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13 Days. 13!!!!! It's in less than 2 weeks time! By this Saturday, it'll be down to single digit numbers. Next monday will be chairing...which means it's the final 7 days before. Then the next thing will be IT. ESS PEE AMM. I feel unprepared. VERY. VERY.

Goal for the week : finish re-studying syllabus.
Objective : To be prepared for SPM.

Time seems to be going faster than usual. And SPM takers seem to be crazier than usual.
A proven hypothesis : The closer we get to SPM, the crazier we all become.
Just this morning, Jas and i were singing nursery rhymes and kindy songs. The smarty skirt who got 1st in class forgot all her nursery rhymes and songs. Even Twinkle Twinkle Little Star. =P Tsk tsk.

On the other hand, there are 8 students from class who got straight A's (yeah, we counted). =) Hope that's a good sign. Plus those from arts stream should be about 10 people who got straight A's lo.
summary of my trial results :
BM - 82
Eng - 93
Maths - 99
Add Maths - 84
Physics - 88
Chemistry - 84
Biology - 86
Moral - 93
Sejarah - 90
Accounts - 90
EST - 92

You can tell i'm happy. =)

School also seems to be pretty hyped up about the writers who got shortlisted for the MPH essay. The notice asking students to vote is just about everywhere! Which is pretty good. =) Jas will have more chances of winning. Go jas!!! *waves pom poms* XD

The pc got a facelift! And some hardware transplants.

It's now windows vista. =) can do pretty neat stuff like a mac can.

Going to waste some more time online before hitting the bed..I mean books.
Toodles.

Vote!

No negative comments about the magazine so far. Or maybe just not when I’m around to hear them. Haha..

Why only got one autograph page ah?

This year got not enough money to print another autograph page issit?

Those were the only comments I’ve heard so far.
Got extra advert at the very last minute ma, so have to minus off the extra autograph page lo.

On to the next topic. Jas got short listed for this year’s MPH Search for Young Writer’s Essay Competition. Vote for her!!!! Go. Vote. Now. I mean NOW! Do it. Go here. (though it’s a bit mah fan. They need you to sign up) At the same time, you could vote for Sue Rene, Yam Su Lin and Wei Ling too. Wait, I think the girl Pei Sin is from our school too. Cool, our school boasts so many excellent writers. Aiseh. Bangga bangga. Wait, you only get 3 votes. Caca.t

The Unveiling

So. Magazines arrived, checked, packaged and distributed(yes, just like the Golgi apparatus). Turned out pretty good, if i dare say so myself. We were mentally prepared(sort of)! For there's bound to be criticism recieved.

Why all the same background wan...

Why so little colour only wan?

Yer...so ugly.

So boring la this year's magazine.

Haha.
Though we did eventually come across some minor mistakes while checking. Ah well, we've done the best we could. And boy, am i proud of it! We actually did it! =)

Ta-dah!

Checking was a breeze this year. Only about 1/20 of the magazines were faulty. Makes things so much easier. That and we ran away towards then end. AHAHAHA. So, we're officially retired ed boarders. I think.
The end of ed board journey. Finito. Fine. Tamat. Wohoooo!

Then came the autographing session. XD Like celebrities minus the paparazzi and the bling. Add maths teacher was talking about how preoccupied we were and how nobody is doing her add maths papers. Sorry!! It is our last year after all. We're collecting memories to be stored for years to come.

No doubt the autographing will continue for a few more days.

Oh, we got our chemistry paper 2. Wasn't that bad. Some careless mistakes and stuff. Most importantly, can get the final A1 i'm aiming for. As long as she gives me >18 marks for coursework. *begs*

Nap time is calling.
~End of post~

Update 2

Kimi clinched the driver's championship for the 2007 season(finally, after 2 years as runner-up). WOHOOOOO! That and Ferrari is also the winner of the constructor's championship. Double WOHOOOOO! It really goes to show that nothing is impossible. Congratulations Ferrari and Kimi!! Massa too. For his loyal support to the team. =)

Went to Lynn's house yesterday to see her new doggie, Don. He is the epitome of cuteness! So small sized and yet so inquisitive in nature. Hyperactive too. Not too sure if Cutey was a tad bit jealous. She sat poised on the couch with a rather regal air(typical cat fashion), looking at Lynn, her sister and me showering Don with attention. Eyes never flinching, except the moment when the curtains flapped in the wind. Will be going to visit Don again when he's grown a bit more. Probably after the much dreaded ESS PEE AMM.

*sigh*

Speaking of which, we've got all our results back cept Chemistry. So far so good. =) Hope Chemistry wil also turn out okay. A1 A1 A1! All the teachers gave us full marks for coursework. They understand how important it is for us. Moga-moga chemistry teacher will be considerate a bit and give us 20 coursework marks. Forecast results ok!! Ah well, the truth will be revealed tomorrow....

