Friday, August 3, 2012
love this week!!! the only down side to this week is that i didn't study or revise much...
so last sat, watched the olympic games opening ceremony. quite good, showed how britain was like last time till now. :) didn't finish the whole ceremony cos had to rush off for dance :(
learnt the aces day dance for pe. well, there are 2 dances, the first one is so easy( dancing to party rock anthem). just anyhow dance and have fun. haha! but no running this week.
studied for a chinese chengyu test but still failed :( chinese is beyond hope! but compo can safe me! :)
had cip this week. always like ending off the cip session talking to one of the malay elderly, mdm kamsiah( i can't spell her name...) she's so inspiring!
and xiulin called me in sch!!! talked to her on the phone! then had conference call with ayilisha on thurs, thasneem on fri! so fun! miss them all!! hope we can all end early next wed so we can have lunch together.
this week is really a good week! :)
so last sat, watched the olympic games opening ceremony. quite good, showed how britain was like last time till now. :) didn't finish the whole ceremony cos had to rush off for dance :(
learnt the aces day dance for pe. well, there are 2 dances, the first one is so easy( dancing to party rock anthem). just anyhow dance and have fun. haha! but no running this week.
studied for a chinese chengyu test but still failed :( chinese is beyond hope! but compo can safe me! :)
had cip this week. always like ending off the cip session talking to one of the malay elderly, mdm kamsiah( i can't spell her name...) she's so inspiring!
and xiulin called me in sch!!! talked to her on the phone! then had conference call with ayilisha on thurs, thasneem on fri! so fun! miss them all!! hope we can all end early next wed so we can have lunch together.
this week is really a good week! :)
Saturday, July 28, 2012
performance today. looked at the video, it was nice! but i dropped my headgear and went out of timing cos i lost focus. so sad! and i'm so sorry dancers! it could have been an even better performance had i been more carful with the headgear and not be distracted after losing it! must learn from mistakes! but overall, it was good. the whole experience was a good one. became closer to some dance mates and learnt new dance steps. had the chance to shine in the front row too! love it! :)
Friday, July 27, 2012
dance, dance and more dance this week!!!!
like, everyday except thurs was dance! had to perfect everything. big day tmr! performing!!! :) struggled through the week with an injured foot. well, the skin peeled off and had a deep hole on the sole of my feet. no blood but its sore and pain! still, it's recovering in time for the performance tmr which is good! :) really can't wait for tmr!!!!
had chinese cheng yu test... studied hard but still couldn't do many questions. sad... :( oh well
what else to say? badminton for pe! had a good time!!! :) :)
like, everyday except thurs was dance! had to perfect everything. big day tmr! performing!!! :) struggled through the week with an injured foot. well, the skin peeled off and had a deep hole on the sole of my feet. no blood but its sore and pain! still, it's recovering in time for the performance tmr which is good! :) really can't wait for tmr!!!!
had chinese cheng yu test... studied hard but still couldn't do many questions. sad... :( oh well
what else to say? badminton for pe! had a good time!!! :) :)
Saturday, July 21, 2012
tired after today's dance but its worth it! had to audition for all 3 parts of the dance, only got in for 2. bit disappointed cos i wanted to do that part, but its okay. kept getting my timing wrong! and actually got into part 3 though i didn't think i was good enough. going to have to work much harder to improve for this performance and syf next year. lots of pressure for this dance!!! must must must must work hard!!!
so had dance on mon and fri. trev only came on mon and today. but see how much he can do it that short time!!! performance is next week, so not much time left to improve, but its still possible.
chinese listening compre on wed. quite hard. after going through with the teacher, realized i had 6/10. :( not good!!! haiz....
went for cip on thurs. its an eye opener! got to meet and talk to such strong people even though they are old. imagine having problem after problem coming your way in your family but still trust in god and believing that this is how he tests us. and believing that everything will be okay. this particular lady is so strong and inspirational. like to talk to her cos she really is someone who will be able to inspire. :) can't wait to see her again!
Saturday, July 14, 2012
trev finally came to help us for dance on mon! :) seeing the performance finally taking shape. YAY! and trying my best to learn the steps and perfect them. also had dance on wed and fri. tiring, but fun! no gardening, no cip this week, so not that packed, but still tired. went to eat baskin robins with jodie on thurs. nice! :) and no pe on thurs too! have this ice cream craze now!!! :) :) :)
Saturday, July 7, 2012
ct's over. didn't do well at all. prepared to fail for at least 3 subjects. well, i know i've failed one already. so anyway, post ct's been fine. had dance on wed and fri, cip on thurs, a level orals on tues. see, busy life! will be ending late every day from now on. have a performance coming up. then still have to do nyaa and all. oh well, busy, busy!
went to see the harry potter exhibition today! so cool!!! love it! :)
went to see the harry potter exhibition today! so cool!!! love it! :)
Friday, June 29, 2012
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
sun
lazy day... car broke down at night but still went to vivo for dinner at carl's jr. not really a father's day celebration but oh well.
mon
went to sch for chinese in the morning then had to give out surveys in the afternoon. went to jp with matthew and nurul, then holland village with matthew. met some friends there! and its easier to get surveys from holland village!
lazy day... car broke down at night but still went to vivo for dinner at carl's jr. not really a father's day celebration but oh well.
mon
went to sch for chinese in the morning then had to give out surveys in the afternoon. went to jp with matthew and nurul, then holland village with matthew. met some friends there! and its easier to get surveys from holland village!
