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Wednesday, August 30, 2006

Good day one and all~

As you may know, today was the last day of school. There will be no classes tomorrow...at all...so hah...Temasek has decided to celebrate the existance of our beloved teacher by having a concert dedicated to them, a "morning breakfast" prepared by the students especially for them and our Aces day dance ( although don't think it really has anything to do with the teachers). And why did I put inverted commas on morning breakfast?? Well, neanderthal (no offense), I really isn't a breakfast. Why? The teachers will probably have eaten breakfast when we have our morning breakfast and I don't think the food the morning breakfast comittee ordered is really that good. Why? The breakfast is catered by our school's very own, Western food stall person. The whole meal will cost the class $80, which isn't a very low price (in a school, that is)

Oh yes, I got my progress report today. I total percentage is 80%, which means that on the average, I get A1 for everything, although I didn't. I got 1 B....ENGLISH...but hey, still got top 5 in english. Alex went completely insane today. He kept complaining how he lost to me by 1%. Oh please, I lost to him in term 1 by 1% too...and at that time I had 1 E8! He keeps saying how he'll beat me next time and how its already confirmed. However, excuse me for my language, but that is bullshit. Talk about over-confident. So I have to study like mad, get high marks in the final-year and beat Alex and laugh him out of Singapore (not literally)After he got over his I-didn't-get-first-in-class-but-will-eventually-but-meanwhile-I'm-gonna-be-a-big-pain phase, he started to ask me about tomorrow's Express-O day attire. That guy is weird...yet I'm usually the weird one...that just says that he's extra weird to have a weird person calling him weird.

Right...Eggs,anyone?

written at 10:11 pm

Sunday, August 27, 2006

Today was a lovely day. I got over my depression over the -insert coughing noises- last post...Yup...I'm happy...really happy...I feel I've gained a new level of confidence...as if...

Well, despite how unconfident I am about myself, I still have a life and have to move on. We got our Chinese test papers back on Friday and I scored 70. The highest I think was Sasa, who scored 77. Somebody totaled up Amaryllis marks wrongly, so she got 71, not 89. At least she had the integrity to own up and tell our Chinese teacher...(which I really look up to) Unlike somebody, who grabbed her arm and told her not to change her marks. And the crime was not commited alone, for there was an accomplice! I did the right thing and told them to let her own up and told them about honesty and all the other sweet stuff. The two did not listen and claimed I was jealous of Amaryllis' 89. However, jealous of what? That she got highest by a mistake? I'm not bashing Amaryllis, as she's honest. So the other two people, the people who ASSUMED I was jealous, started scolding me, and why? As I was trying to promote honestly and good morality. So what did I really do wrong? Just because I have a conscience and honestly I get scolded. I think I've simmered down at the moment, but it still remains in my memory. I think I need some ice to cool down. (frozen water, not the drug)

I went to the library today and borrowed Jo's "The Party Room". Its the greatest trilogy I've ever read. EVER!! I borrowed two books for myself, one entitled "...then he ate my boy entrancers" and "Lust". I've started on the first one, and frankly, I hadly understand the book. They use all those twisted terms that teenagers probably use, such as "Inspirationosity" and "Hunky". At least the cover's cute...

Oh and by the way, I lost my dance clothes. The track pants, the shirt, the bag. Who would be stupid and poor enough to steal it, I do not know. Coincidentally, we didn't have dance on Friday. We just went to the AVT, watched "High School Musical" then went home. And guess what? It was the UNCUT version. With new scenes!!

written at 9:58 pm

Wednesday, August 23, 2006

Yup..today was the PSL auditions...sad to say, I did not get in...Reason? Well, I got very nervous because the PSLs who interviewed me didn't look very friendly and were just...there...all quiet and serious and stuff. So obviously, I got nervous and couldn't think of what to say. Thus, I did not get in. I'm not sad however...somehow, I feel as if it doesn't really matter. I mean, so what if I didn't get in? I have alot of other values...Now, let's go through them one by one...

