Voice of my mind

LogMeIn.com

2008-03-20T16:23:00.007+08:00

That's what will happen when you attempt to remote control the PC you're using.

This utility will allow you to remote control your home computer while you're away. Or even when you want to help someone with his/her computer problems (software-related mainly) without the hassle of traveling to his/her house(a.ka. online support).

Try It! I knew it from my colleague.

The Best Love Note

2008-02-14T11:25:00.008+08:00

The Best Love Note is found in John 3:16

For God so loVed the world,
That He gAve
His onLy
BegottEn
SoN
That whoever
Believes In Him
Should Not perish,
But have Everlasting life.

I still remember John Lee said this is the most powerful verse for him.=) Happy VALENTINE!

Canadian Singing 童话

2008-01-17T00:58:00.000+08:00

他热爱华语。=）而且还掌握得挺不错

If I were to pay...

2008-01-03T22:09:00.000+08:00

I would go for something like this. It was simple yet beautiful and splendid. Sometimes, frills are not really necessary. They are just....icing on the cake.

Photos Worth Thousand Words=)

2007-12-20T21:06:00.000+08:00

Pavillion Kuala Lumpur

Jan Yee would love this. Maybe not this one, this one too expensive.

Sungei Wang Plaza

My first Baskin and Robins ice cream.

My dad and me.

Storytelling session at Midvalley

Me and Shook Hwa

Me, Jan Yee and John Goh at KL Sentral.

Eh, I discovered something recently. If you tinker with the exposure, it changes the lighting. So, it's quite useful when taking photos inside shopping mall. Okay, now I sound very ulu. Whatever...

Hungry for Hope

2007-09-21T15:55:00.000+08:00

I hadn't written a proper leave note huh. Anyway, I shall write more about this wonderful experience I recently had later. And this is the theme song of World Vision 30-hour Famine 2007.

明天孩有希望
Tomorrow

小小的眼光
失去了光芒
即使小小的手掌
也有权飞翔

大大的梦想
失去了力量
哪儿有大大的肩膀
温暖他心房

明天孩子们会有希望
会长出耀眼的翅膀
朝着那温暖的风和光
轻轻地飞扬

The world we live in
Can do with giving
A child today
Is a child of our tomorrow

I’ve seen the children
Who have been broken
By wars and hunger and natural disaster
So broken

When tomorrow comes
We must have hope
We must reach out
To every single child

When Tomorrow comes
We spread our love
And make it a better day

生活会有悲和喜
We’ve gotta pray and do our best
只要伸出我们的手
To bring you a better tomorrow

明天孩子们会有希望
会长出耀眼的翅膀
When Tomorrow comes
We spread our love
And make it a better day/让你我都飞扬

明天孩子们会有希望
会长出耀眼的翅膀
When Tomorrow comes
We spread our love
And make it a better day

第二届海外华文书市

2007-06-16T14:51:00.000+08:00

好的书展并不多，华文书展更甭说。不过考完物理（一）的隔天，我去了第二届海外华文书市。真的很值得！

我买了...屈指一算，六本书：候文詠的《我的天才夢》、《白色巨塔》，郑丁贤的《举重》，曹雪芹的《红楼梦》，Mitch Albom的Tuesdays with Morrie, Jeffrey Archer的False Impression. 猜猜总共多少钱？120令吉。本以为标价上的已是折扣了的价钱，怎知付账时，竟然《我》、《白》、《举》还打了八折。哈！

最近，我在吉隆坡几乎每日都会看星洲..也因此认识了侯氏和郑氏、读过他们的摘文和评论。后者是星洲的副总编，每日在报章上都会读到他的时事评论。而《举重》、《若轻》是他往日评论的合集。其实要不是隔两天有生物学（二），我应该会更早去这次的书展，并且能出席候文

詠的讲座会。唉..真是遗憾！

我晓得我的华文一直都不怎么好，不过我认为华文书籍所带给我的感动总是会比其他语文来得更强烈。还有，比起译著，我较喜欢华文的原著，尤其是译名（如CelineDion=席琳狄翁，但这个语译得较明显）所带来的无奈。（当然，科幻小说我还是比较喜欢英文的。唔，应该是不同语文所带来的感觉不一样吧）

噢，我不知道何时才能读完全六本，而考试间我只读完了《举重》。不过，最近我发现阅读带来的满足感远超过电视连续剧。啊，好迟的领悟！=P（虽然，我还是抵不过看完Prison Break Season 2。）

总之，阅读吧！

喂，各位知不知道马来西亚有位部长曾提议让大马角逐世界“书”之都。哈，我当时的第一个反应是：凭什么？或许，我国拥有世上最大的书局而得了世界“书”之都的荣誉（我才不信=P），但其国民却一年都不读超过两页，那又何必呢?

New sem

2007-05-17T09:57:00.000+08:00

Our new semester(last semester, haha) officially starts this week. And my class starts quite late today.

JG captured this timetable(lasts only for 2 weeks=D) using his handphone. There you see, further evidence that we can't live without handphone.

By the way, Cambridge AS starts next week. Uurgh, and I have to go for quarantine session for Bio and Chem Practical.

Shall rant no more, or else be prepared to pay another RM700 again for resit.

Fudging

2007-05-03T08:38:00.000+08:00

Why Ms. Chong always absent without telling us? Nevermind, at least I can online until 10. Whee!

By the way, it looks like I can't online in my home now. The wireless network had been secured.

Lately, I found out that I'm really poor at writing summary. Maybe I'm just too used to writing GP essays.

Last Saturday, I'm sitting for the Malaysian University English Test(Reading Comprehension, Writing and Listening modules). I almost screwed up my writing module.

Well, we're allocated 1 hour and 30 mins, apparently 40 mins for summary and 50 mins for essay. You know how long I spent for the 100 word summary? About 1 hour and 10mins. Haha. And I scribbled my 250 word essay in 20 mins...badly.

GP is the subject I fare better. Not because I write good essays. I guess it's rather because I'm good at fudging. You know, talking crap so that the essays looks longer and better.

So, I think I fudged unconsciously in the summary. But then, you can't really deviate from the passage. It's just that I wrote unnecessary points which most probably not included in the marking scheme. End ~~product~~ results: I exceeded the word-limit and have to cut down about 100 words.

Anyway, speaking module is on the 9^th. (Ah, I should stop fudging here.)

Thank you

2007-04-26T22:56:00.000+08:00

Thank you mum for spending your Saturday with me.=) Our relationship improves a lot. Thank you so much. I love you.=)

Watch-dependendent

2007-04-26T22:39:00.000+08:00

Recently, I found out there's something I relied on very much. My watch. Haha.

About a month ago, my watch went dead. Then, when I was going to get the battery changed, my watch was nowhere to be found. Those days had been really difficult for me. (Handphone isn't the same, btw. It just doesn't serve the purpose well enough.) Hard to keep track of the time.

But, I noticed many people, especially guys, can do without a watch. Except me, of course.

Oh, I still miss my watch.

Anyway, I bought my watch at 1 Utama not long after that. It feels so good to have something strapped to my hand again.=)

:)

2007-04-18T21:43:00.000+08:00

I've got so many things to tell you, but I'm not feeling well right now. (No, I won't buy/take panadol. I bought an inhaler though, didn't help much. Hope I don't get fever) So...wait okay!=P

Mum is already in KL on Sunday for her 2 weeks hospital course. Will be seeing her this Saturday.

