gone.
will i be back?
i don't know.
maybe i've started elsewhere.
maybe never. again.
jueves, julio 31, 2003
[ 212. Poem ]
Something that i ripped off Zeke's journal. Enjoy.
Too often we don't realise
what we have till its gone
too often we wait too late to say
"i'm sorry, i was wrong"
sometimes it seems that we hurt the ones
we hold dearest to our hearts
and we allow foolish things
to tear our lives apart
Far too many times
we letunimportant things into our minds
and then its usually too late
to see what made us blind
So be sure that you let people know
how much they mean to you
take that time to say the words
before your time is through
Be sure that you appreciate
everythin you've got
And be thankful for the little things
In life that mean alot.
Shannon left at 8:00 p. m..
[ 211. Feezeeks ]
I hate 'feezeeks'. That simple test on 'feezeeks' was supposedly to be easy, furthermore open-book, and.... i think i'll fail.
Well, it's 'feezeeks', so never mind.
Today was a bored day... had our usual dose of 3 hours math, followed by lunch and this S-cube seminar.
Was a national defence seminar for all jc two students islandwide annually,
talks about how important defence and security is to us.
Rather boring, i'd say, given so much happened over the recent years and thus the amount of dialogue sessions and discussions in gp lessons.
Until this part on Q&A, when this rather fag looking guy came up to ask like this:
"Good afternoon sir, well, pm goh recently announced something... uhh... ehh... ahhh..." -audience stiffle giggles- " i guess everyone knows what i'm going to ask..." -more obvious giggles from audience- "ok, it is mentioned that gays will be allowed in sensitive jobs in the public sector, and so will they be allowed to serve in sensitive vocations in the army as well?" at this point in time, it was an uproar.
I mean, it's not so much of the question that was asked, but it's about who asked that question.
Then as he walk back to his sit, he started to squint his eyes and break out in that small sickeningly sweet giggle... my goodness.
And everyone was like murmuring that he's fighting for his own rights. LoL.
Talking about ns... yesterday i received this letter from mindef.
Supposed to report to this hendon camp at loyang next month.
God knows for what... so far i only know of 6 others who got it.... andy, hongchuan, james, his friend, xuwen, and someone whom i forget liaoz.
Haiz, nonetheless... it's a good chance to miss school again. =/
Ok... enough talk... gonna rot now...
Shannon left at 7:52 p. m..
miércoles, julio 30, 2003
[ 210. Fights ]
I realize hamsters are pretty judgemental too.
I got 5 hamsters from huiyin, which i placed in a big cage.
3 are white, 2 males one female, and 2 greys, both females.
Today, jiahui gave me another 2, a couple, both grey.
When i tried placing the 2 today into the cage of 5, boy, did they fight.
Actually, it was the 3 whites vs the 2 newcomers.
The 2 female greys were happily sleeping in the house.
Then i was torn between putting all the greys together in the cage and the whites in the box.
But i'm scared they complain that i'm being racist.
So i decided to place the newcomers in the box cage while the first 5 untouched.
It tickles me that they 3 whites can get along well with the 2 greys but not the 2 newcomer greys.
LoL.
Well, today was this 'racial harmony fiesta', held after school.
From what i heard, choir joined hands with netball to man the hopscotch station.
Nonetheless, it was thrilling to watch mr azahar trying to play it. Haha.
S paper training was... dumb.
Well, i realized i made a big dumb error.
I actually wrote this: HCl + H2O = HClO + H2 !!!
LoL.... crap crap crap...
Kena laughed at by Mr Chong... haha.
but i guess i deserve it. what a dumb mistake.
Ok, gonna just relax and do some work. Cya around.
Shannon left at 4:48 p. m..
martes, julio 29, 2003
[ 209. Hamsters ]
Well well, residing in my room now are 5 little hamsters, courtesy of huiyin.
3 white ones and 2 grey ones, they certainly seems cute... until i went out to replenish some far overdue hamsters stuff.
Beddings, food etc... cost a bomb.
This may be dumb, wanted to write 'costed', then felt it didn't look ok, then realized there's no '-ed' for cost. LoL.
Nonetheless, guess it's cool investment given that... they are cute!
Had a dinner and long chat with deb as she accompanied me to to buy those hamster stuff...
guess it should be a good thing that 1s02 split up. Well, at least we all parted with good memories... and i guess that's better than going through one more year and God knows what will happen to us as a class.
Today was a better day, at least for my nose. But i think i spread the disease to everyone else. Haha. Even deb's down with the runny nose.
Everyone that i told about my post 206 felt the same way as me. I thought i was just being oversensitive. Guess i'm part of the crowd, eh?
Nevertheless... choir, i'm prouda ya guys~!
And dance... congrats on your silver. You guys worked hard for it. =)
Oh ya, did i mention? Jiahui's giving me another 2 hamsters tomorrow.
That will make a perfect 7. =p
Shannon left at 10:41 p. m..
lunes, julio 28, 2003
[ 208. Story ]
Well... i have a soft spot for this sort of story. Enjoy...
It was first day of the mid-year exams, therefore i finished school a little earlier, i called him,
Girl: Hey, I finished school earlier today, would you come by and pick me up?
Boy: Alright, give me 5 minutes.
Girl: 5 minutes? But my school is just beside your house.
Boy: I need to get ready.
Girl: Alright, make it fast then.
2pm in the afternoon, the sun was extremely hot, I stood under a shaded tree and fanned myself. 5 minutes have passed, he still hasn't shown up. I was a lil' unhappy while looking at my watch. 10 minutes and he's still not here... Could it be that he met with an accident? 15 minutes passed, he finally showed up.
Girl: Why are you so late?
He wasn't even a lil' bothered
Boy: Nahz, was watching TV.
Girl: What?! TV?! Why don't you sleep, bathe and eat before you come down then?
I haven't got anything else to say for that, didn't take the helmet he handed me but stood there and stared at him.
Boy: Sorry.
This was the first time he said sorry to me... He is an egoistical person all along and has never once apologised to a girl. I looked at him, Alright, took the helmet and let him sent me home. He is always acting like this, no explanations, no friction, no quarrels. The only thing he does is to apologise. To me, somethings can't be settled with a sorry. I would never go on asking after everytime he apologises. He told me, that was the first time he said sorry to a girl. Although it take courage to admit mistakes, he never once corrected his mistakes. Saying sorry became a word to shut me up instead. Tears flowed down my cheek on the 59th time he apologised. I dropped my head.
Girl: You don't ever need to say sorry to me again. If you can never change, then don't let me keep giving you chances again and again hoping and believing that you would change each time.
He held me lightly, and said the 60th sorry. Even then, he did not change, and there was no explanation whatsoever. I began to worry if there was something he was keeping from me.
Girl: What's wrong with you these few days?
Boy: Nothing.
Girl: Then why are you acting so strange?
Boy: I am not.
Girl: What can you say other than this answer? Do you know I'm very woried, very insecure? Do you treat me as your girlfriend?
Boy: I'm sorry...
Girl: I don't want to hear you say sorry again.
I put down the phone and he did not call back. He doesn't even care about me. Maybe we should... break up... this was the 99th time he said sorry... From that day onwards, I never once called me or went to look for him. Sometimes I get an anonymous phonecall but everytime I said hello, the line went dead, I think it's a call from him, but why doesn't he speak up?
One month had passed, I couldn't contain the feelings I still have for him anymore and went to his school to find him. I went outside his classroom and looked around, but there was no sign of him.
Girl: Excuse me, is XOXO here today?
Teacher: I'm afraid he already stopped schooling.
Girl: Huh? Why? When was that?
Teacher: He hasn't been in school for a month already.
Girl: Oh erm... Thanks.
One month....not in school for one month...why is that so? I stumbled home. Called his hp: Sorry the caller is currently unavailable, please leave your message after the tone... I put down the phone, and called his house next, but there was no answer. How can it be? The whole family migrated? It seems as though he has already disappeared from the face on the earth leaving not even a single trace. I couldn't find him....just as I was feeling distraughted, the phone suddenly sounded, it was my friend. He was one of his brothers and also my good friend.
Friend: Hey, what have you been doing? XOXO is in hospital.
Girl: REALLY? WHAT HAPPENED?
Friend: Oh he is in ZZ hospital, the one you stayed in last time.
Girl: I'll be right there.
I used the fastest speed my legs could carry and when I reached the hospital I saw that his parents were already there. I asked them for the room number and flew across the hall. He was lying on bed, looking at me, not saying a word, not moving a muscle.
Girl: Hey, what happened to you? Why didn't you contact me?
He did not answer, and used the same stare on me again.
Girl: Come on answer me...why don't you speak?
A tear flowed down the side of his eye, and it looked as though he used the greatest amount of strength that he could master to say...
Boy: I'm...sorry...
After that, his eyes went shut.
Girl: Hey, don't fool around alright...why say sorry to me? Don't say sorry to me....please wake up....answer me please.
I wept and fell down on the side of his bed, pulling his shirt I cried out..
Girl: Why do you have to apologise? Why don't you give me an explanation instead? I won't forgive you, wake up, saying sorry is no use... If you don't wake up I'll never ever forgive you in this lifetime, please I beg of you..open your eyes.....
That was the 100th sorry. A group of medical staff, doctors, nurses pulled me away and tried to revive him. I had no strength to stand up... My mind was a blank... my eyes could only see a sea of black. He did not leave this world... I merely lost the chance to touch him anymore. But he would appear in my dreams sometimes, telling me how he was doing. He's still accompaning me, still alive, in my heart. He would still laugh at my silliness, and call me his darling... just that... he never apologises to me anymore.
After a month, his mom came to look for me, and gave me a box... inside was a 100 photographs, everyone had a story behind them..the reasons why he made me angry:
"The first time, my dear, I did not purposely arrive late to pick you up. I know this excuse is really lame, but I didn't have the heart to tell you the truth then, before I stepped out of the house, I felt a pain in my chest, but I still made it a point to meet you, please forgive me?"
"The second time, my dear, I... "
"The third time, my dear, I..."
