The Os are in less than a week’s time
And everyone I know is turning nuts(yes, literally!)….

But, first,let me tell you guys what I had been doing for the past week.
Studying at the mf library had been kinda fun with the “regulars”, we’ve built up a routine, sort of la. At our usual table, Kamini and I would be blasting songs from our IPOD and MP3 all the way from 9am-5pm.HAHA.Shiyama would be doing maths and eating Xinyi’s honey stars secretly and Kamini and I would also be teasing Shiyama about D5.So, we would end up only studying half the time =).On Friday, it was damn fun cos while Kamini and I were eating lunch, its suddenly started raining heavily and we didn’t bring an umbrella so we had no choice but to run back to school in the rain. And after that, both of us willing drenched ourselves in the rain again near the basketball court.HAHA. It’s a good way to relief stress and fun![I think people thought we were mad]. And I got a shock also, cos the night before, I took out my DREAMS5 tee and was deciding to whether to wear it or not but in the end I didn’t since its too darn precious and then I saw Addie wearing it on Friday.So, I was cursing at myself for not wearing the tee[no, we didn’t plan anything beforehand].haha. But I shall wear it on Monday =)

Here’s the crazy part…
Kamini , Shiyama ,Xinyi and I were at KBCC studying today, from 12-3pm, it was normal, as in we were all studying pretty seriously. At 3pm, the craziness started, When Kamini asked Shiyama whether she brought along her pencil box and she said she didn’t so I suan-ed her by scratching my hand[to get the blood out, to use as ink], more in supply than biting the finger.LOL. And,when Shiyama didn’t know how to do a question and asked Xinyi how to do, Xinyi said, “Skip first!” or “ Jump first!”.And…I was thinking, if she jump first(as in literally),she may get the answer! We also told our science practical stories, soo funny! We were joking till we couldn’t study anymore and we went to the playground to play the swings, pushing each other and all. Kamini and I then decided to teach them how to play “concentration” and between the 4 of us,we wanted to play charade[act out…maths formulas], the blindfold game, the colour game and concentration but in the end we only ended up playing the colour game and concentration cos we didn’t have enough time. The colour game is like 1 person say 1 colour and within the playground, the rest have to find that colour and stand on it within 5 seconds. Kamini was the “commander” and while playing,she was also commenting on us.. The sand was the neutral ground. Anw, it got harder, we had to be on the colour and our feet couldn’t touch the playground floor. A few highlights of the game, Shiyama clinging on to the lamppost[black], finding the tree and Xinyi’s action while getting to the black spot near the swings within 5 secs.I hadn’t had this much fun in ages and by the end of it all, we were sweating like pigs. Next time, let’s play this game, the “hot” and “cold” game, sardines, charades, the blindfold game and concentration…after the Os. On my playground, maybe? hehe. God! we are soo childish! But I like!

It actually started yesterday for my dearest class, Ms Balan gave her 2nd last speech to our class, one that wasn’t told jz now in the graduation ceremony and that also had us rolling on the floor with laughter. So, now for an exclusive peek(see, I soo nice?haha), she told us that one of her students changed from a boy to a girl and on cue, all heads turn to Lam, it was damn funny la! Then later acted out a scene like maybe 5 or 10 years later from now *hold a imaginary phone*.
Shaun: “Ms Balan, I am a father now”
Jason/Mervin: “And the mother is Lam.”
That was freaking hilarious la, couldn’t stop laughing.Then she told us, in sec 3, that we didn’t give her any rest at all.HAHA.cos you know when you are absent,you give the MCs from the doctor or letter from a parent. Well, 1 of my classmates, the letter, was from the POLICE! That’s why in the speech jz now, she said 3G was scary,4G was less scary and 5G teachable.lol.

Today, well, maths was spent writing letters and taking pictures and laughing at the stupid things the guys did. Thank god I didn’t lend the guys my camera, chu ying did jz that and by the time the 1st period ended, her camera didn’t have anymore battery!History was as usual and more pictures. Chem was slacking cos Mr Ong came super late(NO MORE GHOST STORY!) but managed to take a few pictures with him. Recess, couldn’t eat a thing, my stomach was soo jumpy for some odd reason.

