runtheroad

We'll wish this never ends

2009-08-06T00:15:00.004+08:00

It suddenly dawned upon me that this was the last training. And as we sang "At the Beginning", my mind started replaying all those memorable moments I've had in my Red Cross life. There are many so I'll just mention a few here:
1. Squeeze and Spread in Sec1 (who would ever forget? It's probably the most pivotal moment to date)
2. Last Training in Sec 1
3. CAC 07
4. Tcamps
5. FDC 08, 09

and so on.

In fact the lyrics to "At the Beginning" were so apt it really tugged at my heartstrings and caused me to feel a whirl of emotions. But it was when I saw my other yearmates tearing that really broke me. I never anticipated that I would cry, I thought I was a rather emotionless person. Or at least, I tend not to show my emotions outwardly. But today, the sadness was just overwhelming. So much memories that make up a huge part of my secondary school life and having to count down the minutes to the end of last training was just unbearable.

I guess I never really realised how much RGSRCY meant to me until today. But there is certainly no doubt about it now. I love RGSRCY, the seniors whom we admire and respect, the juniors whom we have 'brought up' (haha) and most of all, my yearmates whom I have grown up with throughout my secondary school life. It feels too much like a family.

I wouldn't be exaggerating if I said that my yearmates and I have gone through thick and thin together and emerged, at the end, much stronger than we've ever been. And I hope with all my heart that we will all keep the promise we've made to each other. Let's not let this bond end here.

♥

Confessions:

2009-08-02T13:10:00.004+08:00

I'm sorry:

1. I neglected you.
2. I pushed you too far.
3. There were signs but I ignored them all.
4. I thought you were infallible.
5. but I should have known better.

Now it's too late to apologize...

I've become a myopic teen ):

Word of the month

2009-07-31T19:46:00.001+08:00

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FOCUS

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FOCUS....

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FOCUS!!!!!!

Is this the place we have been looking for?

2009-07-26T16:31:00.001+08:00

My aunt called in the morning when I was still asleep and my parents were out eating breakfast. (I always sleep in so I don't eat breakfast with them) Anyway, it took me super long to get to the phone but I immediately woke up when I heard my aunt's voice. She wanted to speak to my mum but seeing as she was not here, she talked to me and sort of gave me some advice. One thing she said that left a deep impression on me was this:

We should never make others miserable because of us.

I could see what she was getting at. Parents, teachers or friends, basically anybody, we should never make someone miserable because of us. It cuts both ways. We might assume that we've hurt the other person but in actual fact we are creating a negative buzz/aura for ourselves. Instead, learn to appreciate and put yourself in others' shoes. These aren't empty words when you actually find meaning in them. And in reality, I see this happening all the time. In school, in class, at home, in TV dramas. What good will it do?

Yeah, think I have learnt many valuable life lessons from my parents and relatives who are always guiding me and being so, so supportive of me.

And Geog PT is good and going! :)

It's Friday!

2009-07-24T20:53:00.003+08:00

OH GOLLY, TGIF!

Math lesson today was the last we'll be having with Ms K um as our teacher. I'm really gonna miss her math lessons a lot. ): Hope everything goes smoothly for her!

It just occurred to me that I've talked to Xinyi much more in the past few weeks than in the whole of last year! Must be the seating arrangement. Haha :p

Xinyi, I can't wait for your photobook to arrive!

Nobody tells you where to go from here

2009-07-18T22:08:00.003+08:00

Don't you think time passes too quickly for you to make sense out of it?

Today's just one of those days.

WHUT?

2009-07-12T01:36:00.005+08:00

Back to blogger for a change. :D I've been trying to stay under the radar for so long now and have been quite successful until my cousins hauled me back onto facebook. It's like a great tool for us to communicate so I can't help but oblige. But I still feel some sort of aversion towards facebook.

At the beginning of the year, after I came back from Myanmar, I had a sudden revelation that if I wanted, I could do away with all unnecessary "communication tools" and life would still go on. The dreariness of blogging, the unwilling attachment to facebook and its notifications took its toll on me. And most importantly, the fact that my life has become like an open book for others to flip through felt so uncomfortable.

I thought, I don't need Facebook. In fact that's what I wrote as my reason for deleting my account. So sad that I'm eating my words half a year later.

But nothing goes the way we want. It was just a matter of time before I reactivated my facebook account and I knew it. :D

This Kind of Love is Getting Expensive.

2009-01-25T14:06:00.006+08:00

I love CNY holidays cuz it means no school and more rest for me but I'm sure my Chinese friends would love it more. Who doesn't enjoy good food, family get togethers AND ANGPAOS? haha :D So, Happy CNY in advance! Instead of rotting at home or bumming through proposals like how I did in the previous years, I have decided to play my guitar conscientiously till my fingertips turn numb. :D Yesterday, Sally, Mona and I had steamboat lunch at Jiun's house and fun times ensued on blades and the scooter. Thanks jiun and jiun's dad! =) I wanna buy more books and CDs, a new guitar, blades so I can learn how to move about in them, a new bike, a new ipod, and get my cousins to help me buy stuff from the states and send it here and go for more courses like judo or get my uncle to teach me haha. But some will just have to wait till I earn my keep. =]
Caught Gwen Stephanie's Harajuku Lovers Tour on teevee last Thursday night and that got me high on Cool and Luxurious all over again. Gwen Stephanie has such a cool on stage personality.

Looking forward to the year ahead! Sure, school work's a hell lot but deep down inside, I'm not complaining. =)

Happy belated birthday Nat Koh and Mona!

2009-01-16T23:35:00.006+08:00

I love my youngest niece!

+ Being happy is so underrated.

2008-12-30T18:27:00.011+08:00

The trip back to Myanmar was a perfect break from life here and I'm rather sad to be back. During the last few days of my stay there, I wanted to do everything I could for my relatives - housework, massages, afternoon chats, taking care of the kids, etc.

I guess the most emotional moment was when every one of them took turns to give me advice. Really miss all my relatives. The house feels so empty without them.

Shwedagon Pagoda

Karaweik Palace

National Races Village, Us in the Shan costume

Inya Lake

My nieces

My cousin

I took a total of about 1400 photos and I can't stop looking at them.

2008-11-28T09:55:00.002+08:00

ONE MORE DAY

8D

Since I'll be away for quite a while, send all important mails to t.khaingzin@gmail.com. Or you can send me offline messages. I might be able to log onto gmail and live messenger to reply but if not then.. I'll be totally cut away from the rest of the world. :) :)

Anyway, shall talk about RS yesterday. We did extraction + PCR + gel electrophoresis all in a day. And the best part is that we had results for all of the plant samples! Honestly, when you've gone through hours of experiments, you'll understand how marvelous it feels to know that the experiments were successful. Janine and I were totally satisfied. =)

And I think we have good chemistry, haha. There was this point where we couldnt talk for fear of contaminating the sample and still we managed to come to an unspoken consensus of who's doing what and everything was so systematic and coordinated. Janine and I da best! haha

Janine makes me laugh cuz she's just so spastic. We were on the 4th floor near the bio labs and we saw ms wong (last year's form teacher) walking through the parade square to the gates. Suddenly, janine just screamed ms wong's name and hid behind a pillar. I thought ms wong couldnt hear so I was waving madly at her. Who knew, janine's voice is soooo loud. Ms wong totally turned and looked really puzzled. haha! She didn't look up though. So janine tried that again a few more times and ms wong always turned back with that lost, confused, ??? look on her face. Haahha =D I think the lab techs heard us cuz they were laughing at us when we went in.

