New Year’s Eve

Today I nearly swallowed a screw-on New Year’s Eve. How symbolic.

Well, it’s kind of embarrassing. I found this little screw (about 0.7 cm long) sitting on the TV. So, I was wondering where in the world it came from. Since yesterday a man came to open the TV to fix it, I figured that this tiny screw came from the TV. You can guess how well a job the man did. Anyway, I was just meddling with that tiny screw and finally I tried sticking it into a hole to see if it would fit. The screw just ended up inside that tiny hole and the only way to take it out was to tilt the TV. Well, that wasn’t really the only way. Since tilting the TV would be troublesome I just somehow figured that sucking the screw out would be good idea. Until now, I still can’t figure out what made me to think of that as a good idea. Anyway, I sucked the screw and it flew into my mouth. Not onto my tongue but straight to my throat. Thank God I didn’t swallow it. Well, I was just standing there thinking of all the choking deaths I read of in the newspaper when finally, my brain worked out that if I choked the screw out, I would be better off. So, I tilted my head upside down and started forcing myself to cough. The screw came out immediately because it maybe was just hiding at the back of my mouth.

Anyway, today is New Year’s Eve and I’m both sad and excited at the thought that I will be leaving 2010 and entering 2011 in less that 24 hours. Sad because time just flies so fast and excited because next year is my PMR year! Woot! Wait, what am I saying?

Just before I enter 2011 I would like to look back at all the events of 2010 and thank God for always being there through the whole year. I pray also that 2011 will be seeing me as a better person and bring about better things. To anyone I may have insulted-I’m sorry. Next year, I really want to see everyone equally with no grudges, especially since it’s my PMR year, XD. To my family, thanks for always being there for me. I take you all for granted sometimes so I’m sorry. To Justin, thanks for all the laughs and tech tips. To Faith, you were right. To Teck Liong, Qing Sheng, Dou Min, and all my other Sin Hua to Bkt Mewah friends, here’s to all the laughs. To all me seniors, I will (try to) support you guys. CF committee and members, God bless and I hope you’ll continue to grow with me. NSCFLC friends remember what was said in all the sessions at camp, and keep going for Christ! Fellow bloggers: err… I enjoyed reading your blogs. Readers, thank you so much for spending time here. And to friends I haven’t mentioned yet, thanks for being my friend.

Last post of the year, I must definitely put some pictures. You want peaceful pics or movie pics or just meaningless pics? I guess that’s a MIXTURE.

2010 going onto...

2011!!

And movie. Actually, I noticed that in the first episode of Chuck, there is a Tron poster in his bedroom. Ha ha.

So ending the new year...The future awaits!!! I've been wanting to say that for quite a long time.

The Malaysian Football/Soccer Team

I've been wanting to blog about them ever since I saw them beat Vietnam 2-0. Awesome win right?

By now, the Malaysian team has already won their first AFF Suzuki Cup, beating Indonesia 4-2 on aggregate. Congratulation! I'm very happy for them, because a few years back they were pretty down. As a Malaysian, I had course had this hope to see my country's football team playing and winning international tournaments. And there was this ultimate hope of seeing them as world cup champions. = )

I have always wanted to see this team make Malaysia proud at a international level; and they have done it. So, this post is dedicated to the football team for all the hard work you all have done, and for all the disappointments you guys went through before finally clinching victory. I can really see teamwork in the way they played in both of the final legs, and I know they tried really hard. But sometimes I feel the Malaysian Football team is a bit too generous. I mean they are not greedy enough to keep on going for goals and more goals and more goals to torture their opponents. Ha ha. I don't feel that's bad, but I certainly hope the slight decrease in aggressiveness isn't because of overconfidence.

I also want to say that I'm really sorry for Mr. Kunalan because he didn't manage to score a goal even though he tried so much. I saw him running up and down between the two ends of the fields. I'm not surprised he ran the distance of a marathon in that game. Anyway, he actually vowed to try to get a goal but I guess En. Safee Sali probably helped get a goal in his place. Another two persons to congratulate are Mr. K Rajagobal and En. Khairul Fahmi Che Mat. The chief coach of the Malaysian squad, Mr. Rajagobal really helped in building up the national team along with all the assistant coaches. The goalkeeper, En. Khairul, made plenty of saves that were vital for the Malaysian team's win. In fact, when En. Khairul was about to go for the Indonesian penalty around the 18th minute, Mr. Rajagobal told him to dive to the left. Sure enough, En. Khairul dived left and saved the shot from Indonesia's skipper Firman Utina. Amazing? You tell me.

Here are some photos:

I got interested in football by watching it on TV. So, if the Malaysian football Team plays well on TV, then they don't have to worry about more people getting interested in the game. So, by now I think we can be pretty sure we'll have plenty of talented football players in the future if the Malaysian Team keeps this up. Yea, maybe not all will be superstars, but there will be a few youths or children out there who are either have talent or train very hard and get into the one of the training squads like Harimau Muda.

So, keep up the good work, Malaysian footballers! Because in the eyes of many, you are actually role models to the young footballers. Not necessary footy fans, but all sport fans will be influenced and encouraged by you guys. And maybe in the near future, Malaysia might and just might be one of the world's football powerhouse. XD

I've been thinking...

And I feel that all this while I've not been really impacting this blog, I'm not making a difference in peoples lives through this blog. I've only been pleasing you-the reader. What I mean is that I've been doing nothing on this blog but write, write and write about things around me- events, holidays etc. etc. All this has started to become monotonous. I'm not saying that it's bad to be just that but I want to share. I finally want to share about what I think about this about that. Yea, I do share my thoughts but not very often.

