New Blog Layout!!!
i think its pretty cool...
but a little dark...
haven't been able to find a decent light-coloured skin lately...
hmm...
anyways, hope its nice...
hahas...
am sick...
again...
couldn't go to school todae...
but thankfull i feel better...
thanks you all!!!
should be able to go church tom...
my habdphone looks realy out of shape...
so early in the year and already so many scratches...
anyways...
looking forward to the Grammys and MTV Asia Awards...
artistes i'm rooting for this year:
Justin Timberlake
Beyonce Knowles
Black Eyed Peas
Outkast
Sun Ho [Singapore]
thats about it...
hahas...
oh yar...
the Academy Awards are coming up as well...
not sure who are the better nominations this year...
probably Mystic River and LOTR: ROTK will sweep all the prizes...
life is picking up rapidly now...
OM is almost in full force, Choir Performances are already scheduled, Debate's JG's and NCS Shield are coming up, and tests are well under way...
Here's to all fellow competitors, team members and friends...
May this year be an awesome one in every tournament/competition!!!
hahas...
Looking 4ward to new stuff, good or bad...
hopefully more food of course...
millionaire in training
john leo caines

in the words of World Idol Liem Nielson and Bono of U2:
Its a Beautiful Day...

sigh...
so ill today...
so wasn't at school...
missed two tests...
so sickening...
now haf to take test like after school or something...
anyways, woke up yesterday morning and felt so sick...
my throat was like so sore...
but went to school anyways...
then had OM...
Mr Joseph Wong made it to his first meeting...
hahas...
he's so laid back...
only learnt the names of the sec 2s in his team then...
got our official OM room...
innovation centre 2...
at least now we can work undisturbed...
Bought like 2 bottles of Ice Mountain Mineral Water...
not the worse...
last year, there was a day about 2 days before i had a choir performance for ND...
and i had a reallly really bad sore throat...
drank like 7 bottles of ice mountain that day...
hahas...
Rachel is making noise about me being in OM...
its really sickening...
she's so gotta realize that there are other members in OM who haf CCAs as well...
sigh...
will hafta talk this through with her...
thats abt it 4 now...
signing off
millionaire in training
john leo caines

there can be miracles, when you believe...
though hope is frail, its hard to kill...
who knows what miracles, you can achieve...
when you believe, somehow you will...
you WILL when you believe...

its school all over again...
sigh...
so much to juggle...
i really look back at last year and question myself for the hundredth time:how in the sweet name of mother venus did i ever cope?!
its seems almost impossible now...
if i were given another chance, i seriosly dun think i would haf been able to go through last year again....
i guess it musta been all the sec1 energy...
hahas
today went for choir and saw the new members for the 1st time...
3-4 new altos...
they seem ok...
hahas...
found out that i won't be going to perth with the choir...
coz i got Creative Arts Programme - Creative Writing Seminar from the 21 to 26 June...
which is like a 6-dae residential programme held in NUS...
so exciting!!!
really cam't wait...
i hope it'll be as good as it seems
hahas...
anyways, haf to really finish up my OM stuff..
so behind time...
hope we really do excellently...
i'm worried, and at thej same time confident...
so confused...
hahas
well, hafta go now...
will be bk soon...
millionaire in training
john leo caines

heyas...
so its the new lunar year...
visiting ppl was totally boring yesterdae...
got so little ang paos...
hahas
but nvm...
can't expect to get too much anyways...
today went to get new printer...
3-in-1...
not bad...
but HUGE...
hahas
oh yar...American Idol 3 was so funny!
alota new cool talents...
and then there were others.......
especially the state of Texas...
what is wrong with them?!
Randy Jackson was like 'i've gotta call Beyonce up and ask her what's wrong'
hahas
i'm totally supporting Laketa and the other guy who did 'Unchained Melody'...
anyone who can do it as well as Gareth Gates and Clay Aiken is a good singer...
hahas
anyways...
hafta go scan classmates' photos for seating plan now...
God Bless!!!
millionaire in training
john

i bid u all a good evening...
we area alomost at the end of the lunar new year...
so here's wishing all of u an awesome CNY!
besides that, this week is like so busy...
as in there is like so much work to finish up before its bk to school next week...
and have to collect so much money for the donation card...
urgh...
how to get 1K??
its so wrong!!
hahas...
OM is gonna totally take over my life now...
but i am really excited abt it...
really hope we do well...
new juniors haf come into the debte and choir already...
alot in debate...but i guess only a few will stay in...
haf 3 new altos...
choir camp next fri...
i guess that's about all for now...
hope that everyone is healthy and doing great in life...
Gong Xi Fa Cai
millionaire in training
john leo

here's just a few lyrics from a song that is really great... Guy Sebastian, Australian Idol:

If you could see what i see...
you're the answer to my prayers...
and if you could feel
the tenderness i feel
then you would know
and it would be clear...
that Angels Brought Me Here

its really been a good week...
in malacca
in a 5-star hotel
with the room almost always all to myself...
sigh...
hahas
but the activities and visits haf been quite a bore...
but i guess all school stuff is...
so here's was me trip:
leave s'pore
visit pineaple plantation (so boring... but at least got to eat sweet pineapples)
then went to Kukup for a wonderful seafood lunch...
everything from butter prawns, chilli crab, mussels and fish...
then it was off to the really sweltering hot tanjong piai national park...
so long a walk...
but then it was off to the hotel 4 an international buffet dinner...
really great (the really good thing abt the trip was the good food)
Next day, an ok breakfast and then off to a Kampong...
another boring trip
then lunch at a chinese restaurant with 6 courses...
then it was the stupid boring un-spectacular ligt and sound show...after the peranakan dinner
Dae 3:
Port Dickson ostrich farm...
so hot... almost got sunburn....
then stupid CIP at salvation army...
so stupid and boring
not to mention dirty...
following dae, this chef kenny guy gave some talk on peranakan cuising...
then it was a 4-hour shopping spree at Mahkota before our cooking competition...
my table did 2 dishes: Peranakan Chicken and tomyam spaghetti...
we only won 3rd prize3...
sigh...
hahas
final day was spent visiting other mills and factories be4 heading bk home...
so here i am...
hahas
but i must say the hotel was really great...
and my roommate basically just spent every night in another room...
so i had mine al to myself...
really peaceful...
relaxed...
and jus found out that we were replaced for the SRJC debates...
well, more time to do work...
so its off to school again...
and CNY celebrations...
so just wishing everyone a great Lunar New Year in advance
here's signing off...
millionaire in training
john leo caines

hey all...
its been a really good week...
not much work...
but a good build up...
debate, choir and OM are picking up quite well...
got to know all my teachers...
some r ok...
cassandra, fiona, jonathan ng, elaine
and there are others...
annie panthradil, vijay, lin hui, hiok mui
hahas
still haven't seen any sec1s signing up for the ccas...
hope they come soon...
American Idol 3 is here!
so cool...
and i can't believe Norway won World Idol...
but at least Kelly won 2nd...
poor Guy Sebastian...
hahas
oh and Singapore Idol is up soon...
hahas
but anyways...
am off to Malacca for 5 days on Monday...
Overseas Education Programme...
hope its fun...
got a bad roommate...
sigh...
hahas
well, at least i hope i won't be in the room too much...
Haf a really feeling that the year is gonna improve...
i really hope...
so here's to the best year we can all haf...
john leo caines

its back to school for many of us...
new classmates, teachers, rooms, lessons
new juniors(hahas)
and all...
new stress...
sigh...
but i guess thats part and parcel of school...
hahas
just found out that i have not a bad class
2.3 Gad
pretty cool...
Ms Fiona Ho as CT
Mrs Elaine Wan as PCT
only found out one subject teacher...
Mrs Annie Panthradil for L SC...
hahas
not sure whether thats completely good or bad...
am like sitting at the front of the extreme left of the classroom...
dun know why...
sigh...
so wat lor...
hahas
am really looking forward to seeiing the sec 1s coming into the choir and debate club
yesterday's orientation presentations went pretty well...
hope there are some really good ones coming in...
but for now, i'll have to see what sec2 life throws at me...
hope everyone is having a really good time!
john

Someone once told me that the grass is much greener on the other side
but i paid a visit,
and its possible i missed it
coz it looks different yet exactly the same

till further notice
i'm in between
coz from where i'm standing
my grass is green

someone once told me that the grass is much greeener
on the other side

hey everyone!!!
its the new year...
2003 gone
2004 here to stay...
hahas
well, its gonna be great...i hope
hahas
may everyone have a blessed year and grow in all aspects...
So now with the NY resolutions...
i dun know...
never really given much thought...
hahas
well,
Here's to a Happy New Year everyone...
John Leo Caines