finally

finally, we are the champions...
yesterday PSPC finally won the synod games day soccer tournament. admittedly, i don't feel very accomplished bcos it was only a two-game tournament. only 4 teams participated in the senior category so it was like semi-finals straightaway lol. but hey, when you finally win your first tournament, you cherish it no matter what. besides, i broke my voodoo of losing semi-finals and finals haha.
btw, happy 18th birthday joe!!! if you still read this blog heh.
kudos to joe and jeremy, our 2 under-aged players. haha. played super well. most of the attacks went through them on the left flank so i didn't have to do too much. and also to luke who only had one save to make the entire two games, but he pulled it off. somewhat.. haha. the defence played really well so luke didn't have to save anything anyway heh.
i scored a tap-in to wrap up the semi-final with a nice assist from joe. he scored a nice goal to give us the lead too. so we won 2-0. i usually score in semi-finals, but my team usually loses. this is the 5th soccer semi-final i've played in (3 with prinsep, one with HIPS, one with 1T24) and only the 2nd time i've got into the final. i've bagged 5 goals. yesterday's goal wasn't very pretty or very important though, cos i think we'd still have won 1-0 if i didn't score.
we won the final 2-0 too. finally erasing the pain of the 4-0 loss in 2006. and my first-ever final goal was pretty nice. sweet curling freekick around the wall. though they should have covered the angle better but i'm not complaining haha.
i don't think i played well. but my main duty in most of the teams i play for is to score goals, and that's what i did yesterday. so i guess it was pretty much: job done.
my nike total90 shoot boots which i bought 2 years ago for $80 is totally gone!! 5min into the first game and the sole of the left boot came out already -.- i guess that's what happens when you haven't wore it for 10months (since a-divs in 2009). then shortly after that, the sole of the right boot started to come out too. good thing luke had a pair of street soccer shoes which i could wear. so i just threw that pair away. now got no more soccer boots so i think i'll go buy one soon when i've got time. and this time i'm not buying nike. probably a cheaper brand which should be more durable.
i've got really bad scrapes near my backside on both legs from the slide tackles i made yesterday too. hope they don't hurt too much when i get back to training tmr..
well, training is getting tougher by the week. the sergeants are getting stricter too. but so far so good i guess. my section mates are pretty nice. becoming good buddies which was inevitable since we're stuck with each other everyday haha. my IPPT quite good also. new personal best for 2.4km of 9:11. but i still wanna improve by one min heh.
yup, that's about all i can think of now. see when i got time during the weekend to post again then i post la. and if i have interesting stuff to talk about. but even if army got interesting stuff we're not allowed to blog about it haha.

just counting down the days(:

book out day!!

hahaha! faster do a quick post now that i've got some time.
i'm not allowed to disclose any information about the SAF so i can't write about my BMT so far here. and i'm quite lazy to write everything out anyway. haha! so sorry. and i'm rushing for time right now. but i think i'm coping quite well so it's okay.
warning you might get homesick! unless you like someone, then you'll be lovesick instead! lol.

I know how it feels
To wake up without her
Lying here all alone
Just thinking about her

I can't believe
Her hold on me
It's something indescribable
I know she knows
But won't you please

If you see my girl
Just tell her I miss her smile
Tell her I'm counting the minutes
gonna see her in a little while
I know when she holds on to me
She's the one thing that I could never live without
Oh, oh, oh whoa-oh
Tell her I love her
Oh yeah
Just tell her I love her.

The way that she moves
I know what it doesn't mean
And when I catch her eye
I can hardly breathe
Still can't believe her hold on me
She's just so indescribable
I know she knows
But won't you please

If you see my girl
Just tell her I miss her smile
Tell her I'm counting the minutes
gonna see her in a little while
I know when she holds on to me
She's the one thing that I could never live without
Oh, oh, oh whoa-oh
Tell her I love her

Every time that I'm around her
I just go to pieces
Crashing, tumbling to the ground
I'm so glad I found her

I know how it feels...

