5/4/10

HAHA.... Great day it was today... This afternoon I went to school in pursuit of my certificates and also the highly anticipated-hard cover-special-school magazine... haha... Sadly the teacher in charge of handling the magazines were in class teaching so forget that... So I straight away go on a search to find all the teachers to collect the remaining certificates... Sadly, most of them are still in class.... What??!!! haha... You might be asking what's so great about that and probably leaving this page since its a seemingly boring post, so my answer is : stick around and read more.... haha..

So after all that frustration I went to jusco to meet up with old friends... So good so finally gather round and just chat... Been two years since we did that... Anyway, since we're in jusco we went ahead and watch a movie... The original plan was to watch ' Clash of the Titans ' but unfortunately it was a full house... Sad... So we watched this great animation movie called ' How to Train Your Dragon '... Awesome movie.... No, i won't be spilling any storyline just so that I won't have that 'spoiler' sign on my head.... haha... But I will be posting few pictures from the net just to notify some blur people that there is such movie showing currently ( trust me, there are such people )...

So now some info about this movie... It is actually a novel adaptation movie and the book is authored by Cressida Cowell.... The main character is dubbed by Jay Baruchel and the so called heroine is by America Ferrera... Stoick ( Hiccup's father ) is by the ever popular Gerard Butler... This movie is directed by Christoper Sander and the co-director is Dean leBlois...

So what is the final verdict??? In my opinion the popular casts shortage does not and should not affect a movie like this since we don't even see their faces... Based on story line and the graphic I'll say  it should score a promising  8/10... Sadly no two thumbs up since there won't be a second timer for me... Still, a good movie and I suggest everyone to go and watch this movie...

Wow, first movie review by yours truly... haha... Got a feeling I'll be doing this again in the near future... haha... Been an entertaining day, and now I just wanna sit back and watch tv... Till next post...

~chow~

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SIGH.... A very deep sigh stating my frustration and anger on how pessimistic and shallow some people can be... It all happened when i received a phone call from a guy representing a university college... Asked what was my SPM result and what course do I want to pursue... After I told him those, he immediately said " You CAN'T "... I mean, who in the world are you to determine what i can and can't do???!! Are you God??!! Are you my parents??? You don't know what's best for me and I bet you don't even know what to do since you're stranded in that unknown U... I really pity you that I could cry... Having a narrow, short and primitive thinking... Now I know why you were there at that U and why you want me there, well let me tell you brother and mark my words I AM NEVER GOING TO THAT UNIVERSITY WHERE NEANDERTHALS LIKE YOU ARE RESIDING!!!! YOU CAN BET ON THAT!!!  Off with your so called best 50 candidates... HEH!!!

English...

Let me start by stating this is a tribute to a friend that has taken the initiative to embrace and engulf himself into the ever increasing importance of English language... That aside, we all know that English is dubbed the official global language... Certainly with that in mind its a vital chance to master this language... But first of all let us briefly look back on how this language came about and what are its key components... The English language came from two main sources - Old French and Anglo-Saxon... So its a hybrid and not original... That was less than brief but lets not mingle anymore... History's boring anyway...

My dear friend first asked me and i quote and translated, " How is it that your english is very good?" he asked... Well, of course i replied to him ever so humbly and not answering the question, " you can be good at it too "... So I told him everything that I think improved my english over the years in detailed in 6 steps... Here goes :

1) Be in the right atmosphere
- this being said that you need to be in a condition where english is being used in daily lives... Hang out with the people that use english as their main language in their daily matters...

2) Find an interesting yet simple to understand book
- reading plays a vital role in improving oneself in terms of language... By reading our vocabulary and grammar can improve significantly whether we realise it or not... It is important to keep your interest at high so a simple book is recommended for beginners...

3) Get a travelers booklet
- i know, you might not be going anywhere but trust me on this... By reading this you can know the structure of the phrase that you will use in your daily life... Its a good short cut... :)

4) Watch movie or shows
- now who said watching tv is bad??? haha... ok, the idea here is to watch and learn... The phrase 'killing two birds with one stone' applies really well here... By listening to what the actors are spouting, you can get a better idea on how a certain word is pronounced...

5) Find a TEACHER
- this is the most crucial step... You have got to find a teacher... Remember that all the books that you have can never compare to a guidance a teacher can provide... You are going to learn about everything english from a teacher from nouns, verbs, adjectives, grammar and much more...

6) Practice it
- lastly, after all that there is but one thing to do... Practice it... Use it, after all whats the use of learning if you don't foster it into your life? Practice and practice and soon enough you'll be speaking english like you have for years...

So there you go... My way of improving in english... Though these tips can be used to master any kind of language... Lastly, this works on me, but i can never guarantee that its gonna have the same effect on others... So friend, good luck and never give up..

Link for idioms.... (update : 9/4/10)
http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/idioms/

~ chow ~

Forgettable Unforgettable Memories...

It's been a full month of seclusion for me... Not going anywhere and just staying at home... Under this circumstance it's almost inevitable that I would reminisce about my days of schooling and hanging out with friends... I remembered as my school days were at it's end I felt this huge feeling of waste... Wasted time doing unimportant things... So i thought... Those feelings weren't the feeling of regret... It was in fact the feeling of grieve... Sadness... Loneliness... So many things that were routine few months ago are now as elusive as it can be... Friends scatter around here and there managing their own life... Preparing for the future... Their own life...

Sometimes It came to thought, what were the aftermath of my actions during my schooldays... Making joke of myself and friends for our own amusement, doing this and that for the school, enrolling in events in every single levels... What were the effects? I'm not sure and i probably will never know... Getting in and out of friendship, relations and people's feelings... Puzzles that have no solution...

Few weeks back, i received an e-mail from a very good friend of mine... Its about a person that saves a friend from possibly catastrophic end and turn it around into as promising future ever... This e-mail really touched my heart and made me think of my doings be it right or wrong... It makes me realize that even a simple 'hi' can bring a significant change in our life...

Out of sight out of mind... There is a certain degree of reality in this saying... Certainly when u don't see a certain someone for a long period of time you will forget something about that person... Its true that our mind can be forgetful sometimes regardless of who you are... Our everyday lives after all are categories in short term memory list... Add everyday lives and hectic schedule its almost impossible to remember what happened few years back... But i also believe that your heart ( figurative speaking ) can remember better than your brain... Its plays a vital part of reminiscing... Bringing back that exact emotion together with the beautiful but brain-forgotten memories...

This is a very special post for me with its own significance... Though not many people will be reading this its alright... Perfectly fine... I know one day my brain will start to forget all the beautiful memories i experienced during my schooling days... The time where I can meet my friends everyday and just chill out... Despite all that i am not worried... I'm sure that my heart will make me remember all those memories as they are already engraved in my heart... The forgettable unforgettable memories...

Choices...

We are humans... Weak and in constant pursuit of eternal glory and hearts contentment... To reach that somehow impossible destination in life, we tend or should i say will sooner or later stumble upon a road block that will halt and restrict any further progress in the journey to cloud nine... A road block so terrifying, frustrating and unpleasing in any way possible... And then there is God and faith... The very thing that is very close to ourselves... if a comparison is to be made, God is so close to us that even if we see straight we couldn't see Him... That's what my dad used to say to me... And still, we constantly feels all alone... With no one to have their eyes on us... Supervising our every move... And so, faith kicks in... We become more brave and bold in our doings knowing that there is the ultimate guardian next to us, the ever Almighty God to protect us from harm might it be visible to everyone or exclusively to those special few... Danger is all around us and yet we become so brave... Faith makes us believe that everything will be alright when all the odds are against us... It has all been set since the very beginning of time... And yet there are still things that can be altered to personal liking, with a little bit of hard work and some elbow grease... The sweetness of faith is nothing like anything in this world... It's over worldly...

Choices are everywhere... Some available to everyone and some are an exclusive to certain people... It's a matter of searching for it... Some are discovered and some are destined to be found in the '4th World'... It's all about how determined we are and how strong our faith is... Have all these traits and we will be finding our destiny soon enough... Sometimes we desperately seek for more choices... Most of the times are as escape routes from daily issues... Things like family affairs, politics, academics and etc... Happiness or Loneliness?? Awkward silence or Deafening cheers?? Nostalgic and Soothing melodies or Dark and Low-keyed arrangement?? Seems like an obvious choice for a person with a hectic lifestyle... But lets sit back and rethink... Try to differentiate between the things that we NEED and we Want... Once we made the right choice we often come to surprise and astound by the choice we make and even more shocked by the aftermath of that very understanding...

We are humans and I am just a young youth looking to fill his cup... Constantly in pursuit total happiness and contentment... My ideology sells cheap to the world... And yet I can't fathom why I always end up sitting in front of the computer screen and start typing what i feels currently... Peer pressure?? Oppression of lifestyle??? I'm not sure myself but again, I'm seeking that glimmer of stars... I might find it... I might not... Either way, its a struggle... Constant striving and yielding-never-motto will carry me on...

~God Foresees All~

sigh...

sigh.... what's going to happen next i wonder... first, a misunderstanding between best of friends occur... without knowing what really happen 'A' just jump on conclusion... was really shocked because it was not her nature to do so.... kinda sad and really hoping this issue will be taken care off soon...
next, 'B' misinterpret the message... sigh... hope the newly blossomed friendship can endure this hardship and unforgiving situation that seems to tear apart the very fabric of bond between us.... sigh...
how can these things happen??? at the same??? sigh... what's going to happen soon??? i seriously don't know...
lastly, dearest teacher got transferred to the bitter rival school... what's up with that??!!! i mean, seriously....
never felt this trapped, depressed, useless and frustrated... :(

03/01/10

sigh... been months since i last updated this page... anyway, onto the topic...
its been a month since the SPM ended and i just came back from a 9 days trip around the east coast of mas... currently i'm not doing anything even though i really want to work... nevertheless, luck is not on my side and my parents object that desire and cut it out... oh well... haha...
went to Bukit Tinggi... damn cun... really worth the time and energy i've spent... wish i could go there again... haha...
other than that, i also went to Terengganu and manage to had one night in Seri Malaysia hotel... although the room is small considering there was 6 of us, it was an enjoyable experience... haha...
after spending 3 days at Pahang and Terengganu i head back to Kelantan; my kampong... it was boring coz most of my couz were not there but somehow it was very peaceful with no babies and small kids crying and thumping on the wooden floor of the house... haha... very nice...
and so that concludes my elusive experience of travelling... sigh... currently back in Ipoh... school is starting tomorrow and i'm not going... lol... its been a weird experience after the SPM exam... the day after SPM i sat on my bed and took out a book... then i stop and think... i just realised that SPM is over and there is no need to study anymore... laughed at myself... haha... really weird... same thing happened to my frens... looks like studyin have been our way of life during the exam period and prior to that...
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NS has started... lots of my frens went and more will follow them tmrw... i still remebered how thrilled i was when i discovered i was not one of the 'lucky' ones to get sellected... haha... evenso, i'm bored now and i'm thinking that it might not be a bad idea after all to be sellected... i'm actually wanting to go for PLKN... ugh... this sucks...
but for the next 3 months i'll be missing my frens... no hanging out in this 3 months... ugh... could this be any worse??? anyway, good luck for Andrew Tan, Diana Jefri, Ian Chow, Lai Wai Seng, Desmond Choo, Marcus Ng, Rachel Tan and so on... lol... hope u guys actually enjoy it and able to tell the experience to those 'unlucky' enough to not get sellected... haha... persevere... it might not be as bad as it rumoured to be... haha...
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Plans after SPM??? a lot... but. . . . haha... me and my frens planned to go on a trip to Genting Highlands once the exam was over and after they get their driving liscence... guys??? izit still on?? i dun think so... most of my frens are either off to NS or too busy working that they would be so tired afterwards that they would actually ignore the msg they recieve... well, can't blame them... haha.... i'm sure its really tiring working 10 hours a day 6 days a week... at least one of their plan came about... pity me... none of my plan seems to work... working?? tried... Hols wif frens?? dun even think bout it... hanging out wif frens??? seems to fade away... sigh... is this the kind of life high school graduates face??? i dunno and i really dun care... all i care about is to find something interesting and within my limited range to really occupy my free time... hopefully a new, interesting game will come out... RPG.. or adventure perhaps... anything as long as it has a good, long gaming hours... haha... oh ya... talking bout games, this evening i went to my neighbour's hse and get a hand on the ever so popular 'PS3'... haha... turned out to be its just like any other game console... ntg much... in fact just like a PS2 with some added features that really doesn't lift thhe console to greater heights... and the worst thing is they are not selling the 'fat' version anymore... so that means anyone buying a new PS3 will not be able to play it throughout the night... too bad... oh well, it seems that i wont be spending my money on this contraption anymore... haha...
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my life after SPM is... well lets put it this way... Unexpected and expected at the same time, dull, idle, boring, frustrating and heart crushing... juz look at this post... its turning more and more like a novel... with sections and all... ugh... this is the worse... its currently 5 mins due 12... i've been writing and thinking about this blog for half an hour already... gosh... din notice... haha... see, unexpected... lol... alas, i should really stop here... leave things on the next post... lastly, good luck to all my dear frens... enjoy yourselves on this once in a lifetime experience... embrace it always, escape it never...

-chow-