We did this a few times but today was a real training that we had as a team. In the preparation for the coming Soccer Tournament, everyone is really to get gear up and show how much we could do as a team to make ourselves to the finals of the game. We have our star players; Raymond Kwa and Zulfadli, who are the soon to be heros of Singapore's future... LOL!!

I was not in a favourable condition to join in the match as my muscles were aching. I have a hard time resting myself these days as I was having insufficient sleep. Projects and reports, as well as deadlines, are moving in circles in my mind, which I guess I feel like banging my head at times and keep myself away from all the working (TEP) stuff.

Anyway, we managed to score quite a number of goals against our opponents. We were playing under the drizzle at the hockey pitch. The feeling was refreshing as I was barefooted and was playing under the drizzle, that chills my body temperature. Well, I got to score 4 goals today but it was all pure luck. 2 times with the aid of the cone, and 2 times again, thanks to Raymond's assist. Its all tap-ins but well, its better than nothing isnt it??!! ^.^

Raymond and Zul are the best in the team. Their team work and one touch is a total killer that I guess, they will be the crucial members for the team for all matches on Saturday's tournament. I guess I wont be playing much as I'm running for the Standard Chartered Marathon the next day. Plenty of rest is needed... yet I'm still striving my very best to win the game no matter what.

Bing told me that I was like a guy who had eaten steroids, where I dont seem to need a rest after every run. I was running, chasing for every ball during the game. Speed is my strength, and my weakness. Strength is because I have the pace to chase for balls but weakness would be to stop at the right moment, at the right time. I think I need to improve on that. Haha... Anyway, Bing was doing very well today too, scoring a 4 to 5 goals for today. Another great player was Siew Boon, who managed to save the team from conceding more goals during the match, even with an injuried hand.

After the whole game, I was feeling much better, especially my legs. The muscles werent tight anymore and I feel that the sore feeling has gone. However, there's a possibility that tomorrow I would feel the aching again. Haha... Hope it doesnt.

Today's soccer event is being cancelled due to bad weather conditions. Its gonna be posponed to next Wednesday, the day for the Orion finals. I still have no idea what song to sing for that day and guess what?? Today's briefing makes me feel so nervous as everyone needs to sing in front of the rest. -.-" I wasnt well prepared so, I guess it wasnt my fault.

What matters most is that music always remains in me. My mind, soul and every part of my body. I dont care what people would say and what the judges would say. All I wish to do is to try my best and most of all, making sure that the passion never ends. Music is in me, and no matter how bad I sang, appreciation to the arts is always a good thing... Hehe...

It was a test for me, especially when my endurance and determination comes in play. I was training for my 10km run, which I would be taking part in the Standard Chartered Marathon. It sounds easy to run but come to think about it again, actions speak louder than words.

Anyway, I met Shuai Xun and Yong Hong for yesterday's training. First of all, I need to apologise to them for being late. I was quite reluctant to get myself out from my house. Anyway, at least I brought them the hand-made pizza that was done by my Sister and well, partly me. Dont ask me why my sister wants to prepare pizza in the morning but I guess she wants me to have some since I didnt have my share the previous day due to my commitments for the Sport & Fitness Expo.

Well, I managed to run 8km in 40 minutes but I guess I was not putting enough effort. Although Shuai Xun had 8 rounds, I guess I should not be competing against him. In such a race, competition with others is not important factor. The best challenge is against yourself. Its the determination that one has and how far you can exceed your limits to achieve your goals. I had to stop at the 20th round as I was suffering from blisters. I need to make sure that I'm in a perfect condition for my run, as I will be exhausted the day before for my soccer tournament.

Anyway, once I stopped, I had soccer after that with my S.W. mates before heading to the swimming pool to chill myself in the icy water with Shuai Xun and Yong Hong. Alright, I did something stupid and I suffered from cramps on my left foot. I was kicking the water, practising the kick for backstroke and guess what, the pain occured. I guess Yong Hong did a great help for me by helping me to lift my leg up in the water. ZZzz.. The worst part was when he laughed, he moved my cramp foot, inflicting more pain!!! ~_~" Ouch~~!!!

V.E. practice was quite tired too. I realised that I didnt complete my presentation for today and by the time I reached home, it was around 11.45pm. I ended up doing the slides till 3 plus in the morning. I managed to knock-out at 4am but woke up at 7.30am for school. That wasnt called enjoying your off day. It is a torture. I was in school, hoping to get a nap but I didnt. Presentations for the entire day is a killer. I was dying for sleep... Gosh!! Now I'm home, at least I gonna sleep before 11pm today or else I really gonna be the next panda of V.E..

