Things used to be less complicated;

Things just changed.

2010-02-26T18:42:00.000-08:00

Hello !

So very sorry, i know i've been really lazy lately, so thats why i havent been posting lately. Alot of things have been happening lately, and i just want to say that i'm so glad for the good things that happened ; and sorry for all the bad things that had happened. Whether to myself, or to those around me. Lots of misunderstanding, deception, confusion.. in short, lots of events had happened. Friends are now switching around, new classmates, new discoveries, and all that. But in all, it has been a rather dramatic start of the year !

Okay.. my brother totally just pissed me off. But its okay, i shant let him ruin my mood for the day. Asshole. -.- Well, i've decided that i want to get an iPhone ! So badly. I worked hard in Chinatown and managed to get half of the money i needed and my mum would pay the rest. I hope to get it by this weekend. Yupps, i have finally started studying for tests ! I figured that i want to get into Sec 3 with the best of my abilities. So there wouldnt be any regrets in future. I realised that i really cant take rejections, and regrets well. Seriously. So then, i also hope to qualify to go to New Zealand at the end of the year. To do that, i've got to maintain my results, and have a good performance !

Felicia Koh Ya Ting and Elma Savianna are love-d. So are Phe Meiling, Vera Low, Carmen Lee, Grace.. and everyone that stood by me. Well, there isnt much to say for now, i'll find a day to talk a lot more, k?

Goodluck for your common tests coming up ! :)

Wet, sticky, and sick.

2010-02-05T22:24:00.000-08:00

Aloha.

I'm so sorry for not being able to post for so long, so let it make it up to you guys ; by posting a very long post today. Please do continue to keep my blog alive, okay? Haha.

X-Country Run
Yesterday we had the X-Country run. But before that, we had to go through 4periods of lessons first. Fortunately for Topaz we had PE and Science lessons only. For PE, we had javelin practice. I was one of the few who managed to do it correctly. But not really happy with my performance though ; Last year i could do so much better. Then we had a Science Test, which lasted for only 35mins, but i kinda slept through the whole thing, like i do for any other test, and soon, 4 periods were gone. Then i went down to the canteen to meet up with Yuan Zhi and Isaac, which then we headed down to Yuan Zhi's house. On the way, we went to the St. Anthony's bus stop, where Yuan Zhi and Isaac were making me laugh. They are truly funny. Yuan Zhi's house is so big and lovely. I met Yuan Zhi's maid, who cooked spaghetti for us, (It was super delicious!) then Yuan Zhi's 2 brothers who were very adorable. ;) Then we talked, changed into our uniforms, then soon enough, it was 12.30 and we were late. So we decided to just take 176 on our own to West Coast Park. When we arrived, we went our serperate ways as the NCC and Girl Guides have their own different duties. This is the funny part. When everyone started running, it started to rain. Heavily. And everyone ran back to the tent, wet. Then about 10mins later, the rain stopped, and everyone ran again. Then after most of the people ran finish, it rained again. The first time it rained, i was nice and dry as i was in the tent. But the second time it rained, i wasnt that lucky. I got super wet. The NCC guys who were doing their duty got super wet too. At the end, Yuan Zhi, Soonyi and I decided to just dash to Macdonals' to take shelter and go home. But the 3 of us kept walking around, not knowing what to do as everyone was squeezing in the 176 bus and everyone was jammed at the bus stop. So in the end, we missed about 6 or 7 176s, then we decided on taking the bus than a Taxi as... it was hard to get a taxi, and we were lazy to walk to somewhere else to get one. Unlike Se Jin who went to clementi to get a taxi. Smart guy. -.-... So Soonyi alighted first, at Bukit Batok Central , then me, who alighted at Hillview Regency, then Yuan Zhi

Back for more

2010-01-16T17:59:00.000-08:00

Yes people,
Xinyu is..

FINALLY BACK !

I know, i've been gone and MIA-ing for the past 2 and a half weeks, but i have valid reasons. I have been just so busy lately, (and too lazy :B) to even beg my mother for the computer to post ! But school's has been fun for the past two weeks, although some lessons are boring, but overall, its great to my friends all around me. (:

New Classmates
2 Topaz has 3 new classmates, and has lost 2 classmates. So thats a profit of one classmate ! Hooray?! Haha, well, Our new classmates are Angie, previously from 1 Pearl, Oh Se Jin from Korea, and lastly, Syarifah from Regent Secondary School. We have lost our beloved Farhannah, and Tan Wen Hui. I miss them dearly :( Ms Chen had arranged for me to sit with Jin from Korea, to see if he needs help in English. In my opinion, his level of english is higher than some of us in Topaz ! But he is a very interesting and 'violent' guy, but all so very nice ! (:

Girl Guides
Lately, one of the many few things that i've been busy with is that i have to paint a banner, along with my seniors, for Thinking Day 2010. And we did a marvellous job about it ! I'll upload the photos one day for you to admire our hardwork. It took us about 4 days to complete it. Poor us. Especially the seniors who are also busy with so many other school activites !

Another thing is our Promotion Day. We managed to get 8 new guides this year ! Its alot of improvement, and i'm sure we'll be able to train them well. (: Lastly, we now have a Girl Guides blog ; The first post featuring.. my unglam photos. So if you are interested to see them, click here, to see ! :D

Random
Here are some of people's names i am thinking about right now. Its sort of like a link. When i think of someone, i'd think of another. I'll name about 25 people and stop, okay? Ready, GO !

Isaac Yeo > Meiling > Felicia Koh > Vera Low > Bryan Yang > Chang Min > Jin > Daniel Wu > Daniel Tan > Shangyu > Tan Wen Hui > Yah Jun Jie > Yee Gen Qing > Pearlyn Lim > Claire > Sylvester Lim > Mr Boo > Mr Gan > Emmanuel > Wanchyng > Panther Boy > Hui Ping > Hui Min > Jeremy

I think thats about 25 people? The sequence is so weird, right? Some of them dont even know each other and have no link at all ! Funny how my mind works. Okay, i shall stop here first. I promise i wont be that lazy and try to post more ! :D

!@#$%^&*

2009-12-25T18:48:00.000-08:00

Hello !
Sorry for not posting these few days ; I was very, very lazy.

23rd December
Okay, i cant remember what i did after my last post (18th Dec) .. all the way till the 23rd. I can remember, cause i was really busy at the School Bookshop. The Sec 1s 2010 came to report to Dunearn Secondary School ! Memories flowed back, but, forgot what i remembered. Haha.. So, i saw the next year batch, all so cute. They are all so small built ! Especially the girls. For some of the guys, they were quite big-sized ; But majority of them all are still small-sized. I was really busy that day as a receptionist. And sorry to say, i made so much mistakes. Sorry to Chunjet, and all customers who were pissed off. Really, really, sorry. I cant seem to get rid of the fact that i'm clumsy and forgetful. Someone please tell me how to get rid of these bad habits??

24th December

Bravo. I watched this with Pearlyn, Acemond, and Daniel, on Christmas Eve. We met at Jurong MRT station, but Pearlyn didnt know where she wanted to go so we end up choosing Tiong Bahru. We went there to eat lunch, Mac Donals, instead of eating the famous 'Bak Kut Teh'. Funny why.. Then, we took a super long ride from Tiong Bahru to my place, taking 970. I think it was about 45mins? I'm not sure. Time does fly when you're having fun ! Hahaha.. So after being at my house, we all decided to head down to West Mall to check out Alvin and The Chipmunks Squeakuel ! It was sooo awesomely cute ! We had to queue up for 20mins, and only manage to get the front seats.. But well, it was worthwille having to see those cute little things doing their gig. Haha, i have to watch it again, tonight. With my parents, brother, my mum's friend and her family, together with, yes, Daniel Tan. Hahaha, luckily. Daniel Tan then slept over at my house, so we kinda counted down to Christmas? But i fell asleep.. So..

25th December (Merry Christmas !)

A crow woke me up (Daniel) and then we got ready to head to Pearlyn's house to celebrate the festive season ! When i got there, Acemond was already there, and Pearlyn's mother was doing the household chores and her sister wrapping presents ! I wanted to help, but i ended up making things worst.. :x Not long after, we had sushi to eat ! Thanks to Pearlyn's wonderful-sushi-making-chef father ! Haha.. Then.. My parents came.. played mahjong.. while the four of us, Pearlyn and Acemond, Daniel land I, were in her room playing the computer.. We did many things. But after yesterday, i concluded that Pearlyn and I were gonna be bestfriends for a very long time. :) Cause i love her, and she loves me too ! Wakakaka.. Many things happened... Then i only left her place about 2AM in the morning, when the adults concluded the games. Sad case cause I was really enjoying myself with Pearlyn and her cousins and her sister. When i reached home, i was so tired.. I went for a nice hot shower, called Daniel, and fell asleep right on the spot. Way to go, Xinyu.. ! Right?

26th December (Wooi Sing's Birthday)

Happy 13th Birthday Wooi Sing !

Sorry i cant go and celebrate your birthday today, but i still hope you enjoy your time with your friends !

Got to go..

