ahh ):

I am freaking stressed + confused over subject combi!
Helppppppppppp~

Happy birthday Ziai (:

We went out to celebrate Ziai’s birthday yesterday! Thank you for the lunch, Ziai Mama (:

Thank God for friends (:

 

Am a bit lazy to edit/re-touch the photos hahaha here goes (:
(Eh but master your camera’s really good!)

 
Us at the restaurant (:

Ong Le and Kaiqing hahaha!

We love Birthday Girl :D

That’s us singing Happy Birthday to Ziai onstage!! :D

 
It spells, “Z I A I (real person) (arrow)” 8)

 
Er… Us attempting a beautiful Goddess formation.
Fail la, obviously.
Sorry JM! >D

 
*PIACK*

Heeee the reflection effect is SO COOL 8)

Does this say ROCKSTAR?

Super dark, shucks.
The photo on Ziai’s blog looks a lot better hahaha power of re-touching (:

 
The end (:

 

Happy Sky Day!

 

Will post about Orientation over the weekend! Completely bummed out today. I made new friends, though! Got to talk to/know some other NY girls too (: Felt… strangely Hwachong wearing the PE shirt today, haha. Need to get about getting to know/remember everyone’s names tomorrow… I’m really bad with names + faces T_T Oh and I learnt a new song from Wanda today :D We are going to sing it at the Campfire! Okay I sound like an excited happy little kid; it’s the first day of school anyway (: (IP week didn’t really count for me - -”) Will get about familiarising with College life soon… For now, play as much as I can, study hard when lessons start (: Just went to the MOE Website, I really really really really want the Teaching Scholarship. Will work hard!

So long (:

reminisce.

I miss Nanyang Guides.

I suppose you'll only be able to grasp the full meaning/worth of how much something means to you... only when you no longer hold on to it. 

I look back, and this strange, immensely thankful feeling seeps into me; I am thankful. Thankful for the four years, which have taught me so, so much... Every year had its own challenges and ups and downs. Times around Thinking Day parade were really quite darn tiring, everyone burning out under the sun to practise the drills and parade run-through... Hentak-ing like you'll never hentak again- the lactic acid creeping into your calves and it hurts so much; subconsciously the whole squad is moving forward by 2 tiles, 3 tiles, 4 tiles... The FC shouts.

Perspectives have shifted over the course of 4 years. As a Sec 1, Sec 2, CFC, FC, CL... I don't think many people know about this, but I was going to quit Guides and join Floorball in Sec 2. The floorball didn't happen in the end, though. 

Sticking through the entire 4 years has made me grown... a lot. I don't think I'll be very much quite like who I am today without NYGG- It was hard to see this in Sec 1/2, but I see it now. Thank God the floorball thing didn't happen.

I guess the turning point(s) in my 4 years in Nanyang Guides are probably the first ATC, taking over in Sec 3, and taking on CL-ship. From a very raw, honest POV... it sucks how people have this misconception of Guides/Guiding. There'll always be this lingering hinge of despise(?) or impression of lame-ness when people see us. Or so I feel, maybe I'm wrong. People always ask, "What do you do in Guides?" It's a very awkward, weird question to answer, because it brings with it a string of emotions and relationships of much complexity. It's not like, "We run/do PT/dance/prepare for performances." It's... so much more. 

And it's sad 'cos sometimes, there are moments when these pre-conceived misconceptions that others have of us affect the confidence we have of ourselves. Again, all this coming from a very raw, truthful POV. Sometimes we even feel a tad embarrassed or discouraged when we tell people we're from Guides. It's almost fragile- this all-too-familiar feeling. Sometimes it gets so discouraging you tend to wonder how you'd have been in another CCA. The imagination starts reeling. 

But standing at the end of it, be it now for us, or in the future for my juniors, the learning and love I've taken from it all is something which holds its worth far better and longer than any cool moments (in open and closed quotations) one could ever get. I think the full package- four years of bittersweet moments, of friendships, of all the marching and hentak and lactic acid, of all the proposals and planning and crying, and laughing and smiles and joy... This package's tucked away in a very special part of my life. And it's amazing how, subconsciously, bits of things we've picked up from Guides rub off in our daily lives and touch other people. Be it the skills, which we use to help and serve with in practical everyday stuff... Or the heart, which over time has grown to love and learn, radiating bits of happiness to other people. 

