A Long Update

OMG! I haven't blogged for so long that I have even kinda forgotten what it feels like to blog regularly! And since I haven't blog for like 3 weeks or so, I have tons to update on. So this is probably going to be a very, very long post. I will split this post into different sections so you guys can skip to the ones that interests/concerns you the most.

Before I get to them, I wanna say--

Happy belated birthday to Bing Yeow, Jia Yun, Wang Yi, and Nik!

And--

Happy birthday to my dance buddy, Diana!

Also--

Happy Chinese "Moo" Year to you guys too!

Lol, these birthday wishes have been accumulating since I haven't been blogging for such a LONG time. I've really wanted to wish them on my blog on their respective birthdays but I couldn't since I didn't really have the time and the access too.

Anyway, I've gotten back my laptop! Full repaired! So my comp is not the freaking lagging laptop that took like an eternity to start up and another eternity to sign in to MSN. Whoo!

BUT---

My hard drive has been replaced too. All my songs, videos, and photos are all gone!!! See, the person who said there's two sides of a coin is a genius. So now I have only what was in my PSP! Guess I just need to spend my free time downloading all the lost stuff. What a good way to spend the new year, don't you agree?

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School has been okay up till now, though there's a hint of the hecticness of the future. I really like my timetable! My latest day ends at 2.30pm, which leaves alot of time for everything else. I have a new Chem teacher, which is also my new form teacher, a new GP teacher, and also 2 new Geog teachers (one for Human and Physical Geog). Along with the change in teachers, Geog went from the slackest subject to the most intensive. The amount of tutorials is kinda crazy.

Oh yeah, I've decided to get myself a CCA, which is---

Wait for it--

Recreational badminton! I bet there are ppl who are reading this expected it to be MAD. My form teacher and GP teacher has been bugging me to get a CCA, so I thought maybe I should join just to avoid questions.

"Why not MAD then?", some of you might wonder. The answer is this -- apparently the MAD Exco decided they won't accept J2s. It was decided by the head of each divisions, and each of them had their own reasons. But for Hip Hop, it was more or less because "the standard is rather low" so they feel they want to "focus on the current members".

But after talking to some of the Exco members, I realized that that wasn't the real reason. The real reason was because they want to keep ppl out of the Hip Hop division. I know there are a few ppl that they don't want them to be in, but what I don't know is whether I'm on the list. But whatever it is, I'm still subjected to the same political barrier anyway.

Actually, I thought a CCA was supposed to be in a club where members gather because they share the same passion. I guess I'm wrong. Nic. Tay told me "MAD is not a crew; it's a CCA". I guess she's right. Actually, I wouldn't have asked to join if my teachers weren't bugging me about it. At least I tried. I'm quite sure I'll be asked questions by MAD members and classmates alike after I post this up, but seriously, I don't really give a fuck care about it.

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CNY celebration in school was quite......err.....interesting. The performances were rather dull IMO, but my class stall was interesting. Since we've so lazy to think of things to sell, we have decided to have a garage sale, so everyone brought their unwanted stuff and jus try to sell. And Yu Wei was going around and "fortune telling" but he managed to earn some cash. In the end, we ended up earing more cash than last year's street market stall. Btw, did I mentioned how privileged I feel to be the only batch of students to do 2 street market stalls throughout JC? Wow, I feel honoured man.

Oh yeah, did I mentioned we sold hugs and kisses too? Augustine and Bing Yeow managed to earn some cash out of it too (I mean hugging). But the whole thing led to a very funny situation when the bboys dragged Si Quan to our stall and dared him to kiss Ningxin. I was laughing like crazy from that one.

But I was very happy to see Casey, Nic. Tay and Sali on that day! I haven't seen them since the MAD senior chalet, and I definitely didn't expect them to be there. Nic. Tay was squealing when she saw me. I really missed their company in the PE studio. Too bad Tack Kian and Wilson weren't there.

After the celebration ended, I went to RUA to learn the Athena'09 fac dance from Karlton. finished learning within a few hours! Phew! I like this year's one better, and it's nicer and simpler from the previous one! You guys will just have to see for yourself.

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Talking bout dance, I can't wait for Ryan's LA/Lyrical Hip Hop course to start! It starts on 2nd Feb, and I am excited to learn the basics from Ryan, the dope "old man" himself.

Meanwhile, I went for his open classes as usual. Check out his choreo to "Eat You Up" by BOA--



He also used Britney Spear's Circus in his latest class, but he haven't uploaded the video yet. His choreo to that is equally dope! Props to "Oldman"Ryan!

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Thanks Diana for inviting me to watch the popping battle last Tuesday! It was really damn dope, even considering that you guys are just in the Popping I. Michael is dope, that is a given! I wish I could learn popping from him after watching you guys battle it out. Now, if only the fee is not exortbitant...

Anyway, enjoy the Chinese New Year!

Balancing Act

So the moment that I have been dreading is finally here. School reopens tomorrow and the balancing act begins anew; juggling school work, open classes, self prac, revision, outings, entertainment etc. And it's the final year of secondary school life.

A year. Sounds like alot of time, but time flows like a raging river.

On a side note, tomorrow is also the day where O Level results are released. Good luck to all my friends who are taking their results tomorrow!

Actually, I really have tons to blog about throughout the whole holiday. Interesting things. But sadly, my laptop is spoilt and I have sent it for repair. I'm only getting it back during Chinese New Year. (I'm using my cousin's comp to blog now) And the comp lab in boarding school went from bad to worse, because the internet connection was freaking laggy the past few days. So that means I can't blog, download latest songs, watch dance vids etc.!!! Argh!

Looking back at my posts, I realized life can be very enjoyable. I smiled when I read some of my joyful posts, recalled some memories when I was reading the others. It's like watching yourself growing.

Ever since I came back from Malaysia, there have been alot of things going on.

I went for class chalet from Wednesday to Thursday.
I went to the new O School on Thursday night and signed up for Ryan's LA Lyrical Hip Hop Course.
I went to NUS and danced with Hui Wen on Friday.
I played the new Prince of Persia and Left 4 Dead.
Other than the Issues and Ideas booklet (which I plan to dao, like what the hell? You wanna write 9 AQs and 2 book reviews, be my guest), I more or less finished all my other holiday assignments.

Despite all the happenings, as I plug the earphones into my ears, I would feel a sense of......emptiness. I miss having my family around me. I miss the heart-to-heart chats I have had with my close Malaysian friends. I have another set of friends in Singapore, but the people that I can really talk to are not many. The best way to describe this experience is like travelling from one world to another.

Sometimes I miss my Malaysian life, at other times, I like my Singapore life. Being too long at one place can be a little boring, but I always have trouble with emotional luggage. I need to balance my dual life.

Life's just another balancing act.

Tears

I haven't been updating much these few days, so I really have loads to blog about. Things like the countdown @ KL, Xiao Long's (my good Malaysian friend, and don't ask me why he share the same name as Bruce Lee) birthday celebration, my father's birthday, a meeting with my long-lost good friend Brian (Not the Brian I knew from Oschool, heh. Parents these days should really come out with more creative names), etc.

But I'm not in the mood to blog about any of these, because I am feeling very down and sad now.

Today was supposed to be a happy day. It's my last day in Malaysia before returning to Singapore tomorrow, so I intended to spend my last day with my family and friends.

That's why I packed my luggage yesterday. While packing, I suddenly thought of Steve, one of my very close primary school friend. He used to be, anyway. You guys would have no idea what best friends we were to each other. I used to go his house once per week and have dinner with his family. I was rather close with their family and Steve's father treated me as his "godson".

Things were jolly, till the day I got my scholarship to study in Singapore. I remembered Steve's mum telling me that he couldn't sleep the night I told him I was heading to Singapore. I learnt that through time and distance, relationships can be weakened. But we still kept in contact though we were not as close as we used to be.

A few years back, Steve told me that his father had cancer. But somehow, his father managed to overcame the cancer and recovered. Or so we thought.

Suddenly reminded of all these, I keyed in the numbers and dialled Steve's home number. I spoke with his mum since he was taking a nap, then she told me that his father had cancer, for the second time in a row. I could hear from her tone that she was sad, thought her voice sounded otherwise. So I told her maybe we should meet up.

That was yesterday. I also planned to go karaoke with my friends after visiting Steve, but I canceled it after having an argument with my mum last night. She forbade me to go karaoke, because she said I have been going out and spending too much, and she wasn't keen on visiting Steve's family. I could understand why she was upset about the karaoke, but I don't understand why would she refuse to visit Steve's sick father. I told her, "Maybe you only want to visit him when it's his funeral".

I woke up with a foul mood this morning. I was ready to murder anyone who irritates me. I was THAT angry. The foul mood eventually fade off during breakfast.

We went to visit Steve's home after breakfast. I got the shock of my life when Steve's father greeted us at the door. He was very frail and could barely speak, far different from the energetic and fit person from the distant memories of the past. My heart felt as though it sank ten thousand feet into the ground.

Steve's mum filled us in on the details of the illness while his father went to rest. But I didn't need them to see how badly affected he was by the cancer. I felt rather sad for Steve because he had to care and worry for his father constantly, when any other teenager was having the time of their life. Hell, he even needs to sleep in the living room because his father could no longer go upstairs.

In his eyes, I could already see that he accepted the fact that his father could pass away "anytime", as told by the doctors. In a way, he was forced to grow up prematurely and assume the role of the head of the family.

I feel lucky that I have decided to call Steve yesterday. I realized that the "uncle" that I once knew could be gone very soon. At the same time, I regretted not calling earlier. Perhaps I could have hung out with Steve's family, just like the old days.

On the car ride back home, I had to force back the tears.

These tears. They can't stop falling...

Happy 2009!

This is just a short post to say--

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO EVERYONE!

I've had a great year and I hope 2009 will be equally awesome! I actually want to blog bout alot more stuff, but I guess I can leave that to later. Countdown was fun, that's all I am going to say for now.

I also want to say--

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAD!

(Yes, he's a New Year baby)