1 year has passed by quickly. Last year at this time, I am probably rushing my kpop list of 2012 and doing SSEF work at the same time. SSEF was like the only thing on my mind hahas. But through the minds, so many things that I did not expect happened. Unlike 2012. =P This year was full of surprises. And let's see. If I can recall all the wonderful moments and reminisce using the limited amount of time that I have now (before I go out towards Marina Bay=P).

The year began. With the usual orientation. Well this year's orientation isn't the most memorable to be honest (cause of SSEF) but I still enjoyed my juniors' performances. I still remembering criticizing a lot on the models, cardboard work and designs with Joo Kee, Jie Ren and Yos hahas. Partly also because I was into such hands-on work at that time in preparation for my archi portfolio.

Then there was a lot of things happening in 605 classroom. I was with 605 almost throughout the whole year. Unlike in 2012 when I don't even know where the 505 classrooms was. So this year. I recall 605 doing up their back notice board and playing charades/taboo in class. And there was that cooking session at Boon Chong's house in the 1st month of school. What a way to start the new year!:3 It was great. Stayed till really late and learned murderer for the 1st time in life.

Ahhh and murderer. That game went on for the next few months. We even played it during World Cancer Day volunteering hahas. And I remember how I got pulled into trying Candy Crush during 1 of our murderer sessions. I didn't play much after that though. I onlyched Daryl, Kian Wee or Dion play on their phones. It was only until April that I started playing on my own. And even dragged my mom in. =P And yeah. 8 months later. Max levels on both stories muahahaha. Well. Great bonding with my mom though it wasted quite a bit of both of our time. =B

And then, there was Running Man. It's sweet to remember all the random games that we created and adopted out of no where. Things that I have created like treasure hunts. Things that Dion have done like the virus games. Things that Daryl have done like the mini games, murdurer and stuff. They were all efforts that weren't futile. Things happened and we probably don't have the luxury of time and space to do something like that so carefreely next time. Well since most event/camp games are really rushed and all.

Okay so much for all the fun, let's skip back to a bit of the more academic stuff. First in lineeeeeee, EG1109, Statics and Mechanics of materials! An A- for an NUS module that I am insanely passionate in. Though not an A. =P All the self studying and analyzing on catanaries and beams, stress and strain, truss and machines, torsion and bending. It was great fighting on this journey alongside Eric and now, he's flying planes, getting licenses and all. And then there was SSEF and A*Star talent search. All the poster and report preps for -Prediction methodology for blast loading effects in underground tunnels- . And then eventually the presentation day. It feels great, the whole journey, because apart from NJRCs as my 1st, this was the 2nd time I ever placed in so much effort into exploring and achieving something. This year's blessed since a 3rd came for me in July for SSC so yeah. :3 Credits of hard work especially to Tze How for the design, Yos for the calculations and Zeee for the Chem.

Wow. Such a long post that I have here. Hahas. Ohh well you can't blame me. My life's just too fulfilling this year. =P Speaking of fulfilling, it's also an eye opener for me in 2013 since I got 2 school overseas trip to CERN and Kaohsiung (I wanted Nanao! But ohhh well). I'm sorry that I kept whining for the past 5 years that I do not have a trip but hey. My concern was legit though it's fulfilled now. To keep it short, in summary, CERN thought me how engineering feats are actually done and that I should not let such fear hinder me in my progress towards building development, learning and life. After all, for all things tedious, it's determination and resolve that will bring me far in life. For Kaohsiung, I was amazed with how public areas can create such a bustling and active lifestyle among their communities and youths. From the street markets and the urban beaches to the public stadiums and the bike share schemes, it showed me how their urban lifestyle can be exciting, active and inclusive for both young and old while Singapore can't.

