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Sunday, July 27, 2008
Leadership Training Camp
CHEESECAKE.
That's what my group called ourselves.
Daryl, Benedict, Ali, Rizwan, Kevin Ng, Jimson, Gloria, Joanne Lim, Linette and Sheena&Rena. I love you guys so much.
These people, heh. M.A.D. That's what Sheena called us, yeah we were crazy, but what she really meant was that we Made A Difference, together as a team. (:
Day One
Got to know the people in my group better, met sheena beforehand once during the DISC workkshop condusted by the same company a week before the camp itself and hell was i glad that she's my facilitator! Everyone was kinda quiet and a wee bit awkward at first 'cause we didn't really know each other, i haven't even seen some of them like Ben and Jimson around school until then. I guess the time that our team finally started to really bond was during the Tug-of-War game during the night. Everyone didn't give up and kept giving their 9073972049341% even though we kept losing, initially. I have to say, i was and STILL AM, extremely proud of all the people in my team because they pesevered till the end and those that weren't pulling the rope continuously cheered their lungs out in support of our team. Thanks guys, you guys are really a fantastic bunch to work with. Gloria volunteered to be on the panel that night, and her task was to convince the judges that our team is the best team ever. Guess what? All she did was to tell the truth, what she felt and what was real. She did a great job and we got FIRST! Heh, good job Glo (: I was already beginning to love my teamates.
Day Two
Most stuff happened on the ropes course today. But before that happened, we played a survival game and our team kinda "died". Hahaha 'cause we all chose to "trek to the nearest town in stead of staying at the spot where the plane crashed. " All of us, except gloria that is. Oh well, I finally discovered that i can actually climb the rock wall! It felt really good! We went on the the ropes course competition for the rest of that day and Jimson was our leader. He was kinda quiet but he lead very well in his own silent ways. (: I was exhausted, but what really kept me going throughout the whole 4 hours, was my teamates. I saw them all playing their best and playing hard. I saw them all pespiring like crazy under the hot sun but still pesevering all the way. I saw the fearful expression across some of their faces but they still overcame their fears and went ahead to complete their task, and complete it well. I saw, that they believed in our team, and they were doing all that they could for the team. At the end of the entire activity, we were dead beat, but we did a great job and earn plenty of points (: Went out for a hearty dinner at the nearby hawker centre, as a team. Linette was on the panel that night and again, she just said what was true(: We won again! Guys, you all are simply inspirational.
Day Three
To Gloria: You're a fantastic leader, because you know just the right time to step up and step down. You're not overly in charged but you are able to give constructive feedbacks when needed. You definitely posses the ability to become a much greater leader than you already are in future. (:
To Linette: I definitely saw you grow as a leader over the very short period of three days(: You did a great job helping out team to win the panel challenge and i'm extremely proud of you 'cause you completed the high rope course even though you were really frightened. Great job linette, you dance EXTREMELY WELL TOO! SO HOT!! ;p
To Joanne Lim: Like you said, you're a Step Down leader but it's evident that you have a great mind with great ideas. Do remember that happiness is a state of mind and it's within your control, just keep smiling and everything will turn out to be a'lrt, good job playing catching!
To Rizwan: You are so much better than you think you are Rizwan, and everyone in the team can see it. Don't doubt your abilities for you will never know how great they are until you allow yourself to show themselves. You are so much more capable than you think you are, I KNOW it, i've seen it, i've experienced it. Just go for whatever you believe in Rizwan, we'll always be supporting you no matter what. (:
To Jimson: You're a wonderful leader Jimson, we all knew it ever since you stepped up to lead us during the high rope element course. You never once lost your patience with us even when things started going slower then we hoped for it to be. You encouraged us and gave us constant time checks to keep us on track and focused, well done Jimson(:
To Ali: DUDE, you're like the energy bar ever-ready and always bursting with enthusiasm! I really appreciate how you are always so devoted to the team and participate in every possible way with zest and committment. Thank you Ali, you definitely helped to boost the team's morale alot during the past three days, Thank you(:
To Daryl: You, are the laughing pill of the team. You're pretty quiet no doubt, but you express yourself so comically throught your very unique actions. You don't even have to try to make us smile, you just do. Daryl, you're fantastic when it comes to accepting and listening to ideas and opinions and that makes you a great leader, keep going daryl! you're really cute hahaha you keep makin' us all laugh! (:
To Kevin Ng: I saw a totally different side of you during camp, a side i never saw when it was there all along. You were so hilarious with all your darmatic actions and speech but you also knew when to be serious and gave very constructive and intelligent feedback and ideas when necessary. You were sincere and you wanted to help the team with all your heart. Kevin, you're a great guy(: Now i know that for sure, even though you're annoying ;p
To Benedict: You're special. I mean it. You have this unique style when it comes to leading a team, you don't have to speak many great words or do anything to make us want to follow you. You just, I have no words to describe you except that i respect you(:
To Sheena: You are simply, EXTRAORDINARY.
Maybe someday my teamates will stumble upon my blog and see all that i've typed here for them, maybe they never will. No matter the case, they're difinitely the greatest team i've ever worked with by far, and I will never forget this experience, because they made a difference in my LTC journey. (: Thank you.
