i went for my tuition this morning.
a lesson that i won't forget.

They say Singaporeans are always commended because they can SPEAK well in English. However, caucasians such as Americans or Australians have a difficult time understanding Singaporeans.
Why?
Since Singaporeans can speak well in English, then why is it that caucasians can't understand us?

Let me ask you a question.

Why are you late for school?
So simple right? HOW THE FUCK can i get it wrong?
Think of an answer.
NOW.
































Does your answer includes any of these?
1. It was raining
2. I overslept
or related reasons.

A typical Singaporean will usually respond with such answers. 9/10 of Singaporeans usually do that. No, thats not speculation. Next time try it on your friends and compare the results. Students answering these questions usually think their answers are correct and at the same time assuming they had answered the teacher's question.

BUT....

"So what?!?"
So what if its raining? Have you answered my question?
No you have'nt!



Look closely at the question again.
Read: Why are you late?


Wheres the damn link? It can be raining but it does'nt mean that you have to be late.
It is raining but there's no traffic jam. I can still reach school in time.
Yes, so what if its raining?

The answer, "It was raining" sounds perfect to a question that asked, "What was the weather like?" Isn't it?

Hmm, confused? Yes, i am very confused too.

But as my tuition teacher goes on, i realise that whenever we say simple answers, our answers contradicts with our mind. There isn't a link in our answers. You can't expect people to make a link from inference by listening to your answer and that's why some people just don't understand us, Singaporeans.

Lets compare another answer.
"I was caught in a rain"
What does that answer tells you?
It was raining and i am stuck in it and hence i could'nt reach school in time.

Look at the original answer again.
"It was raining"
Yes, it was raining cats and dogs.
But how did the damn rain delayed you then?
Now thats a missing link.


****

Ok here are some interesting Q & A for you to figure out.

Student: Can i go to the toilet?
Teacher: Yes of course you can. But you may not.

Girlfriend(grinning): Will you please buy me that diamond ring?
Boyfriend has no choice but to buy for her. Because the way his girlfriend asked him left him with no choice.


=|

I want you to stand up from the computer seat you
are almost certainly sitting in.
If your in a public area, this may make you look
stupid but I am demanding this of you.
Ok.
How did that feel? Feel any twinges, aches,
cramps, strain or tiredness?
You probably did. Now sit down. There it is again.
Strech your fingers out as far as they will go and
then contract them. Repeat.
You can really feel the strain and cracking there
can't you?
What's my point?
The Human body is one of the most self-mutilating
feeble things. It is the weakness of mankind!

Everyone gets injuries. Even if you don't play
proffesional sport - before you hit 20 you will
almost certainly have some sort of debilitating
injury. Whether it be a broken arm/leg or an
ingrowing toe-nail - its annoying and it reveals the
human bodies feebleness. And it's not because
we are agressive, clusmsy but because we are
weak. About as weak as my mobile signal when I
actually need to call someone. We all need to
toughen up.

So - what do I propose we do about this? Weak
and feeble men are normally described
as "SPINELESS". This should not be the case. I
believe if we didn't have a spine - and were
spineless - we would be much better off. back
injuries are the most common debiliating injury
world wide. You remove our spine suddenly our
key and crucial weakness is removed. Obviously,
i understand we inherit the problems of lack of
movement and adopt a sort of jelly consistency
meaning we all look like collapsed tents. So,
instead I suggest that each person has a custom
build spine of solid steel. Think of the advantages.
Think of the INDESTRUCTABILITY! If someone
comes up to you and sledgehammers you in the
back - you probably wont feel a thing
(please don't try that at home kiddies)

How else can we "toughen up" our species? Well
another key problem is our faces. Yes, 62.6% are
hideously ugly,
but this is not the problem. Instead, they are poorly
constrcted and supported.
I want you to poke your face. Go on. Not too hard
but poke anywhere on your face. (please avoid
the eyes)
(chrisafi can take no responsibilty for any
injuries/deaths caused by your actions)

