Wonderlife

So, this is my last time blogging with my laptop, which hasn’t failed me (much) for nearly 3 years. May you serve Nicole as well. It’ll also be my last time blogging from home in a really long time.

 

Its common knowledge people take things for granted till they’re in danger of losing them. However much I miss my friends, my relatives, my family, I’ll miss home the most. This hot stifling sanctuary where I can feel comfortable, safe and myself.

 

So, I’ll be leaving this laptop to my Nicole and therefore, won’t be online much till I settle down in London and manage to find time to search for a new lappy. I’ll post my new phone number up as soon as I can.

[Just weighed my check in luggage. 45 FREAKING KILOS]

 

Anyways, just want to thank everyone that has played a part in my life thus far. Some bonds may not stand the test of time while some bonds will. But thats just life. Just know that I’m grateful either way. I apologise for all my shortcomings which may have adversely affected anybody.

 

People change, its a fact. And in the months/years ahead, I might not be the same person you used to be so comfortable with, admire, detest, or love. For that, I apologise in advance but know that I won’t regret it. My values, personality, even accent (heh) might change but the past won’t. Remember me for that, as I am right now but look forward to know me in the future.

 

 

To all my mates, thanks for all the great times (fucking seriously good times and memories man) and here’s to more to come. Cheers!

 

(Lets try to meet annually during summer [UK]/winter [Aust] in July back in Malaysia)

 

To my relatives, uncles, aunties, cousin and grandma. Thanks for doting on me and loving me unconditionally.

 

To my Dad, Mom, Nicole, and darling Natalie. Thank you for EVERYTHING. There are many things I would like to say to you but I don’t know how.

 

To those who were mentioned and those who were not, I’d just like to say:

 

I’m glad to be alive

I’m happy with this life

And I’m proud to have known every last one of you.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fuck, I’ve never cried harder in my life.

Know that it was the hardest thing for me to complete this post, knowing I’m leaving the comfort my known universe in a few hours.

 

London, im ready for you. Everyone, Goodbye.

planning fail, what wonderful times

Nigel says (10:12 PM):

yo this weekend free ah
Joel says (10:13 PM):
im coming back for you la

Nigel says (10:13 PM):

yay
hahahaa

Joel says (10:13 PM):

just promise me one thing

Nigel says (10:13 PM):

what?

Joel says (10:13 PM):

dont fucking sleep in that pingpong hall again
please

Nigel says (10:13 PM):

PROMISE MAN
hahahaha

Joel says (10:13 PM):

awesome
lol

Eff, my first tag

Here’s to layaning you, Jing.

 

I cant believe im actually doing this.

 

 

1. How old are you?
19

2. Are you single?
Sadly.

3. At what age do you think you’ll get married?
28? 32? probably never

4. Do you think you’ll marry the person you are with now?

I’m with Emma Watson right now, of course im thinking i’ll marry her. and all the other things marriage brings.
5. If not, who do you want to marry?

Bar Rafaeli, Fiona Xie. OK well, i’ll admit im only thinking bout marriage for the all the benefits it brings. you know, the kind of benefits which makes you all sweaty.
6. Who will be your bridesmaid & bestman?

A whole bunch of guys. Im gonna have to say bestmen. I cant choose, so, i’ll probably change tradition.

7. Do you want a garden/beach or traditional weddiing?
probably beach. maybe book the whole berjaya resort at redang or something. i want a wedding with everyone in bikini/swimshorts. help the single kids out there get laid. i know how it feels to be young and frustrated.
8. Where do you plan to go on honeymoon?
I’ll probably bring emma to JB city square. such an awesome place with so much to do, so much to eat. Fuck.

9. How many guests do you think you’ll invite?
the guests list will be balanced and preplanned to the last detail. for example, for every one of my single bros i’ll guarantee 3 available lingerie models. to you know, up the chances. In Economics, the power of choice belong to the owners of the scarce resource. in this case, scarce resource = sad single bros.

10. Will that include your exes?
Of course!!! they can definitely find better and drunker guys at my wedding than in any reality. (read: sad single bros)

11. How many layers of cake do you want?
No, no cake. just lots of whipped cream and champagne. Yes, I know i can’t stand whipped cream but no one said anything about eating it.

12. When do you want to get married, morning or evening?
midnoon under the hot sun where it’ll be absolutely impractical for the conservative guests to wear anything more than revealing swimsuit. If any guests wants to wear a one piece, it better be only ONE piece of a two piece bikini.

13. Name the song/tune you’d like to play at your wedding

Married with children, Oasis. Cigarettes and Alcohol, Oasis. Every bloody Coldplay song. Probably Everlong, Foo Fighters. Wait i have a better idea. there will be no band except the guests volunteering at 24-hour Guitar Hero/Rock Band.

14. Do you prefer fine dining or just normal spoon, fork and knife?
RICE eaten with hand and the best curry in the world. Tandoori chicken for Leon.

15. Champagne or red wine?
Shitloads of both. Im sure euchuan will supply his favourite 55 bucks for 5 litres wine.

16. Honeymoon right after the wedding or days after the wedding?
How bout honeymoon cum wedding? Eh?

17. Money or household items?
Cash please. Good taste is surprisingly extremely rare.

18. How many kids would you like to have?
loads, if wifey can maintain her figure like post-pregnancy jessica alba (puts millions of anorexic teen losers to shame)

19. Will you record your honeymoon in DVD/CD?
You mean record the constant fornication? Blu Ray please. Its the age of high-def homemade porn.

20. Color of your wedding dress?
Armani for the functions, Probably burberry undies, (emma’s a model for them, sure can get it cheap)

21. Wedding Card?
wtf is a wedding card? FB RSVP events da. to be safe, ATTENTION PEOPLE ver.2 on spectacularity

22. Whose wedding plan would you like to know next?
Leroy. He’ll probably be the only one actually getting married in r-e-a-l-i-t-y

 

 

Ah. Finished. I’m so ready to get married!

Now what?

So I’ve got the results. Which some will probably say undeservedly but who cares.

 

With that out of the way, I’ll have to chase for the elusive scholarship.

 

 

Till then, I’m gonna tennis my ass off. Too bad these two great months of sunshine and sweat will be over soon with the departure of great mates who are undoubtedly heading to the bright future they have.

 

 

Wow. I’ve had too much fun.

 

Redang, Poker, KL, Hoegaarden, Jing’s crib, FBT, Waterfall, Shisha, 4 day sports weeks, MANY MANY banana leaf meals, TOO much fun, really.

 

 

 

Question is, now what?

 

Apply for NTU’s current intake and start without a scholarship?

 

Put my hope on sponsorship of my dream uk education? (come on Nigel!!! rock GIC and JPA)

 

Work a year and enter NUS during next year’s intake?

 

Damn.

 

But first, another night of fun tonight as well as a massive tennis session tomorrow.

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Lets whack some balls.

ASEAN Undergraduate Scholarship

OK so, here’s to clearing things with all the people out there who are concerned about my NUS Asean scholarship application.

 

1. Yes, I went for the interview.

2. No, I will not be getting it.

3. No, I was not rejected. Well, not technically, but the fact remains that I will not be getting it.

4. To those who will feel better with a reason, I’ll gladly explain.

 

 

The scholarship department will not even consider an application (they will put it on hold indefinitely) until it has been accepted into an approved course in the University (NUS). In my case, my university application for 2009/2010 intake will definitely be unsuccessful because NUS requires my ACTUAL A-LEVELS (AS&A2) RESULT by their deadline, which unfortunately, has passed. My actual CIE results will only be out on the 16th of August 2009. (i can’t wait!)

 

Therefore by default, I will be rejected from my scholarship application with no due consideration for the 2009/2010 cycle. Of course, that means I can reapply next year when my real results are available but that would mean one wasted year and entering university when I am 20 and graduating with just a bachelor’s at 23. For the record, Sheldon had a PhD by age 18. And there are awesome people out there who are entering university at 18. Like Brian.

 

So, here is my plan. Well, I’m open to other alternatives too.

 

1. Get a scholarship to a university which will accept me for the 2009 intake

2. If not, enter the workforce as a greatly contributing coffeeboy for a year, then REAPPLY every scholarship for next year’s intake.

3. Same as No.2 but with the inclusion of the NUS 2010/2011 application.

 

Fuck, if I enter in August 2010, at that time, Jing will  be HALFWAY done with his degree and taking care of a son already!

 

 

 

Thats just not acceptable man.

Old Fashioned

I’m officially going to look for a part-time job as a bar-tender during my first year of university. I love making drinks, and I’m pretty damn sure I would make a good bar-tender and learn how to mix all my favourite drinks. (Those that sound the wackiest)

Then when I have my own place, the first thing im gonna get is a mini-bar where I can mix drinks for my mates. There’ll be a solid pingpong table in the room which can be used when the guys are around, as well as for some nighttime hanky-panky with the girls.  ;)

I’m going to be so good at mixing drinks, I wouldn’t need a recipe or any measuring equipment. All straight from the bottle with a steady hand. Oh, and I’m definitely gonna procure a few of those Hamburg chemistry lab sets if I ever need to precisely measure my ingredients.

 

And I’ll measure alcohol concentration in mol dm^-3

As well as label all my bottles according to their molarity. Example, “Absolut Vodka 1M”

 

The best part is, anyone who wants a drink will have to write their order in the form of a balanced equation.

 

With state symbols.

 

Eg,

 

Bacardi^2+ (aq) + Coca Cola (aq) + 6H20 (s) ===> [BacardiwithCoke(H20)6]^2+ (aq)

 

Heh. The H20 is tricky. I’m sure there’ll be idiots who will forget its not supposed to be in the liquid state. I’ll make them drinks at r.t.p then. See how they enjoy that.

My Writing Sucks

 

Finally my stupid SAT essay is available online. Read this piece of crap if you want. I scored 7/12 for this. Probably should have been less. I didn’t even have time to complete my conclusion, I erased it. (rather hastily i might add)

This must be why my writing score is 590. Like wtf right? A-levels general paper seem so much easier now. Ah well.

 

 

 

 

Damn, after reading it again, I’m beginning to doubt my writing skills. I can’t even write in a decent handwriting to begin with.

 

I guess some things never change, even from primary school.