Ahahahahahahhh!!!! I'm superbly ecstatic! I must win a Nobel prize for this. I completed all my two Position Papers, as well as my two Draft Resolutions, under three hours! Woohooo!!!!! Now, I'm ready for debate! :D

Too happy yet sleepy to write more.



Stay tuned...

P.S.: To all my lovely dear little friends in NYP (to name a few: Raihanah, Sufyan, Atiqah, Zailan, Sheikh, Riyan, Maria, Amirah etc etc..), I wish you guys all the best in your Semester 2 exams! You can do it! Just kill the paper, and you'll be fine! Especially someone from the list, I wanna see you happy the next time I see you. :D I'm confident that you guys would do well, and do me proud, yeah?

Try this (so sorry to those non-Malay readers. The essence of the joke would be lost if I translate this joke to English. :/)

Kalau monyet panjat pokok nampak pisang, lepas tu, kalau gajah panjat pokok nampak apa?

Scroll down to the label to find out the answer! (ok, I know I'm lame. But got suspense whut...)

I've just noticed this particular person in school, and it seems that wherever I go, he's just within the vicinity somewhere. I would like to believe it's coincidence, and I would like to just continue believing it. It's funny how sometimes, the people who are there right smack in front of our faces, we never seem to notice, until he/she did something significant to us. Life's really weird all of a sudden. I am suddenly noticing certain people for the very first time, like I'm new in school or something (of course, I'm not implying that I am ignoring the people I know). So, anyhoos, a certain person, whom I first noticed in the Reading Room, is apparently now more prominent, and he seems to be everywhere, padahal he's just a few classes away. Weird, freaky, etc etc (oh gawd, I need to whip out my thesaurus, which could be very well be collecting it's 16953872610th layer of dust, perhaps?). Well, well, who do we have here? Or rather, what is it that we are dealing here eh?

And oh shoot, I am so panicky these days. I think that it must be the effect of the SIMUN conference. I have yet to complete, or rather, start (which is dangerous, at this point in time) my Position Paper, and I have yet to brainstorm on what to include in my resolutions which I have to submit on the 8th of March, which is the final deadline. Oh GAWDDDDD.........I feel like collapsing now, but I can't cos work beckons! Thank GAWDDDDD I have understanding teachers and supportive friends (namely, ISYAH, FANA, RAUU for being very, um, supportive, in my quest of presenting my case to the Court and GA). Haha, very technical there, but never you mind.

I came across this article in the LIFE! section two days ago. You know all this hype about the Oscars and everything else? Yeah, they (the media) said that in order for the actors/actresses to win, they have to speak, think, ACT British. Just Follow Law...what's so hard about that? :D

My my, I totally adore Meryl Streep who plays Miranda Priestly in The Devil Wears Prada. I love the way she keeps her cool even when she is the boss who superimposes stress on her workers (as Anne Hathaway puts it, "She isn't happy unless the people around her are practically dying." Well said.) I wished I'm like her, but obviously, we wouldn't want to be too demanding, shall we? I think if given the choice, I would want to have her cool. It's cool.....and so the thesaurus comes into play again...

Ok. I'm Done. Sigh hard, everybody!

Ok, some updates on yesterday's happenings. I bet three quads of you would never believe what I did yesterday, well, apart from celebrating Naufal's birthday (in which I too got a book entitled 'MAYADA' heh..).

I cooked an entire lunch spread! Woah, that must be my most amazing feat, apart from being able to talk and criticise for an hour, or even longer than that. =D So, besides the lunch spread, I made chocolate muffins! Whee! I had wanted to bring some for Fana, but considering the fact that it would be cold by the time the muffins fall into Fana's big gigantic hands, I decided against it. So sorry Fana, but the next time I made more muffins, I'm gonna give you those that come straight out from the oven, otherwise, you can ask the cafe uncle to heat it in his oven. Chocolate muffins, eh? Hot ones at that! Sneak that! Which reminds me of some childhood joke (or rather, it seemed funny at that point in time). My teacher had asked what's the hot news for that day, and I had replied that "Baking cookies in the oven?" is the hottest news for that day. I know, I am that literal. A literal freak, which explains why I am taking Literature up to this day, except that I am less literal now, thank you very much.

My, my, my English is corroding. I must do something about this. Someone sponsor my air ticket to London? Thank you very much. :D

And I need subsidies from the government (i.e my dad and mum). Apparently, I 'ave to save 800 bucks to get the iPhone. Oh gawd, that's like saving 23 bucks a week till the end of the year! I might as well eat sweet potatoes and ration the food till I achieved the intended amount. :/

Some people are just so sceptical when they found out that I am going to be a better person. Oh wells. I guess we can't just please anybody any old how (that was popularized in school when I was in P6, heh).

Three important things that I learnt today while attending this forum entitled, 'Kusangka panas sampai ke petang, rupanya hujan di tengah hari' by Ustaz Haron Hassan Akhtar, Ustaz Jalaluddin Hassan and Dato' Hassan Din:

- Nobody can force us to change our attitudes unless it's done on our own free will.
- There is no shortcut in life.
- Our purpose in life has to be strong. Without it, our life would crumble.

Who says I sleep during lectures huh? Speaking of lectures, I can't wait for the lectures on terrorism to help. I kind of think that what I am learning for history, which is religious fundamentalism, can be applied here. Two-in-one beb..Not bad, not bad...

I learnt another thing, as I was messaging Yihan just now:
"OUR school lives are so boring and pathetic and so sad that we live for The Simple Life every Wednesdays." Previously, it was America's Next Top Model on Mondays, now it's The Simple Life on Wednesdays. How sad can our lives get, eh?

And oh, Aslindaneous, I'm gonna play some mean trick on you if you ever divulge my secret about me and that person from you-know-where. I'm slaughtering you, and after which, I'll say, "NEXT!"

Before I start, Congrats to the Pesta Pantun team! You guys did great! AB, Yati and Jas, you guys rawk man! Shikin was so inspired by the borak-borak pantun part that she made this up:

Shikin sudah amat lapar,
Mari kita makan roti prata.

Did I mention that the male participant from Madrasah Wak Tanjong Al-Islamiyah, whose name is something like Assalehan, was cute in a funny way? Yeah. I think everybody would agree with me. Even Khairun did.

By the way, Khairun, congrats on getting to the finals! I'm so happy for you! And I saw those eyes from the madrasah kids terbeliak when you suggested drinking minuman keras. That's good! You've got entertainment value!

I was taught a very important lesson today. “Jika kita ingat akan kematian dan kehidupan setelah itu, iman kita dengan sendirinya akan meningkat jika kita amalkan apa yang patut diamalkan.” I’m going to start thinking about death from this day onwards, and I am going to do things which I am supposed to do. Period.

I was half-inspired by the peeps from Madrasah Wak Tanjong, cos they looked so decent, I wanna be like them. Haha. And I love my Prophet!!!!

Somebody please bring me to see Habib Hassan Syed Al-Attas. I really want him to bless me with all the knowledge he’s got, because according to ustazah, hijab habib dengan Tuhan sudah terbuka. So, he can, you know, doa for me or something. :D

My mom taught me this yesterday, and I am going to recite this when I give my greetings to the angel on my right.
Allahumma inni as-aluka warridhaka wal-jannah (Ya Allah, redhakanlah dan dekatkanlah syurga Jannah kepadaku).

Ok. This is the new me. Don’t be shock, ok. I’m trying to repair the relations between me and Allah. If any of you see me doing anything bad, please alert me straightaway. I won’t bitch anymore. I will be a better person, and that’s my promise to myself.

Thank you. :)

Let's ponder over the meaning behind this poem which I happened to come across yesterday:

the beasts

I saw my brothers killed tonite,
in front of my two eyes.
though clear it was, that they were men,
like cattle, they were felled.

and every night I see again,
my brothers being killed.
beasts in camo brandish guns,
to cut them down like weeds.

the beasts march proud beneath a flag,
red lines of blood with stars.
they trample on through pools of blood
past mounds of brothers dead.

this bloody war they wage, they claim,
on terror: for we love peace.
they speak of peace, while bombs they plant,
reap corpses from my kin.

am I to smile? extend my hand?
greet them with words of peace?
or blind my eyes to growing mounds
of all my brothers slain?

or am I to laugh? or sing a song?
while they still hunt us down?
or clasp their hands, slick red with blood,
from the veins of brothers downed?

do they think I am a child,
who swallows fancy tales?
I know they lie to veil the truth:-
they wage war on my faith.

they wage war on our faith,
a voice echoes in my head.

they wage war on our faith,
echo brothers from their graves.

I faintly hear my brothers still,
in pleasure, firm in faith.
the promised truth has dawned on them,
the afterlife has come.

this life is truly false, I see.
an illusion, to try my faith.
now, my love for life has died:
I wait to join the dead.

If yoou had read the newspaper on Monday, February 12, in the Home section, you would have realised this big and bold caption: "EXPANDED CURRICULUM: JC STUDENTS COPING WELL". It's kind of funny how laymen view this new change, cos obviously, as it is very evident and ubiquitous, JC STUDENTS ARE SO NOT COPING WELL. You show me a person who can earn A's for every subject, and multiply that by a 1000, then you can pass that judgement. However, as far as I'm concerned, that isn't the case here. In fact, I've been familiarised and conditioned by the moans and groans by my dear mates, and they are all struggling in one way or another. I'm not saying that going through this new curriculum would be a breeze, but hey, do you equate complains and yawns to doing well? I think not. So, let's revise what we have learnt so far:

1) It takes a lot of courage to go through the new curriculum. And, may I add, lots of stamina if a student takes a very heavy subject, say, History and Literature.

2) So, are you game enough?

Hahah..that was freaking random. But hey, I achieved my objective!

I was momentarily out of touch with the world yesterday when I stupidly ran myself into electric circuit box. Nauseous after that, but anyhoos, I did suspect that I could have contracted mild concussion, cos there's no tear in my scalp or something. To Momo, next time, I shan't push my way in front of you, cos everytime I tried doing that, I end up hurting myself or others. But then, you will have to walk faster ok? Thanks.

And to all those lovelies who gave me little gifts for Friendship Day, thanks! I love them all! Only thing is that I do feel a lil bit guilty being on the RECEIVING END ONLY. I thought that it would have been great, but boy, was I wrong. Ok, so perhaps on another occasion, I shall buy you guys something alright? In the meanwhile, as Momo puts it as it is, "After today, everybody will have diabetes." A very apt description, I must say. :)

Ok, I'm gonna eat some ice cream with Fana now. She has been bugging me about it since last Wednesday. Toodles!

Apparently, as you can see, I have switched my blog from the Old Blogger to the New Blogger, though except for the labels, I fail to see any new stuff in here that may perhaps enhance my blog. What a doughnut. And yay, I didn't go for Malay lesson today because I wanted, or rather, intended to complete all my pending assignments before I get chased straight into the principal's office, haha. Not funny, but then again, this is about one of the more daring things that I've done. :P

You know how sometimes people are different online than they do offline? It kind of irritates you, doesn't it? It is even worse if the person is obnoxious, and pretends that she is someone from a different land, with a separate entity of her own. It's like, "I don't even know this person anymore." Just because she thinks that she is in another class of her own, that doesn't make her any more superior than all of us 'commoners.' I mean, I know people change, but within a span of 2 months? She has really changed a lot. I feel like I don't know her anymore. The teenager who used to gush at athletes in school, the teen who is really studious, she has somewhat dissipated into thin air. That's really sad. I don't know whether I should really ignore her from now on, since I don't have obnoxious people as my friends. You have left me with no choice. I'm sorry.

On a happier note, I passed my Othello! Ok, that's considering the fact that I did zero preparation for the timed practice, but hey, a 13/25 is a good score, for starters, at least. Hehe. I'm not downgrading myself, but you gotta take small minute steps to reach the top. :) Go me!

Momo's having a party at his house next Tuesday. I wanna go and see his house!!!! Mommy, may I go please??????

Let it rain tomorrow. Please God. Let it rain.

Before I start with the usual rants, let me extend my congratulations to:

Amalina!!!!! I'm so proud of you for doing well in your O's! See? I told you that you can do it! So, where are you planning to go to? Ngee Ann Poly, is it? Or is it PJC? But either way, I'm always supporting you from my seat! (inside joke)

Somehow, my body aches really terribly today. My limbs. My legs. My arms. I don't know whether it's from dancing too much or from the 2.4km run, the standing broad jump and the inclined pull-up which I did for PE yesterday. Or maybe it's from the running-for-the-bus-but-it-wasn't-the-bus phenomenon (refer to Isyah's blog for more details).

I know people around me are having exams, but hey, you guys should really take a breather. It pains me that you guys are tired and not having enough sleep, hence resulting in the lack of concentration, which results in poor performance. I'm not saying that you shouldn't study all the time, but you gotta stop when there's a red light, get it? Study is one thing, resting is another. And you have to be grateful that God gave you a healthy body, so treat it like a temple, alrighties? :D

Did I mention that the jellies that those Bio students made were really cool? Yeah. Actually those jellies are supposed to represent some cello-thingie in your body. Haha. But whatever. They are really soft. And looks yummy.

I detest PE! Can you believe that they made the J2s run with 600 ml full of water, around the track?! Like wth. I can throw those things and hit someone on the head. Only then can I be satisfied.

Oh-Isyah, your malay thingie is with me. It weighs 200g.

Starting from tomorrow onwards, I will effectively think like a citizen of India. Wonder why? Nope. Not by a sudden change of behaviour, but I just want to think like a citizen of that country, since according to unofficial SIMUN rules, I have to be passionate about the country in which I am representing. Haha, so guys, don't be surprised if I do say some things which I have never said before. :)

There's this one person in school who slouches like really badly, and you know what I really felt like doing? In my days of being the training head of SJAB, I used to attach 1m sticks (which I can't really remember the exact term) to the back of my cadets who slouch. With a bandage. So that they can correct their posture and look even smarter than slouchy. And yeah, that's exactly what I felt like doing to that person. I mean, come on, you're tall, you've got the looks, just look more confident, yeah? And I can tell you, once you do what I just said, I can guarantee that girls will start being at your beck and call. So, dear person, take my advice and correct your posture. Afterall, you are a very well-respected person in my eyes. Just gotta spice it up, y'know?

And oh yeah, the makcik mee goreng at the school has a son (actually, there's five!) and he used to be a contestant on Anugerah Skrin. Remember that Ashmi guy, or whichever way you spell his name? Yeah. He helps his parents in school. And I gotta admit it, he looks kinda cute..:)

Oh wells. But I shan't give someone up. No matter what, he's still my special friend.

Nites, to one and all!!!!

The dance for CNY is great! According to reliable sources, let me cite a few: Farah, Nashita, Fitrah (orang-orang kuat MLDDS), I learn fast! Ha! Beat that, you guys! And I learn well whenever there's this girl called RAUDHAH by my side. Cos we're always crapping during dance, Rau with her "tam tam tam" rhythm and me with my "hmm hmm hmm..." It's really cute, I guess. Man, I'm gonna miss the dancing days when I am no longer involved in MLDDS, which should be around May, perhaps? But I'll just take it a day at a time. No problems.

Life has been great to me recently, though I must say that I'm bogged down heavily by the truckloads and snowballing work which I have to complete (and might I add, nowhere near completion!). I treasure my friends more than my academic pursuits. I guess without friends, you can't really live. That I can vouch for. Yeaps. I saw Farid numerous times today (deja vu), came across Edward (yes Isyah, species monyet, haha..tak baik tau..) several times in school, met many many many Malays (though in reality, there's only very little) and of course, having to face Isyah every minute of the day (though I wonder why I'm not tired of her).

I love school and I think you should too!

When Shakirah's happy, you should be too!

toodly-doo, my hokie pokies!

Gosh! It's 12.30 am in the morning and I'm still not asleep! What am I? An owl? I most definitely resent that, thank you very much.

