we came and conquered.

i still remember the first day of 2004 when all of us came back to school. in my head, i was thinking about the time i would be taking the O levels and the prelims and the many other things i had to do this year. looking back now, does not only bring back memories but also experiences- with my fellow comrades of 4B, teachers, family and friends all over the nation. time has indeed passed our very eyes jsut like that. i can still vividly remmber the times i spent in the art room finishing up my project, in the classroom where all the noise and fun was, in the choir room where all of us were practising for Rhapsody 7.

it has truly been an amazing year.

normally for any secondary student, there are only 4 major exams. namely the mid yr + end of yr + term1 exam + term 3 exam. but S4 was a huge difference. we did not have term 3 exam but rather in lieu of that we had our prelims. which were FAR more important. the prelims was beautifully fun. we spent time together with one another in the marine parade library, fooling around at times, but we all knew we were stressed. who can ever forget the torment that Geog (E) gave us. or the easy questions of E Maths. i dun think any of u s can ever forget those memorable days. sitting by the window of the Children's section with Rey has taught me one thing- that at every point of time in life, there's always someone there who's always beside you to encourage and to motivate you. and for that, thanks rey! the prelims came and went just like that. slowly one by one the papers ended in a matter of less than 3h. it was simply amazing. and at after every paper, we always huddle outside the hall and discuss. wait, argue for our answers. it was damn fun.

and so prelims was over. results were out. 9 pts for me. i was elated. but that's not the end of the race. this was merely the warming up for the big one. the big one came quickly. even faster than many of us thot it would be. we spent our post-prelims days slacking at home, basically not studying. but we soon got our act together, came together and studied together. see the class bond? the O's came and went too. for many of us, it was a wonderful experience. each time we sat together in the same room, taking the same paper, we always remind ourselves about the facts that we ought to know of. the times we spent outside the exam room was also equally memorable. asking one another qns that we hope would stun them, helping one another to remember facts, oh. those were really the good ol' days.

thruout the whole year, the aep coursework was on going. it was a fun experience just making the coursework. and to do it in the company of your beloved friends just makes the whoel experience sweet and memorable. the times that ragen kicked that make-do capteh. the times that rey pasted those spidey-man pictures on the wall. the times that jason poked jasmine. the times that bryan was quiet while moulding the white clay. the times that muzhaffar was bending the plastics. the times that mr liong caught us red handed playing games in the art room. the times that all of us were together. the experience- simply beautiful.

graduation day was equally memorable. with nearly 400 of us huddled together in the auditorium, my greatest regret was that our class was 12 ppl short. these were the ppl who left us in 2003. it was saddening. just like the show 'Survivor', only the fittest survives. i was disasppointed in myself for not being able to connect to them. to communicate with them. to see things the way they see. getting retained and kicked out was never in my thots or my imagination. it has never hit so close to me. and when the news came, i was devastated. but graduation day was pretty interesting. getting that award for 9 pts just spurred me on to do even better for the O's. i still recall the times i told mr tik that he better come back next yr to see our results. the whole class will be on the 6 - 9 pters list. with the bulk of the 6pters coming from 4B. it just seems to me then on graduation, that 4B was capable of doing just so. my regret was that i was unable to sit with my class on graduation day because i had to collect the award. but then again, i wished i had not gotten the award and could be able to sit with the class. what good issit to a student of 4b to win an award when he is unable to share his joy with his fellow classmates.

rhapsody 7 this year was typically memorable. the times i spent in the choir room and at SSCC were just fun. yeah, there were times that i sorta argued for the rights of the ppl there, but other than that it was pretty fun. ha! come to think again, arguing with the chairman and the student conductor was also fun. haha. but hey! they were in the wrong first lohx. but that's not the point i'm bringing out here today. the concert itself was memorable. considering it to be the S4's last performance on stage with the choir. it'll be so so sad. but i do make it a point for myself to go down once a few mths to check them out. its always refreshing to see my juniors all singing their hearts out and basically doing their best be it at a practise, a rehearsal, or a competition. the days i spent there are always memorable to me.

i still vividly recall the stress that all of us went thru when we had to choose our JCs. we all placed vjc as our first choice. but come 17dec, the trauma came. to many: it was a dream come true. but also to many: it was *shit* but no matter where we're going, NIL SINE LABORE will always come with us. ONCE A VICTORIAN, ALWAYS A VICTORIAN.

