This is gonna be a loonnnnnnng post. Luckily it's not 2008. You'll know why soon enough.
Soo! Christmas has come and gone. How was everyone's Christmas celebration?
Went with the penguins and the cockroach to watch
National Treasure 2: The Book of Secrets in Cineleisure. My 2nd visit there (only!) and my first time
walking down its corridors and not
running.
One thing to say about the movie is that, Nicholas Cage is haawwwwt.
Nah, just kidding. He's old.
NT2 is really really alot like DVC, Da
Da Vinci Code. Both plots have eVERything to do with deciphering symbols and learning history (the line between truth and fabrication blurs) and racing against a nemesis who is after the same thing.
But watching NT2 reminded me again why I'll always prefer books over their movie adaptations. Yes, NT2 is originally a movie, which got novelized into a book. But if I get my hands on the book version I think I'd like it better. Just like how I love DVC the book, and have never watched DVC the movie.
Movie adaptations spell out everything for you. With books however, your imagination takes control and you're free to visualize everything and anything. The Robert Langdon in my mind is anyone BUT Tom Hanks. Bleh bleh bleh.
Old. And Keanu Reeves is OLD too, regardless or not he looks cool in the Matrix. .... I do have to admit though, he has the suave
st-looking trench coat and black glasses =DD
And yup! I've been to Curve five times in six days. Geng leh. I still haven't feel like I've shopped enough yet. Must get white bag and shoes. *hUge hint to pp who've yet to bought me prezzies* ^__^
Right. 2007 is finally coming to an end. I've reached the big 2-0 in my life. Next year when the elections hit I may even be eligible to vote already. And it's time to change the
__ / __ / 07 date format I always scribble at the top right corner of my notes, to
__ / __ / 08.
Whether it's about mistrusting friends who wouldn't stop at anything to embarrass you in a dim corner of Fridays', or developing a fetish for dohnuts, I feel like I've learned just so much in the past year.
And so! To procrastinate my
Moral Studies - Sexuality assignment even further (some people also haven't guessed correctly, haihz), I present to you....
365 Lessons Suzz Has Learnt the Past 365 DaysThat's why luckily it's not 2008; anot one more lesson to think about. =P
In the past 365 days,
(I've learnt that)1. I have not grown a cm taller.
Okaylah! Lame lah. But I cannot think of anything witty to start monstrous list off. Bear with it. ^__^
2. I have grown many
cms sideways. :(
3. I have
returned to my old mop of curly wavey hair, much to duddie's delight and to sis's (initial) chagrin. Friends reacted with incredulity when they found out I went through two rounds of hair-straightening treatment just to get back my original hairstyle. Heh heh.
Okok, so all these aren't really lessons. Let's get the real things rollin'!4. I learnt that a holiday isn't really much of a holiday if you don't plan ahead and do your research first. Of course, having like-minded partners-in-crime as vacation buddies really help.
5. I learnt also to never attempt climbing up hills which heights you don't know,
6. never travel with a vain penguin who does his hair in mohawk style (of course, you can always embarrass him back by standing next to him and yelling AHHHHHHHHHHH at a cable bridge, where everyone would abruptly turn to you with a horrified look that says,
did anybody fall off??? xD),
7. and that you gotta make plans for beach fun when in
Langkawi. ^___^
8. You can grasp a handful of white trickling sand, and let go of them in front of your face.
You can stand facing the sea and feel the salty breeze blowing your hair backwards.
You can open your mouth and wow in amazement at the beauty of the sunset before you.
What you cannot do, however, is to do all three things together. But by all means, go ahead if you want to try how sand taste like in your spluttering mouth.
9. There are dotted lines along exam scripts which you can follow and tear on, instead of mem
batuing for one minute at the innocent-looking paper.
10. Being indecisive and fickle-minded can be very irritating, especially to your
new employer. Lesson learnt: Always be sure of what you agree to, and be aware of your appointments and dates when promising your time to others.
11. Don't EVER be late for work. That's something I cannot stress enough for you working people out there. ... Listen to your elders =P
12. School life and uni life isn't that different after all: The daily nocturnal routine of
ironing clothes for tomorrow's class is still around.
13. NEVER trust
jobseeking companies who place promising ads in the newspaper classifieds. NEVER, ever,
ever.
14. Don't
sleep on your arm. Very simple piece of advice to follow if you don't want to get the heart attack of your life when you see an unfamiliar limb next to you on the bed.
15. Egos are never good to have. And projection is a crucial skill if you want to be able to empathize with people. No matter how insignificant someone's emotions may seem to you, never dismiss them away because to these people, these emotions are REAL. =)
16. Dealing with a sick child is really quite tough. Especially when she's a
sniffing vomitting lil girl who is under your care for 30 gruelling minutes. Just whatever you do, don't listen to her puke. The sound of people vomitting is really,
the worst sound in the world.
17. That cybercafes aren't all that dark and smoky and dirty as Hong Kong blockbusters would have us believe. The ones at DJ and SS2 are actually quite clean. So yes!
February 28, 2007 marks the first time I stepped into a CC. Woohooz. ~
18. Rotten eggs
STINK. Big time.
19. Wu Zun and Ella makes a cute couple. ^__^ And so does Ming Dao and Qiao En, still.
20. Keep eyes on road. Very, very important.
21. I learnt more about
Patrick, as in Spongebob's Patrick, just because a small boy left me.
:'(22. When watching cheerleading performances, the smarter thing to do is to take a video, not take pictures. Ahems.
23. Centrepoint McD is freeeeezing cold. But they're very nice to let people bring Baskin Robbins ice-cream in to eat. ^___^
24. If you wanna be involved in a three-person pile-up during ice-skating, skate next to me. ^__^
25.
IELTS doesn't beat MUET.
Nuh-
uh.
26. Don't assume that our triple-one-nine SPM English cert is obsolete. It could have saved me 550 bucks if
someone would just tell me that Monash doesn't necessarily need IELTS or TOEFL.
27. I attended my
very first graduation ceremony! Hope Monash has velvet purple robes with gold lining instead. LCM's all-black outfit made me look like a lawyer.
28.
Never estimate children and
what they know.
29. There are two "best" ways to relax after a long stressful day at work: 1. give yourself a quiet night, or
2. hang out with friends. ^____^
30. Sticka photos-editing is an acquired skill. Normal mortals can never do what they're supposed to do under that sort of pressure/time limit. And I need to brush up my Jap; by the time I finished reading all those kana characters on the screen, the timer was up already. Bleh.
31. The parking area at Cineleisure has one cool feature - its
Female Single Driver, though the first thing I thought was those special boxes are only for unattached girls.
^^"32. Don't be a camper when you're playing CS. Also, don't play with mutinuous teammates who are more focused on inflicting harm on you than on enemies. Gah.
33. The Ampang station of the PutraLRT line is the best station of all! Go find out why. =P
34. When travelling by KTM, take the lower bunk. If given the choice, don't even take trains at all. Bumpy ride, crowded cafeteria, extremely-awkwardly-placed toilets and you get bored out of your skull. Humphz.
35. I've got the best-est friends ever, who were willing to walk some 30 minutes to get me my favorite food, even when everyone was dead tired from one whole day of exploring Malacca. *beams*
36. Friday's @ 1U has the most disobedient staffs: they chose to listen to evil bunch of friends instead of the person who was paying for the bills. And never wear a mini-skirt to your birthday celebration at Friday's: they make you stand up on chairs. Blah.
37. I've driven a Nissan Cephiro! Cool man ~ *puts on sunglasses* No one died,
lar.
38. Consuming alot of alcohol brings two kinds of effect to people: one, people get drunk and get high; two, people get drunk and get sober. Dah, wait. I don't belong to any of these two groups.
I don't get drunk. xD
39. Paragliding is something I wanna try, in 2008. Because *some* guys didn't want(/dare?) to. Hmphz.
40. I relearnt that making friends
isn't difficult at all. =)
41. When you're going to somewhere with sea and beach, bring swimwear. Doh.
42. And when you're in water, remember what you put in your pocket. My scrunchie is probably still floating somewhere in the waters of Malaccan Straits.
:(43. MOHE is an unsmart organization. I'm trying to be politically correct here. Totally unsmart. Sorry if I don't sound grateful to them for
sending me on a farming course all the way in Kelantan. 44. Always check ALL the details written on a cheque before you accept it.
Always.
45. If you're feeling all stressed out,
reach out to people. Message friends you haven't talked/seen in ages. Ask them how they're doing and everything. People'll appreciate your effort in wanting to keep in touch. =)
46. Sunglasses, hand-towed luggages, and a wet sleek hairstyle is what you need when you go out with
three equally-tall BFFs. Why? Then can tell everyone we just came back from a Milan photoshoot. =DD
47. Zara isn't all that elitist! I officially own at least three pieces of Zara clothings =D Current wishlist includes a white hoodie jacket I saw there the other day. *puppy-eyed*
48. Revived love of virtual racing. Apologizing in advance for the following feminist line, but beating guys at a field they're supposedly chunted at feels gooooooood. xD
49. The best Nyonyan cendol is located just behind the row of shops at Jalan Tun somethingsomething in Malacca. Drive me, and I'll bring you there. =D
50. And the best chicken wings are at Tangkak! Which is somewhere.... in..... Johor. Somewhere somewhere there also. Drive me, and I thiNK I can bring you there. =P
51. Ask stupid questions during
university orientation, and you'll be forever remembered. ^___^
52. A 4000-word teaching dissertation takes eight months to complete. A 4500-word Malaysian Studies essay takes two days to finish. Why? Because the latter is all crap. ^^"
53. I learnt how to not screw up a 30-minute power presentation. I learnt how a 4000-word teaching dissertation can suck up all your life for eight long months. I learnt how to answer tricky psychological questions bombarded at me while under pressure.
54. And I got awarded a teaching diploma at the end of the day. :D
55. I sent my first student in for a Grade Two AB exam. She got a high merit. ^____^
56. Relearnt why I don't like being an alarm clock: Bad vibes aimed at you early in the morning isn't the way to start the day.
57. Don't put your hands out for a
handshake until you're sure you got the attention of the other party. >____________<
58. Murni@SS2's soursop juice is refreshing. Me likeys.
59. If you go to NEway@1U, go with a group of more than 5 people. Then they'll give you the rooms with in-built toilets. Nicer lah.
60.
DON'T PROCRASTINATE. But I think it takes more than being deprived of sleep and rushing for reports, to drill this properly into skull. There's a pattern: there's always this overwhelming sense of
guilt and regret that you
didn't start earlier, and then
the moment you hand up your work another overwhelming sense of
relief washes over you, and then you forget all over again about not procrastinating.
THeN the cycle repeats itself. Sigh. Sometimes, humans never learn.
61. Be mindful of your stuff. Lost labcoat, lost pendrive, all within three months. =(
62. You do still need to study for Biology web quizzes even if they're open-book tests. Orrrrrr, you get a couple of smart friends to pool their brains together. =D
63. I got a cute lil baby! It's
pearl jade in color, and ooooh everything about it is cute laR!
*hUgz Vivi Vava*
64. If you have to get lost in Ampang, just make sure you're not the driver. =P
65. Tony Roma's is a pretty cool place to hang out
only if you have discount coupons.
66. I learnt so much more about AIDS, met HIV+ humans whose perseverance and life stories are truly inspiring.
67. I grew up, basically. =) I learnt self-reliance, learnt independence. These lessons weren't easy to learn, especially when they were something that you
had to do, not something you choose to. But I'm glad I'm where I am now. =)
68. BBQ parties are not easy to hold if the host isn't sure of where everything is in their house, and the driver got lost on the way to the venue.
69. And you
can get too much of a good thing. Fruit salads, for instance. Bleh.
70. In contrast, BBQ are fun when you don't have to worry about anything except to grill and eat. ^____^
71. The view at the Monash Skybridge isn't great, but it's still my favorite place in the whole campus, nevertheless.
72. There is such thing as karma in the world: pretend that you didn't see someone drop a slice of sandwich bread on a table, the next thing you know you ate a bad piece of sandwich and you're seeing the doctor for food poisoning.
73. Doctor fees are expensive! Nuff said.
74. I DISCOVERED J.CO DONUTS. MUAH-HA-HA-HA-HA.
75. Procrastination is really a bad thing. Like what's happening now. Six more hours till the start of a new year, and I'm only reaching #75. Am regretting I didn't start this list earlier. *wAils*
76. Don't wear sweaters to school canteens. The food smell sticks.
77. Monash library is a huge igloo where the only way for you to survive without proper insulation is to be a penguin. Or a polar bear. Which means you have to be fat. Haha.
78. Sitting too near to the screen in lecture theatres tires your eyes out easily.
Sitting too far away from the lecturer distracts you easily too.
So the best thing is to find a seat where you don't end up with a strained neck AND dozing off halfway through class.
79. It is possible to cruise at 110kmph with a Viva. =D
80. Baby's coming into my life has given me many firsts. Like the first time I drove to Pyramid/Curve/1U. Like the first time I drove alone. ^___^
And I lost my first "kiss" to someone else's Mercedes. =(((
81. Working isn't necessarily a formal affair when you work in a music school. The atmosphere is pretty laidback and casual, and then you also have eye candy to feast on. =D
82. The mantra that I adopted long ago is proven right, again and again:
Never assume, because it makes an Ass out of U and Me. Assumptions basically suck, so clarify what you think you know.
83. Jogoya is NICEness! Make sure you go with an empty stomach.
84. JCO dohnuts are heavenly! I can officially say it beats Big Apple aND Krispy Kremes, heh heh.
85. Procrastination is reeeeeeally bad. Really, really bad. I canNOT emphasize this enough. Huffz.
86. A lesson from ENV1800: Love the environment, love Mother Nature, and love each and every entity who shares this Earth with us.
*squashes scurrying lizard*
87. Death Note
banzai!!! (That's "wan sui" or "10-thousand years" in Jap).
88. When getting seats for Starlight movies, don't sit so close to the screen. Do that, and you'll end up with sore ring fingers and the road to the toilet is really, very far.
89.
I'm reaching #100! Being an accompanist is an eye-opener. Despite the stress of learning jazz from scratch, and learning to coordinate and balance the sound of piano vs saxophone, it was a real cool experience. Of course, the fat paycheck and the decent-looking teacher helped too. =P
90. Wear sport shoes to uni. You never know when you need to run up stairs to class.
91. Never underestimate the unsmartness of Malaysia's police force. And if you're heading to Hartamas, and then there's a rally going on in KL, make sure you leave an hour early.
92. And for the umpteenth time, don't procrastinate. Serious.
93. There is really such a thing called beginner's luck in bowling. Heh heh.
94. Five is the magic number when it comes to counting how many times you can go to Curve in a week before you get sick of it. ^___^
95. Smile always. =) And treasure everyone you call friend. Just... be grateful of what you have in life, because there are people in the world who are less fortunate than you. =)
96. Girl friends are good for sharing secrets, discussing relationships, gossiping over hawt actors (definitely not Nicholas Cage and Keanu Reeves) and getting advice over the latest trend in fashion/hairstyle/accessories/everything.
97. Guy friends are good to be bullied. Full stop. Haha. =D
98.
Nearing #100...I relearnt that iodine is a nasty thing to be spilled on your white virgin labcoat. Blah.
99. Moms don't make very nice passengers. They nag about everything, from the way you drive to the way you brake to the way you turn corners, from how your wind screen is dirty to how your side mirror is dirty to how your rearview mirror is dirty. (Meh, I got wash baby one okay.)
So what do you do when you have a Mom in your car? Just don't speed. And try to make your presence as inconspicious as possible.
And #100!
Don't procrastinate, because if you do, you'll never reach the 356 Lessons target that you set out to achieve.
Because if you do, you'll end up like me.
Gotta terminate this liao! I have a BBQ party to attend in, fifteen minutes time... and I'm so not ready yet.
Ah AH AH AH.
And before I forget...
A HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU ALL!!!Yup. So this is the all-important thing I'm supposed to be doing.
xD
See y'all in the new year!!!!!!!!!!!
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P.S. Perfectionist self is tempted to go through and check if everything's alright. But AH AH AH party in 13 minutes. Wait for editing, aite. Buhye!!!
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EDITed: 2nd January 2008, Wed, 10.25PM]
