The Bank Account Of Life

Imagine there is a bank that credits your account each morning with $86,400.
It carries over no balance from day to day.
Every "evening" deletes whatever part of the balance you failed to use during the day.
What would you do?
Draw out every cent, of course!!!!


Each of us has such a "bank"
It's name is TIME

Every morning, it credits you with 86,400 seconds
Every night it writes off, as lost, whatever of this you have failed to invest to good purpose
It carries over no balance
It allows no overdraft
Each day it opens a new account for you
Each night it burns the remains of the day
If you fail to use the day's deposits, the loss is yours


There is no going back. There is no drawing against the "tomorrow".
You must live in the present on today's deposits
Invest it so as to get from it the utmost in health, happiness, and success!
The clock is running.
Make the most of today


To realize the value of ONE YEAR... Ask a student who failed a grade.
To realize the value of ONE MONTH... Ask a mother who gave birth to a premature baby.
To realize the value of ONE WEEK... Ask the editor of a weekly newspaper.
To realize the value of ONE HOUR... Ask the lovers who are waiting to meet.

To realize the value of ONE MINUTE... Ask a person who missed the train.
To realize the value of ONE SECOND... Ask a person who just avoided an accident.
To realize the value of ONE MILLISECOND... Ask the person who won a silver medal in the Olympics.


Treasure every moment that you have and treasure it more because you shared it with someone special, special enough to spend your time. And remember that time waits for no one.

Yesterday is history
Tomorrow is mystery
Today is a gift
That's why it's called
the Present!!

Unplanned day's outing, but fun nonetheless

I collected my leave certificate this morning. Unfortunately, Ms Yong could not give us our testimonials because it wasn't ready. Hence, she will only give it to us during the 5N1 dinner which will be held at Parkway Parade this Thursday. It was supposed to be on Friday but that day is accounted as a weekday therefore we are unable to book. So Thursday, 7.30pm at Parkway Parade.

After collecting my leave certificate, i went to eat breakfast at Coffee Express (Pasir Ris Central) with Raziz, Saidil, Ashaari, Liana, Sharifah and Nadiah. After breakfast, the girls decided to play bowling at Downtown East. It's been a long time since i last touched a bowling ball or been at a bowling alley. I guess the last time i bowled was 3 years ago. So anyways, i decided to join in with them. The first few pins i missed, but then the more we played, the more i get the hang of it. Raziz won, he was pretty much consistent and i had doubts about his claims of not going bowling since secondary 2. However, i scored more strikes than anyone else. 3 compared to 1 from Raziz, Sharifah and Nadiah. Unfortunately, i only manage to score 3 strikes during the last few turns which explains my-not-so-low score.

After bowling, we went to Century Square to accompany Nadiah who wants to buy a pair of shoes. Really, i wonder how many pairs of shoes a women need in a her entire life. So anyways, we head down to Century Square by bus. During the journey, Nadiah was the centre of our joke as we contemplate what will be the ideal job for her. At Century Square, Mardhiah joined us.

After browsing the shoes, we all thought Nadiah will buy a pair of shoe but in the end, she did not. Apparently, she had this assumption that Ashaari will treat her a pair of shoes once he gets his first pay. Well, knowing Ashaari i doubt he will do that.

Then, we head down to Pavillion for a game of pool. We played for one hour. First match, Boys VS Girls. Second match, Sharifah VS Mardhiah. Third match, Raziz VS Ashaari and the last match was Raziz against me. First match, the girls won by luck. We accidentally hit the black ball into the wrong hole, the girls on the other hand had 2 or 3 balls left. Sharifah won her match against Mardhiah and Raziz too won his match against Ashaari. However, his winning streak runs out as i beat him!

Woohoo! I'm just a beginner in this game, having played only twice in my life. But i seem to get the hang of things pretty quickly. My first few shots were all just mediocore. But the more we played, the better i am. However, my last shot was pure luck that it went in. In order to win, i must hit the black ball like a pinball kind of thing. So, i told them the hole i was aiming at and just hit the ball. Fortunately, it went in.

Yeah it's been a fun day today, looking forward to the dinner treat on Thursday. After that, maybe i might play pool again since i'm getting the hang of it. Hey, when we win, we won't stop playing.

Flu epidemic and collection of testi and certs

I'm living life with a bad flu at the moment. I think my fever is coming up so i took the necessary precautions by taking 2 pills of panadol. Hopefully, i won't be having any fever any time soon.

