anotherplace

2007-01-12T16:43:00.000+08:00

not quite dead

yet.

let's see, i went to the Handicaps' Welfare Association today. and CIP has seriously never been this meaningful, not to mention, made me a whole lot more grateful for just being---OK, healthy, alive & kicking. for the simple fact that we actually have both our 2 arms and 2 legs functioning perfectly and that we're mobile to move about on our own, is really much to thank God for.

JamieQ, Steph, Regina and i got the privilege of spending some time to talk to one of the clients of the association there. he's called Sean. and he lost the ability to move his left arm and both legs due to stroke. but despite his disability and old age, Sean is still able to converse eloquently. he's happy alright =)

when my pals and i walked pass the rehabilitation centre for the first time, we peered in to see a number of them using the various machines to exercise: simple stationary cycling, staircase-master...etc
And it's really heart-warming when u smile at them and see them return u a smile. it kinda makes your day you know..

Handicapped people can be really talented artists. yes they are older than you, they arent as fortunate as you physically but hey, they paint better than you. i met a husband & wife team--both painters, just specialising different genres. the husband, a man of a few words, does beautiful abstract paintings in acrylic on canvas. the wife, prefers painting landscapes and is currently experimenting painting a tiger. i was looking at the completed piece of autumn trees she saw on her holiday in New Zealand. her visit to NZ was a long time ago, the painting she did took 1 month and because of her effort, i was able to see the myraid of colours that swivelled and danced in autumn, i was able to visualise myself actually there in NZ marvelling at the trees 1st-hand, i was able to experience the beauty of NZ all simply in a short moment. now that kinda art that evokes such appreciation and emotion takes skill---so what if she's disabled?

eh shucks, gotta go running now so that's it for today's post. now go thank God you're able-bodied.

2006-12-25T10:26:00.000+08:00

CHRISTMAS

and one of the best ever.

24th
Wei Xin's party was a blast! there was california maki! sushi is love! had 2 other faves too---raspberry Absolut and Bailey's Irish Cream. and there was DANCING! ahha sammie totally ruled the dancefloor! fel, wan ling and i were trying to get rei to move but no.. she just sat among the soft toys, laughing. after that we fooled around with wei xin's shimmer lotion! shiny shiny stuff. and then we crashed the brother's room upstairs! wei xin and fel had a few rounds of black jack with them while i hogged the Bailey's ahha.

and then off to church!

went for 9pm mass. cal was all dolled up! nice.. thankfully my kor and his frens saved me a seat cause the whole place was packed. mass was funny! i was trying to convince my kor and his fren that the priest was once a rockstar, but well, they couldnt imagine the priest with his hair all spiked (not to mention now he didnt have hair long enough to spike anyway). met jared on the way home and he looked good! nice tie!

25th
had my mom's shepard's pie for breakfast! that yummy thing whoop! Merry Christmas all!

2006-12-20T10:50:00.000+08:00

alright, quick post before hopping(ok, bus would be much prefered) on down to bay's place.

in 2 days time, i'll be rushing last minute xmas shopping with fellow procrastinators sam and aiko
in 3 days time, i'll go towning with Mom
in 4 days time, i'll be partying at ueii's before going for xmas mass
in 5 days time, IT'S CHRISTMAS =)
in 6 days time, there's this stupid A maths test. arg...

and now i fly, bye all!

2006-12-16T22:03:00.000+08:00

im here to give a little life to my pretty-much-dead-blog. oh well...

so lately i've been playing NFS(Need For Speed) Carbon, thanks to my kor for introducing it, and the game is really fun. haha, maybe i should go make an advertisement for the good people that made the game =) like something that goes :"for that much needed quick adrenalin rush, get your Carbon dosage today" hmm..

so with my interest in driving pumped up, i decided to go check out some nfs vids in youtube. and i found this DRIFT KING! like omgosh, he's a freak---with SUPERB drifting skills! shocked, impressed, simply blown away by his 6,400,440 drift! like wth, he's like driving horizonal! which you do not want to try in real life because number 1: you need a car and number 2: once you've got a car, drifting like that will DEFINITELY screw up your tires. of course, money can do many things eh... btw, the background music is good too =) go SEE

you know what, im gonna watch it again. tata!

SORRY REI! we'll go next year =)

2006-12-06T12:28:00.000+08:00

i prefer Singapore better.

anyway if you like gackt, try Tsuki No Uta! -recommended by rei, and now, me-

2006-12-04T23:10:00.000+08:00

Ueii: off to Perth
Rei: on a choir trip in Malacca

and im going on hiatus for a day---in JB. haha man am i going to miss both of them!

i'll be back with a vengeance! then again, maybe just back with bubble gum =)

2006-11-28T21:00:00.000+08:00

Jared: "i read yours too.. only there isnt much to read .. u hardy blog !"

he complained so... must blog. haha see Jared, you're an IMPORTANT friend!

dressed up and went to meet Sammie and Wei Xin in compass before heading to town. i have a new love! Java chip frappucino from Starbucks! i've always ordered mocha frap cause it was so safe (you can always count on mocha frap to save fatigue!). then Wei Xin let me sip her JAVA CHIP, and man, im hooked! it's so tantalizing (well, all coffee drinks typically are yea) and refreshing and causes every single bit of you to warm up (it's a cold drink) and feel all sweet and fuzzy. plus, there's all those lil bits of chocolate for a crunchy bite. 1 cuppa is NOT enough.

so we first went to the taka marketplace to grab a bit of lunch. we got a cheese fried noodle thing, tako balls and cheese japanese pancake. we shared them all but little it was not. the whole lunch affair was kinda funny; we were trying to figure out if the bunch of guys behind us were japanese or korean. alas, they were korean =( awww, not japanese! oh well, consolation prize then. i have to admit, they've got nice hair.. =D

up next, photos! taka has this magnificently HUGE pretty pretty xmas tree! it's like 3/4 floors high. haha i actually wanted to jump down from the 4th level onto the tree. fun! but well, you cant do much in skirts, can you? so off to my heaven---KINO. got a new manga book whoop! and we were fooling around in the japanese music scores area with the ladders.

alright, got places to go now so im gonna fast forward this whole post.

we met jon cher! at heeren. he went to cut his hair, damn, no more funny afro! so then it was coffee time in starbucks. yay for java chip! right then, whooshing out!

2006-11-23T13:24:00.000+08:00

so there was Nakashima Mika as Japan's version of Enya and now,

YUI---Japan's Michelle Branch.

it was her two hit songs featured in Bleach, Life & Rolling Star, that caught my attention and held on tight ever since. Born in Fukuoka, Japan, this J-rock/J-pop songbird belts out her many singles accompanied by her acoustic guitar---very much alike to Michelle Branch. see the link?

she's a rather new fresh hit in the music scene having released her first album, From Me To You, early this year in February. Of course, she's already got several singles released beforehand, however this album holds 9 tracks previously not heard and yet was still very well received by her fans.

