Saturday, May 29, 2004 @ 14:12
number twenty

yo. going to go to the airport in about three hours. off to new zealand! now's the waiting time, always soooo long and sooo boring. that's why i decided to post an entry. hmm, what should i write about? not about the results that's for sure. i got 11th, with the top ten people being girls(cough-cough). not my fault, it's already a fact that girls brains develop faster than boys. so i'll give them some time to gloat, jump with joy etc. before crushing them later on. haha. looking forward to the next term. because there will be ENGLISH LITERATURE!!! and D and T. firstly, D and T is much easier to understand than home economics. secondly, english literature is so darn easy, at least in secondary one. haha. damn. this june holidays is so packed. first is the new zealand trip, then i have to go for the sparkC camp(they say that's OBS affliated) and last of all, i have tonnes of holiday homework to do. that's including the TWO CHINESE books that i have to read. i'll take my time. no hurry. *whistles* but i hope there will be NCC training, especially PDS(precision drill squad). in case you all don't know what is PDS, it has nothing to do with footdrills. it is actually drills conducted/learnt with a rifle. and the rifle is not the M16 but those old world war two rifle that weighs about 5kg each. and we have to use the rifles to do PT before each PDS lesson. COOL EH? it so rocks. anyway, i'm going to get the corrs newest album, borrowed heaven, in new zealand and i might get avril lavigne's album too, but not definitely. if any of you out there want me to get anything for you, please tag my tag board with what you want and contact me as soon as possible before i leave singapore. late entries will not be entertained. haha. but i have to see if i have enough money. i have to buy lots of things. haha. i'm halfway through D-Day now. i'm reading the part where they are preparing to drop the soldiers off Utah beach. by the way, did you know that the soldiers placed condoms over hte muzzles of their rifles to prevent water and sand from entering the rifle? and when they fired, they did not have to remove the condom because the bullet would just pierce through it. smart eh? hmm, don't feel like posting anymore. bye! see you in 8 days time!
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14:11
number nineteen

BLOOD UPON THE RISERS

He was a cherry trooper and he surely shook with fright
As he checked all his equipment and made sure his pack was tight.
He had to sit and listen to those awful engines roar.
And he ain't gonna jump no more.


Chorus:
Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die.
Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die.
Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die.
He ain't gonna jump no more.

"Is everybody happy?" cried the sergeant looking up.
Our hero feebly answered, "Yes", and then they stood him up.
He jumped into the icy blast, his static line unhooked.
And he ain't gonna jump no more.

He counted long, he counted loud, he waited for the shock.
He felt the wind, he felt the cold, he felt the awful drop.
The silk from his reserve spilled out and wrapped around his legs.
And he ain't gonna jump no more.

The risers swung around his neck, connectors cracked his dome.
Suspension lines were tied in knots around his skinny bones.
The canopy became his shroud, he hurtled to the ground.
And he ain't gonna jump no more.

The days he lived and loved and laughed kept running through his mind.
He thought about the girl back home, the one he left behind.
He thought about the medics and wondered what they'd find.
And he ain't gonna jump no more.

The ambulance was on the spot, the jeeps were running wild.
The medics jumped and screamed with glee, rolled up their sleeves and smiled.
For it had been a week or more since last a 'chute had failed.
And he ain't gonna jump no more.

He hit the ground, the sound was "Splat," his blood went spurting high.
His comrades they were heard to say, "A helluva way to die."
He lay there rolling 'round in the welter of his gore.
And he ain't gonna jump no more.

