To You

To A
I'm not very close with you, but you've once said to me that you were surprised about how you can talk to me about many things, as in you realized that I'm not just a serious person. And yeah, I'm glad that you found that out about me. I cannot really recall any special events with you, we seem to be more of a talk-once-in-a-while friends, not that I dislike it, just that we don't really a strong friendship. Still, I do enjoy your company and you're a nice person. ^^

To B
When I was told about it, at first I didn't believe it, because you knew me. But it happened anyway, and I'm not mad at you. Sometimes things just get out of control and it's no one's fault. I want you to know that I'm still your friend and I care about your happiness. Be happy and that's your payment to me. Haha, because if you're happy, then I know that I can let go. I will always be around if you need me.

To C
I hate the fact that I got closer to you only when you were about to leave. I've stressed many times that you've brought happiness to me, and the amount of happiness during those few months was unimaginable. I was sad when you left, and sorry when we don't talk as much after you left. Sometimes I even felt that I value you more than you value me. That's what I hate about friendship, the unbalance. Anyway, as I always say, try to make the best out of the worst, I try to hang on to the memories that we had together and be happy when we chat on Msn.

To D
You've been a great friend, keeping me accompany when I was lonely, never putting preference over friends, and being honest with me. I really enjoy your company, sometimes although scared, because I can never get things completed when you're here. Haha, but that's good in a way, isn't it? This shows that I put my full concentration on you. I want to say thank you, if it wasn't for you, this half year probably would have sucked, but you were here, so I'm happy. I'm really grateful that you're my friend, and I promise that you have my love :)

To E
Dear E, you've been an amazing friend to me. Once and once again, you never fail to surprise me with your maturity even though you're 2 years younger than me. When I talk to you, sometimes I even feel like I'm younger than you, and you're the one consoling me. Thank you, if it wasn't for you, I wouldn't have been able to understand many things. I've missed you so because you've also left :( But no matter, as long as both of us stay strong, our friendship stays strong.

To F
I think this year we talked less due to the fact that I live in Vietnam and whenever I come back I don't even meet up with you. Still, I don't think it's a big deal because there are relationships that do not disappear just because of time and distance.

To G
You brought me to heaven and then pushed me down to hell. It was a terrible week. I can't really even recall the happy moments that I felt because they make me feel stupid. Sigh~ but it's not even your fault. I was depending on you too much and I let myself do that even though I knew it was dangerous. Now I'm learning to let go, to let go of the past, and to let you go. When 2011 comes, it will be a whole new start.

To H
I feel sorry at our current state. What happened to our friendship? We seem to be people who just say "hi" and "bye". I miss the times when you will come over to my place and we would talk for hours. You used to be one of the first to know about the things that happened to me, but not now. You know that I'm not really a quiet person, that I'm only quiet in front of people who I can't really talk to. Now I'm quiet in front of you, I don't know what we can talk about, I feel as if I can't connect with you. What's wrong?

To I
We don't see each other that much anymore. Well, that's just how it is when we are not in the same country. Maybe I'm not putting enough effort. I feel like I'm losing you and I don't want that to happen. Stay with me, will you?

To J
You too, I feel like I'm losing you :( I don't see you on Msn, and that's how we stay in contact. When I ask you out, you have other plans. Can't you spare time for me? I haven't seen you for months. I truly hope that I can watch the concert with you next year, I really hope so.

To K
I can talk to you for a long time. Sometimes I have the impression that I'm close to you but sometimes I realized that I don't know a lot about you. But anyway, I like spending time with you, sometimes it's funny, sometimes it's thoughtful, sometimes it's relaxing. ^^ You make me happy. Thank you for expressing your concern about it three weeks ago, I really appreciate it.

To L
Sharing secrets with you made us closer, haha. We became really close after, and it's a wonder. We are somehow similar in some ways and I enjoy talking to you. It's..enjoyable. Thanks for supporting me, listening to my complains, and laughing with me. Thanks for being by my side when I needed help and thanks for being an awesome friend. Thank you, thank you, thank you! :)

To M
You know that I don't know how to express love easily. Yes, I'm learning, but I can only express it in front of people who express love a lot. Well, for now I just want to say, be wise when you make decisions, don't just do something just of the pleasure of doing it. Don't be fooled.

