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Saturday, February 28, 2009.


On thursday, there was this wkshop during class civics. and the speaker told us this story.
& i was quite touched (:

The Blue Ribbon Story - Who I Am Makes A Difference

(if you prefer watching, go to http://www.blueribbonmovie.com/)

A teacher in New York decided to honor each of her seniors in High School by telling them the difference each of them had made. She called each student to the front of the class, one at a time. First, she told each of them how they had made a difference to her, and the class. Then she presented each of them with a blue ribbon, imprinted with gold letters, which read, "Who I Am Makes a Difference."

Afterwards, the teacher decided to do a class project, to see what kind of impact recognition would have on a Community. She gave each of the students three more blue ribbons, and instructed them to go out and spread this acknowledgment ceremony. Then they were to follow up on the results, see who honored whom, and report back to the class in a week.

One of the boys in the class went to a junior executive in a nearby Company, and honored him for helping him with his career planning. He gave him a blue ribbon, and put it on his shirt. Then he gave him two extra ribbons and said, "We're doing a class project on recognition, and we'd like for you to go out, find somebody to honor, give them a blue ribbon, then give them the extra blue ribbon so they can acknowledge a third person, to keep this acknowledgment ceremony going. Then please report back to me and tell me what happened."

Later that day, the junior executive went in to see his boss, who had been noted, by the way, as being kind of a grouchy fellow. He sat his boss down, and he told him that he deeply admired him for being a creative genius. The boss seemed very surprised. The junior executive asked him if he would accept the gift of the blue ribbon, and would he give him permission to put it on him. His surprised boss said, "Well, sure." The junior executive took the blue ribbon and placed it right on his boss's jacket, above his heart.

As he gave him the last extra ribbon, he said, "Would you take this extra ribbon, and pass it on by honoring somebody else. The young boy who first gave me the ribbons is doing a project in school, and we want to keep this recognition ceremony going and find out how it affects people."

That night, the boss came home to his 14-year-old son, and sat him down. He said, "The most incredible thing happened to me today. I was in my office, and one of the junior executives came in and told me he admired me, and gave me a blue ribbon for being a creative genius. Imagine! He thinks I'm a creative genius! Then he put this blue ribbon that says, "Who I Am Makes a Difference", on my jacket above my heart. He gave me an extra ribbon and asked me to find somebody else to honor.

As I was driving home tonight, I started thinking about whom I would honor with this ribbon, and I thought about you. I want to honor you. My days are really hectic and when I come home, I don't pay a lot of attention to you. Sometimes I scream at you for not getting good enough grades in school, and for your bedroom being a mess. But somehow tonight, I just wanted to sit here and, well, just let you know that you do make a difference to me. Besides your mother, you are the most important person in my life. You're a great kid, and I love you!"

The startled boy started to sob and sob, and he couldn't stop crying. His whole body shook. He looked up at his father and said through his tears, "Dad, earlier tonight I sat in my room and wrote a letter to you and Mom, explaining why I had killed myself, and I asked you to forgive me. I was going to commit suicide tonight after you were asleep. I just didn't think that you cared at all. The letter is upstairs. I don't think I need it after all." His father walked upstairs and found a heartfelt letter full of anguish and pain.

The boss went back to work a changed man. He was no longer a grouch, but made sure to let all of his employees know that they made a difference. The junior executive helped several other young people with career planning, and never forgot to let them know that they made a difference in his life..... one being the boss' son.

And the young boy and his classmates learned a valuable lesson, "Who you are DOES make a difference".

You are under no obligation to pass this on to anyone....... not to two people, or to two hundred. As far as I am concerned, you can forget it and move on. On the other hand, if you want, you could send it to all of the people who mean something to you, or send it to the one, two, or three people who mean the most. Or, just smile and know that someone thinks that you are important, or you wouldn't have received this in the first place.

Who you are does make a difference, and I wanted you to know that.

Isn't this a wonderful story? I'm passing the blue ribbon to you, for who YOU are does make a difference, too.

