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This and That.

Posted in: ~Wednesday Posts | 2006 posts | Cringy Teenage Years | Old Blog | online quiz | School: Form 6

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Originally posted on Wednesday, November 29, 2006 in my old blog
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Did this few blogthings...



You Are 18 Years Old



Under 12: You are a kid at heart. You still have an optimistic life view - and you look at the world with awe.

13-19: You are a teenager at heart. You question authority and are still trying to find your place in this world.

20-29: You are a twentysomething at heart. You feel excited about what's to come... love, work, and new experiences.

30-39: You are a thirtysomething at heart. You've had a taste of success and true love, but you want more!

40+: You are a mature adult. You've been through most of the ups and downs of life already. Now you get to sit back and relax.

What Age Do You Act?
Haha. I already did this once, when I was in form 4 (I was 16 years old) & I got the same number 16! And now, for this year, I got the same too, 18 years old! I act like my real age!





What Your Soul Really Looks Like



You are very passionate and quite temperamental. While you can be moody, you always crave comfort.

You are a grounded person, but you also leave room for imagination and dreams. You feet may be on the ground, but you're head is in the clouds.

You believe that people see you as larger than life and important. While this is true, they also think you're a bit full of yourself.

Your near future is a lot like the present, and as far as you're concerned, that's a very good thing.

For you, love is all about caring and comfort. You couldn't fall in love with someone you didn't trust.

Inside the Room of Your Soul





You Have Your Sarcastic Moments



While you're not sarcastic at all times, you definitely have a cynical edge.

In your opinion, not all people are annoying. Some are dead!

And although you do have your genuine moments, you can't help getting your zingers in.

Some people might be a little hurt by your sarcasm, but it's more likely they think you're hilarious.

How Sarcastic Are You?
Don't you ever feel it's amazing how such fun quizzes could tell something about yourself when you answered it honestly? (I like Blogthings & Tickle!)





Who Should Paint You: Salvador Dali



You're a complex, intense creature who displays many layers.

There's no way a traditional portrait could ever capture you!

What Artist Should Paint Your Portrait?
Oh, I love this one! Salvador Dali! I knew about him after watching "Love of the Aegean Sea". Well, En Qi likes his masterpiece, "[The] Persistence of the memory" (《記憶的持續性》Ji Yi De Chi Xu OR 《記憶的永恒》Ji Yi De Yong Heng) which somewhat signifies his lonely, boring life. It's a sweet coincidence that I got Salvador Dali for this blogthing quiz. ^__^





Your World View


You are a cautious type, neutral, and rather insecure.

You would agree with the idea that everybody has his price...

And in your own case it would not be high.



You are ruled by an inferiority complex and not easy to assess.

How do you present yourself to the world?

An idealist, a moralist, a conformist keeping up with the Joneses?

What Is Your World View?
Oh! So true! So true!






Your Famous Last Words Will Be:



"Goodbye. I am leaving because I am bored."

What Will Your Famous Last Words Be?
Don't remember when I did this (saved it in my opera notes) but wow. How 'boring'.





The Keys to Your Heart



You are attracted to those who are unbridled, untrammeled, and free.

In love, you feel the most alive when things are straight-forward, and you're told that you're loved.

You'd like to your lover to think you are optimistic and happy.

You would be forced to break up with someone who was emotional, moody, and difficult to please.

Your ideal relationship is open. Both of you can talk about everything... no secrets.

Your risk of cheating is zero. You care about society and morality. You would never break a commitment.

You think of marriage as something precious. You'll treasure marriage and treat it as sacred.

In this moment, you think of love as something you can get or discard anytime. You're feeling self centered.

What Are The Keys To Your Heart?
I'm SO going to remember this.





Your Personality Is



Idealist (NF)


You are a passionate, caring, and unique person.

You are good at expressing yourself and sharing your ideals.

You are the most compassionate of all types and connect with others easily.

Your heart tends to rule you. You can't make decisions without considering feelings.

You seek out other empathetic people to befriend.

Truth and authenticity matters in your friendships.

In love, you give everything you have to relationships. You fall in love easily.

At work, you crave personal expression and meaning in your career.

With others, you communicate well. You can spend all night talking with someone.

As far as your looks go, you've likely taken the time to develop your own personal style.

On weekends, you like to be with others. Charity work is also a favorite pastime of yours.

The Three Question Personality Test
Funny. Someone also think that I'm an idealist.

Time: 2006-11-26T09:10:00+08:00
Posted by RuYanda
Labels: ~Wednesday Posts , 2006 posts , Cringy Teenage Years , Old Blog , online quiz , School: Form 6


Something...

Posted in: ~Thursday Posts | 2006 posts | Cringy Teenage Years | Old Blog | School: Form 6

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Originally posted on Thursday, November 02, 2006 in my old blog
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Insects Collection
It seems that we could finish collecting insects before school holidays! I hope so, because it's very bothersome to do the project during holidays where I can use the time catching insects to study (finish reading all the syllabus & do exercises!).

We still have to preserve 25 plants-lah. But that's MORE easily done than insects.

& I admit that PRESERVING INSECT is fun. yeah, I know it seems cruel... but the good thing is, I started to pay close attention to nature. I realise that there's so many unique insects around us. The bad thing is, I'm good at spotting/finding them but don't have enough guts to catch them.


WHY NOT?
Because I focused more on studying BIO lately (& also most of my classmates), we were very anxious about our final exam marks.

What I can say about mine: .............Yokatta desu... I'm REALLY GLAD that I passed. (I failed last BIO monthly test. & I never passed BIO papers in f4/f5.)

Marks for Paper 1 & Paper 2 are calculated separately. Passing mark is 40(/60) for paper 2. I can't remember Paper 1's..20 or 30?... Anyway, I got 37/50 for Paper 1 & 47/60 100 for Paper 2.. so for Paper 1 - it's 74%, & Paper 2 - 78% *oops. Stupid MIScalculation. But I still passed anyway.*.

It was an ugly situation when the BIO teacher returned our papers. He, again, stressed out about re-thinking.
"Think carefully whether you still want to do this (BIO, form 6). If you think it's difficult right now, don't think it's going to be easier in the future. It will be MORE difficult later. So if your Maths & other science subjects are... then you should think again."

That was yesterday. Today, he had a little talk with a friend of mine, Ren-chan. He was her teacher back then in f4/f5 - & he told her that her results were never good that she should "re-think".

How tragic.

I guess I rarely see a decent teacher in Malaysia (well, at least in Sabah.). Or is it there's none of such teachers ever exist in M'sia. Or it's just sth every Form 6 teachers have (funnily, form 4/5 teachers also have this). Pathetic.

I thought teachers should expose their students to the world of possibilities. Keep telling their students that it's not impossible to do this or that. Although there might be setbacks & unfortunate events, teachers should still "let" their students know that there's "light" in everything. That when you fail, doesn't mean you fail throughout your life. *sigh* maybe teachers nowadays have lost hopes in their students. Unless they prove to that teacher that they are a "genius" then only the teachers want to help them. Why should it be like that?

Teachers do not think of their students as their own children. Why should they? They are not related to each other. But having teachers thinking that way means having teachers who do not care about their students welfare. & again, why should they? They are not related.

What an ugly reality.

I feel hurt with [teachers of] such manners. My other friends too. Some of them even seem to start re-thinking whether to drop Form 6 or not. I told her no. "If you want to re-think, re-think a way to improve your results & NOT about dropping f6."

I think a teacher could never be liked as a person. I personally like teachers who CAN teach & have a positive attitude/manner.


