Tuesday, December 26, 2006
Firstly, to those I didn't manage to contact, Merry Christmas, Happy Hannukah & Qwanzah. :)
So let's start things off. I spent Christmas sleeping away my entire morning & possibly afternoon. I only fully regained awareness of the world around me around 6 plus. I can't help it if the dreary weather lulls me to slumber easily.
I went to Suntec today to help pack things up. Oh goodness, I never realised how much effort it takes to come up with something beautiful- okay, so I had an inkling but seeing it up close, it just struck me.
Made a new friend from Wesley, who's a mutual friend (Darryl's & Martin's lower sec classmate). What a small world. So as we unpacked the Bromeliads (the family which the pineapple is in), I realised that I got pricked by one of them spiny leaves. Bleh. Still stings.
Then packed into some lecturer's car with Ms Tek, Wes, Michael (I sat beside him! hehe) and this other TSO and headed for NP. I think I might HAVE to lose more weight, despite my thin frame. I think I took up quite some space. Oh well. Time to cut back on the food. (And desperately failing each time)
At the shadehouse, Wes and I talked about the German language(he's taking German 101 this sem) and naturally, I get another gross hint that I've lost touch with it. Sure, I can understand some words but I need a refresher badly. I guess next sem, I'll get back in. Dr Koh returned and we started unloading the stuff and arranging them. Of course, being pricked by the ridiculously irritating spines was a given. The shade house, despite its name isn't a great shelter. The rain still managed to pour in. As much as I wish to complain, it didn't make much of a difference. I was already soaked.
After stuffing the pots with the tapered water nozzles and flattening cardboard boxes and other menial tasks, it was time to head home. All in all, there went some 3, 4 hours.
However, nothing could have prepared me for the longest wait ever. If I didn't know any better, I swore my ex classmates practised the IST (Indian Standard Time). I stood with yongyi, my best friend and yee wee (who surprisingly turned up) from 6 to 7.30! A bloody one and a half hours being daft model wannabes at Harbourfront Station. We finally met each other and off we went to Vivo, the shopping mall that may crack seasoned shopaholics.
In the end, only Alvin, Irsyad, Yee Wee, Yongyi and I were there "on time". We only meet Ching yee later. It turned out to be a game of hide and seek when I looked for my dearest house captain. First, the other guys went to the arcade, leaving me and YY behind. When we managed to find her (braving the rain no less), the guys had gone in search of us on level one when we specifically told them that we were to meet at level 3. Bleh. So my poor aching soles were in for a real treat. The escalator from flr 2 to flr 1 was down.
When we finally found the guys, Katie messaged me, telling us that she would be joining us with a friend in tow. I don't mind so we waited. Is Vivo the new Orchard or something? I saw like ex schoolmates (whose names I cannot remember) to friends and such.
Firstly, some backgrd info: Katie is this ultra tall woman who towers practically everyone for as long as anyone can remember. So having met her after 5 LONG years, it wasn't a complete surprise she's blossomed nicely; I mean it's in her genes for crying out loud.
Anyways, she got her Mexican friend, Ernesto or something to join us for dinner. And as we had our dinner (or in Irsyad's case, the FIRST meal he's had for the day), we started reminiscing. I guess it doesn't come as a shock that I can barely connect names to faces. They started spouting all these familiar sounding names but I just couldn't pin them down. And they were my classmates for God's sake. I think if I don't make an effort to look through the yearbooks at least annually, come 6 months from now, I wouldn't be able to remember some people. Come 5 years, I'll be going, "Do I know you?"
It was some fifteen minutes later I FINALLY managed to get pin a vague face to a name.
And he was supposedly quite close to us. I totally cannot remember his name now though. Let's hope I don't age too rapidly mentally. (I'm already 32, 33!)
Me, being me, I got all excited and people gave me this "nutcase?" stare. Heh.Sorry if I embarassed you guys. But I'll always leave a strong, deep impression no?
We headed to the arcade to play some pool, air hockey, Time Crisis 2 and some trivia quiz machine thingie. I'm typically not an arcade person but still, I managed to enjoy myself.
So for the next class outing, or chalet if yongyi has his way, I have better get myself prepared. Now...where the hell did I put those ridiculously hideous and embarassing Pri sch photos?!
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Wednesday, December 20, 2006
It's that wonderful time of the year again, with the roads all decked out - this year, it's gaudy gold and so politically correct that it's actually possible to use it for the 4 major festivals. Oh, I wasn't just talking about Christmas. I'm talking about the damn weather- Bitch.