To N
I miss you, I miss you, I miss you :( I don't know how long I am going to say these three words, but I think it will go on at least for a few years, probably a minimal of 5 o.O Ahhhh, that does not sound good at all. Anyway, at least we can give each other *pat pat* and *hug hug* across the ocean, right? Haha ^^ I look forward to the next time when we meet again. See you when I see you!

******

I believe that friends (although this post includes people other than my friends) play an important role in my life, they help to shape my life, my attitude, my mood, everything. In year 2010, thanks to the fourteen people above, I've experienced joy, sadness, disappointment, moments of laughter, 思念, honesty, hesitation, rants, depression, thoughtful times, etc. Although 2010 wasn't perfect, but I definitely gained a lot in that year. Goodbye 2010, I think I am ready to let you go. Halo 2011, although I don't know what you have to offer to me, but I will try my best to make you a good year, a year where I continue my second year of being an adult. Let's embrace the future with an open mind and a positive attitude! :)

My Year 2010

2010 IS ALMOST OVER, WHAT HAVE YOU DONE? 

This Q&A is my favorite post whenever it's the end of the year. One of the reasons I'm doing this so early (I did this on the 30th in 2008 and 31st in 2009) is because I've abandoned my blog for more than two months. Sorry, blog. I just can't find time to write.

stayed single almost the whole year?
- Yes, and this is the third time I've said this. I'm not desperate though, after what had just happened, I think I just want to be around friends at least for months.

kissed someone new?
- Nope, but I got a kiss on the cheek from John David Alexander, my favorite kindergarten kid is school ^^

done something you've regretted?
- For the past two years I've said yes but it wasn't something that I could remember. This year...kind of the same. The two intangible things that I fear are guilt and regret; before I do something, I consider "all the shades of gray" (HAHAHAHA) so that I don't do something that I will regret in the future. In conclusion, I think I can say that I did not do anything that I've regretted this year.

lost someone?
- In some ways, I've lost a few people.

Chris Choi - he left to South Korea to continue his studies. Although we are not not friends, but we rarely talk these days. He brought me a lot of happiness during the 2nd semester of Grade 10. Lame jokes!!! I used to feel so 无奈 when he tells me those jokes but now I miss them so much...such irony! He told me that he will be visiting next winter (I have to wait one more year >.<) and I can't wait to see how tall he will be then. Hahaha

Jenny Yang - My dear Jenny, one of my first friends when I arrived at SSIS, left shortly after fall break to the United States. Although she's 2 years younger than me, she doesn't make me feel that way (basically all of my friends at SSIS are younger than me - ggggrrrrr - but I don't really feel that I'm older than them). In fact, she sometimes makes me feel I'm younger because I listen to her for advice. I miss you so much, Jenny, when will be the time for us to meet again?

There is another friend that I've recently lost, or I thought that I've lost. After reconsidering our friendship, I've gained the friend back in a different way. I'm just happy that I did not lose that friend.

Cut class?
- No, no, no. Maybe private classes for once or twice but definitely not school.

Were involved in something you'll never forget?
- Hmm....I started the IB diploma this year, and I don't think I will ever forget the days when the homework pile just never gets smaller.

Visited a different country?
- Yes, I went to Hong Kong this summer! It was a great experience :)

cooked a gross meal?
- I've cooked something that is not very delicious but not gross, thank god. Haha

lost something important to you?
- I lost my Lenovo Thinkpad laptop that was only under my ownership for 2 months. It was a depressing time for me, and a painful lesson to learn.

got a gift you adore?
- I love letters compared to materialistic gifts. And yes, I did get a letter that I like ^^

tripped over a coffee table?
- Fortunately, no.

dyed your hair?
- My brother just asked me to highlight my hair yesterday, and I didn't really want to. Maybe during summer I'll do it, haha. What color though? The only color that I've really considered is dark/light blue, but I don't even know if it suits me. Any suggestions?

Is this blue okay?

came close to losing your life?
- Nope, I want to live loooong.

went to a party?
- I was supposed to go to Kajol's birthday party but I came back late from the NHS biking trip, so no.

read a great book?
- Sadly enough I realized that I didn't do much pleasure reading this year...

saw one of your favorite bands/artists live?
- T.T I'm sorry to say no, I didn't see any of my favorite artists live this year. Hopefully, HOPEFULLY, I get to attend Jolin's Myself concert when she comes to Malaysia.

2008: Friends and Enemies

Did you meet any new friends this year?
- I met some new people but none of them really became my close friends. I became closer to a few friends though, and I'm very happy about it ^^

Did you dislike anyone?
- Yes, I'm not very good at controlling my emotions and that probably is one of the reasons why I dislike people easily.

Did you grow apart from anyone?
- Yes, I did :( It's either they left SSIS, or I find that I just can't "click" with them, or the friendship somehow just fell apart. Did I make an effort to stop the friendships from growing apart? I think I did, but maybe not the best as I can. Not everything goes the way how we want it to be, right?

Do you have any regrets when it comes to your friendships?
- Again, regrets are not something that I like to have. Although there are some parts that I wished were better, but sometimes it's probably better to go with the flow. We can't force ourselves to have something that doesn't belong to us. What is yours is yours, eventually.

2008: Your BIRTHDAY!

Did you have a cake?
- Finally I remember my birthday! Because photos were taken and I wrote about it in my blog, haha. So yeah, thanks to Kajol, I did have a cake for my 18th birthday.

Did you have a party?
- Not really a party, as I'm not a party person. But I invited some friends and we had dinner at NYDC.

Did you get any presents?
- Yeah

2008: All about YOU

Did you change at all this year?
- I think I did, although I don't know specially how, but I'm pretty sure I changed.

Did you change your style?
- I...got my nails painted black two days ago, does that count? Hahaha. But yeah, I do like to wear black, although it makes me feel hot like hell when I walk under the sun.

Were you in school?
- Of course, I went from a sophomore to a junior.

Did you get good grades?
- The 2nd semester of Grade 10 was the best since I attended SSIS. Junior year...it will be my worst since I attended SSIS :(

Did you have a job?
- I have no work experience! >.<

Did you own a car?
- I want to learn how to drive first! Vowed to during summer 2010, and I failed.

Did anyone close to you give birth?
- Hmm..no.

Did you move at all?
- I moved from My Phuc to the studio apartment that I live in now.

Did you go on any vacations?
- During the summer, I went to Hong Kong and Macau, and this coming week I will be going to Universal Studios at Singapore, Pulau Pangkor, and Penang Island!

.Would you change anything about yourself now?
- I wish for this every year: my weight to go down down down! I wish I can also improve my temper, so that I don't flare up so easily.

2010 WRAP UP

Was 2010 a good year?
- Every year has its own ups and downs, but yeah, 2010 was definitely a good year. 

(x) stayed single for the whole year
( ) kissed in the snow
(x) celebrated Halloween
(x) had your heart broken
( ) mooned someone
(x) went over the minutes on your cell phone
( ) someone questioned your sexual orientation
( ) came out of the closet
( ) gotten pregnant
( ) had an abortion
(x) done something you've regretted

OTHER

( ) painted a picture
(x) wrote a poem
( ) ran a mile (I cycled for 45km though!)
( ) shopped at Hollister or Abercrombie and Fitch
( ) posted a blog on MySpace
(x) visited a foreign country
( ) cut in a line of waiting people
(x) told someone you were busy when you weren't
( ) partied to celebrate the new year
( ) cooked a disastrous meal
(x) lied about how old you were (That's what you start to do when you're 18 so that you can still get the non-adult price)
( ) prank called someone

In 2010 I...

[x] broke a promise
[x] fell out of love
[x] a little white lie or a joke.
[x] lied
[x] cried over a broken heart
[ ] disappointed someone close
[x] hid a secret
[x] pretended to be happy
[ ] slept under the stars
[ ] kept your new year resolutions
[x] forgot your new year resolutions (What were my new year resolutions???)
[ ] met one of your idols
[x] changed your outlook on life (I try to be as positive as possible, to make the best out of the worst)
[x] sat home all day doing nothing (Not exactly nothing, but I wasn't being productive)
[x] pretended to be sick
[x] left the country
[ ]almost died
[x]given up on something/someone important to you
[x] lost something expensive
[x] learned something new about yourself
[x] tried something you normally wouldn't try and liked it (The black nails!)
[x] made a change in your life
[x] found out who your true friends were
[x] met great people (Great teachers and great friends are great people)
[ ] stayed up til sunrise
[ ] cried over the silliest thing
[x] had friends who were drifting away from you
[ ] had a high cell phone bill (It's hard for me to use up the credit in my phone since I don't use it often)
[x] spent most of your money on food/clothes (I spent a lot of money on food, since I live alone)
[ ] had a fist fight
[ ] went to the beach with your best friend(s)
[ ] gotten sick
[ ] liked more than 5 people at the same

