This is a poem by Elizabeth Bishop which I got when I watched the movie "In Her Shoes" and I think I'm kinda dedicating this post to Jess because after reading her post (Everbody's Changing), I suddenly remembered this poem. It's kinda hard to understand if you're only looking at the poem but if you read between the lines, you can actually feel the sorrow Bishop must have felt as she talked about losing things and eventually, people. For me, this is the sorrow of someone who have had a terrible life filled with loss and disappointment to an extent where she feels none of these matters anymore, even losing a friendship.
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The art of losing isn't hard to master;
So many things seemed filled with the intent
to be lost that their loss is no disaster.
Lose something everyday. Accept the fluster
of lost door keys, the hour badly spent.
The art of losing isn't hard to master.
Then practice losing farther, losing faster:
places, and names, and where it was you meant
to travel. None of these will bring disaster.
I lost my mother's watch. And look! My last, or
next-to-last, of three loved houses went.
The art of losing isn't hard to master.
I lost two cities, lovely ones. And, vaster,
some realms I owned, two rivers, a continent.
I miss them, but it wasn't a disaster.
--Even losing you (the joking voice, a gesture
I love) I shan't have lied. It's evident
the art of losing's not too hard to master
though it may look like (Write it!) like disaster.
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Sunday, July 30
Continuing My Previous Post....
Our "ke po" culture also leads us to gossiping a lot, and I admit I'm guilty of this too but when it reaches a point where it will not only harm yourself (regardless of in a physical, emotional or spiritual way), but others as well, you know you've gone overboard.
OK, I'm gona openly criticize some actions by Chinese people and I know I'm endangering myself here because I do live in a state that is heavily populated by Chinese people but what the heck, our ancestors didn't fight for freedom of speech just to be silenced by fear.
Anyway, I don't know at what festival or occasion but a lot of times, Chinese people will bring these gold papers and burn them. And during I don't know what "pray the dead people or ghost" or something festival, they will even burn these fake houses and everything.
One thing you should take note of is, I really care for the environment. Especially when you're talking about polluting the air that I breathe or dirtying the roads that I pass by. And when I say they burn these papers I don't mean as in one family burn 3 pieces but as in one person burns a whole mountain of them. What's worse, these rich people with chicken eggs for brain decided to do open fire in the MIDDLE of the road AND THEN leave the mess they made right there without bothering to pick it up. I know some friends have told me you have to wait a while or something before you can tidy up the mess but by that time, 99% of the ash would have been blown away and in many occasions, blown into MY house or the compound. I can live with the mess I make but I'm not that generous or forgiving when I have to live in the mess others make. I mean don't these people have the courtesy to at least cover the mess up with a big cloth or something so it won't get blown away?!
And remember the time when there was this very terrible haze in Penang and the authorities called for the people to refrain from burning things? Guess what the chicken eggs do? BINGO! They burn those huge-ass dragon joss sticks! OK, they just got demoted. Now, they're lizard eggs.
I don't get it. How can we live in such a modern society where we can actually go through all layers of the atmosphere and still believe that if you burn those gold paper, fake Beemers or Rolex-s, these things will actually reach those people living in heaven. Call me a sceptic but I call it a bunch of bull. Fine fine, let's all be merry and believe that heaven does exist in another dimension so we can't see it and our space shuttles can just pass through it without knocking their Menara KL down and that whatever we burn can actually reach them. Does that mean when we burn plastic and all those toxic stuffs, the poisons are reaching their "land" too? Talk about pollution.
Logically speaking, if they can enjoy our Mercedes and iPods just like us, their world must be very similar to ours meaning they have all those factories and stuff too. So, not only do they have to suffer the filth THEY produce, they actually have to tolerate the toxins we're producing too? That is waaaay cool *rolls eyes*.
Oh, the freedom of speech being limited by fear is kinda true now because if I wasm't afraid of those terrorist in Lebanon shooting "precision missiles" at me, I would have a lot to say about their beliefs as well, especially the part where they say go kill a million innocent people as you die and you will be awarded with 99 virgins in heaven. Wait, I'm not sure if those Lebanese are the same people who crashed did the London bombings and everything else... OK, let's just call these brainless people (they don't even get to be frog eggs) terrorist and let's all forget about their religion or origin.
