Overdue- Sometime last week

"Peanut butter or Nutella?"

2 consecutive days here makes me recall moments of last year. When Wilson would head back home for dinner only after asking me if I wanted bread, and always giving me these 2 options.

Today- Sunday

I am back here, second home. In the air conditioned container. Problem would be that I have a homework assignment that requires me to watch a movie. Not some educational movie or documentary or anything like that, I really legitimately have to watch a movie. It's for Chinese lessons and my lao shi is going to start the discussions this week so I have to watch it by today or face the consequences. Ok back to the problem, if I watch a movie in this room when there are people shoulder-width away from me I will seem like I'm slacking. Because seriously, what kind of glorious assignment is this. "Ok kids I will need you to watch a movie." But IT'S TRUE. 

Rain

On my way home. I will blog about school today. Because maybe I want to remember today. Week A Tuesdays are a test of 04's perseverance. Full day of lessons (ended off with PE) & only a mere 30 min lunch break. Came to school early for Chinese lesson. You know what I realise everytime I'm in school before 7? I love school in the morning (& at night). When it's all empty and quiet. So serene and peaceful. When the sun has its eyelids drooping open. Yeah. Imagine that. One of the cleaning uncle walks by the seashell every morning and greets us all with a merry ＂早安！＂followed by a thoughtful＂加油加油！＂。
During break at 12 I was the first J1 in the canteen. Again. Skipping the queue all the time.
During PE there were thin dark clouds in the sky. Faint ones. Reluctantly inching towards us. We completed warm ups and were almost about to start our run, when my PE teacher called out to me. He told me to grab my phone and I'll be the pacer for the 5 round run. Sir, why. Why would you even consider that. Probably one of the worse decisions a PE teacher can make, unless he wants the entire class to follow my pace and fail 2.4. I was really worried because being pacer would put a lot of pressure on me. So I was half protesting (coming up with shit excuses) when the lightning alert came on. Blaring loudly. Siren to save my soul. Everyone cheered (me especially) while running back to the grand stand.
When I left school it was pouring. I was so sure u was going to slip and fall so I walked down the slope out of the back gate very carefully, even though my bus was arriving in 3 mins.
While waiting for the bus, there was one other person at the bus stop. A man, probably in his early 20s. He had a short buzz cut and was wearing a baggy pale green polo tee and black shorts. A bicycle lay beside him. He had a mental condition and was standing silently at the side of the bus stop, despite the rain. But when I sat down, he sat beside me. He looked towards my direction while speaking incoherently. Turning around occasionally to address an invisible being. It took me awhile to detect his speech as Chinese. He was saying to his unseen friend "等到雨小了我们才走。＂He kept saying this. Over and over again. I felt that he actually seemed quite lonely. So I sat there and listened to him. Silently hoping that my bus would drive that slightest bit slower. I wished that I could've done more. But I don't even know what I could've done. So I just listened.

Photo: Pigeons having some clan gathering at the void deck.

Ugh. Mental note: never compliment my own immune system ever again.
Got a cough yesterday. Suddenly. I wonder why. It got worse at night and early this morning then it got better through the day. By evening it was gone so I was saying that my immune system was really impressive.
But now I feel like crap why. Flu? Idk. But immune system seems to be not so happy. no work was done today. 6.30 morning in school for me.
Tomorrow's quite intimidating. Pls hope that I survive. Probably should go to sleep to stalk up ammunition for tomorrow's battle.

We'd

Idk if I should say that it's "finally Wednesday!!!!" or "shit it's Wednesday" I guess I could say both.
1) it's finally Wednesday!
That means montuesweds is over. Which is good.
2) shit it's Wednesday
Already? Yes, already. In fact, Wednesday is already ending (1 hour 20 mins more). That means that we only have 4 more days to finish our work. And that also means that I've spent 3 days doing hardly any work. HAHAH. Sigh. I really dk why lol. Every morning I set out to school full of ambition for the day, little chow: Yes, today I will not slack so that I can make up for yesterday! Then little chow just fails lah. No elaboration, I just fail.

Well, I'm still going to tell myself that I'll do better tomorrow. And I actually might. School library's open so I think I'll just go over when it opens lah, 8am bird. Unless I fail myself again.... Pls don't let me fail. But y'know some "distractions" are worth it. Like Monday and today. But really lah, can I have more time to have both the distractions + productivity? No, because life is not so generous. But I'm staying late in school too lah, since no one's gonna be home at night anyway.

