Week Four and Five!

Today is an extremely hectic day. 

Dad sleeping, daughter selfie-ing HEHE

((Sorry for starting this on a bad note!!)) As you know, my dad went for a spine surgery and all praises to God that he's doing pretty fine, but he's going to be hospitalized for six weeks. And so, I just came back from the hospital. But you know, hospitals (esp SGH) are super strict about the number of visitors and they have this gantry system whereby only four visitors + two caregivers (my mom and bro) are allowed to visit during visiting hours. and during non visiting hours only two visitors + two caregivers are allowed to visit patients. Hence, I ended up having to stay at the lobby most of the time instead of seeing my dad... which is extremely pissing and a super waste of time because I would rather stay home and do my assignments instead! I was really angry that i ended up leaving early, but yeah, I must understand that this ridiculousness is supposedly 'HELPING'. But i seriously think it isn't. I swear if my bucket list of opening up a hospital were to come true, such system will be demolished.

Talking about bucket list, I did it - I presented my bucket list in front of the class! I honestly was not really satisfied of the marks I got, and many of my classmates were shocked about my marks too! But well, I guess I wasn't very confident about my presentation that day. I did put a lot of effort and had a lot of fun in the process of making my presentation, so I'm glad my friends liked my slides and my content! :) I'll continue improving on my presentation skills from then on. But can you give more feedback on my presentation so I can improve? THANKS :D

Moving on.

16th May! - Gym 

16th May!

On that very same week, we had Gym as our sports & wellness module after completing Cha-Cha. Gym was really tough after nearly forgetting what the word 'exercising' really meant. Nevertheless, I signed up as a member of the gym! How surprising is that? It shows that I really think the gym in NP is really great and it could actually motivate me to start exercising and keep fit again! Meanwhile for this week, we did Adventure (rock climbing) and had so much fun. It was one hell of a challenge to climb the wall and some of us didn't make it, but glad my group did despite the fact that our rock was the hardest to climb (as we were told)!! Looking forward to another two weeks of adventure during sports & wellness! 

That session however, turned into a photoshoot session too. As usual. hehe. Enjoy the series of photos!

Thanks to JOEL for his awesome dramatic phone effects i think this is super nice!

MADE IT TO THE TOP YAY

                               

MY NEW FAV PICTURE

Lestor belaying while Michelle managing rope (awwwww)

Congrats you made it till the end haha I bet you thought the series of pictures will never end. Yes so evidently, we had SO much fun that I could seriously consider taking this up as my S&W next year :) Climbing the wall was a challenge but climbing till the top was a great achievement and super satisfying! I've never really been that much of a sports person, but I've always liked high elements and all the challenge that comes with it. It kinda proves myself wrong about being weak physically/mentally! Belaying, however, was really tough. I perspired so much more as a belayer (the person who carries the weight of the climber who is climbing to make sure he's always secured), than when I was the climber. Your friend kinda need to have a lot of trust on you before climbing the wall. and if he or she falls, you'll have to support his/her weight. Huge responsibility coz you're technically carrying your friend's life!

Anyway, week five was so hectic.While you were having fun in Bali, my class and I were mugging like crazy for two tests that was on Wednesday. On top of that, we also had presentation to due on Tuesday for Behavioural Sciences (which wasn't graded). We ended up asking Mr. Chong to postpone our presentation to Thursday instead. The amount of stress was so great that I felt as though we all couldn't keep up. I was studying even during lunch which I thought would never happen in my entire life! But on that same weekend while you were away, my dad decided to bring my mom and I to KL for a short getaway before he goes for his surgery. I obviously couldn't say no, so I brought my textbooks there to study in the hotel (which was really sad)!

Btw, I saw a pony while shopping at KL haha

Having to do tons and tons of work during class and out of class is going to be normal from now on, I guess. With the essays (which i think i did really terrible for) and with the assignments/tests that my class and I are expected to complete, I just hope I can keep up and won't lose out. Something about me is that, I'm really competitive no matter in what aspect - be it studies, commitments or even computer games! It's something I've been trying to control because if my competitiveness gets out of hand, I find myself getting really demoralized and emotional. But it is also something that drives me to study or try harder in order to not let myself down. I've been lectured by my sis so many times about accepting failures and about being contented with the marks I get, yet I still do it over and over again that sometimes I get tired!

HAHA i had to add this somewhere cos i think it's nice. Thanks Joel!

Okay, this post is getting lengthy but it sums up my two weeks! I hope you've had a great time in Bali last weekend! From the pics which you sent last week, Bali seems like a reallyyyy pretty place to go for a vacation. I'll go there sometime!

