Friday, September 29, 2006
Today.
Today, I recieved my English results.
Today, I fell into depression.
Today, I lost hope.
Today, I hid my feelings.
Today, I did not feel like doing anything but feel miserable.
Yet,
Today, I learned something.
Today, I became more inspired.
Today, I was encouraged.
Most remarkably,
Today, I learned that all from a "chick flick".
Yes, all today.
Well, It has indeed been a rough day. I recieved my composition marks and for the first time, I failed a composition. Yes, I failed. English is suppose to be my forte, yet I got such horrendous results for it. I made the mistake of writing an argumentative essay, something that I'm not good at.
I went home feeling depressed at sad. I didn't want to talk to anyone, didn't want to think about it.
I turned on the tv and was flipping through the channels when I saw that the show "13 Going On 30" was next on HBO. I thought that it would be interesting to watch it so I did. The show is about a 13 year old girl who wishes that she was 30 and very successful. She woke up one day and that all came true. She awoke in a lush apartment in the big apple, having the job of her dreams, etc etc. Go watch the movie if you're interested.
Well the thing is, it sounds silly, but something in that movie struck me.
This question was asked: "If you could turn back time and change one event, what would you change?"
The answer was "Nothing", because if we could go back in time to undo the mistakes that we made, we would have leant nothing.
I know, it's a very simple concept,
but it's still a profound concept.
Mistakes and problems in life are mere stepping stones. If we grow up never experiencing pain or suffering, we would not be moulded and changed into better people. An example would be my english results.
What if I had gotten an A1 for it?
Would I be complacent?
I would definitely not do what I did today.
That includes learning from my mistakes.
I know it all sounds so "airy-fairy" and stuff but it's true. These problems are essential. The best way to learn something is through experiencing it. Take the movie. The main character, Jenna (played by Jennifer Garner), goes 17 years into the future where she experiences being the rotten person that she would have become, should she have gotten her wish. She loses the man she truly loved because of the person she became. She goes back to her 13 year old self and doesn't make the mistake again. Even though this wouldn't really happen in reality, the concept is there. She sees the mistake that she makes and does not make it again. Although we don't have the luxury of seeing the future, we have the benefit of experience. We can learn from our mistakes and never repeat them again.
Think about it.
:)
10:44 PM
Tuesday, September 26, 2006
Prelims have been fine so far... I improved quite a lot from the previous 2 prelims but I could have done MUCH better.... especially for my humanities and Biology.
Well, It's about 5 more weeks to the deadly Os and it's really full steam ahead. I intend to study at Bishan Library. Anyone interested in joining me? Haha...
Ok, a bat just flew into the hall and is currently flying around me. Oh crap I hate bats. They seem to fly into my house on a daily basis so I'm not surprised. Just annoyed.
Normal lessons have resumed. Hmmm It's really all revision now. The cycle starts again, but it'll all be over soon.
Woohoo, Evanescence's (My favourite rock band) CD, The Open Door, is out next week. Can't wait to get my copy of it. After listening to the first single, I kinda have a bad impression of the CD cos there isn't Ben Moody to write the songs anymore and they seem to have lost that certain feel to it. Nevertheless, I'm still going to buy it.
Ok good the bat's gone for the moment.
Anyway, It's been really rush, this year. More than half a year has gone by and I didn't even feel it. Joshua told me last year,
"Don't worry, sec 4 will pass very quickly. You won't even notice it."
Yup, that's for sure. Time really seems to have flown by this year.
AURGH THE BAT IS BACK AND IT'S HOVERING AROUND ME!!! AAAAA ok I'm going now. BYE!
9:49 PM
Sunday, September 24, 2006
AUUUGGH I'm sick.....
Woke up on saturday feeling horrible. Throat was horrible, stuffed up nose, etc etc
AURGH I didn't sing well for service today. My throat was really bad... Tried my best though....
OH NO!!! Tomorrow's english results day. AND IT'S THE FIRST PAPER THAT WE'RE GETTING BACK TOMORROW! I can feel the pressure mounting up on me now.
Visited this university fair with my parents today. Kinda got into an arguement with my mom.... Probably cos I wasn't feeling my best today... Nevertheless, sorry mother.... (not sarcastic)
Spent the whole day today sleeping. Didn't feel very well....
I think I need to lose weight. HAHA.
Ok I sound like some aneroxic person... No lar, It's just that I have to exercise more and eat less unhealthy stuff and DRINK less unhealthy stuff like lemon tea. Me falling sick today is definitely a reason why. The O's are coming and I have to get healthy for it, wouldn't want to fall sick on the day of the O's.
Hmmm, it seems that the Singapore Idol results are coming out tomorrow. I hope Hady wins, he's better than Jonathan (sorry Martin!), even though I don't watch the show.
Matheus thinks that I got this blog name from Christina Aguilera's "The Voice Within", which has a line "Life is a journe
y" inside.
Well Matheus, although I am a big fan of Christina, nope. I'm not very sure where I got this title, but it's most probably from reading a book. I just know it's not from that song, even though It's one of my fav songs.
Anyway, I think i'll do less updating. After getting all my results tomorrow, I'm just going to CHIONG all the way to the Os. Yup.
"Full Steam Ahead!" - Melissa Neo.
10:02 PM
Friday, September 22, 2006
Such a tiring but fun day.
Haha i'm overall quite happy with my results so far. Wouldn't say satisfied, I know i'm capable of better. Nope, I won't say how I did.
Went out with my friends today to Marina Square to bowl. Bowling was fun, but I didn't get any strikes! Unlike yesterday, when I scored a 101.
Yes, I went bowling yesterday too.
Bowling's great fun, but we kinda got bored of it after 2 games. After that, Matthew and Matheus decided to dance to Para-para. I'll say this, they're not bad. It looked fun, but I didn't want to try it. We then went to the LAN shop, but they didn't have 5 adjacent computers, so we waited and sure enough got it. I have not played LAN in like, almost a year. However, I did play warcraft quite recently. Haha. We played a very short game of warcraft first. Martin and I versus Colin, Matthew and Matheus. Yeah, 2v3 and all, because Colin and Matheus were novices. We then tried Dota. I played dota once or twice in sec 2 when it was the old version, before it got THIS popular, so I only remembered a few things. However, Martin and I managed to win the three of them. :P Haha. We then stinged on food and went to the food court for dinner. I had 30 cents left at the end of the day. haha.
Today was fun. Yesterday was fun too, but today was more fun cos more people came along.
On a different subject, I DON"T WANT TO GET MY ENGLISH MARKS!!! I really detest getting english marks back because I have very high standards for myself on that subject, and I'm very scared of letting myself down. AURGH. AND I have to stay back on monday to check Lit scripts and Bio scripts.
Oh and I watched "M
onster-In-Law" on HBO yesterday. It's really funny! Jane Fonda and Jennifer Lopez are both extremely hilarious.
Viola (The mother-in-law) : You are so fat! Charlotte: I can get liposuction!Haha.....
Anyway, still can't wait for the X-men 3 DVD to come out. I really love that show.
I want the class photos! I don't want to miss out on it again! I asked Chen Xiao about it, and he said that it is actually for the collage thing. Oh well.
Oh and they showed us our "grad night" venue today. It's an open air buffet. It looks quite nice, with the beach nearby and all... They haven't decided on the theme yet, but I hope it's something fun haha.... I really hope that it will be a very memorable event. My friends want to do crazy, whacky things on grad night, so go figure. :P.Iit's 3 days after my birthday! It's held on the 23rd nov, so go figure... haha....
It's quite co-incidental isn't it? Matheus's born on teh 18th of Nov, Matthew's born on the 19th of Nov, and i'm born on the 20th of Nov. We were thinking of a crazy combined birthday party to celebrate our birthdays AND the end of the O's!!!! WOOHOO!!!! Oh well, it's just about slightly less than 2 months to the end of the agonising Os, so hang tight everyone!
That's all! SEEYA
11:00 PM
Wednesday, September 20, 2006
WHOPEE! The Prelims have ended! Oh well.... can't celebrate though. There's still the O's to "look forward to". I would'nt say I've given my best for this prelim, but I harder for this one as compared to the rest...
Just 1 more month of agony and it'll all be over...
Chatting with Priscilla now. She's telling me about her time in AJC... haha.... Still don't know whether i'll be going there. I have to take the SATs after the O's!!! AAAAA I can't celebrate too early... sob....
I guess if i do well for the SATs i MAY go to the US to do some uni thing.... I don't know.... I better
take every opportunity while I have the chance and the time to do so.
I really wonder what my life will be like after leaving Catholic High, the place that I've been in for 10 years of my life.... I will definitely miss Catholic High... I really will... So many memories.... ok i sound very sentimental and cliche... haha...
Oh well.... Have a nice day....
Ok that was worse...
9:39 PM
Sunday, September 17, 2006
Hi! Like my new skin? Haha i decided to do a country theme this time.... Feel free to leave your comments on the tagboard but please, no vulgarities... haha... I love country music!!! Everyone should listen to it!!! It's way better than some of the music you hear these days...
Today was so slack, I can't believe I missed church for 3 weeks already... sigh... MUST go next week. Anyway, the papers were all right overall.. Chem was MUCH easier than prelim 2... so I hope to get better results this time.
I am a "Friends" fanatic. As in the tv show. Yah, I'm watching all the episodes from season 2 to 3 and it is totally hilarious.... It's like, the best sitcom ever. I can see why the actors/actresses were paid 1 million dollars per episode at the later seasons... I know I'm very slow, but what do you expect??? It started showing when I was only how old???
Anyway, good luck for tomorrow's history and A maths paper! I hope Russia comes out....
Bye Y'all!
8:24 PM
Thursday, September 14, 2006
Today's Maths paper was rather managable... knew all the questions... Just worried about the careless mistakes that i MIGHT have made... hope I didin't make any.
So far, my days have been ok...
However, I had a horrible bout of depression the day before the bio paper. I dont know why, it just happened all of a sudden. After studying with Martin, on my way home, I just felt incredibly depressed. It's the type of depression when you don't know what you're depressed about. You just feel incredibly sad and moody. Maybe it was the stress of the exams and the nearing of the O's I don't know.
However, I'm fine now, the depression only lasted about a day and a half. I'm not really the type who gets depressed. I'm usually a rather cheerful person.
If you see me looking tired or sian or stressed.... Usually it's because I have a bad habit of only half-opening my eyes and slouching.... So yeah....
Nothing much to post about now, chem tomorrow.... Yup....
9:39 PM
Wednesday, September 13, 2006
Haha... Ok fine i'll do the quiz again. So copy Matheus... haha...
How are you feeling today?
ABBA - Lay All Your Love On Me
Haha.... yup... LAY ALL YOUR LOVE ON ME.... haha
Will you get far in life?
Christina Aguilera - Makes Me Wanna Pray
Yay... By Praying
How do your friends see you?
Michael Jackson - Gone Too Soon
Awww... I will be leaving too soon? Awwww....
Will you get married?
Michael Jackson - Why You Wanna Trip On Me
? HAHA
What's your best friend's theme song?
Dixie Chicks - A Home
Haha guess my best friend loves home.
What was high school like?
Gwen Stefani - Cool (Remix)
HAHA. Yup, secondary school "was" cool.
How can you get ahead in life?
Destiny's Child - Brown Eyes
? By Having Brown Eyes???
What is the best thing abt your friends?