There was blood upon the risers, there were brains upon the 'chute.
Intestines were a-dangling from his paratrooper suit.
He was a mess, they picked him up and poured him from his boots.
And he ain't gonna jump no more.
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Wednesday, May 26, 2004 @ 20:21
number eighteen

haha. yo people. cool things happened to day. first was the mass dance. don't get me wrong! i am not saying that the DANCE is cool. it is the teaching-the-sec-ones part of the mass dance that was cool. guess that i was just lucky to get a class with sec one boys who listens to you. they are quite good. at least they listen to what i say. maybe it was because i SHOUTED at the whole class to listen to audrey(han). haha. i'm so bad. shouting at sec ones. who cares? anyway, then they learned and learned till i taught them the whole of the first verse, THEN the 1f boys came and said that they wanted to join my "class". you know why? because their totally "reliable" "teacher" was teaching/flirting with the 1f girls. no prizes for guessing the councillor who flirts the most with girls. haha. but i did not take them, and they returned to their class and by whatever miracle, learnt the whole dance. they fun thing was teaching the kids how to dance, or basically to do something which they did not know but we did. i guess the satisfaction lies in knowing that what you teach actually made its way into somebody's mind and stayed there. haha. so "fatherly' right?(quote). it was fun, really. teaching those guys the dance. then the rest was boring. after the dance was recess and after recess was a song thing by some church people. they only thing nice was the drummer and the electric guitarist. they rock! and after this was a speech by victor seah and then a self-promotion by Dong Li 88.3, a station which is equivilant to antarctica to me. basically, i know absolutely nothing about this radio station, so i just slacked. and after this was the SPORTS HEATS!!!! actually i hoped that it would be postponed due to the rain at first but we still carried on with it anyway. so we went to bedok stadium and waited for out turn. damn was i nervous. it had been like soooo long since i trained. but i went to the track anyway and just got ready. i actually felt calmer on the track. don't know why, maybe it is because i already know that i cannot turn back? so miss loh horned the horn(?) and we just took off. actually not we. i was about two steps late. so i lagged, then i ran. as i ran, it was so shiok. just ran and ran and ran. the first guy that i overtook was frederick. haha. i left him cursing away. so it was just left with me ang rong bin in the lead. but i overtook him a little bit and came in first and GAINED A FIRST FOR NCC!!!!! it was so cool. people were congratulating me. so honoured. haha. then it was 1500m and 4x100m again. this time it was ganda, rong xuan, ziqi and me running, in this order. so we ran. then the badminton guy pro. he cut into ziqi's path and back to his own again. this caused ziqi to pass the baton to me while he was in the third position. but thanks to my SUPERB running skills(A-HEM!), i managed to clinch the second spot. not too bad, but it can be improved. luckily, after we ran, the biggest storm of the week decided to drop in. so we had to postpone the remaining events. haha. well, did i really looked THAT weird while running? haha, maybe it was because i was facing down all the time? haha. it felt so good. the taste of sweet sweet victory. the feeling of having some other people lose to you. the feeling of snatching the first place from others. boy, that felt GOOD! but most importantly, it was a score for the best, the powerful, the invincible, the almighty, the super, the strong, the elite.....ANGLICAN HIGH SCHOOL NATIONAL CADET CORPS!!!! good night!
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Tuesday, May 25, 2004 @ 17:11
number seventeen

lalalalalalalalalalala. darn bored. just got back all the exam results. not as good as i expected, but what can i do? the way the papers are set and marked are all screwed-up. forget it. it's over anyway. looking forward to the new zealand trip. in about three days time. haha. finally i am writing normally. not all the mumbo-jumbo that i usually write. but that would come back. coz i'm not in the mood to write like that now. so, er, don'y know what to write. well, today's training was cool. part C took over, and mr yeow overlooked out p.t. haha. made us exercise like mad. but it was fun. i owed mr yeow twenty pumpings. for not leaving two lines after each question for history. haha. whatever. off to surf the net. bye bye.
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Sunday, May 23, 2004 @ 17:30
number sixteen

