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Thursday, 19 January 2012

Today is a funny day! Just logged into Blogger and looked at my Stats, then apparently got some person google-searched "Mr Nigel Kaw" LOL! How come Mr NK got stalker one! So shocking. I clicked on the link and browsed through the search results, then I saw a blog commenting that Mr NK is very random and lame HAHAHA in 2006. He's still like that leh he hasn't changed! XD And apparently he did a thesis essay about Superheroes or something. Moumouren if you're reading this now, do consider google-searching him. Quite interesting. HAHAHA!!!

On the way back home on the bus with Kaixuan Weihui Shumin and Xiuyi, we overheard the conversation of some HwaChong boys. Emphasise overheard! We didn't eavesdrop kay these boys were talking super loudly xO Judging from their talking style and content, should be sec ones lah. Their conversation was quite entertaining. There's this boy who kept boasting that he's taking Jap (in front of his seniors including Jap pros Xiu and Shu!) then he tried to show off by reciting 1 to 10 in Japanese but failed terribly. "Ichi Ni San Yon Go ___ Nana Hachi Kyu... eh eh eh??" OMG I laughed like mad.

For IP week activities today we had a Chemistry quiz. We were supposed to get into groups of 3 to 5 and do questions from 10 stations. It's quite (Y). 800 over students travelling around doing chemistry questions together. It's so chim! Our chiongster group totally tikam-ed a lot of questions...and got most of them wrong :P In the end when the teachers announced the top 10 groups, very epic-ly, all 10 groups were from HCI. Not even one from NY leh :OO! But I heard they exchanged answers. Nevermind we have integrity!!

Hao lah shall start reflecting on my 2011 :)

Thinking about 2011, the first thought that came to my mind was, I spent too much time on Facebook!!! ROAR. NOT GOOD! XO Even though Facebooking quite excessively didn't have a significant impact on my studies, I could have used the time to do more meaningful and enriching stuffs like reading nice books, watching nice movies and listening to nice songs. So in 2012, I shall try to lessen my time spent on Facebook :D

2011 is a special year cos, I think I grew up a bit and matured a bit through being an assistant monitor. It's different from my previous leadership roles because, there's a lot more responsibilities and work to do, a lot more communication work and decisions to be made. Through this role, I realised how hard it is to make a decision that will make everyone happy, and in this process, communication is really very important. There's one thing that I really admire Gennie about. That she takes into consideration the opinions and voices of the 'minority' and tries her best to reach a compromise. Like the start of the year when all of us were deciding on the design and colour of our class tee. Many people would have just followed the decision of the 'majority' and the 'minority' has to accept. But she tried to talk to the people who were quite against the decision made by the majority and work out on how we can make everybody happy. And I like it that she seldom takes matters into her own hands and seeks the opinions of other classmates first, via class voting etc. In 2011, working alongside Gennie really made me gain a lot of new insights on how a leader should be like. Working with her for our awesome class is really a pleasure :) I remember within the first few days after school reopened, I screwed up our first class phone relay because I slept all the way from 8pm to the next morning xP! That was then that I realised, I really had to change that very bad habit of mine, which was like checking my phone once every few hours :X! From then on, I decided that I shall always have my phone beside me just like Woonyee the 大忙人. That's the first change in me after becoming an assistant monitor. The second change should be the ability to cope with stress. HAHAHAHA there were many instances when I was dropping hair over class matters especially the Youth Day Funfair period. Got a lot of 幕后工作 but I'm really glad helpful and lovely sanbas were always there to give us super woah! suggestions to improve and help out wherever they could ^^ I think that is my 最大的满足感. That all of us had a role to play and that all of us were working towards a common goal as a class, in the process forging stronger bonds. Even though it was quite sad that we didn't collect the most amount of money, what is more important is that I think all of us had fun and 那就已经足够了 :) I should have been a more assertive partner to Gennie, and not just wait til she asked me to help. There was this period of time when a lot of YFC streets-sales sign-up sheets and sales forms flooded our class and poor Gennie was left alone flooded by those forms. So a lesson learnt is, must be more proactive and 主动!

Academics wise, I'm satisfied with myself HAHAHA but could have done better got space for improvement. I think I've managed to put in my best in whatever I do, so don't really have regrets. Quite interestingly I learnt a lot from studying too! As in not facts lah, life skills. Here of course must mention my favourite teacher! It's amazing how studying a subject can teach you values like determination and not to give up easily. Math has made me a better and stronger person, and has taught me the importance of not being complacent. Anw my favourite teacher! Every time we saw Mr Khoo when we went back and visited Nanyang, he would flash us this super bright smile! ^^ I hope Mr Khoo doesn't miss us too much :(
Haoqing: Mr Khoo you got miss me right!
Mr Khoo: Yah, I miss you......r noise
hahaha 2011, I'm glad I had manymany great and wonderful teachers whom I owe my goodgood results to. Talking about teachers...HC teachers are a bit the scary...they are really like lecturers and teachers, quite impossible to laugh and joke around with. Haiz NY chers can be like friends one lor... Anw I am glad that for our first term we have Mrs Chua with us! If I face really serious problems (which I hope I won't) I would prefer to go look for her and talk. During her briefing with us a few days ago, she told us we cannot keep thinking NY is better than HC and get stuck in the past. Which shook me quite a bit because it's true, that no matter how much we miss how it's like in NY, we can never go back. Must look forward, and make full use of what HC has to offer. So in 2012, I shall stop comparing, and embrace and adapt to the changes and differences.

As for my CCA, I think I should just reflect on my whole 4 years. Being in a slack CCA which became not so slack just last year, I must admit I really didn't put in a lot of effort into my CCA as compared to average NY girls. It's not my CCA's problem, it's my problem, because unlike Yuyao who's very passionate about Scrabble and eager to improve her skills, I'm very bochup about CCA matters and am extremely passive. During the last 4 years, there's so much I could have done like memorising my Scrabble words-list well and play online Othello and be more enthusiastic about CCA matters etc, but I guess I didnt bother to and it's too late for regrets D: I am sad that I didn't contribute much, and make my CCA a bigbig and wonderful part of my NY experience, like how it is for a lot of Nanyang girls. During my NY days, whenever I hear classmates and friends talking about CCA practices and trainings and funfun stuffs enthusiastically, I would feel sad sometimes that I'm not that connected to my CCA and that other than a few close friends I didn't really get to know my other CCA mates. So, I shall not let history repeat itself in HC! I shall attempt to join a CCA which I really feel passionate for and am interested in, and be an enthusiastic member! :) JC seems to be the wrong time to be hiong, but I'll really try my best to manage my time well and maintain balance between my studies and CCA. 青春cannot留白!!

Lastly, relationships! 2011, I have been a bad girl :( I used to pray and talk to God every night before I sleep, but in 2011 I seldom do so D: Sometimes I prayed but was so tired I ended up sleeping before I finished talking to God. But God being magnanimous forgave me and continued to give me His blessings :) 2012, I shall read the Bible more often and talk to God more frequently and be grateful to Him for everything He has bestowed to me :D

Family! Hahaha I think being a Nanyang girl taught me how to express my love more LOLS 2011 I kept proclaiming my love for my family members to them and received mixed reactions. My mother began proclaiming her love for us also and say I very 孝顺; Popo and daddy will just smile happily; Elton and Amelia totally reject my love and tell me I'm 恶心 hmph :( but of course when their mood is good they will tell me they love me too (followed by "eee I take back my words" but I know it's true and they're too shy) which makes me awww ;D I think it's important that we show our love and appreciation towards our family members, especially towards our 长辈s who have sacrificed so much to raise us up. I think for them, just knowing that we love and care for them too is enough :) 2012, I shall strive to be a more patient and loving sister to my brother cos this year is an important year for him!!! O LEVELS. Poor Elton is stressed and tired. So I must do my part to helppppp~ Even though my teaching skills seriously... CMI :(

Friends! I feel reallyreally fortunate and grateful for having so many wonderful people in my life who are always willing to lend me a helping hand whenever I malu or fail; and so many bright-like-sun people who have brought so much joy and laughter into my life; and really great people who have inspired me to become a better person. I shan't mention names here, because manymany of you are important to me. Sekali I write then yall will start seeing whose names appear first then think they are more important or something LOLS. 你们都很好我很爱你们. Those closer to me yall know who you are la don't need me to mention names here hahaha ;D I don't know what kind of friend I am, but I hope I have been a not bad friend to yall too :) 2011, there were minor clashes here and there with friends, but I'm glad that we managed to resolve them, and in some cases knew more about each other and learnt to tolerate and accept ;D 2012, I shall strive to be a listening friend, the always there for yall type. Hope can :):)

I shall summarise 2011 with a sentence, something that I realised is really true:
比起结果，过程还是更重要

After working for the first time in our lives, Haoqing Weihui Kaixuan and I were sharing with each other our 辛酸 stories of how we learnt English when we were young. Cos my family members don't really know English, I had quite a hard time learning the language I'm typing in now. Hahaha I feel so accomplished all of a sudden ^^ I remember in K1, our teacher gave each of us a worksheet, and I didn't know what "NAME" is. There's a blank beside that word, so I just copied the classmate sitting beside me and wrote her name. After that she realised and complained to the teacher, then the teacher scolded me and I felt so sad D:

Then there's another time in P1, we were writing our first picture composition. My English was really CMI. I couldn't use the language to express myself at all and didn't know how to. So I resorted to copying one whole short story from an Enid Blyton storybook and handed it in to my teacher. One fine day my teacher summoned me up to the front of the class where the teacher's table was and told me that I had to redo it. She tried to help me but couldn't cos I was so clueless and didn't know what to do. She eventually got so desperate she said to me in a veryvery 无奈 and irritated tone, “告诉我你要写什么！讲华语！” I was so scared and helpless I burst out crying in front of the whole class.

Later that year cos end-of-years was coming, my popo decided to lock me up inside a room and made me read my textbooks manymany times. If I am not wrong, I remember reading my English textbook (Celebrate English!) 3 or 4 times. The whole thing kay! Hahaha I am very amazed at how ting hua I was then. If my popo do the same thing to me now I would most probably be rebellious and sleep. :P Anw popo's method worked and I got Band 1 for English :) Super duper grateful to popo cos if not for her strict discipline 我不可能会成为今天的我 ;D

With this 心酸 de story, hopefully I can inspire all of you and remind myself to not give up no matter how difficult a situation may be. If a 7 year-old girl could find the courage to persevere and push herself on, I don't see why we can't. As long as we're willing to work hard, 总有一天应该会成功的 :DD JIAYOUUU~!!! And 千万不要怕辛苦 :) 2012, 我们一起努力！

Shall end off this blog post with something quite funny when we crashed NY on 3 Jan!

Mr Tan Boon Hian: "If you don't take Physics, don't come and see me!"

HAHAHAHAHA XDD!

I am not taking Physics leh :O Shumin Kaixuan Hilary Xiuyi Limin Chiaying Woonyee Sinlie also :X

But don't worry Mr Tan we will still go and visit you!

Jermia hopped off at 01:06