Just call my name
&I’ll be there.

Andreas “stole” another one of my post, for the 2nd time! Lol.But I’ve got to give her credit, she modified it and lessen the number from 115 to 100.And the haversack and the gossiping ones made me start laughing. Anyway, beach is off tomorrow since Edith and I will be the only lone souls so we’ve decided to go to ice kimo instead. The real highlight though, is Saturday, YA induction day! Yes! Yours truly is gonna become a YAUH!I really got to go back to school and start having a life. Isolation isn’t good for yours truly cos she will end up typing emo posts(says xinyi and edith). Thank god for msn and the internet though.

After all, we're only human
Always fighting what we're feeling
Hurt instead of healing.

Oh yes, speaking of school, I applied for the Bachelor in Business Admin(International Business) today and they want me to apply for some scholarship grant that will take 10K off the total course fee. Please let me get in…even if there are only 20+ students in the class, I don’t mind.And my maths tution teacher is really naggy, at first I thought he was related to Lester but then his surname is Tan so no luck. And a little bit of mrs lim also, I think by the time the Os come around, I will know his life story. Last one, he treats me like a little kid, that’s what I can’t stand about him, asking me to finish his sentences.argh. The worse thing is that the tution is on Fridays, 1-3pm. Where art thou, my dear guides.

Moving house on the 13th of March...or somewhere around that date. Please don’t clash with the camps. Not with the UH camp, not with the sailing camp or any other camps for that matter. Frances is going to camp somewhere in Changi so no source of entertainment for 2-3 days. Tiara is going to her “windows of the world” community service trip for 3 days in May.3 days? I don’t think it gonna impact her at all.

She swears that there’s no difference,
Between the lies and compliments.
It’s all the same if everybody leaves her.

Mum is pissing me off big time man. I am like the “ if-you-need-someone-to-blame,go-blame-putri” person so basically everything is my fault. And she expects me to be waiting on her hand and foot everyday, I can’t stand it! Getting blamed for being different is not fun at all, especially for soo many years. Getting blamed for having a passion for Uniformed Groups and service learning and not sports or arts actually hurts, but of course, she doesn’t think about it twice, her world is perfect. Getting blamed for having different school cultures and attitude to life doesn’t seem fair at all. Yet I have to live with getting blamed for things I like because their minds won’t see it any other way. Welcome to the life of yours truly.

Two roads diverged in a wood, and I
I took the one less travelled by,
And that has made all the difference.
-Robert Frost, The Road Not Taken.

Happy belated thinking day guys! I was searching through the various facebook groups and I chance upon this group called “You know you are a Boy Scout when...”

I think this is the American/Canadian/English/Angmoh version so will modify it a little...and change it to “You know you are a Boy Scout/Girl Guide when...”

1-You know all the uses when tying knots.-almost all...but not all.

2-You eat better at camp then you do at home-no...I definitely eat better at home.well, actually, at camp,depends who is cooking.hehe

3-You can find your way around a foreign city without using a map, just the sun.-NO WAY.but I think the scouts can.

4-You can pitch a tent anywhere with your eyes closed.-I am not that pro la.

5-You can relate anything you do to a camp story.-guilty as charged =D

6-Your friends limit you to one camp story a day.-yup! Guilty as charged too.

7-You get excited about camping in weather any sane person wouldn’t venture out in.-HAHA.yup!

8-You go to London(Bishan) to visit the BP house and everything else is just a side trip.-HAHA.another yup!

9-You sell popcorn instead of cookies, but deep down inside you love those cookies.-I sell cookies!! Lionel and Hazel, you guys don’t sell popcorn,right?

10-You’ve been to at least one jamboree and had the time of your life.-never been before but who love to go.

11-You know what a jamboree is.-yup! Sneak peek at the scout’s side of the Guides room =D

12-You can match any number you hear in regular conversation to a number in a company/crew you know.-eh..more or less yes?

13-You forget that girls in scouting are actually girls until you see them in girly clothing ex. Bathing suite.-not applicable to me.but scouts/rovers,really arh?

