Until We Meet Again;

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Thursday, October 30, 2008,11:15 PM

I have the sudden urge to blog about the wonderful people in my life.

People who shaped my 2007:

1. Hostelmates (batchmates)

They're the first people I know in Singapore, obviously, being in the same hostel and arriving at the same time. Was a wonderful experience knowing all 13 of you although we hailed from different states and had varying backgrounds. Becoming family in Oldham Hall, we bonded together during the orientation times and had really fun time together. Things changed when school started, though, and gradually we were left with the 9. 2007 was a memorable year for 9 of us together. And I hope that is what I would remember, the memory of the 9 of us being genuinely happy with each other's presence. (:

2. Classmates

I expected worse from the class. Not that I thought the class was going to be an awful bunch of people but mainly it was because I'm just not from around here. I guess I was scared of not being accepted and all. I was wrong as you guys openly welcomed me. Though I was given the nickname 'scholar' by JohnWu (yes I still remember him) I didnt think so far and just accepted the nickname with much amusement. And justin still calls me that now. LOL. (: At times where I feel I didnt fit in, it really helped to have a supportive class and very caring classmates to guide me along.

3. Clique.

Yeah I remember last year's clique. Though not long ago it seems to me as something so far and so distant. Maybe it's because this year it just ceased to exist and it seems unimaginable that we were once so close. But still, 2007 was a very tough one for me and the three of you guys stood by me at times when I was down. I hope I did the same for you guys too, whether a good job or not. As all would know I was closest to wanchin during that time, and I really treasure her (you, i'm not sure what to use) for being there for me. When I was homesick and lonely your smses never fail to cheer me up. You are a very nice friend and I'm honoured to once have been so close to you. Sadly all good things come to an end. And that's what I realized after all the tears. Though what happened I'm not very sure, but it's all over, and although now we are not close anymore, it's still nice to have you as a friend/classmate.

4. Vincent

Hah. I bet noone expected this. Well, as most ODACians would know, I was very close to Vincent during the first half of the year. This was because he was my OGL during the first three months and also an ODAC senior thereafter. Well I must say he is a very interesting chap who forever has nice things to say. I seldom hear him/you say demoralizing things. After tiring days it was nice to see a sms of encouragement, eventhough the length of the messages are pretty daunting. Though we were not so close towards the later part of the year for reasons again I'm not quite clear about (mostly my fault), but I'm still thankful for having such a caring and concerned senior/friend. And even till this year when we don't even msg, you still have the genuine heart to ask how I'm doing and all. (: Thanks for tolerating me.

5. ODACmates

Well I can't actually recall who I was close to last year. It's all random pieces here and there. But obviously the most part of it is Veron and NWeijie. And sometimes LWeijie. (: Veron, you're my darling, and you are very dao. But that's the way you are and it's alright, (: coz i'm used to it and sometimes find it quite amusing. It was always nice to go out with you after ODAC just to crap and talk. (: Especially those times when I was down, thanks for being protective. You saw me cry. in the BUS! :( And I also cried FOR you, in the BUS as well! Though that happened somewhere in some country (my country) when you were in some hospital. Thanks a lot, darr. NWeijie, you're one heck of a guy man. I seriously have never met someone who thinks so much. You're meant to be a historian I tell you. But yeah you're stubborn but always caring, at least i know 'take care la' is the most common phrase from you. I don't know why you seem to hide from people's concerned questions but that's how you are and its alright. Thanks for the puzzle yeah. (: Means a lot. LWeijie, emo guy, but very very sensitive and patient. (: You gave me advice and all and some which I tried to live by but obviously failed. Nevertheless, you're always there giving random help and just available whenever i'm down. Thank you! And to all the rest of the Odacmates, ODAC was really fun and enjoyable! (: Oh special note to tarzan I will mention you in the 2008 segment.

5. Seira

I seldom do single person dedications but yeah here goes. Well, I don't know what to say because all that I wanted to say came out in tears last year. Whatever that means. Just want to say thanks for being a good friend for the first half of 2007 and for helping me along the way. You're an independent woman. (: I hope that's a compliment. Again, I don't know what happened, but we seldom talk now, so yeah just know that you shaped my 2007! Or half of it, at least. (:

[Yawn i'm getting tired]

I guess that's really it for 2007.

I can't quite remember.

I have my constants who have been by me for few years so a separate dedication for you next time. (:

And yes someone did end of my 2007 on a happy note, but that, I will write a separate dedication. <3

Monday, October 27, 2008,12:40 PM

It's ending!! (:
A levels is going to be over in a blink of an eye.

After that i'm going to spend every waking moment going around Singapore. (: (:
With classmates, with vince, with veron dar. (:

Lazy to buy prom dress though.
Blech. Dresses. =.=

I went out with my parents yesterday to botanic gardens! (:
Nice nice place.
We walked the entire area and my legs were SO tired.
YAWN.
And I'm still tired today.

