Alright. Major crisis, I may not be able to go for exchange next sem. Maybe Year 3 instead. Wow, I was too frantic beyond words upon reali...

Alright. Major crisis, I may not be able to go for exchange next sem. Maybe Year 3 instead.

Wow, I was too frantic beyond words upon realising. I'm in a flurry. But I shall calm the HELL down. This HAS to happen to me. Of all people. Sigh!

NZ so close yet so damn freakin far I can only see the sheep's backside.


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OK, after corresponding with the staff at GemX, they told me that they will just follow the deadline the uni sent to them and nominate me for semester 2, which is the one I intend to go for. Sucha a motherfreakin relief. But I'm still not as ecstatic because I've a feeling the ntu side might've got things wrongly since it stated CLEARLY in Waikato's website, that application to Waikato should be 8 months PRIOR to the start of exchange. Which means, in order to go in Jan 2013, my deadline is July 2012, which is already way past. I don't know if the ntu staff understood that or not. But I pray to GOD or whoever is listening to me that there won't be problems later on.

Imagine if I accept the offer and got my application package all ready by October, and then, suddenly, I'm not allowed to go next semester??? Shit my life yo!? All the mental prep for nothing! I SWEAR TO GOD, I will be more meticulous in EVERYTHING from now on. If only you give me this one more chance, I swear I will change. Please, I beg. And yes, I am desperate.
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"Life is either a daring adventure or nothing"   Helen Keller I start to dream of what's ahead of me when I think...



"Life is either a daring adventure or nothing" 
 Helen Keller


I start to dream of what's ahead of me when I think about this. Feels good.

Even though this semester is all about making plenty of videos, I feel like I'm ready for it? I don't know why but I don't feel scared.
I feel prepared.

New Zealand, here I freakin' come!!!!!!! Results were out this morning and we were all freakin anxious to find out where we were goi...



New Zealand, here I freakin' come!!!!!!!

Results were out this morning and we were all freakin anxious to find out where we were going to for exchange. I was about to doze off during one of my lectures when I suddenly thought of checking my inbox to see if any email had come through to read me my fate.

I placed Israel as first choice with Jasmine.

Jasmine got it, I didn't. But I already expected it.

Even so, I didn't give much thought about New Zealand and still had faith in my Jewish dream.

So I placed a lot of hopes on Israel and went to the GEM office to see if swapping internally was possible. But well, euphemistic was an understatement to explain the hopes I had. I was damn sure they'd hand Israel to me. Like a parcel wrapped in shiny blue paper with a ribbon to top it all off.

When they didn't, my world C-R-A-SHED. Like, I think I died a little. Imagine my heart beating like &(@)#. After all that dreaming with Jasmine, I realised nothing we ever talked about was gonna come true.


I wanted to cry. Like boohoo, cry.

And I was sad that I couldn't go overseas with a friend anymore.

Tried and literally begged with the staff a few more times, but... it didn't work. I must've been the 1,000,000000th person they encountered already. System's damn rigid. I must say, they were pretty patient with me tho. With all my pleading and whining. Yet, they didn't give in.


So, I have decided to give in.


New Zealand. I actually think.............. I'm gonna like it there. Overly positive even. BUT. I'm gonna have to be damn freakin independent. I'm gonna do a lot of things by myself. EVEN SO, I think coz of that, I'm gonna have a damn good experience there. I will really bring all of my socialising skills out to play.

Came home. Told my family, and they were happier than I was that I got my second choice instead of my first hahahaha. Coz for them, that's where they'd be heading to, to visit me once my bro's done with his ORD. My dad's been to Israel already but not New Zealand. SO I guess in a way, it was a trip for the family. : )

Whatsapp-ed Vivien that I'm gonna go visit her in the land of the Kangaroos and she was practically ecstatic!!! We have ideas to meet and do shit already. FREAKIN EXCITED coz we were discussing what we could do, and wooooooow! I really am excited. Tasmania maybe, if she gets her license over there in Aussie, we'd drive up mountains to see stars (and maybe never come back Sg again), eat kangaroo meat. Woah. And Jiaqi shall meet us there. Coz she has to.

