Lo and behold I'm back from Taiwan!

I must say that I'm very proud of myself for bearing the pain for taking off and landing. My ears hurt so much because of the extreme pressure :(
Anywayz the trip was fun-filled with shopping almost everyday but then again I didn't get a lot of stuff because I don't really fancy them. Even if I were to fancy the clothes, it'd be tourist attractions like AX Gucci Coach and stuff which will wipe out my cash even before the last day so I decided to be wise enough to splurge the cash evenly on the five different days! (Hey I'm smart!) So I only got like 2 tops 1 pair of shorts 1 jacket and accessories. And of course food for my parents. Third day was pretty boring because we had to freaking sit on the hard ground for 2 hours or so while watching the others playing friendly matches with one of the Taiwan high school. Fourth day was perhaps the best even though I didn't get to shop! We were greeted by a warm welcome by Taipei JingMei Girls high school with roses and a bagful of uh, stuff. Everyone was envious of my handsome female buddy (HAHA) and I finally got to memorize her name which goes: an mo si ta na te ma.




















It's 10 minutes past 2 and I'm already feeling very tired. Oh and before I go, let me show you my new handsome female taiwanese buddy






There are a few hundred more pictures to come so stay tuned!
Look at these weary eyes of mine. I need sleep. Ciao!

Dear hunks and babes
I'LL BE LEAVING FOR TAIWAN SOON WITH MY TEAMMATES SOON HEHE

Anyway today scoring was tiring because the first two matches was really long. Under 16 boys playing for semi finals, which means that they had to play best of 5 instead of the mediocre 3. THE MONEY EARNED FOR THE FIRST TWO MATCHES WAS REALLY HARD EARN MONEY OKAY because each match lasted 2 hours each, which means that 2 matches took us nearly 4 hours.
And thereafter it was much easier. The first two matches were competitive and fast and when it came to the afternoon, it was the under 13 boys tournament and the ball was like in a slow motion, plus it was raining, which makes it a great time to take a catnap. No wait it's not catnap cos I didn't eat for the past 20 hours and I don't have the appetite.
Headed to Sengkang to get my stuffs and then met Jassy for dinner back at Tampines. Hahaha she's a living example of a blonde really. She was hilarious! Ummhmm oh gosh I haven't pack my stuff properly! :(
Back to packing!
Cya guys!

Omg I was reading Jasmin's blog and she went to check out the answers for the O level science paper. Omg omg omg omg I only got like 80++% I won't say it but I failed to reach my target! :( How how how! What if they don't give me my A1?! :(

So today was a long day. Despite the late hours and waking up at like 8am for training and shopping, I'm still feeling energetic. Haha yeah probably I'm training myself for a better shopping stamina for the pathetic one day shopping in Taiwan. People tell me since I have only one day to shop, I should just grab and buy whatever I see. It sounds crazy but on the other hand, how often will I go to Taiwan to get my stuff in the future? It's not like Tampines mall whereby we're done with a 15 minutes walk. Plus shopping at Hong Kong I'm going crazyyyy.

My coach wasn't here to coach the sec1s today so Shi had to be the coach for the day and I went to help her. Today was no fun because only the both of us had to serve like some idiots until they have completed their drills. It was a real killer.
Rushed home and then caught a movie with Venus dearest at town and then I thought I should visit my granny so I went all alone to somewhere near holland V. I don't know how do I spell Gimh Moh (Is that how you spell that?)Bought grandma her favourite chocolates and sponge cake. I could see the sparkles in granny's eyes when she saw me. I felt really bad because now she don't have a companion anymore except for the maid and a huge picture of grandpa on the dining table. The house was cold and quiet. For a while I was rather emotional when I stepped into the house and saw that picture. Again memories flooded my mind with good and bad times. I did not shed a tear because I didn't want to spoil granny's mood but deep inside I felt terribly bad. Grandma cooked dinner and both of us had dinner together. We talked over dinner and it's really nice to know she's feeling better. Mom joined us later and we cabbed home.

Golly, another long day ahead tomorrow.

