Rei-kun's RAWR! ^o^

I'm moving...

2010-02-01T10:29:00.002+08:00

Oh, don't get me wrong. I'm not moving house or anything.

I'm just moving my blog elsewhere. =D

If you are still interested in reading my posts, you can ask for the link to my new blog from me. =P

For now, I'm saying 'Goodbye' to this blog. I won't delete it but no new posts would be put up after this...

-Just letting you know,
Rei/Joyce

Some things to say..?

2009-11-23T17:18:00.002+08:00

I think my head is quite a screwed up place...? 'Coz I can be trapped in a dilemma and not be able to work it out. I tell myself one thing, but another voice in me seems to disagree... I think everyone experienced it before.

Making a decision can be awfully difficult and sometimes, we end up choosing not to make one; we just wait for the moment and chance to slip away. And only when it has passed us, you stop to wonder if it was right doing just nothing.

People tend to say, "Sometimes it's best to leave some things unsaid." But I guess if some things were to be left unsaid, how do you what should or should not be said? Then, in the end, would everything be left unsaid instead? If things were all left unsaid, we will never know the future that we have missed.

For the better or worse, at least it would have been our own choice, and there would not be any "what if's" and "why didn't I's". At least, there won't be any regrets.

Collapsed bridge in Perak killed three

2009-10-31T18:49:00.003+08:00

(I'm doing this post because I was unable to comment on Ian's post due to technical problems. Please click on title to be linked to referred post.)

I think we all have heard about the good bridge in Perak which collapsed. It's official that three children were killed.

When I saw the news on tv, I could only shake my head. It's incredible. I've always that prejudice perception that Malaysian engineers and architects' ability are questionable. This incident evidenced it. It was just built two weeks or so before its collapse.

What happened? The government has a lot of answering to do and the pressure is on. Three count of deaths are never too small a number to be taken into account. If the government does not provide a satisfactory answer now, I'm sure they will eventually have to answer when the next election arrives.

Just to add salt to the wound, the incident was reported on BBC. Now, the whole world can be sure how 'awesome' Malaysian engineers and architects are. While some of you may think I generalise too much and that this is an isolated case, don't feel too offended. If you're Malaysian and a good engineer or architect, I feel bad for you. As the Malay proverb goes, "Nila setitik rosak susu sebelanga."

Last day of class in college @ Dedication to my housemates

2009-10-23T20:43:00.010+08:00

Hmm... I haven't blogged for a long time. And all of a sudden when I decide to blog, it's the last day of college before the finals.

It's pretty cool that we actually get to skip the whole day of college. Spent the day taking tons and tons of pictures with college mates. Strange, I was quite sure I didn't take as much pictures during secondary school. And I think I never write quite as much before for yearbooks.

Throughout this one and a half year of experience in SAM, I've met people who have definitely left more-than-footprints-in-the-sand impact in my life. A large portion of them would be my beloved housemates.

To Cindy (big sister)!

You make me... speechless sometimes. xD The way you flare your anger at things and people that piss you off, the way ask us if you look pretty in your new clothes, the way you can randomly just bring back to Casa two lil' hamsters as our pets, the way you can quarrel with Zehe ko-ko but still get back together next day... All of these makes you, you. =)

One thing I have learned from you is the ability to forgive quickly after being angry. You know I have the tendency to hold grudges. For a person like me with a quick-temper, I think it's quite a lesson I gained from you. And now, I believe, I am better with handling anger.

I will miss the times we have breakfast together before college, watching shows while eating dinner, cursing together as we wait for the lifts... LOL. Well, thank you for taking care of me, and acting like my big sister in College. I pray for all the happiness you can get in life, because you deserve it. =)

To Yih Ling, my counsellor of Faith in college life,

At times of fear and worries, you calmed me like how Jesus did to the stormy sea. You always remind me to look back to the Lord for strength when I am weak and shelter when I am weary.

When I was sick and feeling unwell, you became my mother and made sure I could recover quickly and relieved my illness as much as you can. You never ask for any returns or rewards for your efforts. You showed much sincere kindness and goodness to those you care for.

You said I am a courageous person, to face what most people could not, have faith when people failed but I want to say that you helped me a lot. There're abundant values I learned and must learn from you. Your greatest being wisdom beyond our age, diligence, obedience to your parents and steadfastness towards your own principles and values.

Thank you for everything you have done for me. May the Lord always be with you.

To Qiu Gee, my Penangnite roommate!

I must apologise that i ruined your chance of having the master bedroom to yourself but I hope you have accepted me well as I have to you. I am also sorry for being the messy one, always leaving my things untidy all over the table, not making my bed most of the time, cramming the room with my knick-knacks...

But know that I appreciate all the times we spent together. Sitting together in the bus, talking to you one-to-one in the bedroom, in the common room... While you may get moody at times, it's ok. I still love when you tell me lame jokes that your friends send you through sms and talk to me about some random stuff that happened in college. In fact, I like the way you laugh; it's infectious.

I admire how you are athletic. When you are determined to train, you ARE determined. Wish I were a little more disciplined like you when it comes to sports. Hehe Through you I understood that it is possible to let go some sadness in life, when things don't go the way we hoped it would have, that we can come through and look at that past as another memory in life. It is a good thing for me to learn because then, I would not have kept so many regrets and dissatisfaction for the past.

You have awesome siblings who can help you and guide you. From the stories you told me about them, I am envious. At the same time, I am happy for you. Lead a colourful and brilliant life, Qiu Gee. You will have a great life ahead because of who you are.

To Sher, my Lil' Mummy!

You are the most sentimental person I have ever met! You cry so easily that sometimes I go frantic. I thought it was impossible to find another who can tear up faster than me, especially when watching dramas. You normally beat me to it. LOL However, in reality, I do not think I'd cry as easily as you because you take heart of every little yet meaningful gesture of those who are close to you while I may not.

We are always 'observing', 'watching', 'interpreting' people and events. Because of you, I think I am starting to believe in telepathy. Is it great minds think alike or is it bonded souls think alike, or perhaps both? *wink*

We share quite a common past and for that, we understand each other even better. I hope, though, that the past will remain the past. I wish that nothing of the like would ever happen to you again. But because of our past, we learned the importance of true friendship. I daresay you are as fiercely loyal a friend as I am. Then again, because of our past, we become wary people too. As I try to tell myself I must learn to trust, I guess it's the same thing I want to tell you too.

You are such a prim-and-proper person who can make me feel bad about my untidy self without even trying. LOL I love teasing you about having OCD although we all know that is not the case. I admire how you wove your wonderful closing speech during moot court session. Oh, and thanks for introducing me to your big brother, De Ren (Err... correct name and spelling?! O.O) who conveniently updates me about Naruto and Bleach when I'm too lazy to read the manga myself. Hehe

In any case, I want you to know that you have a special place in my heart, my dearest lil' mummy. I see you every day in class and every weekdays in Casa. How could I not be attached to you (and our other housemates)? Please take good care of yourself wherever you go. Your lil' daughter will miss you as many times as the numbers of stars in heaven.

To Clarine, my wish-you-were-my-little-sister!

Clarine, Clarine, what can I say about you? Your brilliance amazes me, your simplicity for clothes astounds me, your innocence and curiosity amuses me... Your 'maximum point' is your trademark (along with Shawn who can also do inflection point but I don't know if you can... xD). Your effort to learn Chinese, acknowleged. You are so cute when you try to speak some Mandarin. ^o^ I will never forget your 'world peace' attempt.

You are never quick to judge, which makes me wonder: Would that make you a good judge or a bad judge? LOL (couldn't resist a lil' legal joke there.) You do not let your emotions cloud your thoughts and always manage to treat everyone without prejudice. You are humble about your achievements and never boasts. You are such an angel!

Remember how I always complain that your comments on stuff in general are predictable? Yeah, well, it's really fine (although it frustrates me sometimes xD). It's part of what I will remember you for (but I hope you will improve on that =.=. Can you imagine you asking me, "So what do you think about this dish?" and I answer, "Err... Ok laaa."? That's like, pretty lame, ok?) Hmm... come to think about it, this whole paragraph is full of contradictions. But never mind, you are not Dr. Santha. You get what I mean. Hehe

I will also remember how you like tapping people on the shoulder and then pretending you didn't just to prove how long your arm is. Swt.... LOL Not to mention, our moot court session when you acted as an 'emo' witness who I really didn't think was a very good emo-ist. XDDDDD And I enjoy trying to 'match-make' you just for the fun of it! LOL

If you weren't part of my life, I will definitely miss out on a lot of stuff because most of the time when I'm with you, I'm laughing (doesn't matter if it's laughing at you laa... Hehe). It was also a great pleasure to know your family. You're a kind and gentle soul, Clarine. Remain that way. It's your greatest treasure.

~*~

As a closure, I would like to tell you, my housemates, how much I love you and will not forget any of you. If I have done anything to make you angry or hurt you, know that I didn't mean it and please forgive me. We are now far more than just friends. We are now a family. You make me feel that attachments are alright. As long as we sincerely care for one another, no matter how far apart we are, we can know that somewhere, out there, someone's missing us and praying for our happiness...

Cheers, my dearest friends, to our unbreakable bonds of friendship.

Thought of the day

2009-08-18T23:10:00.003+08:00

Sometimes, you just have to be nice enough to be the first to say, "Hey, so, whatcha' doing?" and the ice will just melt accordingly.

Being stubborn and hard-headed ain't going to pay, you know.

P/S: Yes! Two more years to go till the day I get my voting power!

Thought of the day

2009-07-21T20:29:00.002+08:00

Sometimes it is those who you least expect to be the ones who cheer you up when you are feeling thoroughly down.

To those quiet, unbeknownst angels in disguise, thanks for the helping hands. =)

To those who have always been by my side, I can never thank you enough. You guys make life bearable with a touch of laughter. =D

Thought of the day

2009-07-20T18:52:00.003+08:00

I tell myself, "Girl, you know how terrible it was. Don't ever let your children go through the same pain and torture."

Yes, to my future children, I promise you if you don't like Math, you can ignore it. >.<

I think I died in Math's direct investigation today. I'm so sorry for my team mates. X_X

Thought of the day

2009-07-16T17:35:00.006+08:00

You must be thinking, "This fella is blogging more frequently nowadays." Well, yeah, I think it's my only way of relieving some emotions and thoughts to prevent them from suffocating me. Here's my thought of the day...

An event happened today which dumbfounded yet amused me, in a way, how wishes come true but the wisher is unable to handle the wish as one thought one could. I guess sometimes we really don't know what we are wishing for. It's like wishing for a BMW 7 Series and then when it appears before you, you suddenly realise that you have no driving license and therefore, unable to drive the hottie. (Don't insult my analogy. I just have the sudden urge to mention the car in this post. LOL)

Marriage

2009-07-15T18:06:00.008+08:00

So my Legal Studies lecturer has started us on the last topic of the year, Family Law. The first part of it revolves around marriage. Through out these past lessons, my understanding of marriage is really challenged as I always regard marriage in a very traditional Catholic manner.

First of all, there is the argument regarding the definition of man and woman. Now, if technology has not created sex operations and stuff, we won't have the problem of it. What's with the rising number of transexual couples, the Australia Court suddenly decided in 2003 that the gender of a person is to be decided upon the time of marriage, the perception of one's own gender and the operation on the change of one's gender is irreversible.

Perhaps it is my conservative mind but I really cannot understand how people would and could accept such explanations of gender. What determines your gender if it is not your chromosomes or your gender determined upon birth? By conducting an operation and changing your genital parts into artificial ones, how does THAT change your natural gender?

For that I cannot accept transexual marriages. It is against the law of Nature. Do not argue with me that by changing one's gender, the gender is changed and therefore, acceptable. I do not believe in such changes. It's like an old woman or man injecting botox into the body, trying to look young, but cannot truly become young as the fact that the person is old cannot be changed.

What about homosexual marriages? Some parts of the world recognise it. I cannot and I will not. While I agree with giving homosexual equal rights in property, employment etc., I don't agree with homosexual marriages. It is just not right. I'm sorry I cannot be empathetic but I don't agree with same sex partners. I don't hate transexuals or homosexuals, I just cannot accept them.

Marriage in the eyes of Catholics is sacred, a voluntary union between one man and one woman, a vow given for life. To change and fool around with the definition of man and woman simply defiles the sacred meaning of marriage. Let me just add in that I am against divorce, not even for any reason at all. Don't give me talks about 'what if there is no feeling anymore' or 'what if a spouse is disloyal', etc.

The problem with people nowadays is generally, they are so absurdly casual about marriage. It used to be treated with utmost respect and a heavy vow not to be taken lightly. Just because there is an exit for marriage called divorce, it doesn't mean we should opt for it whenever things cannot work out. When two individuals marry, they choose each other by their own free will. Since it is one's own decision, can people not be a bit more responsible about their choices of life partners?

When a couple 'loses' the feel, that's because they're not communicating. They're not taking the effort to make every day a 'romantic-feel' day. When a couple quarrels and cannot come to an agreement, it's because both are unwilling to tolerate and be patient. When a spouse cheats on the other, or worse, both are cheating on each other, that's because of disloyalty. As mentioned earlier, the sense of responsibility is missing. When there is disloyalty, only forgiveness and repentance can be the remedy. Yet, nowadays, how many are willing to put up a fight, not against one's own spouse, but to save the marriage?

