Hell's Kitchen

I'm 20!

2009-01-13T07:51:00.001+08:00

Hey guys!

Anyway, thanks for the birthday wishes people! I was overwhelmed by the number of wishes I got on Facebook! I was truly touched to know that so many people still remember me after leaving Malaysia last September…Haha…Here we go, me and my jokes…Anyway, thanks peeps!

Thanks also to those who did what they could to celebrate my birthday – you guys rock! To Yan Yu, Jenny, Shue Li, Leo, Anna and Aiman, thanks for the food treat! And thanks also for the cake you guys made for me - especially to Yan Yu, who woke up early that day to actually go shopping and get the ingredients for the cake…Thanks loads! Although I kinda accidentally figured out about the cake – Sorry Yan Yu! I really didn’t mean to read that SMS! – I still am touched…I would have been genuinely surprised if I hadn’t read that SMS as I wasn’t expecting a birthday cake…Haha…The cake was nice as well! Thanks again! And thanks to Delu and Kavitha for the birthday gifts!

And thanks to Nantha, Anan, Mohan, Yoke Teng, Rayjiv, Thanam, Yamunaa, Usha, Sasi, Uma and Anna for the surprise party…Well, it wasn’t exactly a surprise since Nantha was behaving so weirdly, but I didn’t expect the food and cake…Honestly, I just thought you guys were waiting to ambush me with the “cocktail” we usually mix for the birthday boy/gal…Haha…But seriously, thanks for taking time off your revisions to cook and celebrate for me…Nantha, next time don’t say you’re a vegetarian on Saturdays and then say that you wanna go have your dinner at Rostik – ANYONE would find that weird…Haha…Anan, good acting…I understand how hard it must have been for you as I’m your roommate…Not easy to plan and be involved in the birthday preparations of your roommate…And thanks to those who mixed that “cocktail” that Uma poured on me…This is my second “interesting” birthday – my first was in national service when I turned 18, when I was thrown into a huge water tank-thingy…Haha...Thanks again to all of you! And the cake was really good!

Thanks for the SMSes from Malaysia as well – Sarvesh, that was really good…I couldn’t help but to laugh at your message, man…Haha…And thanks to my parents and sisters who wished me sharp at midnight (Malaysian time!)…Veno, I’m really, really happy with your PMR results…I expected it though…Haha…I knew you would get 7As…Anyway, all the best – you’re in Form 4 now, and things will look slightly different from your lower secondary subjects…Just do what you do always and you’ll do great…And just because you got a new phone, don’t get hooked on to it all the time, OK? And Menaha, enjoy while you can…At least you get to relax after SPM while waiting for your results – I had to go to national service! Haha…Good luck with your results, OK! Thanks to my aunt for wishing me as well – miss throwing things at you…Haha…

I can’t believe I’m actually 20 now…At times, it feels like nothing, but at times it is like “Wow, you’re not part of that “something-teen” group of age anymore!” Haha...

Anyway, back to my life here…Well, classes are practically over, with just one lecture left to attend…I’ve got my Chemistry exam on January 27…Trying to study for it but I’ve been failing miserably so far…Haha…Hopefully I’ll catch up on time for the exam…The weather is getting colder – it was -21 degrees Celcius two days ago…But it keeps dropping and increasing, so it isn’t exactly that cold all the time…

Well, that’s about it for now…Hein Yew, hope you enjoyed your first day back into the students’ r world…And Siang Hang, your IB results are fantastic – 43/45 is amazing dude…Well done! Petronas shouldn’t hesitate to send you to Oxford or Cambridge…Haha…

Till my next update, adios!

Happy New Year 2009!

2009-01-01T23:01:00.002+08:00

Happy New Year 2009 ladies and gentlemen! Have a great one guys - let's hope the coming new year brings us all much happiness, joy and prosperity! Let's keep whats in the past PAST and look forward to 2009 with a clear heart and mind...

Happy New Year!

Hell's Kitchen Turns Two!

2008-12-31T20:12:00.001+08:00

My blog is now officially two years old - not bad, huh? Haha...Sorry for the lack of updates, been busy lazing around...Haha...Expect another update soon enough!

Till then, enjoy the New Year's Eve parties peeps!

Next Up On Hell's Kitchen...

2008-12-20T20:44:00.001+08:00

Hey guys!

I’m not gonna bother apologizing for not updating sooner as lately too many of my blog updates seem to start with “sorry for the late update!” Haha…

Anyway, as I may have mentioned in an earlier update, last weekend was a pretty busy weekend for me as I had to perform on both Saturday and Sunday…Let me talk about Sunday first, as that was a pretty boring event…Haha…

So we were told that we were to dance in a “Cultural Concert” at another university nearby…And for that reason, the four of us – Kavitha, Geetha, Nantha and myself! – dragged ourselves out of bed early, when most of the human civilization in our hostel were still asleep, probably dreaming about some fantasy or God knows what else…But when we got there, along with Anna Purani, who was doing a traditional Indian solo dance, the Chinese dance group – they consisted of Jenny, Yan Yu, Yun Ci, Ru Min, Shelly, Zi Yan and Raymond! – and Kok King, who was gonna be singing at the “concert”, we were “mildly” surprised at how very “cultural” the “concert” was…

MOST of the performances were basically wu shu demonstrations, along with tae kwon do! And there were seriously elderly people doing qi gong! Can you imagine just how odd our group would have looked with our performances – a traditional Indian dance, a modern Indian dance, a traditional Chinese dance and a solo vocal act! Man, there must have been some serious miscommunication going around prior to that event…How very “concert-y” the whole event was…Haha…

Let’s get back to Saturday night…Well, it was Malaysian Nite, and I was suddenly charged with being the “errand boy” for the seniors who were handling the audio and video stuff…Haha…But I spent most of the night doing nothing much actually, as the seniors themselves did most of the work…But sitting next to them gave me an advantage, as the results for the various awards presented that night came first to these guys whom I was sitting with, and thus I knew the results before most of the others…And certain nominations as well…At one point, Kok King came and took several pictures of me…He told me my “jippa” – traditional male wear for Indians! – looked nice and stuff like that…Little did I know that the truth was so different…

As I said earlier, I was sitting with the guys handling the multimedia stuff so I got a huge shock when I saw that the pictures Kok King took were now included in the presentation, under the heading of “Best Dressed Cultural Male – Nominations”! What the heck! It was so darn embarrassing, and when my picture was shown, people were laughing and my Indian buddies shouted out “Vijay!” Oh, I have forgotten to tell you people back at home – I’ve got a new name here – Vijay…Haha…

Damn, that was embarrassing…And of course, I didn’t win – haha! – but at least I do get to say that I was nominated…Haha…

As for my dance, I screwed up…Well, actually the mistake was only obvious to those who danced with me and a few others, as most people didn’t realize that something was wrong…So I didn’t exactly screw up, but in a way, it was a screw up, though a very minor one that was covered up very easily…It was embarrassing though…We were supposed to form two lines that consisted of guys and girls – separately! – but I ended up standing with the girls! Haha…But it wasn’t so obvious to most of the audience so I guess it wasn’t so bad…And yeah, I did the whole “Krishna” pose and got another round of “Vijay”…Haha…

On the whole, it was an interesting event, though I wouldn’t say it was spectacular…I expected more, as seniors have spoken to me about how good the previous Malaysian Nite celebrations were, and I guess this just didn’t quite reach that, but I dunno, that’s just my two cents…Oh, and the Malaysian Ambassador to Russia was the guest-of-honour, and I guess that was something different as I’ve been told that he usually doesn’t turn up for any event…

Still no snow yet, although the temperature is now approaching -10 degrees Celcius…Something is apparently really wrong this winter, as usually by now the snow would be knee-deep…Weather is getting really cold, nevertheless, and I’ve got the end of semester tests to study for to get my "zachoots" and my first exam – General Chemistry! – is in January…Things are gonna get really hectic, I guess…Actually, it already has...Haha...

And that’s it for now…Take care, everyone!

Speechless...

2008-12-08T03:45:00.001+08:00

To all the directors and producers of movies that involve unjustified and horrible violence against humans – in other words, killing people for the fun of it by sawing them up while they’re still alive or butchering them like they’re animals and actually enjoy watching these people scream in pain! - here is what I have to say to you – go f*** yourselves…

What on Earth are you trying to accomplish by making such movies? Who are you trying to impress? Who are you trying to make happy? Which part of humanity have you lost? Yes, it is just a movie but if you’re capable of making such movies available to the general population, then can the brutal killers out there be blamed completely for their “deeds”? For all we know, they may have even taken an idea or two from these sub-standard movies on how to torture and scare the living daylight out of people…It’s so sickening and revolting to watch these things happen to people, and it doesn’t make a hell lot of a difference just because it is happening in a movie…If you’re capable of making up such disgusting acts in the movies, the only difference that there is between you people and the actual murderers out there is that you don’t actually practice your “wonderful ideas” on people, whilst murderers do…

Sorry to such movie-lovers – in fact, a very close friend of mine loves such movies as well! – but this is my own personal opinion…I’m not close-minded but I just don’t see the fun in seeing people get chopped up…That’s all…

And to you people who make such movies – have a great time knowing that you may have just helped in making some psychopath out there become a brutal killer by planting ideas on how to murder people in disgusting and sickening ways…

In Memoriam...

2008-12-03T23:21:00.004+08:00

About a week or so ago, someone whom I got to know for a brief period of time passed away...Despite only knowing here for a couple of weeks, I enjoyed talking to her as she was a very nice, cheerful and jovial lady, not to mention pretty helpful...But I had known her husband for about several years as he was my primary school teacher...By an odd twist of fate, I met his wife 7 years after the last time I saw my teacher...

Mr. Vincent, my condolences to you...I'm dreadfully sorry for your loss...I know how devastated you might be but I hope you stay strong...Rest assured that she is missed by many students here in Russia - she has been a friend to many...She has left many people here with pleasant memories...I admit, I'm barely an adult so who am I to console you but I guess I felt obligated to say something and to offer you some words of comfort...

Ms. Roline, you will be sorely missed...But the memories you gave us all will keep us strong - will keep us going...

Privyet!

2008-11-30T19:04:00.000+08:00

Sorry for the serious lack of updates – life here was – still is! – so darn busy in the past month that I just couldn’t take time off to write updates – I didn’t even get enough sleep most of the time…

Anyway, let’s talk about the dance that a few friends and I performed together for the Diwali Nite celebrations – on the whole, I would say the dance was good, as that was also what people generally said…But of course, people don’t usually tell you that you suck even if you do so yeah, trying not to get over the moon over here…Haha…But we – by we, I mean my co-dancers, who are Nantha, Geetha and Kavitha! – performed again for the International Students’ Nite upon request from the Russian Department…It was all pretty interesting, as we got to see some pretty “naughty” performances as well, which I’m pretty sure Nantha enjoyed the most – he just couldn’t sit still…Haha…By the way, Nantha is a fifth year student – the president of the Malaysian Indian Students’ Association! – whilst Kavitha and Geetha are my batchmates…

And here I was thinking that my dancing days were over when out of the blue came another request to perform at another university ‘s International Students’ Nite…Haha…That’s on December 14…And I’ll be performing also on December 13 for my academy’s Malaysian Nite…This time, it won’t be a modern Indian dance as before but a traditional one – dunno if you guys have heard of it but its called “Kollatam”, a dance where the people involved have moderate length sticks that they dance with…Kinda looking forward to that as I performed the same dance back during my brief stint in national service…I’ll be dancing with another friend, Jenny…She’s Chinese by the way…

Classes are progressing just fine though its kinda tiring…Winter is finally here – I just had my first snow fight a couple of days back with friends! Haha…But winter just started and its only like -3 degrees Celcius at times…The peak will be in January – looks like I’ll be having a freezing cold birthday here…Haha…Back to our classes – why is it tiring? Well, firstly there are so many tests…Sometimes it’s almost daily…It’s so darn irritating but I guess it’s to be expected especially when you’re learning how to save lives…Haha…And secondly, the duration of the classes are seriously long…I have three lectures and a Physics practical class on Wednesday! And the practical class is like three hours long! And its right after the Physics lecture, which is almost two hours! Meaning five hours of Physics – people who know me well would know just how much I “love” that stupid subject!

Life after class is good though…I’m pretty close with the Indians here, especially Nantha, Anan, Shanjif, Sarves, Kanitha, Sasi, Shalini and Usha…None of them are from my batch; they’re all seniors actually…Sometimes some of us cook together, though most of the time I don’t do the cooking - my culinary skills aren’t exactly legendary, you know…Haha…Apart from them, I’m pretty close with some of my batchmates as well, like Yun Ci, Yan Yu, Jenny, Shelly, Rahman, Anna and Soo Yin (she’s not from my batch – she’s a third year student!)…

Of course, I’m not exactly having the time of my life here…So much stuff has happened, so much drama that I thought would never happen – well, at least not involving me! But yeah, it has all been so “interesting” – I kinda feel like I’m in my national service and post-national service days again…Yes, those kinda drama…Haha…

Anyway, that’s all for now…I’ll try to upload pictures when I’m free – and update more frequently as well…Haha…I really miss you folks in Malaysia though - my “sai lou” Hein Yew (miss the SMS-ing! Haha!), Hui Ling, Sangeetha, Natalie, Natasha, Wai Li and Fui Wei…Miss you too, Jean – hope you’re doing great in Manchester! And yes, you too Andrew – hope Bath isn’t running amok with you there! Haha…And my “ex-wife” Esther – WE ALL miss you – I really miss talking to you and waiting for two years before we all can hear from you again is gonna be hard but we will always think about you – make sure you contact us once you’re back from Taiwan – all the best with your religious studies!

Adios peeps!

Hey from Russia!

2008-10-22T00:23:00.000+08:00

Hey guys!

Well, this is a more up-to-date update…Haha…Classes started about three weeks ago and yes, my life here is pretty hectic at the moment…Not only do I have a terrible timetable – my classes are from 8am to 8pm on Thursdays – what the ****? – I’ve even got classes on Saturdays! And Ken and I also just moved into our new room and we’re busy trying to find time to buy the necessary stuff for the room…And on top of that I’ve got tests to study for – yes, memorizing each part of the entire skeleton is no easy task when almost every bone in the body has got almost 15 different parts with Latin and English names – and you have to memorize them all! And did I mention that I’ve got dance practices for the upcoming Deepavali celebrations?

I’m surprised I can still find time to breathe…

Anyway, about our room – it’s bloody small…Ken and I were so disappointed when we saw the room and observed its minuscule size…This place has some weird arrangement whereby some rooms are much bigger, whilst the rest are considerably smaller…I do not know why they can’t just make all the rooms similar in size…The only consolation is the fact that the whole floor was just renovated and thus looks better than some of the other floors…

The weather is getting colder by the day…But it is just so unpredictable…At times it can be 7 degrees Celcius, and at other times it can be 12 – it can also drop down to 1 all of a sudden…There’s no gradual decrease in temperature as winter gets closer…It snowed a couple of weeks back and that was it – just one night…And it wasn’t even winter yet…And quite a number of us here are having dry skin problems, including me…I guess its due to the weather…And our seniors are telling us our skin issues are bound to get worse during winter…Great…Haha…

At the moment, I’m studying Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Anatomy, History of Medicine – yes, history! – Latin, Clinical Russian and Intensive Russian…Some people here have the idea that Biology, Chemistry and Physics would be easy for Ken and I as both of us did A-Levels…Most of the students here did pre-medical…In a way, they are right…Part of what I’m studying now for those subjects are stuff that I’ve already covered during A-Levels, but I wouldn’t say it makes it so much easier for me…There are still small differences and extra stuff, and weirdly, Chemistry seems to involve both Biology and Physics, and Physics is like my most “favourite” subject in the world…Damn…

The Russian language is proving to be quite a headache though…No, learning the day-to-day language is not the real issue here, but learning the medical terminology in Russian is…For those who don’t know, the Russian language is divided into three parts or gender – masculine, feminine and neutral…It’s so darn confusing and irritating when you have no idea what on Earth the lecturer is talking about…

On the other hand the Russian language for our day-to-day usage is alright and pretty easy to learn…Of course, I can’t exactly have lengthy conversations in Russian with another Russian but I could manage some simple, basic sentences…That’s a start, I suppose…Though at times when some Russian comes up to me and says something in Russian and I don’t get what they mean, I just smile, or nod my head, or say “Da” which means “Yes” in Russian! Haha…There’s nothing else I could do, after all…

Not all Russians are nice though…About two weeks ago, this Russian bloke came up to Ken and myself and started disturbing us…He was basically making fools out of us in front of other Russians at the bus station as we couldn’t understand him…

That aside, food is alright here as well…I mean, the food that we cook on our own…I don’t really like some of the Russian food here but I guess I haven’t been exposed to the nice stuff yet…Having Ken around is indeed an advantage as he could cook loads of stuff out of his own creativity…I could do the same but I guess I lack the confidence…Haha…Not that I haven’t cooked at all before!

Life here is definitely anything but dull…I kinda “officiated” a new set of knives that Ken bought for us to use on something very much alive – my fingers! It was so bloody stupid of me…Two cuts on two fingers, one finger each on each palm…And the cuts were quite deep..One was bleeding for so darn long…Damn, guess how I sustained the first cut? I guess I was just touching the edge of the knife to feel how sharp it was when I got cut…How idiotic of me – obviously new knives are sharp, right? Haha…

And boy, don’t get me started on Russians when they try to board the bus – if there was space enough for a mouse to squeeze through, they would get in, making the phrase sardine-packed a reality…Seriously, it is so bloody irritating the way people just keep pushing in and in when there is obviously almost no place left at all! Damn!

Anyway, I’ll update more when I can…Busy with exams and such…

Da svidanya!

Zrasdtvuitye!

2008-10-15T00:02:00.001+08:00

P.S. This update was written a few weeks back, when I had been in Russia for just a few days, so the timeline may seem weird…I couldn’t update earlier as I do not have internet connection yet – I’m using someone’s else’s connection just to update…So yes, this update was written two weeks ago and its about when I just got here…My next update will be something about what is happening at the moment…

Hey guys!

Well, been here for a couple of days now - well, almost a week, and well, things seem alright so far...Reached the academy's hostel late Thursday night and I was immediately "accosted" by my cousin sister, Shalini, who is a third year student at this academy...Well, a little bit of background info about my cousin sister...Actually, I had no idea that she is a student here, much less a JPA scholar...Back at Malaysia, she stays in Perak and I think I've only seen her once before, and even then, we barely spoke...So anyway, upon reaching the academy, she and her gang of Indian guys and gals came over and took my luggage - I had FIVE bags! - and started going here and there to get me settled down...Wow, feels so nice to have so many "dai ka che" fussing over me! Haha...I also met two other students back when they were on holiday in Malaysia - Murphy Yim, a third year student, and Kishelraj, a second year student...Saw both of them at the welcoming reception that was held for the first years...And to my VI buddies, particularly my fellow librarians, guess what? Remember a certain Mervyn Ong? Kien Loon, you might remember him - guess what? He is third year student here as well...And I also met Aaron Kong, who was a senior back when I first joined VEB…Siang Hang, I think you remember him, right? Interestingly, he is in the first year with us despite being three years older...

I see that I'm not so alone here after all...Haha...

Of course, life here hasn't been a complete bed of roses...Upon reaching the academy, we were informed that the seventh floor of the hostel we were gonna stay in was still under renovation and thus there are insufficient rooms available to place two people to a room as was the plan...So right now, some of us, me and Ken included, are sharing a room with a third person - meaning, three to a room, and in our case, the third person in our room is a senior, William Ng, and he has been one of the coolest seniors I've met so far...Knowing that two juniors would be joining him on Thursday night, he actually had cooked for us! Chicken curry! Not bad right? I've heard of seniors who ask their juniors to cook for them, not the other way around! And we use his cooking utensils and other stuff as well...Ken and I couldn't buy our own stuff yet as we will move out of the room once the seventh floor is ready, and we're not sure if we would be in the same room, so its kinda hard to buy stuff...Honestly, this place has got really good seniors, nothing like some of the senior students back at Malaysia...Having an Indian cousin who is committee member of the MISA - Malaysian Indian Students Association! - has inevitably caused me to be pulled into the association as well...Yeah, this is the same Kervindran who is so Chinese at heart! Haha...But the Indians here are really welcoming and have been ever so helpful trying to help other Indian freshies, including bringing us around to the locations of our classes and such…They have been of tremendous help and I kinda run to them for small favours most of the time...Haha...

Oh, and did I mention the weather is pretty cold? Its only approximately 4-5 degrees Celcius at the moment, but I can't really take it! Ken seems fine, though I dunno if he's just acting macho...Haha...Well, not to say that I have to wrap myself with 10 layers of clothing before I dare venture out of the hostel...But I'm just not used to the weather and didn't really bring along a thick jacket so I’m stuck with my ordinary ones which aren't of much help in this cold autumn...And weather's so unpredictable here - it actually snowed the other day...Not something that is expected to happen in autumn...

The price of things here are very much higher than back at Malaysia as well...A simple jacket which is good enough for the autumn – not winter! - weather conditions costs almost RM300, and a good pair of winter boots/shoes costs more than RM500! That's ridiculous, but yeah, I guess that's the reality here...

Anyway, with William's help and the aid of the Indians, I'm surviving well thus far...Haha...Classes started last Wednesday - I'll tell you guys about it in my next update!

Miss all you people loads! Hui Ling, the nougats and chocolates you got me from Australia have been a life saver! Haha...And Fui Wei, Jean, Wai Li - I'm so grateful for the scarf you gals got me! To Siang Hang and Kien Loon - the winter cap you got me would be of great help in winter, I'm so sure of it! And thanks for wanting to send me off on Wednesday - you guys should have left earlier to reach KLIA! Haha...But thanks anyway, the thought counts after all...And Su Ching, I'm sure I'll find great uses for the mini penlight you got me! And also, my lil' bro, Hein Yew, hope you're doing great and haven't forgotten all about me! Haha...Send my regards to Kak Su, Kak Mas and Fifi, OK? And our dear lil' Kana, Sangeetha, hope you're enjoying your time at IMU - or rather, enjoying the company of a certain individual! Haha...And to the "Handsome God of Bath", Andrew - kinda miss hearing you saying "Macha!" Haha...

That's all for now!

Fare Thee Well...

2008-09-24T08:31:00.002+08:00

Hey guys!

Anyway let's get to my update rightaway - haven't got much time left to write long winded posts...Haha...Anyway, met up with Kien Loon and Siang Hang at Mid Valley last Friday...Had to wait TWO HOURS for both of them to turn up...Wow, you guys seriously set a new record - usually, I don't have to wait that long...Haha...Initially we were supposed to have our dinner at Chilli's but it was completely full - yeah, the restaurant was packed to the max with Muslims who were waiting to break their fast...So we headed over to Italiannies at The Gardens and had our dinner there...The food was good, but it left me so full to the point that if I had eaten more I would have definitely thrown up...Haha...Anyway thanks guys, for the snow cap!

Met up with Hui Ling and Sangeetha at Times Square...Had lunch at McDonalds before heading over to the cinema to watch "Babylon A.D.", which by the way, was not that bad except it had one of the lousiest endings in the history of cinema...Haha...Sangeetha was busy sharing with us her experiences as freshie at IMU, including how she had to piggy-back on Daniel Razmi during her orientation, an experience that I'm sure both thoroughly enjoyed...Haha...Anyway Hui Ling, thanks for the chocolates and candies from Australia - love them all! And thanks for the Starbucks treat too!

Su Ching came by for a short while to wish me all the best...Sorry we couldn't meet up properly! And thanks for the mini-penlight - yeah, it would definitely be useful when I have to inspect cadavers and such! Haha...

Anyway, I'll be leaving soon so till we meet again, all the best to each and every one of you in all your future undertakings! Do keep in touch always! Hopefully, I'll see you people next year when I'm back some time early July...Till then, take care!

Kervin

Outings!

2008-09-16T10:48:00.005+08:00

Hey everyone!

Slightly more than a week ago, I met up with Wai Li, Fui Wei, Jean and Ken at Pavilion...Wai Li had been bugging me for more than a week that she wanted to meet up before I left and although I wasn't too enthusiastic about the idea - don't get me wrong - I was quite busy preparing for my departure! - I agreed at last, since she also said she, along with Fui Wei, wouldn't be around soon after as they would be going back to Kuantan...And Jean would be leaving on September 16 - today! - so yeah, I met up with them all...

Upon reaching Pavilion, we noticed this exhibition that Hewlett Packard was having to promote its latest notebooks...They were having this little SMS thingy going on, whereby you SMS to them and if you receive a reply saying "Congratulations, you won ..." you get to take part in this lucky draw and win stuff...All of us sent that SMS and we all went back home with a little something...Haha...Ken and Fui Wei even took part in a chess competition - you play it on the laptop! - and naturally, Ken beat Fui Wei, though it took Jean and myself to make him realise he has checkmated Fui Wei's king...Haha...They each won a bag of goodies as well...

Had something to eat at this place of which its name just escapes me at the moment...Haha...Food was alright, and the ladies treated me...Haha...And then out came something I wasn't expecting - a present! Haha...Thanks guys for the scarf! That's really thoughtful of you - Russia is after all pretty well known for its extreme winters...

After that we went over to the cinema to watch a movie...As we were looking at the time listings, this middle-aged man approached us and told us how he has vouchers for free movie passes but he can't use them as they are for adults and he can't redeem them for his young kids...So he asked us if we could use the vouchers and then pay him back at a reduced rate than what the tickets would normally cost...Well, it was a deal and each of us ended up saving RM2...Haha...

Watched Death Race with them...I had already watched it before but didn't mind watching it again...As I said in a previous update, the movie is pretty good...And I noticed some minor stuff that I missed the first time I watched it...Anyway, we called it a day after that, and I headed over to Times Square to collect my salary from Baskin Robbins and to also buy a Russian language audio book, so that I could learn some basic stuff on my own...

Went to Saisaki last Saturday with Hein Yew, Hui Ling, Mei Funn, Ken Lee, Pey Min, Deric and Melissa...It was a celebration of sorts - it was for Hui Ling - her birthday was a couple of days earlier! - and for the three of us who were leaving the country soon - Ken Lee, Pey Min and I...

Picked up Hein Yew from his place before heading over to Hui Ling's place to pick her up...Picked up Mei Funn from the Maluri LRT Station...Reached the area about an hour earlier - we were anticipating roadblocks as word out on the streets were that there would be street rallies due to the ISA arrests...But we ended up reaching the area an hour earlier! So we headed over to Pavilion and walked around for awhile before heading back to Saisaki...

That was my first time there and seriously, the quantity of dishes available just blew me away...Haha...Seriously, there were so many types of food available for eating, and trying to eat them all is just plain impossible! In the end, I just ate what I could, which was pretty little...I mean, sushi is my favourite Japanese food and almost all the sushi out there comes with rice, which is pretty filling...As expected Hein Yew was one of the biggest eaters, whilst Hui Ling ate the least...Haha...Saw the irony? I shall leave you to your imaginations to figure out what I mean then...Haha...

By the way Hui Ling and Hein Yew, despite being the only non-SABian amongst those who came, I actually felt pretty welcome there...Doesn't happen always, even when around other people...Thanks!

I've gotta say that it feels kinda weird knowing that I will be leaving in about a week's time...I feel kinda insecure knowing that I will be all alone - well, Ken will be around as well, but like me, it's his first time too! - in some foreign country that happens to have the most "friendliest" locals - Russians...Maybe I'm feeling a little nervous but I'm sure I'll be able to deal with it...Well, hopefully...Haha...

That's all for now!

Happy Birthday Hui Ling!

2008-09-11T06:22:00.002+08:00

Happy Birthday to our dearest "dai ka che!" Haha...Sorry, wanted to wish you at midnight but I was already sound asleep at 9pm! Yeah, it was a busy and tiring day...Anyway, hope you'll have a good day ahead despite it being "September 11"...Haha...Just kidding!

Enjoy yourself and take care! See you soon!

Adios!

P.S. Hein Yew told me you were at Genting yesterday! Wow, you just can't stop holidaying, can't you? You just came back from Australia on Tuesday and you're off again to Genting on Wednesday! Haha...Hope you had loads of fun though!

An Update Long Due...

2008-09-06T22:44:00.004+08:00

Hell-lo peeps!

Really sorry about the inactivity...Like I mentioned in my earlier post, I'm like always tired these days and blogging would have totally killed me, so yeah, no updates...Haha...I'll try to keep this as short as possible as I actually have a lot to tell...

Well, slightly more than two weeks ago - August 19! - we had the photo session at college for those of us who did well in the exams...I had taken my camera along to take pictures with friends as I thought some of us may not see each other again after that but guess what? I had forgotten to place the battery back into the camera after charging it! Oh damn! That was just so stupid...Haha...

Anyway, we - Ken, Fui Wei, Wai Li, Natalie, Esther and I! - headed over to Mid Valley after that...Luckily I drove to college on that day as Ken, who is usually the person who drives us around, didn't drive on that day and if I hadn't drove either, we may have had transport issues, unless Esther didn't mind us all crashing in her car...Haha...Shing Lung tagged along as he needed a lift to Mid Valley as he was working there...Upon reaching Mid Valley, we all headed off to do what Wai Li had planned...Jan was leaving that same day to UK and Esther was - at that time, as she has already "left" now! - gonna leave soon as well, so Wai Li wanted to buy something for both them to remember us by...At the same time, it was Jean's birthday, and Fui Wei's birthday was coming up as well...So we decided to celebrate the birthdays as well...To keep the plans a secret from everyone else, Wai Li only told me the full details...Upon reaching Mid Valley, Esther and Natalie headed off to get a cake, whilst Ken, Fui Wei, Wai Li and I went around trying to find something to buy for Jan...Meanwhile, Jean and Jan had already arrived at Mid Valley earlier and were hunting for something that they could get for Esther...So that way Wai Li and I made sure that not everyone knew what everyone else was doing, so that the surprises stayed as surprises...Haha...

Ultimately, we had our lunch at "Sushi Zianmai" at "The Gardens", and then out came the cake, and the gifts...The four of us had gotten Jan a glass chess piece set, whereas Jean and Jan bought two Parker pens for Esther...Natalie had to leave the "festivities" earlier as Wai Li had forgotten to inform her about the plan so Natalie had already made plans with her friends...Sorry Natalie! Haha...

And yeah, to those who don't know it already, I'm no longer working at Baskin Robbins! Hey, don't get me wrong - it certainly wasn't because we couldn't handle the job...They were paying us so little for the work we put in but we could deal with it nevertheless...But what got Hein Yew and I pissed was the fact someone was stealing money from the cashing machine and since we don't have a "one cashier per shift" system, everyone uses the machine and thus nobody knows who is the one who actually takes the money...Yes, "takes", as in, it happens almost daily, not something that happened once...And whilst the manager and assistant manager tried to cover up with their own cash I think, things reached a point where even they couldn't deal with it any longer so they decided to cut all our salaries...Already the pay is so low, but when you cut the lost money from our salaries, its like we're paying to work there! So yeah, better to leave than just keep losing money...

But we did go back to work on August 30 and 31 as those two days, including August 29, were the days with the 31% discount on handpacked ice-cream so plenty of customers were expected...Since the outlet was a little low on workers, the manager asked us to help out and we agreed...Besides, it was triple pay on August 31...Haha...

After quitting our jobs at Baskin Robbins, Hein Yew and I decided to work at this communications company dealing with telemarketing...We got to know about the place from Jean and the pay was more than twice higher than the pay that we got at Baskin Robbins...However, we got pretty upset with the company as on the first day that we were there, they told us that they haven't received some database from their clients so there wasn't any work for us to do, so we had to leave...That was on Wednesday...Hein Yew and I headed over to Petaling Street after that as he wanted to buy some stuff and then we had our lunch there before heading back home, feeling slightly pissed as the day was wasted just like that...They told us to come back on Friday, and we did...But guess what? The same bloody thing happened again! It was really pissing off - they had our contacts, couldn't they like call us up earlier and inform us?

That Friday, we decided to watch movies at Mid Valley and ask Esther to come over as she was "leaving" the next weekend and Hein Yew especially, wanted to see her before that...So we watched "Death Race" whilst waiting for Esther, and then watched "You Don't Mess With The Zohan" with Esther...

Don't wanna say much about the movies as most of you have probably watched both by now...But well, I suppose I could say a thing or two...Both were good! I haven't said that in a long while...Haha...Most of the movies this year have been bad, well, at least in my opinion, but I just can't seem to find anything to whine about both these movies..."Death Race" was pretty good and although Hennessey could have been killed in a more dramatic fashion - it was pretty obvious the bomb was in that box! - she still got what she deserved and thats good enough...It was hilarious the way she said "I always win in the end, Mr. Ulrich" and then when she lifts the cover of the box, the bom goes off! "Zohan" was really hilarious and the way the movie kept emphasizing Adam Sandler's "little buddy" was really funny...Haha...Though it was a little weird and slightly disgusting the way he croons over old ladies - and gives them all some really "personal" attention after he styles their hair! - it was enjoyable none the less - at least it is something that's different from most movies out there...

That's all for now! I'll continue some other stuff in the next update!

Adios!

Happy Birthday Siang Hang!

2008-09-04T00:02:00.000+08:00

Happy Birthday Hangs! Enjoy your last teen year - you're gonna be TWENTY next year! Damn, same goes for me - that sounds old! Haha...

