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2012-02-13T19:59:00.002+08:00

My long hair. HAHA :D

Ever since this picture is found on Facebook, people around me are asking me to leave long hair. HAHA.

kamin

2012-02-13T19:26:00.002+08:00

TADA. These were flowers from Jiawan, Yifang, Kevin and Sebastian. HAHA :) These are not Valentine's day flowers. HAHAHA.

It's really nice to receive flowers, no matter what occasion it is I guess. Third time since I received flowers! :) It's really sad to see it wither days later and die, so I guess let's not receive flowers. It's sad to see it die.

Valentine's day is tomorrow! :) HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY TO ALL :D I will be spending it single this year still :D HAHAHA. PROUD TO BE SINGLE :)

I seemed to have seen so much evil side of people nowadays.

I just don't belong here, I hope you understand.

kamin

2012-02-11T21:17:00.006+08:00

Bedok Point Mos Burger! 16 of us bombed Mos Burger. HAHA :D

Table of 6
Table of 5
Table of 5

14 of us from Taiwan trip. 2 were non- Taiwan trip peeps from Nanyang. Nevertheless, 16 of us BOMBED MOS BURGER :D

TJ : Jolin, Shuqi, Kaizhen, Muxin.
JJ : Lekhui, Jiayun, Kamin.
HC : Weixiang, Qifeng.
NY : Gaohong, Chenqi, Sihui, Yuhui, Fengling.

Notice from the colour of all our uniforms, there are only two colours - Green and Brown. We were saying we are the grass and mud. LOL. HAHAHA. I REALLY ENJOY MYSELF WITH THEM. The best part of today was the dinner and walking to Bedok point with them for dinner! :D

On our way walking to Bedok point, we came up with this super cool statement.

Blue sky white clouds, green grass and brown mud. Those who went for dinner knows what is happening. HAHA :D
p/s. Hint - The colour of all our uniforms :D

JJ, NY, HC - BROWN. TJ - GREEN. DM - BLUE AND WHITE. NICE RIGHT? I KNOW WE ARE SO OBSERVANT :D

Exactly half of the Taiwan trip peeps made it for dinner today! :D Although it was just a short dinner together, everyone had loads of fun laughing. :D

Jiayun and I sent Shuqi to Pasir Ris from Bedok and then we train home from Pasir Ris! We are such awesome friends! We will miss EVERYONE a lot! Majority of them are the people from the EAST. AHHH.

It took me 1 hour 30 minutes to reach home from Pasir Ris. I had a long talk with Jiayun on the mrt trip back home. Let's all work hard together! :D

Today is a long day.

I reached school at 7am. Half an hour early. Board the bus to TJ! Had a series of mass lectures and a presentation in the noon. It got me freaked out, I was thankful I conquered the presentation! :D

Winning is not important, it is the experience and the journey. ;D I KNOW I DID MY BEST AND DID IT :D WOOOOHOOO.

Lectures for the whole day from 9.15am to 5.00pm. TIRED. :x Today is a fun and enriching day. I learnt a lot. And I realized I can draw. HAHAHAHA. I drew on every piece of my lecture notes. LOL. :D IT'S NICE TO SELF ENTERTAIN. LOL. :D

I will remember today. :) Thank you for being a part of me! :D

p/s. I am going to mail the 3rd batch of my letters! :D The 2nd batch received my letters already! :D

kamin

2012-02-10T23:33:00.003+08:00

I just wrote a long email for my Taiwan buddy LI XIN!

Her birthday is coming soon! I will post something for her when the day comes. I really miss her a lot. And I miss the days in Taiwan a lot too.

Tomorrow I will have the chance to meet up with all my Taiwan trip peeps! All the memories.

kamin

2012-02-10T20:13:00.003+08:00

I am doing my part for the presentation as I blog now. I just want to type out a lot of feelings and emotions that I have kept within me for a long time.

I find friends around drifting away. My emotions are slowly fading. Everything is just a mundane routine. No more feelings and emotions. I no longer find the grass greener than before, the sky bluer than before and the water clearer than before. Even special scenes looks normal to me, nothing special anymore.

I can't find simple living nowadays.

Everyone seems to have a hidden motive behind every smile and actions. I find myself being restricted in every move and every smile. Not just because I am having aches in every part of my body because PE, but I find myself being soul-less. I have to really think hard before I speak or make a move. Everything I do seems to be watched and commented. Even as I write here, people are reading and commenting on my grammar, language and use of words.

Every smile, movement and words I use is judged. WHY?

Critical. Judgmental. Not gullible. Strategic thinking. Analytical skills. All these makes JC students seem to be having a motive for every word and action they make.

Our first civics lesson on 18 january, our principal shared with us the difference between a JC student and a poly student. I shall list what I copied below.

JC student VS Poly student

Conceptual ideas - Practical solutions
Strategic thinking - Hands-on execution
Analytical skills - Awareness of work environment
Verbal articulation & writing skills - Stamina to see work through

Can you see the difference between a future JC grad and Poly grad now?

College life is. Hectic. Stressful. Happening. Scary. Enjoyable, at times. How's yours?

kamin

2012-02-10T19:57:00.000+08:00

I like this picture, looks natural and scenic.

kamin

2012-02-10T19:32:00.002+08:00

DSLR really take awesome photos. You can see the whole effect and colour is really nice. This picture is taken by the photographer during my Aunt's wedding. Pardon my hair for looking so screwed then. My hair had a long day. LOL.

I had a long day today. Fever is not a good condition to get. And now my nose is not functioning well too. Tomorrow is a long day at TJC. I must get well.

I screwed up my tests today. All 3 of them, in a way.

kamin

2012-02-09T16:36:00.002+08:00

I AM BACK.

Saw two disturbing scenes on the bus back home from school today. These two scenes took place together.

1) Secondary school student(s) drinking (ice) from mcdonald's and using the straw to spit on friends at least 4 seats away from them. It was DISGUSTING. Imagine how you would have felt if you are sitting in front of the person spitting and it lands on you. I was thankful I sat behind the person and witness the whole act, not being rained by his saliva. He is a lower secondary student.

What's wrong with secondary school students nowadays? Grow up man.

2) Secondary school couple sitting real close together, the guy has hands all around the girl and behaving really intimately. They were both wearing school uniform, for your information. The guy was touching the girl as if nobody is on the bus, but the fact was the bus was full at the upper deck. I feel that the girl lacks self respect and obviously the guy has no respect for the girl. How could the guy continue to have hands all around the girl when the girl clearly shows she does not want to? And the girl should just left the bus. What a guy with no respect for the girl. The guy is an upper secondary student.

Your school is image is ruin because of the two of you.

Perhaps it's because of the sexuality video I have watched during civics yesterday, I find the actions by the guy today really over board and totally disgusting. They are on a bus, and he is already doing all these to the girl. What would become of him if they were somewhere else quiet together? I cannot imagine what would happen. I really felt like walking over to them and enlighten them.

Can you imagine the guy had his hands all around the girl from the JJC bus stop, all the way till I alighted and the guy is still doing that to the girl? It's fifteen bus stops for goodness sake. A crowded bus full of people and he still did all that. I guess he had no sense of shame. The same goes for the guy that spit the ice (saliva). What's wrong with secondary school students?

I would have felt ashamed if I were their friends and caught them doing this on the bus. I thought of writing a letter to both schools and informing them of what I saw on the bus.

2012-02-08T20:17:00.001+08:00

Let's Talk auditions this Saturday. 10am to 7pm. Not fated to be.

2012-02-08T19:39:00.003+08:00

TALK TO ME.

Anyway, I realised how much I have grown up while reflecting my talk with Qiwei. I guess chatting with people around you allows you to reflect about life?

Studying hard has became something compulsory in college. Not studying hard in college is abnormal. Am I normal or not? I doubt myself too.

Sometimes I just wish I am more honest about my opinions. I could just be natural with who I am and what I want to say and do.I have been hiding my true self again, recently. Where were the times that we used to have? Why did all these happen?

A long week ahead. Saturday, a full day workshop at Temasek JC. Sunday, BBCO celebration.

This calls for a reflection.

kamin

2012-02-08T17:58:00.002+08:00

I had a long talk with Qi Wei outside 三思雅舍 today! HAHA.

It's CCA recruitment day! I think we talked for more than an hour, standing. Everyone passing by us were thinking why we were standing outside and talking. HAHAHA. My teacher eventually persuaded us to go in and talk, but we just went in and tour and went out. HAHAHA. I miss long talks with junior / friend. IT'S REALLY NICE :D

Luckily I talked to Qiwei, cause everyone had nothing to do because CCS has little need for recruitment. Anyway, both of us were asked to help CO perform for the 5th April performance. I was grumbling, again. AHHHHS. SADDEN.

We had a sexuality talk during civics today, it was super cartoon. HAHAHA. It was quite awkward and just funny. It's a really weird topic to discuss though, pre-marital sex.

Marriage is a promise for life. Don't take it lightly. True. I would really hope to find a partner and start a relationship that lasts for as long as we both live. I have a feeling I will be single man.

Anyway, my new hair cut is like a mushroom cap. HAHAHA. Nothing blocking my view already :D

Like I told Qiwei today, you never knew how much you changed.

kamin

2012-02-05T21:17:00.003+08:00

Bukit Batok Chinese Orchestra. 5TH FEBRUARY 2012. 2nd official concert. WE DID IT. wooohoooooo ~~~~! :D

Here's a picture my parents took! ERHU ENSEMBLE :D

Spot me! HAHAHA :D

Although I know I did not play it smoothly and nicely throughout the song, I guess I really did my best.

I was really depressed after the dry run at SCH. HAISH. Out of the 13 people you see in the picture, only 2 of us are not really laozhou's current student that learns from him. So yeah. You can imagine how stressed up I was.

Immediately after I finished playing the 2 ensemble song and went back to backstage, I really heave a sigh of relief. No one could know how happy I was deep in my heart. After the last encore piece MAMA MIA, as soon as i went back in back stage, I SCREAMED OUT LOUD. I WAS REALLY ELATED.

Nothing could describe how happy and relieved I was after the whole concert ended. Watching concerts is nice, but preparing for one is really tedious and tiring. After been through 2 concerts, I am really beat. I guess I need a break.

During the dry run in the morning, I cried while Alvin was playing his solo piece - 江河水. I could really feel and sense the sadness like I was at the scene itself. Alvin really know "how to make girl cry" after 6 or 7 years of lessons with laozhou! HAHA :D

I guess hardwork and effort really pay off. You reap what you sow. EVERYONE DID A GREAT JOB. :)

I am stepping down at the strings sectional leader after this concert. I am quite relieved actually. Well, all good things come to an end. I will be back again soon, I guess. Time to get back to academics and clear my homework.

Yeh Huar talked to me during dinner for a short while and it was really enlightening. Toh Nguan talked to me for a short while on the bus ride back to CC. I guess seniors give you really good advices.

I got to go already. A whole week of tests and homework pile waiting for me.

kamin

2012-02-04T23:51:00.003+08:00

Bukit Batok East Community Club Chinese New Year Dinner 2012.

LUCKY KAMIN WON THE 4TH PRIZE out of 18 prizes! :D More than 60 tables fighting for the lucky draw and I WON THE 4TH PRIZE :D WOOOOHOOOO ~

I ran up the stage. LOL. RAN. HAHAHAHAHA. :D

BBCO DRY RUN THIS MORNING. Everyone had loads of fun. I was feeling stressed, sad and helpless at times this morning. I guess I need to handle my emotions well. TOMORROW IS OUR BIG DAY! STEADY! WOOOHOOOO ~! :D

I met up with gekhooi after co to pass her 《那些年》 that she wants to borrow from my bbro. I followed her to Lee Kong Chien Reference library. I wanted to go home or find a random place to do homework, but I guess I really need a break. So I went to Clarke Quay and Bugis with her. It's nice to be out in the sun and visiting places I have never been to.

Now I have a pile of unfinished work. AHHHHH. HOMEWORK. TESTS. CO. TESTS. HOMEWORK. CO. AAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH.

As i was looking at my a mei zu wu qu score on the mrt back to bukit batok, a taiwanese asked me how did i got this. STUN.

I was reacting super shocked to his "HEY?". He shocked me totally. I gave him irrelevant answers that made him have no idea how to reply me. Results of a shocked kamin. HAHA. WHOLE DAY OUT TODAY. I grew up in a day.

I WILL DO MY BEST TOMORROW!!!! :)

kamin

2012-02-03T23:05:00.003+08:00

We love the environment ~! I never thought we could be that close. I guess time really play an important role.

Anyway, too many things happened in school and made me want to write down every minute of happenings.

I realised how scary reality is, in a way. I miss those days. As we get older, we are expected to be stronger. But why?

The hard truth is that, as a college student, you are expected to be studious, responsible for your actions and entirely responsible to yourself for your education.It's not a matter whether you can do it or not. It's whether you want to do it or not. This is expected of you. I guess this hard truth hit me right into my face this week.

It was a painful slap I guess.

Nevertheless, life goes on. I had to make sure I survive this long road of uncertainty and darkness, only with a glimpse of dim light. Hang on, cause there is a reason for your presence.

kamin

2012-02-03T17:26:00.002+08:00

I seek new opportunities to discover myself.

kamin

2012-02-03T16:21:00.002+08:00

Enlightenment.

Recently, I have been indulging in the motivational book I have borrowed. It's really motivating. It enlightens me and makes me feel happy. For your information, the name of the book is The Happy Student. :D

I had a really blissful lunch today! Macdonalds' lunch with Kepei, Layping, Leecheng and Xiuyi. I was spamming ketchup. I ate 3 plates of it. Long time since I ate Mac and I tried twister fries today! :D Blissful kamin. I really felt so happy and fortunate to eat mac. HAHA. I acted like I never ate mac for 10 years. LOL. (INSIDE JOKE :D )

I have been walking home from the 185 bus stop and utilizing the overhead bridge at my area more often nowadays. My legs are constantly climbing up staircases and the pain I am experiencing from strenuous PE lessons are killing me. PE lessons nowadays are really taxing and yesterday was really horror.

3kg medicine ball, over 200 stretches done with the ball. My arms and legs felt like they were not mine by the end of the PE lesson. My muscle ache pain has lasted for a week already, still aching in progress. I did not move an inch yesterday night. This goes to show how tired my body was.

I have been sensing some changes in my life here and there. It's just a feeling that things / people around me will change.

I guess I will start my life anew after this weekend. I am getting a hair cut, cutting my hair real short and be the kamin I was supposed to be. Be the happy and hardworking kamin, JIA YOU! :)

Hardwork. Faith. Responsibilities. Confidence. Belief.

kamin

2012-02-02T04:32:00.002+08:00

Hello. I am using the computer at 4.30 am in the morning. Yes, it's 4.30am.

I am supposed to do a power point slide for my presentation. I have been sleeping at 9pm in the night till 6am in the morning for the past few days that I am screwing up my life. I can't stop sleeping.

I had a lot of things that I really really wanted to blog about, but I can't seem to find an appropriate time to do so. Especially today after civics lesson and the visit to EXPO's The Moving Masterpiece. And I should start uploading the pictures I took there too. I really have a lot of things to clear.

