Fiona

As I stepped into the entrance of the store, my eyes chanced upon a dark, slim figure.

I glaced back and forth to make sure my mind wasn't playing tricks on me.

I saw her, for the first time.



I wandered around the store for moment, watching her as she stood by her friends, many friends.

I decided to walk closer, to get a better view.

Trying not to be suspicious, I pretended to be interested in the stereo-systems while keeping her at the corner of my sight.



The moment was right, this was my chance.

I took the few steps of courage up to her and looked her in the eye.

Bizzare as it was, her friends lay motionless as they stared at me.

Being curious, I too had to look at a few of them.



I gulped down what seemed to be my last breath.

I put my arms around her.

One hand supporting her neck and the other on her body.

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I picked her up.
And she went back with me to my place.



We had a good time so far.
Got to know her alot even if it was the first day we met.


She's special, that's why I picked her amongst all her other friends.
Some even demanded a higher price for their loyalty. =))


Say hello to Fiona.
Isn't she pretty.
She's like a human soul singing to me with her 6 strings.











And no I'm not guitar-fetish.

clockworks

It is not because times are difficult which causes us to have no faith in ourselves.

But it's in fact of the absence of faith which results in things being difficult.

Jan

So much to do, so little time.
I guess A levels will always feel like that for generations.

I can proudly say I did alot in the pst few weeks.
But I can't help it but feel I didn't do enough.
This goes for the majority of the cohort.


Prelims in less than 2 weeks, hope I can pass them with flying colours.

Bookworm

Question: "Mr Pang, what do you do for a living?"

"I study, and study, and will be studying until I grow old."

packed

Two men.
Walking on the pathway towards their peace.
Swaying from side to side,
Speaking words as they proceed.

Some think they're drunk.
Others think they're just weird.
But every few metres seemed like a mild step in a desert with no way out.


They haven't been sleeping well for the past few days.

But the journey back refreshed one of them, so to speak, and completed the day for him.
Instead of words they were speaking, they were singing songs of praise, songs of worship.


Yes, they didn't converse much, although they had alot of similarities and burdens to share from the past week.
All they needed, however, were each others company, and the company of another special person, The Holy Spirit.




Thanks for the company, and all the countless times we've walked back and forth from your house to mine refusing to return home before the other does.
You're a true brother, John.


"Busy people change the world."

Friendship

If someone asks you this question:

"What are you proud about yourself?"

What and how would you answer?
Someone asked me that yesterday, and I had alot to say to him.


But soon enough, another question shot out at me, "What is the most valuable thing you've learnt in your JC life?"

AWESOME. I got a whole bunch of formulas and knowledge I could reiterate and emphasize over and over again, but not this time.


"What is the most valuable thing you've learnt in your JC life?"

Well, I would strongly agree that I've learnt a whole deal of knowledge in JC.

From Electrophilic Substitution Mechanisms to Double Slit Experiments.
From The Invisible Hand of the Market to 3SPs and 2DPs.
And how double angle formulas make your vision split into two.

But all these are trivial. T-R-I-V-I-A-L.
All these stuff, take time, a loooong time to learn and to master.
I have to confess, my brain can't take all the definitions in my Chem notes.

But are these subjects which have such a huge chasm of distictiveness and contradiction between one another the most valuable thing you've learnt???

Well, some may say so, but not for me.


What's my answer then, for that perpetually perplexing question?

FRIENDSHIP.
Not just ordinary friendship, not friendship that will definitely last, but friendship forged because of a kind heart.



Meridian Junior College is like any other school.
We have the cool, the emo, the nerds, the sporty, the groupies, the slackers, any type of personalities you can find in any school in Singapore.

So that means, we also have the outcasts.

I know a few people, both from my batch, the previous and the next, who are constantly being ostracized from their classmates, from their "peers".

Don't look at me, you know who I'm talking about, there're bound to be a few in your school too.


People find it difficult to "click" with these lost souls.

These are what people in the world would think:
"All these people want is attention, what's their problem?"
"Why are they so arrogant, what's their problem?"
"This guy is so vulgar and rude, what's his problem?"
"He's so childish, what's his problem?"
"He has no mind of his own, what's his problem?"
"They think they look cool in that? What's their problem?"


Well, they are true. To a certain extent.
They DO have problems.

And their problem, could be amazingly similar to others with the same personality.
It was not in their DNA, it was cultivated from young.


This is what He, who is wise would think:
"He seeks attention, he could have a family who neglects him."
"He's proud of himself, he may have been influenced from his arrogant father."
"He has low sensitivity in this speech, his previous friends must have been vulgar."
"Due to his immaturity, he must be suffering from low self esteem."
"He follows and doesn't lead, he has no confidence in himself"
"He wants to be known in school, may be he's not acknowledged in his youth."

Now, compare these opinions with the ones before.
Which do you think is the mature and optimistic point of view?



Truthfully speaking, it is not easy to think this way, I've tried and tried.
But slowly and surely, a day will come when insultive thoughts are outweighed by compassion and sincerity.

Through my days in JC, I've learnt something which will never leave my mind - "Hurt people tend to hurt people."

Using that phrase of understanding, I have learnt less to point fingers and laugh at others. But instead, link hands and cure their hearts one step at a time.


THAT is the most valuable thing I have learnt in JC.

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I miss Pre-U Seminar...badly.

Alienified

It's like eating a huge, extravagant ice cream cake.
It tastes awesome in the first few bites.
But you get sick of it after you've eaten too much.

Steady.

Moulding

It came down from above.
Catching it as it drops.

What a split second reaction.
The moment of comprehension.
Failed to slip pass trembling fingers.


It ain't wrong.
But it certainly isn't right.
It hits like power-packed punches to the chest.

Can't it be better?
It's not that simple.


Stop thinking, it'll resolve.

"Insanity is like gravity, all it needs is a little push." - The Joker


As steady as it gets.