Secret War Journal[22 September 2009] -- First Post
I'm so sorry for yesterday. I was planning to post something to greet everybody during the public holiday but my eyes prevented me from doing it in the end. I'm so sorry.
My eyes are slightly better now so I hope to make up for the lost time yesterday.
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P.S:
I'm separating today's post from supposedly-yesterday's post or else it would so long. :o
New phone until after "O"s
Whoop ee! A fully motion-sensed phone! Here's a 3600 of how it looks! :D
This is a phone that was totally alien to me. Woah, first time handling a motion sensed phone without a stylus pen. It's so hard to navigate and I accidentally called for paid services when surfing through my contacts to see which of my contacts were lost during the transition. (My $$ T.T)
It will take some time to get used to.
In addition, the phone don't allow me to type SMS shortcuts such as "ur" and "LOL". Irritating but yeah, I'm using proper english now! ;)
Key Features
Dolby Mobile for Music
5 Megapixel Camera with Schneider -Kreuznach-Certified Lens
5 Megapixel Camera with Schneider -Kreuznach-Certified Lens
Enjoy ultra high-resolution mobile phone pictures and advanced digital camera functions, including image stabilisation and ISO800 for great pictures in low light.
Touch Connectivity
Explore a world of media with the touch of your fingertips, from wi-fi web browsing and advanced camera functions, to GPS navigation and Dolby Mobile.
Okay, this happened while we were about to enter KFC for lunch.
Just roughly 3 steps from entering the Fast Food Restaurant, the fire alarm nearby sounded.
*Shocked*
All of us halted, turned our bodies to stare at the red bell which was ringing.
(Did I mention that the sound was deafening?)
Now that's what I call a GRAND ENTRANCE. O.o
The moment we managed to attract numerous stares from people who were in the KFC restaurant, the alarm stopped.
Great, what a great way to attract attention for the wrong reasons.
I can probably guess those people who stared at us figured we were the ones who caused the alarm to ring. (not to mention the fact that we were in school uniform...so humiliating.)
Shock and shame aside, that announcement that we're here is not bad. Makes you feel like loyalty. So fitting for my name. ;)
Now that's what I call life. ;) Johnston called yesterday. Had a great chat until 11pm. That's when I realise that tomorrow(which is today), I would be a living dead. Turns out to be much worse.
My sore(or blood-shot) eyes made things worse(ouch!). barely could open my eyes wide for more than two seconds before shutting it for a moment of time.
Of course, things turned for a better after the first lesson, after mass napping during reading session and CME lesson(which was the first lesson I had today)
Opps? Sorry teachers! No offence intended! Just too tired! Lookie at the time! I'm just in time for dinner! Alright mateys! Will post the second half after my dinner!
Secret War Journal[21 September 2009]
Rotten Day Encounter with rotten people.
Not to mention my sore eyes(which I got yesterday), wet shoes, and pebbles that get into my shoes.(oww!)
On top of that, I can't believe that my father actually gave me $0.50 for 4 meals! (I think he was short of change during that time but still!)
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I guess I should be flattered that god has it out for me. =.=
(P.S: Short post, my eyes can't stand the computer screen.)
Secret War Journal[18 September 2009]
How long has it been since I last posted?
*Took out hands to count*
Oh! Let's forget it.
*Throws up hands in disgust*
Okay, let's stop wasting your time(and holding the suspense)
Prelim 3 Results[Part One]
Before I start, I'm sincerely sorry for splitting into parts. (hey, you can't blame me! The school just showed me only these few subjects for this week and I'm bad at memory, if you recall, so I have to post ASAP anyway. Okay, fine, blame me for being impatience *rolls eyes*)
Brace yourselves(okay, maybe that's meant for me... T.T). My results ain't pretty. Chinese
Paper 1 was mixed. Section A failed with (11-2)/20 Section B passed with 28/50.
Paper 2 was badly done, as expected. [Refer to post dated 4th September 2009] I got 34/70. Official mark is, as of posting, 33.5/70. I have not registered the change of mark to my subject teacher yet.
Not that that 0.5 marks makes a difference in my current grade.(But I think it helps in the overall...will tell you like..now)
Prelim 3 Chinese Overall Marks -> 50.8/100 (yeah, I passed miraculously.) Prelim Chinese Overall Marks -> 54.8/100 (not counting that 0.5 marks. Now you understand why?)
Well, Chinese is not my strong point subject anyway(saying Chinese is the most pathetic results all along would be more accurate) so no hard feelings for such pathetic results. ;) Physics
Not much expectation for this one. Similarly, refer to the post dated 4th September 2009 title"Encounter with Mr.Goh".
MCQ was went through. 31/40. Borders of A1. =.=
Paper 2: 45.5/80. Considered badly done.
And the truth is, I have not idea why. Okay, some were genuine mistakes like I have no idea how to convert 1cm3 to m3(turned out to have used the wrong approach) and wrong directions of the arrow due to misinterpretation of the question(which I did not realise even during checking of paper until Mr Goh specifically pointed out to me. O.o), Lastly, this includes my missing two lines 'of magnetic fields' since I remembered wrongly. *Slaps face*
Which accounts for roughly 6 marks?
Some errors I understood when the teachers explained but some still seems a grey area to me. As in, why can't I write in another perspective? It's logical. :p (opps?)
Maybe that's how I got killed, using too much of common sense. Haiz...Ironic, huh? Additional Mathematics
This was returned sometime ago. Perhaps the only first piece of good news for Prelim 3 I had received so far. (The first sign that God had so generously bestowed me. *Grin*)
Paper 1: 70/80 (Edited@22 Sept'09)
Paper 2: 90/100
Thank the gods I'm not first in class. (That would be so embarrassing when I had already two subjects close-to-fail type. But I got second in class which is good enough for me. :D)
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Oh well, I'm pinning on Chemistry now, and Combined.Humans, as usual.
Chemistry felt easier than Prelim 2 (and definitely now as stressing as Physics). Then again, Chemistry is notorious for giving false hope, giving you false impression that it was easy and when you have high expectations, it crushes you with a weight of a blue whale. =.=
Like I said, "Hope is a disease.". How many times must I suffer bad grades to learn these lessons of getting too hopeful? (hopefully, it ends at Chinese and Physics Prelim 3...)
