(26 May 2008) The thing about holidays is, you hate them when they come, but wish more time was available when they come to an end. I guess this law not only applies for me but for others as well.
Before the holidays, I was having a 3 week exam, and it was going through book after book, word after word, trying to remember and of course, forgetting a lot in the process. I wanted the holidays to come so badly, I needed a break from the appalling books. Well, after the exams, it seems that life is empty. Everyday, I wake up and go to the computer, hack and slash through turtles, birds, crabs, scorpions, machines and whatever the online fantasy games could throw at me. Then it will be DotA for the remaining time, getting pissed over idiots who spoil the game. After that it is pretty much surfing the net.
I wish I could have the urge to study, but that is very unlikely as the next exam is about 3 months away. It is quite a short period since there are many subjects to cover and so much information to cram into the limited space in my head. However, I keep getting the false signal that 3 months is a bloody long time and I can afford to slack. At least I know I am not in denial.
I am just not accepting the fact that time is running out.
Hopefully next week will change for the better. I will be attending the Choral Festival in K.L. with the school choir team. I am keeping my fingers and toes cross that the festival will not be a let down, or this holiday would be the most pathetic one yet.
Monday, May 26, 2008
Sunday, May 11, 2008
Mid Year Crisis
(11 May 2008) While men out there have mid life crisis, I am having a mid year crisis.
I have always been the guy who does not give a flying shit about examinations, or the guy who would mug for hours and days without rest for the extra few marks. This time however, I am a bit shaken. I am beginning to worry about not doing too well. There is no better proof - I studied for Chemistry. For the last 5 exams, studying for Chemistry means flipping through the wafer-thin textbook, without having a slight clue of how to perform experiments. This time is a real great change. I have actually been reading through few hundred pages of the Chemistry reference book called Fokus Super Hot. The only reason it is called Super Hot is because it makes your blood boil and your brains melt.
This is supposed to be a good turn of events, at least I am not in denial. But then again, I came to this point quite late and I actually have to spend hours studying for other subjects continuously, which is not quite the stereotypical me. Maybe I have really turned over a new leaf, or maybe it is just a false spark of hope for my parents. Whatever it is, I will have to keep the fire on for as long as possible. So before I go surf the web for more stuff, I better get back to Additional Math. Standard deviation ... Integration ... Linear ... Logarithm ... Cosine law... Derivatives ...
I have always been the guy who does not give a flying shit about examinations, or the guy who would mug for hours and days without rest for the extra few marks. This time however, I am a bit shaken. I am beginning to worry about not doing too well. There is no better proof - I studied for Chemistry. For the last 5 exams, studying for Chemistry means flipping through the wafer-thin textbook, without having a slight clue of how to perform experiments. This time is a real great change. I have actually been reading through few hundred pages of the Chemistry reference book called Fokus Super Hot. The only reason it is called Super Hot is because it makes your blood boil and your brains melt.
This is supposed to be a good turn of events, at least I am not in denial. But then again, I came to this point quite late and I actually have to spend hours studying for other subjects continuously, which is not quite the stereotypical me. Maybe I have really turned over a new leaf, or maybe it is just a false spark of hope for my parents. Whatever it is, I will have to keep the fire on for as long as possible. So before I go surf the web for more stuff, I better get back to Additional Math. Standard deviation ... Integration ... Linear ... Logarithm ... Cosine law... Derivatives ...
Monday, April 21, 2008
April's Fool
(21 April, 2008) It has been a long time since I last updated. I guess there was not much going on that is really worth posting, except my trip to Australia to attend my sister's graduation. I am sure you, behind this screen, are going to wonder why am I writing about not updating instead of doing it. I will give you a pat on the back if you ask, and say "good question". The thing is, my sister, got a job in KL, took her high-end desktop and camera along. If you guessed that all my pictures are in there, I would have to pat you on the back again for the good guess. Therefore, I will have to jump back to my usual life before posting about my trip. But if you get bored reading about me ranting about my dull life, post a comment and send a short e-mail to my mother to request that she sends me around the world so I have more to write about. To further the chance of me going overseas, do send me a fat cheque.
These few weeks have been quite a struggle. Coming back from Australia, still having my head in the clouds while school lessons are going on everyday. I missed a week of lessons, which may not sound like a lot. I assure you that you will not feel as such if your Add Math teacher is Ram Kumar. Add Math is not what I would call a perspicuous subject, in addition, Mr. Ram, who is a real speed junkie, has no intention to slow down. All that "sine", "cosine", "tangent", "cotangent" is making me go bonkers, especially when the formulas come in. Trigonometry, a 3-pronged death.
