Back to blogging + Memories of my late friend

It's been ages since I last blogged. Sorry for the lack of updates everyone because I'm too lazy & hence, lack of motivation to blog. So today, I'm taking this opportunity to update my blog once again... hehe =)

As some of you may know, today is my late friend, Aaron Teo's 1st anniversary. I never realised time flies so fast until I marked my calendar. Looking back at my life in high school, the memories of him are still fresh in my mind. I remember the times where he used to call me "ang mo" & his funny singing to the Black Eyed Peas song, "Where Is The Love?". Besides that, he's also friendly & helpful to everyone around him. I never regret making friends with him although he can be a lil' bit mischievous & naughty at times.

I'm a person of few words though. Dude, if you are reading this, I just wanna say that you're a cherished friend & all the memoirs of you will never be forgotten. I'm sure you're happy & having a good time up there. Take care & miss you lots.

Happy new year, 2010!!!

The year 2009 has finally come to an end & now, it's time for us to move on to our new year, 2010. Today's the new beginning for us, so we should forget whatever we had done in our past and start afresh. I don't really have much resolutions for myself though, but here are a few that I'm going to list:

1. Be more hardworking
2. Do more exercises (Go to the gym & do some yoga)
3. Learn some dance moves especially ballroom (If possible, I also wanna learn hip hop, jazz & contemporary as well.)
4. Be more outgoing (Make more new friends)
5. Be more active in co curriculum activities
6. Don't procrastinate too much
7. Update my blog more often whenever I can
8. Learn a new languauge especially French (I also wanna learn Dutch, Italian, Spanish, German & Portugese as well if can.)

I guess that's all for my resolutions since I can't think of more. Finally, I wanna wish everyone a very happy new year & may all of your dreams come true. =D

Amélie + Happy b'day, Danielle Zoe!

2 days ago, my coursemates & I were watching Amélie during Context And Culture class. Mr. Azuar allowed us watch it from his laptop to see some paintings by Renoir & the other artist (which I forgot his/ her name) in the movie. FYI, the language for this movie is French & I was kinda relieved that he put the English subtitles so that I can understand what Amélie is all about. Amélie is a story of a shy waitress who decides to change the lives of those around her for the better, while struggling with her own isolation. The main actress is Audrey Tautou, who played as the main character in this movie. I won't talk much about Amélie 'cuz otherwise I'll become a spoiler to those who haven't watch it. You can just log on to Wikipedia or any encylopedia websites if you wanna know more about this movie.

And also, I'd like to wish D. Zoe a very happy 18th b'day today. Enjoy your college life, b'day girl & hope you have a nice day. =)

Waterfront trip 2009

3 days ago on the April 28th, I went to Waterfront with my Context And Culture coursemates & Mr. Azuar (who's my lecturer for this subject). We walked everywhere around the Waterfront area to do some stuffs like "Amazing Race" (except from the fact that instead of finding the answers in pairs, we do it in groups so that none of of us will get lost in Waterfront), tracing some surfaces onto our drawing papers (forgot what its term was called), visiting the Chinese History museum & having tea breaks. The weather was so freaking hot until I sweated my butt off, but overall I had a lot of fun during the trip. Here are the pics I took during the trip...

The cats statue outside James Brooke Bistro & Cafe

The stainless steel birds fountain...it didn't squirt any water 'cuz it was still under repair.The Chinese History museum. BTW, I didn't take any pics inside 'cuz I wasn't allowed to do so according to the rules.The map in WaterfrontThe other fountain that also didn't squirt any water...not sure whether it's spoiled or someone didn't turn on the pipe for this fountain.The James Brooke Bistro & Cafe

The big rock that was used to be a mini fountain if I'm not mistakenWe were asked to draw DUN building without lifting our pencil. BTW, I didn't take any pics of my drawing 'cuz mine's so ugly & retard. =.="One for the album in Waterfront =)

That's all the pics I had in my camera. I may look sakai since I took so much pics of the scenery 'cuz the last time I went to Waterfront was when I was about 5 to 6 years old & that was like around 12 to 13 years ago. Overall, it has been a great trip for me & my coursemates as well to relax ourselves from all the stress we had during our lectures & tutorials. Gotta stop here right now to do my Innovation And Change tutorial activities & answer some questions from my English passage. Toodles.

Happy b'day, Shi Yin!

This special post is dedicated to Shi Yin whose b'day falls on this day. Happy 18th b'day, Shi Yin! Hope you enjoy yourself on your special day. =)

Earth Day 2009

As some of you may not know, today's the big day of Earth Day where it was designed to inspire awareness and appreciation for the Earth's environment. Using the 5Rs above, let's celebrate it by planting more trees, reducing the use of plastic bags, car pooling/ cycling and buying green products like the energy-saving compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs) to prevent golbal warming in the upcoming years.

Memories of "No Apologies" workshop 2007

Just finished sitting for my General Maths test this morning. The General Maths test for Chapter 1 is easy as that chapter was a revision from what I had learnt from SPM, whereas the Chapter 2 is medium as I'm still a lil' confused with the Business Maths. Overall, the test is ok so hopefully I can pass with flying colours.

Since I'm now taking a break from doing my Innovation And Change tutorial activities & English report, I decided to blog about the memories I had during the "No Apologies" workshop in my high school which was held on the 1st & 2nd November 2007. FYI, all the students of Form 4 in my high school must attend the workshop or we will be punished RM12 if we escaped. This workshop is a character-based abstinence curriculum that helps young people to make wise choices regarding high-risk behaviour, including sexual involvement before marriage.

The pics...

One for the album of the Forms 4B & 4C (2007)The "No Apologies" workbook that costs RM12My "No Apologies" pledge signed by Mr. Gerald Lee

The videos (credits to Ashley Lee)...

Tyrone reciting a funny poem written by Matthew

My group's (consisting of Brian Eddy, Clement, Eugene, Franklin, Ashley Ho, Chang Mien, Danielle Zoe & I) play where Eugene played as a drunk driver who wanted to bring the passengers home after their party. I forgot what's the scenario in my group's play since I can't really hear what Danielle Zoe was saying. I looked & acted like a retard in the play since there's no script & I have no idea why my voice sounds deeper in this video. =.= Although it's not as funny as it seems, at least we manage to entertain the audience since we had just finished sitting for our final term exam.

This one is the funniest & the most hilarious play among all the groups. This group consists of Lawrence, Matthew, Tyrone, Rachel, Samantha Pian & Shi Yin. The scenario for their play is "Your BF/ GF has invite you to his/ her house after school. He/ she tells you that his/ her mother is home but when you arrived, you find that no one is in the house but you & your BF/ GF.". Tyrone played as a naughty character and Matthew played as the good one, while the rest played as the props.

That's all the pics & the videos I had. More pics can be seen in Ashley L's blog, so read more about them yea.

The past few days

My life in Swinburne KCH so far is alright. Although there's not much to talk about it, there's at least some Lodgians, a few of my old tution friends & my ex-schoolmate from my elementary school I met there like Agnes, Kelly, Hui Na, Sheryl, Charlene, Nadia, Andre, Joel, Desmond, Frederick, Ambrose, Morgan, Jeffrey, Norman, Wayne, Moses & Samson (just to name these few). Been busy with my Innovation And Change assignment for the past few days & I've just finished it yesterday as I had already passed it up. After the Innovation And Change assignment, I'll be having my General Maths test tomorrow from 10:00a.m. to 11:30a.m. & my English report to do this weekend which I have to pass it up on next Friday.

It's been 9 days since Aaron Teo's death & I had just recovered from my trauma. Looking back at my life in Lodge reminds me the ups & downs I had endured for the past 5 years. I now appreciate my life more despite the depression I had in Form 1. As what William Shakespeare had said in "Life's Brief Candle", life is short like a candle which can only be spent for a fixed period of time. Here are the pics I had with him...Form 1B (2004) with Ms. Lucilla Chin (FYI, he's the 1st guy standing at the back row from the right.)Form 2B (2005) with Ms. Emily JongForm 2B (2005)'s trip to Matang Wildlife ParkForm 3B (2006) with Mrs. Yap

That's all the pics I had with him where all of them above are my class photos. Life goes on as time passes. Gotta stop here to study my General Maths for tomorrow's test. Toodles.

99 Balloons + Easter Sunday 2009

Just recently watched Oprah from Hallmark channel on TV where tonight's episode is about the miracle kids around the world. The guest appearance in this episode is Celine Dion, who had published a book about the 12 amazing kids who are heroes in their life. One of the audiences found a very touching story in Youtube & it's called "99 Balloons". The 99 balloons represents the last 99 days of a baby called Eliot, who was born with an undeveloped lung, a hole in the heart and a genetic disorder called Trisomy 18 (a.k.a. Edwards syndrome) that placed faulty information into each and every cell of his body. Although Eliot can't talk since he died when he was only 99 days old, it's just so amazing & touching to see that his parents are so responsible, loving & caring to him but it's just sad for me to see him died at such a young age. Here's a video of "99 Balloons" below...

And also I'd like to wish everyone a happy Easter Sunday.

A tribute to Aaron Teo

I knew you when I came to Lodge in Form 1

Where we became classmates until Form 3.

Little did I know that you used to called me "ang mo",

In which I find that it silly & funny since I'm half Chinese & half Eurasian.

Although you can be naughty & mischievous at times,

You're helpful & friendly to help everyone out.

Although I seldom talk to you in class & in school since I'm the quiet one,

It doesn't matter 'cuz I accept you as a forgiving & kind friend of mine.

I thought I was dreaming when I received the tragic news from my family & my friends 'cuz it's just so unreal. I feel empty & heart-broken when I see sadness in blogs, Facebook & MSN. I'm still in disbelief, speechless, traumatised, grieving & mourning with the fact that you're gone 'cuz it's just too devastating, shocking & sad for me to think & talk about it.

I have so much regrets in my life. I regret not spending my time to get to know more about you when we were in high school. It just makes me realised how important friendship is in our life.

I'd like to say thanks to you for being such a great friend to everyone & just being yourself. I'm so sorry that I wouldn't be able to see you for the last time with your family & the rest of your friends tomorrow. You'll be deeply missed by everyone & may you rest in peace, my friend. God bless you.

Aaron Teo

1st September 1991 - 8th April 2009