Updates: 4-6-07

I went to watch Pirates of the Caribbean At World's End on 31st of May with my mother and brothers. It was a public holiday. Actually, we should be going to the airport that day, but my father had a change of plans at the last minute. He was going to stay for another day at Korea.
The movie was really good, although the plot was a little "messy". There were too many characters. Anyway, don't want to say much about it. Experience it yourself.
3 more days of holiday lessons. I don't really mind them as we don't have to wear uniforms or school shoes. Some people wear sports shoes and PE shorts to school. We have a variety of T-shirts to choose from, there is the old and new PE shirts, class T-shirt, CCA T-shirt and camp T-shirt.
Well wishes

Post O-levels

O level Chinese came and went. I am glad to say that both papers were ok. I have confidence in myself. I must get at least an A2 for Chinese.
However, last evening, I slipped and fell down in the bathroom. I hit my right side of my face and my leg was injured. There is a nasty bruise on my face right now. I can't even walk properly. I have to practically limped around. The problem is that I still have to go to school for holiday lessons.
My father share the same sentiments as I do. I am on a "bad-luck streak". The good news is that the fall helped to counter my exam. I don't mind falling a few times more if I can secure As for my exams. Haha
Best Wishes

Ill

Great, I am ill. On Thursday, I suffered from runny, block nose. This caused my eyes to keep tearing. Now, I have a mild fever.
I have been waiting for this day to arrive, I really need a break. However, this is wrong timing to fall ill. I am taking my O level Chinese on Monday. I don't mind falling sick after the exam.
Must get better by Monday...

Pre-Chinese O level

1 day till Chinese O level. I am really nervous about it.
Luck plays an important role in the exam. Most of the topics for compo are alright. Just don't give me those questions that I don't understand, and it will be fine.
The letter-writing should be ok. As for paper 2, if I understand the passages, I should be able to answer the questions correctly. I won't scored well in my compre, especially in the " write your thoughts" section. There are many words that I don't know how to write.
I really wished that I can get an A for my Chinese. After this, there will be no more Chinese lessons.
Must say my prayers...
Best wishes

Results...

The results are crap. I failed both my maths. A maths I can understand, but E maths...
How could I fail E maths? With this kind of results, how can I applied for a Poly? A maths is F9 as usual. Most of my classmates got a F9.
The other subjects are ok, not good. An A2 for Chinese and a B3 for Biology. The others are Bs and C. This is not unpredictable.
Just the thought of it makes me wan to cry...
Anyway, as we like to say, this is only Mid-year exam, what is important is O levels.
~>.<~SOB
*shake head*

Last day...Yeah

So, Mid-year exam is finally over! The Biology MCQ was easy. I hoped I can get at least 35/40. I need all the marks I can to do well for my Biology.
4 days of holiday await us. On Wednesday, we will be having career seminar.
*Until next time*

Sweet Sixteen

Today is my birthday!
However, I did not have luck today. The chemistry paper was difficult. I forgot many notes, maybe I will flunk this paper.
Anyway, 1 more paper to go. Biology paper 1 tomorrow.
Best Wishes e
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Eve of my birthday

Only 2 more papers to go. The physics paper today was a little difficult. I forgot some of the formulas.
On Tuesday, both the E maths paper 2 and Combined Science MCQ were quite alright. I was able to do most of the questions for E maths.
Tomorrow, 10th of May will be my birthday! I will be 16. My father is out of town, so I will only celebrate my birthday on Saturday. Since it is my birthday and I am taking chemistry paper tomorrow, that means I will have extra luck, I hope.
Till next time...

Sob...MYE---4th day

I was wronged... I lost whatever confidence I had...
The A maths paper was a killer. The moment I looked at the first question, I knew it was the end. Oh my God. Those questions were not like the ones I study. I skipped at least 2 whole questions, a binomial and a trigo question. I don't think I can pass. I am going to flunk this paper badly. ~>.<~
Maths is my weakest link. I am not cut out to do maths. I have a hard time understanding the concepts of maths. It will take me days, weeks or even months to understand the topic that was taught long ago.
On a better note, my social studies paper was quite OK. I remembered most of my notes and the SBQ was manageable.
Biology paper 2 and geography on Monday. Just like one of those days... Lots of memorising work.
5 more days to go...
6 days to my birthdaykk
J