Haha, love janine and hope she enjoys herself overseas!

Yesterday, for the first time this holidays I actually slept real early at 8pm. Good sleep is too awesome. Yup. That's about it. =)

Happy Hols! I'm excited for tomorrow. =D

do you know you're unlike any other?

2008-11-25T22:16:00.007+08:00

Happy happy birthday Charlotte! Bet you liked the present, eh? :D

We had cultural trail today and I sure enjoyed it a lot. The only glitch in today's activities happened after the trail. I am so unlucky! (or lucky, depending on how you wanna look at it. =.=) So there, that sums up about all.

4 more days! You know, I am seriously getting excited? :D

on a sidenote, chem teachers are awesome to the max! Notes compiled by teachers make life SO much easier. =)

I candy-coat and cover everything

2008-11-20T21:18:00.007+08:00

But I'm still hiding underneath

Ho ho, I should be doing the report for the RS session today but oh well, Procrastination Is Key. Besides, I'm feeling drained and totally repulse the idea of doing any more RS. So yeah, the report will have to wait.

Yup, The session today was very effective and we managed to extract SEVEN plant DNA samples. Pro or not pro huh! =D Carried out 4 cycles and the last cycle took us only one hour which is really a great improvement from when we started. Janine and I da best whoohoowhoo! And at 4 o' clock, the lab techs chased us out of the lab so we settled for the quadrangle where we drafted the report and planned for the next sessions. I'm worried though. Our schedules clash so much, it's hard to find a day where 2 of us can make it. Just gotta take one step at a time and see how things go, I guess.

On another note, I think I've been eating a lot these days. I'm not even kidding man. Like today, char, mona, janine and I shared 2 pizzas and some of the extra food that char's icyl friend passed us. Janine and I were so bloated, we trudged up 4 levels and were totally groaning along the way. And a few days back, mona and I went to this indian restaurant to have lunch and in the end, the meal was like lunch and dinner put together. It made me so full that I seriously contemplated skipping dinner. (But at 9, I decided to eat instant noodles :p)

But no, I'm not complaining! Cuz.. what's wrong with gaining some weight? :D All in the name of good food.

(9 more days! 8D Whoohoowhoo! I CANNOT WAIT! )

The Sixth Tuesday We Talk About Emotions

2008-11-18T22:06:00.005+08:00

“If you hold back on the emotions–if you don’t allow yourself to go all the way through them—you can never get to being detached, you’re too busy being afraid. You’re afraid of the pain, you’re afraid of the grief. You’re afraid of the vulnerability that loving entails.”

-Morrie Schwartz; Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom

i've been watching your world from afar

2008-11-15T01:09:00.004+08:00

I'm excited! After 3 years of hesitating, I'm finally gonna strike the one thing I wanna do so badly off my life list. And I don't mind if it's gonna be tough, I'm gonna practise everyday and show my dad I'm not fickle-minded, contrary to what he assumes. =) Was surfing youtube and various sites for videos and I've come to a conclusion that Kim Hyun Joong is really really talented. I've not heard a single Falling Slowly cover that's as good as his. And in a few other events, he was totally rocking his electric. 8D

When I get the hang of it, I would love to learn how to play Falling Slowly. I think it's beautiful. And if I ever feel like giving up, I'll let Hyun Joong's cover be my motivation. Wynne, say you'll play with me? :D

To end off, A special mention to wynne who has been giving me really sound advice and disclaimers. Wynne you da best! :)

to my one and only jie,

2008-11-14T00:57:00.000+08:00

FIGHTO!

HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY!

2008-11-13T13:01:00.006+08:00

MY DEAREST COUSIN ♥

Probably won't be able to go sight seeing this year. But it's alright, just seeing my relatives and being there is enough. :D Morning walks to Shwedagon + Screaming at the top of our lungs on a bridge over the railway tracks are friggin awesome. :D 16 DAYS MORE; I CAN BARELY WAIT!

Some things just don't need to be spelled out. =)

eating kiwi gives you good quality sleep

2008-11-11T22:44:00.013+08:00

...Apparently.

(edit)ALL THE BEST MONA, XIAOWEI AND JUNIORS! YOU ALL WILL DO RGSRCY PROUD. :)(/edit)

Recently, I just can't get to sleep even with the help of kiwi fruits. Am so annoyed, especially last night. Images were swirling in my mind and I couldn't shake off the giddiness. D: Tried to catch some shuteye in the afternoon but I kept getting phone calls. I think, I'll just have to go to sleep earlier, should be fine. And eat more kiwi, perhaps? =.=

Anyway,

JIUN says:
i realised we're more alike than we think

To which I have to say, YEAH! haha, it's gonna be SOOO cool. In the meantime, our convo shall remain confidential. =D

Today's meeting was worth the effort spent dragging myself down to school. The one thing, (among some others) that I absolutely can't stand about holidays is that I'm still obliged to go to school. Seriously. Hmm but Lishan and I gotta grab hold of the time we have since our schedules kinda clash. D: Guess it's ok since we're both efficient people muahaha XD

Oh and ep 33 is so fun to watch albeit the fact that it was relatively short. I'm totally anticipating episode 34, 35 and the rest to come. (Though it's a pity they're most probably gonna leave the show already.)

O:

2008-11-10T00:00:00.001+08:00

CMON, WHO ARE YOU TRYING TO KID?

I almost fell off the chair, what the hell.

N-n-now that that don't kill me.

2008-11-09T22:07:00.006+08:00

401'09 =)
(class photo credits to wanting :D)

Ep 33's out but I'm trying not to visit the forums until subbed videos are out.

(24)

2008-11-05T11:26:00.004+08:00

"Europe is thrilled by the prospect that whatever happens this week will mean the end of George W. Bush, and enraptured by the sheer spectacle of it all."
-Newsweek

Totally agreed. This may sound completely random but sometimes I wonder whether Bush was ever stung by all the harsh criticism thrown at him. (Though it is a fact that he was an incompetent president)

But anyway, the main point is Vote Barack Obama! Judging from all the presidential debates, he seems to have a clearer picture of what needs to be done and what's appropriate, so there. I'm not buying the republican ticket. The prospect of Palin ever becoming president or even veep is horrifying.

in a rush (26)

2008-11-03T23:07:00.004+08:00

And the games that never amount to more than they're meant
Will play themselves out

I'm feeling so bored and I don't care if I'm breaking my habit of posting only once in at least 2 days. I don't care! I was in the state of bliss of not having to do anything just now until mona reminded me about the Thing. What the hell, it gave me such a fright! Eventually, I gave up and decided I don't care if I don't get the Other Thing cuz there's no way I'm gonna go through the entire procedure again. NO WAY. D:

Last day of school tomorrow; I can't wait! (wynne! :D) Finally an OFFICIAL end to the school year. I'm pretty sick of bumming around in school already. Talk about sluggish existence. D: Yeah, and I'm sick of going to the same place for the third (or is it fourth) time so much so that I'm even questioning myself why I'm actually doing this.