So I'll start from the beginning. I went to the Singapore Garden Festival prior to the BBQ. I swear, everyone who loves all things beautiful NEEDS to go there. It's so fantastic! Too bad my camera sucks so I won't be showing you the pictures I took. But I'll try to scan in the pictures from the official booklet. :)
Anyways, after that, I actually made small talk with Geek in the Pink. He ain't half bad- just that I feel well, the need to distance myself from him! Lol. Mayhaps, we just can't find common ground. I mean how far can a conversation go about "Oh, so do like this semester?" Let me tell you...less than 5 minutes. With your rubbish words like "erm...let's see..." etc, THEN it'll be 6 minutes. I know. I actually timed it. (Just proves how bored beyond belief I was, waiting for the bus to arrive)
Headed to ECP and almost cried. None of my sisters were there! Haha. Okay, and because Yanghan was clad only in boxers...*shudders* So I just relaxed as the guys came and played soccer, in spite of the continual downpour. Even when lightning flashed across the sky, they still played, despite me screaming. I sound like a wet blanket but I can't help it if I keep seeing them charred to perfection.
Thankfully, the rain got me in a nice mood to write. So as I was writing, this "clever" little bugger thought it might be fun to recreate the infamous mentos and coke experiment under the shelter. Now, if the shelter was big enough, I wouldn't have minded. But damn it, I didn't need to get Coke on my clothes. So I kind of shouted at him. It totally marred my entire day. Thank goodness, I was in my warpath mood. It was better understood. Seriously, some people just can't understand sarcasm even when it bit them HARD on the arse. Of course, I still feel sort of guilty that I spoilt his day but it's for the best. Better me than say some of the other guys. I remember the *cough*. Ahem.
So our intention of bbq under the stars become the light of the shelter. Still, the 2-7 bbq was truly a unique experience, all 25 of us or so huddled in one shelter (sharing it with the brats) and yet, we managed to stuff ourselves with satay, sambal stingray and chicken. And all of us were soaked at some point. For me, it was taking Jules and Nadiah from Macs with Shiyun. Haha. Of course, my sis and I met some WEIRD people along the way. And one disgustingly hideous half naked man. He needs a bra mind you. Man boobs, no matter WHAT the size are disturbing ; far more disturbing than erm...bush. Haha.
And thus ended my adventure under the rain. Thankfully, today the weather was better. Managed to reach the Esplanade all dry. :) I went there for Temasek Wind Ensemble concert. It was fine. There were pieces that I felt weren't very good but at times, they surprised me with their mastery. I can't help it if I compare it with Cat High's band...god, when they played Jericho, I swore I was with the crusaders. But kudos for bringing in a touch of nostalgia!
Now I'm off to bed. Duty calls in less than 8 hours and I'm still here.
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Friday, December 15, 2006
This past few days, I haven't been moving much. (unless you consider lifting the remote control and crawling to bed moving then fine)
Thankfully, today proved to be a day where I have an excuse to go out. Okay, so I've been itching to go out but heck, no money. You know what they say...money makes the world go round.
So anyways, went to World Farm, a landscaping shop of sorts.
okay...let's take a detour for a short while. WTF is wrong with the word omg? Hmm...my father told my mum to tell me that he's mad when I use the word. Now I'm trying to figure out if I have ultra pious parents or not...let me think. NOT. So what's wrong with saying omg? Okay, to some people, it's using the god's name in vain (I'm hearing mdm ong, my sec 1 eng teacher in my head now...). And you know what he told my mum to tell me? To erm...how do I put this? Istifar? Which in my opinion, would have been used in the TOTALLY wrong context in most cases, say seeing a super great sale like 90% off storewide or something. So those in the know, you might find it as ridiculous as I did. I'm on the verge of laughing now.
But notice how my father has to go through my mum to tell me almost anything? I find it very weird. It's like my mum's a messenger or something. Oh well. I don't give a damn. It's not like I have a lot of things in common with my old man anyways.
So back to the main issue at hand...World farm is located at this remote, off the map place. It felt like taking a trip back in time when roads were halfway done and such. Looked through the prices of many plants and then had lunch at KFC (despite me disliking the cloying smell) before I headed home.
And until now, I've been downloading oh SO many files. All of which I might add are in that grey area...musicals, old radio broadcasts, sch's performances etc. I can't help it if I love musicals. The colourful costumes, the theatrical scenes, the orchestral pieces...what's there that's not to be liked?
Well, to my parents, in particular my father, asians going for theatre performances is a sign that we are still influenced by the British or some rubbish like that. *rolls eyes* To them, it's as though we're still living in colonial times. (gawd, sometimes, I wish I did...okay, wait. there were no air cons then right? Ok...no bloody way)
I guess I can partially understand the reasoning behind it; after all, the rich upper crust of colonial Britain were the ones who usually went for such performances. The other implication was that the poorer people and most of Asia then didn't go for such stuff.But then again, isn't chinese opera sort of a musical? A contradiction no?