I think those who know me well will know enough that I can never be a divorce lawyer. In fact, I don't think I would ever choose to practice family law. The world is in too much a mess to talk about what family really is.

Life so far.

2009-07-14T18:40:00.003+08:00

Things haven't been absolutely great so far.

Let's see, last week, I was emo-ing over the fact that my class chose boring 'peace and war' articles over short stories. I just couldn't understand why they love such articles. Why not short stories? I certainly feel it would be much more interesting. The analysing of language, characters, plot... it's so much more fun! I really miss those days of attending Brother Albinus' Literature in English class. =(

Then, there was the coming of the next batch of scholars. I wouldn't have minded their existence if the College actually INCREASED the number of shuttle buses which are responsible to take us to and fro college. We didn't have to squeeze or 'battle it out' for seats on the bus since a long time ago. I can't believe the nightmare is back... Not to mention the influx of people in college. Taylor's ain't big in space, alright? It's terribly crowded. Like thousands of chickens together in a small pen. The laundry shop which monopolises the business in Casa must be so happy. Money are dropping from the skies for them. And their service is horrible. I heard they don't even use proper detergent to wash your clothes!

Thank goodness there were two great events which cheered me up! The animangaki event at Sunway University College (which I talked about it previously already, though briefly) and the Daicon in MMU, Cyberjaya. My very first experience of attending anime convention! (Pics available in my FB acc) Cosplays, anime merchandise, Japanese Karaoke... Nice! ^o^ Obviously, I got myself a few tokens from those events! =D

I also stumbled across a new online RPG game. The Secrets of the Solstice. Looks like RO, sounds like RO, but it's not RO. It is BETTER than RO. I have a Solstice account just to try out the game. I find the system well organised, noob friendly and creative. There are more which I have yet to explore. Perhaps when I am more familiar with the game, I will give a full review of it. Nonetheless, I would say it's a recommendable online game!

Bad news currently is that my com seems to be rebelling against me. It's been seeing blue screens of death, lagging, hanging and jam. Please don't let it be virus or spywares.... curse 'em existence! >.<

Thought of the day

2009-06-28T22:22:00.002+08:00

Don't push it, people.

I am nice most of the time (at least I think so) but don't think I don't have a temper because I do. So, be wise and remember that. I have little patience for those who dilly-dally, are undecided and ignorant. Be warned!

I am not a very nice person, after all, I suppose. =.=

Thought of the day

2009-06-27T22:59:00.002+08:00

What's best in life is when you see dreams come true.

Today, I saw anime characters pop out to life from TV. Yeah, I attended an anime convention at Sunway University College. Will upload pictures soon at Facebook (when Iris passes me all those pictures I took with her cam. I NEED MY OWN CAM~~~~!)

Thought of the day

2009-06-25T22:56:00.001+08:00

I like a good movie. It makes you laugh, cry, hate, and love in less than three hours. =)

Transformers: The Revenge of the Fallen One is a job well done! Excellent sequel! Bravos and ENCORE!!!!

Thought of the day

2009-06-24T15:21:00.001+08:00

Stressing yourself out over presentations and assignments kills your appetite to eat and sleep.

No joke.

Thought of the day

2009-06-19T17:52:00.002+08:00

If humans are that capable of repenting and learning from mistakes, the world would have been a more peaceful place today.

In a more trivial sense, if I am so capable of learning from past experiences that procrastinating is bad, I would not have procrastinated my work or still procrastinating now.

In any case, I shall not procrastinate any longer. Pray I can successful do work now. Haha

Thought of the day

2009-06-18T16:50:00.002+08:00

Leos hate being ignored or sympathised or looked down upon.

Seriously.

Dedication to Iris' birthday~ 30 March 09

2009-04-04T15:56:00.013+08:00

It was 7: 45 p.m. We were ready to ambush.

Now you know how hard it is to light up the candles on your cake, Iris. Look at the amount of hands it took! It's darn windy outside on the corridor of Casa Subang. Lol~

I know... it's hard to decide whether you should laugh or cry when you're caught not properly dressed for a surprise birthday party. XDD

It can't possibly be a party without food... X)

...and of course, ~~the bashed up~~ nicely cut pieces of the birthday cake.

During the birthday party, we certainly didn't forget to ~~cam-whore (is this how you spell the word??)~~ take photos for memories.

Group photos are a must.

Of course you can't find me in the there. I was the photographer, you dummy.

Guess which footwear I was having?

How about guessing which foot was mine? LOL

A show of hands.... (what random things we do!)

But I guess, in the end we all had fun.

We were all glad that we successfully surprised Iris, the birthday girl. Cheers!

Freaky?

2009-03-18T22:01:00.001+08:00

Here's the story.

On Sunday evening, when I arrived at Casa Subang, I saw a police car behind my taxi. And I saw and ambulance at tower B. I was curious already but my curiousity wiped off when I reached my unit and met my housemates.

Later on, the next day in college, I heard rumours that someone committed suicide. Korean? Negro? Too distorted to know. I decided to go look the incident up. I investigated. (Cool ler?! Hehe)

So! I went to one of the shops down there. Now, information cannot be obtained for free. So I bought a lollipop there. Coincidentally, two fellows were asking the cashier auntie about last night's case. Here's the truth.

A man was a Brahmin, Bangladesh. He jumped off the 25th floor at tower B. Reason was work pressure. He was said to have his regular vegetarian meal and tea at Bombay cafe (one of the shops in Casa) before he jumped. He instructed his friend to leave everything he had to his family. He had a son who is doing a piloting course and three other daughters who are still studying.

The auntie walked past the scene after it was cleared up and she said she still saw spilled guts. Bystanders were really nauseated by the sight. The man landed flat on his stomach.

The woman who works in one of the shop saw the man hit the playground. She was just so happened to be staring out of the window. I wonder if she'd be traumatised. She didn't seem too eager to talk to me about it.

Dear all, there's nothing worth taking away your own life. I don't think you even have the right to do that. Love yourself. Don't be stupid.

Some people just LOVE redundant craps

2009-03-10T22:38:00.003+08:00

You know, if you had been reading the newspapers these few days, you'd notice what's been going on in Malaysia. Not race issue... nope, not religion issue too. It's the thing about Math and Science being taught in English.

Anyway, I think it is beyond SENSELESS that people actually went on STRIKE out in the open just because they bloody think Math and Science should be taught in B.M. The reason being that our national language is facing threats from goodness-knows-what.

I'm sorry but don't you think it's a bit dense to disagree with using English to teach those subjects? Especially when the country's already doing it for six years? It's not some overnight thing if you get me. How do you expect to see results in such a short time? Think, people, think, why the education system changed in the first place, implementing English in Math and Science.

Grab any young teen on the road and ask them, ask them if they would prefer B.M. or English for Math and Science. Any one of them who is clairvoyant would know how important it is to use English as the medium to study the subjects. It's for the sake of tertiary education! How many universities in this world use B.M. to conduct courses? How many use English? Which is the INTERNATIONAL language? Are you trying to make students' lives difficult by being idealistic and not practical?

Tan Sri Lee Lam Thye said it well when he said that English must be used to keep our young people competitive. And gosh... it's completely embarrassing that we actually had a strike about this issue. I respect B.M. as our national language but seriously, it's retarded to say that by teaching Math and Science in English, English will eventually take the place of B.M. in the country.

Don't our Constitution say that B.M. is heralded as Malaysia's national language? If B.M. were to ever be replaced, we still need a referendum. And since it IS our national language, it IS already a compulsory to study B.M. So tell me, how is it possible for Malaysians not to know B.M.? Sure, we speak not-so-perfect B.M. But hey, even Westerners don't speak perfect English too.

Stop making Malaysia a laughing stock in the eyes of the world. It's embarrassing. Really.

Random thoughts...

2009-03-10T22:35:00.002+08:00

Life isn’t meant to be perfect all the time. Most of the time, things we do not want them to happen, happen; things we yearn for them to come true, don’t.

When we are children, we ask from our parents the latest game console available in the shop but don’t get them. Entering school and college, we grow into adolescents, teenagers. We demand for the clothes from GAP, Espirit, MNG etc. We want to be the centre of attention our school, to be part of the ‘popular’ clique. Adulthood isn’t too different too. We go to work and expect to receive a high pay. We want an opulent and fancy living place, a Porsche (maybe another BMW) and a spouse who would earn you the envy of your multitude of friends.

It’s amazing, you think, how there are so many things just not going your way. Sure, you may have one of your wishes fulfilled, but really, you don’t have it all, no? Nonetheless, if you could just... widen your vision and look to your left, right – oh! And behind you too! You’d notice that you have a couple of details in your life which you have always taken granted for.

I suppose that would be your nagging mother, who loves you like how a jeweller loves his precious stones, your own ring of friends who always have your back, your average-looking spouse who is devoted to accompany you till the very end... and the simple fact that you are alive!

I always wonder why people say, “Life’s unfair.” I tell you, “Look on the bright side!” You might call me an optimist but would it be that you are admitting to your own pessimism? I stand corrected. Pessimism isn’t the issue, ungrateful hearts is. If we could utter ‘thank you’ to even the simplest gesture – perhaps to a stranger who holds the door open for you to enter – we would learn to see that in truth, we are living just fine.

We must learn to be grateful, always bearing in mind that there are always others who are much unfortunate in comparison to us. While you complain about not getting that pretty dress or Diesel jeans, there are those who are clothed with rags-like clothes; while you grumble about eating broccolis, there are those who are starving; while you whine about the size of your house, there are those who are homeless.

So many hardships, far beyond we could imagine ourselves to undertake, are happening to people somewhere else. It just so happens that we are not the one suffering that fate. What would they give to trade places with us? I presume you have internet connection and a computer. Otherwise, you can’t possibly be reading this post. Now, aren’t you lucky, having access to technology? No, not everyone has them, even if it is the 21^st century. I bet you can’t leave without the internet and your computer.

Why, I believe we should start counting our blessings from now. Let me see... I’m not an orphan, I have enough to eat, I have a roof over my head, I have a college to go to...

What are you waiting for? I’m not going to list everything here. Go make your own list!

Hypocrites!

2009-02-25T21:03:00.002+08:00

Today is Ash Wednesday. I went to church with Nick, my cousin but that's really not the geist of the story that I am going to tell you.

See, it was raining throughout the mass and it was still raining after the mass. Being reckless teens as we are, Nick, Howard (a friend) and I ran all the way to the car as we did not bring along any umbrellas.

When we reached the car, nick opened his car door. Being in a hurry to get into the car, he accidentally slammed his cardoor against the next car's. I didn't notice it until the driver came out of the car and confronted him.

The Indian man rapped his knuckles against the car's windows furiously. Nick wound down the window.

"What were you trying to do to my car?!" he fumed.

"I'm sorry. Didn't mean to," Nick apologised.

Guess what the fella said next?

"What's wrong with you? Why you wanna hit my car? You just came out of church, man!"

I stared at the man. I was thinking to myself, 'Excuse me? Look who's talking! Nick apologised already and you're the one who should learn to forgive since you mentioned about coming out of church."

Now, I understand it's Nick's fault in the first place but because the man was acting so... not 'Christian-ly' and tried to push the fact that Nick was a bad Christian just because he banged his cardoor is absolutely absurd.

From my point of view, the man was more at fault for saying such mean things. Hypocrisy!

Seriously, be careful of what comes out from your mouth.

Matthew 12:36-37

"...I tell you that men will have to give account on the day of judgement for every careless word they have spoken. For by your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned."

[Thanks, Albert. The verse you shared with me, I apply here because it's really applicable. =P]

Honestly, I can’t accept you as the way you are.

2009-02-20T16:06:00.002+08:00

Anyone one who has made contact with me recently face to face would know how much I have come to dislike my once-upon-a-time favourite subject, English. Out of frustration, I am declaring that. Yes.

I hate English.

It has turned into a subject I dread so much that I have thoughts of skipping the lesson every day during the period prior to English.

Perhaps it is by my own fault that I'm doing horribly in my English assignments. I can't find the enthusiasm or initiative to carry it out. It is not a labour of love, a total opposite from my Legal Studies CPT. Also; perhaps for the fact that I do not complete my task whole-heartedly, I make mistakes I would never have dreamed of making previously.

I'm going nineteen. This, in my own mind, occurs to me as childish too but it is happening. I am taking it out on a subject because of the lecturer. Back in form one, I had a terrible teacher for Geography. My results, of course, plunged for the subject because I refused to study for the subject.

Who would have thought I would one day rebel against my first language (Yes, I learnt English first before Mandarin when I was small)?

I am sorry but I cannot adapt to your teaching methods, your often annoying remarks, your unreasonable demands (like making sure all four sides of the paper must be of a space of an inch), your frustrating criticisms which are not constructive (you tell me the way I express a sentence is wrong but you never bother to tell me how I should correct it! Ordering me to go look it up in the dictionary is NOT helpful at all because the dictionary offers the definition of words and does NOT necessarily instruct you on how to use it in varying sentences!), etc.

It is a sad thing when you have your least favourite lecturer as your class mentor because you have NO class mentor to lament to.

Why make life so miserable for others? Do not do unto others what you do not want others to do unto you.

I do not know how to please you. I attempted to convince myself that you do all these for our welfare but it was futile. I just cannot accept you the way you are.

Good Samaritans

2009-02-12T20:07:00.003+08:00

Present day.

The year is 2009. (This story took place yesterday, by the way)

Class has just ended at three. Maggie and I had decided to see Mrs. Wendy for her review on our Legal assignment which is called CPT. You don't have to know what it stands for. But wait! Nature called. So, I obediently took a trip to the washroom on the same floor.

In my hand, I was holding the golden pouch which had my two hand-phones in it.

I didn't realise I was holding it until I was right inside the cubicle of a toilet and ready to... well, answer nature's call. I looked around. A-ha! A hook on the wall. For the sake of convenience, I hung my pouch on it. I was too lazy to go back to class and asked a friend to take care of my phones.

I flushed and walked out of the cubicle. Then, left the washroom. (I did wash my hand before I leave!)

After meeting Mrs. Wendy, I went to the library, eager to start working on my English assignment. It was due today and I had not begun my work. It would have been a piece of cake if our lecturer wasn't so picky.

One hour later, my fingers itched to text people. I felt for my phones in my pocket. Oh! The right pocket. No? The bottom right? No? The bottom left? No? The pockets behind? NO?!

Oh, I must have placed the pouch on the desk. I looked for it under the piles of papers and books.

NO?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It was then that I figured I lost them. BUT WHERE!!!?????

DAMN! The toilet!!!!

I rushed out of the library and ran (would have flown if I could) to the old block where the toilet was. I prayed fervently that the pouch was still where I left it. When I pushed open the door, to my disappointment, though it was expected, the pouch was no longer there. I cursed.

But before I panicked, I told myself I must think calmly and try to recover my phones.

The cleaners!

I saw none in sight, so, I ran to the new block where I bummed into two cleaners.

"I lost my phones in the toilet in the old block. Did you see them?"

The lady cleaner shook her head. "We're not in charge of the old block. You should look for the cleaners there. They should be still there."

Thanking them, I ran back to the old block and busted down every door of every classrooms, from the third floor to ground level. I spotted them near the labs.

Tired and panting, I could only manage, "Phones... lost.... did you see them?"

"What????"

"I lost my phones in the toilet, second floor... did you see them?"

Their answers were not good. They said the time when I lost it, they were cleaning the classrooms and not the toilet. They assured me if they had come across it, they would have handed it over. I didn't doubt their sincerity. They didn't look like they were lying. It was by my own fault that I lost them.

Now, I panicked. I didn't know what steps I should take next.

Lodge a report, you idiot!

Ah, right!

I sprinted to the new block and entered the SAM office. I gaped at the empty place. There was no officer in sight.

WHERE'S EVERYONE?!

Feeling rather lost, I headed for the student central, which was in front of the old block. At the reception desk, the lady was busy answering a call. The phone seemed to never stop ringing. If I were Piper from Charmed, I would seriously have blown up that piece of communication tool.

Finally, she was able to entertain me.

"How may I help you?"

God, please let my phones be in the lost and found section already.

"I lost two phones in a pouch."

"Please fill up this form." She passed me a pen and a form.

No such luck. I sighed. Depressed, I filled it up with all the details and descriptions of my lost belongings. My mind was totally numb with the thought and the prospect that I was phone-less then. I could not accept that fact. I had friends who lost their phones. I never thought it could happen to me too.

"We will inform you if we recover it. Thanks."

"Okay..."

I exited the student central building. That. Was. It. There was nothing else I could do. My phones were as good as gone.

I decided to pack up and leave the library. Go back home and lament to my friends or something. I was no longer in the mood to study or do any work.

As I was about to climb the stairs, I bumped into Siew Fong and Kevin.

"You look very distressed," said Kevin.

"You look very tired," said Siew Fong.

"I am very tired AND distressed," said I. I told them the whole story. Siew Fong was kind enough to lend me her phone so that I could call my cousin Nick to tell my dad to cancel my phone lines.

"Let me give you a hug. If it makes you feel better, I lost four pendrives in college before," comforted Siew Fong.

It sounded amusing but I couldn't bring myself to laugh because I just lost two phones, my two darlings. I bid them goodbye and resumed my grave march to the library.

I was going back to the desk I was using when I met Jie Hui.

"Ahh!!! JOYCE!!!"

Don't worry. The main campus library isn't exactly the quietest place on earth anyway.

"Oh, hi, Jie Hui," I greeted her, less energetic than usual.

"Did you know..?!"

I looked at her blankly. How did she know I lost my phones so soon?

She shoved a golden pouch before my face. My eyes widened and I blurted, "MY PHONES!!! Holy cow!!!!"

"Did you even know they were gone?!!!" she asked incredulously.

"Of course! I've been looking for them for the past half an hour!"

It was amazing, that gush of joy. Indescribable. What I have lost, I have now regained. (sounds like something out of the Bible. Haha)

"How did you find it?? Thank you so much!!!! I'll treat you to one week of vegetarian food no problem!" (Jie Hui is a vegetarian, okay, not that I am stingy. =.= and mind you, vegetarian food can be quite expensive!)

"You are a very lucky person. It was my friend who found it in the toilet. She looked through your contact list and found my name. She called me up so that she could return the phones back to you!"

"Thank your friend for me. I owe her big time!!!" I exclaimed.

I was astonished at such... honesty! I was touched at the same time.

"There, that's her!" Jie Hui pointed out. She waved and signalled her to come over. The girl came to us and I thanked her gratefully.

"Oh no, not me, it's natasha (I think that's what she said)."

I had the opportunity to thank the ultimate saviour of the day as the girl who found my phone was in the library too. Gosh, what good Samaritans!!!!!

It suddenly struck me.

"Oh crap!"

"What?" Jie Hui enquired.

"My dad is going to cancel my lines!"

-end-

We have a few lessons to learn here:

1. We must be honest people. (Natasha, Jie Hui's other friend and Jie Hui)

2. We must help those in need. Don't be stingy with your credits. (Siew Fong)

3. We must thank those who help us.

4. We must thank God every time He helps us. (Everyone I met along the 'journey' to find my phones was angels in disguise, I believe.)

The greatest lesson of all...

MUST SURE YOU HAVE A LONG CONTACT LIST SO THAT WHEN AN HONEST PERSON WANTS TO RETURN YOU YOUR PHONE, THE PERSON CAN DO SO!! HAVE GOOD P.R. AS WELL OR PEOPLE WOULD NOT WANT TO HELP YOU! xD

What.

There's no more lesson left from the story for today.

I didn't leave any out on purpose.

Okay, fine.

Don't be another forgetful girl like me. I was only lucky. My luck might run out if this happens again. You may not even have that luck that I had. =P

Oh, and no worries, I was in time to stop my dad from canceling my lines.

Appreciate

2009-02-09T11:35:00.001+08:00

Last Chap Goh Meh, I took it for granted, not knowing that in the next year, I would not be celebrating this day with my family and relatives.

I've always spent the fifteen days of Chinese New Year with my family previously. Suddenly, breaking the tradition, I realised how much it meant to me. Not the ang pows or mountains of food, but the sheer presence of being with my family was what mattered.

Though still living in the same country and just a sea apart, it struck me how it was a simple blessing from God to be with your loved ones every day.

So, those of you who have not left home for a long period time, appreciate your family. Don't take them for granted. Make every single moment with them meaningful.

Happy Chap Goh Meh! Cheers!

Life of scholars at Taylor's =P

2009-01-24T18:18:00.007+08:00

Scholars in Taylor's study as though it's a crime not to be studying!!

Until there's the symptom of lack of sleep...

But thankfully, J9 knows the importance of fun.
...We draw and doodle in class when the teacher is out,

we have I-touch to entertain us (to keep our sanity)...Even in the bus, we can have simple fun!

Conclusion?

Of course, you got that right.

J9 rocks! ^.^

Says Rei-kun - Lecturers for 2009 + THANK-YOU LIST for English teachers who impact me a lot in the past

2009-01-17T11:31:00.005+08:00

Gosh... the title's a tad bit too long...

It's been two weeks since class started in college. Most of lecturers changed. Only my Economics lecturer, Ms. Malini remains with my class. I was pretty depressed when I knew the day before school started (that'd be 6 January 2009) that Ms. Julianne was no longer my class mentor and English lecturer. Good old Mr. James was also taken away from us. (Gah... I didn't like Math class but at least I enjoyed listening to him teach... Err... did that sound right?)

Anyway, I'm going to talk about my present lecturers. (No, silly! I'm not going to badmouth them, just talking and introducing them! xD)

Firstly, my new Legal Studies lecturer: Mrs. Wendy Loo. Let me make a statement about her - She is impressive. Mrs Wendy is a very organised lecturer who knows what she's saying or doing. Having her as my LS lecturer is a pleasure and an honour. We respect her not because she is strict or fierce but because of the opposite. She makes the class fun and at the same time productive. We memorise things with ease and we understand her lessons without much difficulty. We don't even feel uncomfortable or 'stupid' if we had any questions and will ask her without hesitation. It's quite a different experience as compared to my previous LS lecturer, Mr. Vijay.

Okay, my Accounting Studies lecturer up next: Pn. Anizah. Well, she's not that new to J9 (In case you forgot, J9 is the class I'm in. And don't give me excuses if you did forget. =.=). She taught my class AS last year for a month or two at the beginning of our first semester but got transferred to other class. I'm really sorry to say that I don't enjoy this subject. But it's hilarious at times to watch and hear her teach. I'm not too sure if she did it on purpose but she does crack jokes with a poker face, or maybe she didn't think of it as a joke, just that our class took what she said as a joke and laughed. Lolz!

Another thing about Pn. Anizah is that she ALWAYS writes in capital letters on the white board. It's only the truth to say that sometimes we can't read or interpret what she wrote on the board. We asked her if she could write with the proper usage of big and small letters but she replied, "If i write with small letters, I'm sure you will not be able to read anything I write at all."

And we laughed. =D

We laughed even more when we asked her to read what she wrote out loud for us and she uttered, "What is that that I've written?!" xD xD

Moving along now, let me introduce to you my new Mathematical Studies lecturer: Ms. Sia. Yeah, you can't expect much from me when talking about my MS lecturer. She's okay. I had her a few times last year as a replacement lecturer for MS. She's much better teaching us this year. She seems more friendly now.

In fact, let me tell you a very shocking fact. The thing is... I realised that I frown much more in English class than in MS class. Wow. I think dinosaurs have come back to life to roam our planet.

See, I have a 'Dr.' for as my current English Lecturer. Dr. Santha, to be exact. Oh, you have gotten it so wrong, my friend. She is no Santa Claus nor his wife nor one of his little green elves or reindeer. She is a no-fun, no-nonsense lecturer who barely gives you any space to breathe. She slays you for a missing 's' or an inappropriate tense. She blasts you to goodness-knows-where because you forgot to bring your dictionary to class.

I think it's because I've had too many cool and fun teachers for English class that now, I have run out of luck, and ended up with a dragon-lady this year. I can't believe I'm not going to have any fun for my last year of formal education in the English language.

You may argue that she's being strict for our own sake but I just don't enjoy that. Miss Mary, my English for Academic Purposes and IELTS teacher, was strict on us when it comes to English but she corrected us nicely, teasing us for our mistakes that we automatically know them and cease to commit them.

Dr. Santha, I believe, needs to know how to have a little bit of fun because right now, I picture her as some sort of bully trying to bully her way in and out of things. She was right in saying that getting A1 for English in SPM was no big deal but she was wrong to put it in a way that it doesn't worth a penny.

Language is supposed to be a fun subject. For that, I would like to thank all the teachers who were once my English teacher, that includes:

1. Mrs. Chong (I'm sorry I couldn't remember your full name), Living Springs Tuition Centre, Kuching - Thank you for encouraging me to write when I was only twelve years old. KATELION owes her existence partially to Mrs. Chong. Without her encouragement, I wouldn't have even begun to think I could do well in creative writing.

2. Pn. Lucy Sim, SMK Batu Lintang, Kuching - You are simply amazing. I'll never forget how you kept English so lively and colourful. I never felt bored even once in your class. Thank you for believing in the fact that English can be and should be fun for everyone.

3. Pn. Anita Wee, SMK Batu Lintang, Kuching - Although you were not my official English teacher in class, I learnt a lot from you during our debate practice sessions. Your English, I absolutely admire. (The food prepared when the debate team was over at your house, I miss even more!) Don't worry, I now pronounce 'development' properly whenever I use the word. "It's dee-vé-lep-ment!" =D Thank you for correcting my pronunciations!

4. Brother Albinus, Le Salle Tuition Centre (currently residing at SMK St. Joseph, Kuching) - You were my most respected Bible Knowledge and Literature in English teacher. I've never had an Irish for a teacher and you were my first. You were strict but I enjoyed your class because you were in a way, fatherly. Thank you for helping me understand and getting closer to God and also, have a stronger grasp in English.

5. Miss Julianne, Taylor's College Main Campus - Though I had only six months with you, I really missed your classes. They were fun! Your English-based games were interesting and challenging. You, too, believed that English classes should be fun. J9 really misses you as our ESL lecturer and mentor. Thanks for the good times!

6. Miss Mary Josephine Morias, Taylor's College Language Centre - Your English is (may I say it) flawless. You taught us so much! Group 11 must have been quite a handful for you last year but we (at least Sher Rin & I [she insisted that I add her name too. =.=]) really loved your classes. You were 'funnily strict' but we still adored you. Thank you for pointing out all my bizarre slang and accents, unknowingly resuming Pn. Anita's job of correcting my pronunciations and assisting me in enhancing my presenting and writing skills.

Missed every one of you great English teachers~!

P/S: I'll try to get photos of them lecturers next time. ^o^

Happy New Year!! (I know! I know! I’m really late!)

2009-01-12T21:58:00.005+08:00

This is my first post for the year 2009 (Yeah, the Chinese knows this year as the Cow/Bull/Ox [pick your choice] year) So what I have to say?

Obviously, New Year new resolution!!! One of my most important goals this year is to never be late to church in Subang Jaya. I realised that I was often late to church last year after going to college. Either that or I missed church. That has got to stop. I am firmly putting a stop to it and I'm going to promise God that I will do whatever I can to be punctual to church every week (you heard me right the first time, no need for me to repeat).

Next, of course, my 'lovely' contract with JPA. TER 85 and above or it's kissing JPA scholarship and Australia goodbye (so, yes, I expect you to empathise me and understand why I won't be blogging that regularly anymore). I must work my butt off this year. T_T I've never felt ever the more compelled to do well in my studies. Two years ago, I was thinking, "Ah... SPM, how nice if I could score straight A's..." Notice the dreamy and airy part, never mind the lack of vigour to do well.... Now, it's "God, help me! If I don't do well, I'm in deep trouble. I have no choice but DO WELL!" Yeah... the difference is priceless. Haha

My Greatest Achievement in 2009 (up till date)

I know it's wee bit too early to mention about one's greatest achievement of the year but in any case, I'm so proud of myself. Last Friday, I actually WALKED home to Casa Subang all the way from Taylor's College main campus with my housemates (Sher Rin, Yih Ling and Qiu Gee). It's a thirty-minute walk. We even stopped by a nearby shopping complex, The Summit, to eat 'tauhu fa'. =D Just that morning, I was thinking to myself, how is it even possible to walk back home from college? You see, the buses which take us to and fro from Casa Subang to Taylor's College can be rather fantastically late. Now that I know it is POSSIBLE for me to walk home or walk to college, I think walking is a very valid option from now on. Try getting stuck in a jam for more than an hour and getting to class late. I think you will agree with me, no?

Global Peace: A talk by Dr. Tun Mahathir at Taylor's College Main Campus

Yes, I attended the talk by our former prime minister, Tun Dr. Mahathir. He talked about Global Peace. For those of you who did not have the opportunity of listening to him speak personally and see him in the flesh (no, I did not say that to annoy you nor to boast. xP), I shall try my best to recall what he had said in his speech.

Firstly, we were given the idea by Tun that generally, peace is the absence of war. If there is no war, then the world would be a peaceful place to live in. Now, in order to lead the world towards a more peaceful direction, the solution suggested is to criminalise war.

Here's the thing: To murder a person, is a crime. As we all know, a breach of the law, performing a crime, results in sanctions i.e, punishments. You will be given the death penalty or life imprisonment etc. In fact, there are even advanced nations which come up with the 'noble' proposal that the death penalty is barbaric and inhumane. So murderers don't deserve to die too.

However, it is legitimate to wage war: to sacrifice innocent lives of men, women, children, the young and the old, the healthy and the sick.

Do you see the queerness of the picture which I am painting before you?

Now, you must understand the fact that people in the olden days warred against each other only because they didn't know any other way how to resolve their conflicts. Leaders led their skilled soldiers into war with swords and shields, arrows and bows to fight their enemies in a battlefield. The death toll and damage done was at the minimal. Unlike today, the battlefield is a city/cities of a country, the damage done is massive and unbelievable. In fact, the world could get wiped out if our leaders aren't too careful. (What do you think nuclear bombs can do?!)

Hiroshima and Nagasaki were the ones who first tasted the destructive powers of the atomic bomb, yet, as though the destructiveness was not enough, people create better bombs—accurate bombs. Accurate bombs to...? To annihilate more people, to kill more innocent people. With such terrible tools available, war should not be an option to resolve conflicts between nation anymore.

War is very real, ladies and gentlemen. Why? Does it thrill you when you see people suffer because of war as you watch comfortably while sipping a glass of iced lemon tea from the television? Do you think that war can never reach us in Malaysia? Do you think that the word 'war' does not associate with our country as it normally appears alongside only with Gaza or Somalia or Afghanistan? If your answer is 'yes', shame on you. There is always the possibility that we will one day find ourselves in a war. War can happen anywhere if people believe that war is a method of resolution.

In order to obtain peace, criminalising war is an answer to it. People who initiate war should be trialled. If war is criminalised, people will see it as a bad and evil thing to do. During the Q & A session, Tun explained that awareness itself plays a vital role in spreading the message of global peace. (I used to think awareness is a kind of useless myth we mention in our moral papers to answer questions. "Kita perlu menyebar kesedaran tentang..." Sounds oddly familiar, no? I didn't know it actually has some practical use in it until now. Haha)

Anyway, as I was saying, I remember Tun mentioning that awareness itself is important. If the world believes in peace, then there would be no war. When awareness becomes a part the society, then people will refuse war. When people have a reluctant attitude towards war, then war can be avoided. People will refuse to fight in a war. When the people disagree with their leader going to war, the leader will not so easily place war as his number one option to solve conflicts. This is what is called a value system of the society; a mindset. Law is formed out of values and rights agreed by majority. So, naturally, if the world truly holds onto peace and hates war, war can be criminalised. It is not radical or just a mere illusion.

Evidence...

Tun's touch of humour

There was a student who asked a question (which I forgot to note down) and this was Tun's reply.

"Whether or not the bomb is accurate bomb or not, people are still terrified. People at Hiroshima and Nagasaki really could not possibly feel honoured when they were about to be killed by the first atomic bombs [which are much more accurate and destructive than a normal bow and arrow]. They were terrified."

I don't know about you but I find this part particularly funny. Lolz!

Conclusion

Global peace will definitely help improve the lives of a lot of people, especially those victims of war. Please support global peace. Spread the message. Nothing's worth to go to war for. The consequences are too dire, the sacrifice too colossal.

Doubt of my own, unanswered

Tun wishes that there will be no war. My question is if there is no war, how do you counter terrorist attacks? The September 11 incident happened, the Bali bombings happened, the London trains bombings happened. If there is no war, what about all these terrorists? They terrorise people. If a nation threatens to attack you, how will you retaliate?

Would you want to try to answer my question? =P

*To know what happened BEFORE the talk (the huge, unfortunate incident which upset quite a number of us), please click here~~

Christmas Buzz!

2008-12-17T22:43:00.002+08:00

Sorry for not blogging in a long time. I've really been enjoying myself in Kuching. I really miss home, I guess. I used to think Kuching is really boring since it's such a small city (actually, I still do think so...anyways!) but now, everything about Kuching, I miss. The traffic here on the road is not as busy as KL or Subang. Well, duh since both cities are big cities unlike Kuching. You don't need to take long to travel from one location to another. You don't need to curse as much on the road since there are less cars on the road... Then, the food here is cheaper too. It's good to see Kolo Mee and Laksa again. Kam Pua Mee too. Man... I missed them tons. I'm halfway through my holidays. I'm really dreading going back to college again! That's why I don't really want Christmas to come so soon...

In any case, Christmas carolling for my church, the Sunday Morning Chinese Choir starts tomorrow. Been busy with choir practice. I love carolling! I think that's fundamentally because I love singing anyway. LOLZ! I'm wondering what to get for friends. I've settled Angie's... A reindeer soft toy I gave her! XD She wanted Rudolph (the doll's got no red nose) but I told her Santa needs it to lead his sledge. HAHA!!!!!

Thanks, Angie, for getting me those two books from Doulos! The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde and a biography of Oscar Wilde. This is a clue for those of you trying to get me X'mas presents. Hehe Do not get me the same things. XD XD

Cheers!

Introducing my new idol... 黃靖倫 Huang Jing Lun!

2008-11-30T22:13:00.008+08:00

Name: 黃靖倫 Huang Jing Lun

D.O.B: 23.07.1983

Nationality: Singaporean

Height: 173 cm

Weight: Approximately 63kg

Education: 2nd Year Undergraduate at

Singapore Institute of Management (University of London)

Faculty of Finance & Economics

Interests: Soccer, singing

Before you roll your eyes at me and think to yourself 'there she goes again' (Yes, Sophia, I especially mean you), let me explain to you why.

First of all, I didn't fall for JL because of his looks first. I fell for his voice first. ^o^ This calls for a brief introduction about JL.

I knew him from One Million Star 超級星光大道3 Season 3, a Taiwan-based singing competition. He was a contestant for that competition. No, I didn't 'chase' after that show on purpose. I was surfing for videos on Youtube and I just happen to come across an episode of XGB3 with him in it, singing. His voice is unique, almost feminine. He is deemed to be able to sing four keys higher than an average lady without using falsetto. My favourite song he sang in OMS3 is Bu Zhi De 不值得.He sang it with Rachel Liang from OMS2. I love the song ever since. XD

Rachel Liang and Jing Lun ^^

Then, I fell for his not-your-average-sense-of-humour. He speaks in a manner that sometimes makes you think that he's a real dreamer; airy-like voice, slightly toneless. For the first time of my life, I find Chinese proverbs interesting. That's because he never fails to use proverbs whenever he speaks. XD Almost every episode (I noticed this later when I decided that I wanted to watch the whole season because of him), he would be asked by the MC, Tao Zi to mimic a famous person. Let me tell you, if you ever feel down and low, watch a video with him in it, you will laugh. =)

Amazingly, JL is not good in dancing. He is bad with body coordination. He normally avoids fast beat songs too as he preferably sings slow serenades. And throughout the competition, JL discovered his crippling weakness: his tempo is slower than others. Once, he was forced to play the drums and that episode exposed clearly that he has a problem with tempo. For singers, that can be troublesome and frustrating.

But throughout the competition, he perservered. In fact, there are times he proved that a person who can't dance like... hmm... TVXQ (my ultimate favourite Korean boy band) or Suju can still sing and captivate the hearts of people and there are times he proved that a person who has a problem with tempo can still sing a song to near perfection. His hardwork really impressed me and inspired me. (I'm thinking if he can do it, so can I, as in my issue with Math.)

Besides that, JL is an obedient son who loves his parents. He is well mannered and polite. Even when Yuan Wei Ren criticised him hurtfully and offensively (seriously!), he kept a calm mind. He even rationalised his scoldings and still managed to be grateful (he expressed his thoughts after the recording of that episode in his blog later on). Now, how many of us can do that? I know my hot temper certainly would fail me at the point if I were in his shoes.

After I realised what a great personality JL has and how much I am to learn from him, I saw how good-looking he was. There are many other singers/actors who look much more charming or handsome than him, but it is his voice and personality which primarily lead me to acknowledge and enshrine him as one of my favourite singers. =)

Recently, JL released his debut album called 伦语录 (Lun Yu Lu). I'm waiting for the local music stores in Malaysia to start selling his album. Yes, I have actually decided to buy the original thing. Lolz! This shows how much I love his voice.

If you've never heard him sing, please do try. Go look him up in Youtube or something. After that, if you like him, please support him by buying his album - the original CD. =) You may not be able to appreciate his voice immediately, it may take a little getting used to. But trust me, it's a blessing if you can love such a voice. It's one in a million. Hehe

I'm home!

2008-11-30T21:28:00.002+08:00

Well, actually, I've been home for about a week. It's just that I haven't announced to the whole world that I'm home in Kuching. I haven't really met up with old friends or anything. I believe there's time for that later on. I'm just loving and appreciating every single moment I'm home; whether it's squabbling with my siblings or washing the dinner dishes.... I enjoy it all.

Results for my finals for this semester wasn't very...hmm...good. I'm horribly worried for my Math Studies in SAM. If I never make it to Australia, it'll be because of Math. Of course, I know what I must do during this holidays. Catch up!

Still, I'm so happy to be home till January 2009! =)

Malaysian Taxi Drivers = An Atrocity

2008-11-06T14:22:00.004+08:00

I know I am about to face my final exam for this semester for college and am supposed to value every single second, minute and hour of my life now by revising my butt off as preparation for exam.

But I MUST relate my experience with taxi drivers today, just this afternoon.

Class ended early today. By 1.30p.m., my housemates and I had finished lunch and were eager to go back to our hostel unit to resume revision and studies (yea... we are THAT 'guai' -Mandarin for being good-) The shuttle buses which take us back to our hostel do not come until 3p.m. Four of us didn't want to waste any time, hanging around college. So, we decided to take a cab home.

Cindy (the big sister of the unit) flagged down a cab. The driver was a Chinese man. She asked him if he could send us to Casa Subang and enquired for the price. He said, "RM15."

@#&@#^!@&*$&@%#&!@&#*!@(!@*!!^! (list of swear words. Please insert as you wish.)

Fyi, it is a fantastically expensive price. Cindy said that was too expensive. "Do you use the meter?" Guess what the fella said?

"I don't use meter! Don't live there la! So far away! Move somewhere around here then if you think it's so expensive. That area so jam at this time also!" (in Mandarin)

I swear if I'm some samseng ah lian who has an ah beng boyfriend who has a gang of samseng friends, that driver is a roasted Peking duck. Damn impolite and rude! A disgrace to the Chinese.

We flagged down a second cab. Indian fella. RM15 too. We rejected it. He went off quietly.

A third cab.

Wah! Let me tell you! Now, this is the GEIST of the story for today.

"Casa Subang? How much?"

"RM15."

"Do you use the meter?"

"No."

Another Indian driver who is hanging around the 'wait-for-taxi-spot' near our college asked, "How much do you want?"

We answered, "RM7."

"You wait until tomoro also you won't find a taxi with that price!"

"How come you don't use the meter?"

"(sarcastic laugh) Have you ever SAT in a metered taxi?"

I thought it was the most ABSURD thing I've ever heard recently. In fact, it is of knowledge that the cabs in Selangor MUST follow the meter. Quoting from the News Straits Time:

"Wed, May 07, 2008,

"...Taxi drivers caught over-charging passengers, being rude to customers, declining to take customers to requested destinations, driving recklessly, using modified meters and charging passengers a flat rate without the use of the meter will lose their licence immediately."

The statement was made by the Road Transport Department enforcement director Salim Parlan. Selangor, KL, Johor and Penang are the states where meters are compulsory for taxies. Sarawak too!

Then, we came across the fourth cab. A Chinese uncle. He uses the meter. Cindy mentioned out loud that this taxi has a meter and the Indian fella who spoke rudely to us yelled back, "Go lah, miss! Go lah! You naik saje!" As if we are sure to be cheated for the trip. I didn't like the scene because it felt like he was threatening us. When we reach Casa, the fare was only RM 4.60. We paid the uncle RM5 anyway. We were so happy to find a good taxi driver in the end.

Now, here's the thing. I'm going to make quite a condemning remark here. If you can't handle it, please click away from my blog.

I seriously find that taxi drivers, especially Indian ones, tend to scam passengers a lot. Seriously, I've heard too many stories about taxi drivers. I personally had had my own share of experiences. They are generally (NOTE THE WORD 'generally' which means not all) deceitful and never sincere. In fact, the way they carry out their duty is completely unethical and unlawful. I've met nice Chinese and Malay taxi drivers but NEVER an Indian.

For our case, I believe that these taxi drivers are in a league and have a pact to 'standardise' their charges and fees. Their attitude is atrocious and preposterous. They are f-king barbaric towards passengers. I think they didn't respect us as much since they knew we were students.

Malaysia will get nowhere if her nation is still as under-developed in terms of mentality and manners. I have always blamed the leaders of this country for our hapless shape of the country but i do remember that a country is not only made up of the leaders but also the people. If the people themselves do not buckle up and change, there will be no advancement in the country. How do you demand respect for others when you do not act like you DESERVE that respect?

It is also not news that taxi drivers were known to cheat foreign tourists of taxi fares.What kind of impression would they bring home to their homeland?"

*How did you find Malaysia?*

*Oh, you know, I got down from the plane and I was scammed right off for a taxi fare to city central.*

Wow, we are so prepared to be a first-world nation.

Sophia tagged me. = =

2008-10-12T00:48:00.002+08:00

1. What is the relationship of you and her?

Best friends (self-proclaimed XD). She bullies me a lot!!! T.T but we have great times together! ^^

2. Your 5 impressions towards her.
Unpredictable.

The perfect listener.

The good friend who is there when you need her.

Humourous in her own way.

Also, the horrible bully. ==

3. The most memorable things she had done for you.
Hmm... That's hard. She's done lots. From just listening to me complain about petty stuff to comforting me when I'm down. XD

4. The most memorable things she have said to you?
Err... This, I am not sure. Short-term memory.

5. If she become your lover, you will.
puke. Eeewwwwww!!!!!! No, thank you. She can just remain as my best friend.

6. If she become your enemy, you will.
wonder if the sun has started rising from the west.

7. If she become your lover, she has to improve on.
Err... Non-applicable. She never will lest she suddenly switched gender.

8. If she become your enemy, the reason is.
she grew taller than me by five cm (joking!)

9. The most desirable thing to do on her is?
do on her...???? Umm... put a wig on her to see her with long hair. xP

10. The overall impression of her is.
a God-sent best friend.

11. How do you think the people around you will feel about you?
Dunno. Noisy?

12. The character of you for yourself is?
Not too sure about this too... A mixture of everything from good to evil?

13. On contrary, the character you hate of yourself is?
Being impatient.

14. The most ideal person that you wanna be is?
God is ideal. But I can't be God. So, I will agree with Sophia. The answer is... me!

15. For the people who care about and likes you, say something about them.
I care bout you and like you for who you are. So don't ever change... for the worse that is! XD

Ten people to tag :
1. Daniel C.

2. Larry N.

3. Albert T.

4. Jerry H.

5. Angela L.

6. Siti K.

7. Larry T.

(I don't know who else to tag already!!!)

8. Reening

9. Clarine Tan

10. Choy Sher Rin

Who is no. 2 having a relationship with?
No idea. You can go ask him.

Is no. 3 a male or a female?
I'm pretty sure he's a male. xP

If no. 7 and no. 10 were together, would it be a good thing?
Err... They don't know one another. Even if they were, they won't make a perfect match.

How about no. 5 and 8?
Not good also.

What is no. 1 studying about?
Dentistry. Lolz!

Is no. 4 single?
Not sure.... Technically, yes but actually no. If you get it.

Say something about no. 6?
A terrific source of inspiration when I write KATELION.

Happy Birthday, Daddy~~!!!! <3

2008-10-11T18:45:00.002+08:00

Today is a very happy day. Because it is my daddy's birthday~~!!!! Yay~~!!!

To my dad who loves me, you just turned 46 today. Thank you for being a dad to a brat like me for 18 years (plus the 9 months when I was in mummy's womb). I can be demanding, obnoxious, unreasonable, hard-headed, immature, LOUD, NOISY at home etc. (you know everything anyway). So thanks for being patient with me.

While I may not be 'physically' close to you, know that I 'inwardly' am. You are my daddy after all~!

Sorry I'm not in Kuching to celebrate your birthday with you (and also for half-forgetting your birthday XP).

May God bless your many days ahead.

Love,

Me!

Your (self-proclaimed) favourite daughter. =P

Hear me out on movie 'Corpus Christi'. (One of the many threats on Christian Faith)

2008-10-11T17:42:00.007+08:00

I received an email recently which goes something like this:

"Date: Tuesday, June 10, 2008

12:07 PM
Hi ALL,

I have seen a poster at the Monte Casino this week-end advertising the movie Corpus Christi due to be released this June to Aug. I totally agree with the message below.

Lets stand for what we believe in and stop the mockery of Jesus Christ our Savior. If the Muslims do what they do, where do we stand as Christians? At the risk of a bit of inconvenience, I ' m forwarding this to all I think would appreciate it too. Please help us prevent such
offences against our Lord. It will take you 4 minutes! If you are not interested, and do not have the 4 Minutes it
will take to do this, please don ' t complain when God does not have time for you, because He is far busier than we are.

A disgusting film set to appear in America later this year depicts Jesus and his disciples as homosexuals! As a play, this has already been in theatres for a while. It ' s called ' Corpus Christi ' which means ' The
Christ Body. ' It ' s a revolting mockery of our Lord. But we can make a difference. That ' s why I am sending this e-mail to you. Will you please add your name to the bottom of the list at the end of this e-mail? If
you do, we will be able to prevent this film from showing in America and South Africa .

Hey, it ' s worth a shot! Apparently, some regions in Europe have already banned the film. All we need is a lot of signatures! Remember, Jesus said 'Deny Me on earth and I ' ll deny you before my Father ' .

Hit forward, and when it comes up, delete any e-mail addresses, fill in whom you want to send it to, scroll down to the last name and add yours
to the list. When it reaches 500 please send to homasg@softhome.net
IF WE WORK TOGETHER WE CAN DO THIS.
Thank You!

(List of names...)"

Personally, I checked it out on the Internet. I wanted to see if it was true, that such a movie existed. Apparently, it's all a hoax. In fact, this petition has been on since 1984 (snopes.com) as far as I know.

From the extraction above, it is clear that this non-existent movie supposedly plans to portray Jesus as a homosexual. While the movie does not exist, it is true that such an idea has been around for quite a while.

'Corpus Christi' was produced as a play in theatres. It was staged at London's Pleasance Theatre in late 1999 and in MArch 2001, staged in Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton. However, rest assured that there are no plans in making it into a film.

Nonetheless, the fact that such a preposterous and blasphemous idea (Christ being a homosexual) disgusts me. As a Christian, I take it as a serious offence and insult. It concerns the whole of Christianity, if I may say so. I do not offer these people who tarnish the image of Christ violence nor threats. But I would like to remind them of the afterlife consequences. The Lord will judge.

We have faced the waves of doubt brought about by works such as Martin Scorsese's The Last Temptation of Christ and Dan Brown 's da Vinci Code. While some stood firm and strong, knowing they are all fiction, it is undeniable that there are those who failed their faith in the Lord.

That is why I call out to all fellow brothers and sisters, pray to God that His angels who help and guard you from the devil in any form. In addition, pray that your friends and family will stay strong in the face of temptation and that we have the wisdom to see through blasphemes as they are.

Lastly, pray that those who are against the Lord currently will repent and return to our Father, like how the Prodigal Son did.

Let the Lord's name be praised forever and ever. Amen.

The Division in Music

2008-09-21T13:03:00.006+08:00

What is music to you?

Last night, while in the car with my cousin and a bunch of friends, we had a slight dispute over the music we listened too. They didn't agree with my playing foregin language songs on the car radio and wanted to switch to other radio stations. Their excuse being that they couldn't understand what is being sung.

There are people like me, who appreciate music, regardless of the language used to sing the songs; but there are those who claims that it is pointless to listen to songs you do not understand.

The absurdity. I cannot disagree any more than I already can.

To me, you do not have to understand the meaning of the song intellectually to love the song. Even if I do not understand what is being sung, I always believe in the capability of the soul to feel the emotions of the songs through the singer's voice. That is why, I also believe that a successful singer is a singer who can strike the hearts of others with their voices and infect others with the emotions they are singing with. If you cannot feel the songs, it is either 1. the melody of the song is bad. 2. the singer's not eloquent enough. 3. you don't know what is the true meaning of the enjoyment of music.

I generally understand three languages: English, Chinese, and Malay. But I enjoy Japanese and Korean songs more than any of my main languages'. Despite not comprehending the lyrics, I love the flow of music. Thumbs-up to the development in the Korean music industry, especially.

Mozart and Beethoven's music is liked globally. It's instrumental. No lyrics. Does that mean it is not worth listening to? Today, we have spectacular music writers like Kajiura Yuki (Japanese), Nobuo Uematsu (Japanese) and Yiruma (Korean). Their music widely used in dramas and animes - widely accepted and loved. You have Vanessa Mae (Singaporean) and Joshua Bell (American) -examples of celebrated musicians.

Hence, where does the barrier in music lies between individuals? Should there BE a barrier in music?

Some would get offended by my statements. However, I think it is a sad thing if you do not know how to appreciate music just because it is in a language you cannot understand. I feel it is absurd. If it is good music, it is good music. At least give it a try and not just condemn it.

Allow me to provide you a few analogies. It is likened to saying that because you do not understand French, you refuse to go to France for a holiday or a business trip; it is akin to a man who has never eaten durian before and already claiming that it is 'not nice' just because it is 'smelly'.

In order to words, total naivety.

I have listened to Chinese, English, Malay, Indon, Thai, Korean, Japanese, Italian and Latin songs. How many languages of songs have you listened too, hmm?

Music, mon'ami, is universal. It is a wonderful blessing from the Big Guy Above.

*Please note however, in my context for music, Black metal and other satanic forms of music are not included.

A Day of Charity

2008-09-20T12:53:00.000+08:00

On the 23rd of August, I voluntereed to help out in a charity football competition for the children of the poor, namely the Faizal Cup. I know, it's already September and this entry is so late. But whatever... I still want to post some pictures up and show what I did that day.

Besides the football competition which was held outdoor, the organisers (Adidas is one of them, I can't remember the others. ==) also prepared indoor activities. There were a huge range of them.

I drew that. Yeah, so not even at the amateur level but what the heck. This table is for children who are interested in drawing. I was actually in charged of the origami section but I roamed around a little. XD

This is the games section. The kids would line up to play games. I'm not really sure what this game is... I think you're supposed to throw the bear across the rope or something to win. O.O

Cool eh, the children also get to make their own hand-made bracelets from beads and other accessories. Oh, trust me, it's not only girls. There were boys doing this too. Hehe

This is one of the most busiest section. The play-dough table. The kids just love this thing. I've no idea why. You get to see all the weird stuff they make. They can roll alien-looking things and claim it to be some kinda.... I don't know... cake????

Ah, my section! Origami! Oh, but I'm hopeless in it. I met a Burmese friend though, named Amos. He is a genius in origami. He told me that he likes it as a hobby anyway. You should have seen how he folded that paper star. I was... awed. How on earth can a human's fingers do something so intricate? Or maybe mine are just too clumsy for these little works.

I hate clowns. Clowns are frightening. They give children nightmares. Clown-ship should be abolished. I will so move for that motion. ==

Oh!! They gave free haircut too. There was a team of hair stylist from... that profession body that starts with an 'S' and ends with a 'korf'. I can't remember the spelling nor pronounce it. Sorry.

The outdoor activities...

More board games....

Well, overall, I think it was a great effort to bring joy to the less unfortunate. It's like... the world is showing a little more love for one another. I think more of this activities should be organised. It's really nice to see kids smiling and just being happy.

Which reminds me... I miss my Sunday School kids a lot!!!

Still loving Chong Wei <3 - Saranghaeyo!

2008-08-17T22:17:00.002+08:00

To people who have always been skeptical about Chong Wei, his match against Lin Dan would be a reinforcement to their statement, "I told you so. Malaysia tidak boleh harap."

No, I will not say Lin Dan is not a good player ~~though he is still in my opinion, an arrogant bast**d~~. Lin Dan, in many ways, plain to the eye surpassed Chong Wei in terms of speed and strength.

But Chong Wei has always been in my eye a true sportsman. Though he lost, he lost in a gentleman's way. He shook hands with Lin Dan, congratulated him, embraced him. ~~do not make me recall what Lin Dan did during the last Malaysian Open~~

When I saw Lin Dan from the live telecast, sitting out at a mamak stall near college, the first thing I noticed was the size of his arm muscles. They. Were. Huge. They were twice, if not triple, the size of Chong Wei's. Chong Wei looked overshadows by Lin Dan in terms of physical size already.

And is it me, or is Lin Dan playing at super speed today? He was everywhere on the court. Despite Chong Wei's countless trademark's cross-courts, he picked them up quick and accurate. It was scary. His body shots and mid-court takings were... VICIOUS! Even in slow-mo, his arm was still moving at high speed. I'm not kidding. I gaped when I watched a couple of his slow-mos.

It was obvious our dearest Chong Wei was in the mercy of the 'ready-to-kill' Lin Dan. It was amusing that one of my friend commented that he was playing as though he was told that he would be sentenced to death if he lost the match.

I'd say Chong Wei lost on the psychological ground. He didn't manage to keep his cool and with the whole stadium booming with cheers for Lin Dan, it was easy to judge that it unnerved him. It's not easy to be in his shoes. The pressure must have been unbearable for a normal person.

Before you start criticising Chong Wei, please ask yourselves, "Could I have done better if I were in his spot, in his shoes, holding the racket against the world's best?" If you can logically tell me 'yes' in that circumstances, you can speak all you want.

For what Chong Wei has done, earning Malaysia our first and currently only silver, I still am proud of him. He finished the game without giving up, though the situation was hopeless.

I hope you have a good rest, Chong Wei. Tomorrow will be another day.

Lee Chong Wei - The reason for me to be proud to be a Malaysian

2008-08-16T12:17:00.005+08:00

Lee Chong Wei, Malaysia's top player in badminton has charged his way into the finals for men's single in badminton for the Beijing Olympics 2008! He has secured at least a silver medal. Consequently, it is safe to say he has broken a national record. The last time Malaysia won the only bronze medal in Badminton was the year 1996 by Rashid Sidek in the Atlanta Games. He has also become the first Malaysian badminton single player to enter the Olympics final!

The grand showdown between Lee Chong Wei and Lin Dan will start at 8.48 p.m. on 17th August 2008. I am SO anticipating the match! I hope Chong Wei will carry on to create history for Malaysia.

Chong Wei gives coach Misbun Sidek a BIG HUG!

Birthday recap!

2008-08-16T10:32:00.009+08:00

It's been a while since I last blogged and so many things happened. Recently, I participated in a workshop 'Sustaining the Culture of Peace through Education'. I had a blast of a time and learnt many valuable lessons and knowledge. I will talk about it in more details after I complete my assignments and presentations which would be roughly around next weekend.

Also, on the 12th August 2008, I turned 18. Though away from home, I felt blessed too. This is greatly thanks to J9. They're a bunch of sweet people. I didn't expect them to get me a chocolate cake from Baker's Cottage (it's quite a famous bakery shop). Guess what they told the dude in the bakery to write in icing on top of the cake?

"To Stalker, Happy Birthday, from the Cheah Family."

Okay, okay, long LONG story, people! Don't ask me. I didn't write THAT story. It was the girls in class who made it up. Apparently, Jie Hui has a wife (Florence) and three mistresses with daughters of their own. I can't remember the entire family tree but trust me, it's superbly SCREWED. Mega weirdness. I'm dubbed the so-called stalker of Jie Hui. (Please, I'm so not. I'm still sanely straight.)

Anyway, I'm still thankful for them bunch of people. They made my birthday a pleasant one.

Oh, and in between our little celebration, I received a phone call. A pizza delivery. I was super shocked. coz the pizza man claimed to be at casa subang and that he was there to deliver the pizzas i ordered. But i did NOT order pizza. heck, I don't even know how to order one. ==

Well, it turned out to be Reening. I would have give him a big slap on the arm if I was in Kuching. Then, I had birthday wishes from him, Luke and Sophia. Thanks, guys! It's good to hear your voices!

Then at night, I went out with my cousin Nick and a few friends (Han Khee, Larry and Lucky) for dinner at Sunway Pyramid, Kim Gary Restaurant. I loved my Cheese Baked Rice with chicken chop. Yummyyyyyyyyyy!!!!!!! Really enjoyed the dinner. ^^

Not forgetting the birthday wishes through smses I received from my family (my bro smsed me like at midnight sharp and my sis 'sang' the birthday song through sms... lols), from old friends including Larry Ellee and Daniel, birthday wishes through the MSN and FB from new friends from the workshop I just mentioned and thanks Albert, for calling me through Skype! ^^

Overall, I'd like to once again thanked everyone who made my birthday memorable even though I am away from home and down with flu. I didn't really look forward to my birthday but I'm glad you guys remembered.

May God bless your many days!

P/S: I edited this post due to ~~persistent~~ polite request. The head of the family is Cheah Cheng Wei. He is the 'father' of Jie Hui who complaints that he has no grandsons.

Oh oh, and!!!! I want to thank Maggie for designing this birthday art for me. Feel so honoured and touched yo!

J9

2008-08-01T22:37:00.012+08:00

I'm pretty sure you'll be wondering about what on earth J9 is. Well, ladies and gentlemen, I give you... my class in Taylor's!

The lady in the utmost center is Miss Julianne who is our class mentor!!! She is the coolest class mentor EVER! Thank goodness for her, I'm keeping the 'sleep in English class' phenomenon far far away.

I love my class a lot, though it's like just two weeks or so that we're together. Different characters and personalities. I was really happy that I'm in the same class with Joo Ann, my new found close friend. I met Joo Ann since Registration Day and she was the first person I spoke to when I first arrived in Taylor's.

The one on the left is Joo Ann. In the middle, it's Iris and on the right,
it's Diyana. (Yes, Larry, it's the same Diyana you told me about! XD)

But Joo Ann gets annoyed when I don't pronounce her name correctly (though I could almost swear I always pronounce correctly!!). She claims that I keep pronouncing her name as Joanne. It wouldn't have been so much trouble if our gang of friends did not coincidentally include a Sabahan girl called Jo Anne! XD So everytime I call Joo Ann, both would answer ~~despite my very clear pronunciation~~.

(Interruption: Anyway, Joo Ann, I'm so sorry I did not make it for the pizza party last night! Please forgive me liao la. I cannot stand you ignoring me... T_T)

This is Jo Anne, the very fashionable girl in J9!

She loves the camera because she knows the camera loves her too. LOL!!! Sorry, guys, she's taken already! XD Anything about makeup and clothes, ask her. You will get your answer!

Iris and Diyana (picture shown above) are like a pair of very good buddies. They normally go everywhere together. They didn't know each other until just recently too. It was their fathers who knew each other earlier and introduce their daughters to one another. Interesting, eh? They're both very sweet people. And gosh, did I mention? I love Iris' curls! So pretty!

Then, we have the mangaka of our class, Maggie! Yes, she draws the japanese anime style and she prefers the bishounen style! ^^ She is also the treasurer of the Anime Society in the College yo!

Oh, oh, lemme introduce to you my current roommates.

The one in orange is Sher Rin. Fyi, she kicks butt in debate! Champion status. Woot! Way past cool. You know how much I salute great debaters! XD Next to her sitting down is Lih Fern. She's another pretty girl in J9. She's like Jo Anne. Fashionable! But unlike normal pretty girls, she has a warm-hearted attitude. She's easy to talk to and funny too! Then next to Lih Fern and not looking at the camera is Clarine. Clarine plays the clarinet because her name is Clarine. (I hope you caught that.) She's a tendency for cold humour but I love hanging out with her anyway. Hehe

I can't introduce all 21 of my classmates but last but not least, the girl who actually made me questioned my straightness for two seconds.

That's Jay/Jie Hui. I seriously blundered and mistook her for a bishounen (pretty boy) for two seconds when she first entered the class. I actually thought, 'Cute guy' before I went 'Holy cow!'

Jie Hui kinda reminded me of a Korean teen actor, Kim Hye Sung

It's just her style, dressing very sporty-ish and slightly guy-like. But she does look good in her own ways. AND PEOPLE, I AM STRAIGHT! Jie Hui mentioned before though, that since a few months ago, after cutting her long hair (yes! Long hair indeed!) short, she has attracted more girls than guys. I do not want to be part of that statistic. Thank you very much.

For some weird reason, I'm being teased about her just because I ~~stupidly~~ out of nowhere said to Joo Ann, "If only Jie Hui's a guy." Aish... that was just a random statement for crying out loud!

But despite Joo Ann's constant poking fun at me, I actually find it amusing because it's the first time I'm actually accused of being not straight. It must be the karma reversing on me for teasing Larry and Daniel in the past. LOL

Nonetheless, to prove my straightness, I shall proclaim my love for him.

Yes, I'm still in love with Kim Jae Joong. LOL!!!

City Survival Workshop

2008-08-01T20:04:00.003+08:00

Just today, I was one of the many girls who attended the City Survival Workshop which was organised by the College.

Let me tell you this. I did not one bit regret stepping into that workshop. When they call it a City Survival Workshop, they really mean it. The workshop was hosted by Captain Bala. He is one of those Malaysians I would take my hat off too. He was the one who saved the Indonesian maid who tried to escape her boss from the 17th floor of a condominium and was stuck clinging onto a rope made out of clothes, dangling from the 12th floor. He also led a rescue teams to acheh during the tsunami event to help victims. He did many things.

And this afternoon, he taught us how to protect ourselves. No. No martial arts involved. Just streetsmart. He taught us how to take care of ourselves and prevent from being victims of crime like rape and snatch. He told us how rapists attack, how they think and stuff. Really COOL!

By the end of the workshop, I am aware of the different dangers I am constantly exposed to. Captain Bala said anything could happen to you; Don't trust anyone. He also mentioned that no one else is closer to you than your family.

If you girls out there come across a chance to listen to Captain Bala's talk, please, take the time to attend it. It's worth your life. I really mean it. What you learn then might even save your life one day.

I can't post any photos of the workshop since we weren't allowed to take photos.

Streetfest in Taylor's

2008-08-01T19:52:00.005+08:00

Ok... let's do a bit of catching up of what's been on in my life in Taylor's.

On the 25th July, the Student Council held a sort of party for the newbies (the other July intakes students and I). We were encouraged to go.

I joined the festival because ~~I was forced by friends~~ I thought it'd be nice to just check out what they're preparing for us.

The whole thing, however, fell way way way below my expectation. The turn-up was horrible. The activities they prepared were... sorry to say, lame. I mean... games meant tossing coin into papercups and throwing some balls to knock down stuff?

The only part I enjoyed was when a group of students (apparently the College's Dance Club members) performed a dance. It was pretty cool but otherwise, the rest of the programme was boring. The food prepared was fried bi hun, vege and curry chicken.

I think I wasted my time going there. But at least I got to hang out with my friends.

Maths nightmare begins

2008-07-21T21:11:00.006+08:00

Today, I've officially met my Economics teacher, Miss Chow Mei Min and my Mathematical Studies teacher, Miss NurulSheila.

Okay, first off, I have better be careful of what I'm typing right now because Miss Sheila knows about my blog. Gah...! But since when I hide my truthful thoughts about things happening around me? XD So, Miss Sheila, if you're reading this, please please please don't kill me for writing stuff you may not be too pleased about ~~especially when it regards complains, gossips and redundant craps~~.

Miss Chow is obviously a very dedicated teacher. She's not super strict or anything but from her first lesson, I can see that she takes her job seriously and really wants us to excel. And so far for the first impression, I'd say I'll enjoy having her as my Economics teacher. She sends us lecture notes and exercises through the our College's web even before we met. Wow...

Miss Sheila is... ~~thinks carefully to avoid offending teacher XD~~ honestly a nice teacher too. She's got a sweet voice and she's generous with her smiles. I'm not bluffing. First impression is normally right.

See, what did I tell you? Big smile! X)

We didn't go into the first chapter of MS yet. We did some revision. And I'm so dead meat. Totally forgotten all the math I learnt for SPM. You have no friggin' idea how much I was panicking in class, especially after knowing that MS is associated with previous add math stuff. Gosh, reminder. This girl here did NOT study add math for SPM. But I did try my best to recall the knowledge Teacher Lucy Chan imparted to me in secondary school...

Maths is back to plague my life.

Yes, I brought an SPM Math reference book with me to W.M'sia. And yes, I revised Math just now because I really hate the feeling so lost during Math class ~~thanks to the spirit of kiasuism~~. But what I really appreciate the most is that my friends are of great help to me. Thanks Yuki and Joo Ann! You two are awesome classmates and friends!!! (This is where I wanna post their pics but they disallow me to take their photos. No fear! I shall put up a post specially dedicated to the friends I made in Taylor's!) Miss Sheila also made sure I was keeping up. Thanks, teacher! Hope I won't annoy you with questions next time~~

Numbers are like my natural dislikes. But God said love your enemies. (I think my negative feeling for Math is credible for enemy relationship...) Yeah, I shall love that enemy of mine. I have no choice actually... if I want to score TER99.95 for SAM.

So, work with me, o' great numbers. I will do my very best to love you with ~~reluctant, choking~~ greatest of efforts.

Figures of Authority for SAM in Taylor's

2008-07-21T00:06:00.008+08:00

The Academic Director, Mr. Kok Cheng a.k.a. THE KING - I do not have a picture of him. Sorry. I'll post it when I have it. xP I don't really have an impression of him since I only saw him when he made a speech during orientation. He's an okay guy... for now.

The Programme Director, Mrs. Hoe Li Lin a.k.a. THE QUEEN -

O...k, sorry about the poor quality picture.
I was sneaking a photo of her in case she accuses me of using cell phone in the MPH

I honestly respect her more than Mr. Thou. I think it's because she was with us throughout the orientation. She's really friendly but from what I've heard, if she's pissed, you're dead meat. No kidding. She has that aura.

Next, the Assistant Programme Director, Mrs. Quek Cheng See a.k.a. The Prime Minister -

I don't know why but she has this tendency to hold the mic horizontally to the right side of her lips. She's like Mrs. Hoe. I can't really comment about them yet since I don't know them all that well yet. I'll truly review them maybe next month or so after I know them better.

There's another Assistant Programme Director but since I don't know who she is besides her name being Miss Premavathy Rajan, I won't blog about her. I don't think I've ever seen her during orientation week too.

Hmm... let's see whose picture I have as well... ah, yes, Miss Julianne.
I see her everyday during orientation and according to my class schedule, she is my English for Academic Purposes teacher. My impression of her now is quite good. She reminds me of a Minister of Youth and Sports. Lolz

Oh yyyeaaahhhh~~~!!!!! BY THE WAY!!!! We have this lecturer who is YOUNG and HOT. He is Mr. Adrian. Heard he is a Canadian-Chinese. I think like Wangzi from Lollipop, Mr. Adrian has his own army of ten thousands of fangirls. LOL (exaggeration included) The idea being that he is super popular among the girls. I've no idea if he's single or married. I'm not especially attracted to him or anything (though he is tall XD) so I did not bother to inspect.

Here's a pic of him:

He looked really good in black on the last day of orientation. X) Too bad I did not take a picture of him on that day.

The bad news is... I'm not having him in my class! Boohoo! He teaches Psychology for SAM. Accounting students have Psychology but not Law students. I've been told that he makes a great Psychology teacher. Yeah, I believe that. When he enters class, all the girls are already captivated by him, psyched, thus, psycholo-gised. =.= XD

Orientation Week at Taylor's

2008-07-19T17:39:00.004+08:00

Okay, I know most of you would expect orientation week at Taylor's would be super fun. I assure you, it is just like any other orientation you can possibly have. In fact, I was bored most of the time. The talk and stuff... believe or not, I fell asleep a couple of times. Swt.

Anyway, there's a few things I found out through orientation. Very interesting fact.

Fact 1: Among the 13 or 14 East Malaysians who are selected for JPA to attend SAM at Taylors' this year, I'm the only one from Kuching. o.O

Fact 2: Last year, only 17 were chosen to do Law for JPA at Taylor's. This year there are 77 of us!

Fact 3: Taylor's cafeteria sells super expensive food. One stick of fishball costs RM 1.3o

In any case, roughly 300 of us scholars (JPA, Telekom, Bank Negara, Sime Darmy and MARA) were split into groups and were told to create a presentation about Impression of Taylor's College. Guess what, my group members... forgive me but... seriously, I can't believe they are SCHOLARS. They are not active. They dare not speak up. They are not enthusiastic... Note that they are MARA scholars.

I was the first one to initiate the group work. If I had not, the team would be stagnant till Kingdom come. Trust me, it's almost like a one-man-show. There were only four girls in my team and the other eleven are guys. The girls at least were helpful. We did a slideshow presentation. I did most of the core work. I left the presenting to them out of the want to involve them. But, gosh, I regretted it. Never mind.

So in conclusion, I did not enjoy the orientation week. I even skipped the last part. They wouldn't miss me anyway. =.= It's an ICT class which was meant to teach you how to use a computer in the library. omg... My cousin taught me everything beforehand.

Yeah... I did not enjoy my orientation week as much as how Daniel enjoyed his. >.<

Oh oh, the only part of orientation I liked was the EPT (English Proficiency Test). It's an English test, in other words. Grammar test for part 1 and Essay for part 2. We had it in the Multi-purpose hall which is as cold as the Antartica. I had fun. It was me, my stationaries, my papers. Ah...

My new DARLING!!!!

2008-07-19T16:28:00.004+08:00

Finally, after much trouble and delay, I received my new laptop today!!!! It's the same as Daniel's but my Dell Inspiron 1420 is of midnight blue! Darling~~~~~~!!!!! I'm like so in love with it. Hey, it's my first laptop ma. Of course super sayang it lor~~~~~

Besides, you have no idea what I went through just to get it. I was supposed to receive this baby like last Monday. But the blasted delivery time was from 9a.m. to 2p.m. My orientation on Monday ended only at 3p.m. (yes, I will fill you in later about my orientation week. Let me crap about my new darling first! XD) I had no choice but to postpone the delivery till the weekend. However, I needed to change the address of delivery because during the weekend, I would be at my cousin's house. I called up Dell to change address but I needed the invoice no. to correct the address.

UNFORTUNATELY, I have no idea where I left the bloody thing. So I could not change the address. Annoyingly, I had to ask my cousin's friend, Han Khee, to drive me down to Casa Subang to grab it. (My cousin wasn't available.) The supposed delivery time was 10 a.m. to 10.30 a.m. I thought Dell was really punctual. But I waited till 11.30a.m. NO SIGN OF DELL WHATSOEVER. I though I'd been scammed because the stupid customer service number was always busy too.

Luckily, I managed to get hold of the operator and demanded to know where my laptop is. She said she needed my invoice number. I wanted to murder people. I said they weren't on time and I couldn't wait for them any longer. So, I said they had better send my laptop to my new address. I gave them my new address too.

But after I reached my cousin's place, at 12 noon, they called me up and said they were at Casa Subang. WTH. I told them, "Do you expect me to drive all the way there again?" They said they could send me my laptop to the new address if I call up Dell so that Dell could give orders. Gah... Exasperated, I tell you.

In the end, my other new friend, Larry Tan, drove me down to Casa to get it. Mana tau the courier people left already! Frustrated, I call the people up again and told them to just leave it at the HQ or sth. So, we drove all the way to Skynet HQ to grab my laptop. My darling was crying for me already!!! Poor thing. Miss me so much. I also miss it so much~~~. Now, it is so happy that it is with me. XD XD

*hugs~~~~!!!!*

I love my darling! Hehe

A song to share

2008-07-14T20:28:00.002+08:00

I'm just going to share with all of you a personal favourite. A very old song actually. It's by Carpenters.

Why do birds suddenly appear
Every time you are near?
Just like me, they long to be
Close to you.

Why do stars fall down from the sky
Every time you walk by?
Just like me, they long to be
Close to you.

On the day that you were born
The angels got together
And decided to create a dream come true
So they sprinkled moon dust in your hair of gold
And starlight in your eyes of blue.

That is why all the girls in town
Follow you all around.
Just like me, they long to be
Close to you.

On the day that you were born
The angels got together
And decided to create a dream come true
So they sprinkled moon dust in your hair of gold
And golden starlight in your eyes of blue.

That is why all the girls in town
Follow you all around.
Just like me, they long to be
Close to you.
Just like me (Just like me)
They long to be
Close to you.

Wahhhhhhhhhhh, close to you.
Wahhhhhhhhhhh, close to you.
Hahhhhhhhhhhh, close to you.
Lahhhhhhhhhhh, close to you.

This song was featured in the movie 'So Close'. I think it's a strangely beautiful song. I don't know how many of you out there appreciate this song though... =)

Movie Day!!

2008-07-10T22:13:00.005+08:00

I've watched two movies today and I guess I shall review them. The first movie I watched in the afternoon is entitled Ah Long Pte. Ltd. My brother has been wanting me to watch the movie.

Yes, brother of mine, I watched the movie. Are you happy?

Ah Long Pte. Ltd. is not a new movie. In fact, it came out months ago. Naturally, you can deduct that I am quite outdated in terms of the entertainment world. This movie is Singaporean-made, though bits of pieces of it seem to include Malaysia (and by this, I mean scenes and lines by the characters).

I'm not going to give you a summary of the story. Wiki it. Just going to comment on it. ALPL takes on a different point of view about loan sharks: samsengs who lend people money with insane high interest rates and most likely the borrowers end up in miserable state. In this movie, it actually talks about Ah Longs being the misunderstood group of people in the society. A scene actually portrays with great mockery and humour that Ah Longs help people out of their difficult financial state but the people repay them by reporting to the police. I love the opera song part... haha actually, quite touching! XD

Anyway, the male lead is the one that amused me the most. He is an... what Malaysians and Singaporeans (dunno if any other countries understand this term) ah gua/pondan. Basically, he moves very ~~Daniel-ish-ly~~ gay-ish-ly but he ALWAYS claim that he is a MAN. As in MANLY MAN. And I quote him (translated into English from Mandarin):

"How dare you call me an ah gua! If you don't believe me, just get your mother to lie down and who knows you'll be calling me 'dad' next!"

Mr. Fang, the gay-like male lead character played by Mark Lee, is practically the life of the movie. He moves like a gay, talks like a gay, dresses like a gay. He is hilarious!!! He complements the female lead character, Li Hua (Fann Wong) very well. In this movie, she is like the man of the marriage.

Of all the parts of the movie, I love the climax of the story best, which is when Li Hua and a few other Ah Longs were kidnapped by their former victims' sons and daughters. The 'spokeman' of the teen group said they wanted revenge against the Ah Longs. The teens threatened them that they will kill their family members as well so that they will have a taste of how it feels to lose family.

But in the end, at the very last moment, they spared the lives of the Ah Longs' family members because:

"We don't hurt innocent people. Unlike you."

I think it was a good lesson for the Ah Longs though the teens looked and acted a wee bit too psychotic.

I rate this movie 3.6/5

The next movie I watched at night with cousin Nick and new friend Han Khee is Hancock. No, Larry, you did not influence me. I chose to watch it BEFORE you recommended it in your blog. XD

So anyway, I think this is quite a different superhero tale from your average Marvel Heroes stories. I found it intriguing to discuss about superhuman beings made in pairs and all but I didn't really enjoy the theory that when the pair comes together, they will gradually become mortals. It's kinda like Romeo and Juliet tragedy, just that the pair of super beings never age or die (IF they are separated from each other). Because apparently, every time the male lead, John Hancock (Will Smith) and the female lead, Mary Embrey (Charlize Theron) comes together and becoming mortals, their enemies will hunt for them and threaten their lives. Quite... redundant. The theory also did not explain why those super beings were made or who made them (I'm guessing God).

But the plot overall were okay, though the pace of the movie was a tad bit too slow. Nevertheless, I enjoyed the humour side of the movie. Laughed countless times. XD I rate it 3.7/5

Next up, I will be waiting to watch The Mummy: The Tomb of the Dragon Emperor. I also want to watch Journey to the Centre of the Earth, Hellboy 2: The Golden Army and Batman: The Dark Knight. If I do get to watch them, I will review them. ^^

St. Francis Xavier Church - God's arms in KL for me. =)

2008-07-08T16:52:00.002+08:00

Rest assured, I am still attending mass in KL!!!! The nearest church to my place is St. Francis Xavier Church and my cousin will be responsible for sending me to church every Sunday. No matter where we go, as Christians, we must always hang on to God and pray God will also hang on and never give up on us despite our sins and mistakes.

Being alone in a foreign place isn't easy. It gets tougher if you start distancing yourself from God. I know College life won't be easy but through God, I know He will make a way for me to pull through. All I have to do, is to continue to rely on Him and trust in Him. ^^

CASA SUBANG - My new temporary home in Subang Jaya

2008-07-08T15:13:00.015+08:00

Okay~! Here's the post we've been all been waiting for. The ~~bragging~~ of my living place in West Malaysia shall finally begin!!!

On the 5th July 2007 (Sophia's birthday! Can't resist to scream that one out! xP), I registered myself at Taylor's and joined in on the ~~redundant~~ briefing. I was surrounded by 74 other JPA law students and 55 accounting students. The atmosphere was incredible- well, being surrounded by so many smart people DOES make me feel a wee bit inferior. O.O

Anyway, nothing much to talk about the briefing. Let's move on to the moving into the apartment part. *eager eager*

I shall start by mentioning that the management was terrible. Can you imagine, more than a hundred students plus their families who were with them were about to move in and there were ~~bloody hell~~ only FOUR elevators????!!!!!! Besides that, ONE elevator was not functioning.