The radiating part is kinda abstract for the unimaginative mind... But, really. I feel so proud whenever I teach all the campfire songs to my Sec 1 PSL class, young children campers; learning all the songs tickle 'em pink and they really like these songs we get to sing in campfires and song sessions. (: 

Footdrill session today brought back a flurry of emotions. I could almost picture myself in the squad again.. marching, the weird sensation of the Guide U drenched with sweat against my skin; craning my head at ke-kenan lurus and shifting awkwardly, the black leather boots, polished the night before, radiating heat within.. my toes and feet burning like craaaaazy in the (clunky, oversized) shoes. 

If I could go back in time, I wish I'd have pushed myself a little harder when the weariness set in, and worked a little harder to improve. If everyone in the squad did so too, the power we'd have delivered then would've been greater, bolder. I look at them now, and wonder if they'll look back in years to come at the very experience they're going through right now and think the same thing. Push yourself a little harder, make yourself proud. 

It's kinda weird right now, 'cos where do we go from here? Choosing a CCA in JC will be quite brain-smashing, given the utter clueless state right now. There's floorball, though (: 'Cept it's only allowed as a second CCA. Whatever happens, (say, I might discover my hidden sporting talent in like gymnastics or something) I'm happy I spent my four years in Nanyang Guides and these four years are going to see me through a long time to come... Thank you for everything you've given me.

week in review.

IP Week has come and gone by in a flash; the start of school... hasn't really felt like it's started much, really. Coming to school at 8am and going home at 12pm has been quite an experience, though! But it's really awful how I'm still dead beat at the end of the day (day, considering er 4 hours of school); I can't imagine how bad things will be when school really starts.

So anyways we're having 2 days of holidays today and tomorrow, before Orientation starts officially on Thurs! Can't wait for the O level people to come in and make new friends 8)

Subject combi's been a bother at the back of my head.. Am a tad perplexed ): The Lit lecture dashed all hopes of taking the subject. I think Lit will be a fall-back option if I can't get into ELL; am just not prepared to dive into and commit to the full scale of the Lit syllabus. Geog's confirmed, I think (: But I really miss Mr Lim, and seriously I don't think the subject will ever be the same without him.

Teachers have a huge impact on people's lives; they can make or break a person. I wanna be an awesome teacher next time heeeeee (: Oh I already have plans for post-A levels (hahahaha (: ), going back to NY to teach!!! How cool is that 8) I hope the teachers will still be around, then we'll be colleagues! :D

Econs lecture was O: amazing hahahaha, the Mr How guy is really quite funny! Doubt I'll take Econs though... the money and financial stuff are not my thing.

So yeah, but the week's been good anyway! I think I'll look back at this entire length of slack-to-the-max period and sigh quite sadly say, 3 months down, when school work's up to our necks. This holiday's officially ending, kinda (but Orientation's play and play one right?), but it's been a good, long one (: I'm proud of the new lifestyle I'm adopting in this new year, it's been working so far. Will need to cut down on television time though. Doesn't help that the channels are producing better and better shows nowadays! I think I'll give up on my Cruel Temptation (the wife-takes-revenge show that everyone's quite crazy about right now) soon.

This week will be a good one, hopefully; DVBS briefing tonight, I hope I'll be able to make it for the camp itself in June; Master's (hahahaha) birthday tmrw; Orientation and soccer training on Thurs (:

Off to lunch and back to school to take a look at footdrill and parade preparations. I'm really very very proud of the company, I hope the Guides will strive on in this trying, tiring time and put on a good show this year!

Ok I think I'm gonna be late already - -" Meeting Huier at 11am. Adios.

上学的第一天

A post for memento.

First day at school today was kinda weird. 8)

Absolutely couldn't get to sleep yesterday T_T
Flipped and turned and got bitten by mosquitoes, went out to sleep on the sofa outside at 2:30 am, continued flipping... and then the alarm clock rang.

The day started off with some hollering, 'cos everyone was er too noisy. It was a strange sight to see all the old NY girls still don our white (okay make that grey) uniform and sit in a new Auditorium; it was almost a reunion of sorts, people gathering in our old classes, there was excited squealing, hugging, laughter, chattering...

