big surprise, Carrie Underwood won american idol.. it was said that Bo Bice would win the competition flat but i guess the results prove the guesses wrong.. my mom and i were discussing on who would win last night.. i said that most probably, Vonzell Soloman(love her!!)'s supporters would vote for carrie.. and Constantine's supporters, as rock fans of his, would vote for carrie because they would not like bo.. soon enough, we came up with a conclusion that carrie would win the competition hands down, but we left it to Fate.. surprising, last night, it was announced that there would be a live telecast of the show from the LA auditorium at 8am.. usually, it would be left to the afternoon or night the next day.. lolz..

the performances by the rest of the top 12 idols were commendable by any standards.. for the past few times, it only resulted in a few songs or medleys by all 1 idols together but this year, it was different.. the first part of the show comprised of the idols performing a beautiful medley and it was followed by one without the top two finalists (namely bo and carrie).. it just didnt seem right to me.. it really feels bad no to sing as one of the two finalists and they were ousted to sing a medley of their own.. it just didnt seem right for me.. but whyat came after came as a pleasant surprie.. the 12 idols performed individual or in small groups with celebrity singers.. of all, i enjoyed anwar's rendition of ' i believe i can fly' with Kenny G.. it showed off his beautiful vocals.. and i actually enjoyed bo's song dedicating his love love to Southern US, Alabama.. quite nice.. it was a nice touch to the final show, it allowed each idol to once again, showcase his/her voice to the world, remembered forever.. :p

but the feel of the final show didnt seem as nice as of that last year.. the excitement and magnificence and glamour was showcased more last year, Fantasia VS Diana.. i just didnt feel it.. but maybe it was because i left my heart with Vonzell.. :p many would agree with me that Vonzell was probably the best female singer.. :p

the day is coming closer.. Chinese Os.. now, we have chinese lessons at the LT/Audi from 7 till about 1040.. left with only 3 more days, i am quite freaked out by the o'levels.. i just hope atht i do quite well for it so i finally heave a sigh of relief for my chinese.. i dunno how well i would do.. but alot of people are doing that last sprint, or chong1 ci4.. but i sincerely appreciate what BY has been doing for us.. he is really trying to allow us to get the desired A1.. he doesnt even mind doing anything.. i know that he is really using his maximum energy.. i guess i will just have to do my best and hit the books.. time to do a rerun of all my sec1-4 books.. with a little ying4 yong4 wen2 and zuo4 wen2 and zao4 ju4 for my sec1-4 work, i'll finish off with a rerun of my cheng2 yu3 and sec1-4 words.. i really hope that we'll do well, we wouldnt want to waste this chance to prove our worth after studying chinese these 3 1/2 - 4 years.. DO WELL AND ACHIEVE YOUR DESIRED A1!

to my bestest peeps: kenny, aaron, rayston, andrew, gerald, bryan. i wish you all the luck for our coming o'levels! may you be blessed by GOD on that day and do your utmost best! let us all get our deserved A1s! GOD BLESS YOU!

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tues' SOV was definitely the highlight of the week.. i totally love the SOV forever.. the best song was probably cloudburst..

the SOV this year especially was very emotional for most of us.. it just brought back alot of memories.. for me, it was the recent 'mamma mia' concert.. it also allowed me to realise how it feels from an audience kind of feel.. it seems different.. the choice of songs, though seemingly focusing on a composer, the tone was very different this year.. i dunno, everyone has their own perceptions..

kala kalla: many said that the song was nice but the dynamics seemed very toned down..
clouburst: everyone loved it.. the sounds of the rain, thunder were very realistic.. and the moving parts of someone brought lots of laughter.. :p audience participation was a good idea.. :p
teresa teng medley: many of the people around me were parents and they settled down in the song because they were familiar to it.. i love jianhao's solo.. :p

the chinese mock exam was quite okay though many found it relatively harder than the mid-year.. dunno.. i just found the compre quite difficult to understand.. but, well, i dunno..

the eng prelim was...urgh. the paper one was generally quite ok, the letter was ok but i'm scared that i'll go out of point for my essay.. but i hate the compre, the questions were more difficult than the average papers.. the worst would be the summary, everyone had differing answers.. well, i dunno..
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Mamma Mia

I've been cheated by you since I don't know when
So I made up my mind, it must come to an end
Look at me now, will I ever learn?
I don't know how but I suddenly lose control
There's a fire within my soul
Just one look and I can hear a bell ring
One more look and I forget everything, w-o-o-o-oh

Mamma mia, here I go again
My my, how can I resist you?
Mamma mia, does it show again?
My my, just how much I've missed you
Yes, I've been brokenhearted
Blue since the day we parted
Why, why did I ever let you go?
Mamma mia, now I really know,
My my, I could never let you go.

I've been angry and sad about things that you do
I can't count all the times that I've told you we're through
And when you go, when you slam the door
I think you know that you won't be away too long
You know that I'm not that strong.
Just one look and I can hear a bell ring
One more look and I forget everything, w-o-o-o-oh

Mamma mia, here I go again
My my, how can I resist you?
Mamma mia, does it show again?
My my, just how much I've missed you
Yes, I've been brokenhearted
Blue since the day we parted
Why, why did I ever let you go?
Mamma mia, even if I say
Bye bye, leave me now or never
mamma mia, it's a game we play
Bye bye doesn't mean forever

Mamma mia, here I go again
My my, how can I resist you?
Mamma mia, does it show again?
My my, just how much I've missed you
Yes, I've been brokenhearted
Blue since the day we parted
Why, why did I ever let you go
Mamma mia, now I really know
My my, I could never let you go
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The Name Of The Game

I've seen you twice, in a short time
Only a week since we started
It seems to me, for every time
I'm getting more open-hearted

I was an impossible case
No-one ever could reach me
But I think I can see in your face
There's a lot you can teach me
So I wanna know..

What's the name of the game?
Does it mean anything to you?
What's the name of the game?
Can you feel it the way I do?
Tell me please, 'cause I have to know
I'm a bashful child, beginning to grow

And you make me talk
And you make me feel
And you make me show
What I'm trying to conceal
If I trust in you, would you let me down?
Would you laugh at me, if I said I care for you?
Could you feel the same way too?
I wanna know..

The name of the game

I have no friends, no-one to see
And I am never invited
Now I am here, talking to you
No wonder I get excited

Your smile, and the sound of your voice
And the way you see through me
Got a feeling, you give me no choice
But it means a lot to me
So I wanna know..

What's the name of the game?
(Your smile and the sound of your voice)
Does it mean anything to you?
(Got a feeling you give me no choice)
But it means a lot, what's the name of the game?
(Your smile and the sound of your voice)
Can you feel it the way I do?
Tell me please, 'cause I have to know
I'm a bashful child, beginning to grow

And you make me talk
And you make me feel
And you make me show
What I'm trying to conceal
If I trust in you, would you let me down?
Would you laugh at me, if I said I care for you?
Could you feel the same way too?
I wanna know..
Oh yes I wanna know..

The name of the game
(I was an impossible case)
Does it mean anything to you?
(But I think I can see in your face)
That it means a lot
What's the name of the game?
(Your smile and the sound of your voice)
Can you feel it the way I do?
(Got a feeling you give me no choice)
But it means a lot, what's the name of the game?
(I was an impossible case)
Does it mean anything to you?
(But I think I can see in your face)
That it means a lot

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Thank You For The Music

I’m nothing special, in fact I’m a bit of a bore
If I tell a joke, you’ve probably heard it before
But I have a talent, a wonderful thing
’cause everyone listens when I start to sing
I’m so grateful and proud
All I want is to sing it out loud

So I say
Thank you for the music, the songs I’m singing
Thanks for all the joy they’re bringing
Who can live without it, I ask in all honesty
What would life be?
Without a song or a dance what are we?
So I say thank you for the music
For giving it to me

Mother says I was a dancer before I could walk
She says I began to sing long before I could talk
And I’ve often wondered, how did it all start?
Who found out that nothing can capture a heart
Like a melody can?
Well, whoever it was, I’m a fan

So I say
Thank you for the music, the songs I’m singing
Thanks for all the joy they’re bringing
Who can live without it, I ask in all honesty
What would life be?
Without a song or a dance what are we?
So I say thank you for the music
For giving it to me

I’ve been so lucky, I am the girl with golden hair
I wanna sing it out to everybody
What a joy, what a life, what a chance!

So I say
Thank you for the music, the songs I’m singing
Thanks for all the joy they’re bringing
Who can live without it, I ask in all honesty
What would life be?
Without a song or a dance what are we?
So I say thank you for the music
For giving it to me
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memories race past as i play the songs oce again..

thank you for the music....

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urggh.. i just woke up from a horrible dreamless sleep, instead of refuelling my body with energy, it seemed to tax it away from me.. my head is throbbing horribly.. just feeling very horrid.. and it was supposed to be pouring with rain toay also, looks like its as predicted, the sun is blazing away on the world.. seems like the only ones that are happy are my plants.. haiz..

todae is such a horrid day too.. morning assembly was so..eww.. it was so long and draggy with all the sports awards being given out.. IC's only kept saying, 'well done, boys.' jus totally eww.. and boring.. the only perk was seeing BS struggling to run out to the podium to give out the throwing awards.. i cant believe that she tried to run in a long denim skirt that was hugging her thighs.. c'mon lor, if you're wearing such a tight skirt, just walk briskly and glamourously.. :p

the first period was LP's chemistry, he was totally in a foul mood while revising redox for the coming wed's test.. he was frowning the whole time and saying that our period was supposed to occur on wed, not his beloved fri periods.. cant help it larz, our period is unpredictable.. :p but his bad mood wisped away when he came back during the third period to revise electrolysis..

i just totally hate my amaths test.. i made so many careless mistakes and somemore, made it in the front of the questions causing the rest of the questions to be wrong.. argh.. i'm hoping for at least 6 marks, one sympathy mark for each question.. haiz.. stupid zlata and turquoise finished their paper early and even hate them to check answers.. they said that they are confirmed of full marks.. haiz.. hate them 4ever..

its a wonder how some people can act so well in front of other people, it seems quite a shock to me.. wow, such great acting skills.. and some people can force me into talking to them, looks like those people think that i will succumb under pressure.. but on the contary, i do not, like what mrinnocent said, i am a survivor.. wake up, snap out of your dream!

i cant wait for the american idol finals! though i'm very busy on wed and thurs nites, i make an effort to try to listen to the finalists sing.. it keeps me going for the coming week.. my favourite finalist is divaious, Vonzell Soloman.. she has such a 'power' voice that appeals and hits the right notes, literally.. and it doesnt hurt that she's pleasing to the eye too.. :p i really hope that she wins the whole competition.. GO, BABY VONZ! I WILL ALWAYS SUPPORT YOU!

i've got so much tests next week, wed -> chemistry revision test n chinese mock exam; fri -> english prelim.. i'm not going to last beyond next week.. i'm going to sleep through this weekend to make up for the nites that i'm going to burn midnight oil for next week.. hate it!

got 3 hour chinese tuition tomorrow, going to finish my sec 1 work and revise once again.. i've nothing to look forward to.. wait... i've got the vj SOV to look forward to, next tues.. wait, isnt that the nite before chinese mock exam and chemistry test??!!

want to watch 'star wars ep 3: revenge of the sith', but got so many personal committments to take care..

i think some people hasn't bought be my birthday presents yet.. hmm, wonder who they are.. :p

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firstly, i wanna make a tribute to all mothers of the world.. (was busy yesterday so i couldnt blog :p) yesterday was mother's day, the day when all of us, their children give thanks for them just being there as our mothers.. they have raised us from when we came out of their wombs and nurtured us to who we are today.. they are indeed awesome and we should return them the love they had showered upon us.. but we should not just specially love them on Mother's Day but to love them, cherish them, care for them each and every day.. treat each day as your last day with them.. three cheers for our mothers...

mr wee kim wee, our ex-president left us last friday with a farewell that was both solemn and affectionate, the 'People's President'.. he was remembered as a former journalist, diplomat and president but he too, played the role of: friend, counsellor, father, grandfather.. to his granddaughter, Lim Hui Min, he was simply a dear gong-gong who loved animals, chocolate, ice cream, hazelnut coffee and most of all, his mwife of 69 years, Sok Hiong.. many members of the audience both at Mandai and the giant television screens telecasted around the country, quietly dabbed away tears, including MM Lee Kuan Yew..

" At about 6.14pm, the nation observed a moment of silence. Then, the bugle called and the Last Post's haunting notes sounded.

Mrs Wee, 88, frail but composed, said her final goodbye. Supported by aides and eldest son Bill, she struggled to her feet. Slowly, she reached out one unsteady hand and placed a single red rose on the coffin.

