Utakata Hanabi

Utakata Hanabi
Sasuke x Sakura

Wednesday, November 30, 2011

The Brotherhood

There's no other love like the love for a brother. There's no other love like the love from a brother. - Astrid Alauda 



This post is dedicated to my fellow Brotherhood. For those who don't know, The Brotherhood is my very own clique within my school. My other nickname for this clique is "Espada". To those who had watched Bleach(the manga or anime), it is known that "Espada" is actually a "villain" organisation consisting of the top 10 most powerful "villains". It just so happens that there're actually 10 members within The Brotherhood. And the word "Espada" has been frequently used among ourselves to "praise" someone who did something brilliant. (Note: it could be sarcastic sometimes)

The name "Brotherhood" was actually given to us by our hated Math teacher, as we guys were all seated at the left side(from the view of the teacher). This group was actually founded as 9 of us used to go out to have lunch together frequently. Then one more person eventually joined this group and we became 10. 

We went to places like Pepper Lunch, Pastamania, Pizza Hut, McDonald's, KFC and more, to have lunch together. We of course had lots of fun just hanging around and chilling out with one another after school. We played Soccer, Basketball, and "Self-Invented" Baseball among ourselves. We went on numerous outings, like the most recent one where we went The Cage to play soccer indoors there, went to buy a jersey as wedding gift for our beloved teacher Mr See and so on. All the times we laughed whenever something funny occurred or something funny was said, all the times we tried to make fun of a particular member and that priceless expression on his face, or the "words" he said. There's so much things we had done as a group that I obviously didn't bother to count how many exactly.

Of course there were times where not all ten members are present, due to various reasons, but we are still bonded together as a group. We also have quarrels here and there, putting our personal relationships with one another into tests. Exchanging heated words, voice raised at each other, sometimes even leading to them being cold towards each other. But who didn't get into quarrels with friends, best friends before? So long as we overcome it, work it out, our friendship will get even stronger.

Every person is different, we have our own differences. But we put aside our differences and resolved our conflicts, bonding as one. Of course, our differences still exist, but we are learning to be more selfless, and accept one another's personality and desires. Ten people is considered quite a big clique, since most cliques are like perhaps four or five? Maybe seven at most? I'm not sure, but putting ten guys together and be able to stand united, is not easy. I can't say that we are very successful in doing it but at least we had great memories together. We spent our teenage years and our secondary school days together, I'm sure that it will remain as a beautiful piece of memory.

Like a few members of The Brotherhood, I have imagined us, all grown-up as adults, maybe aged around 24... or even older like 30, and we'll have a Brotherhood gathering, where we'll see everyone again, with matured faces, when we'll get to see Mr See's children growing up as well, and Mr See himself getting old. I really loved all the times we were together, good or bad, and I thank each and every single Brotherhood member for being my best friends and my "Brothers", and for making my life entertaining, and fun. I really wish that this wonderful relationship among ourselves will last... Brothers till the end.

P.S We still haven't take a full exclusive photo for the entire Brotherhood yet! T.T
We have to take one before we all separate and leave for our post-secondary educations!

Saturday, November 26, 2011

Marriage

"if you find a good wife you'll be happy; if not, you'll become a philosopher.”


Today is the day where my favourite teacher Mr Sherman See marries his love of his life, Constance Kang. Me, being one of his students from his form class 4E, as well as the rest of 4E are invited to their wedding ceremony. Yes, we went to the church to witness the eternal bonding of Mr See and his now-wife. It was my first time being in a church to witness the holy matrimony. 


I can only describe it as romantic, beautiful and touching... Truly, love cannot be described by words alone. From the way the bride strolled on the aisle with flowers on the ground, how she walked with such grace and the look in the Mr See, the groom when he's waiting to receive his bride, where both are dressed in their best, his tuxedo and her wedding gown... We often joked about how "under-dressed" Mr See usually is, but today he certainly looked his best, making 4E girls "squeal" at the sight of him. Did I mention that quite a number of 4E girls are crazy over our beloved form teacher? He is like the perfect guy, that almost every girl dreamt of? 


Finally, when both the bride and groom took their Marriage Vows... It was a perfect moment. Hearing both the groom and bride say "I do" just like what always happen in dramas on TV, in real life it was such a beautiful sight. A true fairy-tale.



I, (name), take you, (name), to be my (husband/wife), my constant friend, my faithful partner and my love from this day forward. In the presence of God, our family and friends, I offer you my solemn vow to be your faithful partner in sickness and in health, in good times and in bad, and in joy as well as in sorrow. I promise to love you unconditionally, to support you in your goals, to honor and respect you, to laugh with you and cry with you, and to cherish you for as long as we both shall live.

Yes, I found it! The Marriage Vow Mr See and his wife swore in front of everybody present in the ceremony. This is a golden moment, where dreams become reality.