Oh and many people have new hair! Coloured ones, severe bangs (Chinwen...), short hair, long hair, black hair (Kakay...).. It was all quite cool. Ground rules were laid out, hairstyles and attire need to be checked by Wednesday. I feel really small walking around the campus in the NY uniform - -"

Thank goodness the first thing was English Diagnostic, not Math. It was quite T_________T at first, but it felt good to write again, actually! The silence of the 900-strong crowd when everyone was engaged in the test was... silent. It was really very quiet O:

"Does the book still have a future?" The question was quite cool man!

Recess was spent mostly with Choo- shared another meal with her, after Macdonalds hotcakes in the morning. The canteen looks a bit drab, but I think two years should be okay (: It was nice seeing Uncle Roger's familiar face at the stall! Haven't explored the fishtank yet, will do so when I've got more moolah $$

Math lecture followed; I was feeling clever in the first 5 minutes (: And then by the fifth minute, I was lost. Pace of lecture's really quite fast, will need to work on listening + looking + writing + absorbing faster. I cannot multi-task in lessons for nuts. T_T Brain processes: 1) Stare at screen/board for 5 seconds, 2) Open ears to listen to what teacher's talking about, 3) Go back to staring and try to piece the Audio to the Visual, 4) Start taking down the notes... And then the world moves on to the next slide. SIGH. Helps if someone clever/fast sits beside you, though. I... will need to find someone other than Huier hahahaha (:

The school hours for this week are O: HAHAHA but cool man! School started at 8:15am, and ended at 12pm. There's no school on Wednesday, and on Friday, we start at 1pm and end at 5:30pm.

Is this post becoming very lame T_T

Anyways, just went to the Hwach website to navigate around... and then to the SEAB site. Read through the A level syllabus. And... roley moley. Roley moley, man.

Hahahaha okay and that has been about it. Off to attempt Math. Am looking forward to Day 2 (:

Adios.

psyched.

I am sooooooooo excited for school! :D Hahahaha! No, seriously, I am; the last time I was this happy was probably pre-Primary 1. Aren't you brimming with anticipation for the new year too?

So.. contrary to popular belief, I have NOT been surfing Youtube and stuff hahaha 8) The Ris-mas vid was chanced upon whilst blog-hopping heeeeeee :D No, haven't been blog-hopping much also T_T Begone, Internet! 2010 will have a lot more time for more meaningful stuff without all the surfing.

So enthu and rah-rah, right! :D I hope this lasts through the year 8)

Anyways the last week or so has pretty much been spent gearing up for the new year. I feel quite accomplished!!! Sleeping clock's more or less normal now, 'cept that my body's conditioned to 9 hours of sleep everyday... which I guess is quite impossible on school days. T_T It's quite cool you know! I auto-wake-up at 9:30 am every day! Sleeping at regular and human-ly hours and waking up charged feels good. Farewell to late night/early morning bedtimes! Hopefully!

I think the fact that we're all J1s will slowly sink in... There's this teeny tad of apprehension and nervous-ness - but it's a new school, new environment, new class, new people anyway; I think time will bring about some sense of familiarity. (: I can't wait for everyone to get our new uniform, haha! It'll be quite cool see-ing everyone don the brown of our newfound home.

WE ARE JC STUDENTS 8)

Sounds cool... and old.



Anyhow, some of the other stuff I've accomplished:

1. Packed my room/house. Like MAJOR pack kinda pack! The room's now sporting a new layout; my study table has good fengshui hahahaha 8) 'Cos it's facing the window so there's a lot of nice sunlight and wind and air. And makes people wanna study (: My bed's facing an empty wall now, though, it's kinda weird, but cool 8) Oh plus the bed is now very far away from the study table, so it takes more effort to run to the bed and plonk down and fall asleep while studying. :D

2. Planned my planner, wrote down Resolutions. One of my resolutions goes like this, "Stick with my planner; do not abandon it and make it sad. )': " Hopefully the resolutions won't get abandoned too.

3. CHANGED EMAIL :D Okay not much to elaborate on, but farewell, dogdog. Not much chance of Facebook anytime soon too, though. (:

4. Cleared my phone inbox! Reading through the SMSes brought back a wave of memories, some of which were saved in another folder, while others were let go and freed into cyber-heaven...

