as promised, the gangshow video is up and here! i cut off a bit off my solo. it would have been too draggy. one of the best performances we've done so far. it's jasper in white, cliff in the brown jacket, dwayne in green, chris in the black jacket, vince in brown, and me in red. btw we have to act really 'attitude' while performing. we're not really like that. just for the performance. the crowd likes it more that way. yeah? ok. watch and enjoy!

you notice the girls scream when we pull off the heavy duty moves like the pikes and handstands. typical. hope you liked it!

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today was ok. dwayne and vince slept over after the gangshow, and we had a halo 2 marathon to like 3am. well they did. not me. i got bored after the first game. we then watched fun with dick and jane. quite funny. after the first 10 mins i realized that i was missing my sleep (i love sleeping!).in the morning, we gamed somemore and swam in the afternoon. they then had a 1 hour nap while i used the com. and then they left. quite fun.

onto something totally random. have you ever experienced equal misery? like when someone in your row talks and the whole row has to stay back? or this one person doesn't do duty and your whole row must do duty again? yeah i think it sucks. not the person who deals out the punishment but the whole concept of the punishment. it's a vicious cycle. people say it encourages teamwork but that's a whole load of crap. you ask your friend to keep quiet, and you're caught for talking. or you wake a friend up in class and you're scolded for talking. and then you're punished. dumb right? i mean it's just another outlet for sadistic people to vent their anger. if one guy did something wrong, what's the point of punishing the group? if the reason is for the group to pressurize him, and 'punish' him in a sense, why can't the person who deals the punishment do it him/herself? i think it's just really silly. and it will make the innocents dislike the person even more. why punish the people who had nothing to do with it for someone else's mistake?

btw on my post on tight shirts and short skirts, the BOB jogged my memory of it happening in other places, not singapore. yeah thanx joash! i guess i phrased it wrongly. heh heh. and by tight i mean bare midriffs.


Left to Right: Enlin, Francis, Anthony in black, Sean (Muderer!), Hong Yu in green, Paul, and the Rin girl whose name i don't know. sorry!

yeah this was taken last sat at the cruise party. had a really great time. 8 days late though. haha. it was on my sister's camera and i had...trouble accessing it.

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You scored as Nice. Your nice. Please rate my quiz! Nice 100% Outgoing 75% Fun 38% Shy 19% Immature 13% Dramatic 6% mean 0% what kind of person are you? (shy,outgoing,fun,mean,immature,dramatic or nice?) created with QuizFarm.com

yeah i'm nice! but i don't think these tests are very accurate cos i thought i was really shy. what do YOU think?

anyway i'll be blogging later again tonight. barker road tonight, the ACDC's 3rd campfire performance. it's actually our 4th, but i'm not counting the disaster that happened in vietnam. we prepared like 10 mins before the performance. then jasper in a sidefreeze, hitting clifford who then hit dwayne who were also in sidefrezzes. then halfway through, frederic removed the phone from the mike, so the song stopped. in retrospect, it was hilarious. last night's dinner was quite fun. it was the usual sabotaging stuff. quite fun. ugh. i have a blocked nose. i HATE blocked noses. ironically, i'd have to blow my nose like every minute. good thing it didn't happen on the cruise though. i would have been miserble. i think it's all the dust.

onto something i've observed. that night at BOB duty, there were many guys there in jeans with the belt hanging out of them and walking around acting big. there were also many girls wearing very tight shirts and short skirts. if they were trying to be attractive, they weren't. they acted like bimbos and were flirting with the guys and everything. it was disgusting. that's why i don't like going to these school shows. a lot of poseurs. if they think girls with short skirts with nothing in their heads are attractive, they're really shallow. as in really really shallow. and i'm glad my friends feel the same way. how do YOU feel?

