Sweet DreamZ...

change of blog address

2006-09-09T15:52:00.000+08:00

Hi everyone! I've changed my blog address to http://gd-old-times.blogspot.com
So relink me yeah? Sorry for e inconvenienced caused.. -_-"'

ICAs are finally over! Yay!

2006-07-14T22:06:00.000+08:00

Ytd i was supposed to blog about my account and stats ICA but too lazy to come blog le. Instead played games the whole nite till about 3am lol...

And ytd nite was reading about lucid dreaming, becoz i havent had any dreams lately, and was wondering why. And then it's really very funny lol...some common dreams are:

-Falling
You're falling, falling, falling... and then you wake up. This is a very common dream and is said to symbolize insecurities and anxiety. Something in your life is essentially out of control and there is nothing you can do to stop it. Another interpretation is that you have a sense of failure about something. Maybe you're not doing well in school or at work and are afraid you're going to be fired or expelled. Again, you feel that you can't control the situation.

-Being chased
The ever-popular chase dream can be extremely frightening. What it usually symbolizes is that you're running away from your problems. What that problem is depends on who is chasing you. It may be a problem at work, or it may be something about yourself that you know is destructive. For example, you may be drinking too much, and your dream may be telling you that your drinking is becoming a real problem.

-Taking an exam (or forgetting that you have one)
This is another very common dream. You suddenly realize you are supposed to be taking an exam at that very moment. You might be running through the hallways and can't find the classroom. This type of dream can have several variations that have similar meanings. (Maybe your pen won't write, so you can't finish writing your answers.) What experts say this may mean is that you're being scrutinized about something or feel you're being tested -- maybe you're facing a challenge you don't think you're up to. You don't feel prepared or able to hold up to the scrutiny. It may also mean there is something you've neglected that you know needs your attention.

I dreamt of the 3 before! And the most vivid one is the first and second one!

Anyway, my excel, accounts, and statistics ICAs are over! Yay! Excel is ok..section A i can do the formatting and stuff, but section B, i think i forgot some of the things. Haiz. Then the confidence level drop liao. But i nv panic.

As for statistics which is taken yesterday, well, it was a hard paper, u really need time to think and lots of brain juice lol..and was i a bit noisy during the stats paper?

As for accounts paper which is also taken yesterday, it was definitely a hard paper, esp when i took the pink colour paper! What the heck..i actually took the white one (which is straight forward and much more easier) but i changed my place (becoz i saw huiling and vicki was coming, so i leave two places for them to sit), and in the end gotten the pink one.

Darn it! As nobody knows which is the easier which is the harder, i took pink gracefully (should i say gracefully) and it turned out to be the harder one. Disastrous. Now still feeling regretful about it. Although the qn did came out in my lec notes, that qn i dunno how to do and i copied from huiling and i still dun understand..

But amazingly, through god's grace, i managed to do it during the exams! I managed to balance it! Woo-hoo! That qn is so darn hard...really hard. Should have taken the white paper..

As for the presentations that is gonna be on 24th and 25th, well, looking forward to it. I'm finally finally gonna wear formal clothes, which, i like!! It's showtime!

Went for an outing today, yay!

2006-07-01T00:08:00.000+08:00

[Trip]
Yay! Went for an outing today with cherlyn, meeting her at 4pm. It's been soooooooooo long since i met my sec sch friends. So we went to have our late lunch/early dinner beforee took our neoprints, and i eat fishball noodle! For the second time. It's very nice! And she eat laksa. Haha. Nxt time dun put so chilli lah..haha.

So we took 2 neoprints, and i realized i have gained some fat! Oh man...my face looked fatter, or maybe it's becoz i'm taking with cherlyn and she is thin. Yup. Even the staff at raffles hotel tell her to eat more liao..

Then we went to Raffles Hotel. And we saw something totally unexpected! 'Bukit View Secondary School 20th anniversary' held there! Amazing! So both of us were quite excited and we expected to meet our teachers at the (forgot the name, only knows it starts with an 'a') place, but when we reached there, the teacher told us the tickets are sold out. Then we met a lot of counsellors and i saw my friend, still studying in sec 3. It makes me feel rather old lol.

And tt's about it. I have to rush back to NYP for my cca. And cherlyn took a bus home.

[CCA]
Went for my cca today. Well, great. Thanks to yitian, we agreed to meet outside e shopping arcade before we go to the cca room. At least i got company. Hehe.
And so today we get to learn a new step in trying to checkmate e opponent's formation, and this chess solving skill is my fav! Esp using the middle cannon, my speciality!!

Haha. And after tt we try to break the teacher's chess formation as usual. Not that hard, still manageable. And e last thing we did, is to play with our coach. And my coach is stumped by my moves!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Muhahahahahahaha!! ( i know tt's an evil laugh)
Well that's not exactly my steps...i'm using his own step to counterattack him back. He always give tips and i remembered...hahaha!

[Home]
Now at home le...feeling so tired yet happy.

Sick of accounts.

2006-06-27T23:39:00.000+08:00

Really sick of accounts. Out of 9 questions, i only managed to do 2??!! And my friends only dunno how to do 1 qn??!! And during lunch (or rather dinner, becoz it's around 5+ pm) i have to copy huiling's answer...and forsake my dinner. Heng i still got a chocolate pancake treat from matthew. I am super super super slow...in my brain. I mean, i really cannot catch up liao lor..

Fed-up.

Whenever the lecturer teaches on a new lec (say for eg, 7), only then can i understand lec 6. Then when he teaches lec 8, only then can i understand lec 7. OMG. Really OMG. My brain is like super slow...on understanding accounts. I copied not becoz i am lazy to do, but i dunno how to do!! Really sad about it...

Is there something wrong with my brain or what? Can someone help me to cut it open and tell me what exactly is wrong?? Is there some nerves displaced somewhere or what?

Imagine if i took POA in the first place. Maybe i will get an F9 or E8 for my 'O' lvl POA perhaps? That's just my guess.

Anyway, i realized something. The account teacher is really nice to me. Wow. I even get to choose wat qns i want to ans on the board whereas the others cannot. Haha. Maybe i am too sensitive or think too much liao..

Today's account show and tell presentation is quite a success, only i laughed a lot. I dun have the actress 'xi4 bao1', in another words, hormones. Which means i cannot be an actress. I laughed all e way...haiya. But e others was asking me if i had an asthma attack or what...hahaha!

