KITCHYKATKAFE!: June 2009

Yes, I know that I've not been updating for a month! Haha. I'm going to start updating now okay.

And I know that this entry is going to take me forever to type out because I insist on blogging about these things in such a way. Therefore this post might turn out to be long and draggy, but who cares.

17/4/09: Annual Awards Ceremony.

Going back to BBSS to collect the St. John Ambulance Brigade award was fun. Those graduation gowns made us feel like wizards from the set of Harry Potter. There was a new award called the Habits of Mind (HOM) award, which this guy called Gabriel received, and they made a big deal about it when all he got was a trophy. LOL! Anyway, my award came in the form of a $300 cheque. Yay! :D

Oh, and there was the AAC parade of course, as usual. Shiya and I visited our juniors while they were having training. And I asked Miss Lim why I got the award, but she said it was a long story. So Shiya and I asked if she could summarise it with her summary skills of an English teacher but she still didn't tell.

I'm guessing that they have just realised that the school has been giving out the SJAB award wrongly, because the award is from the St. John Headquarters, with two signatures on the cheque (one of which is unmistakably the chief commissioner's humongous signature), so it should only be for SJAB members and not just anyone from any UG.

Anyway, the ceremony was pretty boring. But it felt good to be listening to Mrs. Kee's speech (I do miss having a principal who is always smiling) and feeling proud about graduating from BBSS. My classmates cheered for Bryant, Mark, Farah and I. We also cheered for Mdm Yeo and Mr. Lattif; both of them received a long service award (15 years).

Though refreshments were provided, Michelle, LY, Debby, Shiya, Khadeza and I went to have dinner at McDonald's. The one behind BBSS, not the one at Westmall.

I suddenly remembered what Mr. Lattif said to my mum at the PTM last year. That he expected to see me on stage shaking hands with someone next year.

Though I didn't do well enough to go up on stage during the release of the 'O' level results, shaking hands with the guest of honour, Mr. Suparman, is the same thing. Mr. Lattif didn't really specify the going up on stage thing. I know he said that as a form of encouragement and he might have forgotten what he said, but hey, it did happen. And I'm grateful for that.

22/4/09: Paul's birthday & Earth day.

I was the only one from my class to bring a paper bag of second hand stuff to sell for the Green Bazaar. It was for Earth week, and I ended up stuffing my paper bag into Yingwei's locker. Anyway, Xueying and Beatrice bought a necklace (they shared it by separating the pair of wings). It was grossly underpriced as Xueying sold it to herself, but it's okay since my sister didn't want it anymore. I couldn't get rid of the stuff I wanted to; it's still in good condition and I just can't bear to throw them away.

24/4/09: Pictionary!

Miuyen, Yingwei, Lynn and I visited the sanctuary after school as we were bored while waiting for our CCAs to start. Playing pictionary with them was so fun! We laughed throughout the game because of our funny drawings. It reminded me of isketch.

28/4/09:
I went for another NE meeting, thinking that I was so dead because I totally forgot about organising the trip to Jalan Besar. But the meeting turned out to be a waste of time and the teacher in charge of my class wasn't there. Vanessa and Chrystabel had to report to their teachers while Amalina (who went in the place of her NE rep) just sat there and stoned. She tried to help me with the present I was going to give to Paul but she concluded that I was cheated of my money, just like what Yingwei said in the canteen earlier. LOL.

It was fun fretting over that stupid white mug, trying to write on it with the special purple pen. It which was supposed to be cool as the pen was supposed to allow people to write a hidden, invisible message on the cup and shine this special light on it in order for it to be seen.

The people who made that cup totally cheated my money because the ink from the pen could be erased just by rubbing the cup with your fingers. Also, the purple thingy you had to press to shine the purple light from, was not working. I decided to go home and use my black permanent marker to decorate it. After all, a combination of black and white always turns out to be nice and simple. The black permanent marker does state that it "writes on almost all surfaces", but surface of a mug turns out to be one of the surfaces the marker does not write on.

My sisters' friends were at home playing Wii when I entered the house. I tried to do something about the mug but it didn't work, so I ended up using a silver marker to write a note to Paul at the back of the box instead. I went out to meet Paul. Had dinner at the food court (which took quite long because I couldn't chew on my left side). I gave him the present after that and showed him how I was cheated of my money but he accepted the gift and thanked me anyway.

The gift didn't quite turn out what I wanted it to be but he still appreciated it.

I realised that I like giving gifts and presents. I like seeing smiles and I don't expect anything in return. Just a word of appreciation will do.

