What I did in a week...

LOL...

Been back for a week and I feel like it's been ages...

My parents thought that going to Sibu while my friends were finishing up their STPM was a great idea. It was great til... I ended up going on the day they ended STPM. LOL

Sibu was great. I hate car rides. LONG car rides. Beyonce's Irreplaceable was playing in my ears all the way there... BUT I've not gotten sick of it yet.

Went to Sarikei. SMALL TOWN. Been there every time we go back to Sibu. It did not changed much except with the addition of a new supermarket which is still lousy.

Sibu is fine. FORCED-FED by my uncle and aunt... LOL. They all said I was thinner... Hmm... I thought I didn't change at all??

After one day in Sarikei and then Sibu... We went to Mukah. My aunt is there. She's the nicest amongst all my aunts cz... She gives me big angpows and she can cook very well... Hahaha... It was nice. Then she brought us to Oya and also Dalat... I remember Dalat from our stupid literature thing in Form 1... LOL... What? The town of flies I think?

Mum thinks I watch too much drama. Seriously, she is right. I finished like 3 series in 3 days... LOL. Stupid lah... But what can I do at home besides going out, eat, sleep, shop?

Working at my aunt's centre... LUCKILY only half day... Tak tahan one full day lah... Hahah...

Love home...

Back to Kuching.
I hate flying. Man... A terrible headache. I couldn't sleep at all in the plane. All the time I was fidgeting around finding the most comfortable place to sleep...
I HATE THE SMEEL OF LEMONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yeah right.
Weeelll... Arrived Sunday morning at 12am. Had a delicious bowl of Foochow meehon and kiaw!! LOVELY!!!!!!!!!! The best I had this year.
Woke up at 6.10am. My parents thought I was crazy. It is 11am in NZ though. Normal-lah.
Church was nice but I joined the chinese congregation because daddy was preaching.
Hehehehe... Then went out makan lah with my sisters. Then... take photos!!!

Kuching life...

I love my look... My sister and I really like taking photos!!

Sepia tone... Hahaha... I always thought I look better without colour...

Miin took this. She future interior designer... Ada taste!

Hahaha... I like this photo veli veli veli muchi!!

Ice-skating photos!!

Managed to get the photos from Nicole... THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hmmm... I'm still waiting for it to upload...

Sayang is that no photos of our long long caterpillar one... IN which we amatuers can force the more-expert amatuers to skate in front of us while we hang on for our dear lives behind them. I managed to force Victor to... be the leader loh... And he says I'm fat and heavy. LOL.

The caterpillar one is FUN!!!!!!!!! And I saw people copying us... Actually we copied the Korean youths de... But they were really good at skating. UNLIKE US! The ones who copied us even more KOLIEN cz... WAHAHA... The girls couldn't even skate for goodness sake. We were able to skate on our own before we did the caterpillar thing... SO... They fell down worse.

The worse thing was Joey and Kinson coming up to me and then both grabbing my wrist and STARTED skating like hell...............................................................................................................

Ended up me on the ice again. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.


Me on the ice... I fell down cz I couldn't get the sides fast enough...


FELL AGAIN. It's the same place... just after I got up... Somehow I fell penyek again.


Just went round the ice-skating ring once... WITHOUT HELP!!!!!!!!!!!
The girls (L-R) Mel, Mavis and ME!! (Bei song all their names start with "M")


Us again... Hahaha... *grins widely*


The sporty girls who went... Posing with our shoes...


Me and the professional skaters....................... Victor and Joey!


The always compulsory group photo of us.
First row: (L-R) Joshua and Mavis
Second row: (L-R) Diwin, Victor, Melissa, Esther, Kinson, Joey and Joey (aka "small" Joey)

I'm such a stalker...

I've been stalking blogs. Friend's friend's friend's blog.

and I'm such a criticiser... SHOULD. STOP.

NOT GOOD. BAD GIRL!

Uhm...

Hungry...

And am I supposed to cook today?

Skating was AMAZING.

ok... ice-skating itself is not amazing.

It's the group of people that went that MADE it AMAZING.

I had the funnest time in the whole year.

It was just AWESOME.

Made me think a little though....... I do enjoy me alone time. Mind you I'm an only child. I'm used to being a loner. I have my friends but nah... Don't stick to me 24/7. I'll bust you off. Maybe that's why I am such a bad person to have small talk with. All I would do is answer your questions in one sentence. Hahaha... BORING is has it's mark on my forehead.

However, I LOVE going out with my friends. IN BIG BIG BIG HUMONGOUS GROUPS!!!!!!! I'm lucky to have friends that have friends that must go with them. So for example, if I call Andy out, he MUST call Vui Kiat out and Vui Kiat MUST call Chi Lai and then Liang Shiu and then Khee Giap WHICH MUST bring his gf out and then the list goes on lah... Bad news is, afterward Eleanor bo eng... Kena me and a WHOLE BUNCH of guys... With a pair of couple. Tsk tsk... No fun lah...

I've got a loud personality in groups, sometimes the loudest. Really remembered the time my friends told me when I went off to a camp for a week that instantly I am not at school they know cz my voice cannot be heard next door... It is just that I'm too quiet alone. Who to talk to anyway? I talk to myself most of the time. Don't worry. I'm not schizophrenic. (HEY! My last year's vocab for English essay on the stupid movie... The Beautiful Mind. It's stupid cz I didn't get good marks for it forever until the end... HAhahah...) Just used to thinking aloud to myself.

That's why my cousin ask me if I ate too much sugar during youth cz I get so high. I just love being with crowds and also alone.

Very extremist.

WooHOo!

After bad things come good things...

HAhaha...

I should be thankful for all the good things that is happening.

BUT

*smacks forehead*

Stupid girl. Should bloody go back NOW!!!!!!!! Stay in NZ do wad? Stare at goldfish tanks?

Hehehhee...

Had a nice long chat with Koey (my best buddy in NZ) and parents.

News?
Going to get some more clothes lah!!

I've got tons the other day when I helped Xu pack her stuffs.

TONS!!!!!! Sweaters, coats, jeans, (LEE!!) tops... My drawers kena stuffed lah!
*grins*

And Koey's gonna gimme some more...

Thank goodness they were becoming fat but I'm not.

AND I get their cast-offs.

Xu's clothes were really, really, really, really nice. Long sleeves tops I've been drooling over (My Korean friend have HEAPS) and jeans. Nice jeans. FIT jeans. Sweaters, bags...

I am definitely a girl. I love my stuffs...

ANOTHER GOOD THING!!!

Ice-skating tomorrow.

