Second day of exams. Just as boring as I had expected, even more actually. I slept as soon as I entered class. After that, I heard some people having fun at the back of the class so I decided to join them. They were playing the number game. Pretty childish but immensely fun. Here's how the game goes:
Every has to use only one hand to show any number (holding up one finger or three, whatever they like). Before that, each person will have to choose a number, any number but not exceeding the possible amount (If there are three people playing, the maximum is 15, assuming everyone has 5 fingers on each hand). Then we start. On the count of three, everyone has to show a number. Add it up and if the amount matches someones number choice, they're out. Then the game is repeated with everyone choosing a different set of numbers because the maximum has just been decreased. The last one left gets a punishment. So essentially, you need to escape as soon as possible.
It sounds so complicated when I read it but its actually quite easy to understand. We played a few round of this (I didn't lose, thankfully!) before moving on to some other childhood game. We had lots of fun and made lots of noise. We played till the last minute before the exams was about to start.
This doesn't sounds as boring as I mentioned earlier but to be honest, this was the highlight of the day. Once MUET 3 started, the day went sour again. I finished my paper in less than 45 minutes which left me with about 45 more minutes of absolutely nothing to do. I would have slept but I couldn't. So instead, I redecorated my question paper. Luckily, I took out my colour pencils before starting so I had something to do. I added lots of colour and life to my otherwise boring sheet of black and white question paper. Everyone probably thought I was mad.
After the exams, we had something to eat and then started with the next paper, MUET 4, which is a writing paper. I was excited (obviously because I love writing!). I managed to write exactly 200 words (which is the limit) for question 1 in about 20 minutes. An incredible feat if you ask me. When I started on question 2, it seemed like everyone was still engrossed in the first. Admittedly, that boosted my ego and inflated my head a little. The next essay wasn't too bad but I think it was a little unorganised on my part. I was on the verge of rambling and try as I may to conceal that, it probably shone through strongly. To be frank, I'm more of the fictional or narrative writer. Factually essays don't stimulate my mind as much. Unless, of course, I did some thorough research which would have aroused my interest in writing about it. All I can do now is pray that my writing style impresses my examiner enough to block out my completely unorganised arrangement. I guess I'll just have to wait to find out.
That's all for now.
Maybe I'll sleep on the carpet tonight...
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Someday, I'll Take The World by Storm!
First day of exam. Well done, actually. PA 2 was 3 hours long. I, however, managed to finish it 40 minutes before time was up. Not what I had planned or even expected. In the morning, before the exam, almost everyone had their nose buried in their books. Everyone except me of course, accompanied by Dinesh, who was sneezing to much to stay still long enough to read. We laughed and talked and acted like little kids before heading to recess. I had my normal Nasi Lemak and Dinesh had his almost normal 2 plates of Nasi Lemak. Visha with her tuna sandwiches and Romina with her predictable diet of Apollo biscuits. When we were back in class, I had a stick of Apollo biscuit in my mouth which Romina gave me. Dinesh, being the three year old he sometimes is, took the remaining half and swallowed it. I chased him around the class. Never mess with a girl's food. Least of all this girl's food. I was serious (kinda). I chased him around until he promised to buy me some Apollo tomorrow. Yay me!
Anyway, Dinesh's sneezing become worse as time wore on and by the time everyone was halfway through with their paper, he had finished up at least 3 packets of tissue. Poor thing. He's definitely coming up with something (here I am stating the obvious). I hope he gets well though, not only because of all the trees he's killing with the use of each tissue but because I can't imagine how terrible it is trying to answer questions when you're constantly sneezing. "Obesiti disebabkan oleh..." *ACHOO!* "...pengambilan makanan berlemak secara..." *ACHOO!* "...berlebihan." *ACHOO!*. You get my point. At least tomorrow won't be too hard. MUET is the least of his problems.
Speaking of troublesome subjects. I found out today that many of my classmates (the ones who take History) usually only get half over twenty-five for their essays. In the last exams, The highest score was 3/25. Wow! I'm really happy I gave it up. Apparently Form 6 History is way more complicated than the one in Form 5. I think (and am secretly hoping - though it's not much of a secret now) that English Literature will be a breeze compared to History. I don't want to do bad. I don't mind not being amazing at it, seeing as we haven't really done much, but getting a satisfactory grade is a must. Otherwise, we'll be stuck with History. Nightmare scenario! I'm not panicking though, at least not really, because I don't think anything can be worse than history. History in museums and paintings and plays are much more spellbinding than the ones we get in textbooks. I think the system needs a little shakeup. Developing a more interesting way of grinding antiquated facts into our brains should be a priority (since history really is important - says the girl who isn't taking the excruciating subject).
