Thursday, April 30, 2009

A raise in Pay

last night was my 2nd last day as a tuition teacher. Its been 4 long months and a tiring time. But i have to say that i'm proud and happy to be able to help the children. In 2 weeks, i taught the girl from Kata Ganda, kata hubung, kata dasar, kata majmuk, kata tunggal ....so much to teach. teaching them, i have to ride a rocket instead of a roller coaster. I have to fast forward everything and summarize it so that can fair well in their exams.

Well, this week is exam week and its a crazy week for me. I have to give them tests and make the boy make over 30 sentences to prep him for the english paper tat he wil be sitting today. I hope he fairs well and does not repeat the mistakes i taught over and over again a zillion times. I told them:" 我把人家四五年學的英文在短短四個月傳教給你們, hope u can zap sang lar."

actually as their teacher i am happy that they improved . I saw from a 0 to a 55 improvement. But i'm happy that i changed their study 'budaya'. meaning that from a chinese cartoon couch potato, i kinda forced them to switch to be an English cartoon kid. and i kinda make them watch at least an hour of Animal Planet(my friends say that i am crazy) per week..haha...+they know how to check the dictionary now! gonna miss them!

and the best thing is that their mum actually raised my pay RM 50 as they kinda appreciated what i had done to help them. The money was not the best deal, its the appreciation you earn from your hard work that really counts for me! really satisfied.....haah...all the best to Yong Zhi Fong and Yong Siew Ling. You guys better work hard and do well in your exams!

Sunday, April 26, 2009

Celebrity Hunt in Penang!

Just back from Penang, primarily
  1. to help my sis pindah balik ke Ipoh for her 2 week sem break.
  2. to prep for my KMPH life(buy clothes etc..........)
  3. to makan-makan

In Penang, walau...makan really banyak. Believe it or not for only 1 day(Saturday) we had 6 stops at diff places for our meal. 2 stops for breakfast, 2 stops for lunch and another 2 more stops more for DINNER!!!! Feeling the sence of OMG??? duned worry, everything is in small portions...so that we can share share.haha

For breakfast, we ate Char Kuey Teow(my fav) at Sisters(along Maclister road). We arrived Penang around 8 and by the time we help my sister pindah pindah around 9 jor la...den eat my favorite...Char kuey teow. There was crab meat and it was spicy, but delicious like always. But leh..a little to oily lor..wanted to tell the auntie:"在今天的這 moderen 的 society人很注意健康的.每天說要減肥,瘦身..so oily..not good after all lar.." haha...(joking la). Later also went to ate Prawn mee and had Lo Bak. I just love the prawn type of Lo Bak...really delicious leh...but prawn mee is not for me...wan me 2 cirit birit meh!

Next stop: Queensbay Mall. There, we first went to Dragon -I( famous for the Small dragon pau).Ate 小龍包 (may favorite). While we were at Dragon-I, i found out that there was actually a charity fashion show+modelling contest contest going on later that day and in the afternoon, they were rehearsing!!!! and guess what? i saw Miss Deborah Henry(Miss M'sia 2008), Elaine Daly(former miss m'sia, tv host, tv personality) and also Henry(8tv Quickie)!!!! They were working the runway, strutting down, following their cheorography. For the first time in my life, i saw a LIVE fashion show(though rehearsel sahaja) but it was so cool.haha...

when we left Dragon-I, i saw a lot of those models walking infront of us. They were tall...but leh..they 'seemed' tall sahaja. I told my sis" Actually leh, they not very tall jek..you see their hair? All poofed up jek and they are wearing high heels mar...ceh"..haha..After shopping for my matrix stuff(i bought 2 pair of slacks, 3 ties, 3 Shirt,6 new T shirts)..we even went to Canton-I for some tea.(cantonese cuisine)

oh and by the way..when i came out from Canton-I, i was suddenlystrucked by an amazing voice. The voice seemed familiar...Misha Omar???hmm..no..and i looked to my right and for goodness sake, i saw Dina !!!(1st runner up from M'sian Idol 1)...she was fantastic! this girl has BIG pipes and her voice can blow me away just like a kite! Her performance was totally a breath of fresh air!!! Her power pack vocals and bubbly personality is such a wonderful act to behold. This powerhouse is just damn remarkable, leaving me just asking me for more!! Apparently, Dina was performing for the Anugerah Industri Muzik roadshow. Regardess of whatever , i give this girl a 9/10!!
my hp camera v. cha sahaja..but Dina was amazing!