I think many, many things happened in year 2010. It's just that everything feels so distant and I don't feel as if they all happened in one year. The few big things that happened:
1. Joining the National Honor Society - I'm sad that we're recruiting new members because it won't just be the first batch people anymore, everything is going to be different. We had great memories, especially the Wildlife at Risk and Mekong Biking Trip.
2. Attending prom - It was my first time attending such occasions. Dressing up formally, etc. Although I didn't really have fun, prom is just not my thing as I don't dance, but I'm attending prom again in 2011.
3. I became good friends with this guy called Chris Choi who I didn't expect myself to be friends with (I cannot say that we are good friends now, but we were). It was all because of Pre-calculus. We suffered together, we studied together, and we got bad grades together (although our definition of bad grade was different).
4. Summer vacation to Hong Kong
5. Studying the IB Diploma
6. Started my independent life in Vietnam alone
7. And so much more!

There were definitely ups and downs in year 2010, but I'm happy to say that it was an amazing year because of my friends and family that love me so much, who have been supporting me in whatever I do and being there for me when I need them. ^^ Thank you. Right now I'm not sad that 2010 is ending (maybe I will be on the 31st, haha) because I believe year 2011 will be a better one. Don't you agree? :)

Tricks

How many changes did you spot?

The only change that I saw was the card,

and nothing else.

Isn't it funny how people do not realize the change?

Is it because they don't pay attention to who they are talking to?

I did not see the gorilla at all,

I was focusing at the basketball and white shirt players the whole time.

What about you?

By the way,

did you realize that there was another gorilla in one of the other videos too?

I spotted that,

just so you know. ^^

Happy 18th Birthday

Thanks to Kajol, Amy, and Rimta for the surprise birthday cake ^^

Phil and Lucy took crazy pictures all night, haha

Hain and Rimta were very creative.

When I'm in the picture, it's always more normal.

From left to right: Me, Hain, Amy

Kajol~~~

I've known her since 9th grade.

A miracle is happening in this photo.

Joseph is actually SMILING!

Hahaha, it's a miracle because usually he doesn't smile and he's stiff like a robot.

Thanks to Rimta, Joseph was smiling.

Haha

See the normal Joseph?

Almost expressionless,

hehehe

Sometimes I just feel like shaking my head at my friends,

look at them!

They said that they look like ghosts here >.<

Pretty Jenny and Rimta~

Although it was just a dinner,

I'm glad that these people - 

Jenny, Phil, Lucie, Kajol, Joseph, Rimta, and Amy - came.

It meant a lot to me,

thank you! ^^

Rock Climbing

As IB diploma students,

we went for a CAS retreat to District 3 for rock climbing.

Students were writing on their CAS workbook before leaving the school.

"Cheese!"

The wall that we were going to climb.

When I first saw it,

my reaction was, "How in the world am I going to climb that wall?"

Put on harnesses to get ready for rock climbing!

Left: Phil

Jinny was the first one to arrive at the top - she's Good!

Go, Jinny, go!

As you can see, although she was climbing at the easy part of the wall,

the wall ain't that flat either.

After moments of looking at my fellow students climb,

I finally convinced myself that it was my turn to climb.

This is me deciding on where to step,

which hand I should raise in order to move myself up.

Approximately four to five people climb the wall at the same time.

If you look closely, Phil is actually not climbing,

but hanging on to his rope.

Reason: He's afraid of heights and he didn't realize how high he was.

When he realized, he started screaming and stopped climbing.

Poor Phil :(

My initial goal was just to climb halfway up the wall,

but I was focusing so much on climbing the wall that I didn't realize how close I was to the top.

Hurray!

I made it up to the top!

Victory~ ^^

A picture with Jenny and Liem after I came down.

I was exhausted.

We did it!

Mission accomplished!

Well done, IB diploma students.

I like rock climbing so much that I'm planning to go rock climbing at least once a month with my friends.

This October when I go back to Malaysia,

I'm planning to conquer the ones at One Utama and Summit,

who's with me? ^^

Meal #3

By looking at this, you know that I cooked Prawn Mee! 

Woohoo~ ^^

Ingredients:

 Yummy tofu and juicy prawns

(Tofu is DELICIOUS ^^)

 My first half boiled egg: Failure.

