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Friday, April 20, 2007

|1:26 PM|

it have been a busy week for miie . . everyday in school to do many many things . . Elementz ish 1 , training , POA workshop . Supplememtary ish next week , POA , A math & E math . Tests for A math & Emath next week . . gotta sty bak & do . . haiz . . so mant so many chapters to be tested on .. . alamak !! Mid-year ish so near yet my preparation ish so far . . sad sia . gotta buck up . . today ish e onli day tat i dun needa stay bak . so im kinda happy . . but im very moody today & i dun wish to sae the reason here . . cos i dun wish to lose a friendship . . & today e lessons oso veri sian . . im still veri tired although i slept @ 11 which considered super early compared to e time i slp these few months from e starting of this year . . i oso dunno wat to write le . . later maybe gonna tak an afternoon nap & slp early tonite . . tml still gotta go to the stupid POA supplementary lesson @ 8 - 10am !! so early !! mdm rashida sure will tak longer den 2 hrs de lorx . . everytime lik tat de . . haiz . gonna stop here . have a great day guys !! =))

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Saturday, April 14, 2007

|10:23 PM|

Jurong Secondary (JSS), a traditional volleyball powerhouse from the west met with the new kids on the block Sembawang Secondary (SMB) ,coming all the way from the heartlands of the north, in this mouth-watering encounter for the National ‘B’ Division Girls’ title. While JSS have, over the previous two dacades, proven their pedigree and reached the pinnacle several times, SMB have yet to savour the sweetness and meaning of what it feels like to be the National champions. As both teams began their warm-up preparations outside the corridors of the hall, I observed a stark contrast in approach by the respective coaches. JSS’s coach, who has been with them a decade, was his usual self - professional, serious and perhaps a little tense. On the contrary, SMB’s coach was the total opposite. He was exceedingly relaxed to the point of disbelief, laughing and joking with his charges and all those around him, including myself. For many of us veteran coaches in different sporting disciplines, pre-match preparations and the accompanying hype are not something new or unheard of. But this was something unexpected. It may yet turn out to be a good learning point for coaches as you shall soon realise.

When the match began, no one could have guessed that it would turn into a 5-set ,nail-biting, no-holds-barred thriller that eventually confirmed that SMB, the new kids on the block, had finally arrived! The 1st set was all Jurong as their girls overcame their opening jitters after trailing 4-7 to take the lead 9-8. With the score at 11-8, a terrific, long rally ensued which ended with a well-placed spike for 12-8 to JSS. SMB called a timeout to change things around but JSS maintained the momentum in attack to lead 16-9. A combination of good play, especially effective net blocks and good service by SMB’s Koh Gui Xin (5), narrowed the score to 16-13. To break that swing in momentum, JSS called a timeout. SMB crept closer to 18-17. Regaining their earlier composure, JSS combined play superbly to close out the set at 25-18.
JSS jumped to a 6-3 lead in the opening minutes of the 2nd set through the spiking errors from SMB mostly. With soothing tips from their bench, the SMB girls got their act together and were a joy to watch as they rallied strongly to overtake their rivals in the scoring department. Michelle Tan (2) hit an angled spike and added another thunderbolt to level the score 6-6. She combined very effectively with Eva Tan (3) who was outstanding in this set, serving several pin-point aces, delivering killer spikes and some soft, gentle drops. Their better teamwork and ability to cover for one another won them the set at 25-19. Score 1-1.

