Slack-time!
Taggy Replies:

Hamster Mei Mei - Don't worry too much. Its already over. :D

Fiona Mei Mei - Haah. Sorry luh. :(

Anna - Where got! T.T

saps`07 - Its 'Choy'. You're the Alicia that smsed me?

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I don't wanna fail science! This phobia is overwhelming me, numbing my brain totally. A part of me remained positive, but a tiny portion in me repeated my fear over and over again. I hate this cacophony going on in my mind. Negative thoughts stop clashing with positive thoughts!

Music is and always has been a form of solace for me, this time too. However, listening to music today did not help to resolve this phobic feeling. I need to pass my science. Then hopefully I'd get an A1 or A2 for my other 3 subjects to give me a better L1B4.

Today's mother tongue paper was a cinch. It was much easier than the mid-year's paper. Hopefully that'd be able to pull up my Chinese grade by 1 or 2 level.

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Enough of rants. Lets talk about MY day. At the end of Chinese Paper 01, the chief examiner went "candidate 0105 come up to the stage." Everyone wanted to know what was going on. So they crowded around him and I didn't have any chance to ask. Witnessing such an extraordinary scene naturally engulfed me with curiosity.

So when we were alone, I asked kor, "Eh, what was she up to?"

His tear-stained eyes contained this faraway gaze as he stared at me, "I got preached at, for writing over the time and was told not to do it again."

The serious glance I carried dissipated. Then I went "WTH, she's so lame! We'd normally be told to finish up the last sentence, its only a few more words!"


Lol. That was what happened for paper 1. After that, paper 2 was a breeze. We finish up the paper and went home. I wanted to dota when I saw the laptop, but after a few moment of music, I fell asleep. Too tired I guess. That's all for today, hope mei mei would be able to get miao mummy to teach me Physics. Otherwise, I'm dead.

I'm tired.
Taggy Replies:

Kelvin: Lol. Thanks. But.. which Kelvin? ><

Anna: *pull Mrs Enthu back*

Amos: You love my songs? How about my blog? Haha.

Ying Ying: Ahh! Sorry lah! :(

Zhen Yuan: Yo erzi.

Hamster Mei: What quite easy? Super easy lor!

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This morning I went to Kovan mac to slack & made notes; wrote down all the formulas but only 40% was used. Then wait for Yue Mei at the school bus stop. When we entered the examination hall, the paper already started. Though we were late, I managed to finish the paper.

After paper I went to meet Fiona, Priscilla & Miao Ling. Miao miao taught me how to fold paper hearts and we folded like so many of it. Haaah. But then I really missed aiai, don't know why she didn't bother with me. Maybe too busy with 'O's? Wish she'd at least send me an sms or something. Then I turned really emo. Super uber emo.

Aiai did called in the end but only for 2 minutes. Then Hakayumi was like so concerned about me, scared I cough, scared I not enough sleep, scared I starve, scared I gastric. More concerned then my stead. Haha, cute la you. Thanks though. (:

My phone is flooded with sms(s) and calls from many people but I only reply some. Mainly because I somehow felt kinda weird today. Sadness gushed through me and filled up every single fibre in me. I need to control emotions and forget about the sad things.

Okay, I got to go study and sleep early now. Promised Hakayumi. Sweet dreams everyone.

PS: I'll be dreaming of aiai tonight and NOT you guys. xD

Thanks again.
Taggy Replies:

Anna - Ahh.. *sayang Anna* No la no la, won't throw you liao. xD

Hamster Mei Mei - Jiayou for tomorrow's paper! (:

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Thanks to Xin Ni, I now know how to create my play list. Guys, do check out my new play list which includes my favourite piece "Colours For Trombone". My new play list 'Symphonic Compilations' also contains Victoria JC's 'fast' version of Persis Overture. Do scroll down and check it out.

I'll blog more tomorrow perhaps. For now, its mugging time. Tomorrow is maths paper 2. A1 here I come! (:

PS: Olympic Fanfare is also included. I'll be playing that for one of the concert I think.

What's that about?
Taggy Replies:

Hamster Mei - Good, just forget that bitch. She's not worth thinking about. Hamster Mei - But the Cannon version you have isn't the original Mozart version. Anna - Slap you ah. Who say I ben dan! I did manage to figure it out in the end kay?! [Though with a little help] *laugh* Xiu Hui - What la! Laugh laugh laugh! You and your Azli madness.

