Marcus Rantings

It's official.

2010-11-03T13:43:00.000+08:00

It's official...

I'm moving on to onsugar. I won't be updating this blog anymore so I'll be deleting it by the end of this week. So if you wanna see my previous post, feel free it's only available until next week.

New Blog - http://marcusrantings.onsugar.com/

See ya there! :D

Life as it is.

2010-09-26T00:23:00.002+08:00

End of Year is here and it's gonna be a fast one. Indeed Term 4 is kinda fast. Next week will be the 3rd week for Term 4, geez, Exams also start next week, wish me luck :)

Watched Charlie St. Cloud today, it's kinda touching if you have a sibiling, cause you'll understand it more than I do. Go watch it when you have the time.

Been busy studying lately. hence, I won't be able to update this blog of mine for qutie some time. After exams, I promise I will update regularly :)

Interesting Music Video, go listen!

Can't really think of anything now cause I'm like half asleep,

okay, I gotta go and catch up on some sleep, BYE!

Smile.

2010-08-30T22:26:00.000+08:00

Smile though your heart is aching

Smile even though its breaking

When there are clouds in the sky, you'll get by
If you smile through your pain and sorrow

Smile and maybe tomorrow

You'll see the sun come shining through
Light up your face with gladness

Hide every trace of sadness

Although a tear may be ever so near

That's the time you must keep on trying

Smile, what's the use of crying?

You'll find that life is still worthwhile

If you just Smile

That's the time you must keep on trying

Smile what's the use of crying

You'll find that life is still worthwhile

If you just Smile

Smile though your heart is aching

Smile even though it's breaking

When there are clouds in the sky, you'll get by

If you smile through your fear and sorrow

Smile and maybe tomorrow

You'll find that life is still worthwhile

If you just smile
that's the time you must keep on trying

Smile, what's the use of crying?

You'll find that life is still worthwhile

If you just smile

"A day without a laugh is a wasted day." - Charles Chaplin

This one's for you deary :) Cheer up k?

My Life Would Suck Without You

2010-08-21T19:41:00.000+08:00

Haven't been blogging these few days, back to blogging. Recently just celebrated 1st Month with Deary. What's next? Hmmm, await for 2nd month. Celebrated with Cakes, Stuffed Toy, and a Red Rose. Thanks to Bridget & the others for the Ferro Rocher(?).

18.08.2010 was a memorable day for me & nicole :) Ily deary.

Got back common test papers, dw to talk about it, but i did improve a lot! :D

Guess that's all I have to post about.

I'm nothing without you.

Randomness

2010-08-07T22:58:00.001+08:00

You should really watch this movie, kinda awsome.

Just had my combined humans papers yesterday, it was okay I guess. Not gonna update much for today.

NILY.

Just the way you are.

2010-08-01T23:40:00.000+08:00

I love you just the way you are (:

When I see your face, there's not a thing that I would change cause you're amazing, awsome, fantastic, just the way you are. && when you smile, the whole world stops and stares for awhile cause you're simply vivacious. I count myself lucky having to meet you, from a typical senior to junior to friends and now in a relationship, it's rather surprising though having to look back to the past and how we are now. Ily, Happy 2nd Week.

Stickies, I love stickies as well, but not as much as deary! They're like super addictive, you put 1 in your mouth, next minute you'll see yourself indulging yourself in it. Went all the way to clarke quay specially to buy these. These few days have been wacky and crazy. I know there'll be more to come in the future, can't wait (:

Teenage Dream

2010-07-25T12:36:00.003+08:00

(Picture extracted from deviantart.com)

You make me feel like I'm livin' a

Teenage Dream

I don't really bother what others think about me, It's my life, not theirs. I'm living it for myself.

I don't care if you think I am :

-A snob

-Annoying

-Irritating

-Materialized

-Shallow

- Rude

-Inappropriate

Or anything else. I am me. And if you don't like it then you can go away.

*Deary, you brought me life ever since we went into a relationship, today is a very special day because it's our 1st week ever since I popped the question.

Ily, Nicole.

Impossible is Nothing.

2010-07-23T23:50:00.000+08:00

(Some random picture from the net.)

Sometimes all it takes is a word of greeting and concern or a hold of hands to show that you care.

Hold the hands of those you love as well as those you hate.

Return kindness with one another, and the world will be a better place.

Ily, Nicole ♥

You can't play on Broken Strings.

2010-07-22T21:58:00.000+08:00

Idk why but I just feel so happy recently. Maybe it's the things I've been through or a big change in my life. I don't really know. A lot has happened recently. Lazy to type it all out, will update you guys when I have the mood to write a complete full detailed post. For now, I just wanna sit back & watch the day go by.

Ily, Nicky❤

Unusual Rants

2010-07-19T22:10:00.000+08:00

Life is Full of Surprises

It's been awhile since I did a post on this blog. I just remeber not long ago, I told myself I'll wait till I'm 17 or 18 before going into a relationship, who would ever guess that I'll go back on my word. I'm just like a reluctant school boy on a sunday afternoon, unwilling to go back and experience my boring life again. For those out there, here's a piece of advice. Let love find a way to you, not the opposite.

Bleh, I have a presentation going on tomorrow morning, although I hate presenting, I'm still going to do it eventually because nobody else is willing to, so might as well and get over with it. Life goes on, even though we may make mistakes in life, it still goes on and on and on, never ending.