YEAH FREEDOM BABY
Today, there was no intense atmosphere going around, with people fretting out how to you do sin i over sin r or what are the characteristics of converging or diverging lens. Deep inside everyone was a countdown timer.
1 hour later the hall was filled with screamings and laughters and squeals. The feeling was...superb! Omg but somehow I feel like I don't have a sense of direction anymore because I spend a lot of time studying! But anyway, I headed to town with Shanice and Venus after I went home. Shopping was gooooood! But anywayz back to the topic, I wouldn't want to be a bimbo going to town everyday and spending my savings and parent's money like some shopaholic. I think I'm turning into one soon if you guys don't stop me.
But but but the good news is I'll be doing scoring on Thursday at Hougang and then I can earn $$$! That'd keep me occupied with volleyball stuffs so that I cannot go shopping or whatsoever! Yay I miss scoring.
And then I'll be flying off the next day hehe
I'll go pack some stuff first!
Cya!

I will scream FREEEEDOOOMMMMMM tomorrow and tell myself I have nothing to do with the school anymore! K i'm not that badddd, I'll still come back to whack balls but I hope I won't be back to study.
After 9am tomorrow, I will
1. Party like an idiot
2. Become a chindian
3. SELL MY BRAIN ON EBAY
4. Learn to be a wakeboarder
5. Taiwan and Hong Kong
6. Dedicate my holidays to learn beach volleyball (omg)
7. I can't think of anything already

But the thought of having to collect back my results gives me the jitters. Considering that the papers were easy and that there's a period of time when I was so tied down with dearest grandfather's wake and I didn't study at all... Omg I pray I pray I pray so hard that nothing bad will befall on me. To add on, I guess there'll be moderation. That would make the parabola curve a standard gauge and EVERYBODY'S MARKS WILL DROPPPPP omgggggg.

I shall not scare myself any further.

Daddy dearest got me a camera for my taiwan trip yaaaay!
Lunched with Shanice and Daronnnnnn after church yesterdayyyyyyy and I was telling her my boyfriend's from Thailand! (This picture was taken with Anawat last year during the Asian volleyball championship and I was too happy hence my wideeee smile)
We should go to Thailand and hunt him down someday.

KIDDING.



I just had a game of volleyball at 8am this morning with retarded lay ping.


I shall get back to MCQs. Tell me who will do their MCQs in their TYS 4 times over and over again. I'm bored of doing em.

My dad's a frequent user of facebook since I don't know when but I know it was quite long ago. This is why sometimes I don't really update my facebook for fear that he might ask me: Who's so and so? Who's that guy? Then just not long ago I decided to grace my dad's facebook and my heart softened. I saw many of our family pictures, which included holiday trips, memorable birthdays and family outings. He NEVER fails to upload them. When it comes to photos of my mom and I, he wrote: the two ladies of my life. This is it. My heart softened as soon as I saw that. I stared at the desktop and started to reflect how dad showers his unconditional love generously at my brother, mom and I. And how bad I was to him when I tried to be rebellious at one point of time. It was only upon reflection that I came across that dad is a man of few words and showered his love subtly with little words of encouragement, tried cooking meals for the family and spent quality time. Generally men with ego do not say I LOVE YOU to their kids. That's mens' ego.
Daddy dearest
Daddy dearest
Daddy dearest.
Dear Joel I know reality is harsh and my condolences to you and your family on the demise of your beloved father. I totally know how it feels because someone whom I dearly cherished left for heaven too. Stay strong, I'll keep you in my prayers.

Life is fragile. Life is unpredictable. My grandpa's and Joel's dad's demise was really sudden with no syndromes and traces of sufferings. Who knows if I were to sleep tonight and never to wake up again? Cherish the ones you love. Live life like a war because we've fought the battle well and to be left satisfied. I must say grandpa's niche is beautiful. Not only were there flowers but little gifts from aunts and uncles like a silver cross chain and pure gold carvings unlike the others who had silver (I bet that cost a bomb). Live life like love.

Today was outing with Ms Wong. A girl working at nike came up to me, talked to me and said that she's from st hildas. Omg the world is so small. I don't know who she is still. We covered almost the whole of Orchard until my dad called me and said he's back but he didn't have his house keys with him. Obviously I was annoyed but after reflecting, no more :) I cabbed home. I told the taxi driver my destination and he went: hmm let's go ECP, blah blah blah. I suck at roads but I knew something was wrong so I said I wanted the shortest way, PIE and exit from bedok reservoir . Omg and he kept quiet, meaning that he knew that I knew that he was trying to rip me off. In the cab on the way back, he thought I'm in my twenties then I went: HUH UNCLE DO I LOOK THAT OLD
Still the cab fare was a killer cos there was this massive traffic jam and it was peak hour. Even if I cab home from tuas it wouldn't cost that much too.

