Common Test Is Over But The O's Is Getting Near

Common Test week has finally end. I had prepared the test by studying over the weekend before the test had commence and gave it my best shot to do well.

Even though the lack of time, I still studied over my limit.

For English, I had researched what is descriptive writing all about. Also, I found many useful examples of adjective, Idioms, similes and metaphors.

 For Geography, I tried my best to memorise all the four different forest function and detailed information as much as possible.

To conclude, I stayed up late everyday to study till past midnight. It was a mentally and physically challenging week even though I was down with flu and cough, I tried my best to stay as strong as an ox.

*Photos taken on 18th Feb 2011. Enjoy!!! =D

 While I had went to school for the first two day of the common test week, under the weather bow, I felt totally sick and weakened tremendously.

Wednesday, my mother accompanied me to the clinic and after the doctor diagnose that he worried that my asthma history might just repeat itself. So doctor had advised me to have plenty of rest due to the harsh climate recently and I got two days of off from school.

I was boiling mad that I cannot sit for the common test due to my sickness. Luckily I managed to recover by Friday and have sit for the last common test paper which was math.

*The view at the Esplanade were just too mesmerizing.

 Tongue was in my cheek, as I did not really paid much time for the common test to study.

Starting from March, I shall turn over a new leaf to focus entirely on my academics issue so that I can attained what I dreamed to be.

Time is precious, make full use of it, if not time will not wait for you and in turn you will lose out to others.

 As I had learned while I am sick.

- Time will not stop and wait for you, you have to be strong and stand up again.

- Family members are still the best, when you are sick , they take care of you.

- Achievements of studies = How much of money going to earn in the future.

 This coming week will be a packed and busy week.

Firstly, from 28th Feb, 7pm to 2nd  March, 7pm will be the World Math Day event, need to answered four thousands question correctly in order to get points.

Secondly, 2nd of March to 4th March will be having intensive lesson and then polytechnics trip in the afternoons.

Lastly, to reflect and improve what to improve from my common test results.

Downtown East Here I Come!

On the last day of the Chinese New Year weekend, I had waked up at 9am. The first day I did was to browse through my handphone for any miss calls or messages. I saw a friend message and she inviting me to go to Escape Theme Park today. So after much hesitation, I Melanie invitation. I hesitated because of some undone homework.

Then I had met Chee Hao at Toa Payoh Red Circle at 1pm. Then went to Bishan to meet Melanie and then straight away went down to Pasir Ris. Went to Pasir Ris and met up with Zhi Hong and Him. We then headed to the Escape Theme Park directly, brought admission tickets and went in to the theme park. Firstly we played the Daytona Go Kart Advanced Track, good driving experience, a better track than the one I had played at Genting. Secondly, off to the Pirate Ship, I had sat with a friend at the most rear of the ship and it kept on shaking here and there, when it was at the highest point, there was butterflies in my stomach as I felt like I was going to fly off the ship, my legs were trembling in fears, even though I was scare and afraid I managed to overcome it and succeeded without vomiting. Thirdly, the Central Pavilion and played a game by throwing the balls as much as possible but must be accurate in entering the blue hole and then I had won the game, surprisingly and got myself a monkey plush toy. Fourthly, to the Haunted House II, got one of my friend was so freaked out and scared that he kept on pushing me from my back and then I did not enjoyed this attraction. Fourthly, went to the Wet and Wild, me and Him were in the same boat and then after the whole ride we were both soaked with water. Fifthly, bumper boat, we kept spraying the water at each other until we got even wet. Sixthly, kite flyer, I got my whole body rested on it and the thing kept spinning and going up and down, but it was not scary at all.  Lastly, went back to the Daytona Go Kart Advanced Track, my kart lost controlled while I was turning with maximum speed but then it crashed into the wall, luckily the impact was not great.

After played at Escape Them Park, we went to the E-Hub Arcade and played numerous numbers of games in the arcade for about two hours. We then went to the Sakura Japanese Buffet Restaurant and had our dinner here. We had filled with our stomach with food until we are satisfied and we played many games, by adding wasabi to the food and the loser must eat it. Luckily for me, I did not lose of all games. We then took taxi home. What a day! 

Chinese New Year Week

On the first day of Chinese New Year, I woke up near noon as I had slept late since I was hanging out with friends until late night and I slept at 4am. 

After I had done my usual morning routine, my family and I headed to my grandmother house to had usual gathering, received many red packets from relatives and finally got to met my cousins since we were all busy with our own lives, deep memories flashed back at me as I was really close with them while we was all young children, we enjoyed each other company when it comes to playing, misses the old good times, I felt despondent while I was thinking of the past. Played majhong, poker card and many more until dawn sets. After I had dinner, headed to my friend house to play poker card and had gambled about 30 – 50 cents each round of blackjack. Played for a couple of hours, I was considered to be lucky that I did not lose nor win any money. As gathering and gambling with friends is not whether you win or lose money, its how much you enjoy to be with them and have fun.  After it, went home and had plenty of rest.

