The Big 8s of 2008

Woooo 2008 is coming to an end!! It has been a great year, full of hardship and wonderful surprises. 2008 is big for me because it is a totally different path in life compared to my sheltered life in secondary school. So I have met new people, gained new experiences, made new mistakes (and some of the old ones), picked up new habits and a slightly bolder attitude, I think. Teehee

Since it is the end of the year 2008, I thought that I should do a write up on the 8 biggest/coolest thing that occured in my life throughout this year. These events are arranged in chronopredator chronological order since there is no way I can rank any of these events...

1. I CAN DRIVE!!!!!!!!!!!

Uh huh uh huh!!! BE AFRAID KUCHING (and sometimes KL), be very VERY afraid!! I have now, in my hands, my driving license!!
Lolz fret not! I am a good driver!! I have people that can testify to that, right Suria? Chad? Eddie? Edwin?

I passed the JPJ test one day before SPM results came out, and I ACED IT! It was easy, after praticing numerous times, but honestly, ask me to go up that hill now and I just might fail it!

Yea I consider this to be a big thing because it means that I can go out where ever I want WHENever I want, provided that the car is available for me to use. Teehee

Since I have been driving, I have taken up the role of chauffeur and cab driver. When I go out with my friends, most of the time I will be the one driving. Sometimes I would even turn out to be the ONLY person driving among them.

Imagine this, more than 10 people out in town and I was the only one driving! Owh yea no joke! The boys had to walk in the rain while the rest of us girls squeezed in the car.

And you all shall WALK!!!!

And here are the pictures of the people that had the privillage of getting a joyride in my car:

Michelle and Yen Hua

Steeeeeek your tongue back in Panda!!

People squeezing at the back of my car. FIVE PEOPLE!!

Driving people around can be tiring, but I am not complaining. I enjoy it XD

2. SPM!!!

Back then, I thought that SPM was super super important and that if I do not do well, my world would end. Ok that was an overly-dramatic statement. But I knew that if I did not do well in my SPM then a lot of windows of opportunity would be closed for me.

Despite my silly and useless worrying, praise the Lord I managed to score 9A1s and 1A2 for my SPM! A whole lot better than what I had expected or even deserved. So yes getting straight As for SPM was a big deal for me this year.

Cindy and I collecting our results in the school hall

So yes, trust in the Lord for He will sort out everything. Even though during the day of exam you were turning insane to the point of laughing like a hyena from the canteen ALL THE WAY UP to the third floor where the exam was taking place. Teehee owh yea I was super crazy back then, and still am!!

3. Petronas Educamp

After obtaining my SPM results, my mother nagged me into applying for scholarships to further my education. I tried my luck with MARA, JPA, Khazanah, BNM, Petronas, UM foundation. At that time I had my mind set on dentistry. But little did I know that something else would steal my interest and attention.

When I received the letter from Petronas to attend their Educamp program, I actually thought of passing it up because they were offering Petroleum Engineering while like I said, that time dentistry was on my mind. Thank GOD I went for that camp!

Educamp was more or less like an interview camp, Petronas' way of scouting for potential future scholars and employees. It was fun! The interview was more fun than I thought it would be. Honestly it was not intimidating at all, unlike the MARA interview I went through.

I was not the only Townian selected for the interview. Cindy, Yen Hua and Ning Jian were also called in for interview. In the camp, I met new people, which includes my cousin that I never knew existed and these two monkeys.

The matching monkeys Edwin and Eddie

Since May we have been hanging out a lot. Now, one is in Perak, the other in UiTM. And when we get together, Eddie gets bullied well, lets just say that we have a lot of fun XD

4. I GOT it!!!

I never really expected to get any offers at all. I knew that I had a good chance in getting something, maybe at least ONE offer. But the Lord blesses His children exceeding abundantly above ALL that we can think or ever hope for! My offers were:

-MARA; Dentistry. IB in KMS then India

-Science foundation in UM

-Matriculation in Labuan

-Petronas; Petroleum Engineering. A-Levels in KDU, then 4 years in the States

Guess which one I picked. INDIA!!!!!!!!!!!! Petronas DUH!!!

It was not an easy decision. I had many factors to consider. Each one came with its own pros and cons, but the ultimate would have to be Petronas of course.

So yea I was spoiled for choice, and I praise God for helping me choose the right one.

5. Cool College and a Kickass Condo

Since I got the Petronas offer, Alep and I had been on the edge of our seats, waiting for July to come so that we can start classes in college. KDU rocks!! The lecturers are nice, facilities are satisfactory. Heck, we even have the best cafeteria!!

