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2010-11-27T02:05:00.004+08:00

It's been a long time since I have blogged... And I think I'll blog just this one post because I'm in my room all alone right now and I'm bored.

I have also not been visiting my own blog, how very shameful.

I was looking at my wishlist and realised that I can strike out Chacott C.O.A.D., Miss Dior Cherie, and O levels to end...

For those of you who are uninformed I have completed my olevels in 2009 and then enrolled in Serangoon JC... Jc life sucked. It was horrid. Worst experience ever. My passion obviously was for dance and hence I transferred over to NAFA!!!

Don't ask me why not Lasalle, i feel that NAFA has a better dance department than Lasalle. That is subjective so your opinions may differ.

Anyway, digressing away from my main point (was there even one??), I feel really really really fortunate to be studying something I love. To be dancing all day... I do not really show it but I really love dancing (and ballet, in particular).

At times I am so tired and I just felt like quitting school (yes i did), but it was passion that tided me through :)

A semester in NAFA has gone by and I am currently waiting for my results. I think I did not do fantastic.

Specialized ballet techniques was screwed because of my nervousness, apprehension and lack of practice. My fault. I brought it on myself so I do not blame anyone.

Ballet was so-so but my teacher felt that I could have been better. Thank you for your faith in me dear teachers, I will work harder. I really will.

Modern was also so-so, because I have never took modern seriously, I was always lazy not giving my best in modern. Sigh. I got to change my attitude.

Sometimes I feel like transferring to another performing arts school overseas where they would place more emphasis on the practical aspects of dance... I wish I could dance more!!! :( Unfortunately I am not good enough because of my sheer laziness.

I wish I could constantly nag at myself and say that I won't be able to get into SDT if I carry on like this.

Life's harsh realities... Ma Ni will always be technically better than me due to her years of training. I have to work 100 times harder than I am just to be on par with her when she is lazy.

SDT has so many talented dancers, why would they want someone like me? I have scoliosis (slanted spine), different degrees of hyper extended knees, knees that turn in, a too-long torso and my extremely stiff upper back.

Should I just resign to fate and proceed to teaching upon my graduation?

I really want to be a ballerina because I love ballet... And I want to be able to capture the audiences' heart and show how beautiful ballet is and give back to them what they have given to me... Sounds so cliche, but I'm serious.

As a teacher I can introduce this lovely art form and share the love of ballet with my students... But how many of them are serious?

I'm currently relief teaching ballet at a primary school in the west and it has not been enjoyable. The students have absolutely zero interest in ballet, they've never watched a real ballet performance, not even on youtube! My students question me as to why I have a "performance" face whenever I demonstrate a step. Moreover, their parents just want their child to get the RAD grade ___ certificate. I wish parents would not be like that. They are simply wasting their money because they gain almost nothing.

Definitely do not want to teach such students for the rest of my life. So few are dedicated, so few are willing to learn, so few really love ballet.

I really don't know what I'm living for sometimes. Slave to ballet?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3LGIwHHmng
And a video to end this post.

The famed Yulia Stepanova, who has been considered by some to be a rising star at the Mariinsky. (And since Mariinsky is the best, a rising star in the world)

I really love her in the Persian March. When some people perform and emote, they would simply show an expression on their face and/ or through their bodies and movements. Yulia Stepanova is different, she is expressing to the audience, what she is, and leading them into her world, into what she is.

Begin from 5:09, she's the girl in the front row at the middle.

This video inspired me and made me realise that despite technical limitations, I can still perform. In fact, I must still perform :)

Perfection

2010-08-29T10:27:00.000+08:00

http://v.chinadance.cn/html/ballet/20100207_25155.html

...

Damn those people who only accept ballerinas with perfect bodies...

Nah I'm just jealous because I don't have one. Anyway they are really lucky, ballet would be so much easier for them.

Criticism

2010-05-15T15:59:00.004+08:00

Today one of my dance instructors told me that I have good technique. However, I must be able to interpret the choreographer's choreography by expressing it through my movements in my dance. My dance will help to convey what I and the choreographer is trying to express.

(He also said that if i am unable to do so, I will die in NAFA -.-)

What he said made me realise how critical I am... Whenever I watch performances or someone dancing, I always feel that emotion and expression are the most important. If a performance lack emotion, I'll feel extremely bored and annoyed... (which was exactly how I felt about TJC's dance concert). I always pick on others, but I'm seldom make a conscious effort about myself.

Time to make a change and start correcting myself first before correcting others.

Btw I don't really update this space often (despite the fact that I have lots of time on my hands) because I only wanna update insightful topics... Instead of my childish rants about "today i went to... and bought... and saw... so fun!! So tired..."

Please also pardon my lack of command in the English language as I've been doing very little reading.

2010-04-26T00:39:00.001+08:00

I want a boy who will move the hair away from my eyes, and then kiss me. Who will hold my hand in line at the mall and make all the girls jealous. A boy who will sing to me at random moments. Who lets me sleep on his chest. I want a guy who will tell his family and friends all about me. Bring me soup or orange juice when I’m sick. I want a boy who is more goofy than romantic, but knows the right things to say at the right times. I want a boy who will call me 3 times a day if he went away. A boy who will apologize for calling too much, and no matter how many times I tell him its okay, he’d still do it. A boy who will let me gossip to him and just smile and agree with everything I say. A boy who will throw stuffed animals at me when I acted dumb and then jump on me and kiss me a million times. Who will bet kisses on who could beat who on at game. Who makes fun of me just to make me laugh. A boy who will surprise me with 25 cent ring and we could have contest of how far we can spit our gum. Who will take me to the park, put his hands around my waist and give me big bear hugs all the time. A boy who will kiss my neck, just to have a reason to tell me how much he loves my new perfume. I want a boy who, at night, who will dance in his pajamas with me. A boy who will take pictures in photo booths with me, someone who will never turn down a trip to the lake and who will play tag on the beach with me. A boy who could sit with me on the kitchen floor and eat sandwiches. Who will kiss me in the pouring rain. I want a boy who would try to teach me how to play the guitar, even if we just end up laughing at each other. I want a boy who will run his fingers through my hair, share his lollipops with me, and get along with all of my friends. Someone who would never be afraid to say I love you in front of his friends and someone who would argue with me about silly things just to make up. I want a boy who will take me to Target to just make fun of some of the stuff there. Someone who will kiss me at midnight on New Years and who will make funny faces at me when I’m on the phone. I want a boy who will count stars with me and be friends with my family. I want a boy who will stay home with me on a Friday night just to help me make dinner and watch movies together under the same blanket. Someone who will squirt water guns at me in the house after I’ve got him soaked. I want a boy who looks me the eye and tell me something serious, that was also funny and make me promise not to laugh. A boy who could make me laugh like no one else can. I want a boy who will hold me closer than normal when I’m sick, and would play with my hair. But mostly I want a boy who is my best friend and will always be there for me.

THIS KIND OF GUY WHERE TO FIND??!! THEY DON'T EXIST -.-

An Evening With Paloma Herrera

2010-04-14T21:54:00.002+08:00

My thoughts about the Paloma Herrera gala on 26 october 2009, as promised :)

A dance performance that I have seen recently would be A Ballet Gala Evening with Paloma Herrera on 26 October 2009. Besides Paloma Herrera herself, there were many other famous dancers from renowned companies such as New York City ballet, San Francisco Ballet, Berlin State Ballet, Tokyo Ballet, Houston Ballet and American Ballet Theatre.

I was very excited for the performance at first as Yuan Yuan Tan was scheduled to perform in the gala. She is one of my favourite dancers and I am very proud of her as she is the only Chinese ballerina attaining the rank of a principal dancer at a major international ballet company, San Francisco Ballet, one of the top ballet companies in the world. Much to my dismay, Yuan Yuan Tan was unable to perform at the gala due to an injury and Lorena Feijoo, also a principal dancer at San Francisco Ballet was scheduled to perform.

Opening the show was Paloma Herrera herself with a variation from Act III of the ballet Raymonda. I thought it was a rather disappointing opening number. The variation although technically simple, could be complicated and difficult in terms of musicality and performance and Paloma Herrera lacked the maturity to depict the refined and aristocratic beauty. She was graceful and elegant, but was unable to be versatile to show another side of Raymonda’s nature: brave and with a strong personality. This was shown through her rather soft and weak échappés which lacked the crisp and staccato when the music became faster towards the end.

My first impressions of the performance were repaired with the next item, which was the Giselle Act II Pas de Deux with Ashley Bouder and Simon Ball. Ashley Bouder and Simon Ball were both great performers and they were able to reach out to the audience with their strong emotions and expressions. Ashley was able to have that sense of longing and forgiveness that Giselle had, and you could see it in her eyes. Ashley, who is well known for her jumps, was able to awe the audience with her clean, light and yet willowy entrechats. This was possible due to her serenity, smooth arms and articulated footwork.

The Sleeping Beauty Act III Wedding Pas de Deux , performed by Mizuka Ueno and Naoki Takagishi, both principal dancers at Tokyo Ballet. The Wedding Pas de Deux is one of my favourite Pas de Deuxs, and hence, I was looking forward to this item. Naoki Takagishi was a noble and charming prince, but the performance was disappointing as they both lacked chemistry. Besides her turns, Mizuka Ueno executed every step perfectly, which was quite a feat as the Pas de Deux could be technically demanding at times. However, her emotions and expressions were inconsistent and she was unable to portray herself as the sweet and innocent Aurora who was about to get married.

Ballet aside, the next item was a contemporary piece, Just Us, performed and choreographed by Lorena Feijoo and Tiit Helimets. The duo had such chemistry and matching impeccable lines.

The Flower Festival in Genzano was definitely one of the audience’s favourite. Both Iana Salenko and Marian Walter were able to interpret August Bournonville’s choreography, technique and style which focused largely on musicality and showed off their nimble footwork. Iana and Marian was a perfect couple just like Rosa and Paolo. Marian was always cheerful and sincere while Iana was a little timid and naïve at first. Her shyness soon vanished and they both were lovers dancing together with sparkling joy.

Paloma Herrera and Sascha Radetsky were up next with the Sinatra Suite and it was yet another second rate performance by Paloma Herrera. The whole item seemed rehearsaed and it was pretty obvious that they were acting. By this time I was wondering if Paloma Herrera had “Captivating portrayals of ballet’s favourite heroines” (as quoted from page 5 of the programme booklet). I soon brushed that thought aside and chose to believe that it was just not her night. What a way of starting and ending the first half of the performance.

After that intermission was a refreshing performance by Mizuka Ueno and Naoki Takagishi in the Carmen Pas de Deux. Their movements were deformed and sometimes bizarre; this was obviously not classical ballet. Mizuka Ueno was able to seduce her partner and she was prepared to give herself up completely to him.

Not Anymore, a contemporary piece performed by Iana and Marian received the loudest applause of the night and it was pretty obvious why. They were both synchronized whenever necessary and their movements were absolutely fluid and adroit that it was almost impossible to peal your eyes away from them.

The famous classic, Swan Lake, was up next. Being a big fan of the Mariinsky Ballet in Russia, I have watched many of their performances online, especially Swan Lake. Maybe it was because of my high expectations that I became critical and found many faults with the Pas D’action. Conversely, my fellow balletomane who watched the Pas D’action found it to be melancholic and yet beautiful. In my opinion, Lorena Feijoo seemed to be too giving to Prince Siegfried, which was unlike Odette’s character who was reserved and timid.

I was delighted to find the Tchaikovsky Pas de Deux in the programme as George Balanchine’s choreopgrahies could not be found online. The performance was stunning and remarkable as both Ashley Bouder and Simon Ball had explosive jumps which were exhilarating and breathtaking and Ashley’s pirouettes were equally exciting.

Last but not least, the Don Quixote Act III Pas de Deux performed by Paloma Herrera and Sascha Radetsky. Don Quixote is well known to be one of Paloma Herrera’s signature pieces and I definitely agree with that. All my previous impressions of her faded away andwere replaced with new and positive impressions from Don Quixote. Paloma was definitely Kitri (a flirty and playful one particularly) and Sascha Radetsky’s charm emerged and these qualities were able to capture the audience.

Overall, even though some pieces were not what I expected them to be, I did like A Ballet Gala Evening with Paloma Herrera. It gave me the chance to watch famous dancers live and their extraordinary talent.

2010-04-09T19:44:00.003+08:00

I can't think of a title for this post because I have poor command of the English language and thus have issues expressing myself at times.

Kkkk whatever. I'm back on blogging. I had been contemplating to blog again as people I don't know have been reading my blog. Which is a good thing because some reader told me that my ballet posts are interesting.... I don't really think so but I was so encouraged soo heeeeee heeee... Here I am :)

Anyway... I was thinking about whether the teaching of character, morals, and/ or values are necessary when training to dance.

(And yes, obviously something spurred me to write this post but not telling you what :D)

In my personal opinion... (ONCE AGAIN, LET ME REITERATE THAT THIS IS MY PERSONAL OPINION. YOU MAY STATE YOUR OPPOSING VIEWPOINT BY POSTING A COMMENT.) the teaching of character, morals and/or values are not necessary. Not necessary meaning that they can still be taught, but it isnt compulsory.

Why??? Because it's a training for dance. Time should not be wasted by telling the dancers about how they should be ________________________(insert good moral or good character or good value here).

Of course it is necessary to have determination, perseverance, endurance, respect, commitment etc etc etc... But all these are already embedded in a passionate dancer :)

You may say those other morals or character or values (let's call them MCV for short) are just as important if we wanna be a successful dancer... Well yes, but only to a small extent. It's only extremely important if you want to succeed in life :)

I shall share a video of Viktoria Tereshkina, principal danncer of the Mariinsky Ballet dancing the Aurora variation to end of this post :)

Tatiana's letter in Onegin

2009-11-27T20:23:00.002+08:00

"I write to you – no more confession
is needed, nothing's left to tell.
I know it's now in your discretion
with scorn to make my world a hell.

"But, if you've kept some faint impression
of pity for my wretched state,
you'll never leave me to my fate.
At first I thought it out of season
to speak; believe me: of my shame
you'd not so much as know the name,
if I'd possessed the slightest reason
to hope that even once a week
I might have seen you, heard you speak
on visits to us, and in greeting
I might have said a word, and then
thought, day and night, and thought again
about one thing, till our next meeting.
But you're not sociable, they say:
you find the country godforsaken;
though we... don't shine in anyway,
our joy in you is warmly taken.

"Why did you visit us, but why?
Lost in our backwoods habitation
I'd not have known you, therefore I
would have been spared this laceration.
In time, who knows, the agitation
of inexperience would have passed,
I would have found a friend, another,
and in the role of virtuous mother
and faithful wife I'd have been cast.

"Another!... No, another never
in all the world could take my heart!
Decreed in highest court for ever...
heaven's will – for you I'm set apart;
and my whole life has been directed
and pledged to you, and firmly planned;
I know, Godsent one, I'm protected
until the grave by your strong hand:
you'd made appearance in my dreaming;
unseen, already you were dear,
my soul had heard your voice ring clear,
stirred at your gaze, so strange, so gleaming,
long, long ago...no, that could be
no dream. You'd scarce arrived, I reckoned
to know you, swooned, and in a second
all in a blaze, I said: it's he!

"You know, it's true, how I attended,
drank in your words when all was still –
helping the poor, or while I mended
with balm of prayer my torn and rended
spirit that anguish had made ill.
At this midnight of my condition,
was it not you, dear apparition,
who in the dark came flashing through
and, on my bed-head gently leaning,
with love and comfort in your meaning,
spoke words of hope? But who are you:
the guardian angel of tradition,
or some vile agent of perdition
sent to seduce? Resolve my doubt.
Oh, this could all be false and vain,
a sham that trustful souls work out;
fate could be something else again...

"So let it be! for you to keep
I trust my fate to your direction,
henceforth in front of you I weep,
I weep, and pray for your protection...
Imagine it: quite on my own
I've no one here who comprehends me,
and now a swooning mind attends me,
dumb I must perish, and alone.
My heart awaits you: you can turn it
to life and hope with just a glance –
or else disturb my mournful trance
with censure – Ive done all to earn it!

"I close. I dread to read this page...
for shame and fear my wits are sliding...
and yet your honour is my gauge,
and in it boldly I'm confiding"...

Anastasia Matvienko's Swan Lake debut at the Mariinsky

2009-10-21T15:55:00.003+08:00

Anastasia Matvienko, a First Soloist at the renowned Mariinsky Ballet dances her first Swan Lake with the Mariinsky.

(She's a first soloist, which implies that she's gonna be promoted to Principal SOON!) :D

But you still can't compare her Odette with Uliana Lopatkina (Principal at Mariinsky) and her Odile with Polina Semionova (Principal at Berlin State Ballet), give her some chance alright!!! (I know she lacks emotion still bla -.-)

Btw Prince Siegfried is danced by Yevgeny Ivanchenko.

Pas D'action

Zhong-Jing Fang is still a member of the corps de ballet at ABT

2009-10-19T10:30:00.004+08:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igQP0YdehNA

Besides the fact that she's not as strong as most Principals, I think with much practice and improvement she deserves to be promoted to at least a Coryphee!

But... Someone has asked the owner of that video why she isn't promoted yet and here's his/her reply:

I'm not the AD(Artistic Director) of ABT(American Ballet Theatre) so I wouldn't know. ABT is not as big as Bolshoi, Mariinsky, POB(Paris Opera Ballet) or RB(Royal Ballet) that have over 200 performances a year 3 times more than ABT and can dance lots of dancers. Also they don't have the European hierarchy system: coryphée, sujet, grand sujet etc, so you're either a soloist or in corps regardless if you just joined or have been there for 5 years doing demi-soloist parts. On average it takes 5-7 yrs. to get promoted there and even longer to become a principal, if ever.

Well I hope she can be the next Tan Yuan Yuan, Chinese pride and glory! :D

An Evening With Paloma Herrera

2009-10-17T14:12:00.005+08:00

Ms Tan Yuan Yuan (principal dancer of San Francisco Ballet) has reportedly injured her toe, and will be unable to dance in the gala.

Ms Mizuka Ueno (principal dancer of Tokyo Ballet) will be performing "Carmen" Pas de deux (Choreographed by Albert Alonso) and "Sleeping Beauty" Grand pas de deux
(Choreographed by Marius Petipa)

I hope it's the Wedding Pas De Deux, she danced that when she competed in the Prix de Lausanne in 1993 =)

Her partner will be Naoki Takagishi, also a principal dancer at the Tokyo Ballet.

(Information from www.mizukaueno.com)

I'm guessing Ms Paloma Herrera will be doing Don Quixote, without a doubt! :D

I heard that (forgot from where) there'll be swan lake too! I WONDER WHO OMG!!!! Hope there's both Pas D'action as well as Black Swan Pas De Deux ZOMG!! Even better if it's the same ballerina doing both, can see her versatility!!!

Dunno leh, how??

2009-10-11T20:01:00.003+08:00

How come today I just realised so many ji ko peks read my blog omg -.-

Today is a mad happy day because

1. I ate Out of the Pan. HAHAHA JOANN AND DEBORAH, SORRY I COULDNT WAIT.

2. Bought more hair accessories from Chomel which are damnd amn damn damndamdnamdnamdnmadnamdnadmNDmand CHIO! Deborah, Natasha and Samantha BE JEALOUS

3. Bought files! (okay this isnt really a good thing but hahahahaha whatever!)

4. GOING FOR CCA ON TUESDAY! I CALL IT MY COMEBACK TOUR :D

5. Wednesday is a no lesson day because it's founder's day WOOOTS! :D

6. Got 20 points for my L1R5 and 7th position in class!!!! IN YOUR FACE ELVINA LEE!!!!!

Compelled to blog

2009-09-27T00:15:00.002+08:00

I just wrote a whole entry about something really close to my heart but I thought it was too private to be read by everyone so I just erased it.

I really do not know what to blog about because there's been nothing interesting happening today (Unless you want to know that I studied emath and amath today) and there is nothing interesting happening in my life either.

OH OH OH.

I HAVE SOMETHING INTERESTING!

I LOVE SITTING WITH CHRISTINA GUNAWAN! =) =) I like playing with her bone!!!! SHE GAVE ME A SANDWHICH ON FRIDAY AND I'M SO HAPPY. I AM GONNA BUY HER SOMETHING IN RETURN! SOMETHING NICE! REALLY REALLY! (I always say things but I never do it :P)

OH OH. My phone is rather sticky lately, I don't know why. I wiped it with damp tissue and hand sanitizer BUT STILL STICKY. Can't find wet wipes around D: And the stickiness spreads to my hands! D: I pity anyone who holds my hand!

Odile variation

2009-09-24T20:23:00.005+08:00

I see 2 different Odile variations in the black swan pas de deux!!!

The usual, with the pirouettes at the beginning. Marius Petipa variation

And the not so usual, Yury Grigorovich variation. (start at 1.47)

However, the adagio, Prince Siegfried variation and coda are still the same, I wonder why the Odile variation is different.

Personally prefer the Grigorovich variation because I think the music is more suitable? It gives me the eerie feel, and also seems somewhat hard-to-get (like of Odile) because of the different temperaments of the music, so it kinda matches the mood of this grand pas de deux. But it's seldom performed.

Btw both Odiles are my favourite Polina Semionova :D

My first pointe class in months!!!

2009-09-12T23:48:00.000+08:00

Yes seriously I think months! The last time I attended a class en pointe was before my mid years I think. Then again I have really bad memory so I'm not sure at all.

Today's Youth Ballet II class was to me, really hard. I think it is because I have never been trained to do a full class en pointe. But I have did a full pointe class once, for the SDT audition and it was pretty hard. Because I did a full pointe class once, I was both mentally and physically prepared.

Thank God my Serenades were fairly new, because Serenades break in rather fast. (My shoes did feel a tad softer after class).

Frappes, grand battements, adashe, etc etc etc all en pointe. It was not painful, it was just really really tiring. And pointework really slows down my footwork. Horrid horrid horrid.

Then.. there was this particular exercise: chaine, and plie en pointe on one leg while extending the other. AND I COULDNT DO IT! There was this girl who was dancing with me, her name is Sarah (and I think she's gonna be a legend, hahaha) and she's younger then me and she was just chaine, plie en pointe, like as if she was born to do it omg -.-

Have I also not mentioned, but I think the people in my class are mostly younger than me, and they are much better. I wish I was like them.... *Starstruck face*

Got to work hard... I think I'm not even working hard now... I'll work doubly hard after Os ahhh really I will I will. I must push myself and improve so drastically and prove to all the people in SylviaM that switching over to Cheng was a right decision that I made.

