I was standing there looking at my unfinished add maths homework. While going into my daydream state, I suddenly thought that it's been so long I have not taken a pencil and draw. Well.... maybe I've been feeling lonely...
Monday, December 21, 2009
Holiday Will Be Ending...
I was standing there looking at my unfinished add maths homework. While going into my daydream state, I suddenly thought that it's been so long I have not taken a pencil and draw. Well.... maybe I've been feeling lonely...
Friday, December 11, 2009
A Very Very Long Pause
It's been so long since I wrote something here
well, let's see
not much to say
except that the time for this year is extremely fast
I couldn't catch up
I was only following the trail
that was left by it
I walk on and on
step by step
but I know that I can never catch up at this pace
so what
I'm enjoying the beautiful scenery
every small thing was captured
the beautiful ones
the breath taking ones
the touching ones
I even made friends
with pleasure
who thought me
to slow down
sometimes
take a deep breath
and understand desperation
whom I now cherish
as much as I cherish pleasure
they were by my side
teaching me to make everyday special
making my life
even better
...
** About the first line, this post was "moved" from another page of mine**
well, let's see
not much to say
except that the time for this year is extremely fast
I couldn't catch up
I was only following the trail
that was left by it
I walk on and on
step by step
but I know that I can never catch up at this pace
so what
I'm enjoying the beautiful scenery
every small thing was captured
the beautiful ones
the breath taking ones
the touching ones
I even made friends
with pleasure
who thought me
to slow down
sometimes
take a deep breath
and understand desperation
whom I now cherish
as much as I cherish pleasure
they were by my side
teaching me to make everyday special
making my life
even better
...
** About the first line, this post was "moved" from another page of mine**
Thursday, December 10, 2009
Once Again, My Bad Habit
Feeling a little tired these few days
thinking back about the past few weeks
found out that the problems that were in front of me
was one way or another caused by myself
those problems never got solved
somehow it just went away
after going through a very slippery and curvy lane
leaving a trail
that somehow couldn't be ridden of
mad at myself
I dug deep into my memory
and kept reprimanding myself
about the things that I have done
the things that I have done wrong
causing so much trouble
maybe even hurting someone along the way
so many wrong doings
I won't mind it leaving a scar on me
but what about the people around me
Aigoo
here I go with my very very childish thinking again
can I ever stop doing this
this is just wasting time
isn't it
I know
but how to stop this nonsense
this foolish way of life
always going back to the past
always mad at myself for the things
that can never be changed
thinking back about the past few weeks
found out that the problems that were in front of me
was one way or another caused by myself
those problems never got solved
somehow it just went away
after going through a very slippery and curvy lane
leaving a trail
that somehow couldn't be ridden of
mad at myself
I dug deep into my memory
and kept reprimanding myself
about the things that I have done
the things that I have done wrong
causing so much trouble
maybe even hurting someone along the way
so many wrong doings
I won't mind it leaving a scar on me
but what about the people around me
Aigoo
here I go with my very very childish thinking again
can I ever stop doing this
this is just wasting time
isn't it
I know
but how to stop this nonsense
this foolish way of life
always going back to the past
always mad at myself for the things
that can never be changed
Monday, November 23, 2009
After One Week Of Working
I did this for about one hour (not sure)
Totally random...
Today I don't need to work,
Finally a day at home after a week
But I don't know what to do
Suddenly I've got nothing, no schedule
I slept for a few hours late
After a meal,
I slept again
What am I going to do??
I don't want to be unhealthy!!
Help......
I can't control myself......
Haha
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Year-end holiday , starts... now
Today would be my... fifth day of my first job. My friends and I went to find a job after the last exam paper. Actually there was suppose to be only two of us, but we didn't know where is the starting point, so we asked another friend to help us. She was more experienced and we were like umm.....I don't know, like the first time we learn to walk, having someone to guide us. Haha.
Well, I ended up getting a job at the clothing department and Ngoh got a job at the bags'. What I need to do is fold the messy shirts, blouses, pants... and of course, stand and not sit for at least 5 hours. I was really lucky as the promoters around me were friendly and helpful, I've got nothing to say. Well, except that my feet hurts me the next day. But I still need to go on, rite? I mean if I can't even stand 5 hours of work, what can I do? I have nearly zero talent, no skills!
Now that a quarter of my time is on my part-time job, I have less time on household chores. But my siblings! They don't even want to move if I don't tell them to. Arg.... I feel like stranggling myself sometimes because I took a job. There's so much to do at home, but I want to go out there and learn something. I want to overcome my phobia. I knew, even since I was in primary school that I have a problem in socialising, my father also told me. When talking to someone, I would always look downwards and never face them, which is very rude. I want to overcome this problem, so that I wouldn't be nagged (Haha) and can talk to other people confidently, not giving them bad impressions.
Well, another 1.5 month to go, Gambate!
Sweetie... I miss you... Hope we can meet again soon!
Love you.
Well, I ended up getting a job at the clothing department and Ngoh got a job at the bags'. What I need to do is fold the messy shirts, blouses, pants... and of course, stand and not sit for at least 5 hours. I was really lucky as the promoters around me were friendly and helpful, I've got nothing to say. Well, except that my feet hurts me the next day. But I still need to go on, rite? I mean if I can't even stand 5 hours of work, what can I do? I have nearly zero talent, no skills!
Now that a quarter of my time is on my part-time job, I have less time on household chores. But my siblings! They don't even want to move if I don't tell them to. Arg.... I feel like stranggling myself sometimes because I took a job. There's so much to do at home, but I want to go out there and learn something. I want to overcome my phobia. I knew, even since I was in primary school that I have a problem in socialising, my father also told me. When talking to someone, I would always look downwards and never face them, which is very rude. I want to overcome this problem, so that I wouldn't be nagged (Haha) and can talk to other people confidently, not giving them bad impressions.
Well, another 1.5 month to go, Gambate!
Sweetie... I miss you... Hope we can meet again soon!
Love you.
Thursday, November 5, 2009
2-1=... (?_?) --> : ( -->(T_T)
Finally, the last day of the week, also a time to take a breath from the school year examination. I gotta say, it's been really tough going through this week. So many things happened, well, that's what I think.
It is always tough for us to stuff all the things that we need to memorize, cracking our brain to fit those vocabularies, definitions, formulas, phrases... ... But this time, I think I was emotionally out of control! Not mentally, that one I can still control, but emotionally, no way. I was nearly mad! Two days before the exam, something happened in school and somehow, I cried. I don't know why, but I was teary then I just couldn't stop. It was so embarrassing! In front of my friends. Well, of course I got a small scolding. Hehe...
I think it got even worst the next day. I was at home and doing revision. Another thing happened and the tap water started to run again. This time it took me 30 minutes to calm myself down. Soon, I started to have weird thoughts, I'll say that no one should know what they are. It was like I was soulless! I was scared, every single minute was so dark. The other thing is that I just can't study, I know I'll be blamed because it was just me not wanting to motivate myself. But I just couldn't! I was going bazookas!
Let's just say that I opened the tap water nearly everyday of the week (Only for last week!). My eyes were always painful the next day, o silly me... ...
But from today, I think I can close the water tap.
It is always tough for us to stuff all the things that we need to memorize, cracking our brain to fit those vocabularies, definitions, formulas, phrases... ... But this time, I think I was emotionally out of control! Not mentally, that one I can still control, but emotionally, no way. I was nearly mad! Two days before the exam, something happened in school and somehow, I cried. I don't know why, but I was teary then I just couldn't stop. It was so embarrassing! In front of my friends. Well, of course I got a small scolding. Hehe...
I think it got even worst the next day. I was at home and doing revision. Another thing happened and the tap water started to run again. This time it took me 30 minutes to calm myself down. Soon, I started to have weird thoughts, I'll say that no one should know what they are. It was like I was soulless! I was scared, every single minute was so dark. The other thing is that I just can't study, I know I'll be blamed because it was just me not wanting to motivate myself. But I just couldn't! I was going bazookas!
Let's just say that I opened the tap water nearly everyday of the week (Only for last week!). My eyes were always painful the next day, o silly me... ...
But from today, I think I can close the water tap.
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
...Finally I have achieved my greatest triumph
Hailey walked home with a bright smile. She just won herself a first place at a talent competition. She was going to tell her parents the very special news. But little did she know,that one news will change her peaceful 17 years forever.
"No, you will not waste your life on such a foolish thing as singing!" Hailey's father reprimanded her. "But, I know that singing is what I want to do, as my career, my life. I know you want me to be a doctor, but since the first time I sang in that competition, all I want to do in my life is sing!" said Hailey, hoping her father would understand. Yet her father refused to stand down, "if you want to sing, then don"t come home. You"ll learn that life is a lot more tougher outside this house, the real world."
Suddenly, Hailey ran in to her room. She took out the luggage and packed a few things. Also , she took her piggy bank. "I will do it dad, I will not come home, I will fulfill my dream. I"ll let you see that I am capable of becoming a singer in life,"she kept repeating. She carried her bag and walked into the living room. Hailey looked at her mother who was in tears , her father filled with rage and her innocent little brother. Without a word, she stepped out of the house into the dark, silent night.
She had no place to stay. It was already 11 o'clock at night, no one would want a doorbell ringing just when they're drifting into their dreams. She walked to a nearby bus station. Into a dark corridor she went, where smoke of a cigarette from a homeless man puffed. There were many beggars but she found a small corner to sleep for the night
"Girl... wake up...hurry up..."Hailey heard a voice, waking her up uncomfortable sleep. It was a cleaner from the bus station. "Sweetie, you better get away from here. This is not a place for you and the security guard will be chasing people," warned the cleaner while pushing a few bucks into Hailey's hand. Hailey thanked her and bid goodbye to the sweet old lady. She knew where to go next. She had to find a place to live first and knew where to look.
After an hour of walking and bus riding, Hailey stopped in front of a house. There was a board hanging on the gate, written "Rooms For Rent, call Mr. Shawn, o12-5335148". She didn't call anyone but knocked on the door. A voice answered from within the house, "come in." She went into the house and looked around. It was quite new, everything was clean and tidy. It was not what she had expected, especially from a man living alone. "From the looks of it, are you interested in renting a room?" the man called Shawn came out from the kitchen. Hailey answered, "yes, how much would I need to pay?" Shawn said it would cost 350 dollars per month. Hailey felt a little lucky because she had been saving for the past 2 years, her pocket money from the part time jobs.
