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Saturday, July 30, 2005Y

weekly updates.

given the random variable X, which is the number of times xiao qiang appears at my house, which follows a distribution of 0.3. find the probability that it will nt appear again at my house.

lousy attempt at a maths qn. used poisson coz cockroaches appearing at my hse almost everyday is a rare occurrance until nw. am sick of the fact tt xiao qiang has been appearing at my house almost everyday. i swear tt my hse is CLEAN. it jus happens tt there's some nest out there housing the xiao qiangs. the stack of newspapers dun seem as useless as it was. its a new weapon for killing xiao qiang. heh. i can prac on strengthening my handpower too.

wed was funny. there was tis announcement abt the blood donation drive in aj. tis was the conversation betw 2 guys:

a: "hey, hav u seen any cartoon character ard aj lately?"
b: "oh, u mean mickey mouse?"

the whole sch burst into laughter aft tt. obviously, mickey meant our dear principal. but anyways, the cartoon thingy meant tis cartoon character which resembled a blood drop. quite cute. i wld hav donated my blood if nt for the fact tt my blood veins r nt really visible.

went for lunch wif cecilia aft sch. it jus seems tt i've been gg to sch wif sophia and minimizing my contact wif them. tis is bad. hoping for more lunches wif her in the future. talked abt quite alot of stuff, and i realized tt i've nt been updated abt her. i'm sucha bad fren.

principal oso showed us the results on hw prev. batches did during mass civics on tues. had a gd laugh at hw large the diff betw the % As and Bs for bio and econs were during the july test and a levels. whilst the interview skills video was played, my clique and joseph, chongyu and stephen were practically sleeping. nizar tried to ji siao joseph by pushing his head down. mean guy. in the end, i cldn't slp tks to his entertainment.

gained alot of weight in jus a wk. control control!!! was updated by yuqian on co stuff aft afternoon PE. alot of things happened. bagan missing co again. BRIDGE was nxt. i was practically dozing off thru out the whole timed prac. ltr, it became a whispering session betw shara, me and jia ning. we jus can't b bothered. it turns out tt we jus hav to do the timed prac there. wth. the scenario of almost all the J2s being released and setting off towards the MRT station and bus stops was horrendous. ppl all ard. saw alot of ajco alumni too. really respect their passion for ajco. guess they were practicing for their concert nxt yr.

co handover ceremony nxt wk! its jus lk a mini co gathering again! woohoo~

was happy tt i was nt on the APTS list. the way they choose ppl on the list is super weird mans. but then, the idea of studying at least 15 hrs in sch for 2 wks each seems horrifying.

ends at 4:15 PM

Friday, July 22, 2005Y

stupid photo bucket. it deleted the whole entry which i painstakingly typed. shall make it a shorter entry.

met up wif weilin and meiling aft sch at nyp tdy! i happily gobbled my food while the 2 were quarrelling. as usual. hahas. meiling cld still rem stuff abt WDP unlike me. can't be bothered.

amk lib nxt destination. nice place for studying. at least they dun shoo u when u are studying. jus when we were abt to leave, tis chinese guy wanted our table. i tot he understood mandarin but it turned out otherwise. haix. wonder wat the world is comin to when there are ppl hu dun understand the language of their race.

parents tchr meeting. ong demanded tt mym see ALL my tchrs. wth. ms tan was surprised to see my mum when she didn't even req me to. mum gt irritated tt i didn't dare to ask the tchrs qn and thus ended up nt knowing anything. haix.

mickey tan told us tt tis motorist made a complaint against an ajcian. he blamed it on his upbringing. wth. wat has it gt to do wif the parent? maybe his parents may be shocked tt their child did sucha thing oso ba. sometimes, wat u become may be due to ur environment and the ppl u interact wif, nt only wif the parents.

when ong blamed out upbringing for being the cause for us ponning sch last yr for mugging promos, i was angry oso. i'm sure nt many parents wld act. encourage their child to pon sch. and they wun hav much say in such matters too rite? parents are jus so tough to be. everything their child does is linked to them. wth.