Anyway, I'm considering to start work again like during weekends because I can't control myself from spending!! I can't possibly use my parents' money all the time right? What do you think about that?

OH and it suddenly struck me that I'll have to find a book to read for some book reviews for the blog posts right? Sigh cher, why you do this!! I have so many things to blog about okay? Hahaha. Anyway, hope you enjoyed this post. I'll see you next Tuesday! Have a good week ahead :) 

Time to do my behavioural science journal. *HUGE SIGH... LIFE*

Week Three!

So, here's another blog post about my week. It's already coming to the fourth week and I must say, third week was crazy quick. It was almost non-existent. I don't know why but time keeps getting faster and faster. This means that common test week and due dates for projects and presentations are nearing! Gosh, and soon enough, it'll be second sem. That's crazy!

Nevertheless, I could still remember some of the fun I had in school. On Monday, the class had decided to wear all blue well, basically because of the famous phrase "Monday Blues" and also because we didn't like the scheduled modules on Monday which was Bio and Maths. Despite the super long and dry day we had, I still had fun thanks to the my crazy bunch of classmates. Tuesday was black Tuesday, but we didn't take much pictures. 

well most of us wore blueee

HAHA super step pose

Anyway, in terms of studies, I really think that it's getting tougher. Maybe because of the workload which I really need to get used to. I procrastinate a lot. I always feel like I have so little time to do things, especially for myself, hence, I get tired of things super easily. Then, I end up choosing to go to sleep instead. I know it doesn't make sense but, I guess I often catch myself doing that! I mean, to a certain extent, rest is really important, but I should learn to manage my time; in which I can get enough sleep and do quality work! Or else, I'll keep on being way behind others! 

 district mates

it's always good to have lunch with great company :)

Graded assessments are coming!!! For Biology, our class test is going to be in week 5. For English, our graded presentation will be this coming Thursday (which I havent prepared for). For Math, common test is coming super quick.  I am very worried for Bio and Math but, I hope to catch up pretty soon. I need to really learn to procrastinate less (even though during Behavioural Sciences, we did learn that procrastination isn't ALL bad.) Talking about Behavioural Sciences, the graded journal entries are ongoing and I feel like it's about to make my head explode. The fact that every entry is being graded and  the lecturer will be commenting on them (not just any comments but like something that opposes your views and make you think harder about what you already thought of), is really frightening. I mean, it's okay if you have an issue linked to the topics you learnt in mind, but if you don't and you know that you NEED to submit like two journal entries in order to catch up... then that's a major problem! But I can gladly say that I've been acing my journal entries so far, yay! (i only submitted 2 out of 8 entries so far though).

Moving on,

p.s. the lab coat was really new

cheek cells from the microscope hahaha

On Wednesday, bio practical was really fun! We got to use the microscope again to draw out our cheek cells and it's pretty fun and interesting. I really wish biology was like that every week. No matter how difficult it is to cope with the theory part of biology, we still look forward to practical class every week.

Out with district mates!

On Thursday, I went to watch Oculus with my district mates (plus Aqil)! If you haven't heard of Oculus, the new horror movie, you have to go watch or read about it! It's a really mind-boggling show which I thought was scary enough to make my friend cry hahaha. The ending is really annoying and saddening no doubt, but all in all, I would rate is 8/10 for a very unusual and unexpected plot :D By the way, we watched it at my work place (Shaw Theatres) and it was nice seeing all my friends there!

FPHS CHA CHA CLASS hehe

Next! REALLY sad to be blogging about this but, it's already the end of our three weeks learning dance sport as S&W module. I really loved learning it and I had fun on every single session even though it starts at 8 am. The instructor was really fun and really clear in teaching us the steps and learning Cha-cha dance was a really great experience! I could confidently say that my class and I dance really well and even the instructor said that the class was a really great one; changed his impression on PFP classes! Can you imagine that? But sigh, life goes on. The next S&W module will be gym. and I don't know how to feel about that.

So, I'm really preparing myself to face week four and I should really start preparing for my bucket list speech once I get the feedback on the four things I picked in the list. But on the contrary, tomorrow is mothers' day so.. family time should be prioritized :) Oh, speaking about family, I just got to know that my dad will be going through a major surgery concerning the spine and nerves. I am honestly very very worried, but I should think and hope for the good things instead because surgeries are there to make people recover from their condition, right? 

 I guess that's all for the post this time. Do give me comments on how I should improve on the blog because I'm not sure how to make it interesting anymore. What more in weeks to come? I bet you'll ask us to stop blogging soon enough. Haha. Enjoy your weekend and Happy Mothers' Day to our Moms!

Week Two!