14-Girls, you NEVER forget that guys in scouting are guys ;)-YES.TRUE!you can smell it from a mile off.hehe.
15-You can’t live without a paddle.-I can live without a paddle so....

16-You don’t actually know how to use an old fashion compass.-HAHA.yup!

17-You see a fleur-de-lis and think of scouts before Quebec, unless you live in Quebec.-told you it was an Angmoh list.what is fleur-de-lis anyway?

18-You are not actually a boyscout but you tell people you are because they have never heard of Ventures or Rovers.-Rovers..anything like this happened to you guys before?

19-You automatically hit it off when someone tells you they are also in Scouting.-As in Guiding.Bingo! ding ding ding!

20-You schedule your classes around your meetings.-hehe.another bingo! And my mum nag at me saying: “You should schedule your time around school,not the other way round!”

21-You know the very small difference between a scouting and non-scouting event.-Non-scouting event=Uniform Groups event?

22-You can’t figure out why people have such a hard time getting their 40 hours of community service in High School (ONT)-Hehe.yup!thats CIP hours in our case.

23-Fires are made from more gas then wood.-HAHA.yup!common knowledge la. As least for those in UG.HAHA.

24-The meetings go on, even if you are locked out of the meeting room.-yup...or if you are late.speaking from experience.hehe.

25-Tents are optional when camping.-Tents are a must for me..so..can’t say I agree.

26-Rain is seen as a source of drinking water…not a pain in the butt.-Nah. Can’t say I agree..although rain is not a pain in the butt but I can’t drink it la.

27-You organize your msn friends list by scouting group number.-Yup! I have Guides and Scouts category...and most scouts are in the Mayflower category.

28-You have more badges from camps then you know what to do with.-I wish that would happen to me man.

29-You have a collection of Necker’s in more colours then a rainbow.-Haven't yet..i only got yellow and orange.hehe.

30- Naphtha stoves are the way to go…none of these massive heavy propane tanks.-Isit the blue colour stove thingy we brought to dreams 5?

31-You do know what poison ivy looks like, but you are the first person to get it because you just couldn’t care less.-HAHA.no poison ivy here, as far as I know.

32-You know Nalgenes are the way to go-BINGO!
a) You own many Nalgenes in all sizes and colours.-I wish but I am not that rich lor.
b) You try but can never succeed to break analgene bottle.-yeah! So difficult to break it!but that way it’s good.
c) You finally break the dang nalgene!-sadly never happened but that would means $15 down the drain.

33-You know there is a WW3.-Think stand for White Water 3 but we don’t have any white water rafting here.

34-You don't know why people use flashlights.-I know why, cos nightwalks are scary.

35-You can kick white waters ass in a canoe, but the moment you hit flat water you tip.-never tried that before.

36-You first move away from home and all you eat is camp food because it is the only thing you know how to cook.-Let’s wait till I move away first.but i don't think i will bake pizza from scratch,make chocolate banana and slow cook the whole chicken when i do...too much trouble.

37-EVERYTHING is just better outdoors.-YES!TOTALLY AGREE!

38-You give a normal person your left hand to shake and don't even realize it until they look at you funny.-never did happen but if it were to happen, I guess the person would look at me funny.HAHA.

39-You see the dirt in your food, but eat it anyway.-yup! Still eatable la, if not someone will give me the “Africa” speech.

40-You begin packing 5-20 minutes before you're supposed to leave.-Nope.Pack the night before but at 1am in the morning. =D

41-When every stain has a story behind it.-experience is saying yes. =D

42-You start humming camp songs in class.-HAHA.sometimes.and I expect people to sing along with me...but of course that never happens cos there is NO guides/scouts in my class other than me.

43-You know the exact date that Scouting became Co-ed, and are constantly saying "No, I don't mean Guides...Scouts is Co-ed..." to people the first time you tell them you're in Scouting. And are constantly educating those same people that Scouting goes past the age of 12. And that youth can be as old as 25 in Scouting.-Rovers,really?

44-You couldn't imagine dating someone non-scouting.-I could.HAHA.

45-You see a pile of wood near the river and within a day your floating away.-maybe.or i will be building a fire.