Being really sincere and thoughtful, staying up late to make something for someone, writing in hidden messages... If that someone doesn't appreciate what has been done, or even wants to return the gift, does sincerity and thoughtfulness even matter? Obviously not. Everything becomes meaningless and pointless. They say that "it's the thought that counts", right? I'd say it's the recipient who matters, as well.

I'd stay far, far away from these people.

29/4/09: Choir

I wasted about 3 or 4 hours of my life. How? By sitting in an LT (with damn lousy reception!) and flipping scores. Why? Because I was part of the group that was ostracised. Because we have not passed the audition.

30/4/09: Choir - SYF rehearsal.

It was a chance to miss lessons and go to Victoria Concert Hall (VCH). I've been there twice before, since I've taken part in SYF twice in primary school. It remains unchanged and boring. I wasn't actually supposed to go on stage because I have not passed the audition yet, but I didn't know and just followed. It didn't matter as no one seemed to notice.

It was uncomfortable wearing those white heels. It was more uncomfortable having the thought that I did not belong there; that I was supposed to be sitting down with the others who had not passed. Thankfully, they joined us on stage later, and we could remove our heels.

We ran our 2.4km run in the morning, and got drenched in the rain. I stopped after my 5th round because the rain was getting annoying. It was a mistake; I should've continued my last round as I would've gotten a good timing. Running in the rain is much better than running in the hot sun.

1/5/09: Labour Day at Jack's place!

This photo brings a smile to my face :D

Met up with Michelle and Ruonan at Clementi MRT station. We ate at CityVibe or something, the new shopping centre there. I miss the old Clementi Central and the old bus interchange just like how I miss the 4th floor of the old Lot 1.

Michelle was telling us that Jack stays in this yellow and turquoise building and we could walk there. We almost walked in the opposite direction of his house. Haha. I realised that we were about to walk in the direction of Nan Hua Primary and stopped us in time okay!

So we arrived at Jack's place and we were quite warmly welcomed. LY was already there. Debby and Bryant came later. Anyway, Jack was enthusiastically teaching us how to play 'Risk', which we figured was a game to promote war and dictatorship. We were also fascinated by Jack's cute turtle! The tank was too tiny for the turtle and the turtle seemed to be waving to us when Michelle waved to it.

Going to Jack's place was great and his mother was nice. She kept provided us with drinks and tea break, which was popiah and ice-cream! We played monopoly later, but it was never ending! Jack's mother was trying to make Bryant treat us girls to dinner. Hahaha.

2/5/09: Dental Appointment

Missed choir and completed the 2nd part of root canal treatment today. What's this shit about SYF is coming, so must make sacrifices? Ha. Is SYF that big of a deal that I have to risk the possibly of losing my adult tooth if I did not go for treatment?

I'm OUT of this SYF shit.

5/5/09: Choir - SYF.

In the morning, Hanif and Khairiah talked to me about SYF. From what they said, it was obviously ASSUMED that I was going with the choir to support them. WTF, right? I didn't say that I wanted to go, and nobody told me the details. I was already prepared NOT to go because I'd rather attend lessons in school than waste even MORE of my time.

Before math, Cheryl and Xiao Tong told me to go for SYF because Ms Chen said that it'll be written in our testimonials that we helped out during SYF. If we didn't go, our efforts will go to waste. So FINE, I decided that since I've already wasted so much time in choir, wasting a bit more time doesn't make a difference.

I helped Meiyu and some others with their gowns. The teachers brought Jasmine, Cheryl, Xiao Tong, Pearlyn, Melissa, Jane and I into the concert hall and we watched a lot of other schools perform. PJC choir got a silver, which was expected.

7/5/09: Taming of the ~~Shrew~~DUDE.

The whole class was studying for our lit test on The Taming of the Shrew in the cafe. I was crapping about the part where Lucentio says, "Tranio, I burn, I pine, I perish" and "Tranio, I saw her coral lips to move, /And with her breath she did perfume the air." I was trying to apply those lines to people like Miuyen, Xueying and Donovan. Hahahah.

Hung out with Xueying, Miuyen and Yingwei after school. We started talking about Shakespeare again, so I was like, what if the play took place in a matriarchal society instead of a patriarchal one? Then the line, "And with her breath she did perfume the air." would be changed to something like, "Oh Tranio, his manly odour diffused into the air." And it wouldn't be called "The Taming of the Shrew" anymore, but it could be called "The Taming of the Dude"!

My friends LOL-ed at what I said.
Went to Lot 1 with Yingwei after that to buy a mango cake! Yay!

8/5/09: Celebrated Miuyen's birthday after school!

