SUNFLOWER

sighs...

sighs...

ayyes, i better stop sighing...
today is supposed to be a happy, happy, happy day cos it's chua's birthday...(it rhymes right?) *gives self-satisfied grin*
yay~ anw, we celebrated her bdae at a cafe in bugis today. the food is good, wells, at least the fish and chips i ordered is hahaa.=x

fooled around lOads, took pics together using diff digi cams belonging to diff ppl, not mine tho, unfortunately=(. (i dont have one!!!!) oh yah, i forgot to mention that the soft toys, chua were given as bdae gifts, are sooo kawaii lars.

they are soft to touch and are cuTE, they are squeezable and just RAWK~~ hahax =D i bet i sound like i m hankering after her presents...or maybe just crazy. btw, geks shan said i dont act like a j1 when i see soft toys..hmms, i dun care n cant be bothered.
yeaps, was quite happy but as soon as i left them to go off to tuition by myself, i felt an overwhelming sadness creeping in...
it dint help that i had to take the mrt to kovan. gosh~ how i hate taking public transport, especially during peak hrs...
some ppl are just so irritaing lars, keep staring at me for like how long...
wanted so much to go up to them and tell them in their faces
"never seen a teenage girl before ar????"
i would definitely also want to wipe those knowing smugs and smirks off their faces...

tsk, tsk! i think i complain too much.

an advice to all: dont think too much...it is detrimental for your health. lol

it's 22:30 now

< Sunday, February 26>

hmms, dunno wad to blog about.
=x zombied through the first half of the day...

anyway, the gp tutor went through more questions on the handout. i totally screwed up when he asked for my opinion abt question seven... here's how the question's like: Describe two policies you would like the government of your country to change and explain why.
guess wad ???

i said capitalism ...wow, that's like totally not answering the qn lars. no wonder i sound so weird. =/ i meant to say capital punishment. haha, nvm

was rathered intrigued by two of the qns tho...shall write the simplified essay plans of them here...hahax, cos i did that same stoopid mistake again~~
scribbled everything on one piece of paper, making it look so rubbish-fied and crappi`fied.
argh!

*note: i am not against any religion..only merely stating the reasons ya? pls do not venture beyond this point if u think you will be offended

Why are increasing numbers of people turning to religion in both less developed and developed countries?
Karl Marx says, "Religion is the opium of the masses." He feels that the idea of God and/or a superior being is actually the invention of certain rulers, to keep the people in place and to prevent them from revolting.
It is human nature to seek solace and an explanation for things that are happening aroung us...
For the developed countries, the reasons are:
1) increasing anxiety and insecurity because of the fast-paced modern society we are living in...faith in a higher power gives them relief and comfort :)
2) it may be a form of socialising, esp. for the younger generation where they can meet and interact with other ppl of the same age ---> a sense of community, identity and belonging is instilled this way...
3) gives purpose and meaning to life???
4) (successful and rich middle-aged ) people are disillusioned by materialistic things... they may have already achieved the five Cs and want sth more meaningful out of life...
5) terrorism...???

For the less developed countries,
1)people pray for blessings in face of pending natural disasters or those that already happened, i.e. famine, drought, epidemics
2) over a third of the Africans suffer from AIDS, they may turn to religion as they are promised a miraculous cure by some churches...

ayyes. actually some reasons are common for both developed and less developed countries...ahahahahs...i sooo do not study the behaviour/psychology of ppl so don't expect the above to be flawless=p
haix. me getting lazy alrdy. but i will preserVE ON~~~

next up! "Reality TV is a sad reflection of the modern society." Comment.

NO... they are about real people in real situations. some ppl may argue that reality tv is a great form of entertainment as they are unpredictable and exiting to watch, unlike the usual serial dramas...

YES...we become voyeuristic.
1) intrusive and prying into the privacy of others...
2) we seem to enjoy watching other people being embarrassed or humiliated.
3) Reality TV may promote the wrong moral values in us... young children may think that it is okay to betray, connive, backstab and conspire in order to win the money...???

hmmms, i dont reall know what i am typing abt.

it's 20:33 now

< Thursday, February 23>

sian -__________________-

hmms. why is bradell mrt station built?? on a different side from the usual mrt stations?? have been pondering abt that qn since i was in primary sch...ahahas.
i think someone told me it's because the mrt station is a bomb shelter...but aint all the other underground mrt stations bomb shelters too?
maybe there's some conspiracy...? *raises eyebrow*

ayyes, nvm abt that. there's one good thing and one bad thing abt living near that special mrt station. lols, it is good cos i can just stand and stone throughout the journey, the doors will not open mah, no need to make way for ppl who are going out or coming in ^^!! there's also no need to hear out for that voice which announces the next stop.
however, it gets extremely troublesome and irritating if u are trapped at the other door in a packed cabin, have to squeeze past all the ppl.=(

wed
went back to ij for thanksgiving mass. it was great to see all my friends and familiar faces again.
the mass was okay ...
couldnt really register wad was happening cept' we had reception and collected our yearbooks after everything was over.
saw laoshi's baby's photo in the yearbk, cute n chubby sia~~
went back to nyjc with vanessa, we planned it purposely such that pe lesson would have ended...lols
decided to accompany yee sam to photog. she say until herself v ke lian...=.=
anyhow, it was quite windy at punggol beach. took some photos of the stray dogs, the blue sky, the sea, the vegetation and of cos the sunset~~
the sunset wasnt exactly the nicest...ahahas
sad =( couldt use my hp cam option as it had low batt during that time.

thurs
i seriously think tht i can sleep with my eyes open...esp. during physics lecture.
oooohh, i shant dwell on wad happened in i-space ...gloria's blog has a good account on it.
as for petanque, i scored zero for the test, really v demoralising and depressing lars...
also realised that some ppl are just more pro/talented in it though they dun really come for every petanque training... ahahahas~

it's 21:35 now

< Monday, February 20>

figured i do these quizzes. yups, thought the pics were quite cool. anyone who agrees, plz do them too^^
anime~

anime girl, calm, free

The Aloof Cat
You are a person who lacks emotion.
It
could be because something utterly tragic/painful happened to you in the past and that has made you no longer able to feel
anything.
Your heart is scarred with the remnants of the past or present, and that makes you like what you are now.

Your Quote: "Now I am just a silhouette down there, a silhouette of a memory of a solitary night .. nothing more."

.[x]. What's Your Dark Quote? .[x]. [Anime Pictures included]
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HASH(0x8bc8c10)
Depressed and Sad- yet unique
Nobabody likes getting "Sad and Depressed" because they think it means they aren't fun. It doesn't mean it at all! It means maybe sometimes you act or sound depressed, but maybe that because you're a little shy. You have a hidden unique power or talent. Maybe you could just show it and people will recognize your talents. Maybe you can dance... sing.. American Idol baybee!

You're beautiful too. You have friends, but very little.
Just show your true self and who knows what'll happen?

Quote to live by:

Be who you choose to be, not who others choose to see.

What is your real anime personality? [w/ anime pics!]
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i guess someone is angry with me lar=/ i feel so bad, i didnt mean to make you wait and then pang seh you. *cries* i know it's all my fault, just couldnt resist the temptation to gossip. sighss ...

it's 19:35 now

< Sunday, February 19>

ayye, just came back home.

sat

woke up quite early to go petanque training. met yee sam in front of breadtalk...heh heh sorry fren, i was soooo late

reached there and did some drills, guessed i improved a bit but my hand's not straight.
ermms. still lousy =x
getting the metal balls into the tyre is fun la! gives greAT senSe of accomplishment, lols!
i and yee sam also helped out the sports boule pple. learnt that they have to run for five minutes...which is, so loooong~
after training, yee sam followed me back to my hse and we used the comp.
after she left, i went for math tuition, was dreaDing it...cos i have to take a very looong bus ride to kovan and theresa wont be there cos she has CIP to do~

smuggled chocolates into the bus(upper deck) and ate them quietly. wanted to read sth along the way but lazy to take it out frm my bag=/

ms chee went superrr fast again, i really admire her manz, she can go on doing math qns for two whole hrs, not feeling the least bit tired *grins*
she also mentioned that ny's math standard CMI =S ahhahahas

wells, i better stop all these mindless ramblings. my purpose of blogging today is to rewrite the GP essay plan..i scribbled everything the teacher said on the handout..which resulted in unnecessary headaches for myself...cos i really cant read anything now -__________________-

"In a long run, tourism is detrimental to the well-being of a nation." Discuss.
Disadvantages that Tourism inflicts outweigh the advantages it brings in the long run...Tourism does more harm than good in terms of the social, environmental and economical consequences that iit gives.

cultural benefits: dispels prejudice and makes us more tolerant of other cultures.
cultural erosion: traditional lifestyles disrupted, esp so in Bali. problem of urbanisation. tendency to create pseudo-culture to attract tourists. exploitation...exquisite handicraft being cheaply mass-produced
social(-): resentment in the locals, envy the richer tourists...tourists look down on the locals, esp if it is a poor country

economic gains: considerable source of income for many countries, 20% of Sg's revenue is from tourism, create employment
economic (-): alot of people forget that money earned by tourism does not stay in the country...multinational hotel and restaurants chains have to divide the profits among the shareholders etc.

environmental(-): air and noise pollution. lack of sanitation. resources being consumed to their maximum. pristine beaches and forests being developed into tourists resorts...affects the ecosystem.

=p the END

it's 18:24 now

< Thursday, February 16>

=x
had an extremely hard time waking up in the morning...hahax! but in the end dragged myself up from the bed and reached school just in time. the day started off with math tutorial...cool sia. hmms, i guess sigma notation and summation is okay lah... the tutor assured us that the next chapter, mathematical induction would be very easy >.< pls lah, i dun understand the notes, bleah! haha

after math tutorial, vanessa and i decided to go to the library to enjoy the air-con... met her ogl there ...upon knowing that we had half-an-hr break, he commented that we are muggers, wow~~ then he justified his presence in the library...saying he was there to sleep. umms, no comments.-___- 9.15 came and we hurriedly rushed off for our gp tutorial.

realised that ms cynthia was absent, so my class just "zi dong" excused ourselves and go library slack! lolz, actually is jus sleeping in the library, sitting on those black armchairs placed in front of the comps, i stoned a bit and slept a lot =/... anyhow, my ct survived through the two consecutive lectures which ended before staff contact.
=D
we all nvr poN lor...hahas, quite proud of that coz i realised other cts like only half of the entire class came...the row of seats in front of me was like half-occupied only. heh heh
spent more than 3 hrs in ispace.. hahax, sat with og12 (we rox!)
ming jue (chatting with us)
flora (trying her best to get her math tutorial done)
gloria (she was laughing so hysterically that she couldnt stop for quite some time becoz of...)
lincoln (he drew his idea for the design of og tee on a piece of paper)
maurice ( he commented that lincoln's design is so cool, tried to psycho us to support it too)
kai hua (drawing happily away^^)
yee sam (chatting too^^)
alvin lee, melissa, chow yoke and jie ling( who "popped" by)
richard (who joined us later, we listened to Summer Sunshine and Superstar from his hp =x..which resulted in mj and gloria getting quite hyper..ahaha)

..and they played poker cards again!! me should really learn how to play liao larx, or else very "out" LOL.
^^;; went for petanque yee sam and i like really very sad case ... keep on eating "eggs" initially. aiyo,then luckily in the end our score is 3...wahhaha, still very pathetic when compared with the other two teams' scores =/

it's 22:47 now

< Tuesday, February 14>

i don't like JAE and PAE !!!
cant there be just one single intake? =/

results of another quiz i took:

grace took the free ColorQuiz.com personality test!

"Feels that there is little prospect of achieving h..."

Click here to read the rest of the results.

ending off with a sinking heart...

heh, me's back...cos i m feeling so much better already.
learnt something quite interesting during GP tutorial today, Ms Cynthia gave us an article about The Five Love Languages. Acc. to Dr Gary Chapman, they are:
1) Receiving Gifts
2)Words of Affirmation
3) Quality Time
4)Physical Touch
5) Acts of Service

hmmms...=x i guess i better sleep earlier cos i am getter from bad to worse =.= almost got caught dozing off in physics lect

it's 22:14 now

< Saturday, February 11>

hihi~ it's best that you dont read this entry..cos it's CRAP!

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10 of Feb 2006 will be a memorable and significant date for us, and by saying "us", i am refering to those who have taken the GCE Ordinary Level Examinations in the year 2005... i remember e sec 4 cohort of ijtp pia-ing and hanging on to teachers for last minute remedials, sos and the likes...seriously, i pictured myself jumping for joy, screaming, running around hugging ppl or just grinning like an idiot if my l1r5 is nice..alas, i did not do even one of those. i juz stared (and i mean stare) at my results slip...my fren even had to help me rip open the pink JAE form A.

how time flies
10th Feb is a day when there will bound to be someone who is extremely happy and excited or someone who is just very sad. i ought to be thankful for my results, as most of you will already know...i had dreams abt receiving my results twice, e first dream was pretty ok, but weird ...cos my frens around me were getting L1R5 of 8.5, 9,5. i dunno how the 0.5 came about..but it sorta signalled to me i was dreaming...so i woke up very quickly after that. the second one was a nightmare kays? i got 21... and i remembered myself asking people in my sch, the teachers, my friends and even og12 peepz..and finally my parents, if i had mistaken. they shook their heads, i think i was crying in my sleep lor..no i was wailing

aiyo, let's put pre-10th feb jitters and nervousness behind us now... everyone should be forward-looking. did this random quiz thing...found it at meng jiat's blog,

THREE NAMES YOU GO BY:
1. Grace
2. grizz lee (only kai ling calls me that)
3. gracie (i dont like this...gives me goosebumps)

THREE SCREEN NAMES YOU HAVE HAD:(presumably online nicks)
1. grace
2. sushixpepz
3. coolclowzcherry

THREE PHYSICAL THINGS YOU LIKE ABOUT YOURSELF:
1. no idea
2. my hands?
3. my teeth (after braces are removed ^^)

THREE PHYSICAL THINGS YOU DON'T LIKE ABOUT YOURSELF:
1. hair too messy liao
2. not tall enough
3. quite fat at some parts =/

THREE THINGS THAT SCARE YOU:
1. nightmares that come true
2. lizards, geckos...=p
3. the dark

THREE OF YOUR EVERYDAY ESSENTIALS: (Let's just skip the air, water all these lah yah?)
1. STONING
2. Talking to people
3. using the computer for anything for at least 2 hrs

THREE THINGS YOU ARE WEARING RIGHT NOW:
1. My very trusworthy but old specs
2. A pale blue top
3. A pair of jeans with white belt (i lazy to change after coming back from church)

THREE OF YOUR FAVORITE BANDS OR MUSICAL ARTISTS:
1. F.I.R.
2. Lin Jun Jie
3. Stef Sun...many more actually

THREE OF YOUR FAVOURITE SONGS (the list is not exhaustive):
1. Superstar by Jamelia
2. Summer Sunshine by The Corrs
3. Bleach themesong

THREE THINGS YOU WANT IN A RELATIONSHIP:
1. no idea
2. no idea
3. no idea

TWO TRUTHS AND A LIE (in no particular order): (guess guess~~ Muaha..)
1. I eat very quickly
2. I cannot stand extremely indecisive guys
3. I cannot eat spicy food

THREE PHYSICAL THINGS ABOUT THE PREFERRED SEX THAT APPEAL TO YOU: (Note: this is only PHYSICAL, so even if a guy doesn't possess all these, there's still possibility that I will like him yah..)
1. skinny-ness (but not to the extent that it is only bones and skin)
2. short hair...(i cannot stand F4...)
3. cute face =)

THREE OF YOUR FAVORITE HOBBIES:
1. collecting soft toys/ rearing cute pets
2. taking photos of scenery (if only i hav my own digi cam~)
3. watching tvb series and anime

THREE THINGS YOU WANT TO DO REALLY BADLY RIGHT NOW:
1. keep on having tcs with og12 =)
2. =x To eat something sweet and filling
3. to have a clear idea of what i really want for my future

THREE CAREERS YOU'RE CONSIDERING/YOU'VE CONSIDERED: (may change)
1. Computer Graphics Designing/ Animation
2. Accountancy
3. Something that allows me to use the comp and not brains =p

THREE PLACES YOU WANT TO GO ON VACATION:
1. Hong Kong!!
2. Japan
3. Australia

THREE KID NAMES YOU LIKE:
1. Michael
2. Alicia
3. Renee

THREE THINGS YOU WANT TO DO BEFORE YOU DIE:
1. do something really meaningful for everyone whom i know
2. Praise The Living God and live life with Him in me
3. have a nice family with the person I love??? =/

THREE WAYS THAT YOU ARE STEREOTYPICALLY A BOY:
1. I sit in very awkward positions.
2. I usually dont bother to comb my hair =x (trying to change the bad habit)
3. I dont wear skirts most of the time.

THREE WAYS THAT YOU ARE STEREOTYPICALLY A GIRL:
1. I like cute stuffs like stuff toys and hamsters, rabbits etc.
2. too drama liao...worry over the slightest thing...
3. I have mood swings?

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it's 20:43 now

< Wednesday, February 8>

hello... just watched finished episode one of Tsubasa Chronicles... sakura and syaoran are sooo cute heh, hope my dl can be faster though.
also watched i not stupid too with yan nee and calina, the story's quite touching i guess, tearing silently at some parts...haha, and in case u dint know, "liu guo bin" is getting shuai-er now...don't have to agree la, cos it's my opinion only...
kays, til the next time=p

it's 22:12 now

< Monday, February 6>

yesterday me stomach was aching and with a slight fever , now the underneath of my right foot(the sole?) and right arm are itching like nobody's business... weird, cos i ain't no monkey or chimp=x, it must have been the result of spilling FA3 and FA2 on my hands whilst doing the chem practical...lolx, what a great way to end school today...=/
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She started the day by opening her eyes (duh! )
feeling that her surroundings were like ice.
she reached sch in a Benz with style...
having pe for a healthy lifestyle.

State-owned media acts in national interest,
but there ain't anyone as interested.
Journalist are not praised for their excellent penmanship;
lest they practise self-censorship!

With this entry coming to a close...
won't you say that it tickled your toes,
to have read such nonsensical rubbish
when you could have spent your time swimming in intellectual glibberish?

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comments please! =p

it's 18:00 now

< Saturday, February 4>

hey. just came back from suntec city.

i went for service for the first time after 4 years today...it really feels good to be in the house of God again. Indeed, going to church is a great feeling. really. hahax, i was rather reluctant to leave when the pastor announced that we were dismissed... also saw hillsong cds on sale in the shop. cools!

it's 18:45 now

< Friday, February 3>

lalalas.

have you ever wondered why do you go to certain places over and over again but they still appear strange and foreign to you?

or why some people can just sleep anywhere and everywhere?

took a nap of 1.5 hours after reaching home from ct outing...the outing lasted for a very short time, well at least there was some talking going on in macs...hahaahs, can it be considered as bonding?? i dunno..
hmmm...everyone is worried abt next week, i feel sorta numb though =/
maggie was like, saying the ct's gonna split after 2nd intake.

anyhow, i realise sth, i always feel more sleepy after an afternoon nap...weird=x, maybe cos i am not used to it bah... it has been more than 3 years since i did that...

it's 17:33 now

< Wednesday, February 1>

yo~

hmmm...returned home slightly more than 1 hour ago, went for biz club today... we were divided into 8 groups to participate in amazing biz (race) 2006. it was okay bah. the task at the first station was to CONvince and sell coca cola to someone a.k.a the biz club president who apparently hates sweet stuff. lolx. me and yan nee just stoned. my brain's not functioning properly today la... (almost slept at math tutorial today lor) yups, these are the places that we went to after that:
1)the library to use the computer
2) level 5 to find the vice-president
3) 03-37 classroom to solve a common sense?/math question
4) the canteen to rummage thru' the lockers for a pair of chopsticks

note: i found the chopsticks manz. yays^^ hahax! me quite happy, considering the fact that some lockers really had atrocious stuff inside and were very dusty, dirty and in bad shape ... as biz club meeting was ending, we had a -lao-yu-sheng- session with the principal and VP... i and my friends never eat though=x but nvm...only ate yu sheng like, three years ago, forgot the taste liao..should be not nice bah...or else why i forget...heehee.

anyway, i took more quizzes to entertain myself.

HASH(0x8d249c8)

You are a broken heart. Sad, contemplative, and the believer of eternal hope. Love is like air. You breathe it, and can't live without it.

You wander in your thoughts, and create alternate realities. Your reflection is found in your strength, and in a pendent.

Who Are You When Nobody Is Looking? (For Girls, Sorry Guys I'll Get 1 For U All Soon)
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eh? whaT pendanT?? lol

Rudement

You're dissapointed in the rudeness of the

people.
Why can't people treat eachother nicely? Not saying that they have to love everyone, but behaving isn't too much to ask for, is it?

And why people make other people cry? What satisfaction comes from hurting another one? Why is there such things as murders, abuses and bullying? An old truth to you is that people are evil. A quote that probably describes your thoughts about this is

"Why do we look at eachother through the barrel of a gun?"
Your most differential characteristics are that you're kind, caring, strong, fair and protective.

.:.:.:Dissapointment quiz:.:.: ~Very in-dept and with good pics~
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my random ramblings= don't cry, don't sigh, just don't anything. i feel uncomfortable in crowDeD places =/

it's 18:19 now