Yui had been paving her way towards the entertainment industry since young. at ninth grade, she began writing poems---see the talent in songwriting blooming? haha. At the age of sixteen, by recommendation of her mother (parents in S'pore would NEVER do this...), she began studying song, songwriting, and guitar at a private music school in her native Fukuoka. Aspiring to become a professional, she carried her guitar around and sang at local places such as the seashore of Shingu, and in the middle of the rice fields of Kaminofu.

AND THEN! she got spotted in an audition hosted by Sony Music Japan. the high scores given to her had many music labels scrambling to sign her up. she later moved to Tokyo and wrote the song "Feel My Soul" as a tribute to her hometown Fukuoka. that's one of my personal favourites! listen to it.

--the ever familiar cross-legged pose. she also sat like this during the audition while strumming her guitar and singing.

--yet another favourite! this song was used as Bleach's 5th opening song. love it!

lalala, so that's it for YUI. another favourite before i go--Tomorrow's way. try it!

2006-11-20T19:19:00.000+08:00

though the sun was blazing, beating down the endurance of all of us, WE STILL WON COMMONWEALTH! hahahaha.. what a satisfying friendly game; Ms Dewi is very much pleased with our performance! had lunch later with fellow defenders: bay and jess at pepper lunch. Did you know there's one at IMM?

on to meet rei after that in town! followed her on some treasure hunt to find all the recommended shops in town that sell lolita apparel. btw the food market in taka sells cheap tasty japanese pancakes! peanut and redbean at $0.90 and cheese for $1.10! the cheese is good stuff man! the pancake is moist and crisp on the outside whereas the cheese is soft and creamy.

so now my feet hurt, my head's aching and im a lil charred but im happy! whoop, 2 new books of manga to relish=)

2006-11-14T13:48:00.000+08:00

yet another PICNIC!

jared and i arrived fashionably late so everyone--- kim, htay, cally, andrew and cheryl--- was already there. more breezer today! i think orange isnt so bad but the ruby version is the nicest yet. cally agrees! chips and rum, whoop! girls had lil talk whereas the guys went to play softball; kim you are so right! haha

and i was supposed to update about yesterday's impromptu LRT ride around sengkang! spontaneous fun is good =) moreover, i've never taken the LRT before so yea, wanted to do it for the first time yesterday. so there we were, in the train half the size of a bus and then we spotted someone really familiar, Eddie the instructor from sec 2 camp. it was the spectacles that struck my attention. somehow, guys of that age wear that sort of silver framed glasses hmm..

had friendly chit-chat with him and yea, it was cool. then we got off and switched lanes! bored? absolutely! haha.. the ride was about 10min 38s!

i think coldplay's really good=)

2006-11-08T10:04:00.000+08:00

kim says "blog about it!"...

yea alright i'll do it =)

yesterday was kinda cool. kim called and asked me to get my butt out of the house and to the mini park near her place. spontaneous gathering. haven't seen kim in a long time( too long!) and so i was all up for it.

it was too blazing hot to go sit on the swings, DAMN! pavilion it was. htay came shortly after, carrying loads of stuff. EDIBLES! he was like armed, fully prepared for a picnic haha! 6 breezers in lime and peach (peach is nicer!) for kim, chips, handmade cotton candy and this huge tin of assorted chocolate biscuits all from candy empire. jared came afterwards and man was he happy to see all the FOOD.

kim agrees that cotton candy and breezer goes=) hope your doggie gets well kim!

2006-11-04T09:11:00.000+08:00

im here blogging at 9am. yea, im amazed too. alright, gonna go all the way to yishun later! coach said it was somewhat a hari raya gathering thing. and i should have confirmed meeting plans with celeste by now but, no.. haha, we'll think up of something--as always =)

so yesterday was the last of the 3 selection trainings. and im glad and contented with how it ended! everyone played WELL. it was clearly shown that everyone was trying their best, and if this is how it's all going to end, i think i can deal with that=)

Sister Hazel does some really nice rock. a lil country, more rock (like third eye blind) and a voice like that fella in five for fighting; he seriously can hit those high notes.

MONDAY. ha.

2006-11-03T10:23:00.000+08:00

it's FRIDAY.

up for training later! im going to enjoy today's training. it doesnt matter if there is going to be only an infinitesimal trifle of optimism, i'll just dwell on that.

go listen to Nakashima Mika's song Yuki no hana! =)

2006-10-25T15:58:00.000+08:00

WE'LL GO TO JAPAN TOGETHER! but first, COSPLAY =)
And our latest member, Ueii Kinu a.k.a Wei Xin. The name's unique and quirky and rei and i thought of it for her! oh yes, we must go grapevine sometime to drink coffee.

Practice makes perfect, or so we've heard umpteen times, nevertheless, very true it is. i practiced french braiding on my own hair for about 1hour and TADA! At last, Monique can french braid! whoop! new hairstyle to do for school! =D

2006-10-14T21:48:00.000+08:00

Music: LEAD!
Mood: Happy, urge to draw..

Today's post is decidated to darling CELESTE! Omedeto on your Confirmation! you looked PRETTY in white today =)

2006-10-13T22:37:00.000+08:00

im HAPPY =) oh the euphoria~

1. i drew i drew! thank God there's the holidays to draw and draw! love art <3
2. there's this new japanese band, Lead, to go crazy over! check out night deluxe

and tomorrow is Celeste's Confirmation! Omedeto!

im as happy as a bouncing baabaa. does that make sense?

2006-10-06T15:11:00.000+08:00

3 more papers. oh the anticipation!

the haze is horrible--- especially so for hypersensitive people like me. i think i look like rudolph-the-red-nose-reindeer's distant cousin or something. oh well.. and it's pretty ironic how the farmers in Indonesia are burning up their fields to furtilise their land and ultimately, grow crops that sustain human life whereas in the process of doing so, the pollution they're causing is KILLING people.

on a lil hopeful note, they said the haze might get better in a week's time or so, when the arrival of the monsoon winds come.

had my 2 favourite papers today---Literature elective and Chemistry =)
just 3 more! go self!

2006-09-24T19:43:00.001+08:00

and the grade 8 piece i like is actually called Autumn Crocus. go LISTEN! *chloe plays way better than the girl here though*

2006-09-24T09:37:00.000+08:00

Your EQ is 160

50 or less: Thanks for answering honestly. Now get yourself a shrink, quick!

51-70: When it comes to understanding human emotions, you'd have better luck understanding Chinese.

71-90: You've got more emotional intelligence than the average frat boy. Barely.

91-110: You're average. It's easy to predict how you'll react to things. But anyone could have guessed that.

111-130: You usually have it going on emotionally, but roadblocks tend to land you on your butt.

131-150: You are remarkable when it comes to relating with others. Only the biggest losers get under your skin.

150+: Two possibilities - you've either out "Dr. Phil-ed" Dr. Phil... or you're a dirty liar.

What's Your EQ (Emotional Intelligence Quotient)?

