Terence Wang on... A White Christmas (Christmas Special)

EDIT: By 25 December 2010, Jiawin Ng would have left for Singapore to continue his studies under the ASEAN scholarship. This author wishes him good luck and farewell.
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It is 25 December 2010. Terence Wang looks out of his double storey terrace house, in the suburbs of Hollywood. He opens the window and stretches out his hand. A snowflake lands in his palm, so gently that he wonders whether it is all a dream.

Editor(M.E.): And yes, of course it's a dream. For starters, it's raining, not snowing.
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Sigh.

It's that time of the year again. When I wish raindrops were snow. When I wish my home was located either on the North or South of this blue-and-green(and white) planet. When I wish there was much more of the festive mood that is associated with this time of the year.

But then again, it's Christmas.

And how can one not be happy on Christmas??!!

Fireworks. Signify mood changes, among other things.

Yup, it might not be snowing in this sh*t hole lovely country but I'm staying jolly. And merry. And...

(Starts crying) Oh why, oh why, oh why can't it snow here?? (continues crying...)

Anyway.

First off, the Suburban KID Blog Committee would like to wish all readers, never mind whether you all are Christian, Buddhist, Taoist, Muslim, Jewish, even atheist, a very Merry Christmas(Happy Holidays to atheists). And how can you forget the very optimistic New Year? Seriously, he's always in a good mood, even in this recession! Isn't he afraid of getting laid off like 2010??

As I was saying, since it's a season of being grateful, forgiving and generally good, we should probably keep being upset on the none-whiteness of this country just be thankful and make do with what we have.

In fact, our family has already got the Christmas mood going. Look!

The Christmas tree, obviously. I haven't managed to capture the lights well, unfortunately.

"Cute" little stockings

And a very Merry Christmas to you too, Mr-not-so-big-Santa.

Smile.

Ok, so that's about it(apart from a Christmas party and some songs) but the mood's more important, right?

There. I'm contradicting myself again.

One last thing: Since my announcement of this blog reaching a thousand views, views have gone up by...well, frankly I'm not sure, but let's just say, a lot. To let you 'get' the scale of it, this blog reached 1000 views 14 days ago. Now, it's 1552.

So thank you, and have a great Christmas. (looks around) Where's the Christmas spirit on this blog? Editor, change template! Find some Christmas songs! Hurry!

P.S. You might have noticed the new blog template and songs. Well, ok I went traditional this year on the songs, but at least I didn't go for the old "Jingle Bells".

Suburban KID - 1st Birthday(Continued)

By now, you all should know that the fool that I am has misread the date several days ago, causing him to post his own blog's birthday post... on the wrong day.

And, to make it worse, I decided to post some updates that I meant to post on my blog's birthday(the date that I misread) on my blog's real birthday-which is, of course, 15th December. But I forgot.

(The next day, I received an invitation letter to join the "Epic Fail" club. It is now in the trash can.)


But it's ok, it's not the end of the world. I can still post it now, right?

Fine, I ruined my blog's first birthday. Epic fail. Whatever. It's still my blog, even with all the customer privilege bullsh*t.

As I was saying, I shall post them now, two days late:

1) New template

As you can see, the hideous beautiful birthday template has been taken down, as my blog's birthday is over. Do you like the new look? I feel it represents the "Suburban" part in Suburban KID.


2) Slight name change

The "dots" in K.I.D. have been removed(now it's just KID), mostly because of what it represented was deemed embarrassing.

It didn't stand for anything.

3) I, M.E., my$e1f.

Sometime ago, I introduced the Suburban KID Blog Committee, which consists of I, M.E. and my$e1f. I'm sure you can eventually figure out that this 3 people are actually only one person. Which person? Figure it out.
Their profiles and bio are now on a new page, right here: http://terencewang101.blogspot.com/p/about-suburban-kid-blog-committee.html

4) One more thing

Just wanted to show all of you these posts.

This is my very first post on this blog: http://terencewang101.blogspot.com/2009/12/not-again.html
My first post, ever(my first post wasn't on the blog): http://terencewang101.blogspot.com/2010/01/terence-wang-on-new-moon.html
My most popular post to date: http://terencewang101.blogspot.com/2010/11/terence-wang-on-advertisements.html
My personal favourite post: http://terencewang101.blogspot.com/2010/11/terence-wang-on-demise-of-proper.html

And that's about it for now, unless I feel that there are other things that need changing. Until next time.

