Never thought I would land in this kind of trouble, left my car untouched for 4 days, and then, the turn of the key made a funny sound in the engine, and it failed to start! Had to charge the battery using some cables (from Subang Carrefour) and Cheah's Honda's battery (obviously, his car is in much better shape than mine---he go for monthly services)
Stupid mess... Should I drive to KL tomorrow?
Saturday, September 24, 2005
Thursday, September 15, 2005
Taiping, Revisited
Ah, went up to Taiping again, but this time I got to spend a night on Maxwell Hill (compared to the last time, when we just snapped photos at the foot of the hill)
We were staying in a bungalow on the very top of the hill (but there are higher hills a few kilometres away, wonder why no one seemed interested in climbing one of those) It's a nicely renovated old wodden bungalow, kind of reminded me of scary scenes in stupid ghost movies!
We took a 'ride' up the hill on Rovers (if I'm not mistaken) The 'ride' was a cheap RM5 roller-coaster ride... We did 330 degree corners with some speed, and zoomed up all the way from the foot... Wonder how I made it up hill... I think I must thank my lucky star again. Sigh!
Anyway, we were welcomed by an old gentleman. We climbed some stairs, and reached our destination---a desolated bungalow on top of a desolated place... We were quite very happy indeed---we can finally make some noise (I don't think Mr Pak Jaga will ask us to shut up this time) since we were all alone, 27 of us, excluding the owners of course... However...
Lunch time! Yeah! We were about to start chomping away when a bird-watching lady appeared and said, "Wait for everyone before you start!" and later when everyone was seated, "Now I'll tell you about the rules BESIDES the rules printed out at the hall..."
Rule no. 1 - wait for everyone during meals
Rule no. 2 - no coupling
Rule no. 3 - make your own bed
Rule no. 4 - water is served but WASH the cups after you've used them, and PLACE it where you've taken it from
Rule no. 5 - don't waste food (Finally! One sensible rule!)
By the end of the lecture, we were really wondering if we had made a mistake. That was a summer camp, not a vacation... AHH!!!!!!!!
And the fun commences...
No gambling allowed but we were playing poker cards and Mahjong... Who cares, we were not placing bets anyway, so it's not gambling... No liquor. Well, fair... I can accept that. Too much alcohol kills you anyway... Eh! Was there any no smoking warning? We certainly don't want lung cancer, or some stupid stubs which burn the hill down... LOL!
Ah! Finally dinner came... BBQ and steamboat... WE were warned that we have to wash extra plates that we take from the kitchen... And at the end of all, the lady actually COUNTED the plates and ordered us to wash the extra ones... Wow! Luckily I don't have her as my mum...
While we were on the hill, we still managed to mess up things, as usual. We broke a swing and we destroyed her pot of flowers... She moaned at the flowers but luckily she didn't notice the swing... She'll had our balls for supper!
Anyway it's a nice trip (thanks to games such as Medic Idol, and Killer vs Police vs Medics vs Villagers) I must really thank the Taiping duo for planning such a nice outing for us! Hehehe... We should do this more often...
We were staying in a bungalow on the very top of the hill (but there are higher hills a few kilometres away, wonder why no one seemed interested in climbing one of those) It's a nicely renovated old wodden bungalow, kind of reminded me of scary scenes in stupid ghost movies!
We took a 'ride' up the hill on Rovers (if I'm not mistaken) The 'ride' was a cheap RM5 roller-coaster ride... We did 330 degree corners with some speed, and zoomed up all the way from the foot... Wonder how I made it up hill... I think I must thank my lucky star again. Sigh!
Anyway, we were welcomed by an old gentleman. We climbed some stairs, and reached our destination---a desolated bungalow on top of a desolated place... We were quite very happy indeed---we can finally make some noise (I don't think Mr Pak Jaga will ask us to shut up this time) since we were all alone, 27 of us, excluding the owners of course... However...
