Edinburgh Itinerary

14 June, Friday
Leave Canley @ 0933/1014 (£4.30/person)
Reach Birmingham New Street @ 1001/1042
Leave Birmingham Coach Station @ 1100 (£7.50/person)
Reach Edinburgh Coach Station @ 1930
Take bus 10 to Kariba Guesthouse
Check in to Kariba Guesthouse (£120.5/person)
Dinner at Ryan's Bar @ 2030

15 June, Saturday
Leave Kariba @ 0700
Loch Ness, Glencoe & the Highlands tour (£39.00/person)
Optional: Jacobite Loch Ness Cruise and Urquhart Castle package (£17.00/person)
Starts @ 0800
Ends @ 2030
Dinner at Pepe Nero @ 2100 (bus back to Kariba as it is nearby)

16 June, Sunday
Leave Kariba @ 0800
West Highlands Lochs, Mountains & Castles (£35.00/person)
Optional 1: Inveraray Castle (£8.00/person)
Optional 2: Doune Castle (£5.00/person)
Starts @ 0915
Ends @ 1900
Dinner at North Bridge Brasserie @ 1930 (near Timberbush!)

17th June, Monday
The Edinburgh Dungeon
Opens @ 1000
Lunch at MUMS Great Comfort Food @ 1130
8 minute walk to gathering point
Free tour of Edinburgh
Starts @ 1300
Ends @ 1530
Dinner at Iggs Restaurant @ 1930

18th June, Tuesday
Checkout
Leave Edinburgh Coach Station @ 0915 (£7.50/person)
Reach Birmingham Coach Station @ 1815
Leave Birmingham New Street @ 1854 (£2.20/person)
Reach Canley 1917

Just posting it here because it's easier to read than reading a pdf file from my phone.

-Kritz

5 out of 5

Tee hee.

Hours spent in college

FML.

Thank God that my MQA/LAN subjects weren't on Monday ... or else I'd have 4 hours of nothing-to-do-time.

Anyways, happy birthday to me :(
*my blog is like my emo outlet =.=*

-Kritz

WTF.

THE MOST WTF THING JUST HAPPENED TO ME.

So I was on MapleStory,
Asking Aaron some questions regarding HELP College,
And another buddy of mine asked which college I was attending.

Turns out, he, too, is a SASA-rian and he's gonna be there at the orientation tomorrow, too!
LIKE WTF.
Small world?

Freaky.
Shocking.

side note: anxiety is kicking in. D:

-Kritz

6H Gathering @ Old Town, Kinrara

Wanted to post something related to my trip to Genting, but I guess I'll save that for another time.

Teh Ee Chern (TEC) organised this year's gathering for us classmates of 6H, year 2005's batch of SJK (C) Yak Chee.
When I arrived there, after some dim sum with some of my secondary school friends, it seems like Old Town was not open for business.
Apparently, some fire accident happened in the kitchen.
Great.

Nevertheless, we still had our gathering there, albeit the service was terrible.

Then again, the main point of the gathering was about us getting together and meeting each other, talking, gossiping and what-not, right?

'Clicking' wasn't a problem, which was a relieve. Although it was just some usual talk we would have with other friends, it was awesome. For me at least.

And like always, Wu Lao Shi would drop by, despite her busy schedule, to say hi and tell us to behave well, like we always did since primary school :D

Reminds me of how I used to miss my friends. Not that I don't miss them anymore, but time really makes certain memories or feelings fade into the background. Today, they emerged into the spotlight. (That sounded tacky -.-)

Looking forward to the next gathering, and to more awesome gatherings in the future.

-Kritz

Boo.

Hah, scared you there.
No?
Not even a bit?
Awww, dammit.

It's been SO LONG since I've posted something on this cyber-dust-collecting blog,
Even the log in page looks different.

So ... where do I start?


Tomorrow's my graduation day.
I guess this could be considered the first, since kindergarten doesn't count and I missed primary because of stupid chicken pox.
Yes, I can't stop telling the whole world about my tragic past.

