Lazy To Blog, But I Blogged Anyway!

Right, to be absolutely honest, I really wasn't in the mood to update my blog when I woke up this morning...
The reason? Uhhh, I guess I'm just lazy!
After I woke up and had my breakfast, I went to my computer ( which was already turned on since early in the morning, thanks to my "light sleeper" of a brother. How convenient... ) Of course, the first thing I did was check on my Facebook page, hoping for something interesting. After staring blankly at the Homepage on Facebook, I signed in to Blogger, and finally, here I am!

Well, I do have several things I want to blog about...
Firstly, a few of my friends and I have participated in "Taylor's Race Across America" ( TRAAM ). Uhhh, I think it's organised by Taylor's American Degree Transfer Program. Anyway, it's going to be held at Taylor's University, Lakeside Campus this Saturday from 8am until 4pm.
And as the name suggets, it's all about America, of course! We were advised to brush up on our general knowledge of America. So, I actually memorised all 50 US States, and I roughly know each of their locations on the map of the USA. I've been reading about US history, including the 13 Colonies, the Civil War, the War of 1812 ( War of Independence ), America's Independence ( 4th July 1776 ), et cetera. I'm gonna read more about USA history later. Seriously, it's interesting! Haha!

Well, I can't wait for this Saturday! Regardless of whether we win or lose, it's gonna be a really fun and interesting experience! [ smiles ]

Besides that, I'm going to Sunway Pyramid next Tuesday to celebrate one of my friend's birthday.
Seriously, I consider Sunway Pyramid as somewhat of a mecca for teenagers! Everytime I go to Sunway Pyramid, without a doubt, the majority of the crowd there will consist of teenagers and adolescents.
And, either coincidentally or purposely, all the outings I've been together with my friends were all at Sunway Pyramid, nowhere else! What could make this place so attractive to teenagers? Is it because of the Egyptian themed decor? Or is it because it is located in the heart of a major population area? I wonder...
Oh well...

Well, at least I have some interesting stuff to do during the holidays! Otherwise, my life would be so dull and boring, trapped at home, with nothing but homework and my beloved computer to sustain and prevent me from dying of sheer boredom...
Speaking of homework, I've already completed most of it, and I'm glad to say that I am on track to meet the deadline that I've set for myself.
I should be able to finish up all the homework by the end of this week, period.

Well, I think my post is rather long already, so I should probably stop here...

May the Force be with you...

Mid-Term Examination 2011 Is Over!

Finally! Mid-Term Examination 2011 has finally come to an end!
It's finally over! Ah, I feel like flying!
Time for some much needed rest and relaxation!!! [ smiles ]

And the best part is that tomorrow marks the first day of the Mid-Term School Holidays that's gonna last two whole weeks! Oh yeah!
But of course, there's a hiccup. Our beloved teachers have graciously supplied us with a massive pile of homework to keep us occupied during the school holidays...
Well, it's not exactly referred to as "homework", it's more like "Program Terancang Cuti Sekolah"...
Ugh...

Seriously, there's work for almost every subject! As much as it pains me to do so, I'll list them all down here for your reading pleasure:
1. Bahasa Melayu - Two essays ( Bahagian A: 200-250 words, Bahagian B: >350 words ).
2. English - Five "journal entries".
3. Modern Mathematics - SPM 2009 Maths Paper 2.
4. Sejarah - Two sets of P1 History questions.
5. Additional Mathematics - Model Test, corrections for Mid-Term Add Maths Paper 1.
6. Chemistry - Question Paper regarding vulcanisation of rubber and Electrochemistry ( Voltaic Cell )
7. Biology - Question Paper regarding Mitosis and Meiosis.
8. Physics - Skills Practice Activity ( Heat, Specific Heat Capacity )
9. Pendidikan Sivik - [ Yup, that's right! There's even h/w for PSK! ] Folio about "Jenis Kerjaya, Usaha, & Impian Dalam Kerjaya Yang Dipilih". And guess what? This assignment accounts for a whopping 50% of my Mid-Term PSK Examination!

Well, it will definitely take a substantial amount of time to complete all that work!