Concert's coming and there are 2 rehearsals before the actual, which means I will have a greater pile of work waiting for me. AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH. I got to start doing my work, now.

Why do I keep sleeping?

kamin

2012-01-31T20:10:00.002+08:00

Today is the first day of school for the J1s.

I find it amusing, just like when I was in J1 last year. As J2s, we were really anticipating to see the lost faces of the J1s and wanting to know how many juniors of our school came over. It's really nice to see juniors coming in, though I do hope they get into better schools should their results allow them to.

32 Fuhua peeps in JJ, 45 Nanhua peeps in JJ, 29 Westwood peeps in JJ and Jurong i forgot how much. Definitely more than 40 I think.

Life's going on tough and scary for the past 1 month. Today is the last day of January. I really hope February will be better.

I almost fainted today, again. My PE teacher really freaked out. The fact that it was raining today and we were doing tough stretches in the Dance room, there was a large mirror for us to see ourselves. My face was really REALLY pale white. I freaked out too. I really have no idea what is wrong with me. It's the 2nd PE lesson that I almost fainted. And both are during the lesson of tough stretches. Do I have low blood pressure? I really have no idea what is wrong with myself. AHHHH.

I borrowed two motivational books from the school library today. I will finish reading them! THE BOOKS WILL MOTIVATE LIM KA MIN. 2 hours break was spent outside library cause I wanted to listen to my radio. My earpiece is spoilt. AHHHHS. So I can only blast my music at the study benches outside the library. I had a hard time trying to understand the super long passage that we have to do a presentation on. AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHS.

Presentation has to be on 11 Feb at Temasek JC! I will get to see all my CLEP friends, but I am dreading the presentation though. My group mates are NOT GOOD. Well, I should not be complaining so much. But it really sucks cause I am in the same group as my disturbing PW mate. Drove me grumbling right after I knew my grouping. I really hope things will be fine. I shall do my part well then. JIA YOU! I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE ALL MY TAIWAN TRIP FRIENDS AND CLEP CAMP FRIENDS :D

Recently I feel that I grumble too much. I have an annoying classmate whose voice is annoying and keeps talking non-stop. I am really annoyed by her. How I wish I could tell her how annoying she is to shut her up. I should bear with it. I can do it.

A long post today. I have been wanting to talk about a lot of things, but I really have no time and have no idea where to start.

Anyway, BBCO Concert on 5th February 2012, which is this coming Sunday. DO BUY THE TICKETS AND SUPPORT US! :) This shall be my last concert before Alevels this year. I will do my best! :) STEADY. 2 Erhu ensemble pieces that I will be performing and 3 combine pieces! I like this concert's pieces too. :D

Loads of things are piling up on me and I really need a break, I guess. Tests, Quizes and homework standards are not really up to expectations yet. You got to work hard, LIM!

On a side note, my face colour has not been looking very good for the past 2 weeks. I look pale and frail.

I doubt I will be coming online during the week days already. I certainly hope the concert this sunday will be a blast! And we are going to watch the 动感清明上河图 tomorrow, for FREE! SO EXCITED :D

kamin

2012-01-28T19:08:00.002+08:00

On a side note, I am and have been experiencing the inpanol effects and migraine effects.

kamin

你应该做一颗豆子

2012-01-28T18:36:00.003+08:00

Jolin sent a reply mail to me! :) She wrote about this story she saw online.

你应该做一颗豆子

犹太人说,这世界上卖豆子的人应该是最快乐的，因为他们永远不必担心豆子卖不出去。卖豆人在豆子卖不出去的时候，可以拿回家，磨成豆浆，向行人兜售，如果豆浆卖不成功，可以制成豆腐，豆腐卖不成功，变硬了，姑且当成豆腐干来卖。而豆腐干卖不出去的话，那么就把豆腐干腌起来，变成腐乳。
　　
第二种选择是，如果卖豆人把卖不出去的豆子拿回家，加入水让它发芽，那么更加妙极。几天后，卖豆人可以改卖豆芽，豆芽如果卖不动，那么干脆让它长大些，卖豆苗。而豆苗如果卖不动，再让它长大些，移植到花盆里，当做盆景来卖。如果盆景卖不出去，那么就再次移植到泥土里，让它生长，几个月后，它结了许多新豆子。你想像那是多么划算的一件事，一颗豆子变成了上百颗豆子。
　　
人生在世，不如意之事十之八九，有些人的际遇如同那位卖豆人手中的豆子，什么奇迹都会发生。
　　
一颗豆子在遭遇冷落的时候，都有无数种精彩选择，那么一个人呢，至少应该比一颗豆子坚强吧。
　　
人生在世，不如意事常八九，关键是要练就在不同的际遇下随机应变、顽强生存的本领。这样一旦此路不通，就可以及时选择另一条道路。

I should start selling beans too.

kamin

2012-01-28T17:46:00.003+08:00

Lot One Pastamania with Xiuyi Wankiang Dawn Layping to celebrate our dear Layping's belated birthday. :) I was 15 minutes early and indulging in the book I borrowed yesterday while waiting for late Yifang.

I can only say I was disappointed, again. I guess, I have to accept it for how things are.

I finished reading a chinese book on my way to and fro Lot one. Reading is really a hobby I really enjoy and never fails to enlighten me about life. This is one thing I learn from the book.

良心就是一颗好的心。安一颗好心，做不好的事，就会觉得不安。

I have to agree with this statement, a lot. It's really true. I used to be very particular about this when I was in secondary school. I never do anything against my conscious. I am not saying that I do that now that I am older, but sometimes, it's really hard for me not to. Some things are just not beyond my control and capability I guess.

I enjoy living in a world of my own.

kamin

2012-01-28T00:52:00.002+08:00

I have been grumbling a lot lately. This is not a good sign.

I grumble over my friend(s), I grumble over my group work's team mates, I grumble over little little things. I grumble over my attitude, I grumble over myself, I grumble over many things. Grumpy kamin.

I guess I have seen a little light at the end of the tunnel. This is an enlightening sight I guess. I should stop grumbling and start doing something. I should make use of the time I have to do productive stuffs.

This weekend is going to be so packed. Celebrating Layping's belated birthday over lunch tomorrow. Sunday will be a full day of practice from 9am to 6pm at BBCO. Concert is coming, on 5th Feb. Fast approaching! I have loads of catching up to do. Loads of tests are coming along the way and the stress level is getting higher. Everyone is getting on form. Am I?

Sometimes, I think that I am an egoistic person. Sometimes, I think that I am a selfish person. Sometimes, I think I am too annoying a person. Sometimes, I think I am just a bad person.

I have been thinking through a lot recently. I guess this is part of life?

I woke up one day and realised I lost all my friends. Including Yifang and Gekhooi. Yes, I freaked out. I was helpless, scared and lonely. Perhaps this is part of life? I do hope true friends stay on close to me, just like before.

On a side note, I emailed in to audition for Let's Talk 3. I wonder how do they select people for auditions?

Anyway, I find it freaky to know some people are reading my blog when I did not know they are.

kamin

2012-01-28T00:31:00.003+08:00

On a side note, being 18 seems fearful.

Just 2 months and 1 more day, I will be 18. I started dreading my birthday when I turned 16. Now, I will be 18, soon. This seems scary.

kamin

2012-01-27T23:55:00.003+08:00

TODAY IS YI FANG'S BIRTHDAY :D

I had the honour of eating dinner with her today. HAHA. The necklace is above is her birthday present that I bought 1 month before her birthday. :D NICE RIGHT? I liked it real much, but I think Yifang will love it more, so I bought it and kept it nicely for her! :D

HAPPY BIRTHDAY YI FANG :D

I am sure you had loads of fun with the surprises planned for you and the chocolate facial washes. HAHA :D It's really nice to catch up since we have not met since 2012 started! Do wear the necklace often! :) Don't like can return to me. HAHAHAHA :p

I wore my frog shirt and new green socks I bought from Taiwan! :D

kamin

2012-01-27T21:14:00.004+08:00

《那一年，我们到台湾一游》

来自德明，华初，淡初，南初，裕初的二十八名学生和两名老师参与了2011年新加坡华文语文特选课程文化访问团 - 台湾 12月3 日 – 12 月 17 日。

“又回到最初的起点”

在新加坡樟宜机场见面的二十八张缅甸的笑容，两名老师严肃的表情，气氛有着些许严肃而且尴尬。拘谨的同学们和自己同校同学围成小小的圆圈，开启各自的话匣子。尽管大家都是去台湾的同伴，各校间似乎有着厚厚的隔膜。

随着在台湾每一天的精彩而且互动活动，起初的尴尬气氛减淡了。原先的不知如何放开心结与大伙儿相处和所谓的缺乏共同话题，消除了。

在一起的时光久了，各校间话匣子打开了，友谊萌芽了。一颗颗真诚的心交托给彼此，成为了无话不谈的交心友。时间，让二十八名同学和两名老师慢慢地接受和了解自己和一起度过台湾十五天的同伴们。尽管来自不同背景，在一起的十五天后，旅途中再也没有“你我他”，只有“我们”这个大家庭。

这就是那一年，我们到台湾一游十五天的实况。

“我们终于来到这一天”

行程的最后一天，2011年12月17日星期六，我们即将离开台湾。我们终于来到必须离开的这一天。尽管我们多么不舍，不愿意离开台湾这美丽宝岛，我们共创的美好的回忆，永存在心底。我们各自带走的不仅是可贵的友谊，台湾的文化，旅途中学习到的知识，也带走一颗真心。这是颗真诚待人的心。

那些灿烂的笑容，可爱的手势，简单但充满彼此爱与关怀的小小问候，展现了三十三个人（二十八名同学，两位老师，两位导游，司机大哥）的真心。在台北桃源机场的热情拥抱，照相留念和不舍的挥别，看出大家多么渴望时光倒流，停留在台湾这一段美好时光。

有的情不自禁哭了，有的默默流泪了，有的微笑着回忆在一起的那些时光，眼角落下幸福的泪滴。

“好想回到那些年的时光”

一个月又十天后的今天，看着在台湾写的日记和电脑里无数的照片，好想回到那一年，我们到台湾一游的时光。那是一段那么梦幻而且毕生难忘的旅行。那种感觉实在非笔墨所能形容。

在十五天内，来自不同学院二十八个性格和喜好不一的同学们，从不相识的陌生人，慢慢培养友谊，到打招呼的甲乙丙丁，最终在大家的努力之下，成为了交心的好朋友。这十五天台湾之旅走来，我们这大家庭一起冒过风雨，一起为彼此加油打气，一起攀山越岭，一起上课和上学，一起哭也一起笑，也一起创造了在台湾的美好回忆。

这十五天，过得像一个月，感觉上像五天，事实上回忆里记载着永远。

相信来自德明，华初，淡初，南初，裕初的二十八名学生和两名老师们，不会忘记参与2011年新加坡华文语文特选课程文化访问团 - 台湾 12月3 日 – 12 月 17 日的点点滴滴，而且将这段美丽回忆永存心底。

那一年，我们到台湾一游。收获了满满的爱，健壮的体魄，敏感的心窗，丰富身心的知识。

- 完 -

2012-01-26T19:14:00.002+08:00

春到河畔2012。学生射虎第一天初三二零一二年一月二十五日五点到七点，成功! :)

2012-01-22T13:46:00.000+08:00

恭喜发财~ 新年快乐~ :D

2012-01-21T19:55:00.000+08:00

On a side note, I wonder if the 6 letters I sent out on 19 January has landed into the hands of their rightful owners yet?

Gekhooi told me she received already! :D

Waiting for Qiaofen, Yifang, Jolin, Wingyin and Jiayun to tell me if they received yet! :D

kamin

2012-01-21T19:20:00.004+08:00

My sbro is obsessed with balloon sculpturing since his school's principal made them attend balloon sculpturing lessons this week. He brought quite a lot of his "products" home.

This dog was made this morning when he pestered my mum to buy him a balloon sculpturing set. He's always folding them in front of me and trying to scare me. His balloons have been bursting cause he handles them too roughly.

His principal wants the p6 students (my sbro and batch mates) to master their courage and go all out to conquer PSLE. I am thankful I did not had to attend such lessons then.
BALLOONS = HORROR. SPARE ME.

I went to return my cousin her Doraemon suit after so long. They are always not at home when I bring it out. So today I made sure they were at home before going over.

My cousin bought me this FROG SHIRT from FOREVER 21! :D A SURPRISE FOR ME :) WOOOHOOOO ~! I was really hyper when I saw this and my aunt was like :" WHY FROG?!"

I think I was looking super disturbing wearing my exercise shorts and big green FHSSCO EXCO tee outside today. HAHAHA. Anyway, I AM A GOOD GIRL TODAY :D

I had fun decorating my house's green plants with red ribbons! :D SO COOL! First time I do this, cause usually my parents do it. Super nice kamin decides to be a good girl this year and decorate the plants! :D

GREEN AND RED ARE REALLY NICE ANALOGUE COLOURS :D

I went to JP library to return library books. I was super BLING BLING. HAHA. I wore my bling bling belt with shorts and bling bling scandals. LOL. BLING BLING. HAHAHA. Within 1 hour, I was home cause I dropped the books and walked in JP for 2 mins and headed home. I think I was super cartoon cause I did not even take the time to walk around and just head home. HMMMM.

And there was one / two beautiful rainbow after the rain!!

The rainbow I saw from my kitchen! :D My mum say don't take a picture of it, but I told her I just take a bit can? SO I DID. :D HAHA.

HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR IN ADVANCE :D
I guess I won't be using computer for the next few days. HAVE LOADS OF FUN :D I WILL HAVE FUN MEETING UP WITH RELATIVES! And my CNY clothes are ALL DRESSES. LOL. :D SHOCKING??? LOL.

JIA YOU to kamin on Wednesday 25 Jan! :D
Support me at RIVER ANG BAO 2012 from 5pm - 7pm! :)
I will be at the Chinese Riddles booth! :) STEADY :D

kamin

2012-01-19T21:37:00.002+08:00

I talked on the phone with yifang, talked to gekhooi on msn and cried as I did all these. The 2 litres of water I drank after PE is all out of my body. No more water left.

So what if you have a goal? Do you know how to get there? What is the process?

2012-01-19T20:01:00.002+08:00

I wonder how long I can hang on.

I really feel like giving up. It's only the second week of school. I am screwing up my life. I am having a lot of thoughts in my mind.

I want to drop H2 math and take H1 math. OR I want to drop h2 econs and take h2 csc.
I want to retain.

Why did I land myself in this?

kamin

2012-01-18T16:55:00.003+08:00

I am back after awhile. I have some good and bad news to share.

Good news 1: I got a new bed sheet - DORAEMON :D
Good news 2: I finally finished reading / understanding 129 chinese riddles.

This is my beautiful bed sheet! :D WHHHEEEE ~ I was super excited to see it!

Bad news 1: I nearly fainted during PE yesterday.
Bad news 2: I nearly fainted again after I nearly fainted. Which means I nearly fainted twice.

This somewhat summarized my scary day yesterday. I really have no idea what happened to me. I never had this experience before. Seeing black spots. Ear totally blocked. Then everything became black. I started panting. Something is wrong with my health. Haish.

kamin

2012-01-14T18:59:00.003+08:00

Today is exactly one month since I am back from Taiwan. Coincidentally, today is Taiwan's election day.

