it's elmo-licious!

sigh.

I finished watching BOYS OVER FLOWERS yesterday night. ahhh. why muz it end so soon??! But, well, even though i thought the ending was kinda short, i thought it was really sweet especially the part when F4 and jandi stood together and watched the sunrise. that was soooo nice. :) hahah.


oh gosh, ahhhhhhhhhhhhh i love BOF! it's lyk one of my favourite korean dramas of all time! (the other one is Coffee Prince) THANKS YVONNE, again! hahaahha. without you, i wouldnt have met KIM HYUN JOONG AND KIM BUM!! (: KYAA~! oh and lee min ho too. haha okay i agree he's quite cute lah, but not as hot as those two!! WOHOHO.

Btw, i heard that there is another BOF 2 coming out, izzit? read it online. they said that it will be coming out next year. but yvonne said that there may not coz there is no hana yori dango 2 (the manga)... )': ah well, let's all hope there is!

Okay, before i depart from my notebook as i embark on my journey towards the dining table for breakfast, i will leave these two DAMN HOT pics for you to admire at.

Apparently, this guy called Pascal Cotte, the engineer and founder of Lumiere Technology, used multispectral digitalisation to help uncover the true colours of the Mona Lisa. (Gosh, technology these days....)

Oh and did you know that there are mysteries behind the Mona Lisa painting? Hoho. but im not telling. you should go see the exhibition if u wanna find out. OH OH. and you know what, the Mona Lisa was actually damaged quite a few times over the past centuries. there was actually this one time when a mad man threw a stone and it hit Mona Lisa's left arm! lyk wth? wad's his problem.. maybe he was angry that Leonardo didnt paint him instead...

Oh, and there were also other copies of some of his famous paintings too such as 'The Last Supper' and 'Virgin on the Rocks'. They are really marvelous to look at. Moreover, there were several documentaries that people could watch to learn more about Leonardo and some of his works.

Okay i really enjoyed myself at the exhibition today. :) THANKS MUM, THANKS DAD! wooohooo. it's really really cool. (well for me) you should go with your family, it's cheaper! Tickets at $15 for adults and $10 for children until 16 years old. Family package is $45 (2 adults + 2 child).

(:
GO AND SEE IT OKAY.

woahhs. look at that. it has been wad?! 3 months!? since i wrote my last entry. hahahaha. awesome. told you i have been super busy. well, and lazy too. haha. (but anyways, who really cares right?) you know sometimes i still wonder why i still have this blog..

okay, for those of you who are DYING to know wad i've been up to...


... juz come up and ask me then.

lols. i bet you thought i was gonna write down all about my boring recent life FOR YOU right?
MUAHAHHA. well you were wrong!!!


woooohoolalallalfalhohohhomuahidpelphiick!~

sigh. it's been a sickly week for me. apart from my never-ending tons of homework that just keeps on finding themselves on my desk.
yes, i've not blog for AGES. what can i say? im not an avid blogger.
but anyways, who even wants to know about boring old clare's life?

...

yeah, that's what i thought. hah.

sigh. here's what i've been up to these days:
1. I cut my hair. SHORT.
2. Mavis doubled my chinese tuition homework. :P
3. Painted toenails red, pink, light purple & peach. (was experimenting)
4. Hair started poofing. & curling.
5. Was dying on Monday- had stomach flu, fever, body ache & sore throat.
6. Hair continued poofing & curling.
7. I ate bread with cheese.
8. My mood complemented with my hair.
9. Started watching a korean drama- Winter Sonata.
10. Blew my cough germs into my flute. (dun wry, im gonna clean it.)
11. Was dreaming that SJC band was about to perform for SYF.
12. Had exchange with a few bands @ HIHS today.


Kay, thats about a summary of it. Lyk anyone needed to know that.

blah. that's how i feel today. in fact that's how i've been feeling for the past few days. Maybe it's my hair. or that cheese bread.