I'm actually very happy when someone gives a comment here or a smile there. (Ru Yen, Ara, Mom thanks for commenting!) Maybe I feel this blog is boring. Yes. I do know that many of you are reading this blog. So since you are already here, can you please just waste a minute or two to leave a line on the screen? Ha ha.

Erm...now I don't know what to say. Alright, conclusion is that I'll be writing my views on news or other stuff from now on. Is it okay?

P/S: And thank you for reading my blog and staying with me all this time, I appreciate it!

Of Knuckles and Giants

Well this isn’t about any Plants vs. Zombies gargantua or Harry Potter trolls. I’m writing about the day my two friends and I went to visit our ex-school. Let’s just say we went there because we wanted to see some teachers and students we know. We wanted to walk down memory lane, so to say. Haha.

One reason I’m writing this is because I’ve finally understood why the older generations used to say that the younger pupils are getting shorter and shorter. There could be two factors we think that way. It’s either because we are growing taller or the younger pupils are getting smaller and smaller. It could be both, too. In fact, I’m short for my age, so for me to think that way you can guess how genuine that is. But I’m mostly referring to the standard 2s and 3s, because many standard 6 fellows are taller than me.

Speaking of standard 6 fellows, one of my friend had a younger brother in that school so while three of us were at his class, I just got into a very weird conversation with a standard 6 pupil I don’t know at all. He asked me whether I knew how to crack my knuckles and I said yes. Then he cracked his knuckles and asked me if I could do that. I was speechless. I honestly didn’t know what to say, and that’s saying something about my social skills. In fact, I kind of ignored him, apologizing quietly. Anyway, I got to meet my friend’s brother. Maybe I’ll see him next year. My PMR year. Sigh.

Before that we were just walking around the school and then finally my friend stated the fact that we were like giants compared to all the standard ones. I was literally watching my step half the time because I didn’t want to knock any of them by accident. Well, when I was standard 1, I actually had fun just weaving around everyone, like a motorcycle weaving through traffic - everyone has to look out for you while you don’t have a care in the world. No wonder this school made a rule that no one was allowed to run in the school compound. But we little ones just found a loop hole- we skipped instead.

Anyway, we did meet some teachers, too; Like my former English teacher, Mdm. Mag and My standard one class teacher, Mrs. Chia. I’m actually a bit disappointed that my standard 6 class-teacher had moved to another school after becoming the headmistress there. One teacher told us that the pupils nowadays are exposed to many, many new kinds of technology from a very young age. iPhones, Plasma TVs… you name it. Yea, that’s quite true. I was exposed to TV from a young age, too.

So that’s about my trip with my friends to m ex-school. I realized from this outing that my fluency with the Chinese language has declined tremendously. *Sigh* I’m very sorry, mandarin teachers. But what can I do? I speak mandarin not so often now.

Christmas 2010

Today's Christmas and there is of course a atmosphere of happiness and celebration in the air.

Well, my Christmas with my family was pretty traditional. We had the same Christmas Eve's dinner as always. However this year there was a change in the venue- we had the dinner in my Uncles house instead of my aunt's.

Presents, presents. I don't know why I decided to give everyone a present this year, but good thing I manage to get some money otherwise I won't have anymore money left for other stuff. But I really felt a bit happy or dizzy from all these presents I was giving out. Positive. Yea, I was positive.

Anyway, why celebrate Christmas if you ain't gonna give a thing? Merry Christmas readers. =)

Trust and Obey

Trust and Obey

'Cause there's no other way

To be happy in Jesus

But to trust and obey

I learned this song in church a week ago, and I felt that I should have learned them when I was younger because they are so meaningful words. I think that if you are reading this you should repeat those words in your heart at least twice and ponder over them this Christmas.

What does it really mean to Trust God 100%?

Many times I have been very doubting and hesitating when it comes to leaving EVERYTHING to God. I just seem to be unsure of whether things will work out, in other words, I was unsure of God's success. I do know that He can do all things, but there is always this small, tiny fear in me that makes me only give 50% and not the max.

Obedience must come with trust, as the songs says. If we leave things to God, He will definitely do it perfectly. But we also have to obey when he asks us, maybe to go and talk to this person you hate or to tell someone about Christ or to just let go of your money.

Jesus did that. Christmas is ALL about Jesus. Christmas is ALL about Jesus. Christmas is ALL about Jesus. His love. His grace and mercy.

If you are a Christian then I hope this helps you out in some way. If you're not, I want you to know that God loves you and I hope this has maybe, maybe touched you in someway. You should know that the true Christmas is not only about giving but also thanking Jesus. =)

Merry Christmas. "Jingle bells, jingle b-.......

Mandarin-I Need It...

"Aunty, 可以买一包鸡饭吗? 我的桌子就在那儿. erm....要黑鸡."

(Aunty, can I order a plate of chicken rice? My table is just over there. Erm...and I want black chicken(roasted chicken).) XD

Yep. That's about the conversation between hawker and me when I ordered chicken rice around three months back. Since that day, I realized that how important Mandarin is to me and how bad my pronunciation is starting to become. You see, many Chinese hawkers speak only cantonese, hokkien or mandarin (all these are Chinese dialects) and I only know mandarin because I went to a Chinese school.

