Tuesday, 31 October 2006
This semester in school is full of sacrifices of my fun, play and rest. I sacrifice things like bowling training, wedding reception and even resting at home. Upcoming tests and project work makes me go crazy, and I really have no time for anything else that I have to sacrifice some of my precious moments willingly just to study.
Fortunately, next week is the online learning week, also called e learning. I do not have to go to school which I am quite happy about. I just have to stay at home to revise my school work, and do some online assignments set by the various lecturers.
Tomorrow is a Wednesday, and its great as I can meet up with Bilson for my computer do it yourself module. Also, I am going to meet up with the other campus crusade members for lunch at a different food court. I am sure that it will be a great day ahead.
On Thursday it will be my chemistry test, the first one this year. I am going to study really hard for this and hope to do really well as it is an interesting module. Hai Kiat is willing to teach me tomorrow too, so I should have no problem doing the test on Thursday. All I want to do is to achieve a good grade in this test now.
Monday, 30 October 2006
Yesterday was one of the longest Mondays I ever had. I woke up at about six thirty in the morning, ate my breakfast and set off to school. The train ride to school was a long journey, but I got used to it after having to travel the same route everyday.
I had lessons the whole day until five in the evening. After that, I went to aunty Jasmine’s house to study mathematics. Her house was in Changi and the journey there was really long. It took me about one and half hours to get there. I also had to transfer from the train to a bus in order to get there.
I studied there for about two hours before going home. The journey home was really tiring as I had to change from a bus to a train at Tanah Merah train station. It took me about an hour to get home. The worst part was I had not eaten my dinner even at ten in the night. Therefore, my father called me to go to the nearby coffee shop at the train station to buy my dinner.
I so tired when I got home that I have no energy to continue practicing my mathematics. So I ate my dinner and went to bed at about eleven.
Sunday, 29 October 2006
Captain’s ball was great fun and I am sure the rest of the youths find it very fun too. It was really a good way to bond with the other youths through this captain’s ball game as we got to interact and play with each other. We also had a new friend who joined us and he was in my group. He was very good at the game as he was a basketball player. Also, Chester, one of my cell group members came after such a long time. Our cell group is glad to see him coming to churc, and we hope to see him coming more often.
Out of eight groups, our group came in fourth. Although we did not win, we all still enjoyed ourselves as we got to know each other a little bit better, and none of my group members got injured.
After the prize giving ceremony, I went for lunch with my cell group at the nearby coffee shop, before going to Mcdonald’s to study with Dorcas till about five plus. She taught me mathematics and I managed to learn a lot from her. I would really like to thank her a lot for spending so much time teaching me despite her busy schedule. Hopefully, I will be fully prepared for my mathematics test on Tuesday.
Saturday, 28 October 2006
My mathematics and chemistry tests are coming in a few days time and I feel that I am not well prepared enough. Therefore, I started making notes for my chemistry test which is on this coming Thursday. I am quite nervous as I do not really understand the topics which are coming out for both tests. I will be studying my mathematics and chemistry in the afternoon until evening, then, for my grandfather’s birthday party in the evening. I must study now or I will have no time to study later. Tomorrow will also be a busy day for me at church as there will be a captain’s ball competition with the other youths. I hope that I will be able to study hard and understand all my work to prepare for the upcoming tests.
Yesterday and the previous day, I spent about two hours each night typing out my chemistry notes. I do this because I hope to be able to better understand my work through typing out the notes. It is very tedious as I have to stare at the computer for two hours each night, but I have to persevere as I want to achieve good results. Also, the Windows Messenger keep distracting me as I keep having the urge to chat with my friends that are onli
Friday, 27 October 2006
I ended my mathematics lesson at about ten and went for brunch with my classmates at food court one. After that, I went to the campus crusade room to study for my upcoming mathematics and chemistry test.
At about twelve thirty in the afternoon, I went for lunch with Bilson and Hai Kiat, my campus crusade friends at food court six. Although it is the furthest food court from the campus crusade room, we still walked there just to eat the food there for a change as we rarely go there to eat. Hai Kiat went back for his lessons, while Bilson and I studied in the campus crusade room for awhile.