As the couple exchanged rings, and received Matrimony Blessings, all of us were just so touched and so glad for Mr See. When Mr See finally lift the bride's veil and the couple kissed, everybody was just moved.
"I pronounce you, Husband and Wife"
It all ended with cheers and applause. We are definitely happy for Mr See. I'm really glad to be his student and thankful for all the times we had together.
"Congratulations, Mr and Mrs See"

P.S I wonder how my wedding will be like :P

P.S (part 2) Who's gonna be my bride XD

Wednesday, November 23, 2011

You are the apple of my eye

我想成为一个很厉害的人,因为有了我,让这个世界,而有一点点的不一样;而我的世界,不过就是妳的心。

I watched this movie twice this week. It is a really great movie. For those who didn't catch it, it has a really nice, nostalgic and "fairy tale"-like "love" plot with their days in high school as a setting. It's a true event that occurred to the director himself(so it's actually his story, so he's the "real" main male lead). This movie certainly brings back memories of youth to the adult and mature audience and entertains the teenage audience with a school love plot and hilarious jokes. Well... I got a feeling that I'm gonna catch the movie a THIRD time, perhaps changing people to go with.
This movie sure is a near complete reflection of the school days we just had in our secondary school. The friends around me, the hatred towards hardcore studying... and of course the puppy-love all around the school. Heh, I wonder whether I'll have such a beautiful and touching story like the director himself. 
The Chinese quote all the way above was said by the male lead during the movie, when the group shared their own ambitions. For those who don't understand, it meant that the male lead want to be a very influential person who wished to change the world, even if it's only a bit. And the girl he likes is his "world". This quote totally rocks! I wished I was the one who said that, hahas!


"Always Coming From Take Me Down"

Sunday, November 20, 2011

Graduation Night

"You looked stunning that night. And I've forgotten to tell you that."


Well, the Graduation Night is officially over. Over three nights ago. All the glamour, the excitement, the fun is over as well. Truth be told, our secondary school days are over. We're not getting another chance at this. We're no longer secondary school students. It has been an amazing night. To see everyone dressed to the nines, looking their best just for this once-in-a-lifetime event. This night will forever be etched in my heart. 
We had lots of fun during dinner, with one of my best pals dancing on stage, looking so silly that made me laugh madly. Then there's other marvellous performance by a few of our schoolmates, and games to play around or should I say "fool" around. Truly it's a very entertaining night as well. The host didn't fool us by putting the title as "Masquerade: A Night To Remember". It's really an unforgettable experience for every one of us. 
When the lights dimmed and we were shown a video compilation of all of our years we had in this school, I was simply filled with such mixed feelings. The feeling when you leave your school. When everything is over, the cohort stood and strolled around, asking to take pictures with one another. It might be the last time we'll see each other, so we should take pictures together to keep our memories alive while we were formally dressed. Everybody looked great on that night. I really wished that we can all spend more time together as a cohort, but our way of life simply doesn't allow that. We all have to leave one another, and we will have to embrace a new beginning in our post-secondary school education. I will miss all of you. Must remember to miss me too!

Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Eve of Graduation Night

“If you don’t go after what you want, you’ll never have it. If you don’t ask, the answer is always no. If you don’t step forward, you’re always in the same place.” - Nora Roberts


Well, the title says it all. Today is the Eve of my school's Graduation Night. After tomorrow night, we won't be seeing each other as often as we do now. All of my schoolmates. In the end, I'm truly glad that I've met you guys in this school. I believe that it wasn't coincidence that brought us together in this school. It could be Fate. It could be God. It have been a really fun experience for me. I'm sure every one of us has somehow grown and developed ourselves and our personal qualities over the past 4 years. Looking back, I realised that I am no longer the same person who had first walked into this school. Time really flies.
Graduation Night is also known as "Prom Night" for obvious reasons. We will be wearing formal clothes and masks since it's a Masquerade Party. Hmm... I wonder what everybody else will wear tomorrow. If the previous Dining Etiquette was a hint of what's gonna come, I'd bet tomorrow will truly be "A Night to Remember" (That's the theme of this entire thing, hahas)


Besides all the glamour and stuff during the Graduation Night, I suppose there's something else I gotta do. The song "What Hurts The Most" by Rascal Flatts is very meaningful. I guess there's only just this one last chance to say what I wanted to say to the people whom are precious to me. I may(well, 'probably') regret saying it, but if I don't, I'll definitely have to live with this regret. 


It's better to cross the line and suffer the consequences than to just stare at that line for the rest of your life.

Monday, November 14, 2011

Relax (After)

What can I say? It's over. 


