Staying Alive

Watssup world. So, I'll be talking about how my week in college went.

English Presentation.

It's college and you were expected to act like one that is "smart". In fact, everybody has a different interpretation regarding the word. I could be sarcastic, or I would really mean it which could still be distinguished through the degree of "smartness". This is the 2nd time I'm talking to public this year, which I find not really a tough one...individually. See, synergy is an crucial element that sprouts from an effective team. Our group's presentation was straight-forward and simple, rather than "let's play a guessing game and the winner gets free chocolate!!!!",  I would say which what the lecturer disagree. In all respect, different groups have their own distinctive way in doing their presentation. 

When it was my turn, I thought of something 'special' which I presented via the Powerpoint and also, the whiteboard. You see, when presenting a point, (I think) people should be able to give elaborations and descriptions and go in depth, and not just narrating the statistics projected on the screen. I was presenting on the "environment survey findings" slide when I wrote "Enviroment = People + Ambience + Facilities" on the board. I know I stuttered my speech, but at least (I hope and I believe) the audience understand my point. 

Presenting the findings with Edmund and Boon Yoke. 

Photo courtesy of Chang Pui Ling 

The lecturer didn't comment on our presentation in front of the class, and asked us to see her afterwards. I find it obscure. If there is something that you would like to comment, what's the problem voicing up and let the whole class learn something they may find helpful? The comment on me was that my presentation was out of topic and why did I wrote on the board. Well, if you could just twist a little perception of yours...

1) Presenting could be in any form. It was NOT stated that I MUST use the projector during my presentation ONLY. Hence, I am eligible to use whatever relevant resources that may find helpful in my presentation. In this case, I have the right to utilise the whiteboard. 

Coming out with something new....or not.

Photo courtesy of Chang Pui Ling

2) Something wrong with my equation? "Environment = People + Ambience + Facilities" did not just explain that there are 3 factors contributing in the changes of the environment (how they manipulate the environment), therefore identifying the effects which at last, leading to recommendations and solutions. So, through this simple equation that I just made up (basically not from books), I think I managed to link other aspects. I don't see anything that is irrelevant till the extend of being labelled "out of topic" as everything is still in compliance with the theme : Satisfactory Level on the Student Centre.

3) You rated the "funniest" as the best presentation. I don't doubt, because I had a great time, too. But, as far I'm concerned, we were required to dress up formally, which I see it as a ain't-no-play-time presentation. Fairly, we were straightforward and serious. No offense. 

I have no intention on giving negative impact to whosoever related, nor I mean to back stab any parties or individuals. This is merely a piece of my mind that I would not like to waste time arguing because of some petty assessment. 

I found this interesting.

Progress Test 1 

I've been in this CFAB thingy for like just 3 weeks and there is already a test to scare away little children like me. Accounting, is something that I don't really comprehend (in such short time). I never had the fundamentals or basics of accounting, as I was a Science student, though I have to admit that the starting part is quite rough. But, slowly, as time goes on, things get stable and I will eventually understand. The problem is I have no time. 2 subjects (accounts and business finance) are enough to kill me. So, I asked mum for help and mum got pretty anxious when she heard me saying "I dun wanna attend accounting lecture tomorrow because I dun understand what the teacher is talking about." Mum taught me accounting, by all means, including waking up at 5 to study. I think I get a small grasp of the whole accounting picture...say 0.1%? I know there are still lots of improvements to be made in me. 

I woke up at 4 this morning to study Business Finance as I spent yesterday night revising accounts (again). And I got really nervous in the car, college, computer lab (oh...did I mention that our exams are computer-based?). Gosh...they are real butterflies...or it was like I heart is in my stomach. And, I passed the exam. 

Accounting was still ok, (some are tough) to me. But my marks (77.5%) were higher than business (72%). 

Praise Lord...I passed. 

Mum is relieved, I'm happy. But that doesn't mean I don't have to study. In fact, it's the opposite that I should be doing.

What no one tells you is that they're the most important for now. UPSR. PMR. SPM. IB. They're all the most important until the next one comes along.                                                                         ~jasryn.blogpsot.com

In 3 weeks time, I'll be sitting for Progress Test 2. Gosh, my college life could be made into an Oscar-winning horror film.

CFAB / ICAEW 

Genting Thrill (13-15/12/11) : Day 2

Woke up at 5.44a.m. and everybody's still asleep, stayed awake for about 30minutes then went back to sleep.
Jakey woke up first then everybody woke up. Had instant noodles for breakfast.

*fast forward* and not in sequence.

Bought both outdoor and indoor tickets at the price of RM59. Here are the brief intro 'bout the activities, no pictures, yet.