Saturday, June 16, 2012
thursday
was so bored at home, tried to study, did a bit! but didn't finish. oh well....
fri
went for pw discussion at jurong library. for about 7 hours! so long!!!! then went to meet cousin and her mum at anchor point. walked round, had scones! :) played basketball at the arcade. 9 times!!! trying to beat the high score with my cousin. ironically, we couldn't beat the high score at machine 1 but our score beat the high score at machine 2! :( went to buy nail polish then had fun playing with it at grandma's house. stayed over for the night. slept late cos we were playing, talking and moving furniture around to revamp the room. yes, moving furniture at 12 midnight and in the early hours of the morning is no easy thing! slept with grandma in the end. :) had ice creme twice today!
sat
woke up early, whole family went to mac for breakfast then to johor premier outlet. at first, all the shops that we saw were branded and expansive goods. then found a ice cream place so ate ice cream. baskin robins! :) then shopped at cotton on, took a long time and got 2 t shirts in the end. so tired!!!!
was so bored at home, tried to study, did a bit! but didn't finish. oh well....
fri
went for pw discussion at jurong library. for about 7 hours! so long!!!! then went to meet cousin and her mum at anchor point. walked round, had scones! :) played basketball at the arcade. 9 times!!! trying to beat the high score with my cousin. ironically, we couldn't beat the high score at machine 1 but our score beat the high score at machine 2! :( went to buy nail polish then had fun playing with it at grandma's house. stayed over for the night. slept late cos we were playing, talking and moving furniture around to revamp the room. yes, moving furniture at 12 midnight and in the early hours of the morning is no easy thing! slept with grandma in the end. :) had ice creme twice today!
sat
woke up early, whole family went to mac for breakfast then to johor premier outlet. at first, all the shops that we saw were branded and expansive goods. then found a ice cream place so ate ice cream. baskin robins! :) then shopped at cotton on, took a long time and got 2 t shirts in the end. so tired!!!!
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
so this week's been a good week!
monday
xiu lin came over. we talked. and she tried to sew up my poor stuff toy that keeps tearing. hope it will be okay soon. left for tiong bahru together but forgot my medicine( yes i'm sick!) so had to go back. then parents drove her home and we went to grandma's for dinner. stayed overnight at grandma's. slept with cousin and her aunt. had a long talk about counseling and psychology. may want to take that up in the future. still, really need to be emotionally strong for that, but i'm not.
tues
packed day! went to meet shareen at vivo to watch snow white and the huntsman. ate hotdog bread in the cinema so was very full and skipped lunch. ate ben and jerry's ice cream instead! :) haven't seen her for a long time! must meet every hols.
then met jiaxin at home. was supposed to study but we didn't! instead, we played cluedo, played around the house. talked about random stuff. time flies when you're having fun. cos we had to leave for vivo.
met qian ren, shermaine, jodie and douglas at vivo. then went to a hotel in sentosa to get ready for justin's farewell and wait for justin and the drama people to come. nothing much to do so we just took pics, lazed around, watched tv. quite a nice room. :) justin finally came after almost 2 hours? then started partying with pizza and drinks. :D got back late. and lost my voice! but it was so fun! not sure if i'll have a chance to see him again, but at least we said a good goodbye!
wed
went to uss with cousin and parents! not that crowded so we took almost all the rides till we were so tired. only spent like 7 hours there but it was really draining! went to eat sushi at night! :)
monday
xiu lin came over. we talked. and she tried to sew up my poor stuff toy that keeps tearing. hope it will be okay soon. left for tiong bahru together but forgot my medicine( yes i'm sick!) so had to go back. then parents drove her home and we went to grandma's for dinner. stayed overnight at grandma's. slept with cousin and her aunt. had a long talk about counseling and psychology. may want to take that up in the future. still, really need to be emotionally strong for that, but i'm not.
tues
packed day! went to meet shareen at vivo to watch snow white and the huntsman. ate hotdog bread in the cinema so was very full and skipped lunch. ate ben and jerry's ice cream instead! :) haven't seen her for a long time! must meet every hols.
then met jiaxin at home. was supposed to study but we didn't! instead, we played cluedo, played around the house. talked about random stuff. time flies when you're having fun. cos we had to leave for vivo.
met qian ren, shermaine, jodie and douglas at vivo. then went to a hotel in sentosa to get ready for justin's farewell and wait for justin and the drama people to come. nothing much to do so we just took pics, lazed around, watched tv. quite a nice room. :) justin finally came after almost 2 hours? then started partying with pizza and drinks. :D got back late. and lost my voice! but it was so fun! not sure if i'll have a chance to see him again, but at least we said a good goodbye!
wed
went to uss with cousin and parents! not that crowded so we took almost all the rides till we were so tired. only spent like 7 hours there but it was really draining! went to eat sushi at night! :)
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
so from after coming back from the trip, been busy everyday!
wed and fri was meeting someone! :) and meiyi and jiayi came over for a while on fri! just played a few games...
thurs
had cip! good day! went to interact with the elderly,talk about their past, hear their problems and play games with them! :)
weekend
more family time and painted my nails. :) yay! its blue!!!! :D :D :D
wed and fri was meeting someone! :) and meiyi and jiayi came over for a while on fri! just played a few games...
thurs
had cip! good day! went to interact with the elderly,talk about their past, hear their problems and play games with them! :)
weekend
more family time and painted my nails. :) yay! its blue!!!! :D :D :D
Saturday, June 9, 2012
day 7 - june 3 - sun - london
woke up on time today but kept wanting to just turn over and sleep. can't turn over much cos sharing a double bed with york sun. been having a double bed since the 3rd day. everyone has it! tired too cos of the late night, slept around 2. breakfast was at the lobby. best breakfast we've ever had! buffet of sausages, scrambled eggs, baked beans, bacon, bread and drinks! went for a victorian trial of london. was raining again but couldn't be bothered with holding an umbrella unless it got too heavy. used my jacket hood instead! we walked on the london bridge just hours before the queen came round for her diamond jubilee. didn't get to see her, sadly! but still, it made the streets quieter so we could have peace whilst walking. saw a catholic church, a former graveyard and other places. we actually traveled round the quieter places of london. victorian walk! oh, we got round london on the tube! and my ticket couldn't work so whenever we entered of left a place, had to go to ask for help. and once, we took this huge flight of steps! like 178 steps i think... then went to the same place i went to 2 years ago for lunch. didn't shop much, just ate! had waffle with cookies and cream ice cream and jacket potato with sour cream. it cost me about 10 pounds! watched the lion king! one word, AWESOME!!! much better then the singapore one! loved the whole show, the songs, the animals, everything!!!
had some shopping time in the evening and bought personal stuff! 3 skirts for like S$40. and a necklace. also got some last minute souvenirs. bought Macs for dinner. we had 2 hours of shopping but most shops were already closed since we shopped from 6 to 8 and most shops close at 6.
went to the guys room at night to have dinner and talk! last night already!! :( epic cos we were in the guys room and the guys slept before us so we left their room and came to mine. but we were all tired so they left early. and after i bathed, came out of the toilet, york sun said she was still awake. after i dried my hair, she was already asleep! hahaha!!!
day 8 - june 4 - mon - london to singapore
last day in UK, last day in london!!!! :( so we went to visit the globe theatre. it was not raining but it was so windy!!!! so cold! globe theatre was nice! went on to visit the tate modern museum( i think that's the name of it) which is an art museum next to the globe theatre. quite a big museum and we didn't have time to finish looking at everything! :( still, it was nice!
went to the airport and took off!!!!! again another long flight! stopped over at dubai and columbo. dubai was about 5 hours stopover so could shop and had a free Macs meal plus ice cream. :D 3rd ice cream on the trip!
day 9 - june 5 - tues - singapore
home sweet home!!!!
woke up on time today but kept wanting to just turn over and sleep. can't turn over much cos sharing a double bed with york sun. been having a double bed since the 3rd day. everyone has it! tired too cos of the late night, slept around 2. breakfast was at the lobby. best breakfast we've ever had! buffet of sausages, scrambled eggs, baked beans, bacon, bread and drinks! went for a victorian trial of london. was raining again but couldn't be bothered with holding an umbrella unless it got too heavy. used my jacket hood instead! we walked on the london bridge just hours before the queen came round for her diamond jubilee. didn't get to see her, sadly! but still, it made the streets quieter so we could have peace whilst walking. saw a catholic church, a former graveyard and other places. we actually traveled round the quieter places of london. victorian walk! oh, we got round london on the tube! and my ticket couldn't work so whenever we entered of left a place, had to go to ask for help. and once, we took this huge flight of steps! like 178 steps i think... then went to the same place i went to 2 years ago for lunch. didn't shop much, just ate! had waffle with cookies and cream ice cream and jacket potato with sour cream. it cost me about 10 pounds! watched the lion king! one word, AWESOME!!! much better then the singapore one! loved the whole show, the songs, the animals, everything!!!
had some shopping time in the evening and bought personal stuff! 3 skirts for like S$40. and a necklace. also got some last minute souvenirs. bought Macs for dinner. we had 2 hours of shopping but most shops were already closed since we shopped from 6 to 8 and most shops close at 6.
went to the guys room at night to have dinner and talk! last night already!! :( epic cos we were in the guys room and the guys slept before us so we left their room and came to mine. but we were all tired so they left early. and after i bathed, came out of the toilet, york sun said she was still awake. after i dried my hair, she was already asleep! hahaha!!!
day 8 - june 4 - mon - london to singapore
last day in UK, last day in london!!!! :( so we went to visit the globe theatre. it was not raining but it was so windy!!!! so cold! globe theatre was nice! went on to visit the tate modern museum( i think that's the name of it) which is an art museum next to the globe theatre. quite a big museum and we didn't have time to finish looking at everything! :( still, it was nice!
went to the airport and took off!!!!! again another long flight! stopped over at dubai and columbo. dubai was about 5 hours stopover so could shop and had a free Macs meal plus ice cream. :D 3rd ice cream on the trip!
day 9 - june 5 - tues - singapore
home sweet home!!!!
day 5 - june 1 - friday - Dorchester
its finally June!!!! couldn't wake up in the morning cos of the late night last night. so sleepy... also slept on the bus and during the talk on Thomas Hardy's books and poems. was so tired! breakfast was different! finally! had bacon and egg burger. will never get tired of western food! going to continue eating it even when i get back. but the trip has passed quite fast, its already day 5. :( going back soon! so the Thomas Hardy talk was informative but very very boring! only fun part was the dancing where we learn the country dance. partnered matthew. its like a kind of couple dance but very simple! another dance was in a circle where everyone danced together.
had to buy our own lunch with 4 pounds. got chicken, bacon and sweet corn pasta. and also got chocolate moose for desert! couldn't finish everything, so gave the rest to the guys to eat. had a tour of Dorchester in the afternoon. quite informative. lots of victorian things to see and learn. we saw victorian buildings, a carpark, a lake, a jail and a meadow! then it was shopping time!!!! had 7 pounds to spend for 2 days of breakfast so yorksun and i bought some cake. got choc cake! :) suddenly had a chocolate craving. dinner was chicken burger. good! sat with our class and we talked about many things. somehow, i learnt that no matter how bad life is, there is always someone worse off then you are. so be happy with what you have.
at night, went over to the girls room and talked about boys. :P LOL! then everyone went to the boys room where we watched just for laughs. seriously laughed our heads off. wish we could do this more often. today was a good day! found out much more about my classmates.
lights out was at 10.30 but york sun and i stayed up late. suddenly, this insect flew into our bathroom so couldn't brush teeth. i'm scared of insects and she doesn't want to kill it so went round knocking on our friend's doors but all of them were asleep. tried the teacher's room but they were in. when we finally gave up, met the teachers along the corridor. mr wangyal caught the insect for us and they were like 'the insect is not big at all!' LOL!!!!!!
day 6 - june 2 - sat - Dorchester to London
woke up to a bad start. was supposed to assemble at 8.15. york sun woke me up with a shout saying 'OMG, ITS 8.17!' next thing we heard was a knock on the door from the teachers! thankfully we packed everything the night before and got ready in 10 minutes. bus-ed down to London where we put our stuff in the hotel. London's room was the smallest we've ever had. very squeeze and cramp! it was a long journey down, about 2 to 3 hours, so we did have a short stop over. bought a doughnut and two chocolate chip shortcakes that were awesome!!!!! :D had a tour of london in the bus. was raining a bit. so we only got down like twice? the guide came with us on the bus. was a bit sleepy so didn't hear much of the tour. anyway, seen the things like big ben, london bridge and the river already since i went last time. woke up in time to see the olympic stadium though! :) not as magnificent as Beijing's and i find the olympic village very cramp. but still, looking forward to july 27! start of the games! i think... so had a nice turkish dinner! had a choice of different turkish dishes. what happens when i can choose my own food? haha! we could choose 3 to 4 dishes. i chose pasta, potato salad and boiled potatoes! didn't know until i went back to my seat and found out i took ALL carbohydrates and 2 potato dishes! also drank hot chocolate. a first for me! well, second. first time was also in the UK 2 years ago. watched the Duchess of Malfi at the old vic theatre. it was quite interesting at the start. but i fell asleep halfway, at the climax! where everyone started to die!!!! :( woke up at the end. nice though!!! went back to the hotel in a new tour bus. was raining! anyway, had supper with york sun. slept very late although we were tired. just wanted to talk.
its finally June!!!! couldn't wake up in the morning cos of the late night last night. so sleepy... also slept on the bus and during the talk on Thomas Hardy's books and poems. was so tired! breakfast was different! finally! had bacon and egg burger. will never get tired of western food! going to continue eating it even when i get back. but the trip has passed quite fast, its already day 5. :( going back soon! so the Thomas Hardy talk was informative but very very boring! only fun part was the dancing where we learn the country dance. partnered matthew. its like a kind of couple dance but very simple! another dance was in a circle where everyone danced together.
had to buy our own lunch with 4 pounds. got chicken, bacon and sweet corn pasta. and also got chocolate moose for desert! couldn't finish everything, so gave the rest to the guys to eat. had a tour of Dorchester in the afternoon. quite informative. lots of victorian things to see and learn. we saw victorian buildings, a carpark, a lake, a jail and a meadow! then it was shopping time!!!! had 7 pounds to spend for 2 days of breakfast so yorksun and i bought some cake. got choc cake! :) suddenly had a chocolate craving. dinner was chicken burger. good! sat with our class and we talked about many things. somehow, i learnt that no matter how bad life is, there is always someone worse off then you are. so be happy with what you have.
at night, went over to the girls room and talked about boys. :P LOL! then everyone went to the boys room where we watched just for laughs. seriously laughed our heads off. wish we could do this more often. today was a good day! found out much more about my classmates.
lights out was at 10.30 but york sun and i stayed up late. suddenly, this insect flew into our bathroom so couldn't brush teeth. i'm scared of insects and she doesn't want to kill it so went round knocking on our friend's doors but all of them were asleep. tried the teacher's room but they were in. when we finally gave up, met the teachers along the corridor. mr wangyal caught the insect for us and they were like 'the insect is not big at all!' LOL!!!!!!
day 6 - june 2 - sat - Dorchester to London
woke up to a bad start. was supposed to assemble at 8.15. york sun woke me up with a shout saying 'OMG, ITS 8.17!' next thing we heard was a knock on the door from the teachers! thankfully we packed everything the night before and got ready in 10 minutes. bus-ed down to London where we put our stuff in the hotel. London's room was the smallest we've ever had. very squeeze and cramp! it was a long journey down, about 2 to 3 hours, so we did have a short stop over. bought a doughnut and two chocolate chip shortcakes that were awesome!!!!! :D had a tour of london in the bus. was raining a bit. so we only got down like twice? the guide came with us on the bus. was a bit sleepy so didn't hear much of the tour. anyway, seen the things like big ben, london bridge and the river already since i went last time. woke up in time to see the olympic stadium though! :) not as magnificent as Beijing's and i find the olympic village very cramp. but still, looking forward to july 27! start of the games! i think... so had a nice turkish dinner! had a choice of different turkish dishes. what happens when i can choose my own food? haha! we could choose 3 to 4 dishes. i chose pasta, potato salad and boiled potatoes! didn't know until i went back to my seat and found out i took ALL carbohydrates and 2 potato dishes! also drank hot chocolate. a first for me! well, second. first time was also in the UK 2 years ago. watched the Duchess of Malfi at the old vic theatre. it was quite interesting at the start. but i fell asleep halfway, at the climax! where everyone started to die!!!! :( woke up at the end. nice though!!! went back to the hotel in a new tour bus. was raining! anyway, had supper with york sun. slept very late although we were tired. just wanted to talk.
Friday, June 8, 2012
day 3 - 30th june - wed- york to haworth
same breakfast as the previous day. its a lot!! took a 2 hour bus ride to Haworth. slept, listened to music with yorksun, took a few pics. the scenery is beautiful!!!! once we reached Haworth, we immediately went to the Bronte Parsonage museum for a short intro about the Bronte sisters and family, then we could see their real house! had a tour of the house. and by chance, some of us found a beautiful meadow next to the house! one had horses in it, one just had grass and flowers. so we took pics, ran against the wind, lie on the grass and just had fun! suddenly feel like migrating and staying somewhere with a meadow! its really awesome! want to live on the country side. :) had fish and chips for lunch at a pub where the father of the Bronte sisters frequently visited. saw a few cute dogs! then had a tour of Haworth. saw many buildings and places related to the Bronte family. learnt more about them and their books. visited a much bigger meadow, or maybe moor. it was a long and tiring climb up to the top but we were rewarded by a great view and nice breeze! :) there were many cats and played with them!
finally travelled to the lodge and had a big dinner. turkey with mash potatoes, boiled potatoes, etc! :) and free flow of coke! :D used faezah's iPad again. highlight of every night! can talk to people through fb. :) no party tonight cos everyone was tired. but watched one born every minute. quite an interesting show. tired to get yorksun to wake up to bath but it was tough!!! next time will let her bath first... was tired too! looking forward to a long bus ride tmr!
