Last day of 2010

Today marks the last day of 2010. It's 10.08pm here, another 1 hour and 52 minutes will be 2011 year. Pessimist will see next year as a bad year because it signifies the near approach of 2012, but I see it as a year of new hope because my suffering is officially ended - sort of.

2010 is very, very a bad year and I really wish I could put in the past tense here, but grammatically I can't. Two hours later, grammatically, I could put the past tense, but what's the point of me writing this post then?

My class this year is a pain in the ass. And the source of the pain is a tumour that keeps growing bigger and the pain increases exponentially. Luckily the tumour will be taken out from my ass in 00:00:00 of 1 January 2011.

4S3 is by far the worst class I've been. As I've summarised earlier, this class is embarassingly childish, annoyingly uncooperative, and much to my dismay, exceptionally loathing.

Anyway, besides 4S3, the other memories I have are rather jubilant. Everything except my involvement in 4S3 and PBSM is exceedingly pleasing and enjoyable.

The good news of the year: 4 out of 5 most-hated people in 4S3 are not in my class next year. The other one I could endure for the last year. My condolences for the classes they'll be in next year.


Farewell 2010 and happy 2011!

Sick

I was sick yesterday and I suffered pretty badly. I suffered from fever and tympanites (at least I thought it is, in Chinese we call it 胃风) and due to the gas I had no appetite to eat or move. I slept for more than 18 hours a day and now I am recovering, albeit slowly.

And thanks to the gas in my body I lost 2kg in one day.

I hope I can recover first, suffering from this disease - and this is not the first time I have this condition - is really painful.

Merry Christmas!

It's December 25 today! I'm not a Christian so I do not know (shamefully) the story behind Christmas, but I wish all Christians and non-Christians Merry Christmas! Let's celebrate the day together!

What's Wrong with Eating Meat?

This book is published by CAP and it's kind of hard to find it in bookstore nowadays and I do not have a slightest idea why. I bought this from Queensbay Mall and decided to share a few points with you. If you want to read more, please kindly search for this book in Popular Bookstores.

How necessary is meat protein?

The human body does not need a lot of protein because it recycles about 70% of what it has. When old cells die, most of the protein is reused. Only small amounts are lost through the stools, urine, hair, skin and perspiration.

But those who do hard, physical work; and pregnant and lactating woman will need more - but only slightly more, not double or triple the usual intake. Babies and growing children also need more protein - but only more in proportion to their body weight.

In fact, some people actually need less protein that others. Recent studies suggest that vegetarians need less protein that meat-eaters. Yet vegetarians are healthier. Where do they get their protein from?

Practically all foods contain at least tiny amounts of protein. There is protein in rice and other grains, in vegetables and even fruit. Although the tiny amounts may not be enough, if you eat beans and bean products like tempeh, lentils, seeds and nuts (these foods actually contain more protein than meat), you can easily meet your daily requirement for protein.

But doesn't meat (and its muscle-building protein) make us strong? Think about the strongest animals - elephants, horses, oxen, gorillas. What do they eat? Not meat, but grass, grains, fruits, seeds and nuts.

Endurance test with atheletes confirm that a vegetarian diet improves their performance.


FIVE MAIN REASONS WHY WE SHOULD EAT LESS MEAT


1. Full of Chemicals
Eating meat has often been called "eating on top of the food chain". In nature there is a long chain of eaters: plants "eat" sunlight, air and water; animals eat smaller animals.

Now all over the world, fields are being treated with poisonous chemicals (fertilisers and pesticides.) These poisons are retained in the bodies of the animals that eat the plants and grasses.

For instance, fields were sprayed with the insect-killing chemical DDT, a very powerful poison which scientists say can cause cancer, sterilty and serious liver disease. Most countries have now banned this pesticide which is highly persistent in the environment.

DDT and pesticides like it are retained in animal (as well as fish) fat and, once stored, are difficult to break down. Thus, as cows eat grass or feed, whatever pesticides they are retained, so that when you eat meat, you are taking into your body all the concentration of DDT and other chemicals that have accumulated during the animal's lifetime.

Eating at the "top" of the food chain, humans become the final consumer and thus the recipient of the highest concentration of poisonous pesticides. In fact, meat contains 13 times as much DDT as vegetables, fruits and grass.

The lowa State University once performed experiments which showed that most of the DDT in human bodes come from meat.


2. Full of Diseases
The poisoning of the meat does not stop here. Meat animals are treated with many more chemicals to increase their growth, fatten them quickly, improve their meat colour, etc.

In order to produce the most heat at the highest profit, animals are force-fed, injected with hormones to stimulate growth, given appetite stimulants, antibiotics, sedatives and chemical-feed mixtures.

Many of these have been found to be cancer-causing chemicals, and, in fact, many animals die of these drugs even before they are led to slaughter.

As farms have evolved into animal factories, many animals never see the light of the day - their lives are spent in cramped and cruel surroundings (they never get exercise or fresh air).

Such unnatural practices not only unbalance the body chemistry of the chickens and destroy their natural habits, but unfortunately, also result in the growth of malignant tumours and other malformations.

In the US, where 70% of cattle are given antibiotics, even with large-scale usage of antibiotics to suppress disease, the US Department of Agriculture records state that millions of pounds of meat that came from animals contain tumours.

Transferred to Meat-Eaters
The tumours and growths may go undetected or simply ignored by the meat producers or inspectors. Often, if an animal has cancer or a tumour in a certain part of its body, the cancerous part will be cut away and the rest of the body sold as meat.

Worse, the tumours themselves will be incorporated into mixed meats such as hot dogs and labelled "parts". In one area of America, where there is routine inspection of slaughtered animals, 25,000 cattle with eye cancers were sold as beefs!

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Scientists have found experimentally that if the liver of a diseased animal is fed to fish, the fish will get cancer.


3. Full of Animal's Body Toxins
Just before and during the agony of being slaughtered, the biochemistry of the terrified animal undergoes profound changes. Toxic by-products are forced throughout the body, thus poisoning the entire carcass.

According to the Encyclopedia Britannica, body poisons, including uric acid and other toxic wastes, are present in the blood and tissue.

"Protein obtained from nuts, pulses (lentils, peas, etc), grains and dairy products is said to be relatively pure compared with beef which has a 56% impure water content."

Just as our bodies become ill during times of intense rage of fear, animals, no less than humans, undergo profound biochemical changes in dangerous situations.

The hormone level in the animals' blood - especially the hormone adrenaline (epinephrine) - changes radically as they see other animals dying around them and they struggle futilely for life and freedom.

These large amounts of hormones remain in the meat and later poison the human tissue. According to the Nutrition Institute of America, "The flesh of an animal carcass is loaded with toxic blood and other waste by-products."

4. Full of Decay
Raw meat is always in a state of decay. As soon as an animal is killed, denatured substances, called ptomaines, are formed. These ptomaines that are released immediately after death give animal flesh, fish, and eggs a common property - extremely rapid decomposition and putrefaction.

Meat passes very slowly through the human digestive system, which is not designed to digest it. It takes meat about 5 days to pass out of the body (as opposed to vegetarian food, which takes only 1 and a half days).

During this time, the disease-causing products of decaying meat are in constant contact with the digestive organs. The habit of eating animal flesh in its characteristics state of decomposition creates a poisonous state in the colon and wears out the intestinal tract prematurely.


5. Full of Bacteria
E Coli 0157, a strain of life-threatening bacteria that can cause bloody diarrhoea and dehydration, is naturally present in the intestines of cattle. During or around the processing time, faecal matter can come into contact with the beef and contaminate it. It gets packaged anyway and gets shipped to your supermarket.

In the US for example, ground beef products have been found to be contaminated with this bacteria. In May last year, some 1.1 million pounds of ground beef that caused 22 illnesses in Minnesota, and the potential for more illness in 14 other states, we recalled.

The products were believed to have been contaminated with E Coli 0157:H7. According to the US National Centers for Disease Control in a May 2001 report, both E Coli and Salmonella combine to sicken at least 113,000 people annually.

The very young and elderly, along with those who have compromised immune system, are considered most susceptible to E Coli-related illnesses.