Before I go, I was pleased to hear that I got through for the finals of the school's Orion Singing Competition. Not only me, Zulfadli, Ping Ding and Paul were into the finals. I am happy for them but I was not in the mood for celebration. Yi Tian didnt get to the finals and Ping Ding and I were not feeling that happy. Its like... Everyone's in except you are being left out. I dont know why I would have such feelings but one thing I know is that with a higher status or greater achievements, it also means the greater the loss one will have.

I dont wish a competition that will end friendships. Seriously, I was thinking whether I should continue with the competition or not. With all the commitments in my attachment and for my other friends, its still a big question if I should drop out of the competition. Haix... What a delimma... Well, I am not trying to get sympathy from others but that's my thinking. What matters most is my decision and its whether I choose to take this path to my dream.. or not... =X


** 5 more days to Standard Chartered Marathon... Rest more... Sleep more... Run FAST!! =D

After watching the live telecast of the World Cup Qualifiers Draw, it is really a surprise to see England draw with Croatia in the same group stage again since after the Euro 2008 Qualifiers competition. Some call it bad luck while others said its fated. Well, I guess England gonna prove that they are capable of making through the qualifiers or else, all hopes will be dashed.

Hmmm... I wasnt concern about where England's gonna be but the major concern was on Singapore. Singapore ended up being with some of Asia's big guns. I dont know if that sounds good or not but one thing is for sure, if you play hard, you will definitely win hard. Haha... Sounds easy but for the Lions, you gonna prove it!!

Countries I supported:
- England [Due to E.P.L. Influence...]
- Singapore [Who doesnt support their own country??!!]
- Spain [Partly La Liga's influence.. and Fernando Torres!!!]
- Holland [Van Der Vaart; Van Persie... All the 'Van's...]
- Portugal [Nani; C. Ronaldo; Simao... Heros of mine...]


Group Qualifiers Table:

Asia Group 4 -> Saudi Arabia; Uzbekistan; Lebanon; Singapore

UEFA Group A -> Portugal; Sweden; Denmark; Hungary; Albania; Malta

UEFA Group E -> Spain; Turkey; Belgium; Bosnia-Herzegovina; Estonia; Armenia

UEFA Group F -> Croatia; England; Ukraine; Belarus; Kazakhstan; Andorra

UEFA Group I -> Holland; Scotland; Norway; Macedonia FYR; Iceland

I just had my shower after coming back from Suntec City. Its the 2nd day of the Sport and Fitness Expo and seriously, I was not feeling that good during the whole event. I guess I was too tired that I have not much energy left to continue my task.

Well, early the morning, my handphone rang with my message tone being played. The phone was next to me and with my alarm at its loudest, I woke up and check who was it who sent me a message at that hour. Guess what??!! 6am!! Its Auntie Emily... -.-" She asked me to wake up and go bath.. OMG!! Not a repeat of yesterday's actions... Well, I ended up messaging her before I went K-O. I was too tired to do anything but alright, I was awake by then so no choice but to force myself to sleep. (I was dreaming of Doremon halfway... Dont ask me why... S.X. was in the dream too, that was like... after we finish our race??!! LOL!!)

Once I was awake, I got ready and prepared to head down to Suntec City for the Expo thingy. I wasnt late!! Its also a good thing that Ryan was there since after his M.I.A. for the past few days. I have nothing to say but I guess I have learn some valuable lessons from the friends and mentors behind me. Learning is always a never ending process and I guess, I will live with it no matter what.

Once the whole event ends, I went to Starbucks for our V.E. meeting. I was really exhausted that I fall asleep during meeting. ZZzz... I am too tired and I really need some rest. I do really want to apologise that I slept during the meeting, I shall try not to do that the next time. Before we went for dinner, I went back to the Adidas booth to snap some pictures and getting some namecards for future references for our I.P.P. in Year 3. I even tried to do some rock climbing before I left. It was a tough one as my hands were getting fatigue. My arms were numb after the climb and it was like jelly throughout the night's event.

Well, tomorrow there's my off day. I guess I gonna spent the time doing my report for AWWA as well as the proposal for this week. Nothing has been done yet so I think I really need to work on something first before everything goes haywire again like last week.

Shuai Xun will be trying out his new shoes for the marathon this coming Sunday and I have yet to buy my shoes. I think I will be using my dad's SuperNova Cushion for the race, since he's not using at all, temporaily. Its gonna be testing my limits and endurance for the 10km run and I cant wait for it to happen.

Gosh!! Saturday has the Soccer tournament in NYP... I am done for it... ~.~"

And I need to train on my basketball shooting. I cant believe I lost to Auntie Emily... ZZzz...
Nic -> 100 points
Em -> 148 points

NNNNNNOOOOOooooooo..... >_<

Haix... I am so tired now but at least, I will just do some typing about the Sport & Fitness Expo at Suntec City. Well, as I have posted on my blog earlier, waking up too early isnt fun at all. Still, I was late to meet the rest of the team for morning shift. Although I was late, I still feel quite good, especially V.J.'s lappy is with me the whole day. I had played FM2008 during the journey to City Hall... Cool!!