day 4 - 31 june - haworth to saltire to dorchester
managed to sleep a whole night without waking up at all! :) had a chance to finally talk to yorksun much more and sang together on the bus.:D breakfast was getting boring, its the same as usual. only ate muffin this time though. didn't feel hungry. had a 15min bus ride to Saltaire, though we were told its an hour. was fast cos there was no traffic. :) Saltaire is a village created by Titus Salt just for his industrial purpose. it helped to improve the lives of the people too! had a tour of the place. we had to walk in the heavy rain cos the weather took a turn for the worse. :( wet weather also meant that we couldn't see as much as we were supposed to. also caused bad spirits. :( oh well... each of us has a bookmark of a certain person in saltaire. i'm someone called salley, who is married and is 27 years old! is that coincidence? saw a church, a school building and a dance and theatre building. had lunch at some underground place. had sandwiches which tasted so good! ate cheese, ham and egg. also bought some chocolate thing called rocky road. it was good too! love the food there!
then had a long 4 hour ride to Dorchester. saw a bit of the scenery. but not much cos i slept most of the way. had a toilet stop at some R&R place. bought 2 books! happy and hyper about them! visited the stone henge on the way. couldn't get passed the gate cos it was closed but its still nice to be able to see it, even if its from afar. dinner was fish and chips! :D ate at some place near our lodge. sat with york sun and the teachers so we had a long long talk about adult stuff. then suddenly talk about harry potter! LOL! the rest were tired so we didn't go room hopping. replied people on Facebook and couldn't wait to see everyone again! in the room with York sun, couldn't sleep so we did work, played songs, sing and took pics! also ate snacks. going to be fat!!!!
same breakfast as the previous day. its a lot!! took a 2 hour bus ride to Haworth. slept, listened to music with yorksun, took a few pics. the scenery is beautiful!!!! once we reached Haworth, we immediately went to the Bronte Parsonage museum for a short intro about the Bronte sisters and family, then we could see their real house! had a tour of the house. and by chance, some of us found a beautiful meadow next to the house! one had horses in it, one just had grass and flowers. so we took pics, ran against the wind, lie on the grass and just had fun! suddenly feel like migrating and staying somewhere with a meadow! its really awesome! want to live on the country side. :) had fish and chips for lunch at a pub where the father of the Bronte sisters frequently visited. saw a few cute dogs! then had a tour of Haworth. saw many buildings and places related to the Bronte family. learnt more about them and their books. visited a much bigger meadow, or maybe moor. it was a long and tiring climb up to the top but we were rewarded by a great view and nice breeze! :) there were many cats and played with them!
finally travelled to the lodge and had a big dinner. turkey with mash potatoes, boiled potatoes, etc! :) and free flow of coke! :D used faezah's iPad again. highlight of every night! can talk to people through fb. :) no party tonight cos everyone was tired. but watched one born every minute. quite an interesting show. tired to get yorksun to wake up to bath but it was tough!!! next time will let her bath first... was tired too! looking forward to a long bus ride tmr!
day 4 - 31 june - haworth to saltire to dorchester
managed to sleep a whole night without waking up at all! :) had a chance to finally talk to yorksun much more and sang together on the bus.:D breakfast was getting boring, its the same as usual. only ate muffin this time though. didn't feel hungry. had a 15min bus ride to Saltaire, though we were told its an hour. was fast cos there was no traffic. :) Saltaire is a village created by Titus Salt just for his industrial purpose. it helped to improve the lives of the people too! had a tour of the place. we had to walk in the heavy rain cos the weather took a turn for the worse. :( wet weather also meant that we couldn't see as much as we were supposed to. also caused bad spirits. :( oh well... each of us has a bookmark of a certain person in saltaire. i'm someone called salley, who is married and is 27 years old! is that coincidence? saw a church, a school building and a dance and theatre building. had lunch at some underground place. had sandwiches which tasted so good! ate cheese, ham and egg. also bought some chocolate thing called rocky road. it was good too! love the food there!
then had a long 4 hour ride to Dorchester. saw a bit of the scenery. but not much cos i slept most of the way. had a toilet stop at some R&R place. bought 2 books! happy and hyper about them! visited the stone henge on the way. couldn't get passed the gate cos it was closed but its still nice to be able to see it, even if its from afar. dinner was fish and chips! :D ate at some place near our lodge. sat with york sun and the teachers so we had a long long talk about adult stuff. then suddenly talk about harry potter! LOL! the rest were tired so we didn't go room hopping. replied people on Facebook and couldn't wait to see everyone again! in the room with York sun, couldn't sleep so we did work, played songs, sing and took pics! also ate snacks. going to be fat!!!!
Thursday, June 7, 2012
so... i'm back!!! been back since wed!!! :)
so about the trip!
day 1- 28th june- mon - singapore to manchester to york
sad the final goodbyes to everyone then boarded the plane at 12.40. late night plane so slept most of the way through. plane took off at 12.55 actually, the start of about 17 hours of journey to manchester. we too emirates. had a stopover in columbo and dubai. had the opportunity to sit A380 from dubai to manchester!!! :) so, sat with Yorksun all the way. watched New year's eve. good show and makes me want to see the New York ball drop! was never someone who like romance shows but still watched it anyway. wanted to watch The Vow but didn't last the whole show.
then, after another 2 hours of bus ride from manchester, we reached York!!! :) it was morning there. visited the York castle museum. took lots of pictures and had a great time! saw many rooms, some birds, a mill, the prisoners exercise area and the actual cells in which the prisoners were kept in. cells were quite scary. its like being in a horror show, which i dislike!!!! also saw what the people wore in those days and how their rooms were like. quite interesting. went in a group of 8, everyone from A03. :) clique! had pasta for dinner. found this $2 shop opposite the dinner area and bought chocolate mash mellows! :D
checked into the lodge. it was about 7? and the sky was still bright! :) it was quite a nice place with a nice big room for 2 people. not homesick as usual. but slept quite early. seriously, i slept when the sun hasn't set and woke up after the sun rose! it was quite warm today!