23dec was also a beautiful day. we had our first ever class BBQ. the one on 2003 FAILED because of some ppl. but this year, 18 ppl showed up. and each person brought good memories to me. the times i spent with them i class and during aep all came rushing back to me. it was simply amazing. the gift exchange was just FUN! the BBQ was even FUNNER! but the best part was the part where we all took a class photo together! it was bautiful. now on my desktop, the pictures and the memories will always linger in my memories. 23dec: a date i'll always look forward to. for better or for worse, i'll be there for the class bbq. definitely. to relive those good ol' days. who won't?

now that all of us are going our seperate ways, i wonder whether our next 2 yrs will be just as memorable as the times we spent in each other's company. for now, i dun think i'll know. but one thing's for sure. true friendships lasts a lifetime. even thru the darkest nights, the deepest valleys, the raging seas, the stormy weather, for better or for worse, there 4B will always be.

to 4B: my year with you as your assistant monitor has just been amazing. due to the ONLY fact that i spent it with you guys. these 2 yrs of memories will stay fresh in my head, and this would not have been made possible without the company of my good ol' pals- you guys; 4B'04. ROCK ON! let the Victorian Spirit continue to not only live but SHINE in you. for all that you guys have truly done; all the wonderful memories that you've brought me; all the words of encouragement you guys have said- you guys are truly my dear friends. and as i said before, FRIENDS FOREVER.

mixed feelings

just went to the net today. and found out that the death toll has risen well above 114, 000 people already. of which one of the missing is my friend's sister's friend. it has really hit too close to home. but yet, we're blessed to not be seriously affected.

just now, liseng posted in his MSN nick, saying that vjc ogl call already. i chatted with him, he told me they called at 7pm. which was a time i was not at home. how nice and TIMELY. so now, waiting for another call.

*anitcipation*

the end times.

its definitely the end times. it has been warned that floods, earthquakes and many other natural disasters will rock the world. in times to come, we are living in the end times.

but yet despite all the facts that we are living in the end times, simple basic humanity has taught me well. to love thy neighbour as thyself. i read in the papers today regarding the aftermath and the chaos in the affected countries, and for a person who don't really get hooked to the news, the reports brought sadness and grief to me. this was despite the fact that i knew none of the victims. Singapore has done quite a bit. the govt gave $500,000 to the Singaproe Red Cross to help ask the public for donations. they're also sending humanitarian aid over to the affected countries. but that is all the govt can do. we, as a nation cannot be selfish too.

if we can call in hotlines to donate money for charities, i don't see why we cannot call in the Red Cross hotline to donate. its definitely for a good cause. if we could join hands and survive the SARS ordeal, i dun see why we cannot join hands once again to help those who are just as sickly and dying. some already dead. if the nation can join hands to search for the lost girl, Huang Na, i'm pretty sure that we can do this once more. not to search for people. but rather offer up our resources- money, blood, humanitarian aid, etc.

we were so close to experience a deadly tsunami, it is by the grace and mercy of God that we did not. but seeing the people and our neighbouring countries in a dire need of help, should we not help them rather than sit at the coffeeshop to drink a cup of coffee, when others out there cannot even drink a cup of clean water?

let us not be proud and satisfied that we were not affected except for a few shocks in the south. but rather let us think about how lucky we are. and spread the love around this Christmas. because there are many in this region who needs a shoulder to cry on, a helping hand, a listening ear and a comforter.

to all affected: my heart goes out to you. and i'm sure Singapore's heart does too.

its been a looooooooong time.

christmas is over! *arghx* but a lot of things happened!

