"Life is the art of drawing sufficient conclusions from insufficient premises."-Samuel Butler

A new URL!

Finally, after much deliberation. A new URL!! Next thing in mind, must I inform the rest about the change? Hmm, let's see if my laziness practically rules my decision-making.

Weekends was literally a breeze. Saturday morning was spent rotting at school. Due to Vesak Day, I had make-up lecture and test on Saturday. The test was quite hard, probably the toughest besides Maths and Stats. So school finish at 12, hence my friends and I decided to grab a bite at Tampines Mall. It took us a very long time to decide where to eat, we even consider catching a movie. In the end, we ate at Long John Silver. We sat there for quite a while, talking and laughing. Its the first time that we sat down and just talk, not worrying about tutorials or lectures. Just simply talking and joking.

At around 3.30pm, we all make our move. I had to go to my cousins house, both my cousins are getting married. So I head down to Punggol by taxi since I am extremely late. Reach there, greet all my family members and settle down. We talked, had some discussion about the holidays. My mum and uncles are planning some kind of holiday trip but until everything is plan and sorted out, I'm not going to say that its confirmed I'm going on a holiday trip during my June break. Besides, I got bigger things to worry about like my Term test.

Anyways, after my cousins house, I went to my other cousins house but this time its at my father's side. They are having an open house. There is a bit more fun, not because of the family members. Its because of many of the teenage boys brought along their PSP and lucky me so did I. My cousin's friends brought theirs so there were about 4 PSP and all 4 of us had winning eleven.

Events that happened today.

Woke up at 10am surprisingly, since I slept late last night. I bathed and get ready for my cousin's wedding celebration at Kampung Ubi CC. The wedding was okay, the food was delicious I like! I'm thinking of hiring the same cook for my wedding, hopefully he is still alive by then. I reach home around 5.45pm, changed my clothes and log in. I played some games, chatted wif some of my friends. Then I started doing my tutorials for next week. So yeah, didn't revise for this week. Doing tutorials is not considered as revising my work.

Next week will be another interesting week. Bear in mind, when I always say interesting, it doesn't mean studying. A few things have been going on lately, all of which is not study-related. Hence, its going to be interesting to see how things will develop during the upcoming days.

My First Single

My First Single-The Format

I can't stand to think about
A heart so big that it hurts like hell,
Oh my God I gave my best
For three whole years to end like this
Do you want to fall apart?
I can't stop if you can't start
Do you want to fall apart?
Well I could if you can't
Try to fix what I've undone
Cause I hate what I've become

You know me, or you think you do
You just don't seem to see
I've been waiting all this time to be
Something I can't define
So let's cause a scene
Clap our hands and stomp our feet Or something, yeah, something
I've just got to get myself over me

I could stand to do without All the people I have left behind
What's the point in going round
When it's a straight line baby
A straight, straight line
So let's make a list of who we need
And it's not much if anything
Let's make a list of who we need
And we'll throw it away Cause we don't need anyone
No, we don't need anyone

You know me, or you think you do
You just don't seem to see
I've been waiting all this time to be
Something I can't define
So let's cause a scene
Clap our hands and stomp our feet Or something, yeah, something
I've just got to get myself over me

And I hate what I've become
You know the night life Is just not for me,
'Cause all you really need Are a few good friends
Don’t want to go out And be on my own
You know they started Something I can’t stand
Heading for the city
Well count me out
Cause all this time Is wasted on
Everything I’ve done

You know me, or you think you do
You just don't seem to see
I've been waiting all this time to be
Something I can't define
So let's cause a scene
Clap our hands and stomp our feet Or something, yeah, something
I've just got to get myself over me

You know me, or you think you do
You just don't seem to see
I've been waiting all this time to be
Something I can't define
So let's cause a scene
Clap our hands and stomp our feet Or something, yeah, something
I've just got to get myself over me
Yeah, over me
Yeah, over me

After watching the Mastercard advertisement where Richard Gere is seen walking down the streets of India, and when the indian guy said, "Freeing birds means good luck, more birds, more luck".

I guess I need to free many white birds for my term test. Oh well, time doesn't stop and life goes on.

I'm currently experiencing some time constraints. I find it quite hard to balance life with school nowadays. School is taking too much of my time and I sometime ask myself, why I take up this course?

I'm not complaining or anything, I love biomedical science. I just don't like the studying part, then again nobody ever does.

Hence, time has not allowed me to update as much as I want to. For your info, I'm still at school. I'm having my 1 hour break, later I will be having 2 hours of tutorial. Tomorrow is PIPC test and CCN day. Saturday there will be OC test and make up lecture. After lecture, I will be heading over to my cousins house. My 2 cousins will be getting married at the same time, pretty cool. I wonder when will I get married. My mom will be heading back to Vienna again this Saturday.

Sunday, I guess I must revise all subjects. Since there will be no soccer, I must revise. Take note, I emphasise the word 'MUST'

So much for going soccer in the morning, I woke up late this morning. Hence, I didn't go for soccer. Instead, I woke up at 10 due to the voice of my mum. She came back from Vienna late last night. Somedays I dread her voice but today is an exception. So she bought me the CD, Vienna Choir Boys which I asked her to get for me and a long sleeve shirt.

Today was pretty dull, did a few revision, read up the pre-lab manual for tomorrow's PIPC lab session and CSAS homework. Nowadays, I appreciate weekends very much. Weekdays are usually so stressful, tutorials and lectures are the things that keeps going on in my mind. Weekends, I get to relax. But not too much though, when my friends told me that they will be revising, I will be abit intimidated. There they are studying and here I am wiggling my toes at my sofa. In secondary, I can afford to do this. But in poly and in my course, I don't think so. So yeah, breaking a habit is tough. But if it will do me good, then why not?

Tomorrow Siglap Nusantara Orchestra will be playing at the Esplanade and I will be there to support. I am used to playing with the Orchestra, now watching them play is a new experience for me. I understand they may not be as good as they used to, particularly because the senior students has step down. But I'm sure, they will do their best and the sound quality will be good. So after school which I hope ends at 3pm, I will head home and rest. If I am in the mood, I will revise a bit. Then I will meet Shah and off we go to Esplanade. They will be performing at 7.30pm. Many Ex-members will be there as well so it will be a fun night.

The Holy Grail 'neath ancient Roslin waits.
The blade and chalice guarding o'er Her gates.
Adorned in masters' loving art, She lies.
She rests at last beneath the starry skies.

A famous passage from Dan Brown's bestseller, The Da Vinci Code. I read the book and it was interesting. I was drawn to it from start to finish, in fact I was so drawn to it till I finish the book in 3 days. Much has been debated regarding the book and the author himself. From religion to plagiarism. But despite the criticism and accusation, it is quite frankly a very entertaining book. And since I have read the book, why not watch the movie which has recently opened this week.

I forgot to mentioned on my last entry that I went to watch The Da Vinci code with my friends that night at Cathay Cineplex. Like all book that's been adapted to movies, the show did left out some parts from the book. Particularly, the part where Leigh Teabing described the dagger that was in Peter's hand at the famous portrait, The Last Supper. Or towards the end where Langdon had a conversation with Sophie's grandmother.

Indeed this story has raised a few question of my own. Like the Holy Grail for example. Every Christian know that the Holy Grail was famous because it was the only cup that Jesus and his apostle drank from during the last supper. Lets sidetrack a bit for a while. In malay, jesus is referred to as Nabi Isa but I'm going to use the name jesus because of its familiarity with those that aren't malay.

So Leonardo Da Vinci's famous portrait, The Last Supper. It was approved by the vatican and correct me if I am wrong but it was painted at the walls of a particular church in Rome. I don't exactly know which church, I'm not a historian and history is not my area of expertise. Now, if anyone were to paint 'The Last Supper', one thing has to be clear. There must be only one cup. However, Da vinci's painting has 13 small wooden cups. Not 1 but 13. And strangely; Jesus most loved apostle Peter, is not seen leaning against him. In paintings, Peter is usually painted leaning towards Jesus. Maybe its because Peter is much loved by Jesus and in ancient times, well men usually kiss each other at their foreheads to show affection or probably respect. If we see a couple of men do that in public, our first assumption would be gay.

So anyway back to the book. The main storyline of the book is regarding the Holy Grail, that it is not a cup or chalice but in fact, a person. And that person turns out to be Mary Magdelene. Hence, the Holy Grail is actually the descendant of Jesus.

Of course the book sound so true as to create such a fuss when it was first published because it is closely tied with modern history. However, the main group in the book, The Priory Of Sion is actually fake. The Priory Of Sion is not a secret organisation whose members include Leonardo Da Vinci and Isaac Newton. It is just a fake organisation that was made by a French Professor, Pierre Plantard. Hence, if the Priory Of Sion is not true, then the contents of the book isn't true either.

But still, even after reading the book and watching the movie, it brings out a sense of curiousity. If I were to intepret it by my own beliefs and my own religion, then I will say that Jesus is just an ordinary man who is God's messenger. An extroadinary man, but a man nonetheless. Cause I just can't see or imagine a man attaining divinity. That would mean that all men can be equal as God and I don't believe in such. Anyways, I have so many opinions regarding this topic that if I were to write it, it will be too long. Besides, it is well past midnight.