"The 100th time, my dear, I didn't mean to leave you alone in this world, it had to be so because God did not give me the chance to say I Love You for this lifetime of mine, and to put the ring on your finger... You are the first girl I apologised to and also the first girl I want to be with for the rest of my life... Forgive me for not able to bring you happiness but I have thus become your angel, always looking out for you... Looking at you while you find your happiness... promise me... don't shed a tear... I don't want to see you weep like this for me, I Love You ~XOXO"
How can I not cry? What you said was just too impossible. The last photograph was of him in the hospital. Although he was skinny, the smile on his face was bright as ever. His face was white and yet he tried his best to give his last smile on the last photo, the 100th. At the time when he needed me the most, I wasn't with him.
Girl: I'm sorry.
I held the photo tightly and cried for us.....
Shannon left at 10:24 p. m..
[ 207. Service ]
Yesterday was really a bad day for me...
Really felt that everything was against me.
People don't turn up for service... people's heart has took a dive...
People not responding to God, even i felt that God has chosen the wrong person...
A wrong person to do this job.
And i thought there was a stream of hope, when freedy said he had a friend coming.
Well, this was dashed... when that friend overslept and we waited in vain.
During service... i teared. Tears just flowed from my eyes as i knelt before God.
Really, i told God, i feel very tired. Can i give up? Can i let someone else take the job?
Deep down i know i can't. I've said no to God too many a time that i know if i come so far it has to be God.
But my emotions was really confused... is this what God really wants for me?
Or have i been kidding myself all along? I just wanted God to reassure me...
And reassure... He did... through the sermon... i'm greatly touched, though i still felt weary...
God, thank You...
Shannon left at 10:23 p. m..
[ 206. Crash ]
Well, apparently i did something stupid and caused my system file to go missing. Again.
So i had to reformat my stupid computer and reinstall everything.
Thank God this time round i've some backup, but it's not much of a help.
Nonetheless, it still save me some trouble.
Well, sr dance team got a silver for syf. Congrats dudes and dudettes.
I mean, i'm happy for them, but look at who i had to entertain when i finally got online after fixing my com:
her: what did choir get for syf this year?
me: bronze.
me: congrats anyway. =)
her: congrats? you already know what we got?
me: yeah. silver.
her: who told you?
me: haha. ur galfren. =/
her: andrea?
me: not this one.
her: lixin?
me: yep.
her: oh. okay.
me: haha... y?
her: nothing
me: haha... no offense, but that puts us in a pretty bad light... i mean, even mcs got a silver. wat the heck. =/
her: what do you mean "even"? i don't think mcs is lousy. and...you mean you think choir deserves better? no offence either
me: well, we gotta believe in ourselves remember?
her: i was hoping for a gold actually. minor screw ups but never mind. lol sure thing.
me: ya. and so i heard.
her: truth be told, weren't you guys happy to get bronze? my friends are from choir and even they admit...they don't think choir is good, which is bad but 8-)
me: i mean. our performance is rather unstable. but we were hoping to peak at the syf. well, we didn't.
her: well you got a bronze. i was surprised. :D lol kidding lah.
me: well, nvm.
her: the thing is i've heard that bronze is the lowest they're giving out this year. no COPs.
me: no cops since the start of jc syfs.
her: and i was thinking to myself....guitar and mcs got silver, and choir got bronze...and that means dance has to get silver and better ....but well. doesn't matter. what nonsense? there HAVE been jcs who got cops what
me: like...?
her: not this year but our school for instance, drama got a COP last year
me: i'm talking about choral, my fren.
her: *shrug* and isn't this the first time choir's getting an award for syf?
me: no. that's guitar.
her: what did they get last time?
me: bronze.
her:no it's guitar's FIRST time joining syf
me: so isn't it politically correct to say that it's their first time getting an award too?
her: but it wouldn't have the same meaning
me: it depends on who views it.
her: i mean saying that this is the first time they got an award at syf means that they've taken part before. comprende?
me: point taken. nonetheless, as far as the choir is concerned, i'm still proud of my guys. =)
her: hey you should be. bronze. i'm quite proud too, hahaaa. kidding.
I don't have to spell out my impression of her has dropped faster than the acceleration of free fall.
What a _____________. Fill in the blank yourself, friends.
I got 5 hamsters at my place now, anyway. Will have more soon, i supposed. And buddy, you'll get some from me this saturday. =)
Shannon left at 8:37 p. m..
domingo, julio 27, 2003
[ 205. Quiz ]

You are a phoenix.
What legend are you?. Take the Legendary Being Quiz by Paradox
Shannon left at 4:32 p. m..
sábado, julio 26, 2003
[ 204. Questionnaire ]
Ripped this off david's blog... felt that it's been some time since i last did some crap like this... haha... enjoy.
name :: xuan
piercings :: none. too humji to try to get one.
tattoos :: none.
height :: 170
shoe size :: 9.5
hair color :: black. I'm in college... duh.
length :: short. will cut it again.
siblings :: two brothers.
LAST...
song you listened to :: autumn leaves
cd you bought :: last week's sermon. =/
person you've called :: my shepherd
person that's called you :: dad
tv show you've watched :: amazing race 4
person you were thinking of :: this bro of mine... haha... d...
DO...
you wish you could live somewhere else :: yeah. heaven. =/
you think about suicide :: nope.
others find you attractive :: to each his own.
you want more piercings :: well, i'm too humji to get one.
you drink :: water? yes. alcohol? occasionally.
you do drugs :: nope. never.
you smoke :: nope. never. ever. never!!! i think it really stinks like... =x
you like cleaning :: when i don't have to do it.
you like roller coasters :: nope.
FAVORITE...
food :: dark chocs
thing to do :: slack
thing to talk about :: silence... =x
sports :: badminton...?
drinks :: green tea... pokka one...
clothes :: anything casual
movies :: just married
band/singer :: none i guess.
holiday :: the one at perth...
HAVE YOU...
ever lied to someone :: yup
ever been in a fist fight :: yup
ever been arrested :: nope
NUMBER...
of times I have been in love? :: if you observe carefully, the letter 'i' doesn't NOT occur in the word 'love'. =)
of drugs taken illegally? :: never. ever.
of people I would classify as true, could trust, with my life type friends? many.
of people I consider my enemies? :: none...there are a pesky little few that i would like to get my hands on someday though.... hahahha
of times my name has appeared in the newspaper? :: nil.
of scars on my body? :: lots and lots....
of things in my past that I regret? :: lots too..
FAVORITE...
disney movie :: beauty and the beast
scent :: mint
word :: LoL
nickname :: xiaohei. -luff-
guy name :: eric
eye color :: blue
flower :: sunflower
actor :: none.
actress :: none too.
DO YOU THINK YOU ARE...
pretty :: of cuz.
funny :: sometimes.
hot :: nope.
friendly :: maybe.
amusing :: perhaps.
ugly :: never.
loveable :: quite.
caring :: at times.
sweet :: i taste salty... that's all i know...
dorky :: what's that?
Spell your first name back wards :: eman tsrif ruoy
Are you straight? positive.
Where do you live? at wherever i reside.
4 words that sum you up :: i'm who i am.
WHO or WHAT (was/is/are) -
In my mouth :: chocs.
In my head :: brains.
Wishing :: lots of things.
After this :: sleep.
Talking to :: God.
Eating :: chocs.
If you could get away with it and murder anyone, who or what reason would that be? :: thats for me to know
Person you wish you could see right now :: God
Is next to you :: theologically speaking, God..... phyiscally speaking...lots of stuff
Something you're looking forward to in this up coming month :: break CG!!!
Something that you are deathly afraid of? thunder.
Do you like candles :: scented ones only.
Do you like hot wax :: not on me.
Do you like incense :: no.
Do you like the taste of blood :: ya know last time there used to be pig blood... so great... no can't find anymore... haizz...
Do you believe in love :: yup
Do you believe in soul mates :: yesh.
Do you believe in love at first sight :: lust's more like it.
Do you believe in forgiveness :: always
Do you believe in God :: yes!
What do you want done with your body when you die: buried.
If you could have any animal for a pet: cats
What is the latest you've ever stayed up :: midnight... cuz the next moment it's termed as earliest...?
Ever been to Belgium? nope.
Can you eat with chopsticks :: yup
What's your favorite coin? the one that's legal tender.
What are 5 cities you wouldn't mind relocating to? Singapore, singapore, singapore, singapore, singapore.
Whats something that you wish people would understand? can you don't just take me as a target for jokes?
What's something you wish you could understand better? how God thinks...whoa man....
Anyone you miss that you haven't seen in a long time? eugene teo... and much more. just that he's the latest one.
Something you want to make happen for tomorrow? experience God in a new way
Shannon left at 11:41 p. m..
[ 203. Sentosa ]
A moment ago i wanted to curse blogger for it's umpteenth time of failing me. Well, i didn't. Thank God cuz i can access the site now... haha. or else i gotta eat my words.
Anyway, went to sentosa... palawan beach... a gen-acts club event. Bad news is, my side having no visitors. But i guess it was a pretty much better managed event than the previous one at east coast. Less visitors, but more awareness of the members to take care of our friends. Oh... but i guess God never settle for less... he blessed us with a visitor that amaryllis brought.... it's a year 1 ajcian named weiyang. Was surprised at how God works at time ya know... reeally beyond our minds. Had a crazy time leading games as well... haha, especially the stick 'em. You know... the one you tell a story and when you say a magic word people have to rush in and stick to each other. That was fun, especially if you are the gamemaster... hehe. Nonetheless, it was a pretty tiring thing refereeing the frisbee. I think i didn't do much refereeing anyway, just keeping time and watching out for everyone else instead of focusing on the game. Haha, so in case of a dispute usually i'll ask them to play sicssors paper stone. LoL!!! It was great fun though, and this time round i'll say no one was left out. Praise God we learnt our lesson from the previous experience and apply it to this event!
After the event took this really long internal bus ride back to the visitors' centre... nearly fainted when i saw this freakin long queue for bus back to mainland. So we decided to walk back... and halfway through i was so tired of walking i made hongye run with me to the mrt station. Haha, that was fun. Crazy things i do when i'm really tired. Had dinner at harbourfront MacDonald's, got to talk a bit with weiyang... then decided to go off earlier with freedy, so that can have a good talk with him... yupz. It was a great time... Love this bro that God has sent.... Thank you God.
Ok... tomorrow have a visitor... pray that God will touch this bro...
Shannon left at 11:10 p. m..
viernes, julio 25, 2003
[ 202. Hurt ]
I feel useless... unwanted... uncapable. Suddenly, i just feel that i can't do it. Why am i in this position? Why did God place me right here to handle this crap? To expect much and accomplish nothing for Him? I feel like i'm really wasting this grace given. Sucks man, the feeling really sucks. After a few phone calls and more information and revelation.. argh. God... perhaps you made a wrong choice after all... that's why You do what You're doing now.... ;-(
Shannon left at 11:34 p. m..
[ 201. Wet ]
Finally home. Wet and home. First day in the week that i decided not to bring my windbreaker and it rained. God, great joke huh... LoL. Never mind. PE was slack as usual. In fact, much more slacker than last week cuz today mr goh took us. So kind of him. Bad news is, next week is the test. And i don't see how anyone, at most one or two, is going to pass the test. Had quite a bit of free periods today. Mrs suresh gave us 40 mins off. Mr kwang was on course, but he left some work though. Mr low came in prepared for tutorial, but gave out results slips instead. So effectively only two science lectures, a practical and pe today only. Things still go on pretty well for me in school... no ruffles with the class at all. Thank God... =)
Was supposed to meet alan today. Then somehow bowen just msg me said weilong was coming down and then i don't have to turn up. No prizes for guessing how i felt. And i have absolutely no explanation, no idea and no whatsoever why is that so.... argh. Kinda feddup if you ask me. Then i'm really upset actually... and i dunno, just felt that God thinks i'm not up to it... well, remember God will send people who are more able... so what if i'm willing? I don't get to do it anyway... never mind.
Another thing actually... was the couple of messages i got from him last night... it goes...
"asleep?"
I said ya... not yet.
"yup... can't sleep..."
Then i asked him wassup? whats troubling him?
"alot of things la... you imagine, u receive an sms from someone close to ya.. and guess wad it writes... "who's this" .. mentally very tired liao.. and i got this..."
I guess i said something comforting here... like trust God... along that line...
"Maybe you think it's dumb... but guess all bad things just have to come all at one go.. it just makes me desire to leave this place and be with God.. ya.."
This got me really worried and upset for him... i don't really remember what i said here...
"Guess he din mean it, probably misplaced my no, but it juz feels sad not getting a reply after telling hu i am.. yet i dun have to heart to blame others... and start blaming myself for dunno whatever reason... i'm juz so upset, disappointed, frustrated, anything negative just fits in nicely la... i'm tired.. who cares..."
Haven't got a chance to reply... then he messaged...
"nvm la... sleep early... tml u still got sch... nite"
I grabbed the chance and said something about someone who mentioned something to him before... and then...
yup... i know... but this nothing really to do with ministry... yup... thanx... k... im not really in the mood to talk liao... just wanna have some peace alone... sorry... nite."
I didn't reply... but it really made me... a bit upset. I remembered i was on the phone with jason, on icq with joy and marcus... and i really couldn't focus on the other things i was doing at all...
Today morning, he messaged 2 messages...
"gd morning bros... just wanna thank God for sending all of you to my life... ya.. haha... just wanna say thanks... =)"
This gave me the impression that perhaps he talked to a few ppl before me... Then this came..
"Hey bro, sorry abt yesterday... put you in a difficult spot... ya, sorry.. thanks a lot though.. guess i gotta learn to handle my emotions... but thanx for standing by... -hugz-"
I didn't know what to say... but kinda worried for him... and dunno what to do except to pray hard for him.... God... help him...
Shannon left at 5:09 p. m..
[ 200. SYF Choral Competition ]
Oh great... it's my 200th entry after almost half a year!!! congrat me!!!
Whew, finally settled down before my com after coming home about... half an hour ago? Yes, i went for SYF choral competition today at the esplanade. After the entire mad rush after school to tuition to dinner with mervin. Esplanade's pretty cool i guess. The whole thing really look very classy, and the acoustics are really great. This is one of the few places where you can really hear deafening silence... especially the moments before the choirs start singing. 25 songs... by 5 best jc choirs... definitely worth the time i say. I miss autumn leaves... haiz. Fell in love with it when i heard it at last year's amadeus concert. rjc's iddem dem didn't change at all... haha. the same as the central judging. And we still think it pretty sucks. Acjc used their choice piece too... Spring dreams. i'm even surprised that any college will try that kind of song... realli not easy. But it's cool! But i think vjc's rendition of ronde is still better i guess... anyway, acjc won the title this year. again. But they are good!
After the thing... waited for mervin's family to come to look for us. Apparently today's lai san's birthday... so i shall wish you "HAPPY BIRTHDAY LAI SAN!!!!" haha.. =p went around esplanade to take pictures... and as again, i become the photographer of the crowd. Never mind. It was fun anyway, especially when you are not quite sure how to operate the camera. =/ Went home on nel with lai san... saw daniel jeremy and company. Wonder if they will get the wrong idea. Haha... but i'm conscious free, so don't think they will think too much...
Ok... gonna sleep... tomorrow got tons to do...
Shannon left at 12:09 a. m..
miércoles, julio 23, 2003
[ 199. Blogger ]
Apparently my blog is NOT displaying right again.
When the heck can blogger do something about this?
Shannon left at 7:46 p. m..
[ 198. SRJCians' Day ]
Well, as the school put it, today is SRJCians' Day. What the...? Well, this is just another idea of the school admin board... i guess to acknowledge the student population and allow the teachers to show their care on concern for well... anyway, remember we have no children's day? =) Anyway, i guess the teachers did a neat job even though it was a small scale event. The day started off with some inspirational / encouragement speeches from all the departments, followed by a gift bag with letters, messages, eatables of all sorts from the school, from the teachers. Mr low gave us rochers and a card. Mrs suresh gave us a filled test-tube with inspirational message. Ms lian gave us chocs. Mrs pah gave us chocolates, and i took the toblerone. Well, some students remained cynical all about this event, but i guess it do allow the teachers to show whatever good side that they have left, without looking fake. Nonetheless, i'll say that the school and teachers did a great job about this. At the very least, we get to have a pleasant day and chocs to eat! =p
Going to meet sheep now... see ya guys later~
Shannon left at 4:11 p. m..
martes, julio 22, 2003
[ 197. Busyness ]
Interesting truth!!
WORLD SATANIC CONFERENCE ....READ IT EVEN IF YOU ARE BUSY
Satan called a worldwide convention of demons. In his opening address he said,
"We can't keep Christians from going to church."
"We can't keep them from reading their Bibles and knowing the truth."
"We can't even keep them from forming an intimate relationship with their savior."
"Once they gain that connection with Jesus, our power over them is broken."
"So let them go to their churches; let them have their covered Dish dinners, but steal their time, so they don't have time to develop a relationship with Jesus Christ."
"This is what I want you to do", said the devil.
"Distract them from gaining hold of their Savior and maintaining that vital connection throughout their day!"
"How shall we do this?" his demons shouted.
"Keep them busy in the nonessentials of life and invent innumerable schemes to occupy their minds," he answered.
"Tempt them to spend, spend, spend, and borrow, borrow, borrow. Persuade the wives to go to work for long hours and the husbands to work 6-7 days each week, 10-12 hours a day, so they can afford their empty lifestyles. Keep them from spending time with their children. As their families fragment, soon, their homes will offer no escape from the pressures of work!"
"Over-stimulate their minds so that they cannot hear that still, small voice."
"Entice them to play the radio or cassette player whenever they drive...to keep the TV, VCR, CDs and their PCs going constantly in their home and see to it that every store and restaurant in the world plays non-biblical music constantly. This will jam their minds and break that union with Christ."
"Fill the coffee tables with magazines and newspapers. Pound their minds with the news 24 hours a day. Invade their driving moments with billboards. Flood their mailboxes with junk mail, mail order catalogs, sweepstakes, and every kind of newsletter and promotional offering free products, services and false hopes."
"Keep skinny, beautiful models on the magazines and TV so their husbands will believe that outward beauty is what's important, and they'll become dissatisfied with their wives Keep the wives too tired to love their husbands at night. Give them headaches too! If they don't give their husbands the love they need, they will begin to look elsewhere."
"That will fragment their families quickly!"
"Give them Santa Claus to distract them from teaching their children the real meaning of Christmas. Give them an Easter bunny so they won't talk about his resurrection and power over sin and death."
"Even in their recreation, let them be excessive...have them return from their recreation exhausted. Keep them too busy to go out in nature and reflect on God's creation. Send them to amusement parks!, sporting events, plays, concerts, and movies instead."
"Keep them busy, busy, busy!"
"And when they meet for spiritual fellowship, leave with troubled consciences."
"Crowd their lives with so many good causes they have no time to seek power from Jesus. Soon they will be working in their own strength, sacrificing their health and family for the good of the cause."
"It will work!"
"It will work!"
It was quite a plan! The demons went eagerly to their assignments causing Christians everywhere to having little time for their God or their families. Having no time to tell others about the power of Jesus to change lives. I guess the question is, has the devil been successful at his scheme? You be the judge!
Does "busy" mean:
B-eing
U-nder
S-atan's
Y-oke?
Shannon left at 11:32 p. m..
[ 196. Tuesday ]
It's one of those darn long tuesday that i dread... those that i only get to go home at 7pm. Haiz. And it's no consolation that i would have pe later. Wonder what are we gonna do today.
Anyway, yesterday szeyi was showing me the photo that i took with her last year during the xmas@esplanade. And i was like... gosh i looked so fat. Of course i didn't say it out. Well, she saw that look on my face and she was saying, yeah, it's you. Just that now you look fatter. LoL. That's the first out of all other comments i received... haha. And apparently i lost some weight since the beginning of this year, no thanks to stress and syf. So now i'm standing at slightly under seventy. Haha... nonetheless, decided that i still have to watch my weight, since i still can't pass napfa. Urgh....
Later got 2 science lectures. Sianz. Then got pe. Sianz. Then got chem test. Sianz sianz sianz. Then can go home, haven't do my quiet time for the day. Lots to prepare.... God help me... haizz...
Shannon left at 2:00 p. m..
lunes, julio 21, 2003
[ 195. Forever ]
Album: Heart of Worship
Title: Forever
I'll worship at Your throne, whisper my own love song
With all my heart I'll sing, for You my dad and King
I'll live for all my days, to put a smile on Your face
And when we finally meet, it will be for eternity
And oh, how wide You open up Your arms, when i need Your love
And how far You would come, if ever i was lost
You said that all You'll feel for me is undying love
And You showed me through the cross
I worship You my God, I worship You my God
I love You, I love You
Forever I will sing, forever I will be with You
Be with You...
