A New School

  Hey ya'll! :D I'm back after a good six months, but it doesn't really worry me that I haven't been updating. I realised that since I'm writing for myself anyway, when I look back at my posts, the time gone between them won't really matter and I'll probably finish reading through all of my blog posts in less than a day. As long as I update the blog on what I've been doing these past 6 months, the time lost won't matter.

  So it's finally the 19th of December, and all of the Primary School graduating classes of 2014 will know the significance of this date. Today was the day that the results of our Secondary School posting were released - and boy, excitement spreads fast. Most of the people on my Facebook account who haven't been active for ages have finally been resurrected today - hooray for the virtual divine powers that this day has. XD

  The Secondary School that I'll be attending from next year onwards is Raffles Girls' School (Secondary). It feels kind of weird that in the end, after all of my contemplation and all of the excitement that I had for schools like the School of Science and Technology (SST), Anderson Secondary School and National Junior College, I ended up going to a school that I had initially pushed far away from my thoughts. You see, ever since I had gained sufficient understanding of the world around me, I had, to my guilt, believed the stereotype that the public had wrongly placed on RGS Girls - that they were lofty princesses who got driven to school in Rolls Royce cars and received the best of everything; that they lost their compassion as soon as they stepped into the school and were surrounded by its students; that they had no empathy for those lower than them, and that they were bullies. Of course, all of these stereotypes have peeled away from my image of an RGS Girl over time. When I received my PSLE score of 268, my first choice was NJC, the school that I'd been dreaming about for the better part of my twelfth year on Earth. But then my parents told me to reconsider, and although I tried not to take heed of their words, a part of me said, "Kirsten, you have no evidence that an RGS Girl is all of the things that the world makes her out to be. If you're going to shy away from RGS because of what you think, at least verify your thoughts. You owe it to the school, and to yourself."

  And so I went onto Facebook and searched for anyone who had placed "Raffles Girls' School (Secondary) under their name", and I clicked on the first name that came up.

  Actually, I looked at the pictures of the girls, and I had to scroll through a couple of alumni who were now adults before I came to a picture of a girl who looked to be around the age of a secondary-school-faring girl. Does that still count? But anyway --

  I clicked on the first name that came up.

  The first girl whose personality I investigated was a girl who, by word of her status updates, seemed to be around 15 years old. She hadn't posted much on her Facebook wall -- with the exception of one status update which was really long. And so, happy to have finally found some material that could offer some insight into the personality and life of an RGS Girl, I clicked "read more".

  The girl had written a short essay on an unpleasant experience that she had had in Germany, when she visited a Starbucks store in order to enjoy a little cuppa while she did some schoolwork overseas. She had written about harassment in immaculate English, advising any readers of her post to acquaint themselves with the martial arts for defence. One impressive thing about her post was that she had so nonchalantly written about knowing how to speak German, albeit it being slightly broken, and she had made her knowledge seem like a commonplace thing in RGS. Does that mean that most students in RGS have adopted a third language? I dunno. I guess I'll only know when I enter the school next year, right? But anyway, the other thing that made an impression upon me was the fact that she had thought so deeply into a matter that others' thoughts would only skim the surface of. I do admit feeling that she was being a bit dramatic, but I've always held my own thoughts back a bit for fear of appearing dramatic to other people, and having the same kind of people around me might put me at ease a bit.

  Having been convinced slightly, I proceeded to read more about RGS and its history. I discovered that RGS actually promoted the learning of a third language, and that it would shuttle students to and from MOELC Newton every Friday for classes, for an approximate fee of $55 a year. It's a bit expensive, so I might consider going there on my own if I can make it there on time for my classes, but it's nice to know that there's a possibility that a lot of my schoolmates will be my French classmates too. It'd be much easier to learn something new with like-minded friends around, right? And plus, if the above scenario does happen, then I'll have more people to practise my French with, instead of having to bother my elder brother every second of the day.

  By then, I had been convinced enough that RGS was a good school, and I've never really looked back at my decision ever since the day that I submitted my S1 Posting Options and opted for Raffles Girls' School as my first choice. For some reason, on that day, putting RGS as my first option just felt right. I had no nagging feeling in my gut, no hesitation in my mind - it was like God was telling me, "You're making the right decision. Go ahead now.".

  And... Well, the charms of RGS have finally won me fully over to its side. One of my really good friends, the top scorer in my Primary School, will be going to RGS together with me - so if we manage to get into the same class, that would be great! :D A familiar face around wouldn't hurt anybody.