Why does all my good friends nv take accounts...? Can anybody teach me accounts??
I am getting a headache now...very tired but i have to uncover the mystery of accounts. Isnt it a nice word to say? I'll just take a look at where and why i cant figure out e answer then.

I just read my email...it says:
January baby:

Ambitious and serious
Loves to teach and be taught
Always looking at people's flaws and weaknesses (did i??)
Likes to criticize (what?! did i??!!)
Hardworking and productive
Smart, neat and organised
Sensitive and has deep thoughts
Knows how to make others happy (i dun think so...)
Quiet unless excited or tensed
Rather reserved
Highly attentive
Resistant to illnesses but prone to colds
Romantic but has difficulties expressing love
Loves children
Loyal
Needs to improve social abilities
Easily jealous (??!!)

The rest are quite true...only those i commented.

Friday's going out with cherlyn to take neoprints! Yippie! I have nv taken a proper neoprint with her before, this time round must really take a nice one...and it's e same venue: Bugis Mrt Station!

Can anyone tell me what's the difference between a glass half full and a glass half empty??

The Introvert Advantage: How to thrive in an extrovert world

2006-06-22T10:29:00.000+08:00

The below paragraphs are extracted from amazon.com

"Introverts are like a rechargeable battery. They need to stop expending energy and rest in order to recharge. Extroverts are like solar panels that need the sun to recharge. Extroverts need to be out and about to refuel." ~Marti Olsen Laney

Imagine feeling alone in a crowd, preferring a quiet corner to the limelight and feeling overwhelmed by phones, parties and office meetings. Do people often think you are shy, aloof or antisocial? If you are an introvert, you are going to completely relate to a variety of comments that are like fireworks going off in recognition of truth. Introverts can hide their talents and only show them in certain situations.

What is fascinating is how Marti Olsen Laney explains how introverts create energy in the opposite way extroverts do. I'm often drained of all energy after being with people for extended periods of time, but being with a book can set me on fire with creativity and energy. I can handle small groups and connecting with familiar faces can actually energize me, but after three hours, I want to find a more peaceful setting.

This book helped me understand why I have deeper thoughts when I'm by myself than in a group setting. People seem to not know who I am in the "real-world," but online, I have found a place to show my true self. This is apparently because introverts are more comfortable with writing than speaking in public. (very true)

The main difference between an introvert and an extrovert is in how the two types gain their energy. Introverts focus inward to gain energy and become drained of energy from external sources. Extroverts must draw their energy from outward sources and become drained when they are alone. With their focus outside of themselves, extroverts like to experience a wide variety of stimuli, knowledge and experiences, whereas an introvert enjoys a more in-depth focus. Extroverts take in information but don't process it or expand it.

When introverts take in information, they feel a need to reflect on it and expand it for depth, delving deeply for richness. Although extroverts may judge themselves in the light of the values and reality of others, an introvert is not at the mercy of such external environment. Introverts are independent thinkers and idle chit-chat can drain their energy, giving nothing in return. Because extroverts don't generate as much internal stimulation as introverts, they must get it from external sources. Introverts need fewer relationships than extroverts but they like more connection and intimacy within their relationships.

Some of the other hallmark traits of introverts are: conscientiousness, good listeners, having the ability to think outside the box, ability to persistently focus well for long periods of time, to notice details others miss, ability to take all sides of an issue into account and being creative in imaginative ways.

With at least 60% of the intellectually gifted identified as introverted, there is a definite correlation between introversion and intelligence. The example of Einstein's earliest education proves that a harsh environment can impair an introvert and undercut their potential. Introverts can access their talents, like the ability to concentrate and question, only in a fitting environment. And as Dr. Laney also points out, "Unless they can reduce outside stimulation, their inner thoughts, feelings, and impressions will never bubble up to the surface."

A walk to remember

2006-06-20T21:48:00.000+08:00

Yay!! Today went for an outing trip with geng tat at 3pm to bugis. Supposed to meet him at 3pm but he's late, but it's okay. I sort of anticipated that he will be late through my intuition...lol. So was kinda happy with my level of accuracy.

Ok when i saw him the first thing i tot of is, he looked like one of my sec sch friend! But not really alike when he smiles. And so he saw me and i saw him. And we walked a little bit before taking neoprints (since it's too crowded when we reached there at first), and it was his treat. And we looked a bit nerdy under the camera...becoz we dunno what pose to take.

(there is one funny pose where we decided to put twist on both our head and then geng tat's hand went missing, so it's like ... i looked as if i am trying to scratch geng tat's head like that...lol)

After taking the much awaited neoprints (yippie!!), i felt more relaxed...dunno why. Then after taking neoprints we walked around, didn't really shop much becoz i am not a shopper by nature. So i remembered we went into this bookstore, and being a book lover, i cant stop myself from stepping into that shop.

The first book i read is about human conscious and subconscious mind. That was really interesting. But was kinda bored with that book after that..
So we walked for like so many many hours..yep. My leg is kinda tired liao...so we took a rest at the coffee bean. And geng tat treat me to the coffee bean...so nice. That is why i said he's gentlemanly in his testimonial.

And after that we still walked in rounds..haha. Exploring here and there, and even went outside bugis. But was kinda lost half-way through. Heng i have him by my side or else i'm really gonna cry if i am lost.

Ok i shall skip some parts. Anyway, i was deciding whether to watch movie anot, but the movie starts at 7:35 and maybe it will end at 9:35, and by the time i reach home, it will be like 10:25. So i was wondering if i shld watch anot, and i decided to draw lots. Well...e longer one is i shld watch, the shorter one is i shouldnt. And to let god decide, i picked up the.....................................
shorter one. Haiz. Sad. But like what he said, it may be a blessing in disguise.

At least i avoided the possibility of being scolded by my mum. =)

And oh yah, i forgot to mention i after walking loads of times, we decided to head back to the book store again. But this time round, i took up e book of 'Introvert Advantage, how to thrive in an extrovert's world'. I found it so so so so so so so so true. Omg. Unbelievable. I mean, i am introvert by nature, and there is 75% of extrovert in this world.

I am planning to buy this book. I guess i got to save up again.

Hmm...and i took a photo of him using my hp at 20:06!! Which means 8:06pm!! Yay!! It's 20/06/2006 today. I like the special day and time.
Anyway, we went home at 8+ (i forgot the exact time), and well, overall, it's a pleasant, fulfiling, wonderful, happy and perhaps a little tiring (coz we walked for hours!!) trip! =)

I heard geng tat's voice...