Selective mutism

2007-04-14T22:32:00.000+08:00

Psychology is an interesting field, besides language. (I even thought of learning Español and Français. Haha)

Anyway, I came across this selective mutism thingy on Jas' blog recently. And Wikipedia got a quite concise(the case can be far more complicated, i think) article. Ah..you know what, I suspect I used to be selectively mute. No joking.

Based on the usual traits, I was selectively mute till Form 3 or at least Standard 6, i think. I find it hard to maintain eye contact, blank expressions(haha, I still have it till today. No, it's different.), hard to say even give greetings. I was selectively mute towards teachers, friends' parents, doctors-people who are older than me. I can chatter freely in front of my friends though. It's not that I don't want to talk, it's just that I panicked easily when someone talked to me. Weird huh?

I still remember there was this case: the teacher was conducting check because someone's pens was missing. She was in the midst of ransacking my bag when she found a photo album. Apparently, I brought it to school to share with my friends. Then she flipped through the photos while asking me question(s). I turned my head away from her and responded only by nods. You perceived that as rude, don't you? But, it's one of the characteristics of selective mutism. The worse thing was, I cried. Haha, out of no reason at all. No, I didn't steal the pens. (In case you got the idea I did=P).I was extremely withdrawn when I was young.

But then, I'm okay now. Yeah, that's a good thing albeit I don't really how did I change. It just happened. No, I still don't like social events.

Anyway, there're also good things in selectively mute people. Yet, I don't have good powers of concentration nowadays. Last time maybe yes la. Hmm...consequences of being able to speak freely.=)

Book Fair

2007-03-22T21:56:00.000+08:00

Fairly Smart=32% STUPID

2007-03-11T19:15:00.000+08:00

Oh..tv is making me a nincompoop. Anyway, I just downloaded a copy of The Times IQ book. Email me if u want. =D

Pretty Happy

2007-03-04T23:20:00.000+08:00

You Are Pretty Happy

You generally have a happy, fulfilling life.
But things could be a little better, and deep down, you know it.
Maybe you need more supportive friends or a more challenging career.
Something is preventing you from being totally happy. You just need to figure out what it is!

How Happy Are You, Really?

Haha, surprisingly, though I chose some quite "depressing" answers. But yeah, I'm happy. Just now talked(debated...and gonna to continue at school tomorrow.) with JL on the phone for more than 22 mins. Hey, I'm enough with movies already la. If not, I'm gonna lose my nerves soon.
=P

Ramblings

2007-02-26T23:47:00.000+08:00

It's already 11.48 p.m. and I started to feel sleepy. So, I will whine as much as I can in this post. Oh, I'm using the "free internet" inside my house. Apparently, it's one of my housemates who left the network unsecured. Err, I'm feeling a bit guilty using the internet without paying, so I locked up myself in the room.(sheepish look)

Lately, I feel dreary and stuffed up sometimes. I don't know why—the pressure just piled up since the start of semester. And I try to figure it out during the last few days. I skipped school on Thursday and Friday after I arrived KL on Wednesday morning. No point doing otherwise, even the teacher also told us not to come, tacitly. Guess what, they spent the whole day keng gai only.

I started to watch HK serials and 24 Season 4, went out with JL to catch Cantonese movie and get lost in the city AGAIN.(His sense of direction is just as bad as mine) And I watched the Planet Shakers Evermore DVD. It is really meaningful to me and I was thoroughly edified.

And I almost failed my Bio test(AGAIN), 8 marks short of failing. This test again was a horrible one. But unexpectedly, I managed to maintain my GP grade after all.

Ah..sleepy mood. I guess I better stop now. I simply don't know what to write.

Here's the video

2007-01-29T16:30:00.000+08:00

If you want to download it, enter the URL into this website and use this player to play it.

Student Appreciation Nite and Concert

2007-01-23T17:02:00.000+08:00

Last week, our school had a prom* night, organised by Student Welfare Committee for SPUS students. No, I didn't go. Honestly, I don't really like social events.

And so this were the two guys who went to the party.=P I found this picture in my computer, captured during watching James Bond in TGV KLCC.

Actually, according to JG, it's more like a concert, with performances. It's pretty cool—Cleo magazine, Fly FM, Domino's Pizza...lots of freebies for 30 bucks(I think).

Instead, I went to the Pin Guan's 音乐交流会in Utar with Zi Kai. No, I was just accompanying him(he was there to listen his songs nia). In fact, I was still skeptical before I got there. Guess where's the location? It's in a lecture hall, not some kind of amphitheatre. So, only UTAR Setapak and those who notice the "happenings" section in Chinese newspaper will notice about it, I guess. By the way, since it's only a branch campus, I never thought UTAR is that big until that day, but still, the lecture hall is still smaller than ours, haha!

Eh, Zi Kai really looks like Pin Guan(I just got this pic, can't even remember what's the place already.) Don't you think so?

I like his songs. And he performed quite a number of songs from his albums and those days with Guang Liang(another one of my favorite singers). Let me see if I can upload the video here.

[Shayne Ward's songs are awesome. Haha]

It's really distracting these few days. My housemate and the pirate(CD seller) near my house played the CNY songs again and again...at this TIME of the year. And the decos in town centre too. Anyway, I bought my bus ticket. Ah, cost me RM35, 5 bucks more than usual. Heard that my school hols will be extended by to a week. Watched The Guardian(must-watch movie, really touching) and Night at The Museum alone in a week. I just like movies like these: The Day After Tomorrow, World Trade Centre, The Guardian...After watching The Guardian, it reflected to me what Jasmine had wrote: There is no way to battle against nature, only protect yourself and appreciate it. How true it is! Another DVD to anticipate, haha!

Oh btw, I got into the wrong hall and watched part of Eragon. Instead of Hall 9, I went into Hall 10. It's so embarrasing. Realizing something amiss(cos I was thinking why there are subtitles on trailers/commercials), I walked away and noticed that the entrance of Hall 9 is at the side. Phew, I managed to get there before THe Guardian starts anyway!=P

Talking about cinema, I noticed something very distracting. The laughter. You know, there are some scenes(and commercials too) not funny at all and you still get people laughing till the ceiling drops. Another thing is, whenever there are "interesting" words said on the screen, you would hear a commentator down there. And worst still, he repeated the same thing. I mean, duh, I still can hear la, why I need someone to repeat it again? And it doesn't do any good when they(or someone with both of these characteristics)sit at you side.

Finished my GP paper yesterday, Part 1. I could tell I didn't write very well this time(and this post too), and I was facing writer's block towards the end of the essay. And I was hard-pressed for time. I still managed to finished off, anyway. So, the ending is like sec school essays, "We must do this, so that the industry will progress and the world will be more peaceful...blah, blah, blah. Hackneyed. If you're interested, my essay title was "To what extent that music is an international language?"

*P/S: student dance: a formal dance for high-school or college students, usually held at the end of the school year

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(19.01.07)

Timetable

2007-01-05T12:07:00.000+08:00

Well, the timetable for this sem looks good to me. And we got the the early Friday again, haha! We only have lessons until 12. Those who dropped Bio is even better, only need to study from 8 to 9. Erm, I'm not too sure this is good news for JL or not, as he has to drive all the way from Bukit Jalil only for the Chem lecture. And it's a good temptation to skipped it, JG said.