To Be With You by David Archuleta



I've been alone so many nights now,
And I've been waitin' for the stars to fall.
I keep holdin' out for what I don't know
To be with you, just to be with you.

So here I am staring at the moon tonight,
Wondering how you look in this light.
Maybe you're somewhere thinkin' about me too.
To be with you, there's nothing I wouldn't do.

And I can't imagine two worlds spinnin' apart
Come together eventually.

And when we finally meet, I'll know it's right.
I'll be at the end of my restless road.
But this journey, it was worth the fight.
To be with you, just to be...

Holding you for the very first time, never letting go.
What I wouldn't give to feel that way... Ooohh...

Oh, to be with you...

Oh, and I can't imagine two worlds spinnin' apart
Come together eventually.

And when you're standin' here in front of me,
That's when I know that God does exist.
'Cause He will have answered every single prayer.
To be with you, just to be with you, yeah.

You....
 

ALLELHUIA!
this week's test are over!!! muahahha. goodbye history, geog, social studies and amaths tests!

oh,
and say hello to physics, chem and english tests. (next week)

ah well who cares. im gonna take a break today. okay and maybe do some catching up with my homework. but still at least i dun have to cram my brain with notes and formulas until really late at night. OH HOHO.  im gonna have my well rested beauty sleep tonight. and no one's gonna stop me! muahahhahahaah.

went out with sarah and corinne today. had a lunch-ner / din-ch ( lunch and dinner, get it?! haha.) at lyk 4+pm after our amaths test. it was my first time eating at pepper lunch. haha. i was kinda afraid that i would fumble with my food coz i wasnt sure how to eat it properly. lol. ordered that chicken student meal. was too much for me so i didnt finish it. :/

anyways, it was cool meeting some of sarah's friends. hehe. :)

kays, im off to enjoy my next few hours of relaxation.... for today..... now.... this very thursday evening..... only..



gosh how did my life turn out to be lyk this.

okay, geez, i noe this is SUPER late, but here are some of the pictures which i took at the party. (with my new camera!! yayness! <3 ya dad!) it was really fun:) it felt great to have the ppl whom i love around me! (too bad jasmin could not come T.T, and some others too....)

THANKS YOU GUYS AGAIN FOR COMING. it was great. OMG I LOVE MY MUM & MY COUSINS & MY WHOLE FAMILY & FRIENDS. :D
i feel so blessed to have u all!




von, elysia, meli, bernie, me, sarah & corinne ;)


home-baked chocolate cake; custom decorated by friends & cousins
mmm. doesnt it look..... delicious? hahaha. juz kidding. i couldnt have asked for a better cake. :)


my birthday present from my cousins! (dang it, stupid flash) OMG it's SO HUGE! I LOVE IT! :D it was so unexpected! was really touched that day.

COUSINS! :)))
carl, chrispian, tarcia, francis (behind), angie, luke (lame face behind the window), lucien, joseph, me, colette & genie!
I LOVE YOU GUYS! <3

AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, MY FAMILY:)
(wads that lameo brothers of mine doing?!)
I LOVE YOU GUYS! YOU'RE THE BEST! muacks.


okay, actually there are somemore photos but im juz too lazy to upload them.. heh.. im lyk uploading the pics one by one!!!? (oh gracious and humble fellow lj users, is there a faster way to upload many photos at one go??!    ...                               YVONNE!...     )

my oh my, it's 11.35pm!!
ahhhhh.

As the girl glanced at her peers and her chatty friends in the classroom, she suddenly felt out of place. it seems different now. her once-so-bubbly self seemed to be fading away. 'was that even possible?' she pondered. she used to be that girl - friendly, confident, witty. but now, however, she became this girl - quiet, nonchalent.......... boring. whenever her friends included her in the usual girl talks, she mostly said nothing. not that she didnt want to express herself in whatever they were conversing about, it was just that nothing came to her mind. it was blank. it was as if her mind didnt belong here anymore, in this world. it had softly slipped away without being noticed. she became frantic. was she losing her mind??! 'no, stop overeacting...' she said as she shooked her head to convince herself.