2006-06-19T23:58:00.000+08:00

A few more mins and i'm going to slp...

Today i called geng tat at 11pm...and found his voice quite nice...
Perhaps it's becoz all my male classmates' voice are not that nice...
Haha..

Tmr going to bugis mrt station to meet him...
So was quite a long awaited day...to take neoprints with him..
=)

Today i was quite frustrated while trying to understand e accounts qn, so i decided to play some games. So i went to http://www.shockwave.com and played an adventure game. I promised my dad that i will help him to take out the heart of the gingko seed (since it's bitter, i have to do it manually, and he's at work), and i was playing the game until i forgot the time totally!! Oh man...
Nv have i felt so sinful after playing a game lor...i feel as if i have wasted so much time..

And that's not a nice feeling. Esp thereafter, u still got rebuke by someone else.

That time i really regretted being angry with geng tat for him being late in msn. Now i fully understand why...games are so addictive. I'm so sorry geng tat... i tot that was an excuse becoz i didn't know one could forget the time while playing games..

And playing games could led u to forget to take ur own food as well!

I forgot to eat my dinner. Now having late dinner. Tmr surely will gain some weight liao...urgh.
Got to go get my sleep liao...

Frustrated mood

2006-06-18T16:14:00.000+08:00

As the title implies. I really hate studying accounts, and to think tt in the past i want to be an accountant. I tot accounts is supposed to be easy? Why is it so hard?
There are 3 reasons:
-My language is not strong and i often cannot understand what the words mean (which means my english is bad lah!).
-I have no accounting background.
-I cannot understand what is being taught.

I got a feeling that learning accounts is like physics. Precisely becoz my physics in sec sch was such an eyesore! But i managed to pass with a C6. Haha.

Learning POM is equivalent to learning combined humanities. Learning Economics is equivalent to learning emaths. Learning Statistics is equivalent to learning amaths. Learning Effective Writing Skills is equivalent to learning english. Learning Business Software Applications is equivalent to learning chemistry. I can apparently substitute every subject for every subject i learned in sec sch.

My brain is not functioning properly when it comes to accounts.

I miss jeff in msn..he never fails to cheer me up when i'm in an unhappy mood. Thanks for being there for me when i needed a listening ear. Quite sadded when he cannot tag my tagboard. And yes, there is one more person i missed loads too. Geng tat. You know who u are. Haha. Always looking forward to seeing him in msn, if not someone else like jeff, melvin, DJ or chee choung. They are my male frens whom i can communicate freely w/o stress. I know it's all guys, but somehow i just think i can't really communicate well with most girls.

Of course there are exceptions, like my pri sch best friend Cecilia (she has not changed a bit and i thank her for that), Sec sch best friends aisah and hwei ming, and poly friends (becoz it's a big group and i can't say who are my best friends in there).

Back to accounts, i feel that my confidence is immediately shaken and demoralised when i fail to accomplish my accounts homework. When i know how to do qns on my other subjects (for eg, econs), i feel accomplished and satisfied, and i can feel it that i understand e subject.

I watched a few series of da chang jin ytd. And re-watched da chang jin. And re-watched again. Sooooooo niceeee!! I can't shake myself off from the computer ytd...having being glued to the screen for so long until my eyes hurt..

It seem as though many people cannot tag my tagboard...perhaps i should cut away the snow. But i really love it loads...so sry, people.

Fun day today!

2006-06-12T19:33:00.000+08:00

Oh gosh. I'm such a fool at directions. I'm supposed to go to hougang, and i have to take the train to jurong east, then change to outram park, and then from outram park have to change to another line (purple colour one) to hougang. It's still okay at the jurong east to outram park, but i was lost (seriously lost) at outram park mrt station. I went up the escalator, down the escalator, up the escalator again, and this time round, down to the correct escalator. Phew...

Well...i tot the journey will take me for about 1.5 hrs to 2hrs, but to think it's only 1 hr??!! So i reach there quite early, waited for 0.5 hrs and saw samantha, only. (u saw the word only?) So me and samantha waited like 0.5 hrs and still nobody came?!?! Then samantha called mark of cos, and it turned out that he just awoke! OMG.

Alright. That's not the worst. Alvin didn't know there was a project today and when mark is here, he's still at yishun...

Ok, went to Mark's house, was kinda disappointed when i saw that he was heading to the HDB (i tot he lived in a semi-d since both his parents are managers) block, but oh my, i was surprised! His home looks so cozy and nicely-decorated! So niceeeeee!! I also wanted a home like this..
And his TV was like wow. So big. And so modern. LCD. Or issit LTD? Smth like stick-to-the-wall.

And i love the ice-cream he gave. Yummy. *licks*

Ok, so we interviewed his mum (his mum is so friendly and have a good sense of humour) using alvin's hp to record what she said...
And my job is to do powerpoint slides with samantha.

There's smth very weird. Mark speaks like a caucasian with a little accent, but his parents speak english like normal singaporeans does. Ok and surprisingly, his dad spoke hokkien!!
Anyway, it's such a fun day today. At least, i don't feel bored becoz there are fresh faces, becoz the accounts project i'm doing with huiling, stats project doing with huiling, diana, maureen and shu yi, ews project doing with huiling, diana, maureen, econs project doing with huiling, calista, vicki, alvin, and azfar.

So u can imagine, i have seen huiling's face for 4 times, diana's face for 2 times, maureen's face for 2 times, calista, vicki, azfar and shu yi's face for 1 time. It's like always between our own clique of friends...just like eating chicken rice everyday. I'm not saying that i'm sick of this faces, but fresh faces will be a new change. =)
So the new faces are mark, samantha, and alvin.

As for alvin, i tot i heard calista said that he's the english-speaking type? But then he spoke to me in chinese...and quite well too. Anyway, i realized that he is quite concerned abt his friends...
And it's not that i dun want to sit beside him, but i'm just afraid that i'll be extra sitting between him and samantha...haha.

I went to explore mark's room, and found his sec sch photos! So funny and so cute! I mean, sec 4 he was botak...haha. So unlike him now...and i can tell he's very concerned abt his hair, since he covered his hair with a cap when he cut his hair lol.

