Happy Birthday Malaysia

Just like last year, SMKDJ celebrated National Day.

How?

Noisily. How else?

Below is a list of events that happened during the celebration (forgive me if the order is wrong):

1

The usual 'Negaraku' and the ikrar. Only thing different was the prayers -- done by En. Rosdi. (Random thought: Why aren't the prayers ever done by women?)

2

Speeches. Speeches. Speeches. Zzz. It is at times like these that teachers are most challenged. How can anyone not yawn?

3

I survived the worst (or so I thought so). Then came the sajak. Three teachers, three races -- Ms Loke, Ms Sathya and Cik Norhafiza. I can safely say that we were all pretty much half-deaf by the end of the performance. Ms Loke and Ms Sathya's lafazing was OK, but Cik Norhafiza's was just disturbin horrib powerful, to put it nicely.

4

The fashion show I felt was 'plagiarised' from the one previously held by the library during MPS. But nevertheless, it was funny. And of course, Martin Wong was there.

5

I loved the sketch. LOVED it. It was history, but it was also funny. Hmmm... never thought I would use those 2 words in the same sentence. But then, with Daniel in it, what can go wrong?

6

Eardrum-shattering time. We sang the patriotic songs, each followed by the patriotic screams. The teachers weren't looking too happy about our open show of patriotism, I noticed. I had to agree too. I kept staring at the windows high up, waiting for it to shatter. It didn't. Fortunately for us, neither did Pn Wong's temper. She showed a magnificent display of self-discipline, and I could see her trying to avoid spoiling this celebration with a lecture.

7

En. Shalihin did the all-time-classic 'Merdeka!' shout. We followed him, drowning his voice with our shout. He did it quite a few times, probably trying to keep us from ending this shout with our favourite scream. It didn't work. I covered my ears.


After that, the teachers cut the cake (none for the students), we sang Happy Birthday, and we went back to class to pack up for the day. With patriotic hearts, deafened ears and hoarse voices, we left for home to enjoy the weekend.

What a day.

For Your Eyes Only

I was surfing online, and I came across a few cool word illusions.

Read on if you have time to kill.

ILLUSION 1


Try saying aloud the colours of the words. Not easy, eh?


ILLUSION 2
Smoe of you mhigt hvae cmoe aroscs tihs brfoee. For the rset, it msut seem ptrety rabarkleme.


ILLUSION 3


Most people will read EVIL, but some will see the GOOD in life at the first time.


ILLUSION 4


At a glance, you will see LIFE. But look closely, and you'll find the letters are pretty unstable.


ILLUSION 5


Most people see ME, but through ME you'll see YOU.


ILLUSION 6


I love this one.


And now, my favourite...

ILLUSION 7

Try to count the number of Fs in the below sentence before scrolling down.

FINISHED FILES ARE THE RESULT OF YEARS OF SCIENTIFIC STUDY COMBINED WITH THE EXPERIENCE OF YEARS.

So...how many Fs did you manage to count? 3?


WRONG.

Recount it and you may find that there are actually 6 Fs. Only a handful of people will manage come by this answer at their 1st attempt. Why? This is because most people aren't able to process the word OF.

Pretty cool, huh?

This is for you.

The following is for entertainment purposes only. Please do not attempt any of the following.

1st

Meet Fred.





Yeah. I know.


2nd

Meet Little Britain.



Typical british humour.

3rd

Meet Ennio Marchetto.



Yes, just in case you needed assurance, they are all the same guy.


Hope you enjoyed it.

Cheers.

Batman vs. Joker

Wait, wait, wait.

Let's not start on that first, okay?

Rewind the clock to 2:30 p.m. Saturday, 19th July 2008, 8 days after my birthday.
Venue is The Curve.
Occasion -- Librarians' annual high tea.

I'm late. It started at 1 -- an hour and a half earlier. But it's okay, the food is still there. I waste no time getting my plate and filling it with the seafood pasta, then I try the kuih-muih, and I also had a generous serving of chocolate pudding, then I had...

Wait.
Am I boring you?

Fine, I'll skip to the part with the movie.

5:35 p.m. The movie starts. I'm still waiting in line, eager not to enter the cinema without the popcorn and coke.

5:40 p.m. I rush up the stairs, heading to the man collecting the tickets. I dig in my pocket and finally present the ticket to him. I run past him. I look around, disoriented. I eventually find the correct door. I walk in.

5:42 p.m. I turn around and walk out again. I forgot my seat number. Typical brilliant me.

5:44 p.m. I sink into my seat. I stare at the screen. Commercials. Commercials. Commercials.

5:48 p.m. The show starts. Batman vs. Joker.


WARNING: Spoiler ahead. So, for those of you who haven't watched the movie or doesn't want to read about it, I have done you a favour. If you wish to read the synopsis that follows, hightlight the "blank" between the start and end.

Start.
The show starts off with "jokers" robbing a bank. The aim -- to rob the mafia's money. Each think that "less men more share", so, like the idiots bank robbers are, they start killing each other one-by-one.

It's left with two more "jokers". One guy gets smart and tries to pull the trigger on the other guy. Well, you should know who the other guy is -- Joker.

To cut a long story short, Joker came out alive.

Then starts the horror.

2-and-a-half hours of pure genius.
WOW, WOW, WOW.

You've just got to watch it.
End.

The Magical Cure

DISCLAIMER: this is NOT an ad.

There is this balm
a balm that cures all
it can be applied
in case you fall.

It is not asprin
it is not panadol
it works much better
than the rest of them all.

Its place at the top
cannot be denied
it is better than
all medicines combined.

Use it often
and you have much to gain
this magical cure
is the one and only

AAAARGH!

QUADRUPLE tagged. Can you believe it???

Well, I guess I might as well get it over with, before I get Quintruple tagged or Sextuple tagged.

Here it goes...

1. What do you want the most now?
Truthfully, I would love to have gotten better marks in this exam. I would also love to have an Apple Mac.

2. Who is the person you trust most?
Myself. And even then, I only trust about 80% of what I tell myself.

3. Are you in love?
Yes. With a word game named Scrabble. If we break up, I'd start dating Code Breakers.

4. If you have a dream come true, what is it?
My beating Ben Yew in the first term exams!

5.Do you believe in seeing a rainbow after the rain?
It depends -- the stronger the storm, the brighter the rainbow. If you give me a drizzle, I look for a blur.

6. What's your goal(s) for this year?
To beat Ben Yew in the final exams, and my vocabulary expanding by 50%.

7. Do you believe in eternity?
In a way. The Earth may implode, the Solar System may collapse, but time wears on. I believe only abstract feelings are able to defy time, ending only if the memory fades.

8. Have you ever broken a person's heart that he/she wants to commit suicide?
No, and I surely hope I never. I absolutely go against suicide. I hope I did not break anyone's heart with that remark.

9. What feelings do you love most?
I love the feeling of being challenged. It gets my brain working, trying to find a riposte for that remark or action. But, more than that, I love the feeling of winning the challenge.

10.What are the requirements from your other half?
Which half? Top or bottom?

11.What kinds of feelings do you hate most?
Oh, loads. Among other things: pain, greed, discomfort, guilt, scorn, anger and the feeling of being called by Pn. Lee during Chinese.

12.Do you cherish every friendship of yours?
I try to. I hope my friends cherish it too.

13.What do you want to do in the future?
I want to score better marks. And I want to grow old (it beats dying young, right?).

14.What is the most important thing in your life?
My childhood. There's been ups and downs, but I've enjoyed it.

15.What did you feel last night?
I felt sleepy. Isn't that obvious?

16.Who do you hope to be always there for you?
My brother. I actually hope that it's my parents who will be there for me, but people don't live forever, so I'll settle for my little bro.

17.When do you think the world will end?
Well, I can't say for sure, but I do hope it ends long after I die. I really wouldn't want to witness Armageddon.

18.What will you do?
This is getting random. Please elaborate.

19.What do you think of the person who tagged you?
You mean persons. Liiyung -- a smart student who has scrabblephobia. Daniel -- a prefect who takes his work very seriously; greatly respected by most. Emily -- Pink Ranger's alternate identity. Rumoured to be having a crush on Ben Yew. Yi May -- also known as Aunty. Planet of origin unknown. Paints people's clothes for no reason.

20.What do you want to know right now?
Who burnt my school. I love my school, and therefore hate whoever burnt it.

Then, add 6 people in your list and list them out at the end of the post. Notify them in their chatbox that he/she has been tagged.

-Tim Sim

-Angeline

-Sha

-Yi Jing

-Lii

Let's Hear It For DJ!!!

Yes, in case you are wondering, I did copy this from the Dynamitez's Cheer (may they win Cheer '08).

And guess what? I found a gem. A gem of an article.

Why is it a gem? Because Puan Koh Bee Lian (yes, the one who is widely despised by all afternoon sessions) blogged. Or rather, she responded to a blog.

To all Djians, you should read it. Here is the link.

In fact, I think it is really cool, the way Puan Koh stood up for Datin. This has changed not only my view on Datin, but also my view on Puan Koh.

Puan Koh, if you ever read this blog post, I hope you understand that I fully respect you and whatever views you might have, be it in the past, or in the future.

DJ, unite!

The Burgers I Got for FREE Through the Big Mac Chant Challenge...

Oh...Dreadful Thailand

Well, I have been to Amazing Thailand quite a few times.

In fact, so many times I believe I should get a Season Pass. For free.

But, every trip I go for is just getting worse (for me, that is. For my mom and the other ladies, I don't know. There's no understanding what goes on in a woman's mind).

And so, here I am, sitting in front of the computer screen, the timer ticking away, as I type these words. These expensive words. You wouldn't believe how long it takes to explain to the receptionist that I want to use the computer for only 1 hour, not 2. And even then -- as if my mood was not spoilt enough yet -- I have that enormous clock in front of me casually reminding me the short time I have left to use the computer. And don't get me started on the fee.

Well, I hope you guys (and gurls) are having a good time back home, while I have to haggle my way to a decent price for a pack cashew nuts my mom wants to buy. Just so you know, I do love haggling, except when it's against an elderly Thai lady who can only speak Hock Chew (which I vaguely understand) and insists on shoving more and more packets of cashew nuts into the bag.

Well...

It's going to be a LONG trip.

Sawasdeekap!

Before I elaborate more, please note that I said Sawasdeekap, stressing on the kap. For those of you who do not know, kap is for guys, and ka is for gurls. I hope that on your next trip to Thailand, you won't have people thinking you an ah-gua.

It's very embarrassing when you get your genders mixed up. Trust me, I know.

Anyway, just in case you skipped the first part of this post, and is therefore utterly blank on what this post is all about, (or perhaps you're just extraordinarily dense) I am currently in Thailand.

Hence the greeting.

Well, I am obviously not blogging from home, so don't expect perfect posts.

Also, I have a strict time schedule I have to keep to.

You know how retail therapy is like. Shop till you drop.

Well, I'll probably be too busy wondering the over-crowded streets of Thailand, so my posts won't be too elaborate.

Lastly,
Kapkoonkap.
(It means "Thank you", for guys, of course.)