FIRST YEAR

Hello everyone, so after 6 months of break (well I was working and hanging out my friends during that period too), I'm finally back in school and yeah, back in action! ^^ Well, it was time to get the momentum of studying back after 4-6 months of not using my brain cells. Okay, actually I guess I kinda used my brain cells because I need to do some calculation for some accounting work and also remember things that required some memory work. 😂

ANYWAYS, 6 months really past in a blink of an eye and woop, school finally started. Honestly, I wasn't prepared for the next stage of my education journey because well, I was afraid that I won't be able to make new friends because I'm an introvert-freak (YES I KNOW SOME OF YOU ARE COUGHING AT THIS BECAUSE YOU GUYS ASSUME I'M AN EXTROVERT BUT NO I'M NOT). Okay, back in January last year, I was contemplating which pathway I should go but end up I decided to stick to the pathway I chose for myself even before O's started. And yup, here I am right now, in a polytechnic, pursuing the course I've always dreamed of getting in. 

Well, to be honest, poly life was really different from the primary or secondary school life. You have the freedom to attend lectures if you want to (but me being me, of course i attend every lecture lah HAHAHA). I must say the environment really spurred me to work hard in everything I do, yup, it's that competitive and scary, but I guess that's how it is. Of course, poly life is quite stress with projects and tests and exams that you have to do your best in because all of them are counted into your grades, aka GPA. There are definitely hard and tough times, but I'm glad I made it through!! 😁

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//BAOC : To start off poly life, my school organised an orientation camp for all freshies who are from the business courses, 2 weeks before the actual semester started. Let me be frank okay, this camp was literally the super lit and fun, like 😭

DAY 1

Well, the first day of BAOC was the most awkward day ever because it was the period when we try to make new friends from our sub-tribe and yeah, no words can describe how awkward we were with one another. 😂 But after a while, I made new friends and really, they're really open and approachable and friendly!! Moreover, our SCs were extremely friendly.

Oh I forgot to mention how hyper all the SCs from all the 8 tribes were. We were welcomed by the cheers and shouts by the SCs and the atmosphere there was seriously WOW. The most hyped orientation camp ever!! 🙌 We had bonding games such as getting to know one another names and after that, we had lunch!!

LUNCH FOR THE DAY : Chicken Rice and H20 Drink!!

THANK YOU SCS FOR BUYING THE MILO DRINK FOR US!!

End of day 1!! And yes, selfie with 3 of our SCs!! 💖

DINNER WITH ALICIA (and coincidentally, our streaks was 100 days ❤️️)

We had our dinner at Blk 22, The Food Club. Well, I must say this canteen has a variety of food cuisines and here's the special thing, THEY WRITE THE CALORIES INTAKE FOR EACH MEAL. HAHAHAHA YES GUYS TYPICAL GERRY LIKES THIS KIND OF STUFF. Healthy diet healthy me. Okay what nonsense. 😂

Dinner for the day : Salmon Don

Alicia had Oyako Don!!

DAY 2

I must day 2 was the most fun and engaging day ever!! Well, day 2 is Sports Day and we got the chance to play competitve games with other tribes.

Hehe SELFIEEE!!

LUNCH FOR THE DAY : Malay Cuisine (I have no idea what's the name of the food)

MILO DRINK AGAIN YESYESYES. My SCs say they're from a different store. 😂

Subtribe Group Picture before competitive games started. Still a bit awkward cuz it's day 2 yo

*The lighting a bit bad but still 💓

End of day 2!! 

And yes SS4 group selfie!!🙌

SS4 Group Phooooto!! 😂

DAY 3

Last and final day of BAOC and I must say, time passed super duper fast and poof, BAOC is coming to an end. Well, it was performance day for all tribes. 

GUESS WHAT GUYS, I PERFORMED ON STAGE HAHAHAHA.

Might be the last time I see this poster of our tribe. 😭

YESYES SOLARIAN SCYLAX!! 💕

After performance, part of my lunch : my (extremely) diluted milo drink 😂

I technically didn't have a proper lunch because we didn't have enough time to have our lunch😭

(Hungry die me HAHAHAHA)

Tribe Group Picture!! Spot me guys HAHAHA 😉

Last few pictures with my subtribe mates and SCs😭

Our Subtribe Flag, YESS!! 💕

Last and final subtribe group picture with them HAHAHA

  To my SCs, thank you for taking care of us for the past 3 days. You guys are really amazing💖

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This is the start of Semester 1.1 💪

[WEEK1]

Full force class from 8am to 4pm, oh my😭

But hey, yay to first lunch in school!! // yesyes ramen!!

Right after class, met my subtribe mates wew💓

And I'm so tired.... 😪

Went to the library after lunch!! // snapchat filters are cutee

[WEEK 2]

YAY TO TRIBE DINNER!! 💓

[WEEK 3]

Mala cuz why not right😂

We died because the spiciness is too much for us to handle

Hehehe my subtribe mate gave me this!! 😭❤️️

//BACOMM INAUG 💖

Yay to games!! 🙌

Group picture and yes omg iPhone7 Cam Quality😍

[WEEK 4]

Mala with Carissa and Ian cuz why not right🤣

My stomach was burning but I still drank cold drink, good job gerry well done🙂

//INFA Funfair

So for our INFA module,we had a funfair event where each class will set up different types of booths, such as games and bracelets too!! Very fun day indeed hehehe😋

Preparation before the start of the event😄

TA24 CLASS PICTURE!! 💗

TA24 Accounting Team💕

With Xiao Hui💓 // finally got a picture with her sia omg

Such an awkward hug HAHAHAHA

With Zhi Zheng😆 // yesyes the Scylax pose HAHAHA

With my classmates hehehe💖

Group picture with the boys too🙌 // still can't get over their stiff and poker faces HAHAHA

Can't wait to go Batam with you people💯

With Hubert😊 // the sun ray game damn strong HAHAHA☀

//VOLUNTEERING WORK

Next time I can help you guys make cotton candy HAHAHA I'M SERIOUS (the whole time I was making Cotton Candy sooo). Also, I felt really happy inside when the kids were so happy and excited during the making of the cotton candy and when the cotton candy was being made. I won't mind doing more volunteering works man!! ❤️️

Food coupons for our lunch!! 🙌

All of us bought ice-cream 😂

Yes to donuts!! 🍩

Mushroom-like cotton candy!! 💙

[WEEK 7]

So I bought pasta and the shop assistant told me to grab a sweet as a form of motivation and I picked out this quote // so relatable  😭

//VOLUNTEERING WORK

YAY BANANA TWIST!! 💛

Ft. Cheryl who bought Banana Cone 💕

Hello Cheryl 😆

It was Kindness Day ❤️️

// MALA MALA WITH THEM

Non-Vegetarian Mala v.s. Vegetarian Mala 🌚

[WEEK 13]

Start of a new week, and i'm still in love with this snapchat filter because the character is so cute 😍

// DANNY'S BIRTHDAY

So it was one of our SL's birthday and we decided to surprise him with a board filled with our birthday wishes as well as a cake (yes strawberry shortcake yes 😆)

[WEEK 14]

The week when i had tests and presentations everyday, thankfully made it through 💪

// IDB PHASE 2 PRESENTATION

Yay we made it through IDB!! Time to focus on our photoshop test 😭

// BCOMM FIRST PRESENTATION

Most nerve-wrecking presentation ever 💦

 Some slip-offs in the middle, but I'm improving in the progress i guess. 😊

Oh my formal outfit and the greenery background yeah🍀

[WEEK 15]

Impromptu Mala HAHAHAA 😂

If you compare this picture

To this picture, AREN'T THEY SIMILAR??? HAHAHAHA 🌚

[WEEK 16]

//LAST BMGT LESSON

Ms Lim treated us Subway Cookies!! 😋

Class Photos with Ms Lim!! 🙌

// LAST IDB LESSON

Ms Wee is such an amazing and awesome teacher 😭 Thank you so much Ms Wee 💖

// FINAL BCOMM PRESENTATION

Well, we ended our final BCOMM lesson with a group presentation and yeah man, WE DID GREAT!! Thank you Ms Parwin for teaching us!! 💓

Hint hint, teach us BCOMM2 (oooh and BCOMM3 too heheheh) please hehehe😆

Group picture with Ms Parwin 💖

So.... behind-the-scenes 😂

HAHAHA RICH YOUR TIE GOT 3D EFFECT LEY 😂

And yes guys, my flower pose never dies okay 🌷

Group picture with these bunch of awesome and funny people 💕

I think they were thinking of what pose to do so...

Gangster pose it is HAHAHAHA 🤣

Damn the poker and straight faces again

Group picture with the other two 😊

Really thankful for everything you guys have done for me for the first semester, 

we can get through 5 other semesters together 💪

Ending the last tutorial of this sem with a class picture, yas TA24 🙌

// SS4 ACC SHORT MEET-UP

It's been long since i met them again😌

// CHIH LIN'S BIRTHDAY

Yup, it's one of my SL's birthday and we surprised her with a board and a cake again 😋

Pictures with SS4 ❤️️

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// MALA AFTER SO LONG

This is a serving of 4-5 people....? 😂

// CHALET HEHEHE

YES PIZZA 🤤

Beautiful sea/ocean(?) and beautiful sky

I LOVEEEE MELTED MARSHMALLOWS ❤️️

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This is the start of Semester 1.2 💪

[WEEK 1]

I think the last time I had their scrambled egg at the Internet Cafe was during INFA Common Test

How time flies.... 😭

Mini Reunion with Xiao Hui and Zhi Zheng!!

And Zhi Zheng the calculator fixer HAHAHA

The sunset in school 😍

Errrr... Mala? 😂

Yas love the salad in school 😋

Collected our badges for BAMAZING!! 😆

// BAMAZING XII - THE FORTEM

Yup, it was my first time participating BAMAZING, leggo Team 28💪

Day 1 completed and we made it into Day 2!! Proud of you guys hehehe🙆

Proud of you guys for day 2!! Thank you for being such a cohesive and amazing group, no regrets!!

[WEEK 5]

So we had a Sports & Wellness Module, which is similar to P.E, and yeah I decided to pick Sports Climbing because why not right? 😂 Introducing 2 of my closest friends in my Sports Climbing Class 🌚

Meet Rachael 

Meet Grace

Okay, here's me being extremely scared to belay downwards HAHAHA

Oh featuring Soon in the picture too 😂

// SHANNON'S 17TH BIRTHDAY

Thank you for inviting me to your birthday party, Shannon!! Hope you had a blast on that day!!

[WEEK 6]

MALALALA AGAIN HAHAHA

BSTATS Lessons became more interesting with my BSTATS teacher!! 😭

RAMEN RAMEN and we were almost broke because of that ohnos😭

[WEEK 7]

Took the courage to climb to the top using the stairs (but the stairs are so narrow, i cannot T.T)

I must say the view is sooooo niceeee! 😍

worth the climbing HAHAHA

P.S: I bungee jumped from a height of about 10metres!! HOW COOL RIGHT

[WEEK 12]

Kind of a class picture with my Sports Climbing Class 😆

Yup, tried ab-seiling and it was scary initially because you have the fear of falling backwards

but afterwards it was alright so yeah hehehe

Credits Rachael HAHAHA, thanks Soon for belaying me 😭

It was the Open House and we ate the Cotton Candy😉

[WEEK 13]

THANK YOU EVERYBODY WHO PLANNED THIS MINI BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION.

I'M REALLY THANKFUL 😭❤️️

Didn't take a group picture because the rest had to rush off somewhere, so solo pictures with a few people hehehehe

Lay Kim~~!!

Xiao Hui, who planned all this, thank you so much!! 💖

HAHAHAHA this was really candid

and Zhi Zheng~~!!

my flower pose going strong

and this is always our signature pose HAHAHA

Thank you once again!! 🍰💓

Craves for spicy stuff soo.. MALA (plus 大辣, and yes I survived WOOOO)

[WEEK 14]

Group picture with them💖

thank you for the 2-3 months of climbing, it's not the end yet!! 

[WEEK 15]

Last Sports & Wellness Lesson and one of our classmates made it to the top of the climbing wall!!

yeah that was us cheering for him HAHAHA

Last INNOVA Lesson and it was INNOX Presentation, I'll miss Ms Tan a lot😭

and yes, group picture but the gaps tho HAHAHA

Breakfast meal for Brunch...? 🌚

// LAST BSTATS LESSON

So yeah, last class picture for the year 😂

side note: I'm gonna miss Ms Kong 😭

Thank you Ms Kong for making BSTATS lessons more interesting and fun😭💖

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So that marks the end of the first year and I must say these 2 semesters were really stressful at times, with hell weeks, aka a week filled with tests and presentations, but I'm glad we pulled through it and made it!! 

I know the second year is gonna be more tough and tedious, and that I need to be mentally prepared to face it. The work load will definitely be more and more projects and tests will come into our way, but I know through perseverance and endurance we can do it. Well, school is starting in less than 2 days and it's time to face reality again and get the drive to study again after about 2 months of holiday vacation. LET'S DO IT!! 💪

This may be the last blog post I'll be updating for the moment because I can predict that I'll be busy with my school work HAHAHA. Anyways, persevere and never give up alright! 

Take care~

~Geraldine (: