1 more shoot tmr and perhaps i dont have to smell gunpowder for the next 4 years, or stay up late just to clean and inspect other pple's arms.
let the countdown begin.
anyway i will be gone from next tues to next sunday. back to the land of naruwans. taking a break from the seemingly-slack-but-actually-very-hectic schedule in camp. hope this trip will be fun and rewarding.. cus the last time i went we couldnt manage to enjoy ourselves totally (thanks to the 3 days RnR and not to forget the 罢扁 incident).
Sunday, September 30, 2007 @
Wednesday, September 26, 2007 @
yay! 12 clique done. 30 more to go.. booo the journey seems endless.
body is aching from the run. and stomach is grumbling like rawrrrrrr.. it's lunch time and im eating my breakfast. damn shld have woken up earlier! but too lazy.. grr
going off. 30 more km.. 30 more working days.. and ORD!
body is aching from the run. and stomach is grumbling like rawrrrrrr.. it's lunch time and im eating my breakfast. damn shld have woken up earlier! but too lazy.. grr
going off. 30 more km.. 30 more working days.. and ORD!
Sunday, September 23, 2007 @
this week has been largely sleep-deprived... around 4 to 5 hrs of sleep average per day. sucks.. but it's not just me. seems that everyone is feeling the same as me. audit's tmr and we have been preparing hard for it for the whole week. hope things will turn out fine. certainly dont want to see our efforts gone to waste.
i can see that everybody around me is getting more and more short-tempered, me included. i suppose it's the lack of sleep and the increasing amount of stress as days to audit get lesser and lesser. conflicts everywhere.. im not talking about commanders vs men.. it's more of regulars vs nsf. i suppose to many of us the audit isnt very impt cus we are going to ORD soon but for many of the regulars, especially those key appointment holders, this audit means very much to them ba i think. can see alot having this grouchy face when they are tasked to do their stuffs, like fixing the vehs and cleaning arms. i hope that after this week everyone's ok and we can all look forward to our countdown party!
had SOC last friday and i had to really push this men cus he couldnt seem to run.. so i was barking at him to make him finish his course.. i remembered saying something like "have u tried your best?" to motivate him to push himself. apparently it didnt work. and at the end of the day he felt abit giddy and unconscious. seems like he over-exerted himself over the course. but in the end he was ok. thank goodness.
later back in bunk i was thinking.. how do u know if u have done your best. i realise that there are alot of things that u thought that "i have done my best" at that point of time, but after time has passed and u look back u realised that "oh actually i could have done better.. shit" and then u start to regret about putting in enough effort. hai.. i really need to do more reflections everynow and then to remind myself that i can actually perform better than i think i can. only in this way then i can improve and become a better person.
i can see that everybody around me is getting more and more short-tempered, me included. i suppose it's the lack of sleep and the increasing amount of stress as days to audit get lesser and lesser. conflicts everywhere.. im not talking about commanders vs men.. it's more of regulars vs nsf. i suppose to many of us the audit isnt very impt cus we are going to ORD soon but for many of the regulars, especially those key appointment holders, this audit means very much to them ba i think. can see alot having this grouchy face when they are tasked to do their stuffs, like fixing the vehs and cleaning arms. i hope that after this week everyone's ok and we can all look forward to our countdown party!
had SOC last friday and i had to really push this men cus he couldnt seem to run.. so i was barking at him to make him finish his course.. i remembered saying something like "have u tried your best?" to motivate him to push himself. apparently it didnt work. and at the end of the day he felt abit giddy and unconscious. seems like he over-exerted himself over the course. but in the end he was ok. thank goodness.
later back in bunk i was thinking.. how do u know if u have done your best. i realise that there are alot of things that u thought that "i have done my best" at that point of time, but after time has passed and u look back u realised that "oh actually i could have done better.. shit" and then u start to regret about putting in enough effort. hai.. i really need to do more reflections everynow and then to remind myself that i can actually perform better than i think i can. only in this way then i can improve and become a better person.
Sunday, September 16, 2007 @
there's something about MAF that brings crowds back into hwachong every year. and this year isnt any exception. by 7+pm the whole central plaza was filled with hwachongians from all batches. the lightings were pretty (imho it was better than last year's lightings) and after 3 years i managed to see the light up!
i enjoyed this year's song and dance session particularly more than the previous years. maybe it's because my impression of song and dance sessions during the previous years have become faded and more vague. but as far as i can remember, i have never danced so happily.. ever since i was in j1. even though the whole group of us were trying to figure out the dance steps for the single and couple dances.
so.. what's the thing about MAF that brnigs crowds back? im sure it's the place, and most importantly the nostalgia. people may change. but being back in the same place, the same class bench, the same central plaza and the same basketball court brings back jc memories for me. and it never fails to make me feel like im a jc student all over again. when we started forming circles and sang the college songs, somehow all your problems go away for that very moment and you feel like you are back to become a hwachong student again. a carefree one without much responsibility and stress.
but of course all good things must come to an end. somehow i wished this year's maf could be a little longer (i thought this year's ended much earlier than the previous years).. and it seems that there are lesser and lesser seniors coming back to maf. which's pretty sad. nevertheless, i enjoyed myself totally. if only maf could happen every week.. hurhur. im so glad i went. and i'll be back next year.