This part is called the Graduation ceremony part, the part which touches me and almost made me cry. This time round, there was no Lester, no candles and there was light, yet, the effect it had on me was the same. As usual, the principal and so on so forth gave speeches, Mrs Lim’s one came with a slideshow, lots of quotes inside, but only 1 caught my eye ,“when the going gets tough, the tough gets going”.Bryan put that exact quote in our slideshow….so, you know, I got kinda shock.After that i got really emo cos the teachers started giving their speeches for their respective class and I ABSOLUTELY LOVE MS BALAN’S SPEECH! The last part, when she read the “people” poem from our literature textbook, OMG! I can’t describe to you how I felt when she was saying the speech, it was like an inside joke, sort of. When we got up on stage and when we started hugging her, I realize I really can’t bear to part with her la. I mean she did soo much for us, even on the last day, like giving us stationary pressies the first thing in the morning. The emotions then were soo overwhelming…

The picture taking sessions were..I don't know how to describe them, we smiled till our mouths hurt, but our hearts were telling us to take more, cos this is after all, our last official day in mf. For this, I’ll let the pictures do the talking, after all, pictures do say a thousand words.

Wow. tomorrow is graduation. 1 month to prom night. And not enough time to say goodbye to everyone. What can I say, this year turned out to be far from what I had expected. I came into mf this year thinking I will be downright miserable cos my good friends from guides wouldn’t be there for me anymore, as they been for the past 4 years but now..I am a different person.I had a great year..all thanx to....

5Gallant-a class I learnt to love over the course of 3 years,I can’t believe that I’ve known some of you guys since sec 1! But I think we only became close this year. The 25 survivors, 20 guys and 5 girls. I never expected 5G to be like this in sec 3. The guys have grown up, being mature, lame-er and also naggy-er. Classes had never been boring with Shaun around, coming up with songs and whats-not to entertain us and which I think really bonded us as a class together. Lam and Dennis, they are forever nagging at the girls, which is kinda nice, sometimes. Shiyama! My class partner! Couldn’t have gone through this year without you! Thank you for tolerating my stories about dreams5(I know it can get kinda boring =D)and for having a really lame sense of humour. You know, my pencil box and your bag are the same..haha..and I will miss your operatic-singing yawning cos it downright entertaining. DK! My English class mate(although you never did turn up for a single lesson XD), I will really miss your gentleman-like kindness and thanx for letting me copy your work during physics class sometimes, but I know you don’t mind,right?haha. We’ve got to survive physics class, somehow =D Lam! Never fails to nag at me when I see you on the bus, most mornings and sometimes when we go home. Dennis! My fellow dreamer and fortunately, classmate! I know we don’t talk about dreams5 much in class but cos of that, we’ve become much closer. Also, the guy who is a rich gentleman and never fails to say: “Let’s go do something! I pay!”HAHA.Ms Balan! Our beloved form, English and Literature teacher! Your trademark words of “Now!”, “Don’t speak in Mandarin/Stop speaking in Mandarin!” and “Next!” will be missed! And your Literature movies too, like “Dead poets society” which opened a new world of Literature to us. I will miss your sense of humor, cos it never fails to crack us up. I will miss 5G’s way of spending recess, with our lights turned off and the music blasting. And Mr Ong, Selvii(Mrs Selva) and Mrs Ess’s lessons, always loads of fun too. 5G “grew up” with Mr Ong’s ghost stories( you see, he told them to us from sec 3 all the way to mid sec 4..every lesson), Mrs Ess’s stories and humour and Selvii’s nagging. I will miss all of that.

This year, I grew up a little more and grown a little bit more wiser and then learnt to laid back a little, and let the juniors make their own mistakes.

Guides- March camp! I know it was a tough time for all of us, but whats good that come out of it all is that the sec 4s(and of cos me)bonded through a different way. Because of it, I’ve grown closer to Cheryl(my nightwalk partner! Blasting Farenheit songs all through the night so that we wouldn’t be scared =D Remember the NCC guys who were doing night duty? Damn funny la! And the disgusting drink! And our station, on the 3rd floor =D), Feather, Lala, Nurul and quite a few more of my sec 4s juniors. Only this year did I manage to get to know you guys a lot better, but better late than never! Oh! And our camp tee-with my name on mine! <3 color="#ff0000" size="5">Speech day 07! Yay! We did it! None of us fainted! And our sarcastic jokes afterwards while having that delicious buffet! Guides campfire 07!Fashion District! Coming back to school for cf prep, soaking and brushing the firewood with peck hui;seeing the fashion show rehearsal; staying back with Addie, Jolene, Lianyi and Khong Jiayi to finish up the songs, the emcee script and then lunch with Lianyi and Jiayi after that.And that night, chanel and nurul singing and our hongdou performance! I am soo proud of it !You guys had never excluded me out jz cos I’m in sec 5, and for that, thanks, really. Bougainvillea! My beloved patrol! We’re famous for being having people in the patrol that cheeks turned red easily.HAHA.my patrol mates. Amelia.chenpei.felicia.chanel.khong jiayi.fongning.yinghan.wanxin.vivian lai.romaine.lixin.All there, past and present-or rather, those I can remember =D. GGS carnival! Sweet Heaven! Singing along to the songs blasting from the sound system and basically going mad. Our..Pizza!cookies(still can remember the sinful double chocolate cookies)! Celeb stuff! Personalise Keychains! Working full shift with Chanel, Lala and Nurul ! Soo fun! The little reunion with Andreas and Addie… super hilarious! Bumping into Andreas at the song booth =D! Mdm Ng buying us goodies after the whole carnival ended =D! Guides had always managed to keep me busy during June, but for all it worth, it was worth all the while.

