New Year!!

Check out this video!
HK Chinese Orchestra - Eroica please click me
(I wanted to embed it but the url just can't be copied = =)

Just found this on an INTI friend, Zi Liang's blog
Really wonderful, semangat feeling after watching the video~ Really feel like it's a New Year now! (And the conductor & musicians are so cute!)

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Seeing how everybody is blogging about the New Year, I'm jumping on the bandwagon too~

Tomorrow, eep nope today, I'm going back to INTI and it'll be whole new semester and a new chapter in my life!

I so want to study Music Appreciation (T_T) Why was I such an idiot? Please let me get a place!

Resolutions 2009:
I hope to organize something with CSS, study hard, work hard in everything I try (做东西做到底), and do more of the things I love to do- sing more and read more and draw more!

To me, Life seems to be a Ferris Wheel. It goes up and it goes down, in a neverending cycle. It can be glamorous and full of lights, or quiet and placid, depending on the time.

This past year has been full of happiness, stress, frustration, clumsy moments, and lots of laughter! There were countless moments of "If I had..."

If I had been brave enough...If I had thought far ahead enough...If I didn't fall prey to my weakness...until now I'm still regretting the things I could have done.

But however much I wish I had done these things, I had not and the only thing I can do now is to move foward! 只好前进！前进！

The old lady in China told us: When we walk, it's always one leg in front and one leg behind; we have to waddle left and right (左右摇摆) when we move foward. We can't hop on both legs all the time (like jiang shi).

One thing I must learn in 2009: To not give up easily!前进！
I must, I must, and I will!! Support me~~~

Tags!

FIRST TAG:Mei Qi had tagged me a long time ago:

The rules to fill this tag are:

1) You own a blog where you're gonna post this to, 2) You currently feel bored, (actually i'm not) 3) You won't skip any question, 4) You're alive, and 5) You're gonna send this to 5 friends to fill these up.

Firstly, describe the current you in 5 words- 1.multitasking2.tired3.relieved4.thinking5.dunno

5 things you love about life- -beautiful people/cute little things/gorgeous scenery-being happy-my family-anime-music


5 famous person you'd love to meet
-Julie Andrews
-Andrew Lloyd Webber
-Chester~~~~~
-Prof Morrie (but he's now in heaven!)
-A.Samad Said!


5 movies you love-
-The Sound of Music
-I Not Stupid
-Sister Act
-Sailormoon Super S The Movie
-High School Musical 1


5 professions you'd love to have-
-singer/songwriter/arranger/musician
-mangaka
-anime voice actor
-talent scout (and then I MUST SCOUT HUI SAN)
-fashion designer
-botanist =X
oops that's 6 already

5 best authors- (best is too extreme, i'll just say i like their stuff)
- Roald Dahl
- Enid Blyton
- Charles Dickens


5 inspirations-
- pretty boys and pretty girls and pretty things and scenery
- music
- books/writing/phrases/quotes
- hui san's singing
- desperation


5 favourite stuff-
- photos of me when i was young and cute and innocent and bla
- Wang-chan (my long red doggie)
- Pika (another plush)
- happy anime
- yummy food


5 things you hate-
- injustice
- commonapp argh
- when it rains in the middle of an exciting show and astro breaks down
- me when stupid
- ghost stories/horror movies


5 favourite places-
- my home
- anywhere with beautiful scenery
- in a warm n cozy bed when it's raining
- tianjin's food street & ancient culture street


5 girls/guys you are currently liking- haha! - uncountable aha!

5 favourite people to chat with- (includes chitchatting in person)
- josiah- noeru- miao miao - papi


5 things you wanna improve more about yourself- why only five?
- i wanna be braver- i wanna be more confident- i wanna sing better- i wanna talk louder- i wanna be more disciplined- i wanna be slimmer and taller- i wanna be more helpful n loving towards my family- i wanna be more useful - i wanna be able to express myself better- i dun wanna procrastinate


5 things you would take to a deserted island- (if i'm gonna be stuck there)
-bible-provisions to last a long time-medicine-knife-my father

5 places you wanna visit-
-Japan
-Europe
-China
-Korea
-Sabah+Sarawak

5 things you really want-
-admission into Cornell/Brown/UWashington
-a better me
-Matsushita Yoko-sensei to finish Yami properly
-good memories for 2009
-good health and personal life for my family n friends


5 songs make you cry most-
-Above All
-Renew Me O Lord
-Fields Of Hope
-ke xi bu shi ni 可惜不是你
-for fruits basket

5 most fashionable friends according to you- duno le..