I have a decent explaination as to why most asians didn't venture into the theatre then. It was because they were more concerned about bread and butter issues, their ricebowls etc. It makes plenty of sense since people then were practically part bunnies; having so many kids. I'm not saying that they didn't enjoy the arts or what nots but rather, they had less time for that. They caught what they could, unlike those who already had their iron ricebowls. Thus, even when the Brits returned from whence they cometh, the mindset that the theatre was reserved for the rich (and the west) still remains.
And Singapore wonders why the arts scene is so stagnant - reason? People need more time to realise that the arts, the theatre is for everyone! After all, if it wasn't for the 'peasants' where would Broadway be?
Thus ends my short diatribe. I'm just wondering how many people still think like my parents- that the theatre is for the rich and the 'angmoh'. Hmm...
Oh heck. I'll go prancing around now singing "castle on a cloud".
Taa taa!
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Monday, December 11, 2006
"If music be the food of love..."
Oh, how I wish to scream and shout and just leap into the air in jubilation for my exams are over...if only I hadn't made such a stupid, careless mistake of the century for today's chemistry common test! Oh, what a fool I am...
Still, I'm just thankful that Arts Central has got musicals on mondays. At least there's something to cheer me up. Now if only they would screen CATS, Hairspray or Les Miz, I would be one joyful fellow.
I guess I'm still rather high from watching "On Moonlight Bay". I can't believe my primary school's graduation song has its roots, heck it's tune from this gem. Hilarious romantic comedy.
So now, it's time to kick back and relax before the next term begins. Of course, me being me, procrastination might set me back a couple of days. I just hope that whatever resolution for 2007 i might come up with may finish. Until now, I owe myself resolutions from years and years ago like finishing writing "Confessions".
So to one and all, enjoy the exams! >)
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Sunday, December 10, 2006
I KNOW I'm supposed to be studying for the common test tmr but I'll do that later. I'l blog about Fri's rather uneventful class gathering; to call it a dinner would give it far more accolade that it deserves. Lol.
So I left home at around 6 (Having had my classes shortened to some 2.5 hours) and ended up late. *face palms* Mardhiah and Fifa were amongst the first to arrive. Fariq turned up a few seconds later. I do believe we were stuck on the same train. He was the first to smack my butt (despite it being a slight slap; NOT a smack, I'll just give it to him). Then we saw Sal and gang with Nanthini.
Weijian's in SP and I didn't even know until now; oh how embarassing! I pride myself on knowing where most people went and I didn't even know where my desk partner went to?
On the otherhand, Jeya is seemingly on his way of breaking records for tallest man.
Oh, oh...quick someone! Call the press! Sundaram's voice broke!
It's a few octaves lower! *snickers* It's a rather nice change from his previous voice. I'm starting to think that perhaps my voice cracked, not broke. There's a distinct difference between the two. Oh well...if only puberty didn't affect me, I think I would have been one very glad little person.
Then we made the arduous task of making our way to Suntec where James and Faris waited for us. Of course, we found out that Nanthini's GPA was a near perfect 3.95. It just broke my heart. I guessed we made a scene huh Fariq?
Oh yes, James got a crew cut
WAY ahead of NS. What a drastic change from being the only guy I knew in sec sch who was so bloody vain, he used the OHP as his personal vanity mirror, straightened his hair every couple of months and bought what seems like piles of hair products. I used to love tormenting him. Sigh...good times, good times.
Joey, Kenny and Bryan (the former being the original organizer and the latter being the final organizer) caught up with us as we bought our take out meal from BK. Went to Sky Garden to eat, much to the chagrin of several people. Not that I minded. It was a rather pleasant night. We essentially caught up with one another, gossipped etc. Of course, now I've got events on my calender all marked out for GPA etc. I can't wait. Phyllis and Syafiq joined us as we ate. :)
Fifa and Mardhiah left after that; I hoped they enjoyed the rather unconventional meal. The rest of us headed to Marina Square where we split up into two groups. James, Kenny, Joey, Phyllis went for dinner (to where I have no idea but I just want to know where they went to ear until past 11pm). The rest of us went for pool. (Or rather watch pool for Weijian, Nanthini, Jeya and I). All in all, it was a great time just hanging out with them; I missed them so much.
As we headed home, I met Edwin and we talked on the way home. Mdm Asnah is fine if anyone's inquiring. Found out that the Indon scholars aren't doing so well for promos. Haha. Asnah's the best in teaching Malay! Thank god we got her. Although in retrospect, I still have no idea why I spent quite some effort trying to master a language that I have little use now. Heck, I rarely use it at home. Although I'm trying my concious best to rectify this rather glaring problem, I can't help it if I'm more comfortable with English- International language of business, arts, etc. versus the regional language of the Malay Archiepalago *did I spell that right?*; doesn't take a genius to figure out which language has more merits.