Sometimes we really have no idea how much a simple SMS can mean so much to another person. I am really thankful for the random people who've showed care and love in tiny ways through text messages on absolutely no occasion at all.

Ziai, 8 Oct '09 11:58 pm- 
Add oil!

And then there's "Are you okay?" from Siyan; 3 words like that really do mean a lot when you're really, really not okay.



In the folder of saved messages, there are a lot of retarded ones too. A lot of which, from the bunch of people around me. Huili officially owns as the most retarded one; her SMSes are.. - -" No punctuation, highly emotive, absolutely retarded. And Wann's SMSes are so... Wanda.

Wannqin, 26 Oct '09 9:21 pm-  
那我们何时再见? :-D

I think 'Wanda' should be listed into the dictionary as an official adjective to describe things which are genuinely silly, funny and retarded. Like... *points to something* "That's so Wanda!!"


Clearing through the pile of 1700 SMSes, there were also weird random things which made me laugh/smile (: Like the forwarded messages with all the friendship-y/angel stuff.. Or Mooncake Day (otherwise known as Mid-autumn festival) messages. And then there are all the last minute, (USUALLY TYPED IN CAPS) "XIAOEN!!!! HAVE YOU LEFT HOUSE? AAAAAAAAAAAH HELP ME BRING SOMETHING!!!" messages. Or the "What time does the paper start today ah?!" "Eh tmrw's test test what topic!?"


I was quite surprised when I re-read the sporadic SMSes Kakay sent (: Although she appears as an Ah-lian who's awfully boh-chap about life, she'd send messages now and then, like to encourage me to do my work/buck up for Math. And her SMSes are very Kakay- brutally true, but downright hilarious. If you're reading this, anyway, thank you Kitty-kitty. You're a very real friend.



A huge chunk of SMSes were from Roos, discussing Guides stuff. I remember sometime ago, we were talking about how SMS-ing should have a "Reply all" option like emails do. Hahaha (: All the time spent planning for stuff.. worrying about things, about people... So many things have happened! Anyways all the SMSes've been deleted, it's time to move on.




(Okay I know I've digressed from the original point of this post... But let me finish my story k!)




The thing about Haha

I think out of the 1700 messages, probably about 1500 of them have 'haha's in them. The 'haha's vary in form, from "HAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHAAH" to "hahaha!" to "ha!"

It's quite T_T how reliant or how much we 'haha' nowadays. Some of the 'haha's are genuine, in fact some of them are an understatement to your emotion when someone tells you something really REALLY funny over SMS. (Do you get those times when you feel like it's impossible to express your elation/tickled-ness/happiness over texts and MSN chats?)

But sometimes 'haha's are used out of habit, and don't carry any form of meaning with them at all. Like, it's just something used to appease the other party who's waiting for your reply, when you really don't feel anything at all. Think of all those drab 'haha's which really don't mean anything.




Okay end of digression.



And.. I can't think of other things accomplished T_T Aiyah but I still feel accomplished :D Oh I hand-stitched my new pencil case. It's quite... er interesting (: I like.

Bought some stuff for the new year too, socks and shoes, watch, clothes and stuff. Looking for a new schoolbag, but can't seem to find any really suitable one. Cousin got an O'Neill backpack from U.S., but the shoulder straps are huuuuge on my frame and make me look like an astronaut. ):



Okay I'm off! (: Don't think I'll be blogging much this new year, will be refraining from using the comp as and whenever possible. Hwach Open House was pretty cool man! CCA choices seem to be a flurry, so many things! RJC's humongous (and near my house), plus they have O: CCAs, super cool. But I prefer the culture at Hwach (: Not like we've much of a choice, really.

On a random note, I want to learn to play the guitar!!! :D Hahaha but I'm scared of the pain; the last time I tried, my fingers hurt T_T Recommendations for guitar courses?


Okay byebye! 8)


Study hard my friends; say hello to a new chapter! You excited yet?

12 days of Ris-mas

I know the Ris Low saga is long over.... Plus it's no longer Christmas.... But still.

This is ridiculous, hahahaha! The actress' accent is close-perfect man. Ending gets a tad draggy; front part is genius though 8) Laughed really loudly while watching, so retarded!

got 2 cows?

