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2008-04-16T07:29:00.004+08:00

ANNOUNCEMENT:

Dear everyone,
I have changed my blog to the below web address(click to go)

http://www.wretch.cc/blog/cosmoslibra

Thanks for the support!!

2008-02-16T22:47:00.003+08:00

2007-12-22T20:59:00.000+08:00

Today was our Christmas performance!!
Okay, we met at the centre at 8.15 am, then took a bus to Sembawang Shipyard for a Christmas party..
It was really great!!
First we were divided in groups according to coloured stickers we'd received when we were at the centre..
I got a yellow sticker so I was in yellow group..
We played some activities:
First, we divided ourselves into 2 rows and a sheet was put in between so we couldn't see who was opposite us, then they would pull down the sheet and we had to guess who was opposite us and shout out their name..
I guess we sort of cheated, 'cos most of us were quite tall and we could see each other over the sheet..
Hee..

After that, we played "jigsaw hunt": we were each given a picture, then we had to go around and look for parts of the picture and assemble them..
My team had the easiest picture so we won that activity..

Our last activity was to create a picture of a christmas object..
Eg. Christmas feast: one could be the table, one could be the chair, one a christmas ham, etc..
We did a Christmas fridge, christmas tree, and one more which I can't recall..

While they were tallying the scores, 'Santa' came!!
We got quite a number of presents..
Then when 'Santa' left, we checked out our scores!!
My team tied with White team for 2nd place, so we did a last 'picture creation': christmas feast..
White team won, so we got 3rd place..
Then we got our prizes!!
3rd place won a mug..
I exchanged with Cynthia-she got a skull(black and white) mug, I got an apple(red and pink) mug..
She liked mine and I liked hers, so we exchanged(lucky of us)..

You Are Halloween

You are a dramatic, wild, and even weird person.
The dark side of life fascinates you, and you enjoy being a little terrified.
You enjoy the hidden sides of life. You are interested in what lurks deep in people's hearts.
You are playful and creative. You enjoy pretending you're someone else.

What makes you celebrate: Anything bizarre, unusual, or freaky.

At holiday get togethers, you do best as: The entertainer. You really like to get into the mood of the holidays.

On a holiday, you're the one most likely to: Insist on a theme party of some sort.

What Holiday Are You?

2007-12-19T22:45:00.000+08:00

I'm back!! Finally..
Heh, I didn't write any posts for Saturday(15 Nov) because I didn't go-I was late because I thought training started at 3 pm, but I didn't see that the blog said it was changed to 2 pm..
So, silly me went at 3 pm and the door centre wasn't even opened at all!!
So I thought maybe I was early (sad) and waited outside until 3.30pm, then I went to the CC nearby to see if they were in the dance studio-but I missed them!!
So I went home at about 4 pm, and just took it as extra time to practice for my Christmas performance songs-the confirmed Christmas performance songs and their lyrics are at the end of this post..

Today, we had our Christmas performance rehearsal..
We first practiced our dance that we would be dancing and singing along to--Last Christmas

It was actually quite easy..
We just have to memorise the lyrics by Friday, so, no pressure..
At least, not for me, since I already spent the last few days memorising and singing non-stop..
I can even sing it in my sleep now..

Anyway, I'm sort of part of a Charlie's Angels--after our 'bridge sequence', me and the other 'angels' would go in and sing, then everyone sings together..
If possible, I'll try to put a video if one of our instructors takes a video(which is very likely-the difficulty is in trying to get the HTML code)..

I believe we will be singing 'Last Christmas' last(hey!! It fits with the song's title!!), seeing as we can't possibly have breath after dancing.. Heh..

This is a pretty short post, seeing as there isn't much to describe about the dance or the singing so I've added a little more extras at the end..
I shall try my best in 'extracting' the HTML code from the instructors when they put up the video on our (private) blog..
Wish me luck..

You Are a Traditional Christmas Tree

For a good Christmas, you don't have to re-invent the wheel.
You already have traditions, foods, and special things you bring out every year.

What Christmas Tree Are You?

"Feliz Navidad"

Feliz Navidad
Feliz Navidad
Feliz Navidad
Prospero año y Felicidad

I want to wish you a Merry Christmas
I want to wish you a Merry Christmas
I want to wish you a Merry Christmas
From the bottom of my heart

"Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town"

You better watch out
You better not cry
You better not pout
I'm telling you why
Santa Claus is coming to town
Santa Claus is coming to town
Santa Claus is coming to town

He's making a list,
Checking it twice;
Gonna find out who's naughty or nice.
Santa Claus is coming to town
Santa Claus is coming to town
Santa Claus is coming to town

He sees you when you're sleeping
He knows when you're awake
He knows if you've been bad or good
So be good for goodness sake

With little tin horns and little toy drums
Rooty toot toots and rummy tum tums
Santa Claus is coming to town
Santa Claus is coming to town
Santa Claus is coming to town

He sees you when you're sleeping
He knows when you're awake
He knows if you've been bad or good
So be good for goodness sake
Goodness sake

You better watch out
You better not cry
You better not pout
I'm telling you why
Santa Claus is coming to town
Santa Claus is coming to town
Santa Claus is coming
Santa Claus is coming
Santa Claus is coming to town

(Coming to town)
Santa's a busy man he has no time to play
He's got millions of stockings to fill on Christmas day
(Santa Claus is coming to town)
(Coming to town)
(Santa Claus is coming to town)
(Coming to town)

3. Last Christmas

Last christmas
I gave you my heart
But the very next day
You gave it away
This year, to save me from tears
I'll give it to someone special

Last christmas
I gave you my heart
But the very next day
You gave it away
This year, to save me from tears
I'll give it to someone
I'll give it to someone special

Once bitten and twice shy
I keep my distance
But you still catch my eye
Tell me baby
Do you recognize me?
Well, it's been a year
It doesn't surprise me

Happy Christmas
I wrapped it up and sent it
With a note saying
I love you I meant it
Now I know what a fool
I've been
But if you kissed me now
I know you'd fool me again

Last christmas
I gave you my heart
But the very next day
You gave it away
This year, to save me from tears
I'll give it to someone special

Last christmas
I gave you my heart
But the very next day
You gave it away
This year, to save me from tears
I'll give it to someone special (Special) Yeah, yeah

A crowded room
Friends with tired eyes
I'm hiding from you
And your soul of ice
I thought you were
Someone to rely on
Me? I guess I was a shoulder to cry on

A face on a lover with a fire in her heart A man under cover but you tore me apart(Oh, Oh)
Now I've found a real love you'll never fool me again

Last christmas
I gave you my heart (I gave you my heart) But the very next day
You gave it away (You gave it away)
This year, to save me from tears
I'll give it to someone special (I'll give it to someone)

Last christmas
I gave you my heart
But the very next day
You gave it away (You gave it away)
This year, to save me from tears
I'll give it to someone special

Last christmas...
Last christmas...

I'll give it to someone special

Ashley Tisdale Lyrics
Last Christmas Lyrics

NB. The lyrics are according to the version Ashley Tisdale sang, so there may be differences from the original..

You Should Have a Green Christmas Tree

For you, the holidays represent tradition and memories.
You tend to do things the same way each year. You find your holiday customs comforting.

You enjoy all of the sights, sounds, tastes, and smells of Christmas.
You can't imagine getting any joy from an artificial tree.

Your green tree would look great with: Classic ornaments

You should spend Christmas Eve watching: How the Grinch Stole Christmas

What you should bake for Santa: A gingerbread house

What Color Christmas Tree Should You Have?

2007-12-12T07:50:00.000+08:00

Today we had another Drama Training..
I was early so I read the book I brought..
Pei Wen came after and we went into the conference room..
She hadn't eaten so she bought Long John Silvers on the way to the centre and ate in the room..
We chatted a little about myself because Pei Wen said that she didn't know me very well..
So I talked, and halfway through, Camilla came with Haiyatul and Afiqah..
Camilla returned me my Hairspray VCD..
Then she took it back and started swooning over Zac Efron..
So far, I haven't really 'found' any stars to be crazy about..
HEE>.<

Anyway, we talked about the girl who got so crazy about Andy Lau, her father committed suicide..
Then Wali came and I lent the VCD to him since Camilla didn't get the chance to lend him the VCD and Fatin didn't come..
When everyone was there, Pei Wen said that Shaiful and Dr. Kenneth would be late but they wanted to hear us sing "Greatest Love of All"..
So we did our usual warm-ups and when the instructors went out for a while, we practised by ourselves..
It was really funny..
Hui Ting said that we start at our own most comfortable pitch and not bother about what pitch anyone else is singing..
BUT:
When everyone started, it was exactly the same tune!!
Haha..
Hui Ting and I were like just singing halfway when we realised that we were all singing the same pitch and we started laughing..

Then we practised a little more until Shaiful & co. finally came..
We sang as a group and asked him for our 'spicy cheese donuts'(it's sort of a personal joke)..
His reply was, "do I look like I have donuts with me!?"
(Cheat>,<)

We went out into the hall and did some activities..
There were 14 of us(until Mash came later)..
We were supposed to go in front one by one and form a sort of a picture..
Except we would be a moving picture: each of us would choose any movement we like and do it continuously(we were told to choose different movements)..
We did it twice..
Then after, Shaiful told us to do it again, but this time, to have a connection among ourselves in the 'picture'..
We ended up doing some sort of factory..
It was quite fun, actually..

Then, Shaiful divided us into 3s and told us to do something called 'sit, squat and stand"..

