His side

They've got their eyes on you. Watchful they are, the way you carry yourself. Alert they are for that weakness in your voice. Searching for every hole, searching for every back door. They've got their eyes on you. They've got their eyes on you.

WHEN IS DINNER EVER GOING TO BE OVER??

Never have I thought I would hear myself say that. Not in a million years!! Not in a gazzilion years!!! And I don't even know how many years is that!

Big Family Dinners are my worst disasters!

They are just the worst! Why? It's because it's so awkward! Like awkward turtle awkward!* Why? It's because we're not even close to each other! Yes, we may be blood related (I have no idea how but we are by law) but there seems to be an invisible wall blocking every single related blood we have of each other!

*ACCORDING TO THE AUSTRALIANS: an awkward turtle is a mascot of an awkward moment. I got this from my friend who only stayed there for like a few months before learning this right away. If you see a turtle on its back, whirling its leg, struggling to get back on its leg, it would be kinda awkward looking (AGAIN, this is ACCORDING TO THE AUSTRALIANS). SO they invented a sign that poses that moment exactly! In the events you came across an awkward moment but it would be EVEN MORE awkward if you said out loud "AWK-WARD" you show the awkward turtle sign :]

like this :P (don't forget to whirl you thumbs!)

Usually NORMAL kinds of TERRIBLE dinners would involve the non-stop-comparison given in a special aunty's edition. I have no idea why do they what they do! Does it make them more superior or something?? Tell me because I seriously have no idea at all. They just love to do it. And once their done with comparing every single little thing you are bad at, they move on to the incomparable things. And that doesn't mean it's even a good thing -_-.

Dad always say let them talk all they want. Always the zen master he is. "Once you stop bothering about what they say, they will eventually stop" BUT there's no telling when eventually will ever come right?? They just LOVE to talk about you! Your stomach. Your height. Your hips. Your results! ESPECIALLY your results. BUT I'm 21 now and things have changed long since primary school. Reds have changed to blues. Frowns have turned into 'What? you sure it's who and who?'

Unfortunately when things get better for you people tend to not speak about it. It's not really that interesting to talk about the good stuff you know -.- We wanna know who died, who lied and who failed. But when flowers are blooming and wheats are growing, where can we find more input to our sick habit?? Well well well where else can you get rich with these information but from the rich itself. And suddenly money becomes a key to acknowledgement?? And are we still at the family dinner? You tell me.

It felt like the world was shrunk down to the size of that table and we were the people populating it. Regardless of what you've learned in school- that blood is thicker than water- people were capable of anything when circumstances change. And the word family can become nothing but a measure word.

Discovery Week Challenge

Holidays are great but not when you're too broke to get yourself anything! Discovery Week has been a hyped up event over the past few weeks. It is the realization of every teenage dream because let's face it... you have no money your dreams are nothing but a peck of dust left waiting to wiped off to the space of nowhere *drama much* heh. Anyways, BACK TO THE POINT, Discovery Week! What is it? Well, Mac City have been organizing a tour, whereby these people will go around giving out gifts! What kinda gifts???? Well, it's MAC CITY! What else do you expect them to give out? Candy bars with low fat, low carbs, low everything? If so -_- I must be an idiot to be blogging about this.

We're talking about a brand new iPod Touch! an iPod Nano! a Logitech Rechargeable Speaker S715i! an Audio technica headphones! All these for just doing what kids do best; play a game. No kidding! They are just that generous and on the right time of the year too! The school holidays have started long ago and it's getting too long. WE NEED GAME! And just by doing what we need to get what we want, WHY NOT?!

