I've been on the battlefield for almost a week now. I havent got a chance to update my blog since the post on Leehom's concert.
Well, here's a brief summary on my life...
I've been quite addicted to Facebook.. ^^' Nearly gone mad with the quizes... Hehe..
I'm trying really hard to excel in my current exam... I've been studying subjects that I haven't really studied for the previous exams. I've tried to study Biology and find it pretty interesting until I've spent too much time on Biology and ignored my Chemistry. I think I'll surely flunk Chemistry this time! Sorry... I've also tried to memorize the definitions for stupid Moral values, something I've never try to do before. But I havent really memorized it all, but most of them, yes.
For those who didnt know, May 17th was Leehom's 33rd birthday! Happy birthday, Music-Man! =)
The American Idol Finale is tomorrow!!! It's really a tough choice between Adam and Kris... Wish both of them all the luck they can get!
My parents have departed for Australia earlier this afternoon and won't be back until the 28th... I'm gonna miss them! =(
I've been on the BATTLEFIELD for almost a week now. I've even got myself some "wounds" and "bruises"... Bloody battle, this one! But I've also been using the Internet during this times, so it wasn't that bad... Please set a grand welcoming dinner for those who survived the battle at the end of next week, 29th of May 2009. Haha! =D
Hui Ying, ready for our first skating trip of 2009?! I truely can't believe that it's the first ever this year! Half the year has almost gone by and we still havent got a chance to skate?! We've been truely busy preparing and training ourselves for the LAST BATTLE at the end of the year! Brace yourselves! This ain't gonna be easy!
That's just quite it for now. Good luck to all warriors! You'll need it.
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Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Monday, April 6, 2009
Fuming Monday Blues
Today, is again, Monday...
Today, is also again, assembly day...
Sports day's over and returning to school this week was heavy-hearted. Going back to class and sitting there for the next 6 hours... Yipee...
This morning, our new HM of KH, in case you don't know about him, he's the so called "Doctor" Chin and I don't really care what his last names are.
He was as strict as a ____ [fill it in yourselves]! He just brought in a so-called "old rule" to KH and he said that it was to be done before he mentioned it today. He said that, On every Wednesday, ALL students are compulsory to wear his/her uniform from our unit-beruniform.
I was almost half asleep and I sat up straight when I heard this. I thought I was hearing voices until the chatter around the assembly ground begins to boil up.
WHAT?! HOW ABOUT ME?! I'VE GIVEN UP MY MEMBERSHIP AS A ST. JOHN MEMBER A LONG TIME AGO! I'VE EVEN SOLD MY UNIFORM!!
But I heard some shocking news from Hil Sa. She said , although I've already gave up my membership as a St John member, I still have to wear my uniform... *swt* And where am I supposed to get my uniform? I reckon I have to rummage through my wardrobe and look for the half-u that had been left in the far end of the closet for a really long time. If I'm not mistaken, I at least still have my old uniform hiding under my pile of uniforms.
Really fed up with this new HM! Yeah, he has a post in KH and is a "Doctor" for some reason. But do he need to act like we are still, what, primary students? Even my primary school principal smiles when he gives out awards. According to those who have been on stage to be "honoured" enough to shake his hand and receive and award, the new HM never even smiled when he's giving out the award! Who does he think he is?
I frankly agree that disciplinary problems in KH has gone from bad to worse in this few years and we really need to think about the ways to solve this problem. Not that I don't break the rules, but those who are breaking the rules severely are giving other students from KH a bad name. And I'm speaking about those who dyes their hair, not tuck their shirts in, uses cosmetics in school, have no manners while speaking to the teachers, bringing hand phones to school and what-so-ever. Well, actually, bringing hand phones to school shouldn't be disallowed. For someone like me who needs to stay back after school and go for tuition classes straight after, we need to contact our parents when we finish tuition and parents can contact us more easily too. But dying their hair, using cosmetics, sleeping in class is really a big NO-NO!
I silently feel that, somehow, our new HM is doing the right thing. But not allowing the stalls to sell mineral waters?! That's a little overboard, don't you think?
Yes, students are not taking care of the school's cleanliness. Well, to be specific, they are the boys who uses the basketball court. It's not really one of our problems but actions should be taken on the users of the basketball court, not the whole school.
Other than that, I really think that the school shouldn't allow stalls to be set up outside the school. Students tend to buy the drinks or food and just throw the empty plastic cups in the drain or even on the floor itself. Some even brought it into the school compound and throwing it on the school grounds.
As all KH-rians know, the Dengue fever case in KH is on the raise and one of the main reasons are the empty cups and plastic bags on the floor in school grounds and outside the school grounds.
I really hope that the school can take more conducive acts to control the disciplinary problems and the cleanliness of the school leading to the health of our KH-rians. And I hope that the HM could leave a better impression on us before I leave KH. I know that KH is now in good hands, but I hope that KH will return to it's former position of being one of the BEST schools in Klang.
Today, is also again, assembly day...
Sports day's over and returning to school this week was heavy-hearted. Going back to class and sitting there for the next 6 hours... Yipee...
This morning, our new HM of KH, in case you don't know about him, he's the so called "Doctor" Chin and I don't really care what his last names are.
He was as strict as a ____ [fill it in yourselves]! He just brought in a so-called "old rule" to KH and he said that it was to be done before he mentioned it today. He said that, On every Wednesday, ALL students are compulsory to wear his/her uniform from our unit-beruniform.
I was almost half asleep and I sat up straight when I heard this. I thought I was hearing voices until the chatter around the assembly ground begins to boil up.
WHAT?! HOW ABOUT ME?! I'VE GIVEN UP MY MEMBERSHIP AS A ST. JOHN MEMBER A LONG TIME AGO! I'VE EVEN SOLD MY UNIFORM!!
But I heard some shocking news from Hil Sa. She said , although I've already gave up my membership as a St John member, I still have to wear my uniform... *swt* And where am I supposed to get my uniform? I reckon I have to rummage through my wardrobe and look for the half-u that had been left in the far end of the closet for a really long time. If I'm not mistaken, I at least still have my old uniform hiding under my pile of uniforms.
Really fed up with this new HM! Yeah, he has a post in KH and is a "Doctor" for some reason. But do he need to act like we are still, what, primary students? Even my primary school principal smiles when he gives out awards. According to those who have been on stage to be "honoured" enough to shake his hand and receive and award, the new HM never even smiled when he's giving out the award! Who does he think he is?
I frankly agree that disciplinary problems in KH has gone from bad to worse in this few years and we really need to think about the ways to solve this problem. Not that I don't break the rules, but those who are breaking the rules severely are giving other students from KH a bad name. And I'm speaking about those who dyes their hair, not tuck their shirts in, uses cosmetics in school, have no manners while speaking to the teachers, bringing hand phones to school and what-so-ever. Well, actually, bringing hand phones to school shouldn't be disallowed. For someone like me who needs to stay back after school and go for tuition classes straight after, we need to contact our parents when we finish tuition and parents can contact us more easily too. But dying their hair, using cosmetics, sleeping in class is really a big NO-NO!
I silently feel that, somehow, our new HM is doing the right thing. But not allowing the stalls to sell mineral waters?! That's a little overboard, don't you think?
Yes, students are not taking care of the school's cleanliness. Well, to be specific, they are the boys who uses the basketball court. It's not really one of our problems but actions should be taken on the users of the basketball court, not the whole school.
Other than that, I really think that the school shouldn't allow stalls to be set up outside the school. Students tend to buy the drinks or food and just throw the empty plastic cups in the drain or even on the floor itself. Some even brought it into the school compound and throwing it on the school grounds.