Its time to turn in and wake up early for soccer tomorrow. Till then, Aur Revoire.

Do you know what the human body goes through when you have sex? Pupils dilate, arteries constrict, core temperature rises, heart races, blood pressure skyrockets, respiration becomes rapid and shallow, the brain fires bursts of electrical impulses from nowhere to nowhere, and secretions spit out of every gland, and the muscles tense and spasm like you're lifting three times your body weight. It's violent. It's ugly. And it's messy. And if God hadn't made it UNBELIEVABLY fun, the human race would have died out eons ago.

I have been neglecting these blog of mine, and for that I'm sorry. I've just been so busy these past few days. 3 test is over, 2 more to go. Biochemistry was easy but I did one careless mistake so there goes my full marks. Maths and stats was really hard, I think those without any Additional Maths foundation will find the paper hard. Human Anatomy and Physiology is quite okay, the paper was not that easy. Overall, I'm quite confident of passing 2 out of 3 paper. Maths is a long shot for me.

Beside the tests, these week is a tiring week. Today, I start school at 8am and finish at 6pm. Worse still, throughout the day I have lectures and 2 tests. PIPC is getting tougher, Organic Chemistry I'm barely able to understand. Its kind of expected that Biomedical science will be a tough course. Expecting it is one thing, experiencing it is another. The course is interesting, but stressful at the same time. But I guess in life, nothing comes easily.

Distorted imaginations of the unknown land - at least for one of us.

I hope this is going to stop before long or I become crazy. Why couldn't it be like in the old days when we spent nights on lilos beneath high risen pine trees in the toscanian woods and everything was just cool and relaxed. None of us bothered then about insects, snakes and other creatures that left their strange looking tracks on the sandy land we slept on behind them. You may wonder what the hell Im talking about and that's exactly the point.

Its all about perfect designed holiday plans done by someone you may imagine. He prefers to call it "making just a few thoughts cant be wrong".

I just got back from the airport, my mum is on a week course at Vienna, Austria. Hence, no Mother's Day celebration tomorrow. Which is convenient for me, as I do not need to come up with something. Usually, it is my sister who is the one that will buy presents for my mum. As for me, I don't believe in mother's day celebration. I just don't see the point of being grateful to our mother for that one day. Why not be grateful to her everyday? That way, everyday is like mother's day to her.

A brief recap of today's event. Badminton has officially made my arm sore. My stamina is improving but not that much. Tomorrow will be having soccer practice in the morning. This afternoon, spend my day doing a bit of Maths. I manage to understand a few of the Logarithmic properties. Like changing the base to a common base, changing logarithmic into exponent and etc. I plan on doing a bit of Human Anatomy and Physiology later but that remains to be seen. I have this feeling of watching television tonight, especially with the F.A Cup between Liverpool and West Ham United.

Recently, I am just unable to do the things that I want to do. I guess this is when priorities kicks in. No matter how much I hate to do it, I still must do it because I have to. For example; I hate to study, I really do. I know its a bit contradicting because of my 'O' level results but I really do hate studying. Almost everynight, I spend atleast an hour revising which is unlike me. Of course my mother is happy to see me studying all the time, she is the type of person that just can't stand seeing people sitting down and not doing anything. I'm the type of person she can't stand. I can sit on a particular spot for hours and not do anything but observe. Once I spend the whole day at Pasir Ris park sitting down, watching as the ships goes by.

Somebody once said; 'Being in school, its just like having unprotected sex. You are glad that you got in, but sorry that you came'. I guess its true to most. We study very hard during our 'O' Levels, with high hopes of making it to Tertiary education. And once we are qualified, we dread coming to school. Well, for some people, that's the typical case scenario. I'm sure there are students who look forward to school everyday.

I guess the reason we dread going to school is because of the stress, sometimes its because of the conflicts among peers or maybe its because we have trouble understanding the lesson that is taught in class. Usually, when we don't understand anything, we tend to shun from it. Humans like being in control. Anything that is not within our control, we often reject it.

So, what's it like going to poly?

A new school, new type of education, new friends and zero clue of what I'm getting myself into. I have to admit, I was a bit surprised when not a single person from Siglap Sec went to Biomedical Science. I can look at it from both point of view. Either I dread going to poly because I do not know anyone from my course or I look forward in making new friends. I definitely choose the latter. Now, after 3 weeks of studying in poly, I have made quite a number of new friends while treasuring the ones that have been my friends for atleast 4 years.

Study wise, it is tough. Its quite stressful and frustrating for me when I can't absorb anything that is being taught during lectures. Hence, constant revision is needed. This alone is a major difference from Secondary School. During secondary school, I use my free time chatting at MSN or playing games. Now, my MSN status is constantly busy. I do chat, since its one of the ways for me to de-stress myself. But not as often as before. However, despite the troubles of coping with my school work, I try not to dislike going to school. Poly is still fun, despite the stressful schoolwork. Like someone once told me, nothing is easy in life. If you want something, you have to work for it.

So next week is quiz week. There will be pop quiz for most of the subjects. My major worry is Maths. Since I do not have any 'A' Maths foundation during secondary school, I am lagging behind a lot. Therefore, I guess 1/2 of the weekend will be dedicated for maths. Understanding logarithmitic and exponent, more practice is needed. Other subject, so far its ok. Its not easy, its quite hard but I can cope with it.

Don't you ever get that feeling of wanting something that you can never have? Well I'm feeling that right now,It's just eating me up inside because I know it'll be impossible to get it.

When we become too dependant to someone close, we easily lose ourselves when left alone. Being in love has its pros and cons. But rarely, does someone who is just in their teens, becomes so attached to their loved ones whom they have been together for just a couple of years.

My advice, stop being so sentimental and emotional. If he is gone, so be it. Move on.

Nowadays, I'm having a hard time updating my blog because I simply have too much work. Biomedical Science is hard, especially Maths. The difficulty of the question is one thing, not taking A Maths for my 'O' Level is another. If those taking A Maths are having a hard time, what more for those who didn't. I don't understand logarithmitic and exponent quite well. I know the rules and properties but I can't intepret the properties for answering the question. The lecturer said there will be bridging class for those who didn't take A Maths, but its like too late. If they plan to held the bridging class before integration, it will be pointless because most of us are still lost at logarithmitic. The rest of the subject, I'm able to handle although some of the topics are getting more complicated.

Other than school matters, I'm doing quite fine. Nadiah is organising a movie outing on the 19th May, we are watching The Da Vinci Code. I read the book and its good, hopefully the movie will live up to its reputation.

Election is over, PAP had a resounding victory by winning 82/84 seats in the parliament. No surprises there, PAP is probably the most trusted government in Singaporean's point of view. Not because they are good, but because the other parties just plainly sucks. I have a feeling that Singaporeans vote not for the people that are being nominated, but more to which party the nominees belong to.

Believing in oneself. Most people have a common opinion that just by believing in yourself, you're halfway to achieving your goal. Its not a misconception, by believing in oneself, We can actually accomplish anything.

This blog has not been updated for quite some time. Sigh, life in poly is great. Things are going quite smoothly, except for the study part. It's getting tougher, especially for HAP, Maths and stats, Organic Chem and BIOchem. There's quite a lot of memorising for HAP. And nowadays, I tend to sleep at around midnight which is quite early for me. The problem is, I come home feeling very lethargic but I have a lot of revising to do. Hence, I'm too tired to revise what I have learned on that day so I revise only some parts of the topic. And when I stretch myself and try to absorb everything during the night, I will sleep around 1 am. And that causes me to feel sleepy during lecture the next day.

Its quite hard to keep myself awake during school, especaially when class starts at 8-9am everyday and ends earliest at 4pm, latest at 6pm. Anyways, life is never easy so I just have to go with the flow. A little update on poly, I joined the Samba CCA this week. I intend on joining Samba, TPSU and maybe AS studies club. Samba is fun, its a bit different from the music instruments that I'm used to.

This weekend, I plan on revising. Maths and stats can wait, because that subject I practically don't understan. Basically, its taught in A maths last year but I don't take A maths. So, first will be BIOchem, then HAP followed by Organic Chem. Hopefully, revision can be done by tomorrow. So Sunday, it will just be tutorials. I'm looking forward to Monday. Since there is no Lab, school finish at 10 am. I only come to school for an hour because of BIOchem tutorial. So I may be going out, but its not confirm where though.

Life is as its always been. I won't elaborate on that too much, till then.

Election is coming and all the MP's are stepping their bid by visiting homes of residents. Its quite ironic in a sense that these MP's only bother to show up at our doorsteps when elections are near. In other words, when their jobs are on the line.

Wouldn't it be good if they were to personally check up on us frequently rather than once in every 6 years or so.

Election, its a number's game.

A Harvard professor conducted an experiment. Asked a bunch of students to watch a basketball game - count the number of times the ball was passed.

During the game a person dressed in a gorilla suit ran across the court. Afterward, the professor asked the students if they noticed the gorilla. Fifty percent responded, "what gorilla?"

When we concentrate on a certain object, in this case the ball, we only focus on the ball and ignore everything else that is going on around it. I guess when we focus on a problem, we fail to look at the bigger picture. The same thing can be said about problems during our life.

Hence, when life present to us a problem, try not to focus on the source. Try looking at the bigger picture, you might notice a few things that has happened without you realising it.