Thursday, February 26 @ 7:36 PM
Woots! The visit to Ju Eng Home today was great! Our class went there to visit the elderly and to perform and sing for them. Some of us even played chinese chess with this old man. Out of 4 people, only 1 of us managed to beat him, haha (: Have OAC and Chem test tomorrow. The deadline for the second part of my DNT coursework is also tomorrow. Damn, I haven't study and do my DNT. I think its highly unlikely that I'll be able to complete in time. Anyway the Orientation Annual Camp is untill Sunday, so I'll blog again on that day, See ya!
Tuesday, February 24 @ 6:43 PM
Haha, went to beach road after school today with my squadmates. It was like a chit-chatting session. We went there to get some stuff for our Orientation Annual Camp this Friday. It'll be the first camp that we're FULLY in-charge of, so naturally, there would be some things to worry about, just hope all goes well. We also took some pictures at beach road, I'll try to get the pictures up as soon as possible. Meanwhile, stay tune!
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Saturday, February 21 @ 7:11 PM
Heh, attended a flag day today. It was for the APEX Day Rehabilitation Centre for the Elderly. I couldn't find the collection point at first, but after awhile I found it with some help. I would say my tin was only about 1/4 full, disappointing huh? However, selling flags isn't easy at all. After my many many years of "flag day-ing", I can say with confidence, that I know what are the types of people whom you'll meet when you sell flags to them. Let me explain further below.
The first type is usually the most straight forward type, or should I say the kind people. Usually, they'll come up to you and donate automatically. This type requires no talking or asking, all you have to do is be there with your tin and you'll get a few coins.
The second type is those who'll only donate when you open your mouth and ask them politely, if not, it'll be your lost because they'll just walk past. So for this type, you'll have to take the initiative to ask them. It is only when you ask them, that you receive donations.
The third type is those who'll only donate if they have any spare change with them. In this case, it's usually coins. For example when they buy something that costs $1.80, they'll receive 20 cents if they pay $2. That's when they'll "get rid" of the coins by donating. This happens only when you're lucky, otherwise there won't be any donations.
The fourth type is those who'll either smile and shake their head before saying no, or those who'll just smile and walk past you. There can be a few reasons as to why they won't donate. One of them is those who are talking on the phone. They won't donate because they're too busy talking on the phone. That is why you need to know who to ask for donations. While the other is because they are rushing for time, that is when they will ignore you.
The fifth type is those who'll just ignore you when you ask them for donations. Some may even pretend to not see you by walking away just to avoid having to donate. Haha, how ridiculous. For now, this may happen rather frequently because of the global economic crisis. People would rather keep the money for themselves in case of any emergencies than to donate to another charity organization. This, I can understand.
The last type is for me the most annoying type. They'll show you the sticker when you approach them to tell you that they've already donated. I really can't stand this. Can't they donate again? I would accept even a 10 cents coin from them. Seriously, I rather they smile and reject me politely than to show me this stupid "evidence" to show that they've already played their part, that is they've already donated. I can understand if they don't want to donate twice, but whats with that smile on their face and that "evidence"?
Anyway, that's all for now. Bye!
Thursday, February 19 @ 9:36 PM
Woah.. I can finally find the time to blog. We're going to Sunshine Park tomorrow to do CIP. Luckily, the attire is PT Kit and not Full U :) There is also a camp proposal presentation tomorrow. It's always the same old thing. Anyway, I'm still deciding if I should go for service on Sunday morning, so many things to think of recently (:
Monday, February 16 @ 6:56 PM
Haha, the joy of being with your buddies simply cannot be described with words. There are times when you're sad and there are times when you're happy. Afterall, it's part of life. So why not just live your life happily everyday?
Btw, I just wanna share a poem from the Love Me Now (LMN) event last Friday. It was from one of the contestants. I find it it very creative and humourous (:
ALBERT'S POEM!!! - enjoy, and spread the LOVE. :)
Like the apple that fell on Newton's head
I'm falling in love with you
Like yeast that makes the nicest bread
My love it grows so true
Oh how can I describe this joy [eyes light up]
I feel like designing a high-tech toy
My heart's experiencing palpitations
I hope I don't die from this sensation
If I were a plant, you would be my sun
Your love would be what nourishes me
If I were a cell, you'd be my cell wall
Without your support, I will be in discomfort
If you were a function, I'd be your solution
But only if you're a quadratic equation!
I hope you know how much you mean
To me, and thus my heartfelt plea
My love has no asymptote you know
But exponentially, it'll grow, grow, grow!
I'll always be faithful, just trust in me
I'm like the constant in y=mx+c!
If you're wondering whether the contestants are real, I can tell you they're not. They are only actors and actresses. But the point of the event was not the show, but the L.O.V.E that you have for your friends and vice versa :)
Saturday, February 14 @ 4:56 PM
It has been awhile since I last posted, haha. Was busy and wasn't in the mood. Anyway, today is Valentine's Day and as I have no 'her' to spent the day with, I'm at home right now >< Well let us backtrack to yesterday.
Friday the 13th was suppose to be like er a bad day? But somehow, it turned out to be a wonderful day for me. It started out like any other day, having lessons and doing school work. The only exceptional thing was there was a fire drill because of Total Defence Day which happens to fall on the 15th of Feburary, Sunday. It was so-so, nothing new to me, just sat on the field to bake in the hot sun.
After that was training. We were changing into our uniforms when the CIs came in. By then I was already in my Full U. Then suddenly, one of the CIs offered to polish my boots for me, which was out of the ordinary. I was like 'Huh?' Besides that, he also helped polish the boots of my squadmates. ???
Anyway, me and Bryan left early to go to his church for a Valentine's Day event. He invited me to go and have fun, haha. We changed into our outside clothes and left for his church, Trinity @ Paya Lebar. Upon reaching there, we met Yi Jie at Hans. Shortly after we went to the Summit for the 'Love Me Now' event. Met many people there, not to mention that it was GREAT to be there. There were lots of people, mostly upper sec and lower sec youths. Alright I'll have to cut it short, till next time!
Wednesday, February 11 @ 4:14 PM
So much has happened recently, so many things that I have in my mind right now. I wonder what is going to happen and I'm hoping that it'll be alright.
Saturday, February 7 @ 11:23 PM
Had an enjoyable day today. Went to my grandma's house for CNY. It's nice to see them, everyone was happy. Met my cousins, almost all of them are boys except my 4 year old cousin, who is a girl. Took a shot of her while she was playing with the curtain. I actually have around 8 to 10 cousins, with the oldest around 30+ and the youngest around 4 years old. All of them are from my mum's side. This is probably due to the fact that I have 3 aunts and 2 uncles. Like what Mr Chng said, they're all the baby boomers, born from the 1950s to the 1960s. Of course, I also received alot of hong paos, haha. It's great to have a big family, you can feel the warmth and you know that you can depend on them for moral support should anything happen
Sorry for the bad quality, my camera phone sucks :X
On to another thing, I learnt on Friday that almost the whole of our squad, except one stand no chance on receiving the SPF badge simply because we don't have the SANA badge. It sucks, really. I regretted not doing the damn project for the SANA badge. I think we were given something to do online and we had to sent it to 10 others. It was something like that, can't really remember because it has been like 1 and a half year? But never mind, what's over is over, we have to get over it no matter what happens.
Talking about regrets, I think everyone has certainly regretted over something in some point of their life. Regretted not studying for your tests, regretted not apologising to him/her for something which you have done wrong, regretted in the decisions which you made.. The list goes on and on. What I want to say is there's no use crying over split milk, what's done is already done and you cannot undo it. What can you do then? The only thing that can be done is to learn from your mistakes and prevent it from even happening ever again.
Thursday, February 5 @ 5:52 PM
There is training tomorrow again! (: Can't wait for it, something special happens during every training, be it good or bad. Have to complete a part of my DNT Journal by tomorrow, Mr Koo wants to check ._. I also have a Chem test on Qualitative Analysis. Argh, all those cations, anions and gases. Speed is of the essence and there's no time to waste, I better start working!
Tuesday, February 3 @ 2:40 PM
Mission week is over (: I wouldn't say that it was a complete waste of time because I did learnt many things from the Redemptorist Mission Team (RMT). They were a funny group of guys and girls haha. I could tell that they were very experience because of the way they speak and conduct certain activities. Well for me, humour was what made this programme enjoyable. Everyone hates boring talks and lectures, but what made them stand out was their character. They can joke and play but when it's time to be serious, they will be serious.
One of them was even an Ex-Gabrielite, his name was Joshua. This was another reason to why the programme was successful (for me at least). It was the bond that everybody felt, because he was an Ex-Gabrielite. He knew our character and what we like to do. They each gave us a card yesterday, titled "Inside Out". I just want to quote the passage because I find it very meaningful.
"When I was young and free and my imaginations had no limits. I dreamed of changing the world. As I grew older and wiser I realised the world would not change. And I decided to shorten my sights somewhat and change only my country. But it seemed immovable. As I entered my twilight years, in one last desperate attempt, I sought to change only my family, those closest to me, but alas they would have none of it.
And now here I lie on my death bed and realise (perhaps for the first time) that if only I'd changed myself first, then by example I may have influenced my family and with their encouragement and support I may have bettered my country, and who knows I may have changed the world."
This programme should definitely be carried out for the next batch. As to how much it will helped, only time will tell...
For more info on the RMT, visit their blog at http://rmtyouth.blogspot.com/
Sunday, February 1 @ 8:54 PM
Sometimes, I wish there was a time machine. One that could turn back time, one that would advise me on how to make the right decisions, one that would help me erase all of the unhappy memories, one that could make me remember those happy times forever and one that would be able to stop time.
Is that too much to ask for?