yo people! back after three days of not blogging. in case you did not know, the whole student council, including me, excluding some others, were at tanjong puteri golf resort in johor bahru. haha. well, i have to admit the place is good for a getaway, we get to live in "bungalows" and er...sleep in air-con? actually i'm not quite sure what to write. the thing that was intesresting was the free time and the night games. the night games were well planned i must say. but the bad thing was that we had to learn the mass dance. yucks. but we learnt it in the end. chua kept telling us to dance and re-dance until it is "perfect or near perfect". haha. but we did. i shared a room with two other boys who slept together on the same bed under the same blanket. haha. won't mention names. but i had a bed to myself. heehee. i'm bad. and we spent the free time we had talikng loads of rubbish in the room. but it was fun. overall the whole thing was. let us relax. it also let us reflect on the council, like the commitees, their job scopes, their good points, the areas that need improvement and so on. haha. chua also told us what was not allowed and acceptable in student council. one of it was...BGR. haha. so "a-hem" and "a-a-hem", you all better watch out. at least the camp gave us a chance to hide from the nasty truth back in out sunny island. the truth being...the exam results. AHHHHH!!!!!
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Wednesday, May 19, 2004 @ 21:07
number fifteen

hello. just want to say a few things. number fourteen is not based on experience. i wrote it out of observation. again, it's how i feel. so comment as you wish. i would be please to hear from you all. good night.
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20:55
number fourteen

i was reading some other people's blogs just now. wow. i have to admit that people nowadays are very very...(dunno what word to use). but before that, just want to tell you all something. what i put up in my blog is how i feel about things. i cannot assure you that what i say is correct. and i have to say that if you all just believe what you read, what you hear, then you are nothing but a mindless robot that has a programme that can be easily overwritten. what is most important is that you follow your heart. like what i did. i chose to give up all these things to concentrate on my priorities. in conclusion, it is all up to you. make the decision YOURSELF, without foreign influences. back to my topic. it seems that these days backstabbing, bickering, fights, betrayal among "friends" are quite common. i don't blame them. this is an extremely controversial topic and some people might not agree with what i say. but think, why did all these happen? what was it because of? do not care who started it. find the reason and analyse it. it's like civil war. before you know it, friends will turn against friends, enemies will form alliances with enemies, friends would become enemies, anger would bubble, pain would surface, hate would seethe, what once existed, would be lost. now, you all wouldn't want that to happen...do you?
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14:20
number thirteen

hello. darn, the e-mail address that the new zealand kid gave was not available. now i have to wait till the trip starts then i can get to talk to him. tsk. i had a conversation with a classmate of mine after the new zealand trip's meeting. we were walking to the mrt station and talking about all sorts of stuff. then he said something. he said that i was "one lucky ass". why? because i am not involed in all the mumbo-jumbo going on young-adult and some even-younger-adults and kids life nowaday - relationships.
well you can say that liking a person of having a person like you is all so natural at this time of your life. but halt. may i ask all of you out there who has "crushes", what are your priorities now? at this moment of your life? i can say that i am "one lucky ass". really. because i am not involved in all these things. i do not have to worry if the person i like likes me or not. i do not hav to think of a person all day and night. i do not have to live in fear of rejection. in other words, i am free of a problem that all of you out there, who have infatuations, have. i am not burdened by unnecessary problems that have no real meaning at all. look at some of you, you all get depressed, cry, feel sad, all for what? for a person whom you like. what is this? well, some of you might disagree with what i say, but this is true. trust me. for a person who does not get himself involved in all these matters, i am truely free. i am so damn free. you would feel this way, only if you bear to let go of something that you cannot hold on to forever. feel free to comment on this article. bye.
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Tuesday, May 18, 2004 @ 16:49
number twelve

the exams are over. finally. after seven days. didn't post anything up the past few days. i was busy with chinese. but the paper wasn't as difficult as i thought it would be. hmm. not sure what i'll do next. dunno. i'll probably juz read the D-Day and after finishing it go get the Iliad. bye for now.
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Saturday, May 15, 2004 @ 15:30
number eleven

fathers,
sons,
brothers,
cousins,
nephews,
husbands,
dying,
at the egde of a sword,
the tip of a spear,
the head of an arrow,
the blade of an axe,
the point of a bullet.
for what reason?
for one man's pride,
for one man's greed.


