June Holidays 2010

In a flash, the June Holidays ended. By the standard of my boring life, it has certainly been entertaining. First off, we have the Leadership Camp in school.

It is the first camp I had been to in my Secondary School life and thank goodness it did not disappoint. The seniors that was with me are all very caring and fun. And our group leader had been very responsible too =) But We are all leaders in the camp, so I have to buck up alot and (hopefully) become the Chairman of AVA next year. And there's our fun and cheerful instructor, Milo. I thank all of you for giving me a wonderful memory of my first in school camp. (And going into the lake)

Thanks guys!

Also after the camp, there's the trip to KKnM with Jared. No photos for this journey though. Went to KKnM and Kinokuniya with Jared, and I'm glad that he seem to be enjoying himself. Let's hope he would remain as our 'comrade' forever =)
There's the second trip during the holidays to Pulau Ubin with my parents.We had a lunch there and took a stroll around the Sensory Trail area, while feeding mosquitoes with MY blood.

an unused Quarry at Ubin. Ubin means granite in Malay. Figure it out yourself.

A little dog i found under the chair at the place we were having our lunch at. Half asleep

Back at Changi Jetty. Saw this cute neko when we were having dinner at Subway.

I spent my last week of the holidays in my grandma's house, entertained by a certain someone and the uber old windows 2000 computer. Was actually supposed to finish my homework there, in the end, I finished Castlevania Symphony of the Night there instead.

During this holiday, I had not only made new friends in the camp, I get to know someone better too. But one regret was that i did not finish my homework earlier. Even now, my homework is still.. *Depressed*

Well, a good way to end the holiday is the rainbow i saw earlier on. I hop it's a good sign for my upcoming End of Years and Streaming.

Leadership Camp Shirt

I am just back from a 3D2N leadership camp organised by my school =) We're the first batch of leadership campers that get a camp shirt

Frontal view of the shirt. Kinda plain.

Close up of the back with our Leadership Ethos, using the acronym of our school.

So glad I went to the camp. At first, I was hesitant to for the camp as I heard that we will be doing Abseiling during the camp. I am acrophobic. But after thinking it over, I realised that if I don't take this first step, I would never overcome my fear of heights. I had alot of fun during the camp, despite it being a sec3 camp and I am still a sec2. I had made friends with many of my seniors.
Next year, If i get to go for this camp, I WILL GO AGAIN!

Zone 8 Tee

Hey there! Awhile back, I got my Zone Tee, so let's compare it too the corp tee.

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The Front

This is the front of the Zone Tee.



And this is the front of the Corp Tee.

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The Back

The back of the Zone Tee

And the back of the Corp Tee.

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Side By Side

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Hahas. My thoughts about the shirts
Zone Tee - Looks nice and plain , but the materials is thick.
Corp Tee - Messy but nice design. Nice to wear ^^;

Any Sirs, NCO or w/e not happy that I post the pictures tell me. I delete the post ^^;

Life in SJAB. Year 2009.

Long Post Warning.

SJAB, Year 2009

2009, a new year, a new school, a new CCA,
Decided to pick a UG since school doesn't allow us to join Clubs.
Somehow, I picked SJAB. Why? I have no idea.
At first, the NCO were friendly.
They kept smiling and encouraging us.
Played games with us,
and taught us with much patience.

As the days go by, the seniors got fiercer and fiercer.
They showed us the face they never shown before
And started punishments.
I realised,
My Life in a UG started.
For real this time.

Week after week, the cycle was the same.
Fall in, Drills, First Aid, PT
With scoldings and punishments in between.
I remember when I first heard the phrase 'Whole lot, KNOCK IT DOWN!'
I never thought this day would come.
The Sergeants were always so kind before.

Then, came their POP.
We bid our trainers goodbye and welcome new trainers.
They weren't any more kinder.
We got drilled, pumped and scolded,
Week after week, by our new trainers.

The day came : Our BFA.
Filled with mixed emotions,
The squad went to the HQ for the first time.
Took the test and everything
Followed by a round of scoldings by Sir,
Our standard was just not good enough.

