Monday, April 28, 2008

Is it?

Today started and lasted 1 whole game ( like finally ) in this year's A div. Won ACS(I) 6-2, assisted from a throw in along the way. One of the goals was also kinda my fault haha, but a win is a win, although we have nothing much to play for now.

Since like a couple of my previous posts were what you all termed 'emo', i shall do a lighter one here. I would like to thank everyone who has ever been a part of my life in these short 17 going on 18 years that i have existed. Without any of you, my life would have taken a different turn. For better or for worse, we'll nvr know, but i would not have wanted to live my life one bit different from what i have experienced. I thank everyone for allowing me to express myself, be myself without too much of a reprecussion, although i do get on people's nerves sometimes ( and i thank you for allowing me that too ). I thank anyone who have stuck with me through thick and thin, but i shall not over dramatise as those hiccups in my life thus far, would pale in insignificance to those i'll face in future, for your presence was most deeply appreciated. So to everyone who sees this, THANK YOU.
Ok, i think i am going crazy haha.

Wednesday this week is gonna be a free day because training was postponed to friday as fridays match may be rescheduled to next week. So yea more time on my hands this week. Then again, i've got complex due like last friday and not handed in yet, and i DO NOT want to stay back everyday to do work in I-space. Lucky thursday is may day, gives me some time to organise some sort of a response to the chemistry test i have on friday

2 requests to all readers of the blog:
1) Anyone wanna go to the band/ guzheng ensemble performance at the Singapore Conference Hall on 10th may, currently have no one to go with. Tickets are at $10 ( lol why do i seem like i am publicising their concert )
2) Anyone wants to catch Forbidden Kingdom? Its a nice movie i swear, preferably on this wednesday ( as i am free, and it isnt on a weekend so i dont have to burn a chasm in my wallet to watch it ). Havent missed a jackie chan movie since i was able to go for movies on my own, haha dont want this to be the 1st.

Realised that i'll be attending like 3 concerts this month, including the NYJC's band. CHSSB's concert is coming up real soon, and also going to AJ idol at the invitation of caro, since she is performing. ( they have a pretty dumb rule i think, like only can invite 3 non AJC-ians per performer to the showcase, i'll grab my chance haha ).

A quote from Garrett, who quoted it from somewhere else...
Every cloud have a silver lining, except those mushroom shaped ones, those are lined with uranium.

A true friend knows your weaknesses but shows you your strengths; feels your fears but fortifies your faith; sees your anxieties but frees your spirit; recognizes your disabilities but emphasizes your possibilities. - William Arthur Ward

Sunday, April 27, 2008

Life

All you living beings out there. I have got a question for you all. Ponder over it well.

WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF LIFE

I dont mean your life u self centered little twit. I mean life, as a whole. What is the point of letting a bunch of atoms achieve conciousness. This brings me to another question, what is conciousness? Is what we currently experience as conciousness just a feeling brought about by the near infinite chemical reactions that takes place in our bodies and our brains. Going by this logic, that all we experience are due to how the makeup of atoms in our body respond to various situations, then do we really have free will?. If you give 2 exactly identical beings ( down to the exact atoms composing them ) a task, will it be performed in the exact same way. OK i digress. You see, life as we know it is housed within this shell of a universe we exist in, and going by the latest theories regarding the fate of the universe ( both the expansionary and big crunch scenario ) the universe will come to an end eventually, same with life. So what is the purpose of letting some matter achieve a state of physical awareness. The more i think about it, the more pathetic i think life is. Maybe, just maybe in the future we'll escape to a parallel universe to avoid our certain death, but for now, that is a physical and theoratical impossibility.

Now, lets talk about OUR lives for a change. Ask yourselves, how have you lived? Have you experienced the maximum that life can offer. Have you given your all in life? What isit that defines your life as being worth it. For all you know, all of us are just a grand coincidence that happened. If the exact sperm and egg didnt meet during ur conceptualism, and the generations before, it may not be your conciousness that is in existance now. If you are not in existance, then you are just a nothingness, you wont even have the right to experience anything. Indeed we're lucky to be alive, from the way i see it, the chances for any of us here NOT being alive as we know it is far greater than winning the lottery. Life's a joke. Sometimes i wonder, if i just maybe die now, would anyone care at all?