5 people you love most-
-Papi-Mami-Joshua (big bro)-Josiah (2nd bro)-Me LOL


5 impossible dreams-
-eat everything i want and never get fat
-forget bad memories & spoilers
-visit the anime world
-go back to my childhood days when i was young and adorable..
-grow taller T.T

5 dreams in the future-
-get a good husband, become a cool mother n have kids O.O
-have a satisfying career
-fulfill my *secret* dreams

now, send this to 5 people- my network is very small lol so i won't care about rules bah 1.Miaow Miaow 2.Ling Fei 3.Eet Ying 4.JT@Noeru 5. hui san

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TAG NUMBER TWO: Tagged by Hui San who wants to see what weird things I will write


01. what is the most important thing in your life?
family & life itself


02.what is the last thing you bought with your own money?
can't remember


03. where do you wish to get married?
somewhere beautiful
my church in KB
my home


04. how old do you think you will get permanently owned by your lover?
not too early but not too late


05 are you in love? aha!


06. where was the last restaurant you had dinner at?
mugmugcafe

07.name the latest book you bought?
Jo's Boys by Louisa M.Alcott, author of Little Women

Ref. books: The Official Guide to the TOEFL-ibt, McGnawHill.. who wants to buy it?

08. what is your full name? Hey it's not safe to simply write ur full name on the net :P

09. do you prefer mother or father? I want both =3

10. name a person that you really wish to meet in your real life for the first time?
Chester~~~~

11. christina or britney?
no preference = =

12. do you do your own laundry?
only at INTI

13. the most exciting place you want to go?
Japan... but i'm not sure how exciting Hokkaido is =S

14. hugs or kisses?
hugsss!

15. point out five things about the person who tagged you
-my special friend
-fantastic singer
-expressive
-in form 6
-has a blog

16. eight things i’m passionate about
1.anime
2.trees
3.singing, music
4.beautiful things
5.ppl i sayang
6.scenery
7.i dun like war
8.food!

17. eight books i have read recently
1.Jo's Boys by Louisa M.Alcott, author of Little Women (dun read it before you read Little Men)
2.Bel-Ami by Guy de Maupassant (= = twisted characters)
3.Wind in the Willows (i find the descriptions very beautiful, but sometimes gets boring)
4.The Catcher in the Rye by J.D.Salinger (weird book that uses lots of swear words)
5.The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell (very interesting!)
6.THe Official Guide to the TOEFL-iBT, McGrawHill
7.Rurouni Kenshin manga (very good!)
8.Midori No Hibi manga ^___^

18. eight songs i’ve been listening to over and over again-
1.Danny Wright-Pachelbel's Canon in D (loveliest arrangement i ever heard)
2.Jim Brickman-Glory (duet with David Benoit) (i love it when the piano gets really low)
3.Jim Brickman-Simple Things (still my fav Jim Brickman track)
4.Kato Miliyah-Love is... (Terra he ED1) nice....and i must say i love how they incorporate Canon in D into this song
5.Ryou Kunihiko-Silhouette (Emma TV1 OP) Absolutely lovely instrumental track!!!
6.Ryou Kunihiko-Emma (Simple n sweet...)
7.Base Ball Bear-DRAMATIC (Ookiku Furikabutte OP1) kinda cute...
8.UVERworld-endscape (Terra he OP1) inspiring song

19. eight things i learned this year
-working is hard
-how to cross roads :P
-sociology
-china ppl love to make money
-parents are great
-how to make timetables
-INTI is a nice place
-procrastination is unfruitful

20. persons you tag-
sesiapa nak buat silakan...

Phew!

Happy Boxing Day~!

Yeah, I'm back from Beijing, and it was a WONDERFUL TRIP! Thank you Papa & Mami for the treat ^____^!

I would like to blog about the trip, but it would take a lot of time and *cries* 我的债来找人了

10 random facts i learnt from the trip:
1. China is BIG. The Forbidden City is BIG. Tiananmen Square is BIG. Summer Palace is BIG. Bei Hai Park is BIG. (you get the idea)
2. Snow is hard.
3. ACROBATICS SHOW IS AMAZING!!! (杂技团)
4. wear proper shoes if you wanna climb the great wall...steps are pretty steep sometimes..
5. mongolian food = goat smell
6. rabbit meat tastes like meat.
7. Pandas in Beijing are dirty because the workers are lazy to bathe them. Panda poo is GREEN in colour =D
8. Visiting the Summer Resort (避暑) during Winter = TORTURE
9. Most toilets in Beijing are OK, but the old PUBLIC TOILETS are HORRIBLE & TERRIBLE
10. China people really know how to make MONEY

i *heart* April, our very nice tour guide ^O^

After the trip, I'm back to reality, have to face my Applications Deadline...31 Dec 2009. I still need to complete the CommonApp form, the supplements for 4 unis, UWashington's form, my Resume, Application Essays and Supplement Essays. I'm scared.

I'm really dead meat. It's really my own fault that I didn't do it earlier. Won't help to cry over spilt milk *cries*. 所以只能前进!

Gambatte to Matrik ppl, Form 6 ppl, and all others out there!!! Let's encourage each other!

TOEFL & News...

2 JPA SCHOLARS WERE ACCEPTED INTO IVY LEAGUES! (Under Early Decision- they applied before Nov 1)
Lim Boon Jim, from INTI - Accepted into Cornell!
Charis, from INTEC - Accepted into Brown!

Wow...I'm applying to these two unis as well! This is really motivating! I know Boon Jim (not very close though), he's said to be the genius in our calculus class. He's majoring in Economics, but i think he wants to double major in Engineering. He was offered the BNM scholarship in addition to JPA scholarship before this. Congrats!

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Took the TOEFL-iBT this morning. KDU College, Penang. I'm writing this for the benefit of whoever is planning to take the TOEFL and stumbles across this.

TOEFL= Test of English as Foreign Language.
iBT= internet based test

Officially, it's supposed to start at 10am and last for 4 1/2 hours. But you can start as soon as you get there and get your id verified (they even take a photo of you there!). I'll talk about the stuff not mentioned on official guides.

The computers at KDU: The monitors are placed under a glass table. They provide you with paper for note-taking. You bring your own stationery.

Reading: I did 5 passages in total. Time given for each passage is 20mins, but you can finish up the questions sooner.

Listening: The headphones were quite comfy. Time given to answer the questions is limited. Concentrate hard. Don't get distracted by others doing the Speaking section (increase the volume if you are disturbed). You cannot return to previous questions after you've chosen the answer, clicked 'Next' and then 'Ok'. I find it very annoying because I keep forgetting to click 'Ok'.

Speaking: 6 tasks. Concentrate on your own task. Don't get distracted. Prepare well because the time given is very short. Don't be obssessed with the time limit either. Focus on filling up the time for speaking with lots of content.

Writing: Don't be too absent-minded about the time limit. I almost couldn't finish my essay >.< I was typing until the last 00:01 second left. (Some people can type at superhuman speed. Seriously. When I took off my headphones I could hear the keyboard being smashed. So continue wearing them to avoid distraction.)

I finished the test in about 4 hours. Unfortunately I am not allowed to disclose the test questions here or anywhere else. If I did *gasps* my test scores might be cancelled and there goes $$$! *horrors*

Luckily, the guy beside me was very fast to finish. He did his Speaking while I was doing Listening, so we didn't disturb each other. How well I did? I can't say for sure, especially the Speaking section, but it should be okay. Hope for the best >.< Btw, I met Jessica Choong (fellow JPA scholar at INTI). She took the bus from Seremban all the way here. 真有缘 =D. She's a nice girl!

-------------------------i am your boring fen ge xian---------------------------

Now for the ACTUAL NEWS:


Nothing lar. Tomorrow I'm going to China.

Beijing. With my father.


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If you want any specific souvenirs, sms me! I'll be boarding the plane at 12am, 15 December 2008.


Seriously. I'm not kidding. Ask my mother if you don't believe me.

Moldy X Maria

HAPPY 18th BIRTHDAY TO TAN JUN TAT~!!!!

(^_^)(^_^)(^_^)(^_^)祝某人生日快乐的分割线(^_^)(^_^)(^_^)(^_^)

Haha!

Boy, I'm tired out after TOEFL practice X.X~

Just paste some lame conversation from gtalk here because i'm lazy:

moldytoilet: hello, maria wang
moldytoilet is online.

Maria: hello i'm maria wang. who are you?

moldytoilet: don't you know me? i'm maria wang lah!

Maria: hey we have the same name? or you stole my identity

moldytoilet: stupid, can't you recognize one of your alter egoes

Maria: ah, now i recognize you. Bratty moldy

moldytoilet: Yeah, whatever, "Mature Maria"

Maria: it's not good to fight among ourselves...maria might become confused...

moldytoilet: whatever you say, mature and rational maria

Maria: honestly i'm getting annoyed...do control your mouth, moldy...

moldytoilet: ya ya, superego goody goody calm and composed maria *waves her tongue*

Maria: HAIZ.....why do you go on like that...bratty maria moldy... relax maria...chill chill

moldytoilet: who r u talking to now...

Maria: ORZi'm talking to both...

moldytoilet: okok...now i'm worried about you...

Maria: that's why i said it's not good to fight among ourselves.......(!)

moldytoilet: hai hai...i dun care :P

Maria: haiksss.............................give up...dun wan talk with you anymore..

moldytoilet: muahaha...i got the better of maria today

Maria: i'm "enervated" talking to myself...

moldytoilet: bb~

Maria[the WHOLE Maria]: (thank goodness...)maybe i should try talking with mei hua or bakaka...some other time...it's a really wrong idea to ask conflicting alter egoes to communicate....

**the above sentences were from the whole maria, not from any single alter ego**
Sent at 11:18 PM on Tuesday----

汪汪汪汪汪汪汪汪汪汪汪汪我是很汪的汪汪线汪汪汪汪汪汪汪汪汪汪汪汪

I'm taking TOEFL this saturday. Going to Penang tomorrow. I can do it I can do it I can do it *hyptonising myself*

And after that when I come back to Kelantan I have something to tell you...

I Flunked My Interview!!! AAAAA

Cornell Contact Meeting, 7 Dec 2008. Venue: Starbucks, 3rd Floor, Suria-KLCC. 3pm. Please arrive 10 minutes earlier.


AND SO I ARRIVED AT SURIA-KLCC AN HOUR AHEAD, AND AT STARBUCKS 10 MINUTES EARLIER AS SCHEDULED.

There was a guy being interviewed by Mr.Yeoh Chen Chow & another lady. I hate to disturb ppl, so i sat down on a bench and read a book.

3.03pm. They were still talking to the candidate at the table. I got worried that they might think that I was late and decided to ask whether it was my time yet. So I went up to them and said, "Excuse me-"

"We're still interviewing another candidate. We will call you later."

(interpreted by maria's convoluted brain as = Shoo shoo. Don't disturb us.)

WHAM! Maria loses 3HP. =A=

3.08pm. Wendy (the name of the other lady interviewer) called me (i was inside the nearby jigsaw puzzle shop trying to calm down). She had to go elsewhere, so it was me and Mr.Chen Chow. She seemed a nice lady ^^

So i greeted Mr.Chen Chow, shook hands, sat down. He was busy writing something. He introduced himself. I think I apologized for disturbing them just now. He asked me to just sit down and calm down.

Questions:

1) Introduce yourself.

Inner me: [Uh Oh. I didn't actually prepare a script. No, I forgot all about the self-introduction that is a sure section in interviews. Whatever, Hentam saje.]

Me: I'm Maria Wang, I'm from Kelantan! I'm studying at INTI now, i'm majoring in Science. I would like to major in Biology, maybe Plant Biology or Environmental Science, but I'm still not very sure...*ramble ramble* [and then I stopped talking while he was still writing and I dunno what else to say.]

Mr.ChenChow: Continue, please continue..

So i just slammed: "I LOVE SINGING!"

Mr.ChenChow: Oh...what kinds of songs do you sing?

Me: Oh, anything that I like, english, chinese, malay, japanese. And *mumble mumble, trying to find the right word*

Mr.ChenChow: Yes?

Me: Opera!

