yipee

I went to watch Bodyguard and Assassins this morning with David Liou and his cousin at Ipoh Parade. Then, we went to fetch Kah Ho and apparently wanted to play table tennis in the Ipoh Stadium but he do not have the ball. LOL.. that is quite lame. We decided to go to Jusco and played the hockey and basketball machine in the arcade. It was quite fun though.

So, I reached home safely and on time.
Because in a few minutes time, I am heading to Kuala Lumpur.
Then only go to Pahang!

See ya guys!

Post Christmas

Yesterday, 26 December was the anniversary for the deadly tsunami that had hit Indonesia, Thailand, Sri Lanka and other parts of the world, which took a total of 250,000 lives, in the year 2004. Let's give them a few seconds of out prayers to the victims and the family of the victims.

I went to Jusco with my parents for shopping and lunch somewhere nearby.

At night, played mahjong with my mum and my uncle. Later, my auntie took over my mum. So, we played and played, I just played normally, playing big and risky, thought that it was okay since we were not really playing money. So, i seldom win and most of time throw a piece that made them win. And of course, I played the three people version which most malaysians play.

When we reach the end of the game, only I realised that they are playing for money! I was like ohmygoodness, I lost quite a lot of rounds and I would have been more strategic if i knew I was dealing with real money. Oh ya, by the way, i took the third place is because my father was sleeping on the couch while my mum was dozing off already.

So, it was totally...(speechless). I lost a total of RM20.
I hope I really will earn back!
By the way, we played till 3am haha..

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As for today, woke up at 2pm, and watch tv till now.

A Merry Christmas to all!

Wish you a merry christmas!

my frens!

Finally I'm Back

I reached Ipoh yesterday.
Tried to pack my stuffs but there are too much to pack, will leave some for today to take care.

Later going out with Ian to play Badminton in the Stadium.
And it will be the first time driving. By the way, I did not get to drive home.

I'm starting to consider my future, by looking at universities courses.
Had a long talk with my father in the car yesterday, and he has given me several options.

(1) Full Scholarship and i could go anywhere (duh..obvious right?)
(2) Partial Scholarship and can go anywhere.
(3) Free Tuition fees

Yeap, he said he would fund me for the first year and asked me to look for a part time job to finance myself for the subsequent years.

I would try to find courses that interests me as well as are available for free (it is an interesting fact that i didn't know it exists, thinking of it free, cool!) Scholarship is in a difficult position for me to apply as I know that I would not excel with flying colours, at most I think i will get 2 As which is not eligible for scholarship, maybe for partial.

Researching... regret never took SATs in Junior College.
But fret not, i still have lots of time, also looking at toefl.

I have still a long way to go and find my passion.

Busying around everywhere

My parents came down to Singapore last Saturday. Since then, we have been going places to eat, and shopping malls as well as bazaar locations to shop. We ate quite a lot of outside food but some are delicious.

We went to Island Creamery again, and this time round, my dad took a pictures of us and pasted it onto the wall of island creamery. So, to my friends who goes there again, you can search for me amidst the thousands of pictures there! haha.. that is a difficult task!

I can't really remember where exactly did we go, so I won't spend time writing down them here.

Just a few updates. I will be going back to Ipoh tomorrow. So, I will probably be free for a few days before my family takes me to an outskirt vacation at Lucky Valley in the Pahang State. Then, I will be coming back to Singapore on the 4-5th to join the class chalet and back to Ipoh. Later on, there are a few plans that yet to be decided, including malaysian scholars trip to either penang or ipoh that is tentatively planned and me going to KL to shop with my sister before we go to Dubai in late January.

As for the far future, no concrete plans have been made!
Ta Ta!

Avatar

I watched Avatar with two of my juniors yesterday.

It was really a good movie and I loved it very much! =D

Stages of life

Finally, we persevere through a stage of life and it is time to move on. As always, we need to decide on something important to determine the direction you are moving towards. Tough choices have to be made. Once a decision is made, it is extremely difficult to turn back. And thus, we have to think and pick the right choice meticulously.

Well, everyone will face their own problem. Some would move on easily as they have a clear mind of what they expect themselves in the future, but some struggling with choices.

For me, it is time to really sit down and think about what course I'm going to study in University. Only then, then I could only decide on the options of choosing a university whether or not is it overseas, Singapore or even Malaysia. Applying for universities isn't that simple as the surface could seemed to be, it requires whole lot of effort to churn out a personal essay and so on. I might feel some sort of regret for not taking my tertiary education seriously before my exams, while my peers have already started to think far.

However, the topic of interest has always bothered me. I really could not determine what really interests me. Also, the question of ability also do bothers me, what if i'm interested and i don't have the ability? Mixed feelings arises as ability can be developed in the long run as long as you have the passion and impetus to learn.

I have been lending advice to many people on their various problems and also successfully came out with logical and sound explanations and solutions. And there are 101 reasons for me, to not worry anything. There's a saying, 船到桥头自然直. Problems still arises and these can be attributed to emotions and feelings. Nobody can help me, but only me could. Parents and friends give advices, but you got to listen and help yourselves. I've listen to advices to many friends already, and started to collate all of their opinions.

The final decision would still be mine.
Don't worry people. I can pull it off.

Rain

I thought that the rain has stopped, but it rained for two days consecutively.

Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense.

-- Buddha

數到5答應我

reasons aren't that important!

"我喜欢你因为你明明不是我喜欢的类型但是我喜欢你。" by 林达浪 - ‘海派甜心’。

well.. i think this is what you need to know, you love someone for no explicit reason, you just don't know. you love the person for being themselves. this is unconditional love, true love?

--to those people struggling to find a reason to love somebody.--

Waking up early

why do i kept waking up so early these days? i dun have school! =/
LOL

Update - Activities..

I think it is essential for me to blog more frequently after I left Junior College and Hostel as this would be the one of the few platforms for my friends to catch up with me and see what I have been doing since we have parted.

Yeap. So let me start talking about what I have done for the past week.

The Promenade- Bella Sera.
It was a wonderful night, especially so when we get to snap photographs with schoolmates and have a quick chat. Yeah, I took whole lots of pictures with my friends,but unfortunately could not take with everyone I knew in the past 2 years. It is really difficult to find them all but I think i managed to at least took at least half of them? =)
I wouldn't comment on food here as it is not the main highlight of the event, having the last chance to socialize is the utmost importance here. But, if you were wondering whether it is nice, in my opinion, it is edible and average.
After the prom, we went back to out hotel room, by the way, I kena caught for absent without overnight leave for the first time. haha.. but anyway, doesn't really matter then or now. in our hotel room, we spent our whole night playing cards, dai-di, bridge and hearts. I suck at dai-di, am average bridge but i owned hearts. =) The funny thing is that I never slept at the hotel that night, i left at 6am in the morning back to the boarding school.

Then, I went back and bathe, then send Cheng Kiat to Changi Airport with Yihang and Ziming and met up with LooTing at the airport. We ate burger king and took some pictures and off we go to Bugis for our Karaoke session. 12pm to 6pm? haha...quite a long long long session, my throat also broken liao. hahaz... but my singing really sucks..sorry to those peeps (AhBao, Moxiang, Yihang, Ziming, Jonloong) who are in the singing room. After that we eat at somewhere nearby and went back to boarding school.

Pack pack pack stuffs to prepare to leave and finally went to my aunt's place. Also, went to Jeremy's house for relaxation. We played F.E.A.R, Counter Strike and FIFA10 along with Eugene, omg, i couldn't believe the two guys are even more timid than me. haha...very funny, when i see them play. Actually these games can make us even bolder. We also watched a movie online, the Hangover. By the way, he lives at Tampines.. far far!

Also went to East Coast Park with classmates, Aileen, Leying, Jiawen, Eugene, Jeremy, Kwang Yueh and Joshua. It was quite fun, we cycle around and snap photos everywhere and ate and chat together till night. What i realised about myself is that I don't talk much and this is bad, I just couldn't follow their conversation, so can just silently listen to the interesting stuffs they talk about as i dun usually talk about those stuffs you know. So, my friends, haha, sorry about that, if your thinking im like participating, but u can see that i at least tried..

So thats about it and u can look at the photos on my facebook!

FuN

Although today is a rainy day, I have experienced a certain amount of joy.

Firstly, I managed to bought myself a pair of cheap leather shoes for promenade, thanks to Loo Ting who recommended the shop to me. Hopefully the shoe is suitable for use in a workplace as I think it might seem a bit glossily silver.

Secondly, I had my hair cut. Not to say that it is an extreme makeover, but at least it do have some changes, and I am quite happy about it. I wouldn't dare to have the extreme makeover now but i think might do it next year. Although it might be a bit expensive, but it is worth the service.

