First catch!

Yeah man, I went to Punggol End with Jeremy today for fishing. The weather was blowing hot and cold, when at times the weather was so bad, the visibility was unclear, and at times, the blue sky appeared.

Jeremy helping me with the fixing of my rod.

But anyway, the jetty was crowded, so Jeremy use his fishing rod first, while I didn't use mine. Since he threw the bait at a further place, I decided to use mine at an area very near to the jetty. And guess what? I caught the one and only fish of the day!

The fish looks damn disgusting.

Looks like a stonefish.

I asked the other people who are fishing there (Hmm, are they considered anglers?) if the fish could be eaten, and they said yes.

Jeremy also hooked the same fish as mine, except that it was smaller. He also managed to hook another one.

What was so disappointing for me is that I hooked up 3 flower crabs, but none of them was hooked up successfully, probably because of the size of the hook. There goes my chilli crab dinner.

But anyway, I brought the fish back to my grandma's place and asked if she wants to cook it, but she said no. When I brought it home, I couldn't bear to kill it. Maybe it's because it's alive and its looks. (I was intending to wrap it up like Jeremy told me, and put it into the freezer and freeze it to death.)

But no, I can't bear to do it. So I have put it in a small little plastic tank, and my father will be helping me to release it back to Punggol End tomorrow.

Hopefully, I will catch better fishes!

The fish in the plastic tank.

Ah, and tomorrow is the refresher course for diving!

Can't wait to practise and recap all the skills and techniques again!

Hello....

Took a long hiatus and here am I blogging!

Well, Chinese New Year is over for most for the people in Singapore, and I'm almost done, with only 1 or 2 left to visit.

One thing I always like about Chinese New Year is food. Yes, I'm talking about Pineapple tarts, Barbequed pork, Egg rolls etc. Oh my, they're damn delicious! Plus steamboat, home-cooked food and abalone! It's really great man.

And when relatives came, they always come with dogs. 3 dogs to be exact. 3 Chihwahwa to even more precise.

Cousin Zhi Ning with one of the Chihwahwas.

Guess what happened? One of them menstruated! I was like: Oh my, I didn't even knew dogs menstruate!

All the while, I only thought only humans menstruate.

Here are 2 pictures:

With my cousin and brother.

I think we 3 look very good. Heehee..

With my relative Jie.

He's a new relative, and he's from ShangHai, China. He's pretty small, and when I took a picture with him, it was like a giant with a tiny. Whoa. Jie is an active boy, and I love his Chinese accent.

What amazes me was his discipline and manners. We were all sitting in one table, and Jie was afraid of dogs. He started to move away from his chair and clinged on to his mother. His mother, being irritated, scolded him and forced him to sit on his chair. The other relative then moved the dog to another place.

It was an awkward moment, and his mother started to take food for him. But happens next was damn heart-wrenching.

Jie told his mother with his Chinese accent: "Mom, don't be angry. Sorry. Mom, do eat."

I was extremely amazed by what he said, and I really felt touched. He really have my respect.

Ok now, as I gonna move on to another topic, because the other stuff I do was just receiving red packets which amounted to more than $300, and the annual gambling. I lost around $50. Aww...

Okay okay, and now I found another hobby.

Amateur fishing!

Jeremy asked me if I was interested in fishing, and I said yes. So I'm going to try out this new hobby, but the interest will never surpass scuba diving.

Speaking of Scuba Diving, there were 2 recent cases in which 1 Singaporean diver died while diving in Pulau Hantu and the other one is in a coma in Australia.

I have to say it was very unfortunate. Sigh. The upcoming dive trip at March (around 2 weeks time) really excites me, and that the 2 cases has never act as a deterrent to me.

My parents are worried, but I told them that I will be alright. Scuba diving is a dangerous sport, I must admit. But with proper care and instructions that must be heed, danger can be greatly minimized. It's my passion, my passion to appreciate the wonders of the underwater world, and most importantly, the beauty of it. (I know it contradicts with fishing, but it's another thing altogether.)

