gosh! havent been blogging for ages(: been pretty busy. so shall give a quite update now!

national inter school wushu competition is finally over n guess wat? we are practical owned everything!



this post is specially dedicated to those who are 14 this year and are interested in becoming a VICTORIAN(:

application for the Victoria Integrated programme is here once again(: u guys can get the application form from https://vip2008.wufoo.com/forms/vip-2008-application-form/

jus click on it, fill it and submit it bfore the 4^th of May 1700hr.

for people who love to have fun, who like to experience a totally different sec and sec 4 life, try out wat jc life is like and better prepare urself, then VIP is the programme for u(:

so come down for the Open House and u will know get to know more about the VIP life(:

for more details about the admission process, visit http://www.vjc.moe.edu.sg/vip/appln/VIP2008AdmissionPackage.pdf.

had our last trng yesterday! everyone was super high la. kangxin n qiuyan the two small kids were like screaming their way through la. everyone just had fun. It didn’t felt like the last trng bfore competition at all la. even cailaoshi also very high. she did some stunts that impressed us again. I seriously admire her and guolaoshi very much. their nvr ending fighting spirit and energy. despite their age, they still pursue their passion for wushu.

comp is nxt wk. my gosh! i m so gonna die la. I think I m getting worst and worst. The more I train the worst I get. Haix. I seriously hav zero idea how I m gonna survive the comp. Esp on thurs. but anywaies all our hardwork and our efforts are going to be paid off nxt wk. Its nxt wk. The wk tat the team has been waiting and training for. It’s the wk when we can do vj proud once again. So gambatte folks. I know u guys can do it(:

bought a new bag on fri(: damn happy and pretty unexpected. At first me n sis wanted an addidas one but dad say he rather us buy a crumpler(: thought it was nt bad le. So happened to pass by a Nike shop so went in n showed them the one that I originally wanted. They said it is too big and the quality is nt tat good. Then saw this bag. Jus asked him to go ‘see see’ nia. Didn’t expect him to say yes and we jus bought it. Haha. its damn nice. the colour the design n everything! im loving it! but the price is of course very nice too... but i think is worth it so is ok(:

It will take just 37 seconds to read this and change your thinking. ((:

Two men, both seriously ill, occupied the same hospital room. One man was allowed to sit up in his bed for an hour each afternoon to help drain the fluid from his lungs. His bed was next to the room ' s only window.

The other man had to spend all his time flat on his back. The men talked for hours on end. They spoke of their wives and families, their homes, their jobs, their involvement in the military service, where they had been on vacation. Every afternoon, when the man in the bed by the window could sit up, he would pass the time by describing to his roommate all the things he could see outside the window. The man in the other bed began to live for those one hour periods where his world would be broadened and enlivened by all the activity and color of the world outside.

The window overlooked a park with a lovely lake.
Ducks and swans played on the water while children sailed their model boats. Young lovers walked arm in arm amidst flowers of every color and a fine view of the city skyline could be seen in the distance.

As the man by the window described all this in exquisite details, the man on the other side of the room would close his eyes and imagine this picturesque scene. One warm afternoon, the man by the window described a parade passing by. Although the other man could not hear the band - he could see it in his mind ' s eye as the gentleman by the window portrayed it with descriptive words. Days, weeks and months passed.

One morning, the day nurse arrived to bring water for their baths only to find the lifeless body of the man by the window, who had died peacefully in his sleep. She was saddened and called the hospital attendants to take the body away. As soon as it seemed appropriate, the other man asked if he could be moved next to the window. The nurse was happy to make the switch, and after making sure he was comfortable, she left him alone. Slowly, painfully, he propped himself up on one elbow to take his first look at the real world outside. He strained to slowly turn to look out the window besides the bed. It faced a blank wall. The man asked the nurse what could have compelled his deceased roommate who had described such wonderful things outside this window. The nurse responded that the man was blind and could not even see the wall. She said, 'Perhaps he just wanted to encourage you.' [:

Epilogue: There is tremendous happiness in making others happy, despite our own situations. Shared grief is half the sorrow, but happiness when shared, is doubled. If you want to feel rich, just count all the things you have that money can ' t buy. 'Today is a gift, that is why it is called The Present .."((:

gosh! wat a crazy wk last wk was! had review wk. so all we did was mug n mug n mug(: i admit that i did a lot of last minute mugging which goes to explain y i cant do all the test. this would also mean that i would have a probabilty of failing them(:

lang arts was hmmmm.....
ss was like omg
mathematics was a killer
biology was speed writing
chinese was disastrous
physics was tricky
chemistry was screwed

that's the summary of my review wk(:

competition is nxt wk!!! oh my gosh! n i missed one of e trng cos of review wk. but lucky yesterday gt train. so happy. missed trng truckloads. dunno y. haha. was fairly satisfied with my performance yesterday. learnt another chim thing frm coach lin. i wanna do well during comp! i really do(:

went for thaipan yesterday after trng. damn late la. left cchms at like 745?! n the whole place was like damn dark. but lucky we walked out s a big grp. played the 'hmm-cici' game n made a hell lot of noise. n we have also decided that 'hmm-cici' will be our team game for comp this yr. haha. looking forward to comp nxt wk. cos can miss lessons(: thaipan is damn good. reasonable and nice. n the boss is very nice to us too. smuggled us into the condo. celebrated jo's bdae. wanted to dunk her into cchms lake but we were too nice to do it! haha.

