words women use. grin.

Ay. Be going away soon. Tomorrow to be exact. Let's see.
25th to the 29th is the supa camp for kids and then I'll be back on the 30th which is a tuesday so I can play ultimate! Then... the 1st to the 3rd is the netball camp. Hmmm. The 5th is actually the beginning of yf camp but reporting time's at six so I'm hoping that I can make a trip down to the field at bishan park to watch the league and maybe throw disc. So I'll be away from the 5th to the 11th. Which is sat. So on the 12th I can watch the league again! (: Then from the 13th to the 17th is obs following which I'll be done with camps. phew.
That's a lot huh? I don't think I have enough clothes so this calls for a shopping trip! ((: Which I am doing later today with amanda. (((:
I LLLLLLLLLLLLLLOOOOOOOOOOOOVVEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE shopping!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
haha.

Anyway. The past two days have been madness. Like, I know I keep saying that [and it always is] but just listen. [Or read. haha] On monday I woke up at seven plus for training, and went for dance after that. [which I didn't really like, although it was interesting.] Showered in school, and then eguene picked me up and we went to his place where the rest were and man. I had lunch, watched a show, played squash, table tennis etcetcetc and topped it off that night with throwing discs in his swimming pool.
The next day?
I had to umpire for some carnival at rgs with the rest of the team from two onwards but it kept raining so I ended up having to umpire in the rain! It really was heavy and I was dripping wet. Oh haha guess what. The string on my whistle start bleeding its colour [yellow] and I didn't realise. Must've wiped my face with the stained hand bcz after the game charissa was like,
"rachel, your face is yellow."
and I said, "um I know. I'm chinese".
hahaha. Fortunately it wiped off pretty easily and I went off at four plus to meet eguene to go down to nyp to play ultimate. It was good! We ran barefoot on the hockey pitch which was really fun. And yeah. haha. I love ultimate! (: We played for about 3 hours straight without subs and just one break. Really really tiring but so fun! We stopped at about eight four five and after showering went to s11 at ang mo kio where I overate. haha. so fun right???? Too bad I can't keep this up otherwise I might lose weight. [Then again, I could gain some, at the rate I'm eating.]

okayokay. Enough about my wonderful fun-filled exciting days. [I honestly haven't had a single day where I was bored.] I want to show you readers something! It's really funny and I hope you'll enjoy it as much as I have. (:

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WORDS WOMEN USE
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FINE
This is the word women use to end an argument when they feel they are right and you need to shut up. Never use "fine" to describe how a woman looks -- this will cause you to have one of those arguments.

FIVE MINUTES
This is half an hour. It is equivalent to the five minutes that your football game is going to last before you take out the trash, so it's an even trade.

NOTHING
This means "something," and you should be on your toes. "Nothing" is usually used to describe the feeling a woman has of wanting to turn you inside out, upside down, and backwards. "Nothing" usually signifies an argument that will last "Five Minutes" and end with "Fine"

GO AHEAD ( With Raised Eyebrows! )
This is a dare. One that will result in a woman getting upset over "Nothing" and will end with the word "Fine"

GO AHEAD (Normal Eyebrows) This means "I give up" or "do what you want because I don't care" You will get a "Raised Eyebrow Go Ahead" in just a few minutes, followed by "Nothing" and "Fine" and she will talk to you in about "Five Minutes" when she cools off.

LOUD SIGH
This is not actually a word, but is a nonverbal statement often misunderstood by men. A "Loud Sigh" means she thinks you are an idiot at that moment, and wonders why she is wasting her time standing here and arguing with you over "Nothing"

SOFT SIGH
Again, not a word, but a nonverbal statement. "Soft Sighs" mean that she is content. Your best bet is to not move or breathe, and she will stay content.

THAT'S OKAY
This is one of the most dangerous statements that a woman can make to a man. "That's Okay" means that she wants to think long and hard before paying you back for whatever it is that you have done. "That's Okay" is often used with the word "Fine" and in conjunction with a "Raised Eyebrow." GO AHEAD!
At some point in the near future, you are going to be in some mighty big trouble.

PLEASE DO
This is not a statement, it is an offer. A woman is giving you the chance to come up with whatever excuse or reason you have for doing whatever it is that you have done. You have a fair chance with the truth, so be careful and you shouldn't get a "That's Okay"

THANKS
A woman is thanking you. Do not! faint. Just say, "You're welcome."

THANKS A LOT
This is much different from "Thanks." A woman will say, "Thanks A Lot" when she is really ticked off at you. It signifies that you have offended her in some callous way, and will be followed by the "Loud Sigh." Be careful not to ask what is wrong after the "Loud Sigh," as she will only tell you "Nothing"

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Isn't that funny?? ((:
Yup. That's about it. I'll miss you guys... enjoy your hols yah?
Love you loads!!!!!!!!!!!!!

yfers! 

A Different point of view on a prickly issue. - BGR

Hello all you wonderful people who post comments on my blog!
haha. Don't know why I did that. But yeah, I enjoy reading your little notes to me. First though. Who's Goh? And rawr?

Had a wonderful day today... played ultimate for 4 hours. Good ultimate. As in, I learnt so much stuff. (:

Am I babbling? ahwell. I want to share something with you guys and I don't really know how to bring it up. [I think I'm nervous.] I don't know why.

This blog is to everyone who has ever asked me why I've never been attached.

Hey, all of you. What do you think about bgr? *pause*

Statement: Since I don't look too bad and I'm [quite] nice, this makes me good girlfriend material.
Does it?
I wonder. If God created me different. Created me blind in one eye, given me a cleft lip... would any of you bother to go beyond the physical side of me to see what's inside?

Ah.
Don't be so quick to nod. Think about the people you've met. The girl with the squint. The short, pale boy who is. balding.

So what's bgr about? The guy/girl who looks good? The one who has charm? What is it?

Enough questions. Want to share a story I read recently. But first.

ANNOUNCEMENT
Should any copyright laws be infringed by the story below, the write craves the forbearance of all parties concerned.

Did I do it right? Grin. Anyway.

"It was finally here- Anna's wedding day, the day she had dreamed about and planned for months. The small picturesque church was crowded with friends and family. Sunlight poured through the stained-glass windows, and the gentle music of a stringed quartet filled the air. Anna walked down the aisle toward David. Joy surged within her. This was the moment for which she had waited so long. He gently took her hand, and they turned towards the altar.

But as the minister began to lead Anna and David through their vows, the unthinkable happened. A girl stood up in the middle of the congregaiton, walked quietly to the altar, and took David's other hand. Another girl approached and stood next to the first, followed by another. Soon, a chain of six girls stood by him as he repeated his vows to Anna.

Anna felt her lip beginning to quiver as tears welled up in her eyes. "Is this some kind of joke?" she whispered to David.

"I'm ...I'm sorry Anna," he said, staring at the floor.

" Who are these girls, David, What is going on?" she gasped.

"They're girls from my past," he answered sadly. "Ana, they don't mean anything to me now... but I've given part of my heart to each of them."

"I thought your heart was mine," she said.

"It is, it is," he pleaded. "Evertying that's left is yours." "

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I hope this story touched you.
So. What's my point? That dating today is a far cry from what it should be. I'm a teen as much as you guys are. And this is what dating is like for us.

Senario:
In school. My eyes automatically scan the lecture theatre for the cuteyoust guy/girl.
Zoom. Target selected. Find out his/her friends, get to know that person, get his/her number.
Start smsing.
Start chatting.
Start going out one-on-one.
Soon, ask that question.
Be each other's speical someone for a looooooooooooooooong [or short] time.
Then, break up.

Chances are, whether we're the one asking or being asked, we've all been in this before. I mean, so? What's the purpose of dating and breaking up and getting attached again?
I quote the next part from Mr Yeo.

The motive:
"Oh I like him, he likes me"
Well I like my dog and she likes me too, should we get attached?

One problem in solo dating is that in trying to impress each other, we get preoccupied with looks and tend to hide our true selves behind false masks. WHY???????

I mean, why get attached at 15 [or even earlier for some of you guys] if the relationship can't last till yr married? Can you guys be attached for 10 years??

Okayokay. Maybe you think this way. "I got into my first relationship when I was 15. We never got involved physically, and when we broke up two years later, it was amicable. So what harm was done?"

But maintaining a relationship takes a lot of time and energy. How many hours are spend talking, writing, thinking and worrying about the relationship?
Dating may help you practice being a good girlfriend/ boyfriend, but what are these skills really worth? Not much. When we're adults, we'll be more mature and what we did or "learnt" when we were 15 won't help. A preoccupation with being the perfect boyfriend/girlfriend now can hinder us from being the future husband or wife that we will one day be.

Think with the head, not with the heart. Emotions are easily manipulated.

I think I'll stop here. Never done this before, so I'm quite unsure. I mean, this is what I've always wanted to say when you people ask me why I don't play the dating game.
Hey, you asked.
The reaction is yours.

Boring hols? Oh no, not at all.

The thing I don't really like about titles is when I can't think of any. haha

Anyway, I cycled 28km yesterday! haha not bad right? I'm pretty impressed too. grin.
It's one of those things I've always wanted to do. But the road to Bishan has like flyovers and expressways so I never knew how. So yah, was thinking about it again while on the way to play ultimate [which I played badly btw-bumnmer] when I suddenly remembered that yicong's house is inbtween newton and novena square and novena square is down the road frm macritchie which leads to bishan! haha.

So yup, cycled from bt timah to newton to novena to macritichie to ang mo kio. whee!

Had to meet ren at ang mo kio at one. So I slathered on sunblock, and carried the bike down the stairs...
And nearly killed myself on the first turn. haha. The bike has no bell! Just a mirror which I didn't use until the journey's end. silly billy. So I nearly crashed into this guy.
The only time I cycled down a road was a couple of years ago with these two guys who were experienced. This time, it was a solo ride and I made a stupid mistake right at the beginning. =Pp You know how you're supposed to cycle with the traffic? Well, I cycled against it. bah. Only realised after mayplewoods. So I had to wheel it... with my spoilt flappy sandals [I knew I shouldn't have played ultimate in the carpark that night] to the next traffic light which was like, a kilometre or two away. Bt timah has too many overhead bridges and not enough traffic lights. At sixth avenue, I crossed the road and prepared to cycle when. guess what. It started to rain.

So much for my sunblock.
Ohwell by the time it ended I was so late ren said to come at two plus. So I took my time.. and got scolded by this grumpy uncle for blocking the passageway. haha. And there was this guy who told me the bicycle was too big for me. I guess he's right. Like, I couldn't even grasp the handles with my thumb... just four fingers touching it was just about all I could do. grin.

Overall, the ride was a great experience though maybe, it was extreme. Even if it did include buses that spurted exhaust in my face. =Pp I'm soooo tired! And I have to go to the gym tomorrow with the girls. Madness.

Think I'll go try my uncle's curry now. Aunty brought it over. Then I'll go dress up for a depavali lunch, and a wedding dinner. Who says the hols are boring?

whhhhhhat a week

Test test test-

If I don't write down what happened over the past week, I may forget and I don't want that. I actually wanted to record it all down last night but I was waaaaaaay too tired. Hopefully, none of the experiences have diminished. What an eventful week!

Got my results back on monday... well didn't get the grades I wanted - "underperformed" is what miss chua told me and I guess she's right. When I met ms lee yesterday, she told me I'd better study during the holidays otherwise it'll be a pity next year. With so many people believing in me, I have to push myself, no? We'll see what happens next year I guess. It's near and yet far, and I don't know what lies ahead, but I do know that God's with me and guys! If God's for me, who can be against me yah?? God is great. (:

Tuesday was oral p... which went well. (: Again, I'm thankful that the year's work ended good and. I guess that none of us will get band 3 or 4... Looking back, we had it better than many others. For one, we all did our bit and I am really proud of my group members! (: Of course, there were up and down moments -like when we moped in the rain when our first proposal got rejected -we were naive then- - but the best thing is that we did it! [And it sure feels better when it's over (:] I have so much to thank God for.
I guess maybe it'll be like this next year... like, when we're pushing ourselves -some more than others- it'll seem that we can't get it or that, why are some people so much clever.er than us? But yeah, it's up to us to march on so that we can be proud of ourselves when it's over. I have to remember this now, when the sun is shinning brightly.
I've been reflecting a lot these weeks... it's a luxury I give myself now that exams are over. To some, it may seem useless -after all, reflections don't really get one anywhere. It's just playing about with thoughts and fancies and wondering about this and that. Like, am I shallow and materalistic? Or, as many in my school think me to be, hard and domineering? Hongsheng told me I appear confident and apparently that turns people off. But is being that, bad? Rethorical questions. hah. [note: on reading this over, what hongsheng really said is confined to the four chalet walls and only the 6 of us know what I mean.]

When I got my results back this year, miss tan told me that I could appeal to sajc through netball, and that justin would help. But I said no because I wanted to go to ngee ann's mass comm anyway. I remember being in tears that morning of appeals because I didn't know if I should stay in pjc where I got posted to, or appeal to sajc -if I didn't get into mass comm. I called mrs naidu up and she advised pjc, because if I appealed, there would be all sorts of restrictions. So I didn't appeal. I got into mass comm too. But I stayed in pjc.

Tim asked us, the first few months, if we would rather be a big fish in a small pond, or a small fish in a big pond. Leon said he'd rather be a big fish in a small pond, and I concurred. Tim appealed to acjc, I guess you could say he's in a big pond. I know he regrets it. I'm in a small pond, where I said I'd rather be. Do I regret it? Not going to sajc, where it isn't - a "neighbourhood" jc? Or to the glamourous mass comm? I know daddy wanted me to go to mass comm.
At the very least, I can say I had choices. To go to sajc, pjc or mass comm? The stupid thing I did though was to join netball in pj. haha. But that's beside the point.
I never really thought much about this, this past year. I've been too busy. Now I have time, and I will. Being in pjc, I've had opportunities I can safely say I wouldn't have gotten elsewhere. In sajc, I'd have been a small fish in a big pond. But academics wise, would I have done better in there? Maybe not. I do have good teachers here in pj; it's just stupid ol'me I guess. grin. I'm not the typical singaporean high-flying student lah, I admit that. I don't like the text book too much. I know I'm different, give me time to see what God wants to wrought in my life. Something beautiful.
Enough reflection for now. I think I've pretty much sorted it out. [There were more thoughts in my head than I wrote down].

Yesterday was a great day. (: After my ao paper, the 87 batch of yfers met up to watch shark tale. I must say I enjoyed the fellowship that happened after that more than the movie itself [which I happen to think was well. okay-ish.] For two hours after that, not five minutes went by without us laughing. Literally. We were mad enough to time. haha. Even now, my lips are curling into a grin when I think of it. I was excited, we were all sprouting nonsense. I mean, how can I put in here? The laughter, the bubbly light-heartedness of it all. Al tells it more in detail, go read her blog if you want.
By the way, I saw zhongxing in town [or was it kongxing? I forget.] Didn't get to say hi, but it got messier upstairs in lido. Was lagging at the back, when this swamp of acjc people cut me off from them and then my phone rang. It was hongxuan. Apparently, he was in lido too. And then jiawan stepped out from the blob of acjc people. [If this account is confusing, it's because this is what it seemed like to me. Go figure.] It was quite funny becuse I remember him standing there for forever while hongxuan was mumbling on the phone and I was franctically trying to translate the intelligible sounds. hongxuan, if you're reading this, you sound like how I would imagine j.chow to speak. hahaha. and in the meantime, this blob of acj people just stood apart from jiawan so from my view, we were surrounded by white and blues while he stood there waiting for me to put down the phone and I, on the other hand, was panicking. and. blolted off to long johns where hongxuan said he was.

And I've apologised to jiawan already. He hasn't replied though. :Ppp

Yeahyeah I don't have good composition skills I know... blame my fuzzy brain for that. haha.
And now, what I really wanted to tell! (: When I got home, daddy called and asked if I wanted to go to malaysia for dinner. Mummy had work to do so it was just the three of us. We went to the real glutton's square!
Glutton's square, for those of you who don't know, is the little bunch of carts opposite centrepoint. It's a fake little line of stalls that are way too clean. I, went to the real one. [this is my cue for the veronica lodge look. haha]
It was fun! And dirty. :Pp But it's the experience more than anything else I guess. Feasting down a dingy alley with cats and funny little plastic chairs that don't match. Lit by the glare of bulbs emitting from the stalls and the many coloured -what do you call those?- fairy lights stringed above, cutting the horizontal night sky into irregular triangles. Hemmed in by walls on either side, if you bothered to look higher there were cracked once-white spiral staircases that had moss and lichen growing on the sides. A hotel could be seen directly ahead. Civilisation while I shared chao guo tiao with a baby in mickey mouse overalls. Walking around dodgy vcd shops to get to the car after dinner while munching on some, well, I didn't know what I was chewing on. Light brown, spongy in a cardboard way and salty. I saw a chinese woman sitting on a high stool across a small space inbtween two shops. I looked into that space. It was a dark staircase. What was she? I don't know. She looked empty inside.
Daddy brought us for cinnamon tea after that. It was very strong and I didn't like it. But the mango lassi [that's the indian word for yogert- did I spell that right?] I had was good, though so sweet that daddy bought a plain one for me to mix with. boyboy [that's what I call my brother] drank a little. It was fun, though I didn't learn much. boyboy was the one walking around the shop and asking the men what what was. They're nice, polite and friendly people.
We sang in the car on the way home. Daddy and I like singing, though sometimes I wonder about my voice. I'm bringing daddy to bakerzinn at paragon this tuesday for dessert. His late birthday treat I guess. My daddy spends on me, it's time I did the same. Even if I've blown half my allowance this week along. -rueful-

This has been a loooooooooooooooooong blog, post a comment to tell me if you managed to survive reading this far. (: I shall end off with a passage from qian hua's blog. hahahaha. It's about the chalet our class went for during the school term after promos. I've been wanting to write about it. She describes it pretty well. grin.

"Friday, October 29, 2004
im back! wasnt that fast? hah. well, you could say that i had tons of fun over there at costa sands. we had soooo much fun that within the first few hours we were there, the girls almost laughed till our voices went hoarse. awesome. we had bbq at the porch and my oh my, the boys have grown up! it was so cool because as contrary to past chalets/bbqs where girls were treated as moms and were made to cook all the food, this time round, it was the guys like gerald, jon, hongsheng, yushen who were cooking all the food. can you believe it, gerald and hongsheng actually made the effort to clean the front porch after the bbq! that was kinda cute actually. rachel, alison, chit and i were just sitting there and watching them while they carried bags of water from the sink and rushed out to pour it out on the porch. we were impressed, indeed. and they refused help from the girls! wheeee! i love our guys! :)well, thanks to those card players who cleared the room upstairs and gave it to gerald, hongsheng, rachel, chit, alison and i. so that makes 6 of us in 2 beds. we were talking and singing the entire night and didnt fall asleep! ah, maybe all did except for gerald and i. haha... i couldnt sleep! but it was fun tho. all 6 of us spent lotsa time moving around on the bed trying to find the most comfortable positions and we found the most absurd ones. know what, we found out that hongsheng's tummy is like water-bed and it makes a good pillow. his legs make good bolsters. lol. he's our cute big brother bear! =p it's weird how 6 people sleeping in 2 beds can really be bonded together in certain sense. haha. or maybe it's the fact that we spent the entire night talking so that was inevitable. nevertheless, it was good. i didnt regret going at all! would've regretted not going."

yeah. only our class would know how much we've been through to come thus far. crazy, man.