On the Second day of Chinese New Year, I was at home for the whole day busy settling my piles of homework, since I was too tired to go out on that day. I managed to complete almost all of my homework and a sense of satisfaction.

On the Third day of Chinese New Year, my mother and I went to a relative house at Tampines, enjoyed the special variety show that had showed in Channel U during the afternoon, super hilarious. So at around 4pm, relative, mother and I headed to Ion Orchard to shop. I had become the tour guide of the day, by bringing them to the Daiso Shop that originates from Japan, the shop merchandise are all only two dollars. Busy shopped inside the Daiso for almost two and a half hours, spended thirty eight dollars. It was getting late, out stomach started growling for food, we went to the food opera food court in Ion Orchard and had patronised the Chinese “Dim Sum” restaurant, but it not only serves “Dim Sum”, it also served main dish which constitutes of rice, noodle and porridge. The ingredients they had used is the one of a kind and the freshest because we can taste it on our first bite of the food. After we had filled our stomach with mouth watering food, we each went our own way back home.

Shall Continue with my Last Day of My Chinese New Year Week In the Next Post. 

A Recap Before Chinese New Year

For the past few weeks, there are a couple of reasons that I did not have the time to blog. 

Firstly, I had been flooded with numerous tonnes of homework almost per daily basics, I was crossed and displeased with number piles of homework stacking that had to be done daily. Once I had reached home showering I felt uptight of the amount of homework given and became very frantic while I was doing the assignment. But I comprehend that as an Ordinary Level student, the amount of homework that had been given by the teachers is for our own good in preparing, one step at a time for the examination. Many weeks had passed by in a blink of an eye and the upcoming common test is just around the corner, I had been well-acquainted with my life as an Ordinary Level student. So for this week, only one issue had centered my attention which is to study and prepare well for the upcoming common test, as it is a guideline to set myself an attainable target for the Ordinary Level Exam.

Secondly, the major events for all Chinese to celebrate are the Chinese New Year. On the New Year Eve, I had reunion dinner with my family at home with steamboat as usual. My family members and I had our dinner for several of hours from 6pm – 9pm, we were happily chatting and had enjoyed each other company. Straight after I had finished my reunion dinner, my close friend, Chee Hao asked me to organise a movie outing later late at night. I had booked six of the homecoming movie tickets for the 11.55pm show at Bishan Golden Village Cinema. Chee Hao, Zhi Hong, Melanie, Him and I went to the arcade first and then played till its about time for the movie show. I can assured and guaranteed you that the homecoming movie with the cast of Mark Lee, Jack Neo, A Niu, Afdlin Shauki, Jacelyn Tay, Huang Wenhong, Rebecca Lim, Koe Yeet, Liu Ling Ling. The movie had lots of scenes that will let you to laugh your throat out uncontrollably. After the movie had ended at about 1.45am. We then send Melanie home first since it was late at night and unsafe for a girl to walk alone in the middle of the night. After sending her home safely, Chee Hao, Zhi Hong and I had shared a taxi while him took a taxi alone back to Sengkang. Reached home at 2.30am. What a fun and exciting day I had.

Chinese New Year Week To Be Continued. 

Busy-Packed And Exhausted Weekend!

Yesterday,

Me, Kent, Jian Min, Jia Hwee celebrated Sabina advanced birthday. We Met up at 12pm and after that we went to Downtown East and had Macdonald's for lunch. After consumed lunch, we went straight to our barbecue pit which is Pit Twelve. The rest of us except Sabina went to the nearest supermarket which was Fairprice (NTUC) to buy the essential and required equipment and beverages needed later. After we brought the stuff at the supermarket it was already around 4.30pm. We started to barbecue our food from 5pm slowly. Joked around with the rest especially Kent and Alan along when we barbecued the food. It was late in the night and the Birthday Girl sliced the cake and fed us. It was awesome, enjoyable but mentally and physically after the celebration had finished. Fun times are meant to flies fast. We waited for the taxi from 11.15pm at the Pasir Ris Interchange Area till 12.05am till a taxi came. All of us are super exhausted.

Reached home at 12.30am. Slept at 2am.

Today! Went to First Toa Payoh Secondary School and had collected my Edusave Scholarship Award. Was shocked when I saw the amount of the money stated on the cheque. Met up with Chee Hao and had a good conversation since he's also got the award. After that around 1pm, Met up with Jian Min, first destination was City Square Mall to study, since the foodcourt was too crowded. 