Well, the event started at 10am and Siew Boon and I went for our breakfast first since we are hungry. We had not eat anything before we came so we went to Burger King for a meal before we head back for serious business. Things were not fine for me at the beginning. I didnt manage to sell any pair of schools in the beginning. Slowly, I was doing my job and I managed to sell a few of them. However, I dont think I sold 10 of them, probably less. While for the rest, it seems that they can communicate with the customers well, and convince them to buy the shoes.

Gosh!! What's wrong with me??!! Hmmm... I guess I gonna figure it out while I'm sleeping. I gonna think of a better strategy to get more sales tomorrow. Haha... I must be getting myself going crazy, with all the Adidas technology to be mentioned to the customers. That's gonna be making me go nuts at any time at this rate.

Anyway, Auntie Emily was there and really, thanks for the Ice Lemon Tea you bought. Once my shift is over, I went to meet her and sent her to her workplace first before heading home. I feel so bad to make her come to the Expo thingy... >_< Shuai Xun!! Remind me alright??!! Haha...

Haix... Its really tiring to wake up at 6.30am when your attachment shift starts at 9am. My Mum was yelling at me, getting me to take a shower first since she wants to wash the clothes. If only the whole house has 2 shower rooms, it will be better. >_< Well, I just want to do some crapping about what's happening during the past few days.

Hmm... Let me see... I had joined the school's Orion Singing Competition and the audition was a fine one. I guess that's because I tried to tell myself that I'm just singing for fun and that's all. I sang the song"Ru Guo Ni Hai Ai Wo" by Guang Liang. If you want to get to listen this song, you should search for his 1st album. This song is one of my favourite, which I have been listening over the past few years when my interest towards singing builds up.

Well, there were 3 judges and all of them were SA Officers. I dont understand why they will ask them to be judges but it will be a fun experience to be a judge for a singing competition. Anyway, back to the topic, I was getting nervous once it was my turn to sing. I have stage frights all the time so its hard to overcome it but I just give it a try. Hence, after singing a few lines, my hands were trembling and I tried to control myself. Its important or else my voice will go haywire again. Haha... Anyway, the audition ended in 30 seconds (Gosh!! -.-") and soon it was Yi Tian's turn. Haha.. I wonder how was Paul and Ping Ding's audition yesterday...

Anyway, I really want to thank Yi Tian and Auntie Emily for being there on that day to support me! Thanks!! Hmmm.. Auntie Emily was really the best supporter I guess! A sick auntie was there to support both Yi Tian and me... Anyway, thanks alot... :D

Alright... As I have mentioned, early the morning and I started to crap... That's a bad thing to do. I got to go Suntec City for attachment... Haha... Life sucks... =X

Today's full moon is really beautiful!! Alright, I am having a bad time now since I had a headache hours ago. I just came back home from NYP after watching the Piano Esemble concert. It was a nice concert but it doesnt suite me. Imagine listening to more than 10 pieces of piano pieces... For me, I would be sleeping but I still managed to keep myself awake. Haha...

Anyway, back to the main issue today. We were having an Adidas Soccer Clinic in Tampines Safra and I do admit, we were having a great time throughout the event. I met Azirah in the morning and went we reached the venue, both of us were having gastric. Zzzz... Not trying to spoil the day but we bear the pain. Luckily, there's donuts from Kenny for breakfast. At least we still can survive for the whole morning.

Soon, the event started, with all the pariticipants and soccer stars coming to the venue. Let me think again.. Lionel Lewis, Shi Jia Yi, Aleksandar Duric, Hassan Sunny Aide Iskandar... and many many more!! Anyway, warm ups started first and after that, it was the training that we have proposed. This time, I got to learn a few things about having trainings as a team. There are various ways of training a specific skill or technique but still it depends on whether the person could adapt it or not.

Once the training's done, we then divided the people into groups to get them to have a taste of challenging the stars. Although Sport & Wellness students dont have a choice of playing against them, we still played the game at another court. Alright, I managed to assist quite a few for Siew Boon. I realised that Siew Boon's kicking is very hard and it really has the power to drill the ball into the net. Haha... I think I must learn more from him. Haha...

Once everything's over, everyone took a picture us and the stars before leaving. I did not have the privilage of getting a close picture with the stars but did it as a group photo. Better than nothing isnt it??!! Anyway, its a good experience I should say. I managed to get a soccer ball back home to use it for training??!! Haha... that's cool. We didnt get it for free but we just took it anyway but not steal!! LOL!!

Well, at least the event is so great that I stood under the hot sun for 5 hours and my head is spinning. Nice try... Zzz... Gonna get some sleep soon... Zzz...

