Friday, May 29, 2009

term 2's offically ended! whooooooooooo *rejoices and celebrates*

ok breaktime's over.

rightt.
well just to recount today a little.
PE was soccer again...sian. not that i dont want to learn/get better at it, but the mass kampong style soccer really isnt too conducive/helpful for noobies like me to go learn. oh and, stuck at 6pullups! well, at least it's been staying there. have to go gym this weekend man (last week i neglected it yet again argh).
and after PE me renhao and evan were walking to the canteen and saw our class girls stoning at the watermelon steps, so went over to join them. had a little bonding session (sort of, at least i felt that it was); this should be how class bonding goes ma! we've not had such a bonding for a pretty long time. and class lunches we should all sit and mix around with the different people. it really helps us to get to know those from the class that we dont know very well better. instead of your old clique 24/7...

to be honest, 10S06N is really quite an awesome class. there's almost no one who's an awful turn-off/social introvert, and almost none fall into the pure mugger and cant take a joke category. which rocks. huhu where's class chalet man...taboo (ie charades) today at hodge lodge after slumdog millionarire moving screening by one chapter (which i'm in if you still dont know!) was fun. but i screwed up big time sianz...i got too stressed up apparently. or at least i had quite a few classmates tell me that zz. oh well. and slumdog was pretty decent. our class super supported it la 10odd people went down. if not the theatre would be so empty...call it 6N chapter liao la, seriously. so overall nice movie, except for the fact that there were a fair few occasions where much laughter ensued thanks to the word "dog". oh no, am i getting too much of a reputation for that now. woof?

today was also the farewell to mr tan chor kiang our maths tutor. boohoo...had cheesecake and big farewell message board for him, think he was really glad to have it. yay added him on msn too =) gonna keep in touch even after his time in rjc as a tutor is up! great guy...ok wait did that just sound gay >.< i guarantee you that i'm a 101% straight, thanks...

now, i'm gonna have some june holidays resolutions! yay clap clap, just hope that i can actually stick to them and accomplish them.
-get my npcc stuffs right! (this means ssg retest, sec3 preliminary interviews, the following specialised training phase, the npcc camp proposal vetting + discussion + actual camp itself)
-PW!!!!! all the work (which is alot really considered ASL has just started to kick off too) but of course not to be missed, bonding! (enough said haha. wait lame time, covalent ionic or metallic bonding ah...XD)
-make the best out of whatever other things i might do during the holidays! meaning gym, entre YES, x-stigma, and some other stuff...learn /benefitas much as i can from them.
-go for more bonding sessions with class/cca (class outing! cca chalet! pia all la)
-mug real hard and make sure i get them right! for CTs' sake of course...
-find a study buddy(s)! =D
-get my relationships up and going! critical period leh.


yea, and i'm off =D

Thursday, May 28, 2009

post! =)

well, at last we're coming to the end of JC1 term2. tomorrow's the last day of the first half of this year, and i guess i would probably dedicate a post to reflecting this period some other time. not now.

noo mr tan chor kiang's leaving us! tomorrow's his last math lesson with us argh. and then he'll be gone for overseas university boohoo. bye sir, hope you've had fun with our class cause we've definitely had with you around. and best wishes for your uni days and life ahead!
of course i shouldn't be forgetting mr tay rong en our chem teacher! he had his last chem lesson with us on tuesday. we had a nice cake for him plus a nice board filled with the well wishes from each class member. you're a really friendly and cool guy when we get to know you haha! stay that way and go make your mark in wherever you're going next!
i really regret how i didn't make an effort to complete my tutorials on time, ask a couple more questions in class, or even just interact with them a little more outside of the classroom context. it's times like this, when things are about to be lost or robbed from you forever that you realise how precious they have been to you. and you regret, sadly but surely. why do humans always do that even though they know they'll live to regret it. weird eh.

and today we had got back our chinese midyear exam. i got an A2! omg i was so happy, considering that i didnt study or prepare for it at all beforehand it's reallly quite an achievement. of course, you can attribute it to the innate easiness of the paper or something, but gah. sometimes you just gotta be more optimistic and think more highly and confidently of yourself right =)
just to ego A BIT (wait what if i get suanned instead), here's the breakdown:
paper 2 (ie the compre etc) - 80.5/110 (73%...ah that's not bad la)
paper 1 - letter 15/20, compo 48/70 (75% and a little under 70% respectively...felt a little disappointed that compo couldnt break the 70% mark though)
but overall! good job to myself, i think i deserve it. or do i, i didnt actually mug so call it a fluke??
mdm zhang hongshi was asking each of us whether, throughout the past term, we had put in effort to study or do something to increase our academic abilities outside of the lessons and assigned homework. almost all our answers were "no". and she was telling us, "if you don't make an effort to do anything else, won't you feel a sense of loss or regret if at the end of the day you don't get an improvement in your O level grade and possibly even deprovement?" so right, this statement. indeed, i've not been doing what i set out to do at the start, and just like the thing about the teachers, i really don't want to come to regret it come next year when O level results are out. luck factor there may be, ultimately it'll still be my fault.

gp CT had ended on wednesday too. to be honest, i felt it went relatively well, at least much better than my previous pathetic attempts to come up with a half decent essay. guess luck was on my side with the topic on media being something that i actually had stuff to say. and i think i've begun to master the art of crafting proper theses, topic/linking statements and conclusions. comprehension paper wasnt that ideal though, quite a few weird questions came up and i was unsure whether i had interpreted them right. summary wasn't as nice as i wanted it to be either. i guess i'd be rather satisfied with an overall B grade..