Cooked meats, even if well done, dangerous too

Meats that are barbecued or cooked at high temperatures create the following 2 types of chemicals that may increase your risk of breast, stomach and colorectal cancers:

1. HCAs (heterocyclic amines) are created by cooking meat at high temperatures. Barbecuing, like broiling and pan-frying, produces more HCAs than cooking at cooler temperature does.(Baking and roasting require less heat.) HCAs are also produced in meat that have been cooked until they are well done.

2. PAHs (polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons) are deposited on your food by the smoke and flame created by fat dripping onto hot barbecue coals.




Want to read more? Buy the book! Who knows? You might be a vegetarian - or vegan -the next day. I won't be a vegetarian or vegan, I'll simply eat less meat. Trust me, the book is worth the money (RM2.50 for lifetime health).

The Lost Symbol

I've finished this book a few days ago, but my hands were tied to something else so I didn't get the chance to write this. Here's my review: This book is simply 'unputdownable' and mesmerising. The mysteries are constructed in a way it'll keep you wanting to read more. Well constructed and wisely written, this book is probably The Book of The Year in my world. The only complaint I've is Mal'akh's identity is very predictable, and hence become anti-climatic. Nevertheless, this book marks its territory on my 'Book of Year'. The great mystery (or treasure) is not surprising, but a little bit of a let down. I know it wouldn't be anything huge or valuable, I just didn't thought it'll be this simple......

Well, if you love the book, read it. I highly recommend it.

And I got my Hepatitis B injection today. I received passive immunity through an injection. The procedure was exceptionally fast and I didn't even get a chance to look at the syringe. Well, I guess I'll have a second chance few years later.

High Blood Pressure!?

My mother bought a blood pressure monitor to determine her blood pressure. Aging people must monitor their blood pressure to detect any early onset of debilitating disease which aging people are prone to. Therefore, my mother is not only neurotic, she's solicitous and most frequently annoying.

But let's talk about the blood pressure monitor. My father is within average range, while my mother's is teetering at the line between high and average. Anyway, I tested mine too. I told my father the result would not be accurate because I just drank a cup of coffee which contains caffein, as infamous drug that increases the heartbeat and blood pressure. Nonetheless, he insisted me to do the test and I obliged, and my result: 135/77. Normal blood pressure is 100-140.

It's high, but good, you know why? With the amount of caffein in my body and my adrenaline-filled blood (I know because my hands were sweating, a lot), my blood pressure was still in normal range. If I didn't take the coffee and I wasn't nervous, my blood pressure would have dropped quite a number. Anyway, the conclusion is - I'm healthy, or at least for now. haha

Blood Test

My mum brought me to Pathlab to do a blood test. My father is a Hepatitis B carrier, but not a sufferer. A carrier does not manifest any symptoms but a sufferer does. Therefore, my mum brought me to test for Hepatitis B antibodies in my blood. If my blood does not have the antibodies needed to fight the infection, I'll need an injection, or passive immunity, to ensure I will not be infected. And I saw my blood gushing into the syringe. It look awesome! And no, I'm not a masochist. Results will be out two days later! I hope the antibodies are still present. Pray!

Another trip

This time I'm summarising what I'm going to write.
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Our priority was Botanical Garden International Flower Feast, but a cruel downpour ruined our plan, forcing us to go to Queensbay Mall to kill the time.

While we were there, I had a wonderful lunch - we dined at The Chicken Rice Shop and I specifically ordered the new menu 'The Grilled Butter Chicken' (picture above). Yes, it's fattening, and sad to say it tasted ordinary. Nothing outstanding. Give it a try if you want, you wouldn't lose anything but you also won't gain anything.

Then I went to Popular and bought four books published by CAP - which, the details I'll discuss later.

And I met someone. He isn't my friend, but seeing him in school for four years kind of made me hard to miss him. He's my friend's friend, a scout, TAK, with his family I assumed. I should have acknowledged him, made me looked more friendly!

And while I was at Borders, this naive little girl whose height was few centimetres above my knees came grabbing my legs and assumed me as her daddy. Another awkward situation. I was stunned (again and annoyingly) and her mother were flabbergasted and trying to coax her to let me go. I know I looked old for my age, but I'm not old to be a father, yet.

And MEIKO company is promoting their products. They are - I assume - inveterate liars, or at least good liars who try to con people into buying their products. Their lies are deceiving, and good, and my mother nearly bought their lies. I'm not saying what they said are utter lies, but not all of them are the truth. Even my sister who studies Biomedical Science - who makes her more conversant with blood tests and blood components, albeit not as good as doctors - didn't buy their claims. And I didn't, too. If you are concerned about your health, please consult a doctor. They are definitely more annoying, but 100% more reliable.

Embarrassed

It's very awkward. This afternoon, while I was on my way to my mother's car, someone yelled my name and waved to me repeatedly from a car. I was stunned, and I stood there stock-still. I tried to get a good look of his face (voice was a he) but to no avail. Therefore, I gave him an awkward smile, and I was pretty sure my eyes were radiating my surprise. I have no clue who that is, he looked so eager and ebullient! I'm very sorry to that guy and I really hope I know who that person is........It's so embarrassing! Please accept my sincere apologies for the rudeness (albeit unintentionally) and please don't mind my indifference at the moment. I was really, really floored and my mind went completely blank..........

It's Called Stupid, Not Love!

If you haven't read this, read this:
http://www.kwongwah.com.my/news/2010/12/10/1.html



I'm sure most of you have read the newspaper, especially Kwongwah. The death of the 22 year-old clearly shocked the world. He commited suicide after his girlfriend ditched him, and before he died he were doing his countdown on facebook, and despite all those efforts trying to preclude him from commiting suicide, he did it anyway.

I went to his facebook page and took a look. Many people felt sad that he died because he broke up, saying the girlfriend made a mistake. Many people were touched by his act, saying his love to his girlfriend is touching and great. But I'm glad to know majority said he is stupid!

You know what I feel? Nothing except anger! I don't feel sad or touched, but anger!

It's just a break up! It's not the end of your life! So she ditched you, so what? That signed the contract of your death? Thousands of people got ditched everyday and why did you have to resort to this? It relieved your pain? Your world only had love?

What about your parents who loved you? What about your friends who grew up with you, who couldn't imagine how much fun you guys had enjoyed together? You felt sad you got ditched, so you thought you should share your pain with others?

This is not love, this is called stupidity! Your girlfriend broke up with you, you could try to get her back into your life. She just ditched you, you needed time to get her back, you needed to persuade her. It could take up to months and instead of trying, you commited suicide?

People who said this act is 'touching' and saying he is faithful to love are obviously teenagers who knew nothing about love and strongly influenced by television dramas and novels. She ditched you, you became sad. You commited suicide, everyone you knew got sad. It's so 'nice' of you. Police had to investigate, doctors had to deal with your parents when he delivered the bad news.

Ya your act is brave, but in another way of what people are saying.

Teenagers now need to stop being influenced by television dramas and novels. All those puppy loves and infatuation need to be eradicated! Or at least, suppress them from showing out.

You were stupid to commit suicide. I'm 90% sure if the doctor saved you and you woke up few days later, you would regret what you did and decide to move on with your life.

Act on hormonal rush is always stupid. People like you don't deserve sympathy at all!

And since you had done it, just rest in peace. There's not turning back now. Just rest. The only thing I'm afraid now is you can't find your own peace because you did a stupid thing. I hope you can rest in peace, but I hope you can find peace in whatever place you are in now.

And yes, I'm a teenager, and I'm clearly not influenced by any fictions or love stories. Sad to know people are acting that way.

Too much coffee?

Have you been drinking too much coffee? I don't know about me. I have been taking a cup of coffee a day (almost everyday) and I've surfed the internet to find out if it's good for me. Turns out a cup of coffee is considered moderate, and the myths that says teenagers who drink coffee will have retarded growth has been proven false by researchers. Teenagers and children filter caffein the way adults do. So I guess I'm healthy.

Do you know how many cups of coffee one has to consume to get caffein overdose? 100 cups! So trying to die from caffein overdose by downing coffee will be exceptionally challenging since nobody can drink 100 cups of coffee a day. Kidneys will be bloated with water and I think one will die of too much water before he/she dies of caffein overdose! Haha!

Trip to Penang

As I had mentioned earlier, and I'm going to mention it again, I feel bored and listless to be stuck at home, so I'll grab any opportunities to go out of my house, and I don't care where the destination is. Let it be Penang, Kedah or Singapore...I don't really care where.

Last Friday, my mother benevolently suggested to bring me for a tour in Penang island, and I was literally swoon! I perked up when my mother threw this news to me, and I was literally exuberant after receiving it.

So this was our plan: we went to Penang with our sister who was going to Gleneagles Medical Centre to complete her industrial training (7.30am) and then we would go to Kek Lok Si temple and where I wanted to go. I was astir upon 6.45am to get myself dressed and ready and we started our journey on 7.30am. The traffic in Penang was horrifying! Most people know 7.00-8.00am is the time where industrial places will be choked with cars with cacophony of honks lingering in the air, refusing to leave until all cars successfully arrive their destination. And should I say the drivers now are extremely impatient? They will do whatever they can do squeeze (another literal meaning) their cars in any tiny spaces available. Horrible! But still better than Bangkok and especially China. Stuck in traffic for 9 days? Worse than nightmare!

After we dropped my sister at the hospital, my mother and I decided to have breakfast. While going to eat we passed by my aunty's place (my mum's sister) and realised she was already awake. My aunt recently went under the knife to have her thyroid glands removed due to severe infection, and after that she had become neurotic about her life and my mum, who is both neurotic and solicitous, stopped by and showed her concern to my aunt.

My aunt's husband is a doctor. He was a doctor working in a hospital but he left and opened his own clinic. While he tried to explain what happened to my aunt, he was engaged and kept on dragging until he finally grew tired. I knew my mum was getting annoyed because she was ignorant to the world of science, but I was totally spellbound by the medical jargons he mentioned. After my aunt had her thyroid glands removed, she had to take hormones orally. Then they all talked about their lives and hence, the delay of my breakfast.

Around 9.30am my mother finally brought me to eat, after she told my aunt she was probably going to drop by later. After we withdrew from her place, my mother began to lecture about lives and all that gobbledygook. She always assumes I know nothing about lives, and that really annoys me.

After breakfast, we went to Kek Lok Si temple. At first the place looked deserted to me, then after that I saw beggars loitering around. I didn't give them any money, and I don't show them any sympathy. They are all physically healthy, and none of them is maimed. If they wanted money they should get a job. There are thousands of jobs out there for them, and they choose to do the easiest but the worst one - begging at the public! Shame on them!

Initially I saw many foreigners, but then people of other races began to trickle in later. I'm not really interested in the teaching of religion. I do believe in God, I believe in spirits and I believe in afterlife (in my heart of hearts), but I do not believe our lives are depended on God! I believe we choose the ways we live, and we choose the decision we made. And I certainly do not believe that when God wants us dead, we'll leave. And I don't believe God is just, because there are good people our there suffering and agonising in pain, and evil masterminds are still out there manipulating the world with their evil doings. If God is just, please explain this phenomena to me.

But I respect God. I just don't think He (or She) is always right. Kek Lok Si temple wasn't particularly interesting, but not horribly boring. The only thing that kept me occupied was me feeding the tortoise. I wondered how long the tortoise were there. 100 years? I don't know how long, but I do know they looked more bored than I did. And before we left Kek Lok Si I bought a very nice shirt. I love it very much! After a few bargain the price was lower from RM25 to RM15. Haha.

After that we went back to my aunt's place and conversation there weren't irrelevant. If I write the conversations down this post will be too long.

My lunch was sushi. We went to Sakae Sushi at Queensbay Mall and had our lunch, and of course, the meal was expensive, but had not exceeded RM100. Then we just went window shopping. We couldn't pay a sen for anything there because everything there was beyond our standard. We just couldn't pay RM10++ for a scoop of ice-cream or RM100++ for a school bag.

I bought Dan Brown's The Lost Symbol. I had wanted to buy this book a long time ago but due to the unbelievable price (RM99), I forewent that decision when the book first hit the market. But since the price had plummeted to RM32.90, I decided to buy it and finish the novel during the holiday. Hopefully I can finish it in time because next year will be very hectic.

After that, we went to fetch my sister and we went home. The traffic in Penang was - as I stated earlier - frightening.

Hopefully I'll have this trip again soon.

Ennui

Holiday really sucks for me because I'm stuck at home. In my world, ennui is synonymous with holiday. Ok, well, depends on what holiday. Long holiday like year-end holiday usually makes me bored and therefore prompts me to do something I've never intended or ever crossed my mind. For instance, I actually searched for computer games to play! It's is thrilled to hook on computer games, having adrenalin pumped and heart racing are really something exciting to experience, but if I'm addicted then my study will drop (not that I care much) and all my efforts will be swept down the drain.

I've been watching House MD recently. I really like medicine a lot, but the notion of becoming a doctor often terrifies me. First, I've a shaky hand. I've no idea why my hand is shaky, but it sometimes bothers me, and I'm pretty sure no patients will confide in or consult a doctor who has a shaky hand. Doctors need firm hands, or else risk plunging into the wrong blood vessel and the result will be very nasty. Either get fired or sued. Either one sounds frighteningly bad. But if I have a choice I'd rather chose the latter. Second, medicine encompasses too much knowledge and it really needs endurance and perseverance to study all. Imagine these: you have 100+ microorganisms to study, medicines and its side effects, operations and bla bla bla. God!

Let's change a topic.

I wanna learn to drive a car! My birthday falls on January 20, so it shouldn't be impossible for me to learn it now, go and listen the tedious and useless undang-undang and then go for a test. Seriously, what's the point of having undang-undang? Do they really expect us to follow the rules pedantically (which is one preposterous expectation) and do every thing in black and white? What? Studying makes perfect now? Since when a new idiom has been invented? Stupid.

So now my friend has invited me to go to Gua Tempurung on December 11. I haven't decided yet because this is one tough decision to make. He has invited a lot of people, so I guess it'll be chaotic and the situation will definitely go out of control. My first instinct is a 'no', but then ennui prompts me to think otherwise. Whatever. The decision has yet to be made, and I might surprisingly say yes.

And for those who does have facebook, go play Word Search! I challenge you all. And Jeff, stop gloating and wipe that smirk off your face, because you know I can't beat you, and I do not intend to overthrow your thrown. But beware! I'm trying to do it now! Hahaha xD

Health effects of....

Like to eat instant noodles? Well, I'm going to tell you effects of the chemicals in instant noodles to our body. The idea of researching just came to me suddenly. Anyway, I'm sharing my research here. Sources are reliable.

These chemicals are found in Ibumie Mi Goreng: Perisa Thai Tom Yam

Noodle:

Guar Gam: Water-soluble fibre that acts as a laxative, effective in promoting bowel movement. Help in weight loss. Increased absorption of calcium. Improve dietary glucose intolerance. But it reduces the absorbability of dietary minerals (other than calcium).

Sodium Polyphosphate: Extremely harmful if swallowed or inhaled, and in contact with the skin. But I've no idea if the amount of this chemical in the noodles is strong enough to cause this severity in humans.

Potassium Carbonate: Cause irratation in gastrointestinal tract. Symptoms may include nausea, vomiting and diarrhea. May have moderate toxic effects if consumed in large quantities.

Sodium Carbonate: Not very toxic in small amount. If small amounts are swallowed, drink a cup of water and milk. If taken in large amounts it causes nausea, vomiting and difficulty swallowing.


Seasoning Powder:
Do I have to say anything about the health effects of salt and chilli powder?


Monosodium Glutamate: Labelled as 'safe' by FDA, but it may cause headache, flushing, sweating, facial pressure or tightness, chest pain, nausea and weakness. Avoid if possible.

Flavour Enhancer (E631) - Disodium Inosinate: Side effects including sensation of burning to the skin. Numbness around the mouth area. Profuse sweating. And it is a chemical that may trigger allergic reaction.



Seasoning Sauce:
What to say about soybean, sugar, salt, flour and brown sugar? I'm pretty sure most people know the effects already.

Caramel: Cannot find anything. I'll post it if I find anything about caramel.

Benzoic Acid: Large oral doses can cause abdominal pain, sore throat, nausea and vomiting.



Seasoning Oil:
I can find nothing related to palm Olein.

Shallot: It's a type of onion, so I guess it's safe to consume. I cannot find anything about its health effect, but I'll post it here once I find one.

Chilli Sauce:
The sound of the sauce sounds simple, but it contains chilli, water, sugar, salt, garlic and acetic acid.

Acetic acid: Also known as ethanoic acid. Acetic acid in foods never reaches dangerous or unhealthy level. But in high concentration, it cause corrosion to the skin.

After I finished this research, I'm pretty sure I'll try to avoid instant noodles, or at least try tobecause the damn MSG is a pretty strong additive. Anyway, bear in mind, eating too much instant noodles harms the body.

Primary School Reunion

21 November 2010

6.00pm

I was the first one to arrive the destination. I guess I'll always be. The second one was Sim Le. Yiet Hean, Chee Yee, Phui Ling and Hong Chyng came together and they marked the third. It really frustrated me that people now didn't know the word 'punctual'. So did my sister. She nearly went berserk when her friends weren't punctual. She didn't yell at them, but she said they might have known that she wasn't happy because her face was black, very very black.

We all walked to Seoul Garden then. KPL had seven tables booked, and we all sat on one. It was only 6.10pm, and some of us were famished. Decided not to wait for the others, we took our respective plates and went to get our foods. It was my first time there, so being a newbie made me ignorant to anything there. I had my hands off everything and let the pros do the job. Only then I realised the meal was more or less like BBQ, only no charcoal was needed.

Jun Jie was the fourth to reach, and Bing Xin the fifth, and the others began to trickle in later. We were already half way through our meal, and I was indulging myself in the meat. They tasted great. Really. Although some were severely charred. And for the first time in my life, I tasted mutton.

7.00pm

I was sure we were hated by all customers in the shop because we were making noises there. The restaurant was in complete chaos - thanks to us - and we were chortling and yelling and frolicking around. And after Chee Yee's hat was taken away he became the source of merriment. (But seriously, your hair wasn't ugly. It looked different, but not abysmal.)

Everybody was looking dapper. I was wearing simple. I had a purple shirt (a new one, and the shirt was shockingly small) and a pants. I looked a little unkempt actually. The others were wearing sparkling t-shirts, jeans, and fabulous attires. Some people were taking photos. They snapped here and there. An unexpected guest arrived. And bla bla bla we continued eating. I enjoyed the prawns and the meat, but then I realised my diet was unbalanced so I took some vegetables too.

8.00-10.00pm

Most of the guest had arrived. Even our primary school's teacher had arrived. It's good to see her still fit. She ate only a little, but she did look happy. I needed to pay RM38 for the meal, so I decided to eat until I was certain no more foods could be shoved down. So I ate (and no, I do not have binge eating disorder) more and more until I finally gave up. I took a walk with Yun Hong and while strolling along the street, we had a chat.

The conversation wasn't pertinent to what I'm going to write. So I omit it here. After we went back to Seoul Garden I took another scoop of ice-cream. The ice-cream tasted awesome. Not as good as Baskin Robbins, but it definitely beat RM6 ice-cream in Kimfar. Not many choices of drinks were given there, so I randomly chose some. Thanks to my arbitrariness I realised the drinks there sucked. No wonder not many people drank.

After taking a photograph, my mother came and picked me up. Yen Jeek actually said hi to my mother (she was his teacher) but Wooi Ying avoided my mother. After the hearty meal, I went home with satisfaction and a bloated stomach. And I was wondering how my mother would react when I told her the price of my dinner because our money was a little tight at the moment.

Most of my friends had changed. Both in appearance and character. Some of their voices had changed owing to puberty. Most of them looked mature, although frighteningly emaciated (for instance, Chin Kaie). But still, I enjoyed this gathering a lot.

Outing

I went out with Wee Chin, Jyh Ruey, Song Wei, Phui Ling and another girl whose name escapes me (sorry...) yesterday. My ultimate motive was to watch Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, a movie which I had reviewed on my previous post. At first we had 6 confirmed friends, but then Zheng Jia said he couldn't attend, reasons unknown. Derrick said he might attend. Of what I'd heard, he wanted to join us, but he didn't have transport. Pity.

Before we had our lunch we went to play some games in the...umm...叮叮店 (is it written correctly?). I like the shooting game!

Lunch was a total waste. They ate a lot! One big pizza, two seafood lasagne, mushroom soup, salads.........We had an extremely expensive and unbalanced meal.

Lunch cost us RM18 each!

Then after we watched Harry Potter, Wee Chin and I shared a cake (Secret Recipe's cake). The others went to buy Ice Cream.

After that we went to Petrosains. It was about dinasour, and I hate to say that exhibition was extremely boring. But I guess it's fine because it was built for naive small kids.

After that we left JUSCO. Sorry this post is short, I'm kinda rush right now. If I've time I'll elaborate this post.

Oh, and I bought McDonald's french fries to do some experiment. I wanna see how long it takes to rot. Today marks the second day.

Pictures will be uploaded later.

My Review on Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1

I was a fan of Harry Potter when I was around the age of 12. But then after I watched Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, my interest begins to ebb away. Not because the movie is less interesting, but because the story is too long and it has lost its charm that makes the film a commercial success. Nevertheless the films still manage to gain popularity. You know why? Most people, especially after Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, do not watch the movies because the movies are interesting, but to satisfy their curiosity and watch the ending of the movie.

I'm not going to say much about the film, because frankly there aren't many to say. The synopsis of the film is the same as the synopsis of the book. There are some difference. For instance, the scenes where Harry talks to Dursleys are removed, and I don't recall seeing Dudley either. But I didn't expect much. If this movie follows the book pedantically then the movie will be boring in a way that it lacks creativity.

Most people want to know where this part of movie ends, right? Well, the movie ends with a cliffhanger - as suggested by the title - where Voldermort steals the Elder Wand that is attached to the late Dumbledore's body.

This movie is by far the best trilogy in the series. 60% of the movies are action scenes. First, the Ministers of Magic try to bring the eponymous character away from his house to a safe house where he will be well protected by scores of sophisticated wizards and witches. While they are fleeing the place they are suddenly ambushed by Death Eaters. As most people know, Mad Eye Moody dies (sadly) and George's ear is severed by a stray curse. This marks the beginning of the movie.There are many more action scenes after that, and it ends with the scene where Bellatrix tortures Hermione and Dobby saves them.

This movie is also hilarious, probably contains the most jokes in the series so far. I like how George watches Harry and Ginny kissing silently and then pretends to be ignorant to what they do. I like how Harry freaks out when he sees his curse goes haywire. I like how Dobby tries to deny his doing with pathetic sincerity. I also like the scene where they disguise themselves and infiltrate the Ministry of Magic.

But there's a scene in the movie that bugs me. After they escape from the Ministry of Magic, they land on somewhere (I didn't know where) and Hermione puts on the protective charm. And during the night when Hermione sees someone lurking around, she panics, but her protective charm protects them from being discovered, but the 'someone' smells her perfume. So here's the problem: why would Hermione bother to spray perfume on her body in the time of emergency?

And the scene where the fake Harry wears a bra is choking me on laughter.

The storyline is great from the start to the end, it manages to keep us spellbound. I give it an A. The director definitely did a great job in directing because I never felt impressed before. I give it another solid A. The action scenes are superb, I like it, another A. But the cliffhanger isn't strong and if I only watch the last 5 minutes of the movie, I don't think I'll watch the second part, so I give it a measly C.

The ticket price for the movie is RM11, but if you are a student, remember to bring your student card. Flash it to them and your ticket price will drop to RM6. Save your money!

Playing Truant

Today is the last day of school day. But so what? I never like 4S3. Realise I use the present tense? It isn't a grammatical error, it is written that way intentionally. I will never like 4S3.

For the first time this year, I decided to play truant. I'm pretty sure the school doesn't bother. And Facebook is frighteningly quiet in the morning.

Next year I'll be in 5S3. I hope it'll be much better than 4S3, because honestly, even though my life in 4S3 has just ended, I still loathe 4S3, as strong as I despise this class before I entered the class in January (a little stronger now, but marginally).

House Quotes (4)

Dr. Wilson: You stole my patient.
House: You stole my guitar.
Dr. Wilson: Give him back.
House: Only when you give her back.
Dr. Wilson: It's a she?
House: Well, it's certainly not a dude.
Dr. Wilson: It's a guitar! You took a human being!
House: Now who doesn't have a sense of humor?

House: Can't take the case. I don't have a team.
Dr. Cuddy: So hire a team!
House: What for? I don't have a case!

House: And you didn't stop him. Means either you thought it was a chance worth taking, making you a hypocrite or you thought he will fail, making you a cutthroat little pixie.

House: The rest of you, 8.00am sharp. I'll be in sometime between 10 and 3.

House: You ladies have the honor to give the patient a feeding tube, discharge him, and show up for work tomorrow. The rest of you, you're a disappointment. You make me want to stop dangling.

House: Why does his lungs thing his throat is his stomach?

House: Without competition we'd all be single-cell organisms.

House: I'm going to fire the next person who asks who I'm going to fire.

Dr. Cuddy: How advanced is the pneumonia?
House: It's taking college courses.

House: Big love, have I humiliated you in the last half hour?
Cole: No.
House: Check your e-mail.

House: Have you guys heard any of my metaphors yet? Well come on, sit on grandpa's laps as I tell you how infections are criminals; immume system's the police. Seriously, Grumpy, get up here, it'll make us both happy.

House: Someone's gonna be miserable sometime. Accept it. That's how I stay so happy.

House: War doesn't end until Foreman's gone.
Dr. Cuddy: Foreman's not going anywhere.
House: And I know when my Vicodin isn't Vicodin. Do you know when your birth control pills are birth control pills?

Dr. Wilson: I was wondering when you'd grow bored of avoiding my calls.
House: Oh, I can never grow bored of ignoring you.

Dr. Terzi: John hasn't vomited in six hours.
House: What's to vomit? I'm eating his lunch.

Dr. Wilson: Of course you're type AB. Universal recipient. You take from anybody.
House: Course, you're type O, Universal donor. No wonder you're paying three alimonies.

House: Listing all the possibles causes is only impressive if you can do it reverse alphabetically.

Thirteen: Wouldn't 'no' have been a shorter answer?
House: Wouldn't you not talking make this a shorter conversation.

Lacklustre life

My life has been lacklustre recently, the chief reason is probably because I have no interest in involving myself in some addictive computer games.

I'm involved in the Graduation Magazine. Surprise? Don't worry. I've not told anyone this. Not because I'm ashamed of joining them, I just find no reason to tell anyone.

I realise I have been isolating myself from some people recently. As for why I don't know. When I see someone, and I shall not say who, I instinctively cringe away, and I don't know why. And don't say I'm in love, because I shun both boys and girls, who are not intimately close to me.

Is it because I'm lazy to say a simple 'hello'? It's probable, considering that I know many people in school and I've no strength to wave and say 'hi' to everybody I know.

I'm having phobia recently, probably due to the involvement in the graduation magazine. I'm sentimental, easily influence by emotions around me. Anger, depression, frustration, despondent and many more emotions. Negative emotions have some bearing on me, and I can't formulate a word how.

I'm scared of losing friends, especially when I lose my friends by me unintentionally, or deliberately, drive them away. I know I'm being pessimistic, but I'm feeling this way now. Not that I despise being optimistic, but I've got to face that now or later. I choose to deal with it later, but my subconscious keeps bugging me. What should I do?

I just have two random things to talk about:
a) If you a fan of House MD, you must be intrigued by the medicine in the show. Here's an advice: if you want to learn medicine, watch season 1-3. From season 4 onwards the medicine has declined and is sloppy. Season 6 and season 7 have medicine that are almost absurd. (review by doctor)

b) I'll still finish my previous post.

A Story

Actually I have written this a long time ago, when I didn't have the internet service and TELECOM'S tardy action actually gave me some time to write a short story. I didn't finish it, but I intend to finish it now. It sounds and looks lame, but I'm no professional, so please tolerate with the uninspiring and uninteresting story. It's full with banalities, but........here goes.

Story inspired by Derrick Tan (concussion), NLL (still hospitalised), CCS (broken arm) and LJX (broken ankle) and House MD. If you know me (actually not many people know) you should know I love medicine. That's why I love 'House MD' so much.

If you want me to write a story about you, just give me something about the incident and I'll try my best to write.

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1 January 2010

I wake up bright and early, photosensitived, and realised I'm in a room I'm not familiar with. I squint and saw somebody standing beside me. I pull myself up and realise two doctors are staring at me. They amble towards me, and throw me a series of questions that never seem to end. I'm still blurry, a bit queasy, and I've no idea where I am, what is the place or when was I brought there. Eventually I answer a few questions that I manage to answer, the rest came to me a surprise. I am told I was hurt but I can remember nothing but celebrating New Year last night. The clock points 6 sharp and I realise it is evening. Sunlight shines weakly and it begins to sink.

I try very hard to remember what happened, but I am told I have short term amnesia. I shake every thing off and subdue the pain. I grimace and ask for my parents, but the doctors say visitors are not allowed. Then one of them, Dr. Lee, says I need to rest and I'm given anesthesia to rest. I then feel listless and dropped off.

2 January 2010

I've been called by someone and the voice sounds vaguely familiar. Then it hit me it was my father, and I jump out like a kid just wake up after a night terror. I am so happy to see them and they are likewise. They tell me I got hurt when the firecrackers that were supposed to lit burst into flames, and that's how I got third-degree burn. When I fell, I banged my head on the door and hence I have this nasty headache and blocked memories.

We chat a little and the bell rings, telling visitors to leave. They look disappointed, but they have to leave. They promise they'll visit me again, and I say I'll be waiting, although deep down in my heart I wish they'll never leave me alone here, abandoned and terrified.

It is 2.00pm and everyone gets back to their respective bed. I'm in a ward. I can see eight beds from my view, including mine. I'm on bed number 10. The beds are arranged accordingly, and of course everybody is a guy. The patient next to me, an Indian, seems to have experienced a very nasty accident. Everything on him looks ominous, and I suddenly feel glad to have burns and concussion. Bed 11, 13, 15 and 16 are not occupied. The boy in bed 12 looks weak. Lassitude makes him sleep for almost all day. The guy in bed 13 looks surprisingly old for a 26-year-old man (I know his age through eavesdropping) and he is a volatile man. He vociferates and always goes ballistics when he's wish is not satisfied. He always asks for painkillers. I've no idea what he suffers from and I'm not a doctor, but I do know too much painkillers is deleterious.

The day just drags on, and a nurse later administers something into my system and tells me to rest more. Feeling weak, I dozed off.


3 January 2010

It has been only two days, but I have begun to be claustrophobic. I've been moved to another bed, where another boy of about my same age is my only companion. The other beds are not occupied, making him the only person I can talk to. He says he has been in the hospital for a month, and the doctor has not had a clue about what's wrong with him. His symptoms have the doctor stumped. At that time I'm feeling a little bit worried. What if what he has is infectious? If it is environmental and toxic I guess I can relax a little, but if it is infectious I'll be terrified.

But then, why would a doctor place a patient in a same ward with a patient with infectious disease? Surely they have ruled out infection. I kind of pity him. He has tubes all over his body, and he even wears a oxygen mask. He said his lungs collapsed, and even though it's fine now the doctors are still taking precautions just to make sure the history doesn't repeat itself.

I'm still bored and I take the book my mother brought to me. I plough through the book for a few hours. It's very difficult to read when the ward is silently noisy and my intermittent pain keeps kicking in. Then I heard beeping. I notice it comes from the another boy in the ward. The doctors rush in. The suddenly the doctor has his Eureka! moment and diagnoses him with something jargonic. If I'm not mistaken I think I heard him saying something calls Erythropoietic Protoporphyria. The crux is, the boy is allergic to light.

Another day just drags on. Another day has just gone.


4 January 2010

I dislike laying on the bed. It makes me look weak, although I know I look wan, but that doesn't mean I'm weak. It was 9.00am, I wandered my hands on the desk beside me and I manage to grab a magazine. The magazine is full with gossips that are highly appreciated by fans but vociferously despised by most stars. Gossips beget pressure to the stars, and if I'm one of the stars I'll shun paparazzi with every fibre of my being.

After I have taken an insipid lunch, I bring myself to a wheelchair and have a nurse push me around in the lawn outside. This place isn't fully planted with trees, but the colour of the grass is definitely pleasing to the eyes. There are many interesting people around. A 60-year-old man, possibly diagnosed with lung cancer, trying to abstain himself from smoking but his poor-spirited will is overwhelmed by the urge to smoke, and he begins to smoke, much to the doctors' dismay. His stained teeth and emaciated body show that he is a chain-smoker. Then I saw an old lady, possibly suffers from Alzheimer's, keeps wringling her hands and her daughter looks extremely tired. Taking care an Alzheimer's patient needs a tremendous patience and I couldn't imagine what happen if this trouble weighs on me later.

The air was cool - a little biting - since it has been raining recently. I'm still weak, but I feel invigorated to be around people. Some look sicker than me. I bumped into a boy around my age, and he has one of his legs amputated. I choked on my fear but I didn't let out a scream. Whatever he went through was much terrible than mine. So instead of feeling pity to myself, I realise I have to be strong, because they are hundreds of people out there suffering from a long-time illness that impact their lives in a way they wish they were never born.

5 January 2010

I have been to a new ward to be monitored. If I'm fine today I'll be sent home to recuperate. Every activites on my time table has been cancelled - much to my annoyance - for my own good. A boy is laid upon beside me. The doctor told me he had a cardiac arrest and a fractured arm. I have no doubt he plays basketball. I try to talk to him whenever he wakes up (he's still weak), and he appears to be too weak to talk. I let him rest, and decide to give myself a rest, until an annoyingly loud alarm sends me off guard. It appears that an emergency has happened and all doctors are required in the ER.

I don't know much, but I do know something very, very nasty has occured. As a practised eavesdropper I try to get something from the nurses. Turns out a bus has overturned, and all 28 passengers in the bus are badly mangled. Some died on the spot, some are maimed, some survives but not for long, some has their lives relied on the machines. Families are sobbing, friends are wailing, doctors are busy, nurse are overwhelmed with heavy work. I feel sad for them. Truly. Again, I feel like my life is much better than I had thought.

6 January 2010

The day I've been waiting for. My parents come early today and bring me out of the hospital. I pack my things eagerly, wave goodbye to the boy beside me although I ain't sure whether he sees me or not, and listen to the doctors kind-hearted advice. I thank the doctor profusely and on my way out I look at the ER. Parents are still flooding the room, nurses are still running around sending charts and picking up calls. It hurts me to watch, so with heavy steps, I try to run away from this place, which will forever be embedded in my mind.



End of story. The story sucks, but I just love to write.

4th November, 2010

I woke up around 9.30am. Flabbergasted, I pulled myself away from the bed and literally dragged myself to the dining room to eat breakfast. Breakfast was way too simple and I was still feeling hungry after that. I suppressed the urge to ransack the kitchen for foods and went to the toilet to brush my teeth until they scintillated. I wasn't exaggerating. The white bubbles formed actually scintillated.

Then I switched on the computer and oddly the first thing I did was opening Plurk. Then I logon to Facebook and began to roll the mouse impatiently. Facebook is recently choked with people confessing their loves, people saying how 'sienz' their lives are (like my live isn't 'sienz'....), people writing didactic sentences which inevitably ignored by most people, people uploading picture showing how silly or how gracious they looked and bla bla bla....

Then I watch Jit Sin Wars again. I'm not interested with the why and the wherefore they made the video. The deliberate lousy acting somehow lightened the viewers' mood and the directory is superbly done. But the story is.........lame. But I like it. Honestly.

What I did then? Oh! Right! My mother and I went to BM library, and I saw was few racks of bookshelves. I found no books to my liking, so we left and went to PRAI library, and again I got nothing. All books were torn and outdated. Don't ever go there!

Then we went to Carrefour. The air-conditioner seriously needed repairment. I went to search for new shirts to buy. Most of the shirts there looked cheap, I guess it was understandable since some were imitation. I found some shirts I liked and I tested them. M size is a little too small for me, but L size is way too long. So I bought M instead, and I don't know if I will regret. In retrospect, I shouldn't have bought them.

Then we went back home, I surfed the net again. Then I went to my room reading, and they I had my dinner, and then I went to bath, and then I made a cup of coffee and sipping it slowly while reading True Singapore Ghost Stories. And then I tried to finish reading my storybook and then here I am, writing this post droning on how my day is wasted.

Next year, I vowed to make sure my life is no longer miserable.

Oops, I have written too long a post, as is my wont.

My Review on 'Death Place'

I'm not a profesional writer, so don't expect a good review on me. But here's my review anyway:

I'm floored to know the movie is only about to be released tomorrow. I watched this movie few months ago and now only most cinemas in Malaysia will start screening.

Also known as Taihong, Still and Die a Violent Death, this chilling movie is made up of 4 different stories directed by 4 different directors. All stories are based on true events that became the hot news in Thailand. But of course, the stories in this movie will be strongly exaggerated and widely elaborated. The show is somehow similar to Phobia, a succesful horror movie that hit Thailand and Malaysia with commersial success. A sequal was made, Phobia 2, and it again topped the box office in both Thailand and Malaysia.

Let's review one by one:

THE BLAZE

New Year is something very exciting for all people. It's the beginning of a brand new year, where everything -- well, mostly -- will begin all over again. School kids begin their new school life, workers make new plans and budgets and whatnot. The eve of New Year usually draws people to pubs to celebrate.

A man decides to count down with his friends and girlfriends. But on doing that he inevitably ignores his girlfriend, making his girlfriend feels abandoned and incongrous. She feels sad and runs to the bathroom only to be killed by a violent fire caused by reckless bartenders. The boyfriend survives, but his life begins to deteriorate. He is always sombre, avoiding contact with others, refusing to accept the truth.

This sapiently directed 30-minutes short film is about love. It might have some terrifying scenes that'll make your hairs stand, but it is deserved to be praised as the audience are able to feel the romance and horror simultaneously. However, it is not a great start for this movie.

My rating: B-

IMPRISON

How will you feel when you are put in a haunted prison? I'll be living in horror every day.

A man is being put in a gaol. He has no friends, only some lonely old guys sitting around staring at him. Later he begins to sense something. He encounters weird incidents. Each incidents get weirder and weirder until finally his curiosity gets the better of him as he uncovers the mystery that lies behind.

This part is probably the worst part of all. The scenes, to me, aren't scary and the story is sloppy and haphazardly planned. No actual stories are being delivered. Only some random scares and stories that don't add up.

My rating: D+

REVENGE

A haunted apartment. This is what I'm scared of. If I am residing in an apartment and encounters weird things, my first instinct is to flee.

A girl finds a mute mule to get drugs. She later gets overdose and dies. The mule, instead of reporting her death, hides her body by disposing her into the water tank. Subsequently the water is contaminated, and everybody in the apartment is being supplied with water and body decays.

My favourite part of all. The story doesn't matter. The moral value behind it does, however. It tells us if we do something unpardonable, our guilt will take control of us. Eventually, justice will be served. This part makes me realised I hadn't wasted my time watching this movie.

My rating: A

HAUNTED MOTEL

Similar to 'In The Middle' in 4bia and 'In The End' in Phobia 2, this is a comedy-horror that tells us about a man and his friend. This story begins with hookers lining up at a street and a man and his friend get one for 500 baht (only RM50 for a night with a hooker? More men in this world are losing virginity) and then they go to a motel, where weird things happen.

This story has some kinkiness. The story is a little bit disconcerting, but if you try to fathom the story you'll get a storyline, although poorly constructed. But the fun and the horror are spellbinding enough to make you finish the movie.

My rating: B+

Feng Shui Tak Bagus!!

Has the title caught your attention? Of course it does. It is always spoken by D. Mages, especially when he begins to complain about our class.

This quote is, oddly, like a curse. You know why?

4S3 has lousy Malay and English teachers. MSegara, the infamous slacker, has never seriously taught us anything. LAT is another lazy teacher, but I will prefer to have her as my teacher if I have been given a choice to choose between her and MSegara. And LAT is way too strict in marking.

Chinese teacher? Ordinary. She's not hardworking, but she's not lazy either. I guess she works hard to complete her task, but she never has the motivation to do more than completing her job.

Modern Maths? Oh please, she might teach form 6, but she sucks at teaching Modern Maths. Students from 3A5 should know.

Additional Mathematics? Oh my god. My MTAM teacher supported the quote of 'feng shui tak bagus'. She had a terrible ordeal. She lost her baby. And then later she was discharged from the hospital and spent time recuperating. But as this very moment she is lying in the hospital due to build-up liquids in her lungs. The doctor never seems to find out the underlying cause. The diagnosis is apparently very tricky.

Biology teacher had a horrible fall. She suffered, but gladly not as serious as my MTAM teacher or else Jit Sin is on the brink of hiring another good teacher. She recovered shortly and came back today.

Chemistry teacher? OK, I think she changes the most. She was once a famous teacher in Jit Sin. And now? She is disliked by half of 4S3 students. Students who don't hate her don't show any sign of liking her either. She's too cocky, and she always talks like Chemistry is the only subject we should be concerned about. The other subjects are garbage. In her world, Chemistry is the utmost important. She doesn't even care if we fail other subjects. That's who she is. If she happen to be your Chemistry teacher next year. You better read this:

This is my prediction based on my experience of facing her. For the first three months, she is teaching like an ordinary teacher. Patient. Hard-working. Friendly. After the first class test, especially when she sees your class' results (she never gets satisfied by results), she will begin to change. There'll be a subtle change, just pay attention. She begins to be fussy, cocky. She'll keep borrowing lessons from other teachers. And you'll have at least 3 lessons of Chemistry a week.

After the mid-term examination, you may begin to hate her. Because you'll face her at least 3 times a week, and if she is too hard-working you'll face her 9 lessons a week, which means 9 lessons of Chemistry a week. You think you can handle that many lessons? I thought I could handle too. But only for two weeks. After two weeks you'll grow tired.

Don't be adament and say you can handle her. My experience with my friends tell me otherwise.
Physics? The teacher is simply adorable. Besides her corrupt English she has no flaws at all.

Sejarah? Besides being anti-school I think he has the best notes in the world.

Others are negligible.

Kids are Quick

People say children are a blessing. They are adorable, childish, cute, and often humourous, some are impish, and the most common thing amongst children is that they are ignorant to anything around them. They learn to talk, often babble, and they yell or shout and destroy nearly everything comes to them. Children are mostly recalcitrant too, which is what burdened most parents. Most children are really.......adorable. Read why:

TEACHER: Maria, go to the map and find North America
MARIA: Here it is.
TEACHER: Correct. Now class, who discovered America?
CLASS: Maria.

TEACHER: John, why are you doing your maths multiplication on the floor?
JOHN: You told me to do it without using tables.

TEACHER: Glenn, how do you spell "crocodile"?
GLENN: K-R-O-K-O-D-I-A-L
TEACHER: No, that's wrong.
GLENN: Maybe it is wrong, but you asked me how I spell it.

TEACHER: Donald, what is the chemical formula for water?
DONALD: H I J K L M N O
TEACHER: What are you talking about?
DONALD: Yesterday you said it's H to O.

TEACHER: Millie, give me a sentence begins with 'I'.
MILLIE: I is....
TEACHER: No, Millie....Always say, 'I am.'
MILLIE: All right, 'I am the ninth letter of the alphabet.'

TEACHER: Now, Simon, tell me frankly, do you say prayers before you eat?
SIMON: No sir, I don't have to, my Mom is a good cook.

TEACHER: Clyde, your composition on your 'My Dog' is exactly the same as your brother's. Did you copy his?
CLYDE: No, sir. It's the same dog.

TEACHER: Harold, what do you call a person who keeps on talking when people are no longer interested?
HAROLD: A teacher.



If you want to be a primary school teacher, think twice. The consequences might need medical attention.

House Quotes (3)

All quotes are taken from season 3.


House: If I leave her alone can I have my carpet back?
Cuddy: No.
House: If I forget about my carpet can I have her?

House: Infectious or environmental. All we have to do is check out parasites, viruses, bacteria, fungi, prions, toxins, radiation, chemicals, or it's internet-porn related. I'll check the internet, You cover the rest of the stuff.

House: You can't bet when you know the answer beforehand.
Dr. Foreman: We could spend all day arguing whether you can bet when you know the answer beforehand. Give me the two hundred bucks.

Tritter: People who are innocent tend not to try to hide their arrest.
House: Is that based on your years of experience of arresting innocent people?

Dr. Cuddy: You blow stuff up, makes my life miserable, makes me need to make your life miserable.

Dr. Foreman: Doing nothing is not a plan, it is specifically a lack of plan.

Judge: Dr. Cuddy, what do you think of Dr. House? Is he as big a jerk as I think he is.
Dr. Cuddy: Bigger.

Dr. Foreman: You just don't want a cancer diagnosis because then you have to deal with Wilson.
House: Lung cancer is a lame diagnosis. Avoiding Wilson is an added bonus.

Dr. Foreman: If she wants to talk about the weather, talk about the weather. She wants normalcy. She wants to feel like the world didn't end. House: Yes. I will tell her everything that went on without her. Babies were born. People got married. Thousands of people celebrated the day she got raped as the happiest day of their lives.

My Review on The Exorcist (1973)

Based on the true story, this 1973 movie was released in USA during the winter of 1973. People lined up in front of building just to buy the tickets, and the line was said to be long enough to surround a building. It wasn't unprecedented, but it was unexpected. Since then, the movie has said to be the scariest movie of all time.

Paramedics were called to theatres to treat those who collapsed due to shock. In fact, a man was so shocked that he fainted and knocked on the chair in front of him which then caused him to have a broken jaw. He then sued Warner Brothers!

Haha. Watching all the reviews on the internet and reading people's comments and their responses to the film was really engaging. Many people said the film was so terrifying till the film was imprinted permanently in the mind. They couldn't get the scary images out of their lives anymore, living in horror for the rest of their lives.

Feeling excited, I tried to dig the movie from google. And I successfully watched the film on YouTube.

Here's my review: The show begins with an archaelogist discovering something in the land of Iraq. It was a statue, or something I guess, with Pazuzu's face on it. Then later, the film set on America. Chris MacNeil is an actor and a mother (Nope, the name wasn't wrongly typed, it's Chris). Her daughter, Regan, is 12 years old. Ragen begins to exhibit strange, unnatural power including moving things telekinetically and levitating. It all begins when she started seizing, and her mother brings her to meet doctors. When all the doctors come out with nothing, they recommend exorcist. Saying that if she thinks she is possessed, an exorcist might make her think she is cured.

So Father Damien Karras is sought after by Chris. Father Damien has recently lost her mother. He is now devastated, and refuses to perform exorcist until further symptoms like speaking in foreign language is exhibited. But he changes his mind when the word 'Help Me" is seemed to be written from the inside of Ragen's body and protruding outwards. Terrified, he seeks after the Church's help and an experienced father assists him in the exorcism.

Frankly, after watching the movie, I find this movie only average. Here's one thing: I don't find this movie creepy. Some scenes are disturbing, like the scene where the girl masturbates with a crucifix, the spider-walk and her contorted face and whatnot were disturbing. I can't deny that. But if we are talking about horror, the film is average to me. What I like about this movie is the drama. This film contains drama and story which will make you stick to your chair and finish the film. So what's so ironic about this film is it is intended to make audiences to freak out. Most people who freak out don't finish the film. Not till the end. Or at least leave their chairs for a moment and come back later. So trying to stick to your chair and freak out at the same time is pretty much a difficult task to do. But I managed to, haha!

The Exorcist will definitely freak you out if you are easily frightened. Many unexpected scenes shown up for no reason. But overall, to me, the film is average. Good drama, but not scary enough. Is it just me, or am I just have a steel heart?