Hope you have a great time and get smothered with loads of attention today, especially after your recent trials which - going by the way you have expressed yourself on your MSN's personal message! - must have given you quite a headache! Enjoy yourself and take care!

By the way, to everyone else, sorry for the inactivity for so long...I'll get down to updating as soon as possible...It's just that I get home so exhausted from work that I barely have the mood to update...

Four Flats Baby!

2008-08-18T20:53:00.003+08:00

Hey peeps!

Got my results a few days back - and yeah, got what I wanted! Got four flats! 'A's in all four subjects - Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Mathematics! When I was checking the results online on Thursday night, when the page with the results loaded, I didn't immediately see my grade for Physics as it was at the bottom of the page and I had to scroll down to view the grade...But knowing I may have done badly in Physics since it was my weakest subject, I was hesitating for almost five minutes before finally scrolling down to view my results! Haha...And for a moment when I saw what it was, I just sat there stunned before going off to shout out my results to my mum and dad...Haha...

Boy, I was so happy! Finally, something went exactly the way I wanted it to...Well, not exactly, but my hard work definitely paid off...But that wasn't what my mum said...When I told her about my results, she went on and on about how she had gone to over a dozen temples praying for my good results and so on...Haha...And all my dad said initially was, "4 only? But you sat for so many papers? A year and a half and you only got FOUR?" Haha...He's always so busy with his work that he barely knows about A Levels and how it works...

I was very surprised with some of my marks...I had gotten a shocking 68/100 for Biology 4 in the January 2008 exams so I re-sat the paper in the June 2008 exams, and I felt the paper was way harder than the January paper - but shockingly, I got 100/100! And then I got another 100/100 for Biology 5! And I ALMOST got full marks for Biology 6 as well but fell short by two marks - got 98/100 instead...Honestly, that was so unexpected...That means I got full marks for Biology 2, 4 and 5, whilst obtaining a near full marks for Biology 6!

Got 'A's for both Chemistry 5 and 6 as well...Got 99/100 for Core Mathematics 4 and 92/100 for Statistics 2...Strangely, that's the exact marks I obtained for Statistics 1...Haha...

I practically sat for the entire Physics syllabus in the June 2008 exams...Having obtained unsatisfactory grades in the January 2008 exams for Physics 1, 2 and 4, I re-sat all three units, and also did Physics 5 and 6...And most satisfyingly, I got 'A's for Physics 1, 2 and 4, even going so far as to obtain 90/90 for Physics 2, but I didn't do so well for Physics 5 and 6, which was totally expected, as those were pretty hard units...Nevertheless, my overall marks for Physics was high enough to give me an overall grade of 'A'...

So that brings my total units with full marks to 5! On the whole, I'm quite happy with my results but am only disappointed slightly that I wasn't able to reach my target for Physics...My target was to obtain a 90% and above average for all four subjects, and although I did obtain that for the other three subjects, I failed to do so for Physics...But it's alright, at least it still is an 'A'...

Anyway, before collecting my results on Friday afternoon, met up with Ken Lee and Andrew in the morning...Had our breakfast at Ali Maju - all three of us ordered the "explosive" Mamak delicacy - "roti bom"! Haha...And when we wanted to pay up, Andrew snatched both bills from Ken Lee and I and paid for them...Haha...Thanks, Andrew! And then we headed over to the DSA and played table tennis for almost an hour before switching to foosball and then a game of pool...And out of the blue, Chris came and in a matter of minutes, he had managed to get us to agree to a game with him against the three of us, with Chris playing with his left hand! He was indeed a formidable opponent and defeated us! Damn! I actually made it easy for him to score the final ball! Haha...After that we went back to playing table tennis and played foosball again, before finally heading to the Main Block to collect our results...

After collecting our results, I headed over to Mid Valley with Ken, Fui Wei and Wai Li and had dim sum at this Chinese restaurant...Then Fui Wei treated us all to Gloria Jeans coffee! Thanks Fui Wei! Though I still prefer Starbucks - Gloria Jean's coffee seem a little too dilute...

Anyway, just wanted to thank all those people who made my results possible, especially to my lecturers, particularly Ms. Jaslinder - hope you're having a great time in Africa! - and Ms. Kana, and to my fellow classmates - all of you have my deepest gratitude! And to those of you who did well - congratulations! To those of you who did not do so well, don't be too sad as the journey doesn't end here...I know how it feels like as I didn't do too well for my SPM and that practically destroyed any chance I had for a scholarship to study medicine so yeah, I know all too well how it feels like...But you gotta pick up yourselves and just do better in the future, OK? And speaking from personal experience, never get overconfident - trust me, it can destroy you! Good luck to all you guys and gals in all your future undertakings! And no matter how far apart we go in this parting of ways, do keep in touch!

Au revoir!

In Between...

2008-08-13T22:36:00.003+08:00

Hey, sorry for the late update!

Work at Baskin Robbins is getting more hectic and tiring as ever...Particularly in light of recent events - a worker getting fired, another leaving to continue his studies...The place is already facing shortage of workers and these stuff certainly doesn't help at all...

Worse still, I'm stuck every morning with this "brilliant" guy who is quite literally paid to sleep - he comes to work, does a little work, and off he goes to sleep...DAILY...And usually, it's just me and him in the morning shift, so yeah, I'm stuck having to do so much all by myself...And guess what? He's the "group leader"...So much for setting a good example for his co-workers...And did I also mention he smokes inside our staff room? The one thing I hate when smokers do it is when they smoke in small, closed areas - use your damn brains - if you have any! - and you would know how long it takes the smell and the smoke to clear off - do you idiots even think about those of us who don't smoke? Already you're killing yourself, but you want us to join you via passive smoking? Sorry, not much of a team player when it comes to smoking...Keep the suicidal habit to yourself - leave me out of it, please...

Natasha and her friend came by yesterday...I wasn't on talking terms with Natasha but we made up and became friends "again"...Haha...She seems to have been really enjoying herself over the holidays - she looks really "thin"...Haha...And the "klutz" part of her has yet to change - she was dripping the ice cream that Hein Yew gave her to taste all over the place...Haha...

Something funny did happen though...Haha...Well, there was this English lady who certainly caught the attention of others around her - well, at least she did catch the guys' attention...Haha...Well, she had this phone, and either she was just too poor to get a proper pouch for it, or she just wanted to flaunt the fact that she had a phone and hence didn't keep it in her handbag or something, or for whatever reason, I dunno, but she did what she did...Guess where she kept her cellphone?

In between her breasts!

OK, sorry ladies, not trying to sound like those jerks who just stare at ladies or something - those who know me, knows I'm not like that - I'm pretty decent! Haha! But well, yeah, it's not everyday that you see someone doing that and well, it certainly caused my co-workers imaginations - including mine! - to run wild, like what happens if her phone starts vibrating...

ANYWAY results will be out tomorrow - well, the online version, at least...Thus far, I haven't freaked out yet, though I did ask Hein Yew to look at my results for me first and tell me how badly I did it...Haha...I guess I won't be able to stand another disappointment - hopefully, I'll get what I want...My fingers are crossed...

Anyway, just wanted to wish you guys all the best and good luck - hope you all get excellent results!

Adios for now!

I Wanna Be Mummified...

2008-08-05T21:06:00.003+08:00

Yo peeps!

Man, working at Baskin Robbins can be so darn tiring! It's so exhausting, especially when you're the one making waffles every single morning! Haha...And imagine if someone orders 5 Waffle Berry Sundaes! Seriously, I'm only working for my second week now and I'm already having to force myself to get my job done...Honestly, I have a new found respect for those working in such outlets - I feel your pain, people! Haha...Though truth be told, time does fly pretty quickly...

Andrew dropped by last Saturday...His visit wasn't expected - he had done me a favour, getting me a thumbdrive from the PC Fair at PWTC but I didn't know he would be coming over on the same day to pass it to me...Anyway, thanks for the help, "kai macha"! Haha...They were barely introduced, but Andrew was already into his game of cracking jokes or asking "smart" questions with the assistant manager of the
outlet...Guess what he asked?

"How many percent of alcohol is in the Rum Raisin flavoured ice cream?"

Haha...Anyway, thanks again for the help with the thumbdrive...Don't expect me to say "I owe you one" though...Haha...

And I had more surprise visitors! Coincidentally I decided to work overtime on Sunday so I was still around until 9pm, when I actually should have left at 5.30pm...And here I was doing my work when I saw two "customers" approaching...I had already said "Yes sir, how can I - " before I realised it was actually Kien Loon and Su Ching! Haha...Damn that was another unforeseen surprise...But those two didn't buy anything! But I can't blame them, I guess...We were running low on ice cream that day - most of the nice flavours had finished by then and we still hadn't received our new supplies...Though they still did their fair share of tasting the ice creams available...Haha...

And Natalie came by today with her friend, Mun...Made them an extra large Waffle Berry Sundae...Haha...The waffle bowl was so full of ice cream, pineapple toppings, bananas, whipping cream, nuts and a cherry! Hope you gals enjoyed it! Haha...Sorry we didn't have strawberry toppings...But we just received our supply later in the evening and it included strawberry toppings! Haha...

Too bad Hein Yew wasn't around today...The lil' fella's gotten himself quite sick so he took the day off...Hopefully you're up and about, bouncing around as usual, in no time...Haha...Meanwhile, lay off the computer games! Staring at the computer for hours isn't gonna do you any good at this point! Haha...

On another note though, watched "The Mummy : Tomb of the Dragon Emperor" last Friday with Hui Ling, Darwin and Hein Yew...Beware, spoilers ahead! Anyway, I went on that day hoping to watch a seriously cool flick but sadly, I was quite disappointed...Damn, "The Mummy Returns" was way better! Well, Maria Bello, who replaced Rachel Weisz as "Evelyn Carnahan-O'Connell" wasn't amazing but well, she wasn't too bad either...Though I definitely prefer Rachel Weisz! Luke Ford who acted as "Alex O'Connell" wasn't that good, and once again Jet Li seemed to have problems with talking properly...

But no, that wasn't it...It's just the story wasn't that good...And there wasn't much action...Well, there was, but just inadequate...I mean, the whole time, there were snippets here and there about how the resurrected Emperor has the ability to control the five elements, but from the way he was controlling them, it paled in comparison to the powers of the previous "mummy" in the first two "Mummy" movies - Imhotep...He could control the water and air, and the way he used his abilities was far more engaging to watch...The only thing the Emperor did with the fire element was he threw fireballs around and sliced off the head of Alex's traitorous professor, I think...The Emperor controlled the ice element by projecting sharp icicles from the ground and to slid off some ice to stop a group of bomb from detonating...If you had watched the previous "Mummy" movies, you would notice how much more impressive Imhotep looked...

Loved Michelle Yeoh and Brandon Fraser, though! I have always liked Michelle Yeoh - she's awesome, and in the movie, she looked pretty good for someone her age, especially with the kind of attire she was wearing...As expected, she died - for some reason, she ends up dead in so many of the movies she acts in...She was also murdered in "Sunshine" remember? Though in this movie she sacrificed herself to give others a chance to kill the Emperor...

And that's about it for now, I guess!

Adios!

P.S. I'm so tired that I'm ready to be mummified and re-awoken in some other time...Anyone knows any sorceress?

Rantings on Russia and Baskin Robbins...

2008-07-30T20:57:00.003+08:00

Hey peeps!

Your regular blogger here - though not so regular these days! - just started working last Monday - which explains the irregularity in updates! Yeah, I just come home so tired that I'm just too lazy to update - and the fact that I'm updating now shows just how much I'm forcing myself to do it so pay attention! Haha...

But more on my job later...Just feel like blogging about something else first...

About a week or so ago, I got my letter from Russian Resources - the agency that's handling my university application! - and if everything goes on as planned and I don't screw up my A Levels - of which the results will be out in a fortnight! - I would be departing for the historical state of Nizhny Novgorod on September 24, 2008...Well, yeah, I've heard that the city is full of historical stuff - not that I'm really that much into history but I guess it makes a fascinating appeal for any first timer nonetheless...

Anyway, my mum managed to obtain the contacts of several students who are studying at the university I'm planning to go to and last Sunday, I went to visit one of them at his house at Bandar Utama...Yes, Andrew, I was probably nearby your place but I didn't want to wear you out by paying you a visit - you know how much you love to tease me right? It would totally wear your down, especially after a hard day's work arranging books at Borders...Haha! Anyway, I'm deviating from my main topic here - so yeah, went to see this guy, who's returning for his second year this year, and he told me some interesting and a few devastating stuff...

Man, I have no idea how I'm gonna survive SIX years with no movies - well, they do have cinemas obviously, but it's all in Russian! - and the "best" part is the internet service - unlike in Malaysia, where we pay for our internet usage based on how long we were using the rubbish connection provided to us, in Russia, despite there being a super fast connection - download speeds can reach up to 450 KB/sec, which is like nine times faster than here! - they charge you based on how much you surf, or download! Damn! And its expensive - apparently, if you download something like 100 MB, you pay RM 20! What the...

There goes my plans of downloading so many of the TV shows and movies I've been dying to get my hands on...And for a whole year, well, at least until I return next year in July, I will miss the premier of most TV shows this fall around September, AND the finales around May next year! That's pure torture - I can't stand not knowing what's happening in Smallville in its eighth season for instance, as Clark and Lex are finally the enemies they were meant to be, and Lana is so outta the picture, and things may get interesting between Clark and Lois, and Justin Hartley returns as a full cast member, and Chloe may even be getting married! And don't get me started on Ghost Whisperer - last season ended on such a "deathly" cliffhanger! And so many other shows too! And I will only be able to watch "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" when I return to Malaysia next year! Of course, as I've said before in one of my earlier updates, David Yates has probably screwed up the movie as he did with the previous one - Potter fans, don't be even more disappointed but Yates apparently gave an interview in which he stated that the numbers of memories that Harry and Dumbledore journey into has been cut down from the six or seven in the books to just a mere two or three in the movie! - but nevertheless, I still wanna watch it and complain about it later! Haha...

There are other stuff too, but it would be too long to write them all here...Anyway, let me talk about my new part-time job...Yup, I'm currently a part-time worker at Baskin Robbins at their Times Square outlet! Haha...OK, I'm making it sound like a big deal - it isn't, really...The pay is seriously lousy but it was the only place that I got a call from after applying at a few places so yeah, I guess it's still better than nothing at all...That's pathetic but yeah, when you've got no choice, you make them...Working there with Hein Yew...Today was just my third day but I've learned some stuff...For example, I was genuinely surprised by how polite and friendly loads of foreigners can be, particularly the English ones, like those from Britain, America or Australia...They would ask you how was your day, if you were fine, and well yeah, they just treat you like you're an old friend - provided of course, that you do the same for them, but nevertheless, I had no idea people could be that friendly...Haha...Of course, this doesn't include a certain number of Arabians...Seriously, they can be a right pain in the butt - "How come you're scooping so little ice cream, eh? No, no, I want you to GIMME MORE...No, no, I don't want this, yes I know I said it earlier, but I don't want it now - you could change it for me, no?"

And imagine them saying all that in that strange unfamiliar accent of theirs...Of course, I'm not saying all of them are like that...Only a minority of Arabians give us problems...But it can be really pissing off!

Anyway, I guess I don't have to say this as I'm sure you people already know but its the 31st of July tomorrow and that means discounted rates at Baskin Robbins! So do hop along and come over and pay Hein Yew and me a visit - and buy ice cream of course! Haha...

That's all folks!

P.S. I just LOVE the song "One Step At A Time" that was sung by Jordin Sparks! Too bad its so short!

Another Day Out...

2008-07-24T08:53:00.006+08:00

Hey folks!

How are you guys doing? Hope the holidays - for those who ARE on a holiday! - are doing you some good and giving you the R & R you deserve and wanted so badly before this! Haha...

Anyway, last Tuesday, I headed over to Times Square to meet up with Hein Yew and Hui Ling...The plan was to scout around for shops or outlets that were hiring part-time workers and to also catch two movies - "Hellboy 2 : The Golden Army" and since me and Hein Yew had promised Hui Ling that we would accompany her to watch "The Dark Knight", we watched it again with her...Haha...

Let me talk about the movies...Well, I guess I don't really have much to add for "The Dark Knight" since I've said it all in my previous update but well I guess I could add the fact that Hein Yew found Maggie Gyllenhaal's facial features a close resemblance to that of a particular animal which I shall refrain from mentioning out of respect for Ms. Gyllenhaal, though I do agree with Hein Yew...Haha...I mean, I seriously do not know what is wrong with her but she undoubtedly has the weirdest facial expression, and it always makes her look bored, droopy and sleepy...

"Hellboy 2 : The Golden Army" on the other hand was pretty alright...Beware if you haven't watched the movie - spoilers ahead! Anyway, it did deliver the action it promised and it was a little funny watching Abe Sapien swoon over Princess Nuala...Haha...Too bad he was cheated out of his potential love...And the movie also made no doubts that there will be a third Hellboy movie since certain aspects of the story depicted possible future events - like Hellboy's twin children! Yeah, Liz is pregnant with twins...Although I don't really fancy the idea of seeing two young kids running around Hellboy - he just doesn't seem like the "father" material...I dunno, I suppose we'll see...The assistant Hellboy had in the first movie, Myers is no longer around but at a later part of the movie, a new addition to the team is made, and this guy was pretty funny and has cool abilities too...All in all, an enjoyable watch, though don't expect too much...

Anyway as for the job hunting, well, Hein Yew and I applied at Zen (Secret Recipe!), Coffee Bean and Baskin Robbins...We are still waiting for calls from Starbucks but something tells us that we won't be receiving any at all...Haha...Hopefully we'll get calls from any one of these three outlets at least...

So yeah, that's about it for now! Having a horrible sore throat now...Can barely talk without experiencing sharp pains in my throat...Actually I can barely talk! Haha...Hopefully I'll get better soon...

Adios!

Parties and Movies...

2008-07-19T14:39:00.003+08:00

Hey everybody!

Anyway, let's get this update rolling...Last Monday, as it was Hein Yew's birthday, we had a small birthday celebration at his apartment...A BBQ party by the pool...There were 22 of us, which includes Chia May, Cherrie, Esther, Hui Ling, Pey Min, Bi Lin, Chong, Darwin, Ken Lee, Hein Yew (obviously!) and me...Well, at least these were the people I know...Didn't really know the rest of them as they were Hein Yew's friends from high school and such...

Luckily my parents allowed me to drive to his place at Maluri that night...Picked up Hui Ling from Masjid Jamek LRT Station...She could have gone on to Hein Yew's place on her own but I needed a guide to get there so she met me at the station - thanks, Hui Ling! Reached the place at around 7.15PM...Got the party started and soon enough, Hein Yew got dunked into the pool...Well, he seemed pretty ready for it with his shirts off so I guess some of the guys felt since he was so ready, why not just push him in? Haha...But that wasn't his only dunking...I think he got dunked about 8 times as each time we tried to push someone else in, he ended up in the water with the person...Haha...Why? I have no idea...Darwin got pushed in as well and I guess his was the "highlight" as he came dressed up completely in black as usual, I think, complete with his chain, shoes - when most of us wear wearing slippers! - and all that - in short, he was so not ready to get wet so he made the perfect candidate to get wet! Haha...Although pushing him down certainly wasn't easy...I think six guys were involved...And as I said earlier, Hein Yew, who was attempting to push Darwin down, got pushed down himself...Haha...

I got my revenge on Esther just as she was about to leave...She did struggle a little but in she went anyway...Haha...And after she got wet, she was off on her "murderous" agenda to get everyone else who were still dry INTO the pool...I guess she definitely liked the idea of "revenge is sweet"...She was sneaking up upon a few guys, trying to get them into the pool...She finally succeeded doing so with Ken Lee...Haha...Amongst those whom I knew at the party, only Chia May and Cherrie went back home dry...Haha...Even Bi Lin got pushed in twice, and she was screaming all the way...

I got pushed in, too...Twice! The first time happened after we had just pushed in someone else and I was standing a little too close to the pool side when out of nowhere someone rammed into my back and just tipped me forwards into the pool...And later I learned that it was ESTHER! And after that I got up and was just sitting by the side of the pool when Hein Yew ran towards me and pushed me back in...Luckily I managed to drag him down with me, although he claims he was gonna "kamikaze" anyways...Haha...The fun part was pushing Hui Ling in - though regrettably, we failed to realise she had her handphone with her in her pants and down it went along with her into the pool...Haha...Hui Ling then had this "mini pool" of her own inside her handphone after that...Haha...

Once again I had some alcohol...A few sips of scotch whiskey - I think it was "Chivas Regal" or something like that! - and a can of Shandy...Haha...Not much but I guess it's a start for a rookie like me...Haha...

Anyway the party was over pretty early...Since it was a Monday, some of them had classes the next day so yeah, by 11pm, there were only a few of us left...I myself left pretty soon after that as I had told my parents I would be back before midnight, and it isn't a short drive from Maluri to Selayang...

Last Thursday, I met up with Hein Yew at Times Square and we applied for the position of "barista" at Starbucks...We just wanted to do some work before our studies commences again and I guess we could use some extra cash...Haha...But we haven't gotten any reply from them yet...I was pretty surprised to find a familiar face working there though - Marvina! Hein Yew spoke to this lady regarding our intention to apply for the position and she went inside their office to ask another barista to give us the application forms, and out came Marvina...Haha...Anyway, sure hope I get the job!

Anyway we watched "The Dark Knight" on IMAX...A first time for me, as I haven't been to the IMAX before...And yeah, a first time watching "The Dark Knight" as well, as obviously, I hadn't watched it before! And well, to quote some people out there, Heath Ledger's performance alone is definitely worth watching the movie for - he was excellent! He was way better than Jack Nicholson, he portrayed the Joker previously in another Batman movie...Seriously, Heath's performance was truly remarkable - he really made the Joker look so sinister and creepy! Jack Nicholson's "Joker" was a complete "joker" compared to Heath Ledger's version! Hein Yew said that it might be possible that all those preparation Heath underwent to fully understand the character he was playing may have lead him to take his own life - and I wouldn't be surprised if that were true...I mean, I did read up somewhere that Heath tried to absorb himself completely into the mindset of the Joker and seriously, I wouldn't be surprised if he got some kind of a psychotic or psychological breakdown or something...His acting was THAT convincing...

Heath's Joker was definitely the character that caught the most attention, well, my attention anyway, in the movie...I never really liked Christian Bale but I guess he did alright in the movie, though my views may be biased...Haha...On the whole, the movie was way better than "Batman Begins", which I felt was really boring...Something that was totally disappointing, well, especially to me and Hein Yew, anyway, was the re-casting of Maggie Gyllenhaal to play "Rachel Dawes" was pretty disappointing...Too bad Katie Holmes didn't reprise her role - she looks way better! Haha...The movie did hold some surprises regarding this character though, but I won't spoil it for you guys - find out yourself! Oh, and for those who don't already know, a Hong Kong artist who made headlines a couple of months back with his sex scandals makes a cameo appearance, though it lasts for barely a second, so do look out for that!

That wraps up this update!

Adios!

Happy Birthday Hein Yew!

2008-07-14T00:10:00.004+08:00

This goes out to a very close friend of mine - Happy 19th Birthday Hein Yew!

Hope you get some maturity and stop skipping around like some 2 year-old lamb after this...Haha! Just kidding! Stay who you are, be who you are - but just learn how to cut your nails properly la! Pity some people right! Haha...

And try not to be such a poser! Haha!

Have fun dude!

A Trip To Remember!

2008-07-11T20:33:00.007+08:00

Here we go - my update on the trip I took with 16 other friends - Hein Yew, Hui Ling, Pey Min, Andrew, Ken, Wai Li, Wai Ling, Fui Wei, Jean, Natalie, Esther, Darwin, Chong, Ken Lee, Keen Chee and Azreel! - to Langkawi for 4 days, from last Sunday to Wednesday (6-9 July 2008!)...I'm terribly sorry if you find the update too long for your liking - I guess it couldn't be helped! Haha...

Anyway, my dad sent me off to KL Sentral on Sunday morning, from where I was taking a bus to LCCT with Ken, Andrew, Hui Ling and Pey Min...And then out of nowhere, Keen Chee turned up as well...Reached LCCT and slowly everyone else arrived...We checked in our luggage, boarded the plane, and reached Langkawi about an hour later...

Esther had made reservations for us at Langkasuka Resort and after a minor setback - we were there too early and they initially didn't have rooms for us yet! - we settled in and drove out for lunch...It had started to drizzle by then but that didn't dampen our spirits as we drove all the way to the Kuah Jetty, which was completely on the opposite side of the airport, which was just next to the resort we stayed at...We visited the Lang Square and took some pictures with its prominent eagle statue...The girls of course, had begun their "camwhoring" as soon as they got out of the cars, which was totally expected...Haha...

We went back to the town area and window-shopped so that we knew where are the best deals in town...But some of them did buy some stuff anyway...Hein Yew bought a killer load of ONLY mint chocolates whilst vodka was on the purchase list as well...Haha...By the way, I didn't purchase any alcohol throughout the trip...I'm sure most of you know by now that I don't drink alcoholic stuff...But that changed soon enough...Damn...Haha...Intrigued? Read on to know what I mean...

We spent the evening at the beach and played with the two beach balls that Chong had purchased earlier...Spent the night primarily in Hein Yew's room as it had automatically become the central hub for all of us due to the activities going on in that room, primarily "mahjong" and "chor dai di" games...Haha...In fact every night ended in his room, which he shared with Azreel, Chong, Darwin and Ken Lee...I was in a room with Ken, Andrew and Keen Chee, whilst Natalie, Esther, Hui Ling and Pey Min were in another room, and finally, Wai Li, Wai Ling, Fui Wei and Jean were in the fourth room...But nevertheless, almost everyone were in Hein Yew's room every night but the crowd usually slowly dwindled as those who wanted to go to bed left soon enough...Also there were some of the boys were drinking the vodka they purchased and those who didn't want to be in a room full of drunk boys left soon enough...Haha...

Darwin on the other hand was ironically affected the most easily by anything alcoholic...Why ironic? Well, the way he was going on and on about how I don't drink alcohol at all and some of other stuff made me think he was some "pro drinker" but I was proven so very wrong...Haha...He was usually the first one to "KO" after drinking...And I guess knowing that he wouldn't realise at all what was being done to him, Hein Yew, Chong and Azreel got a little adventurous and guess what they did? When Darwin sleeps, his pants and underwear seem to move on its own, resulting in the display of his butt! Haha! And these three boys - who were probably drunk! - began stuffing tissues and hair gel into his ass! Haha and they recorded the whole damn thing - I saw the video the next morning! Haha...Yeah, very dangerous was drunk boys like Hein Yew and Chong can get up to...Better be on your guard around them...Haha...

Well, moving on, I made some calls on Monday and we got our day planned - our first stop was the cable car centre at the Oriental Village...The place was really pretty good and looked very welcoming...Soon enough we were up, up in the air and I gotta admit, I was a little freaked out with the altitude - were pretty high up in the air! And each time the gondola swayed around for no reason, I just had to act cool...Haha...And Andrew saying "Don't worry, that's just the cables snapping..." certainly didn't help much...Haha...But I was alright...I wasn't closing my eyes or screaming for help...Just got a little nervous, I guess...And the scenery at the top of the mountain was certainly worth the trip and totally amazing...

After that we went on a mangrove tour...We drove out to Tanjung Rhu and took a boat from there...We visited a fish farm which had some pretty interesting fish being reared, a bat cave which was actually pretty boring except for the monkey that was tailing us around, an eagle feeding spot whereby the eagles fed upon the chicken skins that the boatmen threw out into the water and a very invigorating high speed ride in the open ocean, as the boat kept getting launched slightly into the air each time it met a strong wave, giving us all a bumpy ride and sore butts for a few, including me! Haha...

Got back to the resort after that and went to the beach and swimming pool to swim...We played some games with the beach balls, and before long it was night and we quickly got cleaned up before heading to a restaurant that looked pretty good...We had seen it on our drive to Tanjung Rhu earlier so we decided to check out the place...I gotta say the food was pretty good, though perhaps it was a little pricey...And as usual, the nightly activities were back on in Hein Yew's room that night...Haha...

We went island hopping early in the morning on Tuesday amidst a very cold weather and rain...This activity, I gotta admit, was a failure...We all had plenty of fun along the mangrove tour and the cable car visit the previous day, but the island hopping was quite a waste of time and money...I guess the rainy weather didn't help either...We were brought to the "Lake of the Pregnant Lady", which is more famously known as "Tasik Dayang Bunting", where some of us at least had some fun kayaking in the lake, including Andrew and Chong, both of whom were in a kayak that overturned when they tried to ram into the one I was in with Wai Ling...Haha...Then we were brought to another island, supposedly for fun and swimming around but that was far from the reality that actually happened...Due to the rain, the operators of the water activities such as banana boat were not on the island yet, and that left us nothing much to do except sit in the water and throw rocks at each other...Oh well, at least Azreel had some fun constructing a sand figure that closely resembled a penis and two testicles! Haha...Yeah, it was a little disappointing, even when we got to see eagles again later at another feeding site - we had already seen them once the previous day, and frankly, they aren't that interesting to watch twice...

Had our lunch at Underwater World, which was along the way back to our resort, and after that we ended up having fun on the beach and the pool again until late in the evening...Then we got ready to go out to do our shopping...We bought chocolates and some of them bought alcohol to take back home...Anyway, some of the guys I guess, were pretty weirded out by my reluctance to take any alcoholic drinks, especially Darwin...He has been asking me to drink alcohol since our first night at Langkawi, when they opened up the bottle of vodka they had purchased...So I guess he took his chance and suddenly halfway through shopping, I found myself surrounded by some of the guys, and Darwin was holding a bottle of whiskey and was asking me to drink it then and there...And he was saying, "Be a man and drink it!" Well, after those words, and since there were other shoppers looking, I could hardly say no and lose my dignity so yeah, I drank the whiskey...Haha...Yeah, finally, Kervindran had his first gulp of alcohol...Haha...

We had our dinner at another restaurant that served pretty good food as well but at a seriously cheap price...I mean, we had plenty of dishes and it only came up to about RM250 for 17 people! Not bad right? As usual we got back to the resort and the nightly activities were back on in Hein Yew's room...But around midnight, 6 of us - Hein Yew, Hui Ling, Pey Min, Chong, Ken Lee and me! - decided to drive out into the night and later we decided to go to some "mamak" at Kuah's town area for a late night supper...Hui Ling had initially mistaken what I had told her on the phone...I was asking her whether she would be OK with it if we were to go for some supper at a "mamak", but guess what she heard? Instead of "mamak", she heard me saying "makam"! Haha...Yeah, so she thought we were going to visit "Mahsuri's Tomb" or rather "Makam Mahsuri"...Haha...

I guess the fun was far from over as on our journey back at some place called "Bukit Benggali", both our cars got stopped by traffic police officers! The reason? We had removed the "P" stickers from the car! Hein Yew and Ken Lee were driving and they were both still "P" license holders...We had thought that there wouldn't be any more driving around after getting back from dinner so those who drove had removed the stickers earlier...But when we decided to go back out of the resort, we had forgotten to place back the stickers so yeah, we got traffic tickets on our last night in Langkawi...How perfect...Luckily the officer was kind enough to not press heavy charges on us and reduced the offence to a slightly minor one...Otherwise we would have to go back to Langkawi some other day to the court! How ridiculous!

Anyway, the next day was the time to get our butts back home so we checked out, got to the airport, reached LCCT and all of us left in our own ways...Some of us had transportation waiting in the form of anxious mummies and daddies and their cars, whilst the rest took the bus to KL Sentral...

I gotta say, the trip was pretty worth it...Well yeah, I guess there were incidents that we had hoped wouldn't occur, and some disappointing stuff like the island hopping, but at the end of the day, if any of us had been hoping for a perfect getaway, then we were certainly kidding ourselves - nothing is perfect...Nevertheless we still had plenty of fun and I for one, intend to truly treasure this trip - until I go on the next one! Haha...

Pictures below - I couldn't really upload all the pictures as there are so many! If you have Facebook, do check out the other pictures in the albums I have made there!

The famous eagle of Langkawi at Lang Square...

The dudes who went for the trip...From left: Ken, Chong, Hein Yew, Kervin (me!), Keen Chee, Andrew, Azreel, Ken Lee and Darwin...

...and the ladies! From left: Hui Ling, Pey Min, Fui Wei, Wai Ling, Wai Li, Jean, Natalie and Esther!

The Masjid Jamek gang! From left: Hui Ling, Hein Yew and Kervin (me!)...

Hein Yew (left!) and Chong (right!) doing their thing in front of the sign that reads "710 metres above sea level", which is the highest point the cable car takes us to...

Andrew meditating in the wilderness...Haha...

Me and Andrew with a snake around us...

Me creeping up upon an unsuspecting Hein Yew...

I guess Chong was a little too busy looking at the skies that he failed to realise the ball coming for his head...

Andrew style - "saw the muhibah-ness!" Haha...Clockwise from left: Pey Min, Azreel and Kervin (me!)...

Such love for each other...Haha...

A final group shot taken at the airport...Seated, front row, from left: Fui Wei, Wai Li, Jean, Hui Ling, Wai Ling, Pey Min, Esther and Natalie...Seated, second row, from left: Keen Chee, kervin (me!), Hein Yew, Ken Lee and Darwin...Standing at the back, from left: Azreel, Ken, Andrew and Chong...