Wanted to say a lot more to you, but due to time constrain, hais. Talk to you more in future alright? ILY:)

Camp & Whatever Rants

2010-05-26T21:46:00.000+08:00

I'm back from my Secondary 3 Annual Overseas "Adventure" Camp. In the past I so totally hated Adventure Camps cause there'll be all those obstacles that I'm not really interested in such as Rock Climbing, High Ropes, Water Activities & having to stay at a campsite with all the unexpected bugs that sleep around us. But this camp was different, although I had doubts about this camp on the first day, actually even before the whole camp started, I already started my doubts. I thought that it would be a boring, tough, tiring, and difficult camp. The train ride was great, I had a great sleep on the train despite much noise from the others.

The first day was fantastic, we took part in caving & water rafting. I loved water rafting the most. It had to do with you and the water. Is either you follow the rules or fall into the water. It was great, I've never had an experience like this before. I must admit I have done water activities before but it was not as fun as this.

On the second day it got kinda boring, did more caving & flying fox, high ropes (i didn't take part in) but overall it was a blast. Loved flying fox the most, I literally flew in the air down and had to climb up again -.-

Shall continue with this post some other time or when I feel like it....

the LOVE rant.

2010-05-07T19:08:00.000+08:00

Well, currently I'm in the midst of my Mid Year Examinations. Bet most of my friends are flipping through their text, studying their mind off just to get an A. I've decided to postpone my toe infection operation tomorrow instead, don't bother asking why, it's my operation.

I've recently been stumbled on a question. A friend of mine asked me how many ex-girlfriends I've had. Not to mention the name of my friend of mine who asked the question, I replied none. She was shocked when she heard my reply. I myself was quite shock that in the modern world today, I do not have a girlfriend or even a past relationship. From the information I gathered from most of my friends. Most of them have girlfriends/boyfriends and a hell lot of them have ever had past relationships. Even Paul has past relationships -.- And after getting these information I ask myself, am I just too picky or have I not found the right one? It's not that nobody likes me, I'm aware of those who do just that I don't feel the need to get into a relationship yet? Or maybe they just aren't my match? Although I may have said that I won't get a girlfriend until I'm like 17 or 18, I guess I might stick to it afterall.

Unwritten Rants

2010-05-03T02:14:00.000+08:00

It's like 2am in the morning and I can't get to sleep due to some stuff. I've seriously tried to forget about it and I guess I made it? I really don't know, maybe I have, maybe I have not. I'm going to start things new, I know I keep saying so but I'm serious about it this time. Lately I've been to Marina Bay Sands, it's like huge. I'll upload the photos some other time due to my laziness.

Seeing how Rich People live their ass off at some fancy hotel and going to the casinos in their fancy suits really makes me envious of them. I want to be one of those who stays in a hotel and goes to the casino in a fancy suit doing absolutely nothing. I don't get it, why do they have to create Marina Bay Sands when in reality people can just go to one local hotel that nobody knows, then go to some illegal casino. That's what people have been doing in the past.

What's the whole point of creating Marina Bay Sands just to entertain tourist. Although it's a great place to be but in my opinion it's just a iconic structure for Singapore's tourism industry. Might as well just introduce them to our illegal small casinos set up around the island itself. Resorts World Sentosa is alright, it has Universal Studios Singapore included :P Yeah, I love Universal Studios Singapore!

Finally, time to end of with a rant. I just heard from my english teacher that our english class will be broken up and split into the different express classes. When I heard this piece of news I was like extremely shock because I don't want to go into any of the express classes. Neither have I even thought about it, it was on such short notice. Having to split somemore since it was already a small class. It's so sad. Seriously, can't they do something about it?

Hais, I'm going out tomorrow and that's all I have to say.

Dead & Gone Rant

2010-04-25T21:16:00.000+08:00

I know I've not been blogging for a long period of time. I've been MIA-ing. Guess I'm back to blogging. If you didn't know, I'm on tumblr (which I don't update it all at, all the updates come from my twitter). Alright, it's been quite sometime, I lost my touch in writing blog posts. So I'm like gonna put in random stuff which means nothing, like what my blog says, it's just simply ranting.

Sometimes I wonder should I even knock on your door, I want to but I just can't. Seriously, I feel like knocking on that door and waiting for you to open and invite me in. But I just chose not to cause I felt that when you open that door, you might not recognize me. Just like now, you know my name but we are like people who just met 1 day ago when we knew each other for ages. I miss those times where you would share your problems with me. I guess you don't need me anymore... You're too hard to let go I suppose? I know I make it sound like some fantasy but it's reality in another way. I'm making no sense at all. Not one bit. But still, I do hope you know that I remeber you although I don't show it.

Exams coming up this Wednesday, pathetic right? Term 2 passes by in a flash. Just can't wait for Sec 3 Camp, Overseas trip, anything to give me a break.

End of Holiday Rants

2010-03-22T00:21:00.000+08:00

It's the end of the holiday people. Boo, I want more! Extend the Holidays, go on strike. Hahas. Rants~

Tomorrow will be officially the start of Term 2. Gahh, the stress. Actually if you see it from a bird's eyeview, I don't have any stress. It's the stress that I'm giving myself, such as, Staying up all night, Worrying a lot, Sleep late, Pressuring myself to excel.

