These two days have been weirdly annoying.. Yesterday, the SAM result came out. Early that morning, everyone had already started congratulating everyone, through facebook, of course, but I was still clueless about my result.. Why? It's because I didn't stay up that night or woke up early morning to check the results as soon as they were out. Hee.

Anyway, that's not exactly the reason why... Even after lunch, I still couldn't access my results. Apparently, it was because of Google Croome. Sorry to say... I think Croome is still new and wasn't compatible with the page. Hee. So, I had to use back Mozilla Firefox to access my results. Well, my result is satisfactory, I guess. I just want to thank God for it... Anyway, Congratulations to Li Ying for being this year's top student! This smart girl managed to get TER 99.9, that is she is in the top 0.1% of those who took SAM this year in the whole world... Hee. Of course, congratulations to all of you who passed JPA's requirement.

However, with all the good news, there were unfortunately some bad news as well. This is something I gradually found out through facebook, once again. Anyway, for those of you, as most people have already said, it is not the end of the world and maybe JPA would still help in whatever way they could. You never know...

Well, that was what happened yesterday. As for today, we decided to settle my passport. I only wanted to extend the 'expiry' date. So, we thought that it would only take a while... Little did we know, that there were sooooooo many people who wanted to make their passports today as well and in order to get the student rate, we had to line up at the counter instead of just using the machine. Whatever may be, we followed the procedure... I think it took us about 1 hour from reaching there to finding out what to do first to obtaining the number.

Then, we patiently waited another 4 hours as there were about 170 people in front of us. After those agonising hours, I was so happy that it was finally my turn. Once there, the officer said that they need the original letter from JPA. To clear this, I didn't receive both the BTN and this passport letter at first. Later, I found out that it was because they had sent it to the old address... So, they sent the BTN letter by post laju, but not the other one. I thought after BTN, I would remind them of it, but then they sent a soft copy of the letter... Thus, I thought that it would be alright for me to just print it and use it. However, this would not be accepted, people! We found that out after 5 hours of wait.

Right after finding out, I called the officer who settled my BTN letter and she said that she has already sent the letter to my new address... Well, I guess all I can do now is wait for the letter and hopefully we won't have to wait as long the next time we go there.

Can a person be tired of waiting?
Yes, because of the rather unsatisfactory conditions while waiting...

Well, patience is a virtue... I have the fruit of the Spirit, which includes patience. SO, just wait and see what happens later... I guess the next time I'm going there would be this coming Monday if by then the letter has arrived.

All I can do now is....be patient and wait...

Well, 14 July 2008 was the day when I joined the group of scholars who were about to enter Taylor's for their course in South Australian Matriculation and 21 July was when I met the group called 08J5. The continuous assessment is something we all had to get used to...but along with it, there were many memorable events throughout this one and a half years together...

1. SAM Musical (21 Nov 2008)
This was an event that ended the first semester of our SAM year that was filled with enjoyment as most of the assessment were not included in our internal assessments... So, everyone danced, sing and acted out their musicals based on their class' performances. I sure did enjoy that day. Who would have known that scholars are musically talented as well... Hee.


2. SAM Charity Carnival (12 August 2009)
Our class had an agreement to participate in this year's SAM Charity Carnival. Thus, our teamwork was really shown... The profit wasn't much, but what matters the most was our hard work and teamwork. Therefore, thank you everyone, for all your cooperation. Well done and also thanks to Ms Chow for all your help. ;)


3. Raya Celebration (4 October 2009)
Our class decided to have a raya celebration. So, we held it in 0812 as we opened our doors for all 08J5ians and a few 08J6 invited guests. Each of us had to bring something to contribute to our potluck. Hence, I think I can say that Izzuddin is officially our class cook... Hee.


4. Last day of class (23 October 2009)
Last day of class was truly a momentous day... I would remember it as a melancholic day because after this day, we would hardly see most of our classmates as most of our exam venues are different.


5. SAM Corroboree (18 November 2009)
However, we all got to meet again one day after our last paper, which was accounting...except for two of them who could not attend. It was held at Sunway Hotel and I feel like it was once again filled with photo-taking sessions...even in the dark. Hee.


6. BTN (7-10 December 2009)
Finally the last event of the year where all of us under JPA sponsorship in Taylor's could meet. All of us went to the same place, which was Kem Bina Negara Tanjung Rhu except for one as he was under Telekom sponsorship. Nevertheless, we couldn't meet up as a class as we were all divided into different groups for its activities.

All in all, I've truly learned a lot from this one and a half years SAM period and also some other experiences...
1. Patience & tolerance
Just when I was feeling my worst, God reminded me of the fruit of the Spirit (love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control). Without that, I wouldn't have endured until the end of SAM. Thank God for the fruit of the Spirit and His loving-kindness.
2. Audacious
Honestly, I believe I have become more brave in everything I do... I'm not sure if its noticeable, but I feel so. Hee.
3. Killed 2 cockroaches
In this one and a half years, I have successfully killed 2 cockroaches and seen many others being killed. Sometimes, I think our unit breeds cockroaches... Hee.
4. Experienced earthquake - 30 September 2009
For the first time in my 19 years of living, I finally experienced an earthquake. Though it's not something to be jumping with joy about (it was actually rather scary), but at least I know what an earthquake feels like. Hee. I actually didn't know what I experienced was an earthquake until after my friend told me. Haha. I would definitely not experience this if I was not in Casa...

Well, I really had fun with 08J5, 0812 and Taylor's...despite the challenges faced. This is one group I will surely remember and miss... Thank God for allowing me to meet this great bunch of people.

This holiday, I have been going crazy over Chocolate Biscuit Cake as I would call it, which I have learnt from my dear housemate, Fatin. Thanks to her, my family and I have been enjoying this scrumptious delicacy. Hehe. It's extremely nice... I've made it several times already and now, I still feel like making another batch. Hee. Here's the recipe if you want to try it out... By the way, I changed the amount a little bit so that it is not so sweet. 

Millions of words could describe
Untrustworthy, unreasonable, unbelievable
Demanding, aggressive, unscrupulous
And the list goes on, do I need to continue?
Extraordinary, hopeful, ingenious
Possible exaggerations but who really know?
 

To have the audacity to speak

Even when you are no where near
I salute you for your bravery
But to know that every word spoken
Is nothing but a lie
Is just heart-breaking
 
Is there no more authentications?
Is there no more originality?
Life seems like a reality play
Acted out when the cameras starts rolling
Fooling everyone around
True self no where to be found
 
Don’t you know that when lies pill up
A mountain is build
The more you pretend
The worse you’ll find yourself in
Finally, in boiling sup
Just be careful not to set off some time-bombs
 
Exacerbation is often around here
But I understand why
It’s because you feel guilty
For that I am very sure
Misdemeanor has left you hanging
Now you’re making more mistakes than ever before
 
An avenue of life brought us here
No regrets of what is done
Though my deepest desire
Of being immaculate is unfulfilled
One day, hoping you will see
The unfortunate impression built on you
 
To be called an avaricious person
Is like a storm in a teacup
But at the same time is just an understatement
Materialistic, both a miser and a thrifter
Who knows what is done with the bundle of cash
If we only knew
 
Assertive communicator you probably think
I can see that you are halfway there
But we could see otherwise
At times aggressive communicator
Others manipulative
Starting to feel like a norm everybody knows
 
If only there is a world without pretence
Where everyone is in their own skin
Without ostentatious act
Or defensive statements
I am me and you are you
Let’s face it, we’re different
 
Cheers to the threshold of a new beginning
One to you and one to me
Leaving soon with more to come
Wish you could change your ways
Or soon you’ll be the one at risk
Happily I should say, I’m leaving here soon

 

Well, I didn't go and welcome Caryn back, but I went out with Jocelyn while she's in KL. Hee. We went to Italianies in Sunway Pyramid and had our lunch at 3pm. Haha. Actually for me, it eventually became my lunch and dinner. I wonder if she ate anything else after that... Hee. That was the first time I've been there and met some of them from my batch's SAM programme. They were celebrating someone's birthday and went there in such a big group... Anyway, it is Sunway Pyramid and apparently that's the only closest biggest shopping mall we know. Hehe.