We were each given a place and characters and we were supposed to improvise while performing..
The catch: at every one time, only one person is allowed to sit, one to squat, and one to stand..
It was really funny..
Shaiful got Shafiqah and Camilla to do a demo with him, but he ended up cancelling this activity because he realised that we weren't ready to multi-task yet(we had to think of what to do and make sure that we weren't sitting/squatting/standing at the same time as anyone else..Tricky)..
So we did a pantomime..
Each group was given a place and we decided for ourselves the characters..
The other people were going to try and guess the place we were acting out..
I was grouped with Wali and Haiyatul..
Our group was given 'outer space'..
Haiyatul and I were aliens and Wali was the astronaut..
Without realising, one of us said 'spaceship' really loud and before we even started our pantomime, someone already guessed that we were playing 'outer space'..
But Shaiful told us to carry on anyway..
Wali was really funny..
Shaiful commented that his 'floating' made him look like a monster, especially his face..
He got really close to the 'aliens' and the face he tried to show us 'curious' ended up 'retarded'..
Retarded isn't it?
As our group accidentally let slip the answer, Shaiful gave us another venue: Stadium..
We waited until the other groups had their turn and we did again..
I was the 'person-who-starts-the-race-with-the-gun'(I can't remember the name) and Haiyatul and Wali were runners..
I thought they were ready and I did a 'bang' motion with my hand and the 2 of them were just staring at me then we started laughing, and Hui Ting guessed the answer..
But we continued anyway..
Then when I did the 'bang' motion again, only Haiyatul and the 'audience' saw and Haiyatul pushed Wali while starting, then Wali's face went sort of weird..
Then he ran too, but Haiyatul 'won' since they were only running a distance of about the longest side of your bathroom..
Lol!!

We went back into the room after that, got some announcements from the instructors, then went home..
Our blog posted up the videos and lyrics for our Christmas Roadshow(which is on 22/12/2007, which is on a Saturday)..
We will be singing:
1. The 12 Days Off Christmas
2. All I Want For Christmas Is You
3. Angels We Have Heard On High

Please support us if you can by coming down to Orchard Road on that day(22/12/2007, which is on a Saturday)!!
Meanwhile, our next practice is on Saturday:Dance Training..

2007-12-10T20:22:00.000+08:00

Hi!!
By now you should know what I'm going to talk about..
Haha..
Okay, we had our Drama training today..
It was reeaally fun!!

We went into the hall and left our bags in the conference room..
Hidayah returned my VCD..
And I lent it to Camillah..
Wali and Fatin also wanted to watch so Camillah was going to watch with Wali since they were neighbours..
Then Fatin is next, and Haiyatul next..
Haha.. Wow..

Anyway..
First, Shaiful got us to pair up..
I paired with Cynthia..(D'oh!!)
We lined in 2 rows, facing our partner..
I was in row A and Cynthia was in row B..
Row A was going to do something..
Anything, and row B were supposed to mirror image their partners, preferably at the same time..
LOL!!
Shaiful paired with Wali and by the time we finished and both rows had done mirror images of each other, Shaiful was already sweating..
Haha!

After that, we swapped partners..
Cynthia swapped with a new girl, I only remember that her name starts with 'T'..
Hehe.. Sorry..
This time, we were going to try to make each other laugh..
Row B started first..
I was sure I was going to lose..
People from church would know especially what I mean..(Hee!!)
But I didn't!!
I just pursed my lips and stared at my partner while she did "Peek-a-boo!!" at me..
I was like, erm..
Haha..

Then we swapped.. I couldn't get her to laugh either..
I even tried untying her shoelace with my shoe..
I just stepped on one side of the shoelace and pulled and it came off..
Anyway, my row had to do a forfeit because after much tweaking and changing of rules while playing, Shaiful decided that if we couldn't get the rest of row B(i.e. Hida and 'T'(??)..) to laugh, the whole of row A had to do a forfeit..
So we did, and Shaiful let the rest decide our forfeit..
Wonderful Wali asked us to act crazy/retarded/mental..
So Cynthia and I took turns tugging on each other's shirts and hair(lightly of course)..
And I took out Cynthia's hairclips..

Then after that, we played 'Freeze'..
First, we had to move around normally and not bump into anyone..
Then after our first un-freezing, we had to move around really fast and try not to bump into anyone.. It was absolutely chaotic!!
After our next un-freezing, we moved around real slow..
Hidayah was just clicking on the fan switch and Fatin stood in front of the fan..
Then Hidayah started laughing and pointed behind Fatin and when she turned around, 'T' was standing behind her as if to strangle her..
Just then, Shaiful decided to shout freeze..
Lol!! So the four of us on that side of the room were like:
Hidayah's finger was on the fan switch and the other hand was pointing toward's Fatin and 'T''s direction..
I was staring at 'T' and Fatin..
'T' was sort of towering over Fatin and Fatin was sort of like cowering away..
You know, like those old-fashioned horror movie stills..
Yeah, so by the time we unfroze, we were giggling like mad..

Then we played another variation of freeze..
This time, when Shaiful shouted freeze, he would say an expression, and we had to 'arrange' our features to fit that expression..
eg. If Shaiful shouts "freeze-angry", we froze and we had to look angry..
But only our faces, we didn't have to do any actions..
I remember some funny expressions, like 'imagine you just fell down the stairs' and 'imagine Taufik Batisah just came to SCS'..
Lol..
Cynthia and I looked really bored, and the rest of the girls looked 'absolutely crazy-excited'..
Then halfway during the freeze, Fatin(who looked 'absolutely crazy-excited') said,"I don't even like Taufik." Lol!!

Then, before our break, we played another activity..
We were going to pretend to be alone in a place..
While Shaiful made up a story, we had to do what he narrated..
I remember what we did:
1. Walking around in SCS
2. Suddenly transported to a desert
3. The heat is stifling and you're feeling extremely thirsty
4. Everywhere you look, you think it's water, but when you put in your mouth, you realise it's only sand
5. Suddenly, you see a bird fly across the sky
6. The bird lands on a tree
7. You realise that under the tree, is an oasis
8. You quickly go over to get a drink
9. While drinking, you realise that a camel also wants to drink
10. You decide to ride the camel
11. While riding the camel, you see a traffic light, in the middle of nowhere..
12. While waiting for the light to turn green, a racing car(Shaiful said a model, but I can't remember what) stops next to you and you realise that there isn't any driver
13. You decide to take the car
14. While driving, the car suddenly stops and you realise you need petrol
15. You get out of the car and try to see if there is any possibility of finding petrol in the desert
16. Suddenly it starts raining
17. Then, it starts raining stones
18. You decide to take shelter in the car
19. You are stuck inside the car and you realise that all the food are expired
20. After five days of waiting for the stones to stop raining, you suddenly find a pack of MnMs
21. After eating, you suddenly see a large foot in front of the car
22. The foot steps onto the car and starts crushing
23. You have no space and is stuck in the car
24. Suddenly, you realise that the cover of the car is mysteriously/miraculously being pulled upward and you get more space little by little
25. Before you can decide what to do next, the car is hurled into space!!

Lol.. Interesting right?
Anyway, after that, we had a break, then we had a sharing session and we found out a few things about Shaiful..
He likes Literature very much..
He told us that when his 'O' Level results came out, his teacher(or principal) went to him and said that he didn't know whether to congratulate or scold him..
Because Shaiful got 2 Distinctions(English and Literature) and 2 Fails(Math and Science)!!
Haha.. Just like me.. I like math and maybe science, but I'm hopeless.. Hee..
Hida said that's good.. 'Cos it's balanced.. Haha..

After that, we did more..
Shaiful picked 3 of us at random..
And he picked Wali(obviously), Camillah, and me(Cynthia said she knew it(!?!?))..
Then, he asked for any 6 sentences and gave 2 of the sentences for each of us..
Wali got 'gimme a break' and I forgot the other..
Camillah got 'the monkey is cute'(I believe whoever gave that was referring to the one on our Christmas tree in the hall..) and I forgot the other..
I got 'i want to sleep' and 'get a life'..
Then we were given characters: a brother and sister and an old man who's a rocker
And a place: at a gig
And a scenario: the brother is a geek who doesn't want to go to the gig but the sister wants to go to the gig and is persuading the geek brother to stay and the old rocker sees that the brother and sister are focusing on the argument more than his music and tries to get their attention..
We were allowed to decide among ourselves who's who..
Wali was the old rocker, Camillah the sister, and me, the geek brother..
Here's the catch: we were only allowed to talk using the sentences given to us..
Halfway during our 'performance', Shaiful decided that we were using too much time so he got the rocker to leave the stage..
Lol.. Camillah kept referring to 'Wali the old rocker' as 'the monkey who's cute'..
Ended up with me telling her to 'get a life' because the gig's over, and that ' i want to sleep', leaving her alone in front of everyone to say that 'but the monkey is cute'..
Haha.. Really good, I thought..

We did the same again after everyone had gone, this time in pairs..
We still had everyone give the scenario and the characters and venue, but instead of sentences, we were given the number of words we had to use in a sentence..
I was paired with Afiqah.. I got 7 words/sentence and Afiqah got 2 words/sentence..
We were on Mars and an astronaut(Afiqah) had just found an alien(me) and wanted to bring it home.. I pretended to be stubborn and sat there..
Then, Shaiful sent Jun Kai in as Buzz Lightyear..
For him, he was only allowed to say 'to infinity, and beyond!!'
So he kept saying that to Afiqah and she kept ignoring him and I pointed at him and Afiqah the Astronaut said to ignore him and he came over to do the same to me and I said(in 7 words, of course, although in broken English so as to fit 7 words..) "we leave him here I go"..
Afiqah nodded and I took her hand and we ran off and left Buzz Lightyear on Mars..

After that, we got Christmas presents!!
Jean asked us to pick a number from 1 to 12 while she went to get the presents and chaos ensued..
Finally Wali decided to do the sensible thing and said each number and see if anyone took it..
I picked 3 as it's sort of my lucky number..
I got a wooden candle holder..
It's actually quite nice..
Camillah got the smallest(she picked 5) but when she opened it, it was actually one of the best: an electronic organiser..
Jian Xin got the biggest(number 11) and he realised it was a whiteboard..
Most of the presents were water bottles: thermal bottles, bottles for putting ice, etc..
Lol, Hussaini got one of those smaller versions of those ice buckets you bring to the beach for your canned drinks, and he produced a pair of sunglasses out of nowhere and pretended to be going to do the beach.. Haha..

