LDU Dinner a.k.a my first official dinner with student council

Hello again!

This time round I wanna share about my LDU dinner last Thursday.

We paid 80 bucks each for a 10-course dinner in Shangri-la. It may sound like a triggering sum of money, but in fact it is already very cheap compared to the normal 10-course meal in a 5-star hotel.

The dress-code for the night is "Colours". Me together with Kevin, my senior secretary, decided that we want to wear same colour of outfits. Hence, we both turned up in black trousers, black/ dark blue long-sleeved shirt, white cream colour tie and a white vest (we borrowed from Dance Venia). Here is how we, together with my fellow secretary Marissa and my other senior secretary Cassandra, looked like *drum rolls*

Guess which one is Kevin? *too easy*

So yeah we all assembled in Shangri-la at 6 pm and we were ushered into the dining hall at about 7 pm. Meanwhile, we feasted on potato chips and fizzy drinks that were served. The main dinner itself was sumptuous. There were 10 courses served including free flow of soft drinks, desserts and appetizers. There were abalone soup, mini octopus, jellyfish, fried rice and so on. Nonetheless, there were a lot of speeches and performances which made us eat at a very slow pace. It was not as filling as a buffet dinner either so yeah. But the camwhoring and socializing part were really priceless I must say. Another picture of my table. Yes, there was a seating arrangement so these people you see in the photo below are exco (executive committee) members (I sat in exco table).

Can you find me there?

The next time I will go for LDU dinner is next year when I step down from my seat as the secretary of 5th SC and the next committee assume office. I will treasure the time I have in council so that when the time has come, I can step down confidently knowing that I have done my part as a member and secretary of ACS(I) 5th Student Council. For your enjoyment, below are more photos we took before and after the dinner.

Who says guys can't camwhore?

Post-dinner at 10 pm and

we all still looked fresh (:

Just a post about my thought

Hi people.

I just want to share my thought to someone so I decided to write it on my blog. To make it more interesting, I'll do it in a question-and-answer style so yeah, enjoy =)

Q: Why didn't you crash to secondary Asean Dance last night like what your friends did?

A: 2 years ago when I was still in sec 3, some of my JC1 seniors also crashed to our Asean Dance. I was unhappy at that time because it was like they invading the time and moments of our lives. Crashing itself is entering without paying which is no different to stealing. If I did crash to their Asean Dance last night, not only may I ruin their moments but also steal what is rightfully not mine! I have principles in life and I will stick to them no matter what.

Q: Something happened between you and your friend recently?

A: Yeah, I know I shouldn't take a denial approach to this anymore. Yes, something did happen and we have not talked for quite some time already.

Q: Are you angry at him? Why?

A: Honestly speaking you can say that. Perhaps you all will never understand how much it hurt at that time when I had a problem with this girl that I like and he was just too inconsiderate to refrain from talking to her. I know you might say it's not a big deal but imagine the situation. There I was, haven't had a proper conversation with her for a few days. There he was, talking to that girl openly without even considering how I would feel. Even after my subtle criticism he just couldn't be bothered to realize that. I don't know how some people can be so socially deprived and insecure, unable to put themselves into others' shoes and look at the situation from a different perspective.

Q: Is that all why you are so angry at him?

A: Not really. There are other reasons which might not be as major compared to that one. When we were still close friends, he always followed me where ever I went. It was okay until the point when it became unbearable and irritating. It did not stop there. He started to befriend all my close friends too. You may call me egoist, selfish or whatever, but remember that I am still a human who has feelings and all. Imagine all your good friends are so-called "hijacked" and there is hardly anyone you know whom he doesn't know. That sucks right?

Q: What do you mean by "hijacked"?

A: It's like he considers all my good friends as his. Ah I guess there is no use trying to describe it here. You just won't understand it. But really, the worst part is when he started to reply-tweet to my crush. I don't know about you, but when I wanted to add my friend's crush, I always asked for permission first. Like when I added my friend Gide's crush, I asked whether I am allowed to. Maybe it's different in your culture but I was rather offended by your action, honestly. At one point I even considered whether you really are a good friend or just a back-stabber. It was like the wall of trust I have rebuilt crushed into pieces in one night. 

Q: How is life in general now?

A: The most hectic week has just passed. All the deadlines especially TOK essay are over. However, I have to start preparing for the final year exams which are coming closer. So yeah, I'm trying to occupy myself with busyness so that I don't have to worry about my problems. I will trust and rely on God always because I believe He is the one who will always see me through my trials.

My Public Diary

Heya!

This post is dedicated to my friend who just treated me for a nice dinner and complimented my blog. You must start writing a blog too and I'll read it :)

So yeah, first of all I'd like to apologize because M$1 haven't recorded our songs yet. Will post it asap :)

The title of the post "Public Diary" was a term used by my friend Brian who used the word to describe his micro blogging twitter account.

