Pink Mouse!!!

Yup. A pink mouse. A gift from Saren. According to him, it's a long due debt. Haha... I like the colour and it's really cute. Even my mum and my sis are trying to persuade me to leave it at home. Well, I really like the pink mouse but the problem is, I don't use mouse. Yup, the list of me being a weirdo is getting longer and longer... I'm comfortable with the mouse pad and I seldom touch the mouse. Of course, I didn't tell Saren that. No point letting him know. Besides I told him that I really like it and I do like it. It's very sweet. Thanks a lot to the guy who always call me shortie!!!

Oh ya, I almost forgot about this. How did I even forget to blog about it at the first place?! For book lovers, you really should visit HarperCollins website. They have this section called Browse Inside. There they offer full access on selected titles, which means you can read it for free. Wow... But to those who, like me, are used to reading books instead of reading it on computer, it'll be hard to stare at the computer for a long time. Eventually, I gave up unless the book is very interesting lah. So be sure to check it out ;)

Fashion Show and I???

So tired. If you still remember, I mentioned about a fashion show in my last post. My gosh... It was tiring. Practised almost every night. Teacher promised there'd be a runway. Thought of formation. Practised formation. Called my parents to send all the clothes and accessories. Tried on all the dresses. Chose a little black dress. Changed to a white dress. The reason: (given by my room mate) the black dress is hot but with a scarf, it looks plain. Spend RM150 on make up. Funny how my mum didn't say no when I asked for it. But she did say that this will be the first and the last. One of the girl pulled out on Thursday. We were so worried. Teacher said no 10 people, then we can't take part. The moment she said we can asked somebody else from another class, Sylvia passed by and she agreed to join us without second thought. (Love you, girl!!!)Saturday evening saw the notice that runway won't be provided. Rushed back and told my group about it. Came out with another formation at night. Started practice at 8 something until 11 something. All of us slept in Wei Rou's room. Tried on the white dress since they wanted to see me in it. Wei Rou did my hair to see which suits me. By 2.30, my hair was set and I had my dress on. Had to sleep faced down on the floor. Woke up at 4.30 am. Wei Rou and I tried all our best to wake the rest up. By 6.30 am, we started to make up. But we only managed to apply foundation on. by 7.25, all of us rushed to the hall for the registration. Since we were the 43rd group, we still had some time. We quickly make up. Helen did for me. She is good :) Practised some more. Watched the competition. A guy was shocked when Wei Rou, Sylvia and I walked in the hall. Guess we looked quite different... Our turned came. My heart was beating so extremely fast when I was at the backstage but the moment I came out, I wasn't nervous anymore. Well, we didn't win but we still had fun. Everyone was great that day and we took some photos. Even Wei Rou took many many many photos before removing her make up. She was so excited. Girls...

Wei Rou, Jah, Eza, Me and Sylvia

Sylvia, Poh Yee (from Ipoh), Wei Rou and I

I know I looked weird. People were telling me that I looked cute. Haha...

A dinner with the theme 'modern, elegant, fahionable' will be held on the 3rd. Have to make up again. Another dinner will also be held in February. Who would have thought that you have to attend formal dinner with make up and dresses in matriculation? Well, certainly not me. Another new experience and I had fun ;)

Hi after a long time...

I know, I know, I haven't update for a month, I think... Have been very busy lately. Next week got Moral multimedia presentation. And on the same day, I'm involved with the fashion show competition. No, no, you didn't read wrongly. Yes, yes, fashion show, people, fashion show. Go ahead. Bang your head on the wall. Laugh all you might. Just wait till I manage to find a place and hide myself. The theme we chose is formal dinner so it'll be my first time wearing a dress with make up. If it ends up well, I'll post photos here. And please wish me good luck, ok? I really need it.

Oh ya, I'm officially 18 years old!!! Yipee!!! (although I still look like an imature 13-14 year-old girl...) Thanks for all the birthday wishes :) You know the term double happiness??? My room mate used that on me. On 2nd December, final result came out. Oh my gosh... It was a suffering having to wait for a long time until you get to the lecturer and it's even worst when the queue didn't even move. Honestly, I almost cried right then. It was a total torture. When I saw my result, I immediately called my parents. When I told them I got 4, I cried right there. With hundreds of students around me. So malu... I couldn't help it. Another great news, the college will organize a all-paid (I think) trip to somewhere (last year was Cameron) for all the 4 flat students. Can't wait to go with Cindy (my room mate)!!!