Later, Khalis, my disciple group leader, came shortly and taught us mathematics, on the topic of differentiation as we are quite weak in this topic. We also played badminton after he taught us because he had to go for his lessons and we were bored and had nothing else to do.
Badminton was great fun. I played for a few hours before going for some desserts and drinks at food court three before heading home with Hai Kiat. We talked a lot about our school lives on the way home and it was a wonderful experience hearing and also sharing with him.
Thursday, 26 October 2006
Trying to bring my friends to church and tell them about God is sometimes very difficult to do. It may be a very sensitive issue to some of them, therefore I must be very careful with my words and action. This Sunday, my church will be having a captain’s ball competition with the various youth cell groups. I am hoping to get a few of my friends to come and attend my church so that they can get to know God better and also make friends with my other church members.
Yesterday the campus crusade had acts on campus, meaning that they went around the school to share the word of God. It was good to hear that a few people in the school accepted Christ and we can also see that God is working in each and everyone’s life. I was quite disappointed that I was not able to join them yesterday, because I had to complete my Computer Do It Yourself online assignment. I hope I am able to join them probably next month when I am less busy with my school work and able to cope with it.
In the afternoon after all my lessons, I will be going to the crusade room again to study with the other crusaders, and I hope my time spent there will be a meaningful one. They are going to teach me mathematics as I am weak in that subject because I do not understand the topics.
Wednesday, 25 October 2006
Trying to be the best is one thing that is quite impossible, but trying to be perfect is definitely impossible. I am trying to get full marks for my Computer Do It Yourself module and I still cannot get it after like almost ten hours of trying. The questions keep getting shuffled and it is so tricky, therefore I must keep trying in order to get a perfect score of twenty marks. It is really frustrating to keep getting scores like eighteen and nineteen when it is only a few marks away. I hope to be able to achieve my goal as soon as possible, because I want to study for my other subjects soon.
I know that no one is this world is perfect except God in heaven. Trying to be better is something that I want to learn but I really lack the discipline and diligence. Procrastinating is my main problem that deters me from stretching my ability to become better in both my studies and co curricular activities.
Tomorrow it will be a long day for me at school, as I will be going to study with my campus crusade friends. They will teach me mathematics so that I can prepare myself for my upcoming mathematics test next Tuesday. Really hope I will be able to learn a lot of things from them tomorrow and hopefully score well in my mathematics test too.
Tuesday, 24 October 2006
As this was a public holiday, I woke up really late at about ten plus. I tried to wake up earlier but I was too tired and I knew that there was no school, so I took the opportunity to sleep and rest as much as I can. I woke up with a slight flu and runny nose but lucky there are no lessons, so I can have a good rest and hopefully recover in time to go to school tomorrow. Lessons will be quite interesting tomorrow, as there will be Chemical Process Principles practical, Microbiology and Computer Do It Yourself. I hope that I will be able to pay full attention tomorrow and stay alert throughout the lessons as my mind always drifts away from the lessons.
This morning, I just received an email from my Sea Scout Commissioner, saying that the windsurfing expedition will be cancelled due to the haze. I do not know whether to be delighted or not, as I really liked windsurfing and have not been to the sea for about a month or so. On the other hand, I am quite happy because I already have plans this weekend. I plan to study together with my friends for the upcoming tests and there will also be a captain’s ball competition in my church this Sunday.
I think I will be one of the leaders of the captain’s ball competition and I hope my team will be able to cooperate and do well. I also hope to bring one of my friends to church this Sunday as it is going to be fun and the examinations are over already.
Monday, 23 October 2006
It was a long day at school, but I was quite happy as tomorrow is a public holiday. I can spend my time at home resting, or maybe go out and study with my friends. I have no plans so far, so I will decide on that tomorrow or later in the night if I have the time.
I also got the dates of all my upcoming tests. I think I will really have to manage my time well in order to spread out my time to study and revise for these upcoming tests. I just hope that I can do well in all my tests this semester so that I will be able to get good grades at the end of year one.
I cannot wait for tomorrow. I can wake up slightly later tomorrow so that I can have more rest. I hope to study for my upcoming tests tomorrow too, and hopefully have some time to set aside to pack my cupboards and my room. Wednesday will be quite fun, as I will have my General Elective Module class in the afternoon. I can also get to meet up with my campus crusade friends for lunch at food court three, where we can talk and share with each other our experiences in school and life for the past week.
