:P

OK. The first thing you've probably noticed is that my blog background has changed.

The second is that I've written a new post. The one that you're reading now.

Ah. So you're expecting me to give some kind of comment or explanation for this.

The thing is, I have nothing to say about this. Absolutely nothing, so I hope you won't be shocked or horrified or anything of that sort. :)

Today we went to the Botanical Gardens. It was fun! Well, for the first time in my life I actually walked the whole area...... that is, not including the EcoGarden (with the lake) or the Evolution Garden.

I opened my sleepy eyes at about 7.30a.m. I officially woke up at 7.45a.m (I sort of didn't want to wake up :) ). It was cloudy. When we got there, it poured. Yeah, poured.

I was thinking that we were probably going to be seen as crazy people walking in stormy weather (forgive me for exaggerating a bit) when we turned into the visitor's centre. There we saw a whole bunch of people putting on their raincoats and getting ready to walk in the rain. I was surprised.

The walk turned out to be quite fun. We went to the National Orchid Garden. We saw so many beautiful orchids and I got excited and snapped many pictures. There was a Tan Hoon Siang mist house, sadly with no mist, but it exhibited many award-winning orchids that were amazing. There was also a cool house (quite cold but refreshing) where there were different types of pitcher plants. The signs told us to look out for the Venus Flytrap but I couldn't find it. Believe me, the pitcher plants were so camouflaged that it was a bit difficult to spot all of them. We also saw the Vanda Miss Joaquim.

Then we went to the Ginger Garden. There were gingers, all right, but it apparently wasn't the season for its flowers to bloom. :( I realized that bananas were a kind of ginger, and so were bird of paradise flowers.

The last place we went to was the Swan Lake, and the swans looked magnificent as usual. We also saw the Titan Arum, which was supposed to mature in November (the Titum Arum is the world's largest unbranched inflorescence). However, we had a hard time trying to figure out whether they had made a mistake and the flower hadn't bloomed yet or it had already bloomed and had closed up already. Oh well.

We were sad to find out that the food court was close and had to walk all the way back to the other side of the garden. >Sigh<.

I would like to post some pictures, but maybe next time. I feel like taking a nap right now.

Bye!

Hello again!

Another computer break! Whew! I've been studying for my piano theory test......it's my first time and I'm scared. The fees cost a bomb, that is, compared to those in other countries. Well well, I've got to buck up. Theory isn't my favourite part of piano studies......


Have you noticed my sudden interest in horses? Hehe.
Here's one of my favourite horse pictures:















I'm looking forward to this Saturday's trip to Botanical Gardens....it's been a long time since we've been there. It'll be a good chance to exercise. Sometimes I think that it's very unfortunate to have cars in Singapore when its so small. We don't have the habit of walking anymore. That's bad.

Anyway, we're starting to pack for our trip to Taiwan. Our other relatives - including my fun but sometimes very irritating cousins (no offense!) - will be following us.

I'm having a hard time choosing a book for my ERP (Extensive Reading Programme) project. Here's the list of books I've singled out - any suggestions?

1. Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead George
2. Bridge to Terabithia by Kate Paterson
3. The Giver by Lois Lowry
4. Number the Stars by Lois Lowry
5. I am David by Anne Holm

Hmmm. There's still one more book left that I haven't read though. I hope I'll be able to decide by the end of this week.

Happy days are here again! :)

Yay! It's holidays again!

I'm feeling a bit bored, though. I still have to prepare for next year. The thought of PSLE sends shudders down my spine.

Oh well. Lots of revision to do. Feeling tired. I wish holidays could be extended to a year....

Never mind. I've still got a trip to Taiwan to look forward to, though it means that I'll have less time to study.

GTG. Bye!

:P :) :D

...continuation of last entry


Here's a list of what we did in USA:

1. Took a 28 hour long (I think) flight to USA - very tiring
2. Plonked onto the bed the minute we reached our destination
3. Ate - yummy breakfast but boring lunch...
4. Walked - we defied gravity for long hours...
5. Performed
6. Talked
7. Practiced intensively
8. Visited the Ripley's Aquarium
9. Closing ceremony - when we got our medals - yipee!
10. Long flight again - was delayed by one day because of a storm in Chicago...

I missed my trip to China because of that delay - boohoo! I missed a chance to make up for the time in China when I didn't get to go sightseeing because I was sick! Oh well, I actually got the feeling that I would fall sick going to China immediately after the USA trip, so maybe it was a blessing in diguise......

Well, I've got to go now! Bye! :P

Exams AGAIN!!!

I've just finished my oral exam - whew! It was so scary - I stammered through the whole thing!

Oh well, I guess I've been away from my blog for such a long time that I didn't write about our DI victory.....

Well, first, let me introduce you to DestiNation Imagination. Well, it's a programme that allows pupils to express their creativity through various challenges. As for my DI group, we chose to do a challenge which included acting and improvisation.

We won the Local Tournament in Singapore and proceeded on to the Global Finals in Tennessee, USA. Yippee!! We had so much fun there and I've really learnt a lot about teamwork and creativity. We even won first place and a Da Vinci Award!!!

Oh well, I'll have to go now - I'll write more about this next time. I've got to concentrate on the coming SA2 exams now - the week after the next is my composition exams, and after that comes the rest of the papers. >Sigh<

Well, good bye and God bless!!!

Hello again

Gosh, it's been months before I'm writing. Mainly because I'm busy, busy, busy.

Got a lot of work to do. Exams have just finished, and its about to start again. I'm looking forward to the December holidays, though.

Hey, it's Teacher's Day today. Well, let me thank all my teachers for all your hard work and perseverance to see us through our studies! Hip-hip-hooray!!!

Well, got to go now! Bye!

-Kaye:p

March hols

It's a long time since I've written in my blog!

It's now the March hols, but I've still a lot of work in my hands. SS project, filing, homework.......

Well, I still have many things that I could do in my mind, though.

Guess I'll have to rush through my work! Bye!