This sem will be exam-packed.
05.02.07-11.02.07: Test 4
26.03.07-01.04.07: Mid-course/Mock exam which will be used for forescast results.
21.05.07-15.06.07: Cambridge Advanced Subsidiary(AS) Levels. I think the AS is going to clash with the term hols. Oh, this is REAL bad.

Then, I'm going to register for the Malaysian University English Test(MUET) next week, which costs RM60. (Basically, it's an English competency test, like IELTS and TOEFL. Will be helpful for Msian students to enter Spore unis and compulsory for Msian unis, both public and private, if I'm not mistaken.)

Exams, loads of exams. So, I guess my new year resolution is STUDY hard. This time it has to be really SERIOUS, Wei Liang.

p/s: I'm not really into resolutions, anyway.=P

(04.01.07)

Spring Cleaning and Welcome 2007

2007-01-04T16:16:00.000+08:00

You know what, I really really don't like spring cleaning!

That day, dragging a luggage(haha, I chose one with trolley this time) up the slope with a backpack, apparently very exhausted when I reached home, not expecting to see anything that's coming up that very moment. And I found this—my room was just like after being inundated by the Johor flood. Flowers, fungi and termites at my shelf and rust.(??!!) No, I don't know what exactly happened. The shelf isn't on the brink of collapse yet, anyway. But, it looks a bit ugly now larr.

Back then, I was extremely frustated. Why must this happen to me? I only been away for one month plus. I swept, mopped, swept and mopped again. Now, my room looks REALLY clean. Haha, it actually worth it huh?

Actually, the reason I dislike spring cleaning is that I prefer to arrange things nicely at the beginning and try to maintain it that way. Of course, there is once in a while of amendments. It's just that I don't like to move and rearrange all the things all over again.

To wrap up, Happy New Year 2007 to everyone!! 2007 is indeed a happening year an I hope it also will be a purposeful year for everyone! There are so many events this year:
1. It's VMY2007 and the 50^th independent year of Malaysia.
2. The New 7 Wonders of the world will be announced this year. You can vote too!!
3. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows( if I'm not mistaken, it is the new book title) will be released this year and also the movie version of harry potter 5.
4. It's my final year of long walk to DK( Dewan Kuliah/lecture hall)s.
And the list goes on...

Oh by the way, I noticed something new in kl when I was back that day, the hop on-hop off bus. Actually, those buses are part of the VMY 2007 programme. It looks trendy, but what's the point if it can't adhere to the schedule. Aihh..it's just so typical of Malaysia.

(03.01.07)

当我老了

2006-11-22T10:10:00.000+08:00

(I got this from NST delievery yesterday. Quite touching— I decided to post it on my blog.)

当我老了,不再是原来的我.
请理解我,对我有点耐心.

当我把菜汤洒到自己的衣服上时,当我忘记怎样系鞋带时,
请想一想当初我是如何手把手地教你.

当我一遍又一遍地重复你早已听腻的话语,
请耐心地听我说,不要打断我.
你小的时候,我不得不重复那个讲过千百遍的故事,直到你进入梦乡.

当我需要你帮我洗澡时,
请不要责备我.
还记得小时候我千方百计哄你洗澡的情形吗?

当我对新科技和新事物不知所措时,
请不要嘲笑我.
想一想当初我怎样耐心地回答你的每一个"为什么".

当我由于双腿疲劳而无法行走时,
请伸出你年轻有力的手扶我.
就像你小时候学习走路时,我扶你那样.

当我突然忘记我们谈话的主题,
请给我一些时间让我回想.
其实对我来说,谈论什么并不重要,
只要你能在一旁听我说,我就很满足.

当你看着老去的我,请不要悲伤.
理解我,支持我,就像你刚开始学习如何生活时我对你那样.

当初我引导你走上人生的路,如今请陪伴我走完最后的路.
给我你的爱和耐心,我会抱以感激的微笑,
这微笑中凝结着我对你无限的爱.

p/s: I wonder why this ended up with a English newspaper delivery.=P Oh, I'm supposed to type in Chinese, aren't I?

And..

2006-11-12T14:14:00.001+08:00

Oh..we also watched March of The Penguins yesterday. The penguins are really cute. Haha.
And Jasmine sent me this picture. =)

Bio blues

2006-11-12T14:14:00.000+08:00

JL told me some time ago he dropped bio and take econs instead. Aihh...I should have done that. Nah..it's too late now.

In fact, we had started to use the sem 2 book for practical. And most of them is about slides. And what made things worse is, about plants. The transverse section, longitudinal section of Heliantus'(not sure about its commercial name) stem, root...blah, blah, blah. Btw, I'd grasped the way of focusing =), though there are times that I still frustrated. Oh..I simply can't remember where's parenchyma, collenchyma, schlerenchyma...(any "chyma"s left?) I think I'm going to screw up my bio practical in the AS next June if I'm not picking up.

[Physics practicals are always about oscillations. Till today, we have done more than 20 types of oscillations. Virtually, almost everything that can be oscillated is included and they can come out with the different formula for each experiment, Zi Kai said.]

We finished our Bio presentation yesterday. Our group(me, Hung Yew, Khoon Hau, Keane and Jan Yee) managed to do it in 5 mins. At least, all my effort for preparing the notes for five of us to present and the booklet were not wasted. And thanks a lot, hy, kh k and jy! You really have done a great job! I never expected this to be easy.Erm..just one thing, just want to sorry for preparing the booklet without discussing with you guys first. K, HY and KH are very good in acting(duh! I know it's pretty obvious. Miss Chong said it also.) And JY also, thanks for your sis' doll.=P

In fact, I'm rather thankful that I'm gaining confidence in public speaking. I still remember KH said that I looked fierce for the gp presentation. Haha. Enjoy public speaking to certain extent, really.

Anyway, no more presentations, I hope. It's more stressful than exam..uurgh.

(11.11.06)

Mugging=)

2006-10-27T13:09:00.000+08:00

I wasn't supposed to switch on the computer. Was I?

Never mind lah..as a consolation for just completing a chapter of biology!! Haha...let's see how i managed to finish all subjects before the exam starting with physics this Thursday.

Oh..I never would have done it tonight if not for JG's sms when I was trying to sleep. Well, I'm now listening to jazz music on Light & Easy(Yay!!). John, jazz music is nice(good when you can't sleep too=P), and I shall try to listen until 12. Whee.."Can't Take My Eyes of You" is nice. Aihh..my handphone radio is a bit blur, because of the reception, I think. Need to select the angle....precisely.

GOOD NIGHT. Sweet DreamZzzz *.*

(22.10.06)

World Trade Centre

2006-10-17T17:19:00.000+08:00

There's quite a number of good movies. But, you seldom get a powerful movie. And World Trade Centre is one of those.

I was expecting a lot from this movie and I promised myself must not give it a miss. Well, it really lived up to my expectations. The movie captivated me and I dropped my tears quite a number of times.=)

As the director puts it, it's a movie about "ordinary people with simple lives". The movie is based on the true story of Will Jimeno and Jack McLoughlin—two Port Authority policemen who were among the first responders to the 9/11 disaster, and were pinned under slabs of concrete some 20 feet underground. For the next few hours spent in the claustrophobic space, they kept each other alive by talking about families etc.

There were so few people who made it out of the thousands who were trapped, which 300+ were responders. Only twenty of them. Will and Jack were the 18^th and 19^th. They were actually first found by Dave, former Marine who put on his old uniform and wriggled his way through emergency workers to answer his calling from God...despite everyone else was fearing that another building might collapse.

WTC also highlighted the families and friends. How they grappled with the sudden turmoil, how to comfort the kids in spite of not knowing what's happening to the their loved ones, how they were let down the wrong news...

It's a story of courage, love and faith. A nice one, in fact.

P/S: I'm thinking of buying the original DVD when it's out. Hehe. Worth it. ^_^

(13.10.06)

Bowling craze

2006-10-08T16:04:00.000+08:00

You see...I haven't really been surfing the net these days. Wanna know what I've been doing? Studying and doing my tutorials. No joking.=) (but..only for a short period.=P) Let's see how long I will persevere. Aihh..think I will finish the LOST Season 2 in a week. And Jiun Wuu recommended Prison Break=P

Phew..managed to keep my A for GP(oh..the presentation is for test 3, not this test) and finally....an A for Maths. Nah...not all things came in good. Barely passed my phy(if Mr. Soh decides to continue with his marking system. He better does so because I think I flunked the retest on wave.)

Yesterday, I went with John Lee and John Goh for Pizza Hut and bowling together. I screwed up expectedly. Haha. I only managed to score spare once. Then, most of them masuk longkang. Unlike JG(JL is the guru), I wasn't really willing to learn because I got impatient quite easily. Though I think my technique improved...somehow la.

Went to Giant to bought our drinks and my mentosand back to school for Pure Maths replacement class.

Ah..something common about us the three musketeers(JG gave us this "nice" name)—three of us agreed that Mr. Soh is a good lecturer. Yeah..minus the sarcastic part. At least, he's loads better than "you-know-who"s in sec school.

By the way, JL told us that his mum is good at laksa. Even better than the penang's ones. Hehe...now, we must try it one day. He even said long ago...he's somehow a british. With freckles on his face as the explanation, yeah..it seems quite plausible to me.=D

Weird huh? Why we don't really have difficulties calling Johns themselves when we are together? I mean, any of us used to call John, then the John who're supposed to answer will do so(not all the time la). Wonder how it feels when there's someone with you has the same name as yours?

(07.10.2006)

Commercials

2006-09-08T15:56:00.000+08:00

Usually, I would go with the same group as Kam Seng, Pei Nee, Zi Kai, Wei Sern, Joyce etc.. for any discussion. Yet, for the presentation I chose to be in this group-Vincent, Clarence, Johns(Goh and Lee). The most distinct difference, yeah, one speaks mostly Chinese and the latter speaks English. Of course, this is not the first time I got to join them, but their viewpoints are somewhat different, and I guess I can get to know them better. And know what, I'm rather thankful I've done so this morning, one of the group members simply moaned a lot about his not-really-tedious job. Ah, just don't like this kind of attitude.

[Wei, don't get the idea that I like GP by the way. And what makes things worse, now we have one extra period of GP on Wednesday, starting this week]

Now, back to topic. Well, this is the first time we've to do a presentation. I mean, a presentation which will be evaluated by Miss Jesswyna and makes up half the percentage of progressive test 2. For this presentation, we have to talk about commercials since the topic for this month is media. We chose milk powder—Enfagrow, Dumex, Sustagen, err....and John Goh found that there's this milk powder by the name Friso(dutch lady). Wow, never heard of that before..but it kinda reminds me of Friskies(cat food). Eeee..

And it's quite fun to watch those ads repeatedly just to get the signifiers and those hidden messages.(Have to depend on John G to dload some of them since can't do so using school's internet. Can't even check my hotmail and yahoo mail there). I mean, some of them are quite amusing, you know..seeing kid ethusiastically raising arm, jump around, frolicking.(Green with envy) And all the ads are something in common message-drinking XXX gets you to achieve YYY. And I get to criticize on that, aren't this ads inadvertently sending the message of kiasuism into kids/parents? I mean, not that obvious lah, but still....

Anway, we jotted down that point.=)

You know what? I still think to this day, the best commercials would be the Petronas ones during festivals. They're really nice, sending useful social messages. Miss them=( (Btw, I almost finished the 1st season of Lost and I've bought the 2nd season. Exciting drama)But then, if according to Miss Jesswyna's definition, these are not commercials, they are more to public notices. Yeah, partially true to me..I mean, an ad usually talks about its products right?

Which reminds me, Merdeka just over..and this question popped up in my mind again: Am I patriotic?

Nah, I admit. At least, I guess so. Don't know why, I just got the feeling that my love for this country is getting lesser and lesser(sounds like a déjà vu to me=P). And I can't remember the last time I sang Negaraku.(I still think it's quite a nice song though)

You know what, on Merdeka's eve, I went to Starbucks and on the way back to the bus, I can't walk using the main road, it's totally packed and the road is blocked. Argh..stupid me, choose a time like this to come out. Made my way through Sungei Wang's car park. Because subconsciously, I did not realize that day was Merdeka's eve. Err..got what I mean?=P Or in other words, Merdeka nothing more than just a holiday to me. Think have to find a way how to love my country more. Haha.

Hmm..maybe will go to Starbucks again tomorrow to post this blog. I like going there(or rather the largest Borders in the world—starbucks is in the bookshop), although the drinks are really expensive to me(I can get many Genting WorldCard points from there, haha). Found something more expensive than McD's huh?=)

And I noticed that I can write more and better if I'm not online. No?

(09.07.06)

Dread

2006-08-27T10:30:00.000+08:00

Uurgh..I'm leaving in an hour time to take my bus back to KL. I don't know why my dread this time is particularly stronger—stronger than any trips before.

Maybe it's because:

1. I don't have any TRUE friend that I can really confide in...yet.

2. I can't sleep in air-conditioned room anymore.

4. I can't online at midnight anymore.=)

5. Er..and I HAVE TO STUDY! ( or TRY to study)=P

Erm, before I go away, just let me digress a bit, my primary school friend(best friend, in fact), Ng Say Yoke just won some medals in the World Junior Wushu Championship. No, we seldom see each other since primary, except once in a blue moon. Yeah, he can still remember me, I think. Anyway, I'm feeling kinda proud of him. I still remember he was/is really good in martial arts, especially in portraying Monkey King. =)

Back.

2006-08-24T01:37:00.000+08:00

Phew..it's now 1.12 am already. Finished helping my mum to type some documents. Err..no actually, still got some—leave it for tomorrow. Actually, mum is pursuing a diabetic course for 6 months. Ya, a tedious course, I guess—seeing her keeps on arranging docs, scribbling...(tedious for me and Wei Hoong too since mum don't really know how to use a computer=)). Lots of research need to be done, according to her.

Don't really onlining into late nights these few days, though hols is the only time to do so since my housemates now don't want to share the internet with me anymore=(

Oh...I don't feel like going back to school.Stop thinking, stop and...I SAY STOP THINKING!! Can't you hear me?

Anyway, dad bought a new laptop for me. Ya..he got the employee price for it..HP Compaq by the way. The repaired one will be used by mum(don't think she will use it much anyway)

Don't write quite well, no?

*yawn*

Reflection...

2006-08-05T10:31:00.000+08:00

Sometimes, I wonder why it always required something bad to happen before action can be taken. Aren't there precautions?

Sometimes I wonder why there are such irresponsible doctors in the world?

Lately, there had been a few cases involving our school students. One accounting student was hacked to death by robbers and another was slashed a few times.

