

Tuesday, January 31, 2006
thank god it's only half a week of school left. i don't think i could take more. just completed the last-minute hw rush. only done the essentials needed to survive tmr, of course.
cny has been a mostly pleasant affair of pigging out on goodies. it's true how the chinese mark their every occasion with food. my whole trip in msia was spent trying out goodies and stuffing my face with junk food. even though the cny atmosphere thins as you grow older. no one gets overly excited abt new clothes, angbaos, new year cookies and seeing one's relatives anymore. the eager anticipation of cny is reduced to, at best, thankfulness for the holiday granted. but i'm not complaining. i had fun on my holiday the way i know how to. much as we want to, we can't always retain the earnestness of childhood.
i hope you guys had fun too.
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Monday, January 30, 2006
i didnt feel so ashamed when i didnt score well for some other pple's quiz. but i am soooooo terribly ashamed after doing mavis's quiz. i FAILED. boohoohoo. and then there's this qn : who did i sit with on the first day of sec 3? my ans: sue jen. correct ans: MARYANN. ERM...woooooops. i only remember sitting beside HeLen. sorry mavis!!!! i know. must be she was late so i only had helen for company at first. right right right?! somebody tell me i'm right pls. hey! you dont say "i love you" then thank me!
sorry for taking up the space here to drown in embarrassment.
~the one and only C.M.I~
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Sunday, January 29, 2006
i'm sure we wld like to keep yushan's dear message with us~~~
hello my dearest 409,here i am on chinese new year's eve eating Nestle Baby food that i decided to try for lunch, while visualising my family and everyone else having their reunion dinner. It's a bitter sweet feeling really- missing home so much and wanting to be part of the festivities, yet knowing that i'm stuck here far away; at the same time, being away for the first time has made me treasure this occasion much much more. In fact, in recent years, chinese new year just became a time when i would get 2 days away from school and it's just get squandered away or spoilt by my childish demands. Anyhow, i'll be over here celebrating in a different way with the chinese people on campus. And sharing this occasion with everyone else. Meanwhile, i hope all of you will be enjoying all the new year goodies and bak kwa and good dinners and mahjong and dai dee and bridge and the noise and people! ah! and all the very very best for this year. As we move on in life and change, i hope that somehow all of you will be able to stay true to yourself as much as possible. And do remember the little things in life.
love,yushan
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congrats to all for completing your SATS. dont worry too much, i'm sure u all can do it well! :P
its CNY day 1 today! yipee! xin nian kuai le everybody!
(took this at some supermarket long time ago, b4 christmas last year! saved it til now :))
ok, this is kinda random but i read the newspapars this morning and there's the article abt the Thai scorpion queen and centipede king wedding soon. and i thot... isit just coincidence that these 2 guiness-record holders got tgt or are they doing it for publicity?
okie enjoy your lunar new year pple!
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Wednesday, January 25, 2006
hello. it's surprising how you learn life's lessons at the most unexpected of times. it's when we're caught up with work and managing all the impossible little things which seem to matter so much that life steps in, stops us in our tracks and hands out a pearl of wisdom. only then do you realise that the rat race you've been running on your own little treadmill is so sheltered, safe and protected from the elements outside. compared to others, your problems seem insignificant and laughable. and you become humbler for it, thankful for what life and luck have handed you and all the wiser for the experience. life is no longer as perfect as it seemed, and yet all that has happened is that you have been exposed to more of life. you learn to accomodate a wider frame of things as you grow up. sweet rarely exists without bittersweet anymore. it's a new feeling, but at the same time not all negative. live and learn. and grow.
take precious care, all my darlings.
