this is one of jay chou's new song's MV. and it's SPECIAL because it features DORAEMON. lol. it'a a very cute mv and he's using a doraemon guitar which is super duper cute >.< (i want!)
After reading the previous two posts I felt this strong urge to post too.
First, I want to thank all of you for being part of my life over the past two years. The journey would have been very different without any of you and I have enjoyed every minute of it. Sure, there were ups and downs, but looking back, the first word that comes to my mind is 'wow'. And it will always be 'wow'. All the outings, especially Sentosa, being late for lessons, sitting at the back, sneezing and suaning (yeah like Xianglin, I've got Sam to thank for that) will form a pretty large part of my memory of life in VJ. I honestly feel very blessed to know all of you and like Wayne I hope we can all stay together.
For someone who dreams of attending college at Harvard or UPenn, my grades fall far short of my dream. If I said I wasn't disappointed I would be lying. But the point I want to make is that there will be many obstacles in life, and this is just one of them. I'm sure many of us are disappointed because we feel that our results do not reflect our effort. But the only way we should channel that disappointment is towards working even harder for our A'Levels. Not just because that is the exam that really matters, but also because the important thing is to always do our best. Like Xianglin said, "It's all in the mind".
Posted below is a speech I want to share with you. It's by J.K Rowling at a Harvard graduation ceremony. It has been pretty inspirational for me to listen to her speech and I hope it'll touch you too. Some of you might have watched it already, for those who haven't, it's about 15mins I think; if you're taking a break from studying, do take some time to watch it. I promise it's not a waste of time.
Part 1.
Part 2.
Part 3.
For me, the last two years have been full of fun, learning, stress, mistakes and regrets. I will always remember the fun and the learning. For the stress, mistakes and regrets, I will only take the learning points away, and be thankful that things could have been worse.
All of us have the potential to ace this exam. Now, let's do our best, and have no regrets:)
unleash the monster in you,
8:10 PM
♥ Saturday, October 4, 2008
Hey 07s47, and the 10 of you out there. I guess you all know, year 1 wasn't the 07s47 year for me, i had other commitments, and yea i was much closer to my choir friends than the class, but time really tells everything. my choir friends kinda went their own ways ( i guess u all understand what i meant) and that's when i realised that all along thr's always this bunch of people who will be there for me, and that's you guys.
Going for CCAs and doing other commitments feels like you're outside doing something, but when we're all back together as a class, it feels like home. the place, the presence where we make ourselves 100% comfortable. even with sensitive handsome guys and pretty demure girls ( you all la) around, there is no need to hide our unglam sides. all the sneezing, yawning, singing, cheering, sleeping and bad-hair days it'll be quite cool if we can all stay together huh.
as a classmate and friend who has the worst results, i have no right to encourage you all to study hard, to guide you all in your studies and so on. but yes, as a classmate and friend who has the worst results, i have the right to tell you all that YOU GUYS CAN MAKE IT because i've seen the efforts you guys have put in. i have the right to tell you all that YOU GUYS ARE JUST SO BRILLIANT because thats the way you are.
Xianglin talked abt how we should just try our best so that we wouldn't have any regrets, and i believe thats the mindset that we ought to have. & and i wanna say that if you're not going to be happy in your life, then you'll regret putting in so much effort for A's. cuz A's is all abt what we hope we can achieve in life using our results. Mr Teo talked abt how BRUTAL the outside world is, and how we can forget about changing the world. but i believe we can make something out of it in this brutal world. i believe that no matter how brutal this world is, we can make an impact in people's lives and change them for the better, that even though the world is still so cruel, the marketplace that we'll be in will at least change for the better. the friends that we make with in the future, they all can change for the better amidst this messy situation the world has to offer.
at the end of the day, you know that you have been a blessing to people, and most importantly, you're satisfied and happy with the life you have. i guess that's what we want to achieve in our lives. people, use your results to make this place a better place. it is really really possible.