Pirate Ship
It's like a pendulum whereby it swings. You'll slightly feel the thrill when it reaches a certain height, then swings to the opposite side. Nothing scary about this.

Corkscrew
My 2nd roller-coaster ride after the one in Berjaya Times Square, KL. Not too bad either. At first I thought it's gonna make me dizzy or chickened out, but during the ride my heart didn't pump adrenaline. It's just some brutal shaking on your body.

We queued up for the Grand Prix Fun Cart Ride. No bags allowed,so Ting Meau, Joanne, and Yee Qiong went to search for the locker. Have this ever happened to you that, one person queuing up on behalf a group of people who are not there? Indirectly, the queue gets longer, longer waiting time and finally, more frustration. The people who got their queue "cut" kept on shouting (protesting) "Q! Q! Q!" while the other had no choice but to retreat. I strongly suggest that the administration to talk to the people "cutting lines" instead of letting the 'Q'ers do the talking, which might lead to some bloody scene. Finally, we gave up waiting.

and we met up Ting Meau and the gang for some Herbal Eggs (RM1.50 each)

Spinning Cups
I rather call it the "Tornado of Doom plus lots of dizziness". It was pretty "spinny" and I leaned my body outwards the cup, in which that the blood gushed into my head, leading to some terrible headache.

Here comes my weird theory:
People with better concentration/focus (which see and remember things easier) tend to have higher possibilities of having headache. 

Please correct me.

Bumper Boats
I took the queuing time to recover from the headache. Bumper boats are just like bumper cars, just that it's a motor on a float with no wheels (duh?). Be careful while bumping with others as you may get wet. A boy bumped at us a few times so we decided to give him a lesson by "besieging" him...in a friendly manner.

Ferris Wheel
Ahhh! Here comes the relaxing ride. 3 of us boys (Jing Hong, Yi Fai and me) cramped into one compartment and started to act gay. It was a breathtaking ride to see almost the whole theme park from up there.

Archery
Ting Meau bought 250 arrows for RM99 and was divided into 7. I'm starting to get a hold of this game. No bulls-eye so far. It requires strength, endurance, accuracy. The bow should be parallel to your eyes while the other hand holding the bow is straight. That's the theory.

It started to drizzle a little while we queued up for the Rajang River Ride, so that ride will resume in 20 minutes time. Who cares it's raining or not. We're still gonna get wet during that ride. *splash*

We had lunch at Hainan Kitchen. Chicken Rice (steamed).
After that, we met the other group of friends and I decided to buy tomorrow's bus ticket back to KL. That was my first time buying tickets at Genting, so I didn't know well. Pardon me. I asked the counter fellow whether I could buy tomorrow's ticket and I didn't hear clearly that he said "besok naik besok beli" (ride tomorrow, buy tomorrow). It was kinda awkward till Jing Hong rescued me. No tickets bought.

Jing Hong and I met the others at the Spinner, which Jakey and Yee Qiong were on. Ting Meau, Yi Fai and Joanne were riding the Merry-Go-Round.

Pirate Train
The queue was not long. Nothing scary, so Jakey and Jing Hong made shouted to add some thrill during the ride. Yi Fai took some awesome pictures during the ride.

Dinosaur Land
Mmmm...around 5 dinosaurs with plenty of rocks and a suspending bridge, which many people rocking it. Ohh...there's a homo-sapien statue greeting you at the "ribs" entrance. It was pretty cool and misty, a great place to let your thoughts set soar. *Icky* yeah...I was being sentimental...no.no. it's not a trauma from any of the previous rides.

Bumper Car
The sort of game that suits everybody, whereby you could bang anyone. In this case, the boys focused on the girls (Jakey and Yee Qiong). While queuing up, the boys observed which car is the smoothest. I didn't pay much attention to the conversation. And, I didn't even feel like playing, so I hooked up with Yi Fai in the same car. The working principle of the bumper car is quite simple, there's an antenna at every car in contact with the metal net above which gives out electricity, hence generating the motor. One of wires got snapped, and the faulty car was blocking the way, so the attendant tried to push the car aside, but his efforts were of no avail. Then comes the cleaner which succeeded by sliding the car using one foot (like a skateboard) and controlling the steering. The attendant could only laugh in vain.

We queued up for the Flying Dragon, basically a roller coaster as well. Since no camera is allowed during the ride and I've rode that before (with mum), I skipped this one and took care of the DSLR. This is the first time in my life using a DSLR and the pictures taken were awesome. Pardon me for not knowing how to use this thing.

