Wow, i haven't blogged for a really long time. Been kind of busy. Anyway, during PE on Friday i managed to trip while plaing netball. laughs And you know what the best part is? I managed to sprain my ankle. Yes- After years and years of falling on roads, off railing, off monkeybars and one the ice, i finally hurt myself falling on the floor. Did i also mention i wasn't even playing with my age group? I was playing with people a year younger. Ya, so anyway after i hurt myself i had to go up this long flight of stairs to go back to my classroom which required another 4 flights of stairs. Laughs. And throughout the whole thing i kept laughing because i thought it was simply hilarious people thought i was seriously crazy, though. I laugh when in pain and cry in joyful times-tears of joy, but still. Laughs ^ That, at least, was because (blank) i forgot. why did i just laugh? Yes, recently i have been getting that. i would be talking to someone and in the midst of talking my vision would go dark and then i can see again but i cannot catch my train of thought back. I can be talking to someone, catch my breath or a drink of water and totally forget to carry on the conversation. Thank God that hasn't happened when teacher is asking me a question. Plus, i met a new friend in Chemistry class. i know that sounds so P1 gay world but i really did. She's really sweet and nice and she's darn smart too. Superbly handy partner. Plus what she doesn't understand i can explain to her but in the others she explains to me and she explains really well too. Oh! And i think she's a PRC scholar :) cool, huh? Now if only i can remember her name ......
Posted by Mona at 7:26 PM
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Whose woods these are I think I know. His house is in the village, though; He will not see me stopping here To watch his woods fill up with snow.
My little horse must think it queer To stop without a farmhouse near Between the woods and frozen lake The darkest evening of the year.
He gives his harness bells a shake To ask if there's some mistake. The only other sound's the sweep Of easy wind and downy flake.
The woods are lovely, dark and deep, But I have promises to keep, And miles to go before I sleep, And miles to go before I sleep.
-Robert Frost-
Close to the sun in lonely lands, Ring'd with the azure world, he stands. He watches from his mountain walls, And like a thunderbolt he falls.
-Alfred Lord Tennyson-
Lovely poems that make you love Literature :)
Posted by Mona at 5:44 AM
And
Ha, those are so cute. Plus Twilight was really good and awesome. It definitely did the book Justice. I can't wait for the next installment to come out.
Posted by Mona at 5:28 AM
Thursday, December 11, 2008
I recently found a rather interesting article in the newspaper which i thought was really impactful and made quite a lot of sense. Not that i am saying that most articles don't make sense but...
Just have a look for yourself
From: http://mathialee.wordpress.com/
Yesterday, I was at the Speakers corner, with around 50 other people of whom at least 20 are activists. When Tan Kin Lian spoke, it started to drizzle and rain. People started taking out their umbrellas , but the speaker was still speaking in the rain. You could tell many people thought someone should go shelter him, me included. But everyone was looking around at others, and asking the people they were with if they should go up, me included. And then, people started to run to one another discussing about whether to shelter the speaker. After a good 5 minutes at least, someone finally went up to shelter him, after having a commitee meeting.
I was thinking, gosh! in Singapore, people need to have a committee meeting and conference before they can stand up to offer someon in need an umbrella!?!?!? How sad is that??!? And I was totally guilty myself. I had not dared to go up, too afraid to walk out of crowd onto the stage to shelter him with my umbrella
At that point, I made a commitment to myself, to never do that again. Never to standby doing nothing while watching someone in need.
And so today, I went for this talk where there were a panel of speakers, one of whom was blind. And everyone had water. The moderator put the bottle of water in his hands because he couldn’t see it. Then as she was speaking, he was struggling to open it cos he couldn’t see the seal break. He struggled until he gave up and put the bottle down. And everyone, most of whom are activists, were just watching and waiting.
I took another bottle, opened it, walked up and gave it to him.
I know this is an incredibly small thing. An almost nothing. Something anyone could easily do.
