"Where Oinky is going later..."
"Barber!" answered Oinky.
"No fair! Of course you would know that."
The noisy game of Taboo continued. Everyone in the room shouted their answers as Des gave out clues to the words that were supposed to be guessed.
To JG's surprise, Bok was pulling away from everyone with a total of 8 points. Oinky wasn't going down without a fight. He managed to tie the score and it was down to the last card...
"Unbelievable!" JG thought as Bok gave the correct answer. No one would have believed that during the early stages of the game Bok was among the rest with a score of 2 to 5 points.
-JG-
The funny wrong answers that we gave, guys, they're priceless. Thanks for the laughs...
-JG-
A few minutes later the doorbell rang. JG wiped away the tears from his eyes as he walked towards the door - he was tearing from laughing too much.
JG looked through the peep whole and saw darkness...
"Very funny," he thought. He immediately knew who it was.
Soon the battle between the schools began; for Bukit Batok Secondary, it was Des, DeSmoke, Guan, and Oinky. Playing for Swiss Cottage Secondary was Bok, Ding, JG, and Sam.
It was a fierce battle of words as both teams fought it out. During the early stages of the game, JG had a mental block and was passing up the easy words. What sealed the victory (in my opinion) was Guan's clever description of the words during her turn. She was able to correctly describe five (I don't remember, is it more than that?) words.
It was soon time for dinner. A wonderful feast of dragon meat (luncheon meat), chili tuna, and vegetables was spread before the group. After a quick prayer by DeSmoke, the group enjoyed a hearty dinner together.
-JG-
I really enjoy our dinners together =)
-JG-
After everyone had left, Des and JG decided to walk around the compound. They ended up talking at the bench.
"I wonder how things will be like when we all grow up," said Des.
JG answered in silence. He too began to think about it. He tried to think about it, but it was too hard to imagine. All he could do was give a smile.
"I can't believe I'm turning 18 this year," said JG.
"I'm soon going to be 20!" said Des.
After a while of talking. They decided to go back up. As they walked towards the lift, the both of them were filled with excitement for their trip to the Philippines the following day.
"I don't know what to expect," said Des.
"Me too, dude, me too..."
As JG sat in front of his computer, he looked back at the days events.
"It was just like old times. I really had fun. =)"
-JG-
I'm going to miss you all!
-JG-
Sunday, January 30, 2005
Saturday, January 29, 2005
The Concert
"He's late again," he thought. "Ah, well, but it can't be helped. His tardiness is legendary."
-
A long wait, a short walk, and a long bus ride later, they finally arrived.
"Is this the place?" "Where is it?" asked Cheese.
An usher approached the group of five and told them that "it" was at the second floor.
"Where is it? Second floor?" The group walked on.
"I think she thought you were looking for the toilet," suggested Jerr.
"Nonsense, why would she think that?" questioned Cheese.
"'Cause you look like you need to go to the toilet," quipped Jerr.
-
Soon everyone gathered at the entrance to the auditorium. It was almost like the whole class again.
-
"It feels good," he thought. "It's good to meet everyone again."
-
The choir did a wonderful job. The music and the songs were nice. Especially the Filipino one. =D
-
She came out from backstage and walked towards the piano. She stood out in the performance as she was obviously not from choir. She placed her flute on top of the piano and assisted the pianist in switching the pages of the score.
A hush came over the audience as she took to the stage with her flute in hand. With a signal from the conductor, she began to play.
-
The melodious tune echoed across the auditorium and into his ears. It was a wonderful sound.
Thoughts ran through his mind as the girl continued to play the flute. The choir began to sing.
-
"Music..."
-
He began to feel regret. Regret for not realising how wonderful a gift it is to be able to play music. If only he was more diligent when he was younger. If only he had realised sooner how magical it is to be able to convey emotions through music. There was satisfaction in being able to play a musical instrument. Feeling that cannot be put into words can be conveyed through music. He imagined himself playing the violin - the instrument that he gave up.
-
"Heh, no point brooding over it. I might as well enjoy the show." =)
-
A long wait, a short walk, and a long bus ride later, they finally arrived.
"Is this the place?" "Where is it?" asked Cheese.
An usher approached the group of five and told them that "it" was at the second floor.
"Where is it? Second floor?" The group walked on.
"I think she thought you were looking for the toilet," suggested Jerr.
"Nonsense, why would she think that?" questioned Cheese.
"'Cause you look like you need to go to the toilet," quipped Jerr.
-
Soon everyone gathered at the entrance to the auditorium. It was almost like the whole class again.