Overall, it's a fun and fruitful day today. =)

I want...what do i want actually?

2006-06-10T20:03:00.000+08:00

Yay! This is my new blogskin! Gonna make it nicer further but at a later time. Yes everything's new, including the snow, and the tagboard.

How i wish i can change my environment as easily as i change my blogskin..

Ytd i went to my cca again. So happy! Every week was filled with smiles at Mind Sports Club. In fact that place was a stress-reliever. My coach wanted to challenge everybody and i was quite scared at first. But after playing with him i find it okay...at least i almost managed to checkmate him...and i lose to him by 1 step.

How i wish i can take interest in my studies just as what i can with chinese chess..

Ytd i also read up some nursing notes from my cca friends. I find it very interesting! Esp the part where the brain operates, psychology, human behaviour and IQ. Oh yah, and a lot of info about short term memory too. So curious to find out more..

Now looking at my blogskin...really love it a lot. Esp the snow taken from TY's blog. Anyway, it's not his snow. This type of snow can be found anywhere in blogskins.com, lor.
The reason why i chose this blogskin is becoz it reminds me of my sec sch days..
Really miss those days in sec sch..

Anyway, hols are here! Mon going to hougang MRT station with sam, mark, and alvin for POM project. POM=Principles of management, for ur info.

The below part is just letting out some of my inner thoughts. Pls do not read this becoz it's very boring. For my own reference becoz i really need to let them out...it's too stuffy to stuff it in my mind.

Sometimes i feel that i'm being isolated by others in my poly. Ok maybe it's becoz i am too quiet, i admit. It's just my nature, being the only child in my family, what can i say right? I mean i dun find anything to talk to the rest except for things which i need to know.

Just taken 2 tests on tickle. I think it's so very true. Shall post it up here.
Qn: The influence of birth order
Result:
Yuting, your position as only child shows most strongly in your ability to set goals.

Similar to other only children, you tend to be very organized and punctual. By having a great deal of time alone with your parents growing up, you were able to pick up some "adult" skills such as responsibility and dependability. Like other only children, you probably don't miss deadlines and being on time is very important to you.

People around you can generally rely on you to get things done. You are attentive to detail and tend to be a perfectionist.
Birth order influences your relationship with your parents, siblings (if you have them) and how you ultimately learn to interact with the world. It can provide an insightful way to better understand your approach to friendships, romance, and how you meet life's challenges.

Yup. Very true. Esp the part 'being on time'. And to think i was late for the first time!

2nd test:
Qn: What's your superpower?
Results:
Yuting, you're an Invisibility!

Don't look now! Your inner superpower is INVISIBILITY! Your answers show a remarkable talent for secrecy and hidden observation slumbering someplace beneath your quiet exterior. Awaken those dormant powers, and soon you'll find yourself completely hidden from the eyes of all. Okay, it's true that invisibility can sometimes be annoying.

People tend to ignore you. At restaurants it might take a while for you to be served. But don't take it personally. They don't do it out of spite. It's just that you are, after all, sometimes a little difficult to see. Don't let it get you down. In this hectic world where it seems like everybody wants a piece of your time, invisibility is your ticket to freedom. When you think about it, being invisible has all sorts of bonuses. Take, for instance, the ability to find privacy and solitude in any circumstance.

Then there's the special perk of being able to sneak unnoticed through crowded rooms, easily avoiding all the annoying people you'd rather not talk to. And that's just a start — imagine strolling naked through a crowded street for laughs! You've probably wished many times that you could just disappear. Well, now you can. Take a deep breath, close your eyes, think of transparent things and prepare to be invisible.

It's not as if i like to be invisible but sometimes when i am talking, nobody replies. I won't take it to heart personally becoz it has always been like this since my sec 3. Perhaps it's the loneliness from young that resulted in me keeping everything in my heart, staying away from others, holding the belief that 'silence is golden'.

Sometimes i feel that i am very different from the other kids. When most of them spend time having fun socialising, i am usually found sitting quietly looking at my books or handphone or computer, if any.

Cheat company or not?

2006-06-06T20:36:00.000+08:00

I supposed a lot of people are interested to know what the company is about right? (for those whom i told to) Well, a lot of my classmates told me a things like
-there's no free lunch in the world
-it's a cheat company...dun go lah..
-they bluff people into it one
-they will tell u to invest $5000 first b4 joining..

and lots more..

but anyway, people, thanks for being so concerned and for those who helped out in some way or another..i'm really touched...

And esp vicki! Thank you so much for agreeing to go with me! I'd really be like saying 'yes yes yes' (becoz i cannot find the courage and resilence to say no to people) and then god knows what may happen. Sry to sacrifice your time when you have to meet your sister...

Vicki was telling me if i saw a lot of tables and a lot of young people sitting down, with one person wearing formal wear telling them about whatever stuff...this is a sure-cheat company..they tell u to invest money first to be part of the company, and then earn other ppl's money by telling ppl to join...something like networking..i mean, what kind of job is this lor?

Or another will be sales and marketing...where i have to meet clients and promote the products...and persuade ppl to buy...wth?!?!

Ok and it all came true. And to think my dad made a wrong decision to tell me to go alone. But frankly, i wasn't angry at all. I wasn't angry although that the person nv told me what job i will be doing despite knowing that there's already something weird with it. Which manager will sound so young right? And which assistant manager will sound younger than i do?

Anyway, it's over. :)

Happy belated b'day cherlyn!

2006-06-04T09:07:00.000+08:00

Happy Belated B'day to Cherlyn!! Sorry if i didn't write the testimonial ytd..becoz i was too tired.

Happy b'day to You
Happy b'day to You
Happy b'day to Cherlyn!!
Happy b'day to You!!

You're 17! Clap clap clap clap!!

I woke up today...thinking about my sec sch classmates...
Suddenly got this feeling of being mature...
Becoz i find many people are still inmature...
Except for my sec sch best friend, of course..
She has indeed suffered a lot...
really pity her man...

So many things to do in so little time.

Ytd had a talk with my cca coach. Woah. He wasn't angry but wasn't happy either. I was reprimanded by him on friday, becoz i brought the temasek poly guy to my cca. Well...it's the temasek poly guy who told me the coach said can what...so i brought him along lor...
Then i myself is the one who got reprimanded.

Haiz. Sometimes life is so unfair.

