So, yesterday, I really, *reaaaally* wanted to post something up over here, had a bunch of great ideas on what to post, but as usual, when Procrastination sets in, there goes the mood. :)
It's getting quite Christmassy over here... we've had snow last weekend, and it was jolly thick. I'm looking forward for more though. It only makes sense to be so cold when there's some white slush on the ground to pelter someone with. :0)
Tests here are getting more and more frequent. It's good in a way - get us to study more. But bad in the sense that after we're done with tests for the week, we're so burned out and bored that we tend to slack even more on the following week. :-S
I wonder how is everyone doing now. I've done a little photo collage and stuck it up in front of my desk. It's supposed to motivate me to give my all since I've been addicted to the Internet for the longest time, and I suppose it is working somewhat.
*feels like wasting time*
*looks up and sees Nick giving me a grim smile*
*feelings of wasting time diminish, POOF!*
:-D
But yeah... how *is* everyone doing now? I feel super distant on this side of the earth, disconnected from everyone. And now that blogging and Facebook and MSN has lost its allure on me (blame it on previous Internet addiction - too much of anything will eventually get boring).. it's like, hmm, watching the lives of others on TV or something. Maybe I should really get back to email-writing and start bothering everyone all over again.
Which reminds me of a funny incident today... We were talking about drug metabolism (how the body processes drugs) and my professor said,
"So, in the case of renal failure, what is the most buttering?"
"Huh? Buh-what?"
"Buttering."
*English native speakers look at each other*
"Buttering? Like, butter?"
"Yeah. Like, annoying."
"Ohhhhh, bothering!"
:-D
Speaking of language, the choir will be singing a traditional Czech mass. Which will be sung interestingly fast, crazy consonants and all. Fun. :P
Friday, November 28, 2008
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
And then there was two
Oh and while I'm on a roll, I recommend two comics (ahem), ok fine "Graphic Novels" which if you can get your hands on, get your hands on (ok, that sounded weird). Me being the regular but lucky cheapskate that I am, rip them off my neighbour.
1. Lucifer (Vertigo): The fallen prince of hell hatches a plan to escape from God's predestination tyranny once and fall.
2. Fables (Vertigo): Goldilocks and the three bears don't play nice. But then again, it's New York.
Lalalalalala
1. Lucifer (Vertigo): The fallen prince of hell hatches a plan to escape from God's predestination tyranny once and fall.
2. Fables (Vertigo): Goldilocks and the three bears don't play nice. But then again, it's New York.
Lalalalalala
Well well whadya know
Ok, just random shit. If you're feeling bored or you know that deep down (very deep down) you're actually Mariah Carey and the world is just about ready to receive the full glory of your angelic voice, but you decide (most wisely of course) to do a lil' practice first, check out www.karaokeparty.com . You'll need a mike, and tolerant neighbours to pull this off. Granted, the song selections aren't great, plus they're not sung by the original singers (never a plus point in my book) but hey, it's free, plus I can guarantee you, it's fucking (oh shit, I swore, oh wait, there I go again) addictive.
Sunday, November 09, 2008
RE: Chatterbox death
And here I was thinking that it died because well...it was too old
In any case, well yeah, ppl are busy... but I feel the main reason the blog is dying is because people are "growing up" and I don't mean it in a good way.
The sad truth is that no one really bothers to do this anymore and the few that do try to update it get discouraged because well...it all seems rather pointless
And once u stop blogging for some time...well, it gets hard to restart
Because you feel that in order to post something up
It has to be "special"... and then you don't really wanna write anything...because well...life's just normal...peachy even...nothing extraordinary....and nothing goes up...
But oddly enough, everytime a new post comes up, you have no idea how excited it makes me..no matter how "mundane" the topic...
Like so...
Right...load of tosh
In any case, well yeah, ppl are busy... but I feel the main reason the blog is dying is because people are "growing up" and I don't mean it in a good way.
The sad truth is that no one really bothers to do this anymore and the few that do try to update it get discouraged because well...it all seems rather pointless
And once u stop blogging for some time...well, it gets hard to restart
Because you feel that in order to post something up
It has to be "special"... and then you don't really wanna write anything...because well...life's just normal...peachy even...nothing extraordinary....and nothing goes up...
But oddly enough, everytime a new post comes up, you have no idea how excited it makes me..no matter how "mundane" the topic...
Like so...
Right...load of tosh
Wednesday, November 05, 2008
Our Chatterbox Died!!!
Oh, the horror of horrors!!! A dead chatterbox is the definitive turnaround for a blog. Either it:
(a) is replaced by a new clean chatterbox which
(i) dies, too, eventually
(ii) lives for a while and then dies
(iii) lives pathetically during dormant phases throughout the schooling year.
or
(b) is never replaced. The primary symptom to look out for in a necrotic blog.