It had been reported that the friend of the guy who died asked for help from a nearby clinic at the very last moments. And guess what I learnt? The doctor refused to help. Well, some might think that he wouldn't serve any purpose even he was there as the victim was severely injured. But then, at least there's a tiniest probability that the guy will survive. Even there's no chance at all, at least, the doctor would have done every effort to save him.

Besides that, snatch thefts and robberies are not surprising cases in Wangsa Maju(the district I'm living in). You know, in the forum organized in our school that day, most of the participants at least was the snatch theft victims for once. Well, that's what the news said. And they complained that when they tried to report their cases, all they got was: "Jangan kacau kami dengan perkara yang remeh-temeh sebegini. Kami sangat sibuk..tak mungkin ada masa untuk siasat setiap kes. Semua ini kerana kecuaian anda sendiri." And to think that Wangsa Maju police station was selected as the best police station. =(

Honestly, I don't trust Malaysia "pihak berkuasa"...be it police or even JPJ(READ: the ones who conduct the driving tests). And Wei Yee that day told me a policeman who took bribe without qualms. No shame. No pangs of guilt. Okay, of course, there are the good ones, the ones that I really respect.=)

Anyway, thank to everyone who sent me SMSes. Thanks so much for your concerns.

p/s: Maybe I shouldn't be too kiamsiap to take bus to my home from lrt station instead of walking back next time. Haha

Crashed...

2006-07-25T17:44:00.000+08:00

Arghh...I don't know what'd happened, it just won't start up, the LED flashes-my laptop crashed!=(
And I've to resort to the school's "upgraded-yet-dull" computer. The constant clickings of mouse in the room is soooooo distracting and uhh..I shall drivel later. Wahaha!

Getting over.

2006-07-22T08:37:00.000+08:00

Apparently, I'm having "down" syndrome for the past few days--progressive test. No, not because I study much(I even skipped the cell structure), it's just..don't know. The exam here is quite different from sec school-most of the them are conducted in lecture halls. Ya, you got the consequences right, the cheating is quite rampant. Anyway, I think I will still managed to pass in order to keep the scholarship for next term. Maybe just not with flying colours lor. =)

Yeah, we went to Times Square yesterday. Had lunch and watched Pirates of the Caribbean together. I enjoyed it, really..though I prefer smaller group. Heh. Imagine that 17 people(if I'm not mistaken) sit across the row. That's why we managed to buy the tickets at student price. Whee!

Gosh, we didn't get to book the tickets for campus quake and mamak i-cafe after all. Really disappointed when John told me that. Just never thought it will sold out that fast. Never mind la, it's okay. Maybe we still get to visit the ship. Or maybe next time, the ship will come again and we shall book earlier...much more earlier.

Happiness

2006-07-09T10:01:00.000+08:00

I haven't really been blogging lately. Nothing to ramble about. Ahh...just don't feel like wanting to blog.=) Okay, let's begin with my blog pollution.

Smile is a choice, not a chance. That's what Seok Kheng and Mr. Lee(head of SPUS) said.

Yeah, I've been quite happy last week. First of all, I was back for my car exam. And...I passed it, haha(without giving duit kopi, heh=P). Whee!! That's mean I don't have to suffer in Pendang already. (sense my great relief, no?)

Next is my classmates. Well, John promised me to tour around for famous delicacies. How nice he is, isn't he? Haha. Not because I love to eat THAT much, but...it's still something wonderful right? Then, I get to giggled at Kaiyithiri(oops, I spelt her name wrongly), Yeng Tak and Kam Seng's jokes/riddles. Oh, I might as well put one of them here:

Q:Why is Superman's costume easily torn?
A: Because his costume is "S" size

Well, laugh, don't you? SMILE IS A CHOICE, remember?

有缘来相聚,缘尽别分离=)

2006-06-19T19:22:00.000+08:00

最近读了洁敏的文章, 真的使我感触良多.

[对,有些事情用华语叙述的确感觉较温馨,较好,不是吗?哈哈]

记得小六时每人都有一份毕业刊,有着每位同学的联络处.不过,自从升上中学后,彼此就有如断了线的风筝一样,失去了联络.究竟,2004年吉圣Form 4会是怎样的故事呢? ;)

那天,孙恩,宏伟,仁豪,伟义,忠义来到吉隆坡看望我们,我真的好兴奋.逛了好几天的街,去了两个展览,搭了好多次的快铁...尽管是短短的几天相聚,但也足够我们促膝长谈!! 虽然...他们走后我还是难免有点失落.=/无论如何,感谢他们陪我度过了那几天!

其实,我家里的电脑存着许多照片.虽然我的拍照技术不好,但每张都让我有许多感触.偶尔看看照片,我觉得好幸福!!

确实, 你们让我拥有一段很美丽的回忆.孙恩lapor的"滑稽"且"独特"方式,淋着雨整理kebun,冒着雨的Intersquad training,一同走到补习中心的日子,我是无法忘怀的.大家犹如拼图般,每一位有着不同的才华,不同的性格,却拼成珍贵的回忆,刻骨铭心的路途,可贵的经验.因此...每个人都不可或少!!

Daring

2006-06-02T14:00:00.000+08:00

Actually, I prefer to blog about something the day it happens, as I don't have to think hard to reminisce it. But then, laziness is what makes me procrastinated thus far. I even cancelled my idea to post about my driving lesson( yah, quite long ago=P). Anyhow, I posted more often here.=) An improvement, I think.

I went for talent-time audition-solo singing in my school last week. Well, I was supposed to do group singing, but while waiting, Zi Kai said he prefered to do it solo. Apparently, it's quite hard for me-spent some time memorizing the lyrics the night before (anyway, I sang only the chorus part), forgot the lyrics halfway...Yet, I felt glad really, thank God for giving me this courage to perform. If in the past, I would probably give up. But now, I realised I can't be like that. I NEED TO CHANGE. It's a chance in a lifetime. In fact, I'm still filled with apprehension and wasn't sure I'm gonna do it. Oh, before you ask, why suddenly I'm interested in singing? No, not really, though I fancy a chance to learn musical instrument. ActualIy, I needed to get stamps in order to redeem the tickets for Talent-time and Orientation Odyssey(and talent-time audition is one of the Orientation programmes that I can obtain the stamps).

This week has been good. Several St. John friends actually came down to KL. We went to St. John first aid competition at UTM, BookFest at KLCC Convention Centre(a very good book fair that I even went twice), International Motorshow at PWTC(met Tun Dr. Mahathir), shopping complexes, Petaling Street...We even sang karaoke at Sungei Wang's RedBox. Yeah, it's quite tiring...and yes, spent a lot of money too. Heh. I really miss those days..and now that they had gone back, haih =/

Oh, I'm going back tomorrow. Hurray! I'm anticipating this..

p/s: I made a mistake in my profile. It's supposed to be Lorong Masria 3, not Jalan Masria 3. I'm moving tomorrow to the opposite ROOM(not HOUSE).

updates 2 and blessed

2006-05-22T16:15:00.000+08:00

Freezing...I'm now typing this in the Communication and Technology(CIT) Centre (or shall I say computer room) of my school. Really cold here...no point rubbing palms. My fingers feel numb. In fact, I hardly find any place that's as cold as here, if not colder-not even library.