That's all for now!

The Road Not Taken...

2008-07-05T12:26:00.002+08:00

Strangely, for some reason, a couple of days back, I started wondering whether I had chosen the correct future career for myself...

Yes, I know that I do want to be a doctor - I'm taking it as a platform that I could use to help people, something I just like doing...But along the way, I think I kinda pushed aside my one other passion - writing!

Yes, I love writing - especially stories! Although I am yet to come up with my own original work, I have in the past written many versions of stories based on stories that already exist, for example, Harry Potter and Charmed...Although I haven't been doing much writing in the past couple of years in terms of stories due to the hectic lifestyle we've have all been leading since around SPM, the urge to write never died, but it sorta evolved into something else entirely...

I didn't tell this to many people - in fact, barely a handful know this, but I did at one time consider to become a journalist! Yeah, that's right, a journalist! However, I did not want to be like those journalists who sits behind desks and have a 9-5 job, 6/7 days per week - that's BORING! I wanted to be the kind of journalist who goes around the world looking for interesting stories to tell the world! Haha...Yes, I did consider this for a little while...

I also wanted to be one of those journalists who go on investigating murders, mysteries or crimes...I guess my interest in this field came about after watching so many journalists or news reporters in the many TV series out there...Yeah, I know, life in the real world may be totally different as compared to what goes on in a TV series but still, I liked it...For example, Lois Lane and Chloe Sullivan, both characters from Smallville - each time they uncover something, I could really connect with them and share their excitement or thrill upon successfully discovering something...It was so exciting and just something that I wanted to feel...And it is so cool the way Chloe has all those contacts up her sleeve from all sorts of governmental or private departments...It's so cool when you can just call up an acquaintance from the NASA and ask how the galaxies are faring that day! Haha...

But eventually I chose to study medicine as I believe I have more passion for that...And I still can travel all around the world by joining rescue missions or relief aids so I guess I'll still have plenty of stories to tell everyone back home! Haha...But I don't think my passion for writing is gonna stay buried forever either...Maybe someday, I might actually write my own work...I dunno, that's just an idea I have at the back of my head, and it may never come to fruition, but if it does, I'll be sure to let you guys know! Haha...Believe it or not, I spent a couple of weeks last year writing down notes on a story I wanted to write...I mean, my own story, my own characters, my work...Haha...

Anyway, I'm heading to Langkawi tomorrow with my classmates...I'll be back on Wednesday and you could probably expect an update by Thursday - Friday, latest! Haha...

Till then, adios!

Outings...

2008-07-02T21:59:00.006+08:00

Hey peeps!

Anyway, just wanted to update the blog with some of my "activities" last week and this week...

Last Tuesday, met up with Hein Yew and Andrew at Low Yat to do some laptop hunting...Yeah, I'm planning on getting one before I'm off to Russia, and apparently so does Andrew, before he goes off to UK, so we met up, along with a few other friends of Andrew's...I'm pretty certain I'll be getting my laptop from Dell, though still not sure about it yet...

Last Wednesday, I met up with Esther, Fui Wei, Ken, Chia May, Cherrie and Hein Yew again for a "cheong k" session at GreenBox at Sungei Wang...It was super-fun as I hadn't gone to sing for a VERY, VERY, VERY LONG time now, and so we really had some great time there, although the three hours were too short to really sing and enjoy - I'll probably have to go back some day! Haha...Some of the pictures taken on that day are below...

Ken was just too into singing that he couldn't look at the camera...Fui Wei did though and saved the picture...A little...

I dunno what Hein Yew is trying to do - sing, or drink from his cup, or both at once...Haha...

That's me and Fui Wei...

From left: Fui Wei, Cherrie and Chia May...

That's me and Esther...

This was how passionate Ken was when he sang...Haha...

The ladies of the day - from left: Esther, Fui Wei, Cherrie and Chia May...

After the karaoke session, Chia May and Cherrie left as they were meeting up with some other friends, whilst the rest of us headed to Times Square to catch a movie...But Ken and Fui Wei ended up going elsewhere to do their "couples" stuff - I'm just kidding, they went shopping, or rather, Fui Wei wanted to shop and dragged Ken around! - so Esther, Hein Yew and I ended up watching "Kungfu Panda"...Well, the other two enjoyed it I guess but I wasn't really into the movie that much...It was OK, but just that, nothing more...Haha...

But I guess the day had more in store for me...As I was walking out of the cinema, I seriously didn't expect to bump into the "APD Trio", as Kien Loon put it - Anan, Stanley and Adrian! Haha...I was like "Woah now wait a minute, were we just in the same hall watching the same movie?"...Haha...Anyway, we talked for a while to catch with each other and then I left, promising to meet them some other day, as Esther and Hein Yew were waiting for me...

Last Thursday night, I headed over to Mun Tat's place...He had just gotten back from Australia for a break a couple of weeks now and like old times, he organized a barbecue session...Siang Hang gave me a lift on the way to Mun Tat's house - thanks, dude! Anyway, apart from me and Siang Hang, the others present included Kien Loon, Wei Hsien, Iris, Philana, Brian and Wing Tsun...Although Wing Tsun turned up pretty late and enjoyed the leftovers from our meal...Haha! Most of them stayed over at Mun Tat's place but I had to leave - as usual! - since my parents aren't cool with the idea of me sleeping over at my friend's place...

Friday, Saturday and Sunday passed by without much activities but last Monday, I was out again with Izni, Sangeetha, Hein Yew and two of his friends, Chong and CK...By CK, I do not mean "Clark Kent", but Chun Keat, I think...Not too sure about his name...Haha...So anyway yeah, we watched "Wanted", and I think the movie was pretty alright...Although it probably wouldn't be very "wanted" in a few week's time, it really was action packed and there wasn't a single boring moment...And the ending was quite a "twist", and I mean that literally - you gotta watch it to understand what I mean...Haha...

That's all for now! Adios!

Memoirs Of A Student...

2008-06-27T12:37:00.004+08:00

Hey peeps!

Anyway sorry for not updating for slightly over a week...I've been pretty busy hanging out and catching up with friends whom I haven't see in ages! Haha...Yeah, so I'm pretty drained each day and when I get back home, I'm just too exhausted to update...

But anyway, as I mentioned in my earlier update, let me just briefly talk about how much life has changed after A Levels...

Actually, I wouldn't say life has changed that much since after SPM...Haha...But yeah, it just feels exactly the same...The same rush to get homework done - well, at least a small portion of the entire homework! - the same madness when exams are around the corner, when I would be staying up so late and barely sleep, the "lepak" sessions - it's all pretty much the same...Although hanging out with friends certainly took a trip downhill as I think I was out and about more during my SPM days...

But it isn't like I haven't changed at all...I think that I am a different "Kervindran" as opposed to the post-SPM "Kervindran"...I learned some pretty decent lessons about how life is "out there" through my dealings with people "out there" through Leo Club, for instance...

Joining Leo Club was truly an enlightening experience in more ways than one...I learned how hard it is to get people to support your cause or to help you out with something...I learned how not everyone may see eye-to-eye with you and this could result in conflicts and internal problems...To say that my stint as the "Community Service Director" of the club went without problems would be an understatement...Well, I'm not saying I had to punch or claw my way through in making decisions, but like I said earlier, when you put so many people together, it was so hard to expect people to accept my views and see eye-to-eye with me on it...And whilst I was enthusiastic about some plans, others were not, and were only there to criticize and ridicule my plans and ideas, which was really disappointing, considering that the reason "the higher powers" didn't appreciate my plans was simply because they were afraid to take a risk...I guess they need to get some facts about life straight - life's all about taking risks...No one who plays it safe can survive the onslaught of globalization...

But nevertheless, I'm not making my entire time with the Leo Club sound like a total waste of time - on the contrary, I'm glad I joined! Although my parents were once again going on and on about how I just never learned my lesson from my secondary school times...They seem to think that due to my excessive involvement in co-curricular activities in secondary school, it lead to my poor performance in SPM, which might be true, as now that I pondered on it, I do admit, I was overconfident and didn't plan my time properly...Hey, when I mean co-curricular activities, I'm not talking about sports! Haha...As I'm sure those of you who are close to me know, I'm pretty much a lazy dude and don't play pretty much any sport! Haha...I'm talking about my involvement with societies and boards such as the editorial board...

And yeah, I truly had a great time being a member of the Leo Club, having fun whilst giving back to the society in a small way...Not only are we being good Samaritans - if I may say so! Haha! - but it provided a much needed getaway from the crazy studies all of us had to endure, particularly those of the March 2007 A Levels intake, as ours was an express intake...Besides that, it helped to foster greater companionship amongst my friends and I, for which I am eternally grateful for...

Leo Club aside, I'm also happy for all the new friends I've made...Initially, I was pretty lonely, as I didn't know anyone, and Kien Loon and Wei Hsien were only with me in the same class in the first semester, and even then only for Chemistry...But before long, the word "lonely" had been irrevocably erased from my dictionary...I made a horde of new friends, and although I regretted ever becoming friends with a couple of them, on the whole, I'm truly happy for knowing them and for their support whenever I needed it...Thanks guys..and ladies, of course! I don't wanna name all you people because I don't have to - you know who you are!

Oh, and the one that tops my list of great friends is this little guy in my class...Funnily enough, the two of us just seem to share so much of stuff in common! We became such close friends in such a short period of time that it felt like we had known each other for so much longer...And Sangeetha actually asked us, "How did the two of you become so close, so fast?" Well, Sangeetha, I guess we could ask you the same thing about you and Nasha! Haha...But anyway, the guy I'm talking about is Hein Yew...So mate, thanks for the friendship and everything else you've done for me! I truly appreciate all of it! Don't you dare to forget me once I'm off to Russia! Haha...

And to all my lecturers, especially Mr. Ronnie, Mr. Noel, Ms. Jaslinder, Ms. Kana and Mr. Azis - thank you so much for your time and help that you have given when I asked for it...I hope my final grades will totally pay off the hard work you guys and I have put in! Haha...Well, we'll just have to wait till August to find out, won't we?

I guess that's about it...It's been awhile since I last wrote such a lengthy update but it couldn't be helped...I have plenty more to say but I'm already restraining myself...Haha...

Once again, thank you to each and everyone of you for making my time at HELP University College a truly memorable one! Love you people loads!

It's Over!

2008-06-20T12:09:00.003+08:00

Watch me say this - EXAMS ARE OVER! Yeah baby, this is like the best news I've had in a long time! I can't believe it - is it really over? Wow - 15 months went by like 15 weeks! I'm officially an A levels graduate! Wow, this is just so unbelievable! Haha...

After our final paper yesterday, my friends and I decided to go hang out at Pavilion, Kuala Lumpur...There were twelve of us there yesterday, which included Ken, Fui Wei, Wai Li, Wai Ling, Jean, Esther, Natalie, Mei Yan, Hui Ling, Hein Yew and myself obviously...Initially, the plan was to go for a karaoke session but some of them were not in the mood to scream their hearts out so yeah, change of plans...Well, not exactly "not in the mood", but it was probably due to the lack of energy and sleep some of us had been experiencing during the exams, which includes me! Haha...After all those sleepless nights staying up very, very late revising, I just wanted to hang out and relax yesterday, maybe walk around, shopping, catch a movie, sit and chat away like we own the place or something...Keep the karaoke session for when we're all fully rejuvenated!

So yeah, in the end that's practically what we did...Had something to eat, walked around - like for 2 hours! - and then went to the cinema to watch "Get Smart" - and damn, it was really good! Such a good movie to watch to de-stress after the exams! I was laughing so hard even I was surprised - I usually contain my laughter in the cinema to a minimum so as not to disturb others, but I was going "all out" yesterday! Haha...

But honestly, Steve Carrell is awesome! I liked him loads in "Evan Almighty" and liked him even more in "Get Smart"! I think I'm gonna officially add him to the list of my favourite comedians...Haha...But anyway, the show was so full of jokes and interesting stuff...If you haven't watched it already, make sure you do! Oh and Anne Hathaway was pretty good as well! Haha...

After the movie, I had to rush back as I was meeting my uncle and mum at the Jelatek Putra LRT station...Hein Yew, thanks a lot for the ride! Oh, and the J.Co donut too! Haha...Anyway, got home at 11pm and although the original plan was to hit the sack right after a nice shower, I ended up going online till 1.30am before I finally went to bed...Strange...All those times when I wanted to sleep so badly but couldn't due to the revision I was doing for the exams, I did it anyway...Haha...But now when I could practically sleep the whole day, I didn't! Ironic...

Anyway, I'll probably be going down the memory lane a little with my next update...About life during A levels...So till then, have a great time everyone! And especially to all those people who worked their butts off for the exams - ENJOY LIFE!

P.S. I feel like total idiot for missing out on American Idol Season 7 - David Cook is really good! Damn! Nevermind, I still can download his songs and listen to them...Haha...

The Latest Safari In Town...

2008-06-14T12:22:00.002+08:00

3 papers more to go and I'm officially an A-Levels graduate! Haha...Although the path to reaching that certainly won't - and HASN'T! - been easy! Still, I'm glad I can finally set aside the towering pile of books I have and look at something else for a change for about 3 months..Wow, can't wait for that! Haha...

Well, this is just an update for the sake of an update...Haven't got much to report except for the fact that my housing area recently played host to some pretty "exotic" animals...Monkeys and the occasional gibbons are normal, but I guess the escalating temperatures recently has cause our "friendly, leg-less, long-bodied" friends to come out of their hidey-holes and show their heads above ground...Yes, I'm talking about snakes! And if that wasn't enough, there was even a dead snake inside the compound of my house last week! Not exactly INSIDE my house, but you know, just the compound at the back where my mum plants some vegetables and banana trees...

And my maid saw another friendly little creature yesterday - an iguana!

To those of you who don't know, there's a jungle located right around the corner behind my house...Hence wild animals coming going about their business isn't something extraordinary but the numbers seem to have increased lately, and that's worrying, especially for me! And my dad! We have plenty of banana trees behind my house and when one reaches maturity and produces bananas, the both of us are the ones who have to and take the banana and cut down the tree! And if there was some green-coloured snake somewhere around the tree, and if we don't see it, there could be some seriously bad consequences...But little green snakes aren't exactly poisonous...Right? I dunno, I'm not too sure either...

Anyone up for a safari visit?

Potter Disappointments And The 2008 MTV Movie Awards...

2008-06-03T10:46:00.006+08:00

Damn it really is happening again!

Guess what? David *bloody* Yates has done it AGAIN! Yeah, he's the same director that directed the ever-so-disappointing fifth Potter movie, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, and he's directing the next movie as well...Well anyway, he's done plenty of changes the movie that fans worldwide are pretty outraged about...And that includes me!

That bloody nutter is not including Dumbledore's funeral in the movie! That's like "WHAT THE F***?" Well, you might probably be wondering what's so great about a funeral, but if you ain't an avid reader of the series, I don't expect you to understand...Dumbledore's death crushed so many of his fans (including me!) and to NOT give Dumbledore the proper respect and closure he deserves is outrageous! How could they have cut out such a vital scene?!

Quite a few important stuff takes place during the funeral that sets the stage for the next book, like Harry breaking up with Ginny, Remus finally accepting Tonks, the reappearance of the centaurs and mermaids who came to pay their last respects to a great man, and the reappearance of so many familiar characters from the previous books like Oliver Wood, Madame Maxime, Arabella Figg, Rita Skeeter, Umbridge, and Cornelius Fudge, just to name a few!

And that's not the only changes he's made! Apparently Tonks only gets one scene in the movie, and even then, its a scene that was made up for the movie and wasn't even in the books! This is so disappointing! Tonks is seriously one of my favourite characters and I had really hoped to see her more in this movie, especially since she dies in the next!

Bill Weasley and Fleur Delacour are not in the movie at all, and neither is Sybil Trelawney, which changes two facts from the books - Sybil was the one who tells Harry about Draco "celebrating" at the Room of Requirement and she is also the one who indirectly reveals to Harry that Snape was the one who passed the incomplete contents of the prophecy to Voldemort that lead to the murder of his parents! What the heck - so many changes! Even Moaning Myrtle isn't in the movie!

I was hoping for a great movie but it seems like I'm so gonna be disappointed! Besides, its based on my favourite book of the entire series! I suppose it is to be expected considering the rubbish work David Yates did for the fifth movie...And guess what? David Yates will be directing the final movie AS WELL! Oh, that's just great...

On a brighter note though, "Transformers" won the "Best Movie" category at the 2008 MTV Movie Awards! Kudos to the entire team who made the movie so good - and the director has announced the filming for the sequel has started and Megan Fox has promised that the second movie, in her own words, is gonna be "f***ing badass!" I'm looking forward to it then! Haha!

Meanwhile, Johnny Depp emerged a big winner with a "Best Comedic Performance" in "Pirates of the Caribbean : At World's End" and "Best Villain" in "Sweeney Todd"! Will Smith also won the coveted "Best Male Performance" for his starring role in "I Am Legend" whilst his female counterpart for "Best Female Performance" was won by Ellen Page for her role in the movie "Juno" where she acts as, well, Juno...Haha...

Click here to look at the complete list of winners...

Wish me luck on my upcoming exams folks!

There And Back Again!

2008-05-26T22:38:00.005+08:00

Hey guys! Yes, I know, it's been a long time since I updated...About two months in fact...But as I'm sure you guys are probably aware, I was having exams and just didn't have anything much to update about since my life was practically revolving around books, books and books...Haha...

But since I've got a two-week break now in between exams, just thought I'll update the blog with just some stuff about my exams and last weekend...

So yeah, out of the fifteen papers I'm sitting for, I'm done with six thus far, and I have to say, it wasn't exactly "a walk in park"...Well, it wasn't that bad but the Physics 5 practical session has got me - and quite a number of others! - pretty worried...Luckily, its a two-part paper, meaning there is another paper for the same unit so we still have another chance to save our sorry butts...Haha...

Apart from that, Physics 1 and 2 - I re-took both these units! - was way better than the January 2008 exams, Chemistry 6 practical was pretty easy, and so was Statistics 2...Biology 6 W2 was pretty alright as well...But still, I'm a little anxious about all 3 of the Physics papers I sat for, particularly the Unit 5 practical one...

And yes, due to the fact that we're having like two weeks off from exams now, and also since Hein Yew was so crazy about wanting to watch "The Chronicles of Narnia : Prince Caspian", we did exactly that on last Saturday at Times Square...Haha yes, my first movie in what feels like months, although it's just been weeks as I did watch "Iron Man" a couple of weeks back...

Well, not intending to spoil the fun for those who haven't watched it yet, or for those who are planning to watch it again, but honestly, Narnia was quite a bore...Yes folks, it was pretty boring! I felt I enjoyed it's prequel - "The Chronicles of Narnia : The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" - so much more! I dunno, maybe because there isn't much story to this adaptation of C.S. Lewis's story as compared to the earlier movie but honestly, I just couldn't wait for the movie to be over...Well, fine, I guess I can't say it was utter rubbish - there were some good parts in the movie, but I think the boring parts just seem to be present more...I dunno guys, if you haven't watched it, you would have to watch it to know what I mean...

But something far more "interesting" was also happening at the same time when Hein Yew and I were watching the movie...Well, the both of us were sandwich-ed by two Malay couples...Both has to be in their mid-20s although by the lack of brains that the guy sitting on Hein Yew's side seemed to demonstrate, I wouldn't be surprised if he was older...Hey don't get me wrong! I have nothing against people who are older - you guys rock and yeah that's it but you know, traveling by bus and all that gives me the opportunity to see so many people and I kinda notice that the "noise-makers" are usually those who are middle-aged, not anyone younger...

So anyway, here I trying to watch a movie I wasn't so into when the guy sitting on Hein Yew's side started coming up with comments about the movie...This started at the beginning of the movie and didn't stop even when the movie did...He said plenty of stuff and just couldn't keep his gaping hole shut...One of his "lovely" comments include, "Ooo ubat itu mujarab tu, boleh sembuhkan luka..." He was saying this out aloud thinking he was only saying it to his wife/girlfriend, but I could hear every f**king word! If you guys don't know what he's talking about, well, you know the character Lucy Pevensie in Narnia? Remember she has this magical potion that can heal anyone who is near death with just a drop of the potion? Yeah that...I mean, just shut the hell up, it's not like you're the only one who knows about it right? Or otherwise if the urge to blab is just too great then speak softly to the person next to you! Don't make it hard for others to watch the movie as well!

One of the characters in the movie asked Lucy for more of the potion and guess what out friendly movie-goer said? "Ooo mabuk la nanti!" And he gave a hearty laugh...I couldn't take it any longer and just said out aloud "I wonder who's the drunk one here." That bastard was seriously getting on my nerves...I even leaned out of my chair to stair at that couple several times...The lady noticed, but I doubt the guy did...Thought she at least would have brains enough to ask him to shut up but I guess I'm asking for too much here...

Well anyway, on that same day but at night, I went to watch "Indiana Jones : The King of the Crystal Skull" with my family...Well, I wasn't so excited about this movie and I honestly feel Harrison Ford should know when its time to "stop acting the hero"...But as I'm sure you guys know, the Indiana Jones movies go back way even before we were all born, and in fact the previous Indiana Jones movie was released the same year I was born! So to my mother, what "Transformers" is to us guys of this age, it was Indiana Jones for her when she was growing up...Haha...So she really wanted to watch the movie, and so the entire family ended up tagging along...

But my perception of the movie changed totally as I was watching it...Honestly, it was so much more enjoyable than Narnia! Seriously, it was so full of fun, adventure and comedy! Despite the pretty weird ending at the end - which still was tolerable! - the movie was really good, I believe, and was worth the time and money...And despite being pretty old, Harrison Ford didn't look like an old man at all, and still showed the same energy and charisma as any middle-aged actor would have shown...Of course, with Shia Labeouf around, things definitely were a lot more hilarious, as I'm sure those of you who watched "Transformers" remember Shia as being a pretty funny little guy...All in all, definitely an enjoyable watch, and I guess it goes without saying for other people like me that we should never judge a book by its cover...Or rather, a movie by how old its actors are...Haha...

Cheers folks!

Sorry!

2008-05-03T23:07:00.000+08:00

Hey everyone!

I'm really sorry but I won't be updating anytime soon! I'm just really busy revising for exams and haven't really been doing anything fun that is worth telling here either so yeah, the blog's on a hiatus till further notice! Haha...Sorry folks!

Look At That Drama!

2008-03-27T19:25:00.006+08:00

Yo peeps!

Anyway, Mr. Noel - my Mathematics lecturer! - got admitted to Pantai Medical Centre for dengue last week Friday, but we only got to know the news last Monday...We knew that he was under suspicion for dengue due to his irregular fever and stuff like that but we didn't know that it was confirmed...

So anyway, being the good students that we are - Haha! - we decided to pay the poor guy a visit...So once our class was over at 12pm, an "entourage" consisting of 11 highly smart and brilliant-looking people - Sorry! Couldn't resist! By the way, the 11 are Esther, Natalie, Ken, Wai Li, Fui Wei, Jean, Zakwan, Andrew, Hui Ling, Hein Yew and me! - left the college and headed to Pantai Medical Centre...We reached the place around 1pm as we had lunch first before leaving the college...

As we wanted to give him a surprise, we didn't ask him which ward he was in...Oh and by the way, I spoke to him on the phone that Monday morning when we first learned that he was admitted and since I figured my buddies would wanna visit him, I almost asked him which ward he was in but then decided against it and thought of giving him a surprise...

And guess what? Noel's surprise wasn't the only surprise in store that afternoon...Andrew had decided to play a little "game" with the receptionist before asking her which ward Noel was in, with me at the butt-end of it...This is what he said...

Andrew: Oh, excuse me, saya Andrew Chia, dan saya hendak tahu ward yang mana abang saya, Noel Chia, telah dimasukkan...Dan ini adik saya yang satu lagi - Ma Chia!"

What the hell! Everyone knows that I'm the famous "Macha" in class as Andrew had immortalized that name for me but apparently he's serious on becoming my publicity manager by telling others about it as well...Haha...It was so funny though! Honestly, I didn't mind...Knowing Andrew, I should have expected him to come up with something like this...That receptionist just blinked and gave a small laugh before informing Andrew Noel's location...Haha...

But that wasn't the only drama that happened...

The receptionist had told Andrew that Noel was in the third floor of Block B...I was there when Andrew counter-checked again with her, and she repeated herself by saying "Block B"...But when we first reached the third floor, it looked like some office and no way was that a place that patients were placed at...So we headed back down and took another lift...And guess what? We arrived in some place that look seriously like a storage room and some of the ladies then started panicking as apparently, the lift that we used to get up to that place couldn't be used to get back down - yet this crisis was easily solved - somehow, a partially broken button on the lift panel that shows the sign "down" escaped Natalie's - and according to her, everyone else's as well! - attention...Haha...

However, upon investigation, we realised we had made one full circle and had came back to that office that we first saw...The receptionist that was in the office look so puzzled to see so many people walking in and out of the office and I could hardly blame her...It's not everyday that you see 11 teenager walking around your office, giggling and shaking their heads right?

So Andrew then went back to the main counter and checked again - and this time, the receptionist told him that it was "Block D"...Haha...So we finally got to Noel, who was sitting all alone on the bed...For someone who was supposed to be in bed with dengue, he looked surprisingly chirpy and bright...It was like he was just resting or something...Not the picture we had in mind but yeah, I guess it's good to see him already recovering so quickly...Haha...

We stayed there for almost 3 hours...We were all joking so much that I wouldn't be surprised if the patients in the neighbouring rooms could hear us and got irritated...Haha...Luckily, Noel didn't have another patient with him in his room as well, or we wouldn't have been able to make such a ruckus, which included playing "chor dai di"! Haha...There were also plenty of other jokes, including one whereby the cartoon "Mr. Bean" was on air and I couldn't help but notice the startling similarity between that character and Andrew! So guess what I said?

"Hey guys, look at Mr. Bean...Now, take a close look at Andrew!"

Haha...That was just so funny...I mean, seriously, Andrew looks quite formal at times, well, at least, more formal than the rest of us anyway, and with his spectacles and a weird dance move that he does at times, I just don't see any difference between him and that fictional character, Mr. Bean...Haha...

Half-way through Noel's girlfriend came and we sorta left him to his girlfriend for a while, during which we camped out on the next bed which like I mentioned earlier, was empty...Some of us were watching some movie on the TV whilst the rest were playing cards...And suddenly, the door opens and in comes a bunch of people - that empty bed has now been filled! And guess what? We had made quite a mess of the bed! Well, you can't expect 8-9 people sitting on a single bed and leave it looking all tiny and neat, right? Haha...It was embarrassing and I think the nurse that accompanied the new patient looked livid...She gave one look at us that sent us scurrying away like rats...Point taken...Haha...

All in all, one hospital visit that we won't forget...At least, not anytime soon...Not with all that drama...Haha...

By the way, Noel got discharged the same evening after we left...I guess laughter truly is the best medicine, as he definitely had plenty of those...Haha...

Adios!

"Oi!"

2008-03-23T11:48:00.002+08:00

Hey everyone!

Don't really have much to say except for a few stuff, which includes Hein Yew's moments of fame at the KL Library yesterday...Haha...

Well, Hui Ling, Hein Yew and myself decided to go there to study and also for me to teach Hein Yew Statistics as he missed a few classes when he was deciding whether to do Mechanics or Statistics...So we decided to meet there and Hui Ling just decided to tag along...Well, we were there for at 12pm and we left at around 1.45pm to have lunch, planning to get back to the library later...

We were just done with our lunch at Petaling Street and were just beginning to walk back to the library when it started raining like cats and dogs...Trapped and with no umbrella or any other cover, we were forced to wait it out, and so we wasted some time waiting for the rain to at least subside to a light downpour so that we could go back to the library...

And that's what we did after a while...The rain finally wasn't as heavy as it was initially and we decided to walk back before it got heavier again...We were almost at the library when Hui Ling lost her footing and slipped, landing hard on her knees by the side of the road...Hein Yew and I couldn't help but laugh at that, but Hein Yew at least, was paid back in kind for laughing at her, as he himself slipped at the exact spot Hui Ling did, though he didn't fall down or anything as he managed to right himself up...

BUT as we were just a few steps away from the main entrance of the library, Hein Yew came across this puddle of water right in front of him...By the way, at this point, me and Hui Ling were walking in front of him already, and suddenly, we heard this loud, "Oi!" from behind, and upon turning around, we saw Hein Yew lying flat on his butt with his legs stretched out, as though he was exercising...Haha...

That was so funny! What happened was when Hein Yew came across that puddle of water, he decided to jump over it...This dude loves to jump and skip about, and so he thought he would be fine, despite knowing the ground was slippery...But he miscalculated and his leg apparently gave away, causing him to land - HARD! - on his butt...Haha...

He was so embarassed as his pants was soaked with water and he actually attempted to dry his pants at the toilet using the hand-dryer! Haha...I could only imagine how he did that but let's not get into details...Haha...

On the other hand, it was our last Leo Club meeting last Friday for those of us who would be leaving the club this year...As the outgoing committee, the board of directors all had to make speeches, which we did well enough, although there were some unforeseen drama that erupted a couple of times during those speeches...

Although I always tease Sangeetha and bicker with her, I think she did a great job as the president of the club, and I can't see anyone else who could have done a better job...I didn't exactly tell her this as it would probably make her "kembang" but I did say thanks to her, to which she grinned triumphantly...Haha...

Nevertheless, it was a great being a member of the club and doing our parts to help the society in whatever small way we can...In a way, it was very satisfying to watch someone smile or say thank you...And also, it was a much needed distraction from the stress of studies...Haha...I truly enjoyed my brief stint as the "Community Service Director" of the club and truly appreciated the support and friendship I gained through the club, not to forget the experience that came with it...Thanks guys!

We'll be having a party with just the outgoing and old members in attendance probably this coming or the following Saturday, and after that, I'm the new member of the "Kelab Penganggur"...Haha...

Sayonara!

Shake It Like A Man!

2008-03-19T21:09:00.003+08:00

Hey everyone!

Anyway, there isn't much to talk about since nothing much happened over the past week or so...But here are a few things...

Watched "The Spiderwick Chronicles" last Friday with Kien Loon and Siang Hang...Well, in MY opinion - since Siang Hang and Kien Loon would so obviously disagree with me! - the movie was decent enough yet it has a VERY LAME ending...I guess this is the part where Kien Loon and Siang Hang would both agree with me...Haha...You know, the ending was like you were watching this action scene building up and approaching the climax and it was keeping you wondering how on Earth was the hero of the story gonna annihilate his enemy when he made no plans before hand when all of a sudden the most stupidest thing happens and the enemy is killed...Just like that...But I think the story was fine, and the acting was pretty decent also...Oh and by the way, the little boy who plays double-roles in this movie is the same little boy from "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" - he acted as Charlie in that movie...Just thought of informing you guys this in case you feel like you've seen him somewhere before but no idea where...Haha...

I watched "10000 BC" two weeks ago with Hein Yew and Wy Hoong...It was very moderate and slightly boring...I mean, its like you were on a train that was keeping to a steady pace with no jerks or sudden speeds...Just a monotonous journey...Thats how it felt like when I was watching this movie...And although the production team seem to think very highly of Steven Strait, who plays the lead character - in case you don't know who's this dude, well, remember Warren, the fire-throwing bloke from "Sky High"? Or Caleb, the "leader" of the four sons of Ipswich in "The Covenant"? Yeah, this is him! - I, on the contrary, think that his acting was pretty boring and that it could have been so much better...I certainly enjoyed his acting in "Sky High" and "The Covenant"...All in all, not exactly a movie I would recommend unless you're interested in sabre-tooth tigers...Haha...Although Hein Yew was very much attracted to the actress who acts as the heroine in the story...

Oh and this is something that happened during one of our Chemistry class...Well, A LOT happens during our Chemistry classes, as I'm sure you guys would know if you asked any of my classmates, but this was just superb and something no one in my class would forget anytime soon...Haha...

Well, it was a practical session and as usual, there were some "shaking" to do...Haha...Don't get me wrong! I'm talking about you taking organic substances and adding some solvent and mixing them both thoroughly in a test tube by shaking the test tube vigorously...Well, I dunno what Keen Chee was doing as I wasn't sitting anywhere near him but our lecturer, Ms. Kana was passing by near him and she saw him shaking his test tube, but apparently she wasn't satisfied with his method, because guess what she said?

"Come on, Keen Chee, shake harder...Shake it LIKE A MAN!"

Oh my God! The whole class just exploded in laughter...And being a person who laughs so easily, I was just laughing my head off! And I mist certainly wasn't the only one! That was just superb! Haha...I never imagined Ms. Kana would say anything like that but anyway, I'm glad she did...At least it would serve to be a warning to the rest of us guys to "shake" properly in the future...Haha...

By the way, got some news for you Harry Potter fans out there...The final movie of the movie franchise - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows! - will be made in two parts, with the first part being released some time in November 2010 and the second part in May 2011...This is apparently an attempt to include as much as possible from the book instead of doing what Warner Bros. usually does, which is cutting out so much of stuff from the book, but most fans are thinking otherwise...They feel that this is the company's attempt to make more money since there won't be any more Potter movies after this one and since the movies have been big earners for Warner Bros., fans are speculating that this is really the real reason...Haha...I dunno about that, but what I do feel is that this should have been done sooner as then the fifth movie could have been so much better...And in my opinion, the guy who directed the fifth movie, David Yates, seriously sucks and really needs to read the books properly...And the bad news is, he's directing the sixth movie, which is due out November 2008, AND he's also directing the final movie! Damn it...

