Lazy days

Holiday is going to end SOON (next week starting class)..SIGH!

Lately been doing nothing interesting.Just staying at home and trying to minimise movements cos the weather is so hot,move a little more and i have to go take a bath.So..what do i do?Eat,sleep,watch tv and read book (My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult..The book is okay.I find Silent Boy by Torey Hayden more interesting).The only time i go out is to fetch my brother from school and play badminton.Other than that..don't remember since the Old town and Fresh..

Maybe i should go out today for a change instead of sleeping since i have only a few more days before my holidays end..Badminton tonight,that's for sure and.."Aunty Amelia,deal.We go makan later..."

Why?

Why every semester will face problems with getting the textbooks?

First semester,got our textbook late but it was a good book.Second semester,got it very late and the book was not that good.Tried to get the other publisher but ALL the bookstores did not have it.Finally,after searching for so,so long (a month before exam) managed to get it from ebay.

Now,the third semester..Know that the college will be providing the 'not-that-good' book and will be late,so thought of taking a step earlier and get the book before lectures start.BUT..can't seem to find the book.Friend wanted to get from MPH but there is none.I tried finding on ebay but there is none.Tried the official website for that publisher but there is none.

Where else should i find?

My shoes

My shoes arrived way,way,WAY earlier than expected.It is so comfy and fits nicely.Now i REALLY have to find a dance class to attend..Anybody staying in AS who wants to learn dancing and be my partner?

Fun day

Today was really FUN.

Morning went out with sis.Though was a little sleepy but we still enjoyed ourselves..talking to the ladies and joking with them.I always thought that those people will be scary but they are not that bad,very friendly.

Had lunch while watching Korean movie online..Love story in Harvard.

Then it was a little gathering at Old Town.So nice to be able to see them.Some i have not seen for more than a year.So..a lot of catching up.

Went back to Convent after that as one of them had to fetch her sis from choral speaking practice.Looking at them practice reminded us of our time when we had to go spend our evenings in the same room...enjoyed ourselves a lot.

Finally...boss from the nursery asked us out for dinner.Ended quite early and wanted to go shopping or movies but one of the teachers needed to go back.

So..here i am now..blogging.Gonna continue with my last episode of the movie and then off to dreamland.Tomorrow morning MIGHT go for badminton... (After all the makan,need some exercise..jaga badan =D)

*Hopefully tomorrow will be another fun day...

Silent Boy

Silent boy by Torey Hayden..

I bought this book because the cover looks interesting.Thought will give it a try as it was not something that i usually read.And it turned out that it was way,way better than i had expected.

It is about this boy,Kevin who could talk but refused to for 8 years until this teacher (Torey Hayden) came along.Her persistent and love made him speak again.But there was more to it than Kevin not speaking.His tragic past,his fear of the world...and all that caused so many obstacles along the way but Torey did not give up.Though she thought of it but not once did she actually do it.She just knew that she was the only one who could help him and rescue him from the darkness..

I am not that good at book reviewing (may not be doing justice to the book) but it is really a good book.I am thinking of getting the others..

Some updates about my puppies

Remember my two puppies?Chiko and Poppy...

First of all,they are no longer small and cute.They are taller and stronger now.When they stand on their hind legs,they can reach my shoulders.

Besides their physical difference,their personalities are becoming more apparent nowadays.

Chiko..he is obedient.He is there when you call him and mostly does what he is told.He loves to eat and play with ball (wonder what happened to the rubber balls i bought for him).He is more attached to me compared to Poppy,maybe because i was the one who was bathing him every 5 days when his skin had problem..so he is kind of 'manja' with me sometimes.But,he is not smart compared to Poppy.

Poppy...i think is the total opposite of Chiko.She is not obedient.She only does what she likes.She eats when she wants to.She loves to play but not with toys.She always teases with Chiko and Brownie so that they will play with her.And..she is very smart.She knows how to pick up the mangos that dropped from the tree,bring them to the garden,tear the newspaper wrapping them and eat them.She knows how to open the gate that we locked them in.And today,i realised she also knows how to go get the letters.Unfortunately,the letters do not end up at our door.They are torn into pieces on the garden.We didn't teach her any of that..she just learnt from watching us doing it.Mum suggested that we should do something else and see if she will learn.