I still feel nostalgic. NOSTALGIC, after one month. I am those who do not let go of memories easily I guess. It's time to move on. Move on and live happily in Singapore, survive Alevels and let fate decipher what should happen.

Actually, I have no idea which part of Taiwan I was missing. Was I missing the new friends I met, or was I missing Taiwan this beautiful island, or was I missing the freedom I had for fifteen days or was I missing the kamin in Taiwan? I guess a part of each of these made me miss Taiwan so much. It's time for me to move on, really.

I still read my fifteen days diary, Huangls' letter to me, my angel and mortal's small notes to me every night. Sentimental? HMM. I guess perhaps those fifteen days was just memorable to me, really. Maybe because it's my first overseas trip, hence I am feeling so nostalgic?

After today, I should learn to let go and move on. Things keeps happening, Time keeps ticking and people keep changing.

I will be successful. I will be successful. I will be successful in moving on. I will be.

kamin

2012-01-14T17:19:00.000+08:00

Time to move on.

2012-01-14T16:38:00.003+08:00

Hello! I am back for more actions.

Saturday is here. Two weeks ago, sbro and I started to practise calligraphy today. Once again, we did it together! Let's count today as the first lesson of calligraphy with sbro then! :)

I shall post how I fare and how sbro fare. HAHA.

This is my calligraphy. Those with ZERO is GOOD. Those with X is NOT GOOD. I scored 10/15. Sbro says its not bad. So I am happy. WAHAHAHA :D

This is my sbro's calligraphy. He learns calligraphy for many years. SEE THE DIFFERENCE??

Anyway, I am still proud of myself. There's an improvement from the first time I picked up my brush when we practised two weeks ago. :D *Inserts proud face* Sbro is going to wash our brushes now. :D And I will clear the newspaper later.

Calligraphy requires patience, SKILL and artistic feel.

Anyway, I had a hard time trying to decode half of 129 chinese riddles and memorising them. I will work hard. This weekend is going to be cramping of stuffs into my little square coconut. LONG time since I used coconut to replace my brain. HAHA.

My eye is getting swollen and red more often than ever. HMM.

kamin

1300th post

2012-01-13T21:36:00.003+08:00

I just happen to post my 1300th post on 13th January 2012.

I saw this quote on twitter. I think it's really true.

You cry harder when explaining why you're crying.

I am listening to 胡夏《那些年》. I still remember how I cried in Taiwan when I heard and sang this song. I just cried harder when I wanted to explain why I was crying. I cried harder in the end.

Today, CNY rehearsal and there's a duet of this song. Huangls walked over to me when I was at backstage singing along. She told me not to cry. I guess, I am an emotional person.

kamin

2012-01-13T19:04:00.003+08:00

The first week of school has officially ended.

I guess I had an eventful week? I came to realise myself, my surroundings and my targets.

Ever since this year started, I have been forgetful and careless. Yes, I used to be a student that never fails to forget to bring any stuff to school. It's only the first week of school and I have forgotten to bring 3 things to school. Haish. I should really reflect.

I have been emotionally strong since school started. This is a good thing I guess. I try to keep positive whenever I am hurt. I try to keep my smile and confidence level high. Apparently sometimes I fail though. I will get stressed up and start to draw squares. HMMM.

Today I helped out in CNY rehearsal after Econs makeup lesson. It was a last minute thing cause Ms Lim needed manpower to help CO arrange chairs. Leecheng and I helped her. Yes, I helped to set up the chairs for CO. I thought it was going to be awkward, but it was nice and funny. HAHA. Huangls and Ms Lim asked if I regretted not joining CO. I told them nope, but I kind of missed the times spent in CO. Those times are torturous, but I will keep them in my heart. Nevertheless, CO did a great job today I feel. Happy for them! :)

Leecheng and I were super high backstage. HAHAHA. I have no idea why we are so excited. LOL. It's nice to look at performances from the backstage point of view. I missed doing so since I left Fuhua. Today is like a cool feeling and I am happy that I am not performing for CNY. I can sit down at the audience seat and enjoy the show! :D

Everyone is becoming stronger and better. I guess everyone will settle down real soon. Time will allow one to settle down.

I had different feelings at different times of the day.

I miss the days in Taiwan. I still read my 15 days Taiwan trip 42 pages every night and Huangls' letter to me every night. I know I will miss those times. I will keep them in my heart. I will be strong like I was in Taiwan. I will be happy like I was in Taiwan. I will be confident like I was in Taiwan. Tomorrow is exactly one month I left Taiwan.

I miss myself. The times I was kamin, the true real kamin. Perhaps time is the best medicine I guess. I will find myself soon.

On a side note, I am like limping ever where I go today. PE yesterday was full of stretching. I over stretched I think. PAIN. Walking like an old woman. OLD. Many of us were all complaining where we feel the pain and how painful it was. Imagine a group of us doing that together. HAHA.

I just can't seem to type out how I feel. I have been prioritizing sleeping over all tasks I was supposed to complete. I just can't help it but just drop everything and sleep when I am tired / having a headache. HAISH.

Kamin Kamin Kamin Kamin. Kamin. Kamin. Kamin. Kamin. Kamin. Kamin.

Sometimes, I wish I can tell you. How much I want to be with you.

kamin

2012-01-11T16:46:00.003+08:00

Today is the third day of school. In fact,there's no school today, cause it's JJ open house!

I am currently doing some editing to my 4 Taiwan trip reports. Huangls marked and returned me yesterday already. I realized that something is wrong with quite a few of my sentence structures. HMMM. Although Huangls commented that my writing has improved, the mistakes made are still the few common ones. :X

I am detesting hotmail. My account gets hacked really often and it is driving me nuts. AHHS. I have to keep changing passwords. Just changed my password, again.

Today is a long tiring day.

I woke up early at 6am as usual to accompany my sbro to school and my mum to the market! I slept at 8pm last night, woke up at 12.30am. My body clock is still weird after so long. Hmmmm. I left the house early at 8.30am to go see my physician! HMMM. She says that I may have low blood pressure, inherited from my mum. :X

I reached school before 10am. It's super early, cause my duty starts at 10.30am. I stood at the Chinese Cultural Society booth for 3 hours before I sat down. I feel that it's really disrespectful to be sitting when people are walking past you and looking at your booth, so I kept on standing and maintained a smile throughout. It was tiring.

Not many stopped and asked questions. Even if they did, they asked some weird irrelevant questions with regards to our booth. Nevertheless, at least they stopped and asked.

I managed to see many juniors today. Qiwei, Melissa, Jiaxin, Peipei, Wendy and some I didn't get to spot? To all who received your olevels results: No matter what's the results, move on to the next phase of your life. Make a wise choice and just do your best! :)

Standing at CCS' booth made me realise that actually I am not a very dedicated / committed CCS member. I guess I can talk about what we do during CCS, but I cannot actually name all the things found on the table. Mr Freddie actually disturbed me by asking me to name the 文房四宝 and their purposes found on our table display. I struggled to answer him, but I eventually did it. And I cannot recite 三字经. I did not learn the full version. HAISH.

I managed to talk to a few other CCS members and gained new knowledge. Open house actually can bond people together! It was not that bad an experience as I thought it would be. I was dragged up to attend the chinese riddles briefing before my duty ended. :X I felt really bad to abandon Jiayun and Kaijia there.

Chinese riddles briefing totoally freaked me out. I have to memorise how to derive 129 riddles and their answers. Yes, it is so scary. I freaked out too. I am going to be the Emcee, together with Su Li for chinese riddles for River Angbao 2012 on 25th Jan. I am freaking out. HAISH. We are going to start the ball rolling. OMAN. The event is from 25th Jan - 28th Jan. It seems as if I am the only one so freaked out and stressed out. The rest seems normal? Or maybe they are up to the task? I am really freaking out.

My whole brain was filled with floating chinese words when the briefing ended. Information overload. I REALLY REALLY HOPE. I CAN DO IT. JIA YOU!

I left the school at 3plus, dragging my feet out of the school. TIRED. Open house can also be a tiring experience. I will not be blogging until the weekend arrives I think.

kamin

2012-01-09T17:01:00.005+08:00

Today is first day of school, also the release of Olevels results.

I came online to get some updating of my profile done on the JJ portal.

I was definitely not excited about school today, cause I left my econs homework that was supposed to be handed in at home. Yes, I was courting death. First day of school and I left the most important homework to be handed up at home. I was super worried for maths and econs lesson.

The day started well with gifts giving session. I gave leecheng her letter, joey and xinmei their gifts. I didn't see shaohui today, so I didn't pass her her gift. Kepei's letter I forgot to pass it to her in class. Our CT is a female teacher that teachers half the class CSC. There's only 23 people in our class now, from 28 to 23. It might just decrease further.

I am still the GSC rep. :) Thankful. It's nice to be with friends on the first day of school. Still, I miss some of my classmates. Haish. Whether they are not there physically or they are there but their soul is just somewhere I guess.

It's just the first day, and I am having a really bad headache after econs today. Haish. At least Mr Ho was not scolding us and thrashing all our confidences. He can be inspiring though. This week is going to be tough.

JIAYOU to all Olevels students. Make a wise choice. Follow your heart. :)

This academic year is going to be TOUGH for me. JIA YOU. Like Mr Ho said, "Studying is a passport to your future desired goals."

* collecting the shirts at JP, 7pm.

kamin

2012-01-08T20:46:00.005+08:00

School starts tomorrow. AWWW.

I just confirmed my meeting with stephanie to get the t-shirts I ordered from her to do a part for charity! :) 3 t-shirts for $10. I hope my little help will help those in need.

School is starting tomorrow. I am not ready, I have to admit. I just took a look at the time table next year. Seems scary, and my CT once again is not teaching the other half of the class. Haish. I really fear how our class will integrate and blend as one. HAISH.

Too many things overwhelming, again.
BBCO concert. Our Guest of Honour is SR NATHAN. OMAN. I need to work hard. I have two sectional pieces and 3 combine songs. The chinese riddles event happening during CNY. Haish. All the academics stuff piling. I haven't finish my homework yet. Most screwed ever.

School is starting tomorrow. Jia you kamin!

Believe in yourself - Kungfu Panda. 笑口常开，好彩自然来!

kamin

2012-01-07T22:12:00.002+08:00

My favourite red shirt. I wore this shirt back to Fuhua today. (this picture was taken during the day I met yifang with sbro)

I am feeling screwed now. I am tired. I am feeling sick. I am tired. I am feeling worried. I am depressed. I am feeling helpless. I am so screwed. I am feeling listless. I am tired. I am feeling tired. I am worried. I am feeling tired. I am screwed.

Ignore me. I am tired.

kamin

2012-01-07T18:03:00.005+08:00

It's really nice to be back at Fuhua.

The feeling of breathing the air there seems fresher even. Enthusiastic me starting running up and down the spiral staircase, left and right of the corridors and everywhere in the study area/ music room. Stepping on every inch of the floor in Fuhua is an awesome feeling.

Met juniors, teachers, seniors and the super cute auntie that take cares of the school's cleanliness. A huge wave and a friendly call out to them. Nice catching up session with them and the conversation topic never ends.

"HELLO ~! I AM BACK!"
This was what I said when I crashed their sectionals this morning, especially hyper when I stepped into the music room to see my own section juniors. I was greeted with happy and excited/ shocked faces that I went back today, all waving and screaming "KAMIN!!!". HAHA. I was really happy and touched, serious. They are hardly so hyper as a whole section afterall. It's really nice to be back!

Ms Chen and Ms Zeng are now the new teacher IC of CO. Apparently CO and Band had a switch of teachers. I was super shocked to know this, but I witnessed today how both the teachers are really enthusiastic about setting things right for CO. FHSSCO Alumni club is going to be set up soon! I really hope it really gets established and not empty talk, just like the past few years. The response from alumni is really overwhelming, and I am really happy about it.

Evon, Junjie and I went back today. Evon literally went back every sectional, but Junjie and I just decided to pop in to see how CO is doing. I had fun touching Junjie's botak head and he didn't knew it was me! :D I just didn't chase him, running in square like I told him I would on yesterday FB chat. HAHA. I was supposed to meet Evon at LZ house void deck at 8.30am. I woke up at 8am, stunned. Within 15 minutes, I was out of the house and thankfully there on time. LZ was super shocked to see me. HAHA.

Did I find myself today? I did actually. I found the past me. The Ex -Chairman of FHSSCO kamin. That was the me I was missing for the last year. The kamin that goes around with a smile, jumping and screaming around, hyper like nobody's business and speaking up when the need arises. It's a whole new kamin - experience today. I really hope I can bring this kamin back to school. Just half of the enthusiasm will do, I guess.

I stepped out of the school like I did not want to leave. You can say I hang on to the past too much or I just don't want to let go, but I really miss and cherish the moments in Fuhua. Although I know moving up gave me the chance to grow up to be a better individual, I will never forget the times I slowly changed and matured in Fuhua.

College life forced me to mature quickly, always on the move and making quick decisions that will affect me. Secondary school life gave me the chance to mature slowly, think and make decisions after serious considerations. It's all about speed, accuracy and responsibility as we move on in life. It's something I always never make it, thus far.

A genuine smile, a kind gesture and a friendly greeting. These are things I missed when I was in college. I started it again at the later part of last year, and I will continue doing it this year. I will not let my life be indoctrinated. I will enjoy what I am doing, do it with sense of pride and a genuine heart.

From Fuhua's music room poster -

Music gives a soul to the universe.
Wings to the mind.
Flight to imagination.
Life to everything.

kamin

I lost myself.

2012-01-06T23:21:00.003+08:00

It is possible to find your lost watch, wallet, hair clip and pen. Is it possible to find back your true self?

I lost myself. I really did.

The feeling of - I have no idea who I am, what I like to do, what I like to eat, what I like to do and why I do this.

Maybe going back Fuhua tomorrow will help me find myself? I hope.

kamin

2012-01-05T21:08:00.001+08:00

I got this from Facebook. Totally agree with this. Now I got an excuse to cry. HAHAHA :D

kamin

2012-01-05T19:19:00.001+08:00

Tomorrow will be a long day.

BBCO from 6.30pm to 9.30pm. JIA YOU! :) I will be working hard tomorrow. Steady.

kamin

2012-01-05T17:17:00.002+08:00

I am back from school. HAHA.

You did not see wrongly, I went back to school to do homework. 三思雅舍 is a nice place to do work! :) I cleared quite a lot today. Sense of achievement! I shall talk about what happened in the morning when I was in school.

Scene - Corridor of the hall leading to staffroom door

kamin - Turns left to staffroom and saw Mr Yeo (my maths teacher) standing outside the hall.
kamin - Quickly run back and walk away after saying an awkward HI (waves!)
Mr Yeo - HEY. You can walk ....... ( trails off)
kamin - takes off earpiece and awkwardly walks back

Mr Yeo - What are you doing in school today?
kamin - EHHHHH. Study?
Mr Yeo - That's good! (favourite pose - thumbs up)
kamin - Stands outside the hall awkwardly to take key from Mdm Lim :X

I was totally stunned when I saw him and I just ran away. He was like what's wrong with me :X My first instinct when I see Mr Yeo (maths teacher) and Mr Ho (econs teacher) = RUN. :X

Some time nearing the noon, one teacher knocked onto the glass window and scared me. I turned back and saw this red shirt guy. He was gesturing me to open the door, then I arrowed to him the other door. I thought he was coming in to scold me for not wearing school skirt ( I took off my skirt cause its not comfortable crossing my leg while I do work with it).