I would like to thank everyone who has helped made the FIRST 4-4 class gathering materialize. And to those who missed out, I hope you can join us at the next one (whenever THAT is...)
I'll update on my more mundane aspect of life but no one would want to bore themselves to sleep so I'll end it off here.
Good luck to all taking your Common test starting from tomorrow!
I'm off to hit the books! I'm NOT going to eat humble pie. Mark my words. No one shall pwn me!
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Monday, December 04, 2006
This is perhaps the second post I've made in the school lab. And my 131th post. Only a few more before I can pop the champagne for 150th post!
So today, we had tea with the school director. I guess it was okay; them trying to make it all informal and all. Still, I felt all of us knew inherently that we were supposed to behave. Why else would the class advisor be there? (Like a hawk)
She said that the class was perhaps the most talented lot she's met so far. Bah humbug. I think she tells that to every class she meets. Still, it was a tad weird to reintroduce yourself. Particularly when you've nothing to say about yourself (other than diss yourself)
The tea they prepared was okay; being ravenous, I took close to 3 plates. But I can't help but wonder if only one food caterer exists; it's the same food caterer that supplied me with food when the canteen shut down. Oh...the memories when I savoured the taste of the sambal.
Memories flooded me as I recalled buying buns (cheese and hotdog) while waiting for classes, on the way to classes and what have you. Heck, break started as soon as the aunties finished setting up the place.
And of Speech Day. Oh, perhaps a day that will go down in Anderson's history when it was the returning seniors who misbehaved instead. We partook in booing the ever unpopular VP, whom I've even forgotten the name. Oops, I shouldn't have said that. Ya right. It occured, and it's a fact. So get over it if you're reading this, you law abiding buggers. I didn't insult anyone ya?
Gawd, I'm missing the people who made my 4 years memorable; all the teachers (who've come and gone, and going) to the nice cleaner aunties to the security guards (ever so inquisitive to know everything NOT related to school like..."Are you Eurasian" and "Where are you now?") to the ever so helpful office staff (esp Mrs Muthu!) to Mrs Tan and most importantly my friends, my brothers, my sisters, my grandniece to well, EVERYONE!
I just hope I can make it for this week's gathering. I miss you all so much! <3
Just don't spank my booty.
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Sunday, December 03, 2006
So many thing have happened in my life; major ups and downs, tumulous turns, twists and spins that I fell like I'm on a rollercoaster ride to hell.
Still, here goes. I don't remember anything major happening on Mon & Tues. But the later part of the week...
Wed: Celebrated my sister's birthday at Seoul Garden. Too bad they ended dinner early; I still had spaces in my stomach to fill. Although the variety of food were a tad too little to my liking, I rather enjoyed it. Still, nothing beats Royal Plaza on Scotts. I'm SO not high maintance...am I?
Talked to Bryan over the phone for about 4 hours until it was around 2am? Something like that. But it felt so good to grab a decent conversation. But I can't help but feel that I'm being less articulate as time passes by; as though my mind's no longer working in tandem with my mouth.
Thurs: Oh gawd. My horoscope for that day read something like "Attend to a personal problem in a tactile manner" or something along those lines. Being one to just read it for the sake of reading, I took it with a pinch of salt. Of course, having had such a nice discussion on oh SO many issues, I was feeling rather reflective. Could it be that I was also cranky due to lack of sleep? I'm not sure but I knew I blew up at Hanif. Then I couldn't function to save my life; I felt like I was just one rung below from being depressed. Thank god that Jules listened. Really, really helped me to bounce back. Truly, thank you so much.
Fri: DGA and ITA results were announced. Was rather pleased with mine but I was a tad sorry for those who had less than desirable results. All the best for the net one ya? Headed, or rather rushed to VJ for Les Miserables. Was WAY too early so I headed to Expo with Daniel to check Sitex out.
THEN went to Vj. The school production of the musical was fine overall, albeit it fell a bit short of my expectation. I blame Arts Central and the sound system. Heh. But really, there were times I had to strain just to hear Marius. But I think the best solo went to the lady who played young Cosette - "Castle on a Cloud". Best solo I've heard! Overall, it was a mighty fine performance.
Oh yes, I've finally met Samuel. Lol.
Sat: I had time to spare so I headed to Sitex with Daniel. Where I met him! Ok, so by him, I'm referring to Kenny. But Damn Bo Hui was there too...bloody @%#$ pulled my hair! Now, if I had long hair, I wouldn't have minded...thus it stung like hell. Thankfully, the day was not marred by his actions. I managed to score a camera. (Although now I'm having problems with it!) Bleh.
Wasn't able to make it to the steamboat session with g4c. I hope I can make it for 4-4 though. Haiz...I wished I was rich.
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