From Udders Ice Cream, next to United Square; the ice-cream parlour's amazing! 8)

Loved the 'Got 2 cows?' series and their 'Suggest-an-ice-cream-flavour' wall. You should see the flavours people suggested. - -" There were all sorts of things, from Chicken Chop/Maggi Mee flavoured to Wasabi/Garlic/Kimchi... Can you imagine eating ice-cream flavoured like that?!

Anyhow, the ice-cream we tried was maaaarvelous and the waffle was really quite the best I've ever had.

Got 2 cows?

Hilarious, entertaining, with a dose of sarcasm and political humour. Not quite sure if you'll bother to read/get it, but the humour's very Huili-ish. Haha! (:

Credits to Voxero's photostream on Flickr.

I wonder how many of you will actually read through this post. 8)

Are you as amused as I was?

a little-weird post.

Attempted to change the blogskin, didn't work out; will try another day. 'Ve got quite enough of html codes for a while. I am sooooooooo proud of the PSL site, hahaha! Died playing around with the navigational codes. Will leave it to the juniors to unveil lol. (STEPH, YOU.) Which is why sunbeamm's never navigational; am more for the minimalist-esque one-look-view-all layout.

Anyways, the point of this post is to rant.. I miss life.

Weird yes, but yes.

Not that 'm no longer alive and living, but that.. I don't know. I'm not sure if you're feeling the same way too, but this holiday has been.. strange.

A realisation hit me a while ago that this holiday has been one without an identity. It sucks man. And I've come to realise that roles and responsibilities are draining, stressful, tiring.. but they're also fulfilling and assuring. Point is, we're standing at the crossroads of a milestone in life. (Milestone? Yeah, I think it's a milestone anyway, the whole moving-over-to-JC thing.) (I think I'm having some sorta identity crisis crap, but..) It's like, this graduation's stripped any and every identity. Sec 4 no longer, 410-er no longer, CL no longer, NY girl no longer.. And being clueless about what's to come doesn't help. I suppose it's the whole graduation, moving on, letting go shiaz. (AHA! I JUST KILLED A MOSQUITO!) Yes "Once a Nanyang girl, always a Nanyang girl." But still. It's no longer the corridor that you hang out with with your friends, it's now, used to hang out with; neither is it the canteen that you have recess at, it's past tense too.

Okay I think things will be okay when the new school comes along and stuff.

Sidenote-wise, a bunch of us went back on Day 1 and my, there've been changes aplenty. Some good ones, mostly not-so-good ones. It was nice talking to Miss Teo and catching up and stuff (: I hope Miss Teo stays for quite a while, she's... awesome. (: Anyhow, the canteen vendor's changed. The iced milo's nice though 8) Not quite sure about the food, since we went for the familiar Asian D. And Steph said that there's only one recess now hahaha. Anyway we're out.

Er I can't remember what was supposed to come after the sidenote. Aiyah anyway.. The holidays are officially ending in 10 days' time. 10 days till the vroom-vroom fast and furious year ahead. For me, the year officially starts only when school starts. The feeling towards JC life now is apprehension; 've been chatting with a few people about what's to come and stuff. I like honest, raw conversations with depth (: They get things out of your system, give you assurance and make you feel like you're not really alone. So, thank you, to each of you who've given time for those nice and warm (sometimes brutally honest) conversations (:

I hate the feeling of sleeping so much and waking up so tired. What is the right way to rest/sleep?! I keep sleeping and sleeping and resting and zzz-ing, but the tiredness/exhaustion just does not go away! Urgh. I need to use the remaining time to seriously charge up and rest enough for the year and find the proper means to rest. My dreams have been... - -" these days. I have this weird dream problem, which has been bugging for a long, long time. Dreams used to be about mundane everyday stuff, but the dreams which I've had the past few days.. Woah! The weirdest one was this one, where I dreamt that my family moved into this BIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIG palace-like house. It was all marble-floored, high-ceiling, gold and wood palace-y. AND THEN, the next day, there was this MEET THE FANS SESSION, AND THEN LEE MIN HO APPEARED IN MY DREAMS - -" (Wahpiang ridiculous.) And apparently he took a break from the crowded, screaming pool of fans and came over to the palace to rest - -"

Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz...

And then there was another dream where I some Bomb Squad person -______________- And I de-activiated a bomb. :D It was damn jing zhang, like some action movie! And I WAS THE HERO :D Hahahahahahhaha!