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Yesterday, Adriana suddenly say hate me cos I've been somehow neglecting her. Sorry mei mei! :(

Aiai got scolded upside down for staying out too late. Anyway, today went her house to study and when she sent me to the bus stop, I avoided bus 920 cos I saw my ex, Eunice. Then aiai thought I didn't wanna board the bus cos I was still holding on to the bubble tea. Gee. Think she got irritated, but I'll just leave it as that.

Here I am now, blogging down my thoughts. Fortunately mei mei is fine now. (:
Okay so my day has been rather boring these few weeks. Blame it on 'O's ! Crap.

Oh, too many performances to attend and bands to perform with this december. Performing with Simei ITE Jazz Band & Millenia Institute Symphonic Winds. Then there's still Potong Pasir Symphonic Winds?
Gee. I'm so happy, mainly because I get to play with a senior from other batches, Soefian Bin Suradi [hope I didn't remembered wrongly].

K, study time now. Tata~

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Oh btw, here are the lyrics for 'Yu Jian'. Hope you guys like it.

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ting jian dong tian de li kai
wo zai mou nian mou yue xing guo lai
wo xiang wo deng wo qi dai
wei lai que bu neng li zhi an pai

yin tian bang wan che chuang wai
wei lai you yi ge ren zai deng dai
xiang zuo xiang you xiang qian kan
ai yao guai ji ge wan cai lai

wo yu jian shui hui you zen yang de dui bai
wo deng de ren ta zai duo yuan de wei lai
wo ting jian feng lai zi di tie he ren hai
wo pai zhe dui na zhe ai de hao ma pai

yin tian bang wan che chuang wai
wei lai you yi ge ren zai deng dai
xiang zuo xiang you xiang qian kan
ai yao guai ji ge wan cai lai

wo yu jian shui hui you zen yang de dui bai
wo deng de ren ta zai duo yuan de wei lai
wo ting jian feng lai zi di tie he ren hai
wo pai zhe dui na zhe ai de hao ma pai

wo wang qian fei fei guo yi pian shi jian hai
wo men ye chang zai ai qing li shou shang hai
wo kan zhe lu meng de ru kou you dian zhai
wo yu jian ni shi zui mei li de yi wai

zhong you yi tian
wo de mi di hui jie kai

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PS: My laptop suddenly went crazy and my entire post was eaten up. Fortunately blogger has this 'auto-draft' thingy. Thank god.

PPS: I do not have the chinese lyrics version. Hope the han yu pin yin version will do. Don't have the yin diao though. Oops. XD

I love the song list!
She logged into my account and helped me with the play list. Ty Xin Ni! (:
Ah.. Finally got "Would You Be There".
Okok. Here are the lyrics. Hope you guys like it.
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If I were blue
would you be there for me
And whisper in my ears that's okay
Would you stand by me
let me hold you tight
And say you love me one more time

If I feel good
would you slow dance with me
And touch my lips with tender love and care
Would you die for me
would you run with me
And never look back

Would you be there to love to be with me
Would you swear that your love is always true
Would you say that you'll always be the one
to take my breath away...

Would you be there to love to be with me
Would you swear that your love is always true
Would you say that you'll always be the one
to take my breath away
Would you be there...

if i am away
would you stil think of me
and wish that you could hold me now, (hold me now)
and would you die for me
would you run with me
all the way

Would you be there to love to be with me
Would you swear that your love is always true
Would you say that you'll always be the one
to take my breath away...

Would you be there to save my soul tonight
Would you swear that your love is always true
Would you say that you'll always be there
to kiss my pain away
would u be there...

Would you be there to love to be with me
Would you swear that your love is always true
Would you say that you'll always be the one
to take my breath away...

Would you be there to save my soul tonight
Would you swear that your love is always true
Would you say that you'll always be there
to kiss my pain away
would u be there..for me.
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A tiny 'thank you' embed in my mind: "Though we've parted, you're still always there for me. I really appreciate it. Thank you Xin Ni." (:

Horoscopes? Gee.
Khim started my day with this:

AQUARIUS - The best: Attractive and passionate. Laid back. Knows how to have fun. Is really good at almost anything. Great kisser. Unpredictable. Outgoing. Down to earth. Addictive. Attractive. Loud. Loves being in long relationship s. Talkative. Not one to mess with. Rare to find. Good when found.

