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2 Months Later

2008-10-24T08:46:00.003+08:00

Just as how you guys have expected, another long hiatus. Well, my sincerest apologies that this misery isn't gonna end as I won't find myself updating in awhile. Thanks for all those daily hits anyway, you know who you stalkers are, and I really do appreciate them.

Nothing much has come by lately. As many of you may know, I've been back in hell-island for a fortnight already. The food sucks, the pounds are losing, the Anniversary was a few days back, so you get the picture of how I feel about home.

At least I have a reliable internet connection now. I couldn't be more parasitic with my roommate's laptop and Celcom 3G. Shame on me.

Not really in an uber good mood to blog anyway. Was updating just for the sake of it. You want real updates about me? Then go there -> pngjinli.blogspot.com. (As if you don't know already..)

A moment of truth: Throughout my holiday back in KL for the past 3 months, I gained a jaw-dropping 11 kilos! Good news, only to the girlfriend. Why?

Our Story...

2008-08-01T02:30:00.002+08:00

It has been almost 10 months up and down the road in a new relationship. Before it began, little did I know what's upfront when I decided to step myself into this subjective world of what many people would call "love".

I met her 10 years ago when we were in primary school. The day she entered the school in primary four, fate inconceivably brought us together when she was told by the teacher to take the vacant seat next to me in class. As most of us guys have been through at the age, girls were THE enemies. Hence, the solemn act of hate. But truthfully, I had an admiration going on for this stranger whom I only knew her name that time. I still remember that innocent, fair and flawless beauty; when teased, turned cherry red. The admiration encountered soon left me as we all mature and grow up in the same secondary school; even hung-out with the same group of friends.

Just about 10 months ago, fate brought us back together. Then was when I saw her the way I've never seen her before. Weird, isn't it, when you end up together with a person you have never expected to date or even think of sharing an emotional relationship with? Really eccentric, but I'm truly blessed. :)

Our relationship has been like the waves hitting the shore. Cliche-d the high and low tides. Our biggest barrier in this relationship would be the constant physical distance. As many would tell, even proved; that long distance relationships don't work. Although I am so not looking forward to 2009 when she has to further her studies abroad in the-overly-populated-land-with-Asians, Melbourne, but I guess that's something I can't avoid.

The only thing I could do is to prove those sceptics out there that there is always hope at the end of the rainbow for a long distance relationship.

Till then.

Surprise: Updates!

2008-07-22T21:00:00.001+08:00

I know I should be smacked for the sudden comeback and then the "already expected" disappearance thereafter. But, I should be forgiven because it's not really my fault that the internet access at my campus is totally inefficient.

I just came back to home-sweet-home a few days back. And I won't be going back to Langkawi anytime soon, thanks but no-thanks to my stupid school for the delay. That means I've to be prepared to lose some weight that's unavoidably gonna be gained. :\

A brief update of my pretty dull life since the last post:

April

^I started my flying course and til this day, I have 41 hours and 55 minutes of flying experience, therefore earning me to Private Pilot License. I have another 158 hours and 5 minutes left to complete my course. Damn, that'll take ages!

^Made a trip down to Penang in the middle of my course to accompany THE girlfriend and her family on her father's business-cum-vacation trip. My journey from my school in Langkawi to Sunway Hotel in Penang consists of public transportations in a sequence of Taxi-Ferry-Taxi-Bus-Ferry-Bus. Took me FIVE bloody hours to reach my destination. Worth the butt-aching sacrifice though.

May

^THE girlfriend had her hair unforgivably shortened.
Come on, long hair is so much better!!! The only benefit from this is that she's getting paid for it. But still... Compare them for yourself:

^Long versus Short. Pick your side, and I'm sure you'll be on mine! :P

^Came back Subang for a few days for a short break and to join a friend's belated birthday trip in Port Dickson.

June

^THE girlfriend decided to make a short trip to Langkawi to visit me during her holidays! Weeee~
*Thank you Sayang! I am very grateful you made all the effort and sacrifices to show how much you missed me. :D*

^Made a short trip back home again and spent it with an unintentional summer-movies-spree! Watched Get Smart, Kungfu Panda, The Incredible Hulk, Wanted, and Hancock in a very short period of time. This trip back was also an attempt to catch up with lifelong buddies that made their way back to Malaysia for the summer/winter holidays. I will never forgive them for betraying Malaysia to study abroad.

Well, I guess that's as much I could update at the moment. Couldn't believe I actually posted something again. Worst still, this time with pictures.

So... Till next time. If, there is a next time.

The End of an Extremely Long Unexplainable Hiatus

2008-03-12T03:05:00.000+08:00

Did a little change on the template. I guess I don't represent the "pink" layout too well anymore. Cause? A change of ego, or probably hormones, I suspect.

So what brought me back here? Nothing really. I had many temporary motivations to start blogging again over the past one year and a half, but, you know, the usual procrastinations which always end up in what-they-call "hangat-hangat tahi ayam". Plus, a hectic course schedule and crippled internet access at my campus add-on to it. So.... You get the picture.

Many life events have passed, and here I am, sitting down infront of my Ye Ol' Faithful computer (add Ice-Age to that) reminiscing about the good ol' days. I'm back here in Subang for a holiday you see, after having spent the past one year in Langkawi with my "Air Taxi Driver" career on track. YES, if some of you may ask, there IS a flying school in that alcohol and tobacco infested island. Lucky me. ;) After 2 months of infinite relaxation and stress-free schedules, the end of this holiday is drawing near. I'm hoping, begging, wishing, and craving for an extension! Sigh~

SPM results will be out tomorrow. Dear sis, best of luck and do us proud!

Hmm.. A good sleep is what I really need now. Gonna catch 10,000BC with my boo tomorrow. Pray it's good and not another rip-off to my already drying wallet.

Till, then.

Insert a God-damned Title Here

2007-11-22T22:13:00.000+08:00

Urgh..

Blocked

2006-10-27T15:01:00.000+08:00

Shit..

I'm so outdated..

=\

Of 3 Fat Virgins Unassembled and Adrian's Birthday

2006-10-15T21:16:00.000+08:00

I just came home from a quirky play titled 3 Fat Virgins Unassembled in Sunway University College with Victoria, Vee Lyn, and Adrian. It was awesomely entertaining (considering that it's free admission and I have great interest in performing arts) and it worth every bit of my time and effort. The 4 multi-talented actresses were portraying women from all stages of life in the intention to render a message on confidence and self-esteem to the audience. I personally think they succeeded in accomplishing the objective.

^A scene from the play.
Photo courtesy of Adrian Kong.

I've so many things to blog about, especially about Kel Li's 21st birthday party two nights ago. I think I'll put it on pending till I get (or steal =P) a few decent pictures from the party.

On the other hand, I've just received a few photos from Adrian taken on his birthday celebration in Marche, The Curve on 8th September. I know that's like one freaking month ago, but what the heck, I'll just post them up for the sake of brightening my uber dull blog that's currently lack of pictures since my camera-phone got stolen a few months back.

^The birthday boy and the holes. =P
Photo courtesy of Adrian Kong.

^The birthday boy and the sticks. =P
Photo courtesy of Adrian Kong.

Last but not least,

^The birthday boy and his (quite saddening) little cake!
Photo courtesy of Adrian Kong.
Adrian, if you're reading this, once again I wish you a happy (belated) birthday! =D

Oh my, how much that boy have grown - especially on his physical appearances. Let's take a look of a photo of him taken less than 3 years ago:

^Yes, that's him in black DOWN THERE and me on top right.

Wuahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!
I'm evil, I know. =P

...

2006-10-14T18:14:00.000+08:00

Didn't you want to hear
the sound of all the places we could go
Do you fear
the expressions on the faces we don't know
It's a cold hard road when you wake up
and I don't think that I
have the strength to let you go

Maybe it's just me, Couldn't you believe
that everything I said and did, wasn't just deceiving
And the tear in your eye, and your calm hard face
makes me wish that I was never brought into this place

There goes my ring
It might as well have been shattered
and I'm here to sing
about the things that mattered
about the things that made us feel alive for oh so long
about the things that kept you on my side when I was wrong

Maybe it's just me, Couldn't you believe
that everything I said and did, wasn't just deceiving
And the tear in your eye, and your calm hard face
makes me wish that I was never brought into this place

And someday, I promise I'll be gone
And someday, I might even sing this song
To you, I might even sing this song, to you
and I was crying alone tonight
and I was wasting all of my life just thinking of you
So just come back we'll make it better
So just come back I'll make it
better than it ever was

Maybe it's just me, Couldn't you believe
that everything I said and did, wasn't just deceiving
And the tear in your eye, and your calm hard face
makes me wish that I was never brought into this place

Maybe it's just me, Couldn't you believe
that everything I said and did, wasn't just deceiving
And the tear in your eye, and your calm hard face
makes me wish that I was never brought into this place
( I want it all, Don't leave right now)
(I'll give you everything)

:'(

Untitled

2006-10-11T03:12:00.000+08:00

I'm free and bored, so I think I should spend this rare opportunity doing nothing else but updating my uber outdated blog. LOL.

Once again, due to bad financial management, I'm broke for the month. Looks like its economy rice, no clubbing, no ciggies, and no (insert any appropriate unnecessary money-burning subject here) till I get my allowance again in November. Till then, it's sure gonna be hell for me since there are so many events I wanna attend and so many things I wanna do this month! Probably I should just sell my backside at Chow Kit Road. =

I just caught Jackie Chan's latest movie, Rob-B-Hood, with my sister at Sunway Pyramid in the afternoon. Just like most of Jackie's movies (especially A New Police Story), Rob-B-Hood was excellent! I admit I teared up a little in that movie - and you better don't call me a pussy, it's just that I'm a very heartful person. =)

^My sister forced me to pose my "puppy-dog eyes" while waiting at the traffic light.

^We yamcha at Uncle Lim's before the movie.

^My sis is a bloody poser/camwhore. I also can okay:

^LOL, I think it runs in the family. -.-"

Oh and I met ~~Fly in Shades~~Sonia and her other half, ~~SpideyMan~~Marcus in the same cinema. Sonia claims that I'm stalking her. =\ I'm not okay!? =P

Oh my, look at the time now. Actually I was blogging halfway at 10pm, ready to go to bed right after blogging, but Mr. Smartypants Kent managed to persuade me for a short yamcha session. We SOMEHOW ended up spending 3 hours at the cybercafe.

Major SWEAT case. =.=

The only way is FORWARD

2006-10-01T10:56:00.000+08:00

Sorry for the lack of updates (yes, again.. ><). I so wanted to blog on Thursday, but I couldn't because my internet was down over the past 4 days for some unknown reasons. Streamyx has been a little unreliable lately (or is it all the time?) and I bet I won't be the only one saying it.

(Hearing people shouting from a distance, "How about those days before Thursday itself!?")

OK fine, apart from the internet down thingy, reasons why I didn't feel like blogging over the past one week is probably because of the lack of motivation, or there's nothing to blog about. Life doesn't seem to be as interesting or happening lately. That's what I get for spending 90% of my allowance on the first 10 days of the month. Don't ask me how it happened, it just did. =

Anyway, for something different, instead of updating about the past, let's announce what's coming up!

For the hardcore party people:

Recharge: Revel4tion (ZoukFest)

Source : www.mash.com.my
Was so looking forward to attend this year's ZoukFest, but might end up not, because dear planner Slinky taikor won't be able to make it. =

ZoukOut 2006

Source : zoukout.com
Woot! Now that so many people are going, I won't think twice of tagging along too! Moreover, it's right after my semester exam! I just can't wait! =D

Now, for the cleaner and sentimental people:

The Oral Stage: fiftynineminutes

Source : theoralstage.blogspot.com
Woot! I went for it last night with Suet Li (and Natalia FFK-ed!). It was excellent I tell you. Go book your tickets now and trust me, it's gonna worth your time, effort and money! Tonight's gonna be the last one, so don't miss it alright? :D

YKLS : A Malaysian Affair

Poster courtesy of Oh Lien Chai

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I guess I'm done here. I woke up a little too early this morning, and I think I shall go back to bed now. zzzZzZzZZZZ~

It's not easy, to be, ME..

2006-09-21T02:32:00.000+08:00

It seems like I've already abandoned my blog, but I haven't okay? I was a little too busy over the past 10 days that I couldn't even find time to blog. Looks like I'm currently updating my blog on weekly basis, which is not good; for I think I'm losing all my blogders! :(

The holidays have ended just a few days ago, and as usual, it's back to dragging myself back to college. College couldn't get any worse than having your assignments, homework, exams, and presentations all due in the week right after the holidays! I'm going a little more than crazy already. =S

Anyway, just like the usual blogging style of mine, it's time for updates! =)

Oh my, it has been quite some time already and I'm now scratching my head trying to recall what have happened then.
Oh, now I remember! Let's start with what happened after 12am on Monday!

Monday, September 11, 2006.

Vee Lyn and Penny sorta made me sneaked out of my house at 2am. Yes, those two crazy peeps were trying to make me "make full use of my holidays"! Because Vee was so generous to drive all the way to my place to pick me up, I had no choice but to agree to their persuasion. And just like I expected, they didn't want to send me back home, so once again I had no choice but to sleep over; and pity me that I only had an hour sleep there! Worst, I was brutally ~~"raped"~~ harassed by the both of them! :( Proof?

^Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh~
(Photo courtesy of Vee Lyn)
*Sob* ='(

Tuesday, September 12, 2006.

Met up for breakfast with Aman, Shao Min, and Chia Wei at McDonald's Drive-thru SS15. So it's back to the past with a little emo talk and catching up that morning!

^I was chewing on my all-time favourite Sausage McMuffin burger! Yes, and holding Hash Browns instead. Greedy me! Oh and Aman was giving me that horny smile again. =P
(Photo courtesy of Aman)

Then for lunch I was with Natalia at Wong Kok Chan Char Teng in SS2. It was kind of a last minute thing because all in a sudden she had the appetite for this French Style Fried Rice(?) Oh and we took some multi-shots photos. The outcome?

^Silly us?
(Photo courtesy of Natalia)

Thursday, September 14, 2006.

Once again, I was dragged for a 4 hours straight non-stop shopping session with Nat. I admit it was kinda fun though. =P

Oh, and I would like to apologise to Natalie Fong a.k.a. budderflyx for not being able to recognize her at Asia Club that night. I'm so so so sorry! =
I was looking at her thinking about how familiar she was. She was trying to smile at me and when I sort of saw that coming, I turned away and blushed like I always do. Yeah, I'm actually a super duper shy person. And if you think I was perasan-ing, check this out:

She took this picture of me and posted it in her blog! Oh my, I feel so bad! Sorry again, dear budderflyx.
(Photo courtesy of Natalie)

Saturday, September 16, 2006.

Oh, Vee, Jeff, Kevindra and I attended the play Mousetrap (written by Agatha Christie in the 50's I think) staged by the Society of Performing Arts of Taylor's College. My opinion? It was awesome! I put lotsa interest in all these kinda things; and when I have the chance to, I will always give my undying support especially to the local entertainment industry! Next one is fiftynineminutes by The Oral Stage! =) Go support okay!? =)

^Dinner with Jeff before the play. Vee claimed that I'm busier than the PM. LOL~
(Photo courtesy of Vee Lyn)

^After the play, we met up with Keng Heng and the rest at Asia Club. Nicholas was back from Langkawi over the weekends.
(Photo courtesy of Vee Lyn)

Sunday, September 17, 2006.

At about 1am, Keng Heng, Nicholas, Alvin and I went over to Alvin's place for another session of "Boy's Talk". We chatted and emo-ed about lotsa stuffs until dawn, especially about girls. It wasn't much of my topic that because all three of them are actually attached, while I'm still the single one. For those who don't know, I'm innocently single for 2 years and a half already! That's long, isn't it? =P Anyway, we ought to have these kinda sessions more often; kinda gay, I know! Hehe~

At night, I attended the play Mousetrap for the second time, this time with Nat. I had no choice because I promised her much earlier, and being the man to my words, I don't do FFK (except for REAL valid reasons)! =P

^During the interval. Ish, got disturbance from the back. -.-
(Photo courtesy of Natalia)
After the play, we headed down to Maroon Cafe/Bistro in Aman Suria for dinner! Bloody place, I think they're over-pricing!!! Grrrr~

^At Maroon waiting for our food. =D
(Photo courtesy of Natalia)

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I guess that's all for now. I'm feeling really tired and sleepy already. Good night people, and probably good morning, afternoon or evening to those who are reading this. Cheers. =)

Moving on..

2006-09-11T01:47:00.000+08:00

"I was born... to tell you I love you..."
Haha, I'm going all emo listening to Your Call by Secondhand Serenade. It's like playing on repeat in my Winamp for the past few days and I'm still not sick of it yet. ;)

Alright, enough of emo-ness from the previous post. It's time for updates! Weee~

Tuesday, September 5, 2006.

It was another Merdeka for the A Level students of Taylor's College, because it's the final day before the start of a 12 days mid-semester break.

To celebrate it, my classmates and I had it on at the futsal pitch. Amazingly, I was on form that I actually scored 6 goals (which I don't when I normally play with my ex-highschoolmates)! Call me lucky or whatsoever, but I still scored 6 bloody goals! =P

At night, Shaz generously got us (a bunch of about 29 people consisted of mostly bloggers) complimentary tickets to Nacho Libre in Midvalley. If you're a super duper huge fan of Jack Black and nothing else, that's a movie worth catching. Thanks again dude for the tix!

Wednesday, September 6, 2006.

Guo Heng had this small BBQ gathering at his place for final meet up before he leaves for UK again to resume college. You should check out his new house, it's HUGE!

^Group picture of the few of us that stayed till 12am.
(Photo courtesy of Guo Heng)
Haha, I just can't wait till the next time he's back in Malaysia again; I just miss chatting with him about life, career, and love. LOL~

Thursday, September 7, 2006.

I was sort of dragged by Natalia to attend the Sharity (Sharing + Charity?) event thing in Sunway College; although I've already planned of going alone earlier. =P While waiting for her to finish her class, I met up with a few of my ex-highschoolmates, namely Eu Jean, Amanullah, and Shao Min. It has been quite awhile since I last met up with this bunch of people for some catching-up and gossips session. Hehe~

Oh and guess what? Nat forced me to do some manicure!!! OMG, I still can't believe how I actually gave in to her psycho persuasion!
Go on, laugh your ass to this:

^Can you guess which thumb is whose? =P
(Photo courtesy of Nat)

Can you tell the difference between mine and Vincent's? If you can't, it either means Vincent's hands are gay... OR mine are manly?! Nono, Vin's hands are gay, definitely. Hehe. And fatter too. Fatty bom.
-Nat

Grrrr~ >:( Nat, you wait!