Time is something that waits for no man, either you use it wisely or procrastinate your time away. Your time you decide. I pray for better time management and more discipline to study and pay attention in class.
Sunday, 22 October 2006
Church was great and the songs were really well sung by the worship team, with the new sound system and all, everything was really good. I was also taught by Timothy, one of the sound engineers in my church how to operate the new sound system. The new sound system is really interesting as it have so many channels and functions that I have not learn how to use before. I left church about fifteen minutes earlier to attend my secondary school teacher’s party. Her second son is one month old this month so she invited us over for a buffet lunch.
I went to my teacher’s house together with my secondary school classmates, Michelle, Sheila and Jing Wen. However, I was slightly late and they had to miss two trains because of me as I was still in church having cell group meeting. I felt a little bad so I ran to the train station straight after cell group instead of taking my time to walk as I was already like ten minutes late.
The journey there was about half an hour as my teacher lives in Braddell. It was raining when we arrived there so we had to detour a little just to ensure that we did not get wet as the rain was quite heavy. We found our way there after looking at the train station maps and asking around being our first time going there.
The house was really crowded and cramp as there were many visitors there. I ate only a little as the food left was very little. My teacher’s second son was really cute and small and it reminded me of how small I am when I was a little baby. The experience today was great and I hope to meet up with my secondary school classmates again.
Saturday, 21 October 2006
In school, almost every lecturer is giving us project work and tutorials to do. I dislike project work the most, especially those where my group and I have to do reports and analysis after we complete our practical class. I will always try my best not to procrastinate when doing project work as the process is really long and I will not be able to complete it by doing last minute work.
Currently, I have about two projects on going and also two reports to complete. It is really frustrating as sometimes I have to think very hard just to get the work completed and it usually takes a lot of my time. However, every project work and report is graded, so I will have to do all of it well in order to get good grades at the end of the semester.
Sometimes, you have certain group members that are free loaders and they do the least they can to help, or worst still nothing. Although they do not help, I must still do my part as if everyone does nothing the project will never be completed. However, sometimes I think I am the one doing the least as I cannot think of anything that I can do to contribute to the group.
For tutorials, I think I really need to be discipline to do it as most of the time I do not complete it and wait for the answers during lessons. I think if I carry on like that I will not learn as much as my other classmates who do theirs. Life is all about learning and a journey that never ends. I really hope I will learn to be more discipline and diligent in my work.
Friday, 20 October 2006
I always looked forward to Friday as it is the day where I have only two hours of mathematics and I am free to do whatever I want after that. However, I had two lessons because the second lesson was a make up report writing class. The report writing class was held in the school of business and my class and I had to walk for about ten minutes to get there as it is on top of a hill.
The journey to the school of business was pretty long, but the place was not bad as we get to explore different schools apart from our own chemical and life sciences school. We climbed the staircase of one of the blocks to the top just to see the red bridge which my friend said was haunted. It was quite fun as we walked around like tourists and the students there did not bother us at all. We also ended our report writing class early by an hour, so we went for lunch at about eleven at food court six.
The best part of the day was bowling as I went with Delwyn for about an hour before heading home with him as we both live in the east. I bowled pretty badly and I think I really need to work on my accuracy. Luckily my coach is not around or he will be disappointed with my performance. Next week, I think I will go bowling and make it a habit to train twice a week. I will also study with Delwyn after our self training and we can go home together right after that.
Thursday, 19 October 2006
Why is it so easy to go out and play when your friends call you even if you have to travel for maybe an hour, but find it so difficult to sit down at home under the fan just to study a few pages of notes or do our assignments?
Well, I am starting to become my old self again and I really do not want that to happen as once I start becoming like that, I will struggle in my entire school life. Many people are doing that but I cannot learn from them as it will result in me suffering in school and also getting poor results. I had my Microbiology test and this was the first test of the second semester. I only started studying like two days before this test even though I knew the date of the test long ago. The night before, I was mugging hard till midnight and nothing seemed to get into my head. Studying has suddenly become so difficult and I had to make notes which are most of the time useless.
Next week onwards, I must tell myself not to procrastinate or waste anytime I have so that I will be able to be more consistent in my school work and also able to understand the lessons better.