Its really sad to see the headlines of the news. Everyone has high hopes for them but yet they fail to qualify. I'm refering to England's exit of the Euro 2008. Come to think about it, my friend was really right. Since England is out of the tournament, there isnt any purpose of watching Euro 2008. I dont know why but England is so-called the famous team to be in all competitions, probably due to the famous E.P.L. that it has in Britain.

These are the headlines you get to see from the various media sources, whether its from the Internet or papers:

The New Paper -> Oh No, England: Valiant fightback not enough to salvage English dreams

Soccernet.com -> England Out

Goal.com -> England Mclost After Wembley Horror Show

Gosh... Horrible comments but still the fact. I do support England but by looking at last night's squad, there isnt any Manchester United players. Maybe they should place Owen Hargreaves or Micheal Carrick to play. I am not the manager but at least, get some realistic players... Zzz...

Guess I need to find another team to support for during Euro 2008 in next June then... Haha... Go! C. Ronaldooo!!! Portugal!!! = p

For the past few days during my SPT attachment, it seems that I would flare up easily. Its nothing personal but I guess, I think that everyone is not trying their best. Hmmm... I am not targeting at my teammates but its more like the people around me, whether they are closely related to me or not.

The keyword of the phrase for this post is "Never Give Up". It does mean that it will happened only in a competition or in sports but its developed in yourself. The phrase doesnt come out of nowhere and started to target at certain groups of people only. Its for everyone to learn that nothing in this world is impossible. All you have to do is to make sure that you try your best and even if it is impossible to do so, at least your effort did shows everything that you are trying.

I do really think that if a person is tired, he or she needs to put at least some effort in the task that is given to them. I heard people saying "This wont work at all..." yet they are sitting down and doing nothing. What's worst is when people wanted something yet they didnt really have the initiative to check the stuff they want. Haix... If everything is as simple as asking and you get it immediately, then the real world should be now in Pluto.

Yesterday, I was at the TAF Club session at Temasek Primary and the kids are quite fine. It was just that one bugger who really makes me go crazy all the time. He gives up easily and never say that he would try. In games, he would say "The team will lose..." Confidence is what everyone is lacking and I guess kids nowadays should learn to be confident with their doings and be sure that they dont give up. They say the future is in their hands, TRUE! However, with the current attitude and character that people show these days... Gosh... I wonder where's future...

Not trying to criticise people or our future generations but I guess, one should learn to develop an attitude that shows "I wont quit"! I know in life it isnt easy and I always have the tendency to try. My secondary school teacher, Ms Lee, was right... I didnt notice it but she said that each time I say I would try, I did. I may not be in my best for it, at least I manage to put in some effort to make things progress. Even like giving out the flyers, I am a very shy person but yet I will try to communicate to get people to join the event. I am not a thick skin fellow and I agree, I do fail by convincing people to join. However, I told myself that I can make it. I stand up and continue whenever I fall. That should be the way...

Hence, I think everyone should develop this kind of attitude and character. Own your learning is what they say but if one does not perserve, then it does not matter at all if the person works hard or not. Anyway, this is what I have been thinking and I have no hard feelings about it. Its just that I wish to type this out to make myself better. As I always tell myself, I will never give up... If we believe we can win, we will sure win the game, our battle... :D

Since I have some time now, I will type about the V.E. Retreat that we had at Ben's house on last Saturday. Actually, it was Ben's house warming but we add it with a V.E. Retreat due to the celebration of the success of our concert, Les Voix. To make things easier, I guess having a retreat and a house warming together would not only save time for preparation but also make things more fun.

Anyway, I was cooking my dumplings to share with the rest. Morning was a bad day for me as I got scalded a few times by the frying pan. At one point, I scalded myself and bang my head at the vaccum, which is the top of the stove, which is said to suck the oil or something. Well, I guess I was too tall. My mum and sister never have the chance to hit their heads on that thing but I always do since I moved into this house. Dont ask me why, its either my head hits that vaccum or else the cabinet, which was left unclosed, situated next to the vaccum. ZZzz... Rotten luck...

Once cooking was done, I went to meet Reeza to collect the V.E. concert disc and then, head down to Yishun to meet Auntie Emily. Haha... She had made jelly for everyone. COOL!! Serangoon was quite far and luckily with Ben's help, we got to take a bus at Bishan with Paul and Danny to reach the destination faster. If not, 2 blur sotongs will be travelling all the way to Serangoon by MRT. Haha...

Most of them were already in Ben's house and guess what, the whole dining table is covered with food!! Everyone brought a dish over to share with everyone. Let me guess... There's Winnie's macaroni... Karen's vegetarian satay... Suii's Swissroll... Kah Hong's agar agar... Ben's Mee Siam... and MANY MANY MANY more!! You dont expect me to say everything out isnt it??!! Haha...

