Footprints in the Sand - Leona Lewis

You walked with me,
Footprints in the sand,
And helped me understand,
Where I'm going,

You walked with me,
When I was all alone,
With so much unknown,
Along the way,
Then I heard you say,

I promise you,
I'm always there,
When your heart is filled with sorrow,
And despair, I'll carry you
When you need a friend
You'll find my footprints in the sand

I see my life flash across the sky,
So many times have I been so afraid.
And just when I, I thought I lost my way,
You gave me strength to carry on,
That's when you say,

I promise you
I'm always there
When your heart is filled
With sorrow and despair
Oh, I'll carry you
When you need a friend
You'll find my footprints in the sand.

When I'm with you,
Well I know you've been there,
And I can feel you when you say,

I promise you
I'm always there
When your heart is filled
With sadness and despair
I'll carry you when you need a friend
You'll find my footprints in the sand.

When your heart is full of
Sadness and despair,
I'll carry you when you need a friend
You'll find my footprints in the sand.

yes, i promise too.

joou recently reminded me about tags, and I realised that there are a huge number of them which I haven't replied to! therefore, here's dedicating an entire post to tag replies.

[claire] thanks claire (: well, it's kinda all said and done already. and i'm starting to miss it all.
[kieran] oops >< haha -inserts reminder into head-
[koon] you missed out the "and leaves his goal open" part! xD
[GT] yeahh, random question. but isn't beautiful mess quite true?
[chris] haha omg! I can't believe i'm replying this tag only NOW >< but thanks again (:
[kangjie] time to throw us away ):
[anonymous] well, that's up to you to decide. i'm not going to pass any judgement on your comments.
[shanzhi] well, i'm not expecting much from him anyway. but thanks anw.
[amanda] thanks for defending me, again (:
[peggie] thanks! haha i tagged on your blog too!
[kieran] that's provided you can find him xD
[nazyra] thanks again nazyra (:
[nigel] that was some crazy advice xD but thanks nigel!
[zhixuan] haha now you know already right?
[kangjie] you so didn't need to tag that on my blog haha xD
[v] heyy are you who I think you are? (: I shall email you to find out! or if you come back, tag again (:
[hciR] well, i do hope so yup.

sigh, the huge number of unanswered tags.

[Edit: This post was written at 1am on wednesday morning]

I really don't think any form of words would be capable of expressing exactly what i'm feeling right now. You know that dish rojak, which is a mixture of many many things? The one when sometimes, you don't even know what you're eating? Yeah, I could say that I'm feeling somewhat like that now.

On a night where everything seems so serene, as I stare out into the tranquil night and contemplate, here I am. Maybe it's just because the EOY period was too hectic, that it didn't even allow time for me to think. And so, in the aftermath of everything right now, i'm just left with both this huge emotional baggage and uplifting at the same time. Here I am, trying my very best to voice out my feeling, although a part of me tells me that it would be for the better if they were kept inside.

& I abruptly end my post here, totally not doing justice to whatever is in my heart right now.

One More Day.

I'm going to give it one final push. For myself, and for those who encouraged and believed in me.

Fight on, to find the top of my world.

I was just randomly browsing through my itunes, taking a break from all the chemistry and physics which I've been trying to squeeze into my brain, when I found the song "Revolution". It was the theme song for youth camp 2004, and just listening to it brings back an entire host of memories. Since then, so many things have changed and been turned upside-down, till the point where I'm left confused sometimes. Still, this song never fails to touch my heart.

Revolution - Revival Generation

This is the hour of revolution, the hour of change
God's hand is shaking hearts and lives
Shaping history and remaking lives
This is our cry and prayer for our generation

Lord, help us to live out your truth
Let your heart beat in our every move
We will march through this land
Proclaiming your word to every man
Making you famous in this age
We are agents of change

This is the hour of revival, the hour of God
A mighty storm is raging through our lives
Bending our will and breaking lives
Lord we cry for breakthrough in our generation

Shine Jesus shine
Shine Jesus shine
Shine Jesus, through our lives

What does this mean to me now?

and so, it has finally started. 2 down, 6 to go. I already can't wait for it to be over, although this in between period would involve mass murder, arson and many violent measures!

yes, i'll be killing my brain cells, burning the midnight oil and fighting to concentrate and not get distracted.

right now, i'm taking a break from studying and just slacking for a while. shall try very hard not to slip back into melancholic moods during this period.

I need kitkat! heh xD

only 1 day separates me from the start of my very last EOY in my secondary school life.

ONE DAY.

and in truth, it's getting a little scary. although i'll try very hard not to be too stressed xD

thanks everyone for all the encouragement (: even those seemingly small words mean alot.

& i'll blog about prometheum day some other time, after the eoys maybe. but it's over now. I've officially retired.

I really can't believe how fast time flies by.

tomorrow will be the last time I ever stand behind that flagpole to raise the Moor House flag, while the school sings the Institution Anthem in unison.

tuesday will be the last day I walk the corridors of the school and enter the School Hall for that final assembly as captain of Moor House.

and as I embrace that moment when I would hand over that flag to my successor, my term would have come to and end. it didn't seem too long ago when Anzhen handed me the reins of this beautiful house, and told me to do my best and bring it to greater heights. the day when I first stood on that stage, my name being read and the mighty red flag thrust into my hands doesn't seem too long ago now. and now, one year on.

the handover will mark the end of one phase of my life, and the beginning of a new one. i'm sure i'll have much to say once the procession is actually complete, and I would have officially 'retired'. one thing's for sure though. Moor House is going to forever remain in my heart. fiery and formidable, always!

apart from that, I'll also be handing over the leadership of the RIPB Human Resource Department as well. it's been a crazy ride of deadlines, schedules and ups&downs, but through it all, it's been a great learning process. I'm sure that the EXCO of 2009 will take good care of HR and RIPB (:

more's to be said once it's all said and done. but for now, I know it's going to leave that little void in my heart.

strive on!

tag replies
[nellie] haha finally what?!
[kimfong] yay thanks for tagging!
[claire.] i'm not emo D: haha the mugging is ... tiring >< but okay!
[prongs] haha you know already right? xD
[jonlian] umm, "suicidal keeper abandons goal to run down the flank in an attempt to set up a goal!" yeah, that's it xD hahaha!
[celes] yay sports reporting is fun (:
[kangjie] haha maybeeeeee >< lol!
[dan] -nods- you said it right man!
[koon] nahh, just having some fun xD
[shanzhi] heh, that's good then.

In a friendly soccer match held this morning, class 4K was split into two teams pitting the odd index numbers against the even index numbers. Playing on a pitch almost too small to accommodate all the players, it was a clash to decide which half of the class would come up tops.

With heavyweights Eng Shou Jian, Sean Lim and Thomas Oh lining up for the Odd Team, Even Team's center-back Wayne Tan was quoted saying, "It's going to be a tough match. I know the odds are heavily stacked against us."

However, it was the Even Team who started the game more brightly, with Timothy Ng hitting a quickfire brace to put his team 2-0 up. They were dictating the pace of the game, knowing that the odds were in their favour.

The Odd team though, would not take this lying down, and stormed back to break even. This time, it was stirker Thomas Oh who helped himself to a brace of his own. As time wound down, Even's Theodore Tan crashed a shot off the crossbar, Tan Koon Chong almost put through his own net in the most bizzare of circumstance and Odd's Eng Shou Jian spurned a one-on-one with the keeper. There were to be no more goals in regulation time.

In extra time, Even Team came out with all guns blazing and were unlucky not to be ahead when Odd's Matthew Chan cleared a goalbound shot off his goaline. It was not long, however, before Timothy Ng fired another shot in to complete his hat-trick and a 3-2 victory for the Even Team.

Odd Team's utility player Thia Shan Zhi was quoted after the match, "The odds were initially in our favour, but we unfortunately went 2-0 down quickly. I'm glad we managed to draw even at the end of normal time."

The post-match analysis showed that Odd's Eng Shou Jian sufferred from a sprained toe while taking a shot and would be out for a week. No other serious injuries were reported.

as so, here starts the countdown.

10wednesday9thursday8friday7saturday6sunday
5monday4tuesday3wednesday2thursday

1FRIDAY! and it begins.

all the best to everyone out there who are in the midst of/awaiting exams! press on, people (:

we'll make it through ;