Oh, and I bumped into Cheryl and a few other bloggers! Now the "ketakhadiran jodoh" curse has been broken, no? =P

Friday, September 8, 2006.

Had breakfast with Nat at Asia Cafe (yes, of all places) before I sent her to college and back.
At night, the "emo-pies" (the group of people I hung-out alot with after SPM) celebrated Adrian's birthday with dinner at Marche, The Curve, and then clubbing at Qbar.
Here comes another shout-out:
HAPPY (belated) BIRTHDAY DUDE!
Hope you enjoyed yourself that night, and remember, hengtai forever! LOL~

Saturday, September 9, 2006.

Thousand apologies again to Yee Leng for being an hour late for our lunch appointment. *Shows puppy-dog eyes*

Saturday night was a blast! Hehe~ As some of you should know, Speedzone Tour was raving in Sepang. I hitched Samuel's ride there, and met up with Slinky and the rest. It was awesome considering that it was the first rave I attended (yes, I am a party-noob!). Hahaha~

After the rave, William brought the whole bunch of us that were still there to a mamak called Hassan in Cyberjaya. According to him, it's the "Asia Cafe" of Cyberjaya. Quite a not-so-happening place to me, although they do serve good nasi campur. Reached home at about 5 and slept at 6:30am waiting for poor Samuel's 1989 Honda Prelude to cool down from an unknown reason of over-heating.

The view of the decks and screen at the dance floor taken from the sucky camera of my Samsung X-680:

Sunday, September 10, 2006.

Met up with Vee and Penny at McDonald's Drive-thru, SS15 in the evening to chill and pass time. Then it was dinner with Keng Heng and Ronny at William's, before coming back to a field nearby in USJ for an emo chatting session.

Yes, lately I've been spending lots of time just chilling at quiet and peaceful places chatting about life and love with really close friends. Sometimes we can just relate our problems to others and extract solutions based on their experiences; because in my very own opinion, we're not very good advisors to our own problems. Basically everyone needs someone to listen to their problems to get things off their chests. In highschool, I used to be a person whom keep things all to himself; and that projected the image of me being a carefree and happy-go-lucky person. I guess that's history and I'm not that kind of person anymore.

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Oh do you all know that I appeared in The Star's R.age 17th August 2006 issue? Not sure if you noticed, but a screenshot of Asyraf's blog with my face in it was featured in the newspaper. By the time I found out about it, I couldn't get hold of the newspaper anymore. Luckily Guo Heng, whom was previously working in The Star, managed to get me a softcopy of it. Thanks alot dude, I really appreciate it! =)

Here's the exact smaller version of the page, can you see my face there? =P

Although my picture was unintentionally/indirectly/co-incidentally featured, at least I appeared in the papers right!? =P

I guess that's all for now. Kinda experiencing a writer's block since the start of the post. Happy reading people.

Untitled..

2006-09-04T01:46:00.000+08:00

I was looking through the collection of some of my old photos dated way back into 2003 which was when I first got my digital camera - when I found this:

This photo of a part of my room was taken at the end of 2004. Almost a couple of years has gone by and yet my room still hasn't change; only that it's much messier now.

I kinda like this particular amateur piece of mine, probably because it depicts all kind of feelings just by looking at it.

The atmosphere of this picture is quite serene, yet you can still feel a tinge of gloom inside. The unattended chair and computer portray emptiness. The subdued sunlight through the curtains captures the feeling of the bright and cheerful outdoors, yet darkness still roam inside the room.

I feel just the same.

Merdeka! Merdeka!! Merdeka!!!

2006-09-02T15:24:00.000+08:00

Shit, I'm still suffering from my sorethroat and somehow it got even worst after I woke up this morning. Spending the past few days drinking and smoking in intolerable amount surely got my throat felt like it has been forcefully (and successfully) blocked with a bloody huge rock. The medicine the doctor prescribed me during my last visit on Tuesday just ran out this morning. I think I'll need to make another trip to the clinic soon.

ANYWAY,

Merdeka's eve night was spent in an uber patriotic mood. Proof?

(Photo courtesy of William Ng)
Hahahahahahahahahahaha! Hey! I meant it seriously okay? Mun Hoe, his other half, and his other half's friend were there as witnesses too!
We spent the countdown to our country's 49th Independence Day at Ambang Kemerdekaan which was held in Sunway Lagoon. Definitely not an event to look out for or even stay till the ending for the cool and happening youth, but in my opinion, the event went pretty good. In fact, I bet they still managed to instill the patriotic spirit of loving your country into the crowd.

Once again, I wish all Malaysians a very very
Happy (belated) Merdeka Day!

After the countdown and fireworks display, we headed to Asia Cafe because I felt that Merdeka morning shouldn't be spent at home with a curfew sleeping in your cozy bed. It is the independence not only for the country, but also for every single Malaysian soul out there too! I planned to get wasted but ended up didn't because I forgot to refill my wallet before I stepped out of the house, and co-incidentally all the ATM machines in SS15 were a little cuckoo. So, a maximum of 6 bottles of Tiger beer was all I can afford, which brought me down the tipsy lane; and I was on puking-spree because of an empty stomach. -.-"

Slept till noon before having lunch with Mun Hoe, his other half, and his other half's friend at Kenny Roger's. At night I was out with Nat to work out one of her collusive schemes, which of course, is currently private and confidential. Oh and she busted my brains with one of her bloody annoying Yes-and-No riddles. Arghhhh! But it was all cool because I managed to solve it in the end. That proved that I'm quite smart eh? =P

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Yesterday night was spent clubbing at Qbar with Nicholas Lai, Kah Jin, my classmate buddies, and some of my course-mates and their friends. The event was Lilium's birthday. There were about 18 of us and only 3 bottles of Black Label. Ben Jee, my classmate, which is also the birthday girl's dude, got wasted on his first time clubbing. Oh oh oh and Nick was drunk too!!! Hahahahaha! I was still 90% sober even after 3 shots of pure, 5 mixed, and straight down from the bottle thrice. The only torture I'm facing now is no other than my already bad enough sorethroat. :(

I so want to snap photos of so many things! Dang, I miss my phone! :(

An MIA Update

2006-08-29T20:49:00.000+08:00

First of all, I would like to thank all those whom comforted me about the loss of my phone. I really (yes, really) appreciate it.

I somehow managed to pester and bargain with my brother to lend me his Samsung X680 until the end of year - which I have about 4 months to save enough money to buy a new phone. I wonder if Sony Ericsson will release a brand new K850i by then.

Secondly, I would like to apologise for the short hiatus - which is about a week already? Dang! How time flies. Oh well, who cares anyway if I update or don't. I just don't feel motivated to blog without pictures, and almost all the images in my previous entries were actually taken on my beloved (and departed) camera-phone, which I lost exactly a week ago. I'm so sorry if I bore the hell out of you with an almost imageless post because photos are scarce without my K750i. =(

Tuesday, August 22, 2006.

At about 7pm, this was the day my phone got out of my sight once and for all. I met up with a few others later that night at Flam' Bar in Bangsar for a reunion with Mr. Russwell, an English teacher of Tutorial Lee Tuition Centre.

Wednesday, August 23, 2006.

Sam, Puvana and I spent the night clubbing at Thai Club in KL. Cheryl and Melissa, both Sam's friends, tagged my ride along the way. Made the night through with only a bottle of Jack Daniel's - generously given FOC by one of Sam's student whom owned the Jockey Service in Passion Club. Met Stephen there too, with a few other entertaining Kelantanese college-mates of his. Alcohol intolerable Puvana puked in my car; not exactly IN my car, but he puked out the window when he was in my car. Ewww, disgusting! XP

Friday, August 25, 2006.

Monash Street Party didn't turn out as good as expected. Probably it's the small and dull crowd that turned up - or probably because I woke up late from a nap and attended it when it was already reaching the end. Made my way there just to support the Candy Canes; some claimed "X-rated 1/2 Porno" dance group Nat's in. It was quite an emo-fying night and I don't feel like talking about it.

Saturday, August 26, 2006.

It's Valerie and Slinky's birthday! Happy belated birthday to them again! :)
I went shopping with dear sis at Sunway Pyramid and Subang Parade in the evening. It was quite a great shopping outing (although I only bought a couple of shirts) because we had a little more than just a normal siblings conversation. We emotionally chatted alot about love and life while sipping down the brain-freezing Starbucks Frappucino (and fags for me).

At night I had a shocking and terrorizing experience tagging Penny's ride to meet up with birthday boy Slinky and the rest at Chili's in One Utama. Try imagining sitting at the back of a car with a female driver whom was smoking with one hand, fixing her dropping top with the other, and navigating the steering wheels with her knees at 170km per hour. OMG, I was scared to death I tell you. Although it's a 2 litre engine Volvo, I am still not ready to die man. I still can't believe Vee Lyn who was in the front passenger seat was far more calm than me through out the horror ride.

^A picture of Vee Lyn and I (which is rare considering the amount of things we've been through together).
(Sister just walked pass and said, "Eeyer, kor kor looked like monkey!") -.-"
(Photo courtesy of Vee Lyn)

^Camshy meets camwhore. =P At last I met the infamous simpleCheryl, after a month of "ketakhadiran jodoh". Cheryl, it was a great pleasure meeting you in person! =)
(Photo courtesy of Cheryl)

After chilling with birthday boy Slinky at Chili's till the end of his birthDAY, we had a countdown for Cheryl's birthday too!

Sunday, August 27, 2006.

On the way back, luckily Asyraf took over the driving part, and unlike Penny, he brought the car to 200kmph without any scared-to-death feeling at all. The conclusion? Male drivers are ALWAYS better than female drivers.

We then had some shots of Johnie Walker's Black Label whiskey and pure Swiss Vodka at Penny's friend's party because heading to Asia Cafe for some foosball session with the same group in Chili's. Asyraf bumped over at my place that night(morning?).

At noon, we left my place to meet up with Shaz and the rest at Midvalley. I pleasureably met a few other bloggers and photogs (short-form for photographers) there too!

At night, I celebrated my sister's 15th birthday with the rest of the family whom have finally arrived from Bangkok in the evening! Now my house is as noisy as usual again. =P Before I forget, I would like to wish a very very happy belated birthday to Vanessa(sis), Cheryl(simple), and Sanjeve(childhood friend)!

***

The last two days were quite suffering for me, because I was down with a bad flu and sorethroat. Woke up this morning with multiple body aches and skipped college with a legal MC taken from my visit to the doctor this morning. Argh, so sorry Nat for cancelling Swensen's Earthquake tonight. =_=

I hope I'll be perfectly fine tomorrow, because it is the eve of our country's Independence Day, and to me, Merdeka eve equates have-fun-and-no-sleep-all-night! Terribly "patriotic", I know. =P

Stolen..

2006-08-23T02:29:00.000+08:00

My 8 months old Sony Ericsson K750i phone just got stolen last evening.

It was my first time experience of having a phone stolen, worst of all, happened on the first time I brought my phone with me to the basketball court on the first time in months I actually motivated myself to play basketball again. How fucked up can that be?

I wasn't much worried or bothered about the loss in terms of material, but instead the sentimental and emotional value stored in it.

Oh well, I'll just have to make myself learn the lesson, and think positively towards the loss just like how a friend of mine told me at the basketball court after the incident, "It might be a blessing in disguise."

Of Qbar and Petaling Street

2006-08-20T13:42:00.000+08:00

Nicholas Lai's belated birthday celebration at Qbar was a little wild. 2 bottles of Black Label all majored to only 6 guys. I didn't get drunk, although I puked like mad. Probably because I forgot I haven't had my dinner and I drank a little too much that night.

^Our drinks. Sorry the place was too dark and my flash sucked.

Slept at 5am tipsy with neck and headaches but woke up at 11:55am in the morning feeling all fresh. Most of all, no hang-over! It's so weird, like WTF right?

Sent my sister to the airport at 2pm. She's going to Bangkok to meet up with my mom and bro who are already there since Friday. So it's only left to my other sister and me home-2lone (two people home-alone?) for the rest of the week.

At night, I met up with Penny at Baywatch. Then we headed down to KL to find a place to sit, chat, drink and eat. We ended up at ~~the freaking filthy~~ Petaling Street for some delicious Hokkien Mee. Can you believe that it was my first time there at night? By the way, it was a superb suggestion to choose Petaling Street because we saw:

^Fireworks display out of nowhere from Petaling Street

and

^Penny found SKL cigarettes (original lah~) in one of the shops! OMG!

Smoking is bad for health. Don't smoke. Learn to say TAK NAK! =P

Of ONE YEAR and Leo Installation

2006-08-19T22:22:00.000+08:00

Today is a very special day for my blog and I.

Because the 19th of August 2006 marks the

1 Year Old Birthday
of vpws.blogspot.com!

Can't believe how fast time flies, and it has already been a year since the creation of this blog. It wouldn't have made it this far if it wasn't for YOU, my loyal blogders (blog readers)! Terima kasih banyak-banyak! =)

I was surprised to have myself wakened up before noon today, because I slept around 4am this morning. At 2pm, I attended the Region 5 South and North Leo Club Joint Installation in Sri Sedaya. My sister Victoria was the new incoming President for her club, whilst the other sister Vanessa held the incoming Funding Director. Now, I guess there is no need to use the word "incoming" anymore.

Since I'm in a rush to head on to QBar for a friend's belated birthday celebration, I'll just post a few pictures from the event.

^This is not a camwhore picture, because this was taken just to make sure whether I look proper before attending the event. LOL.

^I met Jian Pang there too! Both our siblings are part of the incoming directors of their respective clubs.

^The view of the hall.

After the Installation, a few of us dropped by Asia Cafe to have our stomach filled for tea-time.

^Alan a.k.a. pony-tailed-samurai enjoying his meal.

I guess that's all for now, till then, have a good Saturday evening! And remember, the night is still young! =)

Updated! :)

2006-08-18T22:45:00.000+08:00

LOL, my blogging-spree ended just after I mentioned it.

Let's see what happened over the past few days.

I was in college just for one class on Thursday. After the first class early in the morning, I went to a clinic nearby to have a check-up on my usual morning sinus. I basically had that problem for almost every morning over the past 4 years. Only yesterday did I realised that it has taken its toll on me because my concentration in class was affected so badly - and that every time it leaked, I felt like pulling my whole nose out from my face! So, then was when I decided to bring my first sinus problem to the clinic.

My visit to the clinic that morning brought me home with an MC letter and bad news - I was diagnosed with Allergic Rhinitis. If I didn't go through treatment now, I would have to suffer from the chronic life-long Sinusitis later on.

Thus, I will have to spray this into both my nostrils twice a day, continuously for the next THREE MONTHS! :

^The thirty-bucks shit-green-colour disgusting nasal spray.

Unlucky me. =(

I caught "Garfield: A Tale of Two Kitties" with Natalia at One Utama's GSC. Nat and I concluded that it's a movie worth watching. It's more like a mistaken identity kinda movie, and do expect a little cliche on its plot and ending. Overall, I'll give it a 7.5/10 for Garfield's sense of humour.

After the movie, I ~~tolerated~~ accompanied her around for a mini-shopping session in One Utama, Ikano and The Curve. =P We then had dinner at Sakae Sushi. Yes, I stated it once before in a previous post that I don't really favour Japanese food, but this round was okay, because I was introduced to a few BETTER and NOT-SO-RAW Jap-servings from a cool-looking computerized menu.

^Didn't regret trying this Teriyaki-something-Don-something. =P

After dinner, I dropped Nat off at Hui Jean's place somewhere in Sierramas - and OMG, Jean's house is FREAKING #@$@#$!%!%#@$ HUGE! OMG, I so wanna own a house like that. It's like 3 or 4 of my house combined. No kidding. Hmph! -.-"

Speaking of houses, do you know I indirectly got chased out from Nat's place by her dad? Since she has already blogged about the incident, head on to her entry in her blog to read all about it. It was kinda embarassing but yet I still laugh to myself whenever I think about it. LOL.

Joel's Birthday

2006-08-16T22:50:00.000+08:00

It looks like I'm on blogging-spree. This normally happen when I'm all stressed up or being pressured over something, which in this case, college.

I met Nizam this afternoon after college. OMG he looked so different already!
^This was taken a year ago.

And this was shot today:
I almost couldn't recognise him when he came by Asia Cafe with Haravinth. This is to conclude that people do mature physically but it depends on time.

Today's Joel's birthday and we went to "celebrate" it at Sunway Pyramid after college. We watched the movie "Click" and had dinner at Hartz Chicken Buffet.

Seriously, I think you should try catching the movie Click featuring Adam Sandler, because the movie's TEH RAWKS.

^The birthday boy at Hartz Chicken Buffet.

**Please proceed with caution. Image contains mild nudity**

^Hooray to Joel for being a good sport in showing us the after-effect from his birthday 'BASH' we gave him after class this evening. I sort of pity him, I think~ =P

Once again, dude, have a happy and blessed 19th birthday! Wishing you all the best and may you have a good year ahead! :)

OMG Earthquake!

2006-08-16T02:38:00.000+08:00

Not the real earthquake lah; but Swensen's Giant Earthquake!

I believe in the need to pamper oneself with fattening and mouth-watering treats/desserts at least once a week. =D

^At Swensen's Subang Parade, the lovebirds at background are Michael and Jin Li.

^I think this picture's kinda weird. From the picture it seems that I was acting distortively cute, but honestly I wasn't at all! =P

^Michael working on his gestures that never fails to entertain everyone around him on this adorable little cherry.

I'm feeling a little lazy to write what's on my mind now so I guess this is where it ends. Time for bed. Good night.

Image-less post?

2006-08-15T01:11:00.000+08:00

Have you come across the tag/meme/survey shit that goes something like this:

If you comment on this post:

     1. I’ll respond with something random about you.

     2. I’ll challenge you to try something.

     3. I’ll pick a color that I associate with you.

     4. I’ll tell you something I like about you.

     5. I’ll tell you my first/clearest memory of you.

     6. I’ll tell you what animal you remind me of.

     7. I’ll ask you something I’ve always wanted to ask you.

     ~~8. If I do this for you, you must re-post this on your blog.~~

I bumped into it in Penny's blog, and I left a comment.

And this was her reply:

1. You’re such a nice guy.. maybe sometimes too nice? winkwink :P PPP
2. Try to stop smoking and stop dotaing and stop cs-ing and not skip class.. wuahahhaha
3. Black.. cuz u look stylo
4. You’re always so willing to help your friends in need without question.. and you were there for me when i was emoing.. but still.. BASTARD (inside ‘joke’)
5. Shit.. that was like.. 14 years ago.. HAHAHHA i always remembered that Mr Pang Wen Shen was the TALLEST dude in kindergarten class! ahhahaha
6. I really duno wei .. sorry :X
7. How come still no gf? we should race :P
-PeNNyPupZ

Awwwww, how sweet!(?) LOL.

Oh by the way I am NOT doing the tag, so don't bother waiting for a reply with the tag from me even if you do leave me a comment. Hahahahaha!

Economics test tomorrow. I'm dead.

The END of WeekENDs

2006-08-13T17:00:00.000+08:00

How's the new template? I changed the background colour and header picture to resolve the lag in my page load. Kind of plain, but sometimes simple is beauty. I'm still halfway constructing my template though. I might also end up using the old skin again.

Please do comment on the new template alright? Thanks a bunch.

***

Kel Li and I went to Cathay Cineleisure last night to catch "The Break Up". Just like the how obvious the storyline could be just by simply reading the title of the movie, its typical comedy romance plot has a slow advancement for the first three quarter of the film. I'll give the movie a rating of 6.5 out of 10. Not your looking-forward-to-watch-it-with-your-other-half but more of a watch-it-with-your-other-half-and-knock-them-into-their-senses kind of movie. Go catch it and you'll get what I mean.

After the movies we headed to Jazz Fest in Plaza Mont Kiara to meet up with the others (bloggers).
It was my first time to a Jazz Fest, but honestly Jazz is not my cup of tea.

^The view of the stage from my seat.

Here comes another week of college to live through. Time passes by so fast that without my our realisation, it's already the end of the craved weekends.

Happy back to school/college/university/work to you.

Of Wing's and Moonshine

2006-08-11T21:48:00.000+08:00

At last I managed to get my ass out of the house last night after a week long of being "kwai chai" at home. Natalia accompanied me through-out the night around KL and Damansara.

First stop was Wing's Cafe in Jalan Sultan Ismail, KL. A dear friend of mine, Reuben Kang, was emo-fying a live acoustic performance that night.

I picked Nat at 8 and off we headed to the City of Confusing Roads. Being the noobs of KL roads, we lost our way for about 20 minutes. We somehow managed to find the aforementioned place with both our senses of directions and driving instincts combined.

We arrived just in time for Reuben's performance.

Reubs on the "stage"(?).

Awful talented boy. He's got a really nice voice and he writes his own songs! Good stuff :)
-Nat

^*Nat and I.

After his performance, we headed down to Laundry in The Curve for Moonshine to meet up with Penny and a few other bloggers. Moonshine is sort of a monthly event in Laundry where various local homemade bands jam and show off their acoustic talents.

^Laundry was freaking packed, and we didn't manage to get a seat.

Look at the crowd:

^*Sheesh~

^*Us again.

Oh, and we met quite a bunch of familiar faces there too! It's really a small world out there.
Nat being Cinderella, I had to send her home before the clock stroke twelve. After I did, I headed back to Laundry again to hang-out with the rest. Slinky, Bryan, Ivan, Shaz, Kel Li, Natalie, Calvin and I left Laundry at about 1am for supper at William's and foosball until 3 in the morning.

And guess what time I woke up this morning?

12PM.
4 classes skipped.

WTF! This has to stop!

*Pictures are courtesy of Natalia Ng.

Camgolo

2006-08-09T23:43:00.000+08:00

^I was bored waiting for the traffic light while on my way to college. =P
Woot, the camgolo revolution has started! Camgolo is a new term in the blogosphere for a male camwhore. Not sure where and how it existed, but I first read it from Slinky's blog.

Nothing much to blog about, except that a few of my classmates and I found a dead cockroach in Math class this morning. Being guys, we played around with it, which includes:

^I was supposed to shout, "What's on my hair? Ahhhhhhhhh!" =P

Remember about the warning letter of absenteeism I was expecting earlier mentioned in a previous post?

^Yeah, it has finally arrived.

*Song of doom playing in the background*

PhotoShack?

2006-08-09T01:24:00.000+08:00

Photobucket is giving me problems. Now I'm deciding whether or not to switch to ImageShack. Anyone has any better idea or suggestion of a picture hosting server/site?

Just a few tests on ImageShack's reliability:

^My sister just came back home not long ago with a bouquet of roses. She was out celebrating her one year anniversary with boyfriend. So schweet.

^Oh, and I haven't done this in awhile, have I?
By the way I just had a haircut - so no more Afroboy for the time being. =P

Although accessing Photobucket can be ass-aching, it's still more reliable than ImageShack which takes a much longer time in loading pictures.

The final conclusion? Nothing in this world comes in free and good at the same time. Bloody hell.

Suicidal Attempt(?)

2006-08-07T21:50:00.000+08:00

Looks like I'm still suffering from the same "on-holiday-mood-till-the-very-last-minute" syndrome since Secondary school. Honestly, I've been skipping alot of classes since college started about a month ago. Hence I'll be expecting a warning letter in the letterbox really soon.
I need to find an inspiration to repent and change. But how and where? Or probably, who?

Crappy shit, I injured my wrist due to excessive training in foosball this evening. I was trying hard to get my snake shot right but ended up getting hurt. -.-"

^Looks suicidal huh? Noob betul~

Tomorrow comes a new day - and class starts at 9 in the morning. At least I can have a little extra sleep.

Ahhhh! Wait a minute! I just remembered about Kel Li's 5am Bloggers@Dim Sum appointment later! I hope she has forgotten that she called me along, so I can snug myself in bed and not forcefully (and crazily) wake up at 4 in the morning. Slinky said he'll skip because he won't be able to wake up - so I think I'll do the same and use his excuse. Kel Li, if you're reading this, BLAME HIM! Hehehehe! =P

Reminiscing

2006-08-06T20:17:00.000+08:00

It just came to my realisation that I've neglected the updates on Julia's belated birthday gathering which was celebrated a week ago at Magical Theatre Restaurant. Since picture speaks a thousand words, feast your eyes on these:

^The birthday girl and I. =)

^Julia and friends.

^Cake cutting session!

^Group pic!

Once again, happy blessed belated birthday, Julia! Hope you enjoyed yourself that night. I'll bring you out for dinner one fine day as your birthday treat okay? =)

***

Last night, I attended a small Tutorial Lee gathering cum Jian Pang's belated birthday celebration at Red Box Karaoke in Sunway Pyramid. Too bad I wasn't in the mood to snap photos around that night, so I'll have to wait for the others to either blog or send their set. Till then, you've got to wait for the pictures.

We left the place at about 1am, and instead of heading back home, Michael, Laura and I decided to make full use of this rare opportunity to hang-out since curfew wasn't in our dictionary that night/morning. Since college and school started, the three of us can rarely find time to catch up with each other. We toured around PJ and Subang Jaya, played pool and foosball, visited the cybercafe, and had late supper and breakfast - all that till 8am this morning!

^The early bird gets the worm. A beautiful view of birds hanging on the electrical wires infront of Tanjong Mamak Bistro in SS14 - where we had our early breakfast.

And we had a great time, didn't we?

***

2 days since Wilson left. The past 2 days were spent recalling and reminiscing the past. Went through my photo album and found these:

^The THEN 2003 Wilson Lee. Go on, laugh all you want.

^Sleepy. I kinda like this picture.

Penny and Mei Xin also have their version dedicated to dear ol' Wilson.

I'm outta here.

Warning, long update ahead!

2006-08-05T16:12:00.000+08:00

Nightlife and college don't mix, that's the lesson I derived from experiences over the past 3 nights. I look like a panda now for the lack of sleep. o.O

First, I would like to thank all those who've shown their concern and condolences over my two days' series of unfortunate events. Fortunately, Wednesday onwards couldn't be any better.

***

The day started off very early for me on Wednesday although my first class scheduled much later in the morning. The intention was to collect my poor compounded car!

^My receipt of claim. RM134 down the drain like that.

At midday Penny and I went to Sunway Pyramid to buy Wilson's farewell gift. We got him a cranky ninja-icon t-shirt bearing the captions "Don't fuck with a ninja!" Something funny that suits him. =P

After buying all the wrapping materials, she dragged me in Sushi King. Ewwww, I don't favour raw food - what's more when it's sushi! But in the end, I concluded that there are a few nice dishes there worth trying.

^Like this one with sushi-wrapped friend chicken with mayo all over. Simply irresistable!

Oh by the way, do you know Sunway Pyramid have upgraded their toilet?

^OMG it's so darn freaking nice - and weird at the same time! =P

Late at night Nicholas and I went to find Wilson at QBar to drink and chill. We then went to Asia Club and played pool & foosball till 5am. It was the wrong thing to do because I had to wake up at 6:30am for college. Which I didn't manage to. ><

^Playing pool till the wee hours of the morning.

***

Thursday night I had the final clubbing session at Rush Club with dear ol' Wilson. Adrian tagged along that night. Don and Mei Xin were there too but they left early. That means the three of we were left with a full bottle of:

^all to ourselves.
We bottomed the Chivas and almost got wasted. But somehow we managed to pull ourselves back. I think I was much sober compared to the other two. Proof?

^After leaving the club, Wilson inserted his hard trance CD in my car's player, blasted the volume and bass, and started shuffling (with Adrian)! All that in the carpark! Hahahaha.
It was a great night; the music, the booze, the crowd (Ladies Night ;), most of all, the company.

***

After class on Friday, I went to One Utama to meet up with Wilson, Siau Yen, and Nicholas. We had to wait for the forever-late Natalia (;P) for lunch at JustThai. Then we camwhored.

^Nick, Will, and Nat. Not exactly 'we', I am camshy, remember?

At night, I gave Wilson boy the ride to KLIA. It's so sad to see him go. I'm not gay mind you. 6 years of friendship, 2 years of classmateship, 2 weeks of clubbingship, all that, physically ended here yesterday. Spiritually, mentally, and emotionally, he'll always remain as one of the whackiest buds I've known, and the friendship will last a lifetime. I kept myself strong not to think about the past, because if nostalgia hits me, I'll definitely let out those unwanted tears.
Dude, I'm looking forward to see you again soon. Ring me up when you're back for a vacation or something alright?

^The final group picture at KLIA.

After leaving the airport, Penny dragged me to meet up with the forum-ers of www.usj.com.my at Syed Bistro. Not long after, we left and headed on to SS2 Murni for supper and yamcha with a few big-time bloggers. Some of those that I still remember (in no particular order): Slinky, Calvin, Kelz, Bryan Chin, Asyraf Lee, Jasiminne, Shaz, Penny, Ivan and more..

That's all for now. I wanna go for a drink. Where's Wilson? :'(

"You won't know what you've got till it's gone."

ARGHHHHHHHH!

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

Looks like the series of unfortunate events hasn't END just yet. It seems that many of my friends' wishes "may tomorrow be a better day" didn't work that well, because today was another screwed up one.
Let's continue the count:

#5:
Skipped my first Math class of the day because I overslept - again.

#6:
I left my house at 9:50pm to make it for my next class, which was Physics at 11pm. It took me a bloody hour just to find a parking space. I had no choice but to park on a narrow land infront of the housing area between my college and a main road. By then, I was already late for 10 minutes, so I decided to just skip the entire period.

#7:
Had a few bad games of Warcraft (DotA) with my classmates. 4 times on random mode, 4 times sucky heroes. (Sorry, gaming language.)

#8:
(In relation to #6)
Not long after dismally leaving the cyber cafe, I was terribly shocked when it came to my realisation that my car wasn't where it's supposed to be. Just like you've guessed it, my poor little Perodua Kelisa was towed and compounded by the local City Council. How could residential areas be categorized "illegal" for parking? Afterall, I parked my car off the roads, without obstructing any traffic.

#9:
(The continuation of #8)
I then decided to just collect my car, pay the fine and then forget everything that has happened. I've had enough of unfortunate events happening after one another in such a short period of time. When I reached the MPSJ Depot for Compounded Vehicles, there was a big signboard bearing:"Masa kutipan dan bayaran denda :
Dari pukul 9:00 pagi hingga 6:00 petang"I then looked at the time; the short hand pointing at 6 and the long hand touching 2. 6:10pm.

^Can you see my poor car?

Why is God being so mean to me? =(

BLAHHHHHH~

2006-07-31T18:51:00.000+08:00

Arghhh..

Wanted to blog about Julia's belated birthday dinner gathering, but I'll postpone it first to make way for an entry about today's (31st July 2006) series of unfortunate events.

#1:
For the first time since college started, I purposely woke up a little earlier this morning to have breakfast with Puvana, and at the same time revise a little for Math test at Asia Cafe. Thanks to the traffic jam due to the bad weather condition, I reached there quite late and didn't even have time to finish my glass of warm Chinese tea. ><

#2:
Physics test was screwed up. That's what I get for playing a fool in class for the past 4 weeks. I'm gonna jump down Taylor's College floor D if I ever pass this test. (Touch wood though)

#3:
Got thrashed in foosball by a body containing the XX chromosome. Nat, I want a rematch! Grr~

#4:
When I went to fetch my car to head back home, I saw this:

^A bloody 80 bucks parking fine. I forgot to renew the monthly pass.
Stupid me.

You had a bad day
You've seen what you like
And how does it feel for one more time
You had a bad day
You had a bad day

Nicholas' Surprise Farewell Party

2006-07-30T20:24:00.000+08:00

Just like I mentioned in the previous post, we had a surprise farewell party for Nicholas at a friend's house in Kota Kemuning. Nick's boo, Yue Mei, was the organizer.

We arrived at the hostess' house at about 7pm and met quite a number of familiar faces there. It was a crowd of about 40, all related to Nick in some way - from own flesh and blood, to childhood friends.

^Michael and Keng Heng. Guess what? I kinda told Wilson my prediction of them wearing the same pants - and they did! Wuahahahaha!

^CW from top: Keng Heng, Michael, Ronny. We were entertained by these jack-asses while waiting for Nick's arrival.

And when he did,... (which was 25 minutes late from schedule><)

^Tears were already running down his cheeks. Awww..

^We also had a cake cutting session. We sang "Goodbye to You by Michelle Branch" for dear Nick. So emo.

Group pictures!!!

^The angels.

^The devils. >:)

Then we had a private photo session amongst ourselves, the group of ex-USJ4 buddies. (If you can't stand the obscenity, please leave immediately. Hahahaha~)

The Finale:

^Olden Days Part II. All grown up. =P

Compared to Part I, which was taken 3 years ago:

^Felt like laughing huh? =P

After everyone left, Nick, Keng Heng, and I went to Asia Cafe. We met up with Alvin there, played some foos at Asia Club, had a drink at Asia Cafe, and then spent the whole morning outside Alvin's house in Sunway. We had a 3 hours long private session of just "boys-talk". =P

I felt so nostalgic during the chat down memory lane with Nick. It feels so good (and quite depressive at times) just to sit, drink, and talk or rather laugh about the past - when we were once still young, not-so-innocent, and stupidly naive.

Nick, if you ever read this, I wish you all the best in everything you do. Make sure I'll be addressing you as Captain Nick Ooi in the near-coming future. Take care and God bless.

I'm so gonna miss that guy when he's gone.

Pussycat Dolls World Tour 2006 Live Concert

2006-07-29T16:51:00.000+08:00

Yeap, I was there.

The decision to join horny Wilson at Sunway Lagoon for the spectacular live view of the freaking hot idols were made quite at the last minute - and the tickets were purchased the day before the concert.

Since the Pussycat Dolls World Tour 2006 Live Concert stories and reviews are so common in the blogosphere, I'll just entertain you with my set of pictures:

^Our tickets.

^When we arrived, the place was already sardine-packed.

^After shifting a few different areas for better view, we finally stood near Wilson's group of friends.

^Woohooo~ Hawt hawt!

^Nat and I. =)

^A friend just got a new tattoo on her back. Cool huh!? =P

^Wilson acting macho but it turned out him looking sleepy.

Hmm, I guess that's all for now. I surely didn't regret attending the concert. Worthed every cent.

Had a surprise farewell party last night at Kota Kemuning for a friend, Nicholas a.k.a. Nick, who is leaving for Flight School in Langkawi. Tonight I'll have a belated birthday celebration followed by a final farewell for dear Wilson boy (again?). OMG, people are already asking whether if both of us are gay. Sheesh~

So many people leaving. I'm feeling so emo now.

Wilson's Farewell Part I

2006-07-27T22:21:00.000+08:00

Yeah, at last! Sorry for the lack of updates. I was fulfilling on a hectic schedule for the past one week, especially during the weekends. I actually had time to update on Sunday, but dear Natalia delayed the picture transfer from her camera due to some complications. Blame her! =P

Let's start off with Friday night.

Friday night was a farewell gathering for Wilson (Lee Chein Wern), with dinner at Souled Out at 7 and Ruums Club after. Wilson and I spent the first two years of secondary school in the same class. I remember how mischievous and naive we were at that time. =P I'm so gonna miss that horny and corny boy when he leave for Florida next Friday. =(

Ronny, Alvina, Natalia, and Hui Jean hooked my ride that night, and because of them, we were late for dinner. Hehe~

@Souled Out (Million thanks to Nat for the pictures)

^The camshy me. =P

^Wilson boy and I.

^Jean and Nat, the camwhores to the extreme! =P

^The bill. O.o
Initial plan was to head on over to Ruums right after Souled Out, but at the last minute we diverted to Maison. We finally ended up in Laundry Bar@The Curve because some of the underage peeps were denied entrance into Maison. We hung around till 4 in the morning.

Saturday night was the Leo Club of Taylor's College First International Understanding cum Installation Night.

^The New Members Induction Ceremony.

^L-R: Me, Ken Meng, Dennis and Roshanpal.

I left early to join Wilson (again?) at Ruums Club for an Ohm Session, Hardsequence versus PHD (Pure Hard Dance).

^Soul-T of PHD on the decks.

They played stimulating hard-hitting and heavy bass with a dash of hardstyle energy all night long. An event specially infused for (Melbourne) shufflers.

Wanted to blog about the Pussycat Dolls World Tour 2006 Live Concert, but I'm feeling a little lazy at the moment so I'll stop here.

Till the next post.

WTH?

2006-07-27T20:27:00.000+08:00

Bah!

Just when I wanted to make up to the lack of updates in my blog, Photobucket is undergoing site maintenance.

Just my luck. ><

The Pole Incident

2006-07-19T01:30:00.000+08:00

I went through an almost similar incident as Natalia's mini-tiang-embarrassment.

