1st day of JC, oooookay......

Today, 1st day in TJC, not bad I guess. With only a FEW ex-Bedok Viewians I can turn to for comfort, I am practically alone, for a while at least. I seriously missed Bedok View then, I guess 4 years does make you accustomed to one particular place. My orientation group-mates.....can't say much, we did not have much time for interact anyway. More orientation and sample lectures tomorrow, plus I have to go for some meeting about subject combinations. I do hope to be able to stop missing my Secondary school and be one step closer to a TJCian. It sucks to have to do that, but that's life I guess, not that I wish to leave BVSS in the dumps of history.

This is it, this is SO it!

I am now officially a Temasek Junior College student. God, I am excited and a bit apprehensive. A new school year is about to start, I will be on my way to meet up with new friends and 2 years of mugging. The only problem being that since I barely went into the Arts stream, there are rumors that I might be in the last class or something. Hopefully that will not screw me up in anyway. Time to throw away the secondary school nostalgia and start getting used to a new academic schedule. The class gathering yesterday will be the last time I will see my Bedok View friends (some of them) for a while (hopefully).....not sure what else to say. Might as well show my recent FB status.

"A few more hours to go before the last vestiges of my once cherished freedom is crushed by the pressures of education and academics. Farewell post O'level fever, goodbye BVSS friends, and so long to Goh Swee Yik, Bedok View student of class 1/2, 2/2, 3/2 & 4/2.

A new adventure awaits!"

Pulau Ubin, 2 days of mud, sand, sea and sand in my eyes.

It's been 2 days since I got back from my camping trip, it was fun, with some interesting happening here and there.

We camped at Noordin beach, a stone's throw away from the NPCC campsite (not so when it is at night). Our accommodation was rather quaint, a tent inside a hut.

The beach was unique, apart from the fact that Malaysia is extremely close by, the ground is made up some mud/clay like substance beneath 2 cm or so of sand. Great for messing around in, until I got a mudball in my eye, thx to Firdaus.

That was fucking, leaving me screaming and clutching my eye in pain. Almost had to return to the mainland. Seng Wei and Firdaus tried to fish, sadly they did not have any bait, Ubin did not sell any.

Food was basically instant noodles, nothing to talk about.

We did make a campfire out of some dried grass and stuff, but we had a hard time getting it to burn. Probably because we used too much lighter fluid. We succeeded eventually, before it died, and 'revived' itself 3 times, strange isn't it?

Firdaus also had the wonderful idea of walking to the NPCC campsite (Camp Resilience) in the middle of the night in an attempt to get some water (freeloader ;p), he failed, but at least we got to wash off the mud from our bodies :D ) I had fond memories as a cadet over there, ATC, STC, HRC....bah, nvm, getting nostalgia attacks again. The walk to and from the campsite was fking scary and thrilling though.

Sleeping was another matter altogether, despite our sleeping bags, the ground was freakin' uncomfortable. We played with cards for a while before lying down and talking-cock. I went out of the tent just to get some fresh air and a packet of bread that has been lying outside, before seeing 3 dogs, that's when we freaked out.
Reaching for metal bars which we got from our partial success at setting up a tent, we sat back to back, fearing the worst. Firdaus even called the Ubin police post, priceless.

The danger soon passed and we got to sleep, tried to anyway, Firdie's snoring was too fking loud. Woke up after 1 hour of light sleep and went to the nearby public toilet (in the dark, nothing's ever nearby) before attempting to sleep again, this time I was more successful.

The next morning was uneventful really, I just waited till we decided to pack up and go back to the mainland. Ate lunch at Mcdonalds before going home and sleep.
  

Camping tomorrow, a bit apprehensive...

Ah, less than 2 weeks before JC starts, and I am going camping with 2 of my NPCC mates, Seng Wei and Firdaus in Pulau Ubin. I do hope everything goes well. My parents are shit worried about me, guess I will have to watch myself over there just to be safe. Maybe I will talk more about it when I come back, if anyone bothered.