Hope I learned that by the time "O" Levels Examination comes...
Self-Treat
Well, after checking of papers, I went Chris and Co. to KFC to drown my sorrows. (with a lighted-hearted front, of course)
I ate my heart out there.(lols, exaggeration here.)
It's been so long since I ate out in a decent fast-food restaurant.
Want to know why? I over-spent for the last few weeks.
Don't believe? I had been really thrifty this week and managed to save $6.90 this week. This meant that I saved 39.43% of weekly allowance. (Personal Best so far)
Even with the surplus of $6.90, I still have an -$8.60 this month. Judging by the statistics, and if I saved as much as this week(which is close to impossible), I have to save 2 weeks more. *Moan*
Wish me luck on this 'saving money' business to remove the "-" sign from my monthly financial report. ;)
Shocked Revelation
I found this morning, someone in my house had been trying to forge my signature. *Grasp*
I singled it out to either Lera or my step-mother. But I still need more concrete evidence to find out who(and why)
Thankfully, given the fake signature that she drew is obviously different from mine(due to my creativity when I first changed my old signature to this ;), it's still safe for now. Of course, I have to stop this forgery or this person can just withdraw money on behalf of me. *Grasp*
Now, ain't I glad that my signature is so complicated and unique. :D (unlike my previous one which was too common and any school kid would know how to forge it with ease)
Contact, at last
Marcus's Prelim ended this Thursday! I bet his results would be way better than mine, as always. During primary school times, he's always better at me, as is Johnston.
Hahs, I'm so pathetic and useless, ain't I?
Yeah, need to buck up to be on par. But it's so difficult. They're smart people! Unlike me, lols.
But friendly competition would be welcome(right? Hahas).
Hey, I don't mind we all getting the same people, maybe we can go to the same Junior College as planned! ;)
Johnston's case would be a tad difficult because he lives at the East side. (Aww..)
So, let's play by ear for now. Until the results return. Until the results returns, then.
Secret War Journal[13 September 2009]
Oh great,it's the last day already. I hardly did anything. If it weren't for my previous posts during the holidays, I wouldn't even remember what I did during the Holidays.(okay, maybe not that serious but then again...)
Revision Progress
Well, since last Thursday, I had stopped revising on Elementary Mathematics and Chemistry and focused greatly on Combined Humanities.
Sad to say, I can't remember them in great detail. Okay, so my memory sucks, I thought everyone knew that?
Memorised Points for(may not be correct because I'm using my memory on this):
Rise of Venice
Political Reasons:
Leadership -> Establishing Control in Adriatic Sea
Leadership -> Building Venetian Empire
Leadership -> Expanding Venetian Empire in the Mediterranean Sea
Reforms in the Government
Meeting the challenges of a growing city-state -> Creation of the Great Council
Meeting the challenges of a growing city-state -> Specialisation of duties -> The Senate
Maintaining checks and Balances -> Effective Checks on power
Maintaining checks and Balances -> Preventing concentration of power
Economic Reasons:
Trade development and expansion -> Attitude intowards trade
Trade development and expansion -> Trade Monopoly
Trade development and expansion -> AdvancesInnovations in Maritime Technology
Trade development and expansion -> EfficientEfficiency in planning Voyages
Trade development and expansion -> Overcoming trade rivalscompetition
Innovative Practices -> Giro-Banking
Innovative Practices -> Double-Entry Bookkeeping
Almost forgot this(can't finger what it was earlier)
Industrial Development -> Manufacturing Industries
Industrial Development -> Trade-related Industries
Social Reasons:
Loyalty-> Venetians have sense of belonging to Venice
Attracting Foreign Talent
Fall of Venice
Internal Reasons:
Incapable Leaders
Corruption -> Due to war, salaries of civil servants were suspended, encouraging bribery to but entry into leadership posts
Over-dependence on mercenaries > Mercenaries are not loyal to Venice
Social Aspect -> Complacency and Indulgence in luxury
External Reasons:
Involvement in Mainland -> Struggle to maintain control
The Ottoman Empire -> War
League of Cambrai -> An alliance of countries which were jealous of Venice's success
Discovery of Sea Routes -> Challenge Venice's trade Monopoly
New Trade Rivals -> E.g. Spain, Britain
Lessons Learnt from Venice
Nation-Building -> Building a sense of identity?
Relations with other countries
Government
Sustaining Economic Growth
Key driving forces of Globalisation
Advancement in Communications -> E.g.Internet, phone
Advancement in Transportation -> E.g. Containerisation, Planes
Role of Transnational Corporations
Impact of Globalisation
Positive
Economic -> Increased standard of living
Economic -> Increased competition among nations
Social -> Increased awareness of foreign culture
Environmental -> Awareness of Environmental Management
Negative(adverse)
Economic -> Increased competition
Economic -> Brain Drain
Case Study: India
Economic -> Widening Income gaps between the rich and poor
Social -> Loss of culture
Environmental -> Environmental Degradation
Example: Global Warming, Deforestation
Strategies taken by Singapore in a globalised World.
Diversification of Economy
Venturing aboard
Nurturing growth of SMEs
Expanding Market reach through economic co-operations
Example: FTAs
Managing Resources Efficiently
Developing People
Entrepreneurship
Upgrading workers for continuous working
Attracting Foreign Talent
Managing Environment
Public Education
Managing limited land resources
Co-operating with regional and international agreements
War on Pacific(read below)
Cuban Missile Crisis
Korean War
Topics that I only have a rough idea on:
Managing Healthcare(Singapore and Britain)[No idea what's NHS 2000 and 2004!!!]
Deterrence and Diplomacy
War on Europe
Nazi Germany
Fascist Japan
Communist Russia
The rest, I pretty much did not even touch. I accidentally gave away my Secondary 3 Social Studies Textbook which pretty much explains why most the chapters in it are not touched or not well prepared. :o
Note: Words in Orange are added later.
Oh boy, I had not done the Chemistry TYS on Macromolecules (I forgot!) and it's due tomorrow. Hmm.. which to do first?
F.Y.I. Yes, I'm concentrating on Social Studies today, yesterday was History.
War on Pacific
Why was peace threatened?
