retreat

so it has come to tht time of the yr when i let the pics do most of the talking.. we do have to break tradition once in a while.. for those who r wonderin where i disappeared to for 3 days n 2 nights n to my classmates who have yet to receive the pics..here they r..there was a grand total of 118 pics (or more?)..n these r jus a selected few..

this was when we jus reached bintan.. we were sweaty n squeezed and tired.. hence the tired eyes & dazed faces.. i think san looks extremely cute in this pic.. hee..

the villas tht we stayed in.. 6/7 girls n guys per villa..

not many pics were taken on the first day.. so i shall jus jump right into the second.. which consisted of the physical part of the retreat.. we had bout 6 different stations to complete..

our obstacle course.. yes we had to do weird stuff..and there were LOTS of laughter..tht's pri n me tryin to distract san.. haha..it worked.

our beach volleyball which turned into beach soccer and finally beach captain's ball.. the sand was scorching our feet..

Us.. huddled under the 'hut' after the game..the other pics of the beach turned out really well.. (tht's just F.Y.I. 04s1 peeps..)

prob the easiest station we had on tht day.. (spot fa n hazzy n laugh ur ass off..)

pre- fear factor (yes we had a station named "fear factor"..which definitely lived up to it's name)..at tht point in time i prob looked like the THORN among the roses..

then comes the highlight of the day.. LOL.."river" crossing...

4/5 the class is here...

and the rest of us gettin traumatised by basitd..haha.. Jk!

45 mins later n my grp was still at it.. (i was slackin on the opposite side, waitin for pri to come pick me up in her boatie.. haha..)

i would insert the videos of the activity above..but i shall save the embarrassment for some ppl *grin*

n our last day was spent outside of the resort... at the plantation..

..eating..

(that's a whole lot of crab)

and watching the guys search for something.....everywhere we went.... hehe..

n our final pit-stop before everyone became sea-sick.. the bintan ferry terminal =) (ooh. i jus realised all the girls in our class r in this pic..hahaha...!)

yup.. i guess tht's bout jus 17 out of tht 118 shots

... wht???? encore???

sigh~~.. ooh, alright... haha....

this is wht excessive photo-taking under the blisterin sun does.. it makes ur eyes disappear n makes u hide under anything tall..lol...

This is my 04S1. =)

its back to school..back to the extremely long days tht never seem to end, humid afternoons filled wit much lethargy, tryin to keep those eyes (and brains) open wit imaginary toothpicks, often resorting to silly, silly games with the calculator (yes smart ass, it's 9 factorial) ..
you noe, ppl wld think tht being THIRD and FINAL year students, teachers wld b cutttin us some slack, allowing us to grow (mentally n academically hopefully) on our own, juniors shivering in their sneakers & giving up their seats to us(in the jam-packed canteen) during break times, shorter school days to allow us to RESSST and do our revision..after all, we ARE the batch tht is gonna produce results tht the school has never come close to sniffin in the past decade (hold on.. didnt the last batch say tht as well?hmm........)
UNFORTUNATELY, exactly the OPPOSITE of all the above mentioned have been happenin.. and complainin im NOT.. cos if u realise, its only bout 6-7 months of tolerating all this shit before we move on to higher planes =)
so keep tht silly smile on your face and trudge on.. cos there's definitely more to look forward to in the years to come..
and yesss.. It's appearin in my dreams after a mighty long time.. it's a sign guys!! *grin*

when anger sets in, i immediately retreat into the empyrean sphere, cue for coldplay (actually chris martin) to start singing to me and do breathing exercises..miraculously, i come out of my room a coupla minutes later, a renewed and enlightened person. an excellent short-term solution, but in the long-term, it aint the best solution cos the potential for one to turn into a human pressure cooker is extremely, extremely high...
HOWEVER, i was thinkin, what happens when you're filled wit anger to the brim, flirtin with violence and you DONT have that room and that music and that opportunity to close ur eyes and BREATHE? what do you do then?
sigh~ oh how ppl change *grin*
i hear tat they're playin jazz by the beach at sentosa for the whole of this month, in the evenin...now, won't that b an extremely romantic n unforgettable n especially an excellent way to manage your anger...
n yes!!! i managed to get THE passport that entitles me to not speak/write my mother tongue language unless i choose to.. woo~!