So, no matter what, I have to hold on to some of my mandarin even though it is tough to study. I have no problem with conversing in mandarin it is just the Chinese grammar is getting harder the higher the level I go. So, in exams, I usually get a C in the Chinese paper =D. Some of my friends hate Chinese, and I kind of dislike it too. But at least they have other dialects to hold on to. I, however only have mandarin unless my parents teach hokkien or cantonese to me.

So, conclusion, mandarin is sometimes useful!!! XD

Happy Birthday Justin

Happy Birthday Justin!

God bless you and may you have a great time.

Thanks for everything, including your sense of humor. Okay, just hope that you will continue to improve in all areas!

Skin and Blood

Nah, this isn't has nothing to do with vampires.

I think my skin has a problem. Every time I go under sun for about an hour it gets one shade darker. I don't mean just a bit darker, I mean I become roasted. I tried putting sun-tan lotion but that didn't work. Well, it should be normal to get tanned after bathing under the sun but I have seen people who just stay white even though they spend and hour under the sun-and they don't put any lotion, not even wear a cap.

So, something is wrong either with them, or with me. Yea, it could just be genes.

That's the main reason I'm writing this post. Just curiosity.

About the blood, well that's blood pressure. I got my blood pressure taken in school the other day and it was low. Which means I should eat more, etc. etc. But then my mum says I should get a second opinion.

From my view, it is better to be low then high, all I have to do is get angry more and eat more fat-simple right? Heh heh.

Comments are welcomed.

Temporary Hibernation Zzzz

This blog will again will be left inactive for some time because I'll be going for the NSCFL camp which will be held from the 22nd of November till the 27 of the same month.

So, I guess I will try to post automatic posts. heh heh. Currently I am super free so I think this camp will spice up my holidays. Leadership training and all that.

XD don't really know what to expect so yea, I am excited.

NSCFL CAMP

I just received the NSCFL camp letter via e-mail minutes ago. So, now I'll just wait for the hard copy that will arrive through snail mail in this week.

What I think about camp? Good thoughts. I got a feeling that this camp is perfect to build up future leaders to lead the Christian Fellowships in the years to come. By the way, NSCFLC stands for National Christian Fellowship Leader's Camp. This camp is organized by Scripture Union and will be held from Nov 22 to 27.

My hopes: That I will get my money's worth through gaining knowledge and wisdom from the activities in this camp. My brother did go for this camp before, coming back with a good experience.

I'm pretty enthusiastic to go for this camp, because this might be my last year to go this camp and I'm sure it'll have a lot of teachings. Er..now I'm speechless.

Conclusion: This camp is good. Young Christians who want to serve should check it out next year.

Mooncake Making

I’m writing again on another past event to continue on with my story craze. You would know about this “story craze” if you have read the previous posts. This event happened during the mooncake festival and I had not enough time to write about it as I had to prepare for the upcoming final exams.

The gist of the story is that my mom agreed to help me make mooncakes since we haven’t made them for quite some time. So my mom took care of the filling and I just moulded the shape of the mooncake or Ping Pei (snow skin) mooncakes. Was it tasty?? Well, it depends on your taste; I did give some to my friends and most of them loved it. =D Here are some photos:

"Zhong qiu yue bing"

Anyone wants to order??

Cheers of Light

The festivals of lights has arrived, signalling the ending of the school year. It has been a rather bumpy ride for me. I would love t write about many experiences, but I guess I should wait till December.

Anyway, back to the topic. I just want to wish all Malaysians Happy Deepavali. I hope all of you enjoy the celebrations and take care of your health and safety.

Also known as the Festival of Lights, Deepavali is basically the celebration of the triumph of Good over Evil. Even President Obama took time to wish everyone Happy Deepavali!

Happy Holidays. WHOot!

Of iPads and Dreams.

I was holding It, the iPad, standing hypnotized and admiring its mesmerizing beauty and speed. The applications moved at light speed before my eyes. with just a gentle stroke of the finger, I could do so many things with this treasure. Suddenly, a hand appeared and snatched it away. Ad my beloved iPad was gone...

As I turned over in my sleep on a night in the month of October, I dreamt about this iPad. How I had found it on the desk and how I had enjoyed the free entertainment just to find out it belonged to someone else. All my hopes and joy were suddenly sliced and shredded. *sigh*...

P/s: I might have exaggerated here and there since this it part of the "story craze" project of my mine, but tit is a true story. Now I know how it feels to lose an iPad...

Oh YEAH!!!>>>

Maybe I should be an App developer....

Story Craze

Now that it is November and I am free, I will be trying to write short stories either from the first, second or third person's point of view until the school holidays next year. "Dear Nov" is an example. =D

Hope you enjoy reading them. Yea, I guess I am too free.

Dear Nov

Dear November,

I heard you arrived on earth today. How are you? I missed you so much ever your silent departure last year. I kept on thinking about the holidays and memories you never fail to bring. I wonder whether you have changed after coming back from your long holiday.

The great thing about you, Nov is that you symbolize the coming of the school holidays for students. Not so for fishermen though, because the monsoon season always comes around this time of the year, too.

So, did you meet October on the way here? October is nice, it is a pity that the exams are always during his visit. Can you send him my regards if you see him again? Anyway, how does it feel like to be the 11^th month of the year? Pretty nice, I guess. Many people are free and joyful during your visit.

How is your best friend December? Is she already packing her suitcases? I’m looking to seeing her soon.

So, I just writing to say I’m super glad that you’re here!!!! I should spend my time to the fullest since you are leaving in a couple of weeks… So, I hope to hear from you soon. =D

Your friend,

715y

P/S: All Content is imaginary.