Japan's Foreign Policy (To build an empire in South-east Asia, Free Asians from Western control, Living space for Japan's Population, to control resources)
Military Aggression(Growing influence in Manchuria, Military acted without Government Permission, Marco Polo Bridge Incident)
Poor Relations with the West -> western bias
League of Nation -> Too weak to stop Japan
Why led to the outbreak of war?
War with China -> Japan with few resources
International Situation -> Neutrality Agreement with Russia; Colonies were left unprotected due to war in Europe
Worsening Relations with U.S. -> Embargo on Japan; Increasing naval presence in Asia-Pacific
War Minister Tojo became Prime Minister of Japan -> Made war more likely.
What were the reasons for Japan's Defeat?
Japan stretched its armyJapan resources thinly stretched
Dropping of Atomic Bombs
Island Hopping Strategy by Allied Forces
Not all ships were destroyed in Pearl Harbour during Japanese Attack.
There were resistance against Japanese Occupation in captured colonies.
If you find any information incorrect, please inform me! Thanks! Update @14 Sept 2009:
Just realised that I missed out the reasons for the fall of the Diet Government this morning...=.=
Thank god, no serious adverse effects occurred. ;)
Secret War Journal[12 September 2009]
I would like to share with you guys a dream I had no more than 6 days ago...
In this dream, I had my Combined.Humanities Prelim Paper.
The Social Studies had multiple choice questions and True/False Statements. In the dream, I commented that it was easy. (O.o, I mean LOL? Come to think of it MCQs are obviously easier than Open-Ended Questions)
The History Paper was, from what I recall when I woke up, extremely difficult. I'm not sure why, my mind just told me it was difficult. I don't remember what the content was in the paper but it left a feeling that it was difficult.
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After the History Paper, I had an conversation with some friends. This was roughly what was conversed:
Me: I'm so dead for History, how to pass Os now?
Friend #1: It's okay, you still have time to revise on it.
Friend #2(walking in): Yeah, you have one week to revise anyway.
*Gulp* Judging from this conversation, it's implying that my Combined.Humanities Paper was a week after my Prelim. I woke up straight after that, freaked out.
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Later in the morning, I found out how silly this was.
First, my "O" levels Examinations is still 40+ days away.
Secondly, my first few papers are definitely not Humanities-related, unless my memory fails me. Then again, it could also mean that right after my prelim ended, my "O" Level Examinations started, then it could be possible.
So using logic, that conversation sounds absurd. Nothing to worry about, right?
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Wonder what was the dream trying to tell me...Hmm....
Well anyway, on that day, I revised heavily on History(just to make sure)
Talk about fear and loss of confidence. *Shiver*
Secret War Journal[10 September 2009] -- Long post incoming!
Movie "9"
Before Johnston, Emelia, and I went to Comex 2009 at Suntec City to buy a printer, we met at Bugis to catch a movie!
Initially, we wanted to watch "J.I.Joe" during the morning since the Comex starts at 12 noon. But what do you know? The earliest movie is at 12:20PM, and that's "The Proposal" or "9". O.o
We discussed before deciding on "9". Meanwhile, we went shopping with Emelia for her phone accessory. In the mean time, go watch this trailer. ;)
Cinematic Trailer of "9"
The Trailer looks a lot like spoiler to me...
-- Arcade Time!
Walking around in Bugis, Emelia decided on her phone accessory and bought it. Since we still had time, we walked around...and found ourselves in an arcade.
Did I mention how long had it been since I played in an arcade? Very Long...
This arcade gives you tickets whenever you play which you can redeem for a variety of prizes.
The very game that we played was the "Wheel of Fortune". The game looks cool but it's a SCAM!
Johnston inserted the coin and after a moment, pressed the button to stop the spinning light. The light stopped on a number "3".
:o. Epic Silence...
Result: 3 Tickets.
We were like "What?!".
I was pressing the button again, thinking there was a second chance or something. Negative. =.=
The rest of the games gave MORE than 3 tickets. LOLs. Emelia played a game called "Popcorn" and the moment she inserted the coin, it gave 3 tickets. Wow. Then as Emelia played the game, more tickets came...
Mental Note to self: Next time, never play "Wheel of Fortune" there...
Anyway, for $2.50, we got 55 tickets and exchanged them for a lollipop and popping candy. Ooo... The Movie
And we headed for the Cinemas! Woots! The lights in there faded pretty early and we were like. Emm, where's the "G" Row? (Note: We can't see the alphabets there because they were not lighted and the surrounding was pitch darkness...)
So we resorted to counting from "A". Thank god there weren't much people during these times. That would be hilarious, huh?
After sitting down, it then occurred to me that I needed the toilet. Hahas. So Johnston and I went to the loo while passing our Large popcorn to Emelia(I can't see her in the dark! LOL! Passing the popcorn was a feat, okay not that difficult...)
When we returned, we almost went to the wrong row. (Hahas)
It was really close. Like I said, thank god there were little people then.
Halfway during the movie, I was going to take popcorn(John was holding them) and I found my hands dipped in Nacho Cheese.
!!!
What?! LOL, now you know I'm serious when I said the place was pitch dark?
*Laughing away*
So I ended up eating popcorn with cheese. ROFL!
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P.S: Shaw's food and drinks are the Mega Version of its counterparts! I mean, if we did not share the Large Popcorn with one another and bought one for each of us, neither would be able to finish! I mean we were too full for lunch after eating it(yes, even after sharing!)
And here's a queer thing happened: Johnston ate almost all the sweet popcorn(which I like) while I ate most of the salty popcorn(which he likes!)
God! It's like the left hand-side of the popcorn are all salty while the right-hand-side were sweet!
Which explains why I was drinking my Pepsi after my first bite of popcorn. Salty! Hahas!
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Okay, the movie, right.
I would say, without spoiling too much, the ending is very inconclusive. Not a good way to end a movie. It's like something is missing throughout the movie.
But hey, the movie's funny. I liked the part when 8 is 'high' on magnets(no, not drugs, they don't eat drugs)
Not much action, but it's all right. But I feel that the movie did not explain enough(maybe they did not want to bore us with the talking, oh well....)
Weird Romance in there. I mean I thought they're all ONE?! How can there be romance? It sounds so...wrong.
But overall, it's rather worth watching. ;) (cut them some slack, would ye?)
Comex 2009 -- It's huge!