I'm back from the Mass Call, part of the orientation programme. Really boring speeches(from principal, chairperson....), dull t-shirt but grand hall, I must say. Pity them who have to go through the briefing for whole day. =/

I think I shall continue writing tonight at home since I can't write coherently.(and the computer is quite slow.) Have to go now before I become Mr. Freeze. Hahaha...

***

Nearly forgot this. =/

Stupid, how could I possibly forget about this? I kept reminding myself to blog about it since I received it/them.

Well, I got emails from my family(using Wei Li's email). Really, it really heartened me, especially my family (except dad who sends work-related emails)seldom sends emails. Apparently, I can imagine them discussing what to write for me when Wei Li said that "have to wait for mum and Wei Hoong to come home to discuss what to write". Haha. Even those emails are short, they really mean a lot to me.

updates

2006-05-18T18:22:00.000+08:00

I have been here for more than two weeks..time FLIES!! Whee!!

Apparently, these days have been quite exhausting for me-what with the start of school, renovation under way in my room, etc...In fact, I was having a 2 hours+ siesta ~~just now~~yesterday.

Lessons have started too. The lectures went smoothly, though sometimes I can't pay full attention. Well, I'm always like that-I can't listen to a lecture for 1 hour continuously without my mind fluttering somewhere else. In fact, I'm having difficulty switching to English for chemistry. Yah, I chose Biology, which is a decision I doubted. Biology practicals has "taught" me to hate microscope. It's really frustating to keep on rotating the knobs, yet not knowing what to be expected. So, I was a blur for the past two practicals.

"You get slimmer physique as a TARCian." That's one of the messages a senior said last week. Now, I realized that's quite true. Who can't when he have to walk from one block to another which is far away constantly everyday? School of Pre-U Studies(SPUS) at H block(tutorials and GP), labs at C block, lecture halls "scattered" around the school...

By the way, I've been complaining much. I moaned every time I went to the ATM..simply because I went there too often. Why, why the money keeps on escaping from my pocket? And to think that I was still able to buy potato chips and chocolate bar...sigh!!

Anyway, I went to Sunway Pyramid last Saturday with friends. Got the chance to watch Poseidon. Again..can't concentrate on the show. I think that's partly because of its hackneyed plot, but overall it's okay. After all, Emmy Rossum (The Day After Tomorrow and Phantom of The Opera) is one of the actors right? No, I'm not crazy about her..NO WAY!!=P It's just that her acting is quite good. By the way, I'm looking forward to Pirates of The Carribean 2. Haha, it's Johnny Depp again, hurray! (Maybe I should pay more attention at the instrinsic value of the movie instead of the castings)

Well, there's many more fun things (which includes stepping on the wrong bus and ended up in a free bus ride, haha!!)in my KL life, but I guess it would be a bit lengthy if I continue to write.

In KL

2006-05-06T22:34:00.000+08:00

I'm now typing using my laptop in my room...just back from going out with Zi Kai and his dad. Dad went back on Thursday morning.

I've been staying here for the past 4 nights(cousin's house for the first night). Well, I'd settled down alright...although home-sickness sets in at times. There are many rooms in my house, with housemates from various parts of M'sia--Labuan, KL itself...Actually, Taman Bunga Raya (TBR) is just nearby TARC, with expensive rental fee though.

The first three days was spent going around the city using LRTs and bus with dad...besides shopping. I must say that I'm rather confused using LRTs...with different operators(Putra, RapidKL, KL Monorail...). And guess what, we waited at the the wrong platform and end up in the wrong station before hastily change to other LRT. But at least with the Touch n Go I bought at one of the station, I was saved the troubles of having to queue up to buy tickets.

By the way, for this moment, I have to agree with my cousin that TARC is a nice place to study. It's really quiet and suitable for a place to study in. Ah..I shall see when the school starts on Monday.

Which reminds me, I went to the library induction tour two days ago--which is compulsory to get the student ID card. Anyway, I can't really concentrate on what the guide was trying to convey, and most of the time I can only get the gist of it. But nevermind, as she said, we'll pick up sooner or later when we start the school.

Okay, I think I'm going to put my address at my profile now.

Home sweet home

2006-04-29T18:45:00.000+08:00

"Oh cherish ur time at home... ".

That's what Jasmine told me that day.

Well, I'm going to KL on 1st morning—to study A-levels at Tunku Abdul Rahman College (TARC). ~~Till now, I've no idea where am I going to settle down.~~ The hostel is fully booked..so have to stay outside. Ugh, really troublesome!!

This is the first time I'm not in the home for such a "long" period. Gonna miss my family and not forgetting my computer. But, no worries...I guess I'm having a holiday starting from 27th. =) Hehe, counting down to holidays even before school has started.

By the way, if anyone wants to know what am I going to pursue for my undergraduate studies, actually I don't even know it myself. Yeah, really have to think about my future. Anyway, I trust God and His plans for me, and it will work out only if I have faith in Him.

Song

2006-04-29T18:25:00.001+08:00

I pray You'll be our eyes, and watch us where we go,
And help us to be wise, in times when don't know
Let this be our prayer, when we lose our way
Lead us to a place, guide us with Your grace
To a place where we'll be safe...

La luce che tu dai
I pray we'll find Your light

Nel cuore restera
And hold it in our hearts

A ricordaci che
When stars go out each night

L'eterna stella sei

Nella mia preghiera
Let this be our prayer

Quanta fede c'e
When shadows fill our day

Lead us to a place
Guide us with Your grace
Give us faith so we'll be safe

Sogniamo un mondo senza piu violenza
Un mondo di giustizia e di speranza
Ognuno dia la mano al suo vicino
Simbolo di pace e fraternita

La forza che ci dai
We ask that life be kind

E'il desiderio che
And watch us from above

Ognuno trovi amor
We hope each soul will find

Intorno e dentro a se
Another soul to love

Let this be our prayerx2
Just like every childx2
Need to find a place, guide us with Your grace
Give us faith so we'll be safe

E'la fede che
Hai acceso in noi
Sento che ci salvera

Tinkering something new...UNBELIEVABLE!!

2006-04-12T13:05:00.000+08:00

I'm typing this in err...w.bloggar. Well, I'm not sure whether this will work out...and it's highly unlikely for me to play with this kind of stuff. I'm never good at programming stuff.

One of the (many)reasons I'm using this software is that it has some formatting buttons which are absent in blogger.Big advantage huh? At least my blog will be ~~a bit~~ different from now on.

Okay...I'll post it to my blog now and...Voila(is it too early to say this?)!!

=)

SPM

2006-03-23T18:43:00.000+08:00

Back to last Monday, I went to school with my mum and dad. Ahh...waited for a long time before I get the results. I even thought I'm late for it before that. I actually asked mum and dad to go back first.

Okay, I got 7A1s, 3A2s and 1B3. My first reaction: Die!! Frankly, that's what I murmured when I received the slip. Yes, I've been expecting something better than this. Yet, in the next few minutes, back to "normal" again...with laughs and such. At least, I didn't burst out in tears like what I did during UPSR results time. Then, I called my dad and only said that I got a B...preferred to tell him the details later in the car.

On the other hand, I don't really regret taking the extra subject--EST. Anyway, I sent in an appeal for that subject. Never put high hope on it.

By the way, my mum gave me an ang pow (don't ask me how much, I don't even open it yet). Haih, don't think I deserved it. Yeah, she's quite contented with my results (think so...). But still, she would start comparing results in the newspaper. Then, here comes the "uhh"s and "wah"s. Grrr.

p/s: To those who did well in SPM, well done!! And don't be too disappointed for those who didn't get the desired outcomes...cheer up!! =)

An unexpected trip to Pahang

2006-02-19T17:44:00.000+08:00

I guess it's really the time to write before I start forgetting things. In fact, I'm really not in the mood for blogging...as usual.

