reky's

2010-01-20T21:27:00.001+08:00

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2009-11-22T01:47:00.003+08:00

So long and hard did it flow.

I'm afraid of losing you.

Are you being forced, sweetheart?

2009-10-31T00:27:00.001+08:00

resting when I'm at such unrest

so cold when my cheeks are (being) stained.

2009-10-19T14:52:00.004+08:00

Ah. Exams are over. Smell the freedom in the air. Smells like...cage and volleyball and party.

As with my usual policy, exams are over, no more exam talk. But I do hope I do well.

Cage-d on Friday to kick off the holidays. (That's right, the next two weeks of school we consider holidays) It was pretty awesome, a good start to the long, awesome weekend which is still underway.

Volleyball tomorrow! Enjoy your freedom folks. That is, if you don't have O levels. In which case, lol @ you.

2009-10-08T21:37:00.002+08:00

IHS killed many I think.

And I can't believe I forgot to write my question number for lang arts!

On a separate note, happy birthday miin (:

2009-10-06T07:00:00.000+08:00

lanterns on chopsticks,

and kisses on thy lips.

2009-09-28T22:01:00.002+08:00

I'll be honest. I miss canoeing. Call me crazy, call me sadomasochistic. But I do.

And now Brian can say "I told you so"

In any case, it's not the immense pain in your lower back or chest or ass as you do a 5by2km that I miss. Cause well, that would really be crazy.

Yet I can't exactly place my finger on it. Things like "team bonding" and "adrenaline rush" and "fun" (canoeing style) come to mind. But, i guess it's not really any one of the above. Maybe it is a mix.

Or maybe it's just nostalgia acting up, triggered by the many canoeing quotes Rae just put up. Coupled with dropping fitness.

Either way, juniors if you are reading this, treasure your time in the Team.

2009-09-16T23:15:00.001+08:00

2009-09-13T17:22:00.002+08:00

I don't want to be troublesome. I'm sorry if I upset you.

Please don't regret. I don't.

2009-09-09T00:06:00.000+08:00

2009-09-05T14:29:00.002+08:00

Ah yes, the holidays have started. But alas, so has mug-fest. Yes, exams are in 4 weeks, no matter how much of denial you are in. Nonetheless, this did not deter us from postponing the start of compulsory self-inflicted torture disguised as the innocent activity going by the alias, "studying".

Yesterday we went to have 4 hours of cage. Turned out to be a mad idea. And I don't mean mad as in "mad skillz". More like, sitting on your ass for 5 mins after every single game past the 150 minutes mark cause you are way tired. To make matters worse my team kept losing (not our fault km's leg was being destroyed, something started by kevin beck the day before) cept for the last 30 minutes when we were on fire. Was still fun though.

Split up for lunch at leisure park from where I went home. They went to kenneth's, apparently.

Today has thus far been spent sleeping, eating, watching wrestling on youtube, helping my mum carrying potted plants, cleaning my gerbils' home and bathing. Need to start studying.

2009-08-26T18:06:00.000+08:00

181 days!

2009-08-20T16:57:00.004+08:00

Term 3 so far has consistently proved to be the slackest term of all. This year especially, with the non-existence of training (which I must say, I do miss a bit. Though these feelings can easily be dispelled by the thought of a 5x2km program followed by a 2.4 run and 100 push ups. 4 times a week)

Everyone was still pretty much in the holiday mood at the start of the term but by now the stress of ihs and ioc and pod and history and chinese projects have crept in and suppresed these jovial spirits.

By a bit. I mean seriously guys, we are still ponning lessons and playing soccer nearly everyday.

The end of projects (marked by perhaps the start of history presentations) sparked our sense of carelessness again and the soccer ball has never seen so much light since week 3. Even got a new ball recently (which I almost lost to the stream in the canal. "Almost", thanks to my imba skills.)

Unknowingly though, with the small fry in term 3 over and done with and everyone feeling nice and warm inside about their 100s for both math, the cursed EOYs will soon be here to condemn all of us to a mugging spree, complete with stress and the ~~absence of soccer~~(which will start 3 weeks before the exam). Time to wake up, guys!

Highlights of this week: B3 for O level Chinese. Gideon fell on his chin and got stitches. Beautiful header by Me.

2009-08-03T14:41:00.001+08:00

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2009-07-16T22:52:00.002+08:00

So i havent been posting. but my life isnt that interesting anyway.

just started term 3, had chinese o level oral, started SL decided to quit canoeing, fallen sick. Not much really, if you think about it. Let's take a quick walk through the past 3 weeks of my life.

So term 3 started. Suddenly there's a mad rush to complete projects and assignments just 'fore their due. That's what happens when you have a class full of procrastinators. But term 3 hasn't been that bad, really. Once you take into consideration the no-assembly and the no-training.

We did have to do our chinese orals again though. (That is, for those who dropped hcl. Yes I feel the same pain.) And yes, I have decided to quit torture. Which means free afternoons nearly everyday, which equates to soccer and stuff. In retrospect, really a good decision. Just gotta work out myself.

No comment on SL.

Ah lastly. The most recent event: falling sick. Now now I know, this isn't all that big a thing. But let's look at the event's prologue, shall we? To do this, I need to chart the attendance of 4.11

10/7/2009: Probably 3 absentees?
13/7/2009: 15 absentees (total of 15)
14/7/2009: 14 absentees, then 2 went home (total of 16)
15/7/2009: 13 absentees, then 4 went home (total of 17)
16/7/2009: 16 absentees, 2+ went home (total of 18+)

As you can see, this is the latest of the survivor series: 4.11. I fell sick on 14th night, progressively got worse till today. Now I'm posting this after I woke up sweating at 10.30 and can't go back to sleep. Speaking of which, I should go sleep. Dont catch the bug, peeps.

2009-07-05T20:46:00.003+08:00

Used to say it's a long time. And it is. But now I believe, it's not nearly long enough to stop us.

2009-07-04T22:01:00.001+08:00

and happy birthday to you(:

2009-06-23T23:39:00.002+08:00

seven, eight, nine, ten.

In sp terms: sehhven, ehight, naine, ten-ah.

So holidays are coming to a close! Not that im rejoicing or anything. I speak for myself and i think 75% of .11 when i say that i(we) havent done most of my(our) holiday homework.

That aside, this has been the most fun holiday since my entry into the acsi canoeing team. Oh thank you, slippery ball, hard floor, and gravity. Not training for nearly 2-3 weeks gave me much free time to enjoy the holidays like im supposed to (though homework is supposed to deter you from that too. but that doesnt truly come into existence till the last week)

From ~~chinese o levels~~ to barbeques to steamboats to stayovers to gatherings to SL to camps to outings to project meet ups to mindset changes. its the june holiday like never before. in my secondary school life, at least.

but now its back to tra(hell)ining and turns out this is the cloud to the silver lining. My fitness sucks. a run and i get pale (apparently) but i think that just wasnt my day. better get it up! at least jk's fitness would be worse. see you in four weeks and in a tiger, bro. anyways, comp on friday! lets go get our free medals again.

ah. term 3, go away. come again anoth..no wait, dont come!

2009-06-05T19:52:00.002+08:00

dear angel/faerie/genie in a bottle/any other creature capable of granting wishes:

let the second to be for me to never have such a brother; a smoker, a drinker, a jerk and a useless, unwanted addition to the family.

2009-06-04T23:37:00.000+08:00

dear angel/faerie/genie in a bottle/any other creature capable of granting wishes:

if i ever get any wish/es just automatically use the first one to make me 3 years older please.

2009-05-29T21:13:00.003+08:00

The week has been mostly great, and i think a large number of 4.11ers would have to agree.

