Tuesday, September 30, 2008 '
11:23 PM Yi absolutely love this song.
no idea why.
guess its one of those unexplainable stuff in life..
FIVE MINUTES TO MIDNIGHT
~ BOYS LIKE GIRLS ~
Brown eyes and lungs are filled up with smoke
Fast lives are stuck in the undertow
But you know the places I wanna go
'Cause ohohoh,
I've got a sickness
You've got the cure
You've got the spark I've been lookin' for
And I've got it planned we walk out the door
You Know You wanna just let go,
It's time to roll down the windows
Sing it oh oh oh
We got all we need
So here we go
Turn it up
It's five minutes to midnight
You're comin' home with me tonight
I can't get enough, shakin' me up
Turn it up
Alright
At five minutes to midnight
You see our name in city lights
We'll make the clock stop
Make your heart drop
And come alive
We could pack up
And leave all our things behind
No fact, or fiction, or storyline
'Cause I need you more than just for tonight
You're oh oh oh like air
I can't stop my breathing in
I'm weak and you are my medicine
I won't stop till I am under your skin
You Know you wanna just let go
It's time to roll down the windows
Sing it oh oh oh
We got all we need
So here we go
Turn it up
It's five minutes to midnight
You're coming home with me tonight
I can't get enough, shakin' me up
Turn it up
Alright
At five minutes to midnight
You see our name in city lights
We'll make the clock stop
Make your heart drop
And come alive
And when the clock strikes twelve
Will you find another boy to
Go and kiss and tell
'Cause you know I never will
I think we should strike a match
And we'll hold it to the wind to
See how long it lasts
We can make the time stand still
Turn it up
It's five minutes to midnight
You're coming home with me tonight
I can't get enough, shakin' me up
Turn it up
Alright
At five minutes to midnight
You see our name in city lights
We'll make the clock stop
Make your heart drop
And come alive
Turn it up
It's five minutes to midnight
You're coming home with me tonight(tonight)
I can't get enough, shakin' me up
Turn it up
Alright
At five minutes to midnight
You see our name in city lights(city lights)
We'll make the clock stop
Make your heart drop
And come alive
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1:14 PM YMy parents and sister have gone out.
Im stuck at home on my own because i have work to do.
Oh Poo.
I really hate having so much work to do and somehow no matter how much i do, there still seems to be heaps more to complete.
If only the amount of money can follow this principle.. i would be rich.
** I AM TIRED.
Monday, September 29, 2008 '
12:02 PM YI am so hungry.
Really have to stop eating so much already.
It doesnt help that it is now autumn and people generally get more hungry and eat more during the cold months. =(
I have been doing my homework at my patio the whole morning.. i have to say that the view is really pretty but the traffic is pretty irritating. Howevery, THE NICE WEATHER MAKES UP FOR EVERYTHING ELSE UNPLEASANT so im fine with this. hehehe..
Okay. Time to continue my work.
Sunday, September 28, 2008 '
8:05 PM YBullshit might get you to the top, but it won"t keep you there.
=D
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7:28 PM Y
Life is like a jigsaw puzzle.
Sometimes you cant seem to find the correct piece to fit.
But believe this: At the very end, it will be a completed puzzle.
So even if we seem to be getting the wrong pieces at that very moment in life, we shouldnt give up because we must think of the whole picture at the end.
The ending WILL be perfect.
Just like the perfect, completed jigsaw puzzles we have seen in our childhood.
(Dont tell me that you have never played with jigsaw puzzles before in your entire life okay..)
Saturday, September 27, 2008 '
10:21 PM YCan you believe it??
This is the first time my muscles actually ache immediately after yoga lessons..
Oh!
Today's yoga lesson is really fun. hahahha..
The weather in Shanghai really changes very quickly.
Just 2 days ago it was still SUPER HOT AND HUMID and now it is really REALLY COOLING =)
Just like when you are in an air-conditioned room =D
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4:06 PM YTo accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream, not only plan, but also believe.
Friday, September 26, 2008 '
8:09 PM YIts only been one month since i started school and we are having another one week holiday =)
hehehe..
Its China's national holiday !!
One week break from school but seriously, the homework that we have to complete within this time frame is CRAZY!!!
** because things are the way they are, things will not stay the way they are
Thursday, September 25, 2008 '
11:53 PM Yim TIRED
time to go to bed
just finished studying for chemistry test but because of this, i didnt do the rest of my homework..
shall do it during free period and lunch tomorrow
beauty sleep here i come!!!
Wednesday, September 24, 2008 '
4:49 PM YGOSH.
I have so much work to do and so little time to complete them.
Now i know what i really want.. a time tuner (like the one in Harry Potter) where i can go back in time. Then i can have loads of time to complete my stuff..
I have a chemistry test on acids and bases on friday and i cant even do my worksheet on it.
Okay.
So pH = -log [H+]
then pOH + pH = 14
Thats about all that i know.
The questions are so much harder than all these..
I better go and study it soon.
But before studying, i have to complete some homework first..
YUCK.
My blog seems to be full of accounts of me doing homework and studying.
Im such a boring person.
Maybe i should say that im an interesting person with a boring life.
Yea.. that sounds better.. =)
Tata!!!
Monday, September 22, 2008 '
5:57 PM YI just found out about my predicted scores today.
My teachers have predicated that im going to get 41 points for my IB with out including TOK and EE.
This means that im expected to get like 7points for 5 of my subjects and the remaining subject would be 6points.
In case you dont know what this point system is like, for the IB diploma course, we use point systems to calculate it. 7 points is the maximum you can get for one subject. I guess its equivalent to an A.
In other words im expected to get 5 As and 1 B at the end.
43 points when you include the other components.
43 points out of 45.
HOW IN THE WORLD AM I GOING TO PERFORM UP TO THEIR EXPECTATIONS????!!!!!
I know that my friends in school think that im really smart and hardworking BUT IM NOT!!!
Oh great. I have never felt so much pressure on me before.
Its like everyone is expecting me to do exceptionally well for the IB but it is a really REALLY HARD COURSE!!!
Crap.
What am i going to do now??
Sunday, September 21, 2008 '
10:30 AM YTHEORY OF KNOWLEDGE
This subject is really...
~ difficult yet logical
~ confusing yet it makes lots of sense
~ hilarious yet somber
~ boring yet intriguing
Yes. It is. Im not crazy. I know that they are basically the opposites but it is true. Certain topics are really interesting while others are like sleep-inducing. Well, to me it is.
But i have to say, it is rather fun to learn so many new things in the lessons. The essays we have to write are DEFINITELY no piece of cake and the presentation criteria is really demanding but the lesson and learning part itself is FUN =)
However, it is not a very nice feeling for your beliefs to be questioned. Imagine someone telling you that what you have believed for your entire life is actually not true and they have evidence to back it up!!
That is why they say that this subject is for you to learn how to question yourself and if you believe something, you have to be able to back it up with concrete evidence and prove to others that it is true.
And i have to tell you, it is not easy.
Saturday, September 20, 2008 '
10:42 PM YIm now anticipating the aching of my muscles tomorrow.
Yoga was tiring but fun as per usual.
Have to rush out my four 'short' 10mark questions for economics by tonight as i have other plans for tomorrow already. Yea.. 'short' as said by Mr Johnson.
HELLO?? IF YOU SAY SHORT WE WILL EXPECT SOMETHING LIKE 4MARK QUESTIONS YOU KNOW.
10 MARKS PER QUESTION DOES NOT MAKE 'SHORT QUESTIONS'!!!!
See?
A fine example of a group of people with different definitions of the same thing which leads to unhappiness..
hahaha.. in this case it is more work for us =(
Okayy!! I want to sleep early tonight too so off to work!!!
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10:26 AM YIm a real pig. hahaha..
I went to sleep at like 8.45pm last night and only woke up at 8am just now.
HAHAHAHA.
But then im still feeling tired. Seems like the more i sleep the more tired i become.
No more sleeping early for me tonight as i have lots of work to complete!!
Oh.
I have guitar lessons later on in the afternoon and yoga lessons at night.
Seems like its going to be a busy day ahead.
Friday, September 19, 2008 '
7:11 PM YI AM TIRED.
SHOULD I GO TO BED NOW??
LATER MAKE ME SEEM LIKE A PIG.. JUST AFTER FINISHING MY DINNER, I GO TO BED.
NAH..
I SHALL TRY TO DO MY HOMEWORK FIRST.
I HAVE SO MUCH TO DO THIS WEEKEND.
BRACE MYSELF FOR A BUSY WEEKEND.
Thursday, September 18, 2008 '
8:49 PM Yim freaking pissed off.
Stupid visa application thing.
Gives me nothing but problems.
Urgh.
Wednesday, September 17, 2008 '
4:56 PM YWhat is the fairest way to get two children to share a cake??
Get one kid to cut the cake into two and the other kid gets to choose first =)
Really smart!!
Never thought of it myself.
Found this out during TOK lesson today..
TOK is really meaningful but confusing.
Tuesday, September 16, 2008 '
4:39 PM Ytime to get start doing my homework
im a disciplined, good girl so im off for now =)
Monday, September 15, 2008 '
9:33 PM Ythere is going to be an economic quiz tomorrow.
urgh.
trying my best to memorise stuff but im not even sure if it is going to be of use in the quiz..
thats what i dont like about economics..
know the theories is not enough.. you must know how to apply to real life situations as well which can be a pain at times..
HOWEVER, IM NOT GOING TO COMPLAIN BUT PUT IN MORE EFFORT INTO MAKING SURE I CAN RAISE MY GRADES FOR ECONOMICS.
