Friday, August 31, 2007
The Day That Marks the End of Official Lessons for the Year
While some people think that I'm being a lil too emotional, and don't regard this to anything near significant, I was pretty appalled by the attendance (particularly my class) today.
Today may be the last day when everyone is still in the less intensed mode before the prelims fever..why aren't people cherishing the moments when the others have not went eccentric yet?
Is Teachers' Day going to be the only day for these people to compensate for the time loss with their friends during the pre-examination times?
As usual on Teachers' Day, theres a concert and lotsa ex-graduates rush back to their alma mater. I was quite entertained by this morning's concert. now I want to highlight this: I REALLY THINK THAT NIGEL IS VERY MUSICALLY INCLINED. (don't gimme that -_- face or duh me for making another repetition of what many other people had commented on ages ago) I'm always very happy for my friends whom have discovered their own talent, tho I dislike ( more like in a form of disappointment) him for some really superficial reason.There were quite a number of promisingly good singers actually and a handful that were just, trying too hard =/
After settling everything I had to in school, I went to meet up my pri sch friends (delia, wanqi, sijin & phyllis) for lunch. There were so much things to catch up on !! Such gatherings are never enough....
Up till today, I'm still very much intrigued by those thought-provoking conversations. Even though they're as casual as erm classic gossips, updates..etc. which I can easily strike up on with any other normal friend. I will contemplate a similar issue from a different perspective in these conversations when I'm in different groups of friends. Hence, now I can't help it but feel insecured by a major decision I've made, perhaps upon the facile sense of confidence.
8:03 pm
Tuesday, August 28, 2007
YOU ARE SO NAIVE !
TSK yellow again !I've just reserved myself a committment today.
very strangely, relieved is what I'm feeling.
or am I excited ? or am I too shallow to think deeper? or am I still too gullible and naive?
naive. yesterday, an auntEh hollered at me for being what she perceived as, naive.
wah this is the longest debate I've engaged with a STRANGER. what actually happened was...
jiayi and I shared a table with 2 aunties at the food centre at People's Park.(alot of yummy things to eat but that place is always very crowded!)As the wanton mee that jiayi bought was looking pretty good, the aunties started discussing between the two of them on the degree of deliciousness. and then I don't know how...they managed to link the subject to chinese labour in Singapore (obviously they're typical aunties that can critisise every single thing most nonsensically !) they tried to interact with us but I couldnt be bothered to multitask while I'm eating. Furthermore, I didn't like the way they talk....wah lao they were seizing every single opportunity to boast. like, " oh...my son's engrish is veli goood ~but he HATES (emphasised) Chinese cos he was a guinea pig to take the advance chinese ar, then later din score well....the gahmen lar !keep changing textbooks....I see my chewren liddat I also stress ..." then another one chipped in," yar lar...maybee you all not parents yet, won't understand one..." the worst thing is that, they think their england is very good..ZZzzz and that I'm just another jia kantang ger. PLS LOR ! I'M UNLIKE YOUR POOTOTO SON!! I speak dialect with my granny. I converse in mandarin with my family, I've been taking higher chinese since pri 1. (not that my chinese is very good tho, at least I love chinese)
then they started badmouthing the government !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! this is the point of time when i was roped into the conversation. (jiayi so polite, pretended to be attentive to them. )Cant believe it, they're actually ppl who can rattle non-stop to the other party that only stare at them in utmost disinterest.I don't know where did they learn from...the balance in CPF acc will all go to the government when one dies. You very funny. if you didnt make any will or nomination, of cos the money must go to the government what. if not what, automatically transfer to your bank acc in neverland meh? and still blame the government for importing so many foreign workers and cause such unemployment amongst the locals and thus, they're especially not taking care of the elderly population.
Firstly, if the old people still have to work in the golden years,then that speaks very much of the capbility of their chewren.