School life was pretty much like this: boring assembly, 5-mins-of-our-time-contact-time, not going for a certain something, recess, soccer, self-delcared recess, slack, bridge, and recently, bottle cap flicking.

With the occasional post-exam event like the chinese roadshow which translates into naptime for most.

However, not all was nice and good and comfy stuff. Wednesday marked the spraining of my wrist. The first actual injury I ever got. Heres the story: I got into a fight at a bar with this drunk burly guy, and I beat him down, though in the process spraining my wrist. It was worth it though, for I was received as a hero...

..is what I would like to say. But as fate has it, truth is that I slipped over the soccer ball and landed on my wrist. Totally not worth it though, for I was received by laughs (at first anyway) and I didnt score (which was what was intended to happen: my third goal)

Anyway, visited the matron, got bandaged etc etc, got medicine from a doctor, etc etc, cant train for 2 weeks. So I guess this is buhbye to NCC and dragonboat. And I can't even wave my left hand in goodbye.

However I must admit this bandage looks rather cool. And despite my unfortunate mishap, the week was still enjoyable.

And btw, happy birthday joonkiat! Let's miss weeks of training together!

2009-05-27T20:38:00.001+08:00

And hell, all i get is a messed up brother with a messed up attitude problem.

And believe me, this is way too censored to do the situation justice.

2009-05-20T17:26:00.001+08:00

When the rain is blowing in your face
And the whole world is on your case
I would offer you a warm embrace
To make you feel my love

When the evening shadows and the stars appear
And there is no one to dry your tears
I could hold you for a million years
To make you feel my love

2009-05-19T21:36:00.005+08:00

my number one fan, brian wang, complains that my blog is boring. So I shall do a quick update on my life happenings. Apparently he's interested.

So, the last time I stopped was, before mid years. Which did indeed seem daunting with only 3 weeks left to study after our nationals. So it became hard core study fest for me. And just in case you are imagining some intensive closet mugger, I was nothing like that.
Buttt, I did try, you gotta give credit for that. Ask around, I was turning down SOCCER and LAN to go home after school. I admit, I admit, not all that time at home was spent studying, but it was a good effort.

And then soon enough, came the cursed mid-years. First day, lang arts and ihs. We went in with nervous faces and solemn eyes, and ended the day with hurting hands. Or so you would think. We went in joking and our mood still rather 4.11-esque. And we came out shouting, 'saugah-time!' (or at least, thats how teck hong said it. and his voice, quite loud).

But of course, we did study. Like, on the days themselves. Like hardcore last minute memorising of prepared essays on total war on 7th and anxious questions about differentiation of trigo identities on 15th. It was all too late though, and many came out lamenting about failing. (e.g. ben soh, wei ren, etc. etc.) Though as always they were soon replaced by 'soccer!!!! Go take the court, I have the ball!' or something along those lines.

And then finally, the blessed 10.15am of 15th of May, after we have moved tables and dumped them (literally) in our beloved classroom. The 15 were all set and ready for The Cage. But spoilers who weren't invited came and kpkp. But whatever, the 15 stuck. The Cage turned out to be an awesome 2 hours of soccer-time, which however made us sleepy for Angels and Demons, which was good too.

The first 2 days of post-exams have been rather slack. Monday was a no-lesson, plenty-of-soccer day. And today was a no-lesson, plenty-of-soccer day. Some papers have been reviewed though, and I think I'm doing rather alright thus far.

But now training is back, kicking off excellently with a wonderful attendance of 1 by the sec 4s on saturday. Oh oh and, I WAS THE ONE. (thanks, guys) In any case, it was a slack program of 10km easy. Not so for the people on monday, who had to do a torturous 5by2. Though I didn't ((: And today was mainly teaching sec 1s (after the stupid chinese thing) which is such a chore.

Ok. Done.

2009-05-18T16:00:00.001+08:00

Its not the pale moon that excites me
That thrills and delights me, oh no
Its just the nearness of you

It isnt your sweet conversation
That brings this sensation, oh no
Its just the nearness of you

When youre in my arms and I feel you so close to me
All my wildest dreams come true

I need no soft lights to enchant me
If youll only grant me the right
To hold you ever so tight
And to feel in the night the nearness of you

- Norah Jones

2009-05-11T22:16:00.002+08:00

What a surprising play of events that had led up to this. Really, what is now reality was barely dreamed of just months ago.

Yet its such a pleasant, sweet thing, that I'm not about to start questioning how it worked out so vv perfectly.

2009-05-05T21:54:00.002+08:00

Exams tomorrow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! How fasttt. It seems like my nationals were 2 days ago or something.

Then again, the year has passed pretty fast. Its already May! Term 1 results still lingers at the back of our heads. And suddenly got all this swine flu nonsense. What's next, lizard cough?

But oh well, im not complaining or anything. I mean, its not even here yet. yet. And while it isn't, i think im having a pretty perfect life as of now. Provided i don't somehow screw up mid years.

Things have far surpassed my dreams.

2009-04-27T10:05:00.001+08:00

but everytime we touch..

2009-04-25T01:06:00.001+08:00

strangely, i feel at peace now.

2009-04-22T21:14:00.003+08:00

All these fears. Where are they coming from?

Remove them, please? I can't function like this, I can't.

And worst of all, these fears, they are fears of myself. Can I expect any trust at all if I don't trust myself?

And indeed, I have no faith in myself. It's all suddenly like that fateful day again. Risks, doubts, fear. I had cast of all them aside for a chance at something I wanted dearly.

Yet now they're back. Even more obstructive than before.

Given, this time I want it even more dearly than before, too.

But question is, how long will I want it for?

2009-04-19T21:28:00.002+08:00

The past few months have been quite intense, changing. It's been rather surprising actually, how events and issues have turned out for the better.

Even the hopeless k4 a month ago has came in with a silver-almost-gold. (which we have come to be contented with)

All my dreams are indeed coming true. The ones that matter at least, not one of having super powers or whatnot.

Now all I need is for you to be back. Then I would be oh so very contented.

2009-04-18T19:09:00.001+08:00

devastation. shock.

we didnt get it.

good fight though.

2009-04-15T23:12:00.001+08:00

plastickers says:
*where where!
| reky | says:
*depends!
*shed possibly
*possibly
*eh
*hahah shit i thought i spelt possibly wrongly

i was asked to post this utter fail by me.

haha okay quite funny la.

on a separate note, 1.42!

2009-04-15T07:50:00.001+08:00

start within ten seconds.

2009-04-10T20:35:00.002+08:00

Once again. A less than ideal situation to make do with. And its not even our fault.

Pushing of blame aside, nothing has changed. The gold still has to be ours. Granted, it's harder now. But, still very obtainable.

Alert?

2009-04-04T21:54:00.001+08:00

'Cause everytime we touch, I get this feeling.
And everytime we kiss I swear I could fly.
Can't you feel my heart beat fast,
I want this to last.
Need you by my side.
'Cause everytime we touch, I feel this static.
And everytime we kiss, I reach for the sky.
Can't you hear my heart beat so,
I can't let you go.
Want you in my life.

2009-04-03T19:59:00.002+08:00

NEWS FLASH: 11 DAYS TO NATIONALS. PANIC.

on a separate note. this week=slack. last 3 days have been gep camp. bowling was super fun, tennis was damnn sian and also a very bad decision. today was the best (BANG). Hahha a good change from lessons for a while.

Training=madkiller. last week of training before we taper down for nationals. (PANIC) We are very very close to sji. Equal, even. Its going be a close fightttttttt. everyone free on 17th come down support kay kay? ty.

