I haven't posted in a while. I went for training today with Sean after his Beijing trip and we escaped the running in an awkward fashion. I had to go potty and so Sean accompanied me to the lavatory while the rest were running. We took a walk around the cafe at the reservoir even though we were supposed to be running, since I had to go potty.


Then Sean spotted the Sec 2 captain running back from the jungle track and we hid behind a palm tree and watched the others run past. We joined the team inconspicuously not long after and apparently no one noticed that we were missing except a few Sec 1's who had varied queries. Today was fun and risky.


I left early as I have guitar lessons later. I need to leave home in a few minutes time. Next time when I grow up, I wanna live in a temperate region with a nice western styled house, picturesque scenery, and a warm family. After hearing how wonderful temperate regions, I'm getting somewhat tired of a hot tropical climate. But at least Singapore is one of the safest countries in the world and Singaporeans have the 5th longest lifespan globally.


Don't think of setbacks as losses, but as opportunities --- vacant lots on which to build new dreams.

4th Job is out already. I love the new skills. It's late. Good night.


Ask God to confirm your decisions. He can keep you from mistakes, show you if you're forgetting something, turn good ideas into great ones, and give you the assurance you need to proceed in full confidence.

I paddled for one of the longest distances today at training. It was about 15km if I'm not wrong but my junior paddled 18km and he was still unsatisfied. He wanted to accomplish 20km ... Well, I'm pleasantly surprised that my balance on the K1 boat is much more stable then before even though I didn't train since last Monday.


Mum is bringing me to see a specialist for my IBS problem but it's better now compared to the past few weeks. The irritation usually occurs in the late afternoons and evenings, just before dinner and improves gradually after dinner. Apparently I have to visit the loo more than 5 times a day to exercise my bowel and sometimes I get these really uncomfortable anal spasms even though my rectum is empty. I hope the gastroenterologist knows what to do and with God's help, I'll get better soon.


4th job is coming out tomorrow ... I'm anticipating the new skills that await my fire mage. It appears that many quests and items are required to get the new skillbooks and new monsters and maps are appearing. I hope the patch tomorrow will not be laggy.


Everything in God's creation prove God exists - it's perfection, its organisation, its synchronisation, its harmony, its unity, and its balance!

Tonight's prefect duty was somewhat a blessing in disguise. I was notified that I was the IC of today's Sec 4 Graduation Dinner Duty just yesterday through an unexpected sms, which prompted me to check the prefectorial blog.


I was frankly shocked when I first received the news of this event. I spent the night smsing and emailing others to attend to this duty. Well, only 6 ppl turned up for the duty but we carried it out quite well. And the most rewarding part was that we managed to eat the good food there and watch the informal concert put up by the graduates and teachers. It sparked off moments of laughter and happiness.


I didn't bring my camera or hand phone in so I couldn't take any pictures. The budget for the food and lucky draw was huge, amounting to at least 10000 dollars I think. Food alone costs 6600 dollars and the lucky draw prizes were about 1628 dollars in total. Add in additional materials and props, it should amount to a tonne of cash. But each student had to pay some money to attend the dinner I suppose ... And I anticipate next year's EXCO to organise such an event again.


I'm running out of Anime to watch .. does anyone have any nice movies, animations or dramas to recommend? I'm typing to myself anyway.


For every grief, God has gladness.
For every pain, He has a healing balm.
For every sorrow, He has comfort.
For every test, He has a triumph.