Thirdly, I enjoyed good food today too. I had Secret Recipe first at Marina Square. There is ham and melted cheese inside the chicken, dip it into ketchup-like sauce and taste delicious, but still okay lah, not that superior. Later in the night, went to ION Orchard to have proper dinner at 鹿港小鎮. No words can even describe the feeling of wholeness while eating the duck, the tofu, etc. Yummy! I think I would bring my parents to eat, so that we can order more good food. haha...

Okay thats about it i think.

p/s: at first i wanted to post my before and after photos of my picture, but i realised that there is not much difference anyway, so i think it is not needed.

see ya around! good luck!
cheers!

going back

btw, my parents are fetching me ==> meaning they are coming down to Singapore through car! wow... LOL.... it will be such a long journey. but anyway, no choice lah.
I have too many luggage to take back and I don't think the bus can accommodate all my belongings, additionally they coming to have a few days of holidays in Singapore.

anyway, i think i might have the chance to drive on the highway for the first time because i doubt that my father would be driving all the way from Singapore to Ipoh right? that will be tiring and i guessed he would want me to drive, perhaps a portion of the journey, so as to rest and allow me to gain experience driving at high speed on the highway.

haha...couldn't wait...but provided that what i think is true. LOL.

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a few things that i should do when i go back.
i will exercise to keep my body fit, it is time to build up my muscle. XD
and i shall continue practicing my guitar.
also, would like to learn to play the keyboard! haaha...
and finally sing and play an instrument concurrently! yay!

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not to say that i might catch up with some taiwan dramas or watch movies
+ hang out with friends...

or work....either in Malaysia or Singapore, depending on the opportunities that would lay in front of me...

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aha... end of this month, have a vacation with my family at Lucky Valley which i don't really know where it is.

and next month, I shall go for a holiday trip to Dubai with my beloved sister and her friend and cousin to my aunt's place over there. I bet it will be fun!

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places that i would like to go include Taiwan and Hong Kong.

Taiwan, I think there are like lots of good food there.
Hong Kong, visit my hongkie friend who was my ex-roomate whom I have not seen him since Sec 4!

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good luck everybody with what u will be doing!

everything has ended

and yes, the 'A' Levels is finally over.
I took the last paper yesterday although it felt as though it has already ended since there was a long gap between the second last and last paper.

congratulations to myself for enduring this whole 2 years and finally finish what we were meant to complete.

additionally, i hereby wish my juniors a very good luck for yours coming in about a year time. =D haha.

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any plans for me after the 'A' Levels?
obviously yes!
we have our one and only promenade night!
i guess everyone is going to wear nice clothes.
i think mine would do fine.
all i have to do is to try the black tie that Jeremy is lending to me and buy a pair of leather shoes as well as doing something about my hair.

hmm...regarding future plans, i'm still thinking, and there is still nothing concrete in my mind.

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hooray!

Great!

Economics Got Moderated!
I got a C for my Econs!

That makes my grades,
CCDDE! yeah!!!

hopefully, when paper 2 of chemistry comes back, i can add marks coz i jus need a little bit more to get a B for chem!

JIAYOU!

This is something worth celebrating!

Dear Readers,
I have a piece of good news.
Before I share it, I shall apologize that I did not update my blog consistently.
Finally, Preliminary Examinations is over, but not to be too happy yet, THE 'A' Levels is around the corner. Let's not talk about that now.
Yeap, what's great to celebrate? Celebrate the end of Prelims? Nope!

Our Preliminary Examination results are out. All out.
And I am proud to announce that I passed all my subjects for the first time throughout the 2 years of education in Junior College. This is such a remarkable achievement, just fortunate enough to obtain this commendation on the last school based examination. I applaud to myself.

For those who are curious about my overall grades, I can say that I did not do that excellent or that under-performing. At least I got a relative average mark. The marks below has been take into account of the moderation of marks by the school.

In order of merit:
Chemistry C
Economics D
Mathematics D
Biology D
General Paper E

Yes, my results are quite satisfactory and I am happy about it.
As Mrs Foo said, the final battle is yet to come. No matter what grade you get now, you still can obtain excellent results at the 'A' Levels.

Well Done, Edison Cheam Jia Jun! =D

Everything we encounter should be a blessing or a blessing in disguise! It's always a blessing in any ways.

Miracles Do Happen.

Anxiety is your Enemy

I stepped in the hall with a calm mind.
Everything was practically fine, until the clock starts clicking.
Anxiety was all over me once I penned the first character on to my answer sheet.
It has never occur once before, for the past few papers.
I am not able to think, everything seems so unaccustomed, questions which I thought I could easily pull it through was an impediment for me to excel.

I can feel my heartbeat beating furiously, so vigorously such that I could not write properly. I tried my best to do what I can do. It is really 'enlightening' to experience such rare occurrences.

Now I know, anxiety is bad, is evil. We shall not be overwhelmed by its power, the power that we belittle them, thought that they are insignificant, in fact, they control our sub-conscious mind.

Right...why did i feel nervous today?
Every problem has its own reasons and roots, all caused by whom, nobody but yourself.
After reflecting quite deeply, I realised that I slept late last night, to finish up the bit of revision that I deemed to be important. Lack of sleep, period. Besides, I did not take proper meals. In fact, I skipped breakfast because I wanted extra time to study for Biology in school, I skipped lunch because there is nobody to accompany (was mugging alone in reading room), ended up eating cereal with milk for tea. And, I only ate a bit for dinner as the food yesterday was totally inedible, seriously. I deduced that it might be an indirect source of the nervousness due to lack of nutrients which affected by nervous system.

I shall learn from what i did wrong, and try not to place myself in such situation as it waste my effort for mugging so hardly when I ended up doing not up to expectations.

Anxiety.
I'm cheered up! and shall have some good rest before proceeding to work on my next paper tomorrow.

Mid Autumn Festival

It was really really fun today.
HOWEVER!
IT WOULD BE MUCH MORE FUN IF MY CLASSMATES WERE THERE!
IT IS NOT NICE BEING ALONE!

Luckily, some of my Malaysian Scholar Friends were there to accompany me at the later part of the event. We were 'zi-highing' almost at the end of the event.

If I could, I would choose to come back next year. Hope people whom I know to go back to. LOL.

I am tired... =)

Exam Papers

All my examination papers are very horrible.
Once I left the examination venue, I knew, I did very badly.
I am not disappointed about the grades that I would get as I know grades are not that important. But, I feel disappointed in myself because I could have disappointed the high expectations of my teachers. There is no single paper which I stepped out of the venue and said : 'yeah! I can get at least a B.' It is quite worrying now.

But, not to worry too soon, I am somewhat lucky as I still have chances to compensate for the papers at least, for those subjects that we still have some papers left. All I have to do is to score as much as possible to make a comeback, probably at least a C, I hope.

Tomorrow is Chemistry, and I know, I can do it.
Hopefully.
I guess the upcoming weekend will be my mugging spree!

Good Morning!

It is 7am in the morning.
It is raining quite heavily with thunderstorm and all.
The lightnings were really bright, and the sound was very loud.

You need to be aware of what others are doing, applaud their efforts, acknowledge their successes, and encourage them in their pursuits. When we all help one another, everybody wins.

-- Jim Stovall

National + Teachers D-Day!

Yesterday was the National Day for Malaysia!

Happy National Day, Malaysia!
Merdeka!



Did not really celebrate this time round.
Merdeka!!
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Today is Teachers' Day!
Wish all teachers all the best!

=D

yup!

You will find yourself refreshed by the presence of cheerful people. Why not make earnest effort to confer that pleasure on others? Half the battle is gained if you never allow yourself to say anything gloomy.

-- Lydia M. Child (1802-1880)

I have always been trying in real life, in fact practicing quite often.

Last Day

Finally, today is the 'last' day of school.
We have officially no more lessons from now onwards.

I guess we have completed our last day of school quite fruitfully, at least.
In addition, it can also be considered as the slackest school day we ever had.

This morning, I woke up quite early and listened to some songs before washing up and prepare to go to school. It was really cold during the morning as you know, it was raining. This means that there would be no flag raising ceremony, meaning we can reach school slightly later. So, I have decided to eat at the Dining Hall before going to school.

My first lesson was Mathematics Tutorial. We finished the last bit and finally break time. I spent the 30 minute break time to practice Math with Zhaobo, then we proceed to our Biology remedial which ends around 10.30am. Then, it is our last Economics Lecture.

Basically, our lessons ends at 12pm. That's earliest in history! Some of our classmates decided to go for 'sports day'. In the end, we played basketball instead of the planned floorball due to some unforeseen and unfortunate circumstances, which I am not supposed to be talking it on my blog. I did not really ran much, just standing on spots that the ball may rebound to and grab any opportunity to pass to any free people to score. I became the super-assistmaker. LOL.

Bonding activity was fun! At least it was on the last day of school.

(argh, i dun seem to be able to continue writing...=/)

It is about time

Is this really the last week of school, like many others have mentioned?
Fortunately, not.

After Prelims, we still have to come back to school to attend mass tutorials for our final brushing up!

This means good news? Yeap!
It means more time to spend with classmates and friends!

Time left is seriously short and after 'A's, I wonder how many of us would eventually keep in touch. Obviously, I am hoping for the ideal situation.

Everyone has their own path after 'A's, some would go for National Service, some would go to Local Uni, Overseas Uni. Everyone would meet new people and have new hang-out groups. I wonder whether we would get together?

I hope so. I have been hearing people going for primary school classmate gathering and why not JC?

I really really spent quality time with my friends in school. My social circle in this country is limited to my school friends as well as others. Thus, if I happened to settle here, who knows, I might need their help.

I believe that our relationship as classmates, schoolmates and so on, would remain ten or even more years down the road. It would be really interesting to get together and see what you guys have become!

As time in school getting shorter and shorter, this also means that 'A' Levels is approaching in real time.
As Mrs Foo said: "There is a strong positive correlation between the amount of hardwork you put in now and the outcome you obtain in the near future."
It is really true. I guess this is the final wakeup call for all of us who are still sleeping.

Easy Life

Life would be much much more easier
if you understand everything
OR
if you ignore everything
OR
if you don't do anything
OR
if you take what is there for you
OR
if you don't wish for anything
OR
if you know everyone is imperfect
OR
many many more.

There is something I would want to know.
It may affect one's life greatly.



'Life is meaningless without a goal.'
'Life is meaningful if you think goals are just targets.'
What does this imply?
You need somewhere to work towards, but you need not achieve it.
It gives you an impetus to move forward, at least living your life to the fullest.

Rough Week

Looks like I will not be able to escape from my greatest fear.
The more you afraid, the more it will appear.
Once you deal with it, it would not be a problem.
As for me, I partially deal with the matter, but things turned out slightly better.
I guess we have to face it.
I am trying my best to control it.

For the first time in Junior College, similar problems aroused, but the only difference is that I improved in dealing with matter. I feel fortunate things have not gone so bad till now, and I hope this will be the end, but I am prepared to clean the mess that may be awaiting ahead of me.

This life experiences are quite essential in our life, it good and beneficial to run into such problems in such a young age. This is because you will learn the way to solve and it will not be a problem if it happens again in the future.

The most difficult challenge is to cope with the problem.
How did I cope with the problem? I have not entirely deal with it yet.

I finally broke out into flames for the first time this year, but only for a few seconds. My friends were shocked but glad that I came back really fast. I really tried to control myself. This is a good indication as it means I could somehow resist the explosion and recovered quite quickly, without causing any external psychological harm to anyone. Undoubtedly, there is room for improvement on how to handle such issues. I have been battling with similar issues since I was young, and I guess it would continue to appear at every stage of my life, alerting me to deal with it in the most appropriate manner.

From this experience, I did understand more about life, something that is unexplainable. I guess I have move one step forward and that is good, at least I did not react cowardly compared to the immature me years back.

A point to note to everyone.
We should know when to stop.
We should know when not to start.
We should know what to do.
We should know what not to do.
We should know how other will react.

If you are aware of what is going to happen, stop it.
It requires your sharp observation of your environment, and also most importantly, we need to lose your personal ego. Letting your ego take over at such inappropriate situation may turn things really ugly, such that you may feel remorseful or awkward afterwards.

There may be values that you understand, but others do not. You are willing to do it, but some people just can't understand your 'stupidity'. It might not be stupid, but smart. You can avoid troubles from happening, do not pull yourself into an irreversible trap system and catch yourself into trouble permanently. You must not win everytime, you got to lose if others can't afford to lose.

Learn what to do by thinking about others.
You might ask. Why should I change and not others?
The answer is simple, I know what is going on, but they don't.
Be a great person.
Do what you think is right.

Analyse the limits for everyone.
In fact, sometimes you do not understand someone so deeply that you don't know why are they behaving like that. You just have to take it as it is. As a chinese saying goes, "Do not add oil into the fire". It may counterfeit you purpose.

I feel quite disheartened whenever any conflict arises, but I know, it is an inevitable fact of life.

'I think I have not completely understand the world, sometimes I feel that things should not turn out this way, but it did. I need more time to realise truth.'

Quotes!

To straighten the crooked
You must first do a harder thing
Straighten yourself.

-- Buddha

You have enemies? Good. That means you've stood up for something, sometime in your life.

-- Winston Churchill

Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.

-- Albert Einstein

A kind speech and forgiveness is better than alms followed by injury.

-- Islamic Proverb

How far you go in life depends on your being tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving and tolerant of the weak and the strong. Because someday in life you will have been all of these.

-- George Washington Carver

My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness.

-- The Dalai Lama

The quarrel of the sheep doesn't concern the goats.

-- African Proverb

Quarrels wouldn't last as long, if the fault was only on one side.

-- La Rochefoucauld

sian.

i have not post for a long time. This is my first time using my mobile phone to post. Lol. Interesting?

Anyway, i am currently at a study session for specially for scholars to mug for our prelims. So, you might be wondering that, why am i not studying but blogging? The reason is because i just went to lao sai twice.

My stomach keep aching and stop aching, over and over again. And only with two instances, i need to run off to the nearest toilet possible. If i need to go once more, i guess i need to go back boarding school already.

So far, it is my first time using the school's toilet to do 'big business'. The last time i remembered doing that is during primary school? Haha.

For those who are worried, please do not. Because i am feeling much better after cleansing my stomach twice.

Phew... I guess i need to continue studying! :) see ya guys soon! Bye!

Great Spirits

Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.

-- Albert Einstein

Doo Doo

What should I do?
Why should I do it?
When should I do it?
Where should I do it?
How should I do it?
Can I really do it?
Will I able to do it?
Should I do it?
Must I do it?

Do it.
Don't do it.

It is up to you to decide.

YAPZ! just like what my friend said!

'Just Do It!'

STJ

Yay! Finally I am back from Senior-Treat-Junior Session!
It was really really fun. =)

Before going to STJ.
A notable incident is when we were eating the ice-cream at Skinny Pizza.
Eugene won a prize that he could claim 5 ice-creams for free. So, me, Kevin, Eugene, Felix and Weisin went there to try the ice-cream.
We went there unaware of what flavour we are eating, to our surprise, it was three exotic flavours! I can't really remember their exact names, but the 'best' was Mexican Chilli Flavour. Oh my goodness, you guys should have a taste, and you will know our feeling. haha..!! We kept on laughing while we were having the 'ice-creams'.

STJ was really fun! I was quite delighted that most of the people including both the senior and junior class went. It was really pitiful that some were unable to join the fun due to other personal commitments.

Everyone was cam-whoring! LOLX. We took lots of lots of photos. So now, we just need to wait for the owner of the camera(s) to upload ALL the photos on facebook! Yeah! Jiayou!!! I actually took lots of photos!

Today was tiring but fun! I'm sure that everyone was enjoying very much.
As quoted from Jeremy: 'More of these outings would strengthen our bonds!'
It is true! And definitely will elevate our self-esteem!

Great Job 74!
And thank you, Weisin and Pearlyn for organizing STJ!
It was really a wonderful and memorable day for me!

Rise Every Time We Fall‏

Our greatest glory is not in never falling but in rising every time we fall.

-- Confucius

Mark Of An Educated Mind‏

Is is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.

-- Aristotle

Live By The Best Inside Yourself‏

If you can live by the best inside yourself, the worst outside yourself will crumble at your feet.

-- Laura Teresa Marquez

Thinking Ill Of Yourself‏

The greatest evil that can befall man is that he should come to think ill of himself.


-- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)

(03/08/2009) Happy Birthday!

happy
birthday
to
you
!!!!!

Today is the birthday of someone special!
But, unfortunately, I doubt that she would not read my blog as she don't read my blog and she is busy.

We have known for so many years.
We know each other so deeply and is fond with each other.
Although we seldom meet recently, we still get along quite closely.
She once said: "She loves me the most."
She bought me presents often, but I seldom do.
She cares about me very much.

I think I am very fortunate to know someone like her.
It is difficult to find someone like her as she is unique.
Hopefully, we have much time to spend together in the future.

She is one of the few women whom I love.

Who is she?
She is like a second mother to me.
She is like my guardian.
She is like my teacher.
She is like my senior.
She is like my friend.
So, who is she?
She is my sister. My one and only sister.

I would like to express my greatest gratitude to her.
She protected me.
She assisted me.
She comforted me.

There is nobody like her who treats me like she always been.
And our strong relationship never gets broken.
Although it may seem normal in the surface, we both know deep down our heart, there is this special connection that links us together.

I guess she would be always there for me forever.
We grew up together, and shall face our future together.

I know,
as I am writing I can feel.
Emotion says it all.
My tears is trying to find a way to gush out.
This shows how sincere I am towards her.

The best present to her, is to thank her.