ends at 4:58 PM


blogging shall be on a weekly basis. i shld be spending my time studying.

i hate cockroaches. wells, hu likes them? dad's officially my pest control hero. he can jus grab a cockroach or any other bug wif his bare hands and nt kill them. it'll probably tak me the stack of newspapers and sth hard and heavy to smash the cockroach to pieces.

homework's flooding me. everyone's stressed. (u can see it on their faces). ong was saying that tis ajcian last yr gt so stressed tt she threw a chair at the PCCG counsellor. and tis yr another person jus ran out in the midst of econs test. (hu likes econs essay tests seriously? facing it 2 times a wk is HELL, much as it is for our own gd)

PE's more horrendous. more aches and pains. ouch.

jameson's quitting co to be AJE's new pres. much as i'm abit sad tt he's no longer in co, but he's achieving sth higher isn't it. congrats to him!

here's hw my wk went (doubt anyone wld continue reading anyways)

tuesday

mass civics was quite nice. the speaker was engaging and entertaining. (sounds lk a pw comment) he was talking abt racial harmony and it really gave me a new perspective towards the whole issue. the things he did during his younger days seemed super fun too. upon comparism, i really tink i had no life when I was a kid. much as i was listening, i was falling asleep and talking to shara at the same time oso. talk abt multi-tasking.

racial harmony's celebration for swiss will be on thurs. reminds me of the times last yr when we dressed in costumes. wonderful memories. haix.

wednesday

i finally got back my fone. was so unused to the old panasonic phone. the bad thing was the trip to tampines and back. shun bian met up wif yilin since tj's near tampines. nice day! wahaha. she had tot of meeting me at bedok and then accompanying me to tampines. turns out i left sch at a super early time and collected the phone on my own before meeting her at bedok. she's v naughty sia, pon mass civics! and i tink their sch's gd, coz mass civics' attendance is nt taken by a tchr, unlike in aj. but then i tink the audi will be empty if aj does the same thing oso la.

talked on quite some stuff wif her. her blood donation experience was "memorable". shall nt elaborate. and i realized tt she treats a person the same way as i do! mayb tt's the swiss attitude ba. we jus like to make things obvious. hahas.

went west mall wif her eventually to buy food for her hamster. walked ard a while before heading home. hope i can meet up wif her more often to study or wat. and sadly, i guess my aj results wld hav bought me undesirable consequences in tj. much as I am envious of her short timetable and late assembly time. hmmph. her classmate was oso stressed til she threw up. talk abt stress. i didn't noe it can be tt extreme. it can cause loss of slp, extreme mood swings etc.

ends at 1:40 PM

Sunday, July 17, 2005Y

tis is an EMERGENCY. the emergency is tt i dun sense the emergency. argh.

COMMON TESTS AND PRELIMS ARE COMING! y am I still slacking here? have my lousy results nt woken me up?! when will i ever start studying?! everyone's burying their heads in their lect notes and here I am slacking, sleeping and watching tv.

WAKE UP SHUXUAN! else u may not even graduate!!!!! START MUGGING!!!!!

haix.

ends at 1:45 PM

Thursday, July 14, 2005Y

There's been alot of uproar abt some news lately. the NKF ting, the huang na case etc....

went for CO tdy. they were announcing the new exco and details on the beijing trip. i'm definitely gg! heck wif whether it will clash wif grad nite ornt, i wasn't even plannin to go grad nite in the first place. hahas. the idea if buying a super nice dress and dolling myself up jus doesn't appeal to me in any way.

the tchr in charge was talkin abt hw fu kang improved on his pull-up wif the hlp of christopher. super funny. it seems lk sucha long time when I had laughed so hard. jus felt v happy among the co folks. yups. congrats to jameson, wang han and yuqian for being in the new exco! (those 3 are the most familiar to me ba) so proud of wang han and jameson being my swiss juniors! wahahaha!

