Thursday, June 14, 2007 - :
Its been ages since I last blogged, so I decided to blog today thanks to something special happening today XD.
I shall now begin my blog entry with a recap of what has happened so far during the holidays, from the first week until the happenings of today/ yesterday.
So hold on tight to your seat belts cause its gonna be a long ride XD ( always wanted to say that =3 )
First week
The holidays kicked off with the need to return to school the 30th May for my GP TCA 2 which went rather horribly by my standards. I can't believe that I totally didn't read the instructions and ended up with only five minutes on the necessary portion for the essay portion.
Thankfully I think I did rather well for my content portion. Despite the fact that I didn't read the content packs AT ALL, most of the questions were well.... required more of General Knowledge and the ability to SMOKE, which I am rather good at. Haha.
The second time which I required to return to school was on Friday and for a rather long period. The day started with the need to return to school for tennis training which was rather fruitless thanks to the rather on and off showers of rain that morning. After "training", I went on for Math and which wasn't of much help as the teacher was not really explaining the questions well. Or rather, she was explaining the wrong questions.. the easier questions and that caused me to loose my concentration... After which, was the going through of the GP TCA 1. Rather than listen to the teacher who is 2 years older than me yak, I decided to spend my time in a better way. To finish my Chinese homework. The day ended with me and a couple of other classmates running off without the lesson really ending.
On Sunday, after a really good lunch of Terayaki Temptation at Subway, I went for something special, Ken's practice recital at the Young Musician's Society in the evening.
Apparently Ken was to sing two songs during the intermission. The thing is, this function was actually a place for really young musicians, around the age of five to ten. But boy were they good! There were only a few who fumbled here and there. Heres a snippet of one of the young performers in action.
And Ken performed two songs during the intermission, a German song titled Sonntag and an English song rather familiar to most, Somewhere Over the Rainbow. I felt he sang both songs really well by may standards. Here are his performances.
And heres the picture of all the young performers and my cousin Ken.
The week was mostly spent on relaxing and catching up on both Anime and the much needed sleep, which I lacked during the school term. Time was also spent on tennis here and there with Timothy. Didn't do any studying this week apart from completing the math tutorials needed during the math extra lesson.Second week
The second week was the Church Camp week. As Church Camp started on Wednesday, I decided that I really needed to do some studying as I would probably be slacking entirely during those three days and would probably be out cold for the next two days and a routine hangover for not sleeping on the last night and not having much sleep during the entire Camp. So I spent Monday and Tuesday studying a bit. Spent my time reading my Physics notes of with content I mostly could recall and packing for the Church Camp. After studying a little on Monday and Tuesday, I decided to bring my stuff to camp to study. I mean what could be better? Having three days in a fully air-conditioned surrounding filled with good food a great bed and being away from all forms of entertainment which can waver your concentration!
So I brought my Chemistry, Economics and Dynamics notes along with me for Camp.At the start of Camp on the bus, I realised that both Ken and I forgot to bring our bag tags and as usual, we didn't really care and went along with the flow of things. Once on the bus, we hit the books, me reading up on my Chem Bonding notes and Ken his Organic Chem notes.
After completing two chapters each, we arrived at the immigration checkpoint.After getting our passports done, we got on the bus and watched FMA the movie on my iPod. Much time was spent listening to music and chatting about random stuff on the bus. When we arrived at the hotel in Seremban, I realised that the hotel was really really nice, the best one we've been to. The Camp then went on with its usual pace, going on from lessons to discussions , meals and free time but this time with the inclusion of time for studying. Lessons during this Camp took a rather different approach as there was more discussions and stuff was more organised. I rather liked the time for discussions but I felt that it lacked the punch as most of my group members were rather quiet. But thanks to our leader Shawn, I think we pulled through rather well. Devotions were rather impactful and direct to the point. I liked the devotions done by the Churches overseas especially the one by the guy form Tuao. I also enjoyed this year's Prayer Walk as at least there was a fixed outline to pray about rather than praying about anything which came to mind. However, I felt that there was insufficient time for some stations which I felt was not very good. The food at the camp was really good especially the barbecue dinner on the last day.
The gym was rather old and stuffy and the machines didn't seem very well maintained. But overall at least I felt really good after the work out =) Other sports which I attempted during the Camp was tennis with Uncle Lee Hock, Uncle Lee Hock's wife and Glenn. Free time spent in the Camp was spent on studying.
But I only got round to studying Chem.
On the first day, after all the activities, I hit the books, reading a bit of Chem notes. Then one of my roommates, Glenn, noticed and decided to go through the stuff with me. And boy was he good, he went through the entire stack of notes without having to refer for almost all the stuff and the format which he explained was the same as the notes! How cool is that! So at least I got quite a bit done for Chem on the first day. On the second day, I spent my free time doing some of the Chem holiday homework. And on the third day, I spent my free time watching the Godfather III which was really cool with all the random shooting and stuff. Haha.
