studies is not the only thing in the world

I have so much thoughts running through my mind and I want to pen them all down.

I have just realised how big the world is. The world is really very big. Why do I say so? I have realised what I have seen, have experienced is nothing compared to the world. Being a typical Singapore JC kid who study all day long, thinking that studying is the only thing in life, I have developed this concept that life is all about studying. But, not! Life is way much more than this.

I have also developed this concept in me that everyone in the world (well, the world to me is this small.) need to study hard and work hard. I am so wrong about this concept. This is not even a social norm. However, these concepts are so in me that I cannot accept anything beyond this circle.

I have just realised that people do many other things apart from studying. People think about life. People think about how to be happy. People think of developing their own unique career. And most importantly, people priositise all these above studies which to me, I felt that people are going against the social norms. But, not! This is the social norm. People do not need to score straight As to be happy and lead a good life.

I am drilled to think that not doing well in studies is a shame. But, let's take a look at the world again. A typical commoner at New York on average holds 3 degrees. But, what's the big deal? People are happy too without a degree. I seriously need to get a life and see the world!

Honestly, I was shocked with what I read. I was shocked. I felt as though I was watching a drama series. I felt how things change and how the main character lived for the past few years. However, I was not ready to accpe those information at all. Seriously. I have many questions that I want to find answers to them.

Anyway, went out with Marianne to Bugis today. By right, the shopping trip is for me to get my stuffs for an upcoming formal event. Erm, my wardrobe have hardly anything beyond dri-fit and FBTs shorts. Anyway, Marianne started her shopping before I got anything for myself.

In the end, I managed to get what I want. :) Also, got myself a bag. I am very happy with the bag. :) Been longing for it for a long time. :)

:( I didn't finish the maths work that I set out for myself. I spent quite sometime reading some online stuffs and neglected my work. :( Bad, bad bad!

Have been down with flu for the whole week. :(

I felt really horrible on Monday. I felt as though the body did not belong to me. Tuesday onwards, things looked better :). recovering in process now. :)

Congrats! I have studied for Biology for 5 hours straight. :D

I can finally blog. My keyboard was down over the weekend. Then, Janson kept laughing at me. Horrible Janson. haha!

Had Pesta Sukan on Saturday. Emm. I was kind of sad with it. Nevermind, let's jia you in the next tournament! :)

*It feels damn good to type with the new keyboard*

btw, I got my earphone fixed too. Double joy =D

Flew to cloud 9 on Fri and came to earth today.

I missed my run last week :(

Ran 4.68km (Loop Hume Ave) today. :)

taking a breather

Finally, I could take a breather after working hard for the past 10 days. Honestly, I was quite worried for yesterday's papers. Even if I have completed the paper, my mind was still thinking about the papers. Emm.. And I have just got to keep reminding myself that "Stay Focus!"

Whatever that are over, are over! Oh well.. Concentrate on the upcoming papers!!!

Anyway, I was thinking of how I should organise my side bar. I feel that the order is kind of weird and messy. Emm..

so, what to do now?

what will you do if you have been trying to change something and after trying for so long, things are not changing?

you have been complaining about it to someone and the person is too frustrated to take in anymore complain about the issue. For this, I will stop mentioning this issue to that person. In fact, I will not mention it to anyone else.

How about the fomer isssue? Continue trying? Give up?

I feel so dead. Extremely dead! :(

I have decided to give up geography for the time being. I could only finish Globalisation for the past few days. I thinking studyig Maths was a wrong choice. :(

Anyway, I have just got to forgo Prelims and concentrate on A level instead.

Hui Mui, Buck up! and Jia you!!!

will you?

I took 173 home today. On my way home, there is an uncle who offered 2 curry puffs to someone who is a stranger to him. The uncle does not seem to have any motive behind his actions. I could feel that he was sincere. However, I was thinking whether will the boy accept the curry puffs. The boy was reluctant to accept the curry puffs initially. After much persuasion by the uncle, he accepted the curry puffs.

If you were in the boy's shoes, will you accept the curry puffs? If I were in the boy's shoes, regardless the persuasion, I doubt I will accept the curry puffs. Despite knowing that he is very sincere, somehow I am still feeling uncomfortable with the idea of accepting the curry puffs.

How about you?

netball

Upcoming events:
15-16 Aug: Netballuxion 2009

22 Aug : Pesta Sukan (Mixed Open)

October: POL-ITE Netball

November: Year End League

December: Nations Cup

My hands are getting itchy. I can't wait to be back on court and going at full force!

I have a dream and I want to fulfil it!

so difficult

i hate doing something that i am not confident in. For example, comunication. I really hate it. I am really afraid that what I have said will hurt you. I do not know how to handle people's reactions.

ARGH! this is something really hard to learn! :(

Today's training:
1. Do not just dodge. Do change of direction instead.
2. Do not always go for far option.
3. More left hand passes!
4. A few footwork here and there
5. Look at the co-shooter once in the goal circle.
6. Always look at the ball.

Next training:
1. left hand passes only
2. more sprints. (> 5)
3. No more footwork
4. More ball awareness.

building up the tempo

I am trying to build up my study tempo as well as my training tempo.

I have started proper revision, meaning go into depth for all the topics. Lazy Hui Mui used to browse through topics and hardly remember the key points. :( I thought doing subject by subject would be better than jumping from a topic of a subject to that of another subject. Started off my revision with Mathematics. I think my pace for revision can further increase. I am currently revising an average of 4 topics per day. Jia You!

Training wise, I am still looking for a training partner for my weekend run. I am trying to discipline myself to go for a long run every weekend to build up my threashold level. I want to become fitter. The only way to do so is to keep training. If I do not train regularly, I will not improve my fitness level and thus, lead to a drop in performance level on court!

Right now, I am trying to get use to the training schedule that I set out for myself. It is not easy to maintain it. It needs high level of commitment and self-discipline! Jia You!

Communication Matters
Communication is often the favorite activity of Geminis. They tend to be very eloquent and witty conversationalists; this is a good thing because they are usually quite talkative individuals. Geminis are known for having outstanding communication skills, and they get along with most people. On the downside, because Geminis enjoy talking and are very people oriented, they sometimes engage in more gossip than they should.

High Tolerance for Change
Geminis thrive on change. They thrive on novel experiences and constantly seek opportunities to try new things. The perfect quote to sum up how Geminis view change is "variety is the spice of life". The versatility aspect of typical Gemini traits means that people born under this sign are usually adept at multi-tasking. They thrive on juggling numerous priorities and projects, and they really aren't happy unless they're working on several things simultaneously.

On the downside, Geminis can easily become bored, and aren't great at concentrating on a single project for a long period of time. They become restless when there isn't enough change and excitement, and there's nothing a Gemini hates more than feeling stuck in a rut. When Geminis get bored with a project, they're known to just stop working on it so they can focus on something else that catches their attention.

Intellect
Geminis tend to be very intelligent, and their minds work in a rational and logical manner. With varied interests, their high level of curiosity often drives those with Gemini traits to become knowledgeable about a wide variety of subjects. They learn quickly and easily, and seek out opportunities to acquire new knowledge. However, they don't always do well in traditional educational settings, simply because they get bored very easily.

Dependability
Geminis aren't always the most reliable of individuals. Because they tend to get restless and bored when there isn't enough excitement, they change their minds quite frequently. Since they thrive on change and excitement, finishing projects once begun isn't a strong suit of Gemini individuals.

Another hilly run today! Completed 5.29km today.

:)

frustrated

I do not understand the world and the world does not understand me! :(

I do not understand my parents and they do not understand me.

I do not understand my brothers and they do not understand the family.

I do not understand my friends and they do not understand me.

I am trying to understand myself...

an inspiring book

I read an inspiring book during one of the free periods yesterday. I do not agree with every details that was mentioned in the book. However, I felt that some of the pointers given by the authors were very useful for me. The book is titled "Excel in Sports and Studies. You can do it!". Its written by Steven Quek C.H. and Renuka Satianathan.

The most useful method to do as many things as possible in life is to spend every single second that we have meaningfully. Time spent waiting for buses, time spent queueing up for food, time spent on travelling by public transports and any other time spent on waiting for someone or for an event to start should be spent wisely. For example, read a book while waiting for bus.

Making every second counts allows you to do many more things. For example, instead of rushing to buy food during bring in the first half of break (which normally has longer queue compared to the second half of the break), spend the first 10 minutes of the break on doing some homework. After the school, you will be spending 10 minutes lesser in completing your homework and you spend the 10 minutes that you have on something else.

I think this tip - do not leave school immediately if you travel home by bus, is very useful. When you leave school right after the bell has rang, the bus is probably going to be crowded or you may not even be able to board the bus. Instead, leave the school 10 to 15 minutes later than your peers so as to have a more comfortable bus ride. Meanwhile, spend that 10 to 15 minutes finishing up the homework (and you will have less work to finish when you reach home!).

Together with the 10 minutes that you spent on homework during the break, you will have extra 20-25 minutes. An accumulation of these extra 20-25minutes daily will give you many extra HOURS overtime. Thus, you will be able to do many more things!

To aid you in able to spend this little pockets of time, plan ahead. For example, before leaving your home for the school in the morning, plan what you would like to read or study while waiting for the bus and while you are travelling home. This will help you to have sufficient materials for all the free time that you have.

Another inspiring point that I took away was set goals for your life to aid you in moving on in life.
I think that goal setting is very important. Start with an end in mind. Without a goal in mind, you will find no motivation and you will see life as a meaningless process. There are 3 types of goal - short term goals, intermediate goals and long term goals (aka ultimate aims). Short term goals are things that you aim to achieve in everyday life. Intermediate goals are goals to achieve in the process of achieving the long term goals.

For example your long term goal is to make it to the national squad of a particular sports. Your intermediate goal would be to make it to the age-group squad by year 2010. Short term goal would then be things that you want to achieve during every training.

These goals will help you to overcome your tough times. Whenever you feel like giving up during your training, remind yourself that you are pushing on because you want to achieve your goals.

This brings me to another important point mentioned in the book - set the correct attitude, always be positive. Your attitude determines your altitude. When you meet an obstacle in your path to achieve your goals, you should always remain positive and tell yourself that you will overcome the obstacles and become stronger. On the other hand, if you have negative thoughts such as you will fail to tackle the problem, you will never overcome the problem.

Always enter a situation with the mindset that you will be the winner. This will help to push you to put in all your effort. As long as you have tried your best, you will never look back and ask "what if" which we should not.

Staying positive will also help you to pick up yourself after an unsuccessful attempt.

Hope these have inspired you like how it has been done to me! :)

Ran 4.68km today. Lots of hill work! Good toning for my thighs! :)