As the red lights go off

My first F1 race live this year!

On tv i mean.

Anyway, F1 changed a lot over the past year. Don't recognise many names and many cars. Am new to the 8 engine rule. And what's up with the huge fuel tank and the new no re-fueling rule? The pit stop strategies are precisely what added so much more excitement to the whole race! I've been really out of touch with F1=( (Only a few weeks back i found out that there will be a South Korean Grand Prix this year -.-) Hope i don't get into trouble for pon-ing study time. But, it's been way to long since i watched an F1 race.

Went out for another shopping trip today and failed to buy anything yet again. Had lunch with my brother and Gwen (It's his birthday tomorrow!). Oh oh oh, i bought a 冰皮mooncake!!! It was a bit pricey for such a small mooncake but oh well, i have a craving for it. Craving satisfied =)

School again tomorrow=( GP results tomorrow. I hate the agony of the school releasing our results to us over a span of two to three weeks. Why prolong the agony of waiting. Not like there's suspense or anticipation on our part anyway. Somehow, I wish we had exams instead. Because exams translate to shorter school time.

Weekend's over. Break's over. Time to get serious once again!

He strikes again

Yes, i am awake at this hour.

No, i did not wake up early.

In fact, i did not sleep all night because Mr Insomnia decided to pay me a long visit last night. However, thank god for friends who are at the other side of the world (by the other side of the world i actually just mean UK. lol.) who kept me company. Chatted and talked to them=) Thanks to a phone and international roaming!

I'm off to Changi beach=) Don't think i'll catch sunrise though.

GOOD MORNING=) I'm in a very good mood despite not sleeping=)

The little red dot

I like how Singapore is so small that you can hear the roar of the F1 engines even though you are not at the race track. The adrenalin rush one feels just listening to the roar of the engine makes me feel as if i'm right there at the tracks. Maybe it's just me, but yea, i get excited and hyped up listening to the deafening roar of the engines. Regretted not buying tickets and going for F1 this year, especially since the timing is so right! (Just immediately after prelims!) Doubt i would get to watch it here next year either=(

Hmm.. maybe the Sepang Grand Prix next year?!

But it's in the afternoon! I prefer the night race!


Shit. Seriously regret not buying the tickets. =(


Steamboat buffet for dinner just now. It was a post-prelim cum farewell/graduation dinner for the scholars by Hwa Chong. It was pretty generous of the school to splurge on us, bringing us to a hotel for such a scrumptious meal. Walking through our two-year journey in Hwa Chong, it's really heartwarming to have friends who share the same experiences (the homesickness, complaining about the boarding school, curfew, the pressure to perform, the warning letters....)



A big thank you also to our teacher mentors, who willingly took on the role of surrogate fathers and mothers, and being there to support us, especially mentally and emotionally, whenever we face difficulties. Thank you for being caring and supportive and always believing in the best of us, and not giving up on us even when things seem bleak. And also thank you for always making us feel welcomed and taking the trouble to make sure we "fit snugly" into the Hwa Chong family!


I shall slack my weekend away before touching anything academic! Going to Pulau Ubin tomorrow to bury time capsules with OAC=) Digging up the one they buried last year when i was back home. Fingers crossed that it would not rain. I doubt it though, because it has been raining for a few consecutive days already. But oh well, rain or shine, it will not dampen our spirits!

I'm so going to City Hall tomorrow night!!!!!

I should go to bed but i know i can't fall asleep this early and no i have no mood to mug for tomorrow.

Am i the only one who doesn't want prelims to end? @@ LOL.

But yes.

End it still shall.

2morrow should be interesting=)

千里共婵娟

独在异乡为异客，每逢佳节倍思亲。

Mid autumn festival always reminds me of this poem. To be more exact, this line. For the fourth year in a row, i'll be celebrating mid autumn festival away from home, without my parents and my brother.Ii actually am wondering when will be the next time we get to celebrate MAF together as a whole family again. Even with such a small family, it seems impossible in the coming years. I really miss the times where dad would set up a table and chairs on the porch (at my old house), brew up a pot of 龙井or铁观音or普尔茶, while mom would prepare 瓜子and mooncakes. Then the four of us would just sit around at the porch sipping tea, gazing at the moon, chatting and just enjoying the atmosphere and each other's company. I miss playing candles and lanterns with my brother, even the aftermath where we had to scrape of the wax while my mother supervises. I have never really thought much about those nights but now that we don't get to enjoy them anymore, i realise that i really miss our simple way of celebrating MAF.

I guess there won't be much of any mood for a MAF celebration here tonight, given the fact that there is a bio paper tomorrow. Even without the bio paper, i don't foresee anyone appreciating this festival tonight. Guess i'll make do with gazing momentarily at the moon, with a mug of chinese tea and a mooncake with my roommates.

One consolation though, wherever we may be, we're all still under the same bright moon!