And for the first time in the entire line of Church Camps which I have been to, I actually slept on the last night, despite the fact that it was around 1 the following morning.. Well instead of fellowshiping with the rest of the youth downstairs in the lobby, I spent my time having a discussion about the Education system in Singapore with Glenn and my other roommate, Kevin. After a rather heated discussion and some random jokes regarding South Park, we turned in for the night. In between, Ting was calling to check whether I had gone down and did something stupid with Ken. Cause the thing is, in the afternoon, Ting, Ken and I were in my room and we were just talking and suddenly, Ken and I came to the conclusion that we haven't done anything stupid in ages. So we walked out the the balcony and low and behold, we noticed that the balconies were linked. Suddenly, Ken had a brainwave. He came up with the idea of walking along the balconies to the next room and give people a scare by tapping on the glass door of the balcony and screaming at the top of our voices in the middle of the night.
However, this plan never came to light as we weren't allowed to go to other people's rooms in the last night, let alone walk along balconies..
Overall, I felt that it was a fun and enriching Camp.Third week
Well, much has been said about my first two weeks of my holiday. However, my third week of holiday has been spent studying studying and getting myself addicted to the Anime, Lucky Star.
On Monday, I headed on down to Queenstown Library and spent a whooping seven hours on Math, both practising what I had learnt during the PAE period as well as trying to complete my Math holiday homework. But I felt that I couldn't have done it without the help of the two reasonably hawt girls sitting opposite me. Their presence studying opposite me spurned me to MUG more. Partial Fractions, Sigma Notation and Binomial sped by quickly as I made haste to complete as much as I could. Every time when I felt that I was brain dead and really wanted to leave, I looked up and noticed them studying diligently and I told myself that I HAD to do likewise so that was exactly what I did. I studied. After the seven hours of non-stop Math I decided to reward myself with the really nice Chicken Rice at the Queenstown hawker centre. Sadly the stall wasn't open. So I ended up with fishball noodles instead. But the strange thing is, sitting there and eating the nice bouncy fishballs, a whole wave of the past suddenly hit me. I suddenly recalled what it felt like when I was three and when my mom brought me here for lunch after spending the entire morning in the Library..... Those were the days, constantly looking for Asterix comics to read and sitting around doing nothing... Now, the Library has a totally different purpose, a sanctuary for one to study in peace. On Tuesday, I spent the morning doing Math then went for tennis with Daniel and Zhi Hua. But this time, we ended up playing in the rain which was actually rather fun. We were soaked to the skin despite the fact that were were all wearing dry-fit material..
After which I headed down to my classmates house at Fajar to do my Project Work. Spent most of the time finding answers to the questions which I had made and snacking on what my classmate had to offer. Haha. Went home rather stinky with the scent of a mixture of sweat and rain water in my clothes. On Wednesday, I spent the morning doing Math and Chem and in the afternoon completing my Chinese tuition homework. The day ended with me watching more Lucky Star. It is so insanely addictive. I highly recommend it to everyone!
Today
I awoke with the soft a rather irritating buzzing of my handphone alarm. Despite knowing the importance of the need to study, it took me ten minutes to find the the phone and turn off the irritating buzzing. I then went on with the completion of my Math holiday homework and watching two episodes of Lucky Star. Konata just drives me nuts with her rather dead way of talking.... I can't stand the Lucky Channel at the end of each episode either.
I feel that it is just dumb! But at least it still cracks me up. After that in the afternoon, I went on for the 4/2 class gathering. Overall, I really enjoyed it. Despite knowing my classmates for 2 years only, it really felt as though I've known them forever. We were able to play games and sit around and just talk so freely. That feeling is just to die for. Being able to talk to them really brought back memories of my Secondary three and four years. Thinking back, I really enjoyed it to the fullest. Incidentally I felt that the class has really been bonded in those two years. Thinking back of my secondary three and four years really brings back sweet memories to me and at the same time tears to my eyes as I know that we will never have the chance to be able to study like that again.
I regret being unable to know each and every person better. But at the same time, I am really glad that the Lord God has blessed me with such a great, bonded class to spent what many consider the prime of their schooling days. I am also really thankful that the Lord has blessed me with such wonderful friends whom I can still talk to very freely about anything despite being streamed into different schools and not being able to meet each other for the pass 6 months or so. At the start of the gathering, we went on to take the luge which cost a whooping nine dollars for a sky ride, a ski like transport which brings one to the top of a hill in Sentosa and the luge, something similar to Go-karting down the hill in a vehicle which is rather similar to a wheel barrow.