Well, apart from that, I don't really have anything else to report...Haha...I have FINALLY gotten around to start revising for the June exams and so I'll probably be more busy from now on, thus limiting "fun time" so don't be surprised if my blog becomes updated regularly with physics laws or chemical reactions...Just kidding! Haha...

Take care everyone! And advance Good Friday greetings from me!

Unexpected...

2008-03-16T10:24:00.002+08:00

Hey everybody!

Sorry I didn't update for a week...Was pretty busy reflecting and comtemplating my options for my further studies and stuff like that...

Well, I got my results on Monday, and I have to say that it was pretty bad...Out of the 16 units I sat for, I only got 'A's for 11 units, whereas the remaining five comprised of 'B's and 'C'S, of which two of the 'C's were a total shock and surprise, papers that I was VERY sure I would get an 'A'...I'm talking about the Unit 4 of both Physics and Biology...It was so disappointing and shocking...I have no idea how I managed to actually get 'C's for both these units...Especially Biology!

I dunno why but Biology has been my favourite science subject since Form 4 but its like thats the subject that always disappoints me the most...In SPM, I got a 2A for the subject when every - EVERY - major exams, I would be getting a '1A'...Physics has always been my least favourite subject but I got a '1A' in SPM for it but now got a 'b' when I was pretty sure I had done well...In SPM, I did even worse for Chemistry but now, I got all 'A's for all four units...

Luckily, I got full marks for Biology Unit 2 and Chemistry Unit 3...Haha...

Physics was another shocker by itself as not only was I the one who did unexpectedly badly, but apparently almost everyone from my intake as well as other intakes as well...There are cases of students actually getting 'A's for 15 out of the 16 units they sat for and then get a 'B','C','D', or even an 'E' for Physics Unit 4 - such students include Esther, Natalie and Wai Li...No one knows what went wrong...

But anyway, I'm over it...No point thinking about it any longer...I'm retaking a few papers in June so I hope I can change that 'B' to an 'A'...

On the other hand, my parents have finally made up their minds - that took a LONG time! - to send me to Russia to study medicine...So I'm gonna get all my application stuff rolling soon...Meaning I'm gonna get more busy as I've been told all these application procedures are very troublesome...Oh well, what's life without a touch of problems...Haha...

That's all for now!

Samy Vellu's Biggest "Kemaluan" and BN's Shocking Losses!

2008-03-09T07:47:00.005+08:00

I have to say, looking at the results of the election online by refreshing the pages of Malaysiakini.com up to 3am in the morning was probably one of the best spent hours in my life! Haha...

Oh my God, to say that the elections this time around was just "exciting" would be a SERIOUS understatement! It was way beyond exciting!

I mean, look at that bloody Samy Vellu - he ACTUALLY lost his seat! He suffered the biggest "kemaluan" of his career! Haha, if you guys don't know what I'm talking about when I say "kemaluan", well, we know how "perfect" Samy Vellu's command of the Malay language is, and apparently a couple of years back, when he wanted to express regret and shame for a particular incident, he said, "Kemaluan saya sangat besar..."! Haha, now you get it?

Unbelievable - well, fine, it is believable, what with all the ruckus the Indian community has been making against him lately, it's not a wonder he lost his seat that he had held for nine terms, but nevertheless, his defeat does come as a tiny surprise seeing as how his support should have been strong in Sungai Siput, which he had held for nine terms! Unfortunately for him - but fortunately for the rest of us! - he has lost...Samy Vellu was actually so confident some time back during the nomination period...He said he could win no matter who was placed against him at Sungai Siput...Too bad your confidence backfired on you! And guess what? It was that money-sucking idiot's birthday yesterday! I dunno about you, but I have to say that was probably the best birthday present the nation could give to him!

But other losses were totally unexpected...I thought Shahrizat Jalil would easily retain her Lembah Pantai parlimentary seat but no, she was unseated as well, by rookie and first-timer, Nur Izzah Anwar, the daughter of de facto leader of PKR, Anwar Ibrahim...I have to say that I do pity Shahrizat, as I think she does do some work with regard to her ministry...As in, she helps people and stuff...My mum was involved with an organisation for women a couple of years back and they had several direct and indirect meetings with Shahrizat, from which my mum learned that Shahrizat was a indeed a dependable person, if not completely, then to a certain extent...So I do feel sorry for Shahrizat...Like Samy Vellu, she was confident that she could defeat Nur Izzah, but too bad...I guess it's never good to be overconfident...Although I have to say that after Shahrizat's defeat, the news that there were 14 uncounted ballot boxes just seemed very odd and stupid, and nevertheless, it didn't help her at all...

But she wasn't the only BN top gun who lost yesterday...Zainuddin Maidin (the Information Minister, I think!), Koh Tsu Koon (Gerakan acting president and outgoing Chief Minister of Penang!), G. Palanivel and S. Sothinathan (both MIC's deputy presidents!), S. Vigneswaran (MIC's Youth Chief!), P. Komala Devi (MIC's Women Chief!) M. Kayveas (PPP's president!), Lim Si Pin (previous Gerakan president and current Gerakan advisor, Lim Keng Yaik's son!) and Chew Mei Fun (now ex-PJ Utara MP!) - and all of these are just to name a few of the shocking defeats!

And the most funny thing was when ISA detainee, M. Manoharan won the Kota Alam Shah state seat! Imagine that - he's behind bars at Kamunting (I think that's the name of the ISA detention centre - not too sure!) but he won, yet people like Samy Vellu lost! That's really amusing! And guess what? Popular blogger, Jeff Ooi also won the parlimentary seat of Jelutong! Way to go, dude! Also DAP kept its Bukit Bintang seat by an even bigger majority compared to the previous elections, despite the 6000 postal votes that were in favour of BN!

And the opposition actually took FIVE states this time! Wow, that was unexpected! I had expected BN to win a lesser majority compared to the previous election, yet I did not expect them to lose FIVE states along the way! For those of you who don't know, BN has lost Kedah, Perak, Penang (Gerakan's stronghold for 40 years!), and even SELANGOR! PAS also managed to retain Kelantan, making BN's lost a very bad one, and apparently Prime Minister Abdullah Haji Ahmad Badawi is truly shaken up by the turn of events as at a press conference early in the morning earlier today, all he could say was "We've lost, we've lost..." when he was questioned about BN's terrible loss in the elections by reporters...

All I can say is that this is TRULY a WAKE-UP CALL for BN - this 12th general elections has shown them what the people of the country can do, and they most certainly have done loads of things, including finishing and axing most of MIC's candidates...If BN doesn't learn from its worst - and hopefully not the last! Haha! - defeat ever, then it deserves to just be gotten rid off in the next elections...However, personally, I would rather see someone like Badawi as the Prime Minister than someone like Anwar, which to quote political analyst Chandra Muzaffar, would be "an unmitigated disaster" for well known and obvious reasons...

Thus this shows that the rallies held last year by HINDRAF and BERSIH has truly worked, and Hein Yew reminded me that the scathing remarks that Khairy Jamaluddin, UMNO's Youth Deputy Chief and Badawi's son-in-law, made about Chinese people have resulted in a back firing on BN...

For more results news, do visit Malaysiakini.com...

Video clips of Badawi making the official announcement about BN forming the federal government is also up on Youtube.com, along with several other videos which you could access from the side panel of the above page...

I dunno about the rest of you, but I have to say that this has been the most interesting elections thus far! Let's hope it wasn't all for nothing...

Have a nice day ahead! Haha...

When You Overdo Something...

2008-03-03T19:48:00.003+08:00

Hey everybody! Time for another update...

Readers beware - if you feel you may be offended by what I'm about to say as it may seem a little sensitive to ladies, especially Indian ladies, then take note that I have warned you and any unsatisfactory should not be held accountable on my part...

Let me talk about a pre-wedding traditional function that took place yesterday...My cousin was the bride and she had to take part in some traditional practice which I really do not know how to explain in English so yeah, I guess I'll leave it at that...

But what I'm trying to say here doesn't concern her in the slightest...What I noticed during the function - and an uncountable number of other functions in the past! - was the tendency of SOME Indians to simply come for a function so HEAVILY OVERDRESSED!

Yes, you heard me right - I'm an Indian criticizing every freakin' Indian out there who just felt like they ate loads of chillies when they read my sentence above...Problem is, THEY WON'T REALISE THIS AT ALL...

Have you got any idea how much of a pain in the eye it is when you come in dressed up like you're the BRIDE? Yes, I'm talking about ladies here, not men...Ladies tend to do this more often than men...

I was just sitting down and talking to a relative when in came this - I'm sorry if I sound mean but it is vital that I be honest completely in order for you guys to get the picture! - extremely fat, dark young woman who for a second I wondered whether or not she was a runaway bride from another wedding nearby! I just thought that in my head - my sister actually told that out aloud, but thank God only I heard it! But we had reasons to be shocked...

The thing is, the function yesterday was a pretty simple event, and there was absolutely no need to dress up too much, and most people turned up in simple yet proper attires, like the ladies were in sarees and the gents in "jhippas" or smart casuals...But there she came, dressed up with flowers and shining things in her hair, which by the way was done in such a way that clearly suggested she was at the hair saloon all morning...Then her saree wasn't exactly tied normally like how most women would at a simple function like this...She tied it in another style - I think it's the Gujerati style! - a style that most people would only wear at the ACTUAL wedding, and even then, you would only see a countable few who would wear it in that style as it's not easy to tie the saree like that and it would take too much time, so usually only female members of the families of the bride and bridegroom would wear their saree in that style, and the rest would just tie the saree in the normal style that you may have seen...But not this woman! And guess what - her hair wasn't the only thing shining! Even her saree was all glittering and shining...Now picture all of that on a huge and dark person...You wouldn't be surprised why there were many people staring at her and shaking their heads...And it may have been understandable if she was the sister of the bride or bridegroom, but she was neither! She was just some distant relative!

This isn't the first time I noticed how some Indians just flaunt it all off thinking that they are so STUNNING when yes, they ARE STUNNING, but in a way that makes us all make frequent visits to the toilet and puke! And the funny thing is, the people who would truly shine in such attires refrain from doing so, but the people who would make others run away from them actually don such attires! What is happening to these people?

Call me terrible or mean, but this is something that I've observed over the years and something I just can't keep inside of me any longer...Grow up people! Maintain some decency and self-respect! Don't overdo it too much! You may think you look LOVELY but please, the rest of us may think the complete opposite!

Sorry to any of you who feel offended but I'm just saying if you're gonna dress up for a function or an event, by all means, do so, stun and dazzle us all...But when you just go overboard and overdo it, that's when there might be a problem...

Sorry again...

It's All About Sex...

2008-02-28T22:02:00.006+08:00

Hey everyone! Sorry for not updating for over a week - I'm still adjusting to my new timetable and the harder lessons, resulting in me reaching home completely worn out EVERYDAY...Just don't have the energy left to update my blog...

But here I am with another update...

Oh and before that, just wanna wish happy belated birthdays to Izni (February 25!) and Kien Loon (February 26!)...Hope you guys enjoyed your day with loads of presents and fun!

In the case of Kien Loon, I KNOW for a fact that he had PLENTY of surprises in store on his birthday...I'm talking about the presents he got...The stuff he got this year from all of his friends are stuff he should have been gotten last year when he turned 18 and "came off age" but to those of you who don't know, he was serving national service and so we couldn't give him all these stuff...

Anyway, Siang Hang, Wei Hsien, Su Ching and I got him a sling bag, which of course is something ordinary and something that he wanted...But apart from that, we got him a T-shirt and guess what - a pack of condoms! Haha...Yeah, it was a random idea but there you go...

And guess what? Coincidentally, Kien Loon's other buddies got him almost similar stuff, which included condoms, but they went on even further - they got him lubricants! Haha - I was laughing my head off when Yi Peng told me about this! It was like everyone had suddenly decided that Kien Loon's sex life has to start soon and that we were gonna push him in the right direction! Haha...And that wasn't all - for reasons I could only guess, his friends also got him Kotex! What on Earth! That's way too random - I think I could see the reason behind that gift though, and I sure hope Kien Loon saw the humour in it! Haha...

Oh, and remember when I said the four of us got him a T-shirt? Well, it was no ordinary T-shirt...Maybe this picture will give you an idea...

This was Siang Hang's idea, and I have to say it is pretty brilliant! Haha...

All in all, I'm sure Kien Loon had a birthday that he wouldn't forget for a long time...Haha...

That aside, I just felt like saying some stuff regarding the recent "Edison Chen Sex Scandal" issue that made headlines the last couple of weeks...OK, what I don't get is, why would Edison actually wanna record all those romps in the bed he's having? I mean use your common sense - you're an ARTIST, an INTERNATIONAL artist with a HUGE reputation - hasn't he got enough brains to think of what those sex videos could do to his career in case they somehow leaked out? I mean come on! Don't be such a nut! Why do you bother recording them? For viewing pleasure later on? For feeling proud of making your own porn with you starring in it? Well, I congratulate you, Edison Chen, if you do feel proud of that achievement, as it probably should be something you should start dabbling in since you're having such a phenomenal "success" with those sex videos and since you won't have anything else to do anyway since you have excused yourself from the entertainment world...Maybe in a few years time, we'll see you as a producer of high quality pornography...I wouldn't be surprised if you make a small fortune out of that one...

And the ladies who got involved with him - congratulations, you just killed off your career! Gillian Chung's Twins act together with Charlene Choi has been dropped off from the performance line up at the Beijing Olympics this year due to the sex scandal, and rumours are out and about that Nicholas Tse is considering to divorce Cecilia Chung, although his daddy has denied the rumour...And Hein Yew just messaged me a couple of hours back that he heard it on some news that Jolin Tsai was also suspected of having been involved with Edison Chen...And I myself read in the newspapers a few days ago that FOURTEEN ladies are in those pictures or videos with Edison Chen and so far only 7 have been identified, or perhaps the other 7 are being kept from the public...

This is one sex scandal that won't be forgotten anytime soon...

And that wraps up this update...

Adios!

Entertainment Updates On Hell's Kitchen...

2008-02-18T08:47:00.005+08:00

Hey everyone!

Anyway, this is just a pretty short update...Well, "short" by my standards but some of you may take it as a long update so pardon me if you do so...Haha...

Anyway I went to collect the CDs I won from Fly FM last Friday at Sri Pentas, Bandar Utama...I collected 6 CDs from them, and they include Amy Winehouse's Back To Black, Che'Nelle's Things Happen For A Reason, Britney Spear's Blackout, whereas the other three CDs were compilation albums - 36 Top R&B Songs, Clubber's Guide 2007 and another one called Thinking of You...I have to say I'm slightly disappointed as I had hoped to get maybe Chris Brown's Exclusive but too bad...And of all albums, I got Britney's - and Amy's! What on Earth...But I guess I should be grateful right...Haha...

On another note entirely, more news has surfaced regarding the Inheritance Trilogy - this goes especially to Natalie! - apparently, Christopher Paolini has changed his mind as has decided to change the name "Inheritance Trilogy" to "Inheritance Cycle"...Why? Because he is coming up with a fourth book! Haha...Yeah, he realised that there was too much to put into the third book, Brisingr and realised that it would look better if there were two parts to the ending, so hence the fourth yet-to-be-named-and-published book...I dunno if this is good news or bad news - I like it of course! - but some might take it wrongly, perhaps even see Christopher as trying to make more money out of his moderately successful books...The same way that fans are accusing the production team of the Harry Potter movies of trying to make more money when the production team started toying with the idea of splitting the final Harry Potter movie into two parts...If you ask me, I don't give rat's fart whether or not they're making extra money, but rather why didn't they do this for the previous movies? The movies would have been so much better, like the fifth Potter movie, which was such a disappointment for hardcore Harry Potter fans...Like me! Haha...I guess it is too late to talk about that now, right? Well then, moving on...

This is regarding the Wheel of Time series - again, this goes out especially to Natalie, the person who introduced me to the series and has been consistently lending me all the books - there are currently 11 published books and one final yet-to-be-published book...Well, there's bad news - the author of the series - Robert Jordan! - died! Yeah, we all knew he was suffering from a certain disease and he even knew his time was short but he was adamant about finishing the final book before he "goes away permanently" but unfortunately, fate had other plans...He died in September last year, actually...I haven't been checking up on any updates regarding the series in a long time, and that is why this escaped my attention...Haha...

However, the publishers of the books have come up with a replacement - another author is now set to finish the final book of the Wheel of Time series...Robert Jordan has left behind plenty of notes and his wife and some other people basically know how the plot ends and besically what happens in the final book, A Memory of Light so the new dude, Brandon Sanderson will have plenty of help to finish the final book, which is expected to be released sometime during the autumn of 2009! That's a long while more, but I guess we all have planety of other stuff to look forward to meanwhile...

By the way, the writers' guild strike that has been going on for several weeks has finally ended and all - or at least, those I know of! - are set to continue their run again...But the current season of most TV shows would be concluded prematurely - meaning, traditionally most TV shows have 22-23 episodes per season, yet due to the strike, so much time has been lost and the shows can't be expected to run into their full season as was originally intended as this would or might then clash with the start of new seasons of TV shows sometime in September...So for example, Ghost Whisperer's season 3 would conclude with only 18 episodes - that's 6 new episodes apart from the 12 already aired, Smallville's season 7 would end with 20 episodes - that's 5 new episodes apart from the 15 already made, Supernatural's season 3 would only have 16 episodes - that's 4 new episodes apart from the 12 already aired, whereas Heroes's season 2 would not have any new episodes at all and will end with the 11 episodes that has already been aired...The third part of the second season of Heroes which was intended to continue after the eleventh episode would be carried forward to the third season of the show...Disappointing, but I guess inevitable...Most of the new episodes would begin airing in April...

And there you go! Another "short" update! Haha...

Take care everyone!

Happy Valentine's Day!

2008-02-14T18:14:00.003+08:00

Yo peeps!

Happy Valentine's Day! Hope you guys are having a great time out there and once the day is over, I hope you guys HAD a great time - since at the moment, it technically still is Valentine's Day and TECHNICALLY, I can't say "hope you guys HAD a good Valentine's Day so yeah, there you go...Haha...

And for those of you who dunno, or for those whom I haven't got the opportunity to "enlighten" about this yet, today is also the S.A.D. day...Haha...Well I think some of you already know what it actually stands for, but for those who don't, well, here you go - Singles' Awareness Day! Haha...Jeez that makes it sound like the single people out there aren't havin' a good time - hell no! You don't have to be in a relationship to enjoy Valentine's Day, and well, don't look at me, I am most certainly one of the odd singles out there who is spending time at home today after college but hey, there are plenty of single people out there rockin' and havin' fun so why don't you? Make it a happy day, OK? Haha...

On another rather sad - I mean SAD! - and troubling news, only in the last two weeks, 5 people I know - well, I know 2 of them personally, the other 3 are my buddies' friends! - got robbed! And when one of the two people whom I knew got robbed, I was there! Amazingly, I walked out fine...Read on...

Last Tuesday, the f***ing Putra LRT had some technical malfunction of some sort so it took me hours to get to the Pasar Seni Station, and by the time I was there, I was so freaking hungry and decided to get a bite before heading home, and I asked Hein Yew to accompany me...He was on the train with me as well...So we went to the McDonalds that is located right in front of Central Market...Hein Yew has never been to that McDonalds before so it was his first time...

We were almost done eating when this Chinese dude suddenly came and just sat down next to Hein Yew...I was wondering what on Earth was going on, but from the looks of him and the way he sat down uninvited, I sorta figured out what was happening and thought that this was certainly no random beggar or donation seeker...He spoke in Chinese to Hein Yew so I couldn't really understand what they were talking about...But Hein Yew explained to me after the whole incident was over, and this was what they were talking about...

The guy told Hein Yew that his (the guy's!) friend got robbed of his phone recently by a Chinese dude and that robber looked like Hein Yew! So, he wanted to look at Hein Yew's phone to see if that is the stolen phone! And guess what - he had a knife! Hein Yew had no choice but to handover his handphone, and then he told Hein Yew that if that wasn't the stolen handphone, he would return it back to Hein Yew, and told Hein Yew to wait at McDonalds for him...Then that bastard looked at me and asked which model of handphone I was using, and I answered him...And then he said that he didn't want to disturb me as the person who stole his friend's phone is a Chinese and since I am an Indian, he had no business with me...With that he just left...

Wow boy was I stunned! I was like, "Did this just happen?"...I have been going to that same damn McDonalds for years now with my schoolmates and NOTHING ever happened! It is in front of Central Market with people around, and not in some secluded corner at the outskirts of the city! If people could actually just walk into a restaurant and walk out with a phone, just think of how things could get worse! All the way back home, I just couldn't believe it happened...People who saw my face would have probably thought that I had seen the dead ghost of my great-great-great granddaddy or something!

And I kinda felt guilty as if my stupid stomach hadn't started actin' up, I would never have asked Hein Yew to eat with me...And that was Hein Yew's first time at that McDonalds, and look at how it ended...You know how people say "the first time is always memorable"? Well, in Hein Yew's case, I'm pretty sure he won't forget the incident for a long time...

Man, things are getting seriously out of control...Another friend of mine got robbed on the same day, and that bastard got away with almost all her valuables...Pria, I'm really glad you're safe...Just be more careful in the future, OK? Oh, and carry a dozen pepper sprays around...Haha...Luckily you didn't sprain your ankles like you ALWAYS do...Haha...

Anyway, that's another update for your reading...And folks, seriously, be very careful when you're out there, alright?

Sayonara!

P.S. It was Azreel's birthday yesterday so dude, happy birthday! Enjoy your last teen year!

Back To College...

2008-02-12T09:00:00.000+08:00

Hey everyone!

Anyway, hope you guys had a great Chinese New Year and a really good holiday! Haha...I guess now that it's all over, we have to turn our attention back to studies...Dang...Haha...

Well anyway, I met up with my national service buddies at Mid Valley last Saturday...It was more of a reunion for the entire batch, meaning everyone from our intake were invited to the reunion, but as expected, ultimately, not that many turned up...I would say there were only about 15 of us who were around, and maybe there were others but we just never met up...But anyway, several of my close friends turned up, including Tilla, Pria, Trisha, Jaysree and Roxzanne...Haha yeah, I was the only thorn amongst the roses...Amazing the way it seems to happen always...Haha...

Anyway, hadn't seen them in like almost a year, so when we met, we were like "Hey, you look so different!" or "Pria, did you twist your ankle AGAIN?" or "Hey Tilla, you've grown shorter!" or "No you idiot, you have grown taller!" Haha...Yeah, it was a blast...We all really missed each other as were a pretty close bunch at our camp last year...Tilla and Pria both said that I looked thinner and looked less tougher! Haha...That's weird as I feel I've added plenty of weight since national service...

We had lunch and we talked about ourselves...Catching up with what everyone is doing and stuff like that...All of them were positively surprised when I broke the news that Rooben was doing modelling and that was why he couldn't come for the reunion...Haha...Yeah, I was pretty shocked when I heard about it myself...Not that Rooben hasn't got it in him, just that I never thought he would like to model...He was a pretty shy bloke...

And it happened again...The way I always seem to run into old faces when I least expect it...Trisha apparently had a new boyfriend, and he turned up for the reunion as well, although he wasn't from our camp...But anyway, before I saw him, I asked Tilla what was his name, and she said, "Kelvin." Of course, there are probably millions of "Kelvin"'s in the world but just out of curiosity I asked, "How old is he?" and I got to know that he was 19, just like all of us...By then I was kinda thinking, "No way, it can't be him..."

And guess what? It was him..I gotta know the guy when we were both in Form 3 at a tuition centre...Weird...And that's not all...Another guy and a gal, who were also with me and Kelvin at the tuition centre were also around at Mid Valley on that day, and they were a couple! Never saw that coming...I don't think I saw those two ever talk much with each other during classes back then...Haha...Oh well, as usual...Surprises...

Moving on...It was my mum's birthday last Sunday so we took her out for dinner at a hotel in KL...And then we were passing by Bukit Bintang and saw the "National Chinese New Year" celebrations taking place...There were loads of people and I think people were just CARTING away plates upon plates of "yee sang"...One thing that will never change about us Malaysians...We all LOVE to eat! Haha...

And yesterday was the first day back at college after almost 3 weeks of holiday...My timetable for the third term kinda sucks, as my classes end at 4pm everyday from Monday to Thursday, and on Thursday, I have classes from 8am to 4pm! What the...How am I gonna see through Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Statistics in one day, back-to-back? Damn it...I'm so gonna hate Thursdays...

But luckily Mr. Noel made some adjustments so now on Mondays, we only have one class from 10-12pm and after that we're free to go back home - or "lepak" somewhere! Haha...

During our 3-hour break yesterday, we went to "The Gardens, Mid Valley" for lunch and treated Esther and Keen Chee to sushi as both had their birthdays recently...Well, it wasn't exactly very recent - Keen Chee's birthday was on February 1 whereas Esther's was on February 2! - but since we couldn't meet up at that time, we did it yesterday...

And oh yes - the Grammy Awards! I confess myself positively shocked at the number of awards Amy Winehouse won! Five?! She beat even Kanye West, who only won four awards! What is so nice about Amy's "Rehab"? It's so boring and she has a male-like voice! And I was hoping so badly Rihanna's "Don't Stop The Music" would win the "Best Dance Recording" category but it didn't! Thank God Rihanna's "Umbrella" with Jay-Z bagged her an award though...

Well, that's about it for now...

Adios!

Happy Chinese New Year!

2008-02-07T10:10:00.000+08:00

This is going out especially to all my Buddhist/Tiong Hua friends out there...

Happy Chinese New Year!

Hope you all have a great year ahead filled with loads of luck, wealth and health! Do take care of yourselves and don't forget that I'm patiently waiting for my mandarin oranges! Haha...Just kidding...

Anyway, on another note though...My luck seem to be improving a lot this year...Haha...Well, every Sunday, from 9-12pm, Phat Fabes and Ben from Fly FM host this programme called "FreakyFly30", where you have a chance to win a 5-CD pack...All you have to do is send in an SMS and see if you are their lucky winner...

And guess what? I WON for this week! Haha...I was so shocked! Actually I sent in that SMS two weeks ago and never really thought I would win anything...But I was so surprised when Phat Fabes and Ben called me up a couple of days ago and told me that I won! Haha...

This looks to be quite a promising year! Haha...

Gong Xi Fa Cai - Xin Nien Kuai Le!

Now, That Was Fun!

2008-02-05T11:28:00.000+08:00

OK, plenty to tell and not much time left so here we go...

Last Thursday, I watched 'Meet The Spartans' and 'Gabriel' at Times Square...And guess what? I was so disappointed and bored! OK, 'Gabriell' wasn't that bad actually but nevertheless, it was slightly boring...But on the other hand, 'Meet The Spartans' was completely rubbish! Yes, they were those jokes and comedy but they were so lame! And it was so boring! I was actually tempted to just sleep, something that I've never done before while watching movies in the cinema...What a waste of time and cash...'Gabriel' was much better than 'Meet The Spartans' but I think it would have been better if it didn't look like I was watching a pirated DVD...Haha, yeah! The "quality" of the video seemed a little off and I dunno if the movie was meant to be like that, with that "hazy" surroundings but in my opinion, it didn't really help the movie at all...

Anyway, last Saturday, I went out with Kien Loon, Siang Hang and Su Ching...We went to do something that all of us haven't done in a long time, together, something that we did quite often back during our secondary school days - "cheong k"! Haha! Well, I mean, we went for a karaoke session at our usual place, RedBox Ria at Sogo...And guess what? I had to sing alone for almost 45 minutes before the other three turned up! Talk about being late for 45 minutes! Haha...But anyway, it was fun...Really missed doing it like last time...Only Su Ching didn't sing much and I was wondering what was up with her...She wasn't like that last time...But she got really busy lately and she said she doesn't really listen to songs anymore that much so I guess that explains it...

And that wasn't all that happened...I went to get drinks with Siang Hang and when we got back into the room, I didn't realise anything was different...I was just talking to Kien Loon and asking him which drink he wanted and as I was turning away only then did I notice the cake on the table! Haha - oh boy, that was a surprise alright! I had no idea they were planning on getting me a cake...And being right next to a karaoke set, they chose the song "Happy Birthday" and sang along as the song played out...Haha...Thanks a lot, you three! That was very surprising - I mean, it's about three weeks since my birthday was over so yeah, I didn't really think that sort of thing would still happen...Thanks!

Anyway, yesterday I was at Sri Pentas in Bandar Utama...If you guys don't know what the heck I'm talking about, well, it's the headquarters of TV3, NTV7, 8TV and TV9, not to forget, Hot FM and Fly FM! Anyway, I was called up by one of the Fly FM officers regarding this survey they wanted to conduct about what people think about radio stations...Since I really didn't have much to do, I decided to go ahead and attend the survey...And I was pretty glad I did...Haha...

Well, it was more of a group discussion...Two officers from Fly FM met the few of us who turned up and asked us questions about local radio stations and what we thought about them...Apart from radio stations, they also asked us about foreign TV shows, foreign bands and what we thought about local bands...All sorts of questions and we were all huddled up in the board room for more than an hour...

Actually, it was supposed to involve 12 teenagers between 15-19 years of age, but only 4 turned up, including me...Haha...Halfway through the discussion, two more turned up, making it six...One of the guys was from Taylor's College, and another girl was from Segi College, and both were doing mass communication...

Anyway, once the discussion was over, we all had some dinner and that was when something interesting came out...One of the six of us, a guy, told that he had to leave as his girlfriend was waiting for him...One of the officers from Fly FM, Ms. Hawa - I think she is the production manager or something like that! - told him to ask her to come in and join us, so the girlfriend did...We were all eating and talking when suddenly Ms. Hawa asked the couple how did they get together...And guess what? They met on "Flirty@10.30"! Haha...Yeah, we were all really surprised...

OK, backtrack - for those of you who don't know what "Flirty@10.30" is, it is actually part of the "NightFlight" with Prem and Jules every weekday on Fly FM from 8pm to 12am, and it happens at 10.30pm, whereby Prem and Jules try to hook up two people...Give them a free date at some restaurant and I think it includes a movie treat as well, though I'm not too sure...So yeah, these two met up via that programme...

After dinner, Ms. Hawa told us that they had actually just moved into Sri Pentas and that Fly FM was initially airing from KLIA...I knew it was airing from KLIA but had no idea that they had shifted here...So when she said that she was gonna take us to the new recording studio, I sorta thought, "Hey, that would mean Prem and Jules would be on air there right now, right?"

And I was right! Haha...Yeah, we went to the studio and we met both of them...And for those of you who don't know, I do call up Fly FM quite often at night to make song demands, so Jules and Prem sorta know me but of course they haven't met me before...Jules started asking our names and when I mentioned mine, she said, "Wait, are you Kervin from Selayang?" I was like, "WOW...you remember!" Haha...Yeah, both of them remembered me and Jules even said, "You're on holiday now right? How is that going?" Wow...That was cool...

Then Prem asked us where we were studying at and when I said, "HELP University College,", he was like, "HELP rocks!"...Clearly wondering what he actually meant, I asked him, "You studied there before?"

And he said, "Before? I'm studying there now!" I was like so taken aback; how come no one has seen him before? And he told me why - he is doing ADP - something to do with commerce and that he only has two days of classes in a week, which explains why I've never seen him as my classes are mostly at Wisma Help and his classes are at KPD Block E, I think...But seriously, it was cool...

Both of them were really friendly and we even managed to extract Jules's real name from her, which she gave out very unwillingly...Haha...They even put on air our names on air, saying that we were guests in the studio...They also told us we were amongst the first few outsiders to be in the new studio, and the place where I was sitting on was the exact place where one of the members of the international band who had their concert here recently, Switchfoot, sat on...Cool...They also thought us how the machines and gadgets in the station work, and although it did look way too "techy", they said it was pretty easy to learn...Prem even said Jules was really good at it, so that's why he lets her do it most of the time...Haha...

Anyway, we also saw the producer of the "Pagi Show", Nadia and another DJ who comes in only during the weekends, Adam...When Ms. Hawa was asking us about what we thought about the Fly FM's DJs, I sorta blurted out that I find Adam a little irritating...And when we actually bumped into Adam after that, I was like, "Shit!"...Haha...The others were looking at me and saying stuff like, "Oh, you could tell him what you said earlier, go on!" Ms. Hawa was practically laughing her head off, but thank God Adam didn't suspect anything and question us further...I should have kept my mouth shut...Haha...

On the whole, I really enjoyed my visit there...They even sent us off with a Fly FM goodie bag and RM 100 cash each for taking our time to attend the survey...Oh, and it was so worth the time...

Anyway, that's all for now!

Talk About "Invasion"...

2008-01-31T09:15:00.000+08:00

Hey everyone!

Well, this is just a very quick update, just to tell you people something interesting I heard on Fly FM on the "Pagi Show" yesterday morning...Phat Fabes and Ben announced it...Something is gonnna invade Earth! Haha...You don't get it? Well, just read on...