Maybe.

P.S. Some may have noticed that the first birthday post has disappeared. This is because... I, er, felt that with this post, the first one was not needed. Right.


I know; I'm a bad liar. I accidentally deleted it. Arrgghhh!!! (Bites tongue, pulls hair, sets ass on fire)

One Thousand.

Ladies and gentlemen, at exactly 1400 hours local(Malaysian) time today, Suburban KID with the domain name http://terencewang101.blogspot.com, has reached 1000 page views.

Cue "cyber" applause.

Ok, I'll own up to a fact here: this blog has reached a 1000 page views some time ago. But we(or rather, I) did not have any proof, as Blogger's Stats only became functional a few months ago.

Reaching a thousand views might be rather insignificant to some viewers, but it is important for me and this blog. This is because having views and feedback is motivation to any blogger. To keep him/her assured and feel that his/her blog is important enough to take care of and to be kept going. I'm also happy that it happened now, just a few days before this blog's first birthday. I'll talk about that later.

Hold on a second... oh, now it's 1001 views. Even better.

Her's a pic:

So, right here, right now, I want to thank all of you who helped me reach this milestone.

I want to thank all of my 6 "followers", which you can see in the mid-right side of my blog, for following this blog when it was still young and it's admin was an idiot who went on ranting about how terrible everything was. He's much more sensible now, thanks to all of you.

I also would like to thank the readers from all over the world, from U.S. to Russia to Denmark to Spain to Japan and other places. Some have given comments, which as I have said for the 1001th time(ok, maybe not), is very important.

I might want to thank my parents and other authorities for not wanting to shut down even after some of the controversial topics that I've written.(This does NOT mean that I'll shy away from them, however.)

Last but definitely not least, I want to thank Jiawin for providing assistance and motivation, and giving lot's of feedback(although not on this blog). Overall, he has given the most, er, assistance, motivation and feedback. So thanks, Jiawin. I know you'll read this.

Here's to 10000 views, hopefully in the near future.

P/S; Oh yes, I said I'll talk about this blog 1st birthday. It won't be that big of a ceremony, of course, but I hope to bring along a few changes to this blog with it. And yes, of course there will a blog post.

I don't know the actual day, but I remember it was somewhere it the middle of December, so I decide to put it right at the middle: the 15th. So watch this space.

REVIEW: The Chronicles of Narnia - The Voyage of the Dawn Treader

WARNING: This review contains spoilers. Please proceed only if you a)have watched the movie; b)don't intent to watch the movie but want to know more about it; c) are going to watch it, but want to know its plot and storyline because of lack of impatience.
You have been WARNED.


Have I overused the "bolds" and "CAPITALS"? Never mind.

This is probably the first time I have watched a movie that has just been released. Seriously.

To make things easier for you readers, I shall break down this review into several sections.

Plot
This, unfortunately, is where the movie falls short.

If only they had just used the same formula that they used in The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe, that is, to faithfully follow C.S.Lewis's storyline, this section would have got high marks, as everyone knows that his work was brilliant. But no, the script writers had to put their heads together and say: "Let's toss it a little here...and turn it there..."

Result? A little underwhelming.

I entered the cinema late-no thanks to certain people-and missed a little of the beginning. At first, the movie seemed to be following the original plot. Then, I noticed a few changes that I won't mention here, just in case you are one of those who didn't see/follow my warning.

The real disappointments came later. When the crew reached Lone Islands, they defeat the slave bosses(which follows the plot), and after they saved one of the Lords(who is a poor prisoner here instead of the wealthy guy in the book), he hands them a "magical sword" which, as we find out later, together with the other swords from the other six Lords, must a great evil on Dark Island(which does exist) which will threaten Narnia with...something.

WHY??? Lewis doesn't even mention the swords in the book!(Ok, he did, but they were just the Lords' weapons) The plot was supposed to be about all of them  on a quest to the other side of the world which was where they believed Aslan's country was and the obstacles, fears and temptations they faced on the way.

If you haven't read the book, you have to. Now. Go get the car, bike, whatever and find a book shop.