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To Erin Cheam:

Dear Sister,

Thank you for everything you have done to me. I am really grateful. Sometimes I feel really bad to be such a notorious brother and may act immature at times. But, I guess this is how I would behave when I am close to someone. You have done well to take care of your little brother, me. So, please continue to guide me along this long journey of life as I believe I am the one who would know you for the longest time. Recently and oddly, I made several dreams which you happened to be involved, I realise that you are somewhat an important person in my life. (Oh dear, i'm starting to get emotional now.) I assume you know what I meant, you play an important role in my life and you deserve my respect.

But anyway! I wish you a Happy 22th Birthday. Wish you luck in your career and hope you will succeed. Hope to see you soon! I love you very much! Take care!

Happy Birthday, Sis!

Love,
Brother.

From:
Edison Cheam

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p/s: you really wouldn't want to know what happened behind the scenes. =)

my frens!

You got to learn to be optimistic.

Testimonial

It is really hard to write our own testimonial.
I can't imagine that the testimonials that we are going to send for university applications are written by ourselves.

It is really funny and uncomfortable to brag about how good ourselves is.
It might serve as a kind of self reflection but using this opportunity for self discovery is not appropriate.

What are testimonials?
I wonder.
Aren't this suppose to be written by our teachers?
Testimonials are impressions of ourselves from the teacher's point of view, isn't it?
Hence, I feel that writing our own testimonials does not really fulfill that requirement.
I guess testimonials these days are not that important.

The quality of testimonials are highly dependent on the ability of 'essay writing' skills, isn't it? Students who are good at it would be able to churn out an impressive testimonial. What about the rest? You know what I am going to say.

Unfair? Or this is a part of the assessment?
Students who are able to produce good testimonials deserves to succeed.
True or untrue?

Meritocracy?

happy birthday!

Happy Birthday, Yi Hang!

Stay healthy,
Stay strong.

Wish you all the best in your future endeavors.

Mousehunt is down by the way, T.T.

08S74 MouseHunters! (As of 28 July 2009. 7.20pm

http://08s74rox.blogspot.com/2009/07/08s74-mousehunters-as-of-28-july-2009.html

08S74 Mousehunters!

Felix Liew - Grandmaster (1%)
Jeremy Yap - Master (39%)
Edison Cheam - Journeyman (69%)
Kwang Yueh - Apprentice (95%)
Kevin Seng - Novice (35%)
Zhaobo - Novice (2%)
Lowell Lim - Novice (2%)

7 Mouse Hunters in our class leading by our 'dear' grandmaster.

There is no such thing as an impediment to life.

Life already encompasses obstructions, problems, including the beautiful things that we meet everyday.

This is life.

Parts and parcel of our experience is life.

We got to appreciate everything.

Friends

I saw this on the bus when I was on my way back to hostel from my Economics tuition.

"Friends are someone
who understands your past."

"Friends are someone
who believes your future."

"Friends are someone
who accepts you today
just the way you are!"

=)

Touching Video

Credited to David Liou. I found this video on his blog and found it quite interesting.
It is indeed touching. There is an important lesson to learn from this video.

Finally

Yeap! Today is the day when I know all my subject grades.
I am quite happy with my results as I see no point in being disappointed and sad over my results.
Life just continues on and I shall put all my effort in preparing for Prelims and most importantly, The 'A' Levels. As my Biology tutor said, treat this block test as a form of practice, experience what is like when we are sitting for our ultimate examination. Moreover, she said 'Don't peak in BT1, BT2 or even Prelims, but peak in our final battle, the 'A's.'

My results actually dipped compared to Block Test 1, but the good news is that I do not have a U grade this time round. *round of applause, please!*

J1 J2
BT1 Promos BT1 BT2
General Paper U S U S
Biology S E C D
Chemistry C C E E
Mathematics C C A B
Economics S S B D

So far, I think my results are relatively okay, and there is still room for improvement.
All I can say to myself is that, good luck, study hard but also study smart.

To those friends who did not get a satisfiable grade, I urge you to leave your results behind and look forward. Learn where you gone wrong this time, and proceed on to the next level of battle.
Stop thinking about how badly you have done as it would only further aggravate your negative feelings, thus lowering your morale and confidence. Good Luck, my friends!




Note: It is really really bad to procrastinate!

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

16/07/2009 - 4.15 p.m.
Venue: Golden Village @ Plaza Singapura
08S74 Movie Outing.
Attendance:
Cheam Jia Jun, Eugene Tan, Liu Zhaobo, Lee Kwang Yueh, Jeremy Yap, Lee Jia Wen, Aileen Toh and Tan Yiling.

At first, Felix is the one who suggested to watch this movie today. Unfortunately, he fell sick yesterday, with a body temperature of 37.6 degree Celsius. I think it is indeed quite sad that he is unable to join us. Hope you recover well!

Anyway, we went to eat Burger King as our lunch. Later on, we went to the cinema. As usual, I purchase Nachos with extra cheese. That is really my favourite, and it became my Must-Buy item whenever I watch a movie in Golden Village cinemas (not other cinemas as the rest are not as good as GV's). Do not tell me it is unhealthy because I know it, and the fact that I only consume it when I watch movies in cinemas, means that I do not eat it that often. Thus, it should not be a problem, once in a while enjoying the hot cheese, is delightful.

After watching the movie, I felt as though I could not wait for the next movie. The next movie which is the based on the seventh book, is releasing in two parts, one in 2010 and the other in 2011. This requires lots of patience. After my 'A' Levels, I guess I will be re-reading all the books as well as watching all the movies, so as to refresh my memory regarding the plot and storyline, while I am free.

The ending of this movie does not give a pleasant and wholeness feeling. It is like we are hanging somewhere. It could have ended better, which would allow us to feel satisfied as well as looking forward to the next sequel.

Finally

H1N1 case in HCI Boarding School.
The infected individual just happened to be living one floor above me.
I wonder when does everyone get quarantined?

Far versus Near

It is near, yet so far. Likewise, it is far, yet seems so near.

Far and Near are terms that is difficult to be quantified, especially in today's modern society.
It is for yourself to decide, yet the answer you get have not much benefit.

Preliminary Examination is on the first day of Term 3 Week 10. This means that we have only 7 weeks to prepare, which is approximately 2 months. 2 months or 7 weeks seems so far away, yet if you think properly, the time provided is barely sufficient for us to prepare properly.

Time is very pact, not to forget, we still have lessons everyday, bringing back additional tutorials and exercises, that may interrupt our study plans.

This is a good time for us, students, to learn about time management and responsibility. We will definitely gain something at the end of the day. By the time, we should learn from the experience, and internalize it, creating a better self. As we become better-equipped warriors, with prior important experiences, we thus will able to fight a good war and bring victory back to our homes.

Be mentally prepared, and not to get drained if we happen to fail, as it is part of our learning process.

Good Luck!

Boys Over Flowers

'Boys Over Flowers' is the Korean Version of the well-know Taiwan drama series, 'Meteor Garden'. Recently, I watched this drama out of curiosity. I am still watching and it is almost reaching the end. There are many different parts in this movie. There are hilarious scenes and touching scenes, sometimes just sufficient to burst us into laughter, or tears. There are also some scenes where you know they should not do it, but they did, thus sometimes you think that they are so stupid. It is funny thinking about that as the movie is produced to be like this, without these elements, the audience will not be pull into the story.

I think this series have entertainment value as well as educational value. Especially for those who are in dilemma on issues of Romance, I guess some of their motto and conversations will be helpful for those who are really confused and have no idea what to do at their current situation. To me, this is a movie that is good, not to say it is a must-watch series, but do watch it if you have nothing else better to do, definitely not a waste of time. Nevertheless, it is in the must-watch list for movie addicts and fans.

Personally, the castings were pretty good. Actors and actresses are all handsome and gorgeous. Their actings were quite natural at times, but to be picky, I could spot some flaws in it.

Anyway, Kim Hyun Joong rocks! He is so cool, quiet but caring and cheerful at times. He does reflects some of my traits.

Food

Yeap! I have not talk about food on my blog before. I guess this is my first post regarding food. More specifically, I ate them. Enjoy the pictures!

As you can imply from the photo, this is a Japanese Cuisine. The restaurant and its food was equally impressive. There were many choices, not restricting to Japanese food only, I saw Thai food, and so on. It seems weird as the restaurant is labeled as a Japanese Buffet Restaurant while they are selling numerous range of varieties from different cultures. I enjoyed my meal over there, filled my stomach with lots of good food, totally satisfied!

This was a food from a Japanese Restaurant too! I remembered going to dinner with Angeline at Great World City, and I took this photo as I find it quite amusing. I said, 'It really looks like the Maggie Mee that I used to cook back home.' It really reassembles it in many ways, but the difference is that mine has no meat and no vegetables, just the noodles by itself. From what I can remember, I think it did not taste bad, it is pretty good.

