Friday, March 31, 2006

who glamour

music: crawling back to you
- backstreet boys


literature on stage today was a blast. all the preperation work during recesses and making props after school, were worth my while. goodwork on stage, 4A/B <3 peeping from behind the heavy curtains of the backstage, i saw joy luck club (& characters) come to life. and should i say, the most facinating were all the costumes. like really, have you seen all the costumes and makeups? they were the best today. old men looked untidy and wobbly, china mamas looking really traditional, everyone looking like wow. especially shoshana shuwen! boy, she looked like such a doll with her colourful long socks :)

did i mention i've been pinning for the weekends? today's friday and i'm loving it >3

where'd you go, i miss you so :(

Wednesday, March 29, 2006

my God's plan for me
goes beyond my wildest dreams


i'm currently worried about some stuffs. cause with human strength, it's impossible to fulfil and according to human rules (fixed), nothing can change unless God's power & help (there's nothing impossible with God!). and i've a strong belief that God's plan for my life is beyond what i can imagine. but nothing will come for free so i must work hard for what i want.

in life when you feel discouraged, when you find that everything's wrong and so difficult and you got no one to turn to, quieten down and pray to Jesus. if you believe, the peace and faith will come. be still and know He's God.

"And let us not be weary in well doing; for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not" Galatians 6:9

i don't care what may come my way
i'm running after You.

Monday, March 27, 2006

running

another turning point in life. a year to make a difference in my life, a year to strive. a quarter of the year'd passed. now that the bdiv and sec school hockey career is kinda over, i'm getting down to books. i told you there's where i belong and i'm back and loving it (hur, i hope).

the stress is resurfacing again and again. i can feel the weight. you go imagine it. literature on stage this friday. i've been guilty not attending the meetings after school. i hope i can get all the costumes as planned so there could be a contrasting effect (chinese-american culture/dressing). i pray everything goes well.

period.

Friday, March 24, 2006

blessings

music:
check on it - beyonce ft. slim thug/
where'd you go - font minor ft. holly brook and jonah matranga

i'll never forget
the strength you gave me


bdiv finals today. watching the finals, we all wanted so badly to play in it. we should have been playing today cause for everything we give, our play on the field, many many agree that we deserve more than a third place. but well, instead of complaining how luck had been bad, how life had been playing tricks on us, lets count our blessings! for fact that so much was learnt and experienced, that was priceless. bdiv 06, always & forever in the deepest pits of my heart <3

rushed back to school to meet my parents for the parents-teacher-conference. i'd such a hard time trying to get a dumb cab. anyway, i'm happy i didn't get any bad comments. i had good, encouraging comments btw. i'll continue to study hard :)

girls, i'm uploading all the photos (& editing it) so i'll take some time okay? don't rush me! check my blog for more updates :)

Wednesday, March 22, 2006

dream team

don't let fear get into
the way of your dreams


today marks an end to the most anticipated season. also the most bittersweet one. today was the last game of this season and also the last game we have together as a team. we fought hard against northland, perservered and we went into golden goal and penalty flicks without fear; just giving our best. final score was 2-1 to our favour. we really picked ourselves up from the last game and played a very much better game today. forwards were fast in getting to the ball first, midfields were great in forming triangles, intercepting passes and sending good balls into the 'd'. defenders were disciplined in marking players tight, making really quick clears and sending accurate sixteen yard balls. xinni is really queen of the 'd'. fantastic saves, lam!

we really did chase our dream - much hardwork was put in, perserverance and the undying passion for hockey and love for the team. we fought hard and came this far i'm really proud of ourselves. when everything ends, i just want you to remember the goodness you see in each other, the faith we had in each other, the believing that held us together. one aim, one heart, one goal.

and like mrs tan said during teamtalk before the game. for all the effort, hardwork and undying perserverance we put in, we don't deserve a third or a forth place. and what motivates me to fight harder was the fact that she said we should prove others wrong and show them what we're really made of. that when people watch the game, they would agree that it's a pity that this team's not in the finals.

