Update!

It's been so long since I last posted!

Since my last post, I've been rather busy with Prelims and what with O's being just round the corner and stuff. Pretty uneventful bunch of weeks, couldn't really do anything else but study... I got back my Chinese O's results, and they're über bad. I'll be retaking, and hopefully I'll score a decent grade at the end of the year. (Y)

Just a few days ago I caught up with Mr Lim and Doran, and we ate at Satay by the Bay and visited the Cloud Dome. Man that place is dope.

Mr Lim's leaving for the Royal Welsh Academy in the UK for a year, and I'm pretty sure everyone's gonna miss him real bad. Cheers to his success and all the best there! (ノ^_^)ノ

Yesterday I chilled out with the gang again! We went for a ride at ECP.

And Brandon intro-ed me to an utterly orgasmic plate of Ipoh Hor Fun. Thumbs up>>>

So yeah that's about it for this update, I'm still in the midst of Prelims so I'll blog again in a couple of weeks! Peace out. ᕦ(ò_óˇ)ᕤ

Blog Re-design

So I did a massive re-designing of my blog. I looked up wolf pictures on Alpha Coders and after like 5 minutes I found this freakin' cool epic awesome picture of one. I have an insane fetish over wolves now mainly because of my name's relation to them. Fenrir, shield-wolf and all that canine jazz. I mean, can it be any more Randall? :D HAHA.

I haven't blogged in the longest time. My last update was around three weeks ago, and several things had transpired since then. Not many of which I can mention here, but an aliased depiction would do no harm :) But they're stories for another time, 'cos I've got to scoot pronto.

So during the last week of the June Holidays I spent well in study sessions with my beloved brotha and sistas.

Then a casual lunch date with Ariel.

A buffet at The Line, Shangri-La.

In.Fusion SYF Celebrations at the Esplanade with the gang.

A Study Session with my homies.

And then a study date with Ruth.

Yes so that was a crash course of my last three weeks, in between all the non-stop mugging. Bumped into Premjit the other day and he offered lots of advice on the final lap to Os. One thing's for sure- we can't burn out and we certainly can't give in now! It's the absolute finality to a life well lived in Temasek.

Till the next update, peace :)

Updates

What is up people! It's been a while since I last posted. Been quite preoccupied lately, what with all the camps and stand-down nights and all.

The past two weeks have been quite eventful for me. There were Stand-down ceremonies for both Council and Choir. Instead of just rattling on and on I'll let these pictures speak for themselves.

Needless to say I miss them all dearly.

And then there was Mr Eric Tan's A-Maths "torture" camp, which was quite fun actually. We drilled non-stop did papers until 0345 for the first night, and 0200 the second. But I developed a fever during the second night and the rest of the camp was just screwed up for me. Price of not bringing my jacket. Brrrrrrr. ﴾͡๏̯͡๏﴿

Peace out.

P.S. It's quite obvious I got all these photos from Instagram LOL

MTL 'O's

Chinese O-levels are finally over. Not sure how I did, but I know I didn't complete the paper. Expecting a high C5/low B4. If I clinch the B, I foresee myself retaking the exam at the end of the year.

I really appreciate all the hard work that the teachers had put in for us. Through the past whole week of the Mother-Tongue Intensive programme, I believe all of us students could see the monumental effort they had made in ensuring that we do well, or at least pass the exam today. We slogged; they slogged harder. 吴老师 even arranged to meet up with us at Subway even after the school had closed to run through our papers with us :) I know the other teachers had made similar arrangements too.

Of course, it's not only the Mother-Tongue department making compromises for us, there are other unsung heroes who have sacrificed valuable time for us, teaching us and marking our bullshit-in-ink, to make sure that we excel in life and become better people.

A friend once shared with me his take on moral values in life. I remember what he said vividly: "In life, there are three groups of people you should always respect. First of all, your parents. That goes without saying. Secondly, the higher-ups of our society. These aren't always the rich- bishops, priests, and societal leaders who earn the respect of others before them, who always put others before themselves. Last but not least, your teachers, for the imparting of knowledge on to others is a humble deed second to none."

Oh damn.

Honestly... what was I expecting?

I actually felt like I did better than last time. But life loves surprising us, so when the bullshit comes, it's when you least expect it. I put in 200% the amount of effort I did than the previous one. Seems like even 1000% won't be enough.

Now I have to pull through this period of mental and spiritual torture again. It sucks. It really does. To harbor soul-crushing thoughts in your head, to feel like you've let everyone down. To feel like everyone looks down on you. Especially those academically well-to-do ones. They often act like they're so concerned and sympathetic towards you and your welfare, but how often is it that these gestures of affection and empathy are true? Many of them probably just wanna see you plummet to the bottom of the abyss and rot.

I've never expressed my heartfelt feelings on the net before. It's because people usually judge you so hard. People start making assumptions and leaping to conclusions faster than they can even fit themselves in our torn and tattered shoes. The contemporary human world is more-often-than-not a cruel one to live in and sometimes it feels like you're nothing but a waste of space. The vast majority is only concerned with him/herself. Think about it. How many TRULY selfless acts have you carried out in life so far? You can probably count them with your fingers. You probably already think I'm some self-presumptuous man-bitch right now.

And it's not like I'm not aware of others that are trapped within the gaping maw of Suffering. Many of my closest friends belong to this group of people. Over-dosage of anti-depressants, suicidal tendencies. They've survived far worse ordeals than us, and probably endure worse things in a day than all you ever had in your life summed up together. Wait till you know their full stories.

I feel my heart becoming serpentine. My conscience is irrevocably freezing up, albeit in near-insignificant amounts every day. Apathy is gaining dominance. If you wanna thaw the ice. Go ahead. You're sincerely welcome to try.

I only want to unbottle all the pent-up emotions within, and there's no finer place to do it than online, right? We're compelled to do stupid and foolish things sometimes. I'm probably gonna regret posting this but... I just have to.

Peace.

Exams Over!

Mid-Years are finally over!

The past two weeks have been quite hellish, but we've managed to pull through haven't we. I don't think I did that well... but what I'm satisfied about is how much I've improved since last FYE. Sure, it might not be those F9-A1 leaps, but I did climb a few grades for my worst subjects. :D

It's time to party hard... for a really short while. Chinese Os are just round the corner, and I've definitely got to make it a one-time thing. If I get a decent grade for this, I won't have to take them again at the end of the year. Profit, yes? :)

Gym, Eat, Study

So I have this Saturday thing going on now- every time after my EMaths tuition (4pm), I would head on down to Pasir Ris Sports and Recreational Centre for some gym, swimming, dinner and studying with Brandon and Damien. Things seemed pretty tentative and uncertain at first but we managed to develop a routine, and it's going pretty well.



It really helps us to unwind from one whole week of stress and schoolwork :D
Studying after a nice and refreshing workout is probably the most productive way to do it, in my opinion. Of course there's still lots of Rot Talk, but it's something (ノ^_^)ノ

Still knee deep in exams, but past the halfway mark! The papers have been relatively OK so far, hoping that next week will be better :) Will try to update the blog again as soon as possible. Peace ᶘ ᵒᴥᵒᶅ