i have an inscrutable smile on my face right now, and its been there ever since i declared a short day for myself. or maybe im still high from last saturday's dinner =)
whatever it is, im smiling. =)
the school's soo empty now that we could each have a classroom to ourselves to practice 'Sexy Back' dance moves. i kinda like it like that, quiet.
Lessons have lengthened, FOR REAL. for some reason i miss GP tutorials with just Ms.teh and 04S1. We've all been banded and there're only 4 of us from my class in my group. Ibra n i cant help but give each other a sideway glance with raised eyebrows whenever there're 'awkward moments' durin our lectures. N boy r there many. GP lessons with Ms Teh used to be more interactive and i didnt care if i had the wrong answer, i would still blurt/shout/squeal whatever came to my mind and i knew tht i wouldn't get dissed by my classmates. Worst-case scenario would be Fa screeching HA-HA in the backgrd. but tht's always resolved when Ms Teh says something snide back to him, causing an uproar. (okay, i just made 04S1 sound like a kindergarten class). But now... it just ain't the same. The only redeeming factor would b tht i have a pretty hilarious lecturer who doesnt fail to amuse us with his less than moral outbursts and his constant reminder "all you people seated here, don't you get all egoisitcal just cause you're in this group....."
i still miss the carefree GP lessons with S1.

i noe i jinxed HIM. BUT im not totally at fault cos all you hardcore HIM fans out there didnt vote enough.
Coby's getting pretty pretty. and extremely smart.
Oh and i've been having weird dreams as well. doo and rit, let's form the weirdo- deirdo dream club. has to be the exam stress.
and i have to admit, the plans for next april have NOT left my mind ever since saturday night.
am smiling even more now =)

Grad 2006 that started with us climbing up umpteen steps, left us blinded by camera flashes but contented with memorabilia to possibly last a lifetime.

i took the right camera,and he took the left. Now that is called teamwork.

my lil' gang with our mentor, Ms.Ng =P

fat boy

Basitd, doing what he does best.

04s1 with Ms Teh, who conveniently pulled me to stand beside her cos she felt soo short among my class guys.

0.5 of us

and the other 0.5 of us. =)

04S1... as one.

But what really topped the weekend would be the outing with Rit, Sam and Mat. we trooped down to holland for mexican food and a couple of drinks at Tango's. Lots of catching up. And we made plans for next year. I'm praying really hard tht all goes well and we get to go aussie together for shopping! Loved every hour spent with you girls, and we shall revisit the idea of going to Tango's and jumping on their tables, margarita in hand, the day before A's. =) till we meet again (for lebanese food, in less than 2 months time) mmmuack!

I just watched Jamie Oliver on telly and Coby's sleeping soundly on my feet as i type this. the rain's pouring outside, (just as long as im not caught in it), i love the rain. so u can imagine how elated im feelin inside. =)
everytime the eldest brother and i interact online, which is pretty often ("what the **** r u doing online when you should be sitting your *** down at the study table?"), he never fails to ask "any new songs to recommend?" and usually it would be the "sweep-me-off-my-feet" song for the week or day. and for every one precious song that i recommend, he recommends 5. BUT that's not the point.
the point is... this week i couldnt find a single song to recommend. and the reason? cos i've been searching for songs that meant something to me. songs that trigger a certain emotion, sense of nostalgia.
im naming the FIRST song tht appears in my head, for each category.
certain songs which potrayed exactly what i was feeling:
(Different names for the same thing- Death Cab)
songs that very special people asked me to listen to:
(Angel without wings- Vertical Horizon)
songs that were sung to me *blush*:
(Inside out - Bryan Adams)
songs that made/make me tear and smile at the same time:
(Butterfly kisses-Bob Carlisle)
songs that remind me of the exams:
(Mr. Brightside-The killers, don't ask why),
songs which remind me of a new school term:
(The songs from BSB's very first album, don't ask why)
songs that friends and i made a joke out of:
(All the things she said -T.A.T.U, Wonderwall- Oasis & L.O.V.E- Ashlee Simpson..sorry, 3 songs popped into my head at the same time)
feel-good songs:
(Feel good inc. - Gorillaz! & She moves in her own way -The Kooks)