Yes i do realise all my posts talk about school and training. But, seriously, thats all there is. Unless what, politics?

2009-03-31T21:42:00.006+08:00

The tension in the air.

The adrenaline rushing through our veins...

Go.

And then the water hissing over our blades, the wind whistling through our hair.

The calls, the pants, as each stroke is executed to perfection.

The final burst.

Then..The end.

The feeling of victory rushing through our veins.

I want that.

We can get it. We must.

2009-03-30T17:48:00.000+08:00

people should really be less nosey.

2009-03-22T13:18:00.000+08:00

I could stay awake just to hear you breathing
Watch you smile while you are sleeping
While you're far away and dreaming
I could spend my life in this sweet surrender
I could stay lost in this moment forever
Well, every moment spent with you
Is a moment I treasure

Lying close to you
Feeling your heart beating
And I'm wondering what you're dreaming
Wondering if it's me you're seeing
Then I kiss your eyes and thank God we're together
And I just wanna stay with you
In this moment forever, forever and ever

I don't wanna close my eyes
I don't wanna fall asleep
'Cause I'd miss you, baby
And I don't wanna miss a thing
'Cause even when I dream of you
The sweetest dream would never do
I'd still miss you, baby
And I don't wanna miss a thing
I don't wanna miss one smile
I don't wanna miss one kiss

Well, I just wanna be with you
Right here with you, just like this
I just wanna hold you close
Feel your heart so close to mine
And just stay here in this moment
For all the rest of time

2009-03-18T10:23:00.003+08:00

Sooooo. Holidays have started.

Guess what we kicked it off with. A Canoe Competition! What else could possibly be more fun.

We got pretty much owned since it was 18 and below. Anyhow, we have secured a silver medal for nationals. Though, we mustmustmust get gold. 3 seconds nia.

That aside, the first 4 days of holiday has actually been quite nice. Oversleeping on monday turned out to be a wise decision by my body.

Oh sweetie, we don't need to hide. Ahh, what if my heart bursts.

2009-03-17T20:58:00.001+08:00

and for that split second, my life is perfect.

2009-03-12T20:45:00.000+08:00

now, we need this kind of skills.

2009-03-11T22:24:00.004+08:00

when reality is finally better than your dreams.

anyway.

Its been a slack week academics wise. Whats more bothering is the competition this weekend. And the trainings that have been leading up to it. Its rather frustrating to not know what goes wrong in the boat, and why we are moving so very slow. For those in the k4, its our last year. Whatever happens, happens. No next year, no second chance. And while right now the best solution might seem to be to swap some people out and around, i would really like that the original 4 stick and somehow manage to work out our problems. In any case, the 4 of us have to race together this weekend. I hope we do well. I hope we show them. I hope the training hasn't come to nothing.

2009-03-05T23:58:00.003+08:00

Today was bittersweet. In the sense that there was bitter and there was sweet, not that each event was bittersweet in itself.

School itself was pretty alright. But after I left the class for training I realised I had left my shoe bag in class. Which was locked. And it contained my running shoes (obviously), my recovery drink powder, my sun block, my umbrella and my deo. Important stuff, yo. So I had to climb in through the top window. Not a wise choice for the cleanliness freak.

In any case, I got it. And realised the bus wasn't even here yet. I could have gotten the key and possibly make it in time. So anyway, off to training. Where we got clearly owned.

And then we didn't run. So much for shoes.

I had to go for Mraz concert after that, and I said I would reach at 7.30. But after ken's driver dropped him and hanjie off at kap, we got caught in a jam T.T

Anyhow, I reached at 7.55 and we still got in. Though a lot of people who we didn't really want there were there. But other than that, this was rather the sweet part.

So, clearly..the sweet outweighs the bitter.

2009-03-03T20:50:00.001+08:00

10 days.

30.

faster, faster, faster.

2009-03-02T22:55:00.001+08:00

"Although you were biased I love your advice
Your comebacks they're quick
And probably have to do with your insecurities
There's no shame in being crazy,
Depending on how you take these
Words I'm paraphrasing this relationship we're staging

And what a beautiful mess this is
It's like picking up trash in dresses

Through timeless words, and priceless pictures
We'll fly like birds, out of this earth
And times they turn, and hearts disfigure
But that's no concern when we're wounded together
And we tore our dresses, and stained our shirts
But it's nice today, oh the wait was so worth it."

2009-03-01T07:58:00.001+08:00

You're right, I'm actually pretty scared too.

2009-02-25T21:56:00.002+08:00

Just how much will it take for you to trust me wholeheartedly. Just for once.

Whatever, anyway. Today was X-country. As usual, scouts status proved handy. Sitting/walking/standing around was rather boring though, I admit.

After that there was much confusion and debate while discussing the plans for the day. Mainly because there were too many people coming. (some self-invited)

So deciding to be nice, we let everyone come, totaling the number to 16 people. Quite a bad decision. Complications such as what movie to watch came out even.

So we lanned, the extra 6 playing l4d and interchanging with the other 10. And slumdog millionarie after, which was rather good, especially at the beginning. The ending was so-so.

School again tomorrow.

2009-02-23T20:18:00.002+08:00

Ahh okay I'm rather bored so I shall do this quiz that I have been tagged to do by shanny.

1. Besides your lips,where is the favorite spot to get kissed?
- Um no idea. Neck, perhaps?

2. How do u feel when u wake up this morning?
- Omg zz.

3. Who was the last person u took photo with?
- Can't remember.

4. Would you consider yourself to be spoiled?
- Oh pfft of course not.

5. Would you ever donate blood?
-Sure.

6. Have you ever had a best friend who was the opposite sex?
-Have. Present tense.

7. Do u want someone dead?
- Nah. Perhaps a coma. Or anything else that renders someone unable to come to school and teach. Just saying.

8. What does your last text message says?
- That I sent? "Haha, okay sure."

9. What are u thinking right now?
- A MATH TMR. Die. Quiz hurry up end please. Why did I start.

10. Do you wish someone to be with you right now?
- Very much.

11. What is the time you go to bed last night?
- 12+

12. Where did you buy the T-shirt you are wearing now?
- I got it from my momma. I mean I'm shirtless, twit.

13. Is someone on ur mind right now?
- Perhapss.

10 people tagged to do this quiz:

None.

2009-02-22T18:43:00.001+08:00

time trial yesterdayyyy.

second. eff, whatever. ryan can go kill himself with his average timing of 2.05.5

Mine was slightly under 2.06.

Um. boring day.

2009-02-20T21:14:00.002+08:00

It has been a rather happy week. Good things clearly overshadowing the bad things.

Messing up my tests but whatever whatever.

Training has been crazy. Madder than ever. You might as well call it the seventh level of hell. But oh well, we all know its good for us. That still can't stop us dreading it though. Time trial tomorrow. I know I'm expected to win first/second or at the very least third but I'm afraid I will mess up. Can't really tell with these kind of things you know?

Okkk positive thinking, can one la. Piece of cake.

School has been slack and quite fun, .11 is really a bunch of jokers. Jesterkingg! Hahaha .9 is awesome during chinese class too. Durian during snack time ftw.

And yes I'm realllyyy content that I have you.

2009-02-13T21:19:00.001+08:00

3 more tests, training again tomorrow.

clutching at strings trying to be content.

i feel very very exhausted.

2009-02-11T17:15:00.002+08:00

Ah I'm tired of everything.

So for those of you who know and care, I didn't get in on Sunday. But yeah whatever I'm pretty much over that. National Team training sounds horrific, so that pretty much got me over it. Though if I'm offered a place after NJCC I would still take it. No ten km runs then anyway. And besides, if I had made it on Sunday, I would still only join on March 16.