Other than that, I still have to study for the mid-year exam which is going to take place 16 days later. Chemistry, Physics, Biology, Additional Mathematics and History are already enough to make the whole year hell on earth, and there are 6 more subjects to go with them. Sometimes I really wonder what is the point in taking 11 subjects when more than half of them will cease being useful by the end of year 2008. Like Mr. Ram said, after 2008, we will all become useless fellas. Scoring A1's is not that hard, but really mastering the knowledge and applying it in life is the hardest part. It is a sad case that most of us are built to be examination answering machines and not know a shit about anything else besides the stuff in text books.
Enough is enough! I better start a crusade to revolutionize the Malaysian educational system! Now who's with me? Anyone...? ......
Until then, I better hit the books again. Ugh......
These few weeks have been quite a struggle. Coming back from Australia, still having my head in the clouds while school lessons are going on everyday. I missed a week of lessons, which may not sound like a lot. I assure you that you will not feel as such if your Add Math teacher is Ram Kumar. Add Math is not what I would call a perspicuous subject, in addition, Mr. Ram, who is a real speed junkie, has no intention to slow down. All that "sine", "cosine", "tangent", "cotangent" is making me go bonkers, especially when the formulas come in. Trigonometry, a 3-pronged death.
Other than that, I still have to study for the mid-year exam which is going to take place 16 days later. Chemistry, Physics, Biology, Additional Mathematics and History are already enough to make the whole year hell on earth, and there are 6 more subjects to go with them. Sometimes I really wonder what is the point in taking 11 subjects when more than half of them will cease being useful by the end of year 2008. Like Mr. Ram said, after 2008, we will all become useless fellas. Scoring A1's is not that hard, but really mastering the knowledge and applying it in life is the hardest part. It is a sad case that most of us are built to be examination answering machines and not know a shit about anything else besides the stuff in text books.
Enough is enough! I better start a crusade to revolutionize the Malaysian educational system! Now who's with me? Anyone...? ......
Until then, I better hit the books again. Ugh......
Saturday, February 16, 2008
Chinese New Year
(17 February 2008) Chinese New Year is definitely my favourite celebration on the calendar. It is something of an equivalent of Christmas, but of course it is Chinese. Instead of celebrating the spirit of giving and sharing, Chinese New Year is about reunion. Uncles, aunties and cousins from extended families congregate and have a great time. Fortunately, for the singles, but not so for the married, Chinese New Year does celebrate the spirit of giving. The married have to bleed and give out Ang Pau (red packets) while the singles smile and kneel on the receiving end.
I remember my younger days, when Chinese New Years were spent with the entire family. The 6 siblings on my mother's side would get together for the reunion dinner on New Year's Eve. The uncles and aunties would sit at their table, chatting, joking and drinking while the 13 cousins would sit at another table, doing stupid things. The younger ones, Christopher, Sunita and I were banned from the gambling table, though we were allowed to watch. Despite not being able to get the adrenaline rush from the high stakes, we still managed to find ways to make the best out of the week-long celebration.
As years go by, the number of relatives who come for the reunion dwindles. More often than not, reunion dinner is filled with questions on how those who did not come are doing. Perhaps everyone is growing out of the Chinese New Year spirit, but should the tradition that has been kept for hundreds of years be allowed to vanish into history? Sad but true, this is going on, at least for me.
But who am I to let my negative feelings get the better of me on such a happy occasion? I decided to keep my spirits up this New Year and leave the thoughts in one corner and deal with them after New Year. However, I did become an asshole sometimes during Chinese New Year and I sincerely apologize to those people I offended or pissed off.
Reunion dinner was held at Ma Ee's (eldest auntie on my mother's side) place. Her house is not really big, but there was quite a number of people in the house. We had a potluck. My mother prepared and bought a few dishes, Jee Ee (second auntie on my mother's side) brought back a few dishes from KL, whereas Ma Ee cooked on the spot. Strange enough, more than half of the food on the table are Malay cuisines - Beef Rendang, Satar, Keropok, etc. All of us ate and ate without stopping, the food was just too great to resist, but nobody gives a damn about their weight or size during Chinese New Year, we just "sapu" everything edible.