he promised you glory,
he promised you honour,
if you agree to fight
in this man's war.
but where is the honour,
and where is the glory
when you you kill someone else's
father,
son,
brother,
cousin,
nephew,
husband?


towards battle you march.
towards death you march.
towards glory you march.
towards honour you march.


what exactly are you fighting for?
love?
hate?
revenge?
peace?
greed?
pride?
country?
or are you just following the man's orders to kill?


as
the tip of a spear,
the head of an arrow,
the blade of an axe,
the point of a bullet.
makes contact with your body.
do you still think that dying is honourable.
as you watch
and hear
and feel
your men falling with you,
writhing in pain,
crying out loud.
you will realise the true meaning of death.


no one wants to be the hero.
no one wants to kill.
no one wants to die.
no one wants to lose a
father
or son
or brother
or cousin
or nephew
or husband.


but no one can stop it.
this is a war.
and
it
would
never
end.
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15:06
number ten

yo. trust me, troy is a must-watch. must must must. the effects are cool, the cast rocks, the storyline is flawless, the whole show is perfect. the only thing bad is that hector and archilles had to die. hector and archilles are two men that are the best, i tell you. even if they are fictional, i don't think there is anybody on earth that can compare to them...or is there? hector is a true man. watch the movie and you will know what i am talking about. as for archilles, his strength is unmatchable. he was "born to kill and born for war". cool dude. this is more than just a war movie okay. it talks about honour, greed, glory, brotherly love, fatherly love, passionate love and love for your country. watch it, watch it, watch it. you will never regret it.
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Friday, May 14, 2004 @ 12:27
number nine

here it is. summer sunshine by the corrs. enjoy.

Summer Sunshine

I feel it's changing, I stay the same
I'm a solo cello outside a chorus
I've got a secret,
It's time for me to tell that you've been keeping me warm

Just sweet beginnings and bitter endings
In coffee city, we borrowed heaven
Don't give it back, I've never felt so wanted
Are you taking me home?

You tell me you have to go...

[chorus]
In the heat of summer sunshine
I miss you like nobody else
In the heat of summer sunshine
I kiss you, and nobody needs to know

Now that you've left me, there's no returning
I keep comparing, you're always winning
I try to be strong but you'll never be more wanted
Will you make me at home?

Don't tell me you have to go...

[chorus]
In the heat of summer sunshine
I miss you like nobody else
In the heat of summer sunshine
I kiss you, and nobody needs to know

To sweet beginnings and bitter endings
In coffee city, we borrowed heaven
Don't give it back
Winter is coming and I need to stay warm

The heat.....

[chorus]
In the heat of summer sunshine
I miss you like nobody else
In the heat of summer sunshine
I kiss you, and nobody knows

[chorus]
In the heat of summer sunshine
I miss you like nobody else
In the heat of summer sunshine
I kiss you, and nobody needs to know
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12:14
number eight

hello there. just had my lunch. wow. i didn't realise that the corrs was actually that nice. just heard their other songs. i think that summer sunshine is the best. it rocks. maybe i'll post the lyrics up next time. and by the way, they have an absolutely b-e-a-u-t-i-f-u-l lead vocalist. haha. feeling so good. just left with two papers: english and chinese. but they aren't until next week. so i'll just slack for the rest of today. revision and mugging will continue on saturday and sunday. in around 2 hours time, i'll be watching troy. cool show. watching it with my brother. anybody out there planning to go for the integrated programme? bye for now. i'm going to look for summer sunshine's lyrics.
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Thursday, May 13, 2004 @ 18:15
number seven

