~It's not over ,until I win!!~

Again this will be a very extra long winded post about my trip to Port Dickson..So bewarned..

The first day was a sleepy day,having to sleep late at night due to excessive online using..(err,it isn't always we got to get good connection)And the trip day was more of..zzzzzzzzzzzz...And we reached there..A splendid place I would say and it was better than I expected(I alredy knew the trip was going to be fun but never knew it would be this fun..)And lo-behold,my first picture there...

Nothing much..just want to show how nice the place is...=p

Instead of rushing us to our rooms,we were soon ushered quickly into the main hall for our activities,where we met our facilitators..We thought it'll be the usual ceramah thing but man how wrong were we..these people are from Kesumat(according to them they conducted activities for our seniors too,last year at Eco Dusun resort in Bentong)and we were up to our feet for the whole session of getting to know each other..Of course we were all very sceptical at first,not knowing what to expect but then we soon warmed up..

They wanted us to hug our friends,and were given "stars" for those who did good deeeds,namely err..we did something extra for each time we obeyed the cue they gave..something like if we did extra actions that are positive and morale boosting,we'll be awarded stars which will later be taken account for to get a cert..though childish it may seem,we enjoyed doing the "extras" and awared the 500 or 1000 stars,like small kindergarden kids being awarded,and were soon laughing aorund with the facilitators..

There are sessions that made us cried,apreciating our parents for doing so much for us etc..And even friendship..(can you belive it,I am so cold hearted that I only had little tears for the friendship part and non for the family part..gosh,while others were sobbing loudly behind)We had Seroja as our theme song,sang by the now very-famous Mawi and anothr song that'll boost your energy each time we sing the song Mulanya Di Sini...We had sessions til late at night and it was really fun,no doubt about it...how we learn that " For things to change,I must change first","Its not over until I win" all kinds of think positive kinda thing..the "Cancel canel cancel go away gone" was pretty childish but what it really emphasised on was not to take it to your heart whenver people give negative statements about you or things you have done etc.Just delete it or better(tis is my perseption of thinking)take it as a challenge to prove to that someone that I'm no "idiot" "ben dan" or " baka"..Isn't this better than to get hurt and lose your morale because of someone who might not have so much of an IQ him or herself to give that kinda sinide remarks...

Then we had time to go to the dataran where we were made running non stop on the spot while singing "lari,lari..."a very catchy tune..A lot of them were heavng and breathing hard after the "run" (guess my jogging paid off)and we were soon made to divide into groups were we had to pass the ballong with water using only our head and body only..And my team won twice..Thanks to Mayani,Aimi,Hana and Min Ley..haha..we had practically hugged each other so close to get the ballon acros and back..then we had another game where we had to find the facilitators to get ballons from them,my group was the first to charged forward and we caught one,but Mayani then was having stomachache..she soon left while the rest of us fought on,baka,that guy tricked us..long story anyway,the guys won this time around..The key the won was beacuse,2 groups merged into one string(we had a big rafia string circle to each group and every group member must be inside) and sent one person chasing after the facilitators instead,smart eh?And at last,we were made to burst our own ballons on top of our head...cold..

At night.we had a part that really made me pour my tears for the second time of the day,which was,the part to get up apologise to your friend and to tell the biggest guilt of you had done..And I did with May Ching and Min Ley,and I cried while talking to May Ching..(no comments about the guilt)but I felt better after spilling everything out..and now,in terms of thinking and friendship wise,things have improved by leaps and bounds between all of us..Seriously speaking,the atmosphere was very differnt that night and even the guys,yes,the guys,were not without flowing tears..I even received and sms from one of the guys apologising for saying things(jeering at me more like it) that he felt hurts me all the time but I've not been taking the words of jokes seriously so....no harm done,but it was suprising to recive the sms from him..The session ended late at 1130pm but the gals decided to continue with our group presentation practise until 1230am,it was pretty tiring but at last we got some ideas how to do the whole thing perfectly..

This is taken from the balcony of my room..Note,we have balcony in front and back!!

The next morning we had our early morning gathering at the hall again after all the Chinese practically fell dead on the makan table waiting til 730am to head in the hall..(malay prayers)we had aerobic sessions in the hall.It was funny watching some of them dance while some looked in good form..

After that the highlight of the day was to make an aeroplane to fly the furthest..We were happy that the group comprising of minley,may ching ,xin ning, jenny and I was the 2nd fastest group to finish and after some attempts,we managed to fly our plane the furthest and highest among all...We were shouting with joy and took lots of pictures with it but I felt we were being a little over confident and was a bit show off by saying too much times that we might win this thing etc..While the other groups were still fixing their airplane..And when the time came,we won the first round but Irfan's group won in the end,and it earned him the RM 100..It was pretty unfair cuz they took account only for the daratan flight not the laut flight..blah,blabbing nonsence..Still we were damn proud of our airplane.Cuz its was an accomplishment from all of us and we managed to beat lotsa guys..haha..

Then we bid farewell to our main facilitator,Pak Anjang,because he had to attend some important meeting..And we were left with Pak Long and Bob??I forgot,we were nagged awhile but then we continued with our programme by completing a 1000 piece puzzle..we wanted to break the previous record some other group had made and we made it..Withing 50minutes,1000pieces of puzzled were put together..We all assembled all the puzzles by the alphabets shown behind the puzzle..Though it was easier but still its not an easy task..I'm really impressed with our work for all of us really helped each other out to complete the puzzle..We helped each others group after we completed our respctive puzzles..Letters like I and O were very difficult..but hey,we succeded!!!!We really took pride in accomplishing it..But alas,we were screwed by Cik Min after that...

