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♥ Saturday, August 11, 2012

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It originated with a whatsapp group Ken created, it concluded with eight squadmates, exhilaration and late hours at Gardens by the Bay.

Only Chloe and Michele arrived on time- 4.15pm. The rest of us were miserably late for Ken's proposed meeting time, and found Freda waiting for the rest of us stragglers at City Hall mrt station. The crowd there was impressive, and gave us a cause for worry that the Gardens would be just as crowded by the time we reached. Ken appeared shortly after myself, followed by Seow Hwee and finally, Shou Fong. ^^

Dinner was at Thai Express (for me, a first. ^^)- not very sure what the rest of the table had, but Seow Hwee had laksa, (green and very spicy!) Ken had some sour mango salad thingy and meatballs and Shou ordered a nice desert of mango and glutinous rice which I got to share. =P

Having forgotten to give Chloe and Michele a heads up, they had to chiong eating their ice-cream before we entered Esplanade MRT station. ^^ Shou managed to convince Xing Yao to come, and we spammed him with various instructions on how to get to Bayfront. Fortunately he hadn't acted on any of them and observed the shortest route for himself.

I learned that it was very easy to board the wrong train at Promenade station. ._. The crowd on the correct train was horrible though.

We finally got to Gardens by the Bay and were almost instantly greeted by the deafening roar of the planes. Ken picked up a Singapore flag from the ground because the national flag shouldn't be thrown haphazardly away or left there. Oh and I'm sure that at some point of time Freda half tried to push Shou Fong towards the water haha! Luckily we didn't need to utilise the lifesaving ring nearby. ^^
We found a spot by the water's edge and took advantage of the evening sun to take our first group photos. Ken and Shou Fong left to get ice-cream- they returned with three flavours, Orchid Vanilla, Lavender and Red Hibiscus.
Ken's face when he first tried the Red Hibiscus flavour! It was so dramatic that Seow Hwee asked if it was a ploy to keep the tub for himself. ^^ As Shou wrote on her blog though, we seemed to all have differing evaluations of the taste, though the shocked face upon tasting it for the first time was probably identical. Shou found it like iced flowers (no surprises if it actually did ^^); Ken was all for it tasting like wolfberry while I clearly tasted tomato of some sort. ._. When Shou Fong said that Lavender tasted like sweet soap Ken seemed appalled that she tasted soap before. It was rather joke when Ken's apparent horror increased when Shou said that it was accidental etc. ^^

After numerous calls and Seow Hwee getting up to look for him, Xing Yao arrived with his DSLR and tripod. The sky was darkening- while the two guys went ahead to find a good spot for Xing Yao's photos, Shou Fong and Freda explored ahead- the rest of us settled down to take more pics, partake a bag of chips, play bridge with Michele's pack of cards etc.

The firework display did not disappoint, though I think we were nearly deafened. ^^ Michele uploaded four videos- during which squadmates may hear Seow Hwee and Chloe trying to take a photo together with the firework display as a background.

The crowds dispersed shortly after the end of the fireworks. Several networks were down I suppose, for neither could we get Shou Fong and Freda by phone nor did Chloe or Michele manage to post on Twitter the photo of the flag on the underside of the skypark which people on it wouldn't see. Seow Hwee and Chloe got up on several occasions to find our squadmates.

When we back together again, we decided to go around the Gardens.

Xing Yao was damn joke, though this narrative probably doesn't capture an ounce of that. He kept bullying Freda by suggesting and trying to prove that his tripod was taller. Ah yes and doing that test flash to annoy us all. I think it is suitable retribution that his battery died on him before the end of the night. XP

Not before having a significant number of shots of the Gardens of course. ^^ The place was truly very beautiful, though my words would do them no justice at all. It was a wonderful sight- MBS in the background, those lighted "trees" that changed colour etc etc. Closer to the pretty trees, it felt as if the scene before me belonged to a fairytale. The navy blue sky, the many coloured spots of light that stood in the stead of branches and leaves... It was so peaceful. We could just lie there looking up to the heavens above for ages...

We took quite a few group shots together, courtesy of Xing Yao's DSLR. ^^ (none of which he has uploaded as of yet zzz. -.-) we finally got up and left the place for the bridge Ken mentioned. The view was very different, though picturesque in its own right. ^^ The fantastic cool breeze, untainted by the pollution from the lighted expressway beneath us... MBS on one side and the Gardens on the other...