yupp.. that's about it. competition is nxt wk. jiayous folks. jiayous to soccer boys too and to the rest of cca(s) who are having their competition soon. nil sine labore.



Discover the 90/10 Principle.
[Author: Stephen Covey]

It will change your life (at least the way you react to situations).

What is this principle? 10% of life is made up of what happens to you. 90% of life is decided by how you react.

What does this mean? We really have no control over 10% of what happens to us.

We cannot stop the car from breaking down. The plane will be late arriving, which throws our
whole schedule off. A driver may cut us off in traffic.

We have no control over this 10%. The other 90% is different. You determine the other 90%.

How? ……….By your reaction.

You cannot control a red light. but you can control your reaction. Don't let people fool you; YOU can control how you react.

Let's use an example.

You are eating breakfast with your family. Your daughter knocks over a cup of coffee onto your business shirt. You have no control over what just happened.

What happens next will be determined by how you react.

You curse.

You harshly scold your daughter for knocking the cup over. She breaks down in tears. After scolding her, you turn to your spouse and criticize her for placing the cup too close to the edge of the table. A short verbal battle follows. You storm upstairs and change your shirt. Back downstairs, you find your daughter has been too busy crying to finish breakfast and get ready for school. She misses the bus.

Your spouse must leave immediately for work. You rush to the car and drive your daughter to school. Because you are late, you drive 40 miles an hour in a 30 mph speed limit.

After a 15-minute delay and throwing $60 traffic fine away, you arrive at school. Your daughter runs into the building without saying goodbye. After arriving at the office 20 minutes late, you find you forgot your briefcase. Your day has started terrible. As it continues, it seems to get worse and worse. You look forward to coming home.

When you arrive home, you find small wedge in your relationship with your spouse and daughter.

Why? …. Because of how you reacted in the morning.

Why did you have a bad day?

A) Did the coffee cause it?
B) Did your daughter cause it?
C) Did the policeman cause it?
D) Did you cause it?

The answer is "D".

You had no control over what happened with the coffee. How you reacted in those 5 seconds is what caused your bad day.

Here is what could have and should have happened.

Coffee splashes over you. Your daughter is about to cry. You gently say, "Its ok honey, you just need to be more careful next time". Grabbing a towel you rush upstairs. After grabbing a new shirt and your briefcase, you come back down in time to look through the window and see your child getting on the bus. She turns and waves. You arrive 5 minutes early and cheerfully greet the staff. Your boss comments on how good the day you are having.

Notice the difference?

Two different scenarios. Both started the same. Both ended different.

Why?

Because of how you REACTED.

You really do not have any control over 10% of what happens. The other 90% was determined by your reaction.

Here are some ways to apply the 90/10 principle. If someone says something negative about you, don't be a sponge. Let the attack roll off like water on glass. You don't have to let the negative comment affect you!

React properly and it will not ruin your day. A wrong reaction could result in losing a friend, being fired, getting stressed out etc.

How do you react if someone cuts you off in traffic? Do you lose your temper? Pound on the
steering wheel? A friend of mine had the steering wheel fall off) Do you curse? Does your blood pressure skyrocket? Do you try and bump them?

WHO CARES if you arrive ten seconds later at work? Why let the cars ruin your drive?

Remember the 90/10 principle, and do not worry about it.

You are told you lost your job.

Why lose sleep and get irritated? It will work out. Use your worrying energy and time into finding another job.

The plane is late; it is going to mangle your schedule for the day. Why take outpour frustration on the flight attendant? She has no control over what is going on.

Use your time to study, get to know the other passenger. Why get stressed out? It will just make things worse.

Now you know the 90-10 principle. Apply it and you will be amazed at the results. You will lose nothing if you try it. The 90-10 principle is incredible. Very few know and apply this principle.

The result?

Millions of people are suffering from undeserved stress, trials, problems and heartache. We all must understand and apply the 90/10 principle.

It CAN change your life!!!

Enjoy(:

this is dedicated to everyone who cant control their emotions well, which would mean everyone cos no one is perfect!