Heres a picture of Johan, me and Casey in the sky ride taken by Cheng Hong in the seat before ours.
The first few people whom I met apart from Casey were Jeronme and Boris. Boris hasn't changed much and its great to know that hes in Tennis too. At least now, theres one more person to be able to meet in next year's Tennis tournament XD. The next few people who came into sight were Johan, Ling Yang, Cheng Hong, Jun Kai and Jowell, followed up by the girls, Su Jing, Wan Ping, Ke Li, Xing Ying, Hsing Ming and Su Ling. After having a really fun time racing down in the luge, we went on to play Captain's Ball at the beach. After playing, and feeling all hot and sweaty, we went on to get drinks from 7 11 before heading on down to Palawan Beach. Once there, we went on to play frisby. We kept on playing even though we couldn't even see where we were throwing the frisby. But that didn't spoil the mood one bit. We finally decided to stop around eight and ended up sitting down on small pieces of tissue paper along the beach and talking about random stuff and getting loads of laughs along the way. We finally departed from Sentosa at 9. Along the way, we kept on taking photos of each other.Here are the photos which we have taken.
This is the group of us who remained behind. (See how dark it is? Imagine us playing frisby in this kinda lighting XD, note the orange firsby in Xin Ying's hand)Foreground (From left to right): Wan Ping, Su Jing, Hsing Ming, Cheng Hong, Xing Ying
Background (From left to right): Casey, me, Johan, Jowell, Jia Hao, Jun Kai
This is a pic taken of us on board the monorail leading to vivocity.
Johan, me and Casey on the monorail.
Us sitting at a bench directly outside the exit of the monorail station.People in the picture (Clockwise, from left to right): Jowell, Casey, Jia hao, Xin Ying, Cheng Hong, Su Ling, Su Jing, Wan Ping, Hsing Ming, Jun Kai and Johan.
Another pic of us outside the exit of the monorail station.Foreground (From left to right): Jun Kai, me and Johan
Background (From left to right and facing the camera): Su Ling and Su Jing
Background (Girl behind Su Jing): Xin Ying
Foreground (From left to right): Hsing Ming and Su LingBackground (From left to right): Johan and me
Foreground (From left to right): Wan Ping and Su JingBackground (From left to right): Johan, Casey and me
We finally took our dinner after taking numerous photos. I felt that this gathering was really fruitful and I am really glad that everyone's going on well in their new environment. Its been great talking to Johan and knowing more about his school life in CJ as well as knowing about Cheng Hong and his life in SP, joining Dragon Boat. Although I felt that I didn't get to do much catching up with Jowell and Jun Kai. I am really looking forward to the next gathering.
I just wanna say a big Thank You to the organiser of this Gathering.
Really happy for today but really tired at the same time. Been a long time since I've typed this much.. Now for more Lucky Star and to hit the sack soon.
To my classmates in 4/2, Good Luck in your new schools and take Good Care of yourselves!
You've been really great friends!
Heng Minblogged at 8:55 AM
Monday, February 05, 2007 - :
2006 has been a year which I will definitely remember. The time spent studying and at the same time, having fun with friends and relatives which I will forever hold dear to my hear. I constantly tell myself that I long to change myself one way or another. But due to my constant procrastination, I have been unable to do that during the span of one and a half months.
So for this near year, 2007, I have finally came up with a number of New Year Resolutions. Most of which are about placing my priorities, as adapted from Basil’s devotion about big, small rocks and sand. Here are my New Year Resolutions.
1) Read the Bible and pray to the Lord God Almighty daily despite how tired I am.
2) Do not skip out on Church services.
3) No more alterations/ re-phrasing of the truth.
4) Love the people around me more.
5) Be thankful for what I have.
6) Be thoughtful of my speech (ensure that I am not a stumbling block to others a.k.a by swearing)
7) Make better decisions.
8) Even though incidences may seem bleak, rely on the Lord God Almighty as he is my Rock, my Shepard, my Redeemer, my Friend.
9) Do what is expected of a Christian.
10) No more making empty promises.
I have also made a list of people who have really made an impact in my life last year and want to thank.
Ken
My ever loving and jovial cousin who never fails to place a smile on my face. Much time has been spent with him during this past year. All the escapades which we have embarked on last year….. Studying in the library, watching anime in the library, running around like a bunch of fools and laughing at everything in plain sight, supporting him during his singing performances and the times whereby we’d just spend our time talking together. Those times will forever me engrafted in my heart.
