Friday, August 08, 2003
yesterday was the squad chalet. i didn't stay overnight. and less than expected number of people turned up. but it was fun. it was located at this real ulu-fied place. played a couple of real funny games and had a barbeque. some of them swam. and some of us had this singing competition thing. so i'm a little lost for voice now.
bought this pair of silver dangly earrings yesterday. it's pretty. anyway, like a lot of squadmates lost their voices or got flu at the chalet. peiwen or 'mummy' kept taking care of us, her brood of chicks. and so we all addressed her as 'mummy'. we sat there during dinner laughing at all the hilarious incidents during NP, which at that time were anything but funny. i believe after i left, they went down to orhcard at like midnight to 'feng' for the last time before the O's or something.
so anyway, this morning, i was up right-o early. went to this swiss gourmet cafe place for breakfast and my mom bought a bottle of home-made kaya from some traditional chinese breakfast eatery. then i went for a haircut.
sounds simple right? worrying actually. was afraid some horrible thing will happen and i'll end up looking like the last of the Mohicans. so they 'layered' my hair and thinned it. and 'coz it sticks out due to tying, they straightened it. using the rebonding thingy. i was real freaked. 'coz i hate rebonded hair. reminds me of some unnatural string or something. it's straighter now. NOT rebonded thankfully, just straighter. yups.
gonna study my geography now. have to get some work done. we didn't just pass out for no reason, ya know. and if i get bored, then i'm gonna read some LOTR or nap a little.
Thursday, August 07, 2003
mich: can't wait for tomorrow's BBQ! maybe we can even shop around before we go for it!
shikisha. Zulu for sing and dance like never before. i'm theming everything by it. i've always wanted a phraseor word to summarise extremities and wholehearted fun and joy. that'll do.
still on book 1 of the fellowship of the ring. it's a thick thick book. but so yummy. tests are over for the week. shall hug Owly and read somemore. i've resolved to buy a companion for Owly. save about 50 bucks over the next week or so. then Owly will have a friend. then i'll start saving for Lord of the Rings-fellowship of the ring and the two towers vcds.
Wednesday, August 06, 2003
xinhui: thanks for the candle, love. it smells nice.
mich: yup. saw them on my table. it's wonderful to have surprises.
lord of the rings is a fab book. there's this comment there which says,"the english community is divided into those who have read the book and those who haven't" the book is marvelling. it keeps you glued. but haven't had the time to truly read it. and it's so think. i feel like i'm climbing mt everest.
been studying after school with some squadmates this past 3 days. quite effective. i'd be better off at home if not for the fact that i sleep the minute i reach home. accomplished some studying which makes me feel more at ease.
hug Owly to sleep every night. it's the name of the cushion the sec 2s gave me. it's so cute and huggable. i shall buy a bigger one so that Owly can make a friend.
stupid me! had my chem test today. studied the freaking equation and just forgot it during the test. there's this bad thing about studying. if you didn't, then you'd have no expectations. but if you did, then you'd expect yourself to get an A or something. now i can't just get a B for chem and say 'who cares, man?' hmph!
chalet this Friday! whoopee! can't wait. even if my mom decided not to let me stay over, at least i can stay till the night.
and i'm gonna cut my hair this saturday. i must emphasize that i want it neater and trimmed SLIGHTLY! otherwise the hairdresser will mistakenly chop of my long fringe and crop the whole back like the last time! very disastrous results. and with grad. night looming closer, better have some 'mei4 li4' ...hee
talked to the new NCOs today, and passed down as much information as i knew. sort of worried that the squad will forget me..but still i wish that the new NCOs will be nice to them and guide them along...hai..so 'zi4 xiang1 mao2 dun4' i have such conflicting feelings..
hmm..going to the NEWater treatment plant tomorrow. sounds quite exciting. i'm fine with drinking whatever water. chemistry you see, it's pure H20 anyway. ain't no worry about whether there's sewage contamination. shall have fun there. then shall go library and study with squadmates
Tuesday, August 05, 2003
i feel far too overwhelmed to start. so many things have happened.
sec 1s: thanks for the nice notes. admit that i still don't know all your names. may you enjoy NP to its fullest!
sec 2s: i'm gonna miss you guys. so much. i honestly hate handing over the NCO job, coz i love taking the squad. but some things come to pass. i'll aways think of you guys everytime i see the cushion.
sec 3s: fwn was short. too short for my liking. but it was well-planned. push your limits this coming year. give it your best shot!
squadmates: 4 years already, huh? i'm kinda weird now. let's embark on our next step in life.
sat was POP. had post discussion which ate into our FWN. we arrived at a conclusion. and now it's the sec 3s turn to try. we had nyaa which i didn't play coz i'm sick then POP. looking at the sec 2s crying, i really felt like crying, but POP was actually quite funny. a lot of mistakes and errors in marching and saluting and stuff. so i kept smiling and the sec 2s thought i was happy to leave or something. yiwen ma'am is leaving. real saddening, coz she's a great CI. really nice too.
dinner was nice. and we took lots of pictures. but admittedly, it was a bit anti-climax when it rained. our squad sang some songs, what we sang at farewells the past couple of years. it was really quite 'wow! it's over'. especially now, each time i hear 'seasons in the sun', i just look back on all the events of the past in np and feel wistful.
the unit gave us this calendar book thing. it's pretty, but i doubt i'll ever use it, coz it's pretty see. CIs gave us this 'hang-on-the-doorknob' thing which i hung on my doorknob(duh!) received notes and edibles from juniors and squadmates. eileen gave me a book (diary of a teenage girl). gonna start reading. peiwen and yumin burned a cd which is real nice and i listen like all the time. it brings back memories i guess.
gave the sec 2s the photoframes and photos. eileen and i spoke to them and they started crying. guess it's really farewell. both of us didn't. i realise that i cry usually only when i'm afraid or really sad. but being with the sec 2s, i have too many happy memories and there just didn't seem to be a cause for tearing. they gave me cookies and the cushion, with little ball bearings inside. nice and huggable. slept with it every night ever since.(now you know why i need a queen-sized bed!)
and today, i received several messages and gifts. reading the sec 2s' messages, i'm really touched. there've been times in the course of being a NCO, where i just didn't know whether ceratins actions were right. like not scolding them all the time etc. but reading the messages, i realised that i didn't make a mistake. i've done the right thing and i'm happy i did so. after a year, it'd be wrong of me to say that being an NCO is not rewarding. coz it is very fulfilling. knowing that you've been able to make a difference.
i'm missing the people from np. i wonder where'll i would have been without them.
