Monday, 16 March 2015

holiday in disguise

Hello my beautiful friends :)

How are you spending your first week of the March holidays? I bet you secondary school kids are pretty much relaxed... JC kids are still having lessons because our exams are nearing -.-'''

Today is actually the last school day of term 1 for most of my school mates. EXCEPT FOR ME. Sad life of taking bio :( I have bio tutorial tomorrow from 1030-1200. Afterwards I have chem consultation which I have not yet prepared because I spent my weekend doing PW, econs and math. Yesh.

I swear PW is such a burden... It almost took up my entire saturday *sobs*

Ohya, I am close friends with indians for the first time in my life. Not being racist here, but its the truth haha. Hi Lavaniya, if you're reading this  :)))) <3

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Just after 2 months of being a JC student, O levels is like a child's play now. I know you sec 4 kids out there are gonna roll your eyes reading this haha, because I rolled my eyes at my seniors back then when they told me ' O level is nothing '. Indeed, it is nothing after all.

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So far dance has been... nothing much? We only had 2 practices so far haha, damn slack. And I don't think they're allowing J1s to join SYF :( Probably because there's no trials this year.

I'm so glad I relinquished going for the Chongfu alumni dance thingy because I seriously cannot imagine going for practice almost every weekend when I already have so little time on hand.

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Digress.

Xiaxue released her gush cloud expose part 2 last weekend I think and to be honest, I'm kinda tired of all these drama. But she's really damn sweg, almost like a professional investigator.

And qiuqiu gave birth! Her daughter's name is really pretty :))) it was actually what I wanted to name my future daughter, but yeah after I found out her daughter's name is Meredith, my heart sank a little.

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Roxanne's birthday is this weekend and I'm super stoked to celebrate it with her and Shezzy this friday!!! I'm going to holland v, again. Yeah I actually think that I can be a tour guide there.





Okay bai.

Friday, 27 February 2015

Basically Lackadaisical

Hello readers!

So its been about 2 week of official lessons and I am currently about to announce my demise LOL.

Everything is just piling up. Tutorials, reading up of notes, tests and quizzes , CCA commitment. Yeah these are just the tip of the iceberg. By the way, I'm glad that I withdrew out of SC selection haha... After 2 weeks of official lessons, I cannot imagine myself joining SC and coping with academics :O

I had brain farts today during chem tutorial haha. Lavaniya had to explain that back titration question to me umpteen times before I finally kinda acquiesced that I understood the question. But anyway in the end my mind was still in a whirlwind haha. I have to redo the questions again this weekend to fully comprehend it.

First dance practice was on Wednesday and it was rather okay~ We just did the basics and then went home LOL. I think there would be quite a number of people pulling out from dance haha, just saying.

I have A TON of things to do this weekend. Plus I have  meeting a with AYW excos tomorrow night and our first AYW public event at CCHM on Sunday :D  Pretty busy weekend.

Next week is X-country and Ashleigh's bday woohoo! Pretty sure the OG girls are planning something hehe. And speaking about X-country, I have lessons till 6.30pm on this coming Monday for bio make-up lesson :( Its already bad enough to wait 3 hours just to have PE at 4.30pm every Monday. And now I have to stay back for bio after PE. NUUUUUUUU

Okay I have to do some math lecture stuff now and then plan what I want to complete tomorrow. Byeeeee

Friday, 13 February 2015

Honeymoon Ends Soon

Hello peopleeee!


I had a short day in school today hence I'm back home early after eating lunch with Roxanne at nex :D  Thank you higher chinese, I am able to bask in this bliss of going home early ;)


So this week is the first week of official lessons for J1s and I thought that it was going to be hellish, but turns out better than expected haha. My classmates were all really sweet and caring!!! Plus the 3 indian girls that I'm closer with, they are really comical people LOL. Throughout primary and secondary, I've frankly only made chinese friends haha. But my class has many malay and indian girls so it is inevitable that I'm making friends with them too hahaha


I swear JC sucks money out of me. Every time there are lecture notes, tutorials and revision packages to be collected, we have to pay money haha. No textbooks needed at all.

