Friday, December 30, 2011

I realized.

I realized that I never post any anger/hatred-base or any lovey-dovey posts. I don't know how to respond to that.

P.s I realized that I'll be coming home in 21 days. 

Thursday, December 29, 2011

TOEFL.

Hello everyone! Let's not digress further.

I went over the seas for TOEFL last 2 weeks  (12 days ago to the exact).

Let's skip to the actual day which was 11 days ago.

I had the bad (almost worst) case of sore throat (don't get me started on that). I was quite worried that I would encounter problems during the speaking section. Didn't sleep well that night due to excess coughing and all.

The next morning, le uncle and le cousin turned up to the place where I was staying at 0400hrs. I know it was super early but it was as a safety precaution because we have zero idea about the location of the test center. We started the journey from KL to PJ around 0615hrs with the aid of GPS. Since there wasn't any traffic congestion (well it was too early for any) we arrived in PJ 20 minutes later. Le uncle brought us for breakfast at the nearest fast food outlet.

0715hrs- went straight to the test center which was within a walking distance.


Iverson Associates Suites T113& T114, Centrepoint. Located near KBU International College, Bandar Utama. Google it up.

I was 60 minutes earlier than the time stated in the confirmation slip. I won't describe what I did to pass the time. Other candidates started coming before 0845hrs. I think there were 17 of us from INTEC. We filled in some confidentiality form and waited. It was only 0900hrs when we went in the testing site. There were 2 persons in charge of us ( a man and a lady). We placed our belongings in a room and brought our IDs into the next room for registration and also a photo opportunity.

Once after the mini photoshoot we were assigned to our individual workstation with our photo on the computer screen. Everyone started the session with the reading section. I experienced technical problems in which I had headphones malfunction. I had to wait for more than 15 minutes for both of the administrators to solve that glitch. I have to admit that I was worried that I didn't have enough time since the others had the 15-minute head start. Not only that, I had to change my workstation too. Gratefully, the administrator managed to solve the glitch and I was able to proceed with the reading section even though I had a great feeling that it would affect me mentally.

After completing the reading section, I continued with the listening section. I was relieved when I heard  sounds coming out from the headphones. A 10-minute break was held at the end of the second section. I went out of the room and headed straight to the next room (where the personal belongings were placed) to grab my cough lozenges and water bottle. Unfortunately, the door was locked. I was devastated and immediately headed to the washroom.

A note to future test takers, do bring along some gum/mints/sweets/cough lozenges in your pockets, but do not eat them during the test since they have the strict no-eating-and-drinking-during-tests policy. I managed to have 2 cups of warm water (which was provided), with high hopes that I would not lose my voice for the speaking section.

By the time I returned to my workstation, I was left with 2 minutes which was indicated on the computer screen. I finally realized that 10 minutes was indeed a short period of time. I can't do much to warm up my voice so I cleared my throat and attempted to cough politely a few times. Turns out that the administrators waited for everyone to complete their 10-minute break before starting on the speaking section. I wasted about 8 minutes worrying. If I knew that fact earlier, I would've gone outside or to the washroom to cough maniacally just for the sake of not losing my voice.

It wasn't my day since I can hardly speak properly and clearly without my voice and the uncontrollable pitch(es). I didn't put any high hopes of scoring the speaking section. Finally, the writing section. Not to complain or brag, I didn't encounter any problems with the last section. Usually, during classes, the wordcount in my essays would not be sufficient to the requirements and sometimes my ideas were irrelevant with the whole topic.

The whole thing ended around 1315hrs and I went back to KL.

Why on Earth would I rant about this? It's because the results are out. Boom.

Here goes. Judge me, no matter what. I can't shut people's mouth. I'm only a kid.



My POV/ excuse(s):
Reading section: I was right. the glitch did affect me badly. Not only that, I never liked reading from the computer screen. It hurts my precious, spectacles-free eyes.

Listening section: I never scored this high before. My usual scores were 26-28. The whole thing depends on me: whether I want to listen or not. I would've score 30.

Speaking section: Speechless. I thought I messed up the whole thing. Thumbs up and special thanks to the highly-trained raters for the score.

Writing section: Not much to say since I exceeded the word limit for both essays.


Overall, I'm grateful that I can bid TOEFL farewell for the eternity since I fulfill the requirement for le sponsor and le future universities.

Kudos to all who got their TOEFL and IELTS results. Our hard work has paid off.
All the best to all future test-takers.

Monday, December 26, 2011

The rain.

It has been raining non-stop (it did stop for a while, then continued raining) for 2 days. Well, everyone knows it's due to the monsoon season.

At this moment, the rain has started to fall again.

Even though this kind of weather is optimum for us to snuggle under our warm, fuzzy blankets, I miss the sun.

1 more week till I leave for college for the Spring semester and 24 more days till my next school break.

Sunday, December 25, 2011

Another Road Trip.

Went to the beach with the whole family, including the extended family.

Wasn't really the outing that I've pictured all this while since it rained all day. But the good thing was I need not worry about getting extra vitamin D.