Wondering why the shell is cracked with some yolk in the water?

Well, I didn't boil the egg long enough,

so when I was cracking the egg,

I realized that it was a half-boiled egg, not a hard-boiled egg.

So, I put the egg back into the pot and continued to boil it.

When it finally became hard-boiled, because the shells were cracked a little,

the yolk came out.

Oh well, I'll improve.

It's difficult to get yellow mee in Vietnam,

so I used one of my favorite type of noodles - spaghetti - as a substitute.

Believe me, it's a surprising substitute if you haven't tried prawn spaghetti.

大功告成！

Doesn't it look b-e-a-u-t-i-f-u-l?

Hahaha, it doesn't matter if it's not beautiful to you,

but to me it's enough because it was my first time cooking it. ^^

A shot of my delicious prawn mee from another angle.

I only had one packet prawn mee paste for the soup,

so now I have to wait till October when I can restock my food in Malaysia. ^^

Dios mio! 

I can hear my stomach rumbling by looking at spaghetti coated with prawn mee soup,

fue muy delicioso! 

Rudeness

I was paying at the casher at Citimart,

and a lady just came from behind and put her goods in front of my goods when it's supposed to by my turn to pay.

Such rudeness.

Was I mad?

No.

Why should I let such a person ruin my day?

Instead I was smirking and laughing at the person inwardly,

laughing at her showing others how rude and uneducated she is.

p/s: I'm not a bad person.

Meal #2

Fried Seafood Tom Yam Spaghetti

Looks ugly, I know >.<

I can't believe I took such an ugly photo

Ingredient No. 1 - prawns

Ingredient No. 2 - onions

Ingredient No. 3 and 4 - Fish cake and Sotong

Last but not least - spaghetti! 

Maybe it doesn't look very delicious,

but I was happy that I succeeded in cooking it,

and in my opinion, it was tasty. ^^

Alligator's Bday

It was Anh's (Alligator) birthday on Tuesday,

[person in the middle]

so we went out for lunch and a movie on Thursday since our weekend started early this week.

We went to Vincom's NYDC,

since the one near the church was too crowded..

I sat be side Kyuree,

CHEESE! ^^

*mom mom mom*

I ordered baked rice with ham and mushroom

plus a mango tango soda! ^^

But my stomach has shrunk since Mummy went back to Malaysia,

so I was already full when I halfway through the meal.

After lunch,

we went to Huong Vuong plaza in District 5.

After much arguing about which movie to watch,

we chose Predators.

I honestly didn't know what it was about,

until I saw the trailer when I was buying drinks.

I freaked out.

Haha

As a result,

Kim being the only guy among the group,

I told him that I wanted to sit with him during the movie.

Moreover, 

I consistently used my bag to cover my face >.<

I know, this movie just has aliens,

there's nothing scary about it..

Sorry, but it's just not my type of movie,

plus I don't want to have nightmares...

Anyway,

I disliked the movie,

but Kim loved it,

haha.

It was a pretty good day overall,

and I procrastinated the whole night not doing my homework,

hahaha~ 

Meal #1

Tteokbokki,

or however you spell it.

I succeeded in cooking it,

and it was edible,

hahahaha ^^

I Survived

It's been a week since I've been living my new lifestyle,

and I'm proud to announce that I survived.

^^

Because of the humongous IB workload,

I have been busy doing homework and studying for my tests

that I don't even have time to feel lonely.

Or maybe it's because I'm an introvert,

so I don't have problems being alone.

Moreover,

I have to thank my family and teachers,

who are concerned about my current situation;

friends,

who listen to my random talk everyday so that I don't feel lonely;

and Aunties,

who care about me and sometimes cook for me.

Thank you,

I am a lucky person to be loved and cared by all of you.

^^

I have two more years to go,

and I have confidence that I will lead a memorable life here in Vietnam!

伯牙絕弦和無言以對

These are two great songs from Leehom and Jolin,

please spend sometime listening and watching to these videos,

thanks! ^^

伯牙絕弦

無言以對

Back To School

Hello~

I realized that I haven't been blogging regularly,

other than the lack of time,

the motivation to blog isn't there either.

So school started on the 11th,
and my IB diploma life has officially started.
To be honest, the workload is super.
And not in a good way.
Haha, I can't complain though,
because IB was what I had chosen.
The humongous workload was expected when I made that choice.

All in all,
although I spend a lot of time on school work these days,
I still enjoy going to school. ^^
I must say, some of my classes are interesting,
especially the ones that I have not taken before in SSIS,
such as Theory of Knowledge and Economics.

This year in Spanish class,
my classmates aren't the same people who I had with in the past two years.
We're combining classes with people who had studied Spanish for three years.
My first thought was Oh My God...how am I ever going to catch up?
Plus, I realized that the atmosphere is different this year..
I hope that I will grow to like this class soon.

Theory of Knowledge,
for those who doesn't know what this class is,
it's kinda like a philosophy class,
but the main theme is:
How do we know what we know?
How do you know what going on now is true?
How do you know that this isn't an illusion?
Because you see, hear, smell, and feel it?
But how do you know your senses are true?
If you watched Inception,
maybe you know what I mean. ^^

I'm a person who doesn't really like change,
unless the change is really good and beneficial.
So, when I walked into my Math class this year,
it was the class that I felt most at ease and comfortable,
it was as if the summer didn't existed, haha.
This is of course due to my Math teacher,
who I've had him two years,
and I'm gonna have him for the next two years!
Hahaha~
To be honest,
I think he is going to be the teacher that I have for the longest in my life.
^^
One thing I realized in the class is that
all my fellow students are from Algebra 2,
but that doesn't really give me a privilege
because they are all those kind of "Math people".
And I'm not T.T
I envy them so much.
But that's not a bad thing either actually,
because I thought when Tuna was leaving,
I'm gonna be doomed in Math class,
but now with all these smart people,
I can ask them for help!
hahahaha

English so far has been the class which I received the most homework,
but don't misunderstand,
I still like English.
It may not be a "fun" class,
but it always feels good to really understand a book that I read.

Surprisingly,
I enjoy myself quite a bit in Economics class.
In my opinion,
Economics is a bit like logic,
you have to think about what is the cause and consequences,
but of course,
this is just the beginning of the course,
it may turn difficult as we progress,
who knows?

It's quite different to focus on section than study Science as a general,
which was something that I've been doing all my life.
This year,
I've chosen Chemistry as the Science that I want to study,
we've not really gone into the Chemistry part,
now is more of the basic Science stuff,
like dimensional analysis and significant figures.
老实说，我不是很喜欢我的班。>.<

Music is very different from my previous music classes.
This year is more...professional? I should say.
We are learning Music vocabulary,
orchestral instruments,
and later will delve into Music history (I think).
In addition,
one of our IB external assessments is that
I'm going to have a 15 minutes solo performance in April (Oh my god!!!),
I have to select 4 pieces of music and my performance will be recorded.
After that,
the recording will be sent somewhere for IB examiners to assess my performance
o.O Scary, huh?
I've already chosen two pieces of music for my performance,
and here they are:

Mozart's Piano Sonata K.332 in F major


Chopin's Nocturne Op.55 No.1
This is the version with string instruments,
but I'm playing solo, of course.

School so far has been really exhausting,
and my life isn't relaxing at all.
I'm always happy that the weekend is here,
because I finally get to rest.
But that's life, right?
In between the routine,
you find little excitements here and there to spark up your life,
and that's where relationships such as friends or families (and bf/gf) step in.
^^

How Asian Are You?

I saw a few people on Facebook playing this quiz,

and since I haven't played this kind of quiz for some time,

I decided to give it a go. ^^

So, how Asian are you?

[x] Both of your parents are from Asia

[ ] You use the term “Azn” (What is Azn?)

[ ] You think DDR is fun ( What is DDR?)

[ ] You’ve watched lots of anime (My bro and sis do though)

[x ] You like Korean dramas

[ ] You have stuff hanging on your phone

[ ] Your parents want you to marry within your own race (My mum just doesn't want me to marry certain races)

[x] You drink lemon tea

So Far: 3

[x] You style your hair , NOT with gel

[x] You have a meebo / myspace / friendster / facebook

[x] You speak languages other than English

[ ] Your parents are strict ( I don't think they are strict)

[ ]Your parents have high expectations of you (They kinda let me do my own thing because they trust me)

[x] You always get A’s/B’s on your report (Not always, but pretty much these two years)

[x] You do Chemistry/Biology/Physics ( I do Chemistry in IB)