'Stella? are u alright?'
 
 

hmmm,
i am thinking that maybe i'll start writing random short little stories on my blog for fun or whenever i feel lyk writing one, wadeva that comes naturally. well, maybe this might also improve my english compositions. :)

so anyways, if you ever come across one of my blog entries that doesnt make sense at all, then juz take it that u ARE reading one of my random short little stories. :D

alrighty then,
toodles.

'ijuzwannasleep.'

IM NOW OFFICIALLY

16 (& 1 day) YEARS OLD!

thanks guys for the lovely presents!! they are all really sweet, cute and 'interesting' (gives jasmin & the rest the diao look). haha. oh and thanks for the birthday wishes too!! I LOVE YOU GUYS!! <3

16.16.16.16.16.16.16.16.16.

do u noe that im the oldest in 4D?! and the only pathatic january baby too. hahha.

oh and now i officially know 3 people who also have the same birthday as me:
-atikah
-amanda wong
-desmond (this guy i knew from taekwondo many years ago)

gosh. maybe there's a thing about 19 january that pregnant ladies seem to have the urge let their babies be born on this day. haha. or perhaps im juz crapping.

okay as you have realised i have not been blogging lately....... NO, im not being my usual lazy self, but it's juz that i've been extremely busy these days- band & my hopelessly huge pile of overdue and going-to-be-overdued homework.

like i said, how do i get myself into all this?!!
oh right. im sec 4 this year.


oh well, to the next few weeks or so,
bye :)

sigh. im still a little bordered about wad happen on monday during band.
i cant believe that person that looks exactly lyk me, is me.
i guess i had a lot welled up inside that i finally 'exploded'. (especially when elysia told me that we had ONLY 30 smth practices left!)(not to mention that we havent even send in our marching video!!!!!)


aaahh. THE STRESS MONSTER IS BACK!
okay i didnt mean to 'explode' lyk that, but seriously, someone had to wake the band up.
i noe that there are some dedicated and hardworking band members, and seriously i appreciate it.
but to those who are juz coming for band juz for attendance sake and juz dun want to treat syf seriously, they are juz wasting not only their time but the rest of the band and the conductors.

a band cannt achieve their goals if not every band member is willing to dedicate themselves in working towards it.

One Band, One Sound. (the famous band quote)

with 30 smth practices left, i really hope that the band will make better use of their time in band and sectionals and not juz sit there chat, STONE, play a fool or juz wait for a silver medal to drop onto their laps.

i hope that everyone can encourage each other to be strong and motivated. i believe that if we DO put in effort,

WE CAN DO IT!

Mrs Crossley played this song for the sec 4 and 5 cohort today. It's really very beautiful :)

okay this is my current status:

Mood: Content, yet anxious, yet sad at the same time.

2009 New Year Resolution:
To look towards having an environmental-friendly attitude.

Wish List:
1. ECLISPE!
2. BREAKING DAWN! (ahhhh! when will they be in stock??!!!)
3. Pantene shampoo and conditioner (nice smell :))
4. To watch New Moon ;D
5. SJC band to get SILVER for syf!
6. To achieve 10 or below points for O levels!

Completed homework: (since my 30th dec post)
1. geometrical proofs homework
2. halfway through physics wb

Uncompleted homework:
1. maths revision papers
2. the other half of physics wb
3. tuition homework

Reaction after comparing the 2 lists of completed & uncompleted hmk:
i feel lyk poop.
a poop WITH a whole stack of papers and worksheets infront of it.
a poop ACTING as a paper weight and sitting on top of my mountaineous pile of homework.

ahh. poop.

