The things that we share.

I see this blog getting more and more empty every time I bother visiting it. Hahah, not surprising. :D I think holidays totally killed all the blogging bug I had in me, I have so much to update but I have no idea where to start, what to say, blah. Hahah. Beijing Gpp was definitely an experience. I've learned a lot during the trip, made new friends, and got closer with some existing ones. :D It was just like a roller coaster ride, really. :D I've learned that no matter what happens, or how bad everything seems today, life still goes on, and everything will turn out fine the next day if you just trust. (Hahah Joyce, we'll keep that within ourselves, alright.) :D I've learned that one can tell a lot about a person by how they handle things. I've learned that no matter what your relationship with your parents is, you'll still miss them when you don't get to see them in your life. I've learned that life sometimes gives us a second chance, and it's up to us to make full use of it. I've learned that I still have a lot to learn in life, but I'm learning and improving daily. I'm glad those ten days turned out really meaningful, I'm glad Joyce asked me to go along with her on this trip a few months ago, I'm glad all's well now. :D I've learned a lot from those four days in school, although those two days of lecture had proven to be extremely draining, mentally. :D Immersions with Beijing's 27th Middle School was pretty cool also, though I wished we were given an opportunity to sit through classes other than their Chinese lessons. (Like English maybe, why not.) :D Hahah. Their class contact time was really really cool, it's more of like the class chair persons taking charge of the whole situation, with the teacher at the side taking photos. :D And like everybody's supposed to participate in one way or another. (You see, they are allowed to act in short skits during their class contact time, so like 3/4 of the class will get a chance to act then, then the other 1/4 will have to participate during class discussions after the skit.) And the two twins in the class I was in were really cute max! :D Hahahah. Visits to tourists attractions in China was pretty fun also, it was interesting actually getting to be at places like the Forbidden City and the Summer Palace after only getting to hear about them for a long long time. :D The Great Wall owns though, I never ever ever want to go back there again if I had a choice. :D It was tiring to the maxx, even 100 suicides was better that that, I swear. Hahahah. Climbing up the Great Wall was one of the toughest things ever, since we went like a really really long way (Qihao's idea! Hahahah in the end everyone climbed until super super tired), and climbing down those steep slopes wasn't easy also lor. (The guys actually tried sliding down, epic fail hahahah.) :D But yeah, despite all that, it was fun tooo. :D Made new friends during the trip also, they never fail to make me laugh lahh, seriously! :D (I mean, with Xinyi and Junjie around, anything's possible what right.) And Huiying's really nice to be with when you're shopping. (Eh she's damn good at bargaining okay, seriously!) Hahahah. Shopping with the guys was definitely a first for me also. :D Nights at the hotel was the best. :D I (Inserts big big heart) heart-to-heart talks with Joyce, playing poker with her, singing to tunes we're familiar with when it shows on the television, running round the room screaming like mad, munching on chips and cup noodles late at night, and just being there for each other throughout the whole trip. :D Hahaha and yeah, she practically saw every side of me during the trip lah. Crazy, happy, normal, disappointed, sad, blah. But I'm glad you were there with me, esp. during that night, really really. :D Hahahah we shld totally do that again next year! :D Loveeee you, (:

Pictures of the trip are up on facebook! :D

Trainings this week have been awesooomeeeeee! :D Had friendly with Chung Cheng High and Queenstown this week, won all eight matches played with the two schools, happpyyyyy! :D I finally see the team improving, and helping each other along at the same time. It's like one of those times you know you've won and you're happy cause you won based on the team's effort, not just cause the other school made a lot of mistakes and blah. :D And our morale was really good this week also, which is totally awesome cause high morale = good skills = on form = higher chance of winning. :D I can see myself improving also, both spiking and service. :D I'm glad I finally feel like I'm capable of supporting the team, and helping the team as we go along. (: Yups, love the teammmm! :D

Get well soon Joyce! :D

Labels: Beijing Gpp 2009, Friendly, Joyce