Life isn't fair; that's what they all say.
There's nothing any one of us can do about it, because that's just how things are.
If everyone lived fine and dandy lives, what would be the use of police forces and stuff like that?
I mean, a lot of people wouldn't have their jobs, right.
Life's unfair to balance the scales of the world.
But then again, I really hate it when stuff goes wrong and is unfair against my favour.
I guess everyone does, huh?
My getting unfair treatment would mean that someone somewhere in the world is getting his or her big break.
Or so says karma, anyway.
Personally, not believing in karma would be much easier.
At least we could be the sort of people who blames everyone but ourselves for stuff that happens.
Blame games feel good, at the very least.
Can't just grant me the award?
Is it so difficult?
Is it truly because I don't deserve it?
Then all these years, all the stuff that I've done, all also fake de lah, right?
Sure.
All I ask for is a bit of recognition.
That also you people don't wanna give to me.
After all I've done, the hours I've slaved away, in the end it all adds up to nothing.
You're all hypocrites, all of you.
So, yesterday (10th April), me and my debate gang went down to KL for the Debaters and Adjudicators workshop organized by HELP University College.
We started our journey at 7.30am from school.
We arrived there at 11.30am.
Why so long, you ask?
Because we got lost, that's why!
We spent like, 1 hour going round and round because we kept missing turn-offs and misreading road signs.
The highways pulak so confusing, every turn leads you off somewhere completely different.
I tell you, I really salute KL-ites for their ability to wind their way through the road-mazes on a daily basis.
If it was me, I'd get so hopelessly lost to the point that I'd just sell my car and take the LRT instead.
I might be singing a different tune once I start studying in KL and get to know the place, though.
But till then, I'll be bringing my laptop along the next trip we make.
Which, by the way, is on the 24th of April.
Excuse me while I go scream my excitement.
*After 5 minutes*
Okay, I'm back.
So, a national level debate competition, huh?
I'm dead excited.
And dead nervous also lah!
Imagine meeting the best school teams from all over M'sia and having to hold my own on a stage in front of unknown adjudicators.
Like, whoa.
But we only have 2 weeks to prepare for the darn competition.
Scratch that.
It's actually only 'bout a week when you don't count in our schooling times.
*Starts clutching hair*
Where got enough time lor??!!
The prizes, however, are lucrative.
And I do mean LUCRATIVE.
HELP's offering scholarships/tuition fees waiver and other goodies for all teams who make it into Semifinals and beyond.
Think handphones, cameras and plaques.
*Squeals*
I just wanna do my best for my final year.
Art colleges don't have inter-varsity debating competitions, so this might very well be my last year debating.
So, anyway, yesterday was an eye-opener.
It was really good to be in an environment where everyone was so focused on the same thing.
It was good, too, to have all our questions answered and our unsure-ities justified.
Not to mention that we went to Mid Valley after that.
=P
Just gonna work our hardest and do our best for the upcoming competition.
C'mon DASH!
D, A and H of DASH.
XD~
IMPULSIVENESS
Versus
STUPIDITY
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Everyone's done things at a moment's notice and regretted it later, right?
Like some idea you just got and just acted on it immediately without giving it much thought.
Maybe because it sounded like a good idea, or people were pressing you to makeadecisionmakeadecisionmakeadecision!, or you just couldn't be bothered to think it through.
Well, I did just that, yesterday.
See, 5S2 got a new English teacher because their original one has taken a 3-month no-pay leave.
The new teacher's a Form 6 graduate, waiting for university entrance.
My former classmates have been telling me all sorts of stories about how hopeless she is and how bad her English is.
So, I decided to enter her class for a one-period ('Bout 35 minutes) lesson yesterday.
I was curious as to how 'awful' the newbie teacher was.
Also, I wanted some part in hazing the newbie.
Mean of me, I know.
But I just can't stand teachers who teach certain subjects they're not even good at, just because there's a lack of anyone else to pick the class up.
So, anyway, I went in for the period after recess, while my own class (5S3) was having History.
At first, she didn't even notice me.
Then she started handing out worksheets for us to complete.
As she passed me mine, she squinted and asked, "Are you a student of this class?"
Of course I answered, "Yes,", because that was the truth.
Well, it was the technical truth, anyway.
I was a member of the class - earning my right to be in there in last year's examinations - until the Principal booted me down a class for dropping Accounts for SPM.
So, it wasn't a lie I told.
Logically speaking.
I was just answering her literally.
Anyway, to cut a long story short, she asked me manymanymanymanymany times and I answered yes manymanymanymanymany times.
Even a few of my ex-classmates backed me up.
But at last, I had to leave.
She was too darned ruler-straight with nil sense of humour.
Ughh~
Then, she ratted out to the Principal and Penolong Kanan.
Little do-good-ing prick.
So, I've been expecting either a call to the school office or a berating from my parents if they're called up.
None so far, but I'm still on my toes.
I just HATE hypocritical do-gooders.
Dahlah bahasa kau macam apa je, memalukan.
Nak pura-pura baik pulak tuh.
Sudahlah kau!
((Ignore that.))
So, the verdict:
Was I stupid or impulsive?
Was the act one of purposeful hostility or mere curiosity gone overboard?
You tell me.
'Coz sometimes I feel scared shitless at the prospect of getting it from the Principal.
And other times I couldn't give a damn.
((Curse my semi-ADHD self who does stuff like this.))
As most of you already know, yesterday (27th March) Earth Hour was held from 8.30-9.30pm.
For those of you who don't know about this,
WHERE THE HECK HAVE YOU BEEN, UNDER A ROCK IS IT??
It's a super-promoted event and advertisements are EVERYWHERE.
Literally.
Some people are even taking advantage of this Earth Hour thingy to cash in on big bucks.
For example:
Can see?
Free 12oz of coffee when you buy a tumbler le.
I wonder how much is the tumbler.
Probably enough to buy TWO Grande-sized Iced Peppermint White Chocolate Mochas, huh?
Speaking of Starbucks right, have you ever tasted it?
If yes, LUCKY lah you.
If no, I can't blame you.
Like, who charges RM15 for a mug of coffee?
Yes, it is good coffee.
Yes, it tastes amazing.
Yes, they have all sorts of varieties.
And yes, the coffee beans are imported from all over the world.
But seriously, VERY EXPENSIVE OKAY?
I live for 17 years (Okay, 16+ years lah) also just drank it ONCE nya.
But believe me when I say it was the best coffee I've ever tasted.
Anyways, as I was saying, Starbucks was having this promo and I wanted to check it out.
I was in KL yesterday; in Mid Valley at Earth Hour.
And WTH!
Couldn't find a single Starbucks shop in the whole damn place!
All I could see was Coffee Beans, left, right and all around.
Ugghh.
Suan le.
Coffee only ma.
T^T
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This took me forever to finish:
Supposedly, it's the Goddess of Technology.
And no, it's not Athena.
How's it look?
=)
You know how the country's always having big big events to "chart its name on the international board"?
Like organizing gigantic book fairs to "top the Guinness World Records" or building spectacular structures so that "the world will be in awe of us"?
I've come to realize that Malaysia does a lot of those stuffs and frankly speaking, all the 'excuses' sound like bogus to me.
Everything the government does is apparently to let the other nations know that we're a force to be reckoned with.
That we're no third-world country.
That we're going up in the world and are formidable opponents economically/politically/socially.
It all sounds like, as I said, bogus.
Phony.
Claptrap.
Rubbishy nonsense.
Take your pick on adjectives.
Why can't we just do things for the sake of truly wanting advancement for ourselves?
Organize a book fair so that people can have access to books from all around the world at low prices, instead of just to get the country's name into the world records?
Because that's what was stressed so much upon when I heard the event on the news.
Oh, sure, the Deputy Prime Minister had a nicely written speech.
It was awe-inspiring, crowd-capturing, attention-grabbing - sure.
It was also all about the heights the country will achieve after launching this event, how our country will be listed as one of those which had a record-breaking act, bla, bla, bla...
Get the drift?
I didn't hear a thing about what we, the people, gained from having this event.
Nothing about books or education or knowledge or whatever.
As if we would gain a lot by having our country's name listed down as having organized one of the biggest book fairs ever.
As if we would go overseas and be pointed at on the streets and have people whisper, "Hey, that guy/girl is from the country-that-organized-the-world's-biggest-book-fair! Ohmygosh ohmygosh ohmygosh!"
But I digress.
You see, a country exists for its people and not the other way around.
Malaysia is represented by its people, its warganegara, its 人民.
We are Malaysia.
What better way to show the country off to the world than to ensure that its countrymen are world-class people?
Because beneath all those 'achievements' the government works for, there're still multitudes of problems.