Even a poke is uncomfortable - and if you hit your
face really hard, you would break something(s)
and it would
probably REALLY REALLY hurt. And you'd
become on of those 62.6% (if you weren't there
already)
(please note - chrisafi cannot ensure nor promise
hitting your face really hard will make you ugly but
will give it his best shot should you fail)

So again - what can we do? We don't want to
cover up our faces do we? Maybe if they are ugly -
buy they are what
make us unique. So, I propose we all wear
Astronaught helmets - ALL THE TIME.
Oh yes. I'd like to see you damage your head now.
3 inch glass is a very good shock absorber.
Although there are
saftey risks which I have been informed of
(something about air - bah), I believe we can
make this work

So join me - in enhancing the human body for
years to come. Together we can be indestructable
(please note - chrisafi cannot ensure your
immortalitly should you agree to join his cause)

By Chrisafi.
(taken from a forum
http://htbdf.ipbhost.com/index.php?
showtopic=2759)

ok. i ripped the entire blog layout from jacky's website.
including the music.
hah!

alright its getting late.
i'll blog tomorrow.

i took this from friendster.

If A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q
R S T U V W X Y Z

Is equal to

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
13 14 15 16 17
18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26


Then
Hardwork=H+A+R+D+W+O+R+K
= 8+1+18+4+23+15+18+11
= 98% only


Knowledge=K+N+O+W+L+E+D+G+
E
= 11+14+15+23+12+5+4+7+5
= 96%
only


Love=L+O+V+E
=12+15+22+5
=54%


Luck =L+U+C+K
= 12+21+3+11
= 47%
(don't most of us think that this is the most important?)



Then what makes 100% Is it
Money? ..... No
Leadership? ...... NO


Every problem has a solution, only if
we perhaps change our attitude.

To go to the top, to that 100%

what we really need to go further.....
a
bit more.......

Attitude=A+T+T+I+T+U+D+E
=1+20+20+9+20+21+4+5
= 100%

We meet on-line to have a great time....
We laugh and we giggle and smile at
our
screens,
We sit back and wonder what this all
means.

We surf the Web, we travel afar,
We span thousands of mile without a
car.
We watch conversations flowing on the
screen,
We tell jokes and stories and know what
they mean.

What are we looking for? Where's the
attraction?
How can we do this and get
satisfaction?
Who are we? Why are we here?

We are "the Circle of Friends", made
from a chain.
And we're here because friendship is
what we gain!
Born on-line formed by few,
We had no idea just what to do.

So we are linking our pages, first one
then two,
And wonder where we'll end up when we
are through?
The Circle will spread, like a wild vine,
It will breathe and whisper like the
winds of time.

We are the Circle of Friends, made from
a chain.

whoever it is,
please.
grow up. you are just making a fool of yourself here.
Even if you hated me, so what?
We graduated, we won't see each other again.
Would i even care if you hated me?
I thank you for your comments as you made my blog even more interesting.
Look, your comments isn't affecting me. mofo.
how much do you know jz?
Im his close-friend for 4 good years, though we had unresolved dispute.
But we went through shit together, and i know he's someone who's very mature. He has integrity unlike some people.
Unless im wrong at this...

***

+[Self Destruction Part 2]+

we livin life in modern jahiliah
all blurry like we have myopia
now, drugs the fad like in colombia
girls exposing skin, where's gymnophobia?

the thing is, we're self-destructing
sins rise high, it's almost erupting
people sin with all their might
we're all choosing wrong from right

I trust that God hear all our prayers
But we talk like walking tape recorder
Trivial fault of others we hate.
But what about major ones we did?

this track spells rude awakening
for those who spent their life idling
not aware that afterlife be waiting
it just reflects our own upbringing

from friends & co.

Ok, i ripped this from friendster. =D

The Top 10 Reasons Why It Sucks To Be A Dick


10. You've got a hole in your head.
9. Your master strangles you all the time.
8. Your head is disproportionate to the rest of
your body.
7. You shrink in cold water.
6. You never get a haircut.
5. You always hang around with 2 nuts.
4. Your closest neighbor is an asshole.
3. Your best friend is a pussy.
2. Your scalp gets cut off if you're Jewish.

