Lifes of the dominicans

2004-10-08T11:42:00.000+08:00

queenie:

Hey guys... congrats... one week of exams over... another one to go and that's it! Hang in there! Well done to those who have put in effort... for those yet to be awaken... time to wake up and buck up for the rest of the papers...! How's all the papers so far for all of you? keep me updated... hmm... if u study until bored... maybe can think of some class outing for the class after the exams... :) maybe u all can suggest and someone jus organise the whole thing.. . but.. priority is still the exams for now.. do that only when u are so bored and needed a break for a while.. All the best for the rest of your papers! Take care! :)

2004-10-03T21:53:00.000+08:00

queenie:

Hey guys! ALL THE BEST for ur exams! haven't been here for some time.. last two weeks was jus plain hell... so many things to prepare for all of u.. tests to set.. mark... prepare ans.. prepare notes.. remedials.. wow.. recalling it makes me stressed.. it was until yesterday after some remedial classes with some classes, that i was totally relieved that i have done what i could have done.. to prepare u guys for exams.. the rest is totally up to u.. i know a lot of u are really bucking up for the exams.. hang in there.. i know its tough.. jus get through it day by day.. and soon u will be playing after ur exams.. :) Take good care of ur health and don't fall sick during this period.

Oh yes.. HAPPY BIRTHDAY to all who has ur hatch days during this period! i know zach's bday is yest... and there are two of ur bdays tmr rite? (although i forgot whose... ;) think swee is one of them rite? update me.. if u are free.. :)) ok.. so all the best.. do ur best.. don't let urself down.. :)

SwEE

2004-09-24T13:36:00.000+08:00

Swee:

Long time since i posted...
Things that happened recently...
Hmm...
Someone brought chinese chess to school...
and everyone is playing...
abit wierd...
got chem retest... must study this time...
looking back at phyics...
i think it is quite easy...
i should not have slacked...
Effort people...
Not long now...
For the day of ragnarok...

hmm

2004-09-16T22:42:00.000+08:00

SwEE:

Well... Today was a Fun day... Mary sat next to me...
Passing papers back and forth to each other during chinese...
Wanting him to confiscate it and read it...
Well Freedom of Thought...
=)
But had chem test...
sry miss chua... nvr study enough...
STUDY PEOPLE TEST TMR!!!

2nd day

2004-09-14T22:42:00.000+08:00

Swee:

Today... Not as eventful as yesterday...
But still hilarious...
Hornet in class... scare the wits out of some people...
So funny... clement teo so cruel...
Funny Reactions people had...
Today Mary and me sit on floor...
fine lor people... grab chairs so fast...
People... Currently staying in school to study... feel free to join...
O yeh... sry glendon... think i made a bit too sharp comment about you...
sry...

1st day...

2004-09-13T20:44:00.000+08:00

Swee:

Well today sure was bit wierd... was chased out of class in first class... haha... nvr bring book...
Well... projector stolen... something is up...
Well the police are on that now...
Juz be careful people...
Everyone in class quite joyful today...
With all their lame jokes and all...
Remember focus people...
3 weeks...
Juz put in effort people...
shock the teachers...
Well...
Today funniest event...
hmm... clem and nich shirt...
dunno wat really happened...
The fact they were washing a shirt in the toilet is funny by itself....

SwEE:

2004-09-12T20:37:00.000+08:00

Well... i know most of us fell this blog is rather dead... so i shall be posting consistantly from now on...
Its last day of the hols... i had a great week... hope u all did too... get yoour work done people...
3 weeks... not worth slacking away... so i urge everyone... 3 weeks... put in effort...
will be staying back every day.. until about 4-5... if u wan join me... pls tell me in advance...
1 rule however... if the person next to u is gonna distract u... move... comon people... we can do it...
Hopefully this blog will become more active now...

feel free to post... anything... u think could be of any relavence...

2004-08-28T21:38:00.000+08:00

queenie:

Wei Ji smsed me this morn asking whether we should organise another outing... I asked him to go ahead and organise one then he say.. he is not the organising material.. so here i am.. helping him put his request across to all of u.. pls get back to him if you all are keen.. help him to be the "organising material" ;)

2004-08-25T21:13:00.000+08:00

queenie:
well... i was jus sharing my frustration abt the class pp biting at each other with one of my fren.. well.. i was truly frustrated that this has to happen... at such young age.. at such a place like a sku.. anyway... she told me a story..

There was once this group of frens that went to a place in India for a mission trip or sth.. When they were there.. on the first day... they saw a few crows flying across the sky.. the next day.. one of the crow was obviously injured in one of its wings.. it laid on the side of the road.. frantically trying to find a safe spot from danger... the next thing they saw was another crow that came around... it looked around at the injured crow.. and then instead of helping the fellow crow... it started to take a peck at the injured bird.. a few minutes later.. a few other crows came around.. like the first crow.. instead of helping the fellow bird.. all the birds started to peck on the injured bird, apparently "enjoying" the new prey that they found... they have forgotten that this is the same bird that had been flying around with them.. that this bird is actually "one of them". So the guy turned to the fren and exclaimed at the apparent cruelty that the crows has showed.. how the crows had taken adv of the situation.. and instead of helping the fellow injured bird.. that obviously needed some assistance.. they started to peck at him.. started to deepen his wound even more.. if the injured had "frens" like these.. who needs enemies?

Think it is time u do some thinking on your part.. guess those pp that u really dislike.. must have some bad or weird habits that caused ur dislike for him or her in the first place... so u.. fellow classmates and schoolmates.. instead of helping each other grow out of the bad habits.. and nurturing each other.. u started to peck at each other.. causing more harm and hurt.. guess wat it would have looked like.. from an outsider's point of view.. I guess nobody's perfect.. u may have seen a big problem in this other person.. but have u wondered how others have actually tolerated your bigger problem to be ur fren? how would u have felt if your fren did such a thing to you? Have you ever wondered tat by doing so... (discriminating and tearing at each other throats).. you actually do have a bigger problem than them? think about it...

So i seriously urge you not to cultivate this gossiping and discriminating as a habit.. and definitely not to embrace it! When you come out to the society.. these are the people that others avoid... that others choose not to mix around with.. why? because they have this big problem of gossiping and spreading ill will abt everyone around them! Nobody can be happy around them cos they are always talking about the bad thing of this person.. the imperfection of the other person and so on.. sooner or later.. you will find yourself without a fren.. and i mean a true fren.... so my advice.. cut this off when you can.. tis is all i can say to all of u....

the constant reprimanding./

2004-08-25T08:04:00.000+08:00

Zach:

to whom it may concern. give up on all those childish complains and pin-pointing of people all around you or wadsoeva. it ain't a sight, seriously. i'm not here to sow any discord but to let the majority know that it's downright stupid to just five names and whatever to anyone. it's just lame. face it people. i admit with glendon about the unity in the class. it's just not there.

people with different thinkings, definitely, think differently. each indulged in their own personailty where no one even bothers to try and salvage whatever is left of this class. ok, maybe there isn't much left here. but well.... this is still 3dominic. stop with the sacastic remarks for christ sake. get a life-. live life your own way. don hinder others, they'd do likewise.

it seriously ain't fun seeing the whole class tearing at each other's throat. like wow-. ok. i'm not naming people but although there might be CERTAIN people that ain't to your liking or whatever. give him a chance to change over. not everyone is born..... perfect.

glendon

2004-08-20T19:52:00.000+08:00

glen(don):
I do agree to the fact that the messages left behind is a little bit childish. But anyway i personally feel that people of our class currently do not really have that much a sense of unity. We all got different group of friends and tend to not really mix around with one another. Right from the start of this year i already could tell that we belonged to different circles of friends. I sure do not have any thoughts of us being united. I dont really know if anyone does agree with me. But take for example, the last gathering we had at Marche was to me quite rubbish. We met, yes but i mean we were waiting around in different groups, ate in different groups, talked in different groups and immediately after dinner its like everyone just went their own ways. To me i thought the gathering was like ok maybe we go do something else after that, or maybe its just because the group was too big and it was a weekday. Also in class, the last time i enjoyed us being together actually cooperating in whatever ways was before the science competition. THAT is what i call at least a little bit of unity. I'm just quite confused but somehow i feel much much more attached to people even from my primary school than people currently in our class. Interaction between one another is so so little. Come to think of it its quite pathetic. When someone takes an award or what so ever, nobody actually cares. Oh that guy yah from my class, but i seldom talk to him. The thing is that if you are talking about unification i think the current ties with one another really cannot make it.

