California!!

Hellooo from LA!

I had a really good trip but its not over yet.

Here is a summary of my trip. From KLIA, we had a four hours flight to Taipei, where we transit there for about an hour, and from there, a 12-13 hours flight AAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLL the way to LA!!!

I didn't get much sleep though because there was a whole lot of tv and movies to watch!

We all arrived safe and sound, and all our personal belongings with us. Praise the Lord :)

When we first stepped out of LAX, it was soooo coooool!!! Like someone installed an aircond outdoors!! Hehehe a glimpse of the chilly days ahead. And we all gave out our first tip to the shuttle van guy. Its American culture to tip, sort of like a service tax. Hehe

Its about 10.51pm now, and the night is not over!

The Petronas officer wants to take us out for a drink I think :)

BTW, there were 15 of us Petronas Scholars hehe.

Tomorrow, we split up. Kautsar and I will be going to Denver tomorrow morning.

This is a quickie. Will blog more later! If I don't feel lazy la hehe

Missing In Action

Not really, I was just deprived of the internet for the past week. No cafe world :(

But luckily Kautsar is there to help me cook! Hehe

Hello people, I send you greetings from the Penang Island!

And in a few more hours, we will be in Cameron Highlands for the night together with Jeslyn, Badaq and Jon.

Just to update you on where I am now.

I just had the most interesting cheese roti bakar! Yumm hehe

Ok bai :p

Three Silly Giggly Girls

Mission one of my trip to KL is accomplished!

And I say that with enthusiasm and joy because to apply for an American Visa is not as easy or fun as it seems.

You need to go to Alliance bank to pay this, get the visa form from the university in USA, apply and pay for SEVIS, fill in DS-160 online, make sure the photograph meets all specifications, run here run there, do this do that WARGH!!!!

The fact that you cannot and MUST NOT get anything wrong made it all the more stressful! One wrong thing and no visa for you!

After a whole lot of miscommunication between the uni and with friends, I finally managed to get everything ready before I proceeded to the final step.

Kautsar, Jessie and I got the interview on the same day. We all know how terrible KL jams are, so thank God we made it just in time for Kautsar to check in!

The American embassy is really cool. It gave me the whole "White House" feel, only the building was not white in colour.



My appointment time at the embassy was at 8.50am, but I only left the place at 11am. It took two hours because of the waiting process, but the interview itself took less than 5 minutes.

And security there is tight! We had to leave our IC, handphones, cameras, Ipods, MP3 players and other electronic devices at the front gate. They even took my set of sewing needles away. I totally forgot about them hehe

I even overheard this African guy have a heated argument with security, to which she sternly replied, "Sir you are not an American citizen. If you are going to be angry I will not let you in." True enough she did not, because I never saw him inside after that. It pays to be patient I guess.

Since they took my stuff away, I could not take pictures of the embassy's compound. It looked really nice, and again, the whole white-house-splendour feel came as I walked towards the building from the gate.

The entire waiting process was so long. There were so many people, and it seemed as though they were skipping numbers! One moment it was A62, and the next it was A80. What happened to the numbers in between? Hmm...

Even though it was another slow day at the embassy, the people working at the counters were really nice. There was this sweet American lady who was in her late-forties, and she greeted everyone with a friendly "Good morning" even though they kept her waiting after she called their number. I like her hehe

While waiting for my turn for the interview, I was so nervous and I felt butterflies in my stomach.

Before I went to the embassy today, I always thought that the interviews were done in a dark boardroom where you have to sit across a panel of interviewers. The two or three of them would start drilling you with questions and shred you to pieces in anyway they can! And one of the interviewers will be this old white-haired American guy enjoying himself as you turn into a speck of dust during the interview.

Does it ring a bell? How about this picture:



Yup, I thought I was going to walk in a room just like that and have my interview done, only I did not expect this fellow to be there.



Yes I have a wild imagination, and I should probably stop watching so much TV now :(

I was relieved, but slightly disappointed when I found out that the interviews will be conducted at a counter through a glass window that separates us from them. No scary boardroom for me then.

The interviews can last up to half an hour, depending on the officers mood. But sadly, mine lasted about 5 minutes :(

Why sadly? I mean, I should be glad because I passed and the dreadful process of applying for VISA is finally over, right?