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today was fun. after the a.maths quiz, we had our dreaded geog test. unlike the last geog test, this was worth my studying. i could actually regurgitate all that i had been studying for...1h last night. lol i was procrastinating so much last night. i got home at 1710 and had tuition till 7. then i said 'ok, i'll start mugging at 1930'. but then i had dinner and moved it eight cos i wanted to blog. then at 8.15 i called nick lam and chit-chatted and tested geog till nine. then i called clifford and talked about geog till nine fifteen again. then i read my geog till 2215 then used the com again. lol today yujun was really funny. out of nowhere, he started talking about his friend sid and sid's friend maximillian and that sid was selling drugs and cigarettes and that he was poor and stuff. i dunno whether it's true or not though. haha. today's session was good. i'm swiping in my downrock and doing a bronco. edmund was like spamming air chairs. very kewl. i think i over exerted myself today. my tendons and back muscles are aching like mad. video will be up on sat night or sunday morning yeah? a good day today. and i've got the prefect's dinner tmr. performing YET another green day song. why don;t they get tired of it?

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today was GREAT. we had chem prac, which was quite fun as i was sitting next to the very-animated marcus chui. we had then had SS and then PE. fast forward to the chinese test, which was reasonably easy. fast forward again to a good session. we had CIP first and then went to session. we were first sessioning at the amphi then dwayne moved to outside the new auditorium to watch Kyensai session. frankly, it was stupid move. but we made the most of it and managed to practice the mock 'dance-off'. we're dancing to 'on the eve of war' by jedi mind tricks. a very good bboy battle song and ask me if you guys want it. somehow, we performed better when sdome choir people came out to watch. lol. arguably one of the best performances during session, but i was a bit against it cos i didn't like showing off. so i stoned for a bit unless it necessary. quite fun lah. looking forward to tomorrow's session. about 3h session tmr, last proper session before barker road.

onto something that i felt i should talk about. personally, i don't see what's the hype about high school musical. if you are a high school musical fan, what is so nice about it? it has hardly any substance and the plot was so predictable that i knew how it was gonna end from the point where troy signed up for the auditions. yeuck. i think the only thing good about the movie was the songs, which were catchy. but on the other hand, they're voices were tweaked like mad and they were lip-synching. and they didn't ewven compose thier own songs. the only good singer was sharpay's bro, whose voice wasn't or minimally tweaked. i admit he's good. but i guess disney managed to appeal to their target audience of like 6-14 year olds, cos my sec 2 friends, except for a few, are berserk about it. maybe in a few years they'll look back and think its no big deal. it's a typical disney movie, but i think most of the attention all the 'stars' are getting is...uneccesary, to put it nicely. but i guess if you want stress relief and want to watch a movie that doesn't make you think at all, you should watch it. i mean that's just my point of view. leave yours on my tagboard. bye!

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today was...interesting, to say the least. i was kicked out during e.maths for...not putting my textbook on the table. not that i didn't have it, i just didn't put it on the table. quite funny actually. if you guys want more details, ask me personally, cos i don't want to put it on my blog. yeah. i was then doing my bio homework during english, while half the class slept. last period was physics, with the test. the test was actually quite ok. as long as i just get 18/25, i'll be content. tomorrow there's the chinese test. we the had PLC and a session. i was quite tired today, so i didn't feel like sessioning. clifford was a bit more high-strung than his normal laid-back self. details about the barker gangshow tomorrow. all i know now is that i had better get my Elsewhere pop-up in place if not i'll be soooooo dead and embarass myself in front of 200 scouts. gotta do my downrock well as well. oh wells. step by step and i'll just look to Him if there's any problem:)

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today was a fun day at school. i missed the WHOLE of chapel because i had to escort robin to his class by request of mr bongard. we then had chinese, where i forgot that i had 听写 and didn't study till like 10 minutes before it started. but i was, as nicholas ng put it ,'in the zone' and managed to write all the words. woots! anyway, a 20 min recess ensued and we had chem after that. we then had bio prac where we had to conduct tests on mealworms regarding respiration. some of my #!$% classmates were SO sadistic that they were either freezing it or poking it with the hypodermic needle provided. i swear it was one of the meanest things to do. mine survived though. quite happy about that. although in an attempt to prevent my friend from squishing it, i was pricked by the furshlinging needle. hopefully it wasn't rusty and didn't have any mealworm guts on it. we then had lit where we did macbeth. again. after that we had english. our teacher returned us our class tests. i got 19/25, better than expected. woots! we then did a summary, under like 20 mins. new record i think. i was rushing like mad cos i was daydreaming and was one of the last to hand it up. we then had one of the most memorable geog lessons ever. our teacher came in on an empty stomach, so we all thought he would be a bit moody. he wasn't. in the last 20 mins, he gave a sweet to suraj. then wycliffe said he wnated one so he gave one to him too. we were all like 'wha??'. then he passed the sweets around and let all of us take one! that was really a pleasant surprise. he then handed out more sweets to those who answered the questions correctly. really cool. maybe he was hungry, cos he started eating sweets first. anyway, i hope he gets hungry more often :P

the quote for the day is actually a part of the movie 'love actually'. makes a lot of sense, especially the second last verse. ciao!
Sam: OK. The truth is actually... I'm in love.
Daniel: Sorry?
Sam: I know I should be thinking about Mum all the time, and I am. But the truth is I'm in love and I was before she died, and there's nothing I can do about it.
Daniel: Aren't you a bit young to be in love?
Sam: No.
Daniel: Oh, OK, right. Well, I'm a little relieved.
Sam: Why?
Daniel: Well, you know - I thought it might be something worse.
Sam: [incredulous] Worse than the total agony of being in love?
Daniel: Oh. No, you're right. Yeah, total agony.

P.S check out my old blog under links. quite funny. no posts though
P.P.S hope you guys like the new tagboard!

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today was eventful. after a good sermon, we went for lunch with unlce adrian, my dad's friend who gaves us our beloved inu. after that my cousin and her friends came over to play with the adorable thing and to swim while i mugged. phooey. anyway, it was quite eventful and i've got one heck of a week coming up so keep me in your prayers!

onto a small thing that that irked me today. if you know me, i hate it when people take out their anger on people that have nothing to do with it. today, i saw a really disgusting side of someone whom i took as a role model. took. past tense. i know no ones perfect, and that we all have our flaws. but i looked up to this person as a person who was calm under pressure and never overreacted. she was annoyed at one of her groups, and because of that, she used the com for at least 2h, apparently doing her 'official stuff', but instead was doing something else totally unrelated to the topic at all. she was sooo grouchy today, and this is a side that i've never seen of her before. i used to look up to her, and she was so grouchy to the point she was cussing and everything. another thing i dislike is swearing, cos it really tunrs a conversation sour. no matter how frustrated i am, i make it a point on being able to control my tongue, cos that was how i was brought up. i've learnt to control my emotions and not be moody or whatever. i can safely say that even if i'm angry, none of my friends have ever seen me like that. this person, whom i thought i could look up to, just sunk to oblivion today, and it was unnerving to say the least. maybe it was a bad day, and i can understand that. to a certain extent. but that is still NO excuse for being temperemental and moody about it. if you are reading this, please reflect on what you've done and realize that this is NOT the way to go about doing things. i'm not angry, just very annoyed at it. when i'm frustrated, i PRAY, and that works wonders for me. i feel i can always turn to Him for guidance, and should you read this post, you should too.

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short post today. today was productive. i learned quite a bit from everything today, even physics. there's a physics test next week, so i'll be mugging this weekend. yeah. i think the most enjoyable thing today was the session after school, where i learnt how to do David Elsewhere's pop-up thing from the floor. that'll be for barker road. bio test tomorrow, with BOB duty. there goes my friday night. up in smoke. poof. sigh. at least there's the cruise reunion on saturday night, and i'm looking forward to that. yeah.

i'll leave you guys with this video. this guy is amazing

i can do the thing on the 12th to 16th second! other than that he's too pro.

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today was good. straight after chem we had recess, and we had a classes marathon for more than 5 hours straight with no breaks. how lovely. i didn't pay attention during a.maths at all, and just copied off the screen. we then had an e.maths test, which was, considering that i haven't been practicinglately, was reasonably easy. i then went for my english oral exam, where, in the waiting room, yujun did a 10 second handstand where he walked for 2m. we were all stunned. yujun never fails to surprise. for someone who WoWs from the time he gets home till the time he wakes up for school and gets 82 for physics, he's a bl**dy genius. ghost stories ensued, and that was quite fun. the exam went reasonably well, cos i didn't screw up anything in particular.

finally a topic of discussion. i just heard that the great grandaunt that i visited in hospital last saturday passed away this morning at 0630. that shocked me. as i was leaving for school, someone died. she's been saying she wanted to die for the past 7 months. she was suffering very badly, and her wish was finally granted. it was so fast. one day i saw her alive, and 4 days later she's dead. gone from the earth. but she was suffering. death could be the release for her. this brings me to my topic. should euthanization be allowed? if someone has lost the will to live, should he/she be killed? death would be welcomed, cos it's an escape from the pain. on the other hand, if we kill someone who has lost the will to live, aren't we playing god? what's to stop us from killing people with disabilities after that? where do we draw the line? soone, we may consider females 'genetically inferior' and start 'humanely euthanizing' them as well, or vice versa. something to think about huh? comment with your views. bye!

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today was quite fun. i've realized that i've not being having topics of discussion cos i have not been discontent with anything lately. that's a good sign. played soccer for PE today. keeper again. saved a few, let in most. haha. at least i saved about 3/4 of the penalties. i then had to rush geog hw cos it was due today and i COMPLETELY forgot about it. we changed seating position today as well. i was moved next to vinesh, AWAY from someone who i, to say the least, did not enjoy sitting next to for the first half of the year. after school we had the shortest PLC, like 30 minutes, then we went to session. one of my better sessions, although i started off really bad. i was really lethargic, and kept on fumbling and repeating moves. we then had a small burning session, and it was quite fun, to share moves and have a bit of FRIENDLY competition. i've finally recovered from the holidays and gotten back into 'study', though i have not been studying lately. all in all, it's been fun.

the quote for today is ' God doesn't measure a man from the size of his head. He puts the measuring tape around his heart'. bye!

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we got a new dog today! it's a white boxer pup called inu. she's adorable! white boxer pups are rare cos they're usually put down cos they can't be showed. although they're reare, they're the peak of the litter, and usually the strongest and healthiest. my dad's friend kindly gave her to us and she's the cutest thing i've ever seen in my whole life. really, the cutest. after church, my dad and i ran up bukit timah hill again and sweated so much. at least he did, cos i hardly sweat. i think i have malfunctioning sweat pores. today past really fast, and a new week is starting! i'll have to tell my prefect mistress about not running for council. there'll be hell to pay tomorrow. oh yeah, i watched dead man's chest last night, and it was really good.johhny depp was so good! really should catch it!

the quote for the day is ' If a dog looks you straight in the eye and walks away, you should go home and examine your conscience.'. makes sense. bye!

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today was a bit sad. in the morning, i went to visit my dying 93 year old great grandaunt at SGH. she was like a human skeleton, and she was really frail and bed-ridden. the amazing things was that her mind was all there, and she could remember everything when she used to live with us. she remembered how my younger sis and i used to bicker a lot, and how my older sis wanted to do medicine but went to law instead.mentally, she was all there, but physically, she was fading away. this made me feel sad, cos she's always make agar agar for us when she lived with us, and she cooked all sorts of peranakan food for us, part of her and my family's heritage. the thing that was sad was that she said she wants to die already, and in 2 or 3 days time she'll be gone forever, only to remain as a memory in our hearts. again, this made me think of the fragility of life, and how we must treasure every aspect of it and to really fulfill it, we must live for God. yeah, it was quite sad. i think seeing dying people was why my sis didn't want to become a doctor. i then had tuition and i'm about to exercise now. bye!

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i'm feeling much more at peace than i was yesterday. it's like this rock representing a week of brain-consuming thought has just been lifted off my shoulders. i can finally breathe again. although i may have not seemed being troubled, i actually was, and i'm really glad that it's gone. God has given me internal peace, and despite the upcoming bio test, i know the following week will only get better. despite that, i'll feel really bad telling miss linda goon my answer. she put so much confidence and time into me, and i can't fulfill what she's hoping of me. sigh. i guess you can't win them all. i just hope she doesn't explode into a million tiny pieces upon hearing my decision. today was quite normal, and physics prac was fun cos we got to light bunsen burners! i dunno why, but it's really fun to light them. cheap thrill. we also watched a video full of army propoganda, as if our very nice SS teacher was trying to brainwash us. hmm. maybe he was? so many things to do, and so little time. i guess it's up to Him to help me to do it all well.

quote of the day is by billy mack in 'love actually' the movie, and it's quite funny. It goes ' Kids, don't buy drugs. Become a pop star and you get them for free'. witty guy. gtg mug now. bye!

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i've made up my mind. although i said earlier i was running for council, i was still very conflicted inside.i spent the whole #*%$ week thinking and thinking, and i wasn't myself lately. i was constanly weighing the pros and cons, and thinking of the people i would impact and things that would happen if i did/ did not run. i've been praying to God for clarity of mind, and i think it's working to a certain extent at times i'd feel that i would run, and at times i would feel i wouldn't. a lot of internal conflict, and as a result this hasn't been my best week. after discussing with my 'rents and continuos praying, i've decided not to run. i think it will affect my studies negatively and i won't be able to do the best i can for scouts. if i were to run, it would only be for the CCA points. part of me was thinking 'hey, the points are as good as yours! just take it!'. i was tempted to, but the rational part of my grey matter told me if i was running for that reason, i might as well not run at all. i won't do a good job, and my eyes won't be on the service, but on the benefits instead. that was really selfish of me.for all the time as a councillor, i'll devote it to my studies, cos like my dad said, ultimately, it's your grades that count. hopefully this isn't one of the decisions i will live to regret.sigh. pray for me.

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today was tiring, but quite fun nevertheless. i had chem prac which is always fun, and managed to skip lit cos i had to go for cheering! there were so many people at toa payoh swimming complex, and we cheered our hearts out. we collabarated with MGS and ACJC, so our cheering was slightly easier. we ended up winning the 'B' div title, which was cool.

onto the topic of stress. stress is good in small amounts, but dangerous, and even deadly, in large ones. just this morning i heard an account of someone who wanted to commit suicide, because we was undergoing stress. how much stress must one endure to be finally pushed over the edge? this guy tried to commit suicide cos he was being bullied, and the perpetrators have been caught and are about to be disciplined. research has shown that cancer is not only caused by the cancerous food you eat or by the amount of smoke you inhale, although those are the main reasons. cancer is also caused by excessive stress, be it in a relationship, at school or at work. personally, i work great under stress because if it's near an exam and haven't studied yet, i'll be really disciplined and get down to work. i know a lot of other people are like that too. however, there's a time in everyone's life where the stress you endure excedes your tolerance limit, and some people become very temperamental and moody because of that. whenever i'm stressed, i try not to take it out on my friends, but in a sense, take it out on God. i'll unleash my burden onto him, for my pastor once said that a bigger problem for God, the easier it is for Him to solve. my final point is that if you are feeling stressed, you can always turn to Him, cos He'll be there to catch you when you fall and pick you back up again. sometimes when i'm studying, i tend to neglect Him and not do my quiet time. after a few times i realized that after you spend one or two minutes doing your quiet time with Him, you'll feel much more rejuvenated and be able to concentrate and absorb easily. the important thing is not to neglect Him and always pray, cos it helps.

beacuse everyone needs to lighten up a little, here's a funny quote for the day. Bill Clinton once said 'People who have more birthdays tend to live longer'. whether that was intentional or accidental, it was funny nevertheless. bye!

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a very short post today. today was quite fun. i had HAST duty, so i missed chinese and chem. i went for bio prac and observed human blood through a microscope. if i learned anything, it was that stained red blood cells are really pretty. the pattern in which they were arranged was so soothing and really relaxing. i would have stared at it through the whole lesson if i didn't have a deadline to meet. no one could focus during lessons today, and during a very slack english period, a lot of funny jokes were exchanged, courtesy of our ever-loving Venture John Wong. sch started at 1, and i think that's the way it should be everyday. class tests coming up, and i have to start early now, and not just the night before. it's fun anyway.

joke for the day has a terrible pun. it goes 'how do you talk to a fish?' 'you drop it a line'. john wong's joke again. quite funny huh? the world should lighten up a bit and relax. i'll talk abot stress tmr. bye!

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short post now and i'll do it again tonight. i've prayed about it, and have taken all your opinions into consideration (thanx guys!). i WILL run for council. i believe God has opened this door for me and i will seize the chance. whether i get in or not is up to Him, and whether i get in or not means it will be the best for me and other people. i have to have faith in Him, and if he has given me this opportunity, i will take it. my only concern is that it will be affected cos prefects will always play second fiddle to scouts, and i cannot change that. i still have a lot of peace about this, and i'll just let God do His will. bye!