Secondly, as an employer, if foreign workers can offer cheaper labour, why would I not want to hire them? If the increase of foreign workers can push the incompetent locals to attain greater heights, why not? If the foreign workers proved to be more willing to slog their hearts out , then wouldnt that be directly benefiting the economy? That very much supports the meritocracy policy what. The government aims to take care of the welfare of the people, but the latter should not take the privilleges for granted. All you know is to lament about the increment of GST, high standard of living....just face it lar, cos you're not on par with the foreigners. Only losers like you will excuse yourself from the competition," oh! I can't stand the hectic life here! I want to migrate to NZ to rear cows" *rolls eyes*
My temperature literally rose when they made some frivolous remarks. So I retorted at them but aiya....they contradicted themselves again and again. I've only learnt one thing valuable over the lunch: argue shamelessly yet politely in order not to be at the losing (embarrassing) end in arguements with aunties.
5:10 pm
Friday, August 24, 2007
Motivation-opposes Inertia
sian I want to revamp this blog leh...cos the default font colour is yellow and now I can't find the font colour icon, thus now my entries are yellow in colour ! Not that I hate the colour yellow but it's too striking already. I have this irritation against blogs that are not managed properly.HAIYER but too bad I'm an IT cork, I don't know how to manipulate html cept for those that are quite basic with very obvious functions lar. I was once a fan of neopets mah and used to post nonsense on my shop . Zzzz but hey, neopets=childhood (for our generation, that is ).
lately, I felt a surge in my motivation level. I'm hyped up in school , I'm less oblivious of my surroundings, I was told that I became happier or rather, crazier. Would you give credit to whichever factor that contribute to the sense of exhilaration? I would.I still enjoy the bliss of suspenses, hopefulness, uncertainties and once in while, get caught up with surprises. wah my life is so exciting!
I love O levels !
8:24 pm
Sunday, August 19, 2007
Day-out with Cousins
haha..I'm feeling relatively good since yesterday. I actually intended to update on lotsa things like erm...dating back to what happened 3 weeks ago-outing with jasmine, michelle, melg and sarah..blah blah blah my national day holidays ...my medical updates, school stuff...soooooo much inspiration until I got distracted as I was on euphoria last night. I even damaged my mask because of that.my goodness...now I felt as though that was just a tinge of pleasant surprise after much speculative ponderings.
state flags that are hung incorrectly never fails to be spotted by me...it's quite an irritating sight, to me lar. I've seen like 4 to 5 already. =(
SECRET!! the movie that any youth with even the least bit of cheena-ness will be talking about! hur hur..whatever that means. I may not be making a lot of sense in this entry cos I'm quite light-headed now, probably due to the caffeine rush.
ok anyway I've finally managed to catch the movie, with my cousins at grand cathay today. not bad leh..jay chou has quite a quirky sense of humour and gets pretty emotional at climax of the movie.I'm extremely satisfied with the movie...!!!!!
haha but liquid paper had existed 20 years ago meh?
I ran into an ex-newtowner, named clement whom had graduated 2 years ago. Met at the lobby and so coincidentally, even sat in the same row during the movie.
the world is so small, why still bother to escape from the reality?
attended the fireworks festival at Marina Bay in the evening ! whee..I thought it was useless to capture any sights of the fireworks with camera cos it's not like you will still feel the same way as you watch it live. no more goosebumps..no more crowds..not the same extent of contraction of the pupil when you view it in your pictures, thus no mood to cheer.
ok i think i'm tired. i shall go and sleep..i hope i will dream of something or someone i want to dream about. good morning.
12:19 am
Saturday, August 04, 2007
| Prometheus 33% Extroversion, 100% Intuition, 44% Emotiveness, 23% Perceptiveness |
| You are most like Prometheus, and you probably knew that before you even took this test. You probably aren't deliberately altruistic, but you still tend to do things that benefit everyone, even at great expense to your health and personal relationships. You aren't ruled by your emotions, but you still have a strong sense of justice. You make good descisions, but they can sometimes backfire (and this isn't due to a flaw in your reasoning, but due to faulty premises instead). You are very reasonable, you understand systems, you can quickly pinpoint flaws and you know how to correct them. You pride understanding and knowledge above everything else, and your greatest fear is to appear to be incompetent. You tend to be contemptuous of authority, but you don't accept leadership roles yourself until everyone else has demonstrated their own incompetence. You've built a very specific skill set. You know exactly where your strengths and weaknesses are, and you pride yourself on this kind of self-knowledge. You distrust tradition, which you see as arbitrary, and you rely instead on your own judgements. You also pride yourself on your pragmatism. You're also a very private person. Most of all, people think you're arrogant, but screw them! They're the ones who benefit from your ideas and discoveries, and if they took the time to understand why it is that you say and think the things you do, they'd realize that you only appear arrogant because you are exactingly precise when it comes to your area of specification, and most of all because, when you don't know something, you don't have an opinion about it (unlike most of the loudmouths that you have to deal with on a day-to-day basis). Relationships are your kryptonite. It isn't that you don't want them -- in fact, you would very much like a very close relationship with someone who understands you. They're just the one thing in the world that you're naturally bad at. Famous people like you: Niels Bohr, J. Robert Oppenheimer, Werner Heisenberg, Issac Newton, John Maynard Keynes, Erwin Schrodinger Stay Clear of: Apollo, Icarus, Hermes, Aphrodite Seek out: Atlas, The Oracle, Daedalus |
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This test tracked 4 variables. How the score compared to the other people's:
| Higher than 22% on Extroversion | ||
| Higher than 85% on Intuition | ||
| Higher than 21% on Emotiveness | ||
| Higher than 4% on Perceptiveness |
| Link: The Greek Mythology Personality Test written by Aleph_Nine on Ok Cupid |
11:25 pm
Friday, August 03, 2007
Quiz Comp. Finals 07
HELLOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO !!!!! let the first part of this entry be informative.
cabinet.sg
Tell you about this reputable man in the above pictures.
He is none other than Dr Ng Eng Hen.
Minister for Manpower
2nd Minister for Defence
Deputy Leader of the House.
In-Charge of Recruitment Portfolio of PAP in preparation for General Elections 2011.
He used to be a surgeon before stepping into the republic's parliamentary politics.
I swear that I was not referring to any sites.
If only I was this calm for that first 5-7 seconds to carefully utilise my midbrain,
then I'll probably wouldn't be on the verge of strangling myself when this picture was flashed.
But honestly I have to take my hat off for HCI ! I wasn't feeling unjustified or whatsoever unlike the drill challenge I had earlier on in May or something. I thought they are very well-mannered and modest. ya know, sometimes it takes certain degree of hypocrisy to present oneself amiably. But at least it's for a good cause in this case, if it so happens that the team captain of HCI decided to have it that way when I offered to congratulate him with my heartfelt handshake. Or if it's otherwise, then it is called sincerity, just like what I've done ( and many other times. lol ).
The only unit who has bilateral ties with us approached us. Well, it's actually one bubbly girl from the 4-men team. haha it's kinda interesting to get to know more people from other organisations through such functions and that interactions with them are considerably inevitable. hm not bad what, can practise essential PR skills.
and I think theres another school that must be cursing me under their breath. cos I've realised how irritating I was when I repeatedly turned around to see their answer when they held their whiteboard up. and during the reception, I was clumsy enough to spill beehoon all over a guy from that school. Beneath that wryly smile after I've apologised, he was actually extremely disturbed. argh...I'm really sorry for all the insensible acts I've done to them. They hadn't have a good impression of us in the first place I guess, since one of them asked me for our unit's identity even before the competition starts. =/
aiya...displeasures aside, we've gotten 5th.
So it doesn't really matter how shallow I really am, cos I've proven to have calibre relative to some average teenagers. Neither can this competition judge our actual intellect based on this apparent results.
I just want to say this on the ending note: Ultimately, I SINCERELY treasure this enriched friendship and intensive studying process much much much much much much more than this broken piece of tiny trophy that we've achieved as the material end product.