Thursday, October 28, 2004
Today's biology practical was... well, interesting. And I mean interesting interesting.
I spent the the whole of last night trying to memorise how to draw onions, peanuts, kiwi, flowers, amidst other vegetative organisms, and just when I taught I can handle whatever that comes, guess what they decided to throw us.
I walked into the lab, and I was totally stunned by what I saw.
Prawns.
PRAWNS?!
They're not supposed to give crustaceans! I mean, for the drawing part it has always been either vegetables or fruits, flowers or seeds, never something like, prawns?! Not that I have anything against prawns la. But anyways I am glad to say I am proud of my drawing of the prawn. :D
Anyways here are some interesting things I found out about prawns I never knew before:
1) They have an uncountable number of legs which tangles together and which took me forever to draw.
2) Prawns have a jagged sword-like thingy on their head.
3) Prawns have hair.
Bet the last one is a shocker right? But yes, prawns do have hair.
So that settles bio prac. No matter how ridiculously unpredictably shocking it was, it's over.
And guess what, I realised I have like, approximately 3 and a quarter days left to Os. Cool.
(!!!)
Anyways so I went to school today, and guess what, those who came yesterday didn't come today, and those who didn't come yesterday came today (which includes me). That's what I like about four-eight, this unique understanding of each other which binds us all together. :P
So we had half the class for lessons today, and then another half of this half had to leave for some NYJC talk. By the time it was Chinese lesson after recess, the number of people present dwindled to 8. E-I-G-H-T, eight people out of 34 in a class. Imagine cai laoshi's joy. As Shin Moon put it, it was pathetic. The class was so quiet, it was almost deafening. Then meili de meiyi started humming/singing with peakiew, and it was amplified ten-fold because of the silence.
Time was really crawling, and by the last lesson (math intensive) everyone was half-dead. Then Zinc started suffering from the last stages of retardation. She started this retardedly retarded thing about counting down every minute till school ends with retarded handsigns and actions. And I retardedly joined in because I really couldn't get any math question in.
"CHUNLI KISSED ME!!". <-- that was some random typing by michk.
So the day finally ended at 2.05pm. And I took my own sweet time to pack my bag and stroll to the bus stop. No more game playing.
On a normal school day, the bell rings at 2.05pm. I take half a minute to sweep everything into my bag, and another one and a half to rush out of the school to the bus stop. Usually the bus stop is empty because I'm the first person out of the school, and I feel happy because I'm gonna break the record shortest time to get home (or so I thought). So I patiently wait for bus number 156 to come.
Then gradually, it starts to get noisy as more girls stream out of school to go home. I see my classmates sauntering down the bridge to the bus stop, they catch up with me and we chat. Then one by one their buses came, and as I waved goodbye, all I could do was watch them go. Even those who just came out of school, who ran and caught their buses, was on their way home, but I was still waiting. Imagine the frustration!
By 2.30, I've seen like, half a dozen 74s, several 170s, mutiple 174s, but no 156! My patience starts to run dry, and I clench my banana-yellow folder even tighter to prevent myself from exploding with frustration and desperation and annoyance and irritation and whatnots.
I try to rationalize: the bus is probably stuck in the lunch-hour jam (if there's such a thing), maybe the bus broke down half-way and had to wait for a substitute bus, or maybe the bus uncle had to settle some family problems before he went to work, everything I can think of!
Then it starts to get absurd: the bus uncle was queueing to buy 4D or Toto at a popular outlet, or maybe he had a rendezvous with his secret mistress before going to work. You can't blame me lah, people get irrational when put in extreme circumstances.
Then at 2.40 when I'm having thoughts about taking a taxi home, 156 finally, FINALLY, came crawling. I try to keep my calm and not to give the bus uncle my killer stares as I board the bus. (RAWRRR!)
The bus journey took less than 15 minutes. And the waiting time was obscenely 200% of the travelling time.
I reach home close to four. And I think I'd probably have taken a shorter time if I cycled.
So much for breaking records.
Bleah.
Remember I was quite disappointed with getting B for HCL because it was one of my stronger subjects. Well the next day while I checking the marksheet I found out my grade was an A!