Joey has organised ice-skating tomorrow at Howick... Oh no... Gonna get car-sick *groans*

WHEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!! Most of us would be going... Providing we are still in NZ and has not flown back and EXAMS FINISHED... Poor high school students. They still have weeks of exams to go.... Wahahhahahaha... Leo had 4 weeks... STRESSING WEEKS. LOL. He was studying stuffs we studied in Form 5 at Year 11... SCARY!!!!!!! And he's good at studies.

Ice-skating... Sure bruise de lah........................................ I'll post photos of bruises... Will be keng leh?

I am a hypocrite?

Definition of a hypocrite:

1. a person who puts on a false appearance of virtue or religion
2. a person who acts in contradiction to his or her stated beliefs or feelings
   

Am I one?

I put on so many faces that I can't remember which one is the one that is really me. I hate with my heart, but I feel pity when she boasts as the other side of it is not real. I shed tears but I want to laugh as it is over a matter that is stupid to me. But why my heart cries out in pain as words slice it.

Have you ever gone through a day where you think would be the best day because everything went so well but in fact, became the worst day?

Sometimes I really want to laugh out loud. I am really that dumb. I can't learn from things. I need them to be told. I assume things. I thought it is the best.

Nah, it isn't me, myself or I.

Words that slice your heart, making me suffocate. Food are tasteless things. Not something from the table of God. Prayers said in pain. Asking God why? What is your plan? Show me, lead me. What can I do? It never ends.

Telling yourself, putting it in mind... Don't be stupid enough to do it again. It happened again. You lose control. You just want to shake that person, yelling "Could you just bloody put aside your thoughts and put yourself in my shoes?". "It is just a bad dream," you tell yourself, hoping that when you wake up, nothing has happened.

How many times you cried silently in your heart, willing someone to help you ease the pain. Your heart seems swollen and thumping it's last. Tears fall. Your emotional side thinks, this is not worth it. I just want to give up. Just lie down and will yourself to die. Your rational side tells you, something to learn, to improve yourself. This is not worth dying for. It's a small matter. There are people who are in even worse situations. What about your family? Your friends? Do you want them to cry because you were not strong enough to overcome it. I am not strong but the Lord your God is. He gives you strength in times of need. We are His children. If you die, who is the saddest of all? He is the one.

I thank God that my rational is always stronger than my emotional side. If not I would have died early on.

Having prejudiced thoughts are a danger. I am and always will, be the useless, spoilt, selfish, disrecpectful and have no manners. I laugh because I know I am not. In other's eyes... I am the worst and you would expect the worst from me. I just want to yell back and say, SO WHAT? Swear words threatening to spill out of my mouth.

Be careful about having prejudiced thoughts. It hurts the person in return. I've always been the end of those thoughts. I thought that so long I know what I am doing is not wrong, it's fine. Other's thoughts of me are useless. May be that's why I am so wild outside. Cz inside I can't express myself. I crave attention as I recieved the negative side of it at home. I am too sensitive as I always accidentally heard the negative comments. They don't feel guilty talking behind people's backs. Have you know me? Sometimes I think you just don't bother to know me at all because you think you know all about me. Hahaha... It's a laugh. I am damn laughing at you. You forgive and forget. How can we forget. Then it's not forgive.

You can never make everyone happy. I assume I can. BAD. It's WRONG.

I just laugh. Tears are useless.

Tell me what I can do?

Tell me I am stupid.

Si kia DD!!!

As you know... My laptop fell off the bed. (SERIOUSLY... I write that in every blog entry of mine!)

So... DD very KINDLY took it to the Toshiba wadeva centre...

So it has been checked out and he took it home before I could take it from him this Sat.

He has been bothering me EVERYTIME I go online about what I want in my laptop... WHICH is weird cz he has downloaded everything he thinks should be in and deleting or disabling anything that has been not on my "already SLOW" laptop.

AND

he asked me if I'm patriotic or not...

Define patriotic to me. If it means supporting your country no matter what BLOODY thing it does, I'm like... pua chai (half half). So reply half half loh...

YOU KNOW WHAT HE SAID NEXT??!!

He put the China thing as my theme... WITH A CHINA FLAG!!!

BLOODY!! No offense though... BUT, I may be CHINESE but I'm MALAYSIAN!! NOT FROM CHINA CAN OR NOT??!!

And he says every ASIAN has China flag.

I want to be Korean can??

Anime!!

Ooooohh...

I've been in love with this anime... Ouran High School Host Club.



It's like the best since Hana-kimi (which I lost the whole manga when I crashed my laptop...) and Fruit Basket!!!!!!!!!!!!

It's SOOOO CUTE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

p.s. Edmund, IT'S REALLY GOOD! (If you like comedy thingie...)

I forgot what was the last anime I watched though...

I remembered watching Goong the whole 2 weeks I had holiday and WAS SUPPOSED TO DO MY ASSIGNMENTS...

My big brother chided me and watching drama series... I was hooked. First thing in the morning, on laptop, on wireless. Go to youtube and wait for the series to load. I think I average like 5 series... Mind you I had to wait for it to LOAD.

I lost everything, photos, pictures. BOOHOO!!!!!! Managed to regain some though... There were like hundreds.

I am really thankfuk. God always have a plan ahead.. Man, it would have cost me money (tons!) if I dropped it at a later date AND if I didn't have any proof of purchase.

Hmm... His sense of humour sometimes really comes at a later date.

Hmmm...

I'm thinking of changing my blogger skin again...

I really think I'm very easily bored with one thing.

WHY?? It's funny how we all have this dual personality.

I LOVE my comfort zone but when I step out of it, I still can survive...

BUT with a higher rate of friends. CZ I keep changing them.

See how much I communicate with my secondary school friends?
I can count, I mostly call Eleanor, Offline messaging with Andy, SOMETIMES I sms Ke Li, Siew Hui, Candy and.................................


OOooh... I must really really keep up with the keeping in touch. No wonder I out-date liao...

BABY GIRL!!

YAY!!! I'm gonna be an aunt soon...

My eldest sister has a baby girl... EEEEeeeee...

She WILL DEFINITELY be gorgeous.

I hope it's not a miniature of me. I used to look EXACTLY like my eldest sister. Everyone tells me I look like her... Maybe it's the other way round... I'm vain. LOL.

Hehehhehehe... And I really REALLY REALLY want this handphone...


Sony Ericsson Z610i
I told Andy to get the PINK one. HE totally REFUSES to buy PINK. I wonder why though... I want the black so he HAS to get the PINK.

Or should I get this one?

These are just dreams... It may be that I will still use my trusty 3310...

Now, the reality is that.... The baby girl is SOOO gonna be my favourite toy from now on... When she is born though...

Seeing stars...

If I see stars, I think I wanna faint lol...........

3 exams in 3 days!! Memang can swear loh...

However, IT'S DONE!!!

