the 3rd anniversary

25/4/2007. I remember that day almost vividly. It was raining, just like today. I was off to school in the wee hours of the morning, going through the routine life of a high school student. It seemed like a pretty normal day, except that, it was the day my grandmother went to rejoin her Maker.

Growing up in a family of 6, i had working parents. Parents who left for work in the morning and returned home towards the evening (fyi, i'm not complainin about that, cuz i fully understand dat my parents had worked real hard to support our family). And the age gap between my siblings and i made our schooling hours different. So for most of the time, my only human companion was my grandmother.

My grandmother was no one extraordinary. She nagged, ALOT in fact. She loved telling long-winded stories. Stories about the Japanese occupation, how my aunts and dad grew up and other stories of the past. stories that kept on coming and made you think they'll NEVER end. She cursed whenever someone accidentally dropped something. she watched soap operas and forgets everything she watched soon after. and best of all, her paranoid and dramatic self would cause me to panic along with her at times. for instance, she'll be the alarm clock who wakes me up by screaming that i'm gonna be late for the 12 o'clock school bus if i don't wake up immediately. but the clock only shows that it's 9am, and yea, she's fully aware of dat.

but it was this very same lady who taught me about life. she took the responsibility of disciplining and looking after me because my parents couldn't be home all the time. she always made sure that my three meals of the day were prepared before i even felt hungry. and it was always that sweet smile on her face that greeted me everytime i came home. and oh, the little knowledge or skill i have about cooking, i got it from her. and ashamed as i am to admit it, she beared with all my rudeness and vents of anger when i turned rebellious in my adolescent years.

it's been 3 years since she left. 3 years. how time flies. the huge emptiness left behind after her death was almost unbearable. but as time progressed, it slowly healed. i may not be perfect nor will i ever be. all i know is that my grandmother played a huge role in shaping me to become who i am today. and i believe that i grew up just fine. should she still be alive, i believe my grandmother would be proud of who i have become. and whatever happens, i would never give up the 16 memorable years i had with her for anything else in this world.

there's this guy i'd like to tell you guys about..
his name, you may ask..
well, it is of little importance or significance as compared to his character..
the first time i saw him, he didn't leave much of an impression..
it was as time progressed dat i noticed some, i would say, rather interesting things about him..

first would be dat, if the way a person acts or talks can be described in terms of watching movies,
he DEFINITELY grew up watching movies on fast forwards (x32)..
with probably no pause button on his remote..
probably with no stop button as well..
(or maybe he was jus born in a bullet train)

and if his current job fails him,
the next best job befitting him would certainly be a slave driver
(it's in his blood)
and no matter how estatic or euphoric u may be for the day,
he never fails to suck out all the happiness in you, leaving you a major headache as a souvenir..
(for all we know, he might be a dementor in human skin)
nevertheless, he NEVER fails to put a smile on my face everytime he utters those 5 beautiful words..
''that is all for today''

and dat, my frens, is my calculus lecturer..

random family joke

my mum was having a conversation with my sis on msn, when my bro came shouting to my mum..

bro : MII!! GOT HUGE SPIDER IN THE KITCHEN!!!
(oh, for those who dun know bout my bro, he's 27 and MARRIED!)

mum : jus kill it la, how hard can it be?
bro : CANNOT!!! THE SPIDER IS HUGE!!!!!!

so mum went to the kitchen and killed the spider.. and she came back to describe the spider..
my bro was such a drama queen.. da spider's body's relatively small compared to a 5cent coin, it jus happen to have long legs..

then my sis said..
sis : ko ko, u shouldnt kill the spider, you know..
bro : why?!? (with seriousness on his face)
sis : cuz then, there'll be even more spiders!
bro : WHY? HOW COME?!? (now with an additional worried look on his face too)
sis : cuz the rest of the spiders will come for the dead spider's funeral.. =D

hahahahahahahah.. you know dat feeling you get when the huge prankster got pranked? yea, dat was how it felt at that moment.. TRULY PRICELESS!!

Sunway escapade : 1st April

right after class ended at 10am, i decided to tag along in my classmates' trip to sunway,
where the 7 of us tried sumthing for the first time in our lives... ICE SKATING!!!
when we got to da skating rink, we watched as a number of people skated around so beautifully, swiftly and what seemed to me, effortlessly..
with nervousness and giddiness building up inside us, we quickly put on da necessary gears and head to the rink..

the first step into da rink proved to be a real eye opener... dat it was even harder than we thought!..
heck! crap! it was super freaking slippery, we were like babies taking our first steps..
even tryin to stand still proved to be an energy consuming task..

you wouldnt wan to be stepped on by one of this, it freakin hurts! (speakin from experience)

we started out slow and easy, holdin onto the sides and slowly as we got the hang of it, we let go..
soon enuf, we were skating! woohoo!.. erm well, with the occasionaly falls la..
in total, i suffered 7 falls and 2 blisters..

my poor right hand received most of the blow.. (but hey, no pain no gain rite =D)
all in all, it was an amazing and fun esperience.. cant wait to go ice skating again (altho i suck at it =D)


then, we went for lunch, at Fullhouse..

ze guyz

ze pretty girlz

(l-r:) the two 'ji mui's, the bridesmaid, the bride, the groom, the best man, the 'heng tai' haha..

the food was really good, and i'd say the price was pretty reasonable la..

yummy chicken chop!!!

my not so yummy spaghetti.. but the price of the food was reasonable..

stumbled upon this in the fullhouse gift shop

ctrl + alt + del.......

CUPS! cuteness.. haha..

then we went to the arcade for a bit before our movie at 4.. Clash of The Titans 3D! it is a MUCH COOLER version of percy jackson & the lightning thief.. and it made more sense too..

then, dinner at manhattan fish market.. where we dined, and played truth or dare (with only truth).. great bonding session among friends =D

the guys' pasta


the girls' fish & chips..

then it was time to head home.. aww man, i absolutely love the taxi driver.. UNCLE SHAM!! he was teaching us moral lessons.. heck! i was actually learning sum moral related stuff from him, compared to my uni moral class..
the questions discussed : how do you define smart? how do you define beauty? how do you define good (baik)?
and uncle sham left us with a question to ponder upon.. if you could ask for one thing from God, what would you ask for? =)