Anyway, about Mid-Term Examinations...
The first and second weeks of the exam were actually quite okay.
First week: BM 1, BM 2, English 1, English 2, Physics 1. Still tolerable...
Second week: Add Maths 1, Add Maths 2, Modern Maths 1, Modern Maths 2, Pendidikan Moral. [ Oh, Teacher's Day was on Monday, and Tuesday was Wesak Day. Sorry guys, I'm too lazy to blog about Teacher's Day! Haha! ]

Now, the third week is the "killer" week! All the so-called heavyweight subjects were crammed into this week!
Third week: Sejarah 2, Chemistry 1, PJK, Biology 2, Biology 1, Sejarah 1, Chemistry 2, Chemistry 3, Physics 2, Physics 3, Biology 3, PSK.
Notice the difference between the 3rd week and the first two weeks?!?! Ugh... For some people, including me, getting through the 3rd week seemed like an eternity! Time really passes slowly during examination periods...

Well, about today ( the last day of Mid-Term Examination ), there were only two papers left, Biology 3 and PSK.
When the bell rang at 10.25am, signifying the end of the PSK Paper and the Mid-Term Examination, the thunderous cheer of all the students echoed througout the school. It was awe-inspiring. Truly glorious.
And you know what? Some people were even surprised that I was still carrying out my Prefect's duty ( guarding Staircase D ) even though the Exam just finished! They were saying things to me like "Wei, apasal ko ni masih tugas lagi? Exam dah habis la wei!". Seriously, it was damn annoying...

I was really looking forward to finally playing Chess today... Alas, I never managed to play a single game! Well, I DID manage to play a few moves, but then Theeban suddenly said that there was a Prefect's Meeting in the Prefect's Room.
Oh well, maybe next time...

Well, I guess that's it...
I gotta go enjoy myself "while I still can", if you get what I mean! [ smiles ]
I'll start working on that gigantic pile of homework very soon. Hopefully I'll be able to finish it all by the end of next week. Then, I'll have another week to enjoy before school re-opens...

Happy holidays!

May the Force be with you...

250th Post...

Alright, my Mid-Term Examination is coming up soon, so this will probably be my last post until after the Exam is over.
The Mid-Term Exam will last for about 3 weeks...
[ sigh ] I sure do miss the good old times when examinations were merely 3-5 days long!

Anyway, I'm gonna blog about school...
Today was, uhhh, rather interesting...
But unfortunately, I don't really have the time to give lengthy explanations. I need to go and do some Physics revision. So, I'm just gonna summarise everything up, alright?
Okay, here goes...

1. I gave a speech about Chess to the non-Muslim students - The Muslim students were required to be at my school's weekly "bacaan surah yasin" session at the assembly area. The non-Muslims gathered at the school canteen instead. Pn Goh Soh Lian told me to give a speech to the non-Muslims at the canteen, so I talked about the "Benefits of Playing Chess"! [ smiles ] Too bad Hazwan and Sehran weren't there to listen to my speech. I'm sure they would have been "proud"! Haha!

2. Chemistry Lesson - Alright, I'll split what happened during Chemistry into two parts:
i) Helped Tian Hui with her presentation regarding the vulcanisation process of natural rubber.
ii) Conducted an experiment to determine the differences between an alkane ( CnH2n+2 ) and an alkene ( CnH2n ). It was quite interesting.

3. English - Jannah's group gave their presentation about Chapter 6 of the Literature novel: Step by Wicked Step ( C6: Pixie's Story - The Pains In My Life ). The acting didn't really make much sense, but at least it was hilarious!

4. History - En Din didn't come into class. A replacement teacher came in instead and told us to do our own work. Hazwan and Sehran trotted off to play Chess without a moment's hesitation, of course! I decided to try and complete some of the immense amount of Literature homework that Pn Thamilselvi had graciously provided us! Then, I helped Alison with some Add Maths homework before heading to Staircase D to carry out my Prefect's Duty...

5. Recess - Carrying out guard duty at the staircase, as usual. Then, Jit San came along, and we started talking about all sorts of random stuff. At 10.45, I made my way to the canteen, and something truly "remarkable" happened! I couldn't believe my eyes! ( It's hard to explain exactly what happened, coz' it's a Prefect thing! Haha! )
Some students were busy spectating someone's car being towed away outside the school. After ordering them to go back to class, I went back upstairs for PJK class.

