DongZhi Festival

Traditionally, the Dongzhi Festival is also a time for the family to get together. One activity that occurs during these get togethers (especially in the southern parts of China and in Chinese communities overseas) is the making and eating of tangyuan (湯圓) or balls of glutinuous rice, which symbolize reunion. Tangyuan are made of glutinuous rice flour and sometimes brightly coloured. Each family member receives at least one large tangyuan in addition to several small ones. The flour balls may be plain or stuffed. They are cooked in a sweet soup or savoury broth with both the ball and the soup/broth served in one bowl.

No enough rest

Why am I no enough rest all the time? Although I sleep seven hours per day, but I easily feel tired. Maybe I sleep too late for these few weeks.  Start from, I will sleep early, so that I will not feel tired. So, I can do my revision early.

In the memory

My father has passed away about one month. I am still feel very sad. I show that I am happy, but actually I am not. Everytime I think about the father, everytime others talk about their father,  I can not control my sadness. My father do not know her daugther will study at China next year, he can't attend her daugther's convocation anymore. Everything that her daugther doing now, father do not know anymore.

Yeah!

I passed in Taekwando's belt upgrading. Finally I got the yellow belt. I was afraid that I could not passed the belt upgrading. Although some of my friends got better results, there was yellow green belt. I think I have tried my very best already, so these was my result.

A special show in my life

Just now I dancing and singing with my coursemate in the senior grraduation dinner. I think our performances was quiet ‘funny’ compared to the other performances. It was because ot the creativity of my coursemates.  We performed the mix dance of  “Party Rock Ethem ” and “Barbie Girl” and sang the mixed  90th century’s songs. It was a special show in my life. Altough I felt tired, it worth, it was a very good experience.

Cleaning

After I having my breakfast, I started to clean up my table, rearrange the things in my table and kabinet, sweep the floor, mop the floor, iron the clothes and so on. Doing housework is quiet tired, because  I do not do it for a long time.  I will  do it offenly, if I am free.  

Shopping at Midvalley

Today I go to Midvalley to meet my friend at Kuala Lumpur. We shop at Midvalley. There are crowd in Midvalley. It is because Christmas is coming soon. Me too have to buy the christmas presents to my friends, so I choose Midvalley as my shopping destination. There are many beantiful, unique, cute and special christmas gifts sold there. I just buy one christmas gift, because I have buy two christmas gifts before at Time Square. Actually, I like to buy gift to others, especially during the Christmas.

Practising until exhausted

We practise the performances of seniors graduation dinner from afternoon until night. I am really exhausted. Because of we want the perfect performances, so keep on practise and practise. Although I am tired, I enjoy in practising the dance and songs.

Physical examination

My coursemate and I ,20 person all together go to  Kuala Lumpur by bus, to do the physical examination at Tung Shin Hospital. It is for China Visa needed. Ten of us do the physical examiation at the morning, and other ten people  including me, do it at the afternoon, because there are other patients need to do physical examination besides us. The physical examination include blood test， x-ray， ECG and so on. It cost RM331. It is an expensive medical report.

First time do the passport

This is my first time doing pasport.  I feel excited, when I get my passsport at Passport Office. Crowd of people poured into office, I am shuttling in between people. It's means I have the opportunity to foreign. Yeah, I can study at China next year. It must be a good experience for me.

Rearrange notes

After I having the breakfast and reading the newspaper, I rearrange the documents and notes that given by lecturer. I realised that I have so many notes haven't arranged. It is complicated, but I finished it within one hours.

Super UPSI

All of the Taekwondo's members take part in the Super UPSI. Tien Tien and I take part in poomsae couple. Although  we do not win any places in the competition, I am sure that we  try my very best to do it. Maybe I am quiet nervous. Pratices bring perfect. Keep on practising, so that the job can be done perfectly.

Playing badminton

Long time do not play badminton already. Yeah, I like playing badminton. The sport I like the most is playing badminton. Just two hours, the happiness of the two hours., the stress reducing of the two hours. It raining heavily, but  I still go to the night market.

Preparing the performances in seniors graduation dinner

We keep on practising the performances in seniors graduation dinner. Dancing and singing, it is tired. Sweating after dancing and singing make me feel reenergized. Keep on practising until perfect. Figthing to all my coursemates that take part!

Finish it

Finally, I finished doing my "Pengurusan dan Pembelajaran"'s coursework--porfolio. And I pass up to the lecturer. I am not sure I can get high marks in this course or not, but I have try my best to do it already.

Unsuccessful doing passport

Today ,ten of my coursemates go to the Putrajaya, to do the passport. We think that passport canbe done at Jabatan Imigressen, actually, it can not. They ask us to go to another department, there are Pejabat Passport(Passport Office). We go there by taxi, because do not see any buses pass through. After we arrived there, they say that Sarawakian have to do their at the department, but another office. The staff there is queit nice. He say that altough we have filled the forms, but he have to wait the approvement from Sarawak, about five days. Only after the approvement,  we can do the passport. So, we have go there next week.

Coursework

Individual coursework of the university paper --"Pengurusan dan Pembelajaran" have to pass up on Wednesday. So, after the lecture,  I am just keep on doing the coursework until it finished. I hope that it can be finished as soon as possible.

Newspaper day

Sunday is my relax day. Every Sunday, I will spend a lot time of reading newspaper. It is because I do not have free time to read all the news and information shown in the newspaper.  I can read the newspaper slowly and wisely, so that gain more information through newspaper. If I have any opinion on some of the news, I will cut out that part as reference.

Night market

Every Saturday routine, my friend will fetch us to night market. Then, I will buy some vegetables and fruits. I start to cook rice and do some dishes with my little yellow pot. The first time is quiet good. Try more dishes next time.

A lazy Friday

Every friday, I have to attend about six hours class. It is tired, but I try to give myself energy. I never sleep at the class, although I feel very sleepy. I should not be lazy. Maybe I sleep too least.

The last month of 2011

December of 2011 is coming without realizing. The last month of year 2011. What did I for the last eleven month. There are many bad things happened in thie year, for example, I lost my purse at KL Central. The most important things I lost is my dad. Are these a fate?

The last day of November

It is the black November. Daddy passed away. What feeling am I? Besides sadness, still  sadness. Everything just happened too suddenly. How can I accept it? It is a dream? I'm sure, it is not. It is happened. It is a fate. You have to face it. I always tell myself.

Assigment again

So many assignment have to do. I have no time to read the books that I buy. I hope I finished my assignment quickly, so that I can spend more time on reading the book, I interested.

Book Fair

My friend and I go to the book fair at The Mines. I spend about RM150 to buy six books. I know I really spend too much. But it is worth. Spend money on buying books is better than spend money on buying clothes. Buying books can gain more knowledge and information. I start to read the books I buy.

Back to UPSI

I should not show my sadness to my friends, although I am really sad. There are so many coursework, have to do. I missed one five days lecture. I hope that wouldn't missed up too many things. Most of the gruop work, my group member finished it already. Thank you very much, Tien Tien and Xiao Wei.

The seventh day

 Dad has passed away for seven day. I still no mood. The seventh day mum, brother and  I having a simple funeral ceremony. Bring some vegetables and fruit in front of the tombstone. After the ceremony, we go back and clean up the things of daddy at his room. it is reluctant to clean up. Mum cried when cleaning , the sadness of brother and I just shown on the face.  Daddy leave us forever and ever.

No mood to do anything

I feel on energy to do anything. Start doing homework, feeling tired; start doing housework ,feeling tired. It because I do not rest properly for these few days or because of I lost my very important family member ---daddy? I don't know. As I know, I have no mood to do anything.

Sadness again

Start to do my homework. Using the time to do the homework, so that I do not have time to remember that daddy has passed away. At night, before I went to sleep, still think about daddy. It is because I will take a look at  daddy,  before I went to sleep. Daddy is not inside his room.

SADNESS

The forth day, a day full of sadness. When home, pretend that daddy still there. Look at everything at home, think about daddy.

Funeral Ceremony and Procession

When the prayer ceremonies are over, the wailing of the mourners reaches a crescendo and the coffin is nailed shut (this process represents the separation of the dead from the living). Then yellow and white "holy" paper is pasted on the coffin to protect the body from malignant spirits. During the sealing of the coffin all present must turn away since watching a coffin being sealed is considered very unlucky. The coffin is then carried away from the house using a piece of wood tied over the coffin, with the head of the deceased facing forward. It is believed that blessings from the deceased are bestowed upon the pallbearer, so there are usually many volunteers.
The coffin is not carried directly to the cemetery but is first placed on the side of the road outside the house where more prayers are offered and paper is scattered. The coffin is then placed into a hearse that moves very slowly for one mile (more rarely, it is carried for a mile), with the eldest son and family members following behind with their heads touching the hearse. If there are many relatives, a white piece of cloth is used to link the hearse to family members behind. The order of the funeral procession follows the status of the family members. A white piece of cloth is tied to vehicles accompanying the hearse, or a white piece of paper can be pasted on their windshields. The eldest son usually sits next to the coffin. A long, lit joss stick is held throughout the journey, symbolizing the soul of the deceased; it is relit immediately if it goes out. Occasionally, paper models of such objects as cars, statues, ships, etc., are carried during the procession to symbolize the wealth of the deceased's family. If the procession must cross a body of water, the deceased must be informed of this since it is believed that an uninformed soul will not be able to cross water.

Sadness

The second day after daddy passed away. I can not sleep for the whole night at funeral parlor. Stay beside daddy. I memorized what did daddy when I am just a child. All the memories shown are how a daddy love his daughter. I can not control my tears. I am extremely sad.