Wednesday, 18 October 2006
School work is piling up and my tests are all starting soon. I really cannot procrastinate or I will not have enough time to go for my co curricular activities. Just yesterday, the health and fitness club president called me on my handphone to inform me that training starts tomorrow. However, I am quite disappointed as I cannot make it due to the Microbiology test I will be having the following day. Although I cannot make it, I hope I will be able to make it next week so that I can train up for the physical fitness test at the end of polytechnic life and hopefully do well in it.
I have only been going for bowling training regularly and I cannot wait to be selected for the school team. I am much better now and hope to learn more from my coach two weeks from now as there will be a break for one week due to the public holiday. For badminton, I must say that for about five months I have not gone for a single session and I feel really bad about it. Maybe if I find the time and a friend to go with me then I will probably go.
Next month windsurfing will be resuming as there will be new students coming for training. I cannot wait to teach the new students, but I will still be schooling during that period so I will have to manage my time really well in order to make myself available to teach. Also, in November the wind and weather should be more ideal for windsurfing so it is really got to be fun.
Tuesday, 17 October 2006
Praying for my lost friend’s salvation is not an easy thing to do. Firstly, it takes a lot of time, and I also have to be very patient. I have tried asking them to church on several occasions but it is very difficult. Most of the time, they will complain that they have no time to come, or simply because they cannot wake up in time for the church service.
Around last week during my campus crusade disciple group meeting, we were given a card to write down five of my friend’s names to pray for and bring to church. I thought for awhile, got the names written down, and handed the card back to my disciple group leader. We also prayed for each of our friends for their salvation before going home.
I have been praying for them for about a year now and I really hope that God will be able to touch their hearts and bring them to Him.
Monday, 16 October 2006
The only thing I looked forward to every Monday is bowling despite the boring and long lessons. It was a great day for me as I broke my bowling high score again in about a month. I am very happy as I can see that I am improving in the sport and have better control over the bowling ball. I learnt how to hook with a fingertip ball today and I found it rather easy except that I was not very used to it.
My friend, Benjamin, came to watch me play and lent me his bowling ball to use. It was quite sad for him because he came all the way from his house and was not allowed to play as he was not a member of the school bowling team. However, the best thing about today was that I learnt a lot from the coach especially on the bowling ball terms like flare potential, hook potential, and many others.
There will not be bowling training next week as it will be a public holiday. I cannot wait to go for bowling training in two weeks time where I will be able to learn much more from the coach and hope to improve on my hooking skills too. I also cannot wait for my holidays to come as I will then have time to put aside to go and bowl with Benjamin and my other bowling friends.
Sunday, 15 October 2006
It has been like a month or so since I last met my secondary school classmates. Yesterday, we met up at East Coast Park and I went there late because I had scout activites in the morning. We did not do much at East Coast Park, but we went to Parkway Parade to play pool in the late afternoon. The walk from East Coast Park to Parkway Parade was quite long as we had to pass through the expressway through an underpass.
I did not play pool for quite a long time so I was really bad at it when I was challenging my friends. I won two out of four rounds which I think was totally luck having such lousy skills. We booked three tables and played for about an hour before heading to Bugis to have our steamboat dinner. We headed straight to Bugis by bus 197 which took quite a long time to come. It always seems that the bus that you are waiting for always never come on time.
The place where we when was some steamboat restaurant by the roadside and it was really crowded. We had to queue up for awhile before we managed to get a place to sit as there were twelve of us. The food was pretty good except that the soup was a little spicy. The variety of food there was not very good, but I enjoyed the chicken soup most.
Next week, my class will be meeting up for another class outing at my secondary school form teacher’s house. She invited us over because her second child will be one month old. I cannot wait for next week, but I will have to leave church early in order to make it there on time.
Saturday, 14 October 2006
Yesterday was a Friday and it was really a good day as school ended early. I only had about one and a half hours of mathematics before school was dismissed. After that, my classmates and I went for a short brunch before going to the library to study. I studied Microbiology as I have a test coming up the following week and I had to prepare for it as I want to do well. I studied for about an hour or so before meeting my friends to go to Meridian Junior College’s open house.
Meridian Junior College was very far as it was in Pasir Ris and we were coming from the west. Luckily, the trip there was only about one hour plus by train. We went to White Sands to eat our lunch at the food court before going to the open house.