I'll run through with you what I did today. Very briefly because it wasn't much. While I was waiting for my bus in the morning I sneezed (just a small sneeze while covering my mouth and turning away and being considerate). Then this lady on my right jolted up like a timid animal and waved her hands around the air vigorously, as if swatting a stubborn fly. I just blinked at her because I was quite stunned lol. I love ten minute bus rides when I'm alone. J1 sectionals today. Not really putting in a lot of effort to promote batch bonding within my section because the DSAs are already pretty closely knit. But I really should be more sensitive to our additional section mate. Really, I should. Sigh. Self reflection time lol. Anyway, we practiced Maya & Sarabande today. It's really a challenge sigh sigh sigh. Very difficult to tackle the problem. Can't find a solution. Tuning was killing ourears so Jill Ruiyang and I decided to take a break. We went off to buy drinks. Ruiyang bought us drinks yaaaaaaaay so we called him Shi Fu + 哥哥。And we took a damn gay photo. So QB.
After sectionals I went for lunch with Jillene. Ruiyang skipped lunch because Justin was teaching him theory. Spoke to Jill for awhile at the track and field because the sun was being kind for awhile. After all the etcetc details that are not important, I studied in the store room. It was quite productive actually lah. I was actually getting work done. When I came out of the store room I saw Joaquin. He called me 妹妹，I think Ruiyang or trombone guy was teaching him Chinese. Trombone guy is a new friend I made today. What else. I just realised that I spoke to quite a lot of people today. K lah I guess I had quite meaningful interactions today. So not a wasted day.

Mon

Had sectionals this morning. I managed to reach school in 10 minutes that was pretty amazing. Went for lunch with my section after sectionals before we all headed to the library to study. I had a productive 2 hours of biology in the library. Then it was 4pm and I went downstairs to accompany Taufiq lol. He was studying outside the LTs, right beneath the fountain. Joaquin was there but he left before I reached. So from 4 to about 7 I was studying with Taufiq at his QB spot. Whoa do you have any idea how QB he looked alone? He shifted the solo lecture chair to the centre of the open space and just sat there alone. Why didn't he want to sit at benches directly outside LT? Because there "was no wind". Lol ok Tau. But I was equally QB lah, shifted this entire table over to the area and dragged a chair along. QB friends. Tau doesn't even know what QB means. So we were supposed to be studying lah but I dk I couldn't study. He studied. More than me at least. But I couldn't concentrate. Because the wind really damn shiok lol. And the place was so echoey. So obviously I sung. Maybe I can't study with Taufiq because I know that he'd sing too ha ha ha ha ha. But yeah. Most unproductive 3 hours of my day.
I'm on 109 heading home now. For the first time in my life, I've managed to get on a 109 at this time. I usually can't because the bus would be packed with people. Really just packed. But it's finally a double decked bus today. Finally. Some sense at last. Sometimes there would be double decked 109s in the afternoon when there around about 10 people on the bus -__-
Ok this should be long enough. Back to school again tomorrow because I've extra math tutorial nooooooooooo I haven't finished 1C because I couldn't find the distance between a plane and a parallel line :_( Whoa. Sigh. Yes, even with the notes. :_( I will try again later... I'll be going to school really early to make up for the unproductive late-afternoon lah. So it's ok. And btw, un-productivity doesn't equate to wasted time. It's not everyday I lepak with tau. Whoa tau really bro lah. I don't think I have any other bro like that.

Sun

Hi. I'm just leaving Junction 8. The bus ride from SK to J8 was about 30 minutes.
We ate at Swensens so obviously that cost me a bomb (wiped out all my cash & I actually felt more rich than usual). But as Taufiq would put it, don't think too much about stuff like this. You have to be aware about it but don't over think it. So yup. I updated a note on my iPhone that was reminding me about how I spent $9.90 on OG lunch last month and I updated it to remind me of my spending for dinner today. Then it occurred to me that perhaps I should treat myself to a meal every month. So that I wouldn't be so guilty about spending so much and so that I would have a proper break at least once a month. Aiya but then again a pricey meal doesn't equate to happiness at all. No.1 lol.
Alright anyway, seemed to have a lot to catch up with the girls tonight. Can't really tell you what our discussion was focused on. Because it wasn't really considered a discussion. We were just listening to everyone rattle on about each of their new schools new environment new friends new people. Really glad Ms Hu could make it tonight, it's nice to have her perspective of things. Especially since she is older and more experienced than we are. And it was very nice catching up with her and how she has been. I'm so thankful we had her as Sec 4 co-form teacher.
Anyway, I shared my experiences in NY and told them about how happy I was in the school. Because, well, I really do like my school. Around 9.30 most of them left so we were down to Sof, Liz, CK & I.
Aiya I'm gonna sleep for the rest of this bus ride good bye good night.