[I'm an Aquarius and I always felt that an Aquarius has the worst attitude and personality of all. She told me the above things about Aquarius, probably in a bid to make me feel better. However, I think she's bull shitting; - probably written by herself to. Lol. But thanks anyway Khim.]


Taggy Replies:

Anna - *grab you before you can run*

Aqidah Mummy - tyty! I will jyjy de! (:

Kepely - Thanks. I thought so too. =/



Aiai was supposed to meet me today.. Then her tuition dragged on for 4 hours. Can anyone believe that? Now she isn't meeting me to study. Never mind bah, maybe tomorrow can study.

I'm in a crappy mood right now COS I STILL CANT FIGURE OUT HOW TO CREATE THIS BLOODY PLAY LIST!!! Damn it.

Ahhh.. Screw it. Guys, sorry if I aren't replying your sms or pms or emails. Too busy today. So many stuffs to do.

Bought breakfast for aiai and accompanied her till it was time for her history paper this morning. After that I went to meet some friends & studied with Fiona meimei and Miao Ling.

We studied at KFC and I stoned for ages until Miao Ling finally gave me a topic to write about, 'Sex Maniac' cos they were like inviting me to join their 'SM' club. =.=

Then I wrote a story on it and they both said too 'chim'. The story's character was Shu Xin & Miao Ling. Miaomiao died in the end. *evil laugh*

After we were done studying, we went to North Point then miao miao keep falling on me. Lucky I'm soft. Lol. When we reached there, mei mei & miao ling went to popular but we ended up at the arcade.

That's my day, today. (:

They think too much.
Taggy Replies:

Ying Ying - You lah! Everytime give me junk food.

Anna - *pull Anna down with me and bounce back up*

Hamster Mei - The paper was relatively easy.. Can do. xD

Adriana Mei - *sayang sayang luh*

Lydia Da Sao - Just get him to give you a straight answer then. Its only yes or no. If he still stick to "I don't know", regard that as a no.

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I'm busy travelling around during O levels, not studying.

Aiai came to Yishun mac to find me. I was supposed to leave the house when she got on bus 171 but I had to "style" my hair. I mean, its O levels ma, so must style till "nerd" a bit. So anyway my effort paid off, I looked like a total nerd today and aiai had to wait for me. Lucky she wasn't mad.

I guess I'm a little blind cos I browsed the entire mac but didn't even notice her when all along, she was right before me, next to the counter. She bought me filet-o-fish for breakfast. So sweet huh? xD

We mugged for awhile and went to Junction 8's minitoons to grab some pick and treats. Spended $2.90 on crappy sweets. Shucks.

After buying those sweets, I send aiai to the mrt and I went to meet Yue Mei. She has that "I'm Stressed!!" kind of aura around her, makes her seem a little haggard. I guess she's really stressed out cos there was this tiny mark near her eye lashes area - the result of over scratching; that's what she said.

Yue Mei and I took bus 24 to school. On the trip I saw Charles, I thought I saw wrongly so I ignored it. When we alighted at my stop, Charles tapped on my shoulder. Then I realized it really was him. He was taking O level as a private candidate in my school. He seemed rather cool, no last minute revision nor does he look nervous. He seemed rather well-prepared.

Charles didn't know the way to my school so he followed me and everybody was looking at me with this weird stare. Must be my nerdy hairstyle or the fact that Charles sticked to me. So I brought him to the canteen and we just hanged around till it was time for the exam.

After chemistry, aiai called me. She wanted to meet at Orchard but we met at Plaza Sing instead cos it was more convenient for me. Then.. she was late! Made me wait for ages. I hate waiting so I went to Long John Silver to get her some fries & cheese cos these are her favourites. The guy who served me was new and not so intelligent.

He asked me, "sir, would you like some chili sauce or tomato sauce?"

I replied, "I would like to have some cheese to go along with it."

He frowned and gave me this 'huh?' look, "cheese?"

I continued with this 'WTH! DON'T YOU UNDERSTAND CHEESE - look', "yes. I would like some cheese to go along with it."

Fortunately the captain was just nearby and he understood what I meant. Geez, I don't mind patronizing inexperience workers but the management should at least train them to some extend right? :/

I did manage to get my fries with cheese eventually, and made my way towards the bus stop outside 7-11. At the entrance was this girl, she seemed as if she wanted to approach me to ask for donations yet at the same time didn't want to; probably because I was listening to music & talking on the phone. When she finally approached me, I was shocked. It seemed so uncanny that she looked so similar to Colleen. So when she asked for donation, I simply pass her the money before she started her explanation. Anyway, that's me. As long as you're not asking for donation as part of your CIP, I will donate. Its my simple bid to contribute to the needy.