day 2 - 29th june - tues - york
had a muffin and croissant for breakfast, sandwiches for lunch and a burger for dinner! eating a lot, but also eating vege and fruits. :) so, started the day with shopping time in york central area. bought chocolates and some gifts. went to the university of york to attend a seminar on theatre studies. we learnt what each scene means, how different things like lighting, sounds and characters help to portray the meaning of each scene. had a tour of the university where we saw a pond that stretches out to the whole of the university. saw ducks and swans in it! :) had another lecture by the same teacher for remains of the day. it was not boring at all!!
visited York Minster where there were beautiful glass panels that decorated the whole church and a beautiful choir! bought more souvenirs then headed down to dinner. we were given about S$20 for dinner. 8 of us bought burgers and it was huge! cost about $16 for mine. but it was nice! had to wait a long time for it so no more shopping time. and also bought Macs ice cream. :D its colder then the previous day but still quite warm. went for a ghost walk around 7 plus but it was still bright so no thrill!
partied with the 6 girls in faezah's room. managed to use her iPad so can use FB! :) we talked, eat, laughed, did crazy stuff, played murderer and they climbed on top of each other. i was just the camera woman. haha!
Saturday, May 26, 2012
mon
pe was slack, only 6 small rounds round the sch. saw the drama performance again! :) they changed a bit here and there, but its still good!
tues
chinese listening comprehension for promos! not too bad! got 8/10. don't think it was too tough actually. could have done better. well, there's still time to improve!
wed
had a long break cos lit period was pushed forward to 9am. so had a break from 11 to 1! :) nice! went to get free wendy's frosty with jodie and jiaxin after school! yay! outing! and we walked round a bit of jp. but had to go home early! :(
thur
was actually looking forward to pe cos i knew that we could play games! so played with the netball and also helped jodie and jiaxin with their napfa. then waited in the canteen with jiaxin and iswaran. cute, lovable couple!
fri
justin's last day! :( and we had gp common test! :( it was quite hard. essay was 'do you agree that it is beneficial to have a greater life expectancy?' but it was the compre that was really hard!!!! :( oh well, its over. now must just look forward to the other papers and study hard!
sat
had the last part of ACE project! finally finished the residential project! :) it was just the launching of our sculpture. each of us had to take care of a pri sch buddy and welcome the GOH for the event. nothing much actually. the people had talks so we just stood there and listen or talk amongst ourselves. went to the youthoria at toa payoh hdb hub to get our goodie bags then we could go! met ayilisha for lunch!!! :) then we walked around!!
going overseas tmr! :) uk trip with my school!
pe was slack, only 6 small rounds round the sch. saw the drama performance again! :) they changed a bit here and there, but its still good!
tues
chinese listening comprehension for promos! not too bad! got 8/10. don't think it was too tough actually. could have done better. well, there's still time to improve!
wed
had a long break cos lit period was pushed forward to 9am. so had a break from 11 to 1! :) nice! went to get free wendy's frosty with jodie and jiaxin after school! yay! outing! and we walked round a bit of jp. but had to go home early! :(
thur
was actually looking forward to pe cos i knew that we could play games! so played with the netball and also helped jodie and jiaxin with their napfa. then waited in the canteen with jiaxin and iswaran. cute, lovable couple!
fri
justin's last day! :( and we had gp common test! :( it was quite hard. essay was 'do you agree that it is beneficial to have a greater life expectancy?' but it was the compre that was really hard!!!! :( oh well, its over. now must just look forward to the other papers and study hard!
sat
had the last part of ACE project! finally finished the residential project! :) it was just the launching of our sculpture. each of us had to take care of a pri sch buddy and welcome the GOH for the event. nothing much actually. the people had talks so we just stood there and listen or talk amongst ourselves. went to the youthoria at toa payoh hdb hub to get our goodie bags then we could go! met ayilisha for lunch!!! :) then we walked around!!
going overseas tmr! :) uk trip with my school!
Saturday, May 19, 2012
this week, nothing much i guess... i should update more often cos i forget what happens...
monday
hall civics! some band came to play for us a mixture of pop and jazz songs. more of the older generation songs but they are songs that people know. the drummer and person who introduced everything saw justin and his guitar so he asked justin to go up on stage to perform. and HE DID! wow!!!!
dance
wed was okay... was only there for a short period of like, 1 hour? cos had sea history talk. was quite interesting, but not related to the syllabus. may or may not take hist in uni. still undecided. cos the career prospects are not what i want although i love history!!!! so dance was just a short self training session since trev left when we came. didn't learn much.
fri was also more of like self training. trev only appeared for like, 30min? to teach a short hip hop choreo. so we did stretching(which must improve!!) and da tiao! then hip hop. and practiced the other hip hop chores that we've learnt so far. not too bad...
thurs
pe was okay, jodie ran 2.4 even though its her first pe in jj! and had a chance to play with a netball with jiaxin, jodie, york sun and hui qin! :) did shooting(can still shoot!) and passes. so happy!!!! memories of netball. :D
monday
hall civics! some band came to play for us a mixture of pop and jazz songs. more of the older generation songs but they are songs that people know. the drummer and person who introduced everything saw justin and his guitar so he asked justin to go up on stage to perform. and HE DID! wow!!!!
dance
wed was okay... was only there for a short period of like, 1 hour? cos had sea history talk. was quite interesting, but not related to the syllabus. may or may not take hist in uni. still undecided. cos the career prospects are not what i want although i love history!!!! so dance was just a short self training session since trev left when we came. didn't learn much.
fri was also more of like self training. trev only appeared for like, 30min? to teach a short hip hop choreo. so we did stretching(which must improve!!) and da tiao! then hip hop. and practiced the other hip hop chores that we've learnt so far. not too bad...
thurs
pe was okay, jodie ran 2.4 even though its her first pe in jj! and had a chance to play with a netball with jiaxin, jodie, york sun and hui qin! :) did shooting(can still shoot!) and passes. so happy!!!! memories of netball. :D
Thursday, May 17, 2012
played netball today!!! so happy!!!! like, finally touched a netball after so long and was playing in the netball court with jiaxin, jodie, york sun and hui qin. :) did shooting too!!!! okay, maybe i'm not as accurate as before due to lack of practice, but still! finally playing netball again!!! YAY!!! :D
Saturday, May 12, 2012
so.. what's happened this week?