And i also had a talk with melvin. I was asking him why is it that i kept on offending people when i dun even know, and he said it's becoz i'm nt sensitive enough to other people's feelings. Ok maybe nxt time i shall be extremely sensitive...as the phrase says: Silence is Golden.

Mon got another exam again...hilter was quite shocked when i told him i had exams every now and then...the only changing thing is percentage weightage. Last time was 10%, now 20%. I got this feeling that it's all work and no play. There's no time to rest at all...becoz there are so many projects.

Mr Tan ban seng even thought of doing a project using the topic 'Growing into love', but since it's nt compulsory so nobody wanted to.

Projects to be done:
Economics-Petrol.
Principles of management-POLC (which one??)
English-ICA 3
Statistics-almost finishing except the conclusion part
Accounting for assets-Done

Actually it feels good to work with huiling becoz she's so cooperative. Just take it that i am a very fair person. =)

On friday i had the feeling of intense happiness again. Every friday is the relieve of my stressful days in poly. Becoz my coach posted a lot of very difficult chess formation and i break the formation! Woo-hoo! So happy...

Anyway people, take care of your health (nowadays the weather is so hot) and for those who are ill, have a speedy recovery soon! All the best to ourselves!! =)

Helllpppp!!

2006-05-31T19:26:00.000+08:00

Hell. Oh god. Help me please! I'm struggling with accounts! I understand what the teacher is talking about but i just dunno why whenever i look at an accounts qn, i will freak out.

Orientation at NYP

2006-05-04T21:59:00.000+08:00

[13rd of April]
Just came back from the 2 days orientation, 12th and 13rd. My orientation class was BM0614. (class 14)

Back to 12/4/06:
8-11am --> listen to the long long speech held at the auditorium11-12am --> presentations of achievements
12-1pm --> lunch with veggies, chicken and fishball (BM students were given priority, woo-hoo!)
1-7:30pm --> games all the way

One game was rather challenging. Every BM classes were given $8 to purchase any items and sell them, and whoever's team made the most profit wins. Haha...our group sold sweets and lemonade, and we made a profit of $74+ !!! That's a whole lot of money! Yeah!

7.30-9pm --> went to purchase the vanguard sheet, ribbon, and sweets (for the BM game)
10pm --> home at last, so dead tired that i went to slp straight.

13/4/06:
8-12pm --> games, cheers, and games.
12-12:35pm --> lunch at the Mac Donalds
12:35-5pm --> preparations done, and out we go selling the stuff!

(We're competing with 15 classes, all BM students. And that was the one which we earn $74+)

5-7:30pm --> water bomb games! argh! we're drenched all over!
7:30-7:45pm --> the last mind game
7:45pm --> say sayonara to our OGLs, Rong Ci and Jaclyn.
8:20pm --> home at last!
Not forgetting our OGLs, Rong Ci and Jaclyn, they made this orientation fun and memorable too.

[17th of April]
My goodness. I'm being transferred from BM0614 to BM0610, to class 10! How saddening! Felica has gone to BM0606, Yvonne to BM0611, Wendy and Jiayi to BM0603. I miss class 14 people!!

[19th of April]
Joined a cca: Mind Sports Club.

[20th of April]
Made a good many friends there...altogether 7 of them. What a whole lot of people. Not really used to going together with a group. But will have to get use to it soon. =)

[21st of April]
Collected my student card. We had a whole lot of subjects to study! There are: Economics, Accounting for assets, Statistics, Principles of management (my fav), Effective communication for colleges, Marketing and learning MS Software. 7 subjects!
Met my orientation friends (class 14 people) during the card collection.

..my heart hurts `*
[26th of April]
Shucks! I missed the Mind Sports Club orientation! I didn't read the email before 3pm...(and that's becoz i can't). Sobs...anyway, there's still another registration day, which is on the 3rd of may. So, no worries! The only worry is that i won't be able to watch Da Chang Jin on every tuesday.

[1st of May]
Happy labour day! Guess i have to let go of all the old and stale feelings...haha.

My strengths and weakness

2005-12-10T17:33:00.000+08:00

Well...well, i've just taken a timed IQ test, different from the Tickle.com IQ test. That one no timing one. This one is more challenging. This are my results.

Strengths and weaknesses
Your highest score was in Spatial
Exceptional intelligence does not guarantee results -- to achieve excellence you must fully understand your strengths and learn to maximize your efforts. Knowing your greatest intellectual strength may give you insight into how you can improve your learning process, work better with others, or become more self aware of your abilities. According to this test your spatial skills are the most developed of all your intellectual capabilities - your capability to manipulate 3-D objects in space is your biggest strength.

Your lowest score was in Verbal
Weaknesses are the roadblocks we face when trying to achieve our goals. Awareness of your weaknesses allow you to predict problems and find solutions ahead of time, thereby alleviating future headaches. According to this test your verbal skills are the most under developed of all your intellectual capabilities - your capability to use language effectively and to communicate well is your biggest weakness.

Continue...
I've always seen dying people asking a lot of qns..have a lot of things to say..
so...i have a lot of things to say too..am i a dying person? No, of course not. Choi!
Haiz. One more day left, before my subscription is over on 13th of Dec.
So i must say all i can say.

Agenda for the year
-I m.u.s.t put myself in other people's shoes (why i always forget this!!??)
-I must be understanding towards others
-I must study hard for everything
-I must not be so short-tempered already!
-I must not quarrel with my mum (hard)
-I must be more friendly le
-I must socialise and talk more more (yeah...i'm quite quiet in class)
-I must do my best of my ability
-I c.a.n.n.o.t slack!!!

What else? I know there are some more, but i forgot.
Today is the 11th liao..sad.
[Everything comes to an end eventually]
(heard this quote somewhere but forget where)

Take care my friends!

Camping

2005-12-08T18:47:00.000+08:00

Whoa! It's h.a.r.d to understand what friends are thinking sometimes. I don't even know i've offended someone by my words. I do not mean it. Sorry to those people.

I wonder if i should go for GB camp?? I've been asked by one of my mdms (i forgot her name liao!) to see if i want to go or not. And daddy don't allow me to go for the camp. Mummy did agree at first (becoz she's trying to get rid of me), but later she disagree becoz daddy disagree. But i wanted to go! It's the last camp anyway.

Btw, do u all think i should go?
There's no devotion, and it's having fun all the day.
But in my mind, all the GB camps are boring ones.

