Spazzed Silence

2008-03-10T10:09:00.002+08:00

I'm supposed to get something, but I'm just not getting it. And the stress bug is just around the corner.

And yeah, I'm feeling the winds of change coming.

*plays Scorpions' Winds of Change*

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Oh yeah, I will only be available online on certain times...my laptop has just got spazzed off. Electrocuted, I mean.

Heyloz (again)!

2007-12-21T22:51:00.000+08:00

Okay, I know I haven't been writing for quite some time, so here it goes:

Man, I'm currently enjoying myself in Singapore (quite the case, since there are some work to do). Allow me to present....

Day 1 (20 December 2007)
Left Kuala Lumpur at around 8.55 a.m.
It's way later than we expected since we (Mom and I) were seemingly hogging everyone.
When we reached there, though, I have only seen Grandma and Aunt Suet Chin.
Merissa, Katrin and their parents were actually getting themselves breakfast outside! Time-lagging....
Fortunately the car was enough to fit all those packed things; luggages, sling bags, presents (lots of them) and all. And still enough to fit 6 people in a car!

Then, the journey....
Halfway in Ayer Keroh, my Mom was worried that Aunt Suet Chin did not have enough petrol to last the drive. The meter said that it was around 176 kms left.

Okay.

However, it started raining when we reached Johor (in fact, halfway towards the Pagoh exit). The rain was pretty heavy; it seems that area is flood-prone (remember the 'Bridge Over Troubled Waters'?). But it hasn't flooded yet.

Good.

But...
When we reached the Senai Airport exit, my aunt's car was running low on petrol. Grandma said that once the meter shows nearly rock bottom, the meter will move faster than usual. It proved pretty true; the meter was hitting almost rock bottom when we reached the last toll plaza in the Second Link, and Mom was doing a countdown on how much kms the car could actually go.
Fortunately, there was a Shell station somewhere along the way...and we had a good run for it.
(The meter, by then, was showing 4kms left.)

Great.

Then, we had to go past the Tuas Checkpoint. There were fewer glitches than usual: maybe the public holiday has caused that. In addition, we were the last to go past the counter for checking-in before it closed for the day.

Phew.

Reached Singapore by then. The usual unloadings at destination after that.
And started decorating the Christmas tree. ;)

Later, we had to fetch Aunt Pek Cheng and Uncle Chee Wah from Copthorne Orchid Hotel (it's the Singapore stop for the Nice coaches travelling from Malaysia to Singapore).
Not many glitches, too.

After that, Aunt Suit Fong (my close relative in Singapore) have taken all 10 of us (Uncle Teik Soon was out of the country, cousin Sara fell sick that day) to Boon Tiong Lim for dinner.
But when we reached there, we were told that there weren't any tables at that moment; we had to wait outside. This made it quite unfair since my aunt had booked a reservation at that restaurant in advance.
To add salt to the wound, one lady bringing a large group of people came barging to the counter and told the lady in charge to give them a table straight away while we were waiting. Apparently they were trying to go past the waiting crowd, claiming that they are regular customers there.
The lady, however, did not allow that to happen.
After a few minutes, the lady gave us a table upstairs before the charging group. (It seemed there was a miscommunication downstairs: that's why the reservation did not go in.)
The charging group then came upstairs about 15 minutes later, going to another table.
The food there, other than the chicken and lotus root, were nothing much to shout about.

There was nothing much after that.

Haha.

2007-10-27T23:22:00.000+08:00

Sorry for the late posting...had a lot of stuff happening lately. That's what you get in ACCA. ;)

On to stuff:

The portions of these video (after the opening song) is the highlight of the whole thing. The sleeping scene and the morning after that. Laugh at your own risk! XD

If you would like my opinion on this show, I'll tell you this:

There are some very exaggerated and outrageous scenes, and some that can make you laugh and cry at the same time.
I find myself pretty much like Xiang Qin (the lead female character), but I like Zhi Shu (the male lead) the most.
Fortunately, this one's pretty light, so you won't get any lasting feeling for the night, or maybe a few those nights.

If you are looking for some villain characters creating a good impression of themselves, it's a strong 'NO'. They do not plan their stuff either!

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BTW, got hooked into this by a few friends of mine.
And my mom seems to be addicted to it now. XD

I need the Security people

2007-08-02T00:34:00.000+08:00

Thanks, Mr. Jay!

Quote of The Day

2007-06-21T22:15:00.000+08:00

"When a psychologist or psychiatrist testifies, he shall wear a cone-shaped hat that is not less than two feet tall. The surface of the hat shall be imprinted with stars and lightning bolts. Additionally, he shall be required to don a white beard that is not less than eighteen inches in length and shall punctuate elements of his testimony by stabbing the air with a wand. Whenever a psychologist or psychiatrist provides testimony, the bailiff shall contemporaneously dim the courtroom lights and administer two strikes to a Chinese gong."

(Lee Strobel's The Case For Christ,
1990, page 192, lines 1-11)

Imagine having a female psychiatrist or psychologist to do that...wait, shouldn't that be chanting incantations over a stick pot?
Come to think of it, do courtrooms have sufficient space to place the stick pot(s)? XD

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BTW, this quote is taken based on an amendment suggested in 1997 by Duncan Scott, who thinks the experts who 'testify that the defendants are insane'.

"Apparently Scott's cynicism was shared by a majority of his colleagues - they voted to approve his tongue-in-cheek proposal!

The joke got asfar as the House of Representatives, which eventually blocked it from becoming law."

At least....XD

A Short Tribute

2007-06-17T19:48:00.000+08:00

"And I never want to let you down

Forgive me if I slip away

When all that I've known is lost and found

I promise you I, I'll come back to you one day

Morning is waking up

And sometimes it's more than just enough

When all that you need to love

Is in front of your eyes

It's in front of your eyes."

(February Song, Josh Groban
from his 2006 album, Awake)

Happy Father's Day, everyone.

2007-06-14T23:28:00.000+08:00

Arguably the best album composed by Kitaro, Kojiki is one of the main gems of classical new age. This album is based on the Japanese version of how the world actually formed, as differ from the Chinese. All the songs in this album interrelate to each other as they depict a story of their own; from joy to battle to festive mode. From the beginning to the end, you'd be truly mesmerised by the sheer instrumental brilliance of the songs...some even more poignant than the rest. The songs are repeatedly played countless times; in concerts (notably the U.S. concert) and in numerous occasions and ceremonies, but haven't been transcribed into a play or a musical (yet).

No, this is not your typical noise ground: Kitaro conjures melodies that will be music to your ears (Silk Road, The Soong Sisters OST, anyone?)...but not as melancholy as his earlier compositions.

Playlist:
1. Hajimari (In The Beginning)
"In the beginning, the heavens and the earth were one. The sky was of angry black clouds and the sea was nothing more than a seething, murky swamp. Life as we know it did not exist.
Then one day the clouds began to swirl and grow, thunder crashed and a terrible rain began to fall. It rained night and day for weeks and months, as if it had done so forever.
At last the rain stopped, and the heavens and the earth had separated. From the waters and the mud the gods began to appear, like young shoots of grass springing forth from the east.
This is how the world began."

This is very apt: the melody composed brings in the beginning of a story.
"Once upon a time..."

2. Sozo (The Birth Of A Land)
"The last of the gods to rise up from the chaos were Izanagi and the goddess Izanami. From the Bridge of Rainbows in Takamagahara, far above where the other gods live, they stirred the sea with a spear. When they withdrew the spear, the drops of mud that fell from it created a most beautiful group of islands. Izanagi and Izanami went to live in the land, and were married. There, Izanami gave birth to many gods including those of the wind, the sea, the mountains and the earth."

This song gives a mood of accomplishment; one that is slightly victorious, but not too much.

3. Koi (Love And The Death Of Izanami)
"The last god to be born was the god of fire, after which Izanami died. Her death caused her son Mikoto, the god of the night, terrible pain and grief. At last his father, Izanagi, disturbed at his son's weakness, expelled him from the land of the gods. After much wandering, Mikoto, found himself in a village terrorized by the Eight-Headed Dragon and where the beautiful maiden Kushinadahime lived. It is here that Mikoto first discovered love."

Ahem, a little romance in the middle?

4. Orochi (The Eight-Headed Dragon)
"The Dragon was a terrible creature with eyes as red as Chinese lanterns. It had eight giant heads and tails long enough to span eight mountains and valleys. The monster dragon had already destroyed the village and devoured Kushinadahime's seven sisters, and it was feared he would soon return to claim the fair maiden. Using all of his cunning and strength Mikoto defeated the monster in a long and brutal battle."

One of my favourites of this album, this is battle royale. Although the plot goes slightly slow and a tad redundant, this song is great. Simple.

5. Nageki (Sorrow In A World Of Darkness)
"After Mikoto was thrown out of the land of the gods, his sister Hikaru, goddess of the sun, took pity on him and invited him to come live with her in Takamagahara. Mikoto was happy to do so, but his mischief soon caused Hikaru much grief. Hikaru fell into great despair and went to hide in the Celestial Rock Cave, plunging the world into total darkness. For this, Mikoto was thrown out of Takamagahara."

One of the more melancholy ones.

6. Matsuri (The Festival)
"Mikoto prayed and prayed to his father Izanzgi to get Hikaru to come out from the cave. Meanwhile, some of the other gods gathered around the cave to sing and dance in a happy and joyous festival. Hikaru, thinking it strange that people were holding a festival in a dark and cold world, opened the stone gate before the cave to see what was happening. Just then Tajikarao, the god of strength, pushed away the stone and pulled Hikaru from the cave. The festival had been nothing but a trick."

The most renowned track from the album, it has been played countless times everywhere. Remember the song that resembles a festive mood every time you get to ceremonies? This is one of the background music that accompanies this.

The ending shows an expectant mood as Tajikarao pulls his sibling out of the cave.

7. Reimei (The New Dawn)
"As Hikaru came out from the cave, her light shown brilliantly in Takamagahara and throughout all the lands. Flowers began to bloom, birds began to sing and peace returned. With Hikaru's blessing, Mikoto and Kushinadahime were married and lived happily ever after. It was the beginning of a new dawn in Yamato (Japan)."

Although this song carries the same mood as Sozo (and quite the same melody), the bells behind it choruses a celebratory mood: the wedding of Mikoto and Kushinadahime. Electric guitars make this sound a bit like Scorpions and Queen, but not as heavy.

Source:
Transcription from here

2007-06-08T00:19:00.000+08:00

Oh me...this is super late!! LATE LATE LLLLLLLLLLAAAAAAAAAAAATTTTTTTTTTTTTEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!

But how can I not put this up? It's my all-time favourite song of hers!! XD

Although this isn't as good as Wu Niang (Dancing Diva), I'm loving this song to bits!!

Waka waka waka waka waka wakakakakakakakaka..........

EDIT: If you have wondered why the LUX logo was there, Jolin has used the tagline for Lux as part of the song title.

"Because I'm perfect." XD

Doublespeak, again

2007-06-06T02:53:00.000+08:00

I've been thinking about this while typing: how the Malaysian government was (and still is) able to instil some glorified opinions on the nation's history, when in actual fact it still depends on an individual's opinion?

First, it was Sejarah; and now, PTK (Penilaian Tahap Kecekapan - an assessment system for government civil servants).

One of my teachers just gave me this to type, and I'm sorry to say that part of it was, erm, confusing. No, CONTRADICTORY.

(The topic was about how education personnel can interpret Vision 2020 in order to instil harmony)

'...memperkasakan sekolah...'

Hey, schools are already of good use when you need them; but memperkasakan? It's a bit too much, isn't it?

To make it more exaggerating:
'...memperkasakan pula bermaksud suatu tindakan atau perbuatan untuk menghasilkan kehebatan, kekuatan atau kegagahan.'

Can schools be dipergagahkan? Like Badang (a strong man based on Malay legend), I suppose...

'Pada saat ini kita menghargai betapa murninya masyarakat pelbagai kaum kita...'

Whoa...murni? :-S

'...mereka telah menjiwai dan menghayati naluri kehidupan di Tanah Melayu serta bersedia dengan rela hati menerima satu perkongsian.'

How's that for doublespeak? Dengan rela hati....

'...wujudlah satu bangsa Malaysia dan satu jati diri yang berlandaskan unsur-unsur keMalaysiaan'

Unsur-unsur keMalaysiaan? Do you mean that we're going to get Malaysianised?

Actually, there'll be many more after this...but this should be sufficient for now.

BTW, when I wanted to type Malaysia, I kept on typing Malaysai instead. Malay-sai!!:(
Unless we don't wake up from this mess, we're not going to forge further!

2007-05-27T01:02:00.000+08:00

I'm simply lurvin' this thread:

Weird Words That You Use A Lot

You'll find many unique expressions...unlike some of those we'd usually say.

Jing jing jing, bing bing bing,
Ping tong wu lou, here we cling!

Global warming

2007-04-28T22:55:00.000+08:00

Heyloz!
If anyone would like to know a good deal about this issue, check this out:

Link

(credits to Financial Times for this)

It provides a good overview of the whole issue, plus its effects on everywhere around the world: from Greenland, to the Amazons, to the Gulf States.

The most shocking from here? (may not be for some)
The Earth's temperature will rise from 2 - 6 degrees Celcius. If it's 6, we'll be in a hell lot of trouble. Imagine how stuffy and well-cooked we can get!

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Another thing:
I've just read this in HP-B, and found this:

2 SMRT 4 U

It seems that this has started since November, but since extended this year. And there's a ring available...if you don't mind ordering it for FREE through the Net. There are attractive icons and wallpapers, too!

But the main focus is not here: it's on child exploitation through the Net. And there are two videos that show real life stories on 'almost there' incidents...they are available for viewing in Girl Talk.

Spread the word, guys and gals, don't fall into the trap!

Caught by surprise.

2007-04-25T00:25:00.000+08:00

I was pretty surprised when I saw this:

Bloggie

Super OMG...from someone whom I would never believe to do this. Made me wonder what she had learnt from her course out there.

Oh yeah, she has an e-mail address too. FINALLY.

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"Hi, Mom!" :D:D

2007-04-09T17:14:00.000+08:00

I was browsing through the Net, and realised this:

'In this Roadblock, one Team member had to give a nod to Malaysia's eco-friendly practice of recycling. Team members chose a bicycle with a side cart attached and scoured the neighborhood for residents willing to sell them their used newspapers. Once they had collected enough newspapers to make an eight-hands high stack, they would receive their next clue.'

Does this ring a bell to you?

The Amazing Race All-Stars!

They actually came to K.L.! And I didn't even notice them...
There's a Yield too! :(

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BTW, are we that eco-friendly?
Only when we make the profits, of course!
Plus the hospitality...too many extrinsic values being shown here.

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Oh, and a very good quote (from Mirna):

"These are future Charlas and Mirnas of the world, the juniors. Stay out of drugs. Go to school. Be a professional and you're in good shape."

Precisely...especially the drugs part.

Twist3d garbs...

2007-03-29T13:19:00.000+08:00

...for the twisted minds. Or just pure evil.

Narbonic Labs

Had my lips twitching most of the time.
And spazzorific goodness!! Wakakaka...XD

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Okay, back to costs.

Quack.

2007-03-23T10:12:00.000+08:00

The first thing I read today:

EXEMPTED.

Then:

"Real Property Gains Tax is abolished from April 1."

Wth...
Should I be happy, or irked?

As a normal citizen, I'll be happy as I do not need to pay tax when I sell (or buy) land, houses etc. in the future. I know it's for the good of the people and the economy (as a whole), but why now? Why did this happen only when the Iskandar Development Region (IDR) is set up?

But as a student, I'm somehow very irritated; I've learnt Real Property Gains Tax (RPGT) during this semester, and now it has to go down the dumps. And how would the Inland Revenue Board handle this? Will a new Public Ruling be handed down saying that RPGT is not assessable?
Or to be more precise, will this come out for P9 (CAT), Paper 2.3 and 3.2 this semester? :0

If this news came in somewhere around November or December last year, this wouldn't have to be very inconvenient for us!

I wonder how the tax lecturers would act to this.

What happens if...

2007-03-02T00:06:00.000+08:00

...there is alcoholism?

BAD.

If it involves religion?

Read on...

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'The Ambassador to Saudi Arabia in Ankara, El Husseini broke with the Islamic laws of his country and served his guests alcoholic beverages. Alcoholic drinks were served at a welcome dinner held by El Husseini and his wife (who does not wear a headscarf), for the new arrival of the ambassadors of Yemen, Qatar, Algeria and Palestine in Ankara. In yet another break with the Saudi Islamic tradition, men and women sat and dined together.'

(taken from Hurriyet)

And the government doesn't do anything to this...
In Malaysia, this could have sparked a public outcry!

But in the U.S., anything could happen. Even though the country consists of mostly Christians (and maybe Jews), there were protests from another perspective:

'There is no such thing as drink responsibly,' says the president of the Islamic Society of the East Bay

Hmm...because they're Muslims?

"We are here today to say loudly we stand together to battle the evils of alcohol. There is no such thing as 'drink responsibly,'" Mohammad Rajabally, president of the Islamic Society of the East Bay, told more than 100 Muslims gathered in the rain outside Oakland City Hall. "When you have Muslims bringing (alcohol) to people ... it is shameful."

That bad?

Members of the newly formed Muslims for Healthy Communities said they did not support the vandalism of two Muslim-owned West Oakland liquor stores in November by men who identified themselves as Muslims. Six men affiliated with Your Black Muslim Bakery have pleaded not guilty in the case.

But the coalition members said those incidents, and the ensuing media coverage, provided an opportunity for Muslims to tackle the issue of liquor stores in poor communities, particularly those run by fellow Muslims.

"If they hadn't done that, we wouldn't be here today. It was the flashpoint," said Faheem Shuaibe, resident imam of the Masjidul Waritheen mosque in East Oakland. "It was the right intent, but simply done in the wrong way."

I wonder if any Muslims here will agree with this...

Hassan, who is Muslim, said the protesters are right that Islam prohibits him from selling alcohol.

"It's not a good feeling. I think about it almost every day," Hassan said in an interview. "I would like to get away from it, but on my own terms, not by oppression from somebody else trying to judge me."

'...on my own terms'? Hmm...

Coalition members said 90 percent of Oakland's 350 liquor outlets are owned by Muslims, but Mohamed put the figure between 50 and 60 percent.

Imam Abu Quadir al-Amin of the Muslim Community Center in San Francisco said alcohol played a role in the genocide of Native Americans.

"We see alcohol in the African American community being used as a form of genocide," he said. "The people are dead, but they're still walking around."

But liquor store owner Hassan said it is not up to his fellow Muslims to judge him.

"I'm not here to hurt anybody or do anything wrong," Hassan said. "At the end, God is going to judge me."

I would agree with the last sentiment!

(taken from San Francisco Chronicle)

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These are actually found when I was surfing for info for my assignment. I haven't included those articles that showed other religions than Islam.

DISCLAIMER: The opinions above are subject to the writer's indiviual opinion.

2007-02-13T15:36:00.000+08:00

I know this should go into my LJ, but this should be one exception to it.

Which part of your body, when being pain-inflicted, leaves you in an awkward state and hurts you the whole day without fail?

Everywhere! XD

But this time, it's my back.

To make things short, I hit the toilet flusher, sitting down; and suffered a huge impact in my coccyx (is this right?) in the process. It had me wince: from the time I have to lift my left leg, changing my sitting posture, standing up to walking. Even doing your 'business' too.
I couldn't believe how I could survive my tests and classes today, though; it seemed not to happen during those times. And to endure it for another few days..

Maybe I should get some 'tit ta jau' or medicine to treat this tonight.

And yes, it still hurts.

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EDIT: Will leave the site as it is...I'll change this way soon!

The Amazing Race All-Stars stuff...

2007-01-17T17:15:00.000+08:00

Yup, the participating teams are confirmed. And some deserve to be in there.
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The teams on the AMAZING RACE ALL STAR EDITION are:

Dustin and Kandice (Amazing Race 10)
Eric and Danielle (Amazing Race 9)
Teri and Ian (Amazing Race 3)
Kevin and Drew (Amazing Race 1)
Uchenna and Joyce (Amazing Race 7)
David and Mary (Amazing Race 10)
Charla and Mirna (Amazing Race 5)
John and Jill (Amazing Race 3)
Ozzy and Danny (Amazing Race 2)
Rob and Amber (Amazing Race 7)
Joe and Bill (Amazing Race 1)

- quoted from The Amazing Race Asia forums (eragon)

Need a little reassurance?
CBS - The Amazing Race 11
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I'll leave it up to you guys to make your assumptions! XD

-shen-

Utada Hikaru - Boku wa Kuma

2007-01-16T10:14:00.001+08:00


New single from Utada Hikaru, called "Boku wa Kuma." Written as the theme song for a NHK Children's Show. The Limited Edition Press Issue of the single will include a children's book created by Utada Hikaru. (Like the French part of the song. Couldn't hear anything, though; I'm at the college library! XD)

Pics From Singapore...and along the way

2007-01-07T21:18:00.000+08:00

Along the way

Like crossing the bridge over troubled waters...

(This is in Johor...around Yong Peng. The 'troubled' waters were actually floodwaters submerging the oil palms and crops.)

(This is around the same area...nothing much to say!)

(This is taken further south. The floods aren't that serious here.)

In Singapore

Singapore was also flooded at the same time Johor's was at its worst...it affected the Novena area, especially Upper Thomson Road. The florists there had to bear a huge loss as it affected all their plants and overall sales.

To the pics:

(Taken in Sara's room. Fill me in, ya? :D)

(The entrance to Sara's room. Man, I wished I had those signboards!!)

(My all-time favourite. Very good for my MSN user photos. :D)

(Taken in Vivocity / Harbourfront. Over the other side is Sentosa Island. If you have good eyes, you can definitely make up the Merlion and the SENTOSA signboard at the bridge.)

(Also from Vivocity. This is the side towards the port...look at the cranes!)

Oh yeah, Vivocity is something like our Mid Valley. It's for the preparation of the casino, which will be completed in 2008. Universal Studios will be in Sentosa Island.
Singaporeans like it because it's the only unorganised shopping complex...they consider it unique!

2006-11-22T17:48:00.000+08:00

Just something to post on:

Your Birthdate: October 5

You have many talents, and you are great at sharing those talents with others.
Most people would be jealous of your clever intellect, but you're just too likeable to elicit jealousy.
Progressive and original, you're usually thinking up cutting edge ideas.
Quick witted and fast thinking, you have difficulty finding new challenges.

Your strength: Your superhuman brainpower

Your weakness: Your susceptibility to boredom

Your power color: Tangerine

Your power symbol: Ace

Your power month: May

What Does Your Birth Date Mean?

Oh my...no wonder people are doing those to me everyday! :D

Photo Essays....

2006-11-10T11:47:00.000+08:00

...because pictures speak more than words.

Hie over HERE !

Another definition of ninjas - Mongolian Treasure

And...

NOT AGAIN!

(This one's an article, but I'm putting this in as this is just a wee bit...too much.)

Birthday! :D

2006-10-06T11:04:00.000+08:00

Check it out here:

POST

Happy reading!

Explosions In The Sky...spreading the blast!

2006-09-11T17:17:00.000+08:00

I've been listening to Explosions In The Sky for almost a week now...(thanks to Tung) and seriously, the music is generally contemplative. It can make you reflect on what has happened and feel shallow at the same time. It's the product of an unpredictable life, one that has its ups and downs more than anyone of us could handle.

Recommended albums:

The Rescue (2005)

This album, in general, is calming to the senses and soothing to the ears. I would especially recommend Day 1, Day 2, Day 5, Day 6 & Day 7 as the music is more harmonised in those tracks. The drum beats aren't as jarring as the ones in metal and hard rock...in fact, it blends very well with the music.
A good download!

The Earth Is Not A Cold Dead Place (2003)

The cover of this record does not appeal to most, especially the choice of colours. But what astounds me is the meaning behind the cover...the almost endless repetition of the phrase 'The Earth Is Not A Cold Dead Place' in black with the artiste's name in RED. This explains the contrast of colours, hence the name of this album.

All songs, except the last track are interrelated as one track continues from the previous. It sort of explains a story within another.
The music here is more intense, too, as EiTS tries to capture the storyline within the tracks.
A good album for those who would like something out of the ordinary. ;)

You can download the tracks here....although not all tracks from The Earth Is Not A Cold Dead Place can be obtained there. Just click on Albums and select the album you like! ;)

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I could only provide a general review of this so as not to interfere with my friend's, and I think I'd better run before I get sued....:P

Status Change

2006-09-11T16:58:00.000+08:00

From this post onwards, I will only post general raves and opinions here.

This is because Blogger is a bit too transparent and prone to vulnerabilities...I could even find my blog in Google search!
Heck...

I would post more personal stuff in LJ.

I'm not going to make it friends only now, so you can read all posts until I'm evil enough to restrict access to them. ;)

Whee!

2006-08-28T18:41:00.000+08:00

Being appreciated...for once!

~Here!~

P.S.: I miss you, too....teehee! ;)

2006-08-24T15:03:00.000+08:00

Seriously, I didn't know Malaysian Studies can be very dramatic... (insert sarcasm here)

Well, there has been a misunderstanding going on during the Merdeka project...and there's a link for it.

(Click HERE !)

2006-08-14T23:42:00.000+08:00

Loneliness can really drive you crazy.

This is really true, especially if you're one of the top ranked seniors or you're really intelligent person. Or it's just because you like to be alone.

Mine's in Case 3.

Although everyone likes to be on their own at times, but if they don't have someone to speak to for some time, they will end up being called...'weird'. As in the literal meaning.
And they'll end up speaking alone...to themselves. Oh me.

I'm getting into that level already...

Someone stop me before I go reiterating myself again!!

P.S.: Something about self-image & personality...check this out!

2006-08-08T13:40:00.000+08:00

Progress test was...horror. And what can I do with it? ;)

Here's what I felt about it (it's a bit personal.. if it hurts you, DON'T READ ON. You are forewarned.)

P3 - 6/8/2006
OMG..this is reiteration of the past.
Not being able to finish all questions..and lost 9 marks for leaving out one portion out of 1 question. And that's the easiest question of all!

Man..it's Prinsip Akaun all over again.

p4 - 7/8/2006
This one isn't as bad as I thought it would be...I thought I would fail, not reading it until a few days before exam.
Actually, I felt RELIEVED after the paper has been done.
I'll just see how results will be.

P5 - 8/8/2006 (just now)
Alamak...this is the worst of all papers.
7 marks confirmed gone...and I had to write a serious lot. It was about 10 pages, all in all.
And my hands were numb right after time's up.

My paper's a lot of rubbish too.

See? It isn't that good, right? ;)

Which Pocky flavour are you?

2006-08-06T19:28:00.000+08:00

what flavor pocky are you?

[c] sugardew

Haha...too random to be true!

Of all things...

2006-07-14T10:15:00.000+08:00

Okay, heck, I haven't recovered from last night. What a day...

My father and I were watching TV last night near my grandma's home...the TV was blaring loud (blame the plasma TV for that). Grandma went upstairs to rest..but then she heard a loud, glass-splintering noise. But then she thought it was just some normal stuff and it belonged to others, so she let it off.

Around 1/2 hour later, as we were starting to drive home, I was shocked to see Dad's car window smashed to pieces (the rear left window, passenger seat). And there were pieces of glass everywhere: at the pavements and the whole back seat. Dad decided to drive home..as we thought Mom will be at home by then. During the whole journey, the glass kept breaking...splattered across the road and in the car...and I was scared, panicky and stuff (not as exaggerated, but yeah). Dad's computer bag (with the laptop and main working files) was gone, my two bags containing college stuff and music theory books were gone too. I assume they took every single bag available...haihz. But then the EPF and SOCSO documents were saved..phew.

Then Dad decided to drive back to Grandma's and as all hell broke loose, we reached there in reasonable time. Called Grandma to look for the bags at the playground opposite...but to no avail. Grandma called the guards and told them of the incident and asked them to find my two bags...as they know the computer bag will definitely be gone. I knew they would not find mine, too...as there were files in them. Important ones.

Well, as expected, when the guards came back a while later, they said that they couldn't find the two bags. Fine. We asked the guards to hand it to Grandma once they had found the bags.

We went home to tell Mom about the whole incident. As usual, the shell-shocked Mom was jerked awake when we told her about it. Luckily I survived with my purse and handphone intact, lol.

Moral of the story:
Don't even expose your bags and precious belongings...even the thieves would check at the bottom of your car! Place it at the car boot or something...at least somewhere protected and cannot be obviously seen by the public.

EDIT: I can't use my comp for a few days...Dad's using it for temporary storage of his work. I can only get online in college...or anywhere else that has an Internet connection. Haha.

Haha...C&C!!

2006-07-10T13:23:00.000+08:00

Tracklist:
01. This Is Love
02. Keep Tryin'
03. BLUE
04. 日曜の朝 (Nichiyo no Asa)
05. Making Love
06. 誰かの願いが叶うころ (Dareka no Negai ga Kanaukoro)
07. COLORS
08. One Night Magic feat. Yamada Masashi
09. 海路 (Kairo)
10. WINGS
11. Be My Last
12. Eclipse (Interlude)
13. Passion

(Credits to chemun from CPop for image and tracklist)

Haha...wanted to upload this for some time, so here it goes...

Utada Hikaru (more affectionately known as Hikki) has made big waves in Japan...with hits sucs as 'First Love', 'Travelling', 'Sakura Drops' and 'Tokyo Nights'. She has also released an English album, 'Exodus', which had one of its songs topping up the charts ('Devil Inside').

After a long hiatus, she has finally released the album that all her fans have been waiting for: Ultra Blue!

C&C: (Take your opinion on this, this is just from my perspective)

This Is Love - This song is, by far, the best of all the new songs in this album. The repetitive beats of this song gives it some attraction, but mainly the singing style of Hikki just blends with the music very well. Enough said.

BLUE - As the main theme of the album, this song lives up to its billing. The beginning of the song has the feel matching to the title...but very contemplative at the end.

Nichiyo no Asa (日曜の朝) - This song is groovy on its own, and soothing in a way (as the high pitches aren't that high)....and the lyrics are quite narrative (well, this is only at a glance..so I can't really say much). One word: pleasant.

Making Love - Not bad...voices aren't bad, and matches with the song. Not much to say about this song, btw...

One Night Magic feat. Yamada Masashi - This is the only song that I won't be satisfied with...other then the line 'oto, oto oto o...', the whole song was a bit of a drab. This pairing isn't as good as it gets, I guess...

海路 (Kairo) - Not bad, I guess...can't say much. It has the same style as 'Passion', just a little more laid back.

WINGS - This is another song that I particularly liked from the album...especially in the first 20 seconds of it. The mood is a little inspirational, too.

Eclipse (Interlude) - This tune is considered okay just to pass the time...not bad, actually!

There are some songs that were released before this album...the meaningful 'Keep Trying', the melodious 'COLORS', 'Dareka no Negai ga Kanaukoro', the contemplative 'Be My Last' and 'Passion', the theme song for Kingdom Hearts II. Check out the English version of 'Passion', 'Sanctuary' too...and feel the differences.

Overall, although some songs weren't as good as it is, it's worth the download or purchase. Get it from the nearest record shop to you...or, to be more precise, any record shop that sells this album. :P

Rating: 7.5 / 1o

Satisfaction and Happiness....not in my dictionary.

2006-07-08T13:30:00.000+08:00

It's sad, right?
For a person like me, being intelligent, you would be thinking that I had a good school life, have best friends and such...but first impressions will always give you the opposite of who a person actually is.

For 11 years (plus this year too), I haven't been connected fully with another person..from the same school and tuition class. It feels like you're distant from everyone else...you feel lonely among a sea of so-called friends. Living far from them doesn't help much either.

And some of the 'friends' gave me a false meaning of friendship...well, it seems that they'll be nice when they meet you but will stab behind your back. I'm always aware of it...I've been into that trap many times.

But for some reason, you can't help it...in the process of making friends, you would to be in the crowd, without changing your own personality and life. You want to be a part of them.

I just came back from Anugerah Cemerlang in my school...and it re-ignited my saddest days. I was mainly there to catch up with friends whom I haven't met for quite some time...not to mention almost plunging into trouble again! Most of all, even though I caught up with Deborah, I just couldn't find that connection...the connection that makes you feel secure, happy and satisfied.

And I need to get back to the office after a few days...to collect my certificate! It seems that my class was typed wrongly...even the teachers thought I was in 5 Alpha! Haihz...

-------------------------------------

On another note, I received a plaque and a book voucher worth RM25.00...for getting the best subject award. I decided to hand the voucher to Mom, it's more to her needs than mine...;)

2006-06-25T00:24:00.000+08:00

Call me heartless. Call me bitch. Or anything else you want.

Wait 'til you hear the reason for this...

If you're curious enough, welcome. If not, seriously, BACK OFF!

"It was an early Saturday morning ....as usual, attending lessons...crappy ones. It came from:

1. Piano practical: Scales - not enough, pieces - not passable. Great. That's what you get for doing things at the eleventh hour.

2. After piano: Thought we were heading for Bangsar...but then "she" decided to head home."

Okay, that was fine....until this:

3. At home: Washing machine's gone bonkers. Dad was busy attending to clients on the phone...the 'machine' (as it was not functioning as it should) just stopped. Only 27 minutes remaining. "she" lectured at him...resulting in a tantrum between both people. Then, heck, "she" went screaming at him...until the whole house went off the hook (chak nguk). To make it even worse, the clothes weren't spinning, just water flowing out...it made Dad very angry and just gave up. In the end, I helped to look after it and gave an idea to solve the problem...but Mom just won't accept. (Great - "she"'s making all the decisions in the house.) In fact, the machine's gone rosak since about a year ago...and it has not been sent for repairs. Tension 1.

4. Tension 2: At BSC (Bangsar Shopping Centre) - I was going for facial treatment (yeah, it's been TOO long since I've done something good to it) at LD...it was the second treatment in a 7 week progamme. Just when we were about to go up, I wanted to get a book up (yup, I'm extremely bored without it) but "she" just doesn't want. Even though I seriously pleaded and coaxed and obliged her for a few more times (I needed to catch up on my reading, actually), "she" just simply said "NO, otherwise you don't go!" I was fuming mad...until I don't even want to care. "She" even asked me about where was the place...and "she" has been there just last week. Damn "her". So I didn't care and told "her", "Well, if you can, just follow me...it's at the other side of the centre." I walked as brisk as possible with the intention of "her" not being able to follow me. I didn't even want to talk to her. A bit later, I tried to get the situation not as tense...but it's still as it is. DKDC.

5. At home: It was night time...and "she", oh well, the usual. It wasn't so bad until "she" suddenly switched off the TV when we were enjoying a World Cup match (it was Germany vs Sweden that time). Not only that, "she" even pulled off the plug despite Dad's pleas to watch the second half of the match. And "she" even dared to call me to sleep when I was happily being online.

Hello?

World Cup's only being held once in every four years...it's a massive tournament, not to mention watching GREAT football. Just allow us to have at least one whole match every night, can you?

Well, I'm defying "her" orders...just have to.

The "she" and "her" refers to the same person...Mom. I really hate her, until to the state of loathing...not only she controls everything from head to toe, she expects everyone to tend to her tender mercies...thus earning the nickname "Empress of The House". Dad & I can't withstand her, really, as she spends money like running water...sometimes makes me think whether I should trust her when it comes to saving money...as she promised at the beginning of the year.

I'm not a control freak, btw, I just need some breathing space and a chance to voice out my opinions. In fact, she's the main reason for the stress that I have...everything's jolly when she isn't here. But then again, since she has made so much for the house, I still have to go with the flow, lol.

I just hope there is light at the end of the tunnel.

The house just needs CHANGE.

BGM: Jolin Tsai - Wu Niang

Mnemonics.

2006-06-03T17:59:00.000+08:00

STRICT DISCIPLINE

Sleeping while on duty

Threatening co-workers

Refusing to perform assigned duties

Intoxication

Conviction of criminal offence

Tarnishing of company image

Disobedience

Infraction of company policies

Safety procedures ignored

Carrying out illegal / immoral activities in company premises

Irregular attendance

Poor performance

Lying

Improper behaviour

Negative attitude

Embezzlement

Nip it from the textbooks. ;)

2006-06-01T22:58:00.000+08:00

Boredom starts...now.

Have the chance to see friends again...it's during the Hari Anugerah Cemerlang PTK (Kasturi) for SPM 2005 scorers. I don't know, it's been some time..and I'm just too lonely to be true :( Too bad it's in the middle of June!

Oh yeah, I've forgotten to mention what CBE was..it's the Computer Based Examinations. ACCA is one of the very few providers who offer this.. it's actually doing exams through the computer. Luckily my questions were all in MCQs, so it's easier to answer.
However, it's a bit scary, doing it on a platform where you usually relax...

Results are already out, btw...

P1: 96% (one of the Group 6 people got 100%..:( )
P2: 82%

Comments:
P1 was okay, it was like reiterating Datin Khoo's stuff all the time..except VAT. But in whole, I'm satisfied. :)
P2..haihz, lower than I expected. The theory portion was okay, some I.T. and management & cost accounting questions... but the thing that made me sad was the calculations. They were quite difficult..everyone said it was tough. One of my questions was finding ROI (return on investment) when asset turnover and net profit margin is given. And they tested me on ratios..capacity, activity and efficiency ratios. Only had the time to check once. NOT GOOD.

Feeling like a wreck now...hate the outbreaks on my face. :( And some other stuff too.

NOTE: student accountant is the BEST magazine ever. Seriously.

'If you haven't experienced success in your mind, you're unlikely to experience it in reality.'

Heck.

2006-05-18T12:01:00.000+08:00

I had my nightmare coming true yesterday.
It seems like history is repeating itself all over again.

During class, seeing Pui Ling stuck (erm, sorry, I couldn't explain it better than this) to one of my (considered) great friends made me disturbed. Mentally. My head just blew up all of a sudden..and I waited until about break time before I could have some space. By then, it went like a blubber and luckily managed to calm down.
When they came back, well, they were still to each other again and I was the one left behind. That had my tears falling.
What's worse, they didn't invite me to join them during their lunch break! :(

This incident reminded me of my school days (yes, primary and secondary school times that I mostly wanted to forget). My friends ostracized (is this right?) me during those times..just because they felt I'm a little queer. Hey, even weird people have a heart, mind and soul, OKAY?

Wye Ee's started coll yesterday, and I wonder how my best friends are coping with theirs right now...

And I can only get an outing after May 27...

-shen-

Of logic bombs, lucky accidents and...

2006-05-08T09:44:00.000+08:00

Okay, let's just get real.

My body just ticked off a logic bomb this morning. Once anyone talks about my piano class this week, my body just heats up madly fast and I'll just go flat. With a high fever. I needed a mantra and some good rest to get out of this...so for now, don't talk about my piano class..maybe until tomorrow.

On the way to college, my father and I were stuck in a traffic crawl near the LDP PJ toll plaza. As we were nearing the toll, my father bumped onto the car in front and suffered a huge impact. It was so loud, I thought it would be a major accident or something..but then my father treated it like normal. We then approached the car in front after the toll..realised that the lady's car isn't affected, thank goodness! And dad's car just went a little bit 'kemek' at the front, so no worries! My dad needed to hurry for Port Klang, btw..:P

Hmm, there's an article that I went through..and found the heading quite interesting:

You Sank My Tourist Attraction!

But then, this is mostly about U.S. stuff..(EDIT: This is only available to WSJ subscribers, so sorry if you can't get through!)

If you wanna get something nearer to home, maybe this would work:

Teachers in a blog spot

Who said students can't flame teachers? :P

-shen-

Updates!!

2006-04-28T18:37:00.000+08:00

Well, as you can see, a new look! ;)
Realised the old one took too long...and was getting bored with it..so, haha!

PT2's postponed to next week, thank God..more time to revise and practise, practise, practise!! :P
But then Mock Exam's coming too soon..it's the week after that..
Plus actual exam's only in less than a month!!
ARGH!!

Just received the letter from my matrix college..and realised that wasn't the place for me. Hostels, the rules...and experiences from others told me so.
But I've decided, so no fuss already!! ;)

Gonna check out results on Monday..wish me luck!

See ya soon! Will come back for more!! :)

-shen-

Care for...

2006-04-25T21:39:00.000+08:00

..a heavy mayday?

My brain's wrecking havoc on me. Progress test results not that outstanding...give me a reality check...or a gin? :P

P1: Haihz. Have more mistakes than I expect, and that's just one too many. 7 mistakes, considered very bad in accuracy :( Highest: 3 mistakes. Argh...:P

P2: Ms. Yu told us that this was quite a difficult paper, so I didn't mind. What had me surprised..and shocked, too... was the fact that I had 2 careless, avoidable mistakes that I shouldn't have done. WTF.. but then I've settled quite satisfactory. ;)

School library comp lab had some problems in accessing unusual URLs. And the speed is not fast enough. Sigh.

Done the CBEs, gave me a hard time...:(

Update more later!!

-shen-

Tired. And Lost.

2006-04-16T01:10:00.000+08:00

I don't know what has happened to me. Again.

I felt lost, nobody to chat with, and I have a feeling that I'm about to drown soon. BTW, it goes like this:

- Up in a total miscommunication, I was given the wrong info about the Parents-Lecturers' Meeting. It was supposed to be for January intake people only. Ugh.

- Lost between two movies; The Best Game Ever Played and Just Like Heaven. Haihz..I didn't get to watch the whole of both of them!

- I feel distant between myself and my friends. Those that I chatted with today seemed to be away almost all the time.. maybe catch up next time. Haihz. And the others are not online when I need them!

- And I have to blog in secret today. Parents do not allow me here, actually...:(

On a brighter note, I will get to know my scholarship results next week. OMG..WHAT TO DO??!!

Oh me, oh my, NOT AGAIN!!

2006-04-10T17:20:00.001+08:00

There's a change of classrooms again.
First, it's Room 3.7, then Room 3.3..and now? Room 402.
How many times do we have to change?

On the other hand, I've just received a call from Student Services Department for an interview for one of the scholarships I applied: the NST-MAPCU Scholarship. It's on this Thursday, at 3.30 p.m.
I'm looking forward to it, but I've just dented my real chance of getting it..by speaking rudely (on my standards) on the phone when they called. I hope they don't mind that..