If you see my girl
Just tell her I miss her smile
Tell her I'm counting the minutes
gonna see her in a little while
I know when she holds on to me
She's the one thing that I could never live without
Oh, oh, oh whoa-oh
And tell her I love her

hi

haha ok since i have so much time i shall do my last blog post for the year.
hmm.. after alevels i went to australia for 11days. it was quite a fun trip. went to gold coast, blue mountains and sydney. at gold coast we went to dreamworld and movieworld. the rides there are really good! got some which are super fast and crazy haha. we went to visit alot of places. as usual, my dad wanted to see those nature places with good views of mountains and forests, etc. the weather was very sunny but also windy so we didn't sweat at all. at sydney we went to visit the harbour and walk around the city streets.
we came back on the 14th which is exactly one week ago. on wednesday i went to bugis to do some christmas shopping with the twins haha! bought christmas gifts for my family plus a pair of jeans and white cotton on slippers for myself lol.
on thursday i went to watch avatar. it's a super good show! but it's really long. 2hrs 40min. but it's quite interesting so you'll pay attention throughout the whole 2hrs-plus haha.
on saturday we had DG bbq at ariel's house. it was quite fun cos we talked and laughed alot. david followed jon along and sam wee's family also came so it added more fun from outside our DG.
i think i've been addicted to burgers after my australia trip. since we came back one week ago, i've eaten a big mac, 4 double cheeseburgers, one moss burger and one whopper. that averages one burger per day haha! yesterday we had our class bbq too. and actually i don't really eat bbq food and somemore the day before already had bbq, that's why i bought 2 double cheeseburgers from mac's for my dinner lol. hanging out with my class is always fun as usual. we played a bit of bball and then just sat down to chat and joke. we left kenneth's house at 113o and i reached home at 12plus.
ok that's all for now. coming up for the rest of the year we have the plh christmas party on 23rd plus sleepover after the party, christmas on 25th, thanksgiving dinner on 26th, plh graduation on 27th, and watchnight service on 31st. yup, should have enough activities to keep me occupied for the rest of the year haha.
byebye!

time to play the game!

ok time for my post for the month haha!

yeah my birthday is finally over! it was pretty ok. got some nice presents. 18 years old hahaha. cool.. for the actual day on monday i stayed home to study maths! haha. but at night my parents cooked a nice dinner and we had some cake. on tuesday i went out with the class guys for dinner just to chill. and on wednesday i celebrated it again! haha!!
i got birthday money from grandma and my parents, boxers and some biscuits and chocolate from e-sean, plus other stuff like a shirt, donuts, and a liverpool poster!!(: next time if you come my house you can see it on my room wall immediately cos it's quite big haha!

it's just 3 more days to start of 'A' levels. to be honest i'm a bit concerned about it but not stressed or anything. i think that's a good and bad thing about me. calm is good. but too calm may not actually be good. haha. i must say even though i've put in the most effort for maths, it's still my worst subject. actually my stats quite pro already but my pure maths is like crap. bad thing is pure maths is 70% of the paper. if can get C for maths i quite happy already haha! let's say i can get 40/100 for paper 1, then 20/40 for the pure maths in paper 2, plus 50/60 for the stats, then it will add up to 55% which is a C! haha. just a rough gauge lah.
my other subjects like geog and econs i thINK should be ok. physics i'm still not too sure but it's the last few papers so i have some time to study more for that. and for GP, it's just down to the essay qns and compre that comes out. better pray that God gives me stuff that i'm comfortable with. haha.
hopefully all those can get B. if i manage to pull it off it'll be a super big jump from prelims. in case people don't know..

prelims:
h1 geog U (36)
gp S (44)
maths U (36)
econs U (34)
physics E (45)

yup. you can go o.O??? now. haha. as of this moment i shall make my prediction/aim for A's. my prediction is usually my aim la. so it's like the same thing haha. for O's my predictions and aims were my actual results in the end, so if history is anything to go by, this will also be likely what i will get for Alevels:

h1 geog B
gp B
maths C
econs B
physics B

like i've said before, i'm not even daring to say that i will get one A. i've never got above C in a major exam in CJC before, so B's will still take some doing. combined with C for project work and quite confirmed pass for CL'B', my UES will be exactly 75/90. that actually looks pretty high lol. actually when you know that a B is just 60% it looks quite easy to get. but when take the paper and get the results dunno why 40% (which is S) also like very hard lol. hopefully i'll be able to get andrenalin rush during the papers again cos it's a big exam. i think usually people just jump 2-3 grades from prelims to 'A's. if that happens i'll be getting mostly D's. o.O. jia lat. lol.

anyways, it's 24 days left til 'A's are over!!! whoohoo!!! so fast man. let's not forget the small matter that it starts in 3 days too haha.

ok time to get back to studying. my next post will most likely be in december around christmas. so if you want to check, just come back around christmas time haha!