6. PJK Lesson - Uhhh, we discussed about "Seks Abnormal" and it's consequences... Yeah, it's in the textbook and it's part of the syllabus. We talked about homosexuals, bisexuals, HIV/AIDS, incest, et cetera. Yeah, that's PJK...

7. Modern Mathematics - Ahhh, Maths with Pn Goh Ah Choun! Today, it was all about Transformations. However, I had not completed the work papers that Pn Goh provided us previously ( Wednesday, if I'm not mistaken... ). Luckily, I managed to finish it all without teacher actually noticing! How? Doing it under my desk, of course! Hehe! Thank goodness I have no problems with Transformations, otherwise I would have been in real trouble!

Well, that's basically it...
Now, I gotta go start revising!

Wish me luck for my Mid-Term Examination!

May the Force be with you...

A Little Spare Time...

Okay, since I have a bit of free time, I might as well take the opportunity to update my blog, right?
I managed to finish my Chemistry homework AND still have the time to go to the gym! Ahhh, I haven't been to the gym in ages! It feels so good to finally be able to work-out again! [ smiles ]

Anyway, after revising Chemistry for almost 4 hours, I actually started to enjoy doing Carbon Compound exercises! I particularly enjoyed esterification ( process of forming esters via reaction between an alcohol and a carboxylic acid.
Eg: ethanol + propanoic acid → ethyl propanoate + water, C2H5OH + C3H7COOH → C3H7COOC2H5 + H2O )
It's quite fun actually, once you get the hang of it...

Right, if your speakers are on, and they're NOT muted, you should probably be able to hear some music playing.
That's the sound of my Mixpod music player that I've just added to my Blogger page...
The reason: I was on YouTube, recording "I Don't Want To Miss A Thing" by Aerosmith, when I stumbled upon a Daughtry song, "Over You". Of course, I decided to check it out, because frankly, I like listening to Daughtry songs!
I listened for a while, and it turned out that "Over You" was quite an awesome song! It's a wonder how I never came across it before...

So now, my music playlist has two songs ( Two should be enough, don't you think? ) :
1. Over You - Daughtry
2. Life After You - Daughtry
I really wanted to include David Cook's new song, "The Last Goodbye" into my playlist as well. I DID manage to find it on YouTube, but strangely, it doesn't appear in the Mixpod search list... Oh well...

Okay, I don't intend to make this post a long one.
Besides, I don't really have anything else to blog about!
Well, as a final note, I really DO need to get a haircut! [ smiles ]

May the Force be with you...

Finally Back...

Woah, I haven't updated this blog for quite a while now!

It's been more than a month now!

Well, I didn't have a choice, you know! It's not that I didn't want to blog ( I'm not lazy! ), it's just that, due to certain unforeseen circumstances, I was unable to update my blog!

I hope you guys are not mad or anything...

[ smiles ]

Well, I will tell you this: There's a WHOLE lot of stuff that I should have blogged about during my 1 month absence from Blogger... But sadly, I didn't!

Oh well, what's done is done...

Notice the picture of Kakashi Hatake I posted.

Don't jump to conclusions! I am NOT a Naruto fan! It's a long, complicated story that I don't really feel like telling now...

Anyway, I'm just gonna blog about what happened today...

In the morning, we had an official assembly. It was really, really long, due to the fact that our school participated in a lot of tournaments and events recently, and that equates to a lot of prize-giving!

And the worst part was that I was sweating like MAD, I tell you! My blazer was swelteringly hot! Talk about being uncomfortable!

After assembly, nothing much happened...

Add Maths just breezed past. Teacher provided some homework. End of story.

We learned about neurones during Biology.

PSK was technically a free double period. We were "supposed" to practice singing the school song, but somehow, we didn't in the end...

Nothing much happened during Moral, either. Teacher just provided some information regarding the Kerja Kursus Pendidikan Moral folio. That's it...

Ummm, after school, Hari, Hazwan, Jas, Ashman and I went to Domino's Pizza for lunch. I actually brought my own lunch ( fried noodles ), but regardlessly, they insisted that I had to follow them to Domino's anyway...

We ordered 2 pizzas ( I managed to eat a slice! ). After we finished eating, we started to talk about various types of vegetables! I don't really know how the vegetable conversation started, but I have a hunch that it has something to do with green peas...

