Countdown to 2009!
A few more minutes and it will be 2009. It feels as if I have just celebrated New Year not long ago but then here comes another New Year. My New Year celebration for this time is different from last year and I know I will most probably have a very different New Year celebration next year. As the saying goes, “Nothing stays the same”. Everything changes from time to time. Audacious, thrilling, enjoyable, strenuous, challenging…that is how I would describe my life in 2008. There were happy moments and sad moments too. Yet, I would categorise myself lucky to have the life I am having now. I really appreciate whoever and whatever I am having in my life now. Yes, I am contented with my life now but no doubt that improvement should be done to better my life. 
I know I have changed quite a lot this year. Was it for the better or worse…that, I myself do not know. I should say something that occured in my life early this year has made me change a lot. It made me understand clearer of what this whole world is all about. People are not as simple-minded as I thought and the world is not as peaceful as I thought.
Whenever the New Year arrives, there should be New Year resolutions as well. My New Year resolutions for 2009? Well, there are just too many for me to list down. However, I just hope my loved ones including friends and myself will have a better life in the year of ox in terms of health and happiness. Wealth? Well, oklar, in terms of wealth also but money is not everything in life. Happiness means the most to me but sometimes I am still searching the true meaning of happiness in life. Happiness is just something abstract and undefinable.
2009 will be a very different year for me. I will lead a very different life next year and I really hope it is for the better. I guess I am really looking forward to my life next year because since last time I have always wished to be somewhere far from everyone who knows me. I just want to feel how is it to be by myself and only surrounded by unknown people. It is not that I do not appreciate the people around me now, I do appreciate them, but sometimes I just want to lead a different life. I want some changes and a different environment. I just want to take control of my own life at times. I just hope 2009 will be a great year for me and everyone else.
Anyway, I met up with Kristie and Marisa today! Marisa is a friend of mine whom I knew 2 years back while we were in the Yayasan Telekom educamp for our scholarship application. We both secured a scholarship from Telekom but we both rejected it because it was not the course of our choice. Although it wasn’t a long meet up, but I really do appreciate those moments I was with them. We met up in Star Parade, Pacific, had lunch together, walked around the shopping complex, then we parted. We did chat a lot during that time and it was so fun hanging out with them. Thanks girls!
Till then, I am going to bid goodbye to 2008 very very soon. I know I am going to miss my life in 2008 yet, I am also looking forward to my life in 2009. I shall not look back at the past anymore and just look ahead to my future.
Goodbye / Selamat Tinggal / Zai Jian / Joi Gin / Adiós / Sayonara / À bientôt, 2008! 
HAPPY NEW YEAR, EVERYONE!!!!!
They Are My Past, My Present, and My Future
2005
This was my geng during my secondary school days and they are still my geng to hang out with when I am back in my hometown. From left : Neoh, Slyvia, me, Kristie, Caryn, and Azalia. This photo was taken approximately a few weeks before our SPM examination, so, yeah, no doubt we were having the stressful faces. LOL!
We were all the primary Convent school girls which answers the question why we could click very well until now. Lol. We had the same thinking, same wavelengths, same interests, and same spoken language (except for Azalia but she can speak English very well), we are still the same in almost everything I guess… 
Their company makes me feel at comfort because we are very open to each other and we could just say whatever we like to each other without any hesitation. We gossiped, we ate together during recess time, we stood together during any assembly, we sat side by side in classes and tuitions, we walked together to labs and moral classes, we walked back together to the main gate when school dismissed, we attended almost the same co-curricular activities, we went for the same tuition centres, basically we saw a lot of each almost everyday during our secondary school life. However, we never got bored of each other. Hehe! Maybe we had too much of each other which is why God separates us from each other now. LOL! It is very unfortunate for us that we can hardly meet each other now but glad that we still find ways to meet up whenever we are back home and we still keep in contact with each other via MSN or other means of communication which is free since we are all so far apart.
2007
If I am not wrong, this was our first meet up after SPM which was last year (14.12.2007). It was some sort of a farewell thingy for Slyvia before she left for the United States to pursue her studies. Unfortunately, Azalia could not make it for the meet up. We were having lunch in a Japanese restaurant near Village Mall and went to walk in Village Mall a while. That was my first time in Village Mall. It was not up to my expectation. 
Wanting a quiet place to chat and gossip, we then headed to Kristie’s house and went straight into her room. Lol, we started our girls’ talk like we had never talked in our life before. Our conversation covered almost every single thing, the past, the present, and the future (you wouldn’t want to know what did we even talk about our future because it will scare you off…lol), even random stuff. Hehe!
This is some sort of our “promise” to meet up again in future whenever we can. We were uncertain if we could ever meet up in a complete group in one or two years to come. After that, we parted and went separate ways. Well, no doubt, we are sad to leave each other once again, but then at least we had a great outing to be remembered.
2008
With God’s will, we managed to meet up again after one year plus, 26.12.2008. This was us in Secret Recipe, Village Mall.
Well, again, Village Mall. Lol. SP is just too small and there isn’t any interesting place to hang out. However, again, it was not a complete group outing. Caryn was not there this time but Azalia was. It was better than nothing. We were all so excited to meet each other after a year of temporary separation. Kristie and I reached Secret Recipe first and we were searching high and low for them and finally we heard a familiar voice shouting “Mangkuk!” from behind. Oh well, that was Slyvia, never change even though a year of studying abroad. Hehe! Oh yeah, she actually came up with the term “PANAS GUYS” and our whole conversation for that day revolved a lot of that term. She said she could not resist from telling her friends in the States whenever she saw any hot guys, so being a typical Malaysian, she used the Malay language to describe the hot guys there, therefore, she came up with the term, “PANAS GUYS”. Neoh as usual, did not change either, she is never punctual, she was around 10 minutes late. Lol! We were not long in Secret Recipe, approximately around one hour plus then off we went to Old Town because we wanted a different environment.
Us in Old Town Kopitiam!
Oh yeah, we made a hell lot of noise when we were there. I guess we had turned Old Town Kopitiam into a real “kopitiam”…lol! Oh, by the way, did you realise our theme colour for that day? They were black and green! Well, it wasn’t any sort of conspiration, just a coincidence! Hehe!
It was then the sad part, the time all of us had to separate once again but, never mind, we will surely meet up again someday. Till then, thank you girls for the great outing! Will always remember you all. We shall reunite again whenever there is a chance. Take care my friends!
P/S : I will be meeting up with Kristie tomorrow. She is coming to find me. Supposedly our meet up is today, however, she is down with fever so, it is postponed to tom0rrow. I am so excited to see her once again and my Alor Setar friend, Marisa will be with us too. There will be girls’ talk once more though it won’t be so crazy like how we did in a group but at least something is better than nothing! Get well soon girl because I want us to talk and gossip and crap till we drop dead. Lol! See you Kristie and Marisa!
Cohort 5’s Annual Dinner
There you go…my Annual Dinner post. Yeah, I know I took quite a long time to blog about this but late is better than never, right? Lol! Sorry, just a little lack of inspiration and time to blog lately.
Anyway, here are most of the photos that I have taken that night. 9 November 2008 was indeed a memorable date for the Cohort 5 to remember and it was somebody’s birthday as well!
Yeah, we held the dinner in Palace of the Golden Horses after much discussion and contemplation from the comittee members of the Annual Dinner.
This is our Programme Book. “A Night of Reminiscence”…that was the theme for that night.
Table F…that was my table for that night. Those who were on the same table as me were Adam Jay, Lee Kok Lian, Chew Jian Yong, Daryl Davidson, Revathy, Grace Lee, Amy Chong, Izyan Izzaty, and Sharmyn Lim.
Dr. Boon…my lecturer for Human Development during my first sem and Learning and the Learner during my second sem. She was great in every way. Thanks for everything, Ma’am!
Madam Caroline Yong…my lecturer for Classroom Management.
Madam Tan Aig Bee…my lecturer for Social Studies during my foundation.
Grace Lee…she was the first person whom I spoke to when I first entered my foundation class. Ever since then, I have been sitting beside her every day during foundation. She is a great friend! May she have a great time in Wellington, New Zealand next year!
Dayang Intan…my classmate since foundation. A very sweet girl and nice friend. May she have a great life in Wellington, New Zealand next year.
Izyan Izzaty…my housemate since foundation. Gotten closer to her middle of this year. A fun girl to be with. She is like my “kakak”. Lol. She is a year elder than me, so, she is definitely my “kakak”…hehe! We studied a lot together for our finals. She will be off to Brisbane, Australia next year…all the best!
Well, here comes the ravishing Revathy. Hmm…what should I say about her? She is the closest person to me in college this year, apart from my junior, Saw Nancie. She gave me a not-so-good-first-impression when she first stormed into the class during foundation. I was actually scared by her attitude and I told myself that this girl is never going to be my friend. However, as the saying goes, always expect the unexpected. She is my closest friend for now though she can really piss me off at times and I am glad that I am not going to miss her because she will be my housemate and uni mate next year. Guess we will have lots of fun together but I will have to control her because she can get very hyper at times and start doing and talking nonsense. Looking forward to it!
Preena, sweet and pretty girl…the one who used to jog and play badminton with me in the evening. We could really chat a lot while doing our jog. She was the one who will be always “scolding” me to eat more. Lol. Thanks for everything, Preena. She will be off to Marjon, the United Kingdom next year. May she have a bright future there.
Alia Dougson, only got to know her this year. Nice girl. Glad that she will be my uni mate and housemate next year. Will be hanging out with her a lot. We will definitely have lots of fun together!
Estee Ooi, a girl from up north, Perlis. We often travel back to KL together. Thanks for your company, girl. May you have a great time in Wellington, New Zealand next year! Take care!
Goh Mun Ting, a Penangite. Well, I don’t really know her well, but she is a nice girl. Has always been Estee’s roommate. Hope she will have a bright future in Brisbane, Australia. All the best!
From left : Sharmyn Lim from Terengganu who will be off to Auckland, New Zealand, Grace Lee, myself, Preena, and Amy Chong from my own hometown who will be in the same uni as Sharmyn Lim.
My co-ordinator, Yang Mulia Dr. Raja Mazuin…thanks for everything Ma’am!
Someone new I should introduce here. Adam Jay from Nibong Tebal who will be pursuing his studies in Marjon, the United Kingdom. He is very proud of Nibong Tebal because according to him, PREMIER tissue papers are manufactured there. Lol! He has been my classmate since foundation. Quite a funky and gothic guy. Oh well, if he is reading this, I guess he will feel honoured that I described him as gothic as he likes to be one. May he have a great time in the United Kingdom!
From left : Aizat Omar, Shogi Hammanop, Madam Tan, myself, and Khirol.
Another new person to be introduced here…Adnin Azmi from Selayang. He will be my uni mate next year. So, I guess I will be seeing a lot of him too. A nice friend he is.
Some other new people that I have not mentioned yet. Far left, Daryl Davidson Jubilee (a cool name he has…lol!). He is a Sabahan who will be joining Adam in Marjon, the United Kingdom. Hope he will have fun with Adam there. On my right is Ng Chee Loong from Kampar, Ipoh. He will be in the same uni as Adam and Daryl. May everything sails smoothly for him there.
A guitar performance. That is Lee Kok Lian (will introduce him in another clearer photo of him) and Khirol on action. They did a good job that night. Congrats!
Yeah, it was Reva’s birthday. Happy Birthday to her. I bought her this cake and I guess she liked it, didn’t she? Lol! Hopefully being a year elder will make her a wiser person…hehe!
Ok, the last person I should introduce here. Lee Kok Lian, a Sarawakian. He is from Miri. He will be my uni mate as well, so, I will definitely be seeing a lot of him too for the next 2 years. Well, we share the same surname and people said that is why we are both blur. Lol. Many of our coursemates assumed that the LEEs are blur, but are we really? Well, that is for us to know and for you to find out!
All in all, I should say we all, Cohort 5, had a great and memorable night during the Annual Dinner. There was fun time when some of us started dancing while there was emo moment too when the lecturers started singing some songs of their own creation to describe us. Although we are all going seperate ways, we will definitely try our very best to keep in touch with each other. Separation is good at times as absence makes the heart grow fonder.
We shall all reunite again after 2 years! Good luck everyone!
Happy 19th Birthday, Nancie!
Happy 19th Birthday, Nancie. May you have a wonderful birthday this year.
Happy Birthday once again!