We took a direct bus there and it was quite crowded with many students from different secondary schools. The place was really noisy with many programmes put up by the students there. The students there also brought us around the college and showed us the facilities the college has.
In the late afternoon, my friends went to play basketball in the college while I talked to one of his friend. His friend was from Victoria Junior College and I was also not sure what he was doing there. He was quite friendly and we even went to the train station together and shared our experiences of college life with each other. This day was really great as I not only made new friends, but also got to enjoy a little bit of college life once again. I really cannot wait for next year's junior colleges open house, then I can go there again.
Friday, 13 October 2006
Sorry for all the things that I said about something two days ago in my blog. I have already edited it. This time it is very fair and nothing is held against any party I hope. I think that whatever I say next time in public must be said with much thought as things may become sour if something not very nice is said.
Looking back is not the solution as I know it will never help and make things worst for myself and other people around me. Last night, I did my quiet time and God really spoke to me through the bible about his plans for me. Maybe that is the reason he put me where I am presently and I am quite sure it is. I would also like to thank my brothers for praying for me and giving me all the encouragement I needed. I would just like to put all the past behind me and look ahead towards the future.
Just last week, one of my friends told me that decision making is very important and I have to think of both the positive and negative effects and face the possible consequences. I will just have to accept the decisions that I made since it’s already done and nothing can change it. Just look forward and be normal nothing should go wrong for me.
Thursday, 12 October 2006
I was supposed to buy a new handphone yesterday, only to find out that it was out of stock. The worst thing was that it was out of stock in the whole Singapore. Therefore, I will have to wait for about two weeks before the new stock comes in. Although I did not get my handphone, my mother brought me shopping to look at clothes and we also bought some pastries home from Delifrance for my breakfast the next day.
The shopping centre I went to was Bugis Junction and I was surprised that it was so crowded and happening even on a weekday. I went there late yesterday thinking that my mother would be waiting for me as we planned to meet at six forty. However, my mother was even later than me by like thirty minutes and I had to wait for her and shop alone like a loner.
Anyway, I cannot wait to get my new handphone the model I wanted. "Nokia 6233" will be in stock again soon. The handphone have so many functions and I can take many photos with it. I think I am becoming very materialistic.
Wednesday, 11 October 2006
Life in the polytechnic is not as great as you think but it also has its good points. In polytechnic, we can wear anything we like to school and they do not care about how you look at all. Even though the school rules are violated, no one really cares. Quarrels and small fights are occasional, but serious ones are rare. Cursing and swearing is part of the language the students use, and almost every sentence have a vulgarity in it just to complement the phrase they speak and it functions like a comma or full stop. The library in the polytechnic is more of a social place for students to gather and talk then a place for studying. You can even see people sleeping on the floor of the library all over. One thing I hate most about is procrastinating. Some people will only do their projects only when it is going to be due in a few days time and they always think that they got a lot of time and do not think about the consequences. However, polytechnic life have its good points, there are really friendly and nice people in polytechnic. Most of them happen to be my co curricular activity friends and they really make me feel that polytechnic is a much better place. We often go out together and sometimes it just brings back the memories of my junior college life. Also, some of my classmates help me in my work when I have difficulties, which is really encouraging.
Tuesday, 10 October 2006
Life in secondary school was quite a slow process as I spent four years there. The best part about secondary school life I would say is the friends, school uniform and best of all outings with either my classmates, co curricular activities friends, or other school mates. My secondary school uniform was the best I would say, as it was white shirt and navy blue long pants. This was the best uniform combination and many schools have it too.
Most of my friends are from my class or from my co curricular activities, which is scouting and windsurfing. I often go out with them as they were fun to mix around with and we had things to talk about in common as we have similar interests. Also, my secondary school is located near many shopping centres and near town, which is very convenient for us to access to either by bus or train.
Some of the not so good things about secondary school life were that the school is very strict with practically everything and that is good. The teachers are also very strict in class and about not completing our assignments. Sometimes we will get caught for talking during lessons and get scolded. That’s secondary school life.
Moving on to junior college was much more fun. The people there are really friendly and I made many new friends on the first day of school even though I knew nobody there at first. The people there were also very hardworking, and I cannot seem to procrastinate because everyone there is working so hard and I am afraid that I might lose out. We were quite united as a class and moved around together and have lunch together too. Sometimes we would even go out to the nearby shopping centre to have lunch and study together. My orientation group even went out for a barbeque and steamboat dinner at Marina South, played pool and took many photos too. Anyway, the best part of the school life ended in about a month as I was not given a choice to study the subjects I wanted and transferred to the polytechnic.
The polytechnic life was not a very pleasant one I would say and I will touch on that some other time, as there is too much to say both good and bad. In conclusion, life in junior college was the best and the secondary school one was very good too and I really miss the times I was there.
Monday, 9 October 2006
I just came home from bowling and my performance was better. I am also very happy as I broke my own personal record with 159 points. I also had a turkey, which means three strikes in a row and a couple of spares. My performance was good I would say for myself only, because the other bowlers bowled really well and they were much better than me. One of my friend who is in year two bowled a clean game, which means he cleared all the pins and his score was 200 plus.
I am glad that I can aim better than last week as I was more serious about training ever since last Saturday when I could not make it into the school team. However, the coach has not selected the other four bowlers and I hope that I could be one of them.
Also, I got to know a new friend from bowling who is also a Christian and he is from a Methodist church. He is quite good in bowling and it was the first time he is using his new bowling ball as he just bought it earlier. I hope to continue to bowl better, improve my performance, and hopefully break my personal record high score again soon.
Sunday, 8 October 2006
Last night, the haze was terrible and the PSI hit 150 at about nine. My family and I were at our condominium mooncake festival party and it was quite fun. The only problem was that the haze was so bad that the moon cannot be seen anywhere. Chinese music was played throughout the night and the atmosphere was really like in China kind of feeling. One of the neighbour's daughter also played some Chinese music on the gu zhen, which is a Chinese instrument.
The dinner was catered by some caterer and the food was great. Some of the food was finished before I even had the chance to see it so it must have been really good. I also talked to some of the neighbours and got to know them better. I also realised there were many people in my neighbourhood taking the GCE 'O' Level Examinations this year. I think they will do really well, as they are all from top and well known schools. Now I just want to wait for Christmas where there will be another party for the estate and good food too.
Saturday, 7 October 2006
Today was a really bad day, the whole day actually. In the morning, I was nearly late for the bowling trials and the haze was really bad today with the PSI reading 135 at the highest. During the selections, I started off really badly and most of the six games I played were below one hundred points. I kept playing straight and the worst thing was that I keep missing the pocket.
My other friends all did much better than me and I think some of them will qualify for the school team. I also did not know that the bowling president of the school’s bowling team was a national bowler. He was really great, and all the six games he played were all above two hundred points, so unbelievable but true.
Although I did not make it into the school team, there will still be a slim chance as the coach will be selecting four bowlers to play in the coming competition. I really hope I will get chosen and represent my school. Now I will just have to learn from my mistakes and continue to train harder. Really cannot wait for Monday as there will be bowling training again.
Friday, 6 October 2006
Yesterday was the first time in this semester that Khalis, my disciple group leader, Joel, Jonathan and me had bible study together. Although it was very long like one hour plus, we still managed to complete the bible study on Moses and how he became a changed person after putting his trust in God. The bible study was quite interesting as we talked about our fears and reluctance in our lives. We also closed by writing down five of our friend’s name that we would like to pray for and bring to Christ. I really hope that God will be able to work in my five friend’s life as all things are possible through Him.
When we were getting ready to go home in the crusade room, it was a really long and slow process as Khalis took really long to pack his bag. I was rushing him to hurry up and I eventually did it. He said that I am like encouraging him to pack his bag faster and help us save time. Lastly, we headed to the train station and we talked about 'crashing' junior college together. We want to attend junior colleges which have chapel so we can praise God and also learn new things there. I am really looking forward to that next year.
Thursday, 5 October 2006
Next year is going to be the last year that Singapore will have the first three months junior college system. I am thinking about 'crashing' with my friends. To 'crash' means to go and attend the junior college when you are not suppose to be there. It is like being a thick skinned person going to a place he or she should not belong to. Come to think of it 'crashing' junior colleges seems very fun as I have always heard people talking about it, but have never tried it myself. For now I think I will just have to contact my friends who will want to go along too. I can use the time in junior college to revise my school work and also make new friends. Lastly, I cannot forget about photo taking with the other school people in their uniforms, and it is going to be cool.
