Wow. Orientation's already over. Quite fast actually but it was fun while it lasted. Had a GP test on the last day. I'm not very confident about doing well, mostly because of the fact that I've not written any essays over the holidays and I've not been keeping myself up to date. Hope I can squeeze in a pass somehow.

On the bright side, I have been accepted into the rock climbing CCA. Makes my life easier since I was deciding between rock climbing and student council. The JC2s say that Monday's training would be a killer. Let's see how tough it'll get.

Training aside, I'm actually not too looking forward to Monday. When the lessons and busy life starts again, I wonder whether I can cope with the stress that comes with it. However, like someone once said, we are only meant to live 24 hours a day, any more and and we are adding unnecessary burden to ourselves. On that note, I'm just going to leave it as it is. Whether or not I'll get through the day complaining, I'm not going to bother as much. Don't want to be stressing myself for no reason.

Oh ya, I might not be able to blog, or even be online for that matter, from Monday onwards. Weekends perhaps but weekdays unlikely. Like many others taking the JC path, I will be busy. I hope those of you who are taking the JC path like me will do well and persevere on when things turn for the worse. Remember, you're not going through it alone.

Really starting to like life at SRJC. OK, sure, the distance is quite far and I have to wake up pretty early just to be in school on time but hey, orientation's been fun so far. Today we had amazing race. Basically ran around Hougang(took bus as well), going for different stations that teach JC1s about the habits of mind in SRJC(sounds familiar fellow YTzens?). Made new friends as well, since the OGs were re-arranged by subject combination. Have to say, it seems to be a fun class to be in, since we are always laughing here and there. The OSLs said that orientation's the best, heck the only, time we can have fun so they told us to just go all out for the week. When they said after this week we'd have to start mugging, I remembered the reason that I was here; an education. Never mind, I'll enjoy myself first. Oh, had rock climbing PT yesterday. My god, it's been a while since I've done any PT. It was tough and just the way I like it. It will bound to keep me fit, for sure.

By the way, CETUS ROCKS!!!

1st day of school today. Got posted to SRJC. Sure, it may not be the best school but hey, it's going to be MY school for 2 years. Might as well make the best out of it while I'm there. Had fun somewhat today. Wasn't as shy as I was in making friends as compared to back then when I was in secondary 1. Mostly played icebreaker games, sat through a LOT of presentations and talks about JC life, subject combination and the like. Pretty dry though. Looking forward to tomorrow's CCA bazaar. Going to see what the school offers.

Today's Friday prayers was a bit spooky, shall I say. Went there slightly late as I had overslept so I had to wait at the stairs. The imam was talking about today being the first day of the new year and all and said about how to make ourselves become better Muslims, think about the things we did in the year past, the sins, the good deeds.

And you know what?

I actually did.

I sat at the stairs, recalling everything, the things I should have done, the things I shouldn't have. For the first time, I was actually doing a mental self-reflection, going through all the challenges, all those mistakes, all those things I wish I should have done. Though it was only for 10 minutes, I felt as if I had relived the whole year.

But that's that. I'm not going to post about EVERYTHING that's gone through my mind. That's not my way of life, posting and complaining about all the crap life throws at me. Rather, I accept the the reality of the situation. Yes, I'm failing. Yes, I'm at the bottom 10. Yes, I'm aware people are criticizing and making fun of me from head to toe. So what? People WILL make fun of you, that's a fact. And by accepting that fact, I can lead a happier life.

I read a book once. The author wrote, "People are unhappy because they tend to blame and complain like ' why is this happening to me!?'. Happy people don't complain. They take it as a learning experience. They ask ' how do I adapt to this?' and 'what can I learn from this?'. They take negative incidents as positive learning points". Of course, to change the way we think won't be easy. Change is hard. Change is painful. But the hard things in life are the things we learn from the most. We learn not to touch a hot kettle by touching it and feeling the pain. Same as life. If we don't feel the pain, we won't learn. And if we don't learn, we don't change.

I actually learned that a few months back. Whether I changed just in time, only God knows. And that's my new year resolution; to change myself into a better person. You're probably scoffing at me right now, thinking "as if he'll change". Perhaps you're right. Maybe I won't. But how would you know? You can't see change, can you? And you can't judge what you can't see, right? But hey, if that's the way you think, then go ahead. I've already accepted that fact.

On that note, hope all of you will have a fruitful year ahead. Laugh often, smile always, because if you do, life will feel better, everyday.

STATUS UPDATE

LEVEL OF BOREDOM: HIGH
SAVINGS: NEARING ZERO
WORK: NONE

As you can see, I am SERIOUSLY bored out. Yeah, sure, I've been doing a lot of running, working out, playing games but that's all I've been doing for the past month or so. I mean, I enjoy what I do but heck, it's repetitive. Wake up, run, shower, game, sleep and repeat. Some holiday...

Really starting to miss school life. I still remember every lunch, me, Bilal, Farid, John and Karthikan would rush all the way from the classroom to the canteen, even though we all knew how tasteless the canteen food can get. It was silly but strangely fun.

4 years gone just like that. I remember in sec 1, I was blur like sotong, knowing nothing and knowing no one, except a few friends from my primary school. Made new friends, had funny incidents like being the monitor for a week and the mambang incident. Haha embarrassing but hey, it happened.

