Faith, Hope, Love

The Power of Prayer 祷告的力量

2011-11-29T00:52:00.000+08:00

" 疲乏的，祂赐能力；软弱的，祂加力量。"

赛 40:29

感谢天父让我在过去的一个月里深深地明白及体会这处经文。看了去年的Wushu Intervarsity 让我觉得那些参赛者都好厉害，个个都身手非凡，但我万万没想到我今年居然也有机会参加比赛 >< 一开始我觉得只用一个月的时间来学会一套传统剑术而且要得奖是没什么可能，所以就只抱着尽力而为，只求拿经验，不求得奖的心态来学。不过当我学到大概70% 时，我不再只是单纯的想拿经验，我想要得奖。在最后的一个星期里，几乎每天都半夜才回到房，要用超冷的水冲凉，带着超深的黑眼圈和眼袋上课，拖着疲惫的身躯过每一天，还要忍受着肌肉的酸痛，再加上刚生了一场大病，身体根本没完全的恢复。在比赛的前四天，师傅让我多练转剑，剑要转得快，转得美，因为我转的剑不比另外一位一起学习，一起参赛，但却学了一年剑术的朋友。而且，传统短器械的项目包括我有七个参赛者。所以，我不断的转，不断的练，但是我就是一直砍到自己。当时，我觉得非常压力。在那个时候，感谢上帝赐给我两位非常体贴及谅解我的室友。她们陪我唱了一整夜的歌，从最high、最吵的歌唱到最悲、最伤的歌。那一晚，上帝仿佛对我说，不要对自己有太高的要求，不要在意对手是谁，有多少实力，只管做好自己的本份。不要把输赢看得太重，总要享受过程，只要尽了全力，即使输了也输得问心无愧。所以，接下来的几天我都不想输赢，只想尽自己的全力把剑练好。

信是未曾看见，依然仰望十架，

信是完全交托，深知主已掌权，

我靠着那加给我力量的，凡事都能做，

或风浪或低谷，主平安在我心，

我靠着那加给我力量的，凡事都能做，

行在主的旨意，我凡事都能做。

这首诗歌让我有自信，相信无论发生什么事天父都会与我同在。感谢为我祷告及给我鼓励的家人、弟兄姐妹、朋友和两位室友。比赛的前一晚，我拜托我的两位室友和另外一位姐妹，我们四个人手牵手，一起同心为我明天的比赛祷告。她们的祷告和鼓励让我捡回我的自信去比赛，她们的祷告让我觉得平安和交托。

比赛当天，我根本没心情去看我的对手的表现，也没兴趣去听她们的分数。我就一直在那走上走下，动来动去。当司仪报告 “五号运动员，胡善美请进场。” 时，我就带着大家给我的自信和上帝加给我的力量把整套传统剑术给打完。看见评审给我的分数时，我真的吓了一跳。我居然能拿到8.00以上！总分是8.08！第三名！！！我简直不敢相信！！！！我那时的第一个反应就是“感谢神！”。上帝对我真的太好了！我的成就全是因为上帝的帮助、恩典和祝福。应当被称赞和高举的是祂才对，因为祂是葡萄树，我们是枝子；离开了祂，我们不能做什么。

现在比赛已经结束了，但我不希望就这样放弃武术。我一定会再接再厉，把武术学好，明年要是有机会还要再参加比赛，让别人肯定我！

最后，还要感谢一位非常重要的人，就是我的师傅！他虽然很忙但还是天天都抽时间来教我们，他宁愿自己几天没睡也要让我们把整套传统剑术练好，自己虽然受了伤还要硬撑的来教我们。师傅！我也许不是您最好的徒弟，但我愿意让自己不断的努力，向着那个目标前进！师傅！您辛苦了！！！

Chapter 2 ~

2011-09-16T13:51:00.000+08:00

After 4 months of long break, I'm now back in USMKK with a new status. I'm in 2nd year now! Time really flies. I still can't really accept that I'm in my 2nd year hahaha... At first, I thought I will homesick till death after the long break, but no! I don't feel any homesick! This is so weird. I'm too busy for homesick. There are too many things waiting for me out there and I barely have time to rest, and this is only the first week of my 2nd year >< Well, hopefully I can settle most of the things by this month hahaha...

If you have followed my blog, you will know that I aimed for Dean List in my 1st year. Well, I made it! I scored 3.77 in my 2nd semester! Although my average CGPA is still not Dean yet, I will continue to study hard this year! It's just a little more hahaha!!! Aim for Dean List again this semester!

When I get to know who are my new roommates, I was like "Hallelujah! Praise the LORD!". God answered my prayer after 1 year. I prayed for a Christian roommate when I was in 1st year but God gave me 3 Malay roommates. This time, I didn't pray for anything but God gave me 3 Christian roommates! T.H.R.E.E, 3! Other than that, I saw that God gave me a very important task, that is to bring one of my lost roommate back to God again. If the three of us can't even bring one lost lamb back to God, we are failures, totally! So, please pray for my us ^^.

God let me understand 2 things in the beginning of my 2nd year. First, He listened to my prayer, but he answered it later, as He has a bigger and better plan for it. I must have faith in Him and wait patiently for His answer. Secondly, I now understand why God didn't let me be chosen for CONVEX and PPSL. I once prayed to God that if He thinks that I can cope with all the works then let me be chosen, otherwise just let others take my place. At last, I didn't get either one. I was quite disappointed and a little emo when I knew I've rejected by HEPP for PPSL. But now, I understand God's will. He has His own well-intentions, He really 用心良苦 hahaha... He knew that I will be very busy with other stuffs and so CONVEX and PPSL will make me even busier. Lesson learnt: Every decision God made is for our own good, and it is the BEST decision ^^.

Facing my 1st year Nutri juniors the other day really made me think of my first year. Full head of questions and uncertainties, asking silly questions, being shy towards seniors and full of complaints. I'm glad that I'm able to help them out ^^. Hope that all the 1st years are able to get used to this new environment and get to know each other very well. For the first time our Nutri course has 1st years, 2nd years, 3rd years and final years together! May our Nutri family builds a better relationship among each other.

4 months is enough for me to lost all my stamina and flexibility. My wushu skills has regressed! I'm not as flexible as before, and I get tired very easily! Now that Wushu Intro Night is just around the corner, we have to practice every single day T.T My accumulated lactic acid cannot be replenished as fast as before and I'm having muscle pain now T.T Now I understand this long Chinese proverb which I don't understand before "天降大任于斯人也，必先苦其心志，劳其筋骨，饿其体肤，空乏其身，行指乱其所为，所以动心忍性，曾益其所不能。——《孟子》".

After all the long sharing, my goal for this new year is still the same, Dean List!!! Study hard, study smart and enjoy my uni life! がんばって。

水嶋ヒロ Mizushima Hiro

2011-07-24T22:13:00.003+08:00

Recently, I'm quite addicted to a Japanese actor - Mizushima Hiro 水嶋ヒロ, his real name is Saitou Tomohiro 斉藤智裕. Well, many thanks to my room mate who introduced me this Japanese drama- Mei Chan's Butler メイちゃんの執事. I finished watching the drama in 1 night, I didn't slept for that whole night >< The drama was just too good! After that, I began to search for more of Mizushima's product and I've watch almost all of them LOL!

Name: Mizushima Hiro 水嶋ヒロ / Saitou Tomohiro 斉藤智裕

DOB: 13 April 1984

Interest: Soccer

Language: Japanese & English

Education level: Faculty of Environmental Information, Keio University, 2008

Career: Fashion model, actor, author

Siblings: An elder sister (older by 3 years)

Spouse: Iida Ayaka 飯田綾香

His family moved to Zurich, Switzerland when he was 6 due to his father's job. 6 years in Switzerland made him fluent in English and developed interest in soccer. Then, his family returned to Japan when he was 12. Graduated from Keio University, he worked in a modelling agency, Gig Management Japan to earn money to study abroad, he was spotted and recruited as a potential actor by an acting agency, Ken-On. From there, his acting life begin.

