The Days That I've Missed

I feel like I owe everyone a long entry today, especially to Stephanie ( my loyal, read-everyday-my-blog-friend). I have been extremely busy. Loads of work needed to be done and loads more still needs doing. Usually I'd explain almost every sector of my life, but today, it is different. Today highlights the moments of my life that seem interesting.

Last Saturday, 25th March to be more precise, I had attended the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra (MPO) School's Concerts - Fantastic Beasts. It was a concert featuring famous music pieces featured in the Harry Potter movie soundtrack, and two other great pieces of music, namely, Samson And Delilah's "Bacchanale" and The Little Mermaid's "Under The Sea".

Many schools were present. My cousin from Melaka even made it there. I was registered under Steph's music school. The concert was fantastic. Musicians dressed up as witches and wizards and the host was simply fantastic ( Mr. Alasdair Malloy - who also signed my booklet, WoooHooo !). The host got the whole audience to take part, dancing and laughing ourselves away. I loved the percussionists, the timpani and the celeste musicians. Can't wait till May 6th ( or is that 9th ? ) because, this time, Desiree, Lai, Raveena, others and I are going for a piano concerto. I'm excited already !

On Sunday, Steph and I caught Ice Age 2; The Meltdown in Midvalley. Steph had won two tickets to catch the movie first. I truly enjoyed every minute of the movie. Not only was it funnier, the story line, although predictable, had it's 'capturing' moments. We both enjoyed the movie and the day that followed through too. From walking to nowhere, to meeting friends and ... oddly family, we had a great time. Wouldn't you agree Steph ?

Drama Drama Drama ! That's what happened AGAIN between the Indian girls in my school. Sonia had had enough ! So she set up a meeting for them. Everyone was told to air out their problems with one another. Sonia and I tried our very best to solve things, both of us were desperately clarifying every word that was said, as already the fine line between them was fading. I'd say we managed to put the matter at rest for the moment, nobody seems forgiving enough to be 'the bigger person'. Selfishness and envy sparked it all and I dare say it will spark again ... soon ...!

I guess that's the update for today. As I said earlier, I'm too busy, most of my blogger friends haven't updated their blogs either. School is pressurizing (is there such a word ... ??? ) us too much. Dear dear ...

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Revenge Is Sweet !!!

-the seven deadly sins-

WRATH
1. Who did you last get angry with?
Poobalan ... people should learn to watch what they say because when it comes to revenge, I'm the King !
2. What is your weapon of choice?
Either humiliating the person in public or destroy their credibility from within.
3. Would you hit a member of the opposite sex?
Sure ! But only playfully ... I don't believe in violence towards women.
4. How about of the same sex?
Never throw the first punch. When and if it calls for it only.
5. Who was the last person who got really angry at you?
My mum ? Not sure la ...
6. What is your pet peeve?
When small things are blown out of proportion.
7. Do you keep grudges, or can you let them go easily?
I keep grudges and it takes very long to forgive.

SLOTH
1. What is one thing you're supposed to do daily that you don't?
Doing Mr. Leong's maths homework. Been delaying it since last year.
2. What is the latest you've ever woken up?
12pm I guess ... never later.
3. Name a person you've been meaning to contact.
Bazilah ... I miss her so much !
4. What is the last lame excuse you made?
" No, it's not you. I'm just angry with everyone right now ." ... eventhough I'm really acually angry at the person who asked wether was it him/her that I was angry at.
5. Have you ever watched an infomercial all the way through?
Yup ! Especially when there's nothing to watch. Sometimes, infomercials are quite interesting
6. When was the last time you got in a good workout?
According to my planner ... 2 months ago ...
7. How many times did you hit the snooze button on your alarm clock today?
Today ? ... not at all ... but usually ? About twice ... :p

GLUTTONY
1. What is your overpriced yuppie beverage of choice?
Anything and everything MILO !!!
2. Meat eaters: white meat or dark meat??
90% white meat ...
3. What is the greatest amount of alcohol you've had in one day?
A half a tea cup of Irish Milk.
4. Have you ever used a professional diet company?
No. No matter how desperate I am !
5. Do you have an issue with your weight?
Yes. I fluctuate like an inflating/deflating balloon !!!
6. Do you prefer sweets, salty foods, or spicy foods?
All. Solves the above question doesn't it !
7. Have you ever looked at a small house pet or child and thought "lunch"?
Maybe ? Sssshhh ... I'm not a cannibal but doesn't it cross your mind ? Maybe I'm just too weird .. ??? ... hhhmmm ...