Somehow or other,
All of us managed to pass the test.
We earned our Private Rank.
We finally got our uniform.
Excitedly, I ran home with the new uniform,
Pestering my mum to sew the Flash on.

Training with uniform was different.
It was weird, in fact.
The shoe was kind of slippery
And it hurt our ankles.

Then, Sir came and told us this:
"We're going for FAC."
The squad was like
"What? But.. We're just Standard Ones!"

Our training schedule got packed.
Very packed.
Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays,
And even during holidays.
Day after day,
We were trained by our Sir

Selaku, Slow March, Hormat, Pandang
We learnt all these new drills.
We practised.
We learnt
And we got scolded

Comp Trainings was packed,
but strangely enjoyable.
It gave me something I'll never think I'll have,
An interest in Foot Drills.

Since Comp Trainings isn't CIM,
We got a little slack.
We trained without uniform,
We got off with most of our mistakes
And I guess I took them for Granted.

Organised trainings was over,
But our squad think it's not enough.
We have self training every week.
And we had lots of fun.
The trainings soon are over,
And so is the year.

2010 January 1 - January 8

A new year came and school started.
CCA started, and Comp training began, once again.
We learnt TOC and I was in fact, loving it quite alot.
Then, without knowing, CIM also started,
The Punishments came back.
I was doubting my choice of CCA,
And was thinking of quitting.

I wasn't happy with my CCA.
In fact, I hated it.
But it was so very enjoyable (except for the punishments)
I know I would miss everything if I quit
But I know I'll enjoy it more when I quit.

The decision is about to be made.
To quit, or not to quit.
That is the question.

Drama Night 2009, Drama Night 2009 Rehearsal and Open House 2009

Okay, as promised, this entire post is about Drama Nite 09. I'll be covering the rehearsal, the actual thing and CCHMS Open House. =x Hahas. So, from after the EOY, the secondary ones had been having their Drama Nite rehearsal. Okay, granted that I'm also a Sec one, but I'm from AVA club ^^" Means I get to skip rehearsal and help out in the Grand Auditorium for the Technical Runs. Actually, the rehearsals are kinda boring, since the teachers usually just want them to repeat everything again and again, and doesn't require that much help from the AVAs.

See? It got so boring that the AVA crew decided to play around with the roller chairs.
Giant Mixer O Doom. My first time playing with the mixer. Okay, I rephrase, first time I've played with the mixer for such a long period of time.
The Audi during the rehearsals. No one sitting, except for bags maybe.
My class. Posing for something. Seriously, although I am the stage manager, their script changes so fast that all I've done is to leave them alone for 2 days and I don't know what they are doing now. Oh, they looked kinda stupid posing like that in their uniform =x
Boon Tao AKA Boon Boon AKA Oat Noob is singing. He's the lead singer that screws up big time everytime he touches a mic.
Near the ending.Everyone gathering. Abigail's the most extra. Everybody wear uniform except for her, she wear PE.
Ronnie playing the piano for the BGM in the play. Ivan's "playing the guitar", but when i stood beside them to tell them to start playing, Ivan apparently did nothing. In the end, Mdm Yati excluded him=x He too extra le.
Elephants walking on the floor. The floor mics are picking up very loud noise.
Some people in charge of the AVA of their class came up. They bought a netbook. I want a netbook =x But i guess that is a want but not a need.
Sorry for the upside down picture. I can't be bother to flip it. A row of girls in black. All from the chinese group in my class.
Yimei sleeping. Hope she don't see this.

Lol, that's it for the rehearsals. The actual thing. Lol.. Can't take much pictures except during break because it's really way more hiong that during rehearsals. =="
Hahas.
Lunch on the first day. Finally know why they put so much ketchup on the rice. It's tasteless without it. The egg is nice though.
Alvin, Chon Wey and Eugene having their 'reunion dinner' in a corner.
Giant time skip to dinner time. Eugene decided to order McDonald's but no one knows the number. There's Eugene passing pushing the phone to Yan Lun. We asked Zhen Wei but he told us the taxi's number ==" Finally Eugene called McDees.
Here is Eugene reading our orders off a list. =x
The dinner school provided. Usual canteen food, just repackaged.
My class's "Butterfly Dance" thingy. Screws the whole play up IMO. A perfect play ruined by this dance.
Poster for my class's english group.
Some class acting.
The emperor got up of his throne!
I realised that all the Chinese Drama has a scene like this.