I'll tell you why I am sad.

Because the officer was so so sooo handsome!!!!

I think he is an ABC (American borned Chinese). And he has such a cute American accent!! He was so so soooooooo nice to me! He even acknowledged the fact that CSM is a very good school! So smart!! Hahaha

Man, I wish I had the chance to talk longer with him.

Coincidentally, Kautsar, Jessie and I were interviewed by him. After we stepped out of the embassy, we squealed in delight as we talked about him. Haha Kautsar would like me to point out the fact that he talked to her the longest. Meh :p

What a way to start the day huh! Hehehe

Bandar Baru Bangi!

I love MAS.

But not this flight! Although the air-steward was kinda cute hehe :p

I am now in Bangi. Disturbing Kautsar. Mission one accomplished :D

I think her mum is delighted to received the three ikan masin terubok that my mum bought for her. I saw so many other boxes of those fish in the airport just now. Semenanjung people love fish I guess -.-

My visa interview is tomorrow, hopefully we can all make it.

So, three weeks of adventure in KL will begin, TOMORROW!

In a completely different story, we all know about the cliche question of "what are the three things that you would bring to a deserted island?"

Well my lovely brother asked me that question, and my reply was simple.

"I will bring you. To cook and clean up for me."

To which, that witty nut-case replied, "I will most probably find a way out, and leave you there!"

Wonderful. I love you too brother.

-.-

Final Moments

Yes. I have not been blogging for a long time now. Some stuff happened and well, most of you know what it is. I would prefer very much to not talk about it here and now though.

Anyway, during the one month of my absence from this ol' blog, much has happened ever since I finished my A-Levels in KDU.

I vandalised Sterling by drawing on the walls.

I threw rocks into the pool in Sterling.

I went to KDU and turned all the tables and chairs upside down in one classroom, just for the heck of it.

I spread a nasty rumour about one of the lecturers to the juniors and now her image is ruined forever.

I turned down the offer to go to Colorado School of Mines because I got accepted into UCLA. HELLO CALIFORNIA BOYS!!!

I got casted in Glee and will be overthrowing that nasty and annoying Rachel Berry, because I am the one that truly deserve that gold star!!

Yay Glee!!!

Just kidding. None of the above is true. But I am guessing that all of u already know that anyway.

For most people, they would hit the town and celebrate the end of their nasty exams together with their friends. I did that.

Then they would be busy packing all their stuff from their hostels into boxes and bags and throw away the heaps of nonsense that they bought but used once only. I did that too.

After that, they would have some sort of reunion as a farewell together with their classmates. I did that too.

Lastly, they would go on a holiday and enjoy themselves to the fullest! I did not do that.

Sad no? Allow me to walk you down memory lane, of what has happened in the last month of my absence.

On the last day of exams, Hifzhul, Jeslyn and I planned to go out and celebrate. But before that, STUDY FOR PHYSICS FIRST!!!


Study study!!

My last meal in KDU. Nasi goreng ayam

It was the last day for the three of us, but the others still had a paper the next day. So, after exams, while waiting for the rain to subside, Jes and I took advantage of an empty classroom to do nonsense. Poor Amalina was dragged into the nonsense as well. Hehe


Gleek!!

Jessie's big ass

LOL obscene much?


After the rain, it was karaoke time!



Trust me when I say that Jeslyn Ling is the best person to go karaoke with. She crazy haha

Then there was dinner with Hiffy at Italianniese, followed by back to back movies!!

We ate so much! Such greedy people -.-


Salad!!

Hiffy eyeing the food longingly...

I woke up the next morning and started packing. I have so much stuff and I don't even know how I managed to end up with so much crap in this two years period!


The start of a tornado...

After packing and packing, and repacking again, I still could not bring everything back to Kuching. I ended up lugging two luggages with a combined weight of 29kg, one back pack full of stuff, and a laptop bag all the way back to Kuching. I had to give away other unnecessary things to the juniors, or throw it away. And I still have two bags that I left at Kautsar's place in Bangi.

On the day the Arts fellas finished their last paper, Ms Sathya and the other lecturers in pre-u department threw us a little farewell party. It was super nice of them to go through all the effort. And Ms Sathya even baked TWO cakes for us! We are loved :D


Us and the lecturers :)

Look at the food.... yum yum..