Well, this time round, I'm determined to do better. Better as in a lot better. Better that nobody can expect any better. Better as Better Butter. Okay.. I'm not making any sense. Geez, I love to go on and on and on but I decided to stop cause I'm so tired. Universal Studios was fun, going there again maybe around June or something. Yeah, peace out.

Boring Rant

2010-03-14T15:32:00.002+08:00

Gahhhhhhhhhh so dread tired. Lately my blog's dead. Can't wait for this Friday! Recently went out with Howard and Si Hui to play pool. Fun game, random call up to each other, random text to each other. Haha, all the crappy stuff.

Howard's off to Jakarta this morning, hope his flight was a good one!

Geez, it's so boring at home although it's the holiday. Singapore has to have something to get people to go out and do something which is useful and that will be able to contribute to the community or whatever.

Since I'm dread tired, I shan't continue any further for this post.

Last Day of School Rant~

2010-03-11T20:21:00.001+08:00

At last it's the last week of school, hooray! Tomorrow's the last day of school of course :D Sadly, there's still those holiday remedials/tuitions/CCA to attend but they'll go by fast. What makes me even more happy is that I'm going to Universal Studios Singapore! After waiting for like what 2 hours of trying to call through I finally managed to buy 2 tickets. I thought it would be sold out by then, lucky for me. I'm going on the 19th March, anyone going on the same date as well?

Random Picture, 2 Monkeys in Love.

Recently, I watched the Movie, Up In The Air, it's a romantic comedy I suppose? Yet somehow vulgar-ish at some parts. It's quite an interesting story but super long. Like 2 Hours. It's simply about a guy who travels all around the United States and help companies sack their workers and help them find other opportunities. It's not an easy job having to fly from state to state in every 2 or 3 days. One day, this female collegue of his has to tag along in his journey. Then blah blah blah, lazy to elaborate. Watch the movie yourself :)

Oh yah, one thing, I got 2 cool music videos to share. It's freakingly awsome, go listen to it.

(Jamiroquai) - I'm in the Mood for Love

(Jewel) - Stay Here Forever

Random Update Rant

2010-03-07T14:07:00.001+08:00

Okay, this post is really gonna be very long and filled with tons of pictures.

CAUTION

Anyone under the age of 10000000001 years old is able to view this post, no copying of pictures is allowed, right clicked disabled, poopa, this is a random caution just to add on to make this post seriously long, so do continue reading if you want to cause it will be filled with crap and a whole lot of ranting, be warned.

I realized, I haven't did a blog entry for the month of March, so here it is! The first post for the month of March. Hahas, it sounds like I'm issuing some magazine or something. Random Laughter to myself, weird.

I just bought this yesterday, doesn't it look awsome? Don't know what it is? Well I'm going to tell you, it's a notepad holder, cant tell eh? hahahs, the design deceives people, I thought it was some file or something when I first saw it. Cool ~

Apparenly, there's so many competitions going on, Sprint Series, Shopaton @ Bugis, T-Shirt Hunt, and Guess the Mall. Hahas, interesting and innovative, I didn't really know there were so many competitions until now. Simply amazing.

Last Monday or something, I went to Jelepang Court to slack and wait for time to pass, unfortunately, something happened which I do not want to talk about, the memory wasn't really a good one.

Look, there's me looking at me, haha so random. Looking at myself over and over again...

Currently bored, exams over, didn't do as well as I expected, I will strive for next term!

Okay, this ends my huge and random update for the month of March. Gonna play pool now, good day ranters!

Super Random Mixed Rant

2010-02-27T00:10:00.000+08:00

COMMON TESTS ARE OVER, YAY YAY YAY -JUMPS FOR JOY- Hahas, yes indeed, Common Test in West Spring has just been over. Feels so relaxed all of a sudden, no more stress on revising and memorising the different formulae, methods to solve, answers to remember. All these were stressing out all my brain cells, making it difficult for me to think at all. Finally, relaxed.

It's so sad to know that there are actually teens that get kicked out by their parents and they have nowhere to go, I have not personally experienced that, but most of my friends did, I find it quite saddening for them. They have to either stand outside, or roam about the neighbourhood until who knows when. If only there was a place for teens to go or a place to stay when they're kicked out, at least it won't be so bad. So saddening for all these people. To all these people/friends who roam about the streets during the night, I pity you a lot. Stay cool.

Just the other day, I went to Bukit Panjang Plaza to get some fastfood @ Long John Silvers, it's been like ages since I had Long John Silvers, the taste brings back a lot of good memories when I was like in Primary School, hahas. ~~I miss my primary school friends.~~ LOL, OKAY THAT WAS SO RANDOM.

Okay, so I heard that this 5 Year Old Boy died cause of H1N1, I thought it was safe, didn't know it's still around. Oh, I'm having flu, I might be having H1N1 too, my oh my, I'm so dead. Nah, just kidding, long live Marcus! Lmao, trying to amuse myself. But it's really sad for a 5 Year Old to have died due to this illness. To all my good friends out there, STAY HEALTHY!

Shopping & Roaming Rants

2010-02-21T20:40:00.001+08:00

Bought a whole stack of clothes from TopMan Clothing Store, their clothes are totally extremely nice the thing is that they're just too pricy. I have to admit, I used up all my angbao money & some of my savings in the bank.