-
"It feels good," he thought. "It's good to meet everyone again."
-
The choir did a wonderful job. The music and the songs were nice. Especially the Filipino one. =D
-
She came out from backstage and walked towards the piano. She stood out in the performance as she was obviously not from choir. She placed her flute on top of the piano and assisted the pianist in switching the pages of the score.
A hush came over the audience as she took to the stage with her flute in hand. With a signal from the conductor, she began to play.
-
The melodious tune echoed across the auditorium and into his ears. It was a wonderful sound.
Thoughts ran through his mind as the girl continued to play the flute. The choir began to sing.
-
"Music..."
-
He began to feel regret. Regret for not realising how wonderful a gift it is to be able to play music. If only he was more diligent when he was younger. If only he had realised sooner how magical it is to be able to convey emotions through music. There was satisfaction in being able to play a musical instrument. Feeling that cannot be put into words can be conveyed through music. He imagined himself playing the violin - the instrument that he gave up.
-
"Heh, no point brooding over it. I might as well enjoy the show." =)
Thursday, January 27, 2005
9 words
"I'm fed up. I give up. I don't care anymore..."
-ok, so that's 10 words. I don't care!
Ok, that's out of the system. Feels much better. =D
-ok, so that's 10 words. I don't care!
Ok, that's out of the system. Feels much better. =D
Sunday, January 23, 2005
Back to Leave Another Day
Hee, I arrived yesterday and I only told a few people to surprise other people.
It's good to be back. I noticed that the sky here is brighter. Maybe because there's less air pollution here. Yeah, that must be it. Thank God for Singapore with clean air. Thank God for MRT! I can travel again.
I had a terrible experience with a taxi in Jakarta. Ok, not really terrible. It was a cultural misunderstanding. I wasn't aware that when you pay a cab there, you pay by 5000's meaning if the fare is 12,300, I must pay 15,000. It's like a tip for the driver.
Well, the first and last time that I took a cab alone, the fare was 12,300 RP (rupiah). My dad gave me 25,000 RP. He said I could keep whatever change there was. So he gave me two 10,000 RP notes and five 1,000 RP notes. When I gave the driver 13,000 RP, I was expecting to get the change. What I got was a magical transformation in the face of the driver where a smile turned into a frown. I thank God that I had the common sense (or common science as I like to put it) to get out of the cab. However, before I jumped out of the "frying pan" I said the only two words in Bahasa Indonesia that I can remember - "Terima Kasi", Thank You!
Woah, I really love first service. I don't seem to ever fall asleep there. Maybe because I always drink coffee before going in. In any other service, my head will just be magnetised by the comfortable seat and I would find myself leaning back. A few moments later, I'm catching Z's.
I didn't get to go DARE yesterday, and I won't get to go for the next DARE either because I'll be going on another trip. The only difference is that I will actually have fun on this trip. =D
Though I didn't get to see a few people, I know that the time I don't get to see you will be replaced and multiplied. I won't be short-changed. I hope to see the people I haven't seen soon.
Take care, everyone. Be blessed be it in school, work or slacking at home. =)
It's good to be back. I noticed that the sky here is brighter. Maybe because there's less air pollution here. Yeah, that must be it. Thank God for Singapore with clean air. Thank God for MRT! I can travel again.
I had a terrible experience with a taxi in Jakarta. Ok, not really terrible. It was a cultural misunderstanding. I wasn't aware that when you pay a cab there, you pay by 5000's meaning if the fare is 12,300, I must pay 15,000. It's like a tip for the driver.
Well, the first and last time that I took a cab alone, the fare was 12,300 RP (rupiah). My dad gave me 25,000 RP. He said I could keep whatever change there was. So he gave me two 10,000 RP notes and five 1,000 RP notes. When I gave the driver 13,000 RP, I was expecting to get the change. What I got was a magical transformation in the face of the driver where a smile turned into a frown. I thank God that I had the common sense (or common science as I like to put it) to get out of the cab. However, before I jumped out of the "frying pan" I said the only two words in Bahasa Indonesia that I can remember - "Terima Kasi", Thank You!
Woah, I really love first service. I don't seem to ever fall asleep there. Maybe because I always drink coffee before going in. In any other service, my head will just be magnetised by the comfortable seat and I would find myself leaning back. A few moments later, I'm catching Z's.
I didn't get to go DARE yesterday, and I won't get to go for the next DARE either because I'll be going on another trip. The only difference is that I will actually have fun on this trip. =D
Though I didn't get to see a few people, I know that the time I don't get to see you will be replaced and multiplied. I won't be short-changed. I hope to see the people I haven't seen soon.
