At this point, I'm feeling somewhat like those swines above. Dead. Tired. Resigned. Besides studying, I really haven't got much to look forward to of late. I'm like this stagnant piece of rubbish that's floating around - beginning to feel just like a typical student who goes home right after lessons end to study.

• 1st scenario: If we didn't even qualify to participate in the World Finals.
• 2nd scenario: We needed to do well in our studies so that our parents are convinced we can juggle with studies and OM.
• 3rd scenario: With the financial crisis, some of us had problems negotiating this with our parents.

Well, we cleared all these obstacles, but we were faced with the biggest obstacle of an ill pig (or many ill pigs, for that matter) blocking our way.

It hurts to see all the hard work and effort the team put in smashed right in our faces, as it gets infested with gelatine germs. I profess, I will not eat pork for the rest of April and May. This marks as a silent protest and a reminder to myself that it was those undesirable species of the animal life that is causing my misery.

For the record, it is likely that all the Singapore OM teams are not visiting beautiful America. [I think the RGS and ACSI teams are deeply mourning.] I am very positive that by the time World Finals arrive, this rubbish influenza would have subsided. Sadly, MOE gets all worried for our safety right here, right now, just to possibly appease the paranoid and worried parents and schools. And that does suck.

Expect me to sulk quite a bit for the rest of the week.

People do make mistakes at times. It's just that some are more serious than others.

And I'm beginning to feel wary of my surroundings. There might be a camera right behind me now o.O

• ANTM: Girls went to Brazil for their international destination this season. The episode featured the girl from Ipanema who inspired that very song, had a photo shoot which took place at the favelas in Sao Paolo (haha) and saw Natalie get eliminated very undeservingly.
• Survivor: Tyson got voted off, and I was absolutely pissed. I don't know why he was my favorite this season, but I guess it's his sardonic attitude that I particularly appreciate. You should catch all his Ponderosa (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3) experiences with Brendan as they talk about how they both sadly got blindsided without knowing. The most hilarious video has got to be Tyson's live commentary during his final tribal council HAHA. Died laughing.

1. Susan Boyle, a contestant from the latest season of Britain's Got Talent, is a 47-year-old who amazes the crowd with a voice that doesn't suit her appearance at all. And I mean this in a positive way. She does a very inspiring rendition of I Dreamed A Dream from the Les Miserables musical.
2. The final 4 contestants of Australia's So You Think You Can Dance dance to 'Womanizer'. Sizzling.
3. Project Britney. Either you're Britney, or you're Britnot. "Ok Britneys, our friends at Samsung time machine have provided us with a very special guest judge." I almost died laughing. The video features Steam Shower Britney, Trailer Turd Britney and many more.
4. Filipino boys dancing to Single Ladies. Highly disturbing, but you got to give them props. LOL.

• Louis is one of the 92.2% in the class of 2009 who got an A for PW.
• Ironically, some of those who lie within the 7.8% band were the ones who steamrolled their entire group's project to fruition, only to see their other team members obtain a grade higher than them.
• 2nd A for 'A' levels, how great is that! The H1, 4 H2s, and H3 subjects are coming up next.

Spontaneous went pretty well, though doubtful whether we actually made a reasonable amount of creative responses. The problem was (since everyone has taken their spontaneous, no harm posting it here) to Name things that never stop, and to explain why. For example, you could say the river never stops because it is always flowing (Corny responses like these are considered common, so you have to give responses that are creative to earn more points. For example, you could say 'Orlando never stops because it is always blooming'. HAHA, Olly, nice one.)

• Getting back Human Geog, which I think I am going to fail or marginally pass.
• Getting back GP, for which the question I attempted was atrociously done.
• Getting back PW, my only beacon of hope that will brighten my day.
• Going for OM Spontaneous, for which my mood will be heavily dependent on the success rates of the previous three items.

In other cheery news, SBSTransit sent me a letter to inform me that they've found my wallet.

Eh, eh, there's nothing else I can say.

This is one of the most ingenious videos which consists only of text.

• Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Hysteric
• Jesse McCartney - How Do You Sleep?
• The White Tie Affair - Candle (Sick And Tired)
• Kid Cudi - I Poke Her Face (feat. Kanye West & Common)
• Matt Nathanson - Come On Get Higher
• Black Eyed Peas - Boom Boom Pow

Great songs this week.

Hope Kaiser Chiefs went great!

• Get my ATM card.
• Wait for the Services person to call me regarding my EZlink and go activate it.
• I have to go queue up for hours to get my IC replaced.
• I have to go to the nearest CC to reset my SingPass.
• I need to enlist into the army after getting my SingPass.

And I'm sitting in front of my laptop, stunned with all the crap that has happened thus far.

Louis went to Hawaii on Saturday!Ok, it wasn't Hawaii. he visited Hort Park.

It's a pretty chic place, I must say. The range of plants might not be as varied as what you see in Botanic Gardens, but the ambience and the facilities are pretty cool. There's this interactive electronic game which is really fun; You guys should go check it out. It's near Alexandra.

Went there to celebrate my nephew's 1-year-old birthday (yeah the baby on the left. I look like a father.)

• anoop: I thought I was in for an hour of Bollywood music. Only then did I hear the chorus of 'Caught Up' sung by Mr. Slumdog Millionaire. He is outdoing himself - First, 'Beat It'; Now, 'Caught Up'. Wishing him all the best in his hiphop career. PATHETIC.
• megan: Congratulations Megan. You've given yourself the boot tomorrow night. She intelligently chooses a Bob Marley song on 'iTunes Download' week. Hi Megan, this week essentially means 'CHOOSE ANY DARN SONG', but she decided to give the songs of Amy Winehouse, Adele and Duffy a pass. Votefortheworst should just stop voting for her, because she's not even interesting to watch anymore. DREADFUL.
• danny: A well-delivered, subdued performance of 'What Hurts The Most'. He's really good, but I'm just pretty bored of him. But once again, the judges love him. I'm looking forward to adam and kris outshining him soon. BORING.
• allison: I just realized there are no mentors this week! Great! Allison sings 'Don't Speak'. She should give Megan some advice on song choice. Loved the slow rock feel, loved her raspy voice, loved the guitar, hated the dress. FEISTY.
• stevie wonder (aka scott): Whatever, they share the same traits. Alright, Scott chose a Billy Joel song. This is one of his best boring performances. Well done. Skate through to the next round. It'll be great if he gets eliminated. TURNS A BLIND EYE.
• matt: Well done for choosing a contemporary song: 'You Found Me' by The Fray. Thought it was pretty cool he was placed in the middle of a random moshpit. But sadly, his singing style somewhat reverted back to 'Viva La Vida'. He should realize his grainy voice sucks, and he should just exploit all his falsettos. DISAPPOINTING.
• mary j. blige (aka lil'): Wow, I surrender. I can't recognize her anymore. She looks like she came out of the Cadillac Records set. Alright, Rounds belted out a Celine dion ballad, which brought me back to the AI3 days of J. Hud, Fantasia and LaToya ie outdated. Ok, she looks pretty peeved after Randy told her 'Wrong song choice!'. EFFORTLESS, ie safe. Hello, stop canvassing votes for Lil' by taking those babies out.
• adam: Oh my god, Play That Funky Music White Boy. The show has just begun! Can you believe the person who sang Ring Of Fire, who sang Track Of My Tears, is singing this right now? He's brilliantly dynamic, he's talented, his vocal range is insane. End the competition and give him the title please, I think almost everyone in school knows who Adam Lambert is already. SMASHINGLY FANTASTIC.
• kris: Ain't No Sunshine when she's gone! Kris plays the piano! 4 women play the violins opposite him! He can sing 'I know, I know, I know, I know' forever and still sound fantastic. Woah, brilliant, genius. He is totally in the zone already. CHAMPION.

I can't believe Anoop/Megan and Kris/Lambert belong in the same competition. This is absurd.