Bubbly

Lead me not into temptation, I can find the way myself.

One Step Beyond

 Hellobello.

My mum shoved this newspaper article in my face couple of weeks back, about a guy who was once paralyzed, but now up & kicking, wanting to climb Mount. Kinabalu. It's a charity climb, with it's aim to raise 100K for Shelter Home. Consisting of 30 climbers, each participant is suppose to raise 2K.

click right here to check out the article.

& they were still lacking of 18 climbers then.
So I thought, ''heyy, why not?!''
Hence, I sent an email to the organizer, stating my interest in participating & I got myself a place.

So, on the 13th to 16th of July, this girl's gonna attempt at conquering Mount. Kinabalu, baybeh ;)


Our first training was last Saturday, hiking up Mount. Angsi in Senawang.
Was my first time meeting the other participants, though not all were present.
They were mostly middle-aged, I was the youngest.
Really nice energetic people :)


Pictures below, I used my digital. Like as if I'd drag my DSLR up.

I started the hike right at the back with Julie & the sweeper(and organizer), Edwin.
Julie's among the older climbers. Her bag looked somewhat huge & too heavy for a 1day hike, so I couldn't help but to offer my assistance. But she said she needed to train. After a while, she said her bag was too heavy so she took out her 1.5 litre water bottle and held it. Edwin & I told her that she would need to keep her hands free when . So after some persuading, she let me carry her bottle in my bag :)

Local Senawang boys. They're not from my group.

Otw up, I started pacing because if I stop, I'd just puncture out.
So without realising, I overtook my team. Then I met up with them boys.
The middle guy is AMAZING. He was carrying this huge haversack.
At the peak, I discovered that he brought a WHOLE freaking watermelon & an unopened container of Nata de Coco.

Best view from the top.

with Edwin and John(from the article).

with the whole team at the peak :)

Pardon Me

HEY Y'ALL :D

It's a wonder how I'd always do things in dreams that I would never do in real life. Like last night, I dreamt that I got so pissed off at this 9 year old, I got his arm twisted. Did feel damn good though :)

Anydarnway,
I've stopped teaching. Finally. Was counting down the days.

Teaching has taught me some life lessons though ;

- NEVER judge a book by it's cover. Just because they look cute, doesn't mean nuts.
- if a kid says he gotta pee, chances are, he probably doesn't. Can't be fooled even if he has his hands covering his crotch.
- the words kids and innocence no longer go well together. 9 year olds going around saying the word sex.

Okay fine, some serious life lessons ;
- teachers are extremely under-appreciated. Teachers are so damn restricted & have to watch everydamnthing they do. Can't say the wrong things, even if the students are being plain idiotic. Can't give too much homeowork or you'd get parents complaining. Can't punish the kids with a cane, or you'd be in court. Can't be too easy either, you'd get in trouble with admin. Can't use much creativity, got a scheme to follow. Try being easygoing with the kids, they'd step on your head. Try being really strict, they'd hate you.

- teachers are underpaid. I exclude myself, cause being a student, I think my pay was awesome. But if it was my job for real, I would hate the ridiculous salary our government's paying for a job that doesn't give you space to be creative because teachers have to follow a ridiculous teaching scheme.

Teachers are surviving HEROES, I tell you.
*salute!

As much as I'm complaining, I did enjoy teaching (some classes).
Their answers can be so damn adorably hilarious.

Instruction: Make a sentence with the word hen.
1. I like hen because I like eggs.
2. I lay eggs, I am a hen.

Question: How do dolphins talk to each other?
Correct answer: They make sounds.
Answer given: They make sound like ikkkkkkkh.

& I didn't think I would, but I do miss some of the kids. :)

Miss Wong, signing out ;)

Sleep All Day

This post was meant for 2 weeks ago.

Updates.

#1. I have been teaching at my primary school, as an English teacher. 1 week left. No, I don't curse in class. Fine, maybe I've said the word hell. but that doesn't count.

#2. I found my diving license ! ;D

#3. I finally created a Facebook account. LOL.

#4. I passed my driving exam! After failing it once. No, not slope. Parking :/

#5. I still don't like peas & beans.

#6. I NEED to get my height checked. I just want to touch 160. Damn, that can't be too much to ask for.


Anyway, went to a Japenese restaurant couple of weeks ago with my family to celebrate my SPM results.
& the place serves orgasmic food! dehhh-yumm!
I kept the receipt just so I can remember the restaurant's name, but my plan backfired, cause I lost the receipt  :/
All I remember is that the name sounds like a chinese one, which I found weird. It's somewhere in Tropicana.

this is making me hungry.

Love for a Child

I've got one word for you : SPAM !

;D

& finally ;)

Boy do I love these two.

The Other Side

My memory card is haywired :/
ALL my Tioman pictures gone. All gone :(
Quite devastated about that.
but anyway, here's some Tioman pictures, from Nic's camera.

It was a diving trip with Nic, her family & some of her dad's friends.
so all together there was, if i remember correctly, 13 of us.
Oh & I found my diving license! ;D

upon arrival.

Yeah, Nic got a haircut, just before we left.
That alone took 2 hours, cause Nic got the guy so confused about what she wanted.

Before settling in our room, Nic had a thousand things hanging on her, made her look like an over-excited tourist who googled up 'what to bring to a vacation' and brought everything. I looked overly casual with jeans on an island.

For the second dive on the first day, Nic got too damn lazy.

So I went with the others.

Which was when I met Ben & Pak Man. :D

Pak Man was the man on the sterring whereas Ben works for the diving centre.

Making our way to the boat with our equipment. Heavy stuff :/

I absolutely loved the blue boat we used.
I miss sitting right at the front with my legs dangling off the boat.

Nicole tried fishing on the second night with her brother, was their first time. Nicholas caught a coral, so I guess that counts?

That's Laurent on our last meal before everyone headed different ways.
He taught me how to say 1-10 in french. I only survived until 6. He had a partner in crime, this Belgium dude who's name has escaped my mind.
GAH. If only I can access my memory card. I had pictures of everyone :(

So yeah, this is a cut & very summarised post of the trip cause I'm short of pictures.

Kinda looks like she has her thumb in my mouth, doesn't it?

Don't Fade Away

It's the 100th International Women's Day.

So here's a shoutout to all the women in the world to continue taking life's difficulties in our stride. :)

We are awesome powerful people :)

HELL YEAH.