first round of the npcc sec3 interviews also kicked off on wednesday. we didnt get to go through many candidates (only around 5 in fact), but it was enough to show a stark lack of preparation on the panel's part. i really need to get it right over the weekend/tomorrow; it was partly my fault that it had turned out this way as i was the one coordinating the entire thing. i also realised that i'm not some genius in analysing interviewees, could be because this is my first actual try at chairing interviews. nevertheless i'm certain it'll be a great learning experience for me at the end of it all. isnt it great? you get to learn so much even by being the interviewing and not the interviewed.

oh damn but i'm so caught up with npcc stuff. have to plan staff sergeant retest for the sec 4s (hopefully during this holidays, not very desirable to do it during term tmie), settle this interview business + hierachy finalisation, vet/help with planning of the sec3 cum sec1 camp, and get down to HTA to clock HQ service hours. so busy that i cant even make it for the LMSC, something which i'm actually quite saddened by.

which brings me to my june schedule. well, i'm definitely not as busy as certain other people who are out every day of the month, but whatever. there's a npcc sec4 chalet to look forward to, though i'm not sure if i'd be able to attend omg. damn. pw's gonna be super intensive during this period and i believe this month will really make or break the group. other than that, entre's YES symposium should be a fun and refreshing experience for me too, but that takes up 2 days which is kinda bad. oh and of course, npcc camp! 3 days man. will be a fun ride, as long as i dont have to witness horrible hiccups or screwups on the sec4s/sec3s' part. if not my sadistic or evil side will reveal itself...dr jekyll muahaha.

yea man. havent talked about holiday homework yet, but it'll not be pretty nor will it be a nice read so i shall not elaborate. but for now, it may be high time for me to hit the bed and get my brain rested. i feel so dead now...but i think there's now something superbly great to look forward to every morning of school term now. happy guessing =) argh reminds me of how so many people have suddenly come to know about it...is it because of me or am i making it a little too obvious to be able to hide it? hai, that's life for you. uncertainties to the max.


i'm not gonna stop, i'm sure it'll work out. somehow, as long as i believe. for you, yes it's you.

Sunday, May 24, 2009

i have so much things to do that i really amaze myself with how well i can escape reality by coming here. *sigh* never mind. writing helps to soothe and clear one's mind =) plus it may help me with my GP CT this wednesday or something...hopefully.

hmph damn i have so many things that i want to say...but due to lack of time + the extremely high chance that 100% of readers will die throughout just 10% of the my post i shall skip many of them...huhu.

i've been pretty busy with npcc hai. been doing proposals, getting out the interview questions, detailing the procedure and all that i feel in a worse position than if i were the one getting interviewed. the admin and saigang to do is just crazy; fine now i know how hard it is to chair an interview. next time i actually sit for one i will keep that in mind and be friendlier and more sincere to the interviewers. (not that i haven't been very already though...)

but then again, something to look forward to: sec3 interview this wednesday! though it means that i'll have to skip like half of ENTRE GM, i think its worth the sacrifice la. after all, it's not everyday that you get to be the one interviewing people and deciding their fate rather than the poor guy sitting down there and waiting to get slaughtered grilled or cooked by the sadistic evil and demented interviwers hurhur...ok exaggeration. but it'll be fun and an interesting experience definitely. you get to see who're the real ones and the fake ones, all the kinds of crap that people can come up with under pressure and stuff, it's just hilarious. and we'll be preparing a little stunt for them ^.^ will wait and see the show! (ah i need to etch it in my mind lest i forget on the day itself)

and another thing i noticed, i've become so damn tired nowadays. not sure if it's the emotional/psychological burden that's come down on me all of a sudden, but then its a fact that i'm awfully tired every day of the week, every week of the month, every month of the year. especially after npcc, when i reach home at 7 i want to do nothing else but sleep it all off till the next day. so much for studies.

but then again i'm not really complaining. even though npcc totally drains me out (or maybe it's not npcc's fault, i think i just get tired if i'm doing anything in school for long), it's been really fun and enriching. just like on wednesday when i was training the sec2 and 3 combined squad for open house drills display. it was super great when you can motivate them to get that bang right, get the posture up and all. every "GOOD!" that i say counts, and the more times i say it the more good i feel and i'm sure it's the same for the cadets too. that's why being an NCO is so fun...wish i was one again. rightt i need the neville nah factor again, need to remember to add in a fun/sarcastic element into how i take drills. guess i may have been a little too focused (and maybe tired) that i forgot about that. it helps, really. even if it doesnt seem to, it just has this magical touch to it...

yeah, motivation does wonders. take it from me...just need the right person there with you to get it going. let's go, the many things that we have in common and that we've shared.

oh and i missed open house! damn. got there at 2.30, but then there was category 1 lightning already so most of the crowd was gone. ah sian...ended up stoning pretty much, just interacting with the sec4s. it's a very intriguing relationship, between a senior and junior in a uniformed group who start to break the barrier and become friends. very much different from any other random club or society where you basically start out as friends. and i walked all the way from the RI raffles square to RJ 7-11 just to get drinks for them lor. where can you find such a nice CI sia...(fyi i got them those drinks on the house...cost me 4.80 ok not cheap). then after that got jacked again, flower sales was supposed to start at 6.45 and not 4 so i was like ... but then i went to join sharon abhi and hari for dinner at vivo so i guess it wasn't that bad a wait. feel like going vivo again hai. haven't been out properly for like forever. pw outing man! must get one up this week after GP is over.