If time was calculated in quantities of papaya/honeydew/carrot/banana+apple juice, I'd drink an endless number of cups just to extend it.

Gotta get down on Friday

Hi I'm in the library. It's 4.30 and band starts at 5.30. I wanted to study but now I've lost the mood to study. Absolutely no mood to study. O well. I'm reading GP essays to comfort myself for the lack of productivity.
We painted the mural at block 303 today. Had fun working together with my classmates to get the task done. The end product was satisfying. Managed to get to know a couple of my classmates better. I just wished the class would be more bonded though (highly doubt a classmate would read this lol). After we were done painting, about 15(?) people from my class went to NEX to have ice cream. I didn't go because I have band anyway and the sun was killing me, I wouldn't have been able to make it to NEX. So I came to the library instead. Had a rare conversation with 4 other classmates.
What else do I have to share. O yeah, I wanted to go to GNC for some food but I'm alone now and I'm waiting for Ryan Tan to be done shitting cos he wanted me to listen to Zenith of the Maya (possible choice piece). I suspect he's been listening to it for the longest time. Can compete with RuiYang already. Ok I really want to go to GNC to grab a bite. Hm just an FYI, the person sitting at the table adjacent to mine keeps clapping his hands. I also dk why hahaha.

Photo shows me and my classmate Audrey. I think she is really cool.

FINALLY FRIDAY

GOING MURAL PAINTING TODAY!!!! (30mins to my tomorrow today, so I'm saying its today)
I'm up late (chow standards) because of PW PI DRAFT 1. Haiyo. Aiya at least I've done a pretty solid skeleton. Ok fine, it's weak bones but I want to let my tutor assess it once first. Feedback shall be it's calcium.
I'm not done yet though. Taking turns to use the computer and my father needs it now so chow is waiting.
Today was a pretty long day. Had about 4 bio periods, it was insane.
You know what's one thing scarier than the darkness? Shadows. Essentially they are patches of darkness but they appear more frightful because they move.
I played dance central at the Xbox kinect in the atrium yesterday. With my Korean senior So Min. We were laughing a lot. And my section was laughing at us too. I think Le Yuan took photos :_( it was quite embarrassing to be honest. Because you don't even know who's staring at you when you're focusing on the TV screen. And about 69375 people walk through the atrium every minute. You really won't know who's watching (walked into the band room after that and tau said "you dance very nice ah") aiya but it was damn fun HAHAHA. Things you have to do at least once. Like run around the fountain after it's switched off. Yes. Inspiration from confessions page lolol.
We had Korean food for dinner today. Because I was trying to be adventurous. Eh adventurous spirit, Rosythians will be Rosythians lolololol. But I couldn't eat the spicy part of my bimbimbap :_( Still haven't found the joy in bimbimbap that my sister and Chee Kuen do.

Happy^ (happy squared)

C for Chow

Got a C+ for my first graded assignment of the year. Pretty demoralizing!
Anyway, this week was really exhausting. As you can tell from worn out chow. Well it's finally Friday (I managed to drag myself through today) and the weekends are here. But no this weekend is not for resting. In fact, I'm celebrating Mk's birthday tomorrow and the hours that is stolen seem like a sacrifice. It'll be a good sacrifice though. Catch up with old pals and celebrate old man's birthday :_) but you have no idea how much work I have to finish by Monday I think I'm drowning in a sea of work.
Kk gonna sleep soon. I was wrecking my brains just now trying to think of a perfect gift. Haven't found one yet but I've an idea. That isn't perfection lah but.

Ok anyway, today I said to Ayana that "I'm very lucky". And she replied with a very enthusiastic "YES YOU ARE". I knew I was but I think her immediate unexpected agreement (which she kept repeating to emphasise her point) made me remember that yes, I am freaking lucky. Thank goodness indeed.

