HCINCC Part D’08 [9]

Went to hongrun's house ~~today~~yesterday with aaron, sam, and winston. Alfred, yisheng gerald and yuxuan were already there before we arrived.

View of hongrun's condo. Dam nice right.

Walking to his unit.

We basically slacked there, playing comp and watching lame TV shows (spongebob etc) for like 1 hour or so before we went down to swim. Junan and zitao came around this time. As usual, we tried to bond alfred first once he got into the pool, but quite dangerous so we stopped halfway. Swam a few laps, and play some stupid game with yuxuan called see-who-can-get-the-item-first. We used a magnifying glass as the item (super random). Actually the magnifying glass was used by the rest to try to burn stuff. Centipedes, grass, wood, you name it.

Yisheng impressed us with his butterfly stroke. Now we finally know why he got such imba upper body muscles.

After swimming, we went to some prata house to eat. Quite expensive considering its just a prata. Zitao went to order some triple flavoured prata which cost like $4, just because it said "bagus"(good in malay). I ordered some cheese prata which cost $2, and there is only 1 piece of cheese inside. Tio scam.

Zitao staring at his $4 prata (while sobbing uncontrollably at his burnt pocket)

Ok lar, to do justice to the prata house, the food was quite nice, better then most pratas sold at kopitiams.

After the meal, we went back to hongrun's house to play for awhile more before i went home.

Night view of his condo.

Saw a crowd and some police at the road when i reached home. Apparently some guy ran past and didn't see a car passing through as he was blocked by the bus. Being the typical nosy singaporean that I am, I went forward to take a closer look and saw this poor guy lying on the ground motionless. After awhile an ambulance came and took him to the ambulance. Hope that nothing serious happened to him.

Going bowling tmr with the rest.

We did it, together.*
11:27 PM

Hi guys.

Feeling better now. Thanks alot to those who tried to comfort me. 失败是成功之母, one defeat shouldn't be the end of the world. What I can do now is try to get A1 for the upcoming O'lvls HCL.

Went out to dinner just now, saw this funny sign outside the toilet

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2:59 PM

Disappointed with myself and my results...

Bad news: Worse news: chinese and IH(2AU) both b3.

Worse news: MSG 1.67 as a result of 3 B3s, position 26th in class

Worst news: Both chinese and IH get 69, 1 mark short of A2

There was a speaker who talked to us a few years back, and she used an analogy which i think is very applicable to my situation now.

Imagine you are trying to catch a train, and the following are 2 possible scenarios:
1. The train moved off before you even got to the platform
2. The train door closes just as you were about to reach it

Obviously, the latter would cause you to be more disappointed, even though the outcome is the same for both cases. Therefore, I guess that if i got like 65 instead of 69 I would not be feeling as bad as I am right now. 1 more mark for IH then can get 1.44 already. I guess I have only myself to blame for not working hard enough.

If only I had spoke up a few more times during class...

If only I had not forgotten my geog mid-year exam...

If only I had studied a little bit more thoroughly the night before...

If only...if only...

No use crying over spilt milk, but i just can't help it.

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7:26 PM

More pics, as promised.

29/32 of partd'08. (winston, yisheng and ferris absent)

Aaron trying to act cool but ends up having a "eh, 不爽ar?" face.

Chairman of the International Shuaige Association (ISA) shows off his manly physique. (the truth is that he tio bonded)

I feel inferior standing beside 俊男, lol.

pic of me and wenshan, taken from an uncomfortably zoomed cam.

I will upload the rest of the photos in facebook in due time.

We did it, together.*
3:26 PM

We did it, together.*
5:24 PM

Haven't updated for quite awhile..

Friday was batch dinner at Hilton hotel. I enjoyed myself thoroughly there, and I am sure those who went felt the same way too (just look at my tagboard). Took alot of pics, will post when I manage to get hold of them.

Aaron surprised us with an NCC montage during the dinner la. Initially I thought weijing went to submit the ORD montage which was like half an hour long, wa confirm gg liao ppl gonna zham us for being so extra. Went to ask around who sibmitted the montage but couldn't find the person. Eventually someone go and ask aaron's table and saw them 偷笑...then realised it was aaron. NCC had the only ep3 montage in the end. Well done aaron. haha.

After batch dinner. we were roaming around orchard road aimlessly because we didn't feel like going home so early. I jokingly suggested gatecrashing aden's house (coz it was the biggest) and surprisingly his parents agreed la. Aden's parents rock, haha. Organise chalets for us summore. A few weeks ago I suggested to him that maybe we can have a part overseas trip then the next day he say his parents can arrange a trip to Genting. Speechless. (eventually we did not have that trip la because it was not very feasible, organised a chalet during january 09 instead).

Played mahjong, cards and x-box 360 at aden's house together with about 12 others. Had McDonalds breakfast the next morning (courtesy of aden's parents again). Went home after that.

Thats all, will post pics after i get those from weijing. Lastly, all the best to those taking O'levels tomorrow! (Including HCI peeps who will be taking higher chinese)

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4:25 PM

Hi, sorry for not updating.

Batch dinner on friday. Attendance for our class is 28/36. Ferris, Kai Zhi Joseph going to Australia for competition so can forgive them. Good luck to their group anyways.