Another thing that comes to mind is actually stealing. Just the other day(should be wednesday not thursday), William's watch went missing. And i do remember also cases of jonathan's phone going missing and what more i currently cannot recall. I aint going to pinpoint anyone, cause we dont, but i suppose that guy should have a freaking thought for others. No conscious or something. Mr Theif: Suppose your parents stuff got stolen or something wont you feel damn pissed. I just dont get it, and i seriously hope the theif is not from our class. Apparently his watch got stolen during the period after chinese and between recess. The chances of the theif being from our class is quite high. I just would like the person who stole practically the watch and everything else to stop? And that you guys be a little more careful in the future with your valubles.

Anyway good luck with the remaining Amaths and Chinese. Please voice your opinions on the tagboard.

2004-08-20T19:28:00.000+08:00

queenie chua:
hey.. jus to let u all know.. i have been keeping myself updated on wats happening on this blog... esp the tag board.... i know exactly wat is happening.... have been watching to see when all those stupid comments thingy will stop.. when will all of u stop all ur childish ways... stop passing silly and thoughtless comments that hurt others name and reputation.. saw what u all did with charles.. and now chun lam... think i better step in now... it is getting abit out of hand... the class.. instead of becoming more united.. and pp knowing each other better.. became more childish.. became full of rubbish gossip and useless slamming. i suggest we close down this blog.. (can we do it, zach?) jus erase the whole entire thing? if those pp who still wan to slam and pass stupid comments.. they can do so at their own blog.. not at the class blog. We publicise this as the class blog.. it belongs to the whole class... wat makes them think that they can deposit their thoughtless rubbish on this blog without anyone objecting? Really think there is this trend of pp in our class acting out in some childish ways and pp ard are jus condoning it and even embracing it.. waiting to see the drama. So can i say that all of u grow up? and learn to get along well with each other? after all, u will be seeing each other for the next 1 and 1/4 years! Make it a pleasant one!

After looking at wat all of u have done, victimising pp even on this blog... even though U KNOW that i would be seeing it... it jus shows how much u value social life in the class.. u are jus jeopardising ur happy times u possibly may have together as a class! So i think we should really stop all this by closing this down. If u have any comments,. pls jot it down. Dun come and tell me that u have the rite to slam pp, to "voice" ur views... u are not doing it properly and it is definitely NOT the right place for u to do it.. u wan to do it.. pls go to some rubbish dump to deposit ur rubbish thoughtless comments.. this is the CLASS BLOG... NOT ur personal blog where u can jus slam pp.. to think that some of ur comments in the tag board even got "blocked" off cos of the vulgarities in them.. think all of u should give it some thought.. is it really wat u wan? to victimise pp in the class? wat difference are u from the bully then? pls do some self reflection and growing up!

Roman

2004-08-08T19:30:00.000+08:00

lets all b racist!we all do h8 indians.sori ms chua but i reali h8 indians>.<.
listen to my command.
May dere always b light, so as to prove de existence of indians.

ugggh...

2004-07-31T22:15:00.000+08:00

Zach:

See i don't know why. What's with people and all these stealing and creating trouble. It seriously doesn't make any sense. Go get a life and stop wasting other people's time. dammn. spare some considersation. why don't the whoever that's guilty of whatever that has happened go rob some bank or something.

Staying back over some mere shiiit doesn't sound major to u perhaps. but it does. cause with these few little setbacks, and other's time schedule's fucked. wow. they didn't mean jack. uggh. just hope this shiit doesn't continue. like woah. staying back ain't fun at all. i'm serious. it sucks. UTTERLY.