Apparently NASA has lost communications with one of the satellites and the bad news is, the satellite is heading towards Earth - when I mean "heading", I mean, it is rushing towards Earth and will be crashing here! The problem is, since communications are down, NASA has no idea exactly when or where the satellite will crash! Yup, it's that bad!

And there is an even worse news in store, well, at least for America...Apparently the satellite contains secret information regarding America, and the officials are worried that if the satellite crashes into the wrong country, the secrets will be compromised and that could lead to some serious trouble...

The satellite is expected to crash sometime end of February or first week of March...

Well, this is what I heard on Fly FM so this is just to keep you people alert, in case you see some huge black thing hurtling right at you! Haha!

Have fun!

Just Another Day In My Life...

2008-01-28T10:08:00.000+08:00

Exams are over!!!

Haha - oh boy, it feels great to be out of the examination rooms PERMANENTLY - well, at least until June...Haha...

Seeing as how most of us had suppressed our youthful desires to hang out during the exams, several of us took our chance to de-stress immediately after our final Biology paper...Haha...Ken, Fui Wei, Wai Li, Wai Ling, Esther, Jean, Natalie and myself headed over to Mid Valley to have lunch and have some fun...Jean actually joined us later and didn't go along with us from college as she didn't take Biology...

Anyway, we had our lunch at Secret Recipe...Half-way in to my "Chicken Cordon Bleu", a waiter suddenly appeared with two portions of cakes and placed one in front of me and another in front of Wai Li...Both of us stared at each other and only then did we realise that the location for lunch was purposely selected by Esther and the gang to give us both a treat as the two of us had our birthdays during the exams - mine on the 10th of January and Wai Li's a week later, on the 17th of January...Haha...

And that wasn't all...The waiter returned with some "Tiramisu whatever-you-called it" for the two us as well...And then the whole gang started to sing "Happy Birthday" whilst people started staring! And Secret Recipe was filled to the mix that day, or rather, Mid Valley was filled to the max as it was a publich holiday and people were out enjoying the sales and purchasing goods left and right! I was so embarassed! Haha...

But I truly apppreciate what they did and I'm sure Wai Li did, too! Thanks to all of you! That was really nice and unexpected! Haha - I think I should have expected it when they chose to have lunch there but it must have slipped my mind! But anyway, thanks guys...and ladies of course!

Last Friday, it was movie-time! Haha...Me, Keen Chee and Hein Yew met up in Times Square for a double-dose of movies and lunch...Initially, Andrew was supposed to join us but he had to cancel at the eleventh hour as his relatives decided to take him with them to Ipoh for a little trip! Haha...Yeah, and Zakwan never got back to Hein Yew when the latter asked him, so it was just the three of us...

We watched "The Game Plan", had a short and quick lunch and then continued with "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street"...Hein Yew enjoyed both movies tremendously...I have to say "The Game Plan" was really good and it was nice to see Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson in a fitting role once in a while, and the girl who played little Peyton did her job really well as well!

On the other hand, "Sweeney Todd" would have been much more enjoyable had the murder scenes be made a little less grotesque...But I guess that's what makes the movie "Sweeney Todd" so I can't say anything against that...I mean, alright, the movie was good, the story was excellent, but being a person who is destined to save lives by being a doctor (I hope! Haha!) it was a little disturbing to see people getting killed just like that! Haha...But I really enjoyed Johnny Depp's acting, not to forget Helena Bonham Carter - I really like her acting, and she was probably one of the best things that ever happened to the Harry Potter Films Franchise, as she is the only actress who can portray "Bellatrix Lestrange" effectively and no one else...

But what was even more funny was when Natalie suddenly messaged me half-way through the movie...This was her SMS...

"Hey I just watched cloverfield. Its a movie dat u just watch once n dats it. Omg. i swear. I feel so damn bloody dizzy. My friend went toilet 2 throw up n she wasnt d onli one. I will nt b holding a video camera 4 a very.long.time. If u do wanna watch, do NOT each b4 dat."

I was laughing my head off - clearly, Natalie was pretty pissed off with the movie...Haha...So anyway, this is a warning to everyone else who thinks he or she is very much interested to watch "Cloverfield"...Natalie wasn't the only one who told me this...

And by the way, thank you so much to Hein Yew who bought me Rihanna's "Good Girl Gone Bad" album - I'm so grateful! Hein Yew must be pretty irritated though as I've told him before that if I ever bought the album, I would only buy the original version and not the ridiculous "Malaysian Edition" ones they have out there so he must have had a hard time looking for the album, for which I'm truly grateful...I know that most shops are selling the "Malaysian Edition" version and not the real deal, so anyway, thanks Hein Yew! Haha...

And that's about it...Miraculously I might be heading back to school today just for a while as I want to get my hands on the latest copy of the school magazine...I thought of just meeting "Thong Siew" outside school to get it but he and Weng Kit are forcing me to come to school so I just might go...MIGHT...It just feels so odd to walk back into Victoria Institution after over a year of leaving the place...From the stories I've heard, I dunno if I will even recognise the place anymore...Hmmm...

I'll probably be watching another two movies tomorrow or on Wednesday...I'll let you people know how it went!

Adios!

P.S. Happy holidays to all my classmates and college-mates who are on holiday!

Exam's Are Almost Over!

2008-01-21T10:01:00.000+08:00

Hello everyone!

Hmm...Seems pretty quiet in here this week...

But anyway, yes, I survived the second week of exams but I didn't come out completely unscathed - I had scratches and some bleeding wounds all over the place but apart from that I'm fine...Haha...OK, enough with that already...

On a serious note though, I've finished up 13 out of the 16 units I'm having exams for, and out of the 13, I think I did badly for 2-3 units but the the other 11 is fine...And for the remaining three, I think it should be fine as all three are Unit 4 papers - it's the one we just studied recently last year...So I hope it goes on well...

My congratulations to Kien Loon, Yi Peng and a few others for managing to survive the terrible ordeal of having to sit for 7 papers consecutively with only 20 minutes of break in between papers, which is mostly used up by the invigilators going about and collecting the completed papers and handing out the next paper...And he was in the exam hall from 10.20 am - 8.00 pm! That's FREAKING LONG! Haha...But anyway, congratulations! Haha...

It is appropriate that I do the following before I announce the news so here goes...

*drum rolls*

And hereby I announce that the third book of the "Inheritance Trilogy" will be released on the 20th of September 2008!

OK, more than half of you probably have no idea what the hell am I talking about so let me explain...Haha...Do you remember the movie "Eragon"? Well, it was based on a trilogy called the "Inheritance Trilogy" and that movie was based on the first book...The second book, called "Eldest" was released a couple of years back, and now, the eagerly awaited and anticipated final book will be published this year! And it disappointed a large number of fans who were expecting it to be named "Empire", or at least a word that starts from the letter "E" and that it would be a six-letter-word - if you take a look at the names of the previous two books, you would notice that it begins with the letter "E" and that they are both six-letter-words! But anyway, the name for this book is "Brisingr"! It sounds pretty cool and it actually stands for "fire", and it is the first magic word that Eragon uses after becoming a Dragon Rider in the first book...Apparently it is of great importance in this book though for reasons no one has any idea about...Well, we'll see how it goes...So don't forget to buy it when it comes out, or you can pre-order the book if you want to...

Though for some reason I think I'm probably the only one amongst you people who reads the book...Haha...Well, prove me wrong then!

Well that wraps this up! I'll update soon once my exams are over!

Keep it rockin'!

Centennial Hell's Kitchen

2008-01-15T09:50:00.000+08:00

Hey everyone! Thanks for the birthday wishes! I appreciate it loads! Haha...

Anyway, I was gonna come in here to update last Friday but something happened so I changed my mind...My grandma was involved in an accident...This drunk, idiotic, good-for-nothing motorcyclist had hit my grandma from behind as she was walking by the side of the road, causing her to go sprawling all over the road...She sustained head injuries and has internal bleeding, with blood clots as well...

I was just too distraught to update and thank you guys for the birthday wishes as I am pretty close to her...Thank goodness she's fine now...Her condition is not that bad and it's pretty stable...Luckily nothing bad happened or my birthdays in the many years to come wouldn't be the happy occasion its supposed to be...

But anyway, this is just a short update...Exams are on and going...First week was pretty good with just a some trouble with Biology Unit 3...But this week is a killer - with Chemistry, Physics and Statistics! I hope I sail through this one easily...

Thanks again for the birthday wishes and the good luck messages! Love ya' all!

P.S. You may have wondered about the weird title I have for this update...Well, when the 100th episode of the TV show "Charmed" was made, it was named "Centennial Charmed" - this is my 100th post! Yeah, way to go! Haha...

What A Streak Of Luck!

2008-01-07T08:53:00.000+08:00

Hey-yo people!

How's the first week into 2008's been? I hope you people had a great time...Of course, undoubtedly, some of you would be cursing the end of the holidays but well, isn't working that which makes holidays altogether more special? Haha...

Anyway, I went to watch "National Treasure : Book of Secrets" last Friday with Hein Yew...Yes, I know, I KNOW - I've been going on and on about how little time I have for revision but well, I was just worried that the movie will not be screened anymore when my exams were done so I just HAD TO watch it before that happens! Haha!

And guess what - it was cool and totally worth my time! Heck, haven't watched such a satisfying movie in a LONG time - well, not that long - "Transformers" was excellent...Haha...

But anyway, yeah, the movie was good and its WAY better than its prequel...There's much more action and much less talking compared to the first movie and the clues are much more interesting, not to mention that this time the treasure hunt takes Ben Gates (Nicholas Cage's character!) out of his country to other places as well! So it's a pretty complete movie and - I can't believe I'm saying this seeing as how I just "LURRRRVEEE" history! - the historical facts thrown in certainly keeps you glued to your seat! And Justin Bartha was just so funny! Although the "elderly romance" between Ben's parents - Patrick Gates (played by Jon Voight!) and Emily Appleton Gates (played by Helen Mirren!) turned Hein Yew off! Haha...

Now, where can you find such good movies nowadays? Haha...

So make sure you don't miss it - trust me, it's worth it!

And the best part is last Friday turned out to be some sort of a lucky day for me! Haha, yeah I dunno, maybe lady luck FINALLY decided to smile upon me! Well, it's just the small things, like when I was leaving college with Hein Yew, I barely waited for 3 minutes when along came the bus I was waiting for...Then at the monorail station at KL Sentral, the monorail was actually there waiting when we were there and it left as soon as we took our seats! Then at Times Square when purchasing my movie ticket, I remembered that I had a voucher for a free ticket so I redeemed the free ticket! Then we still had about 30 minutes before the movie starts so we decided to have some lunch and we made it just on time to watch the trailers and then the movie itself...When we were done and both of us left, I took the train to Masjid Jamek and walked down the steps of the station - only to come face to face with my sister, who was waiting for my mum who had gone to buy something - so I could get a ride home and didn't have to take the bus back! How cool! I truly loved that day! Haha...

Well, that's all for now...Exams starts the day after tomorrow, and I think I will be read by then...I hope...

Adios!

Happy New Year!

2008-01-03T10:16:00.000+08:00

Hey everyone!

Before I say anything else, I just wanna wish each and everyone of you out there a Happy New Year 2008! I hope you guys have an incredible year ahead filled with loads of pleasant surprises and much-wanted successes!

Also, last 31st of December 2007 marked the first anniversary of my blog, Hell's Kitchen! Yeah baby, I'm a year old and am here to stay! Haha...

OK, back to business...

Exams are slowly - wait, not slowly, it seems so FAST! - creeping up upon me...I will be sitting for the first paper next Wednesday and I feel so unprepared...Well, I don't FEEL unprepared, I KNOW I'm unprepared...Argh, it's so irritating! All because of the two weeks I wasted doing nothing! Well, talking about that won't help matters since I'm already ankle-deep in hot water so might as well wade it out...Haha...

As I was reading the newspaper this morning, I noticed the front-cover article about the resignation of Datuk Dr. Chua Soi Lek from all of his governmental (He was the Health Minister!) and party (MCA!) positions with immediate effect due to his sex video that had been distributed for "public pleasure" in Johor Bahru...Initially, the guy was planning on staying on and said that he "wouldn't sway to the works of his political enemies" but less than 24 hours later, he admitted that he was the guy in the sex video and relinquished all of his positions...What a New Year gift...Haha...

But what was so irritating about what he said was the fact that he seemed to have been expecting everyone to forgive what he had done and just let it go...He said stuff like "After I confessed my mistake, I had hoped Malaysians would accept my apology. Unfortunately, from the feedback I've received, I found that Malaysians could not accept it. Some Malaysians are behaving holier-than-thou..." or "I think I have simplified a complex matter. By doing so (confessing), I though people would think that I am a political leader with high moral grounds...after 61 years, I have learnt a lesson that honesty doesn't always pay..." or "The support of the Chinese community for the BN government may increase after this because they think that all they have in the government are very clean..." or "The moment I leave, I don't like to see my party split. I hope the party leadership under Datuk Seri Ong Ka Ting, if he is practising real healthy political culture, would look into it..."

If you read carefully all those lines, you would realise that he acting like a loser...I mean, you career is over due to your own faults, but then why are you saying things like "if Ong Ka Ting is practising real healthy political culture..." or "they think all they have in the government are very clean..."? Why the "loser's talk"? Why are you trying to put blame to others and trying to discredit them and make people doubt their integrity? It's pretty stupid right?

And you're the Health Minister for heaven's sake! You gave advice about random sex, about how it could lead to AIDS, and the next thing we know is you're indulging yourself in such acts! And you expect the public to "forgive and forget"? And you actually think that by coming out clean about it all, you have "high moral grounds"? What the ****?

Some people just get on my nerves so early in the morning...Haha...

Anyway that wraps this update up...Oh and my birthday wishes to Natalie, who turned 18 (finally!) last Saturday (December 29, 2007!)...Hope you had loads of fun! See you in college!

Adios!

Old and New...

2007-12-28T10:28:00.000+08:00

OK, I'm back with another update...I had planned to update sooner, but never really got the chance so here I am...

Anyway, I was reading the newspaper the other day when I read this comment from this Malay dude regarding Jaclyn Victor and why she failed to win Asian Idol...I agreed with most of his points, about how the local media didn't really support her that much and how voters tend to go for looks than talents, and also how Malaysians didn't support her on the whole...But there was one point that I just couldn't agree with him - he actually said that Jac dresses over-glamorously! I was like what the...

He said that the way she dresses could turn people off and that may have resulted in her not getting enough votes...He suggested that she should have worn something simple like "baju kurung" or "kebaya" - now, don't get me wrong, I have nothing against these traditional outfits, but do they actually suit the songs she sang? She sang a pretty happening English song for her first song that required loads of free movements and dance steps with a touch of THE attitude - something that I think she would not have been able to do if she was wearing those traditional outfits! For her second song, she sang her famous "Gemilang", and yes, one may argue that she could have worn "baju kurung" or "kebaya" for this but it isn't exactly a Malay song that it requires her to wear Malay attire...Yes, the song is in Malay, but it doesn't carry anything else about the Malay race and its values or cultures in it so wearing those dresses would have made people wonder about her wardrobe selection...Of course, if it was a traditional Malay song like "Tunggu Sekejap" that Jac performed marvellously during Malaysian Idol, it would have been better if she wore traditional Malay attire which incidentally, she did, for that occasion...

I'm sorry dude but I think her dressing style is good and none of it was overdone...

Anyway, Asian Idol aside, life is pretty boring right now with just books for company, and I guess I'm like bored to death with reading or something because since last Monday, I haven't been able to concentrate on anything I'm reading...For some reason, I'm having a brain freeze and I REALLY hope it goes away very soon, since exams are like in less than 2 weeks!

Bumped into Weng Kit yesterday at Sungei Wang - I was walking back from Pavillion whilst he was heading there! - and we talked a little and Weng Kit sort of told me about this "great" event coming up in VI next year, something about a race and that it was meant to raise funds for the rebuilding of the Scout's Den (a certain portion of the building was burnt down in a fire sometime in the middle of this year I believe!) and so he asked me to keep in touch...Well, we'll see about "keeping in touch"...Haha...

I also bumped into Burhan at the Hang Tuah LRT station yesterday and we talked while I was waiting for the train...He's under the MARA scholarship and is gonna take up engineering at UTP (Petronas's Technology University!)...I wished him all the best...He is a good guy, very helpful...

Wing Tsun called me up at 1.30am - take note of the time, it is in AM! - this morning and we talked for almost half an hour...He was going on and on about his "acting career" and about all the auditions he went for - which incidentally he got rejected from...Funny the way he put all those auditions after that - "...those auditions were not good enough for me anyway!" Haha...Yeah, he was so busy going on and on with his performing skills and his job at Citibank, about how his boss was terribly upset at him only and not at others for taking a two-day break from work...But that's Wing Tsun, right? Haha...

It's weird the way I keep bumping into old faces lately...Maybe its because the year is ending and I'm like destined to meet old faces to remember that not everything is new in the new year...I know, I'm babbling but hey, that's what I do best!

Oh, and in case you guys haven't heard, Benazir Bhutto was assasinated yesterday...She took a bullet to her head, and along with her 16 others died, thanks to a suicide bomber...In case you guys don't know who I'm talking about, she was an ex-premier of Pakistan...I don't know much about her but I do feel sorry for her family...No one deserves to die like that...I wonder when Pakistan will overcome all of its internal issues...It's so problematic down there...And with suicide bombings happening left and right, so many innocent people die just like that...Wonder what the world is coming to these days...

And that wraps this up! Be sure to listen to AT40 later today at 8pm on FlyFM where Ryan Seacrest continues the countdown from number 50 to number 1 for the Top 100 Songs of the Year! The repeat of the programme is tomorrow, at 4pm! Also, Prem charts down from number 33 to number 1 for FlyFM's Top 100 Songs of the Year at 1pm!

And guess what - Rihanna's latest hit, "Don't Stop the Music" is a superhit! It's such a blast! You're missing out on a great deal if you don't listen to this one - DON'T MAKE THAT MISTAKE! Haha...I've got it for you guys on my jukebox! Dang, I wish I had Rihanna's album, "Good Girls Gone Bad" with me now! Maybe I will get it...someday...Haha! Have fun!

Have an incredible new year 2008 and happy holidays!

In The Moment...

2007-12-19T10:47:00.000+08:00

Hello everyone!

Anyway, this is just a short update, as I don't know when I'll be able to update next as I'm gonna get pretty busy REALLY soon...

I'm really glad that loads of others also feel that Jac deserves the title of "Asian Idol" more than Hady...It was really nice to see the support, especially from Jean who looked so frustrated and angry the other day...Haha...

And hey guess what? I called up FlyFM this morning to take part in their "Dead or Alive" game and I won! Haha - yeah, answered all three questions correctly! Won myself a FlyFM goodie bag and a "mysterious CD" - I wonder what it is! I'll let you guys know once I have received it...

Anyway, just wanted to tell you guys to enjoy your holidays and to those celebrating Christmas, early Christmas greetings from me!

Adios!

Up Next : Asian Idol...

2007-12-17T08:47:00.000+08:00

This entire post is completely dedicated to the recently held Asian Idol at Jakarta, Indonesia...

Anyway, those who are close to me would know that I'm such an Idols' fan - well, I didn't exactly watch every single episode of American Idol, but I am a huge supporter of the first season of Malaysian Idol here, which I believe was such a huge success when compared to the second season of Malaysian Idol - Daniel Lee is - in MY opinion - a failure as he never lived up to his title...

But anyway, being a huge supporter of Jaclyn Victor, I was overjoyed when I heard that Asian Idol is on and that she was competing...Seriously, I was so happy and just couldn't wait to watch the actual show...But now when I'm done watching it, I think I can say that I am quite disappointed with what happened at the end...

But let's talk about it all from the beginning...

By the way, the six participating countries are Malaysia (represented by Jaclyn Victor!), Singapore (Hady Mirza!), India (Abhijeet Sawant!), Indonesia (Mike Moderro!), Vietnam (Phuong Vy!) and the Philippines (Mau Marcello!)...

Last Saturday night, all six Idols performed their best and whilst some performed really well, some just left me wondering why I was listening to them in the first place...Jac did really well in both of the songs that she sang, although I have to agree with what the judge from Singapore, Ken Lim said about her second song, "Gemilang" - he said it sounded like she had really practised it too much and had gotten used to the song to the point that she just goes on to sing the song without adding any new elements or making it look more real...But nevertheless, her "Gemilang" was fabulous, and the Phillippines juge, Palita Corrales definitely thought so as she just said it all in one word - "Spectacular!"

Hady Mirza from Singapore was just OK and not as good as the rumours said...I mean, it was like he was just hanging on there and was neither good nor bad, and his singing was like out of tune at certain instances but I guess in the end all that doesn't matter as he is a good looking guy and as Paul Moss (the Malaysian judge!) said, he would definitely benefit from the votes from the ladies...

Abhijeet Sawant from India had a really good voice and I don't wanna sound gay or anything but this guy's got the best smile you can ever find! Seriously, it's like you can just drown in that smile of his, and even Paul Moss said he has never seen anyone with a smile that so matches the person's face and singing...Seriously! But sadly, he didn't really utilise his talents in Bollywood songs fully as the songs he sang just didn't have the "oommphh!" usually associated with Bollywood songs...What a pity...But if there was a competition for the best smile, Abhijeet would definitely win!

Mike Moderro from Indonesia was good actually...His rendition of "I Believe" was really good, and I thought he might actually win the competition seeing as how he also had the additional benefit of having his supporters so close by - the competition was after all, held in Indonesia right...But apparently Indonesians didn't really like their Idol that much after alll...Hmm...

Mau Marcello from the Phillippines was OK but the Vietnamese Idol, Phuong Vy was just too boring, and once she was done with her second song, Palita Corrales actually said, "That song lacked everything..." whilst Ken Lim said, "At the end of the day, it doesn't really matter whether or not you win this competition seeing as how you're the one with the highest commercial value amongst all the Idols..." Ouch man! That's sarcastic!

My heart was seriously beating furiously before the results was announced last night...A couple of the judges said that thought that the winner could be Jac or Mike, but alas, it was neither as Hady Mirza got the title of the Asian Idol! I was SO disappointed - Jaclyn is SO much better! She deserves the title more than he does, and I'm not saying this because I support Jac, but because it's the truth! Even if the title had gone to Mike from Indonesia, I would be fine with it as that guy's got some really good talents...But Hady? What the hell?!

And the funny thing here is that Hady comes from a country that is the smallest when compared to the other competing countries...I wonder how many votes each Singaporean sent - or maybe the government is funding the votes...

In the end, I went back to my Chemistry notes with such a huge disappointment and tried my very best to study for my Chemistry mock exams today, which I'm pretty sure I am gonna do badly...Haha...

Anyway, guest performances during the results show last night included Guy Sebastian (the Australian Idol!), Taylor Hicks (The American Idol - he's still alive?!), Peterpan, Agnes Monica, Rivermaya, Alisha Chinai and a few more...The hosts of Asian Idol were Jien (from Malaysia - he was the co-host of Malaysian Idol!), Ata (she's a nice young woman from Indonesia!), and Daniel (who just seems so familiar like I've seen him somewhere - maybe Channel [V])...Apart from the three judges I mentioned above, there were three more - Indra Lesmana (from Indonesia!), Anu Malik (great musician from India!) and Siu Black (from Vietnam - she was the only judge having so much difficulty saying something understandable in English!)...

Be back soon!

The Not-So Golden Compass...

2007-12-13T11:10:00.000+08:00

Hey everyone!

Well, as planned, I did watch "The Golden Compass", but only Hein Yew was there with me at Times Square as Hui Ling couldn't make it...

Well, in my opinion, the movie was OK - not fabulous or excellent but just OK - it's watch-able but if you're looking for something really good, you will be sorely disappointed - and I guess that's what 2 couples behind and next to me and Hein Yew felt as they were busy making out for what Hein Yew claims to be 30 minutes, although I do not know if he actually did count - if he did, I wonder why he paid so much attention to them for then...Haha!

Well, the story was fine and the effects were OK, but I guess something was just missing to make the movie really good...Daniel Craig - who played Lord Asriel! - was not present that much in the movie and Nicole Kidman - who played the evil Mrs. Coulter! - was slightly boring...And being a new actress, Dakota Blue Richards displayed all the flaws a newbie is expected to show - she wasn't that good at acting and didn't really bring an attraction to her character - Lyra Belacqua...I mean, she was fine, but I think it is important that the central character be more energetic and appealing...

Well, that's just what I think...You guys might enjoy the movie, so if you do, let me know!

And that wraps up this update...

Adios!

P.S. Do check out the cool songs on my music player - just click that little square on the bottom left - the one labelled "standalone player" and you will see the full list of songs clearly - although I have to warn you that some of the songs don't play properly when you do that for reasons I do not know, so it's best that you guys just use the player on this page itself...You can use that "standalone player" to check out the full names of the songs seeing as how you can't see that on this page...Have fun!

From The Epicentre of Hell's Kitchen...

2007-12-11T11:03:00.000+08:00

Darn it...I thought life without my mum around to yell at me would be an improvement, which by the way, is a huge improvement! Haha...But now that she's gone with my sisters to India, I have to sweep the house, I have to mop the floors, I have to water the plants, I have to do prayers, and I even have to rush home everyday to COOK! And this will go on until December 20! And on top of all that I have exams to study for!

Life sure is busy, especially now...

Still, social needs are of utmost importance so after our Maths mocks last Saturday - which by the way, went as bad as it could get! - Kien Loon and I met up with Siang Hang and Su Ching and headed over to One Utama...Haven't been out with them in a long time, so we spent some time catching up with each other's lives and talking about the past, about "Bao Gang" and about Kien Loon reminiscing the "sweet memories" from our Bao Forum...Haha...

We had lunch at Bar B.Q. Plaza - weird name - why not just "B.B.Q."? - but despite the question marks popping up all over my head regarding the name, the food was fine...Well, maybe they gave a little too much vegetables - to Siang Hang's delight! - but everything else was fine...After that, Kien Loon made us go drink these Chinese sweet "soups" or whatever it is you call it, called "Tong Shui"...I was really careful when choosing what I wanted to drink as I don't really like all the "Tong Shui" offered there...And Su Ching decided to treat us since Kien Loon was pestering her for it! Haha...Thanks, Su Ching!

More food! Yes, after that we went to buy donuts from Big Apple Donuts and Coffee...I had never tried it before and when I did, I have to say it was really good! Wish I had bought more! Haha...

And that was my one and only proper social outing I've had in a LOOONNGGGG time...But I might go to Times Square this Wednesday to watch "The Golden Compass" with Hein Yew and Hui Ling IF and only IF the great "Kanasai" doesn't burden us with extra Chemistry classes...We'll see how it goes...

Till my next update, take care and have fun! Oh and while you're at it, do listen to "Ayo Technology" from 50 Cent featurin' J.T. and Timbaland - I got it down there on my jukebox! It rocks! Have fun!

P.S. I guess this are the side effects of listening too much to Ryan Seacrest on "American Top 40"! Haha...

Liberation...

2007-12-07T09:03:00.000+08:00

Back with another update!

Well, I sat for several more exams and achieve reasonably well marks especially for Physics...Got 70/80 for Unit 3 and 48/60 for Unit 4 for Physics, which is quite good considering how hard Physics is for me...Haha...

My mum, sisters and grandparents left for India on Wednesday and the house feels very empty...But I do welcome the change seeing as how I need all the peace I can get to revise for the upcoming exams and if my sisters and mum are all around, that peace would be non-existant...Haha...But I'm not exactly home alone - my dad didn't go to India and my grandmother is still here, and my aunt came over so it's OK I guess...And it's gonna be like this until December 20 when my family comes back from India...

And until then I'm in-charge of cooking! Yes, cooking! Haha...But I don't cook! So my aunt just guides me on what to do and I do it...Yes, you might be wondering why can't she do it herself - well, that's because she's blind, so yeah, there you go, her vision is the limiting factor...But I'm not saying I cook dreadfully...They're still nice, considering that they are being cooked by an 18 year-old dude who knows nothing about cooking...

Very tired and exhausted at the moment and just can't wait for all of this to be over...

Till my next update, adios!

My Two Cents...

2007-11-26T09:17:00.000+08:00

I just feel like writing about this stuff...Just a short note...

Firstly, about the gathering organised by HINDRAF (Hindu Rights Action Force) at the British High Commission yesterday morning...

From the start, when I first heard about the purpose of the gathering - to submit a memorandum to Queen Elizabeth II for her to appoint a Queen's Counsel regarding the lawsuit that the British government is facing which was filed by HINDRAF lawyers - my initial reactions were - "Why a gathering?"

Honestly, I think HINDRAF should have used their common sense...We're leaving in a country that is strictly against protests or rallies of any form of being organised...I mean the government may say otherwise, but I think the truth is just way too obvious...But anyway, knowing this, the HINDRAF lawyers should have used their brains and concluded that the government would do whatever it takes to prevent the gathering from taking place...So why a gathering? What is the purpose of the gathering? I mean, I'm not saying that the handing over of the memorandum is something wrong but organising a rally just to hand it over seems a little too much, considering that it is happening in Malaysia...

Why not just hand it over? So much of problems could have been avoided...The Top 3 of HINDRAF would not have been arrested, roadblocks by the police leading to massive jams in the routes in and out of the Federal Territory could have been avoided, destruction of public amenities could have been prevented, business loss for shop/hotel operators would not have occured, injuries inflicted upon policemen trying to disperse the crowd could have been avoided, and so many more arrests would never have happened! And see the way the memorandum was finally submitted - via faxs!

See how ridiculous the entire issue was? And pity my dear friend Andrew, who was caught in the traffic jam in Jalan Ampang yesterday morning and was unable to participate in one of his most favourite activities - playing badminton! He even asked me if there was a secret password that could be used to get out of the traffic jam...Andrew, I wish I could have helped...Haha...

On the whole, I think so much of problems could have been avoided if only the relevent people used at least a MINUSCULE portion of their brains!

And by the way, I didn't attend the stupid event...

On a much happier note however, I'm pleased to announce - to those who don't know yet - that John Howard has been kicked out as the Prime Minister of Australia and has been replaced by the Labor candidate, Kevin Rudd! I'm very pleased with the results of the elections - I never liked John Howard and his two BFFs, Goerge W. Bush and Tony Blair...Let me remind those of you who have forgotten that these three are at the top of the list for the war of destruction that was inflicted upon Iraq several years back, which cause so much of suffering and pain even until today, as Iraq still hasn't completely gotten over the terrible attacks...The situation there will definitely take a long time to recover, thanks to these three idiotic buffoons! So I'm very please that now two of three have been removed from the Government - Tony Blair resigned I think, due to tremendous pressure to do so, but I'm not too sure about this, though I do know that he was replaced by Gordon Brown - which only leaves George W. Bush - let's hope Hillary Clinton kicks him out of the White House in the elections that is to be held next year, I believe...

And I seriously support Kevin Rudd who plans to withdraw the remaining Australian soldiers from Irag and to also possibly sign the Kyoto Protocol...I think Australians are in for a huge change and I think it might be good...

You might probably be wondering why am I so excited about Australia...Well, since the rulers of the government in our country will always be the same, and things will probably never change, what is there to talk about then? It is so much more fun to talk about foreign countries, isn't it?

Oh and did I mention I sort of share the first name with the newly-elected Prime Minister of Australia? Haha...

Adios!

Triumphs and Failures...

2007-11-22T08:20:00.000+08:00

It's me again on Hell's Kitchen!

Anyway, on the next episode of my weekly updates on Hell's Kitchen, I would like proudly announce my successful practical mock examination for Physics! Haha...Boy, that sounds so arrogant! But anyway, yeah, it was pretty easy and all the butterflies in my stomach fell down dead very soon once the exam started..I was quite happy with the paper, and this saying something as EVERYONE knows just how AWFUL my physics is! But then again, this was just practical so it's bound to be easier than the actual theoretical paper...I just got my results yesterday and achieved a very satisfying 44/48 marks for the paper...Haha...

On the other hand, months - OK, maybe not MONTHS, rather WEEKS - of preparation for my Statistics mock exam totally failed me as I did one serious error for one small part in a question, leading to wrong answers for the entire question, culminating in the loss of 9/75 marks! I was so devastated! And the stupid thing is I actually knew how to do the damn thing right after my paper was collected from me! Argh! I'm so pissed! I was so confident with my preparation for Statistics but well, I guess Lady Luck preferred to be on Hein Yew's side, who didn't even prepare for the exam that much but got full marks for the question I'm getting a "0" for!

Nevertheless, it's time I got over my loss seeing as how I've got more bigger, harder, and killing mocks coming up REAL soon...I've got a back-to-back mocks for Maths Units 1 & 2 next Monday, Physics Unit 3 on Wednesday and Unit 4 on Thursday...And that's not all as I've got 4 more mocks the week after next, and probably another 3 the week after that...

I'm so exhausted of studying...

Which was why I headed over to Times Square last Friday with Hein Yew and Natasha...Just a change of scenes you know, instead of always being surrounded by books and nerdy pals...Haha...Look who's talking! Anyway, yeah, we were there just to relax a little, had lunch at the newly-opened "Gasoline" - Kien Loon and Siang Hang, remember the branch at Sungei Wang? Well, they have a new branch here at Times Square, and the theme I think is all about Egyptian stuff as there were pharaohs all along the walls...We wanted to watch a movie but the time slots were not good and Hein Yew being the number one movies addict I will ever find has already seen ALL the cool movies out there so we didn't watch any movie...But I'm going back to Tiems Square this Friday to buy some stuff and I will be watching a movie, and it will be my first movie after what feels like a year of no movies-watching! It feels so different from last year, when I was watching movies like every week! I guess I turned over a new leaf for my own good! Haha...