tues
was supposed to stay back for nyaa stuff but it was cancelled in the end so stayed back for a while and did math homework. :) then went with york sun and you to practice standing broad jump and sit and reach. didn't actually do very well, so must improve! supposed to do more, but i had to go home. and brought the wrong notes for IH history!!!
wed
pw, well, teacher didn't have time to talk to our group so we just discussed how to improve stuff. civics was good! some army talk for civics. this guy from the army(idk what position) gave us a talk that was really entertaining! no script, just answers to questions. and he knows how to capture the audience. why can't every speaker be like that? dance was self practice and we videoed what we did. but trev said that there wasn't much improvement. :( called you after dance whilst walking to the bus stop with Nas. finally going home with her again! :)
thurs
syf drama got GOLD WITH HONOURS!!!! :) drama people burst into class during gp and announced it! so happy for them!!!!! went home with Jodie. :) had extra hist lesson so for the first time, we ended sch at 5.30.
fri
was almost late to sch again! been leaving the house later and later and making Nas later too.but even if we are in sch early, we walk round the school compound cos she doesn't like crowds. one of the few times that we disagree on something cos i like being around people physically though not in a really jam-packed place.
ate something new during break today. finally trying out new food in the canteen. :) didn't talk much during break. but you walked me to my class! :) jodie and the guys sure like to play and tease. is it really cos i'm that fun to play with/tease??? pretended to ignore me again!
dance was again self practice. so was quite relaxed. but i think something's wrong with my right thigh, i can't even stretch without feeling a sharp pain. and the skin from my foot kept peeling. have to wear socks for dance! still, practice goes on. had time to practice all the comtemporary/jazz/bollywood moves we learnt. then had a committee meeting in the canteen. in music and log, a slack committee but full of guys. still a bit uncomfortable. oh, and mr norman taught us the game, red indians, during dance. quite fun!
sat
slacked at home. well, did do a bit of chinese and history. dinner at grandma's was the usual. but we had a cake to celebrate mothers' day! :D coffee cake, something that mama likes.
tues
was supposed to stay back for nyaa stuff but it was cancelled in the end so stayed back for a while and did math homework. :) then went with york sun and you to practice standing broad jump and sit and reach. didn't actually do very well, so must improve! supposed to do more, but i had to go home. and brought the wrong notes for IH history!!!
wed
pw, well, teacher didn't have time to talk to our group so we just discussed how to improve stuff. civics was good! some army talk for civics. this guy from the army(idk what position) gave us a talk that was really entertaining! no script, just answers to questions. and he knows how to capture the audience. why can't every speaker be like that? dance was self practice and we videoed what we did. but trev said that there wasn't much improvement. :( called you after dance whilst walking to the bus stop with Nas. finally going home with her again! :)
thurs
syf drama got GOLD WITH HONOURS!!!! :) drama people burst into class during gp and announced it! so happy for them!!!!! went home with Jodie. :) had extra hist lesson so for the first time, we ended sch at 5.30.
fri
was almost late to sch again! been leaving the house later and later and making Nas later too.but even if we are in sch early, we walk round the school compound cos she doesn't like crowds. one of the few times that we disagree on something cos i like being around people physically though not in a really jam-packed place.
ate something new during break today. finally trying out new food in the canteen. :) didn't talk much during break. but you walked me to my class! :) jodie and the guys sure like to play and tease. is it really cos i'm that fun to play with/tease??? pretended to ignore me again!
dance was again self practice. so was quite relaxed. but i think something's wrong with my right thigh, i can't even stretch without feeling a sharp pain. and the skin from my foot kept peeling. have to wear socks for dance! still, practice goes on. had time to practice all the comtemporary/jazz/bollywood moves we learnt. then had a committee meeting in the canteen. in music and log, a slack committee but full of guys. still a bit uncomfortable. oh, and mr norman taught us the game, red indians, during dance. quite fun!
sat
slacked at home. well, did do a bit of chinese and history. dinner at grandma's was the usual. but we had a cake to celebrate mothers' day! :D coffee cake, something that mama likes.
comment for lit essay.
'This essay had a lot of potential. need to learn how to form good topic sentences which will capture your main points.' that's like, the basic for writing a lit essay and i can't even do it. got a really low mark that pulled down the overall lit score for PR1. so angry with myself! what has happened to my studies???
'This essay had a lot of potential. need to learn how to form good topic sentences which will capture your main points.' that's like, the basic for writing a lit essay and i can't even do it. got a really low mark that pulled down the overall lit score for PR1. so angry with myself! what has happened to my studies???
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Glee talked about dreams tonight. what do you want to be when you grow up? what happens when you graduate? what happens after you finish studies? time is ticking. maybe its time to really decide what to do. its time to plan ahead. what do you like, what do you love doing? just remembered this quote that i learnt way back.
'if you fail to plan, you plan to fail'.
oh, and ask yourself if what you are doing is really right.
'if you fail to plan, you plan to fail'.
oh, and ask yourself if what you are doing is really right.