I am happy to add an event into my calander which is the BEACH VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT AHHHHH. Means I'll reach Spore only in the wee hours of the morning of the 30th Nov, rest a few hours, BEACH VOLLEYBALL, then proceed to Jul's and Rach's chalet. Omg can't wait.

Enough said I think I talk a lot. No, I am starting to talk more.

Training at TP today and I bumped into quite a few seniors. K not a few, a handful. I bumped into Ivan while exiting from the main entrance's bridge because of the awesome jersey I had on me. I think it was quite awkward seeing a young girl with st hilda's jersey walking around at TP especially when I had to walk out of the main entrance alone. And my jersey was hot striking red omg I got that what-on-earth-are-you-doing-at-TP stares. It WAS embarrassing.

Met Fiona and company and then they came over to my place to have a basketball, gym and swimming session. Yay I feel MORE healthy.

Today's Chinese paper was much easier than the June paper. The exact topic for compo I did for tuition came out and I couldn't stop smirking at the question paper and tried controlling my smile just in case if the chief invigilator calls out my register number in front of the student body after that paper and that would be so embarrassing. I was looking forward to the friendly matches later on too. I told and showed the chinese essay I did for tuition to my chinese teacher and I went: Do you wanna kiss me!
Her immediate reaction was hugging me so tightly and I was shocked.
Yeah I met my primary school teammates and we formed an alumni team to play with innova junior college, which is the first week of Dec. We kinda trained 2 boys cos they were forced to play with us by our coach and yeah I had much fun (whacking) because I was on form today. For once I vented my anger and frustrations and sadness on the volleyballs and they flew really hard today which made me super happy. I was amazed at myself and I didn't know I've got quite a bit of strength :O Got abrasions and cuts and burns at my hands and knees thanks to... kidding! I'm desperately in need of gauze but I can't find it anywhere at home.
Rushed back to pv, went to jul's place and had a great chat with rachel, for about one and a half hours and after I washed up we played billard. Billard. I suck at billard because I haven't played for the longest time ever really even though it's just downstairs. I look like my O's are just over and I'm taking back what I've missed out on. HA intensive volleyball training it shall be. Tomorrow I'll be at TP again to train and then swimming and perhaps water polo cos I need to bring my volleyball for a bath HAHA oops. I feel so healthy now but on the other hand, ouch my back. I will go get a checkup soooooon!

Headed to TP and had a fun time there with Weisheeee and Brenda. I had an enjoyable time and the reason is because of Weisheee and Brenda. Thank you so much girls, can't wait to train on Thursday again!
I had a great time at Ikea with the spastics too! We spastics played with puppets and I felt like a kid once again. 2 hours 15 minutes of Chinese tuition was horrrrriiiibbbbllleeeeee
I'm meeting Lay ping soon to clear my doubts for Chinese so bye!

Meet coach woo

shi's shoes are gleamingly white

I shall be sad no more. My suave grandpa is up there taking care of my cousin, 4 terrapins, 5 hamsters and my beloved rabbit. God merely alleviated grandpa's sufferings. Peace be with you.

Anywayz today was social studies. I felt like I overstudied. On the other hand, I didn't have time to complete because my mind acts faster than my hand and I have too many things to blurt out, hence I wasted so much time on SBQs. It took me two full pages to complete a 6 mark question. See my point?

Chinese oh how much I dread Chinese. Just after I collected my result this August, lesson began almost immediately and I went 'Shit! How do I write my Chinese name!' I'm very serious here okay no joke. My Chinese teacher got a shock.
Intensive Chinese tuition just ended and I'm so tired. Chinese tuition again tomorrow.
Talking about tomorrow, I've made plans with Weishi to go to temesek poly to whack some balls tomorrow morning. Call it stress relieve. Thereafter I'll head to ikea for lunch with spastics. Mug for Chinese and tuition. Catch me at TP tmr! ;)
I need to exercise. My relatives said that I look fatter :S
Rollerblading to ikea sounds like a great idea. Hmm.