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today was one of the most eventful days of my life. after receiving the english award, my prefect mistress pulled me to one side and asked me to run for prefect council. i was awestruck. i thought i couldn't be a worse prefect cos i wasn't committed. apparently, the fight i broke up showed 'integrity and courage' and she 'couldn't let all the good people go to the scouts'. obviously, my feet were off the ground for a bit and then i came back to earth as she asked me to consider it. i hate considering things. i like to make quick decisions that don't require much thought. akthough 'prefect councillor' on your CV looks very good, i have no calling for it. i was slightly disillusioned at the whole council concept at the start of the year. i shall not mention why here. i was more drawn towards the scout movement from the very beginning. i'm afraid that if i accept it and get in, i'll be really taxed for time cos according to a senior who was the discipline councillor and BB CSM, it was really stressful. but i guess i'll have to trust God and put my faith in Him. the rest of the day was spent debating in my head and complaining to my friends whether to run or not. i would appreciate comments! and i will pray about it.

no topic for discussion today, just a quote. it goes ' The line between being called a genius or crazy is measured by success' . i got that from a villain in james bond. i guess it makes sense. leave your comments and pray for me! i'll post my decision either on saturday or sunday.

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today was quite eventful again.everything was ok till recess, where a fight broke out. the aggressor was beating the 'victim' savagely on the head, and i was the only prefect that witnessed it. how convenient. to fulfill my duties, i missed recess. i brought them both to see the prefect mistress, where they had to write an account of what happened. i then brought the injured to the matron, and then i had to write an account of what i saw. sigh. i just hope justice is preserved.cliche. i was really lethargic cos i didn't have anything to eat, but still paid attention during physics. last two hours past by reeeeeaaallllyyyyyy slowly, and the only thing that happened today that woke me up was getting a 38/50 for an english comprehension, one of my better scores. then there was a logistics meeting in the den after school, which was really easy cos everyone was very efficient. good job and thanx for helping out guys! session ensued, and cos of the pryaer we made, all of us improved a lot. yuan hao did a brilliant hollow, and i managed to do my handstand! i've resolved to be able to do a proper L-kick before RI 02, or latest by Barker Campfire. yeah. quite fun.

now onto the topic of discussion. i was playing with a spider during recess yesterday, and i think it trusted me so much that it started spinning a web from my finger. at that point, and after witnessing today's fight, i realised how fragile life is. with the spider's body in my palm, all i needed to do was contract a couple of muscles and i would have just ended a life. the same thing for beating people. during those moments, the victim was at the aggressor's mercy, and he had the power to reduce the victim to a vegetable for the rest of his life, like a living death. the only worse thing than physical harm is emotinal or mental harm. putting down someone is worse than beating them up. the body will recover. the mind, however, will not. a bully can and will have dramatic effects in a person's life, as i saw in the movie 'the benchwarmers'. mental torture is far worse, as you are degrading the person's spirit, and the very core of his being. once degraded, it is very hard to, or may never even regenerate. although we feel the phrase like 'everyone hates you' is not a big deal, it is to some people, who are very sensitive and may turn depressed, or even suicidal, if he/she heard those words from a close friend. we have to weigh our words very carefully when we speak. the Bible says the tongue is the most powerful part of the body, as a king can end lives with just a few words, and Jesus can heal a person with just a few movements of his lips. what we say can affect the people around us, whether for the better or for the worse. my point is that life is extremely fragile, and should consider how others would react to what you say before you actually say it, or in this case, act to what you do before you actually do it.

fittingly, the quote for today is ' Think before you speak' .The lame quote is ' It's very easy to be wise. Just think of something stupid to say and don't say it '. have fun!

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4:55 PM;

today was pretty eventful. i actually paid attention during physics, in fear that my grades will slip into a very deep chasm of no return. we had PE, where i realized i've lost my touch at soccer, missing like 7 shots, but i had a number of assists so maybe it hasn't left me competely. there was some shouting later on, during one of the periods, which i felt was unnecassary. the reasons were legitimate, but the sudden outburts and drastic actions taken were blown out of proportion. we then went for PLC, where there was an incident that annoyed me a bit, which i will discuss...now.

there are actually 2 topics of discussion for today, but to spare you, i shall recount only one. during PLC, there was a vote for the patrol or level system for the activities.only one or two voted for the patrol system, with the rest adamantly voting for the level system. the bad thing was when the scout master came in and asked who wanted the level system only 3 or 4 out of 20 ppl raised their hands! the rest were so hesitant, because we think the scout master is for the patrol system. i was for the level system, so my hand shot up in the air, only to find 2 or 3 ppl with their hands in the air. there was this one particular person who was very for the level system, but upon seeing so few ppl raise their hands, cowardly did not raise his. at that point, although i did not show it, i was a bit peeved, because these people have no backbone or sense of identity whatsoever, and must follow others to base their decision. then a guy for the level system said to have more guts, and upon seeing the other hands, the more hesistant ones raised theirs. this brings me to the point where i say something very very cliche it even made me twitch, but it's true nonetheless: stand up, or in this case, raise your hand for what you believe in, and don't be afraid to speak up. if you don't voice your opinions and suffer in silence, it will affect your productivity in the future, and it will be too late to change. our identity is what seperates us from the rest, so we should base our decisions on what WE ourselves think, and not what others do, because sometimes, others are wrong, and your original decision may have been the right one. this doesn't mean if you are unhappy about something you go to the person and tell him bluntly about it. if you are disgruntled with your teacher(s), you should seek him/her out after class and tell him/her the problem POLITELY and not chastise them behind their backs on blogs. just my two cents worth. please comment

the quote for the day is from myself, with a bit taken from 'never been kissed' the movie. it is 'Don't be a lemming or an earthworm, but be a human being, and have the guts to stand up for what you believe in'. think about it. i know i will.

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5:51 PM;

today was really fun. i had some of the homies over, like GK, ben chong, vince, cliff, joash, jasper, neil, ben lu, liak and neil. a halo fest ensued where i was owned, but i got my revenge in nba street. i still can't believe how off-form i was today. i should game more often :). we then went to prince charles crescent to play soccer. after like 10 mins, everyone started picking up the ball and charged for the goal. quite funny. we then played penalties, with ben chong and gk scoring well against me as keeper. we then went back to swim, which was much more fun and chaotic. then everyone started leaving one by one, and i was still dominated in halo, but not as badly as in the morning. a very unproductive day, but fun nevertheless.

onto a topic of discussion. why do people insult you? the other day while we were sessioning, a few guys came over and made fun of us. like what my friend said, they only insult you cos it makes them feel better. studies have shown these type of people are very immature, as they are so insecure about themselves that they have to resort to putting other people down to feel good. i have a lot of experience in this aspect, cos i get teased all the time for wearing my larger-than-lfe sunglasses. at first i felt some animousity towards those who teased me, but then i realised if i teased them back i would only be stooping to their level. so after awhile, i decided either to ignore them or just say 'thanks, i like yours too' or something like that. then i can walk away with my head help up high, and leave them thinking about whether it would've been as pleasant if the tables were turned on them. likewise, those who tease us while we dance are just jealous that they can't pull the stunts and outrageous moves we're capable of, so to make themselves feel better they tease us. i can tell it get's to my friends, but after awhile they'll harden and realise we're better than them.

the quote for the day is ' Stay hungry. Stay foolish ' said by steve jobs. we must always strive to better ourselves, if not the competition will catch up. this is done by taking CALCULATED risks, which pay off, most of the time at least.

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7:53 PM;

church was great today! pastor prince didn't speak cos he was away, so pastor mark did instead. you can tell that the Holy Spirit is flowing through him because he was not a good public speaker originally. after church we went to taka for lunch and then i ran up bukit timah hill with my dad. one of the most tiring things i've ever done. non-stop running for an hour. but it was really good exercise which i needed cos all my friends were falling sick and i didn't want to be next. it was actually quite fun cos i went with my dad, but i can't see myself climbing 200 @$#% steps every weekend. i twisted my ankle a couple of times, and got a few nicks and cuts, but hey, that builds character right?

no topic for discussion yet, but could all those coming to my house tmr bring a white shirt, a water bottle and swimming trunks. it's from 11 in the morning to 7 at night. the quote for the day is ' Life is like a tour, with the Holy Spirit as your tour guide '. i got that from pastor mark, and it was one of the best analogies i've ever heard.

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6:43 PM;