JUNE HOLS OHYEAHHH

hello Hello HELLO YARHHHHH JUNE HOLS IS HERE *dances a jig*

haha i have absolutely NO IDEA why i'm so happy. Cos i have to study really hard during June for the Mid Years taking place right when school reopens, plus i'll be working as well, and i really really wanna kickstart an exercise regime to lose the flabs.

But first, let me show you a picture of a most wonderful and fine specimen of beauty:

YES IT'S MY BAG FROM TAOBAO.COM!!!(Scroll down a few posts and you'll see Park Shinhye carrying it in "Heartstrings")

 

Tif my lovely classmate said it was delivered yesterday so she brought it over today for me and awwww it's such a beautiful bag <3 My bag cost me $14.40 and somehow it seems more precious than my current (now assuming "previous" status) black and red Zinc bag that cost much more. I have a soft spot and weakness for gorgeous looking bags. Tif also got the same bag so now we have "couple" bag hahahaha okay enough of the spazzing and gushing.

 

So yeah now i have Geog Econs Lit Math GP and CL to worry about. I feel like dying cos i have to write essays non stop so my hand can just wither and rot to death.

 

Then last week Bee smsed asking if i could work in June back in the kitchen cos they are short of people. Honestly i was reluctant cos of the Mid Years prep but i guess i can cope? Besides how can i resist the free dinners of the gorgeous pastas after every night shift :D and i feel bad cos i rejected Bee twice when she asked if i could work on Sat during the school term. So this Sat i'm gonna go back to Cacio e Pepe (climb that irritating hill to the restaurant too) in the morning to familiarise myself with the menu again and prob learn more new foods!

 

And i must really start running - 1)lose the flabs 2)improve on my 2.4km timing. Lately i haven't been dieting cos of all the stress that's making me turn to food, esp chocs since i get high on chocs. So my weight rose again (sobs my successful efforts to lose about 2kg went down to the bloody drain). And i barely passed my 2.4km (actually i'm shamelessly proud that i passed cos i didn't even train for it at all) on the bright side i got silver for NAPFA so NO MORE 3RD PERIOD PE YAY. i have my 5 stations to thank haha.

 

All these plans and commitments making me apprehensive, so i'm comforting myself with the fact that i get to catch up on much needed sleep :)

Actress Wannabe

 

OMG i came across this video my sis Stacey and i did 3 years ago :O haha it was for some competition can't remember what, but WOW haha.

 

I looked so much skinnier last time what happened omg. Prob this video is for me - so ironic.

 

And i have to say - my acting skills are like shit haha. Even Skippy did a better job!

 

 

 



My Time Traveller

I know i still have my Othello and Waterland Lit texts to finish reading - but they are just so mundane and boring! So I just picked up a new book to read - The Time Traveller's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger!

 I was cleaning up my messy room on Sunday early morning (12am - 3 am since i slept for the whole of Sat) and unearthed alot of books (plus 10 year old chem notes from her NJC years) that my sister Stella had stowed away in the cupboards before she moved out after her marriage (and i took over her room:D)

And there were loads of comics too. Plus Star Trek books. My sister must've been geeky then haha.But she doesn't look like one. Just for randomness i'm gonna post like a few pics of the Leong sisters to show how we've changed!

See how much all of us have changed:D haha we should take a more recent pic soon cos this last pic was like from CNY 2 years ago, when i had my hair super short.

So i was saying - The Time Traveller's Wife - IT'S SUCH A WONDERFUL BOOK THANK YOU AUDREY NIFFENEGGER :D

 

It's about Henry DeTamble, a guy suffering from Chrono-Impairement causing him to involuntarily travel through time. And the amazing thing is that he first met his wife Clare Abshire when she was 6 and he was 36, marrying when she was 22 and he was 30. Anw here's the 2009 movie trailer to make things easier haha:

 



 

And i really love the story - it makes me think how wonderful it'll be if i could meet a Time Traveller - someone who knows my future and can give me reassurance. But it's really sad cos Henry disappears every now and then leaving Clare lonely sometimes. But i believe since absence makes the heart grow fonder their love must be really deep.