Well, it really IS over. More than 13 hours ago, I've finished my O's. There is nothing else I can do about it. I can only just chill and laze around, do the things I originally wanna do after the O's. Way before the O's even started, I had a lot of things in mind. I actually wanted do a lot of things after the O's. Hang out with my ex-classmates, my 'current' classmates (we already graduated from our school together but still considered as 'current'), go hardcore gaming (Not as 'hardcore' as you might think), play intensive sports over and over again like basketball and soccer and a lot more. I dunno why but ever since the O's is declared 'over' for me, I don't feel any more excited to do all these stuff I wanna do. I just don't feel the joy. 
It's supposed to be a joyous occasion, I mean, when you finally finish the examination you've been preparing for, for the past 4 years, and you should feel at least lifted from the burden of studying, if not, actually you should go all crazy. Freedom at last! Yet, I don't really feel it. Man, I still feel like I'm gonna have yet another paper tomorrow (speaking of which, good luck to those still having papers tomorrow). It feels just as though yet another burden has been put onto my shoulders.
I don't really know why... Well actually I do. I'm worrying about something else. And perhaps that 'something else' I'm worrying about, proved to be a tougher challenge and a bigger worry than the O's itself. Okay, maybe I'm exaggerating. Maybe it's not as tough or as big a worry like the O-Levels, but still it's quite a big cause of worry. I don't know what to do about it. I keep asking myself whether I should do this or do that, and keep answering my own questions by stating the advantages and disadvantages of this and that, then leading to a counter-argument. Confused is not the right word. It can be said that "I'm at loss at what to do". I always thought that I can relax after the O's, even if it's only for a while. Now I know that I was wrong. When can I finally relax?

Sunday, November 13, 2011

Relax (Before the End)

It's all gonna be over soon.


A couple of times I wished it won't end. Really, I wished the O-Levels won't end at least this quickly. It just flashed past us, like lightning. I am taking my final paper tomorrow. Of course there will still be people who will have papers on the day after or so. But a portion of us will finish our O's tomorrow. Not that I wanna study again for my examinations, but I wanna spend more time with my classmates and schoolmates. We won't be seeing one another as often as we do now. I'll really miss my classmates and many of my schoolmates. From tomorrow onwards, I can finally relax and chill out. Be myself all over again. I'll have to relinquish myself back to the real me. The "Not-So-Serious" Me. Hahas, I bet that he will go all crazy tomorrow after finishing the last paper. Or maybe he won't. 
I seriously wonder how it will feel like finishing the O's. I can imagine it, but I don't know how I will react to the sudden change. I mean, it's gonna be over. When I step out of the hall after submitting my paper, everything will end. My time with my classmates and schoolmates will end. The studying and revising for tests, examinations will end. I don't know whether I should be happy about it. But well, I should be glad that my O's will be over soon. Time to finish this.


Countdown to the end of O-Levels: Less than 11 hours.

Sunday, November 6, 2011

Reprove

Often I must think before I speak. This is called diplomacy. - Stilgar


I've finished my week of horror where I had six papers. And out of these six, five of 'em are my weak subjects. There's only 4 papers left, and Freedom awaits...
As expected, I didn't do any better for my Additional Mathematics. I'd screwed it all up. Let's not talk about it. As for Chemistry Paper 2, I didn't do well, but at least I expect a passing grade which is already considered an achievement for me(I'm 'destined' to fail Chemistry) and I still have Paper 1 which is Multiple-Choice Questions(MCQs) where I have to score as high as possible. As for Physics Paper 2, I didn't do very well either, wrote some crap down for a few questions coz' I totally forgot/didn't know how I should go about doing it. Still, I'm putting my trust in my MCQs paper coming next week. For Geography, it's not too bad, I feel that I can pass if nothing goes terribly wrong. For social studies, it isn't a problem and I expect my A1 if I can score for my History. But well, quite a huge percentage of my cohort did the "Conflict in Sri Lanka" question, and it will probably moderate the scores down... T.T please don't strip me of my A1... And how did my prophecy of the "Conflict" theme coming out for the exam get spread out???
Well since I didn't have time to elaborate on stuff last week, I intend to do it today. Last week, after the E-Math paper 1, the answers for the paper had been uploaded on a website on that very day(it's an national exam!). People in my cohort spread the news and the website amongst ourselves and beyond. I had been told by my friend about it and went to the website to check(there's where I gotta know all my careless mistakes etc.). Everybody seemed to do very well for that paper and a few even posted their scores online. Wow. What can I say? A few(I can't remember how many so I just put "a few") commented on how freaking easy that paper was and was so proud of themselves for only making one or two careless mistakes. As E-Math papers are very logical, the only way to get marks deducted is to get careless. 
Seriously? Posting your own score online? There are other people who didn't do well, who made more careless mistakes, totally demoralised, and all they can see online are the scores someone else gotten? "If it's so easy, why didn't you score full marks?" Man, I like this quote. I'm not targeting at anyone, but please learn to be humble and considerate.


Countdown to the end of O-Levels: Less than 9 days