When I reached the bus stop, I thought I'd have to wait ages. So I was kind of mentally prepared to wait for a long time, then aiai tap on my shoulders. Didn't expect her to reach there so quickly. After that we went to bunk to check out a few people and made our way to don't know what building and got on bus 190.

The day was long.. super duper long. Too many events to blog it all down cos I need to catch some winks now. Planning to meet Fiona meimei at Chong Boon's mac by 7am to mug on geography. But I'll be there by 6am. So gotta sleep early now.

Night everyone.

PS: Ying Ying I don't want biscuit, I don't want chicken wings, I don't want hamburger & I don't want pizza. Bleahs~

PPS: I had salmon fish, filet-o-fish, cuttlefish & ikan bilis today. *burp*

2 hours of sleep should be suffice for the day, or am I wrong?
Taggy Replies:

Hamster Mei - The paper is already over. Don't be bothered by it anymore. ^_+

Ying Ying - I never got a new stead so I didn't tell you anthing. Where did you make that assumption? And.. yes, you're not big but super big pang-seh-er! PS: I relinked you. :)

Lydia - Da Sao~ If kor kor Kevin really does think the same way, I'd be glad to see you 2 together again. But unfortunately, I don't think he reads my blog.

nameless - jie? kor? You never put your name! T.T

Adriana Mei - Mummy scare me lor, where got cute? :(

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From midnight till dawn, I've slept only 2 hours. Would that be sufficient to last me for the entire day? No idea. But whatever it is, I can't get back to sleep now. Have to drill more chemistry into my brain. *gulp down chemistry juice*

And.. tyty Mrs Enthu! You're always there to encourage me, so sweet. xD

My mummy is scary.
What do you get from a mother with a crazy sense of humor? [READ]

It was dark & spooky. With just a tiny a beam of yellowish light emanating from my table lamp, I mugged on. My nose was stuck to the book as I looked up examples and definitions, trying my best to sponge in as much information as I could. All of a sudden I felt this throe in my stomach, the feeling of unendurable throb was overwhelming. Without any choice, I groped in darkness, along the gloomy corridor leading to the toilet.

I was probably pooping in the toilet due to an overdose of my self-made potato salad. The night was silent, all except for the ethereal sound of water droplets dripping from the tap. The lights flickered on as though ready to give way any minute. And it did. The lights went off abruptly. I manage to cleanse myself due to familiarity of surroundings.

Just as I was about to step out of the toilet, a spine-chilling breeze blew and the lights came back on. I looked up. Standing before me was my mother, an evil grin on her face, and a crescendoing cackle disrupted the silence.

My blood curled in a mixture of fear and shock but I regained my composure swiftly enough to realize I've been fooled.

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PS: Mummy.. you really caught me on this one.

Just when I thought I knew it all.
I often told myself that I know how to treat girls best, and understand their needs. But strewing deeper into my thoughts and I realized that whatever knowledge I thought I had about girls were minuscule. I'm often flummoxed in my own world. Thought I appreciate girls, I never treasured them nor did I ever had any clue to their limits.

Today I finally saw the light..

`You can only push a girl away for so long,
until she walks out of your life on her own,
so be careful and make sure this really is what YOU yearn for.
`Because the moment she turns around,
she'll not be turning back and you've thereby lost her for good.

In addition to that, I firmly believe that girls..

+ should be given their own way,
+ ought never to be neglected,
+ must be treasured, always.

I bothered, cos I care.
Jen wanted me to be her kor and somehow the term used to address me changed from "Koala Bear" to "Kor Kor Koala Bear". This name is tooooo long. -.-
Anyway, hope she did well for today's A Math's paper cos she seemed really really nervous and couldn't get to sleep at all.

My day went like that:

-I woke up multiple times this morning, always at intervals of 30 minutes. 5.30, 6, 6.30, 7.. etc.
I was able to wake up on time thanks to my laopo Jia Yi. Ahahaha. *pinch*

-Then I had Ipoh's otah & fish cake for breakfast. Typical Chinese home cooked fast-food. Lol. After breakfast, Aunt Mary sent me to school. So sweet right? <3>

-Reached school around 9am and went to look for some fishermen's friend for Sherman kor cos he complained that his throat was feeling sore.

