Y1S1 2016/17 Reflections

My first semester in NUS has officially ended, with me typing this on the last day I'm living in my room, in CAPT for this sem. It has been a rollercoaster ride this sem, with too many things happening that eventually overwhelmed me, and I've realised that I have so much space for personal development, so much more to learn and to achieve. Since it's a free S/U sem, the stress faced this sem will probably be nothing compared to the next few sems ahead, which is a horrifying thought tbh. I've never studied so hard consistently in my life before. A levels and O levels is nothing compared to university, you really can just slack your way through 1.5 years, and for JC, just scrape past promos and blocks, and work your ass off starting from june, you'll eventually get to some university. But university is a whole new level. Whoever said that uni was easier, that A levels was the worst and once we got past A levels it'll be an easy ride, was lying. The timetable in uni may be damn slack (at least for FASS students) but the workload is truly insane. It's just deadlines after deadlines, one paper after another to write, at least that's what this sem felt like for me. Shan't brood on what's over, plus I'm only aiming CAP 4/5 to get second upper honours. Everyone has different goals in university, and I'm willing to trade flawless grades for average grades with invaluable memories. I've always aspired to do well for major exams, but never exceeded my own expectations before. Be it L1R5 of nett 5 for O levels, or 82.5 rank points for A levels, my grades were always only slightly above average and within my expectations (sadly or luckily, I really don't know since I would have had to tradeoff something for better grades and a different path in life). All I know is that I'm happy where I am now, and trying to make the best out of this. I'll just have to constantly remind myself next sem to work hard everyday because uni isn't a place where you can leave revision till the last minute and expect to do average, it just won't happen. Once you can't keep up with your workload, it'll just snowball and you'll be trapped deep in that avalanche of assignments and readings. Can't do much about my grades this sem except to wisely use my S/Us when results are out in 16 days so, shall reflect on the non-academic life for this sem in this post hehe.
I guess this post will be mainly about CAPT. Honestly, I've never been so happy in my life before. Perhaps it's because I've always been physically alone as the only child and did not have a sister or brother around me 24/7. My close friends have always been there for me and I'm very thankful for y'all for that :') But having close friends physically around you 24/7 is an entirely different thing. It felt draining at first, having to socialise the whole day, with sleeping being the only alone time I had. From the moment I walk out of my room when I wake up, I'll meet people in the toilet who are also washing up and preparing to go to lessons, then I'll eat breakfast with whoever's at the house table and go for lessons after that. After lessons, its back to CAPT and nuaing (socialising) in the lounge, dinner together and back at the lounge to do work or HTHT/play games till late at night. Also, I only had to go out of Utown 2 days a week this sem, which pretty much explains my extremely lapsup attire unless I went to arts HAHA.
Anyways, to conclude this sem in 3 words, it has been: an eye-opening, fun and fulfilling 18 weeks.
To start off, we had the freshmen orientation camp, and I was in Caspian. Although the OG is the least bonded one (no denying that lol) among the 3 OGs from my house, I feel that the people are the nicest ones in the whole house too HAHA. People that are always busy their own stuff too though, hence we aren't that bonded I guess? But still feels damn homey when I meet them during meals though :)

thank you ROC for the amazing memories, for being my light in the darkness this sem <3 

  

ROC bonding during week 1 aka games and throwing food dye everywhere

Okay pong got lazy to type long paragraphs so just gonna spam photos HEHE :) 

Formal Dinner

 

#ROCPRIDE <3 

 

Mid-Autumn Festival

 

 

 

Can't remember when was the last time I held a lantern or played with sparklers hence I'm sure glad I went for this event hehe :) THE FOOD WAS AWESOME TOO THANKS HOUSE COMM FOR YOUR AMAZING EFFORT <3 

ING Dragon Boat, Dodgeball and Floorball

The only 4 y1s out of 20 dragon boaters :) Idek what made me sign up last minute but I'm sure glad I did! 

 

3RD PLACE!!!!! 