5 years, 5 friggin' years.
Well, some time in the future, I'll think of these 5 years as a minor part of my life. Very minor.
But right now, this very moment, the climax of the 17 (almost 18) of my life is written in these 5 years ...
Probably the coming week,
My major exams.

Then again, SPM doesn't overshadow these 5 years.
I believe it's the friends and people I interact with that makes these 5 years what it really is.
Did that make sense?
Gosh, this seems to be getting a little corny.
Sounds like a year-end post, heh.

But the story doesn't end here.
It's another beginning.
Yes, ANOTHER beginning.
My freedom will only last slightly more than half-a-month,
Because my college life starts on the 3rd of January.

I'm officially a SASA-rian,
A scholarship offered by HELP.
I'm not thrilled at all.
In fact, I'm intimidated.

When I was in HELP,
Getting ready for my interview,
I went through the brochure and saw that one of their mottoes is 'To Be Significant'.
I could TOTALLY relate with that.
I DO want to be significant.
Not rich, famous, powerful,
But significant.

Yet, during the award ceremony,
I see people from higher class areas,
With that significant look on their faces ...

The whole vibe is entirely different from those that I've grew up in.
I wonder how in the world could I get use to that.
I'm not a fan of venturing into the unknown ...
Guess I won't be going far?

Suddenly,
I don't feel like being significant.
Maybe I'm just not meant to be some intellectual individual,
Just some common person that blends into the ever-changing society.

Maybe I'm not destined for awesomeness like Barney (NO, not the purple dinosaur).
Oh wait, his awesomeness has another definition.
Blah.


So everyone tells me to concentrate on SPM and put aside other stuff.
But I can't.
I just can't.


Blah.
I just lost the mood to continue this.

Shall disappear for another ... month or so.

-Kritz

Post 555

I'm getting this close to totally abandon this blog ...

Let me see what I can ... write ...

Bubba Gump is nice, but expensive. Totally miss the greyish mash potatoes.
Tried both The Ship and Victoria Station. Expensive food woo~
Watched The Expendables. Cannot imagine have Ryan Seacrest on it, LOL.
2 weeks of holidays well spent ... playing Maple Story.
Aran level 81 woo~
iPod + bed = amazing combination.
Portable YouTube FTW.
Sejarah = barbiturate without physical side effect ... a little mental though.
Gonna regret this some day.
Want to see Daughtry performing live, so bad.
Won some notebook from AuditionSEA o.o
Won premiere passes from nuffnang the second time (meaning 100% streak) BUT THEY CHANGED THE DATE FROM the school holidays TO THE DAY BEFORE MY TRIALS.


End of post LOL.

-Kritz

Finally!

The twitter bird holding the 'Follow Me' sign is officially functional!

Since I sort of lost interest in blogging,
I shall end now.

p.s. INCEPTION WAS MIND-BLOWING AWESOME. Will write the review of it ... hopefully ... someday ...
p.p.s. Sorcerer's Apprentice was meh, but on the plus side, they played OneRepublic's Secrets 3 times!!
p.p.p.s. Toy Fair was lame -.-
p.p.p.p.s. I bought a yoyo! But ... >.>

-Kritz

Stuff *points at blog URL*

Don't really care about blogging anymore ... but anyway ...


Went to KDU ... can't remember when,
For Maths and Science quiz thing,
Managed to get a medal for being in the top 50,
Quite happy about it I guess.


What else happened?


Got 4th place in class,
Can't expect to get higher since I didn't put in the effort the others had ...
But that doesn't mean I'm satisfied with my results, lol.


Oh!
And I'm finally done with my Additional Mathematics Folio.
Mine was sent to PPD, lol,
Teacher specially thanked us (KM, CY and me),
Because the higher authority (lol) wanted to check a group that did Question 1 (there were 4 questions),
Only 2 groups did Question 1 while everyone else did Question 4.
And apparently mine had a tinge more of originality compared to KM and CY's,
So mine was picked.
So yeah :D
Not that mine was exceptionally good,
Just a lil bit ... original?
Yeah ... uplifted my mood a little.