-Next went to school and mugged Geography with Miss Yeong for 2 hours. Followed by lunch at Joo Seng's kopitiam.

-Back to school for chemistry tuition with Mr Ng Cheng Chai. One of the oldest yet MOST handsome teacher in Bartley. [We found his youth photo in the school library] *MUHAHAHA*

-Went to meet Irene to hang out for awhile and cursed Jian Da from afternoon till now cos he overslept when he was supposed to teach me chem. Screw him.

-Dotaed awhile.

-Kicking Ying Ying's pigu now cos she's sleeping. [PANG-SEH-ER]

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I hate it whenever she smokes. It makes me upset somehow.

*I don't give a damn about others. But I care about you cos you're my mei mei. Kor kor really sad today, hope you're not giving me a vacuous promise.

I'm fine. Really.
I'm so fortunate to have these people by my side. . .

-Noisy Jia Yi who never fails to make me feel better. [She always shouts at me and give wacky suggestions] <3

-Fierce Ying Ying that is totally ups-and-downs. [She always bite me! Almost similar to Jia Yi's abuser] ,")

-Adriana my bolster mei. [She's my bolster, I'm her pillow] xD

-Chiu Yen. [Always there to cheer me up no matter what] :)

Somehow you guys always cheer me up. Thanks alot. Haha.

The practical yesterday wasn't that bad. It was actually pretty easy in fact, except for the Physics portion. I simply couldn't figure it out. Perhaps its my inability to follow instructions. Hah. I got really emo yesterday and actually broke 2 test tubes. Fortunately, I was able to gain back my composure and continued.

There's one thing I learned, good things seldome last long.

These meant alot to me. Self-Control & Understanding.
-Herein is my love made perfect so that I may have boldness in the day of judgement, because as You are, so am I in this world.


-"My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways My ways. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways higher than your ways and My thoughts than your thoughts."

He isn't concentrating, or is he?
I've been studying non-stop. Sometimes I can do the TYS questions, sometimes I can't. The dilemma is that, they are the same questions. I'm able to do them, but sometimes I simply forget how to answer it. I call it the "Unpredictable Genius cum Dummy" cos at certain times I can just come out with the answer at one glance, but on other times, I simply could not answer it. Why is this so? I do not know.

Anyway I've been rather perturbed these few days. I tried my best to keep up my routine but it doesn't seem to work. There are days this week, that I practically spend hours doing nothing. I need to get back my tempo, my concentration, my focus!

Enough of rantings for now. I've been invited to Millenia Institute's band camp & performance. Thanks Joyce! So excited. Should I go? Should I not go? I'll decide later I guess.

Today I met Ernest. He came down to find me. So sweet huh? Lawl. I was about to head home after meeting Ernest, but I got a surprise. This unknown number called me and the caller said this "Derrick!! Turn around! Its me!!"

So I foolishly turned around in circles yet couldn't see anyone, then suddenly Michelle was behind me tapping on my shoulders. Crap. Anyway, it was nice to see her. So we hanged out awhile & had some lunch. That's my day.

Tummy ache but wonderful day.
My tummy hurts!
I woke up late, like around 6.50am. Tummy growled in hunger, shoulders ached, probably due to my sleeping position. Aiai came to my house, then we immediately hit the books. Seemed boring huh? It is. But it was still great cos I had her company. =)

I quarreled with my mum. But the tiff was soon forgotten. We had dinner (mummy, aiai & me) at the nearby coffee shop. So that was how my day went. I didn't manage to send aiai home though. I was too tired; -tummy hurt + high fatigue level.

I'm tired! Gonna go get the bed now & wait for aiai's goodnight call! Tata~

Derrick ai Bernice

Derder ai Berber (:

What's wrong with me?
I don't know what happened. Could it be exam stress? No way! That can't be it! Never have I once said "STRESS" cos of exams!

My head hurt, my thoughts swivelled around. I was particularly taciturn today. Yet at the same time, it seems I was easily irascible. How could that be possible? I didn't converse so naturally nothing could have ired me. But I was feeling just that.

I believe bad things should not be raked up, but rather best begone. Thus, my habit is to always forget lousy experiences in the blink of an eye or cast them aside. This solution was good till I saw that these thoughts came back easily too, and especially when I'm feeling down.

Today was an example, I felt grouchy. Mainly because all the bad things simply find its way into my head. That was the main reason I left aiai & erzi at mac and went home on my own. I guess that saddened aiai.