But i’m actually really proud of myself, in a way that i haven’t been for a long long long time. I don’t think i ever felt like this after scoring any amounts of As in the exam
And I really really hope that everybody would make that same commitment.
The commitment to stop waiting for other’s approval or even support, the commitment to just stand up immediately to do what is right. The commitment to never standby when someone is in need.
Because a nation which cannot even offer someone in the rain an umbrella without a committee meeting is a nation which can never help itself or others
-End-
Wow, if you have time you should seriously go read some of her posts. Oh right and all that stuff up there ^ belongs to her.
Now don't you agree with what she said. And yet when i saw this in the today paper i couldn't help but smile because i not only recognized Singaporeans in that picture but myself as well.
It really is no point if we just read a touching article and then carry on living the way we do---like many of us tend to do.
I guess Singapore will really start to change when people start stepping out of their comfort zone to help each other. Even with a simple act of sheltering someone.
You can stay under my umber-ella ella ella ey ey ey
Think About It.
Posted by Mona at 1:52 AM
Sunday, November 30, 2008
Right now I am trying to start on my Commonwealth Essay and i must say an improvement has been made.
Take that writer's block!
That's not to say that I've actually started but at least i have the plot of the story starting to form in some remote part of my head. Also, we are going into the last month of 2008!
I don't know why but all of a sudden i feel like time has gone by so fast and i start to think if i have made the right decisions in my life for this year. Like if i should have gone against my group member in a certain project work; Should i have done my work differently and i've recently cleaned up and cleaned out my room and i found a thousand and one things that brought back tons of memories. I thought i had lost my K2 photo but guess what? It was just underneath a whole bunch of my other baby photos! Super happy with the junk..er, treasures i found in my room.
So to everyone out there there, just kind of take this time to remember what you have done in this past year and apologise to those you have wronged or hurt. (Don't want to start a year with enemies, right?)
And also take time to make goals for yourself. After all, if you fail to plan you plan to fail, right?
I suggest doing this by using the smart goal system. By the way, i learned this in church but if you learn this anywhere else it should probably be the same :)
Anyway, smart goals stand for S-pecific M-easurable A-ttainable R-ealistic T-imeframe GOALS!
1) Be specific about your goals.
Don't just say i want to study harder, say i want to study (eg) Chemistry.
2) Make your goals measurable.
So let's say you got 60 for your last Chemistry paper, then say i shall aim for 75 in my next paper. In this way your goal can be measured and you can tell how much you fell short or how much you have achieved when your next paper comes.
3) Make your goals attainable/realistic.
All right, now let's say you failed your last Chemistry paper and you want to get a 100 for your next paper. It is attainable but is it realistic? No. So maybe you set yourself for 60-70 in your next paper. In this way it is attainable and realistic at the same time. A sure winner.
4) Finally, your timeframe.
It's no use just saying i want to study chemistry. Say i want to study the Chemistry chapters 1-5 in the next let's say 2 months. In this way it keeps you on task and it won't drag on and on imagine how it would be if you just said you wan ted to study Chemistry but you take the next year to do it. And this might all seem tiring but trust me it is worth it to do and even more worth it to work towards it and see it get acomplished.
Happy goal setting and when you feel like really sick and you feel like giving up...well, watch the video below and i strongly suggest watching the movie.
BTW, it's called Facing The Giants.
Happy Holidays!
Posted by Mona at 2:21 AM
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Whoosh! The holidays have gone by so fast I don't even know what is happening.
Anyway, up to this point i have just come back from China with beautiful memories and pictures which i will upload another time.
Also, i am so happy to get my first choice for subject combinations!
So now i will officially be taking
-Physics -Chemistry -A Math -E Math -Full Geography -Elective Literature -English -Chinese -Media Studies
Woots! i am super happy with what i got but i recently flipped through the Physics Textbook and got the shock of my life.
Gotta love to learn inertia and velocity . . . . . . . . i don't even know what they mean.