Ching En
My Best friend and buddy who has been around since P4. A great and funny guy whom I used to have tiffs with during P4. But I'm sure this has really helped to make us even closer. Hes been around for as long as I can remember. A great guy who supports me through everything, constantly encouraging me and giving me bits of advice on choices life, studies, Family and God. A great motivator who has been helping me alot during 2006 especially during the O level period, constantly reminding me of the light at the end of the tunnel and reminding me to rely on the Lord God Almighty for strength. Hes really someone whom I can share my every thought with, without a second thought. When I'm feeling down, he helps to comfort me and shares my joy when I'm happy. Shopping with him for anime-related goods has really been my most favourite times of the year. After which we would usually indulge in really good Japanese food. Sometimes, if time permits, we would go for a cuppa and talk about pass events in our life. Going for IT fairs and shopping at Funan has also been a really enjoyable time for me as his knowledge in this field is by far the best I've known of. It pains me to know that he'll be leaving for Australia on the 8th of Feb, which is 3 days from now. But at least, I know that we'll still be friends no matter what.
Chen Ting
My other cousin, also from New Town. Time spent laughing and talking to her about times spent in New Town, the loopholes in the school as well as telling her stories which has happened to James, my Physics teacher last year. Talking to her about anime has also been really fun.
Chen Yi
The most serious amongst my cousins as well as the one whos the most grounded in the Lord God Almighty. Being around him always gives me the boost to be more and more like him, being able to manage studies, time with God and guitar. Furthermore, he always makes the right decisions. This makes me look up to him even more.
Judith
One of the few people in church whom Ken, Ting and I talk to a lot. Apart from the fact that she loves anime too, she has also been one of the few people who has constantly been reminding Ken and I to stay for sermons. Thanks to her constant reminding, Ken and I have started staying for sermons more often. Congratulations on getting baptised and being redeemed!
Daniel
One of my best pals from New Town. Studying with him has been one of the few things which we have been doing a lot during this past year…. Studying at Starbucks from 5 till 12 has been one of the few stuff which he has been doing together. Talking to him has never once being boring. Jokes can be cracked from the smallest of things and he is always well informed about practically everything so every conversation with him leaves you with something special to bring back with you. Another anime lover whos also in tech and stuff.
Zulhimi
Another best pal from New Town. Time spent with him is mostly regarding fashion, girls movies and Korean drama. Talking with him is also never boring as he always is able to give you new insights regarding topics. Being with him is fun as he is also into the crazy ideas and impulses which I have. Watching Korean dramas and movies has also been really fun with him as he always has the same feelings regarding the characters and plot as I do hence allowing us to relate even better together. Watching movies at Dan’s house with Dan and Zul and studying with them shall always remain in my heart.Jono
Ken's friend and another anime lover. I really have to thank him for taking such good care of my cousin and helping to keep him out of trouble during his Primary and Secondary days. He has a great personality and cracks really good jokes especially regarding his school and stuff which he brings back from overseas or from the net. Hes another really good source of anime and keeps up to date with almost everything, from anime to music to tech and the going-ons around the world. A really fun guy to talk with!
Johan
A great friend who has been with me since Primary school in Henry Park and through my upper secondary years. Time spent with him is never once boring, he makes one of the best jokes, speaks sense, lends a good listening ear, and is a really great and trustworthy friend. Having the same hobbies as I such as watching anime and keeping up to date on the latest technology makes it all the better to converse with him. He says small things which really helps you boost your confidence.
Casey
Another really close friend during my upper secondary days. A quiet and thoughtful boy who has the same thoughts as me regarding aspects in life. Talking with him really puts new ideas regarding life in my head and really makes me ponder on life and what is to happen in the future.
Jun Kai
A fun guy who does not seem to talk much apart from games and anime. A really friendly and helpful guy who speaks honestly and from the bottom of his heart. Walking home with him last year really helped bridge the gap between us by a fair bit. Amongst all, he is a good friend indeed.
Song Qi
My tuition teacher for the pass 3 years. A great person to talk to about stuff especially those regarding God. Shes been a great help to me, constantly coaching me on my sciences and telling me and Ken to behave. Shes been one of the few people who inspires me to work hard. Her constant hard work of marking my papers during the course of 2006 has really touched my heart and spur me to thank and appreciate her all the more. The fact that she goes all out to teach and help her students shows that she really cares.
Timothy
Another friend of mine since Primary school. A guy who loves sports, watching movies and appreciating the existence of girls. A great guy who is also my tennis kakki. Talking to him gives me joy as I know that there is someone else who talks on my wavelength. A great guy who never betrays his friends. A great guy to talk and have fun with!
Typing all of this has really made me want to thank the Lord God Almighty all the more for what he has blessed my life with. It also makes me want to appreciate what I have all the more. Believe it or not, I'm actually tearing now.......
