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The Hols Have Begun insert relieve here

2012-01-20T05:55:00.000-08:00

Andrew you're one of my few readers :P Isabel drew this for you haha. If you're wondering what that green thing growing outta your head is, it's a coconut tree.

Missing my days at DJ already ): I miss making noise in my class *ahem*. Now, in Econs, it's literally silent. At least Maths isn't so bad (: Hahah the guys in my class never cease to amuse me :,) My teacher's cuteness just adds to the fun and having the other Djians around me, I guess, kinda helped me settle down easily. As stressing as the workload is, I think I have to say, Maths is my favourite class.

Lock Down- Right Or Wrong?

2012-01-18T10:28:00.000-08:00

It's 2am in the morning but I have to get this off my mind.

Recently, my beloved former high school went through a lock down. If you are familiar with the Malaysian Education system, all students are required to attend a uniform body, sports practice and a club. I've always been pro-extra-curricular activities so I never really saw a problem with this ruling. Scouts and CF after all do hold special places in my heart.

Anyway, today was the day uniform bodies have their meetings and for the first time, nobody was allowed outside school. The school no longer wanted to tolerate poor attendance in meetings. From what my sister told me today, it was like 'school was a prison and there were attempted mass breakouts' Liiyung texted me just now telling me about the incident and how I felt about it -impartial by the way. She felt the same. However, a lot of the alumni and the students have said that this is preposterous, stupid and just plain bullsh*t.

But is it fair to put the blame entirely on the school? When DJ has one of the lowest attendance records in the state? Could they just sit there forever and watch their co-curricular activities slowly rot? If I recall correctly, my year in scouts and CF was a miserable year in terms of attendance and involvement. People my year just didn't see any point attending scouts (there were 5 of us only) and Christians just didn't see any need to be part of the school CF (the biggest club in the school) except for about 8-10 of us. And let me make it clear, my year consisted of over 300 students. Measures had to be taken. I remember my previous Senior Assistant saying that DJ would never resort to this. Clearly, their options have been exhausted out.

But was it right for the school to impose such a ruling? Did they violate the student's right to attend whenever he/she pleases? There are those who say that forcing a student to attend dying clubs will not help the situation. How true is that? Five years ago, I would have never imagined I would end up attending CF. But last year, I stepped down as a committee member. Attending CF sparked my interest in it and so could it perhaps apply to other clubs as well? There are clubs in the school overflowing with potential. But because of the lack of passionate people, they are on their deathbeds.

There are some who say attendance is not the true measure of the quality of a club. Yes, but before a club can get started, there MUST be people attending it yes? Still, they argue back saying that students should be allowed to attend (or not attend) whatever club they please. That's true, but the compulsory attendance was not the school's idea. It was the Education Ministry's. And as long as this rule is imposed, and as long as co-curricular attendance continues to deteriorate, our poor Senior Assistant will have to endure someone high up telling him/her every year that his/her school has the lowest co-curricular attendance in the state probably implying that you've failed as a Senior Assistant. Humiliation is never a nice feeling. So any problem with compulsory attendance should be brought up to the Education Ministry, not the school.

There are some who say the whole system is flawed anyway so why bother? Well, I do admit that's true but our school syllabus -in my opinion- is equally as flawed too. But we study anyway. We aim for the straight A* s even though we know that our syllabus is screwed up.

There are some who say that the school should let us run our own clubs. I agree with that but this is, for the time being, unachievable. Why? Students don't attend co-curricular activities because they see no point or they don't have the time, And when they can't even have the discipline to ATTEND something, how can they ever dream of even STARTING something?

Personally, I think the root cause of this whole problem was the diminishing love of co-curricular activities in students, which is what the Education Ministry should be looking at. What caused this? The overemphasis of exam results (hence resulting in excessive amounts of tuition thus causing less time)? The lazy attitude? The 'it's a waste of time' -DOTA is a waste of time btw-attitude? The fear of venturing into new things?

Also, teachers should take an initiative. You want students to attend but do you bother making the club productive/fun? Just last year, 4 hour scout meetings on Saturdays were changed to 2 hour meetings on Wednesdays. Why? TEACHER'S DIDN'T WANT TO SPEND THEIR SATURDAY MORNINGS IN SCHOOL. Honestly, we couldn't do much in 2 hours. We couldn't do backwoods let alone pioneering. We only had time for test sessions, knots and games. In addition to that, everyone was tired out from a long day of school and some were late for meetings because of extra classes. The Court of Honour (which I was part of) was obviously against this but there was nothing we could do. Though I continued to attend, meetings weren't the same anymore.

Can't really point fingers here now, can we?

College

2012-01-17T07:33:00.000-08:00

'What's wrong with watching?'
-my English Lit teacher responding when we said William Wordsworth spends his time watching young girls.

Ignoring my stressful Math work and the fact that my Economics class is a bit too quiet for my taste, college is pretty adaptable. Lessons are interesting and I've taken to spending my breaks either alone or with Shu Wen and Siew Meng (: However I am looking forward to CNY. I have only one term break a year so 3 days of holidays is better than nothing. My sis however gets a week ):

My Math teacher carries a cane :P

The Start of A New Year

2011-12-30T23:24:00.000-08:00

Well, tomorrow is 2012 and honestly I was going through this writer's block- if that's what you call it- thinking of what totally bombastic, mind-blowing, life-changing post I could write up to end the New Year.

And I came up with nothing. But reading Isabel's blog gave me inspiration! She doesn't read my blog so I guess she won't find out I'm plagiarizing ;)

***********

In 2011 I attended my very last CF camp as a core and camp committee member. New experience being on the committee. But in the process, I had to put off my King Scout for a year.
A sacrifice I don't regret.

In 2011 I won my first essay competition! My first time entering one was in Year 6 and this was my second time. I DEFINITELY did not expect to win. I just wrote what I felt.

In 2011 I went to Singapore for the first time! :D

In 2011 I sat for SPM which is a pretty big thing considering the fact that I always thought I would die or the world would end before the day came.

In 2011 I conspired with Liiyung to trick Ghee Ken into a watching 'Dead Silence'. Why 'Dead Silence'? Because he's afraid of ventriloquist dummies >:) We deserve a pat on the back. Liiyung and I for tricking him and Ghee Ken for sitting through the entire movie.

In 2011 I learnt a very painful and humiliating lesson on self-righteousness. In relation to that, I entered the discipline room for the first time to be scolded.

In 2011 I learnt that total dependence on God is the way to go!
*insert applause here*

In 2011 I mustered enough strength to deactivate my Facebook. A feat I never thought I would never achieve! Honestly, I think I was bordering FAD (Facebook Addiction Disorder). It's a real illness. Go search it up.

In 2011 I watched as two great teachers left: Madam Tan and Pn Saik. Thanks for being a great Maths and SPBT teacher, Madam Tan. Thanks for being a great CF teacher, Pn Saik. May God continue to bless you both.

In 2011 I rode on a roller-coaster for the first time! :D There was crazy one I rode in Universal Studios that travels at 80+ km/h and there are like loops on the track. And your feet are dangling.
So scary O_O

In 2011 I came to terms with the fact that I'm going off to college soon and stopped being scared. Well, a bit anyway.

Happy New Year, everyone.

More Than Friends?

2011-12-21T09:39:00.000-08:00

Oh goodness, never in my life.

PLEASE.

The Small Dot Down There

2011-12-19T03:18:00.000-08:00

Recently, my family and I took a trip down to Singapore. My sis and I were excited mainly because we were:

Going Universal Studios
We have never in our life been to Singapore. Unless you count the few hours we were in the airport transiting to South Africa :P

~~No longer shall I join the ranks of Malaysians who have never been Singapore!~~

Anyway, here are a couple of things I noticed about Singapore.

1) It's clean
Like squeaky clean. I was outside some shopping mall sitting on the ground nearby the Merlion. I rubbed my hand on the floor and it wasn't even dirty. Also, you hardly see rubbish around. Very contrary to home. A good example would be the rubbish in the bushes I see on the way to church. The rubbish has been there for about a few months, I think. I only noticed it 2 months ago so it could have been there longer. The toilets were a breath of fresh air compared to the ones back home. SO CLEAN. Also, according to some residents, there are no rats.

Random quote: Me: There are more sheep in New Zealand than people
Sis: Just like there are more rats in KL than there are people.

2) Everywhere you go, you see cabs or buses
You can tell it's pretty easy to catch a cab here. And according to my dad's friends residing there if all the cars -excluding buses and cabs- were to stop suddenly, Singapore would still function like normal because the government has successfully developed the public transport to a point where you don't need a car in Singapore to get around. They also say it's safe. Which is also very contrary to the stories I hear of cabbies who don't use the meter, molest/rape female passengers and of people getting mugged at train stations.

Seeing as we're on the topic of safety, I like to point out that these same people also told me it's pretty safe to walk alone at night. And there are no snatch thieves.

3)There are trees everywhere
Considering the fact that Singapore is much MUCH smaller than Malaysia, I don't think they have the land space to have tropical rainforests. And so they compensate by having tons of trees at the side of the road. They have trees everywhere. Makes the place cool (:

4)I see real Christmas stuff
Seeing as Christmas is near, the decorations are up on Orchard Road! :D But I didn't just see beautiful lights, I saw a shopping mall that hung up a big sign with Ecclesiastes 3:11 on it- well part of it anyway.

'He has made all things beautiful in His time'

And yes, they did put the name of the verse too (: Also I came across some farm thingy and on the information board was the meaning of Christmas. And I saw all this stuff OUTSIDE a church. Religious freedom? I like.

5) Food is cheap
Black coffee, two pieces of toast and 2 half boiled eggs for just over 2 Singaporean dollars? I don't think food is even that cheap in Malaysia.

6) Cool T-shirts!I see people everywhere wearing T-shirts like:

WHY DOESN'T MALAYSIA HAVE THESE SHIRTS D:
I wanted to get some of these kind of shirts but unfortunately 1 Singapore Dollar is equivalent to RM 2.35. And so 1 shirt would cost over RM 30.

Honestly, Singapore would definitely be a place I wouldn't mind staying in. Except for one problem: it's not home D: However, I think Malaysia has a lot to learn from this country we call 'duri dalam daging'* in our textbooks. The place Malaysians laughed at when they separated saying they would come crawling back to us. Lee Kuan Yew, boy, did you show Malaysia.

And for that, you have my respect.

*a burden, trouble

Malaysian Forever

2011-11-26T09:27:00.000-08:00

I remember some time back Liiyung was telling me a story of how this Malaysian scholar went to Canada to study. The university he was at was having a forum on the issue of brain drain. This Malaysian scholarly boldly stood up an proclaimed that a lot of Malaysians migrate out of Malaysia because of {insert numerous reasons here}

They all looked at him like he was an armed terrorist.

But let's face it, if something like that would happen in Malaysia, we would all be applauding him for being smart. And for listening to his parents' advice to 'never come back'. And we would all probably emulate what he was going to do. I am ashamed to say that at some point of time I had great dreams to fly off to where the 'grass was greener'. Until I read an article by Pastor Sandra Chin of Acts Church at the age of 14 that changed my course of thoughts and possibly my future. I can't find the link for the article anymore unfortunately but what it thought me was this: that each of us 20 million Malaysians were put on this soil for a reason.

And as I grew up, I became more aware of the things happening in Malaysia. Dirty corruption and intentionally-stirred-up racism by our politicians. I was always taught to be part of the solution, not the problem. I was always taught to never run away from a problem. Well, there is more than one massive problem going on right now in our tanah air. But if we all keep migrating intentionally just because we hate it here, what's going to happen? Aren't we the generation who can change things? I believe we are.

Once a Malaysian, always a Malaysian.

My Very Interesting News Feed

2011-11-16T06:15:00.000-08:00

The most read item apparently-according to my news feed-is caffeine overdose and some ancient post about anime. Puzzling indeed, because when I wrote those posts, I had just started my blog and was going through a stage where I only started a blog cuz everyone had one.

