Sunday, July 26, 2009
Finally!
Feels like ages since i last posted! Damn.
Anyway, last week, took part in a SEG soccer tournament. Although we were really the underdogs, we at least manage to win 1 out of 4 against a competition filled with yr2s and 3s :D
Oh, and ive not been to GC for 2 weeks in a row. I just feel that i should really concentrate on studying now, no time for me to relax that much after doing badly for my common test 1.(I DONT WANNA REPEAT MY MODs.)
And, the reason for not being online was because, was out studying, at my breezy void deck:D
Need to avoid temptation to play and need someone to teach me. Tiring, but good.
1 more month, anything is possible! so get a frking A for all the mods although final results wont be an A cos of the average curve of the marks thing.
Ah i dont care, just concentrate on studies and all will be good, enjoy during the holidays.
OH FCRAP, whyy is there a study break before the sem test!?
This study break is what made me do badly for my common test, guess i will need to treat it like a normal day, wake up early and study(but will i?).
Had service today, was too tired because of sleeping too late yesterday.
Slept the whole afternoon later woke up for dinner before watching liverpool vs singapore with dan and mina, two crazy loverpool fans.
SINGAPORE GOT THRASHED LA, stupid, can see the difference in level and the way liverpool plays its like playing around with the singapore players, creating chances out of no where and scoring the easiest way. gosh.
well, time to go back to my studies, VECTORS!
peacezout.
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Monday, July 20, 2009
PD Assignment!
Week 13
Did some Mechanics and mathematics. Time to get serious.
Had common tests last week, felt that my math haven't really been up to standard yet and yes when i got back the results today, it was a solid F. Yea well, no more time to play, sem exams are nearing and ive got no time to have fun anymore.
Still waiting for mechanics, material tech and manufacturing tech.
Ive got confidence in my mechanics as ive put in quite alot of effort, but for the other two, i just pray that i will have a good result, maybe just borderline.
And i still went for movie after the last paper. Watched The Haunting in Connecticut, wasn't so bad as Drag me to Hell. Kinda like a sad show, a sad ghost movie.
Anyway, had a gig last saturday, well it was kinda like 2 months after i had one so kinda rusty with the crowd. Well, i didn t turn out pretty well but at least it was still great, we still got exposure.
There were many great bands that day, and i was really lucky, got to know some people, like thomas and his dudes, who organised the gig.
Since monday, have been studying for at least 3hrs and doing assignments, quite an accomplishment as ive managed to finish quite alot of work. If this is done regularly, i can ace my common test 2.
Finished touching up on my material technology assignment, its kinda well done.
Today sang didnt come to school so it's kinda quiet, learned more about grinding today, and autocadd really is a tough one today as i really couldnt see the dimensions and do the designing and drawing properly.
While the others went to Shannon's house to play street fighter, went out with friends after having my lunch with khartik.
Khartik is a must to make friends with, he is just so damn funny, able to relieve stress with his lame jokes.
Met up with Sam, Dan and Christine. Its so rare that we meet up and so we manage to talk about schools and stuffs.
Sam is leaving for japan again soon. I can see the effort she puts in in coming back to singapore to visit her friends.
Week 12
Alright, so today's maths common test confirm flunk. Tomorrow gonna push hard for mechanics, really hoping to see some good results if not this bad experience, which i will once again go through, push me to study hard for my semestral exams.
So now, this late in the night, going through all the formulaes and how-to-do examples and try to work something out through my tutorials.
Looks like gonna sleep very late again, anyway im also able to sleep after the exams. Argh, anyway yesterday went jamming, with another band and i feel that after this coming gigs, i should stop playing for awhile to concentrate on my studies. "To uni or not? make up your freaking mind! If so, Study!"
regretting is of no use, concentrate on what ive got to do today and leave the future in God's hand.
guide me through my turmoils, admist all this trash and junks that are trying to distract me. Time ot know what i really need to do.
Coming up are material tech and manufacturing tech papers after my mechanics. Damn i havent studied those yet.
andand, ive been watching these comedy series, its called Big Bang Theory. So so very funny. Well their jokes are kinda like nerdy and scientific o.o so some i really dont understand but the way he expresses it makes me laugh.
Well, i guess thats all. think i'll study till morning 6am or half way through.
Week 11
Alright, so nyp got case of H1N1 so.. holidays is extended!
Good because didnt revise much for my common testalthough i studied material technology which is kinda hard to understand.
Revising of maths and mechanics is still ongoing and ive got to find some time to study manufacturing tech.
Well this extended holidays is not something like holidays but just a home based study, well i call it holiday.
There's loads to do as week 12 which is the week after this week, lessons are moved forward as this week was supposed to be my common test week.
well ive got a feeling that this week is gonna be a productive week.
tomorrow, material technology attendence on heucampus from 4-6pm.
to study topic 3.1-3.3, after that login cms and do the questions.
Manufacturing tech, access cms and go through study material on plastic moulding.
do equiz through cms after that.
Maths, practice on deteriments and do ex 18-20&27-29
do equiz and submit by friday.
Eng mechanics, go through study material stress and strain
Do and submit question 4 from tutorial 6 by week 13.
Personal development, access cms and do e-learning task- public speaking &personal grooming.
Anyway, went out with nus yuda and ting yesterday, was supposed to be some kinda of movie gathering where we were going to watch transformer.
well so only 4 of us turn up, sad right.
and the worst thing is we didnt even book a ticket for transformers and we wandered about for about 2-3hrs until we found a place where there's still seats, at balestier shopping centre if im not wrong.
Week 10
OKay, so i went for guitar club camp during the holidays.
Okay why dont i let the pictures do the talking.
Gathered together at 9 am in the morning!
Getting to know each other session
Making our group flag
Tadah! EIGHT STRINGS

woah see my hand, so fast!
Games time, played many including this which i forgot what its called.
And i dont have any pictures for the games part at night.
Well, its the time where everyone would be dirtied even if they dont want to.
First we were sprayed with water, i love it!
Second, we did some quiz i think
third, we got flour on our face and clothes
fouth, we were mashed with colgate at our various body parts.
fifth, we played twister, it shoudl be more challenging!
sixth, we were blind folded, i mean some and led to some places.(the blind fold on me was not good enough to blind me.)
Ah thats all.
Didnt sleep till 4am in the morning.
the next day photos.
Early after breakfast, we played our last game, it was the perfect game as we really kinda bonded although i was used as the model to dress up and later perform, gosh.

Thinking how they would dress me and rebecca.
im kinda stress as you can see im squating.
When im serious or stress, i will squat even on chairs or any other objects
preparing to perform at their so called stage.
time to perform, see hebe?
Alright, dont have the photos for the aftermath and the bonus part so i'll just have to type.
we did some bonus parts like dancing and picking up stuffs without destroying our costumes.
after that we played twister with our costumes on and i won! hehe.
After all that, they annouce the winning group, yea and my group is the last as our members keep leaving for their home as they got something on.
Some photos before we leave for home.
Yeap thats all.
Made many new friends, as expected. FUN, loads of it.
Grea time together with my group, cheers!
Week 9
Had 2 tests, maths and mechanics. Didnt do well for math, crap, for mechanics, i still dont know how i fare yet anyway i have faith that i can at least get a 18/25.
On thursday went for guitar club, our final class as advance class before moving on to Junior ensemble, can't wait and our "instructor" , Kai, was funny as always as he tries to make the class as lively and fun as possible.
Oh and Samantha is finally back, went to see her few days ago and she changed alot! XD
Met up with the rest too, miss those days when we were always together. Get together again soon, miss ya'll lots.
This week im gonna study at least 4hrs a day, completing at least 1 chapter a day for maths and material technology.
Next week i'll do revision for maths while revising manufacturing and material technology. gosh so much to study so little time.
Week 8
Nothing much last week as normal, except that this week's Guitar Club was kinda fun.
We learn more about majors and minors and some other stuffs and Kai, finally i know the name of the guy who is teaching us, gave us pointers and the importance of C major.
Anyway, on to the fun part of GC, we finally played together as a small group, like one group the rhythm, the other the bass and the rest plays chords.
Although it didnt sound so right as it's our first time playing together but it was an experience.
After that, we were told to compose a short 12 second song in groups of 2.
Well, it was kinda easy as yea of course i played the bass while Aylwin played the chords.
We planned for the next day to stay back and compose one together, and we did, in 15minutes.
So, thats about it for last week.
we also done some heat treatment and rockwell test for the lab work, kinda fun as everyone take turns to put the metal rod into the furnance.
We completed our parachute and it was kinda good, as it can stay in the air for quite sometime.
The coming week, having math pre-common test, which i think im gonna fail.
OH talking about test, i got CNC programming full marks! Heard our Autocad test wasnt so good so yea, i pray for brains tomorrow and many much wisdom so i may do the test and hopefully get a pass.
Week 7
Its xiu mei's birthday on 24th may, we celebrate it the day before it as more people were able to turn out on a saturday.
As expected many turnout and so it was kinda lke a class gathering, therefore, it turn out pretty well.
Had fun at the beach, after that, went to one degree 15 to relax through the night while a 2 men band plays ballad for us, for xiu mei i mean.
After that, had supper at the prate house beside yio chu kang road before parting.
Anyway, this week was a very productive week as i did my first question in mechanics without much help myself! And i studied at least 1-1.5hrs each day this week! what has gotten into me, i wonder.
Week 6
Well, nothing much during guitar club, just learning new songs and practicising the PIMA thing.
I can see that Aylwin was damn tired after GC as he looks so dead during the class.
Some of my friends came to NYP to visit Han Ying on that day too, although im not sure who came exactly.
Well, i didnt know whats the real reason she and some others came to nyp for, i dont care either, girl stuffs.
Met up with only juliana after GC and went home together after sending Aylwin off to his mrt.
Didnt get to study much as i was too tired to do anything else, but well, paid lots of attention in class, but i doubt it will help if i dont revise.
On friday, yes i still hate doing the lab exercise, not so like hate, but just not really like it.
and yes it ends at 12.30 today, its the best day of the week, always.
Studies always comes the next day after friday.
Week 5


Anyway, today, a sunday, went to church for service. After that met Sharon. She was giving out flyers for, erm i dont know how to translate from chinese to english, and yea she havent changed much except for her dressing.
Yea, and was supposed to go to my grandman house for dinner with my relatives but had some other plans.
Instead, i went to bell's house for a gathering cum birthday party steamboat. Luckily for me, her house is near my house.
So went to meet up with shi ting and linus to study, of course ended up not studying but eating and chatting.
So around 5, we met up with the rest under bell's block.
We planned to give her a surprise by lighting the birthday cake while singing the birthday song outside her house.
Skipping everything else, moving on to dinner. I couldnt believe that i ate so little but drank alot.
Well not much changes around us, oh and chen long went home early as he got something on after the steamboat. So after eating the cake, played cards for awhile before going down to take some pictures and later bidding farewell to everyone to prepare for school the next day.
Coming weeks, gonna have tests.
Studying is the most important now, resist temptation! Meeting up with old friends definitely brings back memories. through the path of learning, new friends are made. Moving on.
Week 4After school, while waiting for my live audio orientation, we chillout at Macs while some went to gym.
Met up with terril after that, and later with leo in the orientation.
Made friends with Aishah, who sat beside me during the orientation, and yes live audio is a fun cca and it only requires us to go down if only theres events coming up and we'll set up the sound systems.
I love the sound systems, if only i have one i can blast my songs at home.
Well, for studies, still have not started yet, but i will because i will!
School is already so tiring, and ive already joined 2 cca's and im planning to go for floorball's orientation. Studies can be managed.
Yesterday, after school. Our class went for a game of street soccer. We played with Akmal, who joined us abit later. After that, thought of going to gym, but guess i stayed to too long at the street soccer court, so i went home and prepared myself for guitar club late.
Met up with Aylwin at yck mrt and later went for guitar club(GC) together.
Shahim didnt make it because it was his mum's birthday, yea. Anyway, the GC class was kinda fun although they retaught everything, like the notes, crochets, beats and stuffs that ive learned when i was in piano class 6years ago!
Made friends with Zhen Yu, a guy, Gloria and beat-rice beatrice. haha. oh damn! i fogot what's the guy name who sat just beside me, shit, anyway he is damn pro with the classical guitar and he is like 3yrs older than me! w00t! Well as for the others, i didnt really get their name as we didnt introduce our names to each other, this shows that the organizers i kinda suck arent they.
Week 3
SMART GOALS.
1) Enlarge the circle of friendship.
2) Studying and maintaining good grades for yr 2.
Specific.
1) Where- in school or commitments outside.
When- every weekend if possible or during club or CCA activities.
Who- Anyone that wants to meet people to enlarge their circle of friends.
Why- So able to have friends that are trustworthy and able to have fun and study together.