Next practice is the Drama training too..
We extended the time because the usual time wasn't enough..
Shaiful wanted to extend the time to start 1/2 hour earlier and end 1/2 hour later..
But we decided on ending it 1/2 hour later instead of extending on both sides..

You Are a Drama Princess (or Prince)

You're not over the top dramatic, but you have your moments.
You know how to steal the spotlight...
And how to act out to get your way.

People around you know that you're good for a laugh.
But at times, your drama gets a bit too much for everyone.
Tone it down a tad, and you'll still be the center of attention.

Are You a Drama Queen (or King)?

2007-12-05T21:00:00.000+08:00

I'm back!! Once again..
We had our vocal workshop today..
It was raining like mad!!
Mom and I were hoping for the rain to stop since after lunch..
But the only thing the rain did was to keep getting bigger and smaller and bigger and smaller, etc..
So we just didn't bother about it..

Mom went out with me, but we went to different bus-stops..

I'd misheard the time to be there..
We only needed to be there at 6.30pm but I heard it as 6.20pm!!
So I was rushing like mad at home when I realised it was already 6pm but I hadn't gotten my bag ready(I'd already ate and bathed)!!
I didn't want to pay 50 cents for being late..
So thankfully, my bus came first while I was waiting(but it came at 6.15pm)..
And when I reached at exactly 6.30pm, I was sweating, panting, and absolutely horrified:
Not one of the instructors was there!!

So I sat next to Cynthia and we talked a little..
She returned me my "Hairspray" VCD and I lent it to Hidayah..
Then we waited a little more and then Pei Wen came..
Camillah came later, then I lent her the "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest" DVD..
She was going to try out if she could get the DVD thingy at her house to watch a Code 1(China) DVD..

We started the workshop with warm-ups..
The 'buzzing' and the 'Ha-Hee-Hu-Ho' and we sang "Greatest Love of All"(for those who were there on Saturday) so that those who didn't know the song could learn..
Then we sang in pairs..
I sang with Cynthia..
We were the 4th pair to sing..
Chloe came while the 3rd pair was singing..
She dyed her hair black again!!
(Personally, I thought she looked younger, and a little goth because she wasn't wearing any make-up and her skin was extremely white..
Wali's expression was so funny!!
He was sitting next to me and someone said "Hi Chloe" and he looked around wildly, and when he finally found her, he gave a sort of mouse shriek!!
Haha.. He said Chloe looked like a Secondary 1 student..
Later on, at the end, it was further proved when Jean came and didn't talk to Chloe when she was next to her and got a surprise when Chloe said hi..
She also thought Chloe was one of us!!
Haha..)

Anyway, we continued singing and Chloe gave us tips..
Then we sang as a group, from a low scale to a high scale..
Then we sang in pairs again..
This time, Chloe gave us an expression or a feeling and sing the song using that feeling..
When it was my pair's turn, Chloe said that I seemed very happy today(because of Hui Ting, or something.. I'm sorry I forgot your name!! We were sitting right opposite each other and 'Hui Ting' was sort of like the "happy fruit" of the pack.. So I couldn't stop laughing..), then she gave my pair a sacarstic tone..
But we couldn't sing it, so we asked for a happy tone, then Chloe said to pretend we 'strike lottery'..
Haha.. Hui Ting said struck $6 lottery..
Then after we sang, Hui Ting said we looked like we couldn't believe we struck $6 lottery..
Haha..

Then after that, someone suggested singing Christmas carols around the christmas tree in the little hall..
And Chloe said we can go to Orchard Road to sing if we want..
And that's exactly what we plan to do..
We gave suggestions and decided on 3 carols..
We're supposed to start practicing by ourselves at home, then after our 2nd dance training(19/12/07), we need to stay behind and practice as a group..
Then on our 1st vocal training(22/12/07), we'll be going to Orchard Road!!
Everyone looked really excited..
We'll be wearing red tops and black bottoms..
We planned to wear Santa Claus Hats, but then I suggested Reindeer Ears and Pei Wen said okay..
Thus, do come and watch us!!
(You can stay out the whole day if you want.. Heeheehee.. I mean Hohoho..)

Anyway, I was supposed to meet mom at the MRT at 8.30pm, but because of our discussion of Christmas@Orchard, I ended up reaching the MRT only at about 9pm..
Cynthia went with me because she needed to top-up her ez-link card..
So we were standing right in the middle of the MRT station looking around, and Cynthia went to top up her ez-link card..
Then I saw my mom sitting opposite "This Fashion"..
So I said bye to Cynthia and mom and I walked home again..

Saturday will be the official start of our musical training..
No more workshops..
It's down to serious business now..
(Though whether it'll actually be serious, I don't know for sure.. Ha!!)
This Saturday will be our 1st Drama Training..
My only worry is the Dance Trainings..
Especially the first, seeing as there's our 'vocal rehearsal' after the 2nd..

You Are Dancer

Carefree and fun, you always find reasons to do a happy dance.

Why You're Naughty: That dark stint you had as Santa's private dancer.

Why You're Nice: You're friendly. Very friendly.

Which of Santa's Reindeer Are You?

You Are a Self Help Book!

While your advice is not always welcome...
It's always right on target.

What Crappy Christmas Gift Are You?

2007-12-03T10:18:00.000+08:00

Yesterday, mom and I took a 'little' nap in the afternoon, and because we slept so well, we decided not to sleep as early as usual..
So mom and I went to find out what GCSE French exams are about..
I tried out one of the exercises..
And got full marks for the first time!! Yay..

Mom made use of the opportunity to talk about studying, something she's been discussing with me for years..
She's never wanted me to study for the sake of exams and do all my studies according to the exam syllabus..
And I admit that sometimes, I still do that..

I'd learnt French with mom for 10 years, until primary 4..
Then I stopped when I started primary 5..
I only wanted to stick to what school taught then, and that pause in French education took up almost 5 years..
By the end of the pause, around July this year, I'd forgotten almost every single French word I'd learnt..

So mom bought me a French vocabulary book with illustrations and Chinese and English translations with an accompanying CD..
We also got a VCD with English subtitles: "Les Choristes"..
Without realising, I was actually studying outside the syllabus..
And when I did the listening exercise yesterday, it felt much easier than I believe it would have if I only stuck to the syllabus..

I realise that sometimes, if you study information outside, it's actually much easier..
Mom always wanted me to study like this:
To learn from sources outside the textbook and only start doing assessments a month before exams..
It's actually much easier because once you've taken in knowledge from outside, the textbook is actually just sort of a re-cap for you..

I started listening to the CD before watching the video for my French..
I finished the entire book but I thought I didn't really learn anything..
But, while I was watching the movie, I realised that I was able to apply what I'd learnt in the movie..
And after I finished watching the movie and went through the book again, I found even more words I'd heard in the movie..
And it ends up, sort of like a cycle..
Movie in the book, book in the movie, etc..

When my friend knew I was home-schooling, her first response was "Are you stupid!?"
And we went on to have a debate on home-schooling vs. studying in school..

I don't mind that she thinks I'm stupid to quit school and study at home, because everybody has different ways of studying..
Even if in future, I don't get excellent grades for my exams, at least I know I've done my best..

Your French Name is:

Caresse Pelletier

What's Your French Name?

2007-12-01T20:17:00.000+08:00

Today we had our very first vocal workshop!!
Finally..

I thought that since today, the vocal workshop didn't need to do anything 'obscene', I thought it'll be okay to wear a skirt..
So I did..
And skull-bone tights underneath..

Okay that's irrelevant..
So, I went out early today, as usual.. For aircon.. Haha..

Lent Cynthia the 'Hairspray' VCD..
Camillah saw and she also wanted to borrow it..
So, if Hidayah isn't coming back from overseas on Wednesday, I'll lend it to Camillah first..

Chloe(our vocal instructor) talked to us about using different parts of our body for voice-projection..
There's the diaphragm, lungs, mouth, nose, top of our head(falsetto), back of our head and back of our neck..
But Chloe was relatively lenient(??)..
She only went into detail about voice-projection from diaphragm, lungs, mouth, nose and top of our head..
She also gave us a few examples of singers who use different parts of their body..
Also about the shape of your mouth when you sing and how it can affect your voice/tone quality..

Then we did some exercises..
The first one was we had to buzz(blow air out of your mouth so that your lips vibrate) for us long as possible..
It's a good practice because it really helps to teach you how to control air..
Because sometimes, you still have a lot of air but your lips would automatically stop buzzing..
Chloe says that this is because we don't know how to control our air as well yet..

Another exercise was learning to use different parts of our body to sing..
We have 4 sounds to sing to: 'Ah','Eh', 'Ee', 'Oh'..
Each sound uses a different part of your body to make it sound the best..
eg. 'Ee' is better using the nose.. 'Oh' is better using the mouth..
So we had to explore a little and were told to do it much..

Then, more with breathing..
In a musical, we have to act AND sing AND dance..
While dancing, we get breathless, but we have to sound good at the same time..
So Chloe told us some ways of helping to 'keep fit':
1. Jog and sing at the same time.. Of course, you don't do it alone or people will think you're crazy.. Do it with a friend and people won't mind.. Do it with many friends and people will think you're just practicing for something..
2. Skip and sing at the same time..
3. This was something Marshali said: push-ups and singing.. One of the instructors say it is difficult, but it is possible..

Chloe said that our voice is an instrument and if we learn how to use different parts of our body well, we can be able to produce a few sounds at once..
Like on YouTube, there's this guy who can do b-box with 3 voices at the same time, but all his own..
So, yeah, we just play around with our voices..

Then we practiced a song Chloe gave us:
"Greatest Love of All"
I shall be nice and write down the lyrics for all to see..
At the end of this post:P

So we sang together a few times..
Then Chloe asked us to sing one by one..
It's funny though..
We can remember the tune when we sing as a group..
But as a soloist, we can't..
It was the same for me..
Except because I was the last to sing the solo, it wasn't so bad since I'd already heard the song being sung more than 20 times by everyone else..
I believe Chloe thought so too because she sang along with everyone else when they said they couldn't remember the tune..
But not with me..
At least I got the tune right..