 We went to Clarke Quay Central Mall to brought sticky sweets and after brought the sweets.

I insisted to go in the Yamakawa Super the Japanese shop, I had intended to buy two packets of corn chips but when I was about the pay for the merchandise, I suddenly saw Shiroi Koibito biscuit, I took a second look as I thought my eyes were playing a prank on me. I straightly brought 2 box of it and costed me fifty-two dollars.

Went to National Library at Bugis to study. I studied Geography and Social Studies. Saw my working friend while passing by the level to seek for table. But to my dismay there were no vacant table. We went to the garden area at level 5 to study.

After studying went out to had mid lunch and early dinner at 4.45pm. Went back to Toa Payoh and continued studying till 10.30pm.

I shall go continue with my revision after this blog post.

My Life Now As An O Lv Student

Life as an O Level has been miserable and tiring even thought its just the beginning of the year. Teacher were stressing and injecting that this year is O Level, u must work triple hard and also to put in three times effort as compared to N Level. I am really afraid and anxious that what If I couldn't make it for the results, It would be the end of the world for me. I had been studying my previous years content since the starting of the school so that I will not be too panic when the examination comes.

I wished that my result will be better than I expected because I wanted to enroll courses in Polytechnic which is very ubiquitous among the local and foreign students. I had working friends whom experienced the same thing as what I am experiencing now. He told me " Better start and prepare to study early, If not you will be in the same boat as me, as I studied last minute for the O Level and didn't get the result's that I wanted." and another friend told me " Its essential and important that you start studying now, If not you will regret as the pass by, I failed the O Level because I only studied after my Preliminary examination, I had regretted now, I encouraged you to start study now."

After hearing what my two friend had said, I am just going to take and heed for their advice, I do not want to end up taking the wrong path of my life. Whether I want to study or not, its just depends on myself not other people. I do not want to dissapoint my parents as they are forking out lots of money for my education and to raise me up. I want to study hard and smart in order to get into the course that I desired and after that get a good salary job to raise back my parent's. If not I am just an Imbecile child.

This year I will be hanging out lesser with my cliques and friends as then I can concentrate and focus more better In studies, exceptional is doing group studies with cliques and friends. I just hope that my result will bear fruit in times to come.

My Past Background

Now Is the Year Where I am going to sit for my O Lv. Time really files by when you are getting older and busier as the year passes by. Before I had even came to normal academic stream, I was a normal technical student whom didn't really liked the study when I were In Secondary 1, without much effort I still managed to pass the examination. Suddenly, I told myself that " Normal Technical its just not the environment to study well " and I told my family " I am going to study real hard and smart to pass my overall year for Sec 2 Normal Technical in order to promote myself to a better stream ". My Family said " Alright do your best and we will always be there to support and help you when you face any difficulties ".

I had changed completely into a brand new person since Secondary 2, I just mugged and mugged till the end of the year to achieved what I had desired at the start of the new year. With the help of my parents, teachers and some trusted friends, I managed to obtained a 77.6% for my overall year results. Joy of tears that I got a wonderful results and to accomplished my goal.

My Parent's and Teacher's told me " Great Job!!! Your hard work had definitely paid off as what the results shown and you are capable to promote to a better stream. "

When I were Enrolled into Secondary 2 Normal Academic Class, I were nervous and excited at the same time as am going to get to know a brand new bunch of classmates and friends. It was a struggle for me to get it a good results in the normal academic stream as I required to triple of efforts to obtained a 60%+ of overall score.

Now, the Year of 2011, I just want to say, I didn't regret coming into the Normal Academic Stream, I had cliques and I met lots of wonderful friends and teachers. I have longingly to fulfill my milestone thats it to take O Lv. But all of my teachers told me that It will be a super difficult year as the syllabus are demanding and tough. I believed my determination will stay strong just like the year when I desired to promote to a better Stream.

Polytechnic Open House Visit's

Yesterday Morning I Woke Up around 9am, had donuts from Donut Empire for my breakfast, the donuts was mouthwatering indeed! So wash up and prepared to left house at 10.45am as I meeting my classmates people at Toa Payoh red circle at 11am. Met Bathong, Kenny, Hazlan, Samantha exactly at 11am and Jhonson was super late as usual, we waited for him about an hour. Ridiculous indeed.