3 weeks minus 1 day

whoa it's just 20 days to the start of A-levels. i still feel quite unprepared. there's really alot to cover. looking on the bright side, my knowledge has improved in the last few weeks. haha. that just says how bad a situation i was in last time. to be honest, i don't see a subject where i am gonna get an A in. i calculated that if i were to get B's in everything, my UES will still be like about 75/90. which in itself is not too bad i guess lol. i'm not aiming for anything like medicine or law. so, yes, i would be quite ok with all B's. any A i get will be a bonus. (and it is always nice to do better than what you expect. haha) all B's and i'll just say i'm a jack of all trades and a master of none lol.
to get an idea of how badly prepared i am, let's just say i improved for prelims and still failed haha. although i was the most improved student in the school for physics (16 to 45). i improved quite a bit for maths and geog too (which were around the 20% range) and just missed out on passing. econs was wasted. and gp was a flop. worst paper i've done while in cj.
yup, so this last 3 weeks will be crucial. 2 years ago, i started 3 weeks before O-levels. i'm not stupid enough to think that i'll be able to pull it off again. so please just pray for me. haha.
ok i shall cover some geog today. i must say that i think i have really levelled up for geog recently. it's the h1 subject and it is the only subject that the teachers are pumping us with remedials for. oh, econs also lah. ermhem.. physics and maths? haha.
alright. off i go. byebye.

one month and a day

haha i think nobody reads this blog anymore but i'll do one post while it's still september. i feel like i'm talking to myself! haha. i used to average one post per week. then it became once every fortnight. now i'm struggling to post once a month.

prelims have been ok so far i think.. i'm quite sure i'll do better for geog (then again, the highest mark i've scored for geog in CJ is 30%). physics i'm not sure but i think with the studying i should have improved. the econs tuition has really helped and if i get an A for A-levels i think i'll do something nice for yiying for bringing me to the tuition haha. my pure maths is horrendous to say the least but at least stats is pretty ok. after prelims i have to work on pure maths..

someone told me "love is a strange word."
hmm. could love be a simple thing that we humans make complicated? i've realised that love can be expressed in many different ways.
you don't have to say anything to show someone you love them. as the saying goes, actions speak louder than words.
then again, sometimes love can be expressed by doing nothing. i never knew that. haha.
just some random thoughts i suddenly had.
hmm.. what did the Bible say about love? something about love is patient, love is kind, it does not envy, does not boast. keeps no record of wrongs. always trusts? always perserveres. oh and my favourite, love never fails. haha. i never knew that was from the Bible until one day. i guess the ultimate thing is God is love.
hmm.. less talking, more walking.

ok i'm going on and on here. why did i suddenly start talking about that? weird.. man, i hope this week passes by soon. before i know it, prelims will be over!! then it's time to study for A-levels. haha. so no difference. in fact, have to work harder.

6 more days to escape!!!!!!(: whoohoooooo!!!!!!!

1 week to prelims

whoa... long time since i last posted here. like one month i think. haha. kinda forgot that i have a blog. writing everything in a diary is much better for remembering stuff that i wanna rmb. let's see..
prelims are next week! man, i think if they were the real A-levels i will fail my maths, physics and geog. straightaway don't need to go uni. can start work right after army, or go poly. if i had to choose, i will just start working. haha. that's the situation now unless i buck up.
so this week i have started to study. ya, just started. at least not as bad as o-levels, when i only started 3 weeks before the exam. now i've given myself 2months plus before A's. whether that's enough remains to be seen. and as of now my future still hangs in the balance, delicately dangling over a cliff top, just about going to fall into the depths of the sea. to quote mr holden, "you're walking on the edge, i-zack. walking on the edge and just about to fall off." and mr rajoo, "you're throwing your life away." yes, strong words. like, wow.
of course, i won't let the pressure get to me. and that's just the thing, because sometimes, i think i should.
prelims end 18 sept! whoohoo!!!!!