I don't know what lies ahead, but New Zealand could be a blessing in disguise. And I really hope loadsa fun awaits.

I'm totally big on scenery. Like..... I'm always looking forward to see scenery more than anything else when I go overseas nowadays.


Omg, just left blogging for a bit to check out the Waikato website. Holy cow, I CAN HOMESTAY!!?!?!?!?! WOOOHOOOOO!!!!!! I'm going crazy already. I have mad cow disease.

Ok, I'm excited. That's it. Shall tell you guys more in time to come. From sucha sad shit day, I guess it ended on a high note. Thankfully.

Insecurity sets in at 2:22AM. Doctor proclaims patient down with hysteria. Ambiguous. Siao already. Free my mind pls.

Insecurity sets in at 2:22AM.
Doctor proclaims patient down with hysteria.
Ambiguous.

Siao already. Free my mind pls.

Just ended my Skype conversation with my lovely whore friends who are in Korea now! I seriously think they're having the time of...

Just ended my Skype conversation with my lovely whore friends who are in Korea now!



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I seriously think they're having the time of their life right now.
They went there about 2 weeks earlier to Korea before their school term so... they've about a week more to tour around Seoul. So shiok!
Korea is a damn up and coming place now, exchange in GEM is so hot and spaces are all quickly taken up phee yoo.

Can't wait to speak to them again, though I won't have much time to do so, soon. But wow, technology is amazing. I feel like an ape-man but occasionally, I am in awe with tech. To see each other through video in real-time across land and oceans! Ah-ma-zing.




Anyway,
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Posted it on my Thai friend's wall to tell her I still have it with me. It was when we jogged and strolled along this stretch of ulu road around her Lamphun neighbourhood one of those early mornings. And I picked it up and kept it as a souvenir. I still fondly remember that jog. The sisters have been 'like'ing and commenting on pictures on facebook and posting on my wall on random days. So nice and cute of them to do so. Like they bother to try to keep up with our lives and plant lil things here and there.

Recently, actually just yesterday, my China cousin sent me an email to ask me "How are you?". She knows my mandarin is not brilliant and bothered to type that phrase in English to me. Albeit a simple one, the fact that she even BOTHERED to email me and ask was very nice of her.

I have to admit, I never really thought of initiating any such conversations, thinking I'm too caught up in this and that. And of course, feel guilty that all these people from everywhere else around the world are trying to stay connected in small, subtle manners. I am touched.

Even Seungha, the exchange student from Korea whom my hall friends and I met last sem would like and comment on pictures every now and then. In the same position, I might've merely glanced.

It is endearing to me, that people I've met briefly and a short moment in my life, genuinely seem to want to know how I'm doing.

Is it just me or is it a Singaporean thing? That we just get on with our own lives, thinking we're busy, and forget about trying to keep up sometimes.

Hi I'm from WKWSCI, and I like to air my armpit in an empty LT. Nice to meet chu. *freaky smile as shown above. I like to be ...


Hi I'm from WKWSCI, and I like to air my armpit in an empty LT. Nice to meet chu.
*freaky smile as shown above.

I like to be the first in LTs and sit right in the centre at the 5th row.
See you there.

My eggs have not hatched for a couple of months!!!!!!!!! I am worried. I still want to be mother ya know :S

My eggs have not hatched for a couple of months!!!!!!!!! I am worried. I still want to be mother ya know :S

Without further ado, Pictures from last night's Wkwsci Dnd 2012! So fun siah this thing! It's like a cooler version of neoprints...

Without further ado, Pictures from last night's Wkwsci Dnd 2012!

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So fun siah this thing! It's like a cooler version of neoprints back in THOSE days. Of coz, when I saw the Singapore flag, I snatch first lah?!