2004-07-30T16:13:00.000+08:00

Queenie:

Hi guys.. jus like to declare the first COMPLIMENT about ur class from Ms TK Goh... :) about some of u making effort to pay attention in class by staying awake. WELL DONE! *applaude* Was very happy when i heard about it... well..at least some of u are trying to improve the class atmosphere....

But happiness was shortlived today... after which... i knew about the lost wallet... it saddened me that there are some dishonest pp in the class! I was really frustrated and upset when i heard about it... another discipline case! where everyone's bag has to be searched... glad that it was eventually found.. but upset that a wallet can be lost when placed on a table in class and the owner jus turned his back to talk to some frens! wat kind of culture do we have here? Is there an element of trust? Why can't pp be trusted? And it was upseting to see grumpy classmates, who were unwilling to lend a hand when a fellow classmate has lost his wallet! Is there a sense of compassion? a sense of comradeship? to help each other out when one is in trouble?... I admit I was abit harsh on my words jus now... but i was truly upset... hope i din create more disgruntled souls...

Anyway.. keep in mind this... Always take good care of your personal belongings... even in class! And can i appeal to all to have more class spirit? To be more willing to help each other out in times of need? please?....

2004-07-30T16:03:00.000+08:00

Queenie:

Hi guys... Jus like to declare the first COMPLIMENT about ur class... from Ms TK Goh.. :) said that some of u made improvements by paying attention and staying awake in class! WELL DONE! was so happy when i heard it in the morning..

Happiness lasted for the morning only... after which i was so frustrated and upset that there are dishonest pp in our class! To think that a wallet can go missing when he jus turned his back to talk to his frens!.. and that we have a grumpy class staying back to help him look for it... was very upset at that point of time.. was a bit harsh on my words.. hope i din create more disgruntled souls...

Anyway.. pls take good care of your own belongings.. even in class! and can i appeal to all of u to be more united and helpful towards fellow classmates? please...

2004-07-23T23:49:00.000+08:00

Queenie:
well.. jus back from the MSHS band concert! played as one of the guest player for one song... was my dream though.. back to playing in the band... always loved music.. tot of pursuing music as my career once.. but held back by reality.. moreover.. im not that good player.. .. memories flood back.. of the time when i was playing in MY school band concert.. the jittery feeling.. the excitement.. the frens around me... the sense of satisfaction that we have completed playing a good piece of music.. enjoyment of the music... wow... well. really missed those times back in sec sku days... it is really the times tat friendship flourished.. times when we were so carefree and ignorant... times when we were "authorised" to gossip abt teachers... :) and times when we were so easily satisfied by the little things in life....

seriously guys.. i really miss school life as a student.. times when our only burden was to study for tests and do hw... wake up early to go sku.... but we have our frens around us.. supporting us.. doing things together... etc! Now.. everyone is so busy with their own lives... catching up requires special effort... and.. sigh.. enjoy ur sku lives guys... cos soon u will miss it... i miss my teachers too...maybe this teachers' day i will go back and pay them a visit.. thank them for all that they have helped me through..

Hey... jon... if u happen to come to this blog... pls tell us more abt ur happenings there.. hope u are settling well there.. and reuben... take this time to bid a good farewell to ur treasured family and frens here in singapore... and glen.. yes.. i know ur trip starts tml morn (sat).. do NCC proud! :) anyway.. lets keep in touch with this blog..

well... guys of 3 dominic 2004.. i admit that these few days i was disappointed with ur class.. for all the complaints from every single teacher.. about the behaviour of ur class during lesson... hey remember.. u are supposed to be one of the better classes in the level.. pls do ur class proud... and by the way.. today.. after the racial harmony day thingy in class.. though i ask all of u to clean up the class.. when i walk around later after all of u were gone.. there were lots of sweet wrappers around the class...! sad...

k.. shall log off now.. let me hear more from all of u. abt anything!.. jus wan to hear wat u have to say.... ciao!

bah. aus was great

2004-06-20T08:51:00.000+08:00

Zach:

hmm. i noticed. not a single update since my last one. that was like *counts* 12 days ago ?. back from aus. it was great. but hell. things were ex. and where did everyone disappear to.. hhmm....

only things i know

2004-06-08T14:22:00.000+08:00

Zach:

so much for the holidays. supposingsly to be great fun. now where did those entertainments disappear to? with much concerns to the failed arrangement of the bbq. sorry about the hassle that has made life terrible for those involved. it ain't expected. but the unexpected took place. that minority chance of a failed appointment just had to take place. luckily, many thanks to those that just didn't give up. and now, with the new on-going bbq that's gonna be held on friday at glendon's house. lay back. relax. life's just...