And the number one reason why it sucks to be a
dick:

1. Everytime you get excited, you throw up.

I'd like to share with you a small comic strip which i took it from someone's blog.



I saw from the newspapers that they are making it a serious crime for home users who downloaded stuffs from kazaa.
Arghh!
No more music and videos.
But there's always alternatives.
=)

If you plan to use the tagboard to insult me with your senseless insults, well go ahead. Stupid senseless comments people make on tagboards don't mean anything. Since it turns you on everytime you come up with something that you think I might give a damn about, then go ahead. Thats if it makes your day. Whatever rocks you on. Because if your life revolves around siting infront of your PC all day trying to justify your existance by having people acknowledge your lack of intelligence, then be my guest. Its the INTERNET for god sakes. There has to be something to be something else you'd rather be doing then coming back here day after day.

If you're going to take this personally you can shove it. It's just me bitching about how dumbfucked people can get. Your apology is right here. _|_ _|_ .

=|

SELF DESTRUCTION PART 1

you know live's a bitch
when you fucked up your day and have someone else to blame.
you know live's a bitch
when you don't know what to do in loneliness.
you know live's a bitch
when you study about diplomacy and deterrence and it doesn't apply to your life unless you do politics.
you know live's a bitch
when you begin to screw up cover songs when you jammed.
you know live's a bitch
when you spend $9 on Sampoerna Menthol every Friday.
you know live's a bitch
when your Sampoerna Menthol finished by Sunday.
you know live's a bitch
when a poem turns into nasty rantings like mine.

from friends & co.

Phantom Planet - California

We've been on the run
Driving in the sun
Looking out for #1
California here we come
Right back where we started from

Hustlers grab your guns
Your shadow weighs a ton
Driving down the 101
California here we come
Right back where we started from

California!
Here we come!

On the stereo
Listen as we go
Nothing's gonna stop me now
California here we come
Right back where we started from
Pedal to the floor
Thinkin' of the roar
Gotta get us to the show
California here we come
Right back where we started from

California!
Here we come!

1. you grew up watching He-man,
MASK,Transformers, Silver
hawk ,Mickey Mouse, Ninja turtles, My Little
Pony
and Smurfs too.

2. You grew up brushing your teeth with a mug
in
Primary school during.You will squat by a drain
with all ur classmates beside u,& brush your
teeth
with a coloured mug.The teachers said u must
brush each side 10 times too.

3.You pay 40 cents for Chocolate or
Strawberry
MILK every week in class.

4.You find your friends with pagers and hp cool
in
Sec school.

5. Envelopes given to us to donate to Sharity
Elephant every Children's Day .

6. You've probably read Young Generation
magazine.u know who's Vinny the little vampire
and Acai the constable.

7. u were there when they 1st introduced MRT.
u
went for the first ride with ur parents & u would
kneel on the seat to see e scenery.

8.Movie tickets used to cost only $3.50.

9. u longed to buy tibits called Kaka(20 cents
per
pack),& Ding Dang(50 cents per box), that had
a
toy in it & it changes every wk,not forgetting
the 15
cents animal crackers and the ring pop, where
e
lollipop is the diamond on the ring.

10. u watched TV2(also known as Ch 10)
cartoons because Ch 5 nv had enough
cartoons
for u.

11. Hardy Boys, Nancy Drew,e 3 Investigators,
Famous 5 & Secret 7 are probably the thickest
story books you ever thought you have read.
Even
Sweet Valley High and Malory Towers.

12.The most vulgar thing you said was asshole
&
idiot .THE MOST EXTREME WAS 'super
white'...

13. Your English workbooks was made of some
damn poor quality paper that was smooth &
yellow.

14. Waterbottles were slinged around your
neck
and a must everywhere u go.

15. Teng-teng, batu lesung, chapteh, hentam
bola
and zero point were all the rage with the girls
&boys too..

16.Who can forget Ahmad, Bala, Sumei and
John,
eternalized in our minds from the
textbooks.Miss
Lala & Zaki and Tini in Malay textbooks.

17.We carry out experiments of our own to get
ourself badges for being a Young
Zoologist/Botanist etc.

