after the higher chinese O' ended, and choir finished our last performance today with President Hu coming to Nanyang, I concluded that my four years in Nanyang Girls' High are finally coming to a close. yeah. well.
It seems like a flash, yet if you look back, these past four years have been so long. There are times when i really doubt whether I had made the right choice coming here and not going to RGS. But now, when I finally left the school gate for the last time as a Nanyang girl, I want to say that I am really proud that I made this choice. All the memories, whether bitter or sweet, are part of what I am today, and I think that to have my past four years spent in any other way in any other school would not be as wonderful as it would have been in NYGH.
there it is, my emo mood working up again. perhaps it's because of this rainy day.
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Thursday, October 15, 2009
mousse cake
Baked chocolate cake with chocolate mousse with chocolate ganache on top!!! very very chocolaty. =)
the actual cake looks so much better. pics are not reliable haha
the actual cake looks so much better. pics are not reliable haha
Sunday, October 11, 2009
Despite of all the stress and the gloom situation of possibly not being able to finish mugging Bio and Math before Wednesday, I am actually enjoying the studying. It takes my mind off other things which I dont want to think about.
And oh btw, I realised that posting on blogger is better than posting on Facebook, because on facebook everybody gets to read your msg and it seems like you are trying to SHOUT to everyone what you are thinking about.
And oh btw, I realised that posting on blogger is better than posting on Facebook, because on facebook everybody gets to read your msg and it seems like you are trying to SHOUT to everyone what you are thinking about.
Saturday, September 26, 2009
Because I Fly, I envy no man on earth
Because I fly
I laugh more than other men,
I look up and see more than they
I know how the clouds feel
What it's like to have the blue in my lap
to look down on birds
to feel freedom in a thing called the stick
who but I can slice between God's billowed legs
and feel then laugh and crash with His step
Who else has seen the unclimbed peaks
The rainbow's secret
The real reason birds sing
Because I Fly, I envy no man on earth
— Grover C. Norwood
I laugh more than other men,
I look up and see more than they
I know how the clouds feel
What it's like to have the blue in my lap
to look down on birds
to feel freedom in a thing called the stick
who but I can slice between God's billowed legs
and feel then laugh and crash with His step
Who else has seen the unclimbed peaks
The rainbow's secret
The real reason birds sing
Because I Fly, I envy no man on earth
— Grover C. Norwood
Thursday, September 3, 2009
I think that I am going to get sick. like, again.
I seriously need a nice healthy 8h sleep everyday. because once I sleep for like 7 hours, I will start to have sore throat, and then have a pretty hot forehead. like now, and yesterday, and the day before yesterday.
the thing is, I want to finish as many sorties as possible next week, because 1) it is hols and 2)I am seriously behind others and 3) I have exams coming up.
I seriously need a nice healthy 8h sleep everyday. because once I sleep for like 7 hours, I will start to have sore throat, and then have a pretty hot forehead. like now, and yesterday, and the day before yesterday.
the thing is, I want to finish as many sorties as possible next week, because 1) it is hols and 2)I am seriously behind others and 3) I have exams coming up.
1st Flight
Very very happy today!! ^^
cos I finally did my sortie 1 (and in the rain too hehe that was so fun)
OMG if I had to cancel my sortie 1 for the 2nd time i think i'll just knock my head against the wall la...
and i was so lucky because we took off just before it started raining, and once we are out there we can't go back, so we flied and flied and TADA!!! I think I'm one of the few ppl who actually managed to complete the training (most of it anyway).
and i saw like 4 reservoirs at the same time!?!?! Which finally dawned to me that Singapore is a VERY VERY SMALL place. I mean, you are seeing 4 reservoirs + Ang Mo Kio Yishun Sembawang and Causeway at the same time. that's like 1/4 of Singapore!!!
yeah, and I think that my instructor is a really nice guy. although I'm still like super nervous and I forgot the 2nd half of the checks, I didnt that a scolding like I thought I would have gotten. I mean even I think that i didnt do very well. (maybe I'm a little perfectionist after all haha). but anyway, I think that having a strict instructor makes you learn faster and it's actually quite good IF you study properly.
