I have splitting headache and it hurts but it is healing. So that is why I can't study and I am here instead.
So ok we played Floorball during PE just now. I grouped with Husna and Amira. While Ms Poon was showing us the demonstration she said that we could go behind the goalposts. Then she showed the strategy to score from behind the posts. She said, " Can move left and right like a Bollywood dancer". Just by saying "Bollywood dancer", everyone was laughing. Then she danced like a Bollywood dancer. That really made us stitches. Haha. The inexpected things she does. Interesting. No one will ever get bored with Ms Poon. Heh. She watches Bollywood? Whoa.
So my team played with Atikah, Jaslin and Elaine. I just can't seem to play sports during Physical Education. I would end up rolling on the floor, laughing. And that is what I did just now. I just can't play seriously! So i looked like a lousy player. Ms Poon even said "Eh You ah, Blur you know, sotong ah!" haha. She was laughing at me. I laughed with her lah. HAha. Husna RAWKS! She scored all the goals.
After that had a talk about streaming and subject combinations. So I have decided to take Biology instead of Physics. I just cannot understand Physics. And Miss Leong said that she is very dissapointed in those people who chose to go to IP.But she was most dissapointed in someone who appealed to CGSS and got in and chose to leave at the first opportunity. Well to me, it is for the best of one's self education to choose the path that is the best for one's self. I can understand that she does not want the best students to go. She does not encourage them to go because she doesn't want the school to be at a disadvantage when these student's leave. Malkumlah, diorangkan pandai.
Guitar test got A. Group 10 consisting of:
First Guitar-Husna
Second Guitar- Me
Third Guitar (chords)- Jannah
Fourth Guitar (base)- Amira/Adelaida
Miss Chye really liked our piece. Even though she asked us to play a "rehearsal" first but one time was good enough for her. She said, "Now THAT is what I call MUSIC." Then I asked her why there was no Guitar Ensemble CCA in Cedar Girls. And she said that no teacher wants to be in charge of it. Cedar has a serious lack of teachers. I think Singapore has a lack of teachers. OH WHY!!!... It would be a good thing to have Guitar Ensemble. Like so many Cedarians know how to play the guitar already. Haiz....let's start a petition to convince our principal? heh
And Amira has made me addicted to lagu raye- Hari raya songs. Haiz....indahnya sunnguh di hari raya
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4:41 pm
Brian: Did I hear you right?
Cause I thought you said
Let's think it over
You have been my life
And I never planned
Growing old without you
Shadows bleeding through the light
Where the love once shined so bright
Came without a reason
Don't let go on us tonight
Love's not always black and white
Haven't I always loved you?
Delta: But when I need you
You're almost here
And I know that's not enough
And when I'm with you
I'm close to tears
'cause your only almost here
Brian: I would change the world
If I had a chance
Oh won't you let me
Treat me like a child
Throw your arms around me
Oh please protect me
Brian & Delta: Bruise and battered by your words
Days are shattered, how it hurts
Brian: Oh, haven't I always loved you?
Delta:
But when I need you
You're almost here
And I know that's not enough
And when I'm with you
I'm close to tears 'cause your only almost here
Brian & Delta:
Bruise and battered by your words
Days are shattered, now it hurts
Brian: Haven't I always loved you?
Delta: But when I need you
You're almost here
Brian: Well I never knew how far behind I'd left you
Delta: And when I hold you
You're almost here
Brian: Well I'm sorry that I took our love for granted
Brian & Delta: And now I'm with you I'm close to tears
Brian: Cause I know I'm almost here
Brian & Delta: Only almost here
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6:20 pm
It is dang fun when me, Amira, Husee and Atikah come togedder and spill all. Not all lah. But still. IS.
Monday, jannah, adel, amira, hus and me had guitar music lesson and we crapped more then we played. Amira and me LAUGHED so much our stomachs hurt. And she played with my hair and got my clips missing. Haha. ok i blame myself for my clips. And the smelly handsigns, me adel and amira had different versions of it. Amira's was the weirdest, it was a smiley handsign okay. I have never laughed so much OM! haha. Ok no one is supposed to copy my entries w/o my permission okay AMira!
Oh and I have triplets! These lookalikes in my school, Amira Nabilah and Kak Khalis. Actually me and Kak Khalis do not look that much alike. Its just me and Amira. Even my principal have called me Amira once. Weird lah. And a lot of seniors said I look like her...aahh...
haha. but it is nice to be triplets. amira will always call me "Hey Triplet!!" And i will always salam her. So nice. haha
Malay exam was soooo hard. Extremely difficult! All the Mother Tongue Exams were difficult. I would NOT be surprised if I failed. Seriously. Haiz...
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5:34 pm
Haha. Caught you. Like as if I'm going to tell you these horribly humorous and humiliating histories. Well, maybe one day I will. Depends on me.
On Saturday, my whole family as in my aunty's family and mine gathere on the living room floor and pointed each other's faults and told each other's stories about themselves. I was literally laughing on the floor.
Family is so nice. You can always depend on them, no matter what happens, to love you and to accept you for what you are.
Replies to tags:
Jannah- what do you mean i'm funny? what did i say to make you laugh? and like as if this is the first time i made u laugh?