Accounting

[x] You know your multiplication table

[ ] You play badminton or table tennis

[ ] You’ve seen the Asian version The Ring and/or The Grudge

So Far: 11

[ ] You own an Asian car (I can't drive, yet)

[x] You’re not the only child

[x] You’ve gotten little red envelopes around February

[x] You know the difference between kung fu, karate and tae kwon do. (One's Chinese, one's Korean[I think], one's I don't know)

[ ] ( girl ) You prefer white guys over asian guys( guy ) You prefer asian girls ( I still love Asians ^^)

[ ]Your mother tries to bargain even though the product is already discounted (We only bargain in places that we should bargain)

[ ] You can do the rubiks cube

[ ] You play video games

So Far: 14

[x] Every time you’re going out, your parents ask you where you’re going and what time you’ll be home (This should be done in every family, not just Asians)

[ ] You have karaoke at home (I wish I do)

[x] You know BoA/Gazette/Ayumi Hamasaki/Gackt (Japanese and Korean...why isn't there Jolin or Leehom?)

[ ] You’ve been to a LAN more than 3 times (What's a LAN?)

[ ] You have incense sticks in your house (My grandparents' houses have those though) 

[ ] You own a gaming console

[x] You play a musical instrument

[ ] You get nothing if you do well in school (This is ridiculous)

So Far: 17

[ ] Your parents won’t let you go out if you have school the next day ( I get to go out as long my studies aren't affected)

[x] You have Asian Songs on your computer or iPod (I don't listen much to Western music)

[ ]You don’t like football (Generally, I don't play sport)

[ ] You have a curfew 

[ ] You know what ulzzang/tb means (???)

[ ] You know what purikura is (Again, wha???)

[x] You like bubble tea (Bubble tea is awesome ^^)

[ ] Your parents bought you shoes many sizes too big so you can “grow into it” and wear it for years to come (My feet stopped growing for years)

[ ] You’ve played final fantasy

[ ] You believe in fortune cookies

So Far: 19

[ ] You get mostly “No“‘s when you ask your parents for permission for something (I usually get "Yes"s)

[ ]You’ve heard the song “Got rice?” (What language is that song in?)

[ ]You have a tutor (Used to, when I was in primary school)

[x] You’ve had pockys or yan yan before

[ ] When you seek for your mother’s permission she replies “Ask your dad”

MY RESULT: 20

( 1-10= Southerner) [ ]

(11-20= American) [x]

(21-30= European) [ ]

(31-40= Azn Boy or Girl) [ ]

(41-50= Super Azn Boy or Girl) [ ]

So I'm an American, huh?

That's....no offense, but I love being Asian.

Haha

School Reopens

School reopens tomorrow,

and I'm a little nervous >.<

Currently I'm preparing for school,

such as packing my bag, cutting my nails, and printing my homework.

But I'm also excited at the same time,

because I can't wait to know my actual schedule,

meet friends and teachers who I've missed during the summer,

know who I will be in Homeroom and my classes.

^^

I hope it will be an exciting school year.

p/s:

Jolin's new song 玩爱之徒 mv was released yesterday and here it is

However, I must say it's not a favorite of mine.

In addition, Leehom's new song 你不知道的事 was released this morning

I love this song, I really do.

It makes my heart ache when I listen to this song,

I think when I'm sad, I'm gonna listen to this song,

which includes next Sunday when Leehom is gonna be in Malaysia whilst I'm in Vietnam

T.T

Hong Kong & Macau

This is pretty long post, so be prepared,

although they are mostly photos. ^^

Taking the Skybus from One Utama to LCCT,

thanks to 力跃哥 for driving us there. ^^

Daddy and bro on the bus

Mum and Qing

*peace*

Grabbing Hong along so that I wouldn't be alone, haha

Stupid me took this stupid picture, haha

There's absolutely no meaning in this >.<

Air Asia, now everyone can fly~

Yeah, thanks to it,

we're going to Hong Kong!

Yup, we've arrived in Hong Kong.

I didn't realize that Hong Kong uses traditional Chinese characters until I arrived there.

I thought that Taiwan was the only place that uses tradition characters.

The first glimpse of the streets Hong Kong.

They use a lot of lights.

My first breakfast in Hong Kong.

It's so oily!

But we don't have 猪趴包 in Malaysia, so I had to try it.

I'm not very good in eating oily meat though >.<

We went all the way up the mountains to look at the whole HK scenery,

and it was pretty awesome.