Heng Minblogged at 6:18 AM
Thursday, November 30, 2006 - :
Its been 27 since the Prom night. And over this period boy, was a lot done. And thanks to my constant procrastination, I have not been updating my blog AT ALL. Sorry....... So to make up for all of that heres a super long post.
First came the Prom night then the sleepover at Ken's and then the class chalet.
Prom night was really fun. Everyone was dressed up really nicely. Guys in their suits and girls in their dresses. It was really a night to remember by. Everyone has having lots of fun, just chilling, talking despite the fact that the food was too superb. Thank goodness for the fact that I brought my dear ol camera, my very own Canon Powershot A400 otherwise I would have missed out on this chance to remember the very last night with my schoolmates of four years.
Heres a sneak peak of what happened.
Heres me and Dan at the reception lobby after walking from the Tanjong Pagar MRT station.
It was a rather long walk but thank goodness we weren't perspiring that much. It was even better that it didn't rain otherwise we'd be soaked and out suits would be ruined.
Heres the next pic taken of Zul, me and Dan. My favourite pic amongst all of those taken.
A pic of Zul, me, Dan, Kevin and Yi Ming.
A pic of Maybo, Shi Wan, Me and Zul. And Dan in the background.
The Prom Queen Nanchaiya.
Qing Chong, Max, Zul, Benjamin, Jian Le, Jen Kiat, Casey and Keng Kiat.
Jen Kiat, Casey, Jian Le, Benjamin and me.
Me and Johan, my good P6 pal, another Anime lover, a great friend! Please note that hes not smiling cause hes wearing braces and its not cause hes dao!
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The two best buddies, Johan and Jun Kai, Pic 1. This was taken when a joke was uttered.
The two best buddies, Johan and Jun Kai, Pic 2. More serious this time around.
Me and Jen Kai. Note the great difference in height. I was blinking away as usual....... Dim lights and flashes from cameras don't come hand in hand.......
Me and Eugene, another great friend from 2/1.
Me and Casey.
Me and Max, the Prom King. Did Emcee duties with him before. A really friendly and nice chap.
Me and Cheng Hong, friends and classmates since Sec 1. Despite his stoney and somewhat blank ulterior, he is actually a kind, sensible and helpful guy. It helps seeing the good in others.
Me and Jeronme, a friend in my upper secondary years.
Me and the class monitress, Xing Ying. Most of the class stints were organised and carried out by her.
Me and Hsing Ming, a friendly, helpful and energetic girl, another classmate in my upper secondary years.
Me and my best pals in 2/1, Jen Kiat, Eugene and Timothy.
Me and my best pals in 4/2, Johan, Jun Kai and Casey.
Me, Casey, Wee Hin, Jeronme and Webster.
Overall, I felt that the place was all right and how I expected it to be like. Dim lights, loud music, a crappy emcee;......I could do a far better job.... XD me and my ego........, and not to mention food which was relatively all right but was not very filling. There was a number of games...... but they were not really too fun..... My table didnt even win a single one of them. Surprisingly, I was won a prize during the lucky draw...... a stuffed animal...... lost it during the flourish to take photographs....... Sigh..... the fun of moving around taking photographs ended when my cam batt died....... sigh.... Went home..... tired...... sweaty..... and with a stuck belt...... so I ended up sleeping in my prom night suit..... haha.... how pathetic =p
Next in line came the sleepover at Ken's. We tanked a whole lot of cool anime. We finished the entire Neon Genesis Evangelion series in two nights straight along with the full-length movie which lasted a whooping four hours long. After the marathon of the movie, and still being quizzical about the "angels" and stuff, we were dead tired and flopped over....... Things were made worse by the fact that the following day was Sunday, meaning that we had to go to church.... and thanks to our carelessness, we had a real difficulty waking up the following day.....
Apparently after service, we had sufficient energy and returned to Ken's place and continued another series; Zero no Tsukaima, and finished it by dinner. Sometimes, I'm amazed at where our reserves of energy for anime come from..... hm..... maybe its in the blood?
Now.... Thats what I call good stuff! =)
After which came the class chalet.