Anyway...i've been irritated by my mum (she just tore my papers!!!!!!!!!!!!), and i wonder if i should stay at home and irritate her or not...

The camp is on 10-11th of Dec.
Meeting in sch at around 8am.
Things that must bring:
-Extra set of clothes
-Water bottle
-Warm clothing
-Undergarments
-Toiletries
-Sleeping Bag
-GB socks, and Blue National-T

I've just cleared up some items at home, and realised one of the interesting thing:
[Singapore Mathematical Olympiad 2003 booklet]
Yup. That time i was chosen for the competition. =)
The qns are difficult!

I wonder if i should try it out...?
And hehe...i'd like to post a qn here and see if anybody knows how to solve or not..

Qn: if 1abab is a 5-digit integer that is divisible by 99, find a and b.

Who knows how to do it? I'll give a prize to that person, i promised.
=)

Jobs

2005-12-06T10:40:00.000+08:00

Shucks! I hate finding jobs! So difficult! I wish someone would just recommend me one...looks like some of my friends got those jobs becoz their relatives recommended them those jobs, and they got in easily.

Aww...i won't be able to come online after the 13th of Dec liao...sob sob..

Why do i have to work? Why why why? There are so many cheaters around...
The newspaper wrote: Come and join us in our fun environment! Make $ and friends, working time-3 hours a day. What shit! 3 hours became 9 hours, and he still dare to laugh at my pri 6 photo!?!?! And fun working environment?!! Working under the sun??!! Seeing so many people's faces? (kan4 ren2 lian3 se4)

And the packet we're to sell is so unattractive! Black brush and something like mousepad costs $10! Who would want to buy??? Crazy. My dad call him a moron. Ytd also went to jurong point to search for jobs, with my friends, but they only hire people who can speak well. Why not i just go find a job that can type well????

Anyway, i'm waiting for an email reply, coz i've just send an email applying for temporary admin assistant.
Conditions:
-Good typing skills
-Min 'O' level
-Perform admin duties (filing, data entry, answer incoming calls)

Quite okay right? The pay is $7/hr. The waiting is killing me slowly but surely!!

long long time ago..

2005-11-25T19:04:00.000+08:00

I had a hard time figuring out what my username was.
I came here to crap because i told someone to update, and she did, and i didn't, and i don't want to get scolded by her...hahaha! Kidding, of course.

I've realized an impt thing: Friends are very impt.
I'm so dead bored at home!

\\\Crapping here can kill time///

O lvls are over. Grad. night is over. You may think i'm happy, but i'm not.
Finally. A new chapter of my life is about to begin.
But at where?
Poly? JC?
I'm so anxious and nervous.

Boring boring boring!!

I got a sudden urge to buy eye shadow (okok....wo ai mei), dye and rebond/perm my hair, lipstick, contact lens, colour my fingernails light green (those that glow in the dark), and so on...oh yes, and style my hair! Woah...ytd there are really lots of people who seem to changed overnight! Their hairstyle is so cool! (haiz...i should have styled up my hair too)

Better stop my crapping liao.

Am i childish?

2005-08-27T09:23:00.000+08:00

The question is: Am i childish?

In short:
The prize for the egg competition (which was ages ago) was a book-cum-CD voucher. I've used it long ago for buying some good books.

Adam khoo's motivational talk (which was also ages ago)
Positive comments:
-Funny
-Interesting
-Good food (yummy!!)

Negative comments:
-Too long (from 8:30am to 9:30pm)
-Not motivational at all

National celebrations + road relay
-The only girl wearing red (embarrassing!)
-Mass runners
-Top 10 although i was more like walking than running (i'm not boasting!)
-Got a medal

Charlie and the chocolate factory movie
-Went to watch with cecilia and her friend xueling
-Saw my classmates going too
-Lamont, zhi hong, azfar and joel ding

Big big Trauma
-'O' lvl mother tongue results are OUT
-Got a B3 ONLY!!! Only!!!
-To many, it may be great.
-To me, it's like a failure.

Mathematics
-Initially wanted to ask mrs ong for some maths questions
-But she keep on saying she's busy
-But not for joel lim, top in maths everytime
-PS me and cherlyn
-I just think she's bias

Prep exams taken
-English paper 1
-Amaths paper 1
-Emaths paper 1
-Chemistry paper 2
-Physics paper 2 (that was so so so hard!)
-Mother tongue paper 2

Prep exams left
-English paper 2
-Emaths paper 2
-Social studies paper
-Geography paper

For amaths, emaths and chemistry we've taken, it's the 'O' lvl june papers.

Now i have the time to blog, thanks to the cme project. (sian)

Sucky day

2005-07-30T02:42:00.000+08:00

Now it's 2:43am. And it's a sucky day for me. Yep. I've wasted the full day last friday becoz i was ill!! And it's damn sucky. I didn't even get into the competition for road relay though i run as fast as cherlyn, and she got in. Lucky her. Got trophy to take liao. Our class ARE runners. Hahaha.

Sucky day. Sickly day. I haven't even recovered. Damn stressful these days. Even though today is only friday (it shld be saturday now), i sort-of use psychology to make myself wake up at 2am after sleeping at 9pm.

Anyway, there is good news. We've REALLY REALLY won the first prize for the egg competition! Mr png came to 4E3 during morning assembly and me and cherlyn were like cursing him for forgetting our egg competition prize and even suggested throwing bad eggs at him so that he'll remember. Hahaha! Then he suddenly talk to us and tell us that we stand at the side on monday to receive the prize. Hee~* I wonder what the prize is? I hope it's either a trophy, cash (i shouldn't think so), book voucher <--( this one sure thing a lot of ppl don't like one) or movie ticket to charlie and the chocolate factory!

I so long didn't blog liao...kinda miss my blog..
how do u pronounce 'the'?
it's th-e right? with the tongue sticking out. which looks like a fool.
alright. ms gopal taught us how to purrr-nounce words cer-rectly.
so funny man. she's really a joker/lamer sometimes.
but when she gets fierce...then the worst has come..

My last post..

2005-07-17T10:11:00.000+08:00

My last post before i'm gone again...haha!

Okay, today i'm going to sheryl's house in Yew Tee, and cherlyn's meeting me at Bukit Batok MRT station at 1pm. Anyway, i haven't said anything about the egg yet, right?