18.Every children's day& national day u either
get
pins or pens with 'HappyChildren's Day 1993'
or
dumbfiles with Happy National Day1994'.

19.We wear BM2000, BATA, or Pallas shoes.

20.You went to school in slippers & raincoat
when
it rained, & you find a dry spot in the school to
sit
down, dry your feet, &wear your dry and warm
socks and shoes.

21.Autograph books were loaded with "Best
Wishes", "Forget Me Not", &small poems
like "Bird fly high, hard to catch.Friend like
you, hard to forget".

22.Class monitors & prefects loved to say "You
talk somemore, I write your name ah!"

23.When bullied by friends..we tend to
say.."Teacher,u see he take my pencil"..

24. You brought every single book to school,
even
though there was one thing called the timetable.

Ex-Josephians!!

geez.
we ARE finally ex-josephians.

The sec 4 farewell and paraliturgy went on.
i dreaded it cos' it had to last till 12.30pm and this will reduce the time im going to play in lan later on.
well, the event was touching.
I took this time to apologize to whoever i had offended except for a few whom i think don't deserve it.
......
we organised a lan party.
around 11 to 12 people.
it was the biggest.
went to cineleisure, played the whole afternoon away.
damn it, our happiness was shortlived.
we were robbed too....
8.50 for 3.5 hrs.
egad!

till then,
and 10 years later from now. we would see each other again. friend of foe, its always good to meet up again.
how about a time capsule?

=|

Finally,
tomorrow's our last day in SJI.
Aww...so sad.

How sad you know.
Last day of proper lessons,
people still fight violently.
What can i say?

Anyway,
It's so funny.
I find myself tangled up in this mess between certain people.
This group of people(victims of my ranting in this blog in the last 5 posts) decided to screw each other up even till the last day.
A screw B, den B screw C but at the same time screw A. Then D comes into the picture and screw everyone...
The list goes on and on.
Living proof of yours truly validity.
Hyprocrites prevails....
even till their last.
Its so risky to blog what is happening or whatever crap and senseless conspiracy is going on.
If these <> were to be revealed in yours truly blog,
things won't be so pleasant tomorrow.
So i shall just end here.

Oh by the way,
have you people heard about Eminem's controversial music video, Just Lose It?
I find it amusing.
You people should download it.

i just deleted the latest entry.
It was too explicit.
I splurred out everything i had in mind at that momment.
But it seems, that it went too much.
Well, at least i have some remorse of what i write and think. Unlike the master of 2 dogs.

IT'S ABOUT YOU

what a boring day, isn't it?
School's sucks, especially with dogs in the class.

It seems that no one in the class can be trusted.
Even the closest.
Things have to turn out this way and they blamed me.
tsk.
Everything won't have happened if so and so don't do this.
Both sides are in the wrong and they insist that i started this.
Well,
on the contrary, i did confront him.
But they don't realise that i won't have confronted him without a damn reason.
Fucking mofos.

That mofo, Yu hsien.
Just think that they are right and i am wrong.
Holy shit.
In the first place, he's exagerating things so badly.
Giving his point of views that he actually heard something out of Shawn.
Its the conscience lah.
It goes to the original point. He classify me into his "attitude sucks" people and pinpointed me that i am in the wrong.
What the Fuck.
Yu Hsien wake up lah. That master is trying to brain wash you.
He's cunning remember?
And look what happened to the dogs?

I am stranded.
For goodness sake, i am really stranded.
Days later, its our farewell day. I read winston's blog and i agree with him.
We shan't hate anybody now. Its useless.
What's the point of hating that fuck face?
After all, he gained nothing but happiness.
Its easy to say but difficult to put it into action.
Ignoring them is an obstacle.
Their senseless yet tempting "hush-hush" is getting on my nerves.
But i cant do anything.
Cause i can't talk out of them and they admit that they can infer well because they are history students.
Arrogant Bastards.

Well, i believe that everything that goes around comes around.
His truimph, his evil grins, his master plans can be his trademark and a living proof that he is what-he-called-himself a genius or cunning.
Whatever.
But things don't last long.
Afterall, imperfection prevails, unless you have other views on this.