46-Camping comes second hand nature to you.-yes!

47-You could not think of a better way to meet great people then scouting.-or guiding. Somehow,you always meet the best/one of the best people there.experience say yes also.

48-Your tent floats at night from all the "gass".-HUH?
49-When camping and ashes get into your hot chocolate it adds the little bit of extra flavour. Same goes for marshmellows.-not applicable to HOT SINGAPORE.

50-As a Scouter your fire starting tools of choice are flint and steel and camp fuel (which gets pour on when the kids aren't around).-I guess so, let’s see during the June campfire. =D

51-Walking the kids to school becomes a wildlife identification hike.-Nah.Have to wait for the Hike,sadly.

52-You buy your next car based on how much gear it will carry.-well....this may happen in the future.

53-Takes less time to buy food for 12 people for camp then it takes to so your own shopping.-haha.nah.

54-You have mastered the skill of changing in public without exposing yourself.-erm...not yet..but I will.

55-You know you are a scout when people at work ask what you did at the weekend then stare at you like you're crazy when you tell them.-Andreas,Lester,Yewchoon,Alan,Kin Peng...anything like this happened to you before?

56-You know your a scout when you can get everyone’s attention with just a cheer!-YUP!

57-When you & your group do a cheer for a group of people who aren't in scouts they look at you insane when your cubs start yelling things like "watermelon" and "Tony" or even "soup" but you can understand them.-No idea about this either.

58-When you name your first child Baden.-don’t worry,I won’t be this siao de.

59-When you have a weather rock outside your house.-what is a weather rock?

60-When your house has as much troop stuff in it as anything else.-Nope,not yet..but it will.

61-You are known by your scout name to more people than by your real name.-You guys have scout name over here, scouts and rovers?

62-When you have your keys for your den on your keyring next to your house keys.-how I wish it could happen..life would be alot easier man,but unfortunately, it’s with mf.

63-When you introduce yourself as a scout... with a day job too.-I don’t know whether my Guides and Scouts leaders do this.

64-When you recognise people down the street, but don't recognise them because they are not in uniform.-yup!haha.with juniors or people I got to know in camp FLAG.

65-When you actually know what the name of the knot used to tie your shoelaces with is.-I don’t.LOL.

66-When you go on a yacht the first time and teach the sailors new knots.-let’s see la,when I have a chance to go on a yacht.

67-You believe that synthetic ropes are more boring because they don't need whipped on the ends.-hehe..what’s synthetic ropes?OMG.feel soo peiseh now.they seem to know alot more than us.

68-When your camping gear consists of a single day pack/ A huge duffel because you have to carry spares for everyone else.-well...I don’t know la.

69-When someone asks you how to fix something, and you can give step by step instructions, even though you may have never done it yourself.-Not that pro yet.hehe.

70-People offer to lend you a tent for a non Scouting event and then look at you strangely when you explain you have 3 at home.-I don’t even have 1 at home! But the Guides room have 3 though.

71-You know you are a boyscout when you can strike a match off a bar of soap.-I can’t but I am a Girl Guide.LOL.

72-You know you are a boyscout when you wear a camping shirt to class and everyone looks at you like your diseased.-No! Actually, it’s very normal to wear CCA tee to school here,no big surprise.

73-You know you are a boyscout when you brag to your friends about how indestructible your socks are.-BINGO! For the scouts that I know anyway.

74-You know you are a boyscout when you play catch by bouncing Nalgene's off rocks.-LOL.that’s so lame but we not so wu liao de la.

75-You know you are a boyscout when someone says "I just broke my arm" and you respond immediately with" its okay I brought duct tape".-YUP! Experience from dreams 5 taught me that everything can be fixed with duct tape, even if it is soggy =D

76-You know you're a boyscout when people don't believe you that the lighter in your pocket is not there to light up cigarettes but to light up campfires.-don’t have a lighter with me,sorry.But it's true..saw it in camp inspire.

77-You know you're a boyscout when more than half of your Facebook groups have something to do with scouting.-or guiding for that matter.Guilty as charged.