  I recently got some inspiration from a young RGS schoolgirl to record my future journey in RGS here, on my blog. That young girl is someone who doesn't know me, and whom I don't know personally as well - but I've stumbled upon her blog, and she's an RGS girl who is blogging about her adventures in RGS as well. I haven't even read half of her entries, but she seems like such a pleasant and nice person already, and I encourage you to read her blog if you're in the same dilemma that I had been in and perhaps need some encouragement to apply for entry into RGS. The girl's blog URL is "foreverisabel2000.blogspot.com". Do go read her blog if you have the time! :D

  Well... I guess I've written quite a bit. So many other things have happened, like the instalment of my braces and the outings that me and my Primary School friends have gone on, but now it's around 10.30 at night and I've already spent 20 minutes writing here. It feels so nice to type here - my words can be recorded in a matter of seconds, and I'm so used to blogging that my typing speed has improved. Well, of course it's improved lah - last time, I had the typing speed of a snail, if snails can type -- no offence to you, little creatures of the ground. If it hadn't improved by now, I'd be embarrassed. Ah well - it's a good thing I'll be using a computer for all my schoolwork next year! :)

  Thankiew for taking the time to read through my blog entry, yet again - and until next time, I remain yours faithfully,

  Kirsten Clare.

Back to School!

  Hii guys! :D I know it's been another decade since I wrote here... Actually, I was thinking about stopping my blog. I followed that thought for the whole of June, but now, on the second-last day of this month, I've decided to come back. This blog holds way too many memories to let go, and I like it, anyway. It's a source of my comfort, even if that sounds weird... And I hope that, if somehow the thought of stopping the blog again comes to my mind (hopefully not) then I'll be able to read this post and remember how precious this website is to me.

  Soo... Reflections aside, I guess I should be moving on to the topic of this blog post: we're going back to school!

  My two brothers and I are going back to school tomorrow, and we all don't really like that idea. Not to be a masochist or a self-pity-er (if that's a word) but I think that my back-to-school time might be the worst among the three of us. See, I'm going to take my PSLE this year - and it's the most important exam in the history of all exams. O.O The first PSLE exam's going to take place this term... >.< Along with our Preliminary Examinations. :( :( :( I really, really, really hope that the P6 level will be able to make it through this together! 

  I underestimated the scariness of PSLE last year, when my brother, Nicoli, was taking it. He seemed so calm about it - I don't know if it's because he didn't really worry about it, or if he was hiding how scary it was. Him being... Well, himself, it's probably because he didn't really worry about it.

  But PSLE aside, school's something to worry about, too. 

  I'm currently worrying about my schoolbag... And its contents. Having not gone to school for around a month, I'm really worried about forgetting something on the first day of school - not a good thing, especially when you have Teemo-like teachers like mine. If you play League of Legends, like my brother does, then I think you might get it - Teemo's the cutest little Champion in the game, but he packs a mighty punch in his poison darts. It's the same for my teachers - they're superawesome when they're happy, but when they get mad, their rage would be well worth avoiding.

  I've gone through my homework list multiple times, and I guess I haven't forgotten anything... Hopefully I won't get an earful tomorrow. Ah, well - I guess I'll just have to check my bag one last time, and then I'll stop worrying about it. There's no use to, I think.

  Soo... Well, I'd better get to sleep now. If you've managed to get to this part of the blog post and you've read everything, I seriously congratulate you. You've just made it through the maze of my mind.

  Alrighty. Cya! :D

    Yours truly,

   Kirsten Clare.

Mugging :( :(

  Hello guys! :D

  It's my Science exam this coming Friday, and I'm trying to mug for my Science exam. :P For some reason, doing Science Practice Papers is so much more draining than doing Math Practice Papers - I suppose that I'm more inclined towards Math. There goes my chance to go to SST :3 Right now, I'm also considering the National University of Singapore High School of Math and Science, for two reasons: one, because as I mentioned earlier, I love doing Math, even though I'm not good at it (I'm weird like that because #itzliddat) and plus, the High School seems to have a really awesome band. I'm a musical instrument fanatic, BTW - hey, I ought to add that into my bio, along with the fact that I'm also bad at playing music.

  Awww :( :( :( I have to go back to mugging again. Now I have to choose between staring at Science concept maps, my Science notebook, or doing another practice paper... None of them sound very appealing. 

  Anywayz, I'd better go. See ya! :)

  ~~ Kirsten

Chillllldddrrrreeeeennnn'ssss Daaaaayyyy!