Gah, that's all I remember.

And it's official, I'm one of the chosen ones.
Talk about the 27% probability.
More like bad luck.
Screw this -.-

-Kritz

Of sucky results and an inevitable farewell.

Results!
Bad.

Let me see ...
A+ for Mathematics, Additional Mathematics and English.
A for Moral, History and Physics.
A- for Mandarin and Malay.
B+ for Chemistry and Biology.

Was REALLY happy to score 97 for Additional Mathematics,
Like seriously,
Happier than winning 2 rounds of zone-level debates!
Especially when paper 2 was set by Pn. Tan herself.

REALLY happy to score 72 for Mandarin too!
My very first A- for Mandarin for SPM level!
The teacher even thought I had the essay question before the exam,
Because it seemed too good to be true.
Kinda insulting but, nevertheless, :D
Then again, my traditional Chinese part sucked.

Chemistry and Biology sucked,
Especially the essay parts.
Guess I'll have to ... ... you know ...
Lost quite a lot of marks for the Novel and writing section for BM, :(

Doesn't seem that bad,
But kinda bad when compared to other classmates.
Not that I'm being competitive,
But their results are used as a reference.
Especially when people are getting 10~20 marks more than yours for a single paper >.<

Oh well,
What's done is done.
Next?

* * *

Pn. Tan left our school,
Our (5 Alfa) Mathematics and Additional Mathematics teacher.
One of the best teacher I've ever had in my schooling life,
Not just her effective teaching method,
Her way of explaining things,
But also the personal advice she gives,
The times where she joked with us students.

It was such an emotional scene when the girls started crying,
And all the hugging,
Even I was sniffing,
On the brink of tearing.

I believe it's as hard for her as it is for us,
Probably even worse.
We've only been under her teaching for ... a year and a half?
Whereas she's been in this school for over 10 years ...

But one's capability shouldn't be limited,
For a person that could teach so much more ...

If there was an article written about what a teacher should be,
Or an essay about their most respected teacher,
Or an inspiration to be a teacher to educate the future generations,
I believe she'd be one used as reference,
Pn. Tan Kim Leng,
Our beloved teacher :D

All the best in her endeavours,
As a matriculation lecturer :)

-Kritz

The thing I loathe.

I really, really hate debating.
The mere flashback of it makes me sick.
I mean REALLY sick.
I feel so mentally and psychologically tortured, lol.

I'm currently trying to find out why do I loathe thee so excessively,
Is it the immense amount of tension?
Is it the fact that I'm not good at public speaking?
Is it the fact that I'm not prepared for it?
Is it the fact that I don't have much experience?
Would having more competitions in school help?

This is the very first time I joined an actual debate competition,
No, an actual debate in fact.
I previously had 2,
One was without preparation,
While the second one was ... sort of debating with myself.

I think I'm sick, lol.

Went to SMK Seksyen 4 today for a zone level debate competition,
Up against SMK Puchong (had no idea that existed, sorry, but then again, what are the odds of a student from that school reading my blog? lol) for the first round,
Public shame is an appropriate means of punishing criminals as the motion of the debate.
We were the opposition team for this motion.

I was the first speaker, and the person to give the reply speech.

Gosh.
THE HORROR~

Somehow, we won.
OH CRAP,
WE DID NOT PREPARE FOR 2ND ROUND.

The best part of the day was meeting a bunch of my old friends,
Those from 6H and those from Success Score,
Ah, miss them, sort of.

Had no appetite.
Did not feel well.

2nd round,
Up against Seksyen 3.
They went straight to Round 2,
Because their opponent in Round 1 withdrew.

So basically, they had the whole morning to prepare,
While we had like ... 1 hour?
The motion was young people should be subjected to night-time curfews as a way to reduce crime.
We were the governing team this time.

They were so bitchy mean,
Greeting us as the 'wise yet confused governing team',
Boasting about their impenetrable 'skyscraper',
Saying our points were 'feeble'.

I have to say,
That strategy had a great role in relinquishing our morale,
*applause*
But somehow we won.
Both teams were equally shocked.

Can't believe we're in the finals.
I loathe thee, debate.

-Kritz

Maybe I should just ... stop

Bye holidays,
Had ... fun?
Probably not called fun ...
Just a few stress-free days.

Watched Toy Story 3, yay~
Thanks to nuffnang.

Did nothing, at all, almost.
I wonder what would happen to me tomorrow?

Time to ... get myself back together?

-Kritz

Holidays are ...

... kinda boring. But I'm not complaining. Heh.

So far, watched 2 movies,
Robin Hood in the cinemas


And To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) at home.


Yay, big pictures.

Went out with a bunch of friends on Friday,
They watched other movies while I watched Robin Hood alone.
Finally get to watch movies separately, was so fun, LOL.

Robin Hood was not bad, I guess.
I don't know what to say about it.
Enjoyed it? But the ratings weren't so good ... so whatever.

To Kill a Mockingbird, wanted to watch that for quite some time,
Finally had the time, and mood, of course.
Very first black and white movie for me :D




Went to my driving instructor's funeral.
So sudden.
But we arrived late /=

Became a outing instead.
Went bowling and snookering.



Went out on Friday again,
Ping pong and bowling this time.
Then night market ... well, at night.


Time's a wastin'~

-Kritz

Last American Idol post ...

I present thee, the winner of American Idol Season 9

Lee DeWyze!

So happy that he won :D
43 episodes later, the American Idol has finally been crowned.

He deserved it :)

And goodbye to Simon as well.
Can't imagine what Idol would be like next year without him.
But I guess we'll see.

Oh and congratulations to Crystal Bowersox as well.
She'd probably have a successful career as well, despite not winning Idol.
Not that she's bad, I'm just not a fan.

* * *

Anyway,
Back to school.
2 weeks of examinations down, 1 more week to go.
Gosh, I don't know what to say about the mid-terms.
I really didn't put the effort exams required in terms of studying and revision.

Whatever,
Can't wait for the holidays.
lol, heh :D

-Kritz

Like ... who cares?

So yeah. Hello :D

Had my driving exam on Monday~
Gosh, I was so worried that it would screw my midterms up.
While the whole world was studying over the weekends,
I had to balik kampung and after coming back,
Attend my last driving lesson.

Other than that,
I was freaking out, lol.
So that was my excuse for not having the mood to study >.>

MONDAY.
While everyone attended school,
I had to wake up 5 in the morning and go to the exam place.

*AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH*
Thank goodness I had a friend there to accompany me.
Or else it would be worse @_@

My greatest fear was the slope.
Oh the agony when you're accelerating for your life,
Lifting the clutch with extreme caution,
Waiting for the sign to release the handbrake,
And therein lies your fate,
Will the car go forward? Stall? Roll down the slope?

I was lucky number 11,
While my friend was number 4.
1-10 all went over the slope,
None of them failed!

Then it was MY TURN.

So I stumbled into the car,
And everything was so surreal.

Next thing I new.

Heh.

Passed ._.

Everything else didn't matter,
Parking and 3 point turns were not a problem.

AND WOOTS,
ALL DOWN IN 6 MINUTES. (well, according to the slip)

Relief.
Joy.
:D


Then it was the on-the-road test.
Everything went well,
Passed.

And 2 days later,
Obtained my P license.
WOOT.

Now that's a part of history.
I milestone in my life has been conquered.

* * *

Exams~
In the school hall,
Heat, tension and excessive carbon dioxide all in one room.

Didn't really study for Bahasa Melayu, English, Sivik and Maths.
Studied seriously for Sejarah.
Had to.

Whatever with the exams.
Blek.

Oh yeah,
Had a stand fan woot.
Thanks to Pn Lau :D

* * *

beLEEve!
Gosh, I wish Lee DeWyze wins :(

-Kritz

It's not that I'm complainin' but ...

Badminton craze 8D
Sorry, not really a part of it because my parents aren't.
But I would watch if no one else was hogging the TV ...

Anyways!

Busy with creating this school's teachers' day bookmark.
Turned out not that nice but my creativity and skills are very limited,
So yeah.

Took pictures in school,
Gonna miss one on Monday :(

Exams sodifnisdfsdfosdfsdfsdfsfdsdsdfsffaswrsyeyryurthgnsdasfsgvafrdfdsfnos
No point complaining about how I wanted to study earlier but end up studying last minute ANYWAY.
Oh well,
Should probably make the best out of this last-minuteness.

Kampung,
Last lesson,
Exam,
Exam!

-Kritz

Lazy :(

Lee DeWyze for American Idol of 2010!
All his AI performances are amazing!
ESPECIALLY THE BOXER.
LOVE that song so much right now.
No, he's not seemingly good just because this is one of the worst season of AI history.
He IS good.

Recently stumbled upon this tumblr about Friends the TV show,
Makes me so wanna watch it all over again.
How I wish I could own the DVD boxset of all 10 seasons.
Expensive x_x
Amazing series :(

Hari Anugerah is over!
Had to take so many pictures, gah @_@
So not my thing.

Exams woot!
So dead.
Hahahaha.

Driving exam.
ARGH.

Okay I don't feel like blogging out of a sudden =.=

-Kritz

Screwed up, hehe

Homework, studies, time management and student related stuff,
Screwed up, heh :D

Oh well.


On the other hand ... Lee DeWyze should totally win American Idol. LOL.
Gahh, his singing is so nice.
And this time I'm not biased about anything,
Since I watched every episode,
Unlike previous seasons.


May 17th!
Driving exam.
AHHHHH.


Screwedddd up~

-Kritz

Pokemon and American Idol!

Aww, Andrew's out.
Wish he would stay longer, but I guess his time is up. :(
Oh well, Lee better win this. LOL

POKEMON!
FINISHED POKEMON YELLOW.
FINISHED POKEMON CRYSTAL TODAY,
IN 2 FREAKING DAYS!
WITH 1 FREAKING MAIN POKEMON!
GO TYPHLOSION!

Took it slower for Pokemon Yellow,
Trained my Pikachu, Charizard, Blastoise, Venusaur, Dragonite and Mew equally.

Next up, Emerald?

-Kritz

Reminder.

1. Surat pelantikan. [DONE!]
2. Tag pengawas percubaan. [DONE!]
3. Set of 1119 objective questions. [DONE!]
4. Physics exercise. [DONE!]
5. Moral Powerpoint - Keamanan dan keharmonian.
6. Touch up powerpoint for Bahasa Cina. (been saying that since forever)
7. Something about Kelab Memanah? Oh yes, passing the carta organisasi to some kid ...
8. Prepare for Sejarah tuition exam. (doubt I'll actually do that ...) [OVER!]
9. Prepare for Chemistry tuition exam. [OVER!]
10. Prepare for Physics tuition exam. [OVER!]
11. English Literature homework, 'crimes' of Sheila and Gerald. [DONE!]
12. BC - completely lost. Loads of essays to copy and workbook exercises to finish up.
13. Some PBSM demo thing next week.
14. Calligraphy competition next week? Have to inform people ... [OVER!]
15. Sivik folio. Not that I need to do much :P
16. NIE. But that can wait :O
17. Prepare for BM oral test. D:
18. Sejarah BBM conpetition D:
19. 5 Komsas questions!
20. More Chemistry practicals to copy.
21. Complete Chemistry exercise book. (one of the things that never seems to be done)
22. Complete Sejarah exercise book. (same case with Chemistry)
23. Complete Physics practical book. (same case with Chemistry and Sejarah)

Last (actually I think I might have left out some) but not least,

MID

TERMS

WOOT

-Kritz