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i love them veryvery much!
thanks for today dearestgirls.
sushi was great.
company was awesome.
i missed you all so very much.
&& thanks very much twin and jaffa for coming to support (:
all the best for next friday!
i'll be there for you all no matter wht (:
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Sunday, February 22, 2009.

meet my new love ♥ ♥ ♥

so, it has been a productive week.
i met the bestest of the bestest (:
caught a movie after months.
started driving again.
spent my whole sat at the SSC studying my ass off, non stop.
im done with hw/tutorials & im not lagging behind alr!

hopefully the next 24 weeks would be like that (:
Blogged @ 7:02 PM



Tuesday, February 17, 2009.


i was in a really good mood aft tuition-ing the boy - haha my cute little p3 tutee. although i do get angry when he starts crying etc. but today he really made me smile, cause i thought all my efforts teaching him was worth it (:
cause at first he didnt know how to read those passages, not knowing the meanings of the word etc. but today, when i was revising with him the words for his test, he rmbed everything. im really proud of him, and myself haha (: okay i shall pray hard he'll do well for his test.
im looking forward to the rest of the week!
1) driving resumes this thursday(:
2) im meeting the bestest on friday(:

i know you wont be reading this, but still.
i dont know if you do realise she cares alot for you. and she's older than you, you should be giving her some form of respect. & not argue with her everyday.
she's worried for you, so please, wake up.
you should know how much she loves you.
Blogged @ 9:41 PM



Sunday, February 15, 2009.

i was packing my stuff when i came across these.
haha i missed the times when she scribbled on my econs lecture notes.
'sigh, jacjac's booooooored' (on elasticity notes. guess who was the lecturer? hue. haha)
'im hungry' (when lecture was bfr breaks)
i remember how much i loved your handwriting, and how much you loved mine (:

your unique handwritings ♥ ♥ ♥
Blogged @ 5:42 PM



Saturday, February 14, 2009.


HAPPY VALENTINES ♥ ♥ ♥

im alright now. Thanks for all the hugs & encouragement.
jac, im happy you're happy.

And He will raise you up on Eagle's wings
Bear you on the breath of dawn
Make you to shine like the sun
And hold you in the palm of His hand
Blogged @ 3:54 PM



Thursday, February 12, 2009.

Let's imagine Happiness -By Jaclyn Chong, 27 January 2009

Let's fall asleep dreaming of
Soaking up the sun
Swimming in the ocean,
Wouldn't that be fun?
But I wake up realizing
My dreams cannot be for today.

Maybe tomorrow's tomorrow will be...
I'll be...

Scubadiving, admiring the
Great Barrier Reef
Feasting on sashimi and
The best premium beef
Let's hop on a helicopter,
Wow at the view
Bungee jump from a height
Breathing in the fresh morning dew

"Aiyoh, Jaclyn!
Why that silly smile?"
OOPS! Oh boy!
You must think
I've gone quite senile

But, no. I'm happy when
My imagination travels...
Parasailing across the skies
Places to where one has been
Skydiving into bathtubs of spaghetti
Let's swim in this yummy scene
Mountains of uncooked cake batter
Makes me happy too
Meandering rivers of Ben and Jerry's
I don't think Mum would approve
However, I must admit that although

Happiness can be imagined
It's isn't solid and warm
Like the unimagined
Happiness can be when
I crack a joke
Or watching CO2 sizzle
From a can of coke
There's happiness in reality
Despite me being sick
I'll settle for the simple pleasures of today.

Maye tomorrow's tomorrow will be...
I'll be...

Watching my favourite
Television drama series
Or be engrossed in fiction:
Romance, suspense and mysteries
Poetry and Shakespeare
Keep me company
Muffins, cookies and cupcakes
Baking aplently!

So the moral of the story
If written can go on and on
But I shall stop my rambling
Before it turns morn
Being sick is more than tough
So imagined happiness
Just isn't enough
The best kind of happiness
Is in the reality
And that's knowing:
There are people who love me

♥ ♥ ♥

although you have one less person to study with,
you have one more person to study for.
Blogged @ 9:28 PM



Wednesday, February 11, 2009.

i thought i could take it. but it seems like i didnt quite.
everyone's telling me to be happy. i am, but.
i still cried. im both happy and sad.
im happy that you'll be happier in the other world.
but im sad that im losing a wonderful friend like you, maybe im still not used to it.

im taking a day off for myself tmr. i need to settle down quickly cause i know you would want me to.
i will, i just need one more day. after tmr, im gna keep all our memories somewhere deep in my heart.
and it'll stay there, forever.
i miss your smileys in the smses.
i miss your beautiful smile.

bye jac. bye.

So say goodbye for just a while
And through the tears you'll start to smile
For soon you'll be together
At every step, you're not alone
love's by your side to lead you on
No looking back from here
Your journey home has only just begun.
Blogged @ 8:54 PM



Tuesday, February 10, 2009.

it was tough to have to be who i am not. it was really difficult to smile and act as if i am really happy/enthusiastic, when i am not. these two days have been, bad. but i know i have to continue on cause i know you would want me to be happy. i wouldn let my emotions affect the others.

before i stepped into that hall, i told myself, no shermaine, you will not cry. you should be happy that she's safe up there. no sufferings, no unhappiness. but once memories of you flow into my mind there, i just couldnt control myself. i kept having flashes of your face. your beautiful smile.

i know that you'll be safe and happy up there. i know you are free of all the sufferings you had. the pain and all. i know i cannot be selfish to want to back by our sides. you will be happier there. like what our favourite song says, someone's watching over me. and yes i know, you will be watching over all of us. every single member of 36, all 20 of us.

jac,
i'll never ever forget the times spent with you, along with lene.
the 3 of us, the 3 giraffes. ms sexy giraffe jaclyn., ms giraffe shermaine and ms giraffe jalene.

i'll never forget the times we'll share a bowl of dessert and i start complaining to you about everything. you'll always put down that bright smile of yours and tell me, its okay shermaine, its okay!
i'll never forget the times you always asked me to write your name for you on your lecture notes/tutorials.
i'll never forget your special stickers that are pasted on all your stationary.
i'll never forget your favourite ZIG pen. the purple one.
i'll never forget your unique handwriting. your beautiful cursives.
i'll never forget your scribblings on my lecture notes, to keep me awake.
i'll never forget that time when we went your house, and im supposed to teach you all chinese. but we ended up looking at your photos and eating pizza!
i'll never EVER forget the stayover at lene's. the crazy stuff we did and those talks. sandcastle building. & that 'supposed-to-be-a-shopping trip outing'. and us, lying on the tables of macs outside shaw towers. thinking of where we wanted to go cause we all felt so tired.
i'll never forget our love to write nice lyrics at the back of our foolscape pad.
i'll never forget how i complained that you and lene are leaving for cambridge and i'll be all alone in school.
i'll never forget your first GP blog post about yourself.
i'll never forget the times we used to sing our favourite songs together.
i'll never forget the times we used to have crazy camwhoring sessions on lene's phone.
i'll never forget the little gifts and postcards you always prepared for us.
i'll never forget that we once had that similar COOL phone and sharing the same wallpapers, and complaining that the phone's lousy.
i'll never forget the stupid long class leader meeting that we had to attend every now and then.
i'll never forget anything about you.
& if i ever forget anything, i'll make sure i'll dig up my past memories.
i'll never ever forget the bubbly you.
i'll never forget the times when you laugh and you go heeheehee.
i'll never forget your love for drama.
i'll never forget how good you were in your performance at NLB.
i'll never forget us being so crazy that we were even able to camwhore in the midst of a fire drill.
i'll never forget the beautiful christmas card you made.
i'll never forget the letter you wrote.
i'll never forget anything about you.

thank you for being such a wonderful friend these past 2 years.
thank you for all your encouragement and advice you have given me.
thank you for all the 'you can do it shermaine! workhard!' these have really spurred me on to study hard.

& rmb, dont ever say that you're a irresponsible friend. we are, we were not able to share the pain you've went through.

you've been a really strong girl. and im really proud of you.

dearest jac, you'll always have a special place in all our hearts.
we love you.
rest in peace.
Blogged @ 8:18 PM



Sunday, February 08, 2009.


i have been a lousy friend.
i haven't been able to do anything to make you feel better.
i always didnt know what to say to you to make you feel better.
i cannot take this. i am not prepared.
why did you leave so fast, i didnt even have to chance to see you once.
this is way too fast.
i just told mshuang i will be giving you the surpise next wk, i've prepared everything alr.
and why is all these happening?
this is too fast.
dearest jac, you'll forever be in part of my memory.
your face, your smile, your voice, your writings. everything.
dearest friend. i'll miss you & i'll love you forever.
♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
Blogged @ 8:55 AM



Thursday, February 05, 2009.

i love the partner veryvery much! we were supposed to pose for a picture or sth, then we knocked our heads into one another. then i broke into my 'ouch-ing' fit cause it as super painful. HAHAHA. my partner and i do crazy stuff that's why i love her! ♥
CCA carnival was, like that :/
'toiletries' drive tmr, so people! donate your toiletries!
and yay bride wars with jenna tmr (:

hw's piling up, im starting to fall asleep during lectures, im feeling tired everyday though i have enough sleep. its only week 5 SHYQ, you still have, 26weeks!

sometimes, maybe we shouldn care about anything and just live on with life happily. and that's what im gg to do. leave everything to fate and continue with life!
like what twin says, live, laugh, love ♥
Blogged @ 9:44 PM



Tuesday, February 03, 2009.


FYI i got tagged by jezabel on facebook. but i decided to make it a blog post (: (:
Rules: Once you’ve been tagged, you are supposed to write a note with 25 random things, facts, habits, or goals about you. At the end, choose 25 people to be tagged. You have to tag the person who tagged you. If I tagged you, it’s because I want to know more about you!

#1 i LOVE spending time with the people i love, aka my bestest friends and the clique (:

#2 i sing in the toilet!

#3 i actually have abit of OCD because i cannot stand my room being messy. my highest record, packing my room thrice a day.

#4 okay yes although i say i have a bit of OCD, but my room can get into a big mess a few hours after i've packed it and i dont know why :/

#5 when im in serious moodswings, ie when im tired and i dont feel like talking to anybody, i dont mean it when i shout/ignore/be rude to you. like this morning i felt so bad to the 34 morning table people! haha! you all what i mean and who you are! i said SORRY! (:

#6 i dont like whiny people. i was initially okay with whiny people in sec2. until i had this friend who came to my house, and she has the whiny type of voice, which my mum didnt like. so she influenced me not to like her, which led me to not like whiny people.

#7 i always sing the same few lines of the song i hear the last on my ipod or anywhere. so dont think im weird if i start singing 'non mihi solum' after assemblys on wednesdays, cause its the last song i hear.

#8 i always slap myself and ask myself to shut up if can continously sing the same line of the song. when i say slap, i really do slap myself and people start calling me nuts!

#9 when i do not dare to have eye contact with somebody, i look at the person's nose!

#10 first impressions count alot for me. the first time i see you, and i dont like you, it'll probably stay on forever. but there are exceptions to certain people though. very rare.

#11 i dont really like it when people ask me questions during tuition. you can call me selfish or whatsoever. but, i just dont like it. cause its like, you have tuition, you should ask the tutor how to do and not me. I AM NOT YOUR TUTOR. i dont mind if you pay me to tutor you!

#12 i DETEST people who do not contribute in group discussions. and i will shoot you in your face that you are not doing anything. FAIRNESS AYE!

#13 in the past, even if i dont like a person, i wont show. but now i realised i dont want to be a hypocrite so yeah haha. the few of us spent 15mins during econs ( we were not listening to hui) discussing whether or not we should show if we dislike somebody. and high5 to jeraldine. we would show!

#14 i dislike people who act cute.

#15 i can be extremely straighforward and ask you to go away/shut up if you get on my nerves. DONT ever whine at me like ehhhhh shermaineeeee! i'll get even more irritated.

#16 i dislike people who only talks to you when they need to achieve some stuff. sorry, whining and acting cute or what so ever dosen't help. in fact, the more you do that i'll ignore you.

#17 when i was in primary sch, my ambition was to be a doctor. and guess what i did, what a only child would do actually, when i have no one to play with :( i actually 'opened' a clinic in my room. then i'll imagine ppl knocking the door, coming in, telling me about their illnesses, and me using the stethstoscope examining the 'patient' okay go on to call me SIAO

#18 also, in primary sch, i had to ambition of being a teacher. and with a whiteboard and markers, i start a classroom in my room. and start teaching, to a empty room. and i'll start writing words on the whiteboard and ask the 'class' to read. HAHAHAHA.

#19 i cry VERY easily. when i watch movies, i can really cry out, like as if someone dear to me died of sth. there was one time i cried so badly my mum commented. eh i havent die yet, dont cry until like that very scary. hahaha. so now you know, how severe my crying was hahaha.

#20 i can listen to only one song the whole day for like hours. the song can just keep replaying and replaying. but i wont get tired of it.

#21 I LOVE KIDS. I LOVE TO TEACH.

#22 i dont like people saying vulgarities etcetc. i will stare at them if they do so.

#23 although i look like i talk alot etc. but when it comes to talking formally in front of a big group. i tend to get jittery.

#24 i dont like being forced to do things that i dont. i mean, who does.

#25 when i take bus alone, i'll will think about many stuff. and then, i'll be emo for the rest of the day!

#26 when i love to bicker you ie like forever picking about you, rebutting you etc, dosen't mean i dont like you, its just that i like to disturb you! dont take it to heart. OH but when im really picking on very minute things one does, i would mean i dont like the person. cause the tone i use to pick on the person would be different. can feel one!

tagging: JEZABEL ( im supposed to according to the rules)
& im tagging whoever who's free to do this!

okay yay done (:
realise i never used the word, HATE. cause i dont hate anyone. i've learnt that to hate, you have to first love the person first!
Blogged @ 8:26 PM