 

It'll be cool if i could time travel as well! It's like having the ability to go back and enjoy the lovely moments of the past - a playback function on our life's record player.

 



 This is my favourite scene of the book where Clare and Henry meet when she is young. It looks like a father-daughter scene, but who would have thought these two are husband and wife!:O

If i could time travel, i believe i would be a happier person unlike Henry. Henry doesn't like his ability because it means he can't always be with Clare, and unlike him, i do not have anything holding me back.

A Rendezvous to Remember

Gahhhh i'm down with a terrible flu...well at least i only got sick after the Rendezvous 2013 concert ytd!

Even though i only played for two songs in the whole of the concert(cos i'm in the junior ensemble) it was still great, nevertheless :) There were loads of mixed emotions - i was excited cos the big day was finally here, but sad because after it ends, the seniors will be gone and all of us will be in the main ensemble ( you know the feeling when you miss being noobies and all?)

So everyone was like going around taking pics and camwhores to mark the last few moments...

 
The Junior Ensemble girls! Girls i really enjoyed the gal moments we had together, gossiping and making each other laugh with funny stuff and all! We're moving on to the main ensemble now, but i hope we continue to stay bonded together :)

Vernice, it's been great going to Guitar together with you! I remember you were still worried about whether you could get into VJDance and what other CCAs you could join if you couldn't while i was telling you i was considering VJGE.I remember when we submitted our applications, went for the auditions, got into VJGE and all the other memories. Let's go all the way in VJGE together!<3

 Me Vernice Sushi and Anisah!!

 VJGE 2013 BATCH! (with Mr Ong and Mr Gaspar) haha this isn't a good shot but Ezra tried his best to take the picture while the rest of us tried to maintain our smiles and poses. Guys, from now on we have to work well together as an ensemble and play ass-kicking music haha!

 The limitations and space constraints of using the front camera haha.

 VJGE Senior Ensemble~taken during your last rehearsal. i will miss all of you and the wonderful music you guys play :'( although i've never actually spoken to some of you guys due to the shortage of bonding time, i really admired all of you and your musicianship esp during the SYF period.

My spoils haha^^ i missed out Belinda's wonderful chocolate and Sarah's adorable note! Thank you to the supporters haha!
My A15 friends who came to watch (Dawn Eric Lynn Danyel Wen Li) thanks for the beautiful two roses (they're in a vase now haha)

Natalie who came all the way to support thanks for the polaroid shot! You had no idea how happy i was when i saw you running over and hugging me haha.

CaiFan my overstudy (ummm it's the opp of understudy right?) thanks for the bag of goodies (which i shall have to save for later when i get better haha) and your guidance all these while in my secretarial work <3

Marianne thanks for your sweet handmade rose! i felt bad that i didn't make anything for y'all ):

Belinda thanks for your wonderful chocs :D although now you're in VJSB you still came to support us! I'll be coming to watch you play at the esplanade for the Limelight band concert!:)

Sarah thanks for your adorable note!!!Project Phototaking didn't work out well yesterday haha. I really appreciated how you encouraged me with your story, but i was still too chicken to take a photo with him! I feel really happy around you as well, and don't fret too much about the teachers alr haha!

And my lovely mom and dad who came to watch even though you two are still recovering from your flu (OKAY YOU PASSED ME YOUR FLU) <3


And so Rendezvous 2013 ended like this yesterday :) Vernice Ryan Anisah and Sarah were bugging me to take a pic with my eyecandy senior but i was just too chicken haha. It's my first concert and his last, so i didn't wanna ruin it with awkwardness! But i did see alot of him around ytd which was good enough for me (haha the purpose of an eyecandy) cos after the concert everyone was running around (UTTER CHAOS) so i put my bag at some safe corner while i ran around. When i came to retrieve my stuff i saw his bag next to mine KYAAAAAA (fangirl cue) Yes, i will miss you too, Mr Eyecandy haha :)

From now onwards things will get busier in VJGE for the rest of us remaining, but we will push on and keep the VJGE spirit going! Speaking of which i'm reminded we will be assigned out sections soon! NOOOOOO haha i opted for Alto and Bass! Not Prime cos my chord transitions are like shit haha.There's the guitaron as well but i didn't opt for that cos there's only 2 guitaron positions (it's like the bass clarinet - a solo instrument that is important in the unimportant way)

Ok i gotta stop cos i'm starting to feel whoozy (Darn this damned flu) byeeeee~

I need an escape soon...