PvZ

Awesome piano playing. One of the reasons I love Plants vs Zombies

All videos are by supershigi (Laura Shigihara) on youtube.

Eat Z Exam

Final exams are just over. And I can really feel that a big amount of weight has been lifted off me.

The late nights of studying and the constant self-arguments on whether to have a rest or not are finally over for this year. I’m quite satisfied with the work I have put into studying so I have nothing to worry about my results. If they are bad, so be it. But I really believe that God has blessed me a lot in this exam. For example, when I was studying for the Science exam the next day, one reference book on the table just caught my eye and I took it up and started scanning through (yes, I had to read fast as it starting to get late) it. After seeing a human skeleton with labels all over it and a small information box that said that the thigh bone or femur is the largest bone in the body, I closed it thinking that those stuff won't come out for the exam. The next day, I couln't believe my eyes that on the test paper thay asked us to label a human skeleton and below that the question: What is the largest bone in the human skeleton? I was amazed...Speechless. Of course I answered those two confidently. So, I'm very grateful.

And then there is PMR 2011. I am starting to feel the urge to study. But I guess I shouldn’t be so worried about it until next year.

So, now I am pretty much free to blog until the next school term in 2011. There are so many things I can do! How about taking up guitar?

I don’t want to brag to the Form5s so I just want to wish all friends: Happy After-exams period!! Hope you love this picture =)

Hope you love this picture =)I took it using a compact camera.

PMR Days

Well, it is the exam season. This time, it’s PMR. Feel the tension, feel the anxiety.

For me, I’m pretty free since I’m not taking PMR this year. In fact, I have 4 days off!!! But this post is not really about that. What I am writing here is concerning those that are taking PMR, those that are studying non-stop at home (figuratively). Two Thumbs up to you Form 3 students. I guess you won’t be able to see this post since you are all so busy now, but just by any chance one or two of you visit this blog, I hope that you will be encouraged.

Many parents would say that if you do your best, there’s nothing to worry about because even if you get bad marks you know that you gave everything and there was nothing you could have done to change the result. I guess that is true. Just hope that does not really happen. Imagine reading 5000 pages and memorizing 300 sentences and not pass?? Terrible.

I am starting to feel the urge to study for PMR since next year is already the year I take it. But I still have the final examinations coming so I guess that just has to wait. And that’s also why I can’t write for long.

So, I just want to encourage any Form 3 reading now that you should not worry too much. Just study and pray for good results. = D I hope that applies to myself next year…

But if you are reading this after you took PMR…

Congratulations, just because you got through the exam!!

Don’t care if it’s an A or a F. I know I am not in your shoes and I don’t know the pressure you are going through, but I believe that as long as you are satisfied with all the studies you have done, then the results are just a piece of paper.

Happy studying!! I hope I have helped you, even though it is just a bit.

Hey, We Are Malaysians, right?

Hari Raya season is here and I'm having a good time enjoying the hols and the food. =D

Lemang, kuih, sambal, ayam goreng..... The smells are floating in the air. And I'm drooling non-stop.

Besides shaking my legs in midair, I'm also enjoying this festive season. The beautiful malay songs are ringing in my ears and I am just thinking of the food. Okay, not just the food la, I'm also thinking of visiting friends and watching a few movies...

Well, today is the second day of Hari Raya and I and my family got invited to a malay open house =D. Yea!! So, I had quite some fun. And yesterday, I saw a star above a crescent moon. Amazing right??

Just trying to say that all races can celebrate anything together as long as we have an open mind.

So, anyway, just enjoy the festival and the holidays...=D

Spending Time With Yourself

Brrrrrrr...... The continuous hum of the vacuum cleaner was unusually distant. And I was deep in thought.

It is good to spend time-alone, as I've realized. Especially when you are doing housework. :)

The time you spend by yourself is the time to think. Thoughts and ideas somehow fly to you when you are not in a noisy environment. The light bulb always lights in my head more when I am alone and the atmosphere around me is constant, like someone plugged in more voltage into my brain. What I mean by a constant atmosphere is that there are no disturbances and distractions around. Just you your work. The gentle hum of a vacuum cleaner or the constant dripping of water in the background are examples of ideal condition for thinking. Yet, sometimes the ideas could be crazy. But they are still ideas, right?? I'm not trying to say that housework is fun, just good for meditation or thinking!

Anyway, I'm not absolutely certain that it will work for everyone. All I know is that the only way to find out is to try. Yet I'm pretty sure it won't work for school work because all your mind power used up for the exercises. So have a good time during your date with work!

Speaking about work, the holidays have arrived and many people are enjoyiing their long-awaited break from school. So, I'm wishing you a blessed holiday. Just don't forget the exams. Oh, I just had to spoil the moment, don't I?

Merdeka

Today is my country's 53rd Merdeka Day (Independence Day).

I'm very thankful to God because our country has stayed peaceful without war. I know there are many crimes and disagreements happening all around us. Even among the leaders there are traces of corruption. But I'm trying to be as positive as I can so don't think I am just relaxing in my house unaware of the things happening.

Malaysians are blessed though. We have all we need. Food. Places to stay. Medication.

We are not perfect, but we are better off than many. So, it is good to be positive.

Yes, I agree that there is a enormous space for improvement. The students in my class get along pretty well without any racism. However, the newspaper says otherwise. Murder, human trafficking, corruption, assassination, robbery, and the latest-baby dumping.