Syikin- yup. i loved going out wif u too. I LIKE! go again kay. I had SUCH fun.
Amira- did u noe that Jannah has started calling ou Ira? EEW...i HATE..tak kene langsung. Sound so manja. Anyways, exams mesti mug. A little bit of pain for a life of pleasure and luxury. You call that pain? THink again. BErsabarlah kawanku yer...
Site of the moment: Howstuffworks.com- find out how stuff works
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7:04 pm
from coolquotes.com
"By perseverance, the snail reached the ark." (Charles H. Spurgeon) Submitted by Cary
"We have enough youth in the world, how 'bout a fountain of smart" Submitted by Kadi
"Since light travels faster than sound, people appear brighter before you hear them speak." Submitted by Tasneem Barakat
"People who organize their things are just to lazy to look for them!" Submitted by Emmi
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6:36 pm
Ok on the whole it was fine. I'm not sure about my writing though. I don't thing it was that good. And my narrative is going down the drain. I chose to write about Perseverance. Oh can you believe it? I got nominated for Prefect Councillor. I guess Jennifer was very shocked too. She knows how utterly irresponsible I can be yet she knows my good points the best. After that I went to Compass Point's Pizza Hut with Mumu, Filzah and Syikin. Syikin saw the person she was afraid of who was afraid of her and Mumu and Filzah was teasing her about it. Does that make sense? not to me.
Ordered 2 pizzas and shared the cost. I am soooo full right noe and Muu assured that I would go hungry at 6 p.m. and 6 pm is here. I am still full. We laughed and laughed even though it was my first time out with them. It was a stress reliever.
OK these are the points on PERSEVERANCE which I did not write on.
What is perseverance?
Perseverance is commitment, hard work, patience, endurance. Check
Perseverance is being able to bear difficulties calmly and without complaint. Check
Perseverance is trying again and again.
You show perseverance when you ...
Give up your tv time to spend hours studying Check
Try a new sport that is very difficult but you don't give up
Have a learning disability but keep studying even when discouraged
Come from a home where there is fighting and unhappiness but you still try your best
Have missed a week of school but you work hard to catch up
Are at the end of a difficult race but you cross the finish line
Save money and make sacrifices to buy something
Spend hours practicing on your music
Study and work hard to raise your grade
Try out for something you weren't successful at the first time
Proverbs and maxims
Failure is the path of least persistence.
All things will come round to him who will but wait. (Longfellow)
Only those who have the patience to do simple things perfectly will acquire the skill to do difficult things easily.
Work hard and give it your best shot; never be a quitter. (Charley Taylor)
No pain. No gain. check
More quotes on perseverance
Victory belongs to the most persevering. (Napoleon Bonaparte)
Hitch your wagon to a star. (Emerson)
To persevere, trusting in what hopes he has, is courage to a man. (Euripides)
You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don't try. (Beverly Sills)
Many strokes overthrow the tallest trees. (John Lyly)
Examples
Afrika check
Singapore check
People who persevered despite handicaps and disabilities
Beethoven (composer) - was deaf
Ray Charles (musician) - is blind
Thomas Edison (inventor) - had a learning problem
Albert Einstein (scientist) - had a learning disability
Terry Fox (runner) - is an amputee with cancer
Stevie Wonder (musician) - is blind
James Earl Jones (actor) - was a stutterer
Helen Keller (author) - was deaf and blind
Franklin D. Roosevelt (president) - was paralyzed from polio
Vincent Van Gogh (artist) - was mentally ill
Heroes and heroines
Susan B. Anthony was a women's rights activist who spent her entire life working for a constitutional amendment giving women the right to vote.
Marie Curie was a physicist who published 32 scientific papers and continued to study sources of radioactivity over many years.
Amelia Earhart became famous as the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean and as an advocate of aviation and women's rights.
Babe Didrikson Zaharias was a great American female athlete who excelled in many sports.
Benjamin Franklin was a leading scientist, inventor, publisher, and politician whose persistence, patience, and hard work paid off. He is on our $100 bill.
Wilma Randolph was an Olympics Gold medalist in track who was not able to walk properly as a child.
El Chino was the first Chinese matador in Spain.
Martin Luther King, Jr. worked very hard to lead the civil rights movement in the 1960's. He withstood prejudice and resistance to change.
Put perseverance into action
When something starts to bother you, wait as long as you can before you express frustration.
When something doesn't work right, try again and again.
Don't lose your temper when something upsets you.
Always finish what you start.
Keep working at something that is difficult until you complete it.
Don't give up on difficult jobs or situations.
Focus on someone or something that ordinarily makes you lose your patience and try to understand it (and don't "lose it").
Work a little harder or a few minutes longer on a task that you do not like.
Community service ideas
Volunteer to work in the library, at a nature center, or in an animal shelter doing tasks that require a great deal of patience and persistence.
Organize a campaign to promote good study habits in your school.
Help with the recycling project at your school and community.
Not so cool ways to cope
Escape or avoid your problems.
Blame yourself.
Blame other people.
Blame chance.
Blame other things, forces, or powers.
Cool ways to cope
Face and accept what happens in your life.
Express your feelings.
Write about your feelings.