This is the problem with movie producers and directors. They think that every movie has got to have a super villain that has to be killed in the name of humanity(or, in this care, 'animality'). Why can't it just be about each individual's fears?

However, I do think that the producers were clever in choosing the Dark Island part to be expanded, especially as it is about manipulating one's fears and thoughts. (I still feel that they shouldn't have made it something to be destroyed) They also expanded the part on Edmund's rivalry with Caspian, which was great.

All this 'expanding', however, creates a new problem: many details and long parts in the book have been cut short.

First it was on Lone Island. There was a whole sub-plot on how they devised a cunning plan to oust the Governor, but in the movie it isn't even mentioned.

We also have the part on Ramandu's island (Ramandu was the one who told them about the 'spell' that needed to be broken with the 7 swords) and several other parts that I can't remember cut short. Being a fan of the books, this makes the movie feel... stingy, in an odd way.

To give the script writers credit, the parts which followed the original were excellently done(you'll have to read the book to understand). If only they had decided to just leave the rest of the plot alone.

Special Effects

This is one of the best parts.

The scenery, sound effects, costumes and lighting and general "believable-ness" are beautiful and immaculately executed. One has to watch the movie to appreciate this, of course, but here are some, er, examples...

The Pevensies, Caspian and the "Blue Star".

Repicheep(right) and Eustace-turned-Dragon

The Dawn Treader.

The 3-D effects, while not groundbreaking or outstanding, do a very good job at enhancing the viewing experience. Should you pay extra for it? In my opinion, probably.

Characters

I just wish that the script writers were half as good as the actors.

Seriously, they are good. Georgie Henley(Lucy Pevensie) is as delightful as ever; you just can't help liking her.Skandar Keynes (Edmund Pevensie) is slightly boring at normal times, but does a great job at acting out his dark side. High praise goes to Will Poulter(Eustace Scrubb) for (together with the script writers, of course) managing to turn the people-love-to-hate character in the book into...people-love-to-hate-and-laugh-at. He talks in such a complicated manner that it's usually funny. Simon Pegg is also excellent and witty as voice of Reepicheep, although whether it surpasses Eddie Izzard from the second film(Prince Capian) is for you to decide.


Overall, although I'm a little underwhelmed with The Voyage of The Dawn Treader's storyline, the producers have done a fine job on the characters, their lines, the scenery and the effects.

Rating: 7.5


The Good: Characters, witty lines, scenery, special effects.
The Bad: Altered plot, some parts cut short.

Terence Wang wonders when the next Narnia  film will come out, and which book it will be based on.

Advertisements

According to http://oxforddictionaries.com, the definition of the word "advertisements' is a notice or announcement in a public medium promoting a product, service, or event or publicizing a job vacancy.

Advertisements originated from the word advert, which originated from the word ad, which originated from the letter 'a', which originated from the sound of drunken Vikings burping.

Oh, you... didn't need to know that? But I was just trying to explain.... You sure? Ok, ok, I get it, no more stupid definitions! Moving on!

Advertising, as we all-or at least the more intelligent ones like those who understand my words-know, have been the main source of income of the information industry. One of the more popular ones nowadays is Google's text ads.

But today, I will be talking about the more traditional ads, meanning the ones on the TV, radio and newspapers.

Being humans, we are always wowed by great ads. Remember when the DiGi "Yellow Man" ads first came up?

They were hilarious and creative, and surpassed any recent ads at that time.

You're probably thinking, "Ok, but why is Terence Wang ranting about ads?"

Good question.

Everyday, we are constantly being barraged by ads. I'm not blaming anyone for this; it's just the way it is. In exchange for free content, we view ads by companies.

But can't they sometimes make it more interesting?

Have you ever been frustrated by an ad? Because they were so boring or cheesy you wanted to throw up, or because it just aired too many damn times? Well, I have, many, many times. From the "Alif" advert on TV(because it was aired, like, every 14 seconds) to the Suzuki ad on the radio. In the latter, a man is saying how the two new Suzuki models "really get his pulses racing", while speaking like he is as excited as a Greyhound dog after a huge lunch.

I also have a tendency to dislike ads for skin care, shampoo and most beauty-related products, mainly because they are all EXACTLY THE SAME. It typically begins with shining skin/flawless hair walking in and saying how the product has 'transformed' her. The ad then shows how the product works(showing you layers of the skin-the product then enters the skin and wipes out all unwanted items). Seriously, which girl/woman wants to know how the product enters the skin?? Pointless!

Just look at these ads.

Different product, same method. In other words, BO-RING.

I am sometimes also ticked off by some song adverts, like the new McDonald McChicken one. It's because when you make a song ad, it shows that you can't think of anything else besides asking some people to sing all the good things about the product.

BO-RING.

So what makes a good ad? And who makes good ads?

To answer the 1st question, I shall have to answer the 2nd one 1st.(pun intended)

Volkswagen have made good ads over the years, and even now. It started with the "Think Small" ad, which was that title with a tiny pic of the VW Beetle.

And recently, the Scirocco ad.

Telecommunication companies seem to do it well too. After the hilarious DiGi ads, here comes Yes 4G.



The ad just utilises one person, while the narrator talks about saying 'yes'. "Yes mom, I will be home for your birthday." The preson's expression changes as he speaks. He DOES NOT say anything about the product directly.

In other words...

me.com(Editor): BO-RING??

Get out, me.com. No, not boring, GENIUS.

So what makes a good ad?

The answer is simple. A good ad is one that does NOT try to tell you all about the product in a short time. It does NOT have some people pretend to testify how good it is. It does NOT keep on yelling and saying, "Hurry, buy one today!" It leaves you with a scenario that keeps you interested, seems to have little connection with the product(yet indirectly has a lot of connection) and lets you draw your conclusions.

Until next time.

Disclaimer: The Suburban KID team does not wish to violate the copyrights, patents and/or trademarks that have been mentioned above. It will not be held responsible for any of the actions mentioned. The above brand names, labels and/or trademarks that have been mentioned above are for the purpose of reference only. The Suburban KID team does not intent to offend or insult any party, company or person(s) mentioned in the article.

The Demise of (Proper) Cartoons

What examples can we think of when 'cartoons' are mentioned?

The legendary Mickey Mouse.

Winnie-the-Pooh.

And... sorry my brains's out at the moment. Can't think of much else. (EDIT: I thought of something now: Bugs Bunny) In terms of Japanese animation, Pokemon, Digimon, blah blah blah. There was another one that starts with a D, too, but I can't remember what it was. All I know is it was big, blue and liked hats. With propellers.

But that's not the point.

What I wanted to do is make with a comparison with the cartoons of today, especially the ones for younger children. Yes, yes, I know that all cartoons are for children anyway, but I mean the younger ones. So no The Legend of Aang: the Last Airbender or Detective Konan(or was it Conan? Oh I'm terrible).

Let's start with the classics, now reformatted into modern versions.

Mickey Mouse
Now: Mickey Mouse Clubhouse


I'll say it straight off: (The current one is) a load of sh*t.

Why?

First, a look at the original. It's main purpose was to provide entertainment through animation. And as a pioneer, it was absolutely brilliant. The laughs were mostly from physical jokes, such as Donald chasing his three nephews and slamming into a wall of ice. All the shows were instant classics. Yes, sometimes they were unrealistic, but aren't cartoons supposed to be so?

Now? Someone at Disney must have sat down and said: "Who cares about thinking of more jokes... The children don't understand anyway. Let's make it educational."

Maybe he didn't mention the no jokes part, but one big difference, among many others, of the current MM or MMC as it is now known is that it's so... dull. There isn't even an effort to make them funny any more.

As for educational, I'm damn sure that they mentioned that, because it tries so hard to do so, because every few minutes-no, seconds- the characters, who sound so fake ask you to answer a question like "Can you see the vase? (When it's so obviously placed at the corner of the screen...Do they underestimate the children's intelligence??)" or "Count with me. Onnneee.... Twooooo.. Threeee...."

My point is that cartoons nowadays, especially ones by Disney, just aren't as fun or hilariously funny any more! They're probably under pressure by parents, because they focus so much on being educational. The ones under Nickelodeon are quite good, but most of them are aimed at slightly older children than their Disney counterparts. Ex: Spongebob Squarepants.

Okay, let's head on to another one.

