All Your Base Are Belong To Us

If you don't get the reference on the title ... I dunno. 

Btw, I got some of my facts wrong. The Prof. Layton series is not based on picture books. It's based on the creater's fondness for puzzle books >.< ... I don't really like puzzle books!

It is so nice to have early holidays, even if it's just by a day. My mock results were okay. 5As, 1B, 1C. The literature part for BM 1 is actually pretty subjective to how you see things, so how well I do on that part always varies. I did not expect my PK results to be how it is. I really thought History was way harder, and the A I got from it was so encouraging! It was a very close A, yeah, but it still counts. I don't think I will be getting straight A1s in SPM, but we really shouldn't care all that much. While waiting for the 29th of September to come round, I've been playing a lot of Pokemon Diamond, and Pokemon SoulSilver. SoulSilver is in Japanese, but hey, I've been playing those types for quite a while already. I will play HeartGold in English later. I just beat my first Gym in SoulSilver with my following team:

Flint Lv 12 (Male Cyndaquil, main sweeper)
Gina Lv 11 (Female Geodude, my current physical wall)
Buzz Lv 11 (Male Beedrill, mainly for weakening Pokemon with Poison Sting/Fury Attack to capture them)
Kiran Lv 10 (Female Hoothoot, I initially wanted a Spearow for the Flying position but people recommended Hoothoot for its Hypnosis)
Merry Lv 11 (Female Mareep, backup sweeper)
Vic Lv 6 (Male Bellsrout, just captured)

I have an Onix and a Togepi egg in storage ... I'm not using the Onix cos' I got it when Gina already learned Rock Throw, so there's no point stocking up on Rock Pokemon ... I'm not a fan of them. Gina will be replaced later I think.

James thinks it is unfair if people like me get straight As if hard-working people like him don't. Eh ... I just have to say that studying isn't all about working hard. I believe one can study in many ways, and I decided to take it smooth and easy, like how I am currently doing my PK homework. I copy all of the answers down with pencil, read through all the papers, and that's it. It's easy, fast and you get the info. Later I just have to intentionally make some errors to make it seem like I didn't copy. But I bet Mr Jeff will find out *gulp* ... the teachers read blogs. I also don't think it is wrong to still be reading manga, playing games or watching movies (I just did :D). I just wasn't born to be a work-grinder. I don't like games that need a lot of grinding as a result. Thus my dislike of MMOs. I am also more of a night person (I took the test online) - I sleep through the first 4 classes of school everyday since I work better under the moonlight (I never did any work al fresco though, just indoors, at night). You can see that James detests my copying/sleeping habits (he sure does, and I don't like him reprimanding me). Well, it's not like anyone compliments me for not copying. No, that's just an excuse. Now I'll be moving onto the History homework that doesn't have answer sheets :( ... but I will NOT refer to the stupid textbooks. I prefer to read and work separately. My workspace is not all that ... spacy, and I'd rather just skim through my work :P ... sorry, I don't want to waste so much time on homework. I have Pokemon and j-dorama to catch up on. There's also the minor timeslots of blogging and badminton. I don't get to do much badminton these days, it had been more than 2 weeks. I am expecting to exercise some tomorrow. Talking about exercise, I'm so glad that our team won our last captainsball match of the year! I'm also the self-proclaimed MVD (D for Defender) this time round, I chose to stick to steel wall defense than the balanced offensive-defensive approach I used to take that turned out disappointing. We lost our last ball, but I don't care, in total we scored more. It's the most fun team sports for me, in others like basketball or football they all seem so rough and show-offish. Btw as a guy I hate football. I never saw what the whole craze is about, so don't bother changing my mind. But I don't mind American football. It's awesome. I'm an Eyeshield 21 fan. Karen said she may hold a captainsball match during her birthday, and I am hoping that it will be held.

I never said I will get straight As. I don't need them. But they will be helpful. I try to get them. Even if I don't get them, I won't blame my laid-backness. I am happy for how things are, and it's better to stay true to myself than reduce myself to some studious nerd or wannabe model student when I am not. Hey, just having a few missing As won't cancel out your future! Let's have a little look-see: Final Fantasy XIII will still be coming out, my passion for writing is still burning strong, One Piece has yet to end, Japan is still there, marriage is still on the highway, the soundtrack to my life still consists of the most vibrant of songs. I'd wake up every morning to see that the world has begun anew yet again. There are so many things to enjoy. Like enjoying the Malaysia summer daze with Mr Danny while watching the Football Club do their drills. Rewinding at Spring with Jordan. Shopping with Daryl. Eating snacks with Sharon. Playing badminton with Mynci. Deep talks with Shau/Yong. I particularly enjoy all these 1-on-1 sessions. I have the hardest of times expressing myself in groups. When in groups I just be the clown (I'm scared of clowns to be frank) ... there's no real bonding cos' I'm just there for laughs. I expect myself to have hard times in both the Arts and Science streams (but possibly won't be as hard in Science since I am really only business-blind) ... they make little difference. If there's a Literature stream, maybe I will work harder, but ... XD I bet I will just subconsciously expect the teachers to know where to stream me. People in Kuching sure look down on the realm of artistry. That's why the Literature stream got cancelled out. My parents aren't the most encouraging of their children's dreams, so they won't pay for courses I intend to take from The Writer's Bureau. It's a writing school btw. I showed Yi Yong a letter I received from them, straight from Manchester! I wished I have paid less attention of school and more on part-time jobs. I have an ex-classmate. She started working at a boutique part-time since she graduated 6th grade. Now she has gone all the way to working in a restaurant in Kuching from mere Bau. I'm still trying to contact her ... I wish one day I can meet her again. She was an awesome friend. I used to help out at her grandparents' bakery (I still do it actually, occasionally, without pay). I wish I live in Kuching, there are more job offers, and with my size, it isn't hard faking my age unless identification is needed. Then again hopefully I am given the chance to show my capabilities. But all those can just be excuses, I realized. I am just running away. I am just lazy. In fact there are jobs just about a mile from where I live. I just feel bored looking at the low wages. Sigh ... I just recently received an e-mail from the Bureau stating that they have reduced the student's fees but I never told them I cannot pay. I dunno why I am letting down the hopes of so many people. But if there's one thing I am sure of, I am trying to over come this laziness, and hopefully I can grasp my dreams as soon as I can. Currently I am shooting for whatever writing competition that comes my way, but I'm yet to win any. I lost the MPH one ... I realized that I never really stuck to the theme much, and it was actually quite vague, the references. Writing is a most enjoyable career, but it is also one of those that can take forever to receive your paychecks. I wonder how J. K. Rowling manages those uber-thick monoliths known as Harry Potter. According to many sources, a stable income is the staple requirement for marriage, and I don't want a late marriage. I really like family life, evident from how much I adore the dorama At Home Dad. Mr Andy even said that I am born to be a family man. Oh, he's an education counsellor that came for our EduFair this year as GEN's ambassador. He recommended the Academia in Australia as my place for higher education, but I have many pet peeves about Australia ... mainly because of it being where most Kuching people are going, and also the thing I've discussed with Mr Danny the other day ... my unwillingness to blend in with the norm. Isaiah seconded it. I went to the EduFair with Agnes ... meaning ... that was one of our 1-on-1 bonding sessions! Awesome! So she wants to be a businesswoman ... guess I won't be seeing her in class next year. Btw, if you are a guy, and you secretly admire Agnes, you have to be thin (not stick-thin), muscular and tall. And manly. If you actually observe here, you shy boys of 3A, you can see that beneath her quietness she is quite perky and ... cute! I am just trying to highlight our classmates' qualities, so don't go thinking the wrong way. And btw, don't be like Michael who just upped and asked to bond. It won't do! When we bond, we bond. Our moments come n-a-t-u-r-a-l-l-y. For current 9th graders, you can still see Mr Andy (Lee) next year during our EduFair if you go. Or else you can meet him later this year at the The Functions Room in Hilton on October 17th. GEN (Global Education Network) will be holding a Pre-University Education Fair there for free, and that includes career counselling etc. If you engage me on MSN I can give you the flyer online. GEN is very cool because they provide farewell parties for students who are leaving, student visa application and also guaranteed accomodation, alongside other spiffy bonuses. Not all education companies do that. In case you are wondering, yes, I am the self-appointed ambassador of GEN in the blogosphere. It's a very sad job with zero wages. But I did mention to Mr Andy before that if I'd be working in an office, I'd be in the CM (commercial) field. As of now that's the only office job I know so far that needs creativity. Maybe besides fashion/interior designers. I'd say I have a knack for interior designing (needs verification) or at least the passion. I love playing The Sims to design my Sims' houses. My last project was a a very hexagonal suburban home. I loved it. It used to be symmetrical but later I added a backyard. It's still great! 

I must be the Digression Maestro. I am so great at digressing, I kill Tweeters at Twitter who use uber-short messages with my Midgardsomr-ish posts. You can call me Williew, the Cute Sparkling Warrior of Love, Friendship and Digressions! I heal J. Loh with my Angelic Eye Beams of Love! I massacre hoards of loners with my Dance of Friendship! I slay Tweeters with my Digressive Verbosity Pose! For the rest, I can subjugate them with awesome sparkles of cuteness. I was joking. I wish I wasn't born big cos' I really like to act chibi. Maybe I am just a Midori (from Devil Survivor) wannabe! But who cares!? This post needs its fair share of un-seriousness, I believe. Lately I think I could have multiple-personality disorder. Sometimes I see myself as a midget-like character with delusionary quirks. Other times maybe an old man with quite the facial hair, salt-and-pepper hair and cigarette. If not, a guy dressed in a cute mascot costume. Eww. Watahelle.

Today I went to Spring with Jordan. I reached there first, and the crowd for immense. I queued so long at MBO's box office. Then I asked for Gamer tickets. I stupidly nodded when the health-conscious attendant (she had a face mask) asked if I was below 18. James called me naive, and I really can't see why otherwise, sigh. So I couldn't watch Gamer, forcing me to watch Where Got Ghost. It gave me goosebumps to even type out such horrible English. Before I got the tickets though, I saw a bunch of stupid grade school boys with such short height queuing up at an empty counter waiting to be served. I bet their parents would be so embarassed. I can't believe they can let such stupid children go out on their own. On the other hand, my father won't even let me buy an iPhone casing on my own because he feared I will be cheated. Wth. This is way more unfair than me getting 7As and James not getting them, IMO. Iasked Sharon out as well but her parents did not grant permission. Poor Sharon. I tried to contact Shau but failed. I must have had the wrong number. I lingered around outside till Jordan came from Ms Joey's tuition. We just poked around the top floor. Then we realize there was only 15 minutes left and the queue at the snack bar was horrid. I left Jordan to grab the drinks and popcorn while I chatted away with seniors Victor Tan (my apparent lookalike which I still have doubts of) and Shirley Ngui. I also saw Joshua from 3B and Elyssa along with their gang of unknown kids. In the end we were about 10+ minutes late for the movie. The movie is just a compilation of 3 shorts, and we just watched the last quarter of the first short movie. It was mildly scary. Since there were a bunch of idiotic kids (presumably from the empty counter) and other idiotic teens, it was so noisy with people shouting and laughing at whatever. Seriously, that was my first time being in a theatre with such cinema-etiquetteless people and it wasn't my first comedy. When I watched Final Destination the other day, no one even screamed. I must have been unlucky this time. Like Jordan said, today Spring was just replete with sluts and Ah Bengs. There was even a girl who mustered the most unnatural, off-notch "F**k" when a ghost appeared on-screen. And man, was she loud or what. Then those stupid kids ran up and down the aisle screaming that it was scary. Hey, have some manners. It was your own fault for not buying G-Force tickets. At least leave quietly. Good riddance. The second short was actually scary and with minor funny moments. But truly scary. I am more scared of ghosts than gratuitious gore I had during the last outing at Spring. The last one was so touching, I cried. Seriously. It was also a bit scary. Especially the part where the ghost appears in the television. 3.5/5 for the whole thing ... maybe it would have gotten higher if I watched all of the first short too.

Jordan and I went gallivanting over to Starbucks. Before that, he went to buy a crystal case for his DS (...). I ordered an Apple Danish and an Iced Latte. The drink was so bitter, I regretted buying it. The food on the other hand was divine. But RM7 still seems a bit too pricy. Oh well. We whipped out our DSes and booted up our respective Generation IV Pokemon games. I used Diamond, he used Platinum. We logged onto Starbucks' WiFi and traded our evolution-by-trading Pokemon. Finally. Willie, my Machoke, became a Machamp. Gashuri, my Haunter, became a Gengar. Domon (Do means earth in Japanese, mon means door), my Graveler, became a Golem. And Jordan's Kadabra shedded its bra and finally became a true woman who doesn't need bras (Alakazam). I admit that that was so lame a pun, I didn't even chuckle. I myself forgot to trade over Mephisto (my Kadabra) but whatever. I don't use Mephisto much after I got Raphael, my prized Girafarig. Did you know that Girafarig is palindromic? It is the same spelled backwards. Girafarigs belong in the NU tier when it comes to competitive metagaming, but I use it anyways. To make matters worse, my Girafarig has the Jolly nature. When I caught it I still haven't realized the importance of natures but anyways I don't think I will be into the metagame part much anyway. I will just max out Raphael's SpA EVs and probably give it Choice Specs. Girafarig is awesome for its Normal/Psychic typing so it cancels out its Ghost-type weakness though it is still weak to Dark-type moves. So I intend to spread its EVs between HP, SpA and Def. Jordan and I also battled some, I got 2 wins, 1 loss. Then we said bye and here I am after finishing up Uta no Onii-san's last episode. I cried. Haha.

Darrowe, Darrowe, Darrowe ~

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If Everyone Cares, Nobody Dies

... If everyone dies, nobody cares. Those are the first two lines of the Random Singing session between Yi Yong and me. Currently, it goes like this:

If everyone cares, nobody dies
If everyone dies, nobody cares
(those two lines are interchangeable)
[Yi Yong sings something]
Oh my soul is in pain
(time for random lyrics)
My head's in the game but my heart's in the song
Bla bla bla

Besides Random Singing, 3A also has Random Dancing services, along with mock trials and talk shows ... all hosted by me. I am also thinking of a confession booth service. You can cover your face with a piece of paper, so will I, and you can start confessing your secrets. By the way, I will be able to see your nametag :D

Okay, a-yo yo, we are, fin'shed, rappin' the prologgie ... yo! Leschuhz (let's start) wiv ... gaymin'! It'z a-gettin' gayer by da min'te!

I am currently into Pokemon Diamond and Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box. This is PLatDB:

That was just a parody on the official trailer. If you want the links to the other parodied Prof. Layton trailers, drop in on the chatbox, right on your ... right, yessiree. Anyways, since Prof. Layton is pretty unknown in Kuching (only Dawn knows it when I mention the name), let us start with the explanation; full-swing and all.

The Prof. Layton games are together a DS series based on a series of picture books (picture books are really cool, okay?), developed by kick-ass developer Level 5 (Dark Cloud, Dark Cloud 2, Rouge Galaxy, Ninokuni: Another World, Ushiro) and currently there are only two Layton games in English - Prof. Layton and the Curious Village + PLatDB. The series are based on Profesor Layton and his apprentice Luke as they take down puzzle after puzzle. That sure sounded boring. But believe me, it's not. It's even better than masturbation. Trust me, I'm sure. In every game you will be treated to a majestic plot and charming, simple artwork. The game also has voice-acting to boot. Great voiceovers, in fact. They are rich with the British accent, and I just love classic English settings, okay? Especially being on a classic express train in Diabolical Box. According to Yi Yong (the London guru), no such trains exist anymore. Boo. You may be wondering how Level 5 managed to cram 1000s of puzzles and voice-acting and orchestrated soundtracks into a DS cartridge, but who cares how they did that. All that matters is the game sucks you in. I'm also currently playing Pokemon Diamond ( I know I've said this). I can't wait for HeartGold/SoulSilver. By 29th September though, I no longer need to play Pokemon Diamond, I will have Hero's Saga: Laevateinn Tactics, Kingdom Hearts: 358/2 Days and The Wizard of Oz: Beyond the Yellow Brick Road. Don't underestimate the last one. I've seen a trailer, and it looks awesome. I also would like a PSP just to play P3P (Persona 3 Portable). I finally netted myself a deal that if I get at least 5As, I can have a new console. Finally, some motivation to study. ONLY ONE CONSOLE! AND THEY ALL LOOK SO AWESOME! The PS3 has the best graphics output, and also the most likely console Konami and Atlus will move Suikoden and SMT onto, respectively. The 360 has some impressive games like Eternal Sonata and Tales of Vesperia. The Wii will be having Fragile: Farewell Ruins of the Moon and I also wanna try Pokemon Battle Revolution, alongside Super Smash Bros Brawl. The PSP will have Ushiro, P3P, and Revelations: Persona. Btw, my father brought home a PSP of his friend's son's to give me a taste-test. I was like, "WHOAAAA" ... I mean, I've tried Vincent's before, but I didn't have much time trying it out XP. It was a 1st-grader's PSP, and thus I played LocoRoco :) ... it was pretty innovative for a platformer, but that's about it. With me, platformers won't ever make it to the end credits. Well, most of the time. That's also why I don't appreciate stuff like Mario. Eww. At least LocoRoco has its charm.

Dorama, dorama, I like dorama (Japanese drama) ~
Indian, Indian, I like talking like an Indian ~
Objection, objection, I can't wait for Miles Edgeworth's game next year ~

Let's check my list of watched dramas!

1st (and the one that drove me to watch dorama in the first place!) - Smile (unfinished)
2nd - Atashinchi no Danshi (finished)
3rd - At Home Dad (favorite, finished)
4th - Attention Please (unfinished, stupid Dailymotion is crazy slow)
5th - Dragon Zakura (this dorama is awesome! But the 5th episode is hosted on Veoh which is banned in Malaysia ... one of the reasons I hate staying here ... maybe I'll have to look for the DVD ...)
6th - Uta no Onii-chan (watching, I hate how the main character looks so pathetic but otherwise it's great ... personally, I find the main character to look like Kenny Sia actually, minus the pathetic parts)
7th - My Little Chef (just started)

I've been working hard on finding every dorama with Abe Hiroshi inside (At Home Dad, Dragon Zakura, My Little Chef) ... he's my favorite actor! Let's see my favs!

Fav. Male Actor: Hiroshi Abe
Fav. Female Actor: Maki Horikita
Fav. Child Actor: Okayama Tomoki

I also like regulars like Ueto Aya, Koike Teppei, Aragaki Yui etc. I tend to like watching family dramas, so I especially liked At Home Dad. May talk about it another time.

I worked hard painting in Art! I painted a personified collage based on my image of Persona 5 ... I am expecting it to have a neon green + black motif, complete with a plot connected to nature. So I brought my painting to Mr Chai after-school. He gave me the 49, but he said he wants to sell my painting. Wth? I refused (I won't even get the money!) since I really wanted to show the painting to Isaiah and Aaron from upstairs. However he just went on with it, blur as always, and told me I can take it back if it doesn't sells. O_O ... Hey, I know I'm supposed to be happy that a painting of mine actually got appraised to be of value, but it's really a special one for me. At least let everyone else in class to see it. T_T I really want people like Agnes to praise me, because ... they like to give harsh criticisms! Argh!

These days I am getting good reads off the school's library! I recently read Tripping to Somewhere by Kristopher Reisz and it was a fantastic blast. I had an awesome time reading it, except for the mildly disturbing parts featuring lesbianism. Otherwise it's just the perfect book for me. Now I am reading N. P. by Banana Yoshimoto. Her Kitchen book was amazing, so I thought, "Why not?" As usual, Japanese stuff sucks me in. N. P. stands for North Point, btw. It features incest. Oh great, I am starting to attract books featuring the most disturbing of sexual conquests like how rubbish attracts flies! ... Not a very nice comparison. I like my most recent essay that I wrote for a pop writing test. Yi Yong said it was average, but I suppose she just didn't get the humour. At least Dawn got all cracked up. I was actually worried that Ms Chin wouldn't like the sarcastic nature of my essay, but it seems to be fine.

Down, down, down ~ *humming Uta no Onii-chan's OP*

Oh yeah, no HeCuDePe.

Come See The Duck

Philemon tagged me a long time ago and I was even the first on his tag list ... yet I could be the alst doing it, sorry Phil.

The Cute Couple - Jonathan X Jocelyn (as in an abstract meaning)
The Goof - Me?
The Creep - Yiew Chiew
The Blonde - Me, take two? (I'm quite aloof)
The Ginger - Jessy
The Jock - James
Prince Charming - (As in, good looks?) Yiew Chiew
The Princess - Jordan
The Tan One - Jordan
The Liar - Sharon
The Grumpy One - Philemon
The Flirt - James
The Asshole - James (in a friendly way)
The Loud Mouth - James
The Sexy One - Philemon
The Funny Man - Brandon
The Dumb Ass - Me, take three?
The Lost One - Anyone but me ... I've already planned my life to the retirement stage
The Innocent One - Jordan (Siaw)
The Hookha Freak - Me, I often go high
The Crazy F*** - Me, take five!
The Smiley One - Dawn
Ladies' Man - James
Daddy's Girl - Karen
The Cowboy - James (as in, defender of the people ... though James isn't always sincere)
The One that Saves The Day - Dawn/Susan/Philemon (their homework, really)
The Best Friends - I wonder ...
The Bad Ass - (as in, super kewl) No one I've met so far ...
The Leader of the Pack - Jocelyn
The Cutie - Dawn
The Good Friend - Alfred (more like mutual slave-master relationship)
The Downer - Sharon
The Happy One - There's happiness? Reeeeeaaally?
The Cuddly One - James

Um, the real post is coming ... soon.

Can't Stop The World

Philemon got me labeled as [huggable], [weight watcher], [night owl] and [cuddly]. Ah, thanks. So, I'll be doing his tag.

Angel Face - Dawn
Beauty Queen - Dawn
Big Eyed Gal - Karen
Bubbly - Sharon
Best Pal - Mynci
Cutey - Agnes
Pretty - Jocelyn
Lady Boss - Karen
Drama Queen- Yi Yong
Girl Next Door - QQ
Happy-Go-Lucky - ME!!! Um, well, I try to.
Hot Babe - I dunno. Not my type of eye candy.
Hot Mama - Dawn
Sureeli Awaaz - Wut?
Smarty - Susan
Bezaar Insaan - Sorry, g, but I don't speak foreign.
Social Butterfly - Philemon
Sweetheart - QQ
Decent Guy - Brandon
Cool Dude - James
Cute Guy - Shau Ching
Harry Potter -  (someone who does magic?) Edbert
Sealed Lips - I don't ask people to keep my secrets much.
Flirtoo -  James 
Loveable - Alfred, my beloved punching bag
Bookworm - Myself
Burnt Toast - (I'll take this as mature) Dawn, or me
Cellular - Everyone except me
Chatterbox - Sharon
Huggable - Sebastian
Shopaholic - The girls
Shutterbug - (I suppose someone who loves photography?) Jordan Siaw
Sweet tooth - Me, a bit
Weight Watcher - Jocelyn, however I digress that she isn't fat 
Workaholic - Philemon
Night owl - Williew
Muscleman - James
Movie Buff - Sharon
Couch Potato - Philemon
Cuddly - Alfred
Choc Lover - Jocelyn
Neat Chap - Eugene
Trendy - I dunno, for one thing I don't like Kuching's fashion trends
Supermodel - Some random bimbo chick from other classes

Me tagey ... um, yeah, just about everyone willing to do this. I finished my BM and I'm so happy.

Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap

Let's have a major recap, starting from ... the day after I posted Tis-n-Tat. By the way there is another new post under this one - it's posted earlier today.

Definition of last week: Torture, buffed with Tarukaja, Bravery, Heat Riser, Power Charge, Makakaja, Mind Charge and all that. The Geography project kept everyone staying up late (unconfirmed for all, but confirmed for me). It was frustrating, especially when your parents are inconsiderate enough to ask you NOT to do the work and doubt you about what you are doing on the computer. Well, according to my father, back in his days they don't do these things and they freaking don't need computers to do their work -.-" ... Yes, there are people like him in this diverse world. Whenever he asks me to go to sleep, my usual line is, "Hello, the teachers don't care about your health. You can have your work done and you at a point of extreme fatigue but the teachers will remain indifferent. But when you don't finish your work, brace yourself for incrimination." But of course, thankfully people like Mr Danny are considerate enough to allow me to sleep for a certain amount of time (I slept in his test for 30 minutes). This is what I consider real sleeping, not WCSD, due to the fact that I bear the need, the want to sleep. WCSD is automated, and its nature is more akin to that of rebooting than real sleeping. James, I hope you see the reason why now. Maybe for some reason you are able to get sufficient sleep, but I surely didn't, and I ain't the only one sleeping in class that week. Aight, boys? 

On Wednesday there was an assembly. Mr Ling warned us about placing insults in your blogs. I'm safe from that warning, I guess. If there's really any form of insult in my blog, I'm sure I have apologized for them *nudge nudge*. As in foul language, I've never used anything further than 'damn' or 'dang'. I don't use dialect slangs like 'hao lien', 'kanasai' or 'sienz' because I don't think they are cool, but others think otherwise, duh. Most importantly, I don't use the f-word which Mr Lee frankly explained in his portion of the assembly. But I promised myself that should there be more anonymous warnings, I will delete the post where I insulted Mr Danny and Ms Connie. I mean, since those warnings are anonymous, I never know if they are directed towards me or not. Geez. One thing of note is that when Mr Lee went into that subject, he practically drove off Ms Voon Suan Ngo from her seat. I didn't observe the other teachers - Ms Voon was kinda close so a glance or two was fine for me. I didn't dare observe too long to avoid any eye contact with any of teachers. During that assembly I sat next to Sharon and Dawn, with Lester in front and Vincent at my back. I'm not very sure actually about who being sitting behind me, but I digress. Do correct me if it was someone else, those of you who noticed. On the teachers' side, Ms Voon was sitting with Mr Willie who sat with his left arm on the wall and right leg on left knee. Talking about that, let us sidetrack for a moment. Philemon (not really an official name) Kho Chik Sheng is a very funny guy. I just realized that despite mentioning his name a lot, I never really went into anything deeper about him. Unlike the other boys, his actions are kinda feminine, and that's not exactly a bad thing. Men don't have to be macho, strong or brave. That's gender discrimination according to Ms Lucilla by giving men a set of rules as to how they should act. I for one respect Philemon for who he is, and I think he gives himself identity. So whenever he's about to seat himself onto any seat other than when he's about to eat, he will place his right leg on his left knee, naturally in a flawless fluid motion. Well, I will mimic his movements in fast forward speed, then before my right leg reaches the left knee (in slow motion) I will retract, with the "Eh what am I doing?" expression. It still cracks up the Philjannes trio and the Wilsuron trio. Of course, the Philjannes trio will soon be reduced to the Aglemon duo *sniff* adieu, Janna-chan! Have a safe trip and remember to buy us souvenirs! Let us reunite with the 11/03 assembly. Ms Elaine was sitting along in one of the rows at the front and she gave out some of the prizes. Ms Voon took off her glasses during the f-word part. Time didn't give me any chance to observe the others. The prefects working as MCs that day were Yvonne-senpai as the senior and the junior being Magdalene-senpai. The former was a bit dreamy ... or not.

Phoenix: Is ... 
Franziska: She ... 
Judge: HIGH!? Bailiff!

Yes, she did sound like she was onto some dope. It's a bit ditzy, so I like it. 

On Friday, we were issued our holiday work. For BM, we have a 1080-questions objective paper. Easy peasy, lemon squeezy. Ms Wong gave us a pretty short worksheet on chapters 1 and 4 of 9th grade Science. One whole workbook for PK. By the end of the day, Jocelyn's Halibut is already Jessy's, Susan's chair got its name Kristoph and I realized that I had also named Daryl's chair earlier but forgot about it (it's Thalassa). During lunch I was with Yana-senpai in the Music Room. She left quite early (a prefect's travails ... ah, wonder if I'll get to experience it), leaving her stationery behind. So, I took the initiative to skim through her Biology reference book. Complex. Too complex. I don't even want to think about it. And I thought I will love Biology. I wonder now. Friday was also the release date of Resident Evil 5 for the PS3 and XBox 360 - I'm so jealous of those who own the said consoles. After the day's classes ended, I rushed for home, since I was leaving that night. I packed up fast. Let's go through what I brought. First off, I have this Camel sling pouch that I've been seen wearing during my outing to the Sarawak Museum weeks ago. 


In it, I have Twilight for reading purposes, my NDS Lite for gaming purposes, my Apple earphones to be plugged into the DS and a packet of Kose oil films. Books are a must-have during travels, for those short moments of nothingness usually, like when you are at an eatery waiting for your food to be served or you're at a boutique waiting for the women to be done shopping. The time you have to wait is never predictable, thus books are perfect for burning through those moments since whenever the wait is finished, you can just slip in a bookmark and be off. The NDS Lite is also for moments like that, but I don't take it out if the noise is too excessive, because even my earphones cannot block out the noise from interfering with the game's sound. I recently got a new microchip for my R4 card - it holds up to 4 gigabytes, compared to the previous 2 gb chip it's way superior. The earphones' from my iPhone kit. The oil films are what James always asks from me. And whenever he does that there's bound to be someone else following suit and asking for oil films. The Twilight book is from the school library. I am the first to borrow it! Ms Lucilla personally bought it for the library in MPH. She sure likes going to MPH. I've seen her there last year but I didn't know whether I should greet her or not. It's not that I am disrespectful or anything, but usually I don't greet teachers who've never taught me before because it feels awkward and at times even teachers who teach me ignore my greetings so why should I bother with those who don't teach me? My DS's microphone is not functioning. Ugh. The owner of Game Boy Center at Hock Lee was at wits' end trying to fix it but failed, big time. I miss the microphone - without it, I can't use Twister or Street Jam psychs in TWEWY, play mini-games in Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure, yell in the Ace Attorney series and extinguish the candle's flame in Feel The Magic: XY-XX. Concerning the DS, I used to never play games that require the usage of the stylus when I'm outdoors because I want to avoid damaging the stylus. Now I freely play such games, such as Time Hollow or Magical Starsign, because instead of my stylus, I use the nail of my right index finger.Yes, the touch screen ignores any form of normal physical touch with the hand but it is indeed as sensitive to fingernails as it is to styli. But if your nail is too sharp it may scratch the screen, so be careful. It is also recommended that you use fingernails instead of double styli when trying to solve the electric switchboard puzzle in Hotel Dusk: Room 215 because for me it didn't respond very well to two styli at once. Okay, next! (BTW, I place the sling pouch over my left shoulder, to my right) Over my right shoulder, to my left is the bag that contains my camera. I got it last week, because I complained to my father that my iPhone's camera lacks flash and thus it captures crappy pics when in dark areas. The following night I came home from school to find a shopping bag on the dining table with a tripod beside it -.- ... what about my Ps3!? My XBox 360!? That camera costs more than a freaking 2, ooo!Well, I'm not really sure what model it is, I know it's a Canon and it's an EOS. 

I will stop here. I've typed so long then Blogger just deleted everything. Thankfully I saved the first quarter of this post already beforehand, and that's what above this paragraph. I hate you, Blogger. These things ... ALWAYS happen to me. Once I was writing a review for P3 on GFAQs then I accidentally deleted it. This is the one major disadvantage with typing. If you write it out, chances of losing your work is less. If you keep your documents in a computer or a laptop though, it's practically taking a great risk. Actually I could've just postponed this post so that I can complete it but I don't want to disappoint Alfred any longer. Or anyone else. If there is any.

Taking Pride From Fear

I've been having repeated nightmares lately. They pose as useful alarm clocks though, if you see nightmares the other way round. The only thing worrying me this time is the fact that in all 3 nightmares a few days ago, I just narrowly escaped murderers. I'm not sure, but it could mean an omen. The first nightmare is pretty obscure by now ... I was stuck in a lift with a stranger which the dream-me recalls as a repeat murderer ... and also my maternal family was in the lift as well. The lift was large and spacious, and the walls were harshly bleached white, and there was dim lighting. Somehow there was a stack of buckets in the corner of the lift. My dream-me flashes back on reading a news article - the repeat murderer likes to instantly decapitate his victim's neck ... but he won't if the victim smeared his neck with sodium beforehand. Okay, for some reason, I was able to consciously command the dream-me to search the buckets for sodium (I don't even know what sodium is ... wait I think I remember) ... as with video game theory, "There's always a solution prepared ... just look for it." Then I see myself in a wooden lodge ... asking around ... just to found out that a whole ballroom of people have been enitrely decapitated single-handedly. Later I found a video tape containing one of the murder scenes. As the tape starts up, I woke up. I'm not sure how was it supposed to be scary as well ... I guess the reason has been buried deep inside my mind.

Next nightmare. I seem to be living in some western country. I have a bitchy (LGI.com supports liberal usage of words) older sister. Either she's my older sister, or she's a classmate/senior. Anyways, I was constantly bullied in the school I was in. Only when the end of the dream 
draws near do things start getting really bad. It was after a nighttime party. Prom or birthday party, I have no idea. Anyways, I stumbled into my sister/classmate at a park nearby with one of her girlfriends. We talked a bit until my sister/classmate's boyfriend showed up, and we talked more. Suddenly, I spotted someone sporting a chainsaw running out of a nearby building. The boyfriend ran away. The girls and dream-me rushed past chainsaw-dude towards the building he came from (for whatever reason, I am clueless). I got in first and locked the door. Outside my sister/classmate banged on the door - then she got hacked with the chainsaw from the back. I thought I was safe inside. I turned away from the door just to see the chainsaw-dude inside, his free hand dragging the girlfriend. I think he might have brought her in through a side entrance or something. Anyways I woke up at that point. I did see the murderer clearly though. He had dreadlocks as his choice of pompadour, and he was kinda tanned. He had a bare upper torso with ragged white trousers. A bit lean but muscular. It was horribly scary, that dream.

The third dream. The most surreal. The dream kicked off with me among a group of my year's boys heading to some hotel via a Japanese-style rock garden. I see Ms Elaine and another woman ... then for no obvious reason at all, I passed out. I woke up in a mall. Again without reason, dream-me started browsing massage chairs. I think he saw something, and he immediately started off towards the escalators, where I can see some of my grade school teachers. I think ... the hotel might be in the upper floors of the mall. I've been to the Jakarta Ritz-Carlton, and it's situated right with the Pacific Place mall, so it seems highly plausible. The most reasonable situation I can think of that I held a reunion party as adult Wilson. That must be the case. But the dream-me was smaller than I am now. The scene was disrupted with a transition to the hotel halls ... carpetted lavishly in red and gold. I was trying to reach the party venue while fleeing from a white-haired youth. He seemed intent on killing me, whatever his motive was. We both shared a conversation like we are assassins who worked together ... perhaps I angered him in some way. We are both capable of 'rooming' (I made up the term) - creating rooms on bare walls. I created closets and all to hide ... but he was always capable of finding me. In the end I created a really large public toilet with a royal design. I hid in one of the stalls. I can hear him opening the door to my Room. Strangely, I was able to see him ... he was eyeing the contents of the Room. I predicted that he would start checking the stalls, but he didn't. He went away later ... and dream-me was still too terrified to move out. Later, White-Hair came to the Room again, and said, "I'll let you off this time." Or something else along that line, yeah. Dream broadcast ends. Oh wait, before it ended, I saw Ms Elaine looking annoyed at me, with her assistant-role-playing-woman beside her. Beats me who the latter was.

Dreams ... are severely bizarre. Certain nightmares are more bizarre than it is scary. Like last time, I was in school when everyone started becoming berserk and committing 
mass suicide. There were lifts where the Music Room was supposed to be, and I managed to evacuate the school with Derrick and a few other people on a wooden transportation ... looked like a wheelbarrow with its size exaggerated. Cliffhanger ending, people. I never knew what befell the Dream counterparts of Wilson and Derrick. It was disturbing, at the very least. People were jumping down to the school garden head-first. Maybe it was a virus of some sort. Either that or the suicidals were on extreme doses of hallicinogen. I sometimes wish these things really do occur. I want that missing spark of life. 
The pumping adrenaline. Life is too boring. Too normal. I'd even prefer the plain Normal-type Pokemons over normal life. Oh wait, at least my life isn't too normal. It's too normally hectic. I hope that was understandable. Lots of problems, my life. But I wish they weren't so soap opera-ish. But even if they aren't, they're still PROBLEMS. I want something EXCITING. And problems 
have never came across me as exciting before. Ugh.

Exercise is going well! The other day I demanded a match in the midst of a really light drizzle for the extra terrain effect - raindrops that can dampen a shuttlecock's movement.Very fun. Street badminton was always fun. No rules. No restrictions. Just a wide road and a bumper 
serving as the border. Play badminton however you like. My style is a quirky mix of dance (fast with serving and maneuvers), baseball (power serve), volleyball (low receives, spiking and smash-cancelling) and kendo (middle, power receives). Street badminton is the sports version of Audition Online's Crazy Freestyle mode, if you ask me. My flaw is that I never really consider the direction in which I receive the shuttlecock - constantly causing it to fall into the drain or onto a roof. After awhile I got fed up with the endless shuttlecock
casualties, so I invented something new should it go dead again. Of course, this new program makes use of my partner, Chai Ming Xi (from now onwards I'm dubbing him Mynci in my blog, after the Neopet of the same name. And yes, he has a Mynci himself in Neopets.com). He has ride around on his bike while I will have to chase him down and touch him thrice with my racket. It proves to be good exercise! Today I managed to sprint up to his bike and finally smacked  (gently) him thrice - my first victory against him in Bike Stryker (I named the sport). A supportive friend is very good! If I was studying in his school I'd be more than glad to participate in badminton (doubles) since we have good compatibility. I still prefer single battles, of course, but I feel less secure, especially if in front of many (haha).

Ah! I'm only one tankobon short of The Law Of Ueki Plus! Anyone has Vol. 5?

Happy Birthday To You

Today, on the 5th of December, is Chilli's birthday!

Wilson greets you "Happy 14th Birthday!", Chilli! Straight from Jakarta! And yeah, I ain't back yet. The undersized text box says, "Haaaaaa *cough* peeeeeee *cough* buuuuuuuuuurf *cough* daeeeeeeeeee *cough*" ... I'm not sick, so no need to worry. I haven't playing RE4 though. I've been getting a few new games days. Anyway, I apologize for not being attend your party today. Once again, happy birthday!

p. s.: Dawn, I will do the tag later. I'm quite busy (ah, the common excuse) currently. So, maybe, after I go back.

Light Crossing Boder

This post will have separate emotions! So which one should I kick off with, the less serious stuff or the serious stuff? Hmm, personally, I'd go with the less serious stuff ... so let's start with that.

Yes, Jordan, Monster Lab is interestingly fun. I like the Tim Burton-esque overall design, and though the game tried to be corny, I actually didn't take it as lame. Monster Lab is an simulation/RPG/board game hybrid, and I can't say I don't love it. It's not truly addictive, however I find myself drawn to it. Basically, you collect ingredients (which are basically random materials) to create body parts, then assemble them up as you like to create a monster. Depending on the ingredients you use, the resulting product may be defective or enhanced with a special effect. Then you bring your monster to other places/dungeons where you move your monster in a board game-like fashion. By coming into contact with renegade monsters you can engage combat, and by finding things called Resource Locators you can commence a Challenge - a mini-game or sorts that can net you valuable ingredients should you succeed. Battles are simplistic, and sometimes too easy it may feel repetitive. Like in the PSX ARPG Vagrant Story, different attacks attack different body parts of the enemy. The main thing you must disable is the enemy's torso, but feel free to decapitate other parts to decrease the opponent's firepower. I currently have 2 monsters in hand, Sloth and Envy. I once had a Wrath, but I 
discarded it since it has too low an energy capacity. Yes, I name my monsters after the 7 Great Sins, and I'll make sure Pride is godlike. Sloth and Envy has different statistics - the former focuses on defense and capacity, while the latter has higher speed and health. They are equal in strength though. Graphics are just fine, while in terms of sound, I guess the developer, Eidos Interactive, did their best. However, I do not like Dr Fuseless' voice acting. Ugh. In terms of replayability, I guess you may want to replay with different monsters in your arsenal, but there's pretty much no bonuses. I'll give the game 3/5.

Edbert, Chilli and I were playing on MSN Messenger! We were continuously disconnecting then reconnecting with usernames like Your Father, Your Mother et cetera. I sparked the whole thing when I saw how Edbert put his username as 'has just signed in' ... then I tried to have fun with the names. Sadly Edbert had to stop since he got scolded for doing so ... poor thing. The chain effect was funny, but I did expect more people to join in, despite the whole thing being fairly lame. Talking about Chilli, I have a personal message for him and hopefully he reads this: You were attacked by Dr Salvador (the chainsaw guy) while in the Village right? I found a way to miss him entirely. From my research, it turns out that Dr Salvador will appear if you take the Shotgun from the two-storey house. However, this afternoon I took the Shotgun after the villagers retreated (after 
the church bell rang) and Dr Salvador didn't appear. Also, hopefully you have rescued the dog at the start of the game (before the Village) as it will help you out in a later boss fight (VS El Gigante). Damn, I am addicted to Resident Evil 4. Wait, since when is RE not addictive? Since new RPGs are scarce, I'm alternating to other genres for the time being, and you seriously have to love survival horror games.

Let's go on to the serious part now as there's only roughly 20 minutes till 11. I don't want others to think that I'm obsessedly trying to take up my idol as an adoptive father. So, I tried giving my father chances. Last night, I was about to take my bath when my mother insisted that she takes faster baths. So since I've shutted down my computer and I wouldn't want to be gaming for only 20 - 25 minutes, I grabbed my deck of Uno H2O (it's a limited waterproof edition with two special cards ... Wild Downpour & Wild Downpour +2 ... now you see that I go for anything water-themed?) and tried getting my maid to play with me, since it didn't seem like she's doing anything besides staring at the TV. I was in the middle of consecutively asking her when my father shouted, "Shut up, motherf***er!" in Hakka. Before that I actually asked him first to play with me but he preferred chatting with another woman instead of playing with me. Just now I was bored while waiting for my 7 p.m. soap opera to commence after a street badminton match (my shirt was drenched in perspiration), then I spotted my sister with my father on the wooden couch in the living room. So I thought that since my sister is there, maybe my father would stay to play? Instead, when I arrived, he immediately left to his computer for online gambling. I tried teaching my sis who's ailed with down syndrome how to play (it's pretty simple, Uno), but I failed. Last night since there wasn't anyone to play with and my sis was asleep, I resorted to playing against myself. Yeah, I know, it was a pathetic sight and my father still scoffed at me for doing so. Last night before I went to sleep, I just realized one thing after thinking thoroughly. Throughout my life, my father has provided me with the basic needs and minor wants, however, he has never played with me before. Yes, it struck me so deeply. I was like, "My father ... never played with me before? Not once?" the whole night. The thought was still lulling in my mind this morning. Then this afternoon I was standing in front of the fridge, tranced in thought. My father came along and strongly shoved me aside. I do not know whether I should keep letting him take advantage of me giving him chances. I once felt heartless to think badly about my own biological father. But now I think I'm going back on that opinion. I seriously ever felt stupid to think of Mr Willie as a father. But, uh, now, I dunno. I'm aghast. I play games, since you can play them alone. At times I may call my badminton mate over. I never feel bored during the holidays, but at the same time, I feel lonely. I don't have a brother or sister to talk to or play with. I know I ain't the only one 
with a sibling who's afflicted by down syndrome. However others have their parents to fill in the empty slot siblings should occupy. I am never bored in the holidays. Never. I talk to in-game characters without response. I have inner monologues all the time. I can always talk with the other Wilson. But somehow, it's lonely. It's so cold and chilly, my world. My father only has time for his work, his friends and women. He just finances my education so I can support him when he's old. He just uses my mother as a tool. He sometimes come back from travelling with gifts. But that's just it. All he ever shows us is money. I don't think I've ever felt anything else. I know I wouldn't be blogging here if he never existed, however I can't bring myself to feel the least bit of love for him as children should. I don't know. I don't like the mere sight of him, ever. He has never smiled before (serious). Even when others take his picture, he can only show a mean frown. I love my THINGS more than him. I love my games. I love my books. I love my computer. It's his money, of course. Other people feel indebted to their parents. I try to, but it's tough. I do feel indebted to my mother, nevertheless. There's never a family time with my father. If he brings us travelling, he goes off doing his own stuff, e. g. gambling in Genting. I want to play games with my father. I want to watch TV with my father. You can't imagine how many things I want to do with my father. I do so dream to have my own happy family. However, things would never be the same. At that time, the father is ME. Conclusion: I am fated to never really feel the presence of a father or his love. So what if I can provide my future family with love? In the end, there's still this emptiness in me. I can't just patch it up and forget it. I could possibly be jealous of my own children later. In my house, the system has always been like this: my father's the owner of the house, and everyone else are just tenants. We do our own things.  He got me my PS2. He got me my computer. He got me my crappy laptop. He got me my iPhone. He got me my bookshelves. I feel happy with the things, but I needed to strain myself to feel grateful. I know I sound like the bad guy here. But I guess that's just how it always is between my father and me. Just material attempts of bonding. Maybe I will miss him when he dies. A lot. But I don't think I will cry. He's him. 
I'm me. Always. I'll just miss the presence of him. I never mentioned my potential emotion. 
My childhood. Is desolate.

I'm not really sleepy but I don't want to feel tired when I wake up tomorrow. Goodbye. And yes, it's past 11. I'm not so quick a typist I can type all that under 20 minutes. Currently, my father is into yet another blast of verbal abuse.

Somewhere On Fullerton

Ara - I have less than one hour! And I was playing games during the day too! So, uh, why am I left with so little time? Because - after gaming, I watched TV for 1 hour (Like Father, Like Daughter), then I spent time on the Internet reading others' blogs and researching more on Resident Evil 4! It's such a kewl game, kuma! I've played it before on someone else's console (forgot whose) and now that I heard even Chilli's playing it, I am oh so hyped up to own my own copy of it too! I think I'll resume playing Monster Hunter after a 2-year long hiatus ... Daryl needs a navigator. It's after 11 ... actually I could've blogged more but suddenly my father wanted to use the Microsoft Excel on my computer and he took 30 minutes ... so, um, yeah ... after the "Daryl needs a navigator" my father was handling the computer. Anyhow, gotta run! This must be the shortest post ever ...

Debate Magician

About 2 weeks ago, I burned yet another music CD. I put the songs in my thumbdrive and brought it too school. It got mixed responses! Tracks, in order:

[#1] Aretha Franklin - Mr Big Stuff
[#2] Black Kids - Listen To Your Body Tonight
[#3] Britney Spears - Piece Of Me
[#4] Cat Power - Willie
[#5] David Archuleta - Crush
[#6] DJ Tiesto - Insomnia
[#7] Jack Johnson - Better Together
[#8] Kate Nash - Pumpkin Soup
[#9] Katy Perry - Hot N Cold
[#10] Mariah Carey - Touch My Body
[#11] Rilo Kiley - Breakin' Up
[#12] Rilo Kiley - Bulletproof
[#13] Rilo Kiley - Dreamworld
[#14] Rilo Kiley - Silver Lining
[#15] Rilo Kiley - Under The Blacklight
[#16] Sara Bareilles - Love Song
[#17] The Ting Tings - Great DJ
[#18] The Ting Tings - Shut Up And Let Me Go
[#19] The Ting Tings - That's Not My Name

In my thumbdrive I have extra 3 songs to boot:

[#20] Estrella - Stay
[#21] Tommy February6 - Lonely In Gorgeous
[#22] Westlife - Flying Without Wings (obtained from Agnes during Computer Class)

I excluded #1 from the thumbdrive lot as it isn't very nice IMO after listening a few times. No one made comments about #2, they don't even bother to finish listening to it. I admit the starting was a bit cheesy, but the part when the song really shines is during the "Alright Hello?" part near the end. I like #3 ... I mean, who doesn't? #4 is really tough to sing along, so I tend to skip it. Not going to comment on #5, I think people are too crazy over it. It's okay at first, but is the fastest to lose its appeal. #6 is just cool. Jack and a few other boys like #7. Nadia likes #8. Phil is nuts with #9. Vincent sings along to #10 with me. My mother likes #13 and #17 best. Kyc and I love #14. #16 is the one I crave to sing the most, and the only one Agnes showed interest in. Nadia, Dawn, Brandon and I are Ting Tings fans, so we like #17, #18 and #19. Jessy and a boy (I think it was Michael) clearly showed their dislike for #19 though. Everyone likes #20 (or so I think). Michael and Sharon picked #21, which is Paradise Kiss' opening theme actually. #22 is nice listening to. Those not mentioned are not mentioned by anyone at all. Overall, I rate this CD 4/5. This paragraph is dedicated to music, so let me start on the movie Mamma Mia's soundtrack. I think the songs are lovely, even those sang by the men as they're unique in a way. Out of the guys, I think Dominic Cooper sings best, while Colin Firth's worst (according to critics Pierce Brosnan's worst, but I just happen to despise Firth's singing more). Stellan Skarsgard isn't bad, but Cooper just aced the guys. For the girls, Amanda Seyfried was quite high-pitched most of the time, but Meryl Streep was just flawless. The movie itself isn't bad, but sadly I didn't finish watching it. Ooh, we are moving onto movies! The last movie we watched at school was Freaky Friday, which gratefully was finished since we watched it for 3 periods instead of the usual 2. Only after listening to Simple Plan's Happy Together from the movie did I realize that Romancing Saga: Minstrel Song's main theme is based on the song's tune, just softened! I prefer RS: MS's version though, it's more enchanting and Simple Plan pitched in too many unnecessary strums.

Did you know? The whole day I've been planning to make this one update to contain photos. Pictures date back to Lions' Nursing Home food sale (or maybe older) till the last school day. Sadly, it's 11. Maybe tomorrow. Hopefully I start blogging early.

I am so obsessed with Namco X Capcom. JPN games pwn, 'nuff said.

p.s. If you are scared of teachers reading your blogs, I suggest using smaller font sizes as most of them needs to squint at their age. But be prepared to make your blog seem more lacking in content, though it isn't in reality.

Even A Dog Wouldn't Eat This

I could've blogged more last night but a blackout occured at about 12 midnight. I think the last thing I typed about was concerning swimming. Oh yeah, the blister on my toe. I think my toe hit the tiles on the poolside several times as I jumped into water. Either that inflicted the blister or me climbing up to the poolside, which takes quite a lot of effort since I'm heavy. Swimming was a painful ordeal last night, and thankfully it's the last for this entire year. Next year, I'm finally having 1-hour classes instead of the usual 2-hour, since I'll be having a Maths tuition directly after it next year. Damn, I really dislike going to Maths tuition. It's so quiet since the students alienate themselves from each other, and Maths is such a dull subject I usually end up asleep, forcing me to take a Red Bull or a Livita before tuition. I really don't see how I would have the strength to go to tuition after the strainous swimming class next year. Blame the tuition teacher, who intends to switch the class from Wednesday to Friday. Ugh. Do I still have to take Maths tuition after 9th grade? Hopefully not, as that'll really wear me down.

Yesterday I went for a shopping craze before swimming. After school ended, I had to wait 1 hour for my car to arrive, but thankfully there was Jack and William to play the 2-player game, Table Tennis For 2 on my iPhone with me. It was fun, applying the concept of gravity into table tennis! However both of them left 
earlier than me, but thankfully the wait after that wasn't too long. I guess. After changing with the clothes my mother brought, I went to The Spring. I needed to shop for a pair of sports shoes and
trousers, self-help books and James' dad's jacket. I tried out Parkson and Nike for the sports equipment. Found none. Ah, I guess I'l just use my school shoes, and later on my mum told me she has called my father over in Hong Kong to get me the trousers, which he accomplished. Okay, he bought me something I want. So what, it won't be enough to redeem himself.  I checked out MPH for the self-help books ... I was actually looking for just two, one to 
build charisma and another to build fitness. While browsing the sea of books I met Jesmond-kun from 2D and Eon-chan from 2B. Am I fated to only stumble into aliens (as in people I don't know), instead of those I know or want to meet? After looking through a lot of books (by that, I mean seriously lots of them) in both 
BM and English, I finally found the book Fitness For Men. Actually I found another book earlier than that one, which is one similar to building charisma ... it is to help people understand and overcome their phobias. How my brain perceived the entire thing: Overcome phobias = more courageous = more charisma. I haven't really overcome any of my many phobias yet, but I did do diving without hesitation later that day. I guess it was the cause of my two main motivations *cough * Willie and QQ *cough *. Partly for myself, duh. After that I went to F.O.S. to look for the jacket as James 
himself recommended. That was the first time I've been there, and wow, for once, I enjoy shopping for clothes. There, everything came moderately cheap and doesn't fall into the LQ category. I think I 'll buy jackets from there starting now onwards. I really wanted the jacket I bought for James' dad. It was big! Comfortable! Cozy! Classy! Casual! Soft! It's a white Nautica jacket ... from what I felt I think the fabric's either wool or cotton. I really want a wool sweater like Ken's which is plain with cream and orange dabs. But then again my body's too big to look like Ken's lean-cut figure. Wait, he IS just an 8-years-old kid. Isn't he? Correct me if I'm wrong, Eugene. Ken joining SEES was way back then, in December '07. And I think that was the only time his age was mentioned. Or so I think. I went to Food & Tea for lunch though my mother insisted on the food court. I don't really like the food court - it's noisy, crowded and unpractical IMO. On my way to the avant garde kopitiam, I saw Danielle Basiuk-senpai on her phone. I just hurriedly walk past. Talking about her, there was a scene concerning her dad which Sharon and I poked fun at. During the assembly in the morning, when Ms Vivian (is it Vivian?) called out for Ms Anne to give out the prizes to the primary kids, she was still on her couch with her right leg on top of the other like some S&M queen flirting with the married man beside her (as Sharon said, which I agreed), Mr Robert Wayne Basiuk. That was the first time my Hawkeyes didn't recognise a person, it was Sharon who told me that it WAS Mr Basiuk. So basically, Ms Anne was some whore who needed people to summon her several times on MICROPHONE to actually respond, possibly because Ms Vivian is a teacher and the former looks down on the latter and prefers to spend more time with a Eurasian (correct me if I'm wrong) stud. Either that or she was attacked by MiuMiu's (Miulla Miuchar in full) Stand, Jailhouse Rock which can make people
only able to remember 3 things at a time, rendering Ms Anne to forget her own name. Then again, her sense of hearing may have been severely rusted. Aww, that's so sad. That's enough for the usual side-subject. I really like Food & Tea's plethora of food. I had diced chicken in creamy mayonaise 
(it's the only unhealthy food I can't stop myself from eating) with rice ... that dish came with free soup and dessert. But I still ordered ala carte dessert - Mango & Yam Tong Sui (literally, "Sugar Water"). The mango part wasn't very good. Next time I better just have the Yam one, though it's pricier. I had a fruit cocktail as my drink - it's called Purple Rain, and IMO I think it's either blackcurrant or grape. This time round, I spent less than the previous experience. I think it was only RM30 this time instead of RM32. Anyhow, Dawn's group spent more, around RM90 IIRC. But her group does have more people. After The Spring was Tun Jugah time! I obviously sped for Hong Kuok 99 
(games! GAMES!!!) while my mother went to a boutique directly underneath the game store (Sui Sian ... "Water Fairy/Deity/Whatever"). The 2B group was there, but I only remember Joshua and Kolly among them. I bought 4 games: Namco X Capcom (JPN), JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Phantom Blood (JPN), Wild Arms: Alter Code F and a party game based on Shrek. Also, I've got SILENT HILL 2. HarharharharharharhartakethatJordanTeng ... *chokes * * cough * ... I think one of the 2B boys bought a PSP game. There was SMT: Raidou Kuzunoha VS Abaddon Tai-Ou (JPN) already but I didn't purchase it due to the crappy cover, even though I am now ok with JPN games. Today since I can game already, the two JPN games I bought were way stellar compared to the English two which were quite lame (okay, not WA: ACF). WA: ACF just felt repetitive and the graphics were clunky. I wanted to get RE4 this time. Unfortunately, the shop's out of RE4. I even read many guides about the game the night before. Never mind, I'll just try out other stores. I can't find Dokapon Kingdom and Monster Lab, despite the fact that they are supposed to be released more than a month ago. Namco X Capcom was fast-paced and engaging, while JJBA: PB was just being JJBA and it provided tons of fan-service! My love for JJBA is as deep as the girls' craving for Twilight. IMHO Twilight is fairly normal and isn't worth the overrating, no offence to the worshippers. Or maybe it's just me being a boy. Wait, it could be that part of me who isn't really fond of teen romance ... I go for the daddy-mommy romances. At Tun Jugah while texting I also saw 4 boys from assorted classes ... I only remember Kyc and Vernon. Concerning Hong Kuok 99, there was a new staff I haven't seen before yesterday. He kept wheezing and sniffing I really disliked standing there while browsing games. After I've confirmed the games, he just fanned out the games on the counter. I was O_O for a while, then he asked me if I need a plastic to which I answered yes. He took out a small plastic bag and slapped it on the counter. I tried to 'inflate' it but before I was done, the cashier which was one I know and commonly chatted with, finally asked the new guy why he didn't put the games in for me. Seriously, that's one horrible worker. Where's the staff supervisor? Where's the guy's common sense? After TJ was Hock Lee where I finally caught up with Dawn's crew. But rather than being with them I went for the arcade alone. It was fun, but later I realized I was late for class. Oops. Only after swimming did I deliver the jacket to James' house. Wow ... it's huge. The house, not the jacket.

Operation SNANTI is currently progressing smoothly. Gotta resume on my book now before it's 11.

Jenny, You're Barely Alive

Last night I initially intended to update, however since today is the last day of school for the year 2008, I needed to finish both Jocelyn's and Kyc's DVDs last night so that I can return them today. The DVDs are Money No Enough and Money No Enough II respectively. I ain't exactly sure which one's better. There was an obscenely happy moment for me (learned to apply 'obscenely' on 'happy' from Dawn) in the latter movie though. It was when Stella, the bitchy bitch, flew out of a car and slammed into the asphalt. That was like, the most effin' awesome thing to happen in the entire movie! I was so sick of her, I wished I was in the set so I could've just slapped her or something. I tried to cry, but oops, I failed to do so for both movies. Not bad, I'd rate both 3.5/5. I want to watch High School Musical 3: Senior Year and Quantum of Solace. If possible, I would like to watch the Thai flick, The Coffin as well but I think it would no longer be in the local cinemas, since it's quite old now. I also wish I can watch The Amazing Race 13 while in Jakarta later in the holidays since I'll be there for like, 2 weeks and I'm not even sure if TAR is broadcasted in Indonesian channels. Anyways, I hope karma will take its toll on Nick & Starr soon enough ... but from the looks of the current situation it seems that getting into the Final 3 is nothing for them. My prediction is that the Final 3 will consist of Ken & Tina, Toni & Dallas and Nick & Starr. Hopefully Terence & 
Sarah loses to the Greene team (K&T). Dandrew is hopeless to be in the last two episodes IMO. And even if they DO get into the Final 3, I doubt they would've won.

So, uh, the school year for 2008 finally ended? Whee - hopefully next year will be faster ... wait, it WILL be, since IIRC it's only till September, right? Man, I seriously can't wait for 10th grade! But if my BM teacher isn't him then I guess things will be as normal as usual. Aside from the new classmates, that is. I seriously wish that I don't get into the same class with Mr Genius ... he'll just overshadow everyone else effortlessly. Hmm, do teachers only prefer the smartest people? 
I'm not very sure about this but it seems like the mode. Will teachers not alienate you if you are dumb but have a nice personality? Hopefully. As I said, I ain't too sure, because in the eyes of the average adult these days, academics is the only factor to scale a teen. Anyways, the holidays finally arrived. This is my schedule:
Early morning - Morning jog
Afternoon - Gaming
Evening - Badminton
Night - Blogging and writing my book
Rules for myself:
- Sleep at 11
- No eating between meals
- Absolutely no junk food
- No bread, Kyc said bread contains the most carbs
- The jog must be circling the housing district (2 km) 8 times at the very least.
- Indoor badminton only when it's raining
Yes, I've prepared a special program for myself - the SNANTI program. Hopefully I can obey my own rules. I think the schedule will be broken when I go to Kuching or Jakarta though.

This year has been very fun. Minus the part when Phil beat me. And also the majority of swimming classes I've had. I like 2A. We aren't as united as 2C (I know there's plenty of hate-hate going on in my class silently). We aren't as elite as 2D 
(though I think of ourselves as elite). We aren't as ... 2B-ish as 2B. I think I've grown a lot. Yes, a lot. This is also the year when I started idolizing Mr Willie. I must give the credits to my father though, he abandoned my family during the period of April till August. Thanks, father! This is the first time I've ever thanked you, so you better appreciate it. This year, I've uncovered much more social links, 
like Kevin, Narancia, William, Eugene, Jordan (see, mum, I have male friends too). I think they're a fun lot. I've even rekindled with past enemies. And a lot more stuff! I won't be attending the Farewell Party this Sunday though. I like covering as many events that I can have access too, but preferrably not parties. I don't do well with parties as most of the time I just sit like a rock in one corner and not know the strangers in the crowd. It's not like my entire class is going either. I heard that most of the party-goers are 2Dians, so I better not go. I'll leave the party for other more active and sociable bloggers to handle. However, I will hereby say my farewells to Seba. Wait, I still see him in January. 
Okay, I guess he will be staying with us longer than the others who are leaving. Not like I know whoever else's moving. 'kay, actually I do. But I don't really care.

Damn, I got a blister from swimming (diving, to be specific).