Honestly, i regret making fun of people like cyril and hating people like zihong or cho yao..
I realise after 2 years, they may seem fucked up on the outside but on the inside i think they are people who uphold good values.
I respect them.
Some people just cannot be trusted. Not one bit.
They are kind souls but backstabbing is their disguise.
You'll never know when they are going to strike.
You're just one poor soul stranded after being stabbed.
I'm not trying to generalise people but seriously history students are one of a kind.
They admit it themselves though.
Youre in my class and you will know it.
This ongoing-useless-getting nowhere things are happening.

I think its time for me to grow up.
Pointless to hate people like that.
I wasted my 1 week, looking at them.
My self esteem got the better of me.
I got tempted by their laughter and their looks at me.
He can go on with his blabbering about me but so what?
Theres no damage done.
Im still myself.
Ignoring them is damn difficult, i got tempted to use force.
I am in a dilema. I don't want to make a fool of myself.
I tried to control myself. Smiling more helps.
Moreover, i felt relieved that i confronted him.
At least i told him i hate him straight in his face.
Cold wars are a waste of time because you gained nothing and misunderstanding happened. In the end, people make a fool of themselves.

I don't know what kind of comments i will be inviting.
But this at least, tell those who are reading and is involved in this piece of crap,
what i am feeling.
And to tell you, that this thing is getting nowhere and both sides are in the wrong.

=|

a few days ago,
i was watching the live services at City Harvest Church.
I was anticipating those solemn environment that you would expect.
Instead,
I saw a group of rockers or musicians strumming their guitars jumping along like it was some rock concert. I saw people jumping with them too. Fortunately, they were singing songs that rhyme.
Do you call that a church service?
The whole place was like an auditorum. I suppose that it was to make church goers more comfortable. But making like a rock concert was totally out.

wasting my time with my guitar, though i still fail to play a full song. I have'nt study since results came out. Yesterday, i did 5 questions for physics mcq. I think when you read this, you'll feel quite relieved. Knowing that someone is slacking more than you.

Yukchun said:" Rap Competition 2004. Gathering of all rappers from China and Tanglin CC. Grab your application form at the teachers table at 409 NOW!!

=|

that shawn rodriguez.
I confronted him few days ago.
That freaking small boy.

He got 2 dogs. Jeremy Chua and Alvin Ong.
These 2 dogs follow his orders everywhere he goes.
The dogs unfortunately did'nt realise that they are now obeying the master.
Shawn shout, "SIT!"
Jeremy Chua will sit down.
gasp! such a good dog.
The master, Shawn, said, "Turn around and look at ERIC!"
Alvin ong followed his orders and dutifully turned around and look at me with his doggy tongue sticking out and barked.
"Woof!"

Hmm..
two nice dogs.

Shawn's a fcuker. He thinks he's oh so great. Talking behind my back with his forever dumb comments of his own logic.
I am sure he's speaking ill of me.
Maybe I am just too sensitive.
Since the day i confronted him, things changed.

Oh he's humji too.
He's too humji in carry out his freaking senseless plan on people(or do u called it a plan?).
Instead, he asked his 2 dogs to carry out.
Oh by the way, he gossiped like some girls.
Its like he came close to his dog's ears and start hushing about this and that. Then he turn to his 2nd dog and start hushing. And he was sooo close to his dogs' ears.
Imagine the smell?

i really hope shawn rodriguez is reading this.

=|

i feel so ashamed of myself.
got 21 points and still can be happy.
Im not even trying hard for my O lvls.
Since release of results, i have'nt really get down and study real hard.

From what i can see, 409 isn't a stupid or dumb class as what people always generalise us. Look, the class average agreggate score isn't that high, most probably around 14 or 15. I am sure the whole class will go JC.
Some people in 409 is just born smart BUT they are just too lazy.
409 just stands out with its unique amptitutes.

mrs chong managed to push my l1r5 to 20. BUT so wad?
20 freaking pts, no big deal. I can't be too assured either.
competition from so many 20 pointers.
I heard that CJC is affiliated to 13 sec schs?
What the Fcuk?
WHich means i have so many competitions and CJC might just be overflooded and probably kick out the borderline people.
Hmm..
I just have to wait and cross my fingers.