Labels: To Empower., To Follow, To Lead
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Thursday, July 24, 2008
Battered.
Yesterday was pretty happening.
It was TPJC's annual road run yesterday but it was pouring heavily when the race was scheduled to begin. So all the poor TPJC students had to wait till about 9.30am, before things finally got started. Nothing much happened cause plenty had already left by then, but hell the guys can run really fast! 3Km in about 11 mins! I managed to squeeze into the top 30 for the competitive girls category, rather surprisingly i must say, and got a medal for it. Hahaha, 26th. (: Claudia did really well! she got 8th, i think, top ten. Hahaha!
Hit Parkway with some of the 22nd councillors after that, Naz, demon, astrid, yongdon, nicole, weijiang, wyntrice and i'm sorry if i left out anyone but they're all really nice people(: Bought a new pencil box from borders (finally), then went to lunch at BK with demon. Demon and i are fine now and it's really cool 'cause he's sucha great friend.
THEN, things started to get exciting. I went back to ECP and met up with Junguang, Suren, Hansley ( I'm not really sure how his name is spelt ), Jerial and two other friends of theirs to blade. Mind you, i can't blade for nuts. But the four guys ( minus suren ) are all really good skaters and they're way cool! so when we finally got into our blades, I started to feel like an idiot. HAH. We all held onto each other by the waist and did this " Dragon " thing, we went SO FAST! HELL was it FUN and it was really crazy! I was pretty freaked out though cause i didn't even know how to blade and i couldn't balance myself properly so in the end i kinda like flew and skid. Pretty bad fall and my upper right knee, upper thigh, lower and upper back and shoulder all scraped pretty hard. That was only the FIRST fall. The 2nd time was when i was trying to go down the slope, but i went straight into Jun who totally freaked out ( you should have seen his expression! ) and crashed into him so hard that i fell backwards this time and hit the back of my head real hard on the concrete slope. Everyone was laughing like crazy! Man it was so embarrassing!
Heh, injured and all, yesterday was really fun, and skating with the buncha them really made my day (: Thanks guys! Tomorrow's the start of LTC!
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Tuesday, July 22, 2008
today
I remember.
Went to ACJC today to watch the Gold with Honours SYF pieces by RJC, TJC, HCI and ACS(I). Most of it was good, but the most commendable piece is most definitely the one presented to us by ACS(I). It was simply FANTASTIC. All the performers delivered a high energy performance and sustained it throughout the entire duration of the play! They were extremely funny yet didn't overdo it to the extent that it became corny, in fact the acting was so good that all the audience members were highly engaged with it and could not stop laughing through the play! They most definitely deserve winning the Gold with Honours award for SYF. Splendid job, well done ACS(I) !
I was Pretty lucky, got to meet up with my BESTIE! Russell Chan! (: Finally gave him is random tin of surprises ( after like a really long time. I don't even know if the food inside is still edible or not. ) Also saw Pammy and Jon ( finally ), they're all nice people hahaha. I miss my bestie so much! Was reallt good that i got to see him today (:
Lot's in issues recently, well actually not many. Just a single persistent one. I say single because both issues fall under the same form and category. Shan't dwell on it thought because i've decided that i will not be bothered by such things anymore. Besides, it's high time i started studying! I oew like about 387097474324 tons of homework ever since i got back from helping the seniors with TSD a levels. But am catching up slowly bt surely. (: Suhara was so sweet today, she gave ethel and I this THANKYOU headband and a bar of chocolate to thank us for helping her with her IS, and she wants us to wear the band around our forehead! Hahaha seriously?! Something totally random, i've decided which book to use for my book of 2009 already, an so i'll need to visit artfriend soon(: I AM DEAD BROKE.
I love you Ethel (:
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Monday, July 21, 2008
Pictures(:
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Friday, July 18, 2008
THEIGHT.
One of our rare PROPER shots. With Jokoh doing some funny face!
This one's just WEIRD. I look like i'm sniffing Jun's shoulder. And Suren... HIS EYES LOOK LIKE THEY'RE GONNA POP OUT.
I like this shot of Jun.
Ethel and I
NO i wasn't sniffing myself, suren! I was just laughing real hard. Dude, look at JOKOH'S FACE! 
Personal Favourite. Us in the VIP room before everything. Shot taken by Jun. (:
Band photo.
Blurry band photo.
We were having quite alot of fun in the guys' dressing room before our performance. Lookin' two weeks back, i'm really glad i agreed to sing for dancefest with these fantastic guys even though everything was terribly last minute. During the past two weeks, i got to know these guys better, and i definitely saw (especially) Junguang in a different light. He's not so scary anymore and in fact he is pretty nice. Hahaha! Suren's just about the sweetest guy around and he's pleasantly easy to talk to about almost everything undr the sun. Didn't talk to Jokoh as much but that guy is one seriously talented musician, impressive. Jokoh's also really nice to talk to and he's so funny! He's always makin' us all laugh with his silly antics! Suren's brother is probably the quietest one among all 'cause he's uh, mature and less energetic maybe? Hahaha just kidding! but he's really nice too! One thing all the guys have in common is definitely, THE LOOKS. They're ALL really good looking and so for the past 2 weeks i was hanging out with really hot guys. HAHAHA!
