Lang Tengah Trip (part 4)

Rrrrringggg...... Not again..... That pesky phone of Yuen Xun.... Shut it off already!!!!! The ringing phone of his broke the silence of the morning.... All right, got to pack up as today is the final day at this wonderful island.

Honestly, this day wasn't really eventful, so I try to cut it real short.... Hope you don't mind.... Hehe. Okay, right after we washed up our tiredness, we lazed through to the cafeteria to eat our final meal..... at the island. We are not dead yet.Haha. Truth be told, the food served that day was quite delicious, spaghetti, roti canai, urghhhh I can't remember. Damn. Wei Ming stop laughing.

Let's see..... Ah, right after that, we returned all the stuff that we borrowed and get all our deposits back. And by 9.00am, we when to the jetty and waited for the boat to pick us up. Luckily, we managed to get up to the first boat that arrived. Otherwise, we would be late for our bus back to Kl. Can't imagine getting stranded on Kuala Terengganu......

The small boat we got on transfered us to a bigger boat that was in the middle of the sea. Then, the boat started leaving the island.... The island got smaller and smaller and smaller, while the water got murkier and murkier and murkier.... Then the holiday mode was off. The reality started to set in. I am going back home to my usual life............

But near the end of the boat cruising journey, it was kind of scary. As far as I can remember, in Physics got something about diffraction of waves and stuff like that.... and guess what, the waves that pounded the boat was truly scary..... One nearly knock the boat upside down.... Luckily the guy was skilful enough to keep the boat balanced.

After that, we got back to Kt and we had our lunch in a hurry at KFC. When we finished our lunch, we quickly got on the bus. Phew.... Within minutes, the bus when off. Wow, I must say it is a close call indeed. Then, we headed off into the sunset, just like in the movies haha.

KK, that's all folks.... To view the pictures, please visit my facebook. I will upload more of the photos after I get them. Remember to come back to read my blog!!!! Thanks everyone.....^.^

JPA Interview

I woke up at around 5.45am by far the earliest in a decade..... Strangely enough I didn't feel tired instead I felt so awake... Quick! Go go go go, there is an interview for you to attend... I was rehearsing the introduction of it in my mind again and again.

After that I got dressed up in the formal way. Wow, I had never wore such a formal outfit before, looking so smart. Haha. By 6.30 am, we started off our journey to Putrajaya.

On the way there, everything seems so calm and relax, and I was repeating the same sentences over and over again in my mind..... Then came the nightmare. We were looking at one of the most confusing sign board on Malaysia. Suddenly we realised we had overshot a turning. Where is that darn turning? I was looking so attentively at those stupid sign boards but still, I couldn't see that Precint 5....

Panicking, my dad quickly find a turning back to Putrajaya, luckily we managed to find it. Wow, the whole thing was so scary, reversing against the traffic just to get into the turning. Omg, not now...... Since my mind was in disaray my stomach started cramping... Damn it why does it have to attack me at a moment like this......

The good thing was, we were already there! Hooray!!!! As we arrived there, I saw plenty of smart looking guys and gals, stroding towards the lift. Okay, at least I got there still in one piece. After that, we just follow the pack and go into the check in area. I found my name at the last panel, panel 15 number 11. I was initially surprised, because from what I heard, my other friends number wasn't that back....

I did try to see if anyone I know is there, but sadly none of them were there. I must say, some people were kind of odd.... Instead of wearing formal wear, they were so messy.... Strange but true.... But I ignore them of course.....

So, off I went into the panels. Mine was the last, so I went on confidently to the last panel. Hmm, when I reached there, I was kind of dumbfounded, I didn't see any chinese guys like me. So, where should I sit? Dah, why bother to sit with them? In the end, I decided to sit on my own.... The solitary guy.... The lone crusader haha....

As I wasn't in the first group, I still had ample time preparing for my interview. Got to go to the washroom again.... Then the secretary lined 5 of us up and get us all prepared. Okay, now I know who would be my fellow err, 'enemies'.

Rather than fighting against them, I tried befriending them all. Well, let me introduce them all. The first was a Chinese girl who is applying for law, the second was also a Chinese girl who was applying for Chemistry, the third was a Malay boy who was applying for engineering, the four one was me who was applying for actuarial science,and the last one was a Chinese girl who was applying for biotechnology.

After waiting for around an hour, finally it is our turn...there were 3 panels, 1 Indian and 1 Malay guy and another Malay lady.

I told myself don't panic, don't!!! But in the end I still panicked.... Haiz.... At first they started with the introduction in Malay. We were told to talk about our family course applied and the country we chose and why. So, the interview started..... As we introduced ourselves, the panel did shoot us with some question. I managed to answer them pretty convincingly as I had done my research. But the others wasn't that lucky. Apart from that law girl, the others were totally clueless about their courses. The malay boy was the worst. He chose mechatronics because his friends choose it and he gave out wrong facts......

Then we proceeded into the group discussion. The question they come out with was ' Girls are getting better than boys in school' do you agree? Obviously, we all had our own opinions.... We were given 3 minutes to discuss the topic among ourselves and guess what? I received the strongest resistance from that law girl..... Well, she had to do good in this if she wants to be a lawyer I guess....

After that, we all found out we screwed it up. The panel said, why can't both of them be on par? All your minds have to be open of you want to go overseas.... Shit!!!! We all knew we fell for the bait.... Then he asked us to name 1 leader of the opposite gender. The first name that popped into my mind was Pharoah Hatshepsut.... Then he said I should go first, so I just blapped it all out. After that, the Malay guy followed me again and named Cleopetra and he messed it up again... he know nothing about her! The girls followed suit.

Then came the last session, they asked us if you were given the same course locally would you take the scholarship? Everyone in the room said yes, I was the only one that said, I would consider it. Brave huh? I just want to send the message that I really want the overseas one. Well, that is all. But I think my chances are slim as they mentioned that my course was not critical and this year they are a lot of actuarial science applicants.

Hope that this help whoever that is yet to get the interview.......

Lang Tengah Trip Part 3

What is that stupid noise???? I wasn't aware of where I was on that morning, after a while I came to realise that I was on that island. Can't I sleep longer? Oh damn, the breakfast is at 7 better get up before the food snaps up. So, off we went washing up.

Okay time to inspect the food. Nasi lemak??? I thought they would serve something better. Whatever just eat it. After eating for a while, we finally finished it. Off we go back to our room. There is one thing though, I can't comprehend how a few couples manage to eat all of their meals in swim wear...... Don't they feel naked? Or they just wanted to show off their unimpressive figure?

At 10, it was time for jungle trekking, that is what they called it anyway. So we went off exploring the entire island. Honestly, apart from going up and down, there wasn't much of a sight to see. Some big trees, huge ant nest, spiders, butterflies, and before we know it, voila! We arrived at a place known as the Cat's Eye or something... Quite a magnificent view out there, blue skies, blue sea.

Right after that, we didn't participate in anymore activities... The day was just too searing hot. I must say our decision certainly was the right one... We slept in the room for nearly 4 hours if I am not mistaken... Can't blame us, we are city boys mah, very lam de. After we woke up, we played mahjong, and carrom until around 5, then we realise it is tea time. By the time we reached the cafeteria, all the food was gone. Haiz, one precious meal wasted. Nooooo......

Then off we went into the night, before dinner yl and yx got some pictures of the island snapped and then we when off to eat our dinner. We created some pictures of the comedian from the watchmen using our food. Haha. Just for a laugh.

After that we went off playing mahjong again. Oh yeah, about the snorkelling trip we missed, I saw a guy with his arms and neck totally red, omg I was so relieved at that time. Phew, I could have burned myself to dead had I went on to the trip.

Mahjong, mahjong, mahjong. Until Brian can't take it anymore and he went to sleep. Then all of us went sleeping... ZzzzZ another night at the rustic island... What a wonderful day!

Lang Tengah Trip Part 2

As we arrived there, I could sense that everyone in the boat was feeling very miserable. Probably because of being soaked in sea water for so long.... But little did I know that I was about to get soaked in that foul water for another few hours... Arghhhhh

Then we went to the check in counter and put down all our stuff. Everyone was busy washing their feet, clothes, trousers, and so on. Sounds kinda crazy right? I guess so.... Then one guy gathered everyone around and gave us all a briefing about how things work around there. Meals are buffet-eat-all-u-want style, and drinks are also drink all u want style. But there wasn't much of a drink to really gulp down....

The next few moments were probably the one that I hated the most.... As everyone else started checking in, we were the only one waiting and waiting and waiting and waiting for that stupid room to be cleaned up. During that wait, we managed to get a few games of pool, haha. At least I managed to show off some of my pooling skills.

Finally, we were able to get into the room! But lunch had already started, so I had no choice but to take my lunch first. So darn annoying... But at least I can replenish my lost energy...

After that we took our bath. But before we could really lie down and rest, it was time to go snorkelling... Haiz what a restless day... Off we go to the other island, to snorkel here and there...

At first it was pretty pleasant, looking down at the corals, well first time looking at real corals haha. But soon after that the nightmare starts. Not exactly nightmare, but it was pretty scary. One moment I was looking down into the water, then when I lifted my head, I was totally surrounded with err, sea creatures.... Ahhhhh, just like in the horror movies.

Anyway I didn't care much about it, afterall I wouldn't want to waste this opportunity just because of some itchy sea creatures... So I went on snorkelling anyway. In the end my rashes did inflamed but the sight was worth it...

Then we got on the boat and went back to our island...I got some sleep once again... I was really so damn sleepy on that day. But ironically, I didn't go to sleep too early on that day. I guess it is because I wanted to enjoy the rustic environment of the island, free from the hustle and bustle of the city... So enjoyable, relaxing....

I must say, they food they cook here was delicious, and I mean it. Really just took everything in sight and start gobbling down... hahaha. Then we boorrowed their mahjong set and spent all of our waking hours playing it... And then it is off to bed... ZzzzzZ

What a pleasant day.....

Lang Tengah Island Trip

Well, well. After working for almost 2 months finally, it is time to chill off... On the 15 of March, I and 4 of my friends, Yuen Lye, Yuen Xun, and Brian went to the Lang Tengah Island for a vacation.

We had planned to take the midnight bus ride from kl to kt so that we could pretty much spend the whole day on the island rather than wasting one whole day on the bus. We took the 10 pm bus, and for a very very very long time I actually go to 'bed' by 11 pm. I tried to sleep but it was almost impossible... It was raining outside at the time... So, creepy images started to creep up into my mine, you know those freaky accidents involving buses... But I tried not to think about it too much...
Arriving at KT pretty dark at that time...

Ugh... the seat was just horrendous and entirely not suitable for sleeping. My back was killing me every time I tried to sleep. In the end I did manage to get some sleep, but it was like sleeping for an hour then waking up again, sleeping for another and waking up again... torture... at that moment I really hoped that this trip was worth the misery...

By 5 am the next day, we arrived safely at Kuala Terengganu. And guess what, for the first time I saw what an Islamic state was... I saw the big batu bersurat terengganu somewhere during the journey. Speaking of cultures, I really know so little about it even in my own country...

Then, we tried contacting the person in charge of bringing us to the jetty. At that moment I really felt a little frustrated as we don't know how the person looked like or what he was driving, so the time waiting was pretty err darn frustrating...

Luckily within I can't remember how long later, we finally boarded the bus. Up in the bus, it was much more comfartable sleeping compared to the initial bus. So, we manage to get some lost sleep back ( it wasn't enough) , so we were a little fresher by the time we reached the jetty.

At the jetty it was all down to waiting again... Honestly it was pretty frustrating at the beginning as we were spending most of our time waiting and waiting and waiting... After about an hour, the boat was finally ready and we were itching to get to that island.

Alright now the interesting part started to come alive. At the riverbank, the waves was pretty strong and huge, the biggest I had ever seen. Well, the first two waves we encountered was ok, as the boat easily soared through it. Then came the third wave, how should I describe this..... One moment we thought it was just another wave, the next, we were all drenched in cold water. Looking on the bright side, at least we got our err morning 'bath'.
Being in the boat...

Then silence ensued the entire boat, some was down right scared and they were hugging each other as if doom day is coming. As for me I just tried to get some sleep, while enjoying the first boat ride of my life... Pretty fun I must say. I'll post more about the trip on the next post so remember to come and read my blog from time to time... To view the photos courtesy of Yuen Lye and Yuen Xun please go to my facebook and see them.

SPM results......

Pay day is here!!!! If you know what I mean of course. Today was one heck of a day I must say. Before reaching school I was so eager to get into it. But once there, I was so afraid of taking the result.

After lining up for what seemed like a century, finally I got it. Dah well, guess what? I got 10 A1s, 1 A2 and 1 B3. Honestly, I was a little disappointed. I can't believe it didn't materialise. My target was 11 A1s, as high as always... But this time I just got a little trip, yeah I did fell but I suppose I didn't sustain major damage. Well, it is time to pick myself up and move on, that is the way it is...

As for the outing, it was pretty fun. At first the girls were with us, but due to time constraint, some had to go back earlier. So, it turned out to be a all-guys affair after all... Haha. We caught 'The Watchmen'. Although the show was ok, but I find it a little gross and violent. I mean the Dr. Manhattan was just blowing people to smitherins with a snap of a finger. It kinda made me wonder why hadn't he just blow everyone into pieces, and dominate the world...

All good things must come to an end, after catching up with some of my friends, I guess it is back to my life again... But I would like to thank everyone for participating in this outing... Thanks guys!!!

Aiming for the Juggular?

Seems like a century ago since I last blogged... Can't be helped I guess, pinned down by the desire to work... But truth be told, I never would have imagine myself in this position months ago...

I guess time changes everything... Instead of sitting in front of my ps2 smacking those buttons on the controller, I am actually having a thirst for knowledge...

Today's the day my best friend came back, and I guess I am having a nice conversation with him. Planning what movie to watch tomorrow, haha. While some are sweating over the results, we are actually planning on what to watch... Ironic right?

Well, tomorrow's the so call 'big day' or 'Judgement day' but I don't care. It will just be another great outing for me with my friends. So, what movie will it be? Race To Witch Mountain? DragonBall? or the Street Fighter ? It doesn't matter, as long as I have a great time with my friends.

Truly, I can't wait for tomorrow, I am so anxious to see all of them again... How long have it been already? Probably 3 months. That's a long time, a very long time... I will cherish tomorrow more simply because it may be the last time I see some of my friends...

One thing's for sure, tomorrow is going to be one heck of a day! See you guys and gals tomorrow!!!