Tests have started. Last week, in fact, much to all of our dismay and "wtf we barely had any lessons at all" faces. Look at it this way.

Week 0: One day of school.
Week 1: Admin, talks, introduction to schemes of work.
Week 2: 4 days of lessons, CDP
Week 3: CDP, CNY
Week 4: CNY, 3 days of lessons
Week 5: 3 days of lessons, Tests

Essentially 10 days of lessons plus plus.

Retarded? My sentiments exactly.

Okay, off to read my history books for tomorrow.

I don't know what might happen in the future. And I'm not sure what exactly has been happening in the past. But I sure as hell know what I want now.

2009-02-04T18:14:00.001+08:00

thats right people. Heroes volume 4 is out. yesterday. Im very very happy. The world was a beautiful place yesterday.

now i gotta go study for chem test. qa again. And we thought we had seen the last of it.

2009-02-01T19:34:00.002+08:00

'On Seeing the 100% Perfect Girl One Beautiful April Morning

One beautiful April morning, on a narrow side street in Tokyo’s fashionable Harujuku neighborhood, I walked past the 100% perfect girl.

Tell you the truth, she’s not that good-looking. She doesn’t stand out in any way. Her clothes are nothing special. The back of her hair is still bent out of shape from sleep. She isn’t young, either - must be near thirty, not even close to a “girl,” properly speaking. But still, I know from fifty yards away: She’s the 100% perfect girl for me. The moment I see her, there’s a rumbling in my chest, and my mouth is as dry as a desert.

Maybe you have your own particular favorite type of girl - one with slim ankles, say, or big eyes, or graceful fingers, or you’re drawn for no good reason to girls who take their time with every meal. I have my own preferences, of course. Sometimes in a restaurant I’ll catch myself staring at the girl at the next table to mine because I like the shape of her nose.

But no one can insist that his 100% perfect girl correspond to some preconceived type. Much as I like noses, I can’t recall the shape of hers - or even if she had one. All I can remember for sure is that she was no great beauty. It’s weird.

“Yesterday on the street I passed the 100% girl,” I tell someone.

“Yeah?” he says. “Good-looking?”

“Not really.”

“Your favorite type, then?”

“I don’t know. I can’t seem to remember anything about her - the shape of her eyes or the size of her breasts.”

“Strange.”

“Yeah. Strange.”

“So anyhow,” he says, already bored, “what did you do? Talk to her? Follow her?”

“Nah. Just passed her on the street.”

She’s walking east to west, and I west to east. It’s a really nice April morning.

Wish I could talk to her. Half an hour would be plenty: just ask her about herself, tell her about myself, and - what I’d really like to do - explain to her the complexities of fate that have led to our passing each other on a side street in Harajuku on a beautiful April morning in 1981. This was something sure to be crammed full of warm secrets, like an antique clock build when peace filled the world.

After talking, we’d have lunch somewhere, maybe see a Woody Allen movie, stop by a hotel bar for cocktails. With any kind of luck, we might end up in bed.

Potentiality knocks on the door of my heart.

Now the distance between us has narrowed to fifteen yards.

How can I approach her? What should I say?

“Good morning, miss. Do you think you could spare half an hour for a little conversation?”

Ridiculous. I’d sound like an insurance salesman.

“Pardon me, but would you happen to know if there is an all-night cleaners in the neighborhood?”

No, this is just as ridiculous. I’m not carrying any laundry, for one thing. Who’s going to buy a line like that?

Maybe the simple truth would do. “Good morning. You are the 100% perfect girl for me.”

No, she wouldn’t believe it. Or even if she did, she might not want to talk to me. Sorry, she could say, I might be the 100% perfect girl for you, but you’re not the 100% boy for me. It could happen. And if I found myself in that situation, I’d probably go to pieces. I’d never recover from the shock. I’m thirty-two, and that’s what growing older is all about.

We pass in front of a flower shop. A small, warm air mass touches my skin. The asphalt is damp, and I catch the scent of roses. I can’t bring myself to speak to her. She wears a white sweater, and in her right hand she holds a crisp white envelope lacking only a stamp. So: She’s written somebody a letter, maybe spent the whole night writing, to judge from the sleepy look in her eyes. The envelope could contain every secret she’s ever had.

I take a few more strides and turn: She’s lost in the crowd.

Now, of course, I know exactly what I should have said to her. It would have been a long speech, though, far too long for me to have delivered it properly. The ideas I come up with are never very practical.

Oh, well. It would have started “Once upon a time” and ended “A sad story, don’t you think?”

Once upon a time, there lived a boy and a girl. The boy was eighteen and the girl sixteen. He was not unusually handsome, and she was not especially beautiful. They were just an ordinary lonely boy and an ordinary lonely girl, like all the others. But they believed with their whole hearts that somewhere in the world there lived the 100% perfect boy and the 100% perfect girl for them. Yes, they believed in a miracle. And that miracle actually happened.

One day the two came upon each other on the corner of a street.

“This is amazing,” he said. “I’ve been looking for you all my life. You may not believe this, but you’re the 100% perfect girl for me.”

“And you,” she said to him, “are the 100% perfect boy for me, exactly as I’d pictured you in every detail. It’s like a dream.”

They sat on a park bench, held hands, and told each other their stories hour after hour. They were not lonely anymore. They had found and been found by their 100% perfect other. What a wonderful thing it is to find and be found by your 100% perfect other. It’s a miracle, a cosmic miracle.

As they sat and talked, however, a tiny, tiny sliver of doubt took root in their hearts: Was it really all right for one’s dreams to come true so easily?

And so, when there came a momentary lull in their conversation, the boy said to the girl, “Let’s test ourselves - just once. If we really are each other’s 100% perfect lovers, then sometime, somewhere, we will meet again without fail. And when that happens, and we know that we are the 100% perfect ones, we’ll marry then and there. What do you think?”

“Yes,” she said, “that is exactly what we should do.”

And so they parted, she to the east, and he to the west.

The test they had agreed upon, however, was utterly unnecessary. They should never have undertaken it, because they really and truly were each other’s 100% perfect lovers, and it was a miracle that they had ever met. But it was impossible for them to know this, young as they were. The cold, indifferent waves of fate proceeded to toss them unmercifully.

One winter, both the boy and the girl came down with the season’s terrible inluenza, and after drifting for weeks between life and death they lost all memory of their earlier years. When they awoke, their heads were as empty as the young D. H. Lawrence’s piggy bank.

They were two bright, determined young people, however, and through their unremitting efforts they were able to acquire once again the knowledge and feeling that qualified them to return as full-fledged members of society. Heaven be praised, they became truly upstanding citizens who knew how to transfer from one subway line to another, who were fully capable of sending a special-delivery letter at the post office. Indeed, they even experienced love again, sometimes as much as 75% or even 85% love.

Time passed with shocking swiftness, and soon the boy was thirty-two, the girl thirty.

One beautiful April morning, in search of a cup of coffee to start the day, the boy was walking from west to east, while the girl, intending to send a special-delivery letter, was walking from east to west, but along the same narrow street in the Harajuku neighborhood of Tokyo. They passed each other in the very center of the street. The faintest gleam of their lost memories glimmered for the briefest moment in their hearts. Each felt a rumbling in their chest. And they knew:

She is the 100% perfect girl for me.

He is the 100% perfect boy for me.

But the glow of their memories was far too weak, and their thoughts no longer had the clarity of fouteen years earlier. Without a word, they passed each other, disappearing into the crowd. Forever.

A sad story, don’t you think?

Yes, that’s it, that is what I should have said to her.'