Monday, May 7, 2012
weekend
was alright i guess. sat was vesak day! dinner at grandma's was vegetarian. yes, one of the rare days of the week that i eat vegetables and fruits! grandma wants me to, i want to do it for her. :D sat was a slack day, went online a lot! talked to you a lot too. disappointed, yes. angry, yes. but you're sorry about it and i still trust you. :)
monday
start of the week and its already a great day! woke up at 7 plus... weather was so nice to sleep so went back to sleep again! met Nas at BM library to study. did quite a bit of work. :) then headed to KFC cos library was too quiet. finally headed down to vivo's macs. had ice cream. both of us had a craving for it. sat down, talked, listened to music and did work. waited for yong xing to come. after he came, we sat down at macs and talked... walked round vivo, then decided to walk along the link way from vivo to sentosa. didn't finish walking, but its fun and we took a few pics! :D
Nas left so yx and i continued walking round vivo. bought bread then sat down and talked. did some memorable things and will always remember this day! :D headed to macs again for your dinner. sorry, made you rush through it cos i had to go home. and you sent me home today. so sweet!!!!!! :) i'll definitely remember today. :D
had dinner with parents, aunt, uncle and grandma today. korean bbq. :D was fun and the food was good!!! :)
okay, got to rush some work.... post more on the weekend!
was alright i guess. sat was vesak day! dinner at grandma's was vegetarian. yes, one of the rare days of the week that i eat vegetables and fruits! grandma wants me to, i want to do it for her. :D sat was a slack day, went online a lot! talked to you a lot too. disappointed, yes. angry, yes. but you're sorry about it and i still trust you. :)
monday
start of the week and its already a great day! woke up at 7 plus... weather was so nice to sleep so went back to sleep again! met Nas at BM library to study. did quite a bit of work. :) then headed to KFC cos library was too quiet. finally headed down to vivo's macs. had ice cream. both of us had a craving for it. sat down, talked, listened to music and did work. waited for yong xing to come. after he came, we sat down at macs and talked... walked round vivo, then decided to walk along the link way from vivo to sentosa. didn't finish walking, but its fun and we took a few pics! :D
Nas left so yx and i continued walking round vivo. bought bread then sat down and talked. did some memorable things and will always remember this day! :D headed to macs again for your dinner. sorry, made you rush through it cos i had to go home. and you sent me home today. so sweet!!!!!! :) i'll definitely remember today. :D
had dinner with parents, aunt, uncle and grandma today. korean bbq. :D was fun and the food was good!!! :)
okay, got to rush some work.... post more on the weekend!
Friday, May 4, 2012
friday
pw... have to change a lot of stuff. and one important lesson learnt is to not do editing late at night cos there will still be many stupid errors. but i'm thankful to have a good group leader and hardworking group mates. we can do this!!! :) ended lessons at 4. had extra math lesson!
went to sit on the grandstand with jiaxin and jodie from 4 to 5. talked about lots of stuff, family, friends, etc. then went onto jp with them, justin and nurul! :) jx treated me to milk tea cos i told her that i've never tried bubble tea before. just don't like to drink coffee or tea of any kind, but i did today! headed to wendy's where the rest bought food. had fun talking and laughing about silly and random stuff!!!! this group of friends are really fun! :D never a quiet or bored moment with them.
then you came along. actually, told you where we were cos you said you're in jp. and my friends reaction when you came was EPIC!!!! HAHA!!!! went out and talked to you. walked off somewhere to talk. then jodie, jx and justin came over to give me my bag and talk. :) then yx and i walked for a while through jp before taking the train. alighted at lakeside for a while to talk a while more before heading home.
went to swensons for dinner!!! :) love the brownie! :D
pw... have to change a lot of stuff. and one important lesson learnt is to not do editing late at night cos there will still be many stupid errors. but i'm thankful to have a good group leader and hardworking group mates. we can do this!!! :) ended lessons at 4. had extra math lesson!
went to sit on the grandstand with jiaxin and jodie from 4 to 5. talked about lots of stuff, family, friends, etc. then went onto jp with them, justin and nurul! :) jx treated me to milk tea cos i told her that i've never tried bubble tea before. just don't like to drink coffee or tea of any kind, but i did today! headed to wendy's where the rest bought food. had fun talking and laughing about silly and random stuff!!!! this group of friends are really fun! :D never a quiet or bored moment with them.
then you came along. actually, told you where we were cos you said you're in jp. and my friends reaction when you came was EPIC!!!! HAHA!!!! went out and talked to you. walked off somewhere to talk. then jodie, jx and justin came over to give me my bag and talk. :) then yx and i walked for a while through jp before taking the train. alighted at lakeside for a while to talk a while more before heading home.
went to swensons for dinner!!! :) love the brownie! :D
thursday
was quite a bad day. didn't feel that i prepared enough for econs test. econs homework is still wrong(i think). didn't prepare much for chinese compo but after doing it in class, i think it wasn't so bad. and got back results slip. well, i passed chinese but didn't do as well as i thought i would for lit. and my results... are bad? where can i go with a BBC/A? :( and its only the first semester's result. but at least i can say that i'm happy for math and history! pe was okay, did sit-ups, incline and shuttle run, all A. yay! :)
met you after pe for a while. well, more like you came to find me during pe and i was doing sit ups. -.- talked for only a short while then had to rush for cip. we talked more at night though. happy that you trust me so much! :)
so, went for cip with Nas! did house visitation. we visited 4 homes today, 3 malay families and 1 chinese woman who lives alone. they all live in a one room rented flat. and it is so small! they live such simple lives. it makes me appreciate what i have and be thankful for what i have. many people have the misconception that to help the elderly, they just need to donate food or money. actually, the elderly want people to talk to them and enjoy sharing their stories, be it life stories or childhood folktales. this cip is a really meaningful experience.
was quite a bad day. didn't feel that i prepared enough for econs test. econs homework is still wrong(i think). didn't prepare much for chinese compo but after doing it in class, i think it wasn't so bad. and got back results slip. well, i passed chinese but didn't do as well as i thought i would for lit. and my results... are bad? where can i go with a BBC/A? :( and its only the first semester's result. but at least i can say that i'm happy for math and history! pe was okay, did sit-ups, incline and shuttle run, all A. yay! :)
met you after pe for a while. well, more like you came to find me during pe and i was doing sit ups. -.- talked for only a short while then had to rush for cip. we talked more at night though. happy that you trust me so much! :)
so, went for cip with Nas! did house visitation. we visited 4 homes today, 3 malay families and 1 chinese woman who lives alone. they all live in a one room rented flat. and it is so small! they live such simple lives. it makes me appreciate what i have and be thankful for what i have. many people have the misconception that to help the elderly, they just need to donate food or money. actually, the elderly want people to talk to them and enjoy sharing their stories, be it life stories or childhood folktales. this cip is a really meaningful experience.
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