Nothing separated the 2 sides in the battle for the 3rd set. They went neck and neck and point for point, with superb attacking and defensive plays and some unbelievable retrievals that really wowed the crowd. It was 16-16. A lethal spike by JSS’s Junice (4) made it 18-17. An ace served by YC Chiang (6) and JSS led 19-17. Another spike by Junice made it 20-17.Then a couple of self-inflicted errors allowed SMB to level the score 20-20. The crowd could feel the increasing tension as SMB took the lead at 21-20 with another missed dig from JSS, who promptly called for a timeout to calm the players’ nerves. It was just as well that they did. With SMB serving, the ball was set nicely for the kill-off at the net for JSS to level it 21-21. A terrific serve by Ang Jia Lin (2) made it 22-21 for JSS. Junice again followed that up with a spike that earned them a 23-21 score. Another impressive, accurate serve by Jia Lin gave them set point 24-21. SMB fought back, spiking hard and they narrowed the score to 24-23. SMB served at 23-24. The ball sailed over dangerously. JSS managed to dig and set up perfectly for Junice to hammer a tremendous spike through the flailing arms of the SMB defenders. JSS had taken the set by the thin margin of 25-23. Score 2-1 and the advantage had swung to JSS, at least for the moment.

In the 4th set, the situations faced by both teams were so completely different. JSS had only to keep their cool, maintain their composure and make fewer errors and the crown would be theirs. For SMB, it was the typical kind of situation faced by countless other teams, in all sports, going into the 4th set and trailing 1-2. It was nothing less than a "do-or-die" mission again. The greater pressure would be on them. It would require a courageous display and a call for reservoirs of strength to be transformed into nerves of steel. Many an aspiring challenger had melted under the intense heat, in similar context, and brought down to earth. Could they survive? Or would they, like so many losing finalists, eventually utter the ever familiar cliche, "So near, yet so far!"

SMB answered all these questions floating in everyone’s mind when they responded with a superlative performance in the 4th set which they led throughout, taking the set at 25-19. Their confidence and renewed spirit caused their rivals a lot of problems, leading to numerous unforced errors and much confusion in defence which proved costly for JSS. Trailing 4-9, JSS called for a timeout to turn things around. It did not happen. A 2nd timeout was effected with the score at 11-17 which improved the overall play slightly. But the crucial points were all won by SMB in the closing stages of the set. Score 2-2.
The loud and deafening roars of support from both camps heightened the tension and atmosphere in the packed hall as the teams got ready for the 5th and final set. As I was seated with the VIPs, I asked Mr Baey Yam Keng, MP for Tanjong Pagar GRC and President of the Volleyball Association of Singapore who was the Guest-of-Honour for the day, for his reflection of the match so far. He said it was "a terrific and thrilling game and I’m enjoying every minute of it throughly!" Next to G.O.H was the Schools’ volleyball adviser, Mr Tay Lay Hian, an ex-national player himself. I asked him who he thought would win. Pointing his finger at his temple he answered, "It’s all in the head now!" And next to me was the ever-supportive Principal of JSS herself, Ms Tham Yoke Chun, a nice, gentle lady who said, "The girls should have won it in the 4th set." Nevertheless, she cheered them on, "Go girls go!!" as the action resumed on court.

JSS drew 1st blood with a huge spike to take the point 1-0. They secured the 2nd point with a terrific serve by Jia Lin. 2-0. SMB claimed their 1st point with a nice set up for Heng Li Han (1) to hit a sharply angled spike. 2-1. A poor serve by SMB’s Gui Xin (5) made it 3-1. In their hurry, JSS hit a spike that was ruled out. 3-2. That was followed by another spike by Yi Hui (3) that too went out. 3-3. Then SMB’s no.11 finished off a rally to make it 4-3. JSS’s Michelle (12) with the ball served and it went out of court, 4-4. The action and errors were piling up, keeping everyone on the edge of their seats. SMB took over the lead with a soft spike as opposed to a hard one.This can, at times, spring a surprise, as they led 5-4. A huge miss by Yi Hui (3) who only needed to tap the ball over but did not, gave SMB a crucial 2-point lead. 6-4. Another critical error at the net by JSS and SMB led 7-4.

