shock of my life

Yesterday, I went Sheng Siong with Bernard to buy pegs and other stuff for expedition. On our way back, while waiting for the bus at the bustop, I was just curious to ask him about his previous relationship, so I asked him, "Is your previous relationship your first love?"
"No, first love was during Sec. 2 with Payne."
Then I got puzzled, because Payne was my ex-classmate when I was in 1B for the first 6 months. So I asked him, "How did you know girl?"
"She was my classmate."
Then I had a shock of my life. It meant that we were in the same class for the first 6 months!
But the weirdest thing is both of us had no recollection of each other at all!
Till now, I still can't believe that we can't remember each other at all, but we were able to mention a lot of other classmates.
I'm so going to find the yearbook this weekend!

freaking pissed off

I'm so pissed off!
Last week, I brought my sister to an optical shop in Chinatown for cheap spectacles. A week later, I went to collect her spectacles and passed to her on Saturday. The moment when she tested her spectacles, she said it was weird. I thought she meant the specs were not adjusted properly. So I asked to go check it out herself. Initially, I wanted to ask her to go back to the shop in Chinatown, but considering the distance, I didn't press on.
Just now, before I went coaching, she sent me an SMS saying that she went to the optical shop in Whitesands instead and the person told her that the degree in her left lens were too high for her. So I thought I will meet her on Tuesday again to go back to the shop in Chinatown for a change.
Instead she replied that the person wanted to change for her. Feeling puzzled, I called her to clarify. Then she told me the person actually charged $20 for the eye test, and if she change the lens, it would be $40. My poor sister with no money at the crucial time, agreed to let them change the lens. TMD! I'm freaking pissed off by the fact that they didn't inform my sister beforehand that they will charge her for the eye test! KNNBCCB! Fucking assholes!
I hate it when we have to spend all these unjustified money!

i wonder..

DnD was just over.. we (me, polly and huifen) went as "Ronaldinho"s, with suyi and jiayun as our "Wives And GirlfriendS". So our theme was "Wags And Ronaldinhos"
It could have more fun if there were more Ronaldinhos, because we really put in a lot of effort and it was really hilarious! Polly looked the cutest, as usual, because she is so tiny. HAHA!

Steps to become Ronaldinho:
1. Wear a thick dark-colored headband.
2. Plait all your hair.
3. Wear yellow jerseys with blue shorts, blue soccer socks and boots.
4. Print "RONALDINHO" and Brazil flag and paste on jersey.
5. Apply fake tanning lotion
6. Draw thick and black eyebrows.
7. Wear fake buck teeth. (Alternatively, use fake vampire's fangs and cut off the fangs)
8. Attach a mini soccer ball with an elastic band to boot.
9. Try to speak the Brazilian language. Anything with a lot of "si ..do..que...la"

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Besides us, there are even more ridiculously dressed up table. B4 went as Talibans, C4 went as HK's triad gangsters, their acting are fantastic. D4 went as wrestlers. It was really funny. They put in a lot of effort preparing and they won the best dressed table. Luckily, ng tze chong has graduated, if not, he will surely boast about his victory again.

We had a lot of fun ourselves, but I'm not very impressed with the programme. I think the videos were abit disappointing. Polly and I are contemplating to do a senior video for MAB dinner which is on Wednesday, no time!

As I leaving hall myself, I wonder if people do look up to me. Haha! Not to say that I've did a lot but I'm just wondering. At the same time, I'm wondering if I have been a good big sister. Do my siblings look up to me? I've heard other people sharing their lives about having their elder siblings as their role models. But I doubt so, because I haven't been at home for most of the time. I wasn't around when my siblings are growing up. It's sad but I hope I can make it up when I moved back home after this semester.

my IHG story

I wrote a short writeup about IHG this year..

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In all my years of playing badminton, I enjoyed playing for Eusoff the most.

For the four years that I have played for Eusoff, I’ve won three golds. Except this year. The first two years were easy win because we had a strong team and experienced players. The third year was tricky. We spent many many hours trying to come up with a win-win line-up. On paper, we seemed to be the stronger team, but somehow we knew we could not afford to be complacent and take our opponents too lightly. In the end, the line-up which we decided upon was the one which I was the most comfortable with. And so, it turned out that I was to play the crucial doubles match.

It was to be the match that I would never forget. This game was really tight, and I was surprised that I didn’t crack (too much) from the pressure and intensity of the situation. The most amazing part of the match was the support from all the fellow Eusoffians, of whom I need to specially mention Jane Hia. I thought she had probably lost her lungs after that match. Thank you. Of course, I won the match and the feeling was freaking exhilarating. Each time that I recall the moment, I feel like I’m at the top of the world. Thank you Eusoff, for giving me this priceless memory. And I would also like to thank the reporter who wrote my match report, which I still keep.

This year, even though we lost, I thought we lost to a better team. Not that I am trying to find excuses for ourselves, but it is a fact that the other team had shown a better team spirit than we had. Sometimes when I did look back, I do blame myself for not having been a good role model as a senior. For the past three years that I had been a junior, I always had a senior to look up to. I would always leave all the decisions to the seniors. I should have done more this year. Should have.

I would like to quote what Dr Mark Emmanuel (C blk RF) had said to me before, “In retrospect, we all have 20/20 vision.” The important thing to learn from the defeat this year, you have to work HARD to achieve your goal. We need to humble ourselves and learn from others. In badminton, we should never focus only on the key players. Learn from the Sheares badminton guys’ team, they are an excellent example. They are truly worthy of this year’s title because you can tell that they trained hard. More importantly, they trained hard as a team (and they only have one ex-IVP player). Besides training hard, you’ve got to give your best. By giving your best, it does not just refer to crucial points only. You need to give your best right from the start, during every training. You don’t necessarily have to be serious throughout the training, but you have to make sure that at the end of the training, you are a level up from the last training. With something like less than two months to train, one simply cannot afford to start from zero every training. If somehow you cannot train hard, and somehow cannot give your best, the last thing you need to do: love Eusoff! Play with your heart and also be there for your fellow Eusoffians. Your presence really will/does make a difference.

Eusoff always,

Siang Hwee (old old mary goh)

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Kangwei edited my original version.

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i want to succeed

Money is not everything, but the sad truth of life, everything is money.

I want to be really successful in life, but not for myself. It's for my parents, my siblings and those people who had helped me when I needed help the most.

I want to be successful so that I can help others.

Was watching the charity last night and I was so tempted to call the donation line. I didn't, because ultimately it would be my mother making the donation.

I'm just waiting for the day that I can provide for my family. I can buy things for my family without hesitation, without feeling guilty or anything.

hello goodbye

it's been a while since i typed something on my blog.
lots have happened.. but it's impossible to pen down each and every event.

we just have another tom yam steamboat along the e3 corridor. i guess it's really one of the last few chances that we get to enjoy this closeness with each other.

i'm officially one month away from my thesis deadline. scary, freaking scary. but i really wished it would be over soon. i can't wait to get out.

i went for the AIA recruitment talk yesterday with suyi. i have decided to join as a financial services consultant after i graduated. i'm very determined to do well in this career although the hardships at the start are inevitable.

alright, that's all for my mini update.