Fridays are the best as we're released at 12.30pm! Miuyen, Yingwei, Xueying, Lynn, Elena and Justin came over to my house "to play Wii". Haha. We were actually gonna celebrate Miuyen's birthday for her in advance; and she didn't suspect a thing!

With Xueying and Miuyen! :D

We were playing Guitar Hero and American Idol on my Wii set. Miu and Yingwei didn't play much. Lynn, Elena and Xueying sand a few songs. Justin was the only guy and he was like, "Where's Don when you need him?" Lol. That gay was so quiet compared to his usual self.

Miu making her wish:)
This photo was taken from Elena's facebook photo album. Nice shot! All the other photos were taken by Yingwei, our professional photographer for the day! Haha.

The cute bear Justin bought from Lot 1 on his way over!

We were walking about of school with the gay at first, and he was like asking me what to buy for Miu before he received a phone call that he left something in school, so he went back to get it. He came over later when a huge yellow plastic bag which I told him to leave outside so that it wouldn't spoil the surprise!

Xueying took these photos! Yingwei, Miuyen, Lynn, Elena.

Group photos! Prepared the cake in the kitchen and Yingwei guarded the door. Hahah. Was waiting for the right time to bring out the cake. The air con almost blew the candles out!

Went to Buona Vista for CIP tuition later. It was the last day for the J2s so they took photos with the kids.

10/5/09: Jalan Besar Outing! Mothers' Day!

I passed around this piece of paper in class for out and a lot of people ticked that they could go for this stupid NE learning journey, but in the end they backed out and only Yingwei and Justin showed up! Not surprising.

The three of us alighted at Lavender MRT station and wandered around Jalan Besar. We didn't know the place well, but we took some photos for the poster. It was so hot! Had a drink and a sundae from McDonald's. We went inside Mustafa for fun.

There were many shophouses there.
What did we learn? That Jalan Besar is a boring place. Seriously.

Ate xiao long baos after that. Yay.

I was supposed to meet my parents for steamboat dinner after that, but my sister was locked outside the house as she forgot her keys. So we bought food home instead.

14/5/09: PONED SCHOOL

I didn't feel like going to school. My mother let me pon. Yay. Need I say more?

15/5/09: Yi Ting's birthday

Met up with Nureen and Brenda after school! Bought Yi Ting's present and went to photocopy worksheets for the primary three kids to do later during tuition. They came over; we used the computer and played a bit of Guitar Hero.

I couldn't meet Yi Ting and Josephine because I had to go for CIP. I couldn't meet Michelle, Jack and Bryant to surprised LY at his house either. Booo.

Anyway, I went for CIP alone because the rest had choir. Thankfully, only four students came and I taught the length chapter. Yay! Those primary three kids are cute and I gave them sweets at the end of the lesson.

After that, I met Michelle, Jack and Bryant at Bukit Batok. I don't know why I was so tired, and I don't know why they laughed when I said that I had to teach four brats how to do maths.

16/5/09: Leongyew's birthday

Went out with Michelle and LY and we watched 'Star Trek' at The Cathay! (Obviously, I was being extra. But it's okay!)

Before going out, I wondered out loud if Star Trek was a good movie and my sister was like, "I wanna watch!" And my dad was like, "Oh it's the number one movie in America you know!"

I've never watched the television series, nor have I read any of those Star Trek novels, but the movie is nice. I like Anton Yelchin! He's cute. Michelle said it was cliché, which is true because it was quite predictable. But LY was like, noooo, it's a classic.

17/5/09: Went to Causeway Point with my family and we ate at Swensen's for lunch. Yay!

We thought that there was this special offer thing but it was only available on weekdays or something. But it's okay! Had yummy baked rice and delicious ice cream.

I think I have a phobia of being forgotten or something.

22/5/09: A big group of us from our class went to Lot 1 together to have lunch. Miu was sick so she went to visit the doctor. Booo. It was suggested to go to Long John but it was full when we got there, so we decided to split up.

Ate at the food court with the gays (Don and Justin), Elena, Lynn, Yingwei. Met Xinyee and Steven there, who came to sit with us. We went our separate ways as most of us had something on after that.

Tuition was horrible. I was alone again, as the rest had choir, but this time seven kids showed up and I had a hard time trying to get all of them to settle down. In the end, I couldn't teach much. They started quarreling among themselves as well. I don't remember being like that when I was in primary three.

23/5/09: Had a PW meeting with my group at Lot 1.