Episode 32 is out and unsubbed. -_- But judging from the enthusiastic response in forums, it means this episode is worth the wait. :D

Today's trip to HMV with char and mona was awesome though! It was fun checking out albums and discovering really weird ones. We all need good company at times, eh?

That's it for today, no more late nights for me from today onwards. :D

HOPEFULLY.

We Got Married! (27)

2008-11-02T16:28:00.005+08:00

WGM totally makes up for the lack of dramas this year! Hyun joong and Hwangbo are still my favourites. :D Perhaps it's wishful thinking but I hope they'll get together in real life. C'MON, they are so compatible together, there's no denying it, haha. The episodes just keep getting better and better now that there are lesser awkward moments. 8D

Can't wait for later!

2008-10-29T00:54:00.002+08:00

Right now, I really can't wait for some things to come quickly and others to be over as soon as possible. Can't wait for camp, fa comp, misc, WE GOT MARRIED ep 31! Sunday, please please hurry up and arrive! I'm getting so impatient. D:

we got married! If hwangbo and hyunjoong leave, I'll just stop watching totally. 31 days. The days are sure as hell passing really slowly. D:

I CANNOT WAIT!

2008-10-27T15:16:00.003+08:00

Dad and I sent mum off at the airport in the morning. Have a safe trip, mum! How I wish I could have gone with her. If only I had no school commitments... 33 more days! I CANNOT WAIT! Hope the days to come will whizz by.. CANNOT WAIT! I'm gonna start packing my luggage and all. :D :D :D
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DIY, MISS YOU LOADS! I don't see you often in school. But it's okay, we'll keep in touch! through, errr primitive ways? HAHA :DD
--

WE GOT MARRIED!

this is such an awesome show! Hwang Bo + Hyun Joong, my favourite pair. They're way too cool man. It's totally awesome. And they complement each other well! 8D

thank you for the music

2008-10-24T14:20:00.014+08:00

thanks for all the joy they're bringing.

Watching goong really makes me feel nostalgic especially when the OSTs start playing. It brings back memories of the happy days in Sec 1 when my GPA was still rocket high, when I was still stuck watching goong the night before I went back to myn and the roadtrip to some of the most beautiful places. So, I decided to go through the photo album of my trip back to myn 2 years ago, and couldn't resist the urge of posting some here. (Skin distorts photos so click to enlarge =D)

someone once said that perhaps absence really makes the heart fonder but what can I say? I'm so envious of those who are able to be with their relatives, get to know them and just spend more time together as a big family cause ultimately, blood is thicker than water, no? I don't even have any recollections of my life before I came to sg cause I was what, a mere 2-year-old then and I don't know how to make it up to my cousins for neglecting them all the time I was here. If only...

Well, anyway, bottom line is that Family is the best and home is where the heart is, really.

we've got the dreamers' disease

2008-10-21T17:11:00.003+08:00

That puts the total count to 6.
6;The number of people whom I know that didn't go to school including me. And I slept till 11 am. -smug face- beat that! haha. Unexpectedly, the other 4 bridge-loving yearmates were absent as well. Xiaowei, must have been lonely today? :D Haha.

On another note, I love my awesome friends in 301. Never thought I'll ever say this, ha. You guys da best! And to seryee, hope to see you tomorrow!

I'm gonna continue watching goong. =)

do i wanna know the name of the game?

2008-10-18T19:59:00.005+08:00

I can still recall our last summer
I still see it all
In the tourist jam, round the Notre Dame
Our last summer
Walking hand in hand

Paris restaurants
Our last summer
Morning croissants
Living for the day, worries far away
Our last summer
We could laugh and play

My favourite song at the moment.

Or more like, Mamma Mia movie soundtrack is my favourite soundtrack right now. :D

frolicking in the sun

2008-10-16T17:25:00.005+08:00

you can dance, you can jive, having the time of your life

2008-10-14T22:55:00.000+08:00

It wouldn't be a lie to say that some of the best moments in my life are shared with my yearmates. :D

my my, how can I resist you?

2008-10-12T19:41:00.005+08:00

It was awesome! Love the songs, the plot, the characters, the location it was shot in. Totally beautiful! Like natakoko (haha) I've dug out my parents' ABBA collection and shall spend the evening in bliss listening to the songs and reading RR Redux! Life is good. :D

And just for the record, I LOVE cycling.

we were free like water

2008-10-09T22:53:00.006+08:00

flowing down under the warmth of the sun.

SHINEE! They actually sound really good. And I think I've lost the touch for blogging. I keep typing a post and deleting it. Hahah.

Wait, actually I wanna talk about the EYA period! My heart aches over geog. Intensive verbal diarrhea the night before wasn't put to good use and I had this very bad feeling that I was just rambling on and on. Revising CHEM + MATH is absolutely nuts. I hope I'll never get to relive that night again.

New Radicals.

2008-10-01T14:58:00.001+08:00

Its nine to seven
Why aren't things wild?
You said you was a flower child
I can respect your soul searching
But now's the time for questioning
I'm sure you've been misled before
How ones you trusted slammed the door
But I'm everything I've claimed to be
You've just need vodka and honesty
Do you know who I am?
Do you know who I am?
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yutong day!

2008-10-01T14:24:00.005+08:00

HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY YUTONG!

I'm looking forward to taking the philo paper. Because 1)it sounds easy 2)it's the last paper!

"I love you you hate me
I took math class that ain't fair exchange"
HAHA!

bowl day!

2008-09-28T11:29:00.004+08:00

HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY BRENDA!

I'm running out of words to say here so you'll have to wait till you get your card! Anyway, do you remember how 'peedtada' came about? i can't! and it's been bugging me since morning. :p

2008-09-25T22:39:00.003+08:00

SS PT.
omg, can die. can die CAN DIE

But haha, it's over and I'm alive. =) Though I'm really, really, really sleepy now.

The Good,
1. We had our FIRST completed extraction today. Yes, after 6 months but still...success nonetheless! Hope that there will be results when we run the gel on tuesday.
2. 4.0 came in the form of math! This is great cuz it'll make up for my most probably dismal PT scores.

The Bad,
1. Lessons Are Such A Dread.
2. Can't stand the feeling you get after being online for too long.

And the things to look forward to!
1. Tomorrow's 'outing' with sally chan and my mum! haha we make an odd trio.
2. Part 2 of celebrations tomorrow! whoo!

I think I have been internalised (tsk) to look forward to fridays.

MY DAY!

2008-09-23T17:24:00.003+08:00

Haha, there really isn't anything novel about turning 15. I don't feel any different yet at least. And I guess as we grow older, these kinda stuff just don't feel as significant as they did when we were much younger.

Nonetheless, my heartfelt gratitude goes out to my dearest family and friends for making today so special with all the ahem, preferential treatment. XD

I'm looking forward to dinner with family later and mum's supposed part 2 of celebrations on friday! whee :)

bowl bowl bowl,

2008-09-22T20:53:00.001+08:00

GET WELL SOON!!

