The collision of your kiss
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Saturday, February 24, 2007

Xin Nian Kuai Le!
Gong Xi Fa Cai!
Wan Shi Ru Yi!

Haha, it's not too late for me to say all that. After all, today is chu3 ba1, or the eighth day of the lunar new year. The lunar new year celebrations last 15 days. Sadly, we in Singapore don't get a glorious 15 day break but a relatively measly 4 day one. Ah well, 4 days is better than 0 days.

As part of Wan family tradition, the first day of the lunar new year was solely dedicated to the visiting of our relatives. But before that,we did the customary dolling-up. I wore a skirt, sleeveless top, leggings and boots so I appeared to have stepped out of an Avril Lavigne MTV. Didn't I tell you what a deviant I am? Mum donned something red-themed and my brother Yish put on his animated walking-man tee. Dad wasn't around as he was at the US.We sure looked swell. So did my cousins, when we finally met after a year apart. Gosh, Mum's right about Sam: she looks more matured than before, and even sported a ponytail! The rest looked more or less the same. At every house we visited, we exchanged oranges and received hongbaos. Chatted with my cousins too. As biased as this may sound, I reckon we Wans served the best treats.Mum got out the chocolate fondue set we got at Switzerland and pretty soon, everyone was dipping fruits, marshmallows and biscuits into liquid chocolate. It was blissful, sitting in the air-conditioned living room guzzling chocolated-coated food. Oh yeah, thank you Ah Min for the Bleach chibi figurines! Another addition to my small but growing Bleach paraphernelia.

Did I tell you guys about my being the MC at the 2007 Chinese New Year celebrations? Two words: screwed up. Well, not exactly, because I did feel a sense of accomplishment at the end of it and teachers congratulated me for a job well done, but so many things could have been better. Sometimes I talked too fast, then too slow or too loud, then too soft. Sheesh. And then there was this stupid miscommuniction which lead to an embarrasing mix-up. To round it all off, I think it was obvious to the audience that I'm a greenhorn when it comes to public speaking. Many thanks to my teachers and seniors who pointed out whatever I did right. That helped, it really did:)

Shall sign off here then. Stay tuned!


And I will always think of you as the sun*


Thursday, February 15, 2007

I had so much to blog about.....but was a little lazy to do it. Yeah, go ahead and throw paper balls at this lazy bum. Better yet, get a crowbar to lift her butt off her chair.

First and foremost, my 'O' level results. When I saw them, I cried. Out of shock. I thought I was hallucinating, because I really did not expect my results to turn out......great!!! A 13! I've got an L1R5 of 13! This was beyond the 15-20 points I thought I would get. Here's how I fared for each subject:


English - A2 (Miss Goh's first words to me:"Where's the A1?" But I'm quite pleased about English. I thought I'd get a B3 for this one considering the compre vocab questions were tough. And I thought they would find the ending to my compre a little silly.)

Combined Science - A1 (You know,being very paranoid, I thought I filled in the wrong serial number. Thankfully, I didn't. And thankfully, I did very well.)

E maths - B3 (A little disappointing because the paper was really easy and I expected an A. In fact 93% of the Crescent cohort attained distinctions. Oh well, B3 is still good.)

A maths - A2 (Ironic, isn't it, that I did better in Additional Maths than Elementary Maths. I must thank Mr Loh for helping me a great deal with A maths, which I used to fail. Hooray for the A2!)

Geography - A2 (As expected I got a distinction! Though I was kinda hoping for an A1.)

Comined Humanities, Social Studies & History - B3 (What a relief! I thought SS was a little screwed up and History was the biggest killer of all. Thank goodness for the B3!)

Chinese - C5 (Sighs to that one. Like I mentioned before, I was hoping for a B4)


I know that around me, many Crescentians got single digit L1R5s and that the average L1R5 in Crescent is 9.9. Congratulations to all who did wonderfully well, of course. But even though I did not attain a single digit L1R5, I am still proud of my results. All that consultations, studying and sacrificed sleep paid off for me. Ah, the sweet smell of success. I pumped in lots of sweat, blood and tears to elevate myself from the borderline student I once was. AND THAT IS ALL THAT MATTERS TO ME.

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Chinese New Year celebrations tommorow! Haha, I do love half days. So do most of my class, who have decided that since we'll be attending two lessons only anyway, it would be wiser(!) not to come to school. Ah well, I HAVE to come to school tommorow anyway. Why? Because I'm one of the MCs for the Chines New Year celebrations. Note the absence of an exclamation mark. I'm quite nervous about this as it is the first time I'll be speaking to the whole school. Whereas Benjamin Low, my fellow MC, has plenty of public speaking experience and is as cool as a cucumber in the Artic about tommorow. Ah well, on the bright side, there is some fun in public speaking. There's also sort of thrill you get when riding a roller coaster: Scary but exciting.

Wish me luck manz. Oh, and I think I'll be popping in at Crescent tommorow:)


And I will always think of you as the sun*


Thursday, February 08, 2007

Man oh man. The Day has arrived; an alarming 2 hours or so away. Will I be left with only the polytechnics to choose from? Will I screw up? Will I remain in NYJC? The answers all lie in that envelope lying among the huge pile of results slip, waiting for my trembling, sweaty hands to receive them. Good luck to all receiving their 'O' level results today.


And I will always think of you as the sun*


Friday, February 02, 2007

Today's post shall be about Hinamori Momo from Bleach cos' I've come to realize that she is the anime character I resemble most (looks and character wise).



The girl:


Similarities:
  1. Dark-coloured hair and eyes
  2. People say we're cute (but obviously she's cuter)
  3. We're both about 150cm
  4. We're both about 40kg
  5. Chin-length bangs
  6. Upbeat attitude
  7. Can be quite impulsive
  8. Loyal
  9. Pack a punch despite innocent appearance

Should I receive an invitation to a cosplay party, I think I'll go as Hinamori since it's not going to be difficult to be Hinamori-ish. The problem lies in getting the Shinigami outfit.

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The entire Sec 4 cohort is quaking in their boots: RELEASE OF 'O' LEVEL RESULTS NEXT WEEK!!!!!! Speculation is rife about the exact date of Dooms day but many reckon it's either the 5th or 9th. The suspense is killing me. To cope, I'm squeezing as much enjoyment as I can into the remaining few days left. It helps that I'm not the only one worried about how I'd fare. That's strength in numbers to you.

I just hope I like what I see when I receive my results slip.

Stay strong!




And I will always think of you as the sun*