# 160 } a BIG problem.

I have no idea what to get for my sister's birthday!
And its next Sunday.
Shucks.
Shucks.
Shucks.
Shucks.
Shucks.

# 159 } janette. :(

She was my bet to win So You Think You Can Dance S5.
The best dancer there.
Versatile among all the rest.
Janette Manrara.
Eliminated on 23.07.09

America's so got it all wrong. :(







Now there's only Jeanine and Brandon left to root for.
I swear, Melissa and Evan should've left.

"So You Think You Can Dance" celebrated its 100th episode Thursday, but judge/producer Nigel Lythgoe said the party was ruined when viewers' votes sent front-runner Janette Manrara home.
http://www.ledger-enquirer.com

I totally agree.
Boohoo.

# 158 } college life is tiring.

Today, was probably the most tiring day of college.
The amount of Chem we were taught today just makes me feel like a dumbass.
And, I got my Biology quiz marks back.
Epic fail.

67%

How atrocious.
Lol.
Anyway, I really think the guy who said college was easy and relaxing, is gay.
Seriously.

College is assignments, tutorials and brain-draining lectures at its worst.

No kidding. :)

Pfft, and now, I have a Thinking Skills quiz tomorrow.
And a Physics test the day after.
Shoot me.

# 157 } revenge of the fallen.

Transformers.
I've finally watched it.
:)



Action packed.
Intense.
Brilliant.

Well, I nearly cried when Optimus died.


And, I love Jetfire.


And I love the Autobot twins even more.



And who can forget the ever awesome Bumblebee?

I loved the part where Bumblebee started bashing up the girl that took a ride in Sam's car. Haha!

I loved it.
:P
I didn't think it was draggy or stereotype (I hardly watch movies anyway), and I thought the special effects were the awesomest since HP and LOTR. Unlike everyone else, I thought it was awesome.
That's me. :)
*will so watch Harry Potter soon*

-----

..lacks a human touch?
The guy who wrote this, is just too full of himself.
Lol.
If humans dont get enough screen time, is that a reason to hate it?
-.-

And, the review I totally support against all MB haters everywhere;

I am so sick and tired of critics who look for “a solid storyline” or “character development” in a movie about alien robots who disguise themselves as regular earthly machines. Its an action movie where robots fight, of course there will be explosions. Would you rather they put on a tutu and dance? YOU ARE A STUPID IDIOT. This is a great entertaining movie, the CGI is amazing, Megan is hot and Josh is oh so smokin.

Transformers 2 reviews are useless because no Transformers 2 review will stop people from seeing Revenge of the Fallen. A Transformers 2 review truly means nothing, for if Transformers 2 reviews could stop big Transformers 2 Reviews More Meaningless, Dreadful Than Ever box office, Michael Bay would be out of work. Michael Bay lives on his movies being critic-proof, and Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen reviews are no exception.

Michael Bay - makes awesome movies that make millions in the box office, entertains a lot of people ( otherwise it wouldnt make millions ) versus critics who… who do what exactly again?

victoria;

# 156 } fame.

" I'm on a see-food diet "
" I see food, and then I eat it! "

It was pretty good.
I seriously loved the casting of the main characters this year, even if the dancing wasn't that great. The cast this year were all new faces, I've never noticed them before. Especially the casting of Micheal as Schlomo. And he was pretty good too. :)
The entire main cast was so awesome; especially Tasha, Iwawan, Aiman and Muhaimin. Freaking amazing singing/dancing/acting. And Alexis. I never thought she could sing and dance that way. And wow. She was awesome. I loved bits of it a lot, especially the last song.

I was also impressed with the stage layout.
It was uh-mazing.

Overall, it gets a wide grin from me.
:D

This, geared me up for the FAME movie.
September 25th people!

# 155 } just for laughs.

This, is for public enjoyment.
Presenting my good Maldivian friend, Imma. :P

With the clip..

and, without. :P

After that, I couldn't concentrate on any TKS homework.
LOL.

Something not funny?
Sumitha's last day in Taylors was today.
:'(
Gonnah miss you Sumi.

# 154 } decisive.

I'm so gonnuh be a veterinarian when I grow up la. :D

And I'm so going to delve into rescue teams for stray cats and dogs of some sort.

There's just too much abuse of pets in Malaysia.
Too much.
And I freaking hate it.
:'(

And to think when I flipped through the papers in the past week to look for an argument based advert for Thinking Skills, I'd end up reading stuff about pet abuse and inconsiderate arses that live around Malaysia.

I so need to start reading the papers la.
XP

i'm still alive but i'm barely breathing;

# 153 } oh no. :(

I am losing weight and muscle mass like massive.
Yes, and that all happens because I haven't swum in ages.
*Starts doing push ups and planks at night*
XD

xxxxx

Anyway, today was a normal college day I guess.
But I just have one thing to say.

I
LOATHE
TITRATIONS.


Seriously.
And there are like about 10 more of that in the practical book?
:'(

love lockdown;

# 152 } LOL.

I so need to get this printed on a shirt.
:P

Who's with me?
:D

xxxxx

Anyway, I'm so hyped.
Why?
Cause I get to watch FAME next Friday.
Andrew tells me its good, so it better be. :P

And, Megan's coming back to Malaysia!
I miss her oh so much. :(
Now, I finally have an excuse to go out and watch Transformers 2 and Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince next week. :D





xoxo;

# 151 } bm, why?

http://chedet.co.cc/chedetblog/

Seriously, everyone who visits my blog; clicky on that link, and vote on the poll.
I'm sure I'm not the only one that thinks teaching Science and Math in BM is bogus.
Seee, even Vince thinks so:-

And I for one agree.
Singapore is so gonna overtake us by miles.

Anyway, I've just gone for a haircut and a treatment for RM45 only. :P
My hair's much shorter now.
And I think its got all its oils back.
The ones that was lost due to excessive exposure to chlorine when swimming.
^.^

we made you;

# 150 } an environmentalist.

That I am.
Seriously, I can't stand people who start polluting, and worse off, don't fucking admit it. Yes, I'm bloody mad. Watching CNN this morning, I found this. What retards friggin don't admit they are killing the earth and the townspeople with their dumb mistakes?

A bittersweet journey in Eastern Tennessee

This, was a pretty residential area.


And this, is how that place is supposed to look like.

Erin Brockovich:

Being asked to help the people of Tennessee who have been so devastated by the coal ash disaster has been bittersweet.

It is bitter because it is so shameful that a community should have their homes and lives torn apart by a corporation that could have taken steps to avoid this impending disaster, which they knew was imminent. The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) knew of breeches and leaks but did nothing to stop them.

It is bitter because people are experiencing sickness since the disaster and are fearful for their children and families; who wouldn’t be?

One billion gallons of ash, debris and other muck laden with arsenic and radionuclide came roaring down upon them in the night, and they are now having difficulty breathing and have developed skin rashes, debilitating headaches and respiratory problems. What’s worse is that they are being told that these materials can’t harm them, yet their bodies tell them otherwise.

There are millions of gallons of uncontained coal ash still in this area. It is bitter because it is summer, a time when in years past, the lakes and rivers were filled with boaters and families fishing. The valley echoed with the laughter of children. Yet now, those sounds of laughter and joy have been silenced. The community and its people are fearful and have become prisoners of their own homes.

Working with this community is sweet for only one reason; I have had the honor to get to know these people. Members of this community either grew up in or moved to this area because they love nature and the great outdoors and believed that they had found a little piece of heaven on earth.

They could enjoy some unspoiled place where nature thrived in their own backyards, where they could enjoy the laughter of their children as they played and where they could appreciate the soothing sounds of nature. But then, on December 22, the roars of disaster rolled over and through their neighborhood leaving their hopes and dreams of the future extinguished nearly as fast as one could blow out a match.

So why did I go to Tennessee when members of the community asked me to go? Because together with the law firm of Weitz and Luxenberg I knew that we could help them to organize, to remember that they have rights and to keep their hopes alive that one day soon their community could be returned to them. The people of Harriman, Kingston and surrounding areas are strong, proud people and it is critical that their voices not be silenced.

This community needs to be protected as the pieces of their lives are slowly put back together, and I hope that we can learn from this disaster about how to STOP future communities from being devastated before the unthinkable happens. It is a disaster waiting to happen all over again.