Well,it didn't occur to me that we have to wear the same shirt for the whole day you see,so actually after lunch where I went for a swim in the pool,my shirt was partially wet and I saw the rest (Min ley and may ching they all)not wearing the T-shirt so i assume its alright to change too..And I think its our shorts that really ticked Cik Min off more..But hell,she scolded us gals only,not Clement too..not fair..But in the end,when its time for punishment everyone,including those who skipped prayers got it..

We had our session of WAR DANCE and everyone did a splendid job..however some was more of hilarous then power-packed..And another game of teamwork..blahblah..Note the short trousers?=p

That night ended with a highnote of presentation by us..Most of them did the comedy-sketch and ours was one of the best..actually we won..haha..With a splendid idea from May Ching (the leader)of doing a musical drama..Sounds nice right?we were great,and here's the prize..And here are the pictures of some of the other group..It was boring for some,but both gals team won..HAHAHA.I felt very uneasy that whole night wondering what will happen to us the next day..The punishment..And went to watchs ome group practise instead..Can you believe it some of them only started practise one hour before the presentation..No wonder we won..And oh,can't forget this..Hasparina Sensei and Cik Min were the judges but i kept noticing they tend to,how to put this,agree with each other a lot and love the Malaysian Idol stlye..

Cik Min:Saya setuju dengan Hasparina sensei...Kumpulan ini..blah blah blah.

Hasparina Sensei: Seperti apa yang Cik Min cakap tadi...blah blah blah

The words were repeated at every comment of each group..without fail..Serious!

With a full filled but tiring mood,we head back to sleep late at 12?Can't remember and prepare ourselves to wake up early tomorrow..

We had kayaking early in the morning adn after briefing,as I expected,we were not allowed to kayak as punishment..Great huh?the whole 18 of us were later called by a commander and asked us to repent and forced us to go into the sea..As I stepped in I knew what was wrong..Port Dickson sea is filled with mud..yes,MUD!!It was hard for us to walk into the sea with mud as the bed,and we practically have to drag ourselves up,carefully for fearing of cutting ourselves..After that we were made promise to clean up the life jackets and paddles after the ride and we were soon let go..I was not angry,instead i was glad to have a different set of experience..haha

We learnt about how to exchange partners between kayaks and how to get up to the kayak should we fall into the sea..A very interesting time..THough not so for Xin NingI think..She was asked to set example and she couldn't get up the kayak even after a few attempts..Poor Xin Ning,she looked so pale after that..Oh,she can't swim thats why..After an hour or so of kayaking we had Obstacles course..It was pretty easy but we had to finish it in a rush..It was simpler enought and we didn't even had the chance to get dirty!!!THen we had to rush back for the closing ceremony by Prof.Hashim.tsk tsk..I really enjoyed the obstacle course..The monkey climbing type bar was even completed by every gal here..Superb!AS usual,prof was bragging again,and I almost slept..siao siao siao..Lunch was quick..And we had to bathe and soon..leave..FAST!!baka betul..this is the last pic we took before leaving..sigh..so fast finish..

~Testo~

Again we had our Physics test..I didn't really study much,actually its more of like going over and over again until I'm sick of the books..Thank goodness it was super super easy until everyone was wearing a great sickly smile on their face when they left the hall..The test,to see if you're god in memorising formulas only...

Then it was freedom!!Because tomorrow we'll be heading to Port Dickson for Kursus thing and it'll be full of promising fun..Even Aminah Sensei said it will be much much better than last year sempais's(*grin*) actually she said it'll be our last chance to have fun before Monbushyo..*puke*Cuz it'll be conductor be the facilitators there,not our strict super-sempais.(who came up with that term anyway??)I've been lazying around waiting for the connection to connect..its seems that only after mdnight the server will be err "well"..and so,its one am....The test,to stay awake while I blog and to be hype and enthusiatic about tomorrows trip..

Yesterday I went for a medical checkup at HKL,which was suprising near..The thing that really pissed me off again was that,knowing that my appointment is at 7.30am,I told Aqilah that we'll leave together to UTM from the hostel by bus,at 6.20 so that we can make it in time for my appoinment(hers was 9am)I knocked at her door,called a trillion times yet I saw no sign of her..thinking she might be at UTM already I took the 620am bus,only to get a call at 650am,she just woke up..Welcome to Malaysians time keeping mentality...The test,of patience and to play nice..

WAited like a fool until 730am...*note:my appoinment time..*at the bus stop right in front of the Uni..shivering in cold while looking so freaky stupid..Yeah,I was studying for my today's Physics test and man,the morning air this time of the year was freaking cold ler..I was wearing jeans and long sleeved shirt yet,I shivered like a cold bunny,pathetic..And so,we reached there at 745am,the nurse gave me a stern look before asking me to wait..First up,blood pressure..fine there,then..."masuk bilik,baca pamplet tentang breast cancer""err,huh???"Yeah,I had to spend another 10 freaking minutes in a quarentined room reading pamplets on breast cancer,some might even thing I'm doing the checking there and then itself..Who needs 10minutes to read a small pamplet??(and the room was freaking cold again..)bah..And then,eugghhhhh....the body chechup where they listen to your heart beat using the stethescope..freaky freaky...Skip that part....The test,to not care and remain calm while pepople touch you...eughhh

By the end,eveything was done by 9am,even Aqilah..So we went back to class,missing only first period..how noble of us huh?to go back to class..haha..I planned to take the day off but she wanted to go back so..what the hell..besides,I don't need to worry about extra homework anyway,for I do everything in school..The test,to stay on top of things and stay awake.