oh and flower sales was pretty interesting! not the most fun experience but definitely a fresh one (haha cos we're selling fresh flowers ma...ok fail joke nvm). from going to buy flowers, then preparation which included cutting dethorning wrapping sleeving ribbon tying (during which i pricked myself on the damn thorns twice, not bad. once i didnt even realise i was bleeding till i saw a red streak down my finger somewhere. and i even thought for a moment that it was the flower petals' dye or something coming off, how smart), and of course finally the selling itself. apparently friday's sales were quite slow, and saturday's sold like crazy. seriously, we started late on saturday's yet sold out the same quantity of flowers as friday in like 20minutes? now that's imba =)
woah and i got to know lum hui (sorta) on friday...he said i have a "UG look". and what is that?! someone please explain to me. i bet it's just cos you guys know i'm in UG lor so you guys think i have the look when it's just your mind playing tricks on you or something. i shall go do a social survey and find out =D practising pw skills...

i've been pretty slack for pw the past week, and i feel kinda guilty. sorry guys...been real busy, with 2 tests this week (one of which is probably a fail; what do you expect with only 3 hours odd of mugging the night before), lots of cca stuff to do, ccas to attend and all. i'm really not sure how my group's gonna turn out through the june holidays...it's a very crucial period in my opinion, it really will make or break us. so which fate of the two will befall on my group?
but i do sincerely think that PW is really one of the most useful subjects of the A level cirriculum. lets face it, which other subject can teach you how to work in a team? how to manage people, manage big tasks? how to emphathise with others, how to motivate them to get things done? i have no idea why my group was shocked at me when i put my no.1 priority as "learning how to work with people" or something along that line, but it was seriously the first thing from the list that had caught my honest attention. the A grade is really secondary...if you can't work with people (ie cant work in the real world), what good do a million As do for you, you tell me. looking back i'm really glad that i got the chance to be the pw group leader. managing this bunch of people hasn't been easy, but that's exactly why i appreciate it. if it was simple as cake then there would be no challenge and there would be little point in doing so. funny isnt it, how we always like the things in life that give us the most challenge, even though we know we might just come away from it with nothing but bruises all over ourselves.
and mr koh is a really great teacher (and i am serious about this, no sarcasm intended), i'm glad that we could have him for pw. his guidances may be weird or confusing at times but it does help alot in broadening my horizon and perspective on things in life, not just pw.

academics have been pretty rough for me. econs test...even though i seem to have done better than many people despite getting a fail grade (which by the way was 12/25, meaning i JUST failed omg), it still doesnt bode well. if you apply it similarly to the CTs, i'll just die. unless you tell me they will do some sort of massive moderation...but then again we shouldnt ever count on this kind of random things to help us.
chinese test on thursday wasn't that good too. i couldn't recall the exact format for a implementation-type bao zhang du hou gan, and i may have screwed it up big time for all i know. the future seems quite bleak where chinese O level is concerned...am i really going to be able to get it up to an A? the lack of exposure to the chinese language is already starting to show; i wanted to write so many idioms during the test itself but just couldnt remember how to write them (and i didnt bother to bring a dictionary cos it's so heavy and bulky). i can't really find a proper avenue to do enough chinese...help!
GP CT is in just 3 days time too (ok fine 2, since it's 12.02am now), and i've hardly started to study for it. frankly i don't even know how to properly prepare, and it may well be too late to start reading articles or those thick infopacks which i've never bothered to get myself to start on. hopefully, i'll get my motivation up and going and it'll all pay off. a B for this test is a very good grade already and i wouldnt dare ask for more. (not that i will complain at an A...)

another long post and i think i shall stop here for now. it's getting pretty boring isnt it. i feel a little disappointed and empty in that i dont really get the chance to share the deeper secrets of my mind and heart with someone. not everything that i am thinking of is written here definitely. things like these will only be shared with the right person. i do believe that that person has come along, but then there are still some barriers yet to be broken yet. is it just me, or something bigger? only time will tell.

and i shall end with another quote, something that i've come to adopt since awhile back. it just feels so good to be able to say it (even if it is just over here)...even better if i can say it to you, in person.

if you would take my hand, we'll walk down this path together. our path.

Saturday, May 16, 2009

time for another long post! IMBAA

well, actually if i were to talk about everything that i have in mind right now it may well go to 5k plus words...yes, there's that much that i can say.

shall start with the important ones first i guess...


wednesday was unit hierachy briefing for sec3s. honestly even till now i'm pretty hesistant and unsure of how this incoming batch of leaders will turn out. but then again thats exactly how my whole initiative came about - to make sure that they will in time to come be good leaders and lead the unit to greater heights, hopefully.
was kinda surprised that they did not have that many questions to ask during q&a, thought i would be bombarded like crazy. maybe they were just abit too stunned due to such short notice or something.

and as i had gave my two cents' worth on the entire application process, i thought back about how my journey in npcc has been like for the sec3-sec4 period. even though i had falled short of my desired post (which, frankly, was sec3 head), truth be told being sec1 nco wasnt bad. in fact it was an equally if not more enriching, fulfilling and satisfying experience. and what i told the sec3s as well was that, even if i could turn the clock back and for some reason i would be able to get the ccal post if i wanted to, i wouldnt. i would still choose the good old nco posts. nco fits me the best in my opinion, and no amount of testimonial benefits will change that fact. nco all the way! i've always thought that, out of all the posts in the entire hierachy, an nco post is the most noble, demanding but yet fulfilling one. nothing else comes close to it man, ever.

