a supposedly good day

Good weather , went to attend awards ceremony with 3 others (yup , actually 4 of us got awards , we didn't know till we reached there). It was nice to see all budding writers from all across our tiny red dot from primary , secondary and junior colleges being recognised for their efforts according to 1st , 2nd , 3rd positions/classes or consolation prizes within their respective educational groups. Good dinner..and the enlistment date has to spoil it all. I am enlisting in April. Though I am not really surprised but still..kinda disappointed not to enlist in January. Most of my pals also enlist around the same period. Nah , I am taking it in my stride. Can do lots of stuffs..like work..go for holidays..etc etc. Now is the final hurdle to concentrate on and to come out with the desired results. 1 more month and we are done.



let's get to paradise

Graduation Day today. Had mixed feelings. The journey has been long and tough and finally the end is here. Took photos with tutors and friends but overall it was quite little because probably I wasn't searching more actively for other friends in the school to take pictures together. That's the regrettable part. Perhaps still can catch up with a few and certainly my cla paper 2 teacher whom I didn't have a chance to take photo with next week because still have a final lecture. The graduation ceremony was nice even though I probably shouldn't hang outside the hall with my clique too long to slack and missed out a few segments through out. And lao da was very buay steady. He chose to go home early to sleep. The refreshments after the ceremony were quite ok but I just have to mention that I spilled fruit punch on my shirt. I was just about to drink it then I don't know why but something caused my face to turn the other direction (hence my mouth follow suit of course) and there u go. In case any of you wonder , nope was not because of a girl who caught my attention and certainly not because of a boy because I am very much a straight. I will post some of the pictures which I took today and the sizes are small due to the lack of space here.


my clique - 1 !


My clique + Fazli !


Joanna & me !


me and XY !


Serene and me !


cla clique + Mr Tan Kim Soo in our cla classroom !


me and Mr Tan Kim Soo ! He is my CLA Paper 1 teacher


with Mr Kellett ! He is my European History teacher


clique + Mr Nandwani ! He is my Economics teacher who never fails to stress me out


clique + Miss Ng ! She is my General Paper teacher


with Evon !


me & Ms Lee ! She is my PE teacher who inspire me with the 'never-say-die' attitude. I attained Gold for NAPFA thanks to her constant encouragement.


this is very ego-boasting ! The place I normally hang out to work out whenever there are a few breaks in between lessons. Will definitely miss this place a lot.


Lunch at Cartel ! The girls had this


My lunch. Skipped half the fries because I don't want to get too heaty especially after I just recovered from illness

Anyhow , I am grateful and thankful to meet those who know me in one way or another , be it tutors/peers alike from Nanyang Junior College. They certainly have made an impact on me irregardless of whether it is significant/insignificant. I will blog about how/what I really feel about NYJC next year after I collect my results.

Have a piece of good news to share. I got 3rd position in the gao1 zhong1 category of the chu3 cai2 international chinese essay contest organised by folks from Wuhan , China. Frankly , I was pleasantly surprised because I thought I wrote crap that day. Competition was tense from chim-looking powerhouses from other colleges/institutions. All the questions required very broad based of content and my piece sounded like a script off from those typical HK drama serial. It is about love , kinship and betrayal. There were a handful of us who represented NY and only 3 got prizes. Don't think I will get the chance to travel to Wuhan to compete with the Chinese folks there because only the best out of the best has this privilege. Nevertheless , I thank God for this wonderful morale booster before the start of my final battle starting a few weeks time and at the same time , I won't stop at striving to excellence and keep on improving in all areas I am capable of. That's my lifelong drive. I hope I can be accountable for this. It's the final recognition that I am gunning for. And please pray for me that I enlist in early January. Enlisting in April is pure madness.

I feel so battered. Probably because I have been sick for the past 2 weeks or so and now in the midst of recovering to full strength. In the process , I managed to break 2 records - 1) couldn't recover from illness for more than a week for the 1st time. 2) wore spectacles to school for 3 consecutive days (normally I will wear specs to school out of the blue but it will just be 1 day at the most)

Anyway it boils down to the lack of discipline. From now on , strictly no late nights without any good reason and 4 bottles of 1500 ml of water per day (currently drinking 2 bottles ++ only and is not enough) . Lots of fruits and vegetables are a must too. To relieve stress , the following tips will be useful : 1) meditate , 2) sleep/nap , 3) down 50 / 50-100 x 5kg per arm , 4) call my hairstylist to chat (she is also my mentor and godma-like at the same time) / msg lame jokes to pals , 5) dribble a basketball to and forth between the legs in the house (not advisable , unless asking for trouble from the neighbour living directly below my house unit) No other entertainment purposes allowed , which includes TV , which includes no Guess x3 , which means no Rainie Yang. I will still watch 1 final show and that is Heartlanders 4 final episode next tuesday. Folks reading this remember don't miss it for the world.

It's the final burst to victory. I look forward to "D-Day" , which is on the 21st Nov. The surviving battalions look forward to cups of hot chocolate and all shall go to bed for more than 12 hours of sleep till the next day.