Some people come into our lives and quickly go.Some people move our souls to dance. They awaken us to new understanding with the passing whisper of their wisdom. Some people make the sky more beautiful to gaze upon. They stay in our lives for awhile, leave footprints on our hearts, and we are never ever the same. - Flavia Weedn

Saturday, April 19, 2008

A cool blue saturday night

Its saturday night, and i am sitting in front of my computer chatting to a couple of people online and playing fm. It is a sucky existance. So many things i want to do, but cant. Today, looked at the poeple going up on stage to receive awards for college day. I want to be up there, for i think my capabilities are more than matching that of most of the people up there. I want to be up there, i deserve to be up there. I know this smacks of arrogance, elitism, overconfidence, or just plain stupidity but so be it. This is my blog and i am allowed to express my feelings. Parents meeting went well. My dad probably have gotten used to meeting my teacher year in year out. He trusts that i'll deliver when the time comes, ie. A levels. I hope for his and my sake that it'll hold true. Mr pun wants 3 As from me for the A levels, and minimum 3 Cs for the mid years. We shall see about that.

Have no idea why i am feeling very empty/ mentally drained/ tired now. Gahh. Wish i could have something to scream at now, or sit under the stars at some beach and stone the night away, or go to a street soccer court and wack some balls under the stars. So many wants, but there is nothing to do about it. I am not one prone to such episodes of downess, so cant dig out the source of it. If any of you can, please tell me so.

I feel as if my soul has been laid bare, and my body is lacking the essence of life.
As if my spirit is ripped from this shell of a living being.
As if the natural order of things arent seeming so.
I feel as if i am cast into a pit with clawing up the sides all but impossible.
The sun is all blotted up yet the moon is nowwhere in sight.
As if my feelings are in a state of helpless narcosis.
As if my mind is losing its lucidity.
My heart is in a violent throe with no signs of abating.
I feel my strength leave, depositing an empty corpse among the waves of reality.
As if my being is crying, but for the lack of tears.
As if a burden is tearing every last breath out of my lungs.
Conciousness is slipping, to be replaced by a everlasting void.
Someone lost in a feeble existance with the light at the end snuffed out.
A hollow, devoid of life.
A human, brought mercilessly down onto his knees by fate.
There is nothing to do, is there?
Would anyone listen, would anyone care?

I abhor emotions. Crappy, Screwed up.
It'll pass. Ignore me.

Love suffers long, and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up; does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil; does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth; bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never fails.... And now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love. - The Bible, 1 Corinthians 13:4 - 8 (New King James Version) and an alternative "take"

Life on a rollercoaster

The football team drew ACJC 2-2 today. Good result, as ACJC had won all 4 of their previous matches before meeting us, including defeating RJ, last year's nationals champion. As of now NYJC has 6 points from 4 games, ie. drew 3 won 1. It is not as bad as it seems, as we already dealt with the 2 biggest opponents in our group, and are still undefeated. If u wanna catch dramatic and exciting football that will rocket your heart rate, watch NYJC. Today was another thriller as usual, conceded 2 within the 1st 3 minutes, ( the team has a thing bout lapse of concentration at the start of the game ). I thought it was game over from the bench, but slowly clawed our way to a 2-2 draw. I thought the 2 goals could have been prevented if danial had not been dreaming lah. Then their keeper blundered and it was 2-1. mid-way through the 2nd half, we conceded and saved a penalty. Before yong scored a beauty of a free kick form somewhere not far from the halfway line near the stroke of full time to level the scores. So tons of drama for all you football enthusiasts out there. It was a similar story for the last few games. Against TJC, we scored 1st, but near the final whistle, we allowed them to score, but we somehow managed to conjure up a goal like straight from the restart. Against SAJC, we probably let in one of the fastest goal ever in A divisions, according to coach, it was 52 seconds, then we scored right at the death to force a 1-1 stalemate. Interesting stuff. As for me, i have played a grand total of 10 minutes so far with 1 goal. Have spent lots and lots of time bidding my time on the bench. Well, if the team manages to win or even reach the semis, i will have no qualms about it. I already contributed ( and hope to contribute more ) so quite satisfied. Argh, if only i had been more consistent in J1, the right back slot was mine for the taking. Although ning is doing a great job at right back now haha, but we play 2 different styles.