After that, we went to check out some shop selling "soft" ice-cream.

Then, we started walking back to school. We arrived at around 2.40, I think.

We made our way to 5 Epsilon...

Played uhhh, "consultation" chess... Discussed about Chess... Talked about Chess... Chess... Chess... Chess... yada yada yada... And before we knew it, it was already 4.15pm. And guess what? We only played ONE Chess game!

Hazwan and Jas went back...

Then Ashman, Hari and I played THE most hilarious Chess game ever! Seriously, it was hysterical!

We laughed until we cried! And our stomachs hurt so bad because we were laughing too hard! I tell you, even as I'm typing this sentence, I still can't help but crack a smile as I remind myself of that particular Chess game!

Haha! Oh man, Ashman and Hari, you've made my day!

Well, I guess that's it for now.

May the Force be with you...

Trip to China!

Alright, I'm gonna make this one a "quickie", alright?
I'm honestly not in the mood for typing long posts now...
My family went for a trip to China for 5 days ( 10th - 14th March ).

The four main places that we visited were Nanjing, Suzhou, Shanghai, and Hangzhou...

We also had a host: My mum's good friend, Aunt Jennifer. She was our guide during our visits to Nanjing and Suzhou. She was very friendly and we really appreciate her hospitality...
Right, firstly, our flight ( AirAsia X ) touched-down at Xiaoshan International Airport, Hangzhou. There, a driver, Mr Xia, was waiting for us. We had a brief lunch at McDonalds before he sent us to Nanjing.

At Nanjing, we met Aunt Jennifer at her house. She took us out for dinner, and later she brought us to Confucius Square...
After a bit of sight-seeing, she brought us back home and we hit the sack...

Okay, I'm just gonna roughly blog about the itinerary for each location of the China trip in point form...
Yes, it's gonna be quick and simple! I already I told you I'm not in the mood for writing long essays! [ smiles ]

NANJING

1. Went to Mount Xijin ( Purple Mountain ) and headed to the Sun Yat-Sen Mausoleum.
2. Lunch at Wanda Plaza.
3. Visited the Nanjing Massacre Memorial Hall.
4. Went to Zhonghua Gate and walked along the top of the City Wall of Nanjing.
5. Went back to Confucius Square for some more sightseeing.

SUZHOU

1. Our trip to Suzhou was centered mainly around our visit to a historic Chinese "Water Village". The scenery was very authentic and peaceful and the waterways in the village were absolutely beautiful...
We strolled around before taking a high-speed bullet train to Shanghai.

SHANGHAI

1. Arrived in Shanghai Zhabei district and had lunch.
2. Made our way to Holiday Inn Express hotel and settled in.
3. Took Shanghai MRT and visited Yuyuan Garden.
4. Made our way to the Huangpu river and walked along the Shanghai Bund.
5. Headed to Nanjing Road for dinner.

6. Took MRT back to hotel.

HANGZHOU

1. Took high-speed bullet train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou railway station.

2. Took a taxi to Crystal Orange Hotel.

3. Strolled along the scenic West Lake.

4. Had dinner at the famous Zhiweiguan restaurant at Renhe Road.

5. Went back to West Lake to see the "Musical Fountain" performance.

6. Walked along West Lake back to Crystal Orange Hotel.

Did I forget to mention that it was unbelievably COLD in China?!
It was actually spring time. Actually, it's like the period of transition from winter to spring, so the temperature was still quite low...
Well, it's okay in the afternoon, but it's really cold in the morning and at night!
Hmmm, for example, at Zhabei District, Shanghai, it was so cold in the morning that when you breathe out from your mouth, the water vapour condenses right in front of you, so you can actually see the vapour cloud in front of your face! It's quite fun to do that, to be frank! Haha!

Uhhh, at the Shanghai Bund, there was a relatively strong wind blowing, so the "wind-chill" factor kicked in! ( The wind actually "blows" away the natural blanket of warm air surrounding your body, making you feel much, much colder! )

Okay, moving on...
On the last day, we had a morning stroll along the West Lake. Then we had breakfast at a roadside noodle shop. We met a guy in the noodle shop who was willing to bring us on a tour around the perimeter of West Lake, AND bring us to the Xiaoshan International Airport later. For a price, of course!
Well, that meant we didn't have to go through the trouble of hailing a taxi!

