You're joking, right...

No, we're not! We came in second! This, despite insufficient practice and some really bad parts.

I... I was so excited about this. Then when the finalist results was released I just felt... Cold. Like this was not what was supposed to happen, like I should say "hmm, mistake?" Then the requirements set in, and we were totally unprepared. We only pulled off about 2 hours of practice together here and there, and some time alone.

Now all I want to do is play, play, play and play. Except.

I came in this morning feeling pretty okay about the competition, even with really litle practice. People were really curious what song I was going to sing. A Maths was okay, I was awake, but really distracted. We had captain's ball for P.E. again, and it was pretty fine too. After recess we had a Social Studies test, but Ms Chee didn't come. I was getting hopeful when Ms Yati came in with the questions. So I did 1a pretty badly and I wrote nothing for 1b. I went through it anyway.

Then it was time for the competition. We fought for time to practice, but to no avail. We probably only got to go through the song a few times before we had to go up. There were really bad technical boo-boos up there with the AV people, so there was a ten, fifteen-minute delay.

So we got through it anyway. Came in second.

Congratulations to Pearlyn, Serene and Jesslyn for coming in first, and Jassica for winning the solo event.

Ladies and Gentlemen...

It is final. We are in the finals. Tomorrow. With new song.

I don't feel so good.

Mass run in the morning again, then lessons. We went through the mock exam during English, and I sneaked out during Chinese after Bio to the AVA, where every other class was. They were watching a movie, but it wasn't so appealing so I just enjoyed the air conditioning.

After recess Ms Chee went through the methods of answering Source-Based questions with us, then we had a practical for Chemistry, then we wrapped up the day with Physics.

After that I played basketball with the other Sec 4 guys until around 6, and went home.

Had dinner, practiced that new song for a while with my sister, then she started watching her VCDs and I just sat here and play Praetorians or Gunbound. Or write a blog.

Today was so boring. Now all I want to do is lie down... And... Zzzzzz...

I can't believe it...

My sister and I are in for the group event. And we're not in for the solo. I feel... Odd.

People have been congratulating me whole morning, but all I could do was give a bland smile and say, "yeah". I mean, I simply cannot understand. We did so much better in the solo event, and we actually qualified with that quality of singing in the group event? I don't get it... I don't think most people who were there that day do. The finals is set for Friday, which is two days away. And we have to get a +1 track with no voice singing, a.k.a. Karaoke version, and I have nowhere to look for tracks like that! This is not frustrating, this is infuriating! You give us such a short time's notice, and you have to set requirements like that.

Today was fine... Except the little thing about the competition. I guess it was pretty fine... Until the end of the day when me, Jo, Serene and Pearlyn were having this huge conversation about sex. They were talking about the G-spot and I joined in. We started with how guys would pat their head or put thir arms on their shoulders when they want to get close. Then I said the way girls do it was to suddenly turn sideways and lay back on him, and how the guy would just freeze up. Pearlyn was saying how Yee Sin got this certain issue of Women's Weekly with a giant poster on many, many different sex positions, and then we started talking about arousion and stuff like that. Oh, and us guys were telling them how they can easily arouse men if they wanted to, and Pearlyn started saying how ironic it was if she suddenly slapped him. Then Yee Sin joined in and said how hard turning on a woman can be. I replied that if the woman is in the mood, anything can turn her on, even easier than a man. I got replies that went "hmm... hmm..."

Anyway then I got home with Jo and Krishanth before it started raining. We watched a little Friends, and then tried looking for songs until now. I just got Juliana to send me a new song I don't know, and hope I can get it by the time comes.

I got up very quickly...

My senses told me the sky was a litle too bright... It seemed so early, and this brightness was just weird.

As I was going to sigh and lie back the truth shocked me; it wasn't that early at all. I scrambled for my glasses, look at the clock on my wall, and I jumped up immediately.

It was 7.15.

What day? What day? Tuesday. School day. School day! I went into the shower, did everything as fast as I could, then I lagged a little at the contact lenses. I didn't bother with the PE attire, I'm going to be late for the run anyway.

I put on my uniform, took my wallet handphone and watch, grabbed a few slices of the raisin loaf, got my keys and by 7.45, I was at the bus-stop having my breakfast with my sister. The wait took 10 minutes(damn the bus service), and reached school at 8.

I went to get my re-admission slip and went up to class, that is, after some sarcastic remarks about how early I was from the people who actually went for the run.