-Haruki Murakami, from the Elephant Vanishes

2009-01-31T13:10:00.002+08:00

"When the sun shines, we'll shine together
Told you I'll be here forever
Said I'll always be a friend
Took an oath, Imma stick it out till the end

Now that it's raining more than ever
Know that we'll still have each other
You can stand under my umbrella"

CNY was uneventful. You know, same old same old, visiting, gatherings etc. Learnt texas hold em though.

School has been picking up, work piling up. And tests next week, wth. We're gawn.

Training has been mad too. Now that all the breaks over, we are burning ourselves out at every training. 2 more months before the big thing.

And uh yes.

2009-01-23T22:43:00.001+08:00

"Make it all better when I'm feeling sad,
Tell me that I'm special even when I know I'm not,
Make it feel good when I hurt so bad, Barely getting mad,
I'm so glad I found you; I love being around you.

You make it easy, it's easy as 1, 2- 1, 2, 3, 4
There's only 1 thing 2 do, 3 words 4 you"

and I'm very sorry.

reality hurts.

2009-01-22T10:27:00.003+08:00

I have to admit I couldn't wait to get back to Singapore, and I could wait for CDP to start last week. But to say that CDP was an utter waste of time would be lying.

I mean sure, some of the activities weren't too interesting, the nights out times were too early, the breakfast wasn't exactly great and I dont think anyone's character was particularly developed. But one thing was certain, our class is really more bonded, and that made the CDP more fun than it could be.

I won't go through everything cause that will waste your time as much as its going to waste mine. But just the highlights. Such as our whole class hiding in an ulu place eating ice cream during the treasure hunt. The haunted tv which kept going to channel 38 which had no video. The ginger rogers card which kept going missing. The imba group seven-eleven which owned in the rafting AND obstacle course. The daunting rock face, which was bravely climbed at different parts by the class. The bridge/times up playing at the back of the bus. The late night werewolf games. The camwhoring. The bald guy talking about the philosophy of life at the Awana Eco Park. The singing on the bus. And you know, other fun stuff.

And now I am back in Singapore. Yet trying to escape reality.

2009-01-14T00:27:00.004+08:00

I'm so glad. Haha, you are wonderful.

2009-01-11T15:36:00.002+08:00

There was a crushing sound as the water resisted the face of my moving blade. Green turned to white, bubbles frothed. Sticking my right foot into the water, i got out of my kayak in a not so swift manner. I gripped one edge of the cockpit and slid my hand under the hull, hefting it up, grunting under the now heavy kayak.

I looked up, scanning the feeders for those of my team. I broke into a slow jog towards the portage lane. My muscles burned under the combined weight, and my breaths came out short and sharp. Then, I spotted them. "Water?" a voice said. I shook my head. "Food?" I nodded absently.

A second passed.

My breathing and weight upon my shoulders became the focus of my existence.

Two seconds.

A banana came into view. Practiced hands swiftly stripped the fruit and stuck it out to me. How many of my team mates have they fed before me? I took a mouthful. The sweetness was pleasurable.

Another hand came, coarser, this time, holding a bottle of water.

Water. Oh how important that had become. I thought of the water bag behind my seat, still half-full with gatorade. I considered refusing.

Shit! My bow scraped the sand. I braced my elbow against my boat in an awkward position. Who cared about how you looked right now? I huffed as I struggled to lift it to a horizontal position.

I wasn't sure if i had cursed aloud, but a female voice sounded, "Relax, take your time." Time? Sure. Currently 1 hour 58minutes.

I succeeded in protecting my craft, and took a gulp of water just because I was too pressed for time. I looked up for the first time, to the other lane. My partner was still strolling along, obviously waiting for me. I thought about how nice that was. How long have I been here?

Then I stepped away from my helpers, only to once again face the grim task ahead of me as my muscles burned under the combined weight.

Bah. that was a whole bunch of exaggeration.

2009-01-10T17:22:00.002+08:00

so the first week has passed. literally, 5 days. friday was declared a holiday, due to our imba imba year 6 results.

Sounds like all great and pleasing news?

WRONG.

firstly: damnit, declare wednesday. Its longer, and we will get to skip TWO commentaries.

secondly: training.

thirdly: This means we are expected to score really really well when it comes to our batch. why? Lets take a look at the statistics

First batch: 40% above 40 points, average of 39.something.

Second batch: 60% above 40 points, average of 40.2

Therefore forth batch: 80%, average of 42.

Of course, lets see how the third batch does first. (screw up screw up screw up)

So anyway, we have met all our teachers, all the speculation is over. We got Mr. Jarett Kan again, so thats good news. But one of my teachers is really strict about hair. Rough year ahead. Other than that, most of my teachers are rather alright. Though of course, this is just the few weeks. The question is, if they are gonna survive 36 more weeks with us.

Marathon tmr, quite daunting. We have been training quite a bit for this. 16km programs, fartlek, 2k sprints, portages. FINALLY after tmr no more. But this is the final test, not whether I can win (because i cannot), but whether i will survive. If i die, please say nice things about me. 27km gosh. Perhaps it would be better to think of it as 6x4.5km. hmm. okay no its not. Hopefully having someone to row with and having more portages and having gatorade in my trusty water bag will pull me through. Hopefully.

Okay time to go gear up with plasters, duck tape, and gatorade and to load up with carbo and water.

2009-01-07T19:25:00.000+08:00

i have been ~~ordered~~ asked to post this:

| reky | wait guys, i must have waffle power! says:
sylar has a bigger fan group on fb
plastickers says:
hahaha
plastickers says:
yuck
plastickers says:
i don't like him
plastickers says:
you should be a girl!
| reky | wait guys, i must have waffle power! says:
huh
| reky | wait guys, i must have waffle power! says:
WHAT
plastickers says:
then we can be friends and we won't ever like the same boy!
plastickers says:
it's perfect!
| reky | wait guys, i must have waffle power! says:
...
| reky | wait guys, i must have waffle power! says:
or
| reky | wait guys, i must have waffle power! says:
i can be a guy
| reky | wait guys, i must have waffle power! says:
and i still wont like the same boy
plastickers says:
oh
plastickers says:
that's true
| reky | wait guys, i must have waffle power! says:
i know

2009-01-04T20:37:00.002+08:00

Would you be scared if I told you I like you

and would you run if I told you I love you

Cause here I stand, fighting what I feel for you.

ANYWAY. 400th post yesterday! awesome.

First day of school has passed.

It was quite a thing, seeing everyone in long pants. Well, if everyone meant everyone except koon min ~~the gay fag~~.

So the day started off with much anticipation in the classroom. And followed by the air of groans as the bell rang early as ever at 7.15. We marched off to our new spot on the assembly area, only to feel the effects of the long pants. FREAKING WARM.

Ok so, after that was meeting our CTs for the second time. They made us sit exam-style, all with the register numbers and shit. Crazy. Ah, booring, so we shall skip to. RECESS. But too bad the SAC was crowded so we went to the pool caf. After that we played soccer. Mhmm, in our long pants. Quite an experience.

All sweaty (and sleepy) we went to the CPA for the CDP briefing. Didnt really take much away. I was asleep throughout the whole middle part. It ended early so it was pretty much talking cock in class. But ihs had to spoil and we had one hour of lesson. (well kind of, he did go through what we were going to be taught).

1300. Dismissal! I went to cut my hair. End! Quite fun, school. At least for now.

I can only wish dreams arent the opposite of reality

2009-01-03T17:10:00.003+08:00

Dream:

a succession of images, thoughts, or emotions passing through the mind during sleep.

the sleeping state in which this occurs.

an object seen in a dream.

a vision voluntarily indulged in while awake; daydream; reverie.

an aspiration; goal; aim

a wild or vain fancy.

something of an unreal beauty, charm, or excellence.

