Today was a day of isolation, felt really lonely... But for the sake of everyone else health, I was compliant.
At today's Founder's day Thanksgiving service I receive some book prizes. What I lamented was that I forgot to turn to face the camera for photo shoot AGAIN! The message from the guest of honour, Principal of Singapore Poly Mr Tan, struck me as extremely relevant. He spoke about gratefulness and loyalty, about giving back. I find it hard to be grateful when the experiences are not completely satisfactory. Nonetheless, today I came prepared to recognise the teachers whom had made a difference in my life: Miss Lim, for being unwavering in answering my physics queries; Mrs Tan, for being my choir teacher and for being such an excellent chemistry teacher; Mr Ganesan, for establishing my mathematical proclivity which I depend on so much to lessen my workload; Mr Chan, for instilling my avid interest in biology; Mr Tan, for teaching me PEEL which I still depend on today; Mrs Ly-Ann; for making english language lessons interactive. I came prepared with thank you cards. Today I was honoured, today I honour those who made me what I am.
After we finished singing Miss Lim's birthday song, while part of the class was getting hyped up, I left at the same time as my fellow councillors.

Labels: awful, gratefulness

I bought a new pair of shoes. I'm quite happy because I haggled the price down from $117 to $75. I actually spent quite a long time looking for this pair of shoes, because what I was looking for was the exact same design I was already wearing. Out of sentimental reasons, I could not bear to buy other designs. To my chagrin, I searched every shop, only to find that only two shops sold it: Sportlinks at the top floor of Queensway Shopping Centre and some stall manned by Indians on the first floor, of which I bought the shoe from the latter. My shoes are of the brand Adidas and is coloured in only black and white. What holds the most significance to me is the word "JOGGING" at the sides gilded in gold.



On the left: My old pair of shoes On the right: The new pair of shoes

I never forget the day I made a decision to change the way I was. I will never forget this shoe, which was one of my motivational factors that made me strive for my goal. It was this shoes that saw me through some of my proudest moments, and my greatest blunders. It was in this shoe where I experience so many new things, so many new adventures and met so many people. Even as my current shoe eventually fades into oblivion and is reborn, I am anticipation about what is yet to be.

Labels: renewal, shoes

It was a night of fun and games between the 33rds and the 34ths. We did all sorts of crazy things haha. There was a particularly disgusting polo sweet and satay stick game, a hilarious want want riceflour ball game in which Peter Wang(33rd president) looked completely ridiculous, an impromptu charades game and many more. A lot of people were dunked into the pool of the rented bungalow owned by someone's contact. Considering that nearly everyone dipped their feet in the pool, I pity the next person who swims in it.
I bought the halal nasi goreng in the colours red and white. Someone brought yellow pineapple rice. I could not help but wonder why there wasn't someone bringing blue rice.
It was strange how stern faced the 34th could be, of which we the 33rds bore the brunt of during June camp, but today they showed their fun side. In the end, it boils down to rising up to the occasion, being serious when your suppose to, playing hard and working hard at the same time.
Investiture may have been our official appointment, for the school to recognise the 34th as the incoming Students' Council, but SJI was the recognition from our seniors for making it this far and receiving the baton from them.

Labels: fun, rite of passage

This is my first post. I can't describe the surge of relief that engulfed me when I completed this skin. =)
This blog was created in the image of a river, for the mere reason to me, life runs like a river. The course of a river is whimsical; at times a river will burst its banks, at times it meanders peacefully, at times it plunges spectacularly as a wondrous waterfall; much like how our journey as human beings is like: unpredictable. The river represents all ages of life; from its birth, to the youthful rapids, the mellow meanders and to its end at the sea; just as a river ends, my life will slowly, but surely end.
The river is an embodiment of the characteristics I want to emulate. The river is strong; it can carve out the grand canyons. The river brings life and joy, it is reliable; the resplendant valleys, aquatic life and populous cities of the world depend on them. The river is determined; all rivers run to their very end. The river grows; the river becomes wider and more voluminous downstream.
I want to be like the river, which is strong and determine, brings joy and liveliness to others and grows as it journeys.
However, I, as a human, am fundmentally flawed and I am probably further than i can be from this ideality... and as I say this, my school's motto rings a familiar bell... "The Best Is Yet To Be"...

Labels: first, river