Today was quite okay for me. I spend the whole day at home due to the flu. I played my Xbox games, i realised how much i miss playing video games since its been a month or so since i last played video games. Then i took an afternoon nap and woke up around an hour later. I couldn't really sleep no matter how hard i tried.

Tomorrow i'm going to school to collect my Testimonials and Leave certificate. Really Ms yong want this to get it over and done with. Other classes are getting theirs when the results are released next year. Speaking of Ms Yong, i'm pretty sure she is 'Godmother'. I mean, in my life, i have never asked anyone to be my godmother. Besides, Miss yong is being named as the' Godmother of 5N1.' Pretty lame but that's what you get in a class full of clever people. We will practically do just anything to relieve stress, even crack a few lame jokes. Unfortunately, the lame jokes sticks to you throughout your secondary school life.

Anyways, aside from the annoying flu, i'm looking forward in meeting my classmates tomorrow. I'm going to meet all those faces probably for the last time this year.

monkey see monkey do

Can we have sex?

Grad night and primary school reunion

Grad night was just
AWESOME
Wonderful
Energetic
Superb
Outstanding
Memorable
Enigmatic

Certainly, i will remember this event for a very long time. Everyone was looking really good. The boys were smartly dressed whereas the girls were dressed elegantly.

I wore an all black attire with blazer. Black shoes, black shirt, black vest with white roses, black pants and black blazer. The rest of my friends also dressed smartly.

The event was well organised, Mr Tharmen was great as the host of the night. The only downsides is the dance group consisting of sec 3's and the salmon fish. The salmon fish was raw thus it tastes quite salty, and when i add it with the white paste, it taste quite horrible. The rest of the food was great.

Grad night finished at around 11.30pm. There were lots of dancing and photo-taking. However, my form teacher Ms Yong, Mardhiah and Norman Hafiz was a no-show yesterday. After grad night, Raziz, Khairil, Azri, Faris, Wanting, Qunyu, Moses, Ashaari, Tung Kiong, Willy, Fadhil and I went chilling. We plan to go to the club called China Black, but the entry fee was $12. Apparently, there was an event which allows people above the age of 14 to enter however due to the high entry price, we decided not to. Instead, we went to Cineleisure and walked around Orchard. After that, we chill infront of Takashimaya where we saw Firdaus and his gang. They joined us and we talked about the night and crack some jokes.

I left at around 2.30am for home, but upon reaching home, i went below the blok to talk with my friend. Apparently, she too had a grad night. So we talked till around 5.15 when we both have to get home before our parents wake up for 'Subuh' prayers. When i reached home, my mom woke up 30 minutes later. I did my friday prayers and slept for an hour or 2 before waking up for soccer.

Today, my primary school friends organised a friendly soccer match in the morning, kind of like a reunion. Sheer, Latif, Nizam, Romano, Benjamin, Akram, Afiq and many more were present. The match ended in a 2-2 draw, and it was very entertaining playing with them. I was a bit tired from yesterday's event but i could not let a small thing like that dampen the spirit. It's been a long time since i last saw them. We played at St.Wilfred field, the field is made of carpet grass thus the slight drizzle was not much of a bother.

After playing, we catch up and remininsce and ate at KFC together. I reached home and straight away went to bed. It's been a joyful 24 hours for me. Not only did i spent time with my Secondary school friends, i also hang out with my Primary School friends. Now that 'O' Level is pver, my mom is bugging me to look for a job. I'll just see how it goes, i'm not in a hurry to look for job right now.

A day's out just for Grad night preparation

I had a long day today, spent the whole afternoon searching for my Grad night clothing. Yesterday, i went to Compass Point and browse through some shirts and pants with the intention of buying it today.

But first off, i had to look for the blazer. Thus, i went to City Plaza where my dad said should have some outlets selling blazers. The shops were quite hard to look for, since they sell more types of shirts then a single type of blazer. Anyways, after searching for about 30 minutes, i managed to spot 3 shops selling blazer.

Hence, i checked out each and every one of the shops and determine the prices. Most of the shops were selling for $130++. That's where my mom comes in. I went to a shop and they sold a blazer for $120, well atleast that's what they said on the price tag. But after asking the shopkeeper about the price, he said it cost $88.