Had our house exco camp for our J1s last weekend. 3 days 2 nights, draining is an understatement. I slept a grand total of 3 hours for the entire camp, and i am still counted as one of the people who slept the most. Group 1 rocks lol, was their mentor together with Shi Xuan and Darren. Started the camp with some major logistical screw up ( and i decided not to go to my alumni band practice because of that, i guess i have to withdraw after all, just too busy with too many stuff ). The programs mostly went smoothly except for some minor and 1 major hiccup. Can tell the 1st batch of house exco have gone a long way, and did pretty well considering that we had no examples to follow, no seniors to guide us, and no idea what this is all about when we 1st started out. Many thanks to danielle for all her hard work for the camp. I dont think anyone could have done a better job, and played the villian so well lol. Glad the J1s found it tough, yet managed to enjoy the process, learn new stuff, and bond among themselves and the seniors ( us ). Again i declare, this IS NOT meant to be a tekan camp like the SC's. We've got a promising batch of recruits, can expect great things from them. As a sidenote, thanks to arrun for smuggling that breezer in, haha.

Now on to the PW results ( bear with me reader ) I got a B, as most of you reading my blog should know by now, the rest of my group all got C, and my class has no As. I feel that its a pity, because if our WR is only maybe average in standard, i would have gotten my A, easily. Also feeling sad for my group who put in so much effort, especially HH. But this is one subject where hard work does not necessarily translate into results. You need to have that quality in your work to, and that i am sorry to say was lacking in my group ( including me ). Hardwork just isnt enough sometimes. I am also peeved and astounded by the percentage distinction in certain other colleges and the results achived by other people. Call this arrogant, but i do not believe that my standard of writing, presenting and ideas are in anyway inferior to some of the people in these categories. I just cannot stand it when these people, whom i feel that i am easily a notch above, get the same results or score better than me, especially if their individual efforts do not match up to their grades and they only get pulled up because of their group. Also, i sure as hell dont think my report writing or oral skills are lacking behind half of the YJ population, with all due respect. Gotta also improve my GP, its getting from bad to worse, must do something drastic to it, as with my other subjects, when my commitments end.

Damn, it IS complicated. Why cant it be simple, like in black and white.

Love partakes of the soul itself. It is of the same nature. Like the soul, it is a divine spark; it is incorruptible, indivisible, imperishable. It is a point of fire within us, which is immortal and infinite, which nothing can limit and nothing can extinguish. We feel it burning even in the marrow of our bones, and we see it radiate even to the depths of the sky. - Victor Hugo, Les Misérables

Monday, April 14, 2008

Wednesday, April 9, 2008

Lotsa Stuff

Heres the news, PW results will be out on this friday. All the best to everyone i know who takes PW. Praying for at least a B. Anything lower, i have no idea how i'll react ( this isnt chinese people ). Btw the school is sorely opaque ( as opposed to transparent ) in this case. They probably knew it since a few days ago but as of now, no official word have been breathed to the student population. It is quite adrupt considering that the date for the release of results is in 2 days time. If my target is achieved, the PW group better go out and have a good time. SAKAE BUFFET!!!!, hear that hh.

