Saturday, 17 October 2009
relink me peeps!!
--Qylla at 02:07
Tuesday, 13 October 2009
Half the battle is won. The other just begun.
At last. Akhirnya. Finally. Whatever. Anyway, promos are over!!! Yes ah!! Overall, papers are expected yet doable but tricky. Maths can score A if someone really study and practice hard. Hoping to get A for malay. But if never get can be excused cause cikgu kept going around my class area during the exams. Even classmates agree her presence added our pressure. To make matter worse, she sat 2 sits away from me during paper 2. Felt like asking her "cikgu, boleh duduk jauh-jauh sikit tk? cikgu duduk kt situ lagi up tension saya." Imagine I really said that to her. Hahaha... Plus, chem looks easy and I felt like I could score well. But, I didnt practice past papers and only revised like only 2hrs (paper on tues, revised the night before). So, hoping to get a pass.
Anyway, I've been reflecting on why I've been kan-chiong with promos (maybe due to lack of revision). But, based on class performance and minimal passes for promos, I can promote. But feeling the burning need to get promoted, I was kan-chiong like no one's business. Maybe cause I wanted to achieve the can-be-said 'high' goals I set. So, blame myself if I couldn't achieve it.
Okay.. Get promos out of the way. And that's only half of the battle won. The other half just begun. Yes, its none other than PW and Melayu. To start off with, there's PW till 5.40pm tmr! 5.40pm for God sake! Since its post-promos, everyone was expecting to be dismissed by 12.40pm. ARGH!! If PW is likeable by everyone, we wouldn't be complaining bout the long hours. But, sadly PW is a torturous subject. Who the hell likes PW like seriously?? I bet its none. So, its left with the final lap - WR, OP & I&R. WR & I&R should be managable. OP is like another huge battle for us. Thinking bout OP alone already gives me the creeps. Dah lah need to see that 'Mamat' face for PW. Pls dont let him be our CT next yr; if not I die first. On the other hand, melayu seems fine for me. Should be getting that A for A's and be on par with Reptile. Ahhahhha!!
Anyway, post-promos activities have started on fri since major papers are over by friday. First up was a mini celebration dinner with class. I'm proud to say that 16 out of 19 of classmates came. First time almost 100% attendance. Like usual, ate at cwp's Banquet since its the only place that can accommodate the 16 of us. And, it's full of crap, bitching and laughter over silly small stuffs. Man, I love 'em! Since today was the official day that everyone ended their promos, had a movie outing with classmates again. But, only 9 came which is still okay. Lol. Watched Fame. It's AWESOME!! Felt like dancing along at some point of the movie. Haha. Imagined myself entering such sch. Prolly in music. Instruments are either sax or percussion. Can imagined all the stress that we have to go through seh. Had dinner then which is again full of laughter and crap. It will be disheartening to see anyone of them not get promoted. Pls dont let it happen.
Oh yes.. Went to my aunt's open house (her first in 3 yrs) on 4 oct. I think our yearly complaints and naggings to go her house has finally opened her heart to invite us all. Anyway, the main point was that my uncle has secretly brought along my long-lost only male cousin in the maternal side. Its like what, 2 years since I last saw him in person (blame his dad for remarrying after aunt passed away). Everyone was like asking him loads of questions; common one is "skrg NS eh?". Classic. He said that all he does was play his guitar from 8-5pm. And he still get money from the govt. Baik or what?! When everyone wanted to leave, he was the star of the hour. Everyone wanted to take a pic with him. When everyone were at the carpark ready to leave, I saw that same Mat I saw earlier. He looks like Hendra seriously. The specs, prolly the face, t-shirt. But that Mat drove a bike. Dont really know if Hendra did drive a bike all this while. And that Mat was smoking as well. So, dont know if thats him or not. Hopefully its not.
Okay.. Gonna watch the recorded The Mentalist and whatever crime show I've yet to watch. Then its lalaland. Man, since promos are over, I felt like I've nothing to do. It would be better if Hujan concert was this week and not last year. Saw the clips at youtube and it was AWESOME!! Kinda regretted for not going. If only there's no paper on last thurs, I would have gone. But, never mind. Hoping they're coming again asap. At least also at JB. Dah lah FAITH's plan to come S'pore got cancelled/postponed cause of his last-min knee operation. Nvm, health more important than entertainment. Cant wait for his 2nd album!! And Estranged's coming to SG again. Since I missed them during Baybeats, thought of seeing them during the Nike race on 24 oct. But, I heard their performance was at 7am. 7 freaking am!!! I bet even if I took the earliest train there, no way am I gonna make it. Let's see how..
P.S its 3 freaking weeks till my b'day! You're kidding me right?!
--Qylla at 23:32
Monday, 5 October 2009
Ok peeps. This is the last post before the promos starts in freaking 2 days. Yes 2 more days. And im starting to feel the pressure. I guess I'm a last min person who only do stuffs last min. Like how I would study for exams/tests only last min. Do homeworks last min. Everything last min lah. So if teachers are bugging students to study like a month or weeks before exams, I think I'll be one who will confirm study last min one. But results gained can be good or bad. It depends on the situation.
Like last yr. I was mugging so-called well ahead, around few weeks till promos started. This time round, I officially started mugging for it on.... I dont know. Yes I've started some studying but thats like studying for tests. To me, its not mugging for exams. Studying for exams is really mugging hard for it. I dont know why I'm not doing so. Maybe the weekly/recent tests made me to revise the topics for various subjects. So, maybe that's where revision has started for me officially.
Let's not be bothered by when I started my revision. Let's focused on how to end it. I only started to make the desired grades to get for promos overall like just now during lunch. When I reflected on it, I asked myself why am I only doing this now? Why not earlier? I guess God still loves me. So, based on my current understanding+tests+assignments, I decided that I could pass all subjects. Provided I really studied well for the next 2 weeks.
GP: lets hope I dont screw both essay and compre. If I continue with current standard, it should leave me with a pass. ML: I shall make sure that I get an A this time round. Mid-yr was a B. So, latest marked assignments with potential high marks should get me an A this time round. CHEM: i hope my recent good grade for chem tests will boost me to get a pass or higher for it. Since chem is on next tues, I shall put off it for the moment since I have the weekends and monday to mug for it. MATHS: just pure practice. I was amused upon receiving the lastest test marks. I swear I didnt even study for it but I got an A for it. Haha. I'm not boasting or whatsoever. I believe I can get a C at least if I really revised those formulas+concepts+practice. ECONS: this is my sole survivor in order to get promoted. Since I'm doing well for econs as compared to history, I guess this is my only chance to get that 6 credit points. With the current good standard I've shown in tests+assignments, I should be getting at least a D/C or higher. HIST: i think i'm dead for history. How to rememeber those events and its significance in 4 days?! Confirm end of CW & rise of max. govt in SEA are coming out. So, I should be focusing on this topics from today onwards.
With that being said, I hope I get promoted. You might say 'Alah confirm you get promoted one'. Well, I've been hearing that since last yr. Even those who are doing good or confirm get promoted one are even panicking. Like me and some classmates even though they're top in whatever subjects. So, here I am panicking away as well. And the fact that both H2 Maths and H2 Hist are on the same day (this friday), classmates are really panicking!!
Before I end, let me wish all 0932ians to get promoted (though I know some are borderline cases and may not make it). And for me to be on full throttle in the coming days and just get it over with.
Oh yes.. I've decided to skip Hujan's concert which is this wednesday!! If exams were to start earlier, I swear I will be going. But, fate has been made. So, I decided to skip it and tells myself that there will be next time. Even if they're having concert in Malaysia, I swear I shall drive up north (if I am eligible & passed by then) and just enjoyed the hell out of me. But, the fact that it's at RP which is damn freaking near for me (30mins walk) just get me annoyed that I'm not going. Eish.. So near yet so far....
Anyway, I'm eyeing on this watch from Adidas Originals. If they can change the strap, I would have changed mine since they're still working. So, this one has the same design as the old one (like stadium design). But the screen is red in colour and it has the stainless steel strap. Cost is $168. Expensive siot but I shall eye for it. Unless some angel decides to buy it for my 18th bday, I shall save for it. And save for tennis shoes too. And laptop batt+charger. And sis's bday present. Oh mine...
--Qylla at 20:06
Thursday, 24 September 2009
Good morning peeps! No idea why I felt a sudden urge to blog when I have arsesignments to do. Tsk tsk tsk..
First and foremost, SELAMAT HARI RAYA to all Muslim peeps! The weird thing is that most people aren't in the mood to raye this yr which I find cool. That includes me too. Somehow, I dont feel the joy to raye. But what is the cause of this problem? Exams? Well, lately hari raya have been around the exam corner. So if this has been going on, shouldn't we be accustomed to that? Having exams during raya? Whatever is the cause of the problem, final word is that I've no mood to raye.
First day of raya was spent mostly on the road. Cause this yr, had to fetch granny in JB and bring her back to SG. The journey to the house supposed to take ard 2hrs max. But, because of traffic jams at JB, it took us 3 hrs to get there siot! My butt was starting to get cramps towards the end. Good thing we arrived close to five cause I was dying to watch Akustika Raya on tv3. FAITH+Aizat+Noh Hujan+Lan ex MUH = madness + gerek giler!! They should seriously collaborate more often cause they're talented people who can prosper the music industry in M'sia. As a Sporean music lover, I find songs from M'sian artistes are quite good. Especially if they're in the indie/rock/pop genres. I think they had enough of the Siti Nurhaliza/Anuar Zain/Ziana Zain era of ballads who have been conquering their industry. Hence, seeing these new genres dominating the mainstream music should be greatly supported. Anyway, journey back to SG also took another 3hrs, making it 6hrs. Time spent on house visit: 4hrs for 2 houses. Conclusion: The journey and ang pows received weren't worth it!
Moving on, looking forward to this sunday for the jalan raya with the maternal side. Confirm someone will be late than the initial time = ending late for jalan raya = sleepy or overslept the next day. I rmbed one yr where we started at 3pm and ended at 3am. Coolio! And confirm chaotic one witht the antics of the aunts and uncles and crazy cousins. Speaking of which, I misses my only-male cousin on the maternal side. Totally lost contact with him ever since his dad remarried after my aunt passed away and aunts&uncles didnt like the various stories we heard bout him. So, I have no idea where he is now; prolly in NS I think.
Okay.. Tuesday was a bad day seriously because of 'Mamat'. The fact that sch starts early this wk means 1.5hrs of first lesson. And that day, it was PW by 'Mamat'. The fact that we had to endure seeing him for 1hr is already a bad thing. What more 1.5hrs of him. If that's not enough, add another 1.5hrs for GP. To make matters worse, he supposedly 'lost' my other 2 assignments when I handed 3 of them together and he only received 1 of it only. Handed 3 at the same time at the same place -> he claimed to have received only 1 -> 'lost' the other 2 -> RIDICULOUS!!! Is he seriously blind or what? Does it makes sense? NO. Bullshit lah he. Now, the probability of me redoing it seems high if he didnt find the other 2 as claimed by him. Dah lah he made us write 500 word letter to explain why we didnt hand in our sept hol hmwrk. He is seriously one crappy&bullshit tcher!! I hope the rumour that he's our form teacher is FALSE. If not, its gonna be a hell of a yr in 2010. I rather switch class or get myself retained. Doubt we could survive the first month of him.
Right... Enough of mentioning 'Mamat'. He just make my blood go upstairs. The sight of his face or hearing his name already makes me bloody pissed off.
On a lighter note, promos is less than 2 weeks away. I have not started my revision yet and I dont know why I'm not freaking out. I should be. As mentioned by my form teacher, its not too late to start revising. For mid-yr, I only started studying the last 3 days before the start of the exams. Results weren't so bad but quite unexpected cause I thought I would fail most subjects. But alhamdullilah I passed all except for h1 chem. Haha. So now, I guess its not too late to start. I just need time and motivation to do so. That means, teachers should STOP giving homework in these 2 weeks (that explains why many refused to do 'Mamat' work which resulted in us writing that letter). Insya allah, I will start revision today or tmr. Sat could be spent on mugging if we're not going visiting.