Then, next to the chaos of mugging and keeping up with the pace of guides and its happening, something unexpected happened, something like,

DREAMS 5-Return to Riau Island!CTT team! POISEIDON(or rather POISAIDEN XD)! 4 wonderful months;9 amazing, out-of the world,life-changing, indescribable days;18 amazing people-lester.EMPRESS ANDREAS.alan.kin peng.fred.lion-el.yew choon.mr gana.ADDIE.LIANYI.XIAODENNIS.MIAOMIAO.chinhow.mingxuan.GATSBY BOY.emo. wilfred.siong hui.yingjie. After soo much, I really thank you guys for everything and all that wonderful memories for me to look back on. Ah well, I don’t have to write much, you guys should know what I mean. But still, I am soo darn proud of all of us and I love you guys(how could I not? )!!

Then, there’s my friends, the ones that I can’t bear to leave the most come Oct 11th. Some of them I have known them for years; some were really really unexpected.

Kamini- After 8 years, I just really want to thank you for being there for me and just being you la.from going through the (maths) turmoil and understanding me so well, as only an EX-MCS/MF girl can. love you!Btw, Mt.Everest ROCKS!

Shiyama-haha..see above.way up!

Edith-thanks, for the 4 wonderful years in guides, couldn’t have done it without you,fellow secretary! For staying up with me in sec 3 to type out the minutes, proposals so on and so forth till 1am.For being such a great person to crap with. Ah,yes, matchmaker too.mastermind of all that cf sabo-ings. HAHA.love ya gurlie!

Jie-thanks for all that late night chatting and for making the effort to keep in touch well after your graduation. For treating me when my wallet is on a diet. For understanding how I feel about dreams, for your constant encouragement.love ya!

Da-thanks for all that reminiscing you did with me.MAWAI still rocks-3 years and counting. =D.For all that lame jokes we crack when we have a conversation with Jie. For being there, since sec 2.For making me realize how precious secondary school is…love ya..still!hahaha.

Xinyi-for being my friend this past year :D. for being my bus mate.for letting me rant on and on about dreams5.for that notebook;nicknames.for giving me courage. For getting drenched head to toe with me-in Singapore.hahaha.

Addie-for all that adventure from April till July, I couldn’t have gone through dreams5 without you. For milo and teh peng.for sitting through countless Saturdays meetings with me. For the gossip sessions.for that late-night chatting marathon-long after dreams is over.for being a really good friend.and for everything else-dreams and non-dreams related.love ya!

Gatsby boy-thanks for the late night last minute shopping days before dreams.for scaring me about the logistics list the day before prep camp. For all your lame jokes;for singing the song that got you your nick in the first place;for doing the translation of “Lets learn all about wind/water”;for all that memories and being such a good friend. :D

Lianyi-for being such a great cook. For all that gossip sessions. For being such an innocent and sweet girl. For allowing me to drag you to dreams5 in the first place. For staying friends long after dreams is over. And for being you la.

Miaomiao-for all that screenshots you did for Microsoft words and paint. For coming to all that Fridays meetings(CTT couldn’t have done it without you :D). For “tolerating” Andreas. For your outright lame jokes and crazy ideas. For treating me to popcorn.for everything else. But especially for being such a good friend.