After each of us sang, Chloe asked us to comment and if there was anything she wanted to add on, she added it on..
I shan't post any of our comments for the sake of respect of personal privacy.. Including mine..

Anyway, while each of us were singing, Rahman and someone else(I forgot his name!! I forget too many names.. But this was only the second time I saw him so it should be excusable>,<)took a video of us singing the solo with their phones and will post it onto the blog for our musical..
(You won't be able to get in even if you know the address because it's for invited users only..
So that was only to spite you.. *Evil laugh) Rahman also did a recording of us singing as a group..
I think he's putting that on the blog too..

Then before everyone left, we 'stole' some of Chloe's shaker fries..
Haha:D I think I am a little better liked in the group because today when I said bye, people I didn't really know replied.. Lol!! But it's really something to be glad about..
Then went out for dinner with Wali and the gang..
Was supposed to meet mom at Cold Storage at 6.30 pm but got too caught up with Wali and gang playing with the 'Magic 8 Ball' at Popular..
(Magic 8 Ball is sort of like a Fortune game.. You ask the ball a yes-or-no question then shake the ball and the ball will give you an answer.. It's really incredible.. If you don't ask a question and shake the ball, it won't give you an answer!! I've tried doing that loads of times but it's still the same.. Wali, me and Camillah held an 8 Ball each and we asked the same question to each of the balls(don't think dirty here)..Then the balls gave us an answer and most of the time they tally!! Funny:E)

Okay, so by the time we decided to leave, it was already about 6.45, so I almost ran to Cold Storage to find my mom..
Then we walked home together(walk because I need to exercise to keep fit for the musical) and we discussed about what Chloe talked about today..
Okay, for our next session on Wednesday, we're supposed to prepare a song(that Chloe would know) or we can sing the song we learned today(I shall sing another song:P)..
It has to be a song we know very well because she wants us to sing it with feeling..
So, good luck to me once again!!

Here are the lyrics for "Greatest Love of All"..
It's a short song:

I believe that children are our future
Teach them well and let them lead the way
Show them all the beauty they possess inside
Give them a sense of pride
To make it easier
Let the children's laughter
Remind us how we used to be

It took me one whole night to finally recall the tune for the first two lines of the song.. Haha:P

2007-11-28T21:49:00.000+08:00

Today, for the musical, we had a consultation session..

My parents went out with me because my dad was going to send our christmas presents to my uncle and my mom was going to the bookshop..

We met Wali at the bus-stop and we chatted a little and I found out that he'd just finished his part-time job(what type of part-time job uses up 13 hours of your day!?!?) and was on his way to McDonald's but since I was there, he might as well go with me..
Then the bus came and he decided one second before boarding the bus that he wanted to get a Big Mac.. Lol..

When I was in the centre, at the exact second I passed the volunteer's staff room, Yi Juan(my previous counsellor) opened the door, and we chatted a bit..
Somehow, we managed to move the whole subject to hair and shampoo and Singapore's humidity..

Anyway, today was supposed to be sort of a 'games-day'..
Like those tele-matches.. That sorta thing..
But because there were some new people, we did those "getting-to-know-you" kind of stuff instead..

So, first off, we had to sit in a circle and number ourselves from 1 to 4(there were 16 of us)..
And we had to pair up with the person opposite us with the same number us ourselves..
(Eg. I was number 4.. There are four no. 4s in the circle.. I pair up with the no. 4 directly opposite me..)
I got this guy(I forgot his name!!)

Then, we were supposed to tell each other 2 truths and 1 lie about ourselves..
We had to guess which one was the lie and write down all 3 points that our partner said..
My partner went first..

At first he thought we were supposed to say 2 lies and 2 truths..
So he said:
1. He is single
2. He is 16 years old..

Then he realised we were only supposed to say 1 lie..
So, he said:
1. He is single
2. He is attached
3. He is 15 years old..

Obviously the lie was either 1 or 2..
And because at first he thought we were supposed to say 2 lies..
So, the lie was that he was single.. Lol!!
His expression was so funny when I got it right..
I was quite surprised that he was 15 because he looked slightly more mature..
(One year makes a bit of difference, okay..)

Then I told him that:
1. My favourite colours are extremely dark bluish-purple and extremely light yellowish-green(I had to repeat it thrice.. I think even I myself was a little confused.. Ha!)
2. I am 15 years old
3. My favourite academic subject is A Maths..
So, I shan't say the answer but for people who know me, it should be quite obvious..

Right..
Then we returned to our seats and played a game: "Hot Seat"..
Rahman(the producer) picked one of us at random and he had to sit in the middle of the circle and we'd take turns asking him questions.. He was allowed to choose not to answer or lie as well..

Zul was the lucky man..

Well, you can imagine the questions that followed:
"Are you gay?"
"How many ex-girlfriends do you have?"
"What's the name of your current girlfriend?"

It's as if they're all sort of like the basic questions to ask when you play these types of games..
The funniest question was when Hidah asked whether he would still be gay in 20 years..
He turned around, looked at Marshali(his best friend), gave each other pretty eyes, then turned and said yes!

Anyway, Zul was allowed to pick another person and obviously he picked Marshali..
So, once again, all the same questions..
One person(I can't remember who) asked him if he ever brushes his hair..

Then Rahman picked a girl: Haiyatul..

One of the boys(either Wali or Zul or Marshali) asked her what'd happened to her hair(she'd cut it)..
Cynthia answered the question for her:
"No no, she chewed it off."
Let me tell you, we laughed so hard Cynthia would've literally fallen off the stool if I weren't there to pull her up..
Gosh-you have to be there to really see the humour in the situation..

Alright, we did a few more rounds..
(Personally I thought that the most 'interesting' question was when Hidayah asked my partner for the previous activity what his fetish was..
The expression on his face was priceless!)
And played another game..
Actually it's not really a game, just a sort of "getting-to-know-you" activity(once again)..

Rahman passed 2 cups of sweets(one with normal Skittles, one with sour Skittles)
and told us to take any amount we want..
We roughly knew what was going to happen so all the girls took 2 from the 'sour-cup'..
Poor Jun Kai took 29!!
Then we were supposed to pick any 2 people from the group and write down some facts about them according to the number of sweets we took..
(Eg. Jun Kai took 29 sweets so he had to write down 29 facts for each person he picks.. I took 2 sweets so I need only to write 2 facts for each person I pick..)

Then, Rahman once again picked at random and picked me..
I wrote about Cynthia and Fatin Nadiah(we have 2 Fatins in the group: the older Fatin is older than me by 1 year..)
Cynthia likes hamsters and doing obstacle courses..
Nadiah is 13 years old and prefers wearing pants than skirts..
She also likes pink and green..

Then Rahman released us 30 min early at 8pm..
But those who hadn't done the auditions had to stay behind..
There were 6 of us..

So we were paired up and given a scene from a play(we didn't have to waste time thinking about what to say because Rahman had the scripts)..
So we went to different rooms to get ready..
I was paired up with Nadiah..

Our scene was that someone called Joshua auditioned for something(most likely a musical or something related to that) but got kicked out during the 1st round and he and his friend, Asheem are having a sort of heart-to-heart..
I played Asheem and Nadiah played Joshua..

Nadiah said that she couldn't act..
And that this was her first time doing anything related to acting, so I helped her as much as I could while preparing..
Personally, I thought she was quite good for her first time..

We were the last pair to do the auditions so we had lots of time..
We went through the script twice..
Though we only had to go through the 1st page the second time(the script has 2 pages)..
Rahman commented that Nadiah had to try to relax..
I didn't get any comments..

Saturday is our 1st vocal workshop..
Finally!!
I am looking forward it..
Though I hope Chloe isn't as intimidating as Freddie..
From what I've seen and heard about her, I think her lessons would be quite interesting..

2007-11-27T11:18:00.000+08:00

Your Intrapersonal Intelligence Score: 78%

Your Intrapersonal Intelligence is High

You have a great understanding of who you are, and your place in the world.
You know what path you're on. And you are excited about your future.
You're always deepening your inner knowledge and introspection. And enjoying it every step of the way.

How Does Your Intrapersonal Intelligence Rate?

2007-11-26T11:20:00.000+08:00

Arty Kid

Whether you were a drama freak or an emo poet, you definitely were expressive and unique.

You're probably a little less weird these days - but even more talented!

Who Were You In High School?

2007-11-25T11:24:00.000+08:00

You Should Learn French

C'est super! You appreciate the finer things in life... wine, art, cheese, love affairs.
You are definitely a Parisian at heart. You just need your tongue to catch up...

What Language Should You Learn?

2007-11-24T17:38:00.000+08:00

This morning was our 2nd dance workshop..
We went to Yishun CC for it..

So, at first, on Wednesday, Pei Wen told us to reach by 9.30 am, but that they might change the timing and will tell us if they do..
Then, I got an email from Uncle Samuel yesterday saying that I had to meet outside the lift of the 3rd floor of Yishun CC by 9 am..
So I was like okay, and I reached there at exactly 9 am, but there was no one!!
(Save for Jun Kai and Jian Xin who were wandering around the 2nd floor..)

So I waited and waited and waited for another 5 min before Hidah came, and she thought she was late!!
She said she received an sms saying to be there by 9.15, then another to be there by 9..
So we waited together for about another 5 min before Camillah and Afiqah came..
And THEY said that they only received an sms to be there by 9.15..

And so we talked and waited and talked and waited and talked and waited, etc..
Then the newcomers came a few minutes after Camillah and Afiqah..
Then finally Pei Wen came at 9.17 am..

And we went into the dance room and did abit of stretching, led by Afiqah, courtesy of Pei Wen..
Then, Pei Wen played some music for us to freestyle again..
This time was better than the last(you'll understand if you've read my post about the previous dance workshop..)
Okay, so not very good, but there was improvement..