Theme for Dnd was... VINTAGE!!! Woohoo, I luv itttt. hahaha. Once again, mother's clothes and accessories. Only a corset was bought. (with May) So easy! Teetothehee. Everything else, momma has it ;D

Brought my camera, for the sole purpose of blogging ;) First few shots like blur only, coz I think I adjusted something wrongly urgh.

Came quite late for dnd, I just can never seem to be on time for events like these.
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Jasmine, my tantacles partner. EP out now, please like comment and subscribe.


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Sioux GLs!! Again, blur woohoo!


We had Dnd at Chijmes. The place was so pretty..... Imagine that advertisement controversy showcasing a model in the nun head dress and promoting some music fest haha.


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Pretty huh.... Very nice that we're using old buildings converted into ballrooms as such. And check out junior stingz rocking that Audrey Hepburn 60s look. Won Best Dressed of the night ;D


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Hamsum emcee siol. Dynamic duo.


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Our bottoms so matchy!! ;D Wide leg.


Had a tough time curling my hair btw. Kena scalded all. Fingers and scalp lol lol! But I love curly hair! So much volume! Had to watch a Youtube video to style it as such. Wanted to show you guys my rolled up hair, but.. I looked naked, so better not. Nekkidddd. Jackitttt. Movin on



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Joshua and Zara! Always the 3 of us.

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I really like the Arch along the hallway.

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Cutesey Shahirah

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I really like this picture. All 3 of em look cute.


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Retarded Cao.

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Radhiah, Mun Weng and Deborah!


Here comes my Siouxshies,

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Our Pageant Nominees!!! So cute I love them!!!!!!!!!!

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With Daniel Neo ;D

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HAHA!


And more pictures of Chijmes,

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I like the floortiles too btw. Not that you can see them here.

That's it! I thought the whole event was good. : ) The venue def, 2 thumbs up. And it's nice to see everyone all dressed up. SHAKE IT ABABEH, TWIST AND SHOUT. C'mon c'mon c'mon babeh/

Had dim sum with a few of my Siouxshies at GEYLANG before we all went back home.

Last event already, time to chiong for studies nowwww. Haha. No time to playplay.

School so far has been.. alright I would say. It feels weird walking everywhere and people of my age are walking... EVERYWHERE. If you get ...

School so far has been.. alright I would say.
It feels weird walking everywhere and people of my age are walking... EVERYWHERE. If you get whatimean.

Let's talk about travelling to school. Ok, I'm lucky coz my dad's able to send me to Redhill station on days when I have 9am classes. So going there wouldn't be much of a hassle. It's coming back from school that is tiring. I dozed off in the mrt on Monday and Tuesday when I was coming back home. I don't even do that on the mrt in the past. I used to enjoy watching people swish and swash their heads side to side. And find it amusing. Now it's my turn and I do it with hair all over my face and I suspect I look like hantu to the other passengers. Yayyy. Well, at least I don't drool. Well, not yet. Don't even have the energy to look out for preggie women and ahpeis.
Surprisingly, I enjoyed my mrt ride to school today, coz my lesson started at 10.30am. The mrt is freakin conducive for studying during the 8.50am ride from Pasir ris to Boonlay. Love it. To be honest, I actually enjoy long rides. That's if I've a seat of course and that whatever vehicle I'm on isn't packed. Sometimes, I wish for my ride on buses to be longer. So, you don't really have to sympathise pasir ris people. At least some, enjoy their rides. Coolio yo. I enjoy telling people I live in Pasir ris when they pop the question and I can see their faces cringe and I can totally feel the outpour of sympathy for me. Like omg aww.... NEHHH, actually mrt rides are awesome. Except the 7am ones. Packed like what only. The fear of my bum getting groped all the time.
Learnt my lesson on the first day, never to board 179 at Pioneer for a 9am class. Packed to the bloody brim. Had to skip quite a number of buses.