The science nerds and our favourite Chemistry lecturer :D

GUYS this nonsense is suppose to stay IN the house!!

With F4, Jie and Jessie :D

Our usual catfight over Derek Paul

Don't kiss me!!

The night ended in One Utama, where the Petronas juniors were uber sweet enough to buy dinner for about 20 of us!


Petronas Seniors + Juniors :)

On Sunday, I said a small farewell to my fellow sheep from Sheep United. The last time I were to see them before I go back to Kuching. But fret not guys, I will be back in a couple weeks time :)


Together with Papa and Mama Sheep, Beatrice and Rachel

Shiny Shin Yi :D

The reason why I did not go on a holiday immediately after exams was because of BTN.

Yup, on Monday, the Petronas gang from KDU and Taylors headed out to Ulu Sepri in Negeri Sembilan for the Biro Tatanegara course that is mandatory for all outward bound scholars.

One entire week in BTN.

In a jungle.

In the middle of nowhere in Negeri Sembilan.

It was not as bad as I thought it would be. The people there were very careful with their words, especially after the whole BTN scandal.

They fed us plenty, but had fish in almost every meal T.T

But the annoying thing were the bugs. SO MANY OF THEM. As if thats not bad enough, there were BEES!!!!!

BEES IN THE TOILET BEES IN THE BEDROOM BEES IN THE CLASSROOM BEES EVERY WHERE!!!!

I hate bees!!

One of the very reason why I was not completely attentive in class was because of the bees. They kept flying in through the window and would repetitively BANG their heads on the wall thinking they can escape by phasing through the walls. Stupid. And there was also a HUGE WASP!! The very scary looking sort!!

When BTN ended, I was so glad to get away from all them bees. Hmph...

Anyway, the Petronas scholars were not the only ones in BTN. There were scholars from MARA, JPA, and MINDEF as well. There were over 100 scholars over there.

BTN would have been boring if not for each other and the new friends that we met.



That is Hanif (guy in the middle) from Sabah. HE HAS THE CUTEST SABAHAN ACCENT EVER!!! He is an orang Sungai, not Malay, and he is very soft spoken as well. Haha I love to hear him talk because of his accent. Sounds almost like Indonesian. The others agreed with me too hehe.


On our last day in BTN.

Petronas boys together with the Penghulu

Official meeting of PERSATUAN BORNEO is in order. Some jealous people keep interrupting!! Hmph

Oops! Pendatang tanpa izin dari MINDEF!! Haha

I have to say, Petronas really takes good care of us. They provided us with a bus, to and fro! Some of the other scholars had to pay for their own transportation or relied on their parents to fetch them :s

I went back to Kuching a day after BTN.

Up until now, I still have two luggages unpacked, and have been lazying on my bed while playing with my laptop. My mother calls me a statue because all I do is just sit/lay there the entire day, not doing anything.

But I did accomplish a few things since I got back here:

- completed season 7 and 8 of the series 24
- read Breaking Dawn
- halfway through my VISA application
- unpacked only one of my luggage
- watched loads of movies in the cinema and on my laptop

Very lazy. And unmotivated. And bored.

Well, that was a brief summary of what I went through before I came back to Kuching

Until the next time, ciao people :)

Sherene-Tastic!

Studying the whole day is tiring.

I was doing my Chemistry p4, and I felt really bored. So I turned to Facebook to cure the boredom.

Then I saw this :



That is my further maths and chemistry classmate, Shum. One very naughty fellow who gave REAL kangaroo-balls key-chains to his friends as a souvenier from Australia -.-

LOL Shum.

So I commented.

Not long after, ye old Facebook sent me a notification from Shum who be scribblin' somethin on me plank arr...



I was like, WTH!!!!

What the heck was going through his mind when he wrote that on my wall?!?!

Then he sent me a link, which opened to



Urban dictionary!

Haha ok, now I get it.

Ok, so according to Urban Dictionary, this is what my name means :

Owh, I underlined my favourite descriptions. The rest, is up to you to judge ;)





"can be your worst nightmare if you piss her off."

Yea, and you know it!!

Experiment Butt

I remember the times I had in form 5, right before SPM. We were all so very naughty!

We talked, laughed, and just did everything except studied or paid attention to the teacher in class.

I miss those old times.

