Oh yes. Karyn and Beng Yen found a treasure trove amidst the apparent starkness of the jungle-like and desolate Nilai.
We found MYDIN near the Nilai bus station. Ok fine, it's not exaacctly a treasure trove but still, the stuff there is so much cheaper than what is sold here in Inti. Cheap as in 30cents to a few dollars less than what is charged in the Inti Mart.
We have already made plans to stock up on our stuffs when the second semester resumes after the two month long year end holiday.
Students on budget like us cannot afford to waste petty amounts of cash like that at the Inti Mart unless totally necessary.
Sunday, August 31, 2008
Importance
Shocking news :
Quite a number of JPA scholars who are gonna take the SATs in October might be coming down to Penang. The reason? The places allocated in Metropolitan College is already FULL. There's only Dalat International School and KDU, Penang left as testing centres.
Good news for the Penangites but not so good news for the rest who haven't registered.
If any of you Inti JPA scholars are reading this and have yet to register yourselves,
BETTER GO REGISTER ASAP!!!!!!!!!!!!
THERE'S NOT MUCH TIME LEFT!
This means i will have to go back to Penang during the Raya break anyway. =) Originally, i intended on taking the SAT here in Selangor seeing as how academically unproductive i was during the 6 days back in Penang. WAHAHAHAHA.
So now, i have no choice but to study for SAT and try not to think of going anywhere during that one week Raya holidays. Oh, and possibly go talk to the high school teachers regarding my reccommendation letter or something...
Even the holidays are filled with work.
Oh well.
Such is life.
Quite a number of JPA scholars who are gonna take the SATs in October might be coming down to Penang. The reason? The places allocated in Metropolitan College is already FULL. There's only Dalat International School and KDU, Penang left as testing centres.
Good news for the Penangites but not so good news for the rest who haven't registered.
If any of you Inti JPA scholars are reading this and have yet to register yourselves,
BETTER GO REGISTER ASAP!!!!!!!!!!!!
THERE'S NOT MUCH TIME LEFT!
This means i will have to go back to Penang during the Raya break anyway. =) Originally, i intended on taking the SAT here in Selangor seeing as how academically unproductive i was during the 6 days back in Penang. WAHAHAHAHA.
So now, i have no choice but to study for SAT and try not to think of going anywhere during that one week Raya holidays. Oh, and possibly go talk to the high school teachers regarding my reccommendation letter or something...
Even the holidays are filled with work.
Oh well.
Such is life.
Saturday, August 30, 2008
Experience
Falalaa.
Mummy came down to Nilai on Friday. Brought her to the pasar malam.
We went to the pyramids the next day. Beng yen came too. =) Of course i felt bad for not doing my csc assignment and going kai kai instead. But mummy came down to visit me leh. How can i not spend time with her??
Mummy bought stuff for me, of course. Eheee.
I am now the proud owner of two very cute shirts. Observe.
Close up shot so you can read the words better.
HAHAHAHHAHA.
I think Kiran and Jas would love shirts like these.
On another note, getting aboard a ktm train during peak hours is never a delightful experience.
There was barely enough space to stand, much less breathe (I think i have a tiny claustropohobic problem). Crazy people kept pushing and jostling when trying to cram themselves into the already packed train. The box of donuts that beng yen and i bought got squashed along the way..The train being so packed to its brim, there was definitely no place for a box of one dozen donuts hence, the choice to put them on my head African style. People prolly thought i had a screw lose. Too bad nobody took a picture to send to TheStar newspaper. HAHA.
See what heartless commuters did to the donuts.
The poor JCo donuts suffered through an ordeal to get to Joyce. Good thing it's safely in her tummy now. =) (the two of us who braved the ktm commuter traffic considered charging Joyce extra for the protection service that we gave to her donuts. Hehe.)
I experienced a very disgusting moment while on board the bus back to Inti.
There i sat right next to Beng Yen at the very back of the bus. All was well and good until three malay dudes got on(without paying) and sat next to me. Out of the blue, the one next to me oh-so-cassually put his disgusting arm around me. Too stunned to shout, all i did was glare(or try to) at the impudent malay dude. He then apologized by saying his friends made him do it.
