The year that earth moved slower

going for countdown?..
remember to add 1 more second to your last 10 seconds because our dearest Earth has moved slower this year..
well well..
lets recall and review the year 2008
January
the year started quickly..
JC2 now.. no more playing and fooling around..
got a change of teachers
for General Paper.. Mrs Josephine Wong is replaced by Ms Joanne Raj..
for Economics.. Mrs Christina Tan to Mrs Sim Lay Peng
for Maths.. Mr Tan Soi Cheng to Mr Chong
For Chemistry.. Mrs Jess Wong to Mr Kenneth Yang
for Physics.. Mr Lim Teck Seng to Ms Low
for PE.. Mr Alan Tan to Mr Teng
yes it is.. the whole change in the teacher squad for 2007's 1S20, 2008's 2S17
Lennon and Huay Xhin replaced Baron and Guan Jie..
miss the two Chong Hua jokers lots man..
and distinctively Lennon was loner and kept to himself for a few weeks..
sat at one corner and stone his way through the lessons..
until when Jun Liang and i brought him into the guys group..
celebrated Jun Liang's 18th at his place..
saw his Mother for the first time.. wow,, beautiful man..
and young too haha..
had a great time with the others playing xbox and taboo..
orientation for the first intake started on the second next..
the whole duration for the orientation..
only 10 was left in class..
the rest are OGLs and Games-ic
i remembered one very lesson with Mrs Sim..
8 of us stand at the back of the class..
and left with 2 having tutorial with her.. haha..
forget the reason for that already..
study group was formed..
Audrey Sikai Xiongwei Felicia...
Audrey had a secret then.. leading for the Yangshuo Trip..
and now.. she has found her love and im so very glad..
harsh and cruel studying stress builds up quickly..
i remember i found it hard to even breath properly..
and issues started to shoot up suddenly every now and then..
CCA fair for the first intake was a sucky one..
people just come as they like..
had a few shots and few and thats it..
the second time was better.. we got to choose properly with Mr Ng and Ms Lin's technique
remembered how harsh we are on this 560 guy.. haha
Shooting training was getting more intense..
NTU NUSIS and Nationals coming our way..
i believe all my shooters will always remembered how hard they train
and also felt the bitterness when results doesnt show up with their increase in hardwork
fortnights after fortnights... we all grew as a team..
achieved my first achievement of the year..
completed my 100km challenge..
Mr Teng urged me to go for 200km and i did..
i never thought i could finish 200km in this year..
well well.. its something to keep me moltivated..
February
Chinese New Year given all of us a break from school..
especially this year..
the break was really well enjoyed..
visited my former secondary school and caught up with my teachers..
hope they are still doing well now
felt like a De Javu...
the same quarter of the year..
JC1.. and JC2.. the threat to destroying my own relationship...
its my own fault
come to think about it..
these 2 experience made me realise that i actually love my girlfriend more than i imagine..
i still kept the letter that my girlfriend sent me..
Jun Liang was there for me.. cried my heart out in the toilet with him..
returning back to class.. i think Mr Chong knew somehow that i have problems and gave that look to me..
greatly appreciated
NTU Invitational Shoot..
the team all did pretty well..
most of them got their personal best..
i could remember Wanyin was on a super train to perfection..
and most of them had their first external shoot unlike Timo and i..
during the celebration at Swesens after the NTU shoot..
Lennon reveal the SRJC Shooting internal secret for the century...
for that..
everyone was stunned
went to the Singapore Airshow with Jun Liang..
had a good time wowing on the Black Knights
March
Shooting Club produced a top Arts student in SRJC for the A levels..
congrates to Jessica as took her wonderful results..
remembered i watched the show "Leap Years"
had fond memories with the movie
had 5A chalet..
good catch up with former classmates
Common Test of the year..
failed almost everything...
many of us was getting the heat on our shoulders as results doesnt reflect on our papers..
Zhuo Ying came to and cried and thats when she started to talk a whole lot more to me..
i exited the live of a loner and came off to be an independent person..
thanks to my gf again..
new J1s officially joined Shooting..
and the Shooting camp started quite soon..
Shuqi overall incharge the camp and i assisted her in everyway i can..
theres some ups and downs during the camp and i think all of us grew together..
dont know the J1s.. but i know the J2's bond is a hard one to break
April
parents night was a shocking one..
my Mother was told that im top 30 in the cohort when there were Us and Ss..
Mr Yang briefed us on the plan of the year.. and what to expect as we faces the ultimate goal..
that really was a helpful one i thought
the release of A level Chinese and PW results..
both Bs for me..
i thought i would fair better in PW.. but well B is Satisfaction for me.. as look from right now
SR Olypmics..
never really enjoy it ..
just looking around and cheering for Aquila..
Ryan Tan the muscle man impressed everyone with 9 Golds..
way to go man
Shooting New Blood was chosen..
as of now..
though there are some regrets about the selections..
there is still a saving grace as long as Brenda remain as Captain..
my Brother got a new girlfriend..
that proves the power of internet
went "fang shen" for the first time with my family..
saying byebye to crabs at pasir ris park is quite joyful feeling to enjoy
Principle's Rally..
he made us to write a letter to ourselves..
i really wrote a letter to myself..
as i predict how things may turn out to be in later in the year
May
SR musical
a story to tell..
wonderful performance by all dancers and cast
Awesome Audsome too..
Chelsea Vs. Liverpool... still the best match i ever watched...
PE network for Napfa Gold and Silver..
Touch rugby was the game..
had great fun with Jun Liang Nash SokLyn Seowwei Bridgette Ryan Adrian and a few more
Dear's Birthday...
spent a good $500 in town
then Wala wala at night with Buddies..
and lastly some games in settlers..
i recalled Sherman was a bit dizzy and pressed a wrong button on the ATM..
$1000 cash came out.. and the group laughed like shit
Mid Year Exam..
Chemistry paper... the most crazy paper ever!
it is the paper that made people crazy .. thats the meaning!
the few of the shooting people gathered after the Chemisty paper 2..
we partied like there was no tomorrow straight after the paper
laughed until face cramped man!
started training for half Marathon
blouder quite alot with shooting and friends during this month too
June
first time in Singapore Nationall Stadium..
7-3 was the score..
Singapore vs Uzbe.... dont know what tan la..
Shooting range got some upgrading thanks to Henry's "shooting" at the Principle
10 new target rollers for the future batch of shooters
went for NS check up with Jun Liang and Lennon..
Lennon was shot quite a number of times
reason being.. they cant find his vein..
Holiday
busy training shooting and running..
NUSIS..
there were 2 air pistol girls team for SR..
quite a privilege for the J1s to join this competition in SR
had our fun and learn more and more..
building up the strength for our Nationals
Euro 2008..
July
Shooting jacket is finally here..
the sign us building up our identity in school..
and at external grounds
Nationals...
everyone seem to under performed at the event we all took very seriously
i did the best of me..
564.. i'll never forget the number..
this is the club record then..
this brought me North Zone Individual Gold Award...
well.. a few of my shooters cried after their shoot..
but arent we suppose to enjoy the shoot?
individually.. i believe all of us have our takes
dear had her first hair cut in saloon
hahahahaha
Shoot 4 Hope..
had my NDU check up
and then the day that people cheered for me on stage as i receive the medals for my shooting achievements..
August
ComPASS test..
went for it and passed..
waiting for interveiw now..
saw Daryl.. my Bismarck OGL serving his NS there as clerk..
5th year Anniversary for Dear and i..
she gave me a Chelsea Jersey with Chelsea Squad's Signature
went for the Singapore Flyer
Will Run..
the fundraising event..
first time got the fainting feeling after a heaty run..
Lennon ps us.. and i had something against him until Thanks-giving day
National Day...
ran Safra Army Half Marathon and Singapore Bay Run..
02:09:33.33 is my timing..
Prelims 1...
Teachers' Day Celebration
Rina and Jun Liang Performed and got Second place in The Competition..
Nike+ Human Race..
55:43
SRJC won the School event..
most Distance covered
watched the Concert..
remembered how i thumbs down at JC Ko-flow man
went for RSAF's 40th Anniversary Open House with Jun Liang and Audrey..
September
my Birthday!
got a surprise little celebration in school's library when we were collecting our maths paper result
thanks to all for presents cakes wishes and voices
collection of Prelim 1 results
devastating
Swing KPE 10km run
testimontial shoot for J2s to chill out
Prelims 2
October
Pink Ribbon Walk with mum and bro
planted a tree in Indonesia as my Brother and i recycled our old phones under a Nokia project
Graduation Day...
we had our last class photo together..
New Balance Real Run
01:32:10
Nash got 11th place at the Junoir Open
and Mr Yong got 7th place at Men's Open
BFF's birthday
she loved me that day for the little digital toy..
November
GCE 'A' Level exams...
all are easy RELATIVE TO OUR PRELIMS
got our college annual with me representing shooting at the front cover
the last day of exams..
the guys went to Kallang The Cage for some kicking and it seems like A level was long gone..
December
went Han Rong's Birthday party chalet
had fun and got to know some new friends..
passed my BTT
and driving was damn fun
Clay Shooting event..
prawning with BFF at Bishan
Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon
05:44:44
my New Year Resolution for 2008
Shooting Chalet
had a good time along Changi- Loyang Park Connector
Deni returned for birthday party..
my Brother PAYM exchange programme with HongKong
2 of the foreigners came to my place for 2 days homestay programme
thats about it..



2008.. a flash passed..
what will 2009 look like?
later

Bottles up

went off to Yishun Bottle Tree Park this morning for the High Achievers Orientation-to-Job Training..
had some fun moments..
and lots of boring lectures..
well well..
got to know couple to new friends too..
including some former SRJCians too
i think the details should better not written here..
anyway..
one funny thing was that
when we were playing double wacko..
Eunice wanted us to name ourselves as our favourite dish..
i called out Buddha JumpING Over the Wall..
that was the shortest greatest fun of the day....................

went on to see my Father in Singapore General Hospital
seeing him still laughing and smiling on the bed ease my worries for him
hope he continue to be positive throughout the treatment..
YES HE WILL!
later

Welcome welcome

went to Deni's place last Saturday
it was Deni's 20th birthday..
and he came back Singapore from Australia with his girlfriend..
had a BBQ session with lots of leftovers..
played Asshole DiaDee and Bridge until 2am


there are 2 people from Hong Kong came to Singapore on an Exchange Programme
its under the People Association.. and my Brother volunteered to host them for 2 days..
hope to get photos from them
they will be leaving tomorrow..
hope they enjoy their home stay programme under Fong's roof

went my cousin's house just now..
had some delights then watched some Christian videos then head back home..

later

Getting the Hang of it

went River Valley Building yesterday for Highachievers interview...
got a place in there liao..
finally a confirmed job for me..
but sadly.. because of this i have to forgo the gathering at Mr Yang's house
there will be an Orientation-to-Job Training on 29 Dec..
talking about getting the job..
Nash and Felix asked me for the contacts..
haha..
i think there will be a high chance to see some of the SRJCians during the camps..

went to the Air Force Museum this afternoon just after my driving lesson..



the 5 Command of RSAF


i didnt actually know Republic of Singapore Air Force was called Singapore Air Defence Command in the past..
and their logos has changed 3 times into the one on the right hand corner..

i made a call to our current MM Lee yo!

Jin Bing joined Jun Liang and me to this museum..
Jun Liang and i finally got the letter from RSAF for the interview that we were longing for..
finally finally...
for that.. we need to read up of RSAF... thats the thing...
and thats why..
went off to Harrison Road for the Converse Warehouse sales..
its until 25 Dec..
damn shoik man..
Brands like Converse Cooper Lee Everlast Kappa have their prices low until you experience some jaw bone fracture...
big big $10 marking is seen most of the places..
bought some new shirts and shoes which cost only $80..
really got to thank Trendy for this lobang man!
Thanks Trendy! C:

later

WA!

some artist acting fake at Tampines MRT...

last Wednesday to Friday was a gathering at Aloha Loyang Garden Terrace with my Shooting Teammates..



Ms Lin and Ng Tai Long.. haha..
Mr Ng came too but not in the picture
had lots of fun..
most had no sleep on the first day
met up with Felix Henry CiZhen Dickson Brenda and Oswald at Pasir Ris then went Loyang Point to get our BBQ stuff..
reached our terrace and then PS2 and Xbox 360 is set.. preparation of BBQ started too..
slowly one by one.. they came..
at about midnight we decided to go off to Changi Village for supper..
but it was kind of unlucky for us that Bryan and Amelia's tyre blown up halfway to Changi Village..
finally we reached Changi.. some had food.. some had drinks.. some just wonder around and catch some rest..
then we set back to Aloha...
in the morning of the second day..
i went off to attend my driving lesson...
after that.. i came back and Felix and Oswald joined me in the pool and Jacuzi
Dickson soon joined us..
then Steamboat..
and some light BBQ for the leftovers..
slept at midnight...
next day morning..
we watched the show Ellen..
then i cycled back home...
well well..

on last Saturday...
i accompanied my Mum and Brother with Hock Rong and some of the RC's members to Central Sikh Temple to attend a wedding ceremony..
it was the Mr Singh, the RC's Chairman, who is the one marrying his daughter away..







the whole morning.. i was bombarded with Tamil language..
cant even catch any or the words man.. haha..
had a good experience with my head covered too..
pictures in Facebook..

Deni is back from Australia..
BBQ on Saturday night..
with only his girlfriend.. Raymond Darren Kenny Michelle Dear.
had whole pile of leftovers..
had super great fun with Kenny and his lame jokes..
together with Michelle's laughter.. we all laugh the night through..
just came home as today is Dong Zhi..
the day for families to reunion..
but my Brother is not around again...
Ip Man was great..
watched that with Kenny Raymond Darren Deni Deni's girl friend Deni girlfriend's sister and Deni girlfriend sister's boyfriend... wow eh? lol

Chelsea match at 4am.. what the hell man..
finally.. my first job interview tomorrow..
High Achievers here i come!

Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon 2008 Results

 
nice timing eh? haha




me with relative to some of my friends..

with Ye Han

Xiong Wei

and Mun Fai

A Day of Achievement for the Fongs

it was 2am..
all set and i took up from my house and walked to Bedok Stadium

reached there at 3am..
and the bus came at 4am..
a stranger came to me and asked if im waiting for someone..
damn.. so obvious that im not..
lol

in the Shuttle bus towards Padang
reached Padang at 4.30am..
deposited my baggage and waited for the start of the race..
adrenaline rush...
called Xiong Wei and realised that he might be late..
 
ready

set

go!
along the way.. there are many sign boards that were super inspiring to me..



the most inspiring for me...^


the race was great...
the first half of the Marathon is no kick for me..
running and running freely with no pain or whatsoever..
the real race started only after the halfway mark.. 21km..
there.. i reached the National Sailing centre..
there is a loop..
and after the round about..
i could see the whole stretch of marathoners behind me..
pain and aches started to kick in..
the temptation of stopping and just walk the remaining half is overwhelming...
then.. i see the Standard Chartered Marathon's Slogan, "Run you own race"
i finally able to fully appreciate this statement..
the idea is to challange oneself..
not comparing with anyone else..
they walk doesnt mean you walk..
run because you will...
its about 3 hours of the aerobatic motion..
tried some other actions and you will enjoy a pain..
great pain..
muscle are tensed up like never before..
there.. the deep heating rub come into play..
i realised lots of people's leg had that white cream on it..
so i when on trying..
OMG!!! the burning sensation.. really Deep Heat into the muscles..
and that relief some of the pains and aches to a great degree..
4 hours...
stomach starts to get hungry..
people without breakfast may faint because of that..
experienced runners long had prepared their energy gels...
and for first timers like me..
the sponsors took care of us..
boxes of energy gel was there to match the demand..
30+km .. every consecutive km felt like its longer than the previous one..
the race dont seem to end..
people around me started to give up and walk..
the runners' guild said that there will be water stations every 1.5km..
but we never seem to reach the next one...
pains and aches again..
people stopping at the side to stretch their leg muscles..
35km.. we reached around the kallang area..
buses and other vehicles had people looking at our suffering..
runspirators carrying and ringing their bells to cheer us on..
saw couple of volunteers sleeping on the side of the runner track..
which was quite discouraging..
38km..
4km more.. thinking of just give the last dash now..
but its too early when you realise its further than you expected to be
the good thing for me was to realise that making bigger steps is better than smaller ones
it reduce the pain on the knees and feet
40km...


F1 pit..
got amazed by the Jaguar and Ferrari
41km..
back to the starting point.. the Kids Dash event was about to start..
and there were lots of supporters cheering us to go on..
42km..
everything seems possible
and finally...

met up with Xiong Wei after the race and then went home with Su Zhen............

one good thing after a Marathon for me...
a good Sleep..
no energy to think about other things..
and just goes to sleep within few minutes
unlike the usual tens of minutes..
woke up and got ready to attend my Brother's Eunos YEC event
it was the Eunos YEC Year End Dinner & Launch of Website..
my Brother is the Creator of the Website and i think this is his day..
he took the mic and gave a short speech on the YEC site...
i took a video and posted to facebook le..











i believe my parents were very happy to see my Brother's achievement..
and to add to that..

we got the first prize at the Lucky Draw!!! WAHAHAHAHAHAHA
soon after we get it..
my Brother told us that he was the one who bought it for the Lucky Draw as he is part of the organising committee..
and well..
we got it..
HAHAHAHA
later