The Amazing G-Race 2009!

Rewind a few months and a year back. It is morning, I am panicking because two members suddenly bail. 

Shit.

Urgent and panic calling ensued, with reinforcements arriving in the most unlikeliest of forms - two chronic smokers who are almost perpetually late to class.

That was last year's edition of Sunway University College's (SYUC) Amazing G-Race.

We got 4th.

Good enough?

No, not really.

Fast forward to 25/4/2009.

The timing this year was perfect, the Saturday just after our Finals.

The team this year was chosen, not grabbed from bed.

Together Me, Josh, Omer, and Kok Seong formed "We Are Not Americans But We're Going There"! (kinda catchy right? :P)

Fancy our chances? Definitely.

*running around, so pardon the nonexistent pictures

The team with the fastest time, including bonuses and penalties would be declared the winner!

Again, the starting and ending point was SYUC.

There would be five intervals, each colour coded, where five to six teams would be flagged off each time, with 5 minutes separating each.

We were pooled in the Green interval, which was third. 

Was basically tons of running around Bandar Sunway, completing miscellaneous tasks that challenged us, both physically and mentally! Props to Omer and his long long legs! :P

Stupid sinus killed my stamina early on. How, oh how do i get rid of thee in the morning!

At one point during the Sunway Pyramid length of the race...

We had to watch a CK advert twice, and with lyrics in hand, perform the same ad with as much energy and spunk as possible :)

Singing CK's "We Are One" ad in Parkson, Sunway Pyramid!

Josh was the lead, the rest of us were backup singers.

And yes, we keep time with one free hand.

You know how at the end of many product ads there's this deep voice resonating saying out the product's tagline. I was that too. And an awful backup singer.

I think.

Later on, we arrived at Rock Cafe (aka Medan) where we received instructions to go to the padang. We sensed the end was near!

There, we were faced with a roadblock, a task that only one member can perform. Choose to stick your hand into a box of either i) grasshoppers, ii) sludge, or iii) mud mix and find the pingpong ball with your coloured interval! I bravely took up the challenge, and into the grasshoppers we go!

After that we raced back to the cafeteria. This was the end, we knew it! But first, we had to devour a whole plate of extremely dry biscuits. Josh, was starving by now. Be my guest, hah! A hungry person does not think straight. Half-way through the plate he was a little sick, because it was so dry, and no water is allowed during this process!

PITSTOP! 2nd team to arrive! Where the hell did those other guys come from?

First thoughts, "Damn, they look like the only exercise they've been getting is from DOTA, and shouts of "DABLE KILL, I KILL YOU!"

We were in limbo. How would we place?!

The prizes that awaited the top 5 teams!

1st place: 2 CKin2U men's and 2 CKin2U women's fragrances worth RM250 each + RM200

        2nd: 2 CKin2U men's and 2 CKin2U women's fragrances worth RM250 each + RM150

        3rd:  2 CKin2U men's and 2 CKin2U women's fragrances worth RM250 each + RM100 

 4 & 5th:  RM50 each

In 5th place... not us?

In 4th place... not us?!

In 3rd place... NOT us?!

In 2nd place... NOT US?!

WTF?!

Champions of The Amazing G-Race 2009 are...

!!"We Are Not Americans But We're Going There"!!

[L-R] Omer, Josh, Me, Kok Seong

"We Are Not Americans But We're Going There" with Veron (SYUC Student Council...accountant?)

Just continues to prove the uncanny incidence of teams with lame names winning shit.

:)

From Banana to Eggtart?

My extended family, is huge. Thing is, they mostly speak Chinese - Hokkien, Canto, Mandarin, you name it. Another thing is, my inability to converse similarly. However, over the years I have mastered the art of listening, and for the most part understanding their banter and chatter in my unacquired mother tongue; so familiar yet foreign. Therein lies the source of my moniker as a 'banana.' That is, "white on the inside, yellow on the outside!"

Okay, so there comes these holidays.

3 months.

And I'm thinking.

Damn.

Why not...

Attempt to turn from a

To a

Okay, that looks pretty damn good.

With such a transformation, I will remain yellow on the surface, with a slight tinge afflicting the white inside. 

Oh, and since its summer, I plan to get a bit darker. Thus, the light brown crust :)

But how you say?

How do I go from 'Banana' to 'Eggtart'?

To go through such a drastic change, look no further than your mother.

That's right.

The one who knew-the-language-but-chose-not-to-instill-it-into-you-until-you-had-your-own-desire-to-want-to-learn-it and didnt-want-to-"waste money"-on-a-tutor-so took-the-task-upon-herself.

First lesson dealt with learning basic vocabulary encompassing life - numbers, days of the week, family, name, and such. Am simultaneously learning how to write in Mandarin, so brain overload occured in just over an hour!

Moments later...

"Who's your Daddy (爸爸)?"

I call Climate Change!

The month was December; the reason? Louis Vuitton.

"Oh my god! We can't let you on the floor like that!"

And so i ran. Ran clanking all the way in black work shoes to the connecting bridge at Times Square where i knew there HAD to be one of those 15-min shearing shops.

Not pretty. But hey, at least they let me get to work.