2004-06-07T18:27:00.000+08:00

queenie:
jus back from a fun and enjoyable malacca trip with the NCC-NPCC boys..... got back to reality after the holiday mood... on sun nite 8sth... then a flood of things came rushing for my attention... prob its due to my lack of planning.. went for the trip without thinking of wat is happening when i come back... jus too eager to get out of this stressful singapore....

on one side.. there was this group of I&E students who took part in workshop and got into the semi-finals and needed the blazers urgently on mon morn 8am.... called me at 8 sth in the nite.. requesting for school blazers... where can i get them??? frantic calls and calls... disrupting everybody's peaceful sun nite rest.. called up the teachers who may have the blazers... good that we dismissed everyone in school aft the trip... at least there was time to run to the eerie staffroom to grab some blazers from colleagues' desks.. problem one solved....

problem two.. countless (numerous lah...) sms on the class bbq that i have suggested... well.. i should have settled it before i went for the trip.. yes.. but then there wasn't response... even on thur nite... so.. nothing much i can do.. one thing that i really regretted is getting everyone in a frenzy trying to contact me.. cos i never inform u all that i will not be around in singapore that weekend... so ok.. came back.. logged on my com.. went to the msg board to announce that bbq cancelled until further notice and appologised for anxiety caused... then went about msging everyone who sms me that it is cancelled till further notice... as much frustration as u could feel about me not organising it properly.. i was equally frustrated with myself not foreseeing this before i go for the trip... my tots were that if u guys could get 10 guys to go.. then go ahead and book the pit.. if not.. then cancel it.... but i noe.. i caused Yong Jian.. zach... edwin... glendon.. hancai.. and others a lot of frenzy during the weekend.. sorry guys.. for the disorganisation.. forgive me...

ok.. great to hear that edwin, glendon, sheng En,and Yong Jian has taken the initiative to think of an alternative.. to book a pit at glendon's condo on this fri... really appreciate u guys taking the effort... im pretty stressed out man..

Well.. so guys of Sec 3DOminic.. pls be reminded tat we are having a class bbq at glendon's condo on this fri... We meet at 4pm at his condo... his address can be found on his msg board... spread the word around.. hope that most of u can make it...

Thanks guys for all the effort put in... look forward to a great bbq time wiht u all...

My Pathetic Melaka Diary..(Part 1)

2004-06-02T22:54:00.000+08:00

glendon:

OK the day started off in the morning woke up at about 5 plus, bathed, eat and left home.. the feeling ever so fresh, the thoughts of the malacca WOO! felt so good, being able to have so much fun in the bus with my other buddies.. i sat the car dropped by 7-eleven to buy some sweets, then headed for school. reached there and there already was so many people at the porch everyone carrying their own identity with the different clothes and bags.. some like shengen flip-flops!!(WHAHAHA) probably the only time you could see people playing their handphones openly in the school compound.. while waiting we could see the teachers arriving later then us with their children and mrs tan's son(jeshua) and ms choh's daughter(alexis) are soo soo cute..after that we were "rounded-up" to be accounted for. we boarded the bus after this..the trip started off good, we arrived there at the checkpoint and i took out my passport and headed through the link? got on the bus and headed for malacca.. i was sitting with shengen and daryl with edwin.. i am proud to say i never did sleep throughout the entire journey.. we played cards on the bus, fought!, i ate alot to pass time, and joked etc.. we made a stopby at this popular stopover called lucky gardens.. thats where we ate and snacked before continuing the journey.."YAWNS to be cont'd"

With concerns...