Dramas

1. Gokusen 2 ごくせん２+ OVA as Misawa Hiro 三沢ヒロ , 2005

2. After The Rain And Dreams 雨と夢のあとに(ep7), 2005

3. Brother Beat ブラザー　ビート as Yoshii 吉井, 2005

4. Pink Gene ピンクの遺伝子(ep3) as Ikushima Mizuki 生島ミズキ, 2005

5. Kamen Raider Kabuto: God Speed Love 仮面ライダ as Tendou Souji/Kusakabe Souji 天道宗司/日下部宗司, 2006

6. The Right Way of Playing With A Girl 彼女との正しい遊び方 as Fujiki Takeshi 藤木武史, 2007

7. Our Textbook 私たちの教科書 as Yahata Daisuke 八幡大輔, 2007

8. For You In Full Blossom: Ikemen Paradise 花ざかり君たちへ:イケメン　パラダイス + OVA as Nanba Minami 難波南, 2007

9. Gutannubo (Gout Temps Nouveau) Drama Special, 2007

10. New Year's Card From The Sparkling Sea 美ら海からの年賀状 as Miyashita Kota 宮下幸太, 2007

11. Absolute Boyfriend 絶対彼氏 + OVA as Asamoto Soushi 浅元創誌, 2008

12. Room of Kingルームオブキング as Moriji/Mori Jirou 森次郎, 2008

13. My Handsome Butler/Mei Chan's Butler メイちゃんの執事 as Shibata Rihito 柴田理人, 2009

14. Mr. Brain ミスター･ブレイン as Hayashida Toranosuke 林田虎之助, 2009

15. Tokyo DOGS 東京DOGS as Kudou Maruo 工藤丸尾, 2009

Movies

1. Hatsukare as Ibushi, 2006
2. Lovely Complex ラブ★コン as Suzuki Ryouji 鈴木涼二, 2006

3. 100 Scenes of Love 100シーンの恋 as Kazuya 和也, Souta 創太, Youji 洋二, 2008

4. GS Wonderland GS ワンダーランド as Masamiya Shun 正巳屋シュン, 2008

5. DROP ドロップ as Iguchi Tatsuya 井口達也, 2009

6. BECK ベック as Minami Ryuusuke 南隆介, 2010

Dubbing

1. The Incredible Hulk as Bruce Banner, 2008

Book

1. Kagerou, 2010

CMs

1. Right-On: New Shiny Denim (Jeans)

2. Right-On: X-Wash (Sweater)

3. SEGA World Destruction (Game)

4. Panasonic P-07A (Mobile Phone)

5. Panasonic VIERA P-02B (Mobile Phone)

6. Bourbon Alfort (Chocolate)

7. Daihatsu Tanto Custom (Vehicle)

8. Suntory Hoyoroi (Alcohol)

9. Oronamin (Energy Drink)

10. Super Cup X 1.5 (Instant Noodles)

11. Mobage (Game)

Short film & MV

1. 10 Questions 10の質問

2. Girl Next Door: Silent Scream MV

After so many scenes, finally he found his interest in writing. He left his acting agency with his wife and started his writing career. His first novel, KAGEROU won the 5th Poplar Publishing Grand Prize for fiction in 2010, and he is trying his best to work on his 2nd novel. 22 February 2010, he married a Japanese singer, Iida Ayaka who then diagnosed with Grave's disease. Yet knowing it, he decided to stay with her as he said she needs someone beside her to take care and support her. However, there are so many rumors about their divorce nowadays.

Really hope that he will return in acting as I really love to watch more of his films! Mizushima Hiro you are the best!!!! ><

Always In Our Memory ~ Jeffery Lee

2011-06-04T02:21:00.001+08:00

A friend that I knew for 10 years. A quiet person, yet knew when is the right time to talk and to boom people. A humble servant of God. A great brother in Christ. Suddenly miss his silence, miss his cold jokes, miss his smiles, miss his shyness, miss his coolness while playing base, miss the happy moments we had together in MIF and MYF. It is really a waste that he left us this soon. However, the happiness that we knew he is with our Heavenly Father & Jesus Christ now in a place without sorrow and tears overcome the feeling of grief. My deepest condolences to Jeffrey's family, may the LORD peace console the family and to those who once cared for and loved this brother. Jeffrey Lee, you will always be in our heart, rest in peace in God's embrace. See you again in heaven ^^

光明日报：2011年6月3日：出营载主讲人釀車禍‧U轉被撞1死2傷

Video：Goodbye Jeff

Will always miss you...

Perhentian Island (2/5/11-4/5/11)

2011-05-28T13:40:00.000+08:00

I ended my 1st year of university life by visiting a beautiful place, Perhentian Island. Many thanks to Caleb Mok Chia Lit for planning this trip, and thanks to our camera man Goh Teik Aun. Although he didn't took many of our pictures, having him and his DSLR along was really great ><

2/5/11 - 0730, we departed from USMKK heading to Kuala Besut jetty. It took only 1 hour for us to reach there.

This is Perhentian Island.

Although the beach was not that beautiful, it was a peaceful and quiet place ^^

It was a very cheap trip, RM390 including ride to and fro the jetty from USMKK, 10 snorkeling spots, chalet, and food. Furthermore, the chalet was comfortable and the food was quite nice too ^^. This was our chalet.

This was our guide, Dee Kebar, but we called him Di Kebun hahaha

Our first snorkeling spot - basic snorkeling lesson. Well, at the end, everyone knew how to swim, but not Teik Aun hahaha... Other than all the colorful fishes and corals, we saw turtle and sharks too!

When the sun set, according to Caleb's prefrontal cortex, we were supposed to take many pictures of the beautiful night scenery of the island. Unfortunately, there were not much for us to capture...

And so, we just sat there, chit-chat for the whole night, gossiping about others hahaha.... Although we were tired after all the snorkeling, we still can't sleep yet, because there were someone waiting for us ^^.

Yup! They were 2 baby sharks and a baby turtle hahaha... We manage to find a nest of Nemo and had it in our hands XD

3/5/11 early morning, we took an hour boat ride to reach Redang Island! I always wanted to go there, and I really didn't aspect the package to include Redang Island >< Redang is much more beautiful compared to Perhentian. So, our modelling sessions begun!

Saw the shooting place of 夏日摸摸查 too ^^

After lunch...

After Redang, it was Lang Tengah next!!!

Then we went to Marine Park. We saw many other types of fishes and corals over there. The most exciting part was we got the chance to see the giant eel! The eel was very big and long! I was so afraid that it would swim up and bite my legs >< We fed the fishes with bread in the water, and poor Teik Aun fed the fishes with bread at the jetty hahaha...

This was something out of our plan. We visited the fisherman's ship too ><

Due to the outnumber of future nutritionists and dietetions in our group, we kept on mentioned about vitamin C, oranges and scurvy LOL...

There was a place, where they have water from the mountains. The water was sooooo cooling and the locals often go there for their bath and use the water for washing, drinking and cooking. According to Di Kebun (dunno whether is true or not), the spring water has healing power and power to help someone find their true love hahaha.... The hotter the weather, the cooler the water ^^

We even had a chance to 'drive' the speed boat hahahaha

According to Caleb's prefrontal cortex again, after our BBQ dinner, we were supposed to sleep early that night in order to wake up early to see sunrise. Unfortunately, Perhentian is not the right spot to see sunrise. So, we changed our plan again hahaha... Poor confused prefrontal cortex XD We played cards that night!

4/5/11, our last day in Perhentian = more photo shooting sessions!

Finally... Bye-bye Perhentian Island!

Really enjoyed the time we had together, my first trip with my uni friends, hope to have more fun trips with my uni friends!

Life As A 1st Year

2011-04-26T23:07:00.000+08:00

After 10 months of struggle, finally I've completed my first year of university life. 4th of July 2010 was the day I stepped into USMKK to register myself. There, I stood alone scanning for people that I might know. Having chicken pox during orientation week is the experience I will never forget for my entire life. Adapting to new environment, changing my food choice, washing my own laundry & dishes, making new friends, staying with room mates from differences races, learning new study methods and joining new extra curricular activities... It took me about a few months to get used to all these things. Finally when I get used to my new life and now is the time I had to say goodbye (although is temporary). Although I will be back to continue my 2nd year, something that is in the passed will remain in the passed. I will have a new room with new room mates which I have no idea who she/they is/are, I will have to learn new subjects, new positions in clubs, and most of all, I'm a senior! I'm no more a junior and I have to set good examples to my juniors.

This irony feeling... Worrying not to get used to my 3 Malay room mates and now I kind of miss them >< And now I'm worrying what kind of room mate/s I will get in my next semester. Wish that spent more time together with them...

Nur Syuhada, Siti Noramarlinah & Nurul Artikah

After the busy life of CNY Night preparation, my life has changed its direction towards studies and exams. That was the time I realised the chances of meeting my wushu fellows were getting lesser and lesser. I can only meet them in the cafe, if we were having lunch at the same time. Then, when study week approached, the chance of meeting them was nearly zero. Really missed the happy moments we shared together despite all those dreadful training every single day. I'm truthfully glad that the conflicts between us has been resolved and that we are once again a big and happy family. Really appreciate this this bond we created and I hope to maintain it even when we graduated and fled our own ways in the coming 4 years ^^ Last but not least, all the best to my medic and dental brothers and sisters in wushu in your coming Pro exam. I pray that everyone of you will pass with flying colours!

Im gonna learn this!!!

2011-04-16T13:52:00.000+08:00

I'm gonna learn this during my 4 months holiday!!!!

He Will Lead The Way

2011-04-08T16:32:00.000+08:00

‎" 又要将你们的心改换一新，并且穿上新人" ~弗 4：23-24~
"to be made new in the attitude of your minds; and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness." Ephe 4:23-24

如果你改变心中的想法，上帝就会改变你的生命。
不要为明天的事而忧虑，上帝会为你的明天来做更好的安排 ^^

No matter what happened in our lives, all we have to do is to pray and to uphold our lives to the LORD and He will lead you through it . Thanked God for He had untied the knot of misunderstanding among us and now that we are back to the happy days we had, in fact we are even happier now XD

♡ 暗恋 ♡

2011-03-14T15:31:00.001+08:00

♡ ♡ ♡ 暗恋 --- 张志成♡ ♡ ♡

四目交接的时候不要停留太久
适可而止的问候关心不能太过
好奇也别去探索妒忌只能深锁
如果忍不住寂寞也不能对你说

啊好朋友啊我的好朋友
不小心的沉默不想让你太难过
我们就站在落地窗的两边
就算触碰也有了界限
如果跨越过彼此那道边界
是靠近还是更遥远

相信我们走到另一个境界
搭肩高唱友谊万万岁
要是我爱你变成了语言
什么会多一些什么会少一些

就让别人去猜测我们清白的很
就让自己去承受那种清白的闷
就算我只是朋友能不能有要求
如果会发生什么也是我想太多

啊好朋友就只是好朋友
不小心说出口微笑中藏着难过
我们就站在落地窗的两边
就算触碰也有了界限
如果跨越过彼此那道边界
是靠近还是更遥远

你会不会也曾闪过这感觉

一念之间就要差一点

要是我爱你变成了利剑

什么会被消灭什么才会复原

那是我的底线继续将你暗恋

I'm 21 ^^

2011-03-03T00:35:00.000+08:00

Yes, I'm officially 21 now and this means I can enter a casino and vote for the country's government! hahaha.... Well, what do I feel being 21 if you ask me, the first answer will be... I feel old >< But, on the other side, I feel that I've grown up and this is just the beginning of my life as the member of the society.

