I am supposed to be fencing now.
I was supposed to watch Dangerous minds during GP today, I was supposed to meet up with my econs grp after sch for discussion.
supposed I was at home the whole of today. it wasn't relaxing. in fact, it was stressful.
juggling house chores & research & tutorials. argh!
it is because of the latter that I decide not to go school today. oh yes.
I was feeling quite unwell this morning & last night. mouth ulcers and exhaustion are bitches.
I was out the whole of yesterday and Sat. which reminds me of a stupid & silly incident which happened on Sat.
Road race on Sat venue was at Pasir ris park. I thought the location was easy to find but boyyy was I wrong! Dad sent me so it was so much easier.
but then, we got lost. we left house at 716am and the reporting time was 730am.
I was so so late. and so frustrated with pasir ris. all the shitty roads and signs don't make sense.
called Gladys. she was being a sweetie by giving me directions but still they don't make sense to me. Daryl interrupted our convo and tried asking where was I so that he cld tell me the way. Kai xin gave a whole new set of directions.
I was so blur and lost. parents were mad at me.
but thank god for some crazy miracle.
dad turned into this narrow road, which had the sigh pasir ris park.
I spotted students in Triton shirts and otr houses.
quickly stopped dad and alight there and then. walked with unknown ppl, who turned out to be J2s and also late and not too sure abt where they were gg.
haha!
and then I saw the sign of life! one huge mob of students donning colourful teeshirts assembling at the open space.
I was so relieved but I was still confused as to where my CG was. Gladys once again entered the picture and I managed to find her while we were talking on the phone.
haha.
the road race was fun and tiring at the same time!
competitors running for the 5 houses set off first. boys followed by girls.
lastly, those not involved ran together with the house.
Triton was first to leave. and I thought it was only brisk walking.
but NO, we jogged and at times, ran the whole way. from being in front, Aida, Kai xin and I lagged to the back. even before approaching the final 100m, Wei ru and the gang was cheering endlessly. enthusiastic they are! :D
come to think of it, the behind ppl were quite lifeless. my CG was the one contributing to the energy, jogging & cheering.
although it was exhausting, I wouldn't trade the experience for anything else.
the House captn sometimes jogged in front and at the back. the male competitors eg. Winston ran again with us. oh man.
I envy their stamina.
after the house marathon ended, we waited eagerly for results.
In the meantime, snapped lots of photos with CG and OGLs. Megan joined us later after her run. she was 44th (:
and then results.
Triton didn't fare so well in all categories.
Guys category: Last
Girls' category: 4th
Mascot: 2nd
I strongly feel Miranda shd hv won 1st! their mascot was super cool! plus he shook his booty up on stage. I bet all the girls were screaming their hearts out.
overall,
for the first time, we did not claim House champion! however, the house com and OGLs were goofing around in front. they showcased sportsmanship. (:
which house won?
Yell for some Y-E-LL-O-W! atlas baby!
oh,
Explorer came in among the Top 20! :) He had the chance to go up on stage to receive his medal. Gladys and I were smiling frm ear-to-ear.
we ended with the college cheer. it'll be incomplete without the mass dance.
I was at the front with Gladys and Kai xin. they stood still while I made a complete fool of myself by trying to follow the pros on stage.
they preferred to watch the student councillors dance on stage.
after that, the OGLs in MMM were required to gather for some last min instructions.
so many miscommunication with my grp members.
Gladys and Ysabel were both in same zone, Harbourfront and guess who's their I/c?
WHO? Explorer! ate lunch together some more.
lucky bitches. Gladys did ask me along but I had too much pride and so declined the tempting offer.
I'm a girl.
had lunch with Qah, Yanti and Natasha at TM afterwards.
We were starved. I was unsatisfied bcos I could not enjoy my chicken rice!
braces GRR.
I was already running late. had Recee at 1230. my zone (SOMERSET) was supposed to meet up at PR mrt control station.
the best part was my hp's batt was burning out. Jodie and See wee tried calling me bcos I was already late. everyone was there apparently.
I was still making my way through throngs of ppl at Tampines.
eventually, my hp died on me.
when I reached Pasir ris, there was no sight of my grp.
GREAT. I had no way to contact any of them since my hp had already gave up on me.
thank god for the Clarke Quay grp who were at the control station. I instantaneously recognised Kola's tall figure and I ran to her.