Get help if you need it.
Try to make it better.
Take good care of yourself.
Learn and grow from your experiences, including the ones that hurt.
Activities
Write in your journal about difficult situations and how you handled them without giving up.
Write a poem about suffering, what you can learn from it, how to face it, how not to hurt others, or anything else about obstacles.
Collect stories, poems, diaries, or quotations by writers about persistence.
Brainstorm cures for "the blues."
Learn what Galileo (a famous astronomer) or other scientist endured with opposition faced during his or her lifetime.
Find out what help is there for people who face difficult situations - counselors, psychologists, social workers, psychiatrists, therapists.
Create a skit that shows what to do when disaster strikes.
Explore the healing power of music.
Explore the healing power of exercise.
Explore the healing power of pets.
Put some extra effort into a project that is difficult and try to improve your skill (like public speaking or learning a dance).
Stories
The Tortoise and The Hare Aesop's Fables check
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5:46 pm
Love
It seems like only yesterday
You were just a child at play
Now you're all grown up inside of me
Oh, how fast those moments flee
Once we watched a lazy world go by
Now the days seem to fly
Life is brief, but when it's gone
Love goes on and on
Love will live
Love will last
Love goes on and on and on
Once we watched a lazy world go by
Now the days seem to fly
Life is brief, but when it's gone
Love goes on and on
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6:01 pm
Ooh, I hardly find sadness in my life currently and I love it just the way it is. I wish exams were a non-existent thing so I could go out everyday but it is an inevitable thing in Singapore. Something to sigh about again. But we cant look for weeds in flower beds. We must look for flowers in the garbage bin! Happiness is a livelyhood.
Yesterday, Cikgu dropped by our Malay table in the library and started talking about the current situation of life. We debated, agreed and talked sensible talk. Oh wow. That really opened up perspective and increased depth. It is nice to have the best of both worlds sometimes and I got that. Crappy talk is the ultimatum in the 2/O crowd. ESPECIALLY when Adelaida and me are around.
Then when I got home, me, Mak and Adik were converting Malay peribahasa into English and cracking up at the absurdity of each converted peribahasa. It was so Singlish!
Today, Husna and Adel scared me with a ghost story. Luckily after that I had to go dentist so I did not hear the ending of that story. Atikah, Amira and Jannah were at the dentist already. Syafiqah did not want to go cause she was fasting so I had to go alone. I was so scared that I almost ran down the stairs! I met Jennifer at the foyer and we were on our way to the dentist's at Cedar Primary School. There, the dentist asked me to call Syafiqah so that she could check her teeth even though she was fasting. So me and poor Jenn had to walk all the way back to Cedar Girls' Secondary (which is just next door by the way) to fetch Syafiqah that ungrateful brat. Haha.. We were perspiring under the sun. Zuo Tai Yang. When we were in the dentist's again and it was my turn, I knew pain was waiting for me. Sure enough after being gruelled under the drill and buffer, I felt a salty aftertaste and blood flowed from my teeth. So I used a tissue to stop the blood and the dentist scolded me! She said more blood is better so the gums can heal faster. The tissue I was using was dirty too and I should just use my saliva to clean my gums. And she showed me the method. Still, what is pain when I saw how nice my teeth were.
Stayed at the dentist until after school and missed one whole period of Science. We were supposed to learn about Colours today. So what? Haha....enjoy freedom of the boundaries of the classroom! I could always copy notes from someone else later. Like Amira. haha..
After school I went home with Atikah. Oh and I saw Amira and she said bye to me in this girly girl way and I replied back in an even more girly girl way. Sick tau.
On the bus with Atikah we talked about so many things and I found out I got one answer wrong for my Maths Motion Geonometry class test. Haiz, dashed were my hopes of getting full marks. Then I showed her this feature in the Berita Harian about Makmur Cafe and I said it was something like Coffeebucks. While I was saying it I thought that it sounded wrong but a new though quickly replaced that. Then after a few minutes I said Coffeebucks again and fully realised my silliness. It is Coffeebean and Starbucks, not CoffeeBUCKS! haha, I was out in bursts of laughter and so was Atikah.
And I found Donald Trumps's blog. It is all about business (DUH!) I figured that I either want to be a therapist or entrepeneur or journalist. I can either be one at one time or be all at once. Example, I can be a full time therapist while having my own business selling (fill in the blanks) and being a freelance writer at the same time. Wouldn't that be wonderful? Make my dreams come true. InsyaALLAH.
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3:50 pm
I love these things where you can do a quiz and they attempt to analyse you. So you ppl and me can know me better! Yay!
Me and my brother didn't go for guitar lessons today because of my sore eyes. I hope my cousin can do own his own.
| You Are a Glam Rocker! |
You put the "show" in rock show with your larger than life self.
No doubt, you are all about making good music...
But what really gets you going is having an over the top show.
Glitter, costumes, and wild hair are your thing - with some rock thrown in! |
| Your French Name is: |
Chantal Laroche |
| Your Brain's Pattern |
Your brain is always looking for the connections in life.
You always amaze your friends by figuring out things first.
You're also good at connecting people - and often play match maker.
You see the world in fluid, flexible terms. Nothing is black or white. |
| Your Career Type: Social |
You are helpful, friendly, and trustworthy.
Your talents lie in teaching, nursing, giving information, and solving social problems.
You would make an excellent:
Counselor - Dental Hygienist - Librarian Nurse - Parole Officer - Personal Trainer Physical Therapist - Social Worker - Teacher
The worst career options for your are realistic careers, like truck driver or farmer. |
| Cheese Pizza |
Traditional and comforting.
You focus on living a quality life.
You're not easily impressed with novelty.
Yet, you easily impress others. |
| The Keys to Your Heart |
You are attracted to those who are unbridled, untrammeled, and free.
In love, you feel the most alive when your partner is patient and never willing to give up on you.
You'd like to your lover to think you are optimistic and happy.
You would be forced to break up with someone who was emotional, moody, and difficult to please.
Your ideal relationship is open. Both of you can talk about everything... no secrets.
Your risk of cheating is low. Even if you're tempted, you'd try hard not to do it.
You think of marriage as something precious. You'll treasure marriage and treat it as sacred.
In this moment, you think of love as something you thirst for. You'll do anything for love, but you won't fall for it easily. |
| Your Personality Profile |
You are happy, driven, and status conscious.
You want everyone to know how successful you are.
Very logical, you see life as a game of strategy.
A bit of a loner, you prefer to depend on yourself.
You always keep your cool and your composure.
You are a born leader and business person. |
| Your Personality Profile |
You are dreamy, peaceful, and young at heart.
Optimistic and caring, you tend to see the best in people.
You tend to be always smiling - and making others smile.
You are shy and intelligent... and a very hard worker.
You're also funny, but many people don't see your funny side.
Your subtle dry humor leaves your close friends in stitches. |
| Your Personality Profile |
You are dignified, spiritual, and wise.
Always unsatisfied, you constantly try to better yourself.
You are also a seeker of knowledge and often buried in books.
You tend to be philosophical, looking for the big picture in life.
You dream of inner peace for yourself, your friends, and the world.
A good friend, you always give of yourself first. |
And I am getting loaded on junk food nowadays. Lays Sour Cream and Onion (my fav. flavour), Cuppachino ice-cream and Cornettos, Chocolates (especially Kinder Buenos and Apollos)....umm even though I've been fasting, I am certain my weight has been the same. Haiz...my stamina level will surely go down.
And one day, while I was particularly craving for these junk food, out of pure boredome and the chance to sailvate, I had this conversation with my table partner, Jennifer:
Me: Guess what junk food I am thinking of right now.
Jenn: Potato Chips?
Me: Correct. Guess what brand.
Jenn: Lays.
Me: (Gasps) You can guess! Wow! *Both of us laughs and giggles* (at this point of time, Jannah heard the noise I made and turned around too looked at us with an amused look) Ok, now lets try if you can guess what flavour I'm thinking of.
Jenn: Sour Cream and Onion?
Me: (Gasps even Louder) Oh my GOSH!! How you know? Can you read my mind?
Jenn: No. I think I sat with you for too long. Hahahahaha.
Me: (can't stop laughing)
It was a purely coincedental guess. Because I asked her what ice-cream I was thinking of and she got all the questions wrong! haha
Next step in life:
1. Study, Study, Study
2. Get in Media Club
3. Organise Volunteer Schedule QUICK!
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9:32 pm
Its the first time that I'm experiencing this pain. At school, I thought something was stuck in my eyes so I rubbed it and I washed it. My eyes I mean. Then when Ifell asleep on the bus home and I woke up, my eye was red. When I reached home I took out the lacrements with a cotton swab. Then my mother came home and i entered her room and she said not to come in because she has sore eyes. Putting 2 and 2 together. I figured out that I have sore eyes. My father has sore eyes in both eyes too. But not my little brother. Maybe it is because God did not want it upon him as he has oral PSLE exam today. I hope he does well. Last night while chatting to Danial, I found that he has sore eyes too but is the only one in the family. Today when I woke up, both eyes were red so it means that the infection has spread. Not wanting to infect the rest of my classmates since exam draws nearer I decided not to be present to school today. Morever my eyes were swollen and I can't see properly. Haiz...first time. First experience.
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8:13 am
i found these quotes on some people's blogs and I thought they were nice.
It is not a crime to think strange new thoughts. It is a crime to not think at all.I had a bad dream where I couldn't find you and thought you were dead. Then I woke up and realised that you are alive... and just hated me.
It's simple, I'm like a pool, sometimes deep, sometimes shallow, always bound to give a chemical reaction.
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2:32 pm
I found this on Nazri's blog. He's talking about his school's open house...It looks like he's speaking abt someone....