But anyway the day went on as usual, and then I went to give Mr. Wong my re-admission slip after school, only because I forgot to do that during recess.

When I came back Jo went off, I guess he forgot he had to come over to get stuff. But what the heck. I went down for some basketball, and then went home in a bus with some 3e1 people.

I got a little bored. And just played Gunbound until dinner. Then I had dinner, then I felt boring all over again... Which sucks, by the way, and then I did this.

And breaking news! I heard me and my sister are up for the competition finals! That's what my sister apparently saw after her choir practice today on the screen. Going to confirm it tomorrow. Hope I make it for the singles too.

That's strange...

So is everything today. Everyone's so strange today, even me. Everything. I feel so... weird.

I had to take a cab this morning to prevent being late. Then I get to walk during the run because of a blister. Then I slept a lot during class. Then I ate voice-killing stuff the whole day. Then I really don't remember, but I was on my way down with my bag and everything before some people on their way up tell me there's GOAL. Great. Then I go down, eat more voice-killing food, went up and took the Maths mini-test. I scored a puny 71% for a Paper 1 first 12 questions' paper. Then I was allowed to go because Mrs. Lim marked my paper already. Which tuned the weird factor up a whole notch.

I went down again, met the E2 people and went to the bus-stop in front of school with Jade, Kok Siang and Jing Wei. I got up the bus, called my sister, she was at home. Good. Then I was completely clueless to what was going on until when Jade said "bye" when I got down the bus. When I got home, my sister's not! Apparently she went out, so I got a little irritated and thought, "ok, fine, whatever". Then I can't find my new Nan Quan Mama CD, which I haven't even listened to yet. When she came back, guess what, it's with her!

Later, I had to go down to get dinner. The guy at the chicken rice stall got my order completely wrong, and I wasted time just waiting for this one order. I thought, "hey, dude, quick!"

Now a lot of parts of my body are really itchy right now, because of all the emotional irritation. Right now I'm still trembling from the anger of the CD. And she still! hasn't! returned! the freaking! CD! YET!
 
Let's see how long she takes to remember. Let's see, huh? Let's...
 
Aaaaaaarrrrrrgggggghhhhhhh!!

T'was a cold day...

And also very wet. It rained for what I think most of the morning, making it very cold, very wet and very chilly. People were shivering and wearing jackets and were dozing off during the mock exam... Actually that's me but it happens, right?

The mock exam today wasn't so bad... Except it was. Pretty tough, from Si Ling Secondary. It was about gender difference an stuff, about how guys turn out to behave like violent nuts and girl tend to have emotional swings of doom. Today Loong Ee came in with this ringing anklet which sounded very loudly in contrast to the quiet atmosphere of an exam, and I whispered to Umar who was sitting beside me, "I wonder who let the cat in". And the best thing was? He said "say it louder so she can hear you".

After the mock exam it rained even harder, and I got pretty wet. The rest, too. After a while this guy came with an umbrella and a cup of noodles. All of us were staring at his noodles. No, not because we were hungry, because we were cold. And to tell you honestly, about 95% of all cup noodles you will come across are hot.

I managed to remember to take my VCD along this morning, and then return it when I got to Causeway Point today. So mission accomplished. After that I went for a hot cup of coffee because of all the chill, and then I set off to Music Junction. When I got to the fourth floor it wasn't opened yet, so I just hung out at Comics Connection for a while, and looked at the XBox games sold there. When Music Junction opened I went in for my pre-sale of Jay Chou's newest album, Qi Li Xiang (literally translated as Seven Mile Frangrance). So I got it and came home.

At noon was when I remembered I have basketball at the Block 369 court. In the end I reached there a little late, with only Jo and Kok Siang there, and Dawnie, this girl Jo met on Friendster. Anyway we just waited and more of our people came, and we played some and then trained some and then played some more and then got knocked around... Actually that's me, but what the heck.

I came home and just played some Gunbound until my sister came back. After a while at about 9 when we both figured we were hungry she went to down to get our dinner.

Then I started writing this blog. Then I get done doing it.

Presenting to you, folks...

Me! I did really well today at the solos today at the competition. Hell, you weren't there, I did great!
 
My sister also did pretty well in the solo event. We didn't do so well in the group event, though. I think my voice cracked up a little. Damn it.

Actually this morning I found out that the competition was going to be a one-shot thing, that they're going to have a winner right there and then. I went into the competition thinking "this is it, my only shot". Turns out it wasn't, when I stayed till the end. They are going to have a finals on either the National Day concert or the Teachers' Day concert. The finalist list will be out next Wednesday... I can't wait to see it! Really hope I'll be in there.

The rest of the day... Well, it was pretty okay. Except I forgot to go to Causeway Point to return my Friends VCD. Yikes. Must remember to return it tomorrow after the English mock exam.

Which reminds me. I think I have basketball tomorrow. Oh, man... I need to do some reshuffling.

Which reminds me. P.E. today was great! My team won this time, in a strange combination of basketball and captain's ball. You're like playing basketball, only you can't dribble and boys can't score and can't be within the semi-circle area. We won 7-4, with a very impressive "bitch" from Loong Ee of the other team who oh, just about tugged and pulled everyone's shirt, to Sherry of my team. Was it for Sherry? I'm not sure, but I'm pretty sure I heard it.

Yeah, I know... A classic "pot calling the kettle black". Except that the kettle isn't.

It's official...

My parents are off to Bangkok and the competition's tomorrow. So is my father's birthday. I guess that would solve the question to why they're there.

My throat's a little... Phlegmy. I'm confident about the competition, but at the same time, I feel just a little scared. I mean, I sing pretty okay most of the time, but I need my optimum tomorrow. Maybe not optimum, but at my better times, you know? It's like "season sick" around here. Everyone's getting sick, being absent from school, blah blah blah, and I don't think I'm entirely unaffected.

So anyway... I'll be home with only my sister and dog for the next 2 days, and...

Holy crap! I just found out from my sister they'll be back Sunday, instead of Saturday night which I thought it was. Now I have the whole of Saturday! Now, this changes a lot of things... I got to have plans! Okay, okay. Ah, I know! Yes... I'm am so not going to tell you. Hah! Let's see you hang in suspense.

School today was bad. Well, not bad bad... It's just that, I can't believe I failed that Social Studies test. And by a freaking mark. I mean I was failing this subject like F9 all the time. All the time. Then I study a bit for this one and poof! I still fail!

Most people would say "ah, what the hell, I'm not gonna do this anymore".

I just say "ah, what the hell".

You thought I was gonna say something else, dinch ya?

For a change...

I'm posting early today. Only because I have nothing else to do, alright? Gunbound is down for maintenance... Hey, I know! I can continue watching Friends. Yeah, that'll be great.
 
So if anybody is interested to come on Friday and Saturday... It's none of my business.
 
Okay, but call me. Tell me anyway you want. Make sure I know, so you when you come, you won't catch me in my un... Home clothes.
 
I'm really, really bored right now.
 
My parents came down with this flu and coughing. Now it's my sister. The only thing that this proves? I have an exceptional immune system. Yeh!

It was...

Fairly good today. Yesterday wasn't so good though. Yeah, but I don't want to talk about it.
 
And we are 4 days away, people! I just hope my voice could be as good as this afternoon when I was in the bath... living room. Living room.
 
My ears are itching like crazy now. I can do nothing about it.
 
Somebody save me! Please! Someone! Anyone! A cotton bud will do!
 
I guess not. Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhh. Itchy.
 
Some people know, some people don't.... My parents are going off to Bangkok for the weekend. Leaves me and my sister at home. Anyone wants to come over? You can even stay if you want to. Jo suggested an orgy party, but I was thinking, "no", you know? I mean, like, who would go to my orgy party right?
 
It's illegal, dammit!
 
I just found my machine for Gunbound; the Mage! I'm suddenly so good with the angles and stuff. The Mage is my hero!
 
Now I have to so much stuff. I have the class magazine to figure out. I have the 'O' Levels. I have got to get a girlfriend. I have too much fats. I have nearly no life.
 
Yeah, that's all. Looks a lot, doesn't it?

'T' minus seven, six...

That's right... Six days before the competition! I'm readying up for it, keeping away from fried and spicy food, and doing everything to keep my voice in tip-top condition.
 
Today was a fairly good day. Nothing much went wrong, the "good day everyday" thing. You don't get a lot of "good day everyday" attitude in Singapore. It's tough out here.
 
Went over to Jo's today, played some Gunbound, ate some samosas, yum. Couldn't have Gunbound at home, though. Couldn't risk it crashing my computer again. So I might as well play it there.
 
Today we had *gasp* home-cooked dinner! Yes! It wasn't much... Meat, veges, some fried egg and soup. But it was great!
 
I guess that's all. Thanks for dropping by.

So says the Grand Chancellor...

Things are going well, my voice is still okay... I can make it.
 