Lasalle 2010 intake is opened but I don't think I wanna apply! Sorry ebird! I don't want to attend the foundation year D:

AND ELVINA HAS MY BALLET CERTIFICATE!!!! I'M SO HAPPY! I got 10 for everything except for Character Enchainmet, which I received an 8. I never really like character work anyway -.-

I just realised school is starting pretty soon and we end at 4pm almost everyday. Except for Monday which is slightly earlier but I promised Carissa that I'm going out with her because I missed her. And I missed her breakfast on her birthday because I fell sick :( But I feel so mean for going out with her because her EOYs are starting in a week (or 2??) but I'll make up for it by helping her with her studies. OMG I AM SO KIND RIGHT =)

And because EOYs are coming that also means no CCA -.- Just when I was looking forward to attend CCA. I miss Xu laoshi and he was quite horrified when he found out that I attended Cheng Ballet. Hahaha.

I think I wanna get new shoes from the Cheng Ballet shop! But I got 2 more pairs of unused Serenades T_T I bought my seranades in bulk because I thought I would survive on Serenades forever, since singapore only sells Sansha (those here have atrocious quality), Bloch Serenade and Bloch Suprima. Now the Cheng Ballet shop has Freed and Bloch Heritage and I think many many many more. But first must get rid of my unused Serenades D: The only people whom I know are sized 3D are Laura and Samantha, but Samantha uses Suprima, and I don't think I'll be meeting Laura T_T

I also forgot to add that Borders does not sell Dancing Times; my favourite Alina Cojocaru is on the cover of the September 2009 issue!

Yesterday I also walked around the whole Orchard with Joel The Fusspot and I FORGOT TO GO BORDERS AND PURCHASE A BALLET BOOK. Ballet books are expensive but I never get bored of them. Maybe I'll just buy Harry Potter to entertain myself. Lol.

I can't wait for church tomorrow because Nicklaus baked cookies! And his cookies are delicious! =) HAHAHHAA not forgetting that me and nats are gonna study tomorrow and Nicklaus and myself can laugh at Nats addiction to TAP TAP REVENGE.

OKAY I"M GONNA SLEEP NOW. NIGHTSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

Holidays!

2009-09-08T11:41:00.004+08:00

Let's welcome the arrival of the long awaited holidays! :) Even though it's one week, and one week passes by really quickly, IT'S STILL A HOLIDAY!

But actually if you're taking your O/n levels, holidays = study.

But who cares? I have not studied since last Thursday, if you don't include 12 emath questions =)

I think I should study soon but I'm very very tired. I am tired because my friend woke up at 7.30am and smsed me to ask if I was awake. And of course, I got awakened by the sms -.- At least he was apologetic about it, even though he does that EVERY SINGLE DAY, even on a school day. I guess that should explain why I've been fairly early. Well at least earlier than usual. I don't know why he wakes up so early! I'm guessing he loves the cool morning breeze

Anyway I think I will be sleeping because later I have adult elementary ballet At Cheng Ballet, hopefully taught by Yaling Laoshi. Last week's class was taught by some other lady. I am happy because I made friends! Even though they are all adults! But hahaha so awkward still.

Tomorrow I'm finally gonna trim my horrid grass-looking hair which i have kept long hitherto. I think I'm gonna do some treatment thingy too! So I think it will take very long, probably till mid afternoon. Morever,I may be attending Youth Ballet tomorrow at Cheng. Both the Laoshis said I could attend youth ballet, but I have been too lazy to attend. I should stop being lazy!

Well in any case, tomorrow will be another day wasted! There will only be Thursday and Friday remaining and I intend to slot in a study session with my classmates and some nonsense with a very good friend. Even if it is nonsense, I still miss my friend because it's my friend duh!

I think my posts are uncannily different from the way I usually type, I prefer it this way =) Or maybe I might alternate ways. Or do whatever I feel like.

Anyway, poor serene is down with the CHICKEN POX :( I hope she gets well soon! I love you Serene! More than the other Neo =)

I'm still contemplating between studying and sleeping. I should study because I know I did badly for prelims, and to make it worse, I was sick on my amaths and physics papers - - At the same time I want to sleep so that I can be REJUVENATED and ENERGIZED for ballet later. After all I think I have mentioned that I do not intend to go to a JC. So, my Olevel results do not holf much importance for me.

If you follow me carefully on twitter, I need to get a holiday job to pay for all my ballet lessons. Pshhhhhh. One way to increase my chances of getting a job is working there as long as possible. So perhaps I'll just got to Lasalle or Nafa straight. I think my parents will not be very happy about it. Ironically, they are the ones who wanted to me to get a job, so it's their loss. Plus, I think I've wasted 10 years of my life, I should have gone to like Sota or attended Cheng or switched ballet schools earlier. I'm not gonna waste a few months in a JC.

Anyway, my whole ballet class seems to have found out about my departure, but they are nice about it =) Apparentley, one of them even saw me at Cheng. No idea how??? Although i feel really bad for my group, there's only 2 pathetic people left. Fortunately, the grade8 exam does not require any partnering =)

Anddddd. I won't be taking the grade8 exam. Many people are shocked especially since I scored relatively high for my grade7. I think what I need right now is to concentrate on improving my technique, my performance... Not on the exams. Futhermore, I think the certificate will not get me very far. True, it may look nice in my portfolio, especially if I score really high again. But... There are numerous and countless number of people who have done the grade8 and are not very good. I have living examples right in front of me, of course it's not polite to say who. I also know of people who have taken their advance levels and are still... Not good.

On the other hand, there are people who are lovely ballerinas even though they have not taken ANY form of exam. One example would be ebird! Somehow I never expected her ballet to improve drastically, not forgetting the fact that she is a trained Chinese dancer, but oh well, she studied at Lasalle for a year. But still very good, to the extent that she has surpassed me (not that i'm very good, but yeah you get what I mean) (Let me redeem myself by saying that I have took a long break too due to my studies XD)

So, are certificates important? Yes, but to a very slight extent. Of course, that is based on my humble opinion, your views may differ.

Quick update

2009-08-26T17:45:00.000+08:00

okay how come blogger looks so screwed???

Anyway, I'm going to make a quick update (due to several requests) about my boring life. How exciting can it be??

Last Wednesday was adult ballet intermediate at Cheng Ballet! I have (not officially) quit my ballet school and in the midst of transferring over to Cheng Ballet. Anyway, Hsienfa Laoshi said that I have a SMALL FACE! And hahaha he cannot remember my name! I loved that class because I learnt The grand Italian Fouettes! That class also has super duper pro pro pro people of whom are of company dancers standards xD So obviously, I was super nooby there and I could not keep up but it was still awesome!

Thursday was english olevel oral. The topic was about outdoor activities. I somehow (unfortunately) convinced my examiner that I am a bimbo. "Outdoors is so hot! and humid! I hate sweating! There's pigmentation!". Then I had a horrid gastric.

Friday was I cannot remember what

Saturday was studying with Lukas, Shao Liang, Ashley, Arthur, Praveen, Hong yeen and Nigel. And I had to teach Nigel math too. You may think it's easy because it's p5 math, but I was teaching it to someone with a attention span that was worse than my brother. Not to mention I was the only female, and most of the guys (except arthur and ashley the AWESOME SILENT PEOPLE) were damn damn noisy. And I got pissed and left in a huff. Then I went over to church and mugged with Wilson, Sarah, Deborah and Camila.

Sunday was studying at church with Wilson, Deborah, Tan Juen and Lukas! Natasha was there at first for a short while too =) Me and Lukas had retarded conversations... And me and Wilson were the last to leave. Then Wilson VOLUNTEERED to fetch me home. I was like huh... It was so unbelievable! HAHAHAHHAA! But anyway he walked me home and we went to look at the aquarium shop at Tai keng Court. Then my family was going to my grandma's house so in the end they fetched Wilson home then went to my grandma's house.

Monday was... STUPID! The whole day was a free period lor! With the exception of Social studies. It was not monotonous... But I just did not find it useful. I made 2 attempts to leave the school before 2! The first attempt was thwarted by the locked gate. Then the gate opened, and I rushed there, only to be stopped by the primary school security guard. I gotta think of another way to leave before 2 D: After all, it's really pointless to stay in school till 2 when you can go home and do more productive things.

Tuesday was more awesome because Natasha, Deborah and myself went to Out of the Pan! Deborah and myself were super excited! Ever heard of the chinese saying "乘兴而来,败兴而归" ... The crepe was just not what we expected it to be because we didn't order our usuals. Nevertheless, we had an awesome time catching up (although no TCC). Not to mention that I bought a whole load of school hair accessories from Chomel which were affordable!!! Chomel stuff are high quality and made in Korea... I bought 2 pairs of butterfly pins (aka ah lian pins) for $2 each! Mighty cheap! After that I rushed back home to grab my ballet stuff and rushed down to Newton for Cheng Ballet class! Went for Adult Elementary, which was taught by Yaling Laoshi, and a good pace for my standard. Hsienfa Laoshi cannot remember my name! Hahaha! But class was good good! And Yaling Laoshi has freaking high extensions! Almost like Sylvie Guillem's 12 O clock a la second! After that I slacked around while waiting for ebird and her friends and then I choochoo-ed home! And then I cabbed too!

TODAY!
Samantha ang ponned school without telling me -.- Could have ponned with her lor! Anyway, I received back my chemistry practicals, and I realised that I have a serious problem with practicals! I'm scoring like 5/15 lor! And it's not as if my theory is that bad -.- In fact, my theory is quite good.

Anyway, after school I taught Sheryl how to stand straight but she apparently had a huge problem doing so. Then I taught her some basic trigonometry stuff. CLASS.ALL.STOP.TALKING.

Then I had lunch with Hong Yeen and Lukas at Hougang mall. They were late late late late and I don't see why they should be late, because their school is in close propinquity! Whilst waiting for them, I walked rounds rounds and rounds. I got very bored so I popped into Chameleon. I officially love that place because I saw madly awesome hair accessories! Plus so many bejeweled ones! And they were rather affordable! Ate wanton mee and I could not eat glamorously , but HECK. Took a bus 62 back home and Lukas went back to school for art and Hongyeen ponned art. Halfway it started to rain so Hy smsed me and asked if I wanted an umbrella. So I alighted at his bus stop (which is at school) and borrowed his umbrella.

I decided to walk home through the HDB flats to avoid getting wet. It was a rather fascinating journey... as I seldom walk through HDB flats. I saw this TV outside a lift lobby, and it was showing a live footage of the CCTV inside the lift. -.-

An Evening With Paloma Herrera

2009-08-15T21:05:00.005+08:00

Tag replies at the bottom.

An Evening with Paloma Herrera will be in the Da:ns Festival 2009 on 26 and 27 October!

Paloma Herrera has been a Principal Dancer at American Ballet Theatre since 1995, after joining as a corps de ballet in 1991. She is currently 34 years old!

Her with Jose Manuel Carreno in Le Corsaire.

To be really honest, I'm not a great fan of her. The reasons why I'm attending the performance even though the tickets are pricey and on the EXACT day of my olvels (26- english; 27 and 28- emath) is because of Marcelo Gomes, Yuan Yuan Tan and Mizuka Ueno. Okay la there are other performers such as Tiit Helimets, Iana Salenko, Marian Walter and Ashley Bouder. Don't think I want to pay $20 and sit at shitty sits. Rather buy $100 tickets and sit near to Prime Minister Mr Lee Hsien Loong, and to be close enough to see the dancer's every single detail. Mad awesome! Last year's Russian Ballet Gala, I sat in the first few rows with Stefanie, and I was close enough to see Prime Minister Mr Lee Hsien Loong. AS WELL AS SEE THE CREASES OF THE BALLERINA'S SHOES! DAMN COOL A NOT YOU TELL ME???! I forgot how much was last year's tickets though, probably $90??

Anyway, back to the ballet dancers that I'm excited about watching... If you are a ballerina and you don't know who Marcelo Gomes is you should slap your face.

I've featured 2 videos of Mizuka Ueno in the previous post; she's a principal dancer at Tokyo Ballet =)

Yuan Yuan Tan, is a chinese! And me being a Chinese myself, I'm obviously very biased towards Chinese ballerinas! I can tell you I love Zhang Si Yuan, Zhao Qian Peng, Yuan Yuan Tan, Zhong-Jing Fang.... etc etc etc. Anyway, you would think that her Chinese surname is chen; it is actually Tan. 谭元元. As a Principal Dancer in the San Francisco ballet, she trained at the Shanghai Dance School since she was 11 years old. She is widely believed to be the current best ballerina in China, and the only Chinese ballet dancer to reach the rank of principal dancer at a major international ballet company.

Video of her (first) with Liu Yan (Paralysed super pro chinese dancer. Shenna if you are reading this, I think Liu Yan's extensions are better than Alina Somova's :P) and Yang Liping. Hahaha I love the music of this song, it just get stuck in my head on and on. Her lines are so clean and fluid! And you can really see that she loves to dance (I don't know how to explain it, because I'm sure all ballerinas love to dance, but you can see it in her dancing)

Mad excited to watch it and to me, this has so much more worth than studying or doing math. In fact, I will be reviewing the performance. MY FIRST TIME! :D Okay la maybe only, see mood first haha!

Oh ya, I followed Ashley Bouder on Twitter! :D:D

And... Anyone wants to go with me? I don't want talkative people because I want to concentrate and see every detail and admire the articulated footwork. =) Elvina is going with me already! :D

P/s: Okay la, actually I have not confirmed with my mum if I can go for 2 days, my dad say yes but my mum is hesitant and reluctant. She didn't want to let me go at first so I told her "it's like watching Arthur Rubinstein lor!" And she was shocked that I knew who she is.

P/p/s: the school is playing classical music everyday and it's awesome because (classical music is ATAS) I also like classical music. But the horrible thing is that they played Vivaldi's Spring from four seasons for 2 consecutive days. THE SAME MOVEMENT SOMEMORE. omg -.- HAahha and on friday me and Joann were arguing whether Chopin's nocturne was the one in aflat or eflat minor. I said it was A flat. Okay I was wrong. It was in E flat. Omg I swear the school should do this everyday man! (and I'm secretly happy that they didn't blast patriotic songs during the national day period haha) If you are thinking why I know so much classical music is because 1. My mum is a piano teacher. 2. My parents listen to Symphony 92.4FM, especially in the car. 3. Ballet music are mostly classical music, Chopin's Nocturne in E flat Minor was used in Chopiniana (Les Sylphides).

Pink: Thanks!
Shenna: Yup she really studied there! 11-15 years old I think.
Jasmine: Too many schools in bedok D:

十面埋伏

2009-07-30T16:48:00.010+08:00

(Update below)
Check out Somova link in previous post!

I was watching 十面埋伏 last night, instead of studying! Anyway I really really love the movie, I'm going to add it to one of my favourites!

This song was sung first in Peony Pavillion by Mei then by Jin when Mei passed away

北方有佳人，绝世而独立。
一顾倾人城，再顾倾人国。
宁不知倾城与倾国。
佳人难再得。

A rare beauty in the north, she's the finest lady on earth.
A glance from her, the whole city falls; a second glance leaves the whole nation in ruins.
There exists no city or nation, that has been more cherished
Than a beauty like this.

English translation for people like me who had to read the English subtitles to appreciate the film =)

This scene is also one my of favourites. I personally believe that they used a double for the stunts, after all, her face couldn't be seen o.o However, there is also a possibility that Zhang Ziyi herself executed those moves, because she had once attended the prestigious Beijing Dance Academy before studying at the Central Academy of Drama.

Whatever it is, I love this show! =)

La Bayadere by Zhaoqian Peng from China. She won the silver award for the 2009 Prix de Lausanne

上野水香 Mizauka Ueno, Principal Dancer at the Tokyo Ballet. Odette variation. I would have loved to see the whole grand pas de deux though.

And this is Mizauka Ueno when she was 15, at the 1993 Prix de Lausanne.
She's doing the Sleeping Beauty grand pas de deux, Aurora's variation

My thoughts on Alina Somova

2009-07-25T19:19:00.003+08:00

Update!!!! 3 aug:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/theatre/dance/5931887/Alina-Somova-dancer-or-circus-pony.html
Alina Somova, dancer or circus pony??

Was reading a blog of someone from school and she loved Alina Somova, so I decided to comment. (In case you do not already know, I do not really like Alina Somova). According to her blog, Alina Somova is now a principal dancer of Kirov (Mariinsky) Ballet. This is part of my reply to her blog post:

No doubt as a ballerina myself, I do enjoy watching Alina Somova dance. In fact the reason why I enjoy watching her on stage is because of her high extensions. She makes anything that requires great height and flexibility so easy, especially when we know that they are really hard.

She has great flexibility, but when it comes to skills that involve flexibility, she performs them with brilliance (most of the time almost or above 180 degrees, depending on the step). However, to achieve that height, they seem rather forced and whacked. (Almost like what I do when I force out extensions, haha) (Check out her grand jetes in a sleeping beauty video).

Another problem would be the length of her limbs. I must say, she is blessed to have long limbs, which would mean long legs. However, it would also mean long arms. Her arms are unusually long, and I feel, her greatest flaw. Whenever she places her arms (or one arm) in first position, Her elbow would somehow just stick out of her arm (I'm not sure if it is because they are too long or because she bends them too much, or both), making her lose her line. This can be spotted most of the time, especially during the Italian fouettes. The awe and admiration of her wonderful height and her stamina disappears the moment you notice her arms.

She sometimes also seems to lack control over herself when she does fast moving steps. Her arms will fling slightly and her footwork won't be precise.

Alina Somova also does rather unusual fouettes. Instead of the usual when the legs rond de jambes from devant to second, her legs go directly to second (It's called the tour fouette; not sure if you understand what I mean). Well we can't blame her for her fouettes because it was what she was taught whilst at the Vaganova Academy. As I said earlier, she lacks control when she does moves at a great speed, and it is greatly reflected in her fouettes. Fouette means to whip, but her fouettes look weird... as if they were thrown out. I'm having trouble explaining this, maybe you should watch a video of her doing fouettes instead.

Of course, she has shown significant improvement. I was watching a rather recent video of her and Angel Corella dancing (I forgot what) and I must say she has matured.

Alina Somova is an acquired taste, you either love her, or you hate her. In my case, I think to use hate would not be necessary, I just feel that she does not deserve the title of a principal ballerina at Mariinsky (Kirov) Theatre. As a principal, it would mean being on par with Yulia Makhalina and Ulyana Lopatkina, and she still has not attained their standard of achievement and maturity as a principal dancer.

okay as you can see this comment/ post took me like 1 and a half hours to churn out. Going back to my books now! :D

P/s

THEY RT ME! SO COOL RIGHT

Polina Semionova

2009-07-10T17:11:00.005+08:00

Just found this a few moments ago! =) I was actually looking for Maria Kochetkova but I ended up finding Polina!

Must watch both for the whole grand pas de deux! :D And the fouettes during the coda!
=) Damn awesome because Polina plays Odile very well! And the pirouettes are unusual too because they spot in at all 4 directions. Love how Friedemann Vogel places more importance on performance and style, rather than showing off his techniques, smoother and calming, instead of loud and showoff! :D

P/s Walao eh momo damn lucky SAJC offer him a place already... TJC is still... silent. And I have not even gone for SAJC audition. And no I didn't wake up late, it's because the audition is only on the 22 July! Actually no no even SAJC or TJC or ACJC arent my dream JCs. And Hwa Chong isnt, not anymore. HEHEEE. MY DREAM IS = DONT GO JC! =)

P/p/s Have not danced for 2 weeks. Too lazy to drag myself for ballet or dance! WHYYYY!!!!!!

P/p/p/s I FORGOT HOW TO DIFFERENTIATE. AND MY AMATH TEXTBOOK IS IN SCHOOL D:

Not blogging because

2009-07-08T20:08:00.002+08:00

1. Too lazy

2. Got no time!
(I have no more CCA but I come home, eat, sleep, do homework and facebook and no time for blogging!)

3. Can't think of any topics to blog!

4. You can follow me via twitter!!!!!
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And I update my twitter more frequently~!!!!!

Are Men More Disadvantaged in Today's World?

2009-07-03T15:21:00.007+08:00

Updated!!!!

In today's world, women have significantly more opportunities to shine in the workplace and more say in household matters compared to the past. Being disadvantaged suggests that men receive fewer benefits of today's society than that of the past. Men may face more competition from women in today's workforce. In today's society, men may also struggle to have the same level of dominance they had in the past. However, men may not face only disadvantages in modern society. In certain situations, competition from women may turn out to be beneficial or even advantageous for men.

Nowadays, women are focusing more on their careers, so much so that they have handed over their roles of housewives and mothers to domestic helpers and nannies. Some even choose to focus entirely on their careers, thus not wanting to get married or start a family. This will lead to an increased competition not only in the institutes and universities, but in the industries and jobs. Both women and men are given equal rights as compared to the past, which is why this creates more competition in the workforce from women in today's workforce, causing men to be more disadvantaged.

Since many women nowadays are joining the workforce, they are now able to support themselves financially. Previously, wives used to be submissive towards their husbands; some of them even lived in fear of their own husbands. Their only role was to bear children, do housework and take care of the children. Empowered by their economic independence, they are able to be on the same par as their husbands and assert their views and authority. In some cases, such assertiveness has turned extreme where they take charge over the whole household. Most wives now take charge of the finances, children's education and domestic issues, leaving their husbands with little or no say.

There are also increased social expectations of a man, especially from a woman. Women, when searching for a partner will look out for one who not only loves and cares of her; she is also searching for a man who is good-looking, rich, has a stable job and of course, a great sense of humour. Men try to keep up with such norms and high standards set by women, lest they remain a bachelor. However, this example of a perfect man is difficult to find, as men find it easier said than done to achieve such high standards. Not only do men face disadvantages when looking for a partner, they also face disadvantages when trying to please a woman. Men are expected to ask the women out for dates, understand fully what they are feeling (even though to them, women are complicated), bring them out for fine dining, as well as luxurious honeymoons.