You might think I'm crazy to have spent all my angbao money, but it's my money, I can do whatever I want with it, even if I were to put it in the bank, the interest rate isn't that high. So I might as well just use it to add more colours to myself. Usually I'm the kind which goes for dull colours like black, brown, white, grey. But this whole new line of clothing will express a whole different side of me, or simply, a more colourful me. Sadly, they don't allow home clothes in school.

I don't really get it, it's just school, it's not a lifetime thing, we should have the right to wear our home clothes to school, if poly students are doing it, so should they start during secondary school. Ah well, I also can't outspeak the rules made by MOE, so I'm just gonna have to give in. This whole coming week will be my common test week, wish me luck & hope ~~I'll be the most intelligent student~~. HAHAHs, just kidding.

So like yeah, I went to Ion Orchard yesterday with my parents to bought my clothes as seen in the pictures above. Awsome right? After chinese new year day then buy new clothes -.- But anyhoo it's never too late to buy new clothes, there's no perspective time to do so right? Who says you can only buy new clothes only BEFORE CHINESE NEW YEAR.

So, parents brought me to Sentosa -omgomgomg- I thought they mentioned Resort World Sentosa, Universal Studios Singapore but sadly no, we just sat in the car, and drove around the whole of sentosa like tourist. I mean even tourist get to walk around Sentosa -.- It was the lamest thing my parents ever done, cause y'know I woke up in the morning and they said we're going to Sentosa! and I was like seriously? So we started to drive there and I was happy cause I thought I'll get a sight on Universal Studios Singapore, but sadly, I didn't, how pathetic..

Okay, I guess I'm gonna stop here otherwise it'll be like a 500 words + essay. Hahas.

Life Pianist Rant

2010-02-19T20:01:00.000+08:00

Current Activity : Learning the Piano

& no I am not the guy in the video playing the Piano. It's some awsome professional.

For once, I guess maybe learning the piano won't be so boring. All my life, my parents had wanted me to learn how to play the Piano. But I just refused, only recently I learnt to realize that Piano might be good afterall. Although it may not be as cool as a guitar but y'know there's different types of Piano, Electronic Piano, Classic Piano & many more.

Had my first two common test paper today, English & Food Nutrition. I think I exceeded the word limit ,500, required for my English Composition. As for Food Nutrition, it was okay, just tried and hopefully I'll just get away with a pass. But y'know life goes on, just let it pass you by, live & you learn.

Valentine's Day Movie Rant

2010-02-16T23:43:00.001+08:00

Alright, so this is gonna be a quick post, just watched Valentine's Day, it was lovely, simple, funny, adorable. Go watch it if you have not & may I remind you not to watch it alone, it's better if you watched it with someone you adore :D The movie made a lot of money for sure cause it has all those big hollywood names that attracts people to watch it.

Alright, goodnight people, stay cool ~

Sweet Rant.

2010-02-14T16:29:00.000+08:00

Isn't it just so sweet :D

Currently at home, waiting for relatives. Awsomeeeeeeeeee.

There's always a chance for romance or disater on this day. It can be confusing. It can be complicated. But at the end of the day, it's all about love.

'Valentine's Day is about anger, disappointment, love, romance, mating, discretion, sparkly, commitment.'

Extracted from 'Valentine's Day' The Trailer.

Chinese New Year & Valentines Day Eve's Rant

2010-02-13T11:26:00.000+08:00

I feel so bored these few days, especially when there's a ton of work to do, school work, CCA work. Stress out. Recently I've been trying out lomography, the photo turns out so cool. Most likely for the rest of my photos will be in lomography form. Don't know whats lomography? Click here.

Examples of Lomography;

Awsomeeeeee.

As usual, I went to youth hub, received a card from XiaoHui;Sister. THANKS!!!

Oh ya, I also received a pink rose from Gladys which in the end just broke into pieces because of Paul. Screw him!

Looks something like this.

Wishing Everyone a Happy Chinese New Year & a Happy Valentine's Day !

Happy Wednesday Rant

2010-02-10T18:08:00.001+08:00

I'm going to watch this movie on of these days. The trailer looks awsome. At last tomorrow will be Thursday, followed by Friday, CNY Celebration & last but not least, CNY Day. And after CNY, the Universal Studios Theme Park will be officially open! Weeeeee, time does fly afterall!

Bad Hair Day Rant

2010-02-09T19:58:00.000+08:00

Before Haircut,

After Haircut,

See any difference? Cause I do, a major one. I miss my fringe, my long fringe was freakingly awsome, no more fringe anymore :( Have to wait for another few months to go by before I can reunite with it.. Hahas, time will pass by very fast, soon you'll see me with my fringe again!

I'm like this bear in the photo, so many things to remember that I'll go crazy! Somethings I might forget things easily, my mind is just full of thoughts and memos. Had awsome lessons today. Went to Youth Hub after school, geez, I need to come up with some new routine other than going to School -> CCA -> Youth Hub, it kinda gets boring after awhile. At last Chinese New Year Day is around the corner, time to have another long holiday :D

If we ever meet again rant.

2010-02-06T10:58:00.000+08:00

Boo, my trenchcoat can't really be seen in the pic, looks like I'm just wearing a big piece of black cloth covering me.

It's been a long time I caught a movie and it will also be a long time before I catch one. Not many nice movies showing now.

