ELAM Night 2009

Hehe.. I won! I won! Crative writing competition.
Yea.. yea.. yea.. (I'm being childish!) xP


The prize was a 2GB pendrive from the Language Department!


But the best one is the bank robbers performance for Action Song category! They won! They won!


That performance is super super cool! Really awed me!! Congrats to SN1107!


And I got the chance to hear Jack (aka Pak Belalang) sang Flying Without Wings with his super nice singing voice. Will upload the video of his singing into my blog someday. Our very own idol in campus!


Congrats to everyone! ^^

21 With Me Best Friend!


ABOUT 23rd February....

I know, I know. This is about a week late. Should have posted it last week but I didn't. I was too butt lazy to edit all the copyrights for the pictures taken. Hahaha. Well, moments before turning 21 was, I may add SWELL!! Before I start with the details, I wanna make some intro intro on this one great person that share same birthday with me since 20 years ago.


He is a person whom I had cat and dog fight with since I was small. Although I seldom see him when growing up; with all the schedule of him and me being taken care of either my grandmama or mom since we were small, I really look up to him. He's a great guy and I know he loves me a lot even though he always wanna pick a fight with me when we were small, if I'm not mistaken.. xP


As we got older, he shared some responsibility with mom to take care of me. For example, sending me to school and tuition as well as picking me up and sending me to everywhere I want to go. I know, I know. Seems like my driver. Haha. What to do? No extra car. Even now, he still picks me up and send me to my college every week. It's so far off from his destination and still, he is patient enough to tolerate with my schedule.


He also tolerates with me in term of my occasional bad temper. Blame that I'm a dragon year baby. Muahaha.. Anyway, since these past few years, we got to bond along better as we are older. I know that I have this bad temper, but occasional one, not constant one.. He always show this patient voice and let me be done with my temper before he are able to talk with me again. So kesian, he become my lending ears besides my mom and some of my friends. Well, he won't have the chance once I find one perfect guy to replace his current position. Hehehe..


And what's more. He's caring too. Looking out for mom and me during travelling. Putting our needs first before rest. For example, he'll make sure that we have enough nutrients to walk around shopping. Very patient about shopping part. He'll just wait til we are finish with the shopping instead of rushing us.


So, this guy is none other than my brother, Andy who is exactly 6 years older than me. HAPPY 27th BIRTHDAY, ko! So nice ho.. get a birthday cake from Jo (FYI: Jo is his gf).


Ok, back to my best friend who shares the same birthday with me but I'm older by few hours. We're born in Sarawak General Hospital. Must be I've heard her cry too at that day but I'm too young to remember. Hack.. Hahaha.. This pretty girl is none other than Kimber!


So, Sunday afternoon, 22nd February 2009. A day before our birthday. I can't celebrate the actual day with her as I will be celebrating it with tons of assignments in my room back in college. xP I picked Kim up at her place around 2pm. First, we were thinking of celebrating at Mango Tree but it's closed on Sunday. Darn~ Then, we twirled and twirled around Kuching looking for good place to eat where several minutes and minutes later, we ended up at Crown Square only to try the Indonesian food at Pulau Lagenda.


We ordered many foods which is far more of two stomachs can fill; grilled chicken ala Pulau Lagenda, tempe; king prawn and bora bora (I think I got the name correct..). The drinks that we ordered were great too! So, the story here is that we ate and ate. Halfway eating, the waiter sent us the bill and we're quite shocked. Not because of the amount of the bill but they said that they're closing. What the? Didn't expect that they close so fast at 3pm. Hahaha. I guess that was the first time I was asked, very very politely to eat faster and send myself out of the restaurant... WAIT! Not my first. The first time was at McD with Josiah, Manda and Yueh Lee. Hahaha.. Anyway, great meal stuffing our tummy before we turn 21! And it is just lovely to celebrate it with my bro and also my best friend!


Guess what I got this year?


1. Mom gave me a key pendant (21's freedom! xD)

2. Bro got me gold double key pendant (He acts more like a dad than a bro)

3. Kim got me this super creative 21 things in a bag for my lovely 21st birthday

4. My coursemates got me a bag. (I know using a backpack with long skirt or baju kurung is weird. So, I guess this is their way of telling me to be more ladylike. Hahahaha)

5. Someone (not a Chinese) gave me a musical turning clock. All my Chinese coursemates bursted out in tears when they heard it.

6. Cindy gave me a lovely call all the way from Aus! Love ya, Cind!

7. Joslyn gave me this lovely e-card from Hallmark! Muaks!



All the others wished me via sms, calls, facebook and friendster. Much appreciated! Thanks to all my dear friends for remembering! Last but not least, Happy Birthday to:


Bro
Kimber
Stephen Yee
Brandon Tan
My pretty next next door hostelmate. (I forgot her name)

Race for The Best

English Language Appreciation Month has begun! May the best of each category wins! Category presents:
1. Creative Writing
2. Public Speaking
3. Scrabble
4. Idioms and Proverbs
5. Spelling Bee
6. Pronunciation
7. Story Telling
8. IPTAR Idol
9. Action Song
10. Class Display
11. Newscasting
The day Action Song was commenced was superb! Take a look of what the Science1107 group did!

"Bottle It Up" Sara Bareilles

There'll be girls across the nation
That will eat this up
Babe I know that it's your soul but could you bottle it up and
Get down to the heart of it,
No it's my heart you're straight out of your luck
Don't make me tell you again my love love love love.
Love love love love.

I am aiming to be somebody that somebody trusts
With her delicate soul
I don't claim to know much except soon as you start
To make room for the parts
That aren't you it gets harder to bloom in a garden of
Love love love love
Love Love love love

Only thing I ever could need, only one good thing
Worth trying to be and it's

Love Love Love Love
I do it for Love Love Love Love

We can understand the sentiment you're saying to us
Oh,but sensible sells so could you kindly shut up
And get started
At keeping your part of the bargain aw please
Little darlin'
You're killing me sweetly with love love love love
Love love love love

Only thing I ever could need only one good thing
Worth trying to be and its

Love Love Love Love
I do it for Love Love Love Love

Started as a flicker meant to be a flame
Skin has gotten thicker but it burns the same
Still a baby in a cradle got to take my first fall
Baby's getting next to nowhere with her back
Against the wall.
You meant to make me happy make me sad.
Want to make it better better so bad.
But save your resolutions for your never new year
There is only one solution I can see here.

Love you're all I ever could need only one good thing
Worth trying to be and it's
Love Love Love Love
I do it for love, love, love, love
Oh, only gonna get get what you give away,
So give love, love
Only gonna get get what you give away
Love

Place Your Faith in God

This week, instead of 5-days of lecture, we had 6. Kind of sucks since one particular lecturer added her hours from 4 hours to 6 hours per week, then always take our lunch break time by adding half hour of 45 minutes more. Even one of my coursemates had this statistics on how his time was taken up per week in total.


It's tiring physically, mentally and spiritually for all of us. It's not like I'm complaining. I understand that her high expectation for us will bring us great benefit someday but the courseworks load that crashes between all the lecturers are beating us down. Sometimes, it is necessary to let us take a break from the pressure or we will tatally crack up. S-E-R-I-O-U-S-L-Y. Practically, you can hear the class whine about exhaustion and bringing the super moody face to lectures.


After today's lecture, I went out for lunch. There's this sight which aches my heart. Salesman. It is hard to see them going around, pleading for people to buy the products so they could mantain their job. The economics downfall has really taken a big toll on many people. Many people are jobless out there and some barely could support their live by their current salary. Even graduates that hold a degree certificate on hand would have to face the fact that degree means nothing nowadays as it is not easy to score a good job at hand.


In my mind, I thought of how nice would the world be if those who are rich are willing to donate to the poor but the true fact is that life is cruel. Mom told me once that in this type of situation, as much that we do hope that we could help them (e.g: buying their products so that they could meet the quota to keep their jobs), there is a limit on how much we can help. Unless like I'm super rich, there's nothing much that can be done except to pray for them. Place faith in God as the road is not a smooth highway.


Life is a challenge but remember this when you feels like losing your way and faith:


In God I will praise his word, in God I have put my trust; I will not fear what flesh can do unto me. Psalm 56:4


And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose. Rom 8:28


Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen your heart, all ye that hope in the LORD. Psalm 31:24


For the LORD God is a sun and shield: the LORD will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly. Psalm 84:11


Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths. Proverbs 3:5-6

Chap Goh Mei 2009

This year Chap Goh Mei falls on Monday. The girls decided to have it earlier, on Saturday night at the apartment. 9 girls and a guy. Steamboat and Western style foods such as fried chicken, wedges, french fries, chicken fingers and so on. Mouth watering isn't it? And by the end, we can't finish what we had prepared. Next time, need to estimate how big eaters are we.. LOL! I'm so stuffed right now and I need to lose some flabs here! Chinese New Year flabs are still there. Guess I need to attend Dr. Chin's class for the 1.2km run again. XD


Classic number 1 to 10 style of taking picture. ^^