WE BEAT BB!!!

Today my school softball team beat SMK Bukit Bintang's softball team 20-13! Everyone was telling us about how we made history because we only had one and a half months of training and yet we beat who BB who are a very experienced team and were 2nd place in last years tournament. It's too bad the JU reporters were not around to record the moment when the game ended and we all ran screaming euphorically into the field and tossed our caps and gloves into the air in celebration. It was unfortunate that the boys did not take training more seriously or we could have done so much better in the tournament and might even have gotten a medal. Nevertheless, I'm proud of my boys because of today's victory and the improvement they have shown over the past two days. Thank you guys so much for letting me experience the sensation of a home victory(something which I have never experienced before)! :D But what makes me prouder is the fact that some of the boys have been nominated to attend the selection training for the district softball team. All the best guys! Make SMK Bandar Utama and our district proud! But the best part was I was also nominated to attend the training despite the fact that I did not play a single game this time. The officials and teachers were telling me that they were really impressed by the fact that I succeeded in managing and coaching the school team to a victory over BB in just one and a half months despite the fact that I'm still only a student. I was probably the youngest manager out there as every other school had teachers in charge and some even had proper coaches. Today's victory proves just what SMK BU is capable of if we believe in ourselves and work hard. Success with home grown talent is always the sweetest. We could make the big boys sweat even though we were rookies. Anyway, 5 years after playing in the softball MSSS, I now have another chance of making it into the Petaling district team. I don't think I'll get in though(as there are many better players out there) and will probably give it a pass as I have to start focusing on my studies. Thank you very much to everyone who gave me this opportunity though(including the school softball team)! :D

Just recently, the amazing class of Form 6-ers of SMK Bandar Utama went for a class trip to the Malaysian's Palace of Justice.*Ooooohh*
Nah, not that amazing as the name would suggest, please...
Anyways, these are the pictures taken by moi with my not-that-pro-and-amazing camera...
I know it would be better if these are in Facebook, but hey, I need to update something here..
So why not this...

Look!! Nigel!! One of the hotties that supposed to blog in this blog...

But never really does...

Haha...That's Maddie posing with Kim and HL asleep in the bus...
Look behind, that's another guy who's also a blogger in this blog too!!

Woah..."Hello, Hello...yeah, yeah..I'm busy..."
That's Roy with the phone...
Looking busy...
Hmmm....

Haha...Look!! PK posing with JT!!
Naughty naughty!!

Woohoo...Our very own Big Sista!!
Looking great!!

Then, her young sista(not really) tries the big specs too!!
Looking totally nice!!

One amazing picture here...
It's Grace and Maddie!!

Here they are again....

Woah....Lookie here...

Head Librarian and Head Prefect!!

Lord of the Books and Lord of the Law in the school....

Here he is again...the Head Prefect...
Nice pose here...

Wow...Nice pose, people!! Looking great...

Haha...Class picture!!

Note several stuff in this picture...

The random people behind doing Lady GaGa (Yay!) poses...

And Roy...Almost like doing the middle finger...

Naughty!!

One of the best pictures so far..

Random corridor, good-looking people, turn-behind poses and great smiles equals GOOD picture!!

They were supposed to imitate Mickey, Donald & Goofy...
But I guess PK, Nigel and Grace sure looks better than those three cartoon characters...

I had to run downstairs before everybody did for this picture...
They were walking down one of the most amazing (and most money-wasting) stairs I have ever seen...

Look behind, people!

Oh no...PK's face got blocked!

Let's try that again!!

Yeah!!! Good take!!

We were so lucky...This was taken during a court session...
The lawyer took the time to pose and take a picture with us...
How rude of PK though, to make fun of him...
Just kidding!!

Haha...This brings the idea of 'giving up to time'...
Put yer hands up! Put yer hands up!
Yer time's up! Yer time's up!



Hey, even one of the guards was free to pose for us!


And to think we were such a nice bunch of people...
Think again!!
BIJ alert....
Beware!!

This is the fourth member of this blog...

Yings is examining the books...

Thinking maybe these books are worth alot...

Hey hey hey...Nigel posing with a random protrait of somebody...

Wee Sheong said the guy looks like Mr. Bean...

Hmmmm....

Yeah, that's me on the left....

Hoping and wishing to get that thing inside...

And that's Wee Sheong on the right...

Friends pose...

PK look like she's looking for a fight...

"Hey, wanna takau is it?!"

What's so funny??!!

They sure look like they are having fun...

PK look like some Big Sista, those from those gangsta club...

"Don't mess with me!!"

Here we are again....This time though, nobody turned back...

So all we see are a**es....

Ahah....

Me, Chester, Wee Sheong and Nigel...

So, there you have it...the pictures from our trip to the Palace of Justice...

If you don't know where that is...

Don't worry...

I'm here to help...

It's in Malaysia...

Yeah!!

In Putrajaya...

Yeah!!

Oh, I forgot to take a picture...but you know what's the motto for the Palace of Justice?

Yeah, I know, you must be thinking...a palace has a motto?? Woah....

The motto is 'BUAT KERJA'...and it's hung outside the palace on a big banner too...

Can you imagine?!

That shows how hardworking they are....

Okay, gonna go already...

Bye!

Congrats Pakatan Rakyat!

Congratulations to Pakatan Rakyat on your victories in the Bukit Gantang and Bukit Selambau by-elections! Hidup Rakyat! Hooray that Makkal Sakthi, People Power, Ming Quan is still going strong!

Take that Mahathir! Go back into retirement la! We do not need you anymore. No more Mahathirism! As for Najib, it's clear that the people have rejected your leadership, no matter what your BN goons say about the by-elections not being a referendum on your leadership. You cannot fool us anymore with empty gestures. We demand real and concrete reforms but I'm afraid you won't be able to bring about these changes as you've been entrenched in the system too long. And there's also all those scandals and nasty allegations hanging over you. I have to say I'm deeply ashamed to have a man as tainted as you as my prime minister. But I take heart from the fact that BN will probably be buried in the next general elections and that I will be one of those voting against BN then.

To Dato Seri Mohd. Nizar, take heart from your triumph and know that the people are behind you. You are the rightful Mentri Besar of Perak and even though I'm not Perakian I would still give you my support. Now we just have to hope and pray that the courts will do what is right and just and rule in your favour. But then again, that may be too much to ask of our judiciary no thanks to Mahathir and BN :(

To the people of Sarawak who voted for PR, do not be disheartened by the defeat in Batang Ai. You did your best against the BN's mighty machinery and you fought the good fight. Hopefully someday soon Sarawak will be free of the BN's grip. Oh people of Sarawak, reclaim your homeland from the BN during the next state elections! Put an end to the rape and theft of your lands and the humiliation of your tribes. Vote for PR!

May I live to see a new dawn rise over Malaysia!

MUET Essay

Since this blog has not been updated in a while and I am unfortunately too busy to think of original posts to post, I'll just post an esssay I wrote a while back for MUET, just so this blog does not remain dead. The essay is about university education.

In this day and age, the costs of a university education has increased significantly. This has led many to question whether or not it is still economically viable to procure a university education. Apart from that, many also question whether or not a university education is still relevant in todays rapidly changing world in view of the large numbers of jobless graduates out there. Thus there are many who would now rather forgo a university education and enter the job market right after leaving school. I however strongly believe that a university education remains important and relevant in today's world.

I believe that a university education is an important part of one's educational journey. There are several reasons why I believe so. Firstly, universities are temples of learning and scholarship. They provide students with a learning environment unlike any other. A university education can allow students to increase their knowledge in ways they never could elsewhere. For example, many universities are also centres of research and new discoveries are being made all the time. A student could gain much from interactions with working researchers and would learn much more than if they just studied textbooks at home.

Apart from increasing one's knowledge, a university education also helps students to significantly increase their intellectual ability. Through the process of seeking knowledge at university, students will be able to develop their critical thinking skills and reasoning abilities.They will also become independent learners. A university education will also help deepen students love of learning and knowledge. They will also realise that education is not merely a means to an end but has its own intrinsic value and beauty.

At university, students will also come into contact with people from various backgrounds. They will be able to make new friends and develop a social network that will be advantageous in future. Through interactions with foreign students at their respective universities, they will develop greater intercultural understanding. Students will develop a greater understanding of the common humanity of all men, as they are all united by their desire for knowledge. Thus a university education will greatly improve one's interpersonal skills.

Apart from that, a university education also helps students to become more independent and mature and learn various soft skills such as leadership and problem solving skills. They can do so through participation in various non-academic activities on campus.

In conclusion, a university education is still very important in today's world. I strongly believe that a university education will continue to remain relevant to society as it has always been throughout much of human history.

That's about it for this post. It's not a very good essay though please feel free to comment on it or to point out mistakes I made. Hope that it was a mildly interesting read for everyone.

AFS SH 09/10 Orientation Camp

I'm writing this post in the middle of the night on my German roommates laptop while volunteering at his orientation camp. I'm so happy that I was chosen to volunteer at this camp. It's been a lot more stressful than I thought. Nevertheless, I've still had a great time so far. It's really nice to be able to meet the AFS'ers that just arrived in Malaysia this week. There are 30 of them, 12 Germans, 2 Frenchmen, 1 Finn, 1 Swiss, 1 Belgian, 1 Costa Rican, 3 Argentines, 2 Aussies, and 7 Japs. I really hope that they will have a great time here in Malaysia and that their AFS year will turn out to be one of the best experiences of their lives. Unfortunately, I can't think of anything more to write because I'm so tired. Was up chatting with 1 of my German roommates. He's from Münster. I visited Münster when I was in Germany. It's quite a nice city. The cathedral is quite big and nice. Built in late romanesque style if I'm right. My roommate is going to Kemaman. Hope he likes it there. That's all for now though as I really need to catch up on my sleep. One last thing, I wish everyone out there a Happy and Prosperous Chinese New Year! Xin Nian Kuai Le Xin Xiang Shi Cheng!

 

  

Haih....so sad wan this blog....
Everybody so busy with school life, no time to blog...
I was waiting for the return of more fantastic posts by Senhor Diferente...
Or more KP-related posts by D.S.V.....
Or at least, damn sweat posts by yings....

Oh well, if you people out there wanna read about our life now...
It's all about school....
How exciting can that be?
Go figure la...........................................................................................

Sometimes in life, we have to set aside the more important stuff in life for more, more important stuff in life....
Think about it, how many times have you gotta do that....
It's a human nature....
Sacrifice....

Don't worry la....those awesome bloggers in this blog will soon come back wan la...
They all just need some time to think what to post only...
I'll make sure to remind them....

Ciao!