I shan't nag here again so here's a picture of a cute hamster since you like hamsters so much! Haha :D

Sally day!

2008-09-22T00:29:00.004+08:00

HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY SALLY!

Our dearest, most beloved resident aunty. No denying it!

(bet you didnt know I took the above two photos 8D )

Anyway, since it's sally's day, I shall end this post with a few of the most memorable quotes from her.

"I tell you ah, if you drop this(food) on the floor, I will make you mop the floor until it shines!!!!!!"
"It can be WAAH-SHED."

yay, happy fifteenth! (: (:

ICE ICE ICE

2008-09-21T00:04:00.003+08:00

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JOEL!

we wanted to wish him on msn or something but due to ahem, "bad planning", we forgot to ask him to come online! LOLS :D anyway, happy birthday !

Move, let the stars suck you in.

2008-09-17T23:55:00.003+08:00

Math paper really cheated my feelings but I'm not complaining. =) 4.0, come my way now!

Yep, anyway I'm glad it's over. Now it's back to hardcore mugging and SS PT. I swear SS PT is such a mood dampener and what more, I have to redo the draft. What a bummer. HOPEFULLY, I can get it done by the weekend.

On a totally random note, I feel like changing the blogskin. haha.

wyse day!

2008-09-13T22:30:00.001+08:00

HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY ESTHER WAN!! (: (:

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Anyway, I spent the entire Friday afternoon printing handouts after handouts, slides after slides, revision exercises after revision exercises and...THERE IS STILL MORE. gag. My non existent EYA study plan was supposed to commence last Monday but I guess.. it disappeared. poof. yes, disappeared. ): And physics doesn't make sense to me; it makes me feel like I'm going in circles all the time but never getting the point. Well, at least I did my Math. Happy math. Funky math. =.= __ must be proud of me.

TWJ DAY!

2008-09-11T22:23:00.003+08:00

Happy birthday TWJ, My Dear Ahbu and Friend!

LOVE YOU LOADS PLEBIAN KING OF PLEBIAN LAND! :D

POP Chalet 08

2008-09-06T23:24:00.011+08:00

I will remember you, and all of the things that we've gone through.
There is so much I can say but words get in the way so,
If we're not together, I will remember you.

POP Chalet 08 is nothing scant of memorable.

I remember I was a terrible junior when I first entered rgsrcy. Always not doing my best, not caring, not getting involved. From then to now, I guess I've come a long way. Thank you ma'ams for giving me the courage and space for me to learn and to find my passion for red cross. Thank you ma'ams for not giving up on me but instead giving me the opportunity to improve even though I wasn't one of the most outstanding juniors. Because of you, I am who I am. And I really mean it.

I remember how I felt when September was approaching, or when a certain event was over. The times we dreaded POP because we didn't want to imagine trainings or competitions without the ma'ams. As I was reading all the notes on Thursday night, I was touched by the length and the sincerity behind every note. I guess after reading the notes, I finally registered the fact that we will be the ones on the top now. Despite the fact that I'll miss having the ma'ams guiding us, the notes have given me the drive to put in my best and will continue being my source of motivation especially in the difficult times that are bound to come.

There is really so much that I can't put across in words. Thank you ma'ams for giving me the chance to prove to myself that I'm capable of much more even though I once had the most number of uniform mistakes during Tcamp06 and even though I used to take minimal initiative and rarely volunteered to speak up.

Ma'ams, Thank you for believing in me. I promise I will not let you down.

RGSRCY ♥

RCV Mistresses 08/09 =)
Training Heads 08/09 =)

=) =) =)

plunging deeper and ultimately,

2008-09-06T02:30:00.005+08:00

lishan, jiun and I went for a walk in the morning in the cold, misty weather. tada! i'm in awe that my cam's battery lasted for so long. =)

=]

Freaks.

Because we were so energetic even though we didn't catch a single wink the entire night. -___-
I think we're getting on the weird side now, eh? haha.

will post more soon. =)

you're still the one who knows me best.

2008-09-03T12:04:00.003+08:00

During teachers' day celebrations

bowl, nat, sam, rachel, me, seryee, shit
bottom row: du xuan, yanting!!

Our love sandwiches!
In the end also so many left overs )':

lazy sunday afternoon

2008-09-01T00:32:00.002+08:00

was spent tidying my room which looks comparatively neater now :D

look!all those loose worksheets sorted out properly now. yayz.

photos from the last rs session:
j9 buddy! hope everything goes well tomorrow. ♥

and tada! photo from eons ago that i keep forgetting to upload. -__-

i love ohana!

2008-08-31T23:48:00.002+08:00

Because,

we're cool like that 8)

you make it easier when life gets hard

2008-08-29T01:39:00.004+08:00

nights like these, make me feel like sleeping them away. haha

rs rs rs! coolawesomeownagethingaling. our kit arrived. finally! after sooo long. must make the best out of the sept hols and chiong chiong chiong those experiments out! :D

I just viewed the sneak preview of gossip girl season two. good stuff.. but I think I'll only start watching after EYAs.

Hmm. got a lot more to say but I don't feel like blogging anymore. |:

2008-08-26T22:33:00.005+08:00

And the things bottled inside have finally begun
To create so much pressure that I'll ~~soon~~ blow up

the last straw that broke the camel's back.

argh

can't keep my hands, my hands, my hands off the cookie jar :p

2008-08-25T22:12:00.006+08:00

The empty hall + yearmates + mike = chaos.
fun chaos. cool chaos. happy chaos. Been a long time since we last let our hair down and it feels too good to be true. Lingered around far east with jiaying and a cuppa bubble tea in hand. Yay to jiaying, my dear gorilla deejay!

2008-08-24T22:33:00.001+08:00

I think I really really miss you. ):

here's a...

2008-08-21T23:28:00.002+08:00

HUGE SMILE
:D

Because that's all I gotta say!

(ohyes, I wanted to talk about my dream but it is too scary! I'm still feelin' the creeps. so yep, shant talk about it :P)

I kid you not.

2008-08-19T16:34:00.002+08:00

She's pissed at us. We're... remorseful? At least I am. Because to be fair, it IS our fault. If you think I'm talking about friendship issues then you're horribly off the mark. Hope ____ doesn't come knocking on our doors man.

I wonder if the promise actually meant something to you cuz you're singing a totally different tune now and I WISH things happened differently. 'Twas an all round bad decision.

Okay, serious stuff aside...

I WANT TO GO OUT AFTER WEEK 10. But I don't wanna go shop around/catch a movie! I'm in need of soul replenishing (if there's even such a word?!) activities like CYCLING, BAKING(:D), AT HOME MOVIE MARATHON, basically just hanging out with good company!

:P

Vicious cycle

2008-08-19T00:06:00.004+08:00

Just quit putting words into my mouth.
CONTROL TEMPER!! urgh.

I actually wanted to write about a lot of stuff but I guess.. I don't feel like posting anymore. Haha :D

points

2008-08-16T03:43:00.002+08:00

1. I wanna study with janine.
2. I would have graduated from JC by the next Olympics. o.O
3. I wish we could turn the tables on you.
4. I wish it didn't feel so awkward.
5. I NEED TO FINISH MY REVISION.

there you go.

dont ever look back.