Just something I thought I should point out.

On the other hand BK and History is long gone :D Definitely gonna miss spending my Thursday evenings at SIB, KL but not gonna miss my History lessons, sorry to say.

4 down, 6 more to go.

BRING IT ON SPM!

A Good/Healthy Distraction Perhaps?

2011-11-07T08:09:00.000-08:00

Lately, I've been thinking a lot about capital punishment and LGBT rights. Huh, not the sort of thing that would come across your mind while preparing for your SPM.

Especially when you over think things and it distracts you from remembering what monomer forms polystyrene and polyethene.

I Am

2011-11-06T19:33:00.000-08:00

I AM

When you hear a familiar voice calling out to you, what would your first reaction be? To turn to the source of the voice, perhaps. But there’s an infinitesimal second in between the calling of your name and your immediate turning reaction where your brain works out the appearance of that somebody from memory.

When you come to think of it, it’s actually much like a puzzle. Their most striking feature appears first, it could be their eyes, or their smile, maybe even their hair. Then slowly, it is matched up with their other parts. It is then when their personality comes into play. Your brain works like CODIS- a special forensic computer application-, connecting the name to their appearance and the to their personality. By the time you turn around, you’d know exactly who the person is.

But what happens when your memory fails you? When names and faces can’t seem to find a match. A forensic team would search the missing persons unit. Our brains however, in this case, don’t seem to have technology of that sort. We can run our inner CODIS all we want, but all we’re going to get is a red, blinking “no match” sign. What we’ll be left with is a puzzled expression to fit our unsolved puzzle. How then would we react to a greeting from the other party? What do we say when our children innocently ask about our connections with that stranger? This was a situation I was for too familiar with. I have early- onset A. D.

Early-onset A.D. is one of the causes of dementia. Being diagnosed with it didn’t really come as a shock for me, I had it coming. My siblings and I were warned about it because our grandmother had it too. I guess I was just the unlucky one.

In the later stages of my Alzheimer’s disease, names and faces were all but a blur. I would spend most days just sitting and staring into space. I knew it wasn’t long before the rest of my body would fail me just like my brain had. Despite my conduction, there was one thing I always remembered. It would play in my head like a broken record. It was an unsung tune that I would fall asleep to. Most days, it’d be the only thing I’d think of…

You’d think that it’d be something big, something like fireworks on New Year’s Day. To most people, it’s merely two of the most common words in everyday life. To me, it meant the world.

“I AM”

Just two words can cause such a stir of emotions. To some it may bring about fear, pride,resentment, joy, relief, but to me it brought comfort. I would close my eyes and place myself in the shoes of the disciples on that stormy night in Matthew 14:22-33. Physically, I’d be in my comfy ol’ rocking chair, but my mind would be there, in that small boat. Hush… I think I can hear the whistling sound of the wind, can you?

***

After the Lord miraculously fed the 5000 men with five loaves of bread and two fishes, He told us to get into a boat and travel ahead of Him to the other side, while He dismissed the crowd. So we did as we were told and set sail without our Master.

Everything was smooth sailing and we were having a good time chatting on the boat until suddenly, a bolt of lightning flashed across the moonlit sky followed by the booming sound of thunder. Dark clouds hovered above our heads, concealing the stars that once like a compass, pointed the way to our destination. Strong winds blew with a howl accompanied by the rustling of leaves from trees that surrounded the lake. The billows that tossed the boat vigorously and the pelting rain started to fill the boat with water.

As fishermen, most of us were familiar with storms. They normally cleared up after an hour or so. This raging tempest however, showed no signs of dying down. The storm had caused a pandemonium on the boat. Not only were we hit by the crashing waves, but also by a surge of panic. Judging by the looks of distress on everyone’s faces, I knew we had the same thought in mind: we were going to die.

It was 3 o’ clock in the morning and the storm still had not cleared. Just then, we saw an indistinct figure walking towards us from a distance.

I felt a sudden chill run down my spine as the hairs on the hands stood on its ends. Filled with trepidation, I yelled “IT’S A GHOST!” My heart raced, my face was pallid, never in my life have I been this terrified. We huddled together on the rear end of the boat and said our final words, preparing for the worst.

Then, a familiar voice, deep and calm said, “Take courage! I AM. Don’t be afraid.” At once, we turned to the “ghost” and knew who it was.

***

On hindsight, the way the disciples reacted may have seemed irrational. But when I put myself in their shoes, I knew I would’ve reacted similarly. Even as I stared this huge storm- my condition- in the eye, I was overwhelmed by waves of panic.Everyday when I awoke, it took some explaining from one of the nurses to help me realise where I was. Some days, I didn’t even know who I was. And then there were days where I forgot I had Alzheimer’s.

The doctors told me that my days were numbered and my children were prepared for the worst. Yet, all I could do was sit in my rocking chair and let my mind wander. Though I had no way of expressing it, I was scared. In fact, I still am. The mist at that point had grown so thick that no matter how hard I squinted, my eyes simply couldn’t penetrate through it to recognise the indistinct figure in the distance.

Just when I thought I had lost all sense of direction and hope, a voice, deep and calm called out to me, “Take courage! I AM. Don’t be afraid.” For the first time in a long time, my inner CODIS found a match to that voice and I knew that no matter how much worse my condition got, I was safe and sound. The storm may have seemed so much bigger than He was, but I knew for a fact that He was in control.

I AM.

He wasn’t just anybody and He most definitely was not a ghost. He is the King of kings, the Lord of lords, the Alpha, Omega, Beginning and End. He is my Saviour, Messiah, Redeemer and Friend.

He is The GREAT I AM.

-Taken for the SMKDJ CF blog

An Epiphany

2011-11-02T08:17:00.000-07:00

As I was about to nap today, my thoughts drifted back to December 2010. What a December that was! First-aid course, 60 km hike and of course, youth camp.

My mind went back to the 3rd day of my 5 day 60 km hike. PALM TREE DAY O_O
I call it palm tree day because that was the day I developed a slight fear of palm trees. To be more specific, long stretches of palm trees that take you 3 hours to walk past. Being a state-organised camp, it wasn't exactly what I would call...top notch. To make matters worse, I got separated from my friends because, obviously enough, we were the only Chinese there. In an attempt to create 'ethnic diversity' we all got put into separate patrols. I was surrounded by Malays and despite getting okay results for BM, I was hopeless at conversing it. To put it in Krystle's words, 'I feel retarded when I speak Malay'

Anyway, in the afternoon, at about 1 or 2pm, after lunch, we started out on our hike again. And then we came to the very long road. We stood at the beginning of the road and looked straight on. You couldn't see the end of it. And of course, there were nothing but palm trees on the right and on the left. The only exciting things that we would come across were dead snakes. We started out in the boiling heat. And after around 45 minutes, huzzah, we reached the end of the road :D

You must remember that we had been walking nothing but roads the past two days so I'm pretty sure I wasn't the only one leaping for joy inside when we reached the end. We turned left and guess what we saw.

Another endless road. And yes, more palm trees.

This happened for the next 3-4 turnings. 3 hours of the boiling sun and palm trees does a lot to you. Later on, Bobby went on to ask us if he was the only one who started thinking of random nonsense in our heads while walking. No, he was not. It didn't help that every half an hour, leaders from other districts would drive past with their motorbikes or trucks shouting in Malay, 'You're very near!' which in fact wasn't the case. Don't you just hate false hope? With all the random nonsense bubbling up in my brain, I think I would have given in and shouted to one of the leaders 'PUT ME ON YOUR TRUCK!' which was what they were offering to some of us. Like I said, I wasn't exactly a pro in Malay so most of the journey was spent in silence.

Life is like that, isn't it? You get sucked in a problem one minute and you pray and pray that it'll just end but when you reach the end of the line BAM! Another problem. You life is a living hell and everyday, you just wish you could die. You feel nobody understands you so you shut it and suffer in silence. But you know what? There's always a light at the end of the tunnel. For my case it was the wonderful factory with shade.

You're never alone. Problems happen for a reason and most of the time it's to make us stronger in spirit (or leg muscles) And even if you feel like no one understands you, God does. God: the only person you can talk to at that point of time. And it's God who encourages. I speak in literal terms. God was the one person I was thinking about through those 3 hours. He was the one that was probably shoving out the random nonsense popping up in my head. And without Him, I probably would have died half way through the journey.

I'm never alone, and neither are you.

Ah, Life

2011-10-17T04:50:00.000-07:00

SPM is gonna last for a month and you put Bible Knowledge ON THE SAME DAY as History? Why, Education Ministry, why?

On a happier note, I've managed to secure a scholarship from HELP college, so, yay :D Ok, back to History.

Love Does Spring Eternal

2011-10-05T23:14:00.000-07:00

Emotional ties don’t come to an end with the passing of a loved one. A daughter reflects on her mother’s death, one year on.

MY friend Balaji Sadasivan passed away on Sept 27 last year. In the obituaries section of The Straits Times last Tuesday, exactly one year after his death, there was a sonnet by Balaji himself: “But even in gloom, one truth is fundamental, from time immemorial, love springs eternal.”

A week after Balaji died, on Oct 2, my mother passed away peacefully at home. “Love springs eternal” – but what comfort is that to the one who has departed and can no longer reciprocate our love?

This thought slipped randomly in and out of my mind as I was exercising last week. Then my Blackberry buzzed. I read the incoming e-mail. It was from my father – brief, concise, a mere statement of fact, yet what was unsaid but obvious was his love and concern for us, his children.

I suddenly realised that love does spring eternal. Papa, my brothers Hsien Loong and Hsien Yang, and my sisters-in-law Ho Ching and Suet Fern, and I are still bound by our love for Mama and will continue to be for many more years.

For the first few weeks after her devastating stroke on May 12, 2008, my family and the doctors met often to discuss how best to minimise her suffering and perhaps enable her to recover to some extent.

The physiotherapists, occupational therapists and speech therapists all did their best, but Mama did not improve. The May 12 stroke was more extensive, and involved more brain regions controlling movement than her first stroke on Oct 25, 2003.

But Papa remembered how well she had recovered from that first stroke, which had occurred while my parents were visiting London. By the end of that year, we were celebrating Mama’s 83rd birthday on Dec 21 in a private room at Goodwood Hotel in Singapore.

Now, in October 2008, Papa knew that if Mama survived she would never be able to walk independently. But he felt that so long as she knew she was an important part of his life, she would still find life worth living.

He told her: “We have been together for most of our lives. You cannot leave me alone now. I will make your life worth living in spite of your physical handicap.”

She replied: “That is a big promise.”

Papa said: “Have I ever let you down?”

Mama tried her best to cooperate with the therapists. But it seemed a useless struggle. Even swallowing a teaspoon of semi-solid food was a huge effort. Then more bleeds occurred and her condition deteriorated. We, her family, decided that no further active treatment should be sought. We arranged to bring her home and nurse her there.

Before we brought her home for the final time, Papa arranged for her to stop at the Istana, to see her favourite spots in the grounds. We wheeled her to where she had planted sweet-smelling flowers such as the Sukudangan and the Chempaka. Then we wheeled her to the swimming pool, where she had swum daily.

We showed her the colourful little “windmills” she had arranged around the pool. She also saw the colourful wetsuits that Papa had arranged to be made for her to keep her warm in the water.

He and I had been convinced that she had to exercise to remain fit. So come rain or shine, she would don a wetsuit and swim. Even when travelling, she would swim in the hotel pool.

On one trip, Mama said to Papa: “Today is a public holiday in Singapore. Can I take a break from swimming?”

Papa replied: “No, have a swim. You will feel better after that.”

As a neurologist, I knew that after the first bleed in 2003, a second was likely. But I did not want to burden Papa or Mama with this knowledge.

Still, unknown to me, Papa had sensed that she could easily rebleed. He told us later that they had both discussed death. They had concluded that the one who died first would be the lucky one. The one remaining would suffer loneliness and grief.

Mama deteriorated further after she returned home. Finally, she reached a stage when she could not even speak and seemed unaware of her surroundings. But she was always aware of Papa’s presence.