MYE--3rd day

Today's E-maths paper 1 was disastrous. I under-estimated it due to the past 2 years papers. They were so much easier compared to this. It was a 2-hour paper and it had 15 pages. When 1 hour had passed, I was still in the 7th page. I was taking my own sweet time to do the first few pages. The questions behind were more difficult and I did not have enough time to finish the paper. This was the result of my downfall...
I was thinking that I had already lost at least 10 marks from those questions I left blank. And then there were those questions that I did wrongly...
I guessed I won't flunked the paper, but the result will not be good. Oh god, this was only paper 1, there was still paper 2...
A-maths and social studies papers tomorrow. 2 of my most hated subjects. Wonder how will I cope? I have a little confidence in my A-maths. The topics covered are mostly sec 4 work. I must at least pass my A-maths. As for my social studies, wait and see...
6 more torturous days of exams
7 days till my birthday

Mid-year exams

Today is the start of my Mid-Year Exams. It was English Paper 1 and 2 today.
I felt that the questions for compo were quite difficult, there wasn't much to write about. The question I chose was " Write about the important qualities about a good son or daughter ". However, the situational writing was quite alright.
Some of the comprehension questions were hard and I was afraid for my summary. I did not know if I had the correct points.
Anyway, it is over. Now I must concentrate on my other subjects. Chinese papers on Wednesday.
10 more days to my birthday!

14-4-07

It was the second day of our school concert Arts Panache 2, Club Soul at Victoria Theatre. It lasted for 1.30 hr. Most of the audience consisted of alumi and students. All were dressed up to date.
It was quite a good performance put up by students and teachers. Though I felt that some parts of the performance took up too much time.
I was really glad that I had the chance to watch this performance. Besides this was my last year. If there is going to be more concerts in the near future, I will go and support.
>>>>>
I have been really busy all these weeks, lots of tests and exams will be here soon. I hardly have the time to go online and read books. There is just too much work and too little time.

Aftermath of the workshop

My workshop ended on Wednesday but I do not have to time to update the blog.
I was so glad that it was finally over. The workshop was nightmarish. The guy was boosting how much money he had, and he was so arrogant. He thinks he is more superior than us because he is older and is a "multi-millionaire". He does not treat us as equal. He has a big ego, thinking that he was so great.
Throughout the workshop, he made sick, dirty jokes and uses vulgar words like 'F**k', 'bulls**t', 'idiots' etc. I don't think he is setting a good example here. Besides, he kept threatening us.
The worst had yet to come. On the second day, he was so insensitive. He asked us whose parents had died and kept poking his nose into it. It was almost liked he was gloating at it. He did not care about our feelings and I am sure he had offended a lot of students. He talked about his parents and a lot of other things concerning about our parents and made us cry. I don't even know what I was crying about. I am afterall an emotional person. Even the boys were teary-eyed. He can become a dictator if he wants to, he can control the emotions of the people so well.
I was so upset that I had thoughts about walking out. But I can't, I have a reputation to keep.
It will be different if this programme is not in school, then again, I would not have attend if I am given a choice. It was not only me who can't stand him, someone had complained to the teacher about him. Good job, he deserved it. I told my father all about him, and my father wanted to complain too. This workshop is not helpful at all, rather, I find it demoralising. I would not recommand this to anyone.

updates: 4-2-07

On monday, I have to go to a workshop known as " Super-teen workshop ". This workshop is about bringing out the best in us by building our self-confidence and self-esteem. It starts at 8am and ends at 9pm. I can't believe when I first heard it. It is so absurd... Even lectures don't last that long... Moreover, we have to eat our lunch and dinner in school. The canteen will not be open at night and we are not allow to go out and eat. Instead, we will have to pay for packed dinner at $2.
That means we will not be having any lessons from Monday to Wednesday. However, I would rather have lessons and A maths tests everyday than to go through this torture.
The teachers said that we are lucky to go to this workshop, where we can "relax" and "have fun". Sorry, but this is not the case. We would need to bring textbooks and writing materials to this workshop. To put it simply, we are going to have long day of lessons there.
I am being forced to go, for it is compulsory.Given a choice, I would not have sign up. I am going to bring my own food there, although I will still pay for the dinner. If it is not suitable for me, at least I have something to eat.
Best Wishes

Updates for 2007

It had been a long time since I posted anything in my blog. My computer was down at the beginning of the year and also because of the Taiwan earthquake that slowed down the connections.
This year is a crucial year for me. It is the "O" levels year, which everyone dreads. For 3 weeks, I did not have time to touch the computer. We have extra lessons everyday and lots of homework.
Not much things have been going on...
In 2006:
~ great-grandmother had past away