Next stop, Raffles Place! Opps, wrong stop. Oh well.
The purpose today was to buy a printer to replace my faulty printer, which is collecting dust at home.
Armed with no maps, we went to a wrong section(Telecos) before going back on the right track.
Looked at phones, laptops, printers, televisions, and ovens. O.o. Yeah, I'm surprised to see ovens on sale there too.
Anyway, here are the details of the Printer I bought, ;)
Specifications are subject to change without notice.
*1
PPM print speed on plain paper is measured using Canon Standard Pattern
Photo print speed is based on the default setting using ISO/JIS-SCID N2 on 4x6" Photo Paper Plus Glossy II
Print speed may vary depending on system configuration, interface, software, document complexity, print mode, page coverage, type of paper used etc. and does not take into account data processing time on host computer
*2
Ink droplets can be placed with a pitch of 1/4800 inch at minimum
*3
Colour document scan speed is measured with ISO/IEC 24712 Newsletter
Scan speed indicates the time measured between pressing the scan button of the scanner driver and the on-screen status display turns off
Scan speed may vary depending on system configuration, interface, software, scan mode settings and document size etc
*4
CPM copy speed is measured based on "Fast" mode using Canon Standard Pattern on plain paper
Canon original copy speed is based on default setting using ISO/IEC 24712 Newsletter (printed by off-set method) on plain paper
Copy speed may vary depending on document complexity, copy mode, page coverage, type of paper used etc. and does not take into account warming up time
*5
When printing ISO/JIS-SCID N2 pattern on 4x6" Photo Paper Plus Glossy II using default settings
*6
When copying ISO/JIS-SCID N2 (printed by inkjet printer) on A4 size plain paper using default settings
Video of FF & DoA
Johnston caught of this special video which neither of us had ever seen before. A game that combines FF & DoA Characters. O.o
After buying the printer, we, along with Emelia, of course, went to take a look. There the salesman thought we wanted to buy laptops(since the video was played on a laptop)
Being honest(hah!) people, we said no, but continued watching anyway. Emelia(I think she was answering a question asked by the salesman) revealed that we came for the video. Hahas. The salesman also laughed and let us watched but we felt bad so we left anyway. :p Candy Floss!
When we leaving, we caught sight of an unusual sight. Candy Floss!
Now you'd be thinking, what's so special about candy floss? =.=
Because...That's the biggest I've ever seen! S1.50 for a big, big, Big candy floss(Pink)!!!
I swear, I'm not advertising but I think that deserves one. :D
So guys, when you are coming for the Comex, do try the Big Candy Floss. O.o
Sugar Rush...(Yes, we tried it too, all three share one...Emelia has sweet tooth, John and I can't stand the overwhelming candy floss, so much...) P.S: Never went to the gaming Section in the end because we were in a rush. But Xbox 360 is havinga $250 Off(along with games bundled), just to let you know.
*Hint* *Hint*
(Ion) Orchard
Next stop, Far East Plaza!
Took a wrong turn after exciting Orchard MRT Station. Only found out when I reached Far East...Shopping Centre. Zzzzzz...
To Emelia: I'm so sorry for making you walk so much because I took a wrong turn! I'm really sorry! :x
Anyway, reached Far East Plaza in one piece, though Emelia got a blister(I'm sorry!)
Passed stuffs to Mother and deposited Printer at shop before heading off to Johnston's House. (We're in a rush! Emelia got CO at 7! And John's Mother only allowed us to play til 6! And it's 5 already!)
Solution: We took an Taxi.
For some funny reason, it took unbearably long to reach John's home. (Maybe because I was time conscious)
Best Friend's Home
Ah, it has been three quarters of a year since I came here. I forgot I did not come during the June Holidays due to Chinese "O" Levels Examination. Sad. Sad.
His area now has added Security. More Electronic Gates.
Played Wii there. Actually we only had time to play two games. They are..
You should try them yourself, it's fun! ;) I enjoyed the Smash Bros. Brawl(Because I can win for a beginner! So pro, right? Nah, just luck.) and Mario Kart(though the controls needs some time to get used too. ;)Home!
Time passes when you're enjoying the fun. Sadly, it's time for me to head home...
Back home, Father brought Printer back and I had it installed and up online. ;)
Secret War Journal[7 September 2009]
I'm think I'm going nuts or maybe just more absent-minded.
Prove #1
Let's say this for starter's...
I was eating dinner with my family, when I went to the Kitchen for my second helping, I don't know why but...
I ended up going to the water dispenser. O.o
Okay, I was going to take rice! What am I doing there? For a moment, I was going to draw water on my bowl!!!
This actually happened twice in a row! LOL...
What got into me, man?
Prove #2
I'm going to combine some events here. It began last week during Chinese exams. Halfway through paper 2, I had no idea what I was doing there(hence the 'brain dead' situation I said earlier...)
And during today, I was talking, talking then I paused. Trust me, I had no idea what I was talking earlier...So embarrassing. Okay, maybe I am getting distracted hell lot recently.
But by what?!
I have no absolute idea...
Work Progress
Meanwhile, I achieved quite(okay, I spelt 'quote'...er..) some stuff today.
Finished Elementary Mathematics Dunman Secondary School Paper 1 (after so long...)
Began on Elementary Mathematics Anderson Secondary School Paper 1(Left 5 Questions?)
Read on Chemistry[Periodic Table][Air]
Finished Chemistry TYS Nov'2001 Paper 1
Finished Chemistry TYS Nov'2006 Paper 1 -- 31/40 T.T
Read up on Social Studies[Globalisation][Gulf War][Venice]
Thanks Siew Yan for motivating me to do Chemistry TYS Nov'2006 Paper 1. ;)
I wasn't intending to it until sometime later but yeah, I'm glad I did it. :p
P.S: Tell me about it, tall people are all weirdos! XD
P.P.S:
I ate chicken only yesterday! And I ate mostly vegetable today! Woots! Talk about a meat-only and vegetable-only diet! LOLx!
Secret War Journal[6 September 2009]
I'm losing it.
I'm definitely losing it.
Lousy Grades,
Sour mood day and night,
siblings who can't stop playing...
I will be amazed when I still have my wits around me after this madness... P.S: It all started with that god-forsaken title of "Third in Class" *Tsk**Tsk*
Where is the god who had helped in the past? Give me a sign!