2008-08-12T17:44:00.003+08:00

Math was easy but I hope I wont be eating my words later when I get back the paper. Nonetheless,
GOODBYE TO MATH, PHYSICS, HCL SA.

This calls for a celebration!

HOLD MY HAND AND BE MY FRIEND! haha :D

Anywayzzzz, I think my seatmate is so cute! Her auntie-like impatience had us LOLing all the way to the bus stop. :D :D
"Yan ting!"
-turns and give the =.= look and continues walking-
"Yan ting!"
-same reaction-
"Yan ting!"
"Brenda, if I miss the bus, I will kill you!!"
HAAHAHA.

High times. But right now, I've been yawning like a squinty eyed hippo. Wanted to sleep on the bus but olympics gym finals was being shown on tv and I couldnt miss it! Haha. Btw, the other day, I was watching swimming (men's heats, if I'm not wrong). Then there was this guy who entered with his earphones still plugged in and all. In my mind, I was like... right, he thinks he's going for training is it?? Till I saw his cap and realised he was the legendary MICHAEL PHELPS.

Oh.

haha :D

Lock us up, yeah, incarcerate.

2008-08-09T08:00:00.006+08:00

And this completes my rcyrd photo album. :D C1 and mentors, though we're missing chongxi, mardi, hakim our resident joker and jingwen. And to think I was so horrified to be moved to c1 initially. Haha. =D

I'm getting my regular sleep back now that PT season is over. Hurrah. So The Weekend is specially designed for mugging eh? Yeah well, I better get down to it and stop sleeping my afternoons away.

I had so much I wanted to post about but I'm feeling dead sian now so I'll just say this,
Olympics opening ceremony was da bomb!!

Btw, I don't usually listen to chinese songs but here's one that I really like. (:
半岛铁盒[Ban Dao Tie He] - 周杰伦

Under the warmth of the sun.

2008-08-05T16:40:00.008+08:00

I am so happy today! I slept for like 9.5 hours last night! YES. haha! Went straight to bed at 8pm and woke up at 3am..I was gonna do some work so I got my file and stationery and all. Then I realised that it was the 7th month.. so I decided it was a better idea to go back to sleep. heehee, I can't help that I'm superstitious! ><

My chinese PT is over! yayy. I stammered and forgot my lines lah! ): hahah! but I hope it wasn't so bad. I totally forgot my lines cuz I kept looking at brenda who kept laughing. (!!) haha.

Anyway, photos from RCYRD. while waiting for jiun..

PLING!
7/11 charlie 1!
(insert mel's face)

esther ma'am!
dangg I look weird!! haha.

Im gonna cut my hair soon. should i? yes i should. I miss my short hair. ):

So I start a revolution from my bed.

2008-08-04T02:36:00.003+08:00

I'm counting down the days to the end of term 3. take a breather, take a breather. I don't enjoy whining but just this once, I gotta say I'm darn frustrated!! D:< I think I can't be bothered about a lot of things and this is bad because I'm practically digging my own grave.

I have myself and a lot of other people/things to blame. Seriously. Firstly, myself, because I haven't been efficient or on task these few days and hardly determined to see through the tasks. With that, other reasons include the absolutely time consuming ndp practices. I totally would not mind if we actually made use of the time fully. But no, a lot of time was wasted on settling stuff like the emcee's lines and waiting for other people to get ready. And the long 'water breaks' in between. I'm gonna be honest in saying that I feel that a lot of things could have been settled beforehand and in turn, would have saved us so much time.

Yes. Right now, I'm burdened by the never ending list of things to do. -__- time is precious!!

2008-08-03T22:23:00.002+08:00

Saturday:
CRD :D was great seeing everyone again.
Watched the Mummy at night with dad at suntec. It sure was action-packed though the plot was cliched.

Today, I slept through the entire afternoon. what a waste. Apologies to those who were talking to me online and those who tried calling me. I've become immune to phone rings already. ):

Went to the airport with dad just now. Had dinner and fetched mum back. Mum's finally back in sg after like 1 month? I missed her! haha.

Please pray that it's not our turn tomorrow or we'll be the epitome of unluckiness.

sleepless nights

2008-08-01T22:54:00.003+08:00

WE SURVIVED.

I was practically stoning throughout the whole of today. Apologies to my chi pt groupmates. ):

It warms the inside just like it should.

2008-07-31T16:24:00.003+08:00

Most of all, but most of all, it's built to last.

BZOWL!! :)

2008-07-31T03:23:00.003+08:00

HELLOA.

Half the world is asleep and I'm awake! And so is brenda! HAHA. My brain is not functioning now so if I say something totally random, you know why. :D

we're talking about songs! and and she was my alarm clock in training! And I was her stress reliever! haha! :D I presume, she's listening to one now.. TELL ME YOU LIKE IT!! hahah :D
anyway, we should go nocturnal together! KZ AND BONG, THE OWLS. sounds intellectual eh? haha :D

YAY. a morning well spent. =)

or maybe not. haha

but who cares?

whee.

2008-07-29T03:40:00.003+08:00

I like the way S3 orals are organised. I think it helps to have a bigger audience as compared to the one-on-one format. For me at least, cuz I felt way more comfortable and confident speaking this time round. :D

After which, I stayed back to work on Chinese PT with shiting and seryee. Cool stuffffff. I cannot afford to let my hcl grades slip!! haha.

Anyway, I forgot to bring my house keys so I stopped by the tampines library before meeting my dad for dinner. I think the library is such a conducive place to study! Haha okay, that's quite a known fact eh? :) But because of the lack of enough sleep the day before, I totally went into hibernation the moment I got home which was at around 8pm. (so early, haha!) I guess I'm accustomed to 6h of sleep so I woke up at 2am. And here I am, (3.55am), attempting to complete Chem PT and other revision.

I should seriously consider becoming semi nocturnal. :\

Alright, shall proceed with work and go catch a wink later so that I be more refreshed! :D

streetcorner symphony

2008-07-27T16:42:00.003+08:00

My dad and I went to the monastery today. There, after all the prayers, we were showed a presentation of sayadaw's trip to Myanmar to distribute aid to cyclone victims. There were images of corpses trapped in monasteries , corpses floating on water, basically dead bodies that weren't cleared up. But what struck me most was how the Burmese people kept their faith close at heart and let it be the driving force for them to carry on with life.

I salute your courage.

2008-07-26T22:36:00.003+08:00

1. Today's trip to the library was so unproductive cuz all the books that I needed were not on the shelves. Sobs. AT LEAST I borrowed Vanity Fair! I have been wanting to read it since it was mentioned in Champagne Gang.
2. I totally agree with this person's post and I will keep it that way. No worries.
3. I am so disgusted by all the pretense.
4. I need to keep my grades up T.T
5. Si hui cracks me up! Look look look at this man:

kz says:
what's your new url?
sιнuι says:
http://runtheroad.blogspot.com

sihui!!!!!
haha. then she gave me SOMEONE else's link but.. I shall keep her dark little secret with me. :D haha.

Standing tall

2008-07-24T22:59:00.006+08:00

Someone whose smile makes me feel I've been holding back.