I was rummaging through my class' blog, looking for one particular post I posted nearly three years ago about an experiment we cheekily conducted on some of our classmates.

See the title of this post? Yup it was an experiment on butts!

For old times sake, I shall re-post the mind-blasting experiment we did and the amazing conclusions and discovery we made on that day :D

Experiment Butt

Aim : To investigate the relationship between butt size and gap of Suria’s chair and big metal box.
Hypothesis : The smaller the butt size, the easier it is to pass through gap. Size of butt is inversely proportional to the ability to pass through gap (Rise and Fall Law)
Variables : 1. Manipulated – Butt of subject X and Y
2. Responding – Ability to pass through gap
3. Fixed – Size of gap
Apparatus : Ruler, Suria’s chair, big metal box
Materials : Subject X and Y
Technique : Force Subjects to pass through the gaps sideways.

Diagram :



Procedure :
1. Suria’s chair is placed in front of the big metal box that is situated at the back of the class room.
2. The length of the gap between the box and Suria’s chair is measured using a 15cm ruler as shown in the diagram.
3. The length of the gap is 15cm and is kept constant throughout the experiment.
4. Subject X, which has a small butt, is force to pass through the gap.
5. The results are recorded.
6. The experiment is repeated with Subject Y who has a bigger butt than Subject X.
7. Results are then recorded. Both results from both sets of experiments are tabulated and inferences are made based on the results.

Precautions :
1. Do not overfeed the Subjects otherwise butt size will increase and will be unsuitable for experiment.
2. Suria’s chair must not be moved at all times no matter what.
3. An audience is necessary because the more people laugh, the more fun it is.
4. Do not take photo of Subject’s butt as it is considered as pornography to be posted on the internet and it is hazardous towards human eyes to look at people’s butt.

Results :
Experiment (subject) Results
X Can pass through
Y Cannot pass through

Discussion :
Subject X is able to pass through the 15cm gap because X has a smaller butt, so Subject has more space to pass through. Subject Y is unable to pass through the gap because Y has a bigger butt, which inhibits the space that is intentionally prepared for Subject to move through. The size of butt therefore influences the ability to pass through small gaps. This inference is based on the Rise and Fall Law, which was discovered by the Butt Prof. of 5A on 26 July 2007. The Law states that the size of butt is inversely proportional to the ability to pass through small gaps. The bigger the butt size, the lower the ability to pass through small gaps; and the smaller the butt size, the higher the ability to pass through small gaps. This thesis is supported by the formula :
2 times 2semicircle,
half radius times pie equals to ??? diameter ???
eventually equals to size of butt
This formula is formulated by Prof. Ah-Ng AnnAnn from AnnAnn Country.

Conclusion :
Size of butt is inversely proportional to the ability to pass through gaps. Hypothesis accepted.

Extra info and notes :
This experiment was conducted on a pure bored basis. The scientists were supposed to be paying attention in class and do their work quietly, but they felt that the understanding of Fictional Physics and Pure Fun and Laughter was more important. Materials were contributed willingly and no subject was harmed during the entire course of the experiment. Subjects were notified and awared that they were being experimented. All Subjects, scientists and bystanders were insanely laughing their heads off during the experiment. This experiment is Copyright Protected by the Panda/Walrus/Puppy of 5A.

Conducted by : Matahari, Panda, Suria, Taekwando Guy, Ah-Ng AnnAnn and Mr. Kho

Hahaha

Ahh, the silly nonsensical things we did in those days. Priceless :)

The 10 Sheep That Conquered

I was functioning on 3 hours worth of sleep yesterday.

I came home Friday night right after CouZ and just crashed on my bed.

CouZ was fun by the way. And I won the ice-breaker of talking AT people hahaha. I did not know I had that much crap in me :p


Sheep United and ChampionSheep United UNITED!!! Now from different cells but we still love each other just as much :)

I woke up at 3.30am on Saturday morning right after Marilyn texted me.

OMG 3.30AM??? WHADDA HECK AND WHY you must be thinking.

I missed my cell friends so much that I could not wait for sunrise to see them :)

Hahaha I love them loads but thats not the reason why. Please lah. I told you guys in the previous post that I love my sleep -.-

10 of us woke up super early in the morning to go on a cell outing, to CLIMB BROGA HILL in Semenyih!!! We had to leave early because we wanted to catch the sunrise at 7am :)

I left Sterling at 4am, made it to the Chew's nest at 4.30am, and we all left at 5am.


Rachel's sleepy face

Piling into the Twin's car

Andrew feasting on his McBreakfast. The first time I went through a McD-Drive Through! So ulu kan!! hahaha

When we arrived at Broga at 6am, it was super dark! Thank you Arsyad for the torchlight. Luckily we had four of them, otherwise we have to "walk by faith, not by sight" lolz.


So dark!

When we got there, the place was already filled with people who had the same idea. So there was minimal risk of us getting lost or robbed.

The climb up was super fun! It was fun helping each other climb all the way to the top, and I was Rachel's "torchlight" hehe.

We managed to reach the first peak at 7am, right before the sun came out. The sky was a beautiful mix of pink, purple and orange. Since it was on top of a hill and was really early in the morning, it was very windy and chilly as well. Just perfect for an early morning climb :)






The sky is Your canvas, God. Looks like pink, orange and purple are Your favourite early morning colours :)

The climb all the way up there was a challenge, but it was doable. This is the only time in my life where being short has its advantage and disadvantage, both at the same time.

ADVANTAGE : I have a lower centre of gravity. So the chances of me losing my stability and falling is very low compared to the rest.

DISADVANTAGE : Some of the steps were really high. Made my climb up even harder!

Despite all that, it was all worth it. The view up there was simply breathtaking. You have to forgive my small little camera that cannot compete with Marilyn and James' Canon DSLR. But I do my best, so bear with me.














We found three pairs of shoes hanging up there!


Not that bad for a compact camera right? Seriously, I cannot even begin to describe to you how beautiful it was. I felt like I was in China! You know, like those kung-fu movies where they are always travelling through the mountains and what not. But really, you have to see it for yourself to truly understand how beautiful it was up there.

There were lalangs, rocks, four peaks, lots of trails and CLEAN FRESH AIR!!


The view of the 2nd peak and its many trails from a rock on the 3rd peak

Splendid weather. Breathtaking view. Wonderful company :)


Jon Lee, Marilyn, Rachel Ang, Chris, Andrew, Rachel Thong and Cissie. Quan and James were next to me when this was taken :)

How often do you get to climb a hill with your fellow sheep who are willing to wake up at 3 in the morning and go through an hours drive to Semenyih, scale the hill that has four peaks and get such a beautiful view of nature in all of God's glory?

Not very often right?

Thus, we took this opportunity to take LOADS of pictures up there!


The happily married cell leader and zone leader :)

ROARING SHEEP!!

Benji and I

His zen moment

The twin monkeys hehe

Us :)

Them monkey boys

Jon-jon!! He melts in the sunlight!!!

Forced to do push ups on a rock on top of a hill!!

While Jon was doing the push ups, there was another group of people that were cheering him on!
Hahaha we give you good publicity Jon!

Btw, Jon, and the twins, Marilyn and Rachel are from Kuching as well! Hehe

And here, a few classic moments aided by the sun :)


This is a really beautiful picture :)

Again, I make you look good Jon hehe

There were so many people enjoying the view up there as well. Kids, old folks, teenagers, young adults, middle aged people, and yes, even a dog!


Super pup!!

Sadly, the fun came to an end, and we had to make our way down :(



I tell you!

The climb UP is so much easier than the climb down! It is a whole lot more challenging, and even more life-threatening!!!!

There were so many times when I almost lost my balance! The track was very very steep! Going downhill is bad for the ankles and knees hmph! Really I tell you! I would rather climb UP somemore than go down!


Broga in all its steepness. No this is not even the steepest part of the hill!!

If only they built like a lift or something to transport people down from the hill. I told Quan to bring banana leaves next time so that we can just slide down the hill hehe.


Took this on the way down for fun. Wanted to play with my macro hehe

Can you believe we were on top of that thing??

When we got back to James' place, we were pretty wiped out. And look at who we found fast asleep on the couch.



We tried whispering into his ear, plopping down onto the couch next to him and he still would not wake up! Haha

All in all, it was a very fun experience. I finally got a breath of clean fresh air here in Selangor. And this trip made us closer to each other :)

Can't wait for the next cell outing!