Wednesday, 31 December 2008

2008 highlights!!

January ~ Merdeka!
Pinkie completed her a-levels after 1.5 years finally and she's venturing into a higher level for her education level. Results were out and the fruit was a lovely and delighted one. At least nites of midnite oil burning, relapsed weight, accelerating pressure breeds desirability.. At least pinkie had accomplished her mission for 2007 and is able to face the crowd. Although ALE is quite hectic, it was a reminiscent too, formed close knits with a great bunch of friends esp like crystal and farmine ^-^



February ~ Valentine
An impulsively romantic month i would say.. :D



March ~ The political tsunami
March 8 general election was the defining moment in Msian history. The long-leading BN resulted in great loss of 5 states and this is out of expectation. The avalanche showed msians to the light of an alternative government and brought msia a step closer to a fairer system. Hopefully, citizens are the category who benefits. Dear voter, the incoming election determine Msian's political landscape in the nx decade. And me, is going to implement my responsibility and right to vote, for the first time ^-^

April ~
Daddy had finally fulfilled his promise n got us a new house in BBT. Finally hmm.. Showhouse-travelling-weekends had come to an end finally.. I can now start to plan how my new room should look like.. Pink? PUrple? Green? White?

May ~ A taste of teacher's day
Stepped into the compound of Acmar Primary in the beginning of the year and pinkie is back to school again. But tis time, taking the role of a mandarin teacher instead of student. Time to take revenge, keke.. Since mandarin is not a core subject, students are learning the language for fun and interest. Subsequently, pressure was less but preparation is definitely compulsory. The greatest thing was to get to know a great bunch of kids who are happy, simple and kind. FOr instance, sherry ann and my 3 charlie angels. Had great fun sharing cultural stories, myths and legends, jokes, art skills, experience and games... Used to givin gifts during teachers' day, n now it's the first time receiving gifts.. THanx to all the lovely students..



June ~ THe making of Global turmoil
The announcement of increase of petrol and diesel price by 78 cents to RM2.7 and by RM1 to Rm2.58 respectively had hit the msians extremely hard. People suddenly found themselves in hot water coping with inflation with the sudden boost. Vehicles are in long queues in every petrol stations one night before the announcement took effect. Consequently, prices of other items such as foodstuffs and others also toppled up. Fortunately, price of crude oil slowly return to its initial state and thanks, as if relieves burden of consumers. The effect of global financial crisis is here to come and people should be starting to tighten their bellies to save for the rain.



July ~ ANother teaching sensation
from my alma matter. Taken the role as a replacement teacher for a standard 6 class. This is the first time having a taste of form teacher, taking attendance, dealing with documentation, upsr registration, n having closer friendships i would say with the students. Students here are very disciplined, polite and smart. But there r few naught ones that i could remember too. One of the most significant one is how i beat Sheng Jin until my wooden ruler broke into two. N got to teach new subjects like Mathematics, which i m more confident in, bcuz maths is utterly objective. N of course not forgetting lovely gifts from caring students and bunch of letter from the usually-naughty-and-playful students that are very very touching.. Im glad that my effort and sharings did touch into their hearts n they r willing to change to improve themselves.. Critically, i rmb each n every of their's names..




August ~ Vibrant scene
People around the globe were fascinated and amazed by the official opening of Beijing Oympics 2008. China had used to occassion to showcase its rich culture and dazzling display which lit up the sky. Images of the Bird's Nest stadium, the fireworks, the cultural dances, the Chinese gymnasts and divers are stil in mind. Not forgetting Michael Phelps who bagged the record of 8 golds in his events. Most importantly, is the precious and 'heavy' silver medal delivered by our Dato Lee Chong Wei. Although his defeat was not a memorable one, but it was still the first medal for msia, and hopefully, there will be more.


September ~ Hello to UK
This is the most dramatic turn in my life-- overseas study. All the while, UK is such a faraway place to me. Initially, i really cant believe im heading to uk for studies. A 12-hour journey took my all the way home to this new, exciting place. I got a very pretty n cosy room, which i always indulge myselves in. In addition to this, I ve slowly grow to be more independent and strong, i can cook, i can handle my own daily life, i started doing simple house chores, but simultaneously, i miss home dearly.




October ~ Blending in
Lessons had started n pinkie is back to a student again. UK is very pretty and clean. But weather is extremely cold.. Study culture is slightly different, where self-study has gradually played a pivotal role and general knowledge esp on current issues has become more n more vital. It's really time to keep ur minds down n start studyin seriously. Gambate!


People around are very helpful and friendly.



My first halloween..





November ~ Fresh hope
Barack Obama swept a historic election victory that made him America's first black president. His victory brought new hopes has not only given hope to the americans but also to minority communities in the nation. America's Obama stood out in 2008, what about malaysia's? 2080? or 2800?



December ~ Home Sweet Home
After 2.5 months of homesickness, pinkie is back to home again. I began to realise that u ll onli really appreciate sthing after losing it. Spend lots of happy n sweet moments with my family. I noe i willl miss them a lot when i go back to UK, daddy's cuddly jokes, mummy's dishes, playing n tackling with sisters etc, etc.

End note:
2008 is supposed to be a very prosperous year, since figure '8' is considered as sthing good to the CHinese. However, it ended up as a year full of war, natural disasters n the global downturn which actually deteriorates the overall outlook for the year. I have a very big wish for this year:

"I yearn for peace and safety. "

Saturday, 27 December 2008

leading the bloggers

Apparently my sisters read this blog.. N now they are setting up their own.. Adding gadgets, hunting for lovely backgrounds and templates.. Imagine a 12 year old gal is doing these..

I felt bit upset and embarrassed.. I duno if this is a good thing or otherwise.. I duno what to write and what i can write anymore.. It that the end to pinkie secrets??

Tuesday, 23 December 2008

the best is home

It's so nice to be at home, n doing things that i ve not done for two and a half months, there's complete satisfaction.. Seeing everybody at home, yummy food, shopping, christmas, astro, driving, vacation.. What with cousins n relatives coming all the way to spend a few days with me.. I feel im a princess again..

:D

Thursday, 11 December 2008

happy christmas birmingham

Im utterly glad and grateful that im sitting in my room, ranting about the delightful journey in birmingham on friday. So that drew a beautiful ending to the fall term..



I would describe birmingham as a beautiful and more advanced compared to little coventry, with greater sense of city life and modernisation. But at the same time, culture is preserved and the overall balance is good.

Had my first train journey in uk and honestly, that's nthing much different from msia trains. The first place we explored was chinatown. Was rather disappointed bcuz it was simpler than wat i expected. It's onli few streets with most of the chinese restaurants rather than groceries or sthing being more cultural.

Forget about chinatown for the time being, i heard manchester and london have better ones. Wil test the hypothesis some day. Anyway, headed over to bullring after that. Bullring is a renowned shopping complex in birm and it got its name due to its structure. Couldnt snap the impressive 'bullring' thou, but sum panoroma of it as return..


The climax of the day was in the german christmas market. As the name appeals, it was onli available during dec hence im proud that we visited birm at the right and best time.. Christmas decorative elements were ubiquitous, n everyone could feel the excitement of christmas..


Busy streets were thronged with people indulging themselves in the christmas atmosphere..



Hehe.. food was the greatest temptation thou.. Had a potpourri of german food with royce, leaving behind the warning of fat and excessive carbohydrate.. First had a taste of deep fried cheese strongly recommended by some of them.. Fantastic!!


Supposely with the heart shape it shud taste sweet, but it's salty indeed.. Tat's pretzel..




Thirdly was german sausage, which is the pride of germans.. U can imagine how delicious it was :D

We also tried the fruit coated chocolate.. Forget the specific term of it.. Tis is very special n i really enjoyed it..


Had the juicy strawberry and banana brown choc..


And more!! Waffles, nuts, fried mushrooms as well as fried potatoes.. (More pictures with explanation could be found in pinkiecloud's facebook) .Food was fabulous and pockets are burnt with holes at the same time.. Fortunately, royce and me decided to share everything, hence that's minimal cost with maximum utilisation and almost full satisfaction =)
Of course other than food, there are other attractions in the german market. For instance, crafts, decorative elements, toys, keychains, paintings, ornaments, accessories, chocolates, candies etc etc. Speaking of these, i bought a pinkie scarf from a lady in one of the stalls there.. Generally, it resembles our 'pasar malam'.. We had great fun n our digestive systems were to suffer from it.. Ello, I promise that it's just going to be once in a while k..

The 'goodbye' german speciality: The garlic bread.. Decided not to take the one with salami bcuz royce said that salami is the most unhealthy meat.. Sorry salami.. But it was great albeit it's just bread with garlic and cheese..


I guess there's more than enuf for a post, or else both u n me will have our salivas all over the table.. Haaa.. Anyway sorry for the late update. The reason for this is that i tend to be deprived from online ever since im home bcuz there too many action plans to do be done, too much wants to be satisfied while being abroad, too much lv for my family n friends, but too little time to fulfill all of it. Oh no, those who r away home wil definitely hate me now. Anyway, wil strive to keep u guys informed of happenings around. Gotta 'meet' my roti canai ade.. =P

Tuesday, 9 December 2008

welcome home

Thanks to mr pilot who brought me all the way home..
Im here finally..
Wil continue to update asap..
But for the time being, let me hv these smileys to capture my happiness and pleasure..
:D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D

Friday, 5 December 2008

a week enriched with hope 'n pleasure

So it's 10 at nite and I ve finally survived the rather long and stressful thursday. Albeit 6 hours lecture, all the rushing n running around (in the zero plus minus two temperature).. The wind was extremely cruel, i could hear my ears, fingers and nose shouting and complaining about the cold. Oh ya, it snowed a bit on tue morning.

But on the brighter note, it's such a relief that mcq test was dealt with. Haven been examined for bt a year ade.. It turned out not too bad either.

I would say this week is my happiest week ever since. I enjoy reminding myself that it's just one more week from home. How much i hope that time stops here so that time to go home is not approaching, hence time to come back is not so soon too..

Funny though, I thought that with the end of the test, my brain will be relatively empty and carefree. But new thoughts seem to be swirling in my mind: my essays-to-be-done, my packings, my groceries-to-be-finished...

Leaving these alone, i shud be on the lovely holiday mood now! Get ready for packing n dancing home with glee =)

Monday, 1 December 2008

aspirations

A msn conversation with yong tonight made me realise that im losing the momentum that saw me through before i came up warwick. Absolutely absent from high expectations and ambitious dreams.. Guilt is growing intensely in my body when i see everyone puttin their hard (extremely hard) toils in pursuing their studies upon achieving their desired ambitions.

There's no drive or motivation to keep going. Have been just thinkin for time to pass, and time to go home to arrive. Waiting for lectures to end, exams to pass (jz to pass..).. I wonder what's wrong with me..

Initially i would say tat it appeared to be a positive thing, where i can jz enjoy my learning process n uni life here. No pressure to do well, no more burning of midnight's oil, no more cryins at nite while tryin to memorize the lines in the textbooks during exam period..

But in reality, it's not. It's not.

It's time to have a good talk to myself n find out the root of the problem now. I know, i know, the study culture is different here. Jz try to pick up with it asap n make the best out of it.. U would definitely like to be a successful career lady, wouldnt u?


Got to keep reminding myself that excellence was one of the goals i set out to achieve by going overseas to study. This is a golden opportunity given to me n i shud grab it tightly..

Stop procrastinatin my dear. Stay focus and dont walk off the track..

devil: But it's last week for the term already =(

angel: But dont u forget that u r having a mcq exam tis week???!! Start working now!!

devil: But it's just mcq, n consists of onli 20 questions..

angel: It's stil an exam, n it's counted towards ur module marks..

devil: Yes i know. But it's just 15%..

angel: Dont u want the 15%?? Fine, if u dont want it, just carry on procrastinatin, dreaming n wanderin around..

devil:(speechless)

The angel won n pinkiecloud is taking out her lecture notes..

endless

So i had another skype call fraught with tears, which made me think about how i came all the way overseas, and how the clutches can still stretch so far. i don't know. i guess it's the ties that bind, and you really can't run away from it. neither do i think i really want to, deep down inside. after all, heartstrings can't be cut that easily.

I always thought skype was invented to be a happy thing.
And that if there are tears involved, they are tears of joy.

Funny how I keep getting proven wrong;
Time and time again.

I'm tired of this.