He brought us to many iconic places, including the Tomb of General Yue Fei, a Dragon Tea plantation, and the "Broken Bridge". We even got to get close-up with an old Chinese Type-62 Battle Tank!

After that, he took us to the Xiaoshan International Airport, so we could catch our flight back to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. After we boarded the plane, the captain announced that the flight was delayed for another half an hour... And during the flight, we experienced turbulence and some bad weather!
Luckily something "terrible" didn't happen...

At around 8pm, we were finally back on Malaysian soil. I've got to admit, KL looks awesome from the plane at night! The intricate network of lights criss-crossing one another was truly a sight to behold!

I took many pictures during the trip to China. I uploaded them on Facebook. You can check them out at this link:

Pictures of trip to China

Oh, and the earthquake that hit of the coast of Japan was horrible! I was shocked when I heard the news! A magnitude of 8.9 on the Richter scale?! That's insane!
And the ensuing tsunami seriously wreaked a lot of havoc and destruction. I feel sorry towards the people of Japan and I honestly hope their recovery from this unprecedented disaster will be okay.

And then there's the damaged nuclear reactor thingy...
Apparently, a leakage has occured at one of Japan's nuclear reactors, and according to forecasts and predictions, South East Asian countries are in serious danger from the nuclear debris...
Well, I just wanna tell everyone to be careful and stay safe!

I guess that's it for now.

May the Force be with you...

Career Planning Seminar at TAR College, Setapak, KL

Right, here I am once again...

I hope you guys don't mind the "Assassin's Creed 2" picture on your left! Yes, I know I'm deviating from my ummm, tradition of only using Star Wars pictures for each of my posts.

But hey, shouldn't I have the freedom to post whatever I want?!

Hence, I won't be using Star Wars pictures all the time, yeah? I'm gonna be using various types of pictures from now on, just to keep my options flexible...

Anyway, moving on to more important things...

This morning, several Form 5 classes, including my class, went for a seminar about "Career Planning" at Tunku Abdul Rahman ( TAR ) College, Setapak, Kuala Lumpur.

Well, to be absolutely frank, I'm quite lazy to blog about EVERY single detail!

So, I'll just keep it short and sweet, alright? No long descriptive essays. I promise!

Right, let's get started...

There were three buses. My class boarded one, but since there was extra space, we had to share the bus with another class.

Uhhh, along the way, there were traffic jams occurring around two tolls: The first one is right after the Bukit Jelutong toll. And as for the second jam, well, I don't really know what that place is called!

Here are some pictures I took while on the bus, using my trusted 3.2 MP handphone...

Right, after what seemed like an endless journey, we finally arrived at the TAR College campus.
A lady took us on a tour around the TAR College campus, showing us many of the important facilities, such as the swimming pool, library, gymnasium, dormitories, et cetera...

Again, more pictures:

After the tour, we headed to a hall, where the "Career Planning" seminar commenced. We were given a talk on how to choose careers that best suited our own respective personalities. It was rather interesting...

Then, representatives from the different "schools", such as the School of Business Studies and the School of Social Science and Humanities, to name a few, each gave presentations regarding their respective Schools of Studies...

After that, we were provided with "refreshments", in other words food and drink, of course!

After a final group picture, we boarded the buses once again, and before we knew it, we were heading back to Bukit Jelutong.

Some pictures during the bus ride back to school:

Well, that's all I've got about the trip to Tunku Abdul Rahman ( TAR ) College.

And, of course, I kept my word! No long, boring essays in sight! Haha! [ smiles ]

May the Force be with you...

"Another" New Profile Picture!

Well, for me, it's been one heck of a tiring weekend!

Seriously, it was exhausting! The "Kem Kepimpinan Exco 2011" at the Dusun Eco-Resort, Bentong, Pahang was really tiring! But it was fun, and I got a lot of sweet and memorable experiences that I will never forget...

To all my friends who accompanied me during the Exco Camp last Friday, Saturday and Sunday, thank you guys so much! It was by far the best camp I've ever been through! [ smiles ]

Maybe when I am free next time, I will try and blog about the Exco Camp. But right now, I kinda have my hands full. So, stay tuned, yeah?

