i, robot.
the show is cool. realistic to some extent, well more to the future world.
the world in 2035AD.. what will it be?

but the show had some pondering issues.
we now rely so much on robotics and electronics.
wad will happen to us if not for them? this over-dependency seem to worsen everytime a new technology is out. even menial work are like slowly taken over by machines. feelingless ppl.
the show came about like that.
robots being over-protective of humans.
quite creepy, to know that robotics stuff could actually turn on against you. an uprising revolution.

.ROBOTICS 3 laws safe.
[law.one] a robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.
[law.two] a robot must obey orders given it by human beings except where such orders would
conflict with the first law.
[law.three] a robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict
with the first or second law.

hhmm mind-boggling..
the show had some humanity. phew.
was good.. hope this won't happen.
well, at least not in my lifetime..

school today was quite as usual.
morning assembly, announced the top gamestall and foodstall for silver jubilee carnival..
YIPPY! my class gamestall came in first!
haunted house was the best-selling game.
our hard work finally paid off.
i cheered, but the rest a little anti-climax.. :x

abit pissed off.
well we agreed to go out today quite some time back, but joseph and edwin backed out.
ok den, fine.. but later they still kept asking if wanted to go out and stuff. when agreed to go out again, they backed out.. haix.
well, still went ahead to watch i,robot with ryan, shaoxun and cleo.. was like awkward for me and ryan, especially since the rest pangseh us..
shinye, edwin and yixuan got some miscommunication so they didn't come in the end.
hack.

hhmm the show wasn't too bad. quite cool actually.
went later to meet jiayu and shumin @ heeren. they were shopping. later went take some neoprints.. hehe this time round not too bad.


me.ryan.jiayu.cleo.shaoxun \\ taken @ heeren


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had to rush to v-hub @ toapayoh for the syf meeting.
first syf meeting. saw janet amah and gwen at mrt station.
syf is the singapore youth forum where students can voice their views and stuff in parliament. the idea is cool. so took part in the organisation.
i am in publicity!!! busy now.. haf to come up with designs for posters, artcards, tshirts, programmes, etc. arrhh!

it ended and we headed home.
got some datelines to meet. meetings the following wks.
pelims is drawing near!

god bless my soul..

yea!
i have managed to post up pics on my blog!
thnx to my bro's help.. got the html to make this frame thingy to put the pics. so yea, much neater.
made this backdrop for the main frame.
so proud of myself. hehe.
totally cool`

life's as usual.
tiring and stressing.
so wanna take a break and go out.
catch a movie, chill or something.
maybe friday going with the rest..
haha the neoprint craze is on!

got the prelims timetable today.
i shld not be here!
better run and do my work!
tata` peace.

"Broken" - Seether feat. Amy Lee

I wanted you to know, I love the way you laugh
I wanna hold you high and steal your pain away
I keep your photograph, I know it serves me well
I wanna hold you high and steal your pain

'Cause I'm broken, when I'm lonesome
And I don't feel right when you're gone away
You've gone away..
You don't feel me anymore..

The worst is over now and we can breathe again
I wanna hold you high and steal your pain
There's so much left to learn, and no one left to fight
I wanna hold you high and steal your pain

'Cause I'm broken, when I'm open
And I don't feel like I am strong enough
'Cause I'm broken, when I'm lonesome
And I don't feel right when you're gone away

'Cause I'm broken, when I'm open
And I don't feel like I'm strong enough
'Cause I'm broken, when I'm lonesome
And I don't feel right when you're gone away

'Cause I'm broken, when I'm lonesome
And I don't feel right when you're gone away
You've gone away..
You don't feel me anymore..

art tapestry... 

is music to the soul.

is a live busking, street performance, event organised by the 'high-five' youth alumni, in support of the central singapore committee development council.

aims to raise funds for the straits times school pocket money fund, for students who have financial difficulties, and at the same time, provide a platform for people to showcase their talent as they perform live on the streets. 

started from today and will be held till tomorrow.. the programme is from 11am-9pm, with rock, hip-hop, pop, acoustics, jazz, oldies, folksongs..
so ppl who have missed it, go catch it tmr @ orchard road. there are 3 venues for it:
far-east plaza, paragon shopping centre, cineleisure.    
   







i was @ paragon today.
rushed down. started almost at once..
the weather was fair on us. drizzled a few times, light ones. thought it would rain, but it soon cleared away, though it was still dark, gloomy and cold.
the loud banging music brought life back.

had this large tin. needed to walk around, asking for donations. slowly filled it up. didn't manage to completely fill it, but tried my best. shld be around 3/4 filled i hope.
aching all over now. back- upright position too long; legs- stood too long; hands- carried the tins too long; mouth- repeated my line too many times!

some ppl were generous, and one even praised the performers, telling them to keep it up.
yet, they were still some who jeered at performers [one even pointed middle finger at a grp!], and one who actually said the performers were bad!!! arrrggghhH! still she donated.. hehe.
many audiences. many smoked!
tried not to breathe in the smoke. chokey...
love the bands and performances. they were cool, doing a cover or either singing their own penned songs.. local artiste ain't that bad afterall, eh..

enjoyed myself though.
something different, collecting donations while grroving to the beat of the music in the background.
cool, like totally..
i am not going tmr. tired!
besides, i still have lots of hmwk and tests!!!
a-a-a-HHHHHH!

rained cats and dogs in the morning.
the strong wind was howling so loudly.
cold weather. felt as though it was winter in s'pore.
wads worse was dat had to go to yishun jc for this science and maths competition. met cleo and keith @ amk bus interchange.. took 169, which had a long journey. thought we were late, but managed to reach there in time.

had to do self-test in the com lab.
used this online answer sheet.
maths.biology.chemistry.physics
maths was the hardest. tikam alot of them.
the sciences wasn't too bad.
had to bear with my terrible flu too.. * achoo!

ok, the whole thing wasn't too bad.
had a trail den a magic show..
enjoyed myself, though didn't get any of the top 3 spots [expected]. had to sit through the final round anyway.
one member of a team irked me off.
snobbish kind of person.
'can u not read the qns out coz it is affecting my concentration?'
wHoah. we were like...

after that had to rush off to orchard road for the arts tapestry 2004 event. changed in the jc and took flight..
i was 2 hours late!!!

"Leave (Get Out)" - Jojo

I've been waiting all day for ya babe
So won't cha come and sit and talk to me
And tell me how we're gonna be together always
Hope you know that when it's late at night
I hold on to my pillow tight
And think of how you promised me forever
(I never thought that anyone)
Could make me feel this way
(Now that you're here boy all I want)
Is just a chance to say

Get out, leave right now,
It's the end of you and me
It's too late and I can't wait for you to be gone
'Cause I know about her
And I wonder how I bought all the lies
You said that you would treat me right
But you was just a waste of time

Tell me why you're looking so confused
When I'm the one who didn't know the truth
How could you ever be so cold
To go behind my back and call my friend
Boy you must have gone and bumped your head
Because you left her number on your phone
(So now after all is said and done)
Maybe I'm the one to blame but
(To think that you could be the one)
Well it didn't work out that way

Get out, leave right now,
It's the end of you and me
It's too late and I can't wait for you to be gone
'Cause I know about her
And I wonder how I bought all the lies
You said that you would treat me right
But you was just a waste of time

I wanted you right here with me but I have no choice you've gotta leave
Because my heart is breakin'
With every word I'm sayin'
I gave up everything I had
On something that just wouldn't last
But I refuse to cry
No tears will fall from these
Eyes...
Ooooh, ooooh
Get out

Get out, leave right now,
It's the end of you and me
It's too late and I can't wait for you to be gone
'Cause I know about her
And I wonder how I bought all the lies
You said that you would treat me right
But you was just a waste of time

Get out, leave right now,
It's the end of you and me
It's too late and I can't wait for you to be gone
'Cause I know about her
And I wonder how I bought all the lies
You said that you would treat me right
But you was just a waste of time

Get out, leave right now,
It's the end of you and me
It's too late and I can't wait for you to be gone
'Cause I know about her
And I wonder how I bought all the lies
You said that you would treat me right
But you was just a waste of time

friday is here!
yeaH!!! a break from school.
but well, been busy.
busy trying to finish up undone work..

mrs chung got very emotional today.
like, she started saying her farewell speech to us.
claim that may not have the chance as we are about to leave the school in a few months..
sadx. haix. she cried as she said it.. the red eyes and unstable voice- could easily tell she was in tears. mrs chung tried covering up, but to no avail.. :(
then she gave us personal cards that she wrote.
touching man.. self-penned. very encouraging!

skipped physics remedial.
went to j8.. ten of us. had to go to anderson jc for this science talk, so had to go eat.. stayed arnd in bishan for a while before heading to yiochukang.
saw shila @ the mrt station.
hehe so long since i last saw her, eh?

the talk on moral ethics and responsibilties in applying science knowledge was ok. we were enthu, the ten of us [me, ryan, joseph, edwinc., shaoxun, lester, cleo, jiayu, shinye, yixuan].. joseph slept in the auditorium, as usual..

when we ended, me, shinye, jiayu, cleo and shoaxun went back to j8, while others headed home.
i bought my f.i.r album! nice man!!!
ohh yar, we also took some neoprints.
was a little like erm =x.
the funny thing was we didn't know where to look at as there were 2 cameras for that machine, so we were like up down up down, shouting all the way. not enuf time to decorate nicely ar.. but still looks nice. 


me.shinye.jiayu.cleo.shaoxun \\ taken @ bishan j8



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ANNOUNCEMENT

art tapestry 2004 is being held tomorrow and sunday!
it's an event organised by the 'high-five' youths of central singapore..
aim to collect donations for the straits time school pocket fund through busking (street performance) @ orchard road.. the event is from 11am to 9pm!
so come on down!!!

i will be at paragon tmr.
as long it is a busy day!
bad flu now.. bummer.
cheeriox!

"Forca" - Nelly Furtado

It is the passion flowing right on through your veins
And it's the feeling that you're oh so glad you came
It is the moment you remember you're alive
It is the air you breathe, the element, the fire
It is that flower that you took the time to smell
It is the power that you know you got as well
It is the fear inside that you can overcome
This is the orchestra, the rhythm and the drum

Com uma forca, com uma forca
Com uma forca que ninguem pode parar
Com uma forca, com uma forca
Com uma fome que ninguem pode matar

It is the soundtrack of your ever-flowing life
It is the wind beneath your feet that makes you fly
It is the beautiful game that you choose to play
When you step out into the world to start your day
You show your face and take it in and scream and pray
You're gonna win it for yourself and us today
It is the gold, the green, the yellow and the grey
The red and sweat and tears, the love you got. Hey!

Com uma forca, com uma forca
Com uma forca que ninguem pode parar
Com uma forca, com uma forca
Com uma fome que ninguem pode matar

Closer to the sky
Closer way up high
Com uma forca, com uma forca
Com uma forca que ninguem pode parar
Com uma forca, com uma forca
Com uma fome que ninguem pode matar
Forca, forca, forca...

slipped when coming out of the toilet.
landed right on my knee-cap, twisted my wrist.
hurts badly.
 
school as usual.
but w/o my tie.
feel different somehow.
something missing..
 
achieved a great feat these days.
managed to not sleep during lessons..
especially in maths lessons.
mr goh, feel proud!
pledged to study hard now..
and i will!
been doing so. trying to finish my past undone hmwk.
arrrgghh, den why am i here?!?
 
got notice that next monday will be the farewell party for drama outgoing members! yeaH! finally man.. after organising so many, finally it is our turn to wait for others to make one for us.. better be a good one!!!
ohh another thing. drama forgot to tell outgoing members that they were taking drama photo for the school mag. so congrats to us man, we are not in there..
our cute, lovely faces. ermx. =x
thanks a bunch guys..
 
today went to support my class ppl at the badminton inter-house. many creativity players were from my class. pathetic. no one to rely on...
had obstacles. came face-to-face with integrity.
fierce battle and we bowed out.
but not out of the competition.
went on to fight for third placing wif commitment [beat them once earlier on]. after an intense fight, we emerged victor, again! yoohoo!
ryan, shaoxun, keith, sheryl, yipling, jiayu played from my class. ppl like me, shinye, edwinc, cleo, yixuan were supporters. played well. cheered for them.
 
mrs rama gave us a free period to write on 'what it means to me to be an amksian' during bio lesson.. everyone heaved upon hearing we needed to do this.
many from my class came up with negative points about the school, teachers, facilities, blah blah.
so pissed. many students just complain about the school, but not knowing that whatever they are complaining about are actually linked to us, as students of the school. we make up the school.
why is the school the way it is? because ppl dun bother. they dun appreciate. and still many think that the school owe us something, while actually we have a part to play.
if they are so unwilling to be in this school, then why come? because they couldn't make it to their choice?
then shut ure trap please.
we were given the option to sign off in our name. those ungrateful ones didn't. chicken..
i wrote my name. and even added 'proud to be an amksian'.
true. had reservations in coming to this school earlier on, but do not regret now. if it wasn't because i am in amkss, i wonder what i will be, where i will be..
at least i am not a hypocrite!

separated wings, united hearts
 
the term 'graduat-ED' used on us.
feeling a little weird, weird that i am no more part of the student council board, weird without my tie.
but well, the time had to come, so why not now?
 
friday was school as usual.
but we knew it would be different.
it meant the end of a chapter, and the start of another.
contradiction, but who cares?
 