Oh, did I forget to mention? I might have a 3 day week WOOHOO!! I have Fridays free for sure. But my Monday class tutor wants to shift it to Tuesday so.. if all goes well, Mondays are gonna be freed up for me yeah baby yeah! That means, long weekends for moi ;D Oh goody!
Yalright, can't wait for Homecoming tomorrow and Dnd on Friday.

Oh btw, checked the GEM status. And dayum! Turkey's like taken up already. Super fast. We don't feel safe to put it as first choice already. Shit, why do they wanna go to Turkey!? No, don't! It's for US. Alright, time for Plan B.

As you can see from my calendar, I was very afraid of August, for it meant the start of a new school semester. Was. After checking out ...

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As you can see from my calendar, I was very afraid of August, for it meant the start of a new school semester. Was. After checking out all my mods and stuff, I feel more confident and more prepared. Bring it on, man! Year 2, Sem 1 will be a breeze. I will make sure I do well.

Today I was thinking for a bit and I thought in Year 1, I lost a bit of that drive. Even as I am about to proceed to Year 2, I'm thinking... What for study so hard for First Class Hons right? Then I felt selfish, coz my parents have been, and still is, putting in so much money and hopes on me all these years of education. It is only right that I give back. And make' em proud. No no not making myself sound noble and righteous and all. I've been quite selfish. Thinking about myself too much sometimes. And well, First Class is still the best and highest standard everyone out THERE wants to achieve. Having that, gives you the edge.

I feel like I need to be more competitive. At every step of the way, in the pursuit of furthering my education, I had someone to compete with. Someone to really push me to do well. When I'm in god-mode, my goodness, I can be vicious! In wkw, I don't have that someone. I think.. I need to make enemies.

Apprehensive about school, yet anticipating the challenges that lie ahead.



Anyway, aside from school, I'm REALLY EXCITED ABOUT EXCHANGE!!!!!

Jasmine and I have thought about it and Turkey is really a place we are both super interested to land our asses in?! I've never been to The Middle East. It's seemingly dangerous, but hey, a little excitement in our lives would just make MY world go round. Whatever that means. But omg, I've just been researching today about the 2 Turkish Universities up to offer and I couldn't wait to be in there!? I can IMAGINE myself there. I'm that.... keen. Such a passive word to use for the amount of excitement I can feel in my bones.


One of the Universities is Koc University, and THIS VIDEO JUST MAKES ME WANNA BE IN THERE SO BADLY.




Ahhhh... But unfortunately, there are 2 things that would hinder my smooth and easy application.


1) There are only 2 freakin vacancies for each of the 2 Universities offered in Turkey that NTU has partnerships with

2) I'm not blessed with a GPA score that is to die for


2 vacancies would mean competition with not just wkw but the whole of NTU. I really wonder what are the chances NO ONE ELSE OTHER THAN THE 2 OF US would want to go to Turkey. 1st problem. What's more, it's gonna be tough if we wanna enter the same university. 2nd problem. Turkey is also a country with a population that is 99% Muslim. So... I'm thinking muslims here are likely to choose Turkey over the other parts of the world. Moreover, it's the only Middle Eastern/Muslim-majority country listed. 3rd problem.

GPA, oh wow, really? You mean, they consider your GPA? Huh? Like what? Repeat that? Shut up bitch, you shoulda known. Hahahaha. But well yeah they'd pick the candidate who has the higher GPA over the one who doesn't have that high a GPA when it comes to the ranking of their choices. You'd have to have a minimum score of 3.6 to be qualified for GEM Explorer, the name of the Exchange Programme. But having to compete with the whole school, that's insane. You need way higher than just the minimum.
Should've made sure I got a GPA of 4.94 so that I'd be SOOOOo secured. Like that asshole who went for consultation and asked what his chances were. Wahlauwayyy. Seriously I will stuff a piece of nugget up his..