Let's Talk Music

It's a Sat morning! (or afternoon actually) :D

I was up late yesterday searching for nice indie songs cos I LOVE THE INDIE GENRE! Once i start song hunting i can't really stop so i went on till 1.30 am!

I like how abstract they are, and even though for most of them the lyrics don't really carry much meaning, i like it. I mean, it's life isn't it? When you're doing stuff everyday i'm sure you don't go into that deep melancholic or thoughtful mode 24h - inject some fun into it - music is the language shared by the universe.

music makes us one.

music has no limits.

music expresses feelings that words cannot.

Haha okay but not everyone listens to the indies - okay prob most people have heard of Foster the People (cos of Pumped Up Kicks).
 But they're TONS of great indie bands out there! Like Of Monsters and Men, San Cisco (OMG SAN CISCO their popular hit is Awkward i've posted their music videos and pics on my Tumblr before) etc. And just yesterday i chanced upon Daughter and their song Youth. It's there below - it's amazing how directionless the lyrics are yet there's a story behind the lyrics i can understand cos that's how i feel.

I love that feeling when i find a great song and i think "oh gosh, yes, this is it. yes i've found it!"

Daughter - Youth

 

Shadows settle on the place, that you left.

Our minds are troubled by the emptiness.

Destroy the middle, it's a waste of time.

From the perfect start to the finish line.

And if you're still breathing, you're the lucky ones.

'Cause most of us are heaving through corrupted lungs.

Setting fire to our insides for fun

Collecting names of the lovers that went wrong

The lovers that went wrong.

We are the reckless,

We are the wild youth

Chasing visions of our futures

One day we'll reveal the truth

That one will die before he gets there.

And if you're still bleeding, you're the lucky ones.

'Cause most of our feelings, they are dead and they are gone.

We're setting fire to our insides for fun.

Collecting pictures from the flood that wrecked our home,

It was a flood that wrecked this...

... and you caused it...

... and you caused it...

... and you caused it...

Well I've lost it all, I'm just a silouhette,

A lifeless face that you'll soon forget,

My eyes are damp from the words you left,

Ringing in my head, when you broke my chest.

Ringing in my head, when you broke my chest.

And if you're in love, then you are the lucky one,

'Cause most of us are bitter over someone.

Setting fire to our insides for fun,

To distract our hearts from ever missing them.

But I'm forever missing him.

And you caused it,

And you caused it,

And you caused it

 

 

Yesterday during guitar sectionals Ryan Heather Sushi Vernice and i were lepaking for a while (we've only 2 songs to prac for concert ): ) so we got Ryan(who's great at playing songs on his guitar) to play some tunes while we girls fumbled with the lyrics and sang along.

 

Then they asked Ryan if he knew Safe and Sound by Taylor Swift ft The Civil Wars. Ryan didn't know but the three other girls wanted him to try playing. (i didn't know the song :P) haha so when i got home pretty late (had a TERRIFIC dinner at Parkway with some guitar peeps both seniors and juniors OMG i wanna do it again) i went to Youtube the song.

 

I was a lil skeptical at first cos i'm not a big fan of Taylor Swift. But i really took to the song cos of its feel which i attribute to The Civil Wars(PLUS it's from Hunger Games :D)

 

Taylor Swift ft The Civil Wars

Safe and Sound

 



I remember tears streamin' down your face

When I said I'd never let you go,

When all those shadows almost killed your light

I remember you sayin 'don't leave leave me here alone'

But all that's dead and gone and passed tonight

Just close your eyes

The sun is going down

You'll be alright

No one can hurt you now

Come morning light

You and I'll be safe and sound

Don't you dare look out your window

Darlin' everything's on fire

The war outside our door keeps raging on

Hold onto this lullaby

Even when the music's gone

Goooooooonnnnneeee...

Just close your eyes

The sun is going down

You'll be alright

No one can hurt you now

Come morning light

You and I'll be safe and sound

Ooh, ooh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh,

Ooh, ooh, oh, oh, oh, oh

Just close your eyes

You'll be alright

Come morning light,

You and I'll be safe and sound

Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh,

Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh,

Ooh, ooh, ooh

Oohhh.

Randomness

Okay this is damn random...

But i know Dawn my be-A-stie is like stalking my blog (prob even now) so i shall give her this time of fame wahahahaha

SO HI DAWNNNNNNN THIS POST IS DEDICATED TO YOU <3 <3 <3

LET'S GO CRAZY FOR THE NEXT 1.5 YEARS IN VJC OKAY

WHILE I GET ANNOYED AT YOUR INAPPROPRIATE MONEY EXTORTION DURING ECONS LECTURE

AND WHILE YOU GET ANNOYED BY MY OBSESSION WITH TAOBAO AND THE ABSOLUTE UNPARALLELED CUTENESS OF CUTE GUY :D

I LOVE YOUUUUUUU

LIKE REALLY

LIKE HOW MUCH YOU ADORE VEGETABLES ok i'm kidding you detest veggies

LIKE HOW MUCH YOU LOVE MY MOM'S SCRAMBLED EGGS now that's better ^^

Days of Laughter

Helloooooooo

I shall start off my post with a cute whale! Sometimes when i look at pics on my MEME app (used to be called 9GAG) i end up saving lots of cute pics haha.

Life has been hectic lately, but i'm lucky to still be able to smile. Although sometimes i do get into that melancholic mood.
My friends are a great source of support - 13A15 I LOVE YOU~ all 20 of us are so bonded and loving! When my friends in other classes complain about how their class have problems ( esp now that PW groups have been assigned) i can't help feeling so proud to be in A15, cos' it doesn't matter who we're grouped with - we all love one another. (Maybe it's cos we only have 2 guys in class hahahahah GIRL POWER YEAH)

TAOBAO FRENZY

Youxuan the lovely angmoh-looking girl in my class introduced this AMAAAAZZZING site to me:
www.taobao.com
IT HAS FREAKING CHEAP STUFF!:D i can't help looking at all the gorgeous schoolbags there...and the shoes...i really really wanna buy this lovely blue bag i saw. It's the same bag carried by Park Shinhye in Heartstrings!

Dawn's like asking me to stop talking about taobao haha.Cos i'm like asking everyone if they heard of taobao - i'm like a walking advert hahaha! At least this helps keep my mind off my eyecandy lo. It IS a good thing.The 'aunties' would share my excitement haha. So yeap now i'm like favouriting the pages of stuff i wanna order...^^

 

FRIENDSSS

 

 

This was taken on Tuesday at Udder's haha. Since we had early release from school a group of us decided to chill off with ice cream at Siglap! On the way there Nicholas wouldn't stop Snapchatting

-_-

And we made our mark there at Udders haha! Tho i think it would have been erased by now ):

 







 

Then just ytd since it was Mother Tongue Fortnight our mt teacher taught for one period then brought us down to the concourse to drink tea and eat zongzi for the next period :D So yeah this is the MT group!! haha Eric isn't inside cos he was away at some competition or something. YEAH SO 6 OF US LOVELY LADIES AND GENTLEWOMEN HAD AFTERNOON TEA!^^ GIRL POWERRRR

 

GUITAR

 

haha i'm afraid i don't have any recent pics of guitar ): but we're in the midst of preparing for Rendezvous 2013 on 17 May - a collab concert with harmoc band haha. i couldn't stop laughing even after watching the concert promo video for the 11th time IT'S FRIGGIN CHEESY HAHAHA but i can't say how's it like cos it hasn't been shown to the school yet. well previewing the video is part of the perks of being exco!

 

But it's kinda ); that i'm only going to be part of two pieces in the concert (that's cos i'm in junior ensemble). WELL JIAYOU MY LOVELY MATES IN SENIOR ENSEMBLE!

 

 

 

And so i end off with a happy looking piece of poop :) I kinda feel like this now hahaha it's a SATURDAY~