MUET

The school made it compulsory for us to take MUET test at the end of the year. Speaking always comes first, because it takes time to sort everything out. After arrangement, only 9 out of 200+ students had to sit for the speaking test on 22/10, few days later than the other students. So sad.

22/10. Mine was the first group, together with TCL, TSK and TZX. Before that, 11 of us (including 2 who had left the school) had to gather at an isolation room so that any leakage could be prevented. Before the test commences, 11 of us made quite a noise in the room. That makes me wonder: could we possibly be the only group that is relaxed enough to make so much noise? Lolll.

Anyway, my group went in first. I'm Candidate D. Problem here is that I realised questions for Candidate D is always the toughest. And when I see the questions, my worst fear was realised: my question was indeed tough.

So here's the question (rephrased):
Newspapers play an important role in our lives.
You think that newspapers advertise goods and services.

That's for Candidate D.
And here are the questions for Candidate A, B and C:

Newspapers
report current events;
impart knowledge;
enhance language ability

See how tough my question is, if compared to others?

Anyway, it went quite smoothly. I tried not to circle around the same point but found it very hard not to do so. The points were scarce and weak, but seriously how could you expect me to give good points when I do not even agree with it to begin with?

Task A was fine. What's there to talk about when you simply pour all lies out?

Task B was where all the fun are. Discussion is engaging and what's great is you do not need to worry you've got no points to say. Once a person pioneers the discussion, the rest could either agree or disagree, and with addition of some either relevant or irrelevant points, the discussion could last longer than 10 minutes.

Anyway, it was quite fun. But I certainly do not wish to sit for it again.

Badminton

I said I have passion for it, but I realised I never know it well. I do not know the rules and the techniques. But yet it doesn't falter my passion. The fact that I do not know the rules, or that I do not even care to know about the rules, is probably due to my inner personality, one that is very disturbing and yet one that I would never ever going to get over with - refusal to abide by rules, or feeling uncomfortable having my wings clipped. That's why you'll never see my participating in any competitions. Rules make me uncomfortable, although I agree its existence is essential.

Anyway, since the group I've recently joined emphasise much on the rules and are pro players, I guess I've got to brush up myself to be on par with them. Problem is.....my health seems to restrict me a little, what should I do?  

Busy

Life's been busy for me. The imminent STPM is coming and it's rendering me listless everyday. Going to school is tiring, and now I've always been sleeping in the class, an action that I've never done before when I was in lower form. Form 6 life is tough, and very tiring.

Anyway, there are some interesting issues transpired that I wish to share for. But due to the scarcity of time and the tiredness in me, I've got to share it later. Sorry.

Starwalk

This is the first time I participated in this major event. I'll begin with the very first.

I went to Penang by a school bus arranged by my school. But here's a problem: the company that was supposed to arrange everything for us did it last minute, and hence the situation was totally chaotic. We were supposed to leave latest at 5.15am, but there was still one bus missing when it was 5.30. We were already late and the reporting time for the competition participants were already closing. Having no choice left, a teacher told us to embark other buses.

I reached there slightly late, thanks to the stupid bus company, and couldn't find the reporting centre. Luckily mine was non-competition, or else I could have cried to death. I finally found it at 6.40am, 5 minutes before it closed. The queue was so long, but there was only 4 or 5 counters. There was almost no movements within the few minutes I queued there, and when there were finally movements enough for me to walk at least 4 steps, I was literally "squeezed" out of it and was at lost at finding the counter.

I spent some time searching for the counter to get the wrist band and lucky draw coupon, only to find it late and almost closed. When I was there I got no wrist band, probably due to lack of stock, and got only a coupon. I went to the starting line realising I was very late. I didn't know how late I started, but when I phoned my friend, he was at Prangin Mall and I was at Komtar. Very far, right?

Anyway, I couldn't see my friends anywhere, so I walked quickly trying to locate any of my friends. The problem with non-competition is that majority of participants were there to saunter, they didn't want to walk fast. I wanted to walk fast, so I moved zig-zag. While doing so I had lost count on how many shoes I had stepped on or how many people I had accidentally knocked on. I'm sorry for that.

After walking for a distance, I finally met - technically, she found me - a friend of mine, who initially chided me for being slow because she was far ahead of me - and she told me the others had gone far. I walked faster than, met more friends, but still not the ones I went in search of. Finally, after walking for one hour, I reached the finishing point and met them. LOLL meeting friends at the finishing point!

Anyway, it was then I realised I started very late. They all started at 7am, and I started approximately 20 minutes later (if I wasn't mistaken, the time I started was 7.18am).

Because I walked fast (trying to find my friends), I didn't focus on the buildings around me. I had lost the golden opportunity to view the heritage buildings in Penang, but I guess it didn't matter much now.

I finished the walk in one hour (a few minutes plus) and got the certificate of participation which will grant me 14 ko-k marks. After that I was so famished, I had to eat breakfast. I first met YK, and both of us later went into Penang Times Squares which were crowded.