Oh...if he knew..AAGGHH....
haha
then running back to the maths room after realising that i hadta present again in ten minutes. that yirui lookalike. that anxious parent. that curious cedarian. that (HOTTT!!!!) chio bu whom yee jek didnt take a picture of despite me telling him to. that girl who looked awfully too familiar. that time when id fergotten to talk about the assignments. (crucial, considering that earlier that slide id said something about very little homework)
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5:46 pm
I've been fasting throughout this week and it feels good to fast. This sense of peace just washes over me and for a moment, I didn't want to talk a lot. But if I don't talk to my friends, they would think that something was wrong with me so even though I feel so no like it, I do have to talk but my jokes all come out wrong. Not talking means not gossiping either. I hate to gossip. Or in Bahasa Melayu, mengumpat. Excuse me, I'll be turning to Malay mode now. Peribahasa- Tidak umpat yang membunuh, tidak puji yang mengenyang. Ertinya, Jangan hiraukan sangat umpat atau puji orang kerana kedua-duanya tidak merugikan atau menguntungkan.
Mengumpat ertinya mencela-cela atau memburukkan nama orang lain di belakangnya, mengejek, mengeji, mengutuk dan menyumpah orang kerana berlaku tidak patut kepada kita.
Hukum mengumpat dan mencela ialah BERDOSA dan adalah satu tandanya seorang munafiq. Orang munafiq ialah seorang yang pada zahirnya kelihatan Islam tetapi di batin tidak.
Pada zaman sekarang, orang bangsa lain dah agama lain mengetahui bahawa seorang Muslim solat 5 hari sekali tetapi adakah kita tahu sedemikian. Kita mengetahui tetapi kita tidak melalukannya. Apa sudah terjadi? Ramai yang ketika keluar dengan kawan lupa tentang solat meskipun kawan-kawannya itu juga beragama Islam. Jikalau seseorang membuat kerja agama dengan terang-terang di hadapan kawan, mereka mengejek yang dia seorang yang "alim". Teruk kah menjadi alim? Bukankah semua Muslim harus menjalankan perintah Allah? Bukankah sesuatu yang bagus untuk diredhai dan dicintai Allah daripada mencari murkaNYA?Sebaliknya jikalau seseorang itu membuat perkara yang kurang baik kita yang harus memperbetulkan kesilapannya itu. Lantas, ramai remaja merasakan bahawa solat itu sangat membebankan dan untuk menjadi seorang yang alim itu adalah tidak "cool".
Jikalau kamu dan kawan kamu telah menetap untuk bertemu pada pukul 3 petang di Tampines Mall. Kamu sampai di sana dahulu dan menunggu untuk ketibaanya. Pukul 3.10 petang, dia tiada. Pukul 3.3o, batang hidungya tidak boleh kelihatan. Sekarang, perasaanmu bergelora. Marah tetapi kuga risau. Kamu cuba menghubunginya tetapi dia tidak jawab panggilanmu.
Begitu juga dengan Allah. Waktu Asar pukul 4.13 petang. DIA menunggu solatmu tetapi kamu tidak datang. DIA menunggu dan menunggu tetapi kamu tidak datang juga. Lantas, dia akan murka terhadapmu. Tambahan pula, dosa kamu bertambah dan balasan di akhirat juga akan diterima.
Dan, tidakkah kamu sayang dan berterima kasih terhadap Nabi Muhammad S.A.W? Mula-mula kita dikehendaki solat 50 waktu tetapi Nabi SAW bertanya berturut-turut kepada ALLAH untuk mengurangkan bilangan itu. Setiap kali Nabi SAW bertanya, dikurangkan bilangan itu. Akhirnya tinggal 5 waktu sahaja. Itupun tidak terdaya untuk umat Muslim melakukannya. Tidakkah kamu merasa sedih?
Dengar cakap-cakap, suatu bunyi akan didengar oleh semua manusia pada bulan Ramadhan. Cikgu brought up the subject after her 'Be A Clever and Wise Girl' talk and the 2/0 Malays discussed it with full emotion. Semua menjadi takut. Takut. Takut. Itu sahaja. Takut itu bagus tetapi kalau kamu berhenti di sane sahaja tidak akan mebawa faedah. ALLAH memberi kita perasaan supaya kita boleh membaiki diri kita. Kalau kita sakit, kita tidak membuat benda yang sakit itu. Kalau kita marah, kita mengexpresinya. Kalau kita sedih, kita menangis. Kalau kita gembira, kita senyum atau ketawa. Kalau kita takut Kiamat akan datang? Bertaubatlah dan baiki diri anda secepat mungkin. It is never too late. Jangan malas sahaja. Kalau kita cepat-cepat memohon maaf dengan ikhlas, insyaALLAH, tuhan akan mengampuni kita. Hanya, jangan membuat kesalahan itu lagi.
Wassalam.
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4:00 pm
Rawking. The SBS bus was like a school bus just now. With 2C ppl and me and Atiqah in it. We crowded the whole back. And some other students from other schools I think were intimidated by us. And Mumu showed me the pics that they took with the Netball teams and realisation dawned upon me that I should be there. I would want to take a photo with that CHIO Wing Defence, cute Goal Keeper who looks sooooo young, Asha Tett, the center, and Premala. Oh and plus that TALL TALL Sri Lanka shooter. Should have taken pics with them. And ask Suni to be my translater. Haiz...too late. Because the next 4 yrs, the Asian Netball Championships would not be in Singapore. Safiah, Safiah...
ENglish Exam Paper 1 and 2 next Friday....Haiz..
What about my date with Farah?
I cant wait to chat with her.
Must catch up with her....
Must
Must
And I want to do so many things with this blog...
