Entries for August, 2004
August 3rd, 2004
too soon or too slow? POSTED AT 12:05 AM It's too soon. I wanted to take a rest. I just wanted NOT to do anything. Don't want to be responsible, don't want to go here and there, meeting after meeting for this and that. At the same time, I wanted to be in the musical... I wanted to be in the CF camp committee since I was asked to. I sometimes find myself wishing that I was involved in this and that and everything. It seems like I'm taking too long to get into position. Can't make up my mind which I want more - to be involved, or to be relaxed. Ish. Pastor Lindy didn't come for cell. She's still resting at home. Her blood clot & bengkak is subsiding, but she's allergic to some of her med. Miss her craziness. Haha. talk to me!
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August 4th, 2004
I HATE KL! POSTED AT 05:38 PM Yesterday was a totally sucky kind of day. First of all, I fell asleep at about 3 something (after telling myself that I have to study) and woke up at 5 plus with a headache. Ish. And then getting all ready and excited for that musical thingy.. we spent 1.5 hours (almost) looking for the [insert all appropriate swear words] panggung dewan thing. Gave up, went home. Consoled self with chocolate blended at the mamak at TBR. Met CF people mamaking after CF and felt doubly guilty for not going to CF (although all they had was games.) I have done half a chapter of FMC all this afternoon. Not feeling very productive. Ish. Have e-mails to answer which I haven't (duh) and don't feel like answering. Not very important anyway. Haha. Totally depressing. 15 days to encounter / 22 days to exams / 54 days to camp (approximately because I'm too lazy to count again) |
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August 4th, 2004
missing... POSTED AT 11:02 PM Were you a friend - Or something more? Haven’t quite figured out Who you are to me. Suddenly alone, I missed you. Been thinking too much - Can’t figure out Where you fit in this. Listening to: Jar of Gems [JoC] Feeling: lonely |
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August 6th, 2004
August 6th, 2004
procrastination POSTED AT 03:12 PM Eeks. Going for intervarsity CF combine at FGA KL tonight and don't feel like studying now. How leh? Ish. I'll have to go bathe soon anyway. Gotta leave at like 4 plus plus. Dinner provided. Yay. Hopefully people I know will be there... or I'll be like... keeping myself company. 
Feeling: lazy |
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August 7th, 2004
things... POSTED AT 01:07 PM  Bernard has shoulder-length hair and a voice like a kid's. He is 21, I think. Or at least 20.Read only if you want to: Intervarsity CF "Special" Yeah, and I have to attend an interview for the book review thing this coming Friday. And our camp proposal is FINALLY approved. Listening to: Sing to the King [passion] |
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August 7th, 2004
really? POSTED AT 02:30 PM  You are Proverbs. Which book of the Bible are you? brought to you by Quizilla A little skeptical about this... hmm.... Reading: Renewal Theology, Chapter 4 - The Holy Trinity Listening to: In Spite of Who I Am [Power - SIBKL) Feeling: thoughtful |
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August 8th, 2004
siiiiiiigh POSTED AT 10:25 PM Finish practice at about 5pm, waited around for Andy and others, got dropped back at hostel. Took bath, went to May's room and chatted, waited for Wai Yi to come back from Penang, had dinner.... and now I'm here. Tired. |
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August 9th, 2004
embarrassment... POSTED AT 04:34 PM Getting clumsier. Ish. Yesterday, I was behind another kancil, who was cruising along with the boot wide open! Stopped at the traffic light, and I thought the driver would come out and close it... but no... so I flashed her... and then pointed to the boot... then only she realised that it was open!! Hehe... My legs are some how sore from yesterday's practice. Don't know why. Over-stretched maybe. Yeah... yesterday, I helped my friend's friend with his assignment. He had to research stuff on Christianity and the Bible. It made me realise something. We may think we know what we believe, but when we try to explain it in words that any other person can understand, it gets tough. I mean, we're so used to using words like prophets, redemption, salvation, Trinity, grace and so on... but not everyone knows what that means. I just realised how hard it is to explain. Eeks. And stuff like how many versions of the Bible are there? How do you explain that? Yeah, different translations... but... And when you actually explain about Jesus being crucified and resurrected, and His blood cleansing our sins, I just realised how weird it sounds to a non-C. How morbid it may come across if you explain it wrongly. You really have to take it by faith. And that's what it all boils down to, doesn't it? Faith. To think we think it weird that non-C's believe what they do when it comes down to their own faith. Hopefully, between my friend and I, we planted some seeds of understanding in her friend. So maybe studying world religions has some benefit. 10 days to encounter / 17 days to exams / 49 days to cf camp Listening to: I have been there [mark schultz] |
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August 10th, 2004
note to self: POSTED AT 05:10 PM reply emails. Sigh. study. Double sigh. wanna sleep. clean my room? (Mum will say good... YM will... laugh? Haha) Hey... Juwita Suwito's album Brand New World is good... get it!! (Looking for it myself - I borrowed it from Trixie) Listening to: S.M.S. [juwita suwito] |
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August 12th, 2004
reversed roles... POSTED AT 03:08 PM Anyway, I went to meet Josh at KLCC at about 3 something. Spent a little time in Kinokuniya... and browsing through all the Sci-Fi books... I want to read David Gemmell, Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman, finish off Wheel of Time... and I want to finish a novel of my own!! =/ Felt a little un-girly yesterday. Josh was busy shopping... and I had no mood to shop. Frankly, it seemed a little weird - the guy shopping and the girl watching... Haha... Aunty Cheng Cheng was also looking for stuff - shoes I think. Exam time table is out. English on the 26th of August, Tax on the 30th and FMC on the 1st of Sept.  Exaaaaaaaaaammmmmmmmmmmmmsssssssss Too lazy to count down today. Maybe later. Tomorrow interview for the book review thing. I feel like ber-chicken cheese-ing. |
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August 13th, 2004
:) POSTED AT 06:20 PM Oh well, overall, I think it was okay. I think they liked me... ahhaha... I got quite a few off-tangent questions... One of the teachers actually found my blog... *looks around* so they asked what my blog was about? I said a bit about the blog... a bit about fictionpress... Q: "How often do you write?" A: "Uh... when I have inspiration?" Then Mr Oo *remembered* that I was from the Penang debate team last year... so it was like "how come you didn't join here? Do you want to join the intercampus debates?" Eeks... They said they liked my review - that it was good - and here comes the best question: "So, how come you're in accounting and not in something like... journalism?" Heh. Anyway, they recommended me to start writing for NST and Youth Quake and Star and stuff... maybe book reviews... I dunno lar. Maybe? Hahah... how do you start anyway? Lazy la... but you get paid.. hm... Keeping fingers crossed... haha... RM150 MPH voucher at stake! That's at least 3 books... or more... or maybe 2 books and a CD? Hehe... Waited for Trixie's to be over. As I was walking back, I saw Rowen driving out of the college... and was like "darn.. there goes free ride..." Sigh... Stupid 10 minutes walk back to college. Very tiring. Yeah... wanna know my best times for minesweeper? I'm so impressed with myself!! Hahah... 5 secs for beginner, 33 secs for intermediate and 99 secs for expert!! Don't ask me how... I don't know! Been getting quite a lot of response on the rant/rumble thing. Don't know if I have to reply all or not. Not sure what to say either. Some interesting quotes from Maya. Frank: I've been wondering if poets drink because they're poets, or if they become poets because they drink. Gordon: The main thing is they think too much. Isn't it possible to stop thinking? I mean can't you just switch it off? Frank: No, it's not that easy. A human being is condemned to think about something all its life. We can control our thoughts to a limited extent perhaps, but we can't shut down the thought process itself... And from Gordon to Frank: Perhaps you might put a stopper on that verbal diarrhoea of yours, too.... Or you must talk about something more sensible. Hence the new title. (By the way, Gordon is a gecko)
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August 14th, 2004
time for another daily update POSTED AT 11:07 PM It's been semi-productive today. Did some work, wasted some time, pondering whether to continue now or not. Lazy larrrr... Hai. Still looking forward to encounter, not looking forward to exams. God, please let me pass every thing the first round... And get A's as well too?  6 days to encounter 12 days to English 16 days to Tax 18 days to FMC 27 days to going home 41 days to the end of teenagehood 44 days to CF camp |
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August 17th, 2004
ooh... POSTED AT 09:52 PM Yeah, Sunday was busy - didn't really get home at all. It was church - wait around - practice - wait around - dinner - cf camp committee meeting - finally get home. Monday, I slept in late (darn). Intended to wake up early and start studying, but... heh. Aiya... Sunday long day mah. Went for lecture, replaced my Thursday tax tutorial, came back, napped for half an hour on my FMC book (oops), dinner then cell. Amazingly, with all the stuff I did last week (that I blogged about) I couldn't recall a single thing I did when they asked for our highlights of the week. Oh well. Studying progressed a little today. Still not good enough though. Oh yeah, they had some tribute thingy for Dr Ling Liong Sek (is that how you spell it? Brains not working) and we had to stand in the sun for something like 1.5 hours or more. Just to clap when his silly car came. Oh well, had a good time chatting with fellow course mates (all the scholarship holders - Jason, Eileen, Sujeyn, Parthiban, Pauline). Super super smart people man - I mean, they can get like 70++ for their coursework!! Highest in the course... I got like... 60... Ish... Have to work harder. Sigh. Feeling so average now. Not smart at all. Tired of FMC. I don't like variance analysis. CD recommendation of the day: Bigger Than My Imagination by Michael Gungor. It's produced by Israel Houghton. So you can bet it's good. Let me say that again. IT'S GOOD!! Got new CD source already - Ivan Cheong Chung Chi... hahah... Listening to: Bigger Than My Imagination [michael gungor] Feeling: normal kua... little lazy |
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August 18th, 2004
sigh POSTED AT 06:27 PM I lost my jeans!! Waaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhh... and I don't even know when I lost it.. Hehe... Finally got my issue of Phases and it's cool! But somehow, it doesn't seem as... oh-my-gosh-it's-Phases-and-I-have-it as it used to be. Growing older? Going home tomorrow still looking for transport to LRT... I mean, Wai Yi can fetch me lar.. but that means she'll be late for class. Hai. Cacated KL guys just don't seem to know that they're supposed to answer SMSes.
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August 18th, 2004
food, glorious food POSTED AT 09:30 PM Yay, transportation problem solved - Rowen can fetch. Darned Manfred tak answer SMS. Hm. As far as I can tell, only Rowen, Manfred and I have cars... Abu has... but he doesn't live around here. Oh and Tze Jian. But he doesn't hang around. Wah. I am indeed privileged. I have a car. I have a computer. I have internet. God's blessings blow me away! Hehe... Will be home tomorrow for pre-encounter!! Wheeeeeeeee!!!!!!!! Okay... I'm hyper now. Listening to: Rain Down [planetshakers] Feeling: hyper hyper hyper azzah! |
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August 23rd, 2004
by popular demand... POSTED AT 11:47 PM Reached KL, got lost in Kepong. (Don't ask how. I don't know). Finally reached Setapak at about 2.30pm and had lunch. Went to my aunt's place at PJ and watched The Count of Monte Cristo. So potong. The show is so different from the book. Ate at Fish & Co in One Utama, bought a shirt and shorts, and am now back here. Had 60+mails to read through, and have to e-mail some stuff to Cristenne (CF friend). Will be posting some stuff about Encounter soon. No leaks. Haha.. I think. Oh yeah... and about the title? Received this SMS this morning from my cell leader, Pastor Lindy: Dear all... due 2 popular demand of ppl wanting 2 study.. hehe.. there's no cell tonight. Make sure u all study ya. & all d best 4 ur exams. God bless. Sweet, but I haven't studied. |
