sad-happy slap in the face

cheers to Vas and Pris,aka Dance Floor winners.I mean,I haven't been interested in talent shows until recently when I readily liked the dancing duo.at least my 1 call per week vote didn't get wasted as they wowed the house.too bad I couldn't watch the second part because I was evicted from the TV,damm! basically I've a list of the 20 most promising youngsters below 20,but I shan't say who is which YET. but one thing's for sure,Jas Ser the shooter is one of them if the current AJCians knew more. I heard there was an exclusive interview,so I'm looking forward to a smuggled copy

what's with happy slapping nowadays.maybe kids nowadays weren't literally drowned(in water.you get my point),but are drowned in a welter of schoolwork and crazy expectations that just got higher and higher like a rising tide.it's sad to hear of people my cousin's age +/- 2 years drowning in the sea,the canal,whatever.when they could have been made for better things,but even more sad when they can't be liberated from the nightmare of being slapped in the name of happy slapping,whacked in the name of protection...and well...the list goes on and on.

thresholds

for quite a while I have a massive scare of losing my wallet with so much at stake.haiz for all of 3h I felt scared that I've to lose my money,but luckily I found it at last.

(The following post DOES NOT reflect the views of the owner of this blog)

A disclaimer: The Writer is ready to defend His ideals.Unlike a bunch of ragtags whose main aim is to sabotage

Maybe the only way to explain why some angry AJCians(I suppose) are forced to rant in their blogs under the anonymous cover of the anonymous blogger about the sad state of affairs is to see who's at fault.both seems to be at fault here.but what can be helped?if you take away this last right wing bastion,as the current regime thinks,it'd be one hell of a disaster.disaster?come on,don't stay as if it were the 90s (or even the 80s) where subservience is king and any kind of speech is anathema. but if students are allowed to have a large say,the rules seems to be bent and ambiguity sets in

the conservatism and apparent bias that is evident in the state of affairs in AJC IS stifling the population as a whole.while the policies have been effective in the 90s where getting the necessary results are concerned,and it's encouraging,there seems to be a mentality where if it ain't broke,don't fix it,and if it ain't even profitable anytime,don't bother.that includes update.the sad fall of grace of the track team from top 5 to the hard surface of the asphalt,sadly was a neglect of the current regime.having convinced that the DSA will mean that less talents are available,they set a Soviet style quota system.quoting from an insider the school expects these people to win when trained from J1 even when training is a long term thing and it's DSA where it helps.while it is good that better allocation of resources are achieved,VERY little support were given to non niche CCAs which brings us to the next point:

rules should be followed.fine.I've no objections about that.there are some norms to be followed.ok.granted there are good rules,BUT the needlessly excessive and pharisee-style enforcement of the rules turns many people off instead.it's important to know how to present yourself.fine.but to even go into the smallest details,far from helping matters,breed resentment as many just learn how to survive by looking 'smart' for checking and then reverting to their usual 'sloppy' selves.tucking in,no doubt is ok,but excessively doing it even with PE attire,and constant nagging of girls skirts lengths,whcih to them nothing is ever too long enough,manages to breed only resentment

(back to my normal self)

POS-Parade of Schools.cheerleading meets christ.they must have had lotsa energy.fancy training from 6-10 excluding a few stargglers who started filtering out from 2046 onwards.first timer goes find out and had a few problems with tense muscles.from one of the most stressful colleges out there please consider the implications.stunts should not be attempted by noobs,which is a long while before they will allow the whole team to work with the music

sick shit

the final solution for desperados is always take up arms and shoot.you've a recipe for disaster when you can buy guns as if you buy beer and ammo as if it were lollipop.but thanks to the americans they talk alot and still nothing happens.just like the kyoto protocol.and even the most inconvenient truths fail to shake the rednecks.you take away the petrol guzzling abilities of their chevys and chryslers,and it reminds them of wartime austerity.you take away their guns and they were pleading because they thought osama bin laden would have his kakis hide behind bush and take down every american they can find in the us and a.and one more excuse means that they kinda look like duffers when it comes to domestic and foreign policy.

that makes singapore so nice

AJ Tifo-what it looks like if the Councillors made it happen

AJ are really crazy

AJ Classy Tifo

AJ Blank Tifo

Stupid little tifo by some AJ Ultra who I shall not name.Guess what will the Council think?

Boys to Men to Boys

it's a long circle before boys turn to men before they turn back to boys.funny huh,but I'd think that in JC they kinda end up being fossilized by all the schoolwork.depending on your perspective the uniform is a symbol of pride or oppression,and the Poly students the freetown gang,although I might like to point out that their growing-up is forcibly accelerated.I might say that JC boys are more likely to spiral back to their boys days because (especially this generation) they seem to be over-protected until they lost all their hunting instincts.a greenhouse I must add.maybe that's why they are chronically cynical complainers with a dwindling porpotion of people who are willing to do anything.

If blogs are anything to go by,I suspect there's a resignedness to life that makes stories all the more sordid,their emptiedness makes it all the more eerie that was downed by DOTA.which is to say it's the new alcohol,just as pawn is the new h*roin.and that resignedness is still the same.

Insolent kids,I don't know how the generation after dragon year will ever percieve army to be.will it be slack,will it be too tough?maybe not.whatever the case they still complain and still give some excuse it's feedback.can't they see that complaining takes you nowhere and being numb is the only way to tide through and still get the same problems.to them,NS=Nasty Service and that they wished they're back to their boy-days of antics and stuff

which is why football hooligans never die.because their boyhood that was suppressed long ago is back,and nasty as ever

and maybe that's why cutting or raising ministers' wages is still drearily debated,just because whatever the government does,it's going to sway like a coconut tree until it stays the same and nobody moves.

Anyway nothing beats an afternoon enjoying a glass of chardonnay with a whole fish to yourself.it takes all of 15 minutes before a simply steamed fish and wine becomes heavenly tea-time(though that would be missing the point)

Easterification

terrific 'long weekend' at stake. Have a good friday

Friday: Q: How do you know when there's a packed Expo? A: When City Harvest comes
Political joke? Maybe not. Kinda have a great day for Friday,not that the cell cancelled the lunch last minute and no one called, but i'm happy in Heaven. Among all firsts,going up on to stage to stick light sticks is hardly an idea/excuse to go up to the hallowed stage. I didn't realise there were 3 AJ ushers from 3 generations,and maybe we'll have the next generation.Easter rocks so much,they must have packed like sardines and still no one complains

Saturday: dinner is superb.just don't mention I drank sherry and Italian red that was a ill-fitting partner for the intense beef,especially French aped black pepper sauces. If they would have allowed riesling then it'd be better,but I'd have to choose the lesser of 2 evils

Double Header

Extracted from the art pages review of a Synapse Reporter

This is not a joke. The editor had to rush to 2 locations within the span of 5 hours for 2 concerts happening back to back. just to chase both AJC's and ACJC's concert. and to top off the insult,it's april fools on that day.wonder why he didn't hit the speed limit here. nonetheless,enjoying 5 hours straight of music is a very nice experience. vertical tasting notes down here

Since the next day isn't a holiday, AJ decided to hold their concert on a midsummer evening.5.30pm(pretty unusual time to start) in the historic VCH. slightly confused musical arrangement aside,there's a coherent flow of good music. maybe/or because of their less lofty expectations,it's a more relaxing type of concert. not the heavy going stuff so beloved of SYF.an aperitif perhaps

back at the Esplanade, the renowned ACJC band concert suffered from a few minor technical glitches,as well as a behind the scenes episode of a (nearly) falling sleigh bell.
but this being the 30th anniversary of the band,it's one helluva production,with glamorous operettas,classics and more showmanship(with the organ on top dutifully producing some deep notes for Turandot)