managed to see the new tanbo tchr. she really looks motherly. hahas. was on the same train wif fu kang till cck. peini and yonghan left at yishun, and chris alighted at woodlands. he told me abt hw jason fared during his audition. learnt alot of stuff abt co again. fk can always enlighten me on co. hahas. i wish i can noe as much as him!

hoping the syf photos wld cum soon, and everything wld end soon.

meeting up wif zhu ming tis fri! yippee!

ends at 9:01 AM

Monday, July 11, 2005Y

nice day ytd. met up wif wanjun at bukit panjang. liang jun couldn't make it coz of her wedding dinner. haix. went searching wif wanjun for her home econs books in the lib. was updated wif swiss info oso. haix. seems lk swiss has really changed alot since I left. no more swiss attitude! i missed it mans. missed the days when we jus openly defied sth. hahas.

went to turf club aft tt to watch PAYCO's concert. tks to kah yong hu got me the tix. 2nd time I've been there. poor mum is complaining i didn't bring her there coz she hasn't been there before. but seriously, there's nth much to see as we can't venture into the inner areas of the club which seems t0 be more spectacular. hahas. went walking ard the carnival wif sophia, yuqian, liane, shao hong and priscilla. felt abit extra coz I was the only j2 amongst them. hahas. shara was damn late. but then we settled for a strategic spot to watch the concert.

it was quite a nice concert act. there's nt only PAYCO, but its this people's association cultural talents, which comprises of all the races in s'pore's society. so u can hear co, indian, malay and chamber music fused as 1! its quite special. there's alot of dancers and fireworks thru out the performance oso. but too bad, we couldn't see the performers on stage clearly.

and the surprise for shara and I was TAUFIK! he act. appeared at the concert! woohoo~ shara and I were screaming and cheering and waving frantically. he's sucha gd singer. bu kui shi s'pore idol! he walked ard aft alighting frm the stage. ppl jus took their cameras and rushed to the front to get his photo. ltr, when his performance had finished, he jus appeared at the audience stand and ppl started screaming again. wahaha. I so regretted nt bringing my camera ytd!

some of the audience was oso super enthu. there was tis guy frm bukit batok zone RC.... he was dancing wif the entertainers. and there were aunties seated behind us who laughed until so loudly tt shara and I turned and looked at them. tis auntie whom I dunno oso talked to me. wahaha. friendly ppl. i was wishing I had the light stick when taufik appeared!

aft everything, shara and I went to find kah yong. got to noe his junior frm PAYCO oso. nice ppl. hmmm.

ends at 6:14 AM

Tuesday, July 05, 2005Y

HAPPY BIRTHDAY XILEI!


okies. i'm touched by jenna's blog entry. it was a nice surprise. its always nice to noe someone has enjoyed ur company and regards you as her best fren. tks jenna. i'm really smiling.

ends at 3:19 AM

Saturday, July 02, 2005Y

went out wif siyao tdy. the first half of the day was spent rotting at home.

was nearly late for the whole ting. poor siyao had to wait for me at the bus stop. her sch's big mans. no wonder she doesn't gain any fats. there's so much dist to cover frm 1 place to another le! the whole ting started late, at 630pm. before tt, we had to queue outside. our resentment for shi kang jun gew tremendously during tt period. hahas. we felt tt he had no rite to be late even when he's nt some big star oso.

ltr, yao and I got super pissed wif tis lady hu allocated us seats. we were asked to sit separately. i mean hello? I'm sure no one wld wanna sit separately. furthermore, we weren't even late lo. in the end, siyao said sth in return and she gave up. nw i am wondering tt they spent so much time allocating seats tt the whole ting started late. eventually, the lt wasn;t even filled. and she had the cheek to tell me tt she is anticipating alot of ppl. its lk, we were only seated at 630pm! once u've allocated all ur stupid seats, its lk 15 min ltr le. hu in the rite mind wld still enter the theatre. they mite as well giv up the whole ting rite? am damn pissed wif her ov tis lo.

shi kang jun was quite a gd singer. he can imitate alot of singers! he has a wide vocal range. and he's extremely talkative.hahas. I was desperately to tak ma li and his photo. in the end, ma li kept shifting tt i can't tak any photos. and tt irritating lady went ard tellin ppl nt to tak photos. seriously, I see nth wrong in takin photos without flash...

anyways, jia you to siyao for her projects! and sry abt wat happened to wan.... i'm glad she informed me oso...

ends at 2:27 PM

Friday, July 01, 2005Y

Your view on yourself:
Other people find you very interesting, but you are really hiding your true self. Your friends love you because you are a good listener. They'll probably still love you if you learn to be yourself with them.

The type of girlfriend/boyfriend you are looking for:
You like serious, smart and determined people. You don't judge a book by its cover, so good-looking people aren't necessarily your style. This makes you an attractive person in many people's eyes.

Your readiness to commit to a relationship:
You prefer to get to know a person very well before deciding whether you will commit to the relationship.

The seriousness of your love:
Your have very sensible tactics when approaching the opposite sex. In many ways people find your straightforwardness attractive, so you will find yourself with plenty of dates.

Your views on education:
Education is less important than the real world out there, away from the classroom. Deep inside you want to start working, earning money and living on your own.

The right job for you:
You're a practical person and will choose a secure job with a steady income. Knowing what you like to do is important. Find a regular job doing just that and you'll be set for life.

How do you view success:
Success in your career is not the most important thing in life. You are content with what you have and think that being with someone you love is more than spending all of your precious time just working.

What are you most afraid of:
You are concerned about your image and the way others see you. This means that you try very hard to be accepted by other people. It's time for you to believe in who you are, not what you wear.

Who is your true self:
You are mature, reasonable, honest and give good advice. People ask for your comments on all sorts of different issues. Sometimes you might find yourself in a dilemma when trapped with a problem, which your heart rather than your head needs to solve.

Hmmm.....

ends at 4:35 PM


went out wif shara tdy. went changi airport to watch planes. hahas. ppl are starting to tink tt i'm weird. but then, I'm really happy tt shara agreed to accompany me there, esp since changi's so far frm aj all tt.

terminal 2 seems newer and filled wif less ppl as compared to terminal 1. liked the environment in terminal 2 better, coz it seems quieter. the ceilings seemed to have changed as compared to the last time I was there! ate at fish and co wif shara. it was kinda paiseh that we didn't hav enough money and had to withdraw money frm the ATM. if nt, we wld be "washing plates", lk wat shara said. their food was great to me, in generous portions and their service truly rocks. first time I saw such great service. maybe its coz i seldom visit restaurants oso. hahas. the waitressess and waiters there wld keep smiling at you, and ask u whether u find their food nice and all tt. wow. enjoyed my meal there.

walked ard the airport and went to watch the planes aft tt. as it was in the afternoon, there weren't much planes to watch. but I still managed to catch a few planes touch down. very nice.

got to noe more abt shara in tis trip. enjoyed it tremendously. i really tink shara's a person u can tell ur secrets to, she sort of understands ba. its always nice to noe someone understands wat u're thinkin and talkin abt. tks alot shara!

went to get my retainers aft tt. as usual, shara was nice enough to pei me there. too bad I didn't hav enough time to go shoppin wif her coz I had to rush for jason's audition mans. he looked abit freaked out. we started to wait outside the co room aft he tuned his zheng. I really muz say the DSA applicants all seem super pro! and when jason heard this pipa guy play, he looked like he was gg to puke. hahas. saw weiling and qiling's sis too. they were super funny. enjoyed talkin to them.

then, I helped jason carry his zheng stands into the co room. even I got super worried when I saw hw "tense" the atmosphere was inside the co room. wif the cold air con and all tt. it seemed super intimidating to me! I wondered hw jason coped wif all tt. tried sneaking thru the small pane and only saw jason playing and staring at his zheng the whole time. still, I hope he gets in!

there was tis dizi guy hu was super nervous too. gosh. he broke his di mo and came out to change it. I tink tt made him more nervous. hahas.

ends at 3:46 PM