Winnie-the-Pooh
Now: My Friends Tigger and Pooh


My childhood favourite. I don't think it's hard to see why.

There was something about their relationship that was just.. so sincere. They had many witty lines, like the following, one of my favourite from Pooh when Piglet was insisting there was a flood outside his house, but Pooh came in without seeing one: "Either your flood is a very dry flood, Piglet, or it is hiding somewhere," delivered in his cute drawl.

The thing is, the characters didn't only rely on being cute, unlike many cartoons/shows of today. The writers managed to create good plots and lines for them every time, the design was great. Yes, the music and dancing were rather cheesy, but that's an exchange for the goodness. And Disney continued delivering this greatness...

Until 2005.

What has it become now? Basically, the same has happened to it as Mickey Mouse, but it's just slightly more interesting. SLIGHTLY.

Cue the obviously fake greetings and socialising between characters, the 'missions' Darby, Tigger and Pooh perform as Super Sleuths- come on, the guys are supposed to be normal people animals, not some heroes who save the day! This shows that television companies nowadays think that children are all about crime-fighting superheroes. And more "Can you find the tree? Where is it?" You'll soon be shaking your television with frustration, yelling "STOP ASKING ME TO DO THINGS YOU DIMWIT, JUST GET ON WITH THE DAMN SHOW!"

Before I end, I have to say something about Cartoon Network shows.

 I said I won't comment anything about shows for older kids, but I  couldn't resist. the shows, save two or three good ones, are mediocre. They don't offend you and your intelligence the way Disney's shows do, but they are always relying on the same things for laughs. Same action scenes to make them cool. Same... everything. They're not really bad, just not outstanding.

So hats off to Nickelodeon for continuing to provide great entertainment to those slightly older kids. For animation movies, it would be Pixar, but that's for another day.

But wait.. someone has to cater for the younger ones too. Please, they're young, but they deserve great entertainment. So Disney, take a look at your history, and learn.

Until next time.

EDIT: Terence Wang finds it sad that no matter how bad the content Disney provides them, they are just going to suck it all up, without knowing what they've missed.

The Shutdown of My Blog

I hoped my title scared you.

If it did, you can relax. But you probably weren't scared in the first place. Bleh.

No, I'm not shutting down this blog. Not Suburban K.I.D.; oh no. I'm shutting down the other blog. Yes, 'Terence's Dairy'.

Why?

Some of you don't know it exists in the first place. That's fine, because only a smattering of you(6, to be exact) are allowed to read it anyway. Thing is, not even all of the 6-I'm not revealing their names here, something to do with 'customer privilege', whatever that means- read it.

So what's the point of writing something that isn't read, not even by the writer?

As first I thought it would be a good place to write about my daily life. But there's one big problem-ok, two if you count the lack of views- Blogger's photo upload system is terribly slow. And photos are a key part of talking about my daily life.

This is a view of it before shutdown.

With that, I declare Terence's Dairy... CLOSED.

Halloween!

This is it. The scariest day(or night) of the year.

The night where we get to see pumpkins there are not to be eaten, but scare us. The night where spooky individuals with a huge variety of clothing, from Dracula to the Jonas Brothers appear at our front door, muttering words like "Trick or Treat".

Ok. So we don't celebrate it.

And that's a real shame, seeing all the things we miss. The parties, the costumes, and most importantly, the candy. Now that's important.

Sigh. But at the same time, there is something we should all do: Make sure Halloween stays scary.

Don't understand? Halloween is deteriorating into cuteness! Just look at the Halloween costumes nowadays. Seriously, Miley Cyrus?? Come on!

Denied

Accepted

Although cuteness is to be cherished, there are times that it should not exist. Like tonight.

I don't want to leave on a bad note, so...

P.S. : Instead of paint ball, maybe we should go pumpkin-shooting. Anyone?

The MiniSketch Saga

The day(or night, to be more specific) I've been waiting for: Debate and MiniSketch are over, I can get a bit of a  much-deserved rest.

How did we do? Debate: Going to final. MiniSketch... er, umm, ah, eh... We lost.

Yes, we failed.

I can choose to lay the blame on Qi Xuan for not narrating smoothly enough. I can blame Zhuhan for forgetting his lines. I can blame everyone else for not arranging the tables and chairs properly and quickly. I could blame the school authorities for setting the date so early after exam.