Take care, everyone. Be blessed be it in school, work or slacking at home. =)
Monday, January 17, 2005
Homesick II
The condominium where I'm staying at has it's own internet cafe. Isn't that cool? Well, it's cheaper than having internet here because we would have to pay S$100 a month compared to the S$60 a month that we pay at Singapore. That's why there's no internet connection back upstairs.
Man, I'll be back soon! Really can't wait lah. Hee... Saturday night I dreamt of church. The girls didn't save seats for the guys and we had to split. All the girls were at the right side while all the guys were at the left. Oh, and this wasn't at the ROCK. It's a different place. Maybe I dreamt of the new church building? Well, we were at the overflow room in my dream, haha... i doubt my dream will come true though because we hardly have to go to the overflow room. Except for a few exceptions =D Ok, look straight and don't react so people won't know.
So far the only "tourist" thing that I've done here is visit the Taman Safari Indonesia. We bought carrots along the way. These carrots are really small and cute and are cultivated especially for feeding the animals at the safari. We drove past the huge expanse of the safari and animals would be along the road and we would open our windows and feed the animals the carrots.
There were zebras, elephants, hippotamuses (dang, I can't spell it!), rhinoceroses... rhinos, llamas, antelopes... oh, bok, I saw a real-live giraffe. There was one giraffe that was just standing still and my mom thought it was fake. She argued with everyone else in the car who believed it was real. Well, I'll never know why that giraffe was standing still and didn't seem to be breathing. My dad said he got dumped my his girlfriend that's why he stares into space... -_-"
There were lions, tigers, and bears too but they don't eat carrots... haha... hee... ever watched LOTR 3? Frodo's finger get bit off by Gollum...
Yah, there was no point in telling you about the Gollum part.
hehe, I've also watched quite a few movies here that I didn't get to watch before - and some I have.
1. Windtalkers
2. King Arthur
3. I, Robot
4. Killbill Volume 1 (now I know why it's M18 in Singapore... it's gross, i didn't watch it until my grandma was asleep...)
Yah, just wanted to update a little. I'll be back soon, Piggyoink. =)
Man, I'll be back soon! Really can't wait lah. Hee... Saturday night I dreamt of church. The girls didn't save seats for the guys and we had to split. All the girls were at the right side while all the guys were at the left. Oh, and this wasn't at the ROCK. It's a different place. Maybe I dreamt of the new church building? Well, we were at the overflow room in my dream, haha... i doubt my dream will come true though because we hardly have to go to the overflow room. Except for a few exceptions =D Ok, look straight and don't react so people won't know.
So far the only "tourist" thing that I've done here is visit the Taman Safari Indonesia. We bought carrots along the way. These carrots are really small and cute and are cultivated especially for feeding the animals at the safari. We drove past the huge expanse of the safari and animals would be along the road and we would open our windows and feed the animals the carrots.
There were zebras, elephants, hippotamuses (dang, I can't spell it!), rhinoceroses... rhinos, llamas, antelopes... oh, bok, I saw a real-live giraffe. There was one giraffe that was just standing still and my mom thought it was fake. She argued with everyone else in the car who believed it was real. Well, I'll never know why that giraffe was standing still and didn't seem to be breathing. My dad said he got dumped my his girlfriend that's why he stares into space... -_-"
There were lions, tigers, and bears too but they don't eat carrots... haha... hee... ever watched LOTR 3? Frodo's finger get bit off by Gollum...
Yah, there was no point in telling you about the Gollum part.
hehe, I've also watched quite a few movies here that I didn't get to watch before - and some I have.
1. Windtalkers
2. King Arthur
3. I, Robot
4. Killbill Volume 1 (now I know why it's M18 in Singapore... it's gross, i didn't watch it until my grandma was asleep...)
Yah, just wanted to update a little. I'll be back soon, Piggyoink. =)
Friday, January 14, 2005
Homesick
How long have I been here? Feels like forever.
So far I've watched quite a few movies here from my Dad's VCD collection:
1. Catch Me If You Can
2. The Scorpion King
3. Intolerable Cruelty
4. Ocean's 11 (I re-watched just for the fun of it)
5. Two Week's Notice
6. Lost in Translation
7. Lord of the Rings: Two Towers and Return of the King (my Dad doesn't have Fellowship of the ring)
Yeah, there's still a lot more.
Yesterday I went to the internet cafe at my Dad's condo. They didn't have MSN, but I was able to access a few blogs that I couldn't access here at Informatics (I'm taking multimedia classes here).
