So I went for both days of CAN Marathon even though I didn't sign up for it at all. I didn't stayover though, left around 11.45pm yesterday, just in time to catch the last bus home. The marathon was pretty fun, night games were great, playing volleyball with the floorball girls near midnight is not something which you do everyday. And there's a very obvious reason why we are all not in the volleyball team. LOL.

***

Was pretty tired in school today, considering I only slept at 2am yesterday because I reached home from tuition at 12 midnight, was using the com and reading The Pact by Jodi Picoult at the same time. I'm not yet done with it, but thumbs-up for the book, and the author. At first I was skeptical about how the story would go because the first chapter pretty much seemed like a last chapter to me, there was no way anyone can expand the story for another 494 pages. It turned out I was so wrong, I'm pretty amazed at how the author can toggle between flashbacks and present so often and yet the story is still a one whole flowing piece. Excellent author indeed!

NAPHA 5 items this morning. All As except for Standing Broad Jump. Lol. Got a D for that, so there goes my Gold. =( Wanted to crash training after NAPHA, but NAPHA took too long. By the time we were done, the J1s were starting to keep the boards. Then, sat in the canteen with Teresa, Ben Tan, Junyang and Wen Ge, talking and making fun of Wen Ge. =P Then the boys went for lunch opposite and ate for so long! And Ben still can rub his tummy to show how full he was. Lol.

A pretty cool and funny video. Ah Cat recommended it to me. Some AHS people might recognise the Weisheng guy.

Went to watch bball semis and floorball finals today. Floorball finals was really exciting, glad that I went. After the finals and prize presentation(anyway, photos another day too!), took a LONG train ride back to Bedok with the guys and Small Michelle. As usual, Michelle was playing spot-the-difference, and trying to beat the high score. Highest is still 67 out of 73 levels, by Big Michelle, Small Michelle, Weiling and Mavis. Lol.

This was sent to me by Serene. Found it to be pretty interesting since I'm seldom asked about my primary school. And when I'm asked, my reply will always have people asking 'Do you all sing opera there?', then they start pretending to sing opera. LOL. I think it's a pretty low-profile school, not many people know where it's located. Well, it's located in Opera Estate. Hahaha. Okay la, Opera Estate is between Siglap and Chai Chee.

I definitely miss those times where I can sleep late, leave house 5 minutes before school starts and still reach school just seconds before the bell rings. Because I was living super near the school, in fact, I lived in the pink condo just opposite the school?!?! Been living there until I moved to Changi 2 years ago. Argh, why did I move?!?! If I'm still living there, it would take me less than 15 minutes to get home from TJ because TJ's only like 3 or 4 bus stops away? As compared to now when I've to take a 30-min bus ride just to get home? Sigh.

Anyway, primary school life to me, was perhaps the most carefree period of my life. I didn't have to worry about school work and stress was non-existent. Studying, for me, meant browsing through the textbook the day before the exam. No memorising, no stuggling to understand concepts or whatsoever. PSLE was a breeze, except sometimes I do regret not studying harder and getting into an elite school so that I ccould choo-train my way through secondary school and JC. Haha.

So anyway here's the tag Serene sent me:
1) Which school did you go to?
Opera Estate Primary School. 奥匹垃小学.

2) What classes were you in?
1-2, 2-Jupiter, 3-Jupiter, 4-Jupiter, 5-Jupiter, 6-Jupiter (Jupiter FTW!)

3) What was/were your favourite lesson(s)?
Chinese, because I like 余老师 alot. And yes, I do remember that in Pri 3, my group would always compete to see who's the first to complete our 习字.

4) If you could remember, what time was your recess?
Can't remember the timing.

5) List down your favourite food/snacks.
-Maggi Mee from Malay stall(owned by Rashidah's parents) in the old OEPS. It's super cheap(ranged from 20 to 50 cents) and nice. Until now, I still can remember the taste but I've never eaten another maggi mee that taste this nice after the stall moved away.

-Malay food in holding site. Very spicy food!

-Fish and Chips from Western Food stalls in new OEPS. But the portion just kept getting smaller as the days went by. LOL.