Anyway, went on a (supposed) shopping spree yesterday. I realised that i'm not cut out for shopping sprees (or retail therapy or whatever you call that). Gave myself the liberty to spend the whole afternoon away but in the end, i end up spending one and a half hours in kinokuniya, buying two books. Spent another half an hour in royal sporting house and bought a basketball (it's a birthday present for someone but i am really tempted to keep it for myself!) Got bored, had lunch and went back to the boarding school to read my story book. Yea, end of supposed shopping trip without much shopping and certainly not much fun. Truthfully, i rather coop myself up in a cosy little bed and read my afternoons away!

2 more days and prelims are over. Don't feel extremely happy. Anyway, had a sudden realisation that my four years in Singapore would be coming to an end soon. I remember how four years ago i was complaining that four years was a long time and that it would take forever to pass.

Four years is going to be over soon.

In these four years, many things have changed, some for the better, some for the worse (this sounds familiar@@ i must have said it a hundred times before..) I realise that 我不像以前那么的执著了。顺其自然吧。=）

And four years passed by just like that.

On a celebratory high!

Why am i acting as if prelims are over?! @@
Enough slacking!! Time to start studying again!

Thank god i stay in the boarding school

Though i usually complain about have to stay in a boarding school, with the sucky internet connection, sucky food and stringent procedures, this is one time where i'm truthfully thankful that i am staying in a boarding school.

Woke up this morning with a jolt, noticed the brightness of the room, stared at my phone and freaked out! The time on my handphone showed 7.30am. Was stunned for a while and realised that i had a chem paper in 45 minutes time, and that morning assembly was happening in school right now. Was out of my room and heading to school by 7.38am. Thank goodness i stay in the boarding school. My first time late to school in for god knows how long and it just had to happen on an exam day. Was flustered and panicky when i reached the exam venue and had to listen to music to calm down. Anyway, while walking to school, i checked my phone and realised that the alarm was set to 6.30pm! Yea, i forgot to switch pm to am. Way to go, TCY! Another of your careless and silly mistakes.

The funniest thing about today is that two of my other roommates woke up only because i jumped out of bed and shouted "shit!". I wonder what would happen if i did not wake up. (Why did i wake up anyway? i have no inkling at all.) Maybe all three of us would have missed the exam @@

And to think of the consequences if i am NOT staying in a boarding school. Yup, thankful.

I really should get back to my acquired habit of sleeping early before exams. My sleeping habits now remind me of myself during form 3, where i would study late into the night before exams due to last minute studying. It's quite amazing how my sleeping habits can change so drastically in such a short period of time. One week i am sleeping at 11 and the next i'm sleeping at 2, 3am, sometimes even near 4am.

Shall start mugging bio applications after lunch. Hmm.. what should i eat for lunch?

MAF

Mid Autumn Festival (or more affectionately known as MAF)- a night where generations of hwa chong alumni and students gather in the inner plaza under the (moon)light. It's amazing to see couples who were once schoolmates or even classmates, bringing along their little toddlers. How cute. Lol. Young people, old people, all bonded by the same college songs. It's amazing when you think of how many generations have sang the same college songs, learnt the same mass dance. I love the invisible bond that holds all of us together.

To the juniors, good job today! You all managed to make a profit=) And good job for dragon roll call too! I heard that you guys practised for a few hours! All your seniors were impressed, us included. You guys have really come far since the first pre-camp and YLTC. Continue the great job and bring OAC to greater heights! I'm looking forward to our very own "Past versus Present"!

love

My brother just sent me a really touching and encouraging message that made me cry. I love you bro! Even though we may fight and disagree sometimes, i'm really proud to have you as my brother! Thanks for that message!

Mugging = fat

Things that i realised in my process of mugging:
1. My attention span has decreased.
2. I can't stop eating while i am studying.
3. Studying in my room is efficient only at night.
4. My sleep patterns are all screwed up.

Sighs. I seriously need to readjust my sleeping patterns before tuesday. And i need to go to the gym more often! All these munching is gonna add pounds if i don't.

For twice in three days, i almost walked onto an escalator that is moving down when i wanted to go up! Something's wrong with me. I've been doing a lot of stupid and silly things lately, unconsciously.

Mid Autumn Festival in school tomorrow=) And playing ball in the afternoon=) I welcome the exercise!

Selamat Hari Raya!!!

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My brother sent me a message saying, "You not coming..?" and immediately i felt bad for not going. Crap. All the best for Asean Dance junior comm!!

Ramblings.

I see people with their hands full, carrying their luggage, with the airport in mind. Juxtapose them against myself, hands full, but clutching on to my biology notes, with the Calvin cycle in mind. Oh, the beauty of exams!

Jokes aside. Lit is a serious business.

Joke of the day: My hand cramped during the three-hour english literature paper!! Well, it would be funny if it was really a joke. But no. It actually happened. Blame it on all the furious writing. Ironically, lit paper was a joke though. Especially the essay question with that super long Jean Rhys quote that made me go: Har?!?! What the hell?? Too bad i couldn't laugh out loud during the exam, or else i really would. LOL.

The beginning of an end.

The curtain opens. The rehearsal starts. (Regardless of whether you are ready or not.)