Trip to Malaysia

On the 16th of December, my family went to Malaysia to attend my father's Annual Dinner & Dance cum Family Outing. It was held at Sofitel Palm Resort. We reached there at about 5+ pm. After resting in our rooms for a while, it was time to go. There was approximately 300 guests attending. The were several activities going on when we were eating our dinner. It was a fun and light-hearted event.
There was one activity when we had to stand on the chairs and sing Ali Baba. There were also "bidding" and luck draw. In the "bidding" activity, people must used casino chips to "bid" for 'a trip to nowhere', 'washing machine' and 'Gucci shoes'. Actually, they were not for real. We all had a good laugh. We left at 11.30, but the event lasted till 12.30.
The next day was supposed to be check-out day. But we stayed until monday as my cousin's family will be joining us. At about 2+pm, my relatives arrived. Due to the consistent rain, they cannot played golf. We spent time inside the rooms watching TV and playing games.
I was to look after the "children", while the adults went to play golf. I took them to breakfast and went swimming. After the adults came back, it was time to leave. I had a relaxing time there.
However, I lost my watch there. I left my watch on top of the TV before going next door to my brother's room. When I returned to my room in the afternoon, it was gone. My father went to counter to check, but apparently, the maid did not find anything in the room. So, my watch got "stolen". It was not an expensive watch but it was given to me by my aunt.
6 days to Christmas~~Ho Ho Ho

Vacation at Guangzhou

It was cold in Guangzhou. There was a bus to take us to our hotel. Upon reaching the hotel, we were all delighted. At least this time we will be staying in a "real" hotel. But unfortunately, people were allowed to smoke inside the lobby. I was sharing the room with my cousin. The room was just like a typical hotel room.
After a while, we all went to Beijing Road. There were a lot of people everywhere. We walked for hours and our feet were tire out. It was 10+ pm when we went for feet massage. It was a great experience for us. This was my first time having a feet massage.
The second day, we walked around and went shopping. About 5pm, we visited "shang jiu lu and xia jiu lu". The air pollution level was very high as many people were smoking. The streets were filthy and filled with litter. I am so glad to be living in Singapore. That night, we had feet massage again.
We went to various attractions the next day. Our first stop was Wong Fei Hong Memorial Hall. There, we learnt about the history of Wong Fei Hong. Next, we visited Chimelong Xiangjiang Safari Park Guangzhou. The zoo was really big. Their newest attraction is the Koala House. We also saw panda and white lion. At night, we went to Cirque Du Chimelong to watch a circus. It was a good show with live animals like hippo, horses, monkeys and white tiger.
This was our last day in Guangzhou. We went to Dr Sun Yat-Sen's Memorial Hall and 2 other attractions. After that, it was time to go to the airport. We boarded SIA and went back to Singapore. I was not feeling good all the way.

Pictures I took in HK

Bus in Hong Kong


Jellyfish at Ocean Park


Night Scene


Night Scene at Victoria Harbour


Hostel I stayed in

Vacation at Hong Kong

I woke up at 5am on 30th of Nov. 29 of us including my uncle's liondance group members will be leaving for Hong Kong. Our plane took off at 8am so we had to reach the airport very early. I was happy that we were boarding SIA. I did not eat much for breakfast as I was already feeling queasy. It was a 3 1/2 flight.
When we reached there, my head was spinning, stomach was lurching and was nauseous. The weather was still fine there, not too cold. Our first stop was Ngong Ping Village. To reach there, we had to ride on a cable car for 1/2 hour. To make matter worse, there was no ventilation.
We then visited other attractions like Lan Kwai Fong. To our horror, we were staying in a hostel. It was passable inside, although the room was very small. You can't even change your clothes inside the toilet.
The next day, there was no bus to take us around. We had to ride on their MTR and public buses. The 29 of us were split into 2 groups. We took a bus to Stanley Market. Later, we went to Ocean Park. There were a lot people, we managed to play a few games. At evening, we rode on a cable car to get down. This was much better than the ride on the first day. I had an enjoyable time there. At night, we went to see a laser show at Victoria Harbour. The air was refreshing but it was tainted with cigarette smoke. One thing I can't stand is cigarette.
We left for Guangzhou the next day. We took a 2 hour train ride there.

Phobia of mine

Tomorrow, 30th of November, together with my family and relatives, I will be going to Hong Kong. I am really excited and hope that we will have a fun-filled time there.
But, yesterday I am already starting to feel giddy and nauseous. I always have this stupid phobia of travelling on an airplane. The same goes for travelling by sea. Everytime, I am going overseas, I have to take medicine. I hate this but have no control over it. I am suffering right now.
I am thinking that it will be worse tomorrow. Once the plane take off, I will be worse. This does not happen to me only, my brother is also affected.
Hope everything will be fine.
Happy Holidays!