Anyway, the balik kampung trip proved to be a more meaningful one for me, at least much better than last year. I liked the feel of my dad's car whizzing along the highway without having to suffer traffic jams. Not even in this festive season coz we're heading Raub. Yet, there were some traffic jams on the other side of the highway--north bound cars. We managed to reach there at about 4p.m..

In Raub (or precisely Bukit Koman-where my bo fu's house is situated), the roads are very narrow--only one car is allowed at one time. The housings there are not quite strategically planned. Okay, maybe it's just because I'm not familiar with this place and my poor sense of direction. =P Apparently, most the teenagers (err, or should I say kids??) know how to ride a motorcycle.

We actually went to da gu's house nearby. I guess she must be rather brave and strong to live alone in her house--though jiu jiu brought her to his house once in a while. I really think so because living alone in spite of the old age isn't an easy task in my opinion.

On CNY eve, the paternal side of my family will have dinner together, play fireworks etc. Perhaps, it's only a night of gathering but at least, we've a chance to meet each other after the parting of the ways--my cousin(da gu's son), his wife, his daughters and others..

The following days, my family went for kai kai around the pekan. Gosh, it's really hard to get a newspaper here, even at 7-11. At last, we've to resort to Malay newspaper. I might also add that I hardly seen any Malays or Indians, except in mamak restaurants. But then, there're some Vietnamese(guess so from their looks and outfits). Most people here speak Hakka. Again, I'm not good at it though I'm of a Hakka descent. (Alright, I'm not a prodigy at any of the dialects, heh)

My bo fu is really a good singer, I've to say. Albeit I don't really like Chinese classics, he can sing it loudly with his powerful voice and singing prowess. My cousins (bo fu's son) really woke up late and not at home most of the time. Even if they did so, they gambled with their friends.(Shaking head). No, I don't gamble. How can I gamble when I don't even know how to play the cards? And some times, it's quite hot in the house till I took days to complete NST Sudoku.

Anyway, I must say I enjoy the breakfasts and cookies, especially the chocolate cookies made by bo mu. Ehem, I suspected I ate the most of them( sheepish smile )! I just couldn't help it mah!!

Well, we went back on 31^st. Bought Digital Fortress at MPH TESCO SP and finished reading it last week. I don't actually know when will be the next visit to Pahang, but nevertheless, I'll be going with a lighter heart.

Blah, blah, blah...

2006-01-17T20:20:00.000+08:00

Sorry about the title, I don't have any idea what to put. Well, this is none other than a post just to keep my blog active after a long?? period of hibernation. Ok ok, I have to admit I'm not a frequent blogger. But, never mind...

Anyway, I managed to "break away" from the curfew on Sunday. (READ: I'm bored at home). I went to school's Open Day and yeah, it was nice to see those friends back. The air is indeed refreshing outside after being confined in home for about...err..let me count...1 week--I went for my first car driving lesson on 2 Wednesdays ago~~(will write about it soon)~~? Done some stuffs I had been procastinating--got my Chicken Soups back from Shee Ven, returned Ren Haw's shirt and got back my school leaving certificate.

Later, we--me, Wei Yee, Ren Haw, Chong Yee, Lean Han, Soon En went to Simpang Kuala for lunch. Talked, talked, talked...(not to mention, half an hour just to decide whether want to go Chong Yee's house). Heh, that was not the worse, I remember last time, we, or rather they, spend almost an hour to decide where to have lunch!! By the way, congratulations to Ren Haw for getting his P-license =) .. but sad to say, Lean Han failed his. =(

Then, I went to Dr Ch'ng's clinic with Wei Yee (that's actually the main reason I was coming out). Heck...why why why, there was traffic jam even at 3p.m.? Maybe I should console myself and think it other way--is this another way of signifying Alor Star is INDEED a BANDARAYA? Well, Dr Ch'ng is finding someone to help him to do a St. John powerpoint presentation on first aid. I knew this through Wei Yee. Initially, I doubted whether I can do it since that I not very familiar with powerpoint and first aid knowledge seems long ago. Okay, I just need time to refresh my knowledge.

Hmm..Dr Ch'ng's clinic seems to be quite "historic" (well, he said he is one of the first 40 doctors in AS). We have a chat--Wei Yee and I actually having difficulty to bring him back to the topic, hehe. But, I learnt some things during the parenthesis--what to expect if I'm choosing medicine as my future career. Dr Ch'ng said that nowadays' doctor aren't much the same as olden days--you can't just depend on a pair of stethoscope and the basic necessities if you're opening a clinic on your own. He even said his "lao zu mu"--grandma (huh? ma very old liao?) mentioned that
clinics these days are like "chai tiam ma" (is it sundry shop? my hokkien isn't good), here got Dr Cheah, there got Dr Kumar, then Dr Ooi opposite the road... In short, he just want to make it a point--clinics are omipresent and doctors earn less than before.

But, I want to study medic because, firstly, it's something that I really interested in (and I think I can persevere doing it) and secondly, I derive great pleasure from helping others. I know this notion may sound hackneyed, but I'm not totally putting aside the importance of it as means of earning a living for me and my family. It's just not the main factor on why I'm planning to study medicine.

About the powerpoint presentation, I'm now doing the "Wounds and Bleeding" topic. Well, quite a short topic and I'm now waiting for an 8th edition first aid manual to scan those photos inside. I'm worried if those photos would look obscure if enlarged. Dr Ch'ng said that I can get the manual from Mr Ong, since that his taman just next to mine.

Oh..I'm going to balik kampung this 28th. Is it gonna be fun? Don't think so...I prefer to back during Qing Ming. = /

Music

2005-12-09T09:59:00.000+08:00

At last, I'm writing a post on my own. Actually, I thoght of writing this post months ago...even before the exams. So, I'm actually quite surprised when it came out as one of the compositions in English.

Ok, please allow me digress a bit before I start...lately, I've been reading Harry Potter and The Goblet of Fire. Indeed, I'm quite addicted after months of no novel-reading. Well, it seems that this episode is not as challenging as the third one-Prisoner of Azkaban. But, since that I'm still at about page 280, I shall see what's coming up...soon.

Talking about exam...though I'm slightly worn out for some of the subjects, but overall it's still okay. I don't quite like memorizing...so, I'm not sure if I made the right choice of no memorization(forget about Pendidikan Moral). It doesn't help either when I can't remember things well if I just read through and my reading speed is quite slow. Imagine, taking over 1.5 weeks to read only Sejarah and forget about the details in beginning chapters after that. It's really frustrating albeit I'm able to cook up some stories for the essay part.

Then, comes the ASEAN selection test. Thank dad for putting aside his two-days rest to go with me to Penang and En. Amin, the hotel bellboy for fetching us to the selection test centre. Well, lacking in time is one of the banes during the test. For the Math paper, actually I forgot one of the trigonometry formulae which proves to be quite costly-7 marks. Anyway, fingers crossed. >_^

Ok..back to the topic. I actually seldom listened to radio during my younger days..so, whenever my mum turned on the radio, I can get really frustated because I treated it nothing more than a nuisance, which is paradoxical to the situation now. Things actually changed when I grew up. I remember the first song (except nursery rhymes) I actually adore very much is "Let It Be" by The Beatles.