For dinner, we went to have Oo-jien(fried oysters) and had a wonderful dinner at a seaside restaurant for some authentic Penang cuisine.

The best is left for the last..presented my Dad his B'day present(frm me and my sis) which i wrapped!..haha.wish him the best of health and also prosperity for being half a decade old!


nice kan??haha.

looks like after this day of heavy meals..in gotta burn these calories in the gym..haha

Friday, April 24, 2009

Blue Sky

before reading this post, have a cup of sky juice first!

My daily routine goes like this. Every evening, i would sure take Waggie for a walk around the field and somewhere near the neighborhood. Kesian lar..always terperangkap in my house. And i have to say that this is the happiest time of the day. Not mainly because i get to stroll or spend time with Waggie . But the main reason is that i get the chance to look right up into the sky and just be marvelled by the beauty of nature.

Sometimes, its Okay to stop and lift your heads up high. Yet, when i look up high in the sky ...its not completely clear, in other words, the lovely sky is blocked by houses or by telephone wires...spoiling my view. I feel that many people today never learn when to stop . Most just bother to go ahead and climb their way to the top. Others rather cuddle and are too afraid to move forward and instead back off. Well, its okay to take a pause and just relax.

Some idle realistic guy may say:" Look at the sky see what wor...cloud and blue only mar". Well, that true! Bingo ! but looking at the endless sky seems to be like looking into a new world without boundaries, restrictions. Try it yourself. you see, people of my generation are just trapped in a world where internet and TV exist. Look right up into the crystal cerulean sky and you will feel the sparkle that i feel daily. Sometimes looking at the sky reminds me that ANYTHing is possible and all you have to do is to believe. Dreams can be powerful. Never ignore that. Its just relaxing, feeling the unlimited space, the glory of God's creation.

The world is round and thus everyone is looking at the same sky right? I guess that i am gonna leave in around 2 weeks and be away from home. I guess i won't get the chance to enjoy such a view in Pahang. Maybe i will be too tired or maybe my view will be blocked by the concrete jungle. I just hope that whenever i look up into the sky, i get the same feeling that my loved ones are under the same sky too. This might make me feel closer to them. This world is after all a small world.

At days, the sky could be this calm blue with cloud like cotton wool floating endlessly in different shapes and sizes, on other days ,the rays of light would be radiating effortlessly on the lining of clouds creating this amazing blend of colors, sparkling my light-its almost like a glimpse of heaven!(it looks like there's a silver lining in every cloud) (I am not making this up!!!!!!!! its really frickkin amazing!!!!). However on some days, the sky maybe filled with shades of grey indicating that its gonna time to sing "ELLA ELLA, Under my....ELLA".

I hope i can always be in cloud 9. I remember that in my secondary days, i studied about this Malay literature piece" Syair keindahan Alam " (something like that). And i truly understand it now. Based on only nature, you can learn the virtues of life!

Cheer up, to those who are facing difficulties. Let GO...

Monday, April 20, 2009

Avoid myself dying 9 times!

A cat is said to have nine lives. Do i have 9 lives to survive the much scared F6?? i guess i am more vulnerable than invincible.

Starting to pack to Pahang jor. Need to bring a lot of clothes(formal alot lor) ...toothbursh, all those..and maybe some snacks!...what else ar? i want to bring my own pillow..haha. This is no camp, this is gonna be my home for the next year, so must bersiap sedia bagi menghadapi pelbagai situasi berlainan. i guess Matrix is the best choice for me personally. Lets say if i go f6 and die 9 times and get okay results for STPm , in the end also same destiny-balik ke local U. matrix leh...is kinda like prep-ing me for the Uni life jor..haha...

So, at KMPh need to adapt to a completely new environment. The sad thing is that, none of my friends were sent to Pahang. The great news is that i can start over all again. So new and first impression ge lo. How to intro myself ar??" Yoyoyo!!! wasup...DAWG!!!! "haha....or " A very good morning to all of my fellow new friends." haha....aiya watever lar... I am a fighter+ chameleon mar. Must adapt ge ma.