Whoa, next year is going to be a hectic one
Also, Twilight is coming out 14 days earlier than planned. i am so excited (EEKS!!) right. Now onto holiday homework.
I have no inspiration whatsoever to write my Commonwealth Essay. Anybody who has finished it must be some genius storywriter but here's the thing:
I have yet to decide what question i want to do but whatever question i've narrowed it down to, the inspiration still doesn't come to me. It gets frustrating to get writer's block but even more frustrating if the writer can't even start!
Gosh, but look on the bright side, i've almost finished my math, yay me.
Right, i have to chill on watching zack and cody cause i'm starting to sound like (what's that girl's name?)
Ah yes, Brenda Song. Wonderful amazing actress, big fan. Plus she acts a little like Dominique in the way she claps her hands...
Right, back to writer's block
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man, hope i will get my essay done soon.
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Posted by Mona at 2:48 AM
Monday, October 6, 2008
English is so yesterday
And Shakespearian English is the way of the future! Just joking. It's just that to-day is the official day of End Of Eoys. Sorry if i don't seem to be celebrating, it's just that i considered that um, the time after the majorly tiring Geog exam.
Oh! And i woke up majorly EARLY for the English test. The test was at (let's see) 11am.
I woke up at 7.30am.
Yes, you may laugh at me forgetting that the exam reporting time was at 10.30am and not erm, 8.30am. But fine, i had a cheap Shunfu Mart Beehoon breakfast with a huge cup of tea with milk.
So i was totally pumped with caffeine. (WOOTS!!!) And i was totally ready for the exam.
So those sitting beside me could see me laughing when our comprehension passage was on---CAFFEINE!
I even thought of looking up and waving to my Father in heaven. He sure has a funny way of surprising me and letting me know that he's there watching me. And usually at the funniest moments.
Just to see exactly how much caffeine i had left in me I took a short test and thank goodness it's wearing off.
For those who have been chugging down cups of coff-eeine and tea, you'd better stop because it's apparently bad for health and yet good for health. MODERATION. But exams are over so STOP.
Today i had to go back to school for drama (yeah, so much for 2 day break, huh?)
We were practicing for about 2 hours when the teacher finally came to watch us! Now we will have practice on Thursday and perhaps Friday! (yay?) After that I RUSHED to the talk by Meg Cabot with Melissa for company. We didn't catch it but i managed to get her to autograph my book (book 4 of the mediator) and i got to stand like 5cm-okay, 10cm-away from her. And she called me by my name when she handed me my book! Plus she smiled at me.
(remembering the moment)
(smiling to myself)
(remembering that i have a time limit on the computer)
So immediately after that i went to finish my ACM board that was being held captive in the starlight room. So sad--- my whole board is broken and damaged and cracking at the edges.
Granted that i wanted that whole "aging-and-cracking" effect for the board in the first place, this was not exactly my plan for it to actually start falling into different pieces.
After doing major surgery and managing to get it in 1 piece and not 3, I returned it to the starlight room :)
Let me say that that was one of my funniest visits to the starlight room. There were two teachers occupying the room so i just knocked and it went like:
me: (knocks, opens door) excuse me teachers, but could i take my board?
teacher 1 : Can, but you have to pay me $0.50 first. teacher 2 : Yeah, $0.50 for both so that's $1.
okay caffeine must have made me blur or it must have been my withdrawal symptoms or that drama had made me so sleepy. Or it could have just been me when i went "huh?"
Then i went "sorry" and started backing out of the room. The teachers started to laugh and went "we're just pulling your leg, of course you can come in."
Right, i felt so silly after that that i ended up grabbing 2 boards and bolting for the door. But it's all right, they didn't recognize me because
a) Both of them do not teach me and; b) I was blushing so deeply you couldn't have seen or, for that matter, recognized my face.
After all of this de-caffienated drama, I met up with Priscilla and we went to watch Eagle Eye.
