Another season is over

And so it came to pass, Fall, where sweet winds and chilly rains come and go. Out here, in the wilderness far away from home, I await the day where I get to return to where I had came from. T'is but another season or two to pass, before I have the opportunity to take a trip back to my hometown.

A home away from home, that's where I am now. Where people are cordial and friendly, yet seem distant at times. Nostalgia hits when I see old photographs of people and places that I've met and once been to; I dream of the past, where life was simpler, more jovial, and the people were more familiar. I look forward to the future, where the lightness of day beckons, and the coolness of night heralds. Sitting alone once again in my room, thinking of the words to put on the blog, I can't help but think of the times where I was once part of a great class, 02S35.

Though spread far and wide through the world, we all shared a common past, a common history, a moment in time. A time where Fate brought us a chance encounter that altered our viewpoints, that altered our lives, that altered our reality. A time where we were still together.

In the silence of the moonless night, I sit, and wonder, yearning for a day where we will all meet up once more, to chit and to chat, and to talk of the good days that were past.

Hello from the States

Hi all. Am in the States and am safe and sound (somewhat). I guess that's all I will say now.

Take care~

Fare thee well, my friend

And so it come to pass, that I'll be embarking on another phase of my life in another astral plane. As it stands today, I've already drifted far away from you all, but that is hardly new, as I was never too close to you all to begin with.

I thank all for the times we had, I thank all for the pain we shared, I thank all for the company. Though I may not have spoken to all of you at the same close level, your presence is something that I will always miss when I'm gone.

Thanks to BK for the initial boost in J1 and the carrom and wrestling; thanks to Harish for being the support guy; thanks to Sadu for all the fun times; thanks to Jiren for being L****'s second favourite student; thanks to Edward for being L****'s favourite student; thanks to Wudi for his empowering presence; thanks to Zhengtong for being an inspiration as the class polar bear; thanks to Chinghua for being the loyal friend he is; thanks to Yongji for showing me a different type of life; thanks to Weihong for pushing me even further in J2; thanks to Qingyao for giving me confidence in myself; thanks to Peiyi for concurring with Qingyao about my eyes; thanks to Melissa for providing much needed comic relief; thanks to Pauline for being a part of the class; thanks to Karen for showing me how far one can go in AO Chinese; thanks to Yixiu for showing me how soft steeliness can be noncontradictory; thanks to Andrea for helping me deflect arrows and lastly, thanks to June for helping me realise that I am human after all.

*sigh*

I guess it is time to just say; until we meet again.

Swan song performance

Hi all. Just wanted to invite those of you still in Singapore on 29 Jul 2006 to support me in my final performance with my Chinese Orchestra before I set off for my further studies.

Details can be found here.

Thanks for your support! :-)

Hey!

Just saw some new entries in this blog and thought I'd just put in my 2 cents worth too...

About the class outing... Sorry I couldn't be there... =( I'm still stuck in Australia fighting my demons (exams!!) Even as I'm blogging now, I still have 2 more prac exams next week... So yea... Please understand...But, from what I heard from Qingyao, I thought the class gathering went rather well... Attendance was more than half rite? So what's the problem?

If it helps, maybe we can organise another end of this year (when I come home =p)? This year is the year of our 21st birthdays and we all deserve a celebration for making it thus far... I really do miss Singapore... And believe it or not, I actually do miss jc... Back then, everything was much simpler and I also had better work ethics...

Hope everyone's well...

Take care!

Oh and Happy 'Be-early' 21st Birthday BK =)

I beg to differ

Hi all!

It's to a little of my amazement to read what the_laptop state in the last post. well, at least for the first part of it with regards to the 'dysfunctionalism' of the class.

i have a differing opinion. as disappointing or sad this may sound, what and where the class is today is nothing but a consequence of consequences. definitely so many things happened since we graduated from vj, pple leaving for other countries at one stage, pple suffering in the army, pple having other aims in minds, pple returning back to their homelands.. etc. you name them, we most certainly have them. we couldn't have controlled that. perhaps we could have reduced the effects of 'dysfunctionalism' today, but we didn't. hence, today's state. there's no one to be blamed. not even the class as a whole.

however, yes, i very much agree with the fact that we MUST keep in contact for many reasons. it is another aspect of our lives and how we should cherish it, since it was part and parcel of our growing up stage in the past. and for the point about being more enthusiastic, probably we cannot discreetly put it upfront, thrown on everyone of our faces, saying "Hey, you you you, you have to be MORE enthusiastic in maintaining contact with who who who". It's by far unnatural and would not lead to anything positive, except for the feeling that we are OBLIGED to do so.. rather than we have a choice to. The OBLIGATION leads to unhappiness and probably unwillingness to be gelled in for the future.

put it simply, we can have the aim of maintaining contact in mind, yet, not putting it upfront. regular class outings and meals, like the one recently had does the job. probably we took too long to organise that, but in my view, it was a good step, perhaps a baby little step to somewhat patch up what we have seemingly lost in these 3 years, the transition years. it's good effort and we MUST continue to do that.