Lol.. I know it's quick.But, on to Open House now. I'm there for the AVA stuff once again
Reach school at 9.30 to help set up the Lecture Hall for the principal's speech. Here's the Principal talking. But it seems like the same thing as last year's, except his year, he talked more about the 70th anniversary thingy.
Choir singing in the Concourse. The AVAs could blend in =x Their shirt looks like ours.


Guitar playing something. Alot of problem with this group, since their playing brought alot of feedback, which is the screeching sound you sometimes hear when there is someone using a mic
And it was very soft too. We turned the volume of the mics to the max too.
Dance up next. They didn't seem to realise that they are a walking Panchira Parade.
SJABs slacking in one corner. No one visited their booth it seems, so i visited it and acted as though I am not a part of it. =x I went like "Ecuse me, can you you me more about your CCA?" with a face like this: =3
Board O Badges. No idea what they are for.
Sergeant Lennon, Sergeant Ziyang, Lance Corporal Lucas posing for photo. Somehow, they don't seem to know how to pose. The official Camera man got pissed of at them. No the official Camera man is not me. Is another guy. I'm just extra =x
Finally they posed. Took the photo from the wrong angle though. But I'm still a recruit.. so i probably would get killed by them during training if they caught me taking their photo. Wait.. looking at the photo now, I think Sergeant Ziyang caught me =x
The scouts booth next. Poor scouts, the entire booth, only one person taking care of it. Comparing it with the SJABs.. lol

hahas the end!

A week of my Life 2

Here's it.

So i guess My week is kinda normal, except that i visited my grandma at the hospital more often this Week. She fell down and broke her arm and leg. She just had an operation on her leg and thank Haruhi that she is fine already.
Nothing much this week except for Drama Nite rehearsal. But i'll go over the rehearsals on another post together with the actual Drama Nite soon.
So, pictures time.




The above is my breakfast at i forgot which day. Soft boiled eggs with kaya toast. Recently fallen in love with soft boiled eggs. <33

===School, so no photos===

Back from school and had dinner at Ajisen Ramen in Tampines Mall before going to the hospital. Had cha-shu Ramen and some fried squid thingy. Doesn't taste bad, but i won't say that it taste very nice.

Walked to the hospital. Apparently, my grandma's fine already, so she's recuperating (did i spell it correctly?) in a lil' recuperating centre inside the hospital. Went there only to find out that she went to another hospital to do something. So, I just stayed in the cafeteria of the recuperating centre while waiting for her to be back. The nurse said she'd be back in 20minutes. I bought a can of iCafe Vanilla coffee and i loved it. Gotta find out if any shops near my house is selling it. Mum bought hot coffee.
The dustbin in the Cafeteria. Filled to the brim yet no one's here to clear it yet. And it's suppose to be a hospital, where everything is (supposedly) clean.
The lone store of the cafeteria. Not sure if i could still call it cafeteria. Sells drinks and baos.
Reception counter of the recuperating centre. No one's there. And no, they are not hiding behind the pillar.
See, they are really not hiding behind the pillar. What if people needs help? Who do the approach? The cafeteria lady?
The coffee mum bought. Looks like poo and taste like poo.
So after waiting forever, my grandmother is finally back. Apparently, my aunt called some ambulance service to bring her back. She said that they were speeding like there was no tomorrow. There's my aunt paying the ambulance fee.

More ramen for dindins (another day of course) this time, it's Tontoro Ramen. From the little japanese i can understand, it apparently is pork stomach? Or the mean somewhere around there? Taste like normal meat though. i got ripped off?
This time, Side dish is fried tofo thingy. Not bad.

Err.. my week is pretty much like that. Nothing much. Next week's "A week of my Life" is about Drama Night , SJAB on Friday and CCHMS open House entirely (because that's how I spent my week.) So, no "A week of my life" next week.