And that wraps up this update...

Till then, adios!

What A Disaster...

2007-11-15T08:53:00.000+08:00

Hey everyone!

Mock exams are finally here! But my first mock was already a disaster...I had my Chemistry practical mock last Tuesday and so far out of 50, I have already lost about 5-6 marks...And I also broke a thermometer and had to pay RM 21 for that just because the stupid lecturer had to say something stupid...What a waste of cash...And on the way home, it was raining cats and dogs so I got so wet...And I was supposed to go out with my family to someone's place for dinner but as I was late - the heavy rain caused massive traffic jam! - my parents were cranky and irritated, but what can I do? I was so pissed off for the whole day, and the next day as well, when I realised that I had left my goggles at the laboratory the previous day...And it's RM 12 per goggle...Thank God I got it back when I went to the laboratory...Otherwise there goes RM 12...

Life is pretty boring at the moment...It's all revision and stuff like that, although I'm not revising as much as I ought to...Haha...My computer at home hasn't been fixed yet but I'll probably see to it this weekend...

That wraps up this very short update!

Happy Deepavali!

2007-11-07T15:12:00.000+08:00

Hey everyone!

bad news - my computer at home is down - damn it! I don't know what the heck is my computer's issue this time but I haven't got the time to fix it until Deepavali is over so I can't use the damn thing at all! It's so freakin' frustratin'!

So here I am at college, trying to squeeze in an update before classes so I hope you all don't mind to see such a short update - actually, I don't think anyone would mind if I don't update at all! Well...that's the reality...

But anyway, this update is just to wish all the Indians out there "Happy Deepavali" and apologies to all my buddies for not being able to invite you guys over to my place this year - my mum isn't having an open house this year because she's very busy with some stuff, and also, her cousin died a couple of months back - if you read my posts earlier, you would know about it! - so it is a quiet celebration this year...It feels odd, as this is the first time in my memory that we're not having an open house...So, I'm really sorry folks but next year I will definitely have you guys come over, OK!

So that's about it and that's all for now...

Adios!

Happy Halloween!

2007-11-01T08:32:00.000+08:00

Happy Halloween!

I intended to update earlier but was just too busy...Deepavali's just around the corner and so my mum has "recruited" me to help her with the preparations, like making those Indian delicacies ir whatever you call it, like "muruku" and stuff like that...So due to my seriously limited time, I couldn't come and update sooner...My apologies...

Anyway, LAN's finally over! Yeah! We're all feeling pretty thrilled at the prospect you know, not having to stay back until 6pm or 7pm, being able to leave college at 2pm after classes - it's all been a huge relief! And I'm darn sure I passed both subjects so nothing to worry there...Haha...

Although I do pity Brandon and Sachin...Brandon was still drooling all over his pillow in the wee hours of the morning as the rest of us were lining up in front of the registry at college last time, when we were registering for LAN...So now almost everyone in the class has finished his/her LAN subjects, except Brandon, and his soon-to-be faithful sidekick Sachin...Worse still, they're in the express intake...So have fun guys...

Last Saturday, Ken, Fui Wei, Jean, Izni, Jan, Wai Li, Wai Ling, myself and our advisor, Kenneth went to Gleneagles Intan Medical Centre to visit the kids at the paediatrics ward...Ken was our clown as he made those "shape-able" balloons, but of course, he wasn't wearing any horrible or scary looking clown costume...We don't want to scare the poor kids out of their wits! Haha...Some of us were taking pictures, whilst the others were playing or rather, doing sand-art with some of the kids...Then we all had fun with the kids at the mini playground right outside the ward...

Gleneagles feels like such a familiar spot by now...Only God knows just how many times I've been there before for various reasons...OK, maybe not just God - Kien Loon and Siang Hang would know too...Haha...

Anyway, I dunno how soon I will be able to update next...Our mocks are coming up in mid-November, and the huge headache in the form of our AS Finals in January next year...And Deepavali's on next week as well...So it's gonne be hectic pretty soon...But I will try to find time to save my half-dead blog...Haha...

Oh and yesterday was Tilla's birthday, as well as Andrew's! Happy birthday to the two of you - this clearly explains why Tilla's so scary at times! If you have no idea what I'm talking about, it was Halloween yesterday!

Adios!

Reflex Reactions...

2007-10-22T21:08:00.002+08:00

OK here comes another update...

Anyway, nothing much happened after my very eventful weekend before last...Last weekend though was spent mostly amidst books and revision notes...Yes, I have become a total nerd lately but I can't help it - exams are coming up soon and if I don't want what happened in SPM to happen again, I have to study and prepare this time...Haha...

And for that reason I'm not joining my mum, sisters and grandparents who are going to India in December...My mum was pretty upset about me not going but isn't it crazy to spend like 2 weeks there in December when you have such important exams in January? She just doesn't get it...But anyway, yeah, so I thought I would have total freedom here anyway back at home, but my dad suddenly said that he isn't going so there goes that wonderful notion of liberty and total liberation...Haha...

Did pretty badly for my first Physics test though...But it was bad results all around...I mean, most of us didn't do well, with only one person - as usual, it was Esther! - who got an A, and there you go...The rest of the class did pretty badly...I didn't bother to ask how much Natasha got though as I think I may have an idea...Haha...

Had my Biology test today which I'm pretty sure I did well enough...I was panicking before the paper but when I was actually doing it, it was cool...I could handle it...Some of the students created a "scene" before the test though...They thought the test was tomorrow and thsu made the grave mistake of asking Ms. Jaslinder to change it to tomorrow as they haven't revised...Ms. Jaslinder gave us all a "nice lecture" on what she thought about my class and how very disappointed she was...She really did seem pretty angry though by the end of the test, she seemed much better...

Last week though I had a "scene" with my Chemistry teacher...

Ms. Kana: Phosphorus (V) chloride is a banned substance in Malaysia.
Me: Why is phosphorus (V) chloride a banned substance?
Ms. Kana: I said phosphorus (V) chloride, Kervindran, not hydrogen chloride. Nest time, listen properly!
Me: (Stumped and was smiling to myself)
Ms. Kana: What? Why are you smiling for?
Me: I said phosphorus (V) chloride, teacher, not hydrogen chloride...You know what, maybe you should you know, clear up the wax build-up in your ears or something...

And guess what? I said that in front of the whole class!

I dunno what was I thinking...The words just came out of my mouth, and even Andrew - who is our class's joker and one who likes to tease teachers - would never have the nerve to say that to Ms. Kana! She looked abashed for one moment but was already smiling and laughing along with the class, but seriously, I felt horrible...Like most of my friends know by now, I have a habit of just saying very sarcastic remarks without actually thinking over it first...The words just spill out of my mouth like some automatic reflex reaction...

I felt really bad that day...I apologised to her after class, sent SMS-es later as well, and apologised again earlier during class...She said she didn't mind one bit and that she welcomes sarcasm, and that she likes to get it from others for a change since she likes to say sarcastic stuff to others most of the time - which she does, regularly, especially on "you-know-who"! - but still, I really feel bad...

I really have to watch my damn mouth...

And that's all for now...

P.S. I'm sitting for my LAN finals for Malaysian Studies and Moral Studies on Wednesday and Thursday this week! Wish me luck! Haha...

P.S. Oh and by the way, the pictures from the Blood Donation Drive and my outing with my friends to celebrate Ken's birthday was courtesy of Natalie Ong, who so eagerly expects me to give her due credits for her hard work so there you go, Nat...Haha...Thanks a lot!

Hell's Kitchen : The Return...

2007-10-18T08:41:00.000+08:00

Tilla: Update la you moron!

Kien Loon: See? Your blog so dead already...I knew it!

Siang Hang: Eh, why like my blog? So dead! Haha.

Anonymous: Say update every 3-4 days but already almost 3 weeks never update! Liar!

Anonymous: Lazy bugger!

Anonymous: #$%%#@^@#$%^#&$%^$*$&*&*$!

Haha...Yes, yes, I know, I KNOW I haven't updated in like a SERIOUSLY long while but it wasn't without reason...For one whole week (the week before last week!) I had problems with my connection thanks to the ever brilliant service provided by Streamyx so I couldn't online at home...Then last week I was pretty busy as I had my Physics test and I went out quite often...Haha...And fine, I was lazy also...Haha...So do pardon my absence...

Anyway, I'll just talk about last weekend...On Friday, went out during the afternoon to Mid Valley...To be precise, I went to the KTV Lounge there to celebrate Ken's birthday...It was a surprise party and he obviously had no idea...Fui Wei, Wai Li, Jean, Keen Chee, Natalie and Esther were also there...

Ken was pretty stunned when we brought in the cake (cheese cake from Secret Recipe - can't remember which one but it was delicious!) and for what seemed like several minutes he just stared at the cake with that wide-eyed look...Haha...Later he sang a song for us all as a sign of happiness and gratitude...And although I always tell him different, Ken DOES have a good voice - he sings really well!

We all had a pretty good time although the songs there were quite limited...Natalie and Jean were also the top performers of the day together with Ken...If those three end up forming a triad of some band, I would say they would do well...All 3 have really nice voices when it comes to singing, especially Jean...

The following are some pictures from the party...

Ken entertaining us all...

Girl power! From left: Natalie, Wai Li and Esther...

Esther with Wai Li in the background, singing to some song...

Ken is so drained but Fui Wei looks like she's up for more!

I had no idea I look so serious when I sing! Haha - I look pretty dumb!

The whole gang - from left: Natalie, Esther, Keen Chee, Ken, Fui Wei, myself, and Wai Li...Jean had to leave earlier so she wasn't in the picture...

Then after that at night, I went to another birthday celebration...This time it was my ex-teacher's birthday celebration, and again, it was a surprise party...We were supposed to barbecue the chicken and everything else that night but something was just wrong about the charcoal...So we ended up frying them! Haha...I know, what a backfire! Haha...

Oh and those who were there include Jerusha, Jaiisree, Vinsia, Dharu, May Zhang, Siew Mooi, Izzat, Yamuna, Sakthi, my teacher and myself obviously...There were some other guys around but I don't really know them...Anyway, Jeru "treated" me and a few others (including my teacher) to a drive around the housing area that we wouldn't forget in many years to come...Haha...With the near crashes and bumpy ride, it was pretty lucky that we managed to get out of the car alive...Haha...Just kidding, Jeru...But it's true right? Haha...

We cut the cake after that and teacher spent some time trying to get some cake on everybody's faces but too bad for her she had put on some weight recently so she couldn't move about fast enough...Haha...So too bad...

The following are some pictures from the night...It was taken with a camera phone so that should explain the unsatisfying quality...

That's Jaiisree on the left and Jeru next to her...

Clockwise from me: Myself, Siew Mooi, Izzat, Dharu, Yamuna, Vinsia, May Zhang, my teacher and Sakthi...The one in the middle is Jaiisree...Jerusha wasn't in the picture as she was taking it...

Then on Saturday, I met up with Kok Lum, Siang Hang and Kok Ming and we left together to Fattah's house for Raya...Ming Yoong and Eddy were there, too...Some other friends of Fattah's also came by after we arrived...Spent several hours there, which included examining Fattah's 6 models of airguns, watching Benjamin kill human thugs and vampires mercilessly with the bodies all becoming dismembered (he was playing a computer game called "BloodRayne"!), watching Benjamin kill again but this time extraterrestrial bugs (this time it was "Starship Troopers"!) and the highlight was when Fattah decided to make his move on Siang Hang, but of that we shall not talk about here due to respect for Siang Hang's feelilngs who must have felt so embarassed due to Fattah's "high" antics...Haha...Of course, we - by we, I mean, Siang Hang, Kien Loon and I - had expected it too happen the moment Fattah told Siang Hang how much he misses him! Haha...

On Sunday, met up with Siang Hang again but this time with other friends - Kien Loon, Brian and Wing Tsun at Mid Valley where we watched the movie "The Seeker : The Dark is Rising"...All of them had so much to complain about the movie...My opinion about it was that it was alright, not too bad nor was it good either, but bearable...What struck me as funny was the striking resemblance to so many other stories/movies that was in this movie..You could see Matrix-related stuff, Harry Potter (the hero's family is seriously like the Weasleys in Harry Potter - they have so many sons with just one daughter, and the youngest being mentioned as the strongest!) and several more related stuff in it...And the ultimate dumb thing in the movie was at the end, where one of the twin boys was reunited with his family after 14 years, and he went missing when he was only 2 weeks old, and the only thing his family could say was, "Hey, you're back!"

So yeah, that about wraps this update up...Don't worry, I will not be absent for a long time again...Haha...

Au Revoir!

P.S. I told you guys from my earlier post that I would put up pictures of the "Blood Donation Drive" right? Well, here you go...

Large crowd, eh? Haha...

The turnout was amazing...

Me "acting" busy...Next to me is Shu Jiun, and next to her is Izni...

Another Girl Power photo - from left: Natalie, Shu Jiun, Fui Wei, Wai Li and Jean...Izni's in the background with Keen Chee "accidentally" wondering into the picture..And that's me behind them all...

Romance is in the air between Sangeetha and Ken...Haha...Just kidding! Fui Wei is so gonna kill me!

I Feel So Drained...And Exhilarated!

2007-10-01T09:08:00.000+08:00

Had an exhausting week last week...Seriously draining...Had some stupid assignments to hand in for LAN...I mean, I just don't see the point of all those rubbish assignments...I mean, what else do they do apart from giving students a pain in the ass? I'm so pissed off about it...

But the week wasn't without fun...I organised a Blood Donation Drive last Wednesday back at college...And well, last year, someone else organised it, and only about 30 people turned up to donate, so the lady whom I was talking to at the blood bank sort of asked me to try and get more people this time...

Well guess what happened? We had 130 blood donors! Haha! Boy was I proud! I think I could have jumped up and down skipping with joy! I was so happy, and a lot of my friends could clearly see it on my face...I couldn't stop similing and grinning so much that I'm sure some people would have started to doubt my mental sanity...But I just couldn't help it!

So I take this opportunity to thank all those who donated, and also to the Leo Club members who helped me out with this project - I couldn't do it without you guys so thanks a lot!

Also, I passed my driving test last Friday! I know, it's no biggie, but then again, it is for me, because I passed it the first time, and better still, I didn't bribe! Cool! I'm feeling kinda proud at the moment so please don't mind my "big-headed" attitude...Haha...

On a more depressing note though, Streamyx been's on the fritz lately I couldn't even online from at home...It was so frustrating and pissing off but I have to admit that it gave me some time to finish off my college work because otherwise, I would just be hooked on to the Net so yeah, I guess there are pros and cons...Still, I want my damn connection back, you morons! (I mean, the TMnet people...)

So that about wraps this up...Oh and before I finish this off, just a note to my "dear friend" out there - please don't "honour" me with your presence here, and just don't embarass yourself - get a life, OK?

Cheers everyone...

P.S. I might upload a few pictures from the blood drive when Natalie sends me the pictures over...So wait up, right!

Busy, Busy and Just Busy...

2007-09-24T08:37:00.000+08:00

Another week come and gone...

And as usual, I've been so damn busy...Preparation for the Blood Donation Drive this Wednesday was quite hectic...And we have so many LAN assignments to finish as well...And I didn't have a break at all during the weekends...Life is so stressful...

Anyway, to cut the story short, last Saturday night, I went to Tropicana Golf and Country Resort, to one of our Lions house (Lion Betty) for a Fellowship Nite-cum-Lantern Festival Celebration...Her house was really beautiful, with a swimming pool inside and nice decorations...And there were loads of other people there as well, and I had no idea who most of them were...Haha...

Also, there was this guy from Germany there...He was under a student-exchange programme and apparently Lion Betty was his adopted little brother's godmother, so he tagged along for the dinner...Jean and I spent some time talking with him...Oh and his name is Eric by the way...And he said it was fun here and that Malaysians are all really friendly...He said if it was back at Germany, the locals there go like "Oh OK, you're a foreigner, I DIDN'T see you..." Haha...He was really nice to talk to, although he was struggling a little with his English but really, it was good, not bad at all...And the best part is, although he has only been here for two months, he has already adopted the Malaysian students culture in school - he says he just sleeps in class! Haha...But he has his reasons...He says that what we learn in Form 4, he has already learned them all when he was about 14 or 15! Imagine how backward we are in education! That's really disappointing, and embarassing as well...

Ken, Fui Wei, Jean, Kah Joo, Azreel, Shirley, Jia Yee, Yue Ying, Zoe, Ai Ling and myself represented our Leo Club - there were other Leo Clubs present as well...Anyway, the following are some pictures from the night...

Sitting from left: Ken, Yue Ying, Zoe, Shirley, Jia Yee and Ai Ling - the dude sitting down there would be me!

From left; Eric, Jean, myself and Fui Wei...

Typical Ken and Kah Joo...

You know, those little boys were quite good at playing pool...I was so afraid someone would ask me to play - I as rubbish at it you see, so I didn't wanna embarass myself! Haha...

During the lantern parade...

Anyway, enough about Saturday - next, on Sunday, yesterday I mean, I went to Yik Mei's Jordan Challenge Lucky Draw and got lucky! Haha...But it was nothing much, just some Canon merchandise...

And later at night, I went to this dinner at Hilton KL...It was an investiture dinner for this man who got conferred "Datukship"...I hated my time there as I didn't wanna go at all but was forced to do so...Luckily I had someone to SMS to and save myself from dying of boredom - Tilla, thanks for the "anti-boredom service"...Haha...Thanks a lot anyway, for putting up with my crapping and complaining about that guy...

And that wraps up this update...Another busy week up ahead as I've got assignments to hand in, so I'll see you all after that!

Au Revoir!

A Very Dull Update...

2007-09-18T08:13:00.000+08:00

Another week's come and gone...And to tell you the truth, it was a pretty dull week...

Didn't really go anywhere after college...Well, I did, but it was just on last Friday...Met up with Jeru at "Old Town Coffee Shop" at Central Market, and then I went straight to Petaling Street to eat one of my favourite dishes there - wan tan mee! Haha...I was accompanied by Fui, Wai Li and Wai Ling...

Saturday and Sunday was spent pretty much at home, except for my driving lessons...And I got seriously sick on Sunday after getting wet in the rain for a while...Yeah, I know, I'm very sensitive, but what to do? Born that way...

And that wraps this post...Probably my shortest post ever! Haha...

Double Birthdays...

2007-09-11T08:57:00.000+08:00

I'm so sorry for the absence! Been quite busy! Haha...

Well actually, I could have updated earlier but I was waiting for some pictures from SOMEONE - pictures that we took when me met up with Siang Hang for his birthday and had dinner at the Curve...But since it is unlikely that I will ever get the pictures, I decided I can't wait any longer...Haha...

Anyway, last Tuesday, me and Kien Loon headed over to Siang Hang's place to surprise him as he had no idea we where coming...What was a perfect plan was completely spoiled by Siang Hang's unexpected late return from school, and me and Kien Loon were ready to grill him...Haha...But it was his birthday, so we decided to let go of it...Anyway, his friends joined us as well, though I have no idea who they are as I've never met them before that...But we introduced ourselves to each other, although I can't remember a single name now! Haha...

Wei Hsien and Su Ching joined us later at the Curve, where we all had dinner at Italiannies...Another setback happened during dinner...We had decided to order several large dishes so that we could share them...So we ordered a few dishes...Only after we were served with our orders did I realise that they were all beef! Darn it, I can't eat beef! Haha...So I had to order my own food, and I ended up eating lasagna all by myself...By the way, the lasagna was so HUGE - I couldn't finish it at all...

On Thursday was another friend's birthday - Cherrie...She had no idea that we were planning to surprise her...So what happened was before our Physics class ended, me and Ken left early to collect the cake from Secret Recipe and brought it back to our Chemistry laboratory...Meanwhile, the girls told Cherrie that there was a sudden change in the timetable and that we were having Chemistry at the laboratory...So Cherrie was fooled, and she came along...She went inside the laboratory and got a huge shock as she saw the cake and rest of us came out of hiding and started singing for her...It was really fun...

Had the cervical cancer talk last Friday...As a member of Leo Club and part of the committee that was in charge of the talk, I had to go...Haha...It turned out OK, although there were minor issues that we had to solve...But we managed it in the end and achieved what we intended...

My next event under the Leo Club would be the blood donation drive on 26 September...I hope I get a huge turnout...Haha...

That's all for now!

Au Revoir...

Happy Birthday, Siang Hang!

2007-09-04T00:00:00.001+08:00

Happy 18th Birthday Siang Hang! Well, here's a little something I came up with...It was REALLY LAST MINUTE so it may not be very nice but I hope you will like it...And it is pretty simple too...Didn't really have much time to work on it...

Hope you liked it!

Happy Birthday again!

And They Lived Happily Ever After...

2007-09-02T11:51:00.000+08:00

Well, this is my last week of "holiday" which involved some intense stuff...Had to stay up so late almost every day of this week to finish up my assignments...

But the funny thing is, it wasn't my fault that I had to sleep so late...You see, I had one assignment each to hand in on Tuesday and Wednesday, whilst on Thursday, I have a presentation to do...And all this is group work...But what totally pissed me off was when some of the useless people in my group starting doing exactly that - being USELESS...What could have been finished in 45 minutes took them 5 days to finish! I was so pissed off...I know, you guys are probably wondering what the heck I'm talking about but I don't wanna go into specifics - they aren't worth it...And they actually have the nerve to tell me that they are "smarter and better people"...RIGHT...

Anyway, my outbursts and assignments aside, there wasn't anything else happening during the weekdays except my LAN classes and car lessons...I am slightly better at driving now...Did both parkings with no sweat and managed to get on top of the slope with no problems as well...But my problem is when I want to go down the slope - I can't manage it for some stupid reasons...And I drove on the road the other day, and it was OK...I didn't freak out or anything - on the contrary, I was quite calm and did everything easily, though my car did stop twice because I took my left leg off the clutch too quickly...Haha...

Went for two weddings yesterday...One was my relative's wedding, whilst the other was my teacher's...Let's just talk about the second wedding, shall we?

Well, honestly, it was quite grand...I hadn't expected her to do it so grandly as she is quite a simple person...Yet it was quite a grand affair...The setting and stuff were beautiful...Too bad I didn't bring my camera so I couldn't take pictures...She looked lovely in both the sarees she wore, and as she is a very fair person, she really looked radiant and glowing...Haha...By the way, my teacher's name is Veni Priya, whilst her newly wedded husband's name is Kamalesh Kumar...

Me and my friends waited till it was the perfect time before shocking everyone with party poppers...Nobody knew about it except us and a few other people...We waited until the "climax" part of the event, then Vinsia and myself came from behind the curtains and set of the poppers...It was perfect! Jeru was beside herself with glee - she was so glad that it worked according to plan that she couldn't sit still for a while - she was jumping and down like a maniac...Haha...

And the food was incredible...Hadn't had nice catering food in a LONG while now...The mutton was delicious, but I couldn't afford to take second helpings since I was already quite full with my first helping...Haha...

A week ago, there were questions that the wedding might be postponed as the bridegroom's dad passed away...Sad right? Not being able to see your son getting married, passing away just a week before the wedding...It's really sad...But his family decided to go on with the wedding as all preparations have been made, and I guess, it's what the bridegroom's late father would have wanted...

I can't believe my teacher's actually married now...She knew her husband since they were 13 but they only become a couple when they were 19...She's 27 now, unless I'm mistaken...Why I can't believe that she's actually married is because she acts like a small girl sometimes - you know, teasing us, gossiping, cracking stupid jokes, acts like a baby...It's hard to imagine her dealing with the responsibilities of a housewife...Haha...

But no matter what I'm happy for her...How many people out there actually manage to stay together with their childhood sweethearts and actually marry them after so long? I'm really happy for her and her husband, and they look so good with each other...All the best to the two of you and I wish you a happy married life...

I guess sometimes fairy tales do really happen...

The Tagged Tags : Volume Three

2007-08-30T12:33:00.000+08:00

Tagged By Doreen

My Name: Kervin
Childhood Ambition: Work at NASA someday - but my plans have changed now...
Soundtrack: Diary of Jane - Breaking Benjamin
Retreat: Anywhere with good computers and fantastic internet connections!
Wildest Dream: To have cool powers!
Proudest Moment: Seeing my name published in the newspapers! Haha...
Biggest Challenge: Definitely money!
Alarm Clock: I use my phone's alarm and half a dozen reminders in case the alarm doesn't wake me...
Perfect Day: A day at a place with cool computers and an unlimited supply of Starbucks coffee!
Indulgence: Books, music and food!
Last Purchase: My RM 3.50 apple pie...
Favorite Movie: Too many! I suppose Transformers was great...But my all-time favourite - Lord of the Rings!
Inspiration: People around me who walk the talk...
My life is: so overworked at the moment!
My card is: student ID card?

I’m tagging: Hui Wen, Zoe K, Natalie, Philana and Marsh!

Another Week Come And Gone...

2007-08-27T09:28:00.001+08:00

Well it's been a week since my last post...I know, that looks like a like while, but I had my plate full with work to do, so pardon the delay...

Last Wednesday, during my second driving lesson, I managed to successfully drive the car over the divider by the side of the road...TWICE...Yea, twice...Haha...I guess I will take a long time to be a competent driver...I've got my third lesson today later, so I hope I don't make a fool out of myself again...

Although it is the holidays, I've been at college almost every single day, working on my club work and my assignments...Been haunting the computer laboratories at college almost every single day trying to finish up my work...

Met up with Jerusha on Friday at Times Square to hunt for presents for my teacher's wedding...We bought some stuff that she claimed was cute but I thought otherwise...Haha...Oh, and we watched "The Perfect Stranger", that movie with Halle Berry - she rocks! - and Bruce Willis...Well, I have to say that the movie was a little boring, but in the end, it was such a shocker and was totally unexpected...If you like movies with such endings, you might wanna watch it...

Believe it or not, before Friday, I hadn't been to the cinema in more than a month! The last time I went to the cinema before that was when I was camping out at KLCC waiting for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows to be released on 21 July 2007, and even then I watched a movie I had already watched earlier (Die Hard 4.0!) as my friends wanted to watch that...And after that I didn't go to the cinema for more than a month! Unbelieveable...Why? Because I used to be such a movie-addict...When I was in secondary school, we practically spent every free time we could get hanging out at Times Square, and most of the time, it would involve watching a movie...So I would be watching movies every week! Haha...

Anyway, after my LAN class on Saturday, Kien Loon, Wei Hsien, and me went over to Siang Hang's house to pick him up and then we went to Times Square...We haven't all gathered together in a while now, but that wasn't the only reason I wanted to see Siang Hang...I wanted the first season of Heroes that he had as well! Haha...Wing Tsun joined us at Times Square and then we watched "Evan Almighty"...Told you I was a movie-addict!

The movie disappointed all of us I guess, yet I think there were lessons or values in it that we could or should acknowledge and practice in our lives...It really would make the world a better place to live in...Of course, I'm not asking you to build an ark! Loved that part where Morgan Freeman (God!) gives Evan that book - Ark Building for Dummies! Haha...

Was supposed to go the "Leo School" event at Stamford College on Sunday but I wasn't feeling well...Was feeling quite sick so I had to cancel my plans of going...But I really wanted to go though...

And that wraps this up...Another busy "holiday" week to go for before college reopens...

Drivers Jitters...

2007-08-21T14:29:00.000+08:00

Well, next update...Here goes nothing...

Went for my Leo Club Joint Installation last Saturday...It was an "OK" affair...But there were loads of people...Easily about 500 people...Oh by the way, it was at Confucian Private Secondary School...Initially, the induction and installation part was all pretty boring, but the entertainment part got a bit more interesting...Jean even sang! Haha...Yeah, a couple of members from my Leo Club formed a band and performed...Jean was the main vocalist singing "Torn" by Natalie Imbruglia with Fui Wei as the keyboardist, Ken, Azreel and a friend of Azreel's as the guitarists, and another friend of Azreel's as the drummer...And it was a great performance! Yup, Jean's singing was really good...I mean, well, she picked up slow but it got better by the end...And although people didn't really clap along or something, they did once the performance was over and one of the other Leo Clubs actually did a cheer saying "Totally Awesome!"...Haha...

OK, this part is for my Victorian buddies who are reading but if you wanna read then go on ahead...Anyway, guess who was the emcee? Well, co-emcee, since there were two emcees...Anyway, well, it was Yoon Tim! Haha...I know, I was quite shocked to see him there...Apparently he's the president of another Leo Club called Capital Unity...It was nice seeing him again after so long...Oh, and he goes by the name "Tim" nowadays so if you guys call him "Yoon Tim", he might just turn a deaf ear...

Went for my first driving lesson on Monday...And came back with a pair of badly aching legs...I understand all you guys who are using manual cars - I hate the clutch! Well, for my first lesson, I guess I was OK...By the time the two hours were over, I could drive around although still on first gear as the guy didn't teach me to use the other gears yet and I'm a chicken when it comes to experiments in case they go horribly wrong, so yeah...Haha...

Oh and happy birthday to the rest of the August Babies whom I may have forgotten...But don't blame me - too many of you all are born in this month! Haha...Anyway, happy birthday to Navin (August 24)...

Well that wraps up this update! Wait up for the next one!

More Birthdays...

2007-08-16T23:15:00.000+08:00

We told Jean to come for a birthday party at Sushi King last Sunday...We told her it was Wai Ling's birthday, and that we were celebrating it there...OK, "we" means Wai Li, Fui Wei, Wai Ling, Ken and me...But the ones who planned it all were the three girls...

What Jean didn't know was that it was all a set-up...

Jean's birthday was on the 19th of August but we decided to celebrate earlier for her as Wai Li won't be around on the 19th of August..She's going to China, by the way...Anyway, we decided to celebrate it one the 12th of August instead and told her that it was Wai Ling's birthday...And Jean suspected nothing to the very end...Haha...

We all met up at Sushi King, where Jean came and wished Wai Ling "Happy Birthday!"...Haha...Earlier, we had already arranged with the waiters to bring in the birthday cake when we gave the signal...So half-way through lunch, we signaled to the waiter, who brought the cake...And the cake didn't have a name on it, so Jean still didn't suspect anything, although the cake was her favourite (Chocolate Cheese from Secret Recipe) and we were eating at her favourite restaurant, Sushi King...

Then we started to sing the birthday song...She still didn't know...When we reached the part where we mentioned her name, she went silent for a while, staring at us all...Then we all said, "For you, la!", and only then did she realise it all...She was so stunned she couldn't speak for a while...She even cried...Haha...She was totally shocked...Here are some pictures...

The partially-eaten cake...

Wai Ling giving Jean a peck on the cheek...Haha...

Awww...Jean's crying...Haha...

From left : Fui Wei, Wai Ling and Jean...

A very happy Jean...Haha...

The Sushi King waiter who helped clear up the huge mess we made at our table! Haha...

Clockwise from back left: Me, Ken, Fui Wei, Wai Li, Jean and Wai Ling...

Anyway, we went bowling after that before I headed home...

Anyway, apart from that, another birthday message goes to Iris, who celebrated her birthday yesterday (August 15) with Nicholas...She baked them both a "Caramel Cheese Cake", a recipe created by her mum, and told me that Nicholas like it very much...Haha...I dunno how true that is though...Haha...Just kidding...

Also, I've been pretty busy with Leo Club stuff these past few days...I'm in charge of a "Blood Donation Drive" so I've been making calls and stuff - for my charity dinner as well...

Somehow, this doesn't feel like a holiday at all...

"Wonder what is it like to have a peaceful life," Ronald Weasley, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone...

Life's Surprises...

2007-08-10T22:15:00.000+08:00

I'm FINALLY ON HOLIDAY! For THREE WEEKS! Haha...

Anyway, as usual, nothing unusual in my line up for the week - same old classes, same old lecturers and same old killing moments...But then again, not exactly - there has been "happenings"...

Well, I had my Biology test on Tuesday, and I think I aced it, although I have been known to get terrible marks for papers I initially claim that I had "aced", so my fate remains to be seen...Had my Physics test today - and I can definitely see my fate there...I would achieve a miracle if I managed to get the passing marks...Haha...

Anyway, went to Mid Valley on Wednesday during my break with Iris to accompany her to get presents for Nicholas (her boyfriend and my secondary school friend!), whose birthday was on the next day, Thursday (yesterday!)...

Which reminds me to wish happy birthday to all the Augusts babies thus far - Wei Hsien (August 7), Nicholas (August 9) and Shyan (August 10)...Not to forget Liz and my sister, both of whom are born on August 11, tomorrow! Happy birthday to all of you...And to those you turning legal this year, don't get naughty all right? Haha...

So anyway as I was saying earlier, I was accompanying Iris there when I decided to get presents for my sister as well since I was already at Mid Valley...And so I got her some stuff...

Today was Au Yong's last day...He's my Physics lecturer, and he was leaving the college...As a mark of appreciation, everyone in the class signed in their names and well-wishes into a card, and some of the boys came up with a very funny farewell song...He may not have been a very good lecturer, but all the same, we are all gonna miss him and his stupid cat-killings...Haha...

Celebrations aside, I have also been shocked by news of break-ups by 3 couples whom I know within this week itself...I have to say I'm more disappointed than sad because it seemed so perfect and stuff like that...But I guess nothing is perfect, huh?

Life's full of surprises...

Chemists In The Making...Or Plumbers?

2007-08-06T17:36:00.000+08:00

Spent last Saturday watching some old movies since I had to cancel my plans...

OK, I sound like those old aunties who have nothing better to do but watch soap operas on Sunday afternoons...Haha...

Anyway, yeah, I was just watching a movie - or maybe two! - and finishing up my Leo Club work...

Went to my cousin sister's 21st birthday party at night at my uncle's place...Having avoided family gatherings for a while now, I was surprised quite often enough by so many things...Particularly, my younger cousins...One of them, a boy who is younger than me by 3 years, only reached up to my shoulders the last time I saw him - and that night, I was stunned to find him slightly taller than me! In a year or two, I might have to tilt my face up to see him, something I've never had to do when it comes to my cousins! And he seemed to have lost a lot of weight as well - in that sense, he is like me...I was fatter when I was younger...Haha...

I wasn't actually interested in going for the birthday party as I've grown up not being close to my relatives due to family issues...Only when I was about 8 years old did we start visiting each other again, and I guess it was just too late for me to fit into my cousins' lives...But no regrets - I'm SO different from most of them, I don't think I would have fit in anyway...Haha...

But my dad said I had to go so too bad then...

By the way, happy 18th birthday, Philana!

Philana, I'm so sorry for having missed your birthday party, seeing as it was on the same night with my cousin's function...I really hope you will forgive me...Haha...I will make it up to you later OK? Siang Hang said the party was fun...Hope you had loads of fun too...Anyway, you've finally turned legal so don't get naughty and start sneaking around mummy, OK? Haha...

Went for the second talk related to the driving course on Sunday, and now I'm all set to start my driving lessons once my L-license is released! Hopefully I can wrap it all up by the middle of September...

We all sorta flooded the Chemistry laboratory today during our practical session...Haha...We were conducting an experiment regarding recrystallisation which required the use of a huge amount of water for pressure purposes....So the entire class was releasing so much of water into the sink...And only after about 30 minutes did we realise that one of the drainage holes or pipes or whatever it is called was spewing up water, and the water was slowly going about the laboratory...By the time it was detected, a quarter of the lab's floor already had water on it...By the time the "evacuation process" was done, 3/4 of the floor was in water...We all had to go to another laboratory to continue our experiment...Apparently we were the first group of students conducting the experiment this term, so no one had suspected or known that it would happen...

I guess the drainage pipes were sorta clogged or blocked up slightly and when all of a sudden so much of water was attempting to go through, it just couldn't and was forced back out and up...Luckily it was just plain water, not the contents of the toilet or something...Haha...

I guess it was a watery day for the rest of the students after us...Haha...

Disappointed...

2007-08-03T23:23:00.000+08:00

Well, this week's been pretty normal thus far...As usual, LAN classes are really killing me, especially the long hours on Tuesdays to Thursdays...For example on Tuesdays, I have 8 hours of class back-to-back, and it is worse on Thursdays with 9 hours! At least I have a 3 hour break on Wednesday - what a relief!

Speaking about breaks, Cherrie, Chia May, Xiu Jun, Keen Chee and myself went to 1 Utama during last Wednesday's break...Had lunch at Nando's and went to MPH for a while as Xiu Jun wanted to get some books, including the latest Potter book...

Anyway, on Thursday, the Leo Club had a Recruitment Drive to get more members for the club, and I was quite sure I saw a good 30-45 names registered as new members - or at least, people who are interested...And all those people were supposed to attend today's general meeting...

But somehow I guess I didn't expect that not everyone would turn up...Yes, I knew that to get all those 30-45 people to turn up would be a miracle, but I expected at least half of that amount...And I was pretty disappointed today when only 7-8 turned up...I felt so bad and embarassed, not to mention thoroughly disappointed...And I really felt bad for pestering Iris to be there early and all that because she did turn up early for the meeting and I guess the sight of the few new members thoroughly shocked her and made me feel guilty for making her come...

Wai Li had asked me earlier about several people - whether they would be coming or otherwise, and I completely believed they would and told her so, but ultimately they didn't turn up...

But I guess its alright...I can't expect everyone to hold on to their words, and I guess we want people who are sincerely willing to work, and not just be there to be part of some cool stuff or something...

Anyway, had our Board of Directors' meeting after the General Meeting, and we all came up with so many more ideas for activities...We are aiming for the International Leo Award (or something like that!) which would require us to organize LOADS of events...So currently, almost every single Saturday from now till September are taken up for events, if they work out, that is!

Met up with Jeru at Central Market after the meeting...She made me wait an hour! Haha...So I spent that hour to check out that new restaurant (or coffee shop!) that's opening everywhere, Old Town White Coffee...I was thinking that the price must be seriously expensive, but you know what, it's pretty cheap! Well not exactly cheap, but normal pricing I guess...

Anyway, the purpose I was meeting up with her was to get something for our ex-teacher as she is gonna get married in September...We were quite clueless as to what we could get her but I guess I thought that she would like something simple yet memorable and and the same time funny, so I thought that we could at least scout about in Central Market to at least know what's the local gifts/souvenirs market offers...Haha...We came up with some cool ideas, and Jeru practically wanted to buy everything, but we thought of asking the rest of our friends before making up our minds...

Anyway, that pretty much wraps up this pretty boring update, but I'm too tired anyway...

Adios...

Visit To An Orphanage...

2007-07-30T08:59:00.000+08:00

Well, as I promised in my previous post, this is my update on the orphanage visit...

We reached the orphanage at about 2pm, and that's when we all got our first shock...ALL the kids were Indians...Haha...No, I don't have a problem with my own race but its just that we were told that it's a multiracial home but when we reached there, it's the other way around...But anyway, there was ONE Chinese boy there, so I guess it did make a TINY difference...

After that, one of the Leo members, Adrian (not from our club, but from another Leo club!) did some magic tricks...I have to admit, some of the tricks were downright lame, but some were pretty awesome...Later I spoke to him and found out more stuff about him..Apparently he is only 19 and has given up on education, preferring to work instead of study...Right now he has his own events management company and is apparently doing well...He has also performed magic tricks abroad...Cool, huh?

Anyway, by the time he was done with his tricks, I was getting a headache already...Not because of his tricks, but for some reason which I dunno...Probably because I was the only Indian guy from the club present, and all the other kids were all boys as well, not to mention that 99% of them were Indians and so it was kinda unnerving when they stared at me or started asking me stuff...It was overwhelming to be suddenly surrounded by so many kids and have them all talking to you in Tamil...Felt weird...Haha...

Anyway, each Leo got assigned to two orphans each, and guess what? I got the two BIGGEST kids there...One of them was a 16 year old, and apparently he was also the leader for all the orphans so naturally, that TITLE came with a noticeable amount of ego and stubborn-ness...And the other one was another stubborn boy who would just walk away from me wherever he wanted to, making my headache even worse...Haha...

But these kids were orphans so I understand...They will definitely act differently around strangers...

Anyway, we left KLCC at about 6pm, sent the kids home and came back to HELP at about 7.30pm...We had all decided to have dinner together and were about to leave when Yue Ying suddenly found out that she had lost her car alam key and without it, she can't open her car without setting off the alarm...Haha...So we spent nearly an hour there figuring out what to do, and in the end, some of the guys managed to do something so that the alarm didn't ring anymore and she could drive away...Have to be careful around them, all potential car stealers...Haha...

Had dinner at Hartamas Square and only reached home at about 11pm...

Didn't go for my 6-hour talk that was part of my car license course on Sunday (yesterday!)...I was just too exhausted on Saturday that I don't think I can bear 6 hours of boredom on Sunday...

Spent some time doing some "spring cleaning", clearing up stuff I didn't want anymore and stuff like that...Will have to continue doing it later today...Haha...

Till the next update then...

P.S. I just can't control myself but to say this to someone out there...Well here goes nothing...YOU DISGUST ME...I can't believe what you did...Call me conservative, call me old-fashioned, but you are no different than those ****ers out there...I can't believe I actually once knew you and actually cared for you as a friend...You have already lost all the respect I had for you last time, but after this, I don't think you'll ever be able to regain an ounce of respect from me! You are truly one hell of a hypocrite and I don't think I ever wanna see your face again...

YOU DISGUST ME!

Exhausted...

2007-07-28T12:31:00.000+08:00

I know, I've been pretty inactive in updating my blog but what can I say, it's been a VERY busy week, especially on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, whereby I left home at 6am in the morning and only reached home at 9pm - I was so exhausted I couldn't even sit down and do something - let alone blog...Haha...

Well anyway, been busy discussing the latest Potter book at my favourite Potter website, which is known as HPANA...I guess I wasn't too tired for that...Haha...On Wednesday, during our break, went to Little Penang at Mid Valley for lunch with Natalie, Chia May, Xiu Jun, and Cherrie before buying sushi at Jusco as "desert"...Natalie bought ABC to eat at Little Penang, and only after having a helping of it did I realise exactly how long it has been since the last time I ate it...I'm positively craving for it now! Haha...

LAN classes are OK, not to say too boring as the teachers themselves realise that it is boring and they try to finish it all up as quickly as possible but I guess 3 hours of not-so-boring-lessons still do exact a heavy toll on one's mental sanity, particularly if it was after 6 hours of lessons on other subjects...

On Friday after my Leo Club meeting, went to Mid Valley with Ken, Fui Wei and Wai Li...Initially our plan was to watch a movie - well, actually we wanted to watch Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix...Yeah, I know, I had already watched it, and I said it sucks and stuff like that but there's a reason...Usually every time a Potter movie comes out, I watch it twice - once with friends, and another time with family...But this time, I don't think my sisters are gonna bug my mum to go watch it so I feel kinda weird for just watching it once...Hence, the decision to watch it again...But there's another reason as well - Ken and Fui Wei hadn't watched the movie yet...

But, like I said, that was our plan INITIALLY...But as we were slightly late in reaching in Mid Valley, we cancelled our plans and decided to just go have lunch...So we went to that restaurant called "Thai Noodle Stick House" or something like that and had dim sum! Haha...Wai Li was so excited about it she practically ordered every single dish of dim sum they had to offer...And actually, that was my first time eating dim sum...

Oh, and I also stumbled upon Jack (Chan, not Kwan!), Chen Hung and Vern Ming at GSC...Vern Ming was there with his girlfriend, whose name I just can't recall, but I've seen her around before...They were surprised to see me there and we sorta made some small talk before heading our own ways...

I'm at college now, using the computer here...Went to Times Square earlier to get a book and buy some other stuff, and then came over here, and will be leaving from here shortly for my orphanage visit that I was telling you guys about a few weeks back (the one where we're taking the kids to Aquaria!)...

I'll tell you guys about it when I update next...Oh and Siang Hang, hope you're having fun at Penang! See you next week, OK?

Adios!

It's Been So Long...And It's Finally Over...

2007-07-23T16:51:00.000+08:00

Yes, here comes my update on the latest Potter book! Haha...

But before that, let me tell you guys what I did on Friday after college...Went to DJROA at Damansara Jaya for a Leo Club meeting regarding the Topless Charity Car Wash that we were gonna have on Saturday...Went in a group of 5 cars - Pin Ruh reached first, safe and sound...Keen Chee was involved in an accident, nothing severe though...Izni got herself stuck all the way at some apartment area...Which left Ken (whose car I was in!) and Jean...Haha...So we ended up having to go find Izni and then only we could leave for the meeting...Oh on the way, Jan (who was driving Jean's car!) sort of made a wrong turn into a lane on the road, and guess what the guy behind her did?

He pulled down the window, pushed out his hand and started waving the middle finger at Jean's car from at the back! Haha...We were at the back as well, so we saw the entire thing...It was so funny! Haha...

Anyway, after the meeting was over, I went back home quickly and came back to KL as I was gonna overnight at KLCC that night! Yup, Wing Tsun, Weng Chuen (or more popularly known as Thong Siew - both of these two are my secondary schoool buddies!), Amanda and Ruth (I don't know them both so made new friends that night - they're in VI currently, doing Form 6!) and me overnighted at KLCC that night for the big release of the Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows the next day...

Well, for those who didn't know, Kinokuniya bookstores were giving out free books to the first 13 to arrive at their shop, and the top 3 will receive special edition books that has J.K. Rowling's signature on them...Well, we knew that chances of getting our hands on those books were pretty slim, but what the heck - it was the LAST book after all, and there isn't gonna be anymore Potter-mania after this so we just decided to go for the fun of it...But obviously we all wanted to get those free books! Haha...

Watched Die Hard 4.0 to kill time before heading to the KLCC Park entrance to wait...There already were people about but luckily not that many of them...By 5am, everyone were very agitated and restless, and we had been standing for like almost two hours by then...Finally, 15 minutes later, the gates were opened, and words alone wouldn't describe the mad rush that took place...

Everyone just ran and pushed and ran and pushed...You had to be SO EXTREMELY careful...This girl fell flat on her face on the floor, and people even stepped all over her, I think...Those who couldn't avoid her, I think...And then another girl broke her leg...And then this huge steel dustbin can was practically doing some sort of a dance as it was bouncing about near the escalator as people were just kicking it about...I reached the 3rd floor to find that there were already about 20 people in the queue, and I just stopped after that, knowing that it would be pointless...Thong Siew and Wing Tsun all came after me, and the gals way later...Haha...The three of us guys were so exhausted and felt like vomiting...Thong's nose was even bleeding because some guy accidentally elbowed his face, I think...Haha...And I had sort of twisted my back because it was hurting like mad every time I stretched my body too much...

Anyway, all of us except Amanda left soon after, without the book...But I went to Times Square to collect my pre-order for the book that I had already placed a couple of months ago...After that I went to Damansara Jaya for the car wash event...

I have no idea how I got through washing so many cars in my condition, with my back pain, lack of sleep, and the urge to vomit still threatening me once in a while...But I persevered, and did my part for the event...Haha...Washed quite a lot of cars that day, and although to me it felt like almost 100 cars, Jean and some of the other gals didn't agree, so too bad I don't know the actual number of cars we washed...

Wy Hoong dropped me home after the event...I only had enough energy to shower before I just fell on the bed and dozed off without my dinner...My dad had wake me up several times after that to eat, and when I finally did, I ate hurriedly and went back to bed...Haha...

Went for my Undang Test yesterday, and I passed with 47/50...Came back home at 11.30am and started to read Harry Potter...I didn't move from the chair I was occupying until 9.30pm except to get drinks and food...And I finished reading the book in that time, about 10 hours! Not bad...Haha...

But sadly, I was pretty disappointed with the book...I felt that it had a bad ending...I'm not gonna say anything about its content here as I know most of you probably haven't even read a quarter of the book, but I can still tell you that the ending was so unsatisfying...I mean, that's not how you end a series you know...I expected to feel overwhelmed and sad that it is all over - just like the way I feel EACH TIME I watch the last episode of Charmed! - but no, JKR made the ending look so lame and pathetic...I think the other books in the series had a better ending and I would say looked more like an ending to the series although they weren't...In fact, Book 6's ending is my favourite, as it really captured my attention and made me feel sad for the demise of Dumbledore...

Nevertheless, I was still pretty sad for those who died in the book...I'm not going to say who, but to all of you who haven't read it yet, just be prepared for some nasty shocks...It was really sad when they died...

Anyway, I don't wanna say much more as my post is already WAY TOO LONG...I'll talk about it next time perhaps...So till then...

Au Revoir!

Revelations...

2007-07-20T09:00:00.000+08:00

Nothing very interesting has been happening this week - well, SO FAR...All three series that I usually watch on Tuesdays sort of ended their season at the same time (on the same Tuesday!) which I would consider quite a coincidence - it's not everyday that 3 shows that you watch back-to-back end on the same day, right?

Meanwhile, Kana has shown her true colours (she's my Chemistry lecturer!)...She rounded on Brandon that day so ferociously that it made Brandon blink and wonder what on Earth was happening...Well, he probably didn't realise it but when he said **** right behind her as he was going out of the classroom, he was rather AUDIBLE...And she probably heard the word...So that explains her sudden burst of anger...Which she ended so suddenly as well...

Kana : Now what's your problem?
Brandon : I want to go to the toilet...
Kana : Fine, get the hell out of the class!

Brandon was standing there for a couple of seconds barely aware that he had just been kicked out...Haha...

And yesterday, Andrew was reading the textbook whilst Kana was explaining some past year questions...I guess Kana noticed it for a while but pretended not to, but at one point I guess she just couldn't tolerate it any longer and said, "I know you're very smart, Andrew so if you're just too smart, please leave my class...Or you could put that book away."

Andrew was furious and barely spoke a word to any of us even after class...

But most of the time, she is a really nice teacher...I mean, she's good and makes us understand things that if any other lecturer was teaching, leave us blinking wondering what was going on...

Anyway, LAN classes had started as well, and my lecturer for Malaysian Studies, Ms. Su, is so cool...She criticises the government and its policies so blatantly which is kinda cool - not many people have the guts to do that, right? On the other hand, Ms. Geetha, my lecturer for Moral Studies is doing her best to appear interesting to the class, I guess, but what she doesn't realise is that she is doing a poor job out of it...OK, maybe not, but she's not very interesting and doesn't really capture the attention of the class easily...But it's only the first week, so I guess we'll see...

Have got some crazy hare-brained scheme up my mind for the final installment of Harry Potter tomorrow...Can't wait to get my hands on the book! Haha...If you wanna know what I'm doing, I'll tell you guys in the next update...

Till then, adios!

Birthdays and Engagements...

2007-07-15T23:17:00.000+08:00

My thoughts are still flashing about furiously with more complains on the latest Potter movie...There's just so much that's wrong! Haihz...And we barely got to see much acting from Dame Maggie Smith, who plays McGonagall...I always loved to see her in action...Hmmm...GOD I'm so disappointed...

Anyway, went for my KPP talk today (regarding the car license!)...Haha, yes, MOST of you would say "It IS about time, Kervin..." or "FINALLY!"...Haha...Well, it was downright boring! Couldn't stand that 5 hour talk...Unbearable...

Went to my teacher's engagement earlier...She was my teacher last year, teaching me Maths...Apart from her engagement, it was also a get-together kinda thing for me as I hadn't seen my tuition buddies in QUITE a while...It was real nice seeing you people! Jeru, you looked awesome in that saree! I know I've said it like a million times but seriously, you did look good! Haha...

And to you, teacher, congratulations on getting engaged to your boyfriend of I-dunno-how-many-years...Haha...Just don't get naughty before your wedding in September, OK? Haha...

Anyway, Smallville finally aired! And it is Season 5, way more updated than Astro (which is only airing Season 3!)...I guess I'm in for some quality Sunday nights...Haha...And Tuesday nights as well, since Ghost Whisperer's Season 2 is premiering next Tuesday! Haha...

Oh and happy birthday to Raymond, Hein Yew (both July 14 - yesterday!) and Su Ching (July 15 - today!)...So you guys are finally legal...But please don't abuse it, OK? Hope the three of you had loads of fun...

Hmm...Pretty tired so going to bed now...

By the way Jeru, if you're reading this, do let me know by the way I told you, OK? I can't believe you have been reading my blog since Day 1 and you never told me about it! Haha...

Harry Potter and the Disastrous Director!

2007-07-13T21:11:00.000+08:00

Watched Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix today...

And guess what? It SUCKED BIG TIME!

Let me just put it this way...The first half an hour was totally unbearable and I found myself PRAYING that it wouldn't make me fall asleep! It got SLIGHTLY better after that but it was still disastrously disappointing...David Yates did a horrible job at directing his first Potter movie...

OK, the usual stuff happened, like half the book being missing from the movie and characters missing as well...But what makes this movie so bad is the way they pitch everything together is just so stupid and random...

OK, you want to cut out a lot of stuff, fine, go ahead, because the fifth book is after all the thickest book thus far in the series...But what about simple stuff? Stuff so simple like Hermione and Ron becoming prefects? Why wasn't that mentioned?

And speaking of Hermione, whatever they did to her character? What happened to all that cleverness? Whatever happened to that "Oh, wait a minute, I gotta go to the library!", or "Guys, I think I've figured out what all this means...", or her sarcasm, or her quick thinking ability, or her-so-many-other-qualities that makes Hermione Hermione? She has become some normal person in the movie, and all that quick thinking and brainy stuff that basically defines her have apparently vanished!

Ron was good though - his character's development was obvious - from this guy who was jealous of Harry who later realises his mistake and reverts to his sidekick role in the fourth movie to the more protective and caring (of Harry!) person that he is portrayed as now...In some ways, from that little sidekick, Ron has become like an elder brother to Harry who wouldn't let anyone hurt Harry and just get away with it...

And what's with Harry's nerdy look? For God's sake, he even has his hair combed! His hair is supposed to be messy and "un-comb-able"...

Another seriously stupid thing - what is it with the shimmering acts that the Death Eaters and members of the Order of the Phoenix do to travel, or rather, to Disapparate? Are they auditioning for some "Shimmering Shimmies" act in some local downtown movie? Disapparation doesn't make you SHIMMER and TRAIL ALONG with half you body made up of GAS...That's not how Disapparation works like! You are solid and corporeal, not misty...Worse still, to differentiate the two opposing forces, the Death Eaters "shimmer" in black trails while the members of the Order do so in white trails...Worse still, they could actually duel while in the transition state of after Disapparating and before Apparating! They zoom about in "gassy trails" duelling! What the ****?

Imelda Staunton and Helena Bonham Carter were quite good though...They played Dolores Umbridge and Bellatrix Lestrange, respectively...And the actress who played Nymphadora Tonks, Natalia Tena was quite beautiful...Haha...And I like the way they used lines from the book - yes, I can remember sentences and dialogues from the books due to my multiple readings of the books...Haha...Well, at least they tried to stick to the book THAT way...Haha...

It is actually an acknowledged fact that amongst the published Potter books, the fifth book is the least liked one, and looks like the director did the same for the movie as well...

In short, it was the most lousy-iest Potter movie ever made! Seriously! And guess what? David Yates is directing Half-Blood Prince as well, set to release end of next year! I don't know if I could take it if he screws up that as well - it's my favourite book by far and if he screws up Dumbledore's death in that movie, I'm gonna be so pissed!

It's not a wonder that Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix lost to Transformers at the 2007 MTV Movie Awards for the category of "Best Summer Movie You Haven't Seen Yet"...

Movies and New Lecturers...

2007-07-09T17:29:00.000+08:00

Got 49/60 for my Biology test! Yeah! That's still good, better than something lower than that! Haha...Quite happy! And anyway, Friday's Biology lesson was our last class with Ronnie as for the new semester, we got a different lecturer...So as a parting gift, we did something so stupid yet something so different...We went to Rotiman, asked them for those polysterene cups they use to fill hot drinks and signed all around the cup! yup, we actually did that! Not the whole class but only about 7-8 of us, as we only thought of this half-way back from lunch...Then later we asked the Rotiman staff to fill up the cup with coffee and so presented the coffee with the signed-cup to Ronnie later...Haha...Stupid, I know...But at least it was something no one did before...

Watched Transformers again on Friday with Kien Loon, Wei Hsien, Su Ching and Siang Hang! Haha...Siang Hang complained that he didnt like it AT ALL! Well, we all knew that he as very expensive taste and has very high demands so pleasing him would be hard so there you go...Haha...Met up with Philana after the movie for a while before we left...

Spent the day rotting at home on Saturday...I had no idea it was 07/07/07 till Natasha suddenly messaged me "Happy 07/07/07 Day!"...Haha...I have always liked the number 7 (apart from the number 3!) so I guess it was a cool day, but too bad I didn't spend it in a more fruitful way...

Went to Cheras on Sunday for some Leo Club fund-raising event...There were 10 of us all together...That would be Fui Wei, Ken, Wai Li, Wai Ling, Jerrick, Kah Joo, Azreel, Sangeetha, Nasha and me! But as it turned noon, we figured it would be pointless to stay so we decided to wrap up and head over to Times Square to watch Die Hard 4.0! Sangeetha and Nasha didn't follow us there though, and when we reached Times Square, I guess all the sales and stuff made Fui Wei change her mind and instead of watching the movie, she decided to shop, and Ken kept her company, so ultimately, the other 6 of us watched the movie, which turned out pretty convenient as we reached the cinema like 20 minutes before the show time and there were limited seats left...Haha...Die Hard 4.0 was cool, but not amazing...I mean its stunts were fun but story-wise it was lacking, I think...

And today, joined the mad rush to register for LAN subjects at the Main Block this morning...There were so many people and so we had to resort to "dirty" measures to get our application done quickly, like asking your friend to help you get the ticket numbers and lying to the staff that your friend was off to the laboratory for a class and so he had to leave his application with you when the actual reason was his ticket number was just way too long more to go! Haha...

Was introduced to my two new lecturers - Ms. Kanagambigai (Chemistry! Also my mentor!) and Ms. Jaslinder Dhillon (Biology!)...You know, before the class began, most students were saying Ms. Kanagambigai was sort of manly and muscular...Haha, yeah that's what they said...And I guess it's SLIGHTLY true...She is quite tall for a woman, with facial features SLIGHTLY like a man's...She also had a rough edge to her voice SLIGHTLY again...And by the way, she had a very strong Indian accent! Haha...Quite funny when she started talking about Chemistry like some Indian national! Haha...On the other hand, Ms. Jaslinder was the plump lady who appeared - for lack of better word! - motherly...But both of them seemed to be nice and frankly, a considerable improvement compared to the previous lecturers I had for both subjects (although Ronnie was actually fine!)...But it is still TOO EARLY to say anything as after all, this was only my FIRST day...

That's covers up this update!

Tests and Plans...

2007-07-05T19:50:00.000+08:00

OK, I have been subjected to a myriad of tests lately...And I came off well, actually...Got 95/100 for Maths...Got 52/62 for Chemistry...Got 48/60 for Physics, though I have to thank Kien Loon for that...Haha...Sat for my Biology test today, and I'm expecting the worst...

College's been normal, just with a few extra classes here and there as this was the last week of the semester and lecturers are desperately trying to finish off the topics...Haha...

Got to know about Marsh yesterday, about how she might be leaving HELP to go to KYUEM under her Bank Negara scholarship...Marsh, please try your best to stay at HELP...We're all gonna miss you terribly if you go away...Seriously...Hoping to see you soon!

Anyway, whilst I'm worried over Marsh, another of my friend left Malaysia for Australia today...I've known Mun Tat since Form 2, and although we have had our share of fights and quarrels, I believe that we have had something that could have been called friendship...For that reason, I wish you all the best in all your future undertakings...Do keep in touch and study hard, please...Haha...Don't repeat your secondary school results - I think even you don't want that, right? Thanks for all the help you have given me and the rest of the Baoz, and I'm sorry if I or anyone else had offended you in any way...All I could say is that it is all said and done and it's now up to you now how we will end up...Nevertheless, do keep in touch and good luck again...Hope we will see you sometime end of this year...

And Liz, I may not have enjoyed "The Alchemist" much, but something that was mentioned in it suddenly popped to my mind as recent events were brought to my mind..."What happens once, will not happen again, but what happens twice, will happen again..."

That was stated in that book...And you all know about the deaths of my two uncles right?

Well, another quite-distant relative just died...Yeah, I just got the news...It's fated I guess...Don't worry, I'm not sad or anything - I dunno the person at all! Quite a distant relative...

Meeting up with Kien Loon, Siang Hang, Wei Hsien and Su Ching tomorrow to watch Transformers at Mid Valley...I have already watched it, but it's just too good that I wanna watch it again! Haha...Hopefully our plans go according to - well, plans...Haha...

Take care!

A Weekend To Remember!

2007-07-02T19:11:00.000+08:00

My very busy week ended with a bang last weekend...Read on to know more...

On Saturday, I left home as early as 8.30am to be at Times Square when GSC opens so that I can get tickets to watch Transformers...Yes, abit desperate, I know BUT people, it's the weekends and it was sorta a last minute decision so I couldn't book any tickets...So I had no choice but to go early...And since I was going to watch the movie with two of the most RELIABLE people I have ever known - Brian and Wing Tsun, I figured that I have to be there early and get the tickets...Haha...

But surprisingly, Brian arrived minutes after me, and we got the tickets...Called Wing Tsun and was not surprised when he said he was still at home...So I started another agenda of mine for that day: SHIRT HUNTING! Yes, Sunday was the Annual Ball and I still hadn't bought something to wear! So I pulled Brian with me through five floors of Times Square before admitting defeat that the top floors wouldn't have much more shirts anyway...Brian was protesting my furious and energetic shopping mode but I had eyes and ears for only shirts! Haha...Sorry, Brian...

I watched Transformers at 12.00pm with Wing Tsun - who arrived minutes before it started! And you know what? It was AWESOME! Seriously, if you haven't gone to watch it, take my advice and do so NOW! It just ROCKS! It puts Pirates of the Caribbean : At World's End to shame easily...Or any other big budget movie that has been released so far this year...It's action packed, funny and simply amazing! I'm planning on watching it again soon...Haha...Oh and do stay after the credits for 3 short clips! Stay till you see huge alphabets saying "TRANSFORMERS"...The last scene is important for the next movie...

At night, we had a farewell dinner for Mun Tat who leaving for Australia on Thursday...We had it at TGI Friday's near Ruums, KL...

And yesterday, my dear friends, was the much awaited A Levels Annual Ball 2007 at Mandarin Oriental Hotel...Under the theme of "License to Thrill", the night witnessed many students - and lecturers AND lab assistants! - dressed up smartly and beautifully turning up for the event...OK, I sound like I'm commentating...Haha...

Anyway, the ones who DID the commentating - or rather, the hosting - were DJs from Hitz.fm and Mix.fm...The Grand Ballroom was amazing...It was designed in a such a beautiful manner that impresses everyone underneath its marble - OK, I don't know if it is marble! - roof!

By the way to all you ladies whom I know - particularly Marsh, Liz, Yi Peng, Sarah, Iris, Zephyr (she came in a saree!), Nisha - you guys were beautiful, stunning, gorgeous - YOU NAME IT! Haha...

Although the performances were nothing out of the ordinary, I did get VERY excited when Dhivya (the previous A Levels Student Council President) and her friend grooved to a Bollywood beat...I always get "hyper" when I listen to Bhangra songs and I just couldn't resist moving my head and foot along to the beat! Haha...I know, sounds wacky but hey, It's what I do! I was brought up in a traditional way so I have a certain amount of respect and love for Bhangra songs...Kien Loon, Wei Hsien, Iris and Nicholas were teasing me about my reaction towards the Bhangra songs...Haha...

The lucky draws were cool, especially the grand prize which was a deluxe room - I think! - at Mandarin Oriental itself! Cool!

Then they did this very naughty thing to choose the Best Dressed Male and Female...For the Male category, they chose a girl from the crowd - she had to act like a stripper on those poles or something like that - and the guys have to do some really naughty stuff around her...But they can't touch her...And the one who impresses the crowd gets the title! They did the same thing for the Female category, only with a guy as the pole instead!

And the goodie bag was filled with loads of good stuff as well!

All in all, it was indeed a VERY busy weekend but I had fun as well!

I Need A Holiday!

2007-06-27T23:23:00.000+08:00

I'm so very busy at the moment...I get home so late everyday...With classes, tests (which all of a sudden is being given to us students by the teachers by the bucket-load since it is the end of the first term next week!), charity dinner plans (which involved contacting hotels and repeating the same thing again and again and again!) and other plans which require me to travel everywhere, I barely have time for myself, let alone time for relaxation...

I barely have time to read Natalie's books as well...I get so tired SO DAMN FAST and just can't wait to doze off at home...I'm even contemplating skipping DOUBLE PHYSICS this Friday...I can't believe that I'm even considering that...

I dunno how long more I will be able to take this...Worst still, for the next term, I have 3 days in a week with 6 hours of classes non-stop! I have no idea how I'm gonna deal with that till December...

Besides that this entire week is quite a busy week for me...On Friday to Sunday, I have something going on at night for all three days...Two dinners and the Annual Ball on Sunday...Next week I have two Biology papers...

Worst still my next holiday is only in August!

I hope I will stay sane till then...

The thing is...I BADLY need a holiday...

He Goes...And So Does Another...

2007-06-19T18:56:00.000+08:00

My uncle passed away at midnight early this morning...I'm glad his suffering is over...It doesn't change what I feel about his reckless driving and the death of those innocent people...But all the same, I'm glad it is over...

But another shock was awaiting me when I got home today from college...

My aunt's husband passed away today as well...

He is related to me more closely compared to the other uncle but I don't know him at all...So I'm totally fine and you guys can save the condolences...Haha...

All of a sudden, my extended family is under attack from the Angel of Death...They say three times the charm, but I hope nothing else happens...I seriously hope so...This double death within the same day really shocked us all...

I suppose what is to happen, will happen...And when it does, we just will have to face it...

He Still Lives...

2007-06-18T20:27:00.000+08:00

It's 8.30pm now, and he is STILL alive...

He hasn't moved an inch, although his face had swollen up slightly...Doctors do not want to commit euthanasia as it is against the policy of Pantai Medical Centre...They just want to wait it out, wait for him to die off himself...My mum just told me that his heart beat has decreased slightly...There might be a chance that he passes off tonight...

I can only imagine what his soul must be going through...Imagine being trapped in a place with the only option is to die...And you don't even get to see your loved ones anymore, not even to say goodbye...It's painful just to think about it...

I hope it ends tonight...For the sake of his family, and for the sake of his soul...

Am I So Heartless?

2007-06-17T23:22:00.000+08:00

To all of you who heard the news from me, I'm sorry to tell you that that isn't the complete story...

When my sister called me up on Saturday, she told me my uncle died due to a car accident...So at that point, I told you guys that...But, when I got home on Saturday, only then did I find out that he hand't died and was in critical condition...

He was involved in a car accident early Saturday morning...It was all his fault actually...Due to his fast driving...He tried to avoid the cops who were checking up front and made a turn towards the side - and crashed into a car coming from that direction...His car went flying into the air, looped around 3 times, and crashed into bridge...He was rushed to Pantai Medical Centre after that...

His entire body was unharmed except for his head...And it was REALLY bad...His neck was completely broken and halfway cut - his head was practically dangling slightly...The back part of his brain was split in two like a cleavage furrow, with blood clot everywhere...

On Saturday night, the doctors gave up, saying it was not possible to do anything...His brain had turn black, and there was no longer any connection to the rest of his body and the brain...His body doesn't move at all except for the rise and fall of his chest as his heart continued to beat...

Today, the doctor's turned off the medicine-supply into his body saying it was futile...They said after that, the heart would slowly stop beating...That was around 4pm...I arrived at the hospital at around 5.30pm, and his heart was still beating...

And when I left at 10.30pm, it was - IS - still beating...The doctors were surprised but said that his heart must be quite strong...That's why he still hasn't passed away...You see, the damage was only to his head, not his body, so his heart was fine, and he is quite healthy as he doesn't smoke or drink...So his heart is quite strong...

It almost felt like he didn't want to die and was struggling to hold on...

I'm not so close to this uncle of mine...In fact, I doubt he even knows my name...But when I found out that due to his reckless driving, he had killed two innocent people that morning, I was furious...You see, his family had caused load of heartaches, problems and issue to mine, particularly his mother...So when I found out that he had caused the deaths of two other people - innocent people! - I was angry, and thought he deserved death...Those two people could have meant something to another family - the breadwinners of the family, children to some old folk, parents to young kids, brothers or sisters or anyone, and they were gone just because my uncle couldn't drive carefully...Call me cruel, but if I tell you the things his family did to my family, you would probably agree with me...

But today when I saw him lying motionless in the hospital, I just couldn't bring myself to think that way...Instead, I was wishing he will make it through, although the chances are next to none, and even if he somehow miraculously does pull through, he will be a living corpse for the rest of his life as without the brain, what is the body?

I pity his father the most...Today is Father's Day, where children everywhere cherish their fathers...But he has to watch his son die slowly...

I left the hospital at 10.30pm, and he was still alive then, although he is considered medically dead as he is brain-dead...I dunno if he would pull through, and in his condition, I dunno if it would be kinder to just let his pass away rather than spend the rest of his life with no life at all...

I hate myself for thinking so cruelly of him...I had no idea I have become such a heartless person...

Mixed Feelings...

2007-06-15T17:56:00.000+08:00

When I stepped out of the elevator on the 7th floor on Wednesday, I didn't think I would find Marsh and Liz outside, waiting to get into the lift...I also didn't count on them reaching towards my head and messing up my hair...Haha...They - along with Yi Peng and Nisha - have been pestering me to stop gelling (is that word even correct?) my hair and leave it as it is for weeks...And I did just that...They claimed that it did make me look better...Well, one has to trust a girl's judgement, and I suppose I could get used to people messing up my hair...Haha...Just kidding...

Went to Kiku Zakura at Mid Valley for lunch yesterday...Guess how much Cherrie, Esther, Xiu Jun, Chia May, Natalie and I spent? RM188.60! Haha...That's right! My share was RM27.60...The food was fine - nothing to boast about though...And we sorta arrived back at HELP slightly late for our Chemistry and received disapproving glances from Kien Loon, Marsh and Liz...Well, it was only 5 minutes...Haha...

Had a meeting with the Leo Club today...In some ways, the meeting left me with mixed feelings...Firstly, I was happy and thrilled to find out that I had access to Amber Chia, Hannah Tan and Carmen Soo to invite one of them to become the guest-of-honour for the charity dinner I'm planning...Amber happens to be our club advisor's neighbour, whilst he also knows the managers of the other two celebrities...

Secondly, I was happy that finally, my entire committee was complete and we had plans to meet up on Monday to finally discuss the plans for the dinner...At last - at LONG last - things were going the way I want them to, with some action finally taking place...I couldn't do anything before this except stare at the proposal I made as there were no meetings at all for me to bring up the dinner...

Thirdly, our club advisor had suggested that find out the prices at Sunway Convention centre, Hilton Petaling Jaya and Kuala Lumpur, Traders and Sheraton Subang as potential venues for the dinner...He told me that these hotels MIGHT give us a lower price as Lions Bangsar (I think!) are known to them...

But Jerrick (club president!) pissed me off with his words...He was basically making me cancel both my projects due to stupid reasons...I do not want to talk about what he said regarding the orphanage trip, but I felt infuriated at what he was saying about the dinner in front of everyone present during the meeting...

Jerrick: How much is your budget for the dinner?
Kervin : I'm estimating it to be around RM 10 000...
Jerrick: And how are you planning to get that amount?
Kervin : Err...Sponsorship? (Duhh...Isn't it obvious?)
Jerrick: Sponsorship? OK...Assuming you only got RM 2 000 and had no way to get the remaining RM 8 000, what would you do? How are you going to raise the rest of the money then? Tell me, please...

What the...I was pretty angry by then...And I know what he was hinting at, what he was trying to make me do...

Kervin : Jerrick, when you want to do something, you can't back off before even starting...And it is a risk that we have to take...How can you know that it won't work without even doing anything yet?

At that point, our advisor backed me up by agreeing with me...It was really stupid of Jerrick...How can he ask something like that? What on Earth is his problem?

What a nut...

Talk About Changes...

2007-06-13T20:46:00.000+08:00

Right now, my life is filled with changes...

I'm beginning to be more of an extrovert, although rather slowly, but still WAY better than before...I'm beginning to realise that studies are important and am trying my best to study when I can - although it isn't nearly as much as I should be doing...Haha...

I'm beginning to notice people more...I'm beginning to look at what happens around me and wonder at times why they don't happen to me...Then as soon as that thought comes, it goes away for I fear to break the promises I made to people...To myself...

People around me are changing as well...Some change, and they acknowledge it...Some change, but they do not know how they have changed...Whereas some just wanna change but it just doesn't happen the way they want it to...

Some people whom I wish would change will never do so...Not even if the most terrible earthquake rocked their brains around in their skulls...

Sometimes I wonder what causes this changes, and sometimes I wonder whether it is for the best...Sometimes I wonder whether I should continue changing or stay who I am...Who I was...

Confused...

Happy Birthday, Yi Peng!

2007-06-11T22:17:00.000+08:00

If you have read my earlier posts, you would have known that I got a LITTLE studious lately, and to prove my point, I went to the KL Library again on Saturday, but this time, Kien Loon tagged along...We did some Maths, though the amount of time we spent on just a few questions was shocking...We spent like 2 hours doing about 10-15 questions...But what to do? Both of us are not so good at geometry coordinate, so I guess it couldn't be helped...Haha...

I only left the library when it was closing at 5pm (we were there at 11.30am!) and headed home...That was when my sisters told me that we were watching Pirates of the Caribbean : At World's End that night...Haha...And I just watched it the previous day! But I just decided to tag along...We watched the midnight show at 12.15am and was home at around 4am...

Spent the day on Sunday reading the sixth book of Wheel of Time and doing some homework...

I got my Biology marks today, and guess what? I did badly...AGAIN...I don't wanna talk about it...It makes me feel sick...

Anyway, it was - is! - Yi Peng's 17th birthday today! I didn't know till Liz told me this morning...Kar Leng surprised Yi Peng with a cake after Chemistry today...It was NICE! Haha...That's all I can say, after getting to eat a free slice...Haha...

Got a hair cut after college today...Some people have been commenting loads of stuff about my hair lately...Perhaps I should listen to some of their comments...We shall see...

Siang Hang gave me a huge shocker just as I was about to type this...I dunno whether I can believe it or not...When he called and told me, I was quite speechless and just didn't know what to say...I'll have to see for myself the truth behind his claims...Haha...

Anyway, happy birthday, Pengs!

"Aye, Captain!"

2007-06-08T20:46:00.000+08:00

OK time for another update...

Well yesterday, for my break from 12-2pm, 15 of us headed over to Mid Valley to have our lunch at a Indian vegetarian restaurant there...It's called "Annalakshmi"...It's decorations are pretty elaborate and the concept is slightly similar to that of a palace...SLIGHTLY...Haha...Anyway, Alex suggested that place, and slowly from 10 people, it increased to 13, then 14, and finally it was the 15 of us who went...

Part of the concept there is that you eat how much you want (it's buffet!) and you pay how much you want! Yes...If you eat like damn lot and you pay RM 2 for it, they will still accept, but no doubt the only thing they will remember about you is your "charitable" nature...Yes, it's something like for charity; the proceeds from the sales of the food will be given to some museum that deals with arts and culture, unless I'm mistaken...

So anyway, the food was OK...I wouldn't say it was fabulous, and I most CERTAINLY didn't enjoy it as much as Alex apparently did, but it was OK...I paid RM10 for it...See, I'm reasonable...Haha...

Today after college, I went to watch Pirates of the Caribbean : At World's End with Kien Loon, Siang Hang and Mun Tat at Mid Valley...Please, keep the "oh-my-God-he-just-went-to-watch-it!" look or thought - it's not like I didn't wanna watch earlier (I really wanted to!) but certain stuff that can't be avoided just kept on interrupting any plans...

Anyway, I can't say I enjoined the movie as much as the rest of the world did...It was good, but not necessarily much more than that...And I expected more than that...Haha...I mean, it's just that in the beginning, it was so boring...Yes, it was quite boring, and I didn't understand like half of what they were saying...It was too "pirate-y"...But it certainly got better towards the ending...It got really good at that part...

But there were so many issues that I guess sorta spoiled the movie A LITTLE BIT...Like about Calypso...I mean, is that all? She turns into this giant (and says something I couldn't make out at all!), changes to thousands of crabs, disappears underwater, creates that gigantic whirlpool and is no longer mentioned? I really like her character and it was pretty sad to not to know what exactly happened to her...There wasn't a proper closure...

Also, the constant changing between characters - as in, the ships they are at...Sometimes, they are on the Flying Dutchman, at times on the Black Pearl, other times on the ship Sao Feng gave them or another time still, on the East India's ship...I think Will Turner and Elizabeth Swann has been on all the ships at one point or more throughout the movie...It was pretty confusing...

Also, I saw abit of Matrix-like stuff going on...Whilst the entire ship around him was blowing apart, that Beckett guy just calmly walked down a stairs (that was slowly falling apart behind him!)...Splinters of wood were everywhere, but he just walked on, and nothing touched him...Until the part where the flames just cover him...It was pretty lame at that part...

But Johnny Depp and Geoffrey Rush were pretty amazing at their roles, and so was Keira Knightley...Orlando Bloom wasn't so good, and neither was Chow Yun-Fat...OK, I know Sarah and Natalie would probably rip me apart for saying that about Orlando but ladies, reality is harsh...Orlando has just lost his touch after Lord of the Rings...Face it...Haha...

We went to Sentul Curry House for dinner...I was hoping that the other three would find the place fine, as I suggested going there, and I was afraid Kien Loon would have something to say (he always finds things to complain about!)...Haha...But they appeared satisfied so I guess that's fine...

Mun Tat sent me back home and guess what? I found out my maid was gone...Haha...She just came yesterday, and she was gone today...I'm not saying she ran away, but my mum sent her back..Apparently she told my mum she wanted to go back to her hometown (in India, as she is an Indian!)...So my mum had to send her back to the agency...My mum even bought some clothes for her yesterday...I barely spoke to her yesterday, and I don't even know her name yet...Haha...

Ran into my NS friend in Mid Valley today...I can't believe she had forgotten my name! Haha...She and her boyfriend same only...Whenever I message him, his reply will be "Who is this?"...It's ALWAYS like that...Haha...I also saw Liz and her best friend (according to Kien Loon!), Mischa...Liz said she felt sick, and I sent her scowling at me as I said "I'm sick of seeing you, too!"...Haha...Just kidding, Liz...Don't get angry...You know "my paper heart will bleed"...Haha...

Anyway, that about covers up today's update...Wait for the next one OK?

Tagging at the chatbox would be MOST appreciated...Haha...

I Need More Time...

2007-06-06T18:51:00.000+08:00

The Biology test was a blast! Yeah!

OK, maybe I'm being a little overconfident but seriously, it was WAY better than the first paper a few weeks back...I'm pretty confident that I did pretty well...Haha...

I've been busy attempting to contact certain parties regarding the orphanage visit I'm planning and also trying to clear up the "issues" in the committee for the visit, and my Charity Dinner as well...When I wasn't there for one of their meetings, they made some changes which places me at the receiving end...Headache, when I think about it all...

My sister went for the MSSM Nationals last Saturday and came back today...She went to the "9 State"...Haha...Negeri Sembilan, I mean...She represented the Federal Territory in some sporting event...She didn't win, but I'm still happy for her to have made it that far...I myself NEVER even got through any try-outs even in school...Haha...Way to go girl!

Getting more headaches as friends everywhere are asking me to meet up...My National Service buddies, my tuition friends, old school friends and some other close friends...Already my weekends are beginning to get booked with outings! No! There goes my precious study time...Haha...

That's all for now...Got Maths tomorrow, and if Noel comes up with any crazy stuff, you will hear it first hand on Hell's Kitchen...Haha...

Bonne journee!

I Got Bitten By The Study Bug!

2007-06-04T16:32:00.000+08:00

Sorry for the long absence, people!

Well, I'll try to keep the update as short as possible then...Last week I had my Physics test...I expected 30/40...But what I got was totally unexpected...It's so DAMN LOW! I don't wanna tell you guys what I got cause it is so embarassing...Haha...

Anyway, I headed over to my grandma house on Saturday to study...Haha, yes, I am serious about getting bitten with the study bug! And last Saturday was a public holiday so I couldn't go to the library...If I stayed at home, I will be using the computer and won't be studying...So off I went to my grandma's place...

I spent Sunday at home though, finishing up the fifth book of the Wheel of Time...Moiraine died! Nooo! Haha...Her character is pretty similar to characters like Gandalf in Lord of the Rings and Brom in Eragon; all these people sacrificed their lives to save the protagonist of the story...But I know she will be back though...Although she will only be back in the last book, which is the twelveth book, A Memory of Light...So she will be missing from 6 books that are in between...I got the sixth book from Natalie today; it's the longest book in the series thus far...I'm going to have to control myself and read slowly...Haha...

Oh and by the way, during Maths test on Friday, Zephyr actually SLAPPED Noel's butt! Haha...Yup, she did! He was disturbing her while she was doing her Maths and so she retaliated by slapping his ass! Haha...

I have my Biology test tomorrow...I seriously hope I do well...I can't take it if I get another Physics-like marks...

Oh right! I almost forgot! To all my Victorian buddies, you guys would know her...Nirmala contacted me today? Remember, our counsellor...Well, she's retired now...Anyway, all of a sudden, she messaged me today...Guess what? She did that from California!

Yes, she's busy having her long break that she told us about last year! She left on May 14...She's currently at California...She's been to the Golden Gate Bridge and the Alcatraz (the famous prison facility!) which were both featured in X-Men 3 : The Last Stand...She's been to so many other places as well, I presume, from the way she messaged me...She's leaving for Chicago and Seattle, soon...She's going to the Grand Canyon soon as well...She's seriously enjoying life...Haha...Her daughter also got married at Los Angeles recently, but I think it was a private affair...Her daughter's staying there now...She said they will have the social wedding next year...She will be back to Malaysia on June 21...

Well, at least SOMEONE is enjoying life...While all I have to enjoy are tests! Hope I do well tomorrow in that Biology test!

Take care people!

Next On Hell's Kitchen...

2007-05-29T20:07:00.000+08:00

As I mentioned in the tag that I posted up yesterday, I had no Physics class today which meant that I was free after 12pm...So some of us decided to go watch a movie...But ultimately, it was only Natalie, Izni and me who wanted to watch a movie...But Ken, Fui Wei and Wai Li joined us for lunch at Domino's in Mid Valley...

Meanwhile, a secret "plot" to meet up was "accidentally" concealed from me! Kien Loon, I'm gonna kill you! Haha...How could you go all the way to Times Square and then only I remember that you guys didn't tell me about the meet-up! Wei Hsien also! Mun Tat! Siang Hang! Kim Bee is understandable...But the four of you...

Anyway, the three of us watched Next...You know something? If you thought that Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire's Malay title ("Harry Potter dan Piala Api") sounded lame, think again...You know what Next is in Malay? "Seterusnya"...Haha...We couldn't stop laughing when we saw that...

About the movie...It was quite nice actually...BUT...There is a BUT...It was nice until the point where we found out that Chris (Nicholas Cage's character) was basically foreseeing almost the entire show...It was ridiculous! What was more stupid was that they didn't really end the movie...Nobody knows now if the authorities managed to recover the stolen nuke bomb...Are the directors trying to create an opening for "Seterusnya 2"? I doubt anyone would go watch it...Lame...

Well anyway, went back home after scouting around at Tower Records after the movie...Reached home and found out that the SPM remark results were out...And guess what? My recheck yielded no difference at all for ALL 5 subjects! RM250 burned just like that! Sigh...But it was a risk I knew I was taking since the beginning...So it wasn't so bad, I guess...

And that wraps it up for now...Take care guys...

P.S. Wish me luck, please! I have a Physics test tomorrow, a mock test for Maths on either this Thursday or Friday on the entire syllabus of C1, AND another mock test for Biology next Tuesday on the entire syllabus of Unit 1 as well! PLEASE wish me luck!

The Tagged Tags Again...

2007-05-28T19:03:00.000+08:00

I can't believe that my reply to The Star's request for reviews on the upcoming installment of the final chapter to the Harry Potter series made it to the print! Haha...I just noticed it just now when I was going through yesterday's (Sunday)paper! Two weeks earlier, I wrote a reply to another issue (a more serious one!) which also made it to the print! "Bangga"! There's just something about seeing your name in the print...And the fact that my reply was sort of integrated almost completely into the article about Harry Potter made me feel so good! Haha...I know you guys will be like thinking "what the hell is this fellow thinking - it's just his name on the paper..." but tell you what - why don't you try? Then you will understand what I mean...Haha...IF you guys feel like looking at the article, it's on page SM14...The StarMag pullout...

Anyway, here's the tag that I promised to answer...
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PART 1: ON THE OUTSIDE

Name : Kervindran Mohanasundaram (Just Kervin please!)
Date of birth : 10 January 1989 (Presents are most welcomed!)
Current status : Single (Though some people are trying to attach me to some crazy girl - please NO!)
Eye colour : I have always considered my eye colour to be DARK BROWN...
Hair Colour : Black...
Righty or lefty : Righty
Zodiac sign : Capricorn

PART 2: ON THE INSIDE

Your heritage: Indian
Your fear : Honestly, I have no idea...I'm not saying I'm fearless, but I dunno what exactly I fear either...
Your weakness : I procrastinate at times...And I will drop every single work I have to do if I get to lay my hands on a good fiction...
Your perfect pizza : Hawaiian Chicken...

PART 3: YESTERDAY, TODAY & TOMORROW

Your thoughts first waking up : Wheel of Time! (The fiction series I'm reading right now!)
Tomorrow : Yeah, no Physics tomorrow! Which means no test! Which means I can go hang out with my friends after 12pm! Which means I might be able to watch a movie!
Your bedtime : If I'm online, then almost 2am...Otherwise, 12am...
Your most missed memory : How can I remember a memory I "missed"?

PART 4: YOUR PICK

Pepsi or coke : Definitely coke!
McD or Burger King : McD!
Single or group dates : I have no idea...Never been on a date before, anyway...
Adidas or nike : Not really interested...
Lipton tea or nestea : I don't take both unless I could help it...
Chocolate or vanilla : I can't live without chocolate...
Cappuccino or coffee : Aren't both more or less the same?

PART 5: DO YOU…

Smoke : NEVER!
Curse : Once upon a time, never...Now, yes! Haha...

PART 7: WHAT WERE YOU DOING..

1 minute ago : Completing this tag...
1 hour ago : Lying down on the sofa while finishing up a chapter of the fifth book Wheel of Time - Fires of Heaven...
1/2 hours ago : Checked my mails and my blog...
1 month ago : Fresh college dude...

PART 8: FINISH THE SENTENCE

i love : listening to music, and right now, I love Chris Daughtry's songs! You rock, dude! And I love Hinder and Nickelback too! Yeah!
i feel : like if I don't start studying properly soon, I will see something like my SPM results for my A Levels as well...So must study! Limit fiction reading!

PART 9: TAG PEOPLE

1. Siang Hang
2. Natalie
3. Marsh
4. Liz
5. SarahC

Another Weekend Come And Gone...

2007-05-28T00:00:00.001+08:00

Another weekend come and gone...

Let's see...Well, after my classes on Friday, I had a double meeting for Leo Club...One for the committee, and another for everyone...It started at 12.30pm and it was about 3.30pm when I left...We basically discussed our activities, and I found myself with two projects under my belt: the Orphanage Visit and Charity Dinner + IU Nite...We're gonna bring about 50 kids to Aquaria KLCC as part of the visit...We plan to do this sometime end of July, whereas we are gonna have the other event sometime in October...One thing's for sure though...My schedule is gonna get seriously hectic soon...

I went to the KL Library on Saturday to study...Yes, to STUDY! Haha...I knew I was seriously lagging behind in my studies...I realised that especially after several Chemistry classes spent in total blur-ness and getting answers from Kien Loon...Haha...So I decided that the trip to the library was crucial...I couldn't study at home since there were loads of distractions...Anyway, I was there when the library opened and I only left went it closed...So I was there like for 6 hours!

Well, I didn't really study, but more of doing my homework and some exercises...I guess you could call them revision...

And after breakfast today, I spent almost the entire morning looking through Yik Mei's (Leo's Club's Project Director - she's a GREAT asset to the club, seriously!) suggestions regarding the Orphanage Visit and adding my own thoughts to hers...I also emailed Aquaria's Marketing Department for some info...I guess I have already started having a busy schedule...Throughout the better part of the afternoon and evening, I was back to my books again, though I did get a little bored of it towards the evening...Haha...

And we had breakfast and dinner outside today, both at a Chinese restaurant, so I had a double-chance of practicing my chopsticks skills! Haha...But needless to say, I BADLY need more practice!

And to Natalie, about my favourite type of songs...Just wanna clarify abit more...OK try to imagine yourself in this situation...You have been watching this TV series or you have been reading a fiction series for a while now...Let's just say that it is Charmed...After 8 years, the show was over...You loved every minute of the show...And when the last scene of the entire series was over, you can't help but to feel sad knowing that you will never see it again, well at least, see new episodes again...But the knowledge that the Charmed Ones will go on fighting whatever hurdles they face and emerge victorious no matter what it takes, makes you smile...It gives you a good feeling, for you know that it is not really over...Can you imagine that feeling?

Well, I just LOVE songs that give me that kinda feeling...I know its complicated and I just can't think of a better example, but there you go...

I guess I'm one complicated nut!

Au revoir!

P.S. All of you who has tagged me with that...TAG...Hang on, right...I'll answer it in the next post...

It's Music All Around...

2007-05-24T22:53:00.000+08:00

Two completely normal days passed after my previous post...Nothing much to talk about, except that I have stayed true to my word and had been reading "Wheel of Time : The Shadow Rising" slowly...

Oh and today we were supposed to go to Ikano during our break with 3 cars...But unfortunately, Cherrie wasn't feeling so well today so she didn't turn up...We decided to go next time when she was around, so we just went over to Ali Maju for lunch...It was a nice change, I guess...

I also have been downloading songs like crazy, especially today...But I learned two days earlier that I'm not the only one who is crazy about music and songs...I was sitting quietly in the DSA minding my own business while waiting for class to start (well actually I was reading the book I mentioned earlier!) when Marsh dropped by...I was listening to my mp3 player at that time..She wanted to know what song I was listening to...Coincidentally, I was listening to Ice Box by Omarion, which happens to be Marsh's favourite song...Immediately she tugged the mp3 away from me, called Liz over (she was a couple of table's away!), told her what song it was and Liz took one end of the mp3's earphone while Marsh took the other...They both listened to the song, standing in front of me...

That would have gone unnnoticed by me until they started dancing to the song...And their movements were identical, as though they had rehearsed this at home...And they even had specific steps for specific parts of the song...The sorta counted, "1...2...3...OK, this part..." and started another move...I was speechless...

Haha...But I get it...After all Missy Elliot was right...Music DOES make us lose control...So if you guys have any nice songs to recommend, please do so!

Take care guys!

Another Reflection...

2007-05-23T00:56:00.000+08:00

Well let me see...I shall update you guys on last Monday and Tuesday...

Monday was normal, I guess...We got to know that Chemistry was only gonna start at 2.30pm so almost the entire Biology class decided to go have lunch after Biology (Chemistry was after Biology!)...And guess what? 19 of us were at Rice Bowl! Haha...That's like almost the whole of Biology class, excluding Andrew and Brandon...In just a moment, the whole place was so packed with people...And I even got to hone my chopstick skills! Haha...I'm currently practising how to use chopsticks...I've made applaudable progress thus far, but I still have a long way to go when it comes to eating vegetables with chopsticks...For some reason, I just CAN'T manage that...

Wei Hsien wasn't around on Monday so me and Kien Loon had to go home ourselves...We sorta ended up with Natasha, Hein Yew, Xiu Jun, Chia May, Izni and Davis in the bus to Bangsar LRT...Natasha was really acting like a small kid...Embarassing our asses off...Davis was Natasha's schoolmate, and she told me that Natasha was damn quiet back at school...I find that remarkably hard to believe after looking at her child-like antics...We all were kinda wishing we were elsewhere when she was there...

Anyway, upon reaching Masjid Jamek from Bangsar, Kien Loon and I had a drink at a "mamak" shop and something to eat as well...We ran into our ex-schoolmates there...I went back home after that...

During Physics on Tuesday, I was practically shooting daggers at Au Yong's retreating back...I hate copying down his notes! I just don't know why but I don't like it! For Biology, I can write notes in the form of essays, but for some reason, I don't like copying down stupid notes that most of the time don't help at all in me comprehending the particular topic...And we finished Unit 1 of Biology and started on Unit 2 right away on Tuesday as well...

Apart from all that, I have made quite a good progress on my reading up of the Wheel of Time series...I have finished reading the first three books and am on the fourth one right now...I'm so obsessed with the books that I just don't do anything else, and talking with Yi Peng during Chemistry on Monday just made me realise how much I'm lagging behind, not revising my studies at all at home...So I decided to take it slow...Even though I could finish one of the books in two days, I decided to read slowly and still study as much as I could...I hope I could do that...

Anyway, the one I'm reading right now, "Wheel of Time : The Shadow Rising" is by far my favourite...Why I like it is because even in the midst of all the turmoil and problems, the author still provided a certain form of comic-relief as the characters start coupling up...While some have smooth relationships, others have a rather problematic one...Especially when two girls fight for one guy...And the way the guys are not being able to express themselves is also humourous in a certain way, as they try to make the biggest sacrifice by pretending that they don't like the girl when in fact they DO like her and are only acting that way because they wanna keep her safe...It's quite a relief to read something light amidst the heavy stuff going on in the book...

And I guess that about wraps it up for now...

Bonne journee!

A Late Night Out...

2007-05-21T00:16:00.000+08:00

Sorry for the few days of absence people...I've been busy dealing with "stuff"...

Anyway, last Friday, I had plans to go to the charity concert at Taylor's...So after my classes and the Leo Club general meeting, I headed off to Bangsar LRT station, and took another train there straight to Wangsa Maju, where Mun Tat was waiting for me...He drove me to his house where I showered and at around 5.45pm, we left and went straight to pick up another 3 of our friends: Kien Loon, Siang Hang and Wei Hsien...By the time we reached Subang, it was about 8.00pm...

When we arrived, the first band was just about to start...After saying hello to Philana - she had made sure that we would go for the event! - and getting our door gifts, we headed for seats half-way down the hall...We took seats right in front of Kah Fai, whom we didn't expect to see there...That old friend of mine - we have been students at the same place since our kindergarten! - has now grown so large that we were surprised that anyone could grow so large...Oh fine, I guess I'm overdoing it but then again, he certainly had grown alot since I last saw him - last year!- and mind you, when I say grow, I mean sideways! Haha...I also saw Shien Jean, a fellow college student and committee member in the Leo Club back at HELP...

I remember asking my friends who the host was, but they had no idea either...It was some guy by the name "Andrew Netto"...

Earlier, I had seen Tilla's sister, Naviitha and her boyfriend, Andrew enter the hall...I was surprised to see them there, but I didn't really think much about them after that...But boy, I guess I should have guessed what was up when I realised that Andrew wasn't really dressed just to party along - he was sorta dressed a little bit more elaborately, I guess...I dunno...But the point is, I failed to realise that HE was the host...Andrew was that "Andrew Netto"...Haha...Weird...

The show kicked off with some band whose name I didn't know and didn't bother to find out...Seriously, I'm not into these concerts stuff...Sure, they're fun, but I'm not really a concert-going person, much less when it comes to bands or individual singers I don't even know about...Now, if it was Rascal Flatts or Avril Lavigne, it would be an ENTIRELY different story...Haha...But then again, I found myself changing my mind about the local music industry as the night progressed...

Not only were there bands but also dancers...The "Urban Groove" was a trio of girls who won the recently held "Shuffle (is that how you spell it?) Competition" at Taylor's and were thus given the honour to perform that night...Out of the trio, two of them were pretty good, but the other one pretty much spoiled the moves slightly...

But the highlight of the night - in my opinion! - was when the Fire Dancers took the stage...The two guys were seriously breath taking when it came to their skills with fire...Although they made the hall stink with kerosene - I had to cover my nose for a while! - but all that was forgotten as they did all sorts of stunts with fire...Cool...

There were several other bands as well, including Dragon Red and the Fugitives...But the five of us were just too hungry to ignore our noisy stomachs as they made a music of their own as well...So we headed over to the famous Asia Cafe for dinner...Only then did I remember that Arvin - Tilla's boyfriend - funny how everything seemed to be about Tilla that night! - lived nearby and he used to ask me to come to Asia Cafe to hang out as that's where he chills with some of my other NS friends...I told him I was there but in the end he couldn't meet up with me as his grandparents - he was in their house at that time! - didn't allow him to go out...

Anyway, by the time we were done, the concert was pretty much over and after that, we accompanied Philana to Asia Cafe again as she wanted to eat something...I think we left Asia Cafe around 2am...After seeing her safely reach her house, the rest of us went back to Mun Tat's house to overnite...Initially the plan was to watch a movie, but Siang Hang went to bed almost right away, and I followed soon after...

Woke up the next morning at around 9am thanks to Siang Hang's irritating phone...The rest woke up like 2 hours later, and they all took their own sweet time to get ready to go out...I needed to get home as soon as possible as there were contractors at home, getting some work done and there was no one at home to supervise them...So they drove me to Ampang LRT at around 2pm and I took the train to Masjid Jamek, where I took a bus back home and reached at 4pm...

It was a nice weekend if not for certain "events" but I guess that better part just overshadows that...Oh and guys, please don't expect pictures as for some stupid reason, I can't upload pictures at all no matter what website I use...Something really stupid is up, although I dunno what...When Kien Loon has the pictures up in his blog, I will let you guys know so you guys can view it there...

Adios!

The Curses Of Life...

2007-05-17T22:38:00.000+08:00

College was OK today...During our break, Natalie, Esther, Siew Jun, Chia May, Cherrie and myself went to One Utama for lunch...We ate at Wong Kon, which was like Kim Gary’s...Pricing not bad, slightly cheaper than Kim Gary’s...After that we rushed back to HELP and arrived just in time for Biology, where Ronnie shocked us all with a quiz he never told us he was going to have...And it was on the topic we learned yesterday, the very same topic I said I don't really understand...But I think I did fine...Out of 22 questions, I think I can get about 17 answers right...

I also had my first Leo club committee meeting as a Community Service Director today...There was a lot to talk about and discuss, and I found myself seeing huge projects looming ahead of me...I hope I can cope...The meeting lasted two hours, and I left HELP at 6pm...For the first time, I took 3 buses today...One from KPD HELP to KL Sentral, another from there to Pasar Seni, and then another bus back home...I reached home at around 8.45pm...Don’t be surprised – I live quite far away...

I think you guys MIGHT have noticed the depression in my post...It is WAY shorter than my other posts and hasn’t got a single “Haha”...I have my reasons for this depression...I don’t want to talk about it...But its about something that I just found out today when I reached home...

But Kien Loon was right...There really isn’t much I can do about it...But it doesn’t make me feel any better...Maybe I will get better in time...MAYBE...Since I have my entire life to ponder on it, I guess I’m in no hurry...