When Papa travelled, she would stay awake at night waiting for his phone call. When I began travelling with him, he usually would tell her on the phone: “Bye dear, I am passing the phone to Ling.” Those were the times when I could hear her actively trying to vocalise.

When Mama passed away, I was at her bedside, watching her fade as her respiration became more shallow and feeble until it finally stopped. I did not try cardiopulmonary resuscitation. It would have been futile to have done so and cruel.

I called to ask my family physician to sign the death certificate, then returned to my room in a daze. Papa waited until the people from the Singapore Casket Company arrived. He showed them the jacket he wished Mama to wear and asked them to do their best to make her look attractive.

The wake lasted for three days. Hsien Loong and Hsien Yang, together with their wives, took turns to stand by the coffin and greet well-wishers.

I was tired and rested at home, only attending the wake on the first evening to greet my friends and colleagues. I hoped that by resting I would recover by the day of the funeral.

Most of the time, my mind was blank. I thought I had my emotions under control. It was only at the funeral, when it was my turn to deliver the eulogy, that the finality of Mama’s passing hit me. I managed to control my tears but my voice was strained with emotion.

Three days after the cremation, the urn containing my mother’s ashes was delivered to our home. We all stood and bowed as the urn was brought into the dining room.

A few days later, I noticed that Papa had moved from his usual place at the dining table so as to face a wall, on which were placed photographs of Mama and himself in their old age. He tried various arrangements of the photos for a week before he was satisfied.

He also moved back to the bedroom he had shared with Mama for decades before her final illness. At the foot of his bed were another three photographs of Mama and himself.

The health of men often deteriorates after they lose their wives. The security officers and I watched Papa getting more frail every day. His facial features were grim, perhaps to mask his sadness and grief. I took one day at a time and persuaded him not to undertake any arduous trips to America or Europe. China and Japan were near enough and manageable. I was pleased to get him out of the house.

By July this year, Papa’s health had stabilised and even begun to improve gradually. I reminded myself of the analogy I used for him – titanium. Titanium is light but strong. It can bend a little, but it will not snap unless it is under overwhelming force.

Physically, we all eventually succumb. Papa is also mortal. But he is psychologically stronger than most people. Life has to carry on, and he will keep going so long as he can contribute to Singapore.

As I was halfway through writing this article, I went out of my room for a drink of water and saw a note from Papa addressed to all three of his children. It read:

“For reasons of sentiment, I would like part of my ashes to be mixed up with Mama’s, and both her ashes and mine put side by side in the columbarium. We were joined in life and I would like our ashes to be joined after this life.”

-By Lee Wei Ling, Director of The National Neuroscience Institute in Singapore, taken from The Star newspaper, October 5th.

De-Stress Session

2011-10-01T05:07:00.000-07:00

So yay, trials ended. ~~Big deal, SPM is in less then 2 months~~
So after procrastinating for five months, Isabel and I finally cleaned our room. Our main objective was to get the table we had placed there out of the room. When we first put it there, it was only meant to be used for a few hours.

It remained there for a good 5 months. It might have had something to do with us piling stuff on it continuously :P

Anyway, we had a photoshoot afterwards :D

It rocks when your dad goes out of town and leaves his DSLR at home! It also rocks when your sis is an awesome photographer :D

Ok back to my Science book.

Ladies And Gentlemen, I Give You Malaysia

2011-09-23T09:56:00.000-07:00

Of Food Processing and Endothermic Reactions

2011-09-19T04:43:00.000-07:00

Trials were okay. Until Science today.

I think a part of my brain just died in that 2 and a half hours and 1 hour and 15 minutes. Oh well.

Tradition Should Pave Way For Development and Progress. Discuss

2011-09-06T05:55:00.000-07:00

Homo sapiens, in general, are never satisfied. We constantly crave for a better living, an easier life. And because of this we have advanced fro, the store Age to the year we are in now, 2011. Trains, cars, the internet, social networking sites dominate our lives. Elevators and escalators have made walking easier. The invention of emails and social networking sites do not require us to use smoke signals or sent homing pigeons any longer. In a nutshell, human are progress and development freaks.

But in our attempts to ‘better’ our lives something that was once held dear to many civilisations began to be neglected tradition. Look at today’s young people. Many of them do not know their own family tradition, speaking in a religious sense. They are completely oblivious to the importance of ancestral worship or worshipping the gods of their ancestors. Many of them are constantly preoccupied with their own lives, consisting of school, homework, tuition, co-curricular activities, relationships and the list goes on. The mushrooming of social, networking sites has further enhanced their ignorance.

I’m sure many of us think at this current moment that tradition no longer holds any importance in our lives, what more in the developing and progressing world. But let us hold our houses for a minute stop our busy lives for a while and think. We think that all these rituals are unnecessary for progress and development. In fact, traditional thinking has hindered progress. For instance, an aborigine might respect the forest due to his or her belief that it is inhabited by ‘others’ but a local logging company might think, ‘To hell with the spirit in the forest’ I need the wood, I need a lot of it, and I need it now. The result? Conflicts between the aborigine inhabiting the area and the logging company. Without wood, we wouldn’t be able to build furniture. And without the space created from logging, there will be no room for houses, shopping malls or office.

But have we really stooped to think about the values some of these traditions have brought? The Chinese community expects children to be loyal and grateful to parent. Children are expected to take care of their parents once they are of age until their parents pass on. This has been an alarming increase in parents being dumped by their children in hospitals, homes and sometimes worse, by the side of the road. I don’t need statistics to prove this. Look at the newspaper. Stories about this issue are run more than enough times. What has happened to loyalty to our parents? In the name of progress and development, we have filled our lives with countless pursuits and as a result, our parents have taught us? What goes around comes around. This statement has been echoed for generations, it states that in everything we do we are accountable to someone whether it is our friends, family, community, government or god. For generations, people of all ages respected the meaning this statement brought. How about now? The recent case of a video of a girl being strangled with a tie and hit on the head with a book answers the questions. People, adolescents especially, do not know the meaning of accountability does not cross the mind of those posting up such videos.

Another problem that dominates society today is baby dumping. Unwed mothers who feel as if they have no other option resort to this heinous act. Back then, this was unheard of! Many people held strongly to the belief that sex was something for our future husbands or wives. Our virginity was not something that we were willing to give just about anyone. Contraceptives were invented and people have used them as an excuse to have sex outside marriage. What they don’t realise is that contraceptives don’t have a guarantee. There is a ten percent chance that a girl will get pregnant when her sexual partner uses a condom. When freedom began expanding, the number of sexually active individuals began increasing it seems we have forgotten the meaning of abstinence.

Tradition doesn’t just include a bunch of rituals or religious beliefs. It includes the values that our parents, grandparents or great-grandparents have enforced. For the sake of development and progress, we have neglected these traditions and social norms. A hundred or thousand years from now do you really want to ask yourself. I have mastered the art of computer engineering and biotechnology. I have built a skyscraper that touches the heavens, but was it worth losing my traditions? Was abandoning my parents in pursuit of development worth it? Are you willing to take the risk of losing your soul in development? I hope not. Development is not some things bad or satanic but rather something that comes with human life. It is natural. But it’s not natural anymore if we abandon or values, pursuing it.

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I wrote this on the 25th of June 2011. You know that failed awards ceremony I earlier talked about? :P Yea, it was for this. Thoughts anyone? Constructive criticism would be appreciated :)

Happy Retirement

2011-08-27T06:53:00.000-07:00

'Teaching wasn't my first ambition. When I was in primary school, I wanted to be a nurse.'

But God had other plans for Pn Saik. She ended up teaching Physics for 21 years. 16 in a girl's school and 15 in mine. I never had Pn Saik as a teacher due to the fact that I never took Physics but I did have the honour of having her as a CF teacher. She retired yesterday and I can't say I was the happiest girl on earth and she was definitely not the only teacher that I wanted to stay but had to leave-Madam Tan being the first early this year.

But yeah, people come and go, so we have to learn to accept that. She didn't cry yesterday and as far as I know, neither did any of her students, including me. Despite leaving the school-with plans to spend her retirement travelling extensively-she was smiling and clapping when CF performed for her. And as erm..unprepared I felt we were, it still made her happy and surprisingly, my friends said the performance was nice.

'Although not a glamorous job, I don't regret teaching'

It's people like Pn Saik that really show that despite the low salary, they still loved spending time with horrendous teens like us :P You could have made a great nurse, Pn Saik, but thanks for being our-very smiley,happy and cute- teacher. Happy Retirement-you deserve it!

The 10th Subject

2011-08-19T04:11:00.000-07:00

So today I was talking to one of my good friends about the recent wake of events.

~~THE END IS NEAR!~~

The release of the SPM trial timetable.

Since we were talking about our electives, I asked him what it was like taking 'Tassawur Islam'. He said it was pretty easy and what not. Of course, talking about electives, we began to talk about mine. Bible Knowledge.

Long story short, he began to say that it was kinda pointless that Pure Science students take the subject since it:
1)Takes a lot of effort
2)They have more important subjects to study fo such as Physics, Chemistry and Biology
3)You can't exactly 'show off' by saying 'I got 'A' for Bible Knowledge :DDD' but you can with Physics, Chemistry and Biology

I didn't have a problem taking it because he says I don't have to study that much being in Arts. All I had was Add Maths and Accounts to really study. Of course, after almost 2 years taking this subject and after hearing him say this, I had to say something to set things right.

This is to the future Form 4's of Malaysia who are having second thoughts about taking Bible Knowledge SPM. What are your motivations for taking this subject? Another 'A'? If yes, than I strongly recommend you don't take this subject. What my friend said was right. Bible Knowledge is something that requires a lot of effort. Notice I bolded the word 'a lot'. A lot of effort can be equated to a lot of time. To be honest, during my first year taking this subject, I didn't do very well, considering the fact that I barely studied it and even if I did I just read it without truly absorbing what was written. If you had put my Bible Knowledge results in my report card, it would have probably looked ugly.

I even did better in ACCOUNTS and this was considering the fact that my teacher was the kind that would give you 0/20 marks for not writing your title. That happened to me during my Form 4 end term and STILL I did better than my Bible Knowledge. It would be safe to say, Bible Knowledge was my worst subject. However, after a particular after-exam pep talk, something struck me. Aunty Mei, my teacher, had said that how could all of us say we were standing up for God's word? The fact that we weren't getting anything about a 70% just showed we weren't studying or weren't really absorbing what we read.

The two words that really struck me was this: God's word.

All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.
-2 Timothy 3: 16-17

My 'textbook' wasn't just some History book prepared by the Education Ministry. It was a book that contained stories, accounts, teachings passed down from generation to generation for more then a 1000 years. My textbook contained the story of the greatest miracle in our lives : the dying of Jesus for us. I had to stop looking at my Bible Knowledge textbook like it was my History textbook. Sure, both of them contain historical accounts but the difference is, the Bible was given to us not only to give a historical account about Jesus but also to instruct us and help us throughout life. To study Bible Knowledge, I had to truly want to know what God wanted to say to me.

And guess what? It worked :) My results have never been better and rather then dread each class and grumble about my unfinished homework, I look forward to class every week. It's one of the highlights of my week, honestly. And rather then doodle on my book like I used too, I actually listen to every word my teacher says in class.

It's been enriching and now I can honestly say that I enjoy studying my BK even if it means reading it over and over and over again. Because God is uncontainable, every time we read His word it speaks to us differently each time. An that's why it's never boring. In March 2012, if I do get the undesirable result I would probably ask for a re-mark, what with the Ministry being strict on the grading for this subject. If it comes back the same, then it's okay. You know why? I have no regrets taking this subject. Best decision I've made in my secondary school years.

So to take or not to take, you ask? I think I've made it pretty clear what the best decision would be ;) 'BUT I GOT NO TIME D:' you say? If you really do love something, you would MAKE time for it. Some advice? Get rid of that Facebook thing you have. Trust me, you will suddenly have a lot more time.

