Friday, January 22, 2010

Episode 42: I Am In Debate Competition!!!!

YOU WISH!!!!!


Recently, I browsed through my old posts (you guys must be wandering how the hell I got so much time). Not my blog only but others as well. I found out that 3 in 1 shampoo’s blog really attracted me the most. I really like the way you guys sum up a story together. Post like “Day One (kick an ass trip to P.Penang), Who’s The Sushi King Now??” and “Journey To The North 1,2,3 and 4 (I still laugh my ass out when I hear Gunaraj’s name) are awesome piece of writing. No doubt bout that. No matter how many times I read those posts, I’ll never get bored of it. Seriously.


Anyway, back to the title. I never participated in debate competitions before. Cuz, I do not have the passion or interest in debating. But, I like to argue things out with other people when I think something is not right. Its more like asking questions like “What happen if you… Why you must do like that...Like this kenot meh? If you do like that…” For instance, my F4 Chemistry teacher ordered us (bunch of 4SC2 students) to copy notes from the whiteboard. I refuse to write those notes down, because the information at the whiteboard were all from the textbook (she copied it exactly from the textbook to the whiteboard). She found out that I wasn’t copying her notes.


Therefore she asked me to stand up and asked for an explaination. I mar go tell her that “Teacher, what’s the point of copying the same notes to our notebook where you can get it from the textbook??? Its not like I am gonna use the notebook for my revision right??” There was reason why my friends called her “volcano”. So after listening to my complain, she “erupted” and I got a scolding from her.



Terima kasih cikgu kerana buat saya “bersalin” banyak banyak.



There was one particular old post of mine that really reflects my asking-question attitude. Err.. I think you might wanna read it first before you continue on.

About 2 years go I wrote a post about how boring and dull Taiping Sentral (TS) was. Of course, before I wrote the post I already knew that I might bombarded with comments especially from the “Taiping Sentral-Haters” haters. Little did I knew that the people were actually 3 in 1 shampoo members. Gosh!!

I got bombarded with long comments from them. Haha. I think the longest comment was from FM. After reading his comment, you would probably realized the reason why he was member of SGI debate team that went all the way to the semis in the national debate tournament (correct me if I am wrong).Not to mention Kok leong and Kenny ones as well. And a few from Chan Leong and Chong Ren.

It gives me satisfaction when I read up those comments. It simply gives me a thought that my blog actually being read by my friends out there. I mean that’s the whole purpose of blogging rite?? So, when there are comments whether is good or bad (of course I would preferred the good ones la) it gives me the eagerness to reply each and every comments.

Mr.Koay, now my MUET sensei, taught me this idiom, “Write To Read”. It simply defines that what you write is for others to read. I doubt myself whether I can attract people or not to read up my blog when I first started blogging. My English was simply not good enough and I don’t possessed the ability to make my story interesting to read. I really admired the way FM wrote his stories. It is outstanding I must say. His style of writing really unique and you can always find humour in it.

I must admit that TS really upgraded a lot for the past years. Yea, I complained about the lack of entertainment in TS in my blog before. The massive transformation of TS cleared my doubts already. You can see people shooting hoops at the playground, singing at the karo-ok, playing pool and skates at the skating ring.

But I am still disappointed with the absence of major bookstores in TS. I really like books. The problem is, whenever I wanna purchase a book I have to go all the way to KL. Because only Borders or Kinokuniya got these types of books. (I dunnoe bout Ipoh la) So I am still hoping that in the near future we can see major bookstores at TS.

Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Episode 41: Walk The Talk

Juz wanna dedicate this song to all the delegates of 19th Lasallian Leaders Convention. I am glad that i met with you all. Hope we will meet again in the future.

We are companions on the way
Sharing dreams and sharing life
And in the life we lead and the road we take
We can make dreams come true

In faith like La Salle, we’re called to show the way
To share and to live his dream
To ev’ry woman, child and man, will learn to be free
To live in harmony


We will walk the talk
We will touch the hearts with love
It’s the reason, we’ll share in the dream
And in the world of pain, we are the hopes of life
And in the darkness, we’re called to be
Lights of our world

Our futures- they seem so far away
But our tommorows are decided today
For it’s a time to care and a time to heal
A change starts with you and me

From La Salle we draw strength, to practice what we preach
In caring for the world today
In giving everyone, we learn to receive
To make this world a better place


We will walk the talk
We will touch the hearts with love
It’s the reason, we’ll share in the dream
And in the world of pain, we are the hopes of life
And in the darkness, we’re called to be
Lights of our world

There’s a tension within to give or to take
To touch every heart or lose all that’s at stake
The choice is yours and the choice is mine
To build the world with humanity

We will walk the talk
We will touch the hearts with love
It’s the reason, we’ll share in the dream
And in the world of pain, we are the hopes of life
And in the darkness, we’re called to be
Lights of our world



4th Asia Pacific Lasallian Youth Congress Theme song
Lyrics by Eric Bryan, Ivan Ng and Gerrard Louis
Music by Eric Bryan and Ivan Ng

Thursday, November 5, 2009

Episode 40: Angels and Demons

Yesterday, I went to school for my librarian duty at 4pm. The whether was kinda want-rain-duwan-rain like dat. But fortunately I reached school without getting my clothes soaked.

Pei Chern was the shift leader on that day (she always give me ‘penyusunan’ one). No duty on that day. Stock check was carried out on that day. So everyone must do ‘penyusunan’ Great.

As I carried some books to one shelves to another, something caught my attention. It was a book la. But I got the feeling that the book was calling for me…

“Come to me Mun Keong…. Come to papa….”

Gosh, creepy man.

To satisfy my curiosity, I took out the book (it was thick and has a hard cover) from the shelve.

When I saw the book title… OMG….

The book was none other than…..




DAN BROWN’S ANGELS AND DEMONS!!!!!




Me wif Dan Brown's masterpiece.

Gosh, man. I cant believe it man. The book with the words “The International Bestsellar” was right in front of my eyes. I feel in love with it instantly. No doubt bout it.

What would such a popular book (even popular than Stephanie Meyer’s Twillight) was doing inside SGI library???

“Damn, I gotta borrow this book”, I whispered to myself.

So today, after Mr.Teh’s account class, (boring as ever) armed with my librarian tag, I raced to the library, hoping the book was still there.

“Thank God the book is still there”, I murmured.

So I grab the book (and hug it) and walked to the library office. I clicked on the computer to register myself as the borrower of the book.

“Ey, ey, Mun Keong, kamu buat ape tu??” asked the Kakak. (Kakak was the library boss)
“Saya nak pinjam buku ini kak.” I replied.
“Tak boleh pinjam hari ini. Kan ada stock check.” said the Kakak.

My heart shattered into pieces.

“Tak boleh pinjam ke, Kak??”, I tried to negotiate.
“Tunggu stock check habis dulu.” she replied.

I was like OMG. When la the stock check gonna finish?? Of all the time…

“Kak, betul tak boleh pinjam?? I asked for one last time, hoping she will agree.
“Tak boleh” she said.

Great. This is just fantastic.

For a moment I thought I could borrow the book… But now…. Have to wait till stock check is done.
I reluctantly put back the book into the shelves, and head to the exit with a sour face.

Suddenly, the Kak called out my name.

What I heard next was magical…

“Baiklah, baiklah. Pergi procees buku tu” she said.

Lady luck had not abandoned me after all. Without wasting any time, I ran towards the shelve and took out Dan Brown’s masterpiece and have it processed.

“Terima kasih Kak.” I said with a glowing smile on my face. My sour face no longer exits that time.

As soon as I went back to my class, I stared flipping the pages. Interesting, I must say. Having read the comments, especially one that says….

“A heart racing thriller. The story has so many twists that it would be a sin to reveal too much of the plot in advance. Lets just say that if this novel doesn’t get your pulse racing, you need to check your meds” –San Francisco Chronicle-

burned my desire to read up the book.

So thanks a lot to Dato’ Ng Tieh Chuan for donating such a marvelous book to the library. The Lost Symbol in the future perhaps??

This book is highly recommended, and if you are a SGI, you should borrow it. But must wait me finish first la.

Hope I can finish reading before November 11.




Can you decipher this?? Illuminati is the word.





This was the place where the victim were 1 by 1 being killed

Monday, November 2, 2009

Episode 39: Comeback

“Guess who’s back, back again, Shady’s back, tell a friend. Now everyone report to the dance floor…”- Just Lose It by Eminem.



Ahh…Finally… After 1 week of misery, my final exam was finally over. But somehow, I don’t feel happy bout it at all. I did kinda badly in my account paper la, that’s why. Still cant believe that, although I’ve been training for 5 months under my account sifu, I still cant mastered the foundation. Damn it man. (sigh)



Time really fly fast don’t they?? Just a blink of an eye, and its already near the end of 2009. The feeling of being enrolled to the F6 stream is still fresh in my mind, and its just like happened yesterday only. I find hard to believe that the fact that, I’m about to complete my L6 syllabus already. And next year I’m gonna face my biggest challenge ever… STPM.


The 1 week holiday during Hari Raya was indeed a fun week man. No words can describe how exited I am to be reunited with my old pals. Not to mention we had a fantastic BBQ meal at Seik San’s house. Of course nothing could beat the adventure to Taman Saga a.k.a Chinese Graveyard. Lol. I was in Joo Gin’s car at that time and gosh, he almost rammed over a grave when we took a tour inside the graveyard man!!! It was so scary at that time. But luckily no “white figure” or “a pair of red eyes” appeared.
A few days later, we even went to Kuala Sepetang to have one scrumptious seafood feast.


Kuala Sepetangs rocks dude!!!!




The Sepetang gang












Rewind back to a few months ago.... The events that happened was the Librarian Farewell Party and Interact Installation Nite. Sorry homies, no time to blog about that. But what can I say is that, it was a great experience for me as I was elected as the Organizing Chairman for both the function. The Librarian Farewell Party was carried out successfully but not for the Interact Installation. A lot of trouble occurred during that night. I am very sorry bout it.
















I guess that’s all from me for now. Will be posting more post in the future. Until then, chao.



P:S: Good to see you back, Foo Mun. Cant believe that the price of one hair cut in France is equal to RM 75 in Malaysia. No wonder you keep it long la. Then u can tie ponytail already. Haha. Anyway I am glad we got a chance to keep in touch via the webcam. Bear in my that we all, I mean the whole bunch of SGI Class of 08 will be looking forward seeing you again next year. Take care in France, my friend.

Sunday, September 20, 2009

Episode 38: Outsider -Loner

Check out this Korean artist who is regarded as one of the fastest rapper.

In case you havent listen his 17-syllables-per-second rap, have a listen to his song
"Loner".


Thursday, September 17, 2009

Episode 37: Welcome Back to Taiping!!!

Just can’t wait for Raya week to arrive...

Y????

Not because I am gonna balik kanmpung or what...

Its because…My buddies are BACK!!!!!

Yup, the SGI Class of 08 will be back for Raya holidays!!!!

We’re definitely gonna have one big makan during that week. No doubt about it.

Besides that, we are gonna bbal at CRC, cinema at TS, lepak at Tai-O, yum char at Prima, cc at Webzone, stroll at Taman Tasik and etc…

Its gonna be blast!!! Really looking forward to meet you guys back. Have a safe trip back to Taiping guys.

By the way, welcome back(from the dead) 3 in 1 shampoo!!! Its been so long since you guys updated your blog. I am very eager to read up the upcoming post. (Penang trip punya) So do post it up. Anyway congrats on your 1st anniversary.

Not to mention, the ‘ang mo’ girl in your post is very very cute!!!

Wednesday, August 26, 2009

Episode 38: F6

Prologue

I could still remember that in the beginning of the year, I strongly disaggree with my dad’s idea of sending me back to SGI for F6. The reason?? Most of my friends had gone. F6 is a waste of time(1 and half years!!!). And not to mention seeing “her” face again. Gosh.

I am very envy that most of my friends went for college. Taylor,Sunway,UNITEN, you name it. For once my dad asked me whether I want to go UTAR or not. I was jubilating at that time. Coz, I finally got to taste what college life is all about. But he took back those words as he thinks that F6 is more suitable for me. Sigh (sorry yea Joo Gin, kenot teman you). During Chinese New Year, my relatives came back. As we sat on the dining table (after eating) we started to chitchat about the path that I should take. As expected, my relatives 100% agree of sending me back to F6.

“Ah Keong r. Better listen to what ur dad says. He nvr wrong 1 in making decisions.”
“Ya lo. U know r? The standard of F6 is higher than Matrix and A-Levels u know??”
“Ah Keong this… Ah Keong that….”

After hearing their thoughts, I finally give in. I understand that my parents could not afford me to go for private colleges. As a result I hafta continue my next chapter of life in F6…

Welcome back to school

Its been almost six months since I left my alma mater. Nothing changes much. Just that the basketball court had been tiled up. The rest is still very much the same. As usual, students din tuck in shirt, rubbish everywhere and students wooing the new L6 gals. It can never change. Sad.

Orientation started on that day. Boring as ever. Ok, I am gonna skip that part. Orientation ended after a week. Then, I was placed in the Physics class for 3 miserable weeks!!!

My plan for F6 would be enrolling myself in the arts stream. (Account class-L6k2) I could not do that because I need a so called “kelulusan” from the JPN. To make matter worst, the peroid for F6 had been extended untill 4pm. 4pm you know!!! Kanasai le.

After the holidays, my request for changing to the arts stream was granted. But somehow, I don’t feel happy about it. Coz, Yiap,Nixon and Yew Cheong(who were supposed to join me n the account class) punya request were denied by the JPN. Therefore they have to make rayuan.This means they have to rot in the Physics class again!!!

Can anyone tell me why we need a kelulusan from JPN only you can change stream????

L6K2

When I first stepped into my new class, I was very nervous. As I stood by the class teacher, I could see 23 pairs of eyes staring at me. After telling to the form teacher that I am the new boy, I started to introduce myself…

“Hello there. My name is Hooi Mun Keong. Nice to meet you all”

There was a silence for a few seconds, before some of them satrted clapping. I was in a very awkward situation by that time(mayb for d few seconds of silence kot). I quickly scanned for a place to sit. Class ended without anyone talking to me. What a great start.

During extra class, things got “better”. Some of the girls started to talking to me, only to know that I DON’T SPEAK MANDARIN!!!. Later on, I realize that the whole class was made of(majority la) Hua Lian students. Therefore you can conclude that their daily conversation would be in Mandarin. Another great start.

I started to doubt whether I can mix with them or not. Luckily some of them can communicate in Cantonese. What a relief!!!As days goes by I started to mix with them more and more. The students in my class were super friendly and they don’t mind talking to me despite language barrier. So you can say that, I learning Mandarin everyday. Haha.

Epilogue

Its been almost 3 months now in the class. You can say that now I am very formal with them already. We are no more strangers from the dat we met. And I can say there wont be one dull moment from day 1 untill now. The class is so fun filled. I started enjoying F6 life now that even I rejected the offer that I got from the maktab.

Yiap,Nixon and Yew Cheong joined us 3 weeks after their request had been denied. They have to drive to Ipoh to get the job done.

Well, that’s how my life is.. in f6. I made countless of friends. And I had learn a lot of new stuffs. Of course have to study hard especially for account, since I had no basic in it. Hope to update more on whats goin on here in f6.

Until then, chao.