I'm feeling rather homesick. Although when I'm in Singapore, I don't get to see all of you everyday, I don't really miss you. I guess there's just something about knowing that your friends are just a phonecall away. There's the sense that you can just contact them whenever you want, and that gives emotional assurance.
As the song goes, "Don't it always seem to go that you don't know what you've got 'till it's gone..." I miss you all so much. I miss the time we were at Jo's for our very own New Year's countdown. I miss those times we were at Sentosa and Priscilla fainted. =x I miss the times we would hang-out at my place. I miss that time we just talked at the playground near Bok's house. I miss the all-guy sleepover.
I miss school. I miss laughing at that teacher who just can't seem to keep everyone quiet during morning assembly. I miss beating the other teams during PE. I miss eating sandwich in class during recess.
I miss all of you... ;_;
So far I've watched quite a few movies here from my Dad's VCD collection:
1. Catch Me If You Can
2. The Scorpion King
3. Intolerable Cruelty
4. Ocean's 11 (I re-watched just for the fun of it)
5. Two Week's Notice
6. Lost in Translation
7. Lord of the Rings: Two Towers and Return of the King (my Dad doesn't have Fellowship of the ring)
Yeah, there's still a lot more.
Yesterday I went to the internet cafe at my Dad's condo. They didn't have MSN, but I was able to access a few blogs that I couldn't access here at Informatics (I'm taking multimedia classes here).
I'm feeling rather homesick. Although when I'm in Singapore, I don't get to see all of you everyday, I don't really miss you. I guess there's just something about knowing that your friends are just a phonecall away. There's the sense that you can just contact them whenever you want, and that gives emotional assurance.
As the song goes, "Don't it always seem to go that you don't know what you've got 'till it's gone..." I miss you all so much. I miss the time we were at Jo's for our very own New Year's countdown. I miss those times we were at Sentosa and Priscilla fainted. =x I miss the times we would hang-out at my place. I miss that time we just talked at the playground near Bok's house. I miss the all-guy sleepover.
I miss school. I miss laughing at that teacher who just can't seem to keep everyone quiet during morning assembly. I miss beating the other teams during PE. I miss eating sandwich in class during recess.
I miss all of you... ;_;
Sunday, January 09, 2005
Flying Off
Today I went for CAMPUS. I thought that "someone" would be there. (ahem, ahem) Then I found out that she wasn't going. (ahem, ahem) You know who you are =p
It was a good thing that Charmaine and Sandra were also there. We didn't know who else was going so it was just the three of us. It wasn't bad or anything, but somehow I didn't feel comfortable. Maybe I came there with the wrong attitude. I felt forced to go just because I was there already. My heart wasn't in the right place.
After the sharing by Coach Maddie (did I spell it correctly?), Deacon Chin went up to talk about the Tsunami Relief Efforts. He was saying that when he was 17 he wanted to go to Baguio City, Philippines because a huge earthquake hit the place at that time. Then I started counting, he said that was about 14 year's ago. I counted back and realised that I was 4 then, and I was there.
Baguio City is my hometown; I was born there. I can vaguely remember that earthquake. I never even thought that it was such a huge disaster. I didn't even think that at that time, someone in Singapore wanted to actually help out. It never occured to me that the earthquake was such a huge disaster. Maybe because I was still too young and life didn't change at all. It didn't feel like I was affected too much. Sure, I think I found it quite cool when the whole house started shaking.
Now I think back, I remember the news back then. Whole buildings collapsed with people trapped beneath the rubble. Incredible survival stories now come back to memory. I remember hearing about a group of people who were trapped who had no food or water. They survived on rain water and... pee... I can say that without getting banned right? I'm not sure of the validity of that story, but my point is that the earthquake was devasting. The roads leading up to the city (Baguio City is a mountain city - it's built on mountains) where blocked off by boulders that rolled down from the top of the mountains.
Only now I realise that even then God had protected me and my family. None of our property was destroyed and not a single one from my family died during that catastrophe. I've experienced earthquakes more than once, so it's not a weird thing for me. I found it a little weird when teacher Elizabeth asked me how an earthquake feels like. It struck me that no earthquake of such devastating scale has ever occured here (none that I know of, tell me if there is).
Ah, I actually wanted to say goodbye because I'll be flying off for Jakarta on Monday. I'm going to miss all of you. For those I didn't get to see and say goodbye in person, I'd like to say goodbye. I hope to see you when I come back on the 24th (I think). I'm going to miss you guys even if it's just for 2 weeks. I'm reminded of the time when I had to leave Philippines to move here to Singapore. Hah, I shall stop before I get all drama and stuff.