First of all, I would like to thank God for blessing and guiding me for 21 years. Then, I would like to thank Him for blessing me with a wonderful family. My parents do raised me up well and I'm proud to be their daughter ^^ I knew that sometimes I'm a burden to them and made them worried, I will try my best in doing everything and promise them a better life in future. I will not fail nor shame my parents on earth and my heavenly Father. Special thanks to my mom as she really planned everything so well for my 21st birthday party. Although she was exhausted, she still determined to make my birthday party a success.

Secondly, I would like to thanked all my friends and relatives who came on that day. Thank you for willing to spend your precious time to attend my party. I'm very sorry if I did not serve you well on that day and I hope that you truly enjoyed the night ^^ Thanks to those who really dress as the theme stated "Jeans", and many many thanks to all the presents and 'ang pow's ^^ Love them so much XDDDD

My lovely family ^^

My dearest Form 6 buddies
Jing Yee, Yi Ting, See Ying, Yun Yih, Tian-Qi & Ravi

My forever loving & caring brothers & sisters in Christ
Patrick, Chia Ai, Eunice, Jane, Eric, Eve, Qiao Zhi, Irene & Wilson

My Form 5 best 姐妹
Chiu Li, Ivy, Au Yong, Hui Lu & Yee Leng

Presents!!!

Carols of The Bells

2011-01-02T11:28:00.000+08:00

Carol Of The Bells

Hark! how the bells
Sweet silver bells
All seem to say,
"Throw cares away."
Christmas is here
Bringing good cheer
To young and old
Meek and the bold

Ding, dong, ding, dong
That is their song
With joyful ring
All caroling
One seems to hear
Words of good cheer
From ev'rywhere
Filling the air

Oh how they pound,
Raising the sound,
O'er hill and dale,
Telling their tale,
Gaily they ring
While people sing
Songs of good cheer
Christmas is here
Merry, merry, merry, merry Christmas
Merry, merry, merry, merry Christmas

On, on they send
On without end
Their joyful tone
To ev'ry home

Ding, dong, ding, dong.

This song is composed by Mykola Dmytrovych Leontovych (1877-1921) in 1916 which was originally titled Shchedryk. It is a Ukranian folk song about a sparrow and the bountiful year that awaits a family. It was first performed in the Ukraine on the night of January 13, 1916, on the Julian calendar this is considered New Year's Eve. In the United States the song was first performed on October 5, 1921 at Carnegie Hall.

Carol of the Bells, also known as the Ukrainian Carol, was adapted from Shchedryk by Mykola Leontovych (1877-1921), which was first performed in December 1916 by students at Kiev University. The original Ukrainian song is based on an old Slavic legend that every bell in the world rang in honour of Jesus on the night of his birth.

-cited from lyrics.christmas-presents-ideas.com -

Love this song so much <3

Counting Lord's Grace 数算主恩

2011-01-01T02:51:00.000+08:00

主的恩典样样都要数

主的恩典都要记清楚

主的恩典样样都要数

必能叫你惊讶主奇妙看顾

Stepping a new year ahead, everyone has their own New Year Resolution. Sometimes it's quite difficult to set a goal for a new year as you don't know what will happen and what changes will take place in a new year. So, why don't try to count God's grace instead. Try to count His grace upon us in this whole year and you will see how God has bless us and guide us through this whole year. You will also realise that the list will go on and on and on, never meet an ending. It means God is always there to guide us and bless as He never abandon us^^

~ Happy New Year 2011!!! ~

The Beginning of 2nd Semester

2010-12-29T09:53:00.000+08:00

Maybe I had had a long holiday (1 month ), I felt weird when I come back to my university. I try to keep myself as busy as possible as when I'm alone doing nothing I will feel like going home... Home sick again, haiz.... I really cannot imagine what it will be like when I come back to USMKK at next year's September after 4 months of break. Thanked God for occupying me with loads of activities, trainings and practices for this sem. For now I'm busy with Christmas Night tambourine practices, after that will be CNY torturing wushu practices, and finally, it's time for end year exam. Actually there is so little time for me in this sem.

Apart from all the activities, have to cope up with my studies too. Didn't did well enough in the previous sem, have to put in more effort in this sem. Although it's quite impossible for me to get 1st honour for my 1st year, I will still not give up trying! So friends, please don't ask me out so frequently k, I have a lot to catch up >< And I pray to God to conserve my heart and help me to focus on my studies = It's time to cut down on FB XD Furthermore, quite impossible means still got chance, there is still hope XD Just have to put in more effort and have faith and trust in God, then nothing is impossible! As the bible says "I can do all this through him who gives me strength 我靠着那加给我力量的，凡事都能做" ~ Phillipians 4:13. Dean list here I come!!!!!!!

Just a few pictures to encourage me and my friends ^^

Is this Misaki???

Selangor 1 Day Trip - 7/12/10

2010-12-11T21:37:00.000+08:00

6/12/10
2300 - Reach See Ying's house to spend a night.
   Me: Turn here turn there, kicking the blanket >>> barely slept
   SY: Turn here turn there, keep on go toilet >>> barely slept
   YY: Staring at the ceiling and counting down >>> slept? I don't think so
   JQ: Driver of the day, force himself to sleep >>> maybe enter REM state a few
   times
   Ravi: Switch off the light and fell asleep >>> slept the most

7/12/10
0600 - Rise & Shine!!!.... wait for Tian-Qi to join us
0730 - Breakfast!

0830 - Journey starts!!!
0930 - Reached Pantai Remis.
   The beach was such a disappointment.... not beautiful at all.... very dirty....
   a lot of Malay uncles fishing...
   However, we took a lot of beautiful pictures hahaha

1030 - The beach was too boring, nothing for us to do. So, we headed to our next
station, Bukit Malawati a.k.a. monkey mountain!!!

1230 - Took off to Sekinchan and had our seafood lunch at 隆华海鲜酒楼. Yummy ~
1400 - Visited the paddy field, site A, site B and site C.
   We were lucky that the farmers just started to harvest to paddy. So, we had
   the chance to see golden paddy field ^^
   Most of the pictures we took look like photoshop edited hahaha...

After so many shots..... Finally we reach our final destination - Kuala Selangor!

1700 - Chit-chat for almost 2 hours ++ in Firefly Park Resort.
   Topics discussed: The criteria, personality and type of boyfriend/girlfriend
   preferred.
   Ravi asked me : "Big eyes or small eyes? Long hair or short hair? " LOLx

1900 - Went for dinner at Kuala Selangor Seafood Restaurant.
2030 - Fireflies here we come!!!!
It was a perfect day with a perfect weather to see fireflies. There were
no moon and stars, not windy. There were so many of them ><

2130 - Everyone went home with satisfaction. However, Ravi Sangkar! You still owe
us a regret bar! XD

Klang > Pantai Remis > Bukit Malawati > Sekinchan > Kuala Selangor > Klang

Thanks to you guys for giving me another wonderful day to remember. Special thanks to our driver, Jie Qi. We all knew you were extremely exhausted on that day. You looked very scary with your emo look on the way home hahaha... Time will go on, things will change and I will make more new friends in the future. But, no matter what happened and how many new friends I made, I will not forget you guys! It is so true that the only happy moments I can remember now are all the wonderful moments I spent with all of you. Once again thanks for making my life so meaningful ^^

~ Friendship Forever!!! ~

My 1st Semester of University Life

2010-11-30T01:45:00.004+08:00

After nearly 9 months... I'm back!

Well, from the last post, I listed down all my choices and I was totally so confusing at that time... But, I've finish 1 semester in USM Kampus Kesihatan, Kubang Kerian, Kelantan for nutrition course... Well, yeah, it's my first choice for USM, it's just that I didn't aspect it to be in Kelantan...

So many things happened in my 1st semester, I get chicken pox during orientation week and went back during that week, missed kem pimpim siswa, and went back registering all the courses alone with a head full of question marks. Thanked God for sending me a great senior, Ng Yong Siang. Yong Siang, you really helped me a lot back then, really don't know what to do if you were not there to help me that time hahaha...

1st week was really tough for me. Everyone already formed their own group of friends and I was just starting to get to know them. Everyone already started with all the assignments and I'm still so blur about the subjects. Everyone already started to get use to the life there and I still feel homesick... Really a stressful 1st week for me... Once again, thanked God for sending me such kind and helpful course mates to help me out. Ng Lee Teng and Lee Ying Huoy! Thank you ar! ^^

It's really amazing how a person can adapt to a totally new environment so fast. I began to get use of the campus life, busying with all the assignments, activities, continuous assessment aka CA (our test), and I don't feel homesick any more. Sometimes, I even felt that I'm enjoying my life there hahaha...