Bah,nothing to write di...sign off luu...wating for the trip in6 hours time..mata

~Can online~

Wow can online..amazing,if I have known earlier...actually its better if I didn't know earlier or else my 2hours of Physics studies will be gone in the drain..What can I write now huh??Now that I hav the extra time..ok,again..dissatisfaction.I seem to be full of it..

I went to a Moon Cake Festival Party yesterday at Yoshida Sensei's place..The thing I was really unhappy was not that fact that we had to serve the kohai and senseis,or cleanup the place with the kohais barely lifting a finger,it was,....money issues..The thing was with a budget of RM220,how can we got to eat only Fried Bee Hun and Curry chicken for Rm140?walau..and James didn't want to sponsor the RM9 for the plates and cups should I didn't ask him to do it..And he wants to claim (i'm the un-paid treasurer) for cordial Rm8..and guess what,I got paid for nothing for the Rm30 pudding,and my mum's petrol money to actually drive to bring all the food to Yoshida Sensei's place..and I paid the Rm10 to go to this party..total?around Rm50 I paid,to make a servant out of myself and didn't enjoy the party..For one,I was too busy serving people,and second,I don't have any idea what to talk about..All in all,it was a day just for me to do what I'm good at,being somebody's servant of cleaning and let people get advantage of,just because i stayed in KL...I don't blame Chin Leong from claiming back the mooncake and lantern money,but the sushi?Couldn't you guys subsidice a bit?After all,you all earned at the Hari Terbuka ler...I'm really pissed off,they know how to appreciate Ayuni they all for helping them at the stall in the Kolej,hey,am I invincible then?siao..

And today was all sleeping in class..really cannot tahan d...And something has been playing on my mind..Best Friends,what are they???Actually after reading an article by Rafidah Aziz,I've been keeping in thought that,nobody can be your best friends no matter how close..except youself...humour me anyone?(This may be a good topic for debates)

~Hell of a week~

I seriously have no idea why in the world my seniors were so carefree last year..This year it is hell!!All in this week alone!Serious,4-in-1,with full different ingredients of herbs and spices...=p

On Monday,(here goes my grandmother stories again)I have this weird feeling of this bus,how the engine sound extraordinary,it was more like an engine for sports car then a bus,so I didn't slept well..Right before the bus turned in the university compound,it exploded on the right side just next to us..White stinky gas leak started to fill the bus,screams from the student were heard,it was like horrow movie,with Min Ley clutching to my side..I wonder how I can be so calm,and just tried not to breathe in too much of the poisonous gas..Who knows how much damage it can do to me right??Then I quickly signalled Min ley to get off the bus,she was sitting on the outside you see and was not budging and we scrambled out as fast as we can,afraid it will explode or burst into flames suddenly..Luckily it was in front of the University,the guards quickly guide us off the bus,I saw Hana crying,I think she tripped or something..Then we waited for a while,when the guards when to retrived the books in the bus where some students,including Min Ley,hastily left behind in the spur of emergency...Some of them were covered with soot,and I stink!Bah...One day of class,disturb by the smell of the gas,oh well,just glad I'm alive..

Tuesday onwards was really hell..First we had to stay back to have dance practise to perform for Bulan Variasi Merdeka UTM..And that was at least until 10.30pm every night until Friday,the actual performing day..Tuesday was also the day I received my certificate for my speech,but I was a bit dissapointed to find it wrote I got 2nd place...I tried to tell Yoshida Sensei but I don't think she understand what I was asking..Well,I almost let it be until I told Matsuse Sensei,and he took it back and asked Yoshida Sensei(try my luck)..and now,the First Prize bold letters certificate stood boldly in my err...file of certs..haha..Lucky i asked again if not it'll be err,unjust?Yeah,it was rightfully mine what...

And I have to rewrite my speech for 3 times,even to the extent of asking Teo and Kim Shing to help..Luckily they had study for Thursday's testo..For me,it was hell,I was reading during Physics lessons,copying notes,not understanding anything..Besides battling with my dreaded tiredness and tried to stay awake,I was given a full dose of mental stress,having forced to collect my thoughts and put it down in words in my speech,recalling what Yoshida Sensei had said etc..Thank goodness for Chin Leong too,for helping me to develope my photos so that I can hand it up on the form for my contest,cuz the dancing took up all my time and also my mental capabilities to stay happy,joyful or even try to be nice..It was hell,and I was blabbering non stop in school,gaining lots of sympathy but not enough to ease the strain I felt.Even the short naps between lessons were disturb my people who just can't be bothered to ease their voice seeing there are ppl sleeping..Well,to say the least,I became quick-tempered..Of all things,the deadline for my corrected speech was on thursday,along with the testo,which also falls on the fated day..Did I mentioned dancing till late night?I see,I did...It was 1am,for 3days,waking up at 6am,it was too much..10minutes before performng yesterday,I was still dosing off at the couch..The performance was splendid but I was too tired to even remember what happned,with my handphone out of battery,I was battling frust of not getting home earlier,or having nothing to say to the Senseis,in other words,i was too tired to be nice and alert..i just wanna REST...