Since my mom is really good at bargaining, she dropped the price down to $75. I pity the shopkeeper, my mom was bombarding him relentlessly and i he finally gave up. Sigh, sometimes mothers can be a pain in the ass not only towards their children, but others as well.

Moving on, i was satisfied with the blazer. So all i need now is to buy the shirt and pants. Therefore, i head down to Compass point and check out the Metri and John Little outlet. In the end, i bought both shirt and pants at John Little. While walking, i saw a pair of shoes that caught my attention at BATA. Not only were they modest looking, they were cheap when compared to the actual price. Hence, i made a decision to get them.

Overall, i spent about $155. Sigh, all my Hari Raya money gone! All i have is only $55 from my daily savings. But i hope it will be all worth it for tomorrow. I also do realise that i did not reveal the colours of my blazer, shirt and pants. Well, its just to keep a suspense for tomorrow.

Till then, bye...

O's over, Grad night here i come!

At last, since the day i received my entry proof for the 'O' Level, i have waited for this day to come. 'O' levels are officially over! I can now breath a sigh of relief and look forward to my Grad night which is 2 days away.

It's one thing to look forward to it, but another to prepare for the occasion. Thus far, i have not plan or bought anything for the grad night. I am totally unprepared for it. I only have tomorrow to buy the necessary items for Grad night. Hopefully, the items are not that expensive either. Right now, i'm thinking of wearing mostly black for Grad night. I must have atleast two colours for my attire, one colour will make me look too dull. Anyways, the theme is youth and vibrant. I'm sure i can come up with something by tonight.

With that said and done, a brief summary of today. I woke up around 9am, ate breakfast and did 1 paper of Science MCQ. Then i watch some video and get ready for school. I must say that today is a really cool day. There has been no sunshine, only wet downpour throughout the day. I was feeling a bit jittery while going to school, must have been the air-con in the bus. After school, went to Compass Point for a while to browse some clothing for Grad night. Then, i make my way home and slept for a few hours.

Well, that's it for today. Its quite a normal day for me, nothing much happened or anything worth mentioning. I will keep posting soon, probably about my Grad night.

Happiness in friendship

Happiness is like perfume, you can't pour on others without getting a few drops on yourself.

Love has its own time, season and own reasons! You can't ask it to stay, you can only embrace it as it comes and be glad that for a moment in your life it was yours!

True love doesn't have a happy ending.
That's because true love doesn't have an ending.
A heart truly in love never loses hope but always believes in the promise of love, no matter how long the time and how far the distance.

As long as we have memories, yesterday remains, as long as we have hope, tomorrow awaits. As long as we have friendship, each day is never a waste.

Friends are like stars. You can't always see them, but you know they are there. Have great hopes and dare to go all out for them. Have great dreams and dare to live them. Have tremendous expectations and believe in them

Big Mud Puddles And Sunny Dandelions

When adults look at a patch of dandelions,
They see a bunch of weeds that are going to take over their yard.
Kids see flowers for Mom
and blowing white fluff you can wish on


When adults look at an old drunk and he smiles at them,
They see a smelly, dirty person
who probably wants money and they look away.
Kids see someone smiling at them
and they smile back


When adults hear music they love,
They know they can't carry a tune and don't have much rhythm
so they sit self-consciously and listen.
Kids feel the beat and move to it.
They sing out the words.
If they don't know them, they make up their own.


When adults feel wind on their face,
They brace themselves against it. They feel it messing up their hair
and pulling them back when they walk.
Kids close their eyes, spread their arms
and fly with it, until they fall to the ground laughing.


When I see a mud puddle, I step around it.
I see muddy shoes and dirty carpets
Kids sit in it.
They see dams to build,
rivers to cross, and worms to play with


I wonder if we are given kids to teach or to learn from?
No wonder WE love the little children!
Enjoy the little things in life,
As there will be one day
you may look back
and realize
they were the big things !




I wish you Big Mud Puddles
and Sunny Yellow Dandelions!!!

"Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, But by the moments that take our breath away."

Thoughts and a brand new monitor!

I'm back from a 3-day hiatus. My computer monitor was not working well and it completely shut down on Monday night. Hence, i could not use the computer till today. The hardware was working, only the monitor is spoilt.

So anyways, 'O' Level is almost done. All that's left is just my D&T paper and Science paper 1. 2 more papers and i'm done. Speaking of which, graduation night is coming soon! I have not yet plan for the day and i have not yet prepare my attire for the function. Hopefully, i can get it all sorted out by this weekend. What i have in mind, is just a simple formal clothing. I'm not going to wear a tie, and i'm definitely avoiding the kind of suit businessmen tend to wear. Hey, the theme is Youth and Vibrant. So, might as well showcase the youthfulness in me!