Soon, Mr Ong came and we watched the V.E. Concert clip together. Sorry for the "unedited version" of the clip as my friend didnt have time to edit it to its best. Hehe... Well, some of the funny incidents were saw on the clip. Pauline's smile to Ben to ask him to change his position... Suii's singing with Gerald in the encore piece... Sheryl's waving at her friends without noticing the queue next to her is gone... blah blah blah... All sorts of funny things came out of nowhere but it was indeed the best concert I had for the past 2 years. Well done, V.E.!!!

As there was nothing to do, some went to played Mahjong while some played Taboo. I enjoyed Taboo but the problem was I have difficulty describing the information to the rest of the group. I ended up using the Lame language to get everyone to guess the right words. Haha... After that, we had 5-10, which is a hands game and the loser will need to eat the food as we have plenty left. I guess it was a nice game, with everyone clearing the food and by night, no one is feeling hungry or complaining to have food for dinner. It was 3 meals in 1 day for some... Just like some Auntie who never had her breakfast... LOL!!

Once everything was over, the rest went to Cathay to watch a movie but heard they ended up going to Ben and Jerry to chit chat and play "True or Dare"... Cool! Luckily I wasnt around or else all secrets of mine will be exposed. Haha... Paul, Emily and I went to took the train back. Paul alighted at Orchard, Emily back to Yishun and I back to Woodlands.

For me, the day didnt end, with soccer straight after the feasting, it was very hard for me to run around... However, I guess I really need all the running and training. Why? That's because I'm getting fat... OMG!! Thats very bad!! -.-"

I dont like the feeling of getting myself dirty but sometimes, its all in the mind. If you are mentally prepared, then it doesnt feel that disgusting after all. I was refering to the event that I had today, which was the Adidas Run For Love. I dont know what it is but it was for the kids from Beyond services. Anyway, my day was very bad, very very bad...

First of all, I didnt sleep well the night before, probably of Matthias's Teramisu cake, which has huge amounts of coffee in it. I tried to sleep but failed to do so and by then it was 5am, which was my duty to call Andy to wake up. I finally got a "short" nap and work up at 5.30am. Nice try... I dont feel like going for the event but too bad, that's the nature of my attachment.

I met Azirah before taking the cab down to fetch Andy and Huai Xin. What happened during the process??!! Dont mention about it. I dont feel like taking about it or else I will go moody again and start to curse around. Haha... Its just that there are some things one should understand what is punctuality, especially when someone make the initiative to give you a wake up call early in the morning and you failed to do your task. Disappointing, maybe not for you but me...

The event started with me being in-charged at the Dunking Pool, which is to get someone to sit on a plank and when someone throw the ball and hit the 'emergency' button of the plank, the person will be dunk into the water straight. I never dare to try that before but it sounds cool. However, compare to this time's senario, I wont give it a try even its for $100. The water was muddy at the mid of the event as shoes had contact with the water. Haha...

I was shouting like a mad guy and I did regretted it. First of all, the kids were really out of control. I have to shout many times to get their attention and I ended up scolding a whole bunch of them. However, the regretful part was that knowing the kids are problematic ones. Alright, it was my bad but I guess, compared to the misfortune ones, they are not really the unluckily ones in life. Haix... As I said, its all in the mind, I can think of this but people will think of that...

Once the event was over, we had to pack up and had a blister on my thumb. I guess I was removing the legs of the tables when my skin peeled off but its a small peel so nothing serious. It does hurts but all I could do is bear the pain. Once everything is done, a short washup and we head down to Junction 8 for lunch before setting home. Gosh!! That was indeed a tiring event but I still manged to go through it with all the mud on my clothes.

I agree its tiring but at least, I had my sleep just now. Haha... I'm still tired but at least, I can have a rest now after typing this post. I think I gonna type about the retreat we had in Ben's house some other day. Haha... Tired... At least I still dyed my hair today. Hope the colour works.. Zzz...

After watching the performance by NYP Symphonic Orchestra, I realised that I'm missing my Band members!! I dont know why but looking at the instruments on stage and listening to the various music pieces makes me wonder how life it would be if I have joined the NYP Band...

Anyway, it was the Symphonic Orchestra's concert and was the last performance that the Band Conductor will be having. It was my first time watching a Band concert in NYP since I was here for more than 1 year. There were 6 of us; Xiu Hui, Ping Ding, Emily, Yi Tian, Shuai Xun and me. It was sure a great experience, to perform to more than a few hundreds of audience listening to the unchanted melodies playe by the Band.