Oh yes.. Had a fun time reading 'Mamat' tweets just now. Quite surprised cause he protected his tweets all this while. Upon reading all his tweets and replies, I infer that the person with username 'Shesohaha' is his fiancee based on the language and tone used from their tweets to each other. Check it out if you guys want to. I knew that 'Mamat' is one cheeky guy. Even sis agrees. That made my day and gave me motivation to start my spy mission on them. Garfield and Reptile, esp Garfield, should be familiar with my experience in spying. HAHAHA!!!
P.S I'm dying to go to Hujan's concert in 2 wks time. ANYONE??
--Qylla at 01:29
Tuesday, 8 September 2009
Its sept hols. And it's usual for students to go back to sch for lessons. This time round, had to go back for yesterday and today. Had 3hrs of econs and 1hr of maths yesterday. I was barely surviving during econs. Could only lasted for the first 1hr and after that, my brain is dozing off. Plus, the econs case study on cadbury chocolate was making me hungry at that time! Today, had hist lecture and pw consultation. Since lect ended early, groupies planned to have the consultation early. But that bloody 'Mamat' was on his way to sch. Obviously, groupies were pissed at him for making us wait for him like he's some king.Yesterday, 7 sept, marks exactly 1 more month to promos. It finally hits me that time is running out for me to revise every single topics in depth. There's loads to memorise for hist (SEA+Int'l). Mkt structure for econs is already one huge topic but I can rmb some of it only. Maths is purely practice and more practice. Have to find ways to get an 'A' for malay for promos but I dont know how. GP should be manageable; actually I dont even know what to do for GP. Chem is starting to progress for me. Maybe the recent topics for chem are kinda interesting and I actually understand what they're talking bout (got a B for the recent test on chem eqm. SHOCKING!). Based on my current understanding for all subs, I'm kinda banking on maths, malay, gp and prolly econs; provided I brushed up on econs. If I passed those mentioned subs, it is just sufficient for me to promote. I know I'm taking risks here but it's a matter of me putting in maximum effort for the next 29 days. I believe that I could promote and I must!!
Amist the hype and tension for promos, I have started to make plans on what to do during the yr end hols.
- Share moolah with sis to buy guitar and start learning it!
- Watch movies; either online or at cinemas
- Hang out with sec sch friends *hint hint*
- Practice tennis (?)
- Bali (?)
- Driving licence
Those are roughly the plans though its not confirmed. Obviously, I'm planning to conquer no.1 (learning guitar). Seriously, I have to conquer my inability of learning guitar. It amuses me that I cant learn guitar though I actually asked Garfield to teach me. Its seems that I can learn any other instruments except for guitar. Weird right? Nevertheless, I am willing to learn it to conquer this inability of mine. Haha.Okay.. With promos around the corner, I might not update here regularly. Maybe once in a while. Well, who knows when will I actually update next? Hmm..That being said, it's less than 2 weeks to raye. I dont like this year's colour scheme - green&purple. Mcm Tinky Winky and Dipsy. I wanted either black or red. But mom being an arse by not wanting these colours. Should have been an open scheme where we should wear whatever colour that we want. Then, I feel the raye mood. Now, I dont even know why I bought my purple baju raye. Done that to please mom. Actually I'm in no mood to buy new clothes for this yr's raye. The clothes available this yr are kinda crap and not my style. Loads of floral stuffs. I swear if I wear baju kurung with floral designs, I'll look like a walking vineyard. That's why I dont want to buy new clothes this yr. I prefer to wear last yr's one which I like. Okay.. Crime shows have started. Watching CSI:NY now and then CSI:Miami. Prolly watch either The Mentalist or US Open. Contemplating....
--Qylla at 22:14
Friday, 4 September 2009
Hell-o folks! It's the last day of term 3. And what a nice way to end it with no tennis.