You see, the exit we went through, there was this mini tiang thingy RIGHT at the centre of the exit. Yes, you would think I rammed into that tiang thingy. But how funny would THAT be? Noooo, what I DID was... I was walking and walking then SUDDENLY, that tiang thingy was going THROUGH me! (or rather under me) YES, MY GOOD PEOPLE, it went through my legs! VERY, VERY OBSCENE AND INCREDIBLY EMBARASSING BUT ABSOLUTELY HILARIOUS TO SAY THE LEAST!
-Natalia of www.xanga.com/misswishful/

But I was much more UNFORTUNATE.

Yes, you might have guessed it, I didn't go through it, I rammed into it instead. She's lucky because the pole in her college was shorter, while the one I rammed into (near Asia Cafe) was much taller.

A clearer view of the height of the pole a.k.a. tiang thingy?

Yeah, OUCH! =(

I'm so unlucky. Stupid @#$!@$$!% tiang thingy!

Updates Required?

2006-07-16T17:55:00.000+08:00

Wow, at last I'm actually able to sit down here in front of my computer and co-incidently having the free time and inspiration to blog. This week has been very hectic, with the tight new schedule of classes and big load of assignments throughout the weekdays; and not forgetting events that commenced after one another on the weekends.

On Friday night I was at the Taylor's Inter-College Dance Competition. Although the programmes didn't go as smooth as desired, the event was still a bomb! Probably because I'm very much into dancing and the 10 teams that participated that night did put up a very good show. *Applause*

^There were also performances by local guest artistes like K-Town Clan (pic), Samir, and Urban Groove in which in my opinion, greatly enhanced the atmosphere of the event.

^Group picture of the winners, with Inferno from KLIUC lifting the 1st place trophy this year.
The dancers from Inferno were good, but they won't have a chance against Dance Mania, the winners of Rexona No-Sweat Dance Challenge 2005. Yeah, Dance Mania is still at the top of my best group dance list for they are a group of superbly skilled dancers. Try checking them out if you have the chance.

Last afternoon I was at Sunway Medical Centre visiting a friend whom just went through operation for a torn ligament.

^Shih Yeh was still in all smiles despite all the trouble he went through.

^The other kids that tagged along and did nothing but still managed to give in their contribution in disturbance to the patient; Amelia, Dinesh, and Edward. =P

At night I was out for Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest at Cathay Cineleisure, Damansara. The screening was specially booked by L'Oreal in conjunction of the Studio Hair Mania Hunt 2006. I was invited by a friend, Wai Leong, which was one of the finalists.

Thanks dude for the invitation! =)

Hmmm, there goes another week. Someone please stop the time! =(

Man Head of the Match

2006-07-12T01:00:00.000+08:00

^The infamous ZIZOU's headbutt.

Zinedine Zidane's agent says the France captain headbutted Marco Materazzi in Sunday's World Cup final because the Italian made a "very serious" comment.

Zidane appeared to react to something that was said and was dismissed for his violent charge into his opponent.

Sources in France say it is believed Materazzi insulted Zidane's family.

Migliaccio, who spoke to Zidane early on Monday morning, added that Zidane did not elaborate on what Materazzi said.

"I don't know. Zinedine didn't want to talk about it but it will all come out in the next week," he said.

"He is a man who normally lets things wash over him but on Sunday night something exploded inside him.

"He was very disappointed and sad. He didn't want it to end this way."

-excerpted from BBC SPORT

He, Zinedine Zidane, is THE MAN.

Of Innocence and WCFinal

2006-07-10T14:33:00.000+08:00

terponteng /"t3:.pQn.teN/ verb (Bahasa Melayu)
   1. The show of unintentional absence
   2. Inadvertently skipping classes/appointments etc.
      e.g.: For the first time, Vincent unexpectedly terponteng college.

Yeah, it was unintentional; neither did I plan my first absence in college - especially when there's an assessment test for Mathematics and maybe Physics. I just couldn't wake up, even when my alarm clock was on snooze every 9 minutes for 2 hours straight. I guess it's the combination of depression and exhaustion that has made me stuck to my bed whole morning. NO NO NO, don't start calling me a corrupted boy, or even dare to tell me "wanna-change-konon". =P

***

Went to Bintang Walk last night with Adrian and Kent to join the 5% of the whole Malaysian population (about 1 million - at least?) in watching the World Cup Final match between France and Italy. Almost 70% of the supporters present were on Italy's side. >< So, we as supporters of France were keeping quite a low profile to prevent all unforeseen injury and criticism.
Anyway, indulge yourselves with some pictures.

^ The view @ Bintang Walk

Italy won. End of story

France France France!!!

2006-07-09T16:39:00.000+08:00

The long awaited WORLD CUP FINAL has come! Who will lift the trophy this time? The French, or the Italians? I predict the latter will do so, although my undying support still goes to France. Afterall, anything is possible this World Cup, especially with all those frequent frustrating-last-minute goals.

I'm 75% certain on where to watch the game tonight (or tomorrow morning). Here:

Yeah, the Germany '06 Grand Finale Carnival at Bintang Walk, KL. For more information, head on to their site : Hotlink - Special Events - Germany '06

***

Oh, went for lunch and tea with Sue Ann, Yee Leng, and Kay Hong at Sunway Pyramid yesterday. It has been quite some time since I last stepped foot into the once-bloody-famous shopping complex. I'm sure they'll claim back their reign when Sunway Pyramid Phase 2 opens next year.

Spent the night with the usual buds, Adrian and Kent at Asia Cafe & Club for pool, foosball, and Germany versus Portugal. In my opinion, it was quite a satisfying match and the Germans deserved the 3rd spot.

I have Mathematics chapter 1 till 4 assessment test tomorrow (3-4 hours after the World Cup Final???). An assessment test just on the third week of college? That is undoubtfully crazy, don't you agree?

A short update..

2006-07-08T10:19:00.000+08:00

I eventually missed the fun of a Friday-night. Thank it all to college. Came home from college about 6 in the evening yesterday, took my bath and then a short nap. It was supposed to be short, but somehow or rather, I slept my way till 9 this morning. Thus, I might have ffk-ed some Friday-night last-minute appointments. My sincerest apologies!

The past two weeks as a college boy has been a window-opening to most of my point-of-views. I'm not certain about what, but I ought to find out real soon to blog about them.

College wouldn't be that stressful if it weren't for their gigantic pile of homework every-freaking-day. So far I managed to complete every single one of them - but I have a feeling I will succumb to it pretty soon.

Oh, I have this lecturer that pronounces words in a very funny way.
A good example: He pronounces the word "position" as "poo-see-shen/pussy-shen". ROFLMAO.

I have lots of plan tonight but can only adhere to one. Top in the list is the Flipsyde concert at Zouk Club, KL. Not sure if they have underage restrictions. Oh well, maybe gym and a yamcha session tonight will be good enough.

Kesibukan

2006-07-03T21:03:00.000+08:00

"Aiyah, once you enter college already, you sure won't have that much time to blog or bloghop 1 lah~"

That was the reply I received from a senior quite some time ago when I complained about her rarely taking the time to update her super-outdated-almost-basi blog.

Now, I couldn't agree more.

Lately when I come back home from college, I felt like spending less time on the computer - and instead I preferred channelling all the free-time to short-naps, gym, and homework. So now you know what's keeping me away from blogging for the past few days. I have a feeling of not able to update as often as before.

***

The weekends were pretty fine, considering that I was looking forward to it last week in college. I practically almost watched all the four quarter-finals World Cup matches at Asia Cafe. Ole~ France won! =)

Cheer 2006 was fantabulous (combination of fantastic and fabulous =P)! This is my third consecutive year of attending the national inter-school cheerleading competition. This year, Titans of Ave Maria Convent from Ipoh brought home the champions trophy they really deserved.

If you haven't been to any, do attend next year's Cheer 2007, and I guarantee you'll want to come for the following year.

Nothing much to look forward to this week - other than the Semi-finals World Cup matches.

Before I end this, I would like to thank all those who have showered me with their love, comfort, and advices in the previous post. I'm already starting to (slowly) adapt into my studies, especially Mathematics - and that's GOOD NEWS, isn't it? =)

Adios~

Haih..

2006-06-29T02:27:00.000+08:00

I was doing my Pure Mathematics homework just moments ago. Running down with calculations and solving Math equations can be very frustrating, especially to low intelligence level people like me. I hate the fact that I'm slow, specifically when it comes to Math, more likely, secondary school Additional Mathematics.

Yes, I admit I went through alot just to pass my SPM Addmaths paper; and honestly I wasn't happy that not only did I passed the paper, I also received a credit in it. Why? It's because till this very moment where I'm sitting here typing this, I still can't believe that I actually achieved a C5, as I'm sure it's nothing else but pure luck. "Double" my luck that Pure Mathematics in college is a repetition of form 4 and form 5's Additional Mathematics in English.

I'm not even sure why I'm having all these trouble and problems on a subject practically almost everyone I know is really good at. I did almost everything I can to brush up, from extra revisions and exercises to receiving extra guides and help.

To conclude it all, probably I'm just plain stupid.

What's Up with College?

2006-06-27T21:45:00.000+08:00

Wow, only 2 days of college and I'm feeling all stressed-up already. Lets just say that college isn't how I expected it to be.

Well, other than having a little problem with the change of language (Bahasa to English terms), my brain's also all rusted thanks to the past 7 months on-vacation-mode. It will definitely take time for a ~~lazy~~ slow person like me to catch up with my subjects.

I'm in 0606PE12. Yeap, that's the name of my class. Weird huh? Oh, and my class is actually not that bad (at first I thought it was THAT bad) - apart from the fact that there are only 6 or 7 pairs of bosoms whilst the rest are with balls. I believe I can't expect more from a class on the pre-engineering stream.

Here's a view of my timetable:

^MAT: Mathematics
ECO: Economics
PHY: Physics
TKS: Thinking Skills
LAN: Moral Studies

I'm so glad I didn't take up Chemistry or Further Mathematics - for if I do, I will have to stay in college from 8am to 4pm everyday. That means HELL.

I think I'll stop here because I need to get my sleep. I'll have to make myself wake up at 3am later to catch a much anticipated match; France against Spain. Woohoo!

Before I end, a piece of advice for those entering the late intake for Cambridge 'A' Level programme this/next month (especially soon-to-be Sunway students); be prepared, be VERY prepared.

Scary..

2006-06-25T22:28:00.000+08:00

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh~

My
FIRST DAY
of college tomorrow!

I wonder how is it gonna be like. I hope it wouldn't be too bad.

Late Update

2006-06-25T12:44:00.000+08:00

Just realized I didn't update for a couple of days already. Probably because I was too busy sparing my time for friends, family, and football. Add 2 hours of gym daily to the list too.

Two nights ago I was with the bunch catching 'The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift' at Cathay Cineleisure in Damansara. Ratings? Definitely a MUST-watch! Trust me on this one - for the sake of Japanese chicks and drifts from 350z, Silvia, Evo 9, Mustang, and RX8.

^Kent, Choy Hung, Adrian and I posing for a shot in the Gents. My sister was left out from the photography session for the obvious reason.

Weee~ France won. They've booked their place in Round 16, facing Spain in their first knock-out match this coming Wednesday. If they win, they'll have a clash with the Brazilians before entering the semi-finals. Ain't gonna be a smooth road for the French.

I spent the whole yesterday's afternoon with my family in KL for some ~~back-to-~~start-of-college shopping. At night, we were loitering around Plaza Damas and Hartamas Shopping Centre.

^Then we had dinner at Flamin' J Restaurant.

Went to bed pretty early last night because I was all worn out for the day. Therefore, I would like to apologise to:
-Vinod Dave, for not able to attend your gathering party,
-Chun Jiat, for putting down your once in a blue moon yamcha offer,
-Adrian Kong, for FFK-ing our foosball session.

Before signing off, I'll make do some space for some publicity in favour of Reuben Kang:

Project O.M.G.
(open.mike.gig)

+ The Food Foundry, BG-8, Happy Mansion, Jalan 17/13, Petaling Jaya
+ 24th, 25th June 2006 (Saturday, Sunday)
+ 7.30pm
+ Admission is free :)

This event will be a gathering of sorts, from poetry reading to singer-songwriters and indie filmmakers. Come, buy a couple of drinks (for the hungry the tom yam is excellent) and hang out with us.

For more information (and line-up), head on over to their site: omg! art series

Cute ol' Reuben Kang will be performing! Go support! LOL!

Counting Down

2006-06-23T15:58:00.000+08:00

40 more hours before entering college! Excited I may sound, but deep inside I'm still feeling a little nervous. I can't believe it's already time for me to enter college, when it seems that I was still wearing the "white shirt & green pants" a month ago. Life's too short, don't you agree?

Anyway, last night I was working on editing/fixing a set of poor shots for Jin Li's modeling portfolio. An example of my work:

Not bad, eh? =P

Next morning's 3am match between France and Togo will determine France's ability to enter the Round of 16. Je soutiens la Les Bleus!

Why Taylor's College?

2006-06-22T22:05:00.000+08:00

Many of my Sunway College friends have asked me this particular question,

"Why did you choose
Taylor's College
instead of
Sunway College?"

My answer/explanation is actually quite simple - ummmmm, perhaps NOT that simple.

Lets run down the road of history, lets say, about 2 months ago.

I was filled with indecisiveness in regard of choosing between two colleges for my Cambridge A Level Programme, Taylor's College and Sunway College. My parents were very fond of sending me to the former, whilst I preferred the latter. Thus, to reach a conclusion, I decided to take a ride down to both colleges one fine morning to personally enquire more about their campus, programme, and offers.

My first stop was Taylor's College Subang Jaya.

TCSJ Lady : Hi there, boy. How can I help you?
Me : (Feeling a little nervous) Err, I want to enquire about your 'A' Level Programme.
TCSJLady : Alright, sit right here and I'll be right back. *Point to a chair while taking a few pieces of brochures*
Me : *Quite shy*
TCSJ Lady : OK, lets start off with your SPM results, how many credits or A's did you get?
Me : Err, 5 A's! *Confidently*
TCSJ Lady : Ouch, that's NOT very good.
Me : (Huh? Aren't you supposed to bodek me to join your college?) Err, yeah.. *Embarassed*
TCSJ Lady : Well, during my years back then, 5 A's are already good enough. But now, it's just below average. This means you have to really focus in the stream you're interested with, especially Science subjects. Blah blah blah blah.. *Continues with lots of Q&A*
Me : Err, yeah.. (What the? Kena 'cha' man!)
TCSJ Lady : Is there anymore question you would like to ask?
Me : Yeah, there is one. I heard that Sunway College offers a better 'A' Level programme. Is that true? If not, then what's bad about Sunway College?
TCSJ Lady : Umm, that's a good question. Lets not talk about the bad side of Sunway College, that is VERY unprofessional. Let's talk about what Taylor's College has to offer that Sunway can't. Blah blah blah.. *Continues*
Me : (Wah..) *Impressed*

Satisfied with the answer given by Taylor's College, I made my move to Sunway College, hoping for a better answer.

SyUC Lady 1 : Yes boy, what can I do for you?
Me : Ummm, I want to know more about the Cambridge 'A' Level Programme.
SyUC Lady 1 : Alright, just hold on a minute. *Another lady comes in*
SyUC Lady 2 : Yes, 'A' Level?
Me : Yeah, can you tell me more about the programme?
SyUC Lady 2 : Sure, this programme is to blah blah blah blah blah.. *kept on blah-ing non-stop*
Me : Urmm.. *Wanting to ask questions*
SyUC Lady 2 : Blah blah blah blah..
Me : (Crazy wei, like machine gun)
SyUC Lady 2 : Blah blah blah blah.. *fullstop* Any question?
Me : Ummm, *Were about to ask a question, when..*
SyUC Lady 2 : Okay, thank you! This is my card; if there's anything do give me a call. Hope to see you soon!
Me : (But, but, I haven't ask my question.. Ah, nevermind!) Err, alright, thank you. *Left the place disappointed*

Just like the infamous Malay proverb, "Kerana nila setitik, hancur susu sebelanga", the counsellor/lecturer has given me a very bad impression of Sunway College.

So, do I still need to elaborate further? Guess not.

Keputusan Semak Semula

2006-06-21T12:37:00.000+08:00

Ummm, I've just received the reply letter from Malaysia Examinations Syndicate earlier today.
3 months ago, my father made me appeal for a recheck on my SPM results because he wasn't very satisfied (neither was I, but there was nothing much I can do about it; afterall, I tried my best, no?) - and the results are finally out.

RM250 gone down the drain just like that. I told him already that it was no use, but he didn't want to listen. Oh well..

Je soutiens la France

2006-06-19T23:52:00.000+08:00

OMG, why did France draw again!?
Thierry Henry's goal on the early 9th minute was convincing enough to show that the Frenchmen had control of the game. The goal from Park Ji Sung at the last ten minutes was entirely unexpected.

France won't stand a chance in reaching the Finals if they don't win the next match, which is against Togo four days from now. Oh well, all I can do now is to just sit and watch.

After the match, I managed to transport myself to dreamland before waking up 3 hours later to meet up with Julia, Jow Liie, Bennette and Guo Heng at True Fitness. Yeah, I just signed up for the '12-Months Commitment Fitness Gold' membership a few days ago.

After spending 2 hours working out, we headed off to the nearby Old Town Kopitiam for breakfast.

^My breakfast, 2 sets of Roti Bakar, Iced Oldtown White Coffee, and Omega Soft-boiled Eggs.

^This is what I wore today, France's 2006 FIFA World Cup reserve jersey.

^Julia with her Oldtown Curry Mee.

^Bennette

^Guo Heng

^The syiok-sendiri girls. Julia (again) and Jow Liie. =P

Anyway, I took the opportunity of this meet up to catch up with Guo Heng, whom was in UK (NOT Ulu Kelang) for the past 6 months. He's currently back in Malaysia for a 3 months holiday before leaving again in early September. We used to go through a lot together when we were in high school, especially when our names were spreading through teachers' mouth for all the havoc we've caused. Don't be deceived by his innocent and shy looks, because believe it or not, he has the BALLS most men don't. =P

By the way, it's time for me to sleep. This will be the earliest record of me getting to bed since God-knows-when. I need a good rest so that I can provide full concentration when I drive down to Malacca first thing in the morning.

Till the next post, good night and sleep tight!

College?

2006-06-18T20:58:00.000+08:00

After seven months long on holiday-mode since SPM ended in December 2005, I'm continuing my studies in a week time.

