Jonas Brothers fever

It's official. I'm (almost) having the Jonas Brothers' fever. I had their songs played in my head over and over again.

'Lovebug', particularly. *grins sheepishly*

Thanks to my 'darling' siblings, who are the fans of Jonas brothers, I am now, welcomed to join their group. I'm in already, I mean.

Syazawani especially. It seems like she memorized the facts on Jonas Brothers more than she memorized 'Sejarah Keruntuhan Kerajaan Kesultanan Melayu Melaka'.

For instance

' Joe Jonas wears glasses'

Me: Really? I don't know that! Guess we have something in common then, tee hee...

' They got one brother, who's chubby/fat'

Me: Oh, okay.

My siblings even asked me to buy a new keyboard as my organ has yet to be repaired *sigh*.

And we're gonna set up our own band. Hahaha.

'Camp Rock' punya pasal.

Danial even said that he wanted to set up a 'Camp Rock' in Malaysia. Double Haha!

I'm going to download all Jonas Brothers' song available to my phone. :)

Nope, I rarely listened to Nasyid songs. It doesn't mean that I'm a sinful person...:P And 'rarely listened' doesn't mean I dislike them, loathe them. I DO LIKE SOME OF THE SONGS, OKAY.

And the same goes with English/American songs.

So please, be meticulous when you're judging people. I said this to anyone in particular.

And one more thing. I love CFS song. Anything wrong with that? ;P

KC-ians in ZC and AC

As we all- the fellow students of CFS IIUM know, the Kingdom Hospital (Khadijah College) is undergoing renovation works. One of them includes painting the whole scary ex-hospital(such word??) building. Good. Consequences come after that.
The good news is, the 4th floor of ZC is going to be occupied by some fellow KC-ians. Haha, Kesian..Get it? LOL. In addition to the present ZC-ians of course. SO, the more the merrier! Some of my good friends from KC are going to stay at ZC! But it's a pity of course.
1. Most of them will be staying at Level 4.
2. No lifts-unlike their previous Mahallah.
3. The rooms are SMALL! I mean, the rooms in KC are 2 to 3 times bigger than ours! I know, I've been there..:)
4. Duh, they will complain with all their might. Huhu. No offence, fellow KC-ians.At least you're in ZC! Not AC! Be grateful! Grateful!

Apparently, I've heard some not so pleasing stories about Level 4 of ZC. Someone claimed that they saw a 'Hantu Pocong' hopping at the dark gloomy corridors of Level 4 ZC. I know, I've been there. Thank God I didn't meet any non-biological life forms. Huhu.
Here is how it goes.
In the early semester, I was going to Hazie's room, which is situated in Level 4. Staying in ZC for just a couple of weeks, I didn't really know my way there. And her room is in Block A. Guess what? I thought that if I straight away go upstairs to level 4 from my level (level 1), I could just go around the building and reach Block A straight away. Instead of going downstairs and climb all the way up to Block A again. (In ZC, Block A is separated from the three other blocks, I was clearly not aware of the facts. You know what? It's creepy up there. The rooms are unocccupied, and the toilets are DARK. No lightings. And so, I went round and round the block, failed to find any room number that ends with the letter A. As I went round and round, I saw the same girl at the TV area twice. Only then did I realise that I've gone around the building three times, I think! And seriously, the feeling is unbearable. Level 4 is filled with extreme quietness, and loneliness. The shoes' racks were not filled with shoes as it should be and the dustbins are spotless and being toppled down. Even the places where we hang our clothes are left unoccupied without clothes, which is a rare sight. It was so quiet. And the toilets are DARK and GLOOMY. There was not a single soul there except me. As I speed up, realising where I had gone wrong, TADA! A door mysteriously opened by itself! And it was DARK inside! You guys could have guessed what was my reaction after that? CABUTLAHHHH!!!!
And luckily I didn't hear anything about the 'Hantu Pocong' story at that time. If not, I wouldn't have dared to go up ever again. But Nabila told me that there IS a room in Level 4 of which the lock is damaged. SO, maybe that's the room! Maybe, maybe not. I don't care.

Ermm, yes.Back to KC-ians. The bad news for us ZC-ians are.
1. Our one and only cafe will be crowded with girls from all three colleges! And what's more, there are even THIRD INTAKE students!
2. More madness, I can tell you that.
3. The TV area will be fully occupied. There will be no seats left! Full house! (as if!)
4. Battle for the washing machines!!! Huhu.
5. Everyone have to wake up early in the morning because MORE people will be queuing to use the shower stalls and loos.

AC? Huhu. No comment. I heard that it has been abandoned for several months. And Kak Bahijah(my usrah sister) told us that the conditions there are not really good. With leaked roofs and all. Whatever it is, WELCOME KC-ians to the family of Mahallah Zainab Jahsy. Sooner we all will be ZC-ian. Haha.

Be strong

Okay fine...It's not like it's that bad. I mean, it's not actually the grade that you had predicted you would get (mind the grammar). I mean, come on, be STRONG, SARAH! And everyone of you, I strongly suggest you to watch MEET THE ROBINSONS! Trust me, it's worth it!
I kept on watching Meet the Robinsons one more time. And from there, I can conclude that FAILURE is NOT FATAL, nor that success can continue throughout our life. And so, I present you my result, of which I copied and paste dit directly from the site. Go on, LAUGH ALL YOU WANT! feel free to interpret it howsoever! It's not like I care..:(
Code Subject Credithour Grade
HMM1114 MATHEMATICS 1 4 B+
HMM1414 BIOLOGY 1 4 A-
LEM6012 ENGLISH LANGUAGE VI 2 A
LQM1061 ELEMENTARY QURANIC LANGUAGE ( PART 1) 0 B+
GPA : 3.6
CGPA : 3.6
Yes, it's unpredictable! It's 3.6!!!! ALHAMDULILLAH!!!!
I am forever eternally grateful to Allah SWT for giving me this second chance. Huhu. Seriously, my head keep forming the number 3.33 ever and ever! I thought I'm going to get that. And so, I prepared myself to predict for the worst. And hope for the best, of course.
Congrats to Hazie and Wani! They got 3.734! WOW! AWESOME!!!
At first, seriously. I can't believe I got a B+ for my final grade. Let me tell you something. I failed my Maths Mid Sem. And my carry marks is only 24.6 over 50, thanks to my maths mid sem. But I didn't give up. And SERIOUSLY! I had hoped that I will get at least a B for final grade and an A for Biology! I'VE MADE IT! To get at least B+ for my final maths grade, I will have to get at least 92 for my Maths Final paper. Not to brag of course but, it shows that in Maths Final, I achieved 90 something for FINAL! Alhamdulillah! Again, not to brag or anything. Sorry if I made any of you feel uncomfortable. But just like what I've said earlier, failure is not fatal. And success can't continue IF I'm complacent. Hopefully I will always berpijak di bumi yang nyata, huhu.
Ok,enough already. I got to study HARDER next semester and get 4 FLAT!!! OH YES!!!!
Though I'm a teensy weensy dissapointed coz I got an A- for BIo. Oh well, I don't care already!!! :D
Alhamdulillah. Syukur. Oh yeah, a B+ for Arabic final grade and exempted from English! Well, not exactly exempted, you see. But I'm not going to repeat Arabic and EPT next semester!

Okay, continue later. I want to watch 'Olivia'. Hehe...

Randomness again..

Now it's HAZIE who's trying to freak me out.
No, it's not gonna work. :D
wow, EIGHT posts in a night?

Inspiring...

'Meet The Robinsons' soundtrack. By Rob Thomas. I've always loved inspiring songs and lyrics. Now, who said that music is sinful?

let it go,
let it roll right off your shoulder
don't you know
the hardest part is over
let it in,
let your clarity define you
in the end
we will only just remember
how it feels
our lives are made
in these small hours
these little wonders,
these twists & turns of fate
time falls away, but these small hours,
these small hours still remain
let it slide,
let your troubles fall behind you
let it shine
until you feel it all around you
and i don't mind
if it's me you need to turn to
we'll get by,
it's the heart that really matters
in the end

all of my regret
will wash away some how
but i can not forget
the way i feel right now

I simply LOVE 'Meet the Robinsons' ! :D

Meet The Robinsons!

Seriously, 'Meet the Robinsons' is the BEST Disney movie ever produced, yeah and that includes the non-animated ones.
It is VERY inspirational, you got to watch it if you haven't. And if you had, you got to watch it again and again! :D
Funny how an animated film almost brought tears to my eyes. Maybe it's because it shows that future is...well..future is UNPREDICTABLE!
Same goes to me here. No matter what result that I might get tomorrow, I will survive and KEEP MOVING FORWARD!!!

I mean, it's not like I didn't study at all! I DID! All my best!
I did complained, and grunted sometimes(in college, not here) because of my low carry marks (because of my low mid semester marks) that is really going to bring a big impact on my final grade. But I really studied for my finals to compensate them. Enough said. And I did my best during finals. So, that's it. No regret. Dean's List? It's ok if it's not meant for me. I'll try harder with continuous efforts next semester.

'KEEP MOVING FORWARD'
That's the motto of Walt Disney which is inserted in the film.
It shows that although you are facing hard times in your present life, or that you had had bitter memories of the past, BUT... who knows you might have a bright, exciting future that appeals to you at that time.
Let bygones be bygones. So, I don't really care about what tomorrow lies in store for me. Starting with the moment I got to know my result and the events that follow after it.
We just have to KEEP MOVING FORWARD!

Around here, however, we don't look backwards for very long. We keep moving forward, opening up new doors and doing new things, because we're curious...and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths.

I don't really know what Walt Disney meant about being curious and all. But in my interpretation, it seems that

Around here,(in life) however, we don't look backwards for very long (stop whining or regretting the past). We keep moving forward, opening new doors and doing new things, because we're curious to know what life has in store for us, and how it will lead us in the future. And with that sense of curiousity, we dare to explore new things in life, we dare to take chances, we dare to take risks, we are brave enough to face failures, and although we keep on falling or failing, (in this case, you can watch 'Meet the Robonsons') those obstacles that we once faced will lead and mould us to what we will become in the future. Life is but a series of lessons, you know.Hahaks..EMO.

Okay then, I'm feeling spirited and inspired! I must be optimistic! I am NOT afraid of FAILURES! NO!
And I don't care what people think about me either now or later. I just couldn't be bothered! I've got far MORE important things to think about rather than to think of what people think of me.
To tell the truth, I was feeling a little demotivated just now. But, who would have guess watching a mere Disney Animated Film could be so THERAPEUTIC?
I mean, I can say that I'm lucky to be able to watch this. I've been wanting to watch 'Meet the Robinsons' since EVER! And I just watched it just now!

Whoever said that Disney Films are so...INFANTILE, IMMATURE, OVERRATED , cut the bullshit ! COZ YOU ARE LAME! Spell it! L-A-M-E!

Haha, Blogging is therapeutic too! I can rant almost about anything! And I don't care what ngative perceptions people have upon reading my blog posts. As long as I'm not going to be arrested by the ISA and be put into jail. Oh, I don't care :)

Emotion-less

Seriously, I don't feel a thing right now.
A few of my friends are freaking out because of the imminent Semester 1 result.
Oh, bother.
Seriously, I don't feel that scared or even excited to know about my result.
Maybe the time has not come yet. Maybe I will be the one who's going to be fretting too much.
Jem said it feels like SPM. SPM? Not really. The feeling that I had while waiting for SPM result is..UNBEARABLE!
This? I'm emotion-less, I tell you.
Today is the 2nd, tomorrow's the 3rd, then 4th and 5th.
Actually, I'm quite bored. I'm tired of waiting. I want to know my result now, though of course, it's not gonna be that good, I think.
I'm tired of high expectations.
When my mum asked "What do you think you'll get?"
I just shrugged and laughed " Haha, I dunno,"
Seriously, MALAS NAK PIKIR!
One thing for sure. I've tried and done my BEST. So, that's it. Nothing to be scared of. If I do get it, Alhamdulillah. If not, just try again for the next semester. I'm not a pessimist.
Waktu belajar hari tu, otak dah tepu nak ingat notes Bio.
Dah macam zombi . Tidur pun termimpikan Maths dengan types of cartilages(too bad it didn't come out)
Mr.Result, I'm welcoming you with open arms... :)

Happy Birthday!

I would like to wish Happy 16th Birthday to my brother, Syafiq. May God bless you. And though you can be VERY annoying sometimes, you're still my brother,ok?
STUDY HARD for SPM and all the best in achieving your dreams.

Yes! Yes! Yes!!!!!!

YES! I've finally found where to watch all nine seasons of X Files ONLINE! YESSIE!!!
Oh God, I was very happy the last few minutes. But now..urmm..I don't feel a thing. Oh well.
Episode 1 is loading right now. And it's quite slow. Oh, who cares. Patience is a virtue anyway. But, just wasting your time to wait for it to finish loading? OKAY, I DON'T CARE!!
:)

I'm not in the picture, enough said...:P

My stalking skills pays off! Haha, look what I've found. My GPDP Group. The MOST hilarious group ever! Alamak, Toilet Guy is not there. Oh yeah, he was the one who snapped the photo. WTH la...



The picture's too small, ain't it? ;P
Wait seminit, what's Hazim doing? He's not looking at the camera!
Refresh, Hazim is my English classmate. And he's ONE year younger. Hazie and I regard him as our own brother. Hahahaha..
EDIT: Jem, my schoolmate for NINE years, my classmate for SIX years, FAILED to detect me! (Shook my head in disbelief)

The Wonderful World of CFS

Syidah and I once played a game to entertain our guest (neighbours who came to our room). And they agreed that we are HILARIOUS! Thanks for the compliments though.
What activities did we actually do when they come to our room?
Nabilah recorded a video of us (Syidah and me) roleplaying some real life scenes. For example, Syidah imitating me and Nabilah, and I imitating Aishah when she is talking to her boyfriend. Hahahaha. Oops!
We (Me, Syidah, Aishah and Nabilah) once did a horror stories night. The four of us would gather in my room and we would spook each others with creepy stories that we have heard or encountered before and later when we realized it, it’s already 2 a.m. And we got classes tomorrow!
Sometimes, we would just listen to stories.
Sometimes, we would just laugh for no reason.

Okay, the game. It’s a creatively created game. Syidah and I created it. :P We imagined that CFS is the most wonderful place on Earth. Everything is provided here. Our lives are filled with luxuries and comfort.

Zainab College is actually Palace of the Golden Horses Hotel. We are living in big suites. And since the fourth floor is unoccupied, we assumed that the fourth floor is the penthouse and no one stayed there because they can’t afford to pay the high rate.
Kiosk ZC is actually One Utama. We could spend the whole day there browsing and wandering around the BIG and SPACIOUS mega shopping mall and then, ending up at the same place(sarcastic!). Sometimes, there would be sales, we assumed.
Cyber Café ZC is actually- I forgotla. Haha.
Café ZC is actually Starbucks. The prices of food are high there. Of coursela, it’s Starbucks, what? *shook my head in disbelief*
Madam Asmeza, the principal of ZC is the owner of the hotel. Syidah and I bragged that Madam once invited us to dinner at her suite(whatever). Well, it’s true. That incident happened during the Eid celebration in ZC. I saw Madam and greeted her. She invited me to try the Laksa Johor of which she served at her house. As I could only find Syidah and Aisyah was nowhere to be found, the both of us went to her house(though Syidah was reluctant at first) where there were two other fellows there. Yes, and we ate Laksa Johor there. During the game, Syidah bragged that the both of us got to sit on the chairs, whereas the others had to sit on the floor! We both laughed while Nabilah and Syakila rolled their eyes.
The CFS Library is actually MPH bookstores. 3 storeys! It could also be the National Library.
The ATM machines are the Bank Negara.
The Al-Malik Faisal Hall is PWTC.
The clinic is Pantai Specialist Hospital.
The small optometry kiosk is Focus Point.
EDIT: ZC Gymnasium is Fitness First. Yes! We have a gym! Unbelievable, right??
There are Jacuzzis in our bathrooms. Nabilah interrupted us by saying “ There are also bathtubs right?” Syidah waved her hand dismissively and said “ Bath tubs are low class, we have jacuzzisla!”
The TV areas in ZC are Golden Screen Cinemas.
Everyday, there would be housekeepers who come and clean our rooms and bathrooms ( Indonesian maids)
Blok E is British Chalet-eh, it’s true!
Our window is facing ZC’s badminton court. In the middle. It’s like a courtyard, you know. And the court is a badminton stadium, I think, Really? Syidah bragged that she once saw Lee Chong Wei and Lin Dan played there. They came here by a helicopter. Everyone was cheering and drooling over Lin Dan but she only has eyes for her ex-husband, Lee Chong Wei.
You know the nursery? And that there is a mini pool and slide for the little children to play with? That’s SUNWAY LAGOON! Daniel Bego once swimmed there. Syidah claimed.
The football field in front of UKC is Stadium Negara. Haha, as if!
As the people here are so wealthy, rich and loaded, we are guarded 24-hours by the top security guards.The FBIs. Low and behold, The PAKCIK GUARD AND MAKCIK GUARD!
ABC is Zoo Negara. Dunno why. Brother Mahathir once said this. Haha
What else? I can’t remember. Okay, we’ll play the games again! And will strive our best to imagine that CFS is the BEST PLACE ON EARTH!

..and a sarcastic was born on that date..

Happy 18th Birthday to me! :D
I can't believe I'm getting old!
Thanks to those who wished me Happy Birthday!
Farahin- she's the earliest, haha. 12th of OCTOBER! Then, Bun, haha. 13th of October! And Mariam, last night(morning?) at 12 something a.m. On 14th October. And others as well. My siblings? Only Danial. In friendster, of course.
Then my father. Just this morning. My mum forgot..:P. She sent me a message. Okay, a doa because I told her I am stressed out for the imminent examination! Maths!!! Second time she called me, I thought she will remember. Instead, she asked " Have you woke up? You have to chant the doa that I have given you. What are you going to do next? When are you going to study? What did you study yesterday?" Okay, things like that.
Never mindla, she got other things to attend to, I think. Her worries over my examination has made her forgotten about the birthday of her first ever child! Muahahahaha.
EDIT: She did remember, urmm, she sent me the birthday wish in the afternoon. Syafiq too.Haha. We're gonna have prior celebration when I get home.
And, yes, I'm worried about my Maths. Okay, relax. You can do it!!!
What's worse that having to celebrate your birthday during times of examinations???
Yes, the doa. It's really helpful on the time like this.
Only Allah can help me.
That is, if I help myself.
I'm trying my best here!
Wish me luck!!!

MUET

I just found out those who got Band 6 in MUET are entitled to get RM 1000 from Majlis Peperiksaan Malaysia.
How AWESOME is that???!!!
I have to work hard! Please, I want to get the RM1000.
Apparently, I don't have any idea on what to write about.
Hahaha.

I'm addicted to...

I'm currently addicted to the X Files and went on watching all (almost) the video clips available in youtube. You know, it's so unfair! Singapore got this one AWESOME channel, AXN Beyond and they show all those cult and supernatural shows like The X files, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Supernatural, Angels, Roswell and many more! It's so UNFAIR!
I've just realised that I'm addicted to X Files after haven't seen the series for like, SIX years already! Perfect timing, huh? Eh, I still study for Finals, okay.
I think Mulder and Scully are the MOST PERFECT couple ever! Isn't it great if they are together in real life? And if it's not fictional, of course.
Well, I almost cry when I watch this video. It reminds me when I got the news that my grandmother passed away. Soon after that, I listened to this song.
So, enjoy! ( I hope!)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2PuwDwbON8

I'm aware of that, thank you..

Yes, I'm aware of the fact that I have committed enormous amount of grammatical errors in my blog posts. Also, the inappropriate usage of phrasal verbs and all. Well, I'm still learning. And yes, many spelling errors. Not spelling errors of course, but typing errors.
Why am I posting this? my mum read my blog and she commented that " Grammar semua berterabur. Present tense, past tense semua campur aduk," Hahaha, Okay mum.
And off I distracted her to read Tun Dr. Mahathir's blog.
Well, we read his blog. I am very impressed with his immaculate English. I'll look him as my mentor. Haha.
Tun Dr. Mahathir. My whole family respected him. We are his supporters but not avid supporters of course. We admire his visions and the changes that he had brought to the country.
I first read his biography- a thick book entitled Mahathir-Riwayat Gagah Berani(well, something like that) when I was only nine years old! Cool, huh?
That's all from me. Selamat Hari Raya and Happy Holiday I wish to everyone!

Tales of a Sarah

One funny incident that I would like to recall. It's quite embarrassing but oh well.
I might as well blurt them all out.
During mid semester break, I was so busy studying (and enjoying my leisure time, hehe) when suddenly this bus guy sent me a very disturbing message, saying that the bus will depart one day earlier.
I was like WHAT???????
And of course, having no choice, I just GOT to take the bus on that date.
So many things that have to be done. Done them all.
The bus was supposed to fetch me at about 11 pm. And of course, them being so punctual, arrived about almost 12 a.m.
I saw the bus first. And off I went frantically running fter the bus. After a brief moment of teary eyes with family, of course. LOL.
OK. UIA bus. Why does it look so different? I was thinking at that time.
Fine.
Wait, why got so many people? I have no choice but to squeeze on the back seat.
Hang on. I thought the brothers supposed to sit at the back. Now, why the sisters are taking over.
My eyes searched wildly for the sight of Husna, my friend. Who's supposed be with me. In the same bus.
I called her and said.
" Husna, Bas dah datang! Saya dah naik bas!"
And....guess what?
" Sarah, saya tak nampak bas pun. Awak suruhlah bas tunggu. Awak kat mana?"
" Saya kat Jalan Kereta Api tu. Cepat naik! Bas dah nak jalan!"
" Awak, suruh tunggu!"
" Okay, okay,"
I put down my phone and asked that Kakak. I was so relieved that I got to take the bus. Hehe.
" Kak, tunggu! Kawan saya belum naik!"
" Siapa?" that Kakak asked.
" Nama dia Husna!"
That kakak checked through her list. Husna something something ke?
" Tak! Husna something something,"
Kakak raised her eyebrows. " Tak ada orang nama tu dalam list ni,"
" Huh??"
The bus started moving already. OMG. WHat happened???
I asked again. " Kak. Ada bas UIA lain ke?"
" Ada. Bas nak pergi UIA PJ. Nanti dia sampailah,"
OH NO!!!!
" Jadi, bas ni pergi UIA NILAI LA??"
Everyone in that bus chorused " YES!!"
And I screamed (almost) out loud. " Kak, SAYA TERSILAP BAS!!!"
And in that instant, everyone laughed. Including the brothers.
That Kakak said to that driver. " Pak cik. Tunggu. Ada orang silap bas,"
She asked the girl beside me " Kenal ke dia?"
She said " Tak. Ingatkan kau yang kenal dia," she said to the girl beside me.
Everyone of course, looked at the back and laughed laughed laughed. Some whispered to their friends beside. Aih. SOOO embarrassing la..
That pak cik dropped me off in front of the police station. Lovely sense of sarcasm, that is.
Oh dear. I saw another bus. UIA bus. I waved frantically. But it didn't budge. Remember Jem, the time at school where I always waved for my school bus to stop? Well, exactly like that.
Some girls passed by me and asked " UIA PJ kan?"
And I said "Yes,"
Seriously, it was almost 12 a.m and yet, there were SO MANY BLOODY vehicles.
Me, on the other hand, had to bring my enormous bloody heavy luggage across the traffic light. ANd everyone was watching me struggling with the luggage. I could have sworn I heard the mat motors sniggering and laughing. AT MUA!
And yes, I met Husna and she motioned me to that Bus guy and said " Ah, ni tadi kawan saya yang tersilap bas," Well, sort of. Haha.
And I couldn't help laughing and giggling all the way from SP to Seberang Perai, kot.
My mum got so mad( at me) when I told her that I almost took the wrong bus.
Well, that's all. Me, the absent minded sarcastic

Am I THAT Sarcastic?

Well like..seriously???

This is the intial of the person you will spend you life with. He is humourous which has a slight aspect of sarcasm to it. but it keeps you going strong to an eternal love.

LOL. Thank God I don't know any GUYS whose name started with the letter J.
And sarcastic. Hahaha.
Oh, Crap.. :(

Thanks to you, mi madame..

Okay fine..I don't know whether the headline is in French or Spanish. Neither, I think. Okay, the thing that I'm going to tell is...
THANKS TO MY DEAR ENGLISH MADAMS..
I got to IMPROVE MY ENGLISH!!!
NOt getting exempted in English is probably one of the most benficial and good thing that EVER happened to me...
Well, let's see.
1. I browsed through my old posts and I found out that I have committed MASSIVE amounts of grammatical errors and sentence structures. What's with the past participles and all..Oh man, I'm starting to conduct an English class here..(is this sentence correct :P) Oh, never mind.
In conclusion, English class brings numerous benefits in improving my English in terms of grammar and vocabulary.Hehe...
2. Wow, a free class of journalism?
Mdm Asmeza, my reading and writing teacher, sort of told us how to write PROPER sentences, coupled with good choice of words in our essays. Me, on the other hand, feel that those skills that she taught us is applicable to be used in my dream career a.k.a a writer/journalist(whatever). Eh, I still got problems with my grammar, I think. Hahaha..Never mind, have to be confident! As least I learn something! Yaay me!
3. Speaking class.
Well, I speak a lot! And not to mention stuttering and stammering in the middle of sentences, unable to finish it. And lastly, Madame Jagdish (we called her Madame Jay XD) finished it for me. Looks like she's able to grasp my idea. The thing that I'm DYING to tell her. And yes, it kinds of improve my English speaking skills. Bit by bit. Oh man. Have to start speaking ENGLISH MORE!!!
4. NICE FRIENDS!!!
there's about 20 something students in our class. The best thing is that there are only 9 first year students and the rest are 2nd year students! Whoa!!! And they're the BEST! I can tell you that. The boys especially. The seniorsla.. They're FUNNY! And let me list out the name of the 1st year students. Ahaks..
Consists of SEVEN GIRLS! (GIRLS RULE!) and 2 boys..-_-
Girls
Yours truly, a talkative, panic stricken girl, sarcastic....I'll tell you more about my sarcastic behaviour later...And urm...I'm not the best person to describe myself. NEXT!!!
Hazimah(Hazie). An extremely pretty girl! And kind of brilliant too! Madame Jay once called her HaMIzah.Hahahahahaha
Fiza. A girl I truly admire. She is...sangat selamba! and yes..very SELAMBA! Malas wanna put the word nonchalant. Yalah. Selamba!
After English class, the three of us would usually go to the library and...(just insert anything)
Kak Jal. The Kakak in our group. She's from DQ I think. Exempted Arab, English Level 6! WHOAA!!!! Kudos to you, sis! Yup, she talks in a soft, soothing voice, quite ladylike and proper. Contrary to me, of course..LOL. And she got the HIGHEST MARKS for speaking! What did I get? Haha..2nd place kot...(shy)
Nabilah/Ummi. Arab exempted.Adoii! From MRSM. The first time I saw her, she resembles Nurul Nadia Bt Azman ( a friend from school). Seriously! Nice, dia dengan Kak Jal suka menyakat saya...hahahaha
Najwa. She's quite SERIOUS!!!! A former debater...But nice, of course...taking ALLHS, hehe. NICE!
Shakira. I never failed to ask her everyday " How's your new album?" and she will answer my ridiculous question back good naturedly...Exempted Arab whoa...She got that small, soft voice. When you hear her speaking, it's as though she's trying to refrain herself from crying. Agree? :P Haha. She's the only one from KC. But yes, SHE"S REALLY NICEEE!!! And got quite amazing vocabs too..The crying dictionary. Oh, saya sangat jahat... And yes, too many NICE. Who caresla...
Hazim. A 1st year medic student. He's extremely shy. Well, at least that's what Mdm Asmeza thought so. And so, we the girls called him Shy Boy. One day I entered the class, he was alone inside. When he saw me coming in, he got up from his seat and went out. Me too, of course. What for want to sit inside class? Moments later, he came in, brought Zaki together with him. Hahahaha..
Zaki. He got the softest voice in the class. A Pharmacy student. That's all I know about him. And yes, he and Hazim always go everywhere TOGETHER. And I seriously think that he's terrified of me. After that ruler incident. So lazy want to write here. He didn't come to class on the next day. Demam Terkejut kot. Hahahahaha.
Kak Munirah: The head of our class- for the sisters. Haha, I elected her to become one.She's nice. Kalau 2nd year student, paling rapat dengan dialah...
Kak Najihah. I thought that she's angry at me. Because of the peer editing incident. I made a mess of her essay. Sorry! But then, I tried to be nice to her and even talked to her for a while when both of us were waiting to wash our clothes using the machine. Okayla. A Pharmacy student.
Kak Maziah. I don't know how did she know my name. I never saw her before. The first time that she ever talked to me was during Speaking class.
"Sarah, boleh pinjam dictionary tak?"
"Huh? okay okay. Amiklah."
And Kak Mila, Kak apa lagi ah? I forgot. Sorry! :(
The guys.
Awang Sani. I got the same reaction that you have right now upon reading his name. The Class representative. I chose him again..Coz he and Kak Munirah were in my group in the first lesson with Mdm Jay. He's the most serious student among all the 2nd year boys.
Naim. Pharmacy student. He got the messiest hair! Only his hair.Hahaha. But Fizah said that he's nice. Well, of course.
Fazli. The messiest student of all. Hahaha. Can you imagine, during English presentation, he didn't even bother to comb his hair?? And also, his necktie is a bit lopsided and he didn't buttoned his sleeves. Haha. Okay. But he's really funny. In fact the funniest one of all. No doubt about that. One thing about him. Selalu tak datang kelas.. :I
And I forgot about the others. Sorry.. :(

We Are the Torchbearers for the Ummah...Really?

Well, where should I start?

Let me warn you that this is going to be quite a long post. All my thoughts and rantings for the past few weeks are being squeezed in one entry.

Well, I've already told you that I experienced homesickness even before I entered CFOS IIUM.

Fine, fine..

DAY ONE

Inside the car, I was crying. No one saw me, I think. Or at least I hope so...Registration day. Oh man..I forgot already. And yes, I'm too lazy to type.

After registration, went to my room. So SMALL! But, never mind, I'll survive! My room mate is Syahidah, a physical science student.

Tok Uda Noriyah and Zainal (my grandaunt/uncle) brought us to eat Nasi Dagang. Seriously, I DON'T HAVE ANY APPETITE TO EAT! I kept on rubbing my eyes with the handkerchief. I will surely miss my siblings and parents, definitely...

The cryings and emo moments stopped suddenly. And yes, I CRIED, AGAIN! When my whole family sent me to my room. Okay fine, you get the picture.

It's quite difficult for me to type using this keyboard.

Actually, I don't have any mood to write and my writing skills are urm....diminishing. Bit by bit.

We have to perform the congregational prayers with everyone downstairs...

Oh yes, I'm staying in Mahallah Zainab Jahsy, Hotel Zainab, if you ask me...It looks like a simple 3 stars hote if you ask me..And it is located on the top of a hill, which makes it in the highest position or something like that. Told you my vocabs and writing skills are deteriorating!

Okay, first night. Found Husna, what A NICE GIRL!!!. She's taking ALLHS, same as me...

Then, there's another Syahidah(her room mate), a St Georgian who got Pharmacy but planning to switch to Medic later on...

Okay, I confess. I ALMOST cry before going to bed but when I woke up at 4 in the morning, I feel nothing. It's as though I have grown accustomed to the surroundings...LOL.

Ah, I don't want to tell about the bloody tiring taaruf week activities. Let me summarize it in just ONE WORD.. LETHARGIC!!!!

Don't have time to sleep(duhh!!!) , to EAT! (seriously, one girl was admitted to the hospital because of this) and yes, the other reason is that she was feeling stressed out. Blah-blah-blah... I totally understand her. We are in the same boat.

My mum called me everyday. She told me that my FATHER cried in the car..Woohooo....

And when they reached home back in SP, they said that they could still see the dent on my pillow..Huhu...And my father began reminiscing my childhood days...Of course la I CRIED!!!

And...yes, got the stupid EPT and APT tests. I left the room earlier than everyone. I DID MY BEST already...AND I GOT LEVEL SIX??????? Okay fine, one must not complain. I FIRMLY believe that there are BLESSINGS in disguises or at least.. TRYING to believe..Where as someone that I know....got LISTENING AND SPEAKING! WTH....ONLY FIVE PEOPLE GOT L/S. Haih....

And Arab level 1, definitely...Oh yeah..I changed to Pharmacy.

First weekend, sleep over at Tok Uda's house. She bought me a book..A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini. Quite an enchanting tale. I read it twice already...Just a reminder that there are lots of other people (women) out there who suffered misfortunes and unfortunate events throughout their lives.

to be continued....

GERMANY WON!!!

Yes yes,I know. Ada masa lagi nak tengok bola, LOL.
Well, of course. The last time I watched the team Germany performed was during the World Cup 2006, I think. Against Portugal. Wow, 2 years already. How time flies..:(
Ok well, I was packing everything yesterday until about 1 something a.m and I realsed that I have left out something important. MATHEMATICAL INSTRUMENTS! Haih! Gonna get it by today.And also, got to send the documents to JPA. -_-.
Well, I stayed up, of course. I tried to wake up Syafiq but he woldn't budge from his bed. Who careslah..He's going to school anyway.
And so, I managed to get Syazwani, my ever darling sister to accompany me to watch the match downstairs. We dragged our comforter and pillows together with us. Tee hee..
OMG, the match is very memorable. It kinds of reminisce me the time where I broke down just because GERMANY LOST TO BLOODY ITALY!.
Yuh, I know. I'm so sensitive.
Everyone looks old, haha...:P
They had different hairstyles too. I've never realised that Ballack's hair is so...curly.
And my sis asked why Lahm looks as if he had been punched hard on his face. Well, that's what we've been trying to tell RAVINDER! Oh, those moments.
Overall, all the players made a great team. They are not selfless. They don't care who shot the goal as long as they managed to to do it. Well, duh! It's predictable that Germany will win against POLAND! Somehow, I felt a bit sympathy towards the Poland team. They never ever won against the MIGHTY Germany! Pity the coachlah.haha.
Speaking of coach, Joachim Low is HOTTT, right? He resembles the old Jurgen Klinsmann a bit. It's just that he's MORE HOTTT!!! Maybe it's because of his raven black hair, LOL.
Oh, PODOLSKI! Podolski shot both goals that claimed Germany's victory over Poland. Whoa..
Klose didn't managed to get any goal though...:P And Schweinsteiger, he came in to join the etam for about 7 minutes and ALREADY he received a yellow card. Wakakakakaka..His hair looks different..
Wow, Germany. You guys changed my world. And I will never ever forget the moments where I have transformed from a football hater to a football head. Thanks to Farahin and Suraya too, of course. And my WHOLE CLASSMATES! :) We all LOVE FOOTBALL!!! Though we are girls, of course. Oh, I started to miss you guys already. :(
And the players are getting old. I could still remember seeing Klose's face in the headline during World Cup 2002! SIX YEARS AGO!!!
Oliver Kahn's gone. And I predict the rest will leave the team too, after World Cup 2010. They are too old for this already..:( So maybe, World Cup 2010 wil be the last ever chance that I will have to watch their final matches. After that, maybe Ballack will leave,Klose too, maybe. And Lehmann..the other sniors before..:( No doubt that Podolksi and lahm will continue serving the team until well, let's say.. World Cup 2014. Oh dear, they will become old at that time. And me too. All of us. World Cup only happens once in four years. You saw them four years ago and you will be surprised to see how they aged when you see them again four years later. Well, life's like that. I slept at around 4. 40, I think. And woke up for Subuh prayer and slept again.
I'm going today, bye-bye you guys...

Things I wish I could Bring to College

After some reference from Jem's blog, of course..:P
1. My family. Again! You'll get bored hearing this. haha. I don't think that they'll like it to squeeze in my would be small room, haha!
2. I would like to say that I want to bring my whole room but that would be too absurd and of course, I would have nothing else to say then..
3. My bed, with the comforter and lots of pillows. I really wish that there'll be no double decker beds in the college..I'm scared..XD. haih! Nonsense! EDIT: Jem just told me that UIA got double decker beds. It's fine with me. That is, if I managed to get enrolled into it. But which one is more okay? Sleeping above or below? I'm scared if I sleep below and the double decker bed is so old already and bla2 yo get the picture. Okay, above. I hope. But really, I hope they'll buy new beds. Haha. Single beds. Not double decker, haha!
4.Microwave oven. Mini microwave oven to be precise,haha! Some electrical appliances like Electric kettle, of course! Haha, and some food. Eh, not some. MANY! Of course, frozen food like nuggets, bla-bla. But then, how to cook? I might as well bring the whole kitchen! And of course, RIBENA! One whole bottle of it! Right Jem? :D And some Milo.Haha..Nonsense! I wouldn't bring frozen food to college. Crazy idea! Where to put it? Don't expect me to bring a fridge too!
5. What else ah? Washing machine? They got laundry, right?Gila! Iron? Maybe.haha...Or I'll just invent my own iron! Or just use my hand. Haha. I did that in primary school! EDIT: Okay, I'll bring the iron. Steam iron and ironing board.Haih!
6. Mosquito repellants, cockroach repellants, whatever repellants that I could think of. EDIT: Insects repellants too. I mean, for other insects.Haha!
7. Candles and lighter. Wait if suddenly blacked out how? Oh wait, torchlight! Yes, that would be better! With lots of high powered rechargable batteries.Yes! Cool! EDIT: The torchlight must be in a convenient size and works efficiently!
8.Umm..TV? But then, wait I'll watch too much and can't concentrate! Aish! Okay, no TV!
9.And, alarm clock? Use phonelah... some more what ah? Fire alarm? Connected to the Fire Station. Now I'm being ridiculous. EDIT: Burglar alarm? Connected to the Police Station? Haha. And, what else? I don't know.
10. And yes, not forgetting the Holy Quran and the surah Yassin.You know, to ward off any evil presence! Haha.. Of coursela.By reading them! :)
11. And, other stuffsla.. wait I'll post some more..EDIT: Too many edits. And there will be more edits. To avoid confusion, the next edits will be done using red fonts, thank you. XD

Creepy Convent

Okaylah, as I have promised Maddy, I will thus, continue with my post about our soo beloved Convent Father Barre and its 'enchanting' not-much-of-a-fairy-tale stories, tales, whateverla...
Primary Convent.
1. I once heard Michelle telling us that during Primary, she and together with her other friends like Maddy and so, suspected that there might be hidden passages or something at the other sides of the old wooden walls of the really-really old library! So, as they read too much Enid Blytons at that time, these so called young investigators tried to uncover the mysteries.Haha.
During library hours, instead of filling up their Nilam books, they went on knocking at the walls, tick-tocking, with mountains of hopes that they will, finally managed to find those so called hidden passages. Haha..And yeah, Maddy said that got one side of the wall that sounds like it is hollow when you knocked on it. Who knows, maybe it's true, maybe it's not. We can just hope for the school to gain enough money to remodeled the old library. and thus, discovering the hidden rooms or whatever sort.
2. The second floor of the library. The staircase is really-really steep! And it is really dark up there.Jem once said that she heard rumours of something like Father Barre's being killed there or something. Haha. I guess so, I mean, being killed in a LIBRARY? That's ABSURD! EDIT: Jem's mad(quite) at me because I spread the wrong facts. Well, seriously I don't know whetehr it is a fact or a myth/rumour, whatever. No. It's not Father Barre who's being killed there. Jem said somebody died there. Not Father Barre. Father Barre died a long-long-long time already.
3. Last time, there was this old piano. Really old piano at the toilet building. My friend's mum, who was on duty for the afternoon session claimed that she heard someone's or something played the piano. It was almost dusk, by the way, and the students already went home. Now, who could that be? Hmmm???
4. Once, in the canteen, an old picture of a Caucasian baby is hung on the wall of the canteen. A few days later, the picture was missing! And the nest day, it was there again, it keeps on missing and mysteriously appeard again! Now, who on Earth would want to hang a picture of an INFANT in the school canteen? I mean, it's a SCHOOL! Not a hospital or any other maternity clinics! And, of course it will be a great nuisance to keep on hanging it, then take it off the wall, hang it again, yup. I don't know who did that. And the picture.. I've never seen it again ever since. EDIT: Maddy said that the boy was the one who owns the piano and the school. And Convent was a hospital during some sort of occupation. Japanese Occupation, I think.
5. An uncle at the bookshop at the canteen told this story. In the evening, almost dusk, he was getting ready to close his shop. And when he turned back, a headless sister was sitting on the canteen bench.Haha! Creepy, right?
Secondary Convent.
1. The toilet buidling. Once, there was this mirror that hung on the wall. Now, the mirror's not there anymore. Some said that a girl who came so early in the dawn of morning saw something white with long hair passing behind her. And she saw it through the mirror. I really don't know hwether that's the actual reason they removed the mirror.Hmm.Maybe. They said even Puan Khairul, the History tecaher knows about this. And coincidentally. Puan Khairul was once the student of the 'historical' school!
2. A girl claimed that she saw a hantu pocong sitting on the teacher's chair at the 5B or was it 5K? class. When she came early in the morning of course.
3. Puan Rosnah told us this. The old guard, now retired said that he keeps on seeing supernatural sights when he was working night shifts. He saw headless sister, again.I'm bored..
4. During the Perkhemahan Bersepadu 2006. The last night. It was raining cats and dogs. The tents were flooded with water. A girl, so absent minded decided to go to the toilet, ALONE! It was REALLY DARK, really! Then we heard this screaming. This girl got hysteria.Ustazah Wan told us that she saw something on the tree near the toilet building. And, after a month like that, the trees were chopped down. Which really adds to the speculation..Hmm... EDIT: And yea, Jem said they chopped the mango tree because there was a beehive. Nope, not that tree. I know about the whole beehive thing. The other trees. Near the primary school's sports' store. In front of the Primary's toilet.
5. Until now, I don't know why the school once closed the toilet at Block C? Near the Art Room? It is now reopened and remodeled. But no one dares to use it..
6. Ummm. I started to get the creeps right now.. I'll continue in the morning.
Cheerio!
7.And yes, morning now. At the end of the Primary school's block, the one which is situated behind, the furthest. They said that one of the sisters, Sister Adrienne I think, was murdered. Again! And was being buried under the class. Nonsense!
8.Izzati's mum was once the student of the school in the 1980s. She told us that. One day, she was walking along the Block C. As we all know, From Block C, we can see directly through the staffs' room. And so, Izzati's mum kept walking and walking. She saw Sister Marie Therese was talking to someone on the 2nd floor of the staffs' room. She walked and walked, feeling curious. With whom did Sister Marie Therese talked to? Then, as she walked further, she saw that the respective sister were not talking to anyone! She's talking to herself! And suddenly...hehe..Sister Marie Therese turned her head and shot a dangerous look to Izzati's mum. Izzati's mum quickly ran for her life. When she reached down, Sister Marie Therese was there! Izzati's mum didn't stop. She kept on running. And that sister shouted. "Hey, why are you running from me?"
9. I always have the creep whenever I did my duty by filling out the Borang Keceriaan for the classes in Block A. 5B and 5K included. You know, there were no one except me who was there. All the other students are lining up at the Medan Senyap. so, I was all alone. It was really dark too. And I can sense some presence.Haha!
10. This post will be updated. With red fonts.Thank you!

And Ways To Overcome It..

How to overcome the feeling of missing everything you once had at home and lose everything when you're away in college?
1. I will, CALL MY PARENTS EVERYDAY!!!! I mean, ikut turnlah...My mum one day, My father one day... Or maybe, if I really miss them, I'll call them everyday! My dad in the morning, My mum in the afternoon, My dad in the evening, my mum at night..hehe.Okay, stick to the original plan.
2. I will, CALL MY SIBLINGS at HOME once in two days! I'll ask them whatever..Nope, once in one week! And I will feel EMO on the other side of the line and they can't wait to finish talking with me and watch their favourite shows or doing their homework.
3. I will, send e-mails to my brother every week. Because he's so lazy to go online. Okay, no! enough with the phone calls. I'm so malas to send him any message or to YM with him..
4. I will ask my parents to come and visit me every month! Haha! I mean, really, if the college is near, if it's not, what can I do? :(
5.But maybe, I can't go online much often. Because, enough alreadylah with the phone calls! I dun wanna send my bros any e-mails or YM with him!
6. Keep myself busy. Busy throughout the years. And when I wake up suddenly, one year has passed! Cool!
7. Writing blog posts and spamming cboxes? Are you kidding me?
8. Okay, now! Enough with the phone calls! I will try to restrict myself from going online and instead, call whoever I miss through the phone. For example, when I miss Malizah, I'll call her. When I miss my parents, I'll call them, when I miss Mariam, I'll call her! when I miss Farahin, I'll call her!:) Let's hope they are not busy! And that would really be heartbreaking!
9. I hereby promise that I will NEVER EVER depart with my handphone! I'll bring it everywhere, together with the charger!
10. Now, other things. I'll miss my books. The solution? When got outings, go to bookshops! Don't buy them! Read them for free! And when the time is up, and you still haven't finish reading the books, hide them somewhere, where people can't find and buy them! I usually did this in the school's library! Hehe..And it works!
11. Go library. Simple, right?
12.Then, try to make yourself at home in your respective rooms. Make yourself as comfortable as possible.
13. Try your best to be the first one to the bathroom.
14. Reread the St Clare's and Malory Towers books and hope that you'll find some adventures!
15. But of course, you can't continue the routines that you once had at home in college! It's time to grow up!
16. I'm out of words and ideas..and craps or poops. Whatever Jem wants to call it..
17. I wanna watch Juno!
18. And of course, sooner or later, you'll get used to it.
19. The reasons I don't want to go to boarding schools?
First.You'll depart with your family. For 5 years.
Second. Wait in college and university, you'll depart with them again! For several years. Imagine if you're being sent to overseas. So difficult want to meet them!
Third. When you get married,(not me, of course) you'll depart with them again! For many years!
Conclusion. You keep on departing with your family. After several years departing with them, you forgot how it feels on how was it like, once living in the same house with your parents.You forgot the memories you once had with them. Or maybe, you don't have any memories with them. You keep on departing with them and suddenly when you meet them, it feels like you're meeting strangers. And without you realsing it, your siblings are already grown up after several years. They're getting married and want to live somewhere else. You regret it that you spent less time with them when you were young. Now, how does it feels? Maybe it feels nothing to you. But I'll feel really-really sad! Because, I am really close to my siblings! I LOVE THEM SO MUCH! Haha..
Umm.. That's all... Please excuse me...

Things I'll Miss When I'm in College

1. My Family, of course! I LOVEEEE THEMMM!!!! My mother, I'll miss her the most. My siblings too, although they are kind of annoying!
2. Online and stay up until about 1.00 o'clock in the morning, YM-ing with my friends, Jem especially... :(
3. Laughing in front of my computer, with Jem. using hahaha or hihihi or simply using emoticons.
4. Writing lots and lots of craps in my blog, even in just one night! I doubted whether I could do that in college. I mean, busy and all, no streamyx. :(
5. Reading my buddies' blogs. My blog buddies, of course. Jem, Maddy and Farhana. And other people's blogs as well.
6. Spamming each other chatbox! yes, I will really miss that!
7. Cracking codes! Perhaps my blog buddies will be too busy with their assignments rather than wasting their time, creating crappy codes and actually waited and giving us some clues to solve them.
8. The joy of staying up late at night and waking up late in the morning! Wow.. I will really-really miss that!
9. This computer! Ahh..Too much memories with it.
10. YM-ing with my other online friends. Maizura, Farahin, Syakila, Liyana (well, she's my cousin) and other people of which I wish not to be mentioned. :P
11. Alamak, most of the things I'll miss are interconnected with the Net! Ouch!
12. Okaylah, I will really-really miss my mum's cookings. And my maid's too..XD
13. I'll miss my siblings. I WILL REALLY MISS THEM! Syafiq, Syazwani, Danial and Haziq! I'LL MISS YOU ALL!
14. My sleeping mate..Haha..My sister, of course!
15. My private bathroom. Hehe.. wait in college, have to share!
16. My stuffs! My books, my everything! Aahhh..I wanna cry la now....
17. My friends, of course.
18. My house.
19.My maid.Hehe..sorry bibik!
20.MY FAMILY!!!! THEY ARE THE ONE WHO I'LL BE MISSING THE MOST!!!!!
21.My TV! Yalah, how could I forget my dearest TV? Aiyo!
22. Watching football at nights
23. Watching all my favourites shows.
24. That's all. I'm quite sad, really. But I'm not EMO!

My Childhood Memory...

Uhhmm.I have been studying in Convent Father Barre since 1999 till 2007. Do the mathlah..so lazy.But yes, I'm the 'anak jati' Convent! Haha..Yes. I attended Convent Muar from 1997-1998.
And, I have heard lots and lots of 'enchanting'stories about my sooooo beloved schools.....:P
Okay, starting with Convent Muar. It is quite big, and the designs and structure of the school is quite old fashioned, you knowlah..a little bit of Christian architecture... Almost looked like a church with all those old fashioned windows, dark alleyways, dark old fashioned staircases,really big hall and high stage with old piano, spacious dressing room at the back, old designed toilets with washrooms...A small forest at the back of it. And yeah ,the toilets are very spacious! Two storeys of toilets. Especially the end one. And there are big windows too...Haih, I'm not talking about toiletlah...ya, the porch for the headmistress' car, three flag poles, and even the school song is in English!

Okay, and so, this particular school, got lots and lots of big, shady trees. The students were always talking about pontianak living in those trees. And really, I was just a kid, and at the roots of the tree, I saw something like a finger, with a long nail. My wild imagination told me that it might be the finger of a pontianak who's trapped in the trees. Many of the students suspected this too. Really, it REALLLLLLYYYYY looks like a finger! And what's worst, there is a steel chain attached to the trees. um dunno how to explain. the both sides of the chain, they are kind of like... inserted into the the bark of the trees. Now, it's really-really difficult to do that and secondly, why on Earth would someone wants to insert a steel chain into the tree?

So, we made an assumption. The chain is used to choke the victim's neck. Haha..

I don't know whether that chain's still there. I went to visit Muar last year, from Singapore, right after Raya..Reminiscing the memories that I once had, my old house, my old kindergarten..Joy's Kindergarten..ehh..it still exists! And the playpens that I've used to play together with my old friends are still there! Although they really looked kind of shabby...:( Of course, 11 years already, what? And I vividly remember, most of the teachers and students there are Chinese. There was this boy, Hansen who kept on disturbing me and my friends there. I don't know where is he now! Haha.And my kindergarten friends, of course.Muar is an old small town with sooo many old houses. I love old houses....Yup, and there are lots of iguanas there.Really big iguanas who feed on rats.

And of course, the small town that I have used to live has changed, a LOT! For example, the wooden shops by the river banks are now replaced with new, brick shops, the playground by the sea.. and the swings that I've used to play has now being replaced by new ones! Of course...So old already... And the seats by the river, My mum used to bring us there, watching the sunset, and I would always point to the end of the river, to the sun when my mother asked me where was my father at that time. Haha.. he was at U.K ..I was only seven, I don't know where the heck is U.K. So stupid at the age of seven.There is the stadium, where we watched the marchings during Independence Day, a real castle, situated by the river, The castle is owned by the Sultan of Johor. Istana Hinggap. So many well known schools such as the Muar High School and the Sultan Abu Bakar's Girls' School. Just like the Convent in SP, Convent Muar is also situated next to St. Theresa's School. There's also St Andrews' School.And there's a bridge over the river which connects the town to Melaka. And the journey to Mount Ledang is only 30 minutes ride.
In 1999, we shifted to the now Sungai Petani...

And honestly, when we came back to Muar, going back to the places we once went, reminiscing the memories we had, either sweet or bitter, I feel a slight tinge of sadness. I can't believe how many years have passed. I mean, it can't be that long, right? Imagine, I have left the place for more than ten years! I came as a child and I returned as a young woman.Haha. Almost..
The playpens where I have used to play with my friends, the teachers there...The stage on which I have received the prize for being the third in class, and yeah, again..the teachers. Puan Aida, my Standard 1 class teacher, Puan Hanum ,my strict English teacher, Puan Goh, who used to poke my head using sharp pencils whenever I couldn't answer the complicated Maths questions.
The canteen where my mum used to come and eat with me during recess, the path to the gate where my dad used to wait for me when going home, my old friends...Fairuzi, Tan, Grace, Liyana, Sheila, Airin, Hasmira, Raihan, Mastura and many-many more! Wow, I still remember their names! I don't know whether they still remember me or not?
Well, the past is past. I still have the picture of me together with my friends and teachers in the kindergarten and school.
I don't know why am I becoming so emotional suddenly. I have returned back to the town after 10 years, just visiting, of course. And I will return back there soon.. who knows, in another 10 years? Those childhood days are so carefree. I do not need to worry much as I do right now..And also, I could never return to those days again..
And the school song...

Convent School
Through the school gates in the morning,
As the bell rings out for class,
All in blue and white you see us,
As in double file we pass,
As the years slip by in studies,
Busy hours of work and play, As we learn the greatest lesson -
How to live life's little day......
Chorus: Keep the school torch burning,
Through the days of learning,
Time is precious as the hours fly by so fast,
Cheerfully obeying, all together staying,
One in spirit, one in heart,
In our Convent School.
Though the sun may not be shining,
There's a hidden silver trend,
If you turn the clouds inside out,
You'll find it in the end;
In the search for truth and knowledge,
Happy-hearted, light and free,
Strong in duty to our calling,
Loyal Convent girls we'll be.......
Faithful to the pattern set us,
In the years that follow on,
We'll remember all the lessons,
Like the verse of some sweet song;
All the hours we spent together,
In the classroom hall or field,
And our hearts will turn as memories burn,
Dear Convent School to you..........

I miss my old school! :(