You know what? I learned how to type fast and w/o looking at the keyboard after 2 months of blogging! Whee....!!!
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4:34 pm
Jul 19, 2005 By TODAY
http://www.aware.org.sg/main/article_220.html
WHILE a recent study revealed that the majority of women across Asia are wallowing in low self-esteem, local actress Selena Tan is brimming with confidence and radiance - despite knowing that she does not embody the stereotypically beautiful woman.
The study, commissioned by Dove and conducted by independent research company Research International, included 2,100 women in 10 Asian countries.
It revealed that Singaporean women are generally unhappy with their bodies, with fewer than 3 per cent describing themselves as beautiful.
When asked what she loved about herself, the feisty comedienne said: "I love my face. It's a real face ... It can be happy and inviting or deep in thought or angry - but it's real."
To the 34-year-old, an attractive person is a "happy person who is in love with life".
If only more Singaporean women thought that way.
The study showed that many associated beauty with just physical features.
At the launch of the Dove Campaign for Real Beauty earlier this month, Ms Tisa Ng, the president of Singapore Council of Women's Organisations, felt that one reason Singaporean women experienced a lack of self-esteem was because they associated beauty with the stereotypes portrayed by popular culture.
"Every time we talk about beauty, we have some kind of ideal image in mind," said Ms Ng.
Ms Braema Mathi, the president of the Association of Women for Action and Research (Aware), said that beauty is like a fashion statement.
"Look at what women across the ages have done to their bodies. In the Renaissance era, women wanted to be larger. In the Victorian age, women squeezed themselves into corsets for tinier waists.
"If all of us want to run after a fashionable notion of beauty, it's going to be very difficult for anyone to be happy," said Ms Mathi.
Aware is launching a This Is Me campaign to get more women in Singapore to accept themselves for who they are.
The study also revealed another interesting finding: Singaporean women do not get complimented frequently enough.
In fact, it took an average of 95 days before a Singaporean woman was told she was beautiful.
Could this be the reason for the low self-esteem?
Ms Mathi said that the low compliment rate can be traced back to our conservative Asian culture.
"I think it's a general Asian attitude - we are not fast enough to pay compliments and receive compliments graciously.
"How many times have you told your friend her dress looks good and the reply you get is 'No lah, it's just a cheap dress'?"
On the other hand, unlike the average Singaporean woman, Selena gets lots of compliments - the bulk of them from herself, her husband, family and friends.
"I make it a point to compliment myself every hour of every day! My husband is also good with compliments and so are my family and friends," she said.
Ultimately, Ms Mathi said that it doesn't matter what you aspire to be as long as you are happy, comfortable with yourself and healthy.
"If you want to change your nose or face, that's fine - as long as it makes you happy and you are empowered. But if after doing this, you arestill unhappy, then something is wrong and there could be a deeper self-esteem issue," she said.
- Eveline Gan
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2:43 pm
Life as an ESFP
(Extravert, Sensor, Feeler, Perceiver)
People of this type tend to be: warm, gregarious, and playful; impulsive, curious, and talkative; sensitive, caring, and gentle; social and unpredictable with a great zeal for life; active, responsive, and highly aware of the physical world.
The most important thing to ESFPs is freedom to be spontaneous, have fun, and enjoy the company of others.
Here are just a few popular and often satisfying careers for people whose Personality Type is ESFP.
Early childhood education teacher
Dental assistant
Physical therapist
Home health social worker
Public relations specialist
Radiological technician
Occupational therapist
Travel agent / tour operator
Promoter
Actor
Veterinarian
Special events coordinator
Occupational therapist
Marine biologist
Sales: sports equipment
How to Love an ESFP
Appreciate my enthusiastic and easy going nature.
Have fun with me - try the spontaneous adventures I suggest.
Be a supportive and non-judgmental listener.
Be gentle but specific when discussing problems.
Try not to restrict my freedom or force decisions too quickly.
Above all - Express your own feelings and let me know you appreciate the many ways I nurture you.
SpeedReading ESFPs
The key to success lies in your ability to quickly size others up, and speak their language. Here are just a few clues for SpeedReading (understanding) and SpeedReaching (communicating with) ENFPs.How to Spot ESFPs:
friendly, approachable, and easygoing
energetic, talkative, and playful
curious, excitable, and spontaneous
express concern about the problems of others
Tips for Communicating with ESFPs:
Be friendly, and yet straightforward
Emphasize how to help others in practical ways
Take action! Respond immediately to requests
Appeal to their common sense
Want to know YOUR personality type so that others can know you better? Click HERE
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1:59 pm
I hate this
I love them
I want out of this
I want to be involved
Stop this torture
Prolong this pleasure
Cut this connections
Strengthen our bonds
Get out of my life
Stay with me forever
When I hurt, I'm invisible to you
I laugh in their presence
I wish I never knew you
Don't drift apart from me
You don't care about me
I'm their whole world
You leave me standing on my own
They include me in their life
I try to make you non-existent
I would die without them
I wish you knew how much
I hate this
I love you all
Let them know
Don't tell them
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1:28 pm
This short post is dedicated to you but it has no relevance whatsoever. Oh, it has, You could experience it but you were not present! haha.... im cruel.