Shannon left at 10:55 p. m..
[ 194. Games ]
I'm racking my brains for games....... argh.
Someone help me, i need games to fill a 45 minute slot of ice-breakers...
leave a comment if you've got any ideas... thanx.
Shannon left at 12:04 p. m..
domingo, julio 20, 2003
[ 193. Story ]
This is pretty long, but it's really meaningful....
The atheist professor of philosophy pauses before his class;then asks one new student to stand."You're a Catholic? Anglican? Christian?, aren't you, son?"
"Yes sir," the student says.
"So you believe in God?"
"Absolutely."
"Is God good?"
"Sure! God's good."
"Is God all-powerful? Can God do anything?"
"Yes."
"Are you good or evil?"
"The Bible says I'm evil."
The professor grins knowingly.
"Aha! The Bible!"
He considers for a moment. 'Here's one for you. Let's say there's a sick person over here and you can cure him. You can do it. Would you help them? Would you try?"
"Yes sir, I would."
"So you're good...!"
"I wouldn't say that."
"But why not say that? You'd help a sick and maimed person if you could. Most of us would if we could. But God doesn't."
The student does not answer, so professor continues. "He doesn't, does he? My brother was a Christian who died of cancer, even though he prayed to Jesus to heal him. How is this Jesus good? Hmmm? Can you answer?"
The student remains silent.
"No, you can't, can you?" the professor says.
He takes a sip of water from a glass on his desk to give the student time to relax.
"Let's start again, young fella. Is God good?"
"Er... yes," the student says.
"Is Satan good?"
The student doesn't hesitate on this one. "No."
Then where does Satan come from?"
The student falters. "From... God..."
That's right. God made Satan, didn't he? Tell me, son. Is there evil in this world?"
"Yes, sir."
"Evil's everywhere, isn't it? And God did make everything, correct?" "Yes." "So who created evil?" Again, the student has no answer. "Is there sickness? Immorality? Hatred? Ugliness. All these terrible things, do they exist in this world?"
The student squirms on his feet. "Yes."
"So who created them?"
The student does not answer again, so the professor repeats his question, "Who created them? " There is still no answer. Suddenly the lecturer breaks away to pace in front of the classroom.
The class is mesmerized.
"Tell me," he continues. "Do you believe in Jesus Christ, son? The student's voice betrays him and cracks. "Yes, professor. I do." The old man stops pacing. "Science says you have five senses you use to identify and observe the world around you. Have you ever seen Jesus?"
"No sir. I've never seen Him."
"Then tell us if you've ever heard your Jesus?"
"No, sir. I have not."
"Have you ever felt your Jesus, tasted your Jesus or smelt your Jesus? Have you ever had any sensory perception of Jesus Christ, or God for that matter."
"No, sir, I'm afraid I haven't."
"Yet you still believe in him?"
"Yes."
"According to the rules of empirical, testable, demonstrable protocol, science says your God doesn't exist. What do you say to that, son? "Nothing," the student replies. "I only have my faith." "Yes, faith," the professor repeats. "And that is the problem science has with God. There is no evidence, only faith."
The student stands quietly, before asking a question of his own. "Professor, is there such thing as heat?" "Yes," the professor replies. "There's heat." "And is there such a thing as cold?" "Yes, son, there's cold too." "No sir, there isn't." The professor turns to face the student, obviously interested. The room suddenly becomes very quiet. The student begins to explain. "You can have lots of heat, even more heat, super-heat, mega-heat, white heat, a little heat or no heat, but we don't have anything called 'cold'. We can hit 458 degrees below zero, which is no heat, but we can't go any further after that. There is no such thing as cold; otherwise we would be able to go colder than -458 degrees. You see, sir, cold is only a word we use to describe the absence of heat. We cannot measure cold. Heat we can measure in thermal units because heat is energy. Cold is not the opposite of heat, sir, just the absence of it."
Silence across the room. A pen drops somewhere in the classroom, sounding like a hammer.
"What about darkness, professor. Is there such a thing as darkness?" "Yes," the professor replies without hesitation. "What is night if it isn't darkness?"
"You're wrong again, sir. Darkness is not something; it is the absence of something. You can have low light, normal light, bright light, flashing light... but if you have no light constantly you have nothing and it's called darkness, isn't it? That's the meaning we use to define the word. In reality, Darkness isn't. If it were, you would be able to make darkness darker, wouldn't you?"
The professor begins to smile at the student in front of him. This will be a good semester. "So what point are you making, young man?" "Yes, professor. My point is, your philosophical premise is flawed to start with and so your conclusion must also be flawed."
The professor's face cannot hide his surprise this time. "Flawed? Can you explain how?" "You are working on the premise of duality," the student explains. "You argue that there is life and then there's death; a good God and a bad God. You are viewing the concept of God as something finite, something we can measure. Sir, science can't even explain a thought. It uses electricity and magnetism, but has never seen, much less fully understood either one. To view death as the opposite of life is to be ignorant of the fact that death cannot exist as a substantive thing. Death is not the opposite of life, just the absence of it. Now tell me, professor. Do you teach your students that they evolved from a monkey?"
"If you are referring to the natural evolutionary process, young man, yes, of course I do."
"Have you ever observed evolution with your own eyes, sir?"
The professor begins to shake his head, still smiling, as he realizes where the argument is going. A very good semester indeed.
"Since no one has ever observed the process of evolution at work and cannot even prove that this process is an on-going endeavor, are you not teaching
your opinion, sir? Are you now not a scientist, but a preacher?" The class is in uproar. The student remains silent until the commotion has subsided.
"To continue the point you were making earlier to the other student, let me give you an example of what I mean?"
The student looks around the room.
"Is there anyone in the class who has ever seen the professor's brain?" The class breaks out into laughter. "Is there anyone here who has ever heard the professor's brain, felt the professor's brain, touched or smelt the professor's brain? No one appears to have done so.So, according to the established rules of empirical, stable, demonstrable protocol, science says that you have no brain, with all due respect, sir. So if science says you have no brain, how can we
trust your lectures, sir?"
Now the room is silent. The professor just stares at the student, his face unreadable.Finally, after what seems an eternity, the old man answers. "I guess you'll have to take them on faith."
Hebrews 12:2 "lets us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfector of our faith..."
Shannon left at 8:51 p. m..
[ 192. Service ]
Well, today's service was great~
i'd say the sermon only became relevant to me as i was on my way to meet yongding.
I was praying to God, why am i putting so much time and effort into ministry when i could be at home doing my homework and resting?
He pulled me back to today's sermon, the point about when paul and silas continued to do good anyway even though everything was against them.
I was greatly touched by it. It was further emphasized by corinthians 4:18 "So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal." yet another verse, revelations 3:11 "I am coming soon. Hold on to what you have, so that no one will take your crown." Well, it speaks for itself. I guess God has a plan for me, and i guess my role is to fulfill that plan through all these things that i am doing. Alas, i went to find yongding today, and i am thankful that God was able to use me to really find out more about how this brother's doing. This is just one of the many little things that God has placed in my life; there's more to come, greater heights to expect. Well, God, mould me.
Shannon left at 8:24 p. m..
[ 191. Quiz ]
You're on Fire! You know God loves you and has a
plan for you, and you're excited about living
it out. God has given you many gifts and
talents and interests. Think creatively about
how you can use them to glorify God and to
spread His love to all people. Don't get so
caught up in the joy of your own experiences
that you forget to show love to your neighbors.
And don't forget that those less outwardly
spiritual than you are still infinitely
precious in the sight of the Lord. Don't let
arrogance or excessive pride cause you to
stumble. Rejoice in the Lord! And, remember
that even when difficult times come where you
can't really feel God's presence, know that He
is always there, holding you, loving you,
forgiving you, and helping you through. Breathe
in the Holy Spirit, and let God use you in
marvelous ways! :)
What does God want to tell YOU?
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Shannon left at 8:15 p. m..
sábado, julio 19, 2003
[ 190. Cell ]
Well, today was ministry day.
Highlight of the day i guess would be that i cooked for my care group.
Yupz, cooked. Pasta, that is. Wanted to experiment with the cream sauce, but after trying once decided that i don't have enough resources to try again. So decided to abandon it and stick to the traditional ketchup sauce. And well, beef, chicken, pork... we used them all. And it became sauce in meat instead of meat in sauce, so we had to run down to buy a bottle of ketchup to supplement the sauce. We had that pasta with a difference though, the whole idea of the dinner was that you are to eat without using your hands. Yes, without your own hands, that is. We had to feed everyone else but ourselves... haha. We ended up stuffing food in everyone's mouth... within like 15 minutes everyone was full. Talk about enjoying food. So we decided to get out of the room and feed the easterners... haha. Call them lucky or call them misfortunate, we gave them our lots-of-leftover pasta. They seemed to enjoy it though, even though we sweared not to have pasta for another 2 months or so. LoL.
Tomorrow's service... pray that attendance will be great.... God... the ball's in your court now.
Shannon left at 9:05 p. m..
viernes, julio 18, 2003
[ 189. Quiz ]
Your mind is never at rest. You are continually striving to influence all those about you. You have some excellent ideas but you persist in trying to persuade others just how great your ideas really are. Maybe you are trying too hard. Take it easy - remember, 'Everything comes to those who wait'.
You are totally dissatisfied with your present situation. Matters are not going right for you and you are seeking a means of escape. Your mental state of mind necessitates that you need to change your thinking patterns. Remember, if one particular modus operandi doesn't seem to work, then try something different.
It is amazing that you yourself believe that old 'adage' that you are a misunderstood person - and you feel that because of this you are being left out in the cold. It is because of this lack of believed understanding that you feel the need to conform to society in general - but this situation leaves you 'cold' knowing that you are not appreciated for your true self. Any relationship that you are developing at this time does not seem to involve any true emotional commitment, you seem to be just playing along.
For whatever the reason, you find it extremely difficult to sustain relationships - that is to sustain them in the manner that you would wish. You are a very gentle sort of person, full of feeling, sensitivity and susceptible to love and affection, looking and longing for a partner with whom you can enjoy 'All things bright and beautiful' - someone with whom you can seek out the more esoteric things of life. But up to now this person has only existed in your imagination. You are very choosy, appreciative, refined and extremely artistic in temperament and it is your hope to seek others who will allow you to form and express your own taste and judgement and who at the same time may assist you in your intellectual or artistic growth.
Matters are not all that they would appear to be and you are critical of the existing conditions which you feel are confused and disorganized. You are therefore looking for a modus operendi which will simplify the situation so that you will be able to see the 'trees in the woods'.
Quiz taken at: http://www.colorgenics.com/index.cfm?pageview=test_8cube
Shannon left at 10:46 p. m..
[ 188. Xinfony IV ]
Well, just got home from that xinmin band concert. Have lotsa comments, but i'll keep it short. Well, for once i've seen a reflection of how secondary school crowds behave. Ermz... rowdy? loud? no manners? understatements, i guess. Actually... it kinda bugs me when the house lights are off and people still happily talk and yak and talk and yak like no ones business. Someone even sang "Why are we waiting?..." LoL. Talk about ugly Singaporeans. Enough about audience. Now on stage, we have 2 very adorable emcees... who... erms... broke almost all the rules of emcee-ing:
Rule 1) Be polite.
Apparently the female anchor started off with "The concert is about to begin. Kindly switch off all handphones and pagers." Clear absence of p's and q's.
Rule 2) Don't talk when audience clap.
Their already small voices needs only the audiences' whispers to cover. Imagine what happens when the audience starts clapping.
Rule 3) Use the mike.
One of the guys happily recited his lines and the mike clearly drifted away from the mouth.
Rule 4) Don't apologise for the blunders you make.
This is the ultimate. The male anchor came out and said something like this at the end. "(Name of female anchor) and myself would like to apologise for stating the wrong names at the graduating members award giving earlier on. We are sincerely sorry to the parents, friends and relatives of the people who's names were annouced wrongly. Sorry."
Well... on the flip side, i'd have to say that one of the interesting things to note is that i'm certain that the male emcee has a higher pitch than the female host. I was giggling to myself half the time when he was talking... haha.
Anyway, i'd say xmsb did a great job... and all the best to you guys next week at the syf... =) cheerio~
Shannon left at 10:23 p. m..
[ 187. PE ]
I'm kinda tired. Had PE today. -whew-
Well... actually PE quite slack lo. Ermz, apparently we did what was termed as 'bench PT'.
Somewhat similar to the log PTs that some people do, where three carry a big log and start doing stupid things with it.
Well... 88 jumping jacks, 20 elevated push-ups, 25 dips, 25 crunches, lifting the stupid bench 130 over times, another 20 crunches, and another 36 jumping backs. If you ask me, actually it's quite slack larz. Nonetheless, i'd rather run 2.4. =/
Well, got home, and mom asked me to go for xinmin sec band concert. Wonder how good they are.
Ciao~
Shannon left at 6:14 p. m..
jueves, julio 17, 2003
[ 186. SYF ]
I went for the SYF JC COs finals.
Rather impressive, i'd say.
Anderson has again outperformed themselves.
National and Raffles paled by comparison.
Well, anyway, it was a close fight between Hwa Chong and Temasek.
Sadly, Hwa Chong dethroned TJ as the champ this year.
Shannon left at 11:27 p. m..
[ 185. Day ]
I'm realli tired. Shagged. Watever you call it.
And i'm off to watch the SYF CO JC finals now.
Well, not before i'm meeting someone.
I'm dead tired.
Someone pray for me. And my ulcers. They're still there. And getting bigger.
God, remove them...!!!!!!! -__-"
Argh, i need a favour from everyone.
Pray for me.
Thank you.
Shannon left at 5:21 p. m..
[ 184. Songs ]
It's strange... i found this song on... 5 persons' blog so far? Enjoy...
Should I Stay
By Dreamz FM
Had a drive
Driven by your love
But when you messed around
I lost the drive I found
Thought you needed
Needed someone true
But you changed your mind
Or had I failed you?
Wish you'd been
Careful with my heart
But you tore it apart
And broke an angel's heart
The kiss was true
Has to end somehow
But I am livin' proof of what love is about
It's hard holding you
Loving you, losing you
It's sad to be true
And be fooled by you
I don't know (I don't know)
I gotta know
Should I stay or should I go?
You played me on
Played me like a clown
But I feel for you
Eventhough I'm down
My heart is heavy
Heavy like a rock
But I am so amused
You're still in my thoughts
It's hard holding you
Loving you, losing you
It's sad to be true
And be fooled by you
I don't know (I don't know)
I gotta know
Should I stay or should I go?
Oooohh... should I stay?
Should I go?
It's hard holding you
Loving you, losing you
It's sad to be true
And be fooled by you
I don't know (I don't know)
I wanna know
Should I stay or should I...?
This time its done
It'll never feel the same
But we had some good times
Guess it's sad just the same
I guess the truth
Doesn't matter somehow
But you were livin' proof of what love is about...
Shannon left at 5:20 p. m..
miércoles, julio 16, 2003
[ 183. Homework ]
I realized i got tons of homework undone.
Let me recap...
1) Transition elements tutorial
2) Thermochem s paper tutorial
3) Fmaths paper 2 corrections
4) Sci and technology esay outline
5) SHM tutorial
6) Hypothesis testing tutorial
Argh. God, help.
Shannon left at 10:12 p. m..
[ 182. More Quizzes ]

Nokia 7250 suits you the best! You're an average
girl/boy without high expectations in life. You
take whatever that comes your way in your
stride and always remain optimistic and
positive.
Which Nokia Cellphone is Most Suitable for You?
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Shannon left at 10:10 p. m..
martes, julio 15, 2003
[ 181. Quizzes ]

"Dm" the saddest chord in the history of
music, you must cry yourself to sleep every
night...
What Guitar Chord Are You?
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From Yahoo! Astrology:
You have a good imagination, and often exhibit sensitivity to others.
There is a tremendous amount of intensity in your mental processes. Your ability to concentrate is excellent. At times you have the ability to focus your mind so strongly that the rest of the world is shut out.
At times, you may tend to be overly sensitive to criticism. You can be excessively cautious or narrow in your outlook unless you receive the right kind of encouragement.
You have so many interests that you may have trouble deciding which ones to pursue. This can make you seem very contradictory, since you are so passionate and sincere about each new idea you embrace.
Sometimes you feel jealous, and must avoid becoming overly possessive in your relationships.
There may be times in your life when you give in to feelings of sadness or depression.
You have the ability to detach your emotions from a situation and make objective decisions.
There are inconsistencies in your energy level, possibly triggered by external factors or emotional changes. No matter what circumstances come your way, you have a generally positive attitude which may help you overcome life's obstacles.
Your high energy level and optimistic outlook draw people to you and increase your problem-solving capabilities.
You have a basically strong constitution, and should enjoy good health most of the time.
You were probably given a good start in life by your parents. This could be based on your general upbringing, or on physical characteristics you inherited.
You are likely to make many changes in the direction of your life. This may be based on interruptions due to health problems, or it may be that you just have trouble focusing your energy. The most productive time in your life will probably occur in middle age.
The most productive time in your life will probably occur in middle age.
No matter what other factors influence your personality, there is an under lying sense of practicality that you can draw on if you wish.
Quiz taken at:http://astrology.yahoo.com/us/astrology/divination/palmreading/index.html
Shannon left at 9:28 p. m..
[ 180. Home ]
Yupz... just got home after that permenant extra chemistry lecture.
Tired, dirty, smelly and... hungry. Nonetheless, just felt like blogging before i go and grab food.
Well, past 2 days haven't really been... good?
Realized that my communications skill in on the low.
Somewhat... i seems to always pull down other's spirits...
Like how i debated with a brother over some stuff on sunday,
how i feel that i don't know my people as well as i thought...
Argh. God, remember my prayers to you over the past two days?
Really want an answer... if not a solution... at least tell me why...
I'm really sick of these unhappy situations.
Just feel like shutting up and keep everything to myself... God....
Shannon left at 7:38 p. m..
[ 179. Results ]
Ok, i promise that this will definitely be the concluding entry about my results.
Overview:
Math C: B
F Math: E
Chemistry: B
Physics: C
GP: E8
CLAO: D7
3A2AO Points: 51
Well well... passed 4 A lvl subjects and failed 2 AO subjects... LoL.
Oh, in case you're wondering. They had amendments to 2 of the MCQ questions for physics. That's why i got another 4 marks (about a percentage and a half) increment and that's why i got my C! =) Thank God~
Today's my chinese oral. And i've got an ulcer in my mouth... Well, pray that it doesn't irritate me during the exam. Any other time BUT the exam... that's all i guess. I'm just having nothing to do, that's why i'm blogging in the library.... Argh~
Oh, another blessing to share. Heard that i've got my distinction for that new south wales science competition. LoL.
Shannon left at 1:32 p. m..
lunes, julio 14, 2003
[ 178. Last Results ]
Physics:
P1: 32/60
P2: 50.5/88
P3: 41.5/100
P4: 33/43
Overall: D
Better than i expected... given that i only touched the books on the morning of paper 3.
In any case, i even scored the highest on the data analysis question in the class. Praise God... LoL. =)
Well, school was slow, but as i reflect and compare with now, truly thank God that i'm getting on fine with the class.
And more importantly... i finally felt released after talking to him last night...
released. And free from fear, from rejection.... from hurts.
God, thanks for putting me successfully through another test. =)
Shannon left at 6:21 p. m..
domingo, julio 13, 2003
[ 177. Names ]
The name of Eric creates a very aggressive and independent nature, one with big ambitions, giving you original, progressive, large-scale ideas, salesmanship and promotional ability as well as the excellent business judgment which enables you to gain the financial accumulation to which you feel entitled. You have a versatile, restless nature, and could do any job well, although you would not like to do menial tasks. You are seldom satisfied and are always seeking something new. However, you do not know the meaning of relaxation, for when supposedly resting, your mind is forever active, planning out some new project or seeking new ways to improve your present enterprise. You could organize the work of others, though in your impatience to see the job done efficiently, you would likely step right in and do it yourself. Your intense, restless nature can bring on tension which affects the solar plexus and digestion, or the generative organs.
Shannon left at 10:36 p. m..
[ 176. Service ]
Today was service again... had a bit of difference today.
Dinah preached instead of Ps Ben... And it's about... love.
Well, mostly about God's love for us, but somewhat it reminded me of our love for one another in the group.
Not the eros kind, but the agape kind.
Guess we have been missing too much of that...
And had sorted out certain issues today. Yeah.
The jiahao issue... the derek issue.
What had been bugging me was the derek issue.
Today... saw him... we didn't even talked. Just a hug. That's it.
Argh... God... help me... humble me to talk to him... haiz...
Shannon left at 7:02 p. m..
sábado, julio 12, 2003
[ 175. Sub District Meeting ]
I shall not talk about listening comprehension.
'Cuz it's too... chicken?
Well, we had a Joshua Group before Sub-District Prayer Meet today.
Just a casual lunch and discussion about pairing people up for the sowing plans.
Had lots of fun and laughter with the discussion and games,
but guess it's been a long time since we met up in the Joshua Group.
Theme for this coming quarter is based on the book of Exodus.
I guess it's pretty timely as well, as i personally reflect upon how i spent my holidays.
Holidays was a good time for me to take my own sweet time to change some of my perspective, align my walk with God, as well as a time of discovery about myself, about my people, about God.
And as school reopens, i remembered telling someone, the true test of how much we learn during the holidays will be when the mad rush starts all over again in Term 3. This time round, the challenges are more real: mid year results will not be perfect, prelims and promos are on their way. School will intensify, but will it be at the expense of our spiritual momentum? Or will we emerge victoriously during this coming quarter? Today, Joshua talked about the natural principles of success. When he talked about this, the thought that came to me was that of some times i tend to focus and look so much to the spiritual principles and blind faith and hope that i forgotten about these natural principles. You know... just praying and hope that God will do something. Just something. Nonetheless, that idea was somewhat corrected as i come into the JC environment... Guess it was then when i was still 'secular' then i realized the ills of this society; no one's gonna help you, and it was really 'to each his own'. You strive for your own pie. Well, today's teaching reminded me that there's a greater need to apply these principles urgently if i want to see results. Not only faith, but actions as well (james 2:17).
And kudos to the part about enough procrastination, it's really time we move out of our, not only comfort zone, but the procrastination zone and start working somehow. Junes holidays should be enough training ground for us to get started, and now when we are back in the land there's really no more time to waste on the past... let's move on and get it over and done with.
It's easy to say, but let God lead us to what he desires us to achieve in Him.
Here we are, use us!!!
Shannon left at 9:41 p. m..
viernes, julio 11, 2003
[ 174. More Results ]
Well well, my results aren't exactly turning out the way they should.
Chemistry:
P1: Low B
P2: Low B
P3: High B
P4: A
F Maths:
P1: AO
P2: E
Maths C:
P1: C
P2: B
The record stands as 3 'A' passes and 2 'AO' fails.
Argh.
Today was chemistry day.
Physics lecture, then chem, chem and chem. Then math, then chem. Dumb eh?
But well well... guess i really gotta thank God. My results are all hanging mid air... The kind which barely made it to the next grade.
So guess it's really better than losing half mark (and a grade)? LoL. Thank God. *mUaCks*.
I was having lunch with marcus at heartland mall...
when i received an sms from agnes.
"Chemistry lesson has been pulled forward to 2pm."
Time received: 1.55pm
So within 12 minutes, i ran through kovan station, took a bus, ran into school, took my bag from Blk C, and ran to chem lab 3 for lessons.
Not bad eh? Hopefully with some training i can pass my SOC. Haha. (No link at all...)
Tomorrow's listening comprehension.
Better dig my ears today.
Shannon left at 4:46 p. m..
jueves, julio 10, 2003
[ 173. Movies ]
Over Monday and Tuesday i watched 2 movies, namely Dumb and Dumberer & Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle.
If you ask me, the two movies did not insult my intelligence at all. They merely lowered it. For a first, i'm aghasted to see such plot coming out of highly touted and advertised movies, which promised an equal, if not more, groove and flesh (no, not literally, but in terms of the story) than it's prequel. And all i saw was lame jokes cracked by two misfits in a local high school who somewhat stumbled upon evidence of the principal's embezzlement of school funds, and three (i must say) heavenly looking ladies fighting a bar full of burly men. It kinda amazes me why did they fight for a full 10 mins on the screen when all they had to do is to give each man a kick on the groin and start running. Well, if you ask me, two dumb movies on two consecutive days made me felt that 'stupid' and 'bimbotic' are the keywords of the week.
Shannon left at 4:57 p. m..
[ 172. GP ]
1) Question: Define "screwed-up".
Answer: General Paper
2) Question: State an example of "screwed-up".
Answer: SRJC JC2 Mid Year Examinations.
3) Question: Give a quantitative analysis of "screwed-up".
Answer: Paper 1: 23/50, Paper 2: 13/50.
4) Question: Suggest a possible consequence of "screwed-up".
Answer: Down, depressed and insomnia.
Shannon left at 3:19 p. m..
miércoles, julio 09, 2003
[ 171. Thot for the Day ]
"If we consider the unblushing promises of reward and the staggering nature of the rewards promised in the Gospels, it would seem that our Lord finds our desires not too strong but too weak. We are halfhearted creatures fooling about with drink and sex and ambition, when infinite joy is offered us, like an ignorant child who wants to go on making mudpies in a slum because he cannot imagine what is meant by the offer of a holiday at the sea. We are far too easily pleased."
- C.S. Lewis in his sermon, The Weight of Glory
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[ 170. Gold! ]
Give me a V! (V!) I!(I!) C! (C!) T! (T!) O! (O!) R! (R!) I! (I!) A! (A!)
What's that?! VICTORIA!!!
Can't hear you!! VICTORIA!!
One more time!! VICTORIA!!
VS ke-mama!! Ole ole ah ah!!!
VS Ke-mama!! Ole ole ah ah!!!
Shake it up! Yeah!!!
Shake it up! Yeah!!!
Ehhhhhh Ba!!!
Anoneh! Anoneh!!!
Bakuteh! Bakuteh!!!
VS eh! VS eh!!!
Saad saad eh!!!
One clap! *
Two claps!! **
Eleven claps!!! ** *** **** *V*S!
WooOooOoOoOW!!!!!
HahHa... that was the scene just now at the Singapore Conference Hall...
Finally... Victoria School Chinese Orchestra got a GOLD for the SYF!! Finally!!!!
The thrill is not about just getting the gold. It's about getting the gold after our previous participation in 2001.
We did not let the school, Mr Goh and everyone else down!!!
VSCO, we love you soooooooooooooooooo much!
Thanks for all the effort you guys have put in!!!!!!!!!!
Three cheers for VSCO!
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[ 169. Scoldings ]
Haha, today only had 5 lessons.
Maths tutorial, Maths lecture, Maths lecture, Physics tutorial and GP.
This is what happened:
Maths tutorial: scolded for the mid year exams for 1/2 hour, then 1/2 hour lesson.
Maths lecture (1): scolded for the mid year exams for 1/2 hour, then 1/2 hour lesson.
Maths lecture (2): scolded for the mid year exams for 1/2 hour, then 1/2 hour lesson.
Physics tutorial: talked about mid year exams, then realized only 1 person failed.
GP: scolded for the mid year exams for 1/4 hour, then 3/4 hour lesson.
So all in all... we were scolded like for most of the time. (-_-'')
Well, for the physics paper, agnes, tok and myself were debating on which one of us should have failed.
I think i won with this: I touched the books only on that day of Paper 3, and i used only 45 mins (out of 2 hrs 30 min) and 2 pcs of foolscap.
LoL.
Then after school the choir celebrated winnie's birthday... so long since we last celebrated birthdays. haiz.
Then i went down to SCH to watch CO SYF.
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martes, julio 08, 2003
[ 168. Choir Outing ]
LoL... after yesterday class outing,
today got choir outing!!!!
well, in any case, i did almost similar things to yesterday...
except that today we shopped for winnie's present first.
Then watched movie... charlie's angels.
Ok, at least this movie is relatively more intelligent than yesterday's.
Then after that hor... go fish and co... AGAIN!!!
Gosh... i'm really getting FAT.
But on the hindsight... that was my first meal of the day.
LoL.
Well well well...
I'm gonna watch the sec sch's co syf tml... anyone interested?
Shannon left at 8:36 p. m..
lunes, julio 07, 2003
[ 167. Class Outing ]
Long awaited class outing. And they asked me!
well, today's turnout wasn't very great,
only the usuals plus a few more turned up.
Deb, sherleen, paul, myself.... add andy and max.
Watched dumb and dumberer. Real dumb.
By watching the show... i guess it lowered my intelligence.
My advice is, watch it only when you are rendered brain dead.
Then thereafter, andy left and jeremy joined us...
it's RARE ok, jeremy seldom joined us.
Shopped around for mrs suresh's birthday gift at taka...
but ended up looking at our own stuff... like FOOD and CLOTHES...
Took a spastic neoprint at heeren,
before heading to centrepoint for fish n co dinner.
We're even surprised that fish n co existed in centrepoint...
All ate fish n chips (i mean, it's the cheapest around at $12.90+++)
except me and deb who shared a seafood platter for two.
And gosh... if i haven't helped her peeled shells rom prawns,
God knows what time are we going home.
I felt bloated after that meal.
Guess downing 5 glasses of ice water contributed to it too.
Then decided to walk to dhoby ghaut to aid digestion (as if it's of much help.)
Saw shirls, dewen, shuzhen etc etc near ps...
surprised that dewen even know maxwell.
Argh... feel so tired... feel so fat... such a long day...
Shannon left at 10:33 p. m..
[ 166. Assumptions ]
Well... i love to use my blog as scrapbook, so here's another rip-off.
This is another interesting entry i got from Russell's blog.
