Thursday, October 26, 2006

can u pls ...

current mood: unhappy, disgruntled, disappointed, frustrated, irritated, fuming
my day was spoilt. bye ~

Sunday, October 22, 2006

haha, 1st bk since ~

wow, finally i had dis sense of accomplishment, dat is, to finish reading a book on friday nite. haha, it's been god-noes-when since i read a book. haha, great achievement i wud sae, to me at the very least. tho it's a small book, with easily comprehensible language structures, i felt that it's a small step towards reading more books =D
it's the 'procrastinator's handbook' i'd spoken of in my previous post. it's realli inspirational. and perhaps motivating as well. the author is Rita Emmett, go get it if u tink u're a hopeless procrastinator, lyk me. lols. in there, loads of tips were given to help u recover from this intolerable (most of the time) habit. i'm now officially a recovering procrastinator. haha
btw, let me briefly highlight some of the key notes the author made. Under her own law, she mentioned that 1 actually spent more time procrastinating on doing certain things than working on the task itself. that was freakingly true ! a simple example of myself wasting 20 min whether to go jogging on '1 fine day', which i cud have easily covered the course by at most 25 min. u might sae hey, u saved 5 min, but look, if i had spent that extra 5 min, health and alertness are the benefits.
maybe in ur opinion, the above mentioned was largely insignificant. but tink abt it, procrastinating had realli made us spend so much time. jus when ppl started complaining they're busy, they're exhausted, time's running out or whatever (fill in the blank). they leave everything to the last min, and swear at the amt of work they had accumulated. i was once such person, i mus admit. usually by procrastinating, ppl regret what over things they'd not done in their lifetime. the author spoke abt asking a grp of elderly if they ever regretted on wat they'd accomplished in their lives. they replied with a guilt-free 'no', but they added that they regretted on things they'd not done. fair enuff. ppl usually procrastinate on learning to weave a basket, going on a bungee jump, learning to play an instrument, calling some1 dear in their lives and the list goes on.
i guess it's realli the matter of time management that distinguish a successful human-being from another. ppl often neglect the importance of this, and drag everything till the last min. they argued that they 'work best under pressure', but i mus agree with the author, that it shud be we 'managed to concentrate and complete our job on time under pressure'. no 1 works best under pressure. there're simply too many factors that oppose that phrase. when u frustrate ppl ard u as u vent ur anger on them jus becus they're offering u a cup of coffee when u're trying to draw up the proposal (the deadline is tmr damn it !); or u finished ur report, but it was nv a gd one; u lose slp over the incomplete job. all these dont contribute to the idea of 'working best', instead, it's the absolute opposite.
i'm trying hard to work on this too. perhaps i dun hv to 'master the art of doing it now', but rather, jus practise the way. things shud go much more smoother for me i forsee. oh well, until i practise it, i dun tink i have the right to tell ppl wad to do =D

Monday, October 16, 2006

go...going...GONE !!!

recently i've been feeling rather secluded, pretty much lyk an old rundown temple being left in a no man's land. not because ppl left me there, n not because no one visited me and did some praying, but rather, i house cobwebs, fallen statues, broken doors and create a dust-filled environment in there that no 1 even wan to steal a glance at it. perhaps onli when some ancient chinese prisoners that broke out and happened to find themselves hiding in me. oh well, crap. lols.
i'm jus trying to express myself. i dunno. i'm not even sure wad's happening to me. lesson's over, lunchtime, discuss where to eat or wad so not, i'm slipping away from these. sorry guys if u ever find me missing before u noe it, i noe u miss me, but err... haha. some very self-commenting remarks. jus take it as hunger had occupied my mind that i cudnt care less for anithing else around me ya? haha.
1 more thing to highlight, that is i can no longer be tolerant over my dad's remarks and criticism. i wun go into details here, but sometimes, i realli hope he can practise wad he taught us, and understand the whole situation b4 raising his voice at any1. he nv fails to dampen my mood whenever he does that. but i mus sae i'm not doing a good job on my part as well. shall learn to change for the better then, hopefully.
on a lighter note, i'm back to reading newspapers. havent been realli reading for the past few mths, and i mus thank my CRS module lecturer who brought back my interest in reading. found out that i've missed out so much issues that have been happening around me unknowingly. i borrowed a book from the sch's library as well. reading is enjoyable, but procrastination jus overwhelms me. it's similar when i wanted to plan an exercising schedule for myself, so... i got myself a book titled ' The Procrastinator's Handbook: Mastering the Art of Doing It Now'. haha, perhaps that will assist me some way or another. haha