graduating councillors [then], had mixed feelings.
sad, happy, excited, nervous..
met during recess to bring our stuffs to the hall.
everyone had brought their stuffs,
prepared for that very day.
 
waited at one end.
student councillors walked into the hall together with the beat of the music blasting.
there was some announcement, and the graduating councillors walked in.
with the feeling so right.
went to our seats, then sang the school song. well, was different compared to the enthu and fun kind of singing we had during rehearsals.
became so serious and solemn suddenly.
 
principal's speech.
didn't know where to place my eyes at.
many of the rest looked to the front all the way.
at that point, felt a tinglish feeling..
wasn't really concentrating on what the principal said. couldn't.
 
vice principal presented us the plaque and certs.
the moment of truth.
my name was called. claps heard.
felt sad, yet excited. unexplainable emotions
went on with many graduating councillors going up.
laughed a few times, hearing the others telling me to smile more, seeing geraldine rushing up to get it. just that simple things but so complicating.
got 2 plaques and certs- one for 3 years of service, another for president post for a year.
unbelievably fast, how time pasts.
 


my farewell speech.

Good afternoon Miss Tan, Mdm Cheong, teachers, guests and fellow schoolmates. I am Ho Chi Hoe from class 4/1.
It has been a year since I last stood here, presenting my speech. However, the feeling now is different compared to the time before. No longer am I faced with the nerve-wrecking experience of having to put on a bold front. I will like to attribute this to the fact that the spotlight is now on the promising new batch of EXCO and the 4th Student Council Board.
What have the 3rd Student Council done? Have we done what we set out to do? Well, all these are questions that we cannot just give a 'yes' or 'no' answer, but we have to reflect and ponder over what we have done over the past year. Still, I have no doubts in saying that we have done everything to the best of our abilities. The Student Council Board has managed to give itself a new 'facelift', eradicating previous stereotypes that have emerged over the years, such as us, as members of the Student Council Board, being authoritarian, boring, living to fulfil our duties and policing the students of our school. Instead, we are more outgoing, constantly trying to come up with innovative ideas for both pupil and council welfare, by communicating and interacting with the student body.
My secondary school life as a Student Councillor is particularly heart-warming; it's as good as chicken soup for my soul. I find it difficult to believe that four years have already gone by. I still remember vividly till this very day reciting the Student Council Pledge and being conferred the honor and responsibilities of a Student Councillor three years ago. Even though, all these are now a part of the past, it will always live on in me as memories in my mind and heart.
Every good book must come to an end. I have read every detail of every chapter of this book with intent excitement and am enthralled by the knowledge and wisdom that I have gained. I have grown while in the Student Council, picking up valuable lessons, advice and experience. Without my years at the Student Council Board, I would not have come to know the good friends that I have come to bond with. This group of enthusiastic and outspoken individuals have given me unanimous support and encouragement throughout. As the days draw closer, we seem to be nonchalant about our step-down, but I know deep in our hearts, there is this unbearable feeling to part tugging at our hearts. I would like to extend my appreciation to all graduating councillors for wholeheartedly putting in their best in the Student Council Board. Your tireless work and constant effort is a great form of commitment in serving the school for the past years.
No words can describe the gratitude I have for the EXCO of 2003/2004, Liang Hock, Michelle, Kian Ann, Shehnas, Karthi, Geraldine, Gary and Soon Heng, for being there for one another. You all have shared my weals and woes, working closely together. Also, my heart-felt appreciation goes out to the Student Council Teacher Advisors, Mrs Anand and Ms Ng Kae Pheng, and teachers, for guiding me in my path and for their understanding.
Let me give my well wishes to Soon Heng and the 4th EXCO and Student Council Board. Keep the indefatigable spirit in you going and you will work wonders. I deeply applaud your readiness in contributing to the school and selflessness in making the school a better place for all. Bring the Student Council Board to a new height!
With this, I end my speech here.
Thank you!

 

for a moment i paused, thinking i was about to burst into tears, and cry in front of everyone. 
tried my best to stop it. managed to continue on, finishing my speech w/o droplets of water.
people said i made a good speech. well, don't know.
 
passed on the flag and file.
the curtains closed, finishing our step-down ceremony.
we rushed backstage to change into the last council-tee that we made ourselves.. everyone was nervous about our performance. the dance we had practised so hard.
positions ready, the curtains opened..
 
the dance was kindda fun. hope we did well enough.
at least we tried making it interesting and doing something different then before.
no more that stereotypic kind of performance, where the sad farewell songs being sung or wadsoever.
when we finished, everyone went hay-wire.
just went around the stage forgetting about the pose we were supposed to do.
as the curtains closed for the last time, we ran together to the middle of the stage with gusto.
did the three-cheers so loudly that no one could stop emotions running high. must have shocked the rest. some of us burst into tears.
guilty, i did.
tears just came running down. couldn't help it.
 
we went backstage, continuing hugging one another.
geraldine, ashley cried too. not sure about the rest.
even if they didn't, i know their hearts were.
many were speechless. knew it was over.
the years or effort, know come to an end.
we were just to leave our footsteps behind, hoping others would follow.
 
the investiture ended.
guests went down for reception.
the graduated councillors continued their saga alone.
the others started their new journey.
just went down to join the rest.
remembered that i would be attending to guests in the formal blazer. but this time i was in jeans and tee.
mingled among the graduated people only.
who was i to bother about the guests now, since i have left the student council board and my post.
we just took many pictures. over and over again.
 
with exco 2003/2004: lianghock, michelle, kianann, shehnas, geraldine, karthi.
went to the same place, same positions as we did last yr. taking informal and formal shots.
 
with graduated councillors: cleo, ruihan, joel, shumin, yien, jaclyn, joyce, wilson, izhan, clement, khokulan, junrong, annie, ashley, weizhen, yuping, liyan, sarah, grace, scott, nathan, siya.
flashlights, cheese, positions. different places, with different feelings.
 
with dance instructors: chewyee, lynn.
[shila couldn't make it]
helped us so very much with our dance, boa's no1. hard, but we made it. thanks!
 
also, with other ppl, like exco 2004/2005,
and other councillors.
felt great leaving, though abit unwilling.
 
after everything, just crapped and more photo-taking.
went out for dinner together later. one whole big group.
then, just split and headed home.
shared with ashley, with my sis on the bus going home.
talked about the day, the years, the tears.
 
teared silently a few times that day.
maybe that was what 3 years in the student council made me feel.
proud to be a student councillor.
without my tie i definitely feel uneasy.
dunnoe where to place my hands when i feel nervous.
dunnoe what to meddle when i am awkward.
no more tie.
no more saying 'staying back for council work'.
no more late hours in school.
no more fun.
 
student council rocks!!!

yuppies.
today another day of school-life.
the silver jubilee atmosphere starting to die off.
the amksian spirit? where is it?

well, student council board busy.
its going to the end of one whole term!
tmr is the big day for councillors..
the student council investiture.
just now was the full-dress rehearsal. the grad councillors still as high as ever throughout the rehearsal [walking into the hall, singing the school song, cheering and clapping for councilmates]! lolx. but at times we all abit emotional, especially with vitamin c's 'friends forever' song being played. haix.
been practising very hard over the past weeks for the grad councillors' dance performance. everyone getting the hang of it.. enthu dancing!
i think we rock. totally cool!
bahx. boox. sad man. so fast our turn to leave. like was only yesterday dat we became councillors.
unbearable feeling to part.
bidding farewell.
separated wings, united hearts.

hhmm, today also got guests at school.
the sch band went over to perth, australia, last yr for a band exchange programme, so well the aussies are here. [damn! band get so much backing?
unfair! biased! how about drama???]
anyway, the concert band from perth put up an extremely rocking performance! our sch's band no where close to them [sorry. =x] they were total enthu ppl who didn't care about making a fool out of themselves, which they definitely didn't!!! played so many impressive tunes and songs.. we really got into the beat and cheered for them [they deserved it. true!].
ermx, and also, they have pleasingly pretty girls in the band playing cool gadgets, well musical instruments. especially the flute and the cello one.. whoa! the guys also attracted attention from the girls in my sch, especially the drummer and the xylophone one. in short, they were awesome!

ahai. better go get some rest for tmr.
maybe will cath the o.c. later.
till now, nite and cheeriox!

"My Happy Ending" - Avril Lavigne

So much for my happy ending
Oh oh, oh oh...

Let's talk this over
It's not like we're dead
Was it something I did? Was it something you said?
Don't leave me hanging in a city so dead
Held up so high on such a breakable thread

You were all the things I thought I knew
And I thought we could be

You were everything, everything that I wanted
We were meant to be, supposed to be, but we lost it
And all of the memories, so close to me, just fade away
All this time you were pretending
So much for my happy ending
Oh oh, oh oh...

You've got your dumb friends
I know what they say
They tell you I'm difficult
But so are they
But they don't know me
Do they even know you?
All the things you hide from me
All the shit that you do

You were all the things I thought I knew
And I thought we could be

You were everything, everything that I wanted
We were meant to be, supposed to be, but we lost it
And all of the memories, so close to me, just fade away
All this time you were pretending
So much for my happy ending

It's nice to know you were there
Thanks for acting like you cared
And making me feel like I was the only one
It's nice to know we had it all
Thanks for watching as I fall
And letting me know we were done

He was everything, everything that I wanted
We were meant to be, supposed to be, but we lost it
And all of the memories, so close to me, just fade away
All this time you were pretending
So much for my happy ending

You were everything, everything that I wanted
We were meant to be, supposed to be, but we lost it
And all of the memories, so close to me, just fade away
All this time you were pretending
So much for my happy ending

Oh oh, oh oh...
So much for my happy ending
Oh oh, oh oh...
So much for my happy ending

Oh oh, oh oh, oh oh...

amkss, you are 25!!!
young but proud history.

yesterday was the silver jubilee carnival.
everyone worked so hard just for this day to come.
now it has finally come to an end.
was very worried it would rain..
thankfully it just drizzled.

the carnival started with quite a big bang.
dpm lee hsien long was the guest-of-honour, so everything was like majorly important.. he walked in as the lion-dance did their thing, and he didn't really pay much attention to them. pitiful. they played well..
the opening ceremony was where i felt the amksian spirit.. in a way, like the students cheered together and clapped and whistled. made me feel so...
then dpm lee used the hammer to like hit something and councillors had to throw balloons down from the 4th level.. there were also those big balloons with confetti in them which burst at the same time.. the heritage room opened too. went in there later, and it is so cool seeing the sch's history and future.

went for reception with dpm lee at the canteen. talked and ended. so ran back to my class gamestall the haunted house. had a queue man! the foodstall rainbow bubbletea also had alot of customers.. sold out when the carnival ended..

my first time wearing contact lenses! like sticking my finger into my eye. cleo helped me with it in the end.

the haunted house was considered a success.. more than what we expected. so much till we couldn't clear the queue. went past the carnival's official ending.
our hard work paid off! rushed for it to be ready. was worried it wouldn't be great, but my worry was in vain.
there were ppl who screamed so loudly and some even cried. how good is that eh??? hehehe.
the haunted house really brought alot of us much closer together.. to the extent the class also bonded even better as like we had common goals and heart. the ppl in the gamestall did our best to make the stall a success whether rain or shine, strived together to put up a wonderful stall. and here we did it!
even, ppl whom seldom is so enthu also became extremely enthu, staying back with us to do stuffs.. so heart-warming to see that.

i am so freaking pissed with that ng siew kuan!
she come scold us saying that we never stop in time, in front of mrs chung.. who does she think she is? even our form-teacher also not scolding us.
then want us to clear up the room in one hr.. harlow! we are so damn tired and exhausted after the day's hard work and you still want us to rush in one hour to clean the room? what kind of logic is that?!?
she didn't even show concern about us and ask if we had fun or how we did for the carnival, but just show that qian bian face once she enter the music room! what is the so-called student welfare then?!?
she even tore down our haunted house in front of us. wads worse is she never even let us take photos as reminiscence.. all our hard work of weeks and 3 days rushing to set up in the music room, all gone in 60 seconds. so exasperating!!!
we were rude to her.. yes, but because she was being unreasonable. upset us at the point of celebration.
what a way to end the carnival.

hhumpppff better not talk about her.
boiling now. we still need see mdm cheong on mon.
so afraid we cannot hold our temper.
if 4/1 top the sch in sales during the carnival, i will scream my lungs out with the others. we will go havoc..

4/1 we rock!!!

"A Moment Like This" - Kelly Clarkson

What if I told you it was all meant to be
Would you believe me? Would you agree?
It's almost that feeling we've met before
So tell me that you dont think I'm crazy
When I tell you love has come here
And now..

A moment like this
Some people wait a lifetime, for a moment like this
Some people search forever, for that one special kiss
Oh, I can't believe it's happening to me
Some people wait a lifetime, for a moment like this

Everything changes but beauty remains
Something so tender I can't explain
Well I may be dreaming but still lie awake
Can we make this dream last forever
And I'll cherish all the love we share

A moment like this
Some people wait a lifetime, for a moment like this
Some people search forever, for that one special kiss
Oh, I can't believe it's happening to me
Some people wait a lifetime, for a moment like this

Could this be the greatest love of all
I wanna know that you will catch me when i fall
So let me tell you this
Some people wait a lifetime, for a moment like this

Some people wait a lifetime, for a moment like this
Some people search forever, for that one special kiss
Oh I can't believe it's happening to me
Some people wait a lifetime, for a moment like this

Oh, like this
Ohh.. I can't believe it's happening to me
Some people wait a lifetime, for a moment like this
Like this

i'm such a loser..
been late in wadever stuffs.
handing in of hmwk, meeting ppl, blogging past events.
i even dreamt of being late for occasions!!!
creepy..
so i better blog on council camp. :x

the council camp was fun- real fun!
haf to be one of the best council camp in my years being a student councillor though at some parts it was kind of anti-climax and boring in a way.
but at least it wasn't those tekan camp.
we could slp late, wake up late..

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thursday, 24 june 2004: day one

me and my sis got ready in the morning.
we were supposed to report at 8am.
but bummer, we were late..
arrived at 8.20am. but the bus leaving for sentosa [which was the first day's activity] left at 9am.
got to know my grp members..
[me][grace][yanping][cassandra][ashwin][thulin][weixun][alvin]

at sentosa, started with some ice-breakers.
remembered how hard it was just to come up with some ice-breakers and games for the sec 1 orientation camp.. memories.
first was 7-up, then the husband-and-wife thingy, etc etc..
we slacked around for a while, before we went off for lunch at the sentosa foodcourt. was expensive there, but when ppl get hungry, they just eat.

after lunch was the real deal.
we played the human bingo, which is something like we have to complete 5 tasks to get a letter of 'BINGO'. i didn't really play, coz i was the facilitator of my grp
[not enuf ppl]. sad.
everyone was eager to complete this. ran around like mad monkeys on the loose. grace was sporting, like she sang the william hung's she bangs to complete one of the tasks. the game involved alot of asking tourists [like asking for lipstick marks!].. i was kind of lenient on them [dun be mistaken, i still followed the rules].
the last part, we luckily managed to get a ride from one of the sentosa's van, and then we ran down siloso beach to arrive at the final pit-stop.
we came in second!!!
well, kind of at par coz with the first grp as they had 2 mistakes while we had one.. so evened out.

while waiting for the rest, we just idled around the beach, built a sandcastle, soaked our feet in water.
the rest came back and then it was some activity like the water-balloon catch, etc. most of the time we were just resting around.
in the evening, there was a free show! a couple was out at sea, smooching and then fiddling about. then ppl like yuru, eileen, were excited and high, commenting on the couple's actions.. lolx. all the councillors were just looking at them play about in the water.

we left sentosa, siloso beach. cleaned up and took the bus back to school. on the way, most of us were tired and knocked out. me too, and shahrum was sitting on my leg throughout the journey, coz we didn't have enuf seats.

reached school, set up our bunks.
was kindda disappointed to know that the current exco was not to sleep in the council room.. the organising committee slept there. but hack, we went to the classrooms to slp.
had dinner. pathetic. rice with sausage and veggie. but gobbled all up. then went for a shower. relaxing.
highlight one of the camp. we could watch a movie at the music room. so well, two options: brother bear or daredevil. watched the latter. cool show, but why must jennifer garner have to die?
did our reflections and later it was idling around. i played daidee with some sec 1 kiddos. then left to join the senior councillors on the parade square. we planned to slp at the parade square, so we pulled out matresses there. talked for a while until ms ng called me and shehnas up to the staff room to settle the school we wanted to invite for investiture. told us to choose, but it turned out that all the schools i wanted to invite were turned down. who bothers? shehnas did the typing, so i just snoozed off. she finished and we went down to the matress.
it was the euro 2004 match between england and portugal that morning [england broke many hearts]. wanted to watch, but was too tired.. so slept all the way through till daylight.

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friday, 25 june 2004: day two

had a good slp. it was windy so wasn't that bad slping at the parade square. but everyone dat came to school dat day could see us. :x

had fried meehoon for breakfast. wasn't that bad.
set off for bishan park for another day of activites. but as soon as we reached there, heaven played a fool on us. it rained, and we had to hurry back to school.
the graduating councillors went into the council room to discuss our farewell performance for investiture. most of the time we were just laying around, some slept, some crapped. the other councillors had to attend some talk on event organisation by ms ng. they had discussions for the new committees.

then it was lunch. chicken rice. not bad.
we continued with discussions for the performance.. later we were called for games in school. started off at the parade square. then there were some problems and we were given free time.. played badminton while others played volleyball, soccer.

highlight two of the camp. there was a bbq that night! first bbq ever during council camp. ppl prepared while others played. there was music blasted. leisure camp.
the bbq started. some ate while others continued playing.

highlight three of the camp. then it was the sc fear factor and sc idol time. sounda kind of lame, but it was fun!
i joined the fear factor.. got through 3 out of 4 tasks. unbelievable eh??? wanted to quit from the start but dunnoe why just went on with it..
first task: we were to use only our mouths to pick up 5 sponges in a pail filled with mud and grass. i was on of the middle ones, and surprisingly got the best timing than previous ppl for a while. it was kind of gross, but the water was tasteless. few got eliminated.
second task: we were to eat live mealworms [4, 8, 12, 16, 20, depending on the stick that we drew]. i really didn't want to do it coz the mealworms were still wriggling about! eeeeewwwkks! i had to eat 8 [thankfully not 20], so went on with it. it was like biting into crunchy pulps. no juice though. had difficulties picking them up. went through it... everyone did it. later ppl like my sis, liyan, shehnas, grace, jiarong, etc. tried the worms.
third task: we were to raise our hands horizontally to the ground and then ice was put into our shirt [nothing much], and mealworms were put onto our hands and into our shirts. arrrghh! itchy and they sting! bit me and left their wastes on my body! me and scott quit here coz soonheng wanted to add more mealworms on my neck when there were so many there. freaked out!
fourth task: not too sure. all i know they had to run abt.

ate somemore. the bbq fire was down, so we took out the deep-fryer to deep-fry the chicken wings and sotong-balls. yummy! crispy.
then it was the idol. only grace, shehnas and randy. shehnas sang 'another sad love song' well but most of us didn't know the song, randy 'my love' wasn't that great, so grace won with her 'say it isn't so'! woohoo!

the last activity. the night trail.
this acitivity has always been the doubtful one.
either clues go missing or ppl see something.
we were tied together. my grp had clues missing.
2 grps saw things that shld not be seen.
meiyan freaked out. many did.
so the trail was cancelled and
we proceeded to cleaning up ourselves.

had a good shower, especially with all the worms crawling on my just now. ate some fried chicken before going up to the ava room for the soccer match between france and greece [greece unexpectedly emerged victor].
i watched the start. but dunnoe why fell aslp. arrgh!

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saturday, 26 june 2004: day three

i was woken up by xinyu and aurina. many ppl had lef the ava room. it was late, and i tried waking the others up.
i went to clean up and then sat outside the council room watching the ncc land train with many others. grace, michelle they all were woken up by their training. hehe.
had mee goreng for breakfast,
then it was telematch in the hall.
had to spin around and do some stuffs.
fun, my grp came in first!

went to pack up. den cleaned up different areas.
it was debrief and photo-time. many of them left after, but the graduating councillors stayed back to dicuss the performance, and some sec 1s played volleyball. we stopped and played badminton before leaving.
camp was finally over.. sad. my last council camp!
boohoohoox!

me, my sis, lianghock, karthi, michelle, ashley and liyan went to j8 after that for lunch. then went to develop my photos in the digital camera of the xiamen trip.
was kindda stuck but had michelle's help.
spent $34 on it.. penniless now!

went home, took a bath and slept all the way.
didn't want to go out for dinner.
got a scolding from my father but..
all worth it.
had fun in my last student council camp.

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-- the end --

better go do my homework now.
dun wanna be late again..
cut my hair. freaking short! yucky.
silver jubilee is coming.
student council investiture is coming.
busy. haix.

aHem!
here's the promised 8-day journal of the xiamen exchange programme (xep) from the 15-22 june 2004.
kindda missin it now..
well, here goes.....

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tuesday, 15 june 2004

i arrived at the airport right on time.
met the hifivers and LIA ppl at terminal 2.
everyone was in a frenzy, wif so many ppl around us. they passed us the t-shirts and polo-tee that we were to wear for some occassions at xiamen.
mel, sheryl & yipling called to wish me bon vayage..
checked in and took a grp photo. then it was free-and-easy. some of us waited at the airport lounge, while others were dunnoe where.
the boarding call came on. some ppl were late. trouble?
we took silkair there. the aircraft was kindda small. our grp occupied the back. sat next to shuyan.
smooth take-off, smooth landing.
played daidee on the airplane with the others. funny, we blocked the passageway to the toilets.
total congestion! but who bothers! :x
for lunch i had fish pasta instead of chicken rice. *yum*

after 4 hours or so, arrived at xiamen gaoqi airport. simple and cool! cleared customs after a long wait.
went to the bus and on the way to huaqiao hotel, saw many interesting stuffs. xiamen is so unlike what i thought. modernised at least. around the standard here. the weather is the same.. boohoo! but the good thing is there is strong wind blowing in from the sea, unlike humid singapore. the development there is undescribable.. it's like there are new tall buildings next to old flats.
to me i felt like i was a country bumpkin,
exclaiming at everything different i see. the stereotype thinking shld be changed. the perception that china is backward is so wrong!!!

left out luggage and went for dinner at this hyper nice restaurant having seafood. on the way there was this lighted up seaside road [huandao lu] that if looked afar would look like a silver dragon! how cool is that? then passed by a huge sign which had big chinese words of 'one country, two states' slogan facing taiwan's jimen island.. woosh. meant for them to see.
came back to the hotel and tried the fashion parade meant for the cultural performance to be put up later in the trip. must pen down the day's happenings..
personal journal?

well, better go get some rest. will be a long day ahead!

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wednesday, 16 june 2004

i'm writing this in a room filled with hyperactive ppl now- me, haikel, jerry, kaihan, kavi, gwen, janet, dil, shuyan, lijuan, rebecca..
we are sort of like 'crashing the place'. but gwen lost the brooch for the ethnic costume. worst thing is that's not hers but some very rich person! so she's moody.
boring day today. attended alot of talks and lectures that were a total bore! *yawn*

first went to the singapore consulate-general in xiamen.. the consulate general was talking while some of us practically stoned. asked questions but he didn't seem to understand.

then rushed to the xiamen municipal government building, where we met officials and i think the mayor was there. talked about xiamen. then got tensed up when politics was raised about taiwan. :x

after lunch, it was then to xiamen's university for senior citizen for the elderly to spend time and learn new stuffs.. cool! our grps attended different classes, mine attended the seal carving. all theory, sad.
had a great time there, especially since they welcomed us with dance and music! made us felt so welcomed, but a little too exaggerating!

dinner was a feast with the singapore club members, singaporeans living in xiamen. talked to them.. many have lived there for some time till some of them have gotten rusty with english.. the vice-consulate's wife, annie, shared with us the weals and woes of living in xiamen, and some of the local food there. living a rich tai-tai's life, but a boring one. she misses meepok, roti prata, laksa.. not me, for now. had too much of it.

headed back to the hotel.. it was raining then. crap. feeling a little tired. but hack!
let's play through the night ppl!

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thursday, 17 june 2004

woke up early this morning. last night was stuffing a day's worth of clothes and some toiletries into my bagpack. checked out of the hotel and took a 6-hour bus ride to yongding to visit the 'tu lou' - earth-buildings to house different families of the hakka community.

the journey was pathetic. i slept through it.
sat alone so had the whole seat to myself, stretching myself as i slept. the bus ride was a killer. bumpy ride on the stones on the untarred winding road around hills. i was in an awkward position, so when i awoke, felt very very unseasy! was awake at some time and saw the picturesque scenery of the hills, green and villages.

reached the place after a long journey. the earth-building was majestic. though just made of earth and mud, the structure was firm and rigid.
heard from the tour guide that the americans thought it was a nuclear weapon plant. funny. but looking at it from the top could be misleading..
the 'tu lou' has 4 levels: level one is the living rooma and kitchen, level two is the storage place, level three and four is for rooms.. spending a night here at the fourth level. kindda like olden day living, wooden beds. but luckily there's electricity- fan and lights in my room. the room is kind of stuffy.

after settling our stuffs, we went for a short tour of the area, and then headed to zhong chuan village. went round the winding roads again to come out of the secluded spot where the 'tu lou' was.
when we reached zhong chuan village, we were utterly dumbfounded. the ppl there welcomed us so grandly! there was the ppl's band with trumpets, elderly ppl dressed in red and with makeup dancing, and firecrackers when we came down the bus!
put up cultural performances: the fashion parade, the fun dance, and singing songs from singapore. was kindda okay, seeing it was abit of a rush. the fashion parade attracted the most response. especially the girls.. as they had to wear outer translucent clothes which got men from the village oggling at them. they actually peeped at them change too! despicable peeping toms!.
the children there were so lovable. once u took out the digi camera, they would rush to u. haha! the band started to play a long string of music, we clapped along, only to know that the playing was the farewell signal. so we rushed up to the bus and zoomed off!

had a traditional hakka dinner back at the 'tu lou'. yummy.. it was dark, but the sky was lit up by dozens of stars! it's windy at night here.
took a bath at this very cram toilet with water pressure as small as from a water bottle! no kidding man! there was heater but it wasn't working.. still, it was a worthwhile experience.

well, most of them are playing cards or whispering.. the whole place is like echoed. so we had to speak soft..
i am now outside the room, sitting at the corridor seat. dark, but very comforting. am kind of moody today.. some irritators. get over it soon, i hope.
going in now.. nite!

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friday, 18 june 2004

breakfast was at 'tu lou'. porridge with some dishes, simple but delicious.. went back to zhong chuan village again. had this boring talk. the person said he would make it short but turned out to be this very long speech. made most of us wan to doze off.

then went to visit the haw par villa at xiamen [2 others at hongkong and singapore]. then had lunch at this 'tu lou' in the village which was alike the one we stayed in.
after that went for home visits in grps. met this family living in the village and shared with them. interesting to know their way of living..

the whole thing ended and it was another 6-hour bus ride back to xiamen. slept most of the journey. checked into huaqiao hotel, had dinner there and now crashing kavi's & shuyan's room.. just crapping.
feeling that something big is coming our way.. trouble, gossips and cliches are starting, in my observation.
the brooches are still not found..
hope everything will go smoothly for the rest of the journey..

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saturday, 19 june 2004

arrived at the xiamen charity society.. was in this hall wif many elderly and young ppl. all dressed prepared to perform. we hurriedly changed and den waited for the performances to start.
we put up the same performances as we did at the zhong chuan village.. was kindda better. haha. later even got the young and old to join us singing 'the moon represents my heart'. sounds lame but was fun!

later we went around the place.. my grp was to go to the old folks' home. actually really wanted to go to the orphanage, but nvm! it's still the same!
the old folks' home actually consists of different blocks.. one of them is under the government where the facilities weren't dat good but better den many seen in singapore. the other building was meant for ppl paying to enter the old folks' home. heard dat many ppl wanted to enter the home so they had to be the waiting list..
the old folkies, erm the active ppl there were happy ppl. u can see it from their face. it really makes u feel very warm and fuzzy inside, as when compared to the gloomy and sad elderly ppl in singapore's old folks' home, there is a big BIG difference.
the only problem i had was communication- they spoke 'min nan' which is the pure hokkien.. didn't really understand much of wad they said..
went on to the canteen and utterly shocked. they actually haf a daily menue to choose! and they could compare the calories in it.. super cool!

had enought time so went to the orphanage. the part where i really got all teary and emotional in a way.. went to see the babies. some of them were slping while others just looked at u.
there was this particular orphan that left a deep impression on me. one of his hand was not fully developed, half of it grown with small stubs for his fingers. but still he waved that little hand at me as i played with him. kept on smiling at me. felt like crying as i though to myself:
"why did his parents abandon him, if they did? how would he think if he grows up, that his parents abandoned him because of his abnormality?"
tears like filled my eyes. anyone at that place would have behaved like i did. lunch was called. we were to leave, but no one felt like leaving. everyone was so engrossed in playing with the little kidos. had to tear ourselves away from the babies. tinglish feeling..

had lunch with some ppl who were volunteers at the ymca of xiamen, youths. shared alot with them.
then it was time to leave. trouble started, misunderstanding between ppl due to some name-calling of LIA ppl, 'where's ure conscience' kind of attitude from ppl when they sort of were the guilty ones, some obvious cliches with the top heads..
the start of bitching and pmsing.
went to this island, gu lang yu, which is something like singapore's sentosa [xiamen & singapore has alot of similarities]. walked under the hot sun for like 3 hours plus. went up this hill by the sea which was so cooling.. seabreeze! on the way, me, haikel and gwen kept on singing american idol 3 songs.. funny.
came to this piano museum with air-con! the tourguide we had like knew everything- even the history of most pianos there! den other tour grps made use of his explanations and followed him around. the funny part was when he got us to stand around a piano as he knew there would be a piano-playing demonstration. hehe..

then left the island and went aboard a cruise. the ship wasn't dat great but nice. the breeze blowing right into ure face, sweeping ure hair. met our family day representative.. mine was this active 66 yrs old grandma, auntie zhang. talked all the way into the night.
the night view of xiamen was great! the lighted skyline of the city was nice, especially seen on board the ship. there was this bridge that looked alike the golden gate bridge of san francisco, connected the mainland to xiamen island.

got off the ship and parted with our auntie zhang.
we headed for dinner.. now resting for the night. had a evening newspaper in the room and we were the focus of the main page. had this picture where can actually see my face. cool, i'm on newspaper in xiamen!
tmr will be a long day! must slp early, coz it won't be good slping in front of ure host family, like wad rebecca did in front of auntie zhang. had to kick her up! lolx!
well, gd nite!

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sunday, 20 june 2004

woke up early and had breakfast at the hotel.
i got an apology for something that happened earlier. didn't really bother too much.. was at a rush that time. dodo [i just sinned- bad kharma] still took such a long time, the host had to wait for her.
my grp was like the first to leave. coz auntie zhang had to rush to the church as she was a volunteer there, reading stories on christianity to children there.
sat through the session with all the children being very enthu at answering questions. there was this 6 yrs old little girl sitting close to us. talked to her but she was shy to reply. she was sitting by herself and didn't know how to sing the songs which the others sang- could have been knew but no one seemed to bother about her. so we encouraged her to talk more and get to know the rest. cute and adorable.
we were introduced to them and we gave out sweet, which of course they readily accepted. then we went on to the upper storey where the sunday church prayer was in session. sat through the second one where auntie zhang was part of the choral. a radio dj in xiamen came to join us.. in fact he has been following on our bus, so that he can know more about our visit and do a coverage on it.

left the church and auntie zhang brought us to see her 92 yrs old mother who was living nearby. auntie zhang's mother, zhuang mama, is so fit and healthy. no eyesight or hearing problems!
told us more about their family.. have a total of 114 members, and in 2 months time there will be a total of 5 generations! the family is like in different places, but they still meet together at times.
very pissified. dodo [sinned again] made us do notes while she just talked.. arrggh! but hack. after a while auntie zhang's grandson came. he, hansi, is 15 this yr, and in 2 days time he would be having this major exam. but he still made time for us. touching.. he was kind of shy at first, but soon we talked..
found out that having too big a family isn't that good coz hansi didn't know his grandaunts, vice versa. little communication.

left for lunch at this roadside restaurant where the food was good. had to stop aunty zhang from adding more dishes and drinks. then went to aunty zhang's house. took a cab there. first public transport taken in xiamen!
the flat was kind of old but inside the house was nice. had to climb up 6 storeys to the house. talked for a while inside and again rebecca fell asleep while seating down. kicked her again!

we went into the room and started playing some board games as we chatted. then, hansi's cousin came. small little guy but he was actually 11 i think. played with him as the dj took down some of our conversations.
den the little cousin had to go and the dj went out to talk to dodo and auntie zhang. the rest of us started playing cards- daidee. had no problem teaching him as in xiamen they play a game something like daidee. played all the way till dinner.

auntie zhang cooked for us! made some very simple traditional food but it was absolutely classic! had such a filling dinner. she took the pain to cook for us, climbing up the stairs many times so that she could get the ingredients missing.
after dinner we chatted more, with our conversations recorded. then left the place. it was drizzling then, but auntie zhang saw us to till we got on a cab back to the hotel [had to reach by 8pm].. how hospitable!

arrived back at the hotel. most of them were back. so this note saying that debrief would be at a later time, so me, janet and rebecca went out nearby to shop. shopped one of the past few days but didn't get much.. managed to buy some stuffs just now..
i have yet to get souvenirs for the rest!

well, tonight will be a crashing night. afterall, tmr will be more of a tour and sight-seeing.
shld be at gwen and dil's room. was like dat the previous few nights ever since from 'tu lou' or so. the misunderstanding is getting deeper. u could see the line drawn between 2 grps, with the other grp not involved. the 2 of them and some of the others.
the pmsing term has been used so many times to describe one another's low or emotional moments.
haix. well, ciao!

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monday, 21 june 2004

today we could wake up late as long we check out of the room by 1130am. going to another better hotel- a hot-spring themepark hotel! some of us like dil, haikel and the others said that we would go out for breakfast or for shopping in the morning together..
last night i set the alarm clock so i could wake the others. but it turned out that my alarm didn't ring, and i didn't get a morning call from any of them. they left to shop w/o me! the worse thing was i even went to check if they were still slping! it seems like they woke up late too and thought i was gone. gggrrr!
kaihan woke me up at around 1030am. most of the others had left to the railway station where there were many goodies to shop. in the end, me and kaihan just walked around zhonghuan lu near our hotel [the place where i have been shopping for the other 2 nights!]. got some stuffs and met gwen, hany and jerry at the mall. we went separate ways.

in the end, me, kaihan and hany had to run back to the hotel coz we were running late. thankfully i packed the last night or else i would be dead meat!
went to the lobby where the bus and the others were waiting. thought we were the last one but then saw haikel, shuyan, kavi they all running into the lobby. hehe..

just went around to jimei academic village set up by tan kah kee. went to the seaside again where the wind blew like nobody's business. it was drizzling but the tourguide didn't seem to feel it. so we walked in the small drops of water. came to this memorial hall of tan kah kee.
it started to rain really heavily.

after that went to lunch at the only revolving restaurant in xiamen. cool view of xiamen. there already had the gardens-in the-sky concept used on the flats there.
later went to the riyuegu hotel, the hot-spring hotel! it is located somewhere outside the city of xiamen..
fantabulous!
the hotel is only like a four-half star or five, but it is like a six star in singapore! big comfy beds and spacious rooms. the toilets has its very own bath-tub where you could sit in it and soak ureself, which i did! everyone was high and exclaiming at dat point. but the hotel is kind of eerie. very little ppl.

we had free time till dinner. so went to this spa thing in the hotel itself. f.o.c! soaked ourselves and treated ourselves like kings.. the ppl attending to us gave us the creeps, kind of gayish.
they would just look at u changing.. :x
but had a relaxing evening. den went for dinner. the best dinner we had in a hotel in xiamen. again free time. many wanted to go to the hot-spring themepark which was just opposite the hotel, but me, haikel, dil and rebecca wanted to go tmr since they are opening 2 hours earlier just for us. the rest went to the themepark.
went swimming instead. played around even though it was dark. they off the lights at 10pm so we just swam and talked in the dark, even acting in the pool.
said we would meet at dil and gwen's room to play cards, so we went to soak ourselved in the toilet's bath-tub. when i went to the room, the rest had returned.

talking now. some have fallen asleep.
i think i will soon go to bed.. just realised throughout the trip i haven been slping in my room, except on certain nights. always falling asleep in other ppl's room or just crapping there till the daylight.
the misunderstanding starting to clear. shld be alright. cliches aren't that deep either.
at least everyone talks to everyone.

so gd nite. my last night in xiamen.
tmr will be going back to singapore. sob sob..
leaving on a jet plane, once again.

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tuesday, 22 june 2004

quite moody now.
as in the hot-spring themepark visit just now wasn't good. bad. went with haikel, yungkai, kaihan, dil, rebecca, gwen and hany.
thought they would be ready for us, turned out that the springs' temperature was still unsteady [hot!], and they have yet to add in the flavourings [wine, beer, chocolate, ginseng, dang-gui, etc.] or herbs. so just made a tour there, entered the cold spring, swam in their swimming pool, and back to the hotel. the ppl attending to us there were weird like the others. when we were leaving, they went to the locker to help us get our stuffs when we could do it, and the thing they reached for was actually our undies! eeerrrmm.

was late, but we decided to go back to the hotel's spa service.. spent like around half an hour going to the warm spring, den to the sauna, out to the cold and den the hot.. did that a few times, rushing in and out.
went up to the hotel room to check out. thankfully, once again, i packed the previous night.

had this final debrief, were the LIA were some sort being negative about the trip,
saying that the 'tu lou' experience was redundant, complaining about stuffs, blah blah.
haix.
checked out of the hotel and went back to xiamen's city centre. the tourguide brought us to places like the stone-carving and tea-sampling places to see-see.

after all the seeing-but-no-buying-places, we went to a mall near the railway station as we had extra time at hand before going to the airport.
shopping time!
went round scouting for souvenirs. finally came to this stall which is something like singapore's muji.. bought stuffs for most ppl and hurriedly went back to the bus.
reached there just on time. some were a little late. but hany came very late, like about 20 mins late.. till some ppl had to go find her. could see that most of the LIA ppl were getting impatient with waiting.
finally saw hany and the rest coming. the tourguide was sarcastic, getting us to clap when she boarded the bus. it seems like she got held back for using credit card, which she could.. not her fault.

then went all the way to xiamen gaoqi airport.
how fast time past. 8 days gone just like that.
we checked in and den waited for the boarding call.
celebrated hany's and auntie dorris's early bday, which is actually on the coming thurs. had a cake bought for them. took pictures and more pictures..
boarded the place.. once again we are sort of sitting behind the aircraft. i'm sitting with shuyan [again!] and weishu. shuyan is abit unwell.. me and weishu walloped shuyan's dinner as she said she didn't want it.
hehe hungry!
smooth take-off.
we weren't as noisy like when we were coming to xiamen, maybe because now it's already in the night and many ppl are slping.
but dat didn't stop us from playing daidee on the plane.
funny. blocking the passageway to the toilets once again.

reaching singapore. going home.
feeling a little tired. all the tiredness all accumulated over the past nights of not slping. :p

till now, that's it for the personal journal of
the xiamen exchange programme.
adios!

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