I have to tell you, the ocean is my best friend.

Happy Chinese New Year!

More updates coming up soon. It's the Year of Pig, and it's been going pretty smoothly I guess.

During Valentines Day, I went out with a group of bachelors and bachelorettes. I had much fun with them. I was meeting them at City Hall MRT station, and the place was filled with couples, and countless bouquets of flowers. But never mind, being single is pretty good as well.

I've been dining at restaurants at least once for the past 3 weeks. Oh my, hopefully my weight doesn't increase.

I'm looking forward to more red packets and gambling.


There's only 1 wish I have now in the Year of the Pig now, that is to get to any of the Top 3 choices.

Will I be fated to complete all the Levels; I've completed 'N' levels, 'O' levels and maybe 'A' levels?

Or will I be looking forward to a Diploma in Mass Communications at Ngee Ann Polytechnic, and continue to pursue a Degree in Mass Communcations later on?

If I get into any design courses, I really would not know what to do.


I shall be confident. Yes, confidence that's what I need!



Shan't talk much now, Happy Chinese New Year to everyone!

Guess I'm a much happier person now.

Straightened out my thoughts yesterday, and I guess I gave myself too much stress.

The result of my emotions made my mom cried. Sigh. She has always respect my choice of schools since Primary 6, though she has indicate that I rather go Polytechnic than Junior College because she doesn't want me to suffer from enormous stress. Sorry mom.

I asked myself alot of questions.

The most important question was: Which choice will make myself most happy?

The answer: Polytechnic.

I asked myself that whether I am doubting my abilities to do well in Junior College if I did not put it as first choice, etc.

As of now, I have already submitted the form with my final decisions.

1st Choice: Mass Communications in Ngee Ann Polytechnic. (There's a diving club too!)

2nd Choice: Study Arts Course at Serangoon Junior College.

3rd Choice: Study Arts Course at Innova Junior College.

4th-12th Choices: Design courses that I'm not interested in.

Hopefully, I will get to the first 3 choices. If not, I have to just accept my fate.

If I do go to Junior College, I will take it as God wants me to go through this path. Perhaps it's fate.

I should be proud of my grades because of one reason. I have done my best.

An long-time optician told me last Saturday: You're special and you're unique. Nobody can be like you. Each and everyone of us have their own forte. And each of us are made differently.

I realise how true this is. I excel in languages and humanities, while I sucked at Maths and Science.

Her words glistened and enlightened me.. Wanna thank her!

Here's a random photo after the release of 'O' levels:

Shu Fen, Low Ris and me. They are among the top 3, while I'm a few spots away from them..

And I realise something that is ironic. With pretty 'good' results, it is ironic that I doesn't qualify in any of Republic Polytechnic courses. (See the irony? Not trying to be proud here.)

Okok, enough of these..

I went out with a good buddy called Justin Wong yesterday, and went shopping. We talked alot, and it lifted my spirits. And we went to an American Restaurant called TonyRomas which Justin introduced.

TonyRomas!

The menu.

Heehee..

The ambience was good and so was the place. We were next towards the Koi Pond of Suntec City, and it was really a fantastic spot and view.

Really beautiful.

The waitress (I think she is the manager) served us and talked so fast, I couldn't deciphered what she was talking. And her accent makes it more difficult.

I ordered a Coke Float, and a set of Baby Backs Ribs.

Savouring..

The coke float was so nice!

There's cream, coke and a scoop of vanilla ice-cream!

And I'm sure this picture will make you drool!

WAAAA, BABY BACKS RIBS!

I'm still drooling now..

The baked potato was not bad, and I must mention that the colesaw tastes good, and most importantly, VERY FRESH!

Of course, the great food comes with great price. Ahem.

Ah, and later, we went on a shopping spree! At the end of the trip, each of us spent around $200 or more.

I didn't spent unnecessarily; I bought one T-Max Adidas Basketball Shirt for my younger brother. I feel generous. Heehee..