 

I suck at dodgeball seriously I can only dodge not throw balls ahahahahha LAST place HAHA but yay got to know minghui, greatest takeaway from dodgeball ING hehe :') 

 

 

Last but not least, FLOORBALL ING <3 Really didn't want to drag the team down cuz y'all had so much potential for 1st place. Didn't do much to help but at least we got 2nd guys <3 !!!!! Best team I've ever played with for any sport, thanks for watching out for each other and constantly subbing in and out when we noticed that people were getting tired on the court. Really hope that I can balance my crazy workload next sem and join y'all for trainings :') 

#ROCSOLID but not roc bottom for captain's ball <3 !! 

SAC: Bonding Day and Haunted House

 

 

 

 

 

My second family in CAPT :') Was quite sad that I didn't get into house comm but it has been a real blessing in disguise. Thank you house heads for seeing that I was more suited for other comms too since I was hesitant to join house comm because I was interested in others too. Thank you Krittin and Esther for telling me to bring my positive (actually its just crazy vibes) vibes into SAC. Love how weird and crazy we are when we are together. Like I said during the end-of-sem review, I love how everyone is so unique in their own ways, and we just magically come together to make an awesome team with great team dynamics :) I chose to lead the Haunted House event because I wanted to work with EXA that was saturated with roc people haha but thank you all for helping out with the posters and videos, for the input and feedback yall gave to make the event a success. Thank you Krittin for helping me do so much stuff when I was having hell week with 3 assignment deadlines. Being the only ROC person in SAC was also a blessing in disguise I guess, since I got to know Dora so much better cuz she was also the only Tulpar in SAC HAHA. Thank you for studying tgt at ERC with me, and the HTHTs in your room :) Really glad that I'm done with my event and just have to help out with the rest of the events next sem, but still gonna do my best whenever I can :) 5 events next sem is no joke, but I believe we can do this together hehe #SAClove <3 !!!!!

Halloween Dinner

 

Didn't have a costume so I uber-ed back home to get my JC uniform for me and Seanne LOL, not as much effort as the rest but hey, we tried! HAHHAHA need to step up our game next year :P First time attending a Halloween event and it was amazing because of ROC. The food was pretty amazing too for once LOL.
Xuan Kai & Brenda's Bali Dance Performance

 

 One of the rare times I finally went for someone's performance haha need to do it more often next sem and support them up your game pong!! Also the day stupid sk became a ladle and stirred shit when I commented one of the guys was cute wth lol and brenda brought the guy for me to take a photo with him. IS IT MOST EMBARRASSING MOMENT OF MY LIFE? Maybe eh hahahaa. Supper after that was awesome too hehe thank you yr4s + kahyong for the treat!!!! 

ROC Open Mic 

 

ROC Open Mic where we discovered so many hidden talents hoho glad that I chose to pangseh my study buddy at ERC for this HAHHAHA (k i'm sorry if you are reading this oops) From the HSM songs to the epic slut dance by the 4 guys, thanks for making the night such a wonderful one. Once again, thanks house comm for the welfare!!!!! I think house events is the reason why I got so fat LOL those free food eg. green tea and ice cream seriously no go for calories eh but still ate them since it was so shiok to nomnom and enjoy the performances HAHA

 

My rockabye babies <3 So so thankful for the night we talked for 2hours outside bucks when we were only supposed to stay for 30minutes HAHAH the weather was too good to leave, and the company was even better <3 Thanks for being my pillars of support in CAPT and doing most shit together and sacrificing to eat meals together and making sure we are all okay hehe :') 

 

UBEREATS night HAHA cuz we are all lazy af gluttons. Freaking funny number game too I cannot help but love yall over and over again <3 

 

 

The first house event ever hehe CHOCO FONDUE NIGHT WAS AWESOME although I was still sad I was not in house comm planning this event I think heh. 

 

I LOVE MY LEVEL 5 BUDDIES no other level I rather be on, love every single one of you so much <3 

 

Ever since NYJC...I realised that fire drills are for photo-taking and bonding :P 

T4 USS HHN!!!!! 

I was really sad because thought I really couldn't make it since CAPT's Haunted House was the next day and by right I should be present the night before during the setting up. But thank goodness we already finished most of the setting up on Wednesday and my comm told me to go for it since I already bought the ticket before I joined the comm. It was truly a crazy and fun-filled night and we even saw Joel who was working there. Has been long fish! Also went for my first blue rollercoaster experience omg we queued for 1.5hours for 1min? But WOOHOO IT WAS AWESOME and I can't wait to go again but broke af la I don't think it will be anytime soon :( Sorry to the guys whom we just anyhow grabbed in the haunted houses but I really feared for my life wthell paying to scare the shit out of myself lol but it was fun because it's with yall heh <3 

End of sem dumzi dumziiii @Baliza 

Probably the only time I was really ever gone lol I thought I would never get drunk but I guess I did. I can't remember what I did from 230-3am and I'm so paiseh after I knew about it to even type what I did here haha so nope. At least I didn't make out with random strangers right unlike the guy in front HAHHAHHAA rabak af. Thank you all for taking care of me, when I was supposed to take care of the first-timers LOL. I feel like a Wilson now hahahhah oops. Swee choon after that was a mistake because I puked some of the food out after reaching CAPT :/ Can't believe I got to know a bitch through this after living together on the same floor for 18 weeks HAHA but better late than never I guess. LOOKING FORWARD TO MORE FUN NEXT SEM GUYSSSSSS 11/01 ;) Thank you and sorry to William whose chin kept getting hit by my head HAHAHA thank you Si Jing for taking care of the girls too Y'ALL ARE FINE GENTLEMEN :')

To end off this post, I'll do some dedications to some people who have made my sem truly memorable here if anyone of yall happen to find this even though idk how HAHA probably copy and paste these dedications and send yall on 31 dec? 

(In alphabetical order, not of importance heh) 

Benn

 

The one who always snaps emo stuff after 3am, who can sing korean songs well and loves K.Will too, thank you for being such a calm yet caring presence. Thank you for the times we listened to K.Will's songs together at 3am while I was chionging readings and you were just chilling LOL. Really admire how much you expect from yourself and willing to work hard to achieve your goals. You are one of the nicest guys I've ever met, and I really hope you don't change because of one person. Your true love will accept you for who you are okie. Hoping that you will feel better soon although I know it's hard now, stay safe and warm, and remember that we are always here for you. Thank you for always looking out for my emo snaps too HAHAHA (and hoping that you don't come back as a fat boy after 1 month of not gymming I think shaoherng would have caught up with your buff bod LOL) #bennhanforhouseic #bennhanformanhunt!!!!!!

Cheryl Lee

  

The one whom I may have a legit girl crush on because you're too adorable and just overflowing with love and care <3 Got to know you when we were in all 3 INGs together somehow when we actually only signed up for the same dragon boating ing, but with me replacing your afternoon dodgeball games and replacing Jes for floorball, I got the chance to know you so much more and it's a blessing in disguise. Thank you for always smiling your brightest smile when you see me and giving me the biggest and cuddliest hugs hehe :') I hope your cheerfulness never dies and continue lighting up everyone's life around you babe, you are truly one of the few girls I really admire and feel like you deserve all the happiness and love in the world. It's amazing how much happier I feel just by seeing you (is that why girl crush??) and I wish that your spark will never fade <3 Already missing you and can't wait to see you ball of happiness soon hehe stay safe and have fun in BKK :')

Daniel

 

 

LOL how should I even start? No one except our close friends know that we are close because you don't have social media (which human doesn't have instagram/twitter/telegram in 2k16????????? this house head lor) and I never revealed your identity on my snaps too because I don't want shit to get stirred. I really don't know what I ever did for you to always be there for me even for the smallest things, but you are definitely one of my greatest takeaways from CAPT. Thank you for everything that you did for me, be it waking me up for lessons, or dabaoing breakfast for me when I oversleep, or even annoying me 24/7 with your burns because you're just too bored and love disturbing people tsk. But you are truly one of the most selfless people I've ever met. I'll never forget the time when you cycled all the way to Arts at freaking 2am to deliver your friend's assignment because the only available printer at that time was in CAPT, when you just injured both your knees a few hours before during Haunted House (dumb shit idek how both knees could bleed after hitting the table, tall for nothing tsk). And you still went to dabao supper for me and your boy toys, before you realised you should just call for delivery because there were just too many other orders HAHAHA. Thank you for trespassing into my room (house head doesn't mean my room belongs to you oi) when I was out studying and putting snacks all over the place and the stupid punctuation quiz HAHA. Thank you for buying me a freaking cucumber and packet of tissues when you promised me a box of tissue with cucumber extract. Thank you for making me laugh during boring econs tutorials when you added me into the fake house heads chat and scaring the shit out of me the first time, annoying the shit out of me the subsequent weeks LOL. Thank you for buying food for me every weekend before you come back and noticing when I'm being an emo nemo and being a listening ear although you can't give advice for shit. Thank you for so many other things you did but I may not have remembered because it's really too much to list. Thank you for being your(annoying)self and always putting others before you. Thank you for everything I really appreciate it!! Here's to more annoyingness next sem!!!!!!!!! YOUR FINAL SEM MUAHAHAHA ok I'll treasure it :')

HuiEe, Siying and YiYan

 

OMG YALL SEXY NURSES are not sexy la but cute af, every single one of you :) CUTEST NURSES EVER hehe!! Got to know yall better after we ran together hehe thank you for running with this slowpoke when yall fit af also haha what you 3 scholars cannot do pls enlighten me???? HAHAHA thanks for being so warm and friendly everytime I see you all, here's to more runs and dinners together QTpies <3 !!!!!

Lenard

 

Oi. To describe you in 3 phrases: resting-bitch face, forever sleeping everywhere and anywhere BUT YOUR ROOM, and ok an awesome floorball leader la. One of my few only child buddies in roc too but we loanly (lonely) children not!!!!! Thank you for convincing me to join your ING floorball team to replace Jes, where I got to know so many people better too, including you!!! My first impression of you was a cold and quiet boy, but I'm glad you opened up to us and show your RBF in the lounge everyday!!!!!!! HAHAHA you're really hardworking and smart so all the best for CAP 5 !! Here's to more HTHTs and runs tgt next sem too :)

Levis

 

Levis gege~~ The giant teddy bear to me ahahhaha your name always reminds me of levis jeans LOL. Thank you for all the midnight runs together, motivating me and walking with me when this noob can't run more than 4km and HTHTing the way back. Thank you for the breakfasts and snacks you cooked for us, and always being so so nice to us. OH THANK YOU FOR THE CHEESE TARTS YOU JUST BROUGHT BACK FM MALAYSIA ;) soon to be maybe???? HAHAHA being a ladle and stirring your shit is fun because I know you won't mind and the girl isn't in CAPT hoho. We were only getting close but you're gonna leave for exchange soon (omg I didn't intend for that pun), but please take care and skype us regularly <3 gonna miss you so much and your absence will be haunting me throughout next sem whenever I walk past your room :( Take care and looking forward to you coming back to us during the 2nd half of 2017!!

Jeslin

RABAK JIEJIE. OMG. AMAZING WHAT JUST ONE NIGHT CAN BRING EH life is really funny sometimes. If I can call someone a bitch it means I'm really comfortable with you and love ya. Can't believe it took us a night at the club to realise that we have the same level of bitchy-ness HAHAHA fking rude and sarcastic but ily cuz we really have the same frequency and you took care of the gone me at the club who hugged you throughout the night HAHAHAHA. Meimei loves you ok don't anyhow scold meimei anymore you bitch. Yes we may have found each other vvvvvvv late into the sem (during the last week lol) but it's okay we have next 3 sems to go pls don't knock on my door everytime after your shower next time tmd and let's do more weird shit together next sem and 11/01 WOOHOOOOOOO take care of me again pls hehehe. Here's to christmas shopping soon and more memories to be made over the next few sems left!! Better late than never to find someone like you :') I JUST REMEMBERED SOMETHING. Gan was the one who told me about you at first. I still remember how I was kinda scared of you at the start cuz you seemed like a bitch (which you are, but I ALSO AM HAHA) but she told me you are nice and I should get to know you better, obv I didn't trust her words cuz she only interacted once with you ahaha but now I know why she kind of introduced me to you. Guess she saw me in you, another bitch HAHAHAH OMG dying. IT'S FATED MAN. You sit beside her for your nursing exams somemore wthell. Looking forward to whatever's in store for us next sem man rlly. Has only been 1 week but I love ya already bitch I guess I found my female soulmate ahahaha k this is cheesy bye.

Jon PONG

 

MY BROTHER FROM ANOTHER MOTHER!!! Or is it my real long-lost brother hmmmm LOL and the only other pong we know is a mutual friend what is this. Thank you for always being you because you are just so awesome because you are another PONG. HAHAHA kidding but really bruh idek how you balance medicine life and so many activities in capt????? Every time I see you I question myself what am I doing with life being a potato pong while you are such a successful pong HAHA. Thank you for always adding medicine stuff you learnt into conversations it's really entertaining HAHAHA and always making sure if this sis is okay. Stay happy with Ariel omg yall are couple goals and stay sane bruh love ya <3 

Kang Ming

(look at shikai's face at the side LOLOLOL)
Eh thank you for being my #1 snapchat buddy????????? LOL your jokes and puns really make my life so much better because you are a joke yourself HAHA ok jk but really appreciate you bringing laughter and joy to us!!! jiayou for biz rag next year PD!!! Hope you don't become a phantom next sem lol idk how we got closer but I'm glad we did. You are also damn straightforward but it's okay I accept you for it HAHA cuz I know it's just your personality and you don't intend to hurt people although sometimes it may hurt others eh. Looking forward to more funny shit from you next sem ethan woohoo stop getting raped at bali clubs LOL and hope that your flashing green status will change soon eh joker ;)

Ming Hui

 

 

My 2nd meal buddy and study buddy and do-everything-together, always-together-never-apart buddy  AHAHAHAHHA bitch you need to stop tickling me. And I totally regret telling you who I felt was my ideal type because you keep reminding me about it CB when you supposed to be helping me get over it oi. But I've already come to accept it HAHAHAH Thank you for your warm hugs too hehehehe but rlly. Tickling needs to stop ok. Thanks for always asking if I'm okay and doing weird shit with me although you judge me I know you are equally weird (molester moon face teehee). Hope that you will achieve your goal of CAP 5 this sem crazy girl who topped your iem class for the first two papers!!!!!! You can do it hehe glad to have found such a wonderful friend like you here <3 SEE YOU SOON JIE DRIVE US OUT WOOHOO EGGCITED!!!!!!!

Nicholas the ang moh

 

WE WERE CLOSE BRUH but we still are, I'm just subtly caring for you ok idiot. You'll find your happiness someday, stop saying your heart is black etcetc. Stop smoking also you fag. I'll never forget the time when I thought you were alone and gone, so I went down to pick you at freaking 430am (when I had dragonboat ING at 7 and only slept 1hour wth) after you clubbed, and you and merci mok smoked there and kenna caught by Dr Tan CB HAHAHA I rlly feared for my life then ok because I didn't know he was such a nice person HAHAHHAA but always willing to be your maid because you were always there to offer legit advice and be a listening ear. Thank you for being real and shoving reality into my face, asking me the most serious and important questions I always try to avoid. Thank you for letting me shamelessly tag along to Holland Village for a free carbonara and a ride home HAHA. You should appreciate me for pei-ing you when you smoke because I absolutely detest smoke or smokers but I'm willing to sacrifice for you eh idk why I can do it too honestly so stop calling me trash and low IQ and short you fag its just you are gigantic ok I'm not THAT short although I'm..pretty short. HAHAHAHA. Miss the times when you come into the lounge and talk german rubbish with that convincing accent haha miss you disturbing me also wthell but I'm glad you changed for the better and cut that maggie hair off your head eh. Although you still can change more by quitting smoking HAHA. Stay safe in Yunnan and not looking forward to smelling you and your ciggs next sem again fml but I'm always here for you bro you are loved you annoying shit. Glad you're enjoying yourself there and that you are happy :') Looking forward to the day you return to your hot bod and handsome self too although it might take years to happen hmm HAHAHA :P

Seanne

 

 

My meal buddy and study buddy and do-everything-together, always-together-never-apart buddy <3 We are like peanut butter and jelly, salt and pepper and a pair of chopsticks HAHA. Definitely my greatest takeaway from CAPT (as of now hehe) :) Thank you so so much for everything you've done for me; waking me up, eating meals together, making me drag my lazy ass to study at yale and always watching out for me and keeping me sane. You are so focused and know what you want in life, and that's really a major learning point for me and a daily reminder to get my shit together haha. Thank you for being one of the strongest pillars of support I need in CAPT. It was really fate that we clicked once we met (thank you bts and kdrama) and not afraid to share our deepest secrets with each other. Thank you for trusting me with your problems, and also being my listening ear. Thank you for making sacrifices for me, be it letting me have the big cubicle when we shower tgt or eating earlier when I'm hungry. Thank you for making me realise the extent I will go for the people I truly care about too. I'll be your part-time boyfriend/girlfriend in CAPT since Toby isn't as physically near to you as me here ok HAHA I don't need to say much more hehe we will get through next sem together babe <3 SEE YOU SOON AND REST WELL you really worked hard this sem :) [lol toby is another indicator that we were fated to meet hahaha what are the chances of that someone I met at SJAB camp a few years ago is your boyfriend omg]

Shi Kai

 

I think we got closer because of nic LOL I will never forget the day you called me ponggie and I was like .___. and you said nic told you about me (I still wonder what he said) so if I'm nic's friend, it means that I'm your friend too HAHA. Thanks for always happily calling me ponggie when you see me and reminding me to be happy when we see each other HAHA stop being a rabak fkboi la law student pls maintain abit okie??? thanks for feeding my eyes candy although the actual products were quite disappointing AHAHA but thanks for being such a fun person to be around and appreciating what others do for you. Here's to doubling the amount of alcohol bottles next sem and getting to know you better too bruh :) [I will love you in another universe too bruh I HEARD THAT HAHA, and perhaps everyone else in this post too haha]

Tammy

 

My physical touch + quality time buddy HAHAHAHA I feel so comfortable with you and you're another girl I really admire here HEHE love your confidence and accent but you need to eat more and regularly ok tsk. Thank you for getting bucks 1 for 1 with me, your tight hugs and always checking if I'm okay too. Thank you for always being there when I need a hug and someone to rant or talk too! Looking forward to making more memories tgt next sem babe I'm always here for you too <3

Xuan Kai

MA NOCTURNAL BUDDY!!!!! But your sleep cycle more fucked up than mine ok seriously bless your next sem because you need to wake up for breakfast already and go for lessons AHAHAHA no more sleeping till 12pm you owl. Maybe one day you will be the one waking me up instead of me waking you up for a change eh??? HAHA. I'll never forget our first conversation which was you telling me about the different clubs and their ratings before I went for my first clubbing experience LOL you rabak boy. Thank you for always getting through the night with me and chionging your play writing ahahha your efficiency is really damn good though gotta learn from you. Stop drinking so much (16 consecutive days is as good as stabbing your liver sua) and sleep EARLIER (easy say hard to do I know but you don't have a choice next sem anyway hahaha) night owl. Gonna miss having a night owl in the lounge with me every night but we both need to screw our body clocks back for good eh. BLESS OUR BODY CLOCKS HAHA and your liver. But here's to more clubbing tgt next sem too keke :)

Just some more random photos hehehe~