I cried a lot today,haha..It was a lot,this week actually..on Wednesday,triggered by Ayuni's tears,I cried too..I can understand how she felt actually,in fact both of us were the only ones with speech to correct,dances to practise,test to read and tonnes of homework to be complete..and in her case,she was forced in the contest just because she spoke like a fluent Japanese..However,she was dismayed when her hours of hard worked speech was rejected by Matsuse Sensei,giving a big cross here and there on her speeches..She finally couldn't take it and sobbed in tears..She felt uncomfortable having to be forced to do something which she cannot put her heart into doing.And finally after some talk with Yoshida Sensei,she backed out from the contest.And her usually cheerfulness was seen all day long after Wednesday,whereas I was becoming more and more quiet,tired looking..quiet cuz I don't want to think of ways to choose my words to speak,for I know words coming from my mouth would be impatient ones,thus,I chose silence as my companion..And today,it was because of the drama Full House..and a secret I found out just minutes ago,really made tears swell to my eyes..I have more things to worry from now onwards,my future,which revolves about my dropping results,my characteristics,my friends,my choices to make for my kousen,my speech,my coming Wednesday Physics test which I have zero idea about...and yes,myself....

~Otsukare~

Very very very tired larrr...Lots of stuff had happed that's why..Not to say its all bad..Let me start of with yesterday's happening..Funny because I've onlined yesterday but just can't find the time to blog,busy chatting online and on the phone I guess.It was THE DAY..the speech contest day,after how many weeks of mental torture,the day finally arrived..Yeah,I used to switch on the "ignorance is bliss" button,where until the school reopen did I start going through my speech for the upteenth time.Actually I've memorised it a few times,but of course there was misses and glitches here and there..Never have I put in so much time in memorising..

Anyway,the whole week was a life disaster,for I touched no books,though it was school day,when I was in the hostel..Only had my usual fix of Korean Drama.Reason,school just started man...But hell,was I wrong..2nd day of school,I saw Chiang Shen burying himself in Physics,Xin Ning flipping through Jap,early in the morning..Lunch,Teck Soon was reading Jap too,while eating lunch..me?Ha,yeah I'm reading also,newspaper that is.^ ^"

Oh well,I gave myself more excuses..Seemed to be doing a lot of this lately,really got to control or else,I'll never go"in front" instead,""pushed back by the flow of the river"(chinese proverb),namely,escaping into the cocoon of ignorance..That I have a speech to memorise,so focus on speech,give myself a break this week...Yeah right,I've not finish the "full House" also..die..Next week,another busy week,got dance for Bulan Kermerdekaan,have to stay back everyday except Monday,got moooncake Festival Party..blah..busy busy life

Yesterday,I had a bad night sleep (must be the kebab)and had been going through the speech for a millionth time until I can see the words in my dreams.Had a practise with MayChing before and I was really taken aback by how well May Ching did for her speech.Really really impressed til the max.Her speech contents were really smashing and powerful.Oh well,speech day arrived.REALLY BAD NIGHT sleep,woke up 3 times..Anyway,the first thing was Ayuni's morning greeting."Ohayo Ti.."she greeted me with a grim face"Ohayo..jnglar mcm muramje.."I replied..haha..Yeah,she was also one of the contestant of the terrfying yet highly anticipated Speech contest contestant.She was actually one of the best i've ever heard,and secretly,I believed I'll vote for her today no matter what..Yes,i believe in her that much..

First and second period went passed quickly,with me non stop bugging Aizat(my ex and also new seat-mate)about how nervous I was,while he smiled encouragingly..Aiyo,paiseh-lar,but damn,my palms was sweating as the lessons went on,and Ayuni and I have been non stop looking at each other,smile knowingly that the time is closer and closer etc..Walau,first time my stomach really felt so uncomfortable and cringed in nervousness.Too much lar,it was 2hours away..But Aizat got the time to tease me and reported,"ade setgh jam lagi..""ade 15 min lg ,Ti"at every passing moment..arrgghhh...Bet he was having a great time seeing me flitching every minute the teacher pause and rest..Well,it was 10am,20minutes before the speech started.I was already jumping here and there with Ayuni,chattering like excited bird non stop..I even went to the other class,see the rest so calm,I..WAAAAAAA....jumped even more...James said I siao but.."don't pretend you not nervous larr"I wanted and almost did shouted at him..at least I'm honest that I'm nervous,so did Ayuni,we just vent out the extra energy only mar..Finally,we went in the hall....

"tsugi wa Ti-san no Ichi Go Ichi E,onegaishimasu"Ok,blah blah blah blah....Done with the stage,over..FINALLY!!!!Yeah,I freaked out pretty much,but acted calm,but my cold hands really gave me away..Thank goodness Xin ning's hand was colder,she won't notice..Ok,I was done,and I was amazed how our brain really works,my hand instantly warmed up..Serious,our body really works wonders,every part of it is controlled by our emotions.Then,I can calmly listen to the rest of the speeches,cuz I was number 4(yeah,si..but it was my lucky number all my life)and I was pretty much sure that i won't get a prize so,listened and voted..AS I predicted,Ayuni performed splendidly,and Xin Ning and I both agreed that she spoke like a Japanese,but can see she doesn't want to win full-heartedly that's why it lacked a litle emotions.Xin Ning's one was good too,she was after me,and my,it was good!So was May Ching..all were good,except James with his "24" sign,Aimi forgot her speech,Shobri with his "MERDEKA" cheer stunt,and Zulkamal for his attire and "selamba" speech..I really salute Kim Shing for,though it was his first time on stage,he did marvellous..So,yes,I had a hard time voting..In the end,I voted for May Ching,Xin Ning,Ayuni and Hanim..