This Christmas Mac City is out discovering the best of the best Milk Farmer, Fruit Ninja and King of the Hills. 3 Games. 6 winners. First prize you'll earn yourself a fancy new iTouch and super glossy headphones that are water resistant. Second prize you'll earn yourself a brand new iPod nano that comes in the size of your thumb! You might be thinking "WTH how am I suppose to win when I don't even have one to practice any of these games??" Well, fear not because they do have booths opened up on those days just for people to test their product. And you can just stand there the WHOLE day and TRY and TRY and TRY and TRY until you get the score you want then you just show it to the man incharge and he/she will jot down your name! Haha as lifeless as this may sound, in the end it is just one day of sufferings for a lifetime of joy so why the hell complain huh? ;)

Previously I had blogged on how Fruit Ninja is played and believe you me it is simple to play but it is not easy to be great. This time Mac City had decided to heat it up a little by bringing in two more other games. Now I'm not too sure on how King of the Hills is played but Milk the Cow my fingers know it best :'(

All you gotta do is wait for the PINK GO sign and that's really the hardest part. As soon as you see this, use your best fingering method to milk the cow! You can use your thumbs. You can use your thumb and your pinky. You can use your pinky and your pointy. Ahh...you're smart you get what I mean.

So what you gotta do is fill as many buckets as you can. AS MANY AS POSSIBLE. Once one bucket is full, you just need to swipe the bucket away for a brand new empty bucket. Best effect: push the bottom of the bucket!

For more visual instructions:

So you must understand the game now! It's elementary level! But I won't advice little kids to contest. To be one of the best, your fingers must be like an athlete. I'm no athlete in person let alone my fingers. Had blisters after 10 go's >(. So last warning: Milk the Cow = not for kids.

During the Discovery Week 10 at One Utama, the boyfriend went and try out the game and even he couldn't win despite the gamer he is. A girl beat him instead ;P lol

an ACCA student from Sunway :)

18.8 buckets, her highest!

But then he wasn't so bad himself ;). After winning the iPod touch from the Discovery Week 9 at Sunway in the Fruit Ninja Contest, he did it again at One Utama. How's that for a holiday? :P

From left: Ben, the Ninja, the dude, and some big shot.

The dude on the right is ALSO a SUNWAY student doing the Victoria program. And since Ben is doing the Lancaster program in Sun-U as well, it suddenly seems like Tan Sri Dato Seri Dr.Jeffery Cheah (the Dean of the University) is doing a really good job in molding his students into the successor he is (lol that is if life is like a game).

This Discovery Week Challenge has been such a good experience and certainly a heart pounding one. Not only for the finalists but for the spectators as well! Last week's event I played the cheerleader role and as loud as I can be I was! It was really really scary!! No shit! Ben was one of the top 5's chosen into the semi finals and they had to pick 2 out of the 5. In my chair I was, front row seats, I was praying and praying, hoping and hoping he would just make it into top 2 because once you're in even if you lose you walk home with an iPod nano for CHRISTMAS!

It was beyond crazy! I think I could have peed in my pants. . . hmm . . . this is sad but I actually think I could have peed in my pants =_=

*taken when we found out Ben won over another guy by only 2 fruits!*

My sister and Michelle

It's not everyday you get to take pictures with expensive gadgets ;D

double the iPod, double the fun ;)

The boy now is trying to figure out how to jailbreak the new iPod as it is using the new 4.2 OS. Sometimes I really do believe that we're two very different people. I'm never good at all these techy stuff and I'm no good at games either (except in Monopoly :P thrashed him yesterday! *heh* for once) as oppose to him but this could be healthy for us :)

Somehow I just wish for them to put on a game (maybe Taboo *hahaha* who am I kidding) that I can win in. Lol maybe not win-win-in but win-win-ben at least >P

Until that happens, I think Mac City should consider hiring Ben as an employee or something. Or maybe put a restraining order on him joining any of their future contest hahaha (-_- i know i'm killing my chances of getting another shiny apple) or they may just face the consequences of him winning their next iPod in the NEXT tour :P

Where would it be next? I hope Pavillion!

http://www.discoveryweek.com.my/

I've been meaning to blog, I swear.

2 weeks and 1 day. That is how long I have been in a holiday. That is the amount of time I have been free from lecturers breathing down my neck, filling my heart with hatred and disdain, leaving me with only unanswered questions at night. I needed this holiday. I needed to love people more than I hated them. And it is a good holiday. Not so much of resting but more like a breather from all that seriousness. And now it's been 2 weeks and a day! I had already met faces I've been missing sick. I had already seen persons I've been wondering how the hell they've been. I had already cleared my head, made peace with my soul, loved and love again.

2 weeks and 1 day.... is more than enough for a holiday.