Here In My Home =D

After about two and a half weeks of hard training and lots of teamwork, it was THE day! It was the last day of the Form 4 Interclass Patriotic Song Competition, and 4 Dedikasi was performing as class no. 7. All of us gathered at the field at about 6.50am and started practicing our song, "Here In My Home" by Malaysian Artistes for Unity. Went through the song about 3 times. We were watched by a few outsiders (including Nicole Lin Yi-Xian who commented a lot XD).

Soon, it was showtime. They went a little off-key at certain parts, but overall they really gave their best. And I'm so proud of them! Haha. The crowd was very encouraging too b'cos they cheered at the beginning and especially when 4D nailed the rapping part! =D When we were done, a lot of people said we were awesome. Haha. But no, we didn't kembang. Speaking on behalf of 4D, all we were concerned about was giving our best so we don't regret and just having fun. Hehe.

Didn't really study that day. So we spent our time taking photos, shooting videos and singing. Haha. Feast your eyes!

Michele, Yoke Pei, Aranee, Joanna, Lynnette, Shankry,
Keishini & me

Michele, Keishini, Jolene, Aranee, Joanna, Kah Yan,
Lynnette, Jessica & Yoke Pei

My cuz & I

Jessica, Yoke Pei & me

Jessica & Yoke Pei

Joanna & Lynnette

Jesse, Joanna & Yoke Pei

Jessica & Yoke Pei - again

Lynnette & Jessica

Jesse, Yoke Pei, Shankry, Joanna, Lynnette & Jessica

Sonu, Thiru & Divya

Azimah, Sakinah, Khaleeqa & Amalina

Pones!

Jesse =]

Our dear president, Shi Yunn (although I know she'll kill me once she finds my
blog, I just HAVE to upload this photo XD)

Below are two videos. The first is just a 3 minute video of our performance. The one below is just a video of Shamimah's patriotic poem, which was recited at the end of our performance. But this time, it was shot in class, with Jessica, Lynnette, Yoke Pei and Jesse in the background. Enjoy! =D

After school, I went to 4 Pintar for Merdeka drama meeting. Then we took photos. Hahaha.

Nicole, me, Iri

Half the drama team reunited!

Beauty & the Beast: The Musical

I WATCHED BEAUTY & THE BEAST: THE MUSICAL! And it was all thanks to Michelle =D She had 6 free tickets... and it's not just that, the tickets were VIP tickets! Yeah. I know. So fortunate, right? Hehe. Michy was so generous to ask me, Iri, Jessica, Michele & Samantha out.

Anyway, we arrived at KLCC pretty early. Had dinner, then we waited for the Plenary Hall to be opened. Took our seats and watched the musical. It was quite long. There was a break in between, and I hate to admit it, but I was such a 'sakai'. Haha. When the lights came on for the break, me and Iri were like, "Ey, over adi??" Lol. How we know it's a break lah! How we know got break wan! Haha. Then Michelle was like, "No, it's the break. They'll continue after that." Hahaha.

So the musical was awesome. Really. One would expect nothing less from a Broadway stageplay. Lumiere was most entertaining, and so was Cogsworth. Gaston was played perfectly. The one thing different was that they made the Beast lovable, not unpleasant. But that was fine. Hehe. OK, pics:

Jessica, Michele, me, Iri, Michy
Me, Iri & Michy!
I love this pic =]

I FINISHED GTA III! XD

Thought I couldn't live without you
It's gonna hurt when it heals too
It'll all get better in time
And even though I really love you
I'm gonna smile cause I deserve to
It'll all get better in time

Since there's no more you and me
It's time I let you go so I can be free
And live my life how it should be
No matter how hard it is
I'll be fine without you

My Sweet 16th

Michelle: Hey, Manda. Are you free on Sunday?
Me: Yeah. I think so. Why?
Michelle: Let's go out.
Me: For what?
Michelle: Just go out lah. I very long didn't go out with you.
Me: What time?
Michelle: 3 o'clock?
Me: So late. I dunno if can. Might be going out for dinner and movie with my family.
Michelle: Then earlier, OK?
Me: Hmmm. OK. Go out for what?
Michelle: Uh. For fun lah. With me. We'll makan. I wanna belanja you makan.
Me: Oh OK. I think can lah.
Michelle: No, cannot think. You must come.

That was how the conversation went when Michelle asked me out on my b'day. And I could hear Usha laughing in the background. So, I met up with Michelle in Aeon JJ, and she brought me to Popular, saying she wanted to buy a magazine. Then she asked me what I wanted to eat, and I was quite fussy. Haha. She said Kenny Rogers, because she's never eaten there before and it's chicken =_=' So we went to Kenny Rogers, and she made me stay outside, saying that I should check out the menu. And she asked me if I eat cheese. Then she brought me inside, and there they were: my dear friends, that is Jolene, Usha, Kavita, Angel, Povaanes & Tharsh. Hehe. It was a surprise. I was surprised, just not completely surprised. It was kinda obvious that something was up. For a drama director and actress, Michelle was very obvious. Lol.

So we had a lot of food. Then Michy left for the cinema, to see if there are tickets for "Kung Fu Panda". In the end, there were no tickets so we just waited with Michy cause she was gonna meet up with her boyfriend and she wanted him to wish me. Then she left, and it was just the 7 of us walking around till 5.30pm.

Anyway, I had a lot of fun and you guys really made my sweet sixteen memorable. Usha, I know you said I was ungrateful (haha) but I also know that that was a joke. Lol. Really love you guys! =D And thanks for all the presents!

To all of you who wished me, THANK YOU =]

My b'day cake! (A cheesecake - Lene, you really know what I like =D)

XD

Usha, Lene & Kav

Tharsh & Povaanes

The mastermind behind it alll =D

Mervy and Wei Shern brought me out to celebrate my b'day early at Sunway Pyramid. Me and Wei Shern took the 12.06 train and arrived about 1.00 at Sunway Pyramid. Mervy's college ended at 12.15, then we met up at the main entrance. Then we collected our tickets at the phone booking booth. Mervy and Wei Shern had their own student card, but I didn't bring mine (I didn't even know I had one, for that matter XD). The lady assumed I was from Taylor's, just like Mervy and Wei Shern, and I think Mervy made up a fake ID no. for me. I dunno. Lol. I was so blur.

After that, we had lunch at Kenny Roger's because Wendy's was packed. I had tom yam chicken spaghetti and Mervy had chicken and side dishes and Wei Shern just had side dishes. We finished at 2.00, so we went to the arcade beside the cinema because me and Wei Shern wanted to race. We raced twice, I won one, I lost one. Haha. Not bad lah. Then we watched "Superhero Movie".

"Superhero Movie" is the worst and dumbest movie I have ever watched. But it made me laugh a lot. Haha. It's a complete Spiderman copy-and-paste, add in a dash of Batman and a pinch of Fantastic Four and X-Men and you've got "Superhero Movie"! Then we walked to the highest floor, where they have this area where they sell everything to do with digital stuff and computers, somewhat like Low Yat. I bought an FM modulator for a song (RM35 compared to the other stores who were selling it at RM49-RM99) and Wei Shern bought a pair of Phillips headphones.

I wanted to eat Wendy's, and Mervy was up for it too. He said we would just chill there, but instead we ended up having a full meal. I had the shrimp burger which I wanted to try, Mervy had fried chicken and Wei Shern had spicy chicken burger. I like the shrimp burger. It's quite nice. It's different and unique.

Wei Shern's Spicy Chicken Sensation

Mervy's spicy fried chicken

I like their wrapper, makes for a good bookmark, haha

My Shrimp Supreme

Then we took a taxi to the KTM station, and waited for the next train. Meanwhile, we took some pics. We actually planned to take more pics in the train, but it was so full and so stuffy! The whole train stinked. It was like the air-conditioners weren't even there. Me and Mervy almost fell on the seated passengers. But time passed pretty fast because me and Mervy were talking while Wei Shern sotod at the door of the train. Haha. He didn't wanna sit.

Wei Shern looks cute here, hehe

=D

Mervy, Mervy...XD

Wei Shern and I

Three of us

Wei Shern, me and Mervy again

We reached the Teluk Pulai station, then we walked to Mervy's hse. Drenched in sweat, I had to bath. Mervy made me and Wei Shern wear his NS shirt, because he wanted to relive his NS day (NS closing ceremony was y'day).

Hehe....

I like this pic =)

Wei Shern, me and Mervy in Mervy's NS clothes

My dear bro

Look at him, haha

I like this pic too =)

XD

All in all, I had fun that day. Thank you, Mervy and Wei Shern!

OK, I just returned from Kym's house in Setia Eco-Park. Spent two nights there. Had a lot of fun. Setia Eco-Park feels like a totally diff world from Klang. Really. Played so much Five Crowns and Sequence. Got to know Beatrice's sisters: Brittany (7 years) and Brigitte (8 years). You know, I'm not that bad with kids. Haha. And kids are not that bad after all. I never liked kids. But that's because I've never had any experience with them. I always knew kids from afar. Like, I only know all they do is cry and be hyper and destroy things. And I don't get why adults like them more than teenagers. I mean, they're just little versions of us. Haha. But, kids are quite fun. Lol. Brittany and Brigitte call me Manda Che Che and they like to cycle with me =D I'm very proud of myself. Haha. Usually kids and babies are scared of me. I wonder why...? Maybe I should make an effort to be nicer to kids. I'll be nicer to nice kids =]

THE SURE RETURN!

KGH YF had a camp from the 24th to the 27th of May at HCC in Cameron Highlands, which is exactly three days ago. Man, I miss camp! Klang is so hot, wery varm XD Haha. Below is a camp photo:

DAY 1

We left Klang at 11am, and reached HCC after 4pm. The campers were divided into four groups: Amethyst, Chrysolite, Sardonyx and Topaz. My group was Amethyst. Leader was Jonathan and my fellow members were Joel, Wei Lyn and Kah Why. We had free time before that. And the guys spent that time playing ping pong. After that, we had ice breaker where we played two games.

That night, we had our first talk. Speaker, Uncle Chandran first asked us to think of a nickname for each of our groups. Amethyst came up with Eureka, which in Greek means "I've found it", Sardonyx (Metamorphosis), Chrysolite (Time Machine, which was a movie we just watched in the bus) and Topaz (Hakkunah Matata). Then we talked about "Signs of the End of the Age". It was such a factual talk where we could see how the Bible's prophecies really matched with the things happening around us. Indeed, the Word of God is mind-blowingly accurate in every single prophecy that is made about the future. He also talked about the false prophets such as Jim Jones, David Koresh and Asahara.

The groups were each given time to act out a news broadcast based on the signs of the end of the age according to our passages. Me and Joel argued about the name of our broadcasting company. I wanted BBB and he wanted YNN. Jon shut us both up by arguing with us. In the end, Joel's YNN trumped my BBB. AND I got the lousy name: Bimbo Hoi and Joel's name was, Joel. I know, so unfair. Lol. Jon was our reporter in Baghdad where there were wars, Wei Lyn was in South Fafrica (XP, Joel) covering famines and Kah Why was in Osaka, Japan interviewing the false prophet, Yoshi. At the end, me and Joel get caught in earthquake and he gets hit by a rock or something

DAY 2

We started off with devotion. My group was led by Ruth and included Wei Lyn, Lydia, Beatrice and myself. It was a wonderful quiet time. After that we had our own Sunday worship meeting and then our second talk.

The second talk was about "Future Fears". Uncle Chandran gave us each papers with questions pertaining to our hopes for our future in 10, 20 and 30 years. As we shared our answers, we were reminded once again that we could hope and plan but in the end, we CAN'T really know what our future holds. It is unpredictable and uncertain. We have absolutely no guarantees that our hopes and dreams will come true, in fact, we don't even know if we will still be alive in the next 10, 20 or 30 years. But being a child of God is an amazing privilege, for we can trust God with our future and one thing is certain, heaven awaits for all who believe.

Me and Kym

Me, Mervy and Kym

Jo, look at your smile!

The smiles say it all

After lunch, we were given the chance to roam the town. The one thing on my mind was scones. Haha. Before I got to eat scones, we went to a store called Excellent and it was in a food court-like area. Excellent serves Western food which is really affordable and tastes just as good. I ordered a Banana Honey Ice Cream Pancake, which is made differently, because usually pancakes are the kind that looks like ricotta hotcakes, but this one is more like a crepe.

Kym and Michael

Me, Kym, Jon and Michael

Joel

Lamb chop

Chicken chop

Beatrice

Me and my pancakes! (The other two belong to Joel and Mervy lah =D)

We then headed to the field for games. We played captainball, and then it started pouring. But in Cameron Highlands, it only rains for about three minutes and then it stops. Michael and Wei Shern had to return to Klang because they have college to attend.

Gloves?? This is the first time I've seen anyone wear gloves in Malaysia!

Randy, Jo, Jerry and Jon

Kym and Jon

That night, we had our third talk, about "The Day of Reckoning". Through the Bible, we have faint glimpses into the future. It is enough for us to know that these things will happen. There are clear warnings for us to see, for example, past judgment in Sodom and Gomorrah and future judgment, that is the Second Coming. As we see the Day approaching, us believes must build on the Word of God, pray in the power of God and remain in the love of God. And God's promises to us at the present is that He will sanctify us and in the future, He will present us blameless. This really strikes me because He will present us blameless, not sinless. Only through our confessed belief in Jesus Christ, can we be called blameless, our sins no longer condemning us.

DAY 3

Started the day off with devotion again. After breakfast, we had a workshop where we were given an hour to write down 10 characteristics we think will be present in the world in 10 years and five goals or steps the church should adopt to face this. Then we had our fourth talk, which is about "A Futuristic Lifestyle". We looked at Revelation. As Christians, we must be encouraged, for in due time, there will be a 'new Heaven and a new Earth'. There will be renewal and restoration, not recreation. The words of the angel says that God Himself will mingle and minister to His people. The words of the Almighty is that He will be Father to the saved and a foe to the unsaved. We must also be ready. We read Matthew 25:1-13, which is the parable of the ten virgins, or bridesmaids. They were unprepared to meet the bridegroom, and so when they arrived late at the banquet, the door was closed shut and even when they called, the bridegroom's answer was, "I tell you the truth, I never knew you." This parallels with the story of Noah and the ark where God shut the door and it was not opened although the people cried out to Noah to open the door as the flood began to rise. So it will be when Jesus comes again, the door will be closed and no one will be able to open it for God will say, "I never knew you."

In that session, Uncle Chandran gave us each a bookmark where we were to write down the things in our life that were hindering us in our spiritual growth. As "Jesus Take Me As I Am" was played, he asked whoever wants to rededicate their lives to God to step in front. Almost all of us went in front and almost all of us were in tears and Uncle Chandran prayed. After that, Mervy and Jon stayed with me as we practiced for my songleading tonight.

After lunch, games was cancelled and the groups were each given time to rehearse for the Stones Summit where every group had to perform a skit. Because Topaz and Chrysolite only had four people and Sardonyx and Amethyst had five, Topaz combined with Amethyst and Chrysolite with Sardonyx. After much arguing with Joel (as has been the case since the beginning of camp), we settled on Joel's idea. Haha. We would be basing it once again on Bimbo Hoi. This time, there was Baby Hoi and Bobby Hoi, child and father respectively. We separated the skit into three parts, showing a day in the life of Baby, Bimbo and then Bobby in the year 2028. After the performances, we headed downstairs to the dining hall to play Poison Parcel (or as I call it, Puzzle Parcel or Dart & Mix). Each of us is given three darts and we throw it at a dartboard which is unconventional because it has names of icky, yucky ingredients instead of points. The three ingredients are then mixed and the person has to drink it all up.