Before I go on with the results,let me "cut" in some programmes I had today.I woke up at 6am,got ready and walked to the bus station at 650am got on the bus at 710am reached KL sentral at 720am,thinking it was just nice to meet Xin Ning and Clement cuz they said they'll take the 7am LRT.Guess what?They arrived at 810am!!What the!!!I was like"what the!!?!?"Clement woke up late and when I sms-ed hm he was like "On de way"yeah....i thought he meant on the train,guess what?walking on the road,just out from the hostel!!Suan lo,got to Klang,had a delicious "bak kut teh" forgot everything loo...Today,I spent exactly 1hour and 15 minutes waiting for people..Great just great..The "Bak Kut Teh" where May Ching's father brought us was at Bukit Tinggi(thanks for the info*wink)and it was simply too nice..After all,it wouldn't be famous if it wasn't good right?Wow,really respect her father,really made tea for all of us to drink,as in,he really got into doing the Tea Tradition of "washing the tea,the cups"etc..respect,gotta learn that part of our Chinese culture..^^"

We went to Port Klang too,saw the North,South East and West Port..Really nice,we even got to see where the Star Cruises depart etc..Then we had another round of "makan" for cendol..it was nice but by then I was so full...walau,...cannot jalan..hehe..We took another hour rest at May Ching's place befoe risking our err...(lives,no lar) safety,on our trusted friend to drive us to Telok Gadong to take the train back..May Ching,I hereby declare that you are fit to drive alone!BRAVO!!hehe..the tran ride was long and hot,and the 3 of us collapse into deep slumber all the way til we reached KL Sentral..And we head to the Monorail and went to Times Square to catch Charlie and the Chocolate Factory with Min Ley and Chin Leong who was pretty much comfortable hanging out the whole day at Borders..The show was marvellous,with Johnny Depp giving me a little creepy feeling but the rest was simple magnificent,that show..It was very musical too..though a little hard to catch on the words..

Then had dinner with mum at B'Sentral at Brickfields..It was a pretty posh looking South indian Restaurant and the food was marvellous,and it was affordable..Had 口福today lo..then home sweet home..I even went for a swim in the creepy swimming pool just now..it was 915pm,the lights were shining insde the pool and i got up at 930pm..well,it was because my imagination got hold of me..i was thinking "what if....a face suddenly appear in front of me?"and " what if suddenly some force pulled me down?"er...the pool was empty you see..haha,better safe than sorry hor??err...nolar,tired already,whole day play..(again excuses)

And then the final paragraph,back to the speech contest..we were told there were 2 first place and 1 second place,and these 3 will represent PPKTJ for the competition at the Japan club..it was a suprise for 2 person got 1st..Amir's title was announced followed by his name,he got 2nd place..at that time I was like,"there goes my last chance"yeah,i secretly wished to get at leat a 3rd,but then...and then drum rolls(hand thumping on the table)"Dai ichi inshyo" "Ayuni-san omedetou"....No suprise there,we already expected her to get top,just she doesn't looked extremly eloted..the suprsise winner.this drum roll was forever.."Ichi Go Ichi E.."silent...then *clap clap clap..yeah,it was me,the suprised winner..up on stage,with Ayuni by my side,she looked pretty glum for,actually she didn't wanted to join this speech but was voted to do so(told ya she was good)and now,she has to go Japan Club?She was like"tak nak lar,knp vote sy?tak nak tak nak.".silently..Oh well,I was very vry shocked but smiled on..I was really suprised cuz i thought May Ching would be the winner..Oh well,it was worth it,victory was sweet but cannot really show or else peole wil say u lan si lan yong..hehe..But my pocket bled after that..Manhattan Fish Market,KLCC,made me "fished' out Rm90..suan liao suan liao...korekara...I'm under Yoshida Sensei...great...How will my practises be afte this??ponder ponder...

~Sayonara~

Just came back from a gathering or to be more precise,a farewell dinner..For a dear friend of mine,Wen Ching..Who will be leaving on Thursday to further her studies in UK..This dinner seemed more like a gathering,though I knew Pei Yee,Collin,Khai Chee,Kien Fei,Edwin,Wei Han,Phooi Fun and Hui Chien,besides the last 3..the rest I haven't seen them for like,ages..I'm amazed that I can remember their names after this long.As I have worried,I was not able to click in with some of them,for they were not from my "gang" in the secondary school days..Well,it was pretty interesting to hear their jokes,smile along but mostly I kept quiet..After the short dinner at Secret Recipe,we decided to switch places for "the night as still young"..

This is where the problems started.In an event like this,how come everyone looks as if they are so eager to leave and not accompany the main character namely Wen Ching a little longer?True,you have exams to sit,curfew to abide but hey,this is your friend man,leaving the states and you won't be seeing her like..god knows how long..is it that hard to bend the rules a little,sacrifice(is it appropriate to use this word?I'm still pondering too..)only say 3 more hours of your life to give her a better farewell?Goodness gracious,Wen Ching was almost pleading some of you people to stay?Give me a break..Is this how much her friendship is worth to you people?Alright,so what if you'll miss a few chapters of reading,maybe (touchwood)made more mistakes in the exam in the coming exam than you should have,given a few thoughts,would you care you made that tiny error in the exam in say,10 years from now?On the other hand,if Wen Ching were to mind your abrupt excuse of leaving,and say(i know it won't happen)Wen Ching regretted making friends with you and decided not to stay in touch,there goes the few years of friendship..is it worth it?

Well,after the dinner,we went to have some tong shui at Mega Mendung..anothing I regretted was not taking any pictures with Wen Ching..Yes,i brought my camera,but I didn't took that picture.Why?Feel shy?Actually yes,I wonder why myself too..I helped her took with Edwin but not myself and her,or all of us in that group picture..Why oh why?I don't have the answer..I forgotten?Actually I didn't.....

