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Stanley Low 14 Years old DOB = 14th February Likes : Stoning, slacking and erm... (Shut up Marcus, don't tell me what to add here) Dislikes : Chilli, beans and obviously.. chilli beans. Want to contact me? ASK.
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Monday, August 2, 2010, 7:13 AM
?!
I. DO. NOT. BELIEVE. THIS.Thanks to my awesome procrastination prowess, I have
totally forgotten about this disgrace of a blog and now
( due to popular demand ), I shall try reviving this
graveyard of posts and would-be posts. Taking a look at
my past posts, I am utterly ashamed of my blogging
calibre.
请你们别见怪！
Welcome to Rocks in your Shoes and enjoy your stay!
PLEASE leave the rocks alone.
*During filming of physics TfU*
Logesh : So just sit back, relax and enjoy
Julson : And don't fall down.
Thursday, February 18, 2010, 6:29 AM
Wow.
Yay! I'm back. I know you missed me. Don't deny it. Mt was funky. Exams got postponed till next next tuesday ( terms an conditions apply). Our
Pe was cool la. Half the class went for high jump while the other half played floorball. I think I did pretty well, bagging like a couple of goals. Shari the Terror. Unfortunately, I was totally drained of my energy and
I SCREWED UP THE SCIENCE TEST! Yay. 'nuff said.
Jordan has been stormed by
Friday, February 12, 2010, 7:59 AM
Random
ENGLISH ROCKS! (PUN INTENDED)Thursday, January 28, 2010, 6:14 AM
Final Post!! - Grade!!
This took place on the 28th of January.It was great being back in my old haunt, Tampines Mall.
Despite the faded, peeling paint job and same old shops, the sense
of homeliness made it all worthwhile. Taking the escalator up to the
fourth floor, I took a deep breath, inhaling the scent of dumplings being steamed in a nearby restaurant. Just as well -- I was so hungry, I could literally eat a horse! Raising my head, I saw my destination, just a few steps away.
While rushing to the food court, I accidentally knocked into an old man. Unfortunately for me, he turned out to be a cantankerous old wart - he practically exploded. With his face beet red, caustic words spewed forth from his mouth at maximum volume. I had never seen a temper as short as his. Needless to say, everybody else in the food court was staring.
"You stupid, obtuse kid! Do you even have eyes, or are you too dumb to see where you're going?!" screamed the old man, who by now had gone ballistic. My apologies were tossed aside, to be overwhelmed by even more biting language. Babies in the crowd started to cry, intimidated by the sheer belligerence and uncouthness of the bellicose old man and his temper tantrum.
Thankfully, help came. My mother ( with her purple spectacles AGAIN) and the old man's relatives came from behind him and dragged him away. Shaking her head in disregard, my mother pulled me away from insane old fart. I had lost my appetite by then and was dragging my mother out of the food court.
As my mother and I stormed out of the food court, hundreds of pairs of eyes trailed us. "Ignore that old git," said my mother, still fuming from the encounter. "I bet he'll be sent to the Institute of Mental Health soon enough. I can't believe he got away for polluting the minds of so many young children with his vile language! How on earth did you meet him, anyway?!"
"Serendipity," I replied sardonically, the the corners of my mouth curling into a thin smile
Famous quotes : Mr Hamilton, "Oh! We have a word goal.
Wednesday, January 27, 2010, 8:09 AM
4th post -- Grade this!!
Today's post will be a serious and solemn one. The following took place on the 25th of January.A brand new week, a brand new start. Although it was a Monday, the blue and boring Monday we all expect did not come, instead, we were treated to an enriching, reflective Monday.
The great Mr Hamilton ascended from the heavens to our class today to conduct the CDE-TTT ( Character Development Education - Teacher's Tutorial Time) and today's theme was the ever-trustworthy
RESILIENCE
The first activity of the day was watching a video about the inspirational Nick Vujicic. Born without arms and legs, he had changed the prespective many people previously had of life. Nick Vujicic's witty and hilarious talk taught us to be content with our lot and to never give up when the going gets tough. One of his quotes from the video is " If I fall and try to get up a hundred times and fail a hundred times and I stop, I will never get up. But if I try again and again, I will finish strong and I will find the strength to get back up.". His inspirational quote has move many ( including me ) to tears and when the video ended, there was a resounding applause coming from the class.
Our next activity was to get a strip of paper and write down our greatest weakness. On my strip of paper, I had contemplated writing down "hot-headedness" and "clumsiness" before realising my fatal flaw: lack of confidence. After collecting the strips of paper from everyone, we were to randomly draw three pieces of a paper from a bag and write down on a piece of paper and write down ways on how to correct that weakness and present it to the class.
At the end of the CDE-TTT, I felt that resilience is an extremely important trait in today's world. . Without resilience, we would never improve in our lives and instead be afraid of trying things. Take Nick Vujicic, for example. Born without arms and legs, Nick's early life was fraught with difficulties and, he had to face problems like bullying and pessimism. Despite that, he had decided to accomplish something in life instead of just moping around.
It was resilience that ultimately gave Nick Vujicic strength to overcome his despair , and indeed, resilience drove him to succeed and achieve the unthinkable. Likewise, people like us can achieve great success. All we need is to have a little faith and resilience.
Random Fact : Someone was sleeping during the video. Guess who.
Tuesday, January 26, 2010, 6:54 AM
3rd post - - Grade THIS!
In this post, I will be talking about public courtesy.Just a few days ago, I was taking a wheelchair-friendly bus back home. The doors on the wheelchair-friendly buses are slightly larger so as to aid handicapped passengers in boarding On that hot, sweltering day, the sympathetic driver switched the air-conditioning to its naximum setting. Just as I was reading about the fight between Percy Jackson and Ares, God of War (Yes! It's the climax, for goodness sake!) There was a sudden 'boom'! and two voices penetrated the silence. A verbal war had broken out.
A portly middle-aged malay man and an elderly chinese man were quarreling about someone pushing someone else ( albeit the larger door). The crowd standing in the middle section of the bus quickly retreated to the back, the bus so quiet that I could hear every word of the argument perfectly clearly. From what I could understand ( They were quarreling in malay, hokkien and singlish ), the elderly man was accusing the malay man of pushing him at the entrance. Angered by the accusation, the malay man retaliated verbally. As the argument heated up, tensions mounted and the atmosphere became increasingly frenetic.
Fortunately, the bus driver worked hand-in-hand with an off-duty policeman and separated the both of them as a means to prevent further friction
Even though Singapore is a state-of-the-art technological and business centre, with one of the strongest economies in Asia, in many instances, Singaporeans fail to show basic public courtesy. Instead of quarrelling over trivial affairs, we should take after countries like Japan and Taiwan and learn about public courtesy from them. Only then will Singapore be recognised as a mature country with beautiful citizens by other countries, and, more importantly, by ourselves.
FAMOUS QUOTESMr Hamilton ( the great VIP of this blog ) : Well, it's still morning isn't it?
Sunday, January 24, 2010, 2:46 AM
2nd post - Grade this Mr Hamilton!!
The following happened on the 20th of January.My day started off with a bang.
Dad *Opens door with a bang* : Oh no! It's 7.10am! We're late for school!
Me *half asleep* : Whaa? Mum! Call the taxi!!
The next 20 minutes seemed to be like the roller-coaster ride of the century. Many times, I saw my life flashing before my eyes. Despite almost knocking down a couple of pedestrians and denting a car along the way, the taxi driver was determined to get me to school on time. However, it was not meant to be. After paying and thanking the taxi driver, I despondently trodded towards the
"Sorry, but you are late," one prefect said. I was not very sure if he was sincere. The prefect on duty jotted my name down on his brown clipboard and handed it to the security officer stationed at the entrance.
I was ordered to "visit" Mr. Chia twice or face horrible consequences. ( After school and before 7am the next day )
The torture did not stop there. As I entered the classroom, a certain recalcitrant thought I was his source of entertainment for the day and taunted me. (yes, continue laughing). If the saying "what comes around, goes around" is true, he will get his just desserts very soon. I just hope I will ne there watching him. Watch out, I will have my revenge.
I was not surprised that I didn't bring my wallet with me. I was resigned to my fate. I decided not to borrow money from anyone and starve for the whole day. At least I still had water... Thank goodness a kind schoolmate gave me a slice of bread. If it were not for him, I think I would have passed out from hunger. Just three more hours till school is dismissed!!
Despite today's misadventure, I slogged through English and OPW with "ease". ( we did not have any homework to hand in, thus I was saved for the time being) My already rotten mood caused an argument between me and some team members. I was not open to suggestions and was prone to throwing tantrums. I'm so sorry!
At the end of the day, I sought Mr. Chia out. Upon entering his office, cold sweat broke out on my forehead. I took a deep breath before greeting Mr Chia. The interrogation was done in a blink of an eye. I was asked standard questions like "why was I late" or "is that a good excuse". Despite all odds! I survived the Judgement Of Chia! After today's ordeal, I made it a point to change my alarm clock batteries every month to ensure something like this would never happen again.
Random thought : If you dislike sour food, please abstain/avoid from lemon sorbet. It is REALLY sour.
Second random thought : I forgot all about the change from taking the taxi..