The next day, Hailey rode a bus to the city center. She went straight to the place where she will be one step closer to fulfilling her dream. It was the XX Academy. This is the place that provides training and courses for people who have a talent in arts. She signed in and was accepted immediately as one of the trainers recognised her as the winner of the talent competition which was organised by the academy.
During her days in the academy, she learned many things, there were vocal trainings, dance classes, and even a course in financial management. But, a problem was coming up. The money she saved wasn't enough to cover the expenses on the course and the rent. So, she went and looked for a job as a part time cashier. It wasn't a pleasant job, standing for 6 hours with only a small pay. But she knew she had no other choice. It was enduring everything or accomplishing nothing.
Within a month, Hailey had gotten used to the hectic schedule, going for classes and working after that. By now, she was also feeling lonely too. Hailey missed her family, she had no one beside her, she was all by herself. Every night, she would hide in a corner inside her room and cry. She knew, she must not stop what she was doing, even when she was at her weakest moment. "I must not give up, never! " she repeated to herself.
"Hailey, you are ready," Elizabeth, Hailey's trainer told her. It was already 1 year and 3 months since Hailey walked into the academy. She shed into tears, after all the hardship, she is finally moving on with a big step. It was time for her to shine as a singer. A producer, a director, a composer, a choreographer, anyone you would need to make an album was called in. Hailey was to make an album of 10 songs. She was overjoyed, wanting to tell her father what she is going to do. But, she waited, "I must complete this task first, I am not done yet!"
Soon, the day came for Hailey to sing on stage, her first performance as a singer. By now, her album was selling at a very fast pace. Every person in the hall was anticipating, wanting to hear the voice that had touched their hearts. Hailey made sure the microphone was fine. Then, she went on stage. When she sang, only her voice was heard in the hall. The audience was quiet, mesmerised by the beautiful voice that echoed through their ears. Hailey looked into the audience and was surprised, but kept on singing. In the audience were the three faces that she missed for such a long time, the people that she cried for every night. It was her family. Tears rolled down her cheeks as she finished her song with "you are my only one and I love you" while looking at her family. Hailey went down the stage and ran into her father's arms. The father and daughter hugged and apologised to each other. "My daughter, please come home," said Hailey's father without letting her out of his arms. She hugged him tightly, saying "I will go home daddy." With a smile, she added, "daddy, finally, I have achieved my greatest triumph"
"No, you will not waste your life on such a foolish thing as singing!" Hailey's father reprimanded her. "But, I know that singing is what I want to do, as my career, my life. I know you want me to be a doctor, but since the first time I sang in that competition, all I want to do in my life is sing!" said Hailey, hoping her father would understand. Yet her father refused to stand down, "if you want to sing, then don"t come home. You"ll learn that life is a lot more tougher outside this house, the real world."
Suddenly, Hailey ran in to her room. She took out the luggage and packed a few things. Also , she took her piggy bank. "I will do it dad, I will not come home, I will fulfill my dream. I"ll let you see that I am capable of becoming a singer in life,"she kept repeating. She carried her bag and walked into the living room. Hailey looked at her mother who was in tears , her father filled with rage and her innocent little brother. Without a word, she stepped out of the house into the dark, silent night.
She had no place to stay. It was already 11 o'clock at night, no one would want a doorbell ringing just when they're drifting into their dreams. She walked to a nearby bus station. Into a dark corridor she went, where smoke of a cigarette from a homeless man puffed. There were many beggars but she found a small corner to sleep for the night
"Girl... wake up...hurry up..."Hailey heard a voice, waking her up uncomfortable sleep. It was a cleaner from the bus station. "Sweetie, you better get away from here. This is not a place for you and the security guard will be chasing people," warned the cleaner while pushing a few bucks into Hailey's hand. Hailey thanked her and bid goodbye to the sweet old lady. She knew where to go next. She had to find a place to live first and knew where to look.
After an hour of walking and bus riding, Hailey stopped in front of a house. There was a board hanging on the gate, written "Rooms For Rent, call Mr. Shawn, o12-5335148". She didn't call anyone but knocked on the door. A voice answered from within the house, "come in." She went into the house and looked around. It was quite new, everything was clean and tidy. It was not what she had expected, especially from a man living alone. "From the looks of it, are you interested in renting a room?" the man called Shawn came out from the kitchen. Hailey answered, "yes, how much would I need to pay?" Shawn said it would cost 350 dollars per month. Hailey felt a little lucky because she had been saving for the past 2 years, her pocket money from the part time jobs.
The next day, Hailey rode a bus to the city center. She went straight to the place where she will be one step closer to fulfilling her dream. It was the XX Academy. This is the place that provides training and courses for people who have a talent in arts. She signed in and was accepted immediately as one of the trainers recognised her as the winner of the talent competition which was organised by the academy.
During her days in the academy, she learned many things, there were vocal trainings, dance classes, and even a course in financial management. But, a problem was coming up. The money she saved wasn't enough to cover the expenses on the course and the rent. So, she went and looked for a job as a part time cashier. It wasn't a pleasant job, standing for 6 hours with only a small pay. But she knew she had no other choice. It was enduring everything or accomplishing nothing.
Within a month, Hailey had gotten used to the hectic schedule, going for classes and working after that. By now, she was also feeling lonely too. Hailey missed her family, she had no one beside her, she was all by herself. Every night, she would hide in a corner inside her room and cry. She knew, she must not stop what she was doing, even when she was at her weakest moment. "I must not give up, never! " she repeated to herself.
"Hailey, you are ready," Elizabeth, Hailey's trainer told her. It was already 1 year and 3 months since Hailey walked into the academy. She shed into tears, after all the hardship, she is finally moving on with a big step. It was time for her to shine as a singer. A producer, a director, a composer, a choreographer, anyone you would need to make an album was called in. Hailey was to make an album of 10 songs. She was overjoyed, wanting to tell her father what she is going to do. But, she waited, "I must complete this task first, I am not done yet!"
Soon, the day came for Hailey to sing on stage, her first performance as a singer. By now, her album was selling at a very fast pace. Every person in the hall was anticipating, wanting to hear the voice that had touched their hearts. Hailey made sure the microphone was fine. Then, she went on stage. When she sang, only her voice was heard in the hall. The audience was quiet, mesmerised by the beautiful voice that echoed through their ears. Hailey looked into the audience and was surprised, but kept on singing. In the audience were the three faces that she missed for such a long time, the people that she cried for every night. It was her family. Tears rolled down her cheeks as she finished her song with "you are my only one and I love you" while looking at her family. Hailey went down the stage and ran into her father's arms. The father and daughter hugged and apologised to each other. "My daughter, please come home," said Hailey's father without letting her out of his arms. She hugged him tightly, saying "I will go home daddy." With a smile, she added, "daddy, finally, I have achieved my greatest triumph"
Monday, September 21, 2009
Second Day Of Holiday
Today......
I did nothing much...
Aunt Yong and her family, mmy sister, my mum went to the cinema to watch G-force. While they enjoy the popcorn, I stayed at home with dad.
Dad went out for breakfast and I had mine at home. Well, I got bored and pressed the remote controller to a channel that I might be interested to. And I turned to channel 8TV, what a shock I got when I recognized the setting... it was the show that I rarely get to see, now in front of me... was the encore of MNET MKMF from 2007. I had to do the laundry, but I also want to drunken myself with the performance...
Do you know what I did? The weirdest thing anyone could have done in that situation. I did the laundry when the host were talking or during commercial breaks. I was running here and there, carrying the bucket of clothes. If someone were to see me at that time, I swear that they'll be laughing their heads off!
I locked myself in the house the whole day...maybe boring to others.....but it's heaven to me...hehe...sometimes...
I did nothing much...
Aunt Yong and her family, mmy sister, my mum went to the cinema to watch G-force. While they enjoy the popcorn, I stayed at home with dad.
Dad went out for breakfast and I had mine at home. Well, I got bored and pressed the remote controller to a channel that I might be interested to. And I turned to channel 8TV, what a shock I got when I recognized the setting... it was the show that I rarely get to see, now in front of me... was the encore of MNET MKMF from 2007. I had to do the laundry, but I also want to drunken myself with the performance...
Do you know what I did? The weirdest thing anyone could have done in that situation. I did the laundry when the host were talking or during commercial breaks. I was running here and there, carrying the bucket of clothes. If someone were to see me at that time, I swear that they'll be laughing their heads off!
I locked myself in the house the whole day...maybe boring to others.....but it's heaven to me...hehe...sometimes...
Sunday, September 20, 2009
First Day Of Holiday
My family and I finally had a "normal" holiday. We planned the trip about 2 weeks earlier. We had received an invitation to my mum's colleague's' wedding on the 26th of September. So, we used it as a reason and extended that day to a whole week's trip.
We started our journey to Kuala Lumpur. It was about 8.00 in the morning. The weather was not too warm or too cloudy, just soothing like my dad's mood. ^^
We took a stop at Yong Peng at 9.20am. There was a shop that sells some kind of baked bread(?), but we call it "Doriyaki". My mom always try to take a chance to stop whenever we pass through that town. She went into the shop as we sat in the car, saliver dripping down from our lips, anticipating the tasty "Doriyaki". But...... to our dissapointment... mummy came back into the car empty-handed. She told us that there were many people wanting to buy, but the shop owner said that they have just started kneading the dough, and it needs to ferment too... that will take forever for us to wait. So... we return to the main road and continued our journey...
We arrived at Kuala Lumpur after 5 hours. We took quite a long time and dozens of turns just to get to aunt Yong, house. How weird is that? We can't remember the road to the house we stayed in just one year ago!
After parking the car, we went out to have lunch. Daddy odered and did his chanting of us not knowing how to speak in dialect... When we were tasting the food, aunt Yong came to say hi and went back home first as the kids were tired after going out.
