remember the phlegm build-up in my throat? yea, only now it's not just a build-up, it's a life-sized duplicate of the berlin wall. and it doesn't stop there. i think i've had so much of geography drilled into me (subconsciously, since i don't listen) my nose has evolved into a minute replica of the three gorges dam. sometimes it leaks so much i can just imagine the thousands of mudskippers hooting as they get flushed out, and at other times it's so blocked i just feel like using my nametag to poke a hole through the thick layer of mucus so at least i can BREATHE. and that's not all, you know. there's still the headaches, sneezes, warm spells, and chest contractions everytime i climb up a few flights of stairs. i feel so TERRIBLE.

had my 2.4 run yesterday. PRAISE THE LORD, IT IS OVER. and you know what? I GOT MY GOLD. i got my C - 16.02 min - a deprovement of like seven seconds from last year. but I DONT CARE. i got my C, my GOLD, and i am GODDAMN SATISFIED. i don't need straight As. I TELL YOU: OHMYGOD, I HAVE NEVER FELT SO TIRED BEFORE IN MY ENTIRE LIFE. as i was running jogging along the track i just wanted to STOP, COLLAPSE AND DIE but miraculously i DIDN'T. surprisingly i continued jogging throughout the entire thing and i actually even managed to sprint at my last lap. i seriously do NOT know where that energy came from. i wasn't even near the end. once i'd finished, i couldn't even STAND up straight, gnia had to support me. (HURHURS my PILLAR OF STRENGTH.) post-2.4 was just AWFUL (though YONKS better than the run itself). my throat BURNED like HELL throughout the entire run (partially because of the phlegm) and it was SO PARCHED after it, and my feet were burning too. it took me SO LONG to regain my energy. and i didn't even regain it FULLY, cann. gnia was nice, being my partner she dutifully took care of me after my run and accompanied me to the watercooler and told me really nice stuff and everything. i could even hear her screaming "GO SALADYY!!!" all the way across the other end of the field when i was running. (before the run, kenneth tan heard gnia calling me salad, and he was so appalled that i actually responded). i suppose something the ONLY thing that's nice about 2.4 is the cheering when you run. because you run past all the classes who sit along the track and you can hear all the "go sarahs" and "go calculuses" even though you i just CAN'T respond. i have to maintain a constipated look throughout the entire run. especially at the last lap. according to amandasoh and gnia. WHATEVER, as if they're gonna take a photo and distribute it all over the internet. but seriously, the cheers really get you going, they really motivate you to RUNN. that's what happened to me at the last lap i suppose. i was cheering for people too. andrea still had the cheek to turn back and make a face at me. haha, whenever i think of andrea, i see stars i think of amandasoh flinging her across the fence and flying along with her because andrea wouldn't let go. and it was funny how meddy complained after the 2.4, "everytime i ran across a class there'd be silence. then once sarah ran across there would be so many GO SARAHs!" hurhurs. same thing happened to gnia. we're NOTORIOUS la. must be our "accents". SO many people know about it already. actually, there's at least SOMEONE in almost EVERY sec two class who's heard the accent. gnia and i stayed back till like six to wait for a few people like nats and gillian, and we were demonstrating it to them, carmen, leening, may, yinglin, nicole, fangxun and a few others. it was really hilarious, everyone was laughing their heads off. but the only drawback about this whole accent thing, is that SOMETIMES I GET RELAPSES AND I DO IT UNINTENTIONALLY!!! NOOOOOOOOO! I DON'T WANT TO PERPETUALLY SPEAK LIKE I HAVE A SHORT TONGUE! bombs seems and i were at J8 for dinner, and bombs realised i was doing it again! OHNO! ODACITY! CALAMITY! HOW BIZZARE! RIGHT UNDER MY NOSE! ZAI WO DE BI ZI XIA! QI YOU CI LI! anyways we found out that most people's timings deproved. and like hundreds of people PUKED. even i almost felt like puking. and i don't think we had this last year. i REALLY think it's because of the track. why couldn't they have built an AUDITORIUM or a SWIMMING POOL or something like that. instead of a track that hinders us? and then we could go to a PROPER track for 2.4s. ohwells.

had some three and a half hour RS workshop today immediately after school. gnia and i went down to order snacks for the WHOLE CLASS. as in, INDIVIDUAL ORDERS. the orders and money got really screwed up, i ended taking out two bucks from my own wallet. we spent so long at the stall buying so many things, it would have been more convenient to just buy over the entire stall instead. i don't know what got into me, i think it's the phlegm and everything, because i asked really ridiculous questions like, "do you sell bananas?" and "are nestle crunch and crunch bar the same?" shiyun was laughing at me from behind and when i turned around she told me, "the moment i heard that question i knew it was you." haha, great. the coach reminded us of a lot of people, btw. trust me. the resemblances were very disturbing.

it's american idol now, but before i leave, i HAVE to thank EVERYONE who tagged my board with all those really really really sweet and encouraging comments. like amanda and "waddle junior" (i think i'm pretty sure who you are) and cheryl and kelkel and akesh and joeyy! ohh and umm seet for... her special reminder. ohh, and to hannah, my LD junior, whom i don't think reads this, but i'll say thanks to all the same, for what you told me today in the canteen. ((:

ILUFFMYFRIENDSSOMUCH. ((:

[edit]someone was getting all PMS-y and unreasonable during math. apparently i am denied the right of taking my own STATIONERY. and my seating position has been changed. toa more obtrusive one. whatever.[/edit]