"There is a reason, a time for every purposes under heaven: a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant and a time to pluck what is planted"
Ecclesiastes 3: 1-2

I'm very upset on the demise of my beloved grandfather. He was affectionately know as yeye. My grandpa was a great man. Well the least that could comfort me was that he passed away peacefully, he died of old age. God gave me the gift of having a wonderful grandfather. He lived till a ripe old age. What else can I ask for? I dare say that I was one of his closest grandchild, or even closest one. Yeye and grandma stayed with my parents, brother and I for the first 11 years of my life. He decided he shoud move away when I was 11 because he thinks that I'm growing up and I should not be sharing a room with my brother.
When I was much younger, grandpa loved carrying me around. He walked me to preschool. Held my stubby little hands. Waited for the school bus to arrive and ensured my safety. He rubs my delicate tummy when I had bad tummyaches. When I accidentally knocked into the wardrobe, I always cry. When yeye asked me why am I crying, he'll hit and scold the wardrobe until I stop crying, just to please me. When I was a little much older, he loved calling me crazy girl and in turn, I called him crazy boy. We'll always have breakfast together at the nearby market, savouring our favourite food. Yes we shared the favourite food. When my brother was born and my parents were busy with my brother, he'd be there to take care of me. I chose to sleep with my grandparents instead of the air conditioned room with my parents.
The 5 day wake drained me out both mentally and physically and no doubt I had difficulty focusing because I was feeling tired yet restless, I tell myself, I'll be doing this for my grandfather. Yes it is quite a bad timing but God chose to press the activation button and there is he, up in heaven smiling at us.
Yesterday was the funeral and there was a service at church. He died a Roman Catholic. Dad gave an eulogy. I heard of his courtship with grandma and stuff. He was a romeo. Well, all good things come to an end. Although his death was pretty sudden, I have to learn to accept it. Yeah it was sudden. Just early that morning at 8, grandma was pushing grandpa in his wheelchair as they went for a stroll, and an hour after his bath, there he goes. i wouldn't mind giving an eulogy but I really didn't have the time to prepare the speech.

I would like to thank everybody for keeping my grandpa and family in prayer, especially classmates, and Weishi. Not many people know about this and I have decided to publicise this today.

Last but not least,
Yeye, I love you. Rest in peace

Oh no it's past 2 in the morning and I'm still awake. I'd probably screw up my biological clock.
Life at this period of time is so boring. But it's okay, cause I'm already counting down to freedom baby. I'll go have a nice tan with Shi before the Taiwan trip, or perhaps during the 7 day break I have, and we'll be fellow chindians. Wakeboarding too! And oh yes how can I forget the beach volleyball outing with pcs vb alumni. Omg i'm busy planning for the alumni thingy k and hopefully everything goes well :)
Anyway all the best to those playing in the under 16 tournament! Whoever reads this, get into top 4 okay! I miss playing u16 and sheesh, if not for my O's. I would have joined, knowing that it's my last year playing in the u16 :(
But nevermind I will make big bucks after O's by flipping scores for the tournament I HOPE THERE WILL BE ADEQUATE SLOTS FOR ME. Since I've paid a sum to be a membership of VAS, I should, all the more, seize the opportunity to be an official assistant or something hah.
Guess. Guess when was this taken.

OMGGGGGG I CAN'T BELIEVE I'VE CLEARED THE FIRST WEEK OF THE O LEVELS.
The papers were rather easyyyyyyy and that's because I think my school drilled us so hard, so hard that we thought that it was nothing much. I can officially burn my elect geography and Amath text booooook YAAAAAAAYYYY what joy! I don't mean I hate Amath, in fact I love it. Just that Amath revision is finally eliminated from my timetable hehe :)
And dang, Amath paper 2 was hard. The papers had really odd timings and English had to end at 7pm. Today was Emath paper 1 and Amath paper 2, and there was a break of 4 hours in between so I went to Chew's house to sleeeeeeeepppp because I was, and even now, running a fever and suffering from a badddd headache. The weather was nice and it was a nice time to sleep for the past few days. Apparently I have problems sleeping and could only sleep AFTER 4 in the morning.