Then we danced what we learnt on Wednesday, without music as MeiTing(I remembered the name of the other dance instructor) was the only one who had the song, but she would be there later..

So, we danced, and we got lectured about being serious, and we danced again..
Then Pei Wen wanted us(the newcomers) to do our auditions for the musical, and MeiTing came with another dance instructor..
I believe he's Freddie..

Then we were told that we had to prepare a dance solo for today!!
Luckily we were allowed to dance in groups of no more than 3..
So, I danced with Afiqah and Hidah..
We racked our brains trying to think of a choreography..
Personally, I thought Hidayah's(Note:HidaYAH, not Hidah..) group had the best moves..
Anyway, we didn't have enough moves so we did a repeat, after racking our brains again..
My group exchanged steps with Hidayah's and we sort of re-choreographed the whole thing..

The instructors said there was slight improvement, but it could be better..
At least Freddie didn't see us..
I thought he was abit scary when he was on dance-instructor mode..
I was afraid I might cry when he commented on us..
But luckily he didn't..

Anyway, after the whole thing, we got lectured again about seriousness and another guy, also from Yishun Town Secondary, came, he was late because he had a school performance..
Then it was over!!
I thought I wouldn't need to do the auditions but Pei Wen said that she will listen to us on Wednesday..

SO..

Our next workshop is the consultation workshop and we need to bring shorts and sport shoes as we'll be going running or skipping to build our stamina..
Pei Wen said, and I quote, "don't tell me you got a lot of stamina, unless you can dance for 2 hours or sing for 2 hours, I will be training each and every one of your stamina".

And I thought home-schooling meant no PE..

2007-11-23T11:43:00.000+08:00

You Are A Green Girl

You feel most at home in a world of ideas.
You're curious and logical - and enjoy a good intellectual challenge.
You're super cool, calm, and collected. Very little tries your patience.
Your only fear? People not realizing how smart and able you are!

What Color Girl Are You?

2007-11-22T14:55:00.000+08:00

2007-11-21T21:56:00.000+08:00

Okay.. Today was our first dance workshop..
(We were a bit more serious than during the drama workshops (>.<)..)

So, first off, we started out stretching.. By ourselves..
Then one of the instructors(I forgot her name) came in and started playing random music and told us to--and I quote--'relax, let go, and just dance'..
Apparently, we couldn't 'just dance' because we were standing there just listening to the music and no one was dancing..
And when someone finally did dance, it was like: "'(>_<) "'(>_<) "'(>_<) "'(>_<) "'(>_<)..
So after about fifteen minutes or more (I think) of standing around, and after Pei Wen(the other dance instructor) also kept walking in and out to finally deciding to bring a bunch of new-comers(perhaps now, Fathin and I aren't considered new-comers any more.. Or maybe the other bunch are NEW-comers.. Whatever..) to introduce to us..
The instructors finally decided to teach us some dance steps..
And that's what we did for the rest of the workshop..

Oh gosh.. One moment I was standing there looking like an idiot and the next thing I knew.. I was dancing.. Though not very well, obviously..
Some of the movements looked difficult because the music was considerably fast.. But if you switched off the music and did them slowly, they were actually quite simple..

Anyway, I was standing at the back with Cynthia(we were dancing in the hall of the Student Care Centre so there weren't any mirrors like in a dance room) and Cynthia was like sulking because she absolutely hated dancing..
Then, we (the instructors and a little help from me) finally got her to dance..
We had to use another 15 min or more to teach her the dance steps and when she finally remembered the routine, the other instructor added new steps and she got mixed up all over again!!
So in the end, we decided to just let her follow the rest of us(mainly me, according to Cynthia) and let her get the routine into her head slowly..

One piece of good news(for us musical people anyway):
We will be going to the dance room at Yishun Community Centre for the next workshop!! Yay..
Because, that means:
-Aircon
-Mirrors
-and more Aircon(>.<)
One piece of bad news(for us musical people anyway):
We have to wake up early to get there by 9.30 am as the instructors were unable to book the dance room for us to use at the normal timing for the Saturday workshops(2/3 in the afternoon, depending on the instructors)..

I'll finally be getting my auditions on Saturday..
According to Pei Wen, I just need to prepare a song to sing, like the other drama workshop..
I was allowed to sing the same song as the one I sang the other day, but I wanted to change..
So..
I will be singing the theme song from the movie "Eragon"..
If you have the video, you'll find that there are 2 songs played when the credits roll..
I will be singing the second..
I wish myself luck, seeing as some of you probably won't..

2007-11-21T14:18:00.002+08:00

Today, we had our very last rehearsal for tomorrow's performance..
All of us were on time for practice..
The instructors came later, so we waited until 5.30pm..
Then we started practicing together..
The centre had to close at 6.30pm today so we went to a huge dome opposite a nearby school..
It was a pretty good place to go to for dancing because they had some electric sockets for us to put radios and laptops for music, and it was rather big, so even if they were other groups practicing there, we wouldn't clash..

Anyway, we continued dancing and we practiced "Feliz Navidad" and added some actions..
We were singing in A Capella, so we added some background effects(with our own voices, of course)..
I did the echoing and a little background accompaniments..

Then we kept practicing "Feliz Navidad" and we danced "Last Christmas" again..
But because we liked it so much, we asked to dance one last time before we left..

Anyway, tomorrow's the big day and I'm glad I don't feel any jitters for the performance because there aren't a lot of people for the performance and each of us are playing an important part in the show..
Wish myself luck!!

Your Gemstone is Amethyst

Dignified, impressive, and wise.
You have a deeply spiritual soul

What Gemstone Are You?

2007-11-21T14:18:00.001+08:00

Your Gemstone is Amethyst

Dignified, impressive, and wise.
You have a deeply spiritual soul

What Gemstone Are You?

2007-11-21T14:18:00.000+08:00

Your Gemstone is Amethyst

Dignified, impressive, and wise.
You have a deeply spiritual soul

What Gemstone Are You?

2007-11-20T11:32:00.000+08:00

Your Eyes Should Be Brown

Your eyes reflect: Depth and wisdom

What's hidden behind your eyes: A tender heart

What Color Should Your Eyes Be?

2007-11-19T11:36:00.000+08:00

What Your Handwriting Says About You

You are sometimes a very energetic person, but you are sometimes quite lethargic. You're moody, prone to ups and downs, and you don't have a lot of endurance.

You are reserved and not very outgoing. You are deeply thoughtful and introspective. You have a lot of control over your actions and emotions.

You are extravagant, over the top, and indulgent. You set trends and influence people.

You need a bit of space in your life, but you're not a recluse. You expect people to give you a small amount of privacy, and you respect their privacy as well.

You are somewhat traditional, but you are also open to change. You listen to your head and your heart.

You are a decent communicator. You eventually get your point across, but sometimes you leave things a bit ambiguous.

What Does Your Handwriting Say About You?

2007-11-18T11:09:00.000+08:00

You Are 16% Slacker

You are anything but a slacker. You're truly a go getter.
You never let laziness get in the way of living your life - and you can't stand to see it in others.

Are You a Slacker?

2007-11-17T20:23:00.000+08:00

Okay, let's see..
For today's workshop, Shaiful and Gavin wanted to hear us sing..
So..
I sang "Vois Sur Ton Chemin"..
Turns out Shaiful had also watched the movie and he knows the song..
I started out quite low and after, Gavin said he wanted me to sing higher.. So I did..
He said my high notes are very nice..
YAY!!

Okay, so we all took turns singing, then we had our usual 5-min break..
THEN..
A drama workshop isn't one unless there's drama involved..
SO..
The instructors paired us up to test us..
The instructors wanted to have a boy and a girl per pair..
So I was paired with Hussaini..
There were 6 pairs in total..
My pair went the last..
Anyway..
We had to go to the front and Gavin/Shaiful would give us a scenario and we had to act it out straight away(to test our imagination and reaction)using only our body language and numbers..
Yes, numbers.. As in 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,etc..

So, the 1st pair had to act out that while the girl(I forgot her name.. Sorry!)was looking for her contact lens that had fallen out, Wali had to accidentally kick her while walking and they would fight, then Wali would apologise and help her look then she would treat him to ice-cream after..

The 2nd pair's scenario was in a shoe shop.. Camelia was a rich 'tai-tai' looking for the perfect shoe and Jian Xin was the shop assistant..

The 3rd pair were both girls..One was a candy bar and she had to persuade the other to buy 'it'..

The 4th pair's scenario was funny.. Jun Kai had to be a pregnant lady trying to get a cab, then suddenly 'she' has to deliver, then Haiyatul who sees 'her' happens to know how to help dogs give birth and since both are similar, she persuades 'her' to let her help..

The 5th pair, Cynthia and Marshali was the best!! Marshali was supposed to be swimming at Sentosa then he'd suddenly have leg cramps, then Cynthia, being a lifeguard saves him and he tries to ask her out.. They were allowed to choose the ending and Cynthia left him alone on the 'beach'..

Hussaini and I were supposed to be top figure skaters who happen to be rivals, so we're supposed to be practicing for a competition when we realise that both of us have the same routine so we start arguing.. We were also allowed to choose the ending and we ended up shaking hands..

THEN...
We had to do the same scenario(for those possible)and sing a song while acting(still in numbers, but the song you sing the lyrics)..

So the 1st pair's scenario was about the same.. Except no ice-cream.. Both Wali and the girl would find her contact lens at the same time and they would look up and sing 'Baa Baa Black Sheep'..

The 2nd pair's scene was also the same.. Camelia had to hold up the 'perfect shoe' and sing 'Twinkle Twinkle Little Star' alternately with Jian Xin(depending on who got hold of the shoe)..

The 3rd pair's scenario had to change, the girls were best friends walking in the park and talking about some wonderful guy they both met and they'd realise that they were talking about the same guy(funny!! When they 'realised' what was going on, they both motioned that Hussaini was the guy!) then they'd sing 'You are my Sunshine' sadly and dupe the guy..

4th pair: Jun Kai is still pregnant, Haiyatul is still helping to deliver.. Then when the baby comes out, she holds 'it' up and sings 'Twinkle Twinkle Little Star' and Jun Kai joins her.. It was funny.. Gavin said they obviously haven't seen people giving birth on TV before.. Because he said nobody is able to just hold up the baby so quickly after the 'mom' lies down and that usually, the 'mothers' don't recover from their giving birth in less than 5-sec.. LOL!!

The 5th pair's was the same.. Marshali just had to sing 'You are my Sunshine' while trying to persuade Cynthia to go out with him..

My pair!! Horrible tweak.. Our argument was supposed to get so heated up that I (fake)slap Hussaini, he (fake)kicks me, and I (fake)push him and he falls down and(fake)faints.. So I see him not moving and get all nervous and try to wake him up.. Then because he (fake)hits his head on the wall when he (fake)fell, he wakes up and thinks I'm his mom, and he sings 'Twinkle Twinkle Little Star' and I run away..

THEN..
Last 'activity'..
We were supposed to find a way to line up according to birthday without talking, so we were like trying to show our birthdates with our fingers and we kept mixing up whether we were showing the month number or the day number.. Anyway, we finally got lined up correctly..(Wali is 2 days younger than me..Ha!) So the best part.. The instructors gave presents to the November, October, September and August people.. I got a necklace with a little giftbox chain from 'Diva'..

Then we found out that Camelia's birthday is tomorrow(she'll be 13!) and her grandmother had prepared food for us.. There was a huge chocolate cake(Yuuummy!)

So, Wednesday's the dance workshop and we're supposed to dress comfortably..
I heard that if we don't dance well, Pei Wen will make us dance solo..
(Nooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)

2007-11-16T15:17:00.000+08:00

I (finally) started on my History self-study..

Am a great fan of mind-maps,
so I've decided to draw mind-maps for my History topics..

Today I did one on Religions that originated from China, India and SE Asia..
I like studying about religions and politics.. Mostly religion..
Below are photos of my mind-map..
I specially like the border around the heading, the word 'Confucianism', and the little buddha near the middle..",

Mind-map drawn according to "Journeys: India, China and Southeast Asia-Secondary 1 Textbook" by Federal Publications..

2007-11-15T13:14:00.000+08:00

For the musical workshop on Saturday, the instructor want us to prepare a song to sing in front of everyone because they want to hear our vocal range and see if we are able to project our voice well.

The below is the lyrics for the song I plan to sing.

Les Choristes

Vois sur ton chemin

Paroles et Musique: Bruno Coulais, Christophe Barratier 2004

Vois sur ton chemin
Gamins oubliés égarés
Donne leur la main
Pour les mener
Vers d'autres lendemains

Sens au coeur de la nuit
L'onde d'espoir
Ardeur de la vie
Sentier de gloire

Bonheurs enfantins
Trop vite oubliés effacés
Une lumière dorée brille sans fin
Tout au bout du chemin

Sens au coeur de la nuit
L'onde d'espoir
Ardeur de la vie
Sentier de gloire

2007-11-14T21:20:00.000+08:00

Today was great!

Most 0f the students who were part of the musical went for their school prom so only 10 of us went for the workshop..

We were doing the drama workshop..
The instructor wanted to test our teamwork first so we played a game called 'Aaah!':
We were to stand in a circle and look down,
when the instructor told us to look up, we were allowed to look anywhere we liked,
BUT:
if any 2 of us had eye-contact the moment we looked up, we had to shout 'Aaah!'
The aim of the game is to not have anyone in the group shout 'Aaah!'.
We tried 3 rounds and none of us shouted.
(Though I'm clueless to whether or not anyone cheated. I know I didn't.",)

After the game we did an activity..
The instructor divided us into 2 groups of 5 and gave us a criteria for a small 5-min act.
We were to use the criteria to come up with a storyline to act out.
My group was given a murder scene while the other group was a scene in a mental hospital.
The other group wasn't allowed to talk.
Personally I thought my group's ideas were better but we couldn't act it out well enough.
The other group's act was really hilarious!!
Wali looked extremely retarded..

Then we realised that we were allowed time for another group-work so we swapped team members..
This time, the criteria for both groups were the same:
We had to have laughter and tears(real tears)..
How the tears come out didn't matter..
Anyway, the other group's scenario was rather cute..

My group was unable to think of anything,
then I suddenly remembered at the last second (literally) about a laughing club.
So we ended up sitting in a circle on the stage, and I explained the laughing club
(A laughing club is a group of people who gather together to do nothing but laugh-for no reason-and forget about daily problems. Sometimes the duration of laughter may last up to 1/2 hour or more)
while the rest of the group did what a laughing club does: laugh without a reason.

The horrid thing was, I had only just started explaing the laughing club when the rest of the group started laughing and I couldn't help but laugh too..

So the audience (instructors and the other group) was rather surprised that we had already started laughing so quickly.

Then I calmed down about half a minute later and managed to continue explaining when I suddenly realised that we hadn't worked out how one of us was going to force our tears out..
THEN:
one of my group members-Cynthia-laughed so hard she started coughing and she coughed so hard her face got red then everyone-including the audience-laughed harder and Cynthia coughed 'till her tears came out..

Woala.. Our 'tears-and-laughter' criteria done.

Today's homework:
We have to prepare a song to sing in front of everyone!!
Because the instructor wants to hear our vocal range and see if we can project our voice well enough..

I fear to imagine what will happen if my voice breaks..
In front of everyone..

2007-11-10T21:20:00.000+08:00

Today was interesting..

And funny..

Went to Yishun Community Club today for the musical..

We were supposed to be taught about musicals..

Before that we played gaaaamesss..

The first game we played was 'Police and Thief'..

We sat in a circle and were given 2 ties:

1 blue and 1 red..

Blue=Police;Red=Thief..

When you got the blue, you tie one knot, untie and pass it on..

You tie 2 knots for the red..

A member forfeits when he/she gets both ties at the same time..

The instructor-Gavin-decided to wait until 2 forfeits, then we decided their punishment..

For the first 2, they had to do a chicken dance..

For the next 4, 2 had to sing while the other 2 were back-up dancers..

Then we played "Do you love your neighbour"

Eg. A-G sits in a circle and one in the middle..

Middle guy walks to A and asks "Do you love your neighbour?"

If A says yes, then neighbours B and G must trade places with each other and middle guy must try to get one of the empty seats..

If A says no, middle guy asks another "Whose neighbour do you love?"

Perhaps A says E, then neighbours D and F must trade places with B and G..

They must take the seat opposite them else they forfeit and becomes the next middle guy..

After, we played "Whacko"..

The name says it all..

Middle guy shouts a name and proceeds to whack him/her..

If the unlucky person shouts a name before middle guy whacks,

middle must run to the person called..

When middle finally whacks someone,

he/she trades and the whacked becomes the middle guy..

Finally, the instructors set up the computers and showed us different types of musicals..

We watched excerpts from High School Musical, Grease, The Phantom of the Opera, Westside Story, Les Miserables, and if there are others I can't remember..

We were explained the different types of musicals and how they are expressed..

Before we left, the instructors divided us into 3 groups and we were given a scenario..

We were to sing "Twinkle, Twinkle little Star" with the tone the scenario required..

The first group was about gang fights and missing love..

Mine was about the scene during a girls' night..

The last was about guys trying to hook up with a girl..

FUNNY!!

I quite enjoyed the session and am waiting for the next with great enthusiasm..

2007-11-08T14:47:00.000+08:00

I'll be involved in a charity musical that will take place in June 2008.
I'm quite excited about it as I'll finally be involving myself in something I have interest in.
(Not that I live a perpetually boring life..)

We just had a meeting yesterday and were introduced to our instructors.
We were given our schedules and rules too.
($0.50 for each Penalty!! Gosh..)

We have practice twice every week:
Wednesday evenings and Saturday afternoons.
The practices are divided into Drama, Dance and Vocal.

The team(meaning the people involved in the musical) were really friendly to me as I was new there. There were a few ex-students from my primary school and a few seniors from my previous school.
They were entertaining even without meaning to,
and that, in itself is, I believe, good enough for me.

2007-11-06T14:32:00.000+08:00

!!BETTIE!!
AhBu

Perhaps you've already figured out how I name them:
Alphie(Alpha); Bettie(Beta)

I saw her at the pet shop and all of the hamsters in the same cage were sleeping in one corner,
right in front of me, and then I just saw her and decided I had to have her.
Imagine my luck when the shopkeeper told me she was a girl!! Lucky 'innit?

But it's scary.
She gets into fights with Alphie.
She'd stand up in front of her in a hamster's fighting stance and open her mouth at her.
Then Alphie would stare at her and do the same.
And all of a sudden Alphie would pounce her and you'd have to pry them apart.
(Luckily I still have Alphie's old cage.)

It's funny, if you consider the fact that they did nothing but lick and smell each other the first few times we put them together. Now they're like mortal enemies..

2007-11-04T14:07:00.000+08:00

Social Studies: Chapter 3:
Managing Healthcare-Case Studies of Singapore & Britain

In the past, many people were unable to pay for healthcare services,thus the government came up with the National Health Plan in February 1983.
It's aims were:

-To build a healthy and physically fit population,

-Encourage Singaporeans to stay fit and reward those who do,

-Build up individual financial resources so that those who are ill can pay for their healthcare services.

This was to encourage self responsibility and community support among the people. Also, the government would maintain policies to keep healthcare affordable.

Subsequently, the government came up with the MediSave; MediShield and ElderShield; and MediFund. This allowed the people to get government subsidies for when they were unable to pay for the services.

Britain came up with the National Health Service (NHS) which was a popular system when it first started. Mainly because it was absolutely free of charge. People were happy that they could get check-ups and medicine for free. This system extended also to dental and eye check-ups.

However, the people took the system for granted and the government could not prioritise. This led to the problem that the patients that were down with graver illnesses could not reach the doctor in time. Many people were very upset about this and thus, the government started charging people for the visits, and have also tried to keep up with the needs of the people through reforms in the NHS for the last 50 years.