Avatar - The Movie

2009-12-18T20:15:00.000-08:00

こんにちは(Hello)

Best Sci-Fi Movie Ever
This movie is the best Sci-Fi Movie ; EVER ! Seriously !
But i strongly recommend that you watch it in 3D. Cause when the action comes out, you DO NOT want to miss it. Although the movie is close to about 3 hours, you dont feel like its 3 hours. You will never hope for the movie to come to an end. Its like, you keep asking for more. The story-lines, everything ; Its all so well planned. The trailer that i've put above - it doesnt even show you much compared to the whole thing. Its a very good movie. Here's roughly what the story is about :

The Story of Avatar
In 2154 AD,[8] humans are engaged in the colonization of Pandora, the lush moon of Polyphemus, one of three gas giants that orbit Alpha Centauri A,[8] 4.3 light years from Earth. Pandora is filled with incredible life forms, and is home to the Na’vi, an indigenous sentient humanoid race who are considered primitive by human standards, yet are more physically capable than them. The Na'vi are tailed, slender creatures with sparkling blue skin, standing three meters tall. They live in harmony with their unspoiled world, which the humans have found to be rich with unobtainium, a valuable mineral that is essential to remedying an economic and energy crisis that is gripping Earth.

Humans are unable to breathe the Pandoran atmosphere; in order to interact with the Na'vi, human scientists have created genetically engineered human-Na'vi hybrid bodies called Avatars, and use them to interact with the natives and gain their trust for a relocating operation. A human who shares genetic material with the avatar can be mentally linked to it, allowing them to control its functions and experience what it experiences, while their own body sleeps. The story's protagonist, Jake Sully (Sam Worthington), is a former U.S. Marine who was wounded and paralyzed from the waist down in combat on Earth. His twin brother Tony was a scientist working on the Avatar program; when he is killed, Jake is extended the opportunity to take his brother's place, as he shares Tony's genetic material and is therefore compatible with his avatar.

Jake travels to Pandora, and assumes control of his avatar body, delighted at being able to walk and run once again as a whole being. Sent deep into Pandora's jungles as a scout for the soldiers that will follow, Jake encounters many of Pandora's beauties and dangers. There he meets a young Na’vi female, Neytiri (Zoe Saldaña), who teaches him the ways of her people: the Omaticaya clan of the Na'vi. Despite having originally been sent to gain the trust of natives, and convince them to abandon their Hometree, which sits above a large deposit of unobtanium,Jake finds himself caught between the military-industrial forces of Earth, and his love for his adopted home and people. He is forced to choose sides as the humans grow increasingly violent in their mining activities, and the oppressed Na'vi rise up to protect their home, resulting in an epic battle that will decide the fate of an entire race.

Unobtanium Costs US$20mil/kg!!!

Adapted from Google > Wikipedia

Overall

I only managed to catch the movie in 2D. Sad case. Planning to watch the 3D version with Daniel, Mum, Shangyu and Alan. My mother, brother and I love the Movie ! My mum, for the first time, wouldnt mind watching it again ! It is a really fantastic movie. You guys HAVE to go and watch it. Tell me how you guys feel about the movie after you watch it, k?

Changes

2009-12-17T18:00:00.000-08:00

안녕하세요, (hello)

Permed My Hair
I know, rather shocking. But yes, i permed my hair. Well, my family members all said it looks nice and it suits me, but i kinda feel like a poodle. Okay, my curves are not so small, rather big? And i made sure they looked natural. But having to have had totally straight hair for the past 13 years, this is a rather big change. I promised myself yesterday that this was the first, and last, time i'm gonna perm, reborn or do whatever to my hair for the rest of my teenage life. Cause, i kinda find being natural still the best? The hairstylist said that the curves would only last for a few months before going back to being straight? But it wouldnt be completely straight like it used to, but still look straight. (Confused? Same here.) I feel kinda weird. Cause my long, silky, straight hair is no longer with me, and is being replaced with long, dry, curvy hair. But i guess thats the impact of having to perm my hair. The hairdresser said that my hair is very healthy so it only took about 1 and a half hour to do the overall thing. My brother and maid said i look like Chen Xinyi from the Taiwanese Drama Serial, Fated to Love You. So.. that should be a good thing, right?

New Year
I can't wait for school to reopen ! Having to chat with a few people yesterday on MSN, i realized that a majority of my social circle dont want to go back to school and loves the holidays ! Well, i agree i love the holidays, but i am starting to miss having to wake up early in the morning, brushing my teeth non-stop without realizing 15mins has gone, blowdrying my hair, having to tie up my hair, having to chase after the bus.. etc, etc. Its just the daily routine of it all. Now, during the holidays, i dont have a routine. In fact, i always wonder aimlessly of what am i supposed to do today, or tommorrow, or the day after. Having to go to school.. it makes time fly faster. Especially when you are with your friends ! When the bell rings, you will realize that half a day's gone ! But right now, i find it so hard to just pass 1 hour of the day. I miss school. Dont you?

Have a good day ahead ! (:

No Pain, No Gain

2009-12-16T20:00:00.000-08:00

Bonjour,

Braces
I had my wires for my braces changed yesterday, and braces work in a way that the rubbers contract, you see, and now, the rubber and wires on my teeth are contracting so hard, i can feel the pain and i think its killing me. I had to tilt my head to one side in order to eat my breakfast this morning, and honestly, i think i looked like a retard. So people, if you want to put braces, think carefully. Yes, the outcome would be very beautiful, but the process is what you have to think about. If you are those type of people that cant tolerate pain, you better think about it real carefully.

Hairstyles
Well, my maid looked over some of my old photograph, those taken when i was a little girl, from about 4~8years old? And she said i was so pretty last time with all my cute hairstyles. And so, i allowed her to play with my hair. Yesterday, she divided my hair into half, and plated it down from the top. Daniel said i looked adorable. So did the dentist ! I think i looked okay, but weird. And it was really hard to get used to. C'mon, the last time i tied my hair that way was when i was like in Primary 1?! Then today, she tied two pony tails, and this time, i look like a 4-year-old girl. Now, i am starting to wonder what would Vera or Meiling say when they see me this way. I think their jaws would definately drop !

Image-Issues
Well, i know of some people, that really care about how people think about them. But honestly, i think care about what people think, or say about me. Not so very much, but enough for me to really take note. My point is ; Though people might say some things, like for example, me having these kind of hairstyles and going out in public - i have people staring at me, and people saying that i am trying to act cute.. etc. I did really think about what people would think about me, but i still went ahead. why? Because i was comfortable with me looking like this, so i went ahead. But for some people, before they even went out of the house, they would think about how people look at them. And when they come to the negative comments, they would totally forget the positive comments they might also recieve and change into something they are not so comfortable with, but know that people wouldnt comment much on it. So, people, i think, you guys should do whatever you want, and not entertain people who judge people without looking at themselves first, alright?

* This post is NOT against anyone

19 Days Left

2009-12-15T20:44:00.000-08:00

19 Days
Bloody Monkeys. I still have to rot at home for like 19days before school reopens.. Now, beside me i have Big Bird with me who is freaking annoying. But that is not the point. Well, for the rest of the week, i have to wake up early to head down to my Mum's and help her out - As usual. Then next week, i should be going to school and help Auntie from the Bookshop to pack? Cause on the 23rd surely got alot of Sec 1 students for next year want buy book. Usually their parents will kiasu and buy everything on the booklist. So we shall pack for them to make things so much easier.

Christmas
I have totally no plans for christmas. I had plans, but now, really lazy. Plus, my religion doesnt allow me to actually celebrate christmas. So people who are not celebrating, can ask me out that day? But i'm not sure if my mum will allow. I miss Meiling, Vera and Wenhui. I wonder how are they celebrating. Well, i know that Wenhui is a christian, so will she be heading down to church to sing Christmas Carols? Wow, can't imagine. Vera, Vera, Vera.. I want to ask her out to the Science Centre to see the Body Arts Exhibition ! It seems sooo interesting i really think i have to go. But i think Vera is the only one interested, so i shall ask her. Anyone else interested? except for you, Daniel. Girls Night (Day) Out. :D

Handphone
Last but not least, my phone is G-O-N-E, gone. So you guys can only contact me through my house phone. So for those who dont have my house number, sad for you. Haha, but well, will tell you guys when my phone's back. I am not avoiding you people, kay?

Be right back

Forget About Rewinding Time

2009-12-14T19:49:00.000-08:00

Hello.

2009 is long-gone
2009 is coming to an end, and i figured i would like to have a fresh staring to come with the new start of a new year, 2010. Many things have happened this year, some good, some bad. I have entered Secondary School, and made plenty of new friends. I also had to take up the challenge of having to lose contact with all Primary School mates, but i didnt. I accomplished many things, little things, and have also learned many new things through many mistakes i have made. Little mistakes, big mistakes.. they are all useful and helped me to grow up. Though sad to say there are many things i regretted doing this year, nothing is going to turn back the time, as, Time is the only fair thing all of us have given from above. And so, i've create this new blog, to put in new memories i will be having from now on, 15th Dec 2009. And just try to forget the bad memories, in order to create space for new ones.

2010 Resolutions
Honestly, i have no idea what i am really aiming for next year. Maybe, i'll just aim to be a better person? A better friend? A better daughter? I dont know. But what i really hope for, is that i will grow up. And make less bigger mistakes. Maybe i should just start thinking about little things first, before aiming to bigger things. Perhaps:

- Start to save money?
- Start to do my homework?
- Pay attention in class and stop SMS-ing?

Okay, i guess it sounds logical, i shall aim with these 3 first. Wish me luck !

And i will be back..