Earth hour

Earth Hour just passed... Did u guys off the lights and stay in the dark?

I was having dinner with my family at a restaurant, so it was not possible to off the lights. Kinda disappointed coz i wanted to be part of it.

But I guess there ain't much you can do in the dark anyway, other than take a nap haha.
Besides it is the thought that counts rite?

On our way home, it was about 9.15pm and I noticed most houses in the neighbourhood still kept their porch lights on. I guess this is for security purposes, coz it may be dangerous if the area was all dark. I hope no houses or cars get broken into by bad ppl during this hour.

If it's any consolation, upon reaching home there was like another few minutes before it hit 9.30, so I sat in my room in the dark for a while haha.

OK... Next year I will try to do it for the whole hour.


Btw have u guys heard of Estrella? If not mistaken, they are a local band (Malaysian). Hitz.fm has been playing their song "Stay" and I think its really smooth... It has kind of a jazzy feel. Easy listening.

The Promise

This is the latest song that's on my playlist.

Girls Aloud - The Promise

At first I didn't think it was any special, but the more I listened to it, the more it grew on me.
Its catchy. And the girls can sing.

Here's a live rendition...


Supposed to have Bio topic test tomorrow, but it was postponed to next Monday. So can chill a bit now. Oh and I'm excited about the oral presentation for my research project next Wednesday! Currently preparing the PowerPoint slides and its so much fun! =) This is the one type of school work that I enjoy doing.

And next Thursday is the Mufy Games, since there's no tennis, I'm taking part in badminton doubles. Funny right, yeah u can start laughing now =P. I have not touched a badminton racket in a while. I hope I don't get trashed and make a total fool out of myself. But it should be quite fun, I mean I love challenges and I like a good workout. I bet this will be tough. I will try to apply the things that I have learnt in tennis and translate it as much as possible into badminton.

Haha I will let u know how it goes...

IW done, next stop: Miami

It has been an interesting week of tennis at Indian Wells.

Nadal has proved once again that he is currently the best player, taking down World No.4 Andy Murray with no trouble in the final. When Nadal is healthy, he is very tough to beat.
Federer lost to Murray in the semis, it seems Murray already knows how to tackle Federer as this is the fourth consecutive time Federer has lost to him.

Vera Zvonareva dominated the women's event, winning both the singles and doubles titles.
Ana Ivanovic's career seems to be back on track, as she made it to the final, and this has been her best showing in a long time.


More exciting tennis awaits next week in Miami, with another combined tournament of the ATP and WTA. This is a good time for tennis fans worldwide =)

Congrats Nadal, you totally rock!

come on strong...

I'm really free this weekend so i watched some videos on YouTube to kill time.

Here is Kylie at Jools Holland some time ago. I think Kylie is not given enough credit for her vocals, probably becoz the records that she release are of the electro pop genre, with lots of electronic effects on the vocals, so ppl don't realize what her true ability is.
What I also like about Kylie is that she always sings live when she performs, unlike so many other pop stars who lip-sync.

I can really see Kylie doing a sexy jazz styled album. Maybe it's time she moved away from electronic and dance. She should come out with something fresh and blow us away =)



I think this is the best vocal performance from Kylie so far...

L-O-L

I just saw this video of Kylie and The Wiggles. The Wiggles is an Australian singing group that is very popular among children there, and if I'm not mistaken, they have a TV show.

OK, i have to say this video is hilarious, I wonder why kids enjoy things like this. I mean, just the title "Monkey Man" suggests how lame the song is. The lyrics don't mean a thing. But it's amazing that Kylie still looks great even in that horrible pink long sleeved shirt, and she does the dance moves so much better than the guys. The guys just look like they r drunk n high....

This is classic. Funny and worth watching. U'll go "bananas" over it =P

On The Other Side

It feels so damn good to finally be on the other side, or should I say at the end of a tough week.

I feel so light, as in "ringan" because the weight on my shoulders has been lifted.

Don't scold me for saying this, but now I feel so bored because I've been so busy all week, and suddenly there is nothing else to do, so I feel a little uneasy, like life is pointless.
It's a strange feeling... as though I forgot how to not do anything and relax.

But don't worry, I will probably be back to my old lazy self in a couple of days.

For now, I should just try to rest.
But before I do that, I think there is room for some reflection on the "events" that took place this week:

I have finally come in to terms with the fact that there will be no mufy tennis competition. Maybe it's for the better, maybe this is not the time yet. If I practice more, I will be even more prepared. There are more tournaments ahead of me. Maybe then will I play. Because of this incident, I realize just how important tennis is to me, and it has only inspired me to improve my game.

As for the printer that decided to malfunction this week, I guess I'm just unlucky. I mean I know printers have a short life span, so I should have known there was a chance that it will spoil when I need to use it the most. On the plus side, I didn't wait until the last day to print, so I discovered that the printer was faulty early on, and as a result I could still find time to do my printing at a printing shop. Even though it was a lot of trouble, I'm thankful that I could still submit my work.

And the fact that both research projects are due this week, and there are also 2 tests this week, well I can't complain, becoz the schedule had been fixed long ago by the lecturers. Also, I realize I'm not the only one going through hell, as all my course mates are suffering as well. Turns out the tests weren't that tough, I think I did well, especially in maths. And I'm super proud that my research papers are done. When I saw the final product in paper that was properly binded, the feeling was just like "wow", I did it!


OK, so maybe this week was stressful, but I knew I would survive. =)

Rehab

OK I've cooled down now...

In times of distress, I turn to music to be my saviour. There is always a song for every emotion or occasion.
And I also ate some junk food, drank some alcohol and watched TV. Now I'm much more relaxed...


I understand that there is still a lot of work to be done, and I'm certain that more unhappy times await.

But I realize there's no way to escape it. I just have to accept it. Maybe I have bad luck, but the sooner I go through it, the sooner my good luck can come back rite...

What doesn't kill you only makes you stronger. I have said this line many times, but today I have truly learnt the meaning of it and gained a whole new respect for life and how we should deal with challenges.

One thing is for sure. I don't give up. I may complain, I may get stressed out, I may torture myself, but at the end of the day I always get the job done. And this time is no different.

And it gets worse...

Haha just when i thought i hit rock bottom, i have to deal with another huge blow that came with no warning.

Today I found out that the tennis event has been cancelled from this year's MUFY game. Yup, that means the competition that I've been sooooooo looking forward to just vaporized before my eyes. When I first heard the news I was shocked. Turns out the lecturer in charge of tennis was Ms.Sara, who is my Chemistry lecturer. She used to play for her uni and she was also disappointed about the decision to cancel tennis this year. So I went to look for the deputy director of the Mufy program in hopes that I could persuade him to change his mind, but he gave the reason that tennis had always received poor response in the previous years, so they decided to use the tennis court for street soccer instead because he said more people could participate.

Well what more can I say? The Mufy games is after all not really about competition, instead it is like a so called "gathering and socializing" event. I guess I should put my focus on the bigger and more serious competitions because that's what I really want. I swear I'll not give up on tennis, because I believe I still have chances to play in tournaments in the future to prove my worth. Mark my words. This incident will only motivate me to be even better than before.

I'm extremely disappointed. Until now I still have an uneasy feeling at the chest. It hurts literally.

I am on a unlucky streak. Honestly, right now I feel depressed and it's not helpful that I'm really tired. I couldn't concentrate in class today because I was so sleepy. BUT I can't sleep. There's so much work to do, and there's so much to study for tests to come.

Arghhhh............... What do I do now? I have never felt so agitated. I cannot calm myself down anymore.