In the past decades, Chinese would not have taken much notice of men with long braided hair or those wearing embroidered robes. Girls that had short hair and wore pants were scorned at. Currently, men who display effeminate behavior are being ridiculed. A woman may have a masculine character but yet be generally socially accepted. Men, for the slightest reasons such as being a metrosexual or a little more emotional will be labelled as a "gay" or "sissy".

However, even up till today, men generally have more say then women, especially in politics and workplaces. Out of the 192 members of the United Nations, only 24 have female leaders. It was also only recently that Singapore appointed their first female minister, Mrs Lim Hwee Hua. At the workplace, more women have risen to senior positions such as managers and directors. However, those who hold complete power such as the CEOs are usually men. Women are seldom placed in such powerful positions that direct the business growth and finance of a company. Many people have a perception that women are overly cautious and do not dare to take risks. Therefore it is usually the men that get such posts, which will slowly lead them to the top.

In an ageist society, men face fewer problems and have an advantage over women. Single middle aged women are being stereotyped as old maids and spinsters. Single middle aged men however, will be looked up as suave bachelors. When applying for jobs, even thought both the man and woman share the same amount of experience and fit the required criteria, the man will usually end up getting the job. This is because women are eligible to receive many benefits such as childcare and maternity leave and childcare and healthcare benefits. They are also afraid that women may leave their job halfway for domestic and family commitments. Because of this, there has been an increase in women getting dismissed from work after being pregnant.

Most families are also biased towards males, particularly in Asian countries. This is natural because sons are the ones who carry down the family name and continue the family line. One example of such evident favouritism is the one child policy in China. Many girls are being abandoned by their parents so that they can give birth too a boy. This is simply because girls cannot carry down the family name. When it comes to an inheritance, the men will get the lion's share of wealth. No matter how much more filial and responsible the daughter has been, the son will still receive the same amount of even more than their sister.

Men usually juggle less of the home and their jobs as compared to women. Men are only expected to work and bring home the bacon. Women, on the other hand, have to fulfil high expectations set by the society. She has to juggle multiple roles by balancing her work, family and household chores. Failure to strike a right balance will result in pressure from the society to give up her career and dedicate herself to focussing on the family and domestic chores.

In conclusion, some cultures and traditions set from the past will still remain in today's modern society. Women will be compelled to fulfill their mothering and domestic duties while men can concentrate on their careers. Men will also be shown preferential treatment by various people. It is appalling to find out that men actually feel that they are disadvantaged in today’s society.

Kitri variation from Don Quixote

2009-06-25T20:55:00.003+08:00

The Kitri variation from Don Quixote is one that requires precision and articulated footwork. The steps when broken down may seem rather easy (pose in arabesque, flick jete, echappe, releve... etc), however, it isn't easy to keep up with the accelerating beat of the music.

Anyway, I have been looking at the different variations performed by different ballerinas from different companies and I see different variations. I mean obviously all of them would be different, but most of them would stick more or less to the same choreography. (I really dislike spinoffs, just shows your flaws)

Soundless video... Diana Vishneva from Mariinsky (kirov) Theatre

Anastasia Matvienko, principal dancer of Opera and Ballet Mikhailovsky. Where are the flick jetes???!!!! Seriously, are flick jetes that hard?

However, this choreography is slightly different. Performed by Liao Xiang (WTS 14 YEARS OLD) from Beijing Dance Academy. During the part where the music slows down, usually in the above 2 choreography they will do echappes and releves at an accelerating speed. However, she does echappes followe by a pirouette in arabesque then a developpe devant.

Tamara Rojo from Royal Ballet (She was the first ballerina's name I ever learnt! :D)

They are all so different, till I am unable to tell what the original choreography is -.- Anyway, I suppose if one doesn't do a too big spin-off, and has the flirtatious character and good technique with articulated footwork, it will definately by enjoyable to watch! =)

Things I intend to purchase!!

2009-06-19T14:25:00.002+08:00

1. One-Day Acuvue Define: Vivid
2. The wuxia like hair slide thingy!
3. Baby pink in-ear earphones
4. Shades
5. Make up: 2-way cake; concealer from Bobbi Brown, finishing/loose powder from Beaute de Kose; fake eyelashes from Shu Uemura; eyeliner from Shu Uemura; Dior Addict High Shine
6. Pink school bag
7. More skirts
8. Undergarments
9. Shoes: heels and more formal slippers
10. Esprit hoodie!!!
11. Miss Dior Cherie (If it's below 100SGD)
12. Birthday presents for July people (Elvina, michelle, xiao lao shi, gunawan, grace, prety guy, etc etc etc!!!!!)

I hate purchasing souvenirs, please don't ask me to help you buy any.

I predict I will not buy 75% of those stuff! Instead, I will end up buying other things! Hahahahaha!

DSA?

2009-06-17T20:09:00.004+08:00

Okay I am currently having second thoughts about DSA. I was looking through my report book and saw that I had 30 points for my sec 3 SA1 results... At the parent-teacher meeting I remember Mr Lim saying "30 points can't bring you anywhere... Except maybe for engineering". I wanted to shoot back saying that he himself was an engineer but in the end I said "but can DSA to JC what" And he said that it would be pointless if I go into a JC and I don't like the instructor, but I cannot quit dance because I DSA-ed.

Okay so I'm staying at a JC for 6 months. But doing something I don't like for 6 months can kill, especially when it is dance. Dumb me only DSA-ed SAJC and TJC. Should have DSA-ed to NJC or HCJC (too lazy to fill up the form) because the dance instructors are Xu Lao Shi's students (if I remember correctly). So definitely, the students will have some of their teacher's style. And plus I've saw some of the dances from both NJC and HCJC and I quite liked it.

Anyway TJC and SAJC have the same instructor, Zaki. I don't like his style/choreography...

TJC's 2009 SYF piece. (Gold award)

SAJC'S 2009 SYF piece. (Gold award)

Anyway if you have watched many of his pieces you will get very very bored after awhile, especially if you aren't a fan of Indian-contemporary style... The endless chaines, turns in pirouettes, attitude turns, runs with arms in 3rd position, more running variations, the plain fingers, the Indian-ey hands, plies in second, more plies, tube tops with long flowy skirts, the Indian-ey music... etc etc etc.

(Btw I have nothing against Indian dance, if that is what you are thinking)

After watching many of his works... it just gets boring! They are almost pretty much alike! And because there are too many different movements all over the place... You dunno where to look. Although the dancers have good teamwork and manage to bring out the formation, it's difficult to spot their feeling, performance and sometimes even technique. Unless of course, you watch the official SYF videos where sometimes they focus clearly on one person/ one group, then you can see everything. But from an audience's perspective....... you can't see it.

That's why I do not like to do this kind of dance, it's different from a corps de ballet. Everyone in the corps de ballet does the exact same thing. Even if they do different movements, it would be really really clear and precise.

Anyway, to neutralize what I have said...

MGS 2009 SYF piece (Gold with honours award), also choreographed by Zaki. Well at least you know where to look in this item =)

Alexandra Ansanelli@Royal Ballet

2009-06-15T17:28:00.002+08:00

Sharp, crisp and clear, yet gentle techniques along with articulated footwork. She bourres and battus freaking fast!!!! o.o!!!!!! (= The repitative steps allows us to see her stamina and also gives us a chance to see her wonderful technique again.

The chemistry with her partner Valeri Hristov was great, the height of their arms and angles were most of the time the same!!

However, besides his high jumps and leaps, I can't really say much about Valeri Hristove. He was not given enough time on stage to prove his worth :(

Happy stuff

2009-06-15T12:36:00.004+08:00

I don't like emotional blogs!! There is nothing wrong with posting one or two emotional posts but if the whole blog is filled with emotional posts... Then it gets boring. Then you'll lose your readers/ Therefore I shall post happy stuff! I shall try to post happy stuff! So that everyone who reads my blog will be happy!!!

Anyway to start of with the thing that made me the most happy: Ballet results!!! I got 98, which is rather satisfying, very close to perfection! My mum was like "oh" because she thought the examiner was super lenient, or everyone got very high. No no no! Let me tell you why!!!

Not everyone did well, I don't think it will be polite for me to name examples... Really, not everyone did well. People who had a high 80 last year dropped to a low distinction below 80.

If you are thinking "wahlao she haolian, got 98 then big shot ah"

Think about you doing the PSLE now, you would get very high marks what... Same analogy for me taking the grade7 this year. A lot of people think that I should be doing intermediate or advance (Higher level) by now, but I don't really have an option, do I?

畫心 by 张靓颖

2009-06-14T22:14:00.002+08:00

Really really love this song! It's the theme song from the movie Painted Skin (Strange Stories From A Chinese Studio). And of course, my favourite, the one and only Zhou Xun is one of the leading characters!!!!!!! (=

Reasons Why I Like This Picture

2009-06-13T00:19:00.001+08:00

1. I WAS STILL SO SKINNY!!!!!!!!!!! Ha but that was so lonmg ago -.-

D:<

2009-06-12T10:03:00.002+08:00

I hate waking up early especially since when I have nothing on!

Okay actually I was supposed to go out with Grace in the morning then go out with K in the afternoon but my mum was in a bad mood so she didn't let me go out. She says that "if(her and my dad) we ever have a divorce, it will be because of both of you (me and my brother)" -.-

I think she's just trying to scare me, the chances of them divorcing is like -999999999999999999999999999999999%!

Anyway, I side tracked a little. My mum is in a bad mood because of many reasons...

1. My brother refuses to study
2. I refuse to study
3. I refuse to study and therefore my brother refuses to study (Her own link -.-)
4. My sister fell down while walking past me and therefore it is my fault (Yes, unreasonable much)
5. The house phone rang while she was busy and it was a call for me (YES KNNNB STOP CONTACTING ME VIA MY HOUSE PHONE. I WILL GET DAM PISSED)
6. I refuse to pack my table (In case you don't know, I am a very messy person)

I wish people would stop telling me "OHHHH I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE A BABY SISTER TOO" "I WISH I WERE YOU" "YOU ARE SO LUCKY" "WHY YOU DON'T LIKE YOUR SISTER? IF I WERE YOU I WOULD PLAY WITH HER EVERYDAY" KNNNNB SHUT UP! I hate children (In case you don't already know that) and it is your own problem! Go adopt a child la!

Ever since my sister was born, my mum's whole life has been all around my sister! It's as if anyone else (especially me) does not exist. Whenever my sister knocks her head/ falls/ cries and I am near her, she scolds me. - - Yes of course it is my fault, because I am not well equipped with the power to read my sister's mind or predict the future, therefore I should be willing to accept all scoldings.

Okay I was just being sarcastic, if it was really negligence on my part, then yeah, feel free to scold me. But my sister was just walking past me and because she doesn't know how to walk properly and she falls so it's my fault.

Okay I'm angry! I'm going to sleep now! D:<

2009-06-10T00:08:00.005+08:00

I finally decided to make an effort to wake up on time for lessons. Reached school 10minutes late and I was walking around with a limp. The limp was because of the huge blister, about the size of a one dollar coin, was underneath my foot. It was from TJC auditions yesterday, because I was too eager to do attitude turns and double pirouettes. At first I was quite proud of myself because I could nail all my turns without shoes. And then I realised that the ball of my foot began to burn, and kwa kwa kwa, the blister split opened, thus hindering my movements -.-

But still, I conitnued dancing, just did single turns instead. I had an unusual low blood pressure, slightly lower than usual and stammered around in the toilet cubicle. Low blood pressure + blister = take cab home.

So anyway, because of the blister on my right foot, I've been relying on my left foot. Most of my weight is plaed on my left foot. In case you've not been following my blog, I sprained my left ankle, probably about one month ago, and it still is not fully healed. Anyway, I think I re-sprained my left ankle, it seems to be swelling even more!

My point is that, I actually was on time for school today, if not for my feet.

I still did not stay on for all the lessons though. I skipped Social Studies and went to watch the dancers do the Dai Zu Wu =) I also was not really listening during literature because I was too preoccupied with smsing as well as sleeping.

After that I took a bus home, bathed, changed, ate, and cabbed over to tpy! =)

I was sitting down and complaining about my blister and then K asked me if I cleaned it and I said NO. Duh, cleaning = damn damn damn pain and I am already in enough pain, thank you very much. Shortly later, he suddenly left the room, then he came back and suddenly just dabbed the blister with dettol and I got a shock because it was damn pain and I was screaming nuts.

At least it's cleaned now... -.-

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Elvina just called me a few hours ago to inform me that the grade 7s have received their ballet results. That got me annoyed because I gave ballet a miss today due to the blister. Anyway, check out the results, rather shocking. Samantha received a perfect score of 100. I think it is possible to get 100 at a lower grade, however to get 100 for the higher grades (ie, grade7) is rather difficult. Samantha is a really really good dancer, especially for her size and her age, so congratulations to her for getting a perfect score! Wenjun got a 99... Always one mark behind Samantha. Well the most unexpected one was Diana! She got 98!!!! (And she is in my line, so I feel damn pressured now,) But I would say that 98 is well deserved, because Diana works hard, and her jumps are AWESOME. Sure, there are other people who can jump higher than her, but I think she is one of the few that can make her high jumps look effortless, graceful and light, and at the same time, strong and powerful. (I dont know how to describe it, but well her jumps are just very nice to watch). Not only her jumps are good, but she shows lotsa emotion when she dances, she uses her chin correctly. Damn nice. But of course, Samantha is overall better than her, but Diana can jump nicer than Samantha =)

Some people might think that the examiner is being lenient or whatsoever, but I think otherwise! All this while I have been thinking about how unfair the grading system is, because dancers from other schools are not as good, yet sometimes it infuriates me that they score higher. I don't really like giveing examples (it would be very rude to do so), but yes, all these while, people who have not watched me dance have been thinking that I'm not a very good dancer because I'm only grade 7, and I only got a 85 for my Grade 6. "My friend got 85 for her grade 8 which she completed 2 years ago, oh ya, and she is your age". What is this! I'm not saying I'm an awesome dancer, but well, slightly above average! And definately better than a lot of other people who have "completed their grade 8 with 85 marks"

I hope that I would get above 90, not hoping for 100, but just 90, so that less people would look down on me. You can't judge someone by their results, but just let me be myself for awhile, this results can shut people up (those who think I'm ONLY in grade7) as well as improve my chances for DSA to SAJC =)

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I was thinking about this too, I read it somewhere before, but I forgot where I read it from. It is about how do we know, what a best dancer is. The best student is easily identified by his or her results; the best athelete is likewise identified by his timing. But how do you identify a best ballerina??

Clean technique? Articulated footwork? Feelings? Emotions? Poise? Best interpretaion? Port de bras? Extensions? Number of turns in a pirouette?

There isn't any "best ballerina", but there are a number of famous ballerina: Alina Cojocaru, Polina Semionova, Sylvie Guillem, Anna Pavlova... ... etc etc

It is difficult to identify the best ballerina, because there is no standard way of doing so. On the other hand, to become a better ballerina, isn't all that difficult.

In my opinion, the most important factor to become a good ballerina would be feeling. Once you feel the choreography, your emotions will just overflow, your poise would come naturally, and there would be no need to think about how to interpret your choreography. Your feeling would show in your steps, your technique, footwork, port de bras, extensions and even the way you turn!

But of course, if you only posess feeling and no technique, you might as well be an actor. Technique is a definite must-have. You need not have high extensions like Alina Somova, awesome 11-pirouettes like Mikhail Baryshnikov, or high powerful jumps like Vladimir Malakhov. Of course you must be better than others, but what I am trying to say that ballet isn't all about technique. If not, you might just as well be a rhythmic gymnast. (And even now, rhythmic gymnasts show feeling in their routines)

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Damn bored now because no one (those that I want to talk to) is online! (: means my most favourite contacts and [: are my 2nd most favourite! D:< are those annoying people that I don't want to talk too, if I see them online I will quickly appear offline ahahha =)

(Btw if you don't see your name in (: it is either because

1. You are in [:
2. You are not very important to me
3. I don't like you, you are in D:

Hahah okay end of my random post. Got school tomorrow! =)

Sick :(

2009-06-07T19:25:00.003+08:00

I was at kj's house and he was supposed to teach me organic chemistry but we ended doing nonsensical stuff!!!

Organic chem so hard :(

Anyway, I'm sick! (as you can see from my twitter) And it is getting worse and tomorrow is my audition. WIsh me luck D:

Nothing exciting to blog about

2009-06-05T23:05:00.002+08:00

But I still insist on blogging.

With much determination, I woke up at 7.30 today and reached school at 8.10. BRILLIANT OR NOT??!!!

But anyway I realised that I missed so much on Chemistry. Organic chemistry. ALl the weirdo formulas. I went home at 9.30 (skipped geography, and amath teacher did not come) and I wanted to study but my mum screamed at me to pack my room. So I packed like one bitty bit and my maid did the rest, and I slept... Till 2.55.

Yes, I missed the TJC auditions at 3 today. But not to worry, I can attend the one on monday. Of course I'll be on the losing end la, because Grace and Joaquim are going.

That was what I did the whole day.

Dunno what to blog about

2009-06-03T20:40:00.005+08:00

Okay I shall type every random thing that comes to my mind...

1. I think I am having a fever

2. I ate too much :( One packet of noodles, one packet of nasi lemak (Stole them from claire and Rachel Low), two tian2 dou4 sha1, 2 servings of shepherd's pie

3. I am tired now! I don't waanna be sick! If not I will miss my shopping trip tomorrow!

4. It's funny how I decided to go shopping even with $5 -.- My mum has not given me my allowance, paid me for developing photos and concert tickets. Which means she owes me approx. $70!! =)

5. But then again she keeps damn little money in the house and my dad is not in Singapore which means she might choose not to give me my allowance.

6. Sian... I DON'T WANNA GO SCHOOL TOMORROW.

7. Oh ya, better tell Samantha that __________(some luxury brand, not telling you what!!!!!) is selling a swimsuit for less than $20, DAMN CHEAP CAN! Shall ask her to check out if they sell the top in XXS or I will get annoyed! D:

8. Lyzel owes me $2 from our bet =) and today 2 people from Dance borrowed $1 each. (Damn money face now because I am cash strapped)

9. KNNNB I wish Bartley MRT station was right in front of my house... Take bus from junction8 to my house + walking = 45 minutes + 10 minutes... Take circle line to bartley MRT + walking (UP THAT BLOODY SLOPE) = 10minutes + half an hour. I rather take bus now. Hate walking in the sun!!!

10. Samantha just replied me and said she is not interested in purchasing a bikini! She should lor! She went tanning in a tube top I think then she got sunburn + confirm uneven tan lor. Plus she postponed our sun tanning trip since last year!! :(

11. I'm officially in love with my concealer from Loreal! Everyone buy from Loreal if you are too poor to afford high end brands!!!! =)

12. I watched 4 hours of non stop tv last night! Considering that I'm one who doesn't really like watching tv! All channel 5 except for those stated otherwise! The Ultimatum (channel8), Prison Break Season 4 (even though I have watched everything liao!!!!!), CSI: Miami, Without a Trace.

13. I bought Deborah something that she sure like (Based on her egoistic nature). It's a necklace with a BIG crown with the word "Princess" on it.

14. (: just sponsored my newly purchased crystals =) Still wondering what to do with so many crystals. I think I shall zhng.... MY KEYS, HAIR ACCESORIES (Black for school)..... ETC....

15. THE ULTIMATUM IS STARTING IN 1 MINUTE + 1 MORE MINUTE FOR THEME SONG.

16. TOMORROW GOT SCHOOL MUST WAKE UP AT 7. Omg today I was supposed to reach school at 8.30 but I woke up at 8.25. But nobody saw me late =)

17. Still deciding if I should buy Guess? baby pink braclet ($79), it comes with a matching ring too at $59, OR.... Dior Addict 2 OR Miss Dior Cherie. I swear I waste too much perfume. Today the science (Physics) students(ie, my classmates) left the dance studio and it was damnnn smelly then I just sprayed my Dior Addict 2. I supposed only after I sprayed it many times around the whole room then I realised that I had just wasted hell lotta money. LOL.

And I cannot decide between dior cherie or addict because I love addict, I want it at my signature scent (everyone remembers my smell). But I also want a new smell!

Okay end of post!

P/s: Another update! I love writing in point form!

1. Okay I was rushing out my DSA form again so when I rush things and people/ things irritate me, I will get damn angry! Even the little things like my mum switching off the mains. Anyway I was on the phone then I found out that the printer mains were off, and I was angry and out came out vulgarities, and of course the person on the other line was damn shocked. Okay gotta be less vulgar. Being vulgar is so uncouth. I find it weird how people use vulgarities in all of their sentences. "Omg so fucking big!" "Omg, bloody small!" And usually let's name this girl A. Girl A loves using the word bloody. What's your bloody problem? Omg Neo Yun you eat bloody messy. My mum will kill my bloody ass. Whereas the number of people who use fuck is well.... Alot of my classmates? "Fucking bitch" "Fucking pain" "FUCK!" Well, I think using vulgarities is every single is just showing lack of vocabulary? Maybe they are accustomed to it, can't blame them. But it is possible to learn new words... Btw, I'm not against speaking vulgarities, I just think it should be only used when necessary (ie, very angry). Yes, sometimes I also don't watch my language la.

2. I'm still deciding if I should cut my nails. 100% of the people I've asked said yes. It has been described as "Grossly long" and "WAH CHAO LONG EH!"

3. AND YES. My school rejected my DSA form.

1. Because I didn't submit supporting documents. I asked the general office staff they said don't need, just give the form. Walao eh, cheat my feelings :(
2. No parent's signature. Office also say no need -.- Cheat my feelings again.
3. Recent photo not in full-school uniform. (Apparantley must wear tie and blouse -.-) And must stick the photo with glue, not scotch tape.

I'm looking for people who have VERY NEAT handwriting. Almost type written. Mr Lim said that my handwriting too messy. Walao eh, I already try my best to write as neat as possible! :(

4. Congratulations! I HAVE JUST BOUGHT A NEW BAG ONLINE. OKAY POOR ME IS GETTING SCOLDED BY KJ ALREADY :(

Omg, my friend just send me email... She update her dance blog!
What she blog about? Dance?
Nooo... SHE SELL THINGS.
I knew it, you go there sure see something and buy. Don't buy ah!
OMG THE BAG DAMN NICE
... Another bag. The last time you went to her blog you bought the childish bag (Referring to the pink dance messenger bag, WHICH IS CUTE! NOT CHILDISH)
SHUT UP. It isn't childish! I just told her to help me order one hahahahahha. no backing out on orders yay!!!!!!

5. Damnit, I just saw another bag which is just as nice, I feel like buying them all.

6. Facebook not working :(

7. Tomorrow got school, and tonight is surely gonna be a late one :( OKAY FINALLY FONE WITH TJC APPLICATION. NOW SHALL BEGIN ON SAJC'S -.-

8. FACEBOOK IS WORKING. YES, LEMME SHOW YOU A WEIRD CONVERSATION WHEN SOMEONE I DUNNO ADDS ME ON FACEBOOK. Btw, it's ther person added me, not I added him.

Random updates at 三更半夜

2009-05-30T03:10:00.005+08:00

Update at 2.41am!!!! I was just thinking about how some people are faithful readers of my blog because it's "interesting". Why??? o.o Hopefully this long long long post would bring a smile to their faces!

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I just realised Temasek Junior College's Modern Dance audition is on 5 June!!!!!! Time to start panicking! I finally came to my senses and realised that Return of the Condor Heroes 2006's theme song is not suitable. Duh.... It's "Modern Dance" and not "Chinese Dance". And plus I would be using the same choreography + song to DSA to Saint Andrew's Junior College, which is quite labelled as an "gandang" (Potato) school. Chinese music would definitely make me lose points. Of course, unless I'm DSA-ing to Hwa Chong Institution, which I am not. I will probably (quote from Mr Lim) "Die 1000 times. Wake up, then die, wake up again and die again".

Ooops I just side tracked. What I meant to say is that I quickly spent 1 hour 45 minutes (1am to now) and listened to all my songs to find suitable tracks for doing "Modern Dance". I am very unskilled in Modern Dance after doing ballet for 10 years (yes I just counted, a decade of dancing!!!!). I was trying to choreograph a Modern Dance piece but all the choreography that came out was just ballet. Probably because I major in ballet, and I have been watching nothing but ballet videos for the past few days. Sigh, like that cannot be dancer already :( And must take up more of these modern dance classes. The only modern dance class was Dance Buffet@Laselle: Contemporary and Lyrical Jazz, and the few sessions of CCA where Miss Wendy taught us Contemporary (which I sucked at). Anyway back to my choreography. Pui, after Chinese O levels (IN 2 DAYS) I will go to the dance studio faithful everyday and work out my choreography.

And I wanna choreograph my own steps, (Ya la, I will put in some of the SYF choreography because some steps are really beautiful), unlike some others who ask Xu Lao Shi or me to help them lor. I'm not unwilling to help(In fact I'm damn willing), and I'm not insulting them of being lazy either. Just that I prefer dancing to what I'm comfortable with. I prefer training myself. I don't like choreographing for people when I see that they don't dance properly up to my expectations. Sorry my expectations very high la, even though I am not a good dancer. It's kinda like ruining my dance lor!

I didn't ask Xu Lao Shi to help me choreograph because I don't want to be the same as everyone else. 4 of the secondary 4s in my CCA are DSA-ing to St Andrew's JC. Can you imagine the look of sian-ness when they see the same choreography over and over again????? Of course, if I was a damn good dancer I would probably make them go down on their knees and beg me to enter their JC. Who knows, maybe even RI(JC) might invite me to their school. BUT. I am not a good dancer, so.... I must think of other ways to stun and fill the interviewers with awe. Which we be definitely to bank in on my strengths. If I use Xu Lao Shi's choreography like the only sections where I can hao lian about how good (in my standards) my extensions are would be 3 times. One front and 2 side... NO BACK! Plus his choreography got double pirouette lor. (Which I suck at, and I am unsure about floor conditions)

Therefore I shall choreograph my own audition solo and put in many many extensions, lifts, kicks to haolian my damn high extensions (which can beat a lot of people, but no, not Alina Somova). And of course, zero pirouettes. Maybe I might put in 16 fouettes =) HEE HEEE GOT IDEAS FORMING LIAO. OKAY I'M GONNA START JOTTING DOWN ALL MY CRAP IDEAS FLOWING OUT OF MY HEAD. (when I should be studying for Chinese)

See I am so bored at 3am. I am awake I think because I took a nap the moment I came home from school (12.30pm) all the way to 6.30pm. That is 6 hours (in case you cannot count), and that is the average number hours I sleep on a normal school day. (1am-7am). Not forgetting that I woke up at 7.45 when school started at 7.25. And the best part is that, I DID NOT GET CAUGHT. And I didn't have to sit in the humid assembly areas and start ~~swatting flies~~ fanning myself with some Chinese notes from my bag. Some people still think that I on purposely came late to school so that I could miss assembly. But no i did not, I woke up at 7.10 at first and realized that I would be still late for school, might as well sleep longer. Reach school at 7.31am = late. Reach school at 12.31pm, also = late. If you know you are going to be late, why not take the opportunity to miss assembly/ silent reading and sleep in the comfort of your luxurious bed and cooling air con???!!!! It makes sense doesn't it??

If I were to reach school at 7.31am, I would have to stand for half an hour in the humid assembly area, and I won't be allowed to fan myself. Moreover, the prefects would run those meticulous spot checks on me, during which I would definitely get caught for my big ass Guess? earrings (which matches with the Guess? necklace that Joel bought for me, which was why I bought it), my coloured 2 tone coloured nails (light pink and hot pink) + pink and silver crystals on it, my ultra super duper long fingernails, my ultra short skirt, my hair (which is always not plaited), my socks (which are either white and pink or too low or too old), and my SHINY SHOELACES. What is wrong with shiny shoelaces? They just reflect more light than the normal ones, I don't really see anything wrong.

Here is a picture of my long long long nails!!!!!!

Credits to Christina Gunawan!!!

Anyway, back to where I was. If I reached school at 7.31am, my attire would be disapproved, I would have to stand in the humid assembly area, and get my name keyed into the late coming offences.

Compare that to sleeping for 15 more minutes(Almost like a power nap. Think Less is More), strolling slowly to school, sleeping in air con and a comfortable bed, and get my named keyed into the late coming offences.

BEATS RUSHING TO SCHOOL.

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I am afraid I will wake up late for my olevels on Monday! You might think that "No la, important exam, you definitely sure wake up on time". That's where you are wrong!!!!! I woke up really really late for my amath paper once. And plus there was once I was supposed to meet this guy I likED at 6.30am (his idea to meet at the wee hours of the morning) so I set my alarm to 4am to give me ample time to bathe, put makeup... bla bla bla. But in the end I woke up at 6.15 and in the end I rushed there in a cab and applied really basic makeup in the cab. No time for details.

I think I have this very bad habit of waking up late because 1. I snooze my alarm clock continuously till my mum wakes me up and informs me that I have been snoozing my clock for the past 1 hour. 2. I cannot hear my alarm ring. Yes. I am a very very deep sleeper. I am also notorious to be able to sleep anywhere, anytime, anyday and in any weird position. It is not my fault that my body's system requires a lot of rest, maybe it's because I work too hard =/

Anyway, I remember last year on founder's day, we had nothing to do while waiting for the guest-of-honour, there was this girl who sat somewhat near me and I was about to sleep, eyes closed, but not yet asleep. Then she said quite loudly "Sleep so much for what, at home never sleep ah?" GUESS WHAT??!!!! Today while the Chinese teachers were going through the answers (which were actually rather vital), that girl was sleeping, while me, was frantically copying down everyone single thing she said, to the extent that I did not even bother reading 6 messages that I received. (Crazy people no school so they sms me bright and early -.-) Seriously, what is wrong with catching some winks when we have nothing to do while waiting for someone?? It beats catching winks when a teacher is sharing vital information. (Okay vital sounds to serious, and yikboon will say that I am exaggerating)

Of course if you are really tired (like I always am), sleep during lessons (or when the teachers are sharing vital information). I mean it's my own problem if I lose out!!! But don't insult other people who do that (at much more appropriate times) if you are going to do it.

Of course if you are sleeping because you are psychic and can read the teacher's mind and know what she's going to say, or you have already done every bit of preparation for your chinese olevels then you can sleep lor.

Okay enough about sleeping, time for me to sleep. It's 3.24am now -.-

P/s: I just read on someone's blog that she went for the TJC audition in 2008 and she saw this girl who went there and did a triple pirouette en pointe. Damn if there are going to be such people around, my chances of getting into TJC = 0. My L1R5 already made me very unappealing, and that triple pirouette en pointe girl will fill the studio with awe. Okay damn, maybe I should do a triple pirouette. But my triple pirouettes are sporadic, the last time I did them was... early last year. And if you ask me honestly, I hate pirouettes and I rather do fouettes! -.- Seriuosly hope I get in. Actually I wanna go to a dance school but I have no idea why I wanna get in TJC.

P/p/s: Finally I can start studying! My maid talked to me for 1hour regarding her employer (ie my mum) and the previous maid. And she carried on talking, and I was just replying her with "mmm", and I didn't really hear much. I wanted to study chinese so I suddenly said "Eh auntie I very hungry leh, can help me go opposite buy food? Any nice food also can." Knowing that she wouldn't really want to go, I gave her $7 to buy my food plus hers. SO NOW I'M ALL ALONE AT HOME WITH MY SISTER. It's scary! Okay but my maid is coming back soon =)

Famous ballet variations: Esmerelda

2009-05-29T20:24:00.008+08:00

I've been watching 100000001 videos everyday instead of reading my hot door topics. Ballet videos are something worth watching because you can learn from their mistakes and also be inspired =)

I feel that this is one of the hardest variations. The enveloppes and developpes and pirouettes. I think Yao Wei really interprets this variation very well. She has both the character (Sexy, flirtatious, strong, proud, daring) as well as the technique. (If you carry on searching there are videos of her doing this exact variation, except with triple pirouettes)

Can't blame her for being not as good as Yao Wei, she's from the junior division. But she really really lacks the character. This choreography is tweaked by a fair bit, so there isn't the part where Esmerelda raises her arms in 5th and does the developpes that hit the tambourine 6 times followed by tapping it on her arms, shoulders then foot. Then developpe-ing it again few more times as the music accelerate. All these are (what I feel) are the features of the Esmerelda variation. I mean if you say "that one... like that dance... forgot the name. The one where she arms in open 5th then keep on kicking the leg damn high", the first thing that would come to your mind is Esmerelda. I think she might be hiding the fact that she cannot have high extensions =/ A great spin off, however the steps are wayyyyyyyyyy too gentle. Look like La Sylphide!!! (The Bournonville one, not Mikhail Fokine's ballet, Les Sylphide.)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLGGIJfDDRs
Zenaida Yanowsky. Best interpretation I've ever seen so far. And the way she's dances, there's just something very different. She is slow but sharp, a variation in strengths, which makes it exciting. (Just can't explain properly, but if you compare her to Yao Wei you may be able to see the difference). Though she may be technically not as strong, technique can be acquired with much practice. Style on the other hand, will come if you have a flair for acting. If you don't.... then too bad.

P/s: Zenaida Ywnowsky used to be one of my favurite ballerinas! I even bought a magazine that cost me $12 (when I was p6, $12 was a lot of money) because she was featured in the front page. Lol I should start buying more dance (ballet) magazines again! =)

P/p/s: Anyone knows who composed the music for La Sylphide??? (Not chopin!!! Stop saying "I think it's Chopin", Chopin composed the music used during Chopiniana AKA Les Sylphide) I like the music, but I totally forgot the composer, I remember I knew it before.

Super hungry :(

2009-05-27T16:59:00.004+08:00

Just came back from eating lunch at Crystal Jade Kitchen in Toa Payoh just now. I don't really like Crystal Jade Kitchen because the food there doesn't attract me (I love NORTHERN chinese food, keep that in mind people) and it's a little overpriced (food standard not that fantastic).

Of course, Crystal Jade La Mian Xiao Long Bao is also, overpriced, but it serves Si Chuan Dan Dan Mian (<3333333333333!) and Xiao Long Bao. But it cannot beat Din Tai Fung!!!!

Crystal Jade Palace Restaurant (The one at Ngee Ann City) is quite worth it... Good food good service bla bla bla.

But someone else loves Crystal Jade so we headed over to Crystal Jade Kitchen in Toa Payoh. I remember the last time I went with Grace it was La Mian Xiao Long Bao. Okay but anyway today I insisted on paying then (: was being such an ass, restricting me from ordering too much (I ONLY ATE ONE BOWL OF NOODLES THERE DAMMIT) and trying to order the cheapest possible dish -.- But when he pay he will order like nobody's business lor -.-

Okay but still very nice la, help me save money. GET WELLL SOOOONNNNNNNNNNNN! I LUFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF IIIIUEXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX!

Anyway today was happy even though I did like 7 Zuo Wens (It is actually writing in point form, but I really dunno how to write in point form for letter writing as well as newspaper article review. So I wrote in full) - -, then I left school at 12.50, skipped chapel and went to Toa Payoh. Today was my first time taking MRT there so I got out by the wrong exit TWICE. After that we met then we went to the post office and made my new passport. HAHAHAH you can now make passports at Post Offices, damn convenient! However, you must pay an additional SingPost fee of $10, so in total it will be $80 which is quite worth it. Rather go to any post offices then go all the way to Lavender -.- But if I'm not wrong right, I must go to Lavender and collect my passport. And there will be a long long longggg waiting time. While waiting I can head over to Arab (Pronounced as Air-rerb and not ah-rub) Street and purchse more crystals!!! =)

Things I'm going to do.

1. CALLLLL TO INFORM THAT IM TAKING A NAP (Later angry again -.-)
2. Find the key to my room (because I wanna on air con but my mum don't allow so I have to find the key and lock my door so that she cannot open and off the aircon while I am sleeping. And ya, then she like that also cannot wake me up then I can sleep in peace)
3. SLEEP
4. Wake up and read and REMEMBER the thick stack of "HOT DOOR TOPICSS" Okay I meant hot conversation topics. (which can be applied during formal letter writing and newspaper reviews)

亡羊补牢，未为晚也

Don't worry Neo Yun stilll have chance to get good resultsssssssssssss =)

Unproductive day

2009-05-24T20:29:00.004+08:00

I had a super bad headache in the morning today when I woke up, so I gave church a miss. Woke up at 1 because my parents wanted me to go for chinese tuition. After we headed over to MacRitchie Reservoir to "study". Which in the end I didn't, because there were tooooo many ants and earthworms and bugs and insects. So after doing one comprehension passage, we went to Serangoon and ate Botak Jones. K going to do more chinese stuff now. Bye. Super duper duper full. :(

P/s Should I get this from Ettusais? It's $37 but looks damn good!!!! =)

I really miss ballet now :(

Update:
Shall do 2 mock test papers per day from Pass With Distinction (and beat samantha) so that I can pass my chinese with distinction -.- And write one compo per day okay! JYYYYYYYYYYYOUUUUUU TO ME =)

o.0

2009-05-23T19:52:00.006+08:00

As you can see, my friend was supposed to help me lock me blog and keep me away from blogging when I should be doing more Chinese mock test papers. But... he hasn't. Or maybe it's because my account is signing in automatically.

Okay la, but I did study today! After alpha, me and Celine took 93 because she was going to watch Hwa Chong's dance concert and I was going to study at Thomson Plaza.

Ever since the tunnel ahs been carved out, the bus stop having 22, 24,... 93, 28, 158 has been relocated to far far far away. Going to Toa Payoh, MacRitchie Reservoir, Bukit Timah, Newton, Novena... etc etc has been very troublesome for me. No more bus 28 or 93 :( But we decided to walk a long long long way to the Bartley Road and Serangoon Ave 1 Junction and took 93.

93 is one of the few services where majority of it's buses are still non air conditioned -.- So there you go, our hairs got messed up by the breeze.

(I know how to get to Hwa Chong JC from my house now, wahahhaha :D)

Anyway in the morning me and (: were deciding on where we should go to study and I suggested Thomson Plaza because I missed the place. I have not been there since... 3 April. Besides my school and my home, it's one of the places where I frequent most since Primary 1. Okay I'm being over sentimental but I really miss that place! So anyway we studied at Ya Kun, the moment I saw a table with a seat that has back rest I was running running there already. Lol. And then I was getting laughed at because the nearest toilet was the one on the 2nd floor but I still chose to use to one at the 3rd floor besides Swensen's, because I am very accustomed to that toilet =)

We shared like 4 x 2 Kaya Toasts and I ate 5/8 of it. FEEL LIKE SUCH A PIG NOW. And Ya Kun's Silk Barley very very very veryyyyyy disgusting!

We were about to leave then we walked past popular and I remembered that Wanleng asked me to help her purchase some pens. I was only supposed to purchase Wanleng's pens but both of us ended spending $15.50 there. (I didn't really need the stuff and they were after 20% discount -.-) All of the stuff were mine (and WL's) but (: paid for the pink heart shaped super sticky post it pad, pink post it pad and a box of pink Staedtler pencils! Actually he chose those nonsense stuff la. And there was once he retarded bought like 10 of the pink pilot ball point pens for me also -.-

Oh and I am starting to love ball point pens now, due to many reasons. They are much cheaper, much smoother, and have a longer life span. They also won't die out when you drop them. Walao there was once I dropped my pencil case and then all my 5 Uniball 0.28 brown black pens died on me. And I only found out they were spoilt during my Social Studies paper -.-

I have finally found a song for my DSA audition solo! At first I wanted the river flows in my heart song. I never ever heard the real version before but everytime before dance there will be someone playing it on the piano while I'll be falling asleep so it's rather stuck in my head. However Joaqium asked me to help her choreograph her solo then I told her to use that song, so I was song-less. But in the end I found Tian Xia Wu Shuang by Zhang Liangying (Jane Zhang). It's super duper nice and the duration is just right!!!!

If you have not noticed by now, it's Return of the Condor Heroes 2006 TV serie's theme song! I don't care if you hate it because you think it is eerie, cheena, stupid, has weird-condor-flapping-wings-sounds, but I LOVE IT. And during the condor-flapping-wings-sound I can do famous bourre with a back bend from The Dying Swan. Omg I can imagine the effects damn nice.

Oh and can anyone tell me the difference between Bunhead's Ouch Pouch Juniors and Pro Pads? The prices are $32.50 and $34 respectively. I can't really tell the difference, but I've been using Ouch Pouch Juniors during my SDT rehearsals and ever since then, I've been a die hard Ouch Pouch user. But Pro Pads is only $1.50 more expensive, and I would like to know if it's worth giving a try. I tried out Leo's gel toe pads before (those that come in pink and purple) and I would swear never to use them ever again. I actually decided to try them out because Elvina used them at first and she said they were comfortable (Elvina please correct me if I am wrong), then I saw Vanessa using it and she said they were comfortable too. But what really made me use it was the fact that Samantha used it, and in case you don't know, Samantha is a super good dancer and her pointe work is super duper good, if I am not mistaken, she is one of the best dancers in SCGS this year. (She was the soloist in the Tchaikovsky Swan Dance and Paquita and Xu Lao Shi's Chinese dance item) She uses that toe pad btw, and she can kill a shoe within a month. Her arch and instep is probably as high as Mount Everest (bad comparison, but you should get it, she will be crowned "Miss Beautiful Feet" in a beauty pageant)

What made me hate Leo's toe pads was that they were awfully thick. I was rehearsing Snowflakes and after awhile my foot got really numb. If you have a numb part then you start knocking it, it will hurt. Mine hurt me real bad because it was consistently numb and then snowflakes had pointe work (duh) which involved lots of bourres, echappes and my most hated part... The run. Seriously I would rather run 1km than ballet-run for 2 circles. Your body has to lean back slightly, your foot has to be turned out and pointed. While running, the leg that takes the step forward has to be straight and pointed and less than 45 degrees high. The supporting leg has to be in a turned out demi plie. We had take 5 and I immeditely took out my pointe shoes plus toe pads and omg I felt heaven. Then the rehearsals started again, and we did Waltz of the Flowers and then we learnt the new part which invloved the entrechat trois, pas de bourre. Sissones, pirouettes in attitudes bla bla bla bla. During rehearsals I didn't even excuse myself, I just marked the whole sequence while tearing when everyone else was dancing full out. (and yes, I am not one who gives up easily to pain, so you can easily figure out how much it hurt)

In conclusion, I vowed never to use Leo's toe pads. Paddings are supposed to reduce pain but in turn it gave me more pain -.-

(Different people have different feet, no offence if you use Leo's toe pads but I'm just stating how my feet reacted when I used them)

Anyway I'm going upstairs to do my 2nd Chinese mock test paper for the day! BYE BYE =)

She's only 14... I would never have thought so! She kinda looks like the big Samantha from Sylvia McCully. What I like about it is that it's one of the more "gentle" scenes from Don Quixote. Somehow Don Quixote seems to be rather loud and daring. And when she did an arabesque, her arms were in demi bra. And the music is damn cute =)

Alina Somova

2009-05-21T22:36:00.004+08:00

Same first name, same occupation and both of them have their pointe shoes sponsored by Gaynor Minden: Alina Somova and Alina Cojocaru

(Taking a break from chinese, that's why I'm doing this)

You know, there is a reason why both of them are good dancers, but Alina Cojocaru is a principal dancer at Royal Ballet and Alina Somova on the other hand is a soloist at Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet.

Looks like a rhythmic gymnast in a tutu. High extensions, grand jete that is over 180 degrees... AWESOME.

She's been a professional since 2003. Yes, she graduated Vaganova Academy. I've seen her Corsaire ppd, and her Paquita (variation #1) as well as other roles. For me, the main problem I have with her is that her style and technique of execution is an aberration and deviation from the established and familiar Vaganova style. The foundation of the Maryinsky's repertory is Petipa. Her 'in your face' execution of the steps, and lack of characterization of the old warhorse roles, do not conform to the grace, precision and delicacy that is the basis of Petipa's choreography. For example, she constantly whacks the side of ear when she performs developpes. Her sense timing is erratic and un-musical. I think that she would do very well if coached intensely in Forsythe or some Balanchine, but Petipa is not for her, particularly Odette/Odile and the academicism of Aurora. Basically, Somova is an acquired taste. You either like her, or you don't.