Time: 2006-11-02T16:23:00+08:00
Posted by RuYanda
Labels: ~Thursday Posts , 2006 posts , Cringy Teenage Years , Old Blog , School: Form 6


more on school~

Posted in: ~Sunday Posts | 2006 posts | Cringy Teenage Years | Me. | Old Blog | School: Form 6

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Originally posted on Sunday, October 22, 2006 in my old blog
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*sigh...* so many things happened during the day I was absent from blogging...

I'll just start my post today about my final exams.

I really had a bad experience answering science subjectS papers during f4 & f5. Many questions (particularly structure & essay ones) were left unanswered. & yes. I did the same in SPM. But I managed to answer some of questions (SPM), though... *laughs bitterly* no wonder I got Cs for all my science subjectS.

Anyway, this time... I've prepared specially for BIO. I've read, understood, & looked for potential questions that the teacher might use (he said essay questions will come from the Bio LONGMAN).. & wah.. the questions I predicted.. all came out. Coincidentally & fortunately, I studied (& somewhat memorise) the answers beforehand.. So..it came out all naturally... muntah(vomitted) all the keywords & important points...

For the first time in my life, ...I feel good handing in my BIO 2 answer paper(s). At that time, I also feel satisfied because I know I've worked hard for this. Well, not hard enough but still better than before.

I'm somewhat more comfortable learning BIO in english rather than in BM. I don't know why. yeah, I admit that it seems harder (I'd learnt science in BM since primary school). But I still feel it's somewhat convenient.

& we're going to start that insect & plant collection soon... I'm so excited about it but at the same time feel nervous cos I'm going to work in group with new ppl.. & insects. I'm not sure if I can handle the insects. After this Raya holiday, we'll learn how to preserve it first.

& also this. I never like getting shots but this is important. *sigh* .. ai.. 3 doses... mati-lah (._.)

Had an interview during exam. School Prefect Interview. The interview made me feel so useless.I'm just not fit to become a prefect because I have NO leadership value & I have NO experience. & *ah* coincidentally, I don't like the interviewer (a teacher, never had a good impression about him since I first saw him). & to make it worse, I was REALLY in a BAD MOOD that day. LOL.. we had our class photo taken the very same day. *AH* I'm not smiling perfectly in the photo! Stupid bad mood!

Well.. back to the interview... it seems that my jawatanS in kokum (form 5) counts.. & my being good at using computers... also another point. BUT I think I'm not going to make it. The truth is, I rather be a librarian (but I'm not sure if that's counted as kokum activities). I'm not a prefect material. I know that. That hated interviewer made me feel like that way. I hope I'M NOT CHOSEN. I really, really hope.

Why is it "becoming a prefect" counted as an "involving in kokum" activity anyway? Has the definition of kokum change after I get into form 6, or is it that what I learnt all this years about kokum being "activities outside classroom" is totally wrong?

Please don't mind my whinings.. there's a better explanation for this here.

The problem is, I don't even know if I can participate in other club or PERSATUAN other than Persatuan Tingkatan 6 & this prefect thing. The best thing I can do (among all...) is playing netball. I've represented my secondary school before (although we only got fourth)...in form 2, but that was ancient history...

Is participation in kokum-ish clubs outside school counts?

ARGGH. It's mainly for local university entry requirement anyway. I'm aiming for overseas universities. Why bother much?



p/s: Okay before anyone gets noisy... yeah, I know I seem don't care about this kokum thing, but believe me: I'm *still* trying to get involved seriously.

Time: 2006-10-22T22:19:00+08:00
Posted by RuYanda
Labels: ~Sunday Posts , 2006 posts , Cringy Teenage Years , Me. , Old Blog , School: Form 6


Yatta!

Posted in: ~Monday Posts | 2006 posts | Cringy Teenage Years | Family | Old Blog | School: Form 6

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Originally posted on Monday, September 25, 2006 in my old blog
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At Last.

This will be short.


My mum had her viva at her university today & she did it! She passed! (lol..dunno what to call it)... But she still have to do some corrections (in 9 months) before she officially graduate September next year.

Haha.. After all this years... now... no more extra burden (Her ph.D course did affect us negatively, positively, physically & mentally... often get scolded & all that)..well... She deserved her "Doctor" title.. she spent a lot of time, money & brainwork on her thesis..

*sighs happily*


She inspires me a lot. Congrats, mum!

Time: 2006-09-25T16:56:00+08:00
Posted by RuYanda
Labels: ~Monday Posts , 2006 posts , Cringy Teenage Years , Family , Old Blog , School: Form 6


Friday Birthday!

Posted in: ~Friday Posts | 1st post | 2006 posts | Cringy Teenage Years | Me. | Old Blog | School: Form 6

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Originally posted on Friday, September 01, 2006 in my old blog
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Yeshh! My first post on the first day of September 2006!
firstly...
I would like thank my friends & cousins for remembering my birthday & wishing me "Happy Birthday"... (SMSes & Friendster Testimonials).. & also Casandra (whom I had not been in touch for more than 3 years) who called me just a few minutes ago to say "Happy Birthday"..

& also others that wished me after I posted this..

hontou ni.. arigatou gozaimashita..


I've always love FridayS and today is a even more special day for me. It's MY 18th BIRTHDAY!

My birthday present? This fx-991ES Casio Scientific Calculator! (Closeup)
Bought it at Popular, Centre Point yesterday for RM 63.90...

Okay. I know. I'm weird... Why do I want a calculator for my birthday anyway? (I've got plenty of them ^_^).. haha..but I have my reasons. ~ahaha~ I like its "natural textbook display" feature. It's so natural.. (& cool!)

About school...
I think I should stop talking about my classmates cos if they found out about this blog, I'm doomed.

I was so glad to know that I still have my touch in art. (^^)
Our class monitor wanted us to prepare some article/decoration/etc before the 1-week holiday to merdeka-ise our classroom. I find it bothersome at first cos I'm still lack of confidence in art after the black years of 2004/05. But last Friday I managed to gather enough courage to persuade myself to start drawing. I drew portraits of the previous 4 prime ministers of Malaysia. Oh well, I know it's not that perfect but I did it. I'm starting to feel confident once again to paint & draw once more...

haha.. It surprises me at times that I [could] have a good balance of use of my right side & the left side of the brain. (lol.. yah yah, I know what you're thinking... oh come on.. it's my birthday today - please give me space to brag...)




You Are 45% Left Brained, 55% Right Brained



The left side of your brain controls verbal ability, attention to detail, and reasoning.

Left brained people are good at communication and persuading others.

If you're left brained, you are likely good at math and logic.

Your left brain prefers dogs, reading, and quiet.



The right side of your brain is all about creativity and flexibility.

Daring and intuitive, right brained people see the world in their unique way.

If you're right brained, you likely have a talent for creative writing and art.

Your right brain prefers day dreaming, philosophy, and sports.

Are You Right or Left Brained?


Yes. That's it. I'm 55% artist & 45% mathematician.

To be honest, I'm not good at memorising things (except for things I like).. I've always heard that you can excel Maths easily as long as you memorise the formulas. But is it really true? Isn't it important to understand too? I can only recall the formulas when I encounter maths problems.. is it bad?

Then, being no good in memorising, am I making a brilliant choice by taking BIO? I never pass my tests/exams when I was in F4(only once) & F5.. & I got C5 for SPM.. *hmmm*

Your past results/successes/failures/whatever doesn't really reflect what you get & be in the future. This thought suddenly occurs me after last Wednesday. That day, I was able to solve a Maths question from the Longman book which the whole class (including teacher) can't find the answer. Then, a friend approached me & asked how did I do it & go on asking about my Add Maths (SPM) results.. She's confused about why it's hard for her although she got A for her Add Maths (SPM/ I got B)... My answer was, "It depends on the person." Different people have different ways of thinking, isn't it? I believe anyone can solve Maths Problems but before that, they have to think Math-ish first...

So maybe I'll still have a chance for my BIO lah, kan?

fin.



Time: 2006-09-01T17:05:00+08:00
Posted by RuYanda
Labels: ~Friday Posts , 1st post , 2006 posts , Cringy Teenage Years , Me. , Old Blog , School: Form 6


No Chemistry Teacher For This Year.

Posted in: ~Thursday Posts | 2006 posts | Cringy Teenage Years | Old Blog | online quiz | School: Form 6

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Originally posted on Thursday, August 10, 2006 in my old blog
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August is here, September is NEXT!
Unbelievable! My Maths teacher's birthday is on 31 August (oh well, he told us...) & I'm on the next day! 1st September!

No CHEM teacher
Believe it or not, we'll meet our new Chemistry teacher...Next Year!

*sigh* Well, the previous teacher did tell us that she'll be our teacher till the new teacher arrives. But I don't think she'll keep her word. She has a reputation of seldomly (I really mean it) coming into her classes. yeah. I already asked those who had been in her class before. But she's a good teach-er though.

I just can imagine what will happen next year. The teacher might be an inexperienced teacher. And he (well..I hope the teacher is a "he"). We'll be learning everything in a very HIGH speed. Hmm. We might need to go to school to on Saturdays (& Sundays?) too. And just one month before exam, we'll all end up in Bukit Padang Hospital. And we'll live happily ever after.

aiyo! Touch wood! I don't want that to happen!

Anyway, everyone is looking for a way to overcome this problem. What I'm going to do is SELF-studying. Should I take tuition classes? I don't know. I'm not that kind of person who feel comfortable with tuitionS.

But anything can happen. Maybe he'll show up [late] this year. Who knows?


Am I Monk-ish?
Haha... you can take the test yourself here. Test not available anymore.

SRK LY Primary 6 2000 Reunion
Oh well... my friends from matrics are holiday-ing right now. So someone came up with with this reunion idea. It's this Saturday. Well... I don't know if I want to go or not. I just don't feel like having a reunion right now.

Spectac[les]-ular
The late-night sleepS I had last year must have been the cause. Well... lately, I'm having trouble with my eye. Sometimes its blurry, sometimes it's not. But, well... I got myself a dark green-coloured spectacles. Hmm.. But I seldomly wear it. Certainly, it's not something I'm proud about.


Time: 2006-08-10T18:11:00+08:00
Posted by RuYanda
Labels: ~Thursday Posts , 2006 posts , Cringy Teenage Years , Old Blog , online quiz , School: Form 6


Feeling appreciated.

Posted in: ~Friday Posts | 2006 posts | Cringy Teenage Years | Old Blog | School: Form 6

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Originally posted on Friday, July 28, 2006 in my old blog
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Well... *where do I begin..*

There's a test next week...

Ahh... Last Monday, I did a presentation on "Jenis & Sistem Kerajaan" - ALONE! In front of everyone! Haha.. At first I was SO nervous. I don't care what I said, I would just read from the text book..or whatever (no memorising) as long as it finishes quickly.

Suprisingly, the nervous-ness disappeared as I stood in front of them. I speak about what was on my presentation slide (I made it myself!)... There was technical problems in the beginning, but when the teacher saw my presentation (on the laptop), he complimented me! He said that's the best presentation slide he ever seen...*blushes* [he's referring to the (powerpoint) presentation slide & not my way of speaking]

The opposite thing happened that day..really.

& not to forget: I was given an A+ for that. *(^O^)*

It felt really good to have your work being appreciated.

It's a good thing that I'm "well-trained" about this "using computer for presentation", thanks to SM〇〇, of course. Since in Form 4, we were loaded with projects that we need to present in front of everybody. I would *shamelessly* say that my group's was always the best among all..(LOL...my very biased opinion *no offence to the other groups*).. yea, Mel & me, we always did that "powerpoint" part. ahh... those days... hmm.. but teachers didn't praise us a lot...

No BIO classes this week...

I just realised that most school have 2 teachers for Maths T while we only have the ONE & ONLY Mr. R.
We have 8 periods for Maths T per week. 4 periods for Paper 1 & another 4 for Paper 2 (just started Topic 1 today... very late, huh?)

Oh, well.........
I'm more than grateful already to have a teacher to teach us.

You can't be too dependent to your teachers anymore in Form 6. Teachers are merely facilitators. 95% is all about yourself. Your determination, discipline, diligence, intelligence... The 5% is teachers, friends, family...

Time: 2006-07-28T15:35:00+08:00
Posted by RuYanda
Labels: ~Friday Posts , 2006 posts , Cringy Teenage Years , Old Blog , School: Form 6


Trust no one.

Posted in: ~Friday Posts | 2006 posts | Cringy Teenage Years | Life | Me. | Old Blog | School: Form 6

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Originally posted on Friday, July 07, 2006 in my old blog
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This pretty much explains most of my character. *somewhat accurate* (Got this from a friend via e-mail, so I don't where/what's the real source.)

VIRGO WOMAN
She will be similar to Leo woman in appearance. A slim woman who walks with confident and proud. She has an egg shape facial structure, high and round forehead. She likes to look straight as if she is searching. She is not a pretentious type and will always say what she thinks.

You will see Virgo woman walks fast. She will try her best to be perfect, to look perfect and to feel perfect even though there is no such perfection. She is very delicate of what and how she dress. She is bright and easily despair with obstacles. She likes smart guy who will be compatible with her, so if you are a rich dumb guy, you can forget about her right now.

She is not a very possessive or jealous person for she expect respect from her love one. She does not like a part time lover, or a temporary mate. If she finds her dream man, she will not go away. If she does not like you, she will always keep a certain distant. Act proper and appropriate is her discipline.

She does not like and can not stand bad languages, cursing words or phrase. She likes a gentleman who open the doors for her. She wants to feel protected and when a man taking care of her, she will feel like a complete woman.

She memorizes everything about other people and about herself very well. She can really keep secret, you can trust her on this. She likes a refreshing and a mild scent. She is very delicate in maintaining her beauty, so you could see she is seriously picking soap which match and most suit her skin. Do not comments her on this very picky habits, it is her happiness in working full times as a self beautifier.

She is not an innocent angle for sometimes she can be as tough as steel. Even she easily despair, she is not the type to cry over it. She is a shy type, so making speech in front of the room can make her nervous even she walks and talks confidently.

She only search for true love , not just any love. Her love is an ideal one. She likes to think no one is neater and as effective as her, which can irritate you sometimes for there is no such thing. She likes sweet talk, but she can slip and say something unpredictable and unbearable to you too. When she stops getting mad, she will totally forget what she just said and be an
angle again . If you have a date with her , you'd better be there on time.

Flowers and sweet word can calm her down. If you want to say sorry, make it brief and straight forward. Do not drag your apologetic words into a long making it up events, it could lead you to another world war. She likes her man to dress nice and clean. She is good in details especially with money. Do not make she thinks that she is a clown or funny.

In the beginning of knowing her, please try not to glance at other pretty woman so much. Early period of dating her, try not to hold her so much in public, it would not be a proper thing to do. She loves books, stage play and music and likes to criticize about them too.

Criticism woman is her icon including big and small things in life starting from your hair, your dress, and the way you talk. If you are in love with her, be as almost perfect as your can.

Trust no one. Period.



"Never trust people before you trust them." Confused?

That's what I think. Just as much as I want to trust that everyone in this world can be trusted, I can't trust them until soooommmmee..... *suitable*...... time....... Maybe this is a way I protect myself from any pain & betrayal in relationships.. 'friendship' to be precise.

When you trust too much, you get hurt seriously too. Hate it. Hate it.


# Something "stupid" happened twice to me this week. Have you ever experience a day where you feel stupid?

I have. Occasionally.

During these days, I will have "mental-blocks".. I can't do essays.. I can't do much serious thinking... arggh..

But the good thing is... *to keep it balanced*.. there's an "Intelligent Day" too... that's the greatest day - feeling intelligent.

# Today IN SCHOOL... This is the first time I met a person who brags the most in my life. Well, this doesn't occur me till I get home. I was doing some Maths problems & she approached my desk. Then bla bla bla bla & bla. After she finish bragging (Pengajian Am teacher came in), I felt so inferior-ish for no reason. Why? Why? Then only I realise she was bragging about herself! ne.. ne... What is she trying to do? Being friendly? Or trying to tell me she's better than me? A potential rival?

No. I'm not jealous!

Ah!!!! Me & my self-centred & negative mind!

# Maths class always equals to FUN. I just love the teacher, he's SO hilarious! I found out that he really was a teacher in matriculation college... for 8 years!

MUET's are somewhat boring... It's like learning english from scratch once again.. (but what he teaches is suitable for my other classmates.. )

CHEMISTRY--- *starts to worry* The teacher seldomly come in to teach... Yet CHEM has the most "thick" syllabus to finish... aiya... taihen desu (It's terrible)...

Time: 2006-07-07T22:18:00+08:00
Posted by RuYanda
Labels: ~Friday Posts , 2006 posts , Cringy Teenage Years , Life , Me. , Old Blog , School: Form 6


First week in school [after lessons started]

Posted in: ~Sunday Posts | 2006 posts | Cringy Teenage Years | Old Blog | School: Form 6 | トリック

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Originally posted on Sunday, June 25, 2006 in my old blog
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In addition to this post: from ReCom.org forum "STPM or matriks?" and "Question of Furthering Studies in STPM"

*sigh* Now, I shouldn't look at my classmates as rivals (that's what I'd done last year.. No good attitude).. because my biggest, toughest rival is MYSELF.

...

So far, only BIO, MATHS T (pure mathematics), and MUET has started...

All teachers are "acceptable". Haha.

Being in SM〇〇 bring backs memories in Primary School.. teachers doesn't expect too much from you - hence, less pressure (but they'll come, I know it) - , they teach with considerable patience - cos that's the only thing they can do -... The environment is just perfect to make me study.. (I've began "warming up" with the others...)

Knowing that we might be shy to ask teacher questions, my BIO teacher came up with the idea of making a small "whiteboard" for us to write on... we just have to raise that thing up when needed... pretty convenient, eh? ...But this could be a disadvantage too - no chance to practise speaking english -

Speaking of speaking in English, a-ah~ I still have that problem. I can't get that english words out of my mouth. Ah, bother! (I admire my MUET teacher!! His english was not that perfect [although he studied in England b4] but he speaks with confidence... really envy him!)

Our Maths teacher is a bit weird.. but I think I can live with that.. shouldn't forget that life is no fun without fun. It's not all about studying hard. Should smile and laugh at times... (which reminds me-- I have a smiling problem! I can't smile! *nya!*)

..........

& forget about Physics. I'm so bad at it. The Maths teacher pointed out that those who are good in Maths doesn't necessarily will be good in Physics (*here's an interesting thread on this matter). I'm one of them. No matter how much I like Physics [because of some childish reasons: [1] I like Mr. Ooi (my physics teacher in SM〇〇.. & FYI, not thhhaaat kind of "like"). [2] Physics is one of Alec Su's favourite subjects (he also likes Maths & Chemistry.... which I also like..)  [3] Ueda is a physicist. (Besto! I'm a BIG fan of the Trick series!)].. I just can't do it for this time being. Maybe I'll self-study it in the future (oh well, I do have one un-childish reason. I like to know how this world works. I've always think about this kind of thing when I was little.) But really, not now.


p/s: Kurosagi... finished.... already....

Cut!

Time: 2006-06-25T01:35:00+08:00
Posted by RuYanda
Labels: ~Sunday Posts , 2006 posts , Cringy Teenage Years , Old Blog , School: Form 6 , トリック


Proud to be a F6 student

Posted in: ~Friday Posts | 2006 posts | Cringy Teenage Years | Old Blog | School: Form 6

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Originally posted on Friday, June 23, 2006 in my old blog
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After a few weeks in my new school (for F6)... I'm awaken by the fact that Matriculation is JUST a place where you can go after SPM. What I mean is.. it's not like, well, the best, prestigious (or whatever big word you describe it) place you should go to pursue your studies. It just coincidentally happened that many best SPM scorers (9:1=bumi:non-bumi) are "gathered" there, that must be why most parents think that's the best, good, popular place they can send their children to (and brag & show off about it later...*duh*).. & F6 became the place for "rejectS" & most non-bumiS, giving it a somewhat ugly reputation.

Parents should do their homework.

Matrics = 1 year only? No. Wrong. They have 2 years ones too.

I grow up with the idea (influence from my surroundings) that Matrics are better than F6 (which is not really true). Since I'm in form 1, I already set a target that I'll go to Matrics after completing F5. People said F6 is 2 years whereas Matrics is only 1 year. That's why at that time I prefer Matrics to F6. Moreover I was thinking of getting out of school quickly (because since the first day I'm in SM〇〇, I already could feel the tense, stress & tight competition in my class. I could't stand it, & wished that time will run faster so that I can stop suffering). Even when I was in F5, the thought of going to F6 never occurs me.

Then, last year, came a big turn over.

While waiting for SPM results to come out:
Because I didn't study well enough (due to some problems) last year (for SPM), I was afraid that my bad SPM results will affect my admission to matrics (at that time-lah) or any other places (excluding f6) to pursue my ambition (doctor or any other profession in the medical field). So I surfed the internet, looking for info on "where can I go after SPM" (things like that...).. & discovered that STPM is the most suitable way for me. It is also recognised by most universities in the world (UNLIKE MATRICS). Referring to this, (I copied it here):
Local public universities
STPM (Form 6), local matriculation, recognised diplomas from government polytechnics and public universities and university colleges.

Overseas universities
UK, Australia and New Zealand: A Levels, STPM , Australian and Canadian pre-u and matriculation, selected foundation and diploma programmes
US: American Degree Program

Local private universities/colleges
STPM , local matriculation, Australian and Canadian pre-u and matriculation, relevant foundation and diploma programmes

Foreign university branch campuses
STPM , local matriculation, Australian and Canadian pre-u and matriculation, selected foundation and diploma programmes.


It would be easier to go to overseas universities (of course with good results) with STPM certificiate. Of course. You can go to local universities too. (Foreign university branch campuses -- limited options ne?)

& puh-lease...FYI, Australian and Canadian pre-u and matriculation is NOT equal to local matriculation. I remember going to Hyatt Hotel few months ago (for some *what do you call it? short seminar to intoduce their uni?* from Monash University).. There's this friend of my mum's daughter who "graduated" from matrics, 'showing off', saying that I shouldn't go to f6, "It's hard. It's better in matrics. They use this semester system...bla bla bla".. & while she's talking all that craps I can see that "stupid & naive" label on her head. Her father included.. Anyway. The ppl from Monash Uni were stating the qualifications to enter the uni.. & WALA~! In his presentation slide -- No mention of matriculation (only South Australian matriculation). Local matriculation that is. STPM is there but no local matrics. So those ppl with the "S & N" labels on their heads asked.. well, of cos I knew that local matrics is *somewhat recognised* cos that uni is in Malaysia, (can't you tell?) so it not's really a problem for local matics graduates to enter there... but the pleasure of looking at that "undeclared embarrassment" was REALLY GREAT. They think local matrics is SO that great, that they expect that everyone in this world should know about it.

Anyway, back to my school stories... Some teachers said we are lucky to be in form 6.
(I know it sounds like they were just trying to cheer up those that didn't get any offers to uni & matrics)
My Maths T(Pure Mathematics) teacher, Mr. R (he said he was a teacher in matrics b4.. but I'm not really sure) said the maths for STPM are 10x harder than matric's maths. If you get A for matric's maths, it's a D in STPM's Maths T. Also he said that although in matriks you can get [C?]GPA 4.0 easier, they will FACE difficulties later when they enter university.

"So be proud that you are in Form 6."



p/s: Of course, I may sound biased cos I want to believe what I believe. But this really happens. & I'm glad I chose this path.


"First week in school after lessons started" -->>post coming soon.


Time: 2006-06-23T17:17:00+08:00
Posted by RuYanda
Labels: ~Friday Posts , 2006 posts , Cringy Teenage Years , Old Blog , School: Form 6


~ Know What You Want ~

Posted in: ~Monday Posts | 2006 posts | Cringy Teenage Years | Old Blog | School: Form 6

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Originally posted on Monday, June 19, 2006 in my old blog
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Just sth I wrote last week in my green notebook.

* - * - * - * - * - * - * - *
~ Know what you want ~

That's what our *temporary* class teacher said, Mr. K. Ng. (going to call him Sir K)

I'm right all along! So typical of All Saints teachers.

Hehe... but, so far, I like my teachers. The Pengajian Am (=General Studies?) teacher has a somewhat good sense of humour. Mr K seems easy to talk with.
The first minute I see the teacher, talking in front of the class ~ I know instantly what kind of teacher he/she is. I tell you: Most of them are the 'swindlers' type. What you see outside is not what's inside.
I *do* judge books by its cover.
If I see "evil faces", I'll assume he's bad.
If I see "good faces", I'll assume he's okay.

I believe in "first impression".

But, well, of course I don't "assume" they are like that the rest of my life. People change.The goodie ppl might turn out bad after all. The baddie ppl... ah, you know-lah. I've seen a lot.That What-I-Think-About-Them will change.

So, my impression on ppl around me changes accordingly.

Oh yeah. Mr K asked us: "Why do you want [to do] F6?"

My answer for that is the same with the reason(s) why I need f6 (science stream).

I didn't do well for my SPM.
[Yet I know I can. Because of some stupid "little problems"... I didn't (not can't)]
I've wasted my talents & time for these "little problems" (believe me, you don't wanna know)
I want to "reclaim" what I should get.
I have to show 'them' that they are deadly wrong about me.


# I need f6 b'cos I believe I will not do well in matriks. Being in matriks will just bring back memories in f4/f5... also: 2 many tomodachiS there.... I can't study that way.

I know f6 is hard. But I truly believe this is the best place for me to "fly to my destination".

Don't think you know what's best for me. You are not me. You don't think like I do. You don't know me.

If you don't support my decision. Fine.
But, please at least respect what I've decided.

*fin*

* - * - * - * - * - * - * - *

Why do I eagerly want to score well in STPM? Didn't I despise those "straight-As" students? Why am I *somewhat* becoming (or want to) into one? Isn't it against what I said?

[Think of Kurosagi. Why does Kurosaki became a Kurosagi (black swindler)? He hates sagishiS(swindlers) esp ShirosagiS! ]

I guess the only answer I have would be: I want to show them a failure like me can "become into one".

Pathetically, I like to "see" them realise that they are wrong about me. Proving that they are wrong is the best part.

Maybe this also have sth to do with "The Curse of Science 1 class"...

Time: 2006-06-19T17:26:00+08:00
Posted by RuYanda
Labels: ~Monday Posts , 2006 posts , Cringy Teenage Years , Old Blog , School: Form 6


First day in school *f6*

Posted in: ~Tuesday Posts | 2006 posts | Cringy Teenage Years | Old Blog | School: Form 6

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Originally posted on Tuesday, June 13, 2006 in my old blog
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nothing to do...

Obviously, our lessons haven't started yet.

It's kind of *hard*... I'm friend-less in my new school. But that's not the main problem. I can live alone. Well, I'm not used to the school yet.. There's many things I don't know & not sure... Asking will often lead to more questions.. (& I don't feel like talking to someone who seems doesn't want to talk with me).. If only there's someone I know from Lok Yuk there...(I know there are those who got SMKKL from Lok Yuk..)..

The situation is just like f4/f5... minus I don't *hate* everyone around me (yet) cos I don't know them... (But I don't plan to hate anyone this time.. I had enough in f4/f5. It would just make my life miserable...)

I saw our class's biology teacher today, though. (A male biology teacher!)
He said some of us *would have* to move to Art stream cos it would be a waste of time for those who gets C5,C6,D7 for their science subjects (ehem... where did I hear that b4? Ah! All Saints! So maybe this is that *experienced* teacher from All Saints!).. OK maybe C5 ones can still "hidup" (live).. but lower than that, "Please re-think!"..

ME: Ah. No, thank you.

I really need this "science stream." Even if I change my ambition (doctor), I still want it.

Are those non-straight-A's students not worth living in this world? Just because they (including me) didn't get the perfect A score, they are treated like someone who is guilty for something.. I really don't understand why.

But, what I can say now about this is: Those straight-A's students are created to fill the spaces available in this "common world". Non-straight-A's students don't have place in "common world". They create their own "common world" which will be filled (again) by those straight-A's students in the future. It's a cycle. So who's better?


I also got straight A's for my PMR, so you say "Look who's talking?" huh?

Most straight-A's (or straight-A-ish) students "can't think". They can't apply what they learn to real life. And their EQ stinks. (I don't like the sound of the 'other word' that you think is more suitable)

My definition of straight-A's students? Don't ask. You do the thinking.
oh ya. If you can't think that means you "can't think".


p/s: *spams* I like Physics but I had a bad history on Physics in f4/f5. Ironically, I hate my BIO & CHEM senseiS.. yet I got C5 for their subjects. I love Teacher Ooi as my Physics teacher. But, well... maybe I don't have chemistry with Physics... I have to forget about it...

Time: 2006-06-13T14:01:00+08:00
Posted by RuYanda
Labels: ~Tuesday Posts , 2006 posts , Cringy Teenage Years , Old Blog , School: Form 6


Random-ness.

Posted in: ~Friday Posts | 2006 posts | Cringy Teenage Years | Family | Form 6 | Life | Me. | Old Blog | School

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Originally posted on Friday, June 02, 2006 in my old blog
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Ahhh...finally...

# I hate to admit this, but I'm TRULY a computer addict. I just realised it. ~_^ hmm...

Living almost one week without the computer (ah~ craving for Kurosagi all the time....) made me so irritable & uneasy.

Anyway, I don't know what happened to the computer...but after an improper shutdown, the computer is stuck in 16 bit, 640x480 resolution, no sound & what's worst is: NO MOUSE POINTER. No mouse pointer. I repeat, no mouse pointer. *I CAN'T USE THE MOUSE!*

Good thing I know how to navigate using keyboard... Those "TAB", "SPACE BAR", "ALT", "CRTL", "ENTER" etc keys are very USEFUL! I managed to fix the resolution problem (Audio- no.), sent it to the technician, he FIXED the sounds...but STILL no mouse pointer! Once again, I googled for solutions. I searched using this keywords Download Mouse Driver, vmouse & found this (see the post by jack). Here's a copy of what he wrote:
I worked on a computer that had this simular problem. (windows 98) My mouse pointer would show in safe mode, with both a serial and a ps/2 style mouse.But when it came to normal mode, good bye mouse. I thought definitly driver conflict. Device manager quoted vmouse.vxd, code 8.But a little hard work and I discovered that the system.ini file could cause this problem. It has a number of boot settings within the file. But look for *displayfallback in the [boot] section, make sure it is set to 0 not 1. It should look like this *displayfallback=0. If there is any other displayfallback entries delete them. Make sure there is no other [boot] directories, other than the [boot.description] section, do not delete this entry. (also as a note make sure there is no text or code before the [boot] section, this could cause problems also.

What I did: I open system.ini using the RUN command in the START (just type system.ini), it appeared in notepad, & I checked... the value was correct (0) but then I realised there's some funny characters b4 the [boot] section. So I deleted it & saved the file, reboot the computer & TADA! The mouse pointer CAME BACK! Haha...That's a really simple solution!!



# Oh. Good. I almost forgot. After 9/10 years wanting & hoping (that) my parents would subscribe to ASTRO... They finally DID last Friday. (Thanks to AF4)
FINALLY.

WRONG TIMING.

This always happens to me.
Good things comes/happens when you don't want it anymore OR hope for it OR forgot about it. Really unfair. My siblings "enjoy life" more early than me. They own handphones at the age of 11. They can watch ASTRO at the age of 12. They can use the computer & internet at the age of 8. They got what they want at these ageS. I didn't get all this when I'm their age. Unfair.

I went through all the hardtimes, & they can just easily "enjoy their life" the rest of their life. Yeah...right..

Oh well. What's done is done.

Anyway, while the computer was "sick", I watched "Malcolm in the Middle" & "Passport to Japan almost everyday... And Monk. And Avatar (Love this!). NTV7. 8TV. But I still miss the computer.

# So it happened that I can't go the school of my choice for Form 6. Although I COULD go to matrics in Labuan (checked it already)... I'm staying here in Kota Kinabalu to pursue my studies in f6 in another school near my home...

So what if I can't get into All Saints... [the principle didn't "like" my science subjects grades (5-5-6 C) ~not her exact words~ "You can't succeed in F6 (..in our school..). You can't. You should just go to matrics. That will suit you better."; IN SHORT~ She's saying that I'm TOO STUPID for her school.]

A~ah~
People who call or treat me like a stupid person IS a STUPID PERSON.

So what if my new school is unpopular... So what & so what.

What I want & need now is a platform where I can be a f6 student & SIT for STPM exam next year.



# I read the first chapter of my BIO STPM reference book. Great. The information goes in smoothly into my head. Until I started thinking "What's this in Malay again?"

The thing is: Even if you had memorise everything while in f4/f5 (memorized 90% understood 10%) doesn't mean you can cope with Science & Maths (in English!) in f6 OR Matrics. Don't be TOO over-confident, my friends.

Okay. Maybe it REALLY depends on the person. Like what I saw in "Dragon Sakura/Zakura", those that have nothing in their head (bakaS), with the help from good (I mean it.), really GOOD teacher & teaching skills, these "empty heads" could be more successful than those A Cram-schooled students.

Some ppl will end up spending much time on "harmonizing" malay terms/facts with the english terms/facts they've just learnt.

Some ppl will live on by "eating their books."

And some ppl, after reading this post, don't agree with me, thus STUDY HARD to prove I'm wrong. I know who you are. (wow. I become your motivation to study?)

OK. Fine. Whatever.

I don't care.

I have to do things I don't like to be successful.
I'll do anything to win.
Even if I have to swindle
[I haven't watch Eps 7! & I don't mean this by cheating in exam!]

So what if I'm machiavellian-ish? I don't care.

My head is half-empty with corrupted data here and there.



# Currently most listened song: Yamapi's Daite Senorita (...daite daite daite senyorita...)
^_^





Time: 2006-06-02T15:32:00+08:00
Posted by RuYanda
Labels: ~Friday Posts , 2006 posts , Cringy Teenage Years , Family , Form 6 , Life , Me. , Old Blog , School


Friend, Kurosagi & FORM 6.

Posted in: # Kurosagi | ~Tuesday Posts | 2006 posts | Cringy Teenage Years | Dorama | Me. | Old Blog | Random-ness

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Originally posted on Tuesday, April 18, 2006 in my old blog 
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I'm realize-ING...
" I can mayowazu ni susumou, negai ni chikadzukeru yo~ I see the light...wake up, stand up! mou ichido asu e try! "

The first time I listen to melody.'s "Realize" in Dragon Sakura, I've fallen in love with it already. [the full lyric with trans is available at Cori's site] The lyric are perfect to boost one's motivation (oh yeah..like me). & the dorama itself (Dragon Sakura) gives me somewhat urge to study hard yet smart everytime I watch it. 

Pity..pity... I didn't watch it earlier.. (SPM year) 

Anyway, that's not the main point that I'm blogging today. 

*kya!*

#about Friend 
While updating my friendster profile (actually my profile is still messy) I discovered an old friend's profile! (Had tried searching but unsuccessful)... Time really flies.. o yeah I also found her blog but it's no longer updated.

#about KUROsagi 
I've watched the chinese-subbed Kurosagi (Yamapi's NEW DORAMA!!).. *sigh* long time no see chinese-subbed shows, & the results: have to pause many times & most of the time I'm reading the subs rather than watching the drama! Will watch it again.(still waiting for Kioku's english-subbed version) 

The drama is very, very interesting. I ❤ it already! haha
Arghh!! I admit I watch this because I ❤ Yamapi!

The first eps was the same story from the manga with some slight changes here and there. *Horikita Maki's character came out early!* The scene Kurosaki saved Tsurara, Kurosaki's disguising, Kurosaki's past (sad..& cruel)..etc.. are very memorable & beautifully done (except that saving scene-lah. That's a bit unnatural..reminds me of the scene Tsukasa & Tsukushi accidently kissed in Hana Yori Dango)

Looks like it's an AKAsagi that Kurosaki will swindle in the next eps.

#about Form 6 
oh yeah, another thing. I could go to matriks (I've checked it here already ...positive. I'm chosen).

BUT I'M NOT GOING.

I've already set my mind-- Form 6. I know it will be VERY challenging, but I'm willing to try.

& I know many ppl I know thinks that Form 6 seems a "low-class" option.
(Oh really.. I know... if your name is not Melissa, than you are one of them) 

But I'm GOING to FORM 6 anyway.

My parents are a bit doubtful about it. Dad said "Form 6 is too long." (2 years) >> But that's settled. The matriculation programme I'm chosen is also 2 years. No more question on time.

Mum said "I should open up my mind, meet new friends & go to new places."
>> No. I've been to Semenanjung recently (accompanied my Mum who had a meeting in Melaka)... frankly, I don't like it. I may sound childish, but NO. I still have the hole I got from my SPM years ("thanks" to the teachers)... & I plan to "fill it" up by going to Form 6 in a different school (no SM〇〇!)...


If I'm still alive in the future, I've plenty of time to "open up my mind, meet new friends & go to new places".

What's SO "UGLY" with FORM 6 anyway? Truly AHO ppl.


Time: 2006-04-18T14:02:00+08:00
Posted by RuYanda
Labels: # Kurosagi , ~Tuesday Posts , 2006 posts , Cringy Teenage Years , Dorama , Me. , Old Blog , Random-ness


13 March ~ SPM Results

Posted in: ~Monday Posts | 2006 posts | Cringy Teenage Years | Form 6 | Life: Furthering Studies | Old Blog | School

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Originally posted on Monday, March 13, 2006 in my old blog
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*staring blankly on my SPM result paper*

*sigh*..... What the heck?...

I got 6As (5A1, 1A2), 3Bs (3B4) and 3Cs (2C5, 1C6).... [it actually came out better than what I've thought!]

Nya!!!!

I mean... phew!!! *relieved sigh*

It's not good enough but hey..... comparing this to my past school SPM-like exams/tests results, this is better!

The results (I think) is just almost enough to 'put' me into matriculation.

BUT, I've made my decision.

...a decision that *really* suits my character, *to be against the most picked option*


I'm going to sit for STPM exam.

I'm going to FORM 6.

FORM 6.

*that will take 2 years from my life*

That's it.

*yokatta.....I've let it out!*

I don't know why I feel this really great relief (feeling)...

Like I'd finally cut my ties with everything related to SPM (schools, teachers, classmates....) & SPM...

SPM, sayonara!!!!!!!


p/s:

I feel like the veins for my
'happy blood' are finally unblocked!


Now I feel like I can speak happily, speak freely, laugh whenever I want, smile whenever I want!!!!!!!

KITAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!


Time: 2006-03-13T16:06:00+08:00
Posted by RuYanda
Labels: ~Monday Posts , 2006 posts , Cringy Teenage Years , Form 6 , Life: Furthering Studies , Old Blog , School


A thought on "Densha Otoko"...

Posted in: ~Thursday Posts | 2006 posts | Cringy Teenage Years | Dorama | Old Blog

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Originally posted on Thursday, February 09, 2006 in my old blog
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This dorama was very popular at D-A last year but I didn't DL & watch it till this year--- The version I'm watching is the one subbed by TV-Nihon.

Before watching I thought it would just be a plain beauty-and-the-beast (or like Jinkama-san said,"An otaku & princess") story. I was really interested with "Densha Otoko" after reading that it was based on a real story (someone really posted on the message board in Japan, asking for dating advice.... etc!) & that made me assume that the plot would be about an otaku trying change himself to win a [pretty] girl's heart which would of course involved the word "lie".

But the plot wasn't all focusing on these two.

What attracted me most about the plot is the thing Yamada Tsuyoshi has gone through to realized his wish \\\"I want to fall in love"///. You can really see & feel the changes his character had as the story goes on. Changing your current mindset & way of thinking to sth you never have/do before so that it will fit your dreams/wishs requirements...is not easy.. really.. it's very not easy. aii... there were several eps that made me cry.. The story can make you laugh but it can also make you cry at the same time..

p/s: wow... I saw some familiar faces in "Densha Otoko".. Gokusen's Uchiyama, Gokusen 2's Tsuchiya, Nobuta wo Produce's Nobuko.....lol.. & isn't the drunk man in the train Jiro-nisan's couch?...

'_'.

Time: 2006-02-09T17:18:00+08:00
Posted by RuYanda
Labels: ~Thursday Posts , 2006 posts , Cringy Teenage Years , Dorama , Old Blog


Some endings....

Posted in: # Nobuta wo Produce | ~Tuesday Posts | 2006 posts | Cringy Teenage Years | Dorama | Old Blog

Edited on 2022/04/27: 
⚠ Warning ⚠ - jdrama spoilers ahead!
(Keizoku, Nobuta wo Produce, Hana Yori Dango, Engine, Dragon Zakura)

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Originally posted on Tuesday, February 07, 2006 in my old blog
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Thoughts I'm going to throw here:


SPM results! *gasps for air*

Argghh... I can't take it any much longer! It's February & the day I will have to count my A's (if THERE are any...*sigh* maybe I'll end up counting my B, C, D, E.....or is it F?? What if a G [gagal~fail] >_<) is getting NEARER...
That's one reason I didn't blog much in Jan 2006...thinking much about SPM results~ ....to come to school & get your SPM result.. to face baka teachers who had been a 'GREAT' help 'teaching' me for the past 2 years(2004-2005)... "I can't do it but I have to"...that's what had been dwelling in my mind till now..
*BIG SIGH*


Language problems

With regards to language(s), I always have these 3 major problems.

[1] If I understand a language, my understanding level will be like... well, ummphh... I know more than the basic knowledge but never reached the advanced/expert level.. it's always average..

[2] If I'm into a language (doing all the readings, looking up dictionaries, pronouncing...bla..bla), other language that I'm used to already will be 'disturbed'. Like once, in Form 3... I was very much immersed to English Language (thanks to Phoenix's translations of Alec's news... I'd learnt a lot of new words).. always look up for words I'm not familiar with in the dictionary.. somewhat, I became better at finding the right words for my english essays. & when it came to malay essays... I often find myself forgetting important words & words I should have known/familiarised with... & a few days ago, I went to Bestmart with my parents & my mum was looking at some furnitures & embroidery works from China. She asked the seller for the price of one of the embroidery works & apparently he is from China so malay or english is a no-no for him.. so well, my mum looked at me & I gave her (& him) a blurred look. I didn't understand what he was saying! Oh, well, not really.. but it took me a long time to interpret.. hua, zhen de heng tiu lian! At that time in my head I was thinking about numbers in japanese!

[3] Third major problem: If I understand a language, doesn't mean I can converse in that language. This is the worst problem I have. The most obvious problem I have with my English Language. I can understand more than other ppl in school, yet I was the most 'quiet' one! *cries* There are days where I hope I'm trapped in an island with ppl who do not speak my language (malay). [haha.. this reminds me of Robinson Crusoe & Friday]

Generally, language involves writing, reading, conversing & understanding. I'm doing well with the understanding & writing part but not the conversing part.

Let's see... I'm 'trained' with Malay language since little... with Malay I know how to write (not that difficult ma), understand (the baku version, not the fully-corrupted version) & converse.. the same goes to English except the converse part..

Dusun~~only understanding part [pathetic isn't? I'm a Dusun girl, yet I don't know how to converse in it.. hey, at least I'll know if they are talking bad about me ;P ]...

Chinese (studied by me by my own efforts with no help from teachers)...understanding~ok-lah, average... reading~I'm OK with it as long as the words used is not too complicated.. writing~a bit (doesn't really matter.. converse~NO!

So far, for Japanese~ ah still learning!

Lastly,
Some Endings...

