Merdeka Day

If the prime minister honestly wanted to promote "muhibbah" like how he put it in this article here, this is what he should have done:

Stop practicing kulit-fication

Stop emphasizing on privilege rights and treat all Malaysian as equals

Subsidies for all schools equally, not just for Malay schools

Grant scholarships and University offers according to capability instead of skin colour

Stop brainwashing us and think that we're stupid

Allow all religions to build more places of worship

The list is endless. It's ironic that the man who restricts Herald (catholic weekly magazine) from using a simple word "Allah" to refer to "God" (read here) is talking about "muhibbah".

Today is a day we should celebrate as one instead of emphasizing on differences. Lets unite and be strong. Show him what it is to be truly Malaysian. Happy Merdeka Day!

Back in KL

Hey all,

I'm back from Bangkok! It's been a great trip! Wonderful memories and the best companions one could ever ask for. I will try to update about my recent trips but I'm quite busy at the moment.

Qian: I got you a present for your brother!

Kelly: Lyssa and I got you a present and you owe us a great dinner! XD Congrats!

Yi Hui: I bought plenty of baby Ts and shopping in Bangkok can never be better!

Lyssa: Thanks for planning the trip and your good advice :D

Seng Fai: Sorry I whacked you :p

Cheers,

povege

In Bangkok

I'm blogging in Bang Lamphu Guest House (near Khao San Road). Will be staying here till Saturday. I seem to have a lot of things to do i.e. finding out about the tuition fees payment, my documents sent via Pos Malaysia that's currently lost etc. Gosh, so many things to worry about and yet unable to do anything.

I wish I have more money to spend and not worry about it. I think I need to relax.

Oh, constipation is also an issue... :p

Need to Focus

It's early in the morning (ok, not so early and not morning) and I'm losing focus. What should I do now? What's left to do and yet not done? I feel like stopping at the dentist and waxing parlour. I need to check out the cheapest courier service that will send out my documents in a week's time. Need to look for dad and banks.

What else for today? Oh, I'm going back today. Need to feed my car. Erm, need to wash all my clothes so that I'll have enough clothing for Bangkok. Need to meet up some friends. 

Hm, looks like a long list of things-to-do. xp

Keep Going

Phew, I got my visa and passport. Bangkok here I come!

I've still got a few things to settle tomorrow. Gah!

I have so little time left in Malaysia. There's so many bloggers leaving for US around this time. It's quite comforting to know somebody out there is also experiencing what I am going through. But I'm not going to US. I wonder who I am going to meet there...

Oh, and I think exam results are coming out next week, fingers crossed. :p

Liu Xiang

Photo courtesy of official olympic website here.

Gosh!

Liu Xiang's 110m hurdles was one of my most anticipated event in Olympics (besides Lee Chong Wei's badminton finals yesterday) and he walked away!

Such a waste!

I cannot imagine the disappointment he is currently feeling and the stress that he's undergoing at the moment. The entire nation of China was watching and eagerly anticipating his event. I dare say Chinese from all over the world was waiting and hopeful.

He must have felt really disappointed with himself too. It must be devastating to be able to join the Olympic games in your own country and yet forced to give up due to injuries. I mean how many times can you join the Olympics in your own country??

I feel so sorry for him. I am disappointed but sometimes things just doesn't go the way we want it all the time. That's life. Ironically that's why life is always full of surprises and never boring. I hope to see him running again soon. There will be more matches to come and I'm sure this will not be the end of Liu Xiang's success.

I'd better get going too. Have a nice day everyone!

Lee Chong Wei

...is the pride of Malaysia.

It was a painful game to watch just now. The stress and struggle that he bore was so great that watching is was almost cruel. He cannot be blamed for losing the game. He had done his best and that, I think, was enough to be Malaysia's pride.

It's just like the political atmosphere at the moment. I do not expect immediate transparency and corruption to be demolished in a night but if we have put in our very best effort to fight for the best, the end result is not important.

The game just now was a proof that we Malaysians are still capable of being one strong race and set aside our differences to achieve the same goal. As I sat at the restaurant, everybody around me was attentively watching the game. It did not matter whether we had the same religion or culture or skin colour or political ideal. We only hoped for one thing: glory for our nation. And that, my friends, is true union.

To Lee Chong Wei: you fought well and I am sure many of us are still proud of you. Keep up the good fight.

Heart Wrenching

It's so painful to miss somebody.

It's so painful that I just want to cry and cry and cry.

And it's so painful to know that you are alone in this heart wrenching pain.

I don't know how many times I can experience this till I give up entirely.

I dare not imagine.

Phobia

I can't help but feel disappointed. I understand but I just can't accept it. Maybe it's the anxiety that's sinking in knowing that my time here is short. 

I am missing here already. I'm afraid to leave this place, my family and friends and everything I know and am familiar with. 

I was never like this. Since when have I lost the adventurous me? How come I am so cowardly? What is going on with me? I don't know and I cannot answer that myself. 

I am still very afraid but there's nothing I can do. I have to face it. I wish time goes slower for once. Please.

Wall E Afterthought

I like it ^_^

There's nothing spectacular about the plot and it has a typical kiddy movie ending. Totally expected. But I like it anyway. Wall E is very adorable. And this little robot has feelings, more than humans ourselves. His loneliness was equally as depressing as the empty and monotonous life the people on the spaceship lived.

The idea of Earth becoming a big rubbish dump is creepy. And people living on spaceships with technology so great that they do not need to do anything at all makes me wonder if we're already living like that. 

To a great extend, I think so. Maybe it's just me, but I find that walking down the block is a tough job and I don't like it.

Unfortunately (or should it be fortunate?), I'm going out of my comfort zone into a place unknown and unfamiliar. I hope it'll be a great new chapter of my life story.

UK Visa

I've submitted my application last week, including my passport. And I need it back by next week. It's already 5 working days and it's still stuck with the British High Commission. I don't mind if they keep all my other documents but please GIVE ME BACK MY PASSPORT! I am in dire need here... *stress*

:o

Emotion is a funny thing. This minute you're angry, the next minute you feel like the happiest person ever lived. Damn, this is scary!

Feeling Close

I think I missed talking about us. Talking about us makes me feel close to you. It feels like you are sharing the missing piece to make you a clearer picture of who you are. It helps me understand you better. I like open, honest talks. That's what I am going to miss most.

To Janice

Pretty girl,

I didn't know it's my last day teaching you today. It's a funny feeling because you're one of my best students and the earliest too. You mark the entire period of my teaching experience, the beginning and the end. 

I remember my happiness for you when you received your excellent results for your practical exam and I am so very proud to have you as my student. I think our relationship is more of a friendship than otherwise. I truly think that you can do very well in both your academic achievements and in piano. I am very glad to have spent two satisfying years teaching piano with you.

Thank you very much and I hope to see you achieving higher goals. All the best!

Best Wishes,

povege

Forsaken

I'm sitting on a chair, hugging my bolster, surfing and playing games.

It's so warm today. Don't feel like going out at all but will still need to teach in an hour's time.

I really need to get my fingers on the piano or I'll be doomed tomorrow.

I love my bolster! >.<

Faded

When:

money is an issue

leaving is a relieve

meeting up is a habit

eating is purely to eat

calling has no purpose

there's no more favours

chatting does not occur

anniversaries are forgotten

there's nothing to talk about

handphone bill does not soar

blogging communicates better

sleeping takes up all your time

things get monotonous and bored

missed weekends are not missed

all other things are more important

meet up only when the sun is down

everything else seems to matter more

there's no little smses to cheer you up

weekends are dedicated to every other things

It's faded when all these doesn't seem to bother me anymore.

Timeless

There's not much time left for me to spare. I need to do what I should and must do. There's so little time and so many to spend with. I will have to spend it with those whom I think means most to me. And those who do not want to spend it with me, alas, I don't have time to deal with you now.