Now, to be fair, and giving her the benefit of the doubt, how she is coached is not her fault. Madame Olga Tchyentchikova (Vazieva) is her coach and benefactor. It's her primary responsibility to correct her pupil. According to reports, on site in St. P and wherever she has appeared abroad, there has been no change in her interpretations, nor has she improved upon them. Yes she is young, and there is still time for her to do a U-turn on the road she's on, but personally, I wouldn't recommend her, nor would I pay to see her again.

Quoted from: http://ballettalk.invisionzone.com/index.php?showtopic=22524

I agree with what is said up there... To me, Alina Somova is one who probably dances with the same attitude as me. I place great importance in high extensions, high kicks, height, strength bla bla bla bla... (Yes I realise my mistake! I'm trying to change too - -) Somehow I feel that Cojocaru expresses herself better than Somova...

Last post till very long later

2009-05-21T21:21:00.001+08:00

Okay yay I found out that my password still is not changed =) I have asked a friend to help me change my facebook and blogger password so that I will not blog so often...

Therefore this shall be my last post! Shal do chinese homework now. BYE!

More results

2009-05-20T17:54:00.002+08:00

Oky look at my horrendous results despite putting much effort...

English: C5
Emath: D7 49.444444
Science: B3 69.5
Combined Humanities (SS/ Elective literature): E8 43.5
Full Geography: C5 58
Amath: C5 57.5
Chinese: D7 48

Needdddd to start studying uhhhh now -.-, my L1R5 is 5+7+5+5+3+7=32.....................................................................................

HAHHAHA WTF. I bet no school will accept my DSA application -.- At first I wanted to DSA to Hwa Chong (ahahhaha ya start laughing in disbelief) and then I saw my results I was like errrrrrrrr no. I bet even the louiest JC won't accept me. Anyway my mum has not calculated my L1R5 and today she asked me to DSA to HC because I can DSA to 4 JCs, and both my parents were from HC (Ya, you must be wondering why both of them are so smart but their eldest daughter so dumb and lazy). Of course the other plus plus point is the fish tank.

SEeeeeee I still dunno if I should DSA... After all I'm only going JC for like 6 months, then after June/July will go overseas/Lasalle/Nafa.

Piu... Anyway should start working hard and "starting my study engine" (Quote from my dad) because chinese o levels is in 11 days - - BAI

Much more horrendous results

2009-05-19T19:10:00.004+08:00

I am supposed to be out having dinner now at tpy lor8, but I totally forgot about it. Ugh. I only remembered when I received an sms "i think i will be a lil' late,jus reached home from school" And by then I kinda reached home already and I was oh crap. But anyway I cancellled the dinner!!!!!!! SOOOO SORRY WAS LOOKING FORWARD TO EATING CHEAP AND GOOD FOOD TOO! :(

Today's first period was writing a informal and formal chinese letter. All within an hour -.- And my chinese is really really bad so I finished only the informal letter in an hour. If I attempted to finish my formal letter it will take another hour lor, which would eat into my recess as well as later lessons, so I just ignored it.

After that I received my literature results. I received my first part first, the one about To Kill a Mockingbird, and I was quite satisfied, 16.5/25... Till I received my unseen prose, 9/25. LOL! Ya ya ya I know, I obviously spent too much time on the first part.

Following that was english, which isn't one of my best subjects. I am never good at languages, no matter how much more I read -.- I got a C5, but I forgot the marks lol.

Next was Physics. Refer to my post on 8 May 2009 titled "Hang in there!!!" and how I was complaining about going to fail physics. Amusingly, I did not fail! =) And plus Mr Lim said that the paper was rather hard, so those who got B4 for this paper might be equivalent to a distinction for an O level standard paper. And I got a 61 =) ANd plus my paper 2 I got 42/65, and Mr Lim put a good! and 2 stars. Okay actually I asked him for the stars.

And then I was happy because I got 47/65 for Chemistry Paper 3 and 78 in total. But then if I combine my physics I would get 69.5. Which is so near, yet so far from an A2. Kan Ni Ma. SEEE I'M DOING BADLY (for other subjects). WHY WHY WHY.

Had dance today! First time I stood right at the back after 3 years. And I was dancing in my pinafore because I did not want to bring extra clothing to school. Horrid time. I felt myself deproving sooooo badly. Couldn't kick that high. My side splits did not go over 180degrees. I ached after doing front splits. And I skipped the sit ups =) My grand jetes were straight but had little elevation -.-

Miss Wendy began to teach everyone the Dai Zu Wu but I was awfully tired and I didn't have to learn... So I slept at the side, I didn't even realise that the teachers arrived until Miss Chia said "Neo, you should go home" And I woke up and did my Physics. Then we did the SYF dance again =) And I'm doing Natalie's part for the opening =) After dance I boarded the bus... And yes you can read the top to find out what happened -.-

(:(

2009-05-18T20:18:00.003+08:00

I dunno whether I should be happy or sad.

I am sad because I have failed 2 subjects -.- And I've only received two answer scripts -.- Chinese and emath. Chinese was an expected, but I got a 48, so I wished I had worked a tad harder and then I would be able to pass. Emath is hilarious, I got 49.444444444444444444. YA. KNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN. I was so angry and pissed with myself the whole day though I did not show it but I wanted to slap myself up, down, left, right, centre.

Anyway because of my horrendous results, I went to Popular at Heartland Mall and quickly purchased an Emath practice books. The kind that has 10000000000000000000000000 questions. Okay here is the funny thing, I actually wanted to use my textbook for revision, but it's in one of my 3 lockers at the forth floor so I was too lazy to walk up because my classroom is situated at the 2nd floor. After lessons... I wanted to go to the bookshop to purchase a textbook, but I forgot. So I went to Popular and I actually wanted to purchase another textbook, but it was out of stock.

Headed over to tpy for lunch and then I started complaining to (: about my horrendous results and how lazy I was just to get a textbook. And he was like "I had that textbook... But I just gave it to my junior last week." Okay, so at least I didn't waste my effort purchasing the workbook, but I just realised I could have purchased it at Toa Payoh HDB Hub's Popular which was nearer and much more convenient. Anyway, today's lunch was greattttttttttttttttttttttttt! BESTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT! I LOVEEEEEEEEE! See my lack of adjectives to describe how nice the food was! Homemade Dan Dan Mian plus cakes purchased from Bakerzin and TCC. Okay so it was kinda like lunch/ dinner because I was too full to eat dinner. Anyway today's lunch/dinner made me happy =) Can cook for me again!!!!!! :D

Oh and I think I will be offline facebook for 1000000 months. I asked someone to help me change my password and not tell me what it is - - I FEEL SO ODD NOW. IM FACEBOOK-LESS AND I HAVE NOTHING TO DO. K MAYBE I AM GOING TO SLEEP NOW. BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB

Open class

2009-05-15T23:20:00.003+08:00

HAHAHAH went for Joni's open class today, quite a new experience =) If not for the floor, I might consider switching and dancing there... But the floor was tmd slippery I could almost die. I nearly fell while bourre-ing. And my ankle... my left ankle is freaking weak, I can almost DIE >@< Stupid sprain, better play with my theraband everyday now!

Pointe work was tough for me because my shoes were either tooooo flabby, or tooooo hard - - BAD DAY. Then.... NO RESIN. But. I really loved the class. Although I still need some time adjusting to pre enchainment classes (duh, I've been doing syllabus work since Nocemver-December last year), like my mind can't process the work, especially when like Joni just marks through the actions, because I work better by remembering the namstep names.

Heehee. After lesson I met (: at newton MRT then we cabbed down and ate ice cube at Upper Thomson Road! Damnnnnn nice okay, we ordered 4 portions and we finished it =) And he kep on laughing at my eyebrows because got one HOLE. I shall draw my eyebrows now :( After that we took a bus to junction 8, then my brother called and asked if I could fetch him from tuition, then so sad he can't fetch me home! Soooo he went home and suddenly my brother called "Eh, I in the taxi already". - -

So i got pissed and walked to the interchange, I was alone soooo depressing, so I studied physics, another depressing subject. Suddenly Elvina called me and said she saw me at the interchange o.o HAHAHHA ELVINA YOU MISSSED SEEEING CRYSTAL JADE, DAMN HOT HAHAHAHAHA. Anyway LKK so nice, fetch Elvina home!

Okay very smellly now must bathe liao. Then do facial mask because got PIMPLE OUTBREAK :(

Update 17 may:
Today I am annoyed. And I am happy. I am annoyed because of valid reasons and many people have understood my reasons to be annoyed. I am happy because I also clarified things. Maybe I will be happy if I clarify things with the people I am annoyed with.

Today was a super tiring day. I was super sleepy during sermon I just went to the cry room and just did nothing there. After that I had tuition, and after tution I studied again for a very short with (: over at his house and we ended up watching the last few episodes of prison break

I don't wanna go school because I think it will be pointless to do nothing but mock tests each day.

I was bored and just watched some JC dance, and I realised that the people in the dance were technically very strong, and they had nice style, but the choreography was just ugly. Okay I dunno why I am blogging about this either.

I wish I did not

2009-05-15T16:32:00.002+08:00

1. Attend school today. Fucking waste of time. (When I say fuck, I really mean it, considering that it seldom pops out of my mouth)

2. Trust people so much.

3. Invest so much in a friendship. (time, money, emotions, feelings, information) "Can't live with them, can't live without them."

4. Dance. Look at what it has gotten me into.

I wish I did

1. Study harder for mid years. My results are currently not good enough to get into any JC (it's >20 points). I also wish people would not curse me even before my mid years are out... They are not entirely screwed.

2. Skip school

Okay today was annoying. First of all it was career day today, which was a waste of time. And guess what? The school did not consult or inform us, and we are gonna have to pay for it. I felt the facilitators were not good. Yeah, they were engaging and gave us information... But we already know them. There was the talk about law, during which most of the time, the faciliator was talking about Temasek Poly. I want to know about law, not Temasek Poly.

Well I felt that the best talk was about ACJC, and it really made me want to enter ACJC now. Unfortunately, it isn't like close propinquity to where I stay, and as you all know, I love to sleep a lot.

I am having lbp.

Viva La Vi

2009-05-15T00:36:00.001+08:00

Listening to the SYF song like for the 19th time, but I never ever want to stop listening to it! =) SO NICE!

End of Mid Year Exams 2009

2009-05-14T18:25:00.006+08:00

And O level chinese on 1 June - - Nbbbb. I told my parents that if I got a B4, I will not retake anymore. B4 is quite high for someone who has been failing chinese consecutively since the beginning of secondary school - -

Yeah. Today's paper ended at 8.35 and I was supposed to go out with a friend. Let's name this friend errrrrrrrr Y!!!!! YYYYYYYYY! Okay hahahahahha! Y's paper ended at 10+++ and I didn't want to go home so I asked Samantha if I could sleepover at her house :) And she allowed me! Yay thank you!!!!! Her house damn cool la, the bed was beside the window, and the window was facing the road, so I was falling asleep to the sound of vehicles roaring past. Reminds me of sleeping at (: house! I fell asleep very quickly then Y smsed me to inform that he had completed his paper.

Hahaha so we decided to meet at Kovan and Samantha's house is like a stone throw away from Kovan MacDonalds so I took my own sweet time preparing, sorry to make you wait hahahaha!

Anyway we had our usual "I decided on doing this so now you must decide where we shall go!!!!" And I decided that anyone from Y's school shall be Y's friend and anyone from my school shall be my friend. So I met 3 of my friends (and 2 of them were my classmates but they didn't see me, or maybe they did, because I think only I love wearing PE attire) and we saw much more of Y's friends. Okay I'm posting random lame stuff. Too high after exams =)

Took a train down to Dhoby Ghaut. And Y saw his friends (that he actually knows) so he ran away to the other side. Then we passed by the Nokia Express Music while transferring to the North South Line, and the floor was playing music - - Then we went to City Hall and transferred to the East West line and went to Bugis. So we walked around and looked at food and I started getting sibeh hungry because we were walking at the basement o.o We ate at NYDC; my first time dining there =) I ate the errrrrr The Meatball That Ate Manhattan, which was basically just... Meatball pasta =) And I tried my best to eat neatly, unfortunately Y said that I looked as if I had applied orange lipstick - -

Later Y purchased a Domo-Kun phone pouch, because "Domo is now more fashionable than Spongebob. Spongebob is so yesterday". And then I had to peeeee. And then my mum wanted me to do stuff so we went back to Dhoby Ghaut and walked past the Nokia Express Music for the 2nd time! And I saw 2 of my friends! And then Y saw his friend, damn funny, run here run there. After walking up and down Dhoby Ghaut... We went to... Marina Square.

Therefore, we had to walk past the Nokia Express Music for the 3rd time. I saw another friend but she totally turned around to the other way so bad :( We walked in rounds around Marina Square, trying not to get lost. Thennnnn we got bored and headed over to Raffles City.

"Let's get a present for your brother" (His birthday is 30 April - -)

So we headed over to Topman at Raffles City and I saw Jane, working at Topshop. We didn't find any stuff for my brother there so I got bored. "Let's go to the basement and look at food" (My favourite phrase). And then I saw Billabong so we bought a Billabong wallet for my brother.

Y is starting to feel bad because he didn't stop me from eating. "I think if you were not a dancer, you would be damn fat now. You eat soooo much!!!"

And my left ankle started aching. If I walk for long distance it will first start to crack non stop, then start to ache and so I complained that I wanted to sit down. And I wanted Bakerzin because there was the Chocolate Amer promotion, 50% off till 31 May. Sooo.... We went to Bakerzin Deluxe at Wisma Atria. I ate damn fast la. Like he was still eating his cheesecake and I already finished eating both of my cakes, Tiramisu and Chocolate Amer - - And he said I ate messily. Crap.

After that we took a train to Bishan and went home because we were both sleeepyyyy!!!!!Walao I swear he is sooooo anoying la... "CAN YOU STOP SMILING??? NO NORMAL PERSON SMILES".... Stones while walking towards Orchard MRT "You look very emo when you dont smile..."

P/s Damn annoyed with someone, he/she will just ignore you when he/she find more kakis. NB

P/p/s Also very annoyed that got people using me and taking advantage of my helpfulness. NB

SHOPPING LIST!!!!

2009-05-13T14:52:00.004+08:00

I think I screwed up my Science MCQ today because I did not study for it at all - - Last night I watched Prison Break Season 4 Episode 17 and 18 and it took like 502752096720676 years to buffer. Following which, I did not want to step out of the house but had to pass my friend notes for Coasts. And I took a 3 hour nap in the afternoon too. I did like 20 physics MCQ questions only and then I went upstairs to watch Lu Xiao Feng. BUT NBBBBBBBb. NO ENGLISH SUBTITLES, so I had to content myself with watching CSI. I watched CSI followed by CSI: Miami back to back. CSI: Miami had a nice plot, triplets. One of my favourite episodes. But nah, I'm not a fan of CSI, I prefer Law and Order, and not Special Victim Units. I prefer the classics!!!!

Omg hahahha today I went nuts looking around Junction8, Novena Square, Ngee Ann City and Wisma Atria with Deborah Loo today!

Okay so we first ate brunch (more of lunch) at Subway and then we went to cotton on and bought shorts. WE FINALLY FOUND A PAIR OF SHORTS THAT FIT US. I am very very very satisfied because usually shorts would be too big for me because my hips are very tiny and most places have their smallest size at 34/25. Sooo... We went to Cotton On and we saw shorts that were 2 for $30 then we were a little uncertain if we could fit, nevertheless, we still gave it a try, and it fitted just right! $15 for one pair of shorts instead of those from Esprit or Mango which have 32/24 and are ridiculously priced at like above $60.

We then took the MRT to Novena, and we went to NUM, Fila (to get Deb's purse) and we originally wanted to go to Bakerzin to enjoy the Chocolate Amer promotion, but both of us were rather full. We still had some time left so we went to Orchard. I went to Gap with the hope that the pink bag would still be selling there, however.... Noooo :( Oh and while over _________, we saw this damn nice pair of flip flops for $20!!!!! Which is super cheap because that brand is more high end than Havaianas, Levi's, Esprit... Well you get it... $20 for a pair of branded flip flops + it was in pink and the pattern was super nice, you can imagine both of us going GAGA.

After that Deborah went to cotton on body to purchase her eye patch that she had been so longing for. Oh and I forgot to add, we stepped into a grand total of 5 cotton on / cotton on body outlets today. After that we went to Chomel, and I wanted to buy a black butterfly pin (aka ah lian pin) for school because I lost my other one! Ahhh it's not lost, it's missing, I know it's somewhere in my house. Andddddddddd guess what I saw, BLACK BLINGED HAIR BANDS!!!! = SUITABLE FOR SCHOOL! OMG SO HAPPY! I purchased a black one with a few jewels with a rose on it. Kinda like the same theme as my butterfly pin. I'm very happy because no one in school will have it! I mean which person buys school hair accessories from Chomel??? okay maybe now there might be people because some people from school might read my blog =/ And I'm also very sure that no one in school has an identical butterfly pin as me. (=

Oh and next, we went to Guess?, and we saw "purchase 2 items to get one year's membership" Hmmmmm, wonder if there might be some catch behind?? Deborah and I saw this super super nice wallet that is LONG (most important factor). However it only came in black and white. Sighh... Guess? has really nice wallets however they don't come in pink. And the pink wallets are really ugly. So anyway, back to that long wallet. It comes in either black or white. I prefer the black one because I am a very dirty person. And it had (as you expected) Jewels on the side of the Guess? logo. It's on $65.90, which is way cheaper than my $79.90 Levi's wallet!!!!!!!

Later we headed over to Takashimaya and started looking at house ware. I wanna get married soon so that I can buy all the house ware! I bet if I buy them now my mum would not let me place them or revamp the house - -

And later we were walking past all the high end boutique then suddenly we just walked into Dior. So embarrassing because we were wearing school uniform - - But heck laaaaaaaaaaaa.

Okay I think I have another shopping trip on tomorrow. And I have this sudden urge to buy pointe shoes. I think I lost my halfway used one because I have not done pointe work in 5 months - -

Inspiration for all dancers, expecially ballerinas:

Alina Cojocaru has recovered after her very long break (I think about less than a year???) due to injuries! She had to be replaced for Don Quixote, Manon, Nutcracker, Bayadere, Swan Lake, L'Invitation au Voyage... etc etc. Okay I'm not sure how reliable my sources are, but they say it's a old neck injury??? Ouch... Cannot spot especially since her fouettes are so pretty!! If I didn't dance in a year I will just die >@< I will probably never ever dance again. But yay Alina Cojocaru perservered on and when she recovered, she perfomed Giselle (in Royal Opera House or Covent Gardens???) in mid April.

Hang in there!!!

2009-05-08T20:43:00.005+08:00

HAHAHA mid years are almost over. Gonna make this a quick post because I am not at home now, borrowing a com.

Today was English and Science(Physics), both Paper 2. I worked super freaking hard for physics by completing all the ten years series questions, making sure I get them correct, with the exception of light, practical electricty and magnetism. However, I still screwed up the paper. Many weird weird questions, those of which you would never expect came out and all whacked me in the face, and I actually had to stop to re-read, and re-think my solutions. Usually I would finish way before time, but today I was rushing out to complete all the questions, I completed the paper just in time. I think my thinking speed is now retarding hahahaha. It won't be suprising if I fail as I felt that it was one of the toughest papers. Deborah is in luck, she thought it was okay.

I am such a let down and disappointment!!!!!! :(

Oh yes, I have finally collected my new glasses from the optician! It is rather different from my previous white frameless glasses which I have been using since mid secondary 1. This one has frames, and it is black. However, the frames look almost anorexic, so it still kinda looks frameless to me =) (: said I look like a nerd in it and his mum said I looked different. I will wear it to school on Tuesday for Amath Paper 2 =)

Still deciding if I should go for an audition tomorrow, I have not been dancing for 5 weeks already, definately not in top form. But they say that once you have it in you, it never leaves!

Extremely bored edit on 9 may
I woke up late! Therefore I can't attend auditions! Okay maybe next week :) Okay (: just passed to me a whole set of amath 2008 prelim papers he bought from somewhere near his house. Apparantley I ought to do all the school's paper, both 1 and 2 and I will score A1 - - There's like 14 schools la!!!! If I do all that will take....(2 + 2.5) x 14 hours. Omg - - There is ACS(I), Anderson, Anglican High, Bukit Panjang Govt High, Cedar, St Nicholas, Cresent Girls, Dunman................. OKAY I AM TOO LAZY TO NAME ALL. BUT YOU GET THE IDEA. Okay nb better start doing now, must hand in at least 2 papers by tomorrow for marking and checking =)

Of fats and blubber

2009-05-06T22:23:00.003+08:00

I have put on a whopping amount of weight. I was bored so I decided to stand on the weighing scale and to my horror, I am officially a 50+kg. My first reaction was to panic, scream and kill myself. Then I decided that I should not die so early, I still have yet to get married. So... I decided on a crash diet. Then I decided not to and started convincing myself that the weight gain was from muscles, and not fats. After all, muscles are heavier than fats.

(But I secretly know they aren't muscles)

Anyway, nah, no crash dieting for me. I think some people who are overly thin with all their bones jutting out are just plain gross. I think I am gonna gain even more weight because I have recently been eating 3 big meals a day; lunch, tea, dinner. Let me give you an example of today. I ate fried rice with a fried egg during recess. While over at TCC, I ordered a fruitti delight, and shared Spice Chic, Potato Wedges and a Tiramisu with Deborah. And for dinner, my mum cooked delicious Indian rice. I ate 2 plates of that + curry. Of course, that is not including many many many snacks in between. 5 Dove chocolate sticks.

Be prepared to see me carrying an apple to school everyday, it's part of my new scheme to prevent myself from growing horizontally, not a crash diet! I don't have time to exercise anymore because I have stepped down from CCA, and I don't feel like attending ballet. I have missed 5 weeks already =)

There is nothing that inspires me to exercise beacuse no one has told me that I am fat, yet. Miss Wendy or Xiao lao Shi, I need you to tell me that I need to lose fats.

Eating less also = spending less. :)

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Went ahopping on tuesday with Carissa at Vivo, that crazy woman spent $xxx in one trip o.o???!!!!! Then shopping with Deborah.

