The Mines Caroling

Feel excited as I was going to join caroling in The Mines with my church friends.
It took 2 hours to reach there.
I haven't been there since 10 years ago so my memory of The Mines is quite blurred.
We went to Carl's Junior for lunch. For the first time I saw a burger which is the double-sized of two Mc Donald's burgers. But it is far nicer than the later one. Quite full even though i only ate half of it.
After that, we went for shopping and I managed to buy some favourites.
At 830pm, the caroling began. We, together with different Christian members of Methodist church join the caroling above the bridge which overlook the water tunnel of The Mines.
This is the first time I join such a big caroling event. The whole shopping mall is filled with merry and joy.
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Done my last assignment

Has been staying in my room for the whole day. Quite boring actually.
I have done my phonetic reflection, the last assignment. No more assignment and presentation.
I should have started my revision but I just feel very sluggish and not motivated to do it.
What happen to me? How could I be so lazy during sem 3? This time the subjects I take are much tougher.
Tomorrow I will be going to The Mines. Another hang-out Sunday.
Looking forward to it!

Much better

My upper lip ulcer is showing sign of recovering but still it is swollen.
So I went to see a Chinese medicine practitioner in town.
He said that I am getting a bit hot inside my body.
He gave me some medicine and asked me to avoid to eat certain food.
Ok, I think I should obey him every single thing to recover quickly.

Exhausted

Headed back to Tanjung Malim with one of my friends after having breakfast as both of us have errands to run.
While the other two continued shopping. How I wish I could stay longer with them=(
KL will never be my choice of living.
The hustle and bustle of the metropolitan life there will choke me to death.
Simply taking monorail and LRT interchangeably to different stations already spinning my head.
It was a bit late when reached Tanjung Malim. Immediately I rushed to campus after having a bath.
Got to help the Chinese Club to sell drinks during Hari Keusahawanan UPSI.
Hu...finally I can have a good rest. Good night!

KL Trip

I was quite happy and excited for the KL trip.
As my drama class has been cancelled, I have no class at all and so decided to hang out with my friends.
We managed to catch a 9am bus and reached KL at around 11am.
We stayed a night to enjoy shopping the fullest^^
I have bought quite a lot of things from Sungei Wang Plaza and Times Square too.
My legs are sacrified in the process. I could feel a tight soreness on both of my legs. TT
After we head back to the hotel, we joyfully shared our newly bought items.
Enjoy pillow talk with three of my close friends. Appreciate our friendship forever!

Mouth ulcer

I was shocked when seeing my upper lip swollen in the mirror.
Is that me? Yea that is. Oh my god, I looks so terrible.
No wonder I could feel soreness of my lip the day before.
Maybe it is due to excessive intake of fried and spicy food lately=(
Before I went to the night class, I get myself a pain relieving gel to relieve the sore spots.
It is worsen now. Bloodshot can be seen clearly on my lips. Haiz....

Bubble Tea

I learn how to make bubble tea today. A very new experience for me.
I did actually sell drinks before not bubble tea, but is fruit juice.
I learn to make snow shake bubble tea and ice-blended bubble tea. Easy to learn actually.
I learn this for the purpose of Hari Keusahawanan UPSI which will be held from 14-16 December.
I have taken part in this event to sell bubble tea on behalf of the Chinese Club.
So guys do support us this Wednesday until Friday ya!

Say goodbye to Taekwondo

I had my Taekwondo grading today.
It was held in SJK (C) Chung Sin which is situated opposite the train station.
I walked from campus to the school with my friends.
It is quite far actually but luckily the weather was fairly well.
I have been keep on practising before the grading started.
At the very last minutes everybody seems to be so hardworking.
I have been waiting for three hours for my turn.
In fact, I didn't perform well as I have done certain steps wrongly due to nervousness again. Haiz....
Still it is over! Yeah!
Next semester I won't have to drag myself unwillingly from my bed just to go for a strenuous training^^
Bye-bye Taekwondo!

screw it up

The day has finally come. I had my SLA presentation today.
I screw it up. Should have done better=(
I still can't overcome my nervousness when it comes to presentation. Arghh!!!

Luckily we still have hope as we can make correction in our report. 

Whatever it is I should be happy as it is over.

Later at night I have taekwondo practice with some friends as a preparation for the grading test.
Sadly I was informed that training will be held in field again tomorrow. Oh no...
Better prepare myself with a heavy sunblock=(

Water for elephant

I watched a movie namely "Water for Elephant" starred by Robert Pattinson and Reese Witherspoon this morning.
It is about a veterinary student abandons his studies after his parents are killed and joins a traveling circus as their vet. 
The main character, Jacob developed a close relationship with his elephant as he trained it to be the star attraction of the circus. 
Robert Pattinson impressed in his role and enchanted me the most. 
While Reese as spectacular as she always is, beautiful, seductive and fragile. 
Their forbidden love and passion was captivating. I still can't stop thinking about the movie.
It is a nice and touching movie. Maybe I should read the book as well. Love it!

Anticipation

Today is a very relaxing day. Do not have much thing to do except preparing for my coming presentation.
Four more presentation to go.
Tomorrow I will be presenting for my drama course follow by SLA presentation on Friday.
I am going to present about the symbolism of "Waiting for Godot", a very absurd and meaningless drama.
Quite a challenging presentation to me.
Had been racking my brain to prepare what I am suppose to present tomorrow.
Hope everything will be fine tomorrow.

waiting for nothing

I was supposed to submit interview report today. Waiting our lecturer to show up patiently.
1 hour past, another hour had past too. Still she did not turn up.
I was wondering, what happen to her actually? She keeps missing our class recently.
Having an hour gap before drama class, I went back to Vickie's house to take a nap.
My mind automatically turned off when drama history struck in. Feel so listless and boring in the class.
If it is going to be part of my final exam, I will die straight away >.<

Relieved

Finally I finish my last individual assignment! Such a relief!
Three more presentations to go. Can't wait to finish them all at once.
Then I can start my revision which I have longed to do.
I missed my family. Have to wait three more weeks before I can meet them=(
Time pass faster please!

The best news ever!

I was very tensed once woke up. I have to submit 3P assignment and present SLA.

A doomsday ! I dread to think that what would happen during the presentation.

Out of a sudden Royce rang me and brought me a good news! Our SLA class was cancelled! Wow!! The best news ever!
Such a relief. For the rest of the day I was in a good mood as I was entirely free for the whole day.

Due to this reason, I was able to start my drama essay^^

Hectic

My timetable was packed with three discussions as I had only an hour of lecture today.
Better kick-start my assignments before it is too late.

I have second language acquisition discussion right after my class. It is a very difficult task for us.
There is no guideline for us to follow. 

Our apprehension are elevated further after being told that our stern lecturer gave a very bad remark to another group. What should we do to please her? 

We would never satisfy her.zzzz...really no idea what to do.
After that, I carried out my drama and interview discussion. What a hectic day...
Have to rest well today to recharge myself!

Waiting for Godot

Another drama viewing session just now. It's kind of boring, did not enjoy as much as the first viewing.
The story line is a repeating series of events between four idiots, the best description for them.
Vladimir and Estragon carry out a monotonous routine everyday, claiming that they are waiting for Godot, which he will never come.
It is such a dull movie, evolving between four idiots. Enough to fool me around = =''
Whatever it is, I would rather watch it than attending an even meaningless lecture.
I'm considering to move again next semester. Arghh,, what a headache!

A tiring journey

The day has come. Have to get back to a hell's life=(
Should have expected to reach Tanjung Malim much later after the long weekend. Then I wouldn't feel so annoyed!
I had a very exhausting journey! It takes 4 hours to reach Tanjung Malim from Ipoh which supposedly reached in 2 hours.
My journey was delayed by a traffic congestion and a lorry accident in Sungkai.
These intensifies my loathing for bus.
 I wouldn't have risk myself to take bus during the peak hours if only I could secure a seat in train.
Today's lesson : Buy train ticket in advance next time.

Shopping spree

Shopping with my sister today. We were both tempted by the Padini storewide sales and Popular book fair.
We were lucky enough to get a car park as it is packed with vehicles. Oh ya...most probably is due to the long weekend holiday.
We were stunned by the long queue in the entrance of Padini.
I have never seen such a throng before, not even during Jusco member day.
We spent about 20 minutes to queue for trying clothes and another 15 minutes to pay.
I can say that most of the items are quite cheap as they are under as high as 70 % discount! Creating a scene of piranha feeding frenzy.
I grab two formal wears and two T-shirts. Satisfied! Hehe...
But sadly I couldn't get the Longman Pronunciation Dictionary=(

A day with classmates

I drove an automatic car, which is actually my late grandpa's car for the first time.
I wasn't really bothered to drive it until it is left unattended.
An automatic car is actually easier to handle.
At once, I was thinking to drive it back to Tanjung Malim next year. Hehe...
I have a lunch gathering with two classmates, one of them has just come back from Australia.
Haven't meet her for two years I think but she hasn't changed much. Glad to meet her^^
Another best friend of mine from Australia will be coming back to Malaysia soon. Looking forward to meet him!

Rest

Once again back to my lovely home again. Home sweet home!
Miss my family much. In fact, I come home to run a very important errand.
But being able to rejoice with loves one surpasses the errand.
I am absolutely a home lover XD
The following days will only be filled with hang-outs, gathering and family activities.
Assignments? No way! I will put them aside first. Hehe....
Time to rest and have fun before I go back to hell again.

Movie night

Drama viewing session for the first time in UPSI.
It was so excited! A replacement class will never be a thrill before.
We watched "A Doll's House", one of the drama for our class presentation.

We engaged ourselves with junk food, chewing potato chips and sipping soft drinks while enjoying the drama as thought we were in a cinema.Tonight B E-learning has been transformed into a temporary cinema in this dead town.

I did enjoy the drama although I couldn't hear their conversation clearly and it was without a subtitle.

In the end, Nora, being the major character, was adamant to leave her husband.
She is such an independent and level-headed woman that bravely voice out her need which I admire much.
Straight after the viewing session, we drawed lots for the SLA presentation.
Amitabha...we are the fifth group to present. Well, I should be glad enough not to be the white mice at least although the presentation will be killing me next week=(

Peaceful day

By far, it is a day that I am free of any activities except an hour of lecture. And therefore, I make use of the time to work on my assignments.
You know at most I will only spend half day in my hostel.
I will constantly engage myself with activities although is simply having meal downstairs.
I just couldn't stay in hostel for a day probably I get bored easily of trivial matter. Haha...sounds weird is it?
I resist the temptation of playing squash with Jason, a usual Wednesday event for me, just to complete my assignment.
I would have to sit still in front of my laptop most of the time before I return home.
Not facebook but to finish my work @_@
Wish I can complete half of my works within two weeks. Couldn't afford to expect more.

Tension

Now I could feel a heavy load of responsibilities are being shouldered on me.
I do realise it but do not sense it not until I refer to my assignment schedule.
For the following weeks, I have to battle hard with the assignments and revision of seven assignments.
I am under great pressure now, wonder how am I going to manage them well.
No more drama frenzy not until I finish half of the works.
I can imagine books, files, and papers are pilling up ,waiting  for me to pamper them=(
My eyelids begins to droop now, time to sleep! Goodnight friends^^

Lovely Sunday

My day started with EC II discussion in Vickie's house.
Together we have drafted an interview report which will be examined by our lecturer tomorrow.
Hope she will approve it.
At the same time, she and Tee Xin gave me some ideas on my literary criticism assignment, which I could not think of as I have come to an dead end.
Their brainstorming unblock my obstructive mind.
After that, we joyfully went for lunch in Easy Cafe. We enjoy our meal in the soothing ambience except my creamy seafood soup. It really sucks! The worst ever soup that I have drunk!
For dinner, once again Vivienne and I be the little chef. Hehe...
The cabbage soup that we made is so delicious! Credit to the anchovies^^
Another blissful Sunday for me ^^y

Oh no...

I told myself it will not be happened anymore in my life. But somehow it did happen again today!
Oh my god! Again I had my taekwondo training under the scorching hot sun.
A big clap to the tournament. You have transformed me into a dark figure successfully which I totally can't accept!
I have just getting a bit fairer since my last training in the field not long ago. And now?
There is no hope for me to get back fairer within a month=(
No more outdoor activities in the afternoon please.

Freezing cold

Another rainy day in Tanjung Malim.
The weather of Tanjung Malim has been gloomy and wet for quite some times.
Maybe it is another indication of the changes of world climate due to men destruction.
Kind of sad like what happen in Thailand now.
The unpredictable weather mood of Tanjung Malim has made me constantly worried about my clothes.
Once it starts raining in the morning, I know my clothes won't get dried in the following two days.
The hang clothes just getting more and more. Haiz...
It was freezing cold in the class and so i made myself a big bowl of Tom Yam soup as dinner.
Feel warm and satisfied after that. Gonna have a nice sleep in cold breeze~

Face the reality

Finally back to the dead town after the long holiday.
I am pretty down due to family misfortune. Amitabha~~
Blessed my family to carry on life during this hard times.
Somehow I have to face the reality. Assignments and mid-term tests are waiting for me.
Miss my family so much. How I wish to be by their sides=(
Cheers!!

Gruesome pain

My unwelcome "old friend " visited me again this morning. 
It will make me suffer in silence each time it bumps into me.
I have been having period pain occasionally since secondary school. Till now I can't figure out the solution=(
I was wincing in pain for the whole morning, rolling left and right umpteen times.
This is the most severe pain that I have encountered. I couldn't even get out of my bed.
Imagine how bad it is. At that moment, I felt like having labour pain. Oh gosh @_@
Only after I took medicine I felt better. But then I have wasted a morning by fighting with this stupid pain=(
111111 is a disaster for me! Why everyone blindly says that it is a very special and lucky day? = =''

Ipoh walk

Today is my turn to become a tour guide as my friends from UPSI will stay in Ipoh for a few days.
I brought them to Foh San, a dim-sum restaurant for a late breakfast.
Luck was not with my friend today.
He was summonsed for passing a yellow traffic light. He was caught in red-handed. Gosh!
He is so lucky to receive a three digit summon. Feel so sorry for him=(  Poor thing=(
Our next destinations were Sam Poh Tong and Kek Lok Tong, an only seemingly 'tourist attraction' in Ipoh that I could think off. And I'm so ashamed of the unclean tourist attractions. Such a joke!

A scenic walk

Had a plate of fried kuetiau for breakfast. Cheap and tasty.
After that, Vivienne brought me to Taiping Lake, a place that I have always longed for.
It is more scenic than I have expected!
The serene environment with a lush green view is so breathtaking. Wow!
Of course I won't miss the chance to snap photos in such a scenic environment.
It is absolutely a must go place in Taiping.
Before I left, Vivienne's mom cooked a scrumptious meal for me. yummy, yummy^^
I feel graceful to be with them in these two days. Thanks for their warm reception.
Had an enjoyable time in Taiping\^v^/

Taiping Trip

I boarded an early morning bus to Taiping.

Once reached, straight away I head for an interview together with my group members.

The interviewee is a retired Maths teacher, Mrs. Ng.

She is a really nice person which made our interview went on smoothly.

She told us that being a teacher must be able to ignite his own fire at all times throughout his teaching life, which is truly true.
I must be a passionate teacher like Mrs. Ng, which I have always promised myself.

After that, I met Vivienne in her shop.

She was my tour guide for the whole day as I was going to spend two days in Taiping. So did her mother.

They brought me to eat lots of Taiping famous food.

Couldn’t believe that I have eaten so much food in a day! The food are relatively cheap and tasty as well.

We visited Night Safari at nite. A whole new experience for me.
I was so thrilled to be so near with the nocturnal wildlife!
Vivienne said that I’m lucky enough to have a glimpse of most of the animals as some of them don’t always appear at night. Hehe…today is my lucky day^^

First day of holiday

Assignment and revision fill up supposed to be a bright Sunday. Haiz...
I was bogged down by the assignment.
It is about writing a critical analysis of a literary work. I simply don't  know what to write.
I am stuck in the first part. Bless me tomorrow.
Had a drink with my former classmates in Station 1 Cafe.
My friend has taught me a game, black magic. It's a secret between us as it can only be played without the acknowledgement of the others. Hehe...our secret^^

Secret Recipe

Went to Secret Recipe again with four of my friends this afternoon.
We were to celebrate Jason's birthday by giving him a treat.
Each of us ordered a piece of cake except me who shared with Ying Le.
We waited idly until 12 pm just to order set lunch as set lunch is only available from 12pm-3pm.
In the mean time, we snapped lots of  funny, stupid, cute...photos.
Hehe...enjoy the moment joking and giggling with each other.
Wish Jason is happy with our little effort. Happy Birthday in advance to Jason^^

New printer

Woke up by the ticking of rain early in the morning.
I am supposed to sleep like a log in such a nice weather. Yet I have to go to campus to see my lecturer=(
Finally I managed to buy a new printer ! Before that I was turned down as it is running out of stock.
It is an ink efficient printer with an affordable price.
 So I think it's worth although it did burn a hole in my pocket.

Yoga

Practised yoga after having not done it for a few weeks i think. 

I am becoming lazier than last time. Shouldn't be!
I love yoga. It's just that I lack of motivation.

Last time I used to hit yoga centre thrice a week for four months. Now? zzzz
Feel sluggish now. What should I do? assignment? internet? or drama again?
Good nite readers^^

Jazz chant

Our mid-term paper of phonetics were given back today. 

Dr Che Ton is very disappointed of our performance for which she expects us more.
My results is a bit under par due to some silly mistakes again. I wish I have done better.
Well, at least I have prepared well for the exam.
We will be having the second quiz after our sem break and this time transcription will be included! OMG...
Guess I have to drill myself on this during the coming holiday.
Our lesson ended with the performance of choral speaking and jazz chant, which is my group.
Finally it is done^^

Ends of holiday

One week holiday passed as if a blink of eye.
I am back to hell again. Assignments, revision, jazz chant practice are all waiting for me. Haiz....
Wish my holiday could be extended.
Tomorrow will be a hectic day with 5 hours of class, jazz chant practice and assignment discussion.
 Cheers~~ Tommorrow will be a bright day!!

Sick

Gastric hits me again=(
I had been thrown up twice since last night.
Just felt like something get stuck somewhere in my stomach which nauseated me for the whole day.
I was diagnosed with indigestion after consulting a doctor.
He strongly discourages people from binge eating such as buffet and steamboat as these eating habit will promote indigestion. This is really true.
I lose appetite after vomiting a few times. I could only manage to eat a little.
I was so sluggish as if lying on the bed was the best option for me.
In the following weeks, I must keep tabs on my diet as I do not wish to fall sick again.

Shopping with mum

Happy Deepavali ! Especially to all my Indian friends and teachers.
I went to shopping with mom as today is her day off. We did not buy much thing actually.
Just grab a few necessities.
Huh...I have completed my plan earlier than I have expected. 

That is finish my assignment and revision by the end of this week.

Now that I have accomplished my plan, what should I do next? 

Should have brought more books to read. Haiz...I am being too judgemental.

A satisfied meal

Dined out at a Chinese restaurant as an early birthday celebration for my brother.
Have been mouth-watering ever since knew that we will have sea cucumber today.
Other than that, my father has ordered a spicy mayonise style lamb, vegetable and big prawns.
The big prawns are longer than my palm with roe inside.
This temptation is really irresistable. My brother even mentioned that he would rather have the prawns than having a birthday cake.
At the end,our stomach were full to the brim and at the same time we burned a hole in my father's wallet=p

Scorching sun

It was so unbearable to have taekwondo training under the scorching sun for three hours!!
I was soaked in sweat right after ten minutes. Had a thought to quit...I can't do it=((
A big no no to me if this suggestion is to come again next time.
Soon I was uplifted whenever time to reach my home become nearer and nearer.
There will be no training for the next three weeks! Hooray!!

Little chef

Cooking mood is on. Thus, I prepared lunch for myself and my best friends too.
We had a very satisying meal as four dishes ended up in our stomach.

Indeed this is the first time i cook for my friends. Not bad. Hehe...

Various dishes popped up my mind when i was cooking. 

Can't wait to cook them all at once! Greedy am I? =p

A touching movie

I caught an Indian movie during 3P class. It is about a nine year old boy with dyslexia problem, a condition of facing difficulties in writing and reading but without affecting his intelligence. 

Yet his father sent him to a boarding school as he obstinately thought that those are only his lame excuses.

Such a pity and sorrowful boy=(
Luckily his saviour, Nikumb guides him back to a normal life.

In fact, this movie reflects the current situation of dyslexic children in Malaysia too.

Prompt action needs to be done to handle their problem effectively. I am sure most of them are being alienated in the society=(

After class,I was still unable to leave due to the heavy rain. The weather of Tanjung Malim is so unpredictable.

Meeting

Just returned from the annual general meeting of the Chinese Club.
A big congratulations to my friends who are elected as new session committees.
Lucky or not I'm not selected. I think I should consider it as lucky=p
Wish the Chinese Club will flourish in this semester with the lead of new committees.

Stress

Have been anticipating the EC 2 class nervously since morning. Will it be my turn to make presentation today?
Or the following week? If I was to present today, better still as my burden will be eased.

However, I felt that I did not prepare well. I have mixed feelings soon after.

In the end, our group has done it. Hu...such a relief! 

At least I don't have to carry my nervousness to next week. 

Moreover, class for next week is off! Hehe...

Drive all the way

Finally experienced driving in Tanjung Malim as I rent a kancil with two of my friends.
Hoo...felt excited to drive again! I was the driver most of the time as I was more skilful in driving a manual car.
We went to TF supermarket, Billion and Bah Kut Teh food stall.
Unexpectedly, we have bought a set of Punjabi  suit each. Hehe...they were enticed by me actually=p
It is the most enjoyable weekend by far this semester. Looking forward to next outing^^

Taekwondo again zzzzzz

It's Saturday again. The day I dread the most due to taekwondo training.
Good news comes in the end ! Unexpectedly, taekwondo training for 29 October is cancelled! Hooray!!
I am on cloud nine with a week holiday straight. It won't be a problem for me for 3 hours training in the following weeks as replacement. As long as I could have a longer holiday.Hehe....
After the tiring training, I had a group discussion in library. Thank God it is a fruitful one.
I finished my dinner at my best friend's house. Appreciate her effort and sincerity though her cooking is less appealing, still need to be further improved.

Inspirational quotes

Recently I have a liking for quotes ever since I went through one of the quotes of Steve Jobs.
Dr Maizaitulliza, my SLA lecturer, inspires me again with her quote that goes like, '"A doctor will bury his mistakes, while a lawyer will hang his blunders, but a teacher will see his mistakes walking around."
So true right? This reminds me that being a teacher is a highly responsible job.
Teachers must make sure their competence are always up to par in order to educate students effectively.
I certainly don't wish that my students carry their mistakes throughout their life. And therefore, I must be a good teacher!

I'm blown up!

Something happened just now which really getting on my nerve. Shit!!!
A small matter can actually be transformed into such an irreparable ending. Why why why? Can someone tell me?
I am much appeased now. I should be more optimistic!
"Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't let the noise of other opinions drawn out your inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become." Such as one of the quote of Steve Jobs which i should always bear in mind. Be strong!

Revision

Started my revision for phonetics today as there will be a quiz next week.I had been uttering different phonemes, almost tongue-tied. It takes time to utilise phonemes well in transcription. As saying goes practice make perfect. I should drill myself with phonetics' exercise daily if possible.

Assignments

I am bombarded with lots of assignments within a day. Immediately I could feel loads of commitment being shouldered on me.
Oh my god!!! The assignments are from different subjects and all of them must be submitted latest by next month. As holidays are approaching, I have to work hard now so that I can enjoy my holidays the fullest. 

My first group discussion started just now in library. It is about second language acquisition.
Blessed me for the following assignments.

Moday blue

Whenever it is Monday, my mood will be a little bit down. Suppose it should be a new beginning of the week.
I was informed that my literary criticism class has been cancelled for this week after boarded bus for a while. Luckily the bus still hadn't move and so I quickly alighted from the bus. Sounds great too! I could spend my time to read Hard Times and hope can finish it by tomorrow.
Finally I was selected for public speaking. I was disappointed of my performance as I couldn't speak fluently and tend to speak by remembering the notes that I have prepared earlier. I just can't speak naturally and interact with the audience. What I could do was just meeting the eyes of my trusted friends. Sorry for ignoring the others. I will try to rectify my problems. Hopefully I can gear up my speaking skills soon.

a fruitful day

Cook mood is on today...be an apprentice of the master of cook. Together with my friend, we planned to cook a dessert with sweet potatoes and sago. Ingredients needed are sweet potatoes, sago, ginger, water and sugar. It is a very simple dessert to be prepared. I would manage to cook by myself next time after learnt from my friend.  It tasted really nice! Yummy!! Savoured each mouthful for my high tea dessert. Hehe....
At night, I went to my seniors' house to prepare dinner with them. We have seaweed soup with fishballs, hotdogs, eggs and long beans as our meal. Laughter pervaded the whole house as we burst into laughter when chatting while enjoying our food. Wow, my cooking skills is practized much today and I like it! Guess that I must engross myself more in kitchen. Such a fruitful day^^

Exhausted

Thinking that 3 hours of taekwondo training is waiting me, I was a bit unwilling to get out of my bed this morning. Arghhh!! My mood switched off instantly. Honestly, my interest towards taekwondo is fading day by day ever since last semester. Training each week is a nightmare to me=( Time past extremey slow during training.
I was dead tired today. My instructor insists every motion to be done perfectly which is testing my endurance and ability. I need a good rest to recharge myself.

A wasted morning

Hopping out of the bed earlier than usual although there was a big gap to my class. I was heading to my course photo-taking session at 830 am. I was a bit late actually as it was already 845am when i reached the shooting place. Seeing my best friend waiting alone there, I was a bit surprised. How strange for both of us waiting aimlessly early in the morning! Where were the others as expected? In the end, there were only eight of us altogether which can't even make up the minumum shooting number of fifteen. It was so disappointing and frustrating! We did not expect much to show up but at least those who have promised in facebook. I feel sorry especially to Ayuni, the one who initiated this activity. Do appreciate your effort although it did not work out eventually. Haiz, a lovely morning ended up just like that :(

Stay away from me fEvEr!

Felt like having fever soon. Sluggishness and body soreness have been haunting me for the whole day. Immediately I hop out of my bed when my friend asked me to hit the gymnasium. Nothing better than soaking myself wet while feeling refreshing. A few Malay girls joined us for badminton although we do not know each other but just to make up the number. High perspiration energizes me and chases away fever. Mission accomplished! hehe XD  This makes me strongly believe that exercise is one of the best medicine for mild diseases. I must hook up with squash, badminton and yoga regularly to have a clean bill of health which will directly enhance my study performance. To tell the truth, I am still at the baby steps of playing squash. Wish to brush up my skill further so that I can play with my friend one day.
Health comes first before anything! Stay healthy everyone^o^

Oops...wrong pronunciation!

Now only I realised that I have pronounced frequently used words during phonetic class. Oops, I have pronounced those words wrongly for years! For example, auto should be pronounced as (oh-toll), tomato as (to-mah-to) and banana (ber-na-na). After few weeks of tutorial session, I still have difficulties of recognising phonetic symbols and transcribe alphabets into phonetic symbols and vice versa. I think I have to study much harder to improve my pronunciation. Phonetic class is so much fun! I am deeply in love with it now.

Flu attack

Once again the same problem strikes me again. I am attacked by flu again. Being an easy target of flu virus, I will be sneezing incessantly when exposed to allergens like dust, pollens and smoke. Even now I am sneezing while updating my blog. The root of the problem is still unknown, what I could remember is my nose started to feel itchy during the English Communication class. I kept on scratching my nose which maybe the only possible reason to trigger the annoying disease. I was actually dozed off while reading just now. Guess I should take a good rest now. Good night!

Tiring journey

Haiz...finally I come back to Tanjung Malim again. Time flies. I miss my family so much.=(
It took me almost half day from Ipoh to Tanjung Malim. Can u believe it? Thanks to the malfunctioning of traffic lights at one of the busiest road in Ipoh. All the vehicles are stuck in the middle of road, bumper to bumper with no one bothered to give their way. Oh my god! It delayed my journey for an hour. What fussed me the most was a lot of passengers requested to stop at any place they like, directly affecting my reaching time. I boarded bus at 230 pm but only reached at 6pm. I am dead tired today.

Lovely weekend

Happy Birthday to my sister! She turns 19 years old officially today. Due to her big day, we dined at Secret Garden, a high-class restaurant and also a pub  in town. The paintings, decoration and design of the building create a relaxing ambience to the customers which makes it a perfect place to dine out. Other than that, a gramophone and old-style radio are placed right at the centre of the restaurant which made us feel that we were having meal at ancient time. We had a small bite of each meal, savouring every mouthful. I ordered smoked duck with beetroot crust, a very wise choice indeed. It was finger-licking good! Strongly recommend it!
After that, we went to Tow Bow Keong, a temple which is celebrating The Nine Emperor's God festival. We pushed our way through the throng and hardly able to squeeze ourselves to the altar. We bought Chinese pao (so-called turtle pao) , a must buy item at the temple before we made our way home.

Home sweet home

Back to hometown again. I took ETS with friends from Tanjung Malim but it was delayed by 15 minutes. Never mind as I was overwhelmed by the delight of meeting my family again. Coincidentally, my brother took the same train too but we had different seat. He departed from Nilai as he is studying in Nilai Inti University College.
It is such a happy reunion with my sister's return also. Nothing better than lying on the couch while cherishing  moment with my family. Home sweet home ^^ Friends, enjoy your weekend too!

Long awaited good news!

Finally I am able to get a copy of Oxford Dictionary of Literary Terms with the help of my aunt. It is available in Gurney Plaza currently. Lucky enough, right? hehe...I am thrilled of it as before this I failed to get it from major bookstores. Such a relief! I wont't have to beg my friends in different states anymore.
Bad news comes right after a good news. My best friend sprained her ankle during taekwondo training which prompted her to seek treatment from a traditional doctor. Sincerely wish that she will recover soon.

Burn off fat

Just returned home after having dinner in mamak stall with my friends. Having study in UPSI for a year more, today is just the first time I made good use of the gymnasium that is by playing badminton with friends. Strange right? haha...Partly because I did not have any companion to play sports with me before this. We have to bring our own net but no charges for the badminton court. Should have come earlier to play =p
We took turns to play as we were only managed to book a court. I sneaked to the squash court when it was my friends' turns. I learnt to play squash with the guidance of my friend, Jason. After briefing me some basic techniques and rules, I practised by myself and it was not bad actually. Hehe...hope that I can play with him after much practice. Indeed, I sweat from head to toe. Both games were really a very good exercise for me especially squash. In the long run, squash can increase one's stamina and physical strength. I burned tons of calories today! Wow...looking forward to next practice!

Sigmund Freud

I came across Sigmund Freud's theories during the class of literary criticism. His theories are mostly based on sexual characteristics which i disagree most of them. Among them are Oedipus Complex, Castration Complex and Electra Complex. He stated that a male child is prevented from having incestuos desires for his mother by the fear of castration by his father. I think this theory is less applicable to normal human being  It is illogical and ridiculous too. His theories made my class a bit dull today as I am not interested at all.

Public speaking

During the class of English Communication II, three students were picked randomly for public speaking. Each of them was required to speak impromptu for about 2 minutes. They shared a same topic which is human interest. Miss Fairus commented after each of them finished speaking. Some of the speakers' problems were speaking too fast, unclear pronunciation and being too nervous. I think I would have the same problems too. Worst is blackout will happen once I panic! Hope I will be able to cope this when it is my turn to speak.

Boring Sunday....zzzzzz

A very ordinary Sunday for me. Indeed I feel a bit awkward as there was no interesting activity except going to the library. Shouldn't Sunday be a bright day with joys? Today is just a bit dull.
I was lucky enough to get a second language acquisition book from library as I expected it to be unavailable after Dr Maizatulliza mentioned it. Seriously I need motivation for my study !! Even until now I prioritize entertainment instead of study! Come on, wake up Kit Wai! Someone should have given me a big slap!

A tiring day

My mood turned bad once i opened my eyes this morning=(
My first taekwondo training had finally reached. I am taking Taekwondo II this semester after finished first phrase during the last semester. This time the training session is much strenous and harder as well. Means that I must prepare myself better in order to have a strong stamina to perform well. No more late coming, truancy, funny excuses and joking during the training as the coach is quite strict and really serious when guiding us. Hope that tomorrow I won't end up agonizing in muscle pain after the strenous training.

Day with fresh Teslians

Finally is time to meet my juniors after two weeks since university starts. We met each other in an activity organised by the Chinese Club. Only a few juniors were able to attend and I have tried my best to help them in adapting university life. Two of the boys are twins which are from Sarawak while the other two girls come from Selangor and Sarawak respectively. They were quite worried about their results in future as they kept on asking me the average pointers TESL seniors achieve. For sure I assure and give encouragement to them. Hope they could adapt university life soon!

Bad day, bad mood =(

Today is a bad day. I feel a bit down and helpless. Something happened in my house which tormented me in the morning. I hope the problem will be settled soon and everything is going to be fine. My room mate, Stella has left for study week. She will be spending a week in her hometown, Sibu,Sarawak. I miss you, Stella=(

Enjoyable outing!

Just reach home. I am quite tired actually, have been away for the whole day with my friends. We went to Mid Valley to enjoy the movie ''Johnny English" which is presented by Mr Bean ( Rowan Atkinson). Laughter pervaded the whole cinema right at the beginning of the movie. We can't stop laughing throughout the movie. Rowan Atkinson is so talented and funny which makes it such a great movie. I managed to stop by Cha Time and have a cup of roasted milk tea. Looking forward to next outing!

Day of sounds~~~~

Today is my first lesson of phonetics and phonology. Obviously it was a day of all kinds of sounds whether consonant or vowels. It is fun having class with Dr Che Ton who is a very humorous, lively and dedicated lecturer. Three hours of lesson was full of enjoyment, laughter and excitement. I love phonetics!! It's time to go...have to find a tongue twister as part of the homework today. Bye =)

First blog created

Welcome to my new blog! I write blog for the first time in my life as instructed by my lecturer, Ms Fairus. Blog is another way for me to express my feelings, thoughts and opinions in words. I believe that my writing skills, vocabulary and usage of English words could be improved by updating blog daily. Today is my first class of English Communication II with Ms. Fairus. I hope to learn more from her to enhance my English level.