One more to go.... Professional Teacher... WHAT THE??

Sounds good, tastes bad...

IT'S BLARDY STUPID.

Jin says I should stop saying "Gay" everytime I see a guy dressed weird...

And I should stop saying "Bloody stupid" for something that is bad...

I should also cut on "SHIT!" everytime something unexpected, good or bad, happens.

And also OMG. Anything, everything is OMG.

Tsk tsk... Should really stop it.

And I can't stop smiling cz....
It's less than 20 something days before I go HOME.
My laptop's discharged from hospital... ^^\/

Hmmm...

My cousin lost the list of exams the youth are having soon or now for prayers...

Tsk tsk... NOT GOOD!! (Personally, he should have taken better care... He's not 100% into it now.)

However, he remember his timetable! (Yay!)

And went into his sister's and my room to check on our calender as well...

He found his sister's written in bold black pen and mine was empty.

He couldn't bother jotting down what I said so... he emailed his and his sister's timetable and wrote this at the end "Esther's timetable is still being finalised..."

WHEN WAS MY TIMETABLE BEING FINALISED???

DUH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

However, youth have been hitting a peak these 4 or so months... (My memory is BAD!) Thank God. We've been praying hard for this. PLUS... MORE GIRLS!!! YAY!!!

Things to say "Hallelujah!"

1. 7 youths got baptised.
2. One of them WAS a mormon addict. He was "troublemaker" in making but God turn him the right way round.
3. The really "LONG TIME NO SEE" (2 years...) have started coming back.
4. Youth attendence hitting 30-40 in a few months.
   
5. They are giving towards depth-thinking during discussion time.
6. Those who were against it (came with their friends) were now actually giving it a lot of thoughts.
7. Youth leader's changing. He's a much more matured one compared to my cousin. (Sorry lolz. It's the truth.

It has been pretty cool as these weeks. One thing I should do is to find something to give thanks everyday. I've been pretty pessimistic. No idea why... NOT HORMONES LOL! Things have been going the wrong way, kept questioning God. I should think of it as a different light. There is a purpose. I need to be more optimistic. Think of the brighter side.

The discussion actually helped. I was thinking of a list of things and I've actually thought of them all. I did think of the other side but it meant nothing towards me. I've been fearing death last year because of my parents. They are not here with me and I miss them heaps. I was scared that they might die suddenly (WHAT THE HECK!!) and I would not see them anymore. That was how pessimistic I was. I've no idea to vent it. BUT, even with the knowledge that I would see them in heaven still does not sooth my fears. No wonder I was getting depressed AGAIN. I have to learn to leave everything to God. He has His plans. So far even in my practicum I know that He has a hand in it. I changed schools from Balmoral to Freemans Bay (Uni changed that), had a supportive associate teacher, a great visiting lecturer, lovely children and a fantastic school.

It's coming to the end of the year. I'm finishing 1st year. Can't believed it. I've gotta find things to be grateful for this year.... MUST. Something good about me, friends, church and family. ><"

Omigosh...

Two good news to say

I can use the credit card statement to show that it is my laptop...

AND

I BLOODY GOT A- for my DARN ESSAY!!!
I had no idea what I was writing about............
Last minute job some more... Hahahhahaha... I am sooooooo happy...
I was worried that I would fail it.
Thank God.

A- for the stupidest subject I ever studied. It sounds good, Education in Aotearoa New Zealand BUT... I really never got the hang of it. I got blur on equity, equality, social justice (til now still don't really get it) and wadeva thing they throw at us. What I really enjoy is the history of the education system TIL it got to the legislations and acts and policies... *yawns*

BUT NEVERMIND...
A- rocks!

I do not want to be a doctor liao...

I used to remember that my ambition (I think it is EVERY KIDS ambition at 5) is to be a doctor. However I DO NOT WANT TO BE ONE now!!!

1. Biology really does not speak to me
2. My calling is not in med field
3. I really pity my cousin, Vincent.
4. But he's real good at studies anyway...
5. OoooHhh!! He can go tons of things and get his studies done...
6. HE HAS FREE DINNERS!!!!! At expensive restaurants...
7. Freebies all the time. Anything you want, anything you get...

I love teaching anyway...

Thank God my calling is at teaching...

I doubt my people recognising skills...

UHM!!!

This really makes my best buddy in Education goes (-____-)"

It was the holidays. Mine you, we had practicum for 4 weeks then 2 weeks hols. SO it all equals to 6 weeks of not seeing her... I did see her for a while when I went into her shop to say hi.

Then I went out with my high school friend for lunch and we sat at Albert Park talking before she had to go to class. It's always Education Faculty that has the weirdest holidays... ><"

We were sitting and talking about Christianity (I've no idea how we got there) and I was inviting her to come to church when she saw my friend. She only met her once when we went for karaoke. Weeell... Xu was like hey isn't that your Korean friend?

I squinted... Looked real close and came to this conclusion. She looks like my friend but I don't think she is.

Xu was like... I'm sure she is... She looks a lot like your friend.

I was still in denial... NAh... It's not her... LOOKS a lot like her but don't think is her...

Xu was very persistant in this matter. She went I think she really is your friend.

That girl (thank goodness) walked closer and I was like... HEY IT IS MY FRIEND!!!

And I was calling her out...

DUH!!!

Xu can recognise someone she has only seen once but I can't even though that is a person I would see 4 days a week... TSk tsk... And I met her like 2 days before that incident. I really need to upgrade my memory........... It is only working 64MB now... Not 2G as it should be.

OH CRAP!!!!

I NEED THE BLOODY RECEIPT NOW FOR MY LAPTOP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

SHIT!

SHIT......

I really don't have it with me... I hope it is at home lol...

Argh!!

I'm thinking of changing my blogger layout again.

It seems that I can't stick with one long enough...

I NEED CHANGE!!!

It's weird. I usually hate changes. I hate stepping out of my comfort zone. I hate making new friends. I hate going to a new place. I hate going to a new school.

I hate new things. However, I seem not to hate changing my layout. It's just weird. Why?

Whew...

I've got warranty. My laptop can be fixed. MAN!

STOP BEING SO CARELESS!!

I dropped:

1. Mobile... Lucky is 3310.
2. Violin. It had a cracked surface til I got it mended last year...
3. Laptop.
4. Spectacles. I even ruined two of them in one month.
5. Anything that belonged to me has been dropped at least once.
   

Worry...

My laptop fell off the bed.

Not the normal single bed.

A double bunker. I sleep on the top.

THANK GOODNESS it can still work.

BUT all it does is tell me media failure.

How it fell off?

I was sleeping, tossed around and the rest is history.

My Toshiba laptop who is NOT even 1 is already in ICU cz of ME!

Very careless... A costly mistake. I'm sorry...

I can't cry cz I'm still shocked.

Very unlucky...

I was stupid enough to miss two buses... Not one... TWO!! Apalah... *smacks forehead*

The reason for the first one... Didn't run fast enough... By the time I reached the bus stop, the bus was pulling away and bus driver ignored me.

Second time... So engrossed with my reading that I didn't notice the bus... AND the other guy who was at the bus stop didn't wave for the bus driver to stop. SO MISSED that bus again... I was at the bus stop more than 40 minutes... Almost made me late for class!!!

HOWEVER...

I saw something really cute. A mum was pushing her twin-seater baby stroller towards my stop and it had two really really really cute boys. NOT twins though... Around the age of 2-3 years old. One was sleeping. Well, the mum had to fold the stroller cz it was too big for the bus and she had to wake the kid that was sleeping. He opened his gorgeous hazel eyes and his mum got him to stand. His brother was already walking towards bus stop but he went back and hold his brother's hand cz he was not standing very steadily. From where I was sitting I could see the sleepy kid's head nodding front and back. He was sleeping standing up!! So cute... His mum had to pat him a few times on the face before he was totally awake. His cheeks actually went really red... Aaawwww...

Heheh... Just bored...

I was finishing my autobiography when I thought why not post my baby photos?? Cz I know I look adorable... Even more than now. At least I don't look anorexic... People say I'm too thin now!! I eat a lot!!


Ooooh... My first birthday... My parents looked so young!!!


Hehhe... I was interested in music at an early age... Don't ask me who is behind us. I bloody have no idea...


My favourite-est photo of those my mum sent over... I know I am cute... ^^

I am a weirdo...

We were waiting for the bus at Mt Eden Rd when a tour bus full of guys (young ones...) wearing the same shirt.

What NZ-ers would think: Might be the Kiwis (rugby) who are going past...
What I thought: Waaah... Why all wear the same shirt de??
What my Korean friend thought: The Aussies? Looks like them...

Both connected to sports... I connected with the shirts... WHY!?

I watch rugby and netball. These are the most popular games in New Zealand. Don't even mention our football team... and our basketball team.

Oops!

I made a mistake in the Chinese supermarket today. I was buying some food (obviously) and then this old guy came up to the lady and asked a question. I had my earphones on so I ignored. The lady answered him, saying that she does not understand Chinese but the old man was very persistant. I got him to repeat the question again and he asked: 味精 (wei jing) 在哪儿？

You know what I did?

I translated as "He's asking for tissues."

The lady thought the guy wanted tissues. And handed him a roll of toilet paper.

The old man was really confused. He must be thinking, this Chinese-speaking girl must be crazy. Tell her 味精 she tell the person 纸巾 (zhi jing).

He repeated it again but this time, he was clever enough to say it was for cooking then... A light bulb shone on top of my head... However I was still blurry and stupid enough not to translate BUT I do know Ajinomoto!!! Remembered the very annoying song from the commercial, "Cap Cap Cap, Cap Ajinomoto!"

Luckily the check out person was not as blur... She knew what was Ajinomoto and was able to direct the guy to the right aisle.

Imagine: 味精＝纸巾

Esther, Esther... What were you thinking?

Happy Birthday Daddy!!

It's my daddy's birthday today!! OoooH~

I can't celebrate it with him AGAIN...

We used to eat out on birthdays and for the last two years when I was in Kuching, we had Peking duck at Li Garden. I missed that... I didn't get to eat it last year... BOoHoo~ *sob* *sniffles*

Daddy told me bedtime stories
Daddy hugged and kissed me
Daddy sang me to sleep
Daddy bought me my first Barbie doll
Daddy is always there
Daddy listens to me
Daddy is patient when I throw a tantrum
Daddy is neutral when I fight with mummy
Daddy loves me a lot
Daddy taught me about God, prayer and he models it for me
Daddy is my role model
Daddy loves me and mummy very much
Happy Birthday Daddy!!

I missed my parents tons.............................. and my mum's food...

Why? What?

Some said I talked too much. Some said I don't talk at all. Which is the truth?

Both are. I talked too much around my friends, my immediate family (mum, dad, Pui and San). I don't talk at all when you are my relative but I fear you and I don't know you. I would say hello and things like that but ask me to find a topic to talk about, nah... That's hard. I just can't open a topic and talk to you about it. Is it abnormal? Tell me please...

My aunt complains that I wouldn't open my "gold-laden" mouth. Why? I don't know what to talk about around her. I'm not like her children, being able to just just open a topic and talk about it. She may be my relative and I may grow up around her but it's fear of her that keeps me from talking openly and freely towards her. It seems absurb but it's really that kind of feeling that something has a grip on your heart and wouldn't let go. So what I do is just let them do all the talking. I'm fine with my mum and even dad. I talk like crazy and they do in turn. It's just the way they communicate around me and I tend to be a listener at home rather than the talker. My mum and dad talks a lot more at home but they also do ask me questions that would lead from one topic to another. My aunt expects me to be more of the talker rather than answering questions because to her, it is bad for communication. Things work 2 ways of more, you can't expect the way you think is right to be the correct one for another person. It is hard fitting in towards one's "right" way of life and then they condemming the way you used to live is "wrong".

I've lots of hurts in my almost 2 years in NZ and they still hurt. Most of them through my aunt. Our tongue is like a knife. Be careful on how you use it. She wields her tongue like a sharp knife and it slashes my heart countless times not only by saying hurtful things about me and also my parents. One thing I really cannot tolerate is someone condemming the way my parents raised me. PLEASE. There is no such thing as perfect parenting and every single parent would raise their child in their own way. No matter how different and how wrong it might seem to you, do not ever comment on the way my parents raised me. I am the more sensitive kind as my background is not just a simple one even it might be simpler than how it is today.

I've said lots of negative things against my aunt but it's just from the perspective of me. Others would find her funny, nice and lovely but everyone has their own sides towards others so this is not being judgemental. It's just how she acts towards me and how I interpreted it. She might not mean harm but I think it did.

I've matured as a person. I really did. I may still act childish but my thinking has matured. It is an arduous walk and I am still walking towards the end, knowing that the Lord is holding my hand and walking with me. I may stray and felt the Lord slipping away but it is me who slipped away from him. I know He would be there for me, just waiting for me to cry out to Him.

This is the BOMB!!!

I was (as usual) surfing blogs I read like twice a month and I found this...

"Not So Furious"

Omigosh... If you've heard the Fast and Furious:Tokyo Drift song by the Terriyaki Boyz, it's annoying and sounds like it's a song gone bad. If you haven't, you could download it here...http://estherscning.multiply.com/music/item/1

It's the new remix version by one of my favourite Malaysian deejays Rudy and JJ, (even though it's really limited to Hitz fm...) and they are SOOOO DAMN GOOD!!!

Thanks to Melissa who wrote up the lyrics WHICH makes no sense to me because I'm the worst person in da world to have to listen to lyrics as they never makes sense... I'm not explaining myself well am I? ARGH who cares... Just listen to them. Some need explaining though. It's heavily accented Malaysian... I think.

Lyrics:

(Talking)

First guy:

Another remix by JJ and Rudy

Second guy:

Rentak rentak, drift (drip) drift drift.

Here we go

I wonder if you know

How to be a mat motor

If you like it come and try(tly) it then you really(leally) really(leally) know

We’re not so furious…

*rempit, rempit, rempit*

We’re not so furious…

*rempit, rempit, rempit*

Eh rush la ii

Eh Jalan sempit lar

What you (tchou) call me ah Mat Rempit

Chinese guy:

I wanna go fast a little bit,

Come another road I go *peet peet*

Ampang, (WHAT!)

Seremban (YAY!)

I do superman, sedikit

Monte Crew Boy sepuluh cc

All my motor under VIP

Many many cars go driving *ring ring*

Cutting here and there no signaling *ring ring*

Screaming scolding yawning speeding

None of them even look-ing

I don’t want no pro-be-lum

Need to get to work so please faham

Screaming cutting jeluting tankiuk!!

Simply I don’t get some man

Su hutang sudah krome

Mat gat sudah krome

Mat chamber is buluh

Mat moto is still slow!!

My kocek is kosong

My paycheck take so long

Tweaking adding exhaust tiling

Money spent, still going slow!!

I wonder if you know,

How to be a mat motor (alamak dude, hold on)

(TRANSFORM!)

I wonder if you know

How to be a mat motor

If you like it come and try(tly) it then you really(leally) really(leally) know

We’re not so furious…

*rempit, rempit, rempit rempit*

We’re not so furious…

*rempit, rempit, rempit*

Break it down in BM let it go

Alright, here we go, here we go

Anda sedia? Anda sedia? SUDAH sedia!

Saya akan cakap BAHAYA

Saya mau

One one one (Oh), apa takde nyanyi you

Sori saya tak fahaham (laughs)

I wonder if you know

How to be a mat motor

If you like it come and try(tly) it then you really(leally) really(leally) know

We’re not so furious…

*rempit, rempit, rempit rempit*

We’re not so furious…

*rempit, rempit, rempit*

There are some more at the end but I really cannot catch it. Weeelll... Enjoy being annoyed by it!! IT's really addictive I warn ya...

tsk tsk tsk...

WoooHOoo!!

I've got a new pair of specs... AND I've not told my aunt yet... -_-" Should have told her lah...

They are PLASTIC!!! Not rimless, not metal but... PLASTIC...

Who knew that plastic would be in fashion now?? Everyone's wearing them, albeit they might look really stupid on your face.

AND IT IS FREE!!

Insurance lah... Did you think I've got a really really really cool friend that dumps money on me cz I'm really really really cool to her?? NooooOOOoooo but I did wish something like that...

I took some photos of me wearing it.





Aren't they cool?? Do I look weird or ok?? My friend who went along said they look nice and I just met another friend and she told me I look cool with it... Uhm... Still having doubts. My mum also did cz she saw a few people wearing them AND THEY DO NOT LOOK GOOD IN IT!! Argh... Come on people... TELL ME!!! I don't bloody care if you are strangers... Say, Cool... Or Kewt... Or... TERRIBLE LAH, Like aunty wan lah... Hahahahhaa...

Oh yeah... Holidays coming to an end... And what did I do?? Watched this Korean drama... I actually read the comic first and then noticed that there is a drama based lightly on the comic so... I took advantage of people's broadband and...*hee hee* rest assured... I was watching it online at youtube.

*shakes head*

Crazy girl...

And now, this is my wallpaper...



Siao char bo...

I wrote this post cz youtube is under maintainance... *sobs*

Things I've learnt the past week...

Never ever have a bloody 21st party where you've gotta sweat it out in the kitchen.

... and don't invite the bloody whole church, youth and friends...

Man... I stink!!!

And I've not finished Vincent's powerpoint presentation on photos... Haih...

Kids these days...

I say I've had a fabulous time in my practicum. Kids are sooo cute and naughty but yet... They are adorable.

The things they say to me really makes me go... WHAT?!!

One instance, during art (it's art art art this week...)
Kid 1: (trying to paint his papier mache flower) Esther, Esther...
Me: (very busy getting the children to paint the correct place with the correct way) Yes?
Kid 1: How old are you?
Me: (thinking... this question again!) .......... (still busy mah...)
Kid 1: Are you 23 years old?
Me: (WALAO! I look that old?) .......... (dun wanna answer that question lah...)
Kid 1: 24? 25? 26? 27? HOW OLD ARE YOU ESTHER!!??

My teacher comes to the rescue
Teacher: You never ask a lady how old is she, (name).

Kid 1 is a very persistant boy...
Kid 1: 28? 29? Esther... Are you 30 years old?
Me: [(-________-)" Apalah...]......... (kek si lah...)
Kid 1: Hey... Esther... Are you 30 years old?
Me: (tak tahan liao...) I'm not answering that question..........
Teacher: Good way to answer, Esther.

I was busy helping Kid 2 because he had another colour to fill in... The teacher left to observe the other table:
Kid 1: (still very persistant) Esther, how old are you? Are you 30 years old?
Kid 2: I think Esther's not that old...
Me: (am chio am chio*).......... (very dangerous...)
Kid 2: Esther... Are you 22 years old?
Me: (WALAO!!! This kid oso no better...) I really do not want to answer that question...
Kid 2: 23? 24? 25? 26? 27? 28? 29? 30?
Kid 1: Told you she's 30 years old...
Kid 2: Yup...

These kids aaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrhhhhhh.... Kek si lang... Memang...

Very mature kids you know... And how innocent I was compared to them.
A young girl was being high on sugar (I think) and she kept hugging this really kid BIG eye guy. I was like... "J, could you stop hugging D please?"
Apparently not...
This kid sitting next to this "high" girl and "lucky" boy went...
B: They are doing it you know (with a knowing face and nodding his head)
Me: What? Doing what? (blurr....)
B: They are doing (I could hear something starting with "s" and was hoping it's not that word)
Me: (blank face)... Huh?
B: S-e-d (he spelled it out)
Me: Sed? There's no such word as sed...
B: No, no, no... SED (He pronounced it that way though...)
Me: (lagi blank-er face)... Huh? I don't get you B....
B: S-E-A!!!! SED!!
Me: Sea? What sea?
B: (very annoyed!) NO, NO, NO!!! S-E-X!! SEX... They are doing SEX!!!
Me: [(-__-)"] Ok, B. I'm very, very, very sure that they are NOT doing sex.
B: No... They are doing it...
Me: NO... I'm VERY sure.

Then after this...
K: Esther, Esther...
Me: Hmmm?
K: Do you have a boyfriend?
Me: ....... (wondering where this is going...) Nooooooooo....
D: Why?
Me: Why should I have one?
K: How old are you then?
Me: (WALAO!!).... No need to know...
B: Why don't you have one?
Me: ..............
K: J has a girlfriend.
B: Yeah... I know, J.
Me: (kaypoh lah... So nosey de...) Which J? I know there is one in this class and another one in M class.
K: The one in our class!!
B: J already has one girlfriend before... He told me.
Me: (SWT!) .......
K: Esther, how many boyfriends did you have before?
Me: (I really hate this subject... ) Change subject change subject... You kids are supposed to be reading!! Not asking me questions...

This is an OVERDUE long post................. I know I know... I was busy planning, teaching, writing, typing up my stuffs... Almost dead... BUT... I'm on holidays but this week is gonna be Vincent's party, assignments and meeting friends up.

p.s Anybody has Vincent's photos lying around at home and able to scan them? I really need them... PLEASE!!!!!!

Honglish!

I've recieved another email... This time about Honglish. Very kindly compiled by a Malaysian friend currently staying in Hong Kong who used to stay in Auckland but actually is from Penang. I'm trying very hard to confuse people here so please do this face even though you are not confused at all.... (-___________-)"

Lesson One:

There are certain "rules" in Honglish that is common in Hong Kong.

• If "N" is followed by a vowel, (i.e. na, ne, ni, no, nu) the N is pronounced like an L. For example: Balala (banana), lo way, (no way), interlet (internet), My lame is lancy (my name is nancy) Please note for Nancy, since the second N is not followed by a vowel, it keeps its N sound.
  
• If a word has "er" at the end, it is pronounced as "ah". For example: Fathah (father), Dinlah (dinner), ohdah (order)
  
• If a word is in the past tense and has "e d" at the end, you need to add a "ded" sound. For example: jinkded (drinked), cakeded (kicked) Please note, some words like "eated" is acceptable. Please note, words that end with "ted" or "ded" do not apply.
  
• If a word ends with "ount" or "ound", it should be pronounced as "aang". For example: Ackaang (account), Maangtan (mountain), I am the saang engileer (I am the sound engineer)
• If a word ends with "ing", it should be pronounced as "eng". For example: wokkeng (walking), eatteng (eating)
• If a word has an "s" sound at the end, then you need to add the sound "si". For example: Salesi (sales), K-si (case), missi (miss)
• Words that end with "o n e" should sound like "oong". For example: Foong (phone), boong (bone)
• If you greet someone whose name or title has only one word/sound, you need to add an "ah" in front. For example: Ah sur (sir), Ah Ben, Ah Tim.
• Words that end with "ble" are pronounced with "bou", "ple" is replaced with "pou" . For exampou: (for example), dubbou (double), appou (apple)
• Words that start with a "v" is replaced by the "w" sound. For example: Winson (Vincent), wan (van), your woice is wery nyesi (your voice is very nice)

Lesson Two:

The following words have the same pronunciation. If you are unsure of how to exactly pronounce it Honglish style, please refer to the Cantonese word next to it.

- 曲 [ku] : coke, quote, code, cook – cookie (曲奇)

- 食[siek] : sick, shake, sake, six

- 夫 [foo] : full, fool, through – go through (高夫)

- 碧 [pik] : pig, pick – picking (碧鯨)

- 逼 [bik] : big, bake

- 高 [gou] : go, gold, coast – Gold Coast (高高)

- 雲 [wang] : one, won, want – Kevin (key雲)

- 低 [dai] : die, dye – diamond (低問)

- 波 [bo] : ball, bore – boring (波零), boss (波士)

Lesson Three:

Learn your ABCs and 0-10:

• 0 (知爐) [chi lo]
  
• 1 (雲) [wang]
  
• 2 (perfect pronunciation)
• 3 (fee/free)
• 4 (科) [for]
  
• 5 (快) [fai]
  
• 6 (食) [seik]
  
• 7 (些雲) [sei wang]
  
• 8 (egg)
• 9 (拉) [naing]
  
• 10 (tang)
• F (air 符[fu])
• H (egg 廚 [chu])
• L (air 爐 [lo])
• R (阿爐 [ah lo])
• S (air 時 [si])
• W (得[dab] Ber U)
• X (egg 時[si])
• Z (二set)

Lesson Four:

There are certain words in Honglish that are the short form of longer English words. Learn this so that you can understand fully what they are trying to say:

• Lie bar (Library)
• Fee Chem Bi (Physics, Chemistry, Biology)
• Geoga (Geography)
• Koli (qualification)
• E (email)
• Market (marketing)
• Filo (philosophy)
• Engine (engineering)
  

Final Lesson:

Why did England lose at the World Cup? There are many excuses and reasons, but in Hong Kong, it was because the English team had three Chinese players in there: 羅賓順, 谢拉特 & 林拍特！

Dong Dong I hope you don't mind this plagarism...

Manglish... yes Mangled English
Well well... Hmm... I've known friends of Malaysian descent since primary school... while the children at that age speak proper english.. in recent years there has been an increase in my friend circle of Malaysian Origin that speak and write in a somewhat unique brand of english.

For the purposes of this piece of artistic literature, I shall call that brand of informal English - Manglish - Malaysian English, Mangled English.. which ever you like.

Manglish I believe shares alot of similaries with Singlish .. no.. not the english used in Songs... its Singapore English. Anyway, Bahasa Melayu, or affectionally called BM amongst Malaysian specimens, was adopted as M'sia's sole official language in 1968 (i think). Although British english is widely spoken, numerous Malay words, along with Chinese (hokkien, mandarin, cantonese) and Tamil words have been mixed into the vocabulary (as well as grammar) to create this rather distorted version of english.

For purposes of joining in friendly chat with our lovely fellow malaysian specimens, one would need to grasp some idea of the way to engage in conversation.

The following is a personal summary of Key points required, in order to construct your sentences orally as well as on paper.

Some interesting characteristics... (p.s. I've colour coded it. This is definition, this is example)
-lah
Used to affirm a statement (similar to "of course"). Frequently used at the end of sentences and usually ends with an exclamation mark (!).
Don't be an idiot lah!

-mah
Used to affirm a sentence but not as strongly as "lah"... Used at the end of sentences.
She's like that mah..

-nah
Derived from the Malay expression of "Nah!". similar to "here".... Used when giving something to another person.
Nah, take this!

-meh
Used when asking questions, especially when a persion is skeptical of something.
Really meh?

-liao
Means "already"... comes from the chinese word "le" which means finished or completed.
No more stock liao.

-ah
Derived from the Chinese expression "a". Used at the end of sentences, unlike meh the question is rhetorical. Also used when asking a genuine question. Besides that, some people use it when referring to a subject before making a (usually negative) comment.
Why is he like that want (pronounced wang) ah?
Is that true ah?
My brother ah, always disturb me leh! Siao siao (crazy) de him ah!

-lor/loh
Used when explaining something... also to affirm a statement as obvious..
Like that lor!
1+1=2 loh!
ya loh! He so suku de loh!

-leh
Used to soften an order, thus making it less harsh, also used to emphasize something
Give me that leh.
He very fat de one leh.
Where got leh?

-one
Used as an emphasis at the end of a sentence.
Why is he so naughty one (ah)?
Why (pronoused Huai) you so like that one!!

-what
Unlike British/American English, the word 'what' is often used as an exclamation mark, not just to ask a question.
What! How could you do that?
I didn't take it, what.

-got
Used as a literal translation from the Malay word 'ada' or 'have' or the chinese "you", also means have. The arrangement of words is often also literally translated. This particular particle is widely abused in Manglish, mainly because of the difficulty for the Manglish speaker of comprehending the various correct uses of the English verb 'to have'. Therefore, 'got' is substituted for every tense of the verb.
You got anything to do? (Kamu ada apa-apa untuk buat?)
I got already/got/will got my car from the garage.

-Cheh
Used most by females of Chinese descent. This word is most potent/strong when used with an eye signal looking sideways and closing of the eye lids rapidly, with slight turning of the head sideways in synchrony. usually has a dismissive meaning and may sometimes mean their desire to ignore the person or the topic of discussion the word is directed at.
Cheh! Ignore you liao
Cheh.. whatever lah!
Walao, cheh, how can like that one!

-Boh/wo
Used at the end of a sentence usually with an innocent expression. Derived from Chinese “wo”, could mean surprise or shock
I didn't go boh.
I don't know wo.
What lah, not me boh!

-Siao
This term derives from BM (DD made a mistake here... it's actually Hokkien) meaning Crazy, or out of your mind. And no, it is not a compliment.
You so siao!
Haha.. Siao..

-De
This is derived from the Chinese word “de” which means “something’s” or is… Malaysian specimens of Chinese descent usually incorporate this word into their sentence, which may sound weird at first, but .. yeah.. you’ll get used to it. It also can be used as a “one” replacement..
Cannot like that de lah.
Why (huai) you so suku de!!

-Kua/Gua
Used when the speaker is uncertain about something. Usually placed at the end of a sentence. Can be used as a "ba" replacement in Chinese, also affirming uncertainty.
Who will be the next US president? Not him Kua/Gua.

-Nia
This term is not derived from the Chinese "ni a" meaning "you ah"… It has similar meaning to the Chinese term "er yi" meaning only, only this much. Used by specimens when they feel like being humble.
How much you get in the test? 100 nia la...

Nouns
"barsket" - derived from 'bastard', general derogatory term. May also be derived from 'basket case'.
"bladibarsket" - derived from 'bloody bastard', profane derogatory term.
"kapster" - a nosy or talkative person; can be also used as an adjective, e.g., "I hate them because they are so kapster." Contraction of the Malay verb "cakap", to speak, plus -ster (probably from analogy with English words such as "trickster").
"maluation" - embarrassment, from BM "malu" + English "-ation".
"outstation" - out of town (e.g., going outstation).
"terrer" - (pronounced as the English "terror") Refers to someone or something being awesomely amazing or good (e.g., "Bloody hell, that guy is terrer!").

Adjectives
"aiksy/lan si" - arrogant, overconfident. 'Aiksy' possibly derived from 'acting up'; 'lan si' is of Cantonese origin.
"blur" - confused, out-of-it. Roughly equivalent to "spacey" in US slang. can also be used in rapid succession to emphasise the extent of confusion. e.g. Me so Blur blur...
"slumber" - relaxed, laid-back; possibly a conflation of the Malay "selamba", meaning nonchalant, and the English "slumber".

Verbs
"business" - a euphemism for bodily functions conducted in the toilet. One can do big business or small business.
"jadi" - happened, succeeded (derived from the Malay word 'jadi', and may sometimes mean 'so' as in, "Jadi?" = "So what?")
"jalan" - to walk (Malay)
"kantoi" - to get caught ("I kena kantoi..." means, "I got shafted/reprimanded/caught")
"kena" - to get caught/punished; often used like a noun ("I sure kena if I cheat"). From the Malay passive verb "kena".
"kill" - to punish/scold/cause trouble to someone ("If you're not careful ah, this guy will kill you")
"makan" - to eat (Malay)
"minum" - to drink (Malay)
"on/off" - to turn something on or off, respectively (e.g. "Don't forget to off the fan.")
"pengsan" - to faint (Malay)
"pon" - to skip school/play truant (from Malay "ponteng", meaning the same)
"saman" - to issue a traffic ticket, from "summons"
"sit" - since this is the word used for riding in a vehicle in Malay and in Chinese dialects, it is used in the same way in English, e.g. "sit bus"
"tahan" - to stand, to bear ("Cannot tahan her perfume! So strong!"). From Malay "tahan", to endure, to withstand.
"tumpang-ing" - riding in someone else's vehicle or lodging at someone else's house, from the BM verb "tumpang" + "-ing"
(any Malay word) + "ing" - doing a certain action ("Tengah makan" or "I'm eating right now" is shortened to "Makan-ing")
catch snake - being lazy at one's job. (Derived from Hokkien liak chua which is actually not doing the work they are supposed to do)

Some Equivalents .. Manglish and British/American English
Handphone (often abbreviated to HP) = Mobile phone or Cell phone

MC (medical certificate). Often used in this context, e.g. 'He is on MC today'=Sick note

Love Letter. To receive a 'Love Letter' could mean to receive a letter of reprimand or some official notifications (usually negative). E.g. I received a 'Love Letter' from the bank about my account. = No equivalent.

Can = Yes/Alright

Photostat = Photocopy, Xerox

Cannot =No

One hundred over, one thousand over etc. = Over one hundred, over one thousand etc.
Well thats all for now guys and girls. Hopefully this has been a both informative and entertaining introduction to Mangled English... Manglish.

To learn more, simply talk to a recent Malaysian arrival (specimens of less than 8 years in New Zealand usually should retain some traces of this facinating brand of english... that is unless they've been purposely educated in a english academy or chinese school such as SMK Kuchung High etc etc where proper english education/tuition is readily available to ones who can afford it.) and yeah.. i know i can write long complex compound sentences without commas for breathing.. I like it.. so =P ... live with it.