As all KH-rians know, the Dengue fever case in KH is on the raise and one of the main reasons are the empty cups and plastic bags on the floor in school grounds and outside the school grounds.
I really hope that the school can take more conducive acts to control the disciplinary problems and the cleanliness of the school leading to the health of our KH-rians. And I hope that the HM could leave a better impression on us before I leave KH. I know that KH is now in good hands, but I hope that KH will return to it's former position of being one of the BEST schools in Klang.
Friday, April 3, 2009
Last Sports Day in KH
Today was Kwang Hua's 44th Annual Sports Day and it's also the last sports day event that I can experience while I'm still here. So I tried to treasure every moment and tried to participate in anything that I can get my hands on. I participated in the march for Rumah A and helped a little of this and that in the decoration of the banner.
The Award-winning decoration! Nice, right? I helped, you know! =P
A windmill-like... rotating... thing... Haha! Anyway, it was part of the deco. I love the knight who's holding a lolly and an ice-cream!
Rumah A~~!
Rachel and me, our Miss Rumah Sukan A! Isn't she gorgeous?! =) ps: I used to see her before my piano lessons...
Rumah B's banner... Bring It On!
Red-Indian Bond and me.. Yaiks! Sorry, Siok Yee! I have bad camera-self taking skills!
Introducing... *Drum Roll!* Miss Rumah Sukan C! Volleyball girlie, Kylie! She looked different though.. ^^'
Ling Wee and the Bond! The Rumah Eeeeeeee's!
Ling Wee and me.
Li Jing and me.
Group Photo!
Siok Yee and Me.
Chian Ning, Rumah E's Penolong Ketua and the Ketua Perhiasan~ Both S2-rians!
Choor Hong, Bond and Chua in front of Rumah E's deco.
Yee Wen and Me.
Rumah D's banner. Dare to Dream.
Pei Chi, Yee Wen and me.
Tiffany and Me.
Khai Jia and Me. She don't look like she's Form 2 lah~
Adam, the crazy guy who marched too.
Lol... What pose is this... =_=?
Rumah E's deco. Embrace the Passion!
The BSMM and St. John's booth.
Kai Sheng and me.
Kai Sheng and Xin Yi. Lol... Kai Sheng got his eyes closed.. =P
Xin Yi and Me. Rumah A~~!!
Dirty shoes lined up to get dried... Ewww....
Hng Hsuen washing up after a "walk" on the field..Haha!
Before: My dirty feet after walking on the muddy field.
After: Ta-da! Squeeky clean~
Wet footprints...
Kai Sheng, Wee Jun, Yee Hong and me.
Biscuit and me.
Biscuit and Xin Yi.
The condition of the field.
Eeky earthworm! Imagine us stepping on these poor creatures all this while.
Eeeky mud... Slimy~ Like Melted chocolate! =P We're having Mud Spa all the while.. =D
Tuan Teck, supporter of Rumah B!
Lol! Woah... I met Robert Pattinson's lover in school! =P
Rumah A-rians gathering under the umbrella, out from the heat.
Victory tastes sweet! =P
Last picture taken... Memories!
For this year, Rumah A's theme was Army of Victory. So we held shields and a "sword" while we march and became temporary armies for a day! Smart! Haha!
It was quite an emotional moment when they announced that we won the Best Decoration Award since we heard rumours that Rumah E was the one who won. It was unexpected, so we all was shocked and glad all at once! Wee Jun, our Head of the Decoration Team shed tears of joy when he heard the news. And me myself had tears in my eyes... ^^' Congrats to Wee Jun! You really deserve all the pride and glory you can get!
Although we didn't win the Best March Award, but it was a great experience! At least I contributed my strength in practices and sacrificed my time for practice. I even fainted during the rehearsals that day since the sun was like a dragon breathing fire at us! HOT! But either ways, I was glad that I joined the march and never regretted!
Yet, I kinda regretted not going for sports practice because I wanted to take part in the sports events! T_T It's not that I won't want to go, it's because I can't go! Sobs!
The overall Champion was Rumah D! Congrats!
I wonder whether I will be back next year to witness my juniors' sportsmanship?
Since it was my last sports day in KH, I took loads of pictures! =P Here are some of them.
The Award-winning decoration! Nice, right? I helped, you know! =PA windmill-like... rotating... thing... Haha! Anyway, it was part of the deco. I love the knight who's holding a lolly and an ice-cream!Rumah A~~!Rachel and me, our Miss Rumah Sukan A! Isn't she gorgeous?! =) ps: I used to see her before my piano lessons...Rumah B's banner... Bring It On!Red-Indian Bond and me.. Yaiks! Sorry, Siok Yee! I have bad camera-self taking skills!Introducing... *Drum Roll!* Miss Rumah Sukan C! Volleyball girlie, Kylie! She looked different though.. ^^'Ling Wee and the Bond! The Rumah Eeeeeeee's!Ling Wee and me.Li Jing and me.Group Photo! Siok Yee and Me. Chian Ning, Rumah E's Penolong Ketua and the Ketua Perhiasan~ Both S2-rians! Choor Hong, Bond and Chua in front of Rumah E's deco. Yee Wen and Me. Rumah D's banner. Dare to Dream. Pei Chi, Yee Wen and me. Tiffany and Me. Khai Jia and Me. She don't look like she's Form 2 lah~Adam, the crazy guy who marched too.The cute rocking horse that I wanted to bring home...Hehe!
Prefect/Flower Boy/Cool Guy with Glasses..... Ah Bu~! Haha!
My "Sword" and "Shield" with signatures on it.
Miss Rumah E, also an S2-rian. I feel sorry for her! Her smile is already rigid and gosh, she looked dazed~ @_@
Ah Bu, Hian Ee and Miss Rumah A.
Prefect/Flower Boy/Cool Guy with Glasses..... Ah Bu~! Haha! My "Sword" and "Shield" with signatures on it. Miss Rumah E, also an S2-rian. I feel sorry for her! Her smile is already rigid and gosh, she looked dazed~ @_@ Ah Bu, Hian Ee and Miss Rumah A. Lol... What pose is this... =_=?Rumah E's deco. Embrace the Passion!The BSMM and St. John's booth. Kai Sheng and me.Kai Sheng and Xin Yi. Lol... Kai Sheng got his eyes closed.. =PXin Yi and Me. Rumah A~~!!Dirty shoes lined up to get dried... Ewww....Hng Hsuen washing up after a "walk" on the field..Haha!Before: My dirty feet after walking on the muddy field. After: Ta-da! Squeeky clean~ Wet footprints... Kai Sheng, Wee Jun, Yee Hong and me.Biscuit and me.Biscuit and Xin Yi.The condition of the field.Eeky earthworm! Imagine us stepping on these poor creatures all this while.Eeeky mud... Slimy~ Like Melted chocolate! =P We're having Mud Spa all the while.. =DTuan Teck, supporter of Rumah B!Lol! Woah... I met Robert Pattinson's lover in school! =PRumah A-rians gathering under the umbrella, out from the heat.Victory tastes sweet! =PLast picture taken... Memories!YES! Finally! I've finish posting them! I've been uploading these pictures for HOURS! Phew!
Signing off!
Monday, January 5, 2009
First day of School!
Alas! The 1 month ++ holiday is over before you can say "Yippee!"!
I think this was the most boring holidays ever! And since it's my last year to really enjoy the year end holidays, it's kinda... You know, sucks.. I didn't get to go anywhere except Genting and not even for a holiday! T.T 6 days of Hell Camp, some days of caroling and choir practice, 1 hour per week of 2 piano classes, and the rest of the holiday.... Floating around doing almost nothing in particular... =_= This is bad...!
Yesterday, fortunately and unfortunately, haha! I got slightly feverish and dizzy and feels like the energy and all my strength have seeped out of my body... But I still have to attend choir practice from 9am to 12am, 2pm to 6pm in Chong Hwa, KL! Teacher didn't seem to notice that I've almost died singing and when I was crazily thinking about my soft, feathery bed at home and can't wait to take a nap and thinking about the killing pain in my muscles, she told me to smile when I sing... Gosh! Like I can do that... When I'm sick! =_=
Okay, before I go on, for those who are interested in buying concert tickets to watch our performance in 21/2 [精武体育馆, KL] or 28/2 [兴华独中, Klang], please feel free to contact me!! Tickets: RM17 (Below 18), RM33 (Above 18)
Oh my! I hate this time before the concert! Everyone have to dig for money like crazy! And this time, it's gone crazier than ever! Each single human being, need to finish selling 20 RM17 tickets and 10 RM33 tickets and need to collect a donation of RM700, per person!!!! @_@ For someone like me who isn't thick skinned enough to go and ask people for donations or even some money, how am I going to get through this period of pure hell!! Even when I want to ask my teacher whether she wanted to get some tickets, I've spend almost the whole 20 mins car ride from home to school to think about what to say! Rephrasing the sentence each time to see which sounds better... Argh! So please! Support us!! I'll give you a million thanks!
So, first day back to school, and will be the last "First day of school" I'll ever be experiencing in my "beloved" Kwang Hua! One word: Bored...
I was not feeling to well and having a new haircut, many said that I looked cute and "younger"... Really? Well, I'm being a courteous little lady and say, Thank you! =p
Classes will start 10 mins earlier this year and end 10 mins earlier. No new faces in class since all of 4S2 just moved to 5S2..
After the election of class committees and boring school assembly, which again, I've slept through the whole of it, again, we have been sitting in class chatting away like long lost friends. Like last year, and the year before, and the year before, and the year before , I've been sitting in the first row. Yea, if you've calculated, it's Form 1 till 5... Ironic, isn't it? It's not that I wanted to be the teacher's pet, but there's no where else to sit since I don't come very early to school each year... So Dolly reserved a place for me, and "what a coincidence!" it's the first row, and yes, it's directly in front of the teacher and yes, it's directly in front of the blackboard which will "snow" chalk every time they clean the board! And for someone like me who haven't got a very healthy nasal organ or should I say respiratory system, I shouldn't be sitting in that "strategic" little seat I've got there. I have past records of having slight asthmatic problems... Sigh!
What bothers me the most is, whether I should or should not take up EST (English Science and Technology) which is a really useless subject, but easy to score an A in SPM. The pros and cons are, first, I should stay back from Monday to Wednesday till 2.10pm... And the better reasons are because I wouldn't really have a problem scoring an A in EST. But LAZINESS! Ugh! You know how it can take over you! But, eventually, after Dolly's little "lecture", I decided to ignore my laziness and be a little more hardworking. After all, it's just a few 10 to 9 months! *faints!*
The last year in Kwang Hua! What a relieve! And also, what a sad thing! Say bye to all the desk and chairs that you have been sitting from form 1 to 5, all the "evil"-but-nice teachers who have sacrificed their time and soul for us monkeys of 1992 (or should I say Goat for me), all the delicious canteen food, all the flowers, trees and every pinch of grass their is, all the rock and soils of our Kwang Hua... Haha!
But, I've received some pretty shocking news!
1. My Chinese teacher's little sister has got breast cancer... Pray for her well-being!
2. There are rumours that we can only go for our drivers license at the "rotten-ripe" age of 21!
Okok, so before I go, I have to promise myself and maybe, make a vow or something, to not touch the computer for more than twice a week! For the sake of SPM, I must commit to my vows and declarations! =P Wish me luck on controlling this "uncontrollable" urge of mine!
Taz!
I think this was the most boring holidays ever! And since it's my last year to really enjoy the year end holidays, it's kinda... You know, sucks.. I didn't get to go anywhere except Genting and not even for a holiday! T.T 6 days of Hell Camp, some days of caroling and choir practice, 1 hour per week of 2 piano classes, and the rest of the holiday.... Floating around doing almost nothing in particular... =_= This is bad...!
Yesterday, fortunately and unfortunately, haha! I got slightly feverish and dizzy and feels like the energy and all my strength have seeped out of my body... But I still have to attend choir practice from 9am to 12am, 2pm to 6pm in Chong Hwa, KL! Teacher didn't seem to notice that I've almost died singing and when I was crazily thinking about my soft, feathery bed at home and can't wait to take a nap and thinking about the killing pain in my muscles, she told me to smile when I sing... Gosh! Like I can do that... When I'm sick! =_=
Okay, before I go on, for those who are interested in buying concert tickets to watch our performance in 21/2 [精武体育馆, KL] or 28/2 [兴华独中, Klang], please feel free to contact me!! Tickets: RM17 (Below 18), RM33 (Above 18)
Oh my! I hate this time before the concert! Everyone have to dig for money like crazy! And this time, it's gone crazier than ever! Each single human being, need to finish selling 20 RM17 tickets and 10 RM33 tickets and need to collect a donation of RM700, per person!!!! @_@ For someone like me who isn't thick skinned enough to go and ask people for donations or even some money, how am I going to get through this period of pure hell!! Even when I want to ask my teacher whether she wanted to get some tickets, I've spend almost the whole 20 mins car ride from home to school to think about what to say! Rephrasing the sentence each time to see which sounds better... Argh! So please! Support us!! I'll give you a million thanks!
So, first day back to school, and will be the last "First day of school" I'll ever be experiencing in my "beloved" Kwang Hua! One word: Bored...
I was not feeling to well and having a new haircut, many said that I looked cute and "younger"... Really? Well, I'm being a courteous little lady and say, Thank you! =p
Classes will start 10 mins earlier this year and end 10 mins earlier. No new faces in class since all of 4S2 just moved to 5S2..
After the election of class committees and boring school assembly, which again, I've slept through the whole of it, again, we have been sitting in class chatting away like long lost friends. Like last year, and the year before, and the year before, and the year before , I've been sitting in the first row. Yea, if you've calculated, it's Form 1 till 5... Ironic, isn't it? It's not that I wanted to be the teacher's pet, but there's no where else to sit since I don't come very early to school each year... So Dolly reserved a place for me, and "what a coincidence!" it's the first row, and yes, it's directly in front of the teacher and yes, it's directly in front of the blackboard which will "snow" chalk every time they clean the board! And for someone like me who haven't got a very healthy nasal organ or should I say respiratory system, I shouldn't be sitting in that "strategic" little seat I've got there. I have past records of having slight asthmatic problems... Sigh!
What bothers me the most is, whether I should or should not take up EST (English Science and Technology) which is a really useless subject, but easy to score an A in SPM. The pros and cons are, first, I should stay back from Monday to Wednesday till 2.10pm... And the better reasons are because I wouldn't really have a problem scoring an A in EST. But LAZINESS! Ugh! You know how it can take over you! But, eventually, after Dolly's little "lecture", I decided to ignore my laziness and be a little more hardworking. After all, it's just a few 10 to 9 months! *faints!*
The last year in Kwang Hua! What a relieve! And also, what a sad thing! Say bye to all the desk and chairs that you have been sitting from form 1 to 5, all the "evil"-but-nice teachers who have sacrificed their time and soul for us monkeys of 1992 (or should I say Goat for me), all the delicious canteen food, all the flowers, trees and every pinch of grass their is, all the rock and soils of our Kwang Hua... Haha!
But, I've received some pretty shocking news!
1. My Chinese teacher's little sister has got breast cancer... Pray for her well-being!
2. There are rumours that we can only go for our drivers license at the "rotten-ripe" age of 21!
Okok, so before I go, I have to promise myself and maybe, make a vow or something, to not touch the computer for more than twice a week! For the sake of SPM, I must commit to my vows and declarations! =P Wish me luck on controlling this "uncontrollable" urge of mine!
Taz!
Friday, October 17, 2008
2 weeks down, 1 more to go!
OK! So, the Form 3-ers are OFF THE HOOK now... Enjoying their butts off... Lazing around... Haven't even an eenie-weenie thing to worry about... Enjoying the true meaning of life... Lol! In a nutshell, they have FINALLY, finished their PMR! Congrats!
But! Here we Form-4ers are, studying our butts off for the next killer subjects, History, Chinese, 'Moral' and.. I think that's it... Yay! 2 weeks are off the list! 1 more week to go, but to be specific, 4 little days! Woooooohoooooooooo! We have't even finish our exams and here I am, planning on what to do for the break and rest to make up the brain cells that I have killed for the past 3 weeks, although I didn't really studied that hard... But, yea, I still deserve a good break! I'm planning to watch HSM 3: Senior Year with my buddies, Dolly and maybe Kai Xian. Whoever wants to join are welcomed, just gimme ya' names! =)
Today, was Chemistry and English Technology for Science (EST) Paper 2, the easy paper... Hehe! But Chemistry was stressful, since I have to give it to my tuition Chemistry teacher for a TOTAL CHECK-UP! O.o but, there is good news and also bad news. The good news is, the questions that she discussed yesterday, which she said was the weird one, came out! 2 questions, exactly the same, and I managed to remember most of it. But here comes the bad news, I forgot 1 or 2 answers for that questions! Doomed! What will she say if she look at my paper?! One word, dissapointment! T.T
And, our Add Maths totally spoiled the mood of everyone in our class by giving back our Add Maths 2 paper! Of course, my confidence is totally smashed! 44/80... Not so lucky afterall... T.T So, I have no choice to get an A1, not even an A2, but most probably B3 or C4... =_= At least there was some improvements from the last semester... ^^v yea... that's just some words to make myself feel just a little bit better...
Ok, so before I go today, here are the continuation of the spells in Harry Potter:
Alohomora
Pronunciation: ah-LOH-huh-MOR-ah (IPA: /ə'lo.həˌmo.ɹə/)
Description: Used to open and\or unlock doors,[5] but doors may be bewitched so that this spell has no effect.
Seen/Mentioned: Used throughout the series, first use by Hermione in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. Later unsuccessfully cast by Ron, on the door from the room with the winged keys in Hogwarts.[PS Ch.16] Loses use gradually in the series as the characters discover more and more doors, chests etc. with counter-charms on them (e.g. The doors into Professor Snape's and Professor Umbridge's offices are mentioned as being Alohomora-proof.)
Etymology: From the West African Sidiki dialect used in geomancy meaning: Friendly to thieves as stated by J.K. Rowling in testimony during the WB and JKR vs. RDR Books
Anapneo
Pronunciation: ah-NAP-nee-oh (IPA: /ə.'næp.ni.əʊ/)
Description: Clears the target's airway, if blocked.
Seen/Mentioned: Shown in Half-Blood Prince, Horace Slughorn casts this spell on Marcus Belby when the latter begins to choke.[HBP Ch.7]
Suggested Etymology: The Greek word anapneo which means "to draw breath or to revive".
(Anti-Cheating Spell)
Description: Cast on parchment or quills to prevent the writer from cheating while writing answers.
Seen/Mentioned: Mentioned in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone and Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix as being cast on quills and exam papers for exams at Hogwarts.[PS Ch.16]
(Anti-Disapparation Jinx)
Description: Used to prevent Disapparation in an area for a time. Presumably can be used to prevent an enemy from entering a defended area, or used to trap an enemy in an area.
Seen/Mentioned: Mentioned in Order of the Phoenix, used by Dumbledore to trap several Death Eaters in the Department of Mysteries.[OP Ch.36] Also, cast long ago on Hogwarts, the reason why (As Hermione quotes innumerable times throughout the series) "No one can Apparate or Disapparate inside the Hogwarts grounds." In Deathly Hallows, Death Eaters had cast this spell, preventing the trio from escaping Hogsmeade.
(Antonin Dolohov's Curse)
Description: This curse causes serious internal injury, but does not show any external symptoms. It is described as cast with "a slashing motion", sending out a streak of purple flames. Seen/Mentioned: Seen only in Order of the Phoenix, this spell is cast three times by Antonin Dolohov during the battle between the Death Eaters and members of Dumbledore's Army at the Ministry of Magic. All three times it is shown cast non-verbally, although one time this was due to Dolohov having previously been hit by the Silencing Charm and hence unable to speak.
Aparecium
Pronunciation: AH-par-EE-see-um (IPA: /æ.pə'ɹi.si.ʌm/)
Description: This spell makes invisible ink appear.
Seen/Mentioned: First seen in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, when Hermione tries to make hidden writing appear in Tom Marvolo Riddle's diary.[CS Ch.13]
Notes: See also Specialis Revelio.
Suggested Etymology: The Latin word appareo which means "to become visible or to appear."
Atmospheric Charm)
Description: Presumably causes weather patterns to be created.
Seen/Mentioned: It was said in Deathly Hallows that a malfunction of this spell may have been causing offices in the Ministry to rain.
Avada Kedavra (Killing Curse)
Pronunciation: ah-VAH-dah kuh-DAHV-rah (IPA: /ə.'væ.də kə.'dæv.ɹə/)
Description: causes a bright green flash and a rushing noise; the curse causes instant death to the victim. There is no known counter-curse or blocking spell (with the exception of the curse striking another spell midflight, negating both), although the caster can be interrupted, the victim can dodge the green jet, hide behind solid objects (which burst into flame when hit by it), or, if the casting wizard is not sufficiently competent, the curse may be completely ineffective as described by Barty Crouch Jr (acting as Alastor Moody) in Goblet of Fire. Harry twice countered this spell by casting Expelliarmus. It is one of the three Unforgivable Curses; the use of this spell on another human being renders a life sentence in Azkaban.
The magical conditions have also been documented to defeat the curse, even on a direct hit:
Harry Potter was given magical protection against Lord Voldemort's use of the curse, when his mother sacrificed herself to save him.
Harry is the only person in the history of the magical world to have ever survived a direct hit to the killing curse.
Harry is saved by the twin cores effect between his wand and Voldemort's during a duel, as well as during a battle. During this battle, Harry's phoenix feather wand snaps the wand Voldemort borrowed from one of his servants, Lucius Malfoy. The reason for this is unknown. Dumbledore believes this feat to be due to the unique connections and relationships between the two duellists, which are complex and are "realms of magic hitherto unknown".
In Deathly Hallows, Harry is saved twice. The first time because when Voldemort tried to kill Harry as a baby, a piece of Voldemort's soul flaked off and was trapped within Harry himself (giving Harry a connection to, and many of the powers of, Voldemort). When the killing curse hit Harry in the Forbidden Forest, it killed the piece of Voldemort's soul trapped in Harry, and sent Harry to a nether region where Voldemort's use of Harry's blood gave Harry a lifeline back to the world of the living, should he choose to use it, and he decided to return to life. The second time, Harry was able to deflect the curse back at Voldemort (who died from it) because of a special condition involving the Elder Wand. This had been 'won' by Draco when he disarmed Dumbledore of his wand, but none understood this at the time, and Draco did not use the Elder Wand. Harry had won Draco's wand in a life-or-death duel, thereby proving to the Elder Wand that Harry should be the wand's true master. Therefore, when Harry used Draco's wand to cast Expelliarmus against Voldemort's killing curse, the killing curse rebounded on Voldemort leaving Harry unharmed.
Seen/Mentioned: First said (not by name) at the beginning of the first book when Harry arrives at the Dursley's home. First seen in Goblet of Fire against Muggle Frank Bryce, and in every book following.
Suggested Etymology: During an audience interview at the Edinburgh Book Festival (15 April 2004) Rowling said: "Does anyone know where avada kedavra came from? It is an ancient spell in Aramaic, and it is the original of abracadabra, which means 'let the thing be destroyed.' Originally, it was used to cure illness and the 'thing' was the illness, but I decided to make it the 'thing' as in the person standing in front of me. I take a lot of liberties with things like that. I twist them round and make them mine."
Avis
Pronunciation: AH-vis (IPA: /a'vɪs/)
Description: This charm creates a flock of birds that pour forth from the caster's wand. When coupled with Oppugno, it can be used offensively.
Seen/Mentioned: Shown in Goblet of Fire, cast by Mr Ollivander to test Viktor Krum's wand.[GF Ch.18] In Half-blood Prince, it is cast by Hermione, followed by Oppugno which causes the birds to attack Ron Weasley.[HBP Ch.14]
Suggested Etymology: The Latin word avis which means, "bird".
For the complete list, visit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_potter_spells Hehe! Happy wand-waving! =)
Byeeeeeee!
But! Here we Form-4ers are, studying our butts off for the next killer subjects, History, Chinese, 'Moral' and.. I think that's it... Yay! 2 weeks are off the list! 1 more week to go, but to be specific, 4 little days! Woooooohoooooooooo! We have't even finish our exams and here I am, planning on what to do for the break and rest to make up the brain cells that I have killed for the past 3 weeks, although I didn't really studied that hard... But, yea, I still deserve a good break! I'm planning to watch HSM 3: Senior Year with my buddies, Dolly and maybe Kai Xian. Whoever wants to join are welcomed, just gimme ya' names! =)
Today, was Chemistry and English Technology for Science (EST) Paper 2, the easy paper... Hehe! But Chemistry was stressful, since I have to give it to my tuition Chemistry teacher for a TOTAL CHECK-UP! O.o but, there is good news and also bad news. The good news is, the questions that she discussed yesterday, which she said was the weird one, came out! 2 questions, exactly the same, and I managed to remember most of it. But here comes the bad news, I forgot 1 or 2 answers for that questions! Doomed! What will she say if she look at my paper?! One word, dissapointment! T.T
And, our Add Maths totally spoiled the mood of everyone in our class by giving back our Add Maths 2 paper! Of course, my confidence is totally smashed! 44/80... Not so lucky afterall... T.T So, I have no choice to get an A1, not even an A2, but most probably B3 or C4... =_= At least there was some improvements from the last semester... ^^v yea... that's just some words to make myself feel just a little bit better...
Ok, so before I go today, here are the continuation of the spells in Harry Potter:
Alohomora
Pronunciation: ah-LOH-huh-MOR-ah (IPA: /ə'lo.həˌmo.ɹə/)
Description: Used to open and\or unlock doors,[5] but doors may be bewitched so that this spell has no effect.
Seen/Mentioned: Used throughout the series, first use by Hermione in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. Later unsuccessfully cast by Ron, on the door from the room with the winged keys in Hogwarts.[PS Ch.16] Loses use gradually in the series as the characters discover more and more doors, chests etc. with counter-charms on them (e.g. The doors into Professor Snape's and Professor Umbridge's offices are mentioned as being Alohomora-proof.)
Etymology: From the West African Sidiki dialect used in geomancy meaning: Friendly to thieves as stated by J.K. Rowling in testimony during the WB and JKR vs. RDR Books
Anapneo
Pronunciation: ah-NAP-nee-oh (IPA: /ə.'næp.ni.əʊ/)
Description: Clears the target's airway, if blocked.
Seen/Mentioned: Shown in Half-Blood Prince, Horace Slughorn casts this spell on Marcus Belby when the latter begins to choke.[HBP Ch.7]
Suggested Etymology: The Greek word anapneo which means "to draw breath or to revive".
(Anti-Cheating Spell)
Description: Cast on parchment or quills to prevent the writer from cheating while writing answers.
Seen/Mentioned: Mentioned in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone and Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix as being cast on quills and exam papers for exams at Hogwarts.[PS Ch.16]
(Anti-Disapparation Jinx)
Description: Used to prevent Disapparation in an area for a time. Presumably can be used to prevent an enemy from entering a defended area, or used to trap an enemy in an area.
Seen/Mentioned: Mentioned in Order of the Phoenix, used by Dumbledore to trap several Death Eaters in the Department of Mysteries.[OP Ch.36] Also, cast long ago on Hogwarts, the reason why (As Hermione quotes innumerable times throughout the series) "No one can Apparate or Disapparate inside the Hogwarts grounds." In Deathly Hallows, Death Eaters had cast this spell, preventing the trio from escaping Hogsmeade.
(Antonin Dolohov's Curse)
Description: This curse causes serious internal injury, but does not show any external symptoms. It is described as cast with "a slashing motion", sending out a streak of purple flames. Seen/Mentioned: Seen only in Order of the Phoenix, this spell is cast three times by Antonin Dolohov during the battle between the Death Eaters and members of Dumbledore's Army at the Ministry of Magic. All three times it is shown cast non-verbally, although one time this was due to Dolohov having previously been hit by the Silencing Charm and hence unable to speak.
Aparecium
Pronunciation: AH-par-EE-see-um (IPA: /æ.pə'ɹi.si.ʌm/)
Description: This spell makes invisible ink appear.
Seen/Mentioned: First seen in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, when Hermione tries to make hidden writing appear in Tom Marvolo Riddle's diary.[CS Ch.13]
Notes: See also Specialis Revelio.
Suggested Etymology: The Latin word appareo which means "to become visible or to appear."
Atmospheric Charm)
Description: Presumably causes weather patterns to be created.
Seen/Mentioned: It was said in Deathly Hallows that a malfunction of this spell may have been causing offices in the Ministry to rain.
Avada Kedavra (Killing Curse)
Pronunciation: ah-VAH-dah kuh-DAHV-rah (IPA: /ə.'væ.də kə.'dæv.ɹə/)
Description: causes a bright green flash and a rushing noise; the curse causes instant death to the victim. There is no known counter-curse or blocking spell (with the exception of the curse striking another spell midflight, negating both), although the caster can be interrupted, the victim can dodge the green jet, hide behind solid objects (which burst into flame when hit by it), or, if the casting wizard is not sufficiently competent, the curse may be completely ineffective as described by Barty Crouch Jr (acting as Alastor Moody) in Goblet of Fire. Harry twice countered this spell by casting Expelliarmus. It is one of the three Unforgivable Curses; the use of this spell on another human being renders a life sentence in Azkaban.
The magical conditions have also been documented to defeat the curse, even on a direct hit:
Harry Potter was given magical protection against Lord Voldemort's use of the curse, when his mother sacrificed herself to save him.
Harry is the only person in the history of the magical world to have ever survived a direct hit to the killing curse.
Harry is saved by the twin cores effect between his wand and Voldemort's during a duel, as well as during a battle. During this battle, Harry's phoenix feather wand snaps the wand Voldemort borrowed from one of his servants, Lucius Malfoy. The reason for this is unknown. Dumbledore believes this feat to be due to the unique connections and relationships between the two duellists, which are complex and are "realms of magic hitherto unknown".