Here goes nothing. Hopefully they won't be able to locate my house using whatever "Crapper Tracking Device" they have.
First off, if you get 99 virgins for everyone who commits acts of terrorism, how many virgins exists in this world because let's face it, Islam is a really widely spread religion and to be able to supply so many virgins, they must have factories that provide labour for a cheaper price than those Chinese people are currently offering.
Secondly, if one person gets 99 virgins in heaven, that would mean one dead person would ammount to 100 people in heaven, and if you do the maths, 100 people who die by commiting that "al-xxx (I don't know the name)" thing would mean 10,000 people popping up in heaven. Keep on going and I wonder how big this heaven actually is.
Thirdly, what happened to monogamy? And if you say "Then don't get married lah!", what happened to NO PREMARITAL SEX?
I also read in times about if this guy dies by commiting that "al-xxx" thing, he can nominate i don't know how many people to heaven as well. So umm, just wondering, why don't the villages just select a few people by a fair draw and make them promise to write the names of all the villagers in the list of nominees?
And last but not least, IF their religion teaches that commiting these acts of terrorism will send you to heaven with 99 virgins at your disposal (sorry, I still can't get over the 99 virgin fact), why don't these so-called fake as hell "spiritual leaders" or what ever you call people like Osama just go bomb some place and quickly go receive his reward?
I'm not being racist or religious-sist here. Seriously, I'm not. But like my useless but I-don't-know-why very smart brother said, "Stupidity knows no bounderies". In following his footsteps, I can continue crapping about how useless, brainless and cowardly the Burmese people are and how corrupted some governments can be but my mom is going to kill me if I don't finish showering in another half hour.
So enjoy the post and just relax lah~.
PS: I don't think Islam promotes terrorism, I believe brainless people who by pure coincidence happen to be Muslims promote terrorism.
OK, I'm gona openly criticize some actions by Chinese people and I know I'm endangering myself here because I do live in a state that is heavily populated by Chinese people but what the heck, our ancestors didn't fight for freedom of speech just to be silenced by fear.
Anyway, I don't know at what festival or occasion but a lot of times, Chinese people will bring these gold papers and burn them. And during I don't know what "pray the dead people or ghost" or something festival, they will even burn these fake houses and everything.
One thing you should take note of is, I really care for the environment. Especially when you're talking about polluting the air that I breathe or dirtying the roads that I pass by. And when I say they burn these papers I don't mean as in one family burn 3 pieces but as in one person burns a whole mountain of them. What's worse, these rich people with chicken eggs for brain decided to do open fire in the MIDDLE of the road AND THEN leave the mess they made right there without bothering to pick it up. I know some friends have told me you have to wait a while or something before you can tidy up the mess but by that time, 99% of the ash would have been blown away and in many occasions, blown into MY house or the compound. I can live with the mess I make but I'm not that generous or forgiving when I have to live in the mess others make. I mean don't these people have the courtesy to at least cover the mess up with a big cloth or something so it won't get blown away?!
And remember the time when there was this very terrible haze in Penang and the authorities called for the people to refrain from burning things? Guess what the chicken eggs do? BINGO! They burn those huge-ass dragon joss sticks! OK, they just got demoted. Now, they're lizard eggs.
I don't get it. How can we live in such a modern society where we can actually go through all layers of the atmosphere and still believe that if you burn those gold paper, fake Beemers or Rolex-s, these things will actually reach those people living in heaven. Call me a sceptic but I call it a bunch of bull. Fine fine, let's all be merry and believe that heaven does exist in another dimension so we can't see it and our space shuttles can just pass through it without knocking their Menara KL down and that whatever we burn can actually reach them. Does that mean when we burn plastic and all those toxic stuffs, the poisons are reaching their "land" too? Talk about pollution.
Logically speaking, if they can enjoy our Mercedes and iPods just like us, their world must be very similar to ours meaning they have all those factories and stuff too. So, not only do they have to suffer the filth THEY produce, they actually have to tolerate the toxins we're producing too? That is waaaay cool *rolls eyes*.
Oh, the freedom of speech being limited by fear is kinda true now because if I wasm't afraid of those terrorist in Lebanon shooting "precision missiles" at me, I would have a lot to say about their beliefs as well, especially the part where they say go kill a million innocent people as you die and you will be awarded with 99 virgins in heaven. Wait, I'm not sure if those Lebanese are the same people who crashed did the London bombings and everything else... OK, let's just call these brainless people (they don't even get to be frog eggs) terrorist and let's all forget about their religion or origin.
Here goes nothing. Hopefully they won't be able to locate my house using whatever "Crapper Tracking Device" they have.
First off, if you get 99 virgins for everyone who commits acts of terrorism, how many virgins exists in this world because let's face it, Islam is a really widely spread religion and to be able to supply so many virgins, they must have factories that provide labour for a cheaper price than those Chinese people are currently offering.
Secondly, if one person gets 99 virgins in heaven, that would mean one dead person would ammount to 100 people in heaven, and if you do the maths, 100 people who die by commiting that "al-xxx (I don't know the name)" thing would mean 10,000 people popping up in heaven. Keep on going and I wonder how big this heaven actually is.
Thirdly, what happened to monogamy? And if you say "Then don't get married lah!", what happened to NO PREMARITAL SEX?
I also read in times about if this guy dies by commiting that "al-xxx" thing, he can nominate i don't know how many people to heaven as well. So umm, just wondering, why don't the villages just select a few people by a fair draw and make them promise to write the names of all the villagers in the list of nominees?
And last but not least, IF their religion teaches that commiting these acts of terrorism will send you to heaven with 99 virgins at your disposal (sorry, I still can't get over the 99 virgin fact), why don't these so-called fake as hell "spiritual leaders" or what ever you call people like Osama just go bomb some place and quickly go receive his reward?
I'm not being racist or religious-sist here. Seriously, I'm not. But like my useless but I-don't-know-why very smart brother said, "Stupidity knows no bounderies". In following his footsteps, I can continue crapping about how useless, brainless and cowardly the Burmese people are and how corrupted some governments can be but my mom is going to kill me if I don't finish showering in another half hour.
So enjoy the post and just relax lah~.
PS: I don't think Islam promotes terrorism, I believe brainless people who by pure coincidence happen to be Muslims promote terrorism.
Kalama Sutta
Don't worry, I'm not turning into a religious freak and neither is this blog. It's just that I have this poster titled "Kalama Sutta" hanging in my study and I felt it meant something, especially cause we're living in a superstitious and conservative community that adopts the "I don't care the reason, I'll blindly follow tradition" attitude, so I just wanted to share it with you guys.
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Do not simply believe what you hear just because you have heard it for a long time.
Do not follow tradition blindly merely because it has been practised in that way for many generations.
Do not be quick to listen to rumours.
Do not confirm anything just because it agrees with your scriptures.
Do not foolishly make assumptions.
Do not abruptly draw conclusions by what you see and hear.
Do not be fooled by outward appearances.
Do not hold on tightly to any view ot idea just because you are comfortable with it.
Do not accept as fact anything just because you yourself find it logical.
Do not be convinced of anything out of respect and deference to your spiritual teachers.
You should go beyond opinion and belief. You can rightly reject anything which when accepted, practised and perfected leads to more aversion, more craving and more delusion. They are not beneficial and are to be avoided.
Conversely, you can rightly accept anything which when accepted and practised leads to unconditional love, contentment and wisdom. These things allow you time and space to develop a happy and peaceful mind.
This should be your criteria on what is and what is not the turth; on what should be and what should not be the spiritual practice.
{THE BUDDHA}
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Well, that's what's written on the poster, word for word. Anyway, I think it means a lot because to be honest, we do read about "bomoh"s cheating and some times even raping gullible and (might I add with no guilt) foolish idiots who are too blinded by tradition and belief to actually think whether they are being played a fool by these strangers who claim to be someone they are not.
OK, I have a lot more things to write that doesn't really go with this post so I'll continue in another one.
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Do not simply believe what you hear just because you have heard it for a long time.
