Nobody likes leaving their comfort zone.
But hey,
the thrilling part of life comes in changes.
If you don't move forward to discover them,
how long do you still want to seek refuge,
in that shell of yours and hide from changes?
-Leaving.., ©honcuk.-
Today was the day of departures once more in a class called 4 Science 1.

Last week had been full of decision-making. About selecting and going through all possible choices of what's right or wrong for each individual.

Yes, in this particular case, it has been known to us that Malaysia's Ministry of Education had decided to limit the number of subjects to be taken during the SPM examination, due to them wanting to focus more on the co-curricular achievements and participation of the students and the whole PSD scholarship issue.

And it's also decided that this rule shall apply to those taking SPM in 2010, which happens to be us fourth formers of 2009, it's our batch y'all.

In SIGS, 4SC1 and 4SC2 students had been generally taking 11 subjects so far, which are:

1. Bahasa Melayu/Malaysia.
2. English Language.
3. History.
4. Moral Education/Islamic Studies.
5. Mathematics.
6. Additional Mathematics.
   
7. Biology.
8. Physics.
9. Chemistry.
10. English in Science and Technology.
11. Prinsip Akaun.

And a number of us are also taking Music, hence to those who did, we took 12 subjects instead.

It was already a dilemma for those taking 11 subjects to decide between EST or PA.

For us who are taking 12 subjects, it was even worse, trust me.

Suddenly, EST was dropped out of our timetable, so we all assumed that we have to take PA.

Then, we were given a choice to choose.

It's a miracle that the school authorities are allowing the students to finally make a decision by themselves instead of following their every single notion.

Initially, Ah Yuan, Sarah and me wanted to drop both EST and PA to take up Music.

Then the whole drama started when we can't do so because apparently PA was a compulsory subject in 4SC1, therefore if we wanted to take up Music, we have to switch classes to 4SC3.

Before we had a chance to even think about it, we were told that the class quota was already at its limit, so basically, Music was way out of our league.

Okay, fine.

If that wasn't enough, the three of us were forced to choose between EST and PA.

After pondering about it, and we were given only about half an hour to decide this issue that might affect our SPM certificate, all three of us chose EST. And that's with the fact that Puan Hajah Afrinah gave us her word that we aren't going to split into different classes till next year.

Wrong again.

On Saturday, when it was the lunch break for the Gadget Competition in Convent, I got a call from Najwa, with her saying that I had to choose between the two subjects again, because apparently we had to switch classes to 4SC2 if we still wanted to take up EST.

Oh great. I had to choose again?

Somehow since Friday, Ah Yuan and I didn't feel good about our choice of taking up EST.

Somehow, there was this nagging thought in my head that I made a wrong choice, and I only made this decision because my whole family had advised me to take up EST.

In the end, my mind was finally made up.

I'm taking PA for SPM, and that's final.

No more changing my mind, no more thinking so much about it.

My head was sore from all that thinking, but still, I felt so much more relieved making this choice than sticking to what I had decided for myself before.

There's a whole lot of reasons why I'm taking up PA instead for SPM, other than the generally discussed fact that it's a useful subject and all.

Reasons shall not be disclosed here, unfortunately.

If any of you know what I'm talking about, I'm choosing to state them reasons somewhere else.

And there, from the five or six people who were taking EST, there were only two left who were very sure of their choices.

Fairuz and Najwa, who were intent on taking EST and not PA.

They left for 4SC2 today, and instead of being sad that they won't be there anymore, I decided to be happy for them.

They made a choice they know they won't regret, and that's great for them, really.

It's not like they're leaving us forever to some faraway Neverland, they're just upstairs.

If we are really friends, no matter how much the distance, we're still friends, we'll make the effort to keep in touch and make sure that friendship doesn't face away with time.

Then again. Some friendships are just not as strong as we all thought.

All of us are going to pursue our own paths after SPM, so this is merely a challenge for us, a stepping stone to the numerous byes we'll be getting after graduating from Form Five.

So stay strong peeps, we should be happy for those two, as much as their presence shall be missed.

I can only wish Fairuz and Najwa here all the best. (:

Meanwhile, Music class is going to be fairly quiet with only two people left - Natchie and Eva.

Gosh, the horror. Silence in a Music class?

Very abnormal.