From what eugene had blogged, i agreed totally with him.
That Mark Tay is someone that i classify into a freaking bootlicker. Sucking up with supposedly "fame" people.
Well, i think it isn't morally wrong to be close to people who are emotionally down but Mark Tay twisted the whole thing. Instead of shutting his crap, he became some freaking insensitive bastard.
He realised it(thank god, he's at least a tad civilised). But he brought a get well card to school and asked the class to sign it. It just because he wants to apologize for being insensitive at the expense of the class.
What the fcuk?
I got no comments about this because i did'nt realise that he was insensitive initially. I thought it was enrique.
Well...

I STILL HATE THAT MARK TAY.
No words can just describe him lah.
His face contradicts his way of posing.(hehhe, eugene i copy u lah).
Few days ago, i had a small dispute with him. But at that time, both of us were wrong. So no comments...
He think he's so intelligent and well knowledgable.
Maybe he thinks he's very handsome too. I don't know.
His physical appearance may looked like as if he got something but inside its all NOTHING
and..
he's really SICK

well, thats all folks.
FROIS u freaking racist bastard. i changed your surname in my blog for the first time. heh.

=|

what a day, what a sight.

L1r5 = 21 (SOB!)

Well, looks like i won't be getting into a JC.
But there's one more alternative that i can get to.
Thats the Centralised Institute for the 1st three months.
I just have to take 5 subjects(l1r4) which is 16.

so the suspense is over. I can finally get down to study.
Look, its like less than 30 days?

***

There's one thing about hyprocrites and backstabbers.
Fancy saying that you hate backstabbers and hyprocrites, but you failed to realise that you are actually one too.
This made me realise that life imperfection, hyprocrites and backstabbers forever prevails.
You can't prevent them nor change yourself so that you won't be like them.
Its just part of us.

Close friends turn your back at you.
This guy, Ben(not his real name) has been a close friend of mine for like 2 years.
I trusted this guy too much.
He's now turning one big round and shoot me.
Backstabbing at me.
Oh yes and i remembered him telling me how he hated hyprocrites and backstabbers.
And the way he gossipped, geez. He din realise how he made a fool out of himself.

***

Hmm, bryan told me he's not going for the 48th CLT course.
So, that would say it all lah.
I would not be going then.
Soon, naraen will follow suit.

Well, i don't want to enter the course with _________ and _________.

=|

excitement and axiety fills in.
we filled the seats in the hall with much anticipation.
Personally, I was overwhelmed by the people there. It was a different sense of mood, unlike the couple of rehearsals we had beforehand.
As the sun slowly tucked right into the clear blue sky, the ceremony commenced.
It was Graduation Day!
I looked around promptly, everyone was in their neatest uniform, sitting down chattering away.

****
Embarrasement.
Well, our parents were asked to open the envelope that was given to them earlier. It was the letter which most of us wrote sincerely. The song accompanied this segment gives me the bumps.
geez.
I spotted some parents laughing, some were crying. Aww soo sad.

Next was the presentation of certificate to us. Nothing special about it. I like the part when we sang the song "We are Friends" together as a school. We hold on to each other, regardless whether the person beside me was a bastard or a cheebye. We felt the emotions as we sang away, delivering the maximum effect.
It was a touching sight indeed!

ceremony ended, i met my parents for a momment and i rushed off to meet up with yu hsien and jeremy chua. We were planning to watch resident evil at westmall. Jeremy frois tagged along later.
Well, the movie's quite interesting but not that gory. However, Resident evil seems pale in comparison with Art of the Devil.
The movie's short, the plot is simple, other than that there's nothing interesting about it.

Monday's the release of prelims results. I just can't figure out my feelings for it. Well, we shall see tml.

=|

of course!
its graduation day.
i suppose its something important at this point of life, though the ceremony can be damn boring.
like wad calvin said, graduation makes us feel sooo old.
i somewhat agree with him.

hmm....
its onli 11 plus only.
let me play my games first.