Woots! At least I have time to surf the net. Seriously, with this being the last week, there's loads to complete for the sake of tchers. First 2 days are teachers' day hols. There's a MT CT on wed. Econs FA and Chem FA on thurs. And basically nothing due today. And a nice way to de-stress yourself is by watching The Mentalist, CSI:Miami and other fav shows. Crime shows are awesome!!
Speaking of teachers' day celebration in school, it was kinda boring and simple. Majority was spent on the run which I didnt even bother to run (haha). It's just 'Battle of the Bands' between J1 and J2 tchers, prize presentation for tchers and a session for classes to give their tchers gifts. And the rest is the run. Mcm bengap sikit sak skolah. At least have some performances lah. If there's a chance to perform, I would form a band with classmates and sing AAR's "Give You Hell". It would nice if we could dedicate it to "Mamat" for giving us hell during PW. Baik ah!
Some updates on Hujan's concert in S'pore. Organisers have revised the tix prices. Now its $28, $48, $58. Plus, students get 10% discount. Still contemplating whether to go. Its mostly yes. And I've yet to find out how's the view from the 2nd level. All the times I've been to TRCC, I've only been to the stage area and the 1st level seats. I'm no where nearer to the top level. The only time I've been to 2nd level seats is at Esplanade for the Philharmonic concert. If the view from the top is quite good, then settle for the cheapest of all. If not, see first lah..
Anyway, received bad news today. One of my aunts (I have many aunts), mother of Cousin Ayu, got robbed. The whole story is still kinda blur cause Cousin Ayu was blabbering away when she called me. From what I heard, she got robbed on the way back from doctor near her house. And that idotic person took her whole handbag which is filled with vital stuffs. Seriously, if I knew who did it or saw who it was, I will give that ****ing person a chase no matter how far he/she went. I'm not trying to be a hero or whatsoever. I just dont want any of my close relatives to be victims of such crimes. You know how heartbreaking it is to see your close ones being victims of such no-brainer crimes. If I managed to catch that ****ing person, it's the best thing that you could have done. Of course, policemen will say "Leave the job to us. We'll handle it". Yeah right? And when will they catch the person? Can they even catch the suspect? I'm not doubting the effectiveness of the local police force. It's just that these crooks will be ahead of them and they may not be able to find these culprits by then.
Moving away from all this heartbreaking stuffs, let's move on to something happier and nice, shall we. Since school ended early, at least I could head home early. But, caught up with JM after end of chem lesson. Chatted for awhile before accompanying her to Popular and Metro. Though we're in the same school, the chances of being able to sit down and have a nice long chat is prolly 1 out of a thousand. If I could see her, it's prolly along the corridors and those were "hi-byes" kinda thing. She bought me this choc at Metro for me cause she wants the bottle more than the choc. Its the 'buy-something-and-purchase-the-bottle-at-a-cheaper-price' kinda thing. So, once I could break fast, I shall indulge in the choc. Wee...
Oh yes.. FAITH won the national patriotic song-writing competition with Audi Mok and Nur Fatima. Congrats dudes and dudette! Its kinda cool to see M'sia organised such event at national level. We should do it too to encourage to see the talent of the new generation. I shall listen to the winning song when I can find it somewhere.
Okay. Gonna break fast. And gonna visit my aunt later. Ciao!
--Qylla at 18:02
Tuesday, 25 August 2009
Yet again, fasting month has come. Somehow, deep within me, I'm kinda excited bout fasting month this time round. Dont ask me why; I have no clue for myself. Haha.
As usual, when fasting month coincides with schooling days, it results in me being sleepy and hungry towards the end of the day. And when you think that you're gonna spend the breaks sleeping, you'll prolly be doing your assignments instead. Well, cant help it cause that's the JC life - no life one.
Anyway, decided to break fast with the 2 crazy friends of mine yesterday at Banquet. Like usual, ate tom yam ban mian cause I've been craving for that since last month. Hah. Met Cousin Ayu there which I dont even realised she was standing beside me until she tapped on my shoulder. Man, I miss her crazy antics. Nvm, raye can spend time with her. Moving on, some guy joined in our table when its time to break fast. And he seriously made us looked like some low class citizens. Check reptile's blog if you want to know more bout the conversations (nearly spelt conservation instead. blame pw!).
This guy, Azlan, apparently studies overseas, specifically UK, in his early life before returning back here for NS. Then, go study law at local uni (I assume its NUS) and he's waiting for his first-year law results. Should have seen our reactions - all give that *&(*^*$ looks. LOL. No wonder his accent got no local flavour; he's been marinated with the ang moh flavour. Hah. Thinking back, I'm beginning to sense something suspicious bout him. Maybe I'm wrong but I had this hunch feeling since last night. Hmm.. Whatever lah..
Moving on to today. I seriously enjoyed gp lessons though I have to see "Mamat" face. Anyway, he got kantoi-ed or kene busted by my classmate. She totally caught him off guard. Baik ah JY!! Caya sama lu! We're talking bout the compre passage on mobile phones. "Mamat" was explaining the diff between his iPhone and the Nokia 8250 (the butterfly phone). He said something like "my first..." and my damn awesome classmate said "Kiss". Mak datuk! Should have seen his reaction - that gave me a damn nice feeling for the rest of the day. Of course, "Mamat" laughed at himself after that. Alah, mentang2 nk kahwin next yr. Btw, he keeps saying "sending 'I miss you' msgs" in class since last week. If you missed your tunang, just say lah. No need to beat ard the bush.
I had 2 hrs of break since there's no civics lesson and it's lunch after that. Spent that 2 hrs fruitfully by doing my official EOM. Did some last-min touch-ups after class ended and its now completed. That totally lifts a huge burden off me cause I was cracking my pea brain very hard to do the best since its the official one. Gonna upload it online tmr for "Mamat" though I could do it now. Neh.. Make him wait lah..
Tix prices for Hujan's upcoming concert was out in their FB. Ranges from $28 to $90. The $90 tix includes some merchandise, their latest cd, a chance to meet them up close before the concert and a chance to have a light refreshment with them. I kinda dont mind wasting that $90 on the tix but I'm spending it on a band that I'm not head over heels. Yes, I like their songs and them too but I'm not so gaga over them. If FAITH's were to do a concert here, I'll confirm buy the most expensive tix one without a doubt. No need to think twice one. Anyway, I wanna see the seating plan for the diff tix; like where do the $28 sits and where are the $90 tixs sit. At least I have some idea on what tix to buy. Before all this could even happened, I've yet to ask momma bout this. I have a feeling she may not like it cause econs paper is just the next morning. But the concert venue is like super near to me lah; so it will be wasted if I could not go. Oh well, if mom's going to Geylang this sat, I might pop by Muzika Records to ask them bout the tixs.
Speaking of FAITH, apparently my influence in my msg has made him accepted my request in FB. Seeing the confirmation in my gmail, it made me smiled like nobody's business last thurs. Too bad he didnt reply to my msg. At least I could know when he's coming here (though he was here last last sat on a transit flight). Nevertheless, I should be glad that he accepted my request. I should be a happy girl from now on. Weeeee.....
Physical training for tennis starts tmr and continues for all weds. Nice. Just when I thought I could be home early on weds, something else has to come up. Nvm.. I shall hit the library while waiting for it to start. Have to find pics for scrapbook, study for hist test or complete 4 econs essay. Die....
Oh yes. Mr Rafa Benitez should seriously do something urgent with regards to the poor results from the opening 3 games. If this continue to persist, there's NO way we're claiming the title this season. And we need to change our tactic. Everyone's too familiar with our 4-2-3-1 formation and the Gerrard-Torres combi. With Alonso gone, there's no way for a midfielder to supply balls for the duo from the middle. Unless that Aquilani guy recovers fast and do some magic, only then I can restore our hopes. Lucas and Marsch cant supply balls like Alonso does. But, it takes time for changes to happen. I'm giving Mr Rafa 10 games to show some improvements. If not, bid goodbye to the title.
--Qylla at 23:20