Anyway, yeah, that's just some of my many concerns. Turkey would be brilliant but if that fails then I guess other countries would be lovely as well. But really, after all that researching done, oooooh, Turkey would be too good to be true :'D

Money is also an issue. You won't feel good spending all that just to have an "experience" overseas and have so much fun and not study so much and merely have to pass exams and the list of terrible sins go on... So privileged to have a gazillion ton of money. No guilt.

But it'd be amazing if I were presented such an opportunity. Ahh... and now is the time. And I just need to know where in the world, literally, I want to go to! I need to do more research. My mind's just filled with Turkey though. Time to re-track. And consult.


Oh and just when school's about to start, The Olympics will draw to a close starting at 4am later. How timely. When I had time to watch, it began and when it is time to get busy, it ends. Feels as if a good friend is going away and back to his hometown. Nothing exciting to watch on tv on a regular basis already. I guess it's good, coz I've to study. Thank you London Olympics 2012, for injecting much needed excitement into my life the past few weeks. I'll see you again when I'm 24.

Just 2 videos taken last week! An update on my 2 very lovely friends. And, GATSBY AD FOR YOU GUYS.  This is Part 2 coz Pa...


Just 2 videos taken last week!




An update on my 2 very lovely friends.



And,


GATSBY AD FOR YOU GUYS. 

This is Part 2 coz Part 1's the awkward one. You can check it out in the links, but it's too awkward. Haha!

I thought, omg, finally it's all of us Block D girls together, FY-NAH-LEE. Might as well make an MV bahahaha. Except Rui Lin didn't come in the end :( Still incomplete. But this is the best we have! Shiying and Cihui! ; )

The main attraction of this year's NDP was what else, but L-K-Y. Really, 2 middle fingahs to all the gossip mongers!!!!! Omg, that&#...



The main attraction of this year's NDP was what else, but L-K-Y.

Really, 2 middle fingahs to all the gossip mongers!!!!! Omg, that's the worst rumour I've ever heard in my life. That Lee Kuan Yew is dead. My freakin god. The entire nation was plagued with such a terrible rumour!

Of coz I sound damn confident now for we all saw our dear leader step out to show the world, "I am strong and very much alive". My whole family and relatives broke out in a cheer and we shouted with much relief and delight that the rumour was finally dispelled!!!!! :')

At first, I was quick to brush the rumour aside and thought of it as one of those gossip aunty talk when I first got wind of it. Until... more people discussed about it and came up with evidence that doctors also said he was dead. My confidence wavered. I didn't want to believe that the govt would keep such a thing undisclosed from the media and the public. That would damage their credibility. But, now that rumours have been dispelled, THANK THE LORD. He will die one day most definitely, but this was terribly uncalled for!


THE RUMOUR-ER BETTER REFLECT.


It did make this year's NDP very exciting for the nation tho. Haha. And I loved how everyone was clammering over Mr.President. Very nice to watch, really. Loved the boy who touched his shoulder and was so freakin proud of it. So funny. Love it.

And I love you, Singapore!



My day was spent cycling at Punggol Waterway (freakin hot) and a night of celebration over at my place haha. Curry chicken, beehoon, satay, mee goreng, rojak, potong ice cream! Singaporean dishes for a Singapore night. How awesome can it get.


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MY Guard of Honour hieh hieh hiehhhh, proud'ov you brudder!

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Vanessa, our lovely guide to Waterway ;D

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Bride to be!

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YAY SINGAPORE.

I will never be a citizen of another country, EVER!

Congratulations, Andy Murray. Finally..



Congratulations, Andy Murray. Finally..

;D Family and relatives had a cuban dining experience @Customs House. Bro couldn't join us, coz he's busy marching away a...


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Family and relatives had a cuban dining experience @Customs House.
Bro couldn't join us, coz he's busy marching away at NDP Rehearsals every weekend. Do watch out for him on the 9th of August, Channel 5. Oh wait, they all look the same on tv. LAWLZ.