It was a pretty boring day. Social Studies test on Venice... First time I wrote so much. I can pass, probably.
 
We had this spelling thing during English. It was our band only, and... I got one wrong. Ouch! I spelled "privilege" wrongly as "privellege", which was bad. Yee Sin could spell this, but she couldn't spell "ninety". "Privilege", okay, then "ninty"? That was how she spelled it, by the way, "ninty". And she could spell "privilege".
 
Wow.
 
P.E. today wasn't so fun. My team won 2 games, lost one. Great teamwork there though, the pass-and-run. Credits to Kelly, Pearlyn, Puay Boon, Loong Ee, Leonard and Jesslyn.
 
Yeah... Nothing else.

I don't know about you...

It's been a great day! I don't know, but it's near perfect. It's never been near perfect before. Maybe I should keep this up.

Ahhhh... Finished the 8 VCDs! Wow. I'll get some more when I have enough money.

The lessons today... Everything went smoothly. Biology GOAL finished on time. Came home, had good food, great time here. Then my mother starts talking about how lousy I was. Well, not exactly that, but, my parents are going out next weekend for a few days and mentioned that we can't exactly take care of ourselves. Couldn't trust us to be alone. Yeah, well, I don't know. I think I can do it.

My dog has his food all over the place. I don't know, maybe the convenience from taking it out of the bowl? Now it's just on the floor!

Miss Ang just asked if I wanted to do a duet for Teachers' Day. I went "sure". So we'll be picking songs, when we're free we can try out the voices, compatibility, etc... Stuff. Not bad, huh?

Yeah.

It's like you're always stuck in second gear...

And when it hasn't been your day, your week, your month, or even your year...

I'll be there for you.

It's the best friend song ever! I don't know about you, but that's my choice for Number One friend song. Yeah.

I am so excited about the upcoming singing competition! It's less than two weeks away, and I'm practising! Oh, yeah... Woodgrove Idol, here I come!

Breathtaking experience...

Spiderman 2 was... Is a great movie. Now I know the reason behind all the 5-star ratings.

Dinner wasn't so great. Mickey Ds alone, well, just didn't feel right.

I rented these great Friends VCDs! 4 of 'em, from season 6 and 7. I'm gonna continue till Season 9. Lovin' this.

I know it's the final year, there's the exam, but will people just quit asking me what I want to do? I'm getting fed up, being asked all the freaking questions that have no answers whatsoever that will get me out of the stupid situation, and, and, being frowned at just for being so relaxed about it. I mean, what is wrong? Am I supposed to turn psychotic here? Huh? Huh? Should I just bury myself in books and chant school curriculum when I'm free? Is that what I should do? If it is, then, well, this sucks, okay? I don't want to be this guy who is nothing but school, school, school! You can say that this is the way it is, then you can tell "the way it is" to, er, to, erm, screw it!

I have had enough. This is not what I ordered!

It is time, brothers...

Today's movie day, and I wanna say I'm excited. I'm not jumping around, (imagine if I did) or shouting like mad(again, imagine if I did)... I'm really just fine.

Ooh, I love it.

I went down to get some stuff just now. I don't wanna talk about it, but for the interest of diary-ing, blogging, whatever... this taxi driver rolled down his window beside me and asked me where Block 511 was. Of course I knew where it was, it's my seventh year here. But just so you know, my mouth was half-asleep and what came out was "uhh, uhh, uhh uhh uhh erm, uhh". When the taxi driver was going to leave it woke up and finally said "it's in front of the bus stop there". The taxi driver went "okay...." and left.

Way to go, dude.

Now for some food! It's eleven in the morning and the last thing I want as a companion is an empty stomach. I'll be seeing her later, so I better get myself ready, eh?

I'll see you later.

The day of my surrender...

I have started blogging... No idea what's it about. I'm going to put this up on my MSN nickname.

I hope no one sees it.

Well, it's been a pretty fair day. No rain in the morning, an English mock examination, some basketball, and then rain, then basketball in the rain... The works. My lunch was near nothing. I... Spent my afternoon asleep. At night, well, having nothing to do, I did this.

I guess it's not that bad. I've tried online diaries before. They say this isn't just a diary, no. You can write almost anything you want here, yes? That you can a politician, comedian, flamer, spammer, or just plain old Joe here. Anything. Anything you want.

Hmm.

I'm going for the diary. Yeah.

Really looking forward to tomorrow. Hope that it turns well. I'm not really saying that it will turn out that good, but a guy can hope.

I guess that's it.