#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

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