*sniff* Goodbye, dear chatterbox. You have lived us well. Your memories we shall cherish, forever and ever.
From letter to letter, and byte to byte.
Farewell...
-------
On another note, since I'm not blogging regularly in my own personal blog, maybe I'd haunt this space for a bit. But I'm wondering how and what I should post here, since, after all, this blog is really meant for class activities and occasionally sublime articles from XingJi and LiHong.
Maybe I'll just post up random thoughts. Anything to keep this site from vanishing altogether as the years go by, eh?
Any brilliant ideas?
And should we get a new chatterbox? Although it seems pretty redundant for NOW because we're all such busy people, hehe.. It seems more appropriate to wait for the hols to restart one.
Friday, October 17, 2008
Malaysia, politics, the rule of law and other cool stuff
Hello, here's a brief (I'm using the word loosely here) summary of a cool forum which I just attended and which I think you all should know about (i.e. read this and think)
Right, the forum was held at my campus (law faculty NUS) from 2 to 6 and was about the social, political and legal consequences within the Malaysian landscape post March 8 GE 08. The panel of speakers were Malik Imtiaz Sarwar, Rita Sim, Elizabeth Wong, Nurul Izzah Anwar and Tony Pua.
The MC, one prof Tang, categorically stated at the start of the forum that in no way was the forum politically motivated even though the entire panel did not contain a single BN man. He clarified that they had indeed extended invitations to BN to send speakers down for the conference but "they unfortunately could not be here with us". I'm not complaining. It's not as if they (BN) ever had anything useful to say anyway, and it sure made everyone there way more comfortable in speaking their mind.
Anyway, first up was Rita Sim (executive director of Sin Chew publications and deputy chairman of the Institute of Strategic Analysis & Policy Research). She gave a brief intro of Malaysian political history, from Mahathir's transition of power to Abdullah in 04 right up to the present scenario. Important points highlighted during the speech was the fact that the Malays would remain the dominant political power in Msia in the forseeable future (come 2020, they'll make up 70 % of the total population) and other cool stats like how the opposition actually won the popular vote in the peninsular, meaning if not for Sabah and Sarawak, BN would most certainly have lost. Interestingly enough, in GE 08, Sabah and Sarawak voters numbered some 1 million out of 10 million registered voters in Msia (a total of 4 million voters did not register, of which 60% were Malay) but under the Federation of Malaysia agreement, the two states would have a minimum of 25% seats in parliament. So yes, some votes are more equal than others.
After Rita Sim concluded her introduction into the Msian political scenario, Elizabeth Wong (former secretary general of HAKAM and current state assemblyman for Bukit Lanjan under the PKR banner) continued with a speech on federalism in Malaysia and the future political scenario envisaged (ie most optimistic scenario): a two party democracy. She suggested that reformasi and the current political revolution in Msia was really kickstarted way back during the Asian Financial Crisis of 1997 - way before the sacking of Anwar really. While the official reason for the severe economic downturn back then was blamed on Soros and his band of evil speculators, a public disquiet started to circulate about the general mismanagement of our nation under BN (which was probably a better explanation of why our country was as f***ed as it was).
Anyway, the moment we were waiting for: Q n A. First question: what is the future of ISA in our country? Tony Pua, not one to miss an oppurtunity to score political points categorically stated that the future pakatan rakyat government would unequivocally reject the ISA in its entirety. The answer was quickly shot down as political rhetoric by the panel of mostly legal and public policy students and staff and the thorny issue of anti-terrorism was raised. Malik Imtiaz further went on to say that the current ISA was very much in breach of our constitution and that however, our penal code and criminal sentencing procedure had been amended to reflect the current international support for anti-terror preemptive action. Rita Sim suggested that if the current ISA is removed, most likely an anti-terror preemptive arrest related legislation would be passed and Malik Imtiaz said he was wondering why the opposition wasn't already pressing for such a position (perhaps something we might be looking forward to? Or not) Anyway, to sum things up: Current ISA = abuse of human rights not in line with constitution. But we will most likely need a similar anti-terror law (perhaps subjected to judicial review?)
Next Question: What of the schism between the two rather conflicting ideology of PAS and DAP. Are they just going to shelf the Islamic State idea and the Malaysian Malaysia idea aside? Wouldn't such rifts create problems down the line if they were to continue to work together. At this juncture, Nurul Izzah (on a side note, she's pretty good looking) pointed out how the act of actually getting the 3 opposition parties to avoid 3 corner fights during this GE was already a mean feat in itself. She pointed out how PKR had many a sleepness night during the PAS-UMNO talks. She however concluded that it was probably better to get stuff like this out of the way early in the relationship than later. Malik Imtiaz suggested that public bickering amongst PAS and DAP might even be a good thing, after all, we wouldn't like another BN where UMNO says something offensive and MCA and MIC is told to shut up and accept it. Tony Pua also added that it is unlikely that either party will shelf their core ideologies but as a matter of pragmatism and democratic evolution, they have agreed to concentrate on the common goals, rather than let their differences sweep them aside. It must be noted that leaders on both side probably have a tough job on their hands placating their hardcore grassroots supporters and to give them credit, they have so far done a pretty decent job of cooperation.
After a brief tea break, the session continued with Nurul Izzah downplaying the idea of protest votes and suggesting instead that to a certain extent, voters were now genuinely receptive of the opposition ideals (a notion that Rita Sim snorts at). She elaborated more about the demography of the urban Malay, their role in politics, the recent Permatang Pauh by-elections and the importance of young people seeking change amongst other things. Tony Pua further elaborated on the accidental rise of civil discourse and civil liberty movement in Malaysia which he credited to a large extent to the BN leadership's incompetency at being authoritarian. Failure to crack down hard enough on dissent led to expose after damaging expose which ultimately discredited BN to the point of no return, at least in the urban belt. There was also talk about the growing awareness among the Sultans of their role as future King-makers (the irony) and Sabah's frog and money politics. In particular, the frank political portrayal of money politics in Sabah and Sarawak highlights the difficulty the opposition will have even if they manage to woo them over, especially given their (the politicians from Sabah and Sarawak) increasing awarness of their political clout in deciding who gets to rule Malaysia. On a side note, Tony Pua is one hell of a sarcastic bastard and a dangerous man to let loose in a forum. Anyway, they probably said alot of other interesting things which I've now forgotten because I lacked the foresight of taking down notes. But the important thing is this: Malaysian politics is changing, and no one knows where we're heading.
Final (and IMO the best) speaker: Malik Imtiaz Shawar. The guy's a famous human rights lawyer, currently representing one Raja Petra Kamaruddin. He was threatened with death when he was legal observer for the Lina Joy case. Malik commented dryly that the other panelists had shunted all the unwanted topics unto his shoulder, mainly issues concerning the state of the judiciary and state of human rights. Anyway, his frank, almost brutal protrayal of Malaysia was scary. Picture this: mass media which were essentially propaganda machines. A compliant judiciary that pays no attention to principles of legal precedence. A police force akin to a private militia. And they fucked GE 08 up. UMNO is shocked, scared and most worrying of all, fighting for survival. More so in light of the horrifying allegations made against Najib. The PM-to-be will not just be fighting for a political career once he takes over the helm of UMNO. Rest assured, he knows that if the opposition ever come to power (and Malik Imtiaz and quite alot of Malaysians aren't exactly holding their breath), he could probably end up in jail if investigations turn up anything nasty. This is his last chance to wield and consolidate power, and the only way BN knows how to do it is to either make people like them or take away people who dislike them in the scariest manner possible. Shock and awe. He (Malik) then proceeded to cite the numerous examples from our colourful history of the government doing just that. Interestingly, we learn that a man (Abdul Malik Hussin) detained during the reformasi movement of 98' was awarded RM2.5 million in damages for torture suffered at the hands of the former IGP while under ISA detention. He then highlighted the very real danger that all those present among the panelists were likely to be detained anytime under the ISA, given the growing desperation of the ruling regime.
What does this mean for us? Simple. We cannot take things lying down. It is in our best interests to keep ourselves well-informed and educated so that we know what are our rights and how to protect them. When push comes to shove and crackdowns are imminent, we must resist. Change does not happen to people sitting in their armchairs. If we relent, the government will then be justified in employing their fear tactics and we risk sliding back to another 50 years of misrule. I'm not saying Pakatan Rakyat is great. I'm arguing that BN is so bad, we can't get any worse. Our country has probably reached the lowest ebb in terms of national development and it is up to us to make our stand here and now.
*********************************************************************************
Things you should do:
1. Be interested in what's going on, it's in your best interests.
2. Do not be afraid to speak up.
3. Support the people who speak up.
4. Get involved in public activism: participate in debates and discussions, blog or publish your views, anything, so long as you do something.
5. Register as a voter when you can.
6. Vote.
I apologise if my writing is rather incoherent, I'm just darn tired after a long day but I really want to write all this down before I forget. Oh, and here's something interesting which I learnt from Rita Sim. When Sin Chew reporter Tan Hoon Cheng was arrested under the ISA for publishing a racist remark by Ahmad Ismail, Dato' Seri Ong Ka Ting personally called Pak Lah and Najib and informed them that should she not be released, the groundswell of anger following her arrest would be likely to force him to sever MCA from BN. So now we know...