that aside, yes, i'm here to post something. perhaps we could use this space to share ideas, to write your experiences, grievances.. and not only as a place where we arrange meet ups. probably we can do that. it lies inside each of our hearts..

i'm guilty, as well. for whichever reasons, bygones are bygones. let's look ahead to a livelier S35 blogspot!

so much said, my short post actually: i'm going to genting in a few hours. i'm gonna stomp into the CASINOS at 0000hrs sharp on 13 jun 2006, as i officially turn ADULT suddenly. to think 12 jun 06 2359hrs i would still be a young punk.

k, got to have a rest, till next time, see ya all!


regards,
BK

Contacts, once lost, become very hard to be regained...

It's quite sad to note that our class is so dysfunctional. Sure, everyone has their own lives to lead now, some are chasing skirts (and er... pants?), others are chasing $$$, some going for power and others for whatever reasons that make them happy.

Shouldn't we be a little more active in pursuing the maintenance of contact?

Barring any supposed positive gains (ie networking etc), maintaining some form of good contact within a social network is a good way to help maintain one part of your psyche.

People, despite what everyone says, are defined by their memories. And memories are defined by experiences. And experiences are defined by the people, places and environment at that point of time.

Sure, some of you might not want to see someone any more, but you cannot deny that that person was part of your life during that period (think Leong, Kwek, F. Su).

Granted, tutors are too distant to maintain contact. But how about us? We are from S35, one of the most unique and weird class that VJ has ever seen. Shouldn't we be a little more enthusiastic in maintaining contact?

Yes, I'm starting to sound like I'm nagging, but hear me out. This blog is open; anyone can come in and post something, anything. Just a little post, maybe a simple comment, is all it takes to show that you are still in touch with the rest of the people.

Contacts, once lost, become very hard to be regained...

Perhaps, at the next scheduled (or ad hoc) meet up, there'll be more who will come together.

knock

is this blog alive?
knock.
knock.

is everyone going to be around may - june?
we should plan something.

knock.

Divert

As the days pass,
And the new year comes,
We realise that as S35,
We are now 21...
(Well most...)

As adults and adults to be,
Different roads we will take,
But at the end of it all,
May we meet again..

Uncanny Flight

I rode home, one day
But to my dismay
A trench I whacked
Flew over the handlebars!

Knock Knock...

mid term tests are finally over for me! yuppie!...
but the exams are coming soon (again)...haha...

wow, looks like we have lots of poems here...haha...
but that's the point! post whatever you like here and share it with everyone!

well, june you are not really complaining alot. mine was even more last semester..haha...

I think the only possible time when i do not have any "dead" atmosphere in my class is when there's something called "participation" points. Meaning to say that whenever you present your solutions in class, the tutor will take down your name and marks will be given based on how well you have presented your solutions/participated in class during the whole semester. That's when everyone will "volunteer" to go up to the board to write out their solutions and do presentations. But what can we say? Like what one of my lecturers said, we are competing among ourselves.

If you want the grades, you just got to do it. Even if it seems more like going "for the sake of marks" rather than "for the sake of learning". of course, there are people who can't be bothered to even do anything about it, but frankly speaking, these are really the minority.

well, gotto go...
take care everyone! especially June!

Hey!

How's everyone? I guess all the Uni people are busy with their mid-term tests which explains why all the recent posts are made by Mun Thye rite?

It's been 2 weeks of uni in Melbourne and I'm dying under all the biochem!! Thermodynamics + Enzymes + Organic Chem... Yupz and it's just the 2nd week. I also have a MCQ test which takes up 10% of my exam marks just before Easter. It's also a misconception that the average Aussie student is slack, so whoever said that studying in Aust is easier than Singapore had better think twice. You've got a lot of competition coming from all directions.

But life is generally alright... The food is not too bad if you like western stuff. But the chinese food is always too salty as it has been moderated to suit the Aussie tastebuds... Melbourne weather is crazy too. Over here, it's a good idea to check the weather forecasts cuz you can get 4 seasons in a day. There's a fair drinking culture here as well, which is absolutely bores me since I don't drink or at least I'm not comfortable with drinking with people I just come to know.

Looks like I'm complaining a lot rite? Haha...

But the Aussies are really very nice people. You can just about talk to anyone on the streets. They are generally receptive to everyone and you can always count on them to speak up in class so there isn't a "dead" atmosphere in all my classes.

Hope everyone is doing well in Singapore... Good luck for all those irritating mid-term tests and enjoy the mid-term break! Take care=)

Hush your weeping...

My dear, hush your weeping,
It is not the End,
At least, not yet.

They were there with you before,
They'll come again, soon.
Weep not, my dear, weep not,
For soon their fondness will find
Their way to you again,
When you need most their adoration and comfort.

