Tot ziens

The past few days had flown by in a blink of an eye.

I engulfed Safe Haven by Nicholas Sparks (a present given by Yen Theng and Jian Sheng) in 3 days time. As always, exhilarating, and just kept me flipping the pages non-stopped. My eyes were jumping fast among the jumble of words cause’ I was just so eager to know what’s on the next page. But well, at the end my eyes still flickered back to the top of the page, cause’ I knew I was going way too fast for me to understand the story.

It was nice but never comparable with Where Rainbow Ends by Cecelia Ahern.

I had been slacking and lazing around, pretty much because I find it hard to get back to work after a month of tiring exam. So there I was again, staring blankly into the air, with my mind lingering somewhere else. Most of the time, just dwelling on the past, you know?

Whenever I passed by his residential area, my eyes will easily surveyed the pedestrians walking around. But then, few moments later, I will sink down into my car seat, afraid of what I might see. Confused, broken hearted.

I read back all the stories we wrote, few years back, they brought back fond memories. I was reminded of how we used to have late night chats, how he likes to make me anticipated for his new chapter by giving me little snippets (or is that the word?), and so on so forth.

Aah. The good old days.

We were everything that's right at the wrong time. - The Last Goodbye, David Cook.

I wanted to send the letter out so badly, but I just simply cannot gather up my bravery or courage. It's hard to put an end to it, (well frankly speaking there's nothing really to end, is there?) when it's been so long.

I guess in the mean time, I'll just keep on clinging on to the scattered pieces left of our memories.

Tot ziens.

fantasy

If I were telepathic, and you could read my mind. - The Last Song, Nicholas Sparks.

I flipped through the pages, finally till the last chapter. Woah. I glanced up it's already 2 something in the late night. The ending of the story was terrific! And I couldn't wait to watch the movie. I had never thought that the story would have such a twist in the middle. When everything seemed to be so nice all along, till ...

He was going to die, and sooner rather than later. With that, he realized that so many things he'd spent time worrying about no longer mattered. His 401(k) plan? Won't need it. A way to make a living in his fifties? Doesn't matter. His desire to meet someone new and fall in love? Won't be fair to her, and to be frank, that desire ended with the diagnosis anyway.

It was over, he repeated to himself. In less than a year, he was going to die. Yes, he'd known something was wrong, and perhaps he'd even expected the doctor to deliver the news he had. But the memory of the doctor speaking the actual words began to recur in his mind, like an old-fashioned record skipping on a turntable. On the beach, he began to shake. He was scared and he was alone. Head lowered, he put his face into his hands and wondered why it had happened to him.

Yes. Why I wonder but, him? Steve was dying. My tears nearly bursted out.

Recalling back what a great dad he was. During Ronnie's first few days at her dad's place, she was so terribly mean to him. She stormed out of the house without greeting her dad in the morning, without even informing where was she going. And she came home past midnight. Never for once, her dad loses his temper in front of her, he was so gentle and nice.

God.

And when Ronnie said she hated her dad playing the piano (which was his life) and never wanted to see the piano ever again. Steve built a temporary wall in his living room, to cover up the piano. Gee!

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Seventeen-year-old Veronica "Ronnie" Miller's life was turned upside down when her parents divorced and her father moved to Wrightsville Beah, North Carolina. Three years later, she remains alienated from her parents, particularly her father ... until her mother decides it would be in everyone's best interest if she and her brother spent the summer with him. Resentful and rebellious, Ronnie rejects her father's attempts to reach out to her and threatens to return to New York before the summer's ends. But soon Ronnie meets Will, the last person she thought she'd ever be attracted to, and finds herself falling for him, opening her up to the greatest happiness - and pain - that she has ever known.

First night at Wrightsville Beach. Meeting Marcus who plays fireballs, Blaze's boyfriend.

The loggerhead egg hatching. That's Jonah, Ronnie's fabulous little brother.

(this is one of the part of Jonah and Ronnie where I wouldn't stop giggling - it's pretty long, so skip it if you don't wanna read)

"Hey, Jonah!"

"Oh, hey, Ronnie!" "Can I ask you a question?"

"Sure."

"Do you want a cookie?"

"What?"

"A cookie. Like an Oreo. Do you want one?"

"No."

"How can you not want a cookie?"

"I just don't."

"Okay fine, let's say you did want a cookie. Let's say you were dying for a cookie and there were cookies in the cupboard. What would you do?"

"I'd eat a cookie?"

"Exactly. That's all I'm saying."

"What are you saying?"

"That if people want cookies, they should get a cookie. It's what people do."

"Let me guess. Dad won't let you have a cookie?"

"No. Even though I'm practically starving to death, he won't even consider it. He says I have to have a sandwich first."

"And you don't think that's fair."

"You just said you'd get a cookie if you wanted one. So why can't I? I'm not a little kid. I can make my own decisions."

"Hmm. I can see why this bothers you so much."

"It's not fair. If he wants a cookie, he can have one. If you want a cookie, you can have one. But if I want a cookie, the rules don't count. Like you said, it's not fair."

"So what are you going to do?"

"I'm going to eat a sandwich. Because I have to. Because the world isn't fair to ten-years-olds."

He is so freaking cute.

Ronnie and his dad in the work shop. Steve is working on the window for the church that burned that a few months ago.

Ronnie trying to finish up the song for her dad before his death, The Last Song.

Ronnie and her little brother, Jonah.

Will bringing Ronnie to the aquarium, where he works as a volunteer.

Will and Ronnie at his sister, Megan's wedding. Which in the end turn into a big mess, thanks to Marcus, the trouble-maker.

Miley Cyrus as Veronica Miller/Ronnie, Liam Hemsworth as Will Blakelee.

(this is one of the part of Will and Ronnie, teasing each other - they are the sweetest couple ever)

"Duck hunting?"

"Tell me you don't really kill ducks?" "Cute, sweet little feathered creatures, flying toward their little duck pond, just minding their own business? And you blow them out of the sky?"

"Only in the winter."

"When I was a little girl, my favourite stuffed animal was a duck. I had duck wallpaper. I had a hamster named Daffy. I love ducks."

"I do, too." "I love them fried, roasted, broiled with a side of sweet-and-sour sauce ---"

"That's terrible!"

Sometimes you have to be apart from the people you love, but that doesn't make you love them any less. Sometimes it makes you love them more. - Steve Miller, The Last Song Movie

Finishing two novels of Nicholas Sparks this holiday, both about summer romance. One that last, and the other doesn't. It makes me rewind back to few years ago, the time when I didn't have so many responsibilities to take care of, when there weren't so many problems to face, when it was just me and the boy I love so much.

I wake up in the morning and wander in my thoughts, it's like a dream. A beautiful dream. It's too special to be real sometimes I think. Maybe I'm too caught up with the fantasy in the novels. Hehe.

Oh well. (glanced up the clock) Holy, it's 2 already. Gotta run, dad is going to kill me if he found out I'm not in bed yet. Ciao!

If you're a friend, you're a special and unique one. If you're a lover, you're an irreplaceable and unforgettable one.

what you're waiting for.

Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater.

I'm lucky to have a different cover for Shiver. This is definitely much more nicer, being the unique one. The others are black and red cover, whereas mine is white and blue. How cool eh! I'm thankful for being the last to get the book. Even though it took 2 more weeks longer than the others! Worth it manz.

the cold.
Grace has spent years watching the wolves in the woods behind her house. One yellow-eyed wolf -- her wolf -- watches her back. He feels deeply familiar to her, but she doesn't know why.

the heat.
Sam has lived two lives. As a wolf, he keeps the silent company of the girl her loves. And then, for a short time each year, he is human, never daring to talk to Grace ... until now.

the shiver.
For Grace and Sam, love has always been kept at a distance. But once it's spoken. It cannot be denied. Sam must fight to stay human -- and Grace must fight to keep him -- even if it means taking on the scars of the past, the fragility of the present and the impossibility of the future.

Trying to digest the pages as fast as possible already. Oh boy, it is tasty no doubt. Besides, I have so many more book requests. Aww, I just love the smell of books.

Today was, odd to say, a peaceful day. As babe weren't feeling exactly well yet, we didn't talk much. And in addition, there were quite a number of reliefs today, so most of our time is spent on finishing our homework.

When Xiang Ting and I went to class, a teacher stopped us.

Instantly, we know what's she's going to say. Absolutely, no doubt it's going to be about ...

"You both sisters ah?" Dang! See, I knew it. Even wearing mask, people still say we look alike, waw amazing. Just - amazing.

Plus, when we walked passed 4A7, Mr. Puvan was inside. He looked outside, frowned and made a weird look as he saw us passing by - with masks. No doubt, You both sisters ah? That thought had to be going on in his mind. Lol.

It rained after recess today. The feeling was just a-wa-some. During Add Maths period, Xiang Ting and I both turned together and said at once, "I feel like sleeping lah." Lol, the environment was just too comfortable and relaxing. Oh man!

That's all for today. Ciao, gotta hit the sack.

A place called here.

The heart was a weak, changeable thing, bent on nothing but love, and there could be on more fatal mistake than to make it your master. Reason be in charge. It comforted you for the heart's foolishness, it sang mocking songs about love, derided it as a whim of nature, transient as flowers. - Ink Death, Cornella Funke.

Today was sorta counted as a pretty nice day. I'll just briefly talk about it, not exactly much to say.

So, got back my Chinese paper 2. 47.5/78 was written on the paper sheet, but I counted once again oopsy, 43.5/78. Gee! Aiyaya, even worse cause I couldn't count on anything for this subject, definitely not Chinese paper 1. Never mind that, we'll see what happens tomorrow when I get result.

Got back my Maths result too. Ok, disappointed to say, I didn't get 100 marks. Though 96 was already really good man! Maybe because everyone's mark are all above 95, I don't have the excitement. And as I stated in the previous post, it was so easy! Weng Yau got 100 marks for Add Math - that is just so amazing. Ain't it?

During Chemistry, Yen Theng and I wouldn't stop exchanging glances, when Mr Lim mentioned something funny and whole class bursted into laughter. Pretty interesting as we were learning on the history behind the periodic table. He wrote this on the board:

Dobereiner @ Nobrainer

It is pronounced as that! LOL. Then later comes Newlands',

Law of Octaves

Xiang Ting wouldn't stop giggling as it's a term learned in piano. Mr Lim said, "Usually girls will play piano one." And pointed at me, "You got learn piano?" I shook my head and heimmediately crinkled his eyes, making a weird look, "Why so weird one? Ballet got?" LOL, I shook my head once again.

Mosely

Last but not least, Mosely (why are the scientists' names so weird?) who contributed most for the Periodic Table.

He left empty slots to be filled by undiscovered elements. He was able to predict the properties of undiscovered elements.

Teacher started making a story out of the statement above.

"Chang Chong, you sit over here. I believe you all sit by rotating one, next time leave this place blank. I can predict next month there'll be a new student sitting there. A boy sacked from Saujana, 5 feet tall, double the size of Eric, and has a low boiling point, hott.." He didn't get to finish his line, our laughters had already covered all up!

LOW BOILING POINT - HOT TEMPERED PERSON

This is so cool.

Organized a meeting with the Form 4 PRS after school @the computer lab. I'm quite satisfied on what we managed to discuss, though some of the time I felt fed up on them (I'm sorry to say that - i weren't good in controlling situations too!) Ya know lah, boys, can't help it aye. Anyway, they helped a lot in contributing ideas, I felt so grateful when the Theme is finally settled. It's a big move ahead, babe. Thanks!

That's all for today, school tomorrow.

exhilarating!

Finally, 2012. It was absolutely, bizarrely entertaining and exhilarating! After 'The Independence Day' and 'The Day After Tomorrow', 2012, is like a blast. Junior Koh commented, "It's like watching how people dying and dying in different countries." Yeah sort of. Like in Los Angeles, how the earth crust starts to break apart and the buildings split into half, people falling down into the deep valley. Like in India, how the tsunami splashed over the whole country. Like in Hawaii, how hot the lavas seem as the volcanoes explodes. I'M JUST SO WOW.

Besides, the movie includes some of the comedy lines, I guess to relax down people.

"The Governor just said everything is going to be fine ... "

"That guy is an actor! He's reading a script!" ... "When he says we're safe, that's when we run!"

(on tv) "We're safe now ..." Then the earth quake started.

And the President of Russia's son looked so damn annoying, especially with their damn hair. haha! In the end, aah the happy ending, as they walked out and finally saw the bright sunny sky. How nice. And not to forget, Time For Miracle by Adam Lambert at the credits. Even better, of course!

I was counting the numbers of people wearing scarf. I know, silly me. Cause it was my first time, and honestly, I never saw people wearing like that before. So, I was pretty afraid that I might get weird looks on me. But, I counted, exactly 10. So it's a trend now, I guess! But the scarf did a lot of help when I was shivering and freezing in the cinema. Well, as always.

Had dinner @Manhattan Fish. Sister wouldn't stop singing the different version of Santa Claus Is Coming To Town, as named Christmas Under The Sea. And the salmon stinks! I wonder how does people even eat them raw, oh god the smell.

Got back home by 2 something. What a show it was. Today morning, woke up almost by noon, had brunch @Mines Hotel. I wore my high heels for the first time ever, I guess the last time too. You have to worry about every step. And when we're walking down the slope, like oh my god. But it does felt pretty different, cause I'm 4 inches taller! Of course, no need to mention, I'm so in pain. Thank god I brought along my sneakers, gee my lifesaver.

"Mom, you planned to come to this Book Fest, I'm sure you also getting ready to spend money right?" I'm absolutely overjoyed, cause we spent a lot of bucks, really. Even though only 7 books. I don't count that as many, compared to the others, so unbelievable, those book-lovers.

I'm so gonna finish off A Walk To Remember by Nicholas Spark tonight! Wheee.

Oh and before I leave,

Another Story of Mine.

Gotta introduce you all to read Hairul's own written story. The story characters, you'll find them familiar! But you'll definitely know them as soon as you get along with story. He's done with Chapter One: Bad Day Goes Good. I truly can't wait for the second chapter :D