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entry no #74?

minna, hisashiburi!
hmm..it's been a very long time. so, how's everyone? i know that jess n mel are in good condition. hihi.. liz, where have you been?
thanks for the updates, jess. the real interviews for japanese universities will be on december. i apllied for Tokyo University of Science and Kinki University(it's in Osaka). i've submitted the entry forms but what's bothering me now is my result for last sem (the one with economy subject). it'll be out after raya.
this raya hols, i'm not going anywhere. just staying at home. my class gonna start again on 6th oct. Ok, let's meet up. Just give me a call or message,ok!

p/s:Jess, let's change the blog's layout, shall we?

Entry #73

Gosh, another year has gone by and look, it's Hari Raya hols again. The Attic is still a place of neglect. I should change the layout colour to black just to reflect it's mouldy and stuffy nature.

Here are some updates off the top of my head. Please correct me if I'm wrong and please please do write if you've something of interest to share. This means you, Lisa, blog-neglector extraordinaire.

Second, Lisa has finally ended her year long abstinence from the internet! So we hope to see more of our favourite chat queen around, right Lisa? *nudge, nudge* She claims she's been doing absolutely nothing at home and will be free till next year. I'm now free till 3rd October, so let's meet up!

Since it's Raya, we should visit some unsuspecting soul kind enough to hold an open house. Any ideas of where we can go? I know our Prime Minister will be holding an open house at Putrajaya on October 1st. Keen? Or should we just ambush Athirah instead? *ahem*

Fourth, my finals are in the first week of November. I really should be studying. Instead, I'm trying to go through as many movies/shows/books as I can before I go into study mode. Unbelievably, I'm actually watching Korean and J-Dramas. It's Full House at the moment (Yes, I'm slow). I can't help but think that the whole plot is rather silly and inconsistent (like how she sustained herself in China), but there's not much else to watch since there's no TV there. Oh, did I tell you I was part of the Merdeka Square celebrations? I was on TV! :P

To wrap up, I'm planning to make another post on activities you can involve yourselves in from October onwards. The idea was prompted by Lisa's current idleness, which I envy by the way. All of you can help by suggesting things that any of us can join, be it volunteer work, workshops, camps etc. And I shall entitle the compiled list as the "Get Lisa Out of Her House" suggestions list. :D

Summary Plan for Action

1. Give me a call or message about an idea for a get together before 3rd Oct

2. Make a suggestion for the "Get Lisa Out of Her House" entry

3. Post an entry in The Attic!


I hope to hear from you all.

Selamat Hari Raya

I admit this is very very late to still be sending Raya greetings, but I've been kind of occupied. Sorry!

I came back for Raya hols last Friday and am going back tomorrow morning. And this blog went back into hiatus the moment I left. Why am I not surprized?

So on to the update. I am currently studying TESOL in Kedah, if you want to write me, ask and I'll send you my address(there's no way I'm posting my address online). Or just writing me an email will do. You do have internet connections don't you?

Right. I still have to finish packing, so I'll be going soon. One week of holidays simply isn't enough! I spent most of it organising my work, so it wasn't really a holiday anyway.

News:

Other:

And that's all. Would write more, but I'm rushing. Hope to hear from you guys. What are you all up to? Maybe I should just dispense with the blog and write a personal email to each of you? Like a weekly newsletter or something. Haha. Ok, good luck with exams, assignments and whatnot. Make sure you give your best in everything you do.

Ideas for a post in case you have writer's block:
Anyone has an opinion on Malaysia's first Angkasawan?
What did you eat during Raya? (I tried Nasi Dagang! But can't find lemang. Perhaps Yuna would like to rectify that? XD)

MGS Canteen Day

At last! A reason for a get together!

MGS has finally decided to hold Canteen Day on the 30th of June 2007(Saturday).
Although the decision is a few years too late(for us), I think it's an excellent reason to return and find out how the old school is doing.

So anyone interested?

Joey has no excuse to refuse since she's just completed her A levels and is enjoying an eight month holiday. I've no idea what Lisa's up to, or Yuna for that matter.

If any of you are free and interested, let me know, so that I can get more details about it. For instance, the matter of purchasing tickets. They started selling it last month, but I didn't think much of it till recently. *gasp* Still, maybe Tham can spare us some if we do decide to go.

