A Special World

A special world for you and me
A special bond one cannot see
It wraps us up in its cocoon
And holds us fiercely in its womb.

Its fingers spread like fine spun gold
Gently nestling us to the fold
Like silken thread it holds us fast
Bonds like this are meant to last.

And though at times a thread may break
A new one forms in its wake
To bind us closer and keep us strong
In a special world, where we belong.

- Sheelagh Lennon -

Standing by,
All the way.
Here to help you through your day.

Holding you up,
When you are weak,
Helping you find what it is you seek.

Catching your tears,
When you cry.
Pulling you through when the tide is high.

Just being there,
Through thick and thin,
All just to say, you are my friend.

- Brittani Kokko -

The being of being is Being;
The being of nothing is none.
And if you find this so much nonsense,
At least it will do you no harm.

Now nothing is nothing, for certain;
And something is something, for sure.
Since something cannot come from nothing,
It must be eternally there.

And though it is hard to imagine
Since time is our air and our sea,
No thing will ever be nothing,
Though we will not always be we.

- Eric Satie -

Love is patient with a life
That brings its share of pain.
We know sometime there is an end
To the most stubborn rain.

We know the sun comes out again
On a world that's fresh and new,
And all the gifts we freely give
Somewhere, sometime accrue.

We know sometimes we have to wait
For life to come around,
And sometimes that it won't, but still
There's some good to be found.

And even when things happen that
Your soul can hardly bear,
Know that I'll be next to you;
My love is always there.

- Giovanni Bassano -

I feel

tired
fed up
sick
bored
like giving up
lifeless
disappointed
angry
upset
dry
colourless

God, help me
do give me the strength to persevere
I need Your mercy and grace

(@_@)

Continuing from the last post..finally i can finish this whole thing..Since im too lazy to blog some more on this, ill just skim through everything la..well, pictures says a thousand words dont it? here goes..

This was on the way to the performance at some library..bro, eilyn, caryn on the bus..its good to have friends a round when you're on a holiday..its not so boring..^^

This was after the performance, too bad i couldnt take any pictures inside, cuz they melarang us..haih..nvm..its was around 6 something in the afternoon, and it was kindda dark already..

dad and brother eating. We were actually searching for food that time, after checking into the hostel, which i thought was gonna be those kind of run-down and room-only-has-a-bed-for-one-person-type-of-place..seems like i was very wrong..really nice place..recommended for those who wants to tour on your own..

outside the Tian An Men square..which basically connects to the Forbidden City. I really dont understand why they have to put that really large picture up there..its not like he has a pleasant face or anything..bleh..

Outside of the Forbidden City, theres this river surrounding the city.hmm..looks clean enough..

Inside the city, it was just so big, we didnt have time to look at everything there, just browsing through.mainly because we came at around lunch time, and the place closes at 4..i think..oh well..history is just not for me..

yes, the very famous sausage, you can almost buy it anywhere..be it by the road or on the flyover, or at the train station..yeah..really delicious, but very very..i repeat, very fattening..and oily too..

yeah..just one part, i dont really know where this came from..one of the many buildings in the city..

in front of the ticketing counter..wait a minute..i think i jumbled up the pictures..this was suppose to be at the front..ahh..nevermind..its all the same anyway

waiting for dad to finish his "kajian" on another one of the many rooms and halls of the city..

Entrance to the "Imperial Garden"..haih..imperial indeed..nothing there but a bunch of old old old very old trees..and some were old until they needed a "tongkat" to help them stay up straight..

As you can see..their english is not really up to standard..thats why the country is called China..haha

A panda..finally get to see one of these beautiful creatures..But they werent the nice cute ranma-like pandas..for they were dirty and some were even scrawny..this is just one of the very few fat ones ive seen..

They actually had a river running through the whole zoo..so cool.. and it was really clean..compared to ours..^^

still cant believe the sun was shinning so brightly and im all wrapped up..the cold weather was nice though..

A really really huge tiger..maybe the largest one ive ever seen..

At the aquarium..still inside the zoo..

a random picture..so contrasting dont you think?..^^

Alright..another "forbidden" place, i forgot the name..the place the kings of old times use to pray and offer sacrifice to God..they even had a hall of fasting and praying..phew..see that long road behind me? yeah..there were two of those..so by the time we got to the actual building..our legs were about to break..beautiful just beautiful..

Now this is the actual building..haih..they all look the same to me though..

dunno the name..there were like 4 5 kinds of this flower, and all with different colours somemore..

This is at the summer palace..another "forbidden" place..

Another flower..

Some phone the empress used..made by Eriksson wor..chun le..

A really funny building..

jian in his pjs..making a face..

Still sleeping..we were suppose to go the the Great Wall that day..and in order to get there..we had to take 2 buses and 2 trains to get there, so everyone had to wake up real early, still remember mum had to wake us up like 3, 4 times..but it was all worth it..

My first tea egg..oh..and i think its so much better than the ones here..phew..actually i dont know..but then it just looks so fresh..mm..especially when ure freezing cold..its good to eat something warm..like duh..^^

There it is..the long long Great wall..ohya, try translating "Great Wall" into mandarin if you can, the translation is just really funny..yeah..in malay it would be .."dinding yang hebat"..hahaha..seee...^^

I dont know which station we are at now, but then i just know that by the second or third station, i was so exhausted..but seeing all the older people just continue walking up gave me the drive to push on..i mean, im only 18, and those guys are like what..easily, 40 over..how can i let them beat me..bleh..


On the way down..i was so glad it was time to go back..i just couldnt stand it any longer..thats how unfit i am..


And thats the end..bleh..couldnt wait to get back to Malaysia..After ten days in china, i realized how much i love my country..ceh..yeah..this was taken at the airport..hmm..even their airport wasnt as good as ours..hah!! looks like ive gotten fatter after all the restaurant food ive eaten..haih..time to cut down dy..^^

Part dua

It was so boring on the plane, a whole 6 hours.
bleh, and i left my books in my luggage bag.
Which would be at the bottom of the plane
Darn
What else can i do but just stare at the idiots
who keep on walking past my seat to go to the loo.
Not i dont like anyone walking past me,
its just that as they pass me,
they tend to bang my arm away from the armrest.
Nevermind that,
those stupid flight attendants keep offering me juice
and the offered juice is always bitter.

You must be tired of my whining over every single thing
that comes my way.
I admit, i whine a lot, but i cant help it.
I just wasnt enjoying the ride like im suppose to.

And with the seat so upright,
i couldnt get even a minute of shut-eye time.
In the end, my sholders were hurting so badly
i had to stop trying to sleep.

One thing i found wierd was the toilet.
It was so tiny, if a just grew abit fatter
i dont think i would be able to fit in there.
Not.
It just was very sempit.

Anyway, suprisingly it didnt stink in there.
And there wasnt pee around the rim of the bowl.
y'know..guys..haih..
^^
They even left cologne there for gents and ladies to use.
Sweet.
Haha, i feel so jakun now.
Toilet also wanna blog about.
Nevermind, im always full of crap wan ma.
*winks*

Lunch was...erm..cough cough...
Yeah, you can guess.
Overboiled greens, egg and real tiny sausages.
Another orange drink, a piece of cake and sad looking fruits.
Everything was real tiny.
MAS must be real poor.
hehe.
Just a few mouths, and ive already finished everything.
I miss the wantan mee from college..

Half an hour later came another round juice.
I was always full with water that i had to go to the loo
for more than 6 times.
haha, yeah..

I was so bored i tried reading the magazines they left for us.
Holiday spots in Malaysia..
None of my business also..

Then when i could stand it no longer,
i went to find caryn,
who was sitting a few rows in front of me.
She was bored too, so we started chatting,
We were chatting some, played chor dai di, talked somemore
went to the toilet a few more times, took some pictures..



Then thankfully, it was time to land..
After about half an hour i could make out tiny buildings and roads.
And after touching down much later,
i noticed that there were soldiers or guards..
and they were each standing there posing..not really posing but
they just stood there, like they were waiting for something to knock them down.
Okay, im just good at describing things..
They were standing at each parking place of the planes..i meant empty ones..
oh well..

We had to go through customs and all the security check-ups..
Boring procedure..believe me..
at the attendants were grim looking..not even a hint of a smile..
i was thinking .."is this the way you guys treat tourists?"
there this guy whom i tried to smile at..instead of smiling back at me or even nodding
he just gave me a big frown and waved me off..
bleh..so much for hospitality..
nvm..nothing could spoil my mood at that time..
there was just too much things to see..



After getting through all those check-ups..
we got our luggages and came out to the receiving hall..
and what greeted our eyes were a whole market full of people there waiting to receive us..
no not us..
there just were a lot of tour groups there waiting for their people..
people were shouting trying to get themselves heard..
signboards were shown..words written on them were in different languages..


Okay..forget all that..
we got our stuff and headed towards the main entrance
where all the busses and taxies were..
actually me and my family, we were suppose to head straight to our hotel,
but them since caryn and gang were going to watch a performance somewhere,
and mum wanted to see as well,
we ended up following their bus..all the way into beijing city..

Beautiful sun set..it was only ard 5 something and it was already getting dark..wat?!!
hehe..yea..deal with it shu ern..


hmm, gotta go for class..
till the next post then..

Part satu

Yeah, you may think, what a jakun i am, airport also wanna take picture.
Haha, i completely understand, no hard feelings.
It was the beginning of my holiday ma, of course start at the airport la.
Alright, i admit i havent been there before.
The terminal for the international flight.
We had to sit a train to the terminal, so cool.
Good, now having said that, im gonna be rambling about it for this post.




12 lugagges we had, each having to carry 2.
One on the back, one hand carried, and another to check in.
Why so many?
Not my idea.
So kami telah menduduki itu limo ke drop off point, dan telah check in
lugagge kami.
Then we sat the oh-so-cool train thingy to the terminal.
So many mat sallehs. yeah, whites, blacks, yellows..?
You name it.
Then i saw the Banner showing that KLIA telah divoted sebagai
World's Best Airport. Hmm, so proud..*kembanging*
Haih, course la, its like state of the art architecture wor. I think.
So we were just mostly boucing around, waiting for for time to pass.
And me and my bro was just as busy smsing, occasionally pausing to look at the buildings.
Dad was on his phone most of the time too, dunno talking what.
Poor mum, was the one "herding" us, making sure we "busy people" dont bang into other people.



Yeah, i was particularly looking out for a friend of mine, who coincidently was on the same flight as mine.
Around 10 minutes before take off, we boarded the plane.
I was looking longingly at the business class and first class signboard, vowing to myself that i will get a chance to be one of those sitting there when i get older. ^^
It was kindda noisy in the plane, everyone was trying to get into their seats, and putting their hand carried luggage into the top compartment.
When we were all settled into our seats, the announcements started.
And about 15 minutes later, we took off into the clear blue sky....
Sounds nice..
no im just making that up..^^

bleh, gotta go to class now..

Till then

The Best Way To Do Assignments

Dont know who was that dumbass who came up with such nonsense.oh well.

1. Sit in a straight, comfortable
chair in a well lit place in front of your
computer.

2. Log onto MSN, ICQ, AIM, Yahoo!, etc
messenger (be sure to go on away!). Check your
email.

3. Read over the assignment carefully,
to make certain you understand it.

4. Walk down to the kitchen and get
some chocolate to help you concentrate.

5. Check your email.

6. Call up a friend and ask if he/she
has started with their work.

7. When you get back to your room, sit
in a straight, comfortable chair in a clean,
well lit place.

8. Read over the assignment again to
make absolutely certain you understand it.

9. Check your friendster.

10. You know, you haven't replied
messagez. You'd better reply it now and get it
out of the way so you can concentrate.

11. Open a pack of dunhill 20z...(if u
smoKe)

12. Grab some mp3z off of some
websites.

13. Check your frenzta again. ANY OF
THIS SOUND FAMILIAR YET?!

14. MSN chat with one of your friends
about the future.

15. Check your hi5 (if u rememba da
password)

16. Listen to your new mp3s and
download some more.

17. Chat wit ur fren in msn. Exchange
derogatory remarks about your lecturer, the course,
the college, the world at large.

18. Walk to the kitchen again n make
milo.

19. While you've got milo in ur hands..y
not toast a slice of bread 2 go wit it

20. Check your friendster again...

21. Check the info listings in astro
to make sure you aren't missing something truly
worthwhile on TV.

22. Play some Need For Speed/fifa/CS/World of Warcraft........

23. Check out youtube.com.

24. Wash your hands.

25. Call up a friend to see how much
they have done, probably haven't started either.

26. Look through your phonez
messagez....n start forwardin (if u have credit)

27. Sit down and do some serious
thinking about your plans for the future..(staRting
up a bizz...even if ur slacking in ur
current couRse)

28. Check to see if youtube.com has
been updated yet.

29. Start d/loadin moviez n listen to
your new mp3s.

30. You should be rebooting by now,
assuming that windows is crashing on schedule.

31. Read over the assignment one more
time, just for heck of it.

32. Scoot your chair across the room to
the window and watch the sunrise.

33. Lie face down on the floor and
moan.

34. By noW uR dunhill 20z would be
halF.

35. Check your remainin time for your movie
download.

36. Send interesting youtube URLz to
frens on msn..whus noT started of with theIr
work..

37. 5am - start hacking on the paper
without stopping. 6am -paper is finished.

38. Complain to everyone that you
didn't get any sleep because you had to write that
stupid paper.

39. Go to class, hand in paper, and
leave right away so you can take a nap.

I know its stupid, people just have nothing better to do nowadays.
But i gotta admit its true..isnt it? har har..

My first wantan mee after so long tastes like heaven.

Hmm, just changed to blogger beta,(david is probably knocking his head against the wall for not getting chosen..hah!) but the sad thing is that i dont know how to use it, im actually suppose to blog about my china trip, but then im abit tired now, and its already so late , i think ill just blog another time. After all, ive got all the time in the world. ^^

My hypothesis after holidaying for a week is, Malaysia Rocks man!!!!
yeah, i seriously prefer here than there..im not sure why
And i remember candice trying to drill into mine and grace's heads that M'sia sucks?
Sue me for being patriotic, i dont care.
^^

Till my next post,
Shu ern

ps. ill be the most patriotic person in M'sia for the moment, Thank you.

All about them animals.

Cuteness, my heart just melts just looking at the little fella..eeekkk...



Now here's another movie im looking forward to watching, Happy Feet! eee...^^
theres tap in it..woohoo..nice..so far i found a few trailers..but i dont really know which one is the original one, looks like they came up wiht a few..for what i also dunno..oh well, enjoy..