Yes, I've finally decided with:

Cambridge 'A' Level

at

The subjects I've selected are Physics, Mathematics, and Economics, and my classes will commence this coming 27th. Orientation Day will be a sunrise earlier.

My dad and I went to Taylor's College Open Day last morning to register for my intake.

^Before (Registration Form)

^& after (Enrolment Pack)

I'm feeling really excited for college, but I still hope for more time to enjoy myself before all the stress from homework and exams conquer me. Ironic.

Bah, I hate to make decisions. Especially when there're too many options around. Unlike primary or high school, you ~~get~~ HAVE to choose what you want to do and where you want to do it; and that includes not doing anything at all.

I like the good ol' days.

Fête de la Musique

2006-06-17T04:57:00.000+08:00

Just helping Seng Ming to promote this:

Fête de la Musique
Day/Date : Saturday, 17th June 2006
Time : 5pm till 12am
Venue : Jalan Telawi, Bangsar. (The Help Matriculation Centre (HMC) stage will be at Ronnie Q, same row as La Bodega)
Admission is FREE!

About Fête de la Musique (excerpted from http://www.help.edu.my)
Launched in France in 1982, Fête de la Musique or Feast of Music has become an international event. Every year it is celebrated in more than 110 countries worldwide on 21st June, which corresponds to the summer solstice in the Northern Hemisphere.

On this day, from sunset till sunrise, musicians take over the streets and play to their heart's content from sunset till sunrise. Musicians of all genres, be they amateurs or professionals, are invited to perform voluntarily. Musicians do not pay to take part, nor is the public expected to pay to watch.

Fête de la Musique is not just for musicians, it is a festival of music that is enjoyed by people from all walks of life.

It has been said that in France, in one year alone, more than 800,000 musicians (both amateurs and professionals) from different parts of the world participated in more than 10,000 concerts. Also it has estimated that 10 to 12 million spectators from various countries in Europe actually made their way to France to witness this event.

For more information, head on over to HELP University College - Fête de la Musique

England VS Trinidad & Tobago

2006-06-16T02:48:00.000+08:00

It was havoc when Peter Crouch headed in a last-minute first goal in the 83rd minute. Multiply the havoc twice when Steven Gerrard blasted a superb second into the top corner with his left foot 8 minutes later.

But in my opinion as a non-football-fanatic, the main highlight of the match happened on the 28th minute:

A painful moment for Yorke as he blocked a thundering shot by Steven Gerrard on the edge of the area with his midriff and had to leave the field briefly for treatment.
-fifaworldcup.yahoo.com

Get it?

If not, I'll give you a clearer picture (I drew but failed miserably) of the scene if you didn't catch the match:

@#$!%& Ouch! =P

Cars@Cineleisure

2006-06-14T23:58:00.000+08:00

I was scratching my head for plans to fill my extremely boring afternoon, until my sister suggested that we catch a movie since it is Wednesday, and as we all know it, cinemas all around fare their tickets less than normal on this particular day of the week. Since I wanted to try out the new Cathay Cineleisure in Damansara, I gave my sister a pat on the back for suggesting such a great idea. =P

^Cineleisure, view from The Walk of The Curve.

Quite a decent Cineplex they hosted. Although still 80% empty, everything there was cool and classy, but in my honest opinion, they still can't compete with Siam Paragon's Cineplex in Bangkok, which I think is the most highly advanced Cineplex I've ever stepped foot into.

After purchasing tickets to the 6:30pm's Cars, we headed off to Secret Recipe in The Curve to have our tea-time. I had Blueberry Cheese Cake and Iced Chocolate with Whipped Cream while my sister had Marshmallow Chocolate and Fresh Watermelon Juice.

^The syiok-sendiri girl - my sis. I think she has put on a few pounds or something. *closes mouth with hands* Luckily she doesn't visit my blog. =P

^I like the round lightings randomly hung all-around the inside of Secret Recipe. They're so cute!

Cars was uber-entertaining. I think the graphic designers and animation artists did a splendid job in making the characters look real. I love how the adrenaline rushes through in their speedy action scenes.

I wonder how they make babies. =X

Kosong-kosong?

2006-06-14T02:58:00.000+08:00

Argh, it was a screwed up game. The Frenchmen weren't doing their best, we can see that. A goalless draw? Just plain weird. Just like England's game against Paraguay.
OMG, this is coming out from a non-football-fanatic. That's also plain weird. Maybe because I've decided to support France on this year's FIFA World Cup.

***

Spent the evening at Asia Club foosing. Finally met Yee Leng there. Take a look at this particular reply she posted in her tagboard right after I left my house:

(Her tagboard's time and date were screwed up)

Yeah, fate brought us together and now we're foos buddies. Lol~

Went back home for dinner. After dinner, Jin Li, Bavany and I decided to go out again because we didn't want to spend the night at home. We ended up catching the 9:45pm's Benchwarmers at One Utama. The movie was purely lame and funny.

Oh, and I made a record-breaking time driving from Subang Jaya to One Utama through LDP in exactly 15 minutes and 9 seconds. That was speeding. I had no choice, because when I left my house, the clock was already ticking its last few seconds to half-past nine.

*faces down with guilt*

After the movie, we called Kok Keith up for directions to a dining place called William's in Taman Mayang. We managed to get there without much trouble thanks to Keith's directions and my bantai-driving-instincts. =P

Ahhhhhhhh, Brazil's match against Croatia is starting! Time to go!

Till the next post.

Of Seafood and Cake

2006-06-12T16:19:00.000+08:00

Celebrated Fathers' Day in advance last evening at seafood restaurant opposite of Carey Island. It was also a farewell dinner for my dad as he's leaving for Bangkok this coming Wednesday.
His company is sending him there to head the engineering department of a new air cargo company for at least six months.

^View of the sunset from the place I sat.

^I wasn't able to take pictures of the dishes because my fingers were busy with the crabs, but I managed to make a snap after I cleaned up, when everything's gone.

We got back home right before Holland versus Serbia & Montenegro, and we had cake-cutting at half-time.

^Choc Mud Cake from Secret Recipe. Yummy~

Ahhh, I'm gonna miss my dad.

Will be heading down to Breakers in Desa Sri Hartamas for dinner later. According to Puvana, they're giving out free dinner from 8pm onwards in conjunction of the World Cup fever. This promotion started last Friday and ends today.

Yeah, I know it sounds too good to be true. Oh well, we'll see.

The Night is Still Young

2006-06-11T18:04:00.000+08:00

Like I mentioned in the previous posts, I've been awkwardly sleeping at the time people wakes up. I slept at 10am this morning, and woke up 6 miserable hours later. My sleeping timing is perfect for World Cup fanatics, but too bad I'm not one. Sigh.

Anyway, the gathering Alvina organized last evening was canceled at the very last minute because many won't be showing up.
So I ended up going on with my own plans. Adrian and I were planning dinner and we agreed on having something not-too-expensive but filling-to-the-stomach. I looked up http://www.friedchillies.com/fc for food reviews and Big Boy's Cafe in Taipan caught my attention. We rang up a few others but only Kent joined in.

^Big Boy's Cafe.

^Kent with his Vanilla Milkshake.

^Adrian striking a ~~horny~~ smile.

^My Chicken Maryland.

^Adrian's Beef Lasagne.

^Kent's Big Boy's Special Dory Fish.

After dinner, we pulled Jin Li with us to Asia Club for foosball and

^pool.

By the way, Asia Cafe & Club were packed with England supporters. We chilled around until 2am when Jin Li has to go home. The 3 guys then decided for a drink at a nearby mamak restaurant we normally frequent at least thrice a week.

^Supper?

Kent and I weren't feeling sleepy yet so we went over to Adrian's house to chillax (a combination of chill and relax, created by Nat. =P) till 9am this morning.

^Kent was stuck on the computer playing computer games while Adrian was busy practicing Melbourne Shuffle all morning.

As I was still brightly awake upon leaving Adrian's house, I suggested having breakfast at Sri Melur Restaurant in USJ16. Sleepyhead Kent reluctantly agreed.

^My breakfast, roti canai and teh tarik.

^The nearly dead Kent.

Reached home, bathed, and dropped on my bed when the clock struck 10.

15 days left to fully enjoy myself.

Tonight I'll be having seafood for dinner. Crabs, shrimps, lalahs, fishes, and squids, here I come! =D

Prefects Gathering

2006-06-10T02:10:00.000+08:00

9th June 2006

^A view of the sunset from the back of my house last evening. Beautiful, isn't it?

Met up with my ex-prefect comrades at 9pm. I was supposed to be one of the organizers for this gathering, but I eventually did nothing because I didn't have the time. We actually expected an attendance of quite a big number. But it ended up with only a few of us having drinks and chit-chat at Tanjong Mamak Bistro in SS14.

Some of those that were there:

^L-R> Shao Min, Amanullah, and Julia.

^L-R> Daphne and Roshanpal.

^Afzal.

^Non-prefect Naufal (Right)

^And Seo Densearn.

It feels really good to get together once in awhile (as mentioned in the previous posts). It's like, you get to catch up with people you once know a lot and now you don't anymore. Get what I mean?

It ended about half past 10 and I was then on my way to Asia Club to meet up with Kok Keith and Adrian. Left the place after a few games of foosball to join Kent at Maju USJ4 for Germany versus Costa Rica.

Speaking of World Cup, yesterday/today is the commencement of FIFA World Cup 2006 - with the opening at 10 followed by Germany against Costa Rica at midnight. I'm sure everybody knows that. =P

Most of the Mamak restaurants and places with big screens were packed with football fans. I, myself, is not a die-hard fan of football. But a game I will never forget about is the Finals between France and Brazil a few years back. My cousin-brothers, uncles, granduncles, brother, dad and I couldn't watch the match because my grandmother left this world exactly two days before the long-awaited game. Sigh.

Wanted to attend Seventeen Summer Splash later in the afternoon - but I can't, because I don't have a ticket. I think I'll just give it a pass.
Not forgetting, I have another gathering to attend - this time with Alvina and the rest. Gosh, I have lots of gatherings and reunions this week itself. It's probably because most of the colleges are having their mid-term holiday. At least I get to enjoy myself to the max before I start my college pretty soon.

I'm feeling so tired and sleepy already. So, good night and don't tidur bola.

Shopping with Siau Yen

2006-06-08T23:55:00.000+08:00

Siau Yen asked me to accompany her for some short shopping at One Utama yesterday. The plan was for me to get her at 11am, followed by lunch upon arrival at One Utama, and then rest of the day shopping.

We had our lunch at Yoshinoya, a Japanese fast-food restaurant.

^My beef bowl set.

^Siau Yen's salmon thingy.

^Tempura Balls.

^Mini Chicken Wings.

The food there didn't suit my taste bud at all. In fact, I don't favour Japanese food. They taste so weird. ><

Then off we went shopping. Girls are maniac-shoppers and that is a fact we can't deny of. Lol. But it's a good experience shopping with her because I get to learn a lot about girls' multi-taste. I concluded that it is just so hard to understand the opposite gender.

^Standing outside the fitting room waiting for Siau Yen to finish her hour-long-business.

^Lately I'm not the camwhore I used to be anymore. Really.

^After a long walk, we had a drink at Juiceworks. I ordered Mango Sensation (left) while Siau Yen had Tummy Calmer. Tummy Calmer sucks because it contains GINGER! >< Yuck!

^=)

We left One Utama at 5pm. Thanks Siau Yen for filling up my day~ I had a great time. :)

My dad's coming back home from Bangkok tonight! I wonder if he got anything for me. =P

Mini Gathering at Lien Chai's

2006-06-07T11:59:00.000+08:00

Had a mini gathering at Lien Chai's place in Pantai Hillpark this afternoon. There were about 8 of us, and the gathering was held because of a common thing all 8 of us share - we are all ex-Tutorial Lee (tuition centre) students.

^On the way there.

^Lien Chai posing with his crib in the background. Poser siot~

Andalucia Condos in Pantai Hillpark is a decent place to live in.

^The balcony.

^The view from the balcony.

^A mini-fountain right infront of his house.

Through-out the afternoon, we chatted, watched DVD's,

^had some wine,

^swam,

^and took lots of free-style photos.

^Group photo! Clockwise from top left: Fiona, Mandy, me, Wai Leong, Jian Pang, Lien Chai, Marzuki, and Farrael.

We left at 7pm to have dinner at a nearby famous "Banana Leaf" mamak restaurant, named Sri Paandhi Restaurant. For those who read the newspaper, you'll get what I mean when I said "famous".

^Looking at this picture makes me hungry again.

The guys then decided to "mengunjung" a cybercafe nearby my house. Came back home at 11pm feeling tired but with all smiles.

It is really great to be able to meet up with your old friends again, don't you think so? There's like so many things to talk and laugh about, especially about the past. I get very nostalgic mesmerizing a lot about the past lately. I miss being young and naive. =(

Tomorrow will be a pretty quiet day for me.

Gathering with Aman and Roshan

2006-06-07T03:54:00.000+08:00

6th June 2006

The day started off pretty well. Amazingly, I managed to wake up early and reached Aman's house in-time. We did a last minute planning of a small gathering. Seo wasn't able to join us because he had this "hospital attachment" thingy.

Then, we departed to Sri Melur Mamak Restaurant in SS19 for breakfast. We met Adrian, Eu Jean, and Hsien Loong there too. ~~They were there because they skipped their class in Sunway College.~~ =P

^Roshan's always so busy with his phone. Tsk tsk tsk.

^Sorry, I forgot to take a picture of our breakfast before they're all gone. =/

After spending about almost an hour there, Roshan suggested that we catch the movie "The Omen 666".

^Upon arrival, a silhouette picture of the three of us.

^The humble transportation. =P

Regarding "The Omen 666", Aman and I shared the same point of view.

The Omen was a good catch, albeit a little slow moving. Not so many scary scenes but the storyline itself is freaky. I am not a fan of horror movies so it didn't really appeal to me at first, but it turned out alright in the end. I hope they remake the second and third movie. :D
-Aman of http://electrichair.blogspot.com

We then had our lunch at Manhattan Fish Market. Honestly, it was my first time there-and everything was all good.

^The deciding and ordering process.

^The waiting process.

^My chocolate shake. Yum yum! Aman has the recipe! Go ask him! =P

^Fisherman's Fried Platter, shared by both Aman and I. Roshan didn't want to eat because he thinks he's ~~fat~~ not hungry. =P

^A quote from Aman, "Our gathering very muhibbah." =)

^We met Penny, Vee Lyn, and Farah along the way. Above is a picture of Penny and Aman having a little sweet talk while watching people ~~ice-skate~~ fall.

We walked around Sunway Pyramid until 3pm, and then we headed to Aman's house to chill and chat. Got back home around 6pm, and guess what happened after that?

I took a nap.

But somehow, I woke up at 10pm and off I went for another yamcha session with Kent, Adrian, and Eu Jyn. Finally reached home at 3:12am and here I am blogging. I have to try reducing the late-night-outings before I turn nocturnal again.

I have to get my sleep now. I have another reunion/gathering at Lien Chai's place at 1pm. Good night for now.

666

2006-06-06T03:53:00.000+08:00

Ah, another special day of the year (more of MILLENIUM). First it was

01:02:03 04/05/06
(1 hour:2 minutes:3 seconds on the 4th of May 2006)

now it's

06.06.06
(6th June 2006)

In fact, a new movie, "The Omen 666", is releasing worldwide today.

Another fact I find amusing about this date is that the number 666 is used to refer to the beast in the Bible's Book of Revelations. It reads

"He also forced everyone, small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on his right hand or on his forehead, so that no one could buy or sell unless he had the mark, which is the name of the beast or the number of his name. This calls for wisdom. If anyone has insight, let him calculate the number of the beast, for it is man's number. His number is 666."

For more interesting facts about 666, head on to Yahoo News: 06/06/06: Another Date with Para-Science.

Anyway, enough about that.

***

I have an appointment at 9am later in the morning with Aman, Roshan, and Seo. It's some sort of gathering-cum-farewell since Roshan is going off to Flight School in Langkawi. The last time we actually had a meet up was ages ago (or we actually never had any?). I recalled to the time in highschool when I was the only legal driver. Now, all of them can drive too. So, the plan is to meet up at Aman's place, and then we'll carpool. Save petrol~ =P

I'd better get going. I don't want to wake up late and be labelled an FFK-er. Lol~ Good night for now.

Pictures from the 33rd Multiple District Leo Forum 2006 coming up soon.

Home Sweet Home

2006-06-04T15:42:00.000+08:00

Wow!

I just spent 3 days 3 nights last week, and 4 days 3 nights this week, in BANGKOK. I went there for two reasons, one, which is for a short vacation, and two, to visit my dad who is currently working there. That explains why my comeback has been delayed. =P

Anyway, Bangkok is a bloody great place to go. Apart from the beautiful temples, awe-inspiring pagodas, and enormous majestic statues, the people there are freaking down-to-earth nice too. So far for the record, I haven't face any rude or unpleasant customer service in their shopping malls. Speaking of shopping malls, their single Siam Paragon Shopping Complex puts our One Utama, The Curve, and Berjaya Times Square to shame.

Haha, I better stop bragging about how good Bangkok is, or else I'll be labelled "khianat terhadap negara". Haha~ Actually, deep down inside, I'm a real patriot. Yeah, you can now play your "Believe it or not" game.

Anyway, here comes the best part, PICTURES! Go ahead, indulge yourself! :)

While uploading the photos, I got lazy with the captions. Please forgive me. =P

I have exactly 23 days left to enjoy, before college starts.

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh~

A.F.H. (Away From Home)

2006-05-23T12:18:00.000+08:00

BANGKOK,

Here I come!

Will be away for a week. Till then, ~~don't~~ miss me. =P

Notice

2006-04-06T21:25:00.000+08:00

Bloody Bullshit..

2006-03-16T20:00:00.000+08:00

Fucked up results, enough said..

Yawn~

2006-02-22T22:36:00.000+08:00

I still can't believe how I managed to make myself blog a post. It has been quite some time, hasn't it?

The past 3 months has been awesome! Lots of events have painted great pictures in my book of memories. And most of them I spent with my group of great friends. Don't make me start, 'cause I know I won't stop. :P

Oh, and I just turned 18 3 days ago. That makes me legal for many 18-and-above stuffs. Isn't that great!? Hahahaha~ Sorry, I'm getting a little "SS" here.

I guess that's it for now. It will definitely be a miracle if I publish another damn post.

All hail Prom King (cheh wah~)

2005-12-11T23:59:00.000+08:00

It has been 6 days without a word from me. Well, my absence was not because of a hiatus - instead I was out and away for an after-SPM holiday with my buddies in Genting Highlands. I will post pictures taken from the trip later when I get the final set from Sheela.