This post is so pointless. Teo, am I entertaining you yet. (Haven't caught up with you in a looooong while..)

I miss Nanyang. I miss my juniors. I miss the classmates, the teachers, the canteen aunties, the random outdated posters along the corridors.. I miss.. Ack.

Thank God for technology, at least we still have access to what's going on through the school website, weareo-n-e, blogs etc. Just visited the various gmail accounts and the company blog (: Kinda cool how much memories they hold 8) Roosterice gmail been laid to rest, 'd suppose; I miss the random conversational emails we had inside.

I miss my juniors a lot. A lot, a lot. The Sec 3s, no Sec 4s, have grown so much in the past span of time. All the uncertainty we've had in the past are now dusted to the ground. Their batch has become a pretty special one, and it's so warm to see 'em encouraging each other and pulling each other along. They've given me a lesson... that all it takes is a little faith and trust, and letting go, and that everyone deserves a chance to prove. To my Sec 3s, (sorry you'll always be my Sec 3s (; ) here's an apology for ever doubting your batch. Keep on going like you've been all this while, keep improving and grow in strength and be the example as how you want your juniors to be. Respect your Guiders, and go for PGA! Love (:

Anddddddddd the Sec 1s' (argh no, Sec 2s already) notebook of notes made me cry and smile and laugh and cry. Your notebook, my juniors! The one all of you gave at Farewell'09! My heart melted into a puddle of warm milk and chocolate cookies flipping through the book. And then I read it again and again and again.. And smiled and teared and laughed and.. Sigh (: Haven't thanked you all yet- So thank you, you guys. It really means a lot. Each and every note in the book.

My desktop picture is currently.. the whole bunch of juniors taken during Sports Fiesta. They look so happy (:

Sorry people-at-the-top, your faces got chopped! ._.

Okay this whole post's a huge mish-mash. I don't think I sound like my usual self, but ack. Pardon the flurry of emotions and mushy-fuzzy. New year resolutions soon.

Till then.

Random stuff:

- Cut my hair. The one-year thing.. haha (: Anyways no more ah-lian streaks, finally. It's looking a tad more girly.. Hello, Hwachong boys.

- Received PGA photo from the Istana today!! (Thanks for collecting, Sarah!) Omg it's so coooool 8) The President wrote stuff on it! (I think it's written by him, it has his signature :D) (His handwriting is good! :D) I shall write a nice letter to him one day (: Mr Nathan was really really nice and warm at the Award Ceremony.

- I am getting hooked onto the funny 7pm show on Channel U! (Okay maybe funny's not the word.) The one about the wife taking revenge! It's so... drama. 8)

- ‘Ve been thinking… (quite seriously) How will the 2012-end-of-the-world saga believers feel when they wake up on 1st January 2013? This thought’s been bothering me quite a bit. Anyway. - -”

- [/edit] OH YES! I CHANGED MY EMAIL! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA! FAREWELL, DOG DOG. (WHAT WAS I THINKING IN PRI 3 ): ) xiaoen.leee@gmail.com; if you were on dog dog's contact list, you should've been imported over already (: Yessssssssssss, finally. 8)

Shall end off quoting Steph's blog. For archival, to read when things get tough.
It makes a whole lotta sense, is so true, and brought a smile to face.

"Keep telling myself focus focus and then I feel so happy when I strike something off my handbook (: ... It pays to have an open heart towards things, be it work, orientation or friends (: Work's making the days tiring but then I think all the laughters around makes it feel so worth it :D ... shall keep the optimism and preserve the smile (: "

Cheers to a new beginning.

Oh, crap.

joy.

 

 
Reunion with Miss Tan (:
Yilin, Miss Tan, Ariel

Floral arrangement initiative (:
Us with our fruit baskets and flowers

 

 

Batch ‘06 Christmas gathering
With Miss Teng & Mrs Ang (:

 
One of the many drawings on the table (:

An attempt to recreate Okto’s
DoodleChamps!

That’s a doodle-dino (:

Huier’s lame doodle (check out the long line and a dot)
turned-elephant masterpiece (:
Sarah’s genius.