When we went back, everyone was tired out and some just drop down and slept soundly.
In the evening, we went to the new book store, Popular. My dad and I went to search for reference books because I complained that the text books were just not enough. We spent maybe hours? And finally got at least one book for each SPM subject. Only until we were going to the counters that I saw that the books that we were going to buy was as heavy as the earth itself...well maybe too exagerating... But it really is heavy. When the girl at the counter was scanning the price tags, I saw each and every one of the prices that came up on the machine.....it's going to be a very large amount, I thought. The total came out after 11 scans...RM 196.00... O MY GOD!! And the scariest part was that my dad was willing to buy all of it for me...and suddenly, those pile of books were on my head, but not in the form of books...in the form of stress, not in the form of atmospheric pressure. "What am I going to do? He's going to be expecting distinctions! O dear..."
We went home after that and have the dinner that aunt Yong prepared. Mummy and daddy went out to buy a few stuff like toothpaste, shampoo......
I can't remember when did I slept...
"Hello pillow, what time did my heavy head started pressing you down into a pizza?"
We started our journey to Kuala Lumpur. It was about 8.00 in the morning. The weather was not too warm or too cloudy, just soothing like my dad's mood. ^^
We took a stop at Yong Peng at 9.20am. There was a shop that sells some kind of baked bread(?), but we call it "Doriyaki". My mom always try to take a chance to stop whenever we pass through that town. She went into the shop as we sat in the car, saliver dripping down from our lips, anticipating the tasty "Doriyaki". But...... to our dissapointment... mummy came back into the car empty-handed. She told us that there were many people wanting to buy, but the shop owner said that they have just started kneading the dough, and it needs to ferment too... that will take forever for us to wait. So... we return to the main road and continued our journey...
We arrived at Kuala Lumpur after 5 hours. We took quite a long time and dozens of turns just to get to aunt Yong, house. How weird is that? We can't remember the road to the house we stayed in just one year ago!
After parking the car, we went out to have lunch. Daddy odered and did his chanting of us not knowing how to speak in dialect... When we were tasting the food, aunt Yong came to say hi and went back home first as the kids were tired after going out.
When we went back, everyone was tired out and some just drop down and slept soundly.
In the evening, we went to the new book store, Popular. My dad and I went to search for reference books because I complained that the text books were just not enough. We spent maybe hours? And finally got at least one book for each SPM subject. Only until we were going to the counters that I saw that the books that we were going to buy was as heavy as the earth itself...well maybe too exagerating... But it really is heavy. When the girl at the counter was scanning the price tags, I saw each and every one of the prices that came up on the machine.....it's going to be a very large amount, I thought. The total came out after 11 scans...RM 196.00... O MY GOD!! And the scariest part was that my dad was willing to buy all of it for me...and suddenly, those pile of books were on my head, but not in the form of books...in the form of stress, not in the form of atmospheric pressure. "What am I going to do? He's going to be expecting distinctions! O dear..."
We went home after that and have the dinner that aunt Yong prepared. Mummy and daddy went out to buy a few stuff like toothpaste, shampoo......
I can't remember when did I slept...
"Hello pillow, what time did my heavy head started pressing you down into a pizza?"
Thursday, August 20, 2009
After The Second Monthly Exam... ...
Exam started from 18th (Tuesday) and ended on 20th August.
Somehow, I'm not worried about the scores that I'll be getting after the holidays. But I have a feeling that this won't be one of my better results because I only started studying three days before this exam. I can't remember why I didn't have the urge to study, especially for an exam. Well, there is a secret reason... ...
Anyway, I'll be having my holidays and the schoolwork that were piled up before the exam. I was planning to go get a job or something but it can't be done, such a pity. I was hoping to go and have an experience of standing for maybe 5 hours or more. Besides, I do have a lot of work at home, the usual chores and another "job" specially available during the holidays. That is... ... looking after my two younger siblings. They are the best agents at doing secret missions and investigations. My job is to sabotage their missions and stop the house from being a target of a bomb from some headquarter.
I'm still thinking of doing something crazy for my holiday, hope I have some ideas before tomorrow... ...
Somehow, I'm not worried about the scores that I'll be getting after the holidays. But I have a feeling that this won't be one of my better results because I only started studying three days before this exam. I can't remember why I didn't have the urge to study, especially for an exam. Well, there is a secret reason... ...
Anyway, I'll be having my holidays and the schoolwork that were piled up before the exam. I was planning to go get a job or something but it can't be done, such a pity. I was hoping to go and have an experience of standing for maybe 5 hours or more. Besides, I do have a lot of work at home, the usual chores and another "job" specially available during the holidays. That is... ... looking after my two younger siblings. They are the best agents at doing secret missions and investigations. My job is to sabotage their missions and stop the house from being a target of a bomb from some headquarter.
I'm still thinking of doing something crazy for my holiday, hope I have some ideas before tomorrow... ...
Friday, August 14, 2009
Events For National Day
This month is the month we celebrate National Day. To spread the patriotism in the school, competitions and events were organised by the school.
In the morning, there was a choir competition and the theme is of course National Day. The form 4 and form 6 class must participate and I am guessing that it's because no one has the spirit to enter so the teachers took actions.
Our class started practicing 2 days earlier before the competition and the teacher felt that we weren't going to put our hearts in it. But somehow our class is like hidden in a mysterious box not knowing what will be popping out. On the day of the competition, our monitor had a small meeting with some of the classmates and we thought of many things to make the performance better and maybe even impress the form teacher.
The last decision of the meeting is that the three rows will be switched and the top row are girls that sway to the left and right. The first row are also girls but they will be standing and focusing on singing. And obviously, the boys will be in the middle, singing and waving the flags. We also made some background singing which the teacher suggested herself earlier but was cancelled because it had felt awkward. The song we sang was "Untukmu Malaysia". Here are the lyrics:
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Padamu Malaysia ku berjanji
Padamu ku akan berbakti
Seluruh jiwa raga kuserahkan
Demi kejayaan bangsa
#Aman makmur damai sejahtera
Akan kujunjung dan kujaga
Bersatu rela jujur setia
Membela bangsa tercinta
@Syukur ku selalu kepada Ilahi
Atas segala rahmatNya
Malaysiaku negara maju jaya
Baktiku anya untukmu
Repeat#@
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When the results were out, we were dumbfounded as we had won the third place. All the last seconds actually produced results.
In the afternoon, 8 students including me went to school again to participate in the banner painting competition. We drew on a white cloth with the theme for National Day. We only prepare the materials that day and we had a few problems. First, we had to buy the paint for the cloth, also known as colour dye. Second, we didn't plan a diagram, but we manage to make a draft before the competition. Third, we had limited time. Some of us have tuition and some need to get home early.
When we went to see the other teams, we found out that they didn't brought any colour and were planning to paint on Monday. We were struck and felt that we had panicked for nothing. But we still comfort ourselves that we will start earlier. The second truth was worst. We were going to finish the banner but the person in charge told us that the banner can be handed in after a week! We made another reason to calm ourselves, we finished the painting so that we can focus on our exam and enjoy the holidays later without needing to worry about the competition.
In the morning, there was a choir competition and the theme is of course National Day. The form 4 and form 6 class must participate and I am guessing that it's because no one has the spirit to enter so the teachers took actions.
Our class started practicing 2 days earlier before the competition and the teacher felt that we weren't going to put our hearts in it. But somehow our class is like hidden in a mysterious box not knowing what will be popping out. On the day of the competition, our monitor had a small meeting with some of the classmates and we thought of many things to make the performance better and maybe even impress the form teacher.
The last decision of the meeting is that the three rows will be switched and the top row are girls that sway to the left and right. The first row are also girls but they will be standing and focusing on singing. And obviously, the boys will be in the middle, singing and waving the flags. We also made some background singing which the teacher suggested herself earlier but was cancelled because it had felt awkward. The song we sang was "Untukmu Malaysia". Here are the lyrics:
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Padamu Malaysia ku berjanji
Padamu ku akan berbakti
Seluruh jiwa raga kuserahkan
Demi kejayaan bangsa
#Aman makmur damai sejahtera
Akan kujunjung dan kujaga
Bersatu rela jujur setia
Membela bangsa tercinta
@Syukur ku selalu kepada Ilahi
Atas segala rahmatNya
Malaysiaku negara maju jaya
Baktiku anya untukmu
Repeat#@
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When the results were out, we were dumbfounded as we had won the third place. All the last seconds actually produced results.
In the afternoon, 8 students including me went to school again to participate in the banner painting competition. We drew on a white cloth with the theme for National Day. We only prepare the materials that day and we had a few problems. First, we had to buy the paint for the cloth, also known as colour dye. Second, we didn't plan a diagram, but we manage to make a draft before the competition. Third, we had limited time. Some of us have tuition and some need to get home early.
When we went to see the other teams, we found out that they didn't brought any colour and were planning to paint on Monday. We were struck and felt that we had panicked for nothing. But we still comfort ourselves that we will start earlier. The second truth was worst. We were going to finish the banner but the person in charge told us that the banner can be handed in after a week! We made another reason to calm ourselves, we finished the painting so that we can focus on our exam and enjoy the holidays later without needing to worry about the competition.
Sunday, August 9, 2009
Twelve in the morning
This is the first time I actually finish this type of "drawing". It took me about 3 hours, I did this from 12 midnight until 3am in the morning. (Yikes, it really looks weird now)
Saturday, August 8, 2009
A chat with Dr.Devi Shetty, Narayana Hrudayalaya (Heart Specialist)
This is an e-mail I received, it's quite interesting. But, still personally I say, read this just as a guide as I cannot promise that this is 100% true.
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A chat with Dr.Devi Shetty, Narayana Hrudayalaya (Heart Specialist) Bangalore was arranged by WIPRO for its employees.
The transcript of the chat is given below. Useful for everyone.
Qn: What are the thumb rules for a layman to take care of his heart?
Ans:
1. Diet - Less of carbohydrate, more of protein, less oil.
2. Exercise - Half an hour's walk, at least five days a week; avoids lifts and avoid sitting
3. Control weight.
4. Quit Smoking
5. Control blood pressure and sugar.
Qn: Is eating non-vege food (fish) good for the heart?