Boy, then, what a dream. In every sense of the word.

2009-01-02T16:00:00.001+08:00

You are the analytical thinker. Your talent and creativity are obvious to those around you. You appreciate beauty and are sensitive to the feelings of others. You scheduled, organized life matches your need for order. Although you make friends cautiosly, you are faithful and dedicated to those you have. Your suspicions and insecurities are not unfounded and are sometimes misinterpreted as being self-centered. But, have these people seen the news lately?

You are: The Romantic Overachiever He’s Crude, Direct, and Loving Often times this guy will be a genius in his own right, and has a certain swagger about him. He has a grand notion of romance and love, but also of life and success. His own goals and talents can often intersect with the competing interests of companionship and loyalty. This guy believes in complex and deep relationships with many people. In a group, he may be looked at as a leader or relatively high in the pecking order. His ambition, sociability, personality make this guy well-liked. He’ll give women his love, but with it they agree to a lifestyle that may not be suitable for the unprepared passenger.

i are awesome.

but NOT an ego maniac

2009-01-01T20:40:00.003+08:00

"Even as I shuddered away from the images, I felt my eyes fill with tears and the aching begin around the edges of the hole in my chest. I took one hand from the steering wheel and wrapped it around my torso to hold it in one piece...
...The words ran through my head. They were just words, soundless, like print on a page. Just words, but they ripped the hole wide open, and I stomped on the brake, knowing I should not drive while this incapacitated.
I curled over, pressing my face against the steering wheel and trying to breathe without lungs."

-Bella, New Moon

And, on a separate note, Happy New Year, people (:

If you are looking for a looking-back-at-2008 post, you aint gonna find it because im too lazy.

2008-12-31T07:34:00.003+08:00

Yeah. Who am I kidding. I'm hardly over you.

Is this even possible? Just the thought of your smile and I'm plunged back to 0%

Liking your best friend is the cruelest thing that could happen to anyone.

2008-12-26T11:27:00.002+08:00

You know you are a sprint kayaker if (from the facebook group!)

- If you have bulbous callous on your heels

- If you are upset when the callouses on your hands start peeling

- If you have a permanent spandex tan

- If your ass has more cuts than the football team

- If you react to "start within 10 seconds" and not "on your mark, get set, go"

- If you are proud of your flip flop tan

- If watching "the 6K" is better than the Superbowl

- If waking up before dawn to exercise seems normal (or you just might be crazy)

- If you are constantly judging wind conditions

- If you love a good lightning storm when you have practice

- If your body resembles an upside down triangle on stilts

- If the word "FitDex" strikes fear into your heart (the hell is FitDex?)

- If you despise rowers

- If you are most comfortable in spandex (nonsense)

- If duct tape is worth more to you than anything else

- If you have trouble buying shirts because of your shoulders

- If you even know what "pogies" are (erm. erm)

- If going for a paddle while there is still ice on the lake is normal

2008-12-16T20:05:00.000+08:00

"He said that her [Stephanie Meyer] goal was to go for around two years without hearing about Midnight Sun, and she thought that she would begin working on the novel again once she was sure that "everyone's forgotten about it".

So everyone, please. Just stop talking about it.

2008-12-15T13:42:00.001+08:00

Do you i really seem that way to you? Gosh.

Then again. Maybe I'm reading too much into things. Like I usually do. Like you usually make me do.

2008-12-12T23:54:00.002+08:00

yes of course i should post about the vietnam trip. Here goes.

So vietnam wasnt reallyyyy, especially, particularly fun. But i must say it was quite interesting. Everything there is different from singapore. And i shan't go into details because i made a silent promise myself to keep this short.

The first day. First look into vietnam. The very obvious thing which stands out would be their roads. As in, you know, traffic. I could have sworn in my 5 day stay, i saw only 5 or 6 traffic lights. Maybe im not so observant. But even then, in the short time i was there i couldnt make out any traffic system at all. It was like free and easy. Almost like walking. Except with different lanes of course. So anyway, we were quite jittery the first time we crossed the road, with all the motorcycles zooming past. But we soon got over that, we realised they will just avoid us. We arrived there rather late in the afternoon, so we didn't do much but just explore and shop. (shop!) The hotel didn't look like much from the outside, i will admit that. It was probably 7 stories, one block. And the front desk was rather small. But the rooms weren't too bad. Almost like any other average hotel, in fact.

The second day was a guided tour to Mekong delta. Don't look at me with questioning eyes cause half the time i didn't bother listening to the tour guide. And the other half i couldn't make out what he was saying. All i know is that, its some island with. jungles and stuff. So whatever. it was still an interesting experience, even though i had no idea where i was. Dinner was at a nearby food shop, where i finally tried beef pho.

this is taking too many words.

Third day was cu chi tunnels. This was, by far, the most interesting day. some background history, the tunnels were an underground system used by soldiers in the Vietnam war against American/French forces. They were small, narrow, and covered much of cu chi. So anyway we saw a lot of cool stuff. Like underground hideouts and traps. We even got to fire a real gun with real bullets. (something i will never forget. especially the sound. I think my ears are still ringing. but it was fun.) And we got to go 100m through the tunnels. As sweaty and dirty and claustrophobic i got, it was still quite something.

Forth day was going to the palace and the history museum by ourselves. Palace was boring, nothing more to say. The history museum on the other hand, was a good choice. Provided much insight into the vietnam war, and have you realise how cruel war is. And also they had models of tanks and planes and guns which, of course, is always a plus. Rest of the evening was spent shopping! hooray.

Fifth day. We didn't have much time, so it was a quick visit to the cathedral which we missed on sunday because it was closed (we ended up making an impromptu visit to the near by post office which lasted 6 mins because there was really nothing to see). I was rather looking forward to this, and i must say it was worth the wait. First of all the inside looked rather awesome. Though we were barred from like half the place, it was enough to take in the grandeur. the statues and stations were quite amazing too. Soon after, we found ourselves back in Singapore.

Damnit I'm never able to keep a long post short.

2008-12-08T21:23:00.001+08:00

IM BACK.

2008-12-07T19:03:00.001+08:00

this is killing me

2008-12-03T12:58:00.003+08:00

oh this is happening all over again. And i meant that in more ways than one.

Perhaps it would be better. Not for me, yes, but.

Anyway, life has been fine. Training has been well, training-like. Tough, torturous, but teetering on the edge of "bearable". I just realised i used alliteration. Wow. In any case they have been passing by surprisingly fast. Maybe its cause they are so close together, i have no chance to think about it and dread it.

Friday was fun. Jang and Jeremy came over for dvds and ps3, then we had sushi buffet. Other than that, the weekend passed by uneventfully. In fact, so have the previous two days.

Though. Though, tomorrow is off to vietnam day. And while it should be fun and all, im not really looking forward to it. For a multitude of reasons. First is because i dont really want to miss training just as i am picking up. And well the others are for you to guess. Wheres the fun if I told you everything right.

So yes, i wll be back on the 8th. Everyone can start missing me now, ty.

This is quite a long post isnt it. Well, I just needed to keep busy, i have a lot of things on my mind.

Bye! Till the 8th.

2008-11-28T10:58:00.001+08:00

Today during training we were talking about how great it would be to have an eclipse occur there and then. It was burning hot, you see. Then the cloud came and covered the sun for the next 1km set. Not nearly as spectacular as an eclipse, but it served its purpose.

And thats all i have to say, really. Just needed to pen this down. Or well, type it down.

