Back from Shantou & Xiamen, China

Just came back from Shantou & Xiamen last night. The trip was alright but not that enjoyable. The ppl there like to spit everywhere & the air pollution is very bad where ppl smoke in air conditioned rooms. When I was in the restaurant with my family, I saw some men smoking on the other table. I was like "OMG, are you freaking kidding me? Smoking in air conditioned rooms?" o.O" Talk about indoor air pollution. =.=" Not only that, most of the motorcyclists don't even wear their helmet at all & the traffic police don't even bother to catch them despite the fact that those motorists are going against the law. Some of the ppl there are really rude where 1 time, there was this old lady just push 1 of my cousins just because my cousin was blocking her way & she didn't even bother to say "excuse me" & apologize. Talk about bitchiness. =___="

I'm sorry if I sound very offensive or anything, but I'm NOT BEING RACIST OR DISCRIMINATING the ppl in China. I just wish that those ppl can be more hygienic & polite so that I can feel comfortable when visiting their places. Gotta start packing soon for my Brisbane trip & that's all I can talk about my trip. Toodles.

Happy Chinese New Year 2009

I'd like to wish everyone a

HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR WITH THE YEAR OF THE OX

(P.S.: I can't really find a nice pic of an ox, so hope you all don't mind me posting up a farm cow since ox & cow are related anyway.)

&

GONG XI FA CAI!!! ^_^

The end of my childhood life

There was a moment where I attended preschool (forgot its name) at around the age of 3 & I cried a lot.

There was a moment where I attended Kenyalang Park Kindergarten at the age of 4. I still cried a lot & my parents told me that I was the noisiest person in my family.

There was a moment where I graduated from kindergarten at the age of 6.

There was a moment where I 1st joined SJK Chung Hua Pending in Primary 1.

There was a moment where I cried during my last day in elementary school 'cuz I was sad to leave all of my friends who has been with me for 6 years.

There was a moment where I was so excited to attend my 1st day in SMK Kuching High in Form 1.

There was a moment where I transferred myself to Lodge School 'cuz all the classes in SMK Kuching High take Chinese for PMR & SPM. I gave up studying Chinese 'cuz it was really difficult & there are lots of idioms to memorize.

There was a moment where I became happy when I 1st attended Lodge School on the 12th February 2004 & found out that Shi Yin, who used to be my BM tuition friend also attended the same school with me on the same day.

There was a moment where I became a lil' bit disappointed when I found out that Shi Yin & I were not in the same class. I was a new girl in Form 1B & she was in Form 1A, so that's where I started to become scared & nervous when I 1st walked into my new class.

There was a moment where I hated my 1st few weeks in school & ended up having depression 'cuz I don't really have friends in my class.

There was a moment where I became suicidal since I had depression & I never told any of my family members about that dark secret.

There was a moment where I seek help from my tutor to overcome my depression & I got really emotional about it.

There was a moment where I started to make friends with Soak Kian, Ashley Ho & Kelly after I had overcome my depression.

There was a moment where I started to have Stefanie as 1 of my besties & we had formed a new group with only 5 of us for our final term of BM oral in Form 1.

There was a moment where we 1st formers joined the trip to RTM station.

There was a moment where 2 of my friends who were my Form 1 classmates: Carmen Chai & Crystal Lau had left Lodge after Form 1.

There was a moment where 2 new students: Jordan & Reuben came to my class in Form 2.

There was a moment where my school had our very 1st musical drama in 2005, "Joseph & The Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat".

There was a moment where I started to make new friends from other classes: Kimberly, Samantha Aw, Geraldine, Danielle Zoe, Felicia Ting, Chang Mien, Agnes & Joash (just to name a few).

There was a moment where we 2nd formers joined the trip to the S'wak State Library.

There was a moment where we 2nd formers joined the Matang trip & it was just ok.

There was a moment where my school had our 2nd musical drama in 2006, "The Wizard Of Oz".

There was a moment where I celebrated Amy's farewell in Sidney's house after PMR & I was having a lot of great time.

There was a moment where we 3rd formers joined the KL trip along with Ms. Connie Lau, Mr. Francis Tan, Mr. Danny Kueh, Ms. Vivien Ng & Mrs. Yap after PMR & it was great.

There was a moment where we 3rd formers celebrated Clarice, Ms. Connie Lau & Stephenie's b'day in a Chinese restaurant on the 1st day of KL trip.

There was a moment where I had Mr. Danny Kueh wearing almost everything brown on the 3rd day of KL trip. I can say that he's one of the best & the most interesting teachers I've ever had in my entire life.

There was a moment where 4 of my friends: Amy, Felicia Ting, En Hui & Sidney had left Lodge after Form 3.

There was a moment where I had Shi Yin, Geraldine, D. Zoe M & Kimberly as my classmates in Form 4 & was really happy about it, but sad that Soak Kian, Kelly & Stefanie are not my classmates anymore & also Samantha Aw, who was moving to Lodge International School.

There was a moment where my school had our very 1st musical evening in 2007.

There was a moment where I went out with Danielle Zoe & Kimberly to have lunch, shop & watch movies right after our final exam in Form 4.

There was a moment where we 4th formers along with the students of Year 10 from Lodge Internatonal School attended the "No Apologies" workshop.

There was a moment where my classmates of 4th formers (4B) & I joined the trip to UNIMAS University along with some of the 1st formers.

There was a moment where I was sad to find out that Kimberly would be leaving to Melbourne after Form 4.

There was a moment where I was celebrating Kimberly's farewell in her house before she left to Melbourne.

There was a moment where I had my class photo taken in Great Wall studio in Form 5 & it was such a great experience to take our final pics together with our class teacher.

There was a moment where my school had our 2nd musical evening in 2008, "An Evening With The Stars".

There was a moment where we 5th formers joined the KK trip along with Mr. Kenny Liong & Ms. Felicia Siaw & it was fantastic since it was my final field trip in high school.

There was a moment where I attended my ex-schoolmate, Jeffrey's 17th b'day party in his house & I was happy to see a few of my ex-schoolmates & ex-classmates back in my elementary school during the party.

There was a moment where I woke up one morning to find out that it was my last day in high school.

There was a moment where my class teacher was spreading gospel & giving her final speech to my class which really broke me & the rest of my classmates down.

There was a moment where I find out that I had just completed my 5 years in high school after SPM.

There was a moment where I attended Ashley Lee's party to celebrate his 17th b'day, farewell & graduation in S'wak Club & it was a BLAST.

The class photos I took in school... Form 1B (2004) with English teacher, Ms. Lucilla Chin Form 2B (2005) with Maths teacher, Ms. Emily JongForm 3B (2006) with English & Geography teacher, Mrs. YapForm 4B (2007) with Add. Maths teacher, Mrs. Ngu Form 5B (2008) with Mrs. Ngu, Mr. Ling & the rest of the teachers who have taught me in Forms 4 & 5 (P.S.: Not all the teachers who have taught me in Forms 4 & 5 are in this pic though)

And the class photos I took in Great Wall studio......will always be remembered in my heart.

My childhood life has now come to an end & the new life in college will begin on March 23rd since I take March intake in Swinburne KCH. I'll never forget those memories I had with my friends & my teachers & these moments I had shall never be forgotten.

Ashley Lee's party

9th December 2008 was the day where Ashley Lee celebrated his 17th b'day, farewell & graduation at S'wak Club. Just in case if anyone of you didn't know, his real b'day is on the 11th December & not on the 9th. Anyway, the b'day party was a BLAST as I was having a lot of fun over there. I'll let the pics to do the talking since I'm too lazy to type so much about it.Shi Yin took this while I was writing a b'day message at the very last minuteGifts for the b'day boy from Ashley H, which is a monkey doll & a b'day card in this cute bag. I helped her to deliver those gifts to the b'day boy BTW 'cuz she was in Shanghai, China at that time.A gift for the b'day boy from Shi Yin, Edwina Lim & I. BTW, I forgot to take a pic of his pressie, which is a lil' black ghost doll 'cuz I asked the staff at the Memory Lane in Spring to wrap this up for me since I sucked at wrapping presents.The design on the b'day card done by me =)The gifts for the b'day boy

After that, my aunt brought Shi Yin & I to S'wak Club. Upon reaching there, here are some of the layouts in the party that night...

The Christmas tree & the Christmas pressies in S'wak Club

All the guests had arrived & we were getting ready to start the party at around 7:30 p.m. The emcees on that night were Joel & Phoebe, who were already stationed at the dance floor. At 7:45 p.m., the party had officially started. Phoebe welcomed everyone to the party & there was lots of smoke around the whole room produced by the mist machine near the emcees at that time.

"Who's the fag at the back?" This quote was made by Joel just as Phoebe was about to continue her speech. Ashley Lee then emerged at the back of the room & sang "Happy B'day To Me". The emcees continued the 2nd sentence with "Happy B'day To You" and he continued with "Happy B'day To Me". They sang like that until the b'day boy reached the dance floor where his b'day cake was placed. Everyone joined in the singing when the rock version of the b'day song was played by the band. The emcees said "1, 2, 3!" after the song & confetti were exploded all over the place.Aaron Tan lighting the candles on the cakeThe b'day boy getting ready to blow the candles on the cakeJoel presenting his speech before the b'day boy blow his candles, I guess?The b'day boy blowing his candlesThe cake-cutting ceremony...sry for this blurry image though =.="The b'day boy presenting his speech (take 1)The b'day boy presenting his speech (take 2)

After that, Ashley Lee announced that the performances are going to start. The 1st performance is by the b'day boy himself & Zacq, who were singing "Fall For You" by Secondhand Serenade.

Next, it was a performance by a band called "Nameless" since they still didn't have a name yet so they asked the crowd to suggest a name for them.

After the performance, the emcees announced the 1st game of the night which was a debate competition. The debate competition is entitled "This House Believes That Ashley Is Gay". The b'day boy then picked 3 ppl who will speak for the opposition & another 3 ppl who will speak for the government. The screen shown during the debate. One shows the b'day boy as a buff, muscular guy & the other one shows him as a woman.The emcees giving the instructions & the rules of the debateThe emcees introducing the 2 groups for the debateThe opposition bench consists of Chang Mien, Morgan & Radhie......whereas the government bench consists of Charmaine, Zong Bao & Zhi Chong, I guess? Don't know whether I got their names right or not. Chang Mien giving her POV (just in case you didn't know, POV stands for Point Of View)Zhi Chong (did I get his name right?) voiced out his pointsMorgan giving his POVZong Bao voiced out his pointsRadhie giving his POVCharmaine voiced out her points

After the debate, the emcees together with Danielle Zoe announced that the winner goes to the government bench which agreed that Ashley Lee is gay!Getting ready to give out the prizes to the winnersChang Mien receiving her prize from PhoebeMorgan receiving his prize from JoelRadhie receiving his prize from Danielle ZoeOne for the album of the winners of the debate competition

After that, Shi Yin, Edwina Lim & I had decided to take a toilet break during the party.Shi Yin & Samantha AwShi Yin & IThe slices of b'day cake on the plateShi Yin holding the green apple & the candiesMy very own version of the book cover of Twilight...credits to Shi Yin BTW =)

After the break, there are some more performances.

After that, the next game is called "Know Your Ashley". It starts out by getting 1 volunteer from each table to come up on stage. Then, 5 of them will be selected through a test of deciphering a code. I was 1 of the volunteers at that time where so many ppl are asking me to come up on stage. This is where I don't really understand why since I don't know much about him. I was really freaked out & clueless when I tried to figure out the code given on the paper until I peeked at someone's answer where it turned out to be his full name, which is "Ashley Lee Yue Chuan". I was out from the game BTW 'cuz I was too slow, but at the same time I was really happy & don't mind being eliminated from the game though. Shi Yin & Edwina Lim had already went home by the time I went back to my seat.The screen shown during the gameThe 5 remaining volunteers during the game

There are around 3 stages in this game & if you made 1 mistake, you are out of the game! But somehow, the final question came between Andre & Crystabelle was an essay question. The question was "How did Ashley's blog get the name of 4X Star?". Andre & Crystabelle desperately answering the essay question...& guess who won?"The winner of this game goes to...""...CRYSTABELLE!!!" Crystabelle receiving her prize from the b'day boy. Besides the graduation hat as her prize, some suggested that the b'day boy should give her a kiss.But in the end, she only received a green apple from him since the b'day boy's parents were somewhere at the back of the door.

After the game, there are more performances by the band & some groupie pics taken during the party.Geraldine, Samantha Aw, Janice, Danielle Zoe & I. Geraldine, Samantha Aw, Kimberly, Janice, Danielle Zoe & I with the b'day boy

After the performances & the groupie pics taking, the emcees called all the 5th formers to assemble at the dance floor where Lodge School song was played. The style changed halfway through the song where a more modern beat with different instruments was played instead of the marching band instruments. The 5th formers dancing throughout the school song

The song then eventually ended & the emcees called everyone to join in the dance.Jesse & IThe stage lightsA random pic of the chandelierTaking a pic of the entrance at the very last minute =.="

The party eventually ended after the dance. I was really happy & tired at the same time as I was having a lot of good time at the party. Here are the last few pics I took below before I went home...The b'day boy & IEveryone feeling restless & getting ready to head back home

That's all the pics of the party I had in my camera. Gotta take a nap right now after sitting in front of my computer for about 5 hours to post this up, toodles.