Ans: No
Qn: It's still a grave shock to hear that some apparently healthy person gets a cardiac arrest. How do we understand it in perspective?
Ans: This is called silent attack; that is why we recommend everyone past the age of 30 to undergo routine health checkups.
Qn: Are heart diseases hereditary?
Ans: Yes
Qn: What are the ways in which the heart is stressed? What practices do you suggest to de-stress?
Ans: Change your attitude towards life. Do not look for perfection in everything in life.
Qn: Is walking better than jogging or is more intensive exercise required to keep a healthy heart?
Ans: Walking is better than jogging since jogging leads to early fatigue and injury to joints.
Qn: You have done so much for the poor and needy. What has inspired you to do so?
Ans: Mother Theresa , who was my patient.
Qn: Can people with low blood pressure suffer heart diseases?
Ans: Extremely rare
Qn: Does cholesterol accumulates right from an early age (I'm currently only 22) or do you have to worry about it only after you are above 30 years of age?
Ans: Cholesterol accumulates from childhood.
Qn: How do irregular eating habits affect the heart?
Ans: You tend to eat junk food when the habits are irregular and your body's enzyme release for digestion gets confused.
Qn: How can I control cholesterol content without using medicines?
Ans: Control diet, walk and eat walnut.
Qn: Can yoga prevent heart ailments?
Ans: Yoga helps.
Qn: Which is the best and worst food for the heart?
Ans: Fruits and vegetables are the best and the worst is oil.
Qn: Which oil is better - groundnut, sunflower, olive?
Ans: All oils are bad.
Qn: What is the routine checkup one should go through? Is there any specific test?
Ans: Routine blood test to ensure sugar, cholesterol is ok. Check BP, Treadmill test after an echo.
Qn: What are the first aid steps to be taken on a heart attack?
Ans: Help the person into a sleeping position, place an aspirin tablet under the tongue with a sorbitrate tablet if available, and rush him to a coronary care unit since the maximum
Qn: How do you differentiate between pain caused by a heart attack and that caused due to gastric trouble?
Ans: Extremely difficult without ECG..
Qn: What is the main cause of a steep increase in heart problems amongst youngsters? I see people of about 30-40 yrs of age having heart attacks and serious heart problems.
Ans: Increased awareness has increased incidents. Also, sedentary lifestyles, smoking, junk food, lack of exercise in a country where people are genetically three times more vulnerable for heart attacks than Europeans and Americans.
Qn: Is it possible for a person to have BP outside the normal range of 120/80 and yet be perfectly healthy?
Ans: Yes.
Qn: Marriages within close relatives can lead to heart problems for the child. Is it true?
Ans: Yes, co-sanguinity leads to congenital abnormalities and you may not have a software engineer as a child
Qn: Many of us have an irregular daily routine and many a times we have to stay late nights in office. Does this affect our heart? What precautions would you recommend?
Ans: When you are young, nature protects you against all these irregularities. However, as you grow older, respect the biological clock.
Qn: Will taking anti-hypertensive drugs cause some other complications (short / long term)?
Ans: Yes, most drugs have some side effects. However, modern anti-hypertensive drugs are extremely safe.
Qn: Will consuming more coffee/tea lead to heart attacks?
Ans: No.
Qn: Are asthma patients more prone to heart disease?
Ans: No.
Qn: How would you define junk food?
Ans: Fried food like Kentucky , McDonalds, samosas, and even masala dosas.
Qn: You mentioned that Indians are three times more vulnerable. What is the reason for this, as Europeans and Americans also eat a lot of junk food?
Ans: Every race is vulnerable to some disease and unfortunately, Indians are vulnerable for the most expensive disease.
Qn: Does consuming bananas help reduce hypertension?
Ans: No.
Qn: Can a person help himself during a heart attack (Because we see a lot of forwarded emails on this)?
Ans: Yes. Lie down comfortably and put an aspirin tablet of any description under the tongue and ask someone to take you to the nearest coronary care unit without any delay and do not wait for the ambulance since most of the time, the ambulance does not turn up.
Qn: Do, in any way, low white blood cells and low hemoglobin count lead to heart problems?
Ans: No. But it is ideal to have normal hemoglobin level to increase your exercise capacity.
Qn: Sometimes, due to the hectic schedule we are not able to exercise. So, does walking while doing daily chores at home or climbing the stairs in the house, work as a substitute for exercise?
Ans: Certainly. Avoid sitting continuously for more than half an hour and even the act of getting out of the chair and going to another chair and sitting helps a lot.
Qn: Is there a relation between heart problems and blood sugar?
Ans: Yes. A strong relationship since diabetics are more vulnerable to
heart attacks than non-diabetics.
Qn: What are the things one needs to take care of after a heart operation?
Ans: Diet, exercise, drugs on time, Control cholesterol, BP, weight.
Qn: Are people working on night shifts more vulnerable to heart disease when compared to day shift workers?
Ans: No.
Qn: What are the modern anti-hypertensive drugs?
Ans: There are hundreds of drugs and your doctor will chose the right combination for your problem, but my suggestion is to avoid the drugs and go for natural ways of controlling blood pressure by walk, diet to reduce weight and changing attitudes towards lifestyles.
Qn: Does aspirin or similar headache pills increase the risk of heart attacks?
Ans: No.
Qn: Why is the rate of heart attacks more in men than in women?
Ans: Nature protects women till the age of 45.
Qn: How can one keep the heart in a good condition?
Ans: Eat a healthy diet, avoid junk food, exercise everyday, do not smoke and, go for health checkups if you are past the age of 30
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A chat with Dr.Devi Shetty, Narayana Hrudayalaya (Heart Specialist) Bangalore was arranged by WIPRO for its employees.
The transcript of the chat is given below. Useful for everyone.
Qn: What are the thumb rules for a layman to take care of his heart?
Ans:
1. Diet - Less of carbohydrate, more of protein, less oil.
2. Exercise - Half an hour's walk, at least five days a week; avoids lifts and avoid sitting
3. Control weight.
4. Quit Smoking
5. Control blood pressure and sugar.
Qn: Is eating non-vege food (fish) good for the heart?
Ans: No
Qn: It's still a grave shock to hear that some apparently healthy person gets a cardiac arrest. How do we understand it in perspective?
Ans: This is called silent attack; that is why we recommend everyone past the age of 30 to undergo routine health checkups.
Qn: Are heart diseases hereditary?
Ans: Yes
Qn: What are the ways in which the heart is stressed? What practices do you suggest to de-stress?
Ans: Change your attitude towards life. Do not look for perfection in everything in life.
Qn: Is walking better than jogging or is more intensive exercise required to keep a healthy heart?
Ans: Walking is better than jogging since jogging leads to early fatigue and injury to joints.
Qn: You have done so much for the poor and needy. What has inspired you to do so?
Ans: Mother Theresa , who was my patient.
Qn: Can people with low blood pressure suffer heart diseases?
Ans: Extremely rare
Qn: Does cholesterol accumulates right from an early age (I'm currently only 22) or do you have to worry about it only after you are above 30 years of age?
Ans: Cholesterol accumulates from childhood.
Qn: How do irregular eating habits affect the heart?
Ans: You tend to eat junk food when the habits are irregular and your body's enzyme release for digestion gets confused.
Qn: How can I control cholesterol content without using medicines?
Ans: Control diet, walk and eat walnut.
Qn: Can yoga prevent heart ailments?
Ans: Yoga helps.
Qn: Which is the best and worst food for the heart?
Ans: Fruits and vegetables are the best and the worst is oil.
Qn: Which oil is better - groundnut, sunflower, olive?
Ans: All oils are bad.
Qn: What is the routine checkup one should go through? Is there any specific test?
Ans: Routine blood test to ensure sugar, cholesterol is ok. Check BP, Treadmill test after an echo.
Qn: What are the first aid steps to be taken on a heart attack?
Ans: Help the person into a sleeping position, place an aspirin tablet under the tongue with a sorbitrate tablet if available, and rush him to a coronary care unit since the maximum
Qn: How do you differentiate between pain caused by a heart attack and that caused due to gastric trouble?
Ans: Extremely difficult without ECG..
Qn: What is the main cause of a steep increase in heart problems amongst youngsters? I see people of about 30-40 yrs of age having heart attacks and serious heart problems.
Ans: Increased awareness has increased incidents. Also, sedentary lifestyles, smoking, junk food, lack of exercise in a country where people are genetically three times more vulnerable for heart attacks than Europeans and Americans.
Qn: Is it possible for a person to have BP outside the normal range of 120/80 and yet be perfectly healthy?
Ans: Yes.
Qn: Marriages within close relatives can lead to heart problems for the child. Is it true?
Ans: Yes, co-sanguinity leads to congenital abnormalities and you may not have a software engineer as a child
Qn: Many of us have an irregular daily routine and many a times we have to stay late nights in office. Does this affect our heart? What precautions would you recommend?
Ans: When you are young, nature protects you against all these irregularities. However, as you grow older, respect the biological clock.
Qn: Will taking anti-hypertensive drugs cause some other complications (short / long term)?
Ans: Yes, most drugs have some side effects. However, modern anti-hypertensive drugs are extremely safe.
Qn: Will consuming more coffee/tea lead to heart attacks?
Ans: No.
Qn: Are asthma patients more prone to heart disease?
Ans: No.
Qn: How would you define junk food?
Ans: Fried food like Kentucky , McDonalds, samosas, and even masala dosas.
Qn: You mentioned that Indians are three times more vulnerable. What is the reason for this, as Europeans and Americans also eat a lot of junk food?
Ans: Every race is vulnerable to some disease and unfortunately, Indians are vulnerable for the most expensive disease.
Qn: Does consuming bananas help reduce hypertension?
Ans: No.
Qn: Can a person help himself during a heart attack (Because we see a lot of forwarded emails on this)?
Ans: Yes. Lie down comfortably and put an aspirin tablet of any description under the tongue and ask someone to take you to the nearest coronary care unit without any delay and do not wait for the ambulance since most of the time, the ambulance does not turn up.