Toni Gonzaga

Catch me I'm falling by Toni Gonzaga..Found this song while i was 'youtubing'.Nice song...

I don’t know why
But when I look in your eyes
I felt something that seems so right
You’ve got yours I’ve got mine
I think I’m losing my mind
'Cause I shouldn’t feel this way

Catch me, I’m falling for you
And I don’t know what to do

How can something so wrong
Feel so right all along
Catch me, I’m falling for you
How can time be so wrong?
For love to come along
Catch me, I’m falling for you

How can love let it go
When it has no place to go
And I can't go along pretending
that love is in here to stay
catch me im falling for you

If I could just walk away
Without you from day to day
I would die just thinking of you
I think that we’ll never be
More than friends, you and me
But why do I feel this way

Catch me, I’m falling for you
And I don’t know what to do

How can something so wrong
Feel so right all along
Catch me, I’m falling for you
How can time be so wrong?
For love to come along
Catch me, I’m falling for you

Maybe someday I’ll see
Why love did this to me
'Cause I can’t go along,pretending
That love is in here to stay
Catch me, I’m falling for you
Catch me, I’m falling for you

And is it wrong for me to feel this way
'Cause I don’t know what to do without you
I’M FALLING FOR YOU
Catch me, I’m falling for you

How can something so wrong
Feel so right all along
Catch me, I'm falling for you

Kuala Kedah

After having a really full day...my appetite was really VERY GOOD..

Started my day early yesterday..7.15am to get ready for badminton.2 hours of nonstop badminton.Feels so nice to be dripping wet in sweat.Should do it more often.

After that,was out with friends until 3something..So,so tired when i got home after that..Eyes could barely open.Took a 2 hours 'nap'.

Woke up at 6pm and less than 30minutes later..was out with sis and bro,jogging.Could only do 5 small rounds.Not used to jogging so the tummy hurts.And also i was scared that my legs will be aching from too much of exercise.

So..by dinner time..you can imagine how HUNGRY i was from the day of exercise (no breakfast,only a plate of fried noodles for lunch).Parents decided to go Kuala Kedah for seafood..ordered fried crabs with chillies,steamed prawns with a little wine,tomyam 'lala',steamed fish,fried soft-shelled crabs and kerabu.Really whacked the food.Even though i know that my hardwork of exercising will be a waste,but who cares.When the food is so nice..irresistable.It has also been some time since i really ate that much (Think the last time was when i went to Seoul Garden when i was so full that it was so difficult to keep my eyes open in the cinema).

Satisfying day....

Sky in the evening

The photos didn't turn out that clear..but the colours are so nice.I will try to take a better,clearer photo the next time..

Memories

When i look through these books...they bring back so much memories from my school days.How i miss those good,old days with my bunch of good friends and also from the class as a whole.

Some random memories..

My bunch of close friends and i (around 6 or 7 of us) will take turns to bring something to school.We had nasi lemak,fried rice,noodles,spaghetti...You might think that these are normal stuff that everyone brings to school.But..what about these?
Bringing our electric kettle to boil water (carried water all the way from home) to cook our cup noodles.We had to time it so that every cup will be done by recess and that was not easy when we needed to boil the water a few times and lessons were on.
Another time,we brought our sandwich maker to school.And so happen that day,it was raining.Nice,hot sandwich on a rainy day..SO PERFECT.
We cooked in the class but ate on the stairs just outside our class.I remember people walking down the stairs and staring at us enjoying our food.
We adore this teacher a lot (our form teacher) so every time we bring something we will make sure she is included.When we brought cup noodles,we will ask her what flavour she prefers.The cute thing is when we passed it to her during recess.She had to try to bring the food in without the other teachers realising it.Just in case they get jealous.. =) How not to enjoy myself in school?

During teacher's day,a friend of mine brought 'miang kam'.I think our class teacher tried it and it was so nice that she told other teachers about it and the word just spread around.So many teachers came to our class after that.We had fun serving,showing them how to eat and watching them try.