He was like:" Can you help us take 2 photos? It's just over there?"
me - "OH. SURE. SURE." ( I was in a shocked state)

I quickly hurried to wear my shoe. I was thinking should I wear my skirt before I go over, but I never in the end. The teacher was super cartoon.

He was like:" If you close the door, do you have the key? Will it be locked? Can you get in later? Are you sure you will not be locked?" He said too many things, then I was like. "ERMMMM. No. I have the key. It's inside. It will not be locked. Sure." HAHA.
(my shoe was stuck between the door and the wall, so he thought the door will auto lock if I remove my shoes. HAHA. )

The International Students ( IS) were SHOCKED to see this yellow girl with messy hair ( I clipped up my fringe when I was doing work and just let it down when the knocking shocked me) walking in. They were amused at where their teacher found someone to take a picture. HAHA. I helped them took 3 photos instead of 2. HAHA.

At around 3.35pm, I left and went down to find Mdm Lim to return her the keys. CO and Band was having open house rehearsal at the canteen. So I stood/ sat there and listened.

Mdm Lim was asking me if I want to help CO perform for open house. Then I was like :"ERRRMMMMmmmmmmmmmmm." I think I never gave an answer, but I really freaked out at their performance. At least Band's was better. CO was totally OMG. :x

Jiewei was asking me why I was so late. Then I told him I quit CO already. Then he said this:" Cause don't have me right?" HAHAHAHAHAHA. I said "Ya" nevertheless. HAHAHA. He's a super funny senior I knew in CO. HAHA. He was asking me want to help perform, cause DAMN CUI. I am really thinking hard If I should help perform or not?

Anyway, my mum painted the 铁门. I thought I climbed to the wrong floor, opened the wrong door and entered the wrong house. LOL. I went in and started screaming for people to answer me. Apparently no one answered me cause Bbro and Sbro were sleeping and mum was washing things in the toilet. I freaked out you know. Lucky I never open the wrong door, enter the wrong house. HAHAHAHA.

Today is a long day, rather eventful. I am motivated to practise my erhu hard.

kamin

effective studying methods

2012-01-04T17:46:00.003+08:00

You can prepare yourself to succeed in your studies.
Try to develop and appreciate the following habits:

Take responsibility for yourself
Recognize that in order to succeed you need to make decisions about your priorities,
your time, and your resources
Center yourself around your values and principles
Don't let friends and acquaintances dictate what you consider important
Put first things first
Follow up on the priorities you have set for yourself, and don't let others, or other interests, distract you from your goals
Discover your key productivity periods and places
Morning, afternoon, or evening?
Find spaces where you can be the most focused and productive.
Prioritize these for your most difficult study challenges
Consider yourself in a win-win situation
When you contribute your best to a class, you, your fellow students,
and even your teacher will benefit.
Your grade can then be one additional check on your performance
First understand others, then attempt to be understood
When you have an issue with an instructor (a questionable grade, an assignment deadline, etc.) put yourself in the instructor's place.
Now ask yourself how you can best make your argument given his/her situation
Look for better solutions to problems
For example, if you don't understand the course material, don't just re-read it.
Try something else! Consult with the professor, a tutor, an academic advisor, a classmate, a study group, or your school's study skills center
Look to continually challenge yourself

Credits

Top tips for learning from lectures
Before the lecture

prepare for lectures - find out what is in the books on the subject so that you are aware of what you do not need to note in the lecture
form an opinion about the subject of the lecture
set yourself questions and leave spaces to have these answered during the lecture

During the lecture

listen to 'make sense' rather than to make notes
listen for 'signposts' about what is coming next or for summaries of key points
listen for answers to questions you set in advance
write yourself questions so you can trace answers and information after the lecture
make brief notes of essential points

After the lecture

read your notes and fill in any gaps
discuss the lecture with other people
consider how the lecture changed or developed your opinions of the subject
label and file your notes

Credits

Building Effective Study Skills

There are several factors that contribute to good study skills. Each one is essential to making the most effective use of your valuable time. Taken together, they will help you build a solid foundation for improving your academic performance and achieving your goals.

First, let’s review the basic Elements of Learning you need to cultivate in order to become a successful student:

Knowing – recalling specific information from memory

Comprehending – understanding concepts in your own words

Applying - using concepts appropriately in new situations

Analyzing - understanding the relationships between ideas

Synthesizing – bringing all the elements into a comprehensive whole

Evaluating - forming an opinion and justifying it through persuasive argument

To master all of these elements requires that you practice effective study skills.

Stay organized

Read the syllabus for each class very carefully.
Be sure you understand the flow of the course – how concepts build upon one another, when assignments are due and the calendar for exams.
Determine what needs to be done and when it must be completed.
Buy a calendar/planner and enter all your study time and assignment due dates. Include class time and your outside activities. Check it every morning and evening to see what lies ahead. You’d be surprised how much this kind of constant review of your time commitments will keep you on track.
Prioritize your list of things to do. Continue to prioritize as events change.
Make extra time to finish each assignment, allowing for new questions, more research, distractions and proofreading.

Place to study, time for study

Find a place that is quiet and conducive to concentration. Avoid places that you know will be full of distractions. You won’t learn anything unless you can focus and think.
Choose a time of day to study when you are most alert. Studying when you’re tired, sleepy or hungry is not an efficient use of your time.
Make a commitment to stick to your study schedule. Every time you compromise this commitment, you sacrifice doing your best.
Turn off your cell phone ringer. Interruptions really break your flow of concentration.
Try to keep worries or problems away from your study time as much as possible.

Taking notes in class

Sit in front of the class. This will improve your alertness.
Learn to focus your attention in class. Review material before class. Look ahead in your syllabus so you’ll know what’s going to be covered.
Listen for verbal and visual cues from your professor about important information.
Ask questions. Stay involved with the material.
Develop your own shorthand and system of organizing new topics so you can keep up with the lecture. Emphasize passages in the margins.
Review and highlight notes at the end of the day. Keep track of questions you have about the material and pursue them.

Reading comprehension

Pay close attention to Chapter titles, headings and illustrations. Make sure you can address the main topics when you are finished reading.
Be an active reader. What is the author’s point of view? Formulate questions as you go along. Write them down and research the answers.
Emphasize important information by underlining or using a highlighter pen.
Take notes when you are reading complex material. Review your notes at the start of each study session.
Outline concepts using tables, flowcharts and diagrams to capture similarities, contrasts, logical flow, timeframes or cause and effect.
Synthesize what you are reading with what you learning in class lectures and study sections. How does it all fit together?
Clarify ideas and put them in your own words so you understand more readily and retain more information. At the same time, work on building your vocabulary. Always look up words you don’t know and see how they are applied in the context of what you’re reading.
Identify any lingering questions or misunderstandings you may have about the material. Talk to your professor or teaching assistant to learn the correct answers.

Seeking help

Find out what kind of help is available to you: professors, teaching assistants, campus learning centers, departmental tutoring resources, study groups, dorm resources.
Get help as soon as you start to have any doubts about mastering the material. Many students wait too long and then it becomes very difficult to catch up.
Look for campus workshops that will help improve your study skills.
Always check in with your professors if there are key concepts that you do not understand.

Preparing for exams

Be sure you are clear about what material will be covered in the exam.
What kind of exam will it be - essay, multiple choice, short answer, lab practicum, oral?
Plan your time very carefully to avoid cramming, which increases stress. Most students seriously underestimate the time it takes to study effectively.
Review your notes and test your understanding by writing out your answers or reciting them to a study partner.
Get involved in study groups early in the semester and plan special sessions to prepare for exams.
Use mnemonic devices or associations that will help you remember information more readily.
Be sure you can apply the knowledge you’ve studied. This takes more time than memorizing. Challenge yourself and practice your answers until they come easily to you.
Save all your study notes to prepare for final exams and for future coursework that builds upon the subject matter.

Taking an exam

Get to class on time. Rushing to an exam is unsettling and may throw you off during the first crucial minutes of an exam.
Take the time to know what causes you anxiety and avoid those behaviors.
Glance over the test and immediately start to plan your approach. Maybe you’ll answer the questions you know for sure first or maybe you’ll start with the questions that have the highest number of points or will take the longest. Stay confident throughout. You’ve taken the time to prepare and you are ready for this exam.
Read each question carefully and be sure you’re answering the question.
Stay aware of the time. Leave some time at the end to review your answers and make any necessary corrections.
Ask questions if something isn’t clear.
Jot down notes on the test in pencil to stimulate your memory. You can return to them later and amplify.
While you are taking an exam, stay completely focused on the answers, not on the outcome.
Breathe. Never underestimate the power of releasing tension.

Reviewing your exam results

Always go over your exam results very closely. Reinforce your correct answers and take the time to research the incorrect answers.
Check in with faculty and teaching assistants for help about how to improve your performance.
Use previous exams to review for your finals.

You can see how all of these tools work together to continually reinforce and expand your knowledge over time. Remember, the goal is always to develop your deep understanding of the many subjects you’re studying. These tools will help you do that most effectively.

Stay focused on your goals and priorities. Come back to these tips and tools whenever you feel the need to boost your motivation and discipline. And always help your fellow students and study partners stay committed to doing to your best.

Credits

2012-01-04T15:15:00.003+08:00

I am in pain now. My lips are swollen like two fat hot dogs, cracked like nobody's business. Yes. I am allergic to something I ate, AGAIN.

This time round is worst than what happened in sec 4. I am totally going mad with my lips. I can't leave the house with my scary lips right? Everyone will run away from me. I woke up early and discovered how scary my lips became. I am now eating and chewing my food like a baby. PAIN.

I am guessing that it's the Lobster soup (?!) and chilli scallop with celery (?!) that made my lips became like this. I guess. Cause I know seafood and chilli its out of my reach. My super bad laoba yifang keep saying SEE LAH. STILL EAT WHEN YOU KNOW YOU CAN'T . Well, it was my first time eating lobster leh. HOW I KNOW?!

Anyway, I just feel really listless today.

kamin

2012-01-03T22:26:00.003+08:00

Aries do not like complicated things. True.

I don't like complicated things. In fact, I may just get pissed off at complicated things / people complicating things in my life. :x I have been retweeting a number of horoscope things about Aries. HAHA. I shall post them all here! :D These are all the tweets I have retweeted on Twitter! :)

#Aries do not like complicated things.
#Aries will find many ways to make you happy. Aries love seeing you sport a smile.
#Aries is both aggressive and tender, a leader and one who acquiesces, and is both practical and creative.
#Aries may seem arrogant, but thats just cause they know what they want.
#Aries people are high-spirited, energetic individuals ready to try anything at least once.
If an #Aries gets married, they need to be very certain and very sure their partner is the right one.
#Aries get hot tempered when confused.
#Aries can successfully rely on their intuition and survival instincts.
#Aries are very dedicated to the ones they love
When an #Aries is quiet, don't overthink it. They're usually just tired.
#Aries dont like liars. They will beat you up just to get the truth out of your mouth.
#Aries always seem to be battling with themselves over some inner issue. In the end this only makes them stronger though.
#Aries can be a confusing sign because there is a complex combination of very strong masculine and feminine combined together.
#Aries make friends easily and show remarkable loyalty.
#Aries people are high-spirited, energetic individuals ready to try anything at least once.
As an #Aries arrange some time to solely relax. Don't burn yourself out through your enthusiasm and ambition.
#Aries can be talkative, but they will never give anyone advice unless asked.
#Aries help others achieve their dream.

17 tweets! WOOOOOW.

These are really true for me, I feel. Especially the Aries get hot tempered when confused. I was hot tempered during my 表姨's wedding lunch cause different people said different things and asked me to do different things at the same time. I ended up being super hot tempered. WHOOPS. :X

Well, I guess I get to know myself better when I understand my horoscope. HAHA :D

I was talking to Wendy Lim on FB cause she was asking me things about JC and stuffs like that. OLEVELS RESULTS ARE GOING TO BE RELEASED NEXT WEEK! SO FAST! :) GOOD LUCK JUNIORS! STEADY! Enjoy life to the max now! :) Fret later! SERIOUS.

And I am talking to Thing Jiayun now! :D

kamin

2012-01-03T13:23:00.002+08:00

Blow your mind ~ - Mr Simple Super Junior

This is my cousin's DSLR.
I was telling her: " You got a DSLR. Get away from me. SHOO!"
Then she was like:" WHAT?"
And we broke out in laughter after I told her I was just disturbing her. WAHAHAHA.

Anyway, today is Sbro's first day of school as a primary 6 student. I hope he's on the way home with mum already. I am excited to hear him talk about his first day of school. :D

Primary 6 students taking PSLE. Secondary 4 students taking Olevels. JC2 students taking Alevels. I think my mum will freak out this year, I am taking Alevels, Sbro taking Olevels and Bbro starting University year 1. Imagine the amount of horror she goes through with us. WOW.

I should off the computer soon. HAHA. So that we won't bug me to use it.

kamin

2012-01-02T17:28:00.008+08:00

I am back from my 表姨 's wedding! :D

I HAD LOADS OF FUN! Woke up at 4.30am in the morning despite sleeping late at 1plus. :X We reached my maternal third uncle's house at 5.40am, cause Bbro is the one opening the groom's car. His second time opening groom's window! WOOHOOO. So excited for him. LOL.

I kind of spam photos today. HAHA. I took 220 pictures today! :D I totally agree with this -
穿婚纱的新娘最美.

Here's the sweet couple! My 表姨 Hui Sze and 表姨丈Ling Hao! :D FEEL THE LOVE ~!

OH YA. I HAVE TO MENTION THIS. MY 表姨丈 LOAN A SPORTS CAR FOR HIS WEDDING TODAY! IT'S REALLY COOL :D WOOOHOOOO ~ :D

Nice sports car right? He drove this car to pick up the bride :D WOOOHOOO ~ So my bbro got to touch this COOL SPORTS CAR! :D

Our family really super on. Early morning 8 plus everyone flooded my third uncle's house. Seven families bomb his house. More than 30 people flooded his house actually. 28 family members, 8 bride and groom mates in total and 2 photographers! Magnificent sight! :D POWERFUL FAMILY :D

I was wearing my prom heels and my last CNY dress. Walking with heels is torturing. :X At least it made me tall. LOL.

Here's my cousin, me, my two aunts. HAHA :D I look tall here. WAHAHAHA. Cause of my heels. LOL. Everyone is wearing a belt. Maybe I should wear one next time. HAHA.

It's really nice to attend weddings. The last wedding I went was when I was p3 / p4. That was my paternal side Uncle and Auntie's wedding. I don't seem to have any idea how the wedding was like already. HAHA. It's really nice to see your aunts and uncles getting into a relationship and get married! :D

My 表姨 and 表姨丈 were in a courtship for TEN YEARS. 10 years. I think they are really really really sweet together and fortunate to have found each other! :D They are really compatible together! Makes me want to get into a relationship soon too. WAHAHAHAHA. My older Uncles and Aunts are now stressed. HAHA. The adults are asking them when it would be their turn. HAHA.

