Of scrabble, wazza word and amazing race

First and foremost, I would like to apologise to all my loyal readers who are bitterly disappointed with my irregular updating of blog. In fact, I'm also angry with myself for leaving my beloved blog barren for more than a month. Due to the tension of the mid year exam which is creeping closer with the passing of time and the unavailability of accessing Internet plus my hectic daily schedule that doesn't allow me sufficient time to breath and take in fresh air, my blog has been plunged into the dark abyss, with no real signs of telling when it would be refreshed.

This indicates that in the future I would only blog when I have the time and I would have to split my time between blogging, checking e-mail and playing DOTA. All this have been given minimal time and truthfully speaking, I prefer DOTA than blogging. xD But it doesn't imply that I wouldn't be blogging! Be prepared, readers.

This week was Language Week and Pn. Rachel approached me for help as she is the Ketua Panitia for ENGLISH. The favour was this : to be emcee during assembly. Oh shit, damn. I am such an ordinary guy who has great fear in public speaking so you could imagine being in my shoes. I needed time to contemplate and make the right decision. Since this is my last year in secondary school life, I decided to give it a try and challenge myself to embrace this seemingly arduous task which I wouldn't volunteer to take up in my entire life and for many many lifetimes to come.

'A very good morning we bid to the esteemed Headmistress, ......' was my welcoming speech on a Tuesday morning marred by this unexpected invitation to speak as emcee. I could really feel my rhapsodic heartbeat and adrenaline rush as I stand on stage with a F4 girl, Nadhirah. Thankfully my speech was a brief one compared to Nadhirah who had to take a deep breath before starting her long-winded speech inclusive of pantun and stuff.... After the gruelling and heart-pumping 30 minutes aggravated by the Xtra LONG speech by our beloved pengetua, the ordeal was finally over. I heaved a sigh of relief and thank God for granting me a smooth and successful speech in which I clearly didn't embarrass myself. Is it so? It was my first speech-giving experience in my life. Not a memorable one though.

'supercallifragilisticexpialidocious' - Beng Kiat and Khai Ee unanimously said after Hon Chao's watch flashed the zero time left. They were clearly pressured to use this contentious word after failing to make another from their card. Just before the Wazza Word competition begins, I told Khai Ee of this word and didn't xpect him to use it against me this time. It was nothing wrong with that word, really but they had a problem with the spelling. This particular word is also not found in any dictionary available at the Bilik SPBT and they unhappily gifted the other teams bundles of joy for their daring attempt. This word is not allowed, so Beng Kiat and Khai Ee were left pointless for that round.

Wazza Word is a new-found game unknown to us all. To be able to win this game, one has to have a quick mind and extensive vocabulary to make words of more than 10 letters to get extra 50 points. Out of desperation, many teams have come out with words that are not heard before. Ex: 'resupplying' from Soon Huat and Chung Yu. It is understandable to count one's luck in such a tensed situation in which all teams are cracking their head to ensure that the bonus 50 points is grasped. After almost 3 exciting and exhausting hours, me and Hon Chao were the winners with 490 points. Zubin and Eggy were really close to beating us but their amassed points weren't enough to overhaul us. The good thing is that we skipped the Ceramah, which surprisingly was given praise by many.

Scrabble competition was held on Wednesday. The response was overwhelming. My team of four includes : bengkiat, chung yu, soon huat and me. Luck was not on my side that day as I got letters like : U I I I Q A O. How do you expect me to form a decent word from a deck of stupid letters? We were supposed to play 3 rounds. But we spent too much time in the first and so we only played 2 rounds in all. Soon Huat was the righteous winner in my group, who exceeded my points in the second game. Hon Chao was sensational, beating his opponents with ??? marks. And so the next round started with all the winners of the first round. Heard that Chai was the overall winner, congrats to him!!

Amazing race? Could u believe it? This is our very own amazing race in our school's backyard on Saturday. I was interested in joining and gave my name to En.Thiru. But sadly, as he quoted, there were just too many teams joining ( 22 ). So he had to take the harsh way of drawing teams. And my team was not selected. So the fun and excitement embedded in my heart evaporated.

I could and can continue blogging. But this blog is really long and I need to take a break. Till then. Have a nice day =]

Of a world class malaysian and football's shocking news

A flurry of events transpired this weekend in the world of sports. One of the major highlights of the weekend was the make-or-break deathmatch between MANCHESTER UNITED and LIVERPOOL. 14/3/09.. will be a special day to be remembered for the UNTHINKABLE of THINKABLE events happened.

It was supposed to be a day to revel in and enjoy as Man Utd take on Liverpool. But it turned out to be an unusual and tiring day. Zubin, my DIE-HARD Liverpool fan invited me over to his house for the crunch game at 8.45pm. Let me unfold the cronology of events that took place that fateful day.

1st : woke up early at 7 am to get ready for badminton game. Abel, Jian Ming and I have decided to play badminton,( a game which all of us love most ) but guess what it was not made possible. Just when I've prepared everything and even started wearing my sports shoes that the huge droplets of rain were seen pouring from the DARK, stormy sky. And so my plan were in tatters and I was forced to redress and subdue my high spirit. This is not the first time that I've made to feel disappointed and demoralized due to climate changes. Is it that the rain is poured to thwart my plans and hamper my indomitable spirit everytime when I have the strong sense of feeling to play? I hope not.

2nd : the purported meeting at cc was cancelled. Stanley messaged me saying that he could not make it for the Dota appointment later at 2pm. I was utterly TAKEN ABACK and asked Khai Ee for those who are going as I have to attend a funfair somewhere in PJ in the afternoon. He told me that Chee Khuin and the others might not make it so I decided not to go altogether. It was quite sad as I was really prepared for this and ready to show off my skills. xD.. I ended up following my family to a Funfair later.

3rd : Chemistry tuition. I don't know why I have this habit or tendency of SLEEPING/ showing signs of sleepiness during chemistry classes. It was not because of the teacher's teaching,( definitely), but maybe because of the NUMEROUS formulas to remember and CONFUSING structural formulas for the ALCOHOL and CARBOXYLIC ACID. My mind was so blur and I really struggled to get my eyes opened. On top of that, the class was really big and I have no space to move at all.

4th : The event of the day. After rushing home from tuition which ends at 7.30 pm, I had a quick dinner and geared up for the visit to Zubin's house. My bro followed as my mum drove a full-load of men ( my friends ) to Zubin's house. Upon reaching, I was greeted by Zubin's mother who smiled broadly as we entered the house. Wai Leong was already there and watching the match upstairs. Chee Khuin arrived seconds after I arrived and we sat impatiently waiting for the game to commence. Beng Kiat reached soon and was just in time for the match.

-Man Utd went ahead through Ronaldo's penalty and I thought it was the end for Liverpool
-Torres scored 5 minutes later courtesy of Vidic's mistake and the drama unfolds
-Evra brought down a Liv player and Gerrard scored from the penalty spot.

I couldn't believe my eyes as the screen of the tv flashed : Man Utd 1 Liverpool 2 at half time. Wai Leong and Zubin were euphoric and celebrated their teams' scintillating performance in style. I was left to wonder if Man Utd could get back into the game.

Went to a nearby KFC to buy food as Aik Boon and the others have not eaten their dinner. As we left the restaurant with the AROMATIC food, it rained again for the umpteenth time. We raced to Zubin's house with lightning speed and managed to shelter ourselves. The match has since started.

- A professional foul from Vidic earned a free kick for Liv. And it did the harm. Vidic was sent off and seconds later Aurelio scored. An unstoppable free kick which left VAN DER SAR stunned.
- A nice goal from Dossena killed the game and put it beyond Man Utd.
- Zubin was in seventh heaven while I was so furious and full of disappointment.
-For it was the worst defeat inflicted by Liverpool at Old Trafford since 1936, as the paper puts it.

SUNDAY

Datuk Lee Chong Wei's emphatic victory over the arrogant and boastful Lin Dan. They met twice in two weeks and Lin Dan holds the upper edge as he seems to be UNDEFEATABLE. In 10 meetings with Chong Wei, he won 9 and lost 1. But it all changed tonight as the Swiss Open Men's Single Final began.

- Lee Chong Wei was magnificent and resolute to fight against the mighty Lin Dan. For his heroics, he emerged victorious in the 1st set, thrashing Lin Dan 21-16.
- He did it in a professional way as he ended the jinx of losing against Lin Dan in major tournaments by beating him 21-16 again in the 2nd set.

A true, classy, and exemplary figure to be known as World NUMBER ONE. He is really my IDOL for the game.

MALAYSIA BOLEH!

What a post!! >.<

Alas.. The long-awaited holiday is back

Hey people it has been a long long while since the last time I blogged. Exams are FINALLY over and I'm thankful as it had been a torturing and tormenting hell of a time. Of all the papers, I think SEJARAH was the toughest and agitated me the most. U know, I do really think that our Education Ministry has to revamp its policies and change the format for our Sejarah paper coz it is plain RUBBISH to write 3 essays which are freakingly hard and made to give us a tumultous time. Reducing it to one essay would be understandable and a wise action to instil the sort of patriotism in us teenagers which I believe is the government's main goal in introducing this originally-meaningful-but-made-dull subject.

Add Maths is also another tough paper to sit for. Our add maths teacher really kicked our ass by setting the composite index question which carries a WHOOPING 10 marks. Oh my GOD!!! I would be more than joyful to get a B this time for the WICKED question has dented my hopes of obtaining an A for the 1st time in 4 attempts. I'm sure most of my friends are also HAMMERED by this particular question but hey its not the end of the world. People like Chee Khuin and Wen Hao should have no problem at all as they are simply FANTASTIC in Add maths, or I shall say EVERYTHING. If only I could receive a cell or two from these guys I would be the next GENIUS in the making. LOLS

But anyway let's forget about the come and gone exam and keep our focus on the HOLIIIIIDAY..

A new era of vandalism

Hey everyone, another week has approached and it's time for me to update my this 2-week old blog again. At this particular moment, I'm struggling to gather full concentration as I pile my thoughts to write this post. So just a quick recap of what interesting events took place this week. Top of the list is the act of throwing used tissues up the wall of our school's Makmal Biologi. Yeah, it sounds funny and LAUGHABLE but really this is something which caught me by surprise. As Cik Tan was teaching us about the transpiration experiment, there was a small gang of students who acted in such an UNCANNY way in which left me laughing till my stomach ached. Brian and gang threw crumples of tissues with Vaseline content up the ceiling of the lab. And I'm sure it caught most people's attention, especially those sitting at the back row. The poor ceiling is now laden with patches of DISGUSTING tissue papers and I bet Cik Tan is still oblivious to this. I'm not really sure about this but her record speaks for herself. Nonetheless, it was quite a fun and educational sort of experiment which also saw Beng Kiat, our LAZY class monitor who relishes in putting me in a position to be his hired assistant, collected some Vaseline stealthily in his mission to attack Jon. I shall conclude this with the success of Vaseline being landed on Jon's body.

The other interesting event that happened was the purported trip to Penang suggested by our EST teacher, Mr. Thiru. I really hope that this would be made possible as our class trip is still undecided and it left a BIG question mark in my head- on whether the trip is to the multitudes of idyllic islands or to the EVER famous Genting Highlands. Mr. Thiru even drafted most of the activities to be carried out and it really seem to be very FUN and ENJOYABLE. To know more details regarding the trip, feel FREE to consult our class monitor as he would be more than WILLING to equip you with all the relevant information.- I'm pretty sure of that. =]

With my muscles aching here and there due to the physical activities that needed to be done yesterday, it is really INDECIPHERABLE to imagine that I can even write this post, let alone finish it. And I would have to muster all inner strength to push myself to the limit as the finishing line of tomorrow's Larian Mesra awaits me. Will try my VERY best to ensure that I'm not the last person to complete the race and I'm praying fervently for that to happen. May not be updating my blog as often as I wish but one thing is for sure, I will not abandon this blog and trash it aside. You got my word. Lastly, it is good to see Zubin back in school after 8 days and many thanks to him for the WONDERFUL memento.

Good night. =] - exhausted.

Football stories

I'm revealing a truth which is known among my friends. I'm a very FANATIC and LOYAL fan of Manchester United. Thanks to my dad who introduced me in watching EPL, I slowly started admiring this team which is currently the English, European, and World Champions when I was in primary school. Of course there are some ups and downs throughout these years but loyalty pays as Manchester United is now so STRONG and deemed UNTOUCHABLE by Man Utd's main arch rival, Arsenal's boss Arsene Wenger in the press the other day. This underlines the quality and standard of Man Utd Football Club. This is just a post to tell everyone to support Man Utd, xD. You will have my full support if you like Man Utd and proceed to ask me questions regarding the club and I'll try my best to answer. Chao and remember there's a match this Sunday at 1.25 am when Man Utd take on Blackburn. Read the newspaper for more information. And you will find that Man Utd has been so consistent that they have won 9 consecutive league wins and kept 14 successive clean sheets. What do you think? This clearly shows the masterclass and the type of excellent form of a team ranked the BEST in the world. =] Zubin will hate this. Haha.. By the way, I miss Zubin..

Beng Kiat,read this

This post is dedicated to my friend, Beng Kiat. Beng Kiat could you stop splashing or shooting water from the spray at me in class coz I really hate it. I think you should know the Law Of Karma and I advised you to ponder seriously before attempting to AIM me next time. I'm not going to retaliate but mind you I'm not going to let you go easily either. I would only let the God take his actions and continue with my work. This post is written to teach you not to harm people, xD. HAHAHAHA

Innocent victim

Hi everyone, I'm back blogging after 2 days of absence. Some teachers in school seem to be VERY sensitive towards certain verbal vulgarities which are plain common these days among people ( everyone, I think but excluding me ) . Even young children in primary schools also use foul language in almost every single sentence uttered from their mouth and yet some teachers are treating it so SERIOUSLY as if it is a grave mistake. I just could not comprehend why this teacher behaves in such an ECCENTRIC way in which humiliated Soon Huat in front of the class. A mere F*** word is only a way to express one's feeling of cross and rage in most cases but today's incident was a different story altogether. The word FELDA, which I don't know its full name was named F***ing Elephant ... by Eggy and most of us laughed for it was so freaking funny. And Soon Huat, who is known for his stentorian voice as usual laughed all his heart out. He repeated the F word and so happen that this teacher overheard and the scene erupted. She called Soon Huat and asked him to stand up and scolded him rather BLOODILY with her in full swing. Maybe she is having menopause or something that caused her to be so IRRITATINGLY annoying to scold Soon Huat and poor Soon Huat had to face the wrath of a DESTRUCTIVE teacher in control.I'm not directly involved in this case but I think I have the need to say that sometimes some teacher are REALLY overboard and to me acted in an INAPPROPRIATE way. But anyway her teaching to some extent is commendable for I really understand thoroughly the whole lesson. Enough said, I think Soon Huat is not in the wrong and here I am to let you know that you should not bow down to some teachers who have BEHAVIOURAL problems instead stand tall and express your personal views. xD. Tempers flaring