Style

1) Did you have a nickname way back in primary school?
Don't think so. Does Mophead counts? Had really horrible hair then and I'm still reminded daily now by my EZ-link card!!! AAAHHH.

2) How did you wear your socks?
Not knee-length, but still above ankle.

3) Have you been suspended due to the way you put on your uniform?
Nope, our uniforms was the no-need-to-tuck-in kind. So there was nothing much to catch.

4) Were you given plenty of reminders about your appearance?
Nope.

5) Who did you look up to when you were in primary school?
Mrs Seah, 余老师, Ms Lim

Punishment

1) Name one memorable scene where you were punished in front of the whole class.
Nope, I was Miss Goody-Two-Shoes.

2) How many times did you skip class? What were you doing?
Never.

3) Give one scene where you escaped from being caught/punished.
Can't remember or it never happened.

4) Did you vandalize any school property
Nope.

5) Did you ever make any teacher cry?
Nope.

6) Who was your favourite teacher?
Mrs Seah, 余老师(best chinese teacher ever!), Ms Lim

7) Describe your DM.
Mr Chua. Skinny. Dark. Scary-looking. I think he looked like some Japanese Occupation soldier.

8) Who was the funniest/weirdest/loudest teacher?
Mdm Sim. She was never my teacher but I remembered she always performed for Chinese New Year celebration.

Social Circle

1) Were you popular back then?
Nope.

2) Were you in a big group of boys/girls or small ones?
Small group of girls.

3) Who were your best friends?
Hweeli, Zhiying, Fongzhi, Kiara

4) Did you and your friends have nicknames?
Nope.

5) What were your favourite memories of you and your friends?
Playing crocodile at the Fitness Corner's sit-up benches, playing Ice-&-Water, catching what-you-call-that(beehinds or something like that, it's an insect which look very much like a bee but it doesn't have a sting) and putting them into containers, hanging out at the empty space behind classroom block.

Co-curricular Activities

1) What type of CCA were you in?
No CCA. I was super slack. Does going for 2 trainings of table tennis count? My mom made me quit after that.

2) What did you have to bring to your CCA?
NA

3) What did your CCA require you to do?
NA

4) Got injured?
Nope.

1) Who was your first crush?
Nah, I was too immature to realise that boys existed and that you are supposed to like someone as you grow older. To me then, guys and girls were the same species. I think we were pretty much at the phase where both genders avoid each other as if the other has cooties or something. And people made fun of you if you like a certain guy in class. And when you finally went to sec school, you realise that it's childish and immature actually.

2) Are you in good terms with your last crush?
NA

3) Did you ever had a relationship with anyone in your primary school?
NA

4) Have you ever made out in school?
NA

Closing Ceremony

1) How did primary school change you?
Made me realise that primary school life is the most carefree time of one's life. And that I shouldn't take all these for granted.

2) Sing one verse of your school song.
Okay, honestly, I can't remember the lyrics. So I took this from Serene:

Come let's learn together, in this happy loving school.
Years pass with memories as we leave this jolly group.
There's work of many sorts, we all must take our share.
The future's bright for us, as we strive for the glorious goal.

Come let's live together, in this happy family.
Can't really remember the 2nd verse. someone fill it up for me pls. =x

Come let's work together, in this _________.
Everyone has a part to play (many thought it is 1-2-3! LOL!) and a duty to fulfil.
To strive for achievement, there is no other way.
The future's bright for us, as we strive for the glorious goal.
The future's bright for us, as we strive...for the...glo-rious...gooalll..... :D

3) What was your favourite question?
My favourite question is, 'may I know what this question is asking about?!?' LOL.

4) Who/what will you remember from your primary school?
Everyone, everything. They shaped my primary school life the way it is.

5) Any memories you will forget.
That I was once a Mophead? Hahaha.

So I went for training last Saturday and it turned out I was the only J2 there. So awkward! I was late by about 15 minutes, and when I entered the hall, Coach was like 'Here comes Aunty Connie!' when they were in the middle of the up-down-left-right dribbling drill. Embarrassment to the max. And it turned out I couldn't finish the reflection report on time, I finished half of it on the bus and was planning to finish the rest at training during the breaks, but I got caught by Coach. He was like 'Connie! You're only writing now!?!?' but he said I could hand in on Wed so that I won't have to rush through. So I made a wasted trip to hand in my reflection report after all.

The week's been pretty hectic, there's so much to do, especially catching up on all those lectures that I've missed. I'm like totally lost in Hypothesis Testing now. Daniel Lek, 全靠你了! Then there's so much homework to do for next week. There goes my wonderful weekend and to think that I was planning to go shopping. =(

Floorball guys, although you all might not have won today but you all did really well! And I really mean it. You guys played your best and fought as hard as you could, it was very obvious that you all ran so hard that you were all so tired. Yes, even though we were at the spectators stand, we could see all the tired faces. You all played well, it's just that they were faster, and you all had to run much faster and harder than your normal to get to the ball before they do, which was, I think, pretty much the reason why you all were so tired nearing the end of the game. But other than that, you guys definitely wasn't inferior in any aspect. In fact, the defence was good. I know some of you are upset with what certain teachers had said, but just throw it out of your mind and ignore them. They don't know what they're saying.

FLOORBALL GUYS GOT INTO TOP 4!!! Congrats congrats, you guys were wonderful! They won MI 6-0. Again, beautiful goals, amazing saves. We girls screamed and cheered like crazy, we even brought the 2 loud-hailers down. You know the feeling where you think you're going to have a sore throat soon, yeah, I'm having that feeling now. Guys, we sacrificed our throats to scream until we went hoarse and we will continue to do that on Thursday, so make your getting into Top 4 all worth it! ^^

Lost 7-1. Marks the end of the season. We've definitely improved so much since last year. Well done girls! Overall, it was a good closure to floorball, it's just that getting yelled at and made to sit out wasn't how I wanted to end my TJ floorball career with. Sigh. Thanks to those who were there to make me feel better, I don't know what got over me, probably because I don't get yelled at very often, at least not like that.

0-0 against ACJC. Definitely devastated. But girls, that was yesterday. Do not brood over it anymore, get on with it! Tomorrow, will be the last match of our A Div, for some who are not intending to play floorball anymore, it will be the last floorball match of their lives. So, let's just go in there, play our hardest, play our best, play to our fullest potential. Just like how the NY guys did today. We have nothing to lose but everything to gain! And remember, when you put on that jersey, you represent yourself, your teammates, juniors, seniors, Coach, Mr Tan, and TJC. That's exactly all the people we play for. We will play to represent them well!

Lost 4-1. I willed myself not to cry when the final whistle sounded, but upon seeing some of the girls cry, my own tears were threatening to fall. All because of coach's "Girls, wipe your tears! I don't want to see anyone cry!" that I held back my tears. Then, I just felt numb. I thought I was okay, laughing together with the girls(thanks, you guys are a great bunch!), laughing with Michelle and Weiling at Farah who almost walked into this sharp corner of the stairs while examining her bra and who dropped her bra into a puddle of water when we were having lunch. Lol. Well, I thought I was okay, until I departed with the girls after our late lunch opposite school and got on the bus home. Reality set in. We lost 2 games, so where do we go from here? Then I thought of how badly I've played for A Div, how we were so close, how disappointed Coach must have been(I'm not sure, but I personally felt that he must have had high hopes on us). With all these negative thoughts, I felt so bad that I couldn't stand myself or rather, I hated myself for thinking this way. I felt so rotten that I decided that I just had to re-adjust my thinking. Am I going continue playing like this? Are we going to continue to be so near yet so far or are we going to be far ahead? Are we going to continue to do Coach proud or are we going to let him taste disappointment instead?

Long weekend!!! =DDD

An okay week for me. Just that Maths tuition after floorball training on Wednesday was super tiring, I wondered how I managed to survive through the tuition. Michelle, Weiling, Bernard, Sophia and I had what Michelle called as 'jail food' at Parkway. It was actually steamed rice with some other steam dishes. Then we went over to KOI. This time I got the LARGE 100% SUGAR green milk tea. 肥死我! Hahaha. But it's seriously super nice. I think I'm going to get the Large every time I go for tuition because bubble tea is the thing that keeps me awake throughout tuition. Lol.

So I went for both days of CAN Marathon even though I didn't sign up for it at all. I didn't stayover though, left around 11.45pm yesterday, just in time to catch the last bus home. The marathon was pretty fun, night games were great, playing volleyball with the floorball girls near midnight is not something which you do everyday. And there's a very obvious reason why we are all not in the volleyball team. LOL.

***

Was pretty tired in school today, considering I only slept at 2am yesterday because I reached home from tuition at 12 midnight, was using the com and reading The Pact by Jodi Picoult at the same time. I'm not yet done with it, but thumbs-up for the book, and the author. At first I was skeptical about how the story would go because the first chapter pretty much seemed like a last chapter to me, there was no way anyone can expand the story for another 494 pages. It turned out I was so wrong, I'm pretty amazed at how the author can toggle between flashbacks and present so often and yet the story is still a one whole flowing piece. Excellent author indeed!

NAPHA 5 items this morning. All As except for Standing Broad Jump. Lol. Got a D for that, so there goes my Gold. =( Wanted to crash training after NAPHA, but NAPHA took too long. By the time we were done, the J1s were starting to keep the boards. Then, sat in the canteen with Teresa, Ben Tan, Junyang and Wen Ge, talking and making fun of Wen Ge. =P Then the boys went for lunch opposite and ate for so long! And Ben still can rub his tummy to show how full he was. Lol.

A pretty cool and funny video. Ah Cat recommended it to me. Some AHS people might recognise the Weisheng guy.

Went to watch bball semis and floorball finals today. Floorball finals was really exciting, glad that I went. After the finals and prize presentation(anyway, photos another day too!), took a LONG train ride back to Bedok with the guys and Small Michelle. As usual, Michelle was playing spot-the-difference, and trying to beat the high score. Highest is still 67 out of 73 levels, by Big Michelle, Small Michelle, Weiling and Mavis. Lol.

This was sent to me by Serene. Found it to be pretty interesting since I'm seldom asked about my primary school. And when I'm asked, my reply will always have people asking 'Do you all sing opera there?', then they start pretending to sing opera. LOL. I think it's a pretty low-profile school, not many people know where it's located. Well, it's located in Opera Estate. Hahaha. Okay la, Opera Estate is between Siglap and Chai Chee.

I definitely miss those times where I can sleep late, leave house 5 minutes before school starts and still reach school just seconds before the bell rings. Because I was living super near the school, in fact, I lived in the pink condo just opposite the school?!?! Been living there until I moved to Changi 2 years ago. Argh, why did I move?!?! If I'm still living there, it would take me less than 15 minutes to get home from TJ because TJ's only like 3 or 4 bus stops away? As compared to now when I've to take a 30-min bus ride just to get home? Sigh.

Anyway, primary school life to me, was perhaps the most carefree period of my life. I didn't have to worry about school work and stress was non-existent. Studying, for me, meant browsing through the textbook the day before the exam. No memorising, no stuggling to understand concepts or whatsoever. PSLE was a breeze, except sometimes I do regret not studying harder and getting into an elite school so that I ccould choo-train my way through secondary school and JC. Haha.

So anyway here's the tag Serene sent me:
1) Which school did you go to?
Opera Estate Primary School. 奥匹垃小学.

2) What classes were you in?
1-2, 2-Jupiter, 3-Jupiter, 4-Jupiter, 5-Jupiter, 6-Jupiter (Jupiter FTW!)

3) What was/were your favourite lesson(s)?
Chinese, because I like 余老师 alot. And yes, I do remember that in Pri 3, my group would always compete to see who's the first to complete our 习字.

4) If you could remember, what time was your recess?
Can't remember the timing.

5) List down your favourite food/snacks.
-Maggi Mee from Malay stall(owned by Rashidah's parents) in the old OEPS. It's super cheap(ranged from 20 to 50 cents) and nice. Until now, I still can remember the taste but I've never eaten another maggi mee that taste this nice after the stall moved away.

-Malay food in holding site. Very spicy food!

-Fish and Chips from Western Food stalls in new OEPS. But the portion just kept getting smaller as the days went by. LOL.