This time round I really really want to talk about the problem that I have been struggling with for the past 3 days or so. Yes, it's about her. There is this friend of mine with whom I have been quite close lately. We used to talk every single day without absent. However, we have not done this for the past one week because she was busy and so was I. The problem arose when our busyness was supposed to be over and things should have got back to normal. Things became so awkward and we talked on MSN as if we were complete strangers. I honestly don't know why this happened. Things soon got worse. She went offline without saying anything which was really out of her nature. She did not reply my smses as she used to. Even when we did talk on MSN or sms the conversation was very superficial and simply awkward.

It would not be so painful for me if I know why she behave so strangely recently. The thing is that I seriously honestly am clueless as to why this happened. I could only guess and make more guesses but this wouldn't help either. The best guess I can make is that this has something to do with her lover. Well, if you read this I want to assure you that I'll be happy for you whichever decision you make as long as that would make you happy. I know I'm nothing more than a friend for you and I have no right to say anything especially since the decision you make this time will affect your life and your future. I just want to say one thing which I have said before on twitter. I hope you'll read this.

"Can u please please please make today as the last day u act like this? I'm begging u!"

A post dedicated to Milkshake $1

Milkshake $1 (M$1) was formed in 2008 to perform in Asean Dance 2008. The first personnels were Kester as drummer, Clifford as keyboardist, Kenny as guitarist, Gide as vocalist, and me as the bassist. The first two songs that we performed were Michael Buble's Everything and David Cook's Time of My Life. Here are the videos of our final rehearsals.

Everything - Milkshake $1 ft. Acong
The Time of My Life - Milkshake $1

Looking back, I realize how simple the songs were and how poorly we played at that time. Last year, my band didn't make it through the audition. I didn't play for the audition though. Was sick at that time. So it was not so bad for me as I didn't feel I tried for the audition. This year, however, Milkshake $1 got new personnels.

So the new composition of our band was as follow:

Drummer: Ivan

Keyboardist: Clifford

Guitarist and Bassist: Kenny

Flute: Peter

Vocalist: Gide

Guitarist: Me

We tried to go for this year's Asean Dance audition. I heard that there were 8 bands who went for the audition. We practiced for about 3 times before the audition. The songs are Digimon theme song Butter-fly and Southborder's Rainbow. I must say that the songs are quite nice (and super difficult too!) I'll post up the videos of the rehearsal on my next post. Promise =)

Unfortunately, our band didn't make it through the audition this year. I was honestly shocked as I really thought our band was already very good. I still think so even now. With the new personnels, Milkshake $1 is definitely a better band this year compared to previous years. We'll look for more opportunities to perform our songs as it will be such a waste not to perform those two songs which we've been practicing so hard.

On a side note, I think God wants to teach me a lesson through this experience. He is humbling me so that my pride won't take control of me. Still regardless of what is happening, my God is still a good God. Thank God for the lesson. God bless you all :)

PS: I'll upload the videos later. Poor internet connection now.

Asian Cup 2010

Hi all,

Here is another blog-treat from me.

On 9th and 10th of August which is Singapore National Day holiday, Asian Cup which is an inter-nation boarding school soccer tournament was held. Together with my 4 other friends, I organized this event and played on the same time which took place on school's artificial soccer turf. I still remember vividly how we fought till the end last year to clinch the prestigious sought-after Asian Cup trophy. This year, however, the story didn't go as smoothly. Indonesia sent two teams, Indo A and Indo B. On preliminary matches on the first day, Indo A defeated India and Vietnam B 3-0 and drew with Indo B 1-1 to claim the top position of Group 1. Indo B didn't make it to the second round though. Another bad news is that I injured my right leg. Badly.

We faced ASEAN team Chuckwow in semifinal. They first scored from right wing with Louis' strike after a nice through pass from Geliang (I think). Then we equalized with Kevin's long-range shot which was unreachable by Arthit their goalie. Unfortunately, Louis defeated Brian our goalie once again with a goal similar to the first one. I had to be substituted before half time as well due to my foot injury. The final whistle blew: 2-1 victory for Chuckwow. To cut the long story short, Vietnam A eventually defeated Chuckwow in the final.

Result:

1st position: Vietnam A

2nd position: Chuckwow

3rd position: Indo A

Although we failed to win this tournament, I believe we had played really well. Even better than last year, I have to say. Perhaps the thing that we lack is a proper strategy. Our players have to follow on-field instructions as well. Sadly, the two goals from Chuckwow was a result of the weakness in our team's strategy. Our captain Alvin instructed me to do overlaps frequently. For your info, I played as a left wing back which was the side where Louis scored from. When I overlap, the defensive midfielder was supposed to cover my position. However, he didn't follow the instruction from Alvin which resulted in a very fatal consequence of 2 goals from Chuckwow. Despite of that, our team played really well. Like, really.

So yeah, next year I promise to bring the glory back to our side. Most likely I will be the captain next year. With my brother and other good players including the juniors, we'll give a good fight next year. Well done Indo A and Indo B =)