ABBA - I Have A Dream
Haha... The best thing about my friends is that they have a dream.... quite true...
What's in store for this weekend?
Hillsong - All The Heavens
Yup... Church....
What song describes you?
Black Eyes Peas - My Humps
WAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA go figure this out yourself.... HAAHAHAHAHAHA
...to describe your grandparents?
Christina Aguilera - Beautiful
Haha.... Naturally.....
How is your life going?
Madonna - Isaac
Erm... I'm Isaac?
What song will they play at your funeral?
Britney Spears - Email My Heart
WAHAHA yah... email me in heaven...
How does the world see you?
Mariah Carey - Always Be My Baby
YAY..... I'm always the world's baby.
Will you have a happy life?
Dixie Chicks - Godspeed (Sweet Dreams)
Haha... I guess so...
What do your friends really think of you?
Moulin Rouge Soundtrack - Your Song
Haha.... Maybe this is pointing to CHMA....
Do ppl secretly lust after you?
Beyonce - Me, Myself And I
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA ok i don't know how to answer this one but it's just so funny....
How can you make yourself happy?
Whitney Houston - It's Not Right But It's Okay
Haha... To a certain Extent it's true. I sometimes oversee the things that I do wrong or the bad things that people do to me...
What should you do with your life?
Heart - Alone
NOOOOO! I DON"T WANT TO BE ALONE!!! SOB...
Will you ever have children?
Gwen Stefani - Bubble Pop Electric
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAH I'll have Bubble Pop Electric children??? HAHAHAHA
What/who do you miss most currently?
Celine Dion - If Walls Could Talk
Haha... yah if walls could talk they would say....
7:32 PM
Monday, September 11, 2006
Just finished studying Lit for tomorrow's exam, and I just had to write down my thoughts on the book that i'm studying, "The English Teacher".
After reading it again, I really got into the book and realised what a beautifully, masterfully written book it is. I felt really really saddened when reading it again as I could feel Krishna's(The main charater) pain in losing his wife and later having to let his mother take care of his child. As I read through it again, I felt really saddened by Krishna's loneliness at the end of the story. He starts out as being alone, living in the hostel and ends up being alone again. He unites with his child and his wife only to lose them again.
The love and devotion that Krishna has towards his wife is really heart-warming. He is always relishing in the pleasant memories of him and his wife and I always feel happy when I read about them being together. The sad thing about it is that Susila, his wife, dies in the third chapter. I think the last 2 chapters of the book are the saddest, especially when Krishna returns home to an empty house that was once filled with his family. His family is separated in the end. He is still in Malgudi, teaching children. His wife is in the "after life" that is described in the book. His daughter is living with his mother.
To conclude, this incredibly sad story is an amazing book. Go and read it if you have not.
10:35 PM
Saturday, September 09, 2006
This week has been all right so far. It's the holidays after all.
Can't really give the exact details of this week.
I woke up real late today but managed to study bio cos it's my 2nd paper next week. 1st paper's lit. Aurgh. Went to the dentist yesterday, haha. Dentist said, "you need bracers". AAURGH. Oh well, it's for my good anyway, but don't expect to see me in bracers immedietly, i'm only getting it after the O's. Then I'll start looking like those rappers. Oh wait, that's grills. Asked Colin Moy how it was like wearing bracers."Be prepared.... It's quite painful, especially when they tighten... And yar you get to change colours! Everytime you go back! How fun is that?? You can have green and red for christmas! It's fun!"Whopee... I can have red and white for national day too... thrills....
My latest major purchase: Back To Basics by Christina Aguilera.
Comments: Very good album, will do a review of it soon...Current music genre of interest: Dance and Country. Strange right?
Haha. I feel quite sad that I had to go home for the class photo this week after chem.... sob sob.... I had a really bad migrane... Aurgh... just had to be on that day. The jersey doesn't fit very well though, it's a little too big, but it's nice nonetheless...