Quite recently, my mum has been bugging me about working after the 'O' Levels. Seriously, i'm not that enthusiastic when it comes to working. I prefer to find my own job, probably by mid-december or january then i will start working. However, my mom has other ideas in store for me. She wants me to start working immediately after my 'O' Levels.

No break? I atleast deserve a few weeks of rest since i have been busting my butt these past few months preparing for the 'O' Level. I don't want a few days rest. It's too quick. Besides, i'm the one that's going to be working. She said to me that thousands of student taking the 'O' Level is going to look for a job.

So?

Doesn't mean thousands of students are looking for a job and i also must follow suit. Probably they got nothing better to do during the long holiday. I know that i don't share the same enthusiasm as my sister. The 'O' Level is not even over and she is already applying for a job. My mother stressed that the importance of working now is to realise how hard it is when we begin our working career. I agree with what she said, but i still feel that now is not the time for me to think about work.

I want to grow up and be able to remininsce my teenage life. I want to be able to say to myself that i have indeed enjoyed myself during this period. Besides, it is this period of time where we actually enjoy life the most. I don't want to look back and regret. I don't want to regret, saying things like "I should have done this when i was young" or "I wish i could have done it".

Don't come to me and say that i will still be able to do this sort of things when i grow up, because i know that all the time will be spent working or raising children. When in our lifetime will we be able to play, to sing aloud, to make a nuisance of ourselves just to crack a joke with our friends?

Wishing for a change, thoughts from a different perspective

What If You Could Reach Back In Time? What If You Could Change The Past? What If It Changed Everything?

Ever wonder that by changing the past, you are also changing the present as well. Would we sacrifice what we have know just to make amends to past mistakes?

Time can't tell the moment u fall for someone

Does it take quite a while for someone to realise that he has just fallen for a really special girl? He never expected to fall for someone like her. After all, they were different in almost every aspect.

It all happen during one night, when he had trouble sleeping. It was Sunday morning, 3am and he tried to sleep but his efforts was in vain. Thus, he decided to reflect about his life. He thought about his experiences during the past couple of months and that's when the girl came into view. All of a sudden, he just can't stop thinking about her. A small smile formed on his face.

Sure they have known each other for a few months, but their relationship was nothing more than friendship. Now, even he himself can't believe what he is feeling. He just can't stop thinking about her.

Core subjects done! Well... almost(",)

Finally, i can breath a slight sigh of relief. English, Maths and Science papers are over. Well, all that's left for Science is the Paper 1, which is the MCQ questions. Next week, i will only be going to school for two days. I'm having my Geography and Principles of Account on wednesday and thursday. The only thing that sucks for next week is that the Principle of Accounts paper 2 clashes with the Geography paper, and they placed paper 1 for POA on thursday. Which means i have to go to school for only an hour on thursday. I prefer having my DNT on thursday rather than the next monday.

But anyways, 22nd November is coming soon. Right now, i'm no longer thinking about the dates. It's the number of papers left. All that's left for the 'O' Levels are geography, Principles of accounts, design and technology and Science paper 1.

Hmm, i'm now contemplating which subject to focus on, POA or Geography??? Worst-case scenario, i will focus on both since i have 4 days to prepare. But i will see how it goes, i would rather focus on one subject rather than both.

Let the 'O' Level examinations begin

Guess my risk paid off.

For social studies, instead of studying 3 or 4 topics out of 14, i chose to study only one. Luck was on my side today as that one topic did come out for Essay question. I chose to study Venice as it was the topic that everyone was predicting will come out for the paper. Hence, i studied Venice only and focus my attention to Mathematics paper 1.

Firstly, i don't like the schedule for this year's 'O' Level exams. Combining both social studies and Maths paper 1 to me, is not a good way to kick start the exams. However, instead of complaining and whining about it, i might as well face that brutal fact and work on it.

I must say, i did quite okay for Maths paper 1. Hoping to do better than my prelims, although my prelims is much easier compared to this. Social studies, well nothing much can be said about it. I do not know if i did well for my source-based questions. Its pretty hard to judge as there is no fixed answer to the question. What matters most is the way the question is being answered. For essay question, i'm confident of doing pretty well. I studied Venice and it came out!