Actually I still blame the school authorities.

But the person to be blamed is me.

Reason 1: I wrote a script that even I feel is not interesting enough and too long.

Reason 2: I did not practise before exam, which would have made us much more familiar. (But I didn't because I did not want my team members' studies to be interrupted.)

Reason 3: I was slow in delivering the script.

Then again, it was a great experience. We got to watch 4 other great and humorous performances(Yan Ke's rapping will be one of my lifetime memories). We learned more about how to perform during this kind of competition. God I must sound like I'm writing an essay on "The Benefits of Entering MiniSketch".

Yes, we might have failed. But it was fun, it was grand.

It was worth it.

My Campaign Against Exams

When this post is up, our Form 3 "brothers and sisters" will have gone through their first day of PMR exams.

During this time, our cabinet ministers, Education Ministry folk and other "very important people" will be herded around tables, arguing discussing whether PMR should be held next year. Oh, and UPSR too.

Do I think they should be held? No. I don't want to write a long article jumbled with words about the various points to WHY it shouldn't be held because most people will fall asleep half way through. Instead, I will simply say this: Do we really want us to be exam-orientated robots? Who only care about the highest marks? Who don't know about anything other than what's written in our textbooks?

Didn't think so!

However, there is an even better argument for my campaign against exams.

The Suburban K.I.D. (don't forget, that's the name of the blog you are reading!)Blog Committee has done a little research and found that an average tree would produce 80,500 sheets of paper(http://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/green-science/question16.htm). Taking an average of 5 sheets per exam, one form uses 163,800 sheets of paper(including all subjects) in a year.

I know what you are thinking: 2 trees, so what? Ah, but I have not included the other types of paper used, e.g. test pad. And remember, this is only ONE form. If I had tried to include everything(which I can't, I don't have enough data), the figure would definitely be much higher.

So there you have it: Stop Exams to Help Save Trees. And demand that our teachers stop asking us to help to conserve the environment unless this act of cutting down trees to make exam paper is stopped.


The Suburban K.I.D. Blog Committee would like to wish all Form 3 pupils good luck in sitting for PMR.

Blog Admin(Terence): Special shoutout to Jiawin Ng who will be leaving for Singapore soon to congratulate him for getting the Asean Scolarship. Your friends in Form 2, including this writer, will miss you.

Dogs And Bitches

Terence Wang has set out on a quest to explain the differences between bitches and.... bitches.

So... ok. Ermmm... I know! Let's play video games!!!

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Go away, fool. Sorry dudes, that was me.com(Blog Editor) and that dog just butted in like that... I'm going to *@#$%^ him and...

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me.com and Myself a.k.a. Gangsta, both of you, Shut Up. You know I do the talking. And writing. (Turns to me.com) You know you're supposed to be doing editing.

Myself a.k.a Gangsta: "Hey kid, I don't get nothin' to do, man! I..."

(Interrupt) And you always mess things up. So get the hell outta here, both of you.

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Phew. Back to business.

So, we all know dogs.

They're, well, mammals. With fur. And wings.
That wasn't right.  Oh, God.

Anyway, since I'm an animal lover, I love dogs. They're loyal, fun and have many other good qualities, as mentioned in my Men and Women, Dogs and Cats post.

Now to tell them apart from bitches.

One definition of "bitch" here is: female dog. The other definition, is, er...

That. Hey, Google listed them as bitch.

Clearly, this is rather confusing. This is because when a person says "the word", you don't know which he/she means. And if you asks whether he/she is talking about the second definition, you will be accused of being perverted or something.

But first, a little more explanation on the differences of the two "bitches".

The first one walks on four legs and is covered with fur; The second one will never be caught with either of that.

The first one loves toys, bones, etc.; The second one is crazy about clothes, shoes and Robert Pattinson. Yes, the idiot with bad hair.

The first one(s) are generally the same in terms of behaviour while the second one can range from anything between nice and friendly to being so fussy and bitchy(lol) that you want to grab (it or her?) and scream at it/her. But no, you can't; you'll be accused of attempted murder. And rape. And everything else. Because the world is very protective of them.

Where was I? Oh yes. The conclusion. There's only one way to seperate them, and for once I came up with a logical idea: Let only one of them be called bitch.

I propose the second one.


Terence Wang (I, not me.com, not Myself a.k.a. Gangsta) has continues his argument with Myself a.k.a. Gangsta. They have not reached a conclusion. - me.com, Blog Editor

Cycling (Community Message pt. 2)

This is a community message to encourage people to exercise, brought to you by the blog admin on behalf of N.E.R.D. Incorporated.
The bicycle is one of the most important transportation tools in the world. Besides the car. And the space hopper.

My bike; my father's bike behind, it's brakes are useless

Now, every mode of transportation can be turned into a hobby. Many like driving. Many like motorcycling(Mat Rempit?) and many like... Cycling.

I'm one of them.

To make it clear, this community meassage is about getting people who don't like to exercise - example: nerds, those who are obese, etc - to exercise. And to do that, I have to present activities that are fun and not to hard to do. And I believe cycling is one of them.

Cycling really is a joy. You pedal off, feeling yourself going faster and faster. The wind blows into your face, adding into your adrenaline rush. The stunning view adds to your pleasure...

Do I sound like a bike salesman? :P Allright then, I'll get harsh.

Like all things except God, this hobby does have drawbacks. First is the learning process. Unless you're the guy from Mars who does crazy stunts in his UFO to startle us Earthlings, you will almost definitely fall a million times, all of which you will end up with severe head, hand, leg and kidney damage. Ok, maybe not the last one.

And when you grow older, it gets worse. First, your parents will feel that "it's too dangerous for our child to go further away than 15 metres without adult supervision". And when they do grant you permission, there's your annoying little brother to take care of, who always hears your instructions wrongly, almost gets hit by traffic every time and causes you to almost have a hard attack -and make you want to scream to your parents "THERE'S NO WAY I CAN TAKE CARE OF HIM!!!"

Not to mention the fact that he can't travel far, so your permission to go further is useless anyway.

But you know what? I don't care.

The FIFA World Cup

Yes, yes, I know it ended ten thousand years ago. (at least, that's how fast news goes by)

And I most definitely know I Totally Regret staying up to watch a BORING(but tense) final, causing me to lose sleep. Oh, and only getting average in Sejarah. Damn.

But such an important thing cannot be missed by this blog's committee. Oh yes, this blog has a committee, consisting of I, me and myself. And we voted to add it in, so what can I say?  :)

First of all, congratulations to Spain for winning the world cup, and for that octopus - Paul is the only octopus I found cute - for predicting correctly. Although I was supporting Netherlands. Because I didn't want Spain to win. Because... oh please shut the ******* mouth up; I have my reasons.

Even though The World Cup brings so much joy and celebration, there are reasons to worry. One is this:

"Oh come on come on Robert Green stop that ball.. what the...(speechless) How the HELL did you not get that ball, you idiot?! Oh wait, maybe it's the bookies."

That's what I mean. The bookies.

They take away the fun of the match, making it dictated by:

MONEY

It's not fair. Not fair to us, not fair to the other players who didn't take the bait, not fair to FIFA, not fair to everyone but themselves. And the stupid bookies.

Another problem:

"What... why is the office empty? Only 3 people?!" "Aiya boss, World Cup what."

I don't think I need to explain that.

Still, to give it credit, it's a fabulous show/game. Even though I don't follow football - who cares if Wayne Rooney has a leg that's going to explode - but watching it just pulls you deeper and deeper. And football is a nice game. No, Myself, you are not to argue. I'm sure you'll agree, Me. No, not me, Me. And Myself. You know, the committee?

P.S.: "Thanks a lot", Pn. Cock/ Ah Lim for setting exam on the day after the World Cup. I'm sure you did it on purpose. what, you want the pleasure of the World Cup taken from us. No way. I watched it, so there.

Terence Wang is "definitely not" applying that the above names are refering to two of the school admins. Oh no... that would be dangerous disrespectful.

Note to Readers #3

I was going to do part 2 of the community message, but let's just say that something rather... important came up. It is the most dreaded, awful thing that all Malaysian(or even global) students face, and detest.

It goes by the name of Exam.

Yes, Jit Sin's 3rd exam has arrived, in a record-setting 3 weeks after the second one. Once again, damn those idiots who think that they can get away with everything thank ou to our school admins who "kindly and thoughtfully"made the duration between exams so short so that we can't(and don't need to) learn anything in between.

