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Name: Serafiel
DOB: 18/09/1993
School: Qifa Primary School, Fairfield Methodist Primary School, Nan Hua High School, Hwa Chong Junior College, National University of Singapore
CCA: Netball, Innovation Club, Christian Fellowship, GuZheng Ensemble, Media and Debate Club, Library Club, Health and Fitness Club, Astronomy Club
Class: 1F, 2C, 3F, 4D, 5G, 6G, 101, 201, 301, 401, 10S67
wishlist:
Go to Hwa Chong/RJC
Become a doctor at Harvard/NUS
Set up a non-profit organization to help abused children, endangered animals and the rainforest.
Publish my own novel/direct a movie/make a CD
Contact:
thelastaurora@yahoo.com
★ FUCK MY LIFE
Date: Saturday, May 22, 2010 | Time: 5/22/2010 11:45:00 PM
I hate vulgarities but this post is really too... I'm too angry to try to use my awesome vocab to find another substitute anymore.
JC life sucks. What am I doing in hwa chong?? I'm totally stupid and should go and quit school AKA commit suicide.
My traditionally good subjects, all As, have now dropped to:
Math: B
Chem: B
CLL: C (expected)
GSC: D (expected
GP: S!!! (At least it's not including the latest test which I was pretty sure I'd at least PASS
AND...
PHYSICS S
SERIOUSLY?? WTF??
fAIL UNTIL IT'S SO HORRIBLE.
I KNOW IM GOOD AT SOME TOPICS: GRAVITY, KINEMATICS, MEASUREMENTS, WORK ENERGY POWER
BUT SUCK AT FORCES, DYNAMICS, CIRCULAR MOTION
IT JUST HAPPENS THAT OUT OF KDCM, I ONLY KNOW 1/3
LEADING TO S
MY JAP SUCKS TOO. NO TEST BUT YOU CAN SEE HOW MUCH THE STANDARD DROP
I CANT EVEN STRING TOGETHER A SENTENCE WITHOUT PAUSING FOR DAMN LONG
I SERIOUSLY MUST MUG DAMN HARD
EXCEPT ITS IMPOSSIBLE
31/05-04/06 PRE U SEM CAMP
04/06-05/06 FAMINE CAMP
07/06-10/06 CLEP CAMP
IM MISSING ALL THE REMEDIALS!!
Labels: HC
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★ Jane@Music-张靓颖
Date: Sunday, May 2, 2010 | Time: 5/02/2010 08:55:00 PM
This was Jane’s third effort, her last album with Huayi. This album seems like a mini-album, so few were the songs.
1. 花开的声音2/5
Very boring safe soothing track. What a way to start an album. Thank God she’s changing labels.
2. 那不会是爱吧 1/5
This started out techno. Ohhhh kay. Jane’s voice is in autotone. Very weird song.
5. 我的音乐让我说 1/5
Very weird jazz selection. This album seems to be getting from bad to worse.
7. 靠近你 1/5
This song started out with some weird noise. Jane sounds very relaxed. She almost sounds like Faye from FIR.
9. 孩子的眼睛 2/5
This song starts out optimistic with acoustic guitar. Jane sounds wispy and gentle like Fish Leong. But her strong Chinese accent is hard to ignore. Very boring, sorry.
10. 我的路 2/5
The last track. Will it finally be decent? Only time will tell. This song starts out with piano chords (elegant but boring). Jane sounds sad. At 6 minute plus, this song is long. Can she sustain our interest? Um, no.
Overall: I regretted wasting my time listening to this album. DON’T BUY THIS IF YOU ARE NEW TO JANE, JUST DON’T. Harsh but true.
Average: 9/6=1.5
Recommended tracks: None
Labels: music review
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★ Next Level-Ayumi Hamasaki
Date: | Time: 5/02/2010 08:32:00 PM
Ayumi’s newest album after the unbelievably bad “Guilty”. It’s her “comeback” album, and so far reviews have been positive. I’ve tried listening to all of them but sometimes I just can’t find them. Oh, and I also don’t review instrumental tracks (well they are not composed by Ayumi anyway, and you pay to hear her SING, right? Not actually to listen to her band’s music/and her autotune voice). And take away all the filler interludes, and this album is really short.PS: She looks UGLY in the album cover and Rule single cover. WHEN WE ALL KNOW HOW PRETTY SHE IS!Track listing:2. Next Level4. Energize5. Sparkle6. Rollin'7. Green9. Identity10. Rule11. Love n Hate13. Days14. Curtain CallNext Level has this catchy loop playing over and over again. This is a fairly standard pop track. The chorus sounds WEIRD. 2/5.Energize has got beeps and lzer sound effects. Ayumi sings in "Jinglish". It sounds too much like a cheerleading cute song. 0.5/5Sparkle starts out techno. Ayumi sounds very mysterious. Weird noises aside, the song bursts into energetic yellings. Very strong dance beat, something that Lady Gaga might do. Very noisy but kind of catchy. Not my style though, especially with the “no no no” at the end. 3/5Rollin' starts out very electronic like Lady Gaga. Ayumi sings in Autotune. I hate this song. 0.5/5Yes, Ayumi’s MOST FAMOUS SINGLE from this album (I’m ignoring Rule, which is ONLY famous because of the movie). Green is BEAUTIFUL, with ancient Chinese music in front--similar to alan's Sakura Modern, then Ayumi’s stronger than usual voice. The chorus is catchy and emotional. My favourite song!! 5/5Identity starts off eerily haunting with piano. Then the electric guitar kicks in. Ayumi sounds annoying, not to mention weird with her “yeah yeah yeah”. This is another rock song, with Ayumi singing “ai ai ai”. It’s just average, with no hooks. 2/5OMG, RULE!! I hate Dragonball Z by the way. I like the unconventional, “Just go do what you want” lyrics. Ayumi sounds really aggressive and attitude. It helps that it’s very catchy too. But the music is a bit weird, with whooshing sounds. This song has grown on me, but the weird loop and meh verses makes it only 4/5Love n Hate starts out with a countdown. The music was an energetic loop in the background. Ayumi sounds sexy and mysterious. Quite catchy. 3/5I got my hands on the acoustic orchestra version, YAY! The music is beautiful with piano and organ and drums. Ayumi sounds very gentle and soft. Days is a typical winter love song. Very predictable lyrics about how her world is better if he is there, LOL. It’s average, though. She’s done better ballads. 3/5What a way to end this short album. I can't wait for the curtain call! Curtain Call is a piano ballad. The piano is non-exceptional, playing about 4 different chords in the background. This song is Boring with a capital B. 2/5Overall: This album is about as worse as A Song For XX. I don't like the new direction Ayumi is going with electro sounds. If only she can make more music like Green. Thankfully this album is the prequel to something more noble (YES Rock n Roll Circus).Average: 25/10=2.5Recommended tracks: Green, RuleLabels: music review
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★ Speech Day
Date: | Time: 5/02/2010 07:55:00 PM
Speech Day was a lot of drama...
First I met Yanhui outside the bus stop. Sigh, had to endure ride to school with my obnoxious ex-classmates. I ignored them. Them--B***, *arine, Jie*ing, F****** clique.
Then we went to the hall. Walau, I discovered that Ben***** was supposed to sit with me. Luckily he ran away after discovering that too. Then I won't have to be the one who ran away (cause I want to go on stage).
I mostly talked with Pearlyn and June. The NY shirt from zexin was BIG, but who cares very good already lor, to finally get a white shirt.
Stoned from 2.30-6.30 before my turn. My feet hurt like mad, I hate heels!
The prize was a measly $40 voucher. Why the hell did those who only got A1 in English and NORMAL CHINESE get $150 cash?? And Chen Yun got them some more. She totally ignored me.
The catering sucks. Not nice and too little. Many retards just came to catch up on their friends. They're depriving the prize-recipients of a chance to eat!!
I hanged out with Shalyn after that. Could feel a little smug after seeing *lvin, L***, Yee*ing, *i*i, M*rri*n in NJC and ACJC.
I'M NOT PROUD OK, IN FACT I THINK I'M STUPID, BUT THE POINT IS AFTER SO MUCH HARD WORK YOU FINALLY GET BETTER THAN THOSE WHO GET COMPLACENT THINKING THEY ARE BETTER THAN YOU. YOU CAN RUB IT IN NOW.
Labels: ramblings
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★ 我相信-张靓颖
Date: | Time: 5/02/2010 07:53:00 PM
Ah, Jane! This girl have captured my attention ever since her soundtrack画心 to the movie画皮. She interested me further when she sang the OP 天下无双to 神雕侠侣 2006 version. Her remarkable vocal ability is irrefutable. However, her choice of songs (boring, ballady, or weird jazz) have hurt her chances. Netizens have often commented on her uncatchy songs. So how is her new album? Jane’s appearance has changed from “good-girl” to “hot girl”.
2. 热 3/5
This song is very poppy. Jane sounds like she got attitude, very different from her gentle image. But there seems to be no focus for this song.
4. 就这样好了 5/5
A very beautiful sad ballad about love. If the ballad is epic/grand, Jane does a marvelous job displaying her vocal prowess. Keep it up!
5. I DO 2/5
A very syrupy sweet thing that makes me go “Uuurk”. Jane keeps on chanting “I do oh my love”. If saccharine cute songs are your thing, chances are you would like this. I don’t.
6. 如果这就是爱情 5/5
Very emotional rocky ballad. Jane stretched her voice to the max, and the lyrics made profound sense. Way to go!
7. 快活 4/5
This is a very rocky song (well not very, but for her, it is very rocky). I liked this.
8. 办不到 1/5
This is a very Hip hop/R&B song, with raps! Well, I don’t like this kind of music, sorry.
10. I DON'T WANNA PRAY 3/5
Very black-African style (the Africans have strong powerful voices) but I hate jazz, sorry.
11. 我们都辜负了爱 2/5
Very boring.
12. 需要你 4/5
Very powerful vocals, remind me of Kelly Clarkson
13. 木兰星 4/5
Not bad, I love the music. But compared to the other Mulan soundtrack, not that Stefanie Sun’s voice is better, but that tune is nicer.
14. 朝思暮想 1/5
Yuck, this is by Teresa Tseng. Hated her.
Apart from a couple of songs I haven’t heard, Jane’s new album is average. A mess in some parts, utterly brilliant in others. I applaud some decisions (like including soundtracks) while scratching my head to others (like including the cover). Overall, Jane’s vocals have improved but her choice of songs still leave me confounded. Maybe she should change her image in a more positive light, and spend more time making an album (writing her own songs). However this album is a HUGE improvement from the previous one.
Rating: 34/10=3.4
Recommended songs: 就这样好了, 如果这就是爱情
Labels: music review
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