A Dying Practice

2011-08-07T08:49:00.000-07:00

'I remember my days on Blogger. Back when people actually used to write stuff on the space they were given. Granted, it wasn’t always good stuff. Bad grammar, boring stories, long-winded rants. But it was people expressing themselves. Now all I see on my Tumblr feed is reblogs of artsy photos of lawn chairs, memes and sappy quotes. Memes and sappy quotes have their place (Sorry, artsy photos of lawn chairs. It’s not you, it’s me), but they don’t quite qualify as blogging. Not according to what the term used to mean, anyway. Whatever blogging is now, I know that any blogging I’ll be doing is the old school sort: self-expression with just a few memes and quotes (sappy or otherwise) in between.'
-Daniel Sim, in 'The Lost Art of Blogging'

Blogging indeed is an endangered practice. Many have defected to Tumblr. I've got nothing personal against Tumblr, it is a blog after all only that they specialise in pictures and pictures say a thousand words. I have to admit, memes are amusing and there a some quotes that are pretty meaningful and thought-provoking. These should be shared. But I think it's come to a point where we just abuse the 'Reblog' button till nothing in our Tumblr is original or 'us' anymore. I am a believer in using your own words to express youself rather than using someone else's words. After all, everybody goes through different things, experiencing different emotions at different levels and at different times in different circumstances in different places. Boy, that's a lot of differences.

However, bravo to people have resisted the temptation of abusing the reblog button! *insert applause here* Memes are funny but too much of a good thing, is fatal :-S

I Cried Inside

2011-08-05T09:30:00.000-07:00

Thank you, CF Committee for the card :) Your notes were so encouraging, so touching, indescribable.
Thank you, Naomi for the book :)
Thank you, CF for the last newsletter, for....everything.

Just reading the card...it was....No words could describe what I felt, put it that way. Thank you for 4 beautiful years SMKDJ CF. I don't know what I would be without you. Probably a different Cassandra, still searching, still feeling my way around, still trying to comprehend life. Serving CF these past four years have been a true blessing, I couldn't ask for a better society to join. I couldn't ask for a better four years. If you're wondering why I'm saying four years and not five, it's because I only joined the family when I was 14.

Looking back, it was truly God's will that he put me in Science and Maths. Haha, if I hadn't realised how boring it was, I probably wouldn't have joined CF :P SERIOUSLY. And if I hadn't joined CF, I wouldn't have found the most important thing in my life: God. You guys kept me grounded in my walk with God. Truly, I have no regrets at all serving these four years and if I ever do start backslidding in the near future;

DEAR FUTURE ME: REMEMBER YOUR YEARS IN SMKDJ CF.

As for the current committee, THANK YOU FOR YOUR AMAZING CARD :') Thank you for all the encouraging notes. Honestly, this is the very first time people have told me that they look up to me/inspire them. I'm lost for words, speechless, touched. Thank you so much, SMKDJ CF. Thank you, so much Lord for the 4 beautiful years I've known You. Thank you for letting me know that You died for me, and that You waited for me. I'm sorry, but thank You is the only thing I can say.

For The First Time

2011-07-26T07:57:00.000-07:00

You, therefore have no excuse, you who pass judgement on someone else, for whatever point you judge the other, you are condeming yourself, because you who pass judgement do the same things.
-Romans 2: 1

A slap in the face that's what it felt like. About time anyway.

Phail

2011-07-18T07:59:00.000-07:00

And today, my blurrness made history. Lets start from the beginning shall we?

As some of you are aware, on the death annivesary of MJ, I won a consolation prize in an essay competition at Sunway University. And so I brought back a trophy. The teacher who accompanied, Pn Angie, told me that she wanted the school to have an awards ceremony, so I was like alright.

Today was the big day. *streamers fly around*

So yea, as instructed, I stood at the side of the hall, awaiting my name to be called out to go on stage. The choir stood in front of me, so I assumed they were going first. Anyway, I waited. And the first thing I heard was Justin Yap's name being called for some cooking competition thingy. All of us headed to the other side of the hall to wait, for some reason unknown to me.

And so I waited patiently. Every other person including the choir went up on stage except me. And so I was like >___O baffled rather than :'( upset. I headed to the back of the hall to take my seat and huhuhuh that's where Pn Angie, my English teacher, Pn Tan and Add Math teacher, Pn Sow greeted me.

There she is!
Cassandra, where were you???
Erm, teacher, I was waiting for my name to be called, but I only heard Justin's...
Your name was befor Justin's!
It's okay lar. *gives sad face*

And later Liiyung and Shu Wen were probably enjoying themselves laughing at me and describing the random clapping that happened whenever they announced my name and the awkward silence that ensued after announcing my name 5 times.

'Aiyo, Cassandra you so blurr as usual. But it's ok, that's why I love you!'-Heidy Quah

Prize Giving Ceremony FAIL. Oh well, at least I have something to tell my children about my high school days :)

Fruitty Pop and Molly

2011-07-10T10:29:00.001-07:00

They say elder siblings are meant to guide their younger siblings.

My sis thinks unicorns are real.

Lord, where did I go wrong? ):

Consequences sighs

2011-07-07T18:46:00.000-07:00

Picture this

You're in Bible class and your teacher is going through a chapter where Jesus is talking about His second coming. You hear your phone vibrate. Alright, message, you think. Then it comes. You realise you forgot to silent your phone. So what come after the vibration?

'HALLELUJAH! You have a message from God'

Note to self: Remember to silent phone before ANY class at all. ESPECIALLY Bible Knowledge.

We Are One Tonight

2011-07-07T05:39:00.000-07:00

Currently listening to Switchfoot.

New resolution :

DO NOT miss a Switchfoot concert when they come again....for the third time. If that ever happens :P

*keeps fingers crossed*

A life not lived for others is not a life-Mother Teresa

This Long

2011-06-26T08:17:00.000-07:00

Keep yourselves free from the love of money and be content with what you have for God has said,'Never will I leave you, never will I forsake you'- Hebrews 13:5

You've kept Your promise for 3 years and for that thank you :) I'm looking forward to longer years :)

An Eventful Week It Was

2011-06-22T07:28:00.000-07:00

Me: Pn Sally says love is blind, deaf and dumb...
Tim: Is she married?
Me: Yea.
Tim: Than yea, it is.

So apparently singing songs and sleeping in school is disruptive to the lesson. So yea, now the whole school can't sing songs or sleep during classes.

This might have something to do with me singing 'If You're Happy And You Know It' after my final paper and getting the next door class to imitate me :P

To A Friend Of Mine

2011-05-25T08:50:00.001-07:00

I don't know if you're reading this but I hope you're feeling better :) God's always listening :)

Joy, Happiness and Everything in Between :D

2011-05-24T07:57:00.000-07:00

Eric: Teacher, you should punish Cassandra lar. She so noisy.
Cheryl: No, teacher cannot lar! She's a joy bringer :D

Hahaha, sorry just very happy now about my exam results. Hence, the epic picture.

You always knew what would cheer me up

2011-05-20T00:25:00.000-07:00

Thank you God for awesome Accounts results :)

Here It Is

2011-05-14T11:04:00.001-07:00

Its okay, I don't expect you to understand.

And I'm Going To...

2011-04-13T08:39:00.000-07:00

Take a little time to post here :)

You know why? Because I just want to say, I'm glad God came in my life 3 years ago eventhough it took me 1 and a half years to notice he was in it. I'm glad he's changed me for the better and that he continues to change me evryday :) I'm glad he saw the hyprocrisy in me because if he didn't, I wouldn't be the person I am today :)

So yeah I just wanted to say, Thanks God. For everything :)

It's Been A While

2011-03-13T10:46:00.000-07:00

It's been a while since I've touched this. A lot of stuff has happened and I've changed over the past five years. I can't say I'm a better or a worse person. I've come across stuff that has probably altered my life for good and sometimes, I wonder if it's a good thing or a bad thing. Sometimes I can't seem to let go of the past, and as a result, I can't look forward to the future.

And sometimes, things that meant so much to me loose their meaning. That's when I begin questioning myself: How did this happen? More importantly, WHY did this happen?

I find it hard sometimes to look at the bright sight of things. I was never like that before. Perhaps, it's the understanding that the people who used to understand and 'get' me are so distant from me now. Why? Is it simply because I've grown more rebellious or is it simply because they can't seem to see what I see? Is it because they think what's best for me is what's right for me? Is it because they don't understand what I'm doing?

Why do these thoughts always bombard my head? It disturbs me that I might be loosing the only person I've been able to turn to all this time.

ASDFGHJKL;

2011-03-02T09:53:00.001-08:00

Its 2am in the morning. Man, I'm getting busier every year -.- At least I have the weekend to look forward too :)

13-16th December

2011-01-14T08:10:00.000-08:00

That's right William Chu got tattooed by yours truly on the way back from our 60km hike (Y) HAI WILLIAM :D

Conflicted

2010-12-30T20:57:00.000-08:00

I used to think that I would do anything for God. Listen to His every word or give up anything.

Never knew it was going to be this hard. I knew it was going to be hard but this...? Its really hard to ignore God especially when you know you've heard him speak for 3 times about the same thing. The first time was easy to ignore and so was the second but now it's different.

I need some time alone..

New Beginnings

2010-12-23T09:54:00.001-08:00

2010; a year of tears, joy and stress

Lesson learnt. I'm never gonna assume 'next year' is gonna be great.

A Long Awaited Update

2010-12-01T02:46:00.000-08:00

November 18
Zi Ying's farewell :(
Yea, we had Zi Ying a farewell before she left for Australia (and she left
while I was at Triplex) :,(

Yea, it was a good day of fun :) Had sushi at Sushi Zanmai. She really liked the scrapbook we gave her :D And this was meant to be a surprise -.- But due to circumstances......she found out the night before the event....But never mind :D

Oh, we went bowling and pool. I'm such a noob at bowling -___- Melissa on the other hand is a pro. I bet she uses her Physics skills to calculate how to push the pins down with the ball. PSSSHHH so expected D: And I really hate those animations they put on the scoreboard -___- They are creepy and very demoralising. For goodness sake, you don't have to put some stupid jumping duck on the screen with the big words; YOU MISS!!! As if we don't already know -____-

We played pool also :D Wanted to watch a movie but Mel and Gabrina had to leave early....

An emo day...We were basically all laughing but as each of us started leaving things started getting a bit emo. Adrian, C^3, Guang Rong, Zi Ying and I stayed back and started talking about if we would work overseas when we were older. I hugged Zi Ying before she left and I think I nearly cried :( Now that she's gone, I won't have anyone to scream 'HIIII!!!' from one end to the school to another D: And no one will make paperboats with me and float them in the drain when the rain gets heavy.

All the best in Aussie Zi Ying :,)

November 26
Triplex Aftershok 2010
Pure excitement for 6 days 5 nights

HAI BOBBY :D
Nothing much to say except that it was the BOMB!!!! Thanks for the pic Krys XD

Youth camp coming up on the 27th :DDDD

Bahagia

2010-11-07T03:13:00.000-08:00

Decided to search this song up on Youtube and found this :) Watching this video makes me happpppy. Like really :) Why? Because these people really do look united and joyful in worship. I believe this is how worship should be :)

In The Wee Hours Of The Morning

2010-11-05T11:34:00.000-07:00

So.....I've had this blog for 3 years :D Cool huh? Unfortunately, I'm running out of worthy things to write....Oh, and it's 2.33am. OKTHXBAINITEZ.

A Very Eventful School Day on Saturday

2010-09-25T23:43:00.000-07:00

Me;Lets say,someone put a gun to your parents head and said,'deny Jesus or your parents die', what would you say?

Yi Fen;I woudn't deny because that's how my parents taught me.

Me;Ok,lets say your parents aren't Christians and this happens and after you choose Jesus,the guy looks at your parents and say,'See,they love Jesus more than you' and then leaves.What would you say to your parents?

Ivan;THAT'S FOR NOT GETTING MY PS3!!!!!

