Okay, finally got some time to sit down and do a nice long update about everything that's been going on. :D Firstly, here're the overdue post-baccalaureate service pictures, though there'll still be more to come from others. :)
Six solid years of classmateship and friendship. :D
The three Vietnamese plus a fake one (Caleb) plus Michelle
The girls. :)
Mrs Saw and Caleb emo-ing on the left while the rest of us smile. ._.
4 for SA4. :D
We then went for lunch at Holland Village's Swensen's, which was, ironically, our very first proper class outing where everyone except a handful came. It was really good, being able to talk to the people we don't usually talk to in school because we tend to stick to our own cliques. I guess we may not be the most united class, but we can get along perfectly well when we want to. :)
Oh, class photos (click to enlarge):
Check Mrs Saw out, she's super cute. And Nat and John in skirts in the front, HAHA.
Anyway, fast-forward through the As to this week. :) Went out after the last paper with Stef, Jasmine, Joy, Thanh and Phu. Had Shokudo for an early dinner and caught 2012, which was a lot better than expected. Extremely suspenseful to say the least, I was on the edge of my seat for the entire duration of the movie, mouth open in horror at the destruction. I honestly thought it was scarier than a scary movie. :/ I mean, imagine the Earth splitting into pieces like that, or the ocean swallowing cities up whole... I was constantly thinking about geography too, what with all the rubbish about crustal movements and shifting faults. Hahaha. ._.
Walked around Ion for a bit after that, went home and was back there again the next day with Jon to do Christmas shopping. :) I've gotta marvel at how guys shop, I really do, Jon managed to get nearly everything he needed after visiting a grand total of three stores. :o I then dragged him around Borders to buy books, and this is what I got:
I'm currently reading The Lovely Bones and it's been great so far. In fact, it's coming out as a movie soon, which I can't wait to see. :) Here's the trailer:
Caught The Informant! when we were done. It was funny albeit a little hard to follow, and, once again, I kept thinking about stuff I'd studied. This time it was chemistry and economics, because the storyline involved lysine (an amino acid) price-fixing by companies. ._. See, this is what A Levels does to you, haha.
Accompanied Stef yesterday to do her prom shopping (I'm not going, might attend the after-party though) where she scoped out a few dresses while I blew a tidy sum on two pairs of heels. x) As of now, these are the pride of my rather pathetic shoe collection:
From left to right, nude Steve Madden heels, the Zara boots Jon bought me for my birthday (the picture doesn't do them justice, trust me, they look much better when worn), and metallic maroon heels from Charles & Keith. :D Smexy smexy smexy. I think the happiness I derive from a successful shopping trip is equivalent to scoring straight As. Not that I've experienced that since Os, but you know what I mean. x)
Anyhow, I probably will be getting a new computer after all, my father and I didn't realise that my laptop'll be obtained through my university next year. And that's also assuming I'll be able to make it into a university... I wanted to throw my notes and stuff out today and was stopped by my mother, who said I shouldn't in case I don't do well for As and have to re-sit them. :/ Sigh, I think death would be preferable in that scenario. :/
Alright, am off to bum around. Can't wait for the next few days, got plenty of activities planned. :D Enjoy freedom, people!
So the day we've all been waiting for is finally here -- the last day of the A Levels, the beginning of freedom. :D The past two weeks have really flown by, as I'd hoped they would, and I guess I couldn't have asked for more. The papers were fine overall, and despite making some stupid mistakes here and there, I've no regrets because there's nothing I can do about them now. Given the cirumstances at the time, I think I can say I've done my best. :) From 3pm today onwards, it's gonna be all fun and games. :D
In fact, I began enjoying myself a while ago already, got dark purple highlights in my hair on Thursday. x) Sounds Ah Lian-ish, I know, but I assure you they're not. They're more like dark red or reddish-brown, and you can't even see them unless there's light shining directly at my head. They're really, really subtle and natural-looking. :) Jon's met me twice since I got them and still hasn't noticed. ._. I'm waiting to see how long it takes him, HAHA. He'll probably find out through reading this though, and be like whaaat?! x) Actually, my original plan was to get dark blue highlights, until the hairdresser said I needed to bleach my hair for the colour to be seen and I changed my mind cos that'll spoil my hair. :/ Too bad, I think it would've turned out pretty awesome. :/
Gonna buy a laptop soon as well, I asked my father for a new computer and he suggested a laptop instead since I'll be starting university next year and will need one anyway. :D The thing is, I plan to replace my desktop completely with this laptop, so I need to make a good choice. Am asking Mence for advice, he's the only tech geek I know. Hahaha. x)
Oh, watched Fantastic Mr Fox after church and lunch yesterday. :) It was really enjoyable, not childish, as you'd expect from a movie based on a kids' book, but very quirky and cute. I'd recommend it to anyone who needs a little pick-me-up. :)
Outing with classmates later after the paper, Christmas shopping with Jon tomorrow, regular shopping with Stef on Wednesday, and The Count of Monte Cristo on Friday (hopefully that is, I need to change my Saturday tickets because Jon suddenly isn't free). :D Life is great and it's gonna get better. Freedom, sweet freedom, here I come. :D
"What would you do without me?" "I don't ever wanna know." ♥
Music spammage time. :D I've only recently discovered the genius that is John Mayer, so sue me. Coincidentally, his new album Battle Studies as well as OneRepublic's Waking Up, the album from which all their songs in this post are from, are both out today, so I guess I've got great timing. Hahaha. :)
This one turns me to mush. <3
I don't really wanna talk about exams right now. They've been okay I guess, not as much of a breeze as I'd dared to hope but definitely still manageable. I'm just looking forward to Monday afternoon, when freedom will arrive... :D Can't waittt. Meanwhile however, I have to get back to economics. Sigh. Hang in there people, it'll be over soon. :)
Jon and I's latest obsessions. :D A warning though, the Little Britain videos are pretty disgusting, albeit hilariously so. x) Haven't laughed like this in a while, HAHA. Enjoy. :)
Four days more. Might as well do this now. Will be canceling the papers out as they go by, and perhaps changing my targets accordingly... :/
Targets (Yes I'm delusional.) GP - A Math - A Chemistry - A Economics - B Geography - B
Schedule 09/11 - Geography 10/11 - Math Paper 1 11/11 - GP 12/11 - Chemistry Paper 3 13/11 - Math Paper 2 17/11 - Chemistry Paper 2 18/11 - Economics Paper 2 20/11 - Economics Paper 1 23/11 - Chemistry Paper 1