 

Lots of sparklers coming your way…

So after dinner we went to the park and played with sparklers, lots and lots of them (:

Kitty who took on the brave role of lighting the first one 8)
Chinwen being extra as usual.

It only takes a spark..

To get a fire going..

 
And soon all those around, will warm up in its glowing 8)
We filled up the entire place with smoke. O:

This is so cool I don’t know how it happened 8)

 
Huier (:
The sparks are gorgeous.

Huier, Sarah (:

 
Sarah, Linxi, Huiyan (:

Ling (:

Xinyun (:

Huiyan

Suat, June (:

Suat looking really really happy (:

The bunch of us with the Guiders at the restaurant (:

 

Merry belated Christmas (:

retrospect.

retrospect |ˈretrəˌspekt|nouna survey or review of a past course of events or period of time.

2009's now history.

For the bunch of us who are still bumming around 'cos JC life starts a tad later.. it still feels like 2009. Pretty delusional.

2009 has been (was, rather) one heck of year. Being Sec 4's pretty cool, I must say. Hahahahaha! Or maybe it's just me.

I was looking at my posts in blogger and uncovered this stash of old posts which were saved as drafts... from a long time back. It's quite amazing how different we are now.

12 December 2008: Connect(ed)!'08- Too fast, too soon, one more time please?

'm pretty sure that, in some way or another, every one of us has learn and grown from this camp.

conversations and chats with batchmates ignited alot of thoughts inside me. i think we're amazing, and there's still so so so much more room for us to grow together. especially the last night, when we stayed up to talk (excluding kongkakay, who slept like a worm..), being a part of everyone else, and everyone else being a part of all of us just felt... urgh some things cant be put into words, but the feeling's pretty overwhelming, and i just want to say, that im really, really thankful (:

this camp's made me seen different sides of people, and made me see things in ways which i'd never have imagine.

Connect(ed)!'08... That was when our batch'd barely taken over. We were still trying to get used to our various roles, filling in our seniors' spaces, living up to expectations.. That was the beginning of our journey into 2009, being role models for our juniors (not exactly good ones the whole time, but we tried), planning for the company, coming up with cool new ideas and cool stuff (boy were we good at this! haha!)...

Batch '06 has been an incredibly special batch to be in.

4 January 2009: Goals for 2009 (:

Self
1. Exercise better self-control, especially while surfing the net and doing things which are not urgent as tasks on hand; get my priorities right.

[Er okay improved a bit. Kinda.]

2. Spend more time and take my studies more seriously, instead of leaving it at the bottom of my to-do list. msg 2 and below (:

[Okay obviously not. I'll die if this goes on in JC.]

3. Do my homework diligently and pay attention in class, ask when im uncertain, and rid the sluggish attitude.

[Slept (in class) less.]

4. Cycle, exercise as and when possible, on a monthly basis.

[Not really. Need to start working out soon.]

5. Learn how to swim by the end of the year. (:

[Yessssssssssssssssss!]

Guides
1. Find the leadership that is truly suitable, without compromising on my true character and the company's standards. (Being approachable VS Respect)

[In a way, yes. Could have been stricter on standards, though.]

2. Puan Noor Aishah: 2 GOLDS. (or at least a gold and a silver)

[Secret dream with Rah. Gold and silver hopefully, fingers crossed. 8) 2009 was pretty badly affected by H1N1; we did good.]

3. PGA (?)

[Was uncertain then. It happened anyway. Thank God!]

4. To make a difference.

[We did. Some hopes left dangling.. but we did. (: ]

5. Cherish the last year together we'll ever have as Batch'06 in Nanyang Guides(:

[And it's now 2009 no longer. Memories remain...]

Others
1. Grow taller(:

[Epic fail. T_T]

2. Go to: Sandy's, Huili's, Gladys' house at least once(:

[Went more than once man! Except Sandy's! 2010!]

3. Keep in touch and make regular efforts to remember people's birthdays/special occasions and write them messages and get gifts(:

[Occasionally yes (: Missed out on a lot of people's though. JC year will truly test the "keep in touch" part.]

4. Save at least $2.00 a week(:

[Saved $5 a week, good job me (: ]

5. Sleep by 1am everyday.

[Fail. Sleeping habits fluctuate. Will work on this.]

2010 resolutions later on... The flu medicine's making me a little tipsy.

Thank God we're all growing up. (: