Tuesday, December 30, 2008

7 Excuses......

A little tip for those that will have trouble getting up when school re-opens: 7 excuses you can try using to con your new teachers :0

1. "Sorry teacher, my car broke down and it couldn't be started up again. I had to stand on the road and hail for a taxi so that I could make it to school. And I think the taxi driver cheated me!"

2. "Someone bumped into my dad's car and they got into a fight. The police came and we had to go to the police station to solve the matter!"

3. "I fell asleep in the car, and my driver forgot all about me. He was half-way to KL when I woke up, and we had to make a HUGE U-turn!"

4. "I got caught in a traffic jam!"

5. "My father had a hang-over from drinking too much alcohol at the dinner party he went to and couldn't drive yet!"

6. "My mother tripped and broke her leg and we had to call the ambulance. My father went with her so there was no one to send me!"

7. "My grandfather had a heart attack, and we were all panicking we forgot about the time! By the way, it was just a false alarm :P

Though, if you kept using them, your family's going to look like a tragedy story :3

Friday, December 26, 2008

The Holidays flew by...T_T

Before I knew it it's already 4 more days to PMR results and another week before school starts again.

And during the entire month and a half, I didn't finish half of the things I wanted to do T_T

I didn't start writing my fanfic again, and I didn't even start on the Prize story. I still have a pile of books upstairs (though I finished the ones I borrowed from the library) and I didn't finish summarizing all the Malay info I accumulated from PMR studies. I didn't finish downloading all the anime I'm currently watching (Somehow I got bored with them....). Even this blog is mostly neglected. Plus I haven't given as much thought to my Librarian duties as I think I should (though I did some work) -_-|||

The only thing I've managed to get further on was updating all the data on my PC, like the Microsoft Office and cleaning my files. But wait, doesn't that mean I spend to much idle time in front of the PC? O_o

The most common problem when it's hols is that there seems to be nothing to do at all and you waste all the time doing idle stuff. Even though you know that there are one or two responsible things that you're supposed to do, since it's work you just don't want to. Then holidays end and your left with no more time and a seemingly humongous amount of stuff that you had planned left to do.

Case point, above.

After that, it's the panicking and hoping the holidays would last longer...

They say that when you don't keep the promise you have to yourself on doing stuff, then you're lying to yourself. That makes me an uber-terribly big liar doesn't it?

Friday, December 12, 2008

Promises are a hard thing to keep.

I promised myself I wouldn't slip into the holiday mood, but I think I already did so.

I promised myself I'd write this holidays, but I haven't found the heart to do so.

I was supposed to call my soon-to-be-Chinese-tuition-teacher, but I haven't done so.

I am supposed to call up the Eagle Ranch Resort, (sorry Itianne & Pn. M) but I haven't figured out what to say.

Well, the holidays are going faster than usual (I beg to differ with you, Audrey.......Actually I sleep the morning away so.....) but I seem to be forgetting all of my (current) holiday priorities.

..........

Sigh.......

I have to get my act together someway.

I'll think of that a bit later. (Holiday Mood :)

Saturday, November 29, 2008

Holidays.......can be a boring time. Well, maybe not TOO boring, but still.

I should have posted my experience weeks ago, but I wasn't bothered.

Went to Sunway Lagoon with Audrey, Ke Li, Ai Li and Natalie. We rode all the fun rides, including the ones that go upside down. I normally avoid those, due to my unfounded fear of heights and falling. But the view from 180 was quite nice. I couldn't tell at 360: my eyes were solidly shut. I went for the additional scream park with Audrey and Ke Li, but after riding the Pirate ride (180) and the Tomahawk (360) I think all fear had left me (beyond fear actually) and all I was doing was saying 'hi' to the jail breakouts. Audrey was speechless.

I've finally finished my add math introduction. There were people I knew there, but only lightly, so I barely made conversation, and didn't go about making any new ones.

On Saturday, I came down with a god-awful cold (I blame my sister for it all, fever, cough and runny nose) I'm much better now.