And I bought a new Billabong Sling Bag, and a new Billabong wallet, which amounts to more than $100.

Justin bought a Everlast watch (Damn nice!), a Billabong leather bag.

I'm thinking of rewarding myself for my grades by splurging on something that I wants, but I will not say it in this post.

And later, I went to Serangoon Gardens Jumbo SeaFood Restaurant to celebrate my grandma's birthday.

Hehe, Happy Birthday Grandma!

Sigh, sometimes I wish some relatives don't congratulate me. I sometimes take them as sarcasm. Never mind, I don't wish to talk about it, I don't wish to jeopardise relationships..

Wooh, I've been eating lots of good and expensive food recently.. And would like to thank that person for the treat.(You know who you are!)

To those who did well, I congratulate you, and hope that you choose your courses according to your wishes, and do keep in touch. All the best!

To those who did not perform well, don't despair. What matters most is that you will still continue your education. Eventually, doors will open to you, and you will find that opportunities will come knocking for you. Do keep in contact and all the best to whatever you do!

You have to go on and strive.

Super shocker.

I still feeling troubled, and didn't had a good night's sleep; only 3 hours. And teared abit. Sigh..

After going through the eligible courses for polytechnic, I realise that I qualify for Ngee Ann Polytechnic's Mass Communication. It was one of my favourite courses because English is my forte, and it will be put into good use in the course. But it's in Ngee Ann Polytechnic, not Singapore Polytechnic where there's Diving Club.

Other choices include Psychology and Community Services and Early Childhood Education, which I have never thought of it.


I've excogitated and there are 4 options:


1. Go to Ngee Ann Polytechnic and enroll in Mass Communication course, though there's no diving club.

2. Go to Singapore Polytechnic and take a course (I am eligible for Interior Design, Architecture and Landscape Architecture.) and go to the diving club.

3. Go to Junior College, work SUPER DUPER hard, and get into National University of Singapore (NUS)'s Marine Biology, which is one of my dream jobs. Big risk, because if I cannot made it in the first year, I'll either retain or go to polytechnic and behind my peers by 1 year. What's more, A levels is lower than a Diploma.
Big reward , because if I do well, I will make it to University and hopefully go into my dream job.


4. Go to Millenia Institute (3 years JC), and the moderate pace may prove to be better for me. But, the final location of Millenia Institute is at Bukit Merah or Bukit Timah.





Can anyone give me some advice?


There were many questions, but only a few favourable answers..

Not feeling handsome..

I'm not feeling handsome. I'm facing a dilemma. I asked myself this and that, and I'm undergoing a turmoil.








You're probably here to see my 'O' level results.





Here it is:


















English-- B3
Combined Humanities-- A2
Geography-- B3
Mathematics-- D7
Combined Science-- D7
Design and Technology-- A2
Mother Tongue (Chinese)-- B3


L1R5= 20 L1R4= 13





From what I compared with my goals, some have improved, while some dropped.


Ok, let's be realistic. I excel with Humanities and Languages, while I'm weak on Maths and Science.

From the above, I failed Maths and Science.


And guess what, failing Maths and Science shut me off ALL polytechnic courses except for Design courses.

It's a horrible feeling. I've always written in my blog that I wanted to go Singapore Polytechnic, and to join the diving club. But this particular result drove me to a corner. I've once promised myself NEVER to do design in my life, because I'm not in the least interested though I excelled in it.



Things I should be proud of:

1. Being eligible for Junior College (JC) and is one of the top 8 in 5N cohort.

2. Being the first North Vista student to score a distinction for Design and Technology.

3. One of the tops in 5N.

4. One of the best scores for English.

Things I should be ashamed of:

1. Failing Maths, which is a letdown, and letting down some people.

2. Failing Science.

3. Didn't get a distinction for English.

4. Didn't get a distinction for Mother Tongue.

Grrr, I'm feeling so vexed and horrible that I'm crying while writing this post.