That day sheryl, cherlyn, and myself stayed up till about 7:15pm, becoz we're doing our eggs (remember?). Hwei ming stayed up till only 4:30pm becoz of her dad. (he's such a ..) We're really trying hard to think of designs of not making the egg break. So sheryl suggested that each and every of us make an egg of our own and then we compare to see whose will break and which won't.

And oh, all our eggs broke except for sheryl's. Becoz the straws were limited and after our request for 10 straws have succeeded, we limit ourselves to only 10 straws. And she's so clever! We didn't even thought of cutting the straws into halves and then folding it into spikes on the egg! The amazing thing is that, we tried using sheryl's egg to drop from the 2nd, 3rd, 4th...blah blah blah...to the 10th storey!! And it DIDN'T break!

So we did another one, using sheryl's method, and this time round, all our eggs didn't break as well!

Anyway, i think we sure win liao. (but cannot be too confident about it)
But that sheryl better don't PS us. Go join the sandwich competition somemore. Later the time crash then how?? We need 4 people, and hwei ming said she don't wanna join becoz of her dad disallow. Haiz. Let our fate be decided by heaven bah.

GB-day!!

2005-07-08T19:00:00.000+08:00

Aghhh!!! Monday is GB day!! And being a senior (and don't forget i've already stepped down), i still have to wear my full-uniform to school on monday!! Aghhh!! Full-uniform!!?? That is so HOT and stuffy!!

Anyway, it's a rare chance now that i'm online becoz i've been preparing for the upcoming tests (maths and amaths) recently.

Upcoming tests:
-Amaths integration test
-Emaths trigonometry test
-English grammar test
-Chemistry organic chem test

And what else??

Oh, and one more competition i'm taking part in. The egg-can-fly competition. With 3 other members: Sheryl, Cherlyn, Hwei Ming. The items used can only be straws and tapes, and the egg will be thrown from the second storey down to the first. If the egg did not break, then we win prizes. Anybody got suggestions? Can write in my tagboard. No rubbish or illogical suggestions pls.

Haiz...sian. Got to go revise for my amaths and emaths now. Byebye.

Blabberings..

2005-07-01T16:38:00.000+08:00

I feel that i MUST blog today no matter what, call it de-stress or just too touched and memorable, i must, becoz ytd's a really special day to me..

But before i say anything, i've just taken my mother tongue 'O' lvl oral examinations! Oh man! Die liao lah! I don't even understand the first qn!! What 'the govt says removing terrorism is the same as preventing diseases'...what nonsense is this??!! Haiz..lucky the second qn i know how lah...it's 'who would u ask for help when u are in need?', at least this qn not so difficult and i was there blabbering away...haha..

Back to the surprise..Ok, as u all know, 3rd of july is youth day, and this year, our teachers have smth up their sleeves...Something which will surprise us and that something which left a very deep impression on this day...

And so when we heard the announcement that the home room period (one period on thursday which is to settle form teacher-and-students issue) was to extended to 2 periods, we were surprised. That means the first lesson we're going to missed it! *yay*

And so when we reached the class after morning assembly, mr aw (form teacher) was settling some issues like giving out consent forms on 4 different things, and then suddenly he says that he has smth for all of us. Each and every of us has a small note, with our academic goals in it. The behind is pasted with another paper which was written:
To accomplish any goal, u need a dream.
You need to see yourself making it happen.
But it goes beyond the idea and the vision.
You have to do your hw.
You have to put your goal in writing, plan your steps and take them one at a time.

Never put off till tmr what u can do today. Success is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration.

That was what it wrote on the card. Everybody received the same one, except for our academic goals, but nonetheless, i am touched by his actions becoz although it's a small card, it takes up a lot of his time to type and print out each and every of our personal academic goals...

Then after that ms gopal came into the classroom, and she said she has smth for us too. And she called us up, one by one, to get that smth. One of them is a story (that looks like a cert) and the other is a load of pencils (glistening ones) which she told us to choose.

I chose the purple glistening pencil. So nice!But it's the story that truly motivates me. I've seen this story before, too bad i do not know where i've seen it before. But i'll like to share this story to everyone reading my blog. :)

So she typed:
Dear Yuting

This is a story that i've found very inspirational when i'm trying to make sense of life's many struggles. Every where we turn, we meet obstacles. It's difficult in the midst of struggling to remember that there is a reason for the struggling. Often it's a time of growth, of finding purpose, of discovering a new direction. The hard part is remembering that u do get past the obstacles. I try to revisit this story and the following thought, and somehow it helps it to make sense. I hope that as u read it, u will find strength to achieve all your goals.
With love,
Sharmila Gopal

And here's the story:

The cocoon and the butterfly

A man found a cocoon of a butterfly, that he brought home.One day a small opening appeared in the cocoon. He sat and watched the cocoon for several hours as the butterfly struggled to force its body through that little hole. Then it seemed to stop making progress. It appeared as if the butterfly had gotten as far as it could, and it could go no further. The man decided to help the butterfly in it's struggle. He took a pair of scissors and snipped off the remaining bit of the cocoon...and the butterfly emerged easily.

As the butterfly emerged, the man was surprised. It had a swollen body and small shriveled wings. He continued to watch the butterfly expecting that, at any moment, the wings would dry out, enlarge and expand to support the swollen body. He knew that in time the body would contract and the butterfly would be able to fly. But neither happened!

In fact, the butterfly spent the rest of its life crawling around with a swollen body and shriveled wings. It was never able to fly.What the man, in his kindness and haste, did not understand was that the restricting cocoon and the struggle were required for the butterfly to be able to fly. The butterfly must push it's way through the tiny opening to force the fluid from its body and wings. Only by struggling through the opening, can the butterfly's wings be ready for flight once it emerges from the cocoon.

Sometimes struggles are exactly what we need in our life. If god allowed us to go through our life without any obstacles, it would cripple us. We would not be as strong as what we could have been. And we could never fly.

When u wonder about life's obstacles, remember the struggles are needed so that we can emerge ready to fly.....so
Spread your wings and prepare to fly...
Butterfly

This story is so nice and meaningful that it makes me shed my tears. This was the 'cert' that ms gopal gave each and every of us.

And then mrs ong (maths teacher) came into our classroom and told us they have smth for us, too.But at least she got orginality lah...everybody's note is different one, and it's folded into the shape of a ship.