Seriously.
We are literally all suffering a disease of being human.
By the time we all find out that we are all in danger, it'll be ten darned years too late.

xx

P.S: I'm so sorry for emo posts after emo posts but I can't stand things like this happening.

# 149 } the alignment of the moon and stars..

..tell today isn't a good day.
At all.

I woke up as per normal, after grabbing a bite for breakkie, went off to college again. When I went to the library to return my borrowed textbooks, I realised I didn't bring the book along with me. And today was the last day to return that book too. That early in the morning, and its already off to a crummy start.

Anyway, I just borrowed another textbook to fill up my notes for the classes during the week, and went off to class. Sumitha and Sugeeta were sitting outside 2.14, waiting for classes to start. When I joined them, I find that Sumitha was offered a scholarship to Stover's; somewhere in London, to study her A-levels. And her last day, was . . . . today. When she told me, I spaced out. Literally. And even when the information sinked in, I couldn't believe it. She'd be leaving Taylors. :(

The rest of the classes during the day went by a-blur. It was all very monotonous, fast paced and nearly incomprehensible. After lessons, lunch. At TGIF. The most expensive place in freaking history - for Sumitha's sake. :) I'll miss her so much when she leaves.

And then, the ECA drive. Not too shabby. I joined 5 clubs altogether, The Sky Adventure Club, The Association for Future Doctors, Dodgeball, M.A.D.U. and Tree Huggers; failing to find the Swimming Club I so wanted to look at. But in any case, I was participating in everything Esther was taking up, except for Yoga, which I DESPERATELY want to do.

The bad news? H1N1 hits Tanarata. A year 3 little kid. That meant quarantine time for a week, no concert, no party, no practices. It was funny at first, then I realized, today was their last day of school. Haya's last day. And, he wouldn't be able to perform during the concert that was postponed to the end of the year.

And even after that, I find that Bryan was burnt badly after a smoke bomb experiment failure and Ana, near the explosion when it happened. When Joanne told me that, I nearly broke down. Bryan was sent to the hospital for an examination. It was too much. For one day, way too much. And all I was thinking of was the number of friends I'd miss and worry about. All of them. They were all amazing people each one of them.

Joanne's story :

Moments later, we heard that they were back, all of us(Year10s) quickly rushed out hoping to see him. He was in the conference room. Sina went to get gloves and I helped get a cup of water for Bryan and went in with him to see him. I saw him lying down on the sofa, in so much pain. I took a look at his hand, it wasn't good. Sina quickly applied the cream all over his hand. He took the pills and laid there, hoping the painkillers would take action immediately.

*Feeling hesistant to go on writing*

I quickly went and took his bag for him, Haya wanted to see him, so he came back in with me. It got Haya and I all teary, it was hard to see him in pain like this, but.. Sina's right, I don't think anyone else could take it like Bryan did. We were told to go out, and we went, I don't know why my tears just flowed out after seeing a tear on Haya's cheek. Shortly after that, Bryan came out and he was taken back home. All of us went back to class sadly, hoping he would be okay.

Then, I went online to look at the So You Think You Can Dance Top 12 Eliminations. Phillip Chbeeb was eliminated. That just pissed me off. He was the only popper that was left in the competition. And now the bloody top ten is full of contemporary and jazz dancers. I doubt I'll ever see a good hip-hop routine again. :'(

That bad. What a crummy day. Really crummy..
How I'd wish I'd wake up at 6 today again, with everything in place. :'(

# 148 } information overload.

These few days, have been oh so damaging to my poor brain cells.
Lol.
Too much new information.
And thats not just for Bio, but for Chemistry too.
Like, all the shell, sub-shell, orbital, electron relation stuff is hard. :S
Physics, well, let's not go there, cause seriously, I don't get it AT ALL.



In any other case, me and Esther are EXTREMELY addicted to jellybeans.
We give the cart lady good business.
:)

# 147 } physics aint my thing.

I am so bad at physics.
It's indescribable.
T.T

xxx

Anyway,
you might be a swimmer...

If whenever you hear an electronic
beep, and you instinctively jump,
you might be a swimmer.

If you have rings around your eyes
unrelated to the amount of sleep you
got, you might be a swimmer.

If waking up before dawn to exercise
seems normal, you might be a
swimmer. (You might also be crazy)

If jamming a piece of Styrofoam
between your legs is not a kinky
sexual
activity, you might be a swimmer.

If bugs die of chlorine poisoning when
they land on your skin, you
might be a swimmer.

If the phrase "This set with fins" is
better than hearing "You just won
$1000," you might be a swimmer.

If you answer, "I don't need to" when
someone asks when you showered
last, you might be a swimmer.

If you love a good lightning storm
when you have outdoor practice, you
might be a swimmer.

When you learn how to squirt water 15
different ways, you might be a
swimmer.

When your long term goal is to slap
your bicep on your lat, you might
be a swimmer.

When you wake up before six for the
free doughnuts, you might be a
swimmer.

When you go through so much latex in
one season you could wallpaper
your room, you might be a swimmer.

If a friend asks how a certain guy
dresses and you reply, "I only see
him without his clothes on" you might
be a swimmer.

If your friends have stopped asking
you about your plans for the
evenings, you might be a swimmer.

If you go from store to store
desperately trying to find your
favorite
sports drink, you might be a swimmer.

If the first place you go when you're
stressed out is a swimming pool,
you might be a swimmer.

If your daily apparel is held together
by knots or is torn and see
through, you might be a swimmer.

If the phrase, "50 double armed
backstroke with a breast stroke kick
makes you happier than anything, you
might be a swimmer.

If being fish-like is a compliment,
you might be a swimmer.

If your friends don't even call you
anymore because they know that you
have no time to do anything, you might
be a swimmer.

If your nightmares consist of a series
of numbers ending in 0 or 5, you
might be a swimmer.

If you have hickeys on your neck, you
might be a swimmer or you might
be lucky.

If you sweat chlorine even after
showering, you might be a swimmer.

If you just don't understand the charm
of the swim suit edition, you
might be a swimmer.

If getting smacked on the butt doesn't
bother you at all, you might be
a swimmer.

If someone asks if you have any
siblings and you start listing
teammates, you might be a swimmer.

If you are determined, strong, smart
and tough, you might be a
swimmer.

# 146 } emotionless.

I have no idea why, but these few days, I've been feeling, empty.

Just
e m p t y.

Hollow inside.
Like something's missing.
Like something was never there.

Every time I create a post, I end up staring at the blank space waiting to be filled in.
Maybe it's a phase.

In any case, I'm glad I'm in the same class as Sugeeta and Sumitha, and the rest of the girls; eventhough I'm still pretty upset they've split up our class. It seems so unfair. The girls all in one class, and the rest in the other. Not that I'm unhappy with my classmates, but I think they should have divided us more fairly, mixing us up a little. We keep sticking to our own group, and hardly mingle with anyone else out of our circle. I guess you could say I have mixed feelings about it, but in any case, it's done.

Note: need to watch Transformers.

# 145 } and i thought bio was my strongest subject...

After my lecturer showed me this today,
It definitely isn't.
Cause we O-Level grads, know nothing about cells in this excruciating detail.
o.0

Me
Lecturer

*points to endoplastic reticulum*
Can anyone tell me what this is?
Uhm, a coral in a pond..?

So I guess you could imagine the class today (since most of us did O-Levels), how blur we all were. Seriously. I kept glancing at Sugeeta, Sumitha and the rest of the class, and they were all the same as me. Staring at the whiteboard with the same blank stare. It was that bad. And the lecturer was going on and on about plasma membranes, endoplasmic reticulum, Golgi complex, and ribosomes. Even after I pointed out to her that us O-level students had no darned idea what she was saying since page one and she taught it at a slower pace, it was just way too much new information. Like massive. I mean, all I was taught back then until now was cell membrane, chloroplasts, nucleus, cytoplasm and mitochondria. And it was so bad, I just gave up and started laughing cause I just didn't get any of it. :P But, it was horrifying. And the fact that the national students knew what was going on all the time, made it worse.

Now, I know what it feels like, to be in class, and know nothing about the lesson. And, its not a good feeling. :/

Probably the only good news I have for today is that I got a perfect score for the first Maths quiz. XD

breakeven;

#143 } busy bee.

I only wish college was as relaxing as people made it out to be.
Assignments, projects, homework.
And school hours til 4.30.
Let's just say, its tiring. :)