Out of the 5 people who have are not going, 4 of them are PRCs. I'm guessing that they either have no social life because they prefer to stay at home/boarding school all day to mug or they just can't be bothered to mix around with the rest of us who are not as good as studies as them. For god's sake, so what if you coop yourself up in that well of yours all day long to mug and get good results, but you can't even socialise and interact with the people around you properly? Are grades alone enough to get you a good job in future? I don't think so.

Just look at one of the PRC in my class (no prizes for guessing who). Damn hardworking, everyday see him mug like crap. Get zai results for EOY, but whats the damn use of that? Go to Esplanade to watch performance while wearing boxers, steal kidney and pig's heart from bio lab, talk also cannot talk properly need to mumble in some weird tone, get good results for test then go around showing off and mocking other people openly, vandalise things etc. I'm not saying that all PRCs are like that, just stating an example in my class. You think this kind of person can get a real job in society even after graduating with straight A's? Still can come tell me CMI in ep3 so must use other means to get a good portfolio. I suggest you stop screwing up your life first. Got IQ but no EQ..

Personally I am quite looking forward to batch dinner, can meet up with my batchmates after 4 years of being together, especially my classmates and NCC brothers. Lets hope that the council do a good job this time.

That all for today.

We did it, together.*
5:23 PM

Happy birthday to Aaron and Weilong!

Intensive chinese lessons commences tomorrow. Sigh

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9:49 PM

Went to college Open House and the supposed IHC paper check (i'll tell you why later).

More or less decided on my subject combi, Bio Chem Maths Geog/Econs. Still considering between Geog and Econs as geog is easier to score but econs seems more applicable in the future. Hope I can take H3 bio also.

At 12.40pm, I rushed back to LT4 with hongrun to check our IHC exam scripts. Come to think of it, there was actually no need to rush, because he CONFIRM late (as usual). When I reached there, 4D and 4B peeps were waiting outside as expected. After chatting with my classmates for awhile(understatement), the teacher finally arrived, WITHOUT OUR SCRIPTS. Claimed that he forgot to bring, though we suspect that he haven't mark finish. When Jiahua asked him about it, he still 理直气壮 and scolded him...Tsk, 不知羞耻，duno whose fault is it in the first place.

Those who travelled all the way from their home to sch just for the paper check went home empty-handed and pissed off. Maybe its time to have a re-enactment of the "Sack ChongLL petition" held last year by aphelion classes.

And this is how my yesterday got ruined.

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11:36 AM

English: A1
Chinese: B3

=(

I hate school policies.

SMRP A1 and A2 reflected in EOY grade, B3 and below not reflected. This A2 for SMRP is gonna make my msg 1.6 (assuming my IH get A2). Those who screw up their projects can still get away scot-free and get good MSGs.

LIFE IS UNFAIR

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10:53 PM

Today's roundup:

Physics - A1
Geography - A2

not sure overall IH got A1 anot...Lets wait and see.

Checking languages tmr. Damn worried about chinese. Gg

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7:51 PM

Current Status for overall grades:

Bio - A1
Chem - A2
Math - A1(2AU)
SMRP-A2

Lets hope for a better tomorrow =)

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3:05 PM

Feeling bored now after the post-exam high has worn off..

Can you believe it? Part of me right now wishes that I could go back to the pre-exam period, where life still carried some purpose and meaning. Mugging for exams might be tiring, but at least I still had a goal to look forward to. I feel like a walking zombie currently, doing nothing but sitting in front of the TV all day long watching korean drama.

Oh well, at least I can look forward to receiving my results...(or rather NOT). How contradicting.

Can't check my LEAPS report coz of some prob with adobe acrobat...sian...hope i get A1

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1:33 PM

What exactly is meant by "trying your best"?

Senior Zhi Yi talked to us about this issue a few years ago, after a performance if I didn't remember wrongly. Not sure why but I began thinking about this after the hectic exam period has passed..

How many of you have ever heard someone saying that they had did their best? Sure, many people can claim that they have done their best, but it ultimately depends on what that person's definition of the phrase.

For example, some guy can slack through the whole academic year and starts to study really hard in term 4 one or two months before the exams, and saying that he did his best and has nothing to regret about. Compared to another guy who has worked consistently hard throughout the year and saying he did his best, isit fair to make such a statement?

Many people have tried give themselves false assurances by using this statement. "oh i done my best liao nvm if do badly". I admit that I am once guilty of such a fault too, but now I've come to realise that there is hardly such a thing as doing one's best because you can always do and accomplish much more. You are just limiting yourself and your potential when you say such things.

This phrase is not meant to be used lightly.

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Though the difficult and stressful exam days are over for me (for now at least), it has just started for my sister, who starts her PSLE English today. Can see that she is working very hard to get good results and make my parents happy. Just do your best and don't be too stressed. I give you moral support haha. All the best!

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5:22 PM

ONE MORE TO GO.

omg can't believe time passed so fast. 2 weeks ago I was still mugging frantically, trying to get as much information into my brain as possible. Too bad the CSE still using kah-kee hall as their exam venue so cant go there and play badminton...

As much as I hate physics, here's a cool formula, derived by yitkhai.

F=ma
Work=Fd
Therefore, Work=mad

I think he has the potential to get a Nobel Prize for Physics.

P.S. Any recommendations for a part time job?

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12:30 PM