I then heard from my friends that the teachers decided to round up your score to the next grade if you're only short by 1 mark. So my final grade for HCL jumped from B to A, and I didn't even pray for it! God really knows my heart, and I really wanna thank Him!
And there's more to come..
I got back all my major papers last week, except Physics and Elective Geog. Because I know my Physics is not reliable (highest ever was B4), I didn't take it into consideration, and I calculated my minimum L1R5 to be 12, nothing less. Well I wasn't disappointed, nor was I very happy with the score. I just accepted it. With 12 I'm eligible for JC, and I'm glad enough already.
Then I was talking to Lim Young one of the nights online, as he shared with me how God was working in his life and how he got the scores he got, I was reminded of God's kindness to all of us, and by trusting in God, leaving everything to Him without worry, He will give what is best for us. And I remember feeling immensely amazed by God's control over our lives and how much He takes care of us, and as I stopped worrying where I'm gonna end up next year, all I could do was think how great and powerful God was.
Then Monday came, time for Elect Geog and Physics papers to be returned. And guess what? I actually got an A1 for Physics! To have distinction for Physics is like having climbed Mt Everest for me! It was such an impossible task, and I know without strength and help from God, it'd never have been attainable. It is to God's credit once again, and not my efforts alone. With another A1 the minimum I can get for my L1R5 actually dropped by 2pts! Never in my wildest dreams did I think I could actually get anything lower than 12! This is truly and surely God's hand at work.
Through all these God has taught me how His ways are and will always be way way above mine, and how to let Him take the driver seat, to let Him take control of my life while I follow where He leads me. It is not my will but God's, and I have learnt to trust in Him, put my best in all I do, and leave the rest to Him, and He will take care of everything else. I cannot fully describe how comforted I feel knowing this..
I think God's love and graciousness is like the sea - vast and immeasurable. And God is really good to me, so good I don't think I even deserve it.
Thank You so much.
Today's biology practical was... well, interesting. And I mean interesting interesting.
I spent the the whole of last night trying to memorise how to draw onions, peanuts, kiwi, flowers, amidst other vegetative organisms, and just when I taught I can handle whatever that comes, guess what they decided to throw us.
I walked into the lab, and I was totally stunned by what I saw.
Prawns.
PRAWNS?!
They're not supposed to give crustaceans! I mean, for the drawing part it has always been either vegetables or fruits, flowers or seeds, never something like, prawns?! Not that I have anything against prawns la. But anyways I am glad to say I am proud of my drawing of the prawn. :D
Anyways here are some interesting things I found out about prawns I never knew before:
1) They have an uncountable number of legs which tangles together and which took me forever to draw.
2) Prawns have a jagged sword-like thingy on their head.
3) Prawns have hair.
Bet the last one is a shocker right? But yes, prawns do have hair.
So that settles bio prac. No matter how ridiculously unpredictably shocking it was, it's over.
And guess what, I realised I have like, approximately 3 and a quarter days left to Os. Cool.
(!!!)
writing at 3:54 PM
Friday, October 15, 2004
Anyways so I went to school today, and guess what, those who came yesterday didn't come today, and those who didn't come yesterday came today (which includes me). That's what I like about four-eight, this unique understanding of each other which binds us all together. :P
So we had half the class for lessons today, and then another half of this half had to leave for some NYJC talk. By the time it was Chinese lesson after recess, the number of people present dwindled to 8. E-I-G-H-T, eight people out of 34 in a class. Imagine cai laoshi's joy. As Shin Moon put it, it was pathetic. The class was so quiet, it was almost deafening. Then meili de meiyi started humming/singing with peakiew, and it was amplified ten-fold because of the silence.
Time was really crawling, and by the last lesson (math intensive) everyone was half-dead. Then Zinc started suffering from the last stages of retardation. She started this retardedly retarded thing about counting down every minute till school ends with retarded handsigns and actions. And I retardedly joined in because I really couldn't get any math question in.
"CHUNLI KISSED ME!!". <-- that was some random typing by michk.