25dec- carolloing as usaul. first at ritz. then over at raffles where a nearly 70-ppl strong choir was about o carol in the lobby of the hotel. wat's more: Mr Kwei conducted us! so fun. we really brought the WHOLE hotel down. so fun! then after that- went out with weng keong [4yrs my senior] and chloe [ 2 yrs older ]. junyi and khoonwee also went but they had to leave early. then 25 dec was chloe's parents wedding anniversary. they invited us to have dinner with them. so *wierd!* haha. but we did have a good time with them!

26dec- SUNDAY! so fun. had to learn a new camp rap for the 9 and 11am service for the P5s to thank the teachers there during Christmas, considering this is their last year in Sparklight! but it was fun learning with them and teaching them the steps, the moves, the words, etc. was pretty fun. served for 3pm main service at LET, so couldn't follow the Spdlighters over the LEW for the 3pm drama. but i heard it was quite boring. so *speechless*

27dec- went to school to meet jeremy to pass him his tix for the vjc choir concert. supposed to wake up at7.30 and meet him at 9, i woke up at 7.30, slept again to 9.15, then asked my dad to send me down to school. met him there at about 10.05. haha. *sorwie jeremy!* hahaha. newae, sent law home first, then went to meet sam and muzzy at orchard mrt. they also went to school to buy sch uni for the nxt 3mths. after that- dunnoe wat they're gonna do with it. newae, we went delifrance at taka for lunch. went to kino. then to borders. then to airport where we drank coffee bean. then after that, i went to tampines to meet rey, bryan and kh [ who came later ] to watch ocean's 12. ok lahx the show. not very nice. not very bad. maybe because i neva watch ocean's 11. ahha. stupid. but it was fun. went to bk at pavilion and i had a hershey's sundae! SINFUL! arghx* those extra calories in the night- converted to FATS! *groan.

newae. tml got NSC appt. and dental appt. and its 1am le. so gtg sleep.

newae, this is to ALL 4B PPL:
DO YA GUYS WANNA GO COUNTDOWN AT ESPLANADE ON NEW YEAR'S EVE. i mean that's the only dae right? SO IF YA WANNA, WE CAN ORGANISE ONE. IF YA GUYS ARE ALSO KEEN, WE CAN CALL UR PALS IN UR CCAS, ASK THEIR CLASSMATES TO ORGANISE, THEN IT CAN BE A VICTORIAN AFFAIR AT THE ESPLANADE TO COUNTDOWN TO THE NEW YEAR! BUT FIRST THING FIRST: 4B! TO WANT OR TO NOT WANT. THAT IS THE QNS. GIMME UR ANS ASAP!

ding dong merrily on high [ C H R I S T M A S ! ! ! ]

" its beginning to look a lot like Christmas
everywhere you go
there's a tree in the grand hotel
one in the park as well
the sturdy kind that
doesn't mind the snow

its beginning to look a lot like Christmas
soon the bells will start
and the thing that will make them ring
is the carol that you sing
right within your heart!"
- Its Beginning to Look A Lot Like Christmas

from me to all you guys out there: Merry Christmas!

"we are the reason that
He gave His life
we are the reason
that He suffered and died

and for the world
He gave all He could give
to show us the
reason to live. "
- We Are The Reason

Jesus is the reason for the season! :)

argh! todae was simply A W E S O M E ! ! !

heyy. todae have really been crazy for me today.

went back to VS to see the new peepx coming in nxt yr. i must say that this year the boys are more evenly proportionate. no more [ tall and thin ] or the [ short and fat ] ones. so cool. seeing all of them. a new batch on pupils to carry on the torch of VS which has been kept alive for this long while!

went down to get the food for the bbq then rey ordered 8kg of chicken. for 20 ppl. smart right? haha. but in the end we bought only 6kg. but it was fun. looking around for stuff to buy. then we were back to our nonsense! matchstix and cooler and badminton rackets were all in the trolley. but we didn't buy them. /duhx/

went down for carolling at raffles hotel todae. the dinner TOTALLY SUX. aha. we ate at the staff cafeteria which was absolutely different from the above restaurants and bars. add a bit of smoke and cigarette smell, u get a opium den. that was how tiny and pathertic it was. was fine on the whole lahx. carolled at many places todae. the courtyard. the lobby. the garden. was pretty fun. but it was SO tiring! standing there for half and hour at one go, without break. and mind you i'm semi- flat foot. it sux. that means that i carnt stand long for nuts. if not my feet would be in pain. yup.

went back for the bbq at 9.30pm. ate a few stuff. and seeing all my classmates- reyneth, muzzy, sam, lianghong, jason, kh, taoyat, shenyean, izzat, jonlim, sanjay, sean, xiangyun, yapchow and mr tik! so fun. seeing all of them there really lit up my face. and it was just amazing wat frends can do. they brought a smile and were indeed a blessing to me for these past 2 yrs, for some 4 yrs le. but hey! they were having fun and yup. back to their nonsense. so fun. and for now, it has been confirmed that on every 23Dec, we'd have a class bbq. will be so kewl. haix. just hope we won't slowly one-by-one leave the scene because of our future gfs, or schoolwork, or cca, or wateva lahx. ya. just hope that all of us can spare a few moments with one another again, and relive those memorable 4B moments! :)

it has been a great dae, and yes. thanx rey! for the logistics of the whole bbq. you were great! and to all you 4b-bians out there, let us stay as one. even after going our seperate ways in the few days to come. we are one. we are 4B.

b a c k ! ! !

heya guys! [i ' m b a c k ! ! ! ! ] back from camp at least. was the grp leader of GIDEON! grp of funky lil' P5s, p6s and S1s. tiring neh. haha. just slept for 10h last night! so fun!

going out with charlene, bernice and collin later. sure to laugh like lunatics again. so i gotta be mentally prepared. cause after that i gotta go for carolling! so fun!

[ yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay ! ! ! ! ! ]

God Bless! :)

check this out!

check this out!
2004 Provisional Admission Exercise (PAE)
Candidate's Posting Result
Name
WOO HON FAI DARREN

ID Number
S8821870A

School Posted To
VICTORIA JUNIOR COLLEGE

Course Posted To
SCIENCE / 0706S

now is whether i can stay on for the next 2years-with God, ALL things are possible!
thank God for this!

one looooong dae!

heyy. todae was LOOOOOOONG. went over to lynn's house to find out that i'm doing like nearly 30mins of lessons for the P5s lahx. haha. *gosh* then after that SUPPOSED to meet mark to learn the new guitar chords, BUT he NEVER turned up. so went to church for the guitar course. was good. at least refreshed myself with the chords. yup. fun. uhhuh. haha. then after that it was prayer time! 2h pray nonstop. was really refreshing and definitely an experience! woah! seeing all of us praying in one voice and one spirit was really powerful. besides, we're all fasting! so i believe the camp next mondae and tuesday will be super duper WONDERFUL! yay!

went out with bernice, charlene (ladies first- though they're not exactly ladies), collin, wilbur and myself went to pastamania to have dinner and woah. it was madness. ahha. tell u ah. being with charlene and bernice rite- you can jsut laugh until u enter the mental hospital lahx. haha. crazy ppl we were. ahha.

tml posting results le.
God Bless All who are collecting
N-level and first 3mths posting results.
God Bless Me.

morning!

heyy. added a new midi to zis blog! "too much heaven" by the bee gees. damn old school lahx. but its dang nice. haha.

going out later to lynn's place to discuss the sunday teaching. i never teach for 2 wks le. so see how things go lahx. haha. fun!

i miss her so much more. :o

Gideon!

had choir pract todae at vjc. broke into 2 small groups. i was the only year 0 tenor there todae. so infuriating. haa. asik went overseas. dennis and marcus in penang (i think) so left me myself and i. but today was fun lahx. singing all the songs nonstop. haha. fun!

"the smile on your face
lets me know that you need me
there's a truth in your eyes
saying you'll never leave me.
but the touch of your hand
says you'll catch me
whenever i fall
you say it best-
when you say nothing at all."

shit. the feeling is back.
to her: i dun think you know. but i just wanna let you know that i miss ya. badly.

hard days are over.

heyy. these few days have really really been happening. as in in the negative sense. having my grandma's funeral since saturaday to monday. and really it has been traumatising and saddening. and yup. it was horrid. yup.

but now its over. went to the Mandai Crematorium just now to collect my grandmum's ashes and so here i am. my grandfather's ashes were also collected from the temple to be relocated to a church with my grandma. yup. seeing the bones and powder, indeed. from dust we were made into humans by the hand and grace of God. and when we've moved to a better place, we will return to the earth- as dust.

i'm fine already.
for all those who have been concerned.
thanks for the concern
and the prayers.
thanks a million again.

fly. hilary duff. gone.

"in a moment.
everything can change. "

wondering why i'm here so early online?
- my grandma just passed away this morning.

that's why.

at least now, she's free from all pains and suffering of the world.
thank God.

sectionals after 7mths break.

had 3h sectionals for the yr zeroes tenors todae. tml got combined prac lahx. hahaha. kudos to jianhao! come back to help us out. haha. finished learning all the songs le. i think got 22 ba. so fun rite? the funnest part is that ya gotta learn and MEMORISE all by the following week. so far i know there are bout 4 tenors from yr zeroes le. from tkss: dennis and marcus. from vs: asik and myself.

see i told u VS choir loves TK choir right? haha.

carolling. *lalalala...

and so the carolling schedule is up. *yay. for me, i'll be singing from the 22-25 dec. so fun, yea? haha. dennis and asik will be singing form the 21. i dunno why like that also. ahha. so fun. haha. singing tenor AGAIN! so fun. haha. *yay. dennis from tkss, then asik and i from vs, yea? hhaha. one big family, after 4 yrs of rivalry between our both choirs. ahha. vs choir LOVES tkss choir, rite? beat the hell out of cat high choir! haha. whoooo!

but on 22dec- singing at ritz carlton.
23-24dec- singing at raffles.

so fun yea? haha. so exciting. so far, the only person i know who's in my group rite is gimsen, august,, fatt sheng and james. haha. maybe i know some of the Y2s-girls there also. but then again, i dunnoe their name. or at least i carnt remember. so fun.

*jingle bell jingle bell jingle bell rock!..... *
lalalalalaa.

gng out yet again

23 steps from extreme right. 4pm. city hall mrt station. gng to temesak SSch concert later tonite. miss all u guys' nonsense!

actually was in leaders' camp. left early this morning for vjc choir carolling pract. left campsite at 8.30. reached vjc at 9. when pract starts at 10. so i walked one round around vjc (exterior), then walked down to vs. then wu liao go locker, open, close, go back and took bus to vjc. haha. so fun. guess wat? i'm a tenor again. ahha. but todae is damn suay lahx. tenor so high notes. i can reach it perfectly wan lahx. but todae i got a sore throat. so actually i'm supposed to go back tml, but then again, i might go back tml to collect my stuff. then go home le. need to rest. haix. sore sore throat!!! sianx. haha. but msot likely not i think. so see how lahx.