My father has passed away

Today is my first presentation in this semester. In the morning, my mum said that daddy will another body check up for today. After I done my presentation, I saw that my handphone shown 10 missed call from mum and brother. I afraid that something was happened. After I call brother, brother said daddy has passed away at 11.45am. I distracted suddenly, I can not accepted.  I quikly booked the flight ticket, and reached my hometown at 9.00pm. Daddy laid on the a few bench in funeral parlor. This time, no matter how many time I called dad, dad will not answer. Daddy had promised me, he will took care of himself before I went to Tanjung Malim this semester. Dad, I wanted to call you once again. I cried.:'(

Hospitalized

My dad is hospitalized. My mum and my brother stay at hospital with my dad. My brother said daddy was very weak, because kept on vomitting until blooded. Doctors said that they still not sure blood came from which part of the body, so they have to do body checking first.

Worried

Daddy feeling unwell already. He stay at hospital to do the futher examination. Hope that daddy will be fine as soon as possible like last time. Mum and brother , I know you are really tired going in and out of the hospital to take care about daddy. Don' forget to rest more. I am really worried.

Lee Hom’s Album

I buy Lee Hom’s the newest album in 2011- “Fire Power To The Max” (New And Best Selections) album at Ipoh parade. Lee Hom is my idol since I am nine years old. I admire him, not only because of his handsome features, it is because of his perseverance and persistence in his music. He is one of the most important, influential, and prolific artists in Chinese music, he keep on invent and experiment with new sounds and voices. Altough his album is quiet expensive,  Lee Hom’s album deserves to buy.

Tired and Sleep

After the Ipoh trip, I feel exhausted. Although I feel tired, the trip is really meaningful for me. Tiredness is worth.  Because of I do not slept well for these few days’ trip , so I always feel not enough sleep. I sleep more than seven hours, but still very tired. Maybe I sleep late these few days. I want  to sleep before 11.00pm , do not want stay up all night, so that I won’t feel tired.

After the Ipoh trip --- My Friends and I

I would like to say thank you to Wei Liang,            Jason,and Kit Wai, because brought us to travel to so many places, and ate so many delicious food in Ipoh. It is an unforgettable trip. After the trip, I felt that some of the alley, the road even the building in the Ipoh quiet similar to my hometown, that ‘s why the place felt faintly familiar to me.

After the Ipoh trip --- about the movie”You are the Apple of My Eye”

The movie ”You are the Apple of My Eye” helping audiences re-live sweet memories, such as the bicycle ride to school, playing ball during recess, graduation and staying after school only to get closer to the girl you like, the movie has it all.


The film is a gentle reflection of popular author Giddens Ko's teenage years in Changhua, kicking off right away with a grown-up Giddens, played by Ko Chen-tung, waiting to attend a wedding. The film then switches back to a 16-year-old Giddens, biking to school while meeting up with his friends on the way.


Based on a novel, “You Are the Apple of My Eyes” tells the story of five guys, including Giddens, who strived to win over the heart of classmate Shen Chia Yi, played by Michelle Chen , who successfully imprints her character onto our hearts and that of many Taiwanese teenagers.


The film is split into three parts: high school, university and the aftermath. Each part illustrates a different phase and level of the relationship between Giddens and Shen Chia Yi.

The high school portion of the movie is the longest; it strings our hearts together and spins them right into a memory tunnel with the scarred, drawn and worn out wooden chairs and desks, the girl poking the boy sitting in front with a pen, and the school uniforms.

The university years then show how the pair left their hometown and strived to maintain a long-distance relationship, which received a fine dose of real-life challenges.

The aftermath includes major turning points and decisions. Those with pet-peeves towards loose plot ends and underdeveloped characters need not worry. The film develops each and every character thoroughly, as well as gives a tip of the hat to how Giddens' career began as a writer. A two-part surprise epilogue appears during and after the credits, so be sure to stay for it.

“Maybe in an alternate universe, we will be together,” said Giddens to Shen Chia Yi years after their last encounter ended in unfortunate misunderstandings. Not only do Giddens' words make us feel better about the fictional pair, they also pat faintly on our backs for those times that we may have allowed fate to slip through our fingertips.

After the Ipoh trip --- Wei Leong’s Family

The four day three night Ipoh trip, we stay at Wei Leong’s brothers’ home. I felt very warm at the home, because his brother and sister-in-law were kind. The first day we stay there, we cooked the dinner for them. We having the dinner together, just like family. I felt like I am back to my home and having lunch with my family. At the day we went back, I reluctant to say goodbye to them. Thanks,Wei Leong, Wei Leong’s brother and his sister-in-law.

Ipoh Trip – Fourth day

The fourth day morning , it was pouring with rain, so we went out a bit late. We didn’t  went to any where to have breakfast, because we ready to go back to  Tanjung Malim. On the way back, we went to the Kellie’s castle . Kellie's Castle (sometimes also called Kellie's Folly) is located near Batu Gajah, and is about 20 minutes' drive from Ipoh. The unfinished, ruined mansion, was built by a Scottish planter named William Kellie Smith. According to differing accounts, it was either a gift for his wife or a home for his son. Walked into the castle, just like “walked”  into the history of castle, it was mystery and historical.