I'm just adding this out of curiosity: If the new ustaz has really become a member of the madrasah staff, how come he never shows up during assembly at 8.30am? If he really is the new imam of the mosque, why is it that he isn't at the assembly ground to lead the bacaan Al-Fatihah and whatever else? I have my doubts about this ustaz, because he will be teaching my class tafsir from the 3rd week of March onwards. I need to know that he's credible, because we are talking about the Quran here, not just any other book. Words of God. He needs to be credible and reliable if he is to teach us the meaning of the contents. Also, I foresee that he will be teaching us Arabic. Of course, no doubt that the fact that he was from Al-Azhar University makes him a professional, but you know, there mighteth be something else attached to it which we mighteth ne'er know. In any case, I'm willing to give him a chance, because, after all, he is only in his mid-20s, and perhaps just starting to learn the ropes of being an ustaz tafsir and bahasa arab. We'll give him time. I promise.

I have not done my GP research on Monaco and Switzerland, so I'm prepared to be slaughtered tomorrow by Ms Sabariah. And I haven't completed tons of other homework, which means that I have to be bo-chap about it. Don't care la. Only Week 5, 5 more weeks to go. Way to go, Sharkie! Do this more often and no university would want you.

Eek, talking about university makes me feel really old. Like I'm a few more years away from working life, and though I plan to retire from studying in 3 years, I don't want to start work so soon. I'll just put up with myself. Ha!

I miss my St. John mates from the various schools all of a sudden. We haven't seen each other since eons ago! I wanna see them! Abbas! Sufyan! Zailan! Rohaidah! Afzal! And my National Camp friend, Indra! You Gurkha! I miss you like hell ah!!!!!

I was just reminiscing about my primary school life with my close mate, just minutes ago, and we remembered that we used to sneak up to the hall to see what Nabil (yes, the fella whose blog link can be seen under my Links) and his company were dancing to. It was a nice blue Saturday, and he had some Math supplementary class, while I had some Comprehension class (yes, those were the days when we had no five day week). And it so happens that it would start at the same time, and I usually arrive early (ahem...) to, you know, crap. Haha. I was a pro then, by the way. So, before classes start, Nabil and his company would dance on the stage in the hall, and we (the both of us, me and my friend) would sneak up to the corner staircase and watch them, very highly fascinated. And they would dance to the song, 'Bye Bye Bye', and they did all sorts of 'funky' dance moves (considering the fact that I wasn't that inclined to dance back then), which me and my pal would laugh to ourselves, cos we thought they looked like cool monkeys (and yes, that's where my fetish for monkeys started).

I knew that I was pro-Nsync, cos I thought that JC Chasez is kinda hot (but back then, I thought 'hot' means 'panas' only, so we used jargons like 'cute', 'handsome'. Ahah..I was that innocent hokays...), and that's why I enjoyed like every song they sang (even though I didn't really understand what some songs meant, like Digital Get Down, in which I didn't know what 'digital' meant, but now I do!). Oh, so, back to the story. I watched them dance for about 5 weeks, and by the time the 5 weeks came to an end, I plucked enough courage to ask him something (though I can't remember what exactly that I did ask, although I'm damn sure I didn't ask for his autograph ha!), and from then onwards, Nabil and I became friends. And we lost touch after he went to AISS when I was in primary six (yeah, he's a year older), and we picked up where we last left off last year (when I happened to meet a pal of mine who knows him in AISS). And glad to say, we're still friends. And cheybahh....I think Nabil dah kembang cos I talked about him here...And let's shush, cos I think he might go after me if I talk too much.

SIMUN was fun! And a little side note here: the SIA scholars are smart! When I say 'smart', I mean they are really smart! Like they can be future presidents or people very active in politics even! When they talked about international terrorism in the Middle East, the way they define the issue is superbly smart, that I think I did stare at them when they had that heated debate. I marvel at such people, yes. Cos I think I am suffering from a deficiency of General Knowledge. I am kind of lacking greatly in these areas. But man, these are the people who are capable of bringing the world to its knees (and I am not joking or mocking here). And they hail from India! All hail to India! My country assignment! At least I'll have some sources when I wanna do research from India.

Which reminds me, I have to get started on my policy statements!!!!! +_+