Another destination reached

Finally, I am back from Gunung Senyum, Pahang and surprisingly still breathing.. Hehe, I was just exaggerating about it. The camp was fine and rather challenging I would say. We were all soaked with mud and at that moment I put myself into the shoes of a mud skipper and started thinking what would it be like when you are covered with mud all the time. Then I realised that the mud skipper would just be like me! ( of course, I am the bigger version of the 21st century mud skipper)I was free from leeches. Hooray.. BUT the mosquitoes had a wonderful gastronomical experience dining on me. Sucking my blood and penetrating their minuscule legs into my skin causing me to itch all over.. Anyway, mosquitoes were much better than leeches.. So, I am grateful that the mosquitoes bit me and not the leeches.. Silly!! I was exhausted but contented that I managed to brave through this camp that has been haunting me since January. Another burden thrown off my the shoulders:)

It's school holidays again. However, that makes no difference because I am rather busy with my piled up homework. I guess the snowballing effect do happen to a nerd after all. My homework are snowballing due to me not being around in school for two days and skipping my BM tuition class. The second monthly exam is around the corner and it will be back to square one again when school reopens.. Sad and lazy at the same time.. Nerd getting lazy.. It had been hectic since school reopened in January. I could hardly fork out any personal time. The busy-as-a-bee life is back. Anyway, there is no way that I can turn back time. So, just move forward and stop regretting the lost time.

I would like to congratulate all the Form Five students of year 2008 who passed their SPM with flying colours. Congratulations.. After a whole lot of hard work, I believe you deserve it. Congratulations once again!!

I would also like to thank all the prefects who attended the camp in Pahang. Thank you for all the cooperation given throughout the camp. Congratulations, you made it through the camp although it was tough! But one thing for sure, WE ARE TOUGHER:)

fingers crossed

Well, here I am again, ignoring what my teacher said on Wednesday to temporarily suspend my blog :) No way! Curious about who the teacher is?? Don't ask me, you know him..

Yesterday was the last day for our first monthly test. yeah!!! Hey, don't give me the stare, although I am a nerd but I dislike exams too.. I will be going for camping from the 12-14th of March. Honestly, I am not a fan of outdoor activities. I get freak out pretty much easily whenever insects are concerned. Great!! Thanks to me being a wonderful city folk.. Anyway, back to the point, I am hoping that when the prefects are camping in Pahang, you people in the school will not misbehave.. a mare's nest hope.. Apparently,I am constantly having butterflies in my stomach whenever the word 'camping' is mentioned. This is due to the fact that I suffered a terrible rash after returning from Sungai Congkak last year. It is true that I enjoyed the camp but the thought of getting those rashes again isn't tempting. However, I believe it will be much better this year as we are having a dorm to be slept in and no longer need to squeeze into a wet tent. Do pray hard that I will return from Pahang safe and sound.. By the way, we might not be getting new prefects' T-shirts this year as we have no sponsorship from the PIBG (yet).. In addition, Puan Azimah loves our current T-shirt as it blends really well with our 'banana tee'. :( Well, I have got to go now.. bye

Jejak Bahasa

Latest News. I am the leader for one of the "Jejak Bahasa" group. So, I had to gather 10 members including me. At first, I thought this will turn out to be a piece of cake but it turned out that somehow rather everyone is trying to avoid being part and parcel of this year's "Jejak Bahasa". Anyway I still lack of one form 1 girl and two form 6 girls. Thus, if anyone that fulfills the above 'qualification' and is interested to participate in this event, please inform me. Thanks:) In addition, certificates will be given to all participants.

By the way, my name is Ng Ling Wei and I am from 5 Dedikasi...

Why regret over spilt milk??

Chinese New Year may be nothing but a celebration to you but it means so much more to the elders.. Why I said so???

Everyone celebrates Chinese New Year but how many managed to grasp the meaning beneath this wonderful celebration??

~Chinese New Year(CNY) is the time of the year when the elders eagerly awaits the home-coming of their children and grandchildren as well as their great grandchildren.. The elders eagerly wait to give out the red packets and we the young ones so eager to receive them.. Just a simple and short visit to them once in a year makes them go over the moon... Well, I may seem to be exaggerating but the truth is when we get old, we will no longer like the solitary and quiet lifestyle, which apparently we teenagers consider privacy .. In Malaysia, paying a visit back to your hometown may not be a great deal. Furthermore, you can do it anytime you want throughout the year.. After all the journey from north to south will not take more than 12 hours of driving BUT what about those separated by demarcations and borders? Those who can only afford to travel back home once in a year due to time and financial constraint?? When I was in China for holidays two years back, our tour chauffeur told us that he only gets to visit his family two years once.. Back then, I was thanking God that I am so lucky compared to his son. What will it feels like when your dad is not there when you step into the school compound on the first day of school? What will it feels like when everyone is so busy preparing the Happy Fathers' Day card and you not knowing how your dad looks like because you only seen him twice in your life since the day you were born? Wow, I may have gone over the board but this is exactly what happens to most of the children in China. So, consider yourselves lucky and be thankful.. Paying a visit to your old grandparents will not cost you a bomb. Then, why grumble and mumble when asked to visit the elders? If you have ever looked into the eyes of the elders, you will see them smiling and rejoicing the reunion of the whole family after a tough year.. All I want to say here is that no matter how busy you are, please do pay a visit back to your elders during this festive season. The elders are already in their twilight years, why wait till it is too late? Why regret over spilt milk??

Happy Chinese New Year

Happy " Niu" Year!!

Despite my hustle and bustle schedule, I am here to pen (blog) down my final thoughts before the upcoming new year..

Glimpsing into year 2008, I am happy that most of my resolutions came true.. This morning, I was busy completing my EST homework as well as my Biology report.. Then, we had reunion lunch comprising of my dad, my mum, my aunt, my brothers and me.. I gobbled down a whole lot of Chinese traditional delicacies..Absolutely gastronomical!!.. Reunion lunch was superb, we had about 15 dishes to choose from.. In the afternoon, I watched the Australian Open, as usual, I gave my fullest support to my one and only Roger Federer. A little hindrance at the beginning, but back in shape after the second match. It was a five set thriller. At night, we had reunion dinner. As predicted, I gobbled down a whole lot of cuisines including meatballs, fish, mushrooms, chicken and etc.. you know what I mean...

- I am so clueless about what to blog -

Let's see....................................................................................................

So, let's see what new year means to me...

1) It means that I am getting older.

2)It also means that I am definitely going to put on weight. Thanks to the delicious and mouth-watering cookies.

3)It means that I survived the whole of last year and will need to survive the whole of the upcoming year again..

Anyway, new year is something I love.. So,

~GONG XI FA CAI~

Surprisingly,I am quite speechless on new year eve...

back to square one

Hei everybody...
As predicted previously, I am now too busy to blog as I am back to my as busy as a bee lifestyle.. Everyday the routine repeats itself with Sundays as exceptions; getting up at the crack of dawn, I put on my prefects uniform, eat my breakfast and head to school. Once back from the school, it has to be tuition or homework for the rest of the day...and sometimes a boring stay back in school till 6pm in the evening for a so-called house practice for the upcoming cross-country event... As usual my priority is my academic performance in school. Hence, I withdrew from certain activities at the very beginning of the year to make up for my studies. Although co-curricular activities are imperative for us to be able to make it into universities, but academic excellence is still my priority.. Of course I don't mind staying back for house practice but what about the four hours co-curricular activity on Saturdays??? I attended the activities simply to mark my attendance but I sacrificed the whole of my Saturday mornings in school doing nothing but to proceed from one meeting place to the other in order to mark my attendance... Anyway, rules are made to be followed.. So, i will just stick to my miss goody-two-shoes title in the school...

Yesterday, we had a workshop for club leaders, secretaries and treasurers in school. So, instead of studying, we were asked to spend the entire day in the school hall. Atiqah and I were the emcees and I screwed up. For those who never noticed, I actually mispronounced a few words. Surprisingly, I didn't have butterflies in my stomach throughout the whole day.. Initially,I was indeed surprised when Puan Masz told me that they chose me as the official emcee of the school. This is because I do not have a superb command of both the English and Malay language.. So, why me?? Anyway, i really appreciate the honour the school gave me and this is a good public speaking practice for me.. So, why not?? However, being an emcee is not a piece of cake.. You have got to run around the school searching for the next speaker... In a nutshell, I have to go now.. I have piles and piles of homework to be completed before the deadlines... Bye.. :) Life goes on..................

Day 2

Day 2

We arrived at Xinglong after about an hour ride on a lousy coach from Haikou. We visited the largest bird park in Asia but I seriously think that the bird parks in Malaysia are heads and shoulders above the one that I visited in Xinglong. However, I would consider the bird show to be an eye opener as the birds were really adorable and smart, way better than those in A'Famosa, Melaka. Sorry guys, but I think the birds in Xinglong are better trained compared to Malaysian-trained ones. I was expecting to see a kaleidoscope of different types of birds there and it turned out to be disappointing. Due to the gloomy and wet weather, we couldn't enjoy sightseeing to the maximum :( Later, we visited the so-called Wen Quan river. We were supposed to go on a 'cruise' along the river to enjoy the picturesque sceneries and it turned out to be raining cats and dogs. To rub salt onto the wound, the tour guide actually guided us out of the coach and showed us the beautiful and marvellous river mentioned in the itinerary. We were again soaked and the history repeats itself. The river was so swollen and they actually expect us to go on a ride along the river on a small wooden boat. I mean we were there for holidays, NOT fear factor or amazing race... Who would dare go on a 'cruise' along that swollen river??? We ended up wet and soaked from head to toe. Again!! We put up with a bumpy ride out of that area and headed towards the restaurant. The weather was chilly and we were basically shivering. Here comes the super stunt of the day.. The waitress in the restaurant actually fitted three tables into a room made for two. Thus, we were cramped up like sandwiches .. To get to the washroom, I took take a detour from one end to the other in order to not bump into those gobbling down their meals hungrily. However, I spotted improvement in their toilet cleanliness. Sorry Malaysians, but I think their toilets are now way cleaner than our toilets here in Malaysia. I mean they are so odourless compared to ours which possesses a strong aroma. We can actually locate the toilet based on our sense of smell. Although not as superb as the dogs but you can actually sniff your way to the toilet. Later in the day, we visited Evan's Cafe, a famous cafe selling coffee based products. From coffee to coffee sweets to coffee with coconut milk to black coffee to white coffee to coffee biscuits and the list goes on.. The place was packed with local and foreign tourists and food samples were available throughout our tour in that cafe. Something like a gourmet festival but limited to coffee based products. Delicious and 'ho-chiak' as well as mouth watering.One of the set backs when visiting China is that possibilities you get conned there is 99.9%. Here is how my family and I were conned: 1)We bought six packs of biscuits for 10 yuan in that cafe and the next day we saw eight for ten yuan in a grocery store! 2)I bought a watch for 25 yuan in the cafe and the same watch was worth only 10 yuan at the road side stalls and the worst 8 yuan at the beach! And we were conned again.. We arrived in the hotel late at night at about 8pm. The hot spring pool was not a walking distance from our hotel unit. So, we did not manage to enjoy the hot spring and the we went to bed early.. Still sad about the fact that I got conned, I thought I was street-smart all this while. We took 0 pictures in Xinglong due to the sad weather.. TO BE CONTINUED