Apparently the chalet is somewhere along Pasir Ris way. Sadly, I've heard numerous stories about the place which makes my skin crawl..... But at least we got the place for free =) Thank you Melvin! Incidentally, a couple of "unique" stuff happened during our stay there. On the first evening/ night, it took me, Casey and Jia Hao approximately 20 minutes to find the place. One contributing reason could be due to my overconfidence which caused us to get off a stop later..... Finding the place was another matter.... The street lamps did little aid in allowing us to see in the dark.... Most houses seemed unoccupied but dogs seemed to be in each and everyone of the houses. Barks from the dogs erupted around us as we passed..... But what made me jump was the fact that the house number 13 was unoccupied..... This placed a number of unnerving thoughts in our heads as we proceeded out search.... Finally, we found the place at 9. After a couple of rounds of taiti and majong, we settled down to watch Saw III. Boy was the movie gruesome........ made me want to throw up with what I had for dinner..... No wonder it recieved a R21 rating......... *Hacks*.......Its contents is too morbid to be place on my blog beside dear Makie.....! Certain parts of the movie was boring.... so I nodded off in between....On the second day, we had the morning to ourselves, most of which was spent on recharging our internal batteries by sleeping.... Breakfast was prepared by the girls in the class.
The food was good but sadly, due to there being such a large number of people there, there was a shortage of food..... In the afternoon, we went cycling followed by a barbecue dinner. The next day we went to Escape themepark and well, just had fun on all of the rides which we had time to take. Finally it was time to leave the chalet. I left the chalet with well....a mix of emotions.... of not being able to talk more to the rest of my classmates.... But at least I was able to spend time with my clique. I shall really be missing them......
Now, onward to what I have done this week and what I am planning to do for the remaining of this week....On Monday, I spent my morning helping Dad send Christmas cards to his clients. In the afternoon, I headed on down to Ching En's house to watch Nana the live-action movie with Chun Kit. The movie was overall all right and it kept to most of the scenes which were shown in the anime. However, it was rather jumpy and only showed certain scenes and was not really in sequence. But after watching the movie, I feel that Mika Nakashima looks good with the gothic/ rocker chic look.
On Tuesday, I went for the usual sending of Christmas cards in the morning. In the afternoon, I went for ice skating with Ken, Ting, Charmaine, Jono, Judith and Judith's cousins. Despite the fact that this was the first time skating for me, I DID NOT FALL EVEN ONCE =) SOOO HAPPY! At least by the end of the entire skating session, I was able to maintain my own balance and did need to hold onto the barrier for support! We then headed down to Kobayashi after the skating and chatted (with the addition of James' numerous life stories) till 5:30 before heading back home as Ting had tuition and Jono had to pack for his trip overseas.
Today, I spent my morning sending more christmas cards before catching the movie Eragon with my brother and Jon. The movie was relatively all right by my standards. However, they changed quite a bit of the original story to make it seem more "Hollywood"-like and allow the hero to always triumph and get the girl...... That was the main let down. Other than that, the graphics were smooth and Saphira looked just how I imagined her to be.... Go Dragons! XD!!
Tomorrow, I'm catching a movie with Ching En tomorrow and at the same time returning him all of his Fruits Basket Manga. We're also heading down to Kinokuniya to have a look at the new Manga and will probably purchase some art books. If time permits, we may even had on down to Sunshine Plaza for a higher dose of Anime. On Friday, I'm playing tennis with Timothy and going for my Uncle's celebration of the birth of his new born daughter. Will probably head on down to Ken's after the celebration for more anime......*Yawns* Its been a long day..... feeling really sleepy after this really really long post..... Gonna go sleep now... Oyasumi!
Heng Minblogged at 7:22 PM
Thursday, November 16, 2006 - :
Wahahahahhaha its finally over! Its the Os! They're over!
I mean I have so much to say and shout out at the top of my lungs! Four years! Studying for this moment in time where you regurgitate it all out! Four years of preparation just for this moment in time which Definitely can only be called once in your lifetime.
Tears, joy, anger? This entire mixture of emotions i have felt countless times these past four years. Sigh.
Will I be able to cope? What has past will never return. The feelings, the emotions, will forever be buried in my heart. Forever remembered, forever cherished. The times of joy, short, brief, but definitely remembered. The times of suffering, grumbling and discontentment will also be with me. Remembering the times, sticking with those few who have always been with me through thick and thin. The people whom I can turn to and just outpour my entire heartfelt feelings. Forever remembered, forever cherished.
I just want to shout it all out at the top of my lungs!
"I want to see your face, I want you everyday, I need you by my side, I want you in my life, no more I can't deny." Ah the lyrics of the song, so simple, yet so applicable to me now, especially now, what I have been constantly taking for granted has somehow just slipped past me...... Makes me want to have it all over again and this time definitely wanting to cherish it all the more.
Much has been done over these past few weeks, studying, talking and trying to understand others a whole lot better. The times spent traveling from home to JE and back with my backpack stacked with books and my dear lappy...... sigh....those bitter sweet moments when I had to slog my life away with my entire head in books......Not something which I'm bound to forget that easily.......Sigh the time spent with Ken staking out prime land..., studying and at the same time "keeping sane".