2006-09-22T20:11:00.000+08:00

today's a PIG-NIC

and it's the FIRST time miss STEPHANIE TAN LI FEN played the piano in front of her amazingly crazy friends! she's like grade 8(pass with merit somemore) and refused to play anything for us---UNTIL today. =)

i like the grade 8 piece on autumn leaves or something like that, really nice, really delicately gentle and so light.

anyway i went high with regina, rachel and celeste on the way home! and im officially part of their Pig Academy! im the CHIM-pig. heh i like the ring to it..

bay's the BBQ pig
celeste is the guunee pig
steph's the dead pig
cathy's the panty pig
rachel's the rest-in-PIG
regina's the puny pig

i can't remember the rest.. but yea, WE-ARE-FAMILY; the pig academy. =)

2006-09-20T19:58:00.000+08:00

TODAY has been...

productive? probably
passing really fast? quite so
happy? absolutely.

got back my prose! yay, 18/20! =) my kor read it too (he's my harshest critic) and he's 70% impressed. go self! alrighty, borrowed 2 more terry pratchett books yesterday. the previous one i read, The Wee Free Men, was such entertainment that i HAD to go back for more. which i did. meet 2 more Terry P books: The hat full of sky (a wee free men continuation) and Maurice and his educated rodents. im currently reading the latter which is rather unique. think, talking cat and his army of "newly intelligent" rats.

and so i went running today once again! (which i am guilty as charged for not doing so the past 4 days?) i feel--------REDEEMED. =)

2006-09-18T18:29:00.000+08:00

i have discovered the joys of studying with friends =)

1. ok, you'll start off studying for about 1hour.
2. someone cracks some lame joke. (and kim goes "haut!")
3. this joke, unfortunately, fuels the fire of hilarious and silly antics.
4. tada! what happened to studying??

here's a chemical equation to help you understand better.

books + monique ----undergo kim, jared and cally----> monique + fits of laughter

oh, and a continuation of Monique Facts 101.
Fact: Monique laughs in circles! =) it has been proven!

still, amidst all the playful and supposedly annoyance to the public, my study time was productive! i've brushed up more on my Additional mathematics with the help of jared! thank you sempai!

BUT. if i really wanna mug hard, i think i ought to study alone at home. X)

2006-09-16T21:52:00.000+08:00

today i shall dedicate this post to KIM, the hot girl with the hot orange adidas jacket!

2006-09-11T20:05:00.000+08:00

May the souls of those that had passed away unfortunately on this very day, 5 years ago, due to the terrorist attack on the World Trade Centre in America, rest in peace.

well netball training's gonna pause for awhile---STUDY BREAK. final year exams approaching, oh gosh i think the alert signal in my head just went off; i NEED to study.

and before i go, here's a lil something that has stuck in my head for the whole of today:

"It's the first period, of the first day of a new term and you're sleeping??"---Jamie Quek.

tata! Drunkard BEE

2006-09-06T22:24:00.000+08:00

i jogged a different path today. towards kim's house that is haha. and i had a mini 'challenge' today with this other teenager (really rare. normally all the adults jogging). haha it was fun!

so i reached the playground and met mr jared, miss kimberly tng and her cute cousin (FELLOW MARYMOUNT student!), miss cheryl. jared was kissing the swing chain and kept bugging kim and i to scream the highest that we could.

no, i refused to do that. =)

then we went to get DRINKS. mango with NATA is really good. and while passing the basketball court we thought we saw 2 balls and a guy. but there was actually 2 guys and a ball.

i hope the illustration/very bad stick-man drawing helps. haha.. hey, it was KIM'S joke so dont look at me =D

i think cheryl's gonna grow up with a striking resemblance to kim (cousins afterall). haha =)

2006-09-05T22:56:00.000+08:00

i made a new friend today!

it all began when i went to CCAB today for a netball instructor course. woke up late! funny how i always want to sleep another 10min more though i know i will again oversleep. anyway, bay and chloe saved me a seat, so when i reached everything was ok!

then we had practical session! we were supposed to split into 2 groups such that both groups should have girls from every school. but well, bay, chloe and i sneaked together to the same group! we had an odd number; splitting up would mean leaving 1 girl all by herself----see, we couldn't do that. then there came this RGS girl, all ALONE! so we immediately got her to join us! =)

and so meet my new friend, Eunice! really nice, really hyper, all so bubbly! she taught me this clapping game, haha we are so lame that the game amuses us. yup, we had fun alright!

2006-09-02T13:31:00.000+08:00

~~cathy's migrating to portugal at 4am tomorrow?~~

SHE'S STAYING =)

played NETBALL today! it was actually an ex-OLGC reunion friendly but Celeste said i could go, and indeed i went.

going to the gym with Mat and Celeste on monday! cheers to fitness =)

2006-08-31T21:07:00.000+08:00

what?

cathy's migrating to portugal at 4am tomorrow?

2006-08-22T22:09:00.000+08:00

Try This

vanilla ice cream with a splash of Bailey's Irish Cream.

sweet with that subtle bitter after-taste. cold bite first but the alcohol warms your throat.

it's good =)

2006-08-19T22:39:00.000+08:00

IM SO IMMENSELY PROUD OF ALL YOU TEAM 1 PLAYERS! (and team 2 and 3 too!)

i am definitely happy i landed in a team with the following people who have, together, contributed to giving all our opponents a run for their money.
(in no particular order)
1. Stephanie Tan : i can't help but smile at you =)
2. Eunice: so you think you're damn cool eh? haha we'll see on monday! =D
3. Lee Hui: Lee Hui is here! stand up and cheer!
4. Celeste: you played well darl! =) we'll improve more together!
5. Adelina: hoho, man i think we work just FINE! look forward to Gd-GK-ing with you more
6. Melisssa: you know what, i can work with you too! yay! =)
7. Chloe: in all respect, CAPTAIN, you did GREAT!
8. Katrina: im so happy we're in the same team!!
9. Regina: im so proud of how you played shooter today! learning fast!
10. Joan: YOU THE MAN!(or girl hahahah)

so we were joking all over and laughing our heads off... and that's just our recipe to playing WELL! won:3 draw:1 lost: 1
and guess what? i survived Pesta Sukan without socks! ahha.. no blisters too =) my shoes are comfy and thickly padded on the inside woohoo.. on the whole, i know i played pretty alright and im definitely satisfied. im sure we all had no regrets after the whole carnival!

oh ya, the Juniors (team 3) were fabulous. im so proud of them! all their opponents were B Div and man, were they giving them hell. woohoo go Juniors!

i can jump; i love jumping!

2006-08-10T14:38:00.000+08:00

i have a lil something going on for songs with that cynical, ironic feel to it. try el manana by Gorillaz and do you have a little time by Dido if you don't get what i mean.

El manana HERE.

2006-08-09T14:14:00.000+08:00

First and foremost, HAPPY NATIONAL DAY fellow Singaporeans!

to rei: Gambette! i WILL watch you sing in the choir today during the national parade. =D

i want to draw.

well.

sometimes i do wonder why i dropped art.

2006-07-31T21:03:00.000+08:00

What a fantabulously jolly wolly happy day it has been!