Back in Singapore, back in Jurong Spring, I continued my occasional work at MPS. The key turning point in my life was probably my induction into YEC. I joined a happy family and bonded during NACLI camp, BGM and I am still familiarizing with everything. I still can't do much despite my fire so I hope I will take it slow in 2014. My dreams are still big though but I still have loads to learn so let's just see how thinga go. I was pulled in into Empower just lately and on a separate case, my journey in analyzing policies of my forte also began through many stuff. First there was the Bicycle rack against theft design competition where I spent weeks doing ground work at Lakeside mrt. Then there was cool ideas for HDB where I proposed bicycle shelf designs for flats and biking strategies in general. And then coincidentally, my recent CLC work involves biking too! Unplanned. Perfect coincidence. :D Which is why I now feel so strongly on several biking related developments. And I really hope some of my proposals will come true some how amidst the barriers faced with agencies and practicalities.

Lastly, the beautiful end to the past 72 months of my life. Sounds small doesn't it? A 2 digit number. Yeah. In 70 blinks of my eye, last day of lessons came. 1 more blink, it's Farewell assembly. Yet another blink, it's convocation, graduation and prom. It's over. Yeah. All the moments can only be reminisced now. But still, it's sweet. Bittersweet.

Ohhh well okay I don't wanna bore whoever (including myself) who's reading my shitty narrating so yeah. Had a fruitful 2013, hope for a fantastic 2014! High school life is over, it's now into real life and survival. And for my 2014 resolution! I wish for my dreams, hard work and my meeting of new friends to be sustained while I take a long deserved mental rest and focus on my physical and psychological well-being. Yeah. It's 1:21am now. I'm still stuck at Raffles Place. Good luck to me. And good night world.

Just a short post from me ahahahas. Rushing out to go USS now that's why. =P I've a great deal of mixed feelings now. Architecture wise, I HDB invited me for a presentation for my previous submission for the Cool Ideas thing but then again, for my uni application portfolio, I don't really have much progress orz. Then academic wise, I got the exact same score again for SAT mehhhh which means it's impossible for me to get into Cornell. But, things on the YEC side's getting real good I guess. Tomorrow's my 1st ever comm serv participation and there's this YP Empower thing every month plus I guess I have "broke the ice" with the MPS people so it's really happy. And I've got a new friend too. William from HCI year 4. Ahahas. Then PROM OMG. It was so fun yesterday. Including the post prom overnight party. Then again, with that happiness, I have this feeling of blues because of you know what. So yeah. Ohhh well. Okayokay that's it. Gonna go now mom's nagging ahhhhh. (:

2008: Curiosity and Empathy
2009: Fear and Religion
2010: Bond and Dedication
2011: Fun and Adventure
2012: Solitude and Friendship
2013: Fate and Initiative

Every year I learn something new. It's as though there's a theme. Where the encompassing memories all coincide to these exact phrases. My 6 years in high school. (:

WOAHHHHHHHHHH. Okay. Today (Or perhaps yesterday hahas) was a really great day for me!Hmph. It's been a long time since I last did the rapid chronological flow chart thing so hey. I guess I shall use it for this post. :3

Woke up > Feeling emo/helpless/tired > Reached school but bored > Convo rehearsal > Real headache throughout the whole rehearsal > Felt happy though that I have Pin in front of me and Wong behind me for seating arrangement (but she's a slight bit of a diagonal away orhhh ohhh well)  > Felt happy that I have soooo many (close) friends in the same holding room like directly beside me (': > Settled $16 payment for alumni pullover > Settled $50 payment for the convo gown thing > Everyone went to play soccer but I decided not to cause headache and tired meh > Said bye to Daryl and Fiona so Daryl can go mug for BMAT > Still played soccer eventually (for 5 damn minutes wth and it ended) > CHEAP SHOPPING IN JB:D > Okay before that there was awesome vegetarian food from like my relative's shop so yay > No more headache > Was real productive like with all the purchases and bought loads of tidbitsssss:3 Ohhh well maybe I cant eat that much cause trying to lose a bit of weight here hahas but still. =P Ahhh and back to the shopping, though it's really productive, it's sad cause I didn't get to buy all the things that I momentarily wanted. )= I missed out like shoes, a formal shirt, dairy products and ice creammmmm but well I guess it's okay. ^^ All that matters is that I got a random useless (IDK when I'm gonna use) kind of a jacket, a vest, a pair of slippers and a polo tee. So yeah. That's a lot and I'll have to be satisfied with what I have hahas.