24/5/09: Met Paul at the Jurong Regional Library to study, but I didn't really do much. Haha. Had lunch at McDonald's, near Westmall. Went to King Albert Park McDonald's and started on the Math Revision Package with Joseph and Don (the gay).

25/5/09: I think it was because I handed up all my chinese homework, so the teacher got me to be the first to sit for the Chinese oral. Haha. Wow. I did all my chinese assignments. Isn't that amazing?

Mdm Lai scolded the class because we suck. Okay, not really. But she made us sound like the class sucks, because we're slackish and irresponsible, because we're pulling each other down and not meeting deadlines. She says that she won't be surprised if half of us gets retained, and that she's tired of chasing us for forms and money.

Then she told us that Hanif is stressed and it's the first time a Class Manager tells her that he to resign from his position, and that Melanie went for College Day even when she was sick because she was worried that nobody would come, and that she still has to remind us to bring our thermometers and ties.

I guess it's all true and our class kinda sucks for that. But I don't really like her because she doesn't make literature interesting. She doesn't even teach properly.

26/5/09: Xueying came over to play Wii after school. She created her Mii character and played Wii fit! Her Wii fit age is like, thirty plus. And in Wii sports, her age was sixty plus! Hahaha.

Met up with Melina for dinner! Ate as KFC, as usual, and we talked crap about school. Yay. I was saying that maybe taking photos at the bus interchange would become a trend! (But I don't think this will happen, because for some weird reason, people prefer camwhoring in toilets)

27/5/09: Took the bus to Lot 1 with Atiqah, Amalina and Shiya. Ati and Ama went off so I had lunch with Shiya at the place where they sell rice and curry and meat. Yay! I love the food there. I went back to pjc for the choir farewell party. They gave Meiyu and I a 'thank you' flower each, as well as a photo frame with this photo for the sopranos in their gowns.

28/5/09: Met Shiya and we went to buy a birthday present for Chrystabel! We didn't really know what to buy so we got her a bear, a notebook and a star shaped lollipop. I went home to decorate her birthday card and I so did not study for GP.

29/5/09: Celebrated Chrystabel's birthday one day in advance!

The GP paper was horrible. In the morning, the first thing Justin the gay said to me was that if I had checked the seating arrangement for the exams and that it was unlucky that he has to sit next to me. Lol! Lester suddenly appeared and passed my Bel's present, and I had to clarify that it was not my birthday but a present for my friend.

Actually, I'm the unlucky one because sitting in between Suba and Justin stresses me. They are able to write lengthy paragraphs really quickly, while I'm still stuck at some point and thinking about what to write. All the questions were tough! I think I'm going to fail terribly.

I stuffed Bel's present and my bag into Miuyen's locker before the exam. I'm reserving her locker for all future exams! :D

Met Shiya and Chrystabel at the cafe and we passed her the present and the card. Yay! Ate at the canteen with my friends as I was so hungry. I later met Aisha, Melanie and Haiza for PW. Didn't contribute much as we left for lunch at Food Culture along with Siti and Suba, and I had to leave to meet Melina at 2pm.

Melina and I walked around Westmall and looked at stuff like rings and nail polish. I was reading her psychology book along the way. There was a chapter about dreams which is pretty cool. Haha.

We were queuing up for six seats outside Westmall's Swensen's and we had to wait as there was no space for six of us. While waiting, Chrystabel the birthday girl arrived, then Ruishan. Vanessa and Jiaying were the latest as they had extra lessons.

I ordered my food first as I had to leave for CIP after that. We shared the Giant Earthquake ice-cream thingy which was nice. In a short span of time, the bowl was empty.

We took a group photo before I left. Yay! :D

My phone was running out of battery but I managed to text Debby and receive a call from Shun Yu before it died. I went up the escalator of Bukit Batok MRT and turned left because it was a usual thing to do. It was also a retarded thing to do, because I ended up taking the train back to Choa Chu Kang. I only realised that I was on the wrong train when the train doors were closing at Bukit Gombak. Damn.

I think I walked past Haqiz at Bukit Batok MRT station because I heard him say hi. There was this other time he said hi to me at Lot 1, too. I don't know why I'm so blur that I don't really notice him until he says hi.

I thought I was late but it turns out that I was on the same train as Shun Yu. Met her at Buona Vista MRT station and we walked over together. Karina and Debby came later and we waited for the kids. Only three of them turned up this time. Mrs. Hauw came by to talk to us as well.

Had dinner at the hawker centre nearby. I was so tired when I reached home.

And this concludes my really long post.

KITCHYKATKAFE!

Thursday, June 04, 2009

PW SUCKS!

Tuesday, June 02, 2009

An update for not updating for a month