LUST
1. How many people have you seen naked (not counting movies/family)?
Never counted.
2. How many people have seen YOU naked (not counting physicians/family)?
Never counted either !
3. Have you ever caught yourself staring at the chest/crotch of a member of the opposite gender during a normal conversation?
Honestly ? Yes ! It just happens unconsciously most of the time !!!
4. Have you "done it"?
No!
5. What is your favorite body part on a person of your gender of choice?
Uh ... everywhere ? I have my moments ... follows my mood ... hehe ! * I sound so pervetted
6. Have you ever been propositioned by a prostitute?
Never . Thank God ! I'll just run with a harassed look on my face !!!!
7. Have you ever had to get tested for an STD or pregnancy?
Well pregnancy ? Obviously No ! . STD and HIV also definitely No la ! I haven't even done it ? Why wanna test ?

GREED
1. How many credit cards do you own?
Credit cards ? Cash also don't have !
2. What's your guilty pleasure store?
Any store with food.
3. If you had $10 million, what would you do with it?
Spend on Me Me Me 1st !!!
4. Would you rather be rich or famous?
Become rich because I am famous !!!
5. Would you accept a boring job if it meant you would make mega bucks?
Definitely ! The money will cheer me up soon enough !
6. Have you ever stolen anything?
Yes ... in primary school ... *ashamed* ... I still have that thing I stole ... *hangs head*
7. How many MP3s are on your hard drive?
None ...

PRIDE
1. What's one thing you have done that you're most proud of?
accepting myself ...*finally*
2. Whats one thing have you done that your parents are most proud of?
I have no idea ... nothing seems to please them !
3. What things would you like to accomplish in your life?
Right now ... do the best i can in STPM
4. Do you get annoyed by coming in second place?
Always !
5. Have you ever entered a contest of skill, knowing you were of much higher skill than all the other competitors?.
Yeah ... Anything to win ... :)
6. Have you ever cheated on something to get a higher score?
Yeah ! always ... especially when I'm playing against family and friends ! :)
7. What did you do today that you're proud of?
I studied on my own accord !!! Maths summore !!!

ENVY
1. What item (or person) of your friends would you most want to have for your own?
An new computer/laptop ... mp3 player ... digital camera ... handphone .,.. and the list goes on and on and on !
2. Who would you want to go on "Trading Spaces"?
Don't Know ? The show's not aired in Malaysia ... I think ?
3. If you could be anyone else in the world, who would you be?.
Somebody famous/fictional ... but to dream of the impossible is to destroy your sense of self
4. Have you ever been cheated on?
In a relationship ? ... yes ... In certain situations ? ... yes ...
5. Have you ever wished you had a physical feature different from your own?
Yes ... liposuction sounds so tempting right about now .... !
6. What trait do you see in others that you wish you had for yourself?.
A whole lot of confidence in myself !
7. Do you wish you'd come up with this survey?
Nope ... I'm too lazy to even care ...

I Hereby Tag :
1. Li-Shia
2. Denise
3. Ben, If he reads my blog ... :(
4. Chris , If he also reads my blog ... :(
5. Michelle, If she reads my blog ... :(

-conRad-

The Name's Bateman, ... Conrad Bateman ... And I've Been Tagged !

Uh Oh ! I've been tagged by Denise. I see her evil grin. ... *Yeah I see you !* ...

Four Jobs You Have Had In Your Life
1. School Deejay - Was part of SMK Bandar Tasik Selatan's radio program formed by us librarians ... Yes ! I was a librarian !
2. Home toilet cleaner - Maybe I should send my parents to jail under the Employee's Act ... I don't get paid !!!
3. Class Monitor - It sucks because I have stupid idiotic classmates ...
4. Aiyo ! I have other jobs I've done but too many to stuff it all here ... I was a school MC too !!!

Four Movies That You Would Watch Over And Over
1. Rent - I so love this musical
2. A Walk To Remember - Couldn't stop crying
3. Patch Adams - Couldn't stop crying either ... Well, the girl shouldn't have died !!!
4. Any Disney Movie - I know I know ! Too many sappy sad movies but what can I say ? All the macho , guy's guy movies are all just flashes in a pan ...

Four Places You Have Lived
1. Portuguese Settlement - I loved the house my grandma once owned ... Miss that place ...
2. On occasions, Bandar Hilir Malacca, - My grandma lives there now ...
3. Sri Pena Apartments in Port Dickson - My cousins and I practically grew up there ( but only during holidays )
4. I still live in Taman Midah - I still beg my parents to shift somewhere cooler, as in hip and happening ... not boring ... !

Four TV Shows You Love To Watch
1. America's Next Top Model
2. One Tree Hill
3. Lost
4. Charmed

Four Places You Have Been On Vacation
1. Singapore - When I was still about 2 feet tall
2. Bali - I got a pure silver ring from there ... It caught my eye, glimmering in the display case.
3. Thailand - Was my first time I used room service and ordered 5 different meals an hour before dinner( this was done at the tender age of 6 ).
4. Langkawi - Berjaya Resorts was so damn beautiful. My first time in a 5 star hotel !!!

Four Websites I Visit Daily
1. Denise's Blog
2. Li-Shia's Blog
3. Chris's Blog - Eventhough I don't half of what he is saying !!!
4. Debbi's Blog

Four Of My Favourite Foods
1. My Mum's Cooking
2. Anything Pizza
3. Spaghetti Carbonara
4. Anything Sweet and Chocolate-ty

Four Places I Would Rather Be Right Now
1. In Disneyland
2. See The Buildings In Rome
3. Visit The Musee De' Lurve
4. Studying Mass Communications In HELP College

Only Friend That I Have Tagged That I Think Would Respond !

D E B B I . . . ! ! !

-conRad-

Terms Of Endearment.

Ugh ! The only expression to give after coming back from school. I miss the holidays. The days where you forget to study. The days where you 'plump' your fat buttocks on a chair and just stare at the ceiling. The days where there is not a single worry of obtaining a good grade. The days ... ... ... Oh ! Forget It ! ... ... ...

As predicted, I got back 60% of my results from the monthly test. The verdict ... I'm doomed ... Ok !, that's exaggerating. At least I know I can improve from this point. I failed miserably for my PA paper, only obtaining half out of twenty objective questions and 1 mark for my flow chart. Although, I strongly suspect that I did very well for my essay, my teacher is useless, so I sent my paper for rechecking ( Sonia is passing my paper to her tuition teacher ). It's unfair when you follow every rule in the book and thus, obtain one measly, stupid, idiotic mark !!! I expected to fail for my chemistry paper as I didn't even bother opening my book to read one single damned word.

On a lighter note ? I managed to be the second highest in my class for my biology paper (A-). Wooohooo ! That made me so damn F***ing happy !!! ( Sorry ... Overexcited ! ) ... hardly ever get that kinda marks anymore, so let me savour every moment of this. Aaaahhh ... !!!

Aiya ! Now I have to improve on all of these exams ... back to the books ... *stuffs face into books*

Tomorrow ? Maths and MUET results .... EeeeeeYyyeeerrrr !!!

*Gasp* ... I just told myself to hurry up typing this because I have lots of homework to do ! ...

Why ? Why ! WwwwwHhhhhhYyyyy ... !!!???

-conRad-

Two Girls, A Guy And A Locked Steering Wheel !

So yesterday started out pretty slow hence my post on 'problems'.

Michelle had planned that she, Debbi and I go out and hang in Taman Midah's 'pasar malam'. Well, she came late, about half an hour late ... the reason ? ... she herself has yet to tell me ... Michelle had trouble doing a side parking infront of her uncle's house. So, after much struggle, and lots of laughter from me and Debbi, Michelle's uncle offered to park the car for her. That in itself sprouted much more laughter from Deb and I. :)

When we entered the 'pasar malam', Michelle and I made a bee-line to the pirated CD peddlers. I bought Pussycat Doll's and Black Eye Peas' albums. Michelle bought 4 different chinese singers whose names oddly sound the same. Then we sat a 'Chee Cheong Fan/Fun' shop and had curry laksa instead because all the 'chee cheong fan/fun' finished already. Whilst eating we all gossiped away and constantly laughing at our silly antics.

As we headed home after a long night, ( where a car sprayed droplets of water on my face and onto Michele too ), we walked back to the car. To our surprise, Michelle started tugging and pulling the steering wheel of her 'Kembara' ! After awhile, if you passed us, you would witness Michelle frantically pulling the steering wheel, whilst Debbi and I are howling with laughter. In the end, I offered to help tug the wheel too. Debbi suggested that maybe the engine should be turned on but Michelle had already tried that. Everything practically locked by itself. Fortunately, Michelle's uncle came to help again. Within 2 seconds, the car came to life, much to the embarrassment of Michele and I. ... haih ... The worlds worst drivers ! ... We still don't know what her uncle did ?!

Finally, we all laughed on the way to our homes ... what a night ! ... As soon as I plopped myself on the bed, I dozed off.

Today ... so far I woke up at 6am to go for the 7am Mass at Infant Jesus Convent. After practically half an hour had passed, I realised my fly was OPEN ! Oh Dear ! ... How was I to pull the zip up ? ... *malu-fied* It's safe to say, after much moving around, the matter was solved ... uh ... hehe ? *goes red in the face*

-conRad-

Belittle

Each soul is rendered with problems. Some, we consider to be very problematic and some, we belittle. I believe we should never assume ( because you make an 'ass' out of 'u' and 'me' ! ... I got it from 8 Simple Rules For Dating My Teenage Daughter ) that one's problem is small and insignificant because to the person, it's hurting them maybe to the point of suicide ( who knows ? ).

I guess what I'm trying to say is, never take lightly one's problem. Problems are a funny thing. It teaches you how to be stronger, it strengthens your defenses but it may also destroy your confidence. My problems a few years ago almost destroyed me. Many people belittled my problems which in the end, made me believe that I was useless. Then, I met a few teachers and met new friends. Things took a turn. I thank God for that very moment in my life when these people came along.

Someone with a problem usually lets it reside in them for a long long time. Till one day, it eats it's way out, thus becoming worse. Never let a problem consume you or others, no matter how small it is. Don't think of your pride when you ask someone for help.

The theme of this post was sprouted by an episode I watched from The Collector. The stories are perfect examples of people running away from problems. Never run ! A problem is part of who you are. It will be there no matter where you are.

-conRad-

Granted

I feel that I have taken the holidays for granted. I seem to promise to do everything and end up doing nothing. My days are numbered.

I ended up at Kasturi at around 11am. I had 40 minutes to kill till Steph and the gang arrived. I paid my fees, returned yesterday's tuition slip, browsed through books in 'Popular' and only 15 minutes had passed away. In the great words of Madonna, "Time goes by, .... so slowly, Time goes by, ... so slowly ..."

After much 'anticipation' ( also a Britney song ... ), I walked into PA class sharp 11.30am. To my surprise, almost 70% of the class was filled already. *smacks head* Should have been there at least 5 minutes earlier. Steph and the gang arrived fashionably late. After much "Ooommphhss ! and Ooouches !"(because all of us were trying to sit in a really cramped area), we finally settled to pay attention in class. The things we do for tuition classes. I practically copied everything the teacher wrote on the whiteboard, I don't understand how to do graphs ! I HATE graphs !

After PA class ended, we had trouble picking a place to eat. In the end, we ate in a Chinese food court, then walked to Mc. Donalds to eat ice cream which Desiree wanted so much but didn't buy in the end because there was no chocolate ice cream.*pants* That was a long sentence !

I sat with Denise and Suzy in Chemistry class, waved a hello to Toch, and dropped my water bottle rather loudly in front of everybody. *malu-fied* Then, when Mr. Lingam turned on the HP and I had to kick the wire of the HP, thus shutting it off. *malu-fied* again. About 15 minutes till class ended, the electricity went off and everybody, ... I mean EVERYBODY ! ... stared at me as though I magically shut off the electricity of the whole building ! *malu-fied* yet again ...

Steph and I went home together. It's been awhile since the both of us were alone ... Oh ! Oh ! *waves hand in front of your eyes* ... Steph won a pair of Ice Age 2 tickets from GSC. Since the Harry Potter contest last year, Steph entered every ... E.V.E.R.Y. ! ... contest they have held up on the website. I guess they got tired of seeing her name 'POP' up so manytimes. Maybe they think you'll stop if you won something. Wahahaha ... !

Today, this evening, this particular night, its been extremely ... B O R I N G ! ... *sighs and sighs*

-conRad-

The Post That Could Not Wait . . . RENT

I just finished watching the movie Rent on DVD. It is a freaking awesome musical. I loved the songs like, the theme song; 525 600 minutes, La Boheme, and Maureen's Tango. I don't want to add any spoilers for this movie because I highly recommend that everyone should watch it. I usually find it hard to cry at a sad part of a movie, but for Rent, I was bawling at the sad parts. It doesn't tug at your heart-strings, it 'yanks' them ! I truly cannot say how much this movie 'ROCKS' ( literally ! ), I'm at a loss for words.

Just a gist ? Rent is about 6 people who are friends, two gay couples, a straight couple, a film-maker and a fallen friend. They all have to deal with living in the city amongst poverty and other mishappenings. This movie depicts their lives for over a year. It is a truly engaging movie that reflects upon us.

I didn't do much in the early half of the day. At 6.30pm, Michelle fetched me from my house and we both went to Kelana Seafood Restaurant in Tasik Permaisuri to have a small reunion with my former secondary Biology teacher, Mr. Lim. I met May, Pek Mun, Lai Tee, Yen Nee, Theresa, Tam, Matthew, and Debbi there. We laughed, talked about our lives so far, and ate till we could eat no more.

All in all, it was a good day. Even better, after watching Rent.

Go watch Rent ... buy the DVD .... Watch Rent !!!

Watch it ! ... Rent to watch Rent !

-conRad- *watch rent*

Tristan Is A Cool Name . . .

Since last night's party ended late, my family decided to not go for the 7am Mass in Infant Jesus Convent, but instead, attend Mass at 8.30am in Holy Rosary. After Mass, we had breakfast in Brickfields, in an indian restaurant. There's always a language barrier between my family and the workers in an indian restaurant. They speak in Tamil and we go ... huh ?! We speak in English and they go ... huh ?!

As soon as we reached home, I rushed to get ready for my outing with Abri and Aziemah. We met up in Times Square. Aziemah tricked me into watching 'Tristan And Isolde' and thus, ousting Abri's idea to watch 'Underworld'.

'Tristan And Isolde' was a normal sappy love story filled with war and treachery. How many times can they spin the same plot over and over again ?

*Attention ! Spoilers ahead !!!*

It turned out to be based on a legend told by the Brit's and Irish. Tristan is British whilst Isolde is Irish ( Who knows ? I might be related to her ? ), their families are at war and they find love in each other. She gets betrothed to Tristan's king/surrogate father, thus, prompting their affair. Tristan is sold out by a British traitor and is persecuted. The twist is, the king forgives Tristan but he dies anyway, infront of Isolde might I add.

There are a few funny parts in this movie like, when Isolde finds Tristan almost dead, she takes her clothes off and holds him to keep him warm. Isolde then orders her servant to do the same. Upon following Isolde's orders, the servant, Bragnea, says " I haven't been naked with a man in 15 years ! " with an extremely uncomfortable yet enjoying it, face !

'Tristan And Isolde' was an OK movie, but maybe I'm a bit biased because I'm part Irish ? James Franco did an awesome performance but the story line was the downfall of this movie. Throughout the movie, Abri and I were laughing and talking loudly. We both found the movie to predictable and so we were creating our own plot or just predicting what the characters would about to say or do. We must have annoyed a lot of people because we laughed and joked so much ! Aziemah on the other hand, was quite into the movie.

After the movie, we ate at Avenue 10. I had fettucini carbonara. Uuuummm ... scrumptious ! Then, Abri and I rushed to get DVD's ( pirated of course ) ... We both wanted to get 'The Date Movie'. We saw the trailer for the movie earlier, and we just couldn't control our laughter. Boy , were we the noisiest bunch !!!

I left Times Square about 6.30pm. Whilst in the LRT, Sonia calls to have dinner with her in a restaurant near my place. We chatted and ate and now I'm freaking stuffed !!!

Just before I started blogging, I watched 'The Date Movie' Some parts were extremely funny but the plot as usual would not make sense. It was more of a love version adapted from the 'Scary Movie' franchise. They reenacted scenes from, 'Mr. And Mrs. Smith', 'My Besfriend's Wedding', 'Kill Bill' and many more. It was funny but some parts were total duds. You'd only want to see this movie once and that's the end.

-conRad-

Eleanor ... And The Magic Of A Birthday !

My 1 year old cousin, Eleanor , turns ... uh ... well ... 1 ... Today !!! She's the little darling of the family now ... The youngest of the youngest !

Today, I followed Sonia to school for Pn.Jaya's MUET class. I always wanted to attend one of her classes. She started off with a speaking test. Something about students shifting from rural to urban areas. The class was dumb-founded. I was dumb-founded !!!

However, things got much more interesting when Pn.Jaya proposed the topic on Women's Rights, which incidently was one of News Straits Times' front cover headline. The girls got heated up and most guys ( excluding me ) got defensive. I wasn't perturbed by the topic as I am proud to say, I am a Women's Rights activist !!! I truly believe that women, especially in Malaysia, are under represented.

Everyone was throwing points as if it was nuclear bombs ! Pn.Jaya was annoyed by some comments made, but she kept her cool. Sonia and I were mostly enjoying how Poobalan, Ee Mun, Debbi, Boon Chong and Shee Lok were arguing about anything and everything concerning Women's Rights. They got so heated up !!! Both Sonia and I reflected on the roles of man and woman, marriage, and financial stability of women and men.

After class had ended, Sonia and I had a very insightful chat with Pn.Jaya. Then, we had breakfast in Sanping before returning home on the LRT.

Later in the evening, I traveled along with my family to Petaling Jaya for Eleanor's first birthday party ! I met my twin cousins. Usually at this functions, we always hang out together. We chatted for quite sometime and then, the games started. My uncle had gotten the A&W bear to come over. According to my aunt, no one is to escape the games the A&W team had prepared. At first my sis, cousins and I felt out of place with the smaller, younger kids. But, my uncle and his best friends started joining in, making things much more lively. We danced, sang and ate our way to win the kiddie goodies that the A&W bear had to give out!

After the A&W bear left, my uncle started his own brand of games. The pinata was fun, but us big kids stayed out of this game. Pin the tail on the donkey was fun. My uncle started of with the adults and teenagers first. I firstly pinned the tail on my uncle's butt (without him knowing), much to my cousin's and uncle's bestfriends' delight. They took so many photos and congratulated me on a very sneaky prank ! When it came to my turn to really pin the tail, I strategised first! I figured that if I ran my fingers on the pins holding the donkey, I might just get the right spot to pin . Lo and behold, I pinned it perfectly well. Unfortunately, everyone said I cheated and so I had to redo. This time they spun me so hard I almost lost my balance. As was trying to pin the tail, I felt something was amiss, after pinning the tail only did I find out that I pinned it at the right place again but my uncle purposely pulled the damn donkey away !!! Thus, I pinned the tail a few centimetres away !!!

Then later, I was incharge of handling the pin the tail on the donkey game for the adults. That's when my cousins and I plotted to annoy them. We turned the board upside down, lead them out of the house still blindfolded, let them pin on things like an aquarium and drove them to insanity by confusing them with the directions of where the tail is ! When it was my aunt's turn, she tried making us promise to not move anything or bully her. She ended up pinning Elmo's nose on my eye ! Go figure !

I had a great time. It was fun reverting back to how we used to enjoy each other's company. For my uncles, cousins and me, it was like being a goofy whacky family again. I miss those times.

-conRad-

Behind The Curtain's Shadows.

Finally !!! The tests are over . . . Life seems a bit more relaxed. The tests were an eye opener for me. I'm still taking STPM too lightly. I really need to step up, but saying it now is easy, doing it will be real tough.

After the 'heart-attack' of a chemistry test, I decided to hop from class to class. I needed friends to hang out with. I feel disconnected from my classmates, they and me are from different worlds. I needed to mix with my own kind so I decided to hunt for Sonia, Li-Shia, Denise and Suzanne. I found Sonia and Li-Shia also roaming the corridors aimlessly. I hung out with Li-Shia mostly. It's always a joy to talk to her. But, I kinda bored her with my problems ... it was so so liberating to let out frustration.

School ended, and finally my Biology group passed up our time consuming projects. Went for lunch with Sonia and Sham. We took a walk to Masjid Jamek , from V.I. We searched the whole area for a not-so-congested restaurant ! After finding the criteria-ed place, we ordered a plate of rice with many vegetarian side dishes. Unfortunately for us, we received instead two capati's and the vege side dishes. The service was slow and the food wasn't that great ! Last time we'll be going there ! Sonia, later, went to check the cloth at the saree store that she chose a few days back. It was quite beautiful ... light yellow with soft silver. So beautiful !

I met up with Denise and Suzanne at tuition. Yet, another laughter filled day, mostly because we three banded to make fun of Tinesh! So gratifying ! I was kinda slow but I got what Mr.Lingam was saying with the help of Denise. I managed to explain what was going in class to Suzanne because today she was so out of this dimension. Too much day dreaming Suzy !

Can't wait for American Idol . . Uh ! . . . which will be starting soon . . . Ciaozers !

-conRad-

The Call Of The Sleeping Brain ... zzzZZZ !

I sit here in my room, staring blankly into the computer screen. The clouds of boredom engulf me, fluff-ing away every thought of the day... too dramatic ?

Tests tests and more tests.

Tuesday was the day that dread flooded the pores of hope in every student in VI. The first test of that day was PA. Well, according to my teacher, I totally botched up my flow chart essay ! 1/15 how proud ... I'll go find a rope to hang myself now ... Whoa ! Having deja vu right now. Imagined myself typing the last to sentences just now ... God knows I love having deja vu... Then it was the Maths test. I confidently answered 1 out of 5 questions ... Now, where is that rope ??? ... *search search*

Tuition was great ! Mr. Lingam was extremely funny ... :) poor Desiree ...

Today was much more interesting. I found the Biology test not too hard but not too easy either. It was okay ... *sighs heavily* ... Li-Shia and I were in a funny situation. You see, I had just ran out of U6BF's class because Mr. Kali just walked in ( he loves to torture students for no apparent reason ) ... I met Li-Shia right outside the class. Both of us were avoiding Mr. Kali, it was probably not a very good idea to continue chatting in front of U6BF, we were right in the line of fire !!! Anyways, by trying to get Li-Shia out of Mr. Kali's view, we both pretended to study right outside on the corridor, slowly creeping to U6A1 whilst trying to not make it look so obvious. We kinda dragged ourselves an inch, then stop, then drag, then stop, then drag ... it was just too funny ... maybe Li-Shia can explain this in much more detail because I think I made it sound too simple and flat. Forgive me, my brain is mushed up now.

MUET wasn't easy, the first passage was confusing and the summary was heart-breaking. I wrote 50 more words then the given criteria for the summary. I cut out sentences like mad. For example, the sentence; - Organize groups of ( a word I forgot ) and community volunteers to convey accurate information on drug abuse...
was cut into; - Organize talks ... !

Between the Biology test and MUET, the students had a long intermission. I was walking aimlessly. I chatted with Denise, mostly joining forces to disturb Fiona and rub in that we do not have any tests tomorrow. Poor Fiona ! Then, I hung out with Sonia, basically we were both chatting about stupid people and stupid things.

Right now I'm pretty pissed that I have to go to school tomorrow! My group decided that they wanted to send in our Biology Project tomorrow ! Ugh ! I wanted to relax and study !!! We practically have no classes tomorrow! Some people can be so inconsiderate !!! ...

Haih ... ! My eyelids are reacting to the impulses sent by my brain telling them to close because my whole body is shutting down to sleep and conserve energy for tomorrow ! ... Uh ... to much biology in my head already ! *yawn* ... My hands are typing the last sentence which is ... Good Night ! ...

-conRad-

The Emancipation Of ...

I always dread Saturdays, and I have no idea why ? Maybe it's because my tuition replacement classes always falls on this day, or, is it because I have to go to church ?

My maths tuition teacher ( Mr. Nasir ) says I never practice enough ( its true ... I never do his homework either ! ) . He always gives short, sugar coated comments that I'm being to lazy/complacent. Bah Humbug !

I decided to go for confession today. Felt kinda 'kaku' ( stoned ), because I didn't know exactly where to begin ? One thing is for sure, I surely had to tell that I ate on Ash Wednesday ! At least to make up for my mistake, I pledge to go on a forty day vegetarian diet ( acually, I'm only abstaining from red meat ... I can't go on a full vege diet !!! I'm not ready !!! ...Babysteps ... )

After Mass ended, my grandmother called. She wanted my dad to fetch her back from Rawang, where my most severely disliked cousins stay. On the NKVE highway leading to Rawang, I looked out the car window to see clouds. So much clouds everywhere. I tried naming and figuring out pictures or forms the clouds were making. Many pictures popped into my head, all too funny, and too dirty for a teenage mind ! Right at that moment I realised that I was quite at ease and happy with the world and life ! I felt emancipated ... I always wanted to use that word in a sentence ... !

Even on the way back I never realised how many beautiful buildings were built outside of Kuala Lumpur. It was around 6.45pm and it was beginning to grow dark, all the apartments and offices were beautifully lit ! KLCC and the Menara KL looked so beautiful from afar, glistening with dawn's glow! A picture right out of a postcard !

Anyways, when I came home, all I did was laze around the house. Maybe tomorrow I'll take Mr. Lingam's advice and do lots of work ! He said that the main reason why we are so tired on Mondays is because we relax to much on Sundays ! Well ... I said maybe ... !

*ciaozers!* I gotta catch up with some much needed sleep ...

-conRad-

... No More Drama ! No No No More Drama ! ...

TODAY

Life's a bitch ! Drama Drama Drama ! I never thought I would be immersed in so much drama ! We are between the ages of 18-19 and yet many are extremely immature in their thinking. Aside from that, school was a rather bore,... hehe... although I did get locked in the form6 block with Jino, Denise and Suzanne. It was my first time being locked in the building. Kinda cool !

Within 5 minutes, in Kasturi, I made the decision to stop Pengajian Am tutorials. The classes are the same as the normal class we have on Thursdays ! During chemistry tuition, I was trying very hard to not doze off. Suzanne and Stephanie were fighting off the same urge ! I hitched a ride with Steph to get back home, because my mum refused to pick me up from the LRT station. See how unwanted I am !!!

After watching the elimination round for American Idol, I flipped through the channels on Astro and decided to watch a Thai film titled 'The Judgement'. It was about a young man who returned from the army and came home to his mentally ill father. Upon meeting his father, he finds out that his father has married a beautiful young girl who also happens to be mentally ill. The story intensifies when the father passes away and the son has to take care of his new stepmom. Besides ridicule from family members and friends, narrow thinking and moral degradation, the young man has to overcome the sexual tension between his stepmom and also fulfill his father's wish, which was to take care of his stepmother amongst the hate and deceit of people.

A few scenes in this movie moved me. For example, The scene where the young man had to kill a dog ( not knowing wether it was mad or not ) in order to protect the school children in where he worked. The scenes were tremendously in detail. The young man was shown whacking the dog with a shovel till it broke it's legs, then till it was hit in the face and till it was suffering from the pain. I had never been so frightened in my life ! I couldn't stand the cruelty ! Yet, such a moving scene was captured on camera. Eventhough the ending wasn't satisfactory, it was a movie worthy of an Oscar !

Sports Day --- 25th February 2006

In my opinion, Sports Day in VI was a downer, especially when all your hard work goes to waste. The upper sixes were in charge of the sports house deco. Unfortunately, the theme didn't turn out quite as well as we hoped, due to lack of support and help in the form of junior students !

The highlights of my day was when Denise, Li-Shia and I were hanging out in the Victoria Editorial Board, room ( VEB ). Besides that ? Doing the Hakka dance was great ! Although learning from others that Sonia had fainted was a bit worrying !!!

After Sports Day, Sonia's dad took us all out to The Selangor Club in Mount Kiara to have dinner. It is suffice to say that I'll never touch sushi in my entire life ever again ! But, other than that, the food was fantastic !

My Birthday --- 24th February 2006

My birthday was very disappointing. I didn't get anything I wanted ! My favourite cake was replaced by a white chocolate, extremely creamy cake, my dad had to leave early during my family dinner, and my family dinner was held at home !

I had a better time in school and in Nando's. In Nando's I had a shock of my life ! It was Sonia and Shamelan's surprise. I spoke to Bernard Chandran, Malaysia's most prominent fashion designer !!! I almost fainted myself !!!

Ok, my eyelids are extremely heavy... I guess I'll pen off from here. Maybe I'll read a book later ? Hhhhmmmm....

-conRad-