Words.

I'm sure many of you have heard the quote 'variety is the spice of life'. What I'm sure many people have noticed is the way people, including me, use the same words so often to express his/her feelings that it's all becoming a boring routine. I mean, what words can you come up with to replace words like hello and goodbye?

Of course, there's always the occasional replacements such as " ni hao? , hola! and tata " but at the end of the day, hellos and goodbyes have become such universal words that a person doesn't have to know any English to use those words. Don't you think they should just stick to their mother tongue when greeting someone? Rather than people having the perception that you can speak English.

And what might be the most cliched 3 words put together that can mean anything from " thanks for the favour " and " you are my everything "... The " I Love You " phrase.. Haven't people woken up to the fact that they continuously use those 3 'magical' words on a daily basis without considering the true meaning of it? Why can't you just say " That was nice of you to do that for me " or " I think Orlando Bloom is really good-looking " instead of " Thanks lah, I love you " and " I LOVE YOU ORLANDO BLOOM "?

Anyway, on a random note, the other day I was watching Grey's Anatomy and I thought I'd share this with you guys. There was a scene where this crippled patient was lying on the bed and was unable to talk.He had his family by his side and the doctor had told his family that he would blink once for a yes and twice for a no. Just before he was pushed into surgery, as his wife was talking to him, he blinked his eyes three times. His wife, confused, then asked the doctor what three blinks meant and he had no clue what it was since he only taught him yes and no. All of a sudden, his wife started crying and realised that he was trying to say " I love you " with those 3 blinks.

And that's how I think " I love you " should be used. Or do you think it should be used on every occasion possible?

Blasphemy

Just this morning when I was keeping myself updated on Malaysian news, I came across an article that made me go " WTF " the moment I saw it. It read " Meet Azali - the 21A student ".

The first thing that came to my mind was how in God's name did he get 21As. That's like 3 times the number of As that I got. What does it actually mean to him to take 10 more subjects than the average student that takes SPM? Does it actually imply that he is 2 times smarter than the average student just because he took 21 subjects? Have Malaysian students got so 'kiasu' that they're sacrificing a great and enjoyable high school experience just to obtain those few extra As? I mean, I can understand if you take 2 or 3 extra subjects, but 10? That's just absurd.

I guess some people have just forgotten what the purpose of these exams are. What they should do is to have a limit on the number of subjects that a student can take. Isn't it just plain stupid to take the subjects for the sake of taking it even if it means that you can have bragging rights and be labelled as the 'top scorer of Malaysia'. Don't they notice that some subjects they take have no relevance to the degree that they are planning to pursue in the near future? And why would you wanna take Biology, Chemistry and Physics AND General Science? Isn't General Science a simplified version of the 3 subjects? I say it's kiasuness at it's best.

The other thing that I noticed was that he mentioned in the interview was that he fasted during the examination period. Is that like his " secret to success "? And trust me, I've got nothing against religious practices, but is he saying that him fasting contributed to the number of As he got? If then, I wouldn't be surprised if some 2008 SPM students would take his 'advice' and starve themselves before the exams. No?

I personally have nothing against students challenging themselves but don't you think that the memories that you get in high school are definitely much much more valuable than if you got those extra As. Well what I'll say is " Congrats, what would have been 5 years of wonderful experiences just flew by and all you get is a certificate ". What do you think?

P.S : Kiasu = fear of losing.
WTF = self explanatory

Reminiscence Through Pictures

What's a better way to have a recap of the past year and relive those memories than browsing through the pictures that were taken...

Being the class rep was amusing to say the least..

Priceless lah Heng the look on ur face.. 2nd from right, MONKEY FACE!

Who would've thought I'd be so lucky to have the President and Treasurer as my great friends? :)

It's not the easiest of jobs, so they tend to get sad and sleepy. haha.

My assistant working hard to please everyone's needs. Right Saf? :)

College was no doubt too short a period of time to get to know the huge number of students that took S.A.M but I'm proud to say I knew enough people to make it a good year. I mean, I thought the SAM prom was so different from my high school one coz I barely knew a quarter of the people that went. What made it worse was that they were all dressed up making them even harder to recognise.. And I've always thought girls looked better without makeup :)


Of course, I'll never forget my first day of orientation, when I was coincidentally placed in the same class as that bugger, what's his name? Heng Yew.. Dude, I think it's quite right to say that we barely knew each other at the start of the year.. But as gay as it sounds, u were a great companion lah brother. Don't you think it's so much easier adapting to a new place with someone who knows u well close by?

Good picture? I think so.

There were also occassions where I was experiencing things for the first time. Mind you, I'm not talking about having sex. -.- I don't remember who came up with the idea of bringing all kinds of funny ingredients so we could have our so-called ''Bread Day''. We had like lots of Gardenia bread, chocolate syrup, bananas and peanut butter. Lol I guess we all just didn't want to have our usual lunch at Asia Cafe. Here are a few pictures...

This was what my bread looked like...MmmMMMmmm

But of course, if you have a big appetite and bread just isn't enough, this is what you get caught doing..

Please don't get angry with me, Fimy.. haha.

And for Claire, this is a picture specially put up for you..

That goes well with " Jerry, how do u spell oops? " :)

Thanks for the great year guys.. I hope u had a good one too.

First Ever Tag

1. Choose a band / artist and answer ONLY in titles of their songs.

Maroon 5

2. Are you male or female?
Makes Me Wonder ( xD hahaha )

3. Describe yourself:
Ragdoll

4. How do some people feel about you:
Infatuation ( i know it sounds like I'm full of myself, but I couldn't find a better song title ) =)

5. How do you feel about yourself:
Figure It Out

6. Ex boyfriends/girlfriends:
She Will Be Loved

7. Current boyfriend/girlfriend/crush:
If You Only Knew

8. Describe where you want to be:
My Ocean Blue

9. Describe where you live:
Harder to Breathe

10. Describe how you live:
Tangled

11. What would you ask for if you had just one wish?
Secret

12. Share a few words of Wisdom:
Nothing Lasts Forever

13. Any general advice:
Take What You Want

14. Share a favorite pickup line:
Won't Go Home Without You

15. And if that one doesn't work:
Through With You ( I mean, if my favourite pick-up line doesn't work, lol I'm through :P )

16. What secondary school do/did you attend:
Nothing Lasts Forever

17. Pepsi or coke:
Shiver

18. Any pets?
Woman ( =.=" )

19. Favorite food:
Kiwi

20. Do you drink?
Highway to Hell

21. Say goodbye:
Sweetest Goodbye

I tag:
1. ColiNgeow
2. Nurul
3. Jings
4. Rachel
5. Li Ying
6. Ee Wing
7. Rufimy

P.S : I can't give reasons to all the answers but I'd be glad to try if you ask :)

Another random post.

Hey guys,

Just a quick update on my life for those whom I really care about but don't talk to often on MSN. :) Well, I've already had 2 weeks of lectures and a week of tutorials, been settling in well. Although those who know me would know that I'm really shy when it comes to meeting new people. I've also been playing lots of football lately, which explains the absence of new posts. Hope you guys are doing well wherever you are!

Anyway, on a lighter note, I actually have this really interesting lecturer teaching me Microeconomics and he uses a lot of real-life situations that happens to almost everyone on a daily basis. Just the other day, he gave us this scenario and asked us what we would do when faced with it.

Scenario 1: At a local shopping mall, you can buy a shirt that you want for $40. Just before buying it, a friend tells you that you can buy the same shirt for $20 at another shopping centre 20 minutes away. Where would you buy the shirt?

Scenario 2: At a local car yard, you can buy a new car for $20000. Just before buying it, a friend tells you that you can buy the same car for $19980 at another car yard that's 20 minutes away. Where would you buy the car?

Think about it for a minute for two.

The most common answer (which also happens to be my answer) would be that you would buy the shirt at the other shopping centre 20 minutes away but buy the new car at a local car yard. Of course, the obvious explanation would be that you save 50% when u buy the shirt for $20 but only 0.1% for the car. Don't you notice that people tend to just compare the percentages and not the absolute dollar value of how much they're saving? Whether it's 0.1% or 50%, it's still 20 dollars of your money that you are saving.

That's how people get attracted to all those huge 50% DISCOUNT posters and advertisements but fail to see that it's merely just a percentage and not the dollar value. What I'm trying to say is don't be fooled by those marketing gimmicks! It's just there to create a delusion that you're saving lots of money. Haha, so people ( especially females :P ), think twice before u convince yourself that you're saving that big big percentage of money.

Btw, here's the picture, wing. :)