This is from ... OMG! I forgot where is this, but I know it is a restaurant located at Marina Square. I ate this plate of pork, I think it is pork, it is really huge with lots of meat. I totally like the serving size, but I admit that it is quite expensive. It was really delicious. I get to ate this meal as we (ex-gefang exco) were celebrating our farewell and step-down party together.

Chee Cheong Fun! My favourite food since I was a little boy. I love to eat this last time, especially when I have not shifted house at the age of 11. There was this stall that sells Chee Cheong Fun, and I used to eat several 'big' plates. Yummy. I took this photo of Chee Cheong Fun, not because it was very good, honestly speaking, the chee cheong fun in Singapore, could not compete with the ones in Malaysia, but I am impressed with how they served the portion, it is complemented with a bowl of porridge, splendid! It came as a set, and I remembered that it was cheap. By the way, I bought this meal during my lunch break when I was attending the 'How Bacterial Cells Communicate' workshop at IMCB. I sat the free direct shuttle bus provided by IMCB to Ghim Moh Square.

LOL

The Stupidest Thing:

I did not shade my answers for those Multiple-Choice Questions which I have not attempt.
I was thinking that I definitely unable to complete the paper in time, and I would wait till the teacher announce that you have one minute left which they usually do. But, it did not.
Just because the teacher said: 'Please put down your pens.' I was sitting at the front row of the hall. What can I do? I just had a shocked, and thought how wasteful was it. I could have relied to probability to give me some additional bonus marks. It put me in despair for a moment until I hold myself together and kept mentioning that it is alright. And move on.

Luckily, this is not something that would affect me for life. It is just some minor events that happened which can become a learning experience or acts a special flavour in life. But, it was quite a stupid act. haha.

Life moves on! ~ a funny clumsy moment for me to remember

=]

Tomorrow is my last block test paper. Hooray!
I can slack for a quite some time before my preliminary exam and the actual 'A' Level Examination.
=) =D
I will try my best to do it. =)

Anyway, my knee hurts again. I wonder when does my knee injury will heal, it seems to be there since a long long time. It probably started a few years ago, each time I play sports, then it starts to feel the pain. A few weeks later, it will be fine. I think it has no fully healed yet, and I kept stressing it constantly. My conscience tells me to stop playing sports for a while, but would I be able to resist the temptation.
I hope it really recovers, I would not want to be on the wheelchair when I am getting old. LOL. haha.
How long does it take to recover anyway? I guess half a year? 1 month seems not long enough, as I wasn't really active during the June Holidays. Just a soccer match, and here comes the pain.
=/ Can't even run properly for NAPFA, or jump properly. It does not feels right.

Anyway, singing is fun. LOL. Although I don't sing really well, I still sing. Gotta go to Kbox with Yi Hang after blocks. Very long long time never went to Kbox, it is time to sing new songs!

i'm having movie/video craze! - self explanatory! lol.... its fun watching!

Complexity of Life

It is difficult to determine what is right and wrong. Basically, there is no one answer to everything. The answers can change depending on the situation and environment. Follow your heart, let your conscience guide you through, hold your values in your hands and do what you think it should be.

We approach choices every moment, and we always find difficulty making choices. We often push the responsibility to people around us. Some common examples: Finding a place to eat with friends -we often do not decide and push the responsibility to others, by saying 'anything', 'whatever', 'you like lar', 'you choose lar'. I practiced it myself too, and we could not help it. It takes time to develop the kind of leadership among friends. It just takes one person to lead and there would be no more problem. Otherwise, teamwork is required and everyone has to pick a few places to decide on the final location.

Opportunity costs are often taken into considerations without us knowing consciously. When we think, we imagine the other benefits that we are forgoing. It is hard, yet can be solved, if we have an open mind. For example, this time round we go to this location and the next time, we will go to the other location and so on. There will be many opportunities for us to complete the rest.

However, one shortcoming of my example is that it is not clear enough to show the even more complex situation when you need to decide on something. Sometimes, it just involves your entire life, a decision which will turn your destiny either way. Nevertheless, destiny can be changed anytime by ourselves, it is never too late to make any appropriate ammendments.

Our decisions can be influenced by many factors, including moral values, traditional values, religious values, prior experiences, environment, personal character. There are too much things to think about and we often make the choices too late. These factors can be meritable or demeritable, it depends on whether our mind is polluted with values that are not useful at all or is of old, conservative belief that impedes breaking a personal milestone. The steorotypes and generalisation created by the majority society and passed down generation by generation which were no longer applicable to today's society obstructs the realisation of youngs with ambitious dreams.

To conclude, I feel that no choices are wrong, every choice has its own advantages and disadvantages. We could learn from the experiences we gained by making each choice and build up our own value system. We should make our own decisions and not affected by anyone, we can listen to advice from other people, but the final decision is ours, not theirs. You are living the life of yourself, not for others. Likewise, we should'nt worry about the choices other people make, as they can choose the life they want, all we can do is tell them all the possibilities and get them a clearer picture of what they can really do. We just need to be supportive for them.

Note: What am i writing here? I hope it is useful. It is definitely useful for myself.

A ''Relaxational'' Evening-Night

Today's Sunday Night is especially special. Tomorrow, schools have a one-day off.
We (Yi Hang, Loo Ting, Cheng Kiat and me) decided to go and have our dinner outside boarding school.
We went there even it is already raining heavily.
The really funny thing is that, an incident happened even before we depart from the boarding school. Let me tell you the story:
(Cheng Kiat and Yi Hang does not know about it - and I told Loo Ting, i will be posting it up on my blog and see whether they would found out by reading my blog.)

We went downstairs with two umbrellas. As we were reaching the automatic gate that requires us to scan our EZ-Link card (identification card), Loo Ting found out that he forgot to bring his card and thinks that he left the card in the room. Since he needs to go back up and collect his card, I would have to follow him upstairs and use my card back to our room. Meantime, poor Cheng Kiat and poor Yi Hang will have to wait downstairs for us.

We kept finding and finding the card in our room but we failed to do so. Then, Loo Ting started to re-search in his wallet. We bursted into laughter, it was all long in his wallet, he placed it at the wrong and unusual compartment that he usually will not placed into it. He said not to tell them directly when we meet them later because they would definitely 'niao' him for delaying our trip to our dinner. haha.. so i agreed, and decided to post it on to this blog.

We went down and Yi hang happened to ask where did he put, so we answered that it was in his previous shorts that he wore before he changed (since he checked it when we went back to find the card). Something else made it funny too, I remembered Loo Ting said, 'luckily, it wasn't all along inside my wallet, if not I am so stupid (傻)' lol... which means he admitted that himself. haha!!!

Yi Hang and Cheng Kiat, we did not mean to lie to you. haha... anyway it is not a big issue. you are anyway going to know it soon, through this blog. you can now 'niao' loo ting anytime for being so careless in checking, but there is no point niaoing now. and that is the point of delaying this piece of information. haahaha... hope you guys enjoy.

anyway, just a short summary. I shared with Yi Hang an 8 dollars Chicken Murtabak,and i ate a piece of Roti Kosong. Yummy! We did have fun as we chated and reminisce about our pasts (more of their's not mine, as you know I don't talk a lot and i do not have any interesting stories like them..) I realised when you were young and mischeivious, you will always have a wonderful experience of everything you would get, and me, I do not have anything enriching and interesting to share. Such a pity, so I should create some experience now and share it in the future.! =)

This is so sad!

I just heard from Cheng Kiat that one of his classmates in Poi Lam whom I knew passed away close to about a month ago. At first, I did not know who he was, I don't remember the name that he mentioned to me.

So, I went to check my facebook account and found his profile (he added me as friend), and I searched for his photo. Once I placed my eyes on them, I knew who he was. He was my ex-CCA senior. Knowing him for almost 2 years in my CCA - 24 Season Drums. He was the few seniors that we were quite close to.

I can't believe he just passed away, I think he was involved in a car accident. What a tragic!
Finally, I lost one of my aquantaince, although I have not been in touch with him for almost 4 years, I still could remember him. It is such a pity and waste to pass away at such a young age.

Life is so precious and it could end anytime. So, better live it to the fullest everyday.

I would not jeopardise my life carelessly. I hope my friends out there will be more vigilant, and will always be safe from harm!

Life Motto

'Enjoy everyday, no sadness, no grouchiness, no angriness, no negative thoughts. It is not inevitable, you got to always think positively. Life is neither short nor long, the best way is to have a fruitful and joyful experience. Leave behind what you do not like, look forward to what you like.'

Something important that we should always remember. Our happiness is more important than anything else, who else can make us happy besides ourselves. Think about it. Do not do things or stuffs that will make you unhappy, but if there is no choice, do it with joy, find something in the process that you think it is worth doing, or rather interact with the environment we are working with. There are many things in this world can turn negative to positive in a second, all we got to do is change our perception and mindset.

There is no true meaning in life, unless you shape your life to what you want it to be.
I here wish everyone in the corners in the world to be happy always, especially to people whom I know.

I have not been regularly updating my blog.
Tonight will be the only night that I would stay up late to study for tomorrow's morning paper.
I think it is because it is Mathematics, a subject that I am confident to score if I put more time on it tonight.
Hopefully, this subject could make my overall grades look better, not for my own sake, just in case, some people would like to just criticize about my grades.
I do not really feel that this test is essential, it is important to realise whether I am strong on the basics and concepts, but not important to score very well.
I hope that no one would ever nag if I am not up to standard.

The one that is really important is the GCE 'A' Level Paper at the end of the year. Or Prelims, if I am considering scholarship or early admission of university (most likely not gonna happen).

=]

Best wishes, Edison Cheam

School Reopen

Finally, school has reopened.
Ironically, I do not have the feeling of 'i don't want to go to school' as i usually would feel. Instead, I'm like treating these days as part of a holiday. Does the two sentences confuse you?
Today is the first day of school, and I took my General Paper this morning.

Hwa Chong Institution High School Section is closed for 1 week, which means my juniors do not need to go to school. They are such lucky and fortunate people. I wished I were them. Haha. One extra week to enjoy life is joyful.

From the news that I read, there are a few schools closing. It takes one staff or student to get contracted of the virus for the school announce a 7 days holiday. I am afraid I will not have the luxury for such an experience.

Even though school has reopen, I shall leave behind everything that has bothering me all the while that causes immense stress to myself. I shall continue my life with far more enriching and happy moments rather than focusing solely on studies. Life is not only about studying, but is learning, and learning to enjoy, and enjoy.

599 cases reported by Channels News Asia! I guess it will increase exponentially.

Good Luck to me for the rest of the papers. I will do to the best of my current ability, I am not that of a computer who can store all information into my hard disks, I am just a 40 GB hard disk.

There are a few days left for me to study.
Is it too little time?
5 days still can make a difference, provided that we utilize the time properly.
I hope I still manage to pull it off.

Still confuse and mind straining.
Is that the future I am destined to be?
Is the road in front difficult? There is no doubt.

What matters most is the present.
When the future comes, deal with it.

10% is nothing.
We still have 80% in our hands.
So, there is no need to worry at this current situation.
I am just worried with how people will judge me. =/
I still have to do my best.

Bonjour!

Home Sweet Home.
I am finally back.
Today, I went out with David, one of my best friends from Poi Lam. We went to watch movie. It has been a long time since I last drove, that would be during the Chinese New Year Season. I think its about 3 months I have not touch the steering wheel of a car. And today, I finally drove and proud to say that my skills are still as good as usual. XD
Today's outing is more of a get together outing. Because, nothing seems going okay, except for the food, the driving and all. At least we talked a lot, and chat for quite some time.
Firstly, we went to Jusco to watch movie. Actually we wanted to watch Monster Vs Aliens, 11.30am, but it was full. I can't imagine that this movie really sold out entirely, and it is only the first show of the day. So, we went to watch Terminator Salvation, it is more like me accompanying him to watch, because he has not watch yet. Then, for me, is more like a time for me to analyse the storyline, and yup, I could understand it even better. By the way, the ticket price was RM6, less than 3 dollars, that is almost the same price for a chicken rice in Singapore. LOL..
Before our movie, we ate a Sundae Ice-Cream. During the movie, we ate popcorns and drank Sprite. After the movie, we went to Greentown to eat 'lui cha'. Yummy. I really love it.
Later on, we decided to go to a nearby Lan Centre to play some games, since we have some time. So, I actually paid the carpark booklet fee for 1 hour. Then, we went in the centre and found out that internet service is down. OMG.. i just wasted 1 hour of parking money. LOL...feeling dissatisfied, we went to a internet cafe near my house. This even worse, the computer lagged like hell, we ended up playing some mini games. haha...so lame...
Finally, we bought some movies and watched at my place. Quite a fun day I can say, ignoring some of the unexpected circumstances occurred. =)

I think its about time to mug now...=) Morning play, night mug...

I'm at Fairmont Hotel, accompanying my aunt.
She just had her feet operation yesterday.
Wish her to recover soon.

COOL

Still comforting =)

So far, all the 11 cases in Singapore are imported and have a travel history. There is currently no evidence of community spread.

Mirror

The problems we can identify are often what we usually do.
The characteristics we identify on someone else are a mirror to ourselves, we look at attributes we know, how we know them? Because we exercise them.

-Life is a Mirror-

Perplexed

Should I be happy or sad?

HILARIOUS

AWESOME!

What do i fascinate most?

=/

Nobody loves the feeling of being left out.
Nobody hates the feeling of being lonely.
Are these statements true?
Certainly not, nothing in this world is absolute, hence the answer is not true.
Next, are these statements contradictory to one another?
I think they are not.

We would not mind being lonely occasionally.
However, when one thinks that themselves are being left out, the feeling is distasteful, even though if they have asked but still not keen to go, they would feel much better. At least he can feel that people know his existence and even bother to ask.

Human mind is that complicated and difficult to understand.
We are unable to satisfy all our needs, and nothing seems to be enough.
The only solution here, is to think positively.
Everything is up in the mind.
You can control how you think, how you feel.
Do not let others control how you react and how you feel.
That is sufficient to maintain a satisfactory and joyful life.

--- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---

I am still unsure of what I am pursuing after my 'A' Levels.
This worries me quite a lot.
I can imagine, the choices and decisions is crucial in determining where and what would I exist in 10 or even 20 years time.
Is that kind of life I always aspire to achieve?
Is that kind of life I can withstand?
Is that kind of life I will enjoy?
Sacrifices have to be made, but which are the one that one can let go without much displeasure?
Is it right to pursue your interest?
Of course, but which interest are you talking about?
Can you survive by doing that for all your life?
If yes, go ahead, but do you really fully aware of the implications it may bring?
You never know.
Take the risk? and be happy and satisfied or having the chance of the ultimate failure.
Play safe? be neutral or always dissatisfied with present state but able to live with a moderate lifestyle
All of these had to be taken account of.
I know is hard.

Nobody can help you, but yourself.
A point to note:
There is never too late in life, you can be successful when you are young or old, you can turn back whenever you want, you can start all over again whenever you want, all you need is a young heart and courage to face all obstacles once again.

Is the answer clear?
I afraid not? It depends. =/

Happy Bday Ziang!

Happy Birthday Ziang!
You are such a lucky person, you know?

Yesterday was his birthday. We went out.
At first, me and Ziang, went out first, at about 1.30pm.
We went to Ang Mo Kio Hub to watch a movie at 2.10pm. We were slightly late lah.
We watched Terminator Salvation. I think the graphics, action, and storyline was cool and amazing. Although Im not quite sure what is really happening as I had not watched the previous three episodes of this movie sequel. I can say that it is still good despite being unable to understand certain parts. Of course, once I went back home, I did go research and find out the story line.

After our movie, around 4.30pm, we met Loo Ting, Cheng Kiat, Zheng Hao and Timo. All of them except Cheng Kiat were Ziang's classmates. So, we continue walking around. Loo ting, Zheng Hao and Timo bought a dog with a 'nike' head band for ziang, the funny thing is that they drew abs for the dog. haha. Oh ya, I haven mentioned what I gave Ziang for his birthday. I gave him one bottle of Brands Chicken Essence (enabling him to study till late) and shoe refresher (haha!).

OKay, later on, they are going for a movie called Dance Subaru. And I joined them! WHoa, 2 movies a day! LOL... I am going to be broke soon. Aiyah, after two days of slacking, I should concentrate to study. Before we went into the cinema, we went downstairs to buy bubble tea for the movie.

I think the movie is quite nice. It is basically very touching in some scenes. I really trying very hard not to drop a tear, aiya... It made me had watery eyes. LOL. Quite worth a watch!

After the movie is around 7.20pm, we went to eat dinner! BUT! The problem is we don't know where to eat. And we discuss for quite some time, and we even played open numbers to decide the one who is going to decide where to eat. In the end, I kena liao. But we still discussing hahaa... There were some 'insane' ideas that were pretty hilarious, 'lets go crystal jade in orchard'. Wow, we are in Ang Mo Kio, and want us to go orchard, haha, poor zeng hao who lived in Ang Mo Kio. Anyway, after all the pointless and funny discussion, we decided to settle at MOS Burger at AMK HUB. It is my first time eating there! OKay, not bad lah - the food. Just a little bit expensive. T.T

We chat there for quite some time. Talking cock.. When we are about to leave, Ziang went to give a packet of Mentos to two girls seating directly opposite us. LOL. He failed to do anything really funny, they were just stunned with what Ziang is doing. haha..