78-You know you are a boyscout when people hear your summer schedule of camps and meetings, and look at you like you're crazy, and then you tell them that it’s your down time, then they know you are!-DOUBLE TRIPLE YES! Every June it’s like that.normal.

79-You know you are a boyscout when you have a separate drawer just for camp shirts.-NOT YET.but I hope it will be like that soon.

80-You know you are a boyscout when you invite 108 of your friends because they would get this group.-no comments cos haven’t invited anyone yet.heh.

81-You know you're a boy scout when for a solid week after getting home from camp you have an insatiable urge to string up a bear bag before going to bed.-Nah, I would take a bath n fall into a 18 hours sleep.

82-You know you're a scout when you know why Jalapeño Squeeze cheese is so funny.-haha.why?Guess it’s an Angmoh thing.

83-If you've ever used a compass to walk from the Bedroom to the kitchen and then triangulated up a couple trees to the pantry.-Nope.never.mainly cos my house is so small(compared to theirs).

84-You know you're a Scout when you and your significant other met while working at camp, and over half the people at your wedding were scouts. (also, as a side note, our boyscout troop helped set up at the wedding and our venture crew cleaned up afterward!)-WOW!that can happen! Cool!haha.reminding me of something here but I better not say it if not Andreas would kill me.

85-You know you're a scout when you watch Survivor and you know you could do so much better!-HAHA.sometimes la.

86-You know you're a boy scout, when you can get a meal by using an ordinary pocket knife and a long stick.-LOL.I am not that pro lor.

87-You drive better in reverse than forward.-Don’t know how to drive yet.hehe.

88-You know you’re a boy scout when tents are optional...along with a shelter at all.-I want my shelter!!!

89-You know you're a scout when you read through this whole thing laughing, but still have at least 10 more reasons in your head that you're contemplating adding.-Yup!

90-You know you're Boy Scout when you run the mile in gym, everyone else is on the ground dead, and you say,"That was just a warm-up for the 10 mile hike, right?"-Better stamina...let’s see if I can survive 2.4 km first.

91-You know you’re a boyscout when your youth group goes on a 3 mile hike and you’re the only one that knew to bring water and a first aid kit.-This reminds me of Andreas cos I think she will bring water n the 1st aid kit.hehe.

92-You know you're a Boy Scout when you refer to the chipmunks on campus as "Mini-bears."-Nope.another Angmoh thing.

93-You know you're a Boy Scout when you come home from a camping trip and your nice tan washes off in the shower.-I will still be chaoda 2-3 weeks on...soo..yay!NO!

94-You know you are a boyscout when you chop your toothbrush in half to save weight when backpacking. –eww!! Soo gross! No, never done that and will never do that.

95-You know you’re a scout when your in an airplane and you are correctly pointing out towns, your camp and your house from 20,000 feet... just because.....-HAHA.not so free to do that lor.

96-When you lap a guy in the mile swim that started ten minutes before you. Then take a victory lap when finished. Maybe thats a cross between NASCAR fan and Boy Scout.-LOL.also not so free to do this lor.

97-When the stuff that Les Stroud does in Survivor man is relatable to things you've done in Cub Scouts.-aka man vs wild on national geographical.haha.which is really cool.

98-You know you’re a Boy Scout if you’re the only one who sees the true beauty of the natural view, but then have to figure out how to get back down the mountain to the rest of the group.-HAHA.wa..I would die man.never done this before.

99-You know you’re a boyscout when you get back from camp and realize you've had 12 hours sleep in 60 hours.... and you have a Biology test the next day.-YUP! Or no sleep in 2 days also can.

100-You know you're a scout when you won’t even consider buying white clothes because you know they'll end up a different colour.-HAHA.strike 1!

101-You know you’re a boy scout when you start off a sentence by saying "this one time at camp..." .-strike 2!

102-You know you are a Boy Scout when your closet is 90% Olive Green and Khaki.-Eh...not that bad la.

103-You're know you're a boy scout when you remember being 16 and still wearing the same scout shorts you wore when you were 10. or hand me downs.-HAHA.Rovers and Scouts...really soo bad meh?