Going sch tomorrow for consultations. YAY! (:
I miss school.
Hostel sucks.
But I got nice nice roommates! Haha.

Too bad they're splitting them to a different hostel next year.
Yeah next year i'll be visiting PARRY hall. O.o
stupid name.
LOL.

toodles.

Friday, October 24, 2008,11:44 AM

Oxford interview was quite fun (:
the Lady was really nice.
And although I stumbled on some maths questions.
(: i wasn't nervous at all.

This is the first time I'm not nervous for an interview.
(My 2nd interview in my life haha)
I just went in there and chatted with her like I would with some random adult.
Nice.
She talked about Malaysia! (:
And she said they went to see elephants.
HAHA.

So my passage was just maths questions.
I did 3 of them, got 1 wrong, 2 correct.
(: Oh well and it's scary coz almost all the rest applying are mainland chinese!!!
Scary.

Yeah so on the whole they're friendly la.
So no worries.
Even if I was stupid, she definitely didn't show it.
Haha. (:

Yay its over and done with,
now its time to concentrate on the real battle.

And SAT results were out.
i scored 800 for maths 2 and 720 for maths1 and phy.
LOL im happy considering that I was having bad stomach cramps for those 3 hours.
As shiv said 'sleeping through papers'.
Stomach cramp la.
The downside of being a woman. :(

Tuesday, October 21, 2008,7:28 PM

Hello people.

Random update just to tell you about benzene rings.

Coz mrs.chai discussed the benzene ring stability today and i got a bit blur.

so googled it (:

and tada!

http://www.chemguide.co.uk/basicorg/bonding/benzene2.html#top

Monday, October 20, 2008,5:40 PM

YAWN.

I woke up late and didnt go for econs today.

Pangseh-ed boyfriend.

Sorrry! :(

Was too tired la.

It's been a while since i have to wake up at 7plus.

Nowadays I wake up at 11. (:

Not good, I know.

Coz yeah.

But it's because if i sleep to early i can't sleep.

So I read an article in the school library today, and they said that to cure insomnia due to 'over thinking at night', it's best to have some sort of diary to rant into during the afternoon period.

Write the list of problems you have on one side of the page and the solutions on the other side so that when night comes and I do think of the problem I have a solution ready for it.

Sounds cool.

There's just this slight catch:

What happens if my problem is 'I can't sleep.' ?

Solution: 'Write the list problems you have on one side of the page .. yadayadayada..'

Alright i'm crapping.

Tired, I think.

Vince and I wanted to watch 'nights and rodanthe' today but the timing wasn't right. I know I said I'm going to start mugging but i really want to watch the movie. It's from the producers of the notebook and I like richard gere. (:

<3>

I WANT TO GO SHOPPING.

There's this shop in far east that I saw the other day and I really like the clothes there. (:

After A levels. Control. Control.

AvenueQ is coming to Singapore.

The last day it's showing in esplanade is on nov 16.

Which is ME birthday!

I want to watch. (:

But it's two days before physics p1.

and, it's not cheap.

Anyway today I came up with some answers of what the oxford interviewers might ask me and I tried to make some witty comeback but after thinking through I realize honesty isn't the best policy in such interviews. Must sell myself, and show them that I really want it.

Which I do.

...

Yeah so my new inspiration is:

If Oxford gives me a conditional offer to study, and i flunk my A levels, the offer would be taken away. I can't imagine the regret I would feel then.

Although the above situation is highly unrealistic and unlikely but it's just my inspiration for the week. Last week, it was 'no regrets', and now, it's 'Not THIS regret.'. I wonder what next weeks' would be.

Weee, study away! (:

Sunday, October 19, 2008,11:57 AM

Hello 200th post. (:

I'm watching Al Gore's documentary now.

It's interesting. (:

Seeing the effects on global warming, its really very sad.

And scary.

And then few days ago I was watching the news.

See all the disasters, and political instability in Thailand.

And problems in Japan..

Financial crisis.

Sad.

The world is going chaotic.

DAMN.

I'm going to try to study econs later.

or physics.

or gp.

whatever la.

Saturday, October 18, 2008,10:03 PM

Save me..

:( I hate physics.

I watched Get Smart and Alvin and the Chipmunks today. (:

The fat chipmunk is so cute! (:

I HATE PHYSICS.

I wanna do law.

/edit

Anyone has done RJC physics yet?

I don't understand the solutions!!!! :(

Tuesday, October 14, 2008,5:47 PM

WOW.

Hunger is scary.

I skipped lunch today because I was busy running around orchard like some madwoman.

And then at 5 plus just now my fingers just couldn't stop trembling and shivering. I couldn't even write properly. Then when I stood up I felt so weak it was really tiring to walk.

I quickly gobbled down some biscuits.