Took a direct bus which was 154 to Ngee Ann Polytechnic from Toa Payoh which took us about twenty-five minutes before reaching our destination. There's was a huge crowd of people walking towards the Polytechnic. Firstly, we saw their CCA's Booth at the main entrance, there was a huge variety of CCA to choose from. Secondly, we went in to the their exibition booth at their lecturer hall which showcase their Businesses and Accountancy, Engineering, Humanities, Flim and Media Studies, Health Sciences, InfoComm Technology and Life Sciences and Chemical Technology courses. What interested me were the Tourism and Resort Management, International Businesses and Hotel and Leisure Facilities Management course. Thirdly, after viewing all of the exhibit we went to collect our goodies bag which was amazing as there were many items in it. After collected the goodies bag, we went to the Makan Place which was the biggest campus eatery. So as I am a fan of Japanese Cuisine, I decided to queue up even thought there was a long queue. The food price were much more cheaper, I brought Tempura Don, Agedashi Tofu and Chawanmushi which cost me $6.20.

After we had our lunch, we continued exploring the campus area and we saw Rafi and Janessa. All of us took the shuttle bus which bring us around the campus. We went to the School Of Humanities to explore and try out different activities and we get to know more what to do in the particular course. So after finished exploring the School Of Humanities which was 4pm. Myself, Kenny, Hazlan and Bathong went to Singapore Polytechnic since It was nearby where the rest stayed to explore the School Of Engineering. We took a direct bus which was 74 to Singapore Polytechnic.

First thing we reached there to collect our goodies bag and simultaneously there was a Drum performance which caught our attention. They were very organised and coordinated in the timing of beating the drum.
While we walking to view their School Of Engineering Exhibit we saw the Rollerblading performace, their swift and quick motion was great where they navigate their walks through the cones. After viewing the Exhibit while walking back we saw there was the Wushu Performance, love the part especially when they used weapons to perform and the sparring. We asked for direction of where is the place to get information of the course since the Singapore Polytechnic were too big. We just took a quick look in it as there were too much of people in it. So at 5pm we left the Singapore Polytechnic and took Mrt.

The rest went their own ways and I headed down towards to Bugis as I need to go visit my Grandmother.
Upon reaching, relatives were in too. After a while, my Uncle drove us to the Great Eastern Center at Shenton Way to have our Dinner. I ordered the Fish and Chip's set which inclusive of Cream of Mushroom, Mango Cake, Ginger Bread, Coffee for only $9.80 at Han's restaurant. When I finished eating, I walked pass buildings along Shenton Way as I my friend asked me to go Takashimaya find him. Took bus and reached in twenty minutes. We chatted and helped him to find gifts to pass to the girl that he admired and liked. After settled the issue I went back home.

An exhausting and tiring day for me.

A Brand Year, Brand New Post.

It had been a tough and tiring in the year 2010 as I had been busy studying to prepare for my N Lv's exam.
Before I had sat for my N Lv's exam, my determination were to promote to Sec 5. Countless hours and hardwork of mine paid off but luckily thanks to all my great teachers and friends encouragement and help, the exam was much more easier than I expected as my hardwork had been a part of my success. I had achieved want I wanted for. I did not regret coming into Normal Academic Stream as I had met lots of wonderful and trusted friends.



After My N Lv's Exam , during my last year school vacation on October, I had started working at Takashimaya. My first job fair was the Hokkaido Fair. I was super nervous and worried when it came into my mind, I am afraid that I would not be able to do a good job as it also involve in collecting cash payment for the merchandise. Thankfully to the help of my supervisor and friends, I managed to have confidence in handling 1 of the booth myself, which is the cake booth. Everyday the sales were magnificent, customers flooded the area. The supervisor and boss were great, me and my friends (Colleagues ) got lots of free items from them. My first day were the best! Got complimented by my boss. The fair lasted for a week. During the last day of work of this fair was the best, me and my colleagues joked among ourself as the fair closed early during the last day. I had missed everyone during this fair, they are the best!



After my first fair, after a week on the 4th November, I had been called back to work back but now its at Harrods. I had met serveral familar faces and new faces at the HR Office when we being brief by our new supervisor. I had worked all the way till end December, met lots of new friends and supervisor along the way. I gained lots of working experience while working at Harrods. Luckily we had our supervisor whom had been patience to teach us what is required for us in terms of skills. Had lots of great and fun time working with people at Harrods, jokers of the jokers! We shared our difficulties experience among ourself.
I had gained lots of knowledge, friends and accumulated working experience during the 2 months.
Work Is Indeed tiring but was the best thing to kill my holiday time. 



I am now currently in Sec 5. All I wish and grant for is to pass my this year O Lv with good colour's. As I do not want to end up in wasting all my efforts that what I had did for my last year N Lv. I know that this year is sure a tough and suffering one, as the standard of difference is wide. I had cousins and friends whom had experienced themselves too. So I am going to give it all I got! To attain my goals, my dream course is tourism as I love too travel around the world.