Before the paper, i was contemplating if a situation arise where Venice did not come out for social studies. If that happens, i would probably be screwed and flung my Humanities. Lucky me, it didn't.

Therefore, overall i think i did okay for my first day. Tomorrow will be Chemistry paper. So yeah, hopefully the first day jitters will fade away tomorrow.

Summarise hari raya celebration

Just a brief summary of my Hari Raya celebrations: It's been fun so far and i'm enjoying myself. I have been spending the day visiting relatives and going for tuition too. I must not forget the fact that 'O' Level is next week. Therefore, i can't celebrate that much and be aware of my preparations for the exams. So anyways, this is just some of the many pictures that is taken during Hari Raya. I'm sorry that i could not upload all the pictures yet, but i will upload it soon. I'm also collating pictures from my cousins, hence i will be able to present to you more pictures.

Enjoy!


A photo consisting all the women and girls from my father's family.


Family photo!


My Mom and Dad


My younger sister


Featuring my grandma and 2 aunties, Aunt Laila and Aunt Rita


Aunt Laila and my Grandma

Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri

I woke up in the morning and looked at the time. The clock reads 11am. I muttered softly, "8 hours left". 8 hours left till break fast. 8 hours left for the fasting month to be over. 8 hours left and i can eat the whole day without ever thinking of fasting. 8 more hours till Hari Raya!

Unfortunately, i could not think of any other reasons as i need to get ready for tuition immediately. Tuition starts at 12pm, and i leave the house at 11.45am. Tuition went pretty well, did Maths paper 1. Without me realising, the clock reads 5pm. 2 more hours!

I make my way home, taking bus 27 to Seng Kang. In the bus, just as i was about to fall asleep, some kid started screaming at his Grandmother in Chinese. I can't say what they were saying as my Chinese intepretation isn't good. I can't intepret most of the chinese words, save for a few curses which i can remember vividly. Which brings me to this incident. I can swear that for a moment, the boy utter the words 'Chee Bye' to his grandmother. I was shocked at first, seeing a small boy that dares to insult his Grandmother. Seems nowadays, kinds are getting much more bolder and rude as well. I can't say that parents should be blamed, and i can't sat that they shouldn't. Guess its hard bringing up children. Maybe the sayings is true. That we only know how to 'make' children, but bringing them up, we fail miserably.

All day long i waited for 7pm. Most might expect me to be sitting infront of the radio, waiting impatiently to break fast. However, that is not the case. Ironically as it sounds, i was in fact sleeping in my room. Apparently, the incident in the bus as not allowed me to sleep. Hence, i was dead tired when i reached home and straight away slump on my bed.

My brother then woke me up to breakfast. I just ate rice and drink tea, and went straight back to sleep. I was only fully awake at 8pm, when i was awaken rudely by my mom. Took a bath, prayed and started to clean the house. Firstly was my room, and i took quite a long time cleaning it as i want my room to be THOROUGHLY cleaned. Not like one of those days when i just lazily clean the room.

Now, i have just finished bathing and wishing my friends who are online Selamat Hari Raya. Although Hari Raya is a joyous occasion, i can't be too overjoyous as my 'O' Level is next week. Anyway, taking a step at a time. Hari Raya first, then 'O' Level.

Lastly, to all readers out there.. Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri Maaf Zahir Dan Batin.

Did you know?

Did you know that those who appear to be very strong in heart, are real weak and most susceptible?

Did you know that those who spend their time protecting others are the ones that really need someone to protect them?

Did you know that the three most difficult things to say are:
1) I Love You
2) I'm Sorry
3) Help me

Did you know that those who dress in red are more confident in themselves?

Did you know that those who dress in yellow are those that enjoy their beauty?

Did you know that those who dress in black, are those who want to be unnoticed and need your help and understanding?

Did you know that when you help someone, the help is returned in two folds?

Did you know that it's easier to say what you feel in writing than saying it to someone in the face? But did you know that it has more value when you say it to their face?

Did you know that if you ask for something in faith, your wishes are granted?

Did you know that you can make your dreams come true, like falling in love, becoming rich, staying healthy, if you ask for it by faith, and if you really knew, you'd be surprised by what you could do.

But don't believe everything I tell you, until you try it for yourself, if you know someone that is in need of something that I mentioned, and you know that you can help, you'll see that it will be returned in two-fold.