Before I got here, some people were warning me about those studying in KDU. A lot of rich kids attend classes there, so there was an assumption that everyone that goes there are snobs and that we are going to be bullied around by them snobby rich brats.

Yes KDU has a lot of rich kids there. Look around and you will see branded goodies like Nike, Adidas, Gucci and what not. But no, we have never been bullied by anyone who has a much higher spending power than us. Hence, statement about stereotypes in KDU proven to be wrong. So far. Teehee

I have to thank KDU for setting us up in a very very very VERY nice posh place to stay in instead of banishing us to stay in its hostel and also to Petronas for willing to splurge on us like that!!

The view from 1st floor

At first, it felt as though Sterling was in the middle of nowhere since there were not many shops nearby with only one VERY expensive mamak stall and a 15-20 minutes walk to Giant for groceries. Cabs were really hard to flag down, and Rapid KL had not started taking a route in front of the condo.

But now, we have a few more food stalls opened, a stationary shop that also sells groceries, and we can even sneak inside Kelana Mahkota which is just next door to get some groceries. Plus, Rapid KL bus T624 now passes in front of Sterling, which means that we do not need to spend RM3 just to get to the Kelana Jaya Station!! Woohooo the Lord provides!! Teehee

6. Them Crazy People I Go to College With...

Wow I have never been in a group where everyone is so united within a few weeks of getting to know each other despite having religious, cultural, ululu and background differences. Nevertheless, I am very blessed to be in this group. We all love each other and all our whackiness and insanity. Awwww

My housemates and Nazirul

The three science chicks under Petronas

Lepak-ing at Pavi

Everyone has charisma, personality and a sweet caring heart! Yes some were shy at the first few weeks, but after that, they become more open and even start cracking very unexpected jokes! It is very easy to get along with these people since we have things in common. Alep and Yvonne are my first friends since before we even set foot into KDU, along with June and Pei Jin. Also not forgetting our seniors Syamil, Wendin and Farah, who helped us so much in our preparation!!

Usually when I have an idea, Alep would usually be the one that I would turn to. The Pah and I have alot in common, what can I say. Hehe Jie Jie really is the Da Jie in my house. She always takes care of us and is great in giving advice. Kautsar, my darling roomie. I am amazed that she is still sane after bunking in with me for the past 6 months. Haha Suzie is not human. She is damn smart. The tok guru of further maths and physics, alongside Zul. Haha ahhhh I love them all!! They make life in KL a whole lot of fun and enjoyable. Nipaporn!! Teehee

One of the best thing about these people is that they are INSANE!! Endless entertainment I tell you!! You can count on them to come up with nonsense and do really funny stuff as well. Which explains why we have a whole lot of inside jokes that comes from virtually every single funny thing that we see or do.

Chad trying to be funny with someone else's specs

Pah's signature look

Playtime with Aliq and Mun Mun

Lets dance or pose or point at people...

Chad hunting after his ululu lesson

Don't poke your eye out Suzie!!

I have about 1.5 years left with these people. And they make time fly pass really fast.
Together we went through a whole lot of laughter, and a whole lot of crap. But whatever it was, we stuck together. And we always will XD

7. Sweet Mama Drama!!!!!!

We did a play for our english class back in September. It was energy zapping, time consuming, stressful, difficult to manage and was extremely problematic. It was, it was... Fun. Haha

Fatin, Mun Kit and Daniel rehearsing a scene

Just My Lady takes the stage

Ms Hema who helped made it all possible

I say it again. We are family!!

That experience has really brought us closer to one another, just as Nipaporn said. Besides, we all know that we probably would not get this kind of opportunity once we enter university. And that is why it is a big deal for me. We are doing another production in February. This time, big scale. This is going to take up alot of our time, our Saturdays, and most importantly, our sleep time!!! ZOMG my SAT!! AS!! SLEEP!! T.T

It will be worth it, I know. It had better be...
Lolz

8. KDU CF Christmas Camp

Ever since my first week in KDU, I have been attending its CF every Friday.

But it was the week before and during the camp when I started to be closer friends with the CF people. Especially this guy:

Poser!!! Lai lai do the Lala pose number 1-10!!! Teehee

That is Vincent. His real name is Hippo. He talks to hippos, and loves to eat mud, soil and drink mud water. Teehee Hippo has been a great encouragement to me and is extremely random. I know that I inherited my mother's lameness, but this dude brought out the lameness in me! Yea ho? hahahaha

Wei, I want ice-cream, cookies and TGIF. Teehee... NNGGIAW!!!