Anyway, I have a feeling that tomorrow is going to be one boring day. I've finished reading the book "13 Little Blue Envelopes" by Maureen Johnson. It's a wonderful book. Fantastical but somehow real at the same time. Magical and yet sad. I really like it. The first time I read it, all I thought was, 'What an interesting journey to take.' Not that I'd even consider it back then. Now, however, I find myself fantasising about the day I'll get myself a backpack and do what 'Peg' did. Granted, I don't have her talent or courage or spunk, but I think I'll survive. I have a feeling that, once I've made enough money to get started, I won't have any problems travelling around the world, doing odd jobs to survive. Redecorating a cafe that's going bankrupt sounds like a ball. I know I probably sound insane right now but there's something romantic about travelling the world, seeing things both usual and unusual, working my way through each adventure and ending up where I should be - at home, content and loved. It might be unbelievable, but at this moment in time, I have all the confidence in the world that I will one day have an around the world adventure worthy of a novel. I just have to go through the normal pangs of the 'terrible teen' years and maybe some 'young adult' life before setting off into the sunset to begin my adventures across the seven seas. World, here I come! (in a few years.... I know you'll wait :))
Anyway, Dinesh's sneezing become worse as time wore on and by the time everyone was halfway through with their paper, he had finished up at least 3 packets of tissue. Poor thing. He's definitely coming up with something (here I am stating the obvious). I hope he gets well though, not only because of all the trees he's killing with the use of each tissue but because I can't imagine how terrible it is trying to answer questions when you're constantly sneezing. "Obesiti disebabkan oleh..." *ACHOO!* "...pengambilan makanan berlemak secara..." *ACHOO!* "...berlebihan." *ACHOO!*. You get my point. At least tomorrow won't be too hard. MUET is the least of his problems.
Speaking of troublesome subjects. I found out today that many of my classmates (the ones who take History) usually only get half over twenty-five for their essays. In the last exams, The highest score was 3/25. Wow! I'm really happy I gave it up. Apparently Form 6 History is way more complicated than the one in Form 5. I think (and am secretly hoping - though it's not much of a secret now) that English Literature will be a breeze compared to History. I don't want to do bad. I don't mind not being amazing at it, seeing as we haven't really done much, but getting a satisfactory grade is a must. Otherwise, we'll be stuck with History. Nightmare scenario! I'm not panicking though, at least not really, because I don't think anything can be worse than history. History in museums and paintings and plays are much more spellbinding than the ones we get in textbooks. I think the system needs a little shakeup. Developing a more interesting way of grinding antiquated facts into our brains should be a priority (since history really is important - says the girl who isn't taking the excruciating subject).
Anyway, I have a feeling that tomorrow is going to be one boring day. I've finished reading the book "13 Little Blue Envelopes" by Maureen Johnson. It's a wonderful book. Fantastical but somehow real at the same time. Magical and yet sad. I really like it. The first time I read it, all I thought was, 'What an interesting journey to take.' Not that I'd even consider it back then. Now, however, I find myself fantasising about the day I'll get myself a backpack and do what 'Peg' did. Granted, I don't have her talent or courage or spunk, but I think I'll survive. I have a feeling that, once I've made enough money to get started, I won't have any problems travelling around the world, doing odd jobs to survive. Redecorating a cafe that's going bankrupt sounds like a ball. I know I probably sound insane right now but there's something romantic about travelling the world, seeing things both usual and unusual, working my way through each adventure and ending up where I should be - at home, content and loved. It might be unbelievable, but at this moment in time, I have all the confidence in the world that I will one day have an around the world adventure worthy of a novel. I just have to go through the normal pangs of the 'terrible teen' years and maybe some 'young adult' life before setting off into the sunset to begin my adventures across the seven seas. World, here I come! (in a few years.... I know you'll wait :))
Sunday, October 24, 2010
A Few Things To Be Excited About
First, exams! I know what you're thinking - why one earth is she excited about exams?? Well, to tell you the truth, I just can't wait to go through my first Form 6 exams in La Salle. It's a totally different school than my previous one. Here, they mail the results straight to your parents. How cool is that! Also, I want to make sure that I still have what it takes. Being away from school for almost 6 months has had an impact on me and I want to find out if it's good or bad, academic-wise. It kicks off on Tuesday, and (it shouldn't be a surprise to anyone who knows me) I haven't really done any big exams preparations. In my opinion, exams should reflect how much we absorb in school throughout the year, not what we manage to squeeze in the week before exams. Therefore, my total lack of preparations for the upcoming exams. :P
This week is also the week for something really big (school scale big). I won't say anything here though because I don't want to risk anyone finding out ahead of time. I will write about it as soon as I can, I promise.
The next thing I'm excited about is Halloween! This year, I'm going all out. I don't usually celebrate Halloween (it's not a big thing here - slowly rising though) but this year I want to. The theme in Friday's is "Spooky Circus". They've 'spooked' up all the stores and I'm taking my mama and a friend with me to celebrate. I'm going as a mime. Not just any mime though, but a maniacal mime. I not sticking to the traditional French mime style, however. I have this nice mime-like dress which I'm pairing with striped stockings and white gloves. My make up will be awesome! I'm just so pumped up about it. I can't believe I have to wait a whole week for Halloween. I can't believe I can't wait for Halloween. I can't wait! Good thing is, this is an exam week, which means the days will sail by (hopefully time won't pull another one of its tricks on me).
Next up, Pizza! Our Form Six Society is having a pizza sale early next month and I'm experimenting on recipes. They wanted to buy and re-sell Domino's but I managed to talk them all out of that crazy idea. Imagine, buying pizza from a chain store and selling it back to kids in school. Not a good money making scheme. I convinced them to make their own pizza. A lot more fun and they stand to make more cash. It'll be a group effort and everyone can enjoy themselves. It's happening after the exams so I don't think we'll have trouble getting everyone involved. So far, so good:)
Moving on, school holidays are approaching! I'm excited but at the same time, a little apprehensive. I'm looking forward to working again but I'll have to face work without June (who's going off to study in November). I'm going to miss her like crazy. The plus point is that her university is in the same city as my home which makes things simpler. Also, holidays mean Christmas and my road trip. I hope everything goes well. If this works out, it'll be my first step to an around the world adventure. It's a huge thing for me and I want it to work out.
Alas, we part ways for now. I shall be back!
This week is also the week for something really big (school scale big). I won't say anything here though because I don't want to risk anyone finding out ahead of time. I will write about it as soon as I can, I promise.
The next thing I'm excited about is Halloween! This year, I'm going all out. I don't usually celebrate Halloween (it's not a big thing here - slowly rising though) but this year I want to. The theme in Friday's is "Spooky Circus". They've 'spooked' up all the stores and I'm taking my mama and a friend with me to celebrate. I'm going as a mime. Not just any mime though, but a maniacal mime. I not sticking to the traditional French mime style, however. I have this nice mime-like dress which I'm pairing with striped stockings and white gloves. My make up will be awesome! I'm just so pumped up about it. I can't believe I have to wait a whole week for Halloween. I can't believe I can't wait for Halloween. I can't wait! Good thing is, this is an exam week, which means the days will sail by (hopefully time won't pull another one of its tricks on me).
Next up, Pizza! Our Form Six Society is having a pizza sale early next month and I'm experimenting on recipes. They wanted to buy and re-sell Domino's but I managed to talk them all out of that crazy idea. Imagine, buying pizza from a chain store and selling it back to kids in school. Not a good money making scheme. I convinced them to make their own pizza. A lot more fun and they stand to make more cash. It'll be a group effort and everyone can enjoy themselves. It's happening after the exams so I don't think we'll have trouble getting everyone involved. So far, so good:)
Moving on, school holidays are approaching! I'm excited but at the same time, a little apprehensive. I'm looking forward to working again but I'll have to face work without June (who's going off to study in November). I'm going to miss her like crazy. The plus point is that her university is in the same city as my home which makes things simpler. Also, holidays mean Christmas and my road trip. I hope everything goes well. If this works out, it'll be my first step to an around the world adventure. It's a huge thing for me and I want it to work out.
Alas, we part ways for now. I shall be back!
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Paramore!
We arrived at the stadium about an hour early. We queued up at the back of the right most line because we thought there were different entrances for each ticket price. Oh, how wrong we were. June and I managed to squeeze in between people and get to the front in less than 15 minutes. Before we knew it, we were in. Since we still had lots of time, we decided to wait for Aqil before heading to our seats. While we were waiting, we met the guy from Sunway. The one who wanted to know where A Cut Above was. Unbelievable right? It's moments like these that make me go, "It's a small world after all!." Anyway, Aqil came in and we made our way to our seats.
Paramore was AWESOME! The moment we saw Hayley on stage, everyone went nuts! Our seats we're quite good actually. We weren't exactly right in front of the stage but we had a really good view. Also, it wasn't as packed in our box as it was in front of us. We could see Hayley's orange hair very clearly from where we sat (I think we would be able to see it even if we were fa away. Haha!).
I'm not such a huge Paramore fan. I only know whatever songs that they released to the radio. Even then, I didn't know all the lyrics. A little down-grading but we had a blast just head-banging along to the tunes. Whichever songs we didn't know, June and I just sat down and watched the crowd or the sky. For those that we did know, we stood on the chair, jumping, singing along and dancing. We went crazy! We sang along to Decode and Brick By Boring Brick and The Only Exception. We were in our own world. It was awesome. At the end, she invited a fan onto the stage to sing one of the songs. He went nuts. She gave him the microphone and before he started singing he managed to get a picture of them together. How awesome is that?! All in all, an awesome experience.
Before I end this post, I'd like to tell the world about this spectacular (not really!) poet in my class. I think he wrote close to 10 verses in the span of 1 hour. Not all of them great and most of them were laughable, but one or two, though no professional, were very nice. Here's the one or two poems that he penned (each verse stands on it's own, not a continuation of the one before):
The texture of metal
A crave for the tongue
Bursting all over the lies
A sinful delight
To see the light
If you find yourself
In a dark place
With blood puring everywhere
Don't worry dear
You are in my heart
Your looks blow me away
Your eyes make me suffer
I'm growing in your heart
in your eyes poems are read
(This one was written in Tamil, translated to English. Sounds much better in Tamil)
Paramore was AWESOME! The moment we saw Hayley on stage, everyone went nuts! Our seats we're quite good actually. We weren't exactly right in front of the stage but we had a really good view. Also, it wasn't as packed in our box as it was in front of us. We could see Hayley's orange hair very clearly from where we sat (I think we would be able to see it even if we were fa away. Haha!).
I'm not such a huge Paramore fan. I only know whatever songs that they released to the radio. Even then, I didn't know all the lyrics. A little down-grading but we had a blast just head-banging along to the tunes. Whichever songs we didn't know, June and I just sat down and watched the crowd or the sky. For those that we did know, we stood on the chair, jumping, singing along and dancing. We went crazy! We sang along to Decode and Brick By Boring Brick and The Only Exception. We were in our own world. It was awesome. At the end, she invited a fan onto the stage to sing one of the songs. He went nuts. She gave him the microphone and before he started singing he managed to get a picture of them together. How awesome is that?! All in all, an awesome experience.
Before I end this post, I'd like to tell the world about this spectacular (not really!) poet in my class. I think he wrote close to 10 verses in the span of 1 hour. Not all of them great and most of them were laughable, but one or two, though no professional, were very nice. Here's the one or two poems that he penned (each verse stands on it's own, not a continuation of the one before):
The texture of metal
A crave for the tongue
Bursting all over the lies
A sinful delight
To see the light
If you find yourself
In a dark place
With blood puring everywhere
Don't worry dear
You are in my heart
Your looks blow me away
Your eyes make me suffer
I'm growing in your heart
in your eyes poems are read
(This one was written in Tamil, translated to English. Sounds much better in Tamil)
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Past, Present and If Tomorrow Comes
Yay! I finally did what I was planning to since the last term break. I sat in Friday's and did my homework yesterday! Once I completed it, had a Chocolate Chip Shake and a plate of Nachos. The only thing missing was June, but I did have a great time. After finishing my work, I started on my first Sidney Sheldon book, 'If Tomorrow Comes'. It's very interestingly written, taking the reader through what happened to the main character and how that affected her personality and life choices. I can't wait to know the ending, and to start on another Sidney Sheldon book. I guess it's safe to say, I've got the reading bug back.
Today, I hung out with Visha. Dinesh and Romina were supposed to come but due to unforeseen circumstances, they had to cancel. We still had a great time though. We sat in Starbucks and wanted to start on our Literature homework, but we only got as far as understanding the question. We started talking and we didn't stop. We talked for a few hours in Starbucks and then we had lunch (when it was apparent that Romz wasn't going to make it) at Fullhouse. We talked even more there, and then proceeded to a DIY photo shoot. We took model-like and crazy-like pictures at the most picturesque spots (not really picturesque, but quite awesome). Visha and I talked about almost everything, Boys, school, friends, food, family, emotions. We had loads of fun. (Pictures will be posted A.S.A.P!)