Secret War Journal[5 September 2009]
It's the start of the Holidays! Think Singapore is boring? Think again! There is actually more than 80 places of interest in Singapore!
Click on the Banner to go to a website would inform you of the places of interest in Singapore! The website is free of virus, the last time I checked and it's from an fellow Singaporean which makes it more reliable. ;)
Best of all, it came up on the news(which is how I knew of this site) which means it's definitely safe and reliable. ;)
So, the next time you and your family have no idea where to go to have fun, why not visit that site to plan your outings? Who knows? You may even learn a few things or two. Just to clarify, I'm not advertising, I'm recommending.
Secret War Journal[4 September 2009][2nd Post]
Boy, what a day...
I'm back from teaching my younger siblings simple mathematics. Actually, just simple addition. :p
Chinese Paper [Prelim 3]
Paper 1 was manageable but Paper 2 was just alien to me.
Even so, Paper 1 was not without difficulties. Great.
For starters, I'm writing formal letter for situational writing and I have no absolute idea what's editor in Chinese, much less write it. So I figure I would lose around 1 mark or so for format-wise.
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Paper 2 was a real tough one. I have no idea what the passages were talking about!!! At all!!!
It's like I took the wrong paper.(which I really thought, it seemed so Higher Mother Tongue-like Style)
I mean, I could not even understand more than 10% of the words on it! (okay, so maybe I exaggerated..)
So yeah, another subject screwed up. Woots! Shucks...
Encounter with Mr.Goh :o
Out of the blue, Mr Goh appeared. He was initially looking for Yi Cheng, Dylan and Lloyd. But as if an afterthought, he wanted to talk to me.
For some reason, I kind of know that he was going to talk to me about Prelim 3 Physics Paper that I took. And guess what? I was right.(then again, it's like Duh, he's my Physics Teacher. What else could he talk about?)
He said my Paper 2(the section that he marked anyway...) were not exactly well-answered. I can't grasp the key words...
Not to mention that my Paper 1 was not up to my prior standards. Haiz..
So that means my Physics is classified 'Gone Case'.
Goodbye A1...T.T Had a nice chat with John again. Still haven't found the time to contact Marcus...:o
Just realised that my father's dial tone now has a song.(instead of the monotonous dial tone) but I'm pressing for him to terminate that service since that incur charges on the phone bill. Marcus's phone used to have that too, and he said the service provider charges for that service. So yeah, as the title of my post suggests, my 'holidays' has begun. It will last one week and it could be well be my official first holidays in my four years in this school! Woots, though at a rather bad time but yeah...Hmm...maybe I should go revise on the next paper now...
Secret War Journal[4 September 2009] -- Revisited
Okay, so I'm supposed to be in school right now, having my Chinese Prelim...
(I swear, I'm really at school! It may seem impossible but it's true~!)
Right, whatever...here's the book cover:
Yep, I got this book from Johnston from Last year's birthday and I would like to recommend everyone else to buy it(along with other Foxtrot Comic Strips ;)
As the picture says, click on it to look inside! Yes, it offers sneak previews! Hope you like it. ;)
I want to read "Camp Foxtrot' *Hint* *Hint* Hahas.
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Anyways, read Fxotrot Comics! Trust me, you won't regret it. ;)
Secret War Journal[31 August 2009][1 September 2009]--[Second Post]
-- Just charged Ipod :p
HAPPY TEACHER'S DAY!!!
Said I would post about this. Hahas. I' sorry(especially to teachers) for this sort-of-late post because I was revising on my Additional Maths(hope I offended no one. Ha!)
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P.S: And yes, I finally finished Ngee Ann AM Paper! Woots!
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Alright, our school celebrated Teacher's Day cum ACES Day yesterday. Due to the current H1N1 pandemic, our school conduct a separate session for Lower Secondary and Upper Secondary.
The Lower Secondary were to first to attend the performance while we, the Upper Secondary, were downstairs conducting ACES Day.
Well...personally, I can't exactly comment on ACES Day since the whole scene was so chaotic that if our PE Teacher, Mr Lim, did not 'brief' us on the dance steps earlier, I would be completely lost. :p
The reason for the chaos, which I believe is, would be the speakers. I think they need to invest on a better speaker system because their voice were all muffled and sort of drowned by other noises. >=D
So I could only see the teachers' faces, giving instruction that were pretty close to shouting, but no audible strings of words reached me.(short of my own thoughts..hahas.)
Well, at least it turned out well. The school(or half of the school, since the other half was in the hall...) were able to get an idea what's going on(roughly).
Went through the dance twice before sitting down and doing some clapping sequence.
Did I mention I suck at these? Yeah, so I was basically 'clapping'. :o
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What I really hate is that the school management decided to videotape the whole lot of us exercising. That's so embarrassing. (not to mention the sea of chaos it would had recorded...)
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P.S: The Vice-Principal wasn't too happy about our chaotic 'dancing' there...oh well...
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Hall Performance was really plain sad. I think the Organising Committee sort of slipped. I mean, they actually allowed three consecutive dance performance(not to mention similar dance styles).
God, what happened to other forms of performance? Like drama? (Sorry, I like the school drama club, they're good at comedy)
Three dances in series is like treading on the path called 'Overkill'...(No offence intended)
Get my point? Good.
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P.S: And why choose Korean music...=.=
No offence, but I'm not a fan of Korean Music...
At least, not all were Korean Music....Phew..
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Overall, I like the String Orchestra(one of the FEW that is not dance performance. *Roll Eyes*). One word - Epic! Woots! Fitting for the opening of the Performance in general. ;)
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P.S: Classical Music is better than Korean Music (in my opinion) Ha!
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Okay, before I spark off a 'music' war here, let's move on...
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I don't exactly get the meaning behind single rows to 'allow councillors to move around' because through out the performance, no councillors were moving around. So er..huh? Did they just anyhow give a reason to justify this?
I mean, I'm pretty sure we have sufficient space to have double rows per class. *Roll eyes*
Hmm, maybe the real reason is to minimise the spreading of H1N1 influenza if someone in the hall is infected. (by increasing distance between each class, and in case you're wondering..YES, we need to leave a spacing between classes...Zzz)
*Nodding head* Guess that's it. Hahas, me and my logic.