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August 24th, 2004
finally... POSTED AT 02:32 PM It's also in the content pages if you don't wanna leave tabulas. Spent about 1 hour (while eating in my room) to type out all the words I wrote. Hope it blesses you all. Listening to: Bigger Than My Imagination [michael gungor] |
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August 25th, 2004
kitkat-ing POSTED AT 01:04 PM Sigh. Ran out of biscuits and have only 1 breakfast bar left. Need to go snack-shopping. (Maggi mee doesn't count as snacks.) |
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August 25th, 2004
August 26th, 2004
randomly random again POSTED AT 05:45 PM For some reason, I smell potpourri. One paper down, two more to go! I think I just killed my freecell. Eeks. Must study... must study... Tomorrow night: talent time... to go or not to go? Watch people performnya. Aih. Tomorrow only decide lar. |
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August 27th, 2004
reflections POSTED AT 12:01 PM *Note to self: don't turn on computer. Hah* Well, after finishing this chapter on FMC (nearing the end of the chapter) going to continue with Tax. Darn. Tax is on Monday. *wah* Will be going for the talent time tonight (it's CoUZ nite). I went to sleep at 11.30pm last night. Tired. Sick. Got this irritating phlegm in my throat. Anyway, talent time tonight. I think May's doing something. Crazy girl. Haha... Wish I could join too... but exams! Missed the auditions on Sunday anyways. Well, just spectating la. 6 judges from Altered Frequency, 6 judges from SIB. That's what I heard. 12 judges! Nuts!! Am listening to Altered Frequency now. (Thought it would be good study music, but apparently not). They're gonna be on Latte@8 (Yes, that Jason Lo that Josh can't stand [he's so un-funny]) sometime in September (could I possibly make it to Subang something? Noo... not at midnight and not with no where to stay there.. ahhah wish I could though.. anyone wanna offer me transport? Nyeh nyeh). But I think it's cool that they're getting so much news coverage. And Juwita Suwito too. Uh. And Patrick Leong, though I don't like his album that much. Christians should make more noise in the music and creative arts scene. In the writing scene. What happened to the days when the great thinkers and doers of the days were people of God? Redeeming the media. Yes. The media needs to be redeemed. Thank God for organisations like CDFM (Christian Dance Fellowship of Malaysia) and Oops-Asia. Waiting for the day we fireBRANDS (by then ex... wait.. already ex-fB) can re-band together and do our own albums. Books. Plays. Musicals. Waiting for Josh's album (faster la.) Waiting for Yuin to do all her creative stuff with graphics and plays. Waiting for more... SOPs... Waiting for Shari's creative genious to be recognised, if it isn't already. Impatient. |
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August 28th, 2004
Overloaded: reviewed POSTED AT 11:20 AM I brought my book to church. Haha. Well, we were there from like 5 or so anyways, so after helping a little to arrange chairs and put up stuff, was sitting there reading. Nick passed by and he's like, "what're you studying?" "Tax." "Are you doing law?" "No, I'm doing accounts." Do law students do tax? I suppose so. Yeah, anyway, the theme of the night was "Overloaded." The emcees, as usual, were Vincent (Fat-V) and Daniel Koh (Mc-Dee). Lawak people. Really nuts. Hahahahahaha... Different people came up and presented different things - talent time mah. These people were auditioned first, mind you. Em. Lessee... the CoUZ band was good (as usual), there was this a leetle disorganised band (Bleeze? Breeze? Something..), Her Reverie, the CoUZ dance team (forgot what they called themselves), Hidden Confessions (something like that)... May, Jensis and Christine sang that song... the one from Encounter... like... chun! Their parts were a little