Spinner
Yi Fai brought Jing Hong's camera along the ride and took some really great pictures of us. The spinner is basically a swing that rotates, instead of going forth and back. The crayola blue and azure sky was really beautiful, paired together with the awesome lighting of the Spinner, a perfect combination. Told ya' (or now you know) I have a great POV on seeing things!


Pirate Ship
Yea...we played it...again. And this time I brought Jing Hong's DSLR along. *rock a bye baby on the tree top*


Merry-Go-Round
A slow and steady game, and some of us got anxious and decided to loiter in that double-storey rotating structure. We were all shocked when the Indian operator is fluent communicating in Mandarin while asking us not to move around!


Oooh...Jakey, Yee Qiong, and Yi fai went for the Space Shot for 4 times!!!! Wow.  It propels you till 185 feet of the ground and drops you till you can't scream. Looks pretty exciting and scary at the same time. Now, I regret it. XD    I promise, I'll be back.

Grand-Prix Fun Cart
Ok. This time we made it...after a long queue. However, it was worth it. XD An uncle chatted with me on critical it is for me to plan for my future now, importance of getting good results and socializing. He is from Penang, a Hokkien, and speaks fluent Malay. He stated that the future trend that tough jobs will get a higher pay and Australia is a great place to study. I found quite contradiciting when he mentioned that "when we're older we'll have lots of time to play" and then his wife and son appeared, impatient of the queue and asking him to "abandon" the queue. I think, we'll never get to enjoy full privilege of fun at all stages of life. I think I could pass my driving license! XD although I appeared almost last.

Choo, Jakey, Yee Qiong, and Yi Fai went for the Flying Coaster ride. After their first round, I wanted to join along as it looks pretty exciting, but the queue was closed. This is something new that your body is laid horizontally and being projected through twists and thrills and finally ended with sudden jerk. Woootz! That's the closest thing you could be like Superman!

Bumper Car
Somehow, we played the bumper car again. I was beside Yi Fai who was driving. Jakey and Yee Qiong got bumped pretty hard by the boys. Sorry! XD


4D Motion Master
Ever watched Mr Bean : The Movie where he visited a 4D movie theater and played with the wires to make it more exciting? Well, this one is different. First, you have to queue up. I mean qqqquuuuuuuuuuuueeeeeeeeeeuuuuuuuuuuuueeeeeeeeeeeeee uuuuuuuuuuuuuupppppppppp, for like more than 1 hour just to experience the show. Ting Meau taught Yee Qiong how to whisle, Jing Hong was quite hungry and a little sleepy, Yi Fai played with Ting Meau's PSP, Jakey was FBing via handphone (I guess) and I was observing the crowd. At the entrance, we were given a pair of glasses each and being seated on a special chair with safety belts on. The show started, named "Pirate Story" with you being part of the thieves trying to steal "something" from a pirate in a museum. The pirate got alive and then all the crew and crabs were alive, then we were being attacked and canons everywhere. Finally, the pirate got killed by his own canon. The End. Yea...it was 3D alright, but the 4th D didn't give me much suspense and excitement. Actually, the chair just shook with some "sssss" sound bothering beside your ears. Again, I got a little dizzy after wearing the glasses. We played with the escalator by going up against it, and I tripped. * Embarrassed* XD

Euro Express
The indoor roller coaster ride is basically fast and sweeps steep corners. It gives you a view of the indoor theme park from above, whilst "shooting" across the KLCC, Big Ben, Venice, Eiffel Tower etc. The only thing that freaks me a little is I thought that I'm gonna bang into the San Francisco Bridge before it comes to a halt.

Once we got back to the room, Jing Hong and Yi Fai straight way fell asleep, without having their clothes changed or took shower. I would have done the same as well, but the motherly and the extremely hygienic cautious Jakey instructed me to. Yea...I'm an obedient kid. Then, the rest who were still awake looked at the photos mostly taken by Ting Meau and the rest of us. Oh gosh...my expressions were really weird. I have to take extra precautions on the way I walk, talk, smile, wear, stare etc etc etc. Yi Fai was sleeping at my place actually, so I slept at his...on the sofa. Ting Meau put on "Canon in D" all night that got us fell in sleep in no time.

Good night.

I'll conquer the Space Shot and Flying Coaster next time... XD

Dear parents, please don't read this. 

It's something pretty interesting. Mind the rap part, please. He really has to emphasize that word! Maybe there are different interpretations about the word 屌....or not.


http://www.italki.com/answers/question/51894.htm?hl=zh-tw

Prefectorial Board Annual Dinner '11

Well....let me tell you 'bout how last year's went.
Well, last year I was in charge of the venue and of course, with plenty guidance and help from Pn. Parames & Ong Ting Meau. Last year's place was The MINES Wellness Hotel. And, there's an interesting incident: For the lucky draw session, the all 3 people joining me on the table got chosen, (Dasral & Abd. Farid) while later I went to another table and another 2 got chosen, on my left was Suganth while on my right was Yee Chor Jhun, and the same thing happened!

And...for this year...
Some got lucky when sitting with me either. I told my friend, Kwan Hau that he'll get one, he didn't believe me, of course... But, his mind totally changed when he got a hamper during the lucky draw session. I guess I'm pretty good in spreading luck, or at least knowing who is lucky around me...

Let me start from the beginning...
It was raining that evening and I was still in my house, half dressed for the dinner, while I forgot to take in the dried clothes, forgot to close the back door and not latching the windows (I just closed them). The implications? I got wet while taking in the clothes, had to close the windows twice as the wind was so strong till they blew the windows open again, and ended up moping the flooded kitchen. And again, my dad and I got stuck on the way to the dinner. It was pretty stressful, listening to my dad's scolding and cursing. Finally, I made it to the Palace of the Golden Horses for the dinner.

Though I thought I was late, yet I turned out to be the 3rd earliest Form 5 in the dinner. I changed into my formal dress only when I arrived, pretty weird huh? Then, one by one...everybody came.

It started with the speech from the Head Prefect 11/12, Hew Chun Fei , followed by the Principal, Mr. Tay Keng Lee PPN,  and the "Vice Chairman" of the Parents & Teachers Ass., Mr. Lee Tak San. Then, everybody had their dinner, left with me worrying 'bout the performance. I didn't prepare well.

We all enjoyed the slideshow on our school lives throughout the 5 years. Thanks, Joy!

 

The Black Roses (Noel Ng, the Joy sisters (Joylene & Joyanne) and Loke Zheng Guo) was totally awesome. They performed "Count On Me" & "Price Tag". Then, it was Joanne's and my turn. While playing the guitar, the microphone was a little faulty and I used Noel's guitar, instead. And here comes the most unexpected thing: I broke the guitar capo, HER guitar capo! Then, my performance went shitty enough. (let's skip this part) Sorry, Noel. Thanks, Joanne.

I got chosen for "Prince and Cinderella", but got disqualified just after the 1st round. Thanks, Jhana!

I had my dinner. The dinner was supposed to be scrumptious enough, yet I followed my friend's advice to opt for the salad and veggie. I was pretty sure that my fork and spoon were placed correctly upon leaving the table, to help my friend find the W.C. After the trip to the toilet, we ended up loitering in a Japanese rest. and I chatted with the chef there. He has been working there for 9.5 years, the restaurant's been operating for 14 years, they serve buffet, with a variety of 200 dishes, operating from 1030-1430 and 1830 to 2230. I forgot to ask for his name, so I googled him. Thanks, Chef Khair, you're really friendly!

  

Chef Khair
(source: http://eatlah.blogspot.com/2011/07/kin-no-uma-japanese-restaurant-palace.html )

OK, it may be a little out from the main agenda. 

(This is my first time starting a conversation with a "stranger")

In the meantime, I missed out the performance by Prince Charming and Cinderella. But we hugged each other when the Black Roses played Graduation (Friends Forever) by Vit. C. Simply touching! 

Thanks, Noel. 

For pictures of the dinner: http://www.facebook.com/media/albums/?id=1372837326

Confession: Noel, I'm terribly sorry for your capo. I got a new one for you, but this one is really different. I didn't managed to find the exact one. Hoped you like it, although it's made from plastic. But, I have absolute confidence about the quality. All the best in everything, and I really mean it. You're............




Came across this song:

This marks the last post, 

will be back after SPM. 

The simple lack of her is more to me than others' presence. 

                                                                           ~Edward Thomas

"I have found the paradox, that if you love until it hurts, 

                                               there can be no more hurt, only more love."

                                                                                                                      ~Mother Teresa

NiE Mag Competition (The Star Newspaper)

Hey guys....

Hereby I would like to express my gratitude to the following guys for contributing in the project....although we have failed....

1) Wong Yi Fai: Thanks for coming to my house at night to get the NiE template and process the videos.

2) Ong Ting Meau: Thank you for lending your camera and gadgets.

3) Yee Chor Jhun & Wong Kek Leong: Thanks for not giving up at the end and sacrificed school time to see the whole project through.

4) Low Yi Wen, Kock Hiew, Noel Ng, & Joyanne: Thank you for participating and giving guidance.

Here's something to light your mind...

WARNING:

Viewer discretion is advised, esp to those who can't afford to see other people going crazy 

 cheers....