He might have once been a president, a diplomat, a journalist. But to her, he was simply Wee Kim Wee, her husband, father of her children, love of her life... "

the nation mourns for him..

tomorrow's miss seah's birthday.. :p

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today is so horribly humid.. the morning left many gasping for aircon and i realized that the air outside was actually cooler than that of the classroom despite the sun shining promisciously over the world.. its just so eww.. by the time i walked to my doorstep, i was practically dripping in pespiration.. :p todae's really humid, and the day really left me hot and bothered..

during contact time today, PE talked to me about someone and tried to talked me into 'thrashing things out' with somebody.. i was shocked that she actually knew about this matter.. but it was dutifully told by a parent.. wow, it is so interesting to find out that such things actually do happen outside the television box.. to think that it had spread so far, looks like someone's 'sociability' with teachers have not gone to waste.. i am shocked.. but i still stand firm to my rights, and will not give in under pressure, i am made of much harder stuff.. i trust my instincts and i will not falter..

i am surprised.. i should have believed in what someone saw.. my forgiveness blinded my sight, but i have finally seen through your cloak of 'pretentiousness' and torn it open.. i was tricked by your words and was fooled to believe that you wanted to help.. well, i know now.. you have fooled me for such a long time and you are not going to get away with it.. i tried to act as if nothing has happened but i am boiling with rage inside.. you have always seen my calm and docile side but you will not live to see the full extent of what i can do.. i am thoroughly shaken by your betrayal and awed that how you had managed to fool me for such a long time.. i was wrong to have trusted you.. you have betrayed my trust and you will never get it back..

serves you right..

i have laid low and not commented about my side.. i have allowed others to assume the wrong side of the story and have done nothing about it.. i am not scared to let others assume who i am not but i have better things to do than handle such frivolous matters that waste my time.. but its not going to happen again..

my heart has turned cold, dont blame me for it, you can only blame yourself..

we are now like the rocks below the edge of a cliff, the jagged and unforgiving spears standing defiantly to the constant, violent crash of the sea.. we are ready to stand up and face for whatever that happens next..

BRING IT ON!

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thank goodness that stupid blogskin creator updated the photos, at least my blog still looks presentable even though its hardly updated.. the past week was a killer and wasted much of my energy and dashed some of my hopes in the process.. haiz..

my chinese prelims is such a killer, though it was supposed to be easy.. i am so dead, mrinnocent included.. i am so totally gonna fail my zuo wen, bcos i totally wrote crap for it.. i'm only in the 'B' group, that means i'll have to attend the stoopid lessons in the morning, luckily for me, its BY's tutelage i'm under.. phew.. if i get TCL, i'll totally die.. most likely that means that i only scored a 'B' for my prelims.. i'm so totally dead.. stupid turquise got into the 'A' group, hate you 4ever.. hope you enjoy the coming assemblys.. hmph.. :( well, the only consolation for mrinnocent and i is that we scored a high 'B', which means we probably almost scored an 'A'.. haiz, maybe we're bluffing ourselves but at least we'll knoe that we will strive and work even harder for our coming goal.. great job, zlata.. i'm proud of you for getting so far ahead.. :p i noe that you can do it! work hard peeps, we just have to work hard for another 28 more daes.. for all those 'A's, just remember that [a dubloon does not a treasure make]..

reading some people's blogs, it makes me awe and cringe at the tone that people can use.. i can see the pretentiousness that cloaks around them.. dont make me go over there to tear it up for you bcos its not going to be pretty.. dont even try to display fake signs of happiness in front of me, 'cos it wont work ok.. you think i will believe the smile you present on your face? you think it will make me feel jealous? you think it will blind my hatred and let my forgiveness overflow? well, GET A LIFE! its not working on me, steal the people dear to me, make them join your clique, turn them against me.. with these kind of actions, you will not even get a shred of jealousy or envy from my heart.. never.. you can pressure me by telling others of your pitiful state, make them turn against me, but it wont work on me bcos i noe who are the true friends that will stand beside me to fight for our own rights..

since you've been gone, i can breathe for the first time..
since you've been gone, i know where i stand..
since you've been gone, i know your true colours..
since you've been gone, i can finally move on..
since you've been gone, i can now get what i want..
since you've been gone, i am free of obligations..
since you've been gone, i am myself..
since you've been gone..

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