An urgent timeout call by the worried JSS bench was called. On resumption, all was not going well for JSS as they committed another foul at the net (contact). SMB led 8-4. The two sides crossed the court for changeover of sides. The affable coach of SMB was loudly swaying and singing, "Ole! Ole! Ole! Ole! Ole!" and his supporters at the gallery responded heartily and enthusiastically to his charms. SMB served and it was retrieved and nicely set up for Ying Chen (6) who struck at the ball but missed it badly, making the score 9-4. Yi Hui (3) renewed the fight with a good spike for JSS, 5-9. And a very good serve by Jeanne Gwee (9) gave more hope. 6-9. Another missed dig by Ying Chen (6) made it 10-6 for SMB. That further increased to 11-6 from a Michelle Tan killer spike. Ying Chen redeemed herself with an excellent angled spike to narrow it to 7-11 for JSS.

Over the years, I have seen the best players in the world make the most elementary errors when they succumb to nervousness. Steely fingers turn into buttery fingers and butterflies in the stomach wreak havoc on eye-hand coordination and the timing of blocks, spikes and jumps. So no one can blame Jurong
’s Yi Hui (3) when her service went way past the backline to put SMB just 3 points from victory at 12-7. Another rally, another mis-timed touch and the ball went into the net for SMB to ominously lead 13-7. On the verge of victory, Michelle served and the ball was too long. 13-8. Perhaps, it was SMB’s turn for the "butterflies" to visit. A very good spike followed and JSS supporters yelled. 13-9. The next rally had SMB hitting a hard spike which was well blocked by the JSS offensive front, making a comeback looking likely. Score was 10-13.

No more "Ole! Ole! Ole!" by the SMB coach as he realised the gravity of the situation and quickly called for a timeout. He got his girls together, went into a huddle with them giving them a few gentle pats, still smiling. JSS girls also got into a huddle and simply roared out loudly. After the timeout, JSS’s Ying Chen was holding serve. Out went the ball from her striking palm and straight into the net! Her shoulders drooped in horror at the inexplicable, costly miss which brought the game to set- and match-point at 14-10 in SMB’s favour. SMB served for the match-point, JSS returned the ball, which was set up nicely but the spike went out. Score 11-14 for JSS. Service back to JSS’s Ang Jia Lin (2) who had impressed with her beautiful, top-spin serves throughout the play.

Would we see another one? All her supporters must be wondering, hoping and praying for. Confidently, she stroked the ball, very flat, very powerful and accurate and it caused confusion at the opposite side as it spun out of touch on contact. The score was now 14-12. Timeout call! Anurgent signal by the SMB bench to perhaps alter the flow and momentum at that critical juncture. It worked in their favour as Jurong’s Jia Lin, with the score at 12-14, served for the last time, a tad too fast, a little too low and the ball shot straight into the net, bringing an abrupt end to this most unforgettable final and a fairy-tale ending for the new kids on the block, Sembawang Secondary with a score of 15-12.

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|9:40 PM|

we are the CHAMPS !! NATIONAL CHAMPIONS !! weeee~~ cool bi le . . paiseh . i busy to blog . keke . we are champs on 12 April 2007 !! v0lleyball players : ar xin , mic , han , eva , wenny , amanda , nette , huiqi & miie . . ha ha . i love tis day man . mic still found an article of us . . all of our names are mentioned !! mine too !! ha ha . so nice . . =D ha ha . find my name so nice . ha ha . jkjk . gonna cut out later . ha ha . yeah !! i juz made tis but not veri nice . . ha ha . ( the pic )

Sembawang’s Michelle Tan (no.2) sends a spike into Jurong’s Junice Chong’s (no.4) block

go to tis link ...

http://www.redsports.sg/

heading :

Sembawang topple defending champs to claim National ‘B’ Girls’ titleApril 14th, 2007

VOLLEYBALLNational ‘B’ Division Girls FinalJurong Secondary vs Sembawang SecondaryThursday, April 12, 2007, at Toa Payoh Sports Hall
Story by Coach Dick Yip.

cool ?? ha ha.