You might think that what made my life so interesting over there. Kelantan is just a place without TGV or GSC or MBO, without Greenbox or Redbox or Neway, without Jaya Jusco or 'KB Parade', no McD delivery after 12am and no mamak stall. At first, I really think that Kelantan is a pathetic place, but think twice, it's a perfect place for studies hahaha...

My nutrition family is the main reason I get to enjoy my life in USMKK. This big family brought so much joy and support to me during the 5 months in USMKK. However, other courses friends also shared many joyful moments with me, especially the nutrition's best friend, the dietetics.

Nutrition Happy Family ^^

Nutrition + Dietetics + Forensic

In the beginning, SKs will only hang out with SKs, and SPs and SGs will only linger among themselves. Thanked to our USMKK Chinese tradition, all 1st year Chinese have to come out with a Mooncake Festival Night and this is the thing that brought us all together. Although the days during preparation were so tiring and exhausting, some even skipped classes just to finished up the works, we all felt the same kind of satisfaction at the end of the day. Our Mooncake Festival Night might not be the best, but it is the best for all the 1st years ^^

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UMK Mooncake Festival Night

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Borneo Night

The next thing that made me life complete in USMKK is my brothers and sisters in Christ. By attending CF, choir practice and church services, I really felt that God is always with me no matter what condition I am dealing to. I realised that my spiritual life grown quite a lot in these few months. I prayed so hard for a christian room mate before entering USMKK yet God gave me 3 Malay room mates. I was like "God! What is this?!". I need someone to encourage me to read God's word everyday as I'm really very lazy when it comes to reading the bible. But, God always have His perfect plan. My 3 Malay room mates pray everyday, and don't know for how many times. This really encourages me to read the bible and pray too as I don't want to loose to them >< I truly understand God's purpose for giving me 3 Malay room mates now.

Last but not least is wushu! Yup, for all my non-USMKK friends information, I'm learning wushu now hahaha... Just started learning for a few months, only know some basic moves such as some 基本功, 五步拳 and the 1st part of 南拳. Now practising like hell for 2011's CNY performance >< Although the training were very tiring especially the stamina training part, I really enjoyed it. Many thanks to all our wushu club seniors like 长拳爸爸-Ong Ee, 南拳妈妈-Vivian, 太极奶奶-Jia Miao, our blur blur president-Chee Keong, our cool cool China-looked senior-Ming Jian and the most 多余 Yi Chuan. Thanks for being so patient while training us. We will try our best! We will train hard! We will put our best show on CNY night!

南拳开式！

Time passed so fast, 1 semester had ended and more challenges are waiting ahead. Really can't wait for next year's Christmas Night and CNY Night >< Thanked God for placing so many great friends in my life in order to help me through my campus life without my family around. May God continue to bless those around me and me as we continue our journey as a student in USMKK in the 2nd semester ^^

Humans Do Their Best and Let God Do The Rest

2010-03-04T10:19:00.002+08:00

I have decided all my 8 choices in UPU and 4 choices in USM. Before I choose my choices, my parents, especially my father kept on asking in what field I will be working in after I graduate if I choose that course, how much money I will make and stuffs like that. It's deniable that the main purpose we work is to earn money, but the problem for this moment is not about future. I don't even know whether I will get the courses I want in Uni. So why think so much.

My mother kept on ask me to become a teacher so next time can open a kindergarten or day care centre. The problem is, I don't like to become a teacher!

After thinking back, I've decided my choices.
1. Bacelor Sains (Pengajian Makanan) - UPM
2. Bacelor Sains dan Teknologi Makanan - UPM
3.Sarjana Muda Sains Makanan dengan Kepujian (Sains Makanan dan Pemakanan) - UMS
4.Sarjana Muda Sains Makanan dengan Kepujian (Teknologi Makanan dan Bioproses) - UMS
5.Sarjana Muda Sains Makanan dengan Kepujian (Perkhidmatan Makanan) - UMS
6.Sarjana Muda Sains Makanan (Perkhidmatan Makanan dan Pemakanan) - UMT
7.Sarjana Muda Sains Makanan (Teknologi Makanan) - UMT
8.Sarjana Muda Sains dengan Kepujian (Kimia Sumber) - UNIMAS

USM
1.Sarjana Muda Sains Kesihatan (Kepujian) - Pemakanan
2.Sarjana Muda Teknologi (Kepujian) - Makanan
3.Sarjana Muda Sains Gunaan (Kepujian) - Biologi Gunaan
4.Sarjana Muda Sains Gunaan (Kepujian) - Kima Industri

There are too many uncertanties. I can't predict the future nor can I know which course is the most suitable course for me. I don't know what will I be and I don't know how much money I can make. All these are beyond my understanding, intelligence and conqure. The only things that I can do now are leave all these problems to a greater person to solve, God, have faith in Him that He knows what is the best for me, have faith that He will guide me and learn how to accept His will.

1 Litre of Tears

2010-03-03T18:39:00.004+08:00

1 Litre of Tears (Ichi Rittoru no Namida) is a Japanese drama based on a real life tragedy that happened on a 15 years old high school girl, Aya Ikeuchi. Aya is a brilliant girl in academic and sports and she is very pretty too. This drama is so nice! The illness that ends Aya life's was spinocerebellar ataxia, a fatal and incurable disease that restricts the muscle nerve to function normally and finally handicaps the body. I cried for every episodes LOL.... While I was watching, I kept on thinking, what if I get that kind of disease. Can I accept it? Can I still be smiling? Can I go through all the though times?

However, I've learn some homework from this drama. Health, family love and friend's kindness are not something that you get naturally. All the above are granted by God without asking any repayments. But, if we do not appreciate them, one day, God will take them all back. So friends, appreciate what you have now!

Headache ~ ~

2010-02-28T13:22:00.002+08:00

Time to choose which Uni and choose which course. So headache! Choose already also don't mean that I will get the course and Uni I want. What to do? Pray hard loh hahahaha

STPM Results.........

2010-02-25T18:29:00.002+08:00

25/2/10 is one the important days in my life. Well, I knew I won't get 4.00 so I'm not that sad when I get my results. But I'm a bit disappointed because I don't have any A, only A-. Maybe God has a course that suites me even better. So, just see what God has planned for me hahahaha...

Congratulations to those with excellent results!

Cheap = Free ?

2010-02-13T04:49:00.002+08:00

HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR & HAPPY VALENTINE!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yesterday morning I went to Tesco with my mum at 8am because my mum said there have a lo t of cheap and fresh vegetables, chickens and fishes. When I reached there, I was really shocked of the crowd and how they behave. There were so many aunties and uncles fighting for the stuffs. I tried to get some too but I was no match with them LOL! They just kept on squeeze and push. They don't care whether you are a girl or senior citizen, all of their eyes focused on what they want.

It is undeniable that the prices were really low and the stuffs were fresh too, but do they have to be like this? They still need to pay for the things... Plus, the uncles over there were so not gentlemen! They squeezed me out of the queue!

7 Sia Sui Things That Can Be Done During A Trip

2010-01-17T13:25:00.022+08:00

PS: All these sia sui things happened on Ravisangkar A/L Ramachandran.

1. Do not know how to use a pair of chopsticks yet still ordered a bowl of ramen in a Korean restaurant.
2. Fell into the river by himself during rafting where everybody still remain in the raft.

3. Being pushed into the swimming pool by 3 girls.

4. Being syok sendiri while taking a video and get hit by a packet of fish food.
( The video's size is too big, so I can't upload it hehe )

5. Wanted to be eaten by the fish but unfortunately the fish mouth is too small.

6. Doing weird poses during photo sessions.

Ahhhh.........

Civilized monkey pose

Langkawi eagle pose

Rabbit Ravi pose

7. Being bullied by 6 girls along the whole journey.

Wonderful Sabah Day 4

2010-01-14T07:40:00.019+08:00

8/1/10

5.00 am - Finally, it's our last day in Sabah. We woke up at 5 am to watch sunrise. Unfortunately, there was too much cloud in the sky that morning, its quite hard for us to see a beautiful sunrise. We waited until 6.45 am only the sun rose completely. After so many shot

s, we went for our breakfast, except for the guys, they went back to sleep.

7.00 am - I have to say the owner of the restaurant don't know how to do business. The breakfast supposed to be F.O.C. but they type in the price of the dishes in the breakfast menu. Since it is free, of course everyone will choose the most expensive dish. Therefore, all of us ordered the same dish, American breakfast.

10.00 am - After enjoying our breakfast, we check-out and went to a tamu ground nearby to browse for fruits. We saw many weird fruits that can only be found in Borneo. One of the most famous fruit is buah tarap. It is similar with cempedak ( Jack fruit ) but it tastes differently. Next is cheese fruit. It tastes like very thick, creamy sweet potato. well, we don't really like the taste hehehe. They also have wild rambutans and wild durians with different flavour which differs with their flesh colour. For example, durian with orange fruit will taste like peanut butter! Imagine that! You are eating a durian but it tastes like peanut butter LOL... There were many wild berries like raspberry hahaha... Then, there is also unpolished mountain rice which is found in black and brown in colour. These rice are not cheap. A small packet costs RM10.00.