I thought all was over but how wrong i was. The same malay dude with an alcoholic breath tried to solicit for conversation from both of us. Asking us where we were from, what were our names and so on...Thinking back, I remember him saying that i smelt very pretty. O.o Both Beng Yen and me immediately changed to seats further front.
Once again i thought i could put that repugnant incident behind me...until Beng Yen posed the question "did you realize that the guy touched your butt when you got up?"
I honestly didn't feel it but Beng Yen saw his hand on me with her own two eyes.
You don't know how vile i felt at that particular moment. All i wanted to do was get back to the hostel and scrub myself clean.
Some.pervert.touched.me.on.my.butt.
!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ew. Yuck. Gross.
As i'm writing this, i feel thoroughly disgusted once again.
Thankfully, the bus driver realized that the three youths didn't pay for the bus ride and shooed them off. According to Beng Yen, they were pretty nonchalant about being kicked off the bus.
Throughout the entire horrendous incident, i never once thought of shouting in the bus..Both us girls were too shocked to respond. Somehow, my impulses did not cut across my brain to the receptors to allow me to respond by screaming. I didn't know how to react. Sigh.
Lesson learnt:
1. Never sit at the backmost row of the bus.
2. Wear EXTREMELY covered up clothes.
3. Nilai is not safe.
4. Learn how to do those high-pitched screams that can shatter glass and spoil ears.
I shall now put this behind me and go do my CSC.
Mummy came down to Nilai on Friday. Brought her to the pasar malam.
We went to the pyramids the next day. Beng yen came too. =) Of course i felt bad for not doing my csc assignment and going kai kai instead. But mummy came down to visit me leh. How can i not spend time with her??
Mummy bought stuff for me, of course. Eheee.
I am now the proud owner of two very cute shirts. Observe.
Close up shot so you can read the words better.
HAHAHAHHAHA.I think Kiran and Jas would love shirts like these.
On another note, getting aboard a ktm train during peak hours is never a delightful experience.
There was barely enough space to stand, much less breathe (I think i have a tiny claustropohobic problem). Crazy people kept pushing and jostling when trying to cram themselves into the already packed train. The box of donuts that beng yen and i bought got squashed along the way..The train being so packed to its brim, there was definitely no place for a box of one dozen donuts hence, the choice to put them on my head African style. People prolly thought i had a screw lose. Too bad nobody took a picture to send to TheStar newspaper. HAHA.
See what heartless commuters did to the donuts.
The poor JCo donuts suffered through an ordeal to get to Joyce. Good thing it's safely in her tummy now. =) (the two of us who braved the ktm commuter traffic considered charging Joyce extra for the protection service that we gave to her donuts. Hehe.)I experienced a very disgusting moment while on board the bus back to Inti.
There i sat right next to Beng Yen at the very back of the bus. All was well and good until three malay dudes got on(without paying) and sat next to me. Out of the blue, the one next to me oh-so-cassually put his disgusting arm around me. Too stunned to shout, all i did was glare(or try to) at the impudent malay dude. He then apologized by saying his friends made him do it.
I thought all was over but how wrong i was. The same malay dude with an alcoholic breath tried to solicit for conversation from both of us. Asking us where we were from, what were our names and so on...Thinking back, I remember him saying that i smelt very pretty. O.o Both Beng Yen and me immediately changed to seats further front.
Once again i thought i could put that repugnant incident behind me...until Beng Yen posed the question "did you realize that the guy touched your butt when you got up?"
I honestly didn't feel it but Beng Yen saw his hand on me with her own two eyes.
You don't know how vile i felt at that particular moment. All i wanted to do was get back to the hostel and scrub myself clean.
Some.pervert.touched.me.on.my.butt.
!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ew. Yuck. Gross.
As i'm writing this, i feel thoroughly disgusted once again.
Thankfully, the bus driver realized that the three youths didn't pay for the bus ride and shooed them off. According to Beng Yen, they were pretty nonchalant about being kicked off the bus.
Throughout the entire horrendous incident, i never once thought of shouting in the bus..Both us girls were too shocked to respond. Somehow, my impulses did not cut across my brain to the receptors to allow me to respond by screaming. I didn't know how to react. Sigh.