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Tuesday, January 24, 2006
I'm so physically exhausted now. My first PT in some time. Running is so not my thing, yet I have to force myself to do it now; for myself, for my team. I guess, in a sense, choosing to remain positive, to go on even when there are so many reasons for me to turn my back- I'm just not made for this, there are so many others who could do a much better job and stuff like that, is really a test for myself. For the longest time, I've felt as though my growth has stagnanted. There was always so much angst, which I'm glad I'm experiencing less and less nowadays. For now, I feel once again that I'm growing. I'm learning to take things in stride, to do all that I can but to let go when it's so obviously time to do so. At my lowest, I'm so pessimistic it's hard to imagine when I'll ever get on. But even then I know I have something to lean on. I receive these emails containing excerpts from books by this guy called Max Lucado. Last week, I was reading that week's and it just seemed so timely you know. "Though your falls are great, His strength is greater." How true that is. And what cause for rejoicing that assurance is. Certain situations have made me realise that we hurt each other so, so easily. Mostly it's the hurting that are hurtful. We try to accomodate them, to be nice, to be tolerant and understanding... but sometimes maybe doing so only indulges them. They take advantage of it. You give and keep giving, only to realise that it's not appreciated. I could bemoan the sad state of humanity. But I am part of humanity. I am guilty of being rude and insensitive at times too. I cannot blame others for their weaknesses because I have no right to judge. I could turn cynical and morose, but my faith sustains me. I am now even more convinced of how truly amazing God's unconditional love is. It doesn't depend on mood, circumstances or even our abilities. As much as I believe God changes people for the better, I also know that he accepts us as we are- flithy, flawed, sinful. He loves us even when we're terribly unlovable. When the world has forsaken you, Christ is still there. He calls you. He waits for you. And when you finally take his hand, he leads you on a personal walk that changest you from within. I've learnt that I cannot change people, I cannot make them accept every single part of me. Acceptance if it must be sought, isn't acceptance anymore. It should be freely given. If you find that you have to work for it, then it ain't worth it. You'll be much happier just being yourself. It's really a much wiser approach to take. x)
I gave in to temptation and watched Grey's Anatomy again last night. Heh I've been pretty busy but it's good to unwind once in a while yea? though I should stop staying up so late =p There was this scene where Meredith said to Derek, "We're adults now... how did that happen? and how can we stop it?" I suppose you'll have to watch the episode to know what I'm talking about. How responsibility becomes so real once you leave behind the days of braces and trainer bras. How responsibility does suck. But how there're perks to growing up as well.
Oh well. Just to put in my few cents worth... Haha got to rush off now.
Tc ya?
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Thursday, January 19, 2006
i'm so physcially drained. this whole week has been a very tiring one. and when it hits your mind; when yr body tells your mind you're too tired for anything else, it gets bad. its bad to just come home, have dinner and go to sleep. but i need that sometimes :) but its weird how i feel more awake the next day when i DONT sleep so early the night b4.
anyway, i think i'm only gg to get used to these physical stuff. wheeee :P i wanna be stronger but i dont want unbalanced muscles ok. hahahaha. i was just thinking abt may and mavis and me. like sb who used to be in CO is now such a sports gal huh...HAHA. and then that violin gal is so passionate abt floorball now. ( dont worry too much abt it ok. just try and do what u can. and enjoy) and then there's this person who's trying to convince others that she's a "sportswoman". hahaha when its so fake and she's totally unfit.
how's everyone doing. not many posts recently. guess its been a hectic time for u peeps. let's have sushi buffet again....but dunno how long we'll hafta wait b4 we have that. meanwhile, take care bloggers and regular taggers!
may says we dont hafta sign off anymore.
i think u know who i am right. ---> :)
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Sunday, January 15, 2006
today i finally found out what it's like to be really inspired. watching my team out there fighting for all they're worth, not caring tt they're up against someone much higher ranked than themselves and proving the numbers wrong. fighting point by point, celebrating each little success and focussing hard on the job at hand. rallying together as one big crowd, fencers and coaches alike cheering your fencer on. uniting under stress, pressure, excitement. WHOA. i love fencing. it can only get better from here. (:
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If only I could hold on to my birthday week longer. It's nice to turn 18 after all. Have a feeling of inexplicable sadness now.
I'm finding my way back to sanity again
Though I don't really know what
I'm going to do when I get there
Take a breath and hold on tight
Spin around one more time
And gracefully fall back to the arms of Grace
I am hanging on every word you say
And even if you don't want to speak tonight
That's alright, alright with me
'Cause I want nothing more than to sit
Outside heaven's door and listen to you breathing
Is where I want to be
I'm looking past the shadows
Of my mind into the truth and
I'm trying to identify
The voices in my head
God which one's you?