The end is satisfying, deserves an A-. The drama is great, at least not haphazardly planned like Ju-On: The Grudge 2, therefore it deserves a strong A. The scenes-to me-are not scary enough. The only thing that deserves to be eulogised is the director managed to create a chilling atmosphere without gore. But alas, I don't have an accelerated heart, therefore it gets a weak C-. The acting is superb. The scenes where the mother waits with a grim of foreboding and breaks out with despair, the scenes where the girl yells at pain, the shocked look at the priests and more are great. Deserves another strong A. Overall the film scores a strong B+ from me.

Credit

I finally got a credit for ICAS English. I got 32/60. It wasn't very good, but it is satisfactory. At least I'm in the top 23% in Malaysia.

Realise I use the word 'Malaysia'? Yeap. My result is only compared to students in Malaysia. I'm pretty sure the standard is much higher in Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and other countries. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if Malaysia has the lowest standard among all countries.

But still, being able to get 32/60 correct is, as I said earlier, encouraging.

School Life is Boring

I was sleeping in class this morning. After the final year exam nobody bothers to study and no teacher bothers to teach us. Well....actually some teachers do, but how many? Ok, my biology teacher does, she is a hardworking teacher or else tell me how could she be the panitia? TPS does too, but does she have any choices? She is the so-called pro in the school and she has published numerous books that have hit the market with good reception. Unless she decides to have her reputation goes to oblivion or else she is going to teach. GCL has finished the Physics syllabus. Even if she wants to continue teaching it would be a tall order. What else can she teach? Nuclear bombing? MAG does too. But....umm.....you can say he is being lackadaisical. He finishes a chapter of sejarah in two lessons. It normally takes two weeks to do so, but he does it in 2 lessons. He's on speed!! MTAM teacher is trying hard to finish the syllabus, but as everyone knows, it will be impossible because we have been behind for 2 months. And even if we have the 2 months back it would be hard for her to finish teaching.

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The others? Nothing. There's why today is so boring.

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7.15am. I was sitting in my class with my eyes fixed at two groups of people. As I mentioned earlier, my class is highly polarised. I watched them gesticulating, I listened them bantering, and I glanced at my watch waiting. Finally, at 7.30am, it was confirmed 17/44 people were absent.

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It wasn't the highest record. It was - in fact - the second highest record, which was, or wasn't (I chose the formal one) something 4S3 should be proud at. NPL was flabbergasted too. Could you blame her? 17/44 people, imagine how many zeroes she had to draw on the attendance book.

What did we do? Simple, we did nothing. Sivik teacher wasn't in school, and we just walked around in the class, bantering with each others, tattling about the latest gossip, discussing the latest video. BI? Nothing again. SEJ? Yeah he finished the chapter in 25 minutes. I have lost count how many points he skipped. He was more desperate than us to finish the syllabus.

PHY? Well, we (by we I mean me, TZR, TWX, CMH, PMF, LTN, SJY, TZJ and NKW, who did I miss?) talked about entertainments with GCL. GCL has a surprising knowledge about the world of entertainment, but she appeared to be ignorant to any Hollywood-related entertainments. She preferred Chinese movies. But still, listened to her talking about the actors and actress made me to look at her differently now. We spent two lessons jabbering about entertainments.

BM? Pongchu never entered the class. But the weather at that particular lesson was particularly windy so I was standing outside, trying to be 'Jack' in the class. Unfortunately no 'Rose' suited me. MTAM? Nothing. Privacy continued her teaching, and I continued my working. MM? OSM had finished teaching, so we continued jabbering. BC? NPL joined us and talked. And CMH continued to badger her into giving him 2 marks, and NPL continued to say she couldn't give anymore mark. She remained headstrong. It was interesting how CMH made the illogical logical. God you are a genius!

2.00pm. Class dismissed.

Results

I have got all the results for all papers except IT, but since IT is negligible so I am not counting it yet. Here's the result

BM: 68. Shockingly I got better than what I had expected. I hadn't touched Malay or used Malay for 3 months and turned out my result wasn't a complete disaster.

BI: 78. Getting 78 from LAT's hand is already considered superb. I have nothing to complain.

BC: 71. Finally I got a satisfactory result. 61/100 for paper 2! My best result so far!

MM: The subject I am satisfied the most: 87.

MTAM: I could have done much better: 64.

BIO: If only I was careful and not sleeping, I could have scored the 5 marks I lost. 65.

CHEM: 83. The paper is easy compared to Bio and Phy. But getting 83 is already out of my expectation, so I am satisfied with myself.

PHY: 60! As long as I passed the paper I don't really care what mark I got.

SEJ: 77. My result has dropped. But it's still satisfactory.

PM: 82. ACS's is lenient in marking, so I'm not going to whine about anything here.

SV: I remembered I suffered from stomach ache before the exam and I didn't read anything because of the pain. But turned out I got a satisfactory 73.

IT: Negligible. Any subject that is not included in SPM is considered negligible because I only pay attention to those I am sitting for in November 2011.


My purata: 72.42 so far. I estimated if my IT is 60, my average will drop to 72.14. Still the average has exceeded my expectation, so again, I'm not whinging anything.

However I am disappointed with my MTAM and BIO. I could have done better for MTAM (my favourite subject). As for bio, I'm taking Biology for form 6. So if I am not doing well for Biology in SPM how can I cope with the form 6 syllabus? I really need to work hard for Biology!

Piranha 3D

This is my review.

A small magnitude of earthquake might only crack the bottom of the lake. It seems harmful, but what if a school of piranha is released?

Directed by Alexander Aja (The Hills Have Eyes), this 84 minutes long movie is about a school of piranha released after an earthquake strikes. The piranhas begin to scavenge for food, eating whatever flesh comes to them. This movie begins with a man fishing on a lake, and when the earthquake hits, a whirlpool is formed and he gets sucked inside. Before he is drawn down he is suddenly attacked by what seems to be piranha.

If you love nudity, watch this movie. The first 40 minutes is basically a pornographic. Women showing their breasts (seriously), women having sex, women sucking each other's cleavage. Sorry ladies no penis is seen. When a group of researchers go down to the lake, they are suddenly attacked by the piranhas. They all successfully escaped, but alas with one seriously maimed. A piranha is also caught and brought to a scientist and it is revealed that that particular species of piranha is supposed to vanish 2 million years ago.

Realising a mayhem is going to break out, sheriffs begin to evacuate the scene. Unfortunately, it's spring break. Teenagers are frolicking around the lake, swimming in the lake, sipping in the lake. Teenagers are usually rebellious and recalcitrant, hence their effort to no avail, until a lady begins to get bitten and blood begins to flow and piranhas come rushing to them. Of course, there is a stampede. People begin to run around. Bla bla bla.

Julie Forester, Jake's mother and the sheriff on call, begins her duty and is later informed that her children are on a boat, sinking. Panic, she drives a boat and tries to rescue her children. Hence the story centres around 2 place. One on the seaside, where the lake water turn into a pool of blood, and the other is at the centre of the lake, where a boat is sinking with Julie trying to try her children from a school of piranha.

The first 40 minutes, as I said earlier, is full with nudity. Good for people who like to be horny. The next 44 minutes is full with gore. This movie is probably the most gory movie I have watched. Imagine these: All leg muscles gone, bones are visible. Body splits into two upon moving, victim still alive. Parts of bodies bitten off, private part gone........Gosh.

This movie ends with a cliffhanger, foreshadowing a sequal will be made.

If you love nudity and gore, trust me, this is the perfect movie for you. But if you think nudity sucks, go watch The Hills Have Eyes. If you only like nudity and hates gore, go buy a pornographic. If you like both, watch this movie. Highly recommended.

My rating: 4/5. Can be better if it isn't filler at the beginning. The end is a twist and unexpected, therefore deserves an A. The drama is boring. Too much nudity, too much talking, less action, less escaping, less running. Deserves only a D. The gory scenes are spine-chilling. If you are looking for something disgusting and making your hairs stand, watch this. The most gory movie I have watched, but still enjoyable. It deserves an A-. This movie has not successfully made me scream my lungs out. I've watched more than 50 horror movies and not a single one has made me feel terrified. Ergo, to me, this movie is a gory movie, not a horror movie. It fails to make me scare, therefore deserves an E. Overall the movie deserves a B-.

It is only called a horror movie if I give it an A. So far, no horror movies deserve an A yet.