Obviously I have not been studying!!! Therfore, tonight shall be dedicated to the reading of my Math D notes, and tomorrow shall be time dedicated at Toa Payoh to study =) <333333333333333333333!

Anyway, I was at Cotton on body today with Deborah and we saw bath robes! I was thinking if I should get one, then I can use it for sleepovers! I want to stay over soon!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! =) =) =) =) Actually using other people's clothes for a sleepover is fun too, because some people have really nice smelling clothes! (Eg, Serene!!!!)

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I really hate my hair, If I were not a dancer, I would have cut it bob short! After my mid year examinations I shall trim it, yet again, and do some very effective treatment. I don't care how much it is gonna be, I really hate the texture and the look of my hair.

Last performance in PLMGSS tgt with Dance girls :(

2009-05-01T15:06:00.002+08:00

WHat I did for the entire day... (30 april)

1. Woke up at 5 to meet Carissa
2. Cabbed down to prata shop where we ate prata
3. Cabbed back to school
4. Waited at a bus stop (together with Carissa's friends... Shall not mention who) to look at a girl
5. Dance in the morning
6. Looked forward to 12pm!!!!!
7. Went home with Cheryln at 12
8. Went back to school with Cheryln at 12.30! - - HAHA
9. Many many techical runs and briefings
10. Many many many rehearsals on the finale (I felt that it wasn't necessary)
11. Rush to do hair for everyone else except myself
12. Thank God for Grace who tied my hair. :) Although if I had the time I woul;d rather do it myself
13. Thank God for Jamie who did my foundation
14. Did eye colours for more people
15. Mark out lighting
16. Thank God for Grace who did my eye colour (No s, because I was in a rush so I only did one colour - -)
17. Rush to backstage
18. Prayed, and everyone else cried except me (Tried super super hard to not cry on my last performance!!!)
19. Went hyper nuts and nervous and started doing crazy things. (Running back and forth outside the libray)
20. Continued to do crazy things
21. Practice my solo 1000000000000000 times
22. Cheered for Xu Jie when we were backstage
23. Danced
24. DID NOT SCREW UP MY SOLO
(Okay la, my arabesque was not 180 degrees :( BUT I DID NOT FALLL =))
25. EVERYONE ELSE WHO DANCED WAS FANTATIC (Despite the many many er complications we had just before the Dance. Ie, falls, hair, makeup, tears)
26. Listened to Joaquims very touching speech!!!
27. Took photos, thank you Vanessar for being our photographer
28. Studied with Yihuan
29. Got many people to sing a birthday song for my brotherrrrr
30. Met people during intermissions and I received flowers
31. Went to eat at the dance studio
32. Danced at the dance studio (Everyone feels to attached to the dance studio)
33. Went back for finale
34. Took more photos and received more flowers after it ended,
35. Wanted to go for supper at Takashimaya with Joelyip and Vanessar (MY GREAT IDEA!!!!)
36. Ended up fetching them home and had supper with my dad

Thank you Averyl, Rachel's mum, Deborah my wonderful cousin!!!, Joel yip, Liyuan, Meimei, Karen, Samantha, Yuxian, Maureen for all your flowers! I LOVE YOU!

Thank you dancers for making 4 years in this CCA so memorableeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

Dance

2009-04-28T22:33:00.002+08:00

5 hours since my last official dance cca of the year. Feels so odd stepping down!!!! :(

It feels so odd to be stepping down. I'm gonna miss all my juniors and most importantly Xu Lao Shi. Even though i'm the the midst of considering to attend Le Grand where laoshi can teach me, it's still different without everyone else around.

I want to go penang!!!! But today part of me didn't want to go anymore... I don't know why! Maybe I just think Chinese Folk Dance is difficult (Like duh, I have ZERO background in chinese dance).

But, I shall spend much time treasuring the last few moments with PL dance during tomorrow's rehearsal and thursday's performance.

Need money!

2009-04-24T22:52:00.004+08:00

Dunno why I'm posting this. Third post in a day. I need to buy a heck lot of things

1. Beaute de Kose 2 way cake! (Okay I'm finally giving in. I've always sworn on liquid foundation but now I think 2 way cake saves a lot of time =/)

2. SCHOOL SHOES. Damn. My school shoes are so torn and tattered... I do not know how to describe how it currently looks like. Makes me look like some poor kid who cannot afford new shoes. Especially weird since I wear it to town and go to places among the likes of Paragon, Takashimaya and such (To eat food!)

3. THE GAP BAG. OMG I LOVE IT. I WILL BUY IT. JUST NEED TO FIND TIME TO GO TO WISMA/ VIVO CITY.

4. Eat TCC. Going there to mug tomorrow hahahahahahahahahahha!

And my perfume is finishing dman fast. Just a while ago I wanted it to finish fast so that me and Carissa could go buy same perfume. But now she has bought Dior Addict 2 too, so I'm trying to use it really slowly. But everyone is borrowing it!

And boo. The ants just consumed the presents I have bought for the dance girls! :( Nb nb. My house is full of ants, damn annoying!

I think some people damn attention seeking "Can you tutor me physics? Okay you tell me newton's first law". You teaching lao niang? Or challenging lao niang!

Need to go shopping with natasha and deborah; carissa damn pronto. Screw you mid years

HAHAHAH SERENE TMR YOU GNG FOR CS CONVENTION. BUT YOU CANT SEE ME! BEC IM NOT THERE! So no phone for you :( Which means u cant sms lilyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy =(

Elvina

2009-04-24T22:35:00.001+08:00

I miss elvina she is so pretty I want to go for same ballet class as her. Hop over to where the grass is greener and quit SM! PLEASE! =)

Funny conversations

2009-04-24T17:51:00.004+08:00

Today was Chinese and English composition as well as Chinese oral. I think I screwed english up. Somehow my professional tone didn't seem to come and I was distracted by girls running their 2.4km on the track. Chinese is always screwed, so no difference! =)

Anyway besides my chinese oral conversations, today was a day filled with funny conversations. And i was suppsoed to go bugis alone today and collect my bag but then last minute his training got cancelled so yay!

They don't really look funny but when it's said damn funny I laugh!!!

Omg I think you damn not efficient at all lor! Unlike me, 100% efficient. I convert my energy into kinetic energy and write out all my words. You leh, like a tungsten lamp, inefficient! Waste electricity! Produce heat energy instead of kinetic energy (Hahahha no link - -)
Wow so you are saying I am hot la?
Oops I meant you convert into sound energy, talk non stop and a lot of nonsense.

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Omg you carry your bag (pink dance messenger bag) look like some sec one girl! Then plus your pinafore, the belt so high!
YOU SAY SOMEMORE!
Okay I shall say somemore! You look damn cute lor, look like a secondary one girl! the hair so long somemore! So cute!!!! *in sarcastic tone*
HAHAHAHA *squeezes hand with my really sharp nails* That means you some paedophile la! Go after some secondary one girl ah!!!!!!!!!

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*walks past guess and spots the hot model advertising for a swimsuit*
OMG THAT MODEAL DAMN HOT! I SHOULD BUY ONE. THEN WE CAN GO SUN TANNING!
Are you mad, I will qualify to change my race already lor
HAhahaha why but I'm so white and I want to tan. Can we go after my mid years which is like on 14may I don't want to go alone and my suntan kakis are studying so hard for chinese os! Pon school again!!!! And you know what! You can teach me chinese while we sun tan!!!!!!!!
No way! I look like indian already! Like that nice lor. I am black you are white then can look like hei bai pei!

Okay I know you don't find it funny but I'm still typing it out because
1. The real conversation was dam funny
2. Must remember all these funny things, when i grow old can look and laugh =)

Didn't do it good enough, will never be able to do it good enough

2009-04-23T18:29:00.003+08:00

Okay today was my first time taking charge of cca. Alone. - - There were some people against me spending lotsa time for warmups.... If I didn't spend time on warmups do yoou seriously think we will do our dance properly...???!!!

Anyway so annoyed. I hate using the "*insert order here* BECAUSE I AM YOUR PRESIDENT!" (I only say that at the last resort when I'm damn pissed) and suprisingly I managed to er keep my anger down. Okay la, but besides the fact that everyone was talking non stop and not taking me seriously (of course, I'm only just a senior = =) we did spend fair bit of time on warmups. If you feel that it was not tiring, not good, it's only because you didn't do it properly!!

okay but here you go, my first experience "teaching". I've always wanted to major as a dance teacher after I graduate from whatever arts school but this kinda of turn me off.... BY A LITTLE.

Went home straight after dance because I wanted to study redox and electricity (NB I JUST CANNOT SEEM TO UNDERSTAND ELECTRICITY. GOD, WHAT IS WRONG WITH ME) and Carissa walked me home as usual, and she asked olive to come along as well, nb!

Okay anyway I still do not understand elecetricty. I know all the equations, V= IR, V = J/C, A = C/S, R = pl/A But I just can't to er... see it. Okay so I am dumb whatever.... - -
It's not as if I don't ask for help. I keep on asking but I think he is super annoyed with me asking the same kind of questions over and over again and he having to give the same explaination. Everytime we go study there will defeinately be some stupid question on electricity. Okay nb my dream of getting A1 for science is ruined now!!! BY REDOX AND ELECTRICITY. NOOOO. HAHAHA SORRY YOU ARE NOT LOUSY, I JUST SUCK AT ELECTRICITY - - Oh ya I'm gonna ask you hell lotta questions about redox soon hahahaha! :)

HAHAHHA got super emo in the dance studio today because I was alone and I wanted to cry (don't ask) because I did not understand redox!!!!! Oxidisation is the gain of oxygen, loss of hydrogen andloss of electrons by a substance, and reduction, the other way around. Redox is a combination of both. OKAY BUT SOMETIMES THE AGENTS SO CONFUSING. AND OMG. I THINK I WILL DIE.

OKAY SHALL GO STUDY SOME MORE. BYE

No fan and aircon day

2009-04-22T15:13:00.002+08:00

Today was no fan and aircon day because the school wanted us to experience global warming - - I don't really see the need to do so, aren't we already experiencing global warming??

Anyway I armed myself with the one and only electric protable fan I have at home, which is pink, and has neon lights, and it can double up as a pen. COOL BOH?

Just when I needed it like right after everyone ran their morning run, Wanleng had to borrow it. Omg I hate pespiring!

Then I was using it during amath and Mr Lim wanted to confiscate it, and I knew he was going to. But he insisted he only wanted to take a look at my (cute and pretty) fan and he would not confiscate it. HE REALLY DID NOT CONFISCATE IT, HE TOOK OUT THE BATTERIES. D: -.-

He only returned my batteries to me at before recess which by then , it wasn't really much use because the fans could be switched on at 11.

And today there was morning run but I skipped it because my shin was aching from 2.4km run (Nobody believes me when I get really injured). Anyway, shall protect myself from getting injured ... Elvina says "I'VE NEVER MET SOMEONE WHO'S GOTTEN INJURED SO MANY TIMES BEFORE MANNZ". And Samantha and Clarice tried to hug me after their morning run with their sweaty bodies and I was screaming nuts because Samantha managed to hug me omg - -

After school this guy's shoulder who was sweaty touched mine and I was shocked but I could not scream (because I was in public) and omg I just had this shocked expression on my face, damn gross I swear.

Oh ya, I have a really chio watch. Thanks <3 mum hahahahaha! :) 2 people said it nice, others said it was so tiny they could not see anything. HAHAH BLIND.

Dance messenger bag

2009-04-21T20:45:00.004+08:00

picture for those many people who have requested to see it. Will be collecting it on friday! Hope I get what I see! HAHAHAHHAA! And to all those who think that it is childish, lame, ugly, bimbotic... etc etc etc. I DO NOT CARE! I REGRETTED NOT BUYING THE TYRELL KATZ BAG WHEN I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO SO!!!!

Why? Because a lot of people said that it was childish!!! I don't care!!! My pencil box (Which has the exact same design) is not childish! Plus a lot of people said that it was nice! NB NB NB WHY DIDNT I BUY IT.

Plus, dancer stuffs are so hard to get in Singapore.

Sian, now I'm not the only one in school carrying the Tyrell Katz pencil box because Esther Choy has it too :( BUT NEVER MIND, I BOUGHT IT FIRST, AND SHE FOLLOWED SOON AFTER =)

P/s HAHAHHA IS SKIPPED BALLET TODAY FOR FREE CONE DAY. :)

I realised that I have not been blogging that often

2009-04-18T20:35:00.004+08:00

CHECK OUT MY TITLE.

In case you are not aware of the current situation... Despite the music starting way too early and we restarted it, despite the lights flickering on stage during my solo, despite me losing my balance during my ban tui and arabesque penchee.... PL STILL RECEIVED A GOLD WITH HONOURS :)

Maybe the judges were too lenient??? Lol, but we still did a great job, love you guys ahhhhhhhh muack muack muack!

Anyway I think that studying with a friend is fun because when you don't know anything (Eg intergration...) you can always ask, especially if your friend is a genius!!!!!

I was rushing out of the house today so I didn't bother to put on my contacts and wore spectacles, CHOU. Did amath integration and I was stuck at so many questions!!!! So confusing because integration is the opposite of differentiation and I think if I had learnt integration first I won't be so confused - - But that means I'll be confused for differentiation.

Ate delicious fried rice for lunch! <33333333333333! 吃得津津有味!!!!!! Must cook again!!!!!!!! :):)

After 3 hours of studying we headed over to simlim square because he had to purchase some thingy thingy for an imac (forgot what it was calledddd). Piu piu piu, it was so crowded and stuffy, I think I will never ever go there alone, because there are a quite some DOMs there. Zzzzz.

Cabbed home because I was toooo sleepy and took a nice nice nice long long long nap :)

HAHAHAHA.

I'm still deciding if I should study at TCC or save money and study at cheaper places (definately not public libraries because they are damn crowded, and can't eat). I wanna study at TCC because I<33333333333333333TCC!!!! But I think I will spend more than $150 if I go there like 5 times a week, and I'm trying to save money because I promised my shopping buddies (Natasha and Carissa) we will go shopping after my mid yearsssss!!!! 14 May!!!!

I got like a shopping list and I ahve specified what to buy with each person muahahahahha SO EXCITINGGGGGGGGG! I.Need.To.Buy.Another.Skirt. Only got 1 miserable one in my closet now... Ew....And I wanna change perfume!!!!! I like my dior addict 2 and Carissa has bought one too! (SAME SAME!!!!!!) But but... I dunno, I just wanna change!!!!!!!! Must have change in scent right! "Walao my blouse got Neoyun's smell" 'Maybe because you hangout with her too often'. YAY I SHALL SPREAD MY NICE SCENTS!!!! HAHAHAHAHAHA. Still deciding if I should get Coco Mademoiselle from Chanel or Miss Dior Cherie both are nice!!!!! Which is why I need my shopping partnerssssssss!

AND I WANNA GO VIVO CITY BECAUSE I WANT TO ARM MYSELF WITH TRUCKLOAD OF FOOD AND BISCUITS FROM CANDY EMPIRE AND STUDY. Or maybe Millenia walk's outlet better? Because Vivo is crowded? Okay pui pui pui, I'm very happy because now I can eat everything!!!! (Peanuts!) No more losing weight for SYF!!!!!!!! :)

OKAY. GOTTA STUDY NOW. I LOVE AZONE FULL SCAP! :)

P/s HAPPY HAPPY ALREADY BECAUSE MY PINK DANCE MESSENGER BAG IS READY FOR COLLECTION! :D

Syf is over :(

2009-04-16T13:22:00.004+08:00

Missing SYF already! Today is soboring because there is no cca! D: D: D:! And bleh I know I screwed up but I have stopped harping on it. Bla. Results out at 4.30 today, wish us luck! HAHA

Pictures from Jamie's blog ha! :)

BTW: Must thank like everyone from dance so kind of all of you all to comfort me!!! I was so louya pok I fell down fall my solo, lousy me. SOmetimes I can't help but watch the videos from the rehearsals at UCC and you guys make me smile! LOVE YOU ALL TO BITSSSSSSSS! :) Sorry I was crying cant remember all those who comforted me except for Lyzel and my dad!

Moodless

2009-04-07T22:39:00.003+08:00

I pretty much starred, gave a blank face while on stage, gave a blank nod, slept in the wings, and gave a black face in the wings.

AH can't stand it, today I was in some weird sleepy mood. I got corrected many many many times for my arrangement, and the beginning diagonal line, because of me, was described as "very very very very very very very ugly. Not nice to look at." (As translated from Chinese)

And of course my cartwheel arrangement. There is this switch panel on the floor which hindered my dancing. If I cartwheel in the correct direction I would knock my knee on the panel (duh it bumps up and down). Unfortunately, my reason and explaination was not accepted, and I got scolded. When I did it properly in the correction direction, I received a very hard sudden knock from the switch panel on my shin. FREAKING PAIN!!!! There you go, black face for the day.

Sunday Afternoons

2009-04-05T17:11:00.004+08:00

Serene, Jodie, Stephanie and Natasha just left :(

Siannnnn!

But we pigged out and ordered pizza and chicken wings! Serene spent most of her time here doing...

Okay luh, she's computer deprived :)

Meanwhile, the rest of the time was spent on making videos, all in Serene's phone ahah! I made like 3 videos about "Hi love !!! Hi lovely!!!" But I have this feeling she deleted it. The only ones left are the ones that I was dancing to Korean songs and Gimme More by Britney Spears. HAHAHA.

Bored

2009-04-04T23:51:00.003+08:00

Obviously rudely awakened from my slumber. Sat in that corner to prevent myself from getting a tan... But still got red. A little :)

Unglam picture for you! :) I was high even though I just woke up!! I was walking in the mass "run" My face is red red from the sun! :(

SO HAPPY THIS IS MY LAST SPORTS DAY! :)

Tired

2009-04-02T19:00:00.005+08:00

Tired now because ......

1. Slept for only 5 hours.
Woke up at 5 to eat macs for breakfast. The irony = waking up early to get fat. LOL!

2. Exercised early in the morning
WALKED FROM MY HOUSE TO SCHOOL. WHICH IS DAMN FAR. (I RATHER TAKE BUS BUT SERVICE NUMBER 62 ONLY STARTS DAM LATE). THEN I WALKED TO HEARTLAND MALL. THAT"S LIKE FREAKING FAR AND I HATE WALKING. Good thing I was walking slowly and not at the yb speed. The last time I walked to heartland mall at his speed nearly died! D: Anyway hahaha we had morning walk then she wanted to see olives so she alighted one stop before, turns out that olive's sch was starting late. MUAHAHHAHAHA

3. Just came back home from dance
Xu Jie shouted at us. And shouted at someone till she cried :( We shall not disappoint him anymore !!!!!

I had a stomach ache today morning after gulping down one cup of cold milo. Then now I'm having stomach ache again. No idea if it is cramps or stomach ache. I don't really know the difference. All I know is that I am in pain.

AND NBBBBBBB MY BALLET EXAM IS TOMORROW! MY RIGHT INSTEP IS BRUISED TERRIBLY??!!!!!

I've decided that I shall not go to school. And I shall not go out with anyone. Too lazy to wake up.

Oh ya, I think this particular class has something agaisnt me :( :( First of all one girl from that class thinks I'm someone's mistress. Sibeh bad sia :( 伤害了我的自尊心。 Then I had to go collect something from someone from that class so I went before chinese and I walk past and someone was like "urine" and everyone laughed. Lol the whole class laughed at me sibehhhhhhhhhhhhhh embarrassinggggggg :( 害羞了，怎么可能这样对待我呢？？？？？？　:(

Anyway, forgive and forget. They are nice people anyway =)

Stomach mf painful now.

Everybody watch symphony of praise II!!!!! Why? BECAUSE I'M PERFORMING =)

P/s Royce pictures at takashimaya!!!!! Credit's to Carissa's phone!

P/p/s Remaining in SM till July when I get back my results. Then I'll leave =) Yeah I don't really mind staying in Non Syllabus with happy people =)

Decisions, decisions

2009-03-31T21:18:00.003+08:00

HAHA. I HAVE DECIDED THAT I WILL BE PARTICIPATING THE JULY CHINESE DANCE COMPETITION IN MALAYSIA. PART OF ME KNOWS THAT I SHOULD BE STUDYING. HAHA. AND BECAUSE OF IT I WILL HAVE TO GIVE UP BALLET. (I CAN ALWAYS RELEARN. ELSEWHERE). SO BYEBYE PEOPLE =)

Bored

2009-03-30T22:27:00.003+08:00

Hahah I'm very bored and I have chemistry homework to do, but I'm so messy I think I've misplaced my worksheet. It's either in school or at home. Anyway, I'm watching all the mass cheer/ dance pictures of facebook.

Sigh...
HAHAHAHAAAAA. MASS WHAT DANCE LOL.

Anyway, I shall not critisize people because I'm not fit to do so, but I think Lee House's dance was the best! +)

ANdddddddd. I'm starting to feel the stress for ballet exams. MY SHOE CANNOT CLICK OMG??!!!!

Andddddd CARISSA PLEASE SEND ME THE STUPID ROYCE PIC AT TAKA HAHA.

Andddddddddddddddd I'm very very happy because I'm going out with my 2 closest friends on Friday!!!!! :) Nats and I are going makeup shopping and me and jy are eating dinnnerrrr! (With my retarded ballet bun) Happy day! Haven seen him since the first day of schooool!!!!!!

Andddddddddddddddddddddd I'm so happy as I type this because MY FRIDGE IS FULL OF FOOD. SUSHI! ROYCE! WANG WANG CRACKERS. AND. My mum is making french toast for me tmr morning. I think =)

MOTHER ANGRY!

2009-03-28T22:47:00.003+08:00

I dunno what I am so angry at, I think it's just because I'm probably in a really snappy mood. I've been snapping at everyone since the morning and ballet ruined my mood the most.

I snapped at all the righteous people on facebook who claimed to support earth hour. Can't stand this self loving pricks. They act so holy but in the end they only save the earth for one hour. They are probably wasting paper and the earth's resources during that other period of time.

I'm currently beginning to have utter dislike for ballet. Not in general, but the calss. I really had no mood to go for ballet today but my exam is in 6 days. I don't really care because I have remembered all the steps. Duh, I did it 3 times a week since like what, last year. And I still can practice my technique in school.