I copied frm Mumu
I love the part where me and Suni were RAWKING divas...with our feather boas. Spectators outside were thinking we were childhood deprived...haha
After the Physical Education and Sports Science carnival, suni, safiah, weishan, charlene, sarah, charis and me went to jurong pt . and we ate at pizza hut. But I tapaued at LJS and Suni tapaued the Macs and I gobbled Mumu's remains of the Chicken Royale...yumm.. and we went to toys'r'us and had fun again. posing w barbie clothes and all. once we were playing w de teddy bears, den two yck players and deir coach/tcha saw us. HAHA. but one of de players waved at us. hahahs. dey looked so amused. It was HILARIOUS>.>.>. har har...
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12:42 pm
Here is an idea for a new TV reality show: Singapore's Greatest.
Draw up a list of great Singaporeans and, after airing hour-long documentaries about each of them, invite callers to vote via SMS or phone.
It will be like the Singapore Idol but, only this time, the members of the audience are asked to judge which of their fellow countrymen made the greatest impact on the world.
Like the Idol contest, Singapore won't be the first to have it. BBC started the "Greatest Britons" TV series three years ago, and the format was bought subsequently by South Africa, Germany, Holland and Canada.
How will Singaporeans vote? If the straw poll that I have been conducting in the past months among friends and relatives is any indication, Lee Kuan Yew would win hands down.
It is not surprising.
A fortnight ago, the Minister Mentor was the only Singaporean named by Time magazine as one of the world's 100 most influential people this year.
The magazine said Singapore's founding father's "mark in history" would be as an "Asian philosopher king".
So just as influential former political leaders Winston Churchill and Nelson Mandela topped Britain and South Africa's greatest lists respectively, it seems Lee will be Singapore's runaway winner.
But who would have enough votes to be Singapore's No 2, 3, 4 or 5?
Perhaps Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong? Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong? To be fair, it is far too early to judge.
Anymore candidates? Sadly, no.
If the definition of "greatest" means the greatest impact on the world, Singapore would be hard-pressed to find a singer, poet, writer, artist, actor, thinker, scientist, musician or athlete who qualifies.
While the Greatest Briton list boasts William Shakespeare, Charles Darwin and John Lennon, Singapore does not seem to have any of such international brand names that need no further introduction, whether in London or Beijing.
Sad to say, though the likes of Taufik Batisah and Zoe Tay are household names here, they are virtual unknowns outside this country.
It points to a troubling truth - that Singapore is really short of world-class heroes and idols.
Without them, can Singapore succeed in its bid to become a major world city? Maybe, but it probably won't be complete.
It is tempting to argue that this paucity of great men is because of Singapore's small population of four million. It's harder to find big fish in a small pond right?
But other small countries like Austria (8 million people), Sweden (8 million) and New Zealand (4 million) do not have the same problem.
Their lists of great men run long and illustrious: Austria (Mozart, Sigmund Freud and Arnold Schwarzenegger); Sweden (Alfred Nobel and Bjorn Borg); and New Zealand (Sir Edmund Hillary, Sir Ernest Rutherford, who was first to split the atom, and Peter Jackson of the Lord Of The Rings trilogy).
Our smallness is but an excuse. Much of it, I believe, has to do with our values as encapsulated by the dominant culture of pragmatism.
Instead of pursuing our passions, Singaporeans are conditioned by the need to survive and to have a safety net.
Often, we don't do things because we like it. We do it because it is practical.
Look at those who learnt how to play the piano. For many post-'65ers, it's common to have been herded to piano lessons when young.
All the other kids are doing it, so our loving parents didn't want us to lose out. It's kiasu and it's practical.
After all, it can't be bad to learn another skill, right? If the kid fails to make it in school, he may still make a living as a piano teacher.
So, many children of my generation ploughed on, obtaining grade eight or higher. Certificate in the bag, target achieved, thereafter, the piano is left to gather dust.
Maybe that's why, despite having so many pianists, we do not have a world-class one that is as synonymous with Singapore as MM Lee.
Maybe that's why we don't have a pianist that is capable of being the next Rachmaninov or Beethoven.
Singapore churns out many worker bees, but the queen is nowhere to be found.
In our no-nonsense approach to life, we lost that bit of idealism, romance and passion. We sacrificed on brilliance, flair and creativity.
We denied ourselves geniuses and great men.
Admittedly, there is nothing wrong with the pragmatic route. Singapore's success is a struggle for survival, and that was the logical path.
But while pragmatism can build a decent and functional city, it is unlikely to create a great one filled with iconic personalities.
Now that we have succeeded, climbing from the Third World to the First in double-quick time, it is time to move on.
It is time to build up our list of greatest Singaporeans.
By Peh Shing Huei The Straits Times/ANN
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1:04 pm
What to do? I'm his fan..hur hur....*smiles cheesily*. BTW, song is from Shooting Stars...
First
You taught me to be wise
Showed me how to do things right
Never once you left me blind
Always write me oaths
Each time when I am down
Never thought about yourself
No one will ever be
The angel you are to me
Everything I have,
Points to you...
Chorus:
I'm the first on your mind,
Each and every time
What more can I ask
You've done your very best
I'm the first in all you do,
I'm complete because of you
There's so much that I must do
To live my dreams...