Different countries use different approaches in managing healthcare. Singapore's approach emphasises on shared responsibility, whereas Britain provides welfare in healthcare. Different approaches are used to solve problems based on the needs of the country's people and the resources they are limited to.

Information taken from "Secondary 3 Upper Secondary Social Studies Textbook" by EPB

2007-11-01T11:00:00.000+08:00

Your Inner Color is Yellow

Your Personality: Life's too short not to have fun. Your bright energy brings joy and laughter to those around you.

You in Love: A total flirt, you need a lot of freedom to play. But you'll be loyal to that one person who makes you feel safe.

Your Career: You love variety in a job, and you probably won't stick with one career. You would make a great professor, writer, or actor.

What's Your Inner Color?

2007-10-29T12:14:00.000+08:00

Alphie in my ankle sock. That's her nose and her mouth above. She's sleeping with her legs in the air.

(Not that she has space to put them.)

Music:Chapter 1:What is 'style' in music?

There are six musical elements in writing a piece of music.

1. Melody

=series of notes of different pitch, organised to make musical sense.

eg. cantabile(can-tah-bee-leh)

2. Harmony

=group of 2/more notes of different pitch, sounded at the same time.

eg. concords(notes 'agree') -opp- discords(notes 'disagree', thus building up tension)

3. Rhythm,

=the ways musical sounds are grouped, in terms of time/duration.

eg. Accelerando-becoming faster;Presto-quick

4. Timbre(tem-ber)

=sound quality, or 'tone-colour' of an instrument.

eg. Piccolo-Bright and penetrating;Cello-Rich and dark

5. Form

=basic plan/design of a piece of music.

eg. Binary(AB)/Ternary(ABA) form

6. Texture

=the way sounds are put together in a musical composition.

eg. Monophonic-single melodic line without supporting harmonies(solo)

Homophonic-single melodic line heard against a (usu)chordal accompaniment at the same rhythm

Polyphonic/Contrapuntal-two or more melodic lines at the same time

(NB. Phonic=sound;Mono=one;Homo=two;Poly=many)

Information taken from "Cambridge Asignments in Music-History of Music(New Edition)" by Cambridge University Press

2007-10-27T14:48:00.000+08:00

Social Studies:Chapter 2: Governance in Singapore

Some things I learnt today:

How governance is practised in Singapore.

The guiding principles of governance.

The government can be divided into three branches: Legislature, Executive, Judiciary.

1. Legislature

-Consists of the President and Members of Parliament.

-Make laws for the country.

2. Executive

-Consists of the President and the Ministers of each Ministry Deparment.

-Executes the laws.

-Administers government policies through the Ministries and Civil Service.

3. Judiciary

-Consists of the various Judges and Law Courts.

-Ensures that laws are carried out fairly.

-Ensures that laws passed out do not breach the Constitution.

There are 4 guiding principles of Governance:

1. Leadership is Key

2. Anticipate Change and Stay Relevant

3. Reward for Work and Work for Reward

4. A Stake for Everyone, Opportunities for All

"Leadership is Key"

The leaders of the country should now to do what is right and not what is popular. They should be able to stay to their own principles and not what everyone does.

"Anticipate Change and Stay Relevant"

One should be open-minded and be willing to accept new ideas. Question old assumptions.

"Reward for Work and Work for Reward"

Only through our own efforts can we earn a living and safeguard our future.

"A Stake for Everyone, Opportunities for All"

To have a society where everyone is given a chance and people feel a sense of ownership and belonging.

Information taken from "Secondary 3 Upper Secondary Social Studies Textbook" by EPB

2007-10-25T13:48:00.000+08:00

Social Studies:Chapter 1:Singapore-A Nation In The World

After having read about the differences between a state and a nation, and the challenges a state face, I feel obliged to give some comments.

Part 3 of the chapter: What makes states vulnerable? It gives us 4 reasons:

1. Establishing a stable government

2. Building a nation-national identity;social cohesion

3. Maintaining sovereignty-deterrence and diplomacy

4. Meeting people's needs-social needs(eg. education and healthcare);economic needs(eg.employment)

Personally, I feel that the most important part of establishing a state is building a nation. When the people are able to accept each other and not have any discriminations against each other, the other challenges would be more easily subdued. If the people refuse to acknowledge other people, and discriminate, whether in the forms of race or religion, it would be difficult to meet people's needs fairly.

An example is the conflicts in Sri Lanka. There were 3 main races in Sri Lanka: Sinhalese;Sri Lankan Tamils; and Indian Tamils. The people, including the government, had racial discriminations, therefore, resulting in unfair treatment towards the less favoured and not taking care of their needs as well as the favoured race.

If there are discriminations among the people, it would not be surprising if such is the case in the government as well. If the people of the government have discriminations as well, the government may not be stable enough to take the country.

If there are conflicts among the country's people, it makes it difficult to maintain sovereignty(the ability of a country to rule in independence) thus, making it vulnerable to attacks by other countries.

Newly-independent states face similar challenges, it is only a matter of how the people overcome the challenges.

Information taken from "Secondary 3 Upper Secondary Social Studies Textbook" by EPB

2007-10-23T11:32:00.000+08:00

Following the previous post:

This was sort of a let's-just-take-the-photo-and-get-it-over-with thingy.. Just took out the phone and snapped.. Amazing how nice it turned out in the end..

I have no idea whether they planned to tilt their heads like that or what..

Poor Shi Sang!! I remember taking a long time taking the photo because the stupid phone wouldn't work properly.. Thus, the result was that Shi Sang's face got abit swollen..

While cleaning the dorms for camp..

This is the first self-portrait photo I ever took with someone else.. We were 13..

2007-10-10T11:18:00.000+08:00

I realise that my blog is abit dead but I have nothing to write about.. Thus:

The following are from the past 1-2 years in church & school:

Before TAF.. It was about 6am, I believe..

Gosh.. My fingers are the fattest..

LOL!! Actually she's just trying to get her glasses off..

2007-10-06T01:20:00.000+08:00

有時這樣睡覺的有時那樣睡覺的

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2007-10-03T00:40:00.001+08:00

7 days

30 days

2007-09-14T21:29:00.000+08:00

~~I got a new hamster about a week ago..
09/09/2007, to be exact..

Alphie..
I wanted Alpha, because she(yes, it's a SHE)was officially my very first pet..
But nobody calls themselves Alpha, much less a girl..
So I thought of Alfie, but the spelling is too common..
Thus..

Below are pictures of Alphie..
I will be putting up pictures of her regularly, so, a warning to anyone who are terrified of hamsters..

"Who's that?"

I have problems teaching the silly little blighter manners..
Perhaps she thinks her food bowl is her toilet bowl or something..
I'm always clearing out smelly things when I'm re-filling her food bowl..
And what's horrifying is that I have to refill it about twice a day.. To the brim..
Well, like owner, like hamster..

PS The location you see in the above pictures are not her real home, but a temporary "shelter" for when my parents help clear out her cage..

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*~*

2007-08-25T15:32:00.000+08:00

*~*Have a nice day!

2007-08-24T14:21:00.000+08:00

*~*Ratatouille

2007-08-23T02:41:00.000+08:00

2007-08-22T18:28:00.000+08:00

*~*Perfect Shampoo...

2007-08-21T00:20:00.000+08:00

*~*Mum has a problem ...

2007-08-20T16:35:00.000+08:00

~~Mom went out yesterday to Orchard Road and came home really late..

10 pm actually..

This is what happens at Orchard Road when you see a Red Light..

Cramming at the edges with private cars..

Ah..

The road's clear..

Shall we jay-walk?

Pretty lights..

Wow.. Mom hasn't taken a night photo since..
Well.. How many years has it been?

Another day gone..

Another day spent..

2007-08-06T23:18:00.000+08:00

~~As promised, photos from my trip to Genting..

Of course, this isn't all, but it's the few photos that summarise my trip there..

ENJOY!!

You get to watch TV on a 5-star bus to Genting..

That colourful building is our hotel..

Me getting onto a boat..

Dinner @ Torcello's

Literally the most breath-taking ride @ Genting: The Flying Coaster..

2007-08-05T00:05:00.000+08:00

Went to the Cultural Village @ First World Plaza while at Genting..

It's full of little shops that introduce the different asian cultures..
Mom says that this reminds her of a line of shops she saw at a country..

There were:
Supermarket by Lebanon
Gift shops by India
Shoe shops and pizza by Italy
Hair salons by Russia
Electronics supplier by Taiwan
Bookshops and fashion shops by France
Traditional healing and medicines by China
and other shops opened by lots of other countries that you and I know of..

I was pretty much excited about the Cultural Village and mom realised that while she had thought that these types of shops existed everywhere, it was actually quite the contrary..

We feel that if Singapore opens a similar line of shops to "take over" that line of fashion shops at Orchard Road, it would be good..

PS I was most upset with dad because he took a bad picture of Taiwan's shop, which is where mom hails from.. I'd bought something from that shop too, of which I shall post a photo of shortly..
It was selling some cute little things which I thought was the best among the few that sold such things..

2007-08-04T14:50:00.000+08:00

This is mom's and my favourite view of the hotel..
See the clouds?
So nice!!

So high!!
24 storeys at least.. My room was in Tower 1, storey 23, room 77..

A view of our hotel from Genting Hotel..
The hotel is almost vanishing into the clouds lah..
LOLS!!

2007-08-03T16:38:00.000+08:00

*~*My Java Chip

Expresso with whipped cream and chocolate..

PS But I don’t like that plastic cup..

I think Starbucks should get better cups..

The coffee is already not very attractive,

yet the prices are so high,

at least sell out with better appearances..

PPS And it’s definitely not environmental friendly..

Maybe a transparent glass would be nice..

2007-08-02T02:02:00.001+08:00

~~I was about to puke while watching TV..
Spot the piggy..

Yummy..

I can't wait..

To start reading my new magazine..