Lunch time! Yeah! We were about to start chomping away when a bird-watching lady appeared and said, "Wait for everyone before you start!" and later when everyone was seated, "Now I'll tell you about the rules BESIDES the rules printed out at the hall..."
Rule no. 1 - wait for everyone during meals
Rule no. 2 - no coupling
Rule no. 3 - make your own bed
Rule no. 4 - water is served but WASH the cups after you've used them, and PLACE it where you've taken it from
Rule no. 5 - don't waste food (Finally! One sensible rule!)
By the end of the lecture, we were really wondering if we had made a mistake. That was a summer camp, not a vacation... AHH!!!!!!!!
And the fun commences...
No gambling allowed but we were playing poker cards and Mahjong... Who cares, we were not placing bets anyway, so it's not gambling... No liquor. Well, fair... I can accept that. Too much alcohol kills you anyway... Eh! Was there any no smoking warning? We certainly don't want lung cancer, or some stupid stubs which burn the hill down... LOL!
Ah! Finally dinner came... BBQ and steamboat... WE were warned that we have to wash extra plates that we take from the kitchen... And at the end of all, the lady actually COUNTED the plates and ordered us to wash the extra ones... Wow! Luckily I don't have her as my mum...
While we were on the hill, we still managed to mess up things, as usual. We broke a swing and we destroyed her pot of flowers... She moaned at the flowers but luckily she didn't notice the swing... She'll had our balls for supper!
Anyway it's a nice trip (thanks to games such as Medic Idol, and Killer vs Police vs Medics vs Villagers) I must really thank the Taiping duo for planning such a nice outing for us! Hehehe... We should do this more often...
Sunday, September 11, 2005
Lady Luck Behind Us
Wow... Winning the physiology quiz... Somewhat impossible stunt we've pulled off!
Lady luck must had been shining upon us yesterday, we nearly lost every round since the first round...
Let's see whether we're lucky or what...
SoonChai drew the lot for the first round on 9 September, since his lucky number is 9
PeiPei drew for the quartel finals since she has 8 for her lucky number
4 is KwokYeen's number, and he drew for the semi
14 teams participated, ShiunWoei's lucky number
and finally, 13 Universities/Colleges participated, and sweet 13 is my lucky lucky lucky number since primary school...
Hmm....
Finally, after all the shit above, I wish to express my greatest gratitude to my teammates, who worked so hard to achieve this, thanks to SoonChai and his idea (which I rebutted without serious consideration... SOrry!)
I also thank my fellow friends and juniors for their support during the quiz (lucky for us, we had the most number of supporters, which accounted for the loudest cheer in the hall... Hehehe)
And I wish to thank my lecturers and the physio department for their guidance and giving us a chance of a lifetime to participate in the quiz
Last but not least, thanks to the other teams, who travelled so far (some by air) to attend our quiz... I hope this would be a wonderful experience for us all!
Lady luck must had been shining upon us yesterday, we nearly lost every round since the first round...
Let's see whether we're lucky or what...
SoonChai drew the lot for the first round on 9 September, since his lucky number is 9
PeiPei drew for the quartel finals since she has 8 for her lucky number
4 is KwokYeen's number, and he drew for the semi
14 teams participated, ShiunWoei's lucky number
and finally, 13 Universities/Colleges participated, and sweet 13 is my lucky lucky lucky number since primary school...
Hmm....
Finally, after all the shit above, I wish to express my greatest gratitude to my teammates, who worked so hard to achieve this, thanks to SoonChai and his idea (which I rebutted without serious consideration... SOrry!)
I also thank my fellow friends and juniors for their support during the quiz (lucky for us, we had the most number of supporters, which accounted for the loudest cheer in the hall... Hehehe)
And I wish to thank my lecturers and the physio department for their guidance and giving us a chance of a lifetime to participate in the quiz
Last but not least, thanks to the other teams, who travelled so far (some by air) to attend our quiz... I hope this would be a wonderful experience for us all!
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