What she wrote:
Dearest Yuting...
Thanks for being attentive and hardworking. Thanks for being so pro-active about your learning and the warm smiles. :)
Yuting...continue to work hard. Believe in yourself and make your dreams come true, ok?

I don't understand why i felt so touched by just a mere note. Although it's smth that's not worth much, it's tells me that the teacher care for us too. It has a lot of significance. But the strange thing is, most ppl felt unhappy when their friends brought smth cheap for them, but why do they feel so glad by just a mere note given by the teachers? Isn't this weird?

I really don't understand why life is so stressful. Just like the amaths integration qn. How to say...just too stressful when u can't get the answer and u can't control yourself and u let out your tears, yup, that's what i did yesterday in front of 3 peers. Then hwei ming and niting is bang the table when they cannot solve the problem too, haha.

Oh yah, i like this sentence a lot:
'what others do to you, reflects what u do to them.' which is true.
Where have i seen this before?
And one more:
'when u are right, nobody remembers. when u are wrong, nobody forgets.'

Nice huh? Anyway, my hands are tired...i've deleted the 2 previous posts becoz i think it's stupid and lame..

What a nice day.

2005-06-06T19:08:00.000+08:00

What a nice day. Ok, how shall i start to write the whole event? (i didn't know i had so much to blog about..)

I had a reading card programme today, and so i had to wake up at 7am to do the necessary stuffs. (it's 9:30am start) Then after that, cherlyn went to my house and we watched edison's DVD and also listened to edison's (edison again...diao) CD. I remembered my mum was stuffing lots of food inside cherlyn's bowl and she was like about to vomit out already, and i was still laughing out loud!

And because cherlyn doesn't understand hokkien, when my mum asks her if she wants more (in hokkien), she said 'yah, yah, orh, uh-huh'. Wahahaha!! And my mum stuff more food inside. You should complain 'Nue dai!'.

She came to my house because at 1pm, we were supposed to meet chuan hui, hwee ling (jess) and swee yin together to buy the chocolate. Not for us to eat, of course, but it's for hwei ming, since she has moved from her old HDB to a terrace house!!!

So we meet at Bukit Batok MRT station and together, we chip in to buy the $11.00 chocolate. After buying the chocolate, we went to Bukit Batok MRT station again to meet aisah, for she was coming as well. (with a cake she made, yummy!) Then afterwards, we took the MRT to chua chu kang and saw her with yeling, so we walked towards her direction. (do i need to specify what we did next?)

After that we went straight to hwei ming's house, and it's like...a magnificent castle!! Oh god! It's sooooooooooooooooooo NICE! So nice so nice so nice! Lucky her, for she has lived in a terrace before and poor me still lives in a HDB block. Everything has changed for her! Humph. But there's nothing to eat there except for chips and biscuits and all these stuff, which i can't eat at all. My ulcer...*ouch*

Ok, we played X-Box too, my god, that was fun and exciting but scary. Yup..so many monsters to fight and one may die anytime. It was indeed scary. But boring once the game drags for too long. Anyway, at 4pm, yeling, aisah and me went home together, but aisah and i wanted to go Lot 1 (which is quite near) to buy presents for hwei ming, and since yeling agrees to go with us too, so the 3 of us went together.

Well, i know hwei ming loves monkeys, so i find an adorable monkey in lot 1 but the price is kinda ex. But how can money be compared to 4 years of friendship? So, i browse around the place and found a monkey which i think is adorable and not too pricey as well. $19.90. I'm really going broke. Plus i saw a VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY cute doggy which i wanted to buy VERY much. Ok, you know i can't resist temptations, so i bought the doggy for $12.90. Yes, it's a chihwahwa!! Chihwahwa rulez!!! (wait, i checked the dictionary and it's chihuaua and not chihwahwa, so which is it??)

Really going broke man. I haven't added the money that i have to pay for the chocolates. One person-$2.50. And aisah and i decide to buy the same water bottle because we're good buddies, and one bottle is $3.90. And the unimaginable thing that happens next is that: I took neoprints with yeling! Can you believe it? Well, i'm not particularly close to her, only began to talk more this year, so, i decided to just take one neoprint with her and she agreed. But it still looked the same with my fringe. Chey.

I think that's the end of the whole event. I'm suddenly craving for instant noodles now. Gonna cook it now. Byebye!

About myself...

2005-01-06T19:47:00.000+08:00

...DiScOvEr MySeLf...
Hmm...i haf juz set a few rules and regulations for myself....My Motto is: Think of nth else but study...nice? Juz a show of hands who kept rules and regulations? (i am sounding a bit like a teacher) Well, some of my rules and regulations are here:
-Tok less and listen more
-Make a difference in my life
-Don be influence by anyone else
-Be yourself (in another words myself..not u...haha)
-Work hard and play hard!! (the play is only meant for after "O" levels)
-Think deep, be a deep thinker...(i noe this sounds funny...)

And so we tok all nite about e rest of our lives,
Where we're gonna b when we turn 25,
I keep thinking times will nv change,
Keep on thinking things'll always b the same,
But when we leave this yr, we won't be coming back,
No more hanging out coz we're on a different track,
And if u got smth tt u nid to say,
U better say it right now coz u dun haf another day,
Coz we're moving on and we can't slow down,
These memories r playing like a film without sound,
And i keep thinking of tt nite in June i din noe much of love,
But it came too soon, and there was mi and u,
And then we got real cool, stay at hm toking on the telephone wif mi,
We'd get so excited, we'd get so scared,
Laughing at ourselves thinking life's not fair,
And this is how it feels...

Chrous...
As we go on,
we remember,
all the times we,
had together,
And as our life change,
come wadever,
we will still be,
frenz 4eva...

So if we get the big jobs & we make the big money,
When we look back now, will our jokes still b funny?
Will we still remember everything we learned in sch?
Still b trying to break every single rule?
Will the little brainy Bobby b the stockbroker man?
Can we find a job tt won't interfer wif a tan?
I keep, keep thinking tt it's not gd-bye,
Keep on thinking it's a time to fly,
And this is how it feels...

(back to chorus...)

Na na na na na na na ....

Will we think about tmr like we think abt now?
Can we survive it out there, can we make it somehow?
I guess i tot this would nv end,
And suddenly it's like we're women and men,
Will the past b a shadow tt'll follow us around?
Will these memories fade when i leave this town?
I keep, keep thinking tt it's not gd-bye,
Keep on thinking it's a time to fly...