DARKNESS paints the clear sky with its dark color. The sky is absolutely dark and clear without even a single star shining, neither brightly nor dimly. The moon – it’s new moon. The sky is entirely dark as if nothing could ever pierce through the darkness.

Crossed-leg, he sits on one of the chairs in the backyard. The surrounding neighbours have all switched off the lights except for their bedrooms, dimly lit with faint glowing lamp. His family is snoring away soundly yet little he knows the night is not the time for him to toss himself into the bed. He flips and flops, turns and turns all around the bed but the drowsiness seem never to pay him a visit that night.

The water feature is still running as usual but the fishes are cast with sleeping spells. He is the only breathing soul sitting there, doing nil. He knows that. He is neither freaked out by the quiet and calm surrounding. He fears nothing but he sits there, looking at the sky. Slowly, he decides to let out a sigh, a long sigh.

The night is simply so special. He could not think much about the present nor the future. Certain unforgettable memories of his past are just playing around his mind. He reminisces his friends, the chills and thrills they encountered before together, the pains and the cheers they share before. A breeze sweeps through and it is like a pause button which pauses all the flashback.

He smirks and laughs to himself. Repeating the same sentences, he speaks to himself, “Of such wonderful memories I have with all my friends.“

The wind stops and it resumes the playback. He keeps on thinking but somehow they are so many things he tries to recall but yet to no avail. Overlooking at the clear sky, he wonders if the stars are the guides to aid him to recall things. He does not know. Perhaps that is just a leverage people believes – blindly believes for ages. He shrugs his shoulders and off he continues, swapping of the position of his crossed legs.

The sky is still dark and lonely. He feels like he is the sole breathing soul communicating, not talking but rather the heart-to-heart type. The memories he treasures resume and he smirks and laughs while reminiscing them. He is rather carried away until he forgets the sleeping coat he puts on becomes loose. The midnight autumn breeze chills him up. Stimulated by the cold weather, he realises his loose coat and quickly ties the coat closely together.

He gently raises the cup of coffee in front of him and takes a seep. The caffeine in it is not the factor that keeps him alert, for he knows so sure. He could just throw himself into bed easily even though after cups of coffee after dinner. As alert as a preying fox, he sits still on the chair.

Somehow he seems to miss something. Something so abstract and so complicated or hard to put them in words. He wishes to express his thought but could he? It is not the problem with the language, neither with the surrounding he is in now. Out of a sudden, the dark sky seems to be like a lost galaxy. He is like a lone astronaut lost in the galaxy, hoping to find his way home.

Confused and puzzled, he is in quest of searching something he craves and desires to hunt down. He choose a new moon night and a night of silence and tranquility. He craves the insouciance of night, not disturbed or annoyed by howling engine noise nor irksome motorcycles’ screech. He has everything he gets, yet something is definitely missing. Yes, it is so uncanny and he could not track it down.

He starts to count his blessings. He has almost every thing he desires. Spiritually he is faithful and says his prayers on time. He knows he lacks of something but deep inside himself he feels like jerking out “What in the world am I missing?“

He knows he could not figure out the missing item or perhaps even more. He makes a wild guess, perhaps the thing he has been waiting could neither be purchased by money nor religious practice. It could have been something beyond what we know or perhaps even minute stuff we overlook in every single thing in life.

Impatient though, he still let out a long sigh. He breathes in and out deeply and slowly to restore his tranquility. He knows the treasure is so challenging to unearth. He wishes to crack the mystery by now, as efficient as Sherlock Homes or Nancy Drew or Hercules Poirot. He wishes that too. The cerebrum is overworking perhaps as the breeze is so refreshing, oxygen debt is not accepted as an excuse.

Suddenly, a star just shines dimly in the midst of the darkness. He sees that, the little star, so helpless and lonely, yet it shines as what it supposes to do. He sees through the star, he knows that the star is putting its effort to shine despite the darkness. Despite the moon is missing in action the night, it is still there.

He is such a headstrong. He clenches onto his principle. He rejects the leverage people say. He holds firmly to his own principle and argues to himself that it is the midnight sun. He continues to overlook at it but now from the little parlour outside his room.

Little does he know the answer he wishes to search is about to unearth, little does his sixth sense tells him that. He knows that for he has faith in his instinct.

Yet, he wishes to continue to explore the lonely dark night with a dim midnight sun. He is adamant with his thoughts and actions.

He stands there, laying his hands over the parlour and overlooking the sky with a pair of eyes, filled with hope and faith. Silently, he tells himself, “Someday, I’ll find my way and I’ll find it“.

He knows that… He is sure of that he will find it. It is time that matters.

He knows that…

“I know that…“

Unearthing the mysteries that packs his mind under the lonely midnight sun, he stands at the parlour overlooking the dark sky, again he lets out a long sigh.

“If and only if…” and he never continues after that.

The dark and lonely night drags on and so as the mystery prolongs and remains unsolved. He keeps quiet and speechless after the phrase.

Like a mess, he sighs. This time, as long as the night is. How many night he has gone through this situation, no one knows and neither bother him…

And so he stares at the sky until its twilight again……

::LEON HA::

This year, Earth Hour has been transformed into the world’s first global election, between Earth and global warming.

For the first time in history, people of all ages, nationalities, race and background have the opportunity to use their light switch as their vote – Switching off your lights is a vote for Earth, or leaving them on is a vote for global warming. WWF are urging the world to VOTE EARTH and reach the target of 1 billion votes, which will be presented to world leaders at the Global Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen 2009.

This meeting will determine official government policies to take action against global warming, which will replace the Kyoto Protocol. It is the chance for the people of the world to make their voice heard.

Earth Hour began in Sydney in 2007, when 2.2 million homes and businesses switched off their lights for one hour. In 2008 the message had grown into a global sustainability movement, with 50 million people switching off their lights. Global landmarks such as the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, Rome’s Colosseum, the Sydney Opera House and the Coca Cola billboard in Times Square all stood in darkness.

In 2009, Earth Hour is being taken to the next level, with the goal of 1 billion people switching off their lights as part of a global vote. Unlike any election in history, it is not about what country you’re from, but instead, what planet you’re from. VOTE EARTH is a global call to action for every individual, every business, and every community. A call to stand up and take control over the future of our planet. Over 74 countries and territories have pledged their support to VOTE EARTH during Earth Hour 2009, and this number is growing everyday.

We all have a vote, and every single vote counts. Together we can take control of the future of our planet, for future generations.

VOTE EARTH by simply switching off your lights for one hour, and join the world for Earth Hour.

Saturday, March 28, 8:30-9:30pm.

::LEON HA::

New year is creeping and day after day time elapses and 2 more days to New Year’s Eve. Gosh. Life keeps going on in a hectic pace. Frankly, I tried very hard to clear off most of my work before Chinese New Year. This year I improve a lot as most of my jobs are done! I feel so proud of myself! XD. I always believe in one saying, “You can’t look down on yourself even the entire world looks down on you. If you look down yourself, who will you gain your respect from?“. Probably I let my life drift along this quote, circling around that saying, like a locus, that’s why it moulds my characteristics to be headstrong. XD.

The entire morning I spent hours and minutes and seconds crapping like an irksome fly. XD. Everyone is in the CNY mood. Just that the atmosphere in Kuching here isn’t as good compared to the previous years. Well, again, the grown ups will reason that due to the economy crisis that strikes the entire world. Well, I need to grow up from my own world of just spending money and doing nil. I am putting in much effort to jump out beyond the boundaries and help to reduce my family’s expenditure to an extend which is possible for me =).

Went for shopping at tHe Spring just now. Bought sweaters and a book. XD. Flying off this weekend to Shanghai as this year I will not be celebrating CNY. Cos my beloved and late grandmas (both paternal and maternal) passed away. Anyway, I am freakishly emo and damn miss my paternal grandma. It’s approaching a year she left me but when I ponder quietly I could still hear her sweet, assuring voice in my head. I know I love her forever – a fact that no one could alter it – never and ever =). Grandma, I LOVE YOU so much that I often mention this in my blog. XD.

Bdw, for the past few nights, I had broken sleep which may lead to the disgusting and monstrous-looking eye bags. Gosh. Wednesday night, I arose to off the air conditional. Thursday night, non-stop irksome nightmares. Gosh. I really did not know how imaginative and creative my grey cells could tickle. XD. But not in this sense – see it really disturbs me and I merely felt asleep every day at school. I felt like drooling away now.

Yea. This post is a random one, like a clown juggling balls, everything just jumble up like a junkyard. Well, probably this is an examination year and less time spent with my blog. What to do?

Koperasi is doing well and prosperous – I LOVE IT! Haha. Koperasi will have more promotion right after the Chinese New Year! Lots of ideas and schedules are popping up from my grey cells and the passion for it is igniting so as the spirit is rekindling. XD. I am really a fabulous fanatic of Koperasi =p.

I haven’t got my reference books and work books that I desire. Sigh. That would be categorised under “2009 Post CNY Plans” XD. I spotted few books from the Net that I wanted =).

Ashley’s releasing her 2009 studio album soon. Information is still inadequate. I am working hard to catch up the latest information I can – by roaming around the Net every Friday evening – my internet session. XD. And Ashley’s starring in a new film which is scheduled to be on the big screen in July 09. XD.

Congrats to Vincent – he got the post of chief editor. Hope he perform his tasks with great responsibility and high efficiency.

Lala. Random much?

Happy Chinese New Year *at first*

Have a fruitful and prosperous Earth Ox year ahead =D

::LEON HA::

.::TATA::.

My very first nice baby is born and it’s super HOT from the oven! XD

Exploring the new VAIO which my dad purchase for me earlier on this year.

Utilise to the fullest the function I could get from it and there you go,

this cute little one is borned!

Haha. This is my very own, first and genuine creation!

XD

::LEON HA::

Guess what movie did I watch today during the loving Mother’s Day? XD

See it for yourself…

Yeap. Another sequel of Cinderella.

This time – Cinderella III: A Twist in Time

  The movie was a good one indeed. Haha. The story is relating Cinderella’s stepmother, the main antogonist of the film, by coincidence found the Fairy Godmother’s wand. She casted a spell that reversed the time. She made every single effort to foil Cinderella’s Dream-Come-True. She also wanted to abet her daughter, Anastasia to marry the prince.

  Throughout the whole story, I could see that Cinderella was getting more and more arrogant (in a sense that she was no longer afraid of her stepmum like what she behaved during the first film). She plied hard to reverse the spell so that she could continue on with her life with her husband. Anastasia, at first, was totally on cloud nine when she knew the prince was going to marry her. After going through many things, she realised that her true love was actually not the prince and she felt that she was compelled to marry him.

  After 2-3 battles with her stepmum, which is quite cool, Cinderella finally made it back to the palace and found that Anastasia was with the prince. However, Anastasia, last minute, retreated by saying “I Don’t” during the church-like wedding ceremony. Her mum got frustrated and walked out. Her evil sister advised her mum to cast a spell on both Anastasia and Cinderella to be transformed into toads. Oh. And the charming prince saved the day.

  He used his sword to reflect back the spell powder. So, as predicted, the stepmother and her daughter was transformed into toads. Anastasia apologised to the King. She wanted to return the sea shell which the King has given her earlier. This is the most interesting and touching part…

Anastasia: (looking down) Your Highness, I think this belongs to you.. Since I haven’t found my true love

The King: Oh NO! You must have it. Everybody deserve a true love

  Oh my goodness! If you follow throughout the whole movie, you will really really CRY!!!! My tears were falling this afternoon! It’s so touching! Love it!

  A very fabulous and fantastic cartoon.

So, have you found your true love? Never think you can never find true love. Love is in the air! XD

Here’s one for all mothers in the world

 I LOVE YOU! HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY!

XD

::LEON HA::

Shh…

Listen, the birds chirp and sing to the nature

Look, the grass waves to all the nature lovers

See, the sun shines on us

Gladly, the woods canopy blocks away the sunlight..

Shh…

Quiet! You have entered the woods

a place with no stress but filled with gladness

and tranquility for the mind and soul…

XD

2007 has really being an adventurous and exciting year for me. Although it has come to an end, I still feel that I want to highlight a few memorable events which make this year a really unforgettable one, make it to be at school or at home. XD

January – School reopened. I felt so glad as I once again went back to my ideal school. At first, in my mind, I thought that Form 3’s life was an unpleasant one, especially with strict and responsible teachers like Pn Nazrah, Pn Sutinah, Pn Khadijawati and Pn Lim. However, all these so-called-sour-experience with these four teachers instead turned out to be a sweet memory. XD. First day of school, got nominated as the assistant class monitor of 3A1. Definitely felt proud of it. First month of school, what to expect? Every thing was like a mess but they all worked out and fit in like a pro. XD

Forgot to add that we received the school diary. A really nice cover and a compilation of hard work done by Shu Yi’s and her typing crew. XD

February – Chinese New Year. Yeah! Angpau collection time. Haha. Nothing much to highlight. Met a few old friends. When we went back to school, all teachers started to nag us to start studying. XD. PMR registration is getting started. Oh. And one sad news, Jerry’s leaving Kuching High for Perth, Australia pretty soon!

March – My 15th birthday!! 25th of March! Although did not manage to squeeze in the time to celebrate my birthday with my friends, managed to make it to celebrate with my friends and family. An awesome meal at Holiday Inn. XD. This month, our PMR projects were also getting started. Jerry had departed for Australia! We really miss this big guy! XD

Also, not to forget that I took the ABRSM Grade 8 Theory Exam at St Joseph Primary School! Tough paper man!

April – Life went on as usual. Projects started to occupy most of our free time like our afternoon nap, our leisure time. Took some advice from the seniors and all their responses were the same “you are lucky to be in form 3.. later when you are ‘upgraded’ to SPM level.. no such kind of easy-pixy project.. XD”. Continued searching information and working hard towards our goal of Form 3’s life – aiming for straight A’s in PMR.

May – Time to prepare for examination. Teachers were getting even strict. Sometimes I felt that life in Form 3 was quite hectic. Nevertheless, looked at the bright side, all these would pay off with a fabulous prize named straight As. So, we continued to battle against the hardship! However, all bundles of nerves were relaxed with a 2 week holiday break. However, Pn Nazrah gave us a set of BM exercises, a compilation of hard work and 210 questions on BM grammar. Pn Doreen – English stuff, Pn Tay – more Mathematics calculation, Pn Chin – more Science works, Pn Sutinah – as usual, to revise History and finish our project. Pn Lim – to study hard for Geography and to complete the project. Pn Lee, also not excluded, KHB projects and piles of revision works.

Also couldn’t resist the fun of RC’s Fun Day Camp! Under Zong He and Johnathan’s lead were a great pleasure and fun. Although the camp lasted for one day only, it was already clearly shown that all members and leaders had been linked by a strong and unseen bond. XD

Sad to know that Esther broke up with Sze Howe. Both of them turned to me. Well, both are my friends and I treated them as friends for life. Hence, I do not mind giving them help mentally. The worst was still Sze Howe.

June – Received my Mathematics paper with a perfect score! Oh my! I was totally on cloud nine as I had never scored a perfect score throughout my life in secondary school. Ok, I could admit that from then onwards, my interest towards Mathematics had glowed and ignited. I hurriedly finished the Form 3 syllabus and kicked start off with Form 4 syllabus. At first, it was kind of a struggle but finally got used to it and started to spend more time with Mathematics. Also, this was the month of projects collection. Class monitor, Karen and I were running to and fro from the classroom to the staff room everyday and almost every single period. Life was tough and both of us sometimes got to sacrifice our time to go to the staff room. Sometimes, if we were “lucky”, we faced the music. XD

Getting busier too as school cooperative was launching ”School Cooperative Week”. Sales, competitions, quizes and etc were all going on. Members were compulsory to take part in the choir singing and some activities.

Well, school’s sports days were organized. First day, I helped Pn Nazrah to due with the class registration thingy-thing. Second day, I volunteered to be the first aider. Some casualties and I also managed to rescue a few with the cooperation of few friends.

Continued to send short messages to Sze Howe. He was still quite down. Added him to my Friends and Family list. My phone showed that both of us had been sending and receving 300 messages just in 1 month. XD

July – Usually this was the month of no holidays. Started to bite our finger nails as PMR was in 3 month time. I was cultivated the habit of sending messages to Sze Howe. Haha. Got addicted. Almost everyday after school I was sending SMS. XD. But by this month, Sze Howe started to cool off. Everything got back as usual and I started my life as a bookworm-just-cos-of-PMR life again. Sigh. But at least everything has got back to the normal style. Though sometime missed the frequent vibration of cell phones. XD

August – Got my theory result. Managed to survive with a pass. Mrs Sim comfort me that most of us failed to score a Merit, only Amanda, I supposed and some did not manage to make it through the border line even. Aww. I remembered Noah couldn’t made it. Good luck next time, Noah! XD. Self-study of Mathematics went on as usual. By this month, most of the teachers had finished with the syllabus and started revision. Treasurer, Edmund got even busier than the bees, collecting class fund and fees to print more exercises for each single subjects. 8 subjects to be exact. XD

September – The atmosphere in 3A1’s classroom was getting even more tense and pressure. Everyday you stepped in the door of 3A1, you could feel that strong pressures were exerting around you. Everyone started with their respective revision. PMR mock was also “bitting around the bush” (what I mean is just around the corner). XD. Some of us anticipated for it and some took no response as their answer and some were still in the January’s mood. XD

3A1’s T-Shirt front view was completed by Woan Tyng. Crosswords, names and others were done by Cindy and our gang named “zaponakidyyileonyeehueiping”. XD.  The T-shirt could only be described as “marvellous, glamorous and FABULOUS!” XD. Oh! High School Musical 2 premiered in September too! Oh! Ashley was even prettier than ever! Sharpay was totally my idol! XD

October – Started this month with PMR! Finally, the week of our life was over. We were all so relieved that our nightmare was over. Thank God PMR was not so difficult as what we had in mind. Post PMR programme, which some of them were less convincing, made entire Kuching High student body to feel bored about it. However, we made it through. The highlight of this month was the sales with me as the leader-in-charge and organising chairperson. XD. The whole programme ran quite smoothly.

After the sales, election of 2008 diary committee began. I chose the best committe I could. We all worked hard altogehter with one goal, DOING OUR BEST FOR KUCHING HIGH! Even though throughout the process, some of us might felt down as Miss Chai was often short-tempered, we actually learned to help one another during our down time and share our prime time together too!

November – School went on as usual for two weeks. Received the school magazine on the second last day. It was quite good and quite a well-done task. Hehe. Diary was completed at the end of the month. For this little diary, I sacrificed most of time on it until I missed out a lot of PBSM activities. Aww. But it really paid off. It’s something that you would never do again and you never had the chance.

A day before prize givind day, I stayed back for the rehearsal. We went to Scoop’s there and had a scoop of ice-cream! It was so unforgettable moments! By the time we reached school, Ms Wee automatically instructed me and Jacquelyn to look after the afternoon and morning prefect respectively. Haha. Seniors really did enjoy the great power. XD

Received 2 prizes on that day. Some of pictures were taken by the press and being pinned up on the papers the next day. XD. A star was born! XD! I even took a pic with Keren on that day after the ceremony.

December – Went to Kunming for a week after my sis had completed her SPM examination via SilkAir. The trip was a pleasant one. Miss the joy and fun. XD. However, it is always good to be home. XD.

Received my PMR result after Christmas! Straight As! Haha. I was totally cheering and laughing with joy.

So, everything has resoluted to today, 31st December, last day of 2007! 2007 has really being a significant year for me! I really wanted to remember this year so by all means, I posted up this post although it took me almost an hour to write a review of the whole year events.

2008 - I hope for another significant, lucky, happy and prosperous year! May all yours and my dreams come true! The sky’s the limit only! XD

8As…

*2 set of different kind of aces = 4 pairs of aces = 8 aces. Perfect match for my PMR  result. XD

I kicked away my warm silk blanket, thrown away my soft pillow and all the soft toys on my bed, all happening during early in the morning, half an hour before te clock struck seven. Guess I was too anxious to know my PMR results.

So, as usual, I went for my breakfast in a kopitiam nearby to have my breakfast. Before that, I remembered it was even before 8, I sent a message to my aunt, inquiring my PMR result. However, she replied my message and it sounded “Sorry Leon. I haven’t got any news for you. You need to wait until 8 something.”

The expression on my face sink a little bit. My father sensed my bitterness, probably it was quite obvious. Hence, he tried to cheer me up and said “Tan Pek Huang (my aunt) will let you know as soon as she got the result lah.. Nothing much to worry. You just got to stay calm and cool until the news come.”

I nodded.

A minute or two later, the tauke brought two bowls freshly-cooked and scrumptious noodles. Usually, I enjoyed myself at that cafe a lot and I love the food there too. However today, due to the unsolved mystery of PMR result, I was totally down and sort of like nothing could cheer me up. Again, my dad repeated his word.

I sighed and nodded.

Suddenly my phone vibrated. I saw, it was my aunt’s call and I took a glimpse at the time on my wrist watch. 8 something already! I hurried out of the cafe and answered the phone. Below is my conversation with my aunty. I translated it from Chinese to English.

leon: (anxiously) hello, aunty! so how was my result? good news or not?

mdm tan: well.. your mathematics is quite good right..

leon: ya.. hehe *grin*

mdm tan: what is the favourite whole number that Chinese loves the most?

leon: (shaking) 8…

mdm tan: so.. that’s your result loh… (and she followed by a laugh and a congrats)

leon: (jumping) YESH!!!

mdm tan: hold your horses! Don’t jump into the cloud nine so quickly!

leon: thank you! million of thanks! bye for now!

mdm tan: bye!

~end of conversation~

I hurried back to my seat and impatiently told my daddy about the good news! I was totally in the heaven of joy and laughter. I finally grinned and smiled! XD. So as my dad. He quickly hinted me to informed my mum. Later, after the meal, which I did not even finish, as I was too excited to go to school, we passed something to our shop’s staff, then my dad drove me all the way to school.

I reached school and saw flocks of early birds have already flown to Kuching High. XD. I saw some of my 3A1 classmates. We all had a little talk as my gang hasn’t arrived. Then, I saw Puan Chin, my science teacher. Again, we had a conversation.

leon: hi puan chin. how are you?

pn chin: hi leon. fine. eh, sorry ya, my hands are very wet now, cant shake your hands.. but congratulation on the excellent result!

leon: thanks! err.. pn chin, so you mean i got 8A’s lah?

pn chin: yes! hehe. (She smiled and walked away to do her stuff.)

~end of conversation~

I was totally a bundle of joy, merrier than ever. Then I saw Miss Lim, my Chinese tuition teacher. We, of course, have spoken in Chinese. The following convo is translated, again. XD

miss lim: aiyo, leon! this time you need to treat me to a meal! a job well done!

leon: thanks, miss lim! hehe.

miss lim: so, when are you going to treat me to a meal?

leon: aiyo.. your reward hah.. next year i sure take Chinese. bdw, miss lim, are you teaching us Chinese then?

miss lim: probably yes, probably not.. all depends on the school.

leon: oh. okay. hehe.

~end of conversation~

Hence, the great and fabulous news is confirmed. I AM a straight A’s holder. XD

So, when some of my friends like Esther, Shirley, Yun Hui, Cindy, Pauline and the rest have arrived. They asked me if I have got any news, since I am always the most kepo one. XD. I told them honestly, that this year the school is quite unsatisfied with the students Geography result, as many students who tried to pursue a straight As but to no avail cause of Geography.

All of a sudden, what I could see on their facial expression is like “Aww.. will I be one of the unlucky one?”

I tried to comfort them. Well, that’s usual and quite a common senario they asked me, “Leon, what’s your result?”

“Pn Chin, Pn Tay and Miss Lim told me… I got a straight As..” I paused, feeling half proud half sheepish.

“Wah! Leon get 8A’s ah!” Shirley cried out loudly. The next moment was like a thousand of hands shaking me and congratulating me. That moment I felt like a superstar like Ashley, Jolin and Wilber. XD

“Well, you guys can do well too..”

So, the tense moment of 30 minutes continued to go on. The entire school hall was filled with students’ chit-chatting. Although it seemed quite crowded, I could feel that the atmosphere was quite tense and pressured.

I just said a few reassuring word to reassured that my friends are going to excell well like the superstar – ME! Haha. *Mr. Vain. XD

30 minutes later, Mr. Sigau and a few clerks came down to the hall. This meant that the time that we all have been waiting for so long has finally arrived. Everyone queued up to get their result slip, PLBS and PEKA certificate. I was the first, followed by the others. Haha. I am so glad and totally happy to see all A’s before my pair of pupils. XD

So, the queue moved on smoothly and everything was anticipating for their result. All I could see was when some students knew that they are straight A’s student, yells and screams fills the whole hall and with some echo as its grand sound effect. XD. Definitely, some students who failed to score their dream score burst into tears.

At least all those tense moments was over. XD

Later, Pn Tay announced that Mr Lau wanted all 6 to 8As students to gather at PPA for photograph session. Again, me, the formal assistant class monitor of 2007’s 3A1, got to do the job like a Head Prefect, ordering students to PPA there. XD. However, it was a sweet reminder of my unforgettable memories as a prefect back in the afternoon sesion. XD. Thank you, Pn Tay! XD

The photo session was a good one! Definitely, me, LEON HA, with the face like a star, stand at the front roll. Just kidding. We took many snap shots. Haha. We are all really like popular celebraties. XD. Later after the photo session, it was the interview session. Many students chickened out but I volunteered to accept the interview though. After a series of questions were answered, the reporter took a potrait picture of mine which I supposed he is going to put it up on the morning papers tomorrow. XD

“Eh, that pic and article might mean a lot to me. Probably that articles might be part of the ‘Highians in the News’ section in 2008 School’s Magazine.” I thought and giggled. Later, I went into the staff room and talked to all my respective teachers. Pn Chieng and Pn Lee shook hands with me. Definitely, we all were like a swarm of bees, being attracted by the strong odour of nectar by Pn Tay, XD, rushed towards Pn Tay.

“Thank you Pn Tay, for your hard work this year.” I told Pn Tay.

Pn Tay expressed her usual sweet smile and replied “It was also all your hard work that make this possible.”

“Yeah. Had to admit it. Haha. Pn Tay, next year, you must tell the coming 3A1 to work harder to achieve better result.” I added.

“Yalor. It’s good you say this.” Pn Tay replied with a smile. Then both of us have a little conversation. XD

“You all, next time must also work hard in SPM and bring glory back to school.” Pn Tay told us.

“Yes, Pn Tay!” we answered her together. *All for one, one for all. XD

So, this is really a fantastic dream! Scoring a straight As is all PMR candidates dream. Hence, now, I have achieved my goal in my entire life as a Form 3 students. A fantastic dream has really come true and I did not turn any of my teachers from Form 1 till Form 3 down again, like what I had done in primary school. XD

Lastly, I would like to share this joy and success and glory with all my family members, relatives and friends without forgetting all my beloved teachers. Together we make this happen!

Today, 27 December 2007, a fantastic dream has come true, together, all Kuching High students and teachers and parents have made all this possible! It’s teamwork that make 40 students achieving great result, this wonderful dream happen!

GLORY TO KUCHING HIGH! Love ya, KUCHING HIGH! THANK YOU ALL KUCHING HIGH TEACHERS!!! YOU ARE ALL THE BEST!!!

Why are we compelled to live “behind the bars”?

Sigh.

The world is getting more and more sophisticated.

Dangers are lurking anytime and anywhere

without a kind reminder.

How sad to know that our world has changed until

we need to fix bars onto our resdient’s windows.

Stucked inside the world with all unexplained truth…

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  One day, a friend of mine suddenly asked me a question. “Where can I buy the best cosmetic?” I was strucked by that question the very moment I heard it.

  “You are a girl and I’m a guy. How could I know which brand is the best for you, unless you are my girlfriend.” I teased at her. Well, she and I had been friends since ages. We are close pals and often share thoughts and feelings together.

  “May I suggest you Chanel or SK 2? Probably Clinique might suit you too!” I teased her again.

  “No way! How wrong you are! The best cosmetic we can have is something that we do not need even a penny to make the transaction. This best cosmetic is something we need to learn since we are young.” She debated. Her tone was rising.

  “Heh, I’m just kidding. Please don’t tell me you feel offended about my critical remark just now. If it happen to be so, I apologize.” I answered.

  “Well, I wasn’t trying to show my anger just now, just trying to reason and share with you about something I have learnt through a book.” she replied.

  “Ok then.” I paused and continued. “So, what’s the best cosmetic then?”

  “Happiness!” she replied eagerly and happily.

  “But why?” I questioned her with great confusion and a puzzled feeling.

  “Gotta run. Time’s running out. Got a younger brother to ‘attend to’. Haha. Think about that tonight.” she laughed and ran back home to take care of her ill brother.

  That night, I think about what she had just told me. “Happiness – the best cosmetic. You can’t afford to buy it, but you can learn it since young. Why did she say that?”

  I thought very hard that night. I was totally annoyed by that indeed. Just grabbed a small bite of my dinner then I rushed back to my study room to think about it.

  “Happiness and cosmetic. Hmm.. How are those two things related?” I questioned my ownself.

  Cosmetic, something that we, Man, especially ladies and women depend on a lot everyday to look cheerful, attractive and beautiful. I mean, some guys to put on cosmetic, some are to cover up their wrinkles, some to cure acne and pimples and so on. Generally, cosmetic is something to do that makes our face looks good.

  Happiness means joy. When we are on cloud nine, we cheer and have fun and… SMILE and LAUGH! That’s it! SMILE and LAUGH is something that we do through our mouth to express our expression! BINGO! That’s it! See, when we smile or laugh, it shows that we look good and attractive too.

  Yes! When we smile and laugh, we look good and spiritful. That is why we only need to put on a warm smile daily and it’s the cheapest yet priceless cosmetic that no money can buy. With just a pleasant smile, you can shine brightly among all, as the saying sounds “rose among the thorns”.

  That night, I then realised how crucial it is for us to put on a sweet, warm and pleasant smile everyday. I laughed at my foolishness for taking nearly 2 hours to figure out the “unsolved mystery”. Haha. With a satisfied answer, I eventually went to sleep and have a sweet dream that night.

  The very next day, I ran into my friend at the park during my usual morning jog.

  “Hi!” I greeted her with a warm and pleasant smile. “When you are smiling brightly, you are putting on the best cosmetic.”

  “So, little boy, finally figured out the ‘mystery’? she teased.

  “I will drop off my best cosmetic if you tease me again. “I kidded her, followed by bursting into a great laughter.

  “If so, accept my sincere apology?” she asked.

  “Let’s continue our jog. Haha.” we said simultaneously.

  The conversation between me and her continued on.

   At the end of the day, I really learnt that, “Happiness is the best cosmetic, the one and only cosmetic which you can make a transaction to purchase it by learning to be happy and positive forever and putting on a warm, sweet and pleasant smile everyday.“