I asked Tham what she thought of our ex-school Canteen Day preparations and she's pretty ambivalent about it. Not sure if the school can handle such a big event. Guess we won't know till we go, heh.


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On an unrelated note, MGS had their Prefect's Buffet last Saturday. I didn't go, sorry(Did I inform you all that I'm currently a prefect in my school? XD). You'll have to get the hilarious details from Shoba. Apparently, the saga of the mak cik from Kelantan who started out as a "she bangs" contestant in MGS idol(2005) has finally ended this year with her getting married to a Datuk, becoming a Datin and having a baby. The pregnancy and delivery that followed had the audience in stitches (including the cleaning ladies) and a sudden cry from a Raja Mahadi prefect that she wanted a baby too(huh?). 

Other news: Estina is studying in UTM, KL, Loan Ping got a scholarship to do biotech in NUS, Wei Shuang just finished her A levels. Oh, and I went to FRIM last Sunday! :D

Sorry for the less than polished post, so how about something from you guys instead?

Stuff to do

Heads up people. Just a reminder that you should get your real SPM certs from your alma maters. I keep forgetting to get mine, despite the fact that my former school is a ten minutes walk from my current one. >< Hey, I plead not guilty as ten minutes in Malaysia's weather is like walking in a burning furnace. I swear that I get darker and darker each day.

I was going to post a list of stuff you guys can do besides studying last month, but the list got pretty short after all the procrastination I did. So anyway, here are the activites that you still can do and are worth your time:

MIRACLE Youth Conference 2007
The Malaysian Interactive Cultural Learning Experience (MIRACLE) is a project initiated by AIESEC Local Chapter in University Putra Malaysia in the year 2004. It has previously won twice The Best Initiative Award from AIESEC MALAYSIA in 2005 and 2006. The concept of MIRACLE is bringing International interns go to school to promote a chosen topic. The chosen topic for MIRACLE 2007 is environmental issues.

You'll learn about different cultures from the international interns in person, 5Rs knowledge, business ideas from ACCA, and experience from the FOUNDER of PUBLIC MUTUAL FUND plus make friends from all around M'sia! Furthermore, you get to learn presentation skills, creative thinking,self discovery , and many other soft skills from the pros ! (no worries, no lecturing session , all activities are interactive!) [Note: I went in 2005, and highly recommend it] 

Age: 16-23 years old
Venue: Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Malaysia
Date: 4-8 June 2007 (5 days 4nights)
Fee: RM98 
Closing date: 25 May 2007
Site: http://aiesec.org/malaysia/upm/mir/
Send enquiries and registration forms to: miracle.yc@gmail.com

 

Perak Hills
Here is your opportunity to take your efforts for the environment to another level, by participating in this peer-to-peer project to help save the Perak limestone hills. Invite all your friends to join in this educational expedition of the serene Perak Hills from June 1-5, and learn how together, everybody can make a difference. [Anything by the Star is very worth joining, plus participation will look good on your CVs]

Fee: RM500.
Closing date: May 14
More info: http://thestar.com.my/lifestyle/story.asp?file=/2007/4/29/lifefocus/20070428211520&sec=lifefocus

 

Australia Pacific Cities Summit 2007
The Asia Pacific Cities Summit (APCS) registration fee will be fully subsidised for 100 selected young people. Businesses and participating Cities will sponsor the AUD $1250 delegate registration fee for young people across the region. Selected delegates will be among 100 emerging young leaders that have the opportunity to participate alongside Asia Pacific’s Political and Business Leaders. The APCS Youth Forum is an international Youth Forum, which has been organised by young people to ensure that it will be FUN and relevant to you.
Age: 16-25 years old
Closing date: 28 May 2007
Site:http://www.visible-ink.org/default.aspx?tabid=230&mid=874&itemid=420

 

There are a lot more, but these are the ones that I could think of on the fly. So please consider these options seriously! I'm an email or comment away if you need help. :)

Happy April Fool's Day

The title itself gives us an interesting question. Is it April's Fools or April Fools' or April's Fools' or April Fool's Day?

Rest assured April Fool's Day is the correct spelling. Though I still believe it should be plural for fools, after all, April has many fools...

I recall how stupid this day was in primary school. Honestly! The students yelled at each other to look at their shoes, look up, look down, look there, then cry April Fool! And there was a rule that if you tried to fool anyone the next day than you were the fool. We were such kids.

Now to the news,

• Mel discovered that she lives near Athirah's college! What a coincidence! And it was just the other day that Joyce and I were kidding about wanting to visit Mel's house, which is also not far from Jusco. Mel says she'll be visiting Athirah after her trials. Have fun you two, I promise not to sulk...
• Which reminds me, Mel's A levels are in May. 49 days left. GOOD LUCK Mel!
• Lisa has been happily tagging everyone's blog with her "6 weird things about you" tag. Head over to her blog to find out 6 weird things about her. 
• Congratulations to Athirah for passing her JLPT level 3! We're so proud of you(well, I am). JLPT is short for Japanese Language Proficiency Test. Level 1 is the highest and level 4 is for beginners. So she's moving in the right direction :)
• As for me, I've Sports Day on the 20th of April. As usual, I had to sign up for high jump. And people volunteered me for the the 400m and 4x400m track events. Even in sixth form we cannot escape this horror. lol

Well, I think that's about it. I really do wonder what Lisa is up to now though. To Athirah, thanks for the belated birthday wish!

Happy Chinese New Year

Happy Chinese New Year everyone! Help yourselves to the mandarin oranges! Or just content yourself with the above image. *laughter* Apologies, no ang pows to give either, as I'm still too young.

Been hard at work cleaning the the house and greeting relatives. Though honestly, I want to run and hide whenever my relatives expect me to talk to them. *guilt* Did any of you see Lillian Too on television yesterday? She looks really prosperous. Chinese like to show their status by being well-fed or *ahem* plump to show that they are rich/doing well. So you can say by Lillian Too's appearance, she is pretty well off. I doubt we still do that though.

Since we have the entire week off, well I do, why don't we meet up?

Lastly, as we like to say "Gong Xi Fa Cai....... Ang Pau Na Lai!" XD

hehe

HMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM...

*floats in...*

*looks around*

*floats out*

 

First day of the last year of official schooling

Today school reopened and I finally got to see my new class.

It was an unforgettable experience! Sunlight filtered through absent window panes to brilliantly highlight the blanket dust covering the place. The room was alive with a myriad of creatures, long-legged beauties dangled from the ceiling, corners of walls and windows were decorated with webs of every different style, insects built their nests as proof of how homely the class was, and a unique combination of moss and flaking paint patterned our back wall. Imagine our pleasant surprize(someone actually screamed with delight), when lizards greeted us warmly upon arrival. 

Forget Taman Rakyat or nature parks, our room has the BEST creature comforts in school; a Biology student's dream come true.

Except that we're Physics students. 

But best of all, only in this class can you truly experience what nature has to offer the natural way. The stale, dank atmosphere in the room was tastefully emphasized by the electricity being cut off, leaving us to enjoy a real sauna.

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Alas! It was not to be. We realised that we were not deserving of this wonderful gift, and spent half the school day restoring the class to a cleaner state.

And that my friends, was how I spent my first day.

Hisashiburi ne..>long time no see<

Konnichiwa, minna-san!! It's been a long time since a talk to u guys. Here I am, at home, still alive..wondering around, although I have tons of homework to be done. I'm fine..nothing has changed, just i put on more weight since i got into Japanese programme.
Guess it's not too late to wish HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY to Liz and MERRY CHRISTMAS to all of you. Hontouni sumimasendeshita...>Means: I'm sorry!!< I tried to access dis page many times. The internet connection is very2 slow.

There's nothing interesting to talk about my life. My hostel is at MAIS, sec3 shah alam. Many kinds of people...the annoying ones..arghh!! Believe it or not, most of my close friends are guys. Currently, i'm studying every single subject in Nihon-go except for English. >just started my 2nd sem in early Nov< Difficulties: because we learned so many things, everything kinda mixed-up especially for languages. Daily conversation : rojak BM, english and Nihon-go. Aiyo, even when writing english essays, we think in nihon-go...taihen ne..

Btw, I'm playing FFXII right now. Awesome rpg game it is. At last the english version was released in Malaysia >after waiting for more than 2 years..hmm<

So, guess this is it. Feel free to contact me, 0123420636/0333718089. Miss u guys lotZ!!! I wonder when i can see u guys again...don't worry, i'll be in Malaysia for another two years..
MUAXX!!!!       Jya, mata ne..

...brownie..nice colour..