And other peculiar thing is that even though I might only have 2 lectures for the day, I still feel so tired when I get home. The degree of how exhausted I am is twice or even thrice compared to secondary school. Not sure why too :(

One of my classmate has an uncanny resemblance to qishuang hhhahah. But now when I look at it again, they actually have rather different features.


My econs lecturer speaks seriously like a machine gun HAHA. I feel like a fellow comrade of hers when I'm in her class, penning down notes furiously just like stocking up on ammunition for a war in the LT.

And my bio teacher is such a sweet person!!! I was initially dreading some old hag LOL.


Oh yes, I have to tell you guys about my SC interview experience haha. It was THE MOST intense interview of my life. I swear the tension in the room was soooo high. My friend even told me that there was one guy in her group that almost cried. This was how tense it was. But anyway, its over hahhaha. Just awaiting the results now... I'm not very confident that I'll get in lah, because I also don't know if they are looking for individuals like me even though I led council in my secondary school days.
The dance trial dates are not out yet ermaigerd... I hope its next week, if not its too late.



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There is something that I have come to a realisation this week. I've heard this many times before I entered JC, but after experiencing it for myself, its a fact.



You've got to be very very independent and self-disciplined in JC.


Its true.



Teachers in JC give a fairly large degree of liberty to students in terms of academics and even other matters, so being independent is a very big part of JC life. For example, collecting notes yourself, reading up on topics ahead, doing self study on certain chapters. Additionally, there are some days when you'll have 2-4 hour breaks depending on your subject combi. These breaks are spent up to your discretion. Its either you waste these hours away playing with your phone, or use this time to revise and read up on notes or do tutorials. ITS YOUR CHOICE HAHA.



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Well that is all for this blogpost, bye guys!



Thursday, 5 February 2015

PRO-PRO-PRO-PROPHECY

Ermaigerd orientation is officially over :(((

Lessons are officially starting tomorrow D: NUUUUUU

But on the brighter side, I truly enjoyed orientation!!! ÆRETI 2015!!! IPHEDIUS!!! SURYANTO!!! Its just really well planned and they've done a very good job :D I'm serious haha, coming from experience of planning S1OC'14.

The first day was just awkward... No other adjectives to describe it. I was constantly checking the time, counting down to 6pm when it was time to go home and stray away from being an awkward turtle.

But after the second day onwards, everyone was getting used to one another. I was still constantly checking the time, but it was because I was tired from all the fun and games I had with my OG hahahahah :D

Before I got into SA, I heard that their school spirit is really strong. But now that I'm part of the family, I swearrrr that they just hold so much pride in their culture and I really admire that! This was never really evident in CCHY haha, because chinese school students are more shy towards expressing their zest LOL. When we all sang the collage hymn together at the cc, putting each others arms over shoulders and swaying to the music, it was such a touching moment :')






I am kinda dreading tomorrow... But pretty sure we're gonna end school early because its our first day of 'official lessons'.


I would say that the wet games was the highlight. EVERYONE was soaked. They really did a good job trying to get everyone wet. ( not in a negative connotation you dirty minded people haha)

Yep, this was taken after wet games.

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Couple dance was damn awkward at first but I guess I got a pretty good partner haha, he's damn goofy and peculiar hahahah. But this year's couple dance got a lot of skinship... :O I don't even think the couple dance from other JCs are this intimate. If you're curious, go and watch the couple dance video on Youtube!


Might be having our 2nd OG dinner tomorrow after school :D Can't wait to see everyone again tomorrow!!!

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Anyway after all this blabbering about orientation... my bottom line is... COME TO SA!!!
Its a little far for most of my juniors at CCHY since I prognosticate that most of you guys stay in the north. But you can just take 857 from Yishun Int directly to the junior school and enter the jc by the bridge.
SA is pretty convenient for me because I just have to take a direct train :)

My batch as far as I know, only Roxanne Meranda Caroline and myself are in SA, so there's like not many CCHY people here honestly. BUT FEAR NOT, you'll make new friends very quickly. All 4 of us are in different OGs but we all made friends during orientation!

Ohya, tomorrow we're going to wear half-u because its a friday. But I can't wait to take a picture with everyone on monday when we all wear full uniform :D

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By the way, I'm going to taeyang's concert this sunday!!! Omggg how am I supposed to go to school the next day D:



Okay until next time, bye!

Thursday, 29 January 2015

Fresh Crisp Page

So today is the day of JAE posting and... I landed in the home of saints. Geddit? ;)

Received the message notification at 6.14am LOL. I thought it would come later in the evening.


I seriously had the urge to reply the message haha.


And I can't believe Roxanne and I are going to go to the same school again :P

Pretty apprehensive for the first day of orientation tomorrow... Hope it will all turn out well :)

This year NY is pretty competitive, some with 7 points after deduction couldn't get in. So I seriously had zero possibility of entering even though its just a point difference haha. But actually I'm satisfied with SA, its near my house and the school spirit seems strong. Heard that they work and play hard so that should be decent right. :)

I'm guessing the cut off for SA would be 8-9 points and NY would be 6-7 points for this year. Heard that AJ's cut off remained the same, 8-9 points. But I'm pretty sanguine that the cut off for these 3 colleges will increase next year because 2015's O level papers would be a tad bit more challenging. Again, that is just my speculation.


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If you're taking O's this year, my advice is to start preparing now haha. Well actually, the best time to prepare would be during the december holidays when you're still in sec 3. Just finish up most of the TYS themes you've learnt. I only did that for amath to be honest haha... And that was only because Ms Woo was persistent in helping us excel. But anyway, work hard from now onwards and do not wait till the last minute.



For languages, I can assure you that it cannot be mastered it a short period of time.

You have to constantly practice, especially for EL. I suggest that you write 1 or 2 essays per week and let your teacher vet through it. Make sure that your flow of thoughts is clear and straightforward, grammar is immaculate and have some vocabulary of a commendable standard. That would easily earn you 20 marks and above for your essay. But it also depends on what topic you get, so luck counts as well.
As for HCL/CL, to be honest I was not completely focused haha.. I just really tried my best during the last few months and I hoped for a mere pass in HCL. In the end, I got a B4 which totally surprised me. But if you want to really make sure that you do well, just prepare ahead.

As for emath and amath, you just have to PRACTICE PRACTICE PRACTICE. Timing yourself is also imperative. For questions that you made a mistake, redo it over and over again. Time management is super important. You must must check your answers by redoing the questions.

Humanities... You just have to understand the concept well and answer the questions directly. Don't beat around the bush.

Sciences. Keep doing TYS because the questions are often repetitive, especially for MCQ. Challenge yourself with other schools' papers if you have the time.


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I would say that one of the most important virtue to have during sec 4 would be resilience. Sec 4 life can be taxing and stressful, but only strong headed people can overcome it properly. So encourage one another! To be honest, the good friends I had in my class played a pivotal role in making my O level journey a smoother one. We went through those periods of doing time practices every week and that few minutes of our hearts racing while Ms Woo marked our papers in front of us. Trust me, it can be pretty intimidating watching her mark your paper LOL. But I guess after this journey eventually  comes to a closure, you can finally say: 'been there done that'  ;)


Hope you guys are happy with your JAE posting! For those who are appealing, good luck and I hope you'll get a place in your desired tertiary institution :)

Monday, 26 January 2015

a week later

Allow me to update you guys on what has happened in my life haha.


Last Wednesday I went cafe hopping with Cindeh Jiahui Aloy and Wanlong at Holland V. Sadly Kaiwen had work that day so we went ahead without her :(
We went to 3 cafes and I must say it was really fun :D

PARK was our first stop and we ate our entree there. I ate the same thing the other time I went there with Felicia haha, the truffled mac and cheese is damn bomb ermaigod. Although the others thought it was mediocre :/  But trust me, its bomb.

Sunday Folks was really awesome as well, their waffles were out of this world <3 but the ice cream they had was just mehhh.


I swear once I ate this waffle, I could actually catapult into space.


The Earl Grey Lavender Tea Latte from d'Good Cafe was <3<3
I actually expected a rather diluted tea latte with just minor hints of earl grey and lavender, but I was proven wrong. You guys have to try it the next time you're at d'Good!




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Okay so the next day, I went to stuff my face with food again :( NUUUUUUUU  SOMEONE STOP ME.

I went to Supply and Demand at Orchard Gateway with Felicia and their shrimp aglio olio was seriously so damn good. But really spicy haha. I don't know how can Felicia even add tabasco to hers lol.



Ooh Garlic Truffle Friessssssss

I would have liked it better if they used shoestring fries


A really good Hazelnut Latte :)))

They only have set lunches from Monday-Thursday so if you wanna save some money, remember to go on these few days haha.


I've mentioned in my previous blog post that I thought of buying superga sneakers... so I really went to the flagship store at wheelock place LOL. But they didn't have size 38 for the grey ones that I wanted so I had to place my order in advance and they'll inform me when the stock arrives.

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#thisiswhatidowhenigetboredathome


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Met Roxanne on Sunday because we had to go back to Chongfu for some discussion on the 100th year anniversary concert. It was awkward to be honest... Haven't went back to dance in 4 years LOL. But it was really haphazard? Laoshi did not have clear plans of how is she gonna make the most out of the dancers. Maybe its settled by now since we left earlier as we had a movie to catch at cineleisure haha.

We had a late lunch at 49seats at Orchard Central and their food was really good! Prices are reasonable as well. I ordered the seafood tom yum pasta because I saw many people raving about it on instagram and indeed... ITS HEAVENLY. Too bad I didn't take a photo if it. Its a cream based pasta by the way. Some people might find this concoction weird and distasteful, but I love it. Roxanne didn't liked it haha.


Look at those cheese fries. This is what you call cheese fries. But if they could have warmed the cheese a little, it would be purrrfect. Actually this tasted kinda like KFC's cheese fries? But they gave much more cheese than KFC hehe


The cafe also screens running man haha. When I was there they were showing that episode where they sat the roller coaster in Taiwan which I've sat!

Afterwards we went to watch The Theory of Everything at cineleisure and I thought it was a pretty poignant movie. But I have to say that the storyline is rather monotonous, not many exciting scenes. Anyway, this movie is just based on Steven Hawking's life so haha can't complain.


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Going swimming with Felicia tomorrow at OCC! I haven't been to OCC in a very long time actually... even though I'm a member.


Posting results will be out this Thursday so... good luck to everyone!
I'll be going back to school for dance with Roxanne on Thursday, can't wait :DDD


Notice: If you are an AYW member, please 'like' the new Facebook page (CCHY Alumni Youth Wing) as we will not be updating the Facebook group anymore. We will also not send mass messages to inform AYW members on upcoming events for garnering of manpower, we'll only do that on our social media sites (Instagram and Facebook).  It would be a great help to us if you would take the initiative to check AYW's social media platforms regularly for any updates and event notifications so that you'll not miss out events organised by AYW. Thanks :)



okay byee guise

Monday, 19 January 2015

momentum

So today is Monday and its the start of a new week...

But anyway today is a pretty mundane day. I'm just at home typing away on this blog and watching some new channels on youtube.

Met up with da cray cray girls yesterday for a steamboat dinner at Golden Mile Complex! Its always a joy to meet up with them :) Those random and sporadic bursts of hysterical laughter are precious mental figments of a carefree adolescent. Wow I just made a complicated sentence right there lol.

We straight up smelt like chicken soup after we were done with dinner, urgh. And yeah we conquered the streets of bugis smelling like chickens after dinner :D
I bought some CNY clothing at bugis! Quite a steal though. A pleated midi for $20! The other time I bought a royal blue pleated midi at JCube for $28 I think? I just wasted $8 right there -.-












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This morning when I woke up, I suddenly thought of purchasing superga sneakers LOL. What the hell is wrong with me. Maybe I should buy it hehe... *sardonic smirk right there*


JC orientation is gonna start in 2 weeks?! Shiat... I'm not sure if I can wake up at 6am again :(
The holidays have officially screwed up my body clock. Especially since its after a major exam.


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Mr Chang has decided to treat us to a steakhouse at Ngee Ann City instead of a movie because the theatre is not available I think. But seriously I saw the menu and its god damn exorbitant?! Can't believe Mr Chang is willing to spend this amount of money for our class. But sadly I don't think I'm going... Timie and Peh are not going and Theresia is overseas so no point going without any one of them :(
Gonna say goodbye to a once in a lifetime free super atas food.


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By the way, Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars' new single is damn good ;)