but still, what I'm trying to say is, when you are airborne and you look down and you see all those matchbox like stuff, you really get a feel of how small and minute you are, and it really makes you feel paiseh that all you worry everyday is whether you get 14/15 or 15/15 for you physics worksheet, and how many ppl scored better than you in the class. Yeah, so although I hope with all my heart that I will make it through the end, even if I have to be kicked out (which is a 21/23 probability), i think that at least this experience makes me gain a better perspective (hmm sound like Lang Arts) and well, I have a big takeaway!!! haha i hope I am not preaching here...
and flying there makes you REALLY want to get your PPL, like desperately want to get the PPL. I dont why, maybe because I'm perfectionist or sth, but I hate to give up things halfway. And I did not just anyhow applied for this course without thinking, I really thought a long time about it and stuff. So yeah, I decided that if I can get in PPL I will bake lots of cookies and share them with everyone. XD
cos I finally did my sortie 1 (and in the rain too hehe that was so fun)
OMG if I had to cancel my sortie 1 for the 2nd time i think i'll just knock my head against the wall la...
and i was so lucky because we took off just before it started raining, and once we are out there we can't go back, so we flied and flied and TADA!!! I think I'm one of the few ppl who actually managed to complete the training (most of it anyway).
and i saw like 4 reservoirs at the same time!?!?! Which finally dawned to me that Singapore is a VERY VERY SMALL place. I mean, you are seeing 4 reservoirs + Ang Mo Kio Yishun Sembawang and Causeway at the same time. that's like 1/4 of Singapore!!!
yeah, and I think that my instructor is a really nice guy. although I'm still like super nervous and I forgot the 2nd half of the checks, I didnt that a scolding like I thought I would have gotten. I mean even I think that i didnt do very well. (maybe I'm a little perfectionist after all haha). but anyway, I think that having a strict instructor makes you learn faster and it's actually quite good IF you study properly.
but still, what I'm trying to say is, when you are airborne and you look down and you see all those matchbox like stuff, you really get a feel of how small and minute you are, and it really makes you feel paiseh that all you worry everyday is whether you get 14/15 or 15/15 for you physics worksheet, and how many ppl scored better than you in the class. Yeah, so although I hope with all my heart that I will make it through the end, even if I have to be kicked out (which is a 21/23 probability), i think that at least this experience makes me gain a better perspective (hmm sound like Lang Arts) and well, I have a big takeaway!!! haha i hope I am not preaching here...
and flying there makes you REALLY want to get your PPL, like desperately want to get the PPL. I dont why, maybe because I'm perfectionist or sth, but I hate to give up things halfway. And I did not just anyhow applied for this course without thinking, I really thought a long time about it and stuff. So yeah, I decided that if I can get in PPL I will bake lots of cookies and share them with everyone. XD
Sunday, August 30, 2009
a very depressing weekend
Today I am supposed to go on a flight at 1140, which means that I am supposed to reach SYFC at 1040. since I reached at 1115 SHARP yesterday and my instructor said that I should be earlier, I decided that I should reach even earlier than 1040 (which is one hour earlier than my supposed take-off time).
And because yesterday I didnt memorise my checks properly I felt so guilty I stayed up until 1am this morning muttering on those engine checks and etc. to my surprise I even finished the vital actions before take-off, which is quite a lot given that I am only going to do sortie no.1. And oh yeah, I even memorised all the R/T calls until take-off and the ops normal calls during FILER check.
And then I had a very turmulous sleep because of so much memorising and I dreamt that I got expelled from the school for dont know what reason and I was wandering on the streets, and then I was so scared when I woke up I had to double triple check to convince myself that I am still a NANYANG girl. hmm I realised that I do love my school a lot even though I never proclaimed my love for it.
