Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Quick Update.Just had my Economics Exam today. And boy it was darn hard. Yes, HARD. Had 3 papers to finish in 3 Hours. Trade, Growth and Government Policies. All of them had their own level of difficulty but as for Government Policies, it went to a whole new level. It was so complicated and had to much detail to all the questions. I didn't think too much while writing my answers. Just couldn't be bothered. Haha. Anyway, I think I can pass both the Growth (Economic Growth) and Trade. But as for Goverment Policies, let me pray to God. Ahhhh.
I have to say, i'm pretty disappointed with the 2009 American Music Awards. I mean, just by reading the reviews online and watching clips fron Youtube. It was pretty plain. Yes, plain. Nothing extravagant. Besides that Adam Lambert's performance was crazy, there was nothing spectacular. Not even Gaga's performance was interesting. Her acoustic Speechless was good, no doubt. But Bad Romance seemed like a disaster. But still planning to go to her concert. Haha. Still thinking about it. March 13 2010. I think. Not too sure.
I hate pimples, dont you?
Back to more interesting topics, I have one exam left! ONE!! Its Media Studies. Yes, if you have been following me throughout the year, you would say that I should be pretty excited and relieved that Media is my last exam. But sad to say, im not. I have NOT prepared at all. There is two Essays to do, and because of the stupid horror trailer production, we (my class) lost out on very important days of last minute things. And with the second essay, my teacher hasnt fully taught us how to tackle the question. Which is kinda scary, coz I only have one day to study and get it perfect. I have thought of skipping the essay and totally ignoring it. But you know, it's not the right attitude for us 'asians'. lol. I HAVE to try my best. Wish me luck.
Yes, 4 more days to go. YES, FOUR! KUALA LUMPUR here I come. You can start texting me on the 29th Nov at 8.05pm as I land in KLIA. Hahaha. 016-8026180.
Im doing all my last minute check list. And I have quite a number of stuff to do. Argh. Praying I wont be overweight.
Why are people sometimes two faced and crazy? I dont understand what I did wrong. Its not my fault, its yours!
Till next time,
Stephen.
Monday, November 23, 2009
.I feel so disappointed with myself. I am just, so down with myself. I just cant believe how bad I have and am handling myself with this exam. I cant believe I let myself down once again. Why?
But how could I be down when I will be going back to my 'motherland' Malaysia? (lol, i just came up with that.) My mind is not set on the exams. Instead, its dreaming and fantasising about the things that I'm going to do when I get back. I cant concentrate at all. And puts a big question mark in my head. Can I really set myself to do one thing? I feel so angry and disappointed and happy and anxious at the same time. Why?
I have two more exams left. Economics and Media Studies. I feel extremely worried about both subjects. Economics is all about the definitions and revision that I have and SHOULD HAVE done. The standards that I have set for myself are not met. I fell short of my goal. And I have one more day to actually feel more prepared. And I don't think I'm going to make it. I hope. And as for Media, I am thinking of DROPPING one paper. I have two essays to write. And due to the hectic-ness of the last term with the Horror Trailer, my teacher hasn't fully taught us how to tackle the essay. And I am worried. I don't think I know how to answer the essay. Plus, hundreds of memorising is needed, and I don't have the time. And it's my fault. No one is too be blamed. Why?
7 Days to Kuala Lumpur. ( 6 Days actually. But 7 sounds nicer :) ) I have planned very clearly what I will be doing during my stay there. I have long lists of what I have to do and what I have to bring back home. Being overweight is NOT an option. (I feel so proud taking out even ONE pair of shirt out of my luggage. One shirt means so much to me. So I'll be going around KK with the same pairs of shirts every week. LOL.
I am officially addicted to Lady Gaga's latest album. The Fame Monster.
I miss the time where we were really close with each other. What happened? Was it me? I remember your smile, all the conversations we had online and through texts. However, this never happened again. Why?
'S' is for...