Haven't been blogging lately becoz I've been addicted to the Olympics. Almost literally. Coz I can't stop watching it on TV. I ...


Haven't been blogging lately becoz I've been addicted to the Olympics. Almost literally. Coz I can't stop watching it on TV. I haven't missed a single day without watching The Olympics. I watch Gymnastics Live everyday. And I watch Swimming everyday. And I stay up till 3am just to watch all these. Even my bro asks if I'm addicted. I just smile the creepy smile like, "Help me. I need rehab. But... then again, no, I love being addicted" ;D

I can't explain why this year's Olympics appears so much more exciting and interesting to me. I've never really been so interested in the past Olympic Games. Even when the YOG was here, I felt so-so.
But wait... maybe there IS a reason. I think it's because... I've had time this year to watch the Olympics. It came in the best possible time. This period is the free-est period of my holidays, after OCIP, Work and FOC. BEST TIME. The past few Olympics, I was occupied with academia. 2010 YOG was A's. 2008 Beijing was O's. And 2004 Athens was PSLE. Lol. All the major examinations, who the hell would have time to watch. This year.. 2012 London, all the time in the world and I enjoy watching it so much! The Olympics is so exciting!

And we grow with The Olympics. This year, I find myself thinking back... wow, 4 years really passed so freaking fast? I thought Beijing Olympics was recent. But it was 4 DAMN YEARS. My goodness. I was only Sec 4. And now, I'm in University. A giant leap! What would happen next, 4 years down the road? A mother of 5? I say, it would be MY turn to present The 2016 Olympic games to you from Rio de Janeiro. Hahahaha. After graduating from ntu. It's time for Mark Richmond to rest. I've been listening to his commentary since FOREVERRR. My goddd. But he's good.


I enjoy watching Diving and so many other sports. I can't help but be biased towards Asian Nations. When I see an Asian nation, I root for that country. I don't think I'll make a good judge.


I shout, I gasp and I cheer while watching coz it really is that exciting. When an athlete tumbles or scores, it's exhilarating to watch! My frail heart can't take these things. When I see an athlete win a gold medal, I can actually FEEL the happiness and joy from the tears they shed. Such heartwarming moments, coz you can tell all that hard work put in for so many years finally paid off.


As much as I feel the happiness from athletes who've won the Gold medal, and reached their greatest achievements, I find myself reaching out to those who didn't attain what they wanted.

I used to focus a lot on the winners, then I found myself turning my attention to the... Losers.


My heart reaches out to them so freaking badly. Having watched the Games every single day, I've realised there are 3 types of losers. The ones who didn't win anything, ones who win the silver medal and ones who have won the silver medal 3 consecutive freakin times.


1) The Ones who didn't win anything.

This is the one time when hard work does not equate to reward. You can work for 4 years following up to the Games and come home with Nothing, when you've been working for it for almost your entire life!

It's ok for those who only want to get out of The Olympics with just experience and to actually have the oppotunity to participate in The Olympics. BUT FOR THOSE HAVING TO GO THERE, THINKING OF GETTING A MEDAL AND NOT GETTING ONE, it is just HEART BREAKING. Ones who come in 4th and 5th positions are just... freaking, SAD. There's no other word to describe other than sadness. It's like you were working for something to go home with after 4 DAMN YEARS, yet you return with nothing.

For example, the men's gymnastics team finals. Ukraine initially got a bronze, but because of some issues, Japan was pushed to second and Britain to third. SO UKRAINE WAS ROBBED OF THEIR BRONZE. AND ARE NOW 4th. WTF!? How would you feel if you were given something and then you feel so damn excited and then, hey, wtf, it's gone!

It's like, "Hey, Happy Birthday Tom, this is your present"
Then, a second later, "Hey, Fuck you Tom, I'm gonna take that away from you now. Happy Birthday."