In any case, I'll be dropping by from time to time, to annoy the hell out of Puan Yew and to catch up with the Korean-spazzing Natchie and the humourous Chemistry tuition mate Eva. It was nice hanging out with them and Puan Yew with Jia Ying mummy, Kitty Kat, Xin Yun and Amirah Hanis. What more with the fact that we didn't have to do our theory which was due..weeks ago? Haha.

I still have lots to do, and I doubt that I'll be updating often.

Need to get my life fixed by the start of August.

And by fixed I mean get all that undone homework done, log books complete, school obligations fulfilled, and keeping a low profile in school to avoid being undetected by teachers.

*****

Just throwing in all them happy stuff in here for a good laugh when I read them again in the future. (:

PJ was fun today. We played this game in which we had to memorize the names of somebody's favourite food, and recite them all over again. Just for memory's sake, here's the list:

Round 1
May - Charkuey bakar.
Ah Yuan - Tauhu bakar.
Jia Ying - Satay.
Guppy - Chocolate.
Jia Xin - Ice cream.
Leonie - Ais kacang.
Fairuz - Telur.
Najwa - Carbonara Spaghetti.
Cassan - Cotton candy.
Sarah - Lollipop.
Saran - Pepperoni.
Tasha - Apple.
Syadza - Tomyam.
Shamilla - Soya bean.
Veena - Nasi lemak.

Round 2
Ah Yuan - Chicken teriyaki.
Jia Ying - Chicken chop with black pepper sauce.
Guppy - Jagung panggang.
Jia Xin - Honey.
Leonie - Miso ramen.
Fairuz - Nasi goreng paprik.
Saran - Pasta.
Syadza - Asam Pedas Ikan Kurau.
Shamilla - Asam Laksa Ikan Pari.
Veena - Ended the game and managed to recite all of the above.

Notes :

1. Syadza is now known as muka tomyam, thanks to Veena.
2. Veena goes, "I know you..!" every time she tries to remember Jia Ying's favourite food.
   
3. May was very miffed about copyrights when Guppy said Jagung Panggang. :P
4. Fairuz can be the next successful waitress. Seriously.
5. Jaafar was in the game, but she forgotten Shamilla's in the first round, so she was out before having a chance to make an appearance! Haha.
6. In the first round, I clapped each time I said the name of a certain dish, and Guppy was wondering why didn't I bother saying roti canai. =.= LOL.
7. The gazebo near the counselling room does hold some good memories of us there now. Sweet. [:
   

We played masuk-masuk last Friday, and it was awesomeness.

PJ in 4SC1 just rocks.

And yeah, there was the incident when the prefect meeting in the hall was finally over, and a few of us Form Four prefects took the attendance list from Jane to update our yellow prefect cards, whatever and however you refer them as.

And it was just then, Evonne dropped Veena's blue mechanical pencil through the wedges of the pentas.

I never had a good laugh for so long, for Guppy, Jia Ying, Evonne, Veena and I were pushing and pulling and pushing the pentas like there's not tomorrow, and using Veena's long ruler to try and slide the pencil out, but we managed to uncover some IU stuff, PA worksheets, and random trash instead.

Thanks to Guppy's miraculous hand, the pencil was saved.

Hallelujah! xD

Two Fridays ago, Guppy, Jia Ying and I took the bus to Plaza Pelangi and we had fun walking around.

In the bus we saw Enddy, and a student who has the exact same bottle as Anna! LOL.

Saw Stephanie with her cool-looking iPhone, her friend, Khai and her friend, and a whole lot of other people.

It was fun while we were there. Since I was cooped up for so long at home and it was nice just walking around with Guppy and Jia Ying. Guppy should bring me out when she goes clothes shopping one day! ;)

Last Friday, MaoMao aka Yun Han and Yi Shian were having fun tormenting us with their 'massage techniques', which were darn freakarse painful, but surprisingly addictive. Call me sadistic or whatever, honestly, it was THAT addictive.

And yes, thank you my dearest Anna-chan for the pretty card you gave me. I guess you're one of them rare ones who can understand my passion for fashion. Haha. =)

WARNING: Azri is a potential molester, secretly in disguise. A darn abusive one as well. Yeouch. I'm going to implement 'must-hide-Ozri's-shoes' plan as soon as I can. She needs a taste of her own medicine! Not like I have the strength nor swiftness of Miss Ninja here, but I will get back at her..with my own way. Wakakakakakakakaka.