Do not follow tradition blindly merely because it has been practised in that way for many generations.
Do not be quick to listen to rumours.
Do not confirm anything just because it agrees with your scriptures.
Do not foolishly make assumptions.
Do not abruptly draw conclusions by what you see and hear.
Do not be fooled by outward appearances.
Do not hold on tightly to any view ot idea just because you are comfortable with it.
Do not accept as fact anything just because you yourself find it logical.
Do not be convinced of anything out of respect and deference to your spiritual teachers.
You should go beyond opinion and belief. You can rightly reject anything which when accepted, practised and perfected leads to more aversion, more craving and more delusion. They are not beneficial and are to be avoided.
Conversely, you can rightly accept anything which when accepted and practised leads to unconditional love, contentment and wisdom. These things allow you time and space to develop a happy and peaceful mind.
This should be your criteria on what is and what is not the turth; on what should be and what should not be the spiritual practice.
{THE BUDDHA}
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Well, that's what's written on the poster, word for word. Anyway, I think it means a lot because to be honest, we do read about "bomoh"s cheating and some times even raping gullible and (might I add with no guilt) foolish idiots who are too blinded by tradition and belief to actually think whether they are being played a fool by these strangers who claim to be someone they are not.
OK, I have a lot more things to write that doesn't really go with this post so I'll continue in another one.
The Return of Me
Hei guys, I'm back!
Don't ask why I haven't been updating my blog for so so so long... I can give you a million excuses but none of them would be true and it doesn't really matter anyway.
I don't really have anything to blog right now but since a few people asked why I haven't been posting, I thought I might as well write something here to verify that I'm not dead yet. Seriously, I'm still alive and well in a physical sense. I can't believe I actually passed a whole month without posting. There were a couple of times when I felt this sudden urge to write something but all of them were of dark feelings so I thought against it.
OK, here is what have been happening to me during this month.
Regarding my previous post, I ended up not studying Bio until I stepped into MShern's car on the very morning of exam day so you can just imagine how terrible my results are. In my opinion, they aren't that bad, they're average, you know. But my mom has this twisted idea in her head that I can achieve BETTER than average which is sooo not true. She didn't really grill me about my results but this strange aura that screams "If you don't do better next time, I'll personally make sure you never see the light of day again" keeps radiating from her whenever she catches me without my eyes glued to a book which very unfortunately is like 100% of the time. Actually I do read books, you know? I'm not really THAT useless.... It just so happens by pure coincidence which I have no control over that the "books" I read happen to be mangas (Japo comic books for those who don't know).
And right now I'm having another one of those completely unnecessary and bothersome monthly tests. We've finished all but one annoying subject -- Chemistry, which by the way, is tomorrow. Have I been burrying my head in my notes and burning the midnight oil in preparation for this test (I did bad for last month)? Nope. Do I plan on doing revisions? Yes. Will I end up doing those revisions? No way, jose. The one thing you should really admire about me is my honesty and my tendency to not lie to myself. I mean currently, I bet Farhan and Slur are probably going like "OMG!! We're having Chemistry tomorrow!!! I should study! OK, OK. I'll start in another bla bla bla hours."
*Bla bla bla hours later....* "You know what? The notes aren't that much anyway, I'll do bla bla bla first before I get to it."
*After doing bla bla bla....* "I bet the test ain't gonna be that hard anyway! No need study la~!" Then Farhan would continue by thinking "Since I only get to go online during weekends, I might as well make good use of it." and Slur would go "Oh my god that Korean guy is sooooo cute~ *rolls eyes* I have GOT to finish watching this series today!!!"
As for me? I'm totally honest. I know I'm never going to get to studying so I might as well stop worrying bout it.
What else... Oh, we went to play futsal the other day at Sampan. It was freaking fun! I know I'm supposed to be totally hating futsal because it's another version of football which I think is the death of basketball but seriously, it's fun! We're going again on Tuesday. Yipee~! Oh, a chance to tembak Farhan!!
That day when we were playing futsal, Farhan got separated from us and was put into Nathan's team whereas MShern and I got into Mr. Derek's team. Anyway, Leng Seng willingly became our goalie and Nathan became their's because no one else wanted to. So for the first half of the game, our team was having a hell of a hard time scoring because apparently, Nathan is really good with the upper half of his body. Anyway, second half came and since we wanted to give Nat a chance to play, Farhan became the goalie. You can seriously see the difference between the first and second half man. Even a blind man would have noticed it!
Once Farhan stepped in front of the net, my team was scoring like mad! And the worst part is, Farhan even conceded an own goal when he failed to catch the ball Fung passed him. (>.<)!! No offence Farhan, but you know this blog is the place to be to read bout embarassing stuffs.
We also went on another outing with MAPs, this time we went rock climbing and abseiling. It was fun and all, as expected. None of us really made it to the top in rock climbing and I even cut my fingers trying in vain to reach it. As for abseiling time, I seriously had deep sh*t trying to get down. I ain't afraid of height, I ain't afraid of falling to my death, so what was my problem? I've been asking myself the same question. Maybe it was a lack of confidence, I don't know. But at least I made it down (*sob sob*after taking my own sweet time). Oh, and this time, the lunch they prepared for us was a million times better than the chicken rice last time, too bad it was too much so a lot of us ended up throwing away our leftovers. So, next month we have white-water rafting / caving. I don't know how many people are going to join but I hope there would be at least 20. It's really fun you know? If you miss the chance now, who knows when you'll get the opportunity to do it again.
This post is actually turning out to be quite long.. Oh, Shu Yeen~! I got a something for you! I was watching America's Next Top Model like a couple of minutes ago and I saw this girl Nicole who really looks like you, A LOT! I couldn't find the exact picture of when she really looked like you but I found a few others which I think still has a 70% resemblance. Slur, if you think they look totally different then... Whatever! I'm still posting her picture! Give me some face lah~.
Just in case any of you are too dumb, I'm talking bout the girl on the right for this pic. Wei, I bet they edited Tyra Bank's boobs! I can swear on my right pinkie that her chest is as flat as Mae's! Gosh, Mae, you should start learning how to enlarge your boobs in your pics.
I don't know if Shu Yeen would mind me posting her picture so I better not. Oh wait, when have I ever been so nice and cared bout what people think? Besides, she's pretty so I bet she won't mind people looking at her pics, right?
Damn it! I was trying the pic you used for the puzzle on your Friendster homepage but it didn't work! And I had to freaking fix the whole picture up, ok? Cheh!
Don't ask why I haven't been updating my blog for so so so long... I can give you a million excuses but none of them would be true and it doesn't really matter anyway.
I don't really have anything to blog right now but since a few people asked why I haven't been posting, I thought I might as well write something here to verify that I'm not dead yet. Seriously, I'm still alive and well in a physical sense. I can't believe I actually passed a whole month without posting. There were a couple of times when I felt this sudden urge to write something but all of them were of dark feelings so I thought against it.
OK, here is what have been happening to me during this month.
Regarding my previous post, I ended up not studying Bio until I stepped into MShern's car on the very morning of exam day so you can just imagine how terrible my results are. In my opinion, they aren't that bad, they're average, you know. But my mom has this twisted idea in her head that I can achieve BETTER than average which is sooo not true. She didn't really grill me about my results but this strange aura that screams "If you don't do better next time, I'll personally make sure you never see the light of day again" keeps radiating from her whenever she catches me without my eyes glued to a book which very unfortunately is like 100% of the time. Actually I do read books, you know? I'm not really THAT useless.... It just so happens by pure coincidence which I have no control over that the "books" I read happen to be mangas (Japo comic books for those who don't know).
And right now I'm having another one of those completely unnecessary and bothersome monthly tests. We've finished all but one annoying subject -- Chemistry, which by the way, is tomorrow. Have I been burrying my head in my notes and burning the midnight oil in preparation for this test (I did bad for last month)? Nope. Do I plan on doing revisions? Yes. Will I end up doing those revisions? No way, jose. The one thing you should really admire about me is my honesty and my tendency to not lie to myself. I mean currently, I bet Farhan and Slur are probably going like "OMG!! We're having Chemistry tomorrow!!! I should study! OK, OK. I'll start in another bla bla bla hours."
*Bla bla bla hours later....* "You know what? The notes aren't that much anyway, I'll do bla bla bla first before I get to it."
*After doing bla bla bla....* "I bet the test ain't gonna be that hard anyway! No need study la~!" Then Farhan would continue by thinking "Since I only get to go online during weekends, I might as well make good use of it." and Slur would go "Oh my god that Korean guy is sooooo cute~ *rolls eyes* I have GOT to finish watching this series today!!!"
As for me? I'm totally honest. I know I'm never going to get to studying so I might as well stop worrying bout it.
What else... Oh, we went to play futsal the other day at Sampan. It was freaking fun! I know I'm supposed to be totally hating futsal because it's another version of football which I think is the death of basketball but seriously, it's fun! We're going again on Tuesday. Yipee~! Oh, a chance to tembak Farhan!!
That day when we were playing futsal, Farhan got separated from us and was put into Nathan's team whereas MShern and I got into Mr. Derek's team. Anyway, Leng Seng willingly became our goalie and Nathan became their's because no one else wanted to. So for the first half of the game, our team was having a hell of a hard time scoring because apparently, Nathan is really good with the upper half of his body. Anyway, second half came and since we wanted to give Nat a chance to play, Farhan became the goalie. You can seriously see the difference between the first and second half man. Even a blind man would have noticed it!
Once Farhan stepped in front of the net, my team was scoring like mad! And the worst part is, Farhan even conceded an own goal when he failed to catch the ball Fung passed him. (>.<)!! No offence Farhan, but you know this blog is the place to be to read bout embarassing stuffs.
We also went on another outing with MAPs, this time we went rock climbing and abseiling. It was fun and all, as expected. None of us really made it to the top in rock climbing and I even cut my fingers trying in vain to reach it. As for abseiling time, I seriously had deep sh*t trying to get down. I ain't afraid of height, I ain't afraid of falling to my death, so what was my problem? I've been asking myself the same question. Maybe it was a lack of confidence, I don't know. But at least I made it down (*sob sob*after taking my own sweet time). Oh, and this time, the lunch they prepared for us was a million times better than the chicken rice last time, too bad it was too much so a lot of us ended up throwing away our leftovers. So, next month we have white-water rafting / caving. I don't know how many people are going to join but I hope there would be at least 20. It's really fun you know? If you miss the chance now, who knows when you'll get the opportunity to do it again.
This post is actually turning out to be quite long.. Oh, Shu Yeen~! I got a something for you! I was watching America's Next Top Model like a couple of minutes ago and I saw this girl Nicole who really looks like you, A LOT! I couldn't find the exact picture of when she really looked like you but I found a few others which I think still has a 70% resemblance. Slur, if you think they look totally different then... Whatever! I'm still posting her picture! Give me some face lah~.
Just in case any of you are too dumb, I'm talking bout the girl on the right for this pic. Wei, I bet they edited Tyra Bank's boobs! I can swear on my right pinkie that her chest is as flat as Mae's! Gosh, Mae, you should start learning how to enlarge your boobs in your pics.
I don't know if Shu Yeen would mind me posting her picture so I better not. Oh wait, when have I ever been so nice and cared bout what people think? Besides, she's pretty so I bet she won't mind people looking at her pics, right?Damn it! I was trying the pic you used for the puzzle on your Friendster homepage but it didn't work! And I had to freaking fix the whole picture up, ok? Cheh!
Sunday, July 9
You Like Making A Fool Out of Me, Don't You?
I had this check in my brain, a memo, a reminder, a task-to-do jotted down deep in my brain telling me that I should "STUDY BIOLOGY!!" since Tuesday. Honest, it kept on bugging me and coming back to haunt me since Tuesday, the day after Pregnant Jeeva announced we're gonna retake our test. It was like a ghost hell-bent on disturbing me.
But then, there was just this tiny, teeny-weenie little problem. I had no idea why I loaded that memo into my brain. I remember taking out my Bio books almost every night starting Tuesday and sitting at my desk or lying on the bed, then I would temporarily contemplate reading it, then I would close it back and either go waste my time obsessing over breaking my own "Best Time" in Minesweeper or just go to sleep. You see, I kept telling myself I have no idea where to start studying from so I might as well wait till I know for sure (Now I remembered she said we're having the test on biological molecules plus transport in animals and plants.) and just kept on procrastinating.
Plus, I had no idea I have a freaking test on Monday so the impending task didn't seem so important back then.
Anyway, by the time I finally remembered I have to study because I'm having a test on Monday, it was already Friday and probably 2 hours before I left for my trip to KL. And I haven't even started packing my bag yet. So once again, I thought about bringing the Bio book along the trip and read on the way or something. I got as far as making a gesture to pick the book up but then I thought, "Why weigh down my luggage with something as trivial as this?" (Not that it actually matters because it would be the CAR carrying it, not me.....) so I withdrew my hand and went on with life. Besides, I told myself I'll have plenty of other useful things to do while in the car.
OK, so maybe I spent 3/4 hours looking at the same old scenery I've seen since I-don't-know-when while listening to music I've listened to I-don't-know-how-many-times, but maybe in a different time, space or dimension, these 2 tasks would have been very, VERY important, eh?!
So, what if I messed up, I ain't going to admit it.
So, anyway, here I am. Just arrived home, luggage still needs unpacking, laundry still needs to be sorted out and my bed needs to be fitted with a new bed sheet (Yea~ I bought myself new bedsheets and a quilt! XD) . Oh, am I forgetting something?
Wait!!! STUDY BIOLOGY!!!
God dang it, I hate student life. But anyway, all these can wait till another day. Right now, I need some sleep.
Sunday, July 2
Football : What Happened?
OK, so here's the deal. Germany is in the semi-finals but both Brazil and England are out?
Plus I thought Korea got into the semi last word cup but this time they didn't even make it into the best 16?
What the hell happened?
I'm a Germany supporter (From previous post: cause of their pretty jersey.) so of course I'm happy that the got in but Argentina got kicked out too! Now there are only European countries left: France, Portugal, German and Italy. This is the first World Cup I'm watching so I'm not sure but I didn't even know Italy was any good. I thought they were predicting that Brazil will make it to the finals and the comentators were going like "All Brazil fans have already marked out 10th of July on their calenders." because they were all so sure Brazil will make it through or something.
Plus, I totally hate Portugal! I mean Figo sucks and Christiano Ronaldo is just plain stuck up! Well, at least I think he is. And during the match, Rooney shouldn't have been given a red card because the step was obviously an accident and the little push at C. Ronaldo was clearly just a one time thing.
When Beckham got changed off the field I really felt bad for him because it must have been hard for him to miss out on such a hard match. Gosh, that England vs. Portugal match had me shouting and screaming with dismay in front of the TV the whole night.
As for the Brazil match, I totaly missed it but I saw the replay and my god, Zidane is good! As for Brazil, I guess it just wasn't their day because they were making quite a few silly mistakes that they obviously couldn't afford at such a stage. Or was it France's superb defending skill? I don't know, not really a football expert.
As for the Germany vs. Argentina match, a lot of people were saying Argentina would win but of course I sruck by my pretty jerseys and was totally supporting the home team and when Argentina scored the opening goal, I was devastated. And the score stayed the same for quite some time and I was getting a bit worried and worse of all, since I was in Genting I couldn't watch the match so I had to rely on Mae's info only and it was so nerve-wracking!
But then the stars shone on the Germans and they were able to draw after the extended time. When it came to the penalties I was pretty sure the Germans would win because their goalie is really good plus they did all the research on the Args so they knew where the opponents tend to shoot. So yeah, I say the Germans won fair and square.
Plus I thought Korea got into the semi last word cup but this time they didn't even make it into the best 16?
What the hell happened?
I'm a Germany supporter (From previous post: cause of their pretty jersey.) so of course I'm happy that the got in but Argentina got kicked out too! Now there are only European countries left: France, Portugal, German and Italy. This is the first World Cup I'm watching so I'm not sure but I didn't even know Italy was any good. I thought they were predicting that Brazil will make it to the finals and the comentators were going like "All Brazil fans have already marked out 10th of July on their calenders." because they were all so sure Brazil will make it through or something.
Plus, I totally hate Portugal! I mean Figo sucks and Christiano Ronaldo is just plain stuck up! Well, at least I think he is. And during the match, Rooney shouldn't have been given a red card because the step was obviously an accident and the little push at C. Ronaldo was clearly just a one time thing.When Beckham got changed off the field I really felt bad for him because it must have been hard for him to miss out on such a hard match. Gosh, that England vs. Portugal match had me shouting and screaming with dismay in front of the TV the whole night.
As for the Brazil match, I totaly missed it but I saw the replay and my god, Zidane is good! As for Brazil, I guess it just wasn't their day because they were making quite a few silly mistakes that they obviously couldn't afford at such a stage. Or was it France's superb defending skill? I don't know, not really a football expert.
As for the Germany vs. Argentina match, a lot of people were saying Argentina would win but of course I sruck by my pretty jerseys and was totally supporting the home team and when Argentina scored the opening goal, I was devastated. And the score stayed the same for quite some time and I was getting a bit worried and worse of all, since I was in Genting I couldn't watch the match so I had to rely on Mae's info only and it was so nerve-wracking!
But then the stars shone on the Germans and they were able to draw after the extended time. When it came to the penalties I was pretty sure the Germans would win because their goalie is really good plus they did all the research on the Args so they knew where the opponents tend to shoot. So yeah, I say the Germans won fair and square.
It's 7 o' clock., I'm Nothing Near Awake.
I woke up from the middle of sleep just now because I had to pee very badly so as natural, I was three quarters asleep. So, I did my thing then went back to bed because it was still dark outside. *drum-roll please* Suddenly, I noticed something very very strange.
I'm not in my PJs.
Then I noticed another perculiar thing.
The computer was still switched on.
Then the third and undeniable fact came to smack me flat on the face.
The air-con in my room was off and I was still wearing my bra....
But of course, being the "dumb dumb" and "lame-o" that I was, I thought nothing of all those signs. Oh, I went to check the computer and found a message from Mr. Afraid-of-Dangling-Things a.k.a. Farhan that said "*sobs* Brazil lose!" and noticed that he was online eventhough my watch said 7 o' clock. Still, I ignored all signs and went back to bed. Suddenly, there came a knocking on my door and my dad shouting, "I thought I told you to get up?!". Of course, my classes on Mondays start at 11 a.m. so I thought, "No worries lah~ Still so early so nervous for what? Half the world is probably still asleep ko lah~" but of course, I just replied him with a grunt. Right now I thank god for laziness, seriously.
Then I thought about sending a message to MShern to tell him I'll come fetch him at 10 when the 5th commandment hit me. There was a message from Slur at around 5 p.m. but I haven't replied it yet, which is strange because I try to reply her messages as soon as possible and I couldn't possibly have passed a whole evening and went to bed without replying her. Once again, I ignored this fact and thought, "Hei, why don't I wake up early and go read the papers so my dad will think I'm smart?".
So I stumbled downstairs (I already changed into my PJs by that time) and prepared to look as if I'm very interested in worldly affairs although I only wanted to read the entertainment section. Then suddenly my mom came out of the kitchen and said, "Haha, we both slept till so late. Now it's 8 o' clock already." and I thought "*toot* 8 o' clock you say late you want me slap you is it?"
Then my dad came out of his study and said, "I thought I told you to change for dinner?" (although I seriously and honestly never heard those words escaping his lips just now) and suddenly, my mind went blank.
A few minutes and lots of blank stares later, a light bulb lit up in my empty head. It's night!
There I was thinking it was morning the whole time and getting ready to go to school when actually I haven't even slept for the night yet! How dumb can I get, eh? No Slur, you may not answer this question.
That's also why I thank god for laziness. Had I been a little more proactive and shouted to my dad "What lah! Come wake me up at 9, my class starts so late you wake me so early for what?", he would have deep fried, burned and toasted me for breakfast and went on with his lecture about not sleeping during day time because it makes me stupider, and he would have never let me off the hook until I slam the door in his face. Once again, some times, being a little lazy can't hurt.
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