Turning Points In My Life - Chapter 2

Stepping into secondary life for the first time in my life, it felt like those days during primary school, seeing new faces everywhere i go. However, in this class of mine, there were actually two students whom had faces i've seen before. Jong and wq, the two friends of mine whom were in the primary school with me. I felt quite relief now knowing that they were in my class, and hopefully things would go smoothly through this life in the first year of this secondary journey. I switched places and sat with Jong, where we got even on better terms this time round compared to the past, as we chatted about almost everything in class everyday. Of course, we loved making fun of our classmates, especially the girls. Notice that during this period of time, i have not talked about the other side of Jong, so you have to read the following chapters to find out more about him. Mandy was the first classmate the both of us knew, and when we tend to tease her, she would turn around and scold us. Cleon, sitting at the back, would always talk to us about girls stuffs too. Yeah, i felt quite contented with my class sitting arrangement, no complaints at all. Even in Literature classes, our teacher Mr Chow also love talking to us, as we were always the jokers of the class, well most of the time Jong would crack funny jokes relating to literature and we would laugh throughout the whole lesson. But things started to change as the month reaches mid July... It started to get worse as our results weren't that good, especially for Literature. In the end, both of our places were switched to prevent further noise pollution in the class. This time, hell approaches...

A soccer match, which ended up in one injuring his leg while the other got pissed off with us. Both of them not coming for the chalet, one who is injured i can understand, but the other did not wanna come because we won against his team. Isn't this an act of childishness?

Yesterday was my brother chien ming's 19th birthday, and people like sophia, ivan, kok chye, benjamin, yu jie, wei qian and billy were present during his celebration at 888. Wei qian had to leave early due to his worship practice on saturday morning. So it was left with the few us around that area, and my brothers pop many bottles of Heneiken, and this continued all the way til 4 plus in the morning, though sophia left for home during the interval. We talked about many things and did nonsense too, especially when ivan and kok chye put nuts into my beer, which tasted like plain water in the end. It's been a long time since something like this was done already, a small gathering like this, where everyone sat together and chatted. Though i was stress in planning out for the chalet, i felt it was worth it. :) Anyway i woke up quite late, and i would be having a soccer match later on at 5pm at woodgrove sec soccer field, it's going to be quite fierce i believe, given that the opponents are older than us but almost all of us had played against them in the carpark. So this match is a battle of pride, honour and glory, and not mentioning the 8 bucks that each of us had to fork out for the referee and the soccer field. I think the win should be able to make the money worthwhile. Alright people, Let's do This!

P.S : Didn't expect billy loo to read the turning points of my life chaper 1 ' Jong ' =)

This week the trend, it was me waking up at 10am and doing the same routine every morning. Push-ups and cleaning my room, breakfast and slacking the whole day at home playing my PS2. That's my current lifestyle at the moment, but this week was special, 4 out of 5 of my best friends are going to be one year older. Mandy, Yao Jun, Adam and Chien Ming are the few march babies to celebrate their birthdays this week. Tomorrow, or today is Chien Ming's birthday, and i hope that we will be meeting up to celebrate his birthday. Even if some of us cant celebrate, during the chalet, there's always time to help celebrate the march babies. I have been waiting for the call from this restaurant but it seems to me that they might not be interested in hiring me. This might be bad news as i am seriously broke, and i never wanted to ask money from my parents cause my second brother always takes money from them, and i did not want to increase the diameter of the hole in their wallets. Anyway, the days of the chalet is coming near, and hopefully the whole thing wouldn't become a failure. I think i have not done much in terms of the bbq preparations and other stuffs, mostly all the plannings are done by chien ming and the ' not-coming' kok chye. I feel bad about this, i want to be part of the whole organizing thing, which ended in me not contributing much to it. I thought to myself, maybe i am not cut out for events & management.

I've been thinking, if i work during weekdays after school, will it affect my studies? Well never mind about for the time being, now there's is something i want to complain, and this concerns members of the talk cock group. Why do most of the talk cock group members' birthdays fall in the month of march?! And moreover, given the financial status i am in, i cant even get a single present for most of my buddies, and i am feeling very guilty about it. I would like to apologize to them and i will make up to them during the chalet period. I will make sure this chalet will be an unforgettable one for them. I will invite Joash to do the honours, okay that was just a joke.

Seeing some of my brothers back from the trip was quite a relief, they are all still as same and lame as ever, which makes me feel like home again. But i feel that i am beginning to miss those times when all of us would be together hanging out at places, be it low class or high class, we would chat and make jokes everywhere we go, and we never seemed to stop. As some of us are preparing to step into the second year in campus, some are starting as freshmen in their year ones, but in different campuses (Singapore Polytechnic, Nanyang Polytechnic). Starting from this year onwards, it is going to be a very tough journey ahead. Less dinner gatherings, less outings and etc. Honestly i do not want this to happen in our group, to me, without them i would not become the person i am today. Without them, i would be someone who has not experienced what life is, and the taste of having true friends beside you to point out your mistakes and allowing you to become a better person. My group of ' never-say-die ' brothers, is one of the turning points in my life. Having chalet gatherings once or twice in a year allows us to meet up and chat about our daily lives' events. Without the chalet gathering, i don't think the bond in the group would be as strong as ever. So i treat every chalet gathering seriously, and members who cant turn up due to important reasons are acceptable, but giving excuses like having no money and whatsoever, please have the decency to learn how to save up responsibly.