Go watch Carrie Underwood's new video for "Before He Cheats". It's very funny... Carrie's very angry and "kick-ass" in that video. Can't put it here. Some HTML problem.
Oh and I watched "From Justin To Kelly" on star movies. Was flipping through the channels and chance upon it. It was a flop on the box office. Haha no surprise.... Many people gave it very harsh, biting comments and reviews. I don't find it half bad. The plot's rather cliche and the acting and choreography are not spectacular but It was still quite nice nonetheless.
The song "Timeless" is nice.It was quite weird to see Justin Guarini and Kelly Clarkson smooching though... haha. Poor Justin, his debut album was a flop. As for Kelly, I think she's still embarrassed about that movie haha.
For the seemingly irrelevant title, it's just a song that's been stuck in my head for the past few days.... I'm like addicted to it haha. It's from Madonna's Confessions On A Dance Floor
The album's quite good, although her vocals aren't very incredible.
Yup, That's all!
10:14 PM
Tuesday, September 05, 2006
Ok, here's my review of Mariah Carey's chart-topping "comeback" album, The Emancipation Of Mimi. First, I did a little research and have some facts about it.
-Mariah Carey's fourteenth album and ninth studio album.
-Certified 6x Platinum in America (sold 6 million copies in America)
-Debuted at number one with the highest first-week sales of Mariah Carey's career
-The best selling album in America in 2005
-Nominated for 8 grammys and won 3
I'll "grade" the songs like how they grade us in school... heh. Just that an A1 is 85 and above, not 75....
Track Listing & Review
1. It's Like That (80/100) Grade: A2
-This upbeat song to start the album off has a nice beat to it and it's rather catchy, doesn't really show off Mariah's vocals though.
2. We Belong Together (95/100) Grade: A1
-This is my favourite song of the whole album. This was the number 1 song on the America' s Top 40 year end chart and I can see why. The melody is good, the beat is good, the lyrics are OK. You can just keep listening to it and not get bored. The best part of it is the last chorus when Mariah BLASTS it by going an octave higher and fading off with the last note. A Phenomenon. I actually used the pulling of the mike away while holding the note in my performance for "My Immortal" haha
3. Shake It Off (67/100) Grade: B3
- This song is nice, but easily forgotten. Still good though.
4. Mine Again (69/100) Grade: B3
- Shows off Mariah's impressive vocal power although it can get a little boring. Enjoy hearing the quality of her voice.
5. Say Somethin' (63/100) Grade: B4
- Has a nice start, but get's kinda repetitive. Also, Mariah whispers a lot in this song.
6. Stay The Night (79/100) Grade: A2
- Great song, It shows off her vocals and has a nice rhythm to it at the same time. However, it gets a LITTLE annoying when she keeps repeating "Keep on".
7. Get Your Number (61/100) Grade: B4
- Average song. That's all I have to say.
8. One And Only (55/100) Grade: C5
-Boring....
9. Circles (78/100) Grade: A2
- I like this song. It has a catchy melody. I love the part when she hits that REALLY high note. Haha.
10. Your Girl (80/100) Grade: A2
- This is another song with a wonderful beat and melody to it. One of the better songs on the album.
11. I Wish You Knew (82/100) Grade: A2
- This song is interesting. It's supposed to be a "live" performance. A nice change from the other songs. Again, the high note that she hits is just insane.... haha.
12. To The Floor (55/100) Grade: C5
- Don't really like this song. Kinda silly....
13. Joy Ride (79/100) Grade: A2
- This album consists of songs that are all similar. This song is no exception. However, the power chorus near the end gives it more "oomph" than the other songs.
14. Fly Like A Bird (94/100) A1
- This gospel-like anthem is a spectacular finish to this album. It starts off with Mariah whispering a most of the verses and the chorus but ends off with a POWER bridge with a choir and Mariah's falsetto notes. Mariah ends off by saying "Jesus" in her whistle voice. Great song. Watch her performance of this song during the grammys.
The average grade for this album is : A2
Yup. That's all
9:12 PM
Monday, September 04, 2006
haha saw martin's quiz on his blog.... absolutely hilarious.... Yup, I'm going to do it too... haha.[Interesting Quiz]Went all the extra miles to on the other computer with my itunes just for this quiz... Very interesting indeed...Instructions:1) put your music player on shuffle2) press forward for each question3) use the song title as the answer to the question even if it doesn't make sense. NO CHEATING!4) tag 10 ppl to play this game too5) bold the question and answers that smackHow are you feeling today?
Shakira - Hips Don't Lie
HAHAHA oh gosh.. erm... I have no idea how to link this song to the question.
Will you get far in life?
Anthony Callea - The PrayerWell I guess this song would mean that it's all in God's hands!How do your friends see you?Kelly Clarkson - Miss IndependentWahahahahahah I guess they see me as a very independent PERSON.Will you get married?Cyndi Lauper - True Colours? Maybe when I show my true colours... haha.What is your best friend's theme song?
ABBA - The Name Of The Fame
? No linkage.How is your life like?Britney Spears - ...Baby One More TimeWHAT? I'm a pigtailed schoolgirl? WAHAHAHAHAHAHAWhat was high school like?Christina Aguilera - Loves Embrace Interlude
There are only 4 lines in this interlude.Ooo you make me want to fly
Crying sky on that mountain
I'm so so afraid
Afraid of love's embrace
Hmmm so i'm afraid of love's embrace in high school? So very irrelevant...
How can you get ahead in life?Dixie Chicks - White Trash WeddingHAHA i get ahead in life by having a white trash wedding.What is the best thing abt your friends?Shania Twain - Thank You Baby (For Making Someday Come So Soon)DIAO!!!! This is a love song!!!!
What's in store for this weekend?Kelly Clarkson - BreakawayWell I don't really think i'll be leaving home or anything.... I guess it would be more fitting if i were going to study abroad or something.What song describes you?
Madonna - Boderline
HAHAHAHAH oh gosh... I really don't know what to say...
to describe your grandparents?Heart - NeverErm i guess this song would only be relevant in that i never really knew my grandparents very well....How is your life going? Robbie Williams - KidsErm.... I guess I'm still a kid, even though i'm a teenager... haha....What song will they play at your funeral?Tamyra Gray - Minnie The Moocher (as performed at AI)
WAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA Oh my goodness...... this song HAD to come out. Go and check the lyrics out and you'll see why it's so funny..... Originally by Blues BrothersHow does the world see you?
Michael Jackson - Wanna Be Startin' Somethin
Ok i don't know how to link this...
Will you have a happy life?Kelly Clarkson - Beautiful DisasterHAHA I guess not....What do your friend really think of you?Clay Aiken - Bridge Over Troubled Waters
OK this is rather relevant at least.... HMMM so they think of my as a bridge over troubled waters??? Interesting,,,,Do ppl secretly lust after you?
Shania Twain - Nah!HAHAHAHAHAH this is so fitting!!!!!! HAHA i guess not.... hahahahahahahahahaha I DIDN'T RIG THE THING!!! How can you make yourself happy?Alanis Morissette - ForgivenSo true..... I have been much happier after forgiving someone... haha....What should you do with your life?Carrie Underwood - We're Young And BeautifulHAHA this is soooo relevant... in the sense that I should be going out and living life with energy and excitement while i'm still young... hahaWill you ever have children?Hillsong - What The World Will Never TakeHAHA ok i don't know how to link this to anything......What/who do you miss most currently?
Christina Aguilera and Missy Elliot - Carwash
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH I really miss washing cars.... hahahahahahahaha
1:36 PM
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onster-In-Law" on HBO yesterday. It's really funny! Jane Fonda and Jennifer Lopez are both extremely hilarious.