Then came the first day of Chinese New Year. Everyone wakes up early to shower and put on their new clothes. Then we were off to collect Ang Pau, but first we met in Ma Ee's place, our rendezvous point.
Then the rest of the Chinese New Year was spent eating, drinking, gambling and visiting.
The family photo
3rd row (standing): Jee Tiau, John, Chun Lee, Tiau Pa, Dad
2nd row (seated): Je Ee, Ma Ee, Kong Kong, Mum, Auntie Diane
1st row (grounded): Sis, Chris, Cheh Hean, Me, Sunita
Sisters of the Soh family.
Left: Biggest sister of the Soh family.
Dressed to impress. Impressed?
The boys.
The Boss.
Chun Lee looks like he is double my size. All the effort going to the gym wasted.
My Sis and I.
Pointless photo 1. The background is actually a bamboo mat.
Pointless photo 2. Cheh Hean could not resist being pointless.
What Chris looks like when someone forgets his Ang Pau. "Niasing! Where is my Ang Pau?!"
Paternal cousins. Clockwise from top: Chau Wee, Cathy, Pei Liang, Li Lei, Sis.
B-boy and I swinging E-Lynn.
Kids, so cute. Top: Kenji. Bottom: E-Lynn, E-Shuen.
Lynn is happy!
Even kids like to push me around. Sigh.
So cute!!!
Photo of the month: Suicidal chicken. Must be because of the beautiful hens.
I remember my younger days, when Chinese New Years were spent with the entire family. The 6 siblings on my mother's side would get together for the reunion dinner on New Year's Eve. The uncles and aunties would sit at their table, chatting, joking and drinking while the 13 cousins would sit at another table, doing stupid things. The younger ones, Christopher, Sunita and I were banned from the gambling table, though we were allowed to watch. Despite not being able to get the adrenaline rush from the high stakes, we still managed to find ways to make the best out of the week-long celebration.
As years go by, the number of relatives who come for the reunion dwindles. More often than not, reunion dinner is filled with questions on how those who did not come are doing. Perhaps everyone is growing out of the Chinese New Year spirit, but should the tradition that has been kept for hundreds of years be allowed to vanish into history? Sad but true, this is going on, at least for me.
But who am I to let my negative feelings get the better of me on such a happy occasion? I decided to keep my spirits up this New Year and leave the thoughts in one corner and deal with them after New Year. However, I did become an asshole sometimes during Chinese New Year and I sincerely apologize to those people I offended or pissed off.
Reunion dinner was held at Ma Ee's (eldest auntie on my mother's side) place. Her house is not really big, but there was quite a number of people in the house. We had a potluck. My mother prepared and bought a few dishes, Jee Ee (second auntie on my mother's side) brought back a few dishes from KL, whereas Ma Ee cooked on the spot. Strange enough, more than half of the food on the table are Malay cuisines - Beef Rendang, Satar, Keropok, etc. All of us ate and ate without stopping, the food was just too great to resist, but nobody gives a damn about their weight or size during Chinese New Year, we just "sapu" everything edible.
Then came the first day of Chinese New Year. Everyone wakes up early to shower and put on their new clothes. Then we were off to collect Ang Pau, but first we met in Ma Ee's place, our rendezvous point.
Then the rest of the Chinese New Year was spent eating, drinking, gambling and visiting.
The family photo
3rd row (standing): Jee Tiau, John, Chun Lee, Tiau Pa, Dad
2nd row (seated): Je Ee, Ma Ee, Kong Kong, Mum, Auntie Diane
1st row (grounded): Sis, Chris, Cheh Hean, Me, Sunita
Sisters of the Soh family.
Left: Biggest sister of the Soh family.
Dressed to impress. Impressed?
The boys.
The Boss.
Chun Lee looks like he is double my size. All the effort going to the gym wasted.
My Sis and I.
Pointless photo 1. The background is actually a bamboo mat.
Pointless photo 2. Cheh Hean could not resist being pointless.
What Chris looks like when someone forgets his Ang Pau. "Niasing! Where is my Ang Pau?!"
Paternal cousins. Clockwise from top: Chau Wee, Cathy, Pei Liang, Li Lei, Sis.
B-boy and I swinging E-Lynn.
Kids, so cute. Top: Kenji. Bottom: E-Lynn, E-Shuen.
Lynn is happy!
Even kids like to push me around. Sigh.
So cute!!!
Photo of the month: Suicidal chicken. Must be because of the beautiful hens.
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Trip to Hong Kong IV
(13 February 2008) Going to Disneyland is the one dream of every (normal) child in the world. My inner child is no exception. Since I was in Hong Kong, there was no reason not to visit the great land of fantasy and imagination. The adventure began when we stepped foot into the train to Disneyland...Embrace the magic!
On board the train to Disneyland. Everything is Mickey-shaped.
The entrance is beautiful with the trees and shrubs. At least kids will plant trees to replicate a Disneyland in their gardens.
The station for the train that goes around Disneyland and Mickey's head made from flowers.
The big fountain outside Disneyland.
We almost missed the Let It Snow parade. Well, we got to catch the closing act. Sad.
Luckily we got to catch the falling snow. (pun intended)
Then there's the damn big Christmas tree with damn big presents under it. Mickey said I cannot take them home. So I got Garfield to distract him.
The American side of Hong Kong Disneyland. I wonder if there is a Chinatown.
There was also an automobile show there. Behind me is the 1850 hybrid Pumpkin, 2 bulk rat power, 100 cc engine. Runs on fairy dust and/or pumpkin juice.
The magnificent and majestic Princesses' Castle.
Tarzan's treehouse. There is a house in the tree, and a tree in the house. Go figure.
The view from Tarzan's house is just breathtaking. I might consider buying over his house and get close to nature when I retire.
The house has a nice library and a hairy librarian. Sam Tet only has the latter.
Tarzan does not have to go to Las Vegas for tiger shows. He has something quite similar back at home.
He has a gym as well. Lucky bastard.
After being close to nature, we decided to explore the future in Tomorrowland. Looks like fishballs on a stick. Yummy.
Went for a ride in Space Mountain. I did not want to buy the picture so I took a picture of the picture. Cheapo.
This time, we got to see the second parade of the day. Look at that huge golden castle and the girls in shiny costumes. Mickey loves his bling and babes.
Then came Alice who brought the whole Wonderland along.
Seafood platter.
Big toys. Really, really big toys.
Mickey on anabolic steroids.
Candy elves. Sweet.
The princesses not only have a magnificent castle. They a luxury mobile castle as well. See Paris Hilton anywhere in there?
Chip 'n Dale got their own candy factory. Even chipmunks invest!
Mickey went to Hollywood so the parade ended.
Buzz Lightyear.
The damn big Christmas tree at night.
Princesses' Castle at night.
On board the train to Disneyland. Everything is Mickey-shaped.
The entrance is beautiful with the trees and shrubs. At least kids will plant trees to replicate a Disneyland in their gardens.
The station for the train that goes around Disneyland and Mickey's head made from flowers.
The big fountain outside Disneyland.
We almost missed the Let It Snow parade. Well, we got to catch the closing act. Sad.
Luckily we got to catch the falling snow. (pun intended)
Then there's the damn big Christmas tree with damn big presents under it. Mickey said I cannot take them home. So I got Garfield to distract him.
The American side of Hong Kong Disneyland. I wonder if there is a Chinatown.
There was also an automobile show there. Behind me is the 1850 hybrid Pumpkin, 2 bulk rat power, 100 cc engine. Runs on fairy dust and/or pumpkin juice.
The magnificent and majestic Princesses' Castle.
Tarzan's treehouse. There is a house in the tree, and a tree in the house. Go figure.
The view from Tarzan's house is just breathtaking. I might consider buying over his house and get close to nature when I retire.
The house has a nice library and a hairy librarian. Sam Tet only has the latter.
Tarzan does not have to go to Las Vegas for tiger shows. He has something quite similar back at home.
He has a gym as well. Lucky bastard.
After being close to nature, we decided to explore the future in Tomorrowland. Looks like fishballs on a stick. Yummy.
Went for a ride in Space Mountain. I did not want to buy the picture so I took a picture of the picture. Cheapo.
This time, we got to see the second parade of the day. Look at that huge golden castle and the girls in shiny costumes. Mickey loves his bling and babes.
Then came Alice who brought the whole Wonderland along.
Seafood platter.
Big toys. Really, really big toys.
Mickey on anabolic steroids.
Candy elves. Sweet.
The princesses not only have a magnificent castle. They a luxury mobile castle as well. See Paris Hilton anywhere in there?
Chip 'n Dale got their own candy factory. Even chipmunks invest!
Mickey went to Hollywood so the parade ended.
Buzz Lightyear.
The damn big Christmas tree at night.
Princesses' Castle at night.
Sunday, February 3, 2008
Trip to Hong Kong III
(3 February 2008) After a laughter-filled evening in Madame Tussaud's, we climbed floor after floor and finally reached the peak of the Peak of Hong Kong. That was the highest point in that trip, literally. It was very chilly that night, so I decided to take my jacket off just to see how long I can last under extreme conditions. The cold was not the only extreme factor at the peak, we could hardly breathe up there. The scenery was just breathtaking. Haha......A picture paints a thousand words, so I am just going to shut my mouth now.
Look at the pretty lights!
Look at the pretty lights again!
...and again...
...okay...this is starting to get old...who took these pictures anyway?
Damn, I thought the scenery was bad...(just kidding, I seriously do not want Connie to sit on me)
Finally, something decent.
In the next entry, I will blog on my day trip to Hong Kong Disneyland. Enjoy the array of photos I will upload. Meanwhile, I will be here to suffer the very long time taken to upload photos.
Look at the pretty lights!
Look at the pretty lights again!
...and again...
...okay...this is starting to get old...who took these pictures anyway?
Damn, I thought the scenery was bad...(just kidding, I seriously do not want Connie to sit on me)
Finally, something decent.
In the next entry, I will blog on my day trip to Hong Kong Disneyland. Enjoy the array of photos I will upload. Meanwhile, I will be here to suffer the very long time taken to upload photos.
Friday, January 18, 2008
Trip to Hong Kong II
(27 January 2008) I thought the peak of Hong Kong would be a simple platform full of cracks. It turned out that I was damn wrong. There was a whole shopping complex above the peak, elevating the point of view. Interestingly enough, there is a Madame Tussaud's Wax Gallery in there. Being the curious travelers we are, my sister, Connie, Zoe and I decided to have a look in the gallery. Words can hardly describe our experience in the gallery, however, we brought a camera along. We took more than a hundred photos in the gallery, but the sluggish Streamyx connection I have does not allow me to post all of them - it takes an average of 15 minutes to upload 5 pictures.
This entry features top funny-woman Connie Sze Ting Ting from Hong Kong. Here we go.
From left to right: The smartest man on Earth, the second smartest man on Earth.
Trying to get artistic inspiration from tobacco. Picasso style.
Rembrandt can paint the future. Watched too much of Heroes.
This entry features top funny-woman Connie Sze Ting Ting from Hong Kong. Here we go.
From left to right: The smartest man on Earth, the second smartest man on Earth.
Trying to get artistic inspiration from tobacco. Picasso style.
Rembrandt can paint the future. Watched too much of Heroes.
Michael teaching me how to make my balls grow bigger.
Step 1: Drop head into BOOBIES!
Step 2: Try to look as sexy as possible. Dyeing hair blonde works.
Tip of the day: Size is relative, try reducing the size of other men's balls.
Sadly, Yao Ming's ball is out of reach.
Lesson learned. When celebrities tell you they do not believe in violence. Do not believe them!
He did not even say sorry. Look at that sarcastic smile.
Connie on the other hand loves him. How romantic.
But she was also having an affair with Teng Xiao Ping.
Trying to hide their relationship.
Connie and Andy Lau caught on camera.
Not to be racist, but Eddie Murphy?!?!
She even likes guys with obscure sexual orientation.
Happy to have found her biological father from Japan.
Connie decided to become the Chairwoman of the republic of China.
But somehow ended up being the first Chinese woman president of the United States. Look at that evil face.
Do not get fooled by her act.
She is one foxy lady.
She can also get violent. Lee Ka Shing's son made her mother lose money in the stock market. Now he's paying for it.
I am more of a peaceful leader. Like Mahatma Gandhi. That hat is my present for him.
My sister's favorite guy: The Father of China, Sun Yat Sen.
I only seduced him because he is influential and powerful. He could help me get into the White House.
Damn, I even begged Clinton.
Finally, I became President. The highlight of my inauguration speech: giving the finger to the World on CNN.
Bruce Lee got knocked out for interrupting my speech.
Connie had to go back to the music industry. She formed a group with Janice.
I warned Jay Chou not to work with her. He sucks anyways.
Before the end of my term, I managed to end the Nazi fascists' reign by pulling Hitler's hair.
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