I'm on a brain jam now that the holiday's set in. I've got a lot of things to write and set. MPS, MPH-Alliance Bank prize, my poor neglected fanfics....but I'm just to lazy (I can find the time to write here though)

I've been on a short of anime to watch recently, and it seems I've lost my diversity. All the anime I'm downloading are all shoujo O.o

Sigh, I want to see Twilight, but I'm flat out broke, and I have zilch idea when my RM300 check for my story that got a special mention will come.

Overall, I'm wondering how I'm going to survive December.

I can't say I'll come out with a piece of mind.

It'll turn to jelly in a week :)

Friday, November 14, 2008

If life was like Pet Society, in which all you had to do to make money is visit your friends and play with your pet, all of us would be millionaires.

Interesting thought, no?

That said, people may like holidays, but after a while holidays can be royally boring.

Sure some people have so much cash in their pockets they more likely are lounging on a beach in the Mediterranean or cruising in the Pacific. But what are us poor, homey people suppose to do? Hide in a box until it's all over?

Well, that's practically what I'll HAVE to be doing now, huh?

But then, this holiday will -I think- be slightly less monotonous (and unmemorable) as the other eight end-year hols.

For starters, we're not going down to Singapore this year. I couldn't care less anyway. My cousins are too busy for constructive conversation anyway (Calvin, Alyssa, Bryan - if by some crazy chance that you're reading this, no harm intended).

Second, for the last two weeks of November I'll be having an Add Math introduction class, so that should stop the holiday vibe from sinking in too much. I also have to tutor my brother every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday (He practically killed the Chinese test paper with a grade of 48)

I also have to think of the MPH-Allliance Bank Short Story Prize. I want to try writing something, so I'll have to do a bit of brainstorming. The deadline may be in March, but since I want to try for the IDLA again next year, it'll be a bit clashy if I don't start now.

Then, there's thinking about camp and MPS (*worry worry fret fret*) -__-|||| I pray to all that is holy Datin will accept the Movie Magic theme, we get a contractor to give us wood (for free) and some movie director from heaven-know's-where will be willing to have give a demo at a low cost. Oh, and that our movie selection will fall from the sky.

If I'm praying I'm desperate. But then, desperate times call for desperate measures :)

Overall, this holiday may be a more productive one, but then again who knows.

Normally, I try to avoid (minimize) rants like this, however, boredom needs an outlet.

To all you people going on a nice long vacation, I hope that you have a wonderful time and know that I envy your cash.

They say it's bad luck to say 'good luck' before the curtains open.

So if I say 'have a rotten holiday' to you all, would it jinx it or not?

Saturday, November 1, 2008

Bored....

I wonder why we have to think of a title for the blog post. It's hard for me to even crank one out.

To summarize my days now after PMR: BORING.........

Reasons being?
  1. nothing left on the webbies to look at
  2. losing interest left and right for certain things (webbies and books)
  3. losing conscious timetable management
  4. etcetera etc. etc....
So.......

I'M BORED, BORED, BORED!

Can't anyone recommend an interesting site? Forum, game, interesting bloggie....whatever you think is interesting.

Oh yes.

SOMEONE TELL ME HOW TO PUT IN A STUPID C-BOX. (and a site meter)

Now: RECAP.

  1. Skipped school on Friday to go out with Audrey and Ke Li, had a blast(Eagle Eye was COOL; Crane crashing through the FBI office and car chase EXHILARATING)
  2. Finished booking tuition for Add Math and Accounts
  3. Had the scrabble competition; lost to Zaim :(
  4. Rocked at Mastermind :) [Guessed the code in 3 tries on one of my goes]
  5. ALMOST finished with stock check (key word: almost)
  6. Drawing proposal for MPS........*fret**fret*
  7. MPH-Alliance Bank Writing Prize 2008........subnotebook here I come! (hopefully)
Anyone knows where a 15 year old can get a holiday job that pays well? (But not to far from DJ)

Saturday, October 18, 2008

FREEDOM

HEADLINES:
THE DISEASE KNOWN AS PMR STRESS IS OVER!!!!

ALL RECIPIENTS -FORM 3'S AROUND MALAYSIA - HAVE BEEN CURED!

but....

A "NEW EPIDEMIC" HAS STRUCK!!!!!

NAME: GEJALA PONTENG!!!

CAUSE OF EPIDEMIC: ......*cough*malas*cough*

WAYS OF DEFEATING EPIDEMIC: ..........NONE????

OH WELL. THEY'LL COME BACK NEXT YEAR :P


This author will hope to crank it up a notch :)

Sunday, October 12, 2008

I Need to learn HTML Jargon...

I have tried and tried and tried and tried.......

BUT I STILL CAN'T GET A GODDAMN HIT COUNTER!

NOT TO MENTION THE STUPID CBOX!

I have the Cbox account already, and I copied and pasted the link, but every time I try saving it always comes up with this error:

"The markup in the document following the root element must be well-formed."

!%#@%$&^$&$&$&^!!!!!!!

I went and checked what it meant. It seems that in some part of all the strange symbols one of them isn't written properly?

I had a friend who put up the CBox without a hitch, yet lucky me, there seems to be some kind of problem which I have no idea of......%*^%&$$($&$*^$!!!!!

Don't mind me, I'm pretty pissed right now...and frustrated. I feel like I'm losing confidence in ever managing to master blogging and blogs. I can't even add a stupid CBox, ha. And they say it's as easy as pie.

Boy, that's the BIGGEST underestimation of the year.

Ah, forget it.

Short-term plan: Concentrate on PMR.

Then, I'll see whether I'll ever figure out what the f@#$ is the problem.

Saturday, October 11, 2008

Good Luck!!!

WARNING: NEW DISEASE SPREADING

NAME OF DISEASE: PMR PANIC!

SYMPTOMS:
  1. INSOMNIA
  2. PANIC ATTACKS
  3. STUDYING UNTIL 2AM
  4. PULLING HAIR OUT OVER INABILITY TO REMEMBER ANYTHING
  5. STRESS LEVEL PEAKING
  6. HEADACHES GALORE

CAUSE: PMR BEING 2 DAYS AWAY!!!! PARENTS NAGGING!!!!

WAYS TO BEAT THE DISEASE:

  1. SIT DOWN FOR A WHILE AND TAKE A BREATHER
  2. PUT YOUR BOOK AWAY FOR 5 MINUTES AT MOST TO EAT A SNACK
  3. HAVE A DRINK
  4. LISTEN TO A BIT OF MUSIC
  5. DO ANYTHING UNRELATED TO STUDYING FOR 10 MINUTES AND JUST RELAX......

DOING SO WILL LESSEN THE EFFECTS AND ENSURE A SUCCESSFUL PMR EXAM :)


With that public service announcement made, to all my Form 3 friends around Malaysia I pray that you will get all straight A's !

BREAK A LEG!! (in acting, saying 'good luck' is a taboo; something to do with jinxing)

Sunday, August 3, 2008

Reality 4# This blog is sorely neglected -_-|||

This is a once-in-a-while update that more likely happens once in a blue moon.

Well, that's a bit exaggerated but you get the point.

I wonder how some people manage to blog so much. Do their parents let them go online everyday?! Some people have already graduated that I know, but right now I'm referring to all my pals at school.

Seriously, WHAT IS YOUR SECRET?!

At best my mom only lets me go online during the weekends, not to mention I prefer using the time to watch my favorite anime. So updates are scarce and rare. Sigh, there has to be some recipe of success for how to manage blogging in under six minutes.

Anyways, a condensation of this past few weeks:

a) I'm now the vice-president of the entire librarian board of 08/09 :)

b) My short story got accepted into the Star.

c) Exams are looming closer in a very dangerous manner (dying here)

d) I got installed for Leo.......and missed librarian high tea :(

e) Pn Ruth has no idea how to distinguish between good news and bad news

f) For a person that complained about being a slave, Nigel sure returns to the library a lot.

g) Neal's huge ego is going to be missed (Neal, if you see this it is NOT a compliment)

h) Jian Nee...... Well at least you went into the pool in the end.

Tis all. Maybe you can expect a dream chronicle to appear today......If I decide to take my time and write it.

Saturday, June 28, 2008

Dream 1# Amazing people (the answers of the world)

There are many amazing people in this world. So many that they are uncountable. It could be the guy next door, Benjamin Franklin, your aunt, or even a helpful stranger you happen to come across. Yet, only some of these amazing people are lucky enough to become household names.

So how does the amazing stand out for the amazing?

And how does the ordinary become the amazing?

The usual answer to this type of question - learn.

But learn what?

The first idea: learn the knowledge of the world.
But many people hold that upon their shoulders.

Learn what then?

Next possible answer: Learn skills related to communication. Interaction, speech...
But the gift of gab is common as well.

If that is not the answer, what is then?

LEARN TO BE DIFFERENT.

But...There are many that are learning to do so as well. And even when trying to be different, normalities will definitely start to seep in (Humans can't stand re-using a good idea). Old patterns, old work plans - if these things appear, then 'different', will still hold a remnant of the past. Even then, when you are truly different, the people may not receive.

Is difference really and truly something hard to come across?

Is it something that will appear once in a blue moon?

Is it really something that hard to do?

Those questions I can't answer.

There are many questions in this world, and not all of them have answers. This may be one of them.

In the end, this world is also a question.

What if the world as we know it is all an illusion? What if the knowledge we hold is all a lie? What is the real honest truth? True justice?

Maybe in the end, there is no answer.

And I - a minuscule piece of the huge jigsaw puzzle, has not yet seen enough to truly understand it all.

Reality 3# YAY MAFFIA!!

I can play mafia!! YAY!!!

It's quite a confusing thing actually if you're not used to playing it digital. But getting the hang of it was quite easy. It's harder to find the mafia over the net though. I can't see ANYONE'S expression. So guessing as a citizen is quite hard....

I was citizen for most part, but when I finally managed to play as commissioner there was a POWER SURGE.

GAAAHHHH!!!!

Oh well...

Friday, June 27, 2008

Reality 2# Woe Betide the one who Can't Play Maffia (online)

You know, there are many things in this world that would prove to be a wonder. Like the development of technology for instance. Well, it may seem plain and ordinary to anyone born in the 21st century but seriously - we are far different from the age in which we had to rub sticks together just to get fire.

Wait a minute...

WHAT I JUST SAID HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH MY PROBLEM!!!

ARRRGHHHH!!!!!

On Facebook, there's an application called Maffia New. I played the game during the past two librarian camps I went to as well as hosted lightly in my class. I learned about the application from my friends and I SERIOUSLY wanted to play it.

I haven't had time to go and get it but now when I have the stupid thing WON'T WORK!!!

Every time the window is half way loading a pop-up appears saying 'Mozilla has encountered an error and needs to shut down'. WTF?!

I tried several times over. But still!

Anyone has any ideas what may be going wrong?

.......

......

...Anyone?

Reality 1# (Breaking library rules to do this...)

If we were to talk about how the day went, then you can call the time in which we had that Hari Koperasi thingie suckie. The reasons?

Number 1:
Datin's boring drawl. You can read through three full pages of the paper (Malaysian Today; The article of mental diseases was interesting. I never knew what' 'schizophrenia' was before) and still she would be talking. According to my friend, Datin's speeches are ACTUALLY shorter than Pn. Lee Mei Ling's. But someway or the other, when Datin is talking, look around and you will see many faces about to fall asleep.

Number 2:
While the teachers were sitting under the shade, us students were left to roast under the hot sun. If you wanted a tan, you'd be happy. But if you were more interested in your skin condition - the horror! Whilst I am neither, I definitely hate sitting under the sun.

Number 3:
The MAIN AND IMPORTANT REASON. IT WAS A PRACTICAL BORE. All we were doing was sitting there like idiots and listen to people drabble on about 'Penyata Akaun' and some other blah. All we were 'supposed' to do was do some kind of support/suggest opinion stuff. Even that, it was more likely because some people had been asked to do it.

If you don't count in that horrible event, then the day went along quite well.

Though now, I highly doubt the usefulness of doing things like Hari Koperasi.