Right, the forum was held at my campus (law faculty NUS) from 2 to 6 and was about the social, political and legal consequences within the Malaysian landscape post March 8 GE 08. The panel of speakers were Malik Imtiaz Sarwar, Rita Sim, Elizabeth Wong, Nurul Izzah Anwar and Tony Pua.
The MC, one prof Tang, categorically stated at the start of the forum that in no way was the forum politically motivated even though the entire panel did not contain a single BN man. He clarified that they had indeed extended invitations to BN to send speakers down for the conference but "they unfortunately could not be here with us". I'm not complaining. It's not as if they (BN) ever had anything useful to say anyway, and it sure made everyone there way more comfortable in speaking their mind.
Anyway, first up was Rita Sim (executive director of Sin Chew publications and deputy chairman of the Institute of Strategic Analysis & Policy Research). She gave a brief intro of Malaysian political history, from Mahathir's transition of power to Abdullah in 04 right up to the present scenario. Important points highlighted during the speech was the fact that the Malays would remain the dominant political power in Msia in the forseeable future (come 2020, they'll make up 70 % of the total population) and other cool stats like how the opposition actually won the popular vote in the peninsular, meaning if not for Sabah and Sarawak, BN would most certainly have lost. Interestingly enough, in GE 08, Sabah and Sarawak voters numbered some 1 million out of 10 million registered voters in Msia (a total of 4 million voters did not register, of which 60% were Malay) but under the Federation of Malaysia agreement, the two states would have a minimum of 25% seats in parliament. So yes, some votes are more equal than others.
After Rita Sim concluded her introduction into the Msian political scenario, Elizabeth Wong (former secretary general of HAKAM and current state assemblyman for Bukit Lanjan under the PKR banner) continued with a speech on federalism in Malaysia and the future political scenario envisaged (ie most optimistic scenario): a two party democracy. She suggested that reformasi and the current political revolution in Msia was really kickstarted way back during the Asian Financial Crisis of 1997 - way before the sacking of Anwar really. While the official reason for the severe economic downturn back then was blamed on Soros and his band of evil speculators, a public disquiet started to circulate about the general mismanagement of our nation under BN (which was probably a better explanation of why our country was as f***ed as it was).
Anyway, the moment we were waiting for: Q n A. First question: what is the future of ISA in our country? Tony Pua, not one to miss an oppurtunity to score political points categorically stated that the future pakatan rakyat government would unequivocally reject the ISA in its entirety. The answer was quickly shot down as political rhetoric by the panel of mostly legal and public policy students and staff and the thorny issue of anti-terrorism was raised. Malik Imtiaz further went on to say that the current ISA was very much in breach of our constitution and that however, our penal code and criminal sentencing procedure had been amended to reflect the current international support for anti-terror preemptive action. Rita Sim suggested that if the current ISA is removed, most likely an anti-terror preemptive arrest related legislation would be passed and Malik Imtiaz said he was wondering why the opposition wasn't already pressing for such a position (perhaps something we might be looking forward to? Or not) Anyway, to sum things up: Current ISA = abuse of human rights not in line with constitution. But we will most likely need a similar anti-terror law (perhaps subjected to judicial review?)
Next Question: What of the schism between the two rather conflicting ideology of PAS and DAP. Are they just going to shelf the Islamic State idea and the Malaysian Malaysia idea aside? Wouldn't such rifts create problems down the line if they were to continue to work together. At this juncture, Nurul Izzah (on a side note, she's pretty good looking) pointed out how the act of actually getting the 3 opposition parties to avoid 3 corner fights during this GE was already a mean feat in itself. She pointed out how PKR had many a sleepness night during the PAS-UMNO talks. She however concluded that it was probably better to get stuff like this out of the way early in the relationship than later. Malik Imtiaz suggested that public bickering amongst PAS and DAP might even be a good thing, after all, we wouldn't like another BN where UMNO says something offensive and MCA and MIC is told to shut up and accept it. Tony Pua also added that it is unlikely that either party will shelf their core ideologies but as a matter of pragmatism and democratic evolution, they have agreed to concentrate on the common goals, rather than let their differences sweep them aside. It must be noted that leaders on both side probably have a tough job on their hands placating their hardcore grassroots supporters and to give them credit, they have so far done a pretty decent job of cooperation.
After a brief tea break, the session continued with Nurul Izzah downplaying the idea of protest votes and suggesting instead that to a certain extent, voters were now genuinely receptive of the opposition ideals (a notion that Rita Sim snorts at). She elaborated more about the demography of the urban Malay, their role in politics, the recent Permatang Pauh by-elections and the importance of young people seeking change amongst other things. Tony Pua further elaborated on the accidental rise of civil discourse and civil liberty movement in Malaysia which he credited to a large extent to the BN leadership's incompetency at being authoritarian. Failure to crack down hard enough on dissent led to expose after damaging expose which ultimately discredited BN to the point of no return, at least in the urban belt. There was also talk about the growing awareness among the Sultans of their role as future King-makers (the irony) and Sabah's frog and money politics. In particular, the frank political portrayal of money politics in Sabah and Sarawak highlights the difficulty the opposition will have even if they manage to woo them over, especially given their (the politicians from Sabah and Sarawak) increasing awarness of their political clout in deciding who gets to rule Malaysia. On a side note, Tony Pua is one hell of a sarcastic bastard and a dangerous man to let loose in a forum. Anyway, they probably said alot of other interesting things which I've now forgotten because I lacked the foresight of taking down notes. But the important thing is this: Malaysian politics is changing, and no one knows where we're heading.
Final (and IMO the best) speaker: Malik Imtiaz Shawar. The guy's a famous human rights lawyer, currently representing one Raja Petra Kamaruddin. He was threatened with death when he was legal observer for the Lina Joy case. Malik commented dryly that the other panelists had shunted all the unwanted topics unto his shoulder, mainly issues concerning the state of the judiciary and state of human rights. Anyway, his frank, almost brutal protrayal of Malaysia was scary. Picture this: mass media which were essentially propaganda machines. A compliant judiciary that pays no attention to principles of legal precedence. A police force akin to a private militia. And they fucked GE 08 up. UMNO is shocked, scared and most worrying of all, fighting for survival. More so in light of the horrifying allegations made against Najib. The PM-to-be will not just be fighting for a political career once he takes over the helm of UMNO. Rest assured, he knows that if the opposition ever come to power (and Malik Imtiaz and quite alot of Malaysians aren't exactly holding their breath), he could probably end up in jail if investigations turn up anything nasty. This is his last chance to wield and consolidate power, and the only way BN knows how to do it is to either make people like them or take away people who dislike them in the scariest manner possible. Shock and awe. He (Malik) then proceeded to cite the numerous examples from our colourful history of the government doing just that. Interestingly, we learn that a man (Abdul Malik Hussin) detained during the reformasi movement of 98' was awarded RM2.5 million in damages for torture suffered at the hands of the former IGP while under ISA detention. He then highlighted the very real danger that all those present among the panelists were likely to be detained anytime under the ISA, given the growing desperation of the ruling regime.
What does this mean for us? Simple. We cannot take things lying down. It is in our best interests to keep ourselves well-informed and educated so that we know what are our rights and how to protect them. When push comes to shove and crackdowns are imminent, we must resist. Change does not happen to people sitting in their armchairs. If we relent, the government will then be justified in employing their fear tactics and we risk sliding back to another 50 years of misrule. I'm not saying Pakatan Rakyat is great. I'm arguing that BN is so bad, we can't get any worse. Our country has probably reached the lowest ebb in terms of national development and it is up to us to make our stand here and now.
*********************************************************************************
Things you should do:
1. Be interested in what's going on, it's in your best interests.
2. Do not be afraid to speak up.
3. Support the people who speak up.
4. Get involved in public activism: participate in debates and discussions, blog or publish your views, anything, so long as you do something.
5. Register as a voter when you can.
6. Vote.
I apologise if my writing is rather incoherent, I'm just darn tired after a long day but I really want to write all this down before I forget. Oh, and here's something interesting which I learnt from Rita Sim. When Sin Chew reporter Tan Hoon Cheng was arrested under the ISA for publishing a racist remark by Ahmad Ismail, Dato' Seri Ong Ka Ting personally called Pak Lah and Najib and informed them that should she not be released, the groundswell of anger following her arrest would be likely to force him to sever MCA from BN. So now we know...
Thursday, October 16, 2008
Check This Out
Made purely from scrap metal. As seen in a shopping mall in Berlin.
Recycle your waste. Think before you throw. ;)
Monday, September 15, 2008
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Don't Forget...
http://uniting-diversity-contactlist.blogspot.com/
If your details are missing, please email them to either Sui Yuan or me, thanks! That way we can keep in track with each other's whereabouts and contact each other as desired.
I've sent out invites... if you didn't get invited, pls tell me, and I'll get onto it.
Take care, people. :)
If your details are missing, please email them to either Sui Yuan or me, thanks! That way we can keep in track with each other's whereabouts and contact each other as desired.
I've sent out invites... if you didn't get invited, pls tell me, and I'll get onto it.
Take care, people. :)
Friday, August 15, 2008
I know its more than "kinda late" but oh well, better late than never
our CHS school song..from my phone's point of view
Wednesday, August 06, 2008
Sunday, July 20, 2008
Happy 3rd Birthday 5s1
... the reunion... was amazing. Even though I came late and left early.
I love the way we can just be ourselves and talk freely.
I love the way we still care after so many years.
I love the way we sang the school song.
I love the way we've grown and yet can still connect.
In my opinion la...
We can never be the 5s1 we once were,
but the 5s1 we are now is even cooler than before.
Take care.
And make sure you attend the next reunion. =)
Love you all. (This is not a mere gushy statement)
I love the way we can just be ourselves and talk freely.
I love the way we still care after so many years.
I love the way we sang the school song.
I love the way we've grown and yet can still connect.
In my opinion la...
We can never be the 5s1 we once were,
but the 5s1 we are now is even cooler than before.
Take care.
And make sure you attend the next reunion. =)
Love you all. (This is not a mere gushy statement)
PAINBALL (sic)
Damn...i've got sores in places I didn't even know existed...anyways...pics are in my camera...I don't have a multiply site and uploading onto facebook is kinda painful with my broadband...especially since I should be getting ready to leave my home (nooooo.....)...ie I shouldn't be online 24/7 yadaaa... so yup...maybe when i go to sg i'll put them up somewhere? favebook, multiply? privacy issues anyone? (oh wait...this is the internet we're talking about...what privacy? haha)
P.S. Campfire was so so...but damn were the jokes good...hehe
P.S. Campfire was so so...but damn were the jokes good...hehe
Friday, July 18, 2008
Reunion: Map to Venue
THIS IS THE MAP:
http://www.map.com.my/map-search-detail.php?mapID=6326d4a73dcefcf4c0aac40331a53a97
AND THIS IS THE ADDRESS:
(pls check your emails for the address for privacy reasons... if you didn't get the emails, just call 016 248 0088 or 8076 7737)
FOR THOSE DRIVING CARS:
According to Tim's mom you have to park in Uptown opposite the house. Parking is free on Sunday. Parking around OCBC and Starbucks should be ok.
I told our dear host that we'll be invading his house from 7pm onwards. Just a reminder - the potbless is THIS Sunday. That's the 20th of July.
FOR THOSE WHO ARE GOING FOR PAINTBALL:
Have fun! And make sure you aim for Sui Yuan. Ask Xing Ji why if you don't know yet. Haha! Remember that we want him to come for the potbless in one piece, though.
Now, if you'll excuse me... I'll have to figure out a way to arrange for transport for myself! Anyone from Puchong willing to hitch me a ride? I'll tell you Prague stories in exchange! And I won't comment on your driving skills! And err... err... *desperate* I'll wash your car!
Take care, all. :-)
FOR THOSE WHO CAN'T MAKE IT TO BOTH EVENTS:
We'll miss you. *hugs*
http://www.map.com.my/map-
AND THIS IS THE ADDRESS:
(pls check your emails for the address for privacy reasons... if you didn't get the emails, just call 016 248 0088 or 8076 7737)
FOR THOSE DRIVING CARS:
According to Tim's mom you have to park in Uptown opposite the house. Parking is free on Sunday. Parking around OCBC and Starbucks should be ok.
I told our dear host that we'll be invading his house from 7pm onwards. Just a reminder - the potbless is THIS Sunday. That's the 20th of July.
FOR THOSE WHO ARE GOING FOR PAINTBALL:
Have fun! And make sure you aim for Sui Yuan. Ask Xing Ji why if you don't know yet. Haha! Remember that we want him to come for the potbless in one piece, though.
Now, if you'll excuse me... I'll have to figure out a way to arrange for transport for myself! Anyone from Puchong willing to hitch me a ride? I'll tell you Prague stories in exchange! And I won't comment on your driving skills! And err... err... *desperate* I'll wash your car!
Take care, all. :-)
FOR THOSE WHO CAN'T MAKE IT TO BOTH EVENTS:
We'll miss you. *hugs*
Thursday, July 17, 2008
Monday, July 14, 2008
5S1 Reunion '2008 - Last Update
Hi guys... this will be my last update about sunday's event.
Day/date: Sunday, 20th July 2008
Venue: Tim's house: 8, Jalan 21/1, Damansara Utama, 47400 Petaling Jaya
Time: 7pm
Event: Potbless.
Someone will be calling you soon to find out what you wish to contribute (food/drink/etc).
If anything, pls call me at 80767737 or 0162480088. My computer's giving me a bad time, so no emails if possible.
Thanks, yining, xing ji, yentink and jordan who have offered to help with calling everyone.
See you there. :)
P.S. For those who are going for paintball, have fun. Thanks, Sui Yuan for organising.
Day/date: Sunday, 20th July 2008
Venue: Tim's house: 8, Jalan 21/1, Damansara Utama, 47400 Petaling Jaya
Time: 7pm
Event: Potbless.
Someone will be calling you soon to find out what you wish to contribute (food/drink/etc).
If anything, pls call me at 80767737 or 0162480088. My computer's giving me a bad time, so no emails if possible.
Thanks, yining, xing ji, yentink and jordan who have offered to help with calling everyone.
See you there. :)
P.S. For those who are going for paintball, have fun. Thanks, Sui Yuan for organising.
Thursday, July 10, 2008
Paintball Event
Ok, so I've confirmed the place to be TT Sports Park at Subang. The price will be around RM50 per pax but bring around RM 70 then we'll have all the fun we can. So far the people that have confirmed are :
1. Zhen Yuan
2. Sue Bee
3. Li Hong
4. Shu Haur
5. Ji Hang
6. Xing Ji
7 . Tim
8. Chun Wei
9. Me
Where are the gals ? Seriously... just come and have fun. And you guys can finally have your chance to get back at us guys. After that we'll probably go for lunch and then meet up on Sunday night. Anyone need directions please contact me.
Cheers
1. Zhen Yuan
2. Sue Bee
3. Li Hong
4. Shu Haur
5. Ji Hang
6. Xing Ji
7 . Tim
8. Chun Wei
9. Me
Where are the gals ? Seriously... just come and have fun. And you guys can finally have your chance to get back at us guys. After that we'll probably go for lunch and then meet up on Sunday night. Anyone need directions please contact me.
Cheers
Tuesday, July 08, 2008
5S1 REUNION '2008
19th July, morning - Paintball
and then...
20th July, evening - Potbless - Million thanks to Tim for offering his house once again! :-)
Hopefully the majority will be okay with that...
So, once again, please confirm your attendance with me by sending me an email at florenceinthemiddle@gmail.com or posting a comment below/in the chatterbox beside a.s.a.p. especially for the 19th July paintball activity, because Suiyuan has to book the place in advance! And then we can start thinking of what to cook for the potbless.
Take care, everyone!
Love,
Flo.
and then...
20th July, evening - Potbless - Million thanks to Tim for offering his house once again! :-)
Hopefully the majority will be okay with that...
So, once again, please confirm your attendance with me by sending me an email at florenceinthemiddle@gmail.com or posting a comment below/in the chatterbox beside a.s.a.p. especially for the 19th July paintball activity, because Suiyuan has to book the place in advance! And then we can start thinking of what to cook for the potbless.
Take care, everyone!
Love,
Flo.
5S1 '2005 REUNION 2008 UPDATE
Ok guys... Since most that have responded were in favour of a certain weekend, so we have narrowed it down to:
DAY/DATE:
19th July, Saturday
or
20th July, Sunday
Time most likely afternoon/evening.
ACTIVITY:
Shu Haur has offered his house if he's around at that time.. Sui Yuan, too... but his is in Bangsar. Thanks, guys.
Or...
Paintball + dinner somewhere (provided Sui Yuan can book the place.. apparently we need at least 20 people, so pls pls pls reply A.S.A.P if you agree with this and can make it on that weekend!!!)
Love,
Flo
P.S. Some of you haven't sent the contact list details!!! :-)
Perks of attending this reunion!
1. You get to see Li Hong and Xing Ji before they leave for Singapore.
2. You get to see them do some interesting stuff. Li Hong will be performing some magic tricks and Xing Ji will be conducting a puppet show.
3. Then after that Li Hong and Xing Ji will sing a song for you.
4. I can play the guitar so that they won't sing off-key and harm your pseudounipolar cells in your cochlear ganglion.
5. Then they will bow and collect money.
6. And then I will curtsie.
7. The amount of money will go into their education fund.
8. Oh wait, half of the money will go to me, as their promoting agent.
9. And then we'll have some food.
10. And then you have sweet dreams of Li Hong pulling rabbits out of tall black hats and Xing Ji making funny noises and waving sock puppets all about.
And then you will be extremely happy.
Please don't sue me!!! *runs for cover*
Ok guys... Since most that have responded were in favour of a certain weekend, so we have narrowed it down to:
DAY/DATE:
19th July, Saturday
or
20th July, Sunday
Time most likely afternoon/evening.
ACTIVITY:
Shu Haur has offered his house if he's around at that time.. Sui Yuan, too... but his is in Bangsar. Thanks, guys.
Or...
Paintball + dinner somewhere (provided Sui Yuan can book the place.. apparently we need at least 20 people, so pls pls pls reply A.S.A.P if you agree with this and can make it on that weekend!!!)
So, pls pls pls A.S.A.P. R.S.V.P. me whether you want:
(A) 19th July, potbless dinner
(B) 20th July, potbless dinner
(C) 19th July, paintball + dinner at restaurant somewhere
(D) 20th July, paintball + dinner at restaurant somewhere
Majority wins!
(A) 19th July, potbless dinner
(B) 20th July, potbless dinner
(C) 19th July, paintball + dinner at restaurant somewhere
(D) 20th July, paintball + dinner at restaurant somewhere
Majority wins!
Love,
Flo
P.S. Some of you haven't sent the contact list details!!! :-)
Perks of attending this reunion!
1. You get to see Li Hong and Xing Ji before they leave for Singapore.
2. You get to see them do some interesting stuff. Li Hong will be performing some magic tricks and Xing Ji will be conducting a puppet show.
3. Then after that Li Hong and Xing Ji will sing a song for you.
4. I can play the guitar so that they won't sing off-key and harm your pseudounipolar cells in your cochlear ganglion.
5. Then they will bow and collect money.
6. And then I will curtsie.
7. The amount of money will go into their education fund.
8. Oh wait, half of the money will go to me, as their promoting agent.
9. And then we'll have some food.
10. And then you have sweet dreams of Li Hong pulling rabbits out of tall black hats and Xing Ji making funny noises and waving sock puppets all about.
And then you will be extremely happy.
Please don't sue me!!! *runs for cover*
Sunday, July 06, 2008
Okay guys.
Here we go again.
All in favour that we reunite, breathe.
Okay, since *that's* settled...
Much love and hoping for good feedback,
Flo.
All in favour that we reunite, breathe.
Okay, since *that's* settled...
5S1 CLASS REUNION '2008
Date/Day:
Start suggesting dates!!! I'm vouching for either 19 / 20 / 26 / 27 of July. Please tell me if these dates are alright, or whether we should meet up in August, instead. (I'll only be free up to 2nd/3rd of August... coming home for a study break actually. Long story. So I really won't be able to help organize any date beyond those I've mentioned... cos I still got to study!!! I chose weekends because I'm not sure if some people have classes during weekdays.)
Place:
Since Tim has moved out from the vicinity of SS17 (was it? can't remember...) anyone willing to offer up their house? Once again, we promise to take out the trash and mop the floor if we have to. Otherwise, we can just meet up at some restaurant. I'm in favour of a house, actually... because it means we come early and leave late... I mean, at a reasonable time, and keep to a good budget and exhibit some cooking skills they gained from living away from good home-cooked food. So. If really nobody can offer up their house or , I'll just have to ask my parents whether I can offer mine.
But it'd be awfully cramped.
But then again, it depends on how many of us *can* turn up.
Or I was thinking... another option is to go for that paintball thingy and then go for a meal somewhere if you guys want.
It's really up to the majority vote.
Or if there are other ideas, pls suggest!
That's all from me now.
And once more, it's up to us to make this a successful meet up. ;-)
I mean, surely all the budak-budak asing have some stories to trade with the budak-budak local, am I not right? :-P
SO, PLS REPLY!!! A.S.A.P. I WILL BUG YOU IF I HAVE TO BY CLOUDING UP YOUR INBOXES UNTIL I GET REPLIES.
(Provided my mom doesn't ground me from touching all forms of entertainment, since I'm really back to study, and enjoy some family time to prepare for my last paper of the term.)
Place:
Since Tim has moved out from the vicinity of SS17 (was it? can't remember...) anyone willing to offer up their house? Once again, we promise to take out the trash and mop the floor if we have to. Otherwise, we can just meet up at some restaurant. I'm in favour of a house, actually... because it means we come early and leave late... I mean, at a reasonable time, and keep to a good budget and exhibit some cooking skills they gained from living away from good home-cooked food. So. If really nobody can offer up their house or , I'll just have to ask my parents whether I can offer mine.
But it'd be awfully cramped.
But then again, it depends on how many of us *can* turn up.
Or I was thinking... another option is to go for that paintball thingy and then go for a meal somewhere if you guys want.
It's really up to the majority vote.
Or if there are other ideas, pls suggest!
That's all from me now.
And once more, it's up to us to make this a successful meet up. ;-)
I mean, surely all the budak-budak asing have some stories to trade with the budak-budak local, am I not right? :-P
SO, PLS REPLY!!! A.S.A.P. I WILL BUG YOU IF I HAVE TO BY CLOUDING UP YOUR INBOXES UNTIL I GET REPLIES.
(Provided my mom doesn't ground me from touching all forms of entertainment, since I'm really back to study, and enjoy some family time to prepare for my last paper of the term.)
Much love and hoping for good feedback,
Flo.
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