Matrix....haha...kinda excited to go. Seeing the new and cool facilities makes me like go ..WA WA WA...haha...aiya...go there need to start studying again. I guess i will be taking up FZ. haha...need to study backk MAths and Chemistry. Haiz....never mind la..another step closer to ARchitecture.

At matrix need to always formal wear leh...long sleeve..panas lar...and v. "guk" ...need to wear tie also..haiya...bussiness conference meh!..aiya...adapt, adapt.I can do it!. The food there also new culture jor. Though i may give up Chinese cuisine but i can't really take too much spices. My tummy may turn from butterflies to peanut butter lar..haiya..but i have to say the makmal komputer looks like so COOL. at least more high tech than my pc la(it won't be windows 98 hor??)

Pahang leh...if can leh i wanna go Taman Negara. nature..love nature..greens..haha...i wanna go mountain trekking those also...aiya...must have fun also mar...the quiet fun...hehe.. To my fellow friends staying in Ipoh pursuing F6 in ST...good luck! Hope you guys can enjoy your f6 life too...Bon Jour!!!!

Hey....i just found out that May 11 is the third week of May, that means by then can know JPA results jor ...dunno leh..of course i hope i get JPA lar..architecture still my first priority. In other words i feel studying Chemistry, Bio , Maths those are kinda like EXTRA for me sahaja. I hope lar..can fly away and study architecture and i am gonna design frickin AMAZING avant garde buildings!!!!

btw: I am gonna miss alot of shows lor in Matrix...American IDOL!!!! ANTM!!!!! Project Runway!!!!! desperate Housewives!!!! Ugly Betty!!!!!!!!...haiz...and the much awaited "Goong Sam Gai" where Sister Guk and Aunty Red gt act ge leh..I wanna watch the finale of AI and ANTM before i go ar!!!! haha..

Sunday, April 19, 2009

Tour inside KMPh(kem matrikulasi Pahang)


KMPH!!!!

KMPH at Gambang. Gambang is near Kuantan.kinda d east (near the ocean)..far from Ipoh..

welcome to my future campus(unless get JPA)haha


makmal pc..why the moniter in the desk geh??so HIGH TECH ar..


bangunan tutorial wor

this is my wash cloths place lar


makmal bahasa..pro


squash court


tennis court



this is the bangunan pentadbiran...looks like a mansion lor..i tot asrama like tat jiu shuang!




bilik tutorial.


tikus ar..hate..hate


the lab lagi new then ST ge la..haha

wad exercise lai de...???senaman pagi ar



the lecture hall so COOL!!!!! I LIKE



library



ada bas wor

this is bilik rekreasi inside asrama


Asrama leh...v. new lor (looks lar) haha...kinda new..



like a new town lor

new..buildings..

Saturday, April 18, 2009

Matrix

well, i got an offer by Matriculation and is accepted to Kolej Matrikulasi Pahang (KMP). Pahang wor...and i'm the only 1 among my friends. As far as i am concered, the others are sent to Malacca. well, i searced many forums and they also indicate that alot ppl get Malacca lor...

Pahang ....Taman Negara...tanjung titiwangsa....Cameron....Genting...thats what i know about Pahang...haha...so should i go to Pahang? I use to be like a big NONO to matrix but...it seems alot people like encourage me to go to matrix(more secure in local U wor). haha...actually, I'm ok with local U geh but leh going to f6 might open more doors for my further studies eg.overseas . But thinking over it, if i finish matrix, get acepted to local U then can apply scholarship to overseas ge ma. Post U also can apply scholarship geh. So..still can consider.

Furthermore f6 really creeps the hell out of me! Went to Maths tuition yestrerday at Assam House there and the teacher was as fast as a rocket. Indices sahaja...also cannot take a breath meh. I also forgot all the log things and functions. OMG..+ alot homework tim. That really scares me and maybe Matrix more suits me.

JPA leh...some people say, dapat Matrix means fail jor JPA. dunno lar..haiz...now between f6 and matrix stil 50:50. Both starts school at May 11..

Sunday, April 12, 2009

The alien wannabe

Stitch is the ideal alien i wanna be like..haha...hes cool..cute, adorable..and AMAZING!!!! he is highly intelligent. Who doesn't love Stitch?



Stitch along with my favorite Disney stars.


my fav 6 or 4 hand alien that zaps people!




Its cool to be like Stitch right? he may have 6 hands...but he s adorable and so cute..intelligent also!he is such a cool friend....i want to be like stitch" goofy, weirdo, cool, ". We also share a similarity" crazy, big mouth, love to talk!!!". Kinda like identical twins.! +i relate to Stitch. being that uniquely different, he is able to fit into the Disney family. I hope i do fit in also.

btw..just back from gym with Calvin. 2nd encounter jor...it was ok..alot BIG muscle(scary) uncles and i am not jealous at all. Its okay to build lean , atletic muscles...not bodybuilder type..haha and me and calvin were the only goof balls. We brought such laughter and JOY!..haha..tomorrow going with Ding ..then go yumcha + chat chat.

I WANNA be a cool ALIEN!

A cool Alien.

Kinda feel strange sometimes. I feel alienated at times. I feel like a weirdo. it seems that among my peers, I am the only one that don't really like to go out to 'wek'. Is this weird for a teenager? Seeing that my friends enjoy sleepovers, hangouts, and movie times makes me feel like " why do they like those activities so much?".

Don't get me wrong. I am not a hermit crab but i prefer staying at home , enjoying doing activities that i like, playing with my dog, taking walks at the garden or field. I like going Yumcha at a nearby kopitiam, enjoying my drink , being in an atmosphere that calms me and chat non stop .Its just a laid back life i prefer rather a crazy-fun life. Its not also that i don't like outdoor activities but i prefer like walks at the park? haha..or maybe mountain climbing(mostly nature related).

I miss alot of my friends. Some are away from me , others are drifting further from my life. I do really miss the days where i get the opportunity to chat with them and just talk crazy stuff with them. Like i said: Those were the days!. It seems that i feel drained. There seems nobody for me to like go "hey....!!! or YO YO YO, wats up dude..".I really like walking to tuition. though its a long and hot journey, but i get to chat with my friend(non-stop). I don't get easily excited over things but i do always try to find out more of my friends updates. Everything seems to be drifting away, further from me.

It seems studying life is gonna start ....and all of them are seem drifting away. Why do i suddenly feel that way? Its not lonely but kinda empty? how to say....its like seeing how colorful my friends life are but my life seems dull and grey which i kinda enjoy. And this makes me think " am i that different??" Sometimes i feel being myself can get myself alienated. Well, if i am seen as an alien. i want to be a COOL alien!



like cj7 i wanna zap people..haha..

what up with me? sometimes i kinda want to take up my handphone and give them a call and go like" YO!!!!..whats up ". But....haiz...haha..sometimes either no cash or tak ada guts to do so. Am i actually shutting myself from the outside world?

Friday, April 10, 2009

Inspired and inspire

I can manage to survive and i do hope i can fight till the very end. Now, it seems that my future is uncertain. Its kinda like the sky is in shades of grey and the sight of a mere glimpse of a ray of light seems blocked by the opaque clouds. My future is like holding sand using my fists. I just can't seem to grasp hold over it.

Now it seems that i have only 1 road left-form 6( a path that i had always rejected). haiz...but it just seems that i have to accept fate as it is. So, Bio stream or Fz stream. Architecture is kinda more related to FZ but i seem to have more confidence in taking up BIO. Studying in F6 means i have to face Maths and its gonna be a tough time for me. I feel that i will get tonnes of headaches. And on the top, i have to balance my studies with my co-curricular activities. Can't i just relax and catch a breath for a minute longer? but if i have to study BIO means i have to 'cut' a rat. haiz...i HATE rats.

I feel studying Biology won't break my chances of being an architect. Maybe i can be an architect inspired bt life, eg: the sperm cell, the heart, vessels, exoskeletons, hydrostatic skeleton?. and i could make a fortune because of my unique inspirations..haha. I guess i wil start taking tuition for both BIO and FZ and find which interests me more. I can't afford to take both . Not that ambitious.

i was accepted to Ktar studying architecture but i think i will pass as it seems that the course is still new there. I am just afraid that it may not be recognized. Furthermore, a friend whom i though will be with me if i study in Ktar has changed his mind. Oh well, life goes on.

Architecture: the balance of science and arts. Its so easy to say that but it seems so hard to find the right path to study. the only one word that is making my education harder than ever is -CASH. if only i had the cash.haiz...oh well, i just have to Fight for my passion.

GOD, i just want to stop studying about Maths, or anything not related. I just want to start designing buildings, making leaps and bounds in the world of architecture! i want to be inspired and inspire others! GOSH....i pray i get the JPA scholarship but i know chances are slim, so i'm not really expecting much.

After all, there's nothing wrong to dream.

Thursday, April 9, 2009

A dog to remember

Waggie! sounds familiar? Shes my pet dog. Well, shes a mix-breed(should be a shih tzu mixed breed) and shes my best friends. Well, recently, my dog killed a snake. Well, that snake may not be any Anaconda but she snipped it into half...so, i had to give props to my dear old Waggie! Shes around 10 years old already and i do hope she can be with me for a long time. haha...love her like mad. btw, she is a predator-she has killed countless of birds, mice, rats, frogs!

And, the sad thing is that she is getting older from day to day. It seems Waggie has lost the energy to be the crazy dog i love. Yet, she is still 3C-crazy, clever and cunning! haha..

waggie-straight after a bath

as lovely as usual


The first half


the second half

Tuesday, April 7, 2009

Gym encounter

In this post, I am gonna talk all about my exposure at the Gym..haha..(pls keep in mind that i am always the lazy -one) haha..
Pre-gym visit:
Before going to a gym, i took Calvin and Oh yes, I drove him to do some research. Among the gyms tat i researched were Pro Muscle, Muscle warrior and also Body Work Fitness Centre. Calvin was of course crazy about leisure and chose Pro muscle because it seems that it has better facilities(the only reason he liked it is because of the LCD Tv they had). I prefered the Body Work. First, its near. Second, Cheap!. Third, near 7 11...can get 100 plus quick!..and ohya, during my visit to Muscle Warrior, i was shocked to see HUGE i say HUGE men with these BIG muscles lifting weights....really scard the hell out of me..haha..

Post gym visit:
The next day, Hooray! went to gym....excited...our instructor was an Indian. At first we cycled for 15 minutes. Canggihnya that bike, can see hor far you cycled, can read your heart beat, can also read your speed. Between me and Calvin, of course my stamina is better! i cycled 1 km more than Calvin.

Then came the weight lifting part. I am weak in this. Its so tiring! cannot stand la...we had to do 12 times for each exercise den exchange between calvin for 3 intervals(3 X 12)., That Calvin was super fast and he did not give me anytime to rest. And guess what after some time, i felt dizzy and really saw stars jor. pening. almost fainted and i rested .

For that, i kena ejek teruk,overall, I am better in stamina and sit ups(which we did later), but Calvin is better in weight lifting(Calvin is Sandking lar)! but,overall gym was kinda fun...looking forward to next 'adventure'

Peel fresh!

Brand new layout, fresh feeling and hope you guys love it as much as i do..haha..i will improve on the entire layout but i just hope that this new LOOK can bring new life! i took some time editing this layout from a Dior(Christian Dior) campaign ...with the help of photoshop and some advice from shao kang! thanks!





Friday, April 3, 2009

JPA full interview

JPA interview today. The interviewers consisted of two guys from JPA and some engineer. All were Malays and this is Panel 3!!! There were 7 in my group:

1. Teluk Anson guy from sam min(back from NS)
2.Indian guy from KK.
3.PGS girl wore green+yellow kebaya
4. chinese girl applying for chemical engineering
5. ME!!!! from Sam tet!
6. Blazer librarian girl
7. AMC girl with pink kebaya

. So, this is my recap:

Selamat petang.....jika tanya dalam BM , jawab dalam BM, jika dalam BI jawab dalam BI, introduce yourself:
My name is Foong you Sheng. i graduated from SMJK Sam Tet. I scored 11A's and 1B for Chinese is my SPM. I am a school debator in my f4 and f5, i represented my school for public speaking. I have a passion for art
and design. I like everything that involves creativity and innovation. I chose architecture as i always had the love and passion for Art. Being a Science student, i always found it hard to find the balance between art and science and i believe Architecture is the path for me. I wilsh to study in UK as i get inspired by buildings in Europe such as the Colosseum in Rome and The Eiffel Tower in Paris. I know Malaysia has the Petronas Twin Towers but i want to build buildings that are iconic like the Birds nest in China for the recent Olympics.

