MERRY CHRISTMAS! [It's not X'mas. It was nvr X'mas. It shud not be X'mas.]
How was ur Christmas? Did you get many presents? Tho tht's not the point of it all. But Koko Jack got me my first gift: a book of Mark Twain's Selected Works. Hehe. The cover is kind of lik, cushioned so it's really cool. Lol.
So, on Christmas Eve, I played in the band (cello). Sesat-ed for a few songs cos I jus got the scores tht evening. But all in all, many ppl said I played well and thanked me for playing so, hahaha, I think I did fine =P
Anyway, this morn headed to church. There were many non-Christians! And hopefully, the msg got to them. Food was OK OK. Then headed to Aunty Soh Lin's hse for lunch. Now the food there was great. Nasi lemak was smashing! Especially the Sambal Prawns. And the cherries and fruit cake and pate with crackers. Hehe.
Family dinner at night. At last I had my apple pie. I hve it lik, yearly only. Then there was sum really good satay. Koko Ivan made a banana choc cake tht was as good as Secret Recipe's. Haha. We got to meet Koko Edwin's girlfren. Really fair. Haha.
Now I'm bak, and blogging. Haven't been on since Friday. Anyway, again, Merry Christmas, all! GOD bless.
P.S. Thx for all the wishes!
Monday, 25 December 2006
Wednesday, 20 December 2006
Cak! Cak! Cak! XD
Cicakman. Most of us must've dismissed it with a chuckle. Yeah, it does sound ridiculous. Haha. But tht didn't change the fact tht it still peaked my curiosity. So I got Wei Shern, Wei Lyn & Jo to watch. We took the 1120 AM one. Reaching the cineplex, it was filled with Malays. ALL Malays. I knew they were here for "Cicakman". Lol. Saw a girl frm 2T too. In fact, she sat in the row in front of mine.
*Spoilers ahead. Altho this will deter you frm reading on. Haha.
Abt the movie. I hve to say. It's good. Really. For a local effort, it's a movie to be proud of. I've only watched two M'sian movies: "Sepet" and this. So far, so good =) Tho Saiful Apek doesn't really float my boat, he did serve for comic moments. CIcakman itself has quite impressive abilities, except tht they HAD to hve sumting tht makes him weak (i.e. Suuperman's kryptonite) but making it "getah" (rubber) is kind of stupid. Jus cos kids "lastik" geckos with "getah"? Oh well. The scene whr he tries to figure out his costumes are funny. Haha. Wei Shern & Jo were laughing the loudest. They're so easily humoured.
Both Ginger Boys didn't make an impression at first, but as the film moves along, their scenes become funnier. Especially the part whr they hang rubber bands linked together to form a chain! And also whr we found out tht the Ginger Boy tht translates (he speaks in three tones for each word, so it goes lik, high pitched, normal toned, and low... get it? Yeah, it's strange =D) for the other (tht speaks in the form of hand signs and gibberish) tht he steals Prof Klon's letters only to collect the stamps. Hahaha. Me & Wei Lyn didn't realize at first, until Wei Shern & Jo (of cos) started laughing again, then we understood. No one else in the cinema laughed. I guess the Malays really don't get it.
Most annoying has got to be Aznil Nawawi's portrayal of Prof Klon, the villain. His sentences are always followed by "Ha... Ha... Ha..." or "He... He... He..." or sum form of an annoying laughter. His scenes really irk me. You'd jus wished his scenes were shorter. And his suits are jus downright ridiculous. All the patterns and same colours. Horrible! Lol.
Supporting characters aren't very interesting. But the funny parts are the Menteri's who are cloned. The way they act are reminiscent of young kids. Haha. The funniest scene (for me) is the Cicakman clone. If you listen properly, you'll hear the fellar fighting with the real Cicakman and speaking in Cantonese, "Lei mo kau cho ah. Sei yen tau." Haha. Tht is SO funny. I guess tht's for the Chinese audience, altho apart frm the four of us there was only one other couple. Then when the Cicakman clone speaks in Malay: "Oh, main kasar, ah." He says it with a Chinese slang. And tht's funny too. Haha.
Point is, if you catch the movie, it won't be a waste. It's not tht bad, really. Hehe. And this must be my longest movie review =D
*Spoilers ahead. Altho this will deter you frm reading on. Haha.
Abt the movie. I hve to say. It's good. Really. For a local effort, it's a movie to be proud of. I've only watched two M'sian movies: "Sepet" and this. So far, so good =) Tho Saiful Apek doesn't really float my boat, he did serve for comic moments. CIcakman itself has quite impressive abilities, except tht they HAD to hve sumting tht makes him weak (i.e. Suuperman's kryptonite) but making it "getah" (rubber) is kind of stupid. Jus cos kids "lastik" geckos with "getah"? Oh well. The scene whr he tries to figure out his costumes are funny. Haha. Wei Shern & Jo were laughing the loudest. They're so easily humoured.
Both Ginger Boys didn't make an impression at first, but as the film moves along, their scenes become funnier. Especially the part whr they hang rubber bands linked together to form a chain! And also whr we found out tht the Ginger Boy tht translates (he speaks in three tones for each word, so it goes lik, high pitched, normal toned, and low... get it? Yeah, it's strange =D) for the other (tht speaks in the form of hand signs and gibberish) tht he steals Prof Klon's letters only to collect the stamps. Hahaha. Me & Wei Lyn didn't realize at first, until Wei Shern & Jo (of cos) started laughing again, then we understood. No one else in the cinema laughed. I guess the Malays really don't get it.
Most annoying has got to be Aznil Nawawi's portrayal of Prof Klon, the villain. His sentences are always followed by "Ha... Ha... Ha..." or "He... He... He..." or sum form of an annoying laughter. His scenes really irk me. You'd jus wished his scenes were shorter. And his suits are jus downright ridiculous. All the patterns and same colours. Horrible! Lol.
Supporting characters aren't very interesting. But the funny parts are the Menteri's who are cloned. The way they act are reminiscent of young kids. Haha. The funniest scene (for me) is the Cicakman clone. If you listen properly, you'll hear the fellar fighting with the real Cicakman and speaking in Cantonese, "Lei mo kau cho ah. Sei yen tau." Haha. Tht is SO funny. I guess tht's for the Chinese audience, altho apart frm the four of us there was only one other couple. Then when the Cicakman clone speaks in Malay: "Oh, main kasar, ah." He says it with a Chinese slang. And tht's funny too. Haha.
Point is, if you catch the movie, it won't be a waste. It's not tht bad, really. Hehe. And this must be my longest movie review =D
Wednesday, 13 December 2006
Ampang Park Performance
OK, I was more excited for this performance. Haha. Anyway, arrived at the skl and had a one hour practice. Went thru the 5 songs:
i) Sleighride for Strings
ii) Angels We Have Heard On High
iii) Joy to the World
iv) Jingle Bells
iv) Wish U A Merry Christmas
Then we left for the Kelana Jaya LRT station. Luckily for me and Ee Lyz (and Teacher), our cellos were sent directly to Ampang Park, whr the performance wud be held. Only the violins were brought into the train. It wasn't crowded at first, buthen when we reached the KL Sentral and (especially) KLCC stations, more ppl got on and got off.
Arrived there and found out tht we were playing outside! OMG. Imagine. On stage outside. In Malaysia. Aiyoh! And our cellos were kind of out due to the change in temp. We put on our Christmas hats (mine and Ee Lyz's were equipped with blinking stars XD). Started playing lah. Even with mics, we all sound soft. Plus, the sun was glaring! Sweating thru the 2nd song already.
When we were done, packed up our instruments and parted ways. I went to Pizza Hut with Wendee & Ee Lyz. Ate then left. Took sum pics cos it was the last time we'll see Ee Lyz. Nxt yr she'll be heading off to Sandakan for her NS. Take care there! Haha. NS, man. I wudn't want my name in. To top it all off, she'll be shifting soon, so it's uncertain whether or not she'll still learn music at our skl. Jus one cello against, what, 5 violins and a viola? Sigh.
Anyway, it was fun riding the LRT. Hehe. Good news, I don't hve ensemble this Saturday! We're taking a break =]
i) Sleighride for Strings
ii) Angels We Have Heard On High
iii) Joy to the World
iv) Jingle Bells
iv) Wish U A Merry Christmas
Then we left for the Kelana Jaya LRT station. Luckily for me and Ee Lyz (and Teacher), our cellos were sent directly to Ampang Park, whr the performance wud be held. Only the violins were brought into the train. It wasn't crowded at first, buthen when we reached the KL Sentral and (especially) KLCC stations, more ppl got on and got off.
Arrived there and found out tht we were playing outside! OMG. Imagine. On stage outside. In Malaysia. Aiyoh! And our cellos were kind of out due to the change in temp. We put on our Christmas hats (mine and Ee Lyz's were equipped with blinking stars XD). Started playing lah. Even with mics, we all sound soft. Plus, the sun was glaring! Sweating thru the 2nd song already.
When we were done, packed up our instruments and parted ways. I went to Pizza Hut with Wendee & Ee Lyz. Ate then left. Took sum pics cos it was the last time we'll see Ee Lyz. Nxt yr she'll be heading off to Sandakan for her NS. Take care there! Haha. NS, man. I wudn't want my name in. To top it all off, she'll be shifting soon, so it's uncertain whether or not she'll still learn music at our skl. Jus one cello against, what, 5 violins and a viola? Sigh.
Anyway, it was fun riding the LRT. Hehe. Good news, I don't hve ensemble this Saturday! We're taking a break =]
Monday, 11 December 2006
Vibrante 4th Annual Concert & High Achievers' Gala '06
Had my dinner at TGIF's first. There was a surprise. I was halfway thru my salmon when I caught sumone waving at me. Then I looked closer and it was Jas Min! Yes, yes, very surprising. Lol. I almost always meet sumone unexpected (not tht I expect anyone lah) when I'm out. If you've been to TGIF's or will go, you hve to try their Jack Daniels steaks. Especially the Shrimp & Salmon one I ordered. Great glaze and the shrimps are real juicy.
Anyway, abt tonite's concert; lemme make a statement: Summit is a horrible building. I reckon it was built to impress but it got so confusing tht very little ppl shop there. Imagine, carrying my cello, walking all around the place. Sheesh. Reached the auditorium, collected my flower corsage (for High Achievers; the flower really stinked lah, so said Ee Lyz), went backstage and passed my cello into the safe hands of my teacher to tune my A string. Then I got to knw two new cellists: Kylie, 15 and Swea Phin, 16. I'm still the youngest. Lol. They cudn't believe I was only Form 2. [Quote: "But you look so matured!"] I get tht all the time. Haha.
OK, I didn't play by heart. Haha. I guess I wud've freaked out and forget all the notes frm Minuet anyway. My timing was fluctuating. Leena told me I was rushing then I went so slow and rushed again, etc. Lol. After tht, we were all sitting comfortably at the side of the auditorium, when Teacher came in and beckoned to us. "Cello Ensemble is now! They moved us in front." Swea Phin was freaking out. And Kylie was already hyperventilating. Me and Ee Lyz, haha, quite calm lah. Lol. But I really enjoyed playing with four other cellos together. Then the last performance was our String Ensemble. We were practicing in the hallway outside (me and Ee Lyz were standing; it's not tht bad, standing and playing the cello). Tht was good too, jus tht evryone else had left. Haha.
Really tired when I got bak. But I only slept at 1 AM. Thank You for getting me thru tonite's concert =)
Anyway, abt tonite's concert; lemme make a statement: Summit is a horrible building. I reckon it was built to impress but it got so confusing tht very little ppl shop there. Imagine, carrying my cello, walking all around the place. Sheesh. Reached the auditorium, collected my flower corsage (for High Achievers; the flower really stinked lah, so said Ee Lyz), went backstage and passed my cello into the safe hands of my teacher to tune my A string. Then I got to knw two new cellists: Kylie, 15 and Swea Phin, 16. I'm still the youngest. Lol. They cudn't believe I was only Form 2. [Quote: "But you look so matured!"] I get tht all the time. Haha.
OK, I didn't play by heart. Haha. I guess I wud've freaked out and forget all the notes frm Minuet anyway. My timing was fluctuating. Leena told me I was rushing then I went so slow and rushed again, etc. Lol. After tht, we were all sitting comfortably at the side of the auditorium, when Teacher came in and beckoned to us. "Cello Ensemble is now! They moved us in front." Swea Phin was freaking out. And Kylie was already hyperventilating. Me and Ee Lyz, haha, quite calm lah. Lol. But I really enjoyed playing with four other cellos together. Then the last performance was our String Ensemble. We were practicing in the hallway outside (me and Ee Lyz were standing; it's not tht bad, standing and playing the cello). Tht was good too, jus tht evryone else had left. Haha.
Really tired when I got bak. But I only slept at 1 AM. Thank You for getting me thru tonite's concert =)
Friday, 1 December 2006
Assam is the death of me.
See, I got my cough - again! Before this, it subsided, then I ate so much junk and choc tht it returned (I tot I was alryte adi) and now, jus when I tot I was alryte again, I went and downed a bottle of assam, and now my cough's bak. Worse as ever, plus flu and my ear hurts. Note : ENT (ear nose throat). Aiyah! I really don't learn my lesson. Haha.
Anyway, today was sposed to be another day spent wastefully. But Mum came into my room while my head was aching frm sleeping way too long (Jolene warned me adi). 'Aunty Mee Ching is going to 1U with her two daughters today. Do y'all wanna go?' 'Um, yah. OK.' 'Wanna go ah?' 'Ntg to do wat at home. Ask Jo also lah.' My bro was nxt door in my elder bro's room playing Survival Project (he spent an entire day d/l-ing all sorts of online games and settled on this one). Mum came into the room again : 'Get ready. Aunty Mee Ching will be coming in awhile.'
So, went to 1U lah. And when I first entered the car, Lyssa was lik, 'Manda, you're the only one wearing slippers.' She pointed at my Reef flip-flops and said, 'We're all wearing Converses.' Haha. Then I said I shud go home and change. Lol. 'No, jus admit you're the one tht's out,' she said. And she stepped on my flip-flops so many times while we were walking (not on purpose lah).
Anyway, I spent lots of time browsing thru magazines in MPH. There's so much gossip on Hollywood and stuff. Makes me wonder why exactly shud their lives be of any importance to us, really? Except for sum actors/actresses tht I lik lah. Lol.
After tht, had lunch at Wong Kok Char Chan Teng. Man, I wanted to eat there so long adi. Now I get to. Hehe. (Cuz, HK food ah! =P) Ordered lots of stuff. Jo had this drink called 'Red Dragonfly'. Haha. Sounds weird, doesn't it? But it tasted good. Sumting lik honey and apples. There were other weird-sounding drinks too. E.g. : 'Snow Cat', 'Salty Dog, 'Black Spider'. Lol. Mum and Aunty Mee Ching ordered this XO Fried Rice tht was SO good! And I was lik, digging into Jo's Cheese Baked Rice with Seafood. Tht was good, too.
Walked a bit more. Then we saw these 3 lala girls. Haha. Knw tht label? L-A-L-A? We were making jokes abt them. Seriously, they looked very funny. Hehe. At last, bought socks for myself for badminton. Been wearing Jo's Converse ones for the past three weeks. Before we left, took away sum Auntie Anne's Pretzels (try their Dutch Ice, it's the best!).
The 4 of us were crammed into the backseat of Aunty Mee Ching's Wira, eating our pretzels. Lyssa started a topic abt MGS. Yes, our dear skl. There's so much to talk abt MGS. And she was telling us abt an occasion whr she went to check in the toilets (it was her duty) and she found two girls making out. Ick.
Now I'm bak, and tired but happy tht I didn't spend my day at home doing who knws wat. The only thing tht puts me out is my ENT prob. Gah.
See, I got my cough - again! Before this, it subsided, then I ate so much junk and choc tht it returned (I tot I was alryte adi) and now, jus when I tot I was alryte again, I went and downed a bottle of assam, and now my cough's bak. Worse as ever, plus flu and my ear hurts. Note : ENT (ear nose throat). Aiyah! I really don't learn my lesson. Haha.
Anyway, today was sposed to be another day spent wastefully. But Mum came into my room while my head was aching frm sleeping way too long (Jolene warned me adi). 'Aunty Mee Ching is going to 1U with her two daughters today. Do y'all wanna go?' 'Um, yah. OK.' 'Wanna go ah?' 'Ntg to do wat at home. Ask Jo also lah.' My bro was nxt door in my elder bro's room playing Survival Project (he spent an entire day d/l-ing all sorts of online games and settled on this one). Mum came into the room again : 'Get ready. Aunty Mee Ching will be coming in awhile.'
So, went to 1U lah. And when I first entered the car, Lyssa was lik, 'Manda, you're the only one wearing slippers.' She pointed at my Reef flip-flops and said, 'We're all wearing Converses.' Haha. Then I said I shud go home and change. Lol. 'No, jus admit you're the one tht's out,' she said. And she stepped on my flip-flops so many times while we were walking (not on purpose lah).
Anyway, I spent lots of time browsing thru magazines in MPH. There's so much gossip on Hollywood and stuff. Makes me wonder why exactly shud their lives be of any importance to us, really? Except for sum actors/actresses tht I lik lah. Lol.
After tht, had lunch at Wong Kok Char Chan Teng. Man, I wanted to eat there so long adi. Now I get to. Hehe. (Cuz, HK food ah! =P) Ordered lots of stuff. Jo had this drink called 'Red Dragonfly'. Haha. Sounds weird, doesn't it? But it tasted good. Sumting lik honey and apples. There were other weird-sounding drinks too. E.g. : 'Snow Cat', 'Salty Dog, 'Black Spider'. Lol. Mum and Aunty Mee Ching ordered this XO Fried Rice tht was SO good! And I was lik, digging into Jo's Cheese Baked Rice with Seafood. Tht was good, too.
Walked a bit more. Then we saw these 3 lala girls. Haha. Knw tht label? L-A-L-A? We were making jokes abt them. Seriously, they looked very funny. Hehe. At last, bought socks for myself for badminton. Been wearing Jo's Converse ones for the past three weeks. Before we left, took away sum Auntie Anne's Pretzels (try their Dutch Ice, it's the best!).
The 4 of us were crammed into the backseat of Aunty Mee Ching's Wira, eating our pretzels. Lyssa started a topic abt MGS. Yes, our dear skl. There's so much to talk abt MGS. And she was telling us abt an occasion whr she went to check in the toilets (it was her duty) and she found two girls making out. Ick.
Now I'm bak, and tired but happy tht I didn't spend my day at home doing who knws wat. The only thing tht puts me out is my ENT prob. Gah.
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