My musicians!

Bimbo Hoi

Joel suddenly appears, unscathed, saved for a few bandages from y'day's earthquake at the YNN studio

Wei Lyn in New York City, covering a riot/protest consisting of 4 people

Chong Han and Kah Why ("We're gay and happy!"), Beatrice and Jon ("Say YES to teen pregnancy!")

Bimbo Hoi, being a Christian, looking absolutely astounded by the news in NYC while Joel talks about oil

Joel and Bimbo

Bobby being asked by a friend to cheat the company (Jon: "I work 5 years adi, mah 5 million lah, correct what")

Bobby being seduced by his secretary

Three of us mess up our last line, haha

Me and Beat

Lydidi and me

Lydidi and me again - with specs

Kym playing Poison Parcel

Beat is upset that she got double chilli sauce

The guys at camp are so gay (namely Randy, Jo and Jerry)

Joel and I

Me and Jerry

Me and Jon (and Randy, haha)

Me and Mervy

Panchin and family

Baby, Bobby and Bimbo Hoi

Amethyst!

Group leaders

Me, Kym, Mervy and Jon

Four of us

Four of us again

=D

Vultures!

Vultures, Matrix-style

Kym, Uncle Chandran and I

Mervy, Uncle Chandran and Jon

Group photo

Group photo again

DAY 4

On the last day, I did not wake up for devotion, so devotion did not happen. So sorry! After breakfast, we had our last talk. Uncle Chandran spoke on "A Future Hope" based on the text in Acts on the Stephen, the first martyr. We learned two important things: 1. Being heavenly minded helps us remember where our home is. Home is where our treasures are, therefore the things we do during our lives reveal what we treasure and 2. Being heavenly minded helps us deal with the 'rocks' in our lives. So we have to identify our 'rocks' and there is the assurance that heaven is our future, hence it should be our source of strength. In this session, we were each given three cards shaped as rocks and we were to write down the three main things that we feel really hinders us in our walk with God and we're sure these rocks will come right at us when we go back to Klang. Then we were asked to paste it on a "Hanging On To Heaven" thingy.

After lunch, we were allowed to go around town again. But it started raining so we were stuck, we couldn't go anywhere further. We left Cameron Highlands about 2pm and arrived in Klang at 6.10pm. Truly, this camp was such a blessing. And I made a new friend (Beatrice) and rediscovered old friends (Joel and Jerry).

Randy and Jon

Mervy and Randy

Wei Lyn and I (in a kinda lomo effect shot)

Dorm girls!

Me and Uncle Chandran

Uncle Chandran and Jo

Jo and Lydidi

Sis and bro

Jerry and Jo

Me

Beatrice

Jo

Joel, me and Jon

Jon and Jo

Kym and I

The girls!

Doing our "fur" sign

Me and Kym at our dorm door

Kym wearing Jon's shorts, as a dare

Joel's already bitten burger (before everyone prayed)

Our last lunch, burger and porridge

Mervy's flattened burger (victim of Mervy's fat hands =P)

Randy and Beatrice

Told you they were very gay

Jo and Beatrice

Me and Mervy in the bus

Jo, me and Beatrice

Jon and Beatrice

In the bus, on the way home

To my dear anchorman, after seeing this photo, I know you'll strangle me or hope that I get caught in an earthquake. Haha. But I want you to know that your special eyebrows are really, well, special. Hehe. Because I know that if I see you again, you would kill me, I am contemplating whether or not I ought to go for your Teen Scene Fest. I will go if you promise not to injure your fellow anchorwoman. Regards, Bimbo.


Throughout the four days of camp, me and Kym taught the girls to dance "Low". Then we video-ed it in the toilet. The girls are so cute! Here's the video:


We also got Mervy and Jon to do backup for me and Kym. They were so sporting. And Mervy had that excited childish look on his face. Haha.


Lastly, a video of our dear camp speaker, Uncle Chandran playing Poison Parcel: