S.I.M.P.L.I.C.I.T.Y

I am already feeling very excited about tomorrow’s PIKOM PC Fair at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre. I was browsing through websites, I noted one actually named the convention centre as “KLCC“, given its name. Well, of course, if you are to asked to go to KLCC, without a doubt you will go the Suria KLCC, right? In fact, the abbreviation, KLCC is actually referred to Kuala Lumpur City Centre.

Oh, went off topic~

Got several things to buy. I was asking money from my parents, asking if I could go tomorrow, since I would be very free after school. Instead, my parents are suggesting me to go on this Saturday. Oh well.

Hey, got a friend talking to me now.
See ya’!

I have been having this humongous acne on my nose, somewhere near the tip of the nose. And you know what, I hate it the most when I have an acne on the tip of the nose. On top of that, I have been pressing some of the pimples on my nose, every single night before sleep, then only to find these pimples reappear repetitively.

Hopefully these coming days I would follow my mother to perhaps anywhere where I could buy a different, never-use-before facial scrub, cleanser, wash or whatsoever related term. Particularly those targeting acne-prone and oily skin.

Haiz. (Disappointed)

This coming week is deemed to be a rather different one, well at least to me. Mainly because I have got things to do, hehe.

Tomorrow’s Monday, nothing much too interesting about it. Only thing of concern is the Mathematics tuition class. Err, you cannot say that I love Mathematics, or loathe it.

I have always (insanely) loved Standard 1 up to Form 5 Mathematics as well as Additional Mathematics, even though there was a little gap of frustration and hopelessness in the early Form 4 year. Generally, Mathematics and Additional Mathematics (excluding Form 6 ones, sadly) are easy, very easy to me, and that applies to you too if you could understand and remember the concept and techniques of doing the questions. Oh, familiarization does a big role too. You know, like how 95% of students would claim that Additional Mathematics is an ‘impossible‘ subject to score. Initially I struggled to cope with Form 4 Additional Mathematics as well. But I could remember the 3 days before the final examination for Form 4 Additional Mathematics paper, where I got into a ‘trance‘, doing tons of questions on every chapter. That was when I started enjoying Additional Mathematics and scoring 90+ marks for that particular examination, where I struggled to even want to pass the paper previously. Since then, I enjoyed the subject a lot. That explained my little history about my love for Mathematics subjects.

Form 6 has instead seen me going back to the struggling line. I understand the early chapters quite okay-ly only, while the later chapters I would struggle to even want to understand the question and how to start answering the question. Sadly, I have been failing my Form 6 Mathematics tests all these while, except for the first examination during the lower sixth year.

I do not loathe Form 6 Mathematics, plus there are some that I begin to understand. Of course, I get really happy whenever I know how to do the questions in the chapters that I understand. Hehe.

Pray hard for me, STPM is just 4 months away, sadly.

By the way, the PIKOM PC Fair is happening this weekend. I have got some computer peripherals to buy, two separate 1 GB DDR-2 RAM memory cards. Not to mention I have already done all the necessary research for the specific memory cards to buy, the Corsair’s Value Select ones. Hopefully adding another 2 GB of RAM (totalling 3.00 GB) will speed up the computer. Another stuff to hunt for during the PC Fair will be a headphone which comes with a microphone as well. I caught my eyes on some brands already, but of course pricing is always an issue (when it comes to having my parents to buy something which is not of their interest).

It is night time already, signing off.

Love,
Jiann.

I still have that pain on my neck, deciding to get a neck/shoulder rub or balm, to see if this helps recovering the pain. (Sobbing)

Yesterday, when my parents were back from their hunt for furniture (initially thought to be) for our new house (moving in next year), I was surprised to see a humongous paper bag standing on the antique sofa bed. Stated on the paper bag, “COACH“. Trust me, it is gargantuan, really.

My mother has just got herself a COACH handbag, a genuine one, if you ask. It is RM 3000+. Mentioned in the manual inside the paper bag, it is named as “Bleeker Tote” in metallic colour.

What interests me the most, the paper bag. In terms of design, plain white boring, added with a huge COACH word and a small Coach logo on the lower right of the front. That doesn’t concern me that much. The size of the paper bag amazes me. I could store a few of my schoolbags in it, even without them jutting out on top.

Here are some photos.

Going for breakfast now, see ya’!

Since a day or two ago, I have been having this irritating discomfort (not too much as a pain) on the right of my neck. Come to think of it, it might be a muscle strain. But funnily, a muscle or joint strain should be more of pain as well as discomfort when moving that particular muscle. My case here, I only feel the discomfort, all the time.

When online to check out some facts on it, then I came to think of ‘cracking‘ or ‘popping‘ joints. You know, like how teenagers like to ‘crack’ their fingers, where they press their fingers with some pressure and there comes the “krack” or “pop” sound. To me, cracking joint is one of the worst habit I developed since young. I do that all the time, cracking my fingers, neck, back and sometimes my toes too, whenever I feel the stiff. You know, especially when you feel real tired after sitting for couple of hours, then you eventually stand up and do all the cracking movements, hearing all the “krack” sound while feeling loosened up.

The problem to it was me doing it as a habit (as in too often). The effect of doing it accumulates; and to add to that point, I have been doing this for many, many years now. I always have that overpowering urge to crack whenever I feel uncomfortable. As compared to previous years ago, now I couldn’t crack my back as much and as ‘comfortably’ as previously done. Same goes to my neck, as well as any other joint that I always crack.

Now what worries me is to be feeling the discomfort all the time. I can still crack the left muscle of the neck, but the right one seems to never crack anymore, even when I feel stiff on my neck. As recalled, I do always crack the right of my neck more than the left.

I am feeling bad about this, hopefully this is nothing more severe than an ordinary muscle strain.

Yay!
Just being happy for no reason here. Hehe.

The SMKBBSP Carnival is after tomorrow. And seriously speaking, I am excited enough to go for the carnival. Haha. Without a doubt, I miss SMKBBSP a lot, having to have spent 5 years studying there. Previously, I was equally excited too when it comes to the Victoria Institution Carnival on the 30th May. Though only being in the school for one full year (for now), I have known loads of things in V.I., how things work here, etc.

Just this Tuesday, the Victoria Institution Target Archery Club (VITAC) president approached me and requested for my contact details. I asked why, he was saying that it was to offer me a post for the coming 2009/2010 term. Of course, I was happy enough to hear that, but then I revealed that I am in fact, an Upper Sixth Victorian now. So obviously I won’t be in V.I. next year, right? Haha, he initially thought I was among the Lower Sixth students. Despite that, I do truly appreciate his offer and consideration.

Anyway, looking forward for the carnival.
Some friends who are going include Azeeza, Nor Hamizah, Wa’qiah, Winnie, Enoch and Wei Ling, and Amelia and gang. Not too sure about others…

See ya’ there.
(muaks muaks muaks)

The results for the Malaysian English University Test (MUET) 2009 Mid-Year examination has just been announced today.

In fact, I was so tensed about it that I went to the extent to remain conscious after midnight, just to check my MUET results through the short messaging service (SMS). I took note of the timing since the press release about the announcement of the mid-year MUET results several days ago. Well, it was reported in TheStar newspaper that the results can be checked as early as 12.01 a.m. in the midnight on the 13th July. Anyway, that doesn’t matter that much afterall. Since midnight I have already known my results, a Band 4.

Went to school today, was really surprised to see everyone was talking about their MUET results even before the official result slips were distributed. Initially I had in mind that not many knew about the checking-through-SMS method. Later when I received my MUET slip at around 11.00 a.m., I was then again confirmed to have got Band 4. Basically before that, I was seriously hoping the result as shown in the SMS would be of a technical error, so instead still having a little hope on getting that at-least Band 5.

Band 4, signifying a satisfactory user, is somewhat something not on par with my real-life abilities to write, read, listen and converse in English. You can say I am boasting, somehow I truly have to admit that I am unhappy and unsatisfied about the results I got. The only problem to why I got a Band 4, from my point of view, is closely chained to the Writing paper.

The written component has two questions, first being an essay (or shall I say, summary) which requires you to extract data from graphs, charts and any other graphical components. This question, limiting only 200 to 250 words, needs you to include every single data shown in the graphical components in your essay, plus there are quite some methods of doing it too. Second question is more to freestyle writing, generally asking whether or not you agree to the statements provided. However, the problem only arises from the first question, considering our MUET tutor only taught us about doing the question just one day before the examination. Though we may still manage to learn it the very last minute, that is where the collateral damages incurred. Simply said, the lack of exposure, exposure in a way where we are exposed to doing many different questions for the first question format and familiarizing with the varying graphical components used in the question. Lack of training, I would say.

Other than that, the other components seemed to be performing okay, except for the speaking component. This time, at least I would admit that I am the reason why I did not perform that well in the speaking test too. But still, the documented marks for the speaking component in my result slip does not prevent me from getting a Band 5. For this component, our MUET tutor did make a lot of effort when it comes to speaking. The minor problem was just that I stammered quite a bit, and repeating some of the points I used. Normally in classes, I get around 38 or above for my speaking component.

Here’s how my results look like.

Listening:  30 / 45
Speaking:  33 / 120
Reading:  91 / 120
Writing:  46 / 90

Aggregrated score: 208

Oh well.
I am upset, really. But then again, the MUET results does not do anything much either as long as you have achieved the minimum requirement for the entrance for university. A Band 4 is more than sufficient to enter any local university, regardless if it is a private or government one.

Why I felt so upset is just that I know I could have done much better than that. Really.

Haha, I am still all right here. Life is all about receiving even the bad ones, but then the thing that really matter is to slip over a new page and moving forward.

(Smiles)

Just announced yesterday was the final decision by the Ministry of Education on the policy of Mathematics and Science in English, which was finalized by the cabinet that the current policy will be reverted back to Bahasa Melayu beginning in 2012.

This is a major disappointment to me, which I believe that this have resulted in dissatisfaction among many parents and students as well, especially those in the cities. MOE may have conducted their studies, as stated in press releases, I still have to strongly object this decision. Why? I suppose all of you know why.

I have lots to argue about this decision. When I first read this news yesterday, I immediately objected to the decision and thought of endless list of reasons why the two subjects should continue to be taught in English. That was yesterday, and now I am pretty much lazy to argue anymore. However, I still hope the government would overturn the decision for the sake of the development of the country. While the final decision of the cabinet could no longer be changed, I do hope people all around Malaysia would make a big move towards maintaining both the subjects being taught in English. This would perhaps translate to protests, memorandum, etc.

(Disappointed)

The previous week started with a blast, in a way where everything was fine, happy and fun. Nothing much interesting about last week, though. Except for the part where some of my mother side’s relatives came to our house for dinner and mahjong, as invited by my mother.

Towards the end of last week, which was hours before yesterday, I came to realize that I got myself into a deep trouble, which was losing my school tie. Haha. As you could see, in Plurk and Jiann-Squared, I repetitively mentioned about me losing my tie, and blah blah blah. Yesterday night I was in fact, devastated by the fact that I lost my tie.

One, I have been very much aware of my school tie all the time. So, to realize that it had been missing is a devastating thing, really. Secondly, in Victoria Institution, students are to wear tie everyday, which is different as compared to my alma mater, SMK Bandar Baru Seri Petaling requiring students only to wear tie on every Monday. Thus, I always need a school tie, or else face the music (which translates to what the V.I. prefects termed as, “detention class” or simply said, “D.C.“). I have never tried the pain of a detention class, where in V.I. those punished ones are required to do some ‘community service‘ for an extensive time, e.g. cleaning every door knobs in school. Well, this is the school’s tradition.

Well, at least this morning upon entering my class, I was happy enough to see my school tie on one of my friends’ table. Well, even before that, I have in fact, SMS-ed three of my friends to seek help from them to bring any extra school tie if they do have one. Haha, it is just in case I couldn’t find my tie. So, problem solved.

Gotta’ be more cautious of my tie now.

Yesterday was pretty much a hectic, tiring day. Not too much about the boring day, or about studies in school. Instead, we did two Chemistry experiments on that day itself, which was abnormally a lot for just a day.

We managed to partially complete the experiments on that day itself, not to mention we still had to stay back at school to wait for the results. First is the chromatography experiment, pretty much the same as the one did for Biology too. The other one is more on catalyzed reactions, product being some precipitates. The first experiment required us to stay until around 3.00 p.m. for the results, due to the extremely slow process of vaporization of ethanol.

Whoops, not too much on the details. Not like people would like to know what I was doing for the experiments. (Chuckling)

I left the school at around 4.30 p.m. in the evening, which is rare to see me leaving the school at around these time. I used the front gate access, which is somewhat just a little further to walk to the Hang Tuah LRT Station. But, the funny thing is, if you ever take that route to the LRT station, SJK (C) Jalan Davidson, famed for being the first school to be closed due to the spreading of the A(H1N1) influenza virus, is just a stone’s throw away. I do not walk past the school, just extremely close to the school. Just imagine, just take another 10 or 15 steps, eventually you would be in front of SJK (C) Jalan Davidson.

Later that evening, after reaching home and taking a pretty long nap, I start feeling a little uncomfortable, a little fever. You know, like how you would experience just before getting a full-fledged fever. This morning, after waking up for school, the sign of fever seemed to worsen, but not to the extent where I am truly sick. I tend to feel more uncomfortable.

Went to school as usual, my friend, Ayda, after telling her about this, she was reacting to it like, “Oh, H1N1! Holiday 1 minggu! Oh, no, no. Mungkin ini H2N2! Jadi holiday 2 weeks!”

(Chuckling) Since the outbreak of the A(H1N1) influenza pandemic, all of us have been talking about holidays, hoping for someone to get infected so to have the entire school to have holidays. Haha.

At the same time, since several days ago, I have been reading the bestselling book, “The Secret” by Rhonda Byrne. The last time when I first saw this book in a major bookstore many months ago, I was thinking that it was a fiction, plus the excerpt at the backcover was more like that of a fiction.

It was more or less, a self-help book. The book mainly emphasizes on positive thinking, and the power of visualization and more. My remarks, it is a good book, really. Though sometimes I doubt the supreme powers of the Universe in bringing to reality every single positive thinking (which has its own methods too), I have surely learned a great deal of things about everything the book has got to offer.

This book is somewhat similar to another bestselling self-help book I have read, “The Power of Your Subconscious Mind” by Dr. Joseph Murphy. The latter book, is another excellent book that talks about positive thinking, and how these positive thinking can change your life and work miracles.

Also, I am reading the book I have previously bought, the fully updated edition of “The Google Story” by David A. Vise. More like a re-read this time. Oh well.

Will be having dinner with bread soon. Oh well. That is what a sick Woei Jiann would do whenever he falls sick. Haha. Also, I am looking forward to buying some new books in the coming weekend, if I ever get a chance to go out with my parents.

Gotta’ chao for now. See ya’!