A picture I took from my room... One of my favorites.

Could that be heaven?

Stuff I heard during my political science class...

Lecturer: Name the biggest company in Malaysia.
Student: MAXIS !!!
Lecturer: Noo.... It's Petronas.
Student: "What? Petronas is a company?? I thought it was just a couple of towers!"

L: Ok, now lets take a look at the world map..
S: "Oh My God! Russia is this whooole thing? I always thought it was like this big (points to Mongolia)"

L: Is Turkey part of Europe?
S: Haha, of course it is..
L: No, actually, it isn't in the European Union list..
S: Who cares if they have a union? Turkey IS in Europe!!!!

*note that all 3 statements are from the same student. He's from Nigeria, so the way he says it and his accent is so damn funny it got me laughing non-stop.

Gosh, I just can't stand people who are ultra-sensitive.

Who think that you're making use of their money or whatever shit they possess. Yes, we don't pluck money from trees and may not be as rich as you but that doesn't mean we're gonna pluck em from your tree!

Get a life man! Don't be so insecure. Don't think that everyone is so hard-up for you or your money or your beauty or your ideas or your phone or your whatever. Honestly, it just puts me off. I used to respect you, admire you. Not anymore. Its sad that how you're bringing yourself down with this attitude of yours. Not that I care though.

Yeah, everyone is hurting you, everyone is making use of you, everyone is talking about you, everyone is jealous of you. That's what you think. Honestly, we don't have as much time as you do. We didn't have as much time. But now, we really think you should be put in your place.

You chose them right? Wish you all the best. And what about you & us? The loss of friendship is your loss. May all your happiness spring out from the bitching you do coz we ain't got no time to do that. Wishing you the world's success & $$ to keep to yourself.

P/S: You're ultra-sensitive, you should've been born as a condom.

We had a very interesting Geography class today. And judging from the comments of previous students of this class, I was quite surprised coz they all said this class was boring.

Anyway, we were discussing about ethics towards the environment from religion's point of view. So, each one of us had to share, and from there, we somehow got caught up in this whole religion discussion & it was a good thing! Coz we got to learn so many things bout other religions.

Eg:

This Muslim guy in our class said that (quote;unquote) For every grain of rice that a Muslim wastes, it is believed that on judgement day, he/she will be bitten by a snake 70 times, and suffer 70 times & die 70 times!! Ouch.
There are also 5 sins that a Muslim can do & will never be forgiven. Rape & murder are 2 out of those 5. He wasn't sure what the other 3 are. And apparently, if they're not sure, they're not suppose to say it. (quote;unquote)

Gosh, Islam is the official religion of my country and I never knew all these interesting bits. I guess I just always viewed it from the surface. Never got to know deeper. Religion is quite an interesting topic to discuss... every religion is interesting in its own way.

We also spoke about the western countries and how they're so dominant and far ahead compared to us, Asians, even though we achieved civilisation first. It is something to ponder about. What made them achieve so much in so little time? Countries like India & China were found many years before countries like US. Is it our upbringing which teaches us to be lowly & humble? Are the westerners more assertive & confident? Is that what brought them closer to success? Studies show that what you think is what you will become. So, do you think that the Westerners are brought up to be more confident & dominant compared to us, Asians? Think about it

Went to register my subjects for 4th semester.

WMU (the program I'm doing) has a whole set of rules & regulations.. so much more stricter (is there such a word) now.

»   Subjects must be taken with consent of advisor
»   Must take 4 subjects (unless with a valid reason)
»   If absent for 3 times, a letter will be sent to parents & student will be sent for counseling! wtf?!

Sigh, I guess rules are rules... And I must not skip classes anymore! Can't bear to see my parents disappointed. Damn emo. I Know! But I really can't help it if I'm not well. I wish i had more support but stuff like this is just testing me & pushing my limits. I guess I just have to fight it!

Wei Ling even suggested I skip this semester & come back to college next semester. Today, I myself thought of it while I was waiting for my advisor from 1.30 - 3.30!! I was so frustrated.. so damn sick, sitting on the bench outside the staff room, looking through my schedule for the semester. I just felt like crying !! I msged my mother and told her I feel like not taking this semester & going to work instead !! But then again, I can't be doing that. I'll be wasting so much time. I really wanna transfer soon (although there's a high possiblity that might not be happening anytime 'soon'). I don't wanna be left out when my batch of students leave for the US. I too wanna be someone, someday.

I'm the only child for my parents and though lotsa people think thats high privilige, well, you're wrong. I'm their only hope for success. Even though I'm the only one they need to support, they struggle alot. And I really feel so bad. Today, I felt like crap while msging my father the amount of $$ needed to pay for my tuition fees. And he replied -

"okay, strive for the best this semester, don't let anything bring you down bcos it costs a lot of $$ and hard work"

I had tears in my eyes reading that msg from him. I know how he struggles for me. My education. My expenses. But never once has he complained. He always says.. for my benefit, he'll go all out to get the money. I know probably every other parent says this, but I'm just saying it from my point of view. Plus, the clever me.. wasted his RM12000 to do my A-Levels which resulted in nothing! To this very day, whenever I think of it, I sense a dark cloud over me. Dark cloud of guilt.

All said & done, I have to 'strive for the best' and not disappoint my parents & myself. Even if I'm dying, I'll suffer & go to college coz the money that put me there in the first place didn't come without suffering.

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So many sweet memories cherished with loved ones and friends...

Force of Nature concert was the best thing that happened in 2005
Met the CLEO's Eligible Bachelors in KLCC (Reshmonu was there too!) and won the online contest!
Beach Party @ PD with ASAYO peepz
First time at Zouk for Nimret's birthday
Trip to PD & Genting with Tash, Dennis & Aug was a good way to end the year!
Preparation for Love & Life plus the camp itself with all the other facis was a wonderful experience

There are so many other wonderful memories... for sure. Ones I shall cherish as I take a steady step into 2006.

There were bitter ones too.

Small incidents like arguments & misunderstandings with the people I love.
Big incidents such as when we lost Aaron.
Normal incidents such as not doing well in college.
Acceptable ones such as when our 1st Archbishop passed away.
Silly ones such as my experiences with KLPac.

But all that has happened, happened for a reason and for the best of everyone. 2005 is no
more in any of our hands. But 2006 is.. it's up to Me how I wanna live my life for the better...

My New Year Resolutions:

(a) Live a healthier life
(b) Set my priorities right
(c) Spend less, save more
(d) Basically, become a better person...

Wishing all of you a Blessed, Prosperous, Victorious & Glorious 2006.
All the best.

My results sucked (as expected)

My CGPA was brought down from a mighty 3.75 to a fucked 2.0

What a way to end the year

Here's my thank you speech specially written to thank all of you who made my potluck last Thursday a memorable event in my life. It didn't go as perfectly as planned and I was super tensed BUT I loved it all in the end.

Here's to all of you who made Christmas more meaningful.

Melissa, my co-host, bought a tree & wine glasses for me, made delicious fruit salad, swept my house before the party & washed the dishes (what would Christmas be without you, girl..)

Tasha made some fried rice & temaned me buy food when I discovered there wasn't enough food.. She was the one whom I vented out my anger in the beginning when everything looked like it was going to be screwed up... she who listened to me patiently and calmed me down.. She who temaned me to dress up  (Love you to bits, babe - no one can replace you)

Corina who washed my toilet! Helped Mel with the fruit salad, waited with me while the stupid lady took so long to pack the wine glasses,helped with the Christmas lights, made lotsa noise during the party, and who did the Madagascar dance! (you brought life to my party!)

Augustine who was also another one whom I used for my anger venting sessions. He decorated my Christmas tree beautifully and made the drinks (i think ). Played the keyboards like the blind man in Pudu. hehe.. and as usual.. made all the jokes and made me laugh during moments of superstress (i love you..)

Maya brought a chicken dish & helped the girls in the kitchen. And maybe did other stuff which I didn't know about coz when she came, I was walkin in & out of my house gettin last minute stuff. (Thanks a lot girl.. I owe you!)

Dennis & Kevin bought Coke for me & played charades ever-so-sportingly! Oh, and Dennis also supplies quarter bottle of Grants  (you guys were great)

Nickholas, Timothy, Simon came even though Simon finished work @ 10pm. They
temaned me to the mamak after that. Sent Augustine & my cousin home all the way to Kepong (thanks a million)

Alex supplied one bottle of australian wine & helped with the Christmas decos (thanks for coming even though it was last minute)

See, all this people made a BIG difference this Christmas - knowingly or unknowingly.
I thought this Christmas would be a sad one for me coz my mum's not around but I was wrong.. This is my best Christmas yet. (gosh, my eyes are welled up with tears...!!) Better stop here.

Thank you so much all of you. Love you all so very much. Muah!

Merry Christmas!!!

Here's the season to be joyful Falalalala lalalala~

Joy to the world~~

We wish you a Merry Christmas, We wish you a Merry Christmas~~

Feliz Navidad~

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Yay! I'm in such a joyful mood !! It's Christmass...! My favorite time of the year. Going for midnight mass, singing carols, opening prezzies, drinking wine, being with everybody! So merrily merry I tell you! Sad thing is, my mum's not here. But no worries, she'll be back tomorrow!! yay, can't wait for her to come (with my prezzies of course) hehehe...

I just got back from my family christmas gathering.. Gonna go to friend's open house now. Have all the yummy food...

 **edited: Yummy food?? I'm having diarrheoa now

Toodles!