I shall not merungut about how big the gap is between my total and that of Denise/Jas/Mei/Ching Wen/Aimy. I am happy that i've gotten all A1s so far. =) A big thank you to the one who watches over everythign from above and who has been my guide.

Another thing to look forward to tomorrow is the school mag. Despite the fact that we have to check about say...700 copies, it doesn't dampen my excitement of actually seeing our hard work in print. Aimy's artwork will be on the cover! Just imgaine...your work printed on the cover of each and every copy. I'm feeling proud on her behalf. Dunno how she feels about it. XD I know i know, we've seen each page a gazillion times already. But still, our usaha ma.

All those hours slaving over it in the hot, stuffy AVA room (hah, i can freely say it here since i'm not allowed to mention it in the magazine. XD It really IS hot, stuffy and suffocating). Printing and reprinting. Checking and rechecking. Editing again and again. Being annoyed, pek chek, geram. Some kinda experience huh? Goes to show that we're never getting ourselves invovled in being part of the publishing industry anytime in the near future. Haha..

Hahahaha.

PS-deperately want to know the name of the singaporean movie with Allan Wu in it. It's been driving me and Denise locco the whole morning. Some help??

Stop

Must. Stop. Thinking. Of. Post SPM activities.

What i did THIS raya

I'm updating now, Jas. Spent the first 4 days of the raya break doing absolutely nothing...unless you count couch potato-ing, shopping with mom, and sleeping something. Oh wait, i went for driving lesson (found out that the instructor shares a similar date of birth as foo tong and i. So that makes 3 of us). So i did do something berfaedah afterall! Haha...

A paragraph will be dedicated to Lynn's dog, Junior, although it was only for a day...Was excited at the prospect of seeing her when Lynn told me. But later in the evening i found out they had to give Junior back cause she has a hole in her heart. I didn't know dogs can have that condition too. Sad thing is, there's no cure and Junior can't live for very long. Poor little thing.. I didn't even get to meet her. Sad sad. To be brought out into this world and then leave when you're just getting used to it. =(
But I know Lynn's looking forward to getting another dog. Cutey will have a playmate. Haha.

Had a resolution to start the intense studying today. HAD. Instead, went grocery shopping. It was weird. Had another near fainting experience like the one in the school hall a few years back. I dunno what happened...felt extremely weak suddenly. Couldn't breathe properly. Couldn't walk. Then i couldn't see properly. The lights were really bright. The coloured bits were blurry and spotted. It felt like everything had been photoshop-ed. All that coupled with a bad dose of cramps. I think mum was kinda shocked to see me so pale and weak. Anyway, all better now. =) Else i wouldn't be typing happily now.

Okay, end of update. I'll be studying tonight. I will!! (I hope)
Toodles.

Random bits and pieces

Latest update on trial results :

BM-82
Maths-99 (wheee! I love maths)
Add maths-84 (Could've done much better if not for panic attacks and careless mistakes)
English- 93
Sejarah-90
Accounts-90

Guess the week long raya holidays are meant for pia-ing. Hopefully that's what i'll be doing. Though it's kinda sad, pitiful and boring to study non-stop everyday.

The magazine really is coming on the 27th. Oh well, no skipping school that Saturday. To fellow schoolmates reading this,come to school!!!!! Unless you want to get it even later (considering 27th is already cukup late)....

Note to Ames: you've got a good quality red pen. The scribbles of 'blood red' and your portrayal of shit couldn't come off no matter how hard i scrubbed. XD

Absentism

Hmm..seems like quite some stuff happened in school in my absence. Haha.
Ah well, got around 83/84 for add maths. Joy joy. And 90 for accounts. To think that all (ok lo, not all) accounts takers from 5 Science started studying the day before. XD I think that's gonna be the case for SPM too...since there's a 3 day break in between bio and accounts. hahaha.

Sad thing i heard from Aimy is that the magazine comes on the 27th or somewhere there. That's like very very late. That leaves very very very little time and very very stressed form 5 ed boarders. No guesses as to teacher getting us involved in the checking. Haih.

Something about the girl who swallowed 28 panadols too. Not quite sure what happened...Will find out tomorrow. That and my seat became a therapy couch. XD

Another happy day

So, i did go out yesterday! Went for a movie with mom. It's another one of our mother-daughter things to do. Watched Hairspray. Was quite a nice show..The typical good prevails over bad kinda movie, with singing and dancing along the way. =) And of course when i'm with mommy, there's stuff to buy! Wheeee. Bought a book -Marley & Me- (which i've already finished..haha) then bought clothes too. Ah yes, turns out we had lunch at Kim Gary, which i was talking about on friday..

