Update 8/6

its been quite a good week of holidays... other than a refreshing break from school (though not from studies), but also more time to spend on a free and easy schedule. too bad gotta start studying soon.. like after the camp.

Tuesday, went to school to drop off some borrowed items. so happens at that time there was some dunnowhat event going on which i didnt know about. the whole school was crowded with groups of students in different school uniforms. probably some open house thing for O-levelling students. but isnt it a bit early..

to make my trip to school more fruitful, i decided to spend some time exploring the surroundings of the school i been in for more than a year but never really ventured outside. so on the other side of the school, the side where hardly anyone comes by, i found many nice old bungalows. like big ones with very oldern style. maybe built pre-war times. those just outside my school were not so old. those nearer buona vista (like in pic) were definitely ancient, and mostly uninhabited. managed to sneak into one of them, but the doors and windows were all locked. also visited united world college and found this abandoned building with a playground. the gate was locked and rusty, and whole place overgrown with weeds. quite nice finds.

Wednesday - went to shane's place for a partial class outing. met at 3 upstairs. quite a nice condo but very far away. near pas henry's place. we slack around while then started the bbq early. halfway through it started to rain. very heavily. and i thought that was the end of the bbq. but luckily the bbq pits were sheltered and the wind and rain that came in werent enough to extinguish it completely. with some fanning it ignited again.

during the bbq process there was nothing much for me to do. just a few took control of the pit. the rest stand around and pinch food. some were playing a fool and making fun, talking about random stuff, but i was just quiet most of the time, cos their interests werent mine. i realised how much i cant click with those ppl. after we had our fill of food, we challenged a group of shane's neighbours to a game of 5v5 soccer. i played goal keeper and received a number of hard blows during the game, including one on my face which dented my specs. but we managed to drag the game so long that the girls were cursing and complaining from the wait. waiting for us to go swimming. so after that we swam in improper swim attire but nobody cared. i just dipped for while then came out cos the water was cold. watched the rest swim for a while more. then went back for second round of food. still had quite alot of leftover. what we couldnt finish was...thrown away. wasteful.

after doing all the neccessary stuff, we went upstairs to the house to rest awhile before leaving for clark quay for some night life. it was already 12+ by then. i really never expected we would go out at this time. no more public transport. so had to take cab with midnight charges so the fare was a real pocket burner.. like 22 bucks. clark quay is still buzzing with life at that unlifely hour. and the place is gloomy but with many coloured lights everywhere. really gives a whole new experience. well obviously i wasnt prepared for it, so i was in shorts and sandals and simple shirt so some went into MOS while me and a few other underdressed ones stayed outside to wait. it was a rather gruelling wait, cos the area outside MOS was a back alley road with a rubbish dump just in front of us and crowds of people just sitting around outside smoking. (check out the pic; the thick smoke is illuminated by the car lights.) loud music from the MOS was booming out loud and together with the polluted air made me feel uneasy. night life like that is so not for me. after they had their fun and drinks we went into another bar for another round of drink.. or the first round for me. just a simple jar of cocktail and we were off. walked around the place looking for more things to do, then finally we decided to go back. another killer fare ride.

Thursday - although we initially intended to stay awake throughout, more than half couldnt take it anymore and went to sleep. so we all slept. slept late into the morning. i was the first to get up and i left first. went home, wash up and sleep summore, then leave again for cell group outing.

met in church first then buy some stuff for potluck then got a lift to 13 hill. gathered at dora's house and waited for others who din know the way to be fetched there. played some twister while waiting for more ppl to arrive (and the food too), then we had dinner as a group over contributed food and extra KFC + pizza hut, which was altogether way in excess. after dinner we played taboo and table soccer, then talk random stuff (this time i could join in). had some ice cream. left later than i expected and missed night cycling because of that, but i enjoyed much more than the class outing.

Saturday - Revelations IV! 0 out of 2 invites came. i didnt know who else to invite cos i was too sure they wont come. so i relied on more covert ways such as the big poster, and used the bookmarks as posters as well. anyway, it seems the ushers were not really needed since all the friend-bringers auto went to fetch their friends so all i had to do is stand there and smile. praise and worship was OK.. not outstanding or mood-inciting enough. the sermon was quite good though, and i was compelled to go upfront. made a personal request to God, which i believe is on its way. glad i did get sth good out of this event. then at refreshment time we were all being amused by the vending machine. too bad we already had drinks provided so we didnt need the new privilege.

Sunday - found enlightenment on my earlier questions on stumbling others. =)