To Ash, if she manages to read till the very end of this post, I'm so sorry I haven't reply your email, I will do so, don't worry. Do bear with me alright? Hopefully you're doing fine, and that you got your problem settled. Remember, smile smile smile! (:

Stephanie never fails to inject some common sense into me. I feel much better about the whole drama now. Thank you! :]

Hope Lynnie-jie makes a trip to school soon, even for awhile! ;D

Kor's coming back soon this coming Sunday! You promised we'll go to the Da Vinci exhibition together, so hurry back! :D

It's very thoughtful of Najwa to get me a purse in the shape of a cute cat, knowing that I like cats, and just because she thought I would like it. Thank you!

There, a long entry after not updating for so long.

Might be doing another disappearing act once more.

Till then, cheers!

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It’s not an English name I came up with for myself. My mother is indeed a genius in coming up with such a splendid name for me. Although my name has been unfortunately mutilated (nicknames are excluded) over the past years, full credits to my mum for my current identity.

I’m certainly looking forward to changing the word ‘patient’ to ‘survivor’! If you’re interested to read about my journey in battling lymphoma, you can click here to proceed to my cancer blog.

Ironic, I know; this blog is mainly pink instead. I like all colours actually, but I find myself having an affinity to the colour green. In fact, I can safely say that green is my soul colour.

Languages, music, fashion, photography, cultures, dance, literature, writing; just about anything, really. The arts truly intrigue me, especially thought-provoking pieces. Of course, the arts play a major role in inspiring me in my everyday life.

I don’t have a favourite genre – I read any book that interests me!

I am a trained right-hander from young, since apparently being left-handed is considered ‘wrong’. Basically, I’m ambidextrous! No wonder I find it easier to air guitar using my left hand than my right; I simply relate to the arts than subjects that deal with logical thinking better, too.

A stubborn Bull I am, too. I abhor being rushed. I prefer doing matters at my own reasonable pace. I don’t particularly like changes in my routine, but I can adapt quite easily. I’m a very practical person as well. I enjoy the beautiful things in life, but that doesn’t make me shun ugliness at all. Besides, it all depends on how one perceives beauty. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder!

Still am, but I’m slowly learning to accept imperfection into my life. Also, I’m doing my best to erase the many expectations I have so I could one day master the art of letting go and freeing myself to simple happiness and joy.

Compared to before, I’m less dramatic nowadays. Language-wise, I attempt to blog flawlessly in English and speak proper English online with my peers. Call me a Grammar Nazi all you want, but that’s how I roll. I only converse in perfect English in formal situations and during my dramatic outbursts. Otherwise, I’m absolutely capable of communicating like the average Malaysian!

It’s a different issue altogether when you’re forced to learn for the sake of getting good grades, though. Other than that, I’m open to new information and knowledge anytime! I especially would like to learn more languages and pick up new musical instruments.

…are just some of the things I would love to do in the near future, hopefully!

the basic rules apply. If you respect me, I’ll respect you. If you happen to be someone who has low EQ skills, I’ll try to be tolerant but my patience is definitely limited. I’m observant when it comes to human behaviour. I’m a person of many opinions, but I don’t voice them out unless I trust you enough; I’m very honest and candid when it comes to the people I can trust. Even though I trust very easily, not everybody can prove that they’re all that nice. Hurt me, and I’ll only defend myself if necessary. Hurt my family or my friends – you won’t find me holding back.

Is there anything else you would like to know about me?
Throw me your questions and/or doubts here! I honestly have nothing to hide, so you’ll expect the truth and nothing but the truth.

It’s only how I phrase my answers that you’ll have to be aware of.
Or…you can click hereto go back to reading!

Nobody likes leaving their comfort zone.
But hey,
the thrilling part of life comes in changes.
If you don't move forward to discover them,
how long do you still want to seek refuge,
in that shell of yours and hide from changes?
-Leaving.., ©honcuk.-
Today was the day of departures once more in a class called 4 Science 1.

Last week had been full of decision-making. About selecting and going through all possible choices of what's right or wrong for each individual.

Yes, in this particular case, it has been known to us that Malaysia's Ministry of Education had decided to limit the number of subjects to be taken during the SPM examination, due to them wanting to focus more on the co-curricular achievements and participation of the students and the whole PSD scholarship issue.

And it's also decided that this rule shall apply to those taking SPM in 2010, which happens to be us fourth formers of 2009, it's our batch y'all.

