Problems

There are lots of problems overwhelming me now. One thing, I'm afraid of doing something. I haven't prepare my heart yet for any outcomes. Another, I don't know whether I had made a correct decision or not. I feel that it is different now. Evil is testing on my faithfulness. There is nothing I can do other than keep praying.

Nothing to tell

I'm getting much lazy to update this blog. Sometimes I just don't have the mood to type anything. Even if I update, it will not be exactly what I'm thinking.

I need to take time to calm myself down and keep praying. I don't know whether I'm prepared to accept and overcome all that. I need courage!

Depression

Every problems is magnified today. All the worries and fears come into my mind all out of sudden. What happens to me? I know it is not hormone imbalance. I could control them all well all the time. I'm freak out. What should I do? I feel lost. I saw how weak I am today.

Shopping

Four of us had been planning for today since last week we were informed that the only class today is cancelled. We are shopping for new year in KL! Our legs are totally aching after walking for the whole day and we are busy massaging them in our hotel room now. Shopping is so tiring. Once in a blue moon is ok as I don't have extra money to spare. haha...

Death

It is really shocked while I read the news about the death of the sister of a childhood friend of mine on facebook. I understand that she was in coma for nine days after the car accident with a drunken driver. This friend and his family are my neighbour too. Since we are living in kampung area, we are quite close with our neighbours. Recalling my childhood, I used to play with him and his siblings. What left now is only memory as time goes by. May you rest in peace, my friend.

Life is so fragile. I'm not afraid of death. I know where will I go after I died. I just worry that I have not done the jobs God assigned to me when the day comes. What about my family? What about my future? Live life to the fullest for God now.

Teacher?

I wonder what kind of teacher will I be in the future? I'm sure that I will not repeat the donkey work my teachers did and the halfhearted behaviour they used to be. I want to be an educator, not only a teacher who left their students to be what they like to be. At least this is what I've learned throughout my 3 semester in UPSI now. I'll do my best!

THE END

Done my Taekwon-do test today and no Taekwon-do anymore! Hooray! I think I did my test badly but never mind, it is over. There will be a post-mortem on 24th. Why it has to be 24th? Still having class on 24th, how hectic! Well, this is week 13 already. My semester 1 of year 2 is going to end soon. How time flies!

Hot!

Taekwon-do practice at the field, under the sun, again! It is so so so hot! We couldn't escape as we will have our pattern and sparring test tomorrow morning. This time I'm clever. I apply sunblock as to prevent suntan like last time. Gosh, I still can't remember all the steps yet! Will I pass the test? =(

The last presentation

SLA presentation is finally done! We were kind of screw it up because what we presented didn't fulfill the requirement of our lecturer. What we gonna do is to make everything right in our presentation report. Okay...Hopefully this will be our very last assignment!

Laundry

Since I was so free in the morning, I decided to clean and tidy up my room. I even washed my bed cover and blanket as it is sunny. Suitable to do heavy laundry I thought. Who knows? It turned to be cloudy and seemed going to rain in a few minutes. My housemate shouted me from downstairs, asking me to collect my half-dried blanket and bed cover. Then I had to iron-dry my blanket because it is the only blanket I have here. I don't want to catch a cold tonight. LOL

Good day, good mood

It is quite a relaxing day today. I submitted my last individual assignment in the only 1 hour class, then I'm free for the rest of the day! There is only 1 presentation and report left! I'm so excited! My most busy and harsh time is going to end soon! After this I can start my revision for the final examination! Hooray!

By the way, Christmas is coming! ^^

In all these things we are more than conquerors through him who love us. (Romans 8:37)

God makes a way

I experienced the grace of God again today. I'd been praying for an annoying problem for a few days. HE listens to my prayer and HE really makes a way for me. I can feel that HE is leading me out although the problem is not completely solved yet. Thank You almighty God!

The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not be in want. (Psalms 23:1)

Endeavor and Affection

Today is a sleepy day. I only have time for my assignment after cell group just now at about 9pm. I'm trying to open my eyes and force myself to read some text on the LCD. The more I struggled, the more I feel sleepy. How tired! I have no idea yet of how to crap on my CAD 1500 words individual assignment. What issue is in the two plays? Gender? How to elaborate? Gosh! Burning the midnight oil...

20 more days to go and it will be my big day! Eventually! I can't express how excited I am! The affection in my heart is so strong!

Taste and see that the LORD is good: blessed is the man who takes refuge in him. Psalms 34:8

Exhausted

I'm exhausted, in both mentally and physically. I'm lack of sleep and rest but still needed to stretch my tired body vigorously just now during the Taekwon-do II practice. I have too much of things to do this weekend. Really too much but too little time... I'm tired, really tired...

Phew!

Well, SLA class is cancelled again today! Every coursemate of mine were rejoicing! We have more time to prepare our presentation!

I kind of can't believe myself could complete 2 assignments today. Hooray! Feel a little bit relieved, but I still need to continue with the other assignments. It had been a long time I didn't feel motivated as today. It is good. Thank you my friend for giving me support! I'll keep fighting! This semester is gonna end very soon!

Tension from presentation

I'm getting more stressed. It's okay, hopefully all works will be done by the end of next week.

How am I going to pass the SLA presentation tomorrow? I pray to God, hoping that it will run smoothly, or at least the lecturer won't criticize and humiliate us with her knowledge. I'm still learning. If I'm wrong, please point it out for me kindly. I don't want to hate this course.

The end of November

I hope this week will past in a blink of eyes. Too much of works to be done! =( I hope our SLA presentation will go smooth this Friday and our lecturer will have her mercy on us. I heard a friend said she criticized the other group severely today. It is too horrible!

As we have planned days ago, we are going to give our housemate (also my church friend) a birthday surprise just before it ends later. I hope it will give us an opportunity to release a little bit of stress.

Godot?

We had a movie viewing session during the Critical Appreciation of Drama replacement class just now. It is a boring movie for me. I just wonder why the scenes were all at the same place? The characters in the movie just look like insane. They were waiting for a person called Godot and kept repeating their speech. I can't understand. I was about to fall asleep a few times in the freezing cool lecture hall. Perhaps I shall just wait for my coursemates's presentation on this drama.

Not a holiday

Today is a public holiday. We had a combined fellowship with Kampar MUF in our church. I got up early to take a sister to the market to buy some refreshment for them. Then we headed to the church to practise songs. I was the vocalist for the praise and worship session. Thanks God everything went quite well and I got to know some new friends.

It is getting more hectic now. I have to manage my time well.

Thanks God

Legs ache started this afternoon, You know what? It is of the Taekwon-do sparring practice yesterday. I have a little difficulty when walking up a stair case. I'm exhausted. Am I really that old already? Or I should just start exercising to strengthen my muscles and to train my stamina? Anyway, thanks God I still have strong immunity to keep me away from illnesses.

I felt the merciful of God today. I know He has a plan for me. I can't affirm what is the plan, but I know He has it for me. Lord I believe in You and I'm waiting patiently!

Hectic

It was a hectic day. I had a very tiring Taekwon-do practice from 11am to 1pm. And I needed to go to the church at 2pm to prepare some refreshment for tonight's fellowship with another 5 sisters. I was certainly late for it as the practice ended at about 1.30pm.

After having lunch, I went back to my hostel to take a long shower, as to wash away the sweat stains from head to toes. In my mind, everything is full of microbe and I just wish to wash them when they have to be in my hand. I think I have a little bit of cleanliness squeamish.

The refreshment we made was just wonderful! However, I think I owe them a sorry because I was an hour late to join the preparation and I actually didn't help much.

Argh...Assignments!!!

A day without lecture

It was good to have the 3 hour lecture cancelled today. After sending in my group assignment at noon, I went to Tesco Rawang to do a little shopping with my friends. It wasn't little actually as I bought a lot of stuff. Mostly food and some necessities. Had lunch nearby there and we headed back to Tanjung Malim for a group discussion afterwards. It rained so heavily on our way back but it was a clear sky in Tanjung Malim. So weird.

And just now I continued my Fringe season 4. It is my most favourite drama series after The Vampire's Diaries!

After having much relaxation, energy recharged, it is time to get back to my assignments again. Still having Taekwon-do practice tomorrow! Haiz!

Movie Viewing Session

We watched A Doll's House in a lecture hall in B.E. Learning during the Critical Appreciation of Drama replacement class tonight. Assumed we were in a theater, I personally enjoy eating junk food while watching the movie version of the drama that we are required to study. Isn't that much easier to understand by watching the play rather than reading rows and rows of dialogue in paper over and over again but still can't get quite understand it? He should have let us watch all the play earlier so that the course won't become so boring.

Love Wednesday

Well, today is just another ordinary day. I had only 1 hour class and then free for the rest of the day. Had enough rest, then I start looking for ideas to do my literature analysis papers. Only a little but at least I done something. Not forget to say, I had a crazy night with my housemates! I'm exhausted of laughing too much. LOL

Calm day

It had been a busy day but what inside me is calm. We prepared for our Literally Criticism and Student's Learning and Development presentations but eventually it hasn't been our turn today. It is okay, I don't mind to wait until next week again. I did my Phonetics and Phonology quiz 2 badly. After a while in the class, the lecturer felt sympathy for our averagely low marks and she announced another quiz in next class. It is to replace the tragic quiz today. It will be easier, as we just need to memorize the transcription in our note. Thanks God!

Stressful

Returned to week day, I have my Monday blue again. I attended lectures with grudge today and had a quiz for Critical Drama Appreciation. My group is going to present in Literally Criticism and we will have our Phonetics and Phonology second quiz tomorrow. My temper even risen once I think of the raise of room rental for next semester. I though my financial burden will be eased a little if I move to another house but who knows the landlord seize the opportunity to increase the rental as he knows I and two of my housemates want to move over there. Such a deceiver! I feel so stressed today!

I can hear the jingle bell

Christmas is just around the corner! We brothers and sisters decorated our church together today after Sunday service. We used recyclable items like old newspaper and bottles to make our decorations, which is cost-saving and green! I always love Christmas by its beautiful melody and atmosphere but this year is rather different. It will be my first Christmas as a christian. Rejoice!

It is hot

Surprisingly, Taekwon-do practice today had to be carried out at the field again due to a competition in the gym! I was unaware to apply any sun block and as a result, my face is so reddish now. It will definitely take me a long period of time to get rid of my suntan. Not only that, my left leg is painful now due to the accidental kick by my partner when practicing sparring. The master even hit on my heel a few times when he asked us to practice side-kicking. T.T

Rain again

The sky was in sombre all day long. It started to rain heavily just before I have my 3pm class, and I decided to walk to the campus so that not to get myself too wet on motorbike. It has been a long time I didn't walk such a distance since I have my motorbike here. Kind of fresh experience.

My mind is just too easily been swung sometimes. I wish I have a soulmate to talk everything with, but it is just too hard to have one.

Rainbows

I'm currently crazy for a Mandarin song which I fall in love with it at the very first time I listened! Now it is being played in my laptop over and over again! ^^

Weather in Tanjung Malim is so unpredictable. It is like lady's mood, this moment it is sunny but suddenly it turns out dark and begins to rain dogs and cats. I believe you've heard of an idiom saying there's always a rainbow after raining. There I saw two rainbows this evening after the rain. It is so nice~ Just as pretty as a lady. That certainly made good mood of me. I don't like rains but I like the rainbows. =)

Free Wednesday

I woke up late today. After having my late breakfast, I cooked lunch for myself and 2 of my housemates. We finished all the 3 dishes which we would usually have some leftover for our dinner. I guess that is a good review to my cooking? LOL.

After lunch, I took a nap. I think I was unconscious because I couldn't get myself up although I opened my eyes. I guess I was dreaming though.

Then about 5.30pm, I went to the UM bookstore nearby to look for an English pronunciation dictionary. It was the first time I go to the bookstore. I actually couldn't find it at the first time I pass by the shop lot. This dictionary is so important for me to study my English Phonetics and Phonology because it provides transcription of most words which cannot be found in ordinary word dictionary. It is labelled RM108 in the store. It is cheaper than the RM120 one in MPH. Wow...

It is a peaceful day today.

Get up

Today is the busiest day among all the lecture days in this semester. Or shall I say, today is the day I have the most lectures, from 11am to 10pm. Only that I have 3 hours in between for taking shower and dinner. Still okay though... I take 19 credit hours this semester but my timetable make myself seem vacant as compare to my other friends. No, I'm supposed to have no time to spare because all my major and minor courses are of 3 credit hours, with lots of course works and presentation! Well, TESLians always seem to be loafing around all the time at the beginning, then tucking our head into laptops and notes towards the end of the semester. >.<

I shall make full use of my lecture-free day tomorrow. Go!

Quiz and quiz

I'm trying not to check on my long work list or else I'll faint! It is already week 9 and 5 more weeks to go! Oh Mr. Time, go faster while I'm still conscious! It had been so stress today. I kept worrying about the two quizzes tomorrow for the whole day. But actually there will be only 1 quiz! Phew! Feel much relief! And now I can concentrate on the only quiz!

=(

Time flies! I came back to Tanjung Malim today, unwillingly. It is good to have my parents sent me here all the way from my hometown. If I was to take bus, I think I would not come back anymore. Lol... Can I not don't look at my long schedule and continue with my sweet dreams? I guess impossible. Haiz...

Driving

Wow, I drove my dad's Toyota Hilux out just now without him sitting beside! Haha! My mom suggested to have dinner with me and my younger sister at restaurant since my dad was out for a function. I gave a big clap to myself for the gut to drive such a long and big size car although I was afraid! I can't used to park it! Lol... Good attempt anyway!

Home Sweet Home!

Home sweet home! Wow, I didn't realize that I was not home for more than two months time. It is so good to be at home! So relaxing! I slept well and enough with my lovely bed and pillows. Thank you to my dearest mom for the delicious dishes and soup! I just miss mom's cooking so much! Is this happiness? Good mood makes me want to whistle now. ^0^

Back from Penang

It was a very tiring trip I ever had in my life! It took us about 7 hours from Tanjung Malim to Butterworth, and still we had to transit a ferry and bus a few times to reach USM! I couldn't sleep in the train because the seat was so uncomfortable. I just couldn't get the right position to rest. Totally not in mood during the first day of the camp due to insufficient sleep! It get better for the next two days except that I didn't really enjoy their games. Anyway, I learned something from the camp.

Right after the camp ended, I and a group of 14 friends checked in a local hotel in Georgetown. We decided to do a short trip before we came to Penang. Things was going a little bit messed up because we didn't planned probably earlier and that made me feel a little fed up. Until the next day before we leaved, I wasn't really enjoy. It was my problem. It won't happen again. If any of them see this, I just want to say sorry.

Off to Penang

I'm going to catch a train to Butterworth in 30 minutes time. I'll be taking part in a 3 days camp in Penang Island and hence I won't be able to update in these few days. I'm still thinking of how to go back to my hometown, Teluk Intan from Penang Island. So many works to be done by the time this mid semester break is over! haiz!

Restless Mind

Feel so tired, so annoyed now. I wish I'm home now so that I could put everything aside and be submerged in the warmth of being at home. I don't want to do anything, not even to think of anything. O Lord, I'm weary and burdened. May You give me rest.

Fun or torture?

Isn't that learning should be fun? What I mean is teachers themselves should be fun so that to trigger student's interests toward certain subjects. I'm saying this because one of my lecturers is very stern to us and I feel so tortured. It makes me feel like I'm back to my primary school when teachers were holding a stick, preparing to punish pupils whenever they made a mistake. Isn't that familiar to the old time primary school teachers who always scolded us for doing something wrong? It seems like the lecturer doesn't care about our feeling at all. It shuts down the little interest of mine to study the course.

Anyhow, I still have to study. I should forgive her and pray for her.

What am I doing?

One presentation is completed today, more to go! I started to worry whether I have enough time or not to complete so many assignments within 2 or 3 days next week. I will attend a 3 days church camp in Penang and stay there with my friends for an extra day, which means that I'll probably arrive at my hometown on Thursday or Friday. I have a problem. I never got the motivation to do anything regarding study when I was in my sweet home. Perhaps I shall be firm with my determination to work harder for the sake of my grade. No more wasting of time, no more procrastination!

Choral Speaking

I and my group members presented a choral speaking in Phonetics and Phonology class today. It is considered not bad as we just started our practice last night. Thumbs up for all of us. I hope to have a more professional choral speaking like what I had done in my form one in the future.

Black Monday

Well, Literally Criticism quiz was shifted to the week after mid semester break. Why did I need to waste time studying for the quiz instead of completing my assignments? I wish our lecturer could announce that earlier. Not only that, Ms. Fairuz gave us a pop quiz today. I was shocked. I didn't do well in section B, which is the test on grammar.

Tired

After Sunday service today, I helped washing the church van with another two brothers. Since there were two tough guys, I just had to sweep the inner of the van, wash the dirty clothes and splash water to the van when they done wiping it with washing powder. What an easy job!

So tired today as too much of energy used and lack of sleep.

Planetshakers!

I was a little bit excited as Planetshakers worship concert has finally arrived! After having lunch, 4 of us headed to PJEFC Heritage Center in Petaling Jaya by a rent car. The concert started at 8.00pm. You can never imagine how powerful the live band is! Rock and roll! I enjoy the musics. However the musics volume was too loud for my ear drums to bear in the small hall. It took me sometime to adapt after the concert is over. I was a little bit late to update because I arrived at hostel at about 12am.

I wanna go home!

I was in my church's prayer meeting just now. We are having this on every last Friday of every month. Today's prayer meeting was a little different from the past one, as we are talking about our families. The video clips shown during the meeting was so touching. I miss my family already. I'm so regret that I cannot get myself home in this 1 week Diwali holiday.

Relax

After 3 days of continuous outing, I stayed at hostel for the whole day. Yesterday's trip was too tiring. I slept until 10.30 this morning. It is good to have completely nothing to do in the hostel. I actually spent most time chit-chatting with my housemates and laughed like mad. I cook pasta for them too. They said they love it. Today is a relaxing day for me.

Hot Springs!

It was a joyful trip to Sungai Klah Hot Springs with fellowship's friends!

I've went there for some times before but I still enjoy it very much as we had lots of fun there! I personally enjoy the scenery there. It is surrounded by mountains and trees. The weather was quite hot. I shouldn't have soak in the hot springs because I got a serious headache afterwards. It was so hot! I only feel better after I took medicine and drank a bottle of 100 plus.

KL again

I went to KL again today. The main aim is to interview an oboist of RTM Orchestra for my EC II group assignment with my group members. We stayed in Angkasapuri from 3pm to 6pm and then we headed to Times Square as my friends want to do a little shopping. While for me, I just did window shopping. I feel proud for myself because I can withstand the temptation of my shopping desire. I didn't buy anything, again! Haha!

A little incident happened. Three of my friend and I nearly had to stay a night in KL because we were told by another friend that all bus tickets were sold out. We ran like mad from monorail station to KL Central and we finally managed to catch up a ETS back to TM or else we would miss the Sungkai trip with our fellowship tomorrow. Thanks God!

Outing

I visited Sunway Pyramid and SS2 night market with six of my friends today. This is my first outing with them and it is quite enjoyable. Their craziness and humour have delighted my day. I didn't buy anything except food. I don't want to burn my wallet again before December. What disappointed me is the night market. I thought there would be much extraordinary stuff and food as in the famous night market in Cheras.

An Ordinary Sunday

As usual, I spent my morning in the church, napped in my hostel in the afternoon and then attended a cell group in friend's house at night. I'm so much so appreciate that I didn't get seriously tanned after the sun-baking yesterday. My friends got their faces and necks red and tanned. Pity them. I learned a lesson: sun block is very important for Malaysians especially for those who have to stand under the sun for more than 1 hour.

There is a little down in me today. I have many unsolved questions in my mind.

Sun-Burnt

Taekwon-do practice from 9am to 12pm! We were like salted fish being sun-baking at the field for almost 3 hours! 'Credit' to the hockey tournament which occupied our gymnasium, more freckles grown. Fortunately, I applied SPF130 PA+++ super sun block to make myself not roasted. The good news is, we have no more practice until the mid semester break!

The Taekwon-do master told me that he wants me to participate in the pattern competition. He praised me for my nice movement, thought that I have some basics or I was a dancer. Oh definitely not! At the beginning of our practice, he said that my movement was totally wrong. Then I was allocated to one of the instructors to practice all over again. I can't dance at all! I can't even remember every movement of the patterns!

He must have mistaken me for the wrong person.

Holiday!

Rejoice! I'm free of class today since SLA was cancelled! I spent the whole day sleeping, fb-ing and youtube-ing in my hostel. Oh, I finally have time to pick up my guitar practice after dumping it aside for some days. Finger ache again. Sigh... By the way, 1 week holiday will begin after tomorrow! I'm so excited!

Every child is special

My Student's Learning and Development lecturer let us watch a movie (I don't know what is the title) during the lecture. It is a very touching and meaningful movie for me. It is about an Indian boy who has Dyslexia. He has difficulty in reading and writing but with his great imagination he draws well. His teachers and even his father don't realize his problem and keep misunderstands him as mischievous child. His father even sends him to boarding school, that makes him feels very miserable. Eventually, a passionate temporary teacher in the boarding school helps the boy to reform himself.

This reminds me of a fault I did years ago. I was once being so impatient to those students who were group as 'weak' when I was a substitute teacher. Not only that, I was once being misunderstanding to a special child in my family. I was so stupid. I feel really sorry to them. Sorry...

Every child is special. Some cannot study but they have other talents.

I'm dead serious of polishing myself for the rest of my degree years in order to become a good teacher, an educator.

Rain drop or tear?

After lunch, I took my friend to the musics faculty to practice songs for the fellowship on this coming Saturday. It rained so heavily when I was about to head back to hostel. Pity a junior, I and my friend actually went out to buy a pack of rice and sent it to him in the campus in the rain. All because I have a motorbike and he needs to walk. I think he feels touched. Haha...

Fooling

I am so exhausted today. I have never been squeezing my brain so hard for a long time. I tried very hard to memorize all the definitions for the Phonetics and Phonology quiz but frankly I did not do well. Now I'm so regret of not studying properly.

On the other hand, I feel so much relief when I know it is not my group's turn to present in drama class. I thought my group is going to present a topic this Wednesday but in fact I had remembered it wrong. It is supposed to be a topic following that, which means we will present by the time we come back from the Deepavali break. How silly I am to make myself nervous for the mistake.

I kept yawning in the lecture just now. Perhaps I shall off to bed earlier.

Busy busy busy

Completed one presentation today, one more on this Wednesday! I have a quiz tomorrow but I only start revising today. How lazy I am! This week will be the busiest week ever since the beginning of this semester as my schedule is so pack. Everything is worthy because the whole next week will be holiday! Enjoy!

Full

I and my friends cooked for my cell group just now. Their feedback are good, which make me happy. I never feel so full in my stomach this semester.

I learned something today: do not judge a book by its cover, see through its content. After much working for the whole day, I'm so sleepy now but I still have assignments to do. All the best to me. Bye.

Taekwon-do again II

Taekwon-do again today! I think I'm really not gifted to learn it because my every punch and kick is so soft. My left arm cannot bend normally and it makes me look so freak. I can't even remember the patterns although I've practiced for so many times. I'm so frustrated.

A Conscious Day, maybe

Being unusual, I woke up at 8am this Friday morning. Well, I was responsible for checking, printing and submitting my SLA group assignment. I was kind of blur as I didn't even notice some of the mistakes until one of my group member discussed it with me. =_=

After submitting the assignment at the faculty, I went for article hunting at the library with two of my coursemates. Journals are too long, so we only managed to get articles from newspaper. Want it or not, we might be presenting on Monday.

Then, I had my SLA lecture on 3pm. It was hot out there, hence sitting in one of the air-conditioned lecture hall would be just nice. The comfortableness made me doze off at the beginning. You probably won't believe that a twist on your arm's skin will make you 100% awake. Please be noted it is not pinching using fingers. It is twisting using both palms. Imagine how painful is that. I requested my friend who was sitting beside me to give me a hand, as I can't do it myself. It worked immediately! I could pay full attention to the lecture!Just that a reddish thick ring appeared on my arm for the rest of the lecture. What I want to say is: No next time!

It is freak, right?

Reminiscence and Occupied

I was interviewed by my coursemates during Student's Learning and Development class about my grandparents. The lecturer wants us to discuss how grandparents can influence children's development. That somehow reminds me of my grandparents who love me very much than I can imagine. I feel regret because I couldn't do anything for my grandpa before he passed away. I shall repay all that to my grandma. I miss my parents too. Can't wait to go back home in the following week!

Time is really insufficient when it comes to assignments and presentations peak week. I guess I have to burn the midnight oil again. Go! Go! Go!

Literature

Topics on Oedipus Rex have just been finished presenting in Critical Appreciation Class today. I am still kind of blur with this drama. In fact I don't like literature. What we are studying in Drama and Literary Criticism is just...too ANCIENT for me! It is hard to be understood. I've never thought of taking literature as my minor but the English Language Department make it as a compulsory. What to do? I HAVE TO 'love' it anyway.

I bought myself a new guitar today. I'm happy.

Time is not enough

Wonder why I blog about Phonetics and Phonology almost every Tuesday. I can't transcribe words into phonetic alphabets correctly, not even one word. Gosh, there will be a quiz next week! How how how?

24 hours seem to be not enough. I wish the day could extend longer so that I could do more things in one day. I gonna be fast. Assignments and presentation are due soon!

Impromptu speaking

I still can't get rid of the tension while speaking English in front of the class, even in a small group of people. My heart pounds like it is going to bounce out from my chest once I start thinking of what to say. I need more practice deadly! Everyone please communicate in English with me!

Sleeping beauty?

I don't know why I'm so tired today. I kept napping all day long. It is really an unfruitful day. I did nothing but rest. I gain nothing but also spent nothing. Good or bad? I don't know. All I know is I will have a sleepless night. I don't feel like sleeping at all. =_=

Taekwon-do again

It was Taekwon-do again today. We had 2 and a half hours lesson as to replace last week's. There is 1 more hour to replace on next Saturday. I begin to dislike this torturing and tiring practice because every time I will sweat like nobody and have legs ache afterwards and that ache resist for a few days. I can't imagine how am I going to stand this for another 10 weeks.

Moody

Mood is swinging today. I'm not feeling motivated to do anything. Thinking that tomorrow I'm gonna have 3 hours of Taekwon-do II class makes me feel even worst. My passion is gone today. Perhaps I need a rest. Everything will be fine tomorrow. Tomorrow will be a busy day, hopefully not a tiring day.

My Secret Recipe

Since I bought some ingredients yesterday, waste not, I cooked lunch and dinner. I made rice noodle with ikan bilis soup for my lunch. Making the soup takes time but it tastes good. To make it more nutritious, I added cabbage, carrot cubes and sausages. Yum!

I feel a little proud of myself for the dinner. My fried french bean with egg was a failure before I learned it from pastor Chin. Now it tastes just nice. Stewed chicken with potatoes is my first try although I often eat that at home. I just couldn't expect that it can be just as nice as my mom's cook!

Spending zero cents today brings me pleasure! Well, I shall try cooking something new tomorrow. Wahaha!

Blame the Weather

Today, I only had an hour class in the morning and then free for the rest of the day. This is in deed a very good chance to go for shopping. I and three of my friends went to two hyper markets nearby Tanjung Malim. I both some commodity and of course, food. Feel happy.

I'm not feeling well today. My old injury on my toe relapsed. It was so painful. Meanwhile, migraine visits me again. I shouldn't have caught the rain drop. Sometimes it is unavoidable as the weather is so unpredictable. This moment sunny, next moment it rains cats and dogs. All right, I guess I should rest earlier. Au revoir.

Yoohoo

Yes, I had English Phonetics and Phonology class again today. I love this course! I love learning sounds or precisely, pronunciation. It is hard, I never know that producing the correct pronunciation can make me bite my own tongue. Need more practice I think. What worries me is the exam, we are required to transcribe English words into phonetic alphabets. I definitely have to work harder.

For dinner, I cooked myself pasta. Cooking has become easier as my landlord has finally bought us a gas stove. To have a healthy diet and to economize, I shall cook frequently rather than eating at outside. If only I have time to spare...

About food

I have no idea what to blog today. There was nothing special happened. I have no special mood. Hmm... Let's talk about food. I enjoy eating therefore I munch and swallow slowly. My favourite food is sweet corn which I used to call it Jagung. I can have only Jagung as my meal. Apart from that, I love spaghetti, milk and cheese too. I hate onion and garlic. It is because I don't like the taste and smell of them. I'll never eat them unless they are fried. I'm sorry if it bores you. Haha...

Wonderful Sunday!

It is Sunday again! My Sundays are never empty or wasted roaming in shopping malls. Spending my whole morning learning God's words in Sunday service and practicing choir made me feel so contented. By the way, today's cell group was so great. We confided our problems and we prayed for each other. I have no idea how much I'm being blessed. It is so great to have such lovely brothers and sisters in Christ! Give thanks with a grateful heart to our God!

Logos Hope

Logos Hope docked at Port Klang from 28th September to 24th October. Since my Taekwon-do II practice was cancelled, I visited this world's largest floating book fair with my friends. It is a fully air-conditioned deck and offers a wide range of books. Most of the books are cheap but it was quite disappointing for me as there are only a few books for language and literature study. I only managed to buy a few devotional books. Anyway, it is great as I could experience an international event.

Oh Friday!

It's Friday again and goodbye week 3! I was thinking of to skip today's post, but I finally started knocking on the keyboard again. I was about to forget that today's 3 hours class was shifted from 4pm to 3pm! Thanks God, I suddenly call back that to mind otherwise I would have been given a lesson by the lecturer like a primary school kid! I met her in the lift and I was like almost running to the lecture hall ahead her! I just don't understand why she treats us in that way, assuming we are still school kids. Being in her class is so stressful and I think I will give this course a big DISLIKE.

Friends

It is good to have some crazy friends around as there will be some ad-lib that surprise me and make my day. Recalling those funny acts makes me laugh alone in my room like insane. However, I'm still the sane girl as I always am with just a little bit talkative. Talking with a friend can somehow makes me feel slightly relief of whatever that troubles me rather than nagging in blog post.

I'm hungry

I probably have a strong digestive system recently. I had my dinners at about 7 to 8 o'clock, not too late, not too early but then my tummy started drumming at about 10.00. I know it isn't healthy to eat supper hence I would just eat one or two pieces of small cookies or ignore my hungriness and get into bed. Here's the funny part. Today, I had a moderate portion of lunch, then I went back to hostel to take a 1 hour nap before attending class at 2pm. By the time I woke up, my tummy started drumming again and FYI, it was just about 2 hours after lunch.

Oh food! I need more food!

saʊnd

English Phonetics and Phonology class is fun so far. I like the lecturer's style of constructing lecture. Somehow it is the least stressful lecture ever. Well, I'm learning the correct pronunciation of English words. Gosh... I have such a poor memory power that I had forgotten all the transcriptions I learned during my first semester in linguistics class. Now, I have to study the phonetic alphabets like θ and ð all over again. Never mind, it is still fun! How if Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers makes me tongue-tied in stead of tongue twists? LOL

Monday Blue

I hate Mondays. I hate it more when it rains. I woke up early this morning as I had a 1 hour class to attend at PC. UPSI bus routes changed again. No more direct bus from PT to PC. Only the 8 buses from KUO will come to PT and then to PC. The problem now is, with the huge population of students at KUO site and only 8 buses to PC, students staying outside the colleges like me have to fight for entering a bus. I'm sick of this bus system.

Why I hate rainy day? Partly because of the noise it makes when hitting everything outside. And it becomes so cold in the lecture halls. Grrrr...Shivering...

Consciousness

Today's Sunday service and cell group's sharing have waked me up from my clinging perception. I had been so insatiable over the past two weeks without realizing that what I have is actually very much gracious. I'm not rich but I have a bountiful life with enough loan to spend and a comfortable living place. I'm not alone. I have parents and family and I have many friend. I have everything which I deserve. I should cherish at any moment from now. Thanks God!

A Tiring Day

Taekwon-do II is so torturing. I have legs ache after doing lots of stretching and high-kicks. As usual I sweated like rain pouring down when practicing in the frowzy gymnasium. It was all my sweat at the place I stand! The only good thing is I can actually burn my calories which is accumulated during the 4 months break. But tonight I ate a heavy dinner and supper. Calories gained back. LOL

Ouch! My fingers!

I have actually been interested in learning musical instrument since childhood but I never had any chance to learn any. Recall that I had once requested my mom to let me go for a piano lesson but she rejected because we couldn't afford extra expenses. When I was in standard four, it was quite disappointing when I knew I wasn't selected by the school band. Then, by chance I joined Chinese Orchestra during my form five and I got to learn Chinese flute. Anyway I didn't master it because I had to leave the orchestra before sitting for SPM.

Now, I've made up my mind to learn guitar. Thanks God I get a friend to teach me, free of charge. =P I started my guitar lesson last night. He is very talented, in deed he is a good and patient teacher. I can easily understand the guitar skills which were strange to me before this under his guidance. And uh, I appreciate that so much. Thank you!

Learning guitar is not easy as my fingers get painfully hurt when pressing the metal strings but I believe I can master guitar by this semester with a little bit more persistent effort. Yeah, I'm going to buy myself a new guitar! =)

Soliloquy

Sometimes I confuse. I feel like I don't understand myself. Study, relationships, family, all kinds of matter overwhelmed my mind. I don't know what should I do. I still used to cover myself with smiles. Sometimes I feel like I am living in my own island. It is mine and I should encounter it all by myself.

No big deal. I am just mumbling.

Shopping Spree!

I went shopping in Midvalley Megamall with my friends today. I spent about RM180 to buy 5 pieces of clothes and seriously, I burnt a big hole in my wallet. It was enjoyable to shop but then immediately I felt a pain in my heart. No more shopping until the Chinese New Year comes!

Anyhow, it was a wonderful outing day. The movie, Johnny English Reborn had made me a laugh-the-most-day of the year! It was GSC movie day, I spent only RM7 for a movie. Worth right?

Voltage Wanted!

Oh dear, I just wonder how did the ancient people lived without electricity! There is power failure in my hostel since this morning. Is the fuse burnt due to excessive power usage? I have no idea. I can only smell a burnt odour in the living room. Will the electrician come before the day ends? I can't do anything with my mobile phone's dim light!

New

This is not the first time I write a blog. I abandoned two blogs before and I have been waiting for an inspiration to restart the blogs. Well, this time I start a new blog all because of EC II. I guess this is a great chance for me to brush up my English as I have to update everyday despite that I am really lazy to write, not even a diary.

New semester, new hostel and new life begun. I wish I can cope well soon.