RACHEL DE SILVA

:D i know i've said this many times, but i'll say it again-
I LOVE MY BESTIES!
[my besties are Mas&Dee, if you didn't already know]

how can i possibly not love them when they post things like this on their blog-

"rachel and dinah, i love the both of you alot even tho dinah wanna put taik cicak in my food. and rachel, the few things that have been happening in your life lately allow me to see the other side of you. the side of you that i haven't got the chance to see for three years. and i love that side of you even more. dinah, i'm just blessed to have you. always supporting me no matter what."

this was posted by none other than my gorgeous but extremely mental bestie, Miss Nur Mastura Ayu. i wanted to add in the rest of her name, but she might complain. babe, i know tomorrow's going to be tough, but Dee&i promise to be there for you. that's why we're going to your place(: &also cos we miss you like siaotingtongkelongpongpong. we must teach Dee this word tomorrow. whee!

i seriously love these two girls cos even though i've been quite an absentee-bestfriend&i don't always do the things best friends should, two of you are still there for me in my toughest times. you never hold anything against me though i know you girls are hurt sometimes. instead, you girls will shower all your care&concern on me. Dee once told me, "i didn't care about why you didn't tell me or whatever. my first thoughts were- is Rachel alright? i must be there to help her." i swear i felt like crying when she said that.

see, i told you my girls are great. (: bet you're jealous.

oh&did i mention that they're real pretty too? hah, bet you're even more jealous now.

this is their favorite colour so i'll type this in PINK-

I LOVE YOU!

LOVE,

9:51 PM

(: hello everyone!

after a very short day in school, Verine&i, along with Joash(who was strongly encouraged to come with us) went down to Suntec City. we were actually planning on going to Queensway to shop, but we decided on somewhere nearer instead.

however, we ended up just having lunch at KFC, then doing very minimal window shopping before leaving for Novena as Joash wanted to go home&Verine&myself had nothing to do anyway.

walked around a while at Novena before Joash left for home. did more window shopping&looking at baby names(we couldn't find Joash's name in any of the books. Ash, where did your parents get your name from?). eventually, we just sat at a bench in Velocity, watching the rain beating down outside while having more girl talk. (:

after we left&Verine was going to meet her friends, i was planning to do more window shopping. but my mum messaged to ask if i was going back yet, so i decided to be good&go home.

sorry for the super boring entry. my brain refuses to think of anything smart/interesting to say. so i'll just give you guys a few pictures featuring me&Celeste Aurora Nonis back in Sec2C.

there're more photos but i'm too lazy to load them up here.

sure does bring back memories huh? (:

LOVE,

9:45 PM

hey all you people!

how was the CNY? mine was pretty subdued. but it was fun to catch up with my cousins&listen to my relatives dispensing valuable informaton by the truckloads (ok that part was not very fun, but whatever). oh&did i mention my little nieces&nephews are absolutely adorable??

see, i told you.

oh&i had Fruit Basket over in the evening on Tuesday.

pure&absolute fun!!

spent the evening with them playing volleyball&eating in the garden&watching stupid shows like "Little Britain". i swear i laughed my rear end off. &some exciting activities include sherman hitting the volleyball up to my neighbour's roof, nic climbing across 4 roofs to get to it, &the highlight would be-

nic flying off the swing.

i was really reluctant to let them go back home&really wished they could stay over at my place for the night. that would be interesting.

thanks for the wonderful time guys(: you're the best.
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last night i stayed up with Baby Verine Yeo Bao Bei on the phone, girl talk all the way to 1.30am. love talking to you babe! (:

but for some reason i was dead tired this morning. i was absolutely shagged, but i'm sure it's not cos of the phone call cos i've stayed up later than that before. i was contemplating taking a green slip, but i didn't in the end. ate a bit&felt better instantly. (: food is good.

today, for the first time, i came home straight after school. ranted to my dear bestie Mastura! heh, she always has the honour of hearing me talk&talk non-stop. having conversations with her is very therapeutic. haven't you heard the latest medical discovery??

lunacy is the best medicine.

time heals all wounds;

true?