to reflect further, the nco process really pushed me out of my comfort zone quite abit. previously i was far more introverted, and like what i told the sec3s i never envisioned myself or thought it possible at all that i could stand in front of a squad of almost 30 rowdy immature and mischievous cadets and give them instructions, drills and commands. but yet i was surprisingly able to rise up to the occassion and can proudly stand here today telling people that i am a CI. really something of a personal achievement for me.

i liked how danish and idris came forward to speak to me individually, and voiced out their opinions or concerns about the application. i treasure these individuals for who they are because they know what they want, have put serious thought into it and are truly concerned about very pertinent issues, and because of that i'll do my best to help them find their answers, even though some of these issues are quite a tough nut to crack even for my standards. well, all i can say is keep up the good work boys (i mean guys, i dont want to sound paedophilic zz) =)

econs makeup test on thursday was just gg. we were informed one day before that the test was due, and i reached home at 7+ that day. spent 1.5hours half dozing off + looking through notes, and another 2 hours looking at tutorial sample answers and realising that i could make no sense out of them. all in all, a gg paper. if i even get above batch average (heard its 8/25 zomg) i'd clap or something. dont even talk about passing haha, unrealistic. oh and if i lose to sharon i said i will kill myself, since she spent 10minutes + 1 freeblock in school to study while i spent about 4 hours in total...of course, quality of the mugging session matters but ah whatever. i better not end up killing myself cos of this...so diu lian heh.

and throughout the past week i've done more comprehensions than i can count. ok, technically its just one GP and one chi 2-hour exam paper. but i realised that many times these passages teach you alot of interesting and provocative things about life that we might otherwise have neglected through the hectic-ness of our life.

things like the only way to achieve true success in life is to find your voice and passion, just seem so true. and this links back to the npcc application thing again (why am i linking everything to npcc now huh); go for something that you have a inner calling for, something that you feel for. and that's probably the only way to be truly successful - to love what you do and do what you love (ok wait do they mean exactly the same thing...?). to that end, i feel that i've done the right thing by being an nco and continuing on in JC as a CI. never regretted it, and will never too.

another thing was probably having integrity. one example brought up in the passage was scientists and how they do research; do they sometimes fake certain experimental results just to ensure that there are no dubious anomalous results, or do they reveal it without shame and then face the music/consequences?

living with integrity really is hard. i cant say that i do it all the time, but i do try as much as i can and whenever i can to keep the integrity within me, even if it may mean sounding or looking silly, stupid, or out of the ordinary/norm. something like discipline too, doing what is right, and not what is easy; the phrase sounds so simple but being able to stick to this principle is ever so challenging. i think someone who can say that they've done this is really someone worthy of admiration.

moving on to more interesting stuff, i realised (or rather further confirmed) that i like to sing! ok i know i dont have any killer voice or anything close to that even. but who cares, singing is a personal thing =) people who dont like my singing can just shut off their ears to it or something...haha still remember how kenneth got influenced by me during the free period and then we started singing like crazy (not together of course, different songs). but then again it gets super paiseh if everyone is staring at you. so i still find it best to do in private, or when the person(s) around you dont really mind your mediocre singing skills, haha. a pity is that often i cant really catch the lyrics so i end up blabbing random notes or words hmph. and i cant find a way to input lyrics into my phone (i heard only iphone and some other phone can do it), so its quite annoying..

i realised that kenneth is quite a fun individual to talk to. as in you know it when you can click with someone la, there's just that connection of sorts that you can feel. haha, he's just as lame as me if not more, and we both enjoy gossip XD (eh eh dont get the wrong idea or anything here...)

of course talking about that, i must mention how i'm quite a lame king myself too. and just to comment, being lame really requires a kind of innate talent...there are some people who just dont have the lame genes la, so to speak. being able to understand lameness and generating lameness are 2 different things haha. and i am both, (un)fortunately =D

oh and this week's been quite good for me...got alot of time spent together =)

hmm i'm reaching the end of this post...
just wondering if readers may think i'm schizo or something like that; in the sense that i may seem a completely different person here. but just to assure you that i am still uh, myself and i dont go into schizo state online or something. its just that i tend to voice out things here that i dont normally do in real life. hence the stark contrast, i guess.


i tried to get you off my mind, but i realised i just can't. you occupy every second of my thoughts, i wonder what i'd do without you.

