~The Road Less Taken~

Tuesday, September 19, 2006

Or at least that's what they'll call it here. September holidays, or in other words, mugging fiesta. Exams are in 3 weeks time, i guess the atmosphere must be eons away from what you're feeling there. But it's been late nights, struggling to get the balance between work and play, and just trying to find time to spend with God and to spend typing emails such as these. Sorry I haven't been available to email you or anything. But at least absence makes the heart fonder. From the very "un-updated" blog i realise that it's been a week since our last contact. sigh.

Oh well. I guess it'll be nice for me to update you on stuff that's happening back here (Since these stuff tend to be more interesting than emailing about philosophy or like the cheem cheem things that i tend to talk about):

It'll be nice to start with Teacher's days celebrations I guess:

ACES day was a joke. We walked around the school. Since when was the school big enough for that?

It was the best teachers' day in a long long time. Student council and prefects spearheaded it, and it was, I might say, the best thing they've done in a long time. It was simply, in a word touching, as the students who performed sang their hearts out to the teachers, and at the end we all sang 'Thank you for giving to the Lord' ( you should know this song?) in unison. It was enough drive emotional Tim to tears. Anyway, there were weird videos screened, Elaine Lee making a big joke of herself :D, Brian Chirnside saying that he worked for the money, Elaine Lee telling teachers to leave teaching 'while they could'. But it was all in jest. Inside they meant differently i guess. And it was scary to see like Yvonne Lim giggling on school-wide television.

And so on teacher's day i got my presents. Which i seriously don't deserve at all....I've never given anything to anyone :(. But Sean got me a yellow and blue soccer ball. brand-new. So sweet. And on that very day Fab and I stayed back to kick the ball around, with Shouren (you would have been there too!). Anyway, we later crashed some Sec3s and played against them (no...not 3 on so many, we had other sec3s to help us as well). So we felt the pain of playing without knowing the names of half the people in our soccer team, while the other team was practically owning us (Arguably it would have been different had you been there). Among the opponents' team was a certain Wycliffe (notorious BB pon tang person), who though super pro, was super stuck up as well (as in arrogant). Was a bit annoying every time he stood next to you, asked for the goalkeeper to pass, and said that the 'bounce would get you'. And every time he tried to score from the corner keep saying that the goalkeeper couldn't do anything to stop it. (it was raining really badly). Anyway, Jin and ET (not the alien...but we did play with this ET guy b4) crashed as well :D and we got better. A bit.

And so the holidays began. And it was really mugging and just mugging for me. Unfortunately that was all I was good for that day. And you're really lucky you got to skip this year's exams haha. Btw, i finally got all the Amath worksheets from Daniel Yew, and i don't know how to get them to you. haha, 85% average this term...I DEPROVED from 87% noooo. J Low was revelling in his 82% and bragging in front of Daniel till he saw my mark :P.

Next day. Mr Azmi took Fab and I out for lunch (in celebration of my bdae), in his usual 'I must overfeed them' spirit, he brought us to Jack's Place. I ate so much fried stuff. And so much steak. Oh no! We felt bad that he spent so much on us. As usual. He did mention that had you been around we would have called you along as well :D. But anyway, Mr Azmi was doing this 'Yum, Yum' thing at Fabriz while eating and slowly chewing on a mushroom. Fab was disgusted. But we got back at Mr Azmi by doing it with carrots and cauliflowers (which we found out he didnt' like...haha).

That wasn't it, he took us to Expo for this COMEX fair, with all these digital gadgets and stuff, and he went there to buy something for my birthday. Do you believe it? We felt worse than ever before. Seriously bad bad bad. Fab's Ipod was spoilt so Mr Azmi got him an Creative mp3 player, and he probably thought it would be nice to get one for me too...so that's what he did. Ouch to his pocket, it was a good $237 (each!), and we felt really really pai seh. He got me a pink one though...what was that for? Anyway. Remember that you would have been around too had you not been in America. Me and Fab were just thinking of how you would have responded to such generosity of Mr Azmi. I think you would have ran off somewhere and hid, or like totally faint on the spot. lol. So now i have an mp3 player. Quite useful actually...but I still feel bad. Anyway, Mr Azmi's bdae on 9 Sep, don't forget to wish him. I'm giving him a wooden model car because he asked for a mercedes :P

The next day was BB. Fab brought his mp3 player and was belting out POKEMON theme song on it. With BONG! It was quite a slow and boring parade i must admit. The sec1s played waterbomb game - the preparation time was longer than the playing time. They were made to roll in the sand pit at the track...eeee. Anyway. Had BS as well. We went down to Bethany Methodist Home and talked to the old folks there. How wonderful God is that he empowers people with a good Chinese vocab and speaking ability when needed. That day i spoke exceptionally well. God's blessing. His glory. But i went home that day with a changed perspective of things.

Sunday. haha you read on my blog about a certain Jemimah. Ya we finally got our first fish from the Tracing. Thank God for His little miracle!

Monday Study. Tuesday Study. Whole day at home. Nothing much i could talk about except that I enjoyed using the new mp3 player whlie doing work. But i have become more slack. Bad thing at this point in time.

Today. Soccer. Derek's initiative. We had a good round of just whacking my new ball around. kenny really missed soccer. fab chose sleeping over kicking. Arj was around. JLow was around and he never did disappoint us - always delivering those corners the other way :). Elliot was the surprise person who showed up. Nevertheless we had fun playing. Ate lunch at Wah Chee, some place opposite school on the side of my house. Next time we'll take you there. 24 bucks spread over 6 people. Not that bad lah. But you would think differently.

Anyway. enough about me. Glad to know that things are finally moving where you are. School's a great experience you must continue to enjoy and tell me about k? And Bio...haha. And you will shine when they talk about the Crucible and stuff :D. And since when were you a tour guide....haha teach me some french when you come back. Fast food is bad anywhere...seriously, and it makes you FAT!!! ahhhhhhh. Ok wadever.

Anyway, i take it u haven't read my blog in a long time. The derek thing was qutie long ago :). And ya i still feel i'm silly to feel that way. Maybe it's just because they were girls. sigh.

God Bless you always Ding :D

thanks for taking time to email me :D

Tim

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