So, the conclusion is, whatever the state we are in, there is always somewhere we can improve on. Malaysians must stick together for a better future (this sounds familiar).

On a different subject, the school holidays are near. This is already the last week before we are free. On the negative side, the holidays are only for a week...

Anyway, I am still looking forward to that lovely break ahead. Hope it is the same with you guys. =D

So, Happy Merdeka and enjoy the holidays!

About Blogging

Yep! I have a new name for my blog. This decision just came spontaneously without any obligation. So, do you like the name??

Reaching Heights just means pushing forward or improving that's all. Everyone needs to progress. I hope the meaning is emphasized in the background picture.

So, this post is just mainly about blogging. I don't think many of you know that I have another blog. Yea, I know this blog is very wordy, so I created another blog a few months ago to put pictures, videos and stuff like that. But "Reaching Heights" will always remain the main focus for my blogging.

To check this new blog just go to http://alpict.blogspot.com/

Hope you will like it.

p/s: Currently, I only have two posts on that blog. Need to keep blogging and finding pictures.=D

Interesting Stuff

Geography. Many surprises come with this subject for me on the latest examination.

Well, here's how it went. I was studying geography with two friends. Well, we were just like doing last minute revision. There was this geography exercise book and we were doing the exercises in it. Did quite a few questions, and then came the exam.

When I was half way through it, my friend signaled to me and asked me to look at question 34. We were laughing inside. It was the exactly question we did in the workbook! Not only one, I think there was around 4 to 5 questions.

So, I think that God really helped me. And of course, we got the questions correct. =D

Despite that, this exam I realized that although I revised two weeks earlier, I still am not satisfied with the results. I do have some ideas why. One: the teachers did not set the paper according to the textbook. In fact, I think they just copied and pasted everything from a variety workbooks. Two: Maybe I should have started studying earlier, eh? Three: This exam was just more difficult.

So, whatever is the reason, I have to really start working on my results.

About Gaps and Laps

Another gap has appeared on my blog. Blame it on the exams. Yea, once again I had to settle down myself to study like mad for another monthly test. Very unusual for a hyper person like me.

Exams have just ended today. I am both exhausted and excited. Exhausted definitely because of all the late night studying. Even though I started studying earlier 2-3 weeks, I still felt that there was not much time to study. So I stayed up late for almost two weeks everyday to study. Well, it did pay off because I know I did better this time. There is space for improvement. However, I also noticed that with so much subjects, even though I start studying early, I tend to forget some stuff.

The exam lasted for three days since this was only a monthly test. Today was KH and Maths. I don't feel like talking about exams and all that boring stuff, but some parts are really interesting. I'll promise to skip the mundane sections. Maths today was a hilarious thing for almost everybody. Except for those who are really geniuses, the paper was pretty a strain on the brain...and the eye. I don't mean like it is impossible to do. I mean that we had to do so much in so little time. Or is it just our slow brains?? Probably. I usually had lots of time for checking for the other subjects. Don't count Chinese. I will never ever finish the Chinese paper without guessing the answer of at least two three questions. This examination, I had like, 5 to 8 questions undone when the teacher said time's up. So, I *COUGH**COUGH*-uesed. I gues-*COUGH*. Hey I'm the fellow who got 99.5% for Chinese in standard 1 and C for it in UPSR XD.

Anyway, back to maths, a lot of people complained about them not being able to finish the paper or that the paper was difficult. Personally, I don't think the paper was difficult, it was just that we had not enough time. There were some mind-boggling questions, so I think many people spent too much time on the difficult questions, leaving little time to finish the subjective questions which were at the last section of the paper. So, next time, I 'll remember not to be too relaxed while doing the questions in the objective section. Thank God, I managed to finish the paper in the nick of time without guessing. I was pretty tensed because I have experienced not being able to finish maths papers before. :)

I have another funny story about exams to write but that would take a big amount of space, so I'll wait till the next post.

Anyway...HANG EXAMS!!! (If it's possible)

Conclusion is, I'm back to blogging business!(This sentence sounds familiar...)

=D Now, i just feeling like staying back after school to play football, futsal or volleyball. ANYTHING!!! I also feel like borrowing some kind of video game to play...anyone who can help??? I know the chances are slim, because it is a prized possession. Now, I can start downloading stuff. Now I can install PC games. Now, I can read books. Now I can....

To summarize everything up, I feel FREE!

There is a trick though, I agreed with my friend to start studying once the holidays start for the last examination. I can predict that that won't go very smoothly. >_+*

Anyway, we decided to have like a group study. You know, going over homework and asking each other questions.

Till then, I will try to have as much fun as I possibly can. Please plug your ears to prevent hearing loss.

AAAAAYYYYYYYYIIIIIIIPPPPPPPPIIIIIIIIIEEEEEEEEYYYYYYOOOOOHHHHOOOO!!!!

=O

July

I didn't have much to post about so there is a gap between this post and the latest one.

July is here surprisingly soon. I'm not excited at all. Well, only that Christmas is nearer. World cup's over. Exam results have been given out. And soon the third exam is coming. For the Form 3s-Trial PMR.

So, it is another roller coaster ride but now the speed is slower and the feel is boring and the energy is weak.

What else can say??? Welcome to Jua-Lie.

First Anniversary

My blog is one year old!!!!!!!!!!!

Amazing!! Time really flies...

Actually I didn't really record down the date I started this blog but I do remember it was in the month of JUNE.

How does it feel like?

Cool. Managing a blog for a year is not really a big success or achievement, but I just feel proud of myself because I didn't give up on this boring blog.

What's up with the new skin??

Erm...there have been certain criticisms about it but let's just say it is in conjunction with my blog's first anniversary. I prefer the skin actually because it is more....friendly...or homely. =D

I have seen my blog progress a lot. It is not a very enormous change, but it is at least better than what it was in the first month.

Writing blog has let me express my excitement, frustration and other stuff. I know it is not a cool blog, in fact, I've seen many better ones. But maybe this blog qualifies for consolations??

Not much to write. And I got to go watch football. So, I will end this post with these words:

I really appreciate anyone who has took the time to read this weird blog. I'm sorry for anything that I have written that has hurt or bored or humiliated or insulted or whatever-ed

you. I love you all for everything. I'm not sure what to say, literally. So, erm....just wish my blog happy birthday. =D

p/s: I've decided that this blog will have a birth month...June. No date. It'll be too complicated if I put it that way.

Football Fever!

I've waited so long for this, and I'm not going miss the World Cup.

One week of the holidays is almost over, and the World Cup in South Africa is starting tomorrow. I don't about you, but I'm crazy. The World Cup has always been one if the highlights of my life, and I don't want to be disappointed.

What I mean is, I really want to watch some matches on television. It is so fun to be just watching the match and celebrating the goals (even though neither is your favorite team). Well, that's what I think. But this is one of the biggest events on earth!I've been checking the dates and time for the matches, and some of them are not very late (7.30 pm, 9.00pm, 2.30 am). So, I guess that's a good sign.

However, I do know some people who hate football (don't ask me why), and I feel that's sad. No insults though.

I don't have anything else to write about, so I'm wishing all football fans Happy Watching and Cheering. To those who are in South Africa, I've gotta say that you are lucky!

A Hell of a Ride

Really sorry to anyone offended by the title above. But honestly, it really has been one big roller-coaster ride.

Okay, I told you about this trip I went on earlier, didn't I? Well, I'm keeping mum on it, real sorry. But friends of mine would know. Smart readers will know how to find out. I will be uploading photos of this particular trip, and I hope you will enjoy them.

Back to the post. Well, I was gone pretty long and when I came back, it was the very first day of the mid-term examinations. I didn't freak out and I didn't scream...I actually was half-expecting something to happen. Besides, I was feeling pretty weird, like I was in a fairy tale. Anyway, I took the examinations, and my class teacher greeted me with a lot of enthusiasm when she saw my face.

The days came and went and finally, after nights of undisciplined studying and nervous hours of exams, the test was over. HAH!

I expect not to get excellent marks in this test cause I didn't really get to study. And presently, the marks I got were not really promising. Alright, they were lousy, for me. What do you think? There are 4 Bs to start with...

I'm going to skip all the laments about the exams. Just when I thought I was going to enjoy life, there came another moment of intensity, well not really. I didn't get the prefect post. Actually, I had always known deep inside that I wouldn't get it ever since the interview and another incident. So let me say that there was 10% chance of me getting it. Anyway, congratulations to the RIGHTFUL PREFECTS! Have fun slogging for the teachers.

Okay, it isn't as bad as Justin puts it, so two words...work hard.I can't really say I deserved it, my mom says that maybe God has other plans for me.

So, I guess I will be getting more involved with CF from now on. By the way, if anyone comes to me and ask, I'll just say I quited.

So now I'm enjoying this holiday, waiting for CF Camp to come. Hopefully, many people will attend this fun camp. This year it is in Broga, Semenyih, somewhere near the border between Selangor and Negeri Sembilan. From what the CF president said, it is a nice place. I believe it will be fun (it always is!), and that many souls will be touch by God.

Remember to bring MP3 Players so you won't be bored on the bus.

Then after the holidays, I will be pushing myself to study. My friends and I challenged one another to get lower than 25 placing in the whole form for the end-term exam.

What happens if one of us fails while the other succeeds?

A slap on the cheek. Pretty harsh and it was NOT my idea. =D

However, if we both fail, no slapping. How corrupted we are.

And after that, Christmas. Till then, I will be hoping to make the most of the time I have now.

Ghost Blog

A foul breeze seems to have swept over my blog. Everything is so eerie, so silent, so creepy.

*POP*

I'm back to the big, bad blogging business. Hopefully, there is still some life left here.

I'm really sorry to have gone without a word or any hint. The reason was that I went away! And then came back and there came this old man that brought some papers to me. On top of all the papers were these words:

Suicidal Mid-term Examination

ONE WORD FOR YOU:

STUDY

Reluctantly, I finished the old man off.

I would like to tell you that I studied like mad, got good grades, and became the top in the class.

But I think you can guess what happened even with two eyes closed.

I didn't fail, but I didn't succeed in killing the old man(getting good grades) either.

Skip that part, it's depressing.

Okay, I'm really glad to be back so that I can connect to the people who have wasted their precious time to read this ghost blog.

Thanks, I appreciate it. Thanks a lot.

So, I guess you can utter that there will be more than one post appearing starting from now.

Got to start cleaning away the cobwebs first though...

Prefects Gala 2010

24 of April 2010 was a pretty exciting day. It was the day the Prefect's Gala was held.

Everyone who helped organized this event knows that it was a very busy day for us. So you can guess what I did after everything was over. ZZZZZ....

Anyway, it started off for us with practice, meetings and rehearsals weeks before the real event. So, I was really full with things to do because of some other competitions I took part in and projects that my teachers gave my class to do.

Okay, fast forward to the day of the gala. We had another rehearsal at 4pm. Then another rehearsal about two hours from the start of the gala which is from 7.30 to 10.30 pm.

So, I ran here and there running errands. At 6 pm. most of us had to do some ushering (which is just standing by the walkway). " Hello, welcome to Prefect's Gala SMK Bukit Mewah." Yep, that was pretty much what I and a few others who were standing near the gates said every time someone walk pass.

Finally, Mr Wong, my school's excellent principal, arrived in his car and we closed the gates (the concept is that nobody can come later than the principal). Not wanting to miss the opening ceremony, I rushed up the covered way. First thing I found out: my bag was missing. Of course I went around looking, and I guessed that some people in charge must have taken my bag along with others in order for the guest to sit. So, I procrastinated in finding it. Don't worry, I did find it after the gala.

The opening ceremony was pretty good, like a movie. The only complain I have is that the sounds (or words) were not clear due to something to do with the speakers and also partly because people were still talking.

The following events were pretty nice especially the dances (thanks to Gopinath and the gang). The refreshments...well there was only pastries for the guest while the prefects had the latter and mee hoon. People expect something filling for this gala, so I thought that wasn't very well done. But it still was O.K.

Anyway, back to the performances, Zura and Izzad had one last opportunity to sing and they did it well, singing "21 guns". And last but not least, was the follow dance. I didn't dance, however, not only because I was tired but also because I earlier had bumped into someone and bruised my leg muscle. So, I kinda was limping around the whole time.

Now....my bag! Yea, I looked up and down and almost, almost gave up finding it and take it that it was stolen or something. It was a good thing my sis was with me. She asked me to check the hall one more time. So, as I walked over to the sound system table while scanning it, I saw something white. I thought that if that wasn't the bag then I'm going home (forgive me for giving up so easily but I'm sure you would feel downcast too if you had check three classrooms twice each and walked the whole length of the hall four times). The white turned out NOT to be the bag. Okay, I'm going ho-

Who in the world put this here? It's my bag! Right on the table. I was happy(or exasperated)I didn't care to find out whether it had been there before.

Thanks Han, for asking me to check the deserted hall one last time.

P/S: Sorry seniors for making you guys sit at the back. Something went wrong there.

Results...Retorture

I feel flobberwormyish-burgerbrainish-pollywobblerknockerpearyfairyscarymaddyish-upsidedownyetdownsideupish-eatthegiantmeatballish-lobblyleggish-lombomsomgomtoodlyfurymorryandy-ish. And I could go on and on and on and on. It is the exam results. I got GREAT =D yet bad = ( results. Okay, I'll explain.

Well, not so long before this post I mentioned about the March examinations on the way and all that stuff and later, that I am happy that the exams are over. Well, here's some very exciting news. The results are out.

The reason I am frustrated is that my results are uneven. The good ones are good. the bad ones are really bad. Here is the proof:

B.M. 88% A

Chinese 51% C

English 98% A

Maths 88% A

Science 98% A

Geography 90% A

History 90% A

Moral 82% A

Art 55% C

Kemahiran Hidup (Life Skills) 92% A

The conclusion is, I am consistently good in certain subjects and pretty bad in some. I guess I have to keep improving. But it is really frustrating. Especially art. I don't know whether it is something wrong with me or the teacher. The teacher said that my coloring wasn't good, especially a particular banana that had a black smudge on it. Gosh! That was a dent on the banana!

Ah well, nevermine. Like what my friend often says, whatever.

P/S: Currently, My mom and I are trying to find a Mandarin tuition for me so that I can improve on the subject. Any good ones you know?

April Fools' Day a.k.a. All Fool's Day

Today is April Fool's Day. Cheekiness. Jokes. Fun. Laughs. Pranks.

So, today at school there was a lot of the above going on. Yeah... Surprisingly, I wasn't the victim. Pretty fun.

Anyway, don't anyone of you feel like you want someone to jump out and say, "Happy April Fools' !" after being told something bad? Yea, I'm sure many of you have experienced that. But every time this situation arrives, we are disappointed.

Well, that's all. Happy April Fools' Day and happy pranking!

Exam Expired

I'm writing this just to say that I'm happy that the exams are over, although I expect my homework and duties to increase any time soon.

It's great when a heavy burden (the exams) is lifted off your shoulders. Now I can do more things. I feel like celebrating.

But then, there the results, too. So far, no paper has been given out. I'm trying to stay come, telling myself that this only the first exam and there is nothing to worry about. As long as I pass, its fine.

I thank God helped me through it (though it wasn't something BIG).

Okaay... Well, I have nothing else to say I just wanna wish all of you a happy celebrating-the-end-of-exams.

Prefects Leadership Camp 2010

Today is the last day of the Prefects Camp 2010. I have just slept for 4 hour after coming back and currently I feel a little moody. So don't get on my nerves. Ha ha.

Anyway, from the above sentences you may guess that this camp doesn't really encourage sleep. So, this camp, this torture camp, lasted for three days and two nights (phew!) and it was quite an experience for me. Either than being tortured by the AJKs and facilitators for nothing, I got to learn leadership skills, to be disciplined, sportsmanship, how to cooperate in a team, moral values (not again!), creativity, different new slangs and exclamations, etc. etc.