Meaningful Lyrics from Heroes & Thieves - Vanessa Carlton

More Than This

Cradling stones hold fire bright
as crickets call out to the moonlight
As you lean in to steal a kiss
I'll never need more than this

We all share the pain of our histories
but the ache goes away if you could see
This night under the stars, well, I call it peace
If you say, I'll never need more than this

The trees grow so thick you can barely see through
But the forest bestows the simplest of truths
You think you'll be happy if granted one more wish
But the truth is you'll never need more, you'll never need more
you'll never need more than this

Want so much in life, there's so much to be
We sail through our youth so impatiently until we see

That years move along
and soldiers and heroes come home
And they carry a song, Don't live in forgotten times
May this always remind you of the sea under the skies blue looking glass

Let's make this our story, let's live in the glory
Time, it fades away, precious as a song
'cause someday we'll be gone

Cradling stones hold fire bright
as we watch the glow of the morning light

Someday our bones here they will lie, and so we sing
As the years move along and soldiers and heroes come home
and they carry a song

Let's make this our story, Let's live in the glory
Time, it fades away, precious as a song
'cause someday we'll be gone

Hands On Me

I first saw you at the video exchange

I know my heart and it will never change
This temp work would be alright if you'd call me, You'd call me
I lay awake at night for you, And I pray

We'd cross the deepest oceans
Cargo across the sea
And if you don't believe me
Just put your hands on me
And all the constellations
Shine down for us to see
And if you don't believe me
Just put your hands on me

The subway radiates with heat
We've barely met and still I cross the street to your door

We'd cross the deepest oceans
Cargo across the sea
And if you don't believe me
Just put your hands on me
And all the constellations
Shine down for us to see
And if you don't believe me
Just put your hands on me

Someday when our stories are told
They'll tell of a love like this
When our descendents are all growing old
1,000 years they'll be singing
Nah-nah, nah-nah, nah, nah, nah

We'll climb Tibetan mountains
Where we can barely breathe
I'll see the Dali Lama
I'll feel him blessing me
And all the constellations
Shine down for us to see
And if you don't believe me
Just put your hands on me

Your hands on me...
First saw you at the video exchange

It's past midnight. Well ... yesterday was the start of the holidays. I went for training and it was really light.


Dad just got a new free Internet modem which came with our renewed broadband subscription. I installed the new modem and found it no better than the previous one. It's also bulkier and has like 4 circuits attached around it unlike my previous modem which had only 2. So I decided to reuse my previous modem after all ... and wasted time fixing up the new modem.


I don't feel like posting today. Shall go to bed now. We take on a little more of God's nature every time we show love to others.

We had our Ice Cream Treat from Mr Ho today. And today was the last day of our supplementary lessons too. The holidays have just begun. I'm off to play and have fun. I hope I don't go overboard.


We had our Ice Cream somewhere inside Thomson but it was really tasty and enjoyable. Thanks to Amos for the recommendation and Mr Ho for the treat. I hope more people from our class would attend such outings in future. Well ... I'm off to relax. Might be going cycling in the evening.


Message of the Day: Good leaders don't order, push or demand; they guide, lead and inspire.

Today is Deepavali. Happy Deepavali ...


I'm going out later. Gonna get A cash for the first time in a month since my pet just died. I just ate at pizza hut yesterday and I think I'm supposedly going to eat there again too. I don't wanna lose too much money. It's nice to spend money wisely but not to be too frugal at the same time. I hope my stomach and intestines can contain the food. I don't wanna get the horrid abdominal discomfort again.


I regretted watching an Anime called School Days. The first few episodes were quite interesting but the last 2 episodes was shocking horror. I mean the guy in the animation became so irresponsible that he got killed by his pregnant lover and then the other girl who was in loved with him killed the pregnant lover in return and carried his body away in a yacht in the last scene. I was astounded and terrified ... the blood was black. I pray that God forgives me for watching such iniquitous deeds done out of jealousy and lust.


I don't want to remember any of it anymore. I shall stop watching animation for some time and go back to piano, maple and audition. Perhaps I shall continue viewing animated clips next time, upon the recommendation of others.


It takes a wise man to accept somebody else's idea as being better than his own.

It's late and I dunno why I'm online. I was just going to transfer some music into my MP3 tonight, after dinner and TV at granny's house.