Style

1) Did you have a nickname way back in primary school?
Don't think so. Does Mophead counts? Had really horrible hair then and I'm still reminded daily now by my EZ-link card!!! AAAHHH.

2) How did you wear your socks?
Not knee-length, but still above ankle.

3) Have you been suspended due to the way you put on your uniform?
Nope, our uniforms was the no-need-to-tuck-in kind. So there was nothing much to catch.

4) Were you given plenty of reminders about your appearance?
Nope.

5) Who did you look up to when you were in primary school?
Mrs Seah, 余老师, Ms Lim

Punishment

1) Name one memorable scene where you were punished in front of the whole class.
Nope, I was Miss Goody-Two-Shoes.

2) How many times did you skip class? What were you doing?
Never.

3) Give one scene where you escaped from being caught/punished.
Can't remember or it never happened.

4) Did you vandalize any school property
Nope.

5) Did you ever make any teacher cry?
Nope.

6) Who was your favourite teacher?
Mrs Seah, 余老师(best chinese teacher ever!), Ms Lim

7) Describe your DM.
Mr Chua. Skinny. Dark. Scary-looking. I think he looked like some Japanese Occupation soldier.

8) Who was the funniest/weirdest/loudest teacher?
Mdm Sim. She was never my teacher but I remembered she always performed for Chinese New Year celebration.

Social Circle

1) Were you popular back then?
Nope.

2) Were you in a big group of boys/girls or small ones?
Small group of girls.

3) Who were your best friends?
Hweeli, Zhiying, Fongzhi, Kiara

4) Did you and your friends have nicknames?
Nope.

5) What were your favourite memories of you and your friends?
Playing crocodile at the Fitness Corner's sit-up benches, playing Ice-&-Water, catching what-you-call-that(beehinds or something like that, it's an insect which look very much like a bee but it doesn't have a sting) and putting them into containers, hanging out at the empty space behind classroom block.

Co-curricular Activities

1) What type of CCA were you in?
No CCA. I was super slack. Does going for 2 trainings of table tennis count? My mom made me quit after that.

2) What did you have to bring to your CCA?
NA

3) What did your CCA require you to do?
NA

4) Got injured?
Nope.

1) Who was your first crush?
Nah, I was too immature to realise that boys existed and that you are supposed to like someone as you grow older. To me then, guys and girls were the same species. I think we were pretty much at the phase where both genders avoid each other as if the other has cooties or something. And people made fun of you if you like a certain guy in class. And when you finally went to sec school, you realise that it's childish and immature actually.

2) Are you in good terms with your last crush?
NA

3) Did you ever had a relationship with anyone in your primary school?
NA

4) Have you ever made out in school?
NA

Closing Ceremony

1) How did primary school change you?
Made me realise that primary school life is the most carefree time of one's life. And that I shouldn't take all these for granted.

2) Sing one verse of your school song.
Okay, honestly, I can't remember the lyrics. So I took this from Serene:

Come let's learn together, in this happy loving school.
Years pass with memories as we leave this jolly group.
There's work of many sorts, we all must take our share.
The future's bright for us, as we strive for the glorious goal.

Come let's live together, in this happy family.
Can't really remember the 2nd verse. someone fill it up for me pls. =x

Come let's work together, in this _________.
Everyone has a part to play (many thought it is 1-2-3! LOL!) and a duty to fulfil.
To strive for achievement, there is no other way.
The future's bright for us, as we strive for the glorious goal.
The future's bright for us, as we strive...for the...glo-rious...gooalll..... :D

3) What was your favourite question?
My favourite question is, 'may I know what this question is asking about?!?' LOL.

4) Who/what will you remember from your primary school?
Everyone, everything. They shaped my primary school life the way it is.

5) Any memories you will forget.
That I was once a Mophead? Hahaha.

So I went for training last Saturday and it turned out I was the only J2 there. So awkward! I was late by about 15 minutes, and when I entered the hall, Coach was like 'Here comes Aunty Connie!' when they were in the middle of the up-down-left-right dribbling drill. Embarrassment to the max. And it turned out I couldn't finish the reflection report on time, I finished half of it on the bus and was planning to finish the rest at training during the breaks, but I got caught by Coach. He was like 'Connie! You're only writing now!?!?' but he said I could hand in on Wed so that I won't have to rush through. So I made a wasted trip to hand in my reflection report after all.