Oh, and by the way, I learned how to reduce tiredness after sleepless nights:

1. Drink lots of coffee and tea.

2. Increase sugar in take.

3. Smile and laugh more to improve mental tiredness.

4. Sleep when bored. (Unfortunately, the camp organizers kept us busy the whole day.

What I think of the camp?

No comments. Ha ha. Actually, I think the camp is quite good . I got to learn more about other prefects. We all had fun, especially during all the group activities. Yea.

Anyway, the thing that annoys me is that the exams will be starting only a few days later.

Ah well, nevermine.

Consistently Normal

Exams are near. Again.

Sure, the holidays are here and we should all be happy and all that. But the first term examination is coming right after this. I am not particularly sad and neither happy. Just......UGH.

But don't bother about me, I'm just a bit tired. I am writing this post just to say that it feels very weird to have the exams after the holidays. You can say it is a good thing, and some may say it is a seriously bad thing. I just don't know what to say. Exams have been going on for decades and decades, it has become a norm. Why can't there be something different? Something like no examinations? Or can't they just measure the volume of our brains and see whether it has grown a few inches?

Alright, I admit it. Exams have been going on for decades before and will be going on for decades to come. Well, of course there is another option - fail.

Okay, not funny. Well, better start studying.

Book Music

Have you ever read a book while listening to music? I am sure many of you have.

Well, I have been doing this on and off for quite some time. And I realized that I like it. Reading a book while listening to music is a good combination but there is also another thing I noticed. If I read a book and listen to the same song every time I read that book, I will began to pair the song with the book. For example, I read Percy Jackson while listening to the song Fireflies. So, after some time, whenever I hear the song I will think of Percy Jackson. It sorts of becomes the theme song for the book. I know this is weird. Well, I'm quite sure I haven't explained this properly and all of you are gaping at this screen.

But I'm sure some of you out there have experience the same thing. And for those who are gaping or frowning at the screen, just try reading a book while listening to a song. I'm sure you will understand.

By the way, after writing about all these stuff, I just figured that if we put a song player in a story book (one that's suits the storyline of the book), the reader will be able to listen to the song and read the book. An idea for a new invention? Maybe.

Heat

The heat nowadays are overwhelming. Everyday, people are praying for rain. Rain. Drops of water from heaven that wash away pollution and dust, leaving a cool mist to settle. I love rain. It's like the blood of Jesus, washing away our sins.

Oh, yeah, about the heat - it's unbearable. Still, I am trying my best not to turn on the air conditioner, considering what it does to the environment. So instead, I turn the fan full blast and wear shirts with holes (holy :P). But please don't misunderstand me. I am not a really a environment lover although I do strive to improve the state of the environment. I still leave the fan and lights on unused. Fortunately, my mom never fails to remind me to switch them off.

During this dry season (my mom calls it a heat wave), girls normally say, "I wish I was a boy." I think you know why. There is one thing that boys can do but girls can't in a crowded place - take of your shirt. Oh, they don't know how cooling to let out all the vapour out. HA!

Anyway, hope that all readers will continue to enjoy yourself, since Chinese New Year is not over yet. And another reminder: don't loose your temper.

My Chinese New Year : A Photo Essay

I have finally written this post which I have worked on for a long time. Have fun reading. I hope it brings happy memories of YOUR Chinese New Year back.

Chinese New Year Eve

My family and I had a wonderful Chinese New Year Eve dinner with my father side relatives at The Waterlily, a Balinese Bistro. Above is the lamb chop I ordered, very different from the traditional Chinese food we used to have in the past CNYs.

First day

In the morning we went to Full Gospel Tabernacle.This is where I took this picture:

Nice? Haha.

Then, My family met up again with My father's side relatives. I'm so sorry I am not showing photos of my relatives, but this is for their own privacy. So here is my place at the restaurant. If you zoom in you might be able to see the name of the restaurant:

Next we went to my granduncle's house. Here is the table ladened with sweets, cookies and other titbits:

At night, we went to my grand mother's (mother side) house. This is where I finally, FINALLY, learn how to fold a paper box. however, I think by now I have forgotten how. NO!! Here it is:

And that is where I had lots of fun with my hyper nephew, Ian:

This is him.

As hyper as ever.

Tired after jumping on Great-grand mother's bed. Not really, I just took him blinking.
Imitating Alex the Lion. " Alex!" says Ian.

Second Day

The next morning, my family and I went out with my aunt to window-shop at Ikea. Here are some photos of the furnitures I like.

Comfortable bed.
A plain but homely mat. And below, a beautiful sink.

Third day

The next day, My brother, sister, aunt and I window shopped at Sunway Pyramid. Here are some random shots:

Decorations at Sunway Pyramid.

I think my mum would love to have the two books above...

The view from the 21st floor of the Sunway Pyramid:

That night, my father's side realtives had a reunion dinner at Tai Thong Restaurant:

First dish. And the noisiest.

My mum didn't like this dish below:

Here's a nice family photo, the Koh Family:

Fifth Day

There was some lion dance that was going to happen at Subang Parade. But we left before they started.

We also visited one of my mother's sisters before we left for Seremban in the evening. Below is my ang pow and misai kucing, a kind of tea. It tasted like water. I think i liked it...or maybe I was just thirsty.

Here are the tea leaves from which it was made:

Alright, this about all of my CNY. The other ten days were spent mostly at home. Well, there was another dinner with my mother's side relatives, but I didn't have any camera with me unless you count my brother's one which I held for less than 7 minutes.

Anyway, I hope you too had a lovely and enjoyable Chinese New Year. I know it is late to say this so I hope you will understand.