So, my dear, hush your weeping,
It is not the End,
At least, not yet.

Ten Years Down

Ten years down
When you and I have grown older,
We may meet again, to say hi,
For tea, and a little nostalgia.
But will all these really be
When each has gone deep into the chosen path?

Whence we meet
Shall be a time for rejoicing;
Past enmity forgotten,
Friendships reawakened,
But that shall be ten years down.

No one knows what happens in ten years,
Consider it karma, or anything else similar,
I may be long gone from the world, so can someone else;
So let's treasure our old classmates
Before they are all gone.

S3 Dysfunctionality

(sung)

We, we are from S3!
The most dys-functional fami-lee!
We meet on-lee if we wish,
Yet at the end it's like fish-in,
With guys and gals all sep-arated!

We, we are from S3!
The most dys-functional fami-lee!
From the As to Bs
Cs all the way to Ws,
We all just miss when we meet!

We, we are from S3!
The most dys-functional fami-lee!
So, see me, see me,
Saw me, saw me, literal-lee!

Pictures From The_Laptop

Hi all! The pictures that I took yesterday are available by these links:

Group Picture
Our Class Girls who turned up
Me and June
Qing Yao and June
Parting Part 1
Parting Part 2

Sorry about this messy way... I'm doing everything illegally (ie in pmac) so it is quick and dirty. Found out that the excessive lines are the cause of the shift of the links. *blush*

Probably will fix the thingy when I get the chance to. :-)

Once again, good luck June!

Happy CNY!!!

Hey!

How's the new year? Hope it's been prosperous and everyone has had a good rest over the CNY public holidays to recharge for the coming year=) Sorry that I took so long to respond to Mun Thye's post, but well, better late than never... My flight is on 13 Feb 2050pm terminal 2. I'll have to be at the airport at least 2h earlier as I have to check in my luggage. Please don't feel obliged to come send me off k? Have a good year ahead. May health, wealth and happiness be with everyone... Take care...

GONG XI GONG XI..Happy New Year!

Hello people..


i just came back from tekong yesterday after a 15 days stint stay. hope you all did enjoy the steamboat that day. my apologies for not being there.

anyway, here's wishing all of you a happy chinese new year! may you prosper in whatever aspects you want prosper!


bk


p/s: if you are free, do try my game at http://www.geocities.com/nbkai/memretro_splash.htm . created out of boredom while i was ooc..haha.

Sending June off

Yup! June's flying off on 13 Feb (Sun), and let's all send her off in style.

Question is, I don't think we know the flight details :-P Maybe June can furnish the details here?

Updated List

quoted from qy in comments:

btw, here's the updated namelist(the no. of ppl seem to have decrease,
sorry
for that..but erm hey!! not my fault..haha )-->
june,yongji,peiyi,mel,munthye,pauline,edward,jiren,chinghua(?!?!)sadu(COMING-updated on 25 jan),zhengtong(?!?!),tong rui(COMING-updated on 25 jan),harish(COMING-updated on 26 jan),me!

?!?!?! -- indicates status unknown,either they have replied to my first
sms and not the second one or in the case of zhengtong,he had severe fever
since
last week and is unsure whether he can still go....erm...

those who cant go:
bk -- reason in the previous post
harish -- COMING-updated on 26 jan
wu di -- watching performance
weihong -- coms ball
tong rui -- COMING-updated on 25 jan
karen -- npcc

See you guys soon!

29th Jan Marina Bay MRT Station 6pm

like the title suggests we will be going marina bay on the 29th jan..
meet at the control station at 6pm...pls be punctual!
going to have steamboat...

so till then, take care everyone! :)

Apologies for 29th Jan Gathering

Hello people,

as it goes..i will not be able to make it for the above gathering as i would be at camp for 2 weeks for training till chinese new year.
just to update..i have been on a re-course in sispec, tekong for the past 6 weeks..and 4 more to go officially. so i can't help it sometimes when there's training stretching from week to week..
my apologies for this. i will update if there are any changes ahead.. Have Fun!

bk

What do we do on 29 Jan?

Yeah, what do we do on 29 Jan? Eat? Watch a movie? TCSS? What else?

Gathering on 29th Jan

from the sms responses that i have gotten so far...29th jan seems to be okie at the moment.

Those who have replied and will be/might be able to make it on 29th (including those on this blog):
peiyi,karen,mel,bk,munthye,zhengtong,tong rui,yongji,june,sadu,jiren,pauline,ME

Those who have not replied/unable to make it on 29th:
chinghua(can go if it's on a sunday,not sure for sat)
wu di(watching performance on 29th)
edward
weihong
yixiu(is she still in singapore??)
harish


Did i miss out anyone??

Just to say hi

hi everyone!

Who's who?

I know almost everyone except one.

Who is vjc02s35@hotmail.com???

29 Jan? Aiyoh... How come not 22?

Okay... I'm fine on the 29. But I still think that 22 is the best day for festivities though... ;-)