LOVE,

3:13 PM

first off, let me wish everyone a belated-

[it says Happy V'day if you can't see]

i received cards from these lovely people-

[from left, clockwise- Verine, Yvonne&Jasmine]

Wari&i bought a flower each for each other. we pointed out our favorite flower, bought the other's flower, then gave it to the other. it's in my room now! so pretty right? i love this type of orange flower, i think it's so pretty&cheery- don't you?

Denice&Amelia gave a bottle of chocolates&sweets. i love them! unhealthy food is good for your mood. (:

Wari&i bought balloons for all the girls in our CG (o7A02), &Joyce felt guilty for not giving us anything. so she bought us balloons too! but, as you noticed, she refused to write "Happy V'day" on it, so she wrote-

instead.

these are the rest of the gifts from all the lovely people in SAJC.

1. FISH called Sarah! most creative gift i have ever received in my entire life

-from Baby Verine Yeo Bao Bei

2. folded straws(?) in the shape of stars, made into pins

-from Sherman

3. super tiny bottle, with glitter&a piece of paper with a written message inside

-from Vanessa

4. super tasty brownies (with that extra crunch)

-from Gladys

5. assorted chocolates

-from many people

6. "you know Jiali loves you this Valentine's Day:D" pin

-from Jiali (duh)

THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR SWEET&WONDERFUL GIFTS.

i love&treasure them, no matter how small, tasty, or alive.

(: you guys made my day.

cos i believe in treating animals well, i bought an $8 fish tank for Sarah (sorry for having to take your money Nic!). then after i went home&put Sarah in her new home, she still looked quite lifeless. so i went out&bought her some food&friends- &i became $10 poorer.

[the fish tank is not dirty, i was feeding them cos i was afraid that Sarah would starve to death]

to all who know what happened to the fish, shut up. broke my heart&my wallet.

LOVE,

10:50 PM

HEY ALL!

results were out on Friday, &i didn't do as well as i expected. however, my parents are happy, &my friends&relatives all say that my results are good already. still feel quite disappointed though. but whatever, thank God for what he has given me(:

right, on to some shout outs to my friends from my Secondary school days:

Nur Mastura Ayu-

my partner-in-crime&bestie!! i'm so freaking happy for you lah! when i saw our names up there, i swear i was freaking out! i'm really happy that we both got our names on the screen. i bet your whole family is super proud of you, just like i am too! :D well done babe! choose your path wisely ok? i already gave you my opinion, but the choice is yours. me&dee will always support you!

Dinah Faradinah-

dee!!!! go&become a nurse ok?! i will purposely fall sick&go to whichever hospital you're working in&demand that you be my nurse. (: i'm sure you can get into the nursing course girl! just like mas, i'm freaking proud of you too! sisters to the end yeah? if you ever need help, i'm only a sms/call away. &if i forget to reply, please don't think that i'm angry with you! you know my memory is like crap. but i love you girl!!

Celeste Aurora Nonis-

(: i'm really happy that you've done well! i'm sure you'll do great in IJC, especially with certain types of motivation yeah? we've gone through quite a bit, but after a long time of thinking, i realise that some friends are too good to lose, &that we're all imperfect. if you see this, sms me ok? let 2007 be a fresh start.

Qudsia Juwanda&Ang Siew Hong-

pity you guys! stuck with me&mas for 2years in the same class, enduring our never-ending madness. we sang, danced, stared, &goodness knows what else, &you two were always our targets! wherever you guys go from here, don't forget the memories ok? &don't forget me too! (:stay in touch with me!!!

p.s. remember what happened to the bear's nose right after this photo was taken?

Canteen Table Friends-

Amaliganja! i can't really remember how much you guys got, but i'm sure you all did well too. hope you guys will all get into your desired courses! (: &can we all go back to school one day to have lunch in the canteen? i miss the food there, &all the madness that went on during our recesses. according to our juniors, recess' no fun without us. [in rekha's words] fooh! we're missed already!

alright, now to my Gym mates from OG2, i'm too lazy to write personally to each one of you, maybe later on. but i know that all you guys did well.

Baby Verine Yeo Bao Bei-

stay in SAJC with me! remember that we're supposed to go buy our uniforms together&do alterations&stuff. (:

Yvonne-

congrats on your results&all the best in HCI. i bet you won't find anyone as high as us there. remember- once a saint, always a saint.