Phew, second week of school has just ended and it felt as though it was just yesterday when I made my very first blog post. Time flies really quickly. On the brighter note, I gladly say that second week was so much better than my first! Especially with a day off midweek (labour day!) hehe.

 mandatory class selfie

Well, the reason I say that is mainly because I felt like I've kind of gotten a hang of things. First, I made an effort to slowly explore ways in which I can avoid climbing up the super uphill route to get to Blk 71 everyday, and I felt inexplicably happy when I found a shortcut to get there. Well, life of a freshman, still exploring the school! Secondly, I felt like my class has gotten our bond even tighter among one another; eating lunch together, not leaving in cliques and so on! Will elaborate on this later in the post. However there's something I think I can never get used to. It's the traffic. And the really terrible fact that I'm always like a shrimp among a school of fishes (working adults) in the bus while on my way to school. Punctuality has always been an issue for me in general, especially when I spent a whole six months waking up at one in the afternoon. Hence, it's no surprise that I was late for 8 am class on Friday for the second time. I really hope I can gradually stabilize my body clock; get enough rest for my body and yet still be early for class!

Class picture #1 PHOTO-BOMBED by a senior

a really pretty class photo taken during Personal Development class

As I've mentioned above, I really feel as though my class has built better camaraderie among one another. First week was actually pretty okay, but second week was a breeze! One key thing that brought us together was, of course food and selfies! But besides that, we share a common view about many things - from funny lecturers all the way to encouraging our friends to turn into lovebirds. I mean, these little things actually do play a part in having class spirit, and to me, that's the most important thing about being in school. It isn't all just about scoring A's in your tests and assignments, but also about having fun with the people you spend the most time with - your classmates! Oh, and don't forget to spot our different colour codes for the upcoming week ;)

Modules have been okay for me so far, except Mathematics Fundamentals, and it's always been that way. I have tons of difficulties doing my tutorials for Maths that I feel like it's nearly impossible to do well for Maths when common test week arrives. I mean, I've gone through N-level Maths and my grades just nicely made it possible for me to get to PFP; i got a grade 3, which is the minimum requirement. And I was lucky actually because if not, it would be such a waste because my other subjects were at least a grade 1 or 2!  So, if you ask me 'what I would like to do better in for the following week', is to obviously catch up with my Mathematics. 

with our PD teacher! hahaha so cute! 

Maths isn't the only pain, unfortunately. Biology is another module that my classmates and I are having difficulties with. I mean, the topics are interesting but whoa, the lecturer made our minds blow. Finishing three lectures in a matter of three hours, is completely absurd to me. We couldn't absorb anything and from there, we knew we had to keep our heads up and do our own revision on a daily basis. Practical lesson on Wednesday, however, was really interesting. We learnt to use the microscope and draw out the cells that we found through the microscope. Super simple yet really fascinating. But what made it even more fun was that class literally turned into selfie-session! Here are some pictures for you:

a part of his large intestine went missing after this shot.

Elaine!

Health sciences students doing their thing.

swag

yayyyyy

There's always time for selfies

Personal Development, Sports & Wellness, English and Behavioural Sciences were of course, really smooth. We learnt tons of new interesting things. For Behavioural Sciences, we've already gotten our first project to work on in groups of five. It's something to do with social research - having to study society and their behaviour, make a theory and hypothesis about it, and then draw conclusions based on our research. Meanwhile for S&W, we learnt cha-cha under Dance Sport so basically, we all have dancing skills now. Pretty cool huh? But it's sad that next Friday is going to be our last session learning Dance Sport. I enjoyed it truckloads, especially when I got to dance with Aqil! We did pretty well I can say. Hehe. For English, I was really happy that I made it through Show n Tell talking about Wonderstruck Enchanted (a fragrant). Basically, it was kind of impromptu, and I just thought of what to say about the fragrant only when I was in the bus, on my way to school! I know I should have prepared something earlier, but, I don't know why I didn't.  But for the 'bucket list', I will surely be more prepared! Glad to know, though, that my classmates did enjoy my short presentation about the fragrant and gave positive/sensible feedback on it :) 

I also had a super great end to my week by meeting up with my camp mates (aka district mates) and went ice skating together. With them, I'm always having great fun. 

District 10 :D

FAMILY

awkward shot hahahaha

Despite all the assignments and revision, it looks like my NP life is getting better! I truly hope it'll continue improving by the day, especially when it comes to catching up on my Maths and Bio /:

Sorry if I didn't elaborate many things in this post. I actually got the activities and days mixed up. (When did we do the Show and Tell? Was it last week or this week?) Wow i'm really confused. Haha. But I hope things are going well for you as well! See you in class!