In SIGS, 4SC1 and 4SC2 students had been generally taking 11 subjects so far, which are:

1. Bahasa Melayu/Malaysia.
2. English Language.
3. History.
4. Moral Education/Islamic Studies.
5. Mathematics.
6. Additional Mathematics.
   
7. Biology.
8. Physics.
9. Chemistry.
10. English in Science and Technology.
11. Prinsip Akaun.

And a number of us are also taking Music, hence to those who did, we took 12 subjects instead.

It was already a dilemma for those taking 11 subjects to decide between EST or PA.

For us who are taking 12 subjects, it was even worse, trust me.

Suddenly, EST was dropped out of our timetable, so we all assumed that we have to take PA.

Then, we were given a choice to choose.

It's a miracle that the school authorities are allowing the students to finally make a decision by themselves instead of following their every single notion.

Initially, Ah Yuan, Sarah and me wanted to drop both EST and PA to take up Music.

Then the whole drama started when we can't do so because apparently PA was a compulsory subject in 4SC1, therefore if we wanted to take up Music, we have to switch classes to 4SC3.

Before we had a chance to even think about it, we were told that the class quota was already at its limit, so basically, Music was way out of our league.

Okay, fine.

If that wasn't enough, the three of us were forced to choose between EST and PA.

After pondering about it, and we were given only about half an hour to decide this issue that might affect our SPM certificate, all three of us chose EST. And that's with the fact that Puan Hajah Afrinah gave us her word that we aren't going to split into different classes till next year.

Wrong again.

On Saturday, when it was the lunch break for the Gadget Competition in Convent, I got a call from Najwa, with her saying that I had to choose between the two subjects again, because apparently we had to switch classes to 4SC2 if we still wanted to take up EST.

Oh great. I had to choose again?

Somehow since Friday, Ah Yuan and I didn't feel good about our choice of taking up EST.

Somehow, there was this nagging thought in my head that I made a wrong choice, and I only made this decision because my whole family had advised me to take up EST.

In the end, my mind was finally made up.

I'm taking PA for SPM, and that's final.

No more changing my mind, no more thinking so much about it.

My head was sore from all that thinking, but still, I felt so much more relieved making this choice than sticking to what I had decided for myself before.

There's a whole lot of reasons why I'm taking up PA instead for SPM, other than the generally discussed fact that it's a useful subject and all.

Reasons shall not be disclosed here, unfortunately.

If any of you know what I'm talking about, I'm choosing to state them reasons somewhere else.

And there, from the five or six people who were taking EST, there were only two left who were very sure of their choices.

Fairuz and Najwa, who were intent on taking EST and not PA.

They left for 4SC2 today, and instead of being sad that they won't be there anymore, I decided to be happy for them.

They made a choice they know they won't regret, and that's great for them, really.

It's not like they're leaving us forever to some faraway Neverland, they're just upstairs.

If we are really friends, no matter how much the distance, we're still friends, we'll make the effort to keep in touch and make sure that friendship doesn't face away with time.

Then again. Some friendships are just not as strong as we all thought.

All of us are going to pursue our own paths after SPM, so this is merely a challenge for us, a stepping stone to the numerous byes we'll be getting after graduating from Form Five.

So stay strong peeps, we should be happy for those two, as much as their presence shall be missed.

I can only wish Fairuz and Najwa here all the best. (:

Meanwhile, Music class is going to be fairly quiet with only two people left - Natchie and Eva.

Gosh, the horror. Silence in a Music class?

Very abnormal.

In any case, I'll be dropping by from time to time, to annoy the hell out of Puan Yew and to catch up with the Korean-spazzing Natchie and the humourous Chemistry tuition mate Eva. It was nice hanging out with them and Puan Yew with Jia Ying mummy, Kitty Kat, Xin Yun and Amirah Hanis. What more with the fact that we didn't have to do our theory which was due..weeks ago? Haha.

I still have lots to do, and I doubt that I'll be updating often.

Need to get my life fixed by the start of August.

And by fixed I mean get all that undone homework done, log books complete, school obligations fulfilled, and keeping a low profile in school to avoid being undetected by teachers.