It's kind of disappointing. I was not chosen for the Bio camp. 2 of my classmates are chosen. 1 Chinese guy from my kuliah was complaining since he doesn't want to go. I guess I have to accept the fact that getting 4 does not mean that you'll be chosen for anything. Nah, I don't want to go further into this topic.

I have to fill in the IPTA form next week. Most probably medic will be my first choice. I'm really interested with medic but I have to be prepared for a lot of things. Chu Yee was telling me that she is afraid to take up medic. You won't have time for anything. By the time you finish your study, you're already 30+. How about your family? She told me that when one of her friend insisted to take up medic, her mum asked her to get marry first. She also told her that she will take care of her children just as long as she has a family. For me, I don't really put much hope on this thing. I'm never the pretty one. No guys ever look at me. I don't mind being alone for the rest of my life but still I hate the feeling of being alone. Sigh... No matter how things turn up, I still pray for the best. I know He has a plan for me and His plan is always the best.

Have to finish my work. By 11, we can't use the wifi service. So annoying, right? I guess they are afraid that we will spend all our time online and forgot to study. Sigh... Will blog soon. Tata ;)

Photos...

I know. I seldom upload photos on my blog. Well, since you can't be there in KMJ, why not I'll be a tour guide (a lousy one though) and show you some photos of KMJ. Credit to Cindy who took most of the photos.

One of the many pondok in KMJ...

tutorial park. Sat here every Wednesday while waiting for Chemistry lab lecturer to come.

the other tutorial park...

mini waterfall...

cascading water...

library...

the lake behind my hostel... look at that hungry cat...

favourite hangout place for cats...


impressive view of Gunung Ledang... Yup. I know. Puteri Gunung Ledang.

bazaar during fasting month. That girl in purple looks familiar, don't you think so???


Murni's bed. She LOVES pink.

Murni's cat aka her baby...


Jaja's bear. Bigger than the owner...

the books that I brought. Stardust is now at home. Am bringing Joanne Harris' The Lollipop Shoes.


the bear that I brought. my 16th birthday present from my cousin...


Cindy's pasta. That's the bedsheet and pillow case that we got.

my study table. it wasn't that empty. I cleared out all my sem 1 notes and books. It's small. I don't even use it. I do all my work on my bed.


closer look of my memo. I just love that comic. It's soooo... sweet!


some of my classmates and I in dewan kuliah.

outside dewan kuliah...

I know. I know. We planned to wear pink that day. That's why.


before Chemistry lab.


just finished this and Stardust. Nice one.

bought this recently. Am aiming for The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards.

Speaking test was over. Kind of did a stupid mistake. Sigh... The rest will be on this Saturday. I think it'll be kind of hard to get band 5. Sigh... Going back to Tangkak tomorrow. So don't expect any post till... I don't know. A month later, maybe. I'm sure I'll be back on the 5th of December. Got holiday from 25th to 29th December. Oh ya. My uncle is getting married this Saturday and heaps thanks to MUET, I can't be there. Sigh... Pity me... Never mind. At least next year I'll get an extra angpow. Have been waiting 18 years for that. Haha...

Holiday!!!

=.= As if you can actually call this a holiday. Let's see... Monday I'm going back since my MUET speaking test is on Tuesday. Then coming back in the afternoon. Then going back on Friday for MUET listening, reading and writing which is on Saturday. Sigh...

Time flies. I know I'd mentioned the same phrase in my last post and I'm mentioning it again since it's so true. I really come to realise this after 5 months (WHAT!!!) in KMJ. I mean one minute I saw my name on the internet and rushed to Tangkak and the next minute, final is over and sem 2 will start on the 10th. Wow... 5 months passed just like that... Can't believe it...