Anyway, the CF camp was one of my favourite events this year. It was a fresh revival and the fellowship was awesome. A small number of 20+ did not hinder the Lord from pouring out His presence during the camp. Just as what the scripture says:

For where two or three come together in my name, there I am with them (Matthew 18.20)

"Rawr!!! I have pretty pink fingers!! It was personal wasn't it??"

Err, yes and no...teehee

Tossing Mr Ulu into the pool. He's actually enjoying it...

Elaine and I!! Put us together and you are going to get a pair of crazy people laughing the entire night for no apparent reason

"We all have pretty pink fingers, but I think mine is the prettiest!" LOLZ

One big happy family in Christ. Not hot here, no vulcano :p

KDU CF is very important to me as it is the one place where I can get fellowship and grow spiritually. CF has very erm, interesting people there, and an awesomely cute couple, XiYing and Aaron!! Aiyo I knew there was something between them the very first time I spoke to Aaron back in August. Hehe. Joshua and his family are a great blessing! I would not be going to church if not for them. Thanks Mi for giving me the heads up about Mr New. Yea its good to know people right? Teehee

TO ANY KDU CF PEOPLE READING MY BLOG!!
I just want to say that it is a blessing to know each and every single one of you. I hope that you guys will continue to have fellowship with one another no matter the time or day, just as His word says:

And let us consider how we may spur one another on towards love and good deeds. Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another, and all the more as we see the Day approaching. (Hebrews 10:24-25)

Thank You Lord for giving me such wonderful brothers and sisters in Christ there in college!

So the end of the year is here. Thank you all for following my blog since I started ranting in May, and I hope that you all will continue to read my crap that is more to come next year. With that said, people, say goodbye to 2008 and say hello to 2009!! Stop clinging onto the last and start looking forward to the future that is filled with God's promises and blessings!

Happy New Year everyone!
Loads of Love,
Sherene.

Dear Petronas...

My dearest, most wonderful, and most beloved sponsors,

WHERE IN THE WHOLLY MOTHER OF U GA BOO GA MONKEY IS MY PETRONAS LETTER?????

Huhu everyone else has already recieved theirs, so where is mine?

Owh unless you were planning to tell me off in that letter, then it can wait XD

In the meantime, I have been wanting to post this video up in my blog for quite a long time now, but I never did. I have no idea why. Teehee it is a combination of random videos that we took during our time in Sterling and college. Hats off to Alep for making the video.

There are alot of inside jokes in that video. For example, the song used is actually in mockery of me. Yes yes tuki tuki. Never again daun, never again.

So yea, please do not feel stupid if you do not understand or find this video funny. At least sit back, relax and enjoy our zaniness!!

CHRISTmas!!!!! stupid santa

Ok mummy will kill me after reading this post because right now I am suppose to be studying. Er half an hours break ma? Teehee

By now all of you have probably heard the media's interpretation as to what Christmas means

1. Christmas is about giving

2. Christmas is about friends and family

3. Christmas is about presents

4. Christmas is about Santa Claus what the french connection united kingdom heck

5. Christmas is not Christmas without snow and pretty bright lights and loads and loads of presents and turkey

and so on.

Yes yes, we never said that it is wrong to give. It is great that you spend it with your friends and family. But Santa Claus??

Hohoho Merry Christmas!!!!

That big fat red guy that everyone idolises during this time of the year? Yea he dunno, he do drugs. I kick his ass guitar hero ZOMG
I find it really irking that the most popular person during Christmas is not me Jolly Old Saint Nick. Every year people would tell tales about him to their kids, dress up as him, portray him as the most important element of this season because if you are naughty, you will wake up to find coal in your socks. There are even songs written about him!!!
Christmas is not about him!! If it is, the holiday should be called Clausmas or Santamas or Sanata-ana...

The word Christmas originated as a compound meaning Christ's Mass.

Who was born on 25th December some 2000 years ago? Punch yourself in the face if you do not know because u dunno u do drugs

Christmas is a celebration of the birth of Christ. Jesus, the Messiah, the Son of God. He who came to the world to die on the cross for not only those who are called Christians, but for EVERY SINGLE ONE OF US! Yes, that means you!

Did Santa die bearing all your sins upon the cross? No. All he does is break in to your homes and steal your food! So get it right. On Christmas, celebrate Christ. JESUS. Not Santa. Or Rudolph. Or Dasher or Prancer and the other raindeers. Teehee

Owh what the heck, celebrate Him everyday for He is good and He loves you! Lolz

This is Vincent's rendition of the 12 Days of Christmas, but for some reason there are only 8 days in his calender. Hmm, must be a hippo thing...