but well, but i guess that's how life is. a good and hard lesson learnt. in life you just gotta take things in your stride. seldom, things will turn out perfect or the way you want it. there will be times when you think we deserve better but fate loves to play us and that's not within our control. just give the best you have in everything you do. if you care about every single little insult people make on you, you would have a real bitter life. one life, live it fulfillingly :)

four years of playing hockey, i learnt not just about the game, but so much more about myself and life. life's a choice. it's how you shape it. i admit, i was really playful and naive when i was in lower sec. i did stupid things i almost got kicked out of the team by ms martens who was so angry with me. i still remember, it was mrs suppiah who gave me another chance. rightfully, i must thank her cause if it wasn't for her, i won't be here today.

i was really playful and bitchy and i really wasted my years. now i look back and like my daddy says, my stress now was all pre-caused by myself cause i've weak foundation especially in maths. i don't agree what some people think of me, that i'm not cut out for studying. but seriously, the books are where i should belong. now that the season's over, i'm determine to get my heart and mind down to studying. i'm giving my best shot this time. i've so much to catch up cause i'm aiming for a jc. i've talked to my parents and i'll most probably apply dsa into sajc for the first three months. i'll study hard and make sure my final result will meet the jc requirements. i'll do just right the things you think i can't do.

and because i've an almighty God above (nothing is impossible in Him, amen!), i know that He'll bring me through the most difficult time and i'll keep the faith and give glory to His name!

bestfriend, it's time get our red paul frank watch!

Monday, March 20, 2006

learn

when i was young and naive, my daddy stuck a poster on my wall. it goes like this:

when you make a mistake, there are only three things you can do about it -1. ADMIT IT
2. LEARN FROM IT &
3. DON'T REPEAT IT


right now, i can't explain the bitterness. i dknw how to put my words but i'll say it in the nicest way possible. i'm really disappointed with the lost. but i really did gave everything i have, my best and i've no regrets. that was the only reason why i walked out of the pitch, satisfied with myself, knowing that i gave my best.

and then today i woke up sick and i missed school. as i lie in bed, i thought of the game and the conversation with carolyn, and started to feel so bitter. if everyone gave their best and we lost, i would be so damn proud because we've reached our limits and there was nothing more we can give. the seniors watching the game saw that some of us didn't play our best and they even felt that some of us gave up (esp during second-half). some of us felt so too. was it true? only youknw if you've given your best and if you did, i don't see why we shouldn't be proud of ourselves or at least yourself. i don't agree that we were less worth of winning than st nicks yesterday because we trained so hard and are just so close to where we wanna be. most importantly, it wasn't the team's ultimate best. we could have played much better. don't you all agree?

i'm sorry but as part of the team, i really feel the need to say this. and really, i'm not trying to sound like i played damn well yesterday and the lost wasn't my fault. i made mistakes too but i did must best to cover for them. we're a team and we bear all consequences together. if you feel that i said anything wrong or offensive, please don't get angry or offended. tell me cause i'm not trying to put anyone down but i'm trying to get across the point that if it's true that anyone of us didn't give our best yesterday or maybe given up towards the end, we must learn from the lesson which we paid a high price. as long as we pick ourselves up and learn from this valuable lesson, we'll always be the dream team. you girls will always be the best team that deserve the most respect and love in my heart.

but, chin up girls. the overall performance yesterday was good. we managed to hold the score 1-0 throughout the game and the goal was only scored through an unlucky penalty. build yourselves up for the next game. we must play like we're playing in the finals. tell yourselves that we're not gonna settle for anything less and so we gotta fight hard till the end. tell yourselves it is a must win and it'll drive you to play the best of you. lets play like how we played against uwc in the under21 finals. last game, give it our best and enjoy the precious memory. we can do it. the confidence and pride of the team - get it back.

Sunday, March 19, 2006

close enough

tmrw's the day! semi-finals! :D the excitement's a killer. it just feels so good, so near, close enough to where we want to be!

bubu had been really nice:

VANESSA. says:
hey girl, play hard tmr. give it your all, i want you guys to come off the pitch all smiles. ((: i'll be awaiting those happy hugs after the game okay ? (: love you very much ! GOGO THERESIANS !! (: tmr's your day to shine !

VANESSA. says:
yes ! omg, im so excited for ya'll.

VANESSA. says:
i see the GOLD in your eyes.

VANESSA. says:
we're gna be the best, and nothing but the best. no one's gna bring us down. and no matter if u guys win or lose, you guys will still be champs in my heart yes ? : D

VANESSA. says:
me too, think tonight i wont be able to sleep. haha feels like im the one playing.

VANESSA. says:
haha, i dont knw why. i just feel very excited, like tmr's the finals alr


team, if the passion for the team and desire for the team to win still burns so strong in a senior, we should be feeling it so much more stronger. just do our best. the whole world will help us in achieving our dream. tmrw, i'll see the best of everyone.

Saturday, March 18, 2006

bliss

this had been a really hectic week. it isn't a holiday, it isn't even a term break. trainings on tuesday, wednesday, thursday and saturday. the friendlies were good cause we sorted out our positional duties and the killer fitness, although tough, we pushed hard and we did it! not to forget lessons every other day. i'm glad it's gonna be over.

just got home from ms martens house. we threw her a surprise farewell party. we mananged to keep the secret well for quite some time. as usual, we took lots of photos (will upload soon) and we were quite afraid of the dogs (esp when they suddenly started barking). it's sad that she's gonna leave. i'm really motivated by the message she wrote for me and all the other girls. i don't believe it's coincidence that we end up together in the same school, in the hockey team just like this. it must have been God's magnificent plan and His extra grace that brought us all together. not only do we have a team of hardworking girls, we've great inspirational teachers and coaches who guilded us along the way for four years. without their encouragements and patience, i don't think we would've made it this far. we're such a special bunch of girls that went through a magical journey together, fighting all odds and overcoming all obstacles - like no other.

this makes me damn determined to win the semis on monday. i'm all prepared to play and kick some butt. i'm sure everyone is too.

team, if this isn't our year to shine, then which would the right year be? remember all the things we went through together to make it this far? all the trainings (+ extra night trainings), fitness (so tough), team talks, video sessions, and even overseas training trips and tournaments (we enjoyed so much!). from indivisuals to a bonded team, all the bittersweet memories, it was really a long way. faith and passion has guilded us a long way. we all believe we can. have a good day rest and rekindle the self-driven desire within you. play for each other and for your love for the team.
GO GOLD GOAL!
we're near, can you feel it?

Thursday, March 16, 2006

pot of gold

music: shine - shannon noll

happy tenth birthday darius!
i don't think you would be reading this but, nonetheless, i will say this here. it's time to grow up and stop being naughty and annoying okay? loving <3

yeah so today's my bro's birthday parrrty. came straight home after school to help my mother prepare food. i was frying chicken and i got so oily. my parents left earlier for some function and i'm home with all these kids :( it's quite a torture cause i'm not those loving-children kind of girl (no one would wanna marry me upon reading this fact, ha!). alot of his friends came (none were girls, why!) i wanna see little girls in small tops and puny mini skirts :) haha. my sista's friends came over too, but my girls didn't come! i'm so sad. they left me with all the kids. they're all gameboy and pokemon crazy and worst still running everywhere, climbing and jumping on my bed, on my preeetty bedsheets :(

i just brought the birthday cake out and they sing and blew the ten candles. they've quieten down now, i think they're tired after all the hyperness (a good thing for me). that's how i managed to sneak some time online :)

all the children reminds me of the big family in yours, mine & ours. watched the show with bestfriend, hanwei & ferlai on wednesday. youknw they've eighteen children in the family cause both parents remarried. the father had eight and the mother had ten and that makes eighteen! i wouldn't even imagine myself having one kid. eighteen? you must be kidding me, haha.

i'm hearing some screaming and snatching in my room now. i'm rushing off now. good day, loves!

Tuesday, March 14, 2006

warriors of light

you're looking like
you like what you see


hols just started and i'm kinda enjoying it. yeah there's still classes but it beats waking up at six every morning and having a full day, doesn't it? chinese mock paper was alright. but i feel that there are really too many passages in test. i always have to rush to finish the last compre passage. maybe the new exam format isn't really a good thing. training today was a friendly against victoria school. i shall keep most of my comments but yeah they were quite rough and, i think that's all i should say here. the final score was two zero in favour to them. sigh. then it was fitness, i think no one really enjoyed that. it was damn tiring but the sense of satisfaction was great after we completed all the sets of runs. i'm so glad it's all over now. i'm beat.

/ another victim of your fantasy. says:
shes a beyond beautiful
she never been no body's fool that you be stuck with. its all about me & you
believe or not this love that we got is beyond beautiful,


been missing you boo.
love you, ele <3

Friday, March 10, 2006

heartflow

a heart can break so easily
friendship is forever
we'll stick together as one


three days of mission ended. much laughter as well as tears. but those crying wasn't for nothing cause i renewed some lost friendships. i'm really so damn touched, i can't explain. i wouldn't even be this touched if my crush sent me a truckfull of roses or folded a thousand hearts for me. thanks for the many friends who'd affirmed our friendships, here's my replies to the hearts and notes.

shenevie, you really touched me cause you still remembered the sec2 incident and you still feel guitly about it after so long. i never expected the heart from you. actually i've long forgotten about the bad past. i don't have the right to judge you cause we all sin and Jesus first forgave us. don't worry, you're my friend again! a special one. thurges, hey thanks for your note. it's really encouraging to hear that i'm different from everyone else. i'll always be happy cause i've you to massage me in classes when i'm tired. thanks for everything, girl. felicia, i was really kidding when i said that you've forgotten about me. we're really different in so many ways but you still have my heart after we parted to different classes in sec3. you're someone i'll always remember. samantha, really glad to hear that from you. indeed we've been through alot. those crazy times in sec1 and 2. still remember that time in sec3 when you did silly things and when we sent you to the hospital? we were with you at night. sometimes i wish i could turn back time. but maybe things had been better you for now. study hard okay? no matter what happens, you'll always have my heart. leilani, haha i didn't know i helped you slim down. can you tell me how i did that? yup i'm doing well now don't worry about me. all the memories would be kept in my deepest pits of my hearts. i'll still be there if you wanna shop :) zhiyi, i dontknw why, but you're this friend i can never let go no matter what happens. i'm holding on your words that i'll be remembered. all the good old times will really stay with me. i've seen you grow from a rude naughty girl to a more sensible girl. study hard okay? you'll have my heart forever.

hockey favourite girls:
ber, we've been through so much since the lower sec days, remember? so glad to have you close to me now. you take care of your knee alright? carol, i've never seen you cry so much before. i'm so glad you're feeling better now. stay strong alright? i'll be there for you always! hit, your note was really cute. it made me laugh while i was crying. you said thanks for being there for me and the friendship too. haha made me laugh. be sure that i'll continue to be there for you, always! jill, thanks for being my friend for four years too. you're special and different in your own ways and i appreciate you alot! remember to support me in the semis! mar, oh man this is the first time i hear that you love me alot. haha i love you alot too beeeeach, maybe even more. mad, welcome girl. the morning breakfasts, history classes and trainings wouldn't have been as enjoyable without you. like i told you, you're the one that make me feel so good, even when at times i don't deserve. thanks for everything! sush, i will remember you forever too, especially for complaining about my hard hits that kills you. haha. lam, aye captain! strong comments on my blog? haha thanks for your encouragements on the field and keeping me alert/aware of opponents behind me. yes, we can do it tog!

everyone, prepare well for the semi-finals. once we're through, our big day will be the finals! can you feel it?

now i know i'm truly blessed and out of so many people, there's at least a friend who'll always have my heart. i still stand close to the choice of having one/a few good friends who'll support you and be there for you rather than a big group of hello-goodbye friends - those who're fair weathered and hypocrites. don't you agree?

training was good :) i'm really excited to play in the semi-finals. we go girls!

sometimes i wonder why life'd been playing so many tricks on me. sigh.

Tuesday, March 07, 2006

dear diary

reading the lastest entry on the hockey blog, i dontknw why but i feel so sad. i think it's really a pity that we drew yesterday. it should've been a win. sigh i'll let go of it and accept the fact now that the game's over. no point thinking about it and feeling so regretful. we all want to win but the strong desire will be the thing that gets us along. was talking to yingying yesterday and said she felt that crescent wants it more than us yesterday. is it true? we only know the answer inside.

youknw i learnt this during literature class and i find it relevant so i'll share. hitomi and jillian will know. we learnt about the strength of spirit, the human will is so powerful. it comes in both positve and negative ways; it can lead to success of destruction. lets look at it from a positive view point - no matter how much people encourage you, the only important thing that matters is how badly you want it. the hope and desire is self-driven and that is what will lead you to success. no one can give it to you. only you'll have it, it comes from within yourself; rekindle the fire!

i know it's painfully cliche to say this but come on, we can do it! we've gone through so much together and lets not waste all the sweat and tears alright? two more games, lets make it count.

you gotta believe
you made it this far
right now we're exactly where
we're supposed to be


mission starts tmrw, wonder how it'll be. heard that many girls cry every year.

sec3s hockey girls:
hey loves. enjoy your trip to taman alright? don't dread going cause at the end of the camp, you would love it so much you wouldn't wanna come back. rest your mind and take time to visualise the semifinals and come back stronger together alright? take care of each other. will be praying for you girls. come back soooon! :)

Glory to God, i passed my maths! God is good, all the time! :)

Monday, March 06, 2006

heartburn

i'm kinda disappointed in today's game, especially my play. i started playing without a single fear and i wasn't worried or nervous either. then in the game, i didn't get any nervous but i was frustrated with myself. for letting in a very slow goal, miss-tackling cause i always anticipate the wrong move from the forwards and my hits were always intercepted. i expected more from myself but maybe like mr dankar said, i might have set too high expectations for myself that's why it's affecting me. there's alot to learn from this game. i need to take time to sleep on them.

on the positive side, i feel i'm currently playing the best hockey, considering all the years in sec school. i'm happy about that because it's at this point i'm really enjoying myself the most. we've cleared the quarter finals and we're through to the semis but right now we're unsure if we're the top of our pool. gotta wait for the results of the other teams to be out on wed. come on girls, our next game will be better. GO TEAM! :)

been missing you, shuping! <3

Friday, March 03, 2006

desire

game against teck whye was good. we've much to improve on and like everyone said, we could have played much better. i'm pretty happy with my personal game. i think my hits were most consistent today. i'm very happy that i saved two goals. i'm more confident and i can see the team improving and having more confidence. it's a good sign. few more games and bdiv will come to an end. it's the last year we (sec4s) are playing for school and wearing school colours. everything will get tougher and at this point, it all matters on who wants it more. i'm positive. i'm gonna up my game.

today's 3th march, the exact day mr balbir left us a year ago. i still remember we were all in tears. but we managed to push ourselves to finals. he was at our finals last year, hiding and watching. and we never got a chance to see him anymore. unless you count the time we so coincidentally saw him in his car in KL. well, one year has passed and i hope he's doing well like we're. sometimes i miss the kind of scoldings we get on the pitch. haha remember this? bloody clowns. where's your desire? who wants it more? mr dankar is nicer in a way cause he's not so harsh on his words. both are good so thank God for everything good and bad that had happened. count your blessings!

alright no more emo talk. who wanna go out with me tmrw? text me tonight.

Thursday, March 02, 2006

heartburn

the unanticipated week of common tests is almost over. praise the Lord for that. for giving me strength & bringing me through every horrible late-night-mugging sessions. i think i'll do okay this time but not up to standard. but that's about the best i can give, if you'd seen how shag i am at the end of each day (with spectacles on). no horror, cause you will never see me in my spectacles, not even if you spring me a visit. oh geeeez.

i'm beginning to fall in love with literature all over again. joy luck club is really a well written book. issues on 'mother and daughter' & 'cultural/perspective clash' are so relevant in life, don't you think so too? i like amy tan and the deep-way of her writing. sometimes so deep i dontknw where bottom is. i bought her new book, saving fish from drowning. haven't read it yet, but judging from the preface, the book won't disappoint you. go read.

i'm gonna have a really late night. i gotta & visualise for tmrw's game, teck whye. i'm determine to play better than usual in the coming games.

don't forget our dream