*

My school's prom was held last Tuesday, 8th of December 2005 with the theme La Rosa Negra. I paid a hundred bucks for nuts - not-so-good food and small-congested hall. The criterias making the hundred bucks worth it is the companionship of my fellow 'rakan seperjuangan' and bearing the title Prom King of SMK USJ4 2005 by luck.
I would like to congratulate and thank the organizing committee for organizing the event successfully. I really enjoyed myself there.

Here are some pictures I picked out of hundreds of good ones.

^ Preparing for Prom at Michael's house.

^ First group picture with the Romeos.

^ Looking good.

^ Roshanpal, with his 700 bucks G2000 suit. Rich freak. ><

^ L-R: Botak Michael, Copperhead Mun Hoe and Cute Aida.

^ Hsien Loong

^ The guys at table 12. L-R: Hsien Loong, Michael and Seo Densearn.

^ Jow Liie looking good in blue

^ Michael and I with a few girls - CW Top L-R: Kitty, Ying Ying, Xiao Qian, Carrere, and Jow Liie.

^ Adrian, the macho kid in purple.

^ Lai Yen the cute one.

^ My hot blog idol, Penny

^ Beautiful chicks that are close to my heart, Bavany and Jacqueline.

^ Jacq again. I look weird. ><

^ Jacq SS-ing with my Prom King prize. =P

^ Hot Romeos that Juliets can't handle. Hahaha~

^ Me dancing with Sherine. Best dance/couple will win the Prom King and Queen title. I won the Prom King title, so she..

^ The Prom King with his prizes.

^ And again.. Yes I know, you wanna punch me. :(

^ Posing with TEH HAWT and gorgeous Sheela - the supposed to be Prom Queen.

Pictures are courtesy of Michael Goh, Penny Wong, Lee Eu Jean, Amanullah, Sheela Khaw, Jacqueline Ng, Adrian Kong, and Roshanpal.

Went to KL after Prom. Wanted to spend the night clubbing at Beach because Atmosphere was closed. Reached there pretty late so all the clubs and bars were halfway closing.
I met Wilson and Natalia there too. =P Ended up at SS2 Murni to get some drinks under Penny's suggestion. Got back home at 6AM.
Indeed, the night was a great and memorable 12-hour after-SPM function.

*

I need to get some sleep now. Contracted a flu and constant headaches after getting home from Genting Highlands. Argh, it's really suffering. Hope I'll get well soon to be able to satisfy and fulfill another hectic week ahead.

Cousin's Wedding

2005-12-05T23:47:00.000+08:00

Sorry for the lack of updates. Life after SPM has been very hectic with plans all day and night. Last night I attended a distant cousin's wedding at Palace of the Golden Horses. Since picture speaks a thousand words, so...

^ About 600 people attended the wedding function

^ Mom and dad

^ 10 feet cake

^ Appetizer

^ Grandma and grandpa

^ Sisters

^ 'Yam Seng'

^ Slide presentation of the newly-weds

^ Ice sculpture

^ Brother

^ Sisters

^ Grandma with the bride and groom's ride

^ Me.. Hehe~

^ My family

^ Bro with big vase

^ Father and bro

^ Sisters with vase

I have been sleeping at 4AM over the past few days. I'll need a good and early sleep tonight, as I have my school's prom tomorrow night. Lights out!

Hiatus ended..

2005-12-01T20:16:00.000+08:00

Wow, this is the longest hiatus period I took since a month ago.
Unfortunately, I was a little too busy with my SPM preparations, considering this as the most suffering and exhausting week, with Biology and Chemistry papers commencing after one another.

Here is a small update for the past 3 days:

28th November 2005

Spent the whole day preparing for Chemistry, the subject I hated the most.

29th November 2005

Chemistry wasn't really as bad as I thought. I screwed up my first paper by getting 8 out of the first 10 questions wrong. >< Other papers were good.

30th November 2005

Biology paper was quite near to perfect. I think I screwed up my experiment in paper 3. But it's the only Science paper I'm confident about.
Spent the night watching two movies, Kungfu Mahjong 2, and Cello. Kungfu Mahjong 2 was hilarious because it's dumb, while Cello should not be classified as a horror movie, as the focus is more on a dramatic storyline.
There's a quote from Kungfu Mahjong 2 I find really amusing"

"If big tits means beautiful, cows are the most beautiful!"

Anyway, I'm deciding on what hairstyle to go with for my school prom next Tuesday. I have curly and wavy hair, so obviously I can't do much with my hair. (AND NO I don't look good after straightening my hair!)
A few choices to choose from :

Option 1 : One more level to BOTAK-LICIN
Option 2 : Shave it but not too short, and spike it!
Option 3 : Keep the current hairstyle~
Option 4 : Go without hair gel and reveal the messy but stylish AFROness! =P

I really still can't decide..

Finally..

2005-11-26T23:53:00.000+08:00

*Dances and spins around*

I had a good day today! :) Went shopping with my mom in IOI Mall Puchong earlier in the evening. The main intention was to get my suit for school prom. Here is a list of the items bought:

Action Ladfigure Inc T-shirt
Giordano Collared T-shirt
BUM Equipment Underwears
Smart Master Black Blazer
Smart Master Black Bowtie
Smart Master Black Business Slacks
Smart Master White Tuxedo Shirt

At last I've decided on my prom suit with the help of my mom and my sisters. For this shopping trip itself, I've spent a whopping RM708.40, thus breaking the record of the highest spent on a shopping trip. You see, I don't shop often. I do my wardrobe shopping only twice a year or more when needed. I'm thankful that my mom is willing to sponsor all the expenses. Love you lots mom! Muax!

Oh, and not forgetting, my Karate instructor appeared in the newspaper again!

New challenge for fighters Arivalagan

MALAYSIA may not like the idea of the karate team competitions being held ahead of the individual events but national coach P. Arivalagan wants his charges to take it as a challenge.....

Seasoned campaigner R. Puvaneswaran will spearhead the men's charge. The other members of the team are S. Mahendran, Lim Yoke Wai, Rayner Kinsiong and rookie L. Kunasilan.

Read more..

Excerpted from The Star Online.

You go Malaysian Karate team! Make us proud! :)

BCA TAK Bersih, TAK Cekap, TAK Amanah

2005-11-26T00:02:00.000+08:00

Do you remember the news that hit the mainpages yesterday with the titles:

"Naked woman police abuse clip sparks uproar"

"Naked woman ordered to ear squats"

"Video shocks, disgusts MP"

"Nazri: It's shameful"

"To be shown to PM"

"Video circulated through MMS"

"PM : It's shameful"

"Naked woman incident a blow to country's image"

"Video clip angers the public"

At last, I've found and watched the video with anger and frustration - check it out HERE.

Our country's police authority is losing its rakyats' trust. I'm pretty sure I've lost mine.

*

I'll be guestblogging over Grace's blog while she's not around for the next two weeks. Do drop by there to show some support okay? Thanks! ;)

Zathura

2005-11-25T23:59:00.000+08:00

Study attempts failed.

Instead, I was out the whole day.

Spent the afternoon with Kent, Puvana, Adrian, and a few others playing pool, foosball, and watched Zathura. Don't put your hopes too high if you are going to watch that, or it'll turn out to be a disastrous Jumanji-wannabe movie. Afterall, it's from the same producers/directors of Jumanji, is it not? I'm not really sure actually.
But overall, it's not really a bad movie if Jumanji is still not in your 'movies-I've-watched-list'.

*

Here are the pictures from Wilson's birthday gathering in Magical Theatre Restaurant, Sunway Pyramid on the 23rd of November 2005. They were stolen (with permission) from Penny and Laura. Thank you girls! :)

^ Wilson's free birthday finger-bites courtesy of MTR.

^ 'Gluttonous' Wilson and Laura. =P

^ Pictures!

^ A group picture together with the entertaining Magician(2nd from right)! :)

^ My first time trying Shisha.

The END of Additional Mathematics

2005-11-24T22:50:00.000+08:00

For the first time in my life, I didn't have enough time to finish up my Additional Mathematics exam papers yesterday. Just minutes ago, I stumbled across my academic-progress-report-card. Flipped through the pages and saw my previous Addmaths marks.

March 2004 :

June 2004 :

July 2004 :

October 2004 :

April 2005 :

June 2005 :

(Actually 0.55555..)

SPM Trials :

Ahhhh.. How nice..

And honestly, I didn't do that bad this time. =)

After the second Addmaths paper, a small group of us went to McDonald's for a short 'yamcha and sek-es-klim' session. Then Michael and I went for Wilson's birthday gathering.

Pictures of Wilson's gathering will be up soon once I get hold of them. A big waste I didn't bring my camera last night. I stole Penny's pictures already but I'm still waiting for Laura's so I can complete the set. Hehe~

*

Went browsing through my junks in my computer again to ease my boredom. Doing that once in awhile brings me down memory lane. I love the good old times - don't you?

Saw a picture in particular that I want to share. Not a photo actually, just a scanned piece of art a classmate drew earlier this year.

^ Really cute huh? :P

Lets enlarge my picture :
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What's next?

2005-11-22T19:15:00.000+08:00

Moral paper wasn't really that bad. In fact, it was pretty good.
My hardwork of memorizing every moral values and definitions paid off well. I hope I'll get an A, thus breaking the first record of achieving a grade above C in the past two years.

Sigh..

Tomorrow comes the most dreaded subject,

ADDITIONAL MATHEMATICS

Getting at least a credit is by far impossible. Highest possibility is failing miserably. I'm doomed.

Sigh..

Moral Education is demoralizing

2005-11-21T22:58:00.001+08:00

Moral Education is pathetic. But it wouldn't be that bad if you work on interesting ways to remember them. Now I kinda like the subject. =)

If you're in a last minute situation, fear not, try my ways of memorizing. They'll work - if you put enough effort in it. ;)

Bidang 1 - Perkembangan Diri

Touch the body to remember

Sky - Kepercayaan kepada Tuhan
Hair - Keadilan
Head - Rasional
Mouth - Amanah, Hemah Tinggi
Heart - Kasih Sayang
Hands - Tanggungjawab
Pockets - Kesederhanaan
Private parts - Harga diri
Balls - Toleransi
Legs - Kerajinan, Berdikari

Bidang 2 - Kekeluargaan

Four closest blood related family members - Father, mother, grandfather and grandmother(Father and mother is the closest so use terhadap)

Father (Responsibilities) - Tanggungjawab terhadap keluarga
Mother (Love) - Kasih sayang terhadap keluarga
Grandfather (Respect) - Hormat dan taat kepada anggota keluarga
Grandmother (Tradition) - Mengekalkan tradisi kekeluargaan

Bidang 3 - Alam Sekitar

Saya suka tengok berita lipan hidup harmoni
(alam sekitar at every end)

Suka (Love) - Menyayangi dan menghargai alam sekitar
Berita (Issues) - Peka terhadap isu-isu alam sekitar
Lipan (Mapan) - Kemapanan alam sekitar
Harmoni (Hormony) - Keharmonian antara manusia dengan alam sekitar

Bidang 4 - Patriotisme

To love and be loyal to the king, I'd rather die for it!
(negara at every end)

To Love (akan cinta) - Cinta akan Negara
Loyal, king - Taat setia kepada Raja dan Negara
Rather die for (sanggup mati/berkorban untuk) - Sanggup berkorban untuk negara

Bidang 5 - Hak Asasi Manusia

Useless workers are raping retarded kids
(start with melindungi hak or menghormati hak(for Raping and Retarded))

Useless (Users-pengguna) - Melindungi hak pengguna
Workers (Pekerja) - Melindungi hak pekerja
Raping (Woman) - Menghormati hak wanita
Retarded (Cacat - kurang berupaya) - Menghormati hak golongan kurang berupaya
Kids (Kanak-kanak) - Melindungi hak kanak-kanak

Bidang 6 - Demokrasi

Mahathir openly spoke about our country's religious law

Openly (terbuka) - Sikap keterbukaan
Spoke (bersuara) - Kebebasan bersuara
Country (negara) - Penglibatan dalam pembangunan negara
Law (Peraturan dan Undang-undang) - Mematuhi peraturan dan undang-undang
Religiously (agama) - Kebebasan beragama

Bidang 7 - Keamanan dan Keharmonian

We must co-operate and help bring peace together in the respected countries

Co-operate and help (kerjasama dan membantu) - Saling membantu dan bekerjasama
Peace together (aman bersama) - Hidup bersama secara aman
Respected, countries (Hormat, negara) - Saling menghormati antara negara

*All of the above statements and/or names are not intended to inflame anyone, and any relation to any situation or person in real life is just a mere co-incidence.

Bah it's really stressful memorizing the definitions for the moral values. I'm trying to memorize them in exact from every single word to word just to be safe in case if the examiners are going to be strict in their marking this time.

Luckily the paper is at 2PM tomorrow, so I can have a good night sleep without worrying about waking up early.

I shall go back to my Moral books now. Again..

Aunt's Birthday

2005-11-21T11:35:00.000+08:00

I bet some of you must be wondering about my absence for the past two days. On the 19th I was in Malacca celebrating my aunt's birthday, and on the 20th I was out the entire day. Couldn't find time to blog 'cause I was too exhausted with the sardine-packed travelling and event schedules.

Last Saturday(19th) was my aunt's birthday dinner. All these while, I don't really know her name and I rely on the 'panggilan' "mak ehm". She's my grandmother's first-husband's son's wife. A little complicated huh? There were about 100 over relatives that turned up at the dinner.

I'll proceed with the pictures to do the talking. :)

^Sorry, the trip to Malacca was really boring.

^4 people cramming the backseat of a Hyundai Matrix can cause butt-aches. Bumpy roads caused the shaky hands.

^L-R - My sisters with Cousin Russell trying to join the picture. Cousin Grace and my sisters (again).

^Clockwise from Top Left - Cousin Russell. My brother, and Cousin David. My father and birthday ~~girl~~ woman. Nephew Ah Lun.

^Clockwise from Top Left - Cousin Pei Pei and niece Lum Lum. This is what happened when you have three drunk-ees on the stage :P. Cousin Justin and my brother. My brother fascinated with the aunties on stage.

^A few of the dishes served.

^Clockwise from Left Top - My family without my father, with cousin Grace and birthday aunt. Birthday cake with the stage backdrop. Cake cutting ceremony right after the shortest 'laungan' "Yam Seng" I ever heard ><.

^L-R - Dad and Uncle Roger loosing their breath in the Karaoke session. Niece Mei Mei.

^Clockwise from Top Left - Back in the house in Kampung Machap Bharu, with 50 relatives jam-packed the house - majorities are kids, so the house was like Pasar Malam that night. Niece Mei Mei again. Cousin Grace. My mom and dad.

^Clockwise from Top Left - Cousin Roy and my sister. My sister and Cousin David. Cousin Grace and my sisters. Cousin David, niece Mei Mei and my sister.

It's really nice to have such gathering once in awhile. I'll be able to meet my relatives and keep up with their on-goings. I'm really blessed to have born into this unique bloodline - inheriting the Chinese Straits (a.k.a. Baba Nyonya) blood and practicing its culture. I'm still trying to learn the Baba Nyonya language though. =P

I shall go back to my Moral books now.

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

2005-11-18T23:59:00.000+08:00

I was out the whole day - right in the middle of SPM.
As mentioned in the last post, I went to watch 'Harry Potter : The Goblet of Fire' in Summit USJ with 9 others. It has been quite some time since I last went out with my friends to catch a movie.
It was a marvelous movie! I think it's Harry Potter's best yet (also claimed by critics). Compared to the previous Harry Potter movies, this fourth part of Harry Potter's 7 sagas has the most chicks - and they are HAWT! Haha! :P

Watching it today in the cinema turned out disastrous. I can't understand why a freaking man would want to bring his superbly young restless son to the cinema. That kid was kicking my chair throughout the whole movie. Worst, some 'zaman purba' kid that was sitting right behind me was talking non-stop to his so beloved daddy about every Harry Potter scene. I kept on saying "shhhh" and Mun Hoe resorted with a "Shut the **** up!"
Guess what's their response? They didn't bother and continued their selfish act ALL THE WAY till the end of the movie. >< OMG can you imagine how bloody irritated we were!? Especially in a movie I looked forward to watch so much.

><

After the movies, we played foosball, pool, and a few games at the arcade.
Not long later, only four of us were left, Adrian, Kent, my sister, and I. Partly famished, we thought of eating something economical because we're quite tight in budget for dinner. We ended up spending RM94.23 at the San Francisco Pizza Restaurant in Taipan USJ. Damn! Now I'm broke! :(

Damn thing I didn't bring my camera today. Earlier today before leaving home, I thought of bringing the camera. When I switched the camera ON, the battery life bar indicated only 2 minutes left. Darn! My sisters forgot to charge the camera after using it in Genting Highlands a few days ago.

But I managed to steal some pictures from Jacqueline's camera :

^ Jacq and Kent. The girls claimed that Kent is a Ron Weasley look-a-like. Agree?

^ Botak Michael going for his final solid shot.

^ Some of the girls, Jacqueline, Bavany, and Jin Li.

And speaking of taking the camera to Genting Highlands, my family (except my dad) took quite alot of pictures there. Here are some of them.

^ I missed out all the fun because I have to sit for the DAMNED SPM!

I'm getting quite sleepy already. I promised myself to do Additional Mathematics workbooks tomorrow once I get up from bed. I have a feeling it won't happen.

Physics = Kacang Putih Hitam!

2005-11-17T19:23:00.000+08:00

PHYSICS..
Paper 1 was quite good.
Paper 2 was not bad.
Paper 3 was a screwed up.

Overall, 'boleh tahan lah'. Hope I'll get B3 or higher for the subject, cause I'll need the grades.

Ah, at last! It's freedom! FOR AWHILE.
The next paper will be next Tuesday, Moral Education, and then Additional Mathematics the following day. So I actually have about 5 days to ~~study~~ rest and enjoy! I'll be watching Harry Potter tomorrow! I can't wait! =)

*

Hey Liz!

This is for you! =D Just like I promised. Me in Ju-On-esque mode!

I hope it's scary enough to not disappoint you.

Not as attractive as yours I might say =P :

Disastrous Mathematics & Piercings

2005-11-16T18:46:00.000+08:00

WAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!
Why is the paper so easy all these while turned out the opposite today? ><
I sucked in Mathematics, enough said.

Boo..