2008-11-26T18:28:00.007+08:00

i guess i should post about 25th november. oh remember remember, the 25th of november

anyway.

it was a tuesday, so like any other tuesday during the holidays, it started of with (yay) training. Training, all together with the weird boats-swapping idea.

It was over quick and it was off to KAP before ROD. the first embargo break of the day. But who cares right, one deserves to pamper himself on his birthday.

We missed the stop to Hillside so we walked. It was a really warm day.

ROD was fun, rather. It was nice seeing the seniors once again. Quite frightening that now we have taken their place. Big shoes to fit.

So ROD was the usual, talking, stories, fun, and voting. The sec 2s went to the extra mile of making a great video too. (which i want)

It soon ended at 3 and they were off to play lan but i decided to give it a skip, it would have been a little too rush to be in time for birthday dinner..

..which was at vivo. We had an awesome time eating at Marche as well as shopping.

And anyway, much thanks to everyone who have made this birthday special. From the guys at the derek-nickng party, to the wishes on facebook, to the midnight(or not) msn/sms messages, to blog shoutouts, to birthday tags, to face-to-face wishes, to the canoeing team at rod, to the cards, to the presents, to my family. Thank you!

and i realised i didnt do a shoutout for nick ng. i feel kind of unfair so,

Happy Birthday to you too, Nicholas! As retarded as you might be, you are a great friend to have, so hope you had a great day, and a great year to come. God Bless!

2008-11-25T00:11:00.000+08:00

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!

the world is a happy place today.

2008-11-23T17:14:00.003+08:00

And the first birthday of the November trio is today!

Happy Birthday Eugene! You may be slightly annoying at times, but i know you're nice. May you always stay short and cute. And quickly get your fitness back.

Hmm so today was West Coast Park with the sec threes. Was sweltering hot. And i didnt bring change. But ah well, it still turned out alright. Not as boring and wet as i thought it would be.

Half-a-group photo. The others were somewhere.

And thanks to Ruth for the meaningful gift, too.

2008-11-20T19:35:00.002+08:00

first of all, its yings birthday!

so Happy Birthday Ying Hui! Wishing you the best for the last 4 hours of your special day. Have a great year ahead and God bless, my fellow November friend!

On a separate note, life has been tiring. Whoever invented training should have never been born. Cause 9 times a week is just crazy. But oh well, I'll get through. I hope.

Okay gosh im too tired to think of anything else to post. Or maybe its cause i haven't been doing anything else. The latter seems to hold more truth.

Oh yes, party on tuesday! Only remnant of my social life, yay. But then again it was pretty boring, nothing much to talk about.

Ah. I have a sad life :/

(so many sentences starting with Os)

2008-11-17T20:13:00.002+08:00

And here comes the bittersweet hell.

No more bad days, Derek. The adrenaline filled ride starts now.

5 months.

2008-11-15T18:12:00.001+08:00

when a bird in hand is better than two in the bush.

or is it?

help me.

cause you know nothing.

2008-11-14T19:33:00.002+08:00

Yesterday was 2nd Annual To Write Love On Her Arms Day.

And also, the annual derek-nickng birthday party!

Excluding the black mark on a otherwise clean record of a day (training), the day started off with. 2 hours of waiting at vivo. nice one guys.

As boring as it may sound, it wasn't.

So we ate bk, bought the stencil, scrapped sentosa, and headed off straight to the resort. with a lot of fireball making on the way.

As nick ng said, it was "like OEP all over again!" Cause really, the resort had an uncanny resemblance to the one we stayed in in desaru. What with the greenery and windy road. The rest of the day was pretty much movies and bbq. highlights include:

Burning the entire first batch of satays. Which some people promptly ate.

Breaking the stencil. wtf wtf omg. so we didnt write love on our arms. only me and jiehui. noobs.

Leaving no food for arjun and wang. And laughing at it!

Throwing a whole pack of butter into the charcoal after we finished. and oo-aah-ing at the smoke and stuff that resulted.

walking around for super long to decide what to do after realising the bowling alley had no space. Then going back to the rooms.

drinking fruit juice/sprite with dry gin (which jang's mum's friend readily gave to us)

Donnie Darko. and Frank.

Eating macs at 2am

All in all it was quite fun. i slept at about 2 plus, only to be waken up at 4.30 by jem. cause jesern was freaked out by donnie darko.

*silence*
(suddenly)"JESERN"
"AHHH"

so anyway. woke at 8. Today we went to bowl then lan! highlights include:

mega macs breakfast.

once again spending a lot of time deciding what to do.

bowling. and watching jasper bowl. and laughing and laughing.

superdog with hair in it.

buying slippers.

LAN!

thats it. ITS FUN-ER THAN IT SOUNDS.

kthxbye.

2008-11-10T18:27:00.003+08:00

so it has been ten days

of stators and wires. of silencer rings and motor mounts. of hipot and heights. of slacking and wire assy. of oldchangkee and mrbean. of gloves and tape. of songs and games. of scolding and chocolate. of penknives and chopsticks.

of iba.

HAHAH YAY. LAST DAY TMR.

2008-11-05T19:33:00.002+08:00

stefen fangmeier sucks balls.

just finished reading brisingr by the way.

anyway as i was saying. he sucks. i bet he just read 2 pages of each chapter of eragon before directing it.

Katrina elva the twins solembum jeod and oromis werent mentioned.

Aren wasnt mentioned.

Roran has no story.

Carvahall villagers had no story.

Ra'zac died.

star sapphire not broken.

HOW TO FILM ELDEST.

they should remake it. i direct.

darn and i hate it when i have too many thoughts flowing through my head. i just forgot something i needed to do.

2008-11-04T22:22:00.002+08:00

iba blah.

i've been rather busy since holidays started. Kinda ironic i know.

okay now get whisked off with me back to. friday, 24th oct. went shopping for miins present with nick and leon. Did a lot of retarded stuff, but eventually got a nice nice scarf.

Saturday was tiring. Training as usual followed by soccer in school, which i didnt really want to go to. Went there and slack as keeper ;D Cant really recall much besides that.

sunday! (here miin, your party)

After church, watched hsm3 (YAY) with arjun jang and nick ng. Went to eat a meal with jang kunna and isaac after that. Cant even be called dinner. or lunch. it was like at 4. So after that it was off to the ~~boring~~ FUN party at nick ngs house with isaac. To join team acsi. (population 5). We basically stoned around the stairs and whatnot. Met leon soon after. Then up to nick ngs house for the party was too ~~boring~~ FUN. Had ice cream then back down to ~~boredom~~ FUN land. And twister! hahahah.

monday was training and. yeah, training

tues-sat
iba iba iba dinner with iba people iba iba marks birthday iba iba breakfast with iba people iba.

sunday
Service then lunch with cell! walked around holland v following whereever the girls' fickle minds led them to. Cool party shop! Then met miin for lakeview terrace. quite a ridiculous show, honestly. crazy black policeman. hmm then grandma/cousins house for family gathering. tired tired.

mon-now.
iba iba dota dota study(abit) breakfast with iba people iba.

coming soon:
training training training training. sleep. eat. repeat.

2008-10-28T21:50:00.004+08:00

its like when you rather tp then fight for fear of losing your streak.

oh you. you have no idea how much i want to tell you.
but it might just very well jeopardize everything.

and that's the last thing i ever want.

(so close. yet so very far.)

2008-10-23T23:48:00.003+08:00

last day of school! well ten minutes more.

soon i say byebye to the berms and good morning to the long pants.

mm, so fast. pewpew.

hopefully next year would be just as fun as this year.

