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...