In the evening, went for dinner with some relatives at some chinese restaurant near Queensbay. Guess who i saw there? Pn Ng and her family. Nah, not our favourite maths and add maths teacher. The other Pn Ng. The one that teaches us EST. She couldn't recognise me at first, and i couldn't recognise her either. Hahaha...She looked different without her usual teacher-in-school clothes..There were no flowery dresses, no pretty ear rings(yeah..her ear rings are what captures attention, at least mine and Jas's) and no make up. Just a simple t-shirt. She sat directly behind our table, with husband, Shu Hui and all. XD After that, walked over to Queensbay for to burn off some energy from the enormous meal we had. Bought clothes again! Heh heh.

Got home at about 11, which means i spent almost half the day walking in malls. Was good fun. Stress reliever too.

See, told you retail therapy works. =)

Food.

Forgot to add, I wanna go KAI KAI. Watch movie! Buy something! (but then again, i'd probably be buying more revision books) Retail therapy is good. It makes one feel happy. Haha...

Oh, and eat nice food too. XD I miss Sake Sushi. They have more varieties compared to Sushi King, which is kinda cacat now. I love their salmon. Cheaper and again, more varieties. Also, I need to go try out the Subway Sandwich here. Last had it 3 or 4 years ago in Singapore. Quite ho chiak also. And then there's TGI Fridays that i've not tried. Oooh, i miss Haagen Dazs ice cream too. I think my friends are having that today. Probably now. In Queensbay. I Want! I love ice cream. =) The food at Chilis also quite nice. Very big portions but very filling. And it's been a while since i ate at Kim Gary. Hahahaha...Not saying that it's very nice, just that i used to eat at Kim Gary with mommy quite often. Hmm..Have not had pizza for quite some time also. Don't know what happened to our NIE pizza vouchers that we were supposed to receive.

Yes yes, i am tam chiak. So sue me. =P

Exams and stuff

I can get my A1 for add maths!!

YEAAAHHHH.

We got to know our marks but have not actually seen the paper. Now that my paper 2 is not below my estimation, i'm safe. Can't expect to achieve the high 90 something. But 80+ is better than nothing.

Wohoooooooo!

Plus, i got 90 for sejarah. Happiness. =)

I need to mention that everybody is studying again!! Including me. That's crazy la...I just told myself to get a break but what happens? I actually read bio today. TODAY. It's only been one day after trials. Not my fault ok! Everyone in class was doing revision. Even jas and aimy. Got so bored cause i had nothing to do. Actually finished highlighting and screening through bio chapter 5 and 6.
This is what you call peer pressure.
Haha.

That and we all miss Denise. Wonder if she went to Robinsons..

A short burst of freedom

Ahhhh..It feels SO SO EXTREMELY liberating to be rid of trials. The sad part is that in a few days time i'd have to start studying again just like everybody else. We have only a month plus left!
Trials was the most exhausting, tiring, brain juice draining two weeks i've ever experienced. Thank God it was only for 9 days. If it lasted any longer than that, i dunno if i can tahan (both physically and mentally). My daily routine during the entire trial season went like this :

Go to school -> Come home -> take short nap -> start studying -> studying gains momentum -> still at it till about 2am -> sleep -> go to school -> sit for exam

Didn't even go online or watched much tv throughout the whole ordeal. I know, i was very kuai. XD Had to exercise every ounce of self control to not go online, not watch tv and not go out. Seriously, haven't gone out for about a month liau! So chek ark..Like kena house arrest. Everyday terkurung di bilik dengan menghadap buku saja. Read books, eat books, sleep also think of books.

Really hope to get the string of A1's that i'm aiming for lo...I know i have the ability just like my friends do, it's only that i didn't have enough practice and stuff. Ok, it was more of my laziness and procrastination. Like add maths. Please please please let it be an A1. I'd be devastated if it's not. Considering both Jas and i actually got 99 for it last term. Haih...that's the akibat of concentrating too much on the other subjects and neglecting add maths.

I had a mental meltdown during paper 2. I know most of the class did too. Maybe Mr Sara felt the tension in the air and took pity on us poor, suffering souls. That's probably why he gave us some extra time to finalize our answers before collecting...Paper 2 was absolutely nerve wrecking. At the first glance, i couldn't answer almost half the questions in the paper. That was when my brain went into panic mode and it decided to throw the ability to think and count rationally out of the window. I definitely made a gazillion mistakes, which i should not have made if i had more time to check. Which i didn't. And the fact that i was so panicky. Which i shouldn't have been. HAIH....

At least paper 1 of add maths wasn't that bad. I was calmer, and more rational. STILL i made mistakes that i shouldn't have done. Eventhough i had enough time to check, i didn't realise my errors. sTILL very annoyed over the fact that i differentiated the equation wrongly albeit knowing how to solve the question. Grrrr...

On a happier note, a friend is going to Singapore at the end of the year! On the ASEAN schoolarship. I feel so proud to be friends with a soon to be ASEAN scholar. Someone whom i've known since kindy. =) Go Denise, the smart cookie!! Make sure you introduce us to a Floyd when you meet one. XD

Update more next time. Dinner now.