(I'm searching for Sly's song)
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12:28 pm
One of the most beautiful things about blogs is that they provide a public outlet for private expression. They take the banal and make it extraordinary, transforming our lives into dizzying epics. (Not that they weren’t already.)
But when something extraordinary happens, like what’s going on in the gulf coast, these tiny chunks of cyberspace are even more amazing because they add depth and tangibility to an unfolding and universal opus.
I can’t add much myself. The pictures fill me with such utter sorrow. So I will allow others to speak for me:
From
What Comes After This
By Lucile Clifton
Through the southern blinds narrow memories enter the room
I had not counted on ice
Nor clay nor the uncertain hiss
Of an old flame water earth fire
It is always unexpected and
I wonder what is coming
After this whether it is air
Or it is nothing
There was Glass and There are Stars
By Randall Jarrell
Whether one walks around the hill, or, over,
One comes at least to the town.
In the town there are many days, and a day
When the dats themselves are over
One stands in the station and the train
Is late. Still, there is a train.
I have put your bags in the compartment.
The faces, there in the darkness,
Wake emptily, or are full of sleep,
Here in the light of loss
Our hands are wired in pain
And their dragged touch runs off into space.
Say what you have said, and I will say
What I have said.
Nothing is over.
If, when the days are over;
If, when your ayes are drawn
At last, past seas and cities, from my eyes;
If, as I turn from the darkness
Of the rails to the empty light
Of the station, and feel on my lips
After the echo of a failing pressure, space;
If, as we whisper
Again, apart, what we have whispered
Together—and we and the worlds and the world
Are emptied into a dream—
Remember that all these, even these
Are a dream from which we wake;
These last but not forever;
Remember that after pain, that after loss
There is only love.
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10:44 pm
Ha....netball straight in 2 days...
Today, the Asians Netball Championship.
Singapore 96-08 India.
GO WING DEFENCE! GO GOAL DEFENCE!
Sri Lanka has the tallest netballer.
When she came in everyone was whispering.
Rude man.
Singapore is FAST...zoop zoop zip.
I deduce that being the best celebrity is being the sports kind.
You get to have people to come out for autographs but you won't get that everywhere especially in a society where that sport is not that popular.
Charlene is crazy...for her
Wei Shan got herself red from giggling.
Jessie and Geraldine were not patriotic.
I WAS.
Charis was schooloitric.
Sunita was FUNNY as always.
Sylviane I think, got deaf by Sunita's beatings.
SARAH....was mummied by Charlene.
"Sarah...how did I teach you how to eat"
GUFFAWS...
haha
Acknowledgements:
Mumu, for passing me your ticket, and waiting for 20 minutes. Don't say nevermind, I saw the pissified look on your face.
Malita, for the honey lemon sticks...yumm...
New thing on wishlist:
A golden netball with all the Team Singapore Netball's autographs on it.
I'm getting lazy to add photos.
I'm getting lazy to do phiosophical theatrics. DUD.
I want DO THAT THING YOU DO on my shou ji.
random random....dottie dot
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9:39 pm
FOUND IT
If I could tell the world just one thing
It would be that we're all OK
And not to worry 'cause worry is wasteful
And useless in times like these
I won't be made useless
I won't be idle with despair
I will gather myself around my faith
For light does the darkness most fear
My hands are small, I know
But they're not yours, they are my own
But they're not yours, they are my own
And I am never broken
Poverty stole your golden shoes
But it didn't steal your laughter
And heartache came to visit me
But I knew it wasn't ever after
We'll fight, not out of spite
For someone must stand up for what's right
'Cause where there's a man who has no voice
There ours shall go singing
My hands are small I know
But they're not yours, they are my own
But they're not yours, they are my own
And I am never broken
In the end only kindness matters
In the end only kindness matters
I will get down on my knees, and I will pray
I will get down on my knees, and I will pray
I will get down on my knees, and I will pray
My hands are small I know
But they're not yours, they are my own
But they're not yours, they are my own
And I am never broken
My hands are small I know
But they're not yours, they are my own
But they're not yours, they are my own
And I am never broken
We are never broken
We are God's eyes
God's hands
God's mind
We are God's eyes
God's hands
God's heart
We are God's eyes
God's hands
God's eyes
We are God's hands
We are God's hands
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9:36 pm
We sold our batik stuff. Adli came by with his sister Syahidah and mother. Was expecting him. Had a short hi cos they were on a tour. I have to talk to Syahidah. Wanted to chat with more but gotta run. My aunt, uncle and cousin came by too. Wasn't expecting them. Turned down their offer to go Macs. Haha... Sheesh, I'm not the defending champ anymore. The boys have grown taller and their voices are deeper. Ha....they have grown.....haha I sound like a mother...I'm proud of them...What is with me and that saying? Haha...
Crapped a lot with Susmita, Adelaida, Shahidah and Fateha....
Tomorrow PESS carnival (what does that stand for?). Must be in high spirits...
I'm down tonight
These hands are small I know
But they're not yours
They are my own.
Must finish that lyrics....and find the title...Teachers have good taste.
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9:23 pm