Somebody just whack me. Seriously.

EDIT: Changed a bit for accuracy purposes..I'm a wee bit unconscious, am I? :P

Wobble, Wobble Merry-go-round

2006-03-21T00:07:00.000+08:00

Imagine yourself in a pathway where the corridors are covered in mud, walls made of grass and tree-climbers and the sky is pitch black. You are in the middle of a fork, not knowing which path leads to which way. Wondering whether you'll return safe and sound or move on to you-know-where and never come back, you keep walking aimlessly. You feel like quitting after many attempts, dejected and such; but then you've reached the light at the end of pathway before you realised it.

That's how I felt in the middle of the day.

Mei Xian miss-called me to look for her, but when I replied, she said she was eating. She then asked me to look for her at the financial counter, but then I couldn't see her. Met another friend along the way, asking for directions, but instead being my victim by joining me in a mad rush. Feeling VERY guilty for that :( Called Mei Xian again, told her I was waiting at the foyer..and after a while, I saw her walking towards it. Ima..

She then showed me that the financial counter was up at the stairs near the entrance of Monash...being where I was just now. Eep. Mei Xian helped me to ask for PTPTN (well, it's a study loan...the one highlighted in the mass media a few years ago), but the people asked us to head for the Student Admin Department. Okay...so, ran along the corridors with a few minutes to spare to the first floor..only to be told the officer-in-charge was on leave. Sigh..

With my friend and Mei Xian tagging along, we went finding Room 402 at the Sunway block. Heck, running up the staircase wasn't enough; we had to scurry under the hot, sweltering sun..at almost the whole floor!! Asking the cleaner wasn't of much help too!! When we were there, I knocked on the door...only to find another group of students with their teacher there.

"You're late for class!!"
"CAT's at Room 3.7, Monash Block!!"

Argh...so we ran again, this time to the library. (Mei Xian has left by now.) The receptionist allowed us in with our bags, showing us the shortcut to Monash Block. Again, ran to the Discussion Area, found an emergency exit...locked.

Yup, yup, one disappointment after another...

So..ran out from the library, gave thanks to the receptionist...and ran all the way down to the first floor, and to the other block. Fortunately, we didn't have to wait long for the elevator..when it came, we went in with some others..and crammed ourselves up to the 3rd. floor.

Over there, we could only see rooms 3.1 and 3.2....made us even more worried and panicky..and even got stuck whether to head left or right. Halfway through, we realised we were at the wrong side of the block...and ran again. This time, we discovered a glass door, the entrance to most classrooms...and found it in the flick of an eye + a few steps.

The lecturer wasn't there yet..so we weren't late!! Yay!!

Just had a brawl with my parents...it's my constant nagging and pining again...but everything's cooled down (for now).

Now what??

There's a photo session tomorrow, and I don't know what to wear...

-shen-

BGM: 5566 - Easy Come, Easy Go

Swear it, You'll Get It

2006-03-06T23:25:00.000+08:00

I feel weird at work.

Everyone seems to be distancing themselves away from me, and everytime I come in, they fall silent. And heck, just today, they almost missed calling me out for take-away.

What the heck is happening here? Is it that having close relations with the director make you pissed off? To make matters worse, I'm not fluent in Mandarin at all. And Woan Ling just smiles at me sheepishly everytime I ask for stuff (she's in charge of the inventory)...but I know she's kind of scared and too 'kam kai' inside. Can't explain..I just can't mix with them that much...:(

Anyway, I'll try to prove them wrong...at ALL costs.

Call me a Reverse Emo...or an Emo..or BOTH!! >.<

Oh yeah, reading some of my friends' blogs makes me think mine a pointless one. :(

Be Warned...It's Full Of Random Rants!!

2006-02-21T01:23:00.000+08:00

NEVER consume anything hot and spicy when you're down with an extremely warm body.

Well, it should be a 'once bitten, twice shy' experience, but the opposite happened. And this is the first time it had slipped my mind.

Just finished my medication last Friday (I had flu and a severe sore throat last week) and thought I could feast into anything I like. There are two days that I would especially like to mention:

Day 1: Saturday, 19 February
This happened just after my Principles of Teaching class..around noon. We were at lunch at a coffee shop in Subang Jaya, my dad and I. Dad ordered dry wanton mee...me? Prawn mee, of course! Luckily it wasn't with meehoon..hehe!

My usual prawn mee is without the chilli oil, but on that day I've forgotten to ask the uncle not to put chilli oil into mine. So, there goes the wait, then the mee...WITH chilli oil. Even there is chilli in the spoon too!

I poured the chilli in the spoon into dad's wanton chilli (I mean the green chillis they serve seperately from the mee)..oh no..but he said he didn't mind as he doesn't eat it. Phew!

Even after taking Soybean without ice, the sore throat got even worse.

WORST: I didn't know they serve 'Kat Jai Shin Mui' (Honey Lime with Sour Plum) in that shop...until I saw them serving it to another table. That drink could relieve my sore throat! ARGH!!! *cries in agony*

Day 2: Monday, 20 February
After a long morning at home, I went to lunch with Mom..not after getting to the bank ..:P

Went to some Indian mamak shop..it's near the bank, btw..took a seat, and ordered stuff. Mom ordered chapati, me = Fried Maggi Mee with chicken meat. Hey, I wondered if I could swallow the mee in whole since I was hungry to death (Note: BREAD IS INSUFFICIENT FOR BRUNCH).

Mom's food came first...then, it's wait, wait, wait....

After about 10 long minutes..(sorry if I'm exaggerating here, I was too famished!)

IT'S HERE!

The Maggi mee looks scrumptious..even though not very pleasant aesthetically, haha. But then, can't even take more than THREE bites after the first meal.

HOW WOULD I KNOW THIS COULD BE TOO SPICY? AND TOO HOT AND HOT!

And halfway eating, I accidentally dropped food onto one of the pages of the Economics book I was reading. As usual, I had to clean the mess, but try as I might, everything is in vain. I even spoilt some parts of the page! Well, fortunately, the page wasn't torn..but my aunt's going to kill me for this. WHAT???!!!!

I could take a bit more after squeezing some lime juice, but other than that, no more food...except Teh Tarik Ais.

It didn't improve my condition either.

On the bright side, if I haven't consumed enough water to cool down myself (on both occasions), I would be burning hot by now!!

Actually, I wanted to insert something into my LJ earlier, but the link didn't work. :( And I had some other stuff to rant ;)

-shen-

BGM: Hitomi Shimatani - Garnet Moon

Whatever...oh me!!

2006-02-04T00:30:00.000+08:00

Thought to share this:

Kremlin Dusk

All along I was searching for my Lenore
In the words of Mr. Edgar Allan Poe
Now I'm sober and "Nevermore"
Will the Raven come to bother me at home

Calling you, calling you home
You... calling you, calling you home

By the door you said you had to go
Couldn't help me anymore
This I saw coming, long before
So I kept on staring out the window

Calling you, calling you home
You... calling you, calling you home

I am a natural entertainer, aren't we all
Holding pieces of dying ember
I'm just trying to remember who I can call
Who can I call

Home... calling you, calling you

I run a secret propaganda
Aren't we all hiding pieces of broken anger
I'm just trying to remember who I can call
Can I call

*Born in a war of opposite attraction
It isn't, or is it a natural conception
Torn by the arms in opposite direction
It isn't or is it a Modernist reaction

*Born in a war of opposite attraction
It isn't, or is it a natural conception
Torn by the arms in opposite direction
It isn't or is it a Modernist reaction

Is it like this
Is it always the same
When a heartache begins, is it like this

Do you like this
Is it always the same
Will you come back again
Do you like this

Is it always the same
Will come back again
Do you like this
Do you like this

Is it like this
Is it always the same
If you change your phone number, will you tell me

Is it like this
Is it always the same
When a heartache begins, is it like this

If you like this
Will you remember my name
Will you play it again, if you like this

(credits to azlyrics.com)

The lyrics impress me, having a certain meaning to it (that I don't really understand..:P). I like the rhyming at the star marked stanzas..hearing the song is just as good!!

Too bad there aren't any MVs for this song..haihz.

Anyway, speakers' are in bad shape, can't even hear the balance between both of them! :(

I've forgotten what I'm supposed to post next..ARGH!!

EDIT: Guess who sang this song? :P

Aiyo...

2006-01-09T23:44:00.000+08:00

...by now, you would be thinking: Layout change..again?

Yup!

12 days of Christmas was over on the 5th., but I've got too lazy (terlalu berat tulang)to update the layout until yesterday..and the posting today!

Wait...did I mention that NO PROCRASTINATION was on my list of New Year resolutions?

ALAMAK!!! :(

Just shoot me. Now.

-shen-

BGM: Enya - The Celts

Happy New Year 2006!! :)

2006-01-01T00:09:00.000+08:00

Well, another year has passed us by without a trace, and fireworks sparkle (is this right?)in the sky to usher in the new year. And with the blink of an eye, they have gone too.

But what have I done? Other than SPM, it's usually nothing.

Well, the Singapore trip was ok...a lot of things happened. (Not in chronological order)

- Sara's got an IPod Nano for Christmas. And a Roxy watch too!! Those made Kat, Merie and I freak out..NO WAY!! At least Merie and Kat's got a board game as an extra...I've got the least! (P.S.: Sara had the biggest surprise; the harpist statue she wanted badly was hers. And when she asked the shopkeeper, he said there were no more of that sort. She was extremely sad about it. It turned out that her mother [Aunt Suit Fong] bought the statue earlier..and gave it to her as a present! :) ) Being happy for everyone in the end :)

- The crackers pulling: I've got a wine stopper and a mirror. Quite okay, I think..

- Went to East Coast Park. Had an embarassment (mind you, a HUGE one) when I realised I can't ride a bike. OMG..it was frustrating!! But lots of thanks to Uncle Chee Wah...he took me around the left side of the park (EAP), but not as far as the Bedok Jetty.

- Hit the alleys at the same time, same place. It's my first time, but I've hit a spare and a strike! Oh me...:P But the one in the spotlight was Sean: he was looking forward to it for a long time, and just couldn't wait to hold the ball. And he got the highest points for the whole field (well, at least not in my group..:P). [I think I bowled well, as a starter..hehe!]

- The day before going back: 7 hours of non-stop shopping at Orchard Road. I can't believe I could withstand that!! What's worse, we headed to Borders first...and ended up with 6 heavy bags to carry with!! After that, went to Heerens - I've got myself an Enya CD..(which I'm currently listening to); Merie's got a Nickelback CD and wallet (MYUK); for Kat: a wallet (Billabong), pencil box & clothes; Sara...a hand net (which proves she's a rocker) and a wristband (rock star like)...oh my! Aunt Suet Chin had a lot to buy; after all money's the commodity in shopping, right? She mainly did the spending too! We've gone to Tangs and Ngee Ann City (Takashimaya) too.

- Casualties: Me - cold, Merie - nausea, vomitting

That's all I could say..it's the condensed version of everything, couldn't put everything into words.

New Year resolutions (me, of course):
>> Finish Grade 8 piano practical
>> Start the year well...get a part time job or something
>> Flying colours for SPM
>> Get a scholarship (but chances are very slim)
>> Enjoy my studying times
>> Prevent procrastination (oh man, I seem to not do this every year!!)
>> Get some CDs, books (especially a few authors: Terry Pratchett, JK Rowling - HP Bk 6)
>> Hope family goes well with everything
>> Learn more languages, especially Mandarin ( other languages are great too!!) and some new skills!

(for now, that's all...update more later!!)

Jyane!

-shen-

2005-12-15T23:35:00.000+08:00

Already in boredom mode..:(

Well, just changed my layout..again..but this is better than the last!! Only the wordings' are a tad too small for some!

Comments appreciated!! :)

R.E.L.E.A.S.E.D.!!

2005-12-05T20:51:00.000+08:00

Haha..just to emphasize and reiterate..SPM's finally over!! Whee!! :D

But as we celebrate victory over exams, boredom seeps in...haihz...:(

Drat.

At least we don't need to re-acknowledge Islam too much...for now!

After SPM...
I have to tag along with school life, not to mention a financial crisis..but to take STPM..it's BAD. And unpreventable too.

Contracts don't come easy, so do jobs and life. If you say work is absolute hell, think of those jobless graduates out there looking for suitable occupations based on their career options. The end of one phase is just the beginning of another.

I really envy those who have the options to get to college. Elaine has got a scholarship in Taylor's, Shing Yun's heading to HELP, Adeline and Sharon have obtained scholarships from HELP..and a lot more to come. Maybe I'm the only odd one out..:( The only thing that calms me down is the fact that Mom's teaching Form Six..and manages quite well! I suppose it's not that bad after all..

Anyway, congrats to Tung Shen for winning 2nd. in the MPH essay writing comp...I wonder if the flair is within me..:P

-shen-
BGM: Crazy Frog - Axel F
P.S.: Hit me if I'm into club & techno again!! :P

Feeling dumb..

2005-10-02T15:30:00.000+08:00

It's been quite some time since I last blogged here..many apologies!

Mom and I got caught in an accident today. Didn't even notice it..until the lady from the other car screamed at us in Cantonese: "Hey, you knocked into my car!"
What's the big deal with a small Kancil / Kelisa?
Mom then went out of the car..and apologised. That's okay.
But then..it went awry. As I know, Mom got into the car again, slamming the driver's door and took out RM100 from her pouch..screamed back, also in Cantonese: "Hey, can't you just wait a while? You think I'm running away?"..and slamming the door again.
I wanted to slam myself out of the 'glided cage' (I don't know if this is the right phrase to use) and say "Hey, that's your fault for parking your car there (she actually double parked) and you should pay double the amount of money we pay to you! At least RM350!!"

After that, Mom almost launched at me..saying that I should have been out there to help her. How am I to do that since she locked me in the car the whole incident? :-?

Anyway, check out Sara's blog..she has some interesting quotes! :P

Will update later!

-shen-

2005-08-21T19:19:00.000+08:00

New layout, new look..haha..not exactly..

This might be my last post for about 3 months too..so..I'm gonna write everything NOW!!

It's not much actually..
My school's having a prom night after SPM..it's 23/12..
at J.W. Marriott..
..well, we're collaborating with V.I. ...
anyone coming?

Just wish me luck for trials and SPM...i'm still not ready!!

See me in MSN or at my chatterbox!

Jyane!

-shen-

2005-08-14T12:22:00.000+08:00

You need understanding.
In your life there has been many people that
could never seem too comprehend your
personality. Now you have either become an
out-cast because of their narrow minds or you
have adjusted yourself to them, and never
letting them see who you are deep inside. You
now think that no one will ever understand you
and you hate that fact. Though you are scared
of what the effects might be if you would
decide to let someone in so you keep a safe
distance that you both curse and bless.

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You are a daydreamer you sit and dream of what you
want your life to be like and how it is now.
Try to step back into the real world for it can
be a dangerous place inside the imagination...

What are you? (10 different outcomes)
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(taken from Shinichi)

Advanced Global Personality Test Results

Extraversion	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	50%
Stability	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	43%
Orderliness	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	43%
Altruism	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	50%
Interdependence	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	50%
Intellectual	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	50%
Mystical	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	43%
Artistic	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	56%
Religious	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	56%
Hedonism	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	43%
Materialism	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	50%
Narcissism	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	56%
Adventurousness	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	50%
Work ethic	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	56%
Self absorbed	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	43%
Conflict seeking	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	56%
Need to dominate	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	50%

Romantic	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	50%
Avoidant	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	50%
Anti-authority	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	50%
Wealth	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	50%
Dependency	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	56%
Change averse	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	43%
Cautiousness	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	56%
Individuality	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	63%
Sexuality	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	50%
Peter pan complex	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	43%
Physical security	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	50%
Physical Fitness	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	64%
Histrionic	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	50%
Paranoia	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	50%
Vanity	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	56%
Hypersensitivity	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	50%
Female cliche	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	50%

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Stability results were moderately low which suggests you are worrying, insecure, emotional, and anxious.

Orderliness results were moderately low which suggests you are, at times, overly flexible, improvised, and fun seeking at the expense of reliability, work ethic, and long term accomplishment.

Extraversion results were medium which suggests you are moderately talkative, outgoing, sociable and interacting.

trait snapshot:

changeable, in the middle, suspicious, somewhat traditional, dislikes chaos, down to earth, group oriented, practical... you scored in the middle on the overall factors of this test.

(stolen from Tung Shen..:P)

Alamak!!!

2005-08-13T22:01:00.000+08:00

Think it's all gone? Ponder again...

If you guys have read my friendster post, ignore it. I'm back again!

Choral speaking was a bit...erm, sucky..but then when you compare my class with 5 Alpha or 5 Omega, we are even worse! Not only that, they have the natural talents for this..and the solos...you know it. But then, it's my last year here..and it's a bit of a nostalgia..what comes out of it is a memorable performance. :P

Anyway,yay....

I've retired!!

Well, I'm not kidding. Retirement's the best, after a month's wait...no need for staying back, no need for blames etc...but a bit sad 'cos I'm not used to life as a normal student...not to mention getting a Borang Salah Laku a day after for eating in class! Haihz..

Just to share...

2005-06-03T01:06:00.000+08:00

This is something which I find interesting....it's a jazz chant from the MELTA Biennial International Conference which happened from Monday 'til Wednesday.

It's like this:

Chorus:
Walkin', walkin', walkin' down the road,
Walkin', walkin', walkin' down the road,

I'm going to K.L., walkin' down the road,
Peace in my heart, not a care in the world.

Chorus
Along came some robbers, beat me in the head,
Took all my money, left me for dead.

Chorus
Along came a rich man, dressed so fine,
Stuck his nose in the air, he didn't have the time.

Chorus
Along came a poor man with a heart so kind,
He took one look at me and changed his mind.

Chorus
He put me on his donkey, took me into town,
True friend, true friend, couldn't let me down.
(Fade away) True friend, true friend, couldn't let me down. (5x)

Recite and chant this with a rhythm....and HAVE FUN!! :)
~ja~

Hmm....

2005-05-25T22:52:00.000+08:00

"A good decision, as it turned out, because trouble lurked at the ducal estate. His Grace, it seemed, had grown restless waiting for the return of his lowly housekeeper...."

Yoz...seems this blog has been silent for a while...everyone's been as busy as a bee, burning the midnight oil to study...whilst I've been online! How's that?

Anyway, let bygones be bygones...exam's over, but not truly done...

Can't think much now...and thinking of changing my LJ layout (again)....but don't know which to choose!:P

See you at next post!

Happy holidays!
~ja~

Feeling weird...but Why??

2005-04-10T19:57:00.000+08:00

Okay, I admit, this topic might seem a little unusual but then....
WHY IS EVERYONE ACTING LIKE THIS?? :(

I had the most fun on Friday...not mentioning having torn my baju kebaya earlier that morning. Well, for your info, it was Culture Day in school. The best part is: NO SCHOOL UNIFORM!! :P

Wait...this is not the main point!

Since yesterday, I felt someone acting weird towards me. It's not that I'm sensitive, it's just...I don't understand. How? Why? Who? Those questions are humming around my mind right now...

Well, it's almost test time...and it's only a month away! D-day time...:P

See ya real soon!
~ja~

Watashi wa....Who am I? :)

2005-03-27T23:45:00.000+08:00

Note: PLEASE GET TO MY LJ POST (26/3/05) BEFORE READING THIS POST AND AFTER THIS DATE. THANX!

Your element is Shadow: Indifferent, unusual,
gentle and a complete mystery. No one tends to
know quite what to think of you because you
camouflage your emotions so incredibly well,
almost as well as your thoughts. You are
unpredictable in that no one knows exactly what
your going to do or what your capable of and
you've made sure they never will. You are quite
the wallflower but deep down inside is a kind
and very intelligent person. You are capable of
love but unless you let some light into your
shadowed life you'll have a hard time with your
relationships. People are a mystery only
because they all seem too superficial, you
would rather be somewhere else, away from all
the noise perhaps putting your feelings into a
form of art, maybe writing your feelings into a
poem or journal, or perhaps painting a picture.
The shadows make you feel comfortable and you
don't like to step outside your comfort zone or
let anyone else in, the spotlight terrifies
you. You are truly a mystery.

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Sou desuka? :)

This quiz is taken from Shinichi (link on the right). It's beautiful, so why not have a try? :)
~ja~

Sick liao...Headache!!

2005-03-22T00:34:00.000+08:00

Okay, better get this short....

The whole day goes: Happy --> Worried --> Sad --> Drowsy

Happy: Yay! The debate was postponed...at least have more time to check stuff! Got back my Maths marks too...it was good, although not reaching my expectations...sigh. Tuition was great too, learnt a new subject for Maths and Chemistry. Luckily I could sit down for the whole Chemistry class...hehe! Had the chance to watch 'The Contender' too...it's good (for those who like boxing)and touching, especially the ending when Najai, one of the fighters passed away. :(

Worried: I went to Petronas Taman Segar to have Mom's car washed. The time then was already 10.15 p.m. I waited at the Mesra convenience store while Mom's car was being washed. After completed my Chemistry notes while waiting, I didn't see Mom's car anywhere in the petrol station. I looked at the car wash, the petrol pumps, even the 'angin dan air' section too! When I couldn't see the car anywhere, I went to Mesra to use their payphone but they said it was spoilt, so I rushed to the public phones nearby. Those phones were at the other side of the main road and I didn't dare to cross since there were always vehicles driven at high speed. After wandering around for a while, I saw Mom's car parked at the other side of the station: the washroom (the only place I haven't looked: why am I so silly??!!) By then, Mom found me and scolded me for getting lost. How was I to know where she was? Haihz....

Sad: Upon reaching home, Mom and I haven't uttered a single word until we reached home. We were really pissed off, knowing what happened before that. Mom was in a bad mood with me...and it made me feel really sad. :(

Drowsy: Well, that's what I'm feeling now...having a headache and a whirlpool of feelings to cope with. *almost faints*

Wait....I think I'd better sign off before I'll faint completely...
~ja~

Boredom lasts.....

2005-03-18T11:58:00.000+08:00

Just a short one:

Check out my LiveJournal:
Here!

I will still post here as often as I'll post there!

Update more later!
~ja~

Haihz....:(

2005-03-17T13:54:00.000+08:00

Sorry for not coming for some time....a thousand apologies.
(For those who have posted comments here or in my chatterbox, I can't say anything but.....THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!)

It seems my Dad had not enough money to pay the Internet charges for the past 3 months...and my connection was actually disabled at the beginning of this month. After that, Mom decided to pay the costs herself, so I've just got my connection back a few days ago. Everything's okay (for now).

How's holidays?
I've been wanting to ask this a week ago but as I've said, I don't have my connection at that time and I can't catch up with what's going on right now. Any comments?

For now, everything's just homework, revision and exams, so forgive me if I'm not posting as long as I did in the last few posts!

Anyhow, I'm back.

See you really soon!
~ja~

2005-03-08T22:13:00.000+08:00

Feeling guilty....having not blogged for a week or so;
Having the Ujian Penilaian right now, five done, five more to go!

Okay, cut the crap, here's it:

I had my Kimia test yesterday. It was easy but I can't believe it...I flunked it! I have done a MAJOR mistake in one MAIN question....it sucks. Real bad.

The next day, Physics and EST went through fine...but I failed Sejarah. It was an essay question, by the way, it cost me 20 MARKS!! What's worse, it's out of 50 POINTS! :(

Anyway, I had my dinner after tuition (it's Physics). I had experimented one Chemistry experiment...check this out:

Ingredients:
1 coke float

Method:
1. Have a coke float with you.
2. Consume all the ice-cream at the top.
3. When you're done, mix the ice-cream remains with the coke. You should observe a
coffee coloured drink.
4. Have your dinner and leave the drink alone.
5. After dinner (mine took about 1/2 hour), observe the drink again. The ice-cream
remains will create a layer at the top of the drink while a murky yellow liquid
is formed at the bottom layer of the drink.

Amazingly, the drink is still drinkable (although Mom doubted it).

Well, can't tell more...gotta get my Bio done!
~ja~

SPORTS DAY!! :))

2005-02-25T23:28:00.000+08:00

Yep, it's Sport's Day tomorrow....and I'm psyched on it!! I missed the cheerleading and marching presentations....and those are the blasts every year!! Hope Shirtliff can revive its lost glory...it has gone down from its heydays since 2003....all hopes on the athletes!!
High jump and track event athletes, it's all up to you!!

(Hope everyone does not get too stressed, ne? :P)

SHIRTLIFF ROCKS!!!

Half Sane...or Even Worse?

2005-02-23T23:19:00.000+08:00

Okay, it seems that this feeling is creeping over me AGAIN.....and it makes me feel really bad.

Why? Read on!

Account of today's scene:

It was originally an okay day....and I felt very happy in school. In the morning, I went to help out with the P.A. system for Sports Day rehearsal to spend the day. Everything went smoothly....I've got the chance to watch the marching parade while listening to my favourite songs! In the end, after we packed our stuff, we were given a treat by Pn. Lim. We asked for cans of mostly 100 Plus and 7Up Ice (in which I've taken 7Up Ice). Jeff then asked for the cans...while Ebbe (I've forgotten who) asked for the openers. It was quite hard to remove it from the can...I had to 'swing' it a few times before it came out.

After school, I went for lunch, but I borrowed Devis's money for lunch ( I didn't bring my purse that day) as I was really hungry. Even the water supply that I brought for school was insufficient for a hot day! Sigh....:(
However, it was worth it....Shirtliff WON for long jump (Boys, Class 2) through Jeff and Timothy. YAY!
After that, I went to the tug-of-war pitch to watch the matches in store. In short, the girls' team qualified for the quarterfinals....but the boys' lost badly. Their match only lasted a short while! I thought they must have been drained of all their energy....but the opposition was really strong! We simply couldn't beat them even though we had done our best. ARGH....

Anyway, back to the main stuff.....I was a bit tired after what happened...and I still have to attend tuition classes. This is where the worst part actually comes....upon reaching tuition, there were only a few students there, so it was still alright. By the end of the class, I felt that my life was sucked out of my soul. Why? Well, someone just 'lied' to me in front of my face....and he / she is my best friend! When I happen to pass by some stuff of my friend's inside the comp, I knew that something bad happened.
I wonder why everyone has to lie....is there any use to it? It only causes grief, bereavement and guilt! :((

In short:
'Honesty is a lonely word.....everyone is so untrue....'

After that, I had to rush to attend a Chap Goh Meh dinner with my relatives and cousins in Taman Connaught. The food was plain, but the sharksfin and the desserts were the saving grace of the dinner. (Well, 'saving grace' might be a little too cliched in this situation, but then I can't find another term suitable for it.) Merissa, Katrin and I then planned to have a visit at the night market there....only to have our plans foiled when they (the relatives) did not allow us. Finally, we had to leave for home right after dinner. Haihz....

Anyway, I'm at home, but I have to stop here while I still have some sanity within me....see you! :P

Hover, hover over....:P

2005-02-19T00:46:00.000+08:00

Haha...just kidding!

School? Just okay....a normal school life!
Most of us were not in class during the first period...Cooke house was doing high jump while Maclay house did long jump. It makes me remember of my long jump stint...so close!

Then, I had to go to computer lab this morning for history lesson. Finally, a chance in heaven after 4 long months! We were supposed to find something about Mat Salleh and Dato' Bahaman...but then I couldn't finish on time (for recess). There wasn't anymore paper in the lab printer, so my friends used my foolscap paper for printing. In the end, my friends used some of my paper...and the printing looked a little....horrible. It looked like an empty space in the middle of a lined paper! I had to wait all the way until the end of recess for my chance to print. What's worse, I had to get blank white A4 paper all on my own, having to buy them from the koperasi. In the end, I could print my stuff out....:P

After that, I was supposed to head to the Bilik Pameran to attend a talk. However...I wasted my time looking for Pn. Khalilah to return to computer lab key to her. When I found her, I was already 10 minutes late....even worse, she asked me to head to the office! (Haihz...another pile of work to do!)
In the office, I had to wait (again...) for the office assistant to help me. By the time it's done, I had to rush to the library to put my stuff....and head to Bilik Pameran.
The talk had started, so I had to keep myself silent while walking into the room. Well...it was interesting...and I filled in the form to join ClubEd before I left.

I met Ranjidam after the talk...and walked to the library together with Rewathy. We realised that the front door was locked, so we went through the back door and put our stuff there. Helped Mun Kum to clear some stuff needed to be done in the library...and cleaning the mess (I mean newspaper cuttings). Great.

I only had 15 minutes of break after school....before I had to go for librarian's meeting. I ran to class, collected my stuff, changed into my house clothes and ran back to the library for the meeting. By the time I was there, I was a little late for the meeting...in fact, I missed some important stuff said by the head librarian.

Around 1.00 p.m., I had to leave immediately for my house practice. It was the second session for Sukan Tara: high jump. Well, I had to wait (again) until it came to all the Form 5s. I was the second person to jump: Esther was absent today. After all 4 attempts....to cut it short....I failed. Even to get past the 1 mark height was difficult. Well, who asked myself not to practice before Sukan Tara? I feel bad about this....:(

Sukan Tara then ended early....I went straying around the school with some of my schoolmates. They were talking to each other....as I was almost non-existent, a follower walking behind them. :(

Then, I headed to Mr. Tan's. I had a simple dinner with Mom at Bangsar before that so that we would not waste much time. Well, that was nothing much but I've got to eat it fast.

When I reached the place, there was nobody in the room. It was a relief...I could have the room to myself and concentrate on studying for my test. It did not last long, though. All my friends came in one by one....and it started to become noisy, so I couldn't study until class started.

All was normal....until break time. My friend (Abirami) tripped while walking down the stairs...and her slipper (the right slipper) gave way. She came up and asked Ajay for his sandals. (Kesian him... he couldn't walk anywhere beyond the carpeted area. He went bare footed.) After that, it was Priya's turn to get bare-footed....when Ajay went out for his break. Well, these are the side effects of buying low quality slippers...

After that, well, I had a good surprise......

Guess......

Well.....

Mr. Tan gave us angpows for each of us after break! Even the non-Chinese were receiving them! It was an unbelievable of windfall.....we should be VERY LUCKY!! :))

I could only reach home about 10.45 p.m. On the journey home before that, we were tired but Mom asked me to buy some bread and milk for the house.

Well, nothing much after that....it's just me! :P

No Way!

2005-02-16T23:01:00.000+08:00

Gomen gomen gomen.....my Internet connection has gone haywire the past few days...and it's like STRESS!! My father had to call the ISP (Internet Service Provider) company but the connection was not resumed until Monday (about 2.00 p.m.). Sorry for the inconvenience! :(

This is one of those days where I'm early for school...but it was past 6.30 a.m. . I slept the whole time waiting for the library to open...as I was too tired to stay awake last night. The AJK Disiplin then bugged me for my duty report...Jing Yan made it even worse! And my homework's not done! Oh no...I'm starting to get confused. There's many things to do! :(

School was OK, I managed to give the gifts to Deborah. She then lent me her poem book. It was nice...and I managed to contribute a poem into it! :)
After school hours, I had to wait for my friend, Ranjidam to finish up cleaning the class. ( I was on duty today too....I threw the rubbish and closed the windows.) Then, I was in the library, waiting for my turn to photostat my stuff. (I couldn't do it during recess!) I had to wait for some time before it was my turn...by the time I've done, I was late for my house practice!! Nobody reminded me of the time...someone should have told me!! I rushed to the changing room...and saw my friend being late too. (Lucky me...I'm not the only one!) I then went to the field..only to find out that our event hasn't started! Haihz....

The house practice this time is the Ujian Tara for all houses. My house, Shirtliff (and I'm proud of it) is supposed to do the 100 metre run and long jump. I couldn't make the cut for the 100 metre run...not mentioning failing to grasp a mark! It seems that only 2 of us have made the cut...and it was just 1 mark each. Saddening, right?
Next, we (the Form 5s) went for the long jump. We had to wait for minutes under the sun...but it felt like we've waited for ages! What's more agonising is that we have to wait until the other house (Prouse house) has finished their session. It was freaky and extremely hot although I was waiting under a giant umbrella with some of my housemates. After some time, finally, our turn came. We prepared ourselves and jumped....one by one...until it was my turn. I passed (meaning: TAK BATAL)! I'm happy enough that I've achieved my feat...and hurt my right leg in the process. Well, I could still go for my second try. I passed that too, but it was just a little bit into the 1 mark point (the 3m point). ARGH!! :(

Tuition time came...and it's the first time in weeks that I could concentrate on what my teacher was teaching. It's a real relief after struggling for a few lessons that I had to leave early. Sigh. What can I do? I couldn't even change my schedule until after Sports Day!!

Well, I'm home, back in my musky little chamber. I still have some komework to settle, so see you! :)

NOTE: To 'The Amazing Race' fans, CBS is going to show its 7th. season next month. Hope the non-ASTRO viewers get to watch this! And guess what? Rob and Amber will be one of the teams in the 7th. season...so it's going to be a BLAST!! :)

CNY's not free and easy.....really!

2005-02-09T01:17:00.002+08:00

Oh me, oh my.....

CNY Eve's here and everyone's sitting at theor houses free and easy...but then it's not for me!!

Anyway, I woke up a bit late (about 9.00 a.m.), but then I could only wash my face (without a bath). Guess what I have to do?

Well.......

RENOVATING THE HOUSE!!

Okay, right after the start-ups, I had to paint the whole house from morning 'til evening (this has lasted for 2 days already) with only breakfast and lunch breaks. I felt very, very tired painting the house...not to mention having neck pain in the end! After a whole day's work, my family and I found out that it's only 3/4 done.....there's the living room ceiling and the wall above the balcony door!

What's worse, the tiles were about to crack, so Dad and I had to go patching the cracks at the floor. Luckily it took us not much of our time, so we could continue with our painting. (It seems when the contractor built my house, they didn't do the tilings properly...and the developer was about to get bankrupt....we had to do those on our own!!)

We took a temporary break about 3.30 p.m. After bathing and preparing myself, I went for a Reunion Dinner at Suria KLCC (the shopping centre part of KLCC). We headed for Spring Garden Restaurant at the top floor of Suria KLCC, but then we had to wait for Aunt Suet Chin as Mom promised her to call Dad to take Grandpa up to the restaurant. (Note: Grandpa's on a wheelchair!) I met Aunt Hooi Lee and her son, Dylan (which oddly looks like his father) at Zara's. Next, I went to the other Zara's (there were 2 Zara shops in KLCC) and saw Uncle Tuck Wieng and Hann Lynn. And there was a performance at the Centre Court during that time....using all Chinese musical instruments except a cello! It was great!

My family and I had a parking space at P2 at the shopping centre...it was quite a good lot as it's near the escolator! I went shopping for clothes at Elle..but we didn't have much time as the shop was about to close. Then, we went shopping at Giordano. Dad managed to buy some clothes for himself, I have a red patterned shirt (which was very pretty).....but Mom did not get anything for herself. I feel sad for her....:((. Along our way, we saw that all the shops are closed, so there's nothing much to shop. :(

I was tired waiting after a while, so I went up to the restaurant straight away. I had the chance to get there by lift since there's not many people there. When I reached there, I saw Katrin, Merissa and their family waiting at a room. The waitresses were hurrying us up since they had another customer at 8.30 p.m....but then Aunt Suet Chin haven't turned up yet! A moment later, Uncle Chee Wah (Katrin and Merissa's father) and Dad went down....don't know for what reason...maybe it's something about Grandpa.

So we waited, waited and waited....and Aunt Suet Chin came! With Grandpa, Uncle Chee Wah and Dad! Yee Sang ( a kind of Chinese dish) was ready by that time...and dinner started (without Hann Lynn, Uncle Tuck Wieng and Grandma...they were shopping). Nobody wished each other during Yee Sang...it was quite saddening! At that time, the three of them ( the ones I mention in brackets before this) turned up. I was not really hungry at the dinner anyway, so I didn't eat much. The shark's fin is a little unusual...it is prepared in a different style (if you want to know, ask me and I'll reply). The rice was a little too hard too. (Fortunately, Aunt Suet Chin and Uncle Tuck Wieng could comment about the food at the end of the course, since the former knows the manager very well.)

Halfway through the dinner, I followed Merissa, Katrin and Hann Lynn out for a walk. We were supposed to get to Kinokuniya, but then Merissa (or Merie) decided to go to a telecoms shop since her handphone had not much credit. So we followed her to the shops and couldn't find any. I took a pamphlet on Suria KLCC and found the directory of the centre, so I managed to help her find the nearest shops. However, all was to no avail as both the shops were closed. Sigh.

Katrin and Hann Lynn then decided to head to the washroom. I was surprised that the washrooms were all renovated....and so modernised! Oh gosh...it mesmerised me! Even the taps were arranged differently! WOW! *can't say much here...AAHH!!*

Finally, Merissa and I went to Kinokuniya (Katrin and Hann Lynn went back to the restaurant). We were just about to get in when Mom called and said that we have to return back. Dessert was ready...and it was a bit clear (qing, I mean)...as I had soy bean! It was oishi...(nice to eat...is that the right word?)

Then, it was time to go. Feeling a bit sad, we took Grandma back to her house and then reached home.

Don't think the work was all over....I had to do more tiling. Helped Dad to put white cement on the tiles we worked that day....it was fast! Then, we cleared and cleaned the house as fast as we could before the New Year starts.

5..4..3..2..1..HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR!!

Well, I've finished what I'm supposed to do for the day before....hope to see you soon!

GONG XI FA CHAI!!

So sad....SOS!!

2005-02-07T22:14:00.001+08:00

Oh no....haven't been here for the past few days and it's like....erm, a big miss. Really big.

Too many incidents happened...I don't where to start...

Tell you later!!

2005-02-02T22:34:00.000+08:00

I'm tired. I'm starving to death. I'm as dead as a corpse (well, almost).

This morning, my EST teacher (which happens to be the Penyelaras Ting. 5) gave me something.....creepy.....and totally scary!!

Guess what? It's the SPM enrolment form!!

I had some difficulties completing this form, not to mention that the fees were so EXPENSIVE!! Imagine paying RM10.50 just to sit for a subject......and RM12.00 for some! What's worse, it's the English 1119 paper....we have to pay RM20.50!! And it's a must!! OH NO!!!
Total = RM143.00 minimum (10 subjects)

As usual, the BM teacher went very 'semangat' to give us homework...but luckily I managed to finish it before school was over. I really like my BM teacher by the way, she really makes us think for every question.....on everything!! Kimia was a total bore....we had to 'bentang' straight from the textbook. Physics was interesting...only that teacher didn't like things at the end of the class.....like she said, "Banyak fenomena dekat kelas ini!". Sigh.

House practice went okay.....first was shot put, then the souvenir plannings and the cheer. Shot put was ...um, bad. I couldn't even hold the put properly....and it rolled behind my back! Then, we decided to make badges and necklaces for Sports Day. The theme for the year was dragons...so it's everything dragons! (Makes me remember of Norbert....isn't he cute? :P) At the second attendance, it was the usual norm....some 'taklimats' and stuff. Then, my house competed our cheer with Prouse House. We screamed our voices out....everyone was like very 'semangat'! GO SHIRTLIFF!!

Next, tuition time. Mom told me that she was late for school as there was a massive jam at Jalan Pudu in the morning....out of a very bad accident near the roundabout!!
One car collided with the lamp post.

That's not all....

Just a moment after that, a Kancil drove OVER that car....and landed above it. The next thing she knew, the car BURST INTO FLAMES!! Well, the fire brigade came....and all the cars could only move around 8.30 a.m.

Tuition time came....and I'm feeling dead. Concentration seems to seep away, leaving tiredness and confusion in me....(and I've not taken my lunch!) Easy said, I could not focus on my tuition....and hoped it was over as soon as possible. Then, had to stayback to ask some questions about Add Maths....the teacher also got a bit confused! However, we managed to solve it, thanks to teacher's brilliance! :)

When I headed to dinner from tuition, I had a really good scolding from Mom for being late. It was raining pitter patter outside, not to mention a really massive (well, not as bad as the morning's) traffic jam on the way. I've only managed dinner at 8.20 p.m. The only good thing is....I could get to watch The Amazing Race 6. I feel bad for Adam and Rebecca....getting yielded just for a payback (by Freddy and Kendra). It's even more cruel....as Adam and Rebecca yielded them to help another team a few legs earlier!

Now, I'm back in my little chamber. Halfway through the workloads of the day, I helped Mom to settle some of her school work. Great. At least I could be of help for her.

BGM: Lay All Your Love On Me - Mamma Mia!

Summary:

2005-01-31T01:56:00.000+08:00

Hey, it's been quite some days since I posted here....gomen!!

Anyway, I have some news to tell:
1. Dad's back! Things will be so much easier with him around....he'll be here until after CNY.
2. I'll be on frog-dissecting on Thursday. Seen the heart (jantung) of a frog....which is still beating!! Some of the Gamma classmates showed us....quite scary. Thinking of it makes me.....scared. Even Ranjit asked me why I was in their group for Bio. (Sigh.)
3. My comp's almost corrupted for now....until I removed both Messengers. I don't know, it seems to be like that, so be it.
4. (This was supposed to be on 13/01, but oh well....) Some prefects stole our table for the Majlis Anugerah PMR....but never informed us! Aren't they the PERFECT THIEVES? I've got a real scolding from Kar Man....and I didn't know about it!! (Jing Yan and I were having recess at that time. Oh no....) Everyone was confused because they were all behind the tables....and near the shelves. How are we supposed to see them? Even the ones who were supposed to be at the counters were behind too!! What had actually happened?
The next thing I knew, the senior prefects returned the table the next day....only when the teachers asked them to. When Kar Man asked them about the people who took the table down that day, they denied knowledge of it....and wanted to leave the blame on us. (I'm involved indirectly, by the way)
LESSON: Forgive, but never forget. (That's what Sharon and Kar Man told us in the morning's gathering on Friday.)
5. Well, my father's only allowing me to use the comp if I have any projects / homework to do OR if Mom needs help on the comp work. Other times: STRICTLY NO!! ( I can only be here rarely....since I've deleted both Messengers too! Sigh...:( )

That's all I can say for now.......see you more offline!!

JYANE!! :)

Nyu....Oh My! >.<

2005-01-24T01:26:00.000+08:00

Me = CONFUSED.

Why? Don't ask.

Anyway, here comes Sunday's journal:

I'm late (AGAIN....that seems to be a part of me, right?), but this time, it's for Kasturi. It's a whole four session ordeal....and doesn't seem right.
Back to stuff....reached there at 9.11 a.m. (Emergency 911...hehe)...and thought I've almost lost my student card. By the time I was at the centre, I had to search every part of my tuition bag...and finally found it. (Creep. How was I so silly?!!)
I went for Bio first, thinking that it didn't mind being late there....but then Mr. Fong has started! Oh no! Anyway, class was enjoyable...thanks to Mr. Fong teaching us on how to sit with the correct posture. [The whole class laughed, for your info! :) ] I wondered how the could actually slide down the chair easily....:P
Add Maths was a little cool....as Pengamiran was taught that lesson. I was half awake by the end of the class, not realising that I was slower than my friend next to me. ARGH!!
Then, break time came. Ahhh....meeting with Wye Ee. (At least I wasn't that lonely! Yay!) We chatted until there were only 5 minutes left. I went down to the first floor to see Miss Lynn....and I was lucky enough to meet her right at the door of the teacher's room! The shock was: She actually had a class at the old block on Saturdays. AAAAHHHH!!
(P.S.: Suraya, my companion during English class went home early...as she was bored with the new teacher. It's the same with me too....but then I had to stay! Haihz....)
English went on fine....and finally came Maths. Nothing much to describe...but at least I've learnt a new topic: Penjelmaan. Hmmm....interesting.

I was half dead (or died-ed, as what Suyin would say =___=) by the time I had my lunch. (Mom was in a hurry, actually...so I had to be home by 3.30.)

Finally, I'm back at my musky, little chamber....not to mention messy!! :P

Just now (about 11.00), I had severe confusion. I had problems logging into my Gmail account...in which my friend asked me to check my inbox. Security alerts kept popping at the monitor almost every instance, so I've got fed up and just clicked END TASK.
If you think that's it, it's not. I can't check into my Hotmail too....as my comp experienced JAVA difficulties. And I don't know how to solve this. (Yikes! Why??)

Now....brain exhausted....jyane!! :P

BGM: One Third No Junjou Na Kanjou - Rurouni Kenshin

2005-01-23T01:50:00.000+08:00

Okay...just had the time to update here....and don't worry, I'm still conscious! Hehe...:P

I was late (again) for BM tuition...was supposed to reach there by 8.30 a.m., but ended up buying buns and 'kau chi' for breakfast..and reached there 20 minutes later. Take note: 20 MINUTES! (and I'm almost used to it!) Tatabahasa ruled the day (in the Form 4 session)....followed by an explanation on the novel 'Konserto Terakhir' during the Form 5 session (which didn't bore me, amazingly). And I've forgotten to bring my school mag for the teacher to read.... in which I promised to bring last week! Haihz....

After that, there comes Kasturi. Right. I was supposed to be in the 3.00 class (for Sejarah and Fizik), but then Mom did not allow me to take Fizik (physics), so I had to settle for the 12.00 class. Luckily there was no bustling traffic!
When I reached there, I saw Wai Fon waiting at the entrance, with her handphone on. She rushed to me.....asking what class I am in (during that time) and joined in. In the end, the class was OK, only that we were a little cold for sitting under the air-cond...and a little surprised that the girl in front of us was wearing a sleeveless top in the same situation! In the end, when I asked her, she said she was terribly cold! I saw Thangam (my old tuitionmate) there...who was supposed to come on Tuesday. I'm missing my gang....:(

After tuition, we (Mom and I) went to the small coffee shop nearby for lunch....then headed to Chinese Maternity Hospital to see grandpa. (Don't get mistaken....there's a medical centre there!) We were there for about an hour and a quarter....and I slept. Suddenly, my handphone rang.....and Wye Ee's there! :) We got to talk for a while....Suyin included too....and I sort of screamed in the room I was in....and alerted the medical staff there. They thought I needed help.....but in the end, I had to say sorry in front of them. Simply said, I was embarassed during that time...and Mom asked me to get home a few moments later.
(gets red in the face.....)

On our journey home, we went to visit the showhouse of Taman Bukit Segar Jaya. (The second phase has just completed....and the third is at advanced construction stage.) The houses were just OK to me...nothing much....and Mom thought a semi-d would be more like it.

Finally, we headed home. Mom cooked dinner to save money (YAY!)...and it's back to work again.

Well, that's about it....it's nothing much, actually, just filling in for a dull day.

BGM: Slipping Through My Fingers - Mamma Mia!

Haha....

2005-01-20T22:47:00.000+08:00

This doesn't seem right, does it?

I'm sorry for this....can anyone help?
Well, seriously, I need a new blogskin....it's now looking out of shape. Honestly. Any good sites?

Cheerio! :P

(untitled)

2004-12-29T22:04:00.000+08:00

Well, I'm back!

And practically confused.

Beware!! If you're not here for a rant or a confession, don't read on. Otherwise, be prepared!!
Here it goes.....:

How can I start.....

Okay, I'm having this weird attitude that comes once in a while.....and it happens every year!! Especially in 2004.

It started when I couldn't control of whatever I'm talking since kindergarten. If you're there, you would think of me as insane....but I couldn't talk 'til I'm 6!! And I started talking to myself everywhere....everyone said I'm....weird, easy said. Just ask my primary school friends and they'll surely tell that.

However, this year, it started plaguing my memories out too....and drains everything out of me. It started as a normal year....but then someone (you know who you are...:) )suddenly asked for my contacts...and I was the happiest for the first time in years!! But....my brain had sort of....'shut down'....and I started acting crazy towards him....and he sort of avoided me for a while. (Reason: I couldn't afford to start 'to be more than just friends'.....I feel scared that I'll turn out to be a maniac on him.) Well, we're still good friends now.....;)

Then...just now, it happened again. Afternoon......until now. I was walking halfway with my friends to JJ nearby.The next thing I know, Mom called me...and almost gave me a heart attack. I had to pace back to school....and saw Mom's car parked right in front of the guardhouse at school. I didn't know she wouldn't allow me!! At night (which is just now), I couldn't get my feelings out (more precisely, my courage) to actually speak......don't mention being face to face!! ARGH!!

Well, that's at least what happened to me, and have my brain drained out.....but my heart feeling better.

Care for a comment?

-shen-

Hey Guys!! (or gals too!!)

2004-12-26T22:15:00.000+08:00

Heyloz!!
I might be away from the blog for quite some time......maybe a bit busy....and my schedule is driving me crazy!!

Hope to see you soon, ne?

-shen-

Sigh.....:(

2004-11-29T01:06:00.000+08:00

Okay, if you don't want to read junk, don't read below. Otherwise....
BEWARE!!!

(Saturday, 27/11/2004)

Mood: Tired
BGM (Music): Cheers for the Earth - Image 1

No, no, no, no, no!!!
Why does everyone have to be better than me?
It's just so UNFAIR!!!

I couldn't come for practice sessions as I have to take care of Mom.....and the family's financial status is next to nothing!!
Dad's not working.....so he had to withdraw some of his savings every month to care for both of us!!

I was tired......from waking up at 10.00, became late for Kasturi, had a lecture from Mom right after that, then had to wait for past anhour for the next class....and made us stuck in an unnecessary traffic jam.....and it's all my fault!!! :(

Then, I had to pace up and down.....just to make time meet and had a heavy head for dinner.....a very bad one!!
Came for arithmetics practice.....volunteered to.....but then, brain went blank and couldn't even rest. (It's true....:(...)

(Sunday, 28/11/2004)
Tell me, honestly, do I have anything bad about myself?
Real honest.

Note: I don't like lies behind my back.....(backstabbing)

Well, too tired now.....and risking of dropping down class next year. ARGH!!!

-Peace Out!-
-shen-

Last Journal ------ not exactly!! :P

2004-11-24T23:10:00.000+08:00

Day Four:
Okay, I admit that 'setiap pertemuan pasti ada perpisahannya'. Why NOW????!!! :(

This day, I could not wake myself up. Even the rest of us too......'coz it's time to go home. Even Sara slept in a room seperated from us the night before...and dreaded it. At least we woke up at an appropriate time.....more than enough rest for all of us....:)

By the time everything's packed, it's about 10.00 a.m. Uncle Tuck Soon and Aunt Suit Fong took us to an Indian restaurant for brunch at the old Silver Service Clubhouse. (Is that the right name?) We had a waiter who did not understand whatever we said, even when we asked for the bill and some spoons and forks....only to know later that he was newly employed from India. Although that incident happened, well, the food was great. I had pappadams (a kind of Indian crackers) in the fish head curry. One word for it: GREAT!! The best Indian food I've ever tasted!

Right after brunch, Aunt Suet Chin, Mom, Kat, Merie and I went to Borders.....just to end our trip on a high note. (Well, I like bookshops, for a change.) This bookshop has not only books, but also CDs and gifts. In the end, here's the list of what we've bought:

Aunt Suet Chin: Books (mainly fiction and cookery), bookmarks
Merie: 2 journals (notebooks)
Mom: 7 bookmarks. One for me. YAY!!

At about 2.00 p.m., we left Borders for Aunt Suit Fong's house. The feeling of dread came nearer to us. It's just......saddening.

Finally, the time came. We said our goodbyes....and parted. We took the same route back.....just that we didn't take breaks....until we were at Machap. Merie and Aunt Suet Chin bought some snacks......before the latter slept in the car. It took its toll on us, alright.

While we were at Yong Peng (which was about 7.00 p.m.), we got stuck in the jam. Yeah, the traffic blues. We were in the queue for about 1 hour....in which most of us complained that it was too long....but not my mom and I (for your info, it took us two hours out of the jam from Rawang last year). It lasted until Seremban....when we realised that the drivers slowed down to watch an accident at the exit to Seremban. After that, everything went smooth flowing.

(9.00 p.m.) We finally reached Cheras....and took dinner there. Then it was time to head home. Quality rest assured.

Okay.....the trip's done!!

NOTE: We will be leaving for Singapore again on 15-21 December!!! :)

Hmmm....here it goes: Part III

2004-11-22T01:08:00.000+08:00

Day Three:

(This is the day we went the least places....mostly it happens at home!)

After a tiring day the night before, we got the chance to rise from bed late......at least it's around 10.00 a.m.!! Ah......the rest we could superbly need.

Went online (again.....it's actually a few times the whole trip) but Kat took the comp (I switched it on!! So Unfair!!). Anyway, this was the time that Sara gave us her Neopets account....and at least I had the chance to be there for a while....

Around lunchtime (hey, lunch is not necessarily at noon).....okay, after lunch (to be precise), we had a dip at the jacuzzi at her home. Wow! (I wish I could have swam there, but it was too small.....) This time, Sean joined in the fun! It was great all in all although I had a few cuts on two of my fingers (well, too much fun causes trouble, I guess).
Then, I helped Aunt Suit Fong at decorating the Christmas tree. At first I thought there would be less work, but then Aunt Suit Fong was so meticulous that she said that the lights weren't enough. Therefore, we had to get to the nursery to get some flowers and buy lights there.
We went to two nurseries, the Far East Flora where we bought some tulips and shopped for some plant containers (more like wide bowls actually)....and I saw the pitcher plant (periuk kera....they called it the Venus Fly Trap) in pots!! (Well, we weren't supposed to touch the plant, otherwise they would slowly die....how sad!!)
Then, there's the second one, the Goodwill Plants (which specialises in landscaping). There wasn't anything much there, since it was just newly opened...and we managed to find the lights we needed there.

Ahh....home again.With the help of Mel, we decorated the tree again....and it was more beautiful then before!! Then the balls were put. There were green and gold balls there, so wew hung up those according to colours and space (in between them). After all the hard work, the fairy was put at the top of the tree....and voila! DONE!! It was great...definitely is.

During the night, we had a barbecue at the garden (well, it's not big, actually....the space was just enough to set up all the equipments! :P) I didn't know there were two guests coming too....to add colour to the occasion (to them...but I'd prefer my friends there, with all family members!) I ate just a bit....to 'alas perut' only! Then, the sleep time comes.....Zzzzzzz....

-continued: Part II-

2004-11-21T18:03:00.000+08:00

Day Two:
Okay, I sort of got up early again.....as early as 4.15 a.m. (tak biasa with the beds there.....that's why 'home is where the heart goes').....but then I went 'lan fan chu' again.....slept until about 6.45 a.m.! Went down to the dining hall.....and curi-curi main piano!! Made Aunt Suet Chin wake up and went upstairs!! I thought "....that's so saddening.....wake people up d....", but then she said that it was beautiful playing....so it was OK d.....Then woke up my couz(s) in bed....that was about 8.00 something.....and I whispered to Sara that it was already late....and she was surprised!! Hehe...evil me leh....:P

Anyway, we (my couz and I) went to the market in Singapore with Aunt Suet Chin, Aunt Suit Fong and Mom (since this was the first time being there....just for fun!!). I was surprised that it was so much cleaner than the ones here in KL...not as wet too!! It's very organised....the way they arrange the stalls....and hygienic too!! (especially the meat section....they sell them covered in some kind of container) I guess that's the aftermath of the J.E. outbreak in Singapore....coming from markets...and meat sellers!! (Haihz...) Tried the mangoes there....for free...really sweet!! No. 1 leh.....and well...that attracted some of us to buy some....made me Hungry! Harahekta!!!! However, the pathways are a little narrow, so we had to squeeze in between the stalls....maklumlah, the space being small....
After that, Aunt Suit Fong took us around the market, which they call it the Indians' area....and she said one of the restaurants there (The Banana Leaf Restaurant, Racecourse Road) serves the best banana leaf food.....but then no chance to eat there.... so bad....

Went back home again, played in the comp again (but it was Kat's turn).....had to wait until night!

About 5.00 p.m.: We went to The Esplanade (the locals call it 'The Half Durians'...but 'Bug Eyes' sounds better) and went to eat dinner....since all of us were hungry....
We originally wanted to eat at 'My Humble House', one of the most talked Chinese restaurants in the region...but then it was full house...so, Plan A failed, so we went with Plan B: eating at the restaurant next door.....which is part of the restaurant too! So we ate there....in a modern setting!! (It was cool, trust me!) But the food was almost like normal, only that the names were too spectacular! The drinks are nice too!! Nyam nyam!! :)

By now, the dinner is done....Sara, Kat, Aunt Suet Chin, Grandma went to shop around Esplanade....while Merie, Mom, Hann Lynn, Aunt Hooi Lee, Uncle Tuck Wieng and I headed to Theatre Hall to watch 'Mamma Mia' ! Luckily we had some good seats there....it was at the upper stalls!! But the space there was too narrow (again...)...
Okay, back to stuff....the show was GREAT!! FUNNY from beginning to end.....and I've got to eat strawberry ice-cream with coke during intermission!! And the taste of the ice-cream was original!! Nice!! (If you don't believe me, watch it yourself....and you'll get it! :P)
After that, all of us went to the Waterfront....how I wished I had a camera with me....the scenery was beautiful....I could see the Merlion within a distance...and the prestigous Fullerton Hotel right behind it! OMG....the rivers too!! Sara and I entertained ourselves with a rendition of two songs....very weird songs....but it was great too!! We sang our hearts off....until Merie passed a mike (actually, it was her hand, positioned as a mike) to us.....aiyoh.....but then, we sang all night long!! Yay!!
Then again, Sara interviewed Kat and I about what happened the night before....a little boring, but at least it's enjoyable!!

By the time we reached home, it was almost midnight. I had the chance to use the comp....curi-curi again.....until Kat realised it and used her Messenger in it...(haihz..)
After that, it's time for bed. We couldn't settle ourselves down that fast, so we talked again until we......slept. Another day gone.

Finally.......an update!! :)

2004-11-17T15:09:00.000+08:00

Fuh......what a relief!

Anyway, if I haven't told you,
I've been away to Singapore for 4 days: Saturday - Tuesday
Here's the whole account of it:

Day One:
Haha......left the house at 5.45 a.m., with bags all packed and ready to go! Reached Grandma's at 6.15. I was quite surprised to see Auntie Suet Chin waking up so early! With Merie and Kat too! (Heard that they couldn't sleep the night before - Aunt Suet Chin took the blanket off them. Sigh.)

After every preparation was done (which was about 6.55), we started out journey to Singapore. Halfway through Ayer Keroh, we went for our breakfast at A&W at the 'Restoran Jejantas' *sorry....i've forgotten the English meaning for it*. We took the Second Link there.....but at the Singapore checkpoint, the customs afficer there ALMOST did not let Merie in. (Her passport did not contain her I.C. no. on it. Luckily Merie had her I.C. with her, if not........haihz!) Went to Aunt Suit Fong's residence there (behind Revenue House, for your info)....but we're not tired yet! Someone greeted us at the door....it was quite cool! Had a play on Sara's comp....and went online for a while.

A while later, I followed Aunt Suet Chin, Aunt Suit Fong, Grandma and Mom to Fu Lu Shou, a complex where all Feng Shui accessories are sold. We walked around teh complex and bought a few statues from a few shops there. I was tired along the way.....and almost slept. But the fun starts there! :P

After that, Uncle Tuck Wieng treated us to a movie at Cathay Cinema at Orchard Road. Well, it was 'The Incredibles'. We had a good time there.....the movie was great, and I could try the mixed popcorn there (the salty and sweet). Mmmmmm....good!

At night, we went to a restaurant (I've forgotten where) for dinner. The food there was OK, except for the crab at the last course. That was one good experience for me, not having to remove the shells myself before, and the meat was delicious. (Well, the dish was called Hairy Crab in Singapore, but is called Water Crab here....inform me if there are any mistakes!)

We returned home after dinner. Had my bath, went online (but my couz is using it)....but suddenly Aunt Suit Fong came into the room and called us to sleep. So Unfair!!! I didn't have the chance to use my own account!! :(( Anyway, we went like a late night market before we went to sleep that night.

Meledak Lagi???!!!

2004-11-10T23:09:00.000+08:00

I don't know how, I don't know why, but this is what happened:

I had practice class for mental arithmetics tonight (means just now) and it was a real fright for the mates there. Why? Well, I almost erupted (true!) and I went bongo for almost the whole time.

This is exactly the story:
I was 30 minutes late from the exact time for my practice session for the day. When I reached there, Ms. Lim, the teacher teased me for being 'lost' for quite some time...but I smiled and just walked into class.
There weren't many people there at first (as I thought) but as time passed by, the number grew more and more. And I didn't realise that another class was there too!
The class was making so much noise until it was one of the short breaks when i had to close my ears for a while....but it didn't work. Then Ms. Lim made some noise during the contest session....but at least I could still withstand it.
The thing that made me mad was that the other class (the ones that I told earlier) was a little bit of a chatterbox....and almost too much. My head then couldn't accept anything that supposed to come in after that and I was slower than usual. It's so saddening!
Why can't they just learn how to respect the other classes and give others some peace?

That's the only main thing that happened......not mentioning the incident in which I laughed like a madman a few days ago. (Deborah, I think you can recall it, right?)
Well, it's a few days, isn't it? I've almost forgotten what I'm supposed to write about that....

Ok, have to get done....

-Maddie Signing Out!-

Did I.......?

2004-11-04T20:00:00.000+08:00

Okay,
I think I need a reality check right now....

I have betrayed the trust of two of my favourite people. Believe me, this IS true. I just can't explain why......but here it goes:

1. Datin Khoo asked me why I didn't bring Cheryl along for class. I didn't know what to answer her, so I just shook my head. She then called anyone for Cheryl's contact number. Couldn't get through. Next, she asked who Cheryl was with at that time. Bala (who was after that known as a girl's man) had known that she was with Shastini (who went body-piercing) at a shop around McD's, so he called her to ask for Cheryl. Guess why he's called a girl's man? Well, he couldn't stop talking even when Datin Khoo asked him to. And the person on the other line's a girl. Whoa.....)
A while later, Cheryl was back, but then the place seemed crowded and everyone was staring at her. I invited her to get a chair outside, but there wasn't any, so Datin Khoo asked another boy to get one for her. I offered her the space next to Datin Khoo herself. I really did menyusahkan everyone an felt guilty for what I did. What's done is done. It couldn't be redone. ARGH...........!!!!

2. Mom just realised a big amount of money on my table. She asked me for an explanation for that. I just said, well, the music fees for last month wasn't paid. My mom sweared in front of me.....as she said she wasn't a day late for fees until now. RIGHT NOW. Well, it's the downright truth, isn't it?

Gotta go.....I'll write if I have more thoughts, ne?

See ya!

BORED.....again

2004-10-30T22:30:00.000+08:00

Hey....
What's happening out there?
It's boring in here!!!

Just updated stuff...but then don't know how!
Can someone please teach me??

Add some more later, ne?

So BORED..... :(

2004-10-24T02:34:00.000+08:00

There's nothing much for the day, but then....
I'm So BORED..... nothing to do right now!
Argh!!

Looking forward to the class party, which happens to be at night (oh no....)
and on a tuition day [alamak.... my favourite tuition..... WAAA....:(( ]....
I hope someone can send me there.... without my parents guarding me...

Anyway,
My exam results were bad, EXTREMELY bad.....
Mom actually 'killed' me for getting the results not up to her standards.... and almost banished my comp... so I have to be online mainly at midnight!
And.....
I'm green with envy over some of my friends who happen to be super smarties.... always score when others fall.... ARGH!!!
Why can't I be like them??!!! *sighs*

So.... for now.... no holidays for me....
just study all the time.....
what can I do....

I'm blur now..... *brain shutdown*.....
See Ya! :)

P.S.: I need some help on photos and HTML editing.
Can anyone help?
Thanx!

:D Yay! Yippee Yay!! :)

2004-10-13T21:07:00.000+08:00

Okay...
here it goes:

EDIT: EXAM'S OFFICIALLY OVER!! I'm so happy!

Well, I'm now bored to bits in the aftermath of the exam, but then... I'm worried for the day of reckoning. Yep.
The day the results come.
Yikes!
How am I to face that, ne?

Well, I'd better write more...
I'm still blur right now (as always... hehe)
:P

Gomenasai!!!

2004-09-28T01:14:00.000+08:00

Heyloz!!
Sorry for the extreme lateness...

This update will be quite short as I have to revise for the current exam... ;)

Imagine yourself studying in a lighted, stuffy room.
As you were studying,
You hear a clap of thunder in the midst and....
BANG!!

The lights went out,
Everyone around you is scurrying all over the place,
chattering to themselves...
You were left wondering what happened to the room, the lights, everyone of you....
and...
THE LIGHTS ARE ON AGAIN!!

This is what happened this evening... around 6.00 p.m. or something..

Anyway,
GOOD LUCK FOR THE COMING EXAM and CHEERIO!
:)

no title.. maybe confused :(

2004-09-18T01:43:00.000+08:00

Oh my..
I've forgotten my updates!
Sorry... gomenasai!

Here's the post:
I had a funny feeling on Thursday saying that *ermmm... everyone not coming for duty and stuff....* ... JUST KIDDING!!
It's just that... I AM CONFUSED!!!
That Thursday (which was yesterday) was my cousin's birthday. The one with a fake smile sometimes.... if I'm insulting, sorry!

Anyway,
Duty... a freak! As usual, I couldn't do my duty well.... couldn't even wrap ten books!! WAAAAA..... *cries*! Didn't state it in the green book (the jobs book)... but then managed to replace it with clearing Mystery Box! Everyone on duty definitely managed to get one for cleanliness, but for those hardworking ones, they would get extra!
Adam, as usual buat pasal... but then he wasn't as worse as last year. That's what I heard, I'm not really sure!
Today, I pulak yang kena marah... by Kar Man... as the rubbish was not thrown away! Luckily I told her that there weren't any rubbish bins... otherwise it could have been even worse! I managed to find the person on duty and told her about that... her face changed straight away, but didn't care much! I suppose she's not been good lately, has she?

OMG!!
Mr. Tan's class was especially dull tonight... not to mention WEIRD! Other times the clas would be very meriah and stuff but everyone went sleepy by the end of class. I was wondering, WHAT HAPPENED? Like sort of bad luck or something?

I had the chance to watch Survivor on its first episode... not to mention missing half of it!
However, it was worth it.... the adventure has just started when I turned on the TV. Interesting!
One more thing... girls rock!! The men's tribe were too confident until they got themselves into trouble... with Brook going out in the first episode, which he admitted that he didn't want to be one. Sad, isn't it?

As for now,
I'm in my little heavenly chamber....
Rest and work!

See you on next post!

Creeping..... ;)

2004-09-13T01:03:00.000+08:00

Maybe I don't have enough time for now, but I'll update this with a longer one on my next post.
Oh yeah,
I decided to update my blog on alternate days so I wouldn't be having a hard time writing long ones...... hehe ;)

See you soon!
CHEERIO!:)

Just Thinking.....

2004-09-10T01:15:00.000+08:00

Yay!
I've just had the time to blog in here for the day, so.... here it goes:

OMG!
This is my fourth week working as my current post in the library, and there are butterflies in my head right now!
The probates just came in for their first duty today, but Kien Kee didn't come and giving 'no transport' as a reason. To me, this is just crap! I just hope he's not like Adam again, PLEASE!
And.... I had to run around to check on what they are doing (including librarians, too)! It was very tiring.... until I actually neglected the duty I was supposed to do for the day!!! My friend even teased me with this!!! TERRIBLE!!!
Adam and Amsyar are on their business again, this time chasing around in the library! Like small kids!
I had to shriek at them before they could stop!!
The probates made a mess with the book processing..... only 4 books passed out of a lot of them! *Well, that's after a check on books with Jing Yan!*
In the end, I could only 'return home' at 4.30 p.m.
I'm thinking of preparing my report tomorrow....

Tuition at Datin Khoo's wasn't that bad.
I learnt PHR (peruntukan hutang ragu) and a bit of lembaran kerja... some of my friends yawned during class! *The teacher's quite particular about it!*
And... she gave a lecture about not taking her for granted. Actually, this was before we started lessons!
*Wasting time only....*
*Should I come for extras on Saturday?*

Tried some Cadbury Dairy Milk Chocettes. It was the best if compared to the other brands in the series! Oishi!

At home *which is right now*, I've just been looking for good mp3s. Found some good ones but there's not enough time...... have to download them one by one!
I've also been posting in HP-B!
It was great! *dorm, broken silence*

For now, I'm still relaxing in my musky little chamber... while doing a bit of my Math hw.....

Cheerio and Smile Always! :)

Just Popping In!

2004-09-08T01:10:00.000+08:00

Ok...
Just thinking of popping in... I'M SO TIRED!
Will write more in next post!
See you! :)

Really BAD!

2004-09-05T21:54:00.000+08:00

Ok,

I slept late last night (about 4.00 a.m.) and did not have too many good sleeps at all. Luckily I managed to chat with a friend online (it was about 2.00 a.m.)!

*I was really surprised when someone told me that someone -not her- had a bf!*

And many unbelievable things just happened on the same day!

I reached tuition early (for once) but I had to pay the price for sleeping in class! The class wasn't entirely boring, I didn't sleep!

Right after that, I went to Leisure Mall to get a printer cartridge. What I didn't know was that the shops (my target shops) opened as late as 12.00 p.m. and that made me have to eat my lunch first.

I felt weird too when all the stalls along Speedy were replaced by mooncake stalls! Where were the usual stalls?
I had myself running everywhere looking for them until I came across a computer store just next to Fireworks. *Finally!*

Everywhere in Leisure Mall was under construction, so I couldn't see the whole block fully.
I was amazed too when I crossed the bridge that links the two blocks together. It was air-conditioned! And the pathway was blue! That was a far cry from what I've seen of it last time.
Good change!

On my way home, I went to the show houses of Bukit Hatamas and Perdana View's Bali I and II with Mom. I wasn't impressed with Bukit Hatamas at all; it was located down the valley and I knocked my forehead when I wanted to cross to the sales office!
Bali I impressed Mom, it was super huge!
Me? Bali I and II are almost the same, only that Bali II was far bigger downstairs.

Finally, I'm back in my musly little chamber....

Heyloz! :)

2004-09-05T04:38:00.000+08:00

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