AKLTG camp

heyhey. been a reaaaaaal long time since i came online. haa. for 4 daes to be exact. for those who haven seen me online these past few days, that's jsut because i was in camp from fridae till mondae. yup.

now to the camp. for these past 4 days there was laughter. there were times where i really felt helpless and scared. i found who i am. was in the group Venus. and on the first dae, we were like the bottom of the table. we promised ourselves that we would work our way up to the top. and guess wat? WE DID!!! and oh ya, on the first dae there was this guy who fell sick, and he left us from the second day onwards. so when other grps had 7 ppl, we only had 6 ppl. and seriously, those leaders out there would realy understand that if u have a smaller grp as compared to the rest, chances of u winning and gertiting the top spot is really no mean feat rite? but we did it! Hera!!!! was another grp that venus really really loved! we were a mega grp and working together really was a damn fun nad exciting experience. it was really cool.

so i'm gonna name all me groupies ppl! to cheryl (coach), jiezhen (A coach) amanda, xinyi, hazel, raymond and yeow peng.: getting that prize on grad nite is a symbol that you can achieve anything as long as you put your mind to it. to hera- clarity, dian, nigel, louis, kendrick, russel, sarah: we had such a great time during our discussion sessions and it was super duper fun when we went up there to sing that song for lunch! haha. rock on, venus and hera! love you ppl! other ppl i really really love includes kennick! marcus! Charlene! btw, kennick's from VS. that ass monitor, sama sama as me, from 4J. haha. feel so deprived of such a great frend cause i didn't really know him in VS. haha. so kennick if ya see this! fwends 4eva! Love you people! from the bottom of my heart!

and so, during this camp i actually made some goals. and i wanna share it with you people. i promise to achieve my goals. ROCK ON! after VS, get into VJC Science. the o-lvls don't matter anymore. its over. time to move on. i'm going to do physics, chem, econs and maths at vjc. and i'm going to get an A1 for GP, A for chem, A for physics, A for maths, A for econs, and at least a B for chinese! i'm going to get the journalism scholarship so as to study econs at LSE. but i've got a backup plan. if i dun get the scholarship, i'd most prob get into MU or UNSW, i mean kennick's gonna be there! so i'll prob meet up with him there. haha. can do double scholarship. yup. haha. kewl.

to all ya guys out there who also attended IAG, believe in urself, and work towards it! you can do anything as long as you put your heart and soul into this. always participate 100percent in watever you do. and do watever it takes to get that goal that you have long desired!!!

SINGAPORE IDOL!

heyheyhey!! Taufik won! yay! gimme a HELL YEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAH! oh yea. he won. he won. he won. he won. lalalalalala... that finale song: I DREAM... damn nice. haha. but that time jian wei sing, ewww. thot it was seriously horrible. hahaha. maybe its him. but the song is seriously damn nice!!! and Taufik did it SMOOOOOOOOOOOTHLY! whoo! his new CD- sure buy wan..... arghx.... hahaa. then must save money again le. haha. but i believe the CD's worth the cash! haha.

Go Taufik, Go Taufik, Go Taufik, Go Taufik, Go Taufik, Go Taufik *moves hands in circles* hahaa. whiu-iu!

so happy for him. hahha. dreams do come true, guys. keep on believing. you'll get there. haha.

wat can i sae?

heyhey. discussed bout the class bbq le. will be contacting u ppl soon. haha. about 7 bux ba. yupperx. C'MON! BE EXCITED!!

went to the library to borrow some book. i guess i'll be sooooooooo bored this hols. nth to do at all. might as well rot at home. i think rototing is more fun than dng nth lahx. i miss homework. haha. and oh. there's smthing i must must must say! tonite's SINGAPORE IDOL. that's not why i'm excited... haha. over taufik and sly? cmon. i say taufik will win - a run over. i'm excited because the whole of SIN will see VJC choir!!! wooohoooo! yupperx. so exciting. haha.

just now when i was taking the bus, this song by Ronan Keating "when you say nothing at all" played thru my mp3. i somehow stopped watever i did and just sat there and listened. for the other songs rite, i was either moving around or dng smthing else lahx. but when it came to this song, i just sat there are listened. happened again for the song "My Immortal" by Evanescence. am i getting sentimental. haha. well i guess its about time. haha.