Anyway, while I was at the Camp, my father and brother bought a new family camera.

I was personally impressed, because it was 16.1MP camera, and was capable of taking 720p HD videos!!!

I took the opportunity to make a new profile picture...

Yeah, be skeptical if you want! But honestly, I swear, my arms are REAL! Obviously the result of hours at the gym, or possibly genetics ( or both! )

But I assure you, they're not fake! Come and see me personally if you still don't believe me! Haha!

PS: I am NOT showing off or whatever! I'm still as humble and modest as I'll ever be! [ smiles ]

Anyway, besides the awesome resolution, I made some new adjustments to my lightsaber blade.

1. I've increased the glow radius, to cope with the higher resolution.

2. I adjusted the red colour of the blade ( just a bit of tinkering ever since my last colour template )

3. I added a small lens flare at the starting point of the blade, near the hilt.

Well, that's it for now.

May the Force be with you...

Chinese New Year Pictures 2011!

Well, now that I'm back home from the Chinese New Year celebrations with the rest of my family, I guess I'll have to blog about it, right?

But I'm a little pressed for time at the moment, so I'll just let the pictures that I took do most of the talking, yeah? [ smiles ]

Don't worry, I'll add my annotations for the pictures...

Alright, first stop, Batu Pahat, Johor.

1. CNY Reunion Dinner!

Shark's fin soup...

Mmmm... I can't deny that shark's fin soup tastes REAL good!

This is actually my second bowl of soup, if I'm not mistaken...

Of course, you can't celebrate CNY without fish!

My brother's bowl of shark's fin soup! Haha! ( He's the one holding the spoon up )

Ummm, it's quite hard to explain this one, because there's all sorts of food in this one particular dish...

Prawns galore!!!

So many meat dumplings... Honestly, we couldn't finish all of them!

2. Fireworks!

Unbelievably LOUD!!! I am NOT exaggerating!

Hee! "Sprinkler", or "sparkler", or whatever...

The head in the bottom right corner is Alvyn's head.

The face says it all: "I'm bored!"

Aunty Mei Teen, together with "You-Know-Who"!

3. Last Day at Batu Pahat:

RAWR! I demand a can of 100 PLUS!

Dear cousin Samantha!

And now, on to Malacca!

1. Well, I only took one picture on the first day of our stay at Malacca. It's a picture of my brother and my cousin playing a good game of Chess!

Here it is!

"Clash Of The Titans"! Haha!

2. Second Day at Malacca...

My father, mother and I went to the Equatorial Hotel at Malacca Town to meet up with my mum's friend from China. My brother didn't want to come, because he was busy engaging in an "epic" Chess battle with my uncle! [ smiles ]

Anyway, let's get on with the pictures, shall we?

Chicken Rice Balls! ( FYI: This represents my first time eating Chicken Rice Balls! )

3. While my mum was "catching up" with her friend from China, my dad and I went to "explore" the surrounding area, namely Dataran Pahlawan, the newly opened Hattan Square, and Mahkota Parade...

a) LION DANCE PICTURES ( Bleh, I'm lazy to annotate these! Heehee! ):

b) "Explored areas":

Guess who?

Behold... Mahkota Parade...

It's a field, located on the premises of Dataran Pahlawan Malacca Megamall, in case you were wondering...

Well, that's Dataran Pahlawan, and the building next to it is the Equatorial Hotel...

4. Just before heading back home...

We went to eat at a "buffet" dinner, courtesy of a friend of my grandparents...

There were both Chinese and Malaysian cuisine available. And when I was done eating, boy, I was stuffed!

Tonnes of mouth-watering food! [ salivates ]

The "bee hoon" was really good! Seriously!

Does this picture make you hungry? Haha!

The Malay food section! Satay, curry-puffs, etc... You name it!

Well, after the "buffet" dinner at Malacca, we said our farewells, and before we knew it, we were on our way back home.

We arrived back at Setia Eco-Park late last night... I was obviously too tired to update my blog yesterday, so I decided to update it today! ( Duh! )

Well, there you have it...

Oh, and remember the long list of homework that I showed you guys in my previous post?

I actually managed to finish everything!

I tell you, the overwhelming feeling of satisfaction is indescribable!!! Haha!

So, I guess that's it.

May the Force be with you...