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But hey, I like the annual 'Guess the teacher' Quiz. It's so fun and creative every-time. :D
This year's prize: Chocolates! Hahas!!!
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On to teacher's gifts.
I think this year, our class just stand out. From writing teacher's day dedications to making cards, to buying unique gifts.
Boy, you should have seen the Staff Room after the performances, the place was pretty much filled with 4D-ians! (And yeah, we're supposed to be in class, naughty us..but yeah...hahs)
And we accidentally caused a jam there. (opps?)
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Let's see, I think I tell you about what we (jaytii, chris, lai yin) bought for Mr Goh.
We bought curry AKA Golden Curry.
If you're asking why, here's why!
Mr Goh's full name: Mr Goh Kar Whee. (Try reading it out loud ;)
After Mr Goh understood why, he gave us a =.= look. *Roll on the floor, laughing*
Someone gave Mr Goh a sculpture of Eiffel Tower. The rational behind is that Mr Goh is as tall as the tower. O.o
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Meanwhile, Mr Lim got the 'Teacher's Report Card" which could be bought from ActionCity. It cost $19.90. Wow~!
[Note: Johnston went to make his own one! So cool!]
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During the performance, a boy went to Mrs Sim and gave her a banquet of flowers, knelt down in a "would you marry me?" style.
I'm not exactly sure if he did say those words but everyone else got the idea. :D
The thing is Mrs Sim is already married. Ha-ha but that's cute of him to do that(and daring).
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P.S: Oh, and if you're waiting for me to write my teacher's day dedications here, happy waiting because I had already written them in school and I have no wish to publish them here. (call me shy, whatever...)
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Ate lunch with Chris and co before heading home.
Chatted with Johnston, I have to really thank him, he really cheered me up big time. :D
Thanks pal. ;)
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Johnston mentioned that Kong Hwa School, the primary school that we graduated from, did not allow him to go in because it was a normal school day that day for them. It's so sad. To us, who could not see our teachers, and to the students in there, have the school forgotten Teacher's Day?!
And yes, the teachers in there are also very sad, because we figured the school is celebrating Teacher's Day tomorrow(they had to, they better)
John also said that Mountbatten Student Care changed a lot. I should go take a look for myself one day.
For starter's, the spiral staircase is now walled up, the spacing beneath the stair steps were once open but it's now walled up. It' so sad..
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John's retaking Chinese "O" Levels Examinations too. That makes both of us. :D
Should ask Marcus about this too. Hahas. Alright! Done! Time to indulge myself with food. Hahas. I'm currently at home with my younger sister. Yeah, time to eat out again...
Wohoo! I got a new phone at last! The previous one was spoilt. (and had poor functions after mother traded with uncle..:o Hahas)
New Phone Model: SGH-F400
It's a music-player phone. :D
Somehow, I got a feeling this is only a temporary phone...:o But who cares. I shall enjoy it while it last. >=D
Tested the music, not bad quality. :D
Only problem with this phone is that I can't disable Internet. Ahh! Need to be careful or else parents would kill for bursting the phone bills. :p
Quality of Camera should be acceptable. Let your eyes be the judge:
From Left: Leo, Lera, Leroy
From Left: Leo, Lera, Leroy P.S: Yes, the background is the kitchen..Hahas...
Erm..wait, uh-oh, where's my contacts?!!!! Oh great.... Update: Someone asked for the picture of the phone so...
I provide a video instead...
And of course, the official walk-through cum Showcase!
Secret War Journal[30 August 2009]
Perhaps I should backtrack a little bit, back to 29 August 2009...
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Refer to Leroy's Secret War Journals: 27, Day of Geography Exam for some background information. ;)
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Right! After posting the post yesterday, Lera and I went to our Grandmother's House. We went with my aunt and uncle because my Parents are busy tending the shop. :D
Before going to grandmother's house(because it's still kind of early), we went to our aunt's house. That's where I did my Physics Paper.
Alas, there were distractions, my speed of answering a MCQ Question is 1 per hour. (Yes, that's extremely slow)
So what distractions were there? No, I assure I did not use computer.(Or else my speed of answering would be even slower..:p Hahas)
Well, for starter's I watched a movie(halfway) and watched TV dramas. Hee...
After a while, Tze Yui and I went down to collect the flyers which my aunt will be distributing in a few day's time(okay that's tomorrow)
Unlike last time, I'm not helping her with the flyers(except carrying one or two boxes of flyers to her house...) because of my "O" Levels Examination. Haizz..that examination cost me some income opportunities!!!(LOLS!!!)
Okay, before I go nuts from the lost of profits, I want to tell you guys something. Actually, I'm supposed to be the only one going down to bring up the flyers but I sabo-ed Tze Yui to 'accompany' me. Hhaas!
(*Evil Laugh*)
To Tze Yu: It wasn't so bad right? Hahas. Guess not. Hahahas....
You know what the best part is? Tze Yui is still in school uniform(opps?) and for some funny reason she doesn't want to be seen wearing school uniform(I think I know why...but double opps? Hahahs...)
Okay, I'm getting a bit evil. Time to fast forward...
Yuki went for Violin lessons today. So Cool! (Okay that was random...)
(NOTE: Tze Yui eats dried Cuttlefish at a very fast rate...*Screams*..lols)
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Anyway, on our way to Grandmother's house, I found out another thing - Never let Lera eat Tic Tac Orange. She goes super HIGH. God knows why.(Maybe too much sugar content)
"Tic Tac's bad for health" - Yuki
Lols...
Well, for starters, Lera starts being extremely random. (it's like woah, what the...)
Then she starts to scream for seemingly no reason...
Followed by a 'catfight' with Tze Yui (hahas, third opps?)
I sort of ended the 'fun'. It's getting to noisy for my liking. Then Lera starts to throw tantrums, specifically at me,...
Oh well, at least the madness ended.
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At grandmother's house, I had Roast duck, chicken and many food! Not to mention the drinks... Mmm!
Simin and family came as well. O.o. So did Qi Xian!
(I shall not elaborate, it's way too private. ;)
But I will say this, Qi Xian gone a lot thinner! Oh my god! We're, yes I think it was everyone ;), all shocked. It's been weeks, maybe months, since we last saw him.
