Cyberweek Day 1

woke up at 7 today
started discussing for Literature thingie at 8
played some comp. games
did some research
started cyberweek discussion at 1pm
ended at 2pm and rushed to go meet Xin Yi and Charmaine
went HQ to get the tins
counted the stickers and tins
saw mdm siti , jeslyn and me on a photo of the NDP peeps
on the zone 3 & 4 board
bought the new shoulder flash
Xin Yi bought it for Jeslyn
bought food and went back to school
started writing down the names on the covers of the tins
saw many peeps sec 1 photo
some peeps looked soo diff.
i find that our yr's photo sucked
after much writing finally finished
pasted onto the tins and put the tins into the st john room
it was actually supposed to end at 4 but we're ending at 2 instead and starting earlier too
sighzzz
gotta meet mrs tay to fill up the BF1 stuff
sighzz
now am busy with the cyberweek stuff
have not even bathed
sooo stinky and sticky
hate this

ermmm

i think that alot of peeps are all over her
its like.....
i think its because of her looks
SJAB yrmates who read this
you all shld noe who she is
yep
not trying to be mean or something
Li Jia Wei lost
utterly sad for her
she must feel soo disappointed
after working soo hard and all
*sighz*
watching the rally now
never really take in what he said
yep thats all for today

playyss

st john parade today
interviewed sec 1s
played games after that
had loads of fun
running here and there
mingling all around
and going all over the body
did some punishments for being late
talked with yearmates
went home
ate and slept
watched abit of the olympics
just found that i had a swell on my head
but i don't even know how i got it
no tests next week
can slack abit today and tommorrow
FINALLY

contentment

what is contentment ?????
having what you want ?????
doing what you want ?????
doing what society expects of you ?????
whatever it is, i felt contented today
finally passed up my chinese zuo wen
yep
left with the lian bi
shall study for lit. retest and physics
had chinese test today
didn't study for it
and i feel soo much more comfortable in our own class
it is soo much cleaner then that class
and its actually brighter in our class
yep
that mr lim took over geog. lesson today
was quite tense at the beginning
but he slackened and everybody started laughing
anyway .... his hair suckss
that clump of hair at the back
totally not nice
yep
watched the olympics
saw some swimming events
Ian Thorpe actually got 3rd in the men's freestyle 200m
and that Micheal Phelps
his just totally cool tooo
he swims soo darned fast
and a world record was being broken by a women's relay team in the freestyle 200m event
saw the encore of Li Jia Wei 's match with the Japanese
yep
sooo cooollll
saw the archery event late last night
it was sooo darned coool
the world #1 against the world #2
Park Sung Hyun(Korea)-#1
Li Sung Jun(Korea)-#2
dunno if i got their names correctly
Park won the gold medal while Li won the silver
HAHA
soooo cool
and that Park was really very fair

ARMS OF AN ANGEL
by SARAH McLAUGHLIN

Spend all your time waiting for that second chance
For the break that would make it okay
There's always some reason to feel not good enough
And it's hard at the end of the day
I need some distraction, oh, a beautiful release
Memories seep from my veins
Let me be empty, oh and weightless, and maybe
I'll find some peace tonight
Chorus:
In the arms of the angel,
fly away from here
From this dark, cold hotel room,
and the endlessness that you fear
You are pulled from the wreckage
Of your silent reverie
You're in the arms of the angel
May you find some comfort here

So tired of the straight life and everywhere you turn
There's vultures & thieves at your back
The storm keeps on twisting keep on building the lies
Which will make up for all that you lack
Don't make no difference, escaping one last time
It's easier to believe In this sweet madness, all this glory & sadness
That brings me to my knees

Chorus

You're in the arms of the angel
May you find some comfort here


`its just sucha nice song
sighzz
something someone said disturbed me greatly today
made me wanna run outta school and never return
you know.....somethings i just have this sudden rashness to do something ridiculous
like biting somebody in the middle of the lesson with no reason why
or just walking out of the class and going back home to sleep
but i feel that we're just soo controlled by or so-called rationalism
that we restrict ourselves and stop ourselves from doing what the SOCIETY deems is not right
sighzzz................
just wanna forget myself a few times
and just let lose
ihatethethingthathasrestrictedmeihateitihateitihateit
i do NOT want to be watched