Anyway, after our dinner, someone (i could not remember) decided to play basketball, i think is zheng hao, if i am not wrong. LOL. We were wearing pants, jeans, slippers. LOL. But we still are up to the plan. We went to Zheng Hao's neighbourhood area to play basketball. We played with some girls who already were playing over there, as all half courts were occupied. Sad to say, we got OWNED at first. I am super super zibei lah, everyone can shoot very well, can lay up, can dribble, and I can't do anything except passing, intercepting and blocking. I am such a noob at playing Basketball, >_< ! haha

We played to at about 10pm, when the basketball courts light were switched off. Apparently, these facilities can only be used to a certain time. We were all very sweaty and tired. Our shirts were all wet. Later on, we went to a nearby kopitiam to talk cock and have a drink again. haha. We drank Teh Ping. And played some games. LOL. At about 10.55pm, we went back to boarding school. And reached punctually at 11.30pm, our curfew timing.

IT was a really tiring, yet fruitful day.
A day somewhat special to Ziang.
I hope he really had fun.
And he is lucky to have such a birthday DAY that nobody seldom gets.

that's all. i got to go to econs tuition now!!! see ya soon!

Britains Got Talent Final!

News Updates

100 years ago, people say that if a Black was elected as President in the United States, Pig Will Fly, after 100 days since a Black President was elected this year, Swine Flew.

The Swine Flu, known as Influenza A H1N1 Virus. Deadly?
The controversial currently is that there is some struggling whether to raise the flu outbreak to the pandemic level. It seems that the virus is not deadly, but it spreads really fast, more than 12000 people were infected over more than 35 countries, and the current death toll is at about 100 people.

The more notable details that will affect me are the cases in Malaysia and Singapore. Malaysia having 2 cases while Singapore had 4 cases. Is it good news or bad news? The bad news is that the virus finally struck our countries. The good news is that the infected were not the result from domestic contraction, but rather they all came back from infected areas. Therefore this shows that the virus is still not rampant in both Malaysia and Singapore. It is still safe. Do not worry!

=)

Britain's Got Talent Semi Final Day 2 - Gareth

I think he is awesome, able to sing with such a voice without opening his mouth is totally amazing. It is quite sad and a waste for not proceeding on to the finals. Anyway, cheer up Gareth!

Police Station is quite creepy!

My blurry and careless friend lost his wallet and handphone in school today.
I guess this is a time for him to reflect upon what has happened today, hope he will learn something from it. Also, do not be too sad, and hope your life goes on.
Anyway, it is my first time stepping into a Police Station in my life.
I shall remember today 26th May 2009, I stepped into the police station.
Of course, not for doing something wrong, but I accompanied my friend to lodge a police report. However, it ended up something we were not expecting. The policemen is not friendly as we thought he would be. Finally, we never made the report. I guessed he is going to report to the Police tonight with his parents. Good Luck!

1 more week to go!

Here they come!
The June Holidays!
I agree that this period of time is crucial for both studying and resting.
Perfect planning is required, and I know I am no where good to it.
I have decided to go back for a short period of time.
I hope I will be able to discipline myself to study whenever there is time, and not slack around, wasting precious time.

Things that I will need to do once I go back to Malaysia are:
1) Practice my driving skills
2) Hang out with old buddies
3) Hang out and spend quality time with my family
4) Most importantly, the only period of time to relax. (Literally)

2 cases of H1N1 Virus have surfaced in Malaysia. One in Penang and another in KL. Apparently, I am going to KL during the weekend. No worries, since the detection there were no reported cases of spreading. Anyway, the death rate of the H1N1 virus is only 0.71%, out of the 12000 infected people, only approximately 90 people were dead. So, not a big problem.

The holidays is a crucial time and I would not want to blew it.
I have not construct a clear goal ahead of me, but it is better to excel in the present than say sorry in the future.
Today, I watched many many short clips, documentaries about the theory of relativity, the string theory, time traveling, teleportation, invisibility and extraterrestrial lifeforms and others. Those short clips were fascinating! I am truly inspired by the stories and theories.
Dr. Michio Kaku - He truly is a good physicist.
Hopefully, what he says is true.

Okay, I shall take a bathe now. see you guys around!

Its time to post again!

Today is Friday, it is exactly one week since I posted.
Anyway, I was supposed to attend dancenite tonight, unfortunately I have 'gefang' step down party! Wohoo...! Quite fun lah.
At first, me, Mei Ling and Brandon went to play bowling!
I'm number two! I can't believe Mei Ling won both of us, but she is a cheater bug! I won't explain here how she won, but she 'cheated'. =/ I should have won. Aiyah, I also not that good lah, my score wasn't above 100.
Later on, we went to this place called, Changing Appetite, to eat dinner. With Eric by the way. =) Food was delicious but expensive! Okay lah, still worth it! =)
Then, we went to 'drink' and chat and chat and chat.
Then we went back. Of coz I skipped a lot of tiny details. =)
And here I am posting.

ANyway, I might go to tommorow's dance night matinee session, but currently noone is there to accompany me. so i will see, if there is someone going, i might go! =)

Black Eyed Peas - Boom Boom Pow

IMCB Day 3

It is literally the last day I am not attending lessons in school.
I feel so sad, although the whole attachment was not that interesting.
But I still like it though, its fun.

The aim of today's experiment is to KILL the WORMS.
Isn't it cruel?
We nurture our own worms and brought them up from the first day.
Then, on the third day, we kill them.
Inhumane?
That's still fine.
Incomparable with the act of centrifuging the worms.
OMG... haha...but they did not die despite being put into a centrifuge at a speed of 13000 revolution per minute for a duration of like 2 minutes.

Anyway, we went to Holland Village again.
This time round we ate Subway!! Wohooo....my favourite fast food outlet.!
Got to taste another flavour!!
yummy...and also we bought some cards and chocs for our instructors.
Thanks to the instructors!

=) great! shall post the pic here nxt time!
need to mug chem spa and do bio tut for tmr.... +(

IMCB Day 2

Hmm.. not much to talk about.
Today we went to Ghimoh Market to eat.
Never went there before, and we found out that it is quite a good place to have food.
I ate Chee Cheong Fun with Porridge (of coz separate la, and btw its a set) which costs 3 dollars only, i think it is quite okay.

I also bought some biscuits, such as the raisin biscuits. Just in case I get hungry at the boarding school.

WOHOO... today i see even more worms. Quite fun.
Actually I realise that doing this kind of stuff everyday is more fun and interesting than in school.
Doing more hands on stuff and spending larger proportion of time is even more enriching than listening to lecture in just 1 hour.
But, really, this kind of lab work requires lots of patience. =)

IMCB Day 1

No lessons for me today!
I participate in a workshop at Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology (IMCB).
Before I went there, I walked to school and met Zhao Bo to go together.
When we departed from school, it is 7.15am, 1hour and 10 minutes more to go.
The real time to reach there from school is around 30 minutes, but due to the highly and super congested road all until Dover, it took the whole 1 hour and 10 minutes.
okay, some comments to make.

The workshop is sort of interesting but kind of waste of time.
Nothing is a waste of time, every thing I do I will learn something valuable from it.
What I really meant was that there are many time in between in which we don't really do much, it is a bit slack, did not really keep us busy.
"Playing" around with bacteria and worms. Kinda Cool!
haha...
And one interesting fact which I feel so zibei, all of the other participants are in fact from secondary schools, OHMYGOD, and we are the only Junior College and YEAR 2 students. We are so old. We = 4 of us, Me, Zhao Bo from s74, Rui Xian from s7A and a girl from s7B. That's so 'amazing'.
We did experiment about conjugation, a subtopic that we learnt in the chapter of genetics of bacteria. We used micropipette which is freaking easy and convenient to use and handle, unlike the ones present in our school's laboratory - so fragile and imprecise instrument.

We went to Holland Vilage to eat lunch. Seriously, our workshop is more like a vacation than an attachment. We are relaxing outside while our classmates are stressing in school. haha... I ate this 4.50 dollars worth of Pork Chop Spagetti. Its proportion was really really big and it is nice, better than the Italiano Supremo in our school canteen, jus a bit expensive only.

=) Shall update tommorow's activity.

Essay

I am planning this essay.
"Discuss the role of traditional beliefs in modern society."

My Introduction Paragraph:
In today's contemporary society, traditional thoughts has gradually diminished. Due to globalisation, values present in western countries are extended across the world to culturally rich countries. Consequently, cultural values long-established and passed down from generation to generation were most likely to be replaced and forgotten. It is true that an indiscriminate over-dependence on traditional values is no longer practical and may lead to undesirable social injustice. Nonetheless, traditional beliefs still has a role to play even today, although with varying degrees of importance in different aspects.

Brief Comment: It took me quite some time to come up with the introductory paragraph. I think there is still some lack in it. The thesis statement is not clear. I'm not really done though, will edit soon. I can still feel that there is not much flow in this para. +(

Updates

Well, it has been a while since I last post, it is already more than one week.
I hope everyone who came did not think "Why hasn't he updated his blog?"
I am so sorry. Last week was quite a busy week, we have many on-going tests and assignments to complete.