At the end of the day, after our performance, i don't really know how we did 'cause i got comments ranging from '" AWESOME STUFF HALEY!" to " it was pretty bad man". But i guess, it doesn't really matter. What i experienced during the past two weeks is way more valuble than the end product of our combined efforts. These guys are a bunch of really wonderful people and i daresay, I LOVE THEM (: Hopefully we'll get to work together again soon, Sleepysmelly ( suren ), My good gracious ( Junguang ), Jokoh ( Joel Koh ) and sleepysmelly's bro. Thanks guys, for giving me the chance to work with you guys, for all your patience and time. (: And of course, Thank you ethel for all your encouragement and support as well(:
*I received a lovely bouquet of flowers after my performance, (: Thank you.*
A'lrt, now for some pictures of our group outing/surprise party.









If you're wondering why there's a random photo of THE GAME OF LIFE among my pictures, it's 'cause, IT'S NOT RANDOM. It's our group's primary six game. (:
We call ourselves The Eight, simply because there were eight of us and we just gave up trying to think of a nice group name. When i talk about these primary school friends of mine, people usually get really surprised and go " what? you still hang out with your primary school friends!?" . Yeah, i do. And in fact we're still pretty much as close as ever. Elaine has left for malaysia, Dionis has her new group of friends and now Vicki had left for Canada. But it doesn't matter. Every christmas, every year, we'll still send'em group presents. It's really amazing how far we've come after all these years even though we weren't in the same secondary school or junior college/ polytechnic. I will NEVER forget all the things we did when we were still young and crazy during primary school. It seems like just yesterday when we sat together in class after PSLE to play the game of life. Now, we're all really moving on and playing our game of Life for real. But just as in the game, no one plays alone. 'Cause no matter what happens, we'll always have each other to hold. I love The Eight. (: Always have and always will. We'll miss you Vicki!
Labels: crazy week
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Saturday, July 12, 2008
*glup*
MiseryBusinessMiseryBusinessMiseryBusiness.
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Wednesday, July 9, 2008
Either, Or
If you don't leave this house I will.
If you don't leave this world I will.
Because I can't stand you. You disgust me.
You make me see nothing but the most dreadful parts of life.
You make me unhappy.
You make me feel like I would be so much better off without you.
And I know i will be.
So do get out of my life, before i remove you from it. Literally.
You never try to understand things.
You can never see anything in a different light.
All you know is negative, bad, wrong, lousy.
Well that's what you are.
You should really shut up and grow up, Stop being a kid.
You're already so old, i wish you were older
'Cause then maybe you'd go faster.
If you think i'm being mean, atrocious, whatsoever.
Shut up. You don't even know what it's like.
All you fools.
The day that i banish you fromt he surface of this earth isn't soo far.
Maybe it is.
In that case, i'll be gone soon.
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Saturday, July 5, 2008
Sleepyhead.
TSD has been seriously wacked.
Just a few more days and it'll be the actual A level exams for my dear seniors, evryone's stressed.
My temper's been really bad recently, flared up at my bus buddy that day and i feel so guilty. ): Sorry bus buddy.
Fatboy's a really sweet friend, thank you for cheering me up(:
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Thursday, July 3, 2008
Indifference.



Above are some of the pictures taken during the TSD showcase preperation period. Even though TSD is draining my life and soul away at a rapid rate, it really is the only thing that can take my mind off other perturbing matters. The whole week has been really crazy so far, TSD has become my sole purpose of going to school. Well, not exactly, but most of my time in school is largely spent on TSD. Helping the seniors really can get extremely tiring, but i guess it's all in good faith that our J1 juniors next year will be just as helpful as well when we need their assistance. I really hope my seniors will do well for their TSD a levels for they have put in an exponential amount of effort. Go guys, it'll all be over soon! (:
I have so much to say that,
I don't know where to start.
We started off as strangers,
Sometime in the month of march.
You striked me as someone special,
A friend that i thought would last forever.
Well then again,
Define forever.
I hadn't known you for too long,
but you were there when I was down
And you gave me strength when i was weak
You helped me up so i could move on.
I didn't know you very well
but i did all i could when you were upset
'cause all i wanted
was to see you smile.
Now, just when i need you most
You abruptly turn and walk away.
There's nothing i can do but learn to let go
'cause maybe,just maybe, it's better this way.
What a shame,
I thought to myself.
To lose a friend
So dear, so dear to my heart.
I was just thinking how upset i would be when all the seniors graduate from college this year, for they are all so dear to me. I've definitely learnt quite aplenty from them and I know i'll miss them all like crazy. A friend once told me, never fear for when you do it will come true. The year hasn't even ended, but it seems i've lost someone already. I don't know the reason why, really. But whatever it is, I wish you well.
Like a zephyr,
You come and go.
Labels: Goodbye.
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