TWILIGHT AND NEW MOON ROCKS. WHOOOOO.

i've juz finished reading 'New Moon' today. it was soooo nice! :) well except the depressing part when edward left bella. bella's cold and stoney moments were making me depressed. haha. thank goodness for JACOB! whoo jacob rocks too!

i feel lyk stoning.

seriously.


ahh, homework; school; syf; o levels.


sigh. procrastination = regret + lots of homework + little time


oh goshhh. u noe wad, i still left physics wb, amaths geometrical proof, maths revision papers and tuition hmk.

yes. it's horrible, i noe. u may ask wad in the world have i been doing the past two months. well i guess i was mostly involved in band stuff, extra maths lessons, choir, and more band stuff. ugh, how do i get myself involved in all these??! (okay i dun really regret joining them tho.....)

but the thing is, i still feel lyk procrastinating; stoning; sleeping; doing nothing. i have no enthusiasm or whatsoever to finish my never-ending homework. and to think this is how im preparing for my 2009 o level year.


oh joy.

gosh i feel so tired man.
band members and i have been in school since 7.30am- 6++pm.
hoho. talk about holiday. the band had this open house today for all the next year sec 1s to try out some of the instruments. this was so as to instill some interest into some of them and hope that they will consider band as their cca. after this whole LONG and tiring day, i hope that all our efforts have paid off and that we will have many many GOOD recruits:)

during this open house, elysia and i had to keep repeating the same intros and debriefs. it was super duper xian. haha. poor elysia soon developed a sorethroat. finally at about 5.5+pm, for the umpteenth time, we said our last debrief to the last group (1B1). (OH! did u noe corinne's sis was in that group?! haha so cool ;)) hope she joins band!! instead of handbells...)



okay fine.. it's 'feliz navidad' haha. thanks von! and anonymous. it's a really really nice song. fun for caroling ;D

HEY HEY.

MERRY STARRY BEARY TERRY FAIRY LARRY AIRY MERRY CHRISTMAS!

FINALLY, after two months of choir practices, throat pains, voice strains (to reach high notes) and a few occasions of hyperventilation, the BIG day came! my choir was to perform for the christmas cantata which was before the midnight mass.
not only did i sing in front of a HUGE crowd, i also had to play my flute for 6 songs! haha. it was really fun and awesome! to my surprise, i wasn't really THAT nervous when i played 'O Little Town of Bethelehem' and 'Emmanuel Has Come' in front of the congregation. haha, the only thing i was worried about was my flute going flat on me. (it goes flat easily when placed in cold places.)(learned that from BAND) i guess all those practices and playing the 'Lamb of God Litany' every sunday really paid off and bucked up my courage even more. haaa, overall i feel really glad to be part of this catata with my family members and choir members :)

Francis and Brina looked so cute together when they dressed up as Joseph and Mary for the cantata. (dang, i should have taken a photo of them) OH! also, for the thanksgiving hymn (during midnight mass) Angel, one of my choir master's daughter, sang 'Happy Birthday Jesus'. awww, she was so angelic! Alastair also sang solo for 'Silent Night, Holy Night'. as usual, it was super uber nice!! (though i think he went a lil off at the last part.) a saxophonist, a writer, and now a soloist singer, seriously, where does he get all his talents from?! haha.

after the mass ended, the choir unexpectedly sang 'Adeste Lavida'. (i think that's how u spell it.) there were no words on the screen so i practically juz tried to make out what the latin words were (which im sure sounded gibberish if a roman dude was standing next to me). obviously, i only sang louder when we sang the 'I WANNA WISH YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS!' part. yes, thank goodness for english. haha. i went kinda high and happy after that. it felt great!

Ah yes, after which, the choir (except the kids) went to uncle Mark's place for our christmas party. presents were exchanged, had some girl chitchats here and there, oh and my dad let me try this 'baley' (some wine with milk drink. it tasted weird).
(me, sylvi and deli) too bad i didnt take with desiree and alastair.

blablablablabla. my family and i went home at about 3 am. amazingly, my brother and i were still quite awake.


