arjay's been pretty awesome thus far.

T'sparanza 2008, and of course, O'Nite were just simply wonderful. afterall, i've got great T'antantanians for OG mates, who certainly deserve mention in this entry. (: led by towkay Sharon and taitai Yan Liang, my lovely OG mates with whom i have spent my first 4 days of college are Fadhilah, Li Tying, Yi Kai, Michelle, Lynn, Peixian, Clarissa, Bernice, Yona, Vanessa, Fawaz, Bao Rong, Wang Ye, Subra, Ronald, Zhan Yi, Leoson, Yu Yue, and Pengcheng. apart from them, there's also the 3 Tans who have made Orientation just so great for all T'antantanians - our OGLs! (: thanks so much Valerie, Felicia and Mao Lin.

added at 2.17pm on sunday, 13 january 2008:
and this paragraph serves as a dedication to my fabulous friend and fellow T'antantanian (highfive!) Fadhilah Abdul Rahman Z, upon her shameless request. a seemingly (haha) kind, friendly, cheerful, and loaded with really lame jokes and remarks that usually aren't in the least funny, she is basically a good friend lah. well, afterall, i do consider her my friend. so she must be a good person, right? right. OH. and that being said, she's also quite the klutz at times. like when she cleanly forgot to bring my pen one day, just when she had smsed me the day before to inform me that she has my pen with her and that she'd bring it the next day. just so you know, the pen is still with her. HAHA. also, being the trendy person that she is, she carries around a radio for a personal belongings bag. now, how cool is that? not really, i agree. =D apart from that, she's an aspiring college hockey player (WHOAAA...), so all the best to her for that. (:

okay, this should be enough lah huh, my fabulous friend. so, where's mine? xP

now that Orientation's over, it's back to serious business, with lectures and tutorials. from the introductory lectures that we had the past week, i'm glad to say that the only department that i can't stand right now (sentiments which many other share as well), is the Maths one. seriously, that guy lecturer just wants people to hate him. -.-"

and of course, what's school life without CCAs, right? went for CCA Feste, signed up for a few, and let's see how it goes from there. by the way, had canoeing trials yesterday, and let's just say i'm not exactly cut out for it in my current state of fitness. however, i live in hope. =D haha. oh, and i'm actually considering running for Council, somehow.

moving on to my class, 09s06C - it's a very interesting class lah, to say the least. apart from the 4:17 girls to guys ratio (yes, it's that class), there's really unique characters. well, here's to a great two years with them. (:

anyway, on to today's happenings - MCS Orientation and CIP Tutoring Course Session 1. both of which were enlightening and fun. (:

haha, okay, this is such a terribly organised entry.

well, have a great weekend everybody! (:

11:04 PM
sadikin

- Saturday, January 05, 2008

t'antantan

basically, orientation has been great thus far. but tiring.

well, i am certainly glad to have such a co-operative OG, and so, that's good. (: so yay to BB09 - T'antantan, both OG mates and OGLs! =D

and of course, newsflash - A Common Board of Governors for RI and RJC from June 2008, and Raffles Junior College is introducing its own diploma.



oh, anyway, the Gilmore Girls series finale really brought the show full circle. (: and that's one less drama series to watch from now on. haha

4:26 PM
sadikin

- Tuesday, January 01, 2008

year two thousand and eight

we met up at 9pm.
we discussed for quite a long while, deciding on how best to pass the time till countdown.
we played card games on a grassy patch right outside Vivocity.
5 minutes to midnight, we stopped all play, and were all really psyched up for the countdown.
we saw fireworks, then realised that we had in fact, missed the countdown. -.-" (yes, a countdown without the 5, 4, 3, 2, 1!, sadly)
we watched the brilliant display of fireworks.
we made our way to West Bowl, and bowled three games.
we navigated our way to West Coast Park.
we had breakfast at Macs.
we played more card games, and of course, Taboo, courtesy of Justin Chua, and made a considerable amount of noise while doing so.
we parted ways when dawn broke.

and that was basically how i spent the last moments of 2007, and the first of 2008, with this great bunch of guys:

back row: Bryan, Jun Chang, Louis, Daryl, Yongjian, Jason
front row: yours truly, Justin Chua, Lionel, Shawn, Leonard

a (more) casual shot

right after we ushered in 2008

us (:

us three (:

us four (:

Bryan and Shawn =D

our two lanes - 13 & 14

oh, and of course, right before all that, i accompanied Shawn to Queensway Shopping Centre where he got his pair of $144 Asics Landreth. which is quite a bargain for a really good pair of shoes. or so i think.

alright, so tmr marks the start of a new school environment, and a new academic year. and of course, i just can't help but to be in somewhat um, disbelief, of the reality that my RI days are gone. but of course, as i did four years ago, when i was just an innocent 12-year-old in a foreign environment, despite the apprehension and unsettling feeling in me right now, i certainly look forward to this new chapter of my life with much hope and positivity. (:



whoa, it's already 2008. and for what it's worth, happy new year once again! (:

8:19 PM
sadikin