Faster Ride

 Gyeeeeahh.

Slept at 3, woke up at 7 and couldn't go back to sleep.

So here I am again once again, oh-so-loyal blogspot.

I'm currently well into the first week of my term break.

Have I been productive in any way?

No.

Though, I did spend the weekend helping my grandmother make kuihkapek(chinese new year biscuits), where all I had to do was fold it. Even that I couldn't do properly cause apparently I wasn't making it puffy enough. :(

and I creepily drew potraits of my friends. I don't do art. So the portraits turned out.. funny. & it's sad. cause I didn't mean for it to be funny.

Extended my stay in Penang for a week, currently renting a room with Rowena. Nicole came up to visit too :D Gonna bring her around though I myself still don't really know the area well. Oh well. (:
Heading back home this weekend.

So how was my first term in Penang?
We-eh-ell. Tons of ups and downs.
But I don't wanna dive into my not-so-happy emotions in the morning. So i'mma just bring up the school highlights here. Let's seeee.

Year 12 Jerajak trip.

Somehow got a pretty vague memory of this trip.

Things that I actually remember from this would be

•  the games that a few us played in my room at night
• all the weird quizzes throughout the trip like if six is 3, three is 5, five is 4, and 4 is cosmic, what is eight?
• the treasure hunt on the last day
• random activities in the hall like building our team mascot and roleplaying and learning how to count 1 to 10 in japanese (which I proudly still remember. Though not like it's gonna come in handy in any way for me.)

Disco.

Though it was supposed to be catered for the kids of younger years.

OH WELL (:

still had a good time with the people in the picture, dancing like fools. ;)

Heh. I love this picture with Morgan & Bryce. Gangstuhh

Survival camp at Pulau Songsong.

That's how we spent 11-11-11 at 11pm. As you can see, we weren't very creative with the moment. Can't blame us, we panicked with the time pressure.

Weather controller decided to throw a storm our way, rained THROUGHOUT the whole night with lightning and thunder.

Hardly caught any sleep, and when I did, wasn't comfortable at all with the canvas flooded and everything else damp, if not wet.

Must say though, was the best worst experience ever. Never enjoyed a suffering so much, mostly because I was in really good company.

I'd definitely do it all over again (:

Penang HAT 2011. Frisbee competition.

Still can't believe we were named the Sparkling Grapes LOL.

Been really out of practice. There were some really good players in my team. I felt so rusted, playing alongside them.

We lost. ahaa. Had fun though.

Started not knowing anyone from my team, but got to know them more with each game.

Awesome people (:

From this, I earned myself the most painful blister I've ever gotten, which lasted me 2 painful weeks(gave me an excuse to wear sandals to school though. Wee).

Also, was already tanned from school's football practice.

But this 2 day event got me REALLY tanned.

Couldn't pass a single relative in my hometown without having them comment about the current shade of my skin.

This customer at my uncle's restaurant actually asked whether I was Philipino.

Think I'll go learn how to speak Tagalog <3

Sports Day.

School house wonn! :D By a small margin though.

Ran 1500, 800 and 100m relay, of which I got second, second and first respectively.

Some really really impressive runners in Uplands.

Oh what fun, running with the blister (:

In between my events, spent my time taking pictures.

Have yet to upload them to the school's student folder. Guess I'll do that when the next semester starts next year.

Prom.

Got me doing the most last minute shopping I've ever done. But managed it. Like a boss ;D

Not being used to make up, got so annoyed at the fake eyelashes. Would've ripped them off but Siew wouldn't let me. Don't understand how other girls put up with it. Maybe someday I will *looks off dramatically*

Was nervous as hell when I got up to perform with Zac. THANK GOD for my aweshum supportive friends who made noise, making me feel less tensed. Lalalalove 'em!

Besides my wrecked nerves, really enjoyed myself throughout the night, big thanks to my  housemates, Morgie and Louis (:

Stayed over at Morgan's after. <3

Senior Debate.

I like how it looks like I've got my pen stuck up my nose ._.

Topic was, if i remember correctly, the growing gap between the rich and poor is the fault of world's financial institutions

My team consisted of Siew, David and Steph. With them being really good speakers(not to mention they're SUPAAH SMART, being Axiata scholars), got me a lil worried, thinking I might let them down.

Our team lost though. We generously contributed to that ourselves too, cause all of us went overtime. and that's a -3 x 4 = -12

I somehow got awarded best speaker, which was the last thing I expected, seeing how I'm a lost soul in the world of Econs and that my script wasn't scripted until that morning itself.

The head judge told me, ''I'd never get into an argument with you, cause you'd win'', which made me laugh, cause I don't see myself that way.

Though I probably don't deserve the award, still appreciate it though (:

All that aside, had alot to do in between, like TONS OF WORK and subject tests to study for.

I really need to work on my procrastination, gotta be more initiative too.

Did last minute studying for all my tests. Sigh, need to change that if I wanna survive IB cause I know it only gets harder from here.

Keep telling myself that, but have yet to put any actions into my conscience.