2007-08-01T22:06:00.000+08:00

~~Hey!!

I'm Back!!

*Applause*

Thank you, thank you, thank you..

Such a wonderful audience!!

Went to Genting on Monday and am back at last!!

2 words:

IT ROCKS!!

The rides were awesome and I bought lots of new stuff..

Out of which I bought a new wallet, pencil case, watch, phone chain, etc..

I shall put up photos after I've uploaded them..

Which should be pretty soon..

Must come see hor!!

2007-07-29T16:41:00.000+08:00

Legend:
Singlish-(s)

~~It is here that I must admit that I am a lazy person..

For it is only now that I am going to write about something that happened during:

*Drum Roll*

THURSDAY, JULY26, 2007

Went out with the plans of watching a movie..

(Didn't plan which one)

Then Yun Ting smsed me to join them @ AMK Hub

Funny sia(s)..

When I was @ the MRT station trying to top-up my card
I kept forgetting that I was no longer using my student card..
Which means minimum $10 top-up
So there I was trying to stuff that stupid $5 note and the machine wouldn't accept it..
Stupid.. The ticket guy came and help me and told me minimum $10..
PAI SEH!! Everyone behind me heard him..
And when I say everyone, I mean a lot of everyone..

Anyway..

It is also here that I must also admit that I am a daydreamer
For now I shall tell you that I was imagining the scene that would happen when we met..

I was half-correct when Yun Ting hugged me..

IN FRONT OF EVERYONE @ THE MRT STATION!!

Pai Seh..

But I didn't mind, my daddiex wor.. Lolx..

Anyway, had planned to meet:

Yun Ting, Angel, Qiu Ru, Yi Ying and Amanda..

But then Angel and Qiu Ru were having fits or something 'cos they started crying..

I was afraid it was because of me..

Then found out it wasn't..

Anyway, we shall not dig into the deep inner feelings of my friends, shall we?

Went to Mac, and had a lot to eat..

Even bought a Mochachino(I think that's how it's spelt)@ McCafe..

Nice right?
IT COSTS $6!!
$1 each..
Everyone took a scoop of the cream in turns:
-->Yun Ting
--> Amanda
--> Yi Ying
--> Me
--> Angel(Spoon fed by me)
--> Qiu Ru(Spoon fed by me)
--> Yun Ting
--> Amanda
.. And so on and so forth..

Then went shopping!!
I fell in love with 2 bags
I WANT!!

Then saw a shop with that cute boy+girl chain you can see in MediaCorp's "Switched!"

Anyway, went to another shop and saw Sam..

Saw cute statuettes with those cabaret costumes..

Qiu Ru and Yun Ting are sooo perverted..

Keep touching the parts you shouldn't touch..

Then saw an Ouija Board..

Damn ex lah(s): $50-plus!!

Went to FoodCourt cos they wanted to play my version of Ouija Board..

Okay actually not my version..

I played it in sec 1 with my classmates..

Anyway.. You're supposed to ask a specific question at the start of the game..

But I forgot what the question was..

So I started moving the pencil for effect and pretend I didn't move it myself..

Then they found out I was playing the fool..

Haha!!

Anyway.. We had nothing to do so played FLAMES..

Yun Ting and her beloved xxx is "A"..

Sad right.. Haha..

At the last minute already, when only "M" and "A" left..

She already so excited liao.. Haha.. Poor daddiex..

Then went back with Yi Ying, Qiu Ru, Angel..

(Amanda met her mum, Yun Ting's dad fetch her)

So funny.. All of us just ate durian..

(Sorry to all durian-lovers, I still hate durian as much as I used to)

Then on the MRT got a lot of ppl lah..

Then tried to shut our mouths..

But the more we tried the more we wanted to laugh..

Ended up playing a game that determined a loser when you made a noise..

So turned out we looked like we were performing a mime..

The ppl around us were like laughing quietly lor..

So, shouldn't be surprising that we were laughing like siao maniacs(s)while walking home..

Now, I shall once again admit to something in this blog..

I am an infinitely guai guai(s) daughter and anyone who is my parents are lucky to be mine..

Went back home and realised I was supposed to but dinner for mom..

Not to worry.. Cooked noodles straight away..

(Mom always liked my noodles)

I am a wonderful cook.. If you count cooking instant noodles and eggs pro(s)..

But mom says my noodles tasts different from the other's noodles.. So there!!

2007-07-28T21:22:00.000+08:00

You are 53% Libra

How Libra Are You?

2007-07-27T00:52:00.000+08:00

~~The first time I saw Raven on tv was on her comedy series, " That's so Raven" on Disney. She is absolutely funny!!
Raven was born in Atlantla, America. I like the topmost photo of her, which was taken in " her house" in " That's so Raven". She's also acted in movies like " The Cheetah Girls 1 and 2" and had special appearances in " The Princess Diaries 2" and " The Suite Life of Zack and Cody". She is a very good singer, acter and dancer. These qualities are mostly seen in " The Cheetah Girls 1 and 2". Also, I like to refer to her when I chose my clothes because like her, I don't exactly have a very perfectly shaped body...

2007-07-25T11:51:00.000+08:00

~~My best cure for pimples yet..

Comes in 2 different sizes and is easy to use..

It absorbs oil like a sponge.. Just stick it on!!

2007-07-24T01:28:00.000+08:00

~~I've watched Pirates of the Caribbean twice. The first time was last year during the December holidays on Disney channel, the second was last night on Mediacorp's Channel 5.

This movie is about a young girl--Elizabeth Swann(Keira Knightley)--who finds a young boy--Will Turner(Orlando Bloom)--drifting on the sea when she is on her father's ship. Young Elizabeth finds an interesting necklace with the shape of a skull on Will. She takes it away from him not knowing the consequences of doing so.

It just so happens that when they grow up, Will chances upon Captain Jack Sparrow(Johnny Depp). When Elizabeth is kidnapped by the infamous crew of the Black Pearl, Will wastes no time going after her with Captain Sparrow.

It so happens that the necklace Elizabeth is holding on to is the key to breaking the curse of the Black Pearl; along with the blood of " Bootstrap" Bill Turner. Elizabeth claims herself to be his child and so, when Captain Barbossa realises that he has been tricked, he wastes no time finding the real child of "Bootstrap"--Will.

This is an action-packed movie not to be missed. Stars Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley and Geoffrey Rush.

2007-07-22T00:56:00.000+08:00

2007-07-21T14:50:00.001+08:00

~~Just watched NANA..

Sooo cool!!

It's about 2 girls, one is NANA(goth-sy) and the other, Nana(cute-sy)..

If any of my friends would like to watch this show,

tag me and I can lend you the show..

Highly recommended by me!!

2007-07-20T23:43:00.000+08:00

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~~Auntie Ting Chai came over yesterday with Auntie Alice..

Brought some of her homemade tarts..

Lovely..

There's peach tart..

It was starting to fall apart..

*Burp*

And there's the one with the dark purple fruit jam..

Prune?

Possibly..

Yum!!

A hazardous attempt at trying to bite the collapsing tart with the most ladylike of manners..

*Aaahh*

Sated..

Contented..

This is the liiiiiiife..

2007-07-18T23:38:00.000+08:00

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2007-07-16T22:21:00.000+08:00

This movie came out on Mediacorp--Channel 5 at 10.30 pm on Saturday, June 2, 2007.

This movie is about an American girl who arrives in Cuba for holiday before the revolution. There, she befriends a young Cuban boy who shows her his culture and dance.

She is fascinated by his dances and so, wastes no time signing up when she hears about the Latin dance competition and asks him to be her dance partner.

Through dancing, the couple starts developing feelings for each other, and though her parents dissapproved at first, they started to accept him.

When the revolution ends and she has to go back to America, she asks him to bring his family along with hers.
Whether he goes, or she stays, you'll have to find out for yourself.

Stars Diego Luna and Romola Garai.

2007-07-15T22:17:00.000+08:00

Ever since the commercials for the "Pirates of the Caribbean 3: At World's End" came out, I've been hoping to watch it. But I haven't had the chance to watch it. I'm hoping to watch the 2nd movie before I watch the 3rd. Main actors: Johnny Depp, Keira Knightley, Orlando Bloom. There would always be some guest stars like Chow Yun Fat and Geoffrey Rush. In fact, Geoffrey Rush has starred not only in the 3rd movie, but also the first: "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl". It was very nice and full of suspense, like a horror movie, but not your everyday horror movie but an action movie. I recommend this series to people who don't easily get shocked.

To be continued...
[Nature's call]

2007-07-14T22:07:00.000+08:00

~~I love Nancy Drew!!

I've been reading Nancy Drew books since I was in primary school, especially the Nancy Drew Notebooks. There isn't one I haven't read. So, you can imagine my delight and enthusiasm when I heard that Nancy Drew would be coming out on the silver screen.

I believe that this would be a wonderful movie that people of all ages would enjoy.

2007-07-13T08:46:00.001+08:00

~~Just watched "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" yesterday. Sadly, it was not as good as I hoped it would be. Though the director gave the movie a truly spectacular feel, the scenes were not as fulfilling as the book. Generally, it was a good movie. But, I have a question for the makers of the film: Why did they make the movie the shortest of the five so far when in terms of pages, it's the thickest?

This is the official Harry Potter website. Take a look:
http://www.harrypotter.warnerbros.com/

2007-07-11T23:26:00.000+08:00

~~Womad

2007-07-10T23:18:00.000+08:00

~~Rules before shopping...

2007-07-09T23:42:00.000+08:00

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2007-07-04T19:12:00.000+08:00

~~Just watched the movie Transformers..

It is soooo cooooooool!! I had goosebumps while watching..

This movie is about an epic battle of good and evil among a nation.(Autobots vs Decepticons)

The war led to the destruction of their planet: Cybertron and thus, leading them to Earth..

Stars Shia LaBeouf and Megan Fox..

And if you like:
-Official website

http://www.transformersmovie.com

2007-07-03T01:01:00.000+08:00

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