104-You know you’re a boy scout when you watch CSI and think "i could do better... whats taking them so long to figure this out?".-HAHA.never done this before.

105-You come home from a jamboree and walk down the street at home and want to say hello to everyone you walk past, because it just feels natural-HAHA.wait till I come home from either that or a international camp then let’s see.

106-You know you’re a Boy Scout when you’re in the mountains on a family vacation a few states away from home and you run into a group of scouts that you know hiking in the mountains.-Not applicable to Singapore...but that never happens to me before.

107-When you have fonder memories of your first Nalgene than you do with people.-my first Nalgene is still with me.HAHA.

108-You know you’re a Boy Scout when the first gun you ever shot was a BB gun at camp, and you thought you were hardcore.-never shot one before man.

109-You know you are a scout when your canoe tip over, and all your toilet paper gets wet, but you hang it up to dry then use it anyway.-learnt from Lester:PUT EVERYTHING IN THE ZIPLOC BAG LA!that way nothing gets wet.

110-In a crowd that is being particularly loud you put up the sign expecting everyone to follow suit and shut up.-yup!!!lol.but no one outside UG understands what it means le.

111-You base your clothes purchasing on whether or not you can/should wear it at camp-hehe.it happens at times.meaning...mum!buy more tee!!

112-You get lost in the woods just to practice finding your way back home.-haha I not so free to do this lor.

113-You know you're a scout when you find you can put off the need to pee for an entire day, just because it's really cold and you can't bear the thought of having to pull your pants down.-HAHA.I not that patient.and will die die find a bush.

114-You know you’re a scout when the only time you book time off work/vacation time is for camping/moots.-I think this will happen every holiday I have.And I think applicable to the Guides and Scouts leaders.

115-You know you’re a scout when your house has more sleeping bags than number of people-Nah.not yet.

HAPPY READING!!

I can’t stand to fly
I’m not that naïve.

I’ve thought about this before, after I got my results I mean, the “prestige” problem between me and my friends, whether it will exist or not (of course in the parallel world, it wouldn’t really matter).And when it exist, so will trouble because some people don’t like having friends who are not in the same rank as them, say JC or Poly but of course don’t mind having friends who are “higher” than them, say the express route to the As. But I don’t think I have it with most of my friends, like Cheryl Chung, that girl is soo sweet! She keep on saying to me “I wish you were in YJC”, I wish so too but reality say it’s not gonna happen anytime soon.

With that, over these past few months, yearning for school to start or go to any poly/jc, I learnt one very important lesson: not to take your education for granted. I don’t know how many years I took it for granted, possibly my whole school career life. When you haven’t been to school since last November, you gradually learn how to appreciate the mundane life of school. IF I get accepted into PSB Academy’s Bachelor of science in Business Administration(International Business) then school will start in May, god, another 3 more months of waiting. I, quite frankly, can’t wait to get started on studying.

In that season,you were there for a reason.

The beauty of being in Guides is that you get to be part of something that is bigger than yourself, as in with dreams and more importantly, make an impact on someone’s life. The rewards are not materials, rather they are the feelings you get in return making it utterly priceless.

I am reading Chicken Soup for the American Idol soul right now, pretty nice. HAHA. I think they should make a Chicken Soup for the Uniform Groups soul or Chicken Soup for the Service-Learning soul. If they had that, I would immediately buy them man. But for now, I am gonna hunt for Chicken Soup for the College soul in the library.HAHA.I am soo crapping, can you tell? I think Kamini had fallen asleep, since she was suppose to call after she bath but I haven't heard anything from her now, not a sms or missed called.must have fallen asleep.





Ah! I don’t know what to write. I don’t know what to write. Was thinking about writing some deep stuff but ain’t no inspiration. Nothing. At. All. That’s what you get from being alone most of the time. No school gossip, no discussing about everything that goes around in the classroom aka more gossips. No lunch/recess crapping session. Basically you are deprived of people to talk to(face to face la).

The only exciting news were that I went out with Edith on Monday and we cam-whored at Clark Quay, Xinyi came over to my place to do P09 valentine pressies and there is a meeting tomorrow/later on this morning. Sunday will be spent at Starbucks crapping with Shiyama + Kamini, no more beach =( but Kamini is treating.YAHOO!