*****

Just throwing in all them happy stuff in here for a good laugh when I read them again in the future. (:

PJ was fun today. We played this game in which we had to memorize the names of somebody's favourite food, and recite them all over again. Just for memory's sake, here's the list:

Round 1
May - Charkuey bakar.
Ah Yuan - Tauhu bakar.
Jia Ying - Satay.
Guppy - Chocolate.
Jia Xin - Ice cream.
Leonie - Ais kacang.
Fairuz - Telur.
Najwa - Carbonara Spaghetti.
Cassan - Cotton candy.
Sarah - Lollipop.
Saran - Pepperoni.
Tasha - Apple.
Syadza - Tomyam.
Shamilla - Soya bean.
Veena - Nasi lemak.

Round 2
Ah Yuan - Chicken teriyaki.
Jia Ying - Chicken chop with black pepper sauce.
Guppy - Jagung panggang.
Jia Xin - Honey.
Leonie - Miso ramen.
Fairuz - Nasi goreng paprik.
Saran - Pasta.
Syadza - Asam Pedas Ikan Kurau.
Shamilla - Asam Laksa Ikan Pari.
Veena - Ended the game and managed to recite all of the above.

Notes :

1. Syadza is now known as muka tomyam, thanks to Veena.
2. Veena goes, "I know you..!" every time she tries to remember Jia Ying's favourite food.
   
3. May was very miffed about copyrights when Guppy said Jagung Panggang. :P
4. Fairuz can be the next successful waitress. Seriously.
5. Jaafar was in the game, but she forgotten Shamilla's in the first round, so she was out before having a chance to make an appearance! Haha.
6. In the first round, I clapped each time I said the name of a certain dish, and Guppy was wondering why didn't I bother saying roti canai. =.= LOL.
7. The gazebo near the counselling room does hold some good memories of us there now. Sweet. [:
   

We played masuk-masuk last Friday, and it was awesomeness.

PJ in 4SC1 just rocks.

And yeah, there was the incident when the prefect meeting in the hall was finally over, and a few of us Form Four prefects took the attendance list from Jane to update our yellow prefect cards, whatever and however you refer them as.

And it was just then, Evonne dropped Veena's blue mechanical pencil through the wedges of the pentas.

I never had a good laugh for so long, for Guppy, Jia Ying, Evonne, Veena and I were pushing and pulling and pushing the pentas like there's not tomorrow, and using Veena's long ruler to try and slide the pencil out, but we managed to uncover some IU stuff, PA worksheets, and random trash instead.

Thanks to Guppy's miraculous hand, the pencil was saved.

Hallelujah! xD

Two Fridays ago, Guppy, Jia Ying and I took the bus to Plaza Pelangi and we had fun walking around.

In the bus we saw Enddy, and a student who has the exact same bottle as Anna! LOL.

Saw Stephanie with her cool-looking iPhone, her friend, Khai and her friend, and a whole lot of other people.

It was fun while we were there. Since I was cooped up for so long at home and it was nice just walking around with Guppy and Jia Ying. Guppy should bring me out when she goes clothes shopping one day! ;)

Last Friday, MaoMao aka Yun Han and Yi Shian were having fun tormenting us with their 'massage techniques', which were darn freakarse painful, but surprisingly addictive. Call me sadistic or whatever, honestly, it was THAT addictive.

And yes, thank you my dearest Anna-chan for the pretty card you gave me. I guess you're one of them rare ones who can understand my passion for fashion. Haha. =)

WARNING: Azri is a potential molester, secretly in disguise. A darn abusive one as well. Yeouch. I'm going to implement 'must-hide-Ozri's-shoes' plan as soon as I can. She needs a taste of her own medicine! Not like I have the strength nor swiftness of Miss Ninja here, but I will get back at her..with my own way. Wakakakakakakakaka.

To Ash, if she manages to read till the very end of this post, I'm so sorry I haven't reply your email, I will do so, don't worry. Do bear with me alright? Hopefully you're doing fine, and that you got your problem settled. Remember, smile smile smile! (:

Stephanie never fails to inject some common sense into me. I feel much better about the whole drama now. Thank you! :]

Hope Lynnie-jie makes a trip to school soon, even for awhile! ;D

Kor's coming back soon this coming Sunday! You promised we'll go to the Da Vinci exhibition together, so hurry back! :D

It's very thoughtful of Najwa to get me a purse in the shape of a cute cat, knowing that I like cats, and just because she thought I would like it. Thank you!

There, a long entry after not updating for so long.

Might be doing another disappearing act once more.

Till then, cheers!

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