#2.12 Our Last Summer

"I'm so gonna miss everyone of you!"

I can still recall our last summer
I still see it all
Walks along the Seine, laughing in the rain
Our last summer
Memories that remain

Currently
listening to: Broken Strings by James Morrison ft. Nelly Furtado
watching: Bodyguards and Assassins
reading: All the awesome cards you guys wrote

#2.11 Party In The AUS

"I gotta feeling, that tonight's gonna be a good good night."

It was my first time to club but it was really fun, crazy and super high! We danced our asses off in Red Square at Hindley Street until 4 in the morning and suffered leg pain later on. But it's totally worth it!

Shut Up And Dance, Dance, Dance....

Currently
listening to: I Gotta Feeling by Black Eyed Peas
watching: Avatar 3D
reading: None

#2.10 Did You Hear About The Fugly?

"Adelaide...again!"




It had been 5 days since I got back to Adelaide and I had met with most of my friends here. Too bad Brian and Derrick had both gone back to Indonesia and M'sia respectively. After the tiring 6 hour plane, I was finally back to Adelaide! And the best part was that this time it was not a late night dream anymore. Jasmine, Michelle and WeeChen went to the airport to fetch me and later we bluffed everyone that I had missed the plane. The response was out of our expectations though. We thought the first person to be fooled would be Jamie the lamerest but who knew this time she was so damn smart. We went Ikea later that afternoon and had unlimited pasta for $5.The second day we went China Town to buy stuff to prepare for the picnic. Later that night a few of us went to Chocolate Bean for dessert. And they were damn nice! As I was not sure of the way to go back to lodge, I ended up staying in Weechen's apartment for one night. The next day we went to Glenelg to have a picnic and enjoy the summer breeze and of course taking a refreshing dip in the emerald sea that sparkled like jewel. It was damn tired when we left as if all of the energy had been drained from us. It was quite tiring but fun!



Currently
listening to: All Things Are Possible by Hillsong
watching: Beyond The Realm of Conscience
reading: Bradford College Computer Room's guide

#2.9 The holidays continue...

"What time is it?"



It's our vacation! All I could say about the Penang trip was awesome, awesome, and awesome! SinHui bought us to lots of places that had good food and we enjoyed filling our stomachs up with all those food. Dieting could wait for a while. Also, because of him we had had the chance to see for ourselves the other side of Penang, or at least I had.

Whenever the word "Penang" popped out of someone's mouth, all that came to mind were mega shopping complexes. But now it was definitely something more. Our last stop was the famous and biggest toy museum in the world. And God, it was simply amazing. And the best part of it was that I spotted some Pokemon toys inside. It's too bad that all of the items inside were not for sales. However, the act of simply feasting our eyes on all of the toys on display was satisfying (almost). This Penang trip was really an eye opener to all of us. I really hoped that I could taste all the mouth-watering food once again.

After the Penang trip, the whole family of mine-including all of the cousins- went to Alor Star Mall to watch 2012. On the way to Alor Star Mall, we did attract a lot of attention as the whole car was fully squeezed by us. I had the sudden urge to stick a " Don't count, there's 10 kids in the car" note on the side window of the car, but decided against it after I realised how crazy it was. Believe it or not, this was the first time that all of us-the whole family- had gone out to the theatre to watch movie together. By the way, Papa and Mummy sat in the couple seat area. Tsk Tsk.

Walk. Eat. BlogCanton-i, 1 Utama

Currently
listening to: Already Gone by Kelly Clarkson
watching: 2012
reading: Galaxie mag

#2.8 Home Sweat Home

"Going home is no vacation."

Seriously, I did not miss home at all. The fact that I was going home for about 2 months failed to fill me with a single sense of excitement. For me, it's just a period for me to rest after the stupid exams. But all these were changed once the green paddy fields outside the window of the bus came into view. I couldn't believe it, but it was what I'd never felt before- a sense of belonging, which to my surprise had deepened with time.

I had pictured the first sem break to be relaxing, but it was clearly otherwise. It was packed with loads of activities and things to do. A few nights after I got home, I watched My Dad Is Better Than Your Dad with my siblings and cousins and all of us were shouting and jumping like crazy cheering for the only Chinese-father-and-daughter contestant team. I bet that all of the neighbours could hear all the noise we had created. It was so childish and crazy but fun. They didn't win in the end but were the first runner-up and we were still satisfied with the result.

5A1 gathering was held in Jetty One and it felt so good to see one another again after months of separation. We chatted and laughed like we were never separated before and really had a nice time. Later, a few of us went to Zixian's house for a sleepover. We stayed up to 5 gambling while drinking champagne and chit-chatting.

It's great to see my grandparents again. They talked a lot and often repeated what they wanted to say again and again. I would be lying if I said that I didn't feel boring at all but I kept reminding myself that they love me and wanted the best for me. They had grown so much older and I treasured every single moment with them. I didn't want to regret later when it was too late.

November was going to end and it's December soon. I would be going to Penang and was looking forward to seeing every one of them in Penang.

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Secret Recipe, Shah Alam Section 18

Currently
listening to: Bad Romance by Lady Gaga

watching: My Dad Is Better Than Your Dad season 1

reading: Breaking Dawn by Stephanie Meyer

#2.7 My Life Would Suck Without All Of You

"You guys are crazy and make me crazier."

The stupid A-Level exams were finally over and we were totally freed from hell, at least until January next year. My prayer for a solution for all of my luggage had again been answered and although I was not from Sabah or Sarawak, the officers allowed me and some friends to put our luggage in the locked study room. This had saved me from a hell lot of problems without having to find ways to bring all of the luggage back to AS. And again I thank God for that.

I still couldn't believe that it was November already. Time really flies and it's time for separation again. Although I knew I would still be seeing them around next year, but it's still so sad to be parted with them. It's just only been one semester and our bond had grown so strong. I just couldn't imagine how I would feel when we had to fly to different directions after 2 years. The mere thought of it was simply and truly heart-breaking.

We celebrated so many different festivals, visited many places, had picnics, started BBQ, enjoyed hanging out in the mall laughing out loud, planned birthday surprises, organized so many parties, and had done so many stuff together. And all of them were of so much fun and craziness.
Although all of you are crazy, naughty, insane, lame, quarrelsome, and inhuman, I still think you all are so great and fun to be with. And you all had definitely made my life in Intec so much more interesting and I will seriously missed every one of you in this 2 months.

But still, I couldn't wait to be reunited with my family-especially my grandparents-again. MW would be coming back from Brisbane for at least 2 months and I couldn't wait to hang out and catch up with him. And as for friends in AS and Adelaide, I will be seeing all of you really, really soon and I could hardly contain all the excitement thinking about all the fun that we would be having.

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Choc Cupcakes by Miss Wanie

Currently
listening to: 3 by Britney Spears
watching: Ugly Betty Season 4
reading: No-book-principle after exams.

#2.6 A Pursuit Of Happiness

"Don't be afraid. Just have faith. Mark 5:36"



When I first came to this new place, I had faced so much trouble just trying to blend in, and I resented everything and everyone here. I blamed God-I really did- for sending me here although I was the one who had made the decision to be here.

I hated the hostel, the people, the college, the environment, the food, the transport and everything. I had no one to turn to and talk to when I was down, angry, or sad. So, I prayed to God that I would one day feel happy and have a lot of friends in Intec though it seemed impossible at that time. And yet miraculously He answered my prayer. In fact, He had answered a lot of my little prayers this year, which I found quite hard to believe in the very beginning. But He really did. The right person would always turn up to assist me with my problems, and I managed to overcome the problems one by one by their help. And I thank God for that. The first time that I met Uncle Yong, he told me that my life would be so colourful but I did not understand what he meant by then until now.

New friends popped up one by one and our friendship grew stronger by each day, and I really enjoyed every moment that I had spent with them. Most importantly, we had so much fun together and I finally could be myself again when I was with them. Yeah, we were of different races, but so what? It's triple fun that way. Despite all the bad stuff that I'd said about Shah Alam, I still felt really happy to be here.

I was rearranging my stuff when this card fell out of the novel that I'd read halfway through. And now I knew what it meant, for I knew His plan for me. Next week would be my final. There seemed to be no hope for my Biology to score an A and it was impossible for me to finish all the revision before the final, but still I would like to shout out loud :"Don't tell God how big your storm is, tell the storm how big your God is". And I seriously missed my grandparents now as I'd not chatted with them for a long time. Hope them have fun in L.A and Las Vegas. Like I said, it's a new dawn.

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Famous Ikan Bakar, Cahaya

Currently
listening to: Fireflies by Owl City
watching: Gossip Girl Season 3
reading: ODJ (Our Daily Journey with God)

#2.5 Brothers & Sister (+Cousins)

"Our love holds us together, our differences make one another stronger."

It had been a long time since I needed to slam hard on the bathroom door because they were using it for a long time. It had been a long time since I quarrelled with anyone of them. It had been a long time since we pointed fingers at one another when things went wrong. It had also been a long time since we quarrelled whether the bedroom lights should be turned off or on at night, or grabbing the TV remote control from one another, or complaining about one another to Mummy and Papa, or fighting over the air-conditioner remote control. Those may not be the nicest memories but I missed all those days with them.

There were 10 of us together, growing up together in the storm, in this family that was so shattered and yet so united, and yet we had pulled through all of them. We fought over everything that could be fought over-food, gifts, love, attentions, toys, books, stickers, computer, television, money, clothes and the list seemed to go on and on. We always got into serious fights as each one of us was so headstrong and stubborn. No one was ever willing to give in first and we almost never saved faces for one another. Every time, an adult had to step in and interfere before all those verbal conflicts turned into physical ones. However, the most amazing thing was that no one ever held a grudge and after that we were good, as if the fights had never happened before. Yet, we had never stopped fighting.

We had our differences, our very own opinions about things. But our differences made one another stronger. Of course, we did many things together besides fighting. We used to shower-splashing water at one another could hardly counted as one-together when we were small, imitating the adults by setting up our very own"family", acting as polices, Kungfu fighters, cooks, warriors, doctors, nurses, CEOs, and many many more. Also, we proudly (and stupidly) declared ourselves as the "Ten Brothers" as there were 10 of us. We played lots of games together and had such great time together. They gave me so many childhood memories that I would cherish forever. In fact, they completed my childhood.
And now we were all separated. I could still vividly remember how my heart broke when I heard that my little cousin cried all the way back to Alor Star after I boarded the plane to further my studies, and how sad I was when Mummy told me how my little brother used to wake up in the nights calling for my name. And how touched I was when I received my Pooh bear from my same-age sibling MW and how he had planned my 18 birthday party or when my cousin bought me a wallet a few days before I went to Adelaide. Yet, despite all these, every time when I went back to Alor Star I just wanted to hang out with my friends instead of them, all the while not knowing that they were sitting back at home waiting for me to spend some little time with them, and how rude and impatient I was whenever they asked me to teach them how to do their homework. They always remembered my birthday, but I always forgot theirs.

I just wanted to say thank you for everything that you all had done for me, and sorry to all of you for taking you all for granted. As we grew older, distance and maturity had made us quarrel less. I thought all the fighting thing had been over until recently I got back home and all of us had a big fight again. I guessed something never changed. :)

Love you all forever.

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Tony Roma's, Sunway Pyramid

Currently
listening to: Down by Jay Dean
watching: nothing thanks to exams and tests
reading: A-Level Text Books (SHIT!)