Last 4 days, I don’t know what to make out of it. How do you wrap up your last 5 years in a space of 4 days? And then there is mugging and revising to be done. Somehow they don’t seem as important now was to how to tie up the loose ends and how to show everyone…well..you know..how much I will miss them and how much they mean to me. How they have brought sunshine, laughter, pure wacko craziness into my life these 5 years. How they just simply stood by me. How do you put all of that and more into well..something. There is just simply too much parting words to say…and like dreams, I can’t bear to part with them, not just yet. For my “xiaogua(s)” dreamers, all 11 of you, my only regret is that I hadn’t known you guys earlier, if not, we would have more than 6 months together and I can’t bear to part with all of you cos I will miss you guys so very much.

“Each friend represents a world in us, a world not born until they arrive, and it is only by this meeting that a new world is born.”
-Anais Nin

And for that..you guys are soo precious! Now, I can’t imagine the world without you.

A little thing im gonna to do, as MCS tradition calls, Kamini and I are gonna ask everybody to sign our school blouse( we are gonna to bring one la, not the one that we are wearing). I’m gonna ask people to sign starting Monday cos I’m afraid if I do it on Thursday, cannot “catch” everyone… I’ve got a looong list of people man, my classmates, fellow dreamers, teachers,guides juniors and my other sec 4s n 5s friends. I hope the blouse have enough space.Hehe.That’s all im gonna do….I don’t know how to do the rest of the stuff…yes..I know..it’s not enough but I can’t put my feelings into something…they are just way too overwhelming.

It’s time to not start taking people for granted anymore, it’s time to start taking mental pictures of the moments left; the various special places in school which have a special significance to me;faces of my close friends. It also time to look stupid and talk more for talk is the thread of which friendship is woven and intimacy is the fabric. It also time for me to reflect back on my 5 years journey; to reminisce and be nostalgic. For… never in my wildest dreams would I thought my 5 years journey would end up this way.

“It’s something unpredictable, but in the end its right, I hope you had the time of your life.”

First off, HAPPY CHILDREN’S DAY! We are all kiddies at heart so..haha..we are still counted as children =D. At least that’s what Belle sms me la.lol.

Lack of sleep + long hours at school = hyperactive + crazy Putri(see! My very own chemical equation). I was in school till 6pm today studying with the usual gang at the library and I think my brains are overfried already. I finished my English homework.yay!In other words, it can’t store anymore information. Actually, by recess, it went into fried brain mode(as a result of 3 periods of chem) already so I did some crazy stuff I won’t normally do, but come to think of it, it’s good and I would like to do that thing more often in the days to come(okay, I can’t contain my excitement any longer, we need to talk, fast! And in private too). But it being the last 11 days in school, I am bound to do something crazy sooner or later.

And I hope my “write-up” make it to the newsletter, cos the school really need to open their eyes on the uniformed group, we’ve been suffering like for years? C’mon la, I can still remember 2 years back, we DIDN’T have the money for OUR CAMPFIRE cos the stupid school used it for THE CHINESE DANCE COSTUMES! And we were still expected to get a GOLD then too, how NICE and CONSIDERATE of them eh. No money no goods you know. GOD! And, DREAMS 5 PRESENTATION! This one really makes me MAD cos it’s INFURIATING!! They could HAVE AN ASSEMBLY SLOT for some stupid CIP trip to the old folks home IN S’PORE but NOT for US, WHO HAD SHEAD BLOOD, TEARS and SWEAT for a SERVICE LEARNING TRIP to INDONESIA for the PAST 4 MONTHS. I really want to emphasis this, 19 of us DESERVE AT LEAST SOME CREDIT for our HARD WORK! In case the school FORGOT, we made a GOOD NAME for the school in Indo. But what do we get in return? Nothing, not even a time slot for our presentation and there is no traces of dreams 5 in mf.nada.zinc.zap. How is this useful to help us recruit people for the next dreams expedition, you tell me? NOT USEFUL AT ALL! Again, how NICE of them. Don’t get me started on the dialogue session with the principal I had a few months back, LISTEN! Will you? How HARD it is to do that? We were there for DREAMS 5 and solely DREAMS 5, I don’t need to get lectured on my donation card, thank you very much. But, it’s your LOSS, so, I don’t give a damn, I know the whole story anw.

Okay, enough of my rantings, it’s not worth it anyway la.

Your secrets are safe with me, don’t worry about it, I will carry it to my grave if you want me to. Even though it can be hard to contain at times but I know if I tell any soul about it, there goes everything between you and me. I would rather jump around in excitement, waiting till you come to let you know the news I’ve gotten for you.Yes, you…the 3 of you..my two xiaogua(s) and my senior. We are in need of an emergency gossip session =D.It’s therapeutic, you know.HAHA.