Tarap

Buah Keju

12.00 am - We went to Tamparuli to try their egg noodle. Egg noodle means the noodles are made from eggs. There are two kinds, fried egg noodle and egg noodle with soup. People in Sabah have a very special taste in eating soup noodles. They will add white vinegar into the soup. I tried to add some into my soup. Actually, it is not so bad after all.

Later, Mary Ann and James took us to a very old bridge. The bridge is built by the British and it is a very strong bridge. However, due to the height of the land, the bridge will always flooded whenever there is heavy rain. Plus, the bridge only allows one way direction. If there is a car coming from the other side. The car from this side have to stop and wait for the other to use the bridge first. Due to this matter. They built a hanging bridge for the cyclists and pedestrian, mostly students who need to cross the river during rainy seasons.

3.00 pm - We went to Inanam to try their famous ice coffee. The coffee over there is self-brewed and it is served in Tiger bottle LOL... Everyone is like drinking beer. Other than ice coffee, they are also famous of their home-made buns. They have red bean, kaya with butter, peanut and santan. The coffee was quite nice. It's not too bitter and not too sweet. At that moment, I thought that bottle of coffee can make me feel energetic. However, it don't. It don't have any effect on me. I'm still sleepy! As for the buns, I prefer the red bean bun hehehe...

Mr. Ravi, left his handphone in the van when we went for rafting in the second day, and so we have to meet up with the driver to take his phone back swt... Troublesome Ravi....

5.30 pm - We collected Ravi's phone and reach Kota Kinabalu Airport and more pictures were taken. In the airport, at a corner, we quietly opened our tarap and ate it LOL... That place was recommended by James as his previous customer ate their tarap there also LOL... Finally, it's time for us to bid goodbye.

7.15 pm - This time, our airplane meal contain Kit-kat instead of Ferrerorocher haiz....

10.30 pm - We were back in KLIA. Leong Jin's parents and Jie Qi came to pick us up. Well, Jie Qi turned at the wrong corner in the middle of the journey and they got back to Leong Jin's about midnight. I'm so glad that I'm following Leong Jin's parents LOL.....

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Mary Ann and James told us many interesting stories and their powerful testimony. After hearing their testimony, it made me feel even stronger that we have to have faith in our God. Our God is the Almighty and nothing is impossible in God's eyes.

Well, James told us that he is a buffet, a mixture of Chinese, Mongolian, German, French and Murut. When I told my parents about it my father said actually we aren't pure Chinese too. My father's grandmother's mother is a Portuguese! That explains why some of the Foo family members have curly hair when the rest have straight hair and the brownish colour of my hair LOL... Unfortunately, we didn't inherit her beautiful eyes hahahaha....

Wonderful Sabah Day 3

2010-01-13T16:16:00.011+08:00

7/1/10
8.15 am - We check-out from Likas Square Condotel and Mary Ann brought us to a place to have our breakfast, or else we have to have maggi as ou breakfast again LOL...
We had a bowl of noodle which we thought it was quite expensive at first coz it costs RM5.00. But then when they serve the noodles, we can't finish it hahahaha... As for Ravi, he went to bought 2 pieces of super hard ' yao cha guai ' and he ate them without coffee!

11.00 am - We arrive at Kinabalu National Park. We visited the exhibition hall first and Mary Ann showed us the various type of animals found in Mt. Kinabalu. James is an etnobotany and so he showed us many types of plants, herbs and poisonous plants. He also told us the functions of the plants. I have learnt a lot from there hehehe...Langkawi eagle pose LOL

Name: Tristaniosis bilocularis ( Myrtaceae )

This tree will peel off his 'skin' in order to keep its bark clean! Smart tree.

Name: Pennywort
Function: Enhance memory, eyes and cure high blood pressure.

Name: Begonia Function: Enhance memory
2.00 pm - Actually, we planned to go to Poring hot Spring, but we decided to go to Sabah Tea and Luanti Fish Spa. In Sabah Tea, the owner showed us their tea processing factory. each and every step he explained to us as details as possible. However, we were only able to understand 50% hahaha.... Not that we didn't pay attention, is that the way he speak and his Sabahan slang made us confuse LOL...Way to find out whether the tea is organic or not. First specimen: Organic Sabah Tea Second specimen: Tea + Sunscreen lotion Third specimen: Tea + iodine

Later, we went to Luanti Fish Spa. This fish spa is not like any normal fish spa we found in shopping mall with their small fishes. This fish spa is located at Sungai Moroli and their fishes are fishes from the river. Furthermore, the size of the fishes are huge! There are 2 types of fishes, the bigger fishes just suck on our fingers and hand while the smaller fishes will nible on our toes and feet searching for dead skins. It was very very very extremely 'geli'! Yi Ting was so scared until she cried hahahaha.... When we were about to leave, we saw a malay guy trying to put his naked son into the river, poor boy, he screamed and cried and he hold his father so tight. He just don't want to go into the water hahahaha...
Mary Ann and James told us so many interesting stories and all of us paid full attention to them. According to Mary Ann, if you wish to hear about the stories, please go and visit Sabah LOL...

5.00 pm - We checked in The Cottage Hotel and we had dinner in their restaurant. We chit-chat for so long until the waitress brought us the bill by herself LOL... Then, the waitress counted wrongly. We tried to calculate the correct figure to her but then she still stick to her bill. What to do, just pay what is written loh hahahaha...

Me, Jing Yee and Sam shared a room, See Ying, Yun Yih and Yi Ting shared a room, and Ravi and Leong Jin and Ravi shared another room. We watched movies and played choh dai de for the whole night and we slept around 3 something. We watched almost 3 to 4 movies LOL..8 person squeezed in 3 single beds!!! It's very uncomfortable to sleep like that T.T

Wonderful Sabah Day 2

2010-01-12T12:36:00.012+08:00

6/1/10
8.30 am - We met Angelo, our raft master. He brought us to Kiulu for white water rafting. He was impressed by our creativeness LOL... We were afraid that our slippers will be drifted our by the river and so we tied our slippers with raffia strings LOL!!!

This bridge can only sustain 4 ppl

黑青一族

After all the snapping, we started our journey! Me, Yi ting, Ravi and Leong Jin was in Angelo's group, Yun Yih, See Ying, Jing Yee and Sam was in another group. Well, our raft master, Angelo was a very friendly and funny Filipino. During our journey, he tried to push me and Yi Ting into the water but he failed hahahaha... Until we reached a corner, he asked all of us to sit at one side, he said it was a strategy to go through the corner. However, we already knew his main motive. When we reached the corner, our raft started to tilt on the heavier side and we quickly lean forward and our raft went back to it's original position. Angelo's mission has failed LOL!!!! Among all of us, only Ravi fell into the water LOL!!!. None of us except for Ravi hahahaha.....We planned to push him into the water, but didn't expect him to fall into it hahahahaha!!!! After 2 hours, we finally finished our 10km journey. The bathrooms were still under renovation, because the old building was destroyed by flashfloods. Since the bathrooms were not completed yet, the bathrooms has no door.....So, its quite hard for us to take our bath. In our schedule, our lunch is supposed to be bbq. But then it turned up the other way round. We had our bbq, but there was already someone grilled for us, we just have to eat LOL... 3.00 pm - We went back to our hotel, Likas Square Condotel. Rest for a while and to enjoy the swimming pool! Ravi was been pushed into the pool by See Ying and Yi Ting LOL... pity Ravi...

8.00 pm- We ordered Pizza Hut as our dinner!

Wonderful Sabah Day 1

2010-01-11T07:21:00.021+08:00

5/1/10

After longing for 7 months, finally it's time for us to fly! Our flight time was 7:30 am, 5 Jan 2010, Malaysia Airlines MH2604, aircraft: Boeing 737-400. That means, we have to reach KLIA at 5 something in the morning. We booked 2 taxis and we spent the night over at Jie Qi's house. We went to mamak and then we hardly sleep as as usual, when we all gather together, it's hard for us to keep quiet LOL... Then we got into our taxis and headed to KLIA. We were so blur that we knew nothing as it was the first time we board on a plane by ourselves. Thanked God, the service over there was very efficient, a customer servcicer came to us and offer us help. Well, all our luagages weight 71.7 kg.

We had our breakfast at Mc'D and I have a piece of advice to all my friends, DON'T EVER GO TO KLIA'S MC'D! THE FISH FILLET IS NOT COOK COMPLETELY! Yi Ting changed almost 4 fillet-o-fish until the worker get angry and told her that " memang macam itu sebab baru masak ". Imagine you are eating a half-cooked fillet-o-fish where you still can see jelly colour in the fillet.

Then, we almost missed our flight, we ran to our terminal 15 minues before they close they gate LOL... When we arrived, it's like the whole plane was waiting for us.

At first, me and See Ying don't want the breakfast, but, after seeing the breakfast have Ferrerorocher, we quickly asked for it LOL...

After 2 and a half hour, finally we were in Sabah! Met Mary Ann and James there and we headed to Manukan Island straight away. The island is so beautiful!!!

They went to see the marine exhibition while me and Yi Ting tried the parasailing. Although it was quite expensive, RM80 per person, it was so fun! We were sailing in the sky wooohoooo!!!!