"i've learnt not to trust everything i hear. sometimes people tell you lies just so they can get things their way. even friends sometimes do that. although friendship is often forged on the basis of trust. other times, its not a lie. its just an assumption they make, and people have a tendency to be pessimistic, so they'll think of the worst possible scenario. then everything will take a nosedive. just cause they didn't bother to find out the truth or they blindly take to heart everything they hear. sometimes, when people say things, there could be two or more meanings to it. we just like to see things the way we want to, without clarifying with the opposite party. but if we were able to subdue such feelings, or systematically analyse and eliminate the false assumption before allowing our feelings to be evoked, would we still be human?
the uncontrollable adrenaline which boils within us is more often than not, oblivious to reasoning. just like everything else, reason comes after that burst of adrenaline. pain after anger. guilt after hate. pity after death. the things we do, which is dictated by the assumptions we make, are often reckless and uncalled for. we must find a way to minimise the number of occasions where assumptions get the better of us.
assumption may lead us to become paranoid. it may come to a point that we think that this particular statement did not mean what it appeared to mean. though it simply is, infact, what it is. 'talk to you later.', may simply mean, 'i've got to go now, i'll get back to you later.'. some might presume that they other party might be hinting on something deeper. perhaps that the other party may be avoiding him/her, or in the other extreme, interested in him or her. there are limitless possibilities of assumption. this is why i say, assumption is a dangerous thing. things should be seen in an appropriate manner, pending on the situation. but then again, appropriate would mean having to select the best possibility from a list of it. so i guess we could simply find out the truth before we reprimand someone with false accusations.
assume - to accept something to be true without question or proof.
assumption can hurt a person. it can hurt anyone. ever felt a great sense of disappointment after you realised that what you had hoped for was merely fiction? its like God gave you a slap across you fattened cheeks.
noticed that hope and assumption are somewhat intertwined? you cling on to something that may not ever happen, or not even true. and hope, is what spurs us on to live. the hope of life. the hope of love.
these are just my incoherent thoughts. it may make no sense to you at all. or it may. no matter, its just ramblings. i could go on forever, but i would rather not."
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[ 165. More Quiz ]

Red:
Aren't you the romantic? Life is poetic. If you
don't already, write poetry, you're good at it.
Made by
Sara
What color do you see the world in?
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You are Peace.
You are at peace with your self and the world
around you. You have balance in your life and
exude tranquility from every pore of your body.
People are constantly asking you "what is
your secret?"
What Emotion Are You?
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domingo, julio 06, 2003
[ 164. Pearl Necklace ]
The cheerful little girl with bouncy golden curls was almost five. Waiting with her mother at the checkout stand, she saw them, a circle of glistening white pearls in a pink foil box.
Oh mommy please, Mommy. Can I have them? Please, Mommy, please?"
Quickly the mother checked the back of the little foil box and then looked back into the pleading blue eyes of her little girl's upturned face.
"A dollar ninety-five. That's almost $2.00. If you really want them, I'll think of some extra chores for you and in no time you can save enough money to buy them for yourself.
Your birthday's only a week away and you might get another crisp dollar bill from Grandma."
As soon as Jenny got home, she emptied her penny bank and counted out 17 pennies. After dinner, she did more than her share of chores and she went to the neighbor and asked Mrs. McJames if she could pick dandelions for ten cents. On her birthday, Grandma did give her another new dollar bill and at
last she had enough money to buy the necklace.
Jenny loved her pearls. They made her feel dressed up and grown up. She wore them everywhere, Sunday school, kindergarten, even to bed. The only time she took them off was when she went swimming or had a bubble bath.
Mother said if they got wet, they might turn her neck green.
Jenny had a very loving daddy and every night when she was ready for bed, he would stop whatever he was doing and come upstairs to read her a story.
One night as he finished the story, he asked Jenny, "Do you love me?"
"Oh yes, daddy. You know that I love you."
"Then give me your pearls."
"Oh, daddy, not my pearls. But you can have Princess, the white horse from my collection, the one with the pink tail. Remember, daddy? The one you gave me. She's my very favorite."
"That's okay, Honey, daddy loves you. Good night." And he brushed her cheek with a kiss.
About a week later, after the story time, Jenny's daddy asked again, "Do you love me?"
"Daddy, you know I love you."
"Then give me your pearls."
"Oh Daddy, not my pearls. But you can have my baby doll. The brand new one I got for my birthday. She is beautiful and you can have the yellow blanket
that matches her sleeper."
"That's okay. Sleep well. God bless you, little one. Daddy loves you." And as always, he brushed her cheek with a gentle kiss.
A few nights later when her daddy came in, Jenny was sitting on her bed with her legs crossed Indian style. As he came close, he noticed her chin was trembling and one silent tear rolled down her cheek. "What is it, Jenny? What's the matter?" Jenny didn't say anything but lifted her little hand up to her daddy. And when she opened it, there was her little pearl necklace. With a little quiver, she finally said, "Here, daddy, this is for you."
With tears gathering in his own eyes, Jenny's daddy reached out with one hand to take the dime store necklace, and with the other hand he reached into his pocket and pulled out a blue velvet case with a strand of genuine pearls and gave them to Jenny.
He had them all the time. He was just waiting for her to give up the dime-store stuff so he could give her the genuine treasure. So it is, with our Heavenly Father. He is waiting for us to give up the cheap things in our lives so that he can give us beautiful treasures.
Isn't God good? Are you holding onto things that God wants you to let go of? Are you holding on to harmful or unnecessary partners, relationships, habits and activities that you have come so attached to that it seems impossible to let go? Sometimes it is so hard to see what is in the other hand but do believe this one thing .....
God will never take away something without giving you something better in its place.
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[ 163. Service ]
Today's service was great. (Do i sound the same every week? gosh...)
Well, it's because my mei huixiu came for service!!! Praise God~
do you know i actually had to 'book' her two weeks ago for her to come today... LoL...
well, anyway, today attendance was rather great...
6 from my side, 11 in total. =)
It's another full strength week. ha....
hopefully we can move towards having visitors weekly. ;-)
Went to play pool and cs with wee kiat together with
joseph, bowen, yongding and some others.... play until my eyes can't take it. haha...
now i understand why my eyesight not perfect anymore... haiz.
Then again... the great debate between NEL and NSL...
which way to go home? ultimately... NEL won...
joseph and i took that train home...
and before i left the train, joseph commented,
"Wah, so fast Serangoon ah? Time flies when you're enjoying yourself..."
Ha, joseph made my day man. LoL...
Found this around:
Your past life diagnosis:
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I don't know how you feel about it, but you were male in your last earthly incarnation.
You were born somewhere in the territory of modern Ukraine around the year 800.
Your profession was that of a map maker, astrologer, astronomer.
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Your brief psychological profile in your past life:
Timid, constrained, quiet person. You had creative talents, which waited until this life to be liberated. Sometimes your environment considered you strange.
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The lesson that your last past life brought to your present incarnation:
It always seemed to you that your perceptions of the world are somewhat different. Your lesson is to trust your intuition as your best guide in your present life.
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Do you remember now?
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Quiz from: http://www.thebigview.com/pastlife/
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[ 162. Happy birthday, Eng How ]
Well, i just finished typing the birthday letter to my dear pal, xiaohei who is 18 years and 2 days old as of now. Actually i wanted to make an open letter and post it here... but i decided otherwise. Well, he's my buddy, so let's keep the letter personal and specially for him... yupz. In summary, that 1000 words or so can be summed up in one sentence... "thanks for being a friend, brother."
Now to zZzZzz....
Shannon left at 12:10 a. m..
sábado, julio 05, 2003
[ 161. MRT ]
I had a bet with Freedy today. We took the train from bishan to harbourfront. He was supposed to transfer at dhoby ghaut, and i had to transfer via outram park. The loser is supposed to treat a drink. Well well well... i had a rude shock when i got to Outram Park. The transfer path is sooooooooooooo long!!! And they had no travelators. =/ Well well... talk about laziness. haha, actually i saw him on the train, but i didn't went up to him, thinking that i could overrun him to the exit. Well... he got out first, so he won. Haha.
Celebrated Enghow's birthday today, and we had it with a Swensen's ice cream cake... so ex... so fattening... lol, pay money to put on weight. Hahaha... never mind... it was deeeeeeeeelicious! And then his parents came to have dinner at swensen's itself. His dad made my day man... He said i lost weight!!! yahooooo!!!
On a more serious tone, we had an ad-hoc dmm today, and discussed certain things about the group. Well, details cannot be revealed, but i guess the outcome is this, if we are not living up to a certain standard, we should not expect it from our people. Think about it.
Shannon left at 9:16 p. m..
viernes, julio 04, 2003
[ 160. #VJC ]
Saw something at channel #VJC that got me laughing off my chair.
[21:16] <Printzz> maths physics and chem tuition available at a reasonable rate
[21:17] <papamama> no need we are too smart
If you're so smart, why are you still constructing structurally unsound sentences that will make your GP tutors cry.... (-_-")!!!
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[ 159. Changes ]
Anyway... i've done some changes up on this blog... subtle, but enough to call them differences!
Haha... how da ya find 'em? hehe...
Well, somewhat i've promised somebody that i'll credit her for one of the additions that i've made... haha...
so here's it! Thank yoOooOOoUuuUU!!! Thanks for the script that i've stolen from your blog... haha.
It's been quite a ferocious week... 10 papers has passed... *whEw* and two last papers tomorrow!
(further more i don't intend to score on that two tomorrow. =p)
Well... looking forward to tomorrow's enghow's birthday celebration...
It's been so long since we last celebrated someone's birthday... haha..
well, and really really want to affirm him... this dear brother. yeaH~
Joke of the day:
(courtesy of sabe.distanthost.com)
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[ 158. Blog Debate ]
well, apparently the arts faculty in srjc decided that since they are idle, might as well debate now.
Here's the current one.
Motion for the day: "This House believes that blogs are stupid."