i can't quite remember what made me start searching for the songs...oh wait, i do know now. it was Dido's white flag, which i heard during the dan and young show. sigh~
A song is only a song when it has meaningful lyrics, when u can relate to it and when everything else around you fades away when u listen to it, no matter it being heavy metal or jazz.
on the note of music, S.I. hmm.. u cant help but get involved in the whole hullabaloo of it. am not gonna say who im supporting cos he's soo gonna get jinxed by me.
but lookin at the trend of guys i've supported in their careers , i guess u could make a informative guess: Jon Jonsson, Josh Hartnett, Jamie Oliver, Jkevin Richardson, Jelliot Yamin, Jdaniel Vosovic.....yeah.

i dunno what it is about him that makes my heart pulsate at such a rapid rate.
maybe its the way he makes something that sounds so profound, simple.
or the way he whisks eggs, mustard, olive oil and basil into mayo. (which i bet tastes loads better than mayo)
or the way he manages to make me remember each and every pointer he gives like the back of my hand
or his less-than-perfect body that's fleshy at all the right areas. (he looks resplendent in anything he wears) heh.
or the way he winks at the camera when he says something cheeky.
or or or, the way he licks his finger, closes his eyes to savour the blend of flavours and goes "mmmm".
or the way he throws everything into a bowl/saucepan, without any precise measurements.
or how he says exactly what he's feeling and still manages to come across as a bonafide gentleman.
or how he has soo much passion for what he does.
or he's love for his family and friends
he's down-to-earth nature, he's lisp, he's cursing (STILL a gentleman).
watching Jamie Oliver, now that's gastronomic porn at it's finest.

I strain my eyes and try to tell the difference
between shooting stars and satellites.
"Do they collide?" i ask,
and you smile.
With my feet on the dash,
the world doesn't matter.

God Bless the teachers. If not for them i wouldn't be here typing this out.
I noe its been a parlously long time since i've 'dropped' by. Blame the exams. Haha.
Nah, blame me and my lazy ***. i've just been too caught up being lazy, watching sex and the city (thanks doo!) and disciplining Coby. all of which have been obviously less daunting than recalling 108 different chemical reactions.
SATC has been a good substitute for Grey's anatomy and OTH. It's nt exactly up to par but when ur undergg withdrawal symptoms, anything goes. i cant wait for the new season of OTH and Grey's to start, hopefully they coincide with the end of the A's. yippee.
School has been alright. the way its always been i guess. tolerating each lesson which uncannily seems to have lenghtened in time, and left sha and myself making a mockery out of certain people
me: sha, did u realise he didnt bring sth today?
sha: wht?
me:he's not wearing something
sha: (cheeky grin) he's ______?
(the answer's supposed to be he's ring, but oooh well, slip of the tongue right sha?)
i guess the teachers have to be given the credit for tolerating the 22 of us. haha.
thankfully there's been some form of excitement as ppl start to yearn to love and be loved. Whatever it is sweetheart(s), u have me by ur side. though, u have kinda worn my ear out from all that "what if she....?"haha, KIDDING, u've still got me here, with durable ears. =)
if there's one piece of advice that i would give to future A level takers, it's to always be surrounded by a group of excellent and supportive friends. honestly, it does wonders.
and i've managed to stumble upon a couple of "sweep-me-off-my-feet" songs, which really do transport me into another world when all the formulae start to get too intoxicating. Augustana's Boston =)
speaking of "sweep-me-off-my-feet" i recall this being said in Oprah,"if ur waiting for a guy to sweep you off your feet, he's more likely to sweep you off your life" which honestly felt like she was grabbing me by my shoulders, looking at me in the eye and saying it straight to my face. OR it could be that i was sitting too close to the telly.

To the male teacher with the trendiest footwear, Happy Teachers' Day.

waiting on the world to change.