I just want to say sorry and thank you to Mrs Yap Ee Ching, Chan Long Wen, Justin Wong Zi Cai, Mr Desmond Chan. I'm really really sorry that I couldn't PASS BLOODY MATHS. Despite all guidance and teachings, I still failed to shine. I'm so sorry.

And to Mr Desmond Chan, thank you for your crash course. It helped me. And I'm really sorry for not getting a distinction.

I'm really useless. I'm such a failure.



The future


There are only 2 roads that I can choose.



1. Appeal to my desired polytechnic for my desired course.
2. Enroll in a Junior College.


My Choice

Most likely Junior College.


I've spoken to several teachers, and majority of them said I should take it. One of the reasons why I'm feeling bad is because I'm surprised that I could even enroll in a JC, and that if I choose this path, it is going to be risky, no-life, horrible life for 2 STRAIGHT YEARS. Of course, I must work very very hard and pay attention, in order to go to university. Big risk, big reward.


I was already expecting myself to go to polytechnic to choose courses. Suddenly, I'm with little options in poly, and the only way is to go JC. I'm really not prepared. Perhaps I should grit my teeth and hang on?





I'm just feeling SO BAD. I still cannot contain my emotions..


(Please note that I'm still deciding so I may not go to JC.)



I don't want to cry in the middle of the night of this damn thing.



PS: Just wanna congrats to all who did well, especially my good buddy Justin Wong Zi Cai! I'm proud of you! And to those who failed, don't despair!

Last post before I get my results.

Ok, this is gonna be the last post until Friday. I am feeling pretty okay, except that my colleagues kept reminding me about the countdown to the release of 'O' levels, which makes me anxious.

I'm pretty touched by them, though they jokingly said they gonna support me down the school, with cardboards inscribed with my name. Haha.. But anyway, I wanna wish everyone all the best for 'O' levels.


Allow me to recap and remind myself of the goals.


English--- A2 and above
Mother Tongue--- A2 and above
Mathematics--- C5 and above
Science--- C5 and above
Geography--- B3 and above
Combined Humanities--- B3 and above
Design and Technology--- B3 and above

L1R4-- 15
L1R5-- 20



Alright guys, good luck to my friends for their 'O' levels!

Peace, don.

What a scare!

Sorry for the lack of updates, and I shall mention a few things here..











An encounter with a lunatic.





Today, I had a scary experience with a lunatic, who's a female. (I wanted to call her a bitch in this post, but on account that she's mentally unsound, I shall be nice.)








I was having lunch with my colleagues at Jackson's place Kopitiam, where it is located near Macpherson. I was consuming my food when the lunatic screamed behind the counter, demanding that she wants black coffee and a cup of hot water. There was no one at the counter, but she kept shouting. Almost everyone in Kopitiam looked to see what was the commotion about.





The lunatic realise that she wasn't being served behind the counter, she went directly to the main counter. And screamed real loud, banging the counter table. And finally, she got what she wanted: Black coffee and hot water.





What she did next was shocking.





THAT OLD HAG DELIBERATELY POUR THE HOT COFFEE ON THE FLOOR.





Of course, the cleaners were unhappy but kept their cool. One of them scolded the lunatic, but she just ignore the cleaner. After finishing her hot water, she screamed again, and threw coins towards the people at the counter. And she started screaming again.





But this time, she went from table to table. And MIND YOU, I was just two tables away from her. She screamed on top of her lungs at one of 3 foreigners saying "What are you looking at? Never see before is it?", with her disgusting mandarin. They ignored her, and she proceeded to scold one of the stall holders. The stall holder managed to kept his cool.








AND THIS OLD HAG CAME TO OUR TABLE.








My colleague was reading The New Paper, while I was just looking around. When I realise that she was coming to our table, I deliberately looked at the can of F&N grape that I was drinking, looking at the contents. The side of my eyeball saw her walking past our table by a bit, and SUDDENLY, SHE STOPPED.








I was already expecting she will take some sort of weapon from her bag, to stab me in the back. But no. Guess what she did?