I'm not supposed to be here. Instead, I should be doing Physics workbooks.
*Points a finger at you*
Yes, you too, if you're taking the exam tomorrow! *shakes head*

*

My dear friend Sheela Khaw dreamt of me last night. She dreamt of me successfully piercing three different parts on my nose. OMG WTH right!?

The delusive situation in her dream recalled a series of memory at the time when I was still naive and immature.

Let's take an example, an actual conversation that took place between my parents and I:

Me : Mummy, can I pierce my ears?
Mom : No!
Me : But why?
Mom : No means no!
Me : My friends are piercing theirs also!
Mom : Don't disturb me, go and ask your dad.

Me : Pa, can I pierce my ears?
Dad : CAN......... but don't you EVER dare to step back into the house!
Me : -.-"

Till now, I'm still 'clean'. =P

A thousand mile

2005-11-15T19:38:00.000+08:00

My thumb and middle finger are swollen badly "thanks" to the multiple composition and essay papers since yesterday. It seems that my fingers have participated a thousand miles marathon instead of my feet. >< Two days and I've written approximately 7000 words for 5 papers.

History paper was terrible. Although it wasn't really that bad (claimed by many), I didn't put enough effort in studying History except for fifteen minutes before entering the hall. Once again, I'm screwed. I was so 'kiasu' that I wrote all 5 essays when you only have to choose 3. (I'm not alone, okay?)

Well, I'll just leave my results in ~~God's~~ the examiner's hands.

Less stress tomorrow. Just Modern Mathematics. The following day is a dreaded one. Physics.
I need to ace this subject. I really really need to. Oh dear, please let me pass this test!

Once again,

ALL THE BEST!
Don't screw up okay? =)

BM Paper = $%#@~

2005-11-14T18:48:00.000+08:00

BM papers were

!%@#%@#$%#$$!%@#!^#$^@
#$^#$%@#%!#^@#$^@$^#$^
23%$@#^#$^3$^$@#^@$^@$
$#^#$@#%2^$@#63^#$^#$^
#$^#$^@%^@#62^#$6#$^34

Sorry for the (censored) cursing.

It was terrible. I didn't have enough time to finish BM paper 2. 8 marks gone. Just like that.

Before I sat my first paper this morning, I was overwhelmed with anxiety. The feeling was almost the same when I had to face this tall scary-looking Indian guy (nothing racism ok) in my Karate tournament a couple of years back. And it affected my first paper - badly. I totally lost concentration on the first question for 30 minutes. Luckily I managed to finish the paper in time.

I'm screwed.

Sigh.

Okay, enough of whining. What's over is over.

Anyway,

Three weeks ago, I checked the meter for "How much is your blog worth?" on Technorati.

   -Entered my blog adress - http://vpws.blogspot.com...

      -Clicked submit...

         -Page Loaded...

            -Results returned...

               WORTH : $0.00

>.<

Today, I checked it again, and guess what?

My blog is worth $15,807.12.
How much is your blog worth?

Wouldn't it be NICE if someone would want to buy my blog? *grins* XD

SPM!? Important

2005-11-13T05:03:00.000+08:00

OMG OMG OMG! Guess what!?

My private tuition teacher called me last night!

This was the conversation:

Teacher : Eh Vincent, u there?
Me : Yes teacher.. Why suddenly call one?
Teacher: I tell you something, then you help do me a favour okay?
Me: Ah? For what? Okay lah okay lah, what favour?
Teacher : Help to spread it to your friends that's in the same tuition one.
Me: Wah, spread what wor? Anthrax ah?
Teacher : No, this morning, got pegawai call me, got SOALAN BOCOR!
Me: OMG OMG OMG!!! Serious ah teacher!? I love you man!
Teacher : Okay good, just go to the website that I sms you later.
Me: Okay, thanks teacher!

Crap I didn't believe it at first. I thought that bugger was joking because he's the most sporting and funniest teacher I ever had. So I thought it was some joke he cracked to make us chill from all the study stress.

It's time to share the link with all SPM candidates. Please spread it around. I hope it'll benefit you as much as it will for me. Please note that I do not guarantee its accuracy.

Hopeless

2005-11-12T09:18:00.000+08:00

Oh I've found a new session of blogging - early in the morning when the sun is shining bright up in the sky. This once in a while will replace the usual time when wolves are howling at the moon.

It's amazing how badly screwed up my sleep is. I replaced nap with sleep and sleep with nap. It's a good thing though. (I bet you're thinking "this guy's nuts")
Seriously, it works - especially when SPM is coming. I'll wake up at 8AM feeling darn fresh just like after waking up from an afternoon nap, and I'll sleep at 4PM (ending of the last SPM papers of almost everyday) just like any normal bedtime.

2 days left. 47 hours to be exact. I've just started revising Physics, the most important subject if I want to be a pilot. So far I've failed almost every Physics papers in school examination but I somehow managed to attain a credit for trials. I'm not hopeless, just plain lazy - and caught up with other things in life (such as blogging).

I predict myself singing the song Bad Day by Daniel Powter for the next 21 days.

*

For those who don't read the papers, check this out :

Police made me strip, says Chinese national
BY PARVEEN GILL

PETALING JAYA: A 35-year-old housewife claimed she was forced to strip at a police station in Sungai Buloh, and that several policemen and policewomen there had also taken her money.

This alleged incident and a complaint by a remisier that an investigating officer at the district police headquarters here had asked for a bribe surfaced barely a week after all police contingents were supplied with button badges against graft.

...

Using a hand gesture, the policeman allegedly demanded RM500 from them.

“Since both of us were carrying valid passports, we refused to give the policeman anything. We were then taken to the police station,” she said.

The housewife claimed that when they arrived at the police station, a policewoman took five pieces of RM10 notes from her handbag. The money was divided among four police personnel.

She added that during a body search at the station, she was instructed to take off her clothes.

“A policewoman grabbed my breast and slapped me when I blushed.

“I was then forced to take off my undergarments and do five ear squats.

“I saw a policeman peeping then,” she said, adding that the room door was shut tight only when she screamed.

When her husband showed up later at the police station with their marriage certificate, the investigating officer also refused to consider the document as genuine.
Read more...

Speaking of disappointments..

Size Doesn't Matter

2005-11-11T10:10:00.000+08:00

^ Shawn made it into the papers today.
I was halfway down my daily routine of reading the newspapers when I stumbled enviously across little Shawn on the front cover of the StarMetro. Not only that, his pictures and profile filled up the next two pages!

Seen here is how the timid yet adorable Shawn whom father Reggie Lee (Yes, the famous comic artist, NOT the actor) claimed "a weakling in the past" proves to us that no matter how hard it is to achieve our dreams, strong determination, hard work, and great passion will bring you there. Giving up is not the only solution to a problem faced whether is it walking through a barricade in life, or even trying to milk a cow for the first time.

Read all about it here.

*

It's now down to 3 days left to SPM. It seems like only yesterday the counter was projecting 30 or something.

I have to fit 5 subjects in these 3 days as I won't be able to find time to study in the first 3 days of SPM since there are papers till 4PM.

All in a sudden, I'm able to feel the heat. I hope the heat is from an Olympic Games torch being lit instead of a tiny match.

By the way, there's Planet Shakers Night Rally concert in Sunway Pyramid Convention Centre at 7:30PM tonight. Should I or should I not go? Hmmm..

Like a Match..

2005-11-11T01:10:00.000+08:00

10th November 2005

I practically spent the whole day in slumber. When I wasn't, I'll be infront of the television watching National Geographic or helping my brother with his stone-aged PlayStation games.

No mood, no energy, no motivation to study - at all.
If there's any, it's just like a match being lit - a strong flare at first but ended up burned and charred before you can even say "Shlimazl'"(a chronically unlucky person in Yiddish).

*fixing poor twisted tongue*
Hey, I'm not the only one, there're a few others out there who are in the same shoes walking down the same lane as I am at this very minute. Worst, some are bloody "heavy-duty" bloggers and they're still active in the blogosphere. Don't believe? Check them out for yourself : Narcissism of Eliza Lee, Suet Li's Suetlism, Colourful Dreams of Laura Leong, and Asyraf Lee the Eligible Bachelor.

Well, I did try to study a little - Modern Mathematics - which many seventeen-year-olds don't consider it a subject to concentrate on because it's as easy as pie. ><

This afternoon, I received a notification email from Photobucket that I'm almost reaching my maximum bandwidth. Oh No!!! I think it is time to find a new image host. =( Any recommendation?

Hmm.. nothing much to blog here, so I'll mengundur diri terlebih dahulu.<--(Note to SPM students: Best way to end your perbahasan, ucapan, or syarahan. Haha~)

Little Chicken Little

2005-11-10T01:46:00.000+08:00

9th November 2005

^ Familiar? The hyperactive titchy animated Chicken Little whom thinks that the sky is falling! (Whether it's true or not, you've got to see it for yourself)
It's a Wednesday, so ticket price was darn cheap! And I went to watch it with my ~~little~~ brother.

^ Picture was quite blurry, so I had to sepia it. Gosh I looked fat.
The movie wasn't that bad, indeed it's quite a good movie - it's just that I don't really fancy it, so I'll give it a 3/5. Just realised that people nowadays are getting more imaginative day by day - that explained all the weird plots and illogical storylines.

(Duh! It's a cartoon! And it's not supposed to be logical! Sheesh~)

Oh, not forgetting to mention, I like a really cute and macho character from the movie, Fish Out of Water! Look out for it if you're gonna watch the movie. Hehe!

Hmm, speaking of cute, I sorta..

^ Kidnapped my sister's teddybear, Bimbo - for a few days already. Haha, I'm a little cheeky sometimes, really sorry for that. *hides*

Mom's birthday is less than a week time. Unfortunately her birthday falls on the second day of my SPM. Won't be able to celebrate for her earlier or later cause she'll be going to Genting Highlands at the end of this week, and Malacca at the end of next. Looks like I've got to wait till SPM's over.

I also bought her a birthday gift. Budget was tight so I had no choice but to pick the cheapest but good crap I can find. Ended up with this 40 bucks spinning-four-LEDed-lasered-crystal.

^ Not too bad when it's turned off, but,

^ It's quite a beautiful sight when it's switched on. Weeee~ Four different beautiful colours emit turn by turn.

I hope she'll like it. =/

*

SPM is already less than a handful of days. I'm sure most of my same fated comrades and blogders will be setting the Internet icon to Disconnect for the rest of the week or so. So, I'm taking this opportunity to wish all SPM-takers:

GOOD LUCK & ALL THE BEST!
May you all be blessed with good health and great minds throughout this final blood-curdling examination.

(Wish me the same too, okay?) ;)

The Official Last Day of School

2005-11-08T23:06:00.000+08:00

^ This is part of the examination hall where I'll be doing my SPM papers. See the red desk? AHHHHHH! The worst place a candidate could ask for! Yes, unfortunately, that's where I'll be sitting. *sob sob*

The location has very little light source, quite hot, and worst of all, pressure from the presence of pengawas peperiksaan. >.< I'm doomed! *runs in circle*

*

Today was the official last day of secondary school. Although I can't wait to leave, I believe I'll miss the school once I do so. Lots of memories gained throughout these five years of green pants and white shoes (Err, except for 3 years of being a prefect, which was white pants and black shoes - haha) and these were the years that have put me standing in the shoes I am now.

I forgot to charge my camera, so I didn't take any pictures this morning. Lets captivate this morning's atmosphere with pictures courtesy of Jacqueline Ng.

^ A weird group photo. Wanted to do the post just like the "Girl from Ipoh" advert but.. nevermind. =P

^ Wanted to camwhore but accidentally added a few others inside. Jin Li and Mun Hoe was looking at me, Sheela's already posing, and Denise tried to get inside the picture. Haha~

^ The four hyper-active over-emotional girls that has made great changes in my life.

^ Standing here is one of the most respected teacher of all time, Puan Vijaya.

^ R-L> Cheryl, Jacqueline, Lyncia, Siau Yen, and a ghost.

^ Group photo with Puan Lim, the teacher whom claimed with her old-fashion Chinese style of living will bring you to greater heights. Yes we know teacher, we know..

^ Took another group picture before leaving the school gates. Crap, I look like I'm punching my face. ><

^ All of us had lunch together after school. These were my lunch, two pieces of Roti Susu.

^ Yummy~

*

The next batch of pictures will come in on the 2nd of December. That's the end of SPM for most candidates especially Science stream students. I just can't wait to get over with SPM. I kept having flashbacks of the early schooling days lately. Sigh.

a moment lasts all of a second, but the memory lives on forever..
- anonymous

Mission I M Possible - Truant

2005-11-08T02:27:00.000+08:00

7th November 2005

School today was superbly enthralling, captivating, intriguing, and a little tantalizing.

The whole drama is about trying to "ponteng" (is it called playing truant?) from school. It was my first time, I swear - and I was persuaded by the pro of all-time ponteng-ing, Mun Hoe! Unbelievable the adamant me all these while gave in to his persuasion. Maybe because it's the second last day of school and I might not be able to do such thing in high school in the future, so I thought of giving it a try, a so-called irreplaceable experience of my soon-to-end schooling days. I know it's wrong, but, curiosity and raging hormones overcome the guilt. Haha~

I would like to apologise if my actions affected or offended any particular person.

*Names were modified to protect privacy.

----------7:20AM

Reached the gates of school after picking up Michael. First time I reached school that early over the past 6 months - amazingly. =P

----------7:45AM

Monday's formal official assembly was held informally. Spotcheck was handled out. Apparently they missed my class, and lucky Mun Hoe got away from getting his handphone confiscated. I was smart enough to smell a spotcheck beforehand and we left our phones and cameras in my car before entering school.

----------8:30AM

When the coast was clear, we made our way to my car and brought down the handphones and cameras.

^ Michael's itchy hands started snapping weird pictures and videos out of no where.

^ The Foyer C is so empty - alot people were absent this morning. And it's a study period so no one will in be at the Foyer C, duh!

^ Met Hubert - which sort of joined in the "lifeless" ~~gang~~ group.

----------9:10AM

Back in class. Atmosphere was dull and getting a little weary over time.

^ Michael entertained himself with his camera. Whole morning he was a little crazy laughing over nothing and he claimed it's because of the stress of SPM. Weirdo.

^ Three groups of classmates were there. The typical chinese males (named CNN by can't remember who - Chinese Nerd Nation) , the typical chinese females (also known as Lich Hung girls) , and us "lifeless" people, of course.

^ Hubert halfway performing his SS-ness (Claimed by Michael/SS=Syiok Sendiri) .

^ Funny Bryan trying to escape the camera lens. It was a funny sight. LMAO.

^ Another two "lifeless" people, Afzal and Nizam, arrived a little later - and went back home much sooner.

^ The only picture of me in my camera, poor thing.

^ Bryan at last decided to shed away his shyness and grab Michael for a photo session. ;P

^ The hardworking group which gave us a little chill on our back for not studying when it's only 7 days left to SPM.

^ The much surprised teachers wondering how the camera didn't join in the list of confiscated items from this morning's spotcheck. *smiles widely*

^ Okay, this wasn't my idea. Hubert took this I think. Sheesh~

^ Found a "masterpiece" from one of the art classes and had a good laugh at it. Evil people we were, weren't we? But Michael started it! *points the finger at Michael*

^ Lucky Mun Hoe with his phone messaging Adrian. This was where he planned to play truant and persuaded Michael and I to join him. After a little argument and give-and-take, without whole-heartedly we finally decided to do it. Mun Hoe as the mastermind set the escape time at 10AM and the destination, Global Cyber Cafe. OMG!

^ Our carefree attitude made us continue do silly things, including playing checkers with only twelve pieces on the board.

^ Swee Beng dropped by not long later.

Bryan suggested that we gamble because I have cards in my car. Honestly, I rarely gamble - not even during festival times, you can ask anyone close to me if you don't believe. I'm just not really the risk-taker people used to misjudge me.

^ While making another trip to my car to get the deck of cards, I took a picture of the next class, which apparently seemed as "lifeless" as we were. Haha~

----------9:37AM

^ Today, I seriously don't know the reason why I easily gave in to persuassions. Just not my normal self, I assume. Yes, I gambled. *Heads down with guilt* Luckily the bet was just at a minimal amount, and whilst others bet a buck, I stayed firm with only 50 cents. Yeah, yeah, laugh all you want. I won 4 bucks anyway! =P

----------10:13AM

Walked to the maingate only to find there're junior prefects guarding the gate from any case of truancy. Not only that, fierce *Mrs Diddy was there standing too. >< Plan was a failure, but Mun Hoe will never give up. He made us plan for the next move and waited the next opportunity.

----------10:22AM

^ We waited at the Foyer C waiting for the right time to "FLY". Bennette and Melody wanted to do so too, but was stopped experiencing the same situation.

^ And another group tried.

^ Two highly spirited SPM-takers loitering around school, Kevin and Shiao Loong.

^ Michael SS with his camera again.

^ And guess what? Puvana and Kent was kind enough to drop us a visit! Buggers!
Looks like they're gonna join us at the cafe later.

^ Poor Michael and Mun Hoe were getting really bored and tired. So was I. The weather was quite humid on that very hour.

^ Michael still managed to pull up a few cracky lame jokes to keep us entertained.

----------11:00AM

The bell rang to mark recess. No plan can be carried out without energy, so we went to the canteen and refreshed ourselves.

----------11:28AM

^ Finally, we decided, it's either now, or not at all. So we hatched a plan. Michael somehow got his mom over his handphone, and pleaded her to come pick us all up - at least there's a REASON for escaping. Haha~

^ There! Caught red-handed! Another group who was trying to play truant! Haha~

Finally, Michael's mom arrived. We walked out of school like nobody's business. The 5 junior prefects that were given the responsibility to guard the gates of the school watched helplessly with the massive crowd walking out of school all at once.

I felt a little pity - and GUILT. Once I was one of those innocent brats working hard to fulfil the responsibilities of enforcing the school laws. Now I'm one of those whom I previously disliked to much - the law-breakers. Sigh~

Guilt wasn't preventable. But pity was. So I decided to take a shot of them with my camera before I leave.

^ The cute little ones. Haha~ Was quite shocked how they still managed to pose for the picture.

I then sent Bryan and Hubert home.

^ Bryan posing with a sheepish smile for all the trouble getting out of school. "Home sweet home," he said.

----------11:52AM

^ Final destination, Michael's crib, before heading to the cybercafe.

Today I've learnt a lesson. A great one - I learned to be firm and adamant with your principles and not lose to persuasions. Losing in such will only end you up in the wrong road and there will never be a success at the end of it.

I regretted the whole incident, I truly did.