Here's a picture I took with my beautiful 表姨 in her green wedding dress :D

I am definitely going to get a green wedding dress! :D If my future husband don't allow, I will call off wedding. WAHAHAHA. :D I really love my 表姨's green wedding dress! :D

I think it is really cool to see both of them together! I never met my 表姨丈 before, so today was my first time seeing him. He has the Korean star look. HAHA. COOL HOR? :D I really think and feel that the couple really REALLY very sweet! 10 years of courtship and they finally got married! I FEEL THE LOVE ~! :D

We had a wedding lunch at Mandarin Oriental Hotel. 7 course meal. The food was really nice! :D Our family once again bombed the place. Now with over 10 families and 40 people. I feel really really happy for my 表姨 to have found such a nice husband! :D My cousin and I were busy spamming photos during the ceremony. HAHAHA.

My maternal third Uncle and Aunt are really happy today! :D My uncle has officially retired from the teaching force. He was a chinese teacher for THIRTY TWO YEARS. 32 YEARS. My aunt was a chinese teacher for over TWENTY YEARS too. Now you know why I am aspired to be a chinese teacher? HAHA :D

Witnessing my 表姨 and 表姨丈's wedding ceremony, 10 years of courtship, blissful times together and all the things they have went through, I realised that relationship is not hard to maintain and sustain. 10 years. It really makes me wonder, do we all have what it takes to undergo a blissful marriage and be a sweet couple?

kamin

2012-01-01T17:15:00.002+08:00

Today is the first day of 2012.
*Takes out my new 2012 diary and pushes aside my old 2011 diary*

I woke up feeling a new gush of energy overwhelming me. It's a brand new year. 2012. I took my phone from my side and looked at the number of messages I received. I went to bed at 2am in the morning cause I was watching TV! :D Channel U was showing this 绯闻家庭 show. Really NICE! :D The show made me cry on a beautiful 2012 night. :X

Anyway, I had an interesting day today.

I found out that I can REALLY perspire a lot, despite only walking under the sun for 15 minutes. It's amusing how much I perspired today. HAHA. Also, my dad is really champion. His SIM card is 10 + years old!! His SIM card failed him today, driving my mum, sbro and I crazy worried when we cannot contact him. Luckily we found him in the end. PHEW. I went to my Grandpa house today. It hurts to see his hands and arms covered with blue black and red patches. He will be fine!

I started my day sending text to people wishing them HAPPY 2012! And I had a random chat session with many of them.

Gekhooi told me to evaluate how much we know about each other this morning. So I thought really carefully and sent her good and bad points about her and she sends me mine. Here's what she said to me:

Good : Friendly, understanding, someone full of positive energy, simple but caring.

Bad: stubborn, easily worried cause read too much into things, get too emotional

HMMMM. I have to agree with all of it. HAHAHA. I will change my bad points, continue to demonstrate my good points! HMMM. I can do it. GO GO GO.

Tomorrow my 表姨 is getting married! We will be all dressed up. Makes me excited too. HAHA :D Early in the morning 4am must leave the house to head over to their house, cause bbro will be opening their car door! :D

2012 is here. Face it with a smile. Live it with your heart.

kamin

2011-12-31T14:46:00.002+08:00

I read my archives for this year - 2011. I took 1 hour to finish reading my archives. It's been a long year. 365 days past just like that. Out of which, I was living a soul-less life for most of the days.

Life's really different in 2011. I just did the colorgenics test again. It's a different answer, totally describing how I feel now.

You work hard, seeking success. You are self-sufficient and in spite of all the trials and tribulations that have beset you in the past you carry on regardless.. You are one to be admired because you pursue your objectives single-mindedly and with initiative. You know that you can 'do it' and what is more, you will - without necessarily being dependent upon the goodwill of others.
Rejection is what you fear the most and it is this fear that makes you unapproachable. You are looking for acknowledgement and above all looking for people who can appreciate you for who and what you are.
For some time now it would seem that you have been frustrated and emotionally inhibited. The circumstances which appear to be beyond your control are making it very difficult for you to develop the detached emotional attitude that you seek.
You pretend that you are a carefree individual and that nothing really bothers you - that you are so self-sufficient that whatever problems beset you they simply flow off you as water flows off a ducks back. You are experiencing considerable stress, trying to conceal yourself from the rest of the world. In actual fact - deep down, you are not at all happy. You feel lonely and you need someone with whom you can 'Let your hair down' and share your hopes, dreams and high standards. You are imposing unnecessary self restraint on yourself. You would like to demonstrate the unique quality of your character to all and sundry.
You are presently worried about your future and you feel that whatever you do will go wrong. At this time you are your own worst enemy. All the disappointment that you have experienced, coupled with the fear that there is no point in formulating fresh goals, have led to anxiety. You would like recognition and a position of trust but you are concerned that these hopes and dreams may not be realised. You are very argumentative and insistent that you are right - maybe you are - but you are pushing too hard. Take it easy, let go, and smile. Smiling and agreeing with people works wonders - try it and see.

2012 will be better. :)

I shall write a reflection of 2011 in my diary tonight. This shall be a mark of my 2011 ending. :)

HAPPY 2012 :)

kamin

2011-12-31T14:18:00.002+08:00

I was reading through my 2010 new year resolution. I am amused. HAHA.
Here's the post. New year resolution. For the new year, I shall wish for something too. :)

Dear year of Dragon,

kamin wish for GOOD HEALTH AND HAPPINESS FOR EVERYONE AROUND LIM KA MIN, GET INTO UNIVERSITY AND A GOOD YEAR AHEAD FOR LIM KA MIN. :)

kamin
31 December 2011 2.28pm.

2011-12-31T13:37:00.002+08:00

Last day of year 2011. WAHAHA.

Took a picture with my area's MP. Every time during this event, I would be wearing school uniform. Finally I don't have to. WAHAHA. LOL. I had a hard time deciphering what to wear though. So I wore my favourite shirt and a skirt. Yes, it's a skirt. LOL.

2011 is ending. Real soon. Once again, I will be counting down at home. HAHA. I just read yifang's blog. Made me want to thank everyone on my blog via photos too. HAHA. I shall see if I have the feel to do it later. :D

I looked through the Taiwan trip photos, again. Yes, I really missed the trip A LOT. Friends, people I made, new experiences that I have acquired and knowledge I have gained. I really grew up.

On a side note, I shall blog about my new year resolution just like previous years! :)

kamin

2011-12-30T20:23:00.003+08:00

Good day.

Today is a happy day, full of random feelings and emotions. Things are not the way I am expecting, I really hope everything will be okay.

Anyway, I felt how dangerous it is to be posting things online via Facebook and Twitter. I shall not post too much things online. Perhaps my blog is the only place I can confide to. Haish.

Whole family ate KFC today! :) Feel the love :D

And Huanglaoshi posted this on my Facebook wall. Really touched reading it.

佳敏！我读完了你打出来的游记！写得真棒！台湾之旅的点点滴滴因为大家的认真与热情参与而可贵，也因为佳敏的真诚与用心体会而温馨。相信大家在若干年后回亿起这段美丽的旅程，嘴角都会不经意地扬起一丝微笑！~Feel the LOVE~

On a side note, I just received my post card from Taiwan! :D WHHHHHEEEEE ~
And Jolin mail me a long note full of 繁体字 and a photo of us together!!! :D Really touched! :D

I am really touched by all the things happening around me. Engulfed by emotions, once again.

kamin

2011-12-30T00:30:00.004+08:00

I am back for more actions. Adventurous kamin flying across the wet land! I was the first person to play this and I got to say it's really fun! Like flying fox. :D

I feel hungry now. Not a good sight. I did not eat dinner, except for a 太阳饼. HUNGRY. :x BBCO open rehearsal was not bad, at least made me realise I can be better! I had to sit there and sight read 3 songs that I saw the scores for the first time. Thankful for zhensin and chernyung's help. hahaha. OH YA. EVERYONE'S ASKING ME ABOUT MY LONG HAIR. HAHAHAHA.

LZ is happy to receive his keychain that I bought for him in Taiwan! :D Makes me happy too. :D

I can't believe I was actually looking and feeling suicidal when I was heading to BBCO / find gekhooi to pass her her letter and receive my letter. I was pale, tired, emo looking and walking on the streets. HMMM.

I am talking to laoshi's sister on Facebook once again! :D We are talking in English today. Hahaha. Enlightened by her. She's from NP Chinese studies! WOOOHOO. I guess I am still in the dream world that I wish I can be in NP CMC. I should get over this soon. It will be my best memory! :D

I should get over a few things before this year comes to an end! :D Anyway, on a side not. New year resolution - Find a BF! :D

* Blogging is nice. Hints Gekhooi. LOL. :p

kamin

2011-12-29T15:35:00.002+08:00

It's nice to 泡脚! :)

My first time doing that. HAHA. That's my beautiful leg. HAHAHA. I am thankful I was sitting beside the lamp post, cause I can just grab onto the lamp post and lift my leg out of the water. IT WAS SUPER HOT. The lamp post and I look like couple in the photo. COOL.

Anyway, I feel tired out. Tired at life and tired of everything. A hair cut hours ago made me happy and relieved. Now, I feel it again.

kamin

2011-12-28T21:11:00.002+08:00

Insecurity.

I have so much that I really wish to say, but I really have no idea where to start. HMM. I shall start at a random point then.

I love to write letters.

Last Christmas, I wrote 8 long letters; Yifang, Qiaofen, Jiawan, Yifan, Puiling, Jiesi, Jialin, Gekhooi. This Christmas, I wrote 10 long letters and 2 short letters. I do believe I am those who express myself better when I write instead of talk. I am not really a person who works well with words, so I use the pen and paper to express myself.

I wrote 10 long letters ; Yifang, Gekhooi, Shaohui, Chinchiao, Dawn, Layping, Leecheng, Kepei, Wankiang, Xiuyi, and 2 short letters ; Xinmei, Joey.

I love to read long letters, so I always write long letters for friends around me. It's how I show appreciation to them actually. Writing long letters gives a sense of accomplishment. I have no idea how to describe it, but you just feel happy inside you. Inner happiness i guess. The satisfaction when you completed something with your heart. 真心.

I love to write down random things somewhere in a book.

My diary is filled with words, for those who has seen my book. I had this habit of writing down random things since secondary school and I keep all those random books till today. It brings back loads of memories when I read back. You will remember those little things that made you happy, sad and those very important things that you have forgotten. It keeps me happy and allows me to be thankful for all I have gone through.

I love to blog cause it makes me think before I pen down my thoughts.

I started to keep a blog since secondary 1. Yifang kind of introduced me to it, so I just started blogging since then. Looking back at those posts, you know you grew up all these years, becoming a better person. Writing out your thoughts, thinking about which words to use and how to phrase your sentences. Simple things like these may seem easy, but I have to admit that I take a long time to type one blog post. I think a lot before I write. Sometimes it seems annoying actually. Nevertheless, having pen down my thoughts makes me relieved.

I love to blog about things and forget them after I finish typing it.

To be true, I hardly remember what I blogged about. To me, I am relieving it after I think hard, processed it and typed it out. Blogging is how I relieve stress and unhappiness. I tend to have no idea what I blogged about after I typed it. When people ask me about things I wrote on my blog, I have no memory of it. Perhaps that is how I live my life, writing out makes me feels better and forget everything in my life.

I actually dislike to use first person "I". I replace "I" with kamin. It makes me feel better. Not attention seeking, but it feels weird to keep being so egoistic with I this and I that. My posts have been filled with I for many posts this year. Egoistic kamin.

Kamin just wants to share my views and comments from a more third person point of view. Comfortable.

Tomorrow is BBCO's open rehearsal before the actual concert. Kamin is worried.

kamin

2011-12-28T20:26:00.002+08:00

I met up with Yifang today! :D

Brought my sbro out too cause something happened back at home. Haish. I really hope everything will be fine.

I had a long chat with yifang. It's really nice to have long chats. I keep saying this whenever I meet her. HAHA. But it's really true! :) Sbro and I bus to BPP early morning, reached half an hour earlier and this yifang was super annoyed. HAHA. Sbro and I went to venture BPP's library! :D We were both super amused. HAHA.

Exchanged souvenir and presents with her! :D We talked a lot about both our overseas trip! I guess overseas experiential learning really makes us grow up, to be a better individual. I guess sometimes we must really feel with our heart before our mind takes over and starts to think.

Sometimes emotions are easier written than said.

On a side note, this article about introverts is true! :D Introverts.

kamin

2011-12-27T20:12:00.003+08:00

WAHAHAHAHA. This is my 15 days of Taiwan trip! 42 pages! To be true, I feel more sense of accomplishment for this than PW written report :x I spent $15 on this report, which means 1 day is worth $1. HAHAHA. I found it really cool. LOL.

I LOVE MY REPORT :D WHHHHEEEEEE ~ FEEL THE LOVE :D

I collected my dry wash clothes from the shop already! Doraemon outfit clean like before! :D I walked home from Gek Poh under the hot sun. It's nice to spend time with yourself, alone. :)

I downloaded our neoprints from Facebook that Xiuyi took! Everyone has huge eyes! My eyes look like I was hit a lot of times and it became black. LOL.

Here it is! I took the one with GREEN stars ;D

I am talking with Fiona on Facebook! She's a VJ at 988!

988 Internet Broadcasting Pte Ltd is the first Internet Broadcast station based in Singapore, broadcasting in full audio and video! 988 is an online radio station and Fiona is on air now! :D WOOOOHOOOO ~! I am super amused by the radio station actually. HAHA. I wonder when do I get the chance to step into a radio station. HMMMMM.

I went jogging with dad and sbro during the evening. 3km run! I have to say that the medicine I am taking has really cause my breathing to fail very badly. AHHHS. I need to keep up.

Meeting Yifang tomorrow! :D EXCITED!

I am talking to Jolin on Facebook! She's amused at how I managed to type out 15 days of Taiwan and wants me to post it somewhere so that others can read about my first overseas trip. HMMMM. Thinking. Should I?

kamin

2011-12-26T20:09:00.002+08:00

I know I look damn funny here. HAHA. This is what I do in Taiwan every night after I bath. LOL. I LOVE FUHUA CO EVEN IN TAIWAN ~! :D

Credits to Kepei for taking this funny picture. LOL.

kamin

2011-12-26T18:44:00.006+08:00

I am santa claus kamin today! Met up with 5 other sots! Kepei and Leecheng cannot make it, so they shall get their letter when school reopens! :) Meeting Yifang on wednesday! :D

I am back from Bugis! I HAD LOADS OF FUN TODAY!

THE 6 OF US TOOK NEOPRINTS TOGETHER! HAHAHA. Almost all of us stopped taking neoprints since JEC closed down, so that's why we kind of missed it. LOL. The process of taking neoprints is SUPER FUNNY. LOL. ALL OF US HAD HUGE EYES CAUSE ITS ENLARGED EYES. LOL. SUPER DISTURBING. HAHA.

It's super scary cause its SUPER CROWDED. Especially at the traffic light area. I won't be stepping there during a public holiday anymore. Too bad I did not bring my camera, if not I would have taken a picture of the crowded human sight.

Never visit town area during public holiday unless you want to be squeezed! Bugis street is super crowded. Nevertheless, I met familiar people there! :D Chuqian was seen shopping with her BF! SUPER SWEET :D

I BOUGHT MYSELF A FROG SHIRT TOO! SO EXCITED! HAHAHA.

The shop owner was nowhere to be seen when I saw the white frog shirt on display. So we stood there waiting for 5 minutes before the shop owner came back! I SUPER LOVE THIS FROG SHIRT :D WOOOHOOO ~ FIRST FROG SHIRT. WAHAHA. Can match it with my frog bag already! :D

Here it is!

NICE?? :D Gekhooi gave me the pink version of this frog keychain figurine years ago! :D Hooi! Remember??? :P

This is Xiuyi's souvenir for kamin from her China trip! :D WOOOHOOO :D SUPER NICE!

We were supposed to meet 12.30pm at JE platform. This blur kamin here thought we were supposed to meet at 11.30am, so I left the house at 10.30am with the aim in mind to print my Taiwan 42 pages diary out then train to JE. The shop was closed cause it's a public holiday. So I guess I shall print it tomorrow when I collect my dry wash stuffs at gekpoh! :D

I only realised that we were meeting at 12.30pm when I text Xiuyi while I was on the train at JP. OPPS. So I thought it would be nice to visit Lakeside! :D

I spent 1 hour blowing the wind, reading my book at lakeside and enjoying the poetic view of Chinese Garden and Lakeside! :D I am thankful for my book for company! It's really nice to be back at lakeside cause it's really has a nice scenary and I just feel happy to be there! :D

The wind was super strong. HAHA. Then there were families cycling, picnicking, jogging, looking at the scenary like I did, fishing and chatting. Lakeside is a quiet yet fun-filled place to be at! :D I LOVE LAKESIDE :D WOOOHOOO ~

We ate Japanese food today! Acceptable price with awesome food, worth it! :D If I had my camera, I would have taken loads of pictures today. HAHA.

While we were waiting for a place to seat, we heard and saw something really disturbing.

Boy spills soup on girl.
Boy: Your phone ok?
Girl: .........

What's wrong with the world?! I was REALLY shocked when I heard this. FENG DIAO.

On a side note, everyone enjoyed themselves in CHINA! :D WOOOHOOO ~ It's nice to know everyone had loads of fun and made many friends! :D I LOVE TAIWAN ~! :D

kamin

2011-12-26T01:22:00.002+08:00

I am at my last day of Taiwan trip diary. Tired.

2.30am. I finally finished 15 days of Taiwan trip. 42 pages. Eight days and night.

kamin

2011-12-25T20:41:00.002+08:00

Left with last four days of Taiwan journey. Nostalagic.

I feel like printing out the 30 odd pages together with the pictures I took in Taiwan, bind them all together and safe keep it as memories always. Do you think I should do it?

I spent like one week typing out two weeks worth of adventure!

kamin

2011-12-25T17:52:00.003+08:00

RANDOM. HAHA. Hereby introducing to you Doraemon's friends!

Blue - Doraemon (kamin)
Grey - Xiao Fu (Yi Li)
Brown - Da Xiong (Ying Ran)

I was called Doraemon cause of the thick blue jacket I was wearing throughout the trip. HAHA. And I certainly look ROUND. LOL. And I 伸出圆手. LOL!!!!

Yi Li was called Xiao Fu by random. LOL. She was walking in front of us during the hill trekking, then we just decided to call her Xiao Fu. HAHA. She totally dislike the idea. HAHA. But we still called her that! :D

Ying Ran was holding my hands while we trek down the hill, so I decided to call her Da Xiong! :D She's really funny and CARTOON! :D We are two super funny person during the trip.

Ying Ran can says NARUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUWAN ~! SERIOUS. DAMN COOL! And I can laugh for half and hour and still laughing. LOL!

Enough of my laughing. HAHAHAHAHAHA.

kamin

2011-12-25T17:05:00.005+08:00

MERRY CHRISTMAS PEOPLE :D

Let me talk about some interesting things that I conquered in Taiwan. HAHA :D

This is the Hot air balloon ride.

It looks rather fear-less a ride, but Lekhui, Jiayun and I freaked out after we sat on it. It went twirling in circles and SUPER HIGH UP in the air. Can you see the altitude difference from the picture? We were at the top when I took that picture. I was screaming like OMG and grabbing the door. HAHAHA. SUPER FUNNY.

Next, I was tricked to play this roller coaster ride. Yes, I was tricked into playing this. I had no idea what I was running for in the rain to get to this ride. After I went in, saw the seats then I was like :"OMG. IS THIS A ROLLER COASTER RIDE?!" It was then people around me starting getting real excited and like :"WHHHHHEEEEEEEE ~! SHUANG AH. LET'S GO!"

I was screaming until no sound came out, my saliva spewing all over my face and my eyes shut tighter than I ever had in my life. I totally freaked out after this ride. The happy thing was, at least I conquered my first roller coaster ride! :D It went 360 degrees turn and left, right, up and down. Total madness for me. I AM AFRAID OF HEIGHTS YOU KNOW. It was SUPER SCARY.

Next, I went to challenge myself to this. It's the Caribbean splash. We went back down first, then we went front down all the way and SSSSPPPPPPLLLLLLAAAAASSSSSSSSHHHHHH. I SCREAMED LIKE OMG. I played this ride TWICE. I opened my eyes during the second ride. It was FREAKY. Most of them played like three / four times. I would have vomited / fainted if I played one more time. Luckily I got out in time. PHEW. Enough of such scary rides in a day. My heart cannot take it.

And YES, I survived these three scary things at Taiwan. HAHA. I was telling my parents about how scary it is. Then they were like :" THEN DON'T PLAY LAH?!" LOL. They were totally laughing at me at the way I narrated the whole scene and how Lekhui grabbed my hands during the hot air balloon ride suddenly. I have to admit I was super shocked when she suddenly grabbed my hand.

Overall, it was a nice experience to conquer heights and fear! :D

It's just a normal Christmas for me this year again. I spent my day at my maternal grandfather house for lunch and a long chit chat session again! :D My cousin was rushing off cause she had to go Caroling! HAVE FUN CAROLING COUS! :D

I am doing my last 5 days of Taiwan diary already! So excited :D It's reaching 30 pages on Microsoft already. WOOOHOOO.

kamin

2011-12-24T19:01:00.004+08:00

A lesson learnt after eating this ice cream - Don't eat such long ice cream when you are in a windy situation. You ice cream will collapse and spill on you.

Kepei and I ate this super tall ice cream while shopping at 淡水老街. It was super windy, but we decided to try this ice cream cause it was super cheap! TWD $10 only, so we bought it. It was horror after I got hold of it.

The wind kept blowing and blowing. My ice cream decreased in height at a super fast pace. So, you must be thinking where did it go? It went to my skirt and all over me. I was screaming omg omg omg like nobody's business. Luckily mine was vanilla, so it was not that obvious. My hand was covered with vanilla ice cream and it was super sticky.

Lesson learnt - Don't eat such long ice cream when you are in a windy situation.

I spent my day at my maternal grandpa house today. He's really cute! :D I talked to him a lot about the Taiwan trip! :) I wrote long letters for Sots too! :D Meeting them on Monday!

Merry Christmas! :D

kamin

2011-12-23T18:58:00.004+08:00

2011 is coming to an end.

Tomorrow is Christmas eve, the day after tomorrow is Christmas and six days later, it is the end of 2011.

2011 seemed to past very slowly during the first three month, then it sped up after that. I totally lost track of time when it just whizzed past me. Life was horrible during the first three months, even more horrible during the next half of the year, until promos ended and holidays came, then life was heaven.

I never had so much fun during the holidays before. I have to admit that I was not those kind that can totally free myself from academics stuffs during the holidays. I tried to achieve it before I fly to Taiwan, but I failed apparently. The Taiwan trip made me achieve that. It was my first time abandoning all my books and notes for 15 days. The feeling was nice, cause I had never done that in my 11 years of study life.

Adapting to JC life was not easy for me. I broke down at least once in two weeks. Yes, I was that vulnerable. Life was really not easy for me. To have undergone secondary 4 life was hell for me already, in terms of mental stress and physical madness. College life was even worst, much much much more challenging in terms of mental and physical health. I still cannot believe that I actually past that stage. I suffered loads of injuries this year, most of it being the mental part.

I still cannot believe that I did not talk more than ten sentences on an average day at school. This is totally not the normal kamin that you will see when she was in Fuhua during the upper secondary days. I did try to speak up, but I failed. So I just sat there and nod / shake my head most of the time in school. I was a soul - less person in school. Come to think of it, I really wondered how I survived.

Perhaps friends is an important factor in one's life. Every individual needs friends. You really cannot live without your friends, not to say get past horrible times without them. I am really really thankful I have a group of friends that never left me alone and always there for me during tough times. Thank you everyone, you know who you are. :)

I am thankful for every change around me, making me a stronger individual when times get tougher. Everything happens for a reason. All these mould me into the Lim Ka Min you see, hear and talk to. Experiences in life are what that changes the way you think, react and believe.

Emotions is my companion during this roller coaster 2011.

I laughed, cried, screamed, cursed, rebelled, ignored, berserk-ed, introverted, extroverted, amused, desired, complained, feared, gained, lost, pitied, appreciated, reflected and loved in 2011. It was like a roller coaster ride. Full of ups and downs. Full of screams, tears and horror.

As I am writing this, I could not help just letting my tears flow. Yeah, this is emotional kamin again. I am a strong girl on the surface, but I do still have my weak side. The stronger on the outside, the weaker on the inside. I totally agree with this cause its true for my case.

Talking about this, Huanglaoshi ( I have to mention her in this post cause it's really important!) saw both my vulnerable side and my impenetrable side. Vulnerable side was seen during the Taiwan trip and impenetrable side was seen in school of course. She saw me crying two times in Taiwan. I did get rather emotional in Taiwan during the last 3 days / nights. Thankful to Huanglaoshi for giving me a hug! :)

There are just too many things and people that made a difference in my life and I cannot possibly list all of it here. I shall make a concluding statement soon. Nevertheless, despite I was pronounced with a illness that will affect me in life, I am still thankful it was not anything more serious.

Looking back, 2011 is indeed full of adventures, first times, emotions and surprises. I thank everyone for the difference you have made in my life. Thank you. :)

Have a merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. :)

* If I had a chance to replay my life, I guess I will still choose to be here.

kamin

2011-12-23T17:51:00.005+08:00

Back for more actions.

TADA. She's my buddy at 中山女高! :) She's 李欣, a really nice and friendly buddy!!

She drew my name card! :D woooohooooo ~ I was super touched! :D She's my first overseas friend that I made. I never had a chance to bring a buddy around in Singapore cause of CCA commitments and she's my very first friend from overseas! :D

AHH. I LOVE HER :D 中山女高 is really a nice school! If only I am still a sec 4 student. LOL. Can go there study. HAHA :D It's a girls school, but they are really all happy and nice people that you will really love them! :D

The next school we visited was 復兴中学.It's a private school, but people I met were really nice! Especially my buddy sitting beside me! I feel really bad that I don't know how to read/ write her name :X So I kept calling her 毛. It's her surname!

This is the class we went to! They are a really hyper bunch of people! :D Feel the love ~! :D

My buddy is the one in the center! I heard from the students bringing us that she's really hardworking and a top student! WOOOHOOO ~ :D I feel so honoured :D

I am starting to get back to normal mode already. Got to clear all my homework :X I have a mountain untouched :X AHHS. If only my world has only Chinese related subjects and General paper. I would be super happy.

Extinction should befall all other subjects other than languages.

LOL. Ok, that's bad. But I would really be happy if my school life has only languages. It's impossible though. I shall start accepting this fact.

I took 1 week to adapt back to Singapore life.

This is bad, I know. But I just could not adapt more quickly. It sounds wrong, but that was how I felt. I kept sleeping, constantly in hibernation mode. Everyone seems to be hallucinating that they are in Taiwan. Everyone misses everyone.

I guess life's full of surprises that pop up every now and then. I wrote down everyone's birthday in my 2012 diary already. What surprises me the most is that, almost all of their birthday falls on my closer friends' birthday, whether in primary, secondary or junior college. I was really shocked.

Perhaps, that's the reason why I could click so well with the majority of them. I seemed to be closer to them, 28 people from 5 different schools , than 28 classmates of mine in the same school. The only difference is that we spent only 15 days together to achieve such close friendship, but in my class, I spent like 10 months but fail to achieve such close feelings.

Maybe it was my fault too. Cause I just did not want to open up and accept the fact that - Yes, I am in Jurong Junior College. So I spent like 3 months settling down to the new environment and bottling up for the remaining 7 months.

Huanglaoshi told me, perhaps should you open up, you will receive more? Bring this jiamin back to school and life would be better for you and everyone around you.

I think Huanglaoshi made a huge impact on me. I seemed to be talking about her in my blog posts ever since I am back from Taiwan. If only she still teaches us next year. Haish. She told me to laugh out loud like I did in Taiwan during my new GSC's teacher lessons. She will help me to explain to him. LOL. This will be a traumatizing experience for him. HAHA.

* Refer to my Facebook account to have a feel of my super contagious laughter. LOL.

It feels loads better to write everything out. I would be writing another post on 2011, soon.

kamin

2011-12-22T23:26:00.002+08:00

This is my long lost sister JIAYUN. LOL. HAHAHA :D Everyone says we look alike, so we just took a picture together! Jiayun wore Lixin's spectacles. HAHA :D

Anyway, I just finished tagging people in my Taiwan album. I actually forgot to tag people man. LOL. Everyone missing Taiwan. AAAAHHHHHHHHHHHSSSSS.

I MISS TAIWAN. I MISS EVERYONE.

kamin

2011-12-22T21:59:00.002+08:00

This is a super cool picture that our friends took! HAHA. See how excited we were in the cable car! HAHA. :D 7 of us in the cable car and 2 screaming away. Yes, the 2 includes me. LOL.

My first time seating on cable car and it traveled so high into the clouds. SCARY. It's really nice to sit on the cable car with them! :D HAHA. I shall list them out - 天天 ( our tour guide and only male in the picture)，kaizhen ( the one seen wildly waving), Lixin, Shuqi and Muxin (all three not seen in the picture, Muxin was the other one screaming with me :x ) and Kepei (seen in the picture).I look really happy in the picture. HAHA.

Anyway, today is 冬至!! Ate glutinous rice balls yet? I ate a lot. WHOOOPS. I LOVE CHEWING ON MY GRANDMA'S HANDMADE TANG YUAN! :D WOOOHOOOOO ~ I FEEL THE LOVE :D

I woke up early at 8am today, feeling tired. Sleeping at 4am is like KILL ME MAN. TIRED. I had a 3 hours nap in the afternoon. Whooops. I spent my day at my grandparent's house. TANG YUAN WOOOOHOOOO ~! :D

Anyway, I miss the happy times in Taiwan. REALLY. I never had so much find over the period of two weeks for my past 17 years of holiday. It was really AWESOME.

Like what I told Zhanglaoshi when she replied my text, 我尽情地玩乐，发觉了新的自己，收获了很多，带回了很多很多。

因为有差别，所以才珍惜。幸福。

kamin

2011-12-22T03:38:00.002+08:00

AHH. It's 3.40am now. I FINISHED MY 4TH REPORT! :D WAHOOOO ~! 乘感觉还在，把报告都写好。爽. :D

Just finish chatting with huanglaoshi's sister at 3.20am. She has lessons until 9pm tomorrow. I wonder how she can stand it when she's sleeping so late everyday. HIONG. Both she and Huanglaoshi so cute man. haha :D It's nice to have a sister!

I gotta go sleep too. Have to wake up early tomorrow to go my grandparent's house.

kamin

2011-12-22T03:06:00.003+08:00

Chatting on Facebook with 黄老师's sister. LOL. Very hii right? It's 3am in the morning man.　
老师的妹妹超可爱的。哈哈。我们用华文聊天哦.

kamin

2011-12-22T01:33:00.001+08:00

Third report down. One more to go. Tired. 想哭都没眼泪流出来

2011-12-22T00:38:00.003+08:00

Love is really amazing. I listened this until I cried while I type out my report.

2011-12-21T23:02:00.007+08:00

I like this picture a lot! :D I made this myself, as in I coloured it with ink myself! :D *proud face *

I am working on my last 2 reports. Have to finish it by tonight!! *shows determination* I plan to only continue my Taiwan trip diary after I finish all my holiday assignments. I have completed 8 days already, left 7 days and the whole trip is done. 14 more hours to work on the diary. JIA YOU! :)

I had a short meet up with Gekhooi to pass her her Christmas present! Her christmas present, together with yifang's was bought like one month ago? LOL. Kamin's super kiasu. HAHAHA. Jiale started a business, so her super nice mother / senior was her first customer! :D

This is disturbing hooi with her christmas present. LOL. She had 3 attempts to take a natural smiling picture but fails. LOL. It's super hilarious looking at her pictures.Yifang shall be getting her's after she is back from chalet. Naughty dad. LOL.

Tomorrow is 冬至! I shall be staying at my grandparent's house and eating 汤圆 glutinous balls! OMG. I LOVE MY GRANDMA'S HANDMADE ONES :D SO CHEWY~ WWOOOOHOOOOO. I FEEL THE LOVE~! LOL.

Anyway, Jiayun posted my laughing video on Facebook already. I can't help replaying in like woahs. I am addicted to my laughter. I just can't stop laughing at it. HAHA. My sbro started laughing when I played the video. LOL. My laughter is so contagious man. HAHA.

And Jiayun uploaded a super nice picture that caused a commotion on our group page! :D

Here's the cropped picture! :D Our 天天哥哥 and 黄老师! :D

I seriously think they are very compatible. As in they look really nice together, cause one 175cm and one 170cm and their age difference is just right too! :D SO SWEET RIGHT? Our Facebook group is undergoing a huge commotion cause of this picture! Even 吴老师 agrees that they look very 顺眼 together! :D Even if they don't come together, I hope they find someone that they love and love them too, as soon as possible! Both of them are very nice people and should be blessed with good romance!! :)

黄老师 says that guys should be 12 cm taller than the girl to be an ideal boyfriend height. That means her's should be 182cm! OMG. SO TALL. Guess what, my ideal boyfriend height is 168cm! So accurate for mine man! :D WAHAHAHAA. :D

Oh ya, I added 黄老师's 妹妹 on Facebook! :D Had a short chat with her too! I kept calling her 老师的妹妹 during the times she came over to find 黄老师. HAHA. Like 黄老师, both of them are really nice people to talk to and really cute too! :D They sound really alike! I actually thought that 黄老师 was calling herself 黄韵如 when it was her sister calling her. OPPS. :x We all had a good laugh over this issue. HAHA. :D

I am getting really hii and it's 11.40pm already. WHOOPS. :X

From the bottom of my heart, I really really really hope that everyone is blessed with good romance and feel the love ~ :)

kamin

1260th post

2011-12-21T13:26:00.000+08:00

I wonder if I ever cross your mind. For me it happens all the time.

2011-12-20T19:48:00.000+08:00

Insecurity.

Can I know who is reading my blog?

kamin

2011-12-20T16:04:00.007+08:00

Sudden feeling of happiness (?) when I walked home from Gek Poh. I went there to send my aunt's winter clothes for washing. Dry washing seems to be very expensive. 3 sets of clothes $27 - $6,$6, $15.

I came across this slogan on the bus when I walked back to my bus stop.

A teacher may not remember when she made a difference. A student will never forget.

I certainly agree with this. A teacher may feel that they have done nothing great, but they certainly did, in the student's eyes. Many teachers made a difference in my life, too many to name a few. Huanglaoshi and Wulaoshi both made a difference in my life during the Taiwan trip.

TADA. Here's the both of them together! :) 吴老师，黄老师. :D

I asked Huanglaoshi and Wulaoshi quite a number of questions on why they became a teacher. Huanglaoshi is cause she applied for teaching scholarship to study in university, Wulaoshi is cause she's inspired by many many good teachers that taught her.

In one of my letter to huanglaoshi, I asked her this question:" 佳敏有没有老师脸？”　哈哈。Huanglaoshi read the letter, turned around and said very seriously, "有！"　I still remember her expression when she read my first letter to her.

Subsequently, I wrote a 2 page 稿纸 letter for her, as well as for 吴老师，小玲姐姐 and 天天. Writing long letters is nice, especially for people who made a difference in your life. I wrote a one page letter for the bus driver too!! :D Shall post their pictures here!

From left to right : 天天，小玲姐姐，哆啦A梦，绮凌 :D ( my telephone partner. HAHA )

Up next is 林叔叔 ( everyone calls him 林大哥, but only I call him 林叔叔 cause I started calling him that since Day1 and I just can't change it. OPPS. :X ) He is our IDOL BUS DRIVER!! :D Can sing so well and drive so well! :D

I shall post my 15 days trip (in chinese) up here after I finish the rest of the 10 days! :)

kamin

2011-12-20T14:24:00.001+08:00

I am just back from shopping at popular. I feel really tired now. I slept at 3am and woke up at 8am. Tired. I finished 5 days already. 10 more days to go.

kamin

2011-12-19T23:59:00.002+08:00

又回到最初的起点。

现在是半夜十二点十一分。我还在写报告中，在第三天了。听着《那些年》，又要有感而发了。
眼泪，不要流。

kamin

2011-12-19T15:34:00.002+08:00

The four of us plus Huanglaoshi FEEELLLL THE LLLOOOVVVVVEEEEEEEEEEE :D

I spent 2 hours typing day 1 of the trip. I have 14 more days to go. This is bad.

kamin

2011-12-19T00:10:00.003+08:00

I wished I could tell you how much you mean to me.

Fifteen days ago, I said that I will 随风而去 and let things go. However, during the fifteen days, I constantly brought the topic out and discussed about it with people around me. Some encouraged me to hang on, some asked me to confess, some said just give up and find someone else, others said forget about it.

On a side note, I did not find a Taiwanese boyfriend in Taiwan. Fear not.

I openly talked about it with my room mates, which are Jiayun Kepei Lekhui. Each of them had a different opinion. Apparently I spread too much of my love that Huanglaoshi got to know of it too. So I even showed the photograph to Huanglaoshi. Yeah. Huanglaoshi knows about it now. She thinks that the right person is worth the wait.

The right person. The right time. The right moment.

痴情的我. I don't know if you know, but I wished that you knew, somehow. Oh well, it's ironic. Nevertheless, I still want to feel the love~

kamin

2011-12-18T23:29:00.002+08:00

This is our final group photograph together! :D I SUPER LIKE THIS PICTURE! Don't you find it so nice?? :D

I lack the feel to do my 4 reports. Waiting for my 灵感 to come though it's not the right thing to do.

Experiencing Post Taiwan trip syndrome. AAHHHHHHHS.

kamin

1250th post

2011-12-18T12:41:00.006+08:00

GOOD MORNING! :D This is Doraemon Jiamin here. HAHA! Feel the LOVE ~! Have a good rest everyone! :) Na rururururururuururu wan ~ :D See everyone on Facebook! :D

This is the message I sent to 28 people! 27 new super hii friends and Huanglaoshi! :D

Everyone seems to be experiencing the post Taiwan trip syndrome already. This is the first group photograph we took in Taiwan with our school uniform and blazers! :D

It's fifteen days in Taiwan. Feels like 1 month, lives like 5 days and emotions like forever. I have grown up during the fifteen days, becoming a better individual.

I think Huanglaoshi kind of freaked out to see such a crazy kamin. After like one year of being her GSC rep, I hardly talk to her and during this trip, it's like a kamin reborn. A total diffferent kamin from the usual one she has seen. The same goes for Kepei, Jiayun and Lekhui too, I think. HAHA. I was like a total different kamin in Taiwan. Even I myself noticed my difference. I FEEL THE LOVE ~! :D

Two weeks of freedom away from Singapore, away from homework, studies and away from the old kamin.

3 December 2011 marks the day I first sat on an aeroplane and 17 December marks the day I second sat on an aeroplane. I got to say it feels just awesome. Aeroplane is really a very intelligent discovery created.

Huangloashi was laughing at me when I told her, "老师,我很紧张，第一次坐飞机."

Kepei was beside me when we were flying to Taiwan. I was super noisy cause I was like describing every movement of the aeroplane. HAHA. It was a two person seat and Kepei was beside the window. I managed to have a good view of the flight. :D I was not noisy when I flew back. I kept my control during the flight back to Singapore when I sat with Sihui and Qianyu. I had the window seat, so I had a super nice view of the flight.
SQ PILOT AND STEWARDESS WHHHHEEEE ~! :D

We brought back not only friendship, memories, knowledge, culture, food, clothes, souvenirs, photographs and emotions, we brought back everyone's love for a living.

Before the trip, I never thought I would write a post it note for all 27 friends I have met, 4 long letters for the teachers and guides while the 2 hour bus ride, many short letters for my angel and mortal and of course, writing 15 days worth of diary every night. I wrote a long letter for the bus driver too! I did all of the above mentioned during the 15 days.

I received back much much more than I gave, definitely. The long letters I received, smiles and laughter I got in return, hugs and pats, love and words of comfort. It feels really good to know that you are loved by awesome people around you. This is the happy kamin.

Nevertheless, there's always sad kamin. I cried for the last two nights. This kind of made Kepei, Jiayun, Lekhui, Huanglaoshi and a few others freak out. I think Huanglaoshi freaked out the most cause I just started crying when the rest was shopping. Like so random. She thought someone hurt me or something, wanted to beat the person. HAHA. And on the second night that I cried, I rang her door bell at 1.20am to ask for a hug. She freaked out. That's the emotional kamin.

I learnt a lot from this trip. It's not about knowledge, intelligence or power. It's about your heart. It's feeling, doing things and distinguishing right things from the wrong, with your heart. Bottom of your heart. Huanglaoshi taught me this, from the night that she came over to our room and talked to us for an hour plus. That night was a night I really thought a lot, even writing a letter for her.

I wrote a lot of letters during this trip. I just keep writing and writing, always seen with a pen and notebook in my hands. Wulaoshi was like:" 佳敏肯定有记录，不用怕." Wulaoshi is a really nice teacher/ mother! :D As the leader of this trip, she and Huanglaoshi really really 辛苦了. Not forgetting our tour guide, 小玲姐姐 and 天天哥哥 (LOL), and our super cute bus driver 林叔叔. These five important people made our trip a huge success. :D FEEL THE LOVE~! :D

* I started saying FEEL THE LOVE~! for the whole trip since we went to this 渔人马头- 情人桥 on the fifth day. :D
Here's the photograph. FEEEEL THE LOVE~! :D

Kepei Kamin Huanglaoshi :D
NICE RIGHT??? :D LOVE ~!
The wind was SUPER HUGE. SCARY. More photographs on Facebook!

I am almost done uploading 1055 photographs on Facebook. Took me two hours plus doing it. I have to start working on my 4 reports already. AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHS.
It's already 3.59pm now.

kamin

2011-12-18T00:54:00.004+08:00

GOOD DAY PEOPLE. I AM BACK FROM TAIWAN. :D

Fifteen days just passed like this. I really REALLY REALLY REALLY HAD LOADS OF FUN IN TAIWAN! :D

FEEEEEEEEL THE LOVEEEEEEEEEEEEEE ~! :D I shall give a brief summary of the trip

My first time overseas; sitting on the aeroplane; sitting on the cable car; LOOKING AT MYSELF WITH LONG HAIR, sitting on the freaking roller coaster and Carribean splash; spending fifteen days away from home; laughing and crying like a crazy woman for many nights; spreading everyone my contagious laughter and love; writing 27 pieces of post-it; 6 pieces of 2-pages worth Chinese foolscap letters; eating my 1st cup noodles for supper; meeting so many nice people and super wonderful friends; thinking of confession; spending so much money; always writing and taking down notes; looking like a DORAEMON and last but no least, LOVING THE TAIWAN TRIP WITH 28 STUDENTS, 2 TEACHERS, 2 TOUR GUIDE AND 1 BUS DRIVER :D

I am really tired now. I shall go sleep already. Good night. This is kamin with long hair after fifteen days. BYE! :D

kamin

2011-12-08T22:00:00.002+08:00

HELLLLOOOOOOOOO :D

I AM SO EXCITED THAT I AM ONLINE AFTER LIKE ALMOST ONE WEEK AWAY FROM COM. HAHA!

I am using the public computer at the hostel! It costs TWD 10 to use 15 mins! I gotta go soon! I have like only 8 minutes left. SAD HOR? HAHA.

I bought a bag for myself! HAHAHA. And many I LOVE TAIWAN Shirts! :D I
am enjoying my trip so far! Miss everyone in Singapore :D

kamin

2011-12-02T18:20:00.003+08:00

15 days for me to sort my thoughts out, be a brand new person when I am back.

Truthfully speaking, I am not looking forward to the trip at all. Too many things has been going on this week. I feel so screwed up, pissed off, rebellious and angry with everyone around me, including myself.

From my post yesterday, you could have somehow felt my anger. Yeah, I was angry with everyone around me and myself. I felt really helpless and useless for the whole week. It's a horrible feeling. I just want to have a normal life. No changes. I want peace, quiet and serene.

I hope this trip to Taiwan will enlighten me, allow me to let go and be an independent kamin.

I am blogging like I won't be able to blog for a long long time. I think I will most probably be missing my blog for 15 days. It's going to be a long long trip away from Singapore. My first overseas trip on an aeroplane.

On a side note, it would be cool if I can find a Taiwanese boyfriend in just 2 weeks. Alright, I am just joking.

Mdm Yee probed about our relationship life and stuffs. I do wish to find a boyfriend when I am 18 actually. Sometimes, I actually wish that my future boyfriend will come up with a surprise during my birthday and be really nice to me. Well, all these are just imaginary though. I still believe in 1 boyfriend and that's my last. Though it's really a conservative thought.

Nevertheless, I do believe life has everything in place and we are merely discovering our life.

Blogging about everything in my life seems to be letting my life be a transparent piece of paper for all to see through. There's nothing to hide actually. I dislike people who hides behind a mask and really deceive everyone around them. What's the point of doing so? Just show your true self to everyone around you, be the true one.

I miss the days we used to talk a lot, go home together and understand each other. I do believe all things happen for a reason. That includes meeting and being with you.

From tomorrow onwards, I will let everything go with the aeroplane and wind. 随风而去.

kamin

2011-12-02T17:39:00.002+08:00

On a side note,

88.3 JIA FM 广播训练营 is postponed until further notice! :) I was screaming at 12midnight after I knew about this four days ago. Maybe it shall be a blessing in disguise.

Follow my life path, leading to my future.

kamin

2011-12-02T17:11:00.005+08:00

I am flying like tomorrow morning at 8.30am.

We have to reach the airport at 6am. I prepared some presents for the gift exchange and for my group mates.
These are the keychains I wrapped and a note at the back for gift exchange.

These are the keychains for my own group mates, together with a short note, which I will be filling in during the trip. :D

I took a picture of myself after I took a picture of the stuffs I wrapped. For people who miss me, you can stare at this photo and miss me for 15 days. LOL. Sorry for the 自恋照 . Please skip it if it makes you uncomfortable.

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I like my eyes in the picture though.

And I like my smile too. You can spot my best buddy square eeyore at the back. HAHA. Don't miss me too much. :)

15 days without my parents, best buddy square eeyore, my spongebob, my frog, my cat and everything I am familiar in Singapore. Haish. I hope things will be fine there.

kamin

2011-12-02T16:58:00.002+08:00

Mdm Yee day. :D

I look super awkward standing there. Cause I am stuck there. HAHA.

I like this picture, though I have no idea what Declann was trying to do. LOL. Declann is a cute five year old boy, just like kael! :)

It's really nice to meet Mdm Yee after 3 months. It's really nice to be her children! The power of love. Like what she said, maybe life holds such a path for her. So she just gets on, following her life path. It's true I guess.

Life.

kamin

2011-12-01T23:31:00.003+08:00

Here's 张莹! She's my favourite DJ in 88.3 JIA FM. :D She's taking over the night session cause 迪嘉 is on leave. I love 88.3 JIA FM! :D

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kamin

2011-12-01T21:37:00.002+08:00

I am super pissed and 无奈. I freaking pack my luggage for the 3rd time already.

Put in take out put in take out. Like don't know doing what. Bring, don't bring. Put in, take out. Zip, unzip.

"Bring so much for what?!" , "Luggage so small?!" , "AIYA. Enough to wear can liao lah." , "Don't need bring these lah." , "Bring in case, BRING.". "Go there buy new stuffs, don't need bring so much."

These are the things I have done and heard for the past few days. I totally not in the mood to go Taiwan now.

I borrowed every single thing I need from my Aunt. Then different people comments on different things, EVERY NIGHT. My mum go ask this person, ask that person. Different people obviously says different things. So each night I put in, take out, zip and unzip.

It's not as if I WANT to go for this trip. It just makes me pissed and tired, worried and scared. Like what's the big deal to go traveling. I am really super pissed off when people starts to nag about traveling these days. Give me a break.

I don't want to go overseas. AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHS.

I hope meeting Mdm Yee tomorrow will make me feel better.

kamin

2011-11-30T17:24:00.003+08:00

Last day of November today. It feels really good to do a good deed! :)

I donated $5 to the Boy's Brigade outside NTUC Extra! :D Although it's like my one day allowance, but it really feels good to do a good deed! :) It kind of got awkward when I cannot squeeze the note into the can hole. :X

I met Gekhooi for lunch at Bukit Batok Mcdonalds today. I ate 3 plates of Tomato sauce!!! :D SUPER NICE! It's a substitute for my once used to be loved chilli. Poor me cannot eat chilli, curry and fried stuffs. :X

Anyway, it's nice to see OLD friends! :D I sent Gekhooi to school today! First time so close to Pioneer JC. It's located near 2 primary school and 1 secondary school, which I find it amusing. That is always why there is a morning jam there everyday.

Anyway, I went to see the doctor today to purchase all the medicine I need to bring overseas and ask him about my poor nose. Apparently my nose is seen to be 发炎, from the scan records of my brain. Nothing is wrong with my brain, but instead they found out something is wrong with my nose. LOL.

I really pray hard my nose will be good during the 2 weeks Taiwan trip! I bought strepsils, Vicks candy to bring to Taiwan from my NTUC shopping trip after I sent Gekhooi to school for her dance. I am like all geared up with medicine to go Taiwan. :X Apparently I have to eat 3 medicine EVERY DAY.

3 more days to Taiwan. How do I feel? Abit of excited, a lot of scared and loads of feelings mixed.

kamin

2011-11-29T15:23:00.003+08:00

I like this cute flower!!! :D

Anyway, I am back after going bukit batok and Mustafa.

Mustafa is a weird place. I seriously think that the people working there did not study Economics.

Who on Earth would they force / want every shopper to fasten up every bag, whether plastic bags or bag packs to ensure that they do not steal anything from in there? With so many security measures put in place, is there really a need to do this? How many fasteners do they need to use in the long run man? Like seriously? I don't get how they think. It is super not cost efficient in the long run and it is wastage of resources.

Anyway, I brought some key chains from there for the gift exchange to Taiwan. I am very amused that Merlion key chains are so welcomed! :D

I hope to meet Mdm Yee tomorrow! :)

kamin

1240th post.

2011-11-28T21:52:00.001+08:00

This post is SUPER AMUSING!!! :D

IF you were born on the:

1st, 10th, 19th, 28th of any month you are number 1.
2nd, 11th, 20th, 29th of any month then you are number 2.
3rd, 12th, 21st, 30th of any month then you are number 3.
4th, 13th, 22nd, 31st of any month then you are Number 4.
5th, 14th, 23rd of any month then you are number 5.
6th, 15th, 24th of any month then you are number 6.
7th, 16th, 25th of any month then you are number 7.
8th, 17th, 26th of any month then you are number 8.
9th, 18th, 27th of any month then you are number 9.

Number 1
You are smart, a straight talker, funny, stubborn, hardworking, honest, jealous
on a competitive basis, kind hearted, temperamental, friendly, and popular. You
always want to be on the top and most likely to be independent. You are most
likely to fall in love at a young age, but will marry once you mature! You are
likely to have problems with people who have opposite views and you are most
likely to take revenge over your enemies in a long time basis. You are a
spender, but you will have a good profession in the future. If you are guy you
will be very popular. You can go anywhere from the local shop to the heart of
the parliament because you are positive and talented in numerous areas. But in
your life you will always have some people who will work hard to bring you &
your name down. Because of your intelligence, some might hate you. You are a
pioneer, independent & original your best match is 4, 6, 8 while a good match
would be with 3,5,7

Number 2
No matter what, every one will love you because you are ruled by the Moon. You
day dream a lot, you have a very low-self esteem, you need to have a back up for
every move in your life, you are very unpredictable. You tend to change
according to time and circumstances, selfish, have a very strong sense of
musical and artistic talent and powerful verbal communication. You can be sweet
as an angel and can be ruthless when double-crossed. Some might say you have a
sixth sense. You will become a poet, writer, an artist or a businessperson. You
are not strong in love, so your relationship will be in disarray until you
settle down. If you are a girl, you will be responsible for your family. If you
are a man, you tend to get involve in fights & arguments in the family. You will
sacrifice your life for your family. You are gentle, intuitive with a broad
vision. You make a well-balanced person. Your best match is 2, 7,5, and 9 no
other people can put up with you!!!

Number 3
You are hardhearted and selfish most of the time. You always tend to have lots
of problems within your family in the early stages but you will be able to cope
with everything. You seem to have your way in everything. And from birth you
would always have to work hard to achieve anything you want. You always make a
point to set examples on others, especially the younger ones. Generally you are
not a cool person. It's not easy dealing with you. A tough player you are! But
once you are comfortable with someone, it will be a lasting friendship. You
always earn respect from others. Your Ilk seems to have lots of worries and
problems but they won't be for long. You will have brilliant kids! You love
money a bit too much so temptation will push you to try endlessly. You will look
after your family and help friends, so you will spend a life time just being
generous and kind (except for men born on the 21st). You love your freedom,
creative and ambitious, a person who brings beauty, hope & joy to this world!!!
Your best match 6 and 9. Good match 1, 3, and 5

Number 4
You are very stubborn, very hard working but unlucky in important matters in
life, very cool and helpful. You might repel people away from you, you may cause
nuisance to others if you area man, as you gifted are with understanding other
people's problems. If you are a girl, you excel in your studies and arts. If you
are a guy you spend most of your time with girl friends and you tend to have too
much fun with your mates & girls. Your friends will spend your time & money and
get on with their life and you will be left empty handed. So be careful! You
love to spend. Your positive side is that you are always around to help family
and friends. You always fall in love with those younger than you. You often live
with disappointments but you will take good care of your family. You need to be
careful of people who will take advantage of your kind heart (ahaks!). And
beware of your relationships too. You are radical, patient, persistent, and a
hit old-fashioned; you live with foundation & order. Your best match 1, 8. Good
match 5, 6, and 7

Number 5
You are very popular and you can get things done only by talking. Even to your
enemies! You are business-minded and like to do things spontaneously. You will
be famous if you get involved in any business. Your friends and families will
always ask for your help, and you are the one actually with the money to help
your friends. You will have more than one relationship, but when you settle down
you tend to be selfish. You tend to go for other relationships - even if you are
married at times because of your popularity. You tend to get along easily with
anyone because the numbers is a middle number. You love freedom and changes. You
learn your life through your personal experiences. Your best match 1, 2, Good
match 6, 8.

Number 6
Ooopppss... You were born to enjoy! You don't care about others. I mean you
always wanted to have a lifetime of enjoyment. You will excel in either
education or business management! You are talented, kind (but with only people
who you think are nice), and popular. All good things come easily to you. Your
mind and body is just made perfect for love. You are loveable by any number. But
if you are a number 6 men, you will be involved in more than a few relationships
until you get married. If you are a girl, most of you will get married/engaged
early. You are a caring person towards your family and friends. You are a person
of compassion, comfort & fairness, domestic responsibility, good judgment, and
after all you can heal this world's wounds to make peace for everyone because
you have the great power and caring talent to take the world of love one step
further.. Your best match 7, 6, and 9. Good match 4, 5

Number 7
You are realistic, confident, happy, and talented in education, music, art,
singing, and most importantly in acting. You also have a bad temper! You value
your family status a lot; you will be in the top rank when you reach a certain
age. If you are a guy you are popular with girls. Most of the number 7s faces
lots of problems with their married life. Only a few are happy. You have
everything in your life but with worries throughout your lifetime. You need to
get ready looking for a partner rather than waiting. If you don't, then you
might end-up being single. You are born to contribute to everyone's joy. Your
best match is 2. Good matches are 1, 4

Number 8
You have a very strong personality and people will find it hard to understand
you. You are more likely to suffer in your younger years. You might be also the
one responsible to look out for your family. You often suffer all the way
through life. You will learn life in a very practical way. You are the one who
will fight for justice and may even die in the war too. You are normally very
reserved with a handful of friends and most of the time, live life alone and
always prepared to help others. However, once you settle down, (which is often
late), then your had lucks will disappear. You will face unexpected problems
such as encountering poisonous animals, and accidents. You are highly-
disciplined, persistence, and courageous, and it is your strength that will take
you to success. You are a great part of a family team. You are a fighter! Your
Best match 1, 4 and 8. Good match 5

Number 9
You guys are the most incompatible people in the world. You are so strong,
physically and mentally. You often have big-aims. You will work hard and will
think it's still hard to get there, even if you already have gotten there!
Normally you suffer in the early age from family problems and generally you will
have to fight in life. You are respected by others. You were however very
naughty in your childhood, and often got beaten up by your parents and had been
involved in fights and you seemed to have suffered lots of injuries. But when
you grow older you become calm and will fall into the quiet and dignified macho
type. Love is not an easy matter for you. You are however good in engineering or
banking jobs because people always trust you. Your family life is very good, but
you will always worry over your children. Your finer qualities are that you are
humanitarian, patient, very wise & compassionate. You are born to achieve
targets and serve every one equally without any prejudice. You are a role model
for everyone. Your best match 3, 5, 6, and 9. Good match 2

kamin

2011-11-28T20:35:00.003+08:00

Results are out.

A migraine is a common type of headache that may occur with symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, or sensitivity to light. In many people, a throbbing pain is felt only on one side of the head.
Some people who get migraines have warning symptoms, called an aura, before the actual headache begins. An aura is a group of symptoms, including vision disturbances, that are a warning sign that a bad headache is coming.

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I got this from the internet. Also, these are some of the symptoms that occurs together with headache.

Other symptoms that may occur with the headache include:
Chills
Increased urination
Fatigue
Loss of appetite
Nausea and vomiting
Numbness, tingling, or weakness
Problems concentrating, trouble finding words
Sensitivity to light or sound
Sweating

Symptoms may linger even after the migraine has gone away. Patients with migraine sometimes call this a migraine "hangover." Symptoms can include:

Feeling mentally dull, like your thinking is not clear or sharp
Increased need for sleep
Neck pain <- this might be the "I sprained my neck" after my econs paper!!!

I have experienced those higlighted ones more frequently. Furthermore,

Migraine attacks may be triggered by:

Alcohol
Allergic reactions
Bright lights
Certain odors or perfumes
Changes in hormone levels (which can occur during a woman's menstrual cycle or with the use of birth control pills)
Changes in sleep patterns
Exercise
Loud noises
Missed meals
Physical or emotional stress
Smoking or exposure to smoke

I think my migraine attacks are caused by those highlighted ones.

I am thankful that my scan results are alright, blood test is normal. But my migraine condition may stick with me for a long time, depending on how severe it is.

On a side note, I have A LOT OF MEDICINE TO EAT NOW. :x

kamin

2011-11-27T20:58:00.002+08:00

These are the three super comfy and warm slippers I won for my grandparents! :D THEY SUPER LOVE IT. :D

It's really NON- SLIPPERY! You really just stick to the floor. I was super amused and playing with it. LOL. YOU JUST STICK ONTO THE FLOOR WEARING IT. HAHA :D I GOT STUCK ONTO THE FLOOR WEARING IT WITH MY HANDS. :D HAHAHA.

I am really thankful that my grandparents really love the non- slippery slippers that are comfy and warm! :D

* Scan results are coming out tomorrow. STEADY.

kamin

2011-11-27T20:39:00.002+08:00

Picture from Leow's blog. :D

The ice cream is the one we ate from Andersen's. :D And the cupcake on the left is what I gave Huien and Leow for their birthday! :)

kamin

sqaureflow

Blue sky white clouds, green grass and brown mud. Those who went for dinner knows what is happening. HAHA :Dp/s. Hint - The colour of all our uniforms :D

你应该做一颗豆子

你应该做一颗豆子

良心就是一颗好的心。安一颗好心，做不好的事，就会觉得不安。

1300th post

Music gives a soul to the universe.Wings to the mind.Flight to imagination.Life to everything.

I lost myself.

effective studying methods

Building Effective Study Skills

1260th post

1250th post

1240th post.

Blue sky white clouds, green grass and brown mud. Those who went for dinner knows what is happening. HAHA :D
p/s. Hint - The colour of all our uniforms :D

Music gives a soul to the universe.
Wings to the mind.
Flight to imagination.
Life to everything.