[copy & paste from the link ] ha ha . . jiao lian . HA HA

Sembawang’s Michelle Tan (no.2) attacks again.

Sembawang’s MIchelle Tan (no.2) in action again, as she attempts another drop over Jurong’s Junice Chong (no.4)

Sembawang’s Lynette Sim (no.12) blocks an attack from Jurong’s Chiang Ying Chen (no.6).

blah blah blah . .

go check it urself . .

HA HA !!

i not so bad . i veri good de . .

see my latest post !! =))

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Monday, April 09, 2007

|9:31 PM|

today was extremely sleepy . . *yawn*
slept at 1.11 am . haiz . was trying to chiong hw . alamak . . now oso gotta chiong cos of the talanet development programme . . purposely looked at the script blindly & jus read it out when i was presenting wif karen , valerie & adeline . . ha ha . did it on purpose but still chosen . alamak !! now extra extra work . was forcing open my eyes in the ava room . ha ha . eyes extremely heavy man . lucky i pulled through today . . tml ish another prob although i wont b goin to skool agn due to e dentist thingy . . but still gotta wake up early to go to the hospital wif mom to check wif the doctor that ish taking carer of my ah ma . . her condition has worsened !! her heart starts to hurt & her hand starts to go numb . no appetite , feel like vomiting . went to the hospital yesterday & it pains miie to see her in such pain . . my mom ish extremely worried abt ah ma . she couldnt have a proper sleep . . plus her work . . haiz . we will be askin the doctor when can my ah ma check up . den make decisions . . haiz .

tml ish the last training wif guixin , amanda , wenny , li han . . kinda sad though . so lynette & i went to Lot 1 to get sth for all of them . . ha ha . cos other times wont have time to go hunt . . today although extremely tired , haven got a break yet . . but still gotta tahan longer juz for the extra extra work . . haiz . gotta go chiong le . next time den continue . . ha ha . =))
sleepy miie trying to chiong hw agn. . haiz .
SAD ~ !
jia yous !! to everyone esp pink , snowy , blu & weeee .. plus all my beloved frenz . . ^^

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Thursday, April 05, 2007

|9:48 PM|

i really really really admire mrs wee !! i admire almost all teachers . but mrs wee ish a special case . . its coz i saw e 2 sides of mrs wee . the crazy , rushing , busy teacher & e clean , loving , sweet wife . . ha ha . dunno if right word to describe her anot . . ha ha . i cant imagine e 1 week holi tat she spent doing work everyday . . today , we were busy for 1 day , & i was veri tired coz i didnt hav enuf sleep . wad abt her ?? wah !! 7 days , working lik tat . . my dream of being a teacher . . wooosh !! harsh sia . . didnt see her really relax b4 . . haiz . so sad sia . i wonder if i could be able to do so by e time im working . . her husband so blessed sia . ha ha . i tink should stop here . although i really cant stop talking abt her . . but ppl might tink im crazy . . ha ha . ppl alreadiie sae tat i 'po' teachers . . but i tink it in a different way . . i would lik to clarify here tat i dun see a need to 'po' ppl . & i really really admire teachers . imagine e hard work they hav put in juz for us to do well in our studies . . its a blessing tat we hav some GREAT teachers . . cracking some jokes & their laughter tat wont mak us feel stress . . when i was in pri sch , i felt tat , w/o teachers , we wont b e way we are today . . of coz our parents , everyone basically . . but parents are busy working . . they cant possibly teach us & work at e same time . . sry . but i really hav tis strong thinking right now . . tis might bore u . but it comes from e bottom of my heart . . no matter if u like it or not , tats how i feel . . & i practically dun care abt wad ppl think abt it . . coz tis thinking of mine will nev change . .

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|9:23 PM|

let miie continue . . ha ha . after tat , we were bak to serious business . . ha ha . discussing here & dere for quite some time . . ha ha . blah blah blah ~
she keep asking us if we wanted wedges & she will prepare for us . . so kind of her . . ha ha . but dun dare . . ha ha . paiseh la . ha ha . i managed to get a bathe dere although i can still tahan e sticky miie but coz i wanna feel her bathroom . . ha ha . shhh . . sound quite pervertic . . keke . e feeling so good . . i can still smell e scent of e shampoo . ha ha . while i was bathing , mrs wee suddenly shouted " hey ! sylvia ! i forgot to on e heater !! " ha ha . so funny . i could hear e laughter those gals outside . ha ha . cai ning's was e loudest . ha ha . when i came out , mrs wee was alreadiie bathing in e master bedroom . . we all changed into our skool uniform . . mrs wee still didnt come out , so we explored her hse . but didnt enter e room tat she sae we couldnt see . . ha ha . we guai . keke . i saw her storeroom , it was so neat !! wow !! cool man . . after tat i went to e ' drying place ' where she hung her clothes . . n slipped into her high heel shoes . keke . 1 leg onli . dun dare to walk in it . . 1st : it's her shoes 2nd : if spoil , IM DEAD !! ha ha . same size . fit exactly . someday borrow from her to wear . ha ha . jkjk . =)) we were chatting away when i thot of an idea . . & tat ish to scare mrs wee . . ha ha .i put down my hair , covering my face & stood at her door . HA HA !! we still waited for quite some time but juz stood dere . . ha ha . i heard her footsteps , once she came out , she screamed lik nobody's business !! woosh !! it was really really sharp & sudden . ha ha . i was scared out of my wits !! wah . everyone in e living room heard it . so powerful her scream man . . wah . but it was a nice memory . ha ha . so we won't forget each other . . keke . terrible nightmare ?? ha ha . we quickly went off to go to skool . we took a cab . .
we followed mrs wee here & dere . . lik bodyguard lik tat . ha ha . she keep rushing here & dere . . jac , jes & miie was waiting at e conference room . btw i clipped up my hair , totally my sec 1 style . ha ha . all to e bak . keke . we were supposed to serve e guest of honour drinks . but like give attitude lik tat . . wah . but forget it . . haiz . keke . remember good things can le . ha ha .

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|9:04 PM|

today ish Miss Goh's birthday !! but couldn't get to see her . . quite sad about it though . but at least i will think of her smiling face . . hope she'll be back soon . . hope she's happy dere too . today went to mrs wee's place to brainstorm . . i was quite surprised at that time . . but im EXTREMELY HAPPY !! really really . . i could'nt stop smiling , i still dreamt about it !! wow ! ha ha . but it's true though . . i was too excited tat i woke up so early & reached e mrt station at 8 when we're supposed to meet yee tien & e rest dere at 8.30 . . how early was tat . i crawled from bed actually . . was extremely tired but last nite still managed to do some 5yrs series qns . ha ha . crazy miie . .
BEING ABLE TO GO TO MRS WEE'S PLACE WAS SO COOL !! MY DREAM HOUSE !! the colour , the arrangement , the tables , kitchen . . everything was SOOOO alike to my dream home tat i've been thinking of . . ( should ask mrs wee to help miie out when i hav my house . . ha ha . ) it was a perfect home to miie . but of coz it cost a BOMB !! although im quite hungry but it's still someone's home , not very nice to eat too much la . . some more teacher !! wah . ha ha . although not e first time , but it's really really special . . she keep asking us to eat eat eat . . ha ha . early in the morning ask us wan eat fried chicken ?? ha ha . so cute !! she prepared sandwiches & scrambled eggs ( 14 eggs . . COOL EHS ?? ha ha ) cooked by si ying . ha ha . oh ya !! her plates , cups . . woosh !! really my dream type !! wah !! cant tak it anymore . goin faint le . ha ha . i really cant help writing so much abt her place

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