Bitching at the Beach

"Well, we must be for ourselves in the long run; the mild and generous are only more justly selfish than the domineering."

The post- A Levels adventures started with a picnic by the beach and I made it very clear that I did not want to be covered with sand and sea water. But somehow they did not get the message and they threw me into the sea. Brilliant huh?

Paintball the next day. Obviously the guys had more fun.

Not my usual activities for the post-exam celebrations. But hey it's good to try something new and different once in a while.

On a side note, I have finally found a vampire book series 100 times lamer than Twilight! The Vampire Diaries are some of the worst books I've ever read. Bad, bad, bad.

Sneak Peak

"I've dreamed in my life dreams that have stayed with me ever after, and changed my ideas; They've gone through and through me like wine through water, and altered the color of my mind."

Just a sneak peak at what has been going on lately. Let's start with Graduation and Formals! I know all of you are eager to know. So how was formals? Ballroom was huge, Food was surprisingly good, a lot of performances- most of them pretty lousy and of course everyone's favourite part- the cam-whoring session which was awesome. Oh and I actually won something from the lucky draw, just some coffee bean vouchers but I'm happy.! <3

After formals, I went with the crowd to Bed- one of the most happening clubs for young people, for the after-party. We had supper after that and ended the night watching some of the guys play pool. I got home at around 4.30 and I slept at around 5.30 when I found out I left my phone in my friend's car. Dammit. Ended the night on a sour note. Oh wells I had a lot of fun but then I realized I might not be seeing some of my classmates anymore and that makes me sad. :(

Some photos from Graduation and Formals:

Debs, Amy, Rachel, Jocelyn, Cassandra, Christy, Victoria. Fui Yin and Rowena

S2C Group Photo

Forced Posing with Poe Wei

Carmen

Wan Xian
Prom King- Evan
Carmen again :)
Chong Vun Chung Ian
Cas, Fui Yin, Christy, Tan Herr, Jocelyn, Rachel Shereen S1D 08'

Okay that's enough. Rest of the photos can be found on Facebook. Blogger has been very kind today which made uploading photos very easy and quick.
I have to go pack my stuff now. Toodles!

Heathcliff, Catherine and Crazy People

"Though earth and man were gone, And suns and universes ceased to be, And Thou wert left alone, Every existence would exist in Thee."

There's nothing better than snuggling in your bed reading your favorite book (Wuthering Heights in my case) after a five week long exam. <3
That said, i had my final paper yesterday. Then i did the usual 'lepak'-ing in the mall with 20 people and I was basically dragged into the cinema to watch 17 Again. Lousy film. I couldn't remember a thing after the movie. Proof that it's bad. And Zac Efron is like the male version of Hilary Duff. Why so? Because he has one expression. Only one.
Oh and does anyone here like Shontelle? The 'T-Shirt' girl. I think that she sounds like a shittier version of Rihanna with second-rate songs.
I've been digging the 'underground electopop' sound recently, probably because of the exams which made me think I might be going crazy.. but then I realized by processing that thought, it proves that I'm NOT crazy...... yay! =D
Because crazy people don't know their crazy..

Anyhoo, I'm off to bed now. Sweet dreams.

Nearly There

I just finished my fourth week of exams. 1 more week to go!
Well, this week's papers were hard. First up, Chemistry P4 was insane. I rather not talk about it. Next was Statistics which was fine, I realized I made a huge mistake when the examiner was already collecting our papers. But I managed to scribble my new answer which was the right one. Thank god! That's 6 marks, very very important 6 marks.
Then I had double biology today, P2 and P5. P2 consists of structured questions only. There was one question about flatworms which was pretty difficult..
P5 is a written practical paper. It was a complete and utter disaster. The planning an experiment question was so bad, I had no idea what I was writing about, but turns out everyone felt the same. It was an extremely difficult paper. Not kidding.
So I have completed all my biology and math papers. I'm scared..