There was general reluctance to leave I'm sure. The magic of the place we should return on another occasion as a squad to experience again.
9 August 2012 was awesome. Thank you squadmates. =)

Photo credits to Ken and Xing Yao! =D

-Jing Yee

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8/11/2012 03:20:00 PM

♥ Thursday, January 5, 2012

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Apparently the Shoutmix tagboard is no longer available, so I've put up the old Cbox again! When I look at all those tags, I feel like I'm suddenly transported back to 2009, when we were still year 2s... 那些年 seriously... *reminisces* Miss those days. ^^

Squadmates, when you look back, what do you see? =)

Lessons officially start tomorrow! Everyone 加油加油 kay! =)

-- Jing Yee

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1/05/2012 04:00:00 PM

♥ Monday, December 26, 2011

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Hi squadmates~!

Class allocation is out! No, actually it has been out for some time now. ^^ Out of curiosity (or perhaps plain stalker-ish behaviour) I've copied out the class allocations for all 32 of us!

Here goes!

Foong Hui, Madeleine, Shou Fong

Amanda

Kenneth

Xing Yao

Jie Min, Yun Hui, Ken, Lucy, Seow Hwee, Michele, Jing Hua

Ying Ying

Yang Sheng, Pei Hao

Sylvia

Louis, Chloe, Freda

Kristine, Peijia

Junianti, Si Heng, Keng Seng

Zhang Ying, Jing Yee, Ernest

Madeline

Angela

Ruth, Shimin

So now 5F is the class with most squadmates, and... we're spread out among more classes. ._. This year there are more classes with only one squadmate...

But we won't be totally estranged, I guess... We'll see each other around during lectures! During breaks! And and and squad lunch? =)

... We won't pass as strangers. ^^

2011 is drawing to a close! Hopefully 2012 will be a meaningful new year for all of us, and that we can integrate into our new classes smoothly. =)

Best wishes! And happy boxing day, all!

Hotshots ftw♥

--Jing Yee

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12/26/2011 09:31:00 AM

♥ Friday, September 23, 2011

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SQUADMATES, the long awaited squad ring! ♥

Need to settle how much each ring will cost first, then hopefully by 29 September (HCL paper!!) everyone can get it? (use as good luck charm? ^^)

And meanwhile, everyone jiayou for EOYs!!! =3

HOTSHOTS ftw!♥

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9/23/2011 09:05:00 PM

♥ Wednesday, July 20, 2011

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heyy squadmates!
handover is over.. and that's like drawing a comma in our 4 Years of NP. It's nearing a full stop now. The past 4 years, we had shed sweat, tears and of course, laugh together! All the memories will (i hope) be kept nearest to our hearts. We will always be a squad! ;D

Hahas let's do well for the coming ROD okay! Make it a perfect ending for our NP life! ^__^
LOVE YOU ALL!! ♥

kristine.

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7/20/2011 10:41:00 PM

♥ Sunday, June 19, 2011

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Hi squadmates! Here are the pictures taken by myself on 17June, for the unit bbq... =)

A brief post on unit bbq... On my part, I was going to meet Shou Fong at Lakeside, then before she arrived, I saw Xing Yao. The three of us went up the platform, and when the train stopped before us, we saw Ken! Amazing thing was that when we stopped at Chinese Garden, we saw Yang Sheng board... 5 squadmates on a single carriage!

When we got to Clementi, we realised that Yun Hui was on the same train.

Squadmates who gathered at Clementi (Pei Hao was latest!): Amanda, Junianti, Kristine, Yun Hui, Shou Fong, Ken, Yang Sheng, Xing Yao, Freda... Did I miss out anyone? ^^

We took a bus to West Coast park, where Chloe and Michele picked us up and where Ying Ying and Seow Hwee arrived later. When we arrived, the fire wasn't up yet, so most of us went back to Area 1 to the pyramid area to play, while Ken stayed behind to help the sec2s...

There are some pictures we took while on the pyramid (if it is blur, please blame my handphone or my shaky hands. I dunno why but my fingers were shaking while I was taking the pics. T_T) and subsequently while we were wandering around in the other play areas. For the pics of the sand, try to spot the word sHotshots! as done by Shou Fong. =)

Later we returned to the bbq pit... Food included garlic bread, chicken nuggets, chicken wings (many of which cooked by Ken himself), marshmellow (I think Xing Yao had a big portion in helping to eat ^^), satay and otah... such like. Soft drinks as provided by the sec2s. ^^ But as the night wore on, the sec2s seemed to retreat to one pit for themselves, and then sec 3s (only 5) and Hotshots shared one pit. (Credits to Ken, Seow Hwee, Yang Sheng, Pei Hao, Xing Yao mainly for the cooking)

Around 9 plus (I think) we left for the area 1 playground again, so we see some pics of us on the pyramid again. ^^

At around 10, we retreated to Mac, and we part ways henceforth.