O and a quick mention, Mr Aw's wife just delivered his first son a few days ago! I'm so happy for him. Congratulations, Lao Shi, and welcome to the world, Garyff Aw :_)

Gd morning

Lol on the bus and drafting MK's birthday card what a bad time to do so cos my letters always make people cry and this is making me cry HAHAHA. Ok not cry lah but. Aiya. Just not gonna continue doing this.
I typed this out yesterday.
'Thought that I would spend a minutes blogging about today. Reached school really early, because there was morning Chinese. Still don't understand anything. So good luck to me. I think I'm getting on the laoshi's nerves. Because I really don't understand anything she says. Sigh. O well.'
Ok very awkward my classmate just boarded the bus what does chow do now?!?!?
Ok I shall keep staring at my phone. And tell you more about yesterday.
We ran 1.2km during PE yesterday and I was very tired already because I am Chow. Amanda ran beside me at my pace because she didn't want to leave me running alone. But at our last round I told her to go ahead cos I was holding her back and I don't like to hold people back. Eh shit lah I need to think of conversation topics for my survival when we both get off the bus.
Ok back to the run, while running, Wan Hsien (choir boy) ran up beside us and shouted "LETS SING!!!! IT'LL MAKE THIS EASY!!!" "TAYLOR SWIFT! I KNEW YOU WERE TROUBLE! C'MON!" But I could only reply a weak "I... Can't.. Sing... And.. Run..." It was quite sad HAHA. Cos I really wanted to sing!!!!!!!!!!!!!! But aiya. Nevermind HAHA. Ok I'm reaching school in a few minutes I will try to be sociable and talk to this classmate lets pray he will talk to me too.

Monday blues

Because I get distracted by food, Chinese New Year left overs are not exactly good news :_(
What an unproductive evening. I feel like a hamster after consuming so many pumpkin seeds -_-
Haven't blogged very much recently because I haven't found the time or inspiration. It's either I find the inspiration and have no time or I find the time and lose my inspiration.
Maybe I will share with you my shit habit of not drinking sufficient water throughout the day because I'm never not lazy enough to fill up or carry my water bottle.
Man, I can't stop eating. So distracting.
Today during chemistry practical, we titrated NaOH to an unknown acid using Thymol blue as an indicator. Supposed to get a green solution but I kept getting blue. And I never fail to burn myself with acid everytime I use acid in the lab. O chow.
Met Sofeah yesterday for dinner. As I mentioned. Just a quick catch up with life. She came over to Sengkang because I was studying there and she was saying she felt like it was entirely a dejavu. Ha. Ok. I'm really thirsty right now so I'm gonna get a cup of water.

s u n day morning ☀

I feel like my eyelids have been half closed all morning. Ok then again they probably were. It's such a beautiful day (judging from what I see with half my vision. And judging from the occasional breeze) but I'm dragging myself over to SK so that I can study and make up for the lost time yesterday. The time wasn't wasted though, because band camp was really enjoyable. But energy-consuming. Heavy energy consumption. I often look the way I feel so today I look like some scruffy animal. I'd show you a picture but I don't want to contaminate this post.
Sofeah would be coming over to SK later for dinner. The initial plan was to meet up with all the DY kids for dinner today but unfortunately, everyone's busy but not everyone will sacrifice time. So it's ok, I'm meeting Sofeah. And cheekopek. To catch up with life. Yes, I do check my priorities very carefully. Yes, Sam and cheeko are very important.
Ok I'm going to share band camp photos now. Whoa. By the way, I miss the two month break (who doesn't). I miss the endless hours of lepaking and seriously doing absolutely nothing productive lol. I miss singing. Aiya but I really dried out those months very well heh. Since I knew I would feel exactly like this today. Ok here comes some photos.

Band Camp

In the canteen now waiting for our very delayed breakfast. GNC gave us their remaining un-used hotdog buns last night so I'm just spam eating that now while waiting for the Prata. Stuffing the hotdog bun with milo powder yeah trendsetter.
Slept around 2.30 last night after night games. Night games = running around the school and screaming wildly and enthusiastically just to entertain ourselves. But the organization of the games was really good and the games were very unconventional lol. Fun lah try new stuff. I feel quite shitty for not doing any work for the past 15 hours though lol. Ok anyway, after night games we showered and lepaked a bit. My section (except Jun Ping) were lazing around in the band room playing cards and Rui Yang still insisted on practicing -_______- no wait, I have to extend that: -____________________- Really it was 12.40am in the morning and he STILL needed to practice #prodigy #SSO. After that I went over and played the piano and sang then Yibo went to the drums and crap played and Jill and Phyllis went to the marimba. And Rui yang continued playing. Then we declared the creation of a new SIG. Ok lah that's crap. We were all just crapping.
Can't believe my entire day is given up to band. Bands. I won't be home till 11 I think. Assuming that band ends punctually at 10 and I have to take 156 back home. Powerchow. No power already lah I'm tired with life. But band camp is quite fun cos it's orientation camp lol. ✌