The Post-Batam Days

have been spent with the dear people of 1T04. The day after we came back from Batam, we watched a movie, played board games and went to the library. The day after that(which was yesterday), we went prawning in the evening/night. Today, we went for a cheap lunch at some Sumo place in Ang Mo Kio, then to the arcade for a little while and then to the Charles & Keith warehouse sale with Justin and Hazel. 

It's been awesome=)

Batam

Everytime i try to write about the Batam trip, i end up deleting everything. You see, the reason why i do this is because the trip was just so awesome. I don't think i've ever missed a place and the company i had then, do much before upon returning home. Sure it's good to be home but at the same time, but it's awful having to leave behind what i enjoyed so much. Mannnn, so much happened in those four short days. It keeps coming back as a shock, how those four days that i looked forward to so much even way before promos started, are over. 

I'll tell you that 

the room i shared with Sab, Fel and Heidi was the biggest and nicest of the rooms that our class got, 

that we had an awesome time calling and hanging up on people with the phone beside my bed, that we scared each other because of the time difference between Singapore and Batam time,

that it was funny watching Hazel and Jo doing their forfeits for losing at some game,

that the kids were the sweetest things ever,

that it was fun teaching them,

that they made us cry when they did their reflections and when we had to leave them,

that farming was hardwork,

that through that hardwork we put in, we achieved so much and gave us a great sense of satisfaction upon seeing it completed,

that we were fed well,

that we were almost always exhausted when we got back to our rooms,

that every shower we took seemed like heaven to us,

that the stupid things like Xiu's mistaken phone call to the operator and Pat's caressing of his own thigh made us laugh till our stomachs hurt,

that Xiu's conversation with us was moving,

that trying to stay awake throughout the whole night on the last night was a complete failure,

that poor Jacq fell sick on the last day and some of the class took shifts to look after her during the course of the night,

that we had funny claps for everyone,

that shopping was cheap and fun,

that we got our nails done for $2 and then ruined them because we were just too rough

 in less than an hour,

that the company was just the best.

I'll tell you all that. But if you were never there with us or part of us, you'll never truly know how great it was. 

Started off today bright and early, and when i say bright and early, i mean bright and early, say around 7-ish. When it is bright and is also early. Anyway, had to get up then because i had to go swim. Coach threatened she'd kick us out of the team if we didn't turn up today. After swimming(where only 4 of us were training), i rushed down to school and coincidentally met Jo and Fel on the bus. 

Ok, i don't know why i'm telling you all that but who cares. 

Batammmmmmmmmmmmmmm! In two days. I'll be doing stuff that will make me have a WFF(warm fuzzy feeling) in my heart and make me feel proud of myself. 

Oh yes, HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY QING!

Dinner last night was fun, It was really fun catching up and hearing about your short guy! Just to show how much i love you, i'll put up a bad photo of you=)

It's sad how i'm not allowed to stay over at chalets and stuff. Like how i have to leave for home while everyone else talks about staying awake till morning and having wonderful company. Ohhhhh mannnnnnnn. But it's alright. There's always Batam to look forward to! At least my over-protective parents can't say i can't stay over for that.

Anyway, the past 2 days at the chalet we booked at Sentosa were awesome really, despite having rooms that were terribly small and shabby. =)

i'm glad you got the hint. it's about time. 

I was talking to a friend and this is what we thought. We rebel to fit in. In other words, we want to be different because we feel the pressure to conform. Yeah, deep.

Oh, the prawns are still in my freezer. All except for that one lucky prawn that my dad dumped into the fish tank. We expected the prawn to go on a killing spree while we slept and that we'd wake up to a fish tank full of dead fish, but contrary to that belief, the prawn and fish are living quite harmoniously together. No casualties. Yet.  

(I don't know why he risked the lives of all those fish, not my idea. I had nothing to do with putting that prawn into the tank) 

Walking around town aimlessly with Yanyee and prawning with part of the class today was just awesome. Well, technically, it happened yesterday but it doesn't feel like yesterday to me yet so i'll just call it today. Oh yes, i'm dead tired from doing all that today but i'm contented=) 

So anyway,

HAPPY BIRTHDAY HEIDI! 

Didn't see you much today, but it's alright. I heard you the whole time we were at the prawning place=)

Busy Week

First off, 

HAPPY 18TH BIRTHDAY PATRICK! Hope you had a good birthday=) 

Oh man, i just realised i don't have pictures. Haha oh well, i'll deal with it and so will you.

I predict this week's going to be rather hectic for me, but in a good way. So i'm not complaining! For me, the first day of the week is monday, not sunday as it should be. So yeah, this week just started today and today wasn't bad at all! Some of t04 (kind of) celebrated Patrick's birthday. Some of the guys played pool while me and heidi shopped for something we could get the birthday boy. Settled on a small cake meant for only one person and the lady behind the counter gave us a pink candle for the pink cake. How sweet! We think Patrick's secretly happy with the cake and candle. Oh, he ate the cake in about 2 bites. Jusara/Justin has a video. Ask him for it if you're interested.

TOMORROW WILL BE AWESOME. I'll be going out with Yanyeeeeeeeeeeeeee/Leah(which ever name you prefer woman). We have a plan. We plan to have no plan with what to do but walk aimlessly around town. And yes, because we have know how to plan, we will go far in life. =) I say, it's about time we caught up! 

Oh yes, and i should be heading down to somewhere in Khatib where Heidi wants to celebrate her birthday by catching prawns, cooking them and then eating them. Haha well heidi, if it's prawns that make you happy, we'll spend our evening with prawns then. 

You know, i didn't switch on my computer even once these past two days. I just didn't feel the urge to. Sometimes, i surprise myself.

Anyway, PW's over now and the feeling is awesome. After OP on monday, the PW went for dim sum at the Crystal Jade place in Toa Payoh. The company was great, the food was great and the day was great. We were all happy people with happy thoughts. So anyway, after lunch, we went our separate ways. 

Now that i don't have anything pressing to do like studying for some test/exam or preparing for OP, i feel like the holidays have really began. Of course there's a whole pile of holiday assignments to be completed, but that's always the case so it doesn't to spoil the holiday feeling. Besides, it's still early november. What's the rush? I'll do it some other time.