Anywayz I want to watch Avenue Q, which is like the super corrupted version of sesame street. Omg who can go with me.

Revision's quite smooth sailing for chemistry even though I swear I'm 50 times better at physics and guess what, my first paper starts tomorrow.
I'm not even the least uptight or whatsoever despite the upcoming examinations in, ummm let's see... a day's time. Call me a freak? Am I abnormal? :O
While people are feeling so uptight and intense, I don't see the need to be so freaked out. Like I was in primary six, I got so nervous, so freaked out and during the examinations my mind went blank. I think I didn't do well, yup I didn't do well exceptionally well.
In about an hour's time I'll have to head to hougang for Amath tuition. I'm beginning to love Amath even more because I'm better at Amath recently. Probably it was because of the effective study sessions i have with LIMMMMM hahaha
And of course, not forgetting Gladys, Baohui and Lay ping. I have a whole list of itinery that I have yet to take action on. 25 days to freedom, and 29 days to Taiwan trip with teammates, and thereafter Hong Kong trip with family.

People say I look very different now as compared to the pictures taken when i was in sec2. I BEG TO DIFFER. Did i really change THAT much? :O

Sec2

sec4

I am prepared and satisfied with revision but I'm still scared. I've been drilling on my weaker subjects and nat have been coming over quite frequently to do Amath with me and gosh I think I'm improving :)
I'm missing lessons as usual because graduating from school makes me officially schooless for half a year :( I want school.


Flames to dust, lover to friends,
why do all things come to an end?
come to an end, come to an end?

Today was Graduation Day and it was kinda bittersweet.
I used to complain about my polka dotted skirt although I didn't wear it for 10 years. Going to town after school was a problem because everyone will be staring at our skirts and laugh their heads off but oh how I miss those times when we get our little getaways after school to chill out.
Yes I was strong and didn't cry but I was literally choked in tears but I didn't shed any k because big girls don't cry. I can't believe I've got that official 10 years of education and I feel old now. Having said that, O's is gonna commence in 6 days for me.
I want to take this time to thank my lovely class and everyone that made my secondary school life complete. I will miss the times when people made fun of me being a blonde, dancing and singing in class and going out with 4G.
Hmmmmm much nostalgia I'm feeling blueeeeeeeeee

I went for a haircut with Emma yesterday and my hair is short now.

Pictures with schoolmates will be uploaded soon I hope! Blogger is being a bitch so I'm having problems uploading em. Cya loved ones!

School's coming to an end so tomorrow will be my last two days in school.
Monday was probably the last time I ever said the school code.
Today's the last Tuesday I've spent in school.
Tomorrow's the last Wednesday, the day after next, the last of the last Thursday.
Call me sentimental shit but I think secondary school life is the most memorable phase in my life, as for now, I swear.
Hahaha who knows I might just cry during the graduation ceremony this Friday.
Anyway my last Tuesday in school was well spent with Emma and Baohui. Something really funny happened at the library while Emma and I were studying and gosh I MUST say it was really not expected and odd and weird and... But I kinda did saw that coming.
I'm eating my wasabi shaker fries now and it's burning the hell out of my tongue.
Hmmmm
And help.
Help.
Help.
What if I were to say I needed help in..........
I like keeping people in suspense. Ask me and I'm not oblige to tell :)

I am done....playing.
18 more baby. 18 days to the big one and 40 more days to freedom.
I want to run the race well :)

HI ALYM THIS ONE'S FOR YOU!!
THANK FOR YOU STAYING UP LATE WITH ME TO WATCH GOSSIP GIRLS :)
Because
A!ym says:
IT'S BEEN SO LONG SINCE I'VE SLEPT PAST 1! OMG YOU SHOULD FEEL HONOURED

HAHAHA THANK YOOOOOOU!
Catch up with you this coming friday, hopefully!





And, Natasha's the ultimate.

Natasha says:
GRACE WAKE UP WAKE UP!
Natasha says:
WAKE UP!
Grace says:
Yesssssssss? Chillll I'm awake. What is it? I'm watching GG
Natasha says:
Haven't you heard of the song 'Wake me up when september ends'!

OMGGGGG spastic kid.

HAPPY CHILDREN'S DAY AND SELAMAT HARI RAYA TO ALL :)