That's all for now I guess... See you all during act on Tuesday. =)

Jing Yee

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6/19/2011 08:30:00 PM

♥ Saturday, June 11, 2011

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Just realized now that Amanda had already posted! =3 Thanks Amanda! ♥ But anyway, I shall continue with my recount! =) I apologise beforehand for boring squadmates to death. ^^

Day 3 began horribly for me because apart from ITC , I never tried to stay awake the entire night. Even during ITC'11 we got some snippets of sleep… The consequence of which was that when we went for breakfast, I think I felt like dying. Mind buzzing kinda feeling. After finishing a MacValue Breakfast, I was on the verge of falling asleep when I laid my head on the table. ._.

We went back to the room to go catch some sleep before going to wild wild wet, while Xing Yao went to join his class for the last portion of 4G chalet. Shou Fong and Ruth tried to wake squadmates up afterwards, and the reluctance of squadmates to wake up was… impressive. They had to use coaxing, forcing, tugging of blankets, pillows and limbs to make people open their eyes and pack their stuff. One of the more impressive attempts was Shou Fong and Ruth pulling Yang Sheng off the pullout bed, and him clinging to the mattress and the bed frame to resist. -_- Seow Hwee and Kristine were going on about how 休息是为了走更远的路 or something which made me totally frustrated for Shou Fong and Ruth. Sorry squadmates for rubbing my foul temper on everyone. =_= Pei Hao and Yang Sheng were on the receiving end of pillows being smashed at them (their reaction was faster though) and Kristine and Seow Hwee having their blankets or pillows snatched away.

We had ample complementary tickets, so Kristine, Ruth, Michele, Seow Hwee, Shou Fong, Yang Sheng went. Xing Yao (who went on Monday) Pei Hao, Chloe and I stayed behind, sleep, slack, listen to music, play on the laptop and eat instant noodles (Xing Yao) etc. Later when Pei Hao woke up, the two guys played Plants vs Zombies on Pei Hao's laptop.

Squadmates returned sometime around 3 and went to take turns showering. By the time they were ready to leave for lunch/dinner, everyone was starving… We ate at Just Acia again, but Xing Yao and Pei Hao didn't join us for that. Following the lunch/dinner, Ruth and Kristine left. If I don't remember wrongly we went to pop in at the arcade a while, then we decided to catch a 11.15pm show of Pirates of the Caribbean. Later we headed back to the chalet- on the way there we went over to 4C class chalet to get mahjong tiles from Ken.

Mahjong table? No need, don't have. Amazing actually- squadmates used the bedframe for the pullout beds to form a solid surface to play mahjong. The players were Seow Hwee, Yang Sheng, Michele and Chloe. Later, they played bridge while Freda, Shou Fong and I went to watch Tong Yi. We skipped dinner, for no one felt hungry. The next meal was popcorn and drinks in the cinema. ^^ The show wasn't bad, personally I quite enjoyed it. ^^

Day 4, we had popcorn for breakfast. Amanda, who had left on Tuesday night, came back to join us before we had a buffet lunch at Seoul Garden. Then as Amanda said in her post… I felt so full. ._. my shirt smelt of food afterwards, which may have accounted for why Amanda seemed to smell chicken even as we went upstairs for kbox. For kbox, we got one room this time- 8 of us: Freda, Seow Hwee, Chloe, Yang Sheng, Amanda, Michele, Shou Fong and I. This room was much bigger, and somehow we got the room from 2 to 7. Something like because there was no one else booking… The mood was a bit not there this round, probably because we were on a full stomach and feeling really sleepy, such like. Anyway, less high than Tuesday's session. But still enjoyable luh, like what Amanda said, being with squadmates. ^^

We went back to the chalet after dropping by the arcade again (after which Shou Fong and Seow Hwee went home), then watched half an hour worth of Tong Yi. Following that Freda, Amanda and I went to buy packets of instant noodles for dinner/breakfast. We watched 幸福万岁like Amanda said… It was extremely trying on my temper. -_- At the beginning I was like "WTH", and was really interested to know what ratings it was- at the later part, it was just the script -_-. I just checked it up- NC16. -_- *heaves a mega sigh* Anyway, there were parts in dialect that (because I didn't find the subtitles option) we didn't know what was going on. Amanda and Michele made some comments, and surprise surprise, that really happened in the later parts of the movie.

We were going to proceed with Untraceable, but then Amanda, Chloe and Yang Sheng had went to sleep, leaving only Michele, Freda and I watching, with pathetic subtitles. -_- had some people with hearing deficiency attempted to get the storyline based on the subtitles… *shakes head*

Next morning, we got up at 9.30, had instant noodles for breakfast and checked out. "Lunch"-ed at Long John Silver at Tiong Bahru, before we went our own ways.

Squadmates who went for squad chalet, hope it was a good experience. On my part, the turnout was seriously better than I thought, so thank you very much, all of you. =) Spending so much time with squadmates was really enjoyable.

Hotshots FTW!

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Jing Yee

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6/11/2011 05:52:00 PM