We hardly saw Indians in Sabah, so I made a deal with Ravi. If he cn find 10 Indians then I will treat his dinner. Unfortunately, he can't find even one LOL!!!!

We can't find any restaurant nearby and all the shoplots closed at 6. So, we choose to have Korean food, that's the only restaurant we felt the price is reasonable.

Korean Bah Kut Teh ?

Ravi is trying very hard to eat his ramen with chopsticks LOL

Yun Yih is going to sai lang all te kimchi

First Trip After STPM - Genting Highlands

2010-01-10T19:48:00.005+08:00

16~17/12/2009 the thirteen of us went to Genting Highlands to release our stress after burning so much midnight oils in the past 1.5 years. The 13 of us come from mixture of Pra-UA1, Pra-UA2 and an ex-S1 student LOL. Friends from Pra-UA3 and Pra-UA5 also went together with us but we go our separate way after reaching there. At first we thought there wasn't many people in Genting as it was during weekdays, but when we reached the skyway station, we really can't believe our eyes. The place was crowded! We have to queue for so long to get into our cable car. After we reached First World Hotel, the crowd waiting to check-in was even bigger! Thanked God that Chia Wee and his family reached there early in the morning and we get the number 200 something. However, it was not so fortunate to the Pra-UA3s and Pra-UA5s. They have to wait until 300 something. While waiting for check-in, we queued for the luagage keeping counter, there also a long queue... Then, we ran to the outdoor themepark hoping to see a smaller crowd, but we were disappointed.... The time for us to queue is longer than the time we play haiz....

The sky is getting darker and te fog is getting thicker, Krishanth, the thinnest among us all just can't stop trembling. He was freezing! We tried to made him warmer, but he is just too skinny, he don't have any fats to burn LOL. According to the hotel's thermometer, it was 13 degree celcius out there.

The next day we wen for bowling and that was the first time I played bowling. My first game was terrible, I scored 12 only T.T But in the second game, I improved a lot! I scored 50 LOL! Then, we went back happily after that.

Me, See Ying, Yi Ting and Yoga wore the same pattern of sport shoes LOL

Mei Yee:" Huga! Huga! "

AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

WoooHoooo!!!!!!!!!

It was cool to eat ice-cream in a cold day

Krisanth is freezing. His skeletal muscles are knocking each other LOL

So cold!

It's like snowing! Just love this picture!

A Tuition Teacher

2010-01-03T16:29:00.003+08:00

As to earn some money during my holidays, I went to attend an interview as a tuition teacher at Mentari Yakin Tuition Center aka MY Tuition Center. The night after the interview I received their call to inform me that I've been hired!!! Thanked God, that was my first interview during my holidays.

Before the interview, I was so nervous that I surfed the internet to find information about going to an interview. However, when Jeff ( my interviewer and also one of my boss ) asked so little question. He saw my PMR and SPM results, chit-chat a bit and asked me to complete a test. That's all. I really thought too much before the interview. Although the salary is not that much, 1 month RM500, my work load is very much lesser. I only have to teach for 10.5 hours a week. So, I think RM500 is really a lot for me.

As I've mentioned above, I've been given a test to accomplish. Some objective questions an BC, BM and BI. Then, there are some problem solving questions, a 150 words karangan and a 150 words essay. Well, I forgot how to write a 150 words essay. I really don't know what to write in a 150 words essay and so I wrote a 300+ words essay and karangan =.= LOL

Happy New Year 2010 !!!!!

2010-01-03T16:18:00.002+08:00

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!

2010 is a different year to me. The biggest different is my age no more starting with 1 T.T Many things will change, like I have to find a part time job, I have to go to university, I can't be with my family always, have to make new friends in university and have to get used to university life which is totally different from high school life! However, we have to move on because this is a part of life hehe...

To all my friends, gambateh in year 2010! This year will be a better year!

My 2.5 hours Japanese Friend

2009-12-26T10:28:00.003+08:00

This is Kanda Emi, 17, a Japanese exchange student from Osaka. Staying in Iandy's cousin's house currently. Iandy brought her along to play badminton with us last Wednesday. In Malaysia, when we go for exercise, we will wear a T-shirt, a pair of shorts, a pair of short socks and a sport shoes. However, Emi wore something different from us. She wore a pair of super short and tight shorts and a pair of long black socks. It's exactly what we saw in the Japanese movies, mini skirts and long black socks (till the knees). We comunicated in English and she will refer to her digital dictionary if she is unsure of a word.

She is a nice person. We kept on ask her to transalate some phrases for us in Japanese hahaha... These are some phrases she tought me:

Hi, watashino namae wa ShanMei desu
Hi, my name is Shan Mei.

Nihon no eiga to anime ga suki desu
I like to watch movie and anime.

Watashi wa jyu u kyu u sai desu
I'm 19 years old.

Watashi wa Malaysia kara kimashita
I come from Malaysia.

dou gan - baby face

namakemono - lazy

kuruteru - crazy

omnanoko - girl

otoukonoko - boy

I really like Japanese a lot. Someday, I will take a Japanese language course and master it! LOL

10/12/09 Freedom!!!

2009-12-14T17:09:00.002+08:00

This is last day of my STPM and my last day I spend in secondary school. Bye-bye school life! Maybe I will miss it, but I will never want to resit my STPM LOL~

After our last paper, Chemistry 1, we headed to Jj Greenbox straight away. Almost half of the Greenbox is full of Form 6 Starians, we have 6 rooms all together hahaha... You can see Starians everywhere! This is the day for us to have fun after all those stress and pressure. After KTV, we went to watch The Princess and The Frog. It was a nice movie after all. I didn't regret watching it.

Later at night, I watched New Moon with Irene, Dickson, MCCS and Chia Ai. This day is truly a day for me to set free hahaha

12/12/09 A Great Day

2009-12-14T16:03:00.009+08:00

12/12/09 was truly a great day. It was Ravi Sangkar's and his twin brother Ravi Varma's 19th birthday. Jie Qi drove See Ying, Yun Yih, Chia Wee, Ravi and me to the Klang KTM station, then Jie Qi went to the bank. Because Jie Qi parked his car in the taxi parking and so he need a person who know how to drive a manual car to find another parking for him, and our candidate was Ravi. Who knows he just can't drive the car. The car kept on 'si huo' when he reversed, so many cars and taxis were honking at us, so embarassing... Then I took over the wheel and I drove the car smoothly to a new parking... Hahahahahahahahahahahaha.... Ravi memalukan!!! Blek

Then another sweating case happened to our Uncle. He can get lost in Klang. Maybe he has been in Singapore for too long. Actually, we planned to go to Sunway Pyramid, and because our Uncle missed the junction and we ended up in Mid Valley haha... Then, when we walked towards the escalator, me and Jie Qi thought there was an automatic glass door, and we nearly bang that piece of stationary glass LOL... We thought we were in Mid Valley, actually we were in The Gardens =.= Finally, we made our way to Mid Valley. Window shopping the whole afternoon and we bought a nice present for Ravi. We celebrated his birthday in Kenny Roger's and we continue window shopping. Then we saw a perfect spot for Ravi, It's a huge bird cage as the Christmas decoration LOL... We made Ravi to stand in the cage and took his picture hahaha... Ravi Sangkar dalam sangkar LOL~

The boys kept on saying that we girls love shopping a lot, but at the end Chia Wee and Ravi were the one who bought something and not us girls! So, actually, girls are good at window shopping and boys are good at buying things LOL. When going back, this time it was See Ying who thought there was an automatic glass door and she nearly bang the glass too hahaha....

Although many sam pat, sua ku and sia sui things happened, we all still had a lot of fun. Finally, Happy Birthday to Ravis haha.

Happy Birthday to Nicholas Teo!!!

2009-11-29T11:48:00.000+08:00

Happy Birthday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Nicholas Teo admitted to hospital due to liver viral infection

2009-10-16T15:41:00.005+08:00

My poor Nicholas Teo had admitted in a hospital in China yesterday T.T

According to the doctor, his liver showed a very high level of viral infection, high until it may bring risks to him. However, the doctor have not found the cause of this infection. I think is due to the contaminated food he consumed in China. Found some information in wikipedia, maybe the type of infection he suffer from is Hepatitis A.

Nicholas Teo had been too busy lately. Maybe this is a chance for him to take a good rest. Hope that he will recover faster. I will pray for him!

Below is the information I found in wikipedia

Viral hepatitis is liver inflammation due to a viral infection. It may present in acute (recent infection, relatively rapid onset) or chronic forms. The most common causes of viral hepatitis are the five unrelated hepatotropic viruses Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, Hepatitis D, and Hepatitis E. In addition to the hepatitis viruses, other viruses that can also cause hepatitis include Cytomegalovirus, Epstein-Barr virus, and Yellow fever.A virus previously called Hepatitis G virus is now classified as GB virus C because it does not appear to cause hepatitis.