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Aside from that, spending my Saturday at school was monotonous due to the fact NONE of my teachers came in AND only one sixth of my class showed up.

The Great Puppy Chase was fun though :)

Tears

2010-09-14T10:22:00.000-07:00

Haven't cried this much since exactly 2 years ago :( I didn't even cry this much when my name got written down in the black book.

Thanks for making me feel better, Heidy Quah. You're really something special :)

OCTOBER 19

2010-09-06T21:45:00.000-07:00

PARAMORE
LIVE
IN
MALAYSIA

(inserts screams here)
~~concetrate cassandra,exams are on the 18th~~

ITS COMING

2010-08-28T03:16:00.000-07:00

The Hari Raya hols that is :D

Finally, a holiday I can enjoy without the stresses of homework : / Instead, I will have to start studying for final term -___- The past one week has been loaded with projects, homework, scouts, homework, irregular sleeping hours and more homework. Mostly my killer accounts project -___-

But it seems now that I've completed it, I have nothing to do : / which is good becccccauussse I can finally continue my log book-and update this dead little thing :D And also now that the 2 weeks of hols are coming up I can look forward to the SLAVES outing to Templer's Waterfall, CF commitee outing, a park photoshoot with my sister and hopefully, completing my Jaya Diri logbook :)
And it seems as if CF step up,step down was like yesterday. It seems I'm still sorta trying to grasp the fact that I'm in the CF commitee : / When Ken Vyn told me, I couldn't sleep that night. It was like EXACTLY the same time Mr Colin told me I was going to be a part of the Court of Honur. I couldn't stop butterfiles in my stomach from developing up until the day itself.
Looking back, a lot of things have changed. When I was in Form 1, I never thought I would hold a post in the Court of Honour let alone the CF COMMITEE. I wasn't even a Christian back then. And I also thought my principal,DATIN WIRA HAJAH NORIZAN BINTI KAMARUDIN, would never,like NEVER leave. But she did, on the 16th of July 2010.

I honestly wasn't her number 1 fan, but school seems different without her. No long talks during assembly and......I duno, it just seems different : / Another thing I'm still trying to get is that I'm in an Arts class.

It's so weird now that I can't just turn behind to talk to Liiyung or turn to my right and talk to Jhia Yim or just walk 10 steps to get to get to Ghee Ken's class. It also gets sometimes quite weird when I can't attend study groups with Liiyung and Ghee Ken because they were going to revise Physics and obviously, I don't take that :P

But it's cool :) I just love talking to Liiyung and Ghee Ken after school :D and still kick Ghee Ken's butt in Add Maths, the only Science subject I'm taking >:-D Oh and he's finally come to his senses. He's getting a phone!(finally) and he's finally gotten Facebook!(which he doesn't use
-____-) Oh, and Liiyung's...still Liiyung :) Lazy but smart as usual ;P

Time passes so fast : / I remember thinking that during Alexandria's farewell party.

I thought, after secondary school, I'm not going to see any of my friends anymore-ahhh,a primary scholl reunion..mmmm. Most of us are not likely to be placed in the same university since a lot of us will be studying different things (With Liiyung going to study astronomy :) ) It wasn't that hard to leave primary school since most of us went to the same school. But university is going to be different.

Why?Facebook can never replace the warm fuzzy feeling you get after talking with your friends,especially your best friends :(

Kempori Pengakap Negeri Selangor 2010

2010-07-31T03:51:00.000-07:00

So yeah! My blog has been dead for 1 month plus. Apart from the fact that I had nothing to update about, I've been busy with a lot of stuff-I refuse to elaborate-since Kegiatan Camp.

Anyway, just last weekend, I went over to Templer's Park for....(inserts post title here) :D
Obviously, Joon Keet didn't like 73rd petaling :(
I mainly went there for my 40km hike but after we found out it wasn't going to be held, we were like: -___-

But it was still fun :D Spending 4 days with the scouts was awesome :)
Especially enjoyed meeting the DU scouts like William, Fang Liang, Clarence, Aik Jean,Jia Rong and Tanusha. :) (Petaling,Petaling,PETALING!) Oh, and William kicked down the rak alatan.
I still remember sitting around the campfire on the second night.

Haziq TRIED to tell us ghost stories. It's okay, Haziq. At least you tried your best :)
AND WE TOTALLY OWNED MK >:-D

(inserts video we were supposed to take here)

Like seriously, we got 1st prize :D

Activities were quite okay.
My faviorite shot :) I like how the water looks and how natural Liang and Erving seem to be acting :)
Hope to see all you from 73rd soon! :)

Turkey 2010

2010-06-22T06:09:00.000-07:00

Old Ashes

2010-05-27T09:51:00.000-07:00

For some weird reason, studying the whole week made me remember a story I overheard my aunt telling my mum when I was about 12 maybe? Up until now, I don't really get the significance of the story but thinking about me always cheers me up :)

My aunt's friend was a Buddhist when her elderly dad got involved in an accident. His brain damage caused him to be paralyzed from waist down and doctors told my aunt's friend that her father would never cry or speak again. His eyes had lost the inability to tear.

She took to hiring a nurse for her father to help manage him. A few years later,she accepted Jesus and it so happened that the nurse taking care of her father was also a Christian. It soon became a daily routine for the nurse to bring a guitar along with her and play worship songs while praising God in front of her patient.

One day, the nurse was happily strumming her guitar and singing worship songs to God. As usual, there was no response from the old man. As the nurse wrapped up her singing,she turned to the disabled man and said,
"Do you believe in God?" eventhough she was aware she was never gonna get an answer.

The man instantly looked at her and he did something he wasn't able to do for 5 years.
He cried.

Tears flowed freely from his eyes and he was making those noises people normally do when they cry. He kept at it and wouldn't stop. The nurse, panic striken immediatly called her employer. Her employer rushed home but before she could reach home, her father passed away in the middle of his sobs.

I honestly have no idea what this story actually means but it sorta reminded me of 2 verses.

John 3:16;
For God so loved the world that He gave His only son and whoever shall believe in him will not perish but have eternal life

Hebrews 13:5;
Keep you lives free from the love of money for the Lord has said, 'Never will I leave you, never will I forsake you.

Transformers:Revenge of The Fallen

2010-05-14T07:46:00.000-07:00

Exactly last week, I spent my Friday and weekend at school. Rather than the participant, I played the role of URUSETIA this time. As I don't like elaborating much and also am lazy to wait for the photos to upload, I will just post significant stuff.
1)Step Up Step Down
This is my 1st time I've ever gotten a post in any society/uniform body. To all those who told me I couldn't do it, well, I did it. I still can't believe that night actually happened.....It's all still kinda of a blur.What? It was the 2nd night and this happened somewhere around midnight or somewhere around there.....Just so you know, I slept 4am the previous night -.- But I do remember Chin Tak's speech. :'(

I actually heard his voice cracking up when he made his speech. :(

2)Monkey Bridge
A second successful attempt! :D These were one of the very,very few productive things the Form 4's did at camp :P And look,its Christian! :D he made me take this photo :P 3)Cute Juniors
Ahaha :D i got to man a station with Naidy during camp :D There's this boy who really looks like my cousin,Kevin, but his name is James :( but never mind! ;D Isabel and I have resorted to calling him Kevin!

4)Pokebox!
Shafiq's 'amazing' Rambu projek perintis was used as a Pokebox by Mr Wei Liam :P
It's okay,Shafiq....at least now you know what the box can be used for :)

5)Malam Kebudayaan
The Form 4's were General Relations Officers. Anyways,there was this awesome exhibition :D
Oh,and our sketch was about Tortilla Boy:THE MOVIE. Go figure :P

6)The Last Communist
Man, that title sounds so EPIC!! :D
And so is this photo of Shafiq XD

And now I shall dissappear for around 3 weeks :D See you!!

Adventures of The Tortise

2010-04-30T09:21:00.000-07:00

Today,Cheryl told me a lame story about a tortise(also known as a kura-kura)
Once,there was a kura-kura.He walked,and walked,and walked,and died.THE END.

My sis taught it was a very lame story-though she laughed-but I think TV gave the best response ;)

Tsen Vei says:
WAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH
STANDING OVATION
WAAAAAAAAAAAAA
WHAT A NICE STORY

Like they said;'A true friend thinks you are perfect even if you're half-cracked...or lame'
:P

IT'S ABOUT TIME!

2010-04-29T01:20:00.000-07:00

Just realised, my friends mean a lot to me :) more than I realised :)

You Can Never Be To Early

2010-04-23T08:17:00.000-07:00

So yeah,exams are in 3 weeks.Who knows when the next time I'll get the opportunity to blog here again,so I might as well get this over with (:

Happy Birthday-In-Advanced Melissa Chee! :D

As of this Sunday,you will be a year older >:-D therefore more wrinkly! :D

Anyways,lets get to the soppy stuff!Now how long have I known you?Ah yes,11 years?Doesn't that make you feel old?

Just imagine,it was like yesterday we were in kindergarden.
Doesn't that make you feel old?

How many BIRTHDAYS have you had?Plenty right?
Doesn't that make you feel old??

How many conversations have you had with me?Thousands right?That would probably take a FEW YEARS right?

So happy-birthday-in-advanced old lady! :D

Over and Done

2010-04-21T02:11:00.000-07:00

I miss CF Camp D: I miss my games group and my dormies and the sessions D:
And guess what? I had to miss the camp thanksgiving dinner for what?TUITION -___-
It doesn't really help with the fact I miss Avatar Skills Camp D: I miss doing backwoods at night D:
However, what I don't miss is sneezing during the Muslim prayers -.- Lesson learnt;BLOW YOUR NOSE BEFORE THE RECITAL,CASSANDRA!

Scandolous Thoughts

2010-04-07T10:06:00.000-07:00

So Tsen Vei accompanied me through the night.........on MSN!

POTONG-ED HAPPINESS says:
tv
go 2 sleep

Tsen Vei says:
cassandra
go to sleep

He Made A Way

2010-03-26T22:01:00.000-07:00

I have to admit, the teachers have been kind this week. They haven't bombarded us with mountains of homework but only hills. I've been pretty free this week and as a result I've even managed to start my logbook again since exams.Speaking about exams, I'm pretty contented with my marks except for my Accounts and Malay.And Bible Knowledge. I seriously need to allocate more studying time O____O.

On a different note,Easter is just next week!I simply can't wait since I've practically spent all my weekends practicing for my church production. Also, did I mention I've been doing some research on Noah? :)

Apparently,one of his son's were Chinese which is way cool cuz I"M A CHINESE!! :DDD

Aftermath

2010-03-20T08:52:00.000-07:00

Yea,I just came back from CF Camp.
Food there was awesome. I miss it already D:
This camp really opened my eyes. And the moment I got on the bus I already started feeling depressed,not just because I was leaving but because of some other matters.
But yeah,you know when they say God is never forgets you? Yeah,they were right :)
Found this pic while looking through my camera. I went straight to Maths tuition after camp bringing my camera cuz Grace wanted the pics on El Sanctuary(our venue). Siew Meng messed with my camera. The look on teacher's face is EPIC lar XD
Looking at this pic really cheers me up cuz I don't easily get all emo-ee long term. Imagine,just when I'm feeling down, I find this pic in my cam :')
Also,I had an awesome time with the scouts just 2 hours ago. I never fail to laugh my head off when i'm with them lar.....It's these times, I really thank God for the people I have around me.

Thanks a lot,God :')

CF Camp Special Night Suggestions

2010-03-14T22:32:00.000-07:00

'It's absoulutely christiany!' he said.
And I thought Isabel's friends were weird..

