another week coming to a close.
another month coming to a close.
all too soon.
Apparently, i overestimated my determination and sense of responsibility.
The noble plans of studying all went down the drain.
Since when have i became so lazy???
I will somehow find an excuse not to study every time i should.
and time is running short.
not looking forward to next year.
Realised that i am seeing a lot of the choir ppl lately.
especially the choir comm.
It's due to the numerous practices and events that occurred.
For example, i saw some of them on mon, thurs, fri, sat.
And that's because i didn't go for the tues meeting.
next week's gonna be much much more.
Not really looking forward to WCYF next week.
it's mon-thurs, 9am-5pm
at CCAB. which is somewhere in newton i think.
so i have to wake up at 6 plus every morning.
It's like going to sch! or rather a sch for singing.
So i'm gonna see the comm every day, because only the comm is going.
It's not a bad thing though, at least we can treat it as a comm bonding session...
who am i kidding? we have much better bonding sessions... like the 'debrief' session after farewell.
haha. It was super fun and funny.
Farewell went quite well, considering that it was such a last minute thing.
We only knew the week before that we have to do it this week as the J2 guys have to go to army.
well, we enjoyed ourselves and i seriously hope the seniors did too.
i wonder who's holding on to all the photos...
Although i enjoyed farewell, i'm glad it's over.
planning the event is stressful and busy.
I'm not gonna complain about 1 less thing to stress about in my life.
next is orientation.
Luckily i can forget about that for a while.
not really looking forward to auditioning the J1s...
still have heaps of homework to do
and caroling accessories to buy
and so many more choir pracs
and numerous WYCF performances
and church camp
and start of year exam to studey for.
Not a good pile of things to do..
but i'll work on it.
tata for now.
hope i'll survive till next sun to blog again.
or even better, i'll find time and energy to blog halfway through the week.
bye~
DREAM OF ME! 9:45 PM ;
Hi I'm back!
2-4 Jan: work ( again, if i get it )
I was looking forward to this trip since i signed up. In the beginning, i thought this trip would be physically draining as it was meant for students in sports CCA. However, to my relief, it was not very taxing physically, though it did get very dirty and uncomfortable at times.
The journey to Bintan was uneventful. My only complain is that my bag was stuffed to the brim -- with food. Okay, i may be exaggerating, but i had the notion of having not enough to eat on this trip. Luckily for me, this notion is not true. Unfortunately for me, i had to bring all the food back as i could not finish all of it. Also, i reckon that i gained quite a few pounds after this trip. The food there is simply irresistable! With all the seafood and fresh vegetables, it was mouth-watering (this is a huge compliment coming from a person who doesn't like seafood).
Other than the food, i absolutely enjoyed the accomodation there except for the first night whereby we slept in tents without even bathing. Also, the trips to the local schools were an eye-opener. I gained a huge sense of satisfaction seeing the smiles on the cute faces of the children there. It seems like a long time whereby i see children happy at the sight of balloons, biscuits and titbits. They treasure our everyday food. It makes me feel lucky for my lifestyle. I remember one afternoon whereby we sat near a charcoal factory eating our lunch. The village children were playing around us. By offering them a small portion of our lunch, we got a huge smile in return. It seems like a worthwhile trade to me. Also, the mangrove reforestation was not as horrible as i thought it would be. At least the hight of the mud did not reach my knees.
Now, to the portion of the journey which i did not enjoy as much. The mosquitoes and sand flies there were unbelievably irritating. Not to mention the cockroaches. I wonder if i could have survived without my mosquito repellants. Not forgetting the 'toilet' --which i merely a hole-- on our first night at the island. It stinks, literally. To make it worse, we had to take turns to cover the toilet with sand before we left the island. Well, there has to be a first time in everything.
Also, i absolutely loathe the feeling of wearing wet socks and shoes. To my horror, my feet were in this situation for at least half the jouney. Well, i guess there is always a flipside to enjoyable events. Not forgetting the journey back to Singapore. It was horible. The boat almost did not stop rocking. Moreover, I sat at the top deck, which makes the rocking seem like viking rides. To be optimistic, at least now i know that my motion sickness problem is not as bad as i thought. At least I did not vomit.
Finally, back in Singapore. Although i did not enjoy the whole experience in Bintan, I would not trade it for another.
DREAM OF ME! 9:45 PM ;