Pacific Ocean to Love River

Next on the list, it was a long drive along the coastal highway to Kaoxiong. The coast, Pacific Ocean was strong and mighty with an aura of grandness. Thousands miles across the ocean, it could reach USA or Japan. How vast was it. Remarkable. I watched in awe along the road trip. I had music rocking in my ears, such as Whatcha Say, Love Story, Numb.. I was just relaxing.


But then, we went to a Buddhist temple. Nice. Commercialize, I thought. With ancient-design temples and statues, students study and research Buddhist here. I was told a great master from here, is now traveling around the world to promote Buddhist. 


Afterwards, we reached Kaoxiong. Nice city with neon lights aglow everywhere. It had a river, Love River cutting the city into two parts. We had a boat ride on the Love River. Why it was called the Love River? I'm not so sure about it. It must have something to do with the word 'love'. I just enjoyed the ride and nice views. Bridges of different heights was rigid regardless of the salty river water's splash. Love River, I was told that someone jumped into the river once before, just to show his love to his girlfriend. He made news and happiness. What a buzz! Hah!


We also went to the Kaoxiong harbour. We climbed up to the fort at the hill. With surprising Dutchmen fort and clear harbour's view, we took photos and noticed a lighthouse too. Couples sat around the fort, overlooking the harbour, so romantic. It went better when there was a club singer sang near the fort. Hah! Just a singer. By the seaside, by the barricade, couples sat and cuddled happily. Just another sight to behold. Whole row of couples. Nice.


By JM

Natural Vista

On my trip down the coastline, the bus cruised onto the mountain highway for awhile. We had to take this route to embrace the wonderful Taroko sceneries. Taroko was fabulous, with lush green trees and fast flowing streams between the stiff cliffs. The natural setting was fantastic indeed. We walked along the roadside while embracing every bit of it as much as we could.

Later on, we left and stopped at a coffee shop for some coffee and cakes. Overlooking the distant temple and waterfall, the view was spectacular. I even took a photo with some foreign tourists, Korean and Bulgarian. Hah! Then, we continued our journey to the Seven Stars Beach ( I think). The beach was long, sandy, and shone when rocks reflected the sunlight. Enchanting as it was, the strong waves made it better. The clear sea water washed its way up. The wind was strong there, with plenty of tourists. This place was once a military base before it became a tourist sites. Hah! We had lunch with style - cracking bamboo sticks for rice.

After that, we visited a barnyard which did not have much cows or horses at all. Nothing much. We went for a hot spring bath too. Hot, steamy, and relaxing to be in it. Lets try it again next time. We checked-in to our recreation so-called hotel. That night, there was a party which we danced and let off 'Sky Lanterns', even fireworks. It was magical and fun.

Natural vista.

You see?

Look! The waves were coming!

By JM

From City to Rocks

The bus took us down the east towards the southern part of Taiwan. Along the road, we stopped at some places for sight-seeing. The air was simply fresh and windy. 


By taking the High Speed Railway (HSR), we reached Taipei from Taoyuan within 45 minutes. We had a city tour around Taipei before that. Just some memorial halls with grand statue of important people. Later, there was a daily marching in one of the halls. The soldiers marched patriotically in front of the hall and the public. They wore neat, formal uniform with badges reflecting off the sunlight. With grace and still movements, they marched through the wide hall corridor or passage. There were two soldiers stood still at the both side of the gate. Unmoved by any disturbances. The soldiers continued their march until the front gate. We watched till then, and took off again.


After that, we visited the Yeliu Park too. The park was a place with remarkable geometrical scenery such as stones and pillars with various shapes after centuries of wind and rain. The scenery was magnificent with all kinds of pillars and stones of imagination. There was one particular rock looked like a Queen head. Majestic with a thin neck. Hah! The park was beside the open sea. The air was refreshing. The park was filled with enchanting rocks and some weird ones too.


Then, we reached this place called Jiufen. Long time ago, this place was inhabited by only nine (Jiu) families. But now, there were multiplies of that, in counting. What so special about this place? The one and only old street of Jiufen. We strolled along the street and had lunch. They sold all kinds of stuffs and food. Looked delicious. We had a decent view of the ocean from the top. Old street, Taiwan had too many of these. Hah!


Later, before the train arrived, I was still rocking the music with smile. Hah! When the train came, I stood for a few stations because there were not enough seats. Hah! The train was one of the earliest models, with rows of seats by the side and handrails for me to grab hold of. 


Sleep tight then. 

Jiangjiesi statue

The soldiers march

Do they looked like mushrooms?

By JM

Christmas Eve

It was Christmas Eve. Now is Christmas day. Time passed too fast. I can't catch up.


It was just another plain day. I woke up with the same face. Santa, where are you?


Christmas here, I just can't seem to get the festive feel. 


Merry Christmas, everybody! and a Happy New Year too!


Late. Gonna make this short. 


By JM

Hike

I woke up, feeling refreshed and alive. The morning light pierced through the sky earlier here. The curtains were drawn, blocking sunlights from the outside. Another day, gotta have fun...


I ate my simple and satisfying breakfast down at the hotel's cafe. They served ham, eggs American style with coffee or tea and a glass of juice. Nice. I took a bus to Taipei's Yangming Shan. It was a mountain with some attraction sites.


The 260 bus took us there, bumping and racing through traffic even though it was just early in the morning. The bus was full with passengers already when we aboarded it, consisting of old folks, young students and other civilians. I stood, grabbing the holding strap tightly and swayed with the bus. hah. Then, some left and some came up. I sat down beside a student. She was just sleeping all the journey. hah. Quite nice. University students don't get enough sleep, I thought. Or perhaps the nightlife?


We alighted at the last stop after the bus was almost empty. We waited for another bus to reach our destinations. In the bus, we met some good people who helped us with some tips. Fortunately, one of them - Mr.Lee and his family guided us throughout our visit in Yangming Shan. He took us round the mountains with his experience and kind warmness It was so generous of him to help.


In Yangming Shan, we visited Erzi Ping. It was in a valley between Xiaotun Shan and another one. hah. We hiked along picturesque trails, between enchanting trees along the way. The air was clean and fresh without pollution. We watched the sceneries of Xiaoyou Keng and Milk Lake. Both were views formed by natural phenomena - volcanic cracks. In Xiaoyou Keng, the sulphur caused yellow gases billowed out of the fume holes. The air was exceptionally stale, smelled of rotten eggs. Sulphur. Milk Lake was about the same with its water white like milk, or rather white chocolate. hah.


Later, we went back to the nearest railway station to board the metro. The less than 1 hour ride to Danshui was rather fast. After awhile, I found myself near the sea, breathing in the salty air. We reached the Lovers' Bridge after sunset. Lights from the bridge itself lighted up the dark sky with green lights. Or was it white? I strolled across the bridge briskly. It was kinda short but elegant. I caught sights of happy couples cuddling by the side as the cool air blew. Lovely, sweet and happy. I enjoyed the cool air with the happiness of others filled the space. Empty yet satisfied. We took the metro back. The night was just as bright as the day, I thought.

By JM

Taiwan's Trip - Prologue

At this year-end holiday break, I took a trip a Asia entertainment country - Taiwan. 


I had been in KL before boarding MAS to Taiwan. The flight was quite pleasant except for one problem - there was only one lavatory available. yikes. The four hour flight brought us down to Taiwan's ground. The weather was windy and just nice. It was sunny with the sun shining up high. The city looked almost like KL, with its expressways, freeways, and turns. The traffic was congested as in KL too. Terrific.


By night, we strolled the streets for food and fun. We savoured the famous 'Ah Zhong Noodles ' there. I stood by the side, eating away every bit of its content. It was simply mouth-watering. The place was different, I reckoned. I could see pretty girls around much more often here. Nice and sweet. Schoolgirls. LoL. I ate, walked, enjoyed the night walk. It was a great way to end the day. Besides, food in Taiwan were delicious.


To be short, I will end here. Photos taken will be uploaded later. Stay tune. 


p.s. : this post will be updated later coz time's short. lol.


By JM

Two days ago, we rocked Si Mun's birthday celebration. 


On Friday, we went back to school for lots of fun. I played basketball for hours non-stop with my fellow friends. I just shot, shot, shot... can't do the moves yet. Damn, those guys were pro. We had a game between ourselves. Hah! The game almost exhausted me, but not yet. The fun and thrills kept me on playing and shooting. All the hell of fun went down like heaven's stars. I glanced towards my friends which were always supportive. I'm glad to have them by my side. Always. That day was meant to be till night. Wait and see. LoL. I was really thrilled.


We walked to the 'Tong Sui Street' to have our nice dinner. Alongside my friends, I walked along the road. The night was near. Wind blew at my face softly, just gently enough. I loved the wind and everything else. Just nice. Oh yea. We had a pretty good meal with chats all the way. Then, we walked back as rain seemed to be approaching. It seemed to. Hah...


Back in the library. LoL. They spoke ghost stories again. Cool. I explored the room under the stairs with Chin Seng. Creepy and cool. Oh yea. Then, the celebration started. Birthday songs sang at various languages. Si Mun and Sin Cyin even sang in korean. Wow. The birthday cake was creamy with chocolate. Nice. The gift was a wonderful board handmade, full of wishes. LoL. Everything was so right. It went well, and ended well. So, off I went. 


Maybe I could use a new name. How about 'midnight blogger'? give me some opinions on this. 


By JM

After days of non-stop hard work, the Class Reader was almost done. What's left is just the computing files. Yeah. 


It was yesterday. The last day and happy holiday. Hah! Sincerely, I thanked all the help from the librarians involved. Although they were active, loud in conversations, naughty at times, you all were the best. Thanks. I thanked the whole gang, everybody who helped. 


Yesterday, I went to library again, for the third time in this week. The usual stuffy books greeted me. Well, I had to help choosing old books too. Wow, library books were really ancient. I saw the year 1955 written in some books. Books were covered with layers of dirty dust. Dust, made my nose itched. Their covers were brownish yellow after years of 'aging'. Out of all those old books, most of them were masterpieces by Charles Dickens, Enid Blyton... However, students barely read them.


For my lunch, it was the Ipoh Parade's food court again. LoL. Yon Sheng came along this time. We dropped by the place where the RFAs worked. LoL. We ate noodles which were the cheapest around, I guessed. Then, we strolled back down. Yon Sheng spotted his friend there, working as a promoter. I heard from him that they were friends back in primary school. Oh, then we chatted with Si Mun and Sin Cyin for awhile. 


Back to work...


Anyway, it's Si Mun's birthday today. So...

Happy Birthday!

By JM

I watched New Moon for real now. It was simply fascinating.


I skipped my precious lunch for the movie due to short of time. yikes. During the movie, I just filled my appetite with plentiful of popcorns, golden yellow yummy. I drunk the rest of my Coke with ease. Haa. 


Twilight was nice, then New Moon was great. I can't wait for the next one - Eclipse to be filmed and produced soon. Maybe it will turned out better. In my opinion, it was so thoughtful of the original author to bring the story to life with vampires and werewolves together in a set! What a perfect combination of story elements plus human beings too! 


At first, I can't quite get the storyline. But then, it sort of came to me slowly and clearly. Vampires made deal with werewolves. Both are unique. Fast. I like the werewolves more. If you ask me Team Edward or Jacob now, I will say Team Jacob. Haa. Jacob was so cool, muscular indeed. In contrast, Edward was so pale white. As we can say, Jacob was hot, Edward was cool. It's like opposite poles. Fire and ice. Hah!


Anyway, the movie lasted for approximately two hours plus. We broke off. It was kinda fast. I bought food and ate up heartily. That was all. 


By JM

Wow. Class Reader for the whole day was exhausting. Not to mention the tremendous effort to keep those boys under control. Unbelievably active. Still in half-way, better than square one. 


It was my first time to taste that RM4.70 chicken rice from Sun-Tet Sushi. Hah! They were going to sing karaoke. Looked fun, unfortunately I needed to stay for some matters.


Running out of ideas. Life's just dull recently. Someone asked me recommend books here, but I am no expert reviewer. However, I will try later. 


By JM

New Moon

Twilight Saga : New Moon, is on the hot track, right on course to total stardom. I watched the TV these few days and can't stop catching news of the new released movie. It premiered this week. It was expected to gross around 142.8 million, as the news said so. Hah! Unbelievable. Are everyone so obsessed with vampires' love now? Wow, cool.

This time, it is more packed with actions than Twilight. That's what I hope. Hee. Not sure when I can lay my eyes on the movie. However, it's just fun to know such buzz the New Moon made so far. Waiting for my ticket. 

click here, Twilight Official Website as I can't describe much. Not when I didn't read the saga, nor New Moon yet.

By JM

Videos - First

Video time. This was my first time posting videos. 







Monome pages' jam. what's that? cool.






Another one from years ago. But it's okay. Just enjoy it.


By JM

Good Morning

It was a bright sunny morning. I woke up abruptly when my alarm sounded loudly. So drowsy was I that I closed my eyes for another few seconds, perhaps minutes. It was dim in my room. Low light was shining through the curtains. It was rather serene, peaceful. I had to rush, everything. I had a quick breakfast. Coffee and bread, just typically nice. I love'em.

Minutes later, I was in the newly-built 'Foh San', situated in the city center. It was crowded like last time. I rarely eat here. If you are new here, you will take it as a grand place-like building, not a place to eat traditional chinese dim sum. Dim sum-s were delicious, I reckoned. I savoured them one by one. 


Out of the corner, I caught a familiar figure, Wei Herr who was back. Hah! He only noticed me when I called him. Hee. We got some nice seats - in front of the counter, facing the road. Warm breeze rejuvenated me for the rest of the day. Dad chatted the his best friends. Every topics brought happy laughters in the air. Everyone was happy, why not?

School was the next pit-stop. I went in and found the school's grounds were rather empty. I ran up the staircase to the library. Still not many students here. Hmm. Well, I thought they were all in their respective exam halls. Wish them luck. I went around and found the others. 兰姐 was so nice to help and select some old, unpopular books for Class Reader. I appreciated it very much. Thanks. 


Most of them were busy stock-checking. Books piled up mountain high, undone and mixed up. Everybody were diligent at their tasks. I read for awhile and found the clock was ticking away. My phone rang. It was my dad. yikes, I had to take the long turn now. Oh my, a few more minutes walk, I was fine with that.

End of the story...

By JM

I was so exhausted. I slept for hours and woke up around noon. Nice, I only had lunch about 3p.m. That just mixed up all my schedule. My head hurt. Oh gosh, can somebody help me replace my duties for my third and fourth weeks? please, helps are greatly appreciated. 


Unexpectedly, I found myself wandering in the crowd by the book fair. I came across a book titled 'Gideon'. LoL. It was quite cheap after the rebate. Well, I needed a book to comfort my feelings. My life is quite dull in spite of the activities. I found myself wondering every time I woke up. Weird. Hate it. Lunatic enough. Anyway, life is life, the way it is often out of my hands now. 


By JM

Taylor Swift's new song. Great. I love it. It's about taking risks.


Taylor Swift - Jump Then Fall


I like the way you sound in the morning
We're on the phone and without a warning
I realize your laugh is the best sound I have ever heard
I like the way I can't keep my focus
I watch you talk, you didn't notice
I hear the words but all I can think is we should be together

Every time you smile, I smile
And every time you shine, I'll shine for you

Woah-oh I'm feeling you baby
Don't be afraid to jump then fall
Jump then fall into me
Baby, I'm never gonna leave you
Say that you wanna be with me too
Cause I'm gonna stay through it all
So jump then fall

Well, I like the way your hair falls in your face
You got the keys to me, I love each freckle on your face
I've never been so wrapped up, honey
I like the way you're everything I've ever wanted
I had time to think it over
And all I can say is come closer
Take a deep breath and jump then fall into me

Cause every time you smile, I smile
And every time you shine, I'll shine for you

Woah-oh I'm feeling you baby
Don't be afraid to jump then fall
Jump then fall into me
Baby, I'm never gonna leave you
Say that you wanna be with me too
Cause I'm gonna stay through it all
So jump then fall

The bottom's gonna drop out from under our feet
I'll catch you, I'll catch you
When people say things that bring you to your knees
I'll catch you
The time is gonna come when you're so mad you could cry
But I'll hold you though the night until you smile

Woah-oh I need you baby
Don't be afraid please jump then fall
Jump then fall into me
Baby, I'm never gonna leave you
Say that you wanna be with me too
Cause I'm gonna stay through it all
So jump then fall

Jump the fall, baby
Jump then fall into me
Into me

And every time you smile, I smile
And every time you shine, I'll shine
And every time you're here, baby I'll show you
I'll show you you can jump then fall
Jump then fall
Jump then fall into me
Into me
Yeah


By JM

Here's a nice song. I love to sing along. It's really like a melody in my head. Go and try to listen it. 


IYAZ ft. Sean Kingston - Replay


Shawty´s like a melody in my head
That I can´t keep out
Got me singin´ like
Na na na na everyday
It´s like my iPod stuck on replay replay-ay-ay-ay (2x)

Remember the first time we met
You was at the mall wit yo friend
I was scared to approach ya
But then you came closer
Hopin´ you would give me a chance

Who would have ever knew
That we would ever be more than friends
We´re real worldwide breakin all the rules
She like a song played again and again

That girl like somethin off a poster
That girl is a dime they say
That girl is a gun to my holster
She´s runnin through my mind all day ay

Shawty´s like a melody in my head
That I can´t keep out
Got me singin´ like
Na na na na everyday
It´s like my iPod stuck on replay replay-ay-ay-ay (2x)

See you been all around the globe
Not once did you leave my mind
We talk on the phone from night til the morn
Girl you really change my life
Doin things I never do
I´m in the kitchin cookin things she likes



We´re real worldwide breakin all the rules
Someday I wanna make you my wife
That girl like somethin off a poster
That girl is a dime they say
That girl is the gun to my holster
She´s runnin through my mind all day ay

Shawty´s like a melody in my head
That I can´t keep out
Got me singin´ like
Na na na na everyday
It´s like my iPod stuck on replay replay-ay-ay-ay (2x)

I can be your melody
A girl that could write you a symphony
The one that could fill your fantasies
So come baby girl let´s sing with me
Ay I can be your melody
A girl that could write you a symphony
The one that could fill your fantasies
So come baby girl let´s sing with me

Ay na na na na na na na
Na na na na na na
Shawty got me singin
Na na na na na na na
Na na na na na na na
Now she got me singin

Shawty´s like a melody in my head
That I can´t keep out
Got me singin´ like
Na na na na everyday
It´s like my iPod stuck on replay replay-ay-ay-ay (2x)


By JM

Last Day

Last day of this year school's calendar. No more school uniform this year. Hah! Just a month and half to the next year. This will be fast, or rather in high speed. Time is dreadful. One we can't take control of. Last day does not mean everything will end. Not my tasks or studies. No. I stayed on guard all day in the library, waiting for newly returned Class Reader. It had been tiring to even wait. They had fun in here and there. I don't seem to fit in. Was I? I doubted I will. 


Hours passed like they were seconds. It was time. I queued up for the prize-giving ceremony. Nothing much. I waited for my turn to go up and receive the prizes and certificates. I was kinda nervous. Once I walked up the stage, it went weird. Why were there cheers and screams? Anyway, I felt good. I can't hardly describe how I felt back then. It was great. I was speechless. Then, I went back to seat. I watched the rest of the ceremony. The highlight was the part where prizes - a pendrive and a certificate were given to teachers who had full attendance throughout the year. In fact, our principal received one himself. Then, we could infer the popularity of certain teachers from the applause given. Mr.Chan, Mr.Ong, Mr.Tuen, Puan Ooi and some teachers had thunderous applauses at their moment. It was wonderful and fun. 


Later, I strolled back to my class. They were  playing crazily back there- taking photos and gratifying the blackboard with all our names. It was nice. I was amazed. We took group photos. Tagged in facebook. Hah! Fun indeed. But I was just not that into photo-taking. Hah! Then, I dashed back to the library. Ran down to have a quick meal. Meeting at minutes away. Ish.


Meeting. Talks and discussion. Important matters. Now, I gonna buckle up and finish my tasks as soon as possible. No delaying anymore. Everyone, gambateh ya !


By JM

For the past few days, I had been busy. For what? mostly library's stuffs. Not done yet, in the progress which is gonna be messy. Oh gosh, I even broke my personal record - skipping lessons just for those stuffs. Well, at least the teachers understand. Some... Class Reader is troublesome. I can't just collect all the books or fines from the students. In fact, I did notify them early before their exams. However, they ignored it over and over again. Now, the consequence is this mess, like a snowball after just a rock was rolled down a snow cliff. And the worst bit is, I am in that part of the avalanche. Bless me through this. Hope so. Not that I can't, but time is short now. Next year, those students should change their attitude towards the better side. Or not, there will be more mess. I meant it, literally.


Yesterday, I had a tiring day. I stayed in the library for almost the day. I was assigned by the teacher to type a NILAM organisation chart for my wonderful NILAM board. Later, I finished it with some efforts. Oh my, I needed to type another two charts as I did quite well. Hah! Great. Another hour for that. I was running in and out, up and down in the school. I had been attending to more teachers than before these days. I need to talk to teachers over matters every time. And they just won't stop. Hah! 


In the class, classmates played chinese and western chess, Monopoly Malaysia Edition, PSP and some read. Basically, anything happens there. Our Bio teacher kept teaching '5 min' lesson. Great. Better than none. At last, we finished our history syllabus for the year. One day, they played basketball for many periods, even 6. I just played ping pong for awhile. It was fun.


Ming Keat had his birthday's celebration. I was sorry that I can't go for it. Sorry. Happy Birthday to him. He had a gift made of metal balls, something that a boss would put in front of his great office desk. Hah! I don't know how to describe it. And Ming Keat told me it involves some physics principles. LoL. Great gift! By the way, Science Club is going to start off with a 'bang' next year. Science fair, quiz, trip, water rocket launching and many more. Hope all will be smooth. 


By JM

Headache. I really hate that. I had enough problems to fend with. Now there are major problems or projects waiting for me. Starting tomorrow, I'm....


Go go go, I thought. Can I do it? Erm, I will try. Nevertheless, all of us will coz we have no choice. Class Reader isn't finished yet. I'm in hot soup now, boiling hot over 100 degress Celcius, increasing over time. Hah! I don't think I can get out without any boils. LoL. Gambateh! To all of us, just think of what's ahead. Is it worth it?


Go on. Life is a long road and it's not always a straight and decent road. It is full of curves and bumps that delay our journey. To finish it, we need time and courage. Work together as a team. Trust your friends. Or not, you're on your own...

Believe In Yourself

By JM

World's End

I had a blast from the movie '2012'. It was fantastic. I was stunned with its splendid visual and sound effects. Many thoughts surged through my mind after the movie. I was fueled with energy to strive, now or never.

- WE WERE WARNED -

2012. Is it for real that the planet Earth will just end three years later? I hope not. In the movie, it portrayed that the Mayans knew this for ages ago. How pro! How about us? Those so-called 'earth crust' displacement' was cool. I heard that before, just like a jigsaw puzzle rearranging itself back. In fact, we, human are tiny compared to the mother nature. Its force is unbelievably awesome. Great. I had a strange feeling now. Hah!


If we don't take care of our mother Earth, that's what will happen, I think, or anything more or less. That happened to the prehistorical dinosaurs once long time ago, I reckoned. If I'm not wrong, we should not let history repeats itself. One who forgets history tends repeat history itself. Hah! 


I saw ah chea and gang before and after the movie again. Again! He looked rich. Twice he watched the movie. Ah Chea, treat me next time! Hah! So, there were they again. And I looked weird in the crowd. 


By JM

Real-life experiment. I want it so much. I had one today, basically. Supposedly there were four, but I went out for awhile. So, I tried my luck with the last test.

Chemistry, I am starting to love it. It is so interesting and magical. I had that stunning feeling every time I did a test. Hah! Today, we had a few tests to test for anions in different types of salts. Salts is one of the longest and most difficult chapter in our year, they said. It's okay. Before the tests, we had a simple double decomposition reaction to produce a insoluble salt - lead(II) iodide. Yellow in colour when it was filtrated out and dried with filter papers. It took awhile to dry bit by bit. Hah! It was fun and wonderful. And the best part was, I dried it. 

The anion tests, for chloride ions, carbonate ions, sulphate ions, and nitrate ions. I did the 'brown ring' test. First, I added the chemical substances accordingly. I had fun. The dropper was great. However, nothing reacted when the teacher dropped in the concentrated sulphuric acid. Oh, it wasn't fresh enough. Hah! So we went into the lab where they prepared it. A lot of apparatus were stuffed there. Some are dusty as they had not been used for decades. My teacher said even she doesn't know what it is because she didn't learn it in her year's syllabus. That means that apparatus was there for decades. Hah! I was amused each time I was there. Just imagine what can I do with those things in my hands. Think about it.

Finally, I prepared the sample again. And it reacted with the 'fresh' concentrated sulphuric acid. Wow. Boom. The 'brown ring' appeared at the bottom of the test tube. It was a complex ion, Fe2SO4.NO. I think that was what the teacher told me. When it was shaken, it went off and staining the solution brownish. Great. I marveled at my creation for awhile. Then, I place it back to the test tube rack. Memories...

By JM

Birthday Bash-es

Last night, it was the best birthday bashes. It was officially Chin Seng's birthday and my belated birthday. Hah! We went to Jusco. Wei Herr's back from Singapore. He joined us for a movie night. How nice!


Once we reached the cinema, we spotted law law, ah fan, ds, ah chea and jien ie. There were girls. They watched the same movie that we gonna watch next. They said it was good and classical(that's after direct translation). Ah Chea said gotta have brains to watch the movie. Ok. Whatever, I thought. Indeed, the cinema 2 was nearly empty, barely occupied with half of the seats emptied. That was surprising. I sat down and started to enjoy the show. It started with an interview and something related with psychology. It was creative in a way that it used video taped from real-time experience, if there are any real ones. I was just fascinated by how the story progressed. It was nice. And I was satisfied. At least it got me on the edge of my seat, almost... The movie ended. We were hungry for food. And place to eat was where we dashed to.


Games again. I was still inexperienced with them. Dota, I ain't good at it yet. Call For Duty, I aced the first match. Hah! But then I used the wrong weapon and got stuck with it. Kinda dramatic. LoL. Gotta practice, if I can. Hah!

3.33a.m.

By JM

Surprise

Exam was over. I hoped all the best for all my friends. Although it was difficult, relax now. It's over.


The last day I ended with something cheerful. Honestly, meeting only, I thought.


Special duty. I will do them in the holidays. Can't come on Sundays cause of particular reason. I was really absorbed into the whole meeting mood back then. The surprise or celebration never crossed my mind, not even a spark. Although it was weird when Sin Cyin texted me the day before, I did not suspected anything cause it's normal that the meeting will last until 5.30p.m. However, I found out the time showed 3p.m. when Yi Xuan said 'it's over'. I think he said that or otherwise. I was thinking, what am I going to do to kill my time then? 


It went weirder when Yi Xuan closed the lights off, saving electricity. Hah! Dark... Eh, what's wrong? I saw candles flickered in the dark. And there was a cake, with chocolate chips and fruits' toppings. Oh my... 'Is this it?', I thought. They sang birthday song. I was shocked. I don't even know how to response properly. You can say I was stunned. They made me wished. Hah! Then, the present was, urm, rather creative - a handkerchief sewed with their names and an additional 'smiley'. Hah! I was touched with their sincere even though the gift was nothing luxurious. I was satisfied. Well, the cake was deliciously sweet. We had fun and laugh. Shock, happy, then still stunned....


Parade, I had a brisk walk with them. And a glass of Hazelnut White Coffee. Yeah! Then, we chatted. After that, walked.... Later, home....


By JM

The Wed' and Magic

Just after a wonderful wedding dinner. I was shook in the heart. I thought, 'wed' could be magical! wait til mine.' Hah!

It happened at the newly-opened Overseas Restaurant. I had never came there before, until just now. It was great. Once I entered the restaurant, it gave me grand feeling. It was alight with thousands incandescent lights. Three projectors hung at each sides. At the sides, rooms can be found on the second floor. 

There was a DJ room. Imagine here as a cool rocking disco ball with spectacular music. I walked down the passage of carpet to my seat. 

The hall looked spacious as the reflection of the glass wall's effect. They played a marvelous slide-show of the couple's photo shoot. They looked perfect together. Jason Mraz duet with Colbie Caillat was played followed by Love Story by Taylor Swift. The songs fitted into the wed's mood magically. I sang the tune while observing the on-goings of the hall. 

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The place could be a great disco ball, I reckoned. The hall has adjustable lights and cool air-conditioner. They have great spotlights system and wonderful drapes of sound-absorber like in a cinema. Magnificent !

***

Even though they started late, it was a blast. The bridegroom and bride walked in gracefully with children guiding the way. They smiled brightly as though they were king and queen of the day. In fact, they were indeed. The bridegroom was as handsome as a prince would while the bride was beautiful like a princess. It was like a Cinderella's story with a nice start and perhaps a 'happily ever after'. The prince and princess strolled up the stage and were 'crowned' king and queen. Thunderous applause shook the hall with delight. Happiness enveloped the hall. 

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Then, the show began. The MC sang three songs in a row. Young girls or friends of the bride went up the stage. They presented a few songs with some charming dance moves. Well, they can be considered beautiful. In fact, there were quite a number of young pretty girls there. Well, mostly were the bride's friends. Hah! The atmosphere was HIGH. Some had started 'yum shing'. The first course wasn't out yet ! LoL!

Well, it would be long story to tell here. To be short, they 'banged' the hall enough. Then, the wed' ended. I left, thinking about my future...

By JM

Wait?

A week of exams had passed. Another week left, which should be the next week. However, it was postponed. yikes. Another week of wait is the last thing I want. Never mind that. I think I ought burn my time in some activities or assignments of clubs.

From my observation, this final exam was nothing worse or better than the previous ones. It just the same. We just see things on the outside. We never spend some time to think about the inside or hidden truth. You will never know what happen. This is a free world. People advance quicker than some do. Fair competition is barely in existent. Gotta rush for most of the papers. Some mistakes, serious ones that are enough for me to be regretful. I felt like a fool.

PMR had just ended. I remembered clearly in my figments of past memories. I was just those brats facing PMR, same time, same place last year. May be our feelings ain't the same. That's all. The past remains as the past, history. Mistakes can't be undone. I felt hopeless. Hope don't always seem bright and by my side. I sat by the canteen corner. I looked upon them and thought what would it like if I walk in the exam hall again. Form 4's life appears to be tougher.

Recently, internet's connection could get as slow and inconvenient as it can. I was fed-up with the continuous disconnections, lag, crash down of several programs. Damn. Accounts going weird and down. My head hurts sometimes. I was confused and disappointed. Wanna study but can't concentrate enough.

someone just wed' today. The broom looked cheerful and happiest of all time. Will wed' and love do such impact on someone? I wondered.

By JM