Once again, good luck to everyone else who will be facing this terror, including the Form 3's that are (I think) going through the PMR trial exam. All the best!

Tag (Community Message pt. 1)

This is a community message to encourage people to exercise, brought to you by the blog admin on behalf of N.E.R.D. Incorporated.

Tag: A game in which one person chases the rest to catch them by touching or grabbig hold of them. The person(s) that doesn't get caught wins. If everyone is caught, the 'catcher' wins.

Tag is also known as chase, catch, 追逐，and others.
P.S.: Tag originated from the word 'ta'. ;)

But of course you all knew that already, right?

I'll be honest; I love being chased. I do it everyday. All you need is an empty stomach, enough energy, some friends and you're good to go. You can do it anywhere, any time!

You can be chased by anything...

 Be anything(to be chased)...

Heck, even Johny Depp loved the game.

But I personally loved being chased by...

Fish.
Regular readers will know that I actually mean Lim Jia Yon.
Sometimes we'll play it alone; sometimes with some other friends.

Even if your friends are unwilling, there's a method that I always use:
Hit their head hard with your biggest file. They'll probably start chasing.

There are many things to love about it. I love the 'high' feeling of being chased. I love how I have to cautiously go around every corner, not knowing whether the predator is lying in wait. I love running and running and purposely waiting for my opponent to catch up, just to see his hopeless, tired expression.

Of course, there are dangers in this sport, especially if you play it in school(which most people do). You will worry about falling. You will worry about crashing into people, especially those of the opposite sex. You will worry how your shirt is going to be wetter than K.L. on a rainy day and be more smelly than your neighbour's dog.

But I don't care. I love it, and for those who don't like sports. try it. You'll love it too.

Terence Wang is always afraid that Jia Yon is just around the corner. However, he'll probably never stop playing tag.

A Tribute to Our Lower Concourse

The lower concouse.

It was a spacious, airy place for us to chill when we were too free, tired or when being chased. By aquatic animals.

Taken for granted for a very long time, this place was nevertheless an important part of the school, especially since it was a cooler place next to the library, which wouldn't be opened until IT class started anyway, so it was a bit stupid.

But as always, our school administration tends to do idiotic things, so they've taken over part of it to become a part of the office. And our beloved lower concourse became the narrow, stuffy place that it is now. I know the scouts feel that a lot:

Grae Sky - 我希望校方可以把lower打回原型,让我们继续用以前的lower...

Candice Kang - I miss my 2nd home...

It's goodbye forever to the old lower concourse.

BUT...
Because my name's Terence Wang, and because I can't bear to see our place go, here are some facts:

1) Lower concourse has long ben considered student territory, right?

2)If so, then wouldn't this be considered "taking over our land by teachers"?

That's right. For those of you who want our territory back,

We Are Going To WAR.


And no, sorry I don't have ANY plans.
I'm going to get killed by our school admins, aren't I?

Minggu Koperasi

Actually, it shouldn't be called Minggu Koperasi. Rather, Minggu Perempuan.

          -Terence Wang, Blog Adminstrator

Yes, you're asking why.

Those who have been there have seen the exbition have seen what's on sale: soft toys, key chains, accessories etc.

One word springs to mind: girl. Or girlish.
Ok, that was two words. Who cares.

But really, (again) What The Hell were they thinking?

And please, I'm not a gender-biased person, so girls, don't argue. Yet.

 If there was a report on what was on sale, it wold be like this:

50%: Soft toys
20%: Accessories
10%: Sports items. Ok, they did have a little in store for boys, but they were overpriced. And crap.
5%: Electronic dictionaries and tech accessories(Huh? Though Tech Week's over)

Still, to give them a little credit-and to fend off angry comments and e-mails from equally angry koperasi members, feminists and teachers- The Koperasi T-shirt was awesome. I loved the design so much, I was the first to buy(and wear) the collarless T-shirt*.

*Not really supported by official charts, graphs and surveys. But again, who cares.

 

 I can't get the damn photo to be uploaded the "right" way up...

 ...Unlike this one

The adminstrator hopes to see NO "angry comments, e-mails" etc etc...