SO, when I woke up at 8am this morning cheerfully and anticipating the wonderful flight where I can prove to my instructor that I paid attention to my checks and that I can do my checks, I realised that it was, well, according to my dad, "raining cats and dogs". Or, if you want to say it technically, TS and SH, and Lightning Cat-1. (pardon me if I spelt it incorrect)
and so with not much hope I went to SYFC. The trip that was supposed to be 15min if go in a car took me 1 HOUR, and while I was standing in the rain waiting for the bus I was so...well, let's just say that I am very sad.
By some luck I managed to reach SYFC at 1030. And after the pre-flight brief I sat on the couch waiting for the rain to stop. To put it simply, i went through my checks again for like countless times until my brain decided that it couldnt stand that muttering anymore and so I went to the ops room, and stared at the window-->stared at the course 170 board--> realised that I am one of the last nine who up till now havent managed to land myself, no, fly myself in the sky,-->realised that i have to finish 2 sorties, complete one stimulator and then do another sortie by 8th Sept-->realised that it is quite impossible even though i have a 1 week hol in front, because "Every nanyang girl a mugger student of the society".
By 1200, (2 1/2 hours after I reached SYFC), they said that the flight is cancelled. So I went out to the club and realised that It is starting to rain again. and then I took the van, got to the main gate of seletar airport, and waited for 86. by the time I reached AMK it was 1230. and then I decided that I should go and buy a mask since I havent been sleeping properly for 1 whole week, and so I walked in the rain somemore. By the time I reached home I was soaked with rainwater and my jeans had turned 1 shade deeper than before.
after I applied that mask that is really cool (it's gel like but after it dries up you can peel it off like those that you see in ghost movies) and I fell asleep with 3 small patchs of masks still left on my face.
up till now, I have wasted 2 1/2 days. on what? I also dunno.
And because yesterday I didnt memorise my checks properly I felt so guilty I stayed up until 1am this morning muttering on those engine checks and etc. to my surprise I even finished the vital actions before take-off, which is quite a lot given that I am only going to do sortie no.1. And oh yeah, I even memorised all the R/T calls until take-off and the ops normal calls during FILER check.
And then I had a very turmulous sleep because of so much memorising and I dreamt that I got expelled from the school for dont know what reason and I was wandering on the streets, and then I was so scared when I woke up I had to double triple check to convince myself that I am still a NANYANG girl. hmm I realised that I do love my school a lot even though I never proclaimed my love for it.
SO, when I woke up at 8am this morning cheerfully and anticipating the wonderful flight where I can prove to my instructor that I paid attention to my checks and that I can do my checks, I realised that it was, well, according to my dad, "raining cats and dogs". Or, if you want to say it technically, TS and SH, and Lightning Cat-1. (pardon me if I spelt it incorrect)
and so with not much hope I went to SYFC. The trip that was supposed to be 15min if go in a car took me 1 HOUR, and while I was standing in the rain waiting for the bus I was so...well, let's just say that I am very sad.
By some luck I managed to reach SYFC at 1030. And after the pre-flight brief I sat on the couch waiting for the rain to stop. To put it simply, i went through my checks again for like countless times until my brain decided that it couldnt stand that muttering anymore and so I went to the ops room, and stared at the window-->stared at the course 170 board--> realised that I am one of the last nine who up till now havent managed to land myself, no, fly myself in the sky,-->realised that i have to finish 2 sorties, complete one stimulator and then do another sortie by 8th Sept-->realised that it is quite impossible even though i have a 1 week hol in front, because "Every nanyang girl a mugger student of the society".
By 1200, (2 1/2 hours after I reached SYFC), they said that the flight is cancelled. So I went out to the club and realised that It is starting to rain again. and then I took the van, got to the main gate of seletar airport, and waited for 86. by the time I reached AMK it was 1230. and then I decided that I should go and buy a mask since I havent been sleeping properly for 1 whole week, and so I walked in the rain somemore. By the time I reached home I was soaked with rainwater and my jeans had turned 1 shade deeper than before.
after I applied that mask that is really cool (it's gel like but after it dries up you can peel it off like those that you see in ghost movies) and I fell asleep with 3 small patchs of masks still left on my face.
up till now, I have wasted 2 1/2 days. on what? I also dunno.
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