Tomorrow i'll have to report to school at 6.45am!!! for a meeting with miss hazel together with the rest of my house com people about the house elects J1 camp this weekend. Waking up early, i think even early is an understatement in this case, at the obscene time of 6.45am. This lies up there near the summit of all my top hates. But to ensure that everything runs smoothly, sacrifices ( sleep ) has to be made. Today had another meeting with the J1 house nominees. Found them quite enthusiastic, and spontaneous. They would actually volunteer for tasks and stuff like that, its impressive considering that they are still not entirely inducted into the house exco yet. The house exco would be in good hands with the upcoming batch. Hope they have fun during the camp.

Besides house exco meeting tomorrow, the soccer team have an A Div match against TJ. As such i get to be dismissed at 11.30, but i'll only miss ct only so, its not much of a different, urgh soccer eats up my 'free' thursdays. Hope i get to play again, at least as a substitute.

This post might sound crappy cos i am not actually in a writing mood haha, so bear with me haha.

damn its beginning to get messy.

Sometimes you have to find yourself. And when you do you realize that you may have lost what you wanted in the first place. And you find your self missing something, like a kiss or a word and you hate yourself for not being more forgiving. By then you realize that the one you hurt will never want you. And you know that when you face the uncertain horizon you do so with love that will never fade, but will always grace the intended from afar. - Jerry Grant Blakeney

Monday, April 7, 2008

Football and early dismissal tomorrow

Well, lets put it on record shall we I SCORED MY 1ST GOAL FOR THE SOCCER TEAM :D. haha, been waiting a long time for that, at least now i can claim to have at least contributed a goal. Not a glamourous goal, but a goal still. Kinda threw my whole head and body at the ball in a sort of weird diving header and forced the ball over the line. It kinda rolled over the line ( form my side view lying on the ground ). Not a bad time too, trailing 1-0 at injury time of the 2nd half after we conceded like within less than a minute in the 1st half. Had no idea what coach had in mind or expected me to do when he threw me into the fray with around 15 / 10 minutes remaining, but well it worked, didnt it. plaudits to the team, who was wonderful despite trailing for like the whole game. We deserved to at least draw, if not win. Hmm, finally felt what its like to score a goal, not bad.... Btw we played SAJC ( national 4th last year ).

Tomorrow was supposed to be early dismissal for NYJC-ians and me ( note the use of the word was ). But the econs department, with all due respect, kinda derailed my plans for a free afternoon. we get dismissed at 1.30 with econs lecture having been brought forward. And to top it all off, wednesday training is brought forward to tomorrow, just perfect ( hints of sarcasm ). There goes my tuesday.

Now, shall blog on the book which is also mentioned on Soh Ee's blog and graciously lent to me by Cindy. Its "I Believe You" by Low Kay Hwa. Its a short romance story, abit intrigued by it cos Soh Ee described it on her blog and so i borrowed it from Cindy. Will not put up spoilers here haha, but it is worth a read, if any of you are looking for some not too tedious reading materials. It is touching, but maybe a little too perfect. Things just do not occur by this process in reality. If things were that sweet, and that easy, wouldnt it be too easy to make someone fall in love with you? No, life's more complicated than that. And also although a nice perfect happy ending would be what most people hope for, i couldnt help but feel a less ideal ending would suit the mood of the book more, haha call me evil but... All in all, i have to admit that when reading the book, i do feel a tinge of sadness for the protaganists in the story, so in that the book has achieved its purpose, in influencing its reader. It is a nice book, a worthwhile read.

I will have choices,
but in the end
it still boils down
to a singularity.

Enjoy,
love is a simple thing. It's either you love, or you don't. You can try everything, almost everything to prevent yourself from loving, but it all boils down to this: Either you love or you don't. . . Doesn't matter how long the love lasts. You'll be contented once you know you were in love before. - Grandma from "I Believe You" by Low Kay Hwa

Sunday, April 6, 2008

Tagged

quoted from ykm's blog plus modified a little haha
I have been tagged by ykm. The unwritten blogging etiquette says I must do it. So I do lor.

1] At what age do you wish to marry?
Hmm, if i can find the one ( idealistic, i know ), any age will do as long as i can get my lambo 1st haha, joking maybe 28 would be good or 30. Think i will settle for 30

2] What i want the most now?
The motivation to study. No kidding, severely lacking the motivation to study, cos i know that if i study i WILL do well for A levels. Sadly there is no 2 ways about it.