The week's been pretty hectic, there's so much to do, especially catching up on all those lectures that I've missed. I'm like totally lost in Hypothesis Testing now. Daniel Lek, 全靠你了! Then there's so much homework to do for next week. There goes my wonderful weekend and to think that I was planning to go shopping. =(

Floorball guys, although you all might not have won today but you all did really well! And I really mean it. You guys played your best and fought as hard as you could, it was very obvious that you all ran so hard that you were all so tired. Yes, even though we were at the spectators stand, we could see all the tired faces. You all played well, it's just that they were faster, and you all had to run much faster and harder than your normal to get to the ball before they do, which was, I think, pretty much the reason why you all were so tired nearing the end of the game. But other than that, you guys definitely wasn't inferior in any aspect. In fact, the defence was good. I know some of you are upset with what certain teachers had said, but just throw it out of your mind and ignore them. They don't know what they're saying.

FLOORBALL GUYS GOT INTO TOP 4!!! Congrats congrats, you guys were wonderful! They won MI 6-0. Again, beautiful goals, amazing saves. We girls screamed and cheered like crazy, we even brought the 2 loud-hailers down. You know the feeling where you think you're going to have a sore throat soon, yeah, I'm having that feeling now. Guys, we sacrificed our throats to scream until we went hoarse and we will continue to do that on Thursday, so make your getting into Top 4 all worth it! ^^

Lost 7-1. Marks the end of the season. We've definitely improved so much since last year. Well done girls! Overall, it was a good closure to floorball, it's just that getting yelled at and made to sit out wasn't how I wanted to end my TJ floorball career with. Sigh. Thanks to those who were there to make me feel better, I don't know what got over me, probably because I don't get yelled at very often, at least not like that.

0-0 against ACJC. Definitely devastated. But girls, that was yesterday. Do not brood over it anymore, get on with it! Tomorrow, will be the last match of our A Div, for some who are not intending to play floorball anymore, it will be the last floorball match of their lives. So, let's just go in there, play our hardest, play our best, play to our fullest potential. Just like how the NY guys did today. We have nothing to lose but everything to gain! And remember, when you put on that jersey, you represent yourself, your teammates, juniors, seniors, Coach, Mr Tan, and TJC. That's exactly all the people we play for. We will play to represent them well!

Lost 4-1. I willed myself not to cry when the final whistle sounded, but upon seeing some of the girls cry, my own tears were threatening to fall. All because of coach's "Girls, wipe your tears! I don't want to see anyone cry!" that I held back my tears. Then, I just felt numb. I thought I was okay, laughing together with the girls(thanks, you guys are a great bunch!), laughing with Michelle and Weiling at Farah who almost walked into this sharp corner of the stairs while examining her bra and who dropped her bra into a puddle of water when we were having lunch. Lol. Well, I thought I was okay, until I departed with the girls after our late lunch opposite school and got on the bus home. Reality set in. We lost 2 games, so where do we go from here? Then I thought of how badly I've played for A Div, how we were so close, how disappointed Coach must have been(I'm not sure, but I personally felt that he must have had high hopes on us). With all these negative thoughts, I felt so bad that I couldn't stand myself or rather, I hated myself for thinking this way. I felt so rotten that I decided that I just had to re-adjust my thinking. Am I going continue playing like this? Are we going to continue to be so near yet so far or are we going to be far ahead? Are we going to continue to do Coach proud or are we going to let him taste disappointment instead?

Long weekend!!! =DDD

An okay week for me. Just that Maths tuition after floorball training on Wednesday was super tiring, I wondered how I managed to survive through the tuition. Michelle, Weiling, Bernard, Sophia and I had what Michelle called as 'jail food' at Parkway. It was actually steamed rice with some other steam dishes. Then we went over to KOI. This time I got the LARGE 100% SUGAR green milk tea. 肥死我! Hahaha. But it's seriously super nice. I think I'm going to get the Large every time I go for tuition because bubble tea is the thing that keeps me awake throughout tuition. Lol.