2004-05-31T23:06:00.000+08:00

Zach:

uhh.. right.. so the bbq thing is on MON.. and i've checked. the bbq pit booking cost $20 for 6pm. and $16 for 4pm. if you guys wanna have the bbq and all. pls let me know early so i can book. cause it's the holidays and it's real packed.

wee.. went sentosa today. damn farn. but sunbunrt. hur hur. we shld go sentosa~!!!

Class Gathering!!!

2004-05-31T13:13:00.000+08:00

queenie
Dear all,
Hey.... remember the class gathering i was telling u all about before sku closes? I will try to book a bbq pit on 7 Jun (MON) at east coast.. can you guys try to network and spread the word and feedback to me who can make it? ASAP? Thanks a lot guys...
happy holidays... dun be too stressed... make full use of ur time to study and PLAY!

Wats de diff?

2004-05-30T15:52:00.000+08:00

Jingmin:

i too dun agree wit wat glendon says.now my father wans me to study like crap n get gd results.he wont let me touch ps2 n com(unless my bro's onlin so i can play gb wit him...) n not even watch tv(can lah but need permission,c how much work i done).so now i actually tink got sko, is better

studyingz during the june holidaez..

2004-05-29T21:41:00.000+08:00

glen:

glendon i dun agree with what u had said. june holidays has come, but no slacking for me. i sort of promise ms queenie chua againz,but tis time i mean it, that i will study hard. hahaz so no slacking for me! just slogging. well maybe once in a while slack a lil and have fun at specialist course. and then my moms forcing me to study tooz. hahaz yea we be the most united class everzz. however i dun realli like the teachers! dun let any other teachers in zach except queenie chua, since u told her already. but NO OTHERS! especially mrs cynthia ng. eew on even a mentionz of her name. eeew againz. k, i got to go and study once againz. eew for cynthia ng againz. BYE!! hope more ppl join and blog!~ share ur feelingz ya?! anw anyone wanna go see my blog? its http://gay-boi.diaryland.com

note: i m not gay! not at allz..lolx well maybe i act like one.but i m not.

Tomorrow

2004-05-29T21:20:00.000+08:00

zach:

After long and thoughtful consideration, I have come to a rather interesting conclusion. Even though the global population is soaring into the billons, with thousands of religions, languages, philosophies, and cultures represented, ultimately, there are only two kinds of people. There are those who are certain the world is going to hell in a handbasket, and those who believe the best is yet to come. (actually, there is a third kind of person, who thinks traditional irish dance is the highest form of creative expression, but i really don't want to talk about them.)

Now, it hardly takes a genius to point out that we already live in dangerous and uncertain times. Why, all you have to do is turn on the TV, grab a copy of the newspaper, or just look out of your window. It ain't a pretty sight. Best friends former allies are suddenly tearing at each other's throats, while unshakable economic powerhouses are chrasing to their knees on a daily basis. You and I both know that good people get attacked in broad daylight all the time, but somehow the bad guys never get caught. It seems that everywhere you turn there are psychotic egomaniacs secretly trying to spoil your fun, drive you crazy, and generally make your life miserable. Just for starters there are shop clerks with way too much attitude, doughnuts with too much icing sugar, unbearly long tap-dance routines in the middle of your favourite old musicals, and the dramatic aftereffects of a dangeroulsy authentic chili concarne that are made ten times worse because the public rest room doors never lock properly anymore!

Of course, heatburn is nothing compared to heartache. Even though we are frequently told that there are plenty of fishes in the sea, the truth is that most of us spend a great deal of your lives physically and emotionally isolated, feeling utterly alone. And if you do finally snuggle up to someone who seems perfect for you, you find out they snore so loudly that your dreams need subtitles. You just can't win!

If you listen to the professional doomsayers, they will tell you that's barely half of it. They say these are our darkest days, and the future looks bleaker than ever. They tell us again and again that evil lurks everywhere - in the streets, in the trees, in the media, in the air, in the water, in the corridors of power, even in your sock drawer - waiting impatiently to rise up when we least expect it and sink its venomous teeth into our most tender regions. And finally, they point out that at every office Christmas party there is always someone who feels compelled to do this! (sticking their tongue up their nose) "It's the end of the world," they shout. "It's all over!"