Rebecca, the grp's I/C and also a student councillor was kind enough to call Malisa, my grp I/c.
but it wasn't Malisa! I found it was actually Malina after talking to her on rebecca's phone. they hv the same names for goodness sake!
how typical of me to mix them up right.
the phone call was pointless bcos it wld get me nowhere. and the fact that I couldn't remember my 2 other I/Cs so did not help.
this OGL from Phobos was kind enough to give me the time of his day so that I can describe how my I/c looked like.
really tall and skinny and wears specs. Him: tall! freakishly tall?
yes yes. him: Marcus!
ah so I finally knew what the I/c's name was.
He simply laughed. He was friendly and concerned and all, tried to make me feel like I was one of them. we left together.
My Ez-link card encountered some problems. beepRED.
too many stuff in my purse so the machine cld not detect.
He stayed back behind with me until everything was alright. hahaha.
I walked quickly with Kola and her friend bcos it was getting quite awkward.
the Clarke Quay grp comprised of very fun and easy-gg ppl. we were talking non-stop throughout the whole journey.
I had to alight first at Cityhall. had asked Rebecca to call Marcus first to say I was reaching Somerset soon. thanked her countless of times
take note of the useless hp at this point of time.
to my disappointment, my grp was not there to greet me warmly, just as I'd imagined..
they were not there by the control station either.
I thought to myself,
Since u'd brought this to urself, why not be independent and find Youth park on ur own? and so I wandered on my own, in search of Youth park.
my grp's station is at Youth park.
there were a few exits. I chose the less intimidating one.
a skateboarding park greeted me once I was out. there were a few caucasions hanging around..
I decided to wander off on my own without asking for any help. paced to and fro.
looked at the map, which did not make sense at all.
I was pathetic and I might hv looked like a moron to them.
asked an Indian passer-by. couldn't fathom what she said.
hello? the area was quite remote, with constrution gg on nearby.
I opted safe and gave up my pursuit. turned back to go home.
pffft.
I was walkingtowards the train. God must hv pitied me by then bcos I soon spotted a student councillor and an Indian girl frm my grp.
RAAN TOWARDS them.
self-introduced on the way there. councillor called Chia.
she was really nice (:
alas, reunited with grp! See wee was worried bcos I did not answer his endless calls and smses.
told him my story. He thought I was cute. hahahahah.
objective of grp's meet up was to demonstrate the games prepared.
councillors then commented on our various proposals so we cld improvise.
went to diff stations in Somerset.
Chia kept picking on me.
SYAZ, why are u sitting dwn? Do u see the rest sitting dwn?
Why are u squatting? if u sit dwn, it'd be easier to take down notes... and so I was taken aback when she suddenly praised me in frnt of everyone.
I was busy writing dwn comments and suggestions by the game I/cs.
after which, she said I was a good role model and everyone shd follow my example bcos I took the initiative of writing dwn everything that was said by the i/cs on my foolscap pad. and that I gave my opinions on otr grp's games.
smth along the line.
the otrs didn't write dwn the suggestions given regarding their games probably bcos they'd excellent memory, unlike me!
I was embarassed and at the same time flattered.
she noticed and reassured me not to fear her. I wasn't!
hahahaha. the whole thing ended earlier than expected. (:
in the middle of recee, we were joined by Mr Wong. I witnessed first hand the playful teacher-student r'ship.
they acted more like friends, which was nice.
at certain parts of Somerset, I was deeply fascinated bcos throughout my 16 yrs of living, I'd nvr once gone there.
EG. emerald hill.
made new friends. cool ppl.
I'd to admit I'd the worst luck. first time this year!
Kak Ati laughed when I told her yesterday.
the whole of ytd was spent with my dear ones, cousins and family.
in the morning, had breakfast together at JB after which mom and auntie and cousins bought groceries at supermarket.
had to rush back to SG bcos I'd to send final proposal to I/cs. Kak ati had to drive me home while mom and dad and sis stayed at Kak ati's place.
after that, went out to survey Kak Ida's new apartment and its area.
old ppl followed Kak Ida & Abg Sham on flat-search while me and Kak ati ate our dinner cum lunch at Eastpoint.
mo was supposed to fetch us later. however, they left earlier for Tampines and went to Nissan's exhibition/showcase.
we had to make our way there on foot. grrr.
thank god Kak ati called my mother. if not, we wld hv waited whole day for her to call us.
family planned to buy a new car.
we were so busy, running here and there making phone calls.
Kak ida was busy with making arrangements with new flat while my family was busy settling payments with bank, financial issues all those to do with buying a car. plus Abg sham was explaining and breaking down the details.
He's experienced in these kindof stuff. GUYS.
lastly, we made our way to Auntie Yati's hse as she's a house agent.
met Hazirah, after all these years.
serious catching up. her youngest brother's super mischievous.
got on my nerves. cld hv just strangled him there and then.
ok, i've a terrible migraine.
BYE.