Anyways, it was fun and i think this has been my most memorable christmas yet! :D

YESSSS. the banner is super duper cool and awesome! we juz finished it today. whhoooo. took us about 3 days to complete. muahahahaah. Mr Tan better not say anything bad about it, lyk redo-ing etc , (lyk last year) if not i will bao za!


check out it's awesome-ness! the music-ness. the shiney-ness. the striking lime green-ness.

see which cca is the most outstanding one out of all the others?!


of course, it's none other than 'BAND'!

(:

PS: juz wanna apologise for 'emo-ing' on you guys this morn. didnt had the mood to talk i guess. but anyways i really wanna applaud u guys for doing a really superb job!

THE artists- tessa, siewkim, elysia & minqin (you guys were artistically cool.)
THE other helpful painters- shuyi, dailing, denise, muighern (thanks for taking your time up to do this banner.)
THE moral supporter- yvonne (or shd i say yo-anne?) haha okay yess, u helped paint too.

yepp u guys, thanks again and hope to cya at the bbq next week! ;)

did the banner today.
this is my 3rd time doing the banner again. sigh. xian-ess.
oh and you know wad?! we paid $5 (frm band fund) juz for the cloth lady to sew one line on the banner. $5???! if we knew, we would have juz sewed it ourselves.. sigh... wads more we have to sew again. coz the banner was a little bit too big. 
as my mum had to sew it, all we did today was see tessa (the ARTIST) draw on the banner cloth.
there was chalk dust floating in the air which made my nose itchy.
towards the end of the day, i started to get a lil cranky and uncomfortable as my nose was sniffing non-stop and we were all getting a bit tired, not to mention a lil hungry. (well, for me)
as the saying goes " a hungry and tired and sniffing man, is an angry man."
okay so maybe i juz added the 'tired and sniffing' part. but it's still true right.

ah. i forgot to take a picture of the sky again. stupid geog project. how in the world did we get chosen?!



*stomach rumbles*
 

It was MELISSA's BIRTHDAY yesterday!

The Fatties met at compass point to buy the cake. as usual i was fashionably late:) when i got there they had already bought a strawberry shortcake for Melissa. We were suppose to go to her house and surprise her but apparently she found out. -_-"
so anyways, i told her to act 'surprised' when we 'surprised' her with the cake.

hah.

SO. after which we started to walk to her flat. oh! and you know wad?! jasmin wore a pink jacket today. it was so gay! she said that it was to commemorate GAY DAY in honour of melissa ho. she also had this pink piggy purse. haha. oh and out of the blue, bernie said, " a pink piggy carrying a pink pig."

lol. good one, bernie.

when we got to melissa's house, she was watching some korean show. (how weird, she was also watching a korean show last year when we surprised her with a cake. woah. dejavu.) anyways, we sang an uber fast birthday song and meli cut the cake.

look at all the big and juicy strawberries! (really apologise that you guys have to tilt ur head again. can someone tell me how to tilt the picture?)

we ate noodles for dinner (meli's mum bought them. THANKS MELI'S MUM! :) it was super delicious!

after that, bernie, jasmin, meli and i headed to our tuition centre for amaths tuition, while yvonne and corinne went home.

OMG. during tuition, the 3 went to raid my phone and invaded my private stuff while i was trying to hurry and complete the exercise. i dun get why they are so fast. CURSE MY SLOWNESS AND ALWAYS-MAKE-CARELESS-MISTAKES-NESS. sigh. it was so embarassing! ahhhhhhhhhh. they were lyk reading all my messages and looking at all the pics in my phone.

btw. william moseley is hot, okay. haha.

oh and bernie took this spastic photo of herself.


HAH. BIG BIG FOR EVERYONE TO SEE. LOOK WHO'S LAUGHING NOW.
HAHAHAHHAHAHHHAHAHHAHAHHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHAHA.



PS: i painted my toenails ytd night. ain't it preeeeetty?




ah well, it was a nice day that day.