Still, I was happy that I get to spend time with/at the beach. I wish my partners-in-crime were there too.

Currently, I'm experiencing some problems in uploading photos and videos of today's adventure. I guess I'll have to do that some other time.

How awesome it would be if today's weather was like yesterday's.

I iz back!

That's right. I'm back. I know I've been away for an extended time. Sorry.

Seasons greetings to everyone. Let's enjoy our final days/week in 2011 to the fullest!

Friday, December 16, 2011

Circumlocution

Hello everybody. Just a few words (or I might say  a few sentences) before I leave.

Well, the funny (not funny at all) thing is I have no idea about what to say.

Let's see. I really enjoy last minute packing, but I already packed the vital documents.

An early welcome home wish to those who are coming back for their year-end holidays since I can do so on the exact day of their advent. 

All the best to those who are having their TOEFL this weekend.

Never fear. I'll be back.

Anticipation.


Am I well prepared? 2 more days till it's over.

Thursday, December 15, 2011

Another Sincerest Apology.

To beloved Chicagoans and whom it may concern.
I do not wish to be in any trouble or any misunderstanding.

I'm sorry I didn't inform or gloat to you guys about owning a Twitter account soon enough. I prefer not  to announce unnecessary stuff to the world.

At first, I thought about giving Twitter a try. I'm in the midst of getting the hang of Twitter.

If both attempts fail, I will bid Twitter farewell.Or maybe not. We'll see how it goes.

I do hope I've straighten things out. I'm sorry.

P.s Thanks for following me.
P.p.s I have a great feeling that my sentence structures are wrong. They don't sound right.

Sincerest Apology.

No digression.
Especially to this person

I'm sorry I bailed out on you. I know that feeling. I won't give any excuses. You may ignore, despise or even bail out on me too whenever you want. I'm sorry I'm such a pathetic friend of yours. I'm sorry I let you and everyone else down. I'm sorry I wasn't there when you needed me. I'm Very Sorry.

I'm not giving any excuses, even though they're the valid ones.
All the best for your IELTS.

Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Indescribable.

Went to the doctor's to solve the mystery of my case of non-stop coughing.

Earlier this afternoon, visited the bowling alley with the trio (you know who you are) and had fun. Thanks guys, for being there to enjoy the fun.

Managed to strike the bowling pins 3 times in 3 games, which was a new achievement. No need to gloat or anything. I'm just a neophyte.

I just hope that my voice will recover just in time or earlier for TOEFL.

Monday, December 12, 2011

Obtuse-ness

A few more days till the big day. I'm sorry, pardon my manners. Hi.

Nothing much. As usual, spent my day with tomes, TOEFL-ing and chef-ing.

Oh yeah. I've my brand new passport with me. Let's go traveling!

Watched Home Alone 4 on Disney Channel. Not going to spill anything. Better watch it to find out. All I can say is you can't beat the classics.

I'm sorry that my posts are lame. Saving the best for last. Do anticipate. I hope I'm not giving any false hopes. I'm impassive that's why.


Saturday, December 10, 2011

Out of Ideas.

Good evening, everyone. I guess the title ruins everything, but hey, it's the truth.
I really need to spend more time outdoors.

Dad brought me to the Immigration office to get myself a new passport. The old one, well, that's another story. Thankfully I brought a good tome along just to keep myself entertained. If only the other people did the same thing (just saying). It was somehow "worth" the 180 minutes of waiting. Enough said.

Another interesting thing (or should I say event?) caught my attention.


I was lingering around some fast food outlet and saw people lining up to order their food. No wonder the line keeps getting longer, even though there were 4 counters.

The ideal way to keep the line short and be a more considerate customer.

 Dining-out 101(my version)

1. Try to visualize your choice of menu before entering any food outlet. You're craving for some food, I'm sure you can do that.

2. Ensure you have enough bucks, or should I say appropriate amount of bucks. I realize the importance of those pennies nowadays, it makes the change that you receive in round figures.

3. While queuing up, decide your menu. This saves time.

4. When it's your turn, quickly say (in proper order): dine-in/take away, your menu,special requests and etc. before the cashier finishes their statements. This shows that you're in charge than them and indirectly this saves more time for conversing.

5. Before the cashiers has the time to inform you the total amount, quickly place your cash on the counter.

6. Sometimes the cashier would omit step 5 and prepare your food and you've done step 5. Hence, this is a good time for you to gaze the menu on the counter or even eavesdrop the workers in the kitchen and learn their codes for certain food on the menu. I managed to do so but I won't cough up any info.

7. The food's ready and pay up.

7 simple steps and you won't be the person who's holding the line. Unless you are indecisive.

Don't get me wrong, I usually enjoy repasts with my family at home. We rarely dine-out so, I don't encounter this kind of things that often.

What was I thinking. Of course everyone knows those steps above. I'm pathetic. Again.

I have no idea why I posted this in the first place. Till then, stay awesome.