And I don't like my ballet teacher. How often does she look at us and point out our mistakes??? Yes even though Miss Wendy may be biased and she scolds very hard, I still think she is better because she actually bothers to look at you and points out your mistakes. Whereas, right now I have to ask my classmates to look at me and give me comments bla.

And I dislikes my classmates. I feel super left out with them (and no it's not because of the HC thing). You know that they are bad mouthing you when your back is turned. And when you are nice to them they'll leave you out on purposely, jokingly, but yeah, it's pretty annoying. And to think that people like them are actually think lowly of me just because I wanna go to a dance school. Yes, I'm lazy and I hate studying, I love dancing. MF!

Whatever.

I've never felt a sense of bonding as a whole? Like the only person I'm close to is Wenjun. And that's only her. Most of the time with other people is only about: guys, bitching, gossipping, "are you going to have pre marital sex?" (Jiamin's favourite topic).

Which is why I feel utterly annoyed with myself for attending such a class. Teacher not good, classmates are not fantastic. I would very much rather go to somewhere where I know no one.

I wished I had to guts to stay on at SDT and perform as a maid (yes not a fantastic role, but it can satisfy me) and understudy. I think there were actually nice people there. And good teachers. And good examples.

I shall stop harping about it and think about happy stuff... Like 2012 :) And Royce chocolates which I will be buying with Carissa and maybe shining. Then makeup shopping with Natasha. And missing half of friday.

HAHAHA.

Okay must start saving money. I predict 2 cabs on Monday, and 2 cabs on Friday. NB. I'm pretty sure I'm gonna spend over $100 on makeup or more. Stupid me. HAHAHA!

Dislike the new timetable!!!

2009-03-22T01:03:00.005+08:00

I DO NOT LIKE MY NEW TIMETABLE! D:

1. PE straight away after assembly?!?!!! And on a Monday! Which means I can't wear PE attire to school! All along my PE has been not on a monday, so I'll wear the PE uniform to school (even if it is not allowed) for the whole day, and I'll wear it home. Everyone asks me why, and they say that the PE attire is quite ugly and they prefer the blouse. I do not think so! I think the PE attire is super duper cooling.

Now with the PE straight away after assembly and on a monday, I have to wear my blouse to school especially with the hot hot tie under my PE attire. Hot enough? No? And after PE I have to change back into the hot hot stuffy blouse. Enough to dampen my mood for the whole day.

2. WHAT HAPPENED TO MY LOVELY WEDNESDAYS I ALWAYS LOOK FORWARD TO?!!!!!??!!!! Wednesdays used to be english, emath, break, chinese, self revision (aka break), chapel. Which means only 3 subjects!!!! But now... Don't even want to think about it. Geography is so boring (hopefully with the other teacher it won't be so bad) and up next is english. Lao niang want to kill me 2 times ah??? English is the most boring subect EVER. Unfortunately, it can't be dropped - -

3. Friday is the worst. Look at the huge bigass one hour 10 minutes break (self revision = break) followed by geography. Why can't they shift up geography then we can go home at 2 instead??!!!!! But yay for me, I'm missing the 1st 2 fridays. Sports day and ballet exam :P

Tagged by Shining!

2009-03-21T15:35:00.002+08:00

1.Besides your lips , where is the favourite spot to get kissed ?
Tell you for what

2.How do you feel when you wake up this morning ?
Itchy. Having allergy reaction - -

3.Who was the last person you took photo with ?
Grade 7s - -

4.Would you consider yourself to be spoiled ?
Yes

5.Would you ever donate blood ?
No, scared of needles

6.Have you ever had a best friends who was the opposite sex ?
Yes

7.Do you want someone dead ?
Nope

8.What did your last text message says ?
Carissa: What's so fun or romantic? Its the time people sleep. Abnormal person. (We were talking about how early she sleeps)

9.What are you thinking right now ?
Ballet exam

10.Do you wish someone to be with you right now ?
Yes

11.What time did you go to bed last night ?
1

12.Where did you buy the T-shirt you are wearing now ?
Free from Global Day of Prayer!!!!

13.Is someone on your mind right now ?
Yup

14.Who was the last person who text you ?
Carissa

tag 10 people to do this quiz .
1. Serene
2. Serene
3. Serene
4. Serene
5. Serene
6. Serene
7. Serene
8. Serene
9. Serene
10. Serene

15.Who is 2 having relationship with ?
NO ONE! BUT SHE LIKES SOMEONE!

16.Is 3 a male or Female ?
F

17.If 7 & 10 gets together , will it be a good thing?
Maybe

18. What is 1 studying about?
She never study =p

19.When was the last time you have chat with them ?
Monday? On the phone with her and Carissa. Or was it Sunday?

20.Is 4 single ?
YA!

21.Say something about number 2.
SKINNY. Run damn fast!

22.What do you think number 3 and 6 being together ?
AHAHAHA

23.Describe 9.
She's skinny and has guy-ish hair. And green specs. She looks like a guy without specs - -

24.What would do if 6 and 7 fight ?
Can she fight with herself? Prolly.

25.Do you like 8 ?
DUH

Things I have learnt from watching a performance, and performing

2009-03-21T14:49:00.003+08:00

1. Always run away from teachers with bright red blushers in their hands
2. Stick to using your own blusher :)
3. Don't be too sure of yourself and neglect practicing one part just because you have always done well. You never know what will happen
4. Not to trust _____________. You never know what they talk about you behind your back
5. Leave SM for a better place with better people
6. Not to bathe in school (No freaking water heater. And I bathed with a hose)
7. There are always people out there, much much better than you
8. Don't buy SCGS Eurhythmy (sp??) booklet! RIPOFF!

2009-03-17T20:38:00.003+08:00

HELLO!, I am very hungry but because it's 8.39 and I just woke up from my 2 hour nap, during which I was supposed to go out for dinner and there isn't any food at home (AGAIN). THAT WAS A VERY LONG SENTENCE! :)

I'm finally gonna get fake eye lashes! I got quite a few (really false ones) at home and helped quite a few people put but I've never tried putting them myself. HAAHHA!

Anyway dance today was one of the most tiring ever since Mr Gerrad left (too long ago to remember). Tiring because we were kinda repeating a lot of steps and putting even more energy blabla. Of course there were quite a number of people who got annoyed (tell me who wasn't) by all the scolding, but come to think of it, I think he should have started scolding us earlier. Scolding is good and it kinda leads us to perfection right??

Still hate the agape concert hall. No dance floor (Is it called marley or something). The stage is long, good, but it's so thin! And if you try to expand it (which we did not this time), there'll be 2 pillars at the back... For what? To support the hall I guess - - And then, the lack of wings! There were only 2 wings today - - SO ANNOYING. Okay but I guess this is rather like a concert hall for musicians rather than a theatre. - - I don't dare to do my cartwheels that land on my metatarsals for the fear of... pain. And the stage is so thin such that by the time I end my cartwheels I have to be really diagonal so that I won't knock into the speakers. AND YES, why are there speakers on the stage, if I may ask.

Okay, at least the school built a concert hall so we should be happy and thankful, yay! :) let's hope I don't get really bad bruises when I do my cartwheels properly.

I've decided to spread positive energy while dancing! Okay that is so weird, because everyone seemed so tired and sad today and I seemed to be one of the only happy ones around. Yes, and that is why I was smiling.

And I cannot do dinosaur step! I will look like a duck and everyone will be able to see because I'm planted right at the front - -

Is it just me or ever since I improved my penchee and managed to balance (because I practiced it for 40 minutes non stop last night) my developpe a la second has became lower? Damn D:

And and, when I stepped into the dance studio it was filled with the stench of body odour from some of the netballers. Completely intoxicating omg. I had to spray my perfume all around and everyone said the smell very nice! :) HAHAHA. Okay I'm starting to love my perfume again! :)

And once again, I wonder why are the netballers there. Seriously, the school allows a lot of people to borrow the dance studio for non dance related programmes. Most of the times for some talk or seminar bla bla bla bla. As if that isn't bad enough, because it is misused, they wear their shoes in!!!!! (Not saying everyone, but most sessions) So there, the dance studio will be full of dirt and dust and grime from the road, pavement, sidewalks etc etc. Of course if you look at it when you stand up, you can't see it at all. If you're dancing and rolling and lying down on the floor then you can actually see how dirty the floor is. And who is it that has to sweep the floor? Not the cleaners but YOURS TRULY! Okay so when I've gotten pretty used to sweeping the dance studio for the sake of the dancers (Only the dancers!) to get a clean floor so that we won't be breathing in dust and grime and dirt when we stretch, SOMEONE TOOK MY BROOM AND I HAVE NO IDEA WHERE IS IT NOW. I feel like buying a (pink) broom and planting it there and saying "Property of DANCE" so that no one will touch it.

Anyway I think I'm very smelly and sticky now (I have not bathed since I left the house for dance) and I shall bathe now. GOONIGHT

Psychic!

2009-03-14T13:42:00.002+08:00

I had this feeling that the SYF dance's ending was gonna be like something of 岁年如歌. Wham I was right!

At first I felt that the ending was a little anti climax, with the waving of hats and er rippling of arms then putting back the hats on till the music faded. SO I was thinking "oh maybe I'm wrong"

But yeah Xu Lao Shi changed the choreography and the ending is so nice lah! I can imagine what it would be like, especially if we had the very-sad-that-we-are-throwing-our-hats-and-leaving-you kind of expression. OMG. IT WOULD BE SO NICE. I hope we can be like them haha

THe ending from 7.30 onwards. Omg I think this dance is one of the best ever!!!!

On a side note, check out this young tiny tiny tiny girl who is super pro. Omg?

Late coming system

2009-03-12T21:00:00.006+08:00

I hope late coming prefects read my blog! D:

Today, I woke up at 7 and realised that I had dance at 6.45 so I rushed to school. But I was still late. Probably a minute after the march. But earlier than the main bell.

I distinctly remember Miss Gan saying that if we are late for the march but not late for the main bell, we have to stand at one corner and after the school has taken the pledge and sung the national anthem, we can walk back to our classes.

BUT NO! THIS IS NOT WHAT HAPPENED TO ME TODAY! Ern Huei and some other sec4 prefect spotted me walking in and I walk in by the side gate btw. So they told me to stand at the front. Actually prefects are not bad, they are actually very nice, taking time off to care for the welfare of the student population and ensuring discipline and classroom cleanliness.

So Elizabeth walked me to the front! I asked her to walk with me to the front and she agreed. SEE! NICE PREFECT.

Okay so I stood at the front where I could see the whole school and the whole school could see me. And yes, I felt very embarrassed. And ashamed. From where I was standing, I could see my sec1 juniors. I felt like such a bad bad role model, waking up late, not attending dance practice and being late for school.

Just when I was thinking about this things, I spotted at the back of the assembly area: other girls who were late but entered by the front gate. They sat down at the back, where no one could see them unless you turned around. SAT DOWN! THEY DIDN'T GET HUMILIATED! OR ASHAMED!

WTH??!!!!

Okay but to make things "fair", those at the back got their names taken down and it would be recorded in your discipline record I guess. Whereas those in the front could just stand during the whole assembly (Knee pain okay! And just recovered from sprain!)

After I heard that from Ern Huei (the fairness thingy), I was shocked and appalled. Is the disciplinary committee then implying that to get a clean record, it can only be bought with humiliation and embarrassment?

I sincerely understand that the analogics committee wants to instil discipline and responsibility into every PL-lite, but I hope that they will reconsider their methods of punishment.

I also understand that I was in the wrong for being late for school, but I feel that I was unfairly punished.

HI

2009-03-11T15:44:00.002+08:00

AND BYE! MY L1R5 IS 28!!!! ONE POINT IMPROVEMENT FROM LAST YEAR'S 29! ICHIBAN! :)

MY ANKLE IS SOMEWHAT HEALING TOO!

AND THERE IS NOTHING TO EAT IN MY HOUSE :(

I'm finding joy in reading little blog fights! Okay wheee I find it funny!

sprained my ankle

2009-03-06T18:51:00.002+08:00

Yes I sprained my ankle while jumping and landing on a sickle foot. Quite pain now, but the pain is bearable. I think it's just a minor sprain, but the mini SYF is 2 weeks away. Which gives me 4 days to perfect my solo and 10 days for me to practice. But with this bloody sprain I think I'll take like what, 10 days. I'm missing like more than 9 practices/classes omg for one week.

NB STUPID ANKLE SPRAIN OMG. AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH.

Oh and when I asked Liying for advice about my ankle because she was in St John's so she's trained in first aid she was like giggling "omg omgomg. Is it swollen? Where? Let me see... you put ice.... HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAA". That was all I remembered that she said - -

Okay so I decided to ask someone else trained in first aid and he gives so much better advice than Liying. Okay maybe she's too childish and laugh-ey so I didn't take her seriously. Come to think of it I realised Samantha is trained in first aid. Should have asked her or Clarice, so much more reliable than Liying!!!!

Anyway gah I was sorta happy to realise that my flu was sort of ending, then today I woke up with a sore throat again.

I'm so depressed now I feel so odd, more odd than having dance long breaks because this isn't a break and everyone is improving while I'm at home rotting. And it's not as if I can dance at home.

Yes and I'll definitely grow fat. I just ate one whole box of Royce's Creamy Milk Chocolate. SO NICE!!!! I went to Suntec yesterday to get it. I wanted to do some shopping but I ended up only buying the chocolates and 2 Muji pens.

Speaking of chocolates, I was super annoyed because the guy did not want to give me an ice pack. WHY??!!!!!! It was not as if I did not buy anything. Plus I told him that it would be left it my hot backpack for a very long time but he still did not want to give me. When I reached home they were rather soft already. But anyway they hardened when I placed it in the fridge.

And damn I seriously ought to grow taller!

At home!

2009-03-04T11:03:00.005+08:00

Good morning sunshine! The earth says hello!!!!! (My current favourite phrase)

Anyway I'm sick with the fluuuuuuuuu.

Yesterday I used 7 packets of tissue (and I blowed mucous into it and only at the dance studio I blew nothing into it).

I won't be missing much in school today because there's only english, emath and chinese. Super slack! :)

But I have a lot of to do at home, such as doing up the exchange form because I purhcased my ripstop bloomer in the wrong size; Study the bloody product law and quotient law; and do up my geog file (which I don't intend to do); get MC

I slept for 12+ hours, haha. Yesterday I reached home around 6 then I played with my sister for probably half hour and I went to sleep at 7. Then I woke up at 10 and replied all my smses and slept at 11. And I woke up at 9.30 today :)

Dammit, I just realised I have to pay $6 to exchange my products. Okay maybe that is a disadvantage of purchasing stuff online.

Okay time to sleep again :)

P/s Will be going online MSN and facebook and using the computer less often

P/p/s Monday was my first time eating pepper lunch!!!

P/p/p/s I have got 2 days MC muahahaha. I feel sicker now!

Good moorning sunshine!

2009-03-01T22:21:00.002+08:00

I is sick again I feel so shitty now but I still did class because the pianist was there. I love live music!!!

Anyway because of my love for live music I danced full out so you can imagine how tired I am now.

I'm gonna sleep early and I've studied a wee bit for my chinese test and I have to complete my ohm's law homework then sleep early because I have CCA in the morning D:

Okay goonight!!!!!!!!!

amath

2009-02-28T02:26:00.002+08:00

NB been doing amath since 10pm +-. Super duper sleepy now but I have no idea I decided to complete Ex 14.1 which has 10 questions (with many parts) even though I am only supposed to do question 1 for homework.

0227 now and I'm very tired. I have to reach LH's house and 9 which means I have to leave my house at 8 which means I have to wake up at 7. -.-

Okay 2 more questions to go! :)

Lack of creativity

2009-02-28T01:34:00.008+08:00

WHAT IS UP WITH TAGGING PEOPLE IN THIS PICTURE?! Why this particular picture???? I seen in 3 times today. Today only! Imagine other people using this picture to tag. Plain stupid! Why lack of creativity???!!!! Please la, at least ebird has more creativity! She doesn't use pictures which everyone uses - -

Totally unlike people who see that little miss and mr are commonly used, so they use it even more - -

Update!: I just found a girl with 2 of these stupid tags ahaha!

And a guy with 7 of these tags

Carissa is bad!

2009-02-26T19:35:00.002+08:00

Hahah Carissa if you see this please INVITE ME TO YOUR BLOG. DAMMIT!

Anyway I shall explain my title soon!

I just realised my school has so many cool cool chinese books. Gah I want to take Chinese Literature now!!! D: I saw Liao Zhai but not Liao Zhai Zhi Yi, so there wasn't xin1 shi2 si4 niang2. GAHHH! I saw hong2 lou2 meng4, shui3 hu2 zhuan4 and so so soooooooo many others but I doubt I can finish them all in 2 weeks so I borrowed Shui hu zhuan (water margin) which has english words too =) =) =)

Anyway I've received both my geography and chemistry common test papers. Bad news: I failed geog!!! :( Got 49.2/100 for overall. Nb nb I was trying to squeeze more marks (1 more mark for my common test and I can pass) but she didnt want to give me any marks D:

The good news is I got 34/45 for chemistry and that is quite high I think I improved a lot but made all sorts of stupid mistkaes by arranging the reactivity series the opposite way and forgetting to draw more electrons. Damn. But my overall is 80 something, but I guess my physics will pull down my overall (Sibeh hard la!)

I had dance today! Xu Jie! :):):):):):) Wheee anyway the sec1s so bad, I can't believe they were laughing at the dance. Why are they laughing at it! They should be laughing at themselves because they are not in it - - And nbbbbbbbbb the school can't appreciate the arts or something.

1. Laughed at the yi zu wu. it's a chinese tribe dance. At least the yi people create their own dance. Singapore can't even create our own dance. Let alone you create your own dance. OH AND. I BET. YOU CAN'T DO IT. In your face!
(yes this post is filled with so much anger)
2. We'll get Gold, and IN YOUR FACE. We'll show you, that we are not to be laughed at. =) If you are a damn good dancer (I mean in all aspects not just in ballet or hip hop or contemp alone) THEN YOU ARE PERMITTED TO LAUGH. But none of you are! Because there is no dancer in the school who is versatile! (Nb even I'm not versatile. I'm good at nothing)
3. Choir people laughing and pointing at us. (Not saying all, just saying about 2 girls in particular who happened to be from that CCA). HEY WE ARE SAME LEVEL AS YOU OKAY. WE BOTH GOT SILVER for SYF. IN YOUR FACE AGAIN.

On a much lighter note, MIIWEI IS TEACHING MY CHINESE DANCE =)

On a sadder note, today is the first time someone said I have low extensions. The last time was like what, when I was very young. Okay which means must do 1000000 sit ups front and left and right and more back ups so that can get nice arabesque line and be more flexible and get more strength in my thighs THEN I'LL BE AS HOT AS MEGAN FOX. OOOops. I'm already hotter. Megan Fox has lower extensions than me! =)

Anyway I think I'm screweing up my solo especially without a mirror. Okay must practice that again. I think Xu Jie is very unhappy with me I better be able to do a nice nice penchee.

And. I wanted to drink bubble tea after school today then Carissa accompanied me then suddenly she told me she had a friend who was cute and stayed opposite. So I thought it was young cute like sec1 cute but NB turns out he is one year older than me. THEN I PANIC YOU KNOW. Because she asked him to come to the bubble tea shop and she refused to let me go home, then my face was like shit (having pimple outbreak and sweating like mad) OMG DAMN UNGLAM. CARISSA IS BAD! Then she didn't let me go home. Okay but in the end she walked me home. Halfway =)

HAHAHA YOU DO THIS TO ME AGAIN AND I WON'T DO YOUR HOMEWORK =)

4B1 pictures

2009-02-24T22:20:00.005+08:00

Okay of people want me to upload these few pictures. Taken by gunawan I think. And drawn by Van Gor (aka Xiao Wei)

Van Gor

The sweat, the delifrance plastic bag, the lightbulb cufflinks, the microphone, "I hate my laptop", laggy HP computers, and the usual "agenda for today's lessons". Resembles someone?

AHHH! You think you from RGS ah? Where is your nametag!!!!!

To bungs: You not boy not girl don't talk to me!!!

Check out the armpit hair =) As well as "I am a boy"

Common tests are over!

2009-02-23T23:51:00.005+08:00

OMG THE JOY! I MUGGED FOR A FREAKING 10+ HOURS YESTERDAY. NON STOP AMATH. Of course plus prata and a few nap breaks.

I slept at 4am-8am. And when I woke up I realised that my paper started at 8am so I panicked and ran to school and reached school at around 8.20? By the time I settled all the poopy filling in of the forms was around 8.30 and I went up to class. No extra time given. So basically I did a one hour add math paper in 20minutes??? Because I still had 10minutes to stone and check my work.

I think it seems pretty weird because I have never in my life done amath so fast, in fact I always complain about the lack of time. Okay must be God performing a miracle! :)

NB. I feel so fat I gained 4kg.

And I'm happy I got 22/30 for english =) Duh because I wrote about ballet so the thoughts were super fluent.

Anyway, to celebrate the conclusion of common tests, I and a few others did stupid stuff like : Truth or Dare (Me, Moy Kit, Samantha, Liying, Joann, Lee Huang, Wan Leng); as well as doing tai tai and bimbo stuff with Samantha Ang after school. Shan't elaborate (=

Went for ballet and I was sibeh tired because I slept for 4hours. Miss McCully said I looked burnt out and asked me to take a rest. And sleep more.... - -

Btw someone prank-ed called me today, then I just entertained that person while I rushed to tie my ribbons before ballet. Until now I still have no idea who it is, but after I googled the number, I realised that the number was from the Nativity Church. I remembered that the pranker said "Don't call back okay? This is public phone" And the pranker is a guy.

Whee okay so I got it boiled down to 2 people =) I feel so smart. =)

Backstage Pass

2009-02-21T00:08:00.003+08:00

Gillian invited me to watch Backstage Pass, she was not performing but she was stage managing. And I suprised ebird hahah because I didn't tell her I knew she was performing =)

I like it, especially the acting bits. Loved ALL the dances! Apparantley ebird's friend fell during their duet but I didn't notice.

Had dinner with Wenjun, Samantha, Vanessa and Meiting at Crystal Jade La Mian Xiao Long Bao.

Saw Laura, Chuqiao, and the 2 legends.

