Ascended to the throne of 版主 in JBtalks

23 11 2006

The grand ascension! Got “promoted” (sort of) to 版主 the day before yesterday. With the post comes responsibilities. I now have to take care of the well-being and order of my “territory”. At the same time, I discovered something very very overwhelming indeed. Chern Yuen, I hope you are reading this… Your name appeared on JBtalks… Nice one. Free publicity for you. Very effective. Second largest Chinese forum in Malaysia, you know. You better thank the “someone”. Hehe.

Read an article about a primary school in the whereabouts of Petaling Jaya. They said the government is trying to close the school in name of “shifting” it. And MCA representatives are not doing much to prevent it. Statistics show that the Petaling Jaya area demands 24 Chinese primary schools to fulfill the requirements of all the Chinese residents there. There are currently only 7 schools. And yet, instead of building more schools to cater to the demands of the people, our beloved government tries to close another one… What a joke…





Interview for Lit Top Student. Holistic Education Amendments.

17 11 2006

Reached school about 7.10am today. Waited for about 45 minutes at Mr. Jeffrey Lim’s favourite place (outside LT3). Was brought into a “councilling room” near the staff lounge deep in the staff room and interviewed by Mrs. Laura Ng. After the interview I saw Cikgu Tan and she passed me and Zi Kang the amended Holistic Reports. Presently, MSG is 1.00. Met a few guys from judo. To think that they are still training like hell while I am slacking away… Hehe. What a gleeful thought… Another thing is that I have found some open-sourced software to replace Microsoft Office that is supported by Windows. Very good. Light on the system. Fast. Flexible. And most importantly, free.





Going back to Singapore tomorrow for interview

16 11 2006

Read an EMB two days before from Mrs. Laura Ng. I was told to return to school tomorrow for an interview. Its for the Top Lit. Student Award. Gonna bring my portfolio, file and “other literature pieces that will feature myself well”. Wonder what that means. Have to wake up early tomorrow morning because the interview starts around 8.30. And we are supposed to be there by 8.15. Feeling nervous but at the same time excited. The prospects of getting an award is tempting. Will give it my best shot. Wish me luck, guys.





Tried to make a cheesecake today.

12 11 2006

Ok. Thats the story. Basically, I tried to make a cheesecake of the Japanese variation, with my mother’s help, of course. Look out, here comes the elaboration. According to Wikipedia, the cheesecake is a swet cheese-based pudding which is made by baking the batter of cream cheese, eggs, flour, cornflour, sugar and something elso I can’t remember at low heat (if 120 degrees celcius can be described as “low” outside baking circles…). The confection was supposed to be baked in a water bathe, so that the structure of the pudding will be sound and it will not fall apart at the table. And the temperature was supposed to be raised after 45 minutes to 180 degrees. Due to the doubtful diction of the author of the recipe, I misinterpreted the the intended message and removed the water bathe after the given amount of time and raised the temperature. What happened is that the confection becomes drier than intended. Marring the rich taste of blue cheese… First time trying to make a cake. It was great fun.





Soccer game… Disgusting food

11 11 2006

Woke up a around 7.45 today to go and play soccer with my primary school friends. Game was okay. In the middle of the game, while the ball was retrieved. A scholar from ACS(I), a Mr. Kong, said that he have to go for tuition at 9.15am. I commented on that, saying that I think tuition doesn’t help much in your studies. You listen attentively and do your assigned stuff, you will score fine marks, if not perfect. All subjects can be prepared for, contrary of what some people say that a particular subject has got nothing to be studied. More like a slacking excuse… Well, back to the topic. This gentleman shot me a look and said “Wah, you get good results because you study all the time mah… You tell people History no need to study one mah, and you study like xiao…”. Frankly, it caught me by surprise. Firstly, I don’t study all the time, the only time I do study for a little is during SDLS, and you have to factor in the time spent chatting away… Secondly, when on earth have I said that History need not be studied?? I never even see this Mr. Kong very often. How am I supposed to have told him that when we don’t even meet more than once a week?? I strongly suspect that some of the scholars from JB have been spreading rumuors around.(Hey, if you people are reading this, its not a story for entertainment, I am dead serious. I don’t even give a damn about what you think about my blog.) What I did say was “Its no use waking up early in the morning, depriving yourself of sleep to do last minute mugging right before the exams. You should have done that earlier. When you have not been studying before this, I don’t think you need to mug last minute. You gain nothing.” If my memory have not failed me, it was to Zhi Hao when he prepared to wake up very early the next day to study for History. My guess was that these people 断章取义 and tried to accuse me of telling others not to study… Stupid way to try and ruin my reputation. Honestly, do you really think that I will forget what I said? I have a good memory, mind you. Another thing, I don’t study my History “like xiao”. On the contrary, it was only a brief fip through the textbook (I forsaked the workbooks. Too tedious.)during a few SLDSs prior to the exams. And half of the time was spent talking to Chern Yuen. Yeah, I know you are trying to associate me with the “despicable people” mentioned by Miss Ling. How does it feel to have a private “interview” from the “target”? Hahahaha.

Thats for the game. Now comes the highlight of the day! After the game, I and some of the friends went to a nearby coffee shop to grab a bite(well, a big one…). This “posse” does not include the coglione who tried to pull of the abovementioned “technique” during the game. Two of us ate the Malay Nasi Padang. Both chose mutton curry. Halfway into the meal, one of the two eating the Nasi Padang, James, exclaimed “羊毛!!!” The other dude who was chewing on a piece of mutton stopped short and waited for James to elaborate. All he got was a display of a few strands of a white hair-like specimen. The second guy, Kuok Zhen, immediatly spat that fateful piece of mutton out and let off a string of profanities… His piece has got more 羊毛! Hehe, what an adventure for the rest of us, we just went hysterical and laughed like mad… Sadly, the two of them have likely consumed more of the unhygenic mutton that they noticed and the look of their faces betrayed sickness. Haha…(Unkind for me to laugh… But… can’t help it… Hahahahaha)





Half day trip back to Singapore… "Ugly Singaporeans" phenomenon

10 11 2006

Went back to Singapore today, to help my cousin from Kedah pick up her music book. Gonna mail it to her… Took a bus from Larkin interchange and then took a train from Kranji to Somerset… The shop was somewhere near there. Also went to buy a history textbook for my sister. On the way to Somerset on the train, I saw a few girls sitting on the floor of the MRT train. The train was somewhat crowded but they still sat there, chatting away. Indifferent about their surroundings. Sitting there, chatting loudly, laughing and giggling. You know what? Reminds me of a picnic. Except that this is not the beach. A member of the party suddenly told one of her own to sit closer in to the walls, making more way for the other passengers. The girl replied “不要啦!这边好坐叻。” Guess this reflects on the ugly behaviour of Singaporeans, what the government always feared and tried to prevent. I think this incident is similar to what was mentioned in an article I read in STOMP. It featured a working class women munching on a piece of bread on a MRT train. And to the fullest extend of my knowledge, signs screaming “No eating or drinking” are placed every 3 yards or so… So what does this mean? Outright challenging of the law? Whatever the motivation, the conclusion is that these people are downright inconsiderate and to a certain extent, uncivilised. After all, civilised people do not disregard obvious rules set for them. Suddenly realised that so many disgraceful acts are going on everyday. Is it me that haven’t been looking or it is something new? Either way, the people must be educated and these ugly acts should not be allowed to taint the good reputation of Singapore.





Haven’t been blogging for a long time…

7 11 2006

OMG, haven’t updated for ages… Busy JBtalks-ing and sleeping… Didn’t go back to school to buy books. Although my father e-mailed 邱老师 to inform her. Guess I will be going back to buy books a little further down the road…

Went back to my primary school on Friday night… Many of the old friends were there too… To my profound distaste, the clown from ACS(I) who insulted my beloved school a few months back was also present. And the joker who went to Catholic High tried to attack me, only to end up on his back, on the ground… Cool technique by me!! Hehe… The perfomances were slightly better than last year but still more inclined towards the 七月歌台 style. The make-up could be described with the word “caked”. Really revolting, to tell the least. Even the 武术 perfomers were dressed up like eunuchs. The effeminate style was complemented by the red make-up and guess what, EYE SHADOW!!! What a “pleasant” surprise… And the 套路 of the perfomers were also sub-standard. Although the perfomance was not very appealing, I have to concede that the overall event has undergone a “reform” or rather “improvement” since last year… At least beverages were provided. It was somewhat too sweet, though. Bordering on choking… But it was an effort made.

Saturday was day for soccer with ex-classmates. Well, futsal if you prefer… Fun game, nearly scored one from the opposite edge of the court… Long shot. Unfortunately, that shot ended up hitting a defender’s balls (Actually, “nether regions” may be a more conservative word. But I am not striving for conservatism anyway.). He yelped in pain. Makes me think of the “The Longest Yard”. “He was like ‘Oh, my balls!!!’”. Funny show…