Wow...Hahas...Then Simin's father was like asking Qi Xian: "Qi Xian, what's the secret behind slimming down?" (Translated roughly into english)
Hahas, not that I really care. (Because I'm not fat. Wohoo! Lols, just finding this opportunity to praise myself..hahas) P.S: Is bony shoulders bad to lie on? Hmm..guess not..
Going back to 30 August 2009(yes, I'm skipping here and there because I'm running out of time)
Hungry Ghost Festival
(7th Month of Lunar Calender)
Woke up early in the morning to prepare for the trip to pay our respects to my late grandfather and mother.
Revised on Physics: Transfer of Thermal Energy while parents were tidying up the goods to be put on sale in the shop.
That's pretty much the reason we were late. You see, we're supposed to go to Grandmother's house to bring her to the temple at 10:30AM but we only left our house AT 10:30 AM. Oh dear..
Well, no real damage was done. Phew..
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Rain..Haiz..rain complicates stuff during such events... In addition to coming out with lots of bags to carry, you would need to hold an umbrella.
Anyway, I did not bother to use an umbrella(lazy to). Hope I don't catch a cold. :o
Unexpectedly, the temple is crowded. (Silly me, everyone's coming for the same reason as me)
Rain...crowd, what did I miss? :o
♥林金食♥
♥美泠♥
Forever Missed...
To my grandfather who could speak english. (:D So pro right?)
To my mother who had been very dear to me...
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Ate lunch in the temple. (They no longer charge us $2...)
My father 'abandoned' me halfway. Zzzz...
He gave me two choices - Either take MRT home with Lera or hitch a ride with Qi Xian's Parents. Being lazy, I obviously chose to tag along with Qi Xian. Ha!
(Wonder why Simin's Father was laughing secretly at me...*Scratch Heard*)
Okay, so this is first time in Qi Xian's Parents' Car, I like their radio. Looks so cool! They have a GPS Navigator too. Woot! So stylish right? Hahas...
I can describe their atmosphere when they were bring Lera and I home in one word: Excited. LOL...
They accidentally took a wrong turn and thus activated the GPS navigator(and that's when the COOL part started) hahas.
It has the same voice as Bao Lin's sister's GPS Navigator.. O.o (Maybe the voices are copied many times over. Hahas) Got home and did Chinese Composition, which is kind of overdue...before coming to blog. >=D
God! I swear, I skimmed through so many parts that I can't believe that I have actually related the entire day out! I'm sorry if you don't exactly understand(maybe because I cut out the personal parts. :D opps?). But yeah, like I said, I'm kind of in a rush so without further ado, bye bye and until next time! ;)
P.S: Thanks Grandmother for the Tau Sa Bing! Hee...And did I mention that one of my joss stick just cannot light up after numerous times??? Well it did, after much attempts....
Secret War Journal[29 August 2009]
Weekends! Ahh! Really miss them. I'm kind of in a rush right now, so expect this post to be rather short(or rushed).
Geography Papers
Well, it seems that my mugging focused too much on Human Aspect of Geography and too little on the Physical Aspect of Geography.
Result? Both papers could not be completed. Haiz...
The first paper was on the Physcial Aspect of Geography. It was very demoralising for me because I did not study much on them.
On the other hand, the second paper, which was on Human Aspect of Geography, I was able to answer. Heck, I know the content, the examples, the evaluations, but I had insufficient time. Guess I wrote too much. Zzzz..
So yeah, Geography is now officially wasted for Prelim 3. Wohoo! Geez...
English Papers
Paper 1 was unique in the sense that the situational writing requires us to boast(in a way...) about our strengths and achievements.
The situational writing is about an application to some scholarship. (That's all I'm gonna see without revealing too much. :p)
My main worry for that section would be that I'm afraid the markers thinks mine is too cocky. (LOLS...) Hope not.
For the essay section, I wrote on the theme: Weight. For this, I wrote on imaginary weight(For example, burden, responsibilities, commitments)
Hopefully, I am able to get across the idea to the marker and would not go out of point. ;)
Paper 2 was difficult. The passage was not hard to understand but the questions were a challenge to answer. This paper is as difficult as Prelim 2, if not harder. Next up would be my Additional Mathematics but before that, there's Teacher's Day!
(no worries, there will be a post about that in a few days) Alright, have to go prepare going out now and revise, of course.
It has all been leading to this. Every victory. Every loss. All the thrills and sadness; the hope and despair. Bobby Pendragon's heart-pounding journey through time and space has brought him to this epic moment. He and his fellow Travellers must join forces for one last desperate battle against Saint Dane. At stake is not only the tenth and final territory, but all that ever was or will be. Everywhere.
This is the war for Halla.
Every question is answered. Every truth is revealed.
The final battle has begun.
Personal Views
Wohoo! An epic conclusion to the adventures of Bobby Pendragon! For those who had read one book or just have been following closely with the series, this is a must-read! Like the book states, all the questions are answered! Finally, it's good to know everything and the reason to why such an event occur in the very first place.
[Spoiler Alert!]
It's sad that Bobby and Loor were not together in the end. I was rooting for them. Darn. Hahas.
Let's face it, I'm no Rand Al'Thor. I can't steel myself(which is probably a good thing.)
So I will try another approach. I'm going to stuff my myself, overwhelming myself with loads of work. Be it studies or personal work. I figure it's better than not being numb from other emotions(which I will be screaming in agony at school every single day until after "O" Levels Examinations)
So I hope you guys don't take it the wrong way when my face has a an indifferent look. :p
Card Writing Session@Skool
Right, it's been some time since I last talked about my class.
Today, we had PC(Pastoral Care) Lessons and it was rather strange(though unique).
We're suppose to write a card to encourage(or compliment) a random classmate in our class. This is done by balloting.
Shortly after the balloting session started, Ms Tan discovered that one lot(which meant a classmate) was not included in the balloting. Hahas.
So, the balloting restarted, with that missing lot included, of course. Kind of wonder why no one find this amusing, Ms Tan was more concerned about hurting a classmate's feelings that he or she was not included in it. Well, for this case, I don't think anyone would mind. No very serious to the point of discrimination so no damage done. (I guess)
Hey, I'm an naive kid. ;)
Anyway, Ying Ying got chosen to write the card to me:
Okay...so Ying Ying used this opportunity to praise herself too.(god, she's thick-skinned)
And I don't see how being Geek is an compliment(in her sense...)...Oh well...