So the day finally ended at 2.05pm. And I took my own sweet time to pack my bag and stroll to the bus stop. No more game playing.
writing at 10:42 PM
Monday, October 11, 2004
On a normal school day, the bell rings at 2.05pm. I take half a minute to sweep everything into my bag, and another one and a half to rush out of the school to the bus stop. Usually the bus stop is empty because I'm the first person out of the school, and I feel happy because I'm gonna break the record shortest time to get home (or so I thought). So I patiently wait for bus number 156 to come.
Then gradually, it starts to get noisy as more girls stream out of school to go home. I see my classmates sauntering down the bridge to the bus stop, they catch up with me and we chat. Then one by one their buses came, and as I waved goodbye, all I could do was watch them go. Even those who just came out of school, who ran and caught their buses, was on their way home, but I was still waiting. Imagine the frustration!
By 2.30, I've seen like, half a dozen 74s, several 170s, mutiple 174s, but no 156! My patience starts to run dry, and I clench my banana-yellow folder even tighter to prevent myself from exploding with frustration and desperation and annoyance and irritation and whatnots.
I try to rationalize: the bus is probably stuck in the lunch-hour jam (if there's such a thing), maybe the bus broke down half-way and had to wait for a substitute bus, or maybe the bus uncle had to settle some family problems before he went to work, everything I can think of!
Then it starts to get absurd: the bus uncle was queueing to buy 4D or Toto at a popular outlet, or maybe he had a rendezvous with his secret mistress before going to work. You can't blame me lah, people get irrational when put in extreme circumstances.
Then at 2.40 when I'm having thoughts about taking a taxi home, 156 finally, FINALLY, came crawling. I try to keep my calm and not to give the bus uncle my killer stares as I board the bus. (RAWRRR!)
The bus journey took less than 15 minutes. And the waiting time was obscenely 200% of the travelling time.
I reach home close to four. And I think I'd probably have taken a shorter time if I cycled.
So much for breaking records.
Bleah.
writing at 11:15 AM
Tuesday, October 05, 2004
Remember I was quite disappointed with getting B for HCL because it was one of my stronger subjects. Well the next day while I checking the marksheet I found out my grade was an A!
I then heard from my friends that the teachers decided to round up your score to the next grade if you're only short by 1 mark. So my final grade for HCL jumped from B to A, and I didn't even pray for it! God really knows my heart, and I really wanna thank Him!
And there's more to come..
I got back all my major papers last week, except Physics and Elective Geog. Because I know my Physics is not reliable (highest ever was B4), I didn't take it into consideration, and I calculated my minimum L1R5 to be 12, nothing less. Well I wasn't disappointed, nor was I very happy with the score. I just accepted it. With 12 I'm eligible for JC, and I'm glad enough already.
Then I was talking to Lim Young one of the nights online, as he shared with me how God was working in his life and how he got the scores he got, I was reminded of God's kindness to all of us, and by trusting in God, leaving everything to Him without worry, He will give what is best for us. And I remember feeling immensely amazed by God's control over our lives and how much He takes care of us, and as I stopped worrying where I'm gonna end up next year, all I could do was think how great and powerful God was.
Then Monday came, time for Elect Geog and Physics papers to be returned. And guess what? I actually got an A1 for Physics! To have distinction for Physics is like having climbed Mt Everest for me! It was such an impossible task, and I know without strength and help from God, it'd never have been attainable. It is to God's credit once again, and not my efforts alone. With another A1 the minimum I can get for my L1R5 actually dropped by 2pts! Never in my wildest dreams did I think I could actually get anything lower than 12! This is truly and surely God's hand at work.
Through all these God has taught me how His ways are and will always be way way above mine, and how to let Him take the driver seat, to let Him take control of my life while I follow where He leads me. It is not my will but God's, and I have learnt to trust in Him, put my best in all I do, and leave the rest to Him, and He will take care of everything else. I cannot fully describe how comforted I feel knowing this..
I think God's love and graciousness is like the sea - vast and immeasurable. And God is really good to me, so good I don't think I even deserve it.
Thank You so much.
The Lord is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love.
He will not always accuse, nor will He harbour His anger forever; He does not treat us as our sins deserve or repay us according to our iniquities.
For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is His love for those who fear Him;
as far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us.
Psalm 103:8-12
writing at 11:03 AM
Friday, October 01, 2004
writing at 11:25 PM
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