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Saturday, December 31, 2011

GOODBYE 2011 HELLO 2012 :D

Shall not try to recall in details what happen since the last post HAHA. I just remembered I attended 3 camps during the 3 months break and TA-DAA school starts ((: Was so excited for my Hong Kong trip and now it ended with just a blink of an eye. I made great "uncle friends". They have so much to tell and I just have so much to absorb. I definitely enjoy those enriching moments, and of course the fun we had when we bitch about this someone whom I hate since I had to cooperate with **(FYI: I don't even have to see ** to hate **, sometimes, you just have to work with someone and you know what a person is like) I still remember the flight back and I talked continously to David and Janice. I was exhasuted mentally because I only had a 2 hours sleep last night but I just endear chatting with them that I actually forgot about the need to let my eyes rest. HOHO. Beside this, I think fate brought my senior and I BACK together. It may sound exaggerating but I really feel fate has been the one bringing Sabrina(my senior) and I closer during the whole trip. We started off knowing each other names, talked a few times and was in the same Malay group by chance. After a few meetings, we still don't really get to talk much but we sort of know each other well enough to crack jokes. I remembered clearly that day; I was talking to Ho Yeung and he suddenly let out that I was from RV. Once hearing that, Sabrina jumped to me and said she was from RV too! We started disclosing our schools and she was from National too ((: Woohoo. We became more intimate since then and I was overjoyed to know we were going to be roomies for the HK trip :D I don't know if it was fate or Munkit saw the sudden excitment reunion Sab and I made that time. Oh well. It was a good arrangement :D She is a few years older than me and has always been taking care of me throughout the whole trip. HAHA. THANK YOU SAB. Just one last thing to mention about this HK trip is this programme that I attended; Dialogue in the Dark. It is a social enterprise that helps to raise the awareness of the physically impaired and they have many centres to simulate the world of the physically impaired. I undergone a 75 minutes journey and it was the best part of my life; total darkness and all I could rely on was the voice of my guide called Tommy who is a physically impaired person. At the end of the journey, he shared with us his life and how he suffered from visual difficulty when he was 30 years old. Life......we should not wait till the day we lose a part of us to only realise the importance, yeah? hmmmm

Let me look back in the year of 2011 ! so that I would know what kind of 2012 I would like to have HAHA.

So my year started off with a new year steamboat with Leng Kee YEC. Leng Kee is a place full of joy and laughters; we plan small-scale events together; helping out one another. Though we only have official meeting once a month, the events more or less actually in total, I would say took up 30% of my life in 2011.

LOL. I just spent the entire 2 hours looking through my photos for 2011. I feel so accomplished :D hahaha. and I had GREAT 20TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION. REALLY. I ACTUALLY HAD 8 cake CELEBRATIONS IN TOTAL?! OMGGGGGG. madness. I didn't really feel that I celebrated that much but really want to express my hearfelt gratitude to my best friends and my new friends for the celebration. I get to experience celebration with people I know so well and people who barely know me but still celebrate beause it is my birthday :D THANK YOU. XOXO.

Then, my JAPAN, TAIWAN AND HONG KONG TRIPS :D I went overseas three times in total this year (2011). Japan during CHINESE NEW YEAR, Taiwan during late July, Hong Kong in December. OMGGGGG. HAHAHA. These three overseas trips are not within the boundary of Southeast Asia :D and took a minmum of 4 hours flight to travel :D It may sound nothing to some but for me, from a family with four kids, I guess my mum really took a HUGE back step to allow me to go. I feel so fortunate to be able to travel, really. Thank you mummy and daddy :D 2011 is the year when my mummy finally relented and allowed me to travel with my friends for a backpack taiwan trip. It was definitely a first step out to my freedom. I yearn for more freedom of course, but at the same I am afraid of it. It means I am stepping closer towards adulthood, towards being fully independent. Sometimes, I'm afraid I would astray and changed to someone I would not imagine myself to be. Japan's trip was with my family and nothing would be more awesome than the times spent with my family. HAHA. but it is also this trip today that I realise my parents are not young anymoreeee. They couldn't take those roller coaster rides that we used to take together during the Korea's trip. *SIGH* Taiwan trip was with Juat Ying and Valerie :D I did the most embarrassing thing ever and I bet they would remember for life. HAHA. I don't know why but when I'm with my close friends, I tend to let my guard down and do funny actions. People actually have this impression that I am very fierce and they don't dare to stand near me during photo-taking? HAHA. I bet all my close friends would laugh if I tell them that. They would just all hit me I guess.

Wow. actually those photos don't look that bad. HAHA.


I forgot what was my new year's resolution for 2011. I remembered they were all quite feasible and simple. Be filial. Enjoy Life. Use money wisely. hahahahaha. I think I fulfilled all for this year. SO "TONG" for this year ! HAHA. I have not really think of what resolutions should I set in year 2012, I think I should give it a more serious thought since it would be the year I turn 21 and I know I would definitely want to lead a serious life and stop whining like a kid that much. Okay. Till then :D HAPPY NEW YEAR !

Sunday, January 09, 2011

HAHA. IM BACK ((: sorry for abandoing you for so long ! i guess i should update about my life now since my sem is starting tomorrow and i know i would definitely not be doing much updating then.

LET US GO BACK IN HISTORY !

AUGUST 2011

geraldine's birthday celebration on 8th august :D we had a party at republic of steak and we all had to wear white because we were supposed to be the angels as according to yann qi's story for gel's birthday parties marathon :D i think he is really a sweet boyfriend HAHA. anyway, i remembered i was quite sick at that time but i enjoyed the food and the company ((: HOPE GEL ENJOY HERSELF THEN. oh it was from this party that i managed to continue to stay in contact with emily whom I had lost contact since secondary 4. HAHA.



13 august 2010, JESKZ celebrated joelene's birthday at this tze char place at bukit batok. as usual, i enjoyed my time spent with JESKZ. hahaha. joe wont stop talking, eliz wont stop making nonsense, zhanni wont stop making sarcastic remarks on whatever eliz does, shiang ming wont stop listening LOL LOL LOL. we bought joe two shirts for uni and designed a mini cake for her ((: HAPPY BIRTHDAY JOEEE. ohh ! joe spent most of her time worrying about cats running around HAHAA.



I think around third of august. JESK were busy doing the farewell scrapbook for zhanni HAHA. i blogged before about this and yeah. I hate drawing and making things but i really did my best for my page to her :D




zhanni departed on 16th august 6am so we had to stayover at the airport on sunday night. We camwhored and did last minute editing of the scrapbook. ATE YA KHUN FOR BREAKFAST OR WHATEVER YOU CALL A MEAL AT 3AM. I met grace and her boyfriend TJS. TJS'S FACE IS SUPER RED and i really dont know why. he seems like a nice guy though. ((: I remembered the feeling of sadness when zhanni finally left for the departure hall. My heart sunk deep down inside and I was at a lost for words. I just felt that something important had left me. ): Now, I have adjusted to the life without zhanni in my real life as we are still staying in contact via msn and facebook ((:



our last shot as jeskz ):


at the airport 12am !

a day at joe's house doing scrapbook :D


RELATIONSHIP CORNER.


OUR PRODUCT (:



CAMWHORING while waiting for 5am !

de coder's cafe on 18th with paris hahha. i only remembered playing taboo and i was super high while playing it. honestly speaking, i was not very close with paris at that time so i felt quite awkward for a few moments -.- we took a photo but i guessed cherkian didnt upload. HAHA.

22 august 2010, volunteered for children's art competion with valerie, geraldine and yirong. HAHA. what a joke. Honestly, two people would be enough for this competition as i spent most of the time talking to val and gel about uni's life and listening to valerie's complaint regarding her english and french modules. hahaha.




celebrated wanlin's birthday on 27th august at bugis's crystal jade with IN ! ((: I LOVE WANLIN HAHAHHAA. she is one of my best-est est est est friends on earth though i have only known her for 2 years ! she is such as a joker and i would never feel bored about her repetitive funny actions. happy 19th kayy ((: We bought her a nice yellow earpiece and a shirt (actually i forgot what we bought hahaha) I wrote her a super long letter and I meant every word I had written ((: sorry for the childish cold war at HSA. HAHA. it has made me cherish you more ! :D she gave me the longest reply among IN((: I don't know if it is true but i will trust her for now HAHA.




happy birthday wanlin :D 19 ((:

28th august 2010, volunteered for NUS hospice care. I visited an outram uncle with shiang ming and it was really awkward because I really didnt talk to him much ): had lunch and he wanted to treat us ! It was so nice of him but of course, we rejected his offer. It was a whole new experience as I didnt really have prior experience of interaction with elderly. It was quite disappointing that it was my first and last visit because i just feel i was not ready for this area of volunteering work.
maybe when im older and more mature? HAHA.


SEPTEMBER 2011

TEACHER'S DAY CELEBRATION AT NJC. My intention was to visit mrgoh ((: HAHAHA. but, he was having a meeting so i did not even get a chance to see him )))))))); ULTIMATE SADNESS. he didnt even bring his phone to school so we couldnt contact him too. Luckily, we met miss chua and passed the flower to her so that she could passed it to mrgoh. Despite not seeing mrgoh, we still had a good talk with miss chng, mr tan, mr steven lee and mr sham :D im lazy to upload all of the photos taken with each teacher so i shall just use mrsham's photo to represent that day (:



TAKEN WITH MRSHAM :D

there were some YEC meetings in september but i couldnt really remember what i did there haha. I guessed it was more or less on the preparation of christmas party or some small events. OH i just remembered one. haahahah LANTERN MAKING LESSON :D i suggested it and valerie had decided to go on with it ((: we went shopping for the materials with tongseng and binghui. It was super nice because binghui would drive us around while we shop. HAHA. Tongseng is just like a beng LA. -.- no comment haha. i really enjoyed the lantern making session which was on 5th september. I gave my full attention to this small little girl called pei yu because she was the most obedient girl i could find. HAHA. THE REST WERE EITHER ROWDY OR GOOD ENOUGH TO DRAW THEIR LANTERNS ALONE. ((: oh ! hoyeung's brother ho hoi is super cuteeeeeeeeee! hahahah. so chubby and BIG hahaha.




buying of materials.


LANTERN MAKING LESSON ! HO HOI IS THE BOY IN GREEN (:

dora meet up on 6th september at food for thought ! she treated us to nice desserts and gave us each a nice cupcake :D THANK YOU MISS LEE ((: dora was both my form and english teacher when i was in secondary four. She was the only teacher who would always send me out of the class(Please refer to my blog posts back in secondary 4 and you would know how traumatised I was by her), but things turn differently when she asked us out for a meet up. I was afraid initially but after all these dinners together, my impression of her changes for the better. I feel that she is someone who i can actually get along and closer with ((:



wanying's birthday celebration at marina square on 10 september with IN. it was a rather fast celebration but a nice meet up with them nonetheless :D we would always talk about our favourite you-know-who topic ((: HAHA. wanying's favourite actually !




17 september 2010, JESK STEAMBOAT BUFFET at bugis. hahahaha. JESK is the only group that i would go buffet with, usually, unless special circumstances, but more or less, most of my buffet or should i say calories come from them. they should be responsible if i turn overweight right? HAHA. i indulged in my all time favourite PIG'S KIDNEY AND LIVER !!!!!!!!!!!!! they are awesome :D we ate from 6plus to 10pm and we talked about all sorts of stuffs especially SHUMINGGGG whom i used to eyecandy when was a relief PE teacher in NJ. he turned out to be a total joke. HAHA. somehow i feel that he and joe are fated to be together ((:







my favourite pig's liver and kidney :D


JESK ! :D


OKAY DONEEE ! im going to update at the next post, SOME DAYS LATER. :D

Saturday, September 04, 2010

It's bad to complain about life when seriously, there is absolutely nothing wrong with it. It just get really irritating when you are mixing with a group of people that you are not very comfortable with or maybe you are not very familiar with. totally no life when all i do is to sleep despite knowing there is a pile of stuffs for me to complete and there is not enough time for them. I HATE IT. the stupid feeling of mugging is here and i know i have to live with it. zzzzzzzzzz. dreading every moment of it. OMG i should blog about more happy things and stop all these nonsense whining ! ):

Sunday, August 29, 2010

i was glancing through a few photos and i just felt really sad. would it be different if i didn't cry at the last moment? what would my life be if i were just like one of them inside the photo? would it even happen? I mean, i have been looking forward to be in that profession, but now, where am i? i don't hate chemical engineer but for one moment, i have forgotten the reason why i am here. WHY!? I am dreading every moment in school and life just sucks for me. i don't feel happy when i laugh or smile. i don't feel me, crazy right? i have so much to say but i don't why i am keeping quiet so that people can just leave me alone. i have lost the urge to talk to people and to open myself to new people. i feel trapped inside this shell of mine and i am seriously looking forward to the day my attitude changes, to the day i don't feel pressurized to this corner, to the day i would feel nothing when i drove/walked past the same area i did a few months ago, to the day when i don't feel like a loser and bow down to my future. 14+4 hours of sleep did not help much; it just won't heal this wound of mine.

I NEED SOMEONE TO INSPIRE ME, TO TELL ME THERE IS SO MUCH MORE IN LIFE THAT I CAN AIM FOR AND LOOK FORWARD TO.

Sunday, August 08, 2010

LOL. i passed ((: yeahh ! cant believe i can just take eg1413 without any extra module :D

I have been busy doing zhanni's scrapbook with JESK and I really hope she will like it ! hahahahha we are NOT very artistic but i am really proud of our product ! I would be so touched if i were to received something like that ((: we finally presented our first present (ring) to her by dropping it into a cup of plain water that she was drinking. She didnt realise until quite late where i think she drank almost more than half of it. HAHAHA look at her reaction ! She is leaving on 16th august 4am and I am really afraid I can’t send her off ): I cannot think of any reason to tell my mother !

Happy birthday shiangming ! (5 AUGUST) we were supposed to have a mini celebration on 5th august 12.00am because she was at camp. But something cropped up and I went for spicy chickens with jac and val at SUNSET (Singapore Flying Club) I swear I am going to die while eating the level “30” chickens ! WOOOSH. My tears just flowed out involuntarily. The worst was the next day where everything was digested LOL. Sizzling hot I sweared.

Rvsjab celebrated its 50th anniversary on 31st July and I am really proud that I was part of SJAB’s history. It taught me a lot- be it discipline, teamwork, leadership or merely to have fun-these are memories that I know I would never forget and I will tell my children or grandchildren in the future :D


JESKZ (07/08/2010) Shiang Ming's birthday celebration + Zhanni's farewell

The ring inside the cup of water (:


LOVE jesk rings


We got into the chili hall of fame (: hahahahaha (04/08/2010)



Look at the chilli sauce. OMG. goosebump.




CHEAP korean feast with JESK (14/07/2010)


50TH anniversary celebration (: (31/07/2010)
the parade !
Reminisce (:


08s10 Class outing (18/07/2010)


my 19th birthday celebration with IN at Nando's



with JESKZ at De Coder's Cafe and BBQ Chicken


and finally val, gel, juat, pat, emily and bunny (who left early) at yellow jello, the arena + staying up till the next morning!


Celebrated Geraldine birthday today and we had a real party ! hahahha PARTY HATS LOVE !
School starting soon and I am really not looking forward to it ): It kinda sucks that 10 months past just like that ! BOOHOO. coughing like mad now and strepsils doesnt help much !!! dammn. got a good dressing down from my mum this morning too ! I know i have to teach my brother but there are times when i really want to go out and have fun but because of this obligation, I feel like a criminal whenever im out. GOTTTA STAY AT HOME TOMORROW. ):
TA TA !






Wednesday, July 21, 2010

went to Kim's restaurant on thursday with JESK to have this super duper big korean feast ((: It was really delicious and more importantly, the food there are really CHEAPPPPPPPP. hahahahah. if shiangming eliz and i didnt buy soju, we would have saved much and the meal would only cost less than 10bucks. ALL THANKS TO THE FREE FLOW OF SIDE-DISHES :D i really want to go back before school starts 2 weeks later ! we went to watch despicable me in the late afternoon and HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO, i still think toy story 3 is better ((: i found despicable me rather over-rated, because it was not as hilarious as i thought it would be. TOY STORY 3 FTW !

o8s10 class outing on sunday ((: hahahaha. It was really heartwarming to see the guys turning up for the event despite their crazy national service. We were supposed to have group games at east coast park but it was raining, so the guys (i think) had decided to catch a movie at plaza sing. We watched PREDATORS. LOL. Surprisingly, it was a rather exciting movie but the plot was just not there. Though the guys have to leave early for ARMY, it was still a successful outing because we got to catch up ! LOL. now, i know MUCH MORE about army !

Rag on monday and I did painting ! hahahahaha. I cant really stay committed because of other plans that have occupied my holidays. I will try to help out once in a while ((:


I AM SUFFERING FROM GASTRIC FLU, AND I THINK I AM GOING TO DIE.
It all started after i finished watching glee at 5am on tuesday. I went to sleep, felt that the liquid inside my stomach is stirring. Vomited at 7am, 10am, 2pm. 4pm. The worst thing is, the clinic was not opened on tuesday! So i forced myself to sleep till next morning before consulting him. That night was really crazy. it was really hard to force myself to sleep as i had been sleeping for the whole day. I could feel muscle ache all over me !! i missed my OG second outing as a result. LOL. fated? GOSH. can you believe it ? the first outing clashed with my friend's outing and now this second outing clashed with my health? WHAT CAN I SAY? i shant rsvp that early next time ((:

I just hope that i would recover by friday night so that i could make it for stay over !!

Sunday, July 11, 2010

HELLO IM BACK ((: hahahhaa. It has been three months since I last blogged. btw, i passed my drving at my first attempt on 11/05/2010 ! :D I was really lucky to pass my driving despite stalling my engine on crank course and striking the kerb. 18 points and TADAA merely passed. Thank you senior tester Mr Tan. I have been practising real driving on the road but I am really lousy at parking. As long as one day I cant park properly by myself, there is no way my dad will allow me to drive alone ): COME ON.

I had just resigned on monday(28/05/10). LOL. UOB was a nice working place- where can you find a workplace that pay you to slack? I had made really great friends there and I was brought to another world. The world of reality and to meet people who really come from different backgrounds. Though woodelf really ruined my work's life, I still gained much from UOB.

I hate beer but i still drink..... LOL.

TATA. I enjoyed my brithday celebrations ((: friday night with IN. Decoder's cafe with JESKZ. and clubbing night with Valerie, Geraldine, Juat, Hwee Bun, Patrice and Emily ! We went to arena at clarke key and spent the whole night outside before having 4am breakfast at Mac. hahahaha. it feels good to be going home while the rest are heading for either school or work ! :D

4 more days AHH. I dont want to fail ):

I have been looking, still. I mean you wont know. ((:
anyway, i dont privatise because i am posting secretly. I privatise because i am taking a break from blogging :D