Anyway,farewells are a sad thing,but todays one only made me felt a little resentment and sad to say,to some of my friends here today..Will those similarity appear in those who will see me off next year?I hope not...Anyway,Wen Ching all the best in UK..keep in touch..

~Food Haven2~

Our Merdeka countdown was held at home,where Chin Leong was upstairs catching up with his One Piece while May Ching and I,though looking like a zombie,stay put to the sofa,watching Live television from KLCC and Sunway City in KL,the magnificent display of fireworks.Lame as it sounds,we even thought of standing upright in front of the TV when the National Anthem was played.WE didn't however..Too tired kana..Plus,it does look silly doesn't it?2 morons or zombies in this case,tired out and can barely stand trying to stand in front of the TV?Nah,if we are patriotic,it doesn't matter lots if we do or not stand upright when the slow pace National Anthem is being played..My last year Independance Day celebration in Malaysia,spent in Ipoh,not a bad memory I think..For even if not,I'll be only glued to the TV at home too,like all years..I've learned to feel gratitude towards Malaysia,it's people and culture,the resources it has offered and so on so forth.It's a blessing actually,to live in such harmony and peaceful country,if we were to compare to other countries...As Anak Malaysia,I would even if I'll be in Japan(hopefully),promote Malaysia,think and feel for Malaysia..For this is my home,my country,where my heart will always be with,even through its ups and down..Anyway...

Day 2..woke up approximately at 9am,just as Chin Leong wanted us to..For his family were all in due to the public holiday and we headed off to have our breakfast of Yong Tau Foo..Only this restarant serves mostly fried stuffings where one of Chin Leong's uncle is helping out..Thus we had lots of "VIP treatment"..and as you all would have expected..it was again,spenldid!The food was all fried there and then making it hot and crispy..thus,it was consider "fresh" and I have a no problem trying out one of almost each.But we had noodles with it too,so I didn't managed to eat more,lack of space..haha..I was not really fond of fried stuff for breakfast but this was to hard for me to resist,after all,what's the point of going to poh to try the food and resist eating them?After that t was errr,my "luckiest" day..

WE head off to the Lost World of Tambun..It was actually a Water park by Sunway City(yes,related to the KL one) where we can even find Sunway College here..I finally found the foothill of the moutains I see everyday!!haha..This is where the water park was built,adjacent to the foot of those hills/mountains..People,I promise I would put up the pictures once I can upload my pics..It was like a mirage in the jungle..totally breathtaking..well,we were very eager to try out the rides so off we went after putting our stuff in the locker(very comuterised ones too) and head off to the Spinner,the swing like ride just like the one in Gentng Highland.The only dfference is when we are spinning,we are facing outside instead of facing the person in front of you..I can see my legs shimmering while I was up there(yea,I persuaded them to put on Sunblock,hey,you have any idea how bright and sunny that day was??It'll prone us to get skin cancer faster if not careful,you know=p)Then we start to get wet!!woohoo..What is much better than to plunge yourself into cool water in this kind of hot weather?

So we went to the tube rides,the ones that looked most appealing..Appealing is the word alright...We were chattering gayfully,and I went up with May Ching first,two to a tube you see..It was smashing!the tunnel was fast and unexpected,and I thought I was going to fall off at some sharp corners..Well,down there,it was decided that I go up once again,to accompany Chin Leong for his tube..Wrong choice..For this is where..I got injured..damn..no,it was nothing much,just a scrap of skin gone and some scratches..I got it when I tried to get off the tube,wth Chin Leong still at the back(heavy ones at the back)..sigh..It hurt lots but i ignored it and continued our "journey" to the ride "next door"..The one where we slide down,go up a slide and go backwards again until we finally settle down and get off..The life guard there told me to get some first aid,seeing my scratches and the tiny trickle of blood.."Tak ape,tak sakit pun.."I assured them..Ok then,off we go..boohoo..May Ching and I didn't got up high enough and we didn't even went backwards!!My fault,my falut..too light..sigh..We were walking off when I decided to heed to the advice of the lifeguard and decided to spray a little medcine to prevent infection..And my,I was walking alright but going up the stairs..OUCCCH!!!@%^@&$%!@$#!^

The lfeguard in the first aid room was looking around for me as I waked towards the first aid room with May cChing and Chin Leong after the lifeguard from the ride walkie-talkie-ed him.He was pretty nice with me and helped me cleaned my wound.."tak ape ler,sikit aje...lepas bersih,spray sikit mcm plastic ni..boleh main lagi..."he told me..I was relieved..Simple huh?The worst was yet to come..after he cleaned my wound,and let it dry(need to,before spraying the "plastic' to protect from water and bacteria),chit-chatting with me along the way...He tried to spray the "plastic" after it looked dry..Guess what?I already expected it to be cold,and it was..But hell,it hurts like siao after that!!He said,if it hurts,means the blood is not dry..That's when my 'mischievous" red blood cells decided to play games with the lifeguard..once he dried the blood,spray..Out comes the blood again,trickling and oozing non stop!!Hell,he cleaned it a few times already,sprayed a few times already(and it hurts everytime,but I gaman...)yet the bleeding won't stop..Reminds me when I went for blood checking when i had Dengue,everytime the needle was pricked into my flesh,the nurses had a hard time finding my veins to draw my blood out ..What is wrong with my blood??waa...after finally I was free to go on with my games,we went back to the tube rides again.."holy shit.."yeah,blood is out again..like pimples dying to pop out..So I sat,like a loner whowasted her money to even think of going to the water park,while May Ching and Chin Leong went up for 2 rides,hoping by then,my blood will clog up and I can go on..

