boxing day special

time ticks extremely slowing on christmas eve and christmas day. sucks.. now i have to attend some steamboat party that i have absolutely no interest in.. save the food.
been a neat week since being back from thailand. lotsa adaptation to re-make about life here.. 1st week had quite abit of a problem, got sick with mild food poisoning, constant headache, sore throat and a sweating problem. anyways, its quite over, now rid of the illnesses and headaches, slpt quite alot these days to make up for the loss of slp the first few days after touchdown. yeps, and have been spending quite abit i just realised.. quite an eventful week i must admit too!
oh ya, and i better start the countdown to ns now, and see the urgency of training and eating less! sighs. appetite had been quite gd ever since i returned from thailand and late nite stuff's quite a must nowadays. ok, enough. i must revert. yes i must.
12 more days to BMTC1. cool. work hard!
time for erm.. steamboat -.- now...

the experience of a lifetime.

Amarantine - Enya
You know when you gave your love away
It opened your heart, everything is new
And you know time will always find a way
To let your heart believe it's true

You know love is everything you say
A whisper, a word, promises you give
You feel it in the heartbeat of the day
You know this is the way love is

Amarantine
Amarantine
Amarantine
Love is always love

You know love does sometimes make you cry
So let the tears go they will flow away
For you know love will always let you fly
How far a heart can fly away

Amarantine
Amarantine
Amarantine
Love is always love

You know when love's shining in your eyes
It may be the stars falling from above
And you know love is with you when you rise
For night and day belong to love


Singapore! my hands were raised the moment SQ065 touched down in Changi, Singapore. never would have expected that i would dearly miss everyone, family, the internet, the keyboard and mouse, and many other things! though it was quite fun that i was peeing when the plane hit turbulence, quite a rollercoaster feel! i feel bad though, that i din flinch alil in bangkok to think about the wonderful times spent in Ban Nam Ree Pattana School, which shud have made me tear.
Goodbye Ban Nam Ree Pattana School and Poopayak. You gave me the most wonderful and simply breathtaking scenery i could ever ask for in this urban jungle. You taught me simplicity in life. You challenged me to rise up to serve and teach kids, something i never taught i could do. You made me appreciate each and everyone around me. You made me realise relationships and its strength. You made me my most beautiful memories in JC life. Thank you!
Nano team was fabulous to be with, and to be in! we slogged side by side, washed clothes together, ate on the floor together, slept close to each other in cosy rooms.. most importantly, we never shrugged off our responsibilities when we were called to rise to the challenge. we all compromised and agreed with each other, and i learnt much more about relationships with people!
some say that ocip of such a long length of stay would become draggy, tiring and lousy in spirits especially if people dont get along well. i was afraid of that to happen before i left. now, i can say that never happened the very least! missed home as it would be, but it wasnt to a point of disturbing my happiness there. there were times spirits were low, but we all helped one another and the letterbox thingy really helped alot. in the teaching group and working along with others, i knew i had to take the largest step in compromising, so i became the easy-going, anything-also-can fella. it was not abit tough or eating into me to see people asserting themselves with ideas that may not have agreed with wad i think. but the most important thing was that those ideas succeeded, and that's all that matters! happiness is what you choose to believe and cherish, and that's prolly the one big thing i learnt to appreciate in the 20 days stay over there! it wasnt draggy because everyone helped each other and had alot alot of fun together! i know at times i choose to be rather isolated to think about things that happened and come to terms with emotions, but i believe i have tried quite hard to make an effort to mix around with different groups of people. i used to think that's stupid and people wud be awkward with me jutting in from nowhere, but i felt nothing of that sort over there at least. the people and scenery there were simply majestic and the hospitality is as good as home's!
i have never regretted signing up for this ocip, or to have to miss prom nite 2005. i never had a hard time in these 20days because i was myself and had fun together with everyone. but if i had to regret about something, i would have it as not hugging the everyone in primary 6 and cry. that's something i will never get to do again, and those kids knew it too. i wud miss that place and the kids alot alot. i have fond memories to take away in pictures, but the experience there with the kids, the teachers and the nano team cannot be consolidated or expressed by mere pictures. it has to be experienced personally. i was there. and i conquered.
it was indeed an experience of a lifetime.
Thank you everyone!

a new world order

The end of an era.

25th November 2005 - Liberation.
28th Novemeber 2005 - Set the world ablaze.
I cannot better describe this wonderful feeling that is ripping me apart. It has taken me an 18 years wait for this day to dawn. Yes of course, many will just refer this day to the end of the A levels, the culmination of 2 years of crap, but it has never struck me that this day would be my happiest. Instead, I cannot wait to leave for Nan, Thailand to begin a 17 days voyage. Time and again, people question me on my intelligence to set off for hardwork right after liberation, but it has never made me rethink my decision.
In life, there are things to do before you regret this never pausable journey.
Perhaps, I will ruminate on the loss of a possible prom night outing, but I will gain 17 days of sheer fun, living with a group of unknowns, aiding those in need.
Just as Keane is moving off from Manchester United, I will leave JC with a great legacy, a fulfilling walk in the park.
These few days have been absolutely fantastic, immersing with the group members of the ocip project, clearing up my messy room, getting things back running. It is perfect, simply wonderful.
I just cant wait to pack my bag on Friday night
I cant wait for the hour hand of Saturday and Sunday tick away.
I cant wait to board my first SQ flight.
I cant wait, and im sure
SQ62/SQ65 will wait no longer to complete my dream.

last day of school

the story of our life in anderson. open for interpretations!

something's wrong with me, i am not getting anywhere near emotional on the last day of school. perhaps the sci and maths of 06/04 have finally caught up with me without notice. farewell assembly was a turn off, simply because of the speakers and preparation for it. nothing much left after that, when we were dismissed to our class for the last meeting.

jc life taught me compassion.selflessness.humbleness.optimism
and it taught me selfishness.arrogance.skepticism.
i will never forgot my frens.events in college.my helpful teachers.the days we dota-ed together.the days we suaned each other.
i will never forget my identity and my moral values..
even as the new chapter dawns.
i am what i was before coming to college. but now i am stronger. and i am an ajcian.

success is 99% hardwork and 1% talent

without talent, will one suceed?
hmms.

future pastime?

found this picture that was taken quite awhile ago before prelims when i followed mom to novena/ttsh for some immunization, preparing for the thailand ocip in november. it was taken in toa payoh, the rather fmous void deck where senior citizens gather for their daily routine. thought this photo gives a vivid description of the concentration in a game.
cheers, lets look forward to life after A's!

a penchant for our culture

saturday outing to a teahouse in chinatown was meaningful and enjoyable. afterall it was first group outing for our 'gang' since ages ago, thanks to prelims. upon all the crap jokes and chats, i managed to capture this image of the teacup by playing around with the focus of the camera. enjoy the magnificence of Chinese culture - our culture.

a brand new story

time flies.
in 6 weeks time, we would have consolidated our last goodbyes and gotten ready for the war we all set out upon. amazing, issn't it? i still can marvel at the wonderful times spent in college, in sec school. soon dawn a new dimension in life that is unprecedented. it is exciting but yet mysterious.
sighs..