Mat rempit sekarang menjadi isu. Apa pandangan semua?
(i was 3rd to answer). Bagi menyelesaikan masalah ini, kita patut lihat punca masalah ini. Saya rasa
keluarga kini mengabaikan anak-anak mereka kerena bekerja. Untuk menyelesaikan masalah ini, saya rasa keluarga lah yang memainkan peranan yang penting. kaunseling juga penting. Ibu bapa tidak seharusnya mengunakan alasan sibuk dengan kerja .

after some discussion....

Jabatan kemalangan ada mengadakan kempen bagi menyedarkan remaja supaya memandu dengan cermat. Macam ada kempen yang mengenai kesan kemalangan. mcm Kepala tiada...Untuk menyedarkan Mat rempit ini, kita harus membuat kempen juga.

What do you think about education in Malaysia?
Everything has room for improvement. Even countries like UK and Aus are famous for edu but i believe that everything has room to improve. Being a Science stream student, i feel that students should be given the freedom to choose their subjects. Like, my school only allow us to take all BIo, Chemis and Fizik. If we were given the choice of subjects based on our interest , that would be better.(why the look from the panel thinks that i
keluar tajuk?? OMG)

lifestyle abroad. what do you think?
here, i started to kek gei. I believe that no matter who you are, you need to adapt like a chameleon in order to succeed. Its like I'am an Asian and i can bring my Asian values and practice it in other countries.(then i gek jor....)....I am an Asian right???(OMG)

if i can choose only 1 from 7 of you all to go abroad? who should i pick?
everybody picked themself. Someone said: we have to be selfish sometimes.

i said, this is like a horse race. May the best wins.

If i offer you the scholarship on Bio tech which is different from your choice, will you accept it?
No.I belive that everyone has their own passion and interest. For me, I am passionate about architecture and i will
fight till the very end for that. In life, sometimes, there are many obstacles and challenges but i have to fight through it to achieve my dream. If that does not work out, i just have to choose another path. I believe in taking risks. If i want to succeed, i need to take risks. I am a teen right? Watching shows like American Idol i learnt from the contestants that if you have a dream, you have to fight for it. these people are willing to sacrifice everything for their dream and take risks. For me, i won't accept it as its not my interest. I do not want to waste my place for something i am not interested in. I rather give it to somebody who wants it more.

Men are generally more lazy than girls!!!! Give your comments.(what???)
I disagree. My friends are like so hardworking. it actualy depends on your interest in the end but lest say i have friends who enjoy studying History and excel in that. some men are lazy but we cannot say in general that all Men are lazy.

but itu hanya sebilangan. Those who are hardworking may just be a handful.
well, it depends on their interest in the end. If one is interested in engineering, he will be hardworking as it is his passion.

Studying abroad may change your lifestyle or some may experience culture shock. What do you think?
I believe that as along as we learn from other cultures and apply it , thats great. lets say as an Asian, I can practice my Asian lifestyle abroad and for that people could respect me for staying true to my roots. Its all about learning from others and applying it back in M'sia.

Using ICT in education. Give your opinion.
I believe that ICT is great but spending to time in front of the moniter may tire your eyes. Thats why its okay to have some entertainment as we can look for knowledge for 20 minutes and maybe listen to songs or watch a video for 5 minutes. Thus, we can be rejunevated and fresh and can learn more.

what videos do you watch then?
I go to You tube and watch shows like
American Idol and dramas.



Thats all. Well after the interview, we all were relieved. i thought we worked well as a team. Everyone had the chance to give their opinons. But unlike some friends of mine and my fellow group, i was seldom interupted by the panel.Is thsi a good sign? Dunno and after we came out the girls told me:" You talked alot, of course la,...debator wor...say your English not good...you spoke well.....You and the san min guy spoke so much....when you gave your intro, i forget what to say jor.....i see you also scared to give my opinion."

i though i did Ok...76 out of 100. i wish i could be slower and more steady.