People come ,people go..Unlike the mums and grandmas,sitting down waiting patiently for their son and daughters having fun(they pay to go in to wait??rikaidekinai...),I was there sitting,watching youngsters having fun,couple of people staring at me wondering what the heck I'm sitting there drying myself..Oh well,I enjoyed the songs being played,sing along,silently cursing the non stop flowing blood,my ill-fate and enjoying the breeze.. even helped a group of people take care of their rented tubes..not bad huh?=pI was totally dried and after (true enough) 2 rides,my blood clogged up and I went up wth May Ching,tryng out the more challenging tunnel of the four..It WAS smashing!!nice and nice ...out of words to describe already.my leg looks okay,so went with Chin Leong agin,while May Ching sat out of this,having played so many times,she got a little dizzy..Why do i feel so guilty?Maybe I felt it was my fault she had to play the rides numerous times?But I prefer them going ut to play and enjoy than accompany me,wasting their time and cash ler..Went to the 'next door" ride again,and manged to go up and backwards!!Quite high too..hurray..but yeah,blood is here to stay again..sigh sigh sigh.We caught a tiger feeding show,with me limping but trying not to show,hate people staring..It was huge,both of the tigers..Too bad left my camera at the locker..After that we went to the "onsen" which was near the First Aid room..They went to try it while I sat there,hoping the wind will dry my blood faster,but not going anywhere near the water..

"apesal x henti-henti ni??"yup,the lifeguard was joking with me."makan byk ke ,moi?""err...x ade lar..mane ade..minum air byk kut.."I replied..haha..well,it was obvious my blood was not stoping so he put on a plaster for me,ask me go get something to eat and go back in 10minutes time..After shoo-ing them to go on with the Waves,I walked slowly to get myself a snack..And 10minutes time..he peeled off the first layer of plastic and I was wincng each tme he o so.."bknnye tarik kulit,tarik plastic je..""oh,ok.."but still..It works better then vaksin huh?Got free hair removal service..=p..He was joking with me,while carefully cleaning the wound..Felt really bad cuz both of them was there waiting for me while the lifeguard was doing the first aid..guilty guilty..though they said they don't mind,but still,had I be more careful,we wouldn't have to deal with this mendou..Oh well,time to leave seing the lifeguard can't do much and hey have done with the rides..too bad I didn't managed to take a picture with the lifeguard..He was such a nice guy..Oh people,the bathroom?The toilet bowl part where you pee?It has an open air wall,meaning,they had an open-one-wall cubicle facing some plants at the back of each cubicle....Super cool but need time to adapt..=p.On the way back,saw TANKS!!yea,military tanks,ON THE ROAD!!Indepndence Day maybe..Got pic of it,post later...lucky or what?And we saw a lot Patriotic people with flags on thei helmets,2 Inidain kids about 7 carrying a malaysian flas,and the usual,car full of mall Jalur Gemilang waving in the wind..super nice

Went for Rojak at Medan Selera Greentown,with me still wet..the rest had changed..I decided not to,cuz have to take my time to clean up in order not to touch the wound..funny how a little wound can cause so much trouble and trickle so much blood..sigh..then,we got tickets(then god no one was staring at the clung-into-wet-clothing me)home and then head back for some rest..I onlined while waitng for my turn to bathe while May Ching doosed off..Chatted with some sempai who tried to be helpful and told me about some kousen but the fickle-minded me has again,yet to decide where to go...And school is 2 days away from now..OMG!!Haven't memorise Speech..die die die..Anyway,then we had inner(one can never get hungry here) and then guess what?Supper again.We were super full but still dragged ourselves to have a look at Low Sensei's sister's cafe..I was utterly speechless for the cafe was very neat and cool,like those cafe you can find in KL..And of course,the price was "cool" too..I regreted a little calling the Long Esperesso.It was downright bitter and damn small cup ler!I can only take in one teaspoon at a time,for it was strong and very damn bitter!!Well,at least I won't finish my drink so fast soon huh?After that cup of truly original bitter Espresso,we head back home for a night of PS games and Anime..They dragged me into it!but it was enjyable..I was the one who suggested not to sleep early cuz of the strong caffiene and last night in Ipoh,but I was the one also,to call the night off at 230am..haha..

I was awoken by the sms at 4.16am,and replied it at 6.40am..Managed to catch Chin Leong's brother going on with their school life..Head back to sleep and got p for more activities at 9am..Went for breakfast first of course..no idea where was the place but my..this noodle is really tasty,delicious,refreshing..you name it..it use Yee Mee but unlike others,the soup had a dose of alcohol and smelled great..It has chewy fish paste too..Neve will I forget that noodle..Then we head off to perak cave where I seem to feel that it was too comersialised..You know May Ching had to pay RM20 to get her fortune told?That is broad daylight robbery!I got to thank my leg for not able to kneel,if not I almost wanted to get my fortune told too..The cave drawings of Chinese God and Goddess were remarkebly good and I was tranfixed and awe with the beauty of it..We didn't get up to the top of the moutain where we can see,2 "ting zi" overlooking Ipoh..Oh,its was my fault again...ish ish..of all things that happened...the narrow staiway was long and steep that's why..It'll take ages for myself to limp up and maybe crawl down..=)

Well,got our delicacies and its time to head home..Chin Leong was so nice to see us off,actually..he waited til the bus leaves the platform only he leaves..how nice of him..Our sms of asking him to leave first proves futile for he stood there,after 20minutes then only went off after we did..My,my..felt realy gratitude,a bit paiseh..kacau him so many days..Hmm..but it was a nice trip,very very "yummy" one..Oh well,wonder how long it'll take to heal then?This stubborn wound of mine..hard to sleep oso..ish ish..