No.170

2010-03-13T05:11:00.000-08:00

Found this pic while looking through my tagged Facebook pictures :).Taken during mr Abel's farewell party. I can't believe its actually been 4 years since I started high school.....
Anyway,I've decided to start on a little project during my term break:decorate my cupboard with pictures of precious moments in my life :)
A picture always says a thousand words,yes?
So far I've found 6 pics.Lets see how far this goes :)

The Poking Robot and The OKU

2010-03-03T22:36:00.000-08:00

Sorry everyone: haven't been able to find the time to do what i like most-blog. Exams are in less then days away but I'm making time now to dedicate this post to two very special people :)
Yeow Liiyung;Happy birthday-in advanced of course :) This life form took her place in this earth 16 years ago on 6th of March :P The picture above was taken in 2 years ago. Just so you know,she has more wrinkles now >:-D *laughs evilly at elderly Liiyung*

Timothy Sim;Daniel,don't get wrong thoughts -.- Happy belated birthday Tim :) His birthday fell on 27th February while I was at Tropicana for a scout's camp. Texted him and he actually texted back :-O
And there was a smiley face in his SMS :-O
And he said 'appreciate it' :-O
Tim must have been REALLY happy if he actually did that. He's most of the time mean :P

See you all in 1 weeks' time!

Cooooookie Crisp!~

2010-02-17T00:42:00.000-08:00

I'm seriously such a sucker to sugar cereals.....

Tired

2010-02-11T23:20:00.000-08:00

is something I don't feel currently :D
Sunday marks the Lunar New Year so I guess I'll be visiting a lot of my relatives.One week off school and tuition is gonna be great partially cuz I'm watching Percy Jackson with the dear SPBT gang,C^3,Zi Ying and Adrian etcetc :) See you soon fellow readers!Have an awesome Chinese New Year :D

Time Flies

2010-02-05T06:27:00.000-08:00

"All it takes is faith and trust"

-Peter Pan

I watched Peter Pan this afternoon and it made me reminicise about the days where wrinkles were none existent in my vocabulary-bleh. This made me go through my older posts and I realised how much my writing style has changed. It also made me realise how much I've grown from that 7 year old chasing boys to the 16 year old I am-or soon to be-now.

Pretty soon,its gonna be SPM and then college. Earth is certainly no Neverland. Clearly,we don't have forever to make our mark in this world-only a lifetime.

Operation Ngion Mie Chelle;FAIL

2010-02-04T23:48:00.000-08:00

On the eve of the 3rd of Feb my friends and I planned a surprise party for the one and only, Mie Chelle! :D Grace got the privilege to bring the cake in and I managed to convince our tuition teacher to let us of early!

So yeah!The plan was perfect but we all know too well things never quite exactly go as planned >.<

We probably shouldn't have closed the box when we lit the candle:notice the muffin.
SCIENCE STREAM STUDENTS:FAIL.
But haha,I was the only one there who was in Arts :D
When she saw the cupcake,she thought that was it. Then Grace brought out the cake!!

It was great to see Mie Chelle smile on the eve of her special day. She cut out the hole on the box to keep as a souvenir too XD

To Samuel; Thanks for making the card!
To Haw Yu; Thanks for the pics!
To Darren; Thanks for buying the cake!

And to the rest of you guys,thanks for keeping this a secret from her!!!
And most importantly,thank you Mie Chelle for giving us a reason to celebrate :)

Happy belated birthday,dear :)
Ngion Mie Chelle;February 3rd,1994

1 Sentence says it ALL

2010-02-03T23:15:00.000-08:00

Rambu camp got postrponed:nyeh..

See Ya!

2010-01-24T23:47:00.001-08:00

Forgot to tell you guys that I won't be updating my blog this weekend.Resitting for my larnyard standardisation :) Hopefully won't die in those 3 days....

Tsen Vei's Replacement :D

2010-01-23T09:19:00.000-08:00

Hahah, was chatting to Wern Kit on MSN about 1 or 2 hours ago. His horror story failed epicly :P

S-L-E-E-P

2010-01-23T06:25:00.000-08:00

What a week...let us lost down the significant details..

-I got into an argument with Wan Jyn >:-(
Stupid boy was rubbing his iPhone in my face...pfffttt...I don't need your 143 apps...

-Watched a movie for the 1st time in church :)Pretty good movie. I recommend young couples watch though 'all you single ladies,all you single ladies,all you single ladies,all you single ladies' to watch this and not put your hands up :P
My, I'm very lame.Haha,it's ok men can watch it too....

-had scout senior briefing :D
Aiyoh,briefings never fail to make me smile and laugh lar......It was good to see Haziq and Elise after 2 months and bully Haziq again >:-)
I really need to stop disliking tall people....

-wrote down Zhi Chung's,Melanie's and Ghee Ken's name >:-)
HAHAHAH. Shu Wen's idea *points at Shu Wen* that I just went with :D
Spent after school convincing Zhi Chung and Ghee Ken to come.
And Zhi Chung said...
*drum rolls* YES :D
Now just Ghee Ken left.Hehe

-Last but not least....bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbNEW SPECS!

So Much For Organised Time

2010-01-18T04:57:00.000-08:00

Today was supposed to call my mum to pick me up from school at 2.
Instead,had so much fun with Heidy Quah up til 3.30 :D

December Babies Rule!!!

2010-01-14T22:43:00.000-08:00

Was talking to Rambu candidates about a meeting we should plan.
Didn't know I would laugh at them for being older then me.
Haha,you have more WRINKLES.
>:-D

On Happier Notes....

2010-01-08T00:49:00.000-08:00

Will be submitting this photo to the school editorial board on Monday together with other photos in my portfolio :) Wish me luck onto getting into the photography board :D
-that's isabel by the way..

O DEAR....

2010-01-08T00:36:00.000-08:00

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iXTElj3miGieEBuBdQ1alAqX3jWA
At this rate,I wouldn't blame Singapore for laughing at us -.-

2009 oh 2009

2010-01-01T01:15:00.000-08:00

Before I start, I'd just like to complain....
Honestly,some people can just be so heartless...
Yeesh, I dun want to be judging. I'm just really angry now....I duno the full story so I'm not going to say anything further....
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Anyways, I found this on Liiyung's blog...
"There was also a time when a gigantic bee disrupted our History class, prompting Pn Noor to step on it (and making Cassandra scream about animal cruelty). "

Ah, 3 Batai.....
Its only the 1st of January and already I'm reminicising....

Hugs The New Year

2009-12-30T21:44:00.000-08:00

t seems 2009 is coming to an end in a matter of a few more hours.How time passes...In general,I had an awesome year(though it could have been awesomer) and I really thank God for all that has happened,good or bad. These are some the so many things that has really changed my year..
Recess Revolution

Thank you,Ken-Ji for entrusting me with the responsibility(that I did not deserve) to lead the Form 3's in this movement that in small ways might have impacted the school. This movement has really brought me closer to God and has ignited that burning passion I was loosing for Him. Thank you for pulling me into this God :P....

Emerge 2009

YES!!My very 1st church camp :P I have to say it was awesome and I really encountered God during the 4 awesome days I was there :) Thank God for great roommates and a great cell group! :D

Triplex Vortex 2009

TRIPLEXIANS! GO BEYOND EXCELLENCE!!! 2nd night was really memorable ;) watch out next year, Starcraft's ;)

There are so many things here that deserve mention but I have no pics XP
1)Prayer Rally 2009 :D
2)Loud Concert 2009 :D
3)Rambu Camp 2009 :D
4)CF Christmas Party 2009 :D

And of course, playing 'Chicken Backside' with my grandmother XD. She's awesoem-seriously :D

Me;If you could summarise your life in 2 words,what would you say??
Grandma; Chicken Backside!

2010, here I come!!

ENGLISH :D

2009-12-29T00:18:00.000-08:00

Yesterday,Ghee Ken thought me a new word (:
LYNCHED.
Do Google image it (:

Holiness FAIL

2009-12-27T22:28:00.000-08:00

Jamie says;
"Carpenters Workshop is boring...."

What is Carpenters Workshop you say?
What my church calls children's church :)

Who is Jamie you ask?
SENIOR PASTOR'S 8-year old granddaughter :P

The Epic Meeting

2009-12-26T05:35:00.000-08:00

TIM:(Points to my sister) I know you...(narrows eyes to slits)
ISABEL:(Grins)

Apparently,Tim refers to my sister as the smaller,slightly scarier version of me.
SLIGHTLY SCARIER.
Tim,I feel insulted )-:<

4 Things That Made My Christmas Eve

2009-12-24T05:22:00.000-08:00

1)Joy and Tab texting me to check on how I did :D
2)My cousin calling me :D
3)My awesome results :D
4)An awesome time at the SPBT room :D

Leave Australia/China please....like NOW

2009-12-24T00:38:00.000-08:00

First Ghee Ken leaves me to go to Australia
):

Then Liiyung ditches me to go China
D:

Where are my friends in my times of need???? D:

You FAIL

2009-12-17T05:14:00.001-08:00

JUMP! CALVARY YOUTH CAMP 2009;EMERGE says:
hey
lemme ask u a riddle
bt in dis riddle
no matter wat
U CANOT SAY 'NO;'
OK?

Melissa says:
okay

JUMP! CALVARY YOUTH CAMP 2009;EMERGE says:
ok
der r 4 doors
A.B.C and D
choose a door
helllooo?

Melissa says:
aaarrhh
too many msn windows are making my computer hang
i choose A

JUMP! CALVARY YOUTH CAMP 2009;EMERGE says:
eh?
ok...erm
u open door a
n got 4 caves
e,f,g,h
choose a cave

Melissa says:
g

JUMP! CALVARY YOUTH CAMP 2009;EMERGE says:
wow
ok
u go in cave g
n der r 2 horses
a n b
u ride which 1?

Melissa says:
a

JUMP! CALVARY YOUTH CAMP 2009;EMERGE says:
WOW
U PRO WEI!
u play dis game b4 meh???

Melissa says:
no O_O

JUMP! CALVARY YOUTH CAMP 2009;EMERGE says:
hahaha
FAIL

Melissa says:
what's it all about?!

JUMP! CALVARY YOUTH CAMP 2009;EMERGE says:
wat did i say in da beginnin??

Melissa says:
AAAAAHH
WHY YOU
LOL

JUMP! CALVARY YOUTH CAMP 2009;EMERGE says:
FAIL
da world shud noe abt dis
Melissa says:
=.=''
whatever

GAH

2009-12-17T04:39:00.000-08:00

YESH,ME IS TOO LAZY TO UPDATE ABT TRIPLEX,LANGKAWI AND YOUTH CAMP.
NOWYOUKNOW,OK???
Yes,apparently there are so many things this dear blog is lacking such as my abandoned Africa post from 1 year ago and my revelation on if I passed my Rambu camp from early this March.
Honestly,I feel sloppy now ):

1.54pm,December 7.That's Today.

2009-12-06T21:47:00.000-08:00

Just wanted to say,thanks guys for a great birthday yesterday :))

Low Profile,Indeed

2009-12-05T04:36:00.000-08:00

Went to church today Mabel and Tab were the 1st plp to wish me :D
And then...service ended...
Mabel
Me
Nicole

"Eh,should we announce you birthday??"
"Nononono-"
"HAPPYBIRTHDAYTOYOU!!!HAPPYBIRTHDAYTOYOU!!!"

Yeah,and just like that everyone knew....Thanks Nicole.Not what I wanted but thanks.Really.
:)

I Have Awesome Friends :D

2009-12-03T07:20:00.000-08:00

Hmm,yeah,sorta had an early birthday celebration today at tuition...
Didn't want to bring a cake but before I left my tuition my mum announce she ordered.
O.O

Anyways,was supposed to have dinner with my friends that day and we were waiting for my fried rice Wan Jyn and Shafiq took the cake up.When we got our fried rice,walked up to tuition.

Here's the sweet part :))

I walk into the centre and Jyn wasn't there.
He wasn't in the tuition room either.
I walked towards the end of the hallway and entered another dark room.

And there was Grace,Jyn and Cheryl.Got candle on cake but since no matches Jyn improvised :D
He used his Lighter iPhone app and made Grace hold it behind the candle. XD
And the all sang happy birthday to me :') (except Siew Meng who came in after I cut the cake XD-slow lar you Siew Meng!)

thanks guys :))

Tidbits

2009-12-01T18:31:00.000-08:00

Would you like to know something?I brought my camera to Triplex camp and I by accident...