** im fighting for my grades, all right, and i will win the war =)
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12:02 PM YITS A HOLIDAY TODAY~~~
Mooncake festival..
Yea.. i know.. China actually has a public holiday for mooncake festival.. heard that it is a new holiday.
Oh! I think that the people in Shanghai do not celebrate mooncake festival like we do in singapore. They dont carry lanterns but they still eat mooncake. (it wont be called mooncake festival if you dont eat mooncake right??)
actually i still have work to do so yea.
oh well..
Guess i get to go out for lunch of dinner though so it should still be okay.
Off to continue with my work.
Sunday, September 14, 2008 '
6:31 PM YDoing oral commentary on Hamlet now..
I just realised that Shakespeare must have been a genius.
Some of his words really, really do make sense in a some sort twisted way.
My favourites so far are:
~ Frailty, thy name is woman ~
~ To post With such dexterity to incestuous sheets! ~
~ Be wary then: best safety lies in fear ~
~ Neither a borrower nor a lender be, For loan oft loses both itself and friend ~
~ To thine own self be true ~
There are still many more but seeing that im only at act 1 at the moment, i shall leave it as it is first..
Urgh.
Some people are just so much more intelligent than others.
Maddening in a way..
** Contrary to popular belief, i think that life is fair, in the twisted way that it is unfair to EVERYONE in some way or another. Look on the positive side people.. somehow or another it helps =) **
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1:04 PM Yim feeling so restless.
Cant seem to be able to concentrate on my physics in front of me.
Electric currents (yuck! i cannot imagine who will be interested in this..)
I shall force myself to study.
See if this works.
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10:03 AM YWent out for the whole day yesterday.
We went to 七宝古镇 which means "old town of seven treasures" in english.
It was raining most of the time so we were really drenched at the beginning as we were too lazy to take out the umbrellas..
Decided to use them in the end as the rain got heavier..
Really tired last night after the whole day's adventure so i went to bed at 9.30pm.
Actually managed to complete my chemistry homework and reading this morning before breakfast.
Going to start on my physics now.
Friday, September 12, 2008 '
9:58 PM Y
BACARDI BREEZER
rum refresher
alcohol content 4.8%
Tropical Lime =)
really yummy drink.. ive drank all the flavours before but i still cant decide which is my favourite but i have to say the tropical lime flavour has the most interesting colour..
yummy yummy yummy =)
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7:23 PM Y
the evolution of my bruise
Got lots of comments about it today.. mostly about how gross it actually looks like.. yea.. i know it too actually. hahaha.
Can you believe it? Even the guys found it disgusting and uncomfortable to look at.
Yea.. its disgusting.. hopefully it goes away before i go back to school on tuesday..
Thursday, September 11, 2008 '
8:49 PM Y
my bruised arm
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7:40 PM YHad to go for medical examination today for applying some student visa thing.
One word to describe it:
UNFORGETTABLE
Why?
I fainted almost immediately after they took my blood for blood sampling and analysis.
Great.
And now my arm is bruised because i didnt put enough pressure on my injection mark as i was already feeling faint.
Dont feel like going into further details at the moment.
My arm really hurts now.
And, i dont really feel well.
Weakness should not be shown.. but im sure there are exceptions..
Wednesday, September 10, 2008 '
10:35 PM Yintegration sucks big time
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4:23 PM Ythree cheers to me =)
Im actually keeping up my hard work.
Getting ready to start studying and doing homework now.
Tuesday, September 9, 2008 '
9:47 PM YTo be, or not to be, that is the question:
Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer
The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune,
Or to take arms against a sea of troubles
And by opposing end them. To die - to sleep,
No more; and by a sleep to say we end
The heart-ache and the thousand natural shocks
That flesh is heir to: 'tis a consummation
Devoutly to be wish'd. To die, to sleep;
TO sleep, perchance to dream - ay, there's the rub:
For in that sleep of death what dreams may come,
When we have shuffled off this mortal coil,
Must give us pause - there's the respect
That makes calamity of so long life.
For who would bear the whips and scorns of time,
Th'oppressor's wrong, the proud man's contumely,
The pangs of dispriz'd love, the law's delay,
The insolence of office, and the spurns
That patient merit of th'unworthy takes,
When he himself might his quietus make
With a bare bodkin? Who would fardels bear,
To grunt and sweat under a weary life,
But that the dread of something after death,
The undiscover'd country, from whose bourn
No traveller returns, puzzles the will,
And makes us rather bear those ills we have
Than fly to others that we know not of?
Thus conscience does make cowards of us all,
And thus the native hue of resolution
Is sicklied o'er with the pale cast of thought,
And enterprises of great pitch and moment
With this regard their currents turn awry
And lose the name of action. Soft you now,
The fair Ophelia! Nymph, in thy orisons
Be all my sins remember'd.
