Today we had the 30th annual road run and Chinese New Year Celebration. I left the hostel very early, walking to school and had morning assembly as usual. I didn't eat the siao breakfast before running because I didn't want to throw up during running.

We gathered at sports complex and waiting for the start of road run. Girls ran first. Then staff came next. When I finished warm-up at the back of the complex with Zhi Yang and JiaJin, Road Run for Girls had come to an end. Slowly, we guys gathered at starting point. Most of the TA people were standing in the very front. The teacher talked something, but I was not paying attention at all. I was waiting for the signal to start running. There it was!

We started to slow down after running a full round. It was not difficult to catch up with someone now because people were not packed in a limited area any more. I quickened my pace. Runners started to run out of college.

We were running on the path around the college.

The narrow path behind college. So narrow that could only allow two people running neck-and-neck. Sherman caught up from behind. Hills. Running more slowly. Saw Myran. Carry on running. Rushing down the hills. Turning right. Lameshyt, another hill. This one was steeper. Somehow I found it was not as hard to climb as last time. Left, and - downhill. Running past Ellery. Running on the flat ground - finally. The big tree. Turning left. Catching up with some JC people. Some of them caught up with me again. I ran faster. They ran faster. I tried again. They caught up with me again. I was running faster and faster while I competed with them. Turning left. This was the last part of the running. I just needed to follow the path and I would run directly back to the college.

Sounds behind. Turning around. Running faster. But not as fast as before. Struggling, I ran back to the college.

Running on the 400m track. Last 100m. Audience shouted something. Shimon was running right behind me. I tried to run faster, but no good.

The deciding 5 seconds. The struggling 5 seconds. Time seemed to be slowed down. Five seconds seemed to be eternity to me. Then time flowed faster. The next thing I realized was that we were both running directly towards the TA track. I came after Shimon. We reported together to the students in charge and sat on the benches. The 10 top runners were supposed to sit there, (including Sherman, Chang Long, Ernest, Nicholas Goh, Clarence, Shimon and me) The running was over. We high-fived. Drinking juice at the stalls behind and waiting for the result to come out.

Today was Tests Day. We got Maths tests and Chinese test. During the Chinese lesson, the girl complained that they got so many tests and presentations today that they did not want to do the Chinese test. The teacher said it was not a test, just an exercise. But the result had to be counted into records. They argued that then we were being “tested”. One girl pleaded the teacher not to let us do the paper because Chinese New Year was coming. The teacher then decided to explain the paper to us instead of testing us. But then he joked that we must sing songs to him. Uh-oh…

Looking forward to tomorrow. No reason.

Lameshyt, Friday got road run. Five thousand meters. Alas.

There was a song that reminded me of basketball and I like it.

Overwhelming project. I can't even spell "rellaxx" correctly.
Trying to finish them one by one. Yesterday was bio video's turn. Went to rimiko's terrace doing bio until eight o' clock when all the streetlights of the alley were on. I couldn't tell whether the projects or the shadows were eerier. Eating at KFC at Bedok MRT Station with Ying Xuan and Xiao Wei, took a bus back to hostel and started to do the DNA worksheet which was due to midnight. As simple as that.

Newspaper collection on sunday. Quite sian when we had to wait for the truck to come. At least I got Scorpia as leisure. The trucks came at almost one thirty, on our way to school. Siao.

Actually next week will be quite eventful. Tests, Road Run, Chinese New Year, Valentine's Day, and hostel was going to hold a party on the Valentine's Day. Looking forward to next week. But now got a list of school work. Got to go. Sayonala/Adios.