Had an english debate today on "Singaporeans are the least happy people in Asia." I'm on the proposition side together with fellow propo people: Jamie Lee, Yan Yi and Kimmy!

and... we WON! * pops champagne bottle*
then there was that little bonus-- i was awarded Best Speaker. =) the snoopy pen is really cute.

Oh ya, did a prose for literature title Pianoforte. Title courtesy of Rei.
and guess what, Regina actually nearly cried reading it! That's like the best compliment you can get from a reader----emotions. haha Stef was angry too.

so that makes up the highlights of Monique's really fabulous Monday, hip hip hooray!

Here's the webbie if you want to read the prose. psss, only for close friends. contact me if i didn't tell you the password.

2006-07-29T12:12:00.000+08:00

To REI: why of course, let's fail A Maths together.
not that i want to.. but i know i will. When i attempted the first question, my mind had already blanked out.

TRAINING! great breezy weather and we didnt do 10 rounds for warm-up! slack slack slack. plus! training ended early! ahha and stef was hilarious trying to laugh like a fish and a prawn. =)

Dinner with the ex-2Justice people was FUN =) oh, and a BIG SORRY to you all for being really really impatient. my stomach got the better of me eh. so other then that, it was kinda nostalgic, the 8 of us, like knights gathered at a round table---- eating crisp egg noodle (except for rachel and qing). we had some good laughs: celester with her "its natural" joke and stuff like that =D.

celeste must have found me awfully naggy on the way home. oh well...

2006-07-27T21:38:00.000+08:00

TOMORROW
will come, bringing along my last 2 Common Tests for the week---Pure Chemistry and A Maths. And after that, i'll be having training, which i am looking forward too yay! i really hope i can go for dinner with the ex-2Justice people, it'll be so fun!

Manga manga manga...
Chor Wen has been lending me stuff to read so it kills the boredom especially during Chinese. so im kinda learning chinese through comics? haha, does that count as reading widely? afterall, the "si bei"(die die memorise) technique wont work for out-of-syllabus questions right?

time check. 9.45pm. shall leave a quote before i leave : Sleep late and you'll fail Maths.---Mum =)

2006-07-22T23:36:00.000+08:00

Today was the first time i indirectly opened an oyster and found a pearl inside.

i bought book 11! the cover is a line-up of all the HOT HOT HOT guys in the manga! *squeals!*

Im gonna celebrate Mummy's birthday tomorrow!

Im going to war on monday, just watch me.

2006-07-20T21:20:00.000+08:00

Back by (Xiao Qing's) DEMAND! haha

im gonna keep this short and simple.

-English composition got picked for Pilot Pen Competition (not the exact name i think?)
-realised waving is awfully disastrous.
-LOVE MONSTER book 11 is OUT IN KINOKUNIYA! (going this sat!) oh the JOY!
-plastic-wrapped all my beloved manga! must protect treasures.
-still hooked on Shoujo manga.. (sighs dreamily~)
-cut my left index finger (it's quite deep). i can't play the piano and netball properly now!

shall attempt to fight laziness and blog more. watch me TRY. =)

2006-07-12T20:13:00.000+08:00

and I WENT RUNNING TODAY! =)

i really do enjoy going crazy in A maths class, it's pure entertainment.

2006-07-11T19:47:00.000+08:00

YOU CAN CHOOSE.
and i choose to be HAPPY. yes =)

i was supposed to go running. notice the word "supposed"? so yup, you guessed it, i didn't. not because of my usual "im too tired/lazy/etc" reason but because i was cleaning up my room. i was working hard---that burns calories too huh?

but i had vanilla ice cream after; i succumbed to the temptation. sigh.

one last thing. to publicise the birth of Celeste's new blog, im announcing it HERE! DO VISIT IT!

2006-07-08T20:51:00.000+08:00

I'm feeling like that.

the "live concert" thing is cancelled. BUT, now i'll be joining the exclusive little group of budding pianists playing the school song every Tuesday. so i admit, i do not have much love for my school, i dont really think i actually belong there. So really, it's just the idea that i can play the piano to an audience that appeals me.

TWO weeks to master it!

rei, this was the picture i was talking about yup. white dress with the frills, lace and gathers.

2006-06-30T20:38:00.000+08:00

IM BACK!

School has started and it has been fun. yup, im enjoying every minute of it and im gonna work harder this semester---- im finally being Sec 3.

NETBALL!
-MY beautiful game ahha
-it's fun, i sweat, im happy, what more can i ask for?

Rachel just called up to get me to play the piano for 2006's Councillor Investiture. i agreed (normally would freak out and say no). my bro (darling KOR!) supports me and so does my mum so im feeling good bout this. good thing is, im not the only one playing, it'll be like a live 'concert' for the prefects from 36 other schools that are attending as well as an attempt to keep the girls quiet. so i guess people might just think the music's from a CD and wont notice, yay!

alrighty, gotta conference to go to tata!

quote of the day: inky pinky ponkey, my father bought a donkey---Mrs Thiru

2006-06-22T20:20:00.000+08:00

The Marymount 2003's 6D Reunion

Normally such a title would imply that a CLASS of former Marymount pupils from 6D gathered together for a reunion. Add an animated host, some flashy neon lights and an audience and you get your reality TV Reunion shows. Not so difficult huh? But that's beside my point; i was really getting random.

So a class did turn up----that's if you consider 9 people a CLASS. at least these 9 people bothered to turn up to BE part of that once 6D class so i suppose, only these 9 matter then.

on to a little movie review...

Just My Luck.
not something i would actually initiate to watch, nor would i, after the initiation from others, want to watch this. But since it was the reunion, i decided i could switch my money to a different currency, one that would grant me excess to that (as xiao qing puts it) chick flick.
And after i walked out of that cinema, my opinions have NOT changed. Damn, my 8 bucks just flew.

2006-06-19T10:48:00.000+08:00

THANK YOU sammie for cheering me up from my really weird cause of mild depression.

today's post is dedicated to you =)

2006-06-17T20:19:00.000+08:00

Picture this.

you're snuggling up to 3 huge fluffy pillows in bed. Lights are dimly yellow and there's a cool breeze coming from the window behind. Janet Jackson's Someone To Call My Lover is being played and you've got a bunch of great reads to spend time with! (for me it's MANGA!)

the best part?

I AM doing exactly that now. im euphoric!

2006-06-17T00:06:00.000+08:00

serene

• adjective calm, peaceful, and untroubled; tranquil.

— DERIVATIVES serenely adverb serenity noun.

— ORIGIN Latin serenus.

serenity. i've become too used to it lately.

2006-06-13T13:08:00.000+08:00

***what's your international flava? ***

Fearless Foodie

You are one brave girl! You have no fears, and are willing to try anything at least once! You need some unique flavors for a unique lady! The best international tastes to get your taste buds going are Indian and Japanese food. Although they're very different from each other, they both offer many dishes that only a fearless gal like you would try! Enjoy the exciting flavors of Chicken Vindaloo (a spicy dish made with cinnamon, cloves, chili powder, garam masala, and ginger). Or, do something really daring and enjoy Japanese Nigiri, bite-sized mounds of rice topped with raw fish.

what's your international flava?
QUIZ YOURSELF

FRIED WORMS YEA!

2006-06-12T18:50:00.000+08:00

I just can't resist Shoujo manga! HOT japanese guys! *shrieks*

a HUGE, ENORMOUS THANK YOU to darling Wei Xin for the 10th book of LM! yay.

bitty bit of updates here...
-im into another Shoujo series-----Hot Gimmick =)
-20% off at KINOKUNIYA from now till 24June! (manga manga!)
-(if u're reading this Rei--->) one more person added to the future Japan trip : Wei Xin!
-Typhoon copied Gackt's Vanilla! SUE THEIR BUTTS OFF!

and more good news! CALLY is back today from the church camp, that i supposedly am 'insanely jealous' about. and Rafael Nadal won the French Open! though i prefer Roger Federer but still, yay for Rafael!

2006-05-31T09:11:00.000+08:00

"The pelican inspires laughter and wonder, and, maybe even more, a kind of affectionate empathy: After all, who among us hasn't at times felt awkward and unlovely, and yet imagined that---given room to stretch our wings---we just might be beautiful?"
The National Geographic--June 2006

i've been inspired lately to try writing prose, probably the technique still raw and foreign, but nonetheless, a start for more to come.

2006-05-28T12:36:00.000+08:00

Moisture built up in her eyes, making them glisten and added that little sparkle. Raindrops pelted down, heavier and heavier by the minute, and the shower soon turned into a downpour. Her feet rooted to the ground even though her heels were starting to ache from standing stiff in her white stilettos. Her hair once a frizzy chestnut brown was now clumped together in slick straightness and her brown, a shade darker. It was there she stood, while cats scurried beneath the warm chassis of nearby cars and people duck for shelter, she stood alone in the cold, unfriendly rain as warm droplets of her own trickled down her freckled cheeks. Her nose had turned a pale red and onlookers thought she was catching a cold. The rain her disguise as she cried, her shoulders throbbing with each sob, her arms hugging herself. The sky rumbled and she threw her head back, her eyes wide against the rain. And as she stared, the cold drops fell, onto her cheeks and in a perfect marriage, they joined with her tears as one before sliding off and splashing softly onto the pavement----like how her heart was broken, so quietly, while the world couldn't care less...

2006-05-20T19:43:00.000+08:00

I ENJOYED NETBALL CAMP

food was good, company was great, sweat was perfume? and jumping made me high! yay for netball school team!

2006-05-15T18:28:00.000+08:00

coffee is my ecstacy.
im always blur with science.
yay for Chem and Physics!

2006-05-12T20:34:00.000+08:00

gackt gackt GACKT again!

im into this song now, by Gackt of course! there's no title but it's the 10th song from his Mars album. yoroshii!

check it out on youtube here!

2006-05-11T21:12:00.000+08:00

Numb. that's how i feel towards examinations. maybe the frequent class tests that never occured in my last 2 years of secondary school life have anesthetized me; that sense of urgency and need to excel is lost.

perhaps these are the symtoms of sec 3 life.

anyway, i received back english and chemistry today. so far so good. and with reference to my first paragraph, u would be able to infer that i did not put in maximum effort into this year's Mid-year exams. funny, i guess social studies has blended into my talk. oh well.

tomorrow is Vesak Day. therefore it is a public holday. yay! and since is it because of the Buddhists that we have such a public holiday (REST REST), i thought it is only right if i credited them a bit and did some research on it. so here's what i've learnt:

-Vesak (from the name of the second month in the Hindu calender, Vaisakha ) is the most holy time in the Buddhist calendar.
-This sacred day is purely a religious festival, and not a festive occasion.
-Hence on Vesak Day, Buddhists all over the world commemorate three great events: The Birth, Enlightenment and the Passing Away of Gautama Buddha.

so that's bout it. happy Vesak Day all! ta-ta

2006-05-05T22:36:00.000+08:00

Thank You Wei Xin. today's post is dedicated to YOU. =)

2006-05-03T22:45:00.000+08:00

If You Could See Me Now by Cecilia Ahern

this is a beautiful masterpiece by Cecilia Ahern, "addictively page-turning" and oh so SWEET! and it proved that romantic novels need not be associated with sex, extensive sexual contact or such. no. for here, Love the main theme, was portrayed as the ultimate comfort, security, innocence, fun and laughter. and innocence i mean child-like nature. gimme a sec, i'll get the book

oh and read this, a lil extract that described everything i ever felt before but never able to pen it in such a way.

when you drop a glass or a plate to the ground it makes a loud crashing sound. When a window shatters, a table leg breaks, or a picture falls off the wall, it makes a noise. But as for your heart, when it breaks, it's completely silent. You would think as it's so important it would make the loudest noise in the whole world or even have some sort of ceremonious sound like the gong of a cymbal or the ringing of a bell. But it's silent and you almost wish there was a noise to distract you from your pain.............. It's as wild as that, as raw as an open flesh wound exposed to salty sea water, but when it actually breaks, it's silent, you're just screaming on the inside and no one can hear it.

and i was emotional when it came to the ending. i cried. the male protagonist left her, he had to, because pain dealt earlier would heal faster than later. and when the last sentence hit me, really hard, i felt a gentle mix of emotions, happy, touched, yet saddened. it's how endings always strike me, especially good ones. no one wants a good thing to end, oh no, but still with endings begets answers. and in all spirit of this great lovely book, If You Could See Me Now is by far my favourite.

2006-04-28T15:46:00.000+08:00

FRIDAY *screams*

so being the usual bored-crazy-perpetually-insane me, i made a new title to my name =)
Clara and i are the official Walking Jokes! haha! ok really random stuff here.

i shall constantly remind myself that tuesday is the beginning of Mid Year Examinations and i should seriously start getting worried. i guess the reason why i never really study properly is because i dont know where to start. which explains why i tend to hop about and learn a lil here, then jump there and later cant remember anything right because they all dont connect. ah, very bad studying habits.

but as the saying goes "the journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step"
and i think i ought to take that step now by heading towards Booksville. so tata!

2006-04-19T20:09:00.001+08:00

I really like jazz. for most teenagers, this genre of music is considered "too matured" or "boring". but i beg to differ. the beautiful symphony of the saxophone and piano, the melodious duet of the guitar and trumpet-- all these entwined as one, form the foundations of jazz. the catchy tunes that get my feet taping and fingers snapping may be mistaken for nothing more than "music going offcourse" by unappreciative jazz-lovers. does that waver my deep fascination for jazz? Nope! perhaps i dont follow the teenage conformity and life still proves to be just as good. so-- whatever. =)

2006-04-12T21:26:00.000+08:00

today was bittersweet.

straight to the point then, MS DEWI has left us. today was her last training session with us. when she announced the news, everyone's head was down and soon, just about all of us were crying. and no, im not going to go down into the details of her departure because i see no need in remembering the sad bits.
anyway, after that, celeste, steph tan, qing and i went to CP to chill. love those private talks. left at 7.30 and met Ms Dewi and kat and del. hugged, and waved goodbye but well, tears didnt come out this time. got a ride home from steph's dad=) THANK YOU MR TAN!