So yeah. It's was kind of a happy day cause it started off seemingly bleak and gloomy hahas. But I got zihai, egoistic and materialistically happy towards the end so opps. xD Well I hope my livened up mood will be able to make me say less subconscious vulgarities in days to come we'll see how it goes. :D

Okayyyy that's it. Goodnight world (it's 3:25AM already=O)! Andandand, GOODLUCK TO EVERYONE WHO'S TAKING BMAT TMR!(:

I feel soooooo happy for this past week! Doing so many things all at the same time and eventually completing it all. This feeling feels greats. And of course there were sacrifices so it's sad but hey. There's no choice then so now, the only thing left that's right to do will be to work on what was neglected. So yeah. Here goes, the things that I have achieved this week:

• DSA (Saturday)
• Physics tea (Saturday)
• AAP performance (Monday)
• SSC submission and payment (Thursday)
• Green commute in HDB towns submission (Friday)
• Orchestra camp success (Saturday)

So yeah. With that, I've now got 2 extreme states of mind which is the tired side of me and the motivated side of me. And yeah, after a big big rest, these will be the things to be done for the next week:

• Chem overdue assignments
• Un-poppable balloon
• RM games (Virus spy, Netball shooting, Treasure hunt, Trickery)
• NDP marching
• Purchase papier mâché items
• NDay V2 arrangements
• Requesting for letter of rec
• Workspace of the future competition

So yeah. Jiayous me! National Day and Hari Raya blessing this coming week awwww yeahhhhh. OwO

Here I am crying right now. The only thing in my live that's worth me tearing for. Time flows. The souls that passes by the same physical world changes all the time. Yet, in this case, there's that 1 person who will always be around. Loneliness. It's bittersweet. And then I began to look at my journey. My very 1st drop of tear for this was 5 years ago. It's was of sorrow and a bit of frustration I guess. But never have I ever felt this sensation of preciousness, love and being wronged. But that was then. I guess it's a blessing in disguise. I was then brought into this family of a wacky guy, a stern, strict and plump guy, a cool carefree guy, a mature lady and a cute lively girl. I guess my freak experience in the first few months kind of indirectly gave me the drive to work hard for the next few years. I don't even remember why I fought so hard but it was all worth it. There was fear. There was egoism. There was respect. There was desperation. But through it all, I grew and eventually, all went away (well other than respect). It was supposed to feel like an achievement, a moment of happiness, a pinnacle but no it wasn't. It's pretty much entirely opposite. For everyone I guess, by the time we reach there, what is felt would be loneliness. And for me, I was alone. All the familiar things are gone, while I am surviving here, the strong person I am thanks to them. And in comes the 2nd chapter of my journey. The 1st part was already worth me crying so very much and now, I don't really know what's in place for the 2nd. New faces appeared. I treat them like my jewels, my precious assets and my everything. All the problems that was faced. The wrong approaches. The insufficient commitment. The inevitable mistakes. It all become part of the memory. And then as I am relatively static, I see them grow. And we're all in this together. Not in a state of over attachment too. Just meeting twice per month. And then, now I see them as happy soul at the surface, at least. I still don't really know how they feel deep down but I'm empathizing now. And with a few months left, all that I hope for would be the genuine smiles. And then I'll miss this place happily.