Qn: Do, in any way, low white blood cells and low hemoglobin count lead to heart problems?
Ans: No. But it is ideal to have normal hemoglobin level to increase your exercise capacity.
Qn: Sometimes, due to the hectic schedule we are not able to exercise. So, does walking while doing daily chores at home or climbing the stairs in the house, work as a substitute for exercise?
Ans: Certainly. Avoid sitting continuously for more than half an hour and even the act of getting out of the chair and going to another chair and sitting helps a lot.
Qn: Is there a relation between heart problems and blood sugar?
Ans: Yes. A strong relationship since diabetics are more vulnerable to
heart attacks than non-diabetics.
Qn: What are the things one needs to take care of after a heart operation?
Ans: Diet, exercise, drugs on time, Control cholesterol, BP, weight.
Qn: Are people working on night shifts more vulnerable to heart disease when compared to day shift workers?
Ans: No.
Qn: What are the modern anti-hypertensive drugs?
Ans: There are hundreds of drugs and your doctor will chose the right combination for your problem, but my suggestion is to avoid the drugs and go for natural ways of controlling blood pressure by walk, diet to reduce weight and changing attitudes towards lifestyles.
Qn: Does aspirin or similar headache pills increase the risk of heart attacks?
Ans: No.
Qn: Why is the rate of heart attacks more in men than in women?
Ans: Nature protects women till the age of 45.
Qn: How can one keep the heart in a good condition?
Ans: Eat a healthy diet, avoid junk food, exercise everyday, do not smoke and, go for health checkups if you are past the age of 30
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Friday, August 7, 2009
English Oral Test
English Oral Test is a test for every student to stand in front of an audience and make a speech or maybe say anything that pops into your mind at that moment. But for our class, we usually remember a passage before we went for the test. The reason is because we are not use to standing in front of a crowd, even more, talking in front of them. Before we went for the test, we were given a period of a few weeks to get ready. We need to find a material and I went with what I would actually be interested in. I had written "Rome" as a title in the name list, so I went for the search for an essay. A few weeks ago, I had kept an article from the newspaper, they were introducing the places in Rome. What's special about it is, they were introducing places that were also the settings in the book written by Dan Brown, Angels and Demons. There was a small problem though, the article was in Chinese, it took me at least 3 hours to translate the summary of it, there were 6 places, but I only took 4 or else it would be too long. Below is the material I had for the oral test.
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Good morning everyone, my topic for today is masterpieces in Rome. Rome is one of the most interesting cities in the world due to the presence of historic monuments and ancient buildings. The origins of this Italian city date from more than 2,700 years ago. Rome contains some of the most interesting ancient buildings and monuments of the entire world.
One of them is the Pantheon, built by Marcus Agrippa as a temple to all the gods of Ancient Rome. However, the structure of the building today we see might belong to Trajan’s architect Apollodorus of Damascus as it was rebuilt after 100 years. The Pantheon has been in continuous use throughout its history. Since the 7th century, it has been used as a Roman Catholic Church dedicated to “St. Mary and the Martyrs”.
Santa Maria del Popolo is a notable Augustinian church. It stands between Piazza del Popolo and the ancient Porta Flaminia. This church has a vast collection of artworks. Arts from famous artist such as Michelangelo, Raphael and Bernini are found in this church. The detailed mosaic dome created by Raphael was for his friend, Agostino Chigi as a private chapel.
The Saint Peter’s Basilica is located within the Vatican City. St. Peter’s has the largest interior of any Christian church in the world, holding 60,000 people. This ancient building was built by Emperor Constantine, taking about 120 years to be completed. Many known architects had participated in this great construction.
Finally, the Fountain of the Four Rivers, a masterpiece by Bernini is located in the Piazza Navona. The Four Rivers represent the four great rivers, they are the Nile in Africa, Ganges in Asia, Danube in Europe and Rio de la Plata in America. Each carving on the fountain carries a certain number of allegories and metaphors. Even if it has been standing for 358 years, it still has not lost its soul and charm.
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After 2 weeks of remembering the script, I finally went for the test. I gotta say, this was the first time I didn't make a fool out of myself. This is because for every oral test from primary school to secondary school, I would make a very big mistake or forget what I was going to say.
(:P)
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Good morning everyone, my topic for today is masterpieces in Rome. Rome is one of the most interesting cities in the world due to the presence of historic monuments and ancient buildings. The origins of this Italian city date from more than 2,700 years ago. Rome contains some of the most interesting ancient buildings and monuments of the entire world.
One of them is the Pantheon, built by Marcus Agrippa as a temple to all the gods of Ancient Rome. However, the structure of the building today we see might belong to Trajan’s architect Apollodorus of Damascus as it was rebuilt after 100 years. The Pantheon has been in continuous use throughout its history. Since the 7th century, it has been used as a Roman Catholic Church dedicated to “St. Mary and the Martyrs”.
Santa Maria del Popolo is a notable Augustinian church. It stands between Piazza del Popolo and the ancient Porta Flaminia. This church has a vast collection of artworks. Arts from famous artist such as Michelangelo, Raphael and Bernini are found in this church. The detailed mosaic dome created by Raphael was for his friend, Agostino Chigi as a private chapel.
The Saint Peter’s Basilica is located within the Vatican City. St. Peter’s has the largest interior of any Christian church in the world, holding 60,000 people. This ancient building was built by Emperor Constantine, taking about 120 years to be completed. Many known architects had participated in this great construction.
Finally, the Fountain of the Four Rivers, a masterpiece by Bernini is located in the Piazza Navona. The Four Rivers represent the four great rivers, they are the Nile in Africa, Ganges in Asia, Danube in Europe and Rio de la Plata in America. Each carving on the fountain carries a certain number of allegories and metaphors. Even if it has been standing for 358 years, it still has not lost its soul and charm.
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After 2 weeks of remembering the script, I finally went for the test. I gotta say, this was the first time I didn't make a fool out of myself. This is because for every oral test from primary school to secondary school, I would make a very big mistake or forget what I was going to say.
(:P)
Friday, June 26, 2009
Co-curriculum Day, Parents-Teachers' Day
On the 26th of June, the school was crowded with students, teachers, parents because it was a combination of 2 events, Co-curriculum Day and Parents-Teachers' Day. Every club will be "working" to pump up their club budget while every parents will get to know the "skulls in their children's closet" or the best behavior anyone has seen.
My friends and I was managing the ping pong club stall. Earlier, we had planned to sell pudding, cake, herbal eggs and sweet corn. I did not join in the early preparations like shopping for the ingredients, making the food and the banner for our stall. We went to school at 6:45am and set up the stall. After that, we didn't wait for the customers first, we pulled our friends to "support" our stall, it's kinda of a tradition started by our alumni when you're afraid no one's going to buy your stuff.
When my father came at 8:00am, my brother and I went to meet him and we decided to go to his class first. My father paid the school fees and out came the report card. The teacher gave a few comments saying that improvements have been made, but much more is needed for the upcoming government exam. I gotta say, thank goodness that was quicker than I thought.
Of course, next in line is me. We went to the art studio as my classroom was made into a maze by the geography club. When we stepped in, I saw my Chinese teacher and Malay teacher (both are the form teachers of my class) and felt a bit uneasy. I hadn't done well in my Chinese or Malay paper and was wondering what were they going to tell my father. We took a number and waited for our turn. I was starting to feel shaky, which always happens during these days, afraid that my father was going to receive comments that were never said about me.
It was my turn, my father and I sat down. After the payments were settled, the teacher took out my report card, passing it to my father. He looked at it and said a few about the B and C. The teacher said the same thing every last form teacher told my father, "she's quiet in class, sometimes too quiet." Usually my father will encourage me to socialize more with my classmate but this time, he didn't. I was quite surprise when he said that I was quiet because I had no topic to have a conversation, I guess I've been talking a bit too much in front of him......
When we came out, he went back to work and I went back to the stall. There weren't many people so we decided to take a carton of pudding and walk around the school blocks, hoping more will come up to buy the pudding. We had to carry the carton around 3 blocks and up to three storeys high. Well, I gotta say my friends have some stamina, they went out at least 3 times.
When the day ended, we did finish selling all the food. We discuss a bit about the sale for next day and went home with aching feet.
On the next day, we prepared only the sweet corn, pudding and herbal eggs, cakes were a bit tough to sell so we didn't prepare any. There was an assembly, the national anthem was sang, speeches were given as the discipline teachers check on the students managing the stalls. This was done to prevent any other students from sneaking out of class (Students still need to stay in class even though there's a carnival). There weren't many students and nothing much special happened. When we have sold out the food, we tidy up and check out the games.
We tried out the maze. We paid RM1.00 for each person. We saw 2 of our friends went in, one of them promised she would never scream or shout, but...... she screamed 3 times and finally finished the maze in 10 minutes. The 3 of us went in, I thought we should still get to see a bit, but when they closed the door, it was pitch black, really, you can't even see your own partner's hand. We had planned to hold each others hand but there was a rule, "ghost" was attacking us by messing up our hair, grabbing our arms and feet, splitting us up while we tried to get out of the maze. They also have torch lights that will be flashed in front of us, making us blind once again when we finally can see a bit in the dark. It was quite funny when I thought back, we were pulling each other's hand, one left, one right, thinking that the right way was just in front of us. Only until we were turning in circles when we found out we were being set up, the "ghost" had covered up the path without us knowing. We got out of the maze with a messed up hairdo, but at least we had hold each others hands without being separated.
We needed to wait until 1:00pm to go home, well, it's still a school day. It was fun, but under the burning sun for two days made my sensitive skin a landscape of pimples, which really itches! (It'll heal in a few days, at least...?)
My friends and I was managing the ping pong club stall. Earlier, we had planned to sell pudding, cake, herbal eggs and sweet corn. I did not join in the early preparations like shopping for the ingredients, making the food and the banner for our stall. We went to school at 6:45am and set up the stall. After that, we didn't wait for the customers first, we pulled our friends to "support" our stall, it's kinda of a tradition started by our alumni when you're afraid no one's going to buy your stuff.