Tuesday, May 12, 2009

back with a post! *cough* long post by the way (as always since like recently...), reader be prepared. or you can just stop reading halfway la, up to you.

firstly, i got some (not so pleasant) news that this place's existence has been made aware to a quite a few people in my class >.< must have been because i had put up the url on my msn nick...omg. now you see the true power of media.
just a note, do leave a tag or something to show you've been here, haha would appreciate. but if you dont want to its ok too...democracy blah blah.

i'm not sure what kind of effect this may have on me or the kind of things i write, but i think, as long as i write fairly, dont flame insult or defame anyone, and keep the morality there and all, i dont see why i should change anything just because more people are reading this. this place should and will stay the same.

wait firstly, some people might realise that my blog music is a little screwed. 30 seconds only argh. blame it on the new imeem policy thing. if anyone knows of any good sites to host and stream music pls tell me! i want my song up full and proper. but for now, no fret to all you out there, if you want to hear the song badly, you should find one link on the player there saying "listen to full song here" =)

shall start with abit about my mundane life first haha...today was nothing much, but was happy due to one thing...but got unhappy due to the next. ok enough gibberish. went with renhao to school library after school today to mug, in total spent 2 hours completing physics practical (which was really only 2-3 short answer questions), plus starting on maths sampling assignment (did about 8 questions, mostly had to ask renhao for help). gosh i'm really dying for maths, dont know sampling dont know hypothesis testing dont know correlation and regression. i need remedial badly.

haha just feel like dedicating a few lines to thank renhao. primary school classmate, had the good fortune to land in the same jc class as you! thanks for all the times that you've helped me yea...even if it wasnt alot nor super significant, i appreciate it, those times you've helped me with PI, math, etc...and i hope you've learnt a little something from me too =)

been going home late in the evening/night often recently. not sure why, but i feel that theres something terribly wrong or sinful with going home at like 3/4plus. feels like you didnt do anything, and gives me the sudden sense of loss of direction and all that. thats why on tuesdays and fridays (my free afternoons so far, fridays will soon be gone from the list waa) i like to stayback in school to mug, or just hang around with friends/classmates. one thing is the friends of course. other thing is...duno, maybe i just feel abit attached to the school environment? >.<
and i wanna just point out that i quite like the view from the school library on the first floor; you know the one where you can see the circle line station? yea that. i just like the entire view there; dont bother getting me to justify why because i wont be able to do so convincingly.

oh and i need a study buddy(s)! okay that just rhymed; didnt mean it but nvm its cool. need someone who can accompany me (without grunting and whining and hesitating hopefully) to school or just some conducive place to mug for the whole day and we could help each other with questions or concepts. that would be totally perfect. i cant mug by myself at home, there're too many distractions. but the type of buddy that you get is (and i stress this) very, very important. you need someone who is serious about work too, and would not move off to gossip or things every 5 seconds (hopefully i'm not guilty of that myself huh). "you" would be great...but i'm being abit ambitious/overly hopeful here; there are other friends whom i wouldnt mind as mugging partners. anyone reading till here and is interested already? o.o contact me!

was reflecting on how we're all given many chances (by god, fate, destiny or chance if you must name one) in life. but one very important point is that chances do not neccessitate success. rather, they just give you the stepping stone to do so. how you walk your path is another thing altogether. the chance is given, we do what we want with it. chuck it aside, or take it up all the way, we call the shots.

personally, there're many examples i can cite.
i was given the chance to become a CI. and trust me this was a very lucky chance indeed; i'm not sure how many people recognise the risk or potential loss i have come so close to in losing it. but nevertheless, how successful i am as a CI really depends on my own efforts and will.
given the chance to come to RI/RJ. looking at how i'm doing right now, i cant really envision myself getting straight As, or even four As for that matter. it doesnt mean that you're in RJ, it means that you're pretty much assured perfect score. there's never such a thing.
its one of the most difficult things to ensure you keep going up and stay there till the end, but the most easy thing to slip and take a fall all the way down. i seem to be doing abysmally now and i cant be sure about how i will turn out in the future at all.
and lastly, that. i'm not going to elaborate on this if you tell me to most likely (unless i have a super good reason to), but lets just say that when fate shows you the signals, it doesnt mean anything definite. just that theres the likelihood and a larger affinity present, and its up to you to cherish it and make it work out eventually. if you dont and it slips you by, well, tough luck.

and npcc isnt going all that well either. many of my plans have met with restrictions from the teacher in charge, but can i blame him really? we all have our interests for the unit so how can i be so sure that i am definitely right? and indeed, if i cant even come up with properly structured and clear proposals, how can i expect the teacher to trust that it will work out? if me myself cant even spell it out properly, can i expect others to see it the way i do? and how sure will this plan be of success? the various comments, feedback, even reprimands, they're all right and for good reason; i do have much much more to learn as a CI, or even just as a person.
but i do hope that at least, at the end of it all, i'll be able to look back and say "man, i really treasure those things that i had done for the unit" or something along those lines. and even pay visits back to RINPCC when i'm in uni (NUS hopefully?), doesnt really matter if i become a HO or not. i'd have left an impression on rinpcc and a vault full of memories to treasure down the road. as long as the unit benefits, leaders are groomed well and cadets come out feeling never more enthusiastic about the cca than they had before when they were in the cca. of course, i wont deny that it will be extremely fulfilling and nice and emo for me if people were to appreciate me for my efforts and perhaps even do something special for me, but well, thats secondary really.

lets move on to something cool now!
heres how the story goes...basically one day i was bored (as usual), so i decided to surf online about my horoscope and stuffs, and heres what i uncovered. should be a promisingly interesting read for all...basically, almost everything that you find there is accurate about me. at least 90%, like seriously. i have no idea why its so damn accurate, or just that the horoscope thing really works. either way, good way for you out there to get an insight into who/what/how i am. i wont really bother to comment since well, its troublesome (not to mention messy) to insert in chunks of my comments here and there. ask me if you want to know anything haha. but whether i tell you is another thing.

and guess i shall just end off with this =)


Qualities and Characteristics

Pisceans have a tendency to get pulled in two opposite directions. This inhibits their decision taking capability. They are quite open-minded towards their work and personal life, and demonstrate an immaculate insight and vision in material, technical and spiritual aspects.