OMGGGGGG I'M SO HAPPY TODAY WHEEEEEEE. I FOLDED THIS POP-UP CARD THING WHICH I ALWAYS DIDN'T HAVE THE TIME TO DO SO TODAY IN ONLY 40 MINS SO YAYYYYYYYY. THERE WERE NO LESSONS TODAY AND I HAD 2 DATES TOO IT'S AWESOMEEEEEEE. OWO

2009 Sem 2. 2010 Sem 1. 2011 Sem 1. 2011 Sem 2. 2012 Sem 1. 2013 Sem 2.

Kokoroco has been occupying my heart this few hours. So yeah. I don't really have much life content to talk about. Loads of philosophical thoughts from Kokoroco though but I can't possibly write it here so yeah. Friendship the only thing in my mind these hours. It's sad, depressing and comforting at the same time. Halfway through the show. Let's see what happens then. (':

Things that give me a soul. Folding origami. Hitting drum set. Kicking soccer. Solving lateral puzzles. Watching anime. Sleeping sleep. Blooming bloom. Living life.

I like moderation. Yesterday was a good day. I kind of realized that my life only feel complete and fulfilling when I have a balance of work (work's very important! regrettably >.<), friendship, family, art (3D/2D doesn't matter), sports, food, music, anime and puppy love. So yeah. Yesterday I did all that other than sports so yeah. It felt great. As in, I don't feel empty. Small bits of everything. If it were like say all anime, I think it would feel pretty bad, based on pass experience. Same for infatuations and work. So yeah. Let's hope that I'll be able to maintain this delicate balance for the rest of my life then!OwO

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Ahhh. This song's a pretty sentimental song to me. It marks the beginning of orientation and hostel life last year. In fact, it marked the beginning of 2012 for me. And then, this song fits my music taste and vocal range pretty well so yeah I wouldn't really get bored of it. The background instrumentals are sweet hahas. And most importantly, the memory of that night's still fresh as yesterday in my mind. Thate night we spent together. And so, just when I thought that the hype to this song's long over, it's interesting how I happened to look up the lyrics for this song today and realized how applicable it is to my feelings right now. The empathy in words was amazing. Hahas. On a side note, I would spread my love for this if I could. (':

You don't know how much your words today morning meant to me. As much as I might still be unconfident, what you gave me is the faith which I will depend on for my whole life. I hope you won't go back on your views. And I'll work harder too to escape fate and improve my luck. OuO Thank you. (:

Ahhhhhhhh. Wednesday's a good day for this sem. OuO Morning's 1st 4 hours of break will probably be spent with Dion for a while (Karutaaaaa. =P). Even if he's busy or just like today, I shall just do my own sketching or folding work. :3 Then the next 2 hours for today was like brunch, gym and then a bit of netball uuuuuuuuuuu. Feeling occupied like that's great. And today's ACE's rather peaceful too since Mr Ricardo's going through the testimonials and yay I'm typing away with SSC here. xD So yeah. Tomorrow's gonna be a dreadful day though. But let's just hope that every Wednesday's gonna be like this. (:

The only song out there that can make my soul freeze in time. The alarm clock that cannot wake me up from my never-ending dream.

PS. Well actually, I guess my heaven too.

Let's put it this way, as much as my life goal's to be an architect, there's always been this dream left at the back of my mind that I have never really expressed before (other than to one person who was an integral part of my life at that one point in time but perhaps no longer the case now). Well I hope that I will not forget it before I fulfil it so yeah. Well to keep it short for now, let's just say that if I were a rich man, I would open a restaurant, a theme park and a museum. (:

PS. AKA. An entrepreneur. Not a businessman. Well the distinction doesn't matter anyways. It's the sight in the dream that matters.

Yesterday's a happy day. I guess this is what working hard does to life hahas. Didn't regret chionging SSC till 4am yesterday morning. Tomorrow it's gonna be the same so I really hope the progress will be good. If so, then Friday and Saturday would be 2 really carefree, guilt-free and stress-free days for me hahas. I pray for drive and peace. The 2 which seems to be of opposite poles, when fused together, would become a strong, righteous and productive spirit for the better of this world. (:

 

The day when such a thing happens in my life.

I would think that it would be the greatest day night of my life. (:

Another song! From the memories of 2010 new year. :D