I saw a short clip on tribal groups around the world and I'm stunned by their totally unique way of life. The food they eat, the harvest they reap and even their skin tone tells us significantly that they have gone through much hardship to survive. I envy their courageous spirit to survive in the jungles around the world. No modern civilian would have even guessed their existence without watching or reading information about their whereabouts.


Why am I discussing this issue? I guess I'm just lucky to be in Singapore, to have a small warm family, to have friends, to have a loving church, to have a working mind and body and most importantly to have a loving God. I feel so happy and contented just being alive. I never want to die and I know I wont.


I have piano lessons tomorrow and I haven't practise. I have a chemistry presentation about electrochemistry tomorrow and I barely know much about electrolysis. Nobody's perfect ... I always wind up mixing my priorities. Oh well, I just have to do my best.


I had constipation in the morning, and I even tried to defecate 3 times in school but to no avail. Then I came back, ate some banana biscuits along with a cup of prune juice, and had diarrhoea more than 5 times after that. It's coming to an end ... I can feel it. It's good to know that the IBSA is finally receding. I hope it doesn't flare up again.


I missed the video my cell made at church today. I thought of coming but I missed it anyway ... who would have thought that while the guys were busy filming their camp video, I was egesting watery waste products in the lavatory. I'm so weird. I don't even know whether to hate myself for being that way. But somehow, I always end up loving myself.


At the end of the day, we should look forward to tomorrow, evaluate our past mistakes, and have a nice rest of course. Time spent helping others is never time wasted. You may not see the payoff immediately but you will someday.

Today's my second training after the exams and we had quite some time in the reservoir. We took the K2 Boat today and accidentally capsized in the middle of the reservoir. Then we got saved by some juniors and had to paddle back to the shore with our boat half filled with water. We paddled too hard near the shore and water started rushing into the boat again ... so we practically sunk with our boat just metres away from shore.


The feeling was hysterical. I couldn't stop laughing and Sean and I enjoyed blaming each other. I hope the coach didn't hear us from the other side or it would have been embarrassing. But for me and Sean's first training in a long long while, I think we did fairly well. Physical Training after that was relatively subtle... lifting 10kg weights in 100 repetitions on both hands. I went home after that.


Sometimes the little things in life make life meaningful after all. Even troubled situations can be fun if we look towards them in a positive light. But of course, we can't look at all situations in a fun loving manner. If that was the case, our studies will not be taken as seriously as they should be.


I hope that I can look forward to more fruitful and fun trainings in future. It's gonna get a lot harder if we are going to compete and win next year. We just have to give it our best just as we did last year. No matter how small we are, there's a very big God waiting to help us, he who is much larger than the job itself.

The O Level Chinese Exams ended today. I'm glad its over and I'm hoping for an A1 or A2. The essay and letter writing questions were somewhat unexpected so what I revised didn't quite come out. Anyway, I think I should score fairly well.


I spend the whole afternoon watching Anime. I don't know why I like watching it even though the themes and plots are unrealistic most of the time. I love the silly faces and jokes that appear intermittently throughout the show but somehow, the characters are so surreal. You will probably never find someone in real life just like an animated character.


I've just finished my 20th Anime Series. It's too bad that the producers haven't released the last few episodes for Kamichama Karin yet .. it just cuts off at episode 17 and the story background is so hazy now. Sometimes in Anime, there's this weird relationship thing that just swings about from character to character regardless of gender. I find it rather annoying yet amusing at the same time. It really irks yet excites me.


I have nothing better to do now. I'm most likely starting training tomorrow and that would probably put some of my time to good use. I want to work on my interests and make a difference. Perhaps its time to break the walls. I shouldn't be at home all the time. I'm in the spring of youth, just passing my childhood. I can't stay young forever even though we all want to do so. I have to fulfill God's purpose for me and make the best memories of my youth.


I shall start now! Hmm ... How am I suppose to start? I'll figure it out. Everybody makes mistakes. I want to see mine and turn a blind eye to others' unless necessary.