I felt bad, really bad. I do not believe in sharing my problems because doing so, would simply be a recollection of thoughts that I hate. Though keeping my problems to myself is something that many would not have encouraged, I firmly believe that, that should be the way. However, with a little addition. that is to get it out of my head as soon as possible. Ahh... how I wish all my problems would disappear with just a snap of my finger.

Aiai's day was probably spoilt by my peevish attitude. I hate knowing that this actually happened. I'm sorry. Forgive me.

-Why should I ever share my problems with someone else? It'd only made that person feel sad alongside me.
-Why can't I keep my peevishness to myself, the way I knotted problems in my heart?

Hamsters.
1 little 2 little 3 little hamsters, 4 little 5 little 6 little hamsters, 7 little 8 little 9 little hamsters, 10 little cuddly hamsters.

Restless Sunday.
I slept till 11 in the morning, almost noon already, but yet I still felt sleepy. Headed for the books soon after I showered, grabbed some snack & had char siew (bbq pork) rice for lunch. The day was boring, it was simply study study study + a tinge of music. But that's all. Well the day is long and tiring, its time for one dota game or two. Just hope irc connects me soon otherwise I won't be able to get any ip-address for games.

Gone for now, will be back soon.

I can't sleep. Just finished dotaring. Played 3 matches, 2 screwed up one. Finally the last one, nobody left. But the team wasn't united. We won though.

3.29am right now. I'm gonna go do some more practice questions since I can't sleep. Sleep tight everyone.

A change of thoughts.
I suddenly don't feel like dotaring. Back to blogging then! I got a new mouse and keyboard. Cool huh? Now can use the 8-directional keys and also enjoy an optimized performance and sensitivity.
Yippie! *hop around*

Aiai & I wanted to visit the Pasar Malam [night market] at Chong Pang, but we always seemed to be a little late. So Monday is when we'll pay a visit. Right now, I'm drilling myself on mathematic questions. Maybe tomorrow I'll do some physics papers.

I saw the truth.
Aiai came to my house today to study, we fooled around, relaxed for awhile but eventually got back to work. Today, I glanced at aiai's diary, that short moment managed to show me how much I meant to her. I've had numerous relationships, some bad but mostly good ones, and yet, I never seemed to treasure them. This time I'm gonna treasure it.

Aiai brought me to a pet shop at Bukit Panjang Plaza, and showed me the variety of animals there. We chance upon this bunch of hamsters with snow-white body & tiny black patches on their body. They looked so cute. Think I'm getting them for aiai's birthday. :D

Anyway, I just send her home and I'm back now. Gotta do some dota-ring. Tata-

My mei just told me she's feeling dejected cos her stead cheated on her. Well.. I told her my experience too (Kelly), and managed to cheer her up somehow. At least, she said so. But I'm feeling emo right now. Wish I never knew Kelly in the first place. Wish I never mentioned her. Bereaved.

I should smile, aiai is on her way to my house now. I have this particular ability to forget things easily; bad things. But then, I do recall them at times too. Shucks.

Life works this way I postulate.

Is she upset with me?
I remember vividly what aiai asked, "Can you promise not to leave me alone?" Then, I ask her why she wanted such a promise. "I'm jealous of her," she replied in a whisper, "and I feel threatened in my current position."

The "her" used by my aiai refers to Sheng Nian. Cos we pretended to flirt with each other & I actually told aiai about it. She was fine with it at first, cos she knows I have my own limits. But gradually, she seemed to mind as Sharon was calling me "laogong" ("husband" said in chinese). Lucky I put a stop to this "fake-flirting" thingy.

Girls can be so sensitive at times and I'm glad I noticed.

Singapore, a small dot, an even smaller world.
I didn't go school today. Aiai knows that, Sharon knows that, almost everyone knows that. Guess what happened?
Short Story in point form:

-Sharon went Toa Payoh find friend.
-Sharon chat with her friend's customer.
-Sharon ask for the customer's occupation.
-Customer replied, "teacher".
-Sharon inquired, "of which school?"
-Customer said, "Bartley Secondary"
-Sharon continued, "huh? really ah? you know Derrick?"
-Customer bellowed, "DERRICK?!"
-Sharon went, "yah.. "
-Customer told Sharon she wanted to talk to me.
-Sharon called me,
-Customer asked, "Derrick, why didn't you come to school today?"