Stephen :)
Friday, November 20, 2009
Had my NCEA English Exam today. Once again, I was tired after finishing the exam. Each paper was given a recommended time to finish. And mine was 40 Mins each. I had two papers. Therefore, 1 Hour 20 Mins to finish (yes, my Maths improved *laugh* ). And being me, I finished it in 2 and a half hours. I wrote so freaking much. And I think I answered one essay wrongly. Bummer.I just realised that as I had English today, SPM students were having English today as well! haha! What a coincidence.
Im very addicted to Lady Gaga's latest hit - Bad Romance. Even the Music Video is spectacular. I love her outfits, and her dance moves. So futuristic. Haha. GO GAGA.
Ohhh.. THE 2009 AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS is on this Sunday. And all the nominees are amazing. PLUS, the performances seems great too! TONS of amazing artists performing. Cant wait to catch up on Youtube. LOL. Hahaha. I hope Gaga wins most of them. Although I feel that Taylor Swift is kinda gonna win.
Omg. Its 10 DAYS (9 Days starting tomorrow) till i go back to Malaysia. I cant tell you how excited I am. I am THRILLED to be going back. Ahhhhh. But, sad to say, I definitely have to cut-down on my luggage weight and the items that I will be bringing back. Seriously, too much!
2 more Exams left. And I have to say, its both of the subjects where I have not prepared that much, and I AM NERVOUS. Pray for me.
Till next time,
Stephen.
Monday, November 16, 2009
I just survived my first NCEA Exam Paper. Mathematics today. Had 4 papers to do in 3 hours. It was very mentally draining, but I have to say, I felt Okay. Just thought that Calculus was Hard. But I think I can do well in Graphs.Next Exam - ENGLISH - Thursday ( 19 November 2009 )
Good Luck to those taking SPM :) Think of me when youre stuck on a question.
Stephen.
Saturday, November 14, 2009
:]Was planning to sleep. But decided to update. I havent had the time to update lately. So this post is gonna be a messy one (as if all my posts have been polished and perfect).
Anyway, im 16 days away from being home. Smelling the smelly air, dirty environment, brown rivers, over-crowded shopping malls, malay words coming from every direction... AH, HOW I MISS MALAYSIA. Haha. I know, through all the bad / disgusting thoughts of Malaysia, I still miss it.
Exams are on Monday. and i've been trying my best at filling my head with all the last minutes notes available. im not doing a good job at it though. I feel so disappointed in myself. But its alright, I hope I do fine.
I got my English Writing Credits for University. Oh, not to mention, I got Accepted into the Auckland University of Technology for Bachelor of Arts majoring in Events Management. But, I feel that a BA is not enough, plus, Event Management, dont get me wrong, this IS what I want to do, but I dont think that this would take me far in my career. I want my International Hospitality, and im going to get it (the inspirational part of me is coming out now). And all I need to do, is, get my Numeracy Credits (Maths) And all I need is 7 Credits more. That means that I have to pass atleast 3 papers in my coming exams. Out of 4 in Maths. (Algebra, Graphs, Calculus, and Trignometry). Pray, that I pass, and I get accepted into the course that I want to do. Please.. I have kinda given up on the Bachelor of Law from University of Auckland. Coz, I definitely wont have enough Credits (coz I chose the wrong subjects this year) and I know that I have to stay for Year13 if I want to have a shot at making the class. So, yeah. Hopes of being a Lawyer kinda been crushed. (plus I dont want to add alot of pressure to myself)
Oh, the other day in school, rumours were that two people were having sex in one of the toilets in school! haha. They dont know whether it was a boy and girl, a boy and boy or a girl and girl. Haha. But a teacher caught them.. then *jeng jeng jeng*. I dont know who they are and what happened though. Rumours ok, rumours.