Thursday, October 12, 2006

studying life

nowadays life was getting dull, but i supposed i'm still enjoying every minute of it. tons and tons of assignment, reports, projects, but these are never-ending, even when i enter the workforce which, i tink, will be of a higher workload. i try not to cry over them, ponder over them and complain till no more saliva is produced. however, i guess it's human for us to cry out wad is unjust to us, y mus we be put through so much work? when we're supposed to enjoy our teenage lives?
everytime i will use the idea of 'that is my life, live it' to continue. it's a life full of exams, obstacles and downfalls to put us down. u must be tired of seeing this. nevertheless, we mus be reminded that these are jus small steps in our lives. exams - anywhere u go, u have to face it. imagine a world without exams, any1 can be a doctor, an engineer, or even a construction worker. u wun wan to live in a place full of uncertainties, will the doc prescribe wrong medicine, or will the building jus collapse 1 day.
students dread exams, projects, assignment and reports. it can be at times energy-draining, and having teachers to pester u for them can be realli frustrating. but tink abt it, during the process, u nurture urself to be more tolerant, more resistant to stress. u learn how to manage ur time properly, how to work with 1 another to achieve the best results, and from here, u 1 day realised, i havent realli reached my limit yet ! the endless amt of effort u put in will eventually turn into satisfaction. from there u convert that into motivation to strive for better results, that's when we improve from strength to strength, and got better day by day.
i missed the times when we had tutorials as a class after sch everyday. during those days, wad's on my mind was onli to finish the given assignment quickly, so i could go home earlier. i'd nv realli treasured the times when all of us got together in a big grp and did the worksheets. the discussion, lame jokes and occasional loud burp after drinking a cup of coke. haha, memories ~
i do understand we need to strike a balance. i'm not trying to sae that we mus immerse ourselves totally in work, and commit oneself to stress. i played alot, slacked alot and ehem, ate alot too (quite redundant ~). i'm jus trying to sae that one shudnt complain much. we shud look around and appreciate wad we already have. dun hurry through everyting, pursue ur target and neglect all the wonderful tings around u. dun dread on wad u're doin; tink abt wad dis will benefit u instead. life ~ cheers ~

Thursday, October 05, 2006

post number 2 ~

haha, decided to split today's update into 2. ok, so here i go.
ytd went out with sarah, shirley, andy, fiona, janet and nich (did i miss out ani1?) after lessons. went to cineleisure for the movie 'Rob-B-Hood', starring Jackie Chan and Gu Tian Le. haha. luffed my a** out in dat show, and it was rather touching in the end. every scene was rather unexpected, and basically that's a very gd movie, go catch it if u wan to have a good luff and perhaps cry urself out =D
and as for today, went to celebrate xinyi's belated bdae with kenneth. haha, ok, sang agn at kbox. nth significant to talk abt, had a great time singing with the both of them. and hoped she had a great day with us too. by the way, that was the first time me celebrating her bdae since i knew her in p5. amazing right?!
ok, so i shall end today's craps here. i promised to try to update more often ya folks? wahahah

CLS Interaction Camp 2006

I'm back from camp !!! ok. i was back on monday actually, and not until today then i decided to update my blog. haha. ok, so ... to begin with, let me talk abt the 2 days 2 nites camp
day 1: ok, not exactly day 1. we reported at the SAC Foyer at around 1930. got into groups, played some games such as the usual good 'morning' game, chop chilli chop, game of concentration and stuffs. yea, altho i felt it was quite redundant, cus we were once agn separated to form our grp as Choon Long the Camp Chairman told us our grp. yea, but aniwae, gd to noe a few more faces, i admit i cant rmb any of their names, but at least i noe i had seen them somewhere and they're part of CLS Club. haha
ok, so was 'posted' to my grp, and peter and peiqi were my papa and mama for the camp. and we're called the 'MARSMAN'. painted our flag, created some cheers, and time for games !! the first 1 we had was called the hunters' lair, where we need to collect light sticks dat belonged to us. we did pretty well, topping other grps with the most number of light sticks, and we happily went to bed at 3am~
day 2: woke up at 9, had breakfast and of cus, more games. first quarter of the day, it was raining heavily. we ran around in the rain from stations to stations. haha, the best station i tink for dat part of the day was the 1 where i was blind-folded, and cindy instructed me to the left or right or front or stop so as to reaching my destination w/o stepping on those bombs. haha. ok, i got some freezing water down my neck when i stepped on it, and it was Andrea dat spilled those water on me, i definitely could make out his voice dat day. haha
2nd quarter of the day, we got all dirty and filthy. haha. 1 of the best events in the camp, the Mud Slope !! gosh, as some of our grp members were allergic to mud, we were down to 6 ppl (4 guys + 2 girls) to 'climb' the mud slope. we're supposed to make a human ladder, and all of us mus get up to save our papa. we took pretty long, but eventually, this didnt put us down and we made it to the top. did the marsman dance, and 1 by 1, we slided down the blue cover sheet~ and dat's when i got my abrasions from, on my right elbow, right knee, and most interestingly, my right BUTT! haha
den it proceeded to nite activities. the very first ting we had was the campfire. ok, not exactly firewoods with real burning fire, but a big big fan with some red plastic deco on it. but nevertheless, it was fun. sang alot of camp songs, and we marsmans taught the others the 'Dragon Fruit Dance' created by our senior weixin. haha, so cool !
den we had the nite walk. how can there be no nite walk during a camp agree? it's the most exciting, ever thrilling and freakingly scary nite walk i'd ever experienced. dat's the last part of the day, and i tink our seniors realli did a wonderful job in creating the nite walk. i believed it was so successful dat it actually freak our wits out, most of us, ok, at least me. haha, wondering when will it be my turn to scare the freshies ~
day 3: day to break camp. first, we played amazing race. we came in last, but we completed everyting. dat's someting to cheer for. everyting ended as we got ourselves almost crawling on the ground. we're all dead exhausted and reserved no energy. cant imagine how the muslims actually got thru the camp. especially rose (1 of my grp members who is a muslim), i tink they mus hv endured so much. i wouldnt be able to resist the temptation if i were them.
so, marsmans bidded farewell with 'linger' followed by 'billy banja'!!! said goodbye to all my grp members and went home to get a gd gd rest.
so dat's abt all on my camp. a great camp indeed. i seriously tink dat i'd missed out alot when i dint go for the F.O. camp. but nvm, dis mus have recouped all my 'losses'. haha. cheers !!