We all are kind of sadistic aren't we? Like today, jiayi fell on the field during PE and all of us (including jiayi) hollered with laughter. :D Haha, it was so hilarious!! It might even be a more ROFL-worthy moment than shi ting's fall last term. But of course, without fail, Shi ting made us laugh too. :D I think she's so blur that it becomes kind of cute? haha. :D

Today was pretty hectic. school -> ndp thingy -> tuition But I've been getting sufficient sleep so,hurrah, no more falling asleep during lessons. yayy.

RS was awesome stuff. Looking forward to tuesday! :D

On another note,
I wanna watch
1. The Dark Knight
(oh yeah, our philo teacher kept going, "why so seriousss" today. quite amusing)
2. Red Cliff
3. The Mummy
actually, I don't particularly wanna watch this but cuz dad's already got the tickets. haha.

I really want to watch 1. This sucks but I think I'm gonna be too busy for a movie. Unless MAYBE if I can get all my work done by saturday and then dad and I can go watch on sunday! yay :) I miss my mum. ):

collage

2008-07-21T01:34:00.001+08:00

Of close friends and rgsrcy.

this is for keeps.

to Lishan, Sally, Sindhu and Sara.

2008-07-19T22:25:00.003+08:00

I swear I am really proud of you all.

Kudos for coming in tops today and for exemplifying the RGSRCY spirit!

WE DA BEST! :D

CAC 08

2008-07-18T23:30:00.002+08:00

To the CAC team of 08.

I, WE have faith in all of you: Lishan, Sally, Sindhu, Sara. Go yearmates and juniors! :)
You will do rgsrcy proud.

& also to pam! jiayou <3 <3
Hahah :D

lookin' forward to tomorrow!

I dreamt I was in egypt last night

2008-07-17T12:11:00.003+08:00

For once in my life I'm scared to death
I'm taking a chance letting you inside

1) Jiun, you're my favourite alarm clock, teehee.
2) Charks is coming over later!

:D

What's that game called again?

2008-07-16T19:02:00.005+08:00

Daidi.
Yes.

So yeah, mona and jiun were TRYING to teach me how to play daidi. I mean, I got the gist of it and all save for a few embarrassing moments here and there. :P BUT I STILL WON AT LEAST 5 SETS, whoo!

must play again! now that I'm, urm, more familiar with it, heehee. :D

When FA duty ended, we decided to explore RI's campus. I am amazed. I mean, I always knew RI was humongous compared to rg. But still, the entire campus is so countryclub-ish (to quote pamela. haha)

I love the library!

We were utterly embarrassed in the process of taking this photo. HAHA.
:D

2008-07-15T22:08:00.005+08:00

On our way out, we realised that we had the EXACT SAME conversation at the exact same place under similar circumstances last year. Things and people don't really change eh? :D

Cheers!

Charks, you really made my day today! :)

Btw, I was just thinking. I do judge a book by it's cover, literally, to a large extent. I guess it's all about first impressions.

2008-07-15T01:42:00.003+08:00

maybe I really am taking it too far.

why why why why why?

YO MAMA

2008-07-14T17:24:00.001+08:00

One fine afternoon.....

huiyi says:
CAN I TELL YOU A JOKE
huiyi says:
ZOMG SUPER FUNNY
KONE says:
ok...
huiyi says:
YO MAMA SO FAT WHEN SHE JUMP INTO THE OCEAN THE WHALES STARTED SINGING WE ARE FAMILYYYYYY
huiyi says:
HAAAHHAHAHAHAH
KONE says:
lols
KONE says:
lols!!!
KONE says:
HAAHA
KONE says:
LOLS
KONE says:
OMG
huiyi says:
SUPER FUNNY RIGHT!
KONE says:
where did you get that?
huiyi says:
HAHAHAHAHAHAH

JIAYING

2008-07-14T00:57:00.004+08:00

I shall start off with a quote from the protagonist herself.

jiaying; says:
I think actually our so called friendship journey had a lot of ups and downs

I miss all the times in Sec1. Everything is coming back to me. From the 109 scandals to the one time we were out in city hall selling charity draw tickets. So much fail but so much fun as well. :) I still remember the first convo we had and no, I'm not gonna reveal the dorky stuff we said here! haha xD

How nice it is to look back and realise that things are different yet quite the same as well.

:D

In the meantime, I really can't wait for Thursday! I'm sure flight with the wen family would be nice! :)

I MISS ULP!

2008-07-12T21:09:00.004+08:00

Yes, as the title aptly summarises my post.

I miss ULP!

It hit me real badly when I was chatting with SIHUI hyperfriend online. Miss c1 so much!! I miss completing the hike with c1, eating with c1 and simply just being with the group. Powder bath. Late nights. Gingerbread. Pole dance. Chilli. Gah, I really miss c1! thankful to every member for adding life and passion to the group. The camp would have been totally different if I wasn't in c1. So here's to the 10 awesome peeps who made the entire experience so unforgettable:

Xiaofen, Fran, Sihui, Aaron, Hakim, Lynn, Jingwen, Chongxi, Mardi, Peiling,

kz loves y'all long time. :D

2008-07-10T23:32:00.004+08:00

Best RS session I've ever had so far. :)
All thanks to mr lim. :)
Seriously, it's like everything starts to make sense and we kinda know where we are heading now.

Can't wait for the first trial after apcg week. :)

Anyway, math pt yesterday was a total knockout.

(:

ONES<3

2008-07-07T01:29:00.003+08:00

Up at 1:30 in the morning, talking to 3 fantastically awesome people. I love the ONES!
(P.S: aaron's nick sticks out like a sore thumb ): haha )

On a side note,
Federer better win wimbledon! Usually when the game is delayed by the rain it signals a turning point of the match in which federer is currently losing. Nadal has gotten admirably good. But, federer must win, just for records' sake. :D

060708

2008-07-06T22:50:00.004+08:00

isnt today such a cool day? :D

shi ting says:
i quite like nathan now
shi ting says:
but i think it's because i haven't been in touch with zach yet

HAHA:D YES, finally! champagne gang! :D

just received news from melpal and pam that crd's on 2 aug! whoo! can't wait man. :D:D But then again, crd's probably one of the last gatherings there ever will be. ):

So...I went out with my parents today and my, tampines mall was crowded like it always is. Then there was this sculpture of a foot in the open area outside century square and it was disgusting. Sucks to whoever who thought of the idea. It was meant to raise awareness on diabetes and all but seriously, there are other means to do so imo. The disfigured foot is sure as hell unsightly.

Haha anw, pictures (from nat :D)

shiting's spastic! :D:D

2008-07-06T12:45:00.006+08:00

And I discovered that my castles stand
Upon pillars of salt and pillars of sand

I feel miserable just staring at all the brownies on the posh webbie. I wanna eat them now! now! haha(: In any case, I stocked up on chocolate to last me through the long weekend and hopefully a few days after. And I set aside some for my cousins. :) Chocolate is officially my happy food. :)

Anyway, I was looking through my photo albums and it felt great to relive the memories through all the photos. One day, I'll hang all of them on my wall just so as to stare at them before I sleep. (:

back in December of 2006,
And back to the present,

(:

Oh, I just realised, Natalie Koh owes me photos! Photos since Learning Journeys! Nat!

the logs flame

2008-07-04T23:13:00.004+08:00

(:

Gosh, I've said this so many times BUT I shall reiterate. I feel blessed to have gotten to know the ONES and also blessed in the knowledge that we are always on the same wavelength. Life never gets boring with you guys around. :D

Today's gathering ended abruptly but I sure had a good time! Let's have more of these yeah?