Well, as the songs continued, there was one moment where the Band Conductor was told to seat down and watch a slide that the Band members have put on. Also, the Band will be playing the melody of the slides. It might sound ordinary but the slides were indeed meaningful. While looking at it, it reminds me of my Band days during my Secondary School years. I missed everyone and I really wish I could go back to the past and enjoy the days I had that time.

Once the slide show ends, the Band Conductor was in tears. I was nearly in tears too, probably too touched by the slides with the addition of the music being played. At least I tried to hold myself back, telling myself not to be such an emotional person. =]

The concert ended and I can say, it is the best performance the Band has produced. I missed lots of things now... My band members from Canberra Secondary... My Tuba... Mr Lee, my Band Conductor... The Teachers... Haix... Time flies yet its hard to go back to the past.

I still love my new life now but I will still miss everyone in the Band. As always, "One Band, One Sound, One Spirit", these are the words that will always be in my mind. Haha... For now, its time to sleep... I really missed my 'Wife', my dear Tuba... Its been 2 years and no one has ever touched you... Zzzz....

I missed you!!!! Hehe.... =_="

I just want to make a short post early in the morning. Last night, my group of friends from S&W were taking about the Orion Singing Competition and it seems that some of them are joining. Hence, I am not sure if i want to take part in this event but any V.E. mates going for it?? Please tell me alright?? Waiting for a reply... Haha...

Well, morning everyone.. Rise and shine... Time for school now... LOL!!

I really want to update the blog but just look back at the past activities I have done, I think I am not ready to have a short break at all. From internal projects to external projects, it is a never ending process that I guess, SPT students will be going through. I have no complaints to it but I guess, if I could hate, I should hate myself for being such a weakling. Where's the ENERGY??!!!

Well, just to bring everyone back to Friday. The team was doing the Adidas Sample Sales and we were there on Friday to do the packing and arrangements of the shoes. Well, the whole day was packing and packing. Tons of shoes flying here and there like no one's business. Once the packing was over, everyone started to shop their stuff. I got to take a bag and a shirt, which was jersey type. Once shopping time was over, I went to Kallang to meet Eugene and Jimmy to watch Singapore's match against Taijistan (Should be like this??)

I wanted to invite my friends but mostly cant make it. I even asked Chris and Emily but still, its only 3 of us who turn up for the event. What a waste... I have 8 tickets yet 3 came. Singapore was a strong team that night, winning 2-0 to their opponents with Duric slotting 2 goals. Too bad he didnt manage to take a hat-trick but it was sufficient for Singapore to get through for the 2nd round for World Cup Qualifiers. The match ended and we head to Yishun for our dinner before we end the day. Gosh!! Tired...

Next day was the actual sample sales. The whole Saturday was packed and I really have problems to keep myself awake. Every one's face looks sloppy and no one has the mood to work. The shoes we arranged was in total mess within seconds. We tried to maintain the display of the shoes at its best but when we went back from our break an hour later, all the shoes are scattered over the floor. [=_="] What the...

I got to buy some Adidas stuff, with a full set of the training kit and some stuff for my friends and family, I spent a total of $4oo. Kenny was better, spenting more than $1K. Haha... Once the event was over, I was dead tired but still, more activities to come. I had a dinner with the Design Tray boss and I was really lazy to go there. I was too shagged but something tells me that I should go for the dinner. Haix...

Dinner was like 8pm when it started. The problem was that we came late for an hour. Haha... My bad... Kenny and I were too shagged for the event but we still meet up and had dinner as a group with the boss and our lecturer. The other group wasnt around, I dont know why. After dinner, I went to White Sands to meet Auntie Emily to collect ICE CREAM!!! Its been a long time since I eat ice cream. There's this Chocolate Chips flavour (My fav...) and Strawberry Cheese Cake (Her fav... Think so...) Hmmm... It taste nice anyway... Haha... Thanks alot Auntie Emily!!

Sunday was nothing much... I went for swimming training but end up never entering the water. Guess what??!! I paid the money to enter the pool but didnt enter the water, plus, I was using Kenny's lappy till the pool closed!!! What a waste right??!! Well, the rest of my froup were training on their CPR so I have nothing to say but to watch. Hence, must well I complete my report??!! Haha...

V.E. was wonderful on Monday. Everyone came back with high spirits, probably its the post concert syndrome??!! Anyway, thanks for Mr Ong, who came straight away from Bangkok and he bought some voodoo dolls for all of us. I got 2 of them, well, everyone got 2. We learnt some new songs for Christmas and later, celebrating the November babies birthday... Haha... Everyone went back home together at night and its the 1st time we did this. Hope it will last long... I wish to go home early since I'm so tired... Haha...

My Tuesday was not a good one I guess. I went to the dentist and guess what, the dentist said I have 2 tooth to add some filling into it. I was alright with the decision but after the whole "Operation", she told me to have my dinner at 7.30pm. OMG!! I have to wait for 2 hours before I could eat. Luckily I was waiting for Auntie Emily to end her work before we had dinner. I was late in the end, after I went to visit my friends in my previous tuition centre. Haha...