I think i have been talking too much about all this stuffs, hope you readers don't find it too boring. Cause there are some things that i need to spill out and broadcast it through this blog.

Stepping into poly life was quite a difficult step for me, cause i was always inside my comfort zone. Very reluctant to open up myself and socialise with the outside world, that was a negative side of me which affected my life in poly quite seriously. The day i stepped into my class, it gave me an impression of a class full of nerds and scholar wannabes. I just simply hate that kind of class, but but something allowed me to change that impression of it. And that something was time. Time allowed me to know more of the people in my class, and through time, i got to know a few trusted friends, and they acted as a mirror to me, allowing myself to see my mistakes and changing some negative characteristics of myself. A year has passed, the bond that was initially weak became very strong among us. Also going to the YEP trip has definitely made me understand more of my trusted friends and allowing me to understand myself too. It was only a pity that jin hong, zheng rong and ze ting did not join us for that trip. If they do, i would like to see the true colours hidden within their outer shells. Take for example my bro Trey, my first impression on him was that he loves slacking in class, and talks alot about girls, just like me. But through the trip, he was our leader, and this made me feel there was another side of him. He was serious and shows full participation and puts lots of effort to ensure our safety, and that everything would go smoothly for the trip.

For me, i believe that these friends are part of my life, be it good or bad, i will never walk out on them. But if they do things that annoy me or disappoint me, maybe there is a reason behind everything. I must learn to understand and accept them.

Til then...

Turning points in my life___

today i would like to share a story of someone. okay i will name him ' Jong '. from young, Jong loves gambling, and he loves to tell his friends his favourite quote, ' when i first started out gambling, you were still drinking your mom's milk! ' yeah, in terms of appearances, he was super retro, and no one dared to use him as a fashion icon. instead people insulted and criticise him behind his back. everytime he walks pass my class during those primary school days, i would stare at him with envy. everywhere he goes, he possess this influence in himself that people who were near him would bowed their heads down. although some people did not like him for who he is, i respected him and of course i got to know him through connections. when i finally started talking to him, the first sentence i began was soccer bets, i asked him for hints on this particular soccer match. his reply was simple, ' if you followed my bets, i confirm guarantee chop you sure win big big money! ' words from a wise man, and i was captivated by greed, so i decided to bet on this particular match.

eventually i won money out from the game, and that respect for him grew even more. it was then me and jong became friends too, and through this kind of unhealthy methods of lifestyle made my life grew even more interesting. who cares about concentrating on books when i could actually gamble and earn some quick pocket money. i used to be a very nerdy student, after school everyday i would take the bus home straight away, have dinner, complete my homework and go to bed. but right now, i met someone in my life, and he could also be one of the turning points in my life. Jong.
okay more of this story tomorrow when i have the time. :) i am tireddd already. night.


chapter 1 complete.

it's a monday and i think i have lots of planning to start on liao, especially for the upcoming chalet. and i just receive a call from qing wen that i will be starting my new job on tuesday. so lots of things to be completed by tomorrow. met wq billy for grandslam sunday at kok's house yesterday and they never seem to change yet in terms of their appearance and character. but i could tell from their shag faces that they have been working too hard at carrier transicold. and i heard news from them that the great legend joash ong has finally fallen in that workplace. he fainted even before lunchtime, isn't that great news? wonder if the two of them bought 4D that day, who knows it might come out the first prize?! :)
i'm still quite adapting to the life back here in singapore, one weird thing is that i am beginning to love cleaning the house when my parents are at work, maybe the area cleaning in the village has made me appreciate what cleanliness is and thus seeing my house in a mess is quite a sore to my eyes.
okay i think i better start to head to bed if not i might not wake up early in the morning to complete my journal and hand up on time in np. Lol, lots of things to accomplish, yet so lil time.

this is where our water supplies come from.


jessica me and samantha. the one in the middle is ma qian! =)


the school where the 'children of the corn' studies !



the common room where i slept for a whole week!

alright here are some pictures that i have taken during my week's stay in the village also known as ' xiao long cun'. notice the picture above has a red flag. it stands for communism, and if anyone of us makes that flag drops, we can kiss our asses goodbye to singapore. Lol! the table where the cups are place is also our heater which keeps us warm during the cold freezing night when we sleep. the third picture shows of a school, where the children of corn studies there, it can be scary at times. there was this time when me samantha louis johanna felicia taught the pre-school kids and suddenly glass pieces just came flying into the class. i lost temper after that and everything got worse. haha come to think of it i find it funny actually. :) haha

i will post more of these pics when im free again. :)

im back from yunan, china! during these two weeks in china to me was like staying there for a month, initially i wanted to come back when i first the village which was located high up in the mountains. the toilets and the staying conditions were quite rough, plus given the fact that i was not able to bathe there for a week. some reasons was the cold temperature up there and the freezing ice water collected from the well was not enough for everyone. anyway i've endured a week of torture and during this week, i did interact with the village kids and helped out with alot of stuffs that needed to be completed. okay this is all i have to say, im quite lazy to type out what i have actually done during this two weeks. i also like someone there during the trip, only my at bros know who. :) haha but like i said. if she was only 2 years younger and single, i would have gone all the way liao.