That was DD's post on manglish... Interesting how outsiders view us... Anyway... His post made me think of this long standing forward email of manglish...

British English VS Malaysian English
Who says our English is teruk. Just see below - Ours is simple,short,concise, straight-to-point, effective etc........

WHEN GIVING A CUSTOMER BAD NEWS
Britons: I'm sorry, Sir, but we don't seem to have the sweater you want in your size, but if you give me a moment, I can call the other outlets for you.
Malaysians: No Stock.

RETURNING A CALL
Britons: Hello, this is John Smith. Did anyone page for me a few moments ago?
Malaysians: Hello, who page?

ASKING SOMEONE TO MAKE WAY .
Britons: Excuse me, I'd like to get by. Would you please make way?
Malaysians: S-kew me

WHEN SOMEONE OFFERS TO PAY
Britons: Hey, put your wallet away, this drink is on me.
Malaysians:No-need, lah. (then proceed to try and be the first one to pay the person who comes to collect the money from you)

WHEN ASKING FOR PERMISSION
Britons: Excuse me, but do you think it would be possible for me to enter through this door?
Malaysians: (pointing the door) can ar?

WHEN ENTERTAINING
Britons: Please make yourself right at home.
Malaysians: Don't be shy lah!

WHEN DOUBTING SOMEONE
Britons: I don't recall you giving me the money.
Malaysians: Where got? / Got meh?)

WHEN DECLINING AN OFFER
Britons: I'd prefer not to do that, if you don't mind.
Malaysians: Don't want la...

IN DISAGREEING ON A TOPIC OF DISCUSSION
Britons: Err. Tom, I have to stop you there. I understand where you're coming from, but I really have to disagree with what you said about the issue.
Malaysians: You mad, ah?

WHEN ASKING SOMEONE TO LOWER THEIR VOICE
Britons: Excuse me, but could you please ! lower your voice, I'm trying to concentrate over here.
Malaysians: Shut up lah!

WHEN ASKING SOMEONE IF HE/SHE KNOWS YOU
Britons: Excuse me, but I noticed you staring at me for some time. Do I know you?
Malaysians: See what, see what?

WHEN ASSESSING A TIGHT SITUATION
Britons: We seem to be in a bit of a predicament at the moment.
Malaysians: Die-lah!!

WHEN TRYING TO FIND OUT WHAT HAD HAPPENED
Britons: Will someone tell me what has just happened?
Malaysians: Wat happen? Why like that....

WHEN SOME ONE DID SOMETHING WRONG
Britons: This isn't the way to do it here let me show you.
Malaysians: like that also don't know how to do!!!!

WHEN ONE IS ANGRY
Britons: Would you mind not disturbing me
Malaysians:Celaka u (this is my catch phrase...)

Short and precise. Straightforward til it's rude... That's manglish for you! I'm proud of it though.

PS THANKS CASPER!!! I TOTALLY FORGOT!... I thought there were something missing... Hahahha... I made you guys read black on black. *smacks forehead*

How you know you are getting old....

I'm 19.

OLD in the sense of 5-7 years old children. BLOODY.

Age is such a sensitive topic in school. NEVER EVER TELL THE CHILDREN HOW OLD YOU ARE. If you are 16 or 20 or 40... To them, YOU ARE OLD.

They asked me (very innocent de...) "Esther, how old are you?"
p.s. FB school allows the students to call their teachers by their first names

Deciding against telling them exactly how old, I replied, "I'm born in 1987."

"WOW!! My grandma was born in that year... You are 80 years old?"

One face to describe.... (-____________-)"

So, I've decided to compile a list of "You're old" list:

1. They talk about "Garfield 2" and you talk about "Underworld 2".
2. They talk about "Jack and Josh" and all you know is Grey's Anatomy ended it's second season.
3. You tell them you watched Swan Lake 3 and they tell you it's OLD.
4. You don't even know the picture books they love. You only recognise Anastasia and they are even not interested in it.
5. Ask them any fairy tales and they tell you, YOU ARE SO OUT OF DATE. It's only for little kids.
6. They will tell you that you are OLD everyday you try to change their thinking that YOU ARE ONLY OLDER THAN THEM BY at least 12 years.
7. You draw and scribble better than them.
8. You are DEFINITELY a better speller and mathematician than them, even though they DO know division and multiplication... and you don't remember half of it.
9. They tell you EVERYDAY that you are 80 years old when the subject of age comes up.
10. They play computer games you have NO IDEA about at all.
11. And you lose your voice JUST by reading story books aloud to them.

I really lost my voice. Oh my head... Man... I lost my voice. And to think that people used to tell me that the class was SOOOO MUCH quieter when I'm not in school.

STOP LAFFING!

Uhm... Some explanation needed.

Ok. This is for those who have NO idea at all what I'm doing at NZ...

I'm a first year student at Auckland University. Or is it called the University of Auckland? No idea.... Very lousy student cz I've no idea what it's full name is UNLIKE my ex-secondary school WHICH has the longest name on earth... Compared to 3 words or more of my Uni name.

I'm studying a degree called the Bachelor of Education (Teaching) in Primary WHICH = Teaching lah... DUh... Need to be fancy at times... Hahaha... At least I can brag til the person goes Huh? and I'll just say dejectedly, teaching lol...

WHy?

To make it easy, I'll just write up a list...

1. I like children
2. I don't like sitting somewhere quietly doing my work.
3. I can't think of anything else I wanna do except teach.
4. I may be very loud and impatient but I'm A BIT more patient with kids.
5. REALLY I want to be a teacher, do not doubt.
6. I love the flexibility of hours.
7. Holidays are good. Even though not as long as summer hols...
8. It changes everyday.
9. I'll look younger than you 10 years later.

Ok. I've been wanting to be a teacher when I started seriously thinking about my options. I hate science (physics, chemistry, biology... headache! Losing lots of job options...) and I hate art. I'm not good at drawing (hence, no architecture) sooo... BUsiness?? Imagine myself in a business suit and doing business? I think I'll kill the person first cz I'm in a bad mood and I still have to please that BLOODY person. So... NO hospitality business. Uhm... what is there? Cannot think lah... Teaching is really the best even though I really wanna kill it at times... Hehehhee...

So... Geddit? I'm a teacher in 2 years...

Andy would say : Poor children... I really pity those children. You are torturing them. I really, really think that those children should re-consider going into your class. Poor children. Someone keep an eye on my CRAZY SISTER!!!

*roll my eye*

Being dramatic. Man. I really am dramatic. I can stage stupid scenarios. Try me!! I challange you.

p.s. NOTHING offensive though...