Hepatitis A

Hepatitis A or infectious jaundice is caused by hepatitis A virus (HAV), a picornavirus transmitted by the fecal-oral route often associated with ingestion of contaminated food or with anal-oral sex. It causes an acute form of hepatitis and does not have a chronic stage. The patient's immune system makes antibodies against HAV that confer immunity against future infection. People with hepatitis A are advised to rest, stay hydrated and avoid alcohol. A vaccine is available that will prevent HAV infection for up to 10 years. Hepatitis A can be spread through personal contact, consumption of raw sea food or drinking contaminated water. This occurs primarily in third world countries. Strict personal hygiene and the avoidance of raw and unpeeled foods can help prevent an infection. Infected people excrete HAV with their feces two weeks before and one week after the appearance of jaundice. The time between the infection and the start of the illness averages 28 days (ranging from 15 to 50 days),^[1] and most recover fully within 2 months, although approximately 15% of sufferers may experience continuous or relapsing symptoms from six months to a year following initial diagnosis.

STAR Librarian Annual Lunch - A Night To Remember

2009-10-13T14:09:00.008+08:00

STAR Librarian Annual Lunch 2009! This event was held at Prescott Hotel, 11/10/09. I thought Klang Town will not be so jam on Sunday, but it turned out the other way round. It jammed like hell! So many people reached there late, so we started the thing late and ended it even later hahahaha... The most surprising thing was SMK Shahbandaraya Form 6s also held their Annual Lunch at the same place too! We were at the first floor and they were at the ground floor. Since we have friends in both sides, so we just walk up and down freely LOL. Well, that day was quite nice, I even went to set my hair! It only cost me RM10, cheap leh hehehe...

Leong Jin & Sam

Leong Jin & me

Siew Lee, Eei Yuen and me

Kim Pel, Mei jee and me

Hui Jan, Amira and me

Queen of the day

King of the day

King and Queen Nominees

Violet, Leong Jin and Teik Wee

Wei John!

Sam & Yong Ann

Sim Lee and Sam showing their beautiful legs

Violet and me

Birds of Paradise

2009-10-03T09:53:00.005+08:00

The birds of paradise are members of the family Paradisaeidae of the order Passeriformes. They are found in eastern Indonesia, Torres Strait Islands, Papua New Guinea, and eastern Australia. The members of this family are perhaps best known for the plumage of the males of most species, in particular highly elongated and elaborate feathers extending from the beak, wings or head. Birds of paradise range in size from the King Bird of Paradise at 50 grams (1.8 oz) and 15 cm (6 in) to the Black Sicklebill at 110 cm (43 in) and the Curl-crested Manucode at 430 grams (15.2 oz). Best known are the members of the genus Paradisaea, including the type species, the Greater Bird of Paradise, Paradisaea apoda. This species was described from specimens brought back to Europe from trading expeditions. These specimens had been prepared by native traders by removing their wings and feet so that they could be used as decorations. This was not known to the explorers and led to the belief that the birds never landed but were kept permanently aloft by their plumes. This is the origin of both the name "birds of paradise" and the specific name apoda — without feet.

Birds of paradise are generally crow-like in general body-form, and, indeed are the brother group to the Corvids (crows and jays). They have stout or long bills and strong feet, with around two-thirds of the species being strongly sexually dimorphic.

They live in tropical forests, including rainforest, swamps and moss forest. In most species, the diet consists predominantly of fruit, although riflebirds and sicklebills also favour insects and other arthropods.

Most species have elaborate mating rituals, with the Paradisaea species using a lek-type mating system. Others, such as the Cicinnurus and Parotia species, have highly ritualised mating dances. Males are polygamous in the sexually dimorphic species, but monogamous in at least some of the monomorphic species. Hybridisation is frequent in these birds, suggesting the polygamous species of bird of paradise are very closely related despite being in different genera. Many hybrids have been described as new species, and doubt remains regarding whether some forms, such as Rothschild's Lobe-billed Bird of Paradise, are valid. Despite the presence of hybrids, some ornithologists hypothesise that at least some putative hybrids are valid species that may be extinct.

Birds of paradise build their nests from soft materials, such as leaves, ferns, and vine tendrils, typically placed in a tree fork. Clutch size is somewhat uncertain. In the large species, it is probably almost always just one egg. Smaller species may produce clutches of 2-3.Eggs hatch after 16–22 days, and the young leave the nest at between 16 and 30 days of age.

Dengue fever

2009-09-05T10:26:00.004+08:00

If you close to me in Klang, you would have know that I've been absent from school for 1 week due to dengue fever. I have been admitted in Pantai Medical Centre for 3 days and rest at home for the rest of the week. Actually, my case is not that serious, my platelet count is still consider high, it only dropped to 103,000 per mm3 of blood ( normal human being should have 150,000 and above ). Then, I don't have internal bleeding, no rashes, no vomitting, no diarrhea, no joint pains, just fever, headache and dizinness. Thanks for all those concern and care for me during my treatment and I appreciate those who came to the hospital to visit/accompany me, because I'm really really very boring staying alone in the hospital! I brought my books to study, but I just managed to do it in the second day, I don't have any study mood in the third day haiz.... So, finally I'm back hehehehe.

Here is some information about dengue fever. Dengue fever or known as break-bone fever is caused by four closely related virus serotypes of the genus Flavivirus, family Flaviviridae.

Dengue is transmitted to humans by the Aedes aegypti or more rarely the Aedes albopictus mosquito which feed in the day. The symptoms are sudden onset of severe headache, muscle and joint pains, fever and rashes normally on the lower limbs and chest. Other symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain and drop in platelet count. Basically, there is no specific medicine to cure dengue. A dengue patient is advised to increase oral fluid intake such as water and isotonic drinks ( my dad bought a whole carton of 100 Plus for me LOL ). Supplementation with intravenous fluids may be necessary to prevent dehydration and significant concentration of the blood if the patient is unable to maintain a normal oral intake. Then, the only medicine will be given is paracetamol or most of us know it by Panadol. That's the medication, just like normal fever but the consequences is much much more serious as dengue can cause death. Although there is no specific medicine in the medical field, humans will always have their own way of healing haha. There are some traditional recipes, which are not medically proven which are believed to cure dengue fever.

1st method: Blend an unripe papaya ( still green in colour ) and drink the juice.
2nd method: Blend the leaves of 落地生根 or known as air plant, life plant, miracle plant, goethe plant ( the leaf will grow small leaves at the side ) and drink the juice. The juice is extremely bitter!
3rd method: Cook sliced cucumber with a toad in a slow cooker and drink the soup. Ew....
4th method: Drink a lot a lot a lot of water or 100 Plus.

How far it is true? I really don't know. But my mum blend the unripe papaya for me and the 落地生根 juie for my maid ( she got fever too, normal fever ), it seems working to me. As for the cucumber and the toad, I havn't tried that and I don't wish to LOL.

Thank you again for those who care for me! Love you all ><

Up

2009-09-05T10:07:00.004+08:00

That day, went to watch this 3D animation, Up with my younger brother and See Ying hahaha... This movie is extremely funny, we laughed from the beginning til the end! This movie have everything inside, it is funny, adventurous, sentimental and moral values too. This story taught me a lesson which is we have to keep our promise and try everything to fullfill it. Hope this movie brougth something to you too!

PS: Although this movie is very very very unlogic, i still enjoy the movie a lot ><

My Teachers

2009-08-13T15:56:00.007+08:00

Today I'm going to talk about the type of teachers. Basically, there are 5 types of teacher teaching my class.

The first type is my MUET teacher, Pn. Indira.
She is like a steady driver, along the whole journey, she will drive at 60km/h.
Means she is quite a good teacher, never rush to finish her syllabus, as she don't have a syllabus.

The second type is my Maths teacher, Pn. Tew.
She is like a fast driver but stuck in the traffic jam. So, sometimes she will honk the car in front or roll down the windows to scold people.

She is a very responsible teacher, she will teach every single thing clearly, yet there are so many topics to be covered. So, she always teach very fast and gave us extra classes.

The third type is my Chemistry teacher, Pn. Lalitha.
She is a moderate driver stuck in a traffic jam like Pn. Tew, but sometimes she might turn to the wrong direction, or she will meet an accident. All these things made her even slower.

Sometimes she teach very details, sometimes no. Sometimes she won't enter the class because of some reasons. However, she is an OK teacher.

The forth type is my Pengajian Am teacher, Mr. Arulsamy.
He is the touch 'n Go type. Every chapter he will just touch and go because he assumes that all us should know as we go for tuition classes. When we didn't answer his questions, he will scold us lazy, stupid and he even scold bad Tamil rough words. Basically, I hate him =.=

The last type is the worst! She is my Biology teacher, Pn. Arasy aka Mrs. Click aka Yat Lap Si ( Cantonese).
She don't even need to queue because she uses Smart TAG! She can 'teach' a chapter within 10 minutes. Why I say 'teach'? It's because she didn't teach us at all, she is just telling us which is important, which one to read up, which diagram to copy and remember to do the homework and worksheets she gave. Why she is known as Mrs. Click? Because she is good in clicking. She can click on the computer for the whole 3 periods ( 1 and a half hour ) without giving any explanation and she aspect us to understand the topic. Don't you think she is the BEST?

Ng Jie Qi - Our Chemistry Replacement Teacher

2009-07-25T07:45:00.019+08:00

Ng Jie Qi, he was my Chemistry replacement teacher for 3 months. From a school mate which I never talked to him once to teacher and student and then to good friends. This is a very rare relationship hahaha... Although we knew each other for only plus minus 6 months, we bulit a very strong relationship. This Jie Qi - Pra-UA1 relationship is built so strong, strong until we almost went for movie, dinner, party and gathering together every 2 weeks hahaha... However, he has to leave Malaysia and further his studies in Chemistry in NUS, Singapore. So, we can't be seeing each other so often anymore. No more Mr. Ng in our school and no more Uncle (that's what we call him) in our conversation so often. Here are some pictures and a gathering list we've spent through together....