And till then, I shall look forward eagerly to our next gathering. =)

ONES ♥, MEL, PAM, AARON, JOEL

2008-07-03T23:39:00.005+08:00

Why is it that sometimes when we sleep less, we feel more energetic as compared to when we sleep longer?

Actually, it's quite cool. I was super awake throughout the whole of today, haha. PE: Last lessons are always the bomb. So, we played rugby for the very last time (in PE) today. Man, my "match"-mates crack me up with the very LOL moments. :D Even Shi Ting agrees that today's PE lesson was one of the best in a long long while and, that really says something yeah, coming from a person who wants nothing to do with PE. Haha =)

mona and I were in such a fluster after school to get everything straightened out. And when all was done, we almost became exasperated when the school coms just couldnt write stuff onto discs. !!! The librarian and the IT guy are damn nice! To put it melodramatically, one can say that we owe our lives to them, haha. =.=

okay, so forget the melodrama. :)

You can never imagine the sense of relief and accomplishment we had at the end of everything. Which of course would not have been possible without the awesome Librarian and IT guy. =] So after submitting it, mona and I headed down to carrefour to grab some food. & I bought a chocolate cake for magdalene and myself. Magdalene should be honoured cuz I rarely treat someone else to anything. :) the cake was delicious yeah! haha. Met her for dinner and then to tuition.

Oh yea, I was reading pei ling's blog. I think she's really lucky. :D Because I know there is no way it could turn out that way,

because of something you said which really made me think.

And I conclude that it makes a huge difference. But to put it so blatantly...

even I was taken aback.

Tomorrow's a Friday! =)

Last but not least, how could I forget the ONES? I'm really sorry bout today! The cookie shall be back soon, I promise. :D

2008-07-02T00:57:00.003+08:00

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SERYEE!

You've outgrown the kangta-lookalike phase, finally. :D
haha, just kidding!
--

HAPPY BIRTHDAY FATIN =)

2008-06-30T22:08:00.003+08:00

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAD!

I'm happy too. & I hope it won't fade with time.

Tag Replies:
Mona - Yes! I've come to a decision! :D Haha or maybe not. Depends.
Sihui - HF is dearly missed too. ): Very Dearly Missed. If you get my drift, haha.
lishan - Hello Ong Lishan:) anyway, I called daphne and yep it's with her, fortunately. :]
Melina - LOLS. Of course my photo with sihui looks nice.. :D
Jiun - yep, that and a lot more. You should have gone!

Anyway, I've been hooked onto moments by westlife for the past few days. Awesome song!

2008-06-29T20:09:00.008+08:00

Bliss comes in the form of delicious brownies. :]

mother tongue week activity was much more interesting than I expected. I like that the teacher is so passionate in her hobby and also in sharing it with us. :D The second piece would have turned out nicer if I hadn't lost my patience, haha.

Anyway, I once mentioned that I need something to keep me going. Now I know what it is. :D

And last but not least!
HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY MAY! =D

2008-06-28T23:04:00.005+08:00

If everyday was as good as today was

Today was awesome despite the fact that I lost my wallet and my ez link card. And also, despite the fact that daphne took my uniform cover by accident and I nearly had nothing to change out into. But yeah, thanks to sally who brought an extra shirt!! :D And by luck or by chance, I actually took out all the important stuff in my wallet and placed them in some separate compartment in my bag a few days ago. So.. my money, house card, activity card, library card, etc etc etc are safe! =)

& Yes, today was awesome!
It was really nice seeing so many familiar faces again. =)

Sihui, hyperfriend! :D

Evonne ma'am, Pamela, Melina and me!
:D
Pamela, melina, joel and I then proceeded to J8 to grab a cuppa and we just sat down there and talked till I had to leave. Good times. =)

We must plan a gathering soon!

2008-06-23T19:30:00.003+08:00

Today's mum's birthday!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MUM :D

YOU DA BEST! ♥

2008-06-22T23:52:00.002+08:00

I was dreading tuition today.

Because it was a replacement class, so I didn't know anyone there.
And also because, the lesson was on ORALS.

So, I was really amazed when I saw xinle outside the centre today! Didn't even know she's been attending the same centre as us for quite some time already.. until now. :D
And, guess who else I saw.
Our dear comic hero who strolled into class late like nobody's business. =.= haha.

Like what jiun said, the world is indeed small. And our lives revolve around HAN.
...

haha okay, just an exaggeration. :]

2008-06-21T23:31:00.003+08:00

camp report done!

My keyboard is such a nuisance. The battery actually ran out so I was temporarily at a loss and didn't know what to do, until I remembered The Laptop. Thank goodness! :D

I've been thinking a lot about ___ these days. I think if I do go along with this one day, it might be the best decision I ever make. But then again, maybe it's too early to come to a conclusion now. How critical of a stand could I make at the age of 15?

And there are still limitations which I have to consider.

How good it will be if I could manage my time really well. :D

2008-06-18T18:16:00.009+08:00

Tag Replies:
Nisya: Hiya :D
von: Yes and you owe me photos!
aurea: haha, hello!
chongxi: i know! I miss everyone too, ahh.
lynn: I miss the garlic bread! LOL :p
sihui: YO HYPER FRIEND! all the late nights and all. "It was nice meeting you!" HAHA
xinfeng: i'll link soon! i promise :D Yup I still remember that day.
peiling: YO PEILING, ALARM CLOCK! jkjk :D

And to Pamela and Melina! It feels like... we've been friends for a long long time though technically, we've only known each other for one month or so. :D Ahh, you both are so awesome!

It was nice to see them again.

Can't wait to see everyone at COC. xD

P.S. Can someone please please please give me a crash course on bio, physics and chem? PLEASE! I'll promise a favour in return. =)

ULP08

2008-06-17T10:28:00.009+08:00

ULP 08! To lead and to serve!

It was different in a good way. I'm really missing C1, Logs ONES, the campsite, the bunks, the Exercises and Campfire. But it was really disappointing that we had to leave the campsite so abruptly and there were no photos, no tears, no farewell speeches or emo moments that were supposed to be part and parcel of leaving the camp.

Thinking back to CS1, I remember how good I felt to be in C2 only to be told later that I was moved to C1. I was uneasy as I sat down with C1 because like after 1h of 'bonding' with your own groups, it just sucks to have to redo the entire process with another group. I was angry and indignant and secretly thought of setting my mind to hate the course. Haha.

NOW, I DARESAY THAT CHARLIE 1 IS THE PERFECT GROUP (for me). ♥

The C1 peeps are really special, every single one of them. :D
So here's a learning point: No matter how unsettling changes are, just accept them and never give up!

Day 1 Programme went quite well. Logs went well. Everything was alright. During AOP, C1 was given time for discussion since A1 and B1 went first so we settled the Ex. Unity stuff and discussed our campfire item, which was just LOLZ. Evacuation was a bit messy to me. Messy, as in the whole moving around thing. Next, Case Study really made me think. As in, all the case scenarios are applicable not just in Red Cross context but in many others too. C1 didn't discuss much about our OWN case scenarios and solutions and I got called out to present. T.T But it was not bad, I hope! :D Haha and ~~Mona~~ Nora, I'll never forget. :D After that, D1 Comm finally passed it over to the D2 Comm and it was a relief, haha. :)Somehow, we didn't have the chief trainer coaching session (did we?) which I was looking forward to. Supper was nice. I like donuts. Debrief centered on ABCD which I won't forget as well. Sihui, Xiaofen and I had powder bath cuz the toilets were too crowded. All thanks to the prickly heat powder I brought! It was my life saver throughout camp. :D Slept in tents for the first night and it wasn't as squishy as I expected it to be, haha. =) Sorry fran for kicking you at night! I was asleep and technically unconscious, hehe :D

Day 2's highlight was Ex. Independence. I found out I really hate packing. I hate getting the contents in my big haversack messed up! But it was inevitable.. ): haha. Hiking up Bukit Timah Hill wasn't really tiring nor fun. I was hoping for it to be more significant but it didn't really turn out that way. ): Though I will not forget Hakim's temporary stint as the weather forecaster. :D We were resting in the hut and the C2's Aishah was talking to her chairperson over the walkie. Fran was saying that we'ld be reporting in 5 mins' time and suddenly Hakim pointed at his imaginary watch and blurted, "It's gonna rain in 5 mins." And, the C2 chair thought it was real! So she was like, "Can you repeat that again?" ROFL! Seriously, it was damn funny then. :D:D Had a hornet attack just when we were reaching the summit and our flag got taken away. ): We got scolded by yu hui ma'am, like duh. And we were looking on enviously at the other platoons where they seemed to be having so much fun.. but yeah, it was our fault. ): Got back the flag, did some reflections and set off for the second part of the hike. I was trying to figure out how far Mac Ritchie was at first but gave up after a while. All throughout the hike, there was this poem by Robert Frost that kept ringing in my head. Actually, it was just the title, hehe. "The Road Less Travelled." :) The road less travelled = 11.7km to greatness (nicely put by Jiun) You have to go through it to understand how it feels like.

Debrief at the campsite was.. (: Then reflecting together as a group was heartwarming. Ex Independence brought us closer. In my heart, I knew I was gonna miss c1 so badly after the camp. Had a short AOP and then bathing time! whoo! It felt great! 10x greater than powder bath! haha:D We practised our campfire item and got high about it. xD I still remember what Lynn said. "I think our performance is the most biantai one." No comments on that. hehe xD Debrief, where we learned E and F and had muffins(!!) for supper. Slept in the bunks on the second night. It was fun in the bunks especially with Sihui and Lynn, tsk. :D Except that I slipped off the ladder and had a bruise on my foot. ): haha.

When we woke up in the morning of Day 3, we were still sleepy. And throughout parade drills and procedure, I was forcing myself to keep awake. =x Still, it was cool knowing about the parade stuff.

Ex. Unity was quite fun even though we were with U1 (A1, B1, C1) cuz the rest of C1 was not teamed together. Ex. Neutrality was cool! I like! Finally got together with Mona and Jiun. :D And anyway, I'm looking forward to finishing it. Campfire prep and then vetting. Vetting was demoralising. We were seriously dejected. But then when campfire started, we were all feeling enthu again. :D I bet aaron was in a state of shock when guozhong sir started dancing for the 1 minute of fame challenge. People around me and even I were like O.O. haha! But aaron managed to mirror it well...........hahha! We were feeling the jitters from vetting but the mentors were encouraging and gave us hope. sounds so melodrama but it's the truth! haha =] Our campfire performance was funny, as in the idea itself was laughable but when we got down to it, it was embarrassing! still, kudos to hakim and aaron. I'm still awed that they agreed to the idea. :D BBQ wasn't that successful but it was enjoyable. I will always remember the special garlic bread shared between Lynn and I. We had a good laugh about it. :D And we all sang happy birthday song to esther ma'am!! :) We did bathe in the end cuz the toilets were empty! That was really the ultimate reason. LOL. Hit the sack soon after lights out time. We were tired.

Day 4, where PeiLing single-handedly woke all of us up! PRO. :D I gave her my automatic response of "5 mins more" at the start before I finally got out of bed. haha (: Ex Impartiality was fun! LOVE THE CAPTAIN SPONGE GAME. LOVE IT.

Took course photos! :D

We're here! (clap)
Stand clear! (clap)
You better be in fear! (clap)
Cuz we're the champions (clap), woah! (x2)

Fear! (clap)(stamp)(stamp)(clap) (x3)
(clap!)(clap!)(clap!)
CHARLIE!

Charlie, what are we?
We are a TEAM (clap x4)
TEAM (clapx4) (x2)
CHARLIE, we will win (clapx9)
WIN (clap x4) (x2)

We gonna FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT
We gonna WIN WIN WIN
We gonna fight like champions
Win like champions
All the rest can go fly kite
Fly kite, fly kite
All the rest can go fly kite (x2)
Later kena lightning strike
nehnehnipoopoo
Black/Bleh!

XIAOFEN, FRAN, SIHUI, CHONGXI, MARDI, LYNN, HAKIM, JINGWEN, PEILING, AARON! YOU GUYS ARE DA BEST! ♥

The end of camp is definitely not the end of the journey. I hope this bond stays forever.

CHARLIE1 CHILLI CHAMPIONS!

PAMELA!the rest of the ONES were nowhere to be found):

LYNN!
SI HUI!

more photos when I get them.

ULP08! TO LEAD AND TO SERVE!

P.S: I'm missing a lot of people. ):

2008-06-16T21:47:00.000+08:00

It was great knowing all of you.
You guys are really special :)

2008-06-12T22:54:00.000+08:00

VOTE BERENICE FOR WADDLE CAPT 09! :D

2008-06-12T00:15:00.001+08:00

I feel like doing something special for someone.

Jamboree. :D
I'm movin'

2008-06-11T20:18:00.003+08:00

nicely done by sihui! :D
butbutbut, everyone must take photo next time, haha.
c1 rocks!

sihui says my post is too short.. fine! xD To sum it up, I have to say I'm really glad I was moved to C1. I'm really glad I have friendly groupmates who love to have fun at the expense of others. tsktsk. haha, just kidding. I'm also really glad that I have my ONES to fall back on, you guys are irreplaceble. :D

2008-06-09T23:31:00.002+08:00

CHARLIE1 CHILLI CHAMPIONS!

hello charlie1, you so chilli! =.=
Sihui and I were ridiculously high in the evening, we got so enthu about really lame ideas. ;D
And and and, logs done, done, done, done, DONE!!!! you have no idea how happy I am! Aiya, but I'm sure we still have to edit it. ): Nevermind, go ONES!

I'm a C(harlie1)(hilli)(hampion), ARE YOU? ;D

2008-06-09T16:40:00.000+08:00

Cassiopeia ♥ DBSK

2008-06-08T23:12:00.003+08:00

WALAO. GIMME A BREAK MAN.