P.s I've decided to share and contemplate my awesome adventures this year after my TOEFL examinations. Do anticipate, and I hope I won't let you down with lame posts or anything.

Friday, December 09, 2011

Speechless.

Hello, everyone! I hope I didn't cause any trouble for not posting anything yesterday.
Well, (I'm unsure how many times I mentioned this) I'm recovering from the sore throat, but I can't define the level of recovery or anything. I guess it's a good sign. My voice is slightly different and now people can't hear me clearly. I have to repeat anything I say and enunciate the whole phrase. In the end I'm speechless. Great.

I'd like to thank the college management for updating the student web portal. Now I have the whole layout for Spring Semester 2012. Mum already planned to book the tickets for me. I'm excited and looking forward to spend more time here rather than that in college.

I missed a lot of things and happenings by not going online for 1 day. Speechless.

P.s I purposely didn't log in to any of the social networks. It doesn't do me any good. No one cares. The end.

Wednesday, December 07, 2011

Just Saying.

Hey howdy hey! I hope everyone's doing fine.

I've completed one of the listening sections as preparation for TOEFL. 10 days till the big day.

Some of you might ask (not in the exact words), "What on Earth is TOEFL?".
After that, some of you (especially the curious ones) will immediately Google it up whereas the others (just saying in general) would just let it be.

I'd say TOEFL is somewhat similar to MUET.

Then, some of you may ask "What's MUET?".

I say kindly, " Good question. Google it up, mate!"

What was I thinking? Of course everyone knows what TOEFL and MUET are. Pathetic me.

Truth be told that wasn't the main highlight of this post. Man, I'm really good at digressing. Awesome.

There's a lot of things in my mind. I shouldn't mention that. Everyone experience the same thing. Pfftttt.

Well, I've no idea about this post.

I'll be going back to college in less than a month. Mum already derived a plan about next year's Chinese New Year break for me. All I could do is pray that there will be a break during the new year.

Explored some files just to pass the time and realize how much I grew and experienced since my after SPM life. I'd never trade anything that I've gained even if someone offered the world to me.

It's been a while since the last time I spend quality time with my PS2. Call me old-school or anything. It's up to you.

Downloaded the latest version of WhatsApp. Had fun WhatsApp-ing myself with emoticons.
Yup. I'm pathetic. I do not own any of those super-cool iPhones or Blackberrys. Just the pedestrian Symbian phone. I'm not that spoilt, ungrateful city kid.
Besides, I was the one who turned down my  parents' generous offer to own those gadgets as I feel owning those would make me feel like I'm one of those people in the world (apparently and literally).
It's just too common. No offense.

I guess that's enough ranting for one night. I shall return to my lair to hangout with some tomes.

P.s I'm sorry for this pathetic post,my pathetic self (even though I'm grateful with my pathetic-ness, sometimes) and the excessive use of the word "pathetic". Maybe I should change the title of this post to "Pathetic" instead.

Tuesday, December 06, 2011

FYI.

I don't know how to put this thought (at the moment) into words. Well, I'll just give it a try.

I make friends with Bloggers. (Fact, still, not exactly my point)

I'm friends with Bloggers.(True,but, never mind)

My friends are Bloggers. ( Proven. Look at the sentence above)


Well, I tried. Failed.

I know (and also a fan of) this Blogger but we are not friends, YET.
I'll just lay low, remain the Blogger fan-Blogger relationship (I do not want to ruin that) and wait for the perfect time to come.

Who knows that  Blogger is YOU? You are super-special since I rarely convey my feelings to the public.

I have no idea why I revealed this to you.
Fin.

P.s I'm a BIG fan of Blogger.com. I enjoy reading blogs and relating to Bloggers' experiences, daily life routines, etc. Keep posting!

Monday, December 05, 2011

One Love.

Man, I really miss these kids.


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Le Chicagoans:
Seriously, we are awesome and good-looking.
Tribute and special thanks to le cameraperson as the owner of the video above.
Still perfecting and waiting for the perfect moment to show the ultimate surprise to the world!

Saturday, December 03, 2011

Gesundheit.

Guten Tag! I was too occupied with some ultimate surprise for Le Chicagoans until I forgot to welcome the new month (like everyone else). Hence, Greetings, December! Finally you're here to join the fun. For the time being,  if possible,I've decided to share and contemplate the adventures I've gone through during the first phase of college throughout this month. Even though I'm looking forward to Spring semester and meet up with le college friends, I ain't bragging or complaining with everything I have with me right now. Just being grateful every moment.

To Le Chicagoans:
Hey guys! Remember I told you guys that I was working on some ultimate surprise for us? The work's still in progress. I did complete the first phase and wanted to show it to you. Sadly, I can't upload it since I keep experiencing problems with the internet connection (I guess my parents overpaid the bill and I have a great feeling that the mobile service provider took advantage of that).  Ignore that statement in the parentheses. Never fear!  I shall find ways to solve the problem. Just so you know, you are awesome-tastic!

Till then, eat your vegetables, brush your teeth and stay awesome.