They're still trembling but oh well, it's not so scary now.

(: STUDY!

3:58 PM

YES everything is settled.

British Council is refunding me.

Although i'm still pissed over the fact that i wasted 50 over bucks for the fedex and cab which wasnt necessary. And I cabbed again today! to RELC.

So today, I spent hundred over dollars again.

GREAT.

And tmr i'm going out with joseph.

Grarrrhh.

BROKE. :(

20 bucks spent on my hair.

The change putting process is complete!

My hair was uber straight after the haircut.

I don't like it.

Will bathe soon so it goes back to its wavy original style.

Which I don't like either.

STUDY.

P.S.: I looked like some idiot wandering around Orchard.

Just as how stupid I looked wandering around Holland the other day.

Lost, twice in ten days. :(

Sunday, October 12, 2008,3:19 PM

I'M ANGRY!!

I have already arranged to take the maths test at British Council.
And i paid a freaking 285 sing dollar just to SIT for the test.

AND NOW, I get an email that says i can take it at RELC (whatever that is)
for only 90 bucks??!

But I already went through so much to just go to british council and all that la.
Including getting lost, taking a cab, going to fedex.

GRARHHS.
Pissssed.

I feel cheated.

I want to boycott.
HAHA (:

Thursday, October 09, 2008,8:51 PM

We went to visit Ms Goh today.
and her baby! Her name is yu3yan1.
Even i have to admit that she is cute. (:
Was very fun gossiping and talking to Ms Goh.
She looked gorgeous in her wedding photos!!
We sat there for 3 hours. LOL. amazing huh?

Then off we went.
Guys to library and girls back home.

Suddenly I feel very sad that tomorrow is our last day at school.
If school ended in April or May earlier in the year, I would have been more than happy.
But I realized that, now, I would miss school a lot.
Even though this year, I drifted away from the class, had lots of ups and downs in terms of friendship, nevertheless the class still is a very important part in my life here.
If I had a lousy class with lousy classmates, I would have left.
So I really thank them for their warm hands and hearts in the early months of last year. (:

Gosh I would miss so many things.
I would miss walking to school, sometimes with minhuay .. (:
I would miss gathering at the ELLAELLA with ODAC and darr. (:
I would miss the class!!
I would miss HIM. <3
I would miss all the lectures and tutorials.
I would miss the teachers.
I would miss the uniform.

Seriously, I might even miss the canteen food.

All in all, 2607 in AJC has been wonderful to me.
I love you guys! (:

Saturday, I will start focusing.
The other day during principal's speech, she mentioned a word particularly often.
'COMPLACENCY'.
Everytime she said that word, it hit me.
I have indeed been complacent, or to some extent, over-confident.
Granted, I did well for prelims.
But it was not up to my standards.
All my Bs were borderline Bs and the gp was pure luck.
I was disappointed with all except econs.
Maybe it was because I spent most of the one week of the holidays watching movies.
And also the day before exams.
I remember I was watching one movie almost everyday during the prelims.
I did not focus, I guess.
I thought what I did was enough.
Apparently, it was not.

I feel I let down the teachers.
and myself, most importantly.
I feel it this time.
And so, I must work hard for the next three weeks.
And make everyone (teachers, parents, sister) proud of me.

I don't want to have any chance to say:
' I wish I hadnt...'
I dont want to regret next year.
I don't want to be sulky after the paper, knowing that I could have done better.
There is no room for 'could haves and should haves'.
I want to be truly be able to say:
'IT WAS MY BEST.'
Because, honestly, I've never been able to say that.
Not even once.

Let this be the first.
and for all you guys out there,
I hope that at the end,
you'll be able to say the same thing too.
(: Come on people.
WE CAN DO IT.

Sunday, October 05, 2008,12:46 PM

12:33 PM

(: cheerios to myself.
I stopped pretending. (:

Thursday, October 02, 2008,8:24 PM

Raise your hand if you think our A levels is nonsense.

I mean, exams are supposed to test your understanding, your knowledge, your intelligence.
But you know what all these freak papers test us on?

Speed.
How fast you think.
How fast you read.
How fast you write.

HELLO.
It's not like Newton took 1 day to come up with his law of physics.
And it's not as if Edison created the lightbulb in a matter of weeks.
And SCHRODINGER definitely did not come up with that equation under such a short period of time.

Those geniuses took their time to digest, understand and then apply.

So how the heck are we supposed to think at speed 3.0x10^8 ms-1 when the smartest people in the world took years to finalize their theories???!?

And econs. grahh.
it's not that we don't know, really.
It's that first, our hands are not infused with whatever lithium battery that has maximum productive efficiency or some shit like that.
So you want us to write neatly.
Then why won't you give us MORE TIME?

OOpps.
I think i sound angry.
Nope. I'm just humoured by the stupidity. (:
toodles.