I find OTH and Grey’s Antomony kinda wise.LOL. The wise carefully chosen words they say at the beginning of each episode, mostly by the lead(yay Lucas!) sometimes are impactful and make the characters look deep. Speaking of OTH(One Tree Hill), I wanna watch season 5! It is already shown in the states but not in Singapore! I wanna know what happens after they graduate!! I know Lucas took over as the Tree Hill Ravens basketball coach and he became an author, Brooke became a fashion designer, Peyton in the music industry, Mouth a professional commenter. Not sure about the rest though.

What do you want to be remembered as? When you die I mean. There are the achievements, academic or otherwise. But how do you want to be remembered as a person? And I know that none of us would like dying knowing that we haven’t done all the things on our bucket list(a list of things you wanna do before you die). Opportunities don’t come knocking twice, so when you have the chance, go for it. Why not, you’ve got nothing to lose anyway. Rather than putting it away in the “next time” shelf. When will be the “next time” anyway? Haha. Doesn’t hurt to be reckless once in a while ;)

Random thing, mr gana’s prediction came true. Now will have to wait for the rest of em ;)

The paragraph above the 1 line paragraph kinda preachy eh?LOL.but think about it la. Another random-ness thing and I am off to bed cos I need to be UP at 6:30AM TODAY. Meeting’s at 8am so have to wake up that early la but I don’t mind.hehe. used to it le. Okay… I wasn’t planning to say that la, I was planning to say that Kamini and I talked on the phone all day today…during all her breaks…all downright crappy super lame reminiscent stuff. Till I told her I sounded like her boyfriend.LOL. calling all day. HAHAHA.HAHAHA.Kamini, Xinyi and Lizah, 3rd floor toilet, 1st cubicle for 1 hour! Joking! that’s like downright sick la.*inside joke*Oh. And she always always calls me when I am bathing so I will usually find 2 missed calls from her.

Pictures from CNY and Clark Quay will be out..later.lazy to post la.





The long overdued post for CNY.it was an absolute bore, no kidding. You can refer to my sis’s blog if you want(http://kissmy-tiara.blogspot.com) and you will find a post that support this statement. But it was the usual boring la, with my arrogant cousin(the other 2 are in USC studying) who hardly spoke 2 sentences to me the 2 times we met and who doesn’t laugh at my lame jokes(damn rare can, people usually laugh until they can’t control their laughter =) ),all the little,small and cute cousins(for this year, I am the oldest, for mum and dad’s side), the uncountable feast and cookies and the highlight of course, the hongbaos(but dad took mine all away before I opened them so I have no idea I much I got-it’s in rupiah anyway.haha) and my other sis, Frances, she was like my source of entertainment for those 5 days.

Super lame jokes + lots of singing=my entertainer. =D, even my aunt and uncle said so cos on the 2nd last day, they dragged us to go to a karaoke and sing! And I realized 1 thing, you still can get your hongbao even though you are overseas(well, from immediate families anyway) cos your aunt/uncle will surely set a hongbao aside for you. How to get your hands on that money, is another matter all together.haha. Oh ya, I almost forgot, my other 2 highlights, dvds and the ultimate sinful krispy kreme glazed doughnuts(you guys can kill me now =) )

The pictures…eh…have to wait till my dad + tiara send them over to me/I steal those pictures from their laptops.

Exciting week. Tomorrow/today, will be going back to mf with xinyi + she will be coming over to my place and print some stuff(also to visit my house before it en block/I move). Saturday will be dropping off my YA form at the guides house + I will be having a meeting with Andreas + Peiwen and maybe Jie for the Guides activities 2008 + PSB Academy open house. Sunday will be beach + Starbucks with Kamini + Shiyama. Finally a life man.

That Zara Quek Jia Ling almost made me had a heart attack.haha.she better not do it again if not im so gonna kill her man, the next time I see her.LOL.
oh ya,mr gana say that we can have the presentation for dreams5 this year.yay!FINALLY!