In Deathly Hallows, Harry is saved twice. The first time because when Voldemort tried to kill Harry as a baby, a piece of Voldemort's soul flaked off and was trapped within Harry himself (giving Harry a connection to, and many of the powers of, Voldemort). When the killing curse hit Harry in the Forbidden Forest, it killed the piece of Voldemort's soul trapped in Harry, and sent Harry to a nether region where Voldemort's use of Harry's blood gave Harry a lifeline back to the world of the living, should he choose to use it, and he decided to return to life. The second time, Harry was able to deflect the curse back at Voldemort (who died from it) because of a special condition involving the Elder Wand. This had been 'won' by Draco when he disarmed Dumbledore of his wand, but none understood this at the time, and Draco did not use the Elder Wand. Harry had won Draco's wand in a life-or-death duel, thereby proving to the Elder Wand that Harry should be the wand's true master. Therefore, when Harry used Draco's wand to cast Expelliarmus against Voldemort's killing curse, the killing curse rebounded on Voldemort leaving Harry unharmed.
Seen/Mentioned: First said (not by name) at the beginning of the first book when Harry arrives at the Dursley's home. First seen in Goblet of Fire against Muggle Frank Bryce, and in every book following.
Suggested Etymology: During an audience interview at the Edinburgh Book Festival (15 April 2004) Rowling said: "Does anyone know where avada kedavra came from? It is an ancient spell in Aramaic, and it is the original of abracadabra, which means 'let the thing be destroyed.' Originally, it was used to cure illness and the 'thing' was the illness, but I decided to make it the 'thing' as in the person standing in front of me. I take a lot of liberties with things like that. I twist them round and make them mine."
Avis
Pronunciation: AH-vis (IPA: /a'vɪs/)
Description: This charm creates a flock of birds that pour forth from the caster's wand. When coupled with Oppugno, it can be used offensively.
Seen/Mentioned: Shown in Goblet of Fire, cast by Mr Ollivander to test Viktor Krum's wand.[GF Ch.18] In Half-blood Prince, it is cast by Hermione, followed by Oppugno which causes the birds to attack Ron Weasley.[HBP Ch.14]
Suggested Etymology: The Latin word avis which means, "bird".
For the complete list, visit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_potter_spells Hehe! Happy wand-waving! =)
Byeeeeeee!
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
It's October!
Hey! It's already the 10th month of this year... Time flies, not to mention like a rocketship! Firstly, I would like to apologize for not posting any of my blogs lately because of some, erm, things that I've been busy doing lately. For example, watching movies and downloading music and getting on my Harry Potter Craze that I've left a years few back... And you haven't notice the term "studying" that means.... But yea, well, I have studied... a little...
So, it's already October and the first thing that comes to my mind is -- Year End Examinations = Doomsday! Yeap, we're having our year end examinations now and boy, it's crazy! We've just finish first of our three weeks of exams. The first week is all about languages and additional maths paper 2! No hope... Although I think it's not that challenging but I can make really a lot of stupid of silly mistakes had lost 20 or more marks on that. Some just because I didn't change the add or subtract sign or maybe multiply or add or divide the wrong answer... =_= yeap, that's me.. Clumsy me... Well then, I'll just keep my fingers crossed.
I've recently read Wu Chun's blog on wretch and read about a thing or two on Happiness. He said that "Happiness is a journey, not a destination." Hmm... That is, saying something! I think he means happiness is not for what you are doing, it's the process of it. He also said that "Hope is a walking dream, Dream Far, Hope hard, Take action". I dunno if he took this phrase from somewhere else, but I love that phrase... =) On the other hand, Wu Chun's blog is really interesting to read, and most importantly, it's in English! His English is not bad because he studied in Australia.
So ok, back to me. I've been watching quite a number of movies and the movie that I want and hav not got a chance to watch is, Mamma Mia! I have so many people around me that have watched it and gave rave reviews about it. The musical is coming to town soon too! Although it's only showing in December, I heard that the good seats are already sold out! Too bad! T.T
This week is also a stressful week for all Form 3-ers as they will be having their PMR examinations! Good luck to all! Ahh... My time have passed... Thinking back to last year where I am still busy preparing on History and Geography. I think my 'not-so-hard' work ahve paid off! I got this results, I think, is because of some sheer, dumb luck... =_= and that's also me, lucky.
And I've been to KLCC last Sunday (the day before my Physics exams) to wait for my sister to finish watching her performance. My little brother wanted to go to Toys'R'us, so I followed. I saw lotsa witch/wizard hats and also lots of costumes, fake cobwebs, fake blood, wigs, dracula fang, mask and so on. That means, Halloween's just around the corner! I've never got a chance to knock on doors and say 'Trick or treat!' around my neighbourhood. There are 2 reasons, one, it's dangerous to do that in my society, or rather, my country with the crime rates skyrocketting each day. Two, is because people will think that I'm mad, seeing a girl under a white bedsheet and instead of giving candy, he'll most probably throw rotten eggs at me and I definitely, DON'T wanna take that risk! In other words, we don't celebrate it and I so hope that we do!
And also, I've finally got my Piano Theory exams and Iv'e passed, with 66 marks, a very, very, very save pass! It's because I'll fail if i got 65... That's what i said, lucky me! And with passing my theory exams, that means NO MORE THEORY LESSONS! I've been longing for this moment since I've just started learning theory! I've learnt the piano just because I wanna PLAY the piano! Not do theory homeworks! I'm quite surprised to know that a lot of my friends prefer doing theory than practical... Strange...
In the Raya holidays, oh and, Selamat Hari Raya to all Muslims out there! So, in the Raya holidays, I've watched movies, and 3 of them was acted by Shia LaBeouf. I didn't know his name and my brother always calls him Even Stevens. =_= So I watched Tru Confessions, Indiana Jones and Disturbia. I'm waiting for my Transformers to finish downloading or are there any kind souls who want to borrow me the DVD if you have it. Haha! I've also start to listen to English radiostation rather than Chinese ones. So I've started to listen to Justin Timberlake, some of Rihanna's, Marie Digby's, the Jonas Brothers', Colbie Caillat, Jesse McCartney, Leonna Lewis, David Archuleta, Jason Mraz and etc. I find that the all English radiostations always play the same, new music. I can listen to the same song over and over again for about 2-3 times a day in different radiostations. So, only after Leehom's album comes out in Nov, I'll stick to English radiostations. And, I have to admit that Jay's new song, 稻香 (Dao Xiang) is really nice...
HSM 3: Senior Year is gonna be in the cinemas soon. I know that some may think I'm childish or naive to like HSM, but I think the 3rd movie would be a blast! I've listened to some of the songs and loved most of it. Now or never, A night to remember, I want it all, Can I have this dance and so on. I will be watching this in the cinemas, right after my exams! It will be in the cinemas on the 24th of Oct, which is the day after the last day of my exams. It premiered in France and many said that it was really a good movie to watch. And I don't really understand why it should be premiered in France... =_=
Last Friday or so, I've watched Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone all over again, for the umpteenth time. I've finally understand some things that I don't before and my Harry Potter Craze has come back after all these years, I'm still in love with Harry Potter! Haha! Oh, he already got Ginny as his wife for heaven's sake! =P I've even joined the community in Wikia and looked up the list of spells in Wiki Wiki! =P Here are some:
Accio (Summoning Charm)
Pronunciation: Various suggestions have been made, including:
['ɑkkio] (AK-ee-o) - classical Latin (film, video game)
['ɑksio] (AK-see-o) - (audio book)
['æsio] (AH-see-o) - (Scholastic) English
Description: This charm summons an object to the caster, potentially over a significant distance.
Seen/Mentioned: First mentioned in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, when it was briefly used by Molly Weasley on the Weasley twins to confiscate their Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes' products from their pockets, before they left for the Quidditch World Cup. Hermione was also mentioned trying to learn this charm during aboard the Hogwarts Express. Later on in the same book, Harry summons his broom to complete the First Task of the Triwizard Tournament.[GF Ch.20] Near the end of the book, Harry summons a Portkey he can't reach to escape from the Battle in the Graveyard. Also seen in Half-Blood Prince and Deathly Hallows to try to summon Horcruxes, and Harry tries to summon a falling Rubeus Hagrid. One of the Death Eaters tried to snatch Harry's Invisibility Cloak using this charm, but did not work.
Suggested Etymology: The Latin word accio means "I call" or "I summon".[3]In the Hungarian translation, the spell is called "Invito", possibly from the word "to invite".
(Age-Line Spell)
Description: Creates a line that is impassable by people below a set age.
Seen/Mentioned: Seen only in Goblet of Fire, Albus Dumbledore cast this spell to stop underage students from placing their names into the Goblet of Fire.[GF Ch.16]
Notes: Fred and George Weasley, along with several other students made failed attempts to (though underage) pass the line using age potions. Fred and George claimed that this was the ultimate potion, but when they attempted to cross the line, it resulted in growing white beards.
Aguamenti (Aguamenti Charm)
Pronunciation: AH-gwa-MEN-tee (IPA: /a.gwə.'mɛn.ti/)
Description: Produces a jet of water from the caster's wand.
Seen/Mentioned: First named in Half-Blood Prince, when Harry is being taught how to perform this specific charm in professor Flitwick's class. Later Harry casts this spell in an attempt to create water for Dumbledore to drink after taking Voldemort's potion[HBP Ch.26]and then to douse Hagrid's hut after it is set on fire later.[HBP Ch.28] Then in Deathly Hallows, Hermione Granger uses it to put out Mundungus' searing eyebrows after Harry accidentally set them on fire.[DH Ch.11] Later on, Harry uses it in a failed attempt to douse Vincent Crabbe's Fiendfyre curse in the Room of Requirement.[DH Ch.31]
Suggested Etymology: The Latin word aqua which has morphed into modern languages like Portuguese as água which means "water", combined with a form of the Latin verb mentio which means to "speak, mention, or proclaim".
Ok, that's all for now! Taz!
So, it's already October and the first thing that comes to my mind is -- Year End Examinations = Doomsday! Yeap, we're having our year end examinations now and boy, it's crazy! We've just finish first of our three weeks of exams. The first week is all about languages and additional maths paper 2! No hope... Although I think it's not that challenging but I can make really a lot of stupid of silly mistakes had lost 20 or more marks on that. Some just because I didn't change the add or subtract sign or maybe multiply or add or divide the wrong answer... =_= yeap, that's me.. Clumsy me... Well then, I'll just keep my fingers crossed.
I've recently read Wu Chun's blog on wretch and read about a thing or two on Happiness. He said that "Happiness is a journey, not a destination." Hmm... That is, saying something! I think he means happiness is not for what you are doing, it's the process of it. He also said that "Hope is a walking dream, Dream Far, Hope hard, Take action". I dunno if he took this phrase from somewhere else, but I love that phrase... =) On the other hand, Wu Chun's blog is really interesting to read, and most importantly, it's in English! His English is not bad because he studied in Australia.
So ok, back to me. I've been watching quite a number of movies and the movie that I want and hav not got a chance to watch is, Mamma Mia! I have so many people around me that have watched it and gave rave reviews about it. The musical is coming to town soon too! Although it's only showing in December, I heard that the good seats are already sold out! Too bad! T.T
This week is also a stressful week for all Form 3-ers as they will be having their PMR examinations! Good luck to all! Ahh... My time have passed... Thinking back to last year where I am still busy preparing on History and Geography. I think my 'not-so-hard' work ahve paid off! I got this results, I think, is because of some sheer, dumb luck... =_= and that's also me, lucky.
And I've been to KLCC last Sunday (the day before my Physics exams) to wait for my sister to finish watching her performance. My little brother wanted to go to Toys'R'us, so I followed. I saw lotsa witch/wizard hats and also lots of costumes, fake cobwebs, fake blood, wigs, dracula fang, mask and so on. That means, Halloween's just around the corner! I've never got a chance to knock on doors and say 'Trick or treat!' around my neighbourhood. There are 2 reasons, one, it's dangerous to do that in my society, or rather, my country with the crime rates skyrocketting each day. Two, is because people will think that I'm mad, seeing a girl under a white bedsheet and instead of giving candy, he'll most probably throw rotten eggs at me and I definitely, DON'T wanna take that risk! In other words, we don't celebrate it and I so hope that we do!
And also, I've finally got my Piano Theory exams and Iv'e passed, with 66 marks, a very, very, very save pass! It's because I'll fail if i got 65... That's what i said, lucky me! And with passing my theory exams, that means NO MORE THEORY LESSONS! I've been longing for this moment since I've just started learning theory! I've learnt the piano just because I wanna PLAY the piano! Not do theory homeworks! I'm quite surprised to know that a lot of my friends prefer doing theory than practical... Strange...
In the Raya holidays, oh and, Selamat Hari Raya to all Muslims out there! So, in the Raya holidays, I've watched movies, and 3 of them was acted by Shia LaBeouf. I didn't know his name and my brother always calls him Even Stevens. =_= So I watched Tru Confessions, Indiana Jones and Disturbia. I'm waiting for my Transformers to finish downloading or are there any kind souls who want to borrow me the DVD if you have it. Haha! I've also start to listen to English radiostation rather than Chinese ones. So I've started to listen to Justin Timberlake, some of Rihanna's, Marie Digby's, the Jonas Brothers', Colbie Caillat, Jesse McCartney, Leonna Lewis, David Archuleta, Jason Mraz and etc. I find that the all English radiostations always play the same, new music. I can listen to the same song over and over again for about 2-3 times a day in different radiostations. So, only after Leehom's album comes out in Nov, I'll stick to English radiostations. And, I have to admit that Jay's new song, 稻香 (Dao Xiang) is really nice...
HSM 3: Senior Year is gonna be in the cinemas soon. I know that some may think I'm childish or naive to like HSM, but I think the 3rd movie would be a blast! I've listened to some of the songs and loved most of it. Now or never, A night to remember, I want it all, Can I have this dance and so on. I will be watching this in the cinemas, right after my exams! It will be in the cinemas on the 24th of Oct, which is the day after the last day of my exams. It premiered in France and many said that it was really a good movie to watch. And I don't really understand why it should be premiered in France... =_=
Last Friday or so, I've watched Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone all over again, for the umpteenth time. I've finally understand some things that I don't before and my Harry Potter Craze has come back after all these years, I'm still in love with Harry Potter! Haha! Oh, he already got Ginny as his wife for heaven's sake! =P I've even joined the community in Wikia and looked up the list of spells in Wiki Wiki! =P Here are some:
Accio (Summoning Charm)
Pronunciation: Various suggestions have been made, including:
['ɑkkio] (AK-ee-o) - classical Latin (film, video game)
['ɑksio] (AK-see-o) - (audio book)
['æsio] (AH-see-o) - (Scholastic) English
Description: This charm summons an object to the caster, potentially over a significant distance.
Seen/Mentioned: First mentioned in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, when it was briefly used by Molly Weasley on the Weasley twins to confiscate their Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes' products from their pockets, before they left for the Quidditch World Cup. Hermione was also mentioned trying to learn this charm during aboard the Hogwarts Express. Later on in the same book, Harry summons his broom to complete the First Task of the Triwizard Tournament.[GF Ch.20] Near the end of the book, Harry summons a Portkey he can't reach to escape from the Battle in the Graveyard. Also seen in Half-Blood Prince and Deathly Hallows to try to summon Horcruxes, and Harry tries to summon a falling Rubeus Hagrid. One of the Death Eaters tried to snatch Harry's Invisibility Cloak using this charm, but did not work.
Suggested Etymology: The Latin word accio means "I call" or "I summon".[3]In the Hungarian translation, the spell is called "Invito", possibly from the word "to invite".
(Age-Line Spell)
Description: Creates a line that is impassable by people below a set age.
Seen/Mentioned: Seen only in Goblet of Fire, Albus Dumbledore cast this spell to stop underage students from placing their names into the Goblet of Fire.[GF Ch.16]
Notes: Fred and George Weasley, along with several other students made failed attempts to (though underage) pass the line using age potions. Fred and George claimed that this was the ultimate potion, but when they attempted to cross the line, it resulted in growing white beards.
Aguamenti (Aguamenti Charm)
Pronunciation: AH-gwa-MEN-tee (IPA: /a.gwə.'mɛn.ti/)
Description: Produces a jet of water from the caster's wand.
Seen/Mentioned: First named in Half-Blood Prince, when Harry is being taught how to perform this specific charm in professor Flitwick's class. Later Harry casts this spell in an attempt to create water for Dumbledore to drink after taking Voldemort's potion[HBP Ch.26]and then to douse Hagrid's hut after it is set on fire later.[HBP Ch.28] Then in Deathly Hallows, Hermione Granger uses it to put out Mundungus' searing eyebrows after Harry accidentally set them on fire.[DH Ch.11] Later on, Harry uses it in a failed attempt to douse Vincent Crabbe's Fiendfyre curse in the Room of Requirement.[DH Ch.31]
Suggested Etymology: The Latin word aqua which has morphed into modern languages like Portuguese as água which means "water", combined with a form of the Latin verb mentio which means to "speak, mention, or proclaim".
Ok, that's all for now! Taz!
Thursday, August 14, 2008
This feeling inside...
Hey Hey! The Beijing Olympics are FINALLY here! Although I'm really regretting now, not able to catch the opening ceremony of it... For some reasons... *cough* ling wei *cough* =P nah... So, 8.8.2008 was also Ling Wei's sweet 16! Maxine ane me bought a book for her from the school's book fair, Chicken Soup for the Writer's Soul, cuase I know how much she loved writing and her dream was to become a writer... When I first laid eyes on the book, I know it was meant for Ling Wei... Lol! But I'm not sure if she will read it or not as there was sooooo many books piled up for her to even start reading it...
It's been almost a week since Chiho, Megumi and Naoyo came to Malaysia. All of them were really nice~ But now, all 3 of them and their hosts, which are Triple Lee, Ah Chua n Ah Boon's now on a camp in Bkt Tinggi...
Megumi n Chiho went to our school on Tuesday and it caused a HAVOC! Even when I reached my class, their was already a huge crowd inside and on the corridor of my class! Every one was 'accidently' passing by my class peeping through the door or the window even when class was in session. Until my teacher asked those sitting by the windows and doors to lock it up! Lol...
So during English lessons, Megumi taught us a Children's Song which I know is well known nation wide, Grandfather's Clock, in Japanese, of course. Btw, Cheau Wei, of course, gone crazy and I'm sure she was too excited to go to sleep the night before!
The 10 boys in my class were also really excited, especially Kar Wei who longed for their visit even before they set foot in Malaysia! EVERYONE wanted to take pictures with them... I'm sure they felt like a superstar for one day and even Ah Boon and Lee, everybody wanted to be their friend for that one day... No offense, but I think it's quite fake if you know what I mean...
But there's one feeling inside... A queasy and uneasy feeling... Even though I happy that they're finally here, but there's an indescribable feeling.
I'm not sure if it's jealousy, disappointment, anger, happiness or even the relief...
I'm happy because of their arrival, I'm jealous because I don't have a Japanese friend to be my guest for 3 weeks. I'm dissapointed and angry quite at the same time because they didn't even mention to me that they were going to sign up for the home stay programme and I'm relieved that I didn't host one because I am sooooo busy preparing for my piano exams at the moment...
But I've always felt that I'm the only one left out among the 3 of them. I was always the last one to know what was going on now, I was always the one who doesn't fit in, I always feel that doing something with them sometimes is a mistake and should back out of what they are doing and maybe sometimes feel that I'm not enjoying myself with them. I sometimes feel that I was the one who goes bulging in when I'm not supposed to. I sometimes feel that I shouldn't be with them or this wasn't the place I should be in. It seems like every move I make seems to be a mistake...
I'm not complaining now because one of the reasons may be because I live too far away from them or none my hobbies or interest matches with them. But this was the way I felt and it was really hard keeping it inside... But I'm glad that they are my friends and want to keep it the way it is, even though... Sometimes, I feel that it's hard to keep up with what they are doing...
It's been almost a week since Chiho, Megumi and Naoyo came to Malaysia. All of them were really nice~ But now, all 3 of them and their hosts, which are Triple Lee, Ah Chua n Ah Boon's now on a camp in Bkt Tinggi...
Megumi n Chiho went to our school on Tuesday and it caused a HAVOC! Even when I reached my class, their was already a huge crowd inside and on the corridor of my class! Every one was 'accidently' passing by my class peeping through the door or the window even when class was in session. Until my teacher asked those sitting by the windows and doors to lock it up! Lol...
So during English lessons, Megumi taught us a Children's Song which I know is well known nation wide, Grandfather's Clock, in Japanese, of course. Btw, Cheau Wei, of course, gone crazy and I'm sure she was too excited to go to sleep the night before!
The 10 boys in my class were also really excited, especially Kar Wei who longed for their visit even before they set foot in Malaysia! EVERYONE wanted to take pictures with them... I'm sure they felt like a superstar for one day and even Ah Boon and Lee, everybody wanted to be their friend for that one day... No offense, but I think it's quite fake if you know what I mean...
But there's one feeling inside... A queasy and uneasy feeling... Even though I happy that they're finally here, but there's an indescribable feeling.
I'm not sure if it's jealousy, disappointment, anger, happiness or even the relief...
I'm happy because of their arrival, I'm jealous because I don't have a Japanese friend to be my guest for 3 weeks. I'm dissapointed and angry quite at the same time because they didn't even mention to me that they were going to sign up for the home stay programme and I'm relieved that I didn't host one because I am sooooo busy preparing for my piano exams at the moment...
But I've always felt that I'm the only one left out among the 3 of them. I was always the last one to know what was going on now, I was always the one who doesn't fit in, I always feel that doing something with them sometimes is a mistake and should back out of what they are doing and maybe sometimes feel that I'm not enjoying myself with them. I sometimes feel that I was the one who goes bulging in when I'm not supposed to. I sometimes feel that I shouldn't be with them or this wasn't the place I should be in. It seems like every move I make seems to be a mistake...
I'm not complaining now because one of the reasons may be because I live too far away from them or none my hobbies or interest matches with them. But this was the way I felt and it was really hard keeping it inside... But I'm glad that they are my friends and want to keep it the way it is, even though... Sometimes, I feel that it's hard to keep up with what they are doing...
Saturday, July 19, 2008
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