Now, what i find so confusing is that if these stone-faced folk truly believe all the scary stuff they preach, why do they choose to keep on living? Okay, i freely admit that choking yourself to death is not nearly as easy as it sounds, and i was surprised to learn that you can't actually kill yourself simply by overdosing on bran fiber, although you certainly will become embarrassingly regular. Luckily, thanks to modern technology, putting yourself out of your misery has never been more convenient or affordable. Of course, if life really appears that unpleasant and meaningless to you, go see an eye specialist and then take a closer look. You will find that there is always beauty and hope in even the most awful circumstances. There is always someone prepared to help those who ask. There is always someone you can count on, and there are a million special moments that can chase the shadows from your face in an instant and will cost you nothing but a few spare minutes. Furthermore, romance is not dead. In fact, there are actually more qualified tango instructors working today than at any other time in history. The odds of an unexpectedly intimate Jacuzzi encounter have also never been better. Although it may not be right now, the wisdom you glean from your joys and hardships can always be shared with someone else and, by doing so, you will leave the world a little better than when you found it.

Even though I think life is infinitely more preferable to the alternative, I'm not pretending it's always easy or enjoyable. The truth is that sometimes life is so damned hard it gives you a cramp in your brain just thinking about what you have to do to make it through another twenty-four hours. So it's no surprise that when they think about the future, a lot of people feel anxious, somewhat depressed, and generally confused and alarmed. Even in the best of times there will never be a shortage of moaners and grumblers, but it's always fascinating to see how differnt people react during times of genuine uncertainty.

There are those who completely flip out at the very first rumor of trouble and start screaming, " The sky is falling, the sky is falling!" But when you press them for hard evidence to explain their panic, they admit they have nothing better to back up their position than what " a little bird told them." Somehow, it never occurs to them to wonder how credible the little bird's source was in the first place. Then there are the people who put on a big show about how they are not concerned in the least and know exactly what to do about everything, but when they are alone at night and the lights go out, they may well be the most frightened of all. There are also plenty of folk who are absolutely certain that the future is an extremely hostile place, no matter what you show or tell them. They stand ready to defend themselves from a million dangers every day, until eventually they become as hard, ugly, and cruel as the world they have imagined. And finally, there are the people who just want to dig an emotional bunker and jump inside. They think if they put up enough walls, they'll always be safe. The irony is that instead of locking others out, they are actually locking themselves in. They may avoid a few things that make life difficult, but in the end, they also miss out on all the wonderful things that make life worth living, and that makes about as much sense as practicing high fives on your own.

A far more reasonable approach is simply to put on the bravest smile you've got, and admit that you are not the center of the known universe. Therfore, there will always be things you don't know and can't control. So when it's simply not your day and things get a little out of hand, as they invariably do from time to time, it's much more productive and far healthier to just sit back and enjoy the absurdity of the moment. This is not rocket science. It's just common sense that you should enjoy the bizarre fact that you live on a planet with at least six hundred unique flavours of ice-cream, instead of getting all worked up about the truly disgusting taste of "atomic lemon sherbet with licorice ripple." Likewise, it's definitely not worth obessing about the intentions of all the sinister individuals who stalk the earth. When it comes to ne'er-do-wells who betray and hurt others for their own personal gain, their wicked ways eventually catch up with them. They pretty much always get what they deserve in the end. So in other words, a good suppot network is always valuable, but hiring personal bodyguards is probably going too far!

Another reason why you shouldn't fear tomorrow is that although you probably aren't what you eat, you certainly are what you love. This means that who you really are is always accurately reflected in everything around you that is dear to your heart- your close friends being one obvious example. In this sense, it is fair to say that the world around you is a mirror. Therefore you have a lot more control over the future than you might think, because you can shape your world just by being true to what you really care about. Perhaps this will make sense to you, and hten again, perhaps it won't. You might say, "Aha~ But how do you explain all the terrible things in my world that i don't want?" That, certainly is a valid question. and my answet is, irritatingly enough, yet another question: "What is that you truly want?" You see, it's what we truly want and love that influences the world around us, whether we admit it or not. For example, we often say we just want to be happy, when what we mean is we want money-lots of it. We say we want spiritual enlightenment and a higher sense of understanding, but what we really want are easy answers. We say that we want love, affectiong, and companionship, but what we really want is wild, passionate sex. We say we just want to be accpeted for who we really are, when we really wish we were a little more glamorous and had slimmer, firmer thighs.

