Monday, December 26, 2005

These past few days have been rather hectic. Firstly, i went to my scouting bbq held recently at mandarin garden condominum. Besides eating, we also went swimming and played a game of water polo since we brought a netball along. I was the goalkeeper and the goalpost was one of the ladder along the swimming pool. It was really pure fun! Seeing my brothers behaving like idiots as they dived and chased for the ball was really a memorable sight! I managed to save a few goals before the security guard ordered us to stop. HAHA... i also went to meet my 1st 3 months SRJC friends at orchard during the christmas eve and we caught the movie Wallace and Gromit at Cineleisure. I must admit the show was rather bad and i felt that I wasted 9.50 for nothing. It was also a wrong time to be at orchard at christmas eve! The whole place was so crowded that we were walking at a snail-like pace and being squeezed like a pancake among the crowd. I also witnessed an interesting sight at orchard whereby people tried different ways to advertise their products. One of them was rather innovative and creative and it was done by standard chartered bank. The guys were dressed up as sharks and swimmers whereas the gals held the placard depicting the informating they wanted to convey. They were stationed at the traffic lights and whenever the lights turned red, they would cross the road and carry out a short skit which involved swimmers being chased by sharks, the girls would then hold their placards high for the drivers to see and cross the road. It was rather interesting as many of the cars horned and i wondered whether they were voicing out their displeasures or approval. But i guessed most of the drivers were rather heartened by it upon spotting their smiling faces. Anyway, orchard road was dotted with many dazzling decorations in order to liven up the feastive season. There was a countdown party to christmas that day but we didn't stay as the place just got more and more crowded. Other than these, i also read finished harry potter sixth book and i hadn't done much of the homework. OPPS!! i shall stop here and begin on them!

Wednesday, December 21, 2005

Just come back from my class chalet held at aloha changi. Didn't do much, except playing manjong most of the time and interacting with friends. I remembered going to changi village on the 1st night at about 3am and it was a totally hellish experience( Besides the physical aspect, my friends were sharing terrifying ghost stories as well). Nevertheless, I didn't complete my stay at changi as i had to go to a scout meeting on the 2nd night. During the meeting, we were discussing about the idea of a Rover scout section in Tampines. Rovers are basically scouters (age 19 to 25) and it was conceived with the attempt to benefit parties and organisation like the Spastic Children Association Singapore( SCAS), Rotary Club etc. The prospect of me having a 2nd cca seems unnerving as i believe next year will be rather hectic.( A level next year! So fast!) But having observed the current lack of activites in my current cca, chess club, and thinking that it will not reflect well on my testimonial at the end of next year, i have decided to step up to the challenge and join it. But i will back-up anytime if my friends aren't joining...haha. I also reread order of the pheonix during this week as i have forgotten much of the details, this must be done before i can tuck myslef into the half-blood prince. Haven't done any homework at all, and i must admit this is rather grim upon seeming that school is just about 10 days away! Oh no! Before i forget, i also went to loyang temple for the Tai Shui God thanksgiving. I have to do this as i am born in the year of rabbit. People born in the year of rabbit will offend the Tai Shui god this year so i have to go and pray for my well-being. I did it once at the begining of the year and I returned today for Thanksgiving. Talk too much, shall end here.

Friday, December 09, 2005

It has been a year since i last blogged. I see cobwebs hanging around..that's right! Many of my blog features like the tagboard aren't working aymore, and my blogskin with the cute dogs pictures are gone too! I can't possibly describe to you what i have gone through during this year in just 1 single post. Too many things have happened.Therefore i have decided to recap all the major events that had occurred for this year and pen them down over the next few entries (Hopefully.. I have the motivation to do it). First Of all, i was admitted to meridian junior college class 05s202, studying the triple science combination. Initially, i struggled and flunked lots of tests, but things got better at the later part of the year and i managed to scrape through. This year is also a year of self-discovery. Unexpectedly, I found out that i have shaky hands during one of my science practicals! This means that i am unable to hold a thing still with my hands even when i put myself in a calm and relaxed state(really, i have tried and many have beared witness). Hahaha! You must be thinking that this is simply no big deal! Everyone has shaky hands. But i must say that mine wasn't just shaking, mine jolted so much that i became the centre of attention of my class. Suddenly, i was hit hard by a harsh fact-I am not cut out for any kind of job! Indeed, i have lost many of the career opportunities since many jobs require high precision and dexterity. I went home that day to consult my parents, and they told me not to be ridiculous. Unable to get a better answer, i accosted my uncle and he said too that everyone has shaky hands, it's nature. Am I being too worried and paranoid? Really, i don't know. Perhaps, only time will tell. As of now, i have come to terms with this condition and it isn't affecting me anymore, and it never again will.