Timbaland feat. Katy Perry, If We Ever Meet Again

It's nice, go listen :)

End of January Rants

2010-01-31T21:41:00.000+08:00

Planning on getting a new computer anytime soon, any recommendations? NO APPLE PRODUCTS PLEASE, LMAO. Had Service today, found it quite fun, the way the Indonesians praise the lord by dancing before him. Guess, there's not just only one way of praise afterall.

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Well, although I'm not really that enthu to go backt o school again, but hey I look on the bright side of Monday Mornings, I get to go to Starbucks, get a drink, walk to school. Feels more natural. It's a fact that I can't deny, I have to go to school for another week, then comes the saturday, followed by Sunday Services. Y'know, it gets kinda boring every now and then, I guess I just haven't achieved my new year resolution yet. Maybe I just have to seek for it? or It seeks for me, either way, I know it's coming, very soon.

I SO TOTALLY LOVE THIS MOTIVATIONAL SONG.

Did you know that there's going to be a Phua Chu Kang : The Movie ? I was like geez, a movie? Impossible, pfft. But it's actually for real, no joke. Read more about it here. Would you pay to watch a Phua Chu Kang Movie? Hmm... I'll have to see the trailer before deciding.

Time to highlight the things I've done in January 2010

Went to School
Went for CCA
Went to Church
Bought a Starbucks Tumbler
Bought a Crumpler Bag
Managed to understand 1st and 2nd Chapter of Principals of Accounts
Felt a closer bond with God
Started bible study
Managed to control my finances
Tried something I never dared
Became a Math Rep
Made friends
Did stock check on a Saturday Morning

Hmm, that should practically be all, guess I shall stop here, cause if I go on, the list will be super uper long, I don't wanna waste my valueable time, do I?

Checking Rant

2010-01-30T23:21:00.000+08:00

I was like this just now in school, due to the frustration of stock check I had to do for the beverages in the Shop. I mean how many drinks can there be in a shop?! It's like non-stop after counting this drink, there's another one and then in the end to find out that there's somemore that was not counted. Frustration, Confusion, Messed up. Practically spent my whole morning in school for stock check. Like wow, didn't know we had so much stock to count afterall..

Same as usual, back at home, bored. My specs look fake in the pic, lmao, so random. "Sometimes I wish I could be you, just so I could be friends with me" Make sense? Yes it does!

Hellooo people of the internet, if you have twitter, do follow me, alright? :)

Overseas Rant.

2010-01-27T20:47:00.000+08:00

This year's Enterprise Club Business Trip is to Taiwan, Taipei.

Taipei (台北; literally "Northern Taiwan") is the largest city in Taiwan and has served as the de facto capital (provisional capital) of the Republic of China (commonly known as "Taiwan") since the Chinese Civil War in 1949. It is the political, economic, and cultural center of the country.

Situated at the northern tip of the island, Taipei is located on the Danshui River, and is about 25 km southwest of Keelung, its port on the Pacific Ocean. Another coastal city, Danshui, is about 20 km northwest at the river's mouth on the Taiwan Strait. It lies in the two relatively narrow valleys of the Keelung (基隆河) and Xindian (新店溪) Rivers, which join to form the Danshui River along the city's western border.[1]

The city proper (Taipei City) is home to an estimated 2,619,920 people (March 2009). Taipei City, Taipei County, and Keelung City together form the Taipei metropolitan area with a population of 6,752,826 (March 2009).[2] However, they are administered under different local government bodies. "Taipei" sometimes refers to the whole metropolitan area, while "Taipei City" refers to the city proper.

Considered to be an alpha world city,[3] Taipei is part of a major industrial area. Railways, high speed rail, highways, airports, and bus lines connect Taipei with all parts of the island. The city is served by Songshan Airport (domestic and cross-strait flights) and Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (international and cross-strait flights).

Taipei was founded in the early 18th century and became an important center for overseas trade in the 19th century. The Japanese acquired Taiwan in 1895 after the First Sino-Japanese War and made Taipei the island's capital.[4] The Republic of China took over the island in 1945 after Japan's defeat in World War II. Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek declared Taipei the provisional capital of the Republic of China in December 1949 after the Kuomintang (KMT) government was defeated by the Communists who took over most of Mainland China during the Chinese Civil War.[5][6]

I so totally ripped all the info about Taipei from Wikipedia, all the credit goes to Wiki!

& for my Class Overseas Camp, we're going to Thailand, Bangkok.

Bangkok is the capital, largest urban area and primary city of Thailand. Known in Thai as Krung Thep Mahanakhon (Thai: กรุงเทพมหานคร, pronounced [krūŋtʰêːp máhǎːnákʰɔːn] ( listen)), or กรุงเทพฯ Krung Thep ( (listen) (help·info), meaning "City of the Deity") for short, it was a small trading post at the mouth of the Chao Phraya River during the Ayutthaya Kingdom. It came to the forefront of Siam when it was given the status as the capital city in 1768 after the burning of Ayutthaya. However, the current Rattanakosin Kingdom did not begin until 1782 when the capital was moved across the river by Rama I after the death of King Taksin. The Rattanakosin capital is now more formally called "Phra Nakhon" (Thai: พระนคร), pertaining to the ancient boundaries in the metropolis' core and the name Bangkok now incorporates the urban build-up since the 18th century which has its own public administration and governor.