When my father came at 8:00am, my brother and I went to meet him and we decided to go to his class first. My father paid the school fees and out came the report card. The teacher gave a few comments saying that improvements have been made, but much more is needed for the upcoming government exam. I gotta say, thank goodness that was quicker than I thought.
Of course, next in line is me. We went to the art studio as my classroom was made into a maze by the geography club. When we stepped in, I saw my Chinese teacher and Malay teacher (both are the form teachers of my class) and felt a bit uneasy. I hadn't done well in my Chinese or Malay paper and was wondering what were they going to tell my father. We took a number and waited for our turn. I was starting to feel shaky, which always happens during these days, afraid that my father was going to receive comments that were never said about me.
It was my turn, my father and I sat down. After the payments were settled, the teacher took out my report card, passing it to my father. He looked at it and said a few about the B and C. The teacher said the same thing every last form teacher told my father, "she's quiet in class, sometimes too quiet." Usually my father will encourage me to socialize more with my classmate but this time, he didn't. I was quite surprise when he said that I was quiet because I had no topic to have a conversation, I guess I've been talking a bit too much in front of him......
When we came out, he went back to work and I went back to the stall. There weren't many people so we decided to take a carton of pudding and walk around the school blocks, hoping more will come up to buy the pudding. We had to carry the carton around 3 blocks and up to three storeys high. Well, I gotta say my friends have some stamina, they went out at least 3 times.
When the day ended, we did finish selling all the food. We discuss a bit about the sale for next day and went home with aching feet.
On the next day, we prepared only the sweet corn, pudding and herbal eggs, cakes were a bit tough to sell so we didn't prepare any. There was an assembly, the national anthem was sang, speeches were given as the discipline teachers check on the students managing the stalls. This was done to prevent any other students from sneaking out of class (Students still need to stay in class even though there's a carnival). There weren't many students and nothing much special happened. When we have sold out the food, we tidy up and check out the games.
We tried out the maze. We paid RM1.00 for each person. We saw 2 of our friends went in, one of them promised she would never scream or shout, but...... she screamed 3 times and finally finished the maze in 10 minutes. The 3 of us went in, I thought we should still get to see a bit, but when they closed the door, it was pitch black, really, you can't even see your own partner's hand. We had planned to hold each others hand but there was a rule, "ghost" was attacking us by messing up our hair, grabbing our arms and feet, splitting us up while we tried to get out of the maze. They also have torch lights that will be flashed in front of us, making us blind once again when we finally can see a bit in the dark. It was quite funny when I thought back, we were pulling each other's hand, one left, one right, thinking that the right way was just in front of us. Only until we were turning in circles when we found out we were being set up, the "ghost" had covered up the path without us knowing. We got out of the maze with a messed up hairdo, but at least we had hold each others hands without being separated.
We needed to wait until 1:00pm to go home, well, it's still a school day. It was fun, but under the burning sun for two days made my sensitive skin a landscape of pimples, which really itches! (It'll heal in a few days, at least...?)
Sunday, May 17, 2009
Teachers' Day
We had celebrate Teachers' Day in school...
We went to school carrying only a small bag instead of the pile of books. It was drizzling, but stopped when the ceremony started. After singing the national anthem, there was a speech from the representative of the PIBG. There was also a Silat performance by the Malay students.
Later, there was a teacher that gave a speech of how to become a good teacher, of course, it was actually a performence by a few teachers and a class of students. We were very surprised as it was the first time the teacher sang on stage. I gotta admit that their voices were quite good. After that, the teachers all went up on stage and sang the Teachers' Day song.
There was a prize giving ceremony too. It was for the dedication, inspiration, service given by the teachers in our school. There was also a prize for the teachers that had been teaching for at least 30 years!
All the students went to the school field to see the teachers competing in various games. My friends and I didn't see the show as there was just too many students crowding around the teachers. We went to the canteen to rest and then walked around the field again.
About one and a half hour before school ends, we went to the hall to see performances by students and teachers. There was an Indian dance, everyone was shouting their heads off! Later, there were 2 teachers singing a song by Mawi.
There was also a poem recited by one of the prefects for an English teacher. She was escorted on stage and the boys on stage went down on one knee to tell the teacher what she has done for them and the girls too told the teacher how much they love her. When it was over, the teacher was in tears. It was such a lovely scene.
The principle and one of the higher rankings teacher were invited to sing on stage. I gotta say, it was slightly awkward to see 2 teachers that are so serious at every second in school to sing a song together. There was also a performance of dikir barat by the teachers and students.
It was a bit tired to wake up early just to go to school, but to celebrate Teachers' Day, it was worth it. Every teacher, no matter if they have taught us or not, treated us good or bad, they are still teachers, teaching the younger generations, giving them a lighted path......
We went to school carrying only a small bag instead of the pile of books. It was drizzling, but stopped when the ceremony started. After singing the national anthem, there was a speech from the representative of the PIBG. There was also a Silat performance by the Malay students.
Later, there was a teacher that gave a speech of how to become a good teacher, of course, it was actually a performence by a few teachers and a class of students. We were very surprised as it was the first time the teacher sang on stage. I gotta admit that their voices were quite good. After that, the teachers all went up on stage and sang the Teachers' Day song.
There was a prize giving ceremony too. It was for the dedication, inspiration, service given by the teachers in our school. There was also a prize for the teachers that had been teaching for at least 30 years!
All the students went to the school field to see the teachers competing in various games. My friends and I didn't see the show as there was just too many students crowding around the teachers. We went to the canteen to rest and then walked around the field again.
About one and a half hour before school ends, we went to the hall to see performances by students and teachers. There was an Indian dance, everyone was shouting their heads off! Later, there were 2 teachers singing a song by Mawi.
There was also a poem recited by one of the prefects for an English teacher. She was escorted on stage and the boys on stage went down on one knee to tell the teacher what she has done for them and the girls too told the teacher how much they love her. When it was over, the teacher was in tears. It was such a lovely scene.
The principle and one of the higher rankings teacher were invited to sing on stage. I gotta say, it was slightly awkward to see 2 teachers that are so serious at every second in school to sing a song together. There was also a performance of dikir barat by the teachers and students.
It was a bit tired to wake up early just to go to school, but to celebrate Teachers' Day, it was worth it. Every teacher, no matter if they have taught us or not, treated us good or bad, they are still teachers, teaching the younger generations, giving them a lighted path......
Friday, May 15, 2009
Form 4 Mid Year Exam...
Two weeks of the mid year exam has finally pass by. After one week of Teachers' Day, it's back to 4 days of exam and hello to holiday.
In the 2 weeks, I had suffered quite a lot. The exam papers were quite tough for me. I only started studying one day before the first paper, Malay. Somehow I always think that examinations is to test how good I am understanding about the subjects. To tell the truth, even if I do get tips, I don't remember them until the last 30 minutes before the exam starts and I'll flip through the pages to get a glimpse of what is going to be in the test.
I had also struggled a few days before the exam started, somehow I felt down and frustrated for about 3 days. I had cried and refused to study, even if I was trying to read by myself. It was terrible!
Somehow, I also felt worried for my classmates. I saw that they were studying so hard, giving stress to themselves. One of my best friends was already having a flu for 2 weeks. She had not recover yet and was still studying so hard for the exam. I felt admiration because of her determination, worried because she was suffering.
Well, the toughest week is over and only the additional maths, civic and physical education papers are not done yet. After this, I really need to have a time table... ... ... ...
In the 2 weeks, I had suffered quite a lot. The exam papers were quite tough for me. I only started studying one day before the first paper, Malay. Somehow I always think that examinations is to test how good I am understanding about the subjects. To tell the truth, even if I do get tips, I don't remember them until the last 30 minutes before the exam starts and I'll flip through the pages to get a glimpse of what is going to be in the test.
I had also struggled a few days before the exam started, somehow I felt down and frustrated for about 3 days. I had cried and refused to study, even if I was trying to read by myself. It was terrible!
Somehow, I also felt worried for my classmates. I saw that they were studying so hard, giving stress to themselves. One of my best friends was already having a flu for 2 weeks. She had not recover yet and was still studying so hard for the exam. I felt admiration because of her determination, worried because she was suffering.
Well, the toughest week is over and only the additional maths, civic and physical education papers are not done yet. After this, I really need to have a time table... ... ... ...
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Experience of performing
I had participated in a group competition, the choral speaking competition. We had 2 weeks to practice, not as much time as the early birds (we came in at the last minute). The competition was held on the 28th of April 2008. We had to remember the script which was written by our teacher. It was quite an inspiring poem, saying life should be full of hopes, love... Anyway, I took about one week to memorise the script, ya, a long time. Later, we were taught to do the actions and I had difficulties in coordination of the body. Well, it took some time for me to learn and memorise everything.
On the day of the competition, we had performed during the weekly assembly. Our teacher had asked for comments on our performance from the other teachers. We heard the comments and practice again before we went for the competition. There was also lunch provided, thanks to the teachers in charge.
When the competition started, we were told that we were the 3rd group. Well, we performed and see the other groups from many schools. We did our best, but we didn't win. the teacher explained that there were 2 reasons. One, a few of the solo's voices weren't heard by the judges. Two, we were out of the age limit, that is 16, but we have half of the group which are 17, we didn't know there was an age limit!
This whole experience, remember I will. I had stepped out of my boundry, performing on stage, without the nerves I had when I was in primary school. Even thou this may not count as a big success, I felt that I had participated, learned and maybe even stared to overcome my phobia of performing on stage.
On the day of the competition, we had performed during the weekly assembly. Our teacher had asked for comments on our performance from the other teachers. We heard the comments and practice again before we went for the competition. There was also lunch provided, thanks to the teachers in charge.
When the competition started, we were told that we were the 3rd group. Well, we performed and see the other groups from many schools. We did our best, but we didn't win. the teacher explained that there were 2 reasons. One, a few of the solo's voices weren't heard by the judges. Two, we were out of the age limit, that is 16, but we have half of the group which are 17, we didn't know there was an age limit!
This whole experience, remember I will. I had stepped out of my boundry, performing on stage, without the nerves I had when I was in primary school. Even thou this may not count as a big success, I felt that I had participated, learned and maybe even stared to overcome my phobia of performing on stage.
Friday, March 27, 2009
Results for the First Examination...
It's been a week after the one week holiday, before that week was the week of the first monthly exam. The teachers had finished marking the papers and the verdict's out...
On the first day back to school, we got 5 papers back, which is quite rare. The teachers can sometimes take a month to finish marking the papers and we would always beg the teachers to be faster, which always annoys them... We received our Malay, English, Chinese, Biology and Moral papers. I knew my marks were going to be low, but even when I took my paper and saw the mark, somehow I still felt disappointed at my own result.
We didn't get any papers on Tuesday because the whole class was to attend a speech at Jotic. It was about career that we can try to explore in our own country, that is the palm oil industry, the rubber plantation industry, the timber industry and the coco plantation industry. Each topic was explained by a professional in that specific sector. Before we attended the speech, I thought that it was going to be a very boring one. But during the speech, I was actually quite interested about the topics explained and started to daydream if I could have a chance in the industries. There was also a mini exhibition, and honestly, it wasn't as interesting as my expectation. However, overall I still liked the whole event.
Wednesday was just not my day, the subjects that I had high expectation turned out quite bad... The marks of Physics, Maths and Additional Maths was revealed. I just couldn't believe it, but it's the reality... The next day, the result for our Chemistry was out and once again, I felt disappointed and down, somehow I felt that I can't lift my head up to see the others...
The last subject we got was History, it was my only hope of pulling my grades up, but I got a low mark and it was just not going to help me in anyway...
Well, I guess I'll have to do something to turn the tables of my own game (whatever that meant^^)... ... ... ...
On the first day back to school, we got 5 papers back, which is quite rare. The teachers can sometimes take a month to finish marking the papers and we would always beg the teachers to be faster, which always annoys them... We received our Malay, English, Chinese, Biology and Moral papers. I knew my marks were going to be low, but even when I took my paper and saw the mark, somehow I still felt disappointed at my own result.
We didn't get any papers on Tuesday because the whole class was to attend a speech at Jotic. It was about career that we can try to explore in our own country, that is the palm oil industry, the rubber plantation industry, the timber industry and the coco plantation industry. Each topic was explained by a professional in that specific sector. Before we attended the speech, I thought that it was going to be a very boring one. But during the speech, I was actually quite interested about the topics explained and started to daydream if I could have a chance in the industries. There was also a mini exhibition, and honestly, it wasn't as interesting as my expectation. However, overall I still liked the whole event.
Wednesday was just not my day, the subjects that I had high expectation turned out quite bad... The marks of Physics, Maths and Additional Maths was revealed. I just couldn't believe it, but it's the reality... The next day, the result for our Chemistry was out and once again, I felt disappointed and down, somehow I felt that I can't lift my head up to see the others...
The last subject we got was History, it was my only hope of pulling my grades up, but I got a low mark and it was just not going to help me in anyway...
Well, I guess I'll have to do something to turn the tables of my own game (whatever that meant^^)... ... ... ...
Sunday, March 22, 2009
So zzz......
Today was a very busy day for me...
In the morning, I had to go for tuition just like usual. After that, I didn't went home, instead, I went out for lunch with Lynn. We had planned to go to an education fair. We went to a place I had never been to, I called something a bit spicy, but it was kinda good. The drink was quite special, it was teh tarik mixed with cendol, cincau, coconut milk... It may sound weird, but I really liked it^^.
After lunch, we went to the education fair, it was my first time coming to a fair like this, I didn't know what to expect (Actually, the reason why I was there was because my father had told me to expose myself to these events and maybe find out or learn so that it will be easier to plan for my own future). In the hall, there were so many sections, I just followed Lynn who was planning to study furthermore in business and management. I myself hadn't really decided what to look for, so I just took whatever brochures I can reach for. There were just so many courses, and I was interested in all of them... so tough to choose... hope I can decide one day...After going through every courses briefly, we went home hands full with brochures.
I had a rest at home and needed to prepare for an appointment with the dentist (needed to tightened my braces, ouch!) and guess what happened... I found out that the appointment card was lost! I called mom who was in Kelantan, and she told me that the card was with her... I can't just go to Kelantan to get the card! In the end, I was nagged by my father for my careless mistake.
Today was so tiring for me as I'm not used to going here and there in one day... I'm gonna Zzzz...
(-@-) ^^
In the morning, I had to go for tuition just like usual. After that, I didn't went home, instead, I went out for lunch with Lynn. We had planned to go to an education fair. We went to a place I had never been to, I called something a bit spicy, but it was kinda good. The drink was quite special, it was teh tarik mixed with cendol, cincau, coconut milk... It may sound weird, but I really liked it^^.
After lunch, we went to the education fair, it was my first time coming to a fair like this, I didn't know what to expect (Actually, the reason why I was there was because my father had told me to expose myself to these events and maybe find out or learn so that it will be easier to plan for my own future). In the hall, there were so many sections, I just followed Lynn who was planning to study furthermore in business and management. I myself hadn't really decided what to look for, so I just took whatever brochures I can reach for. There were just so many courses, and I was interested in all of them... so tough to choose... hope I can decide one day...After going through every courses briefly, we went home hands full with brochures.
I had a rest at home and needed to prepare for an appointment with the dentist (needed to tightened my braces, ouch!) and guess what happened... I found out that the appointment card was lost! I called mom who was in Kelantan, and she told me that the card was with her... I can't just go to Kelantan to get the card! In the end, I was nagged by my father for my careless mistake.
Today was so tiring for me as I'm not used to going here and there in one day... I'm gonna Zzzz...
(-@-) ^^
Thursday, March 19, 2009
A special day?
There was suppose to be a meeting at my friend's house at 8:00am in the morning for our PE folio, unfortunately, I ended up waking up at 8:45am!! In a hurry, I snatched my notebook and headed to her house. I was so embarrassed when I reached there. Further more, her mom was there... After her mom left, I was later told that my friends actually went to my house earlier to call me. They even rang the doorbell for a very long time... and I still didn't know when to wake up... how embarrassing is that for one morning...
In the evening, my family was already sitting in the living room for Sheng. We had made a surprise for him as it was his birthday. My mom had planned for his mom to come all the way from Kelantan. My aunt was to wait in his room and surprise him and we will all go for a splendid dinner at Bei Jing Lou. We waited and waited......
At about 8:30pm, Sheng finally came home from an exhausting day, he had to work overtime. He went into his room as expected and we heard a sudden laughter from our aunt. I guess both of them kinda missed each other after 3 months...
We all went to Bei Jing Lou and get to enjoy our dinner. One of our family members was missing, that is my brother. He was attending a motivation camp in KL. He was the one wih the most appetite in our family, pity he can't come...but we did something for him, we took the pictures of the dishes served and was going to show him what he had missed (evil huh?). My mom also bought a cake, it was just absolutely delicious. It was a chocolate one, but the cream wasn't too thick, it was just nice, sprinkled with coco powder... and there were also fruits in the cake, iced ones! When we ate it, it felt like heaven... just...speechless.
After we had our dinner, we went to one of my mom's college's house because mom wanted to get some stuff. When we were there, we "explored" the house. Nearly forgot, there's a plant outside of the house and a bird will always sleep on that tree. The weird thing is, it had slept there, in the same position, for one year. About 2 hours passed and we said our goodbyes and went home... ...
I know it's very late to say this, but...Happy Birthday to Ngoh and Sheng......
In the evening, my family was already sitting in the living room for Sheng. We had made a surprise for him as it was his birthday. My mom had planned for his mom to come all the way from Kelantan. My aunt was to wait in his room and surprise him and we will all go for a splendid dinner at Bei Jing Lou. We waited and waited......
At about 8:30pm, Sheng finally came home from an exhausting day, he had to work overtime. He went into his room as expected and we heard a sudden laughter from our aunt. I guess both of them kinda missed each other after 3 months...
We all went to Bei Jing Lou and get to enjoy our dinner. One of our family members was missing, that is my brother. He was attending a motivation camp in KL. He was the one wih the most appetite in our family, pity he can't come...but we did something for him, we took the pictures of the dishes served and was going to show him what he had missed (evil huh?). My mom also bought a cake, it was just absolutely delicious. It was a chocolate one, but the cream wasn't too thick, it was just nice, sprinkled with coco powder... and there were also fruits in the cake, iced ones! When we ate it, it felt like heaven... just...speechless.
After we had our dinner, we went to one of my mom's college's house because mom wanted to get some stuff. When we were there, we "explored" the house. Nearly forgot, there's a plant outside of the house and a bird will always sleep on that tree. The weird thing is, it had slept there, in the same position, for one year. About 2 hours passed and we said our goodbyes and went home... ...
I know it's very late to say this, but...Happy Birthday to Ngoh and Sheng......
Monday, March 16, 2009
March Holiday
March holiday......
Today is the first day of the holiday, I was very excited as this is the day we celebrate Mann's and Ngoh's birthday. Earlier, we had already decided that we should celebrate at the Pizza Hut located in a shopping center^^. After taking a long time dressing up (I was not the outgoing type...), I went to Ngoh's house to wait for Hui. After waiting for about 20 minutes, she finally came. We were going to start nagging as we had waited for such a long time, but... she gave a reason saying that the traffic light had gone wrong (what a bummer for the day!). At the shopping center, we met the other girls and went to Pizza Hut. A few days ago, we actually invited a teacher, and he didn't give an actual answer so, we called him and he said he was coming. After ordering, we chatted as we wait for the meal. It was raining heavily and the teacher started talking about a few uncanny incidents in the rain, and weirdly, we were laughing our heads off. Even when we were having our meal, we were still laughing because he kept saying so many funny things. I told Hui that I may not digest well because I was laughing nonstop! While settling the bill, the teacher offered to pay for the 2 birthday girls, cool huh?
Later, we walked to the stationary shop opposite to find a gift for another friend of ours. It was a pity as we cannot celebrate her birthday because she went to Malacca... We bought cute stuffed toys for the birthday girls^^. Most of the girls were getting bored at the shop and they decided to went to the stationary section in the shopping center. I stayed with Hui who wanted to stay back to look for a cute toy chain for her phone. She was searching for a specific one, which matches her birth date. After a search through 3 types of chains, we still can't find it. In the end, she bought a cute bear and we went to meet the other girls.
Hanging out at the center for about half an hour, Xun and Mann went home. The rest of us were walking all around until we were tired. After about 4 hours, we finally decided to go home. Ng and Ngoh went home first as her mom came earlier. Hui and I needed to wait a little longer as she lives in another area. Both of us sat at a bench and chat. About 10 minutes later, her mom came and I hitched a ride back home.
At home, I have a short tea-break and watched TV for about an hour. It was about 5:45 evening, I started to do my house chores. I cooked the rice and had to wash dozens of plates (which I don't quite enjoy). Later, I had to clean the floor of the bedrooms, which needed to be cleaned every week. I didn't do it during the weekend which should be my routine. I guess this is my own fault, having to do it on the first day of the holiday. Having a weird mood, I somehow decided to "mop" the floor with a cloth. Using my hands and a very old and ragged cloth, I wiped the floor and it took about 20 minutes to finish the whole area. It was actually quite fun^^. After that, I need to wash the toilet. Scrubbing for 20 minutes, I finally finished my chores.
It was already 7:30 at night, I took a warm shower (it was raining for days on and off) and went to have my dinner. When I thought I can now relax and have a lovely dinner, my brother did something... He gave me a bowl of soup that had at least 20 pieces of tofu, well I do like tofu, but it was suppose to be filled with vegetable and tofu... The whole bowl, with only tofu!!
Today, even thought it was just like any other day, I think that we have to go and capture every small moment to know that every day is a special day^^.
Today is the first day of the holiday, I was very excited as this is the day we celebrate Mann's and Ngoh's birthday. Earlier, we had already decided that we should celebrate at the Pizza Hut located in a shopping center^^. After taking a long time dressing up (I was not the outgoing type...), I went to Ngoh's house to wait for Hui. After waiting for about 20 minutes, she finally came. We were going to start nagging as we had waited for such a long time, but... she gave a reason saying that the traffic light had gone wrong (what a bummer for the day!). At the shopping center, we met the other girls and went to Pizza Hut. A few days ago, we actually invited a teacher, and he didn't give an actual answer so, we called him and he said he was coming. After ordering, we chatted as we wait for the meal. It was raining heavily and the teacher started talking about a few uncanny incidents in the rain, and weirdly, we were laughing our heads off. Even when we were having our meal, we were still laughing because he kept saying so many funny things. I told Hui that I may not digest well because I was laughing nonstop! While settling the bill, the teacher offered to pay for the 2 birthday girls, cool huh?
Later, we walked to the stationary shop opposite to find a gift for another friend of ours. It was a pity as we cannot celebrate her birthday because she went to Malacca... We bought cute stuffed toys for the birthday girls^^. Most of the girls were getting bored at the shop and they decided to went to the stationary section in the shopping center. I stayed with Hui who wanted to stay back to look for a cute toy chain for her phone. She was searching for a specific one, which matches her birth date. After a search through 3 types of chains, we still can't find it. In the end, she bought a cute bear and we went to meet the other girls.
Hanging out at the center for about half an hour, Xun and Mann went home. The rest of us were walking all around until we were tired. After about 4 hours, we finally decided to go home. Ng and Ngoh went home first as her mom came earlier. Hui and I needed to wait a little longer as she lives in another area. Both of us sat at a bench and chat. About 10 minutes later, her mom came and I hitched a ride back home.
At home, I have a short tea-break and watched TV for about an hour. It was about 5:45 evening, I started to do my house chores. I cooked the rice and had to wash dozens of plates (which I don't quite enjoy). Later, I had to clean the floor of the bedrooms, which needed to be cleaned every week. I didn't do it during the weekend which should be my routine. I guess this is my own fault, having to do it on the first day of the holiday. Having a weird mood, I somehow decided to "mop" the floor with a cloth. Using my hands and a very old and ragged cloth, I wiped the floor and it took about 20 minutes to finish the whole area. It was actually quite fun^^. After that, I need to wash the toilet. Scrubbing for 20 minutes, I finally finished my chores.
It was already 7:30 at night, I took a warm shower (it was raining for days on and off) and went to have my dinner. When I thought I can now relax and have a lovely dinner, my brother did something... He gave me a bowl of soup that had at least 20 pieces of tofu, well I do like tofu, but it was suppose to be filled with vegetable and tofu... The whole bowl, with only tofu!!
Today, even thought it was just like any other day, I think that we have to go and capture every small moment to know that every day is a special day^^.
Friday, March 13, 2009
The first exam...
February, March...
The first monthly exam is finally over... As I sat back, thinking about the last few days, I found out that I had not been doing my best. Could it be that I have not learn to adapt to this new environment? Could it be that I did not use my time wisely to study for the exams? It is already March, the SPM and STPM results are out, many I've heard, some did their best, some not too good too. I'm starting to feel giddy because of the new semester, wondering too, how could I cope with this new life. The new subject, new teachers, a new environment... From January until now, many schoolworks are given, and I have not finished them. So many things undone, could I handle this? It's going to be less than a year and a half before I finally face the exam, the exam that will decide whether I can have a bright future, or a doomed life... I guess for now, I'm going to go with what's in front of me, and hope that it will be okay...
The first monthly exam is finally over... As I sat back, thinking about the last few days, I found out that I had not been doing my best. Could it be that I have not learn to adapt to this new environment? Could it be that I did not use my time wisely to study for the exams? It is already March, the SPM and STPM results are out, many I've heard, some did their best, some not too good too. I'm starting to feel giddy because of the new semester, wondering too, how could I cope with this new life. The new subject, new teachers, a new environment... From January until now, many schoolworks are given, and I have not finished them. So many things undone, could I handle this? It's going to be less than a year and a half before I finally face the exam, the exam that will decide whether I can have a bright future, or a doomed life... I guess for now, I'm going to go with what's in front of me, and hope that it will be okay...
Friday, January 23, 2009
A new year, a whole new......
It's 2009......
January......
It's about 3 weeks of schooling and a lot has happened.
I was already going nuts even on the first week as I thought 2 weeks had gone by. The homework, were piled up hour by hour. During the assembly, the teacher even said they're starting a system called e-discipline, that means we have 100 points, every rule we break, we get "demerit". Using this system, our teachers are "threatening" us to finish our homework, or else......
In this month, there is also a training session for the athletes as they will be competing in February the 7th. All students must attend to "gain marks" for their own team. Well, as I have not one active cell in my body, I attended this activity just to spend time with my friends.
On the 21st and 22nd of this month, there is an event called "Sukantara". This is connected to the Sports Day in our school. During this event, every student has a chance to gain points for their teams by participating in every game. By passing the minimum level, each student gets to earn 1 point. Passing the tough level, the student earns 2 points. After these 2 days, the points of each team is added up. The team with the highest points has a better shot at getting victory during the Sports Day. For now, the leading team is green team with a score of 1125, followed by red team with a score of 1123. The third place is tied with yellow team and blue team with 1100 points. The scores comparing to last years is about +200 points, i guess the first years should be thanked for their effort.
23rd of this month is also the day of "Marathon". This event is where all students from morning session and afternoon session gather to "run" around the whole neighbourhood. In the morning, the students assemble at the field to do warm up, with a few students on the stage, nearly the whole school is doing the warm up with a very hype up song. Later, we are all off to the starting point. The horn was sounded and off we go, group by group, everyone was on the same path, either walking, jogging or for the ones thirsting for the trophy, running at their maximum speed.My friends and I finished the 5 km "run" (walk) in about 1 hour. After every student was at the school field, the price giving ceremony started. In every category, there are 10 winners. For every name mentioned, screams, cheers, claps and boos were heard. The overall winner was the blue team, and on every face was a surprise look, as it just felt impossible. A funny ending of the day for me......
It's going to be Chinese New Year, with tons of homework lining up for me. After the grueling week of sports, I have no idea on trying to finish my homework. This week, I'm going to relax and go online for hard music (not all of 'em). Then, I'm gonna find a way to do me homework......
January......
It's about 3 weeks of schooling and a lot has happened.
I was already going nuts even on the first week as I thought 2 weeks had gone by. The homework, were piled up hour by hour. During the assembly, the teacher even said they're starting a system called e-discipline, that means we have 100 points, every rule we break, we get "demerit". Using this system, our teachers are "threatening" us to finish our homework, or else......
In this month, there is also a training session for the athletes as they will be competing in February the 7th. All students must attend to "gain marks" for their own team. Well, as I have not one active cell in my body, I attended this activity just to spend time with my friends.
On the 21st and 22nd of this month, there is an event called "Sukantara". This is connected to the Sports Day in our school. During this event, every student has a chance to gain points for their teams by participating in every game. By passing the minimum level, each student gets to earn 1 point. Passing the tough level, the student earns 2 points. After these 2 days, the points of each team is added up. The team with the highest points has a better shot at getting victory during the Sports Day. For now, the leading team is green team with a score of 1125, followed by red team with a score of 1123. The third place is tied with yellow team and blue team with 1100 points. The scores comparing to last years is about +200 points, i guess the first years should be thanked for their effort.
23rd of this month is also the day of "Marathon". This event is where all students from morning session and afternoon session gather to "run" around the whole neighbourhood. In the morning, the students assemble at the field to do warm up, with a few students on the stage, nearly the whole school is doing the warm up with a very hype up song. Later, we are all off to the starting point. The horn was sounded and off we go, group by group, everyone was on the same path, either walking, jogging or for the ones thirsting for the trophy, running at their maximum speed.My friends and I finished the 5 km "run" (walk) in about 1 hour. After every student was at the school field, the price giving ceremony started. In every category, there are 10 winners. For every name mentioned, screams, cheers, claps and boos were heard. The overall winner was the blue team, and on every face was a surprise look, as it just felt impossible. A funny ending of the day for me......
It's going to be Chinese New Year, with tons of homework lining up for me. After the grueling week of sports, I have no idea on trying to finish my homework. This week, I'm going to relax and go online for hard music (not all of 'em). Then, I'm gonna find a way to do me homework......
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