I've finished some Jdoramas recently so here's my brief opinion on it. (I finished some earlier but don't have the mood to blog about it.)
:: dorama title [my rating] ::

Keizoku [3.5/5]---
Frankly, other that the main character, Shibata Jun, I can't say I really enjoy this dorama (compared to other detective doramas). It's somewhat dark & confusing. I don't quite like Mayama in the series but I like his character in the special dorama (Phantom) & movie (Beautiful Dreamer) which is more funny. & I kept comparing it with Trick (although Keizoku was made before Trick).. both doramas have the same directors, so I'm not really surprised to see the same style & elements... Now it seem to me,Trick was like an enhanced (somewhat better) version of Keizoku. They have similar cases, Shibata always involved the word 'trick' in her explanations for the unsolved cases, Shibata & Yamada is almost similar... We have: Yabe in the special & movie, Ishihara in the special (I think that's him..), Mayama's urinating scene (think of Ueda please...~_^)... some I can't recall right now... And what happened in the end of the movie was really confusing (tell me if you understand). Anyways, it's still watchable esp if you like detective doramas (If you've watched the 11-eps series & don't like it, just go on & watch the special & movie cos it was really funny)

Nobuta wo Produce [4.8/5]---
Where did the 0.2 go? They didn't make Akira & Nobuta together (or at least give some hint that Nobuta likes him) so that's where the 0.2 went. I tried making my mum watch this but she said she's tired of school doramas (she watched Gokusen with me).. But actually, this dorama is different, although it's setting is at school, in my humble opinion, it's more of a friendship dorama (platonic friendship) which makes it unique & different. Shuji reminds me of a [childhood] friend of mine in school.. like that thinking of winning the 'games' in everyday life, having so many masks put on your face.. she really similar to Shuji (..chotto.. then that means I'm [her?] Akira then? cos most of the time I can see through her like Akira... AKIRA SHOCK!)...
About the ending: LOL...it really shocked me seeing Akira at Shuji's new school, I thought it was only an illusion. But it's really him (& kakkoi as usual... :P).. I don't quite like the idea of them being separated but it's Nobuta's wish so...I'm going to accept as what it is. Having Akira & Shuji in the same school was not a bad idea.

Hana Yori Dango [4/5]---
I was waiting for this last year (didn't pay much attention to Nobuta) & this proved to be a very compact version (yet good) of the manga itself. I never read the manga fully but I know there are some scenes in the manga not included in the live-action version. Some ardent fans of the manga are not happy with it, but seeing it from the entertainment point of view, one can't deny that the production/filming unit made a great job for this. What attracted me most was MatsuJun & Oguri Shun's performance in this dorama. MatsuJun's Tsukasa (aka Dao Ming Si) was IMO more lively than Jerry Yan's. I like Tsukasa & I like both actor's portrayal but MatsuJun's did well with the part of giving appropriate expressions which Jerry somewhat lack of. The same goes to Oguri Shun's Hanazawa Rui (aka Hua Ze Lei). I never liked Vic Chou's Hua Ze Lei in Meteor Garden (although I find him likeable in the second Meteor Garden)..& I was always rooting for Jerry's Dao Ming
Si but when it came to Hana Yori Dango.. it's quite hard to choose which one to root for.. About the ending: I actually cried watching the last episode! haha.. esp the part where Tsukasa leaving her behind. Addendum: *I like Nobuta wo Produce more than Hana Yori Dango because the NWP's plot seems thicker & new (to me) than HYD * I really think there should be a Special Dorama for both of this dorama...*hoping*

Engine [3.8/5]---
The chemistry between Jiro & Tomomi-sensei was lacking something, but I like that bit of romance in the last eps. I never expect he will lose the race! And the photo-taking part was really funny!


Dragon Sakura @ Dragon Zakura [4/5]---
As the eng soft subs are available at D-addicts, I decided to finish watching this while waiting for PBFansub's hardsubbed version (Eps 6 is out!)... I'm a bit sad of the ending cos it's not like what I've expected...Can't believe Hideki & Maki-chan didn't made to Todai... (I'd noticed Yuusuke's Akira-ness after he got his results! kawaii!)


That's all, I think. Can't think anymore~

Time: 2006-02-07T15:38:00+08:00
Posted by RuYanda
Labels: # Nobuta wo Produce , ~Tuesday Posts , 2006 posts , Cringy Teenage Years , Dorama , Old Blog


NOBUTA power~ Enter!!

Posted in: # Nobuta wo Produce | ~Monday Posts | 2006 posts | Cringy Teenage Years | Dorama | Old Blog | トリック

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Originally posted on Monday, January 16, 2006 in my old blog
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If you've watch "Nobuta wo Produce" then you'll know what 'Nobuta power' is =P ! 

It's just amazing that I found a lot 'motivational' phrases/quotes & cute ones from serial dramas I (dled from D-A) watched. 

Firstly, "Aja Aja Fighting!" [아자아자 Fighting!!] , originally from korean drama 'Full House'. [I've googled the korean of aja aja & I think I've got it right..]. "Fighting!!" is a motivating phrase which Han Ji-eun often use to cheer herself up & to NOT give up easily. I think it's sth like telling yourself "I will not give up, I'll fight for it!". Later on, Young-jae said he prefered "Aja Aja"..had a small fight over this...eventually it became "Aja Aja Fighting!"..haha & it's contagious! Even Hye-won & Min-hyuk said it in the few last episodes. (I wonder if aja aja is equalivalent to "jia you, jia you") 

I've added this to the title of my blog (as u can see up there)...I think a few months before I sit for SPM to encourage myself..."Ruth, don't give up! You can do it!"....but..*sigh*.. Year 2005 was really a dark year to me...so yeah, nothing big change... 

Anyways, I like those phrases, other than reminding me of the serial I'd watched, it somewhat gives a bit motivation/encouragement to myself.. remembering the things the characters (in serial drama) had gone through... I learn a lot from watching serial dramas. 

I like YanKumi's (Yamaguchi Kumiko) "Fight-oh! OH!" (faito oh!). She always says it before doing sth important/big. haha..so I also always did the same thing (if remember-lah..haha). Also a contagious phrase--you can see her students *screaming* "Fight-oh! OH!" or just "OH!".. 

From jdorama, Trick, Ueda Jiro(u)'s "Why Don't You Do Your Best?" (naze besuto o tsukusanai noka)...that's his chant words, an answer to every problem you had (well, he said so.).. Surprisingly it works, (mostly for him of cos) like the trick of Genzo's WORDS (not sure if this is right.. it's the first trick 3's mystery case)..where Yamada said it to him (as her last words..) & Ueda suddenly transformed into an "Incredible Hulk"! In my opinion, this one is useful for telling others (& yourself) to just do your best even when you are just trying (also useful when you feel like giving up). It's not originally a motivational phrase, but just imagine Ueda's face when he was saying this...your stress will go away..(for shorter phrase--Besto) 

"Donto Koi!" is another Ueda's quote [full: Donto koi chojo gensho, come over spiritual phenomenon]. It was funny seeing him *trying* to say "Dont..." in the Trick Special trailers with Yamada keeps stopping him. Not motivational, but it makes me laugh when I said it myself & did the 'donto koi' hand act. 

Also from Trick, Yamada's "Nya!"... If I'm not mistaken, nya is the sound for cats.. From what I watched, Yamada is somewhat specially related to cats, [other than turtles] (sth to do with money?) Just watch Trick 3 and Trick Special, you'll hear those nya's. (btw she singing "nya, nya, nya, nya..." in Trick Special was very cute..haha) 

"Nobuta Power...Enter!" [nobuta power..chuuunyuu]...Nobuko's motivational phrase taught by Akira. She will get 100x power after saying this. haha she's cute when she says it! Many of cute/motivational phrases(& actions) in Nobuta comes from Akira. eg. "Kon! Kon!", "Moch!" (offtopic: I really like YamaP's portrayal of Akira! Without him, I would have not finish watching Nobuta in a really fast pace[I finished Nobuta first b4 HYD] =PP)..."Akira SHOCK!", "Akira....DOWN"......haha 


will continue talking about "Nobuta wo Produce" later.

Time: 2006-01-16T15:56:00+08:00
Posted by RuYanda
Labels: # Nobuta wo Produce , ~Monday Posts , 2006 posts , Cringy Teenage Years , Dorama , Old Blog , トリック


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