Since its inception as the capital of Siam, it was at the center of European Colonial plans, but due to its strategic location in Indochina, it acted as a buffer-zone and brokered power between the European forces. Through this, it gained notoriety in the world as an independent, dynamic, and influential city. And in the span of over two hundred years, Bangkok has grown to become the political, social and economic center of Thailand, Indochina and one of Southeast Asia.

As a direct result of the 1980s and 1990s Asian investment boom, numerous multinational corporations base their regional headquarters in Bangkok and the city has become a regional force in finance and business. Its increasing influence on global politics, culture, fashion, and entertainment underlines its status as a global city. In 2009, it was the second most expensive city in South-East Asia behind Singapore.[1]

The city's wealth of cultural landmarks and attractions in addition to its notorious entertainment venues has made it synonymous with exoticism. Its historic wealth coincides with its rapid modernization, reflected in the cityscape and the urban society. The Grand Palace, Vimanmek Palace Complex, its thousands of temples, and the city's notorious red-light districts combine draw in 11 million international visitors each year, trailing just Paris and London.[2]

Bangkok has a population of approximately 6,355,144 residents while the greater Bangkok area has a population of 11,971,000 (January 2008).[3] The capital is part of the heavily urbanized triangle of central and eastern Thailand which stretches from Nakhon Ratchasima along Bangkok to the heavily Industrialized Eastern Seaboard. Bangkok borders six other provinces: Nonthaburi, Pathum Thani, Samut Prakan, Samut Sakhon and Nakhon Pathom, and all five provinces are joined in the conurbation of the Bangkok Metropolitan Area. It is served by two international airports, Suvarnabhumi International Airport and Don Muang, four rapid transit lines operated by the BTS, MRT, and the SRT, with plans to add eight more by 2020.

Yet again, I ripped it off from Wiki.

Random Rant.

2010-01-25T21:50:00.000+08:00

Recently been visiting Youth Hub, it's an awsome place for youths like me. I find that I have emotional problems, sometimes I'm happy, sometimes I'm not, sometimes I'm angry, sometimes I'm high. A new goal I set for myself! To control my emotions, for if I do not control my emotions and let it run wild, I'll go crazy.

School's fine. Just feeling so weird now. So Random.

Lmao Rant

2010-01-24T20:23:00.000+08:00

Imagine if people in Singapore did this, lmao.

Mashup Music Rant.

2010-01-23T22:41:00.000+08:00

Mashup Remix for the Top 25 songs of 2009, awsome much?

Reversing Rants.

2010-01-22T20:50:00.001+08:00

This poster means a lot, save the earth today.

When you try your best, but you don't succeed

When you get what you want, but not what you need

When you feel so tired, but you can't sleep

Stuck in reverse

And the tears come streaming down your face

When you lose something you can't replace

When you love someone, but it goes to waste.

How I wish I could reverse time, to the time where I had no troubles, no fears, no problems, nothing at all. I really find it difficult currently, to deal with schoolwork, friends, teachers, classmates. It's just all of a sudden, time pass so fast that I didn't even realised it. It's already been almost a week since Campus ChangeMakers Camp. I really missed those 3 days 2 nights, where I had no stress, where I felt more relaxed, learnt more about myself. If time could just reverse, I'll repent all the mistakes, redo the events properly, making sure the ending will be correct. In almost every drama, story, movie, it has a happy ending, hence, I'm going to make sure there's a happy ending in MY STORY.

Awsome Rant.

2010-01-20T22:11:00.000+08:00

I borrowed a book from Morgan, Titled The Rules of Love, it's a very interesting book which showcases 100 rules on love. There are also books like The Rules of Life, Parenting, Work, Wealth, Management. Seriously cool, go get a copy of it. Most of the rules showcased inside are really true.

The recent Sentosa Resort is so awsomeeeeeeez. Can't wait for the Theme Park to be ready, looks so cool. So many rides, so many games and whatever not. I'm going there when it opens, anyone else who wants to tag along? :)

Camp Rants

2010-01-17T19:54:00.000+08:00

Hello fellow ranters, my camp's over, woo! I'm back home at last. But sadly, there's school tomorrow, like fomg, how I wish I could ditch school tomorrow to rest and prepare for school. I'm now a Panellist in Training for West Spring, which of course, means more work, more stress & more headaches. CCM Training was fun, innovative, enterprising, simply to sum it up in one word, AWSOME.

The picture seems blur to me, so I'm going to explain what is being potrayed in it, During Day 2 of the Camp, there was a Barbecue, every group had their own pit, we took alot of satay and sausages until there were no more left. Awsome right?

Last but not least, after the Barbecue, it always ends off with a CampFire. The pictures darn cool right? Everyone, Everything, Everywhere was in darkness. The only form of light was the fire & the cool glow sticks that were passed around! After all the performances, singing, cheering was over, there's also something to end it off on the right note. There was a dance-off, all the cool teenage leaders danced to the music, partied like crazy people, dance till we didn't care at all, dance with people we don't know. The theme song for the Camp was 'Bad Romance', then everyone kept on singing and dancing to the music, it was one of the most awsome camps I've ever been to, normal camps never have this! I mean what are the chances of school camps letting their students go wild and dance like funky people?! It was more of a camp rock? Although there wasn't any physical activities or whatever, I still made friends, learnt lots of new skill, learnt more about myself. I'm actually not really a good leader after all, looking back at all the things I've done, and compared to the leaders of other schools. I've never done anything much that glorifies my CCA that much & I've not really been that strict on rules, although they don't follow or do things accordingly, I don't really go and guide them. From this camp I realized that, I can make a difference in my CCA afterall. Hahas, although the ending of this rant sounds abit crappy and for some of you, you might never understand cause you have to be there to experience it for yourself.