Racial disharmony, oppression, crimes - they're the stark truths that do exist.
The government wants the country to go up in the world?
Hard to do - since we're giving up the English language, too.
My 'original' homeboys are back from Indon!
(Not a latest photo... XP)
Welcome back, guys.
Missed ya'll soooooooooo much.
^^
Praying for you all the way, so stay safe until you get back to Sitiawan, okay?
..~'[gbuilumx]'~..
This is Rhino.
He lives in a plastic ball.
He only comes out once in a while...
To save the world.
Know him?
Know him?
He's the hamster from Bolt!
XD~
And he's successfully made me go into hamster-madness mode.
X3
I went to a pet store that day and saw that hamster ball, which made me think of Rhino.
So now I'm obsessed liao!
Only thing was, I didn't have enough money on me that day to spend on a hamster/cage/food/wood shavings.
Also, I don't think my house has a place where I can put a hammie.
And I haven't even thought about how expensive it's gonna be, either.
I think it was lucky I didn't have money on me that day.
@.@
But how can anyone possibly say "No" to that cute lil' thing??
X3
P.S.
Suspect I am on the verge of another borderline ADHD breakdown.
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Okay, not exactly 'won' won, but 'second place' won.
But is still considered winning, right?
Only lost to SMJK Nan Hwa, which was expected, anyway.
Awesome, right?!
ACS has never sent out a volleyball team before (Or else it's been veeeeeeeeeeery long since one has been sent to compete!) and our first year going, we get second place!
Awesome lor!
Even though I didn't play much, because, honestly, if I did play in every match, we probably wouldn't win (It's my first year playing, after all...), but hey, winning sports competitions is a team effort and the feeling of achievement is sweet.
Whether or not we'll be getting trophies/medals/etc., is a different matter, though.
I heard that the Under-18 guys' competition only had pencils as the first prize.
Amazing lah.
Train mad hard to win a pencil each.
The hosting school is either reeeeeeeeeeeally kiam siap (Stingy), or they're in dire need of funds.
But anyway, who cares?
We get the co-curricular marks, have tasted success and also set the precedent for next year.
What could be better?
(The honest answer for that would be "A lot of stuff", but I think you get my point...)
I'm still gonna continue training and try to improve myself at this game, if only for the sake of my pig-headed attitude of never-give-up-ness.
Also, I'll be able to keep fit and have an excuse to exercise regularly.
Muahahahaha~!
♫"And we're proud we're students of the A.C.S."♫
[ACS V-ball Team, No. 12 & Off-Court Captain signing out]
=D
I'm 17.
I'm in Form 5.
I will be taking SPM at the end of 2010.
Now, does anyone know where I'm going with this?
If you read the title of this post, you should.
=)
As I'm most certainly going to continue studying after SPM, and am very adamant on not taking Form 6, the only option left is...
College/University!
And so, with a challenging quest in hand, the damsel-turned-knight began her journey to search for the best institution in the kingdom which would teach her the Secret Arts.
She started by switching on her computer.
XD
Oooookay.
So I had a few places in mind, namely:
- The One Academy
- Malaysian Institute of Arts
- University Tunku Abdul Rahman
Actually, all I did was type the names into the search box and voila results!
What I wanna do is something along the lines of Graphic Designing, preferably a degree straightaway.
MIA offering quite interesting courses leh!
But then hor...
The fees are like...
RM30,000 for diploma course.
Diploma only leh!
So mad E-X-P-E-N-S-I-V-E liao then degree how?
I think I just go and be penyapu jalan (Road sweeper) can liao la, no need study liao.
Cannot afford how to study lor??
Well, let's see.
As the author is not in a brilliant mood, she shall tell ya'll a few ways ya'll can make her happy today.
- Sponsor her Under-18 Volleyball Team - They need money ('Bout RM468.00) for jerseys, competition's on the 12th!
- Produce a miracle cure for her bum foot - Which was dislocated 3 weeks ago; now it cannot be used to perform any vigorous sports yet.
- Start praying that her drill team (And sports house!) will do okay for the perbarisan tomorrow - It's the 77th Sports Day of her school.
- Suggest a way for her to cool down - Have ya'll looked out the window lately? It's friggin' blistering!
- Tell her a place where she can purchase blank T-shirts - Budget's 'bout RM10; she needs 12 shirts.
- Give her a (Very well-deserved... *Innocent grin*) massage.
Any takers?