 

The most memorable thing about the peak was this though,

the spelling error, hahaha!

We passed by this unique building,

and do you know what it is?

The famous 红勘! 

Where singers such as Jolin and Leehom have their concerts whenever they go to HK.

We took a stroll at 星光大道 and my family took a picture beside Bruce Lee.

Sorry about the picture,

it should be turned clockwise so that you can see whose hands are those.

Those hand prints belong to Jackie Chan, by the way.

Back to 星光大道 again that night.

This statue reminds me of the Oscar,

although this statue is a She, not a He.

A shot of HK night view.

Hahaha, by looking at this photo,

can you guess where I was?

Disneyland!!!

My first photo of Disneyland was given to the Little Mermaid,

because she is my favorite Disney princess ^^

We were lucky,

when we got into Disneyland, 

there was a parade going on.

The best part of the parade was the appearance of the Little Mermaid!

She's ssooooo beautiful...

*drools*

The buildings in Disneyland are pretty awesome, right?

It makes you feel as if you're in another world.

We played a game something related to Buzz Lightyear,

and all we needed to do was use the gun in Hong's hand

to shoot the Xs on the bad guys.

Easy enough?

Then we took a boat ride called A Small Small World.

During the ride,

you see little dolls from different culture all around the world singing

the song It's a Small Small World in different languages.

Then, another boat ride through the human made forest.

What's interesting about this boat ride is that we had to choose between three tour guides,

Cantonese, Chinese, and English.

We understand and speak all three, so which should we choose?

After deliberating, we decided to choose English.

Reason:

If we choose Cantonese, Hong and Qing can't really catch up,

if we choose Chinese, we have to squeeze with the many, many Chinese from China,

if we choose English, there are only a few people.

So which tour guide would you choose?

A visit at Tarzan's tree house.

Sleeping Beauty's castle at night.

Everyone's waiting for the last show of Disneyland - fireworks.

To be honest, the fireworks were the best that I've ever watched.

The best part about Disneyland is that no matter how old you are, 

five or fifty,

when you're in there, you're in a totally different world,

a world that you've forgotten for a long time - a world of your childhood.

Wei Qing ate this twice in HK.

Rice+Egg+Luncheon Meat = simple but delicious.

Maybe I should cook this in Vietnam, haha.

Arrived at Ocean Park,

the place that we always see in HK drama series.

A look at the view of parts of Ocean Park,

we only played on one of the rides,

because we wanted to spend more time on looking at the animals.

This, is a lazy seal, of course.

Jellyfish!

The one moment that I saw so many jellyfish in my life.

Pretty~~~

I honestly don't know what this is called, 

but it has beautiful fur.

Panda! It's adorable,

we spent minutes staring at it eating.

Waiting for the performance to start...

It's amazing how well trained the dolphins are.

Jolin 式鞍马?!

Haha, just kidding.

绵绵冰....

One of the foods that I miss so much,

it's soooo delicious!

My breakfast on the day we went to Macau,

I love the macaroni+ham+abalone+hot soup,

yummy!

A very uniquely designed building 

- gold, silver, and bronze.

Lisboa casino, owned by the richest man in Macau.

By the way, he's 88 years old this year and he has four wives.

Arrived at Macau Tower,

the tallest tower in, Macau, obviously, haha.

See the border around outside?

If you dare, you can walk around the tower.

An idea of how walking around the Macau Tower looks like.

I would do it, if I had the time and money,

would you?

Then, our dear tour guide brought us to another floor,

with see through glass on the ground.

We were allowed to stand/sit/do anything you want on the glass.

The goal was to make feel scared,

because it's so high and you think the glass isn't strong enough to hold your weight.

Apparently, we weren't very afraid.

Hahaha

Next stop, St. Paul Church's ruins.

The only part remaining is the main entrance.

*Ka chak!*

A photo for memories.

Oh oh oh!

I didn't realize the significance of this building my dad told me,

"That's the hotel where Zhao Min's boyfriend is gonna work."

So, here is a photo to show how the hotel looks like.

Hong took a photo beside the English guard of the hotel where we're waiting for our bus.

Last dessert in HK,

although it looked pretty,

it wasn't that delicious T.T

Last view of HK streets.

So long, Hong Kong!

You were amazing,

I'll miss you loads!

p/s:

Luckily for me, when I was the HK airport,

I saw this

An advertisement of Jolin!

Hahaha.