- Hamlet-
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5:11 PM YEveryone from tpjc who has just gotten back their prelim results and not done well:
DONT WORRY TOO MUCH OKAY??
JUST WORK HARDER FOR THE A LEVELS!!
As for those others who are having their prelims now:
GOOD LUCK FOR THE PRELIMS!!
I have set a new goal for myself.
From now on, once i get home, im going to shower then start on my work immediately.
No wasting of time because im really running short of time already.
Somehow the stress is piling up on me..
My teachers and everyone else in school are expecting me to be one of the top students and i cannot put into words how much stress this is giving me.
Guess i have to really buck up and hope that its not too late =)
** Its never too late to start dreaming.. **
Monday, September 8, 2008 '
10:11 PM Yoral commentary is irritating me
and this is only the first practice that we are having and im already sian-ed by the whole process
not a good start indeed
=(
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5:24 PM Ycan you believe it?
Im actually doing work now..
Classes ended at 3.30pm just now and by 4.30pm, im already doing my work again at home..
Not much rest in between..
I seriously have to say, im amazed at myself..
Sometimes.. i really do seem amazing.
Saturday, September 6, 2008 '
10:29 PM YFinished reading about Shakespeare's life and works today.
Thank goodness i didnt fall asleep this time. =)
Have integration test next week and i dont know how to do anything on application of integration.
Good luck to me.
I have to work on it this weekend.
Dont even know why i bothered to post this anyway.
Friday, September 5, 2008 '
10:24 PM YIt rained so much today.
When we went out for lunch the rain stopped so most of us assumed that we wont need umbrellas anymore.
WE WERE SO WRONG.
As a result, we got SERIOUSLY DRENCHED and i had water dripping down from my hair.
Best thing, our classrooms have the air-conditioner switched on so you can imagine how cold the few of us are in the class.
The girls in the class (3 of us) wanted to increase the temperature but the guys complained that it was already very hot in the classroom.
Gosh.
I was freezing and they said they felt hot.
Now i know why they say that.
THEY ARE WEARING SUITS.
NO WONDER THEY ARE NOT COLD, AND EVEN FEEL HOT.
But the guys in my level are sweet.. when the girls feel cold, they will take off their blazers and give them to us.
Can you imagine?
I was totally wet and they just insisted that i wear it so that i dont start sneezing.
After that, i started to warm up. Now i know.. their blazers are so thick. I can feel the warmth radiating from the inside of the blazer which warmed me up.
Ms Scotti wasnt here for lesson but she gave us this booklet on SHAKESPEAR'S life to read on.
It doesnt help that the rain was falling so gently outside the classroom windows with a soft pitter patter on the window panes.
Somehow it seems to put me in a sleeping mood and together, the weather and Shakespear's life put me to sleep.
Yes.
That is right.
I,
slept in english class.
As in i really slept.
When i woke up, i realised that the bell is ringing and that jade was in a panic-ky state as she had concluded that i was dead just because she couldnt get me to wake up with a few pats on my back. (hahaha.. if you know JADE you would know what i mean.. hehe.. aww jade, i love you too.. dont worry, i wont die so quickly.. hehe..)
Went for Hayley's birthday dinner just now.
Dont know what to say about it.
I shall keep my comments to myself..
well.. on the other hand, i may share it with some others.. see what they think about it..
Okay.
If this post sounds really weird due to grammatical errors, please pardon me.
As you will know after reading the whole post, that i have had a fairly eventful day so im really tired and sleepy.
Darling brain is not really functioning well now.
Guess i will go now.
** i really pity her. i dont know what to say but if that happened to me, i think i would be really depressed. No kidding.. Oh well.. Hope that she is alright.**
Wednesday, September 3, 2008 '
9:45 PM Yim officially a year 13 student.
the first group of graduating IB students from Dulwich College Shanghai.
the race is on..
Im going to work really hard this time.
The last 8 months of hard work that will have disastrous results if i do not put in effort.
I have really high hopes for myself.
Better not let myself down.
Back to homework
Monday, September 1, 2008 '
9:12 PM YOMG.
SCHOOL STARTS TOMORROW.
IM DREADING IT.
YUCKS.
THE FIRST DAY OF YEAR 13.
THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS IN YEAR 12 IS TWICE THE NUMBER IN MY LEVEL.
WE ARE OVERPOWERED PEOPLE..
NOT REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT.
OUR COMMON ROOM DEFINITELY CANT HOLD 90 PEOPLE IN THERE.
I CAN TELL..
THERES GOING TO BE WAR OVER THE GOOD SEATS.
NOT TO MENTION THE NEW SNACK BAR IN THE COMMON ROOM.
SHALL GO AND GEAR UP FOR THE WAR.
MAY PEACE PREVAIL.
=)