Group 3, The Thing .

Rants for the Week.

2010-01-13T20:25:00.000+08:00

Recently just bought my very own Starbucks Coffee Tumbler, it's so cool, I recommend all of you to get one, not only does it save the environment, you get 50cents off your favourite drink when you bring your Tumbler. It's super uper awsome, go get one now. Make it the next MUST-BUY-THING on your list! Hahas, it may look like your ordinary waterbottle but it's worth the buy, ordinary waterbottles don't give you such advantages like Starbucks'.

I've received a letter from the school that I'm suppose to attend a Leadership Training Camp from the 15th to the 17th January. That's like this Friday to this Sunday. I mean like fomg, I have less than a week to pack for the camp, grahhh. If you would like to know more about this camp I'm attending, here's the info.

Date: 15 to 17 January 2010
Start : 15 January 6:00pm
End: 17 Jan 12:30pm
Venue: Sarimbun Scout Camp (70 Jalan Bahtera, S(719921)
Service Provider: National Youth Council
Teacher-in-Charge: Ms. Michelle Chang

I know this camp is going to be so tiring, on friday after school, pack up & get ready. After the camp, get home & rest then there's school the next day. Although it's stressful, I will endure. I WILL ENDURE!!

Social networking websites are part of a new GCSE in English being developed Photo: GETTY IMAGES

Pupils could study Facebook and Twitter for new English GCSE

Facebook, Twitter and other social networking websites could become part of the school curriculum under plans for a new English GCSE. Omg, did you hear about this?! It would be so awsome that Facebook & Twitter could be a part of our education.

The qualification, called English Studies: Digital Communication would require pupils to understand the sites often cited by teachers as a distraction to study.

Teenagers could take the course as a stand alone subject or alongside traditional English language and literature GCSE papers. Awsome ~

I'm so going to get myself this trenchcoat/jacket or whatever you call it. Don't you guys find it awsome? It's like so cool, although it will look like a big and heavy jacket, but it's also some sort of fashion.

Guess this would be my last post for this week, until next week, which is after my leadership training camp!

The Studying Rant

2010-01-10T21:24:00.003+08:00

Go watch this latest Channel 5 Drama Production, The Pupil.

Storyline,

THE PUPIL is a local English drama series on the legal profession. It gives us a sneak peek into the world of Singaporean lawyers and the cases they take on as civil litigators.

Inspired in part by actual cases, the series aims to explore issues close to our hearts – from National Service to mediums and the supernatural, to the Education System to banking scandals – while showing how having their day in court affects the lives of the ordinary Singaporeans our lawyers represent.

From taxi drivers, to angry teenagers, to abused spouses, to quarreling office colleagues and squabbling bloggers, no case is too small or insignificant for THE PUPIL.

Behind their professional front, every lawyer has a story of their own to tell. More often than not, relationships, ambitions and personal desires surface to complicate matters, spinning off stories that are potentially more controversial and enthralling than the cases they have to try in court.

Wendy Lim – a young Malaysian who has just gotten her law degree overseas - arrives in Singapore to search for her missing father and begin her pupilage (or apprenticeship) at Roberts & Fong - her uncle's law firm and one of Singapore's top five. Fresh and inexperienced, she is unprepared for the hardships and office politics of the working world she has to face.

Having to learn under the self-conflicted, sharp-tongued Dennis Tang, her life as a pupil becomes even more unbearable since he is reluctant to hire her to begin with, and has to take her on simply because her uncle is the senior partner of his law firm.

What's more, in the course of seeking the truth about her missing father, Wendy may just uncover a plot that may endanger her own life, and those of the people around her.

Nownow, enough about dramas, I'm going to move on & share with you these interesting notes which I think may affect many people, and most of them will be useful to leaders.

1.Leadership - Not Laws but Liberty

It's not always about setting the rules but also giving freedom but still have and maintain the control.

2.Serving - Not Hierarchy but Heart

Hmmm, it's not always about the positions, the rankings but the effort you put in to serve and do your job well or simply the best.

3.Ability - Not Self-Centered but Spirit-Centered

Sometimes we may care for ourselves and worry for ourselves and leave the others out, its not always about us, its about everyone.

4.Discipline - Not Legalism but Love

Discipline doesn't have to be strict, some discipline can be done with love.

5.Creativity - Not Fear but Faith

There's actually nothing to be afraid of, just believe, believe, believe.

6.Love - Not Control but Care

We shouldn't be controlling our friends/family/workers/classmates or maybe even teachers. We should show them care and concern, making them feel the need to stand by your side whenever troubles come.

7.Work - Not Duty but Devotion

It's about how much you put in, the time, the effort, the passion. How much you are willing to give up for it, not just doing what you should, but doing more.

8.Attiude - Not Getting but Giving

We should give more than we get, true? For if we do not give, we will never receive.

9.Lifestlye - Not Explanation but Example

Be an example, a role model, if you want people to do things for you, show them the correct way or how you want them to do it, not just tell them verbally. Prove it to them, if we can do it, they can do better.

With all these 9 sentimental values, I'm sure it will develop a true leader in all of us, no matter if we did something wrong in the past, there's always a chance to make up for our mistakes.

Random Ranting.

2010-01-05T19:54:00.000+08:00

Grrrrr... Some people make me oh so angry but still I'll have to bare it, keep my cool, chill, relax, calm down, breathe innnnnnnn, breathe outtttttt. Thinking about those people make me freaking mad, angry, furious, fustrated, annoyed, irritated. I think everyone feels like that sometimes towards some people. You talk to them normally but in your mind you're thinking to take a knife and stab them in the back real hard, as hard as how a straw can go through a potato, HAHA.

School's fine so far. I'm finally an upper sec, a pre-senior. Eew I'm a math representative this year, everything that has to got to do with math has to do with me.. I'm starting to miss the holidays, being able to wake up anytime I want, do whatever I want, have enough time to do things, lots and lots of free time. If I remember correctly there's no homework for me! (For Today) & I found out that Mr.Fauroni is my psychics teacher, like fomg, doomzday. I find this rant lame, so I'll stop here.

After School rants.

2010-01-04T22:04:00.000+08:00

It was a typical first day of school for me today. Went to school as per normal, reported to the Hall for a 2 hour talk which felt like a 10000 hours. Went for Recess after that, upper sec recess is like damn pack with loads of people, wonder how I will manage to live through my upper secondary life with so much ups & downs. FT's period after recess, was just on time cause everyone was just freaking early. Talked about those admin stuff & so on. Math was after FT's period, for the very first time I have 2 math teachers. POA next, Mr.Wong's a funny guyyyyyyy :) Eh, I think that's all I'm gonna rant about. School sucks, live it well.

Before School Rants.

2010-01-03T18:53:00.000+08:00

Yo ranters, school's freaking starting tomorrow. Early Mornings, Boring Assembly, Hours in the ClassRoom doing work. I guess this is what everyone of us go through, am I not right? Just came back from Bugis Junction, went for a haircut there. Totally awsome hair-do marcus! Walked around with my friends, loads of people there. Went to Bugis Village to shop a lil, bought a new jacket, awsome much ~

Went back to Bugis Junction & bought ONTO headphones, totally freaking awsome, sad thing is, it can't fit my handphone/itouch pouch. Bought chocolate milkshake at McDonalds, if only Fajar McDonalds had that, I'll buy one everyday, hahas so random. Cabbed back home. I got a feeling to go back to school but another feeling not to, mixed feelings ~ Well, guess I've rest quite alot during the holidays.

Time to flip through those workbooks again!

Rants of all Rants.

2010-01-02T14:03:00.001+08:00

Y'know, I've been blogging for like 3 years. It's kinda tiring at times cause you have to keep your blog up to date, making sure it doesn't get rusty. Well, 2009 had been a pretty so-so year, don't cha think. What can I expect out of 2010? Maybe something totally extremely new. Like a new start, new life, new relationships, new personality. Hahas, I'm totally crapping out. Like pleaseeeee, how can I have a new life?!

I love cartoons and Rugrats is still one of my favs. While a cartoon, it provides an amazing insight into the psychology of both children, in the way the characters are depicted misunderstanding what they hear, usually by taking metaphors literally and speaking in malapropisms, and of adults, in the ways they react to child behaviour.

I remember watching a particular Rugrats episode where Tommy decided that clothing was optional. He would remove his nappy and t-shirt and run around proclaiming:

“Nakey is good! Nakey is free. Nakey is nakeeeeeeeeeeeey”.

Hahas, childlish & silly but still funny. It's amazing how time flies, from a kindergarten boy who used to watch Rugrats to a teenager who still loves watching Rugrats. Amazing, isn't it?

New Blog, New Rants.

2010-01-01T22:10:00.003+08:00

Heyhey bloggers & ranters, most of you guys might be wondering why did I move to another blog? Well the reason is simple. I've been blogging for 3 years straight & I guess that it's time for a change, sometime different. I mean complicated--boy was the past, it's time for a new era in blogging for me.

Some of you might not know the meaning of Rantings, so I took some time and went on Dictionary.com to check up the meaning for you guys.

'Rantings', comes from the word Rant.

Rant , 3 results.

– verb (used without object)
1. to speak or declaim extravagantly or violently; talk in a wild or vehement way; rave: The demagogue ranted for hours.

– verb (used with object)
2. to utter or declaim in a ranting manner.

– noun
3. ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
4. a ranting utterance.
Origin:
1590–1600; < D ranten (obs.) to talk foolishly

Related forms: ranter, noun rant⋅ing⋅ly, adverb Synonyms: 3. bombast, extravagance.

Yep, that's right. I'll most likely be typing loads of crap and foolish stuff on my new blog, so don't find it awkward.

Celebrated w/ Shaun & his friends at VivoCity's Sky Park yesterday. Had loads of fun playing Truth or Dare with the others. The place was packed before 10 I guess?

These Alvin & The Chipmunks were put for display at the Golden Village Cinema, Vivo. Totally adorable. Wanted to catch a midnight movie & stay up through the night, but due to lack of seats & planning, decided to go home instead. Trained back home w/ Shaun & his friend. Reached home at around 2:30am.

Last but not least, Happy New Year everyone!