And our dear proposition, mr lester lim junhong of srjc 03'2a01 has this to say,
"gordon bennet! why blogs are stupid? let me tell you why. in this day when almost every loser in this world has a blog, blogging has lost its meaning and essence. why the f**k do people have a blog in the first place? blogs are just like ego masturbation sessions. sure you can do whatever you want to yourself behind closed doors but once you get me involved anyhow you get nothing but all my flak.
how many blogs have actually sold out and retrograded into some mere imbecilic, trashy, b-grade site advertizing to the world how much of a life these people have? amongst people keeping a blog today there exists a somewhat odd exigency for ego-masturbation. who really wants to know what are the latest roxy skirt, quiksilver berms, ripcurl pants or stussy condoms that you have bought? like duh. pls. do you think people who really "have a life" even actually bother to promulgate their everyday occurences to the world? obviously not. if you do, and i mean truly do, have a life, you wouldn't need to market yourself door to door. you wouldn't need to spend time everyday typing paragraphs of what kind deeds you intend to do, you would get off your damn chair and do something concrete. you wouldn't need to upload photos of the people you hang out with and parties you attend. everybody knowst hat products marketed door to door are second grade as compared to products you need to get your ass off the couch to obtain. and perhaps people who really have a life wouldn't as bothered or dumb as you to be reading this now.
no, and I mean NO, the true blue bloggers from the yesteryears have always kept their online identity private or their blog pages to themselves. they have seen no need to show to the world how much of a life they have, or what cool friends they hang around with, or what pretty girlfriends or boyfriends that they have. among the blogs i have seen really in bad taste include those who blatantly LIE about themselves to portray themselves in good light. like hello, how low can you really descend to?
i seriously believe that these people who have blogs and unremittingly do the stuffs that i have mentioned above suffer from low self-esteem. dial 1900-self-esteem if this could somehow help you. marxists might call them victims of class struggle. if you have a blog now and you are reading this, i seriously ask you to question yourself why do you even bother to HAVE a blog and pass your SITE around to all of your friends for?
the last thing the internet needs is a smorgasbord of morons fobbing off their excessive emotional baggage on anybody dumb enough to burden themselves with generally bland and insipid content.
what does having a blog really mean? it really means nothing but all in all it has cheapened into some ego-boosting device for some really pathetic people. it has all but lost its meaning.
and if you think that the blog i'm lambasting about is yours, yes it is. *smiles*"
(source:http://audiosity.hypermart.net/collective/blog2.html)
Wow, that was a powerful opening speech isn't it? Obviously filled with certain... umm... unmentionable vocabulary. Never mind. Next, we have amanda of srjc 03'2a03 from the opposition who begs to differ. Hear what she has got to say:
"gordon bennet! why the hell blogs are not stupid?
i'll tell you why. firstly, blogs are not useless, mister, and having blogged before most of us did, you must know that it has a purpose of some sort.
your friends are entertained (or otherwise) with the goings-on in your life, and of course they'd be interested. they're your friends, for crying out loud.
plus, you get to rant. and rave. and who the hell cares about that? your friends.
if anything, at least you get to exercise some creative writing and amuse others at the same time.
true, it could be a sort of pathetic excuse for a life some people don't have, but blogging is not in itself a stupid idea. neither are blogs. so as powerful as your essay was, mr lim junhong of 2a1, in srjc, your title was unfortunately totally off balance and therefore you have a giant red cross slashed violently across the impression others have of you. because of your wonderful flamboyant brouhaha about why blogs are stupid, you (are we surprised?) come across as arrogant, pompous and pretending to be intellectual. and of course you don't care, you say. let them think you're arrogant. well, just the same, no one gives two hoots about what you think of their blogs.
blogs have another purpose. for example:
the other day amos tan hanwei of srjc 2a1 totally incurred my wrath. brave, i'll give the loser that, very brave. but stupid. wanna know how he did it? i was asking him which questions he did for literature paper 1, so he told me. naturally, he asked me the same question. i didn't remember the question numbers, so by accident i mentioned a number that i didn't do, which incidentally happened to be on stage directions. and what was our mr suave's reaction to that? shock. he was all, "you did THAT question? that one on stage directions?" and i replied, "oh no, my mistake. i didn't do that question." and what did our resident mr i'm-so-smart-i-landed-in-srjc say? "no no you couldn't have done that question. i mean no one did it. it was so hard." and after a moment's pause, deciding that i didn't hear him clearly enough, he repeated himself. "yeah. you couldn't have done the question. no one could do it."
wouldn't you be pissed off? i mean, just because you couldn't friggin do the stupid question doesn't mean i can't do it. he was obviously implying that i'm not as smart as him. sorry, didn't mean to be euphemistic about that. HE WAS OBVIOUSLY IMPLYING THAT I AM STUPIDER THAT HE IS. (or maybe he didn't mean to imply that, but couldn't help divulging his transparent opinion of me through his poor social skills.) $#%??? i mean, hello there, i've checked your scores. yes i have. oh yes and i check the scores of every single nitwit who thinks they i'm stupider than they are, or God forbid, that they're more intelligent that i am. yes i bloody do. and what do i have to say about that? BLOODY SIMPLE. if your literature grades aren't ANYWHERE close to mine, shut the hell up. i mean, there's this bunch of people from this class i won't mention who speak loudly wherever they go, behaving so intelligent and talking as if they have substance in their head. just out of curiosity, one fine day, i looked at their lit scores. whaddya know, practically the whole class proves how much of a failure they are with each lit paper, over and over again. i'm not kidding! the whole class. okay. maybe not practically, just ENTIRELY.
really, some people.
and that, my friends, is another purpose of blogging."
(Source: http://cremegirl.blogspot.com/2003_06_29_cremegirl_archive.html#105723787367469752)
I'm impressed with the high level of activity in the grey matter of these students nowadays. Thought they were just a bunch of nitwits who spend two thirds of their time trying to use bombastic language to achieve the same aim as every other college student: brag, ridicule, impress and flirt. Nonetheless, that was an interesting attempt, proudly presented by the srjc arts faculty!
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jueves, julio 03, 2003
[ 157. Bored. ]
I'm bored. really bored. VERY bored. Actually wanted to go 7-11 to buy some ice-cream... but seeing that rain, well. forget it.
As for today... i actually left my house at 130pm... knowing that the paper starts at 2. Well, the "great plans" of mice and men often fails... i got there late. As i was walking along that path outside school... i saw weisheng and okkar. Then i said, "hey, run la!" Weisheng replied... "aiyah... go in at most take 2 hours to complete the paper... you run for what?" Then i went " .... "
Yeah. even though i didn't (and i mean DIDN'T) touch my physics books till this morning... it really amuses me why am i running. Never mind.
At the end of the paper. Kenneth said he didn't do 20 marks worth. Barry said he didn't do 30+marks worth. And i tell you i didn't do 55 marks worth. =/
Tomorrow's chemistry papers. Hope i can get a A. No, not an A level pass, but an A grade. Yeah, if not suresh's gonna murder me. (And no, don't think it's supposed to be figurative speech.)
And great, my archives don't show. again.
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[ 156. Tzited ]
you know... this morning, as i was reading tzit's blog...
kinda stirred a thought in me.
it really reminded me of those times last year when i always hang out with them...
going for supper together.... cycling around the neighbourhood at night...
or even late night mahjong at jieyu's place....
and doing all sorts of crazy thing.
Well, i gotta know tzit through zhiyuan...
during this particular SCO CC performances at kolam ayer cc.
Zhiyuan brought tzit along to watch the show...
And before that all along i've been seeing tzit around in sch but nv got a chance to know him...
and i remembered tzit thought i was a junior... haha.
Then we went home together after dinner that night...
And on the bus we actually had fun by disturbing someone... haha...
Well, back to the present.
Yeah... it was fun hanging out with them... really.
Though we didn't go out very often...
but often even to warrant a scolding from their parents...
cuz it was during their post-prelim / pre-o-levels period. LoL.
One thing i remembered... mixing around them made me feel younger...
just didn't feel like growing up... really missed the younger days...
when everything is so strange... but yet we're so easily satisfied.
But now... people complicates themselves as they grow up.
With all kinds of emotions, greed and needs,
we have completely lost our childhood innocence...
and also lose ourself to the hands of this materialistic world as well.
You know one thing?
I also aspire to be a teacher. Someone who gets in touch with the young of tomorrow.
Whatever for? It reminded me of Mr Nathan Phua.
Though i din really interact much with him before,
in summary, he's the kind of teacher i wanna be.
And well, who knows what will happen to the young generation of tomorrow...
well, will they be sucked up into this evil world at an even younger age than today...
or will they still hold on to whatever little innocence they still possess?
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miércoles, julio 02, 2003
[ 155. Blogger Sux ]
anyway, i think blogspot.com really sux.
They can't even publish my page PROPERLY. -____-
my page appeared EMPTY. ARGH!~
And then about 3 hours later i finally realized why it doesn't appear.
Blogger screwed up my template!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
argh... and i gotta re-experiment with it.
Heck with templates!~!~!~
Shannon left at 8:23 p. m..
[ 154. More Exams ]
Physics:
" Experiment 1:
Using the copper wire given, twist it around the given pencil, leaving about 5 cm on one end and 10 cm on the other. Attached the 5 cm end to the retort stand, and twist the 10cm end around the centre of the pencil to suspend it. Attach the 20g masses to a point 5cm from the centre of the pencil on each side. Perform the oscillation as shown.
Experiment 2:
Set up the circuit as shown, and record the relevant variables. "
Damn duh right?
The first one was irritating.... the pencil will either slip to the left or the right.
Then can't even oscillate properly, from horizontal oscillation become round ones.
But thank God lo... cause i couldn't finish the first report by the end of the first hour,
but the second experiment was so quickly done that after catching up on my first report,
i had time to catch up with my sleep. =)
Fmaths:
" An experiment has been performed to compare the yields of a new variety of fruit trees with the old variety. The trees were planted in eight regions with varying climatic conditions in the following manner. Two trees were planted in each region, one of the new variety and one of the old variety. The yields of the fruit trees are given in the table below.
Region 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Old variety (x) 195 193 192 195 200 190 188 196
New variety (y) 203 191 195 193 208 196 196 203
Determine a symmetric 99% confidence interval for the mean difference in the yields of the two varieties of fruit trees, stating any assumption(s) you have made. [5]
Suppose the sixteen trees were not planted as stated above but had been randomly planted in an orchard. Using the summary statistics,
∑(x-190)=29 , ∑(x-190)²=203 , ∑y=1585 , ∑y²=314269
determine a symmetric 99% confidence interval for the difference in the mean yields of the two varieties of fruit trees. State any assumption(s) you have made. [6]"
And this is my answer: ???
But alas, i thank God!
I only studied for mechanics during my quarantine period after the physics practical
(yes, i didn't hit the books yesterday for mechanics)...
and i could do ALL the mechanics questions!!!! Hallelujah!!!! =p
Shannon left at 6:11 p. m..
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