Irony of a Degree

2005-11-07T05:26:00.000+08:00

Just woke up not long ago. I really can't defy the state of being nocturnal.
Was surfing and bumped into this:

PETALING JAYA: A degree used to be a passport to a good career and better life. But not anymore.

It has become an irony that in the pursuit of academic excellence, the graduates have made themselves unemployable.

According to the employers, the change from a “wholesome” education to one that emphasises only on scoring As has led to a decline in the quality of graduates.

Besides a good academic background, employers look at communication, leadership and social skills when assessing a job applicant.

It seems that most of the new graduates do not have such skills. This could be the reason why some 60,000 graduates are unemployed in the country.

Malaysian Employers Federation president Md Jafar Abdul Carim said there was no definite solution to the problem of unemployed graduates.

“However, it can be seen that this focus on getting excellent grades has led to a situation where graduates now need assistance,” he said.

“Twenty years ago, scoring 5A’s was a big thing. Now it does not mean anything,” he said.

Md Jafar blamed the rat race that took place so early in a child's education.

He said the school used to provide “a wholesome education” involving schoolbooks and lots of club activities which exposed the children to leadership positions and interaction.

“Now, children spend hours after school in tuition classes. They also have to go for a full school day on Saturday to study past years' papers to prepare for the exams,” he said.

“Schools are competing with each other to see who scores more As.”

Md Jafar said local graduates were also “more costly” to employ in terms of training compared to those who returned from overseas.

“It takes more time to train a local graduate to reach a level where he or she can contribute to an organisation,” he said.

“Foreign graduates are more focussed when it comes to taking responsibilities. They communicate better and volunteer for work.

“Local graduates are more reserved and are less likely to volunteer for additional responsibilities,” he said.

*excerpted from The Star Online.

This article eased me from being apprehensive on how well my SPM will go.

Will try to go back to sleep, but before that, I would like to wish
^ Ng Pei Jean & P'ng Jin Li a very very happy blessed birthday! Best wishes for SPM! =)

8 is just a number

2005-11-06T23:33:00.000+08:00

SPM - 8 more days.

Still no progress.

Sunday is a day to laze around rather than working your a** off.
Played FIFA 2005 with brother after I woke up at 6PM. Yeap, still stuck with my upside-down sleeping cycle. Planning to modify my cycle back to normal starting tonight - so no matter what, I'm making myself sleep by 12 midnight later.

^ EF2000 Eurofighter Typhoon. Isn't it a real beauty? It's my latest desktop wallpaper. Replaced the old one last night.

I'm going all crazy over aviation topics lately. Not forgetting Pussycat Dolls too! XD

The last 3 official days of Secondary school for the form five's will commence tomorrow. Then it's SPM already.
I am so gonna miss the memories gained throughout my secondary school life. =(

Life goes on anyway.

9 Shivery Days

2005-11-05T17:54:00.000+08:00

9 DAYS LEFT!

Yeah, it's now a single digit on the countdown. And yet I have a quadruple digit of pages to revise and study in these 9 days.

I can't help it but to worry about SPM. From where I'm standing now, I didn't progress much since a fortnight ago. I can't seem to feel the heat to actually burn my a** away from this computer chair and have a crumpled piece of paper thrown at my head with the message "go study Chemistry".

There's obviously a barrier between me and the urge to study. The motivation is not there.

What's gotten into me?

Sigh..

Jin Li's Be-earlied Birthday Surprise Party

2005-11-05T08:52:00.000+08:00

Jacqueline and friends decided to give Jin Li a be-earlied birthday surprise party because celebrating it on the real birthday which is exactly a week before SPM is a cut-throat. We had it at Baywatch Restaurant in PJ because we wanted to try the food there.

Just got back home after a good long chat down memory lane with an old friend. Quite tired already so I'll just let the pictures do the talking.

At 6:45PM, I picked Bavany, Denise, and Michael. We then headed over to Adrian's house to wait for Shih Mun.

^ Cute Puvana waiting outside Adrian's house.

^ Adrian and I were figuring out the location of the restaurant on my bookmap because I don't really know the way there.

^ Nice picture of Adrian.

We then dropped by Bee's Bakery in Taipan to buy a birthday cake. Sheesh, last minute people!

^ I was posing in the car while waiting for Bavany and Denise to buy the birthday cake. Wah, I felt like a "Transporter". Haha~

Reached the restaurant without getting lost. Waited for 15 minutes for Jin Li to surprise her.

^ The not-so-shocked birthday (be-earlied) girl, Jin Li.

Then we did some gambar-gambar, main-main, makan-makan and minum-minum.

^ Puvana's Chivas with Coke and Tiger beer. Actually that Tiger's mine. :P

^ Four close-good-best-girlie friends.

^ Bavany with her beer. Not hers actually.

^ Michael and Jacqueline. Tsk tsk tsk.

^ Mike has never seen a real life shark before so he decided to take a picture of it. Jakun!

^ Jacq and Jin, the Hehe-haha girls.

^ ~~Day~~Eveningdreamer. SS kua.

^ Baywatch sauce promoter. -.-"

^ Crap, I was caught off-guard!

^ Not long after, another batch of Jin Li's friends came.

^ Jin and Bav.

^ Shih Mun enjoying his Lamb Chop.

^ 2 delicious plates of Chicken Chop! Yum yum!

^ I helped to finish Jin Li's Carbonara pasta.

^ Jin and her carrot juice.

^ Jin and the SMKSU-ians.

^ There a couple of pool tables and a foosball table there too. Rong Feng challenged me but he lost the game. Hehe!

^ Stylo picture of Shih Mun attempting his miracle-break. Shih Mun challenged me a loser-pay game but ended up losing! :) I was lucky, I think.

^ Time to cut the cake! Yes, you've obviously guessed it right, a Tiramisu cake.

^ What's a birthday without going through some challenge right? Haha!

^ The group picture!

^ Don't know what's wrong with her. All in a sudden so ~~syiok~~shocked.

^ Ahem ahem!

^ Future bartender! =P

^ Wow I like this shot! =P A very intriguing expression.

^ Having a good laugh looking at Jin and Jacq playing pool. =D

^ Left Baywatch at 11. Certain food there was good while some were bad. The most satisfying thing of the restaurant is the service. =)

Haven't had enough of pool and foosball so we decided to continue our games at Club Seven, SS15, Subang Jaya.

^ Poor Mike was all exhausted. He woke up after this picture was taken. =P

^ Had a few good games of pool at Club Seven. Edmond and Desmond joined in later.

^ The girls. Amazingly they know how to work with the ~~sticks~~ cue. =P

At 1, everyone went back home except for Adrian, Bavany and I. I picked Mun Hoe and we head on to a nearby Mamak restaurant for a drink. Left the place a couple of hours later.

Came back home sleepy and a little exhausted. It was really a great night with the entertaining companion of whacky dumb friends. The next birthday kid with such event will be Michael, which is 20th December! Haha~

*Yawn*

Getting pretty tired already. Time to sleep.

*Pictures are courtesy of Michael Goh.

Which phone?

2005-11-04T08:59:00.000+08:00

Few weeks ago, I was deciding on which phone to buy after SPM.
With a limited budget and strong urge for higher technology, I did some research and drop myself down to a few options :

^ Samsung SGH D500

^ Nokia 7610

^ Sony Ericsson K750i

^ Nokia 3230

^ LG G262

^ Nokia 6230i

^ Samsung SGH E720

And finally, I've made my decision!
I'm now aiming for a..

^ Sony Ericsson K750i! Woohoo~

^ Can't resist its 2.0 Megapixel camera with Flash & Autofocus, and a maximum external memory storage of up to 2 Gigabytes!

Try its 3D simulator here!
And an interactive presentation for the phone here!

At RM1500, this is a phone to die for! =D I just can't wait! But there's SPM to go through first.. :(

How many fingers do you have?

2005-11-03T22:36:00.000+08:00

10 DAYS LEFT!

Oh no, I'm so scared! =(

100th Post! > Deepavali

2005-11-02T23:09:00.000+08:00

This is the 100th entry since the existence of this blog on 19th August 2005. How time flies..

Yesterday was Deepavali and I spent the entire day with friends celebrating the festival of light.

Woke up at 11 and went to Bavany's house for Deepavali. Had lunch there.

^ Horny Michael and Adrian at the back.

^ Shih Mun was unlucky to accidentally have curry dripped on his pants.

^ Some of peeps that were there too.

^ Bavany and I.

^ Another one. =P

^ Cheese!

^ Bav's mom was telling some story about her doggy to Shih Mun. So cute!

^ Mike's "lala" wrist band bought from Las Vegas. Show off! =P

^ Jacqueline posing with Bavany, Bavany's mom, and Bavany's sister, Dak.

^ The girls. Posers!
At 4, we left Bav's crib for a movie at Sunway Pyramid.

^ Jacq insisted to take a picture of my mini Kelisa with a flower she just plucked at a bush. >.<

^ Jacqueline the cute donkey/ducky. =P

^ Jin Li. What is she doing? =/

^ Chris' car with the others inside.

^ Denise and Bavany spotted the camera was aiming at them. So they posed.
We watched the Transporter 2 and played a game of snooker before heading for Puvana's Deepavali celebration at his house. He invited about 60 over people to his house for dinner.

^ Vee Lyn, Aeni, and Penny were there too.

^ Shih Mun striking a ~~lala~~ pose. =P

^ Playing Chor Dai Di.

^ Ain and I. Crap I looked retarded. >.< (Picture courtesy of Penny)

^ After a couple of hours spent eating, we headed inside. These people are playing cards but not gambling.

^ Another group was.

^ Mike can't resist posing with his horny look whenever he sees the camera. Posing here is Puvana, the host.

^ Jacq and Puvana.

I reached home at 12 after sending Mike, Jin Li, Jacq, and Bav home. For the first time, my car travelled more than 300km with a full tank.

Slept not long after I got home.

Here, I would like to extend my gratitude to Bavany and Puvana for inviting me to their Deepavali house warming. I enjoyed myself and greatly most of all the Indian food served! Thanks! =)

Just got home from dinner at Sri Melur Restaurant in USJ 16 together with Puvana. My family was out shopping at One Utama since afternoon.
I didn't follow cause I was sleeping. I woke up at 5PM and that totalled up a 17 hours of sleep. >.<

Just realised I've wasted so much time sleeping the past few days. Now only that, I had too many days of hiatus from studying already, so now I've gotta repay the time lost.

Back to the books.

Haircut and Baskin Robbins

2005-10-31T23:59:00.000+08:00

OMG I woke up at 4PM instead of 10AM. So every plan was delayed while some were canceled. SMS-ed Amanullah and then I picked him up for our haircut at a barber in USJ4.

^ Aman looked so happy walking briskly out of his house. He has long awaited for this haircut trip because he wanted to take a neat and clean passport-sized picture of him for his driving license. =D

^ Before..

^ And after! Crap, I know I looked bad after the haircut. >.<

^ Another picture of me after bath when I got home. =P (Why my mata like bengkak 1? =.=)

After the dinner bought from the Pasar Ramadhan in USJ4, I went for my last Addmaths tuition. It's also the last tuition in high school. Time flies.. =(

After tuition, Michael, Eu Jean, Lyncia, Valerie and I went for some ice-creams at Baskin Robbins in Subang Parade. I went there with the intention of disturbing Kent who's also working in Baskin Robbins. =P

^ Eu Jean and Lyncia shared a pint of Pralines and Cream with Strawberry Cheesecake whilst Michael, Valerie, and I shared a quart of, errr, I can't remember what it is called. >.<

^ Horny Michael with his over-exaggerated expression of satisfaction.

^ A candid of Kent working. I think he's trying to ~~steal~~ pack some ice-cream. =P

^ A candid picture of Valerie enjoying her ice-cream with Michael's spoon disturbing the whole candid process.

^ Eu Jean and Lyncia obviously finished their ice-cream first and was looking enviously and enthusiastically at us enjoying our ice-cream. =P

^ RM44 gone into our stomach and some into the manager's pockets.

^ On the way home I was tailing Lyncia's new car, a grey Myvi. It's the first and the last time she's bringing it to tuition. =P

It's Deepavali tomorrow! To all my friends and Blogders (Blog + readers created by Xiaxue) celebrating the festival a VERY VERY HAPPY DEEPAVALI! =)

Oh, I'll be visiting two of my friends' house tomorrow. One for lunch, and one for dinner! Delicious spicy food, here I come! =)

Adore, Paradise Live concert!

2005-10-31T03:01:00.000+08:00

30th October 2005

I created a new front page/main entrance/mirror page for my blog! Check it out! I created it to aid problems encountered like :

Me : Visit my new blog! :)
Orang : OK cool what's the address?
Me : vpws.blogspot.com
Orang : Huh? We pee W ass? What? Repeat again?
Me : V-P-W-S!
Orang : Huh!? I beg your pardon!? V-P-what ah? *confused*

=P

I slept from 9:30AM till 5:30PM today! A normal 8 hours sleep needed for a healthy lifestyle. But not for me cause I had it the OTHER part of the day. >.<

That means I missed Kathina today! Sorry Jo-Lynn, Valerie, and Chun Jiat, wanted to go, but I was really too tired and sleepy for not being able to sleep before 9:30AM. =(

So after bed, I got myself ready and rushed to Dorothy's house after picking Adrian, Jow Liie, and Ley Yeem up. We waited for Lai Yen and off we headed to Glad Tidings Church in PJ for a concert briefly named "ADORE, Paradise Live" which was also featuring the apperance of Guy Sebastian live here in Malaysia.

^ To get into the auditorium took some time because of the huge and long queue.

^ Awesome atmosphere and lightings.

^ The stage.

^ Vocals and band a.k.a. the Paradise Creative Ministries from Paradise Church, Adelaide, South Australia.

^ There! The Sebastian guy, Guy Sebastian! =) Shaky hands. =/

^ Group picture! Jow Liie was taking the picture, so..

^ I helped to take a picture of her with the rest of the girls next. ^^
After the event, Adrian, Jow Liie, Ley Yeem, Carrere and I left for supper (and dinner) at Asia Cafe.

^ These weren't mine! The girls ordered them! And I helped them to eat the food! =)

^ Here, mine! Quite obsessed with this Japanese dish! AND I still don't know what it is called. >.<

^ Jow Liie was a little "jakun" with a sausage found in the dish she blindly ordered. I wonder why..

^ I was busy taking picture with Carrere's phone and Ley Yeem took this.

^ There, the mischievous Ley Yeem!

^ Pink boy Adrian posing with Carrere. =P

Reached back home when the clock struck 12.
Tomorrow will be a hectic one. My plans for the day :

Get a haircut with Amanullah.
Follow mom to Giant Hypermarket to buy stationeries for the upcoming SPM.
Have Baskin Robbins ice-creams with Valerie as planned.
Addmaths tuition(final tuition class in high school) at night.
Try to visit Karyn in her witch costume at Manhattan Fish Market in Subang Parade.
Pump petrol for my car.

To fulfill every one of above, I'll need to sleep now. So, good night!

Tutorial Lee's SPM Seminar

2005-10-30T04:07:00.000+08:00

29th October 2005

Managed to pull myself out of bed at 8AM with the help of my mom's wake up calls.

Went for an 8 hours SPM seminar at Holiday Villa, Subang Jaya organized by Tutorial Lee Tuition Centre. It was a fun and memorable day with the companionship of whacky, hyper-active, horny, and adorable friends. =)

^ We had our buffet lunch at Palm Terrace in Holiday Villa. The food there didn't really worth the seminar fees. I ate very little for lunch because I lost my appetite from the lack of sleep before the seminar.

^ Shih Mun and I. I'm so jealous, he's so photogenic!

^ What a beauty! Don't you think so? I was talking about the me. =P

^ The girls didn't bring their camera with them, so I had to help them shoot some pictures with the tuition centre's principal, Mr. Robert Lee. What a joker - LOOK at where his fork's poking. ;P

^ After lunch, we had a group photo. Noob photographer made the picture blurry. =(

^ "Beauties" of the jungle. The girls couldn't stop camwhoring. No choice, I'm the only camera owner among the group. =/

^ At last Mr. Photographer was allowed to join in a picture! =P Owh, and that expression was there because I was pinched at the shoulders by Siau Yen! Sheesh~ =P

^ The guys too had their chance of having a group picture together! =P

^ Everyone in the class was giving full concentration through out the seminar.

^ Err, I meant most of them..

Came back home at 5PM and slept till 10PM. I woke up famished with the absence of food AND my family. Then only I remembered that they went back hometown, which was Malacca to attend a funeral service. Then I went out with Kent, Adrian, Shih Mun to have my dinner + supper.

There's Kathina ceremony held in temple tomorrow. I'm still deciding whether to go or not. Might get a haircut later in the evening before I head on to a church concert in PJ. Will be meeting Guy Sebastian - that afro ~~gay~~ guy!

Cellphone Trouble

2005-10-29T03:46:00.000+08:00

28th October 2005

My beautiful morning was spent like this:

Had History SPM Seminar in the evening at Tutorial Lee Tuition Centre.

Mom came home late today and told me that she got fined for speaking on the phone while driving. This was her conversation with the police officers.

Police #1 : Ah moi, mana boleh cakap kat telefon bila memandu?
Mom : Oh, sorry la sir saya tengah call emergency ni.
Police #1 : Call emergency? Tak boleh lah! Tak tengok newspaper semalam kah?
Mom : So sorry la sir, saya really tak tahu mar. Macam mana skarang sir?
Police #2 : Hmmm.. u mau satu ratus atau tiga ratus?

I was speechless when my mom told me about the incident.
Just want to remind drivers out there, avoid any phone conversation without handsfree while driving especially in this festve season.

Anyway, an hour later, Shih Mun called and invited me for a drink and a few games of snooker with Edmond and Desmond at Asia Cafe.

^ Desmond enjoying his Char Kuey Teow.

^ Shih Mun ordered some grilled fish. He forced me to help him finish it, which I did, without hesitation. =)

^ Shih Mun reaching for one of the dishes. I introduced to them some delicious Japanese seafood balls covered with garlic skin. Till today, I still don't know what it is called.

^ Played snooker at Vision Snooker Centre, which was located about 70 meters away from Asia Cafe. The scoreboard is showing a 55-48 victory to my partner, Shih Mun and I against the Choong brothers(Edmond and Desmond).

^ Edmond in deep concentration. Puvana and Chin Ren dropped by soon after that.

Nothing much to blog about and it's getting pretty late already. I have an 8 hours seminar at Holiday Villa commencing in about 5 hours time.
I need my sleep badly.