Fast forward almost 5 months - a winter break, and an entire semester.

And after yesterday.

Summer is coming. Obviously :)

Melted by the Meltdown

Well, there's the good news and the bad news.

Good news is that Finals are over! Overall, it was awesome. Very satisfying end to the sem :P

Just recuperating from the months of stress and lack of sleep!

Bad news is the inevitable onset of the feelings of having no purpose is near. 

Gets worse, since I was banking on getting an Internship to make good use of this opportunity, which sad to say did not materialize as of yet. However, not giving up! Will keep looking though, or else seriously the next two months will make me insane.

Run-up to the Finals!

J: I don't have enough time! I need to do all this shit, and finish this long long psy chapter by tonight!!

A: Same time next week you'll be telling me you have "too much time."

Sorry dear readers for my inactivity!

It's been a strenous time, and an enormous week lies ahead - its Finals week!

Yup, two subjects on two days. Not too bad pairing of Psy-Finance & AmrCulture-Cal II, but will have to plan these last crucial days properly! 

Annoying thing is, I can't seem to study that well at night...

...which led me here.

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I'm 18!

Happy 18th Birthday Me!

This is supposed to be a landmark year. The year, where you hit the age every teenager (and seemingly everyone above 40) wants to be! The year, where you are at your physical peak (if this the peak, how wonderful for me. Thanks big guy -.-); when you are considered an 'adult' - in the legal sense of the word - where everything is not so grown up, and *almost* nothing is 'haram' anymore. For me, that year will be 2009 :)

Enough philosophy. Let's get straight to the birthday dinner that night!

Review: Sheraton Imperial, Kuala Lumpur's Buffet Dinner.

Started off with a salad mix. Apt, nothing wow. But as always, what I need to start off a buffet.

Oysters and lime. Not bad, but i'm not really into seafood, so can't critique on this.

Haha, and no I don't buy into it being an aphrodisiac, so that doesn't help either!

California rolls! Now this, I liked! Yes, it just had the basic ingredients of a Cali roll, but the fish roe-in-mayo was mmmm mmmm. Had all 3 for myself!

Salmon and Tuna sashimi. Was good, but not a big fan of raw fish in general, not since A showed me a picture of this guy under the knife because of maggots in his brain from sushi overload.

(Don't worry, won't put it up :P)

Bread pudding topped with vanilla and strawberries! Very yummy.

Always a favourite of mine :)

my Birthday cake! Yummm it was goooood~

My parents' kill 2 birds with 1 stone scheme:"Let's take him out to a fancy dinner, but let's make it a buffet so we can eat as much as we want and... possibly get a free cake from the dessert counter that's already part of the bill!"

Can't say that i mind though ;)

Was layered with chocolate, pandan, and this uniquely awesome brown-gooey (i'm afraid i don't know what it was, should've asked! And this was simply what made it so special.. haha). Unique, I liked that.

All in all, a wonderful blend, though a tad sweet, but just how I like dessert.  

Glad my "OUT WITH THE CHOCOLATE BANANA SECRET RECIPE CAKE ALREADY" cries were heard. 

Just the 3 of us. Miss you bro!

Cut.

But I couldn't leave just yet. Not without...

WAFFLES!

This is the prettiest waffle i have ever eaten... Tasted as good as it looked too.

You don't get that often. 

Something that tastes as good as it looks.

*Concept applicable to people as well.

And yes, only THEN we could go home :P

All in all, this place is recommended. Just don't go there just for the food. The array is not as wide for true foodies to enjoy. So instead, go for the ambience, quiet environment, and (if you're lucky) nice jazz music flowing from the live band the floor below - perfect for a date. At around RM80++, make sure you have a Starwood Hotel Card to get 50% off, or else it wouldn't be as satisfying for you as it was for me! 

! SURPRISE !

Thanks Dad, Mom :D

I don't think this would be a good time to do a no-hander...

Most careful I have ever been with birthday wrapping... Not that I'm not usually, but I managed to unwrap the entire thing in one piece this time :P

I have a pretty good idea what it is by now...

a cat. A dead cat in a box. I hate cats.

Thank God its not a cat. I love love love love love it!!! :D

My new 16-inch baby. Yes, it feels that good.

Haven't named it yet though, will let you all know when i do!

This probably meant that for my birthday, my parents had managed to get rid of 3 birds with 1 stone.

Birthday dinner? Check. 

Birthday cake?         Check. 

Birthday present/Laptop for the US?      Check.

Damn, they're good.

My celebrity look-alikes!

I tried a few times and got 50%, 60%, 70% like Mr. Chou.. malfunction hellooo

I look like a Jay Chou??! What the eff..

100 Day Countdown!

Just went for my monthly dental checkup last weekend, and guess what?

Doc told me there's just one month to go for this teeny gap to close, then we leave the braces on for maybe around 2 - 3 more months before i can get 'em off!


And now, we wait.

How does this thing go again . . .

Okay why am i re-making my blog?

Let's see . . .

1. Inspiration from Cheryl's blog, @ http://www.simplecheryl.com/! (yes i am already advertising it for free)
2. Sheer boredom
3. Ego
   
4. Sudden need to record my life

Just taken.