Achievements

So for all you busybodies who kept pestering me about my SPM results, here they are, in their somewhat miserable glory:

A – English, Maths, 1119

B – Biology, EST, Physics, Malay, Moral, Add Maths

C – Chemistry, Chinese

D – Sejarah

To be honest, the results were way below my expectations. I was actually quite disappointed, and it wasn’t until the countless pep talks from my friends that I finally cheered up and got over it. Looking on the bright side, at least I get to stay in college. And like how many of my friends said, Sejarah is a useless subject anyway.

But I can’t help feeling envious and just a little jealous at my friends who did really well, which is actually most of them. I feel like an idiot in a crowd of geniuses. I know I should put aside my feelings and just be happy for them. And I truly am. But it does get to me sometimes.

And then there’s this whole issue about curricular achievements in school. I think I’ve finally caught on to Weng Jeng’s paranoia of not having a nice CV because you don’t have a major position in your club’s committee. Now that I’ve noticed, a lot of my friends do have major positions in their clubs. Kendrick’s president of Rock-Climbing (well, only because he started the club, but whatever), Maira’s in the Board Of Directors in 4 clubs, and Mark’s president of Tree Huggers and Anime Club, as well as Treasurer of Rotaract.

And the only achievement I have is that I’m the Publicity Director of the Dance Club. Or, as Hui Qian puts it, 'the ‘notice boy’, which just makes me feel even more pathetic.

Which is why I’m going to strive to work my way into the committee in the clubs I’m in. Not just for a nice CV, but also for fun (well, as fun as being in a committee can get). I’m just worried that I’ll be so stressed out to the point where my studies get affected. And trust me, I’ve seen it happen.

But until then, I’ll just have to hang tight.

Marchin’ On

Can you believe it’s March already? I know I can’t. I’m still trying to deal with the fact that I’ve been in college for 2 months (well, almost 2 months anyway), and that college life has been surprisingly enjoyable. I feel that I’ve changed a lot since I became a college student.

And no, it’s not just the hair. Hush you…

The SPM results are also coming out this month (in just 5 days, in fact). Freaking nervous doesn’t even come close to how I feel right now. Originally my target was at least 8 As, but now it looks like I’ll have trouble getting 6. Which is quite saddening actually, considering how hard I studied (for certain subjects, anyway). I have a vague idea of which subjects I did and didn’t do well in, but I seriously doubt my predictions will be that accurate. After all, who would’ve thought I could get a B in my Chinese trials? Same goes for Sejarah, for which I got an F.

Oh well. It’s not like Sejarah is an important subject, anyway…

On the bright side, at least I know I’ll be getting As in English and Maths. And it can’t be that hard to ace Moral, EST and Malay (well, actually I didn’t think I did that well in the latter 2, but whatever). And how can it be to get 5Cs and secure my place as a student in college? And even if I screwed up my SPM, I can always work hard and ace my A-levels.

But all those are in the future. For now, I’m just gonna sit back, relax and contemplate whether I should skip class on Thursday to get my results.

CNY

Since my Chinese New Year is basically the same every year, I’m just going to post what I think is the highlight of this year’s Chinese New Year.

Fly FM came to our college to perform the lion dance!

I swear, this is the coolest school event I’ve experienced yet. Cooler than Desiree’s visit to Chong Hwa a few years back (Who is she, you ask? Exactly my point).

Anyway, back to the topic. 25th February was the CNY Celebration Day at Taylors Sri Hartamas. To fit with the theme, everyone wore either traditional costumes or red clothes. Each lesson ends 5 minutes earlier, and the celebration will be held from 12pm to 12.45pm, during which there will be no lessons.

The first performance was, of course, the lion dance performed by Phat Fabes, Ben and Nadia from the Fly FM Pagi Show.

The scene of the celebration:

Phat Fabes and Ben were under the red lion, while Nadia was the one wearing that helmet thing.

After the lion dance, the Pagi Show gave a small, comedic speech and presented a hamper to Taylors Sri Hartamas.

After that was the somewhat boring performance by the Music Club, singing some CNY songs.

Then the Dance Club gave a very sexy performance, dancing first to a Chinese instrumental, then to Taeyang’s Wedding Dress, and finally to Britney Spears Womanizer.

The dance performance received a full applause from the audience (I would say a standing ovation, except everyone stood throughout the performance, so it doesn’t sound right).

And then it was time for game sessions. I thought this was boring, so I left to take pictures with the Fly FM Pagi Show.

Me with the very cute Nadia from the Pagi Show:

And then with the entire Pagi Show crew:

I also took this picture which Maira thought was a very crazy one:

Actually I think I was the only one acting crazy in the picture.

Random shots with classmates:

If you haven’t noticed yet, nearly all of my classmates are female (the guys aren’t in any of the pics). I’m just as baffled about that as any of you, though I must admit that some of them are really cute ;D

That’s all for now. See ya!

Random Questions

Because I have nothing else better to do, I looked up a few of the random questions in the Blogger profiles, and answered them. Enjoy...

That can't really be a fish you're standing on, can it?
- No. It would've been crushed to death, anyway.

The love potion you made tastes terrible. How will you drink it?
- Who cares? That potion's not for me, anyway.

Why don't you ever wear a scarf? It doesn't need to be cold outside for your neck to feel naked.
- For one, I don't have a scarf. And I live in Malaysia. I'm already hot enough without wearing a scarf.

You have to dig a hole to China. Where do you start?
- Right outside the borders of China.

Do you believe that forks are evolved from spoons?
- Wasn't it was the other way around?

For your birthday, your aunt gave you a maple syrup dispenser shaped like a rooster. Please write her a thank-you note:
- Dear Aunt, thank you so much for the dispenser. Unfortunately I fed it to your cat. Accidentally, of course.

If you were a wrestler, what would be your finishing move?
- A kick to the groin.

You've got to make contact with the alien leader. How will you tell when the conversation is finished?
- When I start kicking the alien's ass.

On a side note, Taylor's CNY celebration is this Thursday, and Fly FM will be appearing to perform their lion dance. Expect tons upon tons of pictures!!!

Taiwan Part 2

Alright, so I finally found some time to post the second day part of my Taiwan trip.

On my second day, I woke up at approximately 7am. After having a buffet breakfast (which didn’t have many choices, but was quite delicious), we left the hotel at about 8.30am. Our first stop for the day was the Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial Hall, but first we stopped by at the Presidential Office Building.

According to the tour guide, the building has 10 entrances and a marble staircase at the west gate. The roofs are made of green copper.

Scenery of a sidewalk outside the building.

We also came across a monument which was apparently constructed in memory of the victims of the White Terror.

After lingering around the monument for a while, we departed for the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall.

The entrance to the Memorial Hall:

And beyond the entrance, we were greeted with the magnificent view of the building, with lots of beautiful plants along the lane:

Inside the Memorial Hall, the first thing that caught my eye was the ceiling:

 

We first visited the statue of Chiang Kai-shek.

Again, the ceiling in the room is very intriguing, architecture wise:

We were lucky to be able to see the guards changing their posts:

We weren’t able to film a good quality video of the event, so you’ll just have to watch it on YouTube or something.

After that, we continued into the exhibit of various items owned by Chiang Kai-shek.

A replica of the Memorial Hall:

 

And random shots of some stuff owned by Chiang Kai-shek:

I also found this picture which was constructed with miniscule words.

After finishing our tour of the exhibit, we exited through the other side of the building.

Our next stop was some place whose name I forgot (it’s like a Chinese cultural museum). That doesn’t matter, since there’s no pictures anyway (photography is forbidden there).

Later during the evening, we visited Wufenpu, which is famous for its shopping streets.

We visited a few eateries, where we got to try some Taiwanese cuisine.

The ‘Taiwan burger’:

Glutinous rice balls filled with meat:

And my personal favourite – 三色豆花 (Tri-color Taufu Fa):

It’s basically Taufu Fa, but with bean curd of 3 flavours – Mango, Chocolate and Original.

After that, we did a little shopping and returned to the hotel. And that concludes Day 2 of my Taiwan trip!