MS DEWI, I AM GONNA MISS U OH SO MUCH. THANKS FOR THE GUIDANCE!

2006-04-11T21:12:00.000+08:00

1.05pm
lesson: Chinese
spending it by: snoozing
what's actually going on: the computer is talking in chinese. damn im dreaming.

1.35pm
lesson: not really, more like assembly
spending it by: no idea? i hear loud music though
what's actually going on: oh there's this band...

assembly. it so turned out that 98.7fm was supposed to send a couple of deejays down to humble ole' SJC to talk to us bout deejaying. BUT, they didnt come. too busy for a secondary school huh? oh well, they had replacements at least, and good ones in fact. or maybe better. Ronin(local "politically incorrect" rock band) was here to rock the house, or hall. well the music and all, was just overwhelming. just makes me wanna MOVE. and i did. went with Xiao Qing to the front and we joined the small gathering of other fellow groovers. it was so FUN! we were just jumping and jumping and screaming and yelling and moshing? and pushing and almost falling but yea, it was a hell load of fun. i met Wei Xin in the crowd and somehow, we were pushed to the second front row. jumped and jumped and everyone there was in some sort of an ecstacy mode. and then came the heat. we were all sweating, and soon, drenched in our sweat. but did that dampen our high spirits? NO! man, it was fun alright.

oh and i got the lead guitarist, Shawn's and the lead singer, the albino guy's, autographs. =)

2006-04-08T22:33:00.000+08:00

This is what the name "Monique" looks like in Japanese:

It is pronounced "MONIIKU". (Consonants are pronounced more or less the same way as in English. "I" sounds like ee in meet, but shorter. "U" sounds like oo in hook, but with less rounding of the lips. "O" sounds like o in old. Double vowels like "II" are held for twice the duration of single vowels.)

find out how you name looks and sounds like in japanese! click ME!

2006-04-07T22:29:00.000+08:00

Fact#2
Monique likes to use the "repeat" mode everytime she listens to music. She can just listen to her current favourite song over and over again without getting bored of it. This however, is irritating to other family members around her.

so today i tried the "shuffle" mode, that being my brother's choice of mode. it's pretty good too, i suppose variety is more fun. so there i was, filing up my piles of worksheets (i am NEAT haha!) and listening to all the songs of my past, like Drops Of Jupiter by Train, She's the One by Robbie Williams etc. it was beautifully nostalgic.

Friday=training. no? nope, not this week's Friday.
3Endurance and 3Faith headed to Innova JC for this science fair thingy. hmm, i'll try to make it sound as nice as possible. so how bout this : The bus ride to the college was more fun than the fair itself. haha get it?

right then, i really hope i can go out with Celeste and Stef tmr!

2006-04-03T20:40:00.000+08:00

Stop. Buck up. Study.

i seriously got to stop procrastinating! and listening to rei explain to me about little hours left that i've got certainly got my mind race---racing for time. well my plan is to study at least 3 hours a day, this being impossible due to CCA, project datelines and well electronic gadgets. how easily distracted i get! bad habits...
well other than that, things are pretty much fine. life is usual, maybe a bit too normal but i guess that's fine with me. Secondary 3 is way safer this way. excitement often gets out of control now doesn't it?

Fact #1
Monique gets high on salt. this is proven after 2 recent visits to Macs and when she got simply too fascinated with a beaker of salt solution in Chemistry.

"Hard work pays off in the future, laziness pays off now." --Anonymous

aarg, get working.

2006-04-01T15:18:00.000+08:00

today i heard my first english song in a long time. and long is really long. think 2 months. =) of course with the exception of the school song, gospel songs and the annoying jukebox music in school. it's this really cute jazzy piece by Corinne Bailey Rae called Put Your Records On. JAZZ has always been a favourite anyway. it appeals to me also because the whole song has totally nothing to do with the theme love. let's see, it's more like chill-lazy sunny afternoon-makes u wanna sing along kinda song. i love it!

2006-03-31T18:54:00.000+08:00

FRIDAY
man it sounds good.

haha, today was fab. Shok Wen, Jia Jia, Steph, Kim and i sorted out all the pressies we're giving for the April Babies! *waves frantically and points to myself =)* it's easy to remember my birthday haha. just think "Christmas in April". get it? 25 April!

oh and we the sec 3 netballers planned our lil concert for our graduating seniors. it's gonna full of humor, fun and silly stuffies! hahahaha
speaking of which, i havent done my testimonials for them yet... hmm.. gina is confirm getting a lame joke. =)

tmr is gonna be GREAT!

2006-03-28T15:56:00.000+08:00

To Rei. yea, u influenced me to LOVE gackt. but hey, aren't u hooked on LM thanks to me? haha

Manga can be really addictive. and it proves that Japanese guys are much better looking than their Caucasian counterparts.

oh and thanks to my new found love for the japanese art, i plan to deco my room walls with it! so far i've drawn one-----Kurou. more to come!

2006-03-22T21:33:00.000+08:00

yay! kim has passed me more manga to read! there's this tennis one, basketball one, more NARUTO! and this love story one. =) im entertained alright... PLUS! today there's animania! yay! =)

2006-03-21T21:49:00.000+08:00

ok i really like this dress from Boa's "Do The Motion" music video. haha boa yes.. didnt really like her in the past but her latest album has indeed caught my attention and yep, rei keeps advertising her the whole time so yea... 'influence....' haha. ok i've attached a photo of the dress but it's quite blur..

i'll do a head to toe description.

her hairpiece is a clump of black feathers attached to the crown of her hairdo. a lil shiny i think which adds to the whole 'sophisticated charm/chicago style' . ok her earrings are 'shoulder dusters', the name inspired by the fact that the long dangly pieces are actually long enough to sweep her shoulders. each earring has about 3 or 4 long silvery gold dangly pieces. oh yea, she wears a pair of black silky gloves! nice! now..... THE DRESS!
it's a blackish brown and gold checkered spagetti sort just that the straps are wider. there are gathers at the hip that accentuate her figure.Finishing off with black trimmings towards the end of the dress. her legs are dressed in black stockings and black ankle boots i think... or black heels, cant make out that part.

so yea... i find this ourfit perfect in my opinion... colour scheme and design wise. i like it=)

check out the video! DO THE MOTION

2006-03-16T20:45:00.000+08:00

i just love this song from Naruto called "Seishun Kyousoukyoku". the starting electric guitar and drums introduction is great! my favourite part=). ok so the holidays are ending soon and i have yet to complete my mini ambition----to draw my fave anime characters. =/ i procrastinate too much..

anyway i joined this Naruto fan club today and i found out some really cool insights on the future stuff in the anime. like rumours are going around that Sasuke will get saved by Itachi before Sasuke gets taken over by Orochimaru. i'll like to see that for sure =)

2006-03-15T21:01:00.000+08:00

drawing anime is definitely difficult. and to think i underestimated the level of difficulty before i tried. well, maybe it's also the choice of characters that i chose to draw. for example, Cloud from advent children. here's a portrait of him.
the hair is already difficult enough... like every single strand of it can be seen! how do those professional Japanese artists do it? but i'll try.. let's just hope Gaara would be a easier =)

2006-03-14T22:42:00.000+08:00

wat am i to do when there's no more naruto episodes left to watch?? oh...
i just hope the next batch from my friend would come quickly..

ok, today, we (grp 2) carried out our SL project and it was actually alright.. haha, it's quite amazing the things u can find out within a span of a few hours. for example, there was all those lil conflicts about being first and them vying for the "jie jie's" attention. but yea, they ARE kids after all..

ok, photos about today's outing coming up soon..

2006-03-13T14:12:00.000+08:00

sunburnt skin is kinda cool. as long as it isnt too burnt till it peels.

anyway thank you Qing, Celeste, Stef Tan, Katrina, Kimberly, Wei Xin and Wei Han for being there for me yesterday! everything would have been a lot worse if u guys weren't there to cheer me up. THANK GOD FOR YOU ALL!

ok, at the s'pore poly carnival yesterday, we (SJC B'Div) got 3rd. so close to 2nd damn... lost to yishun by 1. oh well, the st theresa players were really nice to cheer us on during the semi finals cus they felt that we were afterall, fellow ij-ians. thank you!

ok, here's somemore GAARA pics to ogle at! enjoy!

=D

oh and im into Cloud from Final Fantasy too!

=D

2006-03-09T22:37:00.000+08:00

I like traditional stuff i think? or maybe today has been a little of a reminiscence of those little olden days.. hmm

well my thailand buddy F left today, and gave me this really cute red vintage purse. shall upload the pic here one day. thank you F if you're reading this!

and now im snacking on roasted chestnuts ahha! i mean i like it, i really do! plus it's healthier than potato chips (ek!).

tmr sports day! =D last day of school too! o-rai!

2006-03-07T18:51:00.000+08:00

GAARA IS HOT STUFF!

haha, ya ya.. it's from naruto=)

check these out!

gaara when he was young.. innocent HUGE eyes! adorable!

found this on deviantart and my oh my, gorgeous! the shading and all, superb. hotstuff!

ok, i've got some more but these 2 are my favourites yup. GAARA IS LOVE.

2006-03-05T18:42:00.000+08:00

omg! naruto is freaking funny!ahha

naruto progress: episode 102 currently!

episode 101 is hilarious! haha it's when sasuke, naruto and sakura try to see what beneath kakashi's mask. and i've never seen sasuke so silly before! oh and i think im gonna change my mind about dying of laughter. nah dont want that anymore. seems rather pathetic after watching it on naruto. alright then, back to more watching!

2006-03-04T23:06:00.000+08:00

the bus drove past ur place, but i didnt look back.
i walked past that place, but my eyes never glaced back.
strange.

im gonna catogorise today under "shopping therapy". haha, well it did work. i've got a new school bag! and me being me, i decided to name my bag. haha it's called "The Sunshine Bag". i know u're thinking "WAT THE??" followed by this face----> -.- well, if u ever get the chance to see my new bag, u'll understand why it's rather sunshine-ny. it's quite a happy thing to look at. =)

the coffee date with, my mom was great. we shared our Frappuccino Rhumba and Mocha Citris Valency as well as the cheese melt. O-shi! (that's how it's spelt?) so there, that's how i spent the $10 Starbucks voucher.

anyway, the tests are over and that can only mean one thing. NARUTO-THON! (naruto marathon!) yep. gotta go, still got about 100 more episodes to go!

2006-03-04T00:19:00.000+08:00

"yay! back without POSTS?!" ----rei

well i decided i'll save my "come-back" post when i finally use the new com in my room. just one computer caused practically all my funiture to move. and my dad still has to do up some new wiring system tmr. lots of work. so i guess this concludes this common test week, hm, thank God it's over.

on to happier things tmr. coffee date with mom.

2006-02-22T19:17:00.000+08:00

i shall begin this post with that cute cute CUTE kitty over there (left please!). now altogether! AWWWW...

alright, so today was much better... i think im a progressing on my recovery towards happiness. thank you kimberly, for being someone i can talk to about Naruto! =)

oh, today's match against Anderson was good. WE WON! yup. 30-17.

and, i realised what im sad about. im naruto-deprived! AHH! =( but well. life goes on... just that im not so happy yea.

ok, so to make myself brighten up a lil more.. i shall introduce u to a few of my favourite characters from Naruto! =D

FIRST UP! (drum roll!)

KAKASHI! (grey-white hair)
oh gosh, he's cool, he's suave, he's Team 7's jounin-in-charge.

next...

NARUTO! (yellow-head)
haha, he's damn funny, not to mention, really powerful too.

and now,

SASUKE! (jet black hair. pronouced as sas-ke)
mysteriously cool. ahha, too bad he turns evil later..

alright, last but not least...

SAKURA! (pink head!)
she's quite a weakling at first, but proves otherwise later.. she's got something going on for Sasuke too.

ok, im much happier now.. gtg, Social Studies paper tomorrow, ta-ta!

2006-02-21T17:37:00.000+08:00

i miss watching NARUTO. why, why, why didnt my dad subscribe to that particular channel when he got cable???? damn! any kind souls can lend me the cds?

2006-02-20T20:22:00.000+08:00

she walked alone

is this the better life?

there was love around her,
but none belonged to her

is this the right choice?

she wanted to be independent
she wanted to break free
she knew she could

but why wasnt it showing?

she was empty, alone
and They made it worse
They brought her hopes so high
and then dropped her
and as she fell, their laughter echoed
louder, louder then nothing at all
pain.

is this the better life?

alone still, her heart so fragile now
fragile and hollow
and within that held those tears
the tears saved for her bed pillow

is this the right choice?

make me smile, try to make me laugh, and if i actually do, i'll like to stay that way thank you.

2006-02-16T21:24:00.000+08:00

YAY! haha i found out the title of the piano solo on wei xin's blog!!! love it! and it's not surprising that it came from the Final Fantasy soundtrack! the Japanese are so good at the piano! and i got scores too! =)cant wait to get started on it!=)

2006-02-14T19:19:00.000+08:00

making up wacky songs with Ecstacy is fun! haha, we literally go high... anyway, it's valentine's day so in all spirit of it, HAPPY V'DAY to all! oh ya! last saturday, la selle had its open house and there was an ALUCARD COSPLAYER!!!! ARHHHHHHH! damn i missed it! damn. oh well, hellsing all the way! and now kimberly has got me hooked on naruto! haha.. go anime!

2006-02-11T19:40:00.000+08:00

Why Basketball is FUN.
1. it's kinda like Netball except for the 3-feet part and dribbling
2. it consists of a BALL that's a bit like a NETBALL, just maybe, bigger and heavier
3. when u learn how to shoot in Netball, it helps in basketball cus ur shots will be more accurate therefore helping u earn more points so yea, more fun for U.
4. u get to run and run and run and run and run which also means, you lose calories! (YAY!)
5. it's a TEAM game... (awww)

but the real reason why I find Basketball FUN is because it's almost like NETBALL which as u all know, is MORE fun. yea! and something that i really really need currently is a new school bag. So, anyone with some suggestions of what i should get, do feedback to me thanks!

2006-02-10T18:49:00.000+08:00

THANK GOD IT'S FRIDAY!

i definitely NEED the weekends. lots of revision to do (common tests in 1 week's time) and of course, a break from school. so i know im feeling dead beat, but it's showing??? jia xin seems to think so. anyway, im proud to annouce that SJC C' Div School Team Netball girls have beaten St Nicholas! yes! tough fight it certainly was! the match was kinda like a tv drama, at the very last second, Eunice shot in the last goal that created a 1 goal difference from the two scores. and so it ended with 20 to 19. =) YAY!

2006-02-07T18:13:00.000+08:00

10 - 29. Ang mo Kio won. BUT! Coach is really pleased with the fight... considering that Ang mo Kio has been trashing other schools 50+ to 0. ANYWAY, we're still going into Round 2! so this is the week of rest before the whole competition continues next week. gosh, im tired!

2006-02-01T19:43:00.000+08:00

and so, we have WON-------AGAIN! We beat Fushun Secondary 44-4... nice number huh... haha, monday's gonna be tough though, going against one of Singapore's best, Ang Mo Kio. Ms Dewi says we must win them, so we'll have a higher chance of getting into the finals.

ah, the FINALS. brings the shiver down the spine thing yet it's why we're all fighting so hard.

well, that's much later so for now, wish us luck!

2006-01-29T13:10:00.000+08:00

so it's nearing the end of January, and i guess 3 Faith aint that bad afterall. haha, Shok Wen is freaking FUNNY! yes! anyway, i cant slack much during this CNY period either, cus right after it, on wednesday, i'll be having tests and another Netball match, this time against Fushun Secondary. Coach is pretty sure we're into the 2nd round and winning this match will affirm it even more. im EXCITED!

oh, and im starting to love maths! haha, ok maybe "love" is kinda strong so i'll say i "really like" maths now. A Maths isnt so bad...Mr Chan can teach! and wouldnt u all agree that if u solve some really difficult math problem, it brings such satisfaction?

so that's it, updates for now, Happy Chinese New Year everyone!

2006-01-23T20:51:00.000+08:00

dont underestimate ur opponent. lesson learnt.

but we still won Woodlands Ring anyway! yay!! 28-14

2 down, 2 more to go!

2006-01-20T19:52:00.000+08:00

WE WON CHRIST CHURCH!

52 to 3!!!! that's a 49 gap!=))))

even ms Dewi thinks we played very well today! im so so happy!=D

next match:
Monday
against: Woodlands Ring

going shopping with celeste tmr!=))

2006-01-19T19:42:00.000+08:00

Norhtzone!
i've been feeling very exhausted recently and it's not helping either that i have a match tmr. according to Joanne's blog, we're going against Christ Church Secondary. i've heard that their coach thinks there's no hope there but, never underestimate the opponent right? right.

excitement level:7/10

that's bout it going on for now, now off to homework.

2006-01-17T17:58:00.000+08:00

FRUITCAKE!

sch's much better now. i've got Rei to sit with during physics plus my physics teacher's really funny. and im blessed with pam for literature. =) and today, i finally met my Chinese teacher. nice lady i'll say. and maths...... isnt going well. so if u're a math genius reading this, contact me! i NEED HELP!

and since sch has started, my hellsing days should end. well, SHOULD. but i doubt i am gonna stop.

to homework, to homework

2006-01-14T19:59:00.000+08:00

im so happy today! enjoyed netball alot! even though i was really tired cus the friendly match was at 9 and i woke up at 6 but still, i feel great! yes, NETBALL! haha and Northzone (major competition) is starting next week! gosh, FAST. im sure we can do it! im so hyped up, i feel like jumping. not down the 10th storey but like just, JUMPING! haha, i thank the LORD for everything!

oh and cat's back on! rejoice! today's just grrr-ate!=))

2006-01-13T20:10:00.000+08:00

back from camp!

weather was horrible for day, great for night. food was kinda good i guess and we slept in HUTS not tents! didnt do any high elements which means i totally wasted the 100 bucks spent on the camp. their fishballs were like rubber but their pears were really sweet. on the scale of 1 to 10 ponchos, i'll rate it, 6 ponchos! (ponchos cus it was raining so much that the good ppl gave us ponchos)

hellsing tonight!=D

2006-01-09T19:03:00.000+08:00

Monique's a sad sad girl.

NO HELLSING FOR THIS WEEK!

freak out!

Singapore's Singapore because...

2006-01-08T20:29:00.000+08:00

Singapore's Singapore because...

of the monsoon season. thanks to our tropical island location, we get the best of rainfall (which means we get weather like now---think minor FLOOD) and our reservoirs are filled to their brims. good thing for us cause maybe water cost may go down this month thanks to the overload of water. haha
so on the other side of the world, we got our fellow East nation, Japan! and it's snowy like crazy that they have to pull in the army to shovel the snow off pathways, roads, driveways etc. thank GOD im here, in the wet weather than there, letting the cold get to my bones! i cant even survive Ice City, not to mention Japan! i was born WARM-blooded for a reason u noe.

right, this is Monique with the weather news.=)

2006-01-06T20:04:00.000+08:00

Friday! yay! there's HELLSING and 12 kingdoms and i can finally take a break! to be honest, im exhausted cus i've been staying up late to catch HELLSING instead of sleeping when i know i have training the next day. oh well... =D training today was great. had a great run and the Juniors versus Seniors match was such a workout yet so fun. Northzone in 2 weeks time! whoopie! (haha, new happy noise!)

2006-01-05T19:38:00.000+08:00

today was a whole lot better. i made new friends! haha, they're more or less pretty funny and conversational. so at least, class life aint so quiet anymore.. YAY! im not gonna be a mute!rejoice! haha, my partner though, is still really silent. well, at least i would pay attention in class then! hmm, today was the secondary 1 selection trials. so the Seniors (B'div!) helped out. pretty fun overall.. and oh, clara and elaine made up this super funny class cheer today! i would love to put it up soon, but it's copyright only for 3 Faith! so yea, i'll put it up when the camp's over. it's really hilarious! cant wait for training tmr=)

2006-01-04T19:44:00.000+08:00

help someone. im slowly morphing into a quiet person! ah! today passed like That. i feel so "another person in this huge world" walking around cause i have to. hello secondary 3. maybe this is the feeling of how a goodie goodie matures. i guess posts now will be short, thanks to little time and a mundane school life.

2006-01-03T21:03:00.000+08:00

well, i was browsing throught blogskins, and there was this one, PERFECTO. BAABAA's CUTE! haha, right. so the first day of sch is like, quiet. so quiet i am now quiet myself. amazing... haha, and i prefer blogspot to blogdrive now~!