Guess what? That "customer" was Mrs Ng Kiat Bee, the hod of my school's English department.
Gee, small world huh?

Bartley Secondary School: English Prelim 2 - Paper One
I guess I screwed up my English composition. The title was "Describe your favourite time and why"

Well.. Here goes -

My thoughts ran wild. Just leave. no. You know you want to leave, and besides, you need the time to relax. That's not true! Think of your television, laptop and mp3. You can't possibly forsake them for four hours of boring lesson! You have a point there.. but I will not be daunted by temptations. Trying to be a good boy? Discipline has never been your virtue. I'm cultivating it right now. Unradical and stupid. I'm not. Yes, you are. Shut up. I pondered over my thoughts and wondered if I should give in to temptations.

Before I knew it, the grandfather clock struck three pm. Never in my wildest dream would I have expected Mrs Tan to be our mentor for the day. My face screwed up automatically upon seeing Mrs Tan. Gossips were hushed and replaced with groans. Almost immediately, silence reigned over the once chattery classroom.

"Bags by the side and mark your attendance," bellowed Mrs Tan as she pointed her index finger at one corner of the class, "I want silence and total vigilance!" she continued with darkened face that glimmered with danger. Her fierce nature never failed to maintain silence.

That marked the start of my evening lessons, I felt foolish, sitting alone on the hard and uncomfortable wooden chair. Within seconds, I felt drowsy and weary. Listening to the droning voice of Mrs Tan could only be described in one word, "boring". Her voiced trailed away while time continued to run. With every passing moment, I delved deeper into the land of dreams. Mrs Tan's voice felt like a natural sleeping pill.

Little did I know that I would be released much earlier than the rest.

"Derrick, you may leave earlier today," said Mrs Tan, the entire class gazed at me in awe, "and make sure you study for your preliminary examinations tomorrow," she commanded while continuing with her lesson.

I woke up from my slumber, realizing that she had yet to notice me dozing away in her lesson. I was astounded and filled with total disbelief. I pinched myself to confirm this reality, the sharp pain I felt next was all that was needed to make me grab my bag. With one last glance at the grandfather clock, I dashed out of the school at breakneck speed.

The dust covered grandfather clock with its rusty hands had been my faithful companion ever since the introduction of my evening lessons. Every single day, I would look forward to the time when the clock showed seven pm. This was my favourite and most anticipated time as it was only during this time that I am released from my prison-like school.

I smiled from ear to ear. It had been a pleasant surprise that day, something I would not mind going through again. Four hours meant a lot to me, especially when I spent like twelve hours in school daily.

Even though I enjoyed being released earlier, seven pm still remained to be my favourite time, for this was the moment when my buddies and I left the school together. Our favourite past time was to rush downt he stairs and press every button on the lift panel to slow down those int he lift from reaching the ground floor. Childish indeed, but this never failed to bring laughter to my buddies and I. Curses and vulgarities would often be hurled at our group and we simply shrugged it off.

Seven pm marked the end of of my "naptime", the time when I squeezed amongst commuters from all walks of life and also the time when I could finally leave for home, thus it is my favourite time.

Whenever the grandfather clock struck seven, I would rush to the bus-stop and get on the first bus that came my way. Getting on the bus required a certain skill. The skill of balancing and pushing. Firstly, I would have to push my way into the bus due to the unrelenting and selfish crowd of commuters. Next, I maintain my balance by looking for suitable objects, usually people's hair or someone's tee shirt. Tedious though this skill may seem, I am proud to proclaim that I have managed to mastered it. Credits goes to my school, for releasing me at seven pm, thereby training me to master such a skill. Thus, seven pm has grown to be my favourite time.

My house bell went "ring ring..." as I punched on it impatiently. Realizing that no one is at home, I fumbled with my keys and opened the door in no time. Slamming the door behind me, I lay down on my sofa and gazed at my cellphone only to see that it showed seven pm. A huge grin spread across my face as I reminisced the thought of being released much earlier that the rest of my classmates. I thought about the happenings in school at that time when my friends were released. Sabotaging other people in the lifts, cracking jokes together. I had to forsake those experience for that day. Nevertheless, I would be in the company of friends again in no time. Seven pm is my favourite moment.

- and that was the end of my story. Hope it didn't bore any of you to death. Errors are plentiful I admit, and this piece of work isn't something that I'm really proud of, but rather, ashamed of. Nevertheless, I'd be glad to receive comments & criticism.