Let me feel one more time
What it feels like to feel
And break these calluses off me
One more time
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Saturday, January 14, 2006
i've got nth much to blog. just my proud harvest today.
hahaha.
i am so indecisive, i cant stand myself.
anyway i realise u pple dont sign off after each note these days, but i think we can tell who's who (to some extent)
take care pple.
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The weather's finally taken a turn for the better. Nice change from all that rain which put me in a grouchy and whiny mood.
Last two weeks haven't exactly been fantastic ones for me. I don't think its been fantastic for anyone either. I apologise for not updating during this period.
Don't all of us use being busy as an excuse? An excuse not to go for trainings, not to turn up for outings, not to keep in touch with friends?
Perhaps sometimes we really ARE busy. Other times? Thats when laziness kicks in. Although sometimes, tiredness has a part to play too.
I guess its important that you let some things go when you realise you no longer have time for the things that really matter.
But sometimes its not easy to let go.
You can't have everything.
Maybe it doesn't seem like it, but to me, friendship ranks up there above homework and trainings. One must, however, learn to draw the line somewhere. And perhaps sometimes the going gets tough, when one side will suffer. But I'm trying. We can only try after all.
I hope there never comes a period in life when work will take precedence over friendship or family.
I want to be a better friend too.
Competition tomorrow.
I'm scared.
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Friday, January 13, 2006
today i was suddenly struck with guilt at not blogging often enough to keep this blog going strong. busyness often becomes a convenient excuse for lazyness towards things that you think don't really matter all that much. i'm always guilty of that. so...im sorry for neglecting friends out there just cos ive been busy with my own life and selfishly concluded tt i don't have the energy to spend a bit of time with you even if it's just to find out how you're doing. i'm not abandoning you ok? i'll never.
in case you were wondering i'm not referring to any specific specific people. i just want to be a better friend.
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Wednesday, January 11, 2006
HAPPY BIRTHDAY LYD!!!
:P
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Monday, January 09, 2006
really sorrie for not joining 2 fellow midnightcookiers for dinner.
but then slug just gave me a rude shock by saying i'm not invited. haha jk.
sch had sea regatta today. its meant for j1s but the principal decided to give the j2s half day off too so we cld go to the beach. i went there later, when it ended but my classmates stayed.
got myself all wet from the rain! the last time i got this wet was during O1. heh.
i'm so tired. a week ago, i was looking for hari raya break. and its here...tmr. have a good rest pple. i know u had a heavy first week. for me, i think i better get myself prepared for the start of real lessons next wk.
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Sunday, January 08, 2006
the first week wasn't as bad as i expected mainly bcos s papers haven't started yet and lessons haven't gone on long enough for me to become sian. the first mentoring session at bpss was ok except for the troublesome mum. the kids are quite cute really. esp the guys. girls are more troublesome and somewhat catty. room for improvement!
i dont like the rain. boo. spoiled my wonderful plan for a treetop walk this morn. go away. rain makes me want to stay at home doing nothing and becoming gloomy. should be studying for sat. dont even have the book. dont want to do badly. how?
prob baking cookies later. who wants?
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Friday, January 06, 2006
So the 1st week of school is over. It felt strangly long to me. I'm a lot happier tonight than on other week nights, when I know that there'll be another long day of school ahead the next day. Haha school's not that bad. I don't think it is, at least not this week. but my relief today does say something, doesn't it?
Resolutions? I guess I am a resolution kind-of person. I like planning although I'm well-aware how following it is another matter altogether. I think, however, that holding yourself overly, obsessively accountable to resolutions is dumb. It's unnecessary. It's my opinion that you do indeed know what you want deep down. You don't need a bunch of resolutions to govern how you live. Be flexible. Make decisions according to the circumstances. Resolutions are, to me, just reminders to reflect, to perhaps guide one in confusing times with simple resolves previously made, so as to clarify one's purpose. Some make extremely purposeful action goals; others just resolve to be a better person. For me, I've come to realise that I need to work on living in the present. so... I hope to treat every morning as though it were the first, and every day as though it were my last.
(Genesis)
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Monday, January 02, 2006
schools tmnr!!! ahhh everyone screams.
but fret not if u r one of those screaming. there's hari ray haji next tues and chinese new year to come!
haha bye.
wake up early tmr.
-snail-
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