Well, I realised that Auntie Emily should eat more. Yeah... Also, I know I was quite dumb to try the vegetable with some weird sauce on it. It taste SALTY!! Seems like I was getting old too... I cant eat any hard food that day so I ended up eating fish rice instead of chicken. Haha... Poor me... So people, take care of your teeth... -.-"

Tomorrow is the AWWA thing and I dont know if I'm ready for it or not. Giving the elderly a simple test is quite hard. Hence, I guess I will just try my best then. I know getting angry with any decision made is no use at all. At least, lets think of a contigency plan??!! I feel like screaming at the people as I seemed to be losing support from the rest. Yet I'm not that kind of person with such weird attitude.

Haix... What to do??!! Well, sleep will be the best solution. More sleep mean more energy for tomorrow. ZZzzz.... Sharks! @_@"

Today was the chance the whole team get to understand the various shoes that Adidas has. We went to this talk that Dexter has asked us to come. It was about how do we recommend customers to get their own pair of shoes and how can we approach them. The names are easy to remember but when it comes to talking about its functions and who suites the types of shoes, then there comes the big problem.

I was having difficulties figuring out the shoes but I will need to study the notes given to us again these days. Even the quiz that they had gave all of us, I was the one who did not do a good job. I realised that I could not do a simple quiz, unless I have spend some time reading the notes and practise it a few times. Gosh!! I am just a slow learner after all or maybe, I am not used to the method of speed reading??!!! I dont know...

Once everything was over... I had to head down to KK Hospital... Jasmine was admitted for high fever and that morning, I was shocked to see the SMS that her sister gave me. I thought it was something serious but glad that it was just only a fever. As a god-sister of mine, she always make me worry, especially her health. Previously was this infection and now, fever. I dont know what has she done but one thing I know in my heart, I cant lose any of my loved ones. I show my care but I dont wish to lose them... Maybe that's my nature.

When I was there, she was still fine but was complaining of being breathless. That was not a good sign but she insist that she wants to discharge from the hospital. Stubborn gal... I guess tomorrow will be another day for me to visit her again at the hospital. Anyway, I accompanied her from 5pm till 8pm before I went to Charissa's house for Mahjong. I was not in the mood for that but I guess, I cant reject their offer since Jeremy was the one who wants me to come... Haix...

Anyway, time to rest now. Although its Deepavali but I have work later in the morning. Good luck for Manchester United for its match later and also.... Emily!!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! SMILE!!! Thats all...

I didnt know how tired my teammates were during the event until I recieved the pictures that we snapped on that day before we head home. It was a group photo and by looking at the 2 pictures, u will know why...

The Formal Picture






















The Informal Picture






















Guess everyone is really tired... They just make it quick. A snap and time to go... Zzz... At least let me have a nice pose before taking my face in the picture right??!!

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This was a fun event for me but sometimes, I guess I took things too personal to myself, which turn the good side to be ugly. Anyway, I am quite chilled with the on-goings that day so I just give a short post about the event.

Andy stayed over my house after my concert and with just only 3 hours of sleep, we need to wake up and start packing. We had to meet the rest at East Coast Park Carpark E2 at 5.30am. It turned out to be too early as it just take us 30 minutes to East Coast, instead of the timing we assumed. Gosh!! I know Charmain and Daryl were late but I didnt voice it out. Since the actual time to report is 6am, it will not affect much on the event so I just kept quiet.

Our task starts with everyone helping out to do the Volunteers registration and it was messy at first. With so many people crowding around you, it seems that you need a short space for a breather. By 8 plus, everyone got their tags and Andy and I got started with our breakfast. Haha...

We ended walking around the area to check out if the rest are fine with their jobs. It seems that they do like it but were tired. I understand its a tiring thing to wake up at 4 and to do this event for 9 hours. However, my main aim was to get everyone to be involved and learn about events management, as well as having tons of fun if possible. Soon, Andy, Farhan and I were asked to help out at a drinks station as insufficient volunteers were faced.

It was fun being a waterboy but at least I got the taste of why waterboys are really called waterboys. You get wet and when there is no runners around you, you start playing the water hose by spraying it at your friend. Gosh!!! I was totally wet thanks to that guy who spray the water on me. Anyway, I am having a slight flu now but it doesnt matter anymore. I can get sick for now since concert has been over.

Once the event ends, everyone went back. We took a picture as it is important for my report but I ended up taking the bus alone while the rest took the cab home. Why? Easy... I was feeling emo and I want to be alone. Even though I acted tough and saying I am not tired, I am actually not. I took a long bus journey home and was thinking about the event. I felt good, as well as bad. Bad is because I didnt help to clear the drinks station, helping the rest to pack the stuff before leaving. That isnt my way of living but it showed how selfish I am. Gosh! (slapping my head in disguise) What is wrong with me??!!