Lesson learnt:
1. Never sit at the backmost row of the bus.
2. Wear EXTREMELY covered up clothes.
3. Nilai is not safe.
4. Learn how to do those high-pitched screams that can shatter glass and spoil ears.
I shall now put this behind me and go do my CSC.
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Relief
I was one of the 98 JPA students in our batch to pass the mock SAT cut off point of 1800! In fact, the 14 of us from our ENL 101 class had scores that surpassed 1800. =D ours was the only class with 100% passes. Prof. Lim was pleased with our results. But like he said, this is only the first obstacle. The harder challenge would be actually getting admission into those top universities.
Indeed, we survived and prevailed against the SAT mock.
Congrats to all the other JPA-ians who passed the cut off point! SAT test paid for. =)
But then again, those who didn't pass the cut off point, TAKE THE TEST ANYWAY!!!!!!!!!! Who cares what the 'Godfather' says. Always so fickle minded. XD
Really really thankful for getting a good score in the mock! Never expected so much. =) Now i need to make sure i do as well if not better for the REAL test.
Add oil.
Indeed, we survived and prevailed against the SAT mock.
Congrats to all the other JPA-ians who passed the cut off point! SAT test paid for. =)
But then again, those who didn't pass the cut off point, TAKE THE TEST ANYWAY!!!!!!!!!! Who cares what the 'Godfather' says. Always so fickle minded. XD
Really really thankful for getting a good score in the mock! Never expected so much. =) Now i need to make sure i do as well if not better for the REAL test.
Add oil.
The Invasion
Sigh. I think this blog may go defunct seeing as how JyoLyn beats me to updating about the latest happenings in Inti. This girl has an updating rate that equals Lynn's! Yesterday, i wanted to blog about the Insect Invasion but obviously i was beaten to it. Then today, i wanted to update about the mock SAT results..And she beat me to it. Again!
*shakes head*
Hahaha. I concede defeat. I'm lazier at uploading photos and updating. *grins*
Anyway, here's my version of The Insect Invasion.
One fine morning, i woke up to see stuff littered on the toilet floors. Walking deeper into the toilet, i found that almost every inch was covered with either dead or tinggal nyawa-nyawa ikan sahaja insects.
Disgusting and disturbing. Especially those that still had some life left in them. Fluttering and crawling around..They were everywhere! Sinks, floor, showering cubicles, toilet cubicles.
EEWW. A sink filled with..let's just call them creepy crawlies.
Oddly, the toilet on the other end of the block wasn't invaded by these creatures. Only the toilet, pantry and surrounding areas around the first half of the block got attacked. The reason of their location of attack still remains a mystery.
I imagine the poor toilet cleaner must've had a hard time cleaning.
*shakes head*
Hahaha. I concede defeat. I'm lazier at uploading photos and updating. *grins*
Anyway, here's my version of The Insect Invasion.
One fine morning, i woke up to see stuff littered on the toilet floors. Walking deeper into the toilet, i found that almost every inch was covered with either dead or tinggal nyawa-nyawa ikan sahaja insects. 
Disgusting and disturbing. Especially those that still had some life left in them. Fluttering and crawling around..They were everywhere! Sinks, floor, showering cubicles, toilet cubicles.
EEWW. A sink filled with..let's just call them creepy crawlies.
Oddly, the toilet on the other end of the block wasn't invaded by these creatures. Only the toilet, pantry and surrounding areas around the first half of the block got attacked. The reason of their location of attack still remains a mystery.I imagine the poor toilet cleaner must've had a hard time cleaning.
Sunday, August 24, 2008
Back to Ulu Land
Karyn is now basking in the ulu-ness of Nilai. Once again performing the perfunctory rituals of getting up, going to classes, studying for tests and finishing assignments. Though seeing fellow JPA-ians again is quite nice. =) many people had hair cuts too! Hehe. That and people keep asking why i cut my hair. Some even asked if my hair dropped overnight. -.-
By the way, spent almost every single day of the holiday going out with family and friends..while other hardworking souls poured meticulously over their assignments and tutorial work. I overestimated myself when i brought home academic stuff to do, which i definitely did not look at, much less touch. Had to lug the extra load all the way back to Nilai. Heh.