As a rather wise person once said, "You can't fool Mother Nature." There are certain immutable truths in this world that you just can't talk your way out of. Gravity will always get you down, Belgian chocolates will go straight to your hips, and sticking your finger in the toaster when your Pop-Tarts are ablaze is always something that you'll regret. Likewise, you must be very careful what you wish for, because you simply cannot lie to yourself and get away with it. When you are not honest about what you want in life, you hurt those closest to you and yourself most of all. Think very clearly about what you care most about. What is it that gets you excited about being alive. What do you really want to do with the limited time that you have? What will your personal legacy be? But don't spend all your time dreaming about the future because the key to tomorrow is today. No matter what brilliant answers you have for life's important questions, ultimately what counts is that you break through the fears and doubts that hold you back and take action.

Be your own cheerleader. Do something that you never though you'd ever do - live in the moment. Keep in mind though, that someone else's greatest adventures could turn out to be your greatest nightmare. So follow your own road, wherever it leads you, one step at a time. Your life journey is not a race or competition, nor is it a boring highway without exits that you must trudge along for eternity. Embrace the unpredictable and go exploring for things that inspire you. Take time out to enjoy the view. The fact is that one day, instead of waking up for breakfast, you find yourself drawn down a long, dark tunnel towards a bright and beautiful light, and your journey will have come to an end. In that moment, when your entire life passes by before your eyes, I really don't think you would care too much about the amount of money you made, the frequent-flyers miles you accured, the awards you won, the care you owned, the value of your stock, or the number of times you got your picture in the newspaper. Instead, I believe the most important things in your life will probably be the smooches you shared, the nights you spent gazing in wonders at the stars, all the funny looking snow angels you made, the first drops of summer rain that caught on your tongue, and the time that someone special whispered, " I love you. "

Don't waste the present worrying about the future. It will come soon enough-I promise. In the meantime, I suggest you keep your chin up, put your walking shoes on, and follow your heart to the ends of the earth. As you made this journey, always remember tat each day is a precious gift. If you can enjoy it for what it is and make the most of it, then believe it or not, there is another extraordinary gift waiting for you...

Tomorrow

hey hey, i like the design... but.... dun agree with the "sku sucks" thingy.... zach!!! do sth abt it!!!

2004-05-28T20:26:00.000+08:00

Queenie:

Hey, can you believe it.. it is my very first time blogging.... although i've read a lot of peoples'....

hope that most of you can get news of this blog soon and start blogging... we can keep in contact this holidays... This is a blog that we share as a class... so hope that it is a place where u can air your thoughts.. good thoughts.. bad thoughts... angry thoughts... happy thoughts... lets learn to be open in this place... but no discriminations... no slanderings etc...

Yeah.. guess we are the first class to start interesting things like this! Let's work to being the most UNITED class in MSHS. Note that this blog is NOT limited to school.. watever u went through in your day... pls keep us in the loop... lets form a support group for one another...k?
Hope to see more blogs from ALL of you!! :)

time for a break

2004-05-28T20:08:00.000+08:00

glendon:

hey all! todays my first time blogging..loL! its finally time for a break, for all you peeps out there who have been slogging in front of your books, GO REST! dont have much to say, mind's ablank.. just take care you guys! and try to enjoy before school reopens..

Last day of school

2004-05-28T18:35:00.000+08:00

zach:

last day of school huh? to rejoice or to sulk. with the increasing workload compared to last holiday. it ain't a sight for me. did some changes to the design. although it ain't flawless yet. too tired to go any further. the swim just now had me all tired and bored.

busted

2004-05-19T17:22:00.000+08:00

zach:

exams are over. hur. rejoicing i presume. holidays are approaching. time for slacking? supposingly. people busy with their own lifes and all. 3 marking days. procrastination time. no more paper to take for now. no stress. no guilt of not studying now. are academics really that important ??