hot. hot. hot. the weather is so darn hot. real hot. aargh. whatever. home economics paper tomorrow. another off-the-textbook kind of subject. i don't blame anyone though...with such a teacher teaching. blah. bye now. going to practice my guitar.
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11:10
number six

damn the subjects that require textbook. in case you did not know, the history paper has 70 marks worth of questions that has answers in the textbook. big deal you say. it is. damn it. in this case, what is the use of studying history? where everybody just memorise the whole freaking chapters and write the answers out? do they understand what they memorise? do the apply what they memorise? do they know what are they memorising? NO! they memorise for exams. not for the knowledge. they are nothing but losers. they memorise the information. but they do not know how to apply them. is this creative learning? NO! are we so sure that what you memorise today, or the day before, and so on, can be applied to the days for the rest of your lives? you people do not even understand the basic. all of you are like empty bottles. you all are filled with a liquid. some will think that the liquid is just s liquid, big deal. others know what is in them, they can identify the liquid. it's the same here. the majority of the people in school together with us are just like the bottles who do not know what is in them. they store these information in them everyday without knowing what is it. this is the saddest part of education these days. we are all spoilt by textbooks. for the sake of exams and marks, people are willing to give up what they can learn, what they can know. this is not the end of this subject. more will come next time.

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Wednesday, May 12, 2004 @ 19:57
number five

i just love "the reason" by hoobastank. it rocks. here it is:


The Reason

I'm not a perfect person
As many things I wish I didn't do
But I continue learning
I never meant to do those things to you
And so I have to say before I go
That I just want you to know

I've found a reason for me
To change who I used to be
A reason to start over new
and the reason is you

I'm sorry that I hurt you
It's something I must live with everyday
And all the pain I put you through
I wish that I could take it all away
And be the one who catches all your tears
Thats why i need you to hear

I've found a resaon for me
To change who I used to be
A reason to start over new
and the reason is You [x4]

I'm not a perfect person
I never meant to do those things to you
And so I have to say before I go
That I just want you to know

I've found a reason for me
To change who I used to be
A reason to start over new
and the reason is you

I've found a reason to show
A side of me you didn't know
A reason for all that I do
And the reason is you

by hoobastank
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15:28
number four

phew. done with the history textbook. for now though. i still have to go revise smith's notes later at night. now? just slacking around. i'm planning to watch MTV later. if it works. heard three gunshots. shooting crows i guess. or something else. who knows? it's amazing how quick time flies when the exams are here. the same routine everyday. wake up, go to school for a couple of hours, go home, revise, sleep. and the whole routine repeats itself for seven days. but it's quite nice. to be at home. studying at your own pace. with the freedom to do whatever you want. bye now. off to do something else with my computer.

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11:20
number three

what's up. reading history now. i like this subject. it's cool. anyway, the science paper was okay. not as difficult as i thought it would be. we had a good time disturbing dorothy today. kept taking the dustbin away from her. i mean, who the heck would need a dustbin beside you in the exam? as well as using five packets of tissue paper for a two hours paper? i think she's whacked. cuckoo. i am just so darn bored. i guess you will get to see at least two entries each day. bye for now. off to carry on reading history.

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Tuesday, May 11, 2004 @ 20:53
number two

hello again. just finished revising my work. science paper tomorrow. no big deal. i don't know why people make such a big deal over exams. they just memorise everything off their textbooks anyway. nothing goes into their thick skulls. i asked someone last time why do they just memorise. she said that it was because of the exams. in this case, why the hell do people still study. yes, they study. but they do not learn. then in this case, why do they go to school? a place that is for learning? ask yourselves. i'll carry on next time.

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19:50
number one

first time creating a blog. don't ask me why. i dun know too. guess i was just bored. and i'm not planning to make it real fanciful or anything. simple. plain. perfect. in this blog, you will get to read my thoughts about things happening in my world. understand if you can. i cannot promise that this blog will be updated all the time. but i will try to do so. enjoy yourselves.

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