My friend told me that even if you get caught by the teachers there, at most they will send you home, because actually there is nothing wrong if you want to experience junior college life, learn new things, and perhaps get to know new people around your age there. The good thing about this year is that my holidays fall within the period of the first three months junior college term, and I hope some of my friends can go together with me to 'crash'. If we get caught we can always change to another junior college as there are seventeen junior colleges in Singapore.
Wednesday, 4 October 2006
It is only like four days before my school’s bowling team selection and I think I am not fully prepared. I went for training on Monday and everyone seems to be performing better than me. We were practising on how to spare and it was quite difficult as a lot of accuracy was needed. A little deviation of the bowling ball could make a big difference on the lanes. I got a little frustrated at first as I kept hooking to the right too much, but soon I was able to control the ball much better.
Hitting pin numbers seven and ten was supposed to be the most difficult, but I was always hitting it and missing the pins in front. I think that’s rather weird for a bowler like me. The selection is going to be at my school’s bowling alley this Saturday and I really hope I will be able to get into the school team and represent the school in competitions at the end of the year.
Now I will just have to remember to focus on the correct arrows and stand at the right boards to ensure more accuracy. The main problem will be my ball control as I always tend to hook too much to the right, if not left. The pocket will be what I want to hit this Saturday and I hope I can do it consistently.
Tuesday, 3 October 2006
She burns her midnight oil almost every night trying to succeed in the coming GCE 'O' Level Examinations. Her mediocre prelimary examination results made her want to work harder so that she could get into a good junior college and take on new challenges.
I really hope that she will succeed after putting endless effort into her school work and taking pride in it. Sometimes, she will tell me it would be impossible for her to do well in the examinations because of the stress building up in her. Also, the pressure of her peers and parents make things a little more difficult for her to concentrate on her daily revision.
Her younger brother often disturbs her and she cannot study in peace. She will sometimes become very frustrated and longed for a quiet place to do her revision all by herself. Although it may seem difficult for her, I hope she will be able to become an Acsian one day and continue working hard towards the future.
Monday, 2 October 2006
I really do not know if I made the right decision to leave the junior college till now. I always seem to have regrets time after time. I think the problem lies with me because I am the one that made the decision and no one forced me to. The regrets were that every time I pass by junior college people in their uniforms it will remind me of the decision I made and comparing my junior college life to polytechnic life, I would say that life in junior college was definitely more fun. The people there were all helpful and understanding. Many differences I had to accept were not what I want, but I think this is just a small part of life everyone must accept. Now I just want to complete my studies and leave polytechnic with a good diploma, and hopefully get a place in the local university where I hope to meet nice people.
I had three choices at that time, to stay in Serangoon Junior College which I was posted to, to fill up the appeal form to Meridian Junior College through sailing, or to change my course of study and go to Singapore Polytechnic which I already have a course in mind.
Unexpectedly, I chose the polytechnic route. The question now was to regret or to accept. Accepting my decision was the most difficult thing for me as I would have to leave my junior college and friends, and a polytechnic life would be a thing I would never look forward to. No more uniform, no more concession and the worst thing was that most of my friends are in junior college.
Sunday, 1 October 2006
It is a start of a new month and a new polytechnic semester, but it seems to be the same old boring place to be. I seem to dread to go to school everyday ever since I entered polytechnic. Life in school is rather boring and the people there are also quite childish. I would not say that I am not either. Just last Friday something really unexpected happened to one of my classmate and I think I should not go into the details. I really hope that my classmates will learn how to be more sensitive to their surroundings and other people around them. Guess the "Character Development" class did not really help although we had a good lecturer. Just have to pray silently and hope for the better.
The General Elective Module I signed up for started this semester, and I am quite happy to be with my campus crusade friend Bilson who is attending the same class as me. "Computer Do It Yourself", how fun and interesting. Sad to say I fell asleep during the first lesson which was the introduction, and luckily whatever the lecturer taught that day would be tested. I just hope that it will not happen again next time because the lesson was actually interesting but I don’t know how I managed to dose off.