Happy Belated Mothers Day!
I wished my mum yesterday! Apparently my parents were with my elder sister in KL yesterday.

For those who are curious when am I going back to Malaysia, I seriously have no idea.
There are mixed feelings in me, whether to study or to play and have fun.
I know this month would be a crucial month as vice-principal had mentioned once during CT session. So, should I go back?
I guess I should, it has been a while I am away from home. The last time I went back was during Chinese New Year, 3 months ago. Imagine that I did not go back this time round, I think I will only be back after my A levels.
Oh no, that is so not gonna happen.
Moreover, I have not been practicing my driving skills, it is also time to re-familiarize driving.
So! I came to a conclusion. I will not be back for the 1st and 4th week. I am still deciding whether to go back on the 2nd or 3rd week. Most probably I will be back not more than a week as I know if I go back I would not have the motivation to study. All I would do is, slack, reminisce with old friends. Arghh, I will try my best to force myself.

It is Monday today. No school no lessons. Nevertheless, it is my mugging day too. It is time to finish up all my homework and revise. I hope I can finish everything today.
Anyway, for your information, I only need to attend school once this week which is Tuesday. The reason is because I have IMCB attachment on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Is this good? Missing lessons seem to be fun, but missing them on this time period suggests otherwise.
I hope it would not be a problem catching up with three days of lessons.

Britain's Got Talent seems to be very very interesting and exciting.
You will be shocked by some of their performance, it is absolutely stunning and unexpected.
Quoted from Simon Cowell, a comment to one of the performer, "It is like a dog meow-ing".
He is suggesting that he did not expect that such a voice would come out from a masculine hoarse usual voice. Certainly I was shocked too!

Well, it is almost 7 am. I guess I should stop here. I need to bathe, eat my breakfast. And finally, start the engine of my mugging day. I hope I will attain a wonderful and productive experience today.

Ciaoz! Take care!

Rainbow

Have you ever wondered when can you touch a rainbow?

I did. And it is a coincidence, I did not use any prism or whatsoever.

Last Sunday. I went to meet my sister, while I was waiting at one of the bus stop.

I realised that there was a rainbow like colour on the floor, one fine line.

Probably there is a refraction of the sunlight through the plastic board at the back of me.

However, its worth remembering.

So, I decided to snap a photo.

Why white light contains 7 colours....?

Couldn't it be more or less. And why is it visible as white.

==The day I touch the Rainbow==

30th April

The last day of April!
We are stepping into May soon, like about a few more hours.
This is alarming, if we did not realised, we are getting closer and closer to A Levels.
Oh my god. Okay, I am sorry for those who read my blog and are taking A levels, because I reminded you.

Anyway, this month was quite a fruitful one as one of the days is my birthday! Besides, my sister came to Singapore just to see me. I am so touched! haha...
I know I have been slacking and lazying around, and I watched a lot of movies this month.

Knowing
Fast and Furious 4
17 again
X-Men Origins

Went out with Joshua, Jia Wen and Yi Ling to Plaza Sing to watch X-Men Origins. Why?
Because I got to use my GV Bithday e-voucher to get a free ticket. =)
Anyway, it is quite an insightful day for me, I am really amazed of how some people have high amount of content to keep talking, whereas for me, as usual, I am a silent listener, and talk whenever I could. Sianz.... I wonder when I am going to break this habit. Not that I do not want to talk or what, just that I dono what to talk, and I haven been talking for a long long time. =,=

Are You Reading My Blog? haha!

Bday gifts!

This are my birthday gifts from my dear friends!



The first one is from Michelle Lee from S74. Its a note and a notebook. Thank you very much.



The second one is a pair of slippers, bought by three of my juniors, they are my angel and mortals, Cai Tong, Theresa and Yi Sheng. Thank you!



Lastly, a watch. Bought by Eugene!!! =)

Happy Birthday!

Great! Yesterday was the day I had been waiting for.
I remember when I was little, I told my mum, I wish I can turn 18 immediately, leave school and work.
The reason is because I hate studying. However, going to school is not solely meant for studying, apart from that, we will be able to make friends. That makes life interesting in school. I experienced it last year and this year.

1 year ago, CHANGE'08 sang a birthday song for me during the night right after the concert rehearsal. This year, I was not expecting anything like a birthday song, but I am amazed. I will further elaborate later.

I kept track of those who wished me Happy Birthday, and those who actually made an effort to get me something. I appreciate all of your wishing, at least you were there to wish me Happy Birthday!
Thank you very much!

THANKS!
David Liou - my ex-classmate, one of my best fren, u wished me twice!
Crystal Cheney - my cousin from USA!
Huey Jeen - haha, the ex-Catholic High crapper!
Pearlyn - class bday rep!
Felix - Thanks for bringing me along to Great World City for ice-cream!
Yi Hang - thanks for the card!
Cheng Kiat - although we don't really talk much, thanks alot!
Jonathan - hey hey! thanks dude!
Cai Tong - MORTAL! lol... thank you for the slippers XD
Wei Sin - thanxx...
Yokie - =D
Ting Yun - thank you!!
Mei Ying - unexpected wish from you!
E Main - THANKS, u like to use CAPS alot!
Loo Ting - thank you for the card, and wishing early in the morning.
Kenn Siang - muahaha, thank you for the card.
Michelle Lee - your gift was awesome, din expect a gift from you! =) thankS!
Jin Ting - thank you, class cold joker.
Kevin - thank you and HAPPY BDAY, urs is somewhere near, NEXT WEEK!
Theresa - my dearest ANGEL! thank you, sorry ur letter is not done yet.. T,T
Germaine - haha! OG37!! ROX
Aileen - thanks thanks...
Geng Whye - thank you very much!
Mum - love u mum! =)
Dad - love my dad too! =D
Michelle Chong - dear childhood fren! thanks!
Trixie - my angel's twin sister! thank you!
Eugene - one of my best fren too! thank you for the watch, its very very cool.!!!
Joshua - thanks for wishing me personally!
Zeng Hao - I was totally shocked of what u did, i din expect that! thanks for initiating the bday song, that was enough as a bday present! for once, i think you are a good fren, erm at that moment. LOL..haha JK..
08S74 - thank you for everyone who sang the bday song!!!
Mark - malaysian senior!
Zhi Hao - Sec 3 roomie!
Ee Chu - OGOG3737!!
Erin - Thank you sister! Looking forward to see you this Sunday!
Erik - Ex-Teacher! thanks for bio remedial last year! and thank you for wishing me too.
Nicole - ex-secondary school classmate! thank you!
Calvin Sim - thank you thank you!
Wai Chew - thanks!
Ricky - thank you!
Martin - OG37 roxxx!
Eleanor - thank you! =)
Shi Huan - u wished me on facebook! thanx.
Li Wen - muahahahaahaha, junior! thx!
二婶 - thank you for calling me.!
Ser Siong - ex-classmate in sec school!
Ching Huei - ex-classmate in sec school! =)
Shi Hui - hahahaha.... 很好欺负的人... thankx!
Zi Ang - hope u recover from ur skull fracture!
Mei Ting - thank you!!
Jon Loong - thank you you!!!! everton won man utd =(
Wing Kee - PA/AVA + gefang senior, thanks!
Oon Beng - YO! thankx!
Xian Yun - 2008 Angel! thank you very much!!!!!
Ye Hui - although it was already 23rd, but at least u wished me. thankx!
Emelyn - haha...at least better than ye hui, u wished me personally before chem lecture. thx!
Xiao Chun - haha...lol...thx
And to those that I might have missed out!!
Thank you everyone!!!!!

+)

I said I will count:
approx 57!
not bad!
thx!

Sdays

Saturdays are good.
Sundays are bad.
Loves Saturdays but hates Sundays.
Saturdays makes people happy
Sunday makes people sad
However,
after all it is all about the mind
and how you think

this post is pointless.

I have been slacking the whole of yesterday
and today I will have to do a pile of homework
as well as revisions

no play play today
or I will suffer tomorrow.

Stuffs

I need a shoe.
I need pens.

MSN Display Name

[ed-JJC] The Cloudburst calls upon a perilous situation when wearing exhausted flip flops on a frictionless floor.

Let me explain what my MSN display name says, since it is there for quite a long time.

ed
refers to Edison!

JJC
refers to JiaJun Cheam

cloudburst
refers to the rain

perilous
dangerous

exhausted
worn out

flip flops
a kind of slippers

frictionless floor
slippery floor

======

why am I so random?
lol...

my slippers are really worn out, it does not have any more grip.
so during rainy days, I usually would not wear it unless I have no choice.
but even so, I will carefully walk slowly so as to prevent myself from falling on to the wet ground and embarrass myself in front of everyone.
i remembered wearing slippers to Orchard Road, and the floor there are very wet especially those not fully sheltered. Besides, the floor is frictionless too.
at some instance, i will lose balance and ALMOST fall onto the ground. LOL.
haha....
i guess this sends me a signal to buy new slippers. =/