REFORMATTED IT
ON THE FORTH NIGHT

Good job lar,Cassandra -.-
However,Krystle brought her camera and she will be posting up her pics on her blog once she is out of her hibernation....
The good news is,I managed to get some pics on the forth night and 5th day.For now,I'm not gonna share everything but I would like to give you guys an appetizer :))
ps; can't wait for Wan Jyn's pic from his epic fail...*grins*

Tagged by Zi Ying

2009-11-30T23:57:00.000-08:00

1. Besides your lips, where is your favorite spot to get kissed?
I don't really like being kissed...

2. How did you feel when you woke up this morning?
Haha,I woke up at 12.30 lar u!13 hrs of sleep after Triplex :D

3. Who was the last person/people you took photo with?
The girls from ptrl Zergs :D (Elise,Krystle and Xian Ting)

4. Would you consider yourself spoilt?
If you mean given anything I want,no.If you mean mentally,perhaps :D

5.Will you ever donate blood?
I will if eligible lar....

6. Have you ever had a best friend of the opposite sex?
I prefer the term close friends :) and yeah :)

7. Do you want someone to be dead?
Er,no

8. What does your last message say?
Something about a landslide in Sabah....

9. What are you thinking right now?
Me iz hungwee :(

10. Do you want someone to be with you right now?
My sweater...

11. What was the time you went to bed last night?
11 somtin

12. Where did you buy the tee you are wearing now?
My dad bought it for me when he was in France

13. Is someone in your mind right now?
Mcdonalds XD Seriously....

14. Who was the last person who text you?
My dad

Tag 10 "lucky" people to do this quiz
1. Ghee Ken
2. Melissa Chee
3. Krystle
4. Liiyung
5. Jasmine
6. Isabel
7. Christian
8. Kai Liang
9. Darren
10. Shi Wen

15. Who is number two having a relationship with?
Define relationship

Don't Watch New Moon

2009-11-30T06:36:00.000-08:00

RECESS REVOLUTION: FEEL DA HEAT Triplex was indescribable says:
i tot he said he watched?
n i asked him wit jian isit?
den he said yes

Lii says:
mmhmm
haha
gheek watched last week with jm and another gang
but i couldn't go

RECESS REVOLUTION: FEEL DA HEAT Triplex was indescribable says:
o

Lii says:
mmhmm
=D
there was another outing today

RECESS REVOLUTION: FEEL DA HEAT Triplex was indescribable says:
o ok
how was da movie?

Lii says:
but jm went again anyway
XD
to laugh at new moon

Boredom Conceived A Card Tower

2009-10-29T22:58:00.000-07:00

Constructed By; Zi Ying,Jon Zhen,Adrian,Ishwin and Cassandra
Date of Construction; 29/9/09
Venue; Makmal 3
Height; 8 levels
Material; Uno Cards
Duration of Construction; 15-30 minutes
Terrorist Who Destroyed It; Pok Yee Cai
How It Was Destroyed; A matchstick was thrown at it

That Wasn't ME 0__0

2009-10-28T06:28:00.000-07:00

K says:
b4 u say anything
i'm mapling

RECESS REVOLUTION says:
lol
haha
i wish i had maple :(
GET ME MAPLE!!!!!!

K says:
download it lar

RECESS REVOLUTION says:
=3
K says:
go google Maplesea
then u will see d page to download it frm

RECESS REVOLUTION says:
i cant ;(
im not alowwed 2 download stuff

K says:
aww

RECESS REVOLUTION says:
I WAN MAPLE!!!

K says:
then u parents probably won't approve of maple anyway

RECESS REVOLUTION says:
:'(

K says:
well
if u insist
i'll pass u the file
comin tomoro?

RECESS REVOLUTION says:
yeah

K says:
find me in library

RECESS REVOLUTION says:
i lazy walkkkk =3

K says:
u huh
then no Maple for cassy
i'm afraisd

RECESS REVOLUTION says:
okok
i'll find u in da library
bt why cant u find me in da makmal????
=3

K says:
coz library Got AIRCON

RECESS REVOLUTION says:
dude

K says:
*cue the choir singing halelujah*

RECESS REVOLUTION says:
2moro no electric frm 10-2

K says:
*SHOCK*

RECESS REVOLUTION says:
gasp.. the apocalypse is HERRREEEE!!! =O
ARHHHHH!!!!
savveeee me!!
=3

K says:
save me too!

LARH LARH LARH =3 I'm bored. I need ENTERRRRRTAINMENT :D says:
nyeh hehhhhh... we need to runnnnn before the apocalypse DEVOURS our very souls!

K says:
carry me wif u!

LARH LARH LARH =3 I'm bored. I need ENTERRRRRTAINMENT :D says:
nyeh heh :D so.. im the prince charming who has to carry youu?? :D JOKEEEYYY (:

K says:
no
u r princess cass, the woman in shining gown

LARH LARH LARH =3 I'm bored. I need ENTERRRRRTAINMENT :D says:
yes
with sequins allllll over and frothing at the mouth (:

K says:
frothing at the mouth>???
omg
tht is a horrid sight

LARH LARH LARH =3 I'm bored. I need ENTERRRRRTAINMENT :D says:
huh!
it is wat you call ARRRRT (:

K says:
zz
disturbing art

LARH LARH LARH =3 I'm bored. I need ENTERRRRRTAINMENT :D says:
soul enhancing art

K says:
zz
disturbia

LARH LARH LARH =3 I'm bored. I need ENTERRRRRTAINMENT :D says:
your soul is very hard to enhance, young grasshopper

K says:
grasshopeer?

LARH LARH LARH =3 I'm bored. I need ENTERRRRRTAINMENT :D says:
yes. I heard it in a movie :D

K says:
zz

Starting a Video Call with K ...
End call (Alt+Q)

K is not answering.

K says:
i dun hv camera

LARH LARH LARH =3 I'm bored. I need ENTERRRRRTAINMENT :D says:
dun care. I want you to see me - in my sequined dress and frothy mouth
(:

Starting a Video Call with K ...
End call (Alt+Q)

LARH LARH LARH =3 I'm bored. I need ENTERRRRRTAINMENT :D says:
oi
answer larrrrrrrrrr

K is not answering.

I Got Conned -.-

2009-10-24T03:11:00.000-07:00

Cassandra: Chee Ming,Chee Ming! You got hammock??

Chee Ming: Er, I duno whether I still got...

Jarrel: Er, I'm not sure whether I still got oso....

Chee Ming: (points behind me) You go ask Wai Sin!!

Cassandra: (Turns behind)HUH?? Where is he??
(Turns back only to find Chee Ming and Jarrel gone)

Epic Fail Kerrigan's Wings

2009-10-23T06:52:00.000-07:00

Krystle;
Eh Kaili,what do you think this is?

Kaili;
Eeeerr.....a comb!!!

When You're Feeling Sad.....

2009-10-22T07:12:00.000-07:00

Joy and pain can, and in fact made to, co-exist. Without one, we can't fully understand or appreciate the other. And while we need not necessarily give thanks FOR everything, we can give thanks IN everything! (1 Thessalonians 5:18)

Oh that copycat....

2009-10-19T20:26:00.000-07:00

This is Iggy.
Now do many of you recall the monster lurking in my bedroom?
Or better known as my sister?
I'm sure she has inflicted you with the Iggy the Iguana story.
Anyway,I did a search and found where she got the idea -.-
However, I don't think they stressed about 'the scally piano-ee back'.Or she could have just crapped up the whole story not knowing that there really was an Iggy Iguana.

Huh.Never mind.Some things are better not knowing.

Grins Evilly

2009-10-18T22:39:00.000-07:00

-.- shafiq =.= says:
and you..
are bloging

RECESS REVOLUTION says:
yeah

-.- shafiq =.= says:
knew it

RECESS REVOLUTION says:
did u read my post on tim?

-.- shafiq =.= says:
i have no blog no facebook
...
i want to get one but..
i duno la
my dad so addicted to facebook

RECESS REVOLUTION says:
o,cool
lemme go add him

-.- shafiq =.= says:
NO
DUN ADD HIM
DUN
DUN
DUN

RECESS REVOLUTION says:
why?

-.- shafiq =.= says:
cos i say so
and he wont stop buging me abt it
jus dun ad him
add

RECESS REVOLUTION says:
ok
2 late
added
hahahaha

-.- shafiq =.= says:
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO

RECESS REVOLUTION says:
its a pic of ur mum n ur dad
hahahaha

-.- shafiq =.= says:
NO
NON
NON
NON
NON
NON
NONONONONNONONONONONNO
NONONONONNONONONONONNO
NONONONONNONONONONONNO
V
NONONONONNONONONONONNO
NONONONONNONONONONONNO
NONONONONNONONONONONNO
NONONONONNONONONONONNO
NONONONONNONONONONONNO
NONONONONNONONONONONNO
NONONONONNONONONONONNO
NONONONONNONONONONONNO

RECESS REVOLUTION says:
hahaha

-.- shafiq =.= says:
NONONONONNONONONONONNO
NONONONONNONONONONONNONONONONONNONONONONONNO
NONONONONNONONONONONNO
NONONONONNONONONONONNO
NONONONONNONONONONONNOV
V
V
NONONONONNONONONONONNO
NONONONONNONONONONONNONONONONONNONONONONONNO
NONONONONNONONONONONNO
NONONONONNONONONONONNO
NONONONONNONONONONONNO
NONONONONNONONONONONNONONONONONNONONONONONNO
NONONONONNONONONONONNO
NONONONONNONONONONONNO
NONONONONNONONONONONNONONONONONNONONONONONNO
NONONONONNONONONONONNO
NONONONONNONONONONONNO
V
V
V
VV
NONONONONNONONONONONNO
NONONONONNONONONONONNO
V
V
V
VV
V
NONONONONNONONONONONNO
VV
NONONONONNONONONONONNO
NONONONONNONONONONONNO
NVM
its ok for you
ill kena

RECESS REVOLUTION says:
hahahaha
exactly

-.- shafiq =.= says:
sadist

RECESS REVOLUTION says:
man,i am mean
hehehehe
u noe actuali

-.- shafiq =.= says:
yeah...couldnt agree more

RECESS REVOLUTION says:
MUAHAHAHAH

-.- shafiq =.= says:
wat you wan my dad to talk abt you often?

RECESS REVOLUTION says:
no
-.- shafiq =.= says:
yesterday he was like

RECESS REVOLUTION says:
i jus wan 2 b mean

-.- shafiq =.= says:
talking to my bro

RECESS REVOLUTION says:
n frankly i cudn't b bothered

-.- shafiq =.= says:
you got gf?
my bro said no
he said sure mus got wan
den my dad popped out cassandra
den my bro was like dat'a abang's fren
its not nice you know

RECESS REVOLUTION says:
hahahaha
gud for u!
im mean
*grins evilly*

I just Like to say...

2009-10-18T21:02:00.000-07:00

Happy Belated Birthday to two amazing girls.
Amanda Loong and Grace Lam :D

I Wanna Do This Again!!!

2009-10-15T08:13:00.000-07:00

RECESS REVOLUTION says:
harloooo

tim says:
...

RECESS REVOLUTION says:
tim is mean
mean
mean
mean
mean
mean
can i make myself clearer?

tim says:
don't have to
i know i am

RECESS REVOLUTION says:
fine
u r....
bad
bad
bad
bad
wait
lemme call my sis ere

You have just sent a nudge.

RECESS REVOLUTION says:
eh
u noe yee heirn?
frm jati?

Lii says:
I'm BACCCCK
tim says:
tan yee hern?..

Lii says:
sorry, silkie was hungry

RECESS REVOLUTION says:
yeah

tim says:
SO AM I

Lii says:
err...no
why?

tim says:
FEED MEH CHEEZBURGER

Lii says:
oh, tim's back

RECESS REVOLUTION says:
he wans ur msn,can i give him
n i wan salmon

Lii says:
haha
yea
tim says:
ehh

RECESS REVOLUTION says:
bt we dun get wat we all 1 most of da time...