See you all soon!
It was a good thing that Charmaine and Sandra were also there. We didn't know who else was going so it was just the three of us. It wasn't bad or anything, but somehow I didn't feel comfortable. Maybe I came there with the wrong attitude. I felt forced to go just because I was there already. My heart wasn't in the right place.
After the sharing by Coach Maddie (did I spell it correctly?), Deacon Chin went up to talk about the Tsunami Relief Efforts. He was saying that when he was 17 he wanted to go to Baguio City, Philippines because a huge earthquake hit the place at that time. Then I started counting, he said that was about 14 year's ago. I counted back and realised that I was 4 then, and I was there.
Baguio City is my hometown; I was born there. I can vaguely remember that earthquake. I never even thought that it was such a huge disaster. I didn't even think that at that time, someone in Singapore wanted to actually help out. It never occured to me that the earthquake was such a huge disaster. Maybe because I was still too young and life didn't change at all. It didn't feel like I was affected too much. Sure, I think I found it quite cool when the whole house started shaking.
Now I think back, I remember the news back then. Whole buildings collapsed with people trapped beneath the rubble. Incredible survival stories now come back to memory. I remember hearing about a group of people who were trapped who had no food or water. They survived on rain water and... pee... I can say that without getting banned right? I'm not sure of the validity of that story, but my point is that the earthquake was devasting. The roads leading up to the city (Baguio City is a mountain city - it's built on mountains) where blocked off by boulders that rolled down from the top of the mountains.
Only now I realise that even then God had protected me and my family. None of our property was destroyed and not a single one from my family died during that catastrophe. I've experienced earthquakes more than once, so it's not a weird thing for me. I found it a little weird when teacher Elizabeth asked me how an earthquake feels like. It struck me that no earthquake of such devastating scale has ever occured here (none that I know of, tell me if there is).
Ah, I actually wanted to say goodbye because I'll be flying off for Jakarta on Monday. I'm going to miss all of you. For those I didn't get to see and say goodbye in person, I'd like to say goodbye. I hope to see you when I come back on the 24th (I think). I'm going to miss you guys even if it's just for 2 weeks. I'm reminded of the time when I had to leave Philippines to move here to Singapore. Hah, I shall stop before I get all drama and stuff.
See you all soon!
Friday, January 07, 2005
Meet The Parents (The movie lah)
I'm at my second home now (Josh's place). Dinner time was good. The food wasn't extravagant or anything. It's good because there's usually no dinner here. Just as Perry tells me, "There's no food at Josh's house."
I watched Meet the Parents at Des' house. (Eh, Piggyoink, I know I'm late in watching out now so don't have to tell me. =p ) It's really funny. If you've watched the movie you'd know that the movie is full of mishaps. The story just seemed to be in a constant downward spiral for the protagonist, Ben Stiller. It seemed like there was no way to resolve all the complications, but in the end, all problems are resolved.
I'm just glad life isn't full of perpetual mishaps. No matter how low life may get, there's only one other direction left to go - and that's up.
Honesty is one main idea from the movie that stood out to me. I can't help but think that if only Greg Focker (Ben Stiller) had been more honest, then things wouldn't have turned out so bad; the problems may have not even occured if he was more honest. Honesty is not the best policy - it's the only policy.
Don't say I never update, ok? =) I'm getting lazy now. I'll be signing off here. Thanks for coming =D
I watched Meet the Parents at Des' house. (Eh, Piggyoink, I know I'm late in watching out now so don't have to tell me. =p ) It's really funny. If you've watched the movie you'd know that the movie is full of mishaps. The story just seemed to be in a constant downward spiral for the protagonist, Ben Stiller. It seemed like there was no way to resolve all the complications, but in the end, all problems are resolved.
I'm just glad life isn't full of perpetual mishaps. No matter how low life may get, there's only one other direction left to go - and that's up.
Honesty is one main idea from the movie that stood out to me. I can't help but think that if only Greg Focker (Ben Stiller) had been more honest, then things wouldn't have turned out so bad; the problems may have not even occured if he was more honest. Honesty is not the best policy - it's the only policy.
Don't say I never update, ok? =) I'm getting lazy now. I'll be signing off here. Thanks for coming =D
Monday, January 03, 2005
First Flight
With the New Year comes a new beginning. I have decided to change from using opendiary to using blogspot. I realised that blogspot is much simpler and is most suitable for lazy people such as myself. So finally, I will be able to update much more frequently. Until then, have a nice day. This New Year will be a blessed one, more favour and grace. Live a "careless" attitude because Daddy loves you!
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