(This will be one of those blog entries that will no have too many words)
The Photographic Society in the school had a outing to Hort Park on the 21st. And honestly speaking, I had no idea that place existed here in our beloved tiny red dot. Guess that means that I don't know my own country well enough.....how sad.
Well in any case, this is the first outing I had with the group and being the new kid there, I feel really out of place. Fortunately for me, I have already known a couple of people in PS so I guess it wasn't so bad. The seniors aren't exactly what I would expect to be honest, the mature, leading kind. They were playing around and playing retro games and the ridiculously lame jokes that they told....honestly, they are so 'cold' they have the potential to kill. But you can never judge a book by its cover yes? And truly, they showed their mature side right after we got off the bus. Everyone settled down and split into neat groups, instructions were given and precautions were taken. They may be a group of hyper-active 18 year old teenagers, but they are already entering the transitional phase into adulthood. The way they took charge and at the same time NOT sounding bossy or demanding in anyway, its not something achieveable by the ordinary group of teenagers. But enough with the boring words, I took many photographs there....133 to be exact....I have no idea how I can take so many. But rest assured, I am not going to put up all of them here.
I think I'll just let my photographs showcase the beauty of the park, I hope I can show it to its fullest.
I had lots of fun doing all of these things and honestly speaking all fun comes to an end. But its because it has an end that people appreciate and remember these things for life.
Treasure your memories.
Oh by the way, you might want to watch these :P
02:39
&February 07, 2009
*Where did I go?!*
Haha, so I know I havent been doing anything on my blog for the past two weeks. I know I know. I've been really busy and really bothered by so many things in school, its overwhelming at the moment honestly speaking. Well anyway, I am back....yay....I think.......hmmm.......
Well lets see what I will talk about.....
Oh oh oh, I know. I had my birthday yesterday....yay me. Well to be honest, I don't really enjoy myself on my birthdays...or any celebrations for that matter. I dont know, its just me. But it was just the same to me yesterday. Perhaps I don't really care about what the celebrations hold, perhaps I just can't be bothered with anything in my life. But one thing I do know, is that I have friends and a loving family right by me through everything. I would like to highlight my class PDG15 for singing me a birthday song on Friday. I prefer things to be at low profile, but it truly touched my heart when everyone sang a Happy Birthday song to me right in the middle of the parade square . Thanks guys (and gals) I will always remember this. Well besides that, my family got me a HUGE Ice Cream cake from Swensens, and honestly speaking, I was really surprised. My family doesn't like to spend too much unnecessarily and well....yea, to have bought something from Swensens was like a complete miracle. But I have to say that the photographic skills of my brother is no more than average. I mean, seriously, every darn photo that he took was blurred. I know I may not be the best looking guy around but the least that he could do was to take a nice one. But he is my brother and I still love him....unfortunately. Haha.
Birthdays are suppose to be a bumdle of joy, but all I did that day was to stop and think about how lucky I am to be living in this circle of people. Sure, they aren't the best nor are they perfect, but that is what makes them so special to me. They piss me off from time to time and I dont always like them, but that is what makes me treasure them even more. Sounds weird and doesnt make sense to you? Well I have something to tell you....
Life itself is a paradox, but you can still have fun in it^^
15:37
&February 04, 2009
*The First Obstacle Already*
Day 3 started off rather well, I had a little chat with the teacher handling my Matriculation Group. He is a rather jolly Australian, or at least I think he is Australian, anyway, he is a really fun man to be with and for someone as old as he is, I noticed some really toned muscles along his arms and legs. If you ask me, that's not something you see on most old people.
As I was saying, the day seemed to go on really smoothly. I walked around the school and took some pictures and I must say, they have an amazing collection of statues and sculptures all over the school campus. I saw so many, so so so many. And the trees were all really tall, one of them reminded me of the huge pine tree I saw while I was in kindergartden, its slanted to one side which gives the idea that it will collapse on its own weight, however, it is extremely big, easily taller than the school and still it stands. I admire the strength of this tree and I really want to become as strong as it is in the face of problems and difficulties, which I am sure to meet in the near future. Even sooner than I had expected actually.
But before I get to the main problem, I want to finish the slightly more pleasant portions of today. I dont really want to ruin my mood or your mood so early.
Lets see now, what else is there. Oh. The CCA carnival, it wasn't much of a carnival actually, it was just some groups of students running around running campaigns and booths for their own CCAs. As for me, I intended to go into Photography or at least chess (a little nerdy perhaps, but I am a nerd at heart) Well anyway, I ended up following my friend to his Volleyball practice and when I sat at the bench, I remembered of the old times that I spent on the court. It wasn't really alot, nor was I ever an important player in the team, but I have to admit, admist all the pain and suffering and the belittling if I may add, I had fun. I had fun laughing with my teammates, even if I was laughing at myself, I had fun and that is the most important thing to anyone right now. So I was interested to enter the Volleyball team again, I left my name there. But right now, I am still deciding whether I should be entering the team or not. I mean, sports do take up a lot of your time and with my physic right now, I will not be able to last too long if the traning started to pick up the pace. So I guess my main priority now is to rebuild my stamina and to regain the feel of the ball. My skills have gone with the wind over the many many months of non-sporting activities and I was never good in the first place, so gaining and IMPROVING may be a problem to me.
So, that probably sums up the day in my school. But unfortunately for me, that was not the end of my day.
Just right after I finished dinner, I received a call from the school. I was surprised, puzzled, shocked, afraid, nervous. I was a whole wreck of emotions. When I picked up the phone, it was from the....actually, I forgot who called me....but the thing is, ALL and I mean ALL the subject combinations that I have submitted have been rejected. All of them were rejected and its because I am the only person that chose those combinations. Physics and Biology, I knew it was a weird combination and I tried to live with it for the 4 years in my Secondary school life. But, I did not think that none will take it in the school. It wasn't a matter of a few people taking the combination, fact is, I am the only soul in Anderson Junior College to take that combination now. That practically ruined my day and possibly my entire week, and worse still, my entire life is the problem is not going to be solved. Please don't ask me why I did not take Chemistry while I was in Secondary school, because I am really sick of repeating that reason ok? Thank you for your understanding.
So, right now I am really upset about everything and wondering what would be going on in the meeting that I am attending tomorrow. This is really a great start to my schooling year right here in Anderson. Honestly, I hope it does not get any better, if you know what I mean. I have no idea what is install for me in the future.....
02:28
&February 03, 2009
*The first step is also the most important*
Well this is day 2 of the Mariculation week. I still have no idea why we don't go through Orientation just like most of the other schools, but I am grateful for it. The Matriculation group hasn't really warmed up to each other yet, seeing as everyone just groups themselves with the friends they came in with whenever they can. I can't really blame them for doing that, being humans...most of us are shy....right? I hope I am. Either way, I went around the school today and the Junior College campus is by far larger and more complex than the Secondary school. I had the feeling that I would be swallowed by the very walls of Catholic High when I first got in, and I can tell you right now that that was nothing compared to the vastness of Junior College. But I guess I am getting used to it, I can find the bathroom at least. I must say, the first thing you need to know about ANY place, is the bathroom, without it...you are a goner.
Same oh same oh. Nobody did much at the morning assembly, national anthem was as quiet as ever. No surprise really. But what was different today was the intro-lectures that we had. I am not quite sure if any of the other schools have done it, but we had our first lectures today. It wasn't really much of a lecture, just introduction to whatever hellish experiences we shall be facing as students of that school and of that subject. Though it was rather boring, the teachers managed to keep the attention of over 800 students and made us all laugh at some point in time, I say that the hellish experience will not totally be hell....or so I hope. But these Intro-lectures showed us some really important things in College life, the subject courses, the different topics and units that we will be going through. It really gave us a preview of what we will be doing, which is really important. It would be ridiculous to enter a class without knowing ANYTHING about what we are studying, that would be a complete waste of time for both the teachers and the students. But I could see that most students in the auditorium were taking these lectures seriously. Good job :P
Oh, I bought my uniform today, and honestly it is HUGE. I mean seriously, I am 6 feet tall 1.82 metres tall and I still find my uniform big, you can imagine how big it is. Not too satisfied with the colouring of the uniform though, that needs to get some getting used to definitely. But this is my school now, might as well accept it since I don't really have much of a choice at it.
Well day 2 was short. Ended at 12 noon.
But I have to say, the one thing that I was completely upset with is the fact that the school server crashed last night. I submitted my subject combinations already and I found out today that I had to redo it because something screwed up the server. So I have to re-submit the whole application form, re-type my particulars and everything else that they needed. Its like chewing a piece of gum you already had, the aftertaste isn't exactly pleasant I assure you.
Well I guess this is the end of day 2 of my Matriculation week. Hopefully, I would be able to interact with my group mates a little more, seeing as how shy I am, I hardly made a sound let alone speak to them.
New school, new friends, new experiences, new pain, new interactions.
05:27
&February 02, 2009
*Every journey starts with the first step*
Well so lets see now, this is my first post on this darn site and so I thought well since its the beginning of both my life in Junior College and my journey on this site... ...why not start with something like that (The title, and I know its a really corny one too)
Well anyway, first day of school...started off at 5:30 in the morning with me all groggy and wanting to lay in bed for that 5 more minutes that will never end. Unfortunately for me, my mom was there to drag me out of bed. Anyway, breakfast was normal; just that bit of bread and a cup of warm milo to give me that extra burst of energy (If you ask me, its not the Milo...its the milk and sugar that we add)
The bus-stop wasn't exactly pleasant with so many students, so many people and so little space. And being the big-sized 6 footer that I am, I didnt enjoy it one bit. To top it off, the bus came late and it travelled oh so slowly; especially with the numerous traffic lights on the road.
So, blah blah blah and I am late for school, almost got killed there.
Ok by now you would have gotten bored by all of this, and I dont blame you, I am bored just by typing this and seriously, I am just using this to ramble on about it.
This is where the fun starts.
All the students move into the auditorium, all 857? I think that's the right number of students in the school, currently. I was sent to the top floor, or the gallery if you will, and it is real steep. One slight miss in your steps and you are tumbling down the rows of seats and what is waiting for anyone that does tumble? A solid concrete wall, either that or you fall high enough to go over the wall and plummet to your almost certain doom.
If you think that's bad wait till you read this.
The students sat down in their really and I mean really small seats, and they were real hard too. Everyone got comfy... ...well as comfortable as they could possibly get...and the introductions started. Principal, Hods of various subjects, three university representatives, subject teachers of every subject available. I summarised it quite a bit so it doesnt seem very long but the whole thing lasted from 8 in the morning to 2 in the afternoon. Oh I forgot to mention, we didnt have any break...well we did have that one tiny break of 10 minutes where everyone cluttered around 2 toilets...but in any case, six hours of nothing but sitting and listening to boring presentations, informative none the less, but extremely boring and irritating too if I may add, especially if you have to hold a litre of water in your bladder for that long.
It ended eventually, thanks heavens for that. And I found that my legs were totally numb from sitting that long, I really had trouble walking out of the school and all the way back home.
Well this is the end of my first post, hope you were bored, because that's how I felt on my first day of school^^