Mr.ChenChow: Opera...*nods* *writes down*

Swt.

Inner Me: [I had planned to sing during the interview, but i thought i introduced the subject too early *cries* So i didn't x.x]

2) It was not the end of the subject. Yet.

What have you done in this field? & What is your dream in this field?

Inner Me: [WHAT?! I've somewhat given up on dreams to become a singer. Aiks, hentam again]

Me: Ermm...*a bit dazed*

Mr.ChenChow (trying to help): Have you performed? In what kind of environment?

Me: Yes, at school, sometimes my music academy holds performances and i will perform there, at church... [gosh i am so long winded]

Mr.ChenChow: Have you written songs?

Me: I tried...but they never work out [OMG WHAT AM I SAYING- I could've told him that soemtimes i will just play something on the piano and record it. I could've told him how me and my brother wrote songs (mostly him) when we were younger and created imaginary artistes and contests and magazines. I could've told him that I am still writing lyrics whenever the mood strikes. Grr! Me stupid!]

Mr.ChenChow: In Cornell, there was this guy who was interested in performing. By his senior year he had organized his own concert and got quite a following.

Me: Oh..wow..

Mr.ChenChow: You could do that too.

Me: O.O...

Mr.ChenChow: Do you play any instrument?

Me: Yes. The piano.

Mr.ChenChow: Which grade?

Me: Grade 4. [Oops! Well, theoretically yes, but I have a Grade 5 in Theory. I didn't tell him. Argh. I should also tell him that i play the organ/keyboard for my church and the church in Nilai]

Next Question.

3) Why Cornell?

Inner Me: Aha! I've prepared for this.

Me: I think Cornell's the perfect match for me. I like a rural or suburban environment, Cornell has it. I want a major in Plant Biology, Cornell has it. Besides, Cornell's School of Agriculture & Life Sciences is the 3rd biggest one in the US, am I right-?

Mr.ChenChow: It's the best.

Me: -uh yes, that's why. Also, i want a fun campus life, as i know, most students at Cornell live on campus right?

Mr.ChenChow: Oh...what do you know about the campus life in Cornell?

Me: I don't know.

[o口o]

Mr.ChenChow (saving the situation): There are around 1000 clubs at Cornell. (elaborate a bit). Which clubs are you interested in?

Me: Uhmm...do they have-

Mr.ChenChow: Don't need to worry about whether they have it or not. They have everything. If they don't, then you could start a new one.

Me: I guess the Catholic Students Society, definitely music, (i forgot what else i said). And of course, charity! Things I've never done before.

Mr.ChenChow: Like?

Me: Jungle Trekking!! (it has been my secret wish for the longest time)

Mr.ChenChow: *jots down and looks up* And?

Me: Um..mountain climbing (continuing this strain of thought T.T)

Mr.ChenChow: Actually you could do that in Malaysia too.

Me: Yes, but my parents are always telling me, that i cannot go without a guide, without adult, it's very dangerous *rolls eyes*

Mr.ChenChow: Maybe you could find a group of friends who has experience, and go together. There are alot of good sites for jungle trekking around here. _____(i forgot where) and FRIM.

Me: Ah, FRIM...I would like to go there.

[some more conversation here]

4) If you could bring any speaker to Cornell, who would it be?

Me: Speaker? *makes hand gesture like a bird's beak opening and closing*

Mr.ChenChow: Yes, a speaker.

Me: can i bring....Nik Aziz?

Mr.ChenChow: Why?

Me: Well...i heard his speech once, live. He has such a deep voice that is so charismatic. He could talk about Islamic principles, in such a way that even non-Muslims can understand what he's trying to say. It impressed me. It's very moving, very charismatic...

Mr.ChenChow: Every week, 40 speakers are invited to the campus to give talks. Anwar Ibrahim has been there a few times, Dr.Mahathir has also been there. We have lots of money for this purpose. If you gave Nik Aziz 10million [if i didn't hear wrongly], why can't he come?

Me: O.O

5) If you could choose any courses at Cornell, other than those related to your courses, what would it be?

Me: Philosophy! *gets ready to elaborate*

Mr.ChenChow: And?

Me: And definitely music. And ____, ____, _____, ______ (i forgot what I said = =)

Mr.ChenChow: Did you know about the various courses I took in Cornell?

Me: Yeah, I heard about how only 20% of the courses you took were related to engineering.

Mr.ChenChow: (gives many examples of the courses he took: horse-riding, wine-tasting, accounting etc etc etc)

Me: (continues wish list of the courses i want to take...actually brain stuck)

6) What do you see yourself as in 10 years time?

[Gosh, I should've known this would come.]

Me: (crapped about doing research in Malaysia, i think saving trees and forests and crap)

Mr.ChenChow: *repeats question* How do you see yourself, 10 years later? 20 years later?

Me: A mother! With 3 kids!

Mr.ChenChow (getting desperate): What do you want to do? What is your ambition?

Me(also desperate): Cameron Highlands! Unplanned development! Now you see, they are just building factories and cutting down trees and it looks so ugly now! (crap some more, with grammatical mistakes unrestrained) ....I want to return Cameron Highlands to its original state!

Mr.ChenChow: Ah...have you been there before?

Me: *nods*

Mr.ChenChow: Have you done anything about it?

Me: ...

Mr.ChenChow: Actually, as a student, you can do a lot of things. Even if you can influence just one person (to be more environmentally-aware), it's a lot.

Me: *listens intently*

Mr.ChenChow: You could start something at INTI. Next semester, your SATs are over, you will have lots of free time.

Me: Ah! Yeah, INTI produces a lot of rubbish. I could...

Mr.ChenChow: *waits patiently for my idea*

Me: *in a low voice* a campaign..(craps lamely becoz i have no idea how to go about it)

Mr.ChenChow: Make use of the 8 months you have before going to US. Make use of it.

Me: *nods*

7) Is there anything about Cornell you want to ask?

Me: Actually I want to ask about the research program.

Mr.ChenChow: All the professors do research. (explains a little about research)

Me: Actually I went to the Cornell website to search and there were so many professors doing research on plant biology.

Mr.ChenChow: Then you google the professor's name and see what he's researching about.

Mr.ChenChow: Anymore questions?

Me: Umm..how is the weather like-

Mr.ChenChow: Keep this question for the dinner session. Are you coming for the dinner session? (me nods) If not, I'll have to answer the same questions for each candidate...Anything specific you want to know?

Me: Hmm...(since you're not from CALS) no, don't think so.

8) Anything else you want to tell the Cornell Admissions Board?

Me: Ah umm, as you said before, cornell is for jack-of-all-trades, I'm that, jack-of-all-trades...

Inner Me: [=.= Gosh what a lame answer. Sounds like you're pathetically trying to get on their side]

Mr.ChenChow: Anything else you want to ask?

Me: Erm...how was the interview session today?

Mr.ChenChow: It was quite ok, actually. We had 8 candidates today. (talks about the interviews). This year it's better because it's spread out. Last year there were a lot of last-minute appointments and we had up to 16 interviews per day!

Inner Me: [Actually I was asking about my performance...never mind, this is fine too ^^;;]

(casual conversation on this topic)

Mr.ChenChow: Anymore questions?

Me: [sensing that i should get out of here already] No, thank you very much!

I stood up and left. Another girl (I think i saw her during SAT2 but I didn't know her. Actually she's from INTI lol) took my place.

p/s Please note that i've cut short some of the conversations, and might've left out some 'sub-questions' and some of my answers. My not-so-reliable memory.

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ARGGHH! I'M SO LAME SO LAME SO LAME SO LAME!!!!!!!

It's my own fault for not preparing properly. And for holding back so much.

And I discovered that I'm too long winded= I use more words than neccessary to convey something.

And my mind is not properly connected to my mouth because so many things get filtered out before they get to my mouth.

And my speech is very messy. I say things and just drop them all over the place. The dialogue I wrote here is not an accurate representation of what I actually said (even if i could write it out you will probably go crazy reading it)

Mr.ChenChow told me the other unis i'm applying to don't conduct interviews. Thank God. Brown has a phone interview though and i haven't contacted them(0_0)

Here's Gelato Fruity's Mango Gelato I ate after the interview to console myself (T_T) So pathetic.

(T_T)(T_T)(T_T)(T_T)(T_T)(T_T)我是爱哭的份分割线(T_T)(T_T)(T_T)(T_T)(T_T)(T_T)

I don't know whether I'll be able to do what Mr.ChenChow suggested. Although I want to do a lot of things, but I'm not a good multitasker. I can only focus on one thing at a time. Definitely I must focus on my studies if I want to get good results. I do want to organize some events, especially for charity or environmental issues, but I don't know how to do it. I don't know how to go about it. "Make use of this 8 months wisely." I hope I can. As an initiator as well as participant. I really want to do something with our Catholic Students Society.

BUT

Now I must first complete the task at hand. My admissions essay and personal statement and activites log. and TOEFL. I must do it! If not my parents' hard-earned money and hardworking taxpayer's money will go to waste. Applying to US unis is not cheap. You have to pay USD$60-70 for each uni you apply to as application fee. Not counting courier fees and test fees (although you can claim some of it from JPA you still have to pay for them first)

DRIVE!! DRIVE!! MOTIVATION MOTIVATION!!! Don't you dare slack off!

Please KICK ME IN THE ASS because you don't know how pulpa* i've been for the past few days and TOEFL is this saturday and the deadline for commonapp is 31 December and i still have at least 5 essays to write.

*pulpa- please refer to Miao's previous blog entries

GAMBATTE!!!!!

Michael Jackson Kahwin Harta Banyak Isteri Untung!

Woi, budak ni ngarut ape eh?

Recently, Michael Jackson converted to Islam. But that's beside the point.

-------------------i am a secret admirer of JT's fen ge xian----------------

Anyway, as I was studying for SAT2, I came across some 'nostalgic' stuff.

Kalau Nak Cantik Mesti Ada Zat Ferum Supaya Pembukaan Hidung Cun Agaknya
You guys still remember right? The beloved electrochemical series... There were many funnier variations (something about panadol) but I can't remember. This was the first one given to me (by dear Pn.Roseneeeeee) so it stuck.

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The cations that will produce white precipitate when NaOH is added...I really like this acronym ^O^ Ah Miaow introduced it to me

Add Sugar To Coffee
All Students Take Calculus
All Science Teachers Crazy
Maths. Quadrants1-4. My favourite is the third one, Ban Ban (Mdm.Tan Geok Ban) taught us that ^O^ I thought the 2nd one was pretty cute too (from Barrons)

No Fear Of Ice Cold Bears
Something new I learnt from SAT Chemistry (Princeton Review). It's the list of elements that exist as diatomic molecules at room temperature (i think). Nitrogen, Fluorine, Oxygen, Iodine, Chlorine, Bromine. So cute~

Another new acronym that I got from SAT bio:
King Philip Came Over From German-So? (Princeton Review)
or
King Philip Came Over From German Seas (SparkNotes)

=Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species

Mine: KePoChi Order Family Gila Seks
Stupid leh~ = = no choice

Here's the weirdest and stupidest one:
The SI prefixes in Form1: Terra Giga Mega Kilo Hecta Deca Deci Centi Milli Micro Nano Picto Femto
Since no one offered me a better solution, I made my own top secret acronym for this one- ! It's super super stupid and crude and makes no sense but i'm still using it wahahahaha...

The Gila Muraki Kill Hisoka Dan dia cry mao mew* n potty farts!! O.O!!
*the sign for micro is read as 'mew'

Yup, it came out of me when i was 13. Those who watched YnM may understand half of it muahahaha. Potty will be Potter, Harry Potter GYAHAHAHA! I will explain to those who care to listen~

--------------*whispers*dun tell her, but moldy says maria is a sadistic idiot-------------

Now who can guess what I'm talking about in the title?

Hint: It's the equivalent of ROYGBIV

Hint: Somewhere~~~ over the...

Ok, ok, i know it's getting lame.

The answer:
Michael Jackson Kahwin Harta Banyak Isteri Untung
= Merah Jingga Kuning Hijau Biru Indigo Ungu

Ceh! So lame.

Hey, I'm not to blame. My brothers taught me this when I was still in primary school and I couldn't tell you whether jingga was purple or ungu was orange. It's the first acronym I learnt. So memorable. *PIA飞*

I'm sitting for SAT2 this Saturday, and will have an interview with Cornell's alumni on Sunday. T.T Wish me luck! I will do my best!