3] Who is the person you trust the most?
To be honest, my parents. They are the only ones whom i know will never leave me even when i am down and out, although they may appear otherwise.

4] Do you think you have enough confidence?
Yea, maybe a little over confident even.

5] If you can have a dream to come true, what would it be?
Become a fighter pilot!!!, or maybe get the lambo. Nah getting an F 35 is better than a lambo hands down.

6] Do you believe in seeing a rainbow after the rain?
Nope, not every rain produces a rainbow, and it depends on where u are relative to the rain and the sun. Since it is not a given that you will see a rainbow, why expect something that might not materialise.

7] What are you afraid to lose the most now?
My hopes

8] Do you believe in eternal love?
Yes, I am an idealist

9] If you meet someone that you love, would you confess to him/her?
I would, damn i have balls haha, to be crude. but things get complicated if it is more than one.

10] List out 3 good points of the person who tagged you.
1) Generous with trying to help people ( yes thanks for letting me copy ur homework and ur ties lol, although we are not through with the elitism debate yet lol ). 2) Wonderful with computers, haha wont forgot the time u started a shutdown countdown on Soh Ee's computer from your terminal at the library. 3) Studious.

11] What are the requirements that you wish from your other half?
Decent looking ( comeon be practical ), intellegent, can click with me. Thats bout all. I am a nice person (=

12] What feeling do you hate the most?
When there is something which i want to be known but which isnt made known to me.

13] Do you cherish every single friendship of yours?
I'll only cherish my friendships if it is reciprocated

14] Do you believe in God?
I believe in the natural order of the universe.

15] What do you think is the most important thing in your life?
Air?, no kidding. Myself, for without me, there can be no life.

16] Do you find it a need for you to have a boyfriend/girlfriend?
It is never a need, although it is an innate nature of any lifeform ( of which i am ) to reproduce. Well, lets just say, it will come when it is meant to be, no point needing a gf just to justify to others that 'hey i can get one' or that i aint gay lol.

17] At this point of time, would you rather stay in your comfort zone or try something new?
Try something new!. What is the point in life if u dont try new stuff.

18] What kind of friend you hope to be in your friend's eyes?
Someone deserving of their friendship and respect.

19] What age do you wanna die at?
If i could, i never want to die, there is just so many stuff to do and so little time. But if i must pick an age, 140 would be good, can break the world record in the process, if i am still generally in the pink of health. No point surviving as a vegetable lol.

20] What is your current favourite song?
Is It You, by Cassie from Step Up 2 soundtrack

21] What is your all time favourite movie?
Tied between Star Wars Episode 3 and Lion King.

INSTRUCTIONS: remove 1 question from above and type in your own question. tag 8 people to do this quiz! ( i didnt remove any but i added the last question )

I'll tag: Junhong, lillmissjoys, WJC, Jiarong, Gab, Soh Ee ( if she is even reading this lol ), GH, Fong ( again if he is even reading this haha ).

Napfa test, getting house exco logistics

Had my napfa test this morning, got Gold, surprised myself with the 8 chin ups that i did ( yes i am proud of it ). Never did so much before in my entire life, although i know compared to some of you out there, 8 is a piece of cake. Got 50 for my sit ups, with a little help from Jo, initially got a D for my sit and reach but asked CK to help me stretch ( thanks ), and manage to scrap a D. shuttle run, drifted as usual, eroding the sole of my adizer and got 9.5. Standing board jump, managed a C. After that, we had our last item, the 2.4 run. The sun was like blazing down at 10am when we ran, probably contributed a couple of seconds to my timing. Got 9.03 AGAIN! cant seem to break the 9 minute barrier. used Chirstopher as a pacer for the 1st 5 rounds, ut when he sprinted for the last 100 m, i was flat already, so lagged behind. When i heard his timing of 8.59 being called out, i knew that 9 was beyond me haha. Nevermind shall train harder for next year in NS.