shaky sometimes though. And others. I forget. Yah, these two girls with their "air on a G string" flute-piano combo. And Sheep United's lame thing. Yeah, the winner of the GRAND PRIZE... RM500... was Hidden Confessions (or whatever their name may be). They deserved it. It was GOOD... A little showy though (I think I have a thing against over-showy-ness) and I had a sneaky suspicion that lead singer was that irritating "worship leader" from the interCF thing. Oh well. Her Reverie won for the "Bandging" category - not bad. I bought their EP (4 songs) for RM10. Shucks. Need to start saving money lar. They sound vaguely familiar though, like I've read their name somewhere. The dance team won for the "drancelaneous" category (who comes up with these names!?). Waiting around again after the thing (we always have to wait... people with no transport always have to wait) and took out my text book. Haha... I know, I'm weird. Well, I had NOTHING to do. Andy was like "writing?" when he passed by. And then "What? Studying?" Heh. Yeah, Altered Frequency performed a few songs after the competition, while marks were being counted. Did Set Me Free, Running Back to You and Jesus Party. The staples of an AF performance. Hah. Daniel wasn't there! No chun-ted vocals! Yeah, cool (weird?) thing... during the Jesus Party rap, Andy held the mike for Agnel at the drums to do it... hahaha... multitalented fella. Ah, new (favourite) song for the moment: Offering of Love. Reading: stupid TAX text. ergh. |
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August 28th, 2004
observe a moment of silence... POSTED AT 09:33 PM ARRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH........ Again?! Why?! That same old thing... (I think) Scenario: I get into car. Trixie, May and Wai Yi get into car. Start car, drive round that one way street... stop at block F. Doreen gets into car. We're all happy. Reaching the gate, engine dies. Man... Restart car, it works fine... get all the way to main hostel gate, engine dies. What the... Restart car, thinks of going towards Danau Kota to petrol station for help. Engine dies. Five people in car panicking. Realise that it's definitely NOT battery, in fact, it's rather like what happened in Penang! (If battery, terus won't start, right?) Parks car (engine off) and calls Alan. Nope, dunno what to do and don't know anybody here to service/repair cars (and he is the only car expert I know. haha) May calls lecture-mate, Chee Wai. He will send over mechanic's phone number later. Wonders if mechanic doesn't know English then how? U-turn and drive back to hostel. Car seems to be working perfectly fine. Call dad. Walk to TBR to eat. Ish, and we were planning on BRJ's nasi lemak ayam. Why, car, why?! Feeling: gah. |
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August 29th, 2004
[short] POSTED AT 09:40 PM Ergh. Car is still dead. Tax paper tomorrow. Feeling unprepared. Planning on going straight to MidValley after Wednesday's paper.  [oh, my darling MPH!]I need to draw money. So cashless. |
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August 31st, 2004
Happy Merdeka!!! POSTED AT 01:56 AM After today's (actually, now it's yesterday's) Tax paper, didn't do much. I checked my mail, chatted a bit. Edrian offered to get a mechanic, but he was closed. Thanks anyway Attempted studying... read a bit... felt sleepy a bit... oh well. Cell started later than usual today. Nick (Ps Lindy's bf, AF's producer) gave us a lift. Started cell at 9pm, had ice-breakers, then played Taboo and Mafia. I know this is strange (to most of you) but I so HATE mafia... Ergh. Can't stand the game. I find it SUPER boring. Maybe cos I just DON'T get it. How to guess who's the mafia? Sit there and watch people quarrel. Raised voices. Ergh. So after two rounds, getting bored and irritated, Edrian sms-ed and asked if want to go watch fireworks? So I said yes. We went to somewhere in Melawati to watch. At first a bit potong la, near KLCC one so few nya. But later there were more. Somewhere else. 'We' was me, Edrian, and two others... Jong Chern and.. erm forgot. Haha.. (Oops) Yeah then we mamaked. Now I'm going to sleep. Just wanted to update. Will be breakfasting with them again tomorrow. |
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