8 fat juicy turkeys

7 turtleDUCKS

6 tortoiseSwans
5 gold ear rings
4 spanish cows

3 french hens

2 itallian chicks

and a bak'ry of GINGERBREAD TREE!! hahahah!!

*faints*
Silly hippo ^-^

Merry Christmas to:
- My dear family. You guys are a pain in the neck. I love you hehe. Ma, I just found out where I inherited my crazy laughters from. Its from YOUR side of the family. Badaq, KUO!! Please do not introduce me to anymore of your crazy friends. Wilson is enough, TMTH!!! Haha. Ko and Wee Leng, when are you guys getting married I miss you guys!! Hope you doing fine in Perth!

- My brothers and sisters in KDU CF!!! Praise God for you guys. Woohoo!! Vincent Hippo Hio!! You have been a great encouragement, including your random nonsense lameness!! Thanks for making me smile =) Roy, thanks for the songs, I am enjoying them alot!! Xiying and Aaron, YOU GUYS ARE SO CUTE TOGETHER!!! Loves infinity to all of you.

- My friends and classmates in KDU. We are going to rock KDU 2009!!! Lolz Pah pah Alep I want to watch PGL!! Promise!! Arsyad, please keep your exercises away from your kittens from now on!! Ni, when are you getting back with my adik? I want to remain being besan with you. Hahaha you guys are really wonderful and nice to me even though we have not known each other for that long. Love you all loads!

- My former Townians. I miss you guys! Jia Seng and Cindy, wish you guys are here. Panda, are you sure you are not the king of gossip? Lolz Nancy, I love you more than for the reason you can count money for me! Teehee oi Suria, I am so incredibly kind to you with that bag, I am expecting special treatment from you from now on. Hehe jk.. Hohoho you kiasu phai kias ah bengs and ah lians, I hope you all are doing fine wherever you are now!!

- And to everyone else who does not fall into any of the categories above! Thanks for reading my blog and God bless you! Just because your names are not mentioned in this post, it does not mean that I love you any lesser than those orang peliks people up there.

Merry Christmas and have a blessed year ahead!!

When Townians Get Together...

A year has passed since we were all together in the same school, running amuck, wreaking havoc and giving our teachers a big headache with our vibrant personalities and our cunning and witty abilities to talk back to them.

A year has passed since we all studied together, photostated "referred" to each other's homework, shared exam tips, and played, talked and signalled during SPM.

A year has passed since we joined clubs and societies together, where we constantly organised events and worked together as a whole.

A year has passed since we cried on each other's shoulder, comforted, consoled, encouraged, motivated and laughed together.

Aaah those were the days. I have to admit that I really do enjoy my life and friends in KDU as we speak, but of course I miss the bitter sweet moments in Kuching Town No.1 with my friends that I have known for years.

For five years we have been together. You cannot imagine all the drama, the hardship, the joy, the laughter and the fun we went through. Yes we were close, ever since Form 3 we been good friends since most of us were in the same class, which clearly explains why we were able to work closely and served together in the prefect committee board. I am not just referring to the people from my class, we are also very good pals with the others from 5B, 5C and so on.

Now, everyone is scattered across Malaysia. Some are still in Kuching doing Form 6 in either Kuching Town No.1 or Kuching Town No.2. A few are in Swinburne Kuching doing their foundation in engineering and business, a group of them are doing accounting in Sunway Kuching. Others are in private colleges in Kuching such as FTMS, Segi, and so on.

Three of us are under Petronas scholarship in UTP Perak. Some were lucky enough to be shipped off by the government to Matriculation in Labuan. One is all the way in Melaka with the decision to do accounting there rather than in Sunway Kuching with the excuse of getting away from home as far as possible, another in Taylors KL finishing her foundation in business. Two have gone off to Masterskills in Cheras to do nursing, and one is waiting to get back to pre-med school in Penang so that he can fly off to Russia next year. Some are in UTAR PJ which is not very far away from the one in KDU doing her A-Levels under Petronas scholarship XD

That is not even half of the list as to where all our friends are. So you can imagine how hard it is to get everyone back together for a simple reunion, but lets not make it a reason to not try aye? Hehe

18 of us got together for another round of nonsensical madness on Friday night. It was nice to see them again. I can see that some of them has changed quite a bit. Some have gotten rid of their shyness, and some of us are still as loud as ever. Some are partying hard like there is no tomorrow, while some are still as sweet and innocent as I am. Teehee college has done us all some good I suppose. And of course, there are those that just simply never change. But no worries, we still love each other, right guys?

Since that day was Lanny's birthday, we surprised her with a cake!

Isn't she sweet

Yea this year I am big on surprises, but I am not complaining. joshua Panda was being his old self again as he went around Sarawak Plaza looking for something embaressing to buy for Lanny with a strict RM5 budget -_-"
Unfortunate for him, he never did find something, or a funny hat that made noise every 10 seconds *faints*

Paying the bill was abit of a headache. That is one reason why I am not doing accounting or businees, and also another reason why I love Nancy very much :p
Thank you Nancy for helping me to settle the bill. Like what Panda said, once a treasurer, always a treasurer. When it comes to counting money and you are as blur as me, Nancy is your girl!

If she was a rich girl...wait, she already is :p

Random pictures of the night!

The girls!! Nancy, Lanny, me, Jojo, Suria, Mei Fang and Sze Nee

The boys!! Yen Hua, Zhuang Tak, Teck Siong, Kang Hong, Brice, Liu Ann and Siaw Ping

Don't give me that look Ah Ng...

Ahem! What do we have here?!?!? teehee

Panda reluctantly posing for the camera

Squeezing together at Kados Cafe

I dunno what to o-dah!

Let the gambling begin!!!

Brice and Jojo in matching stripes..

There were a few people missing last night and I really wished they were able to join us. Cindy and Jia Seng are still stuck in PJ, and the next holiday they are having is CNY next year.

Owh I totally forgot to mention in my previous posts about Jia Seng's Christmas present for my mum.

He randomly drew stick people on the back of a free booklet handout thingy while we sat in Nando's. And he also said that he has a spy in KDU that is watching me, but he refuses to reveal the identity of his spy. Wonderful. This kind of bully, how not to miss? Cindy I am amazed at how you put up with this sort of entertainment every single day. Teehee

It was fun getting together again and catching up on each others lives. One year has passed, but time has proven to be a force that cannot break our bond and friendship with each other.

Eeeeyerr why this post so cheesy ah? Hmm must be all this studying during the holidays which is suppose to be a time where we all relax, unwind and have oodles of fun but noooooooooooooooooo we cannot do so due to the sad fact that we have exams waiting for us when we get back to KDU! *draws in deep breath*

Lolz today I conquered Chemistry. Tomorrow, PHYSICS!!
XD

The Very Crazy Chubby Bunny

A few months ago, when Badaq came down to KL to say bye to Koko and Wee Leng, I hung out with her and her bassman and the chubby bunny.

The bunny I am referring to is not this bunny:

No, not that cute fluffy unchubby little creature you see in that picture.

The bunny I met is 27 years old, but acts like a little kid in a very funny and entertaining way.

The bunny I met loves to watch Happy Tree Friends. Not only does he enjoy watching them in his car during a traffic jam, he LOVES it and laughs at it like a little boy even though he has probably watched it a million times before.

The bunny I met is bestest best friends with Badaq and Jon.

Below is a mug shot of the bunny, which I stole from his Facebook (I only took the photo for the purpose of blogging)

Whoa!! It is non other than Wilson Tan Kah Meng!!!

Wilson is crazy. Just plain crazy. When I first met him, he was so emo till Badaq had to keep pestering him to tell them what was his problem. That same night, he was driving us around KL aimlessly, laughing at Happy Tree Friends, and pondering this question, "If I was Sherene, what kind of tattoo would I get??" And he even showed me the places that are a NO for me to go with a boy alone.

ZOMG!! Owh I mean, OMHG!! There was once when he hijacked Badaq's phone and used it to reply my messages to her. From there I learned that KL is a dangerous place and U Ga Boo Ga. Very very VERY educational.

After adding him in MSN, Badaq has taught me the art of annoying Wilson, and I am enjoying every bit of it.

Unfortunately, the bunny is smart in countering it. He changed his nick to:

(",) My name is Sherene Jawing. I love Wilson!

Plus he even used a picture of Badaq and I as his display picture!!! So I changed my MSN nick to:

I'm Wilson Tan Kah Meng.. i'm KAH MENG for u!!! And I am in love with myself. OMHG!! Teehee

Like, ZOMG!!! Below is the conversation in MSN that we had today.

Like, WTH people ACTUALLY believed that I love Wilson?!?!?!?!?!?!?

Badaq, you are going to have to save me from this. Lolz I really do wonder where you find all your friends. Hmm

Nevertheless, as zanny as he is, the bunny is 100% harmless I think. Plus he is a very nice guy too. So its ok people, you do not have to fear for my life. Yet. Teehee

OMHG

OH MY HEATHEN GAWD

Yes one entire post dedicated to you Wilson. So enough jumping off 77th floors of buildings and what not.