There was so much I intended and longed to do after it all ended..... Somehow, nothing seems to be coming to me now.... The only thoughts which has been springing to mind is gaming, improving my Japanese and next comes anime then roller blading! WHEET AIR GEAR! But amongst all, what I have really decided is to set aside a whole lot more time for the Lord God Almighty. Reading, applying and spreading his word to others. Strengthening my relationship with those around me is also something I aspire to achieve.
Went out with Ching En and his friend just now to Funan and listened to what his friend was explaining about tech and stuff and realized how out of the field I was. It totally took me sometime to comprehend what he was saying. But dude! He was good! he was literally reading the items off with their code names! At a really fast pace to boot! Saw a whole lot of cameras and hard disks and boy did my nose start bleeding! WHEET HDDs! Its my dream I tell you! Dropped by Gamescore to take a look at the new games. And lo and behold, guess what i saw? I saw the PLAYSTATION 3 in its RAW GLORY! I went straight into TOTAL fanboy mode and was commenting about how sleek the body looked, how cool the controller was and how 11+3R4117 53X4Y the graphics were!
After all that walking around, finally went to have our dinner at Sakae Sushi and drowned out post-O blues in the sushi buffet. Muched and crunched on numberous plates of sushi....mmmmm.......! Then listened carefully and heard that Ayumi's Heaven was playing on the sound system there. It suddenly struck me on how impactful the song's words were. Although I didnt understand entirely what she was saying, I could totally feel the emotion in them. Somehow, listening to it made me feel like crying.
Ah what a day it has been..... listening to Younha's - 思い出にできない. Another really touching song. sigh. Another year has somewhat come to an end. Feeling tired and waiting for supa supa to load...... It really is taking its time.
Well, before I sleep I really want to shout this out to all the tuition teachers, Ling lao shi, Mrs Kao and Song who have been coaching, teaching and encouraging me all this past four years "THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING!"
Words cannot express the gratitude I feel.
Heng Minblogged at 6:43 AM
Sunday, October 22, 2006 - :
Another day has passed. Managed to do quite abit of work today. Finished a Physics O level paper and an entire Amath paper. whew. But somehow, theres this gnawing feeling that I'm still not doing enough.... Sigh.
The days draw nearer.
The hours tick past.
And still, I haven't done it.
Sigh.
How much can the human body take before it stops and says no more. How much can I take before my body refuses to do anymore work? I enjoy doing work. Especailly sciences and math. But somehow I can't drag myself to do humanities. Even though I really require the practice. Maybe its just the fact that I need someone to kick me from the back and say "Come on, you can do it!". Or maybe something out of an anime whereby a cute girl stands in the back ground going "Fighto!". I wonder, if that were to happen, would I really be able to make it? Would I be able to have the drive, the resolve to propel myself forward, to take that first step and be immersed in the subject. To be immersed in the subject and somewhat love the subject, just like how I've loved math and science so far.
Would there be someone there to encourage me?
Went studying with Ken again. We did our work. Generally alot by our standards. Had a rather fun and well-spent time at JE. Took breaks in between and chatted. Sometimes we would just sit, talk and laugh. The ideas and thoughts which run through our heads during times like these is most probably incomprehensible by most others. And that makes it fun. We'd just talk. Then we'd come up with a word. The word would then trigger some form of frequency between the two of us and we would just laugh our heads off. An example is "ecchi". If you don't know what it means, don't bother to check it out or ask around. You'd probably regret ever checking. I really enjoy being with my cousins. Being with people whom I can talk freely about everything and anything. No need for a facade to hide who you really are or the need to think and rethink about what you have said or going to say. They would understand your intentions and there would be no doubts. Having people like that is what I consider an asset. An asset so close to my heart that I feel that I would never want to lose no matter what.
I want to trust and obey. But at the same time, I want to have fun. Somehow, I feel I need to understand more too.
Please help me with my resolve in my studies, my spiritual life and my human relations.
For it is only you whom I am able to trust.
Heng Minblogged at 8:49 AM
Sunday, October 15, 2006 - :
Whee....What a long long day today has been..... So very tired and contented.
Finished a whole chem (Crescent Girls MYE 2006) and Amath paper (ACSI Prelim 2004) today! So happy! *claps hands*
Really sat down and practiced at JE today with my good o'l cousin Ken. Well, he was doing his math with his lappy. And we made connection to the library's free wireless access! Apparently Ken was charging his phone with his lappy. What happened next was not to be expected at all..... A bearded security gurad walked over and lectured us that the library's electricity was solely for educational purposes and not for charging your phone. Well, since he took us by surprise, we were taken aback and just sat there and listened to what he had to say. Well he was staring at Ken's screen for a while (Pokemon was on) and he thought Ken was some kind of gaming expert who was doing his project there cause he didnt say anything about not being allowed to play games using the library's electricity. Well, Ken got rather pissed and started scolding him in ways which could probably cause another racial riot, in my opinion that is....... Well, at least Ken also got down to doing his work cause he did use his lappy to search up on rules on calculus and referred to a couple of my notes from Mrs Kao.
