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1st day in Penang – The day has finally came



I've been waiting for this day a long time ago, and happily, this day has finally come! ^_^ Dad drove me and mum to 1 Utama 2 take the bus 2 Penang. The bus departed at 10.35am. Since it’s a 5 hrs journey, I've planned 2 sleep at 12am yesterday night so that I could sleep in the bus. Haha. Thanks to all my friends who have tried hard to keep me awake! We arrived in Penang at 3pm. My grandparents came and fetch me home. At 4.30pm, we went for facial. The first question she asked me was "Not enough sleep is it?" This was very true because I was studying for my mock! Grandma has also cooked all of my favourite dishes for dinner! After dinner, we went to BR for ice-cream.


2nd day in Penang – Enjoying in my house


I woke up at 8.30am. Grandma has bought char koay kak!!! And this shall be our breakfast. =) After refreshing myself, I started to watch the HK drama that I've brought back – 绝代商骄. Then, I had chicken rice, pohpiah, and Indian noodles for lunch. ^^ Continued to watch my drama again. In the evening, we went to a function held by a floral society especially for mid autumn festival. Grandma is the president of the society, so we are there to support her!!! There were various flower arrangement presentations by the florists. Here are some pictures that I've taken.

3rd day in Penang – Eat and watch and sleep


In the morning, I watched tv with my cousin. Then, took my bath and continue watching HK drama. In the afternoon, grandma bought lor bak, muar chee and zha nian gao from Island Glades. Then, I stood on the weighing machine. What the Heaven?! I've gained weight!!!!! Arh!!!!! Plan B needed! Hmm… I went for a nap, feeling sleepy. Lol. I have overslept! I was supposed to pick up my cousin with grandma in the evening, but…… hehe. It's dinner time! Guess what? Grandma has cooked 海参! Especially for me! ^_^ Going to sleep early today, because I need to wake up early tomorrow to renew my passport! Zzz

4th day in Penang – Sweat!

I woke up at 7.30am to renew my passport. To be safe, my mum called to JIM to ask whether I could renew my passport by my own. Unfortunately, I'm still considered as a minor and will need my birth cert for renewal. OMG, I've forgotten to bring it back! So, I'll need to extract my birth cert at JPN. Before that, we went for breakfast opposite red rock hotel, where it's famous for curry mee & chicken rice! Nice nice. Then only we go to JPN. Hmm... I was quite impressed with their service. The place is now more clean & organised! However, I can only collect it in d evening, so my passport can only be done tomorrow. After that, we went to JIM to get the form & take photo so that we can be fast 2moro. OMG, d picture is super horrible & terrible because she made me wear the blazer!!!! The worse photo I have ever had!!!!! I actually wanted 2 take another photo, but since its 2 troublesome, I have decided to accept that in my passport........ T.T for 5 years......... T.T After everything is settled, we went to QBM. I walked into borders while my mum went for pedicure. We had our lunch at sakae sushi and went back home.

5th day in Penang – Random

Initially, I am supposed to renew my passport today, but mum isn't free, so it's postponed! Even the haircut has been brought forward! ergh. So, I went out with my grandparents. First, we went to Penang road and had chendul! But... felt a bit disappointed with it, because it tastes different. I think it was better last time. Anyway, it's still the most famous chendul spot ever, it's on the right hand site of the road, not the left one. =P In d evening, I went n pick up my cousin. Becoming a driver isn't fun at all... ergh especially during peak hours, so many, oh no no no, so MUCH cars on d road, really feel like flying over them! Moreover, can't speed! Because grandma is in the car and the road is narrow! LOL Haiz... finished my drama already. The next "task" will be finishing up my novels. ^_^

6th day in Penang – All is said and done

In the morning, me and mum went to JIM to renew my passport. OMG! Waited for 2.5 hours until my turn! After settling everything, we went to TB for haircut. Oh… Finally, I could have my haircut! Hmm… I was quite happy with it. The hairstylist was good! After that, we went for lunch at a restaurant opposite, and then only we went back to JIM to collect my passport. OMG! My number was 2222, so I need to wait for another 1 hour I think. It's already 4.15pm when I reached home. Tired……. Zzz

7th day in Penang – Reunion

This morning, I went to CLHS to meet up with my high school friends. Most of them were disappointed to see me in short hair. Lol. But I really look bad in long hair, so… … We chit chatted for about 45 minutes. Then I went back to UHS with another friend. So sad, my favourite teacher wasn't there. =( We collected our school magazine and went back home. Then, I went to Penang road with my family. Again, so sad, the laksa guy wasn't there! So, we only ate pohpiah, ice kacang and lor bak. But, on our way back, we saw laksa at another coffee shop. Hahaha, get to eat my laksa finally! =)

8th day in Penang – Friends and Family

In the afternoon, I drove to May's house, as we planned to go karaoke at her mum's café – Louis café. Before that, we went to him hiang to buy some biscuits for my friends and also collect May's car from Perodua. At 2.30pm, everyone has arrived at May's house. So, May drove us to Louis café. I sang for about 1.5 hours before going back as there will be a dinner later. At night, my family and I had dinner at g hotel's Japanese restaurant. When we reached home, we ate mooncake in front of our house. I slept at 12.30am. I guess you know the reason why… =P

9th day in Penang – The last breakfast

Time really flies. Before even noticing that holiday has come to the end, it's already the end. I woke up at 7am to pack all my things, so that I do not need 2 rush myself up. Grandma bought char koay teow, the most famous food in Penang, and also some kuih. I ate half a packet of that and 1 piece of kuih. Mum drove me to QBM at 8.40am. The bus came at 9.15am. Said goodbye to my family very reluctantly because the next trip will only be on December. Anyway, got to be prepared for tomorrow's classes. Results will be out and oral test will be on Wednesday. Arh!!!!!

I did it!!!

2day is d 1st exam for d week - Accounting! i m so afraid tat i couldn't score high marks 4 tis paper bcoz i scored pretty low 4 other topic test n oso EE! i actually hate acccounting bcoz i thk it hates me 2! =P last few wks, there was a BEWA competition n i participated in it. i thk i did BADLY for tat stupidd companies accounts, n my AUD300 ~~~ GONE! T.T

so 2day, in d library, i was studyin 4 companies & oso som other theories. suddenly, a fren came n said tat d BEWA results r out n i got distinction! DISTINCTION! n i was like huh??? distinction??? r u sure??? a participant who did badly in a question with high percentage could get distinction??? OMG unbelievable! so i went up 2 hv a look at it!

There is it! Kong Yue Ning - Distinction! Walau!!! actually i was quite happy, excited...... super super happy la!!! i juz can't believe i got distinction 4 accounting! it was like a nice dream, bcoz my topic test results really sux! i hv no accounting background in high sch, i had nvr score high marks 4 accounting, n now, i got DISTINCTION!!! whoow! i juz felt contented n was very proud of my achievement! it proves 2 me tat a few times of failure do not mean long term failure. it is all in here (your heart), whether or not u wan 2 turn d failure in2 a success.

D news has juz boosted my confidence level 4 d comin test, n i thk i was quite happy with my performance during d test! ^_^

Gaspering for air

This morning, i  woke up at 4am 2 study 4 my acc exam. At about 6.30am, i went in2 d bathroom 2 prepare myself, n i saw a cockcroach. A brown, small & disgusting little thg. D 1st thg tat coms 2 my mind is --- Shieldtox! teng teng! so i headed 2 d kitchen n took a bottle of tat back 2 d bathroom. I sprayed constantly 2wards d cockcroach, but it's willpower is juz 2 strong, it wouldn't wan 2 DIE! =P So i kept on spraying on it until it climbed 2 d bathroom door, only i close d door n bathe.

Not until tat i found d importance of AIR. I thk i almost finished 1/20 of tat 800ml of shieldtox. OMG d whole bathroom was filled with molecules of poison (PS: not Poisson!) i can feel tat my troat & trachea r blocked! Luckily there's a window in my bathroom n i can steal hv O2... lol... If not, i'll b totally dead in tat poisonous bathroom.

Good for Cleanliness, Bad for Health. ^_^

万般情绪涌上心头

I was supposed 2 b studyin for my mocks, which start 2moro, d 1st subj - EALD. But i find EALD being random, bcoz u do not wat's comin out, n its basically testing on ur language, rather thn ur memories, which is unlike econs, psycho n acc. So, i decided 2 study psycho. ^_^

After hrs of revision, i decided 2 on my laptop 2 chat with a few frens. Som of thm r oso hvin exam at their respective colleges. Sudenly, i feel d pressure & stress for exam. B4 tis, i was still able 2 cope with it open-heartedly or optimistically, but after listening 2 their "stories", i can oso feel the stress. Studyin at home, ALONE. I don feel supported nor motivated 2 continue studyin anymore. T.T After a few moments, my dad came back with my dinner. He said he's busy n needs 2 go back 2 work. (again) therefore, i feel tat it's my responsibility 2 study hard n score high in mock exam n finally 2 enter a university with scholarship. N not 2 let thm down. D emotions now r juz 2 conflicting!

Later thn, i wanted 2 ask "som1" a ques on psycho, but she din reply my msg. So i'll hv 2 ask another "som1". D another som1 replied me with d ans n said "i tot u r better thn me in psycho, y now ask back me?". Yea, although it seemed 2 b compliment or juz a normal statement, but at tat point of time, i m really depressed 2 get tat reply. It exerted pressure on me. It is telling me tat my psycho knowledge has dropped or i m no longer gd at it. (hvin a negative self concept now.) T.T

"som1" else sms me 2 remind me bout sthg. i told her i feel like cryin. she was tryin 2 cheer me up, but it juz can't help at tat time. another fren of mine oso comforted me... it does help, a little... thx 2 both of thm! haha,  its juz 2 hard 2 peel of all d emotions at a time. d walls around my heart is juz getting thicker n thicker. according 2 a psychologist, when v feel hurt, v will try 2 build a wall around our heart 2 protect ourselves. As d wall gets thicker, it wil b more diff 2 b broken down. haiz... i kno i need 2 break d wall faster as it gets thicker. rite... cry out loud, after tis, everythg is alrite! ^_^

                                   

No matter what looms ahead, if you can eat today, enjoy today, mix good cheer with friends today and enjoy it. ^_^

Especially for you

i was on my way back from LCCT after sending my mum there. i received a call fr a very special person, as i did not expect him to call me --- my grandfather. (he luvs RED)

我：哈罗，阿公！

阿公：哈罗，阿公想念你啦，所以就打电话给你咯。

我：呵呵

阿公：你几时回来？

我：二十六号咯！

阿公：二十六号啊？阿公等你回来啊！

仪：哈罗，宁姐姐！

suddenly my cousin grabbed d phone fr my grandad & started talkin 2 me! tat same old & regular ques again, "when r u comin back?" heh... thn v crapped here n there, thn my grandma talked 2 me, askin me y din i called back 4 such a long time... ... (feeling guilty >.<) my aunt oso talked 2 me, tellin me tat she has made som kimchi on her own (a good wife my uncle had) n she'll keep som 4 me (yeah! ^_^) thn, another cousin (文) grabbed d phone back again, i asked her y din she skype me, so she said she'll skype me 2moro. heh. chat for about 6-7 mins i thk, thn oni i put down d phone.

i actually can feel d luv fr all of my family members. Although sometimes thy kinda irritate me. Like for exp, i used 2 go 2 bed early when i was in secondary sch, so somtimes their volume is so high tat i couldn't slp well n i'll b mad at thm 4 d whole nite! yea, i m kinda sensitive 2 volume.. can't take loudness (10 is ok, 18 is loud, 25 is extremely loud!!! 30 wil break my eardrum!!!)

like 2day, my grandad has taken d innitiative 2 cal me instead of waiting for my call (which is uncertain, LOL), so i can feel tat he actually miss & luv me very much! there was once where mum's supposed 2 b back in penang, n dad's supposed 2 b in africa 4 work. when grandad heard bout it, he was so worried tat whether or not i can take care of myself... whether or not it's safe 2 leave me alone at home... i stil rmb he used 2 teach me som chinese poems (唐诗三百首) when i was young, (the fonts of wisdom grandparenting style) n tat's y i was stil able 2 cope with those 文言文 during high sch. ^_^

another case, about my grandma.. i could say she was d 1 who takes care of me since i was born until F5, d surrogate! coz my mum's a working lady. she brgs me 2 a clinic when i'm sick, fetched me 2 ttn when my mum couldn't m8 it, somtimes t8 me 4 lunch, buy thgs 4 me... ... although it was juz a small incident, but i can stil remember it very clearly. chicken, wil usually hv 2 drumsticks, i thk my aunt took 1, so 2 - 1 = 1. i tot grandma would giv it 2 my 2 little cousins, but she took n put it on my plate. "哪，宁，吃啦!" at tat instant, i felt i was being cared n i thank my grandma a lot! ^_^

there is juz not enough words 2 express my luv for u... but, i would like 2 thank both of u 4 being such a caring & luvly grandparents 2 me, n tat i appreaciate wat u hv done & given me, 2 m8 me a better person in life. ^_^

During my grandad's 70th birthday. ^_^ with grandma. D 1st time he gave her flowers.

Story Time

2day is d BEWA accounting competition, which i hv waited for so long........... at 1st, i was not at d mood of participating in it, but when i heard " AUD 300 wil b awarded to......", OK ON! i'll t8 part in it! $.$ yea, tis is me! $.$ but, after i took d ques paper, i was like S**T! Companies --- Essay --- 18 mrks!!! OMG, die lor~~~ AUD 300 has juz flew away in frt of me. T.T haiz...........

v r supposed 2 hv econs class at 2.30pm. but d class was canceled as our lecturer was sick. so i stayed back n study for about an hr n went home at 4.30pm.

N d story begins. teng teng teng teng!

i juz don understand wat is so fascinating about DOTA?!!! tat bunch of guys juz can't stop talkin about it, as if it is as important as water or oxygen tat thy couldn't live without it!!! including som of my course mates, n now, its som ppl in d same sch bus as me! ergh n their volume is so loud tat it disturbs me fr goin in2 my dreams. wat d hvn?! finally, when d bus stats, i managed 2 fall asleep...................... n eventually, i overslept! luckily there were som "kind" ppl who shouted, n oni i realised tat i hv arrived at mydin! phew~~ tat was close... =p

as usual, i walked 2 d bus stand. when i reach there, i only c a few ppl, so i suspect tat a bus has only passed by. so, i sat near kfc, reading a sms. however, whn my head is up, i saw a rapid kl bus passing by d bus stand. i quickly ran 2 d bus, n again, luckily, i was able 2 catch d bus... phew~~ tat was close 2... =p

moral of d story:
1. remember 2 set ur alarm whenever u wanna slp.
2. do not seat far away fr d bus stand.
3. b aware of ur surroundings.

Feeling Sorry

Tis evening, as usual, i took d sch bus 2 mydin fr college, but as unusual, i dcided 2 Plan-A back, rather thn taking d public bus, where i hv 2 wait 4 at least another 30mins.
On my journey back, i hv open my mind.

Sometimes, life may b unfair. But tat is juz purely on our own thought. D real situation may not b tat life is unfair. In fact, life is fair all d time.

There is a primary school on my way back, n it was almost time for classes 2 end. Therefore, there r cars n parents outside d sch gate, waiting 4 their beloved children.
And i noticed tat there r quite a numbr of fathers waiting.
I din mean anythg, but my impression 2 a father is tat they should b stil busy working in their respective office, busy in meetings, etc... rather than standing outside d school, fetching their children home.

Tis makes me relate 2 my dad.
I could say tat somtimes he does irritates me as he is juz diff fr me & my mum. He does not kno how 2 act quick in certain situation, n tis makes us feel frustrated about it. He is gud at some times, but he might juz throw his anger out when he is HOT! Bad EQ... He is not innitiative enough, both at home & at work & tis could be linked 2 d term "irresponsible" as well. He seldom has d innitiative 2 start a convo with us, he is juz 2 quiet at times 2 us, but he can talk on d phone & laugh out loud for minutesssssssss.

However, when u come 2 thk of it, who on earth does not hv weaknesses?? Therefore, v shld try 2 c more of d gd side of others 2 cover up their weak side. ^_^
Yea, relating it back 2 my dad.
He is a caring dad, i wld say... He does everythg i asked him 2 do to his best!

There was once where i hv accidently left an important book in d college, n i asked him wat time wil he b back. N he replied "mayb 9pm. anythg?". N so i told him tat i hv left my book in d library n i need it. Tis was wat he replied "So i go back n pick u up, thn after tat i com back 2 work. ok 4 u?" But i din noticed d last part where he said he has 2 go b8 2 work, n i replied "ok". When he called me, only i kno tat he still needs 2 go back 2 work. So i asked him "thn y u com back??" He said "nvm la, u need ur book mah.." I felt so wrong 2 not notice d last part of his msg. N oni thn i knew tat i m so lucky tat i hv such a good & responsible & caring dad. ^^

There was another time where i need 2 stay back at college late, which is until 7pm. So i asked him whether or not he could pick me up bcoz d last bus is 6.30pm, if i m not mistaken. Moreover, it is quite dangerous 2 wait 4 d public bus at mydin after 7pm.. It's dark. N he said he could, n wil arrive at 7.30pm. When v reach d carpark, he turned 2wards d lift, where normally he would park at our parking lot 1st. So i asked him, "where r u goin??" (hoping d ans was leaving me at d lift & he meets me after he has parked his car) But he told me tat he stil needs 2 meet som1 else. N i asked him "y din u tel me?? thn i juz take d bus back mah..." He replied "family is my priority".. Touching rite??

I hv a caring dad. N i thk tat tis is d most important quality of being a gud father.
I feel really sorry about hvin a thought tat u r not a responsible dad b4 tis.
Juz wanna say thank you 4 being my dad & thank you 4 being caring.

N tis is specially for u:

# You are my superhero, right from the beginnning;
You have a place of honour, deep inside my heart. #