I have good grades. (very important to me)
I'm selected for a chinese composition competition...(currently only I...)
I scored well for my mid-year.
I'm one of the 8 girls that were dancing by ourselves (as in 8 together) in the dance item.
I'll have more time for studying and my computer games.
More time to go to the library.
Not worried about test grades.
Getting good marks for math.
Not much stress.
I have 2 CCAs to juggle, which is why this may not work out.
I only have Thursday to return home early currently...not able to have any PSL meetings.
Everyone makes mistakes and alot of people weren't chosen.
Only 25 in the level are.

So yes, after scanning through these points, I feel so much better. And when they asked if I would go for dance or PSL meeting, I said dance...CCA comes first, of course. Its not as if not being a PSL would kill me. I'm already stressed as it is. CL reading club, dance club, math olympiad (course starting after science enrichment), science enrichment and many others...So actually, I don't really feel that sad, as first things come first, and no offense, but somehow PSL duty to me, is not as important as the other duties I have. I'll end up skipping my duties and die of stress..(literally)

Yes, of course I'm saddened...but the point is, if I think about it, my life is already complete...and its the same even if I'm not a PSL. I have great friends, family, financially stable and good in my studies. Well, there's still the growing up and earning lotsa moolah, but hey, if I think about it, I already feel so complete.

Oh, and the quote that I live by, "Any man can make mistakes, only an idiot persists on it".

I don't think I'm an idiot...

written at 6:23 pm

Thursday, August 10, 2006

Hello my loyal worshippers! Did ya miss me? Well, of course you did, now zip it.

Ahem..as you all may know, Tuesday, 8th of August was Temasek's very own national day celebration. We did all the things that you may be VERY farmiliar with, ( since it never freaking changes ) such as singing, screaming, waving our hands or tiny flags and a pinch of dancing. And I think I've gone completely cuckoo, because i thought it was actually kind of fun. The telematch wasn't that bad...at least they had music. So teh posse, in other words, Amaryllis, Felicia and I ( we were sitting together on the wet drain ) sang along to the songs...actually only me and Emelia, who sat beside Felicia. We even did some last minute choreographing and came up with some dance moves. You can just imagine the number of stares we earned.

I don't know whether its true, but i heard that 1A or otherwise known as 1Aspiration won 1st place. Even Miss Tang said so. Then they said that the 1N pupils lied and said that they won. Twice. This cause ALOT of confusion in people like me, who doesn't really care and anger in others, who actually DID care.

We then went up to the hall to celebrate. It was nothing much...3 minutes of fame, which wasn't really that exciting and the singing by the choir together with the musical abilities of the Chinese Ochestra. Yup, it was a very short performance. VERY sh0rt. In fact, most of the time was occupied by the grand finale, the singing of those corny Singapore songs about love and home and other crap. At first nobody got into the patriotic spirit and didn't even wave their hands ( I did ). So the teachers requested that we stand up. So we did. Many still didn't get into the spirit but some of the girls in my class did. Amaryllis and I did stupid actions while sreaming the lyrics and other just sang really loudly. I didn't really sing everything. Like when they came to the part, "Singapore", I would just scream out, "Pore". Sometimes I did say the whole thing but the reason why I only did the above action is because I ran out of breath. I was coughing and choking...fortunately, I lived.

After the whole celebration I went out with Emelia, Amanda and an unexpected Felicia. Seriously, I didn't even know she was coming the day before. Oo We went to Tampinese Mall and our main purpose, was actually to watch Pirates of the Carribean. But we didn't...'Cause they're hungry...So I bid goodbye to sweet, Johnny Depp. We ate KFC after 20 minutes of queueing up for it. We then walked all around Tampinese Mall. We went into Toys r Us when we got bored and desperate. I took a video of Elmo and Cookie Monster doing the hokey pokey. We also found this whole cart full of those long sponge sticks used in pools. Amanda, Emelia and Felicia attached those sticks to this tube like sponge and started hitting me with em...as if they were hammers. I tried to escape, but they kept hitting me. Then, like an angel, one of the employees stopped them as kind of scolded us. KIND OF. But I was just a victim. We left Toys r Us, with a bottle of bubble mixture in my hand. For Toast, naturally.

Continue worshipping me, Hsu Li...

written at 1:42 pm