Good luck!

All the best to everyone receiving their O level results tomorrow. I'm one of them too and I know how exciting and scary it is to be one of those awaiting examination results which will change your life forever.

After tomorrow, everyone will be on your own. Whether JC, Poly, ITE or even going ou to work, we will have to start afresh and adapt to a new environment - after studying in a secondary school for 4 years.

Good luck and all the best in your future endearvous.

Blog in a bad shape

Argh, the blog page is in a very bad shape. The top banners are missing because my friend's web hosting expired and I've lost backups of the banners, duh.
I hope that I'd have time to design a new blog, else I'd just have to download one off blog skin websites.

Anyway, the countdown timer is about to expire -very- soon. *Nervous*

It's near

More than a month has passed and everything seems well for me, or so I hope. The tentative date 25 Feb, for the release of the O level results is pretty much confirmed. Today I received the letter about having to register for a SingPass in order to login to the JAE system. Singapore has finally caught up and bringing up almost all the government departments into the IT stage.

Life in JC so far is very relaxed and enjoyable. The reality has yet to come I guess. So much talk about JC life being fast-paced and stressful makes me wonder how I'd be able to survive there. I hope it'll be much like Primary school students talking about how stressful life is in Secondary schools - which isn't really true.

I'm currently in the air rifle CCA, though slightly off my target of joining a sport cca like basketball or track and field. People in that club are hostile, at least that's what I feel about them.

If my O level results are good, I'd be like a newborn baby without citizenship and able to choose which "nation" I'd be loyal to. The dust has settled and there's nothing I can do to remedy any results-related matters. I just hope for the best.

Good luck to everyone.

End of long CNY break

The 5-day Chinese New Year holiday break has come to an end so quickly. I am still in the midst of the festive mood and I'll have to jumpstart myself to start the day tomorrow.

It has been a wonderful Chinese New Year break for me. I went to my relatives' houses where they hosted lunch or dinner. And of course, whats CNY without gambling? Everyone surrounded the dining table, chit-chatting and placing their bets for that hand of cards. We played Blackjack. Although its a simple card game which has a very gentle learning curve, there's always excitment and surprises when the players and banker unveil their cards.

What's Chinese New Year without CNY goodies? There're the usual pineapple tarts, ba kwa (barbequed pork), love letters, peanut cookies and the widespread variety of candies. I particularly enjoy eating the ba kwa and peanut cookies. :D
All chinese families will at least have 4 to 5 types of CNY goodies at home whenever they host gatherings.

And of course, hong baos! Every Chinese New Year, children receive red packets from their elders (normally married couples) with a wide smile on their faces. It's great collecting money! :D


Tomorrow is 14 February - Valentine's Day. I've yet to find a valentine... hope I'll find one soon!

It's Monday blues tomorrow, Happy Valentine's Day everyone! :)

1st and 2nd days of CNY

So far, it seems that I'm not having as much fun as I had as compared to when I was younger. I don't really indulge myself that much in this festive season as much as before. But well, I still enjoyed it.

First day of New Year, my dad cooked a vegetarian dish for breakfast. It smelled and tasted great! Eating vegetarian on the first day of New Year signifies the clearance of all your sins you committed and starts you afresh for the New Year.
After that, my family and I went to the temple to pray. The temple was very crowded as expected, with many devotees praying to god hoping for good health, wealth and peace. I then visited my babysitter who took care of me for several years when I was young. She has been the first person we visit for CNY.
At night, I went to my aunt's place for dinner. It was a pot-luck style dinner where every family contributed at least one dish. We had sharks fin, sotong balls, chicken wings, mushroom chicken and ngoh hiang - a very sumptuous meal indeed!
Then we gambled through the night. The gathering ended at around 12 midnight. I was deadbeat when I reached home...

Second day of New Year...
My relatives, together with my family and I, visited my grand uncle (grandfather's brother). Then they came to my house for lunch. At night, another grand uncle of mine treated us to a sumptuous Peranakan-style dinner. We had ngoh hiang, curry fishhead (the best dish!), 2 vegetables dishes, chicken, rice and dessert. The dinner was great!

Too bad my school did not make tomorrow a holiday (unlike RJC), else I would be able to enjoy a long five-day break from school... Blarh, back to school tomorrow, I will not be surprised if only half the class were present tomorrow.

Xin nian kuai le! Wan shi ru yi! :)

Happy Chinese New Year

I wish everyone a happy, prosperous and healthy new year ahead! Xin Nian Kuai Le, Gong Xi Fa Cai!

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Tuesday!

It's Tuesday today and it means one more week to Chinese New Year's eve. I look forward to every year's CNY as it's so fun! I'll write more about CNY when I've the time. I'll just scribble some of today's happenings as I'm tired now...

I'm feeling tired today, probably after yesterday's 2.4km trial. It's the first time I feel strain on my legs after running session - even though I stretched. In the evening I went for a jog at the stadium but could only complete 6 slow-paced rounds.

The NJ collar pin fell off and had to exchange for a new one. I think the entire batch of collar pins was faulty as many students exchanged theirs for new ones too. I noticed the new batch of collar pins has a new design for the clip too.

I'm still CCA-less after 1 month in JC. Tomorrow is the trials for the air rifle CCA. I certainly hope that I can do well so that I can finally have a CCA to my name.

Economics is quite difficult I think. Not sure if I should change to another subject after the first 3 months. It's about 24 days to the release of the O lvl results, I'm both excited and scared of it. I wonder how I'd fare for the exams...