Pictures later! (Camera is upstairs in my bag and I don't want to go upstairs)

Going to sleep now, have been taking only having 2+hours of sleep for the past 2 consecutive nights D:

Bollywod Vege farm

2009-02-19T00:05:00.013+08:00

yes I'm very late in posting, but I've decided that studying human geog is too boring... I'm only at the first page, I have 4 more to go. HECK =)

Most picture captured by Joann with my camera =)

OOOOOO

Me and Samatha's pink stuff!
Left to Right: Levi's pink long wallet, OFF! Insect repellent lotion, Transparent pink water bottle, Pink EZ link card holder, Pink bejewelled phone, Pink Adidas water bottle, Pink iLuv earpiece, Strawberry collon, Rosewood by Banana Republic

xoxoxoxo

Plants and spiders...

CLASSIC PICTURE AHAHA. RIght click to "save as' and use it as your desktop wallpaper!!!

Self loving dancer - -

Liying

Joann

Miiwei

Clarice

Group photos

P/s: I wanted to make it all big big photos, but I only rememberd to change for the first 3. Okay shall change my default setttings

2009 Organiser

2009-02-17T17:43:00.003+08:00

Secret Potion. No.1 Love Ingredients

There are many different kinds of love. Children love their parents, big people love ice-cream and donuts, and greedy people love money, but the purest love is between two people that are attracted to each other by mysterious reasons like smell or shoe size.
____________
Two adults = 1 Female + 1 MalePlease don't use teenagers as they are emotionally unstable and change their mind too often
The Right Partner Partner should be compatible. A big difference in size or intellect might cause powerstruggle.
Flirting Male should make the first move by telling a joke, or doing something manly, such as lifting a heavy object.
Make up 50.7g only for female. If male partner wants to wear makeup, look for a different partner immediately.
Butterflies 1 bag Once love is in the air you will feel butterflies in your stomach. This is normal and will last for several months. Enjoy it.
3 Snowflakes To cool down, always carry a bag of fresh snowflakes with you. If you don't have snow, jump into a cold lake or take cool shower.
Sugar cubes Add sugar if necessary, but not too much. if it is too sweet, it becomes a cheap romance like in bad 80's Hollywood movies.
5 Eggs Always use happy free-range eggs. Make sure chicken is happily married and not divorced.
Mixing Put everything together into a large bowl and mix well for 10-15 minutes.
cooking Cook for 2-4 weeks at medium heat, stir frequently and add water or white wine.
Naming if you follow all these instructions correctly, you will start using funny names for each other.

Another new week!

2009-02-15T23:53:00.003+08:00

Happy Valentine's day + Happy Total defence day! I have decided not to buy the presents today... Unless you want me to buy you stuff from fair price?? I shall go taka tomorrow to buy!

Anyway pui pui pui! Supposed to go and study tomorrow at Novena's TCC and hopefully the hot waiter will be there and my other favourite waiters (They are nice and friendly unlikes some of NAFA's and not overly friendly like some of thsoe at Dhoby)

Oooh I forgot to add, there's a really nice waitress at NAFA, her name is Giny, or Ginny? Or G something la, but she's so nice and friendly =)

Okay wheee officially love TCC. IS THERE SUCH A THING AS PREMIUM MEMBER?? I WOULD DIE TO JOIN MAN.

I'm going taka to get my organiser/ planner/ diary. I saw one, it's pink and MADE IN JAPAN (major plus plus plus)

Seriously hope I do not see ugly people (ugly guy) on the way again because I myself am very ugly today. Think pimples.... acne.... Zits.... And fats.... Duh fat because my time of the month is approaching - -

I have decided: Chinese test (only studied ONE yan yu [not bad, considering I don't even study at all, one is a big improvement]), cab to tp (cabbing all the way to taka is wayyy expensive, can save $4 lorrrzxzxzxx) then choo choo down, buy my book, buy post vday gifts, choo choo to TCC :)

Very satisfied with my arrangements =)

Okay off to study chem a little bit stupid mole concept then shui jiaoooooo!!!

Mugged for 3 hours at swensen's today - -

Sleepy

2009-02-13T00:36:00.002+08:00

Slept at 2+ last night and today I went to school all sleepy. Oh I managed to catch a few winks during literature too. Apparantley Gunawan, Leah and Stephanie says that I was moving my pen in my sleep. Oh and even er pressing the lead button. LOL. When I woke up I saw my literature notes filled with ahem's chinese name (I don't know why I think chinese names are cool) as well as odd shaped 6 points stars and hearts.

Going to sleep late again tonight, halfway writing my zuo wen and doing Carissa's homework: Si han!

Common tests next week =)

Ecareer

2009-02-11T19:39:00.002+08:00

1. Kindergarden Principal
2. Relationship Manager
3. Trusts Manager

Why can't be dancer? Or dance instructor? Or choreographer? I don't even mind being a makeup artist (even though I'm not good enough YET) or stage manager. I hate kids! And I don't like my work to involve a lot of people. Most of my erm jobs involved people, especially kids, but kindergarden principal was the one with the highest scores. - -

tagged - -

2009-02-10T19:09:00.002+08:00

1. Put your iTunes on "shuffle".
2. For each question, skip to the next song to get your answer. You must use the title of that song as your answer, no matter how silly it may sound.
3. Tag at least 10 friends who might enjoy doing this, as well as the person who tagged you.
4. Tag someone whose music you don't know about
Haha. Don't kill me guys.

1.What would you say if someone were to say "Is this OK?"
Disturbia - Rihanna(erm.)

2. What do you like in a guy/girl?
Who knows - Avril Lavigne

3. How do you feel today?
One More Time - Daft Punk (Yeah right, just got injured)

4. What is your life's purpose?
American boy - Estelle

5. What is your motto?
Far Away - Nickleback

6. What do your friends think of you?
Honey and the moon - Joseph Arthur (Duh I'm your honey - -)

7. What do you think of your parents?
Thank You - Dido

8. What do you often think about?
The Way I Are

9. What is 2+2?
Pokerface - Lady Gaga

10. What do you think of your best friend?
Superwoman - Alicia Keys (No best friend. Prolly closest friend but it's a guy so can't be superwoman - -)

11. What do you think of the person you like?
With Love - Hilary Duff

12. What is your life story?
L-O-V-E - Joss Stone (Why no D.A.N.C.E.)

13. What do you want to be when you grow up?
Shan Hu Hai - Jay Chou

14. What comes to mind when you see the person you like?
Breaking Free - HSM (What actually comes to my mind is Grace somehow getting information about him. Nobody cares about what he did wrong in the past anymore! Only his hopeless classmates keep on talking about it!)

15. What do your parents think of you?
Apologize - One Republic

16. What will you dance to at your wedding?
Broken Strings - James Morrison ft Nelly Furtado

17. What will they play at your funeral?
Tongue Tied - Faber Drive

18. What is your hobby/interest?
Made Me Glad - Hillsongs

19. What do you think of your friends?
Dance of the Knights - Prokofiev

20. What is the worst that could happen?
Ocean Avenue - Yellowcard

21. How will you die?
Too Little Too Late - Jojo

22. What is the one thing you regret most?
I can give you gatsby

23. What makes you laugh?
我愿意-王菲

24. What makes you cry?
Flipside - click 5

25. Will you ever get married?
Tong Hua - Guang Liang

26. What scares you the most?
A Cause - Celine Dion

27. Does anyone like you?
Mighty to save - Hillsongs

28. If you could go back in time, what would you change?
Stay - Goong OST

29. What hurts right now?
Waiting on the world to change - John Mayer

30. What will you post this as?
I'm not ashamed - Hillsongs

Seeing ugly people

2009-02-09T23:30:00.003+08:00

My contacts were super dry and I saw some guy from far at toa payoh MRT, and I thought he looked familiar so I wanted to go take a closer look at the same time I did not want to guy to think I was stalking him.

I walked one round around the escalator and tahdah, it was ugly guy!

- - We took the same train and he was early for his tuition but yet he didnt want to go shopping with me even though I shopped for only less than 15minutes???

Emo Post

2009-02-08T23:21:00.005+08:00

I just realised I talk to myself while I bathe, perhaps that should explain why I take a very long time in the toilet. Longest time ever was errrr 1 and half hours?

I feel super tired lately and I have no time to study or do any homework because I think I'm wasting my time away. Every day is filled with school, ballet, CCA tuition and church commitments. And if I ever have a day that I am free after school I'll use it to catch up on rest.

Sometimes I wished I've never taken up any form of dance. I would probably have a lot more free time on my hands and less decisions.

If I've never taken up ballet I wouldn't have to attend ballet 3 or more times a week. I would probably never have been in my current CCA. And I would probably have never taken up Rgym. If I wasn't in dance I wouldn't be president and feeling stressed about SYF and hyping myself to get a Gold. I wouldn't be missing lessons to do makeup or performances. Even though I may seem quite happy about missing lessons but deep in my heart I know that I'll be losing out on a lot.

I may seem like a really passive president (uh look at me just standing around and caring for myself and my friends) but I really want the Gold. Not for myself but to prove to the school that we are dancers. We can do stuff that they can't. We can do things gymnasts can't. Then perhaps people won't laugh during our performances, and respect this art form.

If I had never danced, I would just be what everyone thinks I should be: a normal student who goes to JC after O levels.

But anyway, I'm already dancing and it's too late to regret now, I just have to continue making the best of what I have.

If I hadn't dance I would most probably be overweight right now. I would probably have a different group of friends. No Elvina, Wenjun, Grace etc etc etc (Not saying that I don't like my non dance friends)

What I can probably do with my life right now is to be a dancer. But I am not good enough, I'm never good enough. I'm too lazy, I skip classes (even dance and ballet) whenever I feel tired or sleepy. I have weird body proportions and I did not have a good foundation. Some people say that I'm very passionate but that's only what they see. When i don't come for dance/ballet classes because I did not feel like going. I never ever tell anyone the real reason, I would just say I am sick. (Of course there are some times that I am really sick)

The only reason why I am studying so hard is because I want to be a dancer. My parents will only allow me to be a dance student only if I get into a good JC. Seriously, if it wasn't for this and entry requirements, I would not be taking o levels now.

Score 11 points or lower for the coming GCE O Level for the 1 Language plus 5 Subjects points system. It is agreed that this is to be the raw score without CCA and any other discount.
Manage to enroll in any of the following JCs and study for at least 6 months – SAJC, ACJC, VJC, TJC, HJC, RJC, NJC, CJC. (through good score or DSA or otherwise)
Enroll in any other JC and study for 6 months (through exam score or DSA or otherwise)

Damn the olevels. I can't stand the way Singaporeans are so stereotypical. People think that I am dumb that's why I want to attend a dance school.

I don't even know what dance school I want to go... Part of me wants to go Lasalle but I know there are better schools out there. Everyone is telling me to go NAFA, or overseas. I think I am not good enough to go overseas. I am always never good enough. I am never good in anything. My piano is super bad and everyone can tell when I'm nervous and everyone can hear from my playing that I am nervous. I am not a versatile dancer and apparently my upper body doesn't seem connected to my lower body. I seldom top the class for a exam or test (Only sec1 biology and sec3 physics class test). I am not naturally smart. The moment I don't study, I become dumb.

Anyway I feel that if I go on like this I'm not going to get anywhere and no future in life.

I'm never as good in my studies+dance because I am just... not focused on either. Sometimes I wish I could be like Samantha Lee, or Biru or Minyi. I really admire them because they are so so so so good in their dance and they are very good in their studies as well (They are all from SCGS btw)

I want to score 8 points for olevels and prove to everyone that I am not dumb bla but it's super impossible right now because of hell lot of commitments.

Dance takes up so much time. I was so happy when CCAs became twice or sometimes 3 times a week. I was so happy when Xu Jie came to be our new instructor. I think I have really improved a lot under him and I learnt many other forms of dances, not just having a ballet mindset.

Well there's Wendy as well, she's a good instructor even though she's only 21 but I FEEL that she's so biased sometimes I really cannot stand the sight of her. I was quite pissed when Yihuan got the solo, not because I did not get it, but because I think that she should have given it to the sec4s. I mean, we are graduating!!!! Plus there were a few people better than Yihuan, but why her?

Okay that portion up there was how I felt about Miss Wendy and her decisions, nothing to do with Yihuan.

I swear, I really want to be a dancer. I've experienced a little of it during the holidays because my schedule was packed with dance and more dance. I think studying is such a waste of time.

Listen to this: If God has a plan for you (eg. dance). There won't be a need for backups (eg. studies) because His plans will never fail

To be a dancer I gotta gao dim my studies first. Stupid stereotypical people.

On a much brighter note (yes the post is ending already), I HAVE A DATE ON VALENTINES DAY. Not telling you who hahahahha. I thought I was gonna spend Valentine's like last year having common tests but whee no this year is gonna be a happy year! =) Happy day! Whatever!

I am also constantly reminding myself that there's only 300 more days of torture, and after that I can dance all I want.
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I swaer some people are so annoying. Do they not understand the meaning of passion? Have they not experience passion? Have they not really been in love? Such a great want and desire for something that they'll give up everything and try all ways and means to get it.

Dancing: my first love and passion.

Keyboard!

2009-02-07T10:57:00.002+08:00

Supposed to play piano for alpha but no one is coming I think... Then I have keyboard lessons... Then I have ballet... Then I have pratice.

Okay I need to practice for my practice (haha) and lesson later but my mum is using the piano. I think it's pretty useless to have more than one piano at home, because when one is being used the other can't be used - -

Very busy lately :( I don't even have time to go out. GAHHHH I NEED TO BUY DIOR ADDICT 2 PRONTO. D: And school shoes! And a completely pink bagpack without any designs!

Bruised metatarsals

2009-02-05T19:12:00.002+08:00

After doing 2 cartwheels that we had to land on our metatarsals into a kneel...

After 2 hours

Sorry, ugly pedicure I know. Stop asking me why my toes are so fat and dry! I DO NOT KNOW WHY EVEN THOUGH I PUT MOISTURISER EVERY DAY

Very very tired

2009-02-01T00:49:00.004+08:00

Just finished removing my makeup and hair gel and bath!

Didn't see momo today :( But I saw him yesterday :):):) Hahaha "I only saw a girl in red waving at me" of course me la, he think got some other random girl he doesn't know wave to him meh.

Pictures are all on facebook.

Wenjun's present = TCC meal: Caramel Azuki Frappe with no Azuki and more caramel + Devil's Chocolate Cake + Baked Chicken Linguine

Ate at Sushi Tei for the first time yesterday! Hahaha wth so expensive but the food sucks... Gyoza seems to be factory made I THINK.

The only thing that was not bad was the raw salmon and tuna and (ask elvina what it is called)

Watch Channel 8 tomorrow (sunday) at 8-10pm. I'm wearing red with the fan.

Very tired got church tomorrow!

EDIT: I just pictured me and mo mo going home together after chingay. Freaking funny. Think Boy's Brigade uniform and my red outfit. OMG HILARIOUS. WE WILL LOOK LIKE CIRCUS PARTNERS; I ACTUALLY LAUGHED OUT LOUD. Esp his mao zi hahahahahaha!

Not much mood to blog

Doing Romantic Classical for exam. WHY WHY WHY. My stamina is like shit didn't run since July omg - -

Food Diary

2009-01-29T12:01:00.004+08:00

I've been doing my food diary for the past 2 half hours not including last night.

Gonna study for amath and emath after I'm done which I hope would be soon (stupid world map). Probably giving dance a miss. I'm in a study mood now (: But if I miss dance I won't learn the SYF choreography and might not get chosen for SYF bla bla bla bla.

Elvina still hasn't replied me because we are going to miss lessons together tomorrow :)

P/s I'm cooking my own lunch! Non instant noodles with shui jiao! Die die die to all those who say I cannot be housewife! D:

P/p/s Should I go polyclinic or doctor? Because I must pay myself - - zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Today is a happy day because

2009-01-26T01:47:00.002+08:00

1. Went for manicure. Neh no nail art
2. Ate at Swensens =) =) =)
3. I'm seeing ahem soon even though I don't like ahem
4. Got a new ahem
(Have fun figuring out I think only Elvina and Wenjun knows whoooooooooooo:D Okay not sure yet)
5. New ahem rocks =)

P/s I got my first angpao already!!!! Okay fine it's only $10, no biggie
P/p/s SUPER MOTHA HAPPY BECAUSE XC IS COMING OMG I WAS SCREAMING AND JUMPING FOR JOY NON STOP
P/p/p/s Momo is so mean, I disown you! Neh just kidding.

Eh next week is chingay leh!!!!! So exciting right got see my item on the Life cover page. Heehee!
Eh you don't ask me go home with you ah
WHAT WHY YOU SO BAD. I ALSO NEVER ASK YOU GO HOME WITH ME
How I know... Later you call me "Eh eh eh... Go home with me!!!"

So bad D: I didn't even have to intention of asking him to go home with me because there will be a bus fetching me back... D:

P/p/p/p/s Slept at 3.30-8.30am today only. And slept throuhgout reunion dinner. Is that a good thing or a bad thing?

Town all night

2009-01-24T14:04:00.003+08:00

CNY performance was great, check out photos and videos on facebook.

Woke up at 8.30 and reached school at 9, just in time to help out with makeup and hair. Did Naomi's hair, Vanessa's base + blush + eyeliner + Mascara, Rachel's base + blush, Claire and Glennis' blush. Hahaha stef I beat you in blush :) (Just jk)

Rehearsed ad check out the rehearsal vidoes on facebook. 2 by me and 1 by Grace.

The school had people who laughed non stop... Sish so inconsiderate. If you find it funny and cute you can laugh silently to yourself because we are hee hee funny. But laughing out loud during a performance was a no go. Anyway a lot of the dancers were so pissed on stage (because of the laughter) they wore black faces throughout the performance on stage. Check out Grace's performance video on Facebook for that.

Went for SS, went home with Xiao Lao Shi, bathed and went out.

My phone hung up on me... It rejected everyone's calls and lagged. Like the worse lagging in history.

Anyway I cabbed to Bugis because the sun was too hot and on the way I saw ugly guy waiting for the bus! Hahaha loser he didn't tell me that he was going home if not me (being very nice) would be nice because it wasn't peak hour. Cab fee was $10.60 though. (I'm labelling the prices so that I can account how much money I spent at the end of the day - -)

Yes I have no idea how I spent $250 in a day... Screw myself.

Cab $11
Diva (head band, bangles, bangles) $43
Levi's jeans $89 (after 50$ discount)
Dinner at Bakerzin Deluxe $24
High waisted skirt from FEP $30
Wax $13

Yeah total is $210 but I seriously have no idea what I spent on the other $40 - -

Bought bangles and a pink headband from Diva, Natasha has a set of other headbands which I'm gonna steal, prolly the black one :)

Natasha bought her wet look leggings at Bugis Street and I did nothing but look around, nearly bought the black I love NY shirt but it cost $12 and I was lazy to negotiate.

Squished into the train to Orchard and we ate at Deluxe by Bakerzin. My conclusion after dining at Bakerzin quite a few times: their food sucks. But they got really good desert. Ate set meal + warm chocolate cake which was on promotion. oh and I met Samantha Lee at Wisma, haha.

Shopped around F21 but we didn't really get anything... Or did we? Aye I forgot. Went to Ngee Ann City's Guess by Marciano and I checked out the price of the necklace that JY bought for me (omg hope he doesnt read it, I don't think he will :P)

Saw cheap cheap Guess bags, I think it's on sale, $120+ only! and the wallets are $50+ only. Hope the sale doesn't end anytime soon, because I want the bag!!!!

I got my Clarins card member. I'm not a fan of Clarins (KOSE AND CLINIQUE FTW) and I don't own any products from Clarins but I received 3 bottles of moisturiser.

Oh, me and Natasha got lost while figuring out how to go to FEP. Yesterday was my 2nd time going there.

Bought a high waisted skirt and Teddy Bear fetched me home :):):):)

Maybe going for manicure and pedicure on monday... Not sure yet :)

Nerd

2009-01-22T21:35:00.002+08:00

Studied for 4 hours straight. okay actually it included me screaming, giggling and making random comments... Then studying properly.

Everyone came late... - - Nick Ho reached at 4.30 and Wilson reached at 5 and Lukas reached at 5.30. I reached at 4... Half an hour time interval haha!

I think I was talking non stop and first then Nick Ho got really really annoyed then Lukas went to play the piano non stop, and I finally started concentrating.

Oh and Nick Ho is so weird, he said "SIAN" then he walked one whole big round around the coffee table and around wilson and then he continued studying - - Freaking hilarious.

Lukas played the piano non stop (did I mention that already???) and I studied Geography with Nick Ho's book. So much better than mine - - Gonna buy that textbook

Guys went for dinner at prawn mee and I stonned a little while with them and Teddy Bear fetched me home.

Teddy bear = my father...

I GET PERMISSION TO LEAVE CLASS AT 9AM TOMORROW TO HELP OUT WITH MAKEUP AND HAIR! WAHAHAHHAHAA :) Of course I will really help out in hair and makeup... but the joy of skipping Chinese, I feel ecstatic.

I need to think of a way to skip Social Studies, I want to go out with Natasha :(

Eating a wee bit much

2009-01-21T16:39:00.004+08:00

Ate 2 pies for reccess and I just ordered pizza hut - -

Anyway I can't stand some people. They give me the weird look when I say I learn some Chinese dance. No one has given me the weird look when I said I do ballet/ contempary... Yet.

Why do people stereotype chinese dance??!!! Chinese dance can be nice in their own way, and most of their techniques are better than ballerinas. And they have the style and performance too!

Of course their technique, style, performance is different from ballet and I prefer Chinese Dance (gu dian) actually, but I'm doing ballet because I'm better at ballet. Most of my flexibility seems to have disappeared... Somewhere. Very stiff now T_T

(Think gymnastics with nice style and performance and control and musicality)

Prefer this to the 1st and 2nd prize dancers
This is just one dance... Many others online.

Broaden your horizons people.

I do not want to run for sports day
1. running is bad bad bad for dancer's body
2. I have weak knees
3. get uneven tan lines
4. pigmentation
5. Weird non dancer muscles
6. Lose my flexibility (bad enough that I already have lost 30% of it)

P/s Did hair mask last night, so happy, my hair smelt so nice today :)