A bittersweet moment

It's been 2 days now since I got my results, I am quite satisfied. After all that nervous waiting (which caused me to throw up just before I got my results :P), my 'hard work' has finally paid off. A single digit score, without the CCA points giving me any assistance yet. Nice, even if I said so myself. My parents and extended family are happy for me, so are my teachers (not sure about Mr Angulia though, I got an A2 for Geog :(  ).

Amidst all this happiness though, there is some sadness. Not all of my friends did well for their exams, I rather not name them. Some shed tears of disappointment or worse. When my NPCC juniors and squadmates came to congratulate me, I was not exactly in the best of moods. How the fuck can one be if the people he cared about are not as fortunate as him? Self satisfaction is one thing, but if there are cracks in your circle of friends, any signs of joy are more or less fucked.

I know that they will get over their sadness, I really hope that they do. Right now, I will go around with my gang, checking out the JCs that I am interested in. After which, I will make the best of my holidays. I will have a shitload of things to do when school starts.

How does it feel to have an argument with your dad? Sickening isn't it?

I think you should know what just happened through the title. Nice timing, I am fucking worried about my results which will be released tomorrow, and I have a father-son cold war on my hands. Damn that asshole, and damn myself too, perhaps I have a part to play in this as well.

Waiting for tomorrow appears to be increasing the risk of me getting a cardiac arrest, a year's worth of any proper effort, and 4 years of schooling. I just hope I will do well.

Today was my 1st korean lesson, the teacher's funny, and I must admit, I had fun learning. It's still does not help me in my awkward position of being the only male in class though. Perhaps the homework assigned to me might distract me from all the shit that is going on right now.


Whatever it is, I want to get it over with tomorrow. The apprehension is KILLING ME!!!

1st Korean lesson!!! Tomorrow...

Yesterday was one hell of a gathering. Meeting up with my NPCC friends for a BBQ in East Coast Park,it was fun, more or less. Besides, I got to see Bhalaji's new "haircut". I returned home stinky, sweaty and with clothes filled with sand, but I had fun,  that's what mattered the most.

Tomorrow's the start of my 1st lesson in my $300+ Korean course, it better be worth it. Even then, I would have to leave early due to some bursary award ceremony that I need to attend, damn. It would be one hell of a rush then. Still, looking on the bright side, I am going to learn a new language, and I am going to be rewarded for doing well in my studies, so the situation's not too bad I guess.

Random thoughts typed out in Helvetica

An umbrella to the sun,
a torch to the moon,
a salute to the Captain,
perhaps to you too,

When boredom strikes,
no source of relief is seen,
for nothing can seek out this vicious fiend

Voraciously I seek,
a matching being,
a rightful companion,
to be in my two-man team.

Being with my gang,
shooting pixels which have no end,
Ironic isn't it?
That our fortes have yet to be bent.

Time flies like a jet,
glides like a ski,
speeds like a leopard,
and fucks things up like a human being.

Embarrassing moments come and go,
facets of life are these,
but if you see one happening right now,
STFU, cos' it's happening to me.

Family irritants, the bane of my life.

Read the title. GOD! Is my younger sister that fucked up?! Seriously, she does not take pride in her studies. In an effort to improve her geography, my mom actually threatened to cut her weekly allowance if she does not finish her geog. revision on time. Obviously she did, just like any soviet style construction project that was rushed, the result was one fucked up piece of crap that took absolutely no effort to conceive. I don't know, perhaps she is in a stage where she might grow out off, maybe. Bah! Enough bitching for now.

Yesterday was one hectic day, went to some fancy gym with Nabil and Firdaus in Suntec City, holy fuck, it was one hell of a place. With saunas and steams baths and a great view of the city skyline, magnificent. After which, we had no life and went into Marine Bay Sands to have a look at Nabil's workplace (I was supposed to work there, but the stupid agency had some administrative cock up), now, I WANT TO WORK THERE ASAP!

Fine, enough of that stupid nonsense, after MBS, Firdaus decided to bring us to The Sail@Marina, since he (aka his dad) has access there. God, the view there is BOSS from the 30th floor. Not to mention how luxurious the whole damn condo is. No wonder some of the people there seem to be a bit stuck up.

Ah, I better stop now, getting very late.