(sorry for the no-link post)
unleash the monster in you,
10:41 PM
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Slots for Chem remedial (updated on 7 Oct)
8th, wed, 1135 to 1245. Prepare Nov 2007 P3 and HCI P1.
17th, fri, 9.30am. Prepare HCI P2 and P3.
22nd, wed, 9.30am. Prepare AJC P1, P2, P3.
2 periods each.
unleash the monster in you,
9:54 PM
♥ Friday, October 3, 2008
Hey 07s47,
today marks the last official day of schooland i just wanna make use of this post to thank each and everyone of you for the wonderful 2 years of 07s47.
I remembered i made a 'speech' duringthe ct rep selection. I said that i will do my best to gel the class together. Unfortunately, i think i didn't keep that promise.
We entered the class with different backgrounds and it was evident that it was a really different environment for many of us. It's a regret to leave the class in the same manner but i think we have all learnt something in the process. Now it's not the time to think about regrets but rather, reminisce on the good times that we had together.
I would like to thank the class for giving me the opportunity to be the ct rep and eventually leading to all the valuable opportunities that i receieved in my jc years. Life would have been very very different for me without this class. I kind of neglected the class especially in J1 due to my busy schedule. But I'm glad that i have a bunch of friends and classmates supporting me all this while and being so understanding and encouraging. The class is like a retreat for me whenever I feel stressed and worn out, because i know you guys are always there to welcome me, just like home (: You guys are really one of the most understanding and thoughtful people i have met in VJ.
I guessed i have seem to appear as a different person in class and out of class. Maybe like what steffi said, i was trying to maintain my image out of class. Oh well, there's always different sides to one's personality. I haven't been a great role model but you guys don't need one anyway, you should be the role model to yourself. Forget all the unglam-ness and retardedness (though i bet it has been like some free entertainment to you), i'm actually a very glamourous and intellectual girl :D (don't laugh!)
Oh, and there's my 'class committee'.
Thank you Yun Long for being such an understanding asst ct rep! You are always taking the initiative to help me and encouraging along the way. Admin stuff would have been horrible without your help.
Thank you Steffi for being such a fierce and efficient treasurer! (Not forgetting those sneezes which never fails to make ppl laugh)
Thank you Pei Ying for being such a greeny and mindful Green Monitor! You have saved much coal and reduce global warming. You saved the world! (:/) and thank you for being the welfare girl among us (:
Other than class committe, there's also those people who ruled the back row in class with me. I'll never forget those days where the 11 of us sat at the back of the class for lessons.
And there's another person i want to mention - SAMUEL TAN. Honestly i have no idea whether to thank him or just bastard him here. But oh well his presence did make a difference to the class. Our guys have inevitably learnt his pattern and the degree of suaning in class has rose (with me being a victim).
Last but not least, Mr Teo! For that melanine-free, made in switzerland giant toblerone! :D Thank you for making my job much easier and for believing in me. I'll fight hard for that 4As!
Okay, now it's the time for all of us to fight hard. I understand it's tough, i understand that efforts don't seem to pay off at this moment and the feeling sucks. It's never easy to reach the top and we all know that. Whenever i failed in achieving something, I'll always tell myself that the problem lies in the fact that i'm not fighting hard enough. And it's true. I think many of us know it too. But humans just tend to find excuses for themselves and despite knowing what's the problem, we don't correct it. That's why people do not succeed. I've always believe that it all lies in the mind. From mugging to taking the paper, confidence and attitude are very important. You gotta believe you can do it. I may not have been fully demostrating what i'm preaching now, but i promise that i'm going to show that whatever i have said works, and i'm fighting hard for A Levels. And i hope you guys do so too. We all have the potential, and now it's the time to unleash it.
It's just 30 over days away. Results may not be everything, The most important thing is that you don't want to have any regrets when you look back. Because that regret will haunt you for life. You will want to tell yourself that " I have done my best, and i have no regrets " when you look back.
ah okay. I hope no one's turned off. FINALLY, all the best and i know all of you can do it. JIAYOU! and i'm no more your CT Rep (like what wayne said).