2008-10-17T18:40:00.003+08:00

okay i guess i have been owing this blog too much.

so lets turn back the clock too....thursday.

woke up late + dint feel like training so, CONTINUE SLEEPING! yay. all the way till 10. thats 4 hours of sleep i wouldn't have gotten if i trained.

and nothing much happened after that.

friday! went shopping at vivo with my mum. bought a pair of levi's jeans and a levi's shirt. and finally flipflops from ripcurl. cant believe jasper bought the same design. zz.

saturday! had my first training in forever and i must say i have slowed a lot. 12km + a run.

so anyway after that we were off to bathe and eat at leons house. we were seriously taking our time before we realised it was 12. (time we were supposed to meet: 12)

so we chionged down to vivo, reaching at 1, then, sentosa! started of screwing around on the hot sand, exclaiming "**** its damn hot! shit!" and throwing the frisbee at people. the soccer court soon got free so we went to play. (in socks) it was quite fun despite the mini sandstorm we created and the difficulty of playing in sand. some nsk's with their shirts off challenged us to 3v5. we were freaking scared to lose so we picked our best 5 and we owned them. but then they got 2 more then we lost like shit. heh. oh well. fun! we attempted to play volleyball and frisbee but didnt really accomplish much. soon it was getting too hot so we jumped into the salty dirty sea ;D whatever, it was for the fun of it. we had some spoilers like jasper and wang who didnt want to go in, but eventually team sea won! then another failed attempt at a game, water polo-captains ball -.-

after showering it was back to vivo to eat and then watch eagle eye!

ok hmm this post is long. anyway..

so back to school and training on monday. school is pretty much slack nowadays. with talks and free periods and soccer. but training is getting tough. tuesday was an absolute killer. especially without warm down. and thursday really removed any hope of recuperation.

so anyway. results were yesterday. did rather well considering i didnt study much. 70.2% for the whole year, 37 points.

with the final academic burden off our backs, it was off to peninsular today to lan! (we lost all 3 games but who cares) fun! joke team ftw.

byebyee

2008-10-11T22:02:00.000+08:00

ok not emo anymore! ignore the last post.

2008-10-09T13:55:00.003+08:00

whats happened to us.

We used to be close. and all of a sudden someone just took my place like that. remember how we used to be afraid of us drifting? i guess thats happened. and it is so tiring to be the only one trying to keep the friendship alive. so whatever, go have fun.

Yes, everything's a laughing matter to you isn't it. ha ha ha.

2008-10-08T08:24:00.002+08:00

hi. guess what. drumroll drumroll

EXAMS ARE OVER!

its time to live life to the fullest and play all day long. ok until the O's come.

i dont think i did really well for eoys but heck. its over and done with. so as i said, its time to party.

(ok actually we have been having fun even before exams are over. but at least now we can do it in more abundance and without a guilty conscience too)

saturday was soccer in the morning and house bunny(!) in the afternoon with umm. the dota gang. house bunny was hilarious. i swear we didn't watch it for the boobs. really.

besides that we have been pretty much dotaing everyday even during exams. so it was only natural we went to lan yesterday, our last day of exams. it was only 3 hours, but brings back all the memories.

i swear theres a keane factor.

then we went to catch connected, a chinese rip-off from cellular. i didnt watch cellular, but this movie was rather good. But if you wanna be a bitch, then it sucks cause its more comedic than thriller-like.

hmm met jiehui at cathay after that.

so anyway biggest news: 6.55 is out!

i've been waiting to try. but i must say, its quite lousy. what with the new path of creeps and wider lanes. takes a while to get used to. the new heroes are quite cool though. must try kotl next.

training tmr! :|

2008-10-04T19:28:00.001+08:00

what a shift from a perfect day to a horrible day.

2008-10-01T13:55:00.004+08:00

You are the Walking Fountain

The Walking Fountain, known as the "Guardian" in the Jungian typology, is typically the
communicative player who coorporate with his or her team in every aspect of the game. He
is highly skilled in the ingame logistics and he has a way of always being there when he
is needed. Opponents to a team with a true Guardian will have a very hard time making
any ganks and even when they do, they rarely get anything worth the effort from it. He
tends to favour support heroes and whenever he is near, a true hurricane of well placed
buffs, heals, silences and disables is unleashed, severely crippling any enemy.

or maybe i have been playing support too much.

anyway. busy busy times. im not too sure how i did for exams.

but if i were to guess. i think i did well for ihs and chem. both papers of larts were alright, in my opinion, and physics was well, easier than expected. but lets not get ahead of ourselves. my results always disappoint.

c math. hmm. lets just say i might just pass if im lucky. get 60% if i'm luckier. 65% if theres hell of a moderation.

ugh. oh well. a math hist and chinese left.

5 papers. 2 a math 2 chinese. gosh.

oh well. it should be over before i know it. hopefully i pass math. and chinese.

on the other hand, cant really mug for math and chinese, so i should be more free nowadays. (hence the post) (and hence the quiz)

yesterday was much fun too. 6 dota games! omg fun fun.

AND HEROES 3 IS OUT.

omg, yes I'm sorry for you, too

2008-09-27T19:35:00.002+08:00

brother? parents? please. i have rivals who are nicer and strangers who are fairer. anytime.

2008-09-24T20:25:00.001+08:00

and I'm so sorry for you.

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2008-09-24T18:40:00.003+08:00

hmm so today was an interesting day.

farewell chapel + honours day

many amusing events. from talking cock through the long hours to realising leons pants were freaking tight to seeing winston wave when he went up.

and congrats clifton! w00t.

so after i played soccer. yes with long sleeved shirt pants. used keanes shoes though. the leather shoes were killing me softly with their. leather shoes-ness.

so anyway went to church to study again, met shanny and godwin on the bus! hahah good catching up with godwin.

so turned out only me caleb shanny and two of her friends came for study session. it was rather productive for the first hour or so. but after that...well. lets just say not much was accomplished. just a lot of annoying teasing from caleb.

fun days.

you move to the other queue and the old one goes faster. i hate you murphy.

2008-09-22T19:30:00.003+08:00

break from studying now. im really worried about exams. I know everyone reading this now is thinking "yeah yeah so says everyone else. Find something else to fill your blog with, lame-o" or at least something to that extent.

but no, i really am. My knowledge of coordinate geometry is close to 25% and i barely know mid-point and intercept theorem of plane geometry. My physics is pretty much screwed rather badly. I haven't read all the L.Arts texts, and my chem isn't all that solid either. IHS, well lets say i have no idea what im going to write.

so yes. ****ed. i really dont want to go study camp.

2008-09-14T22:21:00.005+08:00

and i guess i picked the wrong tree out of the forest..this ones already taken.

oh well. no fairytale happy endings for me.

guess im no prince charming. and yet you. are definitely a cinderella.

2008-09-13T19:31:00.004+08:00

well well it has been an interesting week i must say.

at the top of the list is falling sick though. the first time this year, really. yes all those times i ponned training/unimportant school events/scouts, those were lies.

anyway i've talked about that so nvm. apart from that, this week was the first week of school.

full of mugging during lessons and trying to listen to the teacher at the same time. hard. in any case, lots of math was covered. chem, ikuso!

all work and no play makes Derek a dull boy though. so my week was not without its entertainment.

firstly, we started playing soccer again. excluding the time i fell sick, the rest of the times were rather fun.

secondly, GOSSIP GIRL. need i say more. really a bad time to start watching though. nevermind. xoxo!

ok and i got a new shoe today. zz i dont like big shoes. why must all running shoes be so large.

anyways, my dear juniors birthday today.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BRANDON!

may you always row fastly.

ok tata.