Some pictures of the very short holiday break back in lovely Penang. Actually, there are only photos of Queensbay. Was less motivated (read:lazy) to take photos on the other outings.
I love this picture. Look, my hair is so straight and orderly. =D Now without the skills of the hair stylist, hair is back to being a bit unruly. Tsk. Oh yes, this was also where i bumped into Beng Yen and *coughSomeonecough*. Hahahah. =P
Empty Queensbay escalators. Ok, fine. Not exactly empty..
I think my cuzin looks a bit like Sik Hoe in this picture. Hahahaha.
Right after Queensbay, it was dinner at Yellow Light Restaurant. Food was not bad but not extremely good either.
On board the flight back to Ulu-Land, I had a pre-ordered 1901 hotdog meal.
Behold the RM 6 measly meal :
See see, my skills not bad right? Artistically designed. HAHA.
Yep, it was a DIY version of the hotdog. There were ketchup, mayonaise and black peper sachets but the relish (the green stuff) part was missing..
Observe the size of the hotdog compared to its box. It's like half the size of the original 1901 dog than you can get on land yet twice as expensive. And no relish! Air Asia tipu budak. =P
Lesson : never order food on board Air Asia. XD
By the way, spent almost every single day of the holiday going out with family and friends..while other hardworking souls poured meticulously over their assignments and tutorial work. I overestimated myself when i brought home academic stuff to do, which i definitely did not look at, much less touch. Had to lug the extra load all the way back to Nilai. Heh.
Some pictures of the very short holiday break back in lovely Penang. Actually, there are only photos of Queensbay. Was less motivated (read:lazy) to take photos on the other outings.
I love this picture. Look, my hair is so straight and orderly. =D Now without the skills of the hair stylist, hair is back to being a bit unruly. Tsk. Oh yes, this was also where i bumped into Beng Yen and *coughSomeonecough*. Hahahah. =P
Empty Queensbay escalators. Ok, fine. Not exactly empty..
I think my cuzin looks a bit like Sik Hoe in this picture. Hahahaha.
Right after Queensbay, it was dinner at Yellow Light Restaurant. Food was not bad but not extremely good either.On board the flight back to Ulu-Land, I had a pre-ordered 1901 hotdog meal.
Behold the RM 6 measly meal :
See see, my skills not bad right? Artistically designed. HAHA.Yep, it was a DIY version of the hotdog. There were ketchup, mayonaise and black peper sachets but the relish (the green stuff) part was missing..
Observe the size of the hotdog compared to its box. It's like half the size of the original 1901 dog than you can get on land yet twice as expensive. And no relish! Air Asia tipu budak. =PLesson : never order food on board Air Asia. XD
Friday, August 22, 2008
Edward Scissorhands
Tada!The new(and improved?) Karyn.
Hahaha.
Yes i know i am bad taking poser pictures. What to do what to do.
Haha.
Anyway! I'm pretty happy about the cut.
It was supposed to be a trim but then I wanted it much shorter. So that it doesn't become an overgrown bush during the coming months in Nilai.
It's something different from the same old long hair i had since...ages ago.
O yeah, I can do The Hairflip much better now! The very Hairflip that Kiran loves doing. Hhahaha.
Speaking of Kiran..She thinks i talk nonsense most of the time (which i do not). Here's her proof.
FORZA AZZURRI says:
cos you talk nonsense most of the time, when talking to me that is
Karyn says:
-.-
Karyn says:
i do not
FORZA AZZURRI says:
yes you do
FORZA AZZURRI says:
i can only remem,ber one right now....there were birds in the college
FORZA AZZURRI says:
they were bouncing bouncing
FORZA AZZURRI says:
and you just had to give sound effect
FORZA AZZURRI says:
doiing doiing
Karyn says:
but i'm a sound effect kinda person...
Karyn says:
heehee
FORZA AZZURRI says:
yes exactly
Sound effects make things interesting whaaatt. =D
Btw, kiran likes my new hair cut. Ehee.
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