1. Our first picture took in Pra-UA1.

Yup, he is the guy sitting in the middle in blue...

2. 18/4/09 Farewell for Mr. Ng in Jeth Coffee and Ice-cream + movie in Bukit Tinggi Aeon-Paul Blart the Mall Cop

3. X-Men Origin @ JJ again
4. 5/5/09 Iandy Lim's 19th birthday in Jeth Coffee & Ice-cream
5. 22/5/09 Angels & Demons in JJ again
7. 30/5/09 Greenbox Aeon Bukit Tinggi
8. 31/5/09 Morib 1 day trip
9. 4/6/09 Play badminton + basketball together
10. 31/6/09 Monster Vs Alien @ TGV Aeon Bukit Tinggi
11. 5/6/09 Hakka 'lei cha' lunch @ See Ying's house
12. 27/6/09 Nicholas Teo-Moment Of Silence @ Popular Aeon Bukit Tinggi
13. 10/7/09 Mei Yee's and Jing Yee's birthday in Red Island Cafe
- We made a real mess there... Maybe we have been blacklisted LOL
14. 18/7/09 Surprise BBQ Farewell Party @ my house

Gong Xi Fa Chai & Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri LOL

Yun Yih is 'playing' with our food with her bare hands

His true surpise!

LOL leng lui Jie Qi!

15. 22/7/09 Me, Mei Yee and See Ying watch Jie Qi, Tian-Qi and Ban Lin play basketball @ Chi Liung basketball court.
16. 25/7/09 Last Gathering @ Aeon Bukit Tinggi GreenBox + Harry Potter & The Half Blood Prince movie + dinner + kite sighing.
17. 26/7/09 around 1-2am mamak yamcha!!!

Iandy returning to his childhood...

Mc Flurry Oreo!!!

See, we spent so many happy and sweet moments together. So, Jie Qi, please do take care in Singapore and may the Lord bless you! See yoy again 4 months later in Sabah hahahaha

MUET

2009-07-13T19:17:00.003+08:00

Finally, I get my MUET results today. Well, the result is a bit disappointing. Actually I aimed for a Band 5, but I only managed to get Band 4, with a total score of 212, which is 8 more marks to Band 5. Felt very "am dui" (in Hokkien)! At first I wanted to retake the exam, but after some considerations, I decided to just let it be. Since the minumum requirement to apply for profesional courses is Band 3, and I will not have t take any English subject in U, plus, this MUET exam is only a certificate to enter U, we will not using it in the future. So, why waste time retaking it? Furthermore, the exam is like 2 months from now. It is not like I will spend more time on improving my English in these 2 months. I haven't start revising for STPM! Puan Indira was right, what we aim for is CGPA 4.0 and not MUET Band 6. So, I will accept the fact and maybe this is what God thinks is best for me... For those friends who are retaking the exam, I wish you luck, while for those who get good results, congratulations!!

Moody Day...

2009-07-12T20:10:00.004+08:00

Today is not a great day for me. I'm so moody! Maybe it's because I get scolded from my mum early in the morning and I get irritated for the whole day.

My family, Aunt Vicky and Uncle Norman planned to skip church service today and go to Port Dickson for fun, without me and my brother. It's because both of us has something to do today. Every Sunday morning, I suppose to go to church at 8.30 am for quiet times, but today, I felt lazy and I skip the class. So, I continue to sleep. Then, suddenly my mum knock at my door and start scolding me for not telling her that I'm not going and she just created many problems which actually can be solved easily... And so, I get irritated early in the morning. Due to the cancellation of my Chemistry class on the past Wednesday, my teacher had a replacement class on today, 1pm to 4pm at Delta HQ! I hate to go to HQ with the all the vehicles and traffic jams. Once again, it affects my mood.

After service, I try to rush to send my grandpa home, help my mum to deliver the flowers, send my brother and my maid home and reach HQ before 12.30pm. However, on my way driving my grandpa back, some so called experienced drivers followed my back and start honking me because I didn't proceed at the junction. It's not that I don't want to, it's because there is no space in front for me! Plus, my car is turn to the direction where obviously, I'm not going to turn left but to the other side of the road, and still, so many cars that wanted to turn left followed my back. I'm irritated enough to be honked and my brother start yelling at me and tell me what should I do like he is a more experienced driver than me. Again, the level of happiness drop.

When I reached my mum's shop, there is no more parking for me to park my car and so I decided to park behind somebody's car. I took the flowers and close the shop asap and the fellow I'm blocking wants to leave the place.....Then, I ask my brother to just put the things in the car first, I have to make way for the car. Then, for some reasons, my anger rose. I put my brother's things away and one of the things is the cubic thing. The thing is cubic, and it rolls down when I remove it. Then my brother hit me with his book scold me that the cubic thing belongs to his friend! Can you believe it? He just hit me! This time, my level of happiness drop to 0% immediately and my anger level rise to 100%. I yell back at him and I ask him to leave the car and told him not to ask me to drive him anywhere since he is so unsatisfied with my driving skills and me! We quarell and then we stop. Obviously, he won't get down from the car, and tears begin to roll down my cheeks. Delivered the flower and send them back then head straight to HQ. Along the way, I'm still very frustrated and I keep on crying. When I reach HQ, I try to calm myself down and pretend that everything is OK.

The class ends and I reach home at 4.30pm. I think God wants to tell me something through Eason Chan's concert I heard in the radio this morning. Before the concert started, there was a girl telling about love, which is taken from a bible scripture from 1 Corinthians 13:4-8.

Love is patient, love is kind.
It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.
It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no records of wrongs.
Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.
It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
Love never fails.

After thinking of this scripture, I feel so guilty. I know that I was wrong this morning for being so rude to my mum and my brother. Although I'm in a bad mood, they are still my family and I love them more than anything else. To my brother, David, I'm so sorry for yelling at you this morning and the day before. I promise that I will control my anger and will not ask you to walk back home again. To my mum, I'm sorry for getting angry at you this morning. I know that you are busy and there are so many things waiting for you to be done but I'm always so selfish for not giving your things priority but my own stuffs. I will try my best to make you happy and be a good girl. I promise.....But please give me time to prove it to you that I can do it.

The Moment Of Silence - Nicholas Teo 27/6/09

2009-06-28T17:21:00.004+08:00

After waiting for 2 years, finally Nicholas Teo came out with his new album - Moment Of Silence.
Me, See Ying, Jie Qi, Violet and Timmy went to JJ at 6pm. The 5 of us ate at Dragon-i and it costs us RM117.30! I was really shocked when I saw the amount. Then all of us started to dig our purses and wallets, alas, we have enough money to pay for the bill!

27/6/09 was the only day Nicholas Teo is promoting his new album in Malaysia.
12.00 pm - Cheras Leisure Mall
3.00 pm - I-U Old wing
5.00 pm - Sunway Pyramid
8.00 pm - Bukit Tinggi Aeon
All the signing sessions were held in CD Rama of the respective shopping malls. See, he must be exhausted. Signing hundreds of albums, I wonder whether his hand will cramp in the middle of signing....

We reached Popular at 7.30pm and there was already a long queue... I quickly queue too, and I stood at the same position for about 20 minutes.... Saw Yi Ting's cousin in the line too LOL... Then, the one I didn't expect to see was Shen Lee, my NS friend. Then Mei Yee, Chia Wee and Yi Hao joined us. But they all leave me alone in the queue and went to walk around Popular sob...

Finally, it was 8.15pm and Nicholas Teo was here!!! Everyone was so excited and can see many cameras and handphones in the air, including mine hahahaha. He signed the album I bought, shake hands with me, and as usual, he told me Thank You and that's it. Well, I made a special card for him, but I don't know whether he will see it or not. I tried to snap some pictures of him but it was too crowded and with my short legs, I can't even see his hair =.= I squeezed and squeezed and finally I made it to the center of the crowd but still I can't see him. Other than that, I'm stucked in the crowd like a sardin fish. I can't go forward nor backwards, I can't turn to my left or right and I can't even put my hand down! I continue to squeeze and finally I'm in the front row, blocked by a row of his fans club members. I took many pictures, but most of it were blur, blocked by someone's head or hand and I can feel someone behind me is resting his hand ON my head =.= There was a girl fan who brought a whole box of Nicholas Teo's album for him to sign! Everyone was like " WOW! ". At last, the signing session was over, he stood up and talked something. That was the only chance where I can take clear pictures of him. Then he walked into a room, passed by Violet. Violet tried to snap his picture by using the continuos capturing mode of her handphone, then she snapped photos of Nicholas Teo ' flew ' by LOL... A few minutes later, he came out of the room and walked towards the exit, he walked so fast that I can only managed to take I think a quarter of his back, blocked by some shelves somemore =.=

Can't wait to see him again hahahaha...

17 Again...

2009-06-13T00:24:00.003+08:00

This movie was ok only, but, there was a part that touched me. the part is when Mike O'Donnel (Zac Efron) and his wife in the court. My tears were rolling in my eyes but I tried to holdback. Well, the whole movie was quite ok. Zac Efron very handsome!!!

Terminator Salvation

2009-06-07T14:29:00.000+08:00