THAT LUNATIC STARED AT ME. I tried not to look back, while my colleague who realise that she was staring at me, said to her: "What are you looking at?". She ignored him and continue to stare at me.





And the jukebox at the Kopitiam started to play one song. Oh my, that was freaky. And while she was staring at me, I looked back towards her, and gave the lunatic the gesture that: "Whoa, I'm here to have lunch, not to find trouble."








AND YOU KNOW WHAT SHE DID? INSTEAD OF SCOLDING AND SCREAMING LIKE SHE DID TO THE REST OF THE TABLES, SHE DANCED IN FRONT OF ME.








That was horribly, disgusting, scary, and whatever-words-to-describe-it dance from her.I quickly walked away with my colleagues.





And she proceeded to shout at the other people.








Horrible lunatic.





And I've learnt 2 things:








Lunatics are not in the wrong even if they really did something wrong, because they are mentally unsound.





The best way is to walk away, or just put your finger to your lips, indicating that to keep quiet.














Stupid bus driver.








This is not about me. It's about my younger brother. He told me that he was told to pay 90 cents for the bus fare. I was flabbergasted, because he was suppose to enjoy student fare. I asked him why. And guess what?





Because he did not bring student pass, he had to pay adult fare. He was taking Bus 119 to school, wearing his school basketball jerseys and shorts. The bus uncle insisted that he pay 90 cents BECAUSE he looks like an adult.









My brother in red, with his friend Randall.

The intelligence of the bus driver ought to be questioned. Assuming that he's 30 years old, one wonders despite his 30 years of existence on Earth, he's still unable to differentiate a secondary school student and an adult. Pathetic.

Even if my brother does looks like an adult, he has his school name printed on the jersey, wasn't that enough?

I read The New Paper tabloid everyday, and sometimes, I don't understand why some bus drivers confiscate passengers EZ-Link cards without returning, and in the end, passengers have to pay using coins. Can someone explain it to me?

Armageddon is approaching on Friday.

This upcoming friday 9 Feb 07, is the release of the 'O' levels results. I'm really anxious and scared, though I'm a bit confident, because I already have 2 CCA points that can be deducted and a B3 in Chinese under my belt. (Not trying to be proud.)

It's going to be the day that will decide how my life will lead for the rest of the year. If I fail, I will lag behind from the batch by 2 years.

And if I fail, I really wonder how I am going to face my relatives this sunday, where there's a birthday dinner for my grandma. People will compare because I have an academically-inclined cousin taking 'O' levels this year with me, only that she's in Express and now in 3-month Junior College (JC) course.

And if I fail, how am I suppose to face people during Chinese New Year? There will be gossips, backstabbing and whispers.

What about my parents? They will also be ashamed too...

Sigh, I really hope my prayers will be answered, and do well in 'O ' levels. Countdown to 3 more days..

I realise I have been scolding too much in this post. But nevermind, heehee..

Will post another one in 1 or 2 days time..

Dining at Pariss.

Ah, I was getting really excited about dining at Pariss. We had this particular promise that we will dine at Pariss about 1 year ago. And now it's fulfilled! Some of them had not dine at Pariss Restaurant before.

So I guess all of us were really excited to dine at Pariss, where there is an international seafood buffet. Each of us forked out about $45, and we went to our reserved place.

It's time to enjoy such delicious food!

Beef Steak!

Chicken Satay!

There are other delicious food such as abalone, shark's fin etc..

I think the most daring thing I ate was shark meat. It was really tasty, though it's raw...

Here's 2 sections of Pariss:

A section..

Japanese Section!

Jia Yi is thinking of which dessert she wants..

Liang Zhi making his own Ice Kachang!

Enjoying the food!



I'm sure everyone enjoys the food!

Khai Theng certainly loves it!

So does YingYing!



Justin Chua too!

I love it too!

Everyone loves it.. And with an EXTREMELY BLOATED stomache, we went home.. But we're still satisfied diners. :)

Yeah!