Sec 2 was a good year. Did well academically(yes, I did. That's why I said it was a good year) and I got to know more people. I would say it was the best year because the people in 2E3 were just awesome. The teachers were great too. And sitting at the back, I had the opportunity to see what was going on in front. Seeing Karthikan being constantly whacked by Qian Wen, guessing who will win the argument between Jacqueline and Kuan Chong, I hardly get bored. And being wedged in between two very blur people has it's upsides as well. Ask Vivienne how to do this question, I get a big 'ah?', ask Sok Chin how to do, I get a bigger 'AH?'. In the end, I had to do the question myself. Maybe that's way I did well that year...

Sec 3 and 4 were the fun years, even if we were being drilled for 'O' levels, science practicals and the like. Sec 3 camp was memorable. Being the flag-bearer, going up the hill, bamboo rafting, wading in the padi field trying to find someone's shoe... it was fun while it lasted. Sec 3 was also the year I performed on stage for the first time. In a way, maybe agreeing to dance was a good idea. I mean, if I hadn't, I wouldn't be interested in breakdancing or beatboxing. I also remember me and Teck Soon constantly having to remind Jorene to tuck her shirt in and sit properly. I mean, seriously, sometimes she does not sit like a girl. At least now she sits slightly more feminine-like. I hope.

Sec 4 was a difficult year. Didn't know what happened to me. Suddenly found myself in the bottom ten. Maybe I was getting too cocky, though the guys think otherwise. To make it clear, I DON'T HAVE A 2 YEAR PLAN! You people keep annoying me with that 'theory'. Idiots... Still, it was the last year in YTSS. Yeah sure, sometimes, it sucks but hey, I lived through it all. Now I know what my seniors meant by treasuring my secondary school life. At least I still have my memories with me...sigh

YO! I'm back from from Thailand! Spent a lot of time shopping for new clothes and all. Will blog about it some other time. Right now, I just want to rest and play a little. Hey, I didn't have access to my computer for four days so I have to compensate for it, right?

Traveling to Thailand from the 13th to the 16th. It's been quite a while since my family went overseas. Last I remember was when I was in primary school. Really looking forward to traveling there. Get to learn new things, experience a new culture, get lost in a conversation with the locals... as I'm typing this, I'm actually flipping through a book entitled 'INSTANT THAI' that my sister borrowed from the library. Oh my god, it looks so difficult, with all sorts of different vocals. I doubt I'll take up Thai anytime soon.

Anyway, I still think it's going to be fun. Maybe this time I'll buy myself some souvenirs other than food, though I'm not the shopaholic type. Wonder what they sell over there....

Supposed to blog yesterday night but I guess I was knocked out after I came back. Ah well, might as well blog about it today then. Yesterday, I went out for the dinner that was in replace of the prom. Not that many people came though, only 10. Went to Viva Mexico near Somerset to eat. It was a three course meal, with appetizer, the main dish and desert(which I choose not to eat). The food was, well, Mexican style and most of it was green in colour. Green soup, green food, about most of the food served was green. Makes it a little difficult to try the food due to the colour being not very tempting. The food was very nice, nonetheless. Nice and filling. Some of them felt full after having the appetizer. Mine was the fish tostada. It's like three pieces of nachos with fish, maybe tuna, with some vegetables. The main dish for me was the chicken enchilada. It's like thosai but the filling inside is chicken and is covered in some sort of gravy that was green.

After stuffing ourselves full, some of them went back home. The rest of us, me included, went around exploring ION(I think). The girls were high, singing songs and making quite a lot of noise actually while the guys just kept on walking. Went around taking photos, ended up at coffee bean, talked even more, finished drinking and then we were on the way home. Although the turn-up was not so good, at least we had a bit of fun. Hey, as compared to being cooped up at home, anything is fine by me.

Oh yeah, it was a full moon yesterday.

Went out today. Had plans to go the park but it rained so I spent my afternoon looking for some equipment that I needed. Spent too much time on the computer during this long holiday period, had to find some time off and get myself out of the house.

Saw a couple arguing on the way back today. Yes, I saw an arguement. They were deaf(or mute, couldn't tell from afar). You should have seen the frantic hand gestures of the women(no, it didn't include the internationally understood welcome gesture where you close your hand into a fist and put up your middle finger), man, it made her look like some martial arts master. It was amusing to watch. Don't know why it was amusing, maybe the hand gestures were the reason. Either that or it was because it was the first time I've witness an arguement where the woman doesn't speak and the man heard(or saw, in this case) every word of it. Interesting thing this sign language is. I should learn this some time.

Other than that, the day was pretty much ordinary. Still waiting for the agent to call me back,though. It's been three days and I'm a little skeptical on whether I got the job. The only thing I can do is wait. Patience is a virtue, I guess.

O LEVELS IS FINALLY OVER!!! WAHOO!!! OH YEAH RAISE THE ROOF RAISE THE ROOF!!


OK, might have been a little over but hey, it's finally over. There are SO many things that I want to do. Work, play, workout, enjoy... I don't think two months will be enough( asking a bit too much, I think). Still, I feel like I still have something important to do(and no, it's not about the stuff under my table, don't really care about them). Heck with it, I've got other things to look forward to, like the overseas trip with my family for example. Haven't had that in a very long while. Have a routine workout regime set out, looking for a job to earn some cash for my own use... busy, busy, busy. Well, at least I'm enjoying myself.