Personally, I prefer instrumental music (particularly piano, violin, saxophone and flute), sentimental music and ballads...and maybe some rhythm and blues (R&B) or unplugged.Well, it doesn't matter much whether it's modern music or olden classics, though the latter is more frequent.My listening skill isn't very good. I often found unable to catch the lyrics of a song. So, usually, I'll search for a song lyrics that I like in Light & Easy. Then, about singers and musicians...they would be Josh Groban, Celine Dion, Vanessa Mae, Richard Clayderman, Kenny G....err....Westlife, Maksim......

I longed for the chance to learning musical instruments. That's why it makes me feel ridiculous as my little sister, Wei Li wails whenever mum calls her to play piano. By the way, the piano in my house is as good as a white elephant, though Wei Li still has to play it once in a while...unwillingly = / She just stopped her piano lessons last year..I think.

And now...I think I'll have a listen to the complimentary "Getting Smart with Mozart" CD from Reader's Digest. = )

Our Own Perfect Rainbow

2005-10-19T00:01:00.000+08:00

This story was written by Liz Allison. It is one of the Daily Servings I am receiving from Chicken Soup for The Soul.
OUR OWN PERFECT RAINBOW
Just when I thought there could be no way to comfort my two precious children, Robbie and Krista, only hours after burying their father, Davey, God delivered a special gift just for us.

The morning was cloudy and overcast with light drizzles, on and off. The funeral was behind us now. The only thought that raced through my mind was how to console my fragile children after all they had been through over the past few days.

My home was filled with close family and friends as we all tried to take care of each other at such an emotional time. Robbie and Krista were priority for everyone in the house.

My father had taken the children to play in the backyard to give them a break from the chaos inside the house.

As each group of friends would leave, I would walk them to the front door to see them off. This particular time, we all walked out the front door to find the most amazing sight: The end of a rainbow was clearly in our front yard. We were astonished, to say the least.

Before I could catch my breath, my father and the children were calling from the backyard to come look at the beautiful rainbow in the backyard.

It couldn't be. I ran to the backyard to see that, indeed, the other end of the rainbow was in our backyard. I looked over the house to see the most perfect rainbow shooting its colors directly over our house - a complete, perfect rainbow right in front of our eyes.

There were no words to describe the warmth in my heart for what we were witnessing: a true gift from God. It was a sign to me that he was with us and that he was giving us his promise of the covenant between God and Earth.

As I tucked Robbie and Krista into their beds that night, Krista asked if her daddy sent that rainbow to her and Robbie. I couldn't help but think he had a little something to do with it.

We then thanked God for our own perfect rainbow.

October Sky

2005-09-25T23:36:00.000+08:00

I watched the movie this evening, on TV3...starring Jake Gyllenhaal. Well, he starred in The Day After Tommorow also. (by the way, I thought The Day After Tomorrow was really meaningful.)

It's about a young guy, named Homer (Jake) with his passionate dream of becoming a scientist. Well, to do that, he have to secure the scholarship to pursue his studies. He's a smart guy, with the qualities of being a scientist. He actually invented a rocket with a bunch of friends. In spite of the objection from his dad, he actually entered the science exhibition. There, he was able to amaze a group of scientists (including one of his idol..forgot his name already :( ), thus making him the winner of that exhibition.

When Homer started to scribble out the formula s=1/2at² on the blackboard, I just feel like exclaiming, "Hey there, I knew that formula also, you know?" =P

But, guess what, in the end of the show, it's Homer's father who actually launched the last rocket created by his son. Timely enough, it put a beautiful ending to this nice show.

Not again..

2005-09-16T09:56:00.000+08:00

(gosh I have to retype this post because what I have typed gone after I refreshed the page. Gotta take it as a lesson)

First of all, I would like to express my apology to Wee Lee for breaking my promise AGAIN.

Well, I have promised him to go swimming after my SPM trials. Ok, fine...today is the day (partly because I want to eat KFC. hehe.) Until yesterday, my father uttered the bad news. "Wei Liang, I think you can't go swimming tomorrow. I have dozens of works awaiting me. Furthermore, my office is undergoing renovation." =/

Actually, I have another mean of transport—bicycle. But..laziness, that's what I could say. Thinking about the distant (at least in my way of defining the word :P) MBAS pool only is enough to dampen my spirit. Plus...I suffered cramp after cycling for one of the trips to the pool...last year. Bah..lame excuse >_^

Cannot, I can't be like that anymore. After "enjoying" too much of the sedentary lifestyle, I guess my health has been deteriorating ever since. :( Boy oh boy, you gonna do something about this...or else, you gonna find yourself in deep deep trouble.

It's my childhood dream..

2005-09-06T16:36:00.000+08:00

Space bid: Marine and Devina make the cut ..

Wei, how about me? It's been my childhood dream to become an astronaut worr..

I used to fancy a lot about astronomy during that time. I bought books about astronomy, participated in astronomical quiz with friends...imagined walking in zero-gravity cabin..and all sorts of naive dreams.

Well, it's just later that I found out that it's just being an unattainable dream. Puff...my interest in astronomy is just waning through these years.

Finally, this seemingly impossible dream is going to be realised by Malaysia(hope so, if everything goes fine). Pointless..I'm not that ardent anymore. =(
Malaysia Boleh!!

(going totally insane because of the dreadful exam)

National Day-Patriotism?

2005-08-31T15:50:00.000+08:00

Well, I just attended the state-level national day parade. Yup, I marched this morning, in batik for the first time. Hey, this is an once-in-a-lifetime experience, man! (although I didn't really enjoy it much.) Erm, did I forget to mention that the batik is free? That's fabulous because I heard that each batik specially tailored cost more than RM60!

This year, the "Merdeka" atmosphere seems to be dull. Cars with "umpteen" flags on the bonnet seems to be disappearing. I can hardly feel the patriotic mood I used to during past Merdeka celebrations.

Months ago, during my English tuition, the teacher just popped out a question when we're discussing on an essay about National Service. "Do you love your country?" Hmm...do I love my country? I can't help thinking that question over and again.

Yes, I do love my country. But, for certain things, I just have to make my stand although this may contradict with my love for the nation.

When I was small, I will always plead my father to bring me to the national day parade. When I was small, national anthem was my favorite tune. And the list goes on...

But later, that feeling seems faded when I grown up. Maybe it's not apparent, but I knew it in my heart.

Anyway, I will still be saying that oath: "Saya berikrar akan sentiasa memberi serta menumpukan taat setia yang tidak berbelah bahagi terhadap negara Malaysia yang saya cintai..."

Happy Independence Day, my beloved Malaysia!

P/S: By the way, I found this interesting short article by Tan Hui Yong in today's New Straits Times.

Stinking toilets, road rage, double parking, queue jumping, littering, Malaysian time. But what make Malaysia truly unique are: Open house, cheap yummy food; friendly, warm people; political stability, pasar malam, bargaining, 24-hour mamak stalls, religious freedom, public holidays, balik kampung, friends and family. MALAYSIA will always be my home.

D-day!

2005-08-31T15:00:00.000+08:00

Long I ponder...choosing a suitable theme and title for my blog. Yup, finally, I join the blogosphere on this special day for my country, Malaysia. Hope that this blog can be an avenue for me to express my inner thoughts and feelings.