As for Sidney Sheldon, I'm almost done. A few more pages and I'm ready for another one :)
I had some really catchy phrases of my own concoctions a few minutes ago but my speeding brain just raced through and I can't remember any of it at all. How disappointing.
Lo! I actually didn't want to blog today (because it's so late and I have school tomorrow) but I couldn't help myself. I received an e-mail today from..... MY PAST SELF!! I found a website, exactly a year ago, that allows me to type out an e-mail and have it sent to me whenever I wanted. To be honest, I never knew how much difference a year has made. It wasn't anything very personal so I'm going to post it here:
Dear FutureMe,
heya.. how's life working out for you? have you found job you like? have you found someone to love? good for you if you have.. if not, you've been waiting a few years, so whats another year right? but you've got to try.. how would you know if he loves you too when you don't even try? messed up once, don't do it again..
anyway, i wonder what you look like? do me a favour will you.. look into a mirror and think back about the past year? was it all you wished for? did you stumble upon love and live your life the way you always wanted??..
and if you haven't dyed you hair yet, go do it now!..
finally, right now (11.14pm:13.oct.2009), ma is sleeping, and Christian is working.. Dillon is barely 3 weeks old and I'm (or you are) tired as hell and scared cz the big exams are only 26 days away(hope we did well).. phew!!.. that was a long one.. haha..
love,
your younger self.. you'll be hearing from yourself again.. :)
I couldn't help but smile.
*Past
*Present
Dear FutureMe,
heya.. how's life working out for you? (awesome!) have you found job you like?(yes, and I've enjoyed it!) have you found someone to love?(in process) good for you if you have.. if not, you've been waiting a few years, so whats another year right? but you've got to try.. how would you know if he loves you too when you don't even try? messed up once, don't do it again.. (I promise, I'll try my best not to)
anyway, i wonder what you look like? (very different, actually) do me a favour will you.. look into a mirror and think back about the past year? was it all you wished for? (no but its spectacular) did you stumble upon love (that's a rock I've not encountered yet) and live your life the way you always wanted??(Glad to say I'm doing it right now) ..
and if you haven't dyed you hair yet, go do it now!.. (dyed it red and back to black again)
finally, right now (11.14pm:13.oct.2009), ma is sleeping, and Christian is working.. Dillon is barely 3 weeks old (11.13pm: 13.oct.2010; ma is sleeping, Christian is working and Dillon is now 1 year and 3 weeks old!) and I'm (or you are) tired as hell and scared cz the big exams are only 26 days away(hope we did well)(We did wonderful!).. phew!!.. that was a long one.. haha..
love,
your younger self.. you'll be hearing from yourself again.. :)
(can't wait) :)
Today, I hung out with Visha. Dinesh and Romina were supposed to come but due to unforeseen circumstances, they had to cancel. We still had a great time though. We sat in Starbucks and wanted to start on our Literature homework, but we only got as far as understanding the question. We started talking and we didn't stop. We talked for a few hours in Starbucks and then we had lunch (when it was apparent that Romz wasn't going to make it) at Fullhouse. We talked even more there, and then proceeded to a DIY photo shoot. We took model-like and crazy-like pictures at the most picturesque spots (not really picturesque, but quite awesome). Visha and I talked about almost everything, Boys, school, friends, food, family, emotions. We had loads of fun. (Pictures will be posted A.S.A.P!)
As for Sidney Sheldon, I'm almost done. A few more pages and I'm ready for another one :)
I had some really catchy phrases of my own concoctions a few minutes ago but my speeding brain just raced through and I can't remember any of it at all. How disappointing.
Lo! I actually didn't want to blog today (because it's so late and I have school tomorrow) but I couldn't help myself. I received an e-mail today from..... MY PAST SELF!! I found a website, exactly a year ago, that allows me to type out an e-mail and have it sent to me whenever I wanted. To be honest, I never knew how much difference a year has made. It wasn't anything very personal so I'm going to post it here:
Dear FutureMe,
heya.. how's life working out for you? have you found job you like? have you found someone to love? good for you if you have.. if not, you've been waiting a few years, so whats another year right? but you've got to try.. how would you know if he loves you too when you don't even try? messed up once, don't do it again..
anyway, i wonder what you look like? do me a favour will you.. look into a mirror and think back about the past year? was it all you wished for? did you stumble upon love and live your life the way you always wanted??..
and if you haven't dyed you hair yet, go do it now!..
finally, right now (11.14pm:13.oct.2009), ma is sleeping, and Christian is working.. Dillon is barely 3 weeks old and I'm (or you are) tired as hell and scared cz the big exams are only 26 days away(hope we did well).. phew!!.. that was a long one.. haha..
love,
your younger self.. you'll be hearing from yourself again.. :)
I couldn't help but smile.
*Past
*Present
Dear FutureMe,
heya.. how's life working out for you? (awesome!) have you found job you like?(yes, and I've enjoyed it!) have you found someone to love?(in process) good for you if you have.. if not, you've been waiting a few years, so whats another year right? but you've got to try.. how would you know if he loves you too when you don't even try? messed up once, don't do it again.. (I promise, I'll try my best not to)
anyway, i wonder what you look like? (very different, actually) do me a favour will you.. look into a mirror and think back about the past year? was it all you wished for? (no but its spectacular) did you stumble upon love (that's a rock I've not encountered yet) and live your life the way you always wanted??(Glad to say I'm doing it right now) ..
and if you haven't dyed you hair yet, go do it now!.. (dyed it red and back to black again)
finally, right now (11.14pm:13.oct.2009), ma is sleeping, and Christian is working.. Dillon is barely 3 weeks old (11.13pm: 13.oct.2010; ma is sleeping, Christian is working and Dillon is now 1 year and 3 weeks old!) and I'm (or you are) tired as hell and scared cz the big exams are only 26 days away(hope we did well)(We did wonderful!).. phew!!.. that was a long one.. haha..
love,
your younger self.. you'll be hearing from yourself again.. :)
(can't wait) :)
Monday, October 11, 2010
Hyper!
I wish I had an iPad with me at all times. That way, I can blog just about everything I want to. At my current situation, I'm only posting half of what I want to because my brain is just too fast. I can't remember exactly what I want to post and even if I do, it wont be with as much vigour as it should. I really need to find a solution for this. I keep losing a lot of great ideas and phrases :(
Anyway, I was supposed to bake a batman cake for Jaydon's 5th Birthday Party but the cake sank in the middle for reasons beyod my understanding. I put it back in the oven to try and bake the center, which was not cooked, but it didn't work. So then, I thought of buying a plain, undecorated butter cake and ice it myself but the only bakery that would have that cake was closed for the day. In the end, I had to buy a ready-made American Chocolate cake for the little boy. I feel like such a failure. Lucky for me, Jaydon didn't know that he was supposed to get a batman cake. I'm currently guilt-ridden and my ego just got a good bashing!
I hope my others cakes come out well. I don't think my self-esteem can't afford another failure.
Anyway, I re-worked the failed cake. I cut off the sides (which were perfectly baked) and made mini cakes. I used the icing (intended for the Batman Cake) and made personalised decorations. I wrote people's initials on the cake with yellow icing (the background was black). It turned out quite nice, just not what I was expecting (no batman at all!) Predictably, Dinesh whacked, not only his, but Kathiga's cake as well! Visha's got smashed accidentally, so I owe her another one :P
AAHH!! I have so many thoughts passing through my mind right now. I can't even pin-point one idea to write out! (The detriments of having such a hyper-active brain!)
Anyway, I was supposed to bake a batman cake for Jaydon's 5th Birthday Party but the cake sank in the middle for reasons beyod my understanding. I put it back in the oven to try and bake the center, which was not cooked, but it didn't work. So then, I thought of buying a plain, undecorated butter cake and ice it myself but the only bakery that would have that cake was closed for the day. In the end, I had to buy a ready-made American Chocolate cake for the little boy. I feel like such a failure. Lucky for me, Jaydon didn't know that he was supposed to get a batman cake. I'm currently guilt-ridden and my ego just got a good bashing!
I hope my others cakes come out well. I don't think my self-esteem can't afford another failure.
Anyway, I re-worked the failed cake. I cut off the sides (which were perfectly baked) and made mini cakes. I used the icing (intended for the Batman Cake) and made personalised decorations. I wrote people's initials on the cake with yellow icing (the background was black). It turned out quite nice, just not what I was expecting (no batman at all!) Predictably, Dinesh whacked, not only his, but Kathiga's cake as well! Visha's got smashed accidentally, so I owe her another one :P
AAHH!! I have so many thoughts passing through my mind right now. I can't even pin-point one idea to write out! (The detriments of having such a hyper-active brain!)
Thursday, October 7, 2010
Being Completely Malaysian!
Well, it's been a while since my last blog. There's just been so many things going on that I was too lazy to blog. Even now I'm feeling kind of brain-dead but I need to get these thoughts out of my head no matter what it takes so forgive me if this post isn't as normal as it usually is.
Since it's PMR week, we've been moved to different classes to accommodate the comfort of the PMR students. L6E1 was moved to one of the classes in the canteen block which is nearer to the examination hall (apparently, the teachers trust us to keep silent throughout the day. Yea right!). Honestly, I was so excited! Since my fist day in LaSalle, I was intrigued by the staircase found right in the canteen and even more so of the boys walking straight into the canteen from their classes. Finally, I can experience that for myself. I'm sure you'll be wondering why I'm so excited about such a trivial thing. I'm a huge fan of food and the fact that I have to walk through the canteen to get to my class is just awesome! On top of that, we get the smell of food so early in the day that we space out much sooner that we normally would. These past few days have been great! The class is square and two wall are completely covered with windows. There's so much more light and air coming in. I love it there!
Dinesh, Visha and Mina have been really nice too. I'm glad I decided to move to LaSalle. We (Visha, Dinesh and I) had breakfast today. I was late :P Still on food, Dinesh brought Thai spring rolls today (homemade!). It was delicious. We came up with a food plan for ourselves. Three days each week, we'd bring some food from home. We planned out a schedule and tomorrow, it Visha's turn! I wonder what she'll bring?
Anyway, ma and I went to the flea market in Jaya 33 today. Ma was right, I loved it there! They had this beautiful purple knee-length dress. I bought that for Christmas. Then there was this white long tank top, very comfortable to wear. Another thing I bought was this (rejected) Ralph Lauren shirt-blouse. I just wanted it even when I first saw it. Unfortunately for me, it's a tad too big for my petite body so I gave it to ma. She looks awesome in it. All in all, it was a good day out. (No homework either which was like icing on the cake!)
I've been checking out some of the blogs on "Blogs of Note" and I have to say, they're spectacular. I really like the 'Beta Dad'. Original, to say the least. Anyone who hasn't read it yet, should check it out.
Bringing this back to the topic of clothes. I've re-designed some of my old clothes to my current personal style and needless to say, I'm very excited about the sewing part of it. The only problem is, I have yet to get myself a sewing machine. I can always hand sew everything but it'll last longer and look nicer if I do it with a machine. The thing is, sewing machine's aren't cheap. I'd love to get the traditional kind but they're more expensive than the motorised ones. Hopefully I can get my hand on a good second-hand machine. I just need it for some light sewing, nothing heavy duty so I'll manage with a used one. I want it soon! I'm getting a little bored with my clothes so I need to get this machine to jazz everything up a little bit.
Oh! I'm watching the Commonwealth Games right now! Women's Weightlifting. The Malaysian did very well on her first attempt - 85kg. The commentator was telling us about his interview with the Malaysia Weightlifter, Farhana. He asked her about what she likes to do in her free time and she said, "I hang out with my boyfriend." That's so Malaysian! :)
Since it's PMR week, we've been moved to different classes to accommodate the comfort of the PMR students. L6E1 was moved to one of the classes in the canteen block which is nearer to the examination hall (apparently, the teachers trust us to keep silent throughout the day. Yea right!). Honestly, I was so excited! Since my fist day in LaSalle, I was intrigued by the staircase found right in the canteen and even more so of the boys walking straight into the canteen from their classes. Finally, I can experience that for myself. I'm sure you'll be wondering why I'm so excited about such a trivial thing. I'm a huge fan of food and the fact that I have to walk through the canteen to get to my class is just awesome! On top of that, we get the smell of food so early in the day that we space out much sooner that we normally would. These past few days have been great! The class is square and two wall are completely covered with windows. There's so much more light and air coming in. I love it there!
Dinesh, Visha and Mina have been really nice too. I'm glad I decided to move to LaSalle. We (Visha, Dinesh and I) had breakfast today. I was late :P Still on food, Dinesh brought Thai spring rolls today (homemade!). It was delicious. We came up with a food plan for ourselves. Three days each week, we'd bring some food from home. We planned out a schedule and tomorrow, it Visha's turn! I wonder what she'll bring?