Nicky Farmer Lau Sat Sat-

half of me hopes you get into VJ, but the other half hopes you won't. heh, even my mum laughed at me when i said that ok.

Ashley Rob Yeo-

you seem to be the only one who will definitely be staying on in SA. quite sad right? but nevermind, we'll all stay in touch for sure. (: oh&watching you makes me want to be a better Christian. heh.

alright, it's super late. it took me about four tries to get this post done, cos my laptop keeps hanging on me. good night all!(:

LOVE,

11:23 PM

PEOPLE! (:

hello all. i actually watched the movie "An Inconvenient Truth". it's not really a movie cos there's no plot, but it's informative&eye-opening[to 4C friends- remember Mdm Yap? haha!].
oh&thanks for the ticket, Nic.

so before the movie, Verine, Yvonne, Sherman&i walked around Vivocity&Harbourfront Centre, where we passed up Subway sandwiches which were selling at 10cents. yes people, we passed up Subway sandwiches that cost 10cents.
the queue was so long that we decided not to line up. actually i wouldn't mind lining up if there's someone to accompany me, cos if not i'll-

look like a loner
feel very bored.

oh&i saw my Punggol Sec friends at Vivocity too! i was so happy to see them ok! i miss all of them like crazy. they're the most whacko bunch of people i've ever met, &that's how i turned out to be so mad myself. even in the MRT, they kept poking their faces out to smile&wave at me. (: that's why i love all of them, they are the nicest people on Earth.
see you guys on Friday!

results. the freaky O Level results will be out on Friday. teachers remind you about this during every single lesson- like we're not freaked out enough, they just gotta rub it in.

until i decide to blog again, goodbye(:

LOVE,

10:54 PM

(: attempt number two at downloading photos.
right, so-

OG2 OUTING@SENTOSA

met up at Harbourfront Station, then the bunch of us took the monorail to Sentosa!

there was so much to do that day, &we did it all! we managed to pack in some more relaxing activities- such as burying Yvonne, playing cards, tanning, &just bumming.

however, we also did some more physical activities, all thanks to a volleyball that we found buried right next to this big rock that we used to dump our stuff on. we played volleyball, soccer, captain's ball, touch rugby, &goodness knows what else. but it was really fun!
we also played a few games of twister, all with different rules. in one of the variations, everyone had to contort their bodies into weird positions while clinging on to their partner. Amelia&i won that round!

oh&how could i possibly leave this out. everyone wanted to take a picture with OG2's hot bod- Nic! even Gus took a picture with him!!

we went for a dip in the water twice,& i only have photos from the second time we went in.
the first time we went in, we swam/sloshed around the water for a while, then we played "Monkey". certain moments made me really want to crack up.
the second time we went in, we played this guess-the-number game, where the penalty was to play truth or dare. some of the dares that we thought up were really hilarious!

oh before we went into the water for the second time, Gus&Nic had a race to see who could swim faster. unless i'm mistaken, Nic had to take off his pants halfway through the race.
Gus won!!

of cos, OG2 must always take group photos, &we always look good! this was taken before we dipped ourselves in the freezing water.

headed back to VivoCity for dinner at Thai Express. Yvonne, Verine, Amelia&i sat at a separate table from the rest at first, cos there wasn't enough space at the main table. but we had a really good time while we were there! we were laughing super loud! when we joined the main table, we were still feeling high. (: FUN!

&the reason for this whole outing was to celebrate the Feb Babies' Birthdays! but JingFeng had to leave early&Vanessa couldn't come, so only Chloe was there for the cake-cutting. super delicious cake baked by the Cake Committee, headed by Choo Yan. it was a chocolate cake smothered with peanut butter&a layer of M&Ms stuck on top. it tasted real good!

I LOVE OG2 LIKE NOBODY'S BUSINESS!
we've only known each other for a month, but you guys are really a great bunch of people. i'm really happy to have been lucky enough to have met all of you. i hope that even after we get our results&some of us leave, we will still keep in contact. (:

OG2- No Ordinary OG.

LOVE,

8:39 PM