They say in a black hole, time slows down until it stops. Dunno anyth about that but i know that school has been sucking a lot of my time.
Just finished 2 weeks of test recently. Also my grandfather died recently, had to attend to the funeral activities while studying for tests. v. tough. my dad also flew home to attend the funeral but he's flying off soon.
Actually got a few posts i was working on, but no time to complete them... Got maybe 4 or 5 drafts sitting, waiting to be completed. No time or energy to complete them.
Actually really feel like having a break now after the rather stressed 2 weeks of tests, but SP schedule dictates that holidays start only on the 17 dec. At least we get a 3 week break then.
Now i know, when they say poly life is slack. They mean every poly but SP. haha. maybe everyone thinks like that.
Hair v. long now, cause no time to cut? Guess thats an excuse. Will probably go cut tomorrow. But not too short, quite like it this way.
Oh btw, the reason i got time to post is cause i didn't realise school that one of the morning classes for today was cancelled. So I've got 4 hours to kill. Smart huh?
it's been a pretty rough week for me. usually a week juz flashes by for me but this week was extra long.
It was mid semester tests this week after last week's e-learning, which luckily was pretty easy for once. even e-learning week was busy, with CYA duties with the first batch, going out with ql n practicing for a skit to be performed at the airport. and of course, studying for the tests this week.
right after the skit performance on monday, i got a call from my mum that my grandfather, the one which i had brought to New Zealand, had a stroke n was in critical condition in Changi Hospital. i had planned on going home to study for my test, but instead i rushed over to see him.
Arriving in hospital, i was faced with a scene of my grandfather lying unconscious on the hospital bed, with tubes sticking out all over him. gathered around were my immediate family members, some holding his hand, others in huddled in groups praying for him.
not long after, a pastor from my church came over to pray for him. We prayed over him for about 15 mins. I didn't really know how i felt that time, now still don't really not what to feel. Sad of course. Not really frightened.
soon after two nurses came in and pulled the shutters over the bed. They were going to suck the phlegm out of his throat since he couldn't get rid of it himself. The sounds of slurping and sucking were sickening.
Even though he couldn't speak or move at all, we knew he was partially conscious at least as he could still cry when we speak to him. Can tell by the sound, he was really suffering.
Despite all this, i had to go back to study for the test and so i did. That night, i prayed for him before i slept, and this comfort that Jesus would take care of him, gave me peace to sleep soundly. The next morning, my mum called to say that my grandad had died peacefully in his sleep at 5am that morning.
My first close relative to pass away.
I was a bit shocked, yet somehow a bit not suprised. i'll explain later.
Over the next few days it was pretty busy, with the funeral preperations and all. I wasnt there for 2 days, studying for tests. I heard that some of my relatives were not happy about it, but i dunno. the moment i was free i would go help out too. it's not like i was having it easy, being alone at home, eating noodles everyday, making my own breakfast while trying not to be late for school.
i think it's better than sitting around talking to people who's names i can't even remember all day while eating peanuts? repeating a whole semester just to do that? no thank you. once again, it has nothing to do with me not being filial to my grandad.
the day before the burial we the grandkids all drew smth for him. I drew a pic of me n him in NZ, caus tt's wat i rmbr best.
For us the feeling of him leaving is like sad caus we will miss him, but we know can get to see him again in heaven so not too sad. temporal. =)
hi. i know i havent been updating for a while. can't really claim to be busy. more like playing dota.
CYA Camp
Last Fri to Sat had a CYA camp for the new 6th batch CYA's after school. The seniors spent about 2 days going back like 9pm to help plan n be briefed about the event, not to mention the planning committee which probably spent weeks planning this. rmbr the NPCC sec 1 orientation camp? we also spent a lot of time doing it up, but it was fun right? even though tiring...
i think the camp was a pretty big success, caus it was fun, everyone was involved and we got to meet the new batch as well as work closer among ourselves. so that the gap between the 2 senior batches will minimise. most camps i wanna leave as quickly as possible, but this one didn't.
my new duty day Monday got a lot of ppl from hai sing. besides me n dennis, there's 1 gal from hai sing prefects which i recognise as well as 1 ji siao guy raphael who according to him, drives batt hong crazy. 4 out of 11 is a lot u think? many stay east side too.
other characters are franko from MJ and jerelyn frm 4E6.
the camp had the usual mix of ice-breaking games, amazing race, role play, skit presentation etc.... but all at a slack n comfortable pace. the particularly fun ones were double Wacko, where all the hai sing ones somehow gang up to aim me, n i had to depend on my parnter to save me... luckily he's good at names, if it's me alone, i'll probably be the one doing the wacking all the time...
another one was amazing race, which the seniors set up in the middle of the night, from 12-6... as the stations were place all over the school, as u can guess it was pretty exciting. especially at the school of business where i went to help out. after setting up the station, i asked the other seniors that i wanted to walk the legendary red bridge of SP... if not like will regret it for the rest of my life...
somehow i managed to convince them to accompany me to walk across the bridge... seriously, it is a very dark bridge even though it's open air... but with 7 ppl crossign with torches, somehow not that scary le... but still fun though. =)
during the Treasure Hunt, my station was the one involving the inevitable waterbombs. but since we r such a nice n gentle club, we dun throw waterbombs at the juniors. instead the game involves tossing waterbombs around using towels and trying to collect a certain amount. in this way, whether they get wet or not depends on their own teamwork. fair right?
Thursday
thursday as i believe was the start of the A levels. the night before i sent a msg to those ex haisians in JC. one reply came back from kevin aka chee kong, saying something like "Tanx... and see you soon..."
i think he also didn't expect how soon it would be. at about 5 on thursday, juz as my train reached pasir ris, he was standing outside the door. haha. b careful wat u sms.
next week is e-learning week for me, so i'll b able to go out if anyone is tired of studying.