Contrary to common belief, matriculation life is NOT easy and you cannnot goyang kaki most of the time. It can be really, really, really hectic. Everyday attend classes from 8 to 4. Then got mountain of tutorial works to finish. And also the Chemistry and Bio lab reports which are usually due the next day after the experiments. And don't forget the almost weekly quiz. But luckily, so far, I manage to cope. But, then, by the time the holiday come, I'll feel the exhaustion and will spend most of my time sleeping. Since the last day of class, and throughout the study week and exam, I barely get more than 5 hours of sleep. Now, I'm feeling a little under the weather but still ok.

Sleep.. Finally...

No no. Don't get me wrong, life there is quite interesting though. With all the different people and different knowledge waiting for me to explore, I'm actually thankful that I'm here although many Chinese don't really like it. Maybe it's because I'm always different than most of the Chinese (remember my life in secondary school?). Everyday, I'll thank God in my prayer. I don't know how I manage to get this offer since the chance for getting it is bleak and why I accept this offer instead of form 6 but I know God has a plan for me. I'll try my very best for my future.

Still remember the day where we got to dissect white mice for Bio. I got to do one all by myself without partner. Yipee!!! For those who think I'm just a little girl with little courage and little heart, think twice! I remember when I went in front to take the equipments, Hanif (a Chinese Muslim) looked at me and asked 'You dare to do it or not?' Yaya... As if I'm scared to do so. Well, to be honest, I was quite nervous when I saw how my lecturer cut the mice as if it was something she does everyday. But the moment I cut its skin, I felt ok. So the moral of the story, don't be fooled by my height. Haha...

Notice the girl with the mask? That's me.

All the organs...


The 'empty' mouse.

The intestine...

The liver...

Heart and lungs...

Skull... Not opened yet...

Guess what??? We have CF (Christian Fellowship) here. The official one. Sarah told me that when they first applied through HEP (pengurusan hal ehwal pelajar), they rejected it. They appealed again. HEP rejected again. Then they applied through pengarah. He approved it. Hah... Our first meeting was on the 17th of October. Our next meeting will be after the holiday. It will be held about twice a month which is on the Friday of the week that we are not allowed to go back. Prayer meeting will be held in the week where we can go back. I only joined them about a month ago so I'm not that extremely close with them yet but they are very nice. We smile and greet each other if we bumped into each other. First CF meeting was great. It's opened to all except, of course, the Muslim students. Many Chinese joined us. It was fun. Since it's the first meeting so it's kind of like orientation where we got to know each other. Ruth was great with the guitar. She's pretty too. Tall and slim. Wow... Can't wait for the next CF...

Usually the same people go for the prayer meeting like Ben, Ruth, Zhao Ling, Lynette, Cindy (my room mate), Ying Ying, Wendy, me... A huge thanks to Poh Yee who told me of the Christian community here. If not, I'll not know of the Christians here. Since then, I'd been to the prayer meeting every time it's held. We do it at 7.30 in the morning before the class start in the tutorial park. First time, I was in the same group with Lynette, Cindy, Ben and Joanna. The second time, there were only 2 guys, Zhao Ling and Chun Xiang. Then Ruth asked Cindy and I to joined them. I was quite nervous since Cindy and Chun Xiang are non-Christian and Zhao Ling is quite a quiet guy. Luckily Ben showed up. Phew...

Tutorial park...

My gosh... Got to go. Will post some more photos in my next post. Ciao!!!

Good and Bad...

Good News:
Guess what I saw on mph website??? Thanks for the Memories by Cecelia Ahern!!! It is only selling for RM 33.90!!! Finally... I'd waited long enough for this moment and this is so going to be on the top of my book list. Can't wait for holiday to come and grab the book!!! Haha...

Bad News:
Something just happened suddenly. I don't know how, I don't know when, I don't know why but it is something rather new to me and it terreifies me a lot. I really don't know what to do. I really want to talk to somebody about it but she's rather busy. I told Cindy (my room mate) about it. Not all the details, just part of it. She doesn't know how this is affecting me. Honestly, I also don't know why this is affecting me. This is just ridiculous. I really need to get over it. Some things are just impossible so it's better not to think about it. I don't know why. I really don't want to think about it but somehow it just keeps popping out and it really annoys me. Sigh...

Nice...

Just came across this song and I love it. Reminds me a lot of Where Rainbows End (Love this book!!!).

Lucky - Jason Mraz and Colbie Caillat

Do you hear me,
I'm talking to you
Across the water across the deep blue ocean
Under the open sky, oh my, baby I'm trying
Boy I hear you in my dreams
I feel your whisper across the sea
I keep you with me in my heart
You make it easier when life gets hard

I'm lucky I'm in love with my best friend
Lucky to have been where I have been
Lucky to be coming home again

They don't know how long it takes
Waiting for a love like this
Every time we say goodbye
I wish we had one more kiss
I'll wait for you I promise you, I will

I'm lucky I'm in love with my best friend
Lucky to have been where I have been
Lucky to be coming home again
Lucky we're in love every way
Lucky to have stayed where we have stayed
Lucky to be coming home someday

And so I'm sailing through the sea
To an island where we'll meet
You'll hear the music fill the air
I'll put a flower in your hair
Though the breezes through trees
Move so pretty you're all I see
As the world keeps spinning round
You hold me right here right now

I'm lucky I'm in love with my best friend
Lucky to have been where I have been
Lucky to be coming home again
I'm lucky we're in love every
Luckyto have stayed where we have stayed
Lucky to be coming home someday

The Real World...

'Olympic opening uses girl's voice, not face'

The reality. The real world.

Please. Anyone. Just give me a brown paperbag and dig a hole for an ugly girl like me to hide.

*sob sob*

New Book!!!

Oh. My. Gosh. A new book by Cecelia Ahern is coming out soon!!! I just can't get enough of Cecelia Ahern's novels. I'd just finished Where Rainbows End. At first I thought the story may not be that good but I was wrong. So wrong. I couldn't stop laughing and crying even before I reached the 50th page. At the end of the story, I'd lost count on how many times I laughed and cried. It is just fantastic. My favourite part of the story will be The Silence. The sweet silence. You have to read the book to understand what I meant by The Silence. It's just so funny.

Back to the new book. It's titled The Gift and it's coming out in October. Check out the cover. It's so charming!!! Even better than Thanks For The Memories.




I'm already falling head to toes in love with this book even before I read it. And it's definitely next on my book-shopping list. Wait. Check the price first. RM79.90. *Faint*

Start of Something New...

Gosh... I hadn't been online for 2 months already... Sorry for not blogging. I don't really have access to internet. Well, actually I have but it's really uncomfortable to surf the net in the cyber room so I'd rather not online.

Time flies... Just a blink of eyes, I'd spend more than 2 months in Kolej Matrikulasi Johor already. Can't believe it... Do I like it? Well, I kind of got used to that life very quickly. All the haunting pasts are far away from me and those who used to hurt me are not there to hurt me anymore. And ya, Sik Hoe and I are friends again. Don't ask me how. I'm also wondering the same question. Hmmm...

Ok. Back to KMJ. Life is quite nice there despite all the works and assignments. My room mates are so cute and they are the one who make me comfortable there. 2 Malays and 2 Chinese including me. All Bio students except Cindy who took up account. All 4 of us are very close. We share jokes and stories and not a day pass by without all 4 of us laughing out loud. Seeing how some struggle to get along with their room mates, I really consider myself lucky.

My classmates are also very nice. Some interesting things about my class. We got 4 Chinese including me. 3 girls and 1 boy. The guy is a Chinese Muslim. All 3 girls share the same surname so unlike secondary school, everyone call me by my name. And I like that a lot. I'm no longer the shortest one in the class so Saren, STOP calling me shortie!!!

Funny. I thought people will ignore me since I'm always the shortest, fattest and the ugliest girl but people here (at least those that I know) seems to think otherwise. They roll their eyes whenever I complain how fat I am. Whenever I dress up a little to go to meeting or library or anywhere, Murni(my room mate) will start to propose that people especially boys will kidnapped me or I'll be chased all around the college. Her reason? I'm very cute. Oooookkkk... Cute is never in my dictionary. Just ask those Chinese guys who used to be in the same class as me. They will tell you otherwise. Especially that one who asked me when am I planning to go on diet. Must ask Murni to go and check her eyesight... (can imagine her rolling her eyes already) Once, my classmate asked me whether I got any boyfriend or not. When I said no, she got a shock and stared at me. Do I really look like one who can attract guys? I doubt so... Most of the girls here in KMJ are beautiful. I'm just the normal looking one.

Oh, just forget about the above pharagraph. Let's go back to KMJ. Ahhh... The library. As a bookworm, besides the reference books section, I explored the English fiction section the first day I entered the library. Guess which genre of books dominate the shelf? Historical romance. Gosh... Historical romance. I really cannot stand historical romance. I prefer something like Cecelia Ahern's and Alice Hoffman's and also Nicholas Sparks'. And where is Agatha Christie??? Sigh... Really miss Agatha Christie's novels. Miss the excitement and all the trilling moments... But I found something among all those historical romance. Medical trillers by Tess Gerritsen. Yipee!!! Her books are just fantastic!!!

2 weeks of mid sem holiday just started. Just finished my Bio assignment. Now doing my English project work. Got tutorial work to do. Then must finish my jotter book.

Will update soon. I promise. If not, I can count on Sabbie to pester me to blog. Hehe...

Huh???

Just came across this on a website:

'A woman without a man is like a fish without a bicycle.' - Gloria Steinem

Wow... Unbelievable...

And why on earth does a fish need a bicycle???

Happy Birthday!!!

If I didn't stumble across this, I would never found out that April 28th is Nancy Drew's birthday and that will really be a shame since I grew up reading her books.

I still remember when I was in primary school, my dad would bring me to the public library and that is the place where I first picked up Nancy Drew's books. I loved it so much that I would finish it as soon as possible so that I could borrow another one.

Eventually, I found out that the library also has translated BM version of Nancy Drew series. As the type of quirky girl who loves to read as many version of a book as possible to compare, I borrow the series and I found them quite ok. Those were the first BM books that I laid my hands on and I guess that's how I could manage to write BM essays. All thanks to Nancy Drew!!!

Later when I went to secondary school, I found out that the school library also has some Nancy Drew's books, I figured that I hadn't been reading it for quite some times and I started to read them again. Although I love the series but as I grew older, I put them aside and opted for more gripping series, like Harry Potter and Agatha Christie and lots more fictions.

What do I like about Nancy Drew? She's smart, gorgeous, nice, brave and she has a charming boyfriend, Nate. Her friends are always there for her through good and bad times. Her adventures are not easy and although she had received many treats, been kidnapped, been knocked out so many times but she still has the strength to go on. I really admire her.

Although I had not read her books for a few years already but I will never forget her. I will highly recommend her books to my cousin, my future nephew, niece and who knows, children. She is a part of my childhood memory and she'll always be on my mind.

Thanks for the sweet times you had given me. Happy 78th birthday!!!

Arggghhh...

SIGH...

This is so unfair :(

In conjunction with the new movie, Prince Caspian, MPH has a very special and impressive offer. All you need to do is to purchase one 7-in-1 movie tie-in Prince Caspian and you will get a free Limited Edition Stamp Set. Stamp set!!! Limited edition somemore!!! Just the thought of it makes me swoon...

The problem is, I had already bought the book about 6 years ago!!! All I lack is the first one, The Magician's Nephew which my cousin failed to return the book to me after all these years...

If only I'd seen this coming, I wouldn't have bought the series... Then not only I will be able to get the book, I'll also own a Limited Edition Stamp Set :(

Arggghhh...

Touched...

Everytime I come across things like this, I can't help but smile. This is very sweet and precious. A few days ago, I was in Kota helping my aunt, who was on a holiday trip, managing her shop (which explains my absence for about a week, if anyone noticed at all). It was a usual morning with me standing at the cashier with my cousin's wife. Then I saw an old couple climbing up the stairs to my aunt's shop. The old man was holding his wife's hand and carefully led her up the stairs. His face was fulled of concern. The way they talked reminds me of a couple who are deeply on love. He never let go of her hand while they were grabbing some groceries. While he was at the cashier, he told us that his wife has heart problem. I could see that he's worried about her. After that, with one hand holding grocery, he led his wife with his other hand and walked out of the shop. Both of us looked at them until they disappeared from our sight. My cousin's wife sighed and said that it's hard to see this kind of thing anymore. I agree with her. This couple really showed me the meaning of true love and I am really touched.