Quite an accomplished day and i get to "re-live" it again tomorrow. (yay?)
here's just a cute e-mail someone sent me:
Lesson 1:
A man is getting into the shower just as his wife is finishing up her shower, when the doorbell rings.
The wife quickly wraps herself in a towel and runs downstairs. When she opens the door, there stands Bob, the next-door neighbor.
Before she says a word, Bob says, "I'll give you $800 to drop that towel, "
After thinking for a moment, the woman drops her towel and stands naked in front of Bob After a few seconds, Bob hands her $800 and leaves.
The woman wraps back up in the towel and goes back upstairs.
When she gets to the bathroom, her husband asks, "Who was that?"
"It was Bob the next door neighbor," she replies.
"Great," the husband says, "did he say anything about the $800 he owes me?"
Moral of the story
If you share critical information pertaining to credit and risk with your shareholders in time,you may be in a position to prevent avoidable exposure.
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Lesson 2:
A priest offered a Nun a lift. She got in and crossed her legs, forcing her gown to reveal a leg. The priest nearly had an accident. After controlling the car, he stealthily slid his hand up her leg.
The nun said, "Father, remember Psalm 129?"
The priest removed his hand. But, changing gears, he let his hand slide up her leg again.
The nun once again said, "Father, remember Psalm 129?"
The priest apologized "Sorry sister but the flesh is weak."
Arriving at the convent, the nun sighed heavily and went on her way.
On his arrival at the church, the priest rushed to look up Psalm 129 It said, "Go forth and seek, further up, you will find glory."
Moral of the story
If you are not well informed in your job, you might miss a great opportunity.
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Lesson 3:
A sales rep, an administration clerk, and the manager are walking to lunch when they find an antique oil lamp. They rub it and a Genie comes out.
The Genie says, "I'll give each of you just one wish."
"Me first! Me first!" says the admin clerk. "I want to be in the Bahamas, driving a speedboat, without a care in the world."
Puff! She's gone.
"Me next! Me next!" says the sales rep. "I want to be in Hawaii, relaxing on the beach with my personal masseuse, an endless supply of Pina Coladas and the love of my life."
Puff! He's gone.
"OK, you're up," the Genie says to the manager.
The manager says, "I want those two back in the office after lunch."
Moral of the story
Always let your boss have the first say.
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Lesson 4:
An eagle was sitting on a tree resting, doing nothing. A small rabbit saw the eagle and asked him, "Can I also sit like you and do nothing?"
The eagle answered: "Sure , why not."
So, the rabbit sat on the ground below the eagle and rested. All of a sudden, a fox appeared, jumped on the rabbit and ate it.
Moral of the story
To be sitting and doing nothing, you must be sitting very, very high up.
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Lesson 5:
A turkey was chatting with a bull. "I would love to be able to get to the top of that tree," sighed the turkey,"but I haven't got the energy."
"Well, why don't you nibble on some of my droppings?" replied the bull.
They're packed with nutrients."
The turkey pecked at a lump of dung, and found it actually gave him enough strength to reach the lowest branch of the tree.
The next day, after eating some more dung, he reached the second branch.
Finally after a fourth night, the turkey was proudly perched at the top of the tree. He was promptly spotted by a farmer, who shot him out of the tree.
Moral of the story
BullShit might get you to the top, but it won't keep you there.
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Lesson 6:
A little bird was flying south for the Winter.It was so cold the bird froze and fell to the ground into a large field. While he was lying there, a cow came by and dropped some dung on him. As the frozen bird lay there in the pile of cow dung, he began to realize how warm he was.
The dung was actually thawing him out! He lay there all warm and happy, and soon began to sing for joy.
A passing cat heard the bird singing and came to investigate.
Following the sound, the cat discovered the bird under the pile of cow dung, and promptly dug him out and ate him.
Morals of this story
(1) Not everyone who shits on you is your enemy.
(2) Not everyone who gets you out of shit is your friend.
(3) And when you're in deep shit, it's best to keep your mouth shut!
********* yes- important :) in the appropriate way, of course.