  Hello! :D I think I sounded crazy when I entered the title, but I just remembered and I'm sooooo happppyyyy because there's nooooo schoool tomorrow and I'm so happy because I get to wake up late :D

  So today was the Children's Day celebration in our Primary school, and I really loved today because all we have as homework is one Maths paper (which I admit now makes me kind of sad now :( ) but I'm not doing it today because really, who does a Maths paper on pre-Children's Day???

  Well, maybe some go-getter people would, and I respect that, but at least not anyone of my type - the homework-not-so-lovers - would do that.

  Anyway, back to the topic.

  So today, our teachers gave us our  gifts, and I really liked everything that they gave us; even though I was exempted, the Chinese teacher of the class that I stayed in during MT gave me a pen and a mini wafer! My form teacher gave us these awesome pencilcases - they came in around 7 different patterns, so not everyone's ones were the same - and nice pens and chocolates inside them, and my Maths and Science teacher gave us these really cute pencils with erasers on top, along with files that were equally, if not more, cute than the pencils. 

  So I guess I can safely say that my Children's Day was awesome. :)

  This post is going to be kind of short, but I really want to finish the plot and character development for my new story... Which I think I might be able to finish, because this time I'm fully writing out the plot and then doing chapter planning, so I'll know what to write for each chapter and I won't run out of ideas. Anyway, if I have the dreaded writers' block, I won't have to worry because I'm not going to put the story out in Wattpad or something until the whole book is finished. Then I'll upload chapter after chapter in intervals, and edit them if I have to. See, I just revealed my plan to you. :P Hey, maybe I'll post an attachment of my story here once - if - it's done, but my stories are like... So long that even my teachers want to freak out when they read my compositions. I hate my compos too because I have to labour hard and long by re-writing my story in green ink for corrections, but although I hate it, I just can't help but write superlong stories. Meh. I'm weird.

  So... Hey, this post wasn't that short after all. I guess I'll be going now, so that this doesn't get any longer. :3 See ya!

~ Kirsten

 

Saturday! :)

  Hey everyone! :) It's Saturday once again, so I can finally use the computer... And guess what? We're going biking later on! Ever since... I don't know, maybe a month ago? Anyway, ever since... then... My family and me has been crazy about biking. Well, maybe it's only me, but I dunno. My dad seems to love it too. :)

  Sooooo... How are you all? I haven't been doing much, just slouching away in my chair. But I really feel sad now because Taylor Swift is receiving so much hate because she dumped Harry Styles. To be honest, I was pretty much sitting on the fence because I like both One Direction and Taylor Swift (cue for the boys to make disgusted faces at the former) but when I read this e-book on Wattpad and the Wattpadders (that's what the Wattpad users are called) used very colourful language to describe Taylor, I felt really sad. Maybe I'm missing out on something, and yes, she has done some things that are wrong, but don't we all make mistakes? I mean, she's one of the only celebrities who hasn't had a scandal, and she's been in the industry for eight years... Yeah, she's had her ups and downs in her life, but she's extremely sweet and polite, and she's a wonderful person. You can go on and rant about her mistakes, but just remember that people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones; and we're all living in glass houses - you, me, and everyone else, because no one is perfect, except for God. So don't throw stones at people, okay? And if you have done it in the past, please try to gather the courage and swallow your pride enough to apologise to the people who you've put down. 

  Hmm... That's one long chapter. And I'm sorry, but... Is it okay if I move on to another topic?

  Meh. I can't listen to your answers, and being the blabbermouth that I am, I want to talk more anyway. :P

  I think you all know by now, but my brother is going to be a teenager soon, and he needs to choose a Secondary school to go to. He hasn't decided yet and I think he's going to just go with the flow and choose a school when he needs to cross that bridge, but I've already decided what schools I want to go to. Honestly, I only have one... The Singapore school of Science and Technology(SST). I'm not a technology whiz, and I'm not a Science genius either, but I really love Science and nature and I love finding out how things work, so that's my first choice school. Plus, it's a really awesome school... But I'm worried about some things. For one, my Science marks haven't been perfect (they never were) and I'm pretty sure that there are a lot of Science-loving people out there, so I might not be able to get shortlisted to enter the school. See, the only way to get into the school is by DSA (Direct School Admission) where we submit our "resume" to the school, go for a face-to-face interview and take a General Ability test to see if we're fit to enter the school of our choice. Although I love talking on the Internet, I'm not so much of a social butterfly in the real world, and I tend to stutter a lot when a lot of pressure is put on me, so the interview segment might be a problem. Gah... I have to talk a lot more now. :/ 

  My second worry is about what I'll do if I'm not shortlisted. I'm not trying to be negative, but I've been brought up to hope for the best but to prepare for the worst. I think I'm slightly OCD in the fact that I have to be ready for anything, even if it's nonsensical. Let me give you a recent example... I was tidying up the study room the other day, and I had taped an unused compact mirror whatchamacallit and an isolated clay cover together to make a little wall to separate the markers and the pens in my family's stationery organizer. In the end, I didn't have to use the second-hand wall because my aunt found a small piece of cardboard that fit exactly into the organizer. After that, I had to put the little wall somewhere because I didn't need it anymore, but just when I was going to put it down in it's taped state, something occurred to me: what if Medusa came and I needed to use a mirror to make her turn into stone? Then this mirror would be taped up and I wouldn't have time to un-tape it and show her her own reflection, and it would be me who turned into stone. So I quickly took the wall back and took the tape off, and the mirror and clay cover remain separated to this day. (Dramatic ending)

  So yeah, I'm pretty weird in a lot of ways.

  Ohhhh nooo... This post is superlong. I'll end it now, before I make it a whole novella. See ya next time! :)

  - Kirsten :D

Adios, Amigos... :( (And Amigas)

  Hello... :( I'm sad today because it's going to be Monday tomorrow, and although there's no school, it's a weekday, so... I won't be able to blog anymore. :'( But I'll still have access to music, and I can wake up two hours later than I usually do, so... Still yay for me. :)

  Random news: my mom's baking CHEESECAKE! :D My whole family loves cheesecake, and to us, our mother makes da best cheesecake in the world. It'll take around 5 hours to be ready, though, and since it's 17 minutes to eleven o'clock now, we'll only be able to eat the delicious cake tomorrow. Ah well - it's delayed gratification, and the cake is well worth the wait. You're awesome, mom! :D

  See ya next time... If I'm done with all my stuff on Saturday, I'll try to blog and blabber again. Adios, amigos! :D (And amigas) (I don't know why I keep saying that) (And I don't know why I keep speaking like Dora even though I'm not Spanish) (And I'm not French either) (I should just shut my mouth now)

  Haiz. Bye!

  ~ Kirsten :)

September Holidays! :D (And others)

  Heya everyone! :) How are you? So... I finally got my exam results, and I guess I'm happy with them, and although my English needs improvement, I've resolved to be happy with my results, because I know that I've put in my best effort to make those results appear on that sheet of paper, and that I should try to reward myself for once instead of being Kirsten "Negative" Negapatan like I always am. 

  Guess what? I cut my hair again... X( / X) / XD I don't know whether people will stare when I get to school, but I definitely look like I'm 9 years old or something. I'll post a photo here:

Mini Cleopatra (Without the Egyptian history)

  See?!?!?! I look... Funny. *Agalegaga. Nevermind... I always look funny, anyway, so I guess this ain't anything different. But unless there's someone else in the picture, I never look at the camera, mind you. It's a little camera-shy thing of mine.

  Yaaayyyyy! :D The September Holidays are starting again! :) I've never been so happy for a one-week break in my life. I think. But anyway, the reason why I'm so filled with joy at the prospect of the short break is because, recently, my mom's come up with a schedule which binds us to study for a minimum of one hour every day. On days that I don't have after-school activities, I study for 3 hours, but I suppose that's the maximum number of hours that I can spend studying in a day. Yay, and no yay.

  But for the September Holidays, all I have to do is study from 2.00pm to 3.30pm, and the rest of the day is free. Add in the fact that I get to wake up at 8.00am instead of the usual dreaded time of 6.00am, and I'm already leaping for joy. 

  On another topic, who are your favourite artists? As in music artists, not art artists. But if you think about it, music is a kind of art too... But nevermind. My favourite female singer is Taylor Swift, and my favourite male singer isssss....... Ed Sheeran. :) I think that almost all of my female classmates like Miss Swift as well - there's Rachael and her best friends, me, all of my best friends... I guess Taylor has a lot of fans from Singapore, then.

  So... I guess I've run out of things to babble about. I still think that I've lost my flair for writing, but I guess I'll just keep trying to write and trying to clear up my writer's block. To be honest, I'm not sure when it's going to go away - it's been here for the whole of this year already. :(

  Sayonara, everyone, and if you're in Singapore, have an awesome September Holiday!

  ~ Kirsten :D

(P.S. In case you're wondering, "Agalegaga" is something that I say when I feel crazy... And Rachael's blog has this URL : Rachael's Precious Moments -> (preciousrachael.blogspot.com) )