"True love is just like rain; it touches us all."

The Road Less Traveled...

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveller, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;

The first time I studied 'The Road Less Traveled' by Robert Frost, I understood it and I loved it. Now, I truly understand it from my heart. I'm in a dilemma because I don't know what to choose. Yes, I know, I should have planned earlier but since young, I had been dreaming of becoming a doctor. But now, I know I can't because I do not have the skill to do so. Now I have 2 choices, accounting or pharmacy. Just like the poet, I kept thinking of the advantages of these 2 choices and both have good prospects. Taking Pharmacy, which I am rather interested in, will mean extra burden to my parents unless I got JPA scholarship but all of us know that it's not easy to get one. If accounting, which I also quite interested in, then I'll get to finish my study in 3 years time and work after that. I really don't know which course I should take.

After TM, Petronas and matrikulasi rejected my offer, my parents started to worry and enquire about colleges. They thought I'll definitely get a scholarship that's why they'd never thought of college. I thought I would have to go to form 6 if I don't get any offer that's why I'd never mentioned about college even though it did cross my mind before. Now, I have to make up my mind fast since I have to sign up as soon as possible.

And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back.

Ya, I do wish that I can take both at the same time but it's impossible. There's no turning back and I do not wish to have any regrets.

I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I--
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference

Whichever choice I make, I'll be like the poet. It's hard but hey, what is life without having to make any choice?

The choice that will make all the difference in my life, what will it be?

Yipee!!!

I PASSED MY DRIVING TEST!!!
I PASSED MY DRIVING TEST!!!
I PASSED MY DRIVING TEST!!!

*Taking a deep breathe*

Aiyah, sorry for being so annoying... But I'm really excited!!! I'm sure Chia Siong and Choon Min had heard me complaining so much about driving since I was really bad at it. I even hit the divider once and annoyed my instructor. Once I cried in front of my instructor because I couldn't stand the disappointment. I tried so hard and finally all my efforts have proved worthwhile. Phew...

It was so tiring yesterday. I waited for more than 5 hours for my turn. I did bring 2 books along with me but I was too nervous to read. Finally, my turn came a few minutes after 5.00 pm. So happy that I couldn't stop smiling. My instructor recalled to those around on how I looked extremely pale everytime I practiced. Luckily I got over it and managed to improve my driving.

My mum told me that my dad assumed that I'd failed miserably when they didn't receive my sms even though it was already 5.00 pm. =.=" Even my day wasn't confident of my driving. Not to mention that he'd never seen me driving before. Aiyah... Slept for 12 hours since I was too tired.

I'm waiting for my license. After getting it, my dad will definitily force me to drive. Ermm... Just a word of caution: I'm still not that extremely good at driving so if you ever see me on the road, do avoid me. It's for your own good and mine too. You and I don't want to get involve in any accident, right???

The wait is over but...

Since getting my hands on Cecelia Ahern's books last year, I had been waiting anxiously for her next. Went to mph website yesterday night and I was so excited to find that her new book is finally out!!!


Thanks for the Memories

I read the synopsis and I really find it interesting. The cover looks nice too. She is one of my favourite author too. If there's mph bookstore in this lovely small town, I would definitely dashed out of the house and run all the way to the bookstore (no license yet =.='). I want! I want!! I want!!! (Practising puppy eyes so that I can persuade my parents to buy for me)

Oh wait... The price. *checking* Oh my goodness!!! RM 69.90!!! *Faint*

My first interview...

When I was shortlisted for the JPA interview, my parents were worried. For them, their daughter is a painfully shy girl. Ya. I was once like that but now I'm quite ok. Not so shy but still a little bit. Well, like they said, old habit dies hard.

I reached there about an hour early. The previous batch wasn't out yet and that includes Chia Zhen. While I was searching for my name, he came out. He saw my name on the panel 1 list and he told me he was in the same panel too. He told me his topics and apparently the interviewers in panel will ask us 2 topics in Malay and English. Argghhh... Malay!!! I'm not really that fluent in Malay but no choice... Still, I was hoping for the best. Oh ya, a little shout out to Chia Zhen. Thanks a lot and you look really smart that day :)

While waiting, I had the chance to talk with some people there. Nice people... There's a guy there. He and I were the earliest. He smiled at me. I smiled at me. He smiled at me. I smiled at him. And the process went on whenever our eyes met. After that, he asked me which school I was from and I answered him. I didn't ask him any question so we didn't talk anymore. Pathetic me... I talked with quite some girls there. Pretty and nice girls. Saw some really tall girls. Made me want to go back and wear high heels...


This is so pretty... I want!!!

My group was the last one so while waiting for our turn, we talked to each other and we enjoyed ourself. The only Malay guy there was kind of left out of the conversation but I tried to make eye contact with him. Don't want to be rude. There's a guy there who kept on calling me green fish and teased me for wearing a green songket kebaya. Haha...

Finally, it was our turn. We had a group discussion. Don't know whether I did well or not. I paused twice for a minute so I'm not so confident with myself. Hope for the best lah. The guy who called me green fish really talked a lot and it was really hard to interupt my group members. I didn't stumble upon words so I consider myself ok already.

I really have to say that the interview was really fun. Meeting new people, getting new experience... Now I have to wait until the third week of May. *Cross my fingers*

Interview...

*breathe in* In a few hours time, I'll be heading to Merlimau for my JPA interview. I'm actually very nervous. The same usual me. Too bad I didn't have a chance to talk to Saren's cousin due to some connection problems. Choon Min reminded me soooo... many times that I have to send him all the things that I'd prepared after my interview. Oh... Didn't I mention that tomorrow is the first day of interview??? Ya. I'm among the lucky candidates who get to go to the interview first. And I'm same time with you-know-who. Lucky for me, I have a friend whom her interview is earlier than mine so I can sms her and ask her. I understand that I don't stand a high chance since normally only 1 or 2 from our school will get the scholarship and 2 classmates of mine stand a very high chance. Nonetheless, I'll definitely give my best shot. At first, I was planning to wear a short-sleeve blouse and a knee length skirt. Luckily, I heard that that's not so proper as you need to cover up and that baju kurung will the best choice for girls. I didn't manage to borrow baju kurung but I got a songket kebaya from my sister's friend. So I'm wearing that.

Oh ya, before I end this (still got things to prepare), I would like to thanks Michelle Goh for replying my e-mail and giving me some tips for the interview. She also gave me a website and it was very useful. Thanks a lot!!!

Wish list...

A bookaholic like me can never get enough of books. I'm starting my own personal library in my room. After counting, I only have 60-65 books!!! That is way far than enough. Here are some of the books that I want and am trying my best to get my hands on them.

Stardust - Neil Gaiman

In the tranquil fields and meadows of long-ago England, there is a small hamlet that has stood on a jut of granite for 600 years. Just to the east stands a high stone wall, for which the village is named. Here, in the hamlet of Wall, young Tristran Thorn has lost his heart to the hauntingly beautiful Victoria Forester. And here, one crisp October eve, Tristran makes his love a promise -- an impetuous vow that will send him through the only breach in the wall, across the pasture... and into the most exhilarating adventure of his life.

I'd always love fantasy and this just seems to be one that will bring me to an exciting and unusual adventure. Can't wait for it!

Since I Don't Have You - Louise Candlish

They were friends who shared everything - until tragedy singled one out. At the birth of their daughters best friends Rachel, Mariel and Jenny make a promise: to love and care for each other's girls exactly as they would their own. Six years later and a tragedy has torn them apart. Within weeks, Rachel has packed up and gone. Settling on the beautiful, windswept Greek island of Santorini, she knows she has come to the right place, but as she slowly rebuilds her world she can't forget the pledge she once made to her friends. She hires a private investigator, the enigmatic Johnny Palmer, and arranges for him to send regular updates on the girls she has left behind. Over the years, with Palmer's help, she is able to secretly soothe their growing pains - as well as those of their parents. But in Rachel's new island life far from home, who will be there to guide her?

I'm sniffing a little now. Love books that are very emotional especially those that can really make me cry.

The Spiderwick Chronicles - Holly Black and Tony DiTerlizzi

It all started with a mysterious letter left at a tiny bookstore for authors Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black. Its closing lines: "We just want people to know about this. The stuff that has happened to us could happen to anyone." Little could they imagine the remarkable adventure that awaited them as they followed Jared, Simon, and Mallory Grace and a strange old book into a world filled with elves, goblins, dwarves, trolls, and a fantastical menagerie of other creatures. The oddest part is in entering that world, they didn't leave this one!

Elves, goblins, dwarves, trolls and other creatures??? I must be insane if I don't like this.

P.S. I Love You - Cecelia Ahern

Some people wait their whole lives to find their soul mates. But not Holly and Gerry. Childhood sweethearts, they could finish each other's sentences and even when they fought, they laughed. No one could imagine Holly and Gerry without each other. Until the unthinkable happens. Gerry's death devastates Holly. But as her 30th birthday looms, Gerry comes back to her. He's left her a bundle of notes, gently guiding Holly into her new life without him, each note signed "P.S. I Love You." As the notes are gradually opened, and as the year unfolds, Holly is both cheered up and challenged. The man who knows her better than anyone sets out to teach her that life goes on. With some help from her friends, and her noisy and loving family, Holly finds herself laughing, crying, singing, dancing - and being braver than ever before. Life is for living, she realises - but it always helps if there's an angel watching over you.

Cecelia Ahern's novels always have this magical touch. Love them.

The Memory Keeper's Daughter - Kim Edwards

This stunning novel begins on a winter night in 1961, when a blizzard forces Dr. David Henry to deliver his own twins. His son, born first, is perfectly healthy, but the doctor immediately recognizes that his daughter has Down syndrome. For motives he tells himself are good, he makes a split-second decision that will haunt all their lives forever. He asks his nurse, Caroline, to take the baby away to an institution. Instead, she disappears into another city to raise the child as her own. Compulsively readable and deeply moving. The Memory Keeper's Daughter is a brilliant crafted story of parallel lives, familial secretsm, and the redemptive power of love.

Tragic family saga? I got to love this.

Heroes: Saving Charlie - Aury Wallington

Hiro Nakamura possesses the remarkable power to control time. And like his uniquely blessed comrades, he’s on a mission for the good of humankind. But another challenge awaits him: saving the love of his life from an unspeakable death. Charlene “Charlie” Andrews is the big-hearted, small-town beauty whose sunny smile and sweet soul knocked the shy Hiro head over heels. But when Charlie’s young life is snuffed out by a grisly serial killer, their budding romance is brutally cut short. Or is it? Thanks to his astounding newfound skill, Hiro has the means to do what no tragedy-stricken lover in history ever could–turn back time. And no matter how raw his abilities, or how many twists of circumstance conspire to foil him, he vows to deliver Charlie from the evil poised to claim her. He will be her hero. But what possible consequences might changing the past visit upon the future? How could saving one cherished life affect millions ofothers? And what ultimate choice will Hiro make when the power of fate rests in his hands?

Hiro is sooo... cute!!!

Mr Monk and The Two Assistants - Lee Goldberg

Only a special kind of person can keep up with Monk's brilliant, it idiosyncratic, methods. One such person is his former assistant, Sharona. And now that her ne'er-do-well husband has been arrested for murder, she's back in San Francisco, ready to reclaim her place in Monk's life-much to the chagrin of his current assistant, Natalie. While Monk tries to maintain a delicate balance between the two women, he discovers a few unsettling snags in the case against Sharona's husband, and finds that he may be up against a killer who not only understands him, but is one step ahead...

I miss this series. Monk is definitely one of my favourite detective.

13 Little Blue Envelopes - Maureen Johnson

Inside little blue envelope 1 are $1,000 and instructions to buy a plane ticket. In envelope 2 are directions to a specific London flat. The note in envelope 3 tells Ginny: Find a starving artist. Because of envelope 4, Ginny and a playwright/thief/ bloke-about-town called Keith go to Scotland together, with somewhat disastrous—though utterly romantic—results. But will she ever see him again? Everything about Ginny will change this summer, and it's all because of the 13 little blue envelopes.

Adventure with a twist of romance? Count me in ;)

That's all I can think of now. I'm quite sure there are a lot more. Will blog about them once I remember :)