Im addicted to Bad Romance by Lady Gaga. its so addictive. If only I spoke french. I could sing the words during the bridge. Haha. And, Live like we're dying by Kris Allen is also very addictive. Help. I should be studying! Haha. Lets see, what other songs? oh, Tik Tok by Keesha is really good too. 3 by Britney Spears, Starstrukkk by 3oh3 and Katy Perry, Whatcha Say by Jason Derulo. Haha.
Im kind of getting sucked into watching Glee. Its actually kinda good. If your not into the high school musical thing then you might not like it. Im not quite into it either, but somehow, Glee has the humour in it, which is kind of entertaining. Its pretty dumb in some scences. But yeah, not too bad. The song Halo / Walking on Sunshine sung by the Glee Cast is really good though.
i got a Digi number (as you can see on my MSN) Call me after the 29th Nov - 016-8026180. Haha. Dad bought it over for me. coz we're going to kl first for SHOPPING. And obviously we need a msia number. Im staying with my sister's friend and my cousin will be over there too. So we'll be shopping all night long :)
I went to the dentist the other day. And I have to say, its not good. Well, under18 students get their check-up and fillings for free. So my sessions were free. This is pretty good coz (as the dentist said) all my fillings and extractions would cost about NZ2000, but then since its subsidised by the government, everything is free. so yeah. Haha. im a lucky guy
My dad was lucky coz he met a friend who gave him his collection of movies which he has been downloading. And I have watched 3 movies which I havent watched yet. Which is so good, because I havent watched a 2009 Edition movie YET. Haha. Besides Harry Potter I mean. So i watched - Bedtime Stories, Paul Blart Mall Cop, The Proposal. Gonna watch Slumdog Millionaire, Push, Night at the Museum 2, Drillbit Taylor soon. But you know, exams are here. Haha. so... yeah. Maybe after the exams. :)
Okay, I have to limit my clothing when I go back to KK. I cant bring everything back. Plus, im going shopping as well, and who knows, I might buy 20 more clothes when i go back to kk. Haha. So I have a restricted amount to bring back, which is so sad. Wish me luck.
I got my school report the other day. I waqs a bit happy about what the teachers had to say about me. Except for maths, ugh. He said, and I quote ' Stephen needs to make sure that he maintains a regular revision schedule so as to avoid a repeat of his disappointing results in the recent mid-year exams'. WHAT THE. I know, I was so shocked, as well as my parents. Ahhh. What a bummer. But its alright, I feel that I have done well :) I passed every internal, which I think that its a good accomplishment for my first year in New Zealand. :) I was disappointed not getting a Excellence Certificate though. Was really disappointed (because some dumb, and not worthy people got them, ugh!!!)
Im still upset about the mysterious person I mentioned in the previous entry. Still, cant stand 'her'. *Slap* *slap* *slap*
Okay, till next time then. Ran out of things to blog about.
Cant wait for Malaysia. AHHHHHHHHH,
Stephen. :)
Friday, November 6, 2009
70th Post.Happy Birthday Charles :)
Omg. I finally have some time to relax, and UPDATE. Both my English and Media projects are done! But I still have an internal exam this coming monday. Which is so dumb. Haha. Anyway, Tuesday is my last day. And just like sttss, we have a prize giving ceremony day. and for Year 12, its at night! UGH! Everybody is not happy about this. What a waste of time. And we have to go, as after the ceremony, they will hand us our Senior Reports (transcripts) and our NCEA Schedule / Student Sheet (like those sheets you need to have for SPM when u take your exam, etc) So yeah, what a dumb thing to do.
Anyway, these few days have been pretty stressful. It seems that students / schools here have 'shared lunch n breakfast' for fun. Something like class party. But its with your respective classes. So I had an economics shared breakfast today. And my media and financial literacy class is planning next monday. Haha. Not bad eh? Its pretty fun too. Coz you know, unlike sttss, where our class party usually 'needs' mee hoon, etc (filling foods), here, u can bring anything you want. My eco teacher brought Fizzy Drinks and Chips (keropok). Haha. it was so funny. Anyway, and he danced to Korean Songs, which was hilarious! hahah.