Olympics Badminton

Ahhhh .... just watched the badminton match between
Ronald Susilo Vs. Boonsak Ponsana
R. Susilo lost
10-15 , 1-15
was like soooo sad.....
but he tried his best
but its just too bad
wanna watch the kayak, synchronized swimming, tennis, beach volleyball, swimming,thrialathon and track and field matches
yep
but dunno when it all happens
geezz

disgusted

sat outside for chinese
CARN STAND HER
JUST GET OUTTA MY SIGHT !!!!!
terribly disgusted by someone
its like.....
she just dosen't have a mind of her own
went home
watched Olympics on TV
wanted to make myself sick so that i do not need to go to school tmr
its kinda lame
saw the swimming events
Ian Thorpe is just soooo cool
then saw the boxing event
then the basketball event
China against New Zealand
Yao Ming was playing for China
yep
there's no tests tomorrow
then there will be chinese test on thursday
and Lit. and Physics test on Friday
hate this
wanna fall sick tomorrow
i don't feel like going to school

ms yoong's farewell

had assembly
ms yoong's farewell
she cried
yep
was struggling abit at math
because i don't really understand "Functions"
and we have a test on it tomorrow
and the worst thing is i forgot to bring back my 'A' math textbook
am seriously freaking out abit now
i think i'm gonna like spend my whole recess tomorrow
doing "Functions" questions on my textbook
i don't wanna fail again
falling into utter depression

Master Parade

had master parade in the morning
did devotion
had community singing
had stock check and F.A.T interview
fall out after that
stayed back for F.A.T.S
bored and ...............bored
some were good
some were really bad
some were ok
went to Heartland later with Xin Yi Jeslyn and Janice
took neoprint
slacked arnd while XY n Jes ate
went home
slept till 7
have not slept well the past few days
can't wait for cyberweek
can wake up late
and the teachers said that the workload this time is not sooo heavy
soooo ...... great !!!

sssllllllleeeeeeeepppppppppp

din really sleep very well
din wanna get up
got to school feeling sooo dead
chem. test on the 1st period
its bad
i just carn do chemistry
tmr have St John parade
somemore have master parade
polishing my boots now
am quite excited
tmr is the FATS
to think... i'm the one who's gonna choose now
i'm gonna be their trainer
itss.....................................
i feel soooo depressed
i don't feel like growing up
letting go of my memories
giving way to new things
very soon i would have grown up
and i'll have to leave St Johns
all my friends
all of it
its gonna suck
sighzz
i miss being a trainee during sec 1
with mdm veronica training us
the kind of bond between trainer and trainee
that unspoken bond
i wish to achieve that
we must work hard to bring back this bond
that wasn't significant in my present team
sighzzz
just trying to be honest
no harm done

Yawnnn

Had a hard time waking up today
just had sucha good sleep
i dun wanna wake up
just to go to school *sighz*
soo many peeps were late today
Rushed to do my brochure
had a damned stomachache
i think aunty's gonna visit me soon
skipped recess to do brochure
Ms Chan gave us HERSHEYS kisses
which her mum bought from the States
and she said there was actually a Hersheys Shop there
SOOO NICE
went outta class for chinese again becoz i din hand in zuo wen
i think i'm gonna go outta her class for this and the nxt week
gave Melli Xin Yi's present to pass to her
hope she likes it
and passed Jeslyn Tracee's present
HAHAHA
hope she dosen't have it already
am sooo bored now
need to study for Chem. test
i SUCK at Chem.
Mrs Koh was like sooo darned disappointed with our class
only 3 peeps pass the test
and we're having a retest next week
gonna try much harder for it
she really looked like as if she was about to break down crying
SIGHZZ
boring
i wanna slleeepppppppppp
SLEEP

PEELS

S-L-E-E-P

P-E-E-L-S

S
L
E
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P
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S

fluttering about

had a cold in the morning.........
was ok after a walk in the park
been feeling soo fluttery the whole day
HAHA
carn concentrate on one thing for long
managed to study abit for the chem test
PheW
Cyberweek is coming
PEEPSS pls...........just force me to do all my hmwrk
i need to do my hmwrk
ARHHHHHHH

SOMETHING ABOUT YOU
I don't know where to begin
I don't know how to get out there to see you
I don't know where to dig in.
I don't know how to get in there:to feel you
It's been to long and I'm about to be in time for me
It's been to long and I'm in time
Baby there's something about you that
I can hold on to
I'm going to hold on to that
Baby there's something about you that
I can hold on to
I'm going to hold on to that
I never thought I would win
I never thought much about that.
(It's been a long time coming)
I never stopped to begin
Thinking about the process.
(It's been a long time coming)
It's been to long and I'm about to be in time for me
It's been to long and I'm in time
Baby there's something about you that
I can hold on to I'm going to hold on to that
Baby there's something about you tha
tI can hold on to I'm going to hold on to that
I don't know where to begin
I don't know how to get out there to see you
Baby there's something about you that
I can hold on to I'm going to hold on to that
Baby there's something about you that
I can hold on to I'm going to hold on to that
It's been a long time coming
I'm going to hold on to that
And I'm going to be there:be there:alright

National day......

HAPPY B'DAE SINGAPORE !!!!!!!!!!!!!
hrmmmmzzz
been lazing arnd today
wonder what to buy for XY and Traceee
sighzzz
dun wanna go to school
wanna stay at home the whole day
i just do not have the determination to study
HAHA i suck
sighzzzzzzz

Zoo (1st august 2004)

went to the zoo today with aunt and family
walked around
was still kinda tired from the camp
bought durians back home to eat

OBS CAMP

I SURVIVED THE OBS CAMP !!!!
i am back frm the camp save and sound
no major injuries
only a couple of insect bites and afew infected wounds and burst blister
came back filling enriched and even more energetic
not to mention abit more taned
missing OBS and the peeps i met there
wanna go back again
DAY 1
set off from home with three bags
waited for the bus to come and fetch us
was kinda brooding on the bus
was worried about whether i'll be able to clique with the other school peeps
reached Pungol jetty
felt like running back home
saw the other schools peeps
Teck Whye Sec, Fairfield Sec, Hong Kah Sec and Yuhua Sec
waited for the boat to come
came to know that we'll all(St John peeps) be in different Watch
sat on boat and arrived at Outward Bound Singapore
got to the multi purpose hall and got divided into the different Watches
i'm in the Watch called MAGELLAN
after a briefing
got to know our instructor,Sam(Samantha)
handed over our valuables and got our food rations
got to know each other and we each got a post as an I/C
was the medical i/c of the group
ate lunch and got changed to the wet attire
first activity was learning how to pitch tents
pitched our tents for tonight and went off for the sea
second activity was a basic lesson on kayaking
buddy watch was LIVINGSTONE
who has got quite a pretty instructor Shu Yun
after about 3 hours our kayaking around and learning how to do the wet exit(capsize)
and how to do the T rescue
got out of the sea and bathed
cooked dinner and ate dinner
had some interaction time
instructors told us about the medical bag(my baby)
then had this briefing where we were told who is MAGELLAN
all the group names actually came from names of explorers
and this Magellan guy was actually the first guy who circum-navigate the whole Earth
then was told about the commitments of the camp
had to sign this commitment book with all the signature and names of ex-Magellanites
then went to sleep
slept very well
DAY 2
woke up at about 6 am
unpitched tent
brushed teeth and ate breakfast
packed up the backpack provided with my clothes and food rations
two watches were late in meeting our instructors because of that
was given a speech on punctuality
was kinda suprised that we were not scolded because we were really late
Sam was even smiling during the whole speech though Shu yun was expressionless
played the mingle game
everyone thought that Sam did the mingle really nicely
played the giant wizard and dwarf game
then shared our group journal
Shu Yun told the frog story
after that was given more time to pack our bags
then put our bags aside
did the trust fall activity
couldn't bring myself to do it because i was scared
ate our lunch
it started to rain so our hiking trip was delayed
played Giant skip where the whole watch had to skip in one giant rope
played key punch where we were given another speech about listening
then played group tangle
set off for the next campsite as it was not raining anymore
had to carry the damned heavy backpack and trek in the forest for about an hour
had to carry the tent too
finally reached the campsite
pitched the tent
cooked dinner
ate dinner
pee-ed in the forest behind some foliage
saw fireflies
slept not very well because tent was near ant hole and was sleeping at the door
kena bitten all over by an army of ants
DAY 3
woke up at about 5:30 am
unpitched tent
did not bother to eat breakfast
continued to hike to Campsite 1
finally after hiking about 1 hour we reached Campsite 1
it was really nice
like some resort
but we still had to camp outside
shared our journal
everybody was obsessed with Sam's mingle
kept on begging her to do it
Sam told us about why Kurt Hahn wanted to build Outward Bound School
it was about some 6 declines (physical,creativity and memory,skill,self-discipline, spectatoristis and i forgot the rest )
did rock climbing (totally sucked at it)
pitched tent and had lunch
did high elements
completed the obstacle(soo darned proud of myself)
cooked dinner at the beach
bathed together with Tracy because there weren't enough shower rooms
planned for the Sea Expedition we're gonna have the next day
after that we went to sleep
switched tents and went to sleep with Xin Yi,Tingmei and Ryna
discussed about the two jerks and about our schools
slept well
DAY 4
woke up early because we had to catch the right timing for high tide
packed bags and unpitched tents
ate breakfast
shared the journal and Sam shared story about a grandma praying story
later had to move our bags onto a motor boat to be sent back to campsite 2
carried the kayaks out
got ready the safety vest
got out in to the sea
my kayak was somehow always somewhere behind
though i already was paddling for my life
changed partner after awhile because we couldn't coordinate
kayaked into the mangroves and the scenery was great there
botaged as we had to cross over muddy land
had a rest and had lunch
changed partner again because he thinks he's too good a kayaker and i wasn't
But i was glad we changed partner because i felt quite miserable kayaking with him
got teamed up with a not-so-good kayaker like me
but i was finally able to laugh and enjoy the trip
was soo stress free working with him
kayaked the rest of the way back to campsite 2 with him
was soo darned happy when we reached shore
by then we had kayaked for about 9 hours
we had to clean up the kayaks and put them back in place
later on we did jetty jump
after that we got our bags
unpacked the backpack and stuffed everything into my bags
was pitching the tent by myself because the two jerks didn't want to help
and the person accompanying me did not know how to pitch tent
was kinda pissed off at that time because i did not get to eat and i had very little time left to bath luckily Tracy gave me some of her Watch's food
saved my life
after that had to help clean up the MAGELLAN store
we lost several thingies
but our case was not as bad as some other Watch's
after a short briefing we went to sleep
slept damned well that night though many peeps were talking
DAY 5
woke up early again
unpitched tent for the final time and went to clean the tent
the two jerks didn't really help again
assembled everything and calculated that we each had to pay $0.40
had to share our journal one last time
shared our journals one last time
Shu Yun told us the story of the broken pot
got ready bags to go home
bought some souveniers from the souvenier shop
bought 2 shirts and a bottle
had this final debrief
shared all our thoughts and feelings for this camp
for me.......i really felt that we have learnt many life skills which we would never learn in school
and that it was really worth it exchanging 108 hours of my life for this experience
Sam told us that our outward bound journey only starts when we have stepped out of the jetty
and that we have to be independent and make full use of our time on Earth
we each have a bank of our own
everyday there would be 24 hours in there
if you finish using it, it will still replenish itself with 24 hrs each day
if you don't use it, it will be gone but another 24 hrs will replenish itself
so with each hr you waste it will be thrown away
felt that it was kinda true
got our group photo and our certificate
did a survey and said our final goodbyes
was kinda sad to leave OBS and the Magellan peeps and Sam
was looking at OBS camp slowly fading away on the slow boat
felt very very sad and kept silent throughout the trip back
when i got on shore
i kept beating Melissa
was feeling kinda reluctant to go
took 82 bus back home
Tracy and Melissa came too and slacked for awhile
bathed and changed
watched some tv
Tracy's father fetched us back to school
was happy to see my friends
hui ching, deborah, jeslyn.......all the St John peeps
stayed back to help do public duty for full-dress rehearsal
felt really wierld and out of place
really missed OBS
*sighx*
i'm still missing it
i would love to go back there if i have a chance again