There was the birthday celebration for everyone.Our class teacher bought each and every one of us (45 of us) a cake with our names on it.The bakery sent a van to deliver them.We were so excited when the van came but could not show it cos she didn't want the whole school to know.But i think the whole school knew cos we were all going home with a cake and a big smile on our faces.Thank you,madam..

Cinema..One of my friend brought her laptop to school.It was somewhere near the holidays,so we were quite free.The same bunch of crazy friends and i think a few more came out with this idea..we squeezed in a small room in our class,locked the door and watched movie from her laptop.It was just like in a cinema..dark and cold (there was a big hole in the room and the cold air from the library flowed into the room) but not as comfy as in the cinemas cos we were packed like sardines.Our legs were aching so badly after squeezing for two hours but we still enjoyed ourselves.

These are some that i can think of right now..Will blog about it when i remember more (Friends,if you can think of any that i have forgotten..leave me a comment so that i can blog about it the next time,okay?)

* To all my friends who took the effort to write something in my book..THANK YOU.I really appreciate what you all did.

Roller skating

Finally,went to try out the skating ring in Pacific.It is actually not that bad.For RM14,you can skate the whole day,as in you can skate then go back home and then go skate again but only if you still have the tag on your wrist.One thing that i didn't like was that the skates STINKS.They are SO,SO BAD.If i ever go there again,i think i will get my own skates.

How did i start skating...

I was introduced to skating when i was in primary school,maybe Standard 3 by this family friend.They were in UK studying and bought them back for us (siblings and me) as gifts.I still remember how excited i was when i got it.I was so eager to give it a try but at the same time i was scared,scared that i will fall.So,i ended up taking my first step on skates in their house on the carpet.The carpet made it easier to stand and balance.After getting used to it,then it was out into the porch and then on the road.Another friend also had skates so certain evenings that will be our activity,skating on the road and trying to avoid cars.It was so much fun...

Even though i know how to skate,it wasn't easy to do it there,in the ring.A few things that i can do back home,i can't do it there because it is so slippery.Maybe a few more times and i will be able to..hopefully =)

Line 1

Finally,i could go and get my haircut.Been wanting to get one but because of exams,had to put it on hold.

Sis and me was so undecided as where to go because the lady whom we usually go to last time has stopped cutting.For the past few times,we have been going to one at Jalan Pegawai.The first and second time was okay.Yesterday was our third time there...

We didn't have to wait as there was no one.The lady could remember us (maybe because they don't have that many customers) and kept asking whether we wanted to go treatments or perm..That's the thing that i don't like about this place.They can never stop asking whether you want to do this or that and keep promoting their stuff.So irritating..

The last time when i went,i told her not to layer my fringe too much.I like it thicker but somehow she still did it.This time,i practically told her how to cut my hair and i didn't want it any shorter.I want to maintain the same length.Just trim it so that there is shape and all that.

While she was cutting,i reminded her that i didn't want it any shorter.I wanted the same length cos it has reached a very easy to manage length.Guess she must have been SO CARRIED away with promoting and asking me to do the treatment that she cut off more than 2 INCHES.That was not all..I told her,i didn't want to layer too much cos it will be difficult to manage.But,again she didn't listen.She just cut the way she likes cos when she showed me the overall look from the back,she said "I cut this length cos this is the perfect length." Who cares what you think is perfect,i want the length that i had,not the length that you think is perfect. (I am still so mad when i think of it)

Sis also got a haircut that she didn't really like.It was just not our style.We prefer it to look neat and nice rather than messy look.

And she charged us..RM35 each.Paying that much to get what i didn't want when i have specifically told her so..really so NOT HAPPY.I have decided when i step out of the place that it is going to be my last time there.

To those hairdressers out there..please listen properly to what you customers want.If there is anything that you think is 'perfect',inform them before you do it cos what you think is perfect may not be 'perfect' to them.

FUN FUN FUN!

I am really enjoying myself to the fullest..