Lii says:
what?
who?

tim says:
i don't exactly talk to him very much, either way

RECESS REVOLUTION says:
is tat a yes or no?

Lii says:
who is yee hern
?
how come he knows me and i don't know him?
anyway, yea go ahead

tim says:
er..

Lii says:
not like i'll make much sense on msn
=D

RECESS REVOLUTION says:
eh

tim says:
right
cool

RECESS REVOLUTION says:
i wan salmon
n mcdonalds

Lii says:
me tooo
=D

RECESS REVOLUTION says:
feeeeedddd meee
b4 i get zombie like

Lii says:
anyway......who's yee hern?

RECESS REVOLUTION says:
some dude frm jati
TIM
is MRAN
*MEAN

Lii says:
rightt.....

tim says:
yes, he is

RECESS REVOLUTION says:
can i share ur cheezburger????
tim!!!
i wan 2!
no chilli rite?

tim says:
NO
CHEEZBERGER MAIN

RECESS REVOLUTION says:
-.-
mean
mena
*mean
gimme da cheese den
u can keep da rest

tim says:
NO
HOLE CHEEZBERGER MAIN

RECESS REVOLUTION writes:
(pic of cheezburger was here)

RECESS REVOLUTION says:
gimme chees

Lii says:
HEY
i want cheese too
=/

tim says:
err..
right
you two go find some cheese

RECESS REVOLUTION says:
no
i wan cheese frm tim
cuz im mean
i wan da cheese frm ur burger tim
drools
NOWNOWNOWNOW

tim says:
...
cassandra is CREEPY

tim has left the conversation.

Lii says:
HEY
tim gives up quickly....
kessiaaannnnnn

RECESS REVOLUTION says:
wat d crap XD

tim has been added to the conversation.

Lii says:
YAY

RECESS REVOLUTION says:
yes i noe me is creepy tim
TIM
TIM
TIM
u better respond

tim says:
...what?

RECESS REVOLUTION says:
k
gud u responded
now
gimme cheese

tim says:
no

RECESS REVOLUTION says:
yes
uwillsayyes
sayyes
i am an expert hypnotiser
now

tim says:
(raises eyebrow)

RECESS REVOLUTION says:
on da count of 3
gimme cheese
1
2
3

tim says:
epic fail hypnotism

RECESS REVOLUTION says:
cheese!!!
where is it

tim says:
liiyung
little helP?
PLEASE?

Lii says:
err
ok

RECESS REVOLUTION says:
she probably is on ur way 2 ur place
stealin da cheese
for me
thx liiyung

Lii says:
i got lost in the neighbourhood
=/

RECESS REVOLUTION says:
hahaha
tim u shud hv held a big sign
tat said cheese

tim says:
(raises eyebrow)

tim has left the conversation.

Lii says:
haha

tim has been added to the conversation.

RECESS REVOLUTION says:
u cant even properly see a lady 2 ur hse tim
tsktsk
how u gona get married?????
c u ignore ur female frens

tim says:
no, i pay special attention to my female friends

RECESS REVOLUTION says:
i cant even imagine uy listenin 2 ur wife

tim says:
which is why you're getting none

RECESS REVOLUTION says:
OI
i knew u were gona say
but for offending me
u can compensate with cheese

tim says:
RIGHT liiyung?

RECESS REVOLUTION says:
FRM UR CHEEZBURGER

Lii says:
huh?
i know tim is asking me something
but i'm still lost in the neighbourhood
some kind of labyrinth you have here, tim
XD

RECESS REVOLUTION says:
hehe

Lii says:
eh, i thought cassandra's a female?

RECESS REVOLUTION says:
c tim
ur not even going out 2 luk for liiyung!

Lii says:
he won't find me
o'm hiding

RECESS REVOLUTION says:
hahaha

Lii says:
*i'm

RECESS REVOLUTION says:
tim likes games
count 2 hundred tim
n luk for her
n if u find her
i'll let u give me ur cheese frm ur cheezburge
tat wud make me happy

Lii says:
this is an interesting conversation

RECESS REVOLUTION says:
RELIRELI HAPPPYYY
no
its rellllliiii bawrin
cuz of tim
he's bawrin
eventhough he is oku
MUAHAHAHHA

Lii says:
*poke* tim

RECESS REVOLUTION says:
TIMTIMTIM

Lii says:
maybe tim got lost too
XD
RECESS REVOLUTION says:
haha
:]
:]

tim says:
sorry
had to take my contacts off
back now

Lii says:
you wear contacts?
cool.....

tim says:
for sports, yeah
was playing basketball earlier this evening

Lii says:
oh....
how does it feel like?

RECESS REVOLUTION says:
bt ur 2 shhhooorrrttt!!!!!!

Lii says:
ouch

RECESS REVOLUTION says:
tats for callin me male!!!!
in ur face tim!!!!

tim says:
goodness
good insults are lost on you

RECESS REVOLUTION says:
blahblahblah

Lii says:
eh?

RECESS REVOLUTION says:
tim jus doesn't wan 2 admit he's cryin

Lii says:
i'm lost again
=/
HEY
we totally lost track of our initial conversation!!
so, what are we going to name ourselvese, cas??

RECESS REVOLUTION says:
my idea was ask tim
n he still hasn't asked us properly -.-

Lii says:
TIMOTHY!!!!

RECESS REVOLUTION says:
*answered
TIMOTHY!!!

Lii says:
yay

tim says:
well, i would suggest 'Crazy' for cass
and 'Liiyung' for liiyung

RECESS REVOLUTION says:
CRAZY LIIYUNG
hmmmmm

Lii says:
Crazy Liiyung?
thanks for defaming me, tim
=/
tim says:
liiyung = read fail

Lii says:
HUH?

RECESS REVOLUTION says:
?
tim ur confusing me
how u gona get a wife tat understands u???

Lii says:
you mean you WANT to be his wife?

tim says:
NO THANK YOU

Lii says:
oh goodness
that's a sight to behold.....
RECESS REVOLUTION says:
NO WAY
bt yes

Lii says:
=P

RECESS REVOLUTION says:
tat wud b a sight

Lii says:
haha, see....
both of you AGREE
on something
=D

RECESS REVOLUTION says:
i cant even imagine screamin at tim allllll day

tim says:
it's a first, and hopefully a last

Lii says:
hehe
Cass has a new "destiny"
wow, you sure have a lot of paths to choose from...

RECESS REVOLUTION says:
since chingx is meant 2 be wit liiyung
how about tim????
hmmmmmmmm????
how abt??
think of a girl
erm
besides me -.-

Lii says:
HAHA
chingx and i sound like........
AHEM

RECESS REVOLUTION says:
???
im blurr
n where's tim???
TIM????

Lii says:
poke poke

RECESS REVOLUTION says:
if u cant respond 2 us
how u gona respond 2 ur future wife
FAIL LAR TIM
Lii says:
i refuse to see tim's current response as a simulation for tim's future response to his wife
it just makes us sound very out of place

RECESS REVOLUTION says:
can u imagine
his wife will b like
how was ur day?
n he'
n he's like good
n den she's like good onli??
n he's like,it was grt until i came home 2 c u....

Lii says:
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHADHAHAHA
OMG

RECESS REVOLUTION says:
hear tat tim???

Lii says:
timmmmmm

RECESS REVOLUTION says:
timmmmmmm

Lii says:
TIMOTHY
.......oh welll

RECESS REVOLUTION says:
it was fun while it lasted
n now 2 blog about dis

Lii says:
HAHAHA
goodness...
i like the SCREAM part

Moment of Confession

2009-10-15T07:14:00.000-07:00

Just so you know,we had another conversation b4 this*grins evilly*

RECESS REVOLUTION says:
harloooo

tim says:
...

RECESS REVOLUTION says:
tim is mean
mean
mean
mean
mean
mean
can i make myself clearer?

tim says:
don't have to
i know i am :D

Because of You-Kelly Clarkson

2009-10-14T00:02:00.000-07:00

Because of you,I can't use microsoft exel.STUPIDCOMP.

I'm Glad I checked my Inbox :D

2009-10-13T07:17:00.000-07:00

After weeks of avoiding the comp,my inbox was clogged up buuuut I found that several of my emails were titled,

Miracle In Penang Chinese Girl's High School.
And here it is.

HI PEOPLE!!! it's me again, Eunice from penang chinese girls' high school. Remember the last time i told you guys that we're giving out cakes and thank you cards to all the afternoon session teacehrs? yeah, the big project happened on monday, the first day of school after hari raya hols. the recess revo crew went early to school to distribute the thank you cards during F5 recess time to all the morning session teachers too. many teachers asked about recess revolution and we did explain to them. most of them were very happy!
Okay now's the main point. It's afternoon time, and we always pray together for God's wisdom to be with us before we do anything together for RR. After praying, we distributed all 96 boxes of marble cakes to all the afternoon teachers including our afternoon supervisor. All the teachers were so happy! **C'mon, no joke way, free cakes for tea!** haha. indeed we were very happy too that all the teachers were blessed.
But when the cake reacher our afternoon supervisors table, things were kinda ugly. she wasn't happy with us RR and asked wad is RR. She didnt want to accept the cake and say that we'r agaisnt the school rule and stuff. but in fact we did nothing wrong and we didnt go agaisnt any sch rule. she found out that we'r having prayer meeting and she say that we'r holding illegal meeting. *so serious huh??* and one more thing. She took away my badge! my precious RR badge.. okay fine, i'll tolerate with that.
The next day, wilson our teacher went to meet the afternnon supervisor. she was rly rly very very very unhappy with what we'r doing. coz you know my sch is famous for rules and stuff. she asked us to stop everything we'r doing right now, including collecting plates everyday and our prayer meeting. after that, wilson got another news that our penolong pengetua wants to see him tmr morning. after knowing the news, we were actually quite affraid that smth will happen to wilson because he just came to our sch for 3 months and he's always so supportive to RR. affraid that he'll get black listed or banned to help us. we continued to pray, and pray.. and believe that God is still guiding us. the 3rd day, a miracle happened. our penolong pengetua is supporting us!!! she said she always see us having prayer meeting when she go ronda ronda.. haha and thank God she's a christian! she is supporting RR every bit of her cell! and she told wilson nt to worry, and we can continue to do what we'r doing now. she will deal with the afternoon supervisor... *JUMPS FOR JOY!!!* this is the 1st miracle.the 4th day, wilson bumped into our afternoon supervisor and guess what came out of her mouth?? she said.. "hey wilson, about the RR thingy, u know what, U MUST CONTINUE DOING RR!! i can see that the students are so pationate!! and ask all the other students to join in too! they dont hav to be christians right??" wilson was stunned....... 2nd miracle..how great is our God who changes a person's mind, a person's thinking in shortly 2 days.. we never ever tought that our afternoon will support RR because it was really impossible for smth like that to happen. but inpossibles are nothing to our God, no problems are bigger than our God and nothing can stop us from doing God's work in our school, not even the school authorities. God had shown us his faithfulness, and he does hear our prayers. our hearts are bubbling with joy because God opened a door for us. our next big porject, is to come out with around 1500 bookmarks for all the afternoon session students. it's going to be a card of encouragement for all the students to study for ther exams, from RR. now we believe that in God nothing is impossible. please continue to pray for us and this project. haha, thx for bearing wiht me for so long, *i know i crap a lot* =D but wad to do? i'm just too exited to tell u guys wad just happened in my school! let's continue to shine for the Lord! God Bless You!!

Yipeez! :D

2009-10-12T19:40:00.000-07:00

The school is still standing which means we didn't scream the place down.See ya,like,never,PMR.

MUAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!

Boy In The Faraway Land

2009-07-19T03:37:00.000-07:00

I can't use the PC tomorrow cuz its a weekday so....
Happy Birthday Joey Khoo :D