We received our certificates :D we had a lot of food :P I brought chocolates...Shi Ning brought potato thingy which was damn nice. haha...partly cause it's kinda the same as Solitude's Chiken Pot Pie. hehe...been a while since I went to Solitude cause it's no more in the mall :(
hmm lets see. My speech was about time and the title was "As to the matter of Time". I'll post it here. Jarrod's speech was titled "A "Game" we all play" and it's actually about life. Julius' speech was about his time spent in YLP and I can't recall the title. Michelle's speech was something about plastic surgery or somethin :P...Shi Ning's was about 2 of her bad experiences(it was hilarious)...Shin Mei's was about her dog named Polka...Shu En's was about endangered animals...Maybel's was about tortured animals or somethin like that...
I do have some pics so I'll post them. But the other pics i took using Jarrod's camera...so I don't have them.
Here are the pictures first:
Hsien Ley, Daniel, Ryan and Brice eating :P
Esther covering her face...Shi Ning eating while standing lol
Some Form 5s. Hoe Kuok(not in pic) was there as a guest :D
Group photo of every participant(without me lol) with Amy, Rozana and Liz(the tutors)
So yeah...like i said, Hoe Kuok was there as a guest :) hoped he had fun! So if I remember anything else besides that, I'll edit this post. But for now, here's my speech. Bear in mind that what's written or typed, isn't the same as what was presented :P...But I guess my written work is quite good too :D my presentation was good and one of the tutors asked me to email the typed speech to her so she could post it on her blog. hehe...perhaps I'll even post the evaluations next time...just perhaps...
As to the matter of Time
We humans take Time for granted(I’m sure you are all aware of that =P). But yet, people say Time waits for no one. Has anyone truly seen and taken Time from the right perspective? I have tried. Truthfully, time sympathises us man. But obeying the laws of nature, it cannot reduce its pace.
Time. What is meant by that word? Or, should it even be reduced to just that- a word? Truly, “Time is the only thing which prevents everything from happening all at once”. The meaning of that quote is that, without Time, we find ourselves in difficulty to organise our lives. Watches, clocks, hourglasses; these are but measurers or representatives of Time which are often mistaken to be Time itself. Time has neither form nor shape. But whichever way we look at Time, all that we know is that it was bestowed upon us all to make our lives easier.
Most of us nowadays spend, waste, even throw away Time as if it were money. Even like money, we cannot buy it. But the ironic thing about Time is that once you spend or waste it, you never get it back. There’s a quote by someone who said, “By labour we can find food and water, but all of our labour will not find for us another hour”.
What is the value of Time? A man once said, “Pick my left pocket of its silver dime, but spare the right for it holds my golden Time!” That is how much he values his time. All the money he has, he would give just so that his time is not taken from him. To all of us, “Time is a companion that goes with us on a journey. It reminds us to cherish each moment, because it will never come again. What we leave behind is not as important as how we have lived.” People complain that they don’t have enough time. It’s true that “to just live is so startling it leaves little time for anything else.” Therefore the secret behind Time is to live.
We were never meant to delve in the knowledge of Time(but yet scientists have tried and are still trying to manipulate Time) . But Time exists so that we live and fulfil our lives, each and every second to the utmost extent. I’m sure all of you who have watched Kungfu Panda would know of this saying: “Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. And today is a gift. That is why it is called the present.” At the end of it all, “Time goes, you say? Ah no! Alas, Time stays, we go.”
Farewell,
Λncientine
K firstly, I joined the Youth Leadership Program hosted by the Toastmasters International. It's held in school in the Conference Hall. There's 4 sessions in total. But recently at the end of our 2nd session, we decided to have a "graduation" session sometime after the holidays. Those who want to see and hear some speeches, are welcomed to come. I think it'll be in the main hall for that. Speeches are cool. The people are damn nice. Encouraging too. The sessions are actually held every Friday. I was one of the ten who made a speech just this Friday. In fact, I was the first to deliver the speech. haha. Imagine how nervous I was. The paper literally shook in my trembling hands...I thought my speech wouldn't have turned out good but I guess it was quite good ;p
Now about the parties. On May the 31st, we had a celebration(surprise party) for Ms Ong. We held it at Excapade. The whole event was great. Throwing ice at Kevin Goh, smudging wasabi onto the empty cups of other people, and much more. After that party, i stayed on with several friends and we hanged out The Mall. We mostly spent time in the arcade. Lets see. The people there were Jarrod, Julius, Lee Teen, Hazel, both Kevins, Hoe Kuok, Barry, Jac and Felix. Shu En, Yeng Peng and Shi Ning came later. So you know...the company wasn't my usual one but I loved it. The people I didn't want to be there, weren't there. So it was perfect. Because the people I didn't want to be there were those whom concentrate on themselves or another but not equally to everyone else. After the Excapade party was truly one of the best days of my life. From playing drums in the arcade with Zel to hearing her sing, from beating a drum record with Jarrod to being paid for by him in Swensens. Truly I'll never forget every moment I spent that day. I'll keep the info to myself. Suffice to say, I loved every heartbeat I spent with them all that day. It was.....beautiful. Later during the night, we celebrated Julius' birthday as well. We also celebrated Felix's, Jac's, Jarrod's and Brian's at the same time. But sadly Brian wasn't there. Jarrod paid for a lot. haha. As said, I shall bring them all out next time and pay for everyone's meal. I owe them all that in the least for being great friends.
This past 2 weeks or so after our mid-year examinations, we had our sports practices. It was all good. But then Hollis didn't do so well again for the actual sports. At least we tried our very best. Today in the morning till about around 4+, we had our Sports Day at Padang Sekolah Menengah Pengiran Anak Puteri Hajah Masnah. Hollis won the march past. haha. I was bullied by little Hollis girls including Lee Teen's sister. LOL! Imagine, the captain gets bullied! And guess what?! A primary girl asked for my number! I gave her someone else's number. I ain't gonna say who. HAHAHAHAHA. It was crazy. Even Wan Mei was naughty. Oh well; I won't forget that too. Memories will never die. We lost the tug of war on Thursday. On Thursday, we had our Environment Day as well. This year, I didn't get any medals at all. haha. It's aright for me. Then like I mentioned in the first paragraph, I attended the dinner. It was held in school in the main hall. All the captains went except for Charlene and Sharon. I didn't know why the latter didn't come but Charlene didn't come because she had to go to the hospital since her grandmother had an emergency. The dinner was quite boring. haha. Played Big2 with Fadhli's transparent cards. Khair and I danced too. We were taught by Pei Wei.
Well, I do have pictures but so few. So here they are.
Kevin Goh wif the icebucket...
Elena and Shin Mei
Hsiang, Ben, Sebas standing with Zel and myself sitting...
The night party. 4 bdays in 1-Felix, Jarrod, Julius & Jac :P
The lil bullies HAHAHA...teen's sis on the right most
Wan Mei drinking 100plus I think? lol I finished her RedBull :P
YEEEAH! the custom-made Hollis shirts. heh! and I was the only organised one ;) like CHOO says it, "lawa!"
I think I had the most spray. but lawa man! :D seriously!!!
Last yr's hair after SAS 40th Sports Day
We all playing Big2 during the dinner on Sunday. no pic of us dancing. only vid ;p
If I missed somethings out, it's either because I don't want to share them, or because I forgot. If I do remember, I'll post it hopefully :P
Till here.
Everyone's truly,
Hollis Captain & Vendetta too,
Λncientine