Mum and AM came over on Tuesday,early morning.Had a wonderful time shopping especially when i bought..i mean made a pair of shoes,dancing shoes.Can't wait for it to arrive.Lunch was at YMCA.The food was just okay,nothing that special.But it was good we had lunch there cos i managed to get the timetable for the dance class.The fees are reasonable..maybe i should give it a try =) Then it was shopping at Gurney before rushing back to AS for badminton and after badminton..supper at Fresh.Tomyam was nice as usual..

This morning...went for facial.The experience was horrible especially the painful part and the red spots after..But,the nice thing is my face feels so smooth.Hopefully it will last.Then it was lunch.I did a quick shopping and bought myself a pair of sandals =) At 3pm,i couldn't keep my eyes open any longer.Had 3 hours of 'nap'..Needed the recharge badly because night was going out with a friend.Dinner was at Swissland..Food was so so..but being able to catch up with this friend was nice.Chat for almost 3 hours (see why i needed to recharge)..Finally,i am back home to sit,relax and enjoy the night...

Plans for tomorrow...bathe the pups in the morning,afternoon either going for my haircut or badminton..night...still free.

Last paper

Just finish my last paper,Performance Management today.The paper was so tough.The questions..basically only two types.Based on the given information regarding the company,have to do some calcultion and..give comments or suggestions..If i knew,i would have thrown away the book and just concentrate on calculations.The commenting and suggestions are basically based on common sense.

Happy that i finished my exam..but if only i can do a little better in my exams.Not satisfied cos what came out has nothing to do with what i studied for the past few days.Feels like my effort is a waste.Should have done some other better things.

My plan for today after exam was to go out for dinner with cousin and then shopping.But,don't know how..there was some misunderstanding so here i am.Maybe will go out with sis for dinner and then come back and watch movie then sleep early.Looking like a panda now,just not that cute only.

Hopefully everything goes fine tomorrow.Can't wait to go shopping with mum and AM.Looking forward to it..and at night might go for badminton or movies with friends.Haven't decide which yet cos have to see what time i will be going back home.

*Keeping fingers crossed*

Got to go and have my dinner now.

One more to go..

Finally it was time for me to sit for my ACCA exams.

I am done with my first part and now,the second part.Weeks before the exam,i was already feeling the stress.And it got worst as the exam got nearer.

First paper was Taxation.I have never studied tax before.Therefore i find it really difficult for me.Most of my stress was on this paper and it was so great that a day before i was suppose to go to Penang,i had difficulty sleeping.When i finally managed to sleep,i was having one dream after another,all was about my exam.Woke up so many times thinking that i will die of heart attack.Woke up at 8 something and started studying...was super productive.Managed to memorise and revise all the chapters in a few hours.So,was not so worried after that though i was still very scared.Then,went to Penang and continue revising.Had a really good sleep cos i was so tired.The paper was...okay.Hope that i will pass.

My second paper was Corporate and Business Law and it was the very next day.Imagine what my poor brain had to go through.After days of memorising tax,then it was law (in less than a day cos i finished my tax paper at 6.15 and by the time i went back,it was around 7pm).Brain of course went on strike.Nothing went in,nothing made sense,nothing stayed in the head..Pulun until 3am that night and woke up at 8.30am to continue revising.Did a lot of calculation to estimate the percentage that i will pass because i was thinking of letting go a long chapter.In the end,revised all because that chapter itself will have at least 3-4 questions out of 10.So,got to revise no matter what.Don't know how i managed but i just did it.Was glad that i did cos i could 'goreng' my way through with what i remember.

After both the exams,the stress was immediately gone.Really feeling it.I could smile when i talk and joke around (Was smiling the whole day i think.I was smiling not because i am sure i will pass or i did well but..just that i have tried my best.Feels satisfying).

Today was suppose to start revising for my last paper which is on Monday..but.....was busy shopping with family almost the whole day.Maybe will do a chapter after this and tomorrow really STUDY.Sigh...Can't wait for the last paper to be over and really enjoy myself during the break.Going to plan lots of things so that i will maximise my break =)

START STUDYING ONCE THE CLASSES START

When i was studying my tax and law,i regretted for not studying right after lessons and doing it regularly.Kept on giving myself excuses.So,got to change next semester since i will be taking more difficult papers if i pass all my papers.Don't want to have the 'heart attack' again.