How- through friends within or outside campus or from other polytechnics.
2) Where- in campus libraries or public libraries, tuitions or any source of help.
When- 2hrs at least for 6 days. 1 day rest.
Who- through friends or teachers from secondary school who are able to help.
Why- So that able to attain and maintain good results for entry to university.
How- by paying attention in class and not be distracted.
Measurable.
1) Although school studies is important, I cant rule out the importance of having friends in school when you want to do well and get good grades. By having different group of friends, im able to help myself to fun and also studies.
So with time, meeting fresh faces around the campus should help me in getting friends.
2) With time management and revising of work, good results should be able to be maintained and will show when i move to yr 2. Nevertheless, if this does not work out, of course the consequences will be bad, like failing to pass a module will result in retaking that module in year 2 and this may clash with other modules, making studying very difficult.
Achievable
1) Achievable although it may or may not be challenging is really up to me if I want to meet new faces. Although the experience can be pretty awkward, but it is worth a try, because without challenges, one cannot meet what they really want to achieve. So for this one yr or maybe a semester, this will be my goal and to find the right clique.
2) Maintaining results can be easy to attained, so this should be able to be done without much challenge. On the other hand, if I fall to bad influence, this could be the other way round.
Relevant
1) It may or may not concern my future depends on how I face things. If I were to work in a factory and everyone cannot get along, working can be pretty difficult in that situation. So if working in a good environment, things should go well as everyone feels comfortable with everything. It is also good for personal life as able to find the right mate in the future.
2) Concerns my future as I want to further my studies and earn more money to support my family in the future. So maintaining good results and doing well for yr 1 is the main purpose im supposed to do.
Time referenced
1) Hangout with friends at least once a week or organize some outings where everyone brings their friends along. If not just participate in activities in school like club or CCA activities.
2) Study or revise for at least 2hrs a day while weekend, one day of studies and the other for resting. If it does not work out or if during a particular weekend having outing, during weekdays study a little bit more, or before going out if there is time, revise a little.
By: Liyaw Chong Xin
Admin no.: 092028C
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dont keep it in.
You can never tell what people are thinking and feeling unless they tell you, and usually they lie. you ask them, ‘Whats wrong?’ and they say ‘Nothing’.
You accept this because it’s easier than digging for the truth.
People smile when they want to cry, they laugh when they want to scream and shout.
They pretend like nothing is wrong because they don’t want to face the truth.
Things aren’t always rainbows and butterflies, sometimes you gotta scream and cry your anger and sadness to the world, because you can only hold it in for so long before something in you snaps. so when you want to cry, cry.
When you want to scream, scream.
Don’t hide behind fake smiles, it’s okay to not be alright.
I understand feeling as small and as insignificant as humanly possible.
And how it can actually ache in places you didn’t know you had inside you.
And it doesn’t matter how many new haircuts you get, or gyms you join, or how many glasses of Chardonnay you drink with your girlfriends, you still go to bed every night going over every detail and wonder what you did wrong or how you could have misunderstood.
And how in the hell for that brief moment you could think that you were that happy.
And sometimes you can even convince yourself that she’ll see the light and show up at your door. And after all that, however long all that may be, you’ll go somewhere new.
And you’ll meet people who make you feel worthwhile again.
And little pieces of your soul will finally come back.
And all that fuzzy stuff, those years of your life that you wasted, that will eventually begin to fade.
Don't Fake It.
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Friday, July 17, 2009
Updates.
Reporting on what happened these week.Since monday, have been studying for at least 3hrs and doing assignments, quite an accomplishment as ive managed to finish quite alot of work. If this is done regularly, i can ace my common test 2.
Finished touching up on my material technology assignment, its kinda well done.
Today sang didnt come to school so it's kinda quiet, learned more about grinding today, and autocadd really is a tough one today as i really couldnt see the dimensions and do the designing and drawing properly.
While the others went to Shannon's house to play street fighter, went out with friends after having my lunch with khartik.
Khartik is a must to make friends with, he is just so damn funny, able to relieve stress with his lame jokes.
Met up with Sam, Dan and Christine. Its so rare that we meet up and so we manage to talk about schools and stuffs.
Sam is leaving for japan again soon. I can see the effort she puts in in coming back to singapore to visit her friends.
Living in Japan, i wonder how is it like?
Well, anyway, today in the morning. i was held back while taking my temperature at the auditorium. Was shock at first, thinking of the possibilities of having H1N1.
I bathed hot water today, so my temperature just shot up abit, and im not having fever of any sort and was looking forward to them asking me to go home.
Haha, well in fact i was already thinking of not going to school already, but when the guy retook my temperature and said i was okay to go. Damn.
Oh and i wanna watch the latest harry potter movie, well its not a must as im not so into it, but just wanna watch the effects and how the movie will turn out. Yes i read the books, all of it, but yea, just wanna see if the movie potray it just like the book.
Alright, till here, i need a rest!
gonna chillout, peaceout.
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Monday, July 13, 2009
update
updates for last week and this week.Had common tests last week, felt that my math haven't really been up to standard yet and yes when i got back the results today, it was a solid F. Yea well, no more time to play, sem exams are nearing and ive got no time to have fun anymore.Still waiting for mechanics, material tech and manufacturing tech.Ive got confidence in my mechanics as ive put in quite alot of effort, but for the other two, i just pray that i will have a good result, maybe just borderline.And i still went for movie after the last paper. Watched The Haunting in Connecticut, wasn't so bad as Drag me to Hell. Kinda like a sad show, a sad ghost movie.Anyway, had a gig last saturday, well it was kinda like 2 months after i had one so kinda rusty with the crowd. Well, i didn t turn out pretty well but at least it was still great, we still got exposure.There were many great bands that day, and i was really lucky, got to know some people, like thomas and his dudes, who organised the gig.Great people, love it there.Now its time to study, and leave the fun till september holidays.
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Tuesday, July 7, 2009
some random post.
Music is not a commodity. It’s not something that people buy, or consume. It’s not a revenue stream, or a career choice. It’s an expression of the depths of peoples’ humanity. It’s an experience.
Our ears bring us some of the greatest pleasure. Life is a song that plays all the time: running water, the hum of an air conditioner or computer, traffic, the soft breaths of our loved ones while they sleep.
And music touches, moves, and inspires people. It defines cultural movements, joyous occasions, painful break ups – music evokes powerful memories and responses in us. A song can forever bring us back to specific moments in our lives, to sights and smells of times that have passed us by. Music transcends time, and walks with us through our lives.
We live in an era where the palette of music we can paint onto the canvasses of our lives is a rich spectrum. Any sound we are looking for can be found and heard. The experience of listening has no price, and the soundtracks of our lives are personal. We listen to music with a focus and generosity we give few other things, for music only lives in the moment.
Music has no past, and no future. It exists only now, in the same moment our lives are occurring. It moves with us through life, and as we breathe in and out, music pulses and lives in the same moments we do.
We listen to music because it moves us. It touches our hearts. It adds a richness to our life experiences, and expands the intensity of our lives. We are not numbers on a sheet, and we are not sales figures. We are human beings, and the music we listen to is one of our most intimate and personal experiences. Even in a crowded room or concert, it speaks to us directly.
Music is a conversation. Spoken by one human being, and heard by another. The listener gets to say how the music moves them. And while we tend to describe it in terms of good or bad, ultimately only the listener can say if a piece of music moves them, and what the experience of it is. As long as it evokes a powerful response, any piece of music has fulfilled its intention. It is when the listener reacts with apathy that a piece has not touched them.
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Alright, so today's maths common test confirm flunk. Tomorrow gonna push hard for mechanics, really hoping to see some good results if not this bad experience, which i will once again go through, push me to study hard for my semestral exams.
So now, this late in the night, going through all the formulaes and how-to-do examples and try to work something out through my tutorials.
Looks like gonna sleep very late again, anyway im also able to sleep after the exams. Argh, anyway yesterday went jamming, with another band and i feel that after this coming gigs, i should stop playing for awhile to concentrate on my studies. "To uni or not? make up your freaking mind! If so, Study!"
regretting is of no use, concentrate on what ive got to do today and leave the future in God's hand.
guide me through my turmoils, admist all this trash and junks that are trying to distract me. Time ot know what i really need to do.
Coming up are material tech and manufacturing tech papers after my mechanics. Damn i havent studied those yet.
andand, ive been watching these comedy series, its called Big Bang Theory. So so very funny. Well their jokes are kinda like nerdy and scientific o.o so some i really dont understand but the way he expresses it makes me laugh.
Well, i guess thats all. think i'll study till morning 6am or half way through.
Its raining, like finally.
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