Next week: Chemistry P1, P2, P5

The Third Week

I'm stupid. Tell me I am stupid.
I thought I was ready for the A2 Math paper, I was confident even. That paper was difficult. Really. Trust me I could have easily gotten an A if I sat for the November 08' paper. But this... That damn vector question's worth 12 marks and I've never seen or done something like that. I could do half and I kind of cheated a little because I could not find the answer they wanted and I wrote a big 'shown' next to my (the number they gave) answer. What the hell right.
It's over now so all I can do now is get a very good score for my Statistics paper.

Biology was okay, reasonable. I messed up one very easy question though. The result of me overthinking again. Shitty brain. 6 marks! It's almost a bonus six marks for anyone who studied. 'Describe how the stomata opens'. Can you believe I messed that up?! And there was this other general knowledge question about freaking butterflies I couldn't do. It's worth only two marks though. So I'm not complaining.

Hmm, I'm a little disappointed and frustrated but I know now I must do well in my coming papers. Big week ahead. Bed time now, I'm about to collapse.

Next week: Chemistry P4, Statistics P7, Biology P2 and P5. Good luck to me.

Week Two

I woke up early this morning thanks to a series of extremely painful stomach cramps. Gah, period pain. Be thankful if you're a guy.

Week two's over. Chem practicals was a bit confusing and I didn't really have enough time. The titration question was way too long in my opinion. Well we started of with the usual dilution of some copper solution using the volumetric flask, then we added 10cm3 of KI and we titrated this dirty brown mixture with sodium thiosulphate until it changes to pale brown (which is very hard to judge because no one knows what exactly pale brown is). After that, we add around 10 drops of starch solution and the pale brown mixture turns black. Then we continue with the titration until the black colour disappears (which is hard too because the mixture changes into a milky, slightly purple mixture). That's the first question. Second question was on the rate of reaction which was total crap. Final question- the usual qualitative analysis of salts with nitrites and nitrates and a whole lot of other salts.

Biology MCQ's was a little harder than expected, I probably got 1 to 2 questions wrong at this point but no one's really sure of the answers.
That's all for week 2. Toodles!

Next week: Biology P4 and Pure Math P3.

No Surprise

I'm waiting for a friend, We're going to the library again and I feel like crap now because It's 7 in the morning!

A short update on my exams:
I sat for my Biology pracs on Thursday. Nothing special, I made a tiny mistake probably a three marks deduction. Stupid Cheryl.

Next week: Chemistry pracs, Biology P1 (MCQ's)

Have a great week ahead.

You Know You're Good When it Hurts

9 hours in the library today = 9 hours of Biology = Severe headaches = Extremely happy Me.!

I know it sounds weird but it's true. =) I love studying biology, there's just so much to learn!

I am so happy the school got new microscopes. Not that I'm a big fan of microscopes but the new ones are so much easier to work with.

Of Finals and Def Leppard.

Currently on study break. Until next Sunday, then there will be some short discussions and final revision with my lecturers and FINALS!

Trials was okay considering the fact that I was not fully prepared. I know I can improve. and there's still time =) Finals start on the 14th. Thursday. Wish me luck! Actually I don't think luck really makes a difference but since everyone says 'good luck!' before an exam, I'll do the same. We had our final assembly this morning and it was kind of emotional (Maybe it's just me). The CEO's speech was quite inspiring I must say and it was definitely not as draggy as her usual speeches which is good. I can't believe today's actually the last 'proper/ official' day of school in IS. My year and a half here is over, done, finished.

Anyhoo, I am stupid enough to be one of the few pathetic people who still watches Gossip Girl. It's getting really Bad. Bad hair (Serena), Bad storyline (Chuck), Bad make-up (Jenny- at least her raccoon make-up is gone), Bad outfits (Vanessa), Bad acting (Nate) and Blair is just pathetic in the recent episodes. It's awful. But the reason I spend 40 minutes per week watching an episode of Gossip Girl over dinner is that it's the only form of entertainment I have and it really does help me de-stress a little. Hard to believe eh? Well plus the fact that Leighton Meester's wardrobe is just divine. =P

Oh and I'm in Love with Def Leppard!!! They are like my favorite-st band right now. They are downright awesome! 80's rock bands! Love, loves. <3

Early morning study sesh tomorrow! But I need some sleep first. Have a nice weekend people =)