Alright... thats all I gonna talk about the event. I have enough of these stuff and if by Wednesday, the Vertical Marathon crew dont send an email to me about being a volunteer then thats it. Haix... Poor me.. When will I stand up and shoot at the rest that I am a person with limits?? How...

Months of practise and effort that are put in, the Voice Ensemble finally performs at one of the grand places in Nanyang Polytechnic, the Threatre of the Arts. Compared to the Auditorium, the Threatre of the Arts is smaller as its capacity size is just 300 people. Most of all, size of the crowd doesnt matter, it is the music that enchant the audience... that is the most important part of the whole concert...

For the past week before the actual concert, some were falling sick, some were too tired to attend the practises and ICAs are coming. Every one is busy with their own school work. However, it is a good thing that everyone played a part to commit in this concert. The committee members also spend most of the time to design the props for concert but ended up not using it. It was such a waste but definitely, I am the one who feel bad about the whole thing as I didnt help out due to my attachment. :<

On the day of the concert, the whole ensemble is still trying to minimise the errors that would make while singing. For instance, the Altos are trying their best to get the right pitch. Shuai Xun and I are also struggling to get our pitch for "Lullabye". It wasnt easy for any of us but we hope miracles would happen.

3 more hours before concert, everyone had their dinner and change into their suits and gowns. The guys are not feeling nervous while in the changing room. We were taking pictures using Shuai Xun's camera since its very rare for us to dress up some nicely. However, once we are standing near the stage, preparing to get in line before the start of the show, seems like the guys are losing their power and need time to calm themselves down. I was feeling nervous too but I guess, acting like a retard by doing some funny stuff do help one to reduce the stress.

CONCERT STARTS!! Yeah... and it was time to stand on the stage and sing. I tried my best, so as everyone. There are still missing notes but we manage to sing it through. The loudest applause for the 1st half of the concert was its last song, "Dubulah". Then, 2nd half was much better as cheers are heard and especially when the song, "I Can Make The Difference", which Gerald had sang. It was our encore piece for that night and it was the right song to end the whole concert, which did show that miracles do happen, as well as we can make the difference for this concert. Well done!! Everyone!!

Les Voix Concert has come to an end and I guess, this is one hell of a concert that everyone would remember, especially the committee. Come to think about it, thinking the name of the concert took us more than 3 hours to conclude that we are getting "Les Voix" as our concert title. Haha... It wasnt easy to plan this concert as it takes time and effort for it to be fulfilled. Hmm... Before I end, I just need to thank the following people, who have make this concert a success.

V.E. Committee >>> It isnt easy for us to come out with this concert but everyone did play a part to make it a success. Yi Tian and Ping Ding. who are the leaders of the ensemble did make things work. With the help of the rest of the members in the committee, we managed to show that we work as a team to create miracles for the juniors. Anyway, I really thank all of you for helping me when I'm busy as well as not doing my job well as the Logistics of the team. Especially Kah Hong and Ping Ding, who helped me with all the stuff... Thanks all of you again...

Juniors of V.E. >>> You are the ones that make this concert a big hit! Without all of you, I dont think even the Committee members could produce a splendid performance like last night. I hope you all will buck up and enjoy singing as always. Lets just say, try not to quit V.E. as we are now like a family. Haha... Anyway... All I want to say that you people rocks!! Altos espeically!! You put in your best effort for the show!! Thats great!!

Mr Ong >>> Wow!! Music sounds so easy to learn but it takes years to have the skills to teach. I really appreciate for your help when I lose my note for any difficulties I faced while singing. Although I admit that I did forget some stuff you have taught in your music workshop, it did help me to place music as one of the top piorities in my life.

Vincent, Reeza and V.J. >>> Hey... Thanks for helping us in the videoing of the concert. I know it did take your time but I hope it did entertain you. I know the token we gave was not what you want. Yeah!! Chocolates... never mind... I treat you guys Coca Cola next time... Haha... Well... Thanks again.

With that, I shall say Lex Voix Concert has ended with a big success. It wasnt easy but we been through everything together as an ensemble for the past few months. I hope all of you enjoy and next year, we shall make this concert a better one! Hehe...

Before I end, I just wish to tell [ KL ] and [ E ] this but I dont dare to do it, in case that I am being an emotional guy again. Well, I dont believe in religion although I do pray... However, I believe that 2 souls were there in the concert. Both souls are watching the performance and most of all, I guess they will watch over you no matter where you are.

Miracles do happen, as what we said before the concert. It did and it will always happen once you believe in it...