After that me and Benjamin went to get logistics stuff from the army market at beach road for the upcoming house com camp ( its on friday ). managed a wee bit of bargaining such as going around the shops until we manage to reduce the initial price of the lightsticks per piece form $1 to 50 cents. Job well done. Was seriously exhausted from all the walking when i was going home, was semi concious slipping in and out of sleep on the bus ride home, and by then (3pm) i havent had anything since dinner the previous day. No joke with Napfa in the morning.

Filled in the NS pre-registeration thingy a couple of hours ago, booked on 17th of July with the rest of the 0713 guys, so any of my friends if you are reading this and wanna follow, this is the date. seriously long. My helmet size is Large, lol, big head ( does it = big brain= big intellegence? lol ). The sizes are pretty erratic, e.g. my pants size are a 31 but my swimming trunks are a Large. Hope the attire fits when the time comes to put them on next year. Think i am gonna start on alcohols and whatever is the other chapter tutorials today. Damn, itsbeen a long time since i touched homework on a sunday.

It was lost,
back from the dead it came,
yet do i still want it?
I am not sure

I learned the lesson that great men cultivate love, and that only little men cherish a spirit of hatred. I learned that assistance given to the weak makes the one who gives it strong; and that oppression of the unfortunate makes one weak. - Brooker T. Washington

Saturday, April 5, 2008

And life continues...

The usual mundane week, with a few intermissions of spice to at least allow my life to have some colour. Block test, haha the results i got were quite nonsensical, no point elaborating. Even my 'strengths' singularly, GENERAL PAPER also screwed up pretty bad, you get the idea?

Just now headed to my family/ cousin's chalet/ bungalow at Pasir Ris. Not your usual Costa Sands or Downtown East resorts. This is like a real huge bungalow. Double storeys with its own lawn and all. To get there took 53 after my training to MJC? then walked all the way in to Pasir Ris beach, yea abit mad to most of you folks out there but its nice. Walking down the secluded path down to the main beach and waterfront, with the vegetation encroaching your sides. It was serene to say the least. Dad directed me to walk East along the beach, then found out that actually i was supposed to head West. Spent a good 45 mins to 1 hour walking before i found the chalet, but nevertheless, it was fun. Had dinner there, then chionged home at around 10.30 because i have a seriously overdue Health Rep task to do and send to the teacher-in-charge. Did not bathe for 1 whole day, including after training till around 11.30pm. Do not think will fill in the NS registration form today, too tired and too little time. Tomorrow still have to report to school at 7.30 AM!!! ON A SATURADAY!!! for my NAPFA test, hope i can finally squeeze my 2.4 to below 9 mins, but given my current form, it'll be tought. Damn, i consider waking up anytime before 12pm on Saturdays a pity, and 6.15am is downright sinful.

Cindy caughted a lizard on Thursday, and i played with it a little. Quite cool, maybe next time when i grow up and get my own house, gonna keep one of those. Like how many of you can boast to have a pet lizard lol. Cant entertain that thought now, mom will probably kill me, then the lizard if i ever bring one home. ( just lizards, not snakes or bugs or anything else ).


Unofficial Dragon House and Ct-0713 mascot for 1 hour on thursday 3rd April 2008

And yes, in case u are wondering, that red stuff on my hand is lizard's blood, it was bleeding on its left fore arm when me and Cindy found it already, probably got stepped on by those people exiting the lecture theatres, so dont blame me for animal cruelty. Let it go in the end, lol what else can we do?

Also, guess what? I am actually looking forward to Mr pun's physics lecture coming up next week haha, abit of a miracle, for me to look forward to a lecture. If u feel depressed and in need of entertainment, as well as learn or recap ur physics, go look at the online physics lectures for quantum physics ( if there are any ). Sure cracks you up. Credit to Mr Pun.

I am a grandiose insignificance,
Believe me

Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art... It has no survival value; rather is one of those things that gives value to survival. - C.S. Lewis