Anyway, ma and I went to the flea market in Jaya 33 today. Ma was right, I loved it there! They had this beautiful purple knee-length dress. I bought that for Christmas. Then there was this white long tank top, very comfortable to wear. Another thing I bought was this (rejected) Ralph Lauren shirt-blouse. I just wanted it even when I first saw it. Unfortunately for me, it's a tad too big for my petite body so I gave it to ma. She looks awesome in it. All in all, it was a good day out. (No homework either which was like icing on the cake!)
I've been checking out some of the blogs on "Blogs of Note" and I have to say, they're spectacular. I really like the 'Beta Dad'. Original, to say the least. Anyone who hasn't read it yet, should check it out.
Bringing this back to the topic of clothes. I've re-designed some of my old clothes to my current personal style and needless to say, I'm very excited about the sewing part of it. The only problem is, I have yet to get myself a sewing machine. I can always hand sew everything but it'll last longer and look nicer if I do it with a machine. The thing is, sewing machine's aren't cheap. I'd love to get the traditional kind but they're more expensive than the motorised ones. Hopefully I can get my hand on a good second-hand machine. I just need it for some light sewing, nothing heavy duty so I'll manage with a used one. I want it soon! I'm getting a little bored with my clothes so I need to get this machine to jazz everything up a little bit.
Oh! I'm watching the Commonwealth Games right now! Women's Weightlifting. The Malaysian did very well on her first attempt - 85kg. The commentator was telling us about his interview with the Malaysia Weightlifter, Farhana. He asked her about what she likes to do in her free time and she said, "I hang out with my boyfriend." That's so Malaysian! :)
Saturday, October 2, 2010
'Wow!' Moments~~
I had so much fun with June today! I met up with her in after she finished her shift. We went to Starbucks and chatted for a while. We caught up and exchanged stories, even planned a few trips:) She had the Creme Brule Caramel thingy and I ordered a Chocolate Cream Chip. Tastes Awesome!
After that, we just walked around a lot. When we were on the escalator, going up, there were two guys behind us who asked us where A Cut Above was. We tried to explain it to them but they looked so blur that we decided to take them there ourselves. We guided them to the one in the Blue Atrium but it turns out, their friend was in the one near the bowling alley. We walked with them till Hagaan Dazs, then one of the guy asked for June's number! June was all hot and cold after that!
We then walked around some more, and found three guys playing songs near Cupcake Chic. A guitarist, drummer and a saxophone player. We sat on the bench next to them to watch them play. The saxophone player was really entertaining. He kept turning to us and smiling. I really like the guitarist. He was so into the music! After listening to 2 songs, we asked if we could request a song. June wanted Crazy by Aerosmith and I wanted Last Kiss by Pearl Jam but they were both too rock for the band who were more Jazz. So then, we asked for Eric Clapton's Wonderful Tonight. They were awesome!
The saxophone player reminded us of Sonny Boy! So then, we went to Friday's to hang out for a while. We hijacked a reserved table and just talked to everyone as they passed by. We also ate our favourite Kid's Nachos! After a while, Aqil invited me to the Paramore concert with him and June. Wah! I'm so excited. :)
After everything, I dropped June off at the train station and headed home. Honestly, it was good to hang out with her. I really missed her company :)
Now, I'm off to sleep!
NiteNite:P
After that, we just walked around a lot. When we were on the escalator, going up, there were two guys behind us who asked us where A Cut Above was. We tried to explain it to them but they looked so blur that we decided to take them there ourselves. We guided them to the one in the Blue Atrium but it turns out, their friend was in the one near the bowling alley. We walked with them till Hagaan Dazs, then one of the guy asked for June's number! June was all hot and cold after that!
We then walked around some more, and found three guys playing songs near Cupcake Chic. A guitarist, drummer and a saxophone player. We sat on the bench next to them to watch them play. The saxophone player was really entertaining. He kept turning to us and smiling. I really like the guitarist. He was so into the music! After listening to 2 songs, we asked if we could request a song. June wanted Crazy by Aerosmith and I wanted Last Kiss by Pearl Jam but they were both too rock for the band who were more Jazz. So then, we asked for Eric Clapton's Wonderful Tonight. They were awesome!
The saxophone player reminded us of Sonny Boy! So then, we went to Friday's to hang out for a while. We hijacked a reserved table and just talked to everyone as they passed by. We also ate our favourite Kid's Nachos! After a while, Aqil invited me to the Paramore concert with him and June. Wah! I'm so excited. :)
After everything, I dropped June off at the train station and headed home. Honestly, it was good to hang out with her. I really missed her company :)
Now, I'm off to sleep!
NiteNite:P
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