Well, at least it sounds positive(this coming from her, wow! I mean I half-thought she would insulting me geek all the way. Hahas. Opps?). I mean yeah, it's good to feel appreciated. Thanks.
I don't understand why she had to hold back on the good wishes on Maths and Sciences!
(what's with the misconception that I'm good at those subjects???!!!) =.=
Yeah, I really need it for Chinese. Hahas. :p (thanks)
O.o...Oooo..I like the mouse-becoming-Kangaroo part. Novel. It's hilarious. That made my day... Hahas...
Overall, a thank you to you(to Ying Ying).
Okay, after saying that out loud, I realised how strange that sounded but it's the thought that counts, right?
Update on the day before Start of Prelim 3
I'm about two-thirds done for my mugging(yes, I'm not considering it as revision) for Geography. Tomorrow's the day. I'm left with err..roughly 2 hours to mug before the Prelims officially starts.
Which would be roughly the time the dices start spinning...
Let's be frank. I had actually planned to screw up for Prelim 2. Yes, bad of me but at least hear me out first. The problem of getting too high a grade(especially that of Prelim One) so early before the main(and important) examination, which would be the "O" Levels Examinations, would cause complacency. So I figured after I should not score as well for Prelim 2 so as to use that as lasting warning that I should not slack and work hard for Prelim 3 and of course, ultimately "O" Levels Examinations.
Well, looking back(at the results). I would say the first phase plan went well. Too well. The warning hit me so hard that I had actually thought of giving up and lift my hand up helplessly. So hard that I felt there was no meaning in continuing the fight.
No, this is the moment. The moment to strike back(I hope). Have to. Must. I need to persevere. The next phase of Plan is about to begin. It's either a complete success or complete failure. A morale boost or a lasting defeat. It's time to reset the Chess Board, time to take back what was taken. It's time.
Of course, Prelim 3 would be the penultimate indicator of how successful my plan is. So only time will tell.
Meanwhile, I need words of Encouragement, not words of insult(which THEY're good at. =.=. Okay, there are exceptions...)
Boy, I miss my primary six class. Oh well, guess I'm on my one for this battle.
On the side tone, I'm halfway prepared for Geography with a crash course tomorrow. I have revised for the other subjects. Most of them anyway, for some reason I seems to have missed out Geography in my Revision Plan(a blunder, yes)
Hmm..Enough time to salvage the damage from this abnormal leaving out of one subject, I guess. Tomorrow would require major memory work. (*Battle Cry*)
Talk about thirst of revenge. Talk about restoring pride.
Talk about Stress.
Grr...
P.S: Notice that I started to post on the daily basis again? Yeah, only for the moment. I need a platform to distress since I decided to stop gaming.(yes, it's about time). I need a platform to organise my thoughts. Where else but a journal? Hahas.
Anyway, I reverting back to my "Moral Mirror" Policy. I really see no point in giving people words of goodwill and encouragement when they never every offer once to me. Of course, as part of the policy, I will still give those to those who always had given me a helping hand. ;) Don't worry guys, I had never forgotten the help you offered me! :D
P.P.S: Hahas, and thanks to Hai Jin for your words of encouragement in the past. ;)
Even though my "O" Levels English Language Oral Examination are over, I've found use for the knowledge learnt from Ms Tan's lessons.
I'm teaching them to Lera. Well, sort of. Hahas. Of course, she can't grasp the meaning of consonant endings yet but it think it helps.
She can read one entire book with minimal errors now! I'm so proud of her! I taught her to pause between commas too(and she is applying it, unless it's just coincidental that she's out of breath after every comma...:o)
I took care to praise her, hope she's motivated to continue the good effort! ;D
P.S: Leo's riding on as well, though I think Lera went a bit too fast for him to learn...
I'm amazed at children's memory. They're so good at remembering stuffs. Envious, yeah.
Sad to say, she got scolded by Dad later at night. She's kind of addicted to Television now, you see. Counting down to my Prelim 3, roughly 3 days left to Prelim 3. Some would be wondering why I'm even online...
Can I say I'm stressed? Probably not, I doubt anyone would even believe that.
Lastly, I think Ms Tan's got an impression that I'm very talkative.(which is probably true..Hahas)
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Don't let her know that I said that! That will only confirm her impression!(whatever that means) Hahas! Alright! I'm about to be off and continue my studies. Just for an update, I finally officially started on my Geography Revision(like finally?) which is 3 days away. A bit last minute but I'm like that. (Opps?)
I skimmed through Tourism and read through Industry. Hope that helped.
You know what this means? I did not follow my study plan(which was requested by the school) again. Oh well...Live and let learn...
Errata
My father made a mistake in the end, my younger sister did not miss her orientation day. It's actually on 21 Novmember 2009. Talk about Panic for a wrong cause...
I'm thinking of this for some time and I'm glad I did it. Yeah. this also means that the Secret War Journals of mine isn't so "Secret" anymore. Hahas.
For starter's, I would like to clarify that I would not regret this move, in fact, I'm enjoying every moment of it right now. Tells you how long since I touched coding, huh?
Just joking! To be frank with you, the posts at the previous place was getting too stuffy and I figure I should just split them up into two. Hahas!
On the bright side, I can finally use the Tags system in Blogger for my Secret War Journals(at last!) LOLS.
And yeah, this is my first public post. Hell nervous, hahas. I'm not sure why myself either. Hahas.
Lastly, some of you guys may be wondering why I call these my Secret War Journals and not Secret War Diary. Let's just say I'm had intended to go public with these posts(with more and more people knowing where to find it, of course ;) and Diary is meant for my own eyes only. So Journals seems more appropriate.
Okay, I typed so much today, I swear, my fingers are breaking!
Today's post had already been posted, look it up in the archives or click Older Posts. I decided to still show one post per page(the posts are long, remember? Hahas)
Hope this isn't as lag as before, I did not move everything here. Hahas ;)
Happy reading!
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2nd Update: Surprisingly, for someone who loads the webpage from the previous area and this new website, the previous one load faster by 3%. O.o But to me, this new webpage loads faster. Wonder why...
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