~Food Haven(Ipoh)~

For those who didn't know already,I've just came back from a trip to Ipoh..One thing for sure..it is truly a food haven!VERY SUPER NICE!!!!the first thing that hits me when I reached the bus station of Ipoh was that,true to what I've heard,Ipoh is really surrounded by hills and mountains terrain..seriously,every where you turn,it's surrounded by the soothing scenery of green..Chin Leong was a sport by picking us up in his car and drove us straight to our first sigh seeing of the day..namely.San Poh Cave.I've been there for a short visit beginning of the year,when it was Chinese New Year,where it was already less pack..However this time around,except for the pity sight of the very few vendors and temple caretakers,we are the only visitor of that hour presumebly..Just step out of the car and we were gushed by the "kangkung" seller,asking us to buy the vegetables to feed the tortises,say what,pity them and just do some charity by helping them buy the bunch of RM1 vegetables..blah blah blah..Only Chin Leong was kind hearted enough to actually buy that thing..And my the were like,pretty aggresive,non stop asking us to buy their drinks etc..whoa..And we don't even look like wealthy or those tourist with plenty to spare...in fact,we looked more like err..kids just looking around.How to put this ler...Komatana..

Never mind that..We did managed to see the giant turtles and tortises,took some pics and enjoyed the cave breeze while listening to Chin Leong explaining about the caves,its origin plus his life in Ipoh etc..long story there..never mind..I managed to take a beautiful picture of a yellow waterlily,and was pretty physched about it..Yeah,call me nuts,but I've seen pink but not yellow ones..so took this oportunity to capture this fully blossomed beautiful yellow lily..hmm,maybe post it up later,when I upload my photos.. After strolling around the God-knows how many acres huge temple,bowing and praying along the way(Cuz its also a place where a lot of statues of GODS were found),we decided it was enough of sun-bathing and went on to the next cave called Kek Lok cave..

Unlike San Poh cave,where it was mainly built along the hills and mountains,using only little of the caves,Kek Lok Cave is also a Buddhism related temple-cave with cave drawings and statues of Gods here and there..but this time the waterfall has dried up,much to my dismay..I was looking forward to see it again,near the huge Kuan Yin statue,but now,the mossy path were the waterfall used to be was now the territory of the much gleeful monkeys..In fact,it looked as if it was infested with them..No hard time looking for monkeys here..Must be the water catchement up the hill has dried up..Took some pretty scenery pictures here,and also some of the beautiful lime stones(i think its call staglamite is it?)Finally,after voicing out our hunger,Chin Leong took us to our first meal of Ipoh...Wan Ton Mee..it was pretty far from the cave and our stomachs were,by then,rumbling in hunger..The noodles were great and I can understand why it was so famous,it was simply too delicious!Both of us tried the white coffee too and the aroma was great,the texture of the coffee smooth and creamy..the foam and ice just add pleasure to our throats and thirst..After that satisfying lunch,we head back for some rest and met his brothers of age 11 and 7..We still need some adjustment to speak in Cantonese with them..I found myself stuttering Cantonese here!!!Why?God knows,maybe,biasa speak Mandarin with May Ching and Chin Leong so it seems weird to speak in Cantonese with his family..

After some rest (actually more of like trying my hands on PS),we went to visit some parks.The first one was ..oops,forgot the name..but it has beautiful scenery and breath taking view as well..took more pictures of the wooden platform etc..then we went to another park called D R Veenisagam i think..where more people are found jogging around etc..the difference between 2 parks is that one is for people taking a slow strool etc whereas the other is for the more serious people who intend to get some exercise done..Along the way,May Ching was having a hard time convincing her parents to let her go Cameron Highlands the next day,where acoording to Chin Leong only takes approximately 1 hours..sigh,too bad May Ching lost the "debate of persuation"=p.That day itself we went to have dinner for the REALLY famous and symbol of Ipohs' food namely the Tauge Chicken Rice..We were consider lucky cuz the shop usually doesn't open on Tuesdays but because the next day is Independance Day,we got "kou fu" and tasted the splendid meal..

The Tauge or bean sprouts were crunchy and juicy and we even ordered an extra plate of that..We had the chicken of course,tried the meatball and May Ching and I tried it with Hor Fun instead of white rice.Everything was soo nice,it's really hard to describe in words,no wonder Clement and the gang spoke so highly of these dishes..I would even give it a ten myself..So of course I was fully bloated after that meal but nevertheless,really satisfied..The night was still young so after catching our daily dose of Love Story In Harvard and some time out for our stomachs to digest dinner,we were out again..Can you belive it,barely 2 hours later,we went out for more food..This time we went to some hawker stall and tried the "chap kor xuet"..it was something like the loh-loh we can find in KL only this was,whoa..they really gave us a lot of fruits and for only Rm3.30,we feasted on variety of fruits,local ones like mango,papaya,watermelon,rambutan,jack fruit...and overseas ones like,kiwi,longan...the list goes one..it was a mouthful and topped with an ice cream,it was smashing,simply smashing..May Ching and I managed one while Chin Leong had his melt into liquid cream before drinking it up after finishing the fruits..gross..this time around it was my treat cuz felt bad having Chin Leong paid for everything..how noble of him..He doesn't let us pay for any snack or meal,so it was practically like..A game of who draws out the money faster thing already..hehe..After the late night supper,we had some online chatting and Anime watching before finally doze off..(cham lo,sleep in full stomach,sure fat ler!!=P)ok,too long already..to be continue in the next entry..(actually,my sis want to online now..so i got to say..matane...)