TOM WILL FEEL FREAKIN DAMN SHIT about himself.
And Tom's been working at this thing his whole life to get a Birthday present. But ends up with none!

Sad Tom.

So... 4 years of hard work... sometimes, hard work just doesn't pay off. You just gotta put in even MORE of that hard work than the rest of them. But, really, how much is enough? With China around, it's never gonna be enough. Tom just has to suck his thumb.


2) Silver Medallists.

The silver medallists are also another sad story. We've placed so much emphasis on winning the Gold that a Silver is really just shit without it's colour. You know? Shit is gold, with the colour and all it's glory. But SILVER... what's that?! It's just shit without it's colour. Ok, I'm just being retarded.

I read an article recently.. actually just yesterday in the "Mind Your Body" section of the ST. Research shows that, Gold medallists are happy with their Gold because they have achieved the highest standard, and a Bronze medallist is contented with their Bronze because they're happy they even have a medal, otherwise they'd miss out on a medal all together.

But a Silver medallist, would hit back on himself by telling themselves, that if they had just swum a little faster, stretched a little further, and pushed themselves a little harder, the Gold would've been theirs. They feel that if they had done something a little MORE, they would have gotten First. So there's a constant mental battle with themselves, in their heads. Psychologists call it "Counter-Factual" thinking. They'll end up less happy then the Bronze medallists.

And that is indeed, very very sad.

I saw Viktoria Komova cry buckets after losing the Gold medal to USA and I just felt so sad for the Russian girl who was crying as if something untoward happened to her family. Her fellow compatriot, a Bronze medallist, was hugging and comforting her while she cried like hell coz she couldn't get a Gold medal. In that moment, you'd think, wow, the Bronze medallist isn't even that sad she got a Bronze, as much as that Silver medallist.

But I understood. She was THAT close to getting her Gold medal. Just a point away. Yet, she could only dream of the Gold medal. It belonged to the American Gabby Douglas. I was rooting for Komova though. She was in Singapore for YOG in 2010 and had won Gold then. Ah well. But she's still young, I'm sure she'll be back. : )

Then comes the,


3) Silver Medallist who won 3 times in a row.

As if winning the Silver isn't already bad enough, WHAT ABOUT GETTING THREE SILVER MEDALS CONSECUTIVELY IN A ROW, IN ATHENS, BEIJING AND THEN LONDON.

I say, FML man!

They call the runner up, the Bridesmaid. What about being the bridesmaid for 3 damn times. That's not just 3 years, it's 12 FREAKING YEARS. That's more than a freakin decade. F this shit, I say.

The thirst for Gold.... lasted so long. And my heart TRULY goes out to these athletes, for working so damn hard, yet Number 1 is beyond their reach.

In the Table Tennis Men's Finals match, it was Wang Hao against Ji Ke. I really dislike watching matches with China VS China, coz there's no point in that, but when I found out the one who lost, Wang Hao, was a silver medallist for the past 2 Games, my heart immediately went out to him. An outpour of sympathy. What's more, The Chinese are always so hard-up on the Gold, having to lose it AGAIN, the 3rd time, wow, your life is over.

Hahaha, ok I dramatise. But... WOW, I can totally feel the freaking pain. All those years of hard work, my freaking god..... I am just amazed by these athletes and their tenacity. Really, amazed. Gotta give it to them.



One day, I really hope to represent Singapore in SOMETHING. It's an amazing thing to be able to stand on the World Stage and represent your country in something THIS big. I'd be proud. So damn proud I swear.

As they always say, when there's a winner, there will always be a loser. I hate cliches. Coz they're so painfully true, yet said so many times they've lost their bloody meaning. Just like, Beauty is in the eye of the Beholder and shit like that.

But The Olympics is still an amazing event to watch. It is sporting excellence at such a grand scale. Losing is just part of it. I guess we all have to live with it. Sadly. Yet, we're all still winners, in one way or another. Nobody is a winner in everything.