busybodies. pffft!

My day summed up:

1) Manchester United were eliminated from the UEFA Champions League, Season 2011/12 early this morning. They lost 2-1 to FC Basel. From the group stage. ONLY. Fact: they were last season's UCL runners-up in the defeat to FC Barcelona at Wembley, England. They finished third in their group, therefore eliminating them from the said competition and dropping them into the Europa League. Another fact: It will be MU's first time in the newly-reformatted Europa League. Really shocking stuff for me when I woke up this morning. Also, Man City are also out of the competition despite defeating already-qualified Bayern Munich 2-0. So, to sum it up: BOTH Manchester clubs have failed to make it into the knockout stages. How did this happen? Bad mistakes from seasoned veterans United cost them the essential points needed to qualify, while City, debutants this season, were "jittery" in their opening games and that cost them vital points as well. I may be a hardcore Liverpool FC fan, but when MU get knocked out of the Champions League group stage I feel for the fans. They are so used to seeing their successful team go from strength to strength in each round of the competition that it must be really strange to suddenly see their team competing in Europe's second competition. Oh well... That's the price you pay when you don't do well in the Champs League...

2) On another note... I absolutely do not appreciate people who question my sanity. Why am I even typing all this? Because, today when I was in class, a colleague of mine, S, took me aside to kindly tell me that there have been a few people in my batch (47) and also other senior students in my culinary academy who have noticed me "talking to myself." S then asked me if I have an "invisible friend" (e.g. ghost friend). I said no. Of course not. I wouldn't simply mess around with this stuff. But he told me that he has some friends who are loners, and they "wish" for certain of the said "ghostly friends." I of course appreciated S's kindness in asking me about my mental health and stuff. He's a really nice guy. God bless him. But one this I want to clarify: to those so-called "seniors" and those in my batch who went to ask S about whether I have a problem by talking to myself: SHUT THE FUCK UP and GET THE FUCK OUT. What does it concern you whether I talk to myself or not? I'm still a newbie in this academy, and the way I see it, you guys asking about me this way is total disrespect. And what is wrong with talking to myself? Does it show that I am a nutcase? Don't tell me you people don't talk to yourself sometimes. I'm sure everyone has done it before. Yes, I admit, I DO talk to myself. But that's to critique myself, encourage myself, and other things I don't have to tell you about. So does that make me a complete cuckoo? The answer is NO. Go find some other things to do with your time than to ask about a new student this way. LOSERS. Get a life, FUCKERS...

damn damn damn!

been feeling sick since yesterday. methinks it's an irritated throat. been causing me to have sudden painful coughs. didn't see the doctor yesterday, as when i "felt" sick, the clinic must've been already closed, as it was already so late. but that's not the problem...

woke up this morning with the intention to pay the doc a visit, but woke up at only 10-ish. nevermind that. aftera bath, i made the walk to the clinic, only to discover that 1) today was Sunday, and 2) on Sundays the clinic closes at 10am. FFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUU..........!!! okay, so my bad there. off i went, another jolly stroll to the pharmacy at Guardian in Summit, only to discover that the bleeding pharmacist is on leave till the 7th. by now, i was about as irritated as my throat, so i just grabbed a box of Dequadin lozenges and got the heck out of there! i must say, i have already popped one in my mouth, and so far it hasn't helped much, but it tastes good. very nice, Honey & Lemon...

all i can do is drink lots of water, eat more lozenges, and if not recovered by tomorrow gotta see the dreaded doctor. i HATE being sick!

the beginning of the last (month)

IT'S ALREADY THE FIRST OF DECEMBER! hahahahahahaha!
time DOES fly by past us quickly... hmm.....

now, when i look back at "my 2011" , what will i say about it? how will i summarize it? i have absolutely no FREAKING idea! the first half of my year was decent lah. was still then studying in Word Centre, so i guess i thought i would be staying on until maybe early half of next year (need to have some time to complete my LIFEPACs till Grade 11 in order to qualify for the SAT examinations!), but would you believe it i had signed up for a course in culinary! here was a chance for me to escape from taking the SATs, so yeah...and BOOM! voila, here i am now in Subang, studying culinary! life does take us on strange trips... at least i know my 2011 wasn't wasted... heh.....

well, life's pretty kind to me up here... i miss JB, i for sure do miss my family, AO friends, etc etc...but i guess i am here for a reason, and that is to study as well as possible in this course i'm taking now. it's tough, i admit, but then again life's like that eh? enough about all this... hope that everyone out there will do the best with their lives!

gotta sleep now. got class later on. will be cooking lots of food! muahahahahaha! take care, peeps! ciao!

quote(s) of the day

HI! it's really been a long while since i've blogged! well that's because i've nothing much to say here. nothing to say, nothing to blog. hahahaha!

*anyway here are two (good) quotes i want to share today:

"If opportunity doesn't knock, then build a door."

"Wise men talk because they have something to say. Fools talk because they have to say something."

emotion e-sh-motion

SUPPORTING LIVERPOOL FC

(Here are a few ways I sum up my emotions when I, a die-hard Reds fan, watch LFC play.)

It’s been frustrating and joyous and depressing and awesome.

Yet, I don’t have geographical ties to my team.

But when Suarez (or anyone from the current squad!) scores, I leap off my couch and start going hysterical. Trust me, when you see me doing all of the above mentioned DO NOT CALL THE POLICE or MENTAL INSTITUTION! It's just a "reflex" thing.

When we give up on a late deciding goal and take a single point instead of three, I feel completely demoralized.

But, everytime I wear the shirt, I wear the shirt with massive pride. The badge is meant to be honoured.

And whenever our anthem, "You'll Never Walk Alone", is played, it never fails to make the hairs on my back stand.

Make no mistake, Liverpool’s my team.

And I couldn’t be prouder of the boys. GO REDS!

twenty years old. gah

today's my birthday! i'm 20! haha! :)
feels...the same. weird. 20 doesn't feel any different. just a number...

20 years young

hi! i'm BACK! :D

arrived in JB at 2AM this morning. back for birthday celebrations with family + helping Dad in the office. what an incentive. haaaaa.
anyways, JB hasn't changed much. i repeat that: JB. HASN'T. CHANGED. MUCH. you'd think that "modern" areas would progress QUICKER. but no. so yeah...
what else? owhh...! to Karyn...if you are reading this, I know it is "too late", but once again GOOD LUCK IN YOUR SAT EXAMINATIONS!!!!! hope you do well and graduate! you're almost getting out of Word Centre! haha! :D
right...my birthday is coming up, so i should be excited. am i? yes i am! hahaha! talking to myself. again. :P

on a separate note:  i wanna say a BIG THANKS to my Cilantro Culinary Academy (Batch 47) for surprising (no, i was REALLY surprised!) me yesterday! my bday's not till Monday, but since Mon is a holiday, they sneakily planned to surprise me with a birthday cake (which my mom ordered without me knowing. grrr....). thanks, guys! awesome shit right there.....
btw: the cake was delicious! hazelnut... first time eating hazelnut cake. mmhmmm..... nom nom nom! :D


birthday's exact day is gonna coincide with Hari Raya Haji, which is on Monday. cool.....NOT!

*happily waiting to OFFICIALLY turn 20! the BIG 2-0!* :)