i enjoyed this year's song and dance session particularly more than the previous years. maybe it's because my impression of song and dance sessions during the previous years have become faded and more vague. but as far as i can remember, i have never danced so happily.. ever since i was in j1. even though the whole group of us were trying to figure out the dance steps for the single and couple dances.
so.. what's the thing about MAF that brnigs crowds back? im sure it's the place, and most importantly the nostalgia. people may change. but being back in the same place, the same class bench, the same central plaza and the same basketball court brings back jc memories for me. and it never fails to make me feel like im a jc student all over again. when we started forming circles and sang the college songs, somehow all your problems go away for that very moment and you feel like you are back to become a hwachong student again. a carefree one without much responsibility and stress.
but of course all good things must come to an end. somehow i wished this year's maf could be a little longer (i thought this year's ended much earlier than the previous years).. and it seems that there are lesser and lesser seniors coming back to maf. which's pretty sad. nevertheless, i enjoyed myself totally. if only maf could happen every week.. hurhur. im so glad i went. and i'll be back next year.
Friday, September 14, 2007 @
i had a pretty long conversation with my dad this evening. and it really brought me back to reality. time check - ORD is in 52 days. the end of 1 phase, the start of the other. i really need to plan my life after ORD.. can't really imagine myself bumming and lazing around for the next 8 to 9 months. and i cant afford to use up all my money before i go uni!
also.. i really need to think about my future. as in my uni course.. what exactly are the job prospects of taking chem? simply being a teacher or working in jurong island? i want to become a teacher... but i wanna try something else.
so.. i need to look for a job. probably one in the office since i have been used to working in an office for a year or so le. any lobangs anyone?
anyway. went to buy shoe for stan chart with ben and cj.. wanted to buy ds trainer but it's either out of stock (for the red one. the green one looks weird) or it's out of our budget.. so we had to settle for our so-called 2nd best..
also.. i really need to think about my future. as in my uni course.. what exactly are the job prospects of taking chem? simply being a teacher or working in jurong island? i want to become a teacher... but i wanna try something else.
so.. i need to look for a job. probably one in the office since i have been used to working in an office for a year or so le. any lobangs anyone?
anyway. went to buy shoe for stan chart with ben and cj.. wanted to buy ds trainer but it's either out of stock (for the red one. the green one looks weird) or it's out of our budget.. so we had to settle for our so-called 2nd best..
tada!
mizuno wave rider 10.
i have read the reviews.. it's not bad. so hope it doesnt disappoint me!
Sunday, September 09, 2007 @
seriously. 1 talented mouse and 1 idiotic chef kept me glued to the screen for 2 hours straight. the story's simple and i liked the animation. good job..
anyway. happy birthday to kx! (if you are seeing this post)
Friday, September 07, 2007 @
firstly, a big thanks to all who wished me on my birthday! thanks a lot.. and thanks to the branch for the birthday cake!
actually being 20 is no big deal. you get older but life still goes on.. didnt get to enjoy my birthday off because i had to march for some parade which took the whole day. bahhh
apart from COC, whole week has been filled with fighting spirits, aggression and OUCHHHH. yes it's ACCT! for those who dont know what' ACCT, it's basically a mixture of taekwando and judo. u kick asses and u slam them. and of course others do the same to you. that's why im having a freaking backache, footache, and insert body partache the whole week. but it's pretty fun and exciting, especially when u get to slam pple down and see them whining in pain. haha
bbq last sat was pretty fun. except that we ordered too much food and yiming was having a high fever. get well soon if u see this msg.. havent had a bbq with the cls for very long le. and gtan came with kaylee! so cute. anyway maf is on 15 sept.. hope to see everyone soon again!
58 days till ORD. less than 1 working month in camp cus of the course. and it seems that i cant finish clearing my off and leave. sighs... why ask for so much in the 1st place when u cant finish utilising it in the end?
i just came back from a wake. my men's mom passed away. this has been the 3rd wake i have visited in 4 months. the mothers of 2 of my frens passed away while for the other one it was the grandma of another close fren of mine. sigh life is so unpredictable. and it always teaches us to treasure everything around us even more. i know i shld do but i tend to take things for granted sometimes. why? sighs
actually being 20 is no big deal. you get older but life still goes on.. didnt get to enjoy my birthday off because i had to march for some parade which took the whole day. bahhh
apart from COC, whole week has been filled with fighting spirits, aggression and OUCHHHH. yes it's ACCT! for those who dont know what' ACCT, it's basically a mixture of taekwando and judo. u kick asses and u slam them. and of course others do the same to you. that's why im having a freaking backache, footache, and insert body partache the whole week. but it's pretty fun and exciting, especially when u get to slam pple down and see them whining in pain. haha
bbq last sat was pretty fun. except that we ordered too much food and yiming was having a high fever. get well soon if u see this msg.. havent had a bbq with the cls for very long le. and gtan came with kaylee! so cute. anyway maf is on 15 sept.. hope to see everyone soon again!
58 days till ORD. less than 1 working month in camp cus of the course. and it seems that i cant finish clearing my off and leave. sighs... why ask for so much in the 1st place when u cant finish utilising it in the end?
i just came back from a wake. my men's mom passed away. this has been the 3rd wake i have visited in 4 months. the mothers of 2 of my frens passed away while for the other one it was the grandma of another close fren of mine. sigh life is so unpredictable. and it always teaches us to treasure everything around us even more. i know i shld do but i tend to take things for granted sometimes. why? sighs