After that at 4, we decided to go to the gym to work out and stimulate the mind. Went down to the cafe and low and behold, we see our tutor. She seemed rather shocked to see us. She even pointed an accusing finger at us. "What are you two doing here! You hengmin, have O levels and Ken, exams!" and we tell her that we were studying, but she still didnt seem to believe us. So we snagged her Irish cream. Now I can finally understand why Ching En likes it so much. The taste oh man. So stong! The whammy of the coffee was simply amazing! In my opinion, it is almost as good as the Black Forest from Coffeebean. Gonna get one Irish Cream after the Os at Coffeebean =).
After bidding our tutor goodbye, we went on to the gym to work out. And boy did I realise that Fit and Trim isnt as easy as it sounds. Or maybe I'm just too out of shape..... Havent been exercising since June..... Well we did the usual stuff of cycling as warmup for ten minutes. I was unlucky to get one which had really little space for me to cycle. My knees kept hitting the handles in front of me...... Now they're all bruised *pouts* . Next came the assited chin-ups. Had a little trouble with that cause I haven't been training my arms in a while and apparently, my muscles have degenerated. Following that came the lat-row, one of my most favourite exercises. Did it for ten minutes and my arms felt really really great. The strain was just nice. Another fun exercise after that involved the legs. Somewhat like leg lifts. That was more or less all right cause I've been walking a whole lot this year. After which came more weight lifting but my arms didnt seem to be obeying me..... So tired...... Well next came a run for ten minutes. Didn't have difficulty for that. That means my body is still more or less in shape =) Then came crunches..... Whoo hoo.....nice abs here I come! Gonna continue doing crunches on a daily basis from now on. After the entire workout and cool down, my arms felt like lead.......
SO
VERY
TIRED!
Ouch....have difficulty typing now.... Anyone has ways to soothe aching muscles?
Song said to try bananas or chocolate. Trust her to know what to do =)
Listening to Ken Hirai's Love Love Love.... SUPER NICE BALLAD! WHEE HEE!
Heng Minblogged at 8:01 AM
Sunday, October 08, 2006 - :
Today was a really eventful and we worked out day. Finished quite a bit of work as well as did quite abit of stuff. After bible class I decided to head on down to JE to do some mugging. But sadly, I realised during worship that I had forgot to bring my calculator! So after church I chionged home to grab me calculator before heading to JE.
Once there I was able to sit for 4 hours straight and finished two A math papers! What a feat. I could have continued until one of the lady's working at the cafe asked me whether I was purchasing anything. Afraid that I would be chased out I headed on to purchase a cappucino and went on to marking my work. Whilst I was marking, I heard a familiar voice. Turning, I saw Song and her friend standing behind me......(Apparently I was wondering who the people standing behind me were. Alot of people were having difficulty finding seats and I was getting rather annoyed.) After Song got a table of her own, I managed to finish my marking and corrections and started on my SS. The next thing I knew, Song walked over and told me that she saw my cousin. I turned and true enough saw Ken wearing the same bright green shirt which he was wearing during his concert at Victoria Theatre. Well he was talking to Song for a while before bounding off. Song then told me what my dear cousin had in mind. Apparently he saw two of his schoolmates a decided to stalk them. I was literally dumbfounded.
Then for the next hour or so, I continued with my studying and kept in contact with my cousin via hp, somewhat like what one does when involved in military warfare. Well Ken was stalking them in a way similar to what Sagara would do. Taking cover behind pillars and staying in the crowd. He even crawled in the grass! Shocking as it may seem, he was even able to take a photograph of the couple showing a rather large amount of affection. Sadly, he was seen. He then approached them and asked what they were doing and they said the corniest thing ever. "We were doing Chemistry." (Chemistry a.k.a affection)
After the ordeal he headed back to the library and we had a rather good talk. Next, he suggested that we head to the gym. So I tagged along. The gym was huge! All the latest equipment! Sadly I was wearing jeans and could'nt join him in working out. So I spent my time studying for the SS test tomorrow in the gym. At the end of the gym session I was able to complete 1/3 of the entire chapter. Then followed him to Wesmall so he could stock up.
Went home after that mentally and physically tired. Took me 1 1/2 hrs to finish up the SS chapter. *Whew*
Thats all thats happened today.....Slacking now =)
Heng Minblogged at 7:38 AM