I have learnt so much this year, and I am so greatful for it. Definitely I had some challenges, but all in all, its been great.
Do you ever have the problem of facing really shitty people. Well, I think NZ has changed me. Definitely coz with not much friends, its hard to like shout n scold n get mad at people (like I do in sttss) But then, there is this one situation where I seriously just cant get over with. Im so mad. Im freaking 90 percent close to go smash 'her' head. I hate to act in front of other people. Like, when you really hate them and want to kick their butts, but you still dislike them? Get it? I tink i should just ignore her. I dont know, she's just.. UGH. Im so annoyed. Not just coz she's annoying, but she doesnt take up any responsibility, she just critisises and adds pressure. I dont understand. Im still so mad right now. She's a bitch, and I mean it.
Exams are here in two weeks. Well, one, if you dont count this weekend as one week. 14th Nov is my first exam, and I havent studied at all! Maths is so hard, i mean, its easy if you have one topic. But when your exam covers 5 topics, i feel like dying. I know I cant compare to what I was suppose to have (spm) but then, i have not prepared for this for the whole year. And I feel so stressed out. Plus, i've been so stressed about my Media filming that I didnt even concerntrate on my Exams! We just learnt the exam topic two weeks ago, and I havent even tried to write a practice essay for my teacher to mark! I completely dont know what to do. So, im doomed. Plus, I've completely forgotten all about my english essays. All the quotes, so many memorising to do. Economics, ahhh. I have 3 topics. But all of them are really 'deep' and have alot of definitions to memorise. Really hard. But to be honest, im kinda excited about this exam. My first BIG exam in New Zealand :)
Ehhh, commerce tiada reunion ka? I saw Facebook Science Stream gt reunion n PARTY. Commerce ler? Fay nt organising anything? Haha. I also wanna join bah :)
Ohhh. guy fawkes day just passed. And this day is like... you celebrate it with FIREWORKS. And they sell them in hypermarkets etc. So you can buy AS MANY AS YOU WANT. So we bought a box and started playing with them. Its so sad that KK doesnt allow fireworks. But its totally legal in NZ. Haha. its so much fun.
Will upload LOTS of pics soon. too lazy now. and might upload my media horror trailer (which I did most of it!!!)
Yeah.. Im also quite disappointed about other things, but yeah. next time
Till next time,
Stephen.
Sunday, November 1, 2009
.Hey guys. I have always wanted to update. But it seems that all my work has taken its toll over me. I've been so stressed lately. And to make things worse, i need to re-edit my horror trailer again. And im so mad.
29 more days till im in Malaysia babeh! haha. I cant wait. But I have to go through my exams first. Which is in like... 15 days? hahaha. i know, STRESSED. And I still have so much to do.
I went to take a blood test yesterday. And boy I was ANGRY. The first guy who took pricked my lovely skinny veins to extract my sweet, juicy blood, MISSED the vein. He pricked on the corner of it. So the blood that got extracted was only enough for half a tube. And I needed TWO tubes. When he pricked it, he said 'ohh, your vein is dying on me. No more blood is coming out. This usually happens to most people, sp dont worry.' WHAT THE HELL? then he told me that the clinic's policy is that one person is only allowed to attend to one patient ONCE. So I had to change doctor's. Omg. And if that isnt enough, I had to wait for like 15 minutes for another doctor! WHAT!?!? I was so pissed. And to make things EVEN worse, a lady came in and took my left arm's blood. And when she labelled the 'new tubes of my blood', she THREW MY OLD ONES AWAY. My heart sanked. OUCH. All that blood taken from me during the first extract has gone to waste. What the... I was so pissed.
My internet connection has been bad lately. Jsut dont know why. prob coz i've been watching tv series online. HAHA.
Okay, i officially have to go now. Have to much to do. Will update as soon as I can.
Stephen