Also, a lot were using trolleys (yes, trolleys abducted from Mydin's carpark which is just outside our apartment) to carry their stuff. I was one of them. I'm not ashamed to admit that. The luggage were heavy, okay? If you have any way to pack all your stuff into ONE luggage for a long time away from home, call me. And don't tell me to buy my stuff in KL as a short cut. We must save money~!!! What's with the petrol price increase and high standard of living in KL...

My parents, cousin Nick and I waited for more than an hour and close to two for our turn. But we gave up waiting. Dad, Nick and I carried most of my stuff SEVEN FLOORS up the stairs to my room. My mum waited for the lift to carry the big box up. Impossible to lift that one so far up... A lady from the hostel management told parents off from using trolley while we were not around. My mum was quite pissed. The second time she did that, boy, did my mum snap at her. I wished I was there to see it!!!!! Darn! I heard it from my dad anyway.

See, my mum was FURIOUS that the management told them off from using the trolleys only when it was at the end of the line. She blasted the lady and questioned her why did she not do so earlier, then the traffic to the lifts would have been faster. There was no point saying they can't use trolleys now when there were only a few more students left. Other parents also complaint and bombed the lady. HAHA! In your face, whoever you are. You deserve the scolding from my mum. Inefficient people who caused us so much time...

This is just an image of how many people were there. And this is only the girls line. Not including the guys...

But wow oh wow, when I saw the facilities and my unit, I.Was.Speechless. It way exceeds my expectation. Who would ever thought that I would have a swimming pool, a beautiful park, a volley ball court, a basketball court, shops, laundry service (it's not free..) and even a hair salon in Casa Subang?

Front view

The swimming pool~!
The park~!

That's not all...! Welcome to my unit!

A photo of my unit from the entrance

That's the dining table. photo taken from the living room.

La kitchen!!!

The balcony leading out from the kitchen.

My bedroom. =)

I'm to share my unit with six other people. I haven't met my unit-mates yet. We're starting Orientation next Monday. I guess everyone's in KL, enjoying the last of our holidays. I'm also staying over at my cousin's place. No point staying alone there. My wifi is not installed yet though I appreciate the water heater there... lolz I'll definitely make a report on my unit-mates when I get to know them. xP

I am now in Subang Jaya

2008-07-05T22:57:00.003+08:00

Yes, I have registered at Taylor's College University. Yes, I have checked into my apartment (and omg...the facilities...I'll blog about it another day. Too tired now.)

My parents have left me. Feels strange without family and friends around. But I'm staying. with my cousin Nicholas tonight. There's no one at my apartment besides me. So I decide to stay over at his place. (He rents his own place near the college with another three friends.) Now, he has an empty room at his house. So, I'm staying in there for the night.

Anyway, my main purpose of this post is not to talk about my new apartment. The big objective is to wish my best friend a happy birthday. So...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SOPHIA!!!

GOD BLESS YOU~!

If you come across an angel

2008-07-03T21:55:00.010+08:00

Every day, in the world around us,
real-life angels are doing the things they do...
and bringing more smiles to the world around them.
Real-life angels build bridges instead of walls.
They don't play hide-and-seek with the truth,
they do whatever they can to help you.

Real-life angels understand difficulties
and always give the benefit of the doubt.
They don't hold others up to the standards
they can't live by themselves.

Real-life angels are what "inner beauty" is all about.
Real-life angels don't hold things against you;
the only thing they hold...is you.
They take your hand in theirs
when you could use a little reassurance.

They walk beside you when you could do with
a little guidance and direction in your life.
And they support you in your attempts to do what is right.
Real-life angels multiply your smiles
and add to you integrity.

They make you feel like,
"Hey, I really am somebody who matters."
Then they quietly prove to you how beautiful
and true that feeling really is.

If you come across an angel like this,
you are one of the luckiest people of all.
If someone in your life
is wonderfully like an angel to you,
it's important to let them know.
It's the nicest compliment you could ever give
in all the days of your life
and in all the years that you live.

-Douglas Pagels

This poem reminds me strongly of a very important friend of mine. I hope he remembers always that he is indeed a real-life angel to me.

I drew it myself~! *self-satisfied*

A close-up. X) It's been a while since I drew.

The photo says it all.

But my drawing cannot even start to be compared to my sis, Angela's...

Oh yea... She sketched a portrait of Daniel Radcliffe... for me!!! XD

You can check out her blog for more details about the process of her sketching this portrait. http://shellynze312.blogspot.com/

My last day in Kuching

2008-07-03T19:01:00.002+08:00

How I spent my last day in Kuching?

Haha. Of course with my friends. To be accurate, friends who are younger than me and still schooling in SMKBL. X) There's no other way I would want to spend this day. ^^

Fyi, I went to Jubilee Grounds since today's Sports Day for SMKBL to meet up with friends. Sports Day was completely different for me this day. Firstly, I'm an outsider, no longer a student. Secondly, I was breaking the rule which I had reinforced strongly when I was a prefect in school. I entered Jubilee Grounds without proper attire (as in sports wear with school's logo) and entered as an outsider. Haha The strange irony.

In fact, I was there when houses and clubs/societies were marching. (Yea, why on earth do they march in the afternoon rather than in the morning???) And goodness me! The music which accompanied the marching was...REDUNDANT. Totally not a marching spirit kind of song. It sounded like an OST from a musical or something. Like I told Sophia and Jacqueline: It's as though ballad dancers are dancing to hip-hop music. XD Reening was so fascinated at the thought that he actually went off to watch the marching. LOL!

Anyway, guys, thanks for your company. I appreciate it tons!

Workaholic Dad

2008-06-30T22:55:00.005+08:00

After the morning's UEFA Cup finals, I woke up around 10 a.m. despite being able to sleep only around 5 a.m. I would've slept longer if my dad (who's like on a two-weeks-leave) wasn't on his cell phone speaking at the top of his lungs. =.= Heaven knows why he has that awful habit of talking so loudly on the phone.

Anyway, i was ~~summoned/demanded/forced~~ told by my dad to follow him out to have breakfast and then accompany him to do a few errands, including opening my ATM account at his bank, Alliance Bank. I stupidly thought that I'd be at least home by mid-afternoon to have a nap. I should've known, after living with my dad for about 18 years of my life that going out with him means unable to go home for a LONG period of time.

Indeed, after he has completed his errands, I was left stranded in his OFFICE! You did not mistake me when I said he was ON LEAVE. I'm just unfortunate to have a dad who is a ~~bloody~~ WORKAHOLIC! Who on earth besides him would go back to work when you're supposed to be ~~wasting time~~ relaxing and de-stressing??

But thank goodness I brought my MP4 and a P.D. James novel along with me or else I'd have been bored to death! I would've just dropped dead on a sofa and sleep if I weren't so conscious about my dad's colleagues and bank customers around me.

Dad's office upstairs...

Ironically, after creating my ATM account, I was rather ignored by others. I think I would have slept quite comfortably on the sofa.

Lesson 1 - Don't EVER follow Dad out again if it involves his office.
Lesson 2 - Sleep whenever and wherever I want to. To hell with self-consciousness. = =

UEFA CUP FINALS 2008 - GERMANY vs. SPAIN!

2008-06-30T20:51:00.008+08:00

Yes, yes, I know Germany lost 0-1 to Spain. Don't rub it in, you lot of Spain supporters.

Though being an avid fan of Germany, I am rational a person enough to not rant pointlessly about Germany's loss. I won't make any excuses for them. I'm not a sore loser... I'm just going to blog about my personal opinion about the match and touched on some highlights of the game which I feel worth noting.

Okay... I'd like to begin by saying that 20 minutes into the first-half of the game, I really thought the Germans stood a chance against the Spanish despite many predictions that Germany was bound to lose. They were dominating the possession of the ball and pressuring Spain by posing threats at their goal, forcing them to play defensive.

But later on, I noticed that the Germans seemed to be lacking in accuracy. I mean, seriously, when they did their passing of the ball, it almost always ended up getting stolen from the Spanish. Besides that, their aiming were horrific. It's either the passing was too far from a comrade or too short. In the end, lost the ball. =.= Not happy about it...

On the other hand, Spain was quick on their feet and doubly aggressive. Their formation though looking rather scattered at first proved otherwise. Their passings were shaper and well coordinated.

On '33, the dreaded moment for Germany's fans dawned. Liverpool's Fernando Torres took control of the ball and made his way to Germany's goal. Phil Lahm tried to tackle him but he brushed him aside. And Jen Lehmann, Germany's goalkeeper rushed up in attempt to grab the ball. Alas, Torres skipped past him and made that score which practically sealed Germany's fate.

I was really flabbergasted at the goal because I had an ominous feeling that it would be bad. I was fervently hoping that Germany would do a comeback later in the game as they had done in previous games before the finals.

Before the first-half ended, Michael Ballack collided with one of the Spanish players and got himself bleeding at his right eye. (It looked horribly PAINFUL!) And for a reason which I've forgotten, both teams' captains earned themselves a yellow card each from the Italian referee! What an end for the first-half of the game!

Entering the second-half of the match, for the first ten minutes, Miroslav Klose seemed to be accidents-ridden. He was kicked at one of his lower legs and another time, at his...err...private part...*ouch*!

Into the '53, OMG! Was it Silva or Torres who attempted another score. And gosh! I was so certain it'd be a second goal for Spain!!!

However, Germany was picking up pace. Too late, really. They should have geared up from the start...

'59, Ballack passed to Klose and Klose aimed! And he missed so darn NARROWLY!!! *moans* Bastian Schweinsteiger made many attempts to score as well. He looked so flustered and frustrated, the poor fellow.

Lehmann made a spectacular save in the '67 during a free kick, keeping Germany's hope burning a little while longer.

But reaching the last minute, I really lost hope. Germany needed a miracle but what the hell, the last minute was wasted over bickering when the referee blew the whistle for a foul. FOR CRYING OUT LOUD, it's the LAST minute!!! The commentator was saying something like, "Spain's victory is inevitable now."

Ah... well. Undeniably, the Spanish was the better team this morning. They deserved the trophy. Fernando Torres became D' Man of the day for Spain. *laughs*

"We are the champions, my friend~"

And to Germany,please don't feel down. No matter what, I'm still your big fan! You guys are still my favourite team~!

Team Germany~!!!

Germany's coach, Joachim Low on the right

Farewell gathering~!

2008-06-29T23:32:00.002+08:00

Ah, well, I'll be leaving home this coming Friday and so, my *lovely* family decided to throw a little gathering/party for me. Most of the visitors are church friends. Wait... they're ALL church friends. Don't ask. Two of my good, gooder, goodest (excuse me, it's technically *best* la) friends, Larry and Daniel are already in West M'sia. So, don't really have the mood to like call school friends over.

Anyway, I really gotta thank my mum for her splendid food! Thanks mum! I think I'll miss your cooking skills more than your nagging self when I'm not home. XD

Also thanking:

Aunt Anna- for your infinitely delicious pudding. No one can make better pudding than YOU!!!
Matthias- for your err... I dunno how to spell that dish you cooked up. Was it Porv Rice? In any case, it was really good!!! Could never cook like you. haha

My family also ordered a few dishes from this restaurant called The Chef (I think!). The food were undeniably yummy but I was really annoyed that my mum and I had to wait longer than expected for the catered food. Told us to collect the food at 5 in the evening. Ended up waiting extra half an hour. Wanted to blast the kitchen already. Yesh! I'm VERY impatient! And goodness! We ordered RM20 for japanese tofu and there were barely ten pieces of them miserable tofu when we opened the polystyrene box at home. DAYLIGHT ROBBERY!

But the gathering went smooth and well. Everyone had a great time. I know I did. Hehe Thanks, Lily and Theresa, for the chocolates!

Wished my close friends from school were here though... Already missing my friends. *sobs*

Personal items checklist

2008-06-26T21:17:00.007+08:00

I'm so bored right now. Omg. Might as well start practising the art of blogging now. =.=

So, before going off to college, we all need a checklist to make sure we bring all the things we need. Besides some official documents and the obviously needed toiletries, these are what I plan to bring too!

1. BIBLE (Do NOT ever forget GOD!)

2. Hand-phone and charger (can't leave without my precious phone. XD)

3. MP4 (What is the world without music, no?)

4. Personal writing works (gotta write whenever I can!)

5. Beloved pillow!!!! (No, seriously, I can't sleep without this pillow of mine.)

6. Sasuke plush doll (Extensive thanks to Ken for it!) and two teddies!!!

Sasuke~~

7. Some novels to read when I feel like it

8. DVDs (anime...xP)

So far, the list is as mentioned. I personally thought the items are all VITAL to me! But except for the top two, my dad classified the rest as unnecessary. T_T How could he...? *sobs*

A new beginning???

2008-06-26T20:28:00.000+08:00

Okay... I discovered this blog again and wow, it is so dead. =.= It really amazes me how my friends like Daniel and Larry can blog consistently. Gosh, I just don't have that patience and dedication for online blogging! I won't be surprised if I don't blog until next year or something. However, I'm kinda (mind you, just KINDA) keen of keeping track of my college life when it begins...

I'll be leaving for KL next Friday. Registration at Taylor's is on 5th July but I think college only officially starts on the 14th July.

So, let's see if I'll come back to blog. Oh, that really depends on whether I have good internet connection or not as well. -__-