You have a particular artistic sophistication, which means that you have creativity with a polished edge. Your special characteristic is your love for beautiful things in life, and also a particular day-dreaming and inconsistent trait. You are too soft hearted and willingly help anyone in distress; this might also lead to problems to you because of your inability to say ‘no’. Even with the introspective and intuitive edge, you are moody and restless at times.

Some depressions and dissatisfactions might lead you to pity yourself and escape from the distresses in life through drug addiction or drinking. You have a great inner strength, you only need to exhume it. You share your resources with others, even money, and think that others should do the same. The boundaries of possession are sometimes invisible or altogether meaningless to Pisceans, thus turning some into forgers and embezzlers.

Qualities that make you lucky are caring, progressive, benevolent, and imaginative. Qualities that hinder your success are undecided, casual, not practical, and easygoing.


Personality

Pisceans are characterised by their emotional depth. They have such a vast reservoir of positive creative energy that they don’t even come close to realizing their true potential. They are too modest to admit their talent, and often underestimate themselves. No one has the ability to express true human emotions such as happiness, love, anger and forgiveness in his art as much as the Piscean. So he/she no doubt has talent, but there is a tremendous need for encouragement. Pisceans give their friends unconditional support when needed. They believe in the notion that a friend in need is a friend indeed. But this works both ways. They also need to be understood and helped when in need.

Pisceans are also susceptible to developing habits and then acting as if they will show themselves out. Eventually, it becomes so late that things go out of control, and the habits take a heavy toll on their personal and professional lives. Again, it is almost impossible for the Piscean to get out of such a quicksand and restore normalcy in life without the support and affection of close and loved ones. Friends and family might find this a little difficult than they might think because Pisceans tend to be a little deceptive, thinking that it is for everyone’s good. So the picture I paint is not a very rosy one - it would seem that it’s hard for the Piscean to even live normally without help. But it’s not like that. Pisceans have so much stuffed up inside them that it is hard for them to stay balanced. That’s the only reason why they need help.

In love, Pisceans fall very easily and quickly, but tend to make mistakes. And sometimes, the result is the worst. Thus, they can be summed up in one word - passionate - in life, in work, in love and everything else. Their kind and gentle side sprouts from this very passion.


Friendship

If you are a piscean, you will be a friend cherished and loved by all your friends. Not only are you ready to put a great deal of energy and time into the friendship, but you are also ready to listen and give a shoulder to cry on to your friends. You are always willing to make sacrifices for the sake of your friends. You make their problems your problems. So the good friends will appreciate all you do, and reciprocate in full measure, but there will always be the other ones looking out and trying to take advantage. And unfortunately, you are one of the gullible kind - you find it really hard to make out the honest kind of friends from the opportunists.

Now there is this creative and artistic side of yours we talked about. This means that you like being encouraged by your friends. This works the other way around too - you find it easier to make friends with those who can take interest and sympathise with your interests, emotions and impulses. All and all, you naturally are inclined to get closer to someone who is one the same ground as you. In the whole broader picture, you are helping yourself gain in confidence and achieve whatever it is you want in life. There is the negative side to this too - you need friends who have interests similar to yours. So they might sometimes tend to feign interest in things that they couldn’t care less about - this might lead to awkward or heartbreaking moments.

Pisces, however need to make a conscious effort to get their personal life straight. You tend to be late on appointments, and then appear flustered and embarrased when you arrive. You are of course an excellent friend, one to be treasured, but your mistakes may get a little too irritating for your friends for them to be able to forgive you. A little discipline here would not go amiss. You are a great friend, but you also need to make it easy for your friends to go along with you


Love and Romance

In this matter, Pisces are ruled by instinct and emotion. Pisces are not one to sit in a judge’s chair and think about the partner-to-be objectively - you are too romantic for that. What you do is rush straight into it, and think later. Ill advised, but when it comes to love, there is no bound to your emotions, you just cannot control yourself. This impulsive nature is greatly loved by all those you couple with, at least as long as the two of you are together. And this is how it works - when you are young, you have all the impulse and verve in the whole world and ‘leap before you look’ would seem to be the motto of your love life; but as life goes on, with all the cuts and bruises you have suffered in the name of love, you will learn to be cautious.

This issue eclipses all others in relationship matters for you. And the answer to this problem is simple - try to think practically. I know it’s hard for you, so whenever you feel a strong impulse, just count to ten - relax! When the situation tends to get a little too hot to handle and it feels like all that talk about self restrain is just not working for you, try to let go of it - take a time out. This is not the same as running away from your demons. Time has a way of clearing the mist and removing the cobwebs. When you are not in the proximity of your ‘lover’, you will be free from blinding emotions, and be able to think clearly about your coherence with him/her, and if it has a future.

Now, if you end up with the wrong person, it will be difficult for you to realize that in time and make amends. But why should you end up with the wrong guy/gal? An important factor here is your too-good nature. You are willing to go to any level, and make any sacrifice in order to make the relationship work. This attitude might attract many a people who are not really worthy of .. you! So there are quite a lot many things you need to learn, I’m afraid, the hard way. Good luck!



want more? haha.

http://astrological-sun-signs.suite101.com/article.cfm/pisces_personality_profile


you mean more than what the whole world does to me. just one word and i'll go all the way. just for you.

Monday, May 11, 2009

Alright, i'm finally back here after one long week! =)

I believe my posts may seem convoluted, random and disorganised to some/many readers out there, but well, too bad for you =) it isn't really written for you people to read specially anyway...

first of all, think people who come here would have realised that i have a new song up! its love so sweet by arashi, and it owns. i'm so totally in love with it...must have listened to it a hundred times in the past few days. thanks to victor for sending me those brilliant jap songs! love so sweet, beautiful days, god knows, colors, they all rock!

and i think i like dancing. you know my HCL lessons every thursday, right beside it modern dance/street dance (duno which it is but nvm) have their practices on. then whenever i walk out for toliet breaks i see them going at it. looks so cool...and i really want to join them. like, i can imagine myself jamming to the music and all that. just that i may get laughed at for my noobness. i'm definitely putting bodyjam as my first choice for the PE electives, and may i get it =)

been really busy the past week...

had giis tie entrepreneurship plan competition presentation (what a long name when spelt out in full eh) on friday. truth be told, it had not gone according to plan, and we ran grossly short of time. it was probably our main tripping stone; our plan/report seemed much more comprehensive and well thought out then most of the other teams' there.
oh well, take it as a lesson learnt. these things take time and experience.
but i really agree with victor that our team was, to be honest, hardly coordinated or really working as a team at all. it was literally "you do this i do that" and then get some guy to compile everything, and end of story. i've never liked this, and it really lacks the "teamwork" element totally. you dont feel part of any bigger picture, and you're essentially just doing things yourself ultimately. if i do participate in another similar competition, i'll be sure to make sure that this doesnt happen again.

had some crazy pw spamming through this week too. PI and GPP were the main culprits, sort of. had to hit the central library on friday after returning to school from giis to do some research on our gpp topic. though i think the session didnt actually turn out that well...perhaps it was because we were all beat and couldnt really get our spirits up. or maybe that i just hadnt got a proper agenda or flow of the day right, thus explaining why we were doing things all over the place and in a haphazard order. its no wonder that everyone hates pw for what it makes us do (sorry mr koh...)

but anyway, had a pw meeting in school on saturday, and i guess as we were all not so sure about haw par villa we had decided to make a trip down. cabbed there ^.^, was around 10 bucks...and my group stared at me when i took out money from my wallet and paid the taxi driver >.> whats wrong with paying for the group hmph. getting everyone to fish out 2bucks-odd is the more disorganised and messy alternative what...

anyway back to the trip (which was my first ever to HPV btw), i realised that HPV actually isnt too big a place. it looks huge on the map, but in reality most of the space is taken up by the exhibits/displays/statues. so taking a tour round the entire place didnt take us more than 30minutes. sadly did not manage to go into the hua song museum for a tour, would probably have been more fun...haha and yitian was clamouring to go see the ten courts of hell very badly. i was like "oh you want to recce the place so that in future when you go there after you die wont feel so unfamiliar right?" XD ok sorry la yitian, just a joke...i'm sure you could tell haha. had a group pic taken there too, should probably be up on facebook soon =)

after that, we (excluding junyan since he had to leave to go bai bai haha) then took a bus to clement mrt, but on the way yitian said she saw some nice place with nice food (west coast plaza right?) so we got off there. decided on subway because of the new meal price there? 6inch sub + large drink + 2 cookies/1 bag of chips for 5.90. we all thought it was quite worth compared to the usual pricing there, so we went. and i must comment that the cookies were pure ownage. gotta go try again sometime.

we actually spent close to an hour sitting at subway now that i think of it. talked about alot of things, council, our class (as kejia got a random sms from a classmate whom we dont think would write such stuff, and started postulating who it was), pw groupings, and lots of other stuff. i really like these kind of things cause you get to learn alot alot about others, and i dont think i would have minded sitting there the entire day talking till night. though, my parents would, and so would i eventually i guess, thinking of all the homework that i neglected.

bus + mrt ride back home was interesting and fulfilling, to say the least. there was this interesting incident where this SMALL (by this i mean maybe kindergarten age max) guy and this SMALL girl had something going on between them. they seemed to uh...like each other? =/ i mean seriously they seemed to want to go to each other and er not sure do what when they met (which unfortunately didnt transpire during the time that i was there). haha and me and sharon were too busy laughing and commenting about the young couple in the making that time passed all too soon and my stop was due very quickly. hai, time does indeed fly when you're having fun.

went to the gym yesterday, and it felt good. i dont mean i like the pain and all that, but you know when you think about the benefits that it will bring you eventually, the motivation will be there. just hope that i will be able to sustain constant weekly gym session from now on, already missed 2 for the the past 2 weeks...by the way, missing gym sessions/exercise really do alot to pull down your performance. so, consistent work is the key! ah, but my pullup count is still at 5! sian. personal goal: to reach 10 and keep it there (at least, if not increase) by start of next year? it's definitely possible; i was able to go from 0 in sec3/4 to 5 now (and trust me when i say that i never thought it would be possible for me), so think and dream big man! =)
oh, and i realised that i can do commando pushups now =D why? well, probably largely due to my gym efforts and all, but another thing may be that its really scary to try it for the first time, since you know, if you fail and your chin/jaw hits the floor...you're screwed. *ouch*

right now, i'm pretty burdened down by the work that i have. for npcc, its really hectic and rushed as i gotta get the proposal for the sec3 leadership training programme done by tonight and get it approved by mr koh, vet the sec4's ppt for the sec3 unit hierachy briefing on this weds, as well as create an interview form + feedback form. omg stress ah...so bogged down.
acdemic work wise, pw/gpp is bad as ever, some parts are just plain confusing and the sms communication with the teacher isnt helping all that much...well, sms isnt almighty, that i gotta admit. and very very lucky that this week has no test (except econs? but that can take home to do WHOO), chem got pushed to next week, heard that it was to give us more time to study ha. but chem and phy are on the same day next week so let's all say gg in advance =( and chemical bonding is really win...no idea what is hybridisation, and the VSEPR...gone. perhaps chem remedial would really be helpful.

ok i think i shall get back to books (or at least try to). been on the com for the past 3 hours already, doing pretty much nothing constructive. i'm damn inefficient...but right now, i'm feeling quite elated over the chances and times that i've got over the past few days, and i'm happy for that. i just hope it can stay this way, forever and ever.

to end off my post for today, here are the lyrics from love so sweet! translated from jap of course. think its good enough to describe my feelings...here you go. enjoy =)


Ever since I realised that what was shining wasn’t the mirror and it wasn’t the sun – it was you
The moon smiling way above the tearful clouds, one more love story

My wounded dreams are yesterday now
Let my love song ring out into the sky

Memory, I’ll never, ever forget this sky, even if we’re apart
There’ll never again be a season when I meet someone I love so much
Shine brighter, my greatest lady, this love is sure to softly reach you
Believing is everything, love so sweet

I hold out my hand to the sky so I can always see it from there
And memories of being with you spread out
I was so obstinate and stubborn
And you changed me, a love story is set in motion

May our two winding roads
Merge together here and become a rainbow

Memory, I’ve been chasing this dream all this time, even if we go far away
No matter how tough the night, even if you're about to give up on your promise
Smile more, my final lady, this love is sure to softly reach you
There’s no night that won’t give way to the dawn, love so sweet

This love I can’t tell you about
Becomes flowers that rain down on the town
No matter where I am, I feel you here

Memory, I’ll never, ever forget this sky, even if we’re apart
There’ll never again be a season when I meet someone I love so much
Shine brighter, my greatest lady, this love is sure to softly reach you
Believing is everything
There’s no night that won’t give way to the dawn
Believing is everything, love so sweet

Tuesday, May 5, 2009

it's been a really busy few days and it's going to continue that way till the end of this week (and possibly beyond), so i likely won't be making any appeareances here again too soon. but i wil be back, since i like this place for what it can provide me with, and i'm only too eager to share what i'm thinking. so yea, look out =)

Saturday, May 2, 2009

wow i'm posting so much in an attempt to inject some very much needed life into this very much dead blog...

yea anyway so today we had our first out-of-pw-lesson meeting! thought it was pretty fun/the atmosphere was good, everyone was pretty co-operative and we had lots of welfare via food! though there were a few little displeasures here and there, such as the fact that we ended everything at 10pm despite me saying latest 8pm then dinner afterwards =( which resulted in me reaching home at 10+ and not having done anything constructive, till now, which is 1.15am. hai.

oh well but i like the spirit of our pw group. i think the mix of personalities is just right, and the synergy seems to be adequately there. so i'm pretty glad =)

which brings me to something. i just realised that i get sort of left out alot when people are talking about things like ccals and stuff. i mean like, when today yitian (no offence/not flaming you in case you read this yitian!) was saying how our class has many ccals/councillors, she did not mention me.
of course i dont blame her, since after all npcc is really hardly a cca of any profile in rjc at all, its even considered external so i really dont expect many people to know about it and even who's in it in rjc. having said that, i really feel sad/unappreciated that i'm not well recognised as a cca leader in npcc, and kind of get pushed to the sidelines when anything that has to do with ccals are mentioned.
of course, i need to qualify that i didnt join back npcc just for the namesake of ccal and for my CV and things like that (though i dont deny that they are undoubtedly useful/advantageous). i like what i'm doing now and definitely wont mind going back even if people dont really look up to me or recognise me for what i am doing or who i am. think this should be obvious from the fact that i've been going back so much despite well, the current situation in rjc as mentioned earlier. my point is really just that sometimes, i just want people to appreciate me for what i'm doing, for going back to npcc (which should never ever be shameful or stupid), for being who i am at all. call it ego needs if you may, but this is how i feel.

next week, i'm pretty dead as 8 may is the worst day of my life in recent months. why? let me show you why.
-giis-tie entre comp presentation
-econs lecture essay test
-HCL mid year exam (which we are taking with the sec4s ZZZ)
-deadline for PI (though not that big a matter, could always hand up on thursday)
see how screwed my day is? ah and not to mention 9 may there's crimezero briefing, and then the week following chem class test on tuesday, which really means 0 time to mug. and the topics include chemical bonding, the most win one yet. say hi to failure liao...

ah and i really am quite fail. i told myself that i would try to spend the rest of the night/morning (since technically after 12midnight its morning) doing something constructive, even if only a little, like reading up on gp articles, doing abit of homework or just looking through/revising previous topics for various subjects. but i've done none of those. all i did was go on msn, check email (of which there were none), and that was it. oh and i sent an email to my pw group, what an achievement huh. OH, and i still have not done up my npcc proposal yet. i promised my teacher in charge that i would give him one by this week. so much for promises...ah, i really just feel noob now.

where can i find my motivation? i can only think of one now, and that'll be you.