Death Of A Friend

Monday 31 July 2006
The Star page N10

"Hacked Victim Made Final Phone Call To Dad, Then Died"

That victim is Lee Kean Yip, i'm sure most of you who studied in Sam Tet knows him. I heard the news from my dad this morning after he was told by my friend's mother and later saw the news on the newspaper. my deepest condolences to Kean Yip's family.

I knew Kean Yip since Kindergarten. If i were to tell u we were good frens then that would make me the biggest liar ever. That said I have nothing against him and is appalled by the news of his death. I'm sorry we weren't able to get along but even more i'm sorry for the lost of a friend to many others. I deeply regret that at such moments i couldn't think of much to say about him for anything else i should say would be made up for this occasion. I do, however have something to say to my friends upon pondering about Kean Yip's ill fate.

I've heard someone say, People Come And Go In Our Lives. Indeed they do. some come and go without us noticing while others leave permanent 'marks' in our lives. to those who have touched my life, you will never be forgotten. i remember telling someone, i duno what will our friendship be in 5 years? 10 years? from now but that moment we shared will always be remembered. its not even 6 months after i said that and we're already not as close as we used to be.. sigh, lol.... i hate to sigh and laugh but sometimes I can't help looking back with a little hint of regret and find a dash of humour in my past.

well... i sure hope i left a mark or 2 in someone's life, i sure hope i touched a life or 2 (or at least i'm Hoping to) but whatever the case, its still the same old saying - Life is Short, you'll never know whats gonna happen. so let's all try to be grateful for our days and not take anything for granted (hypocrite talking) but seriously... May The Lord's Grace Be Upon Us

Au Revoir Mademoiselle Laurre-Anne

u dun need to know french to understand that. remember that French-French Female French Teacher I mentioned? she's leaving us!! just after 4 lessons and she's leaving. Poor us. she'll be leaving for Syria next week, so much for Fun and Relaxing French Class, now its Sarcastic and Pressurized French Class.

the whole class is lamenting her departure, she only taught us for 4 days, 4 lessons and we already tak sampai hati, thats because she's really sweet and encouraging unlike a certain other teacher who thinks sarcasm is cool. lucky for me though i only have 3 more weeks of intensive French which i know the whole class is so envious of :P

i'm finally leaving on 31st August - Hari Merdeka. well i guess its merdeka for me in more ways than one. after more than half a year of lazying-rotting-unproductiveness i hope i can cope with my soon to be busy schedule. or else i'll be so disoriented i could only lie down on Switzerland's green green grass and cry. they'll be 9 fellas leaving with me for this Term but only 2 would be in Year 1 with me. and guess what, i'm the only guy among the malaysian Year 1s. sounds so nice kan? yet nice it is not! i've met one of the girls and she seems rather, snobish? i duno, its not good to judge let alone not knowing her at all but one thing's for sure, she could definitely kick my butt!

i'm eager and almost prepared to leave. still got some stuff belum beli. i'm eager to start studying, to start making new friends, i'm excited about my new environment and all... i'm sure most of you felt such zeal/passion before college life as well yet from what i see very soon everything starts to turn into reality. oh, harsh harsh reality. i see some of my friends struggling with tests, some seem to get super stressed and a certain someone who's college life to me seems soooo complicated and busy i'd pray i wouldn't fall into her shoes. i know all you ppl are already in college la, some enjoying some suffering. well its my turn for college now, may God Bless Me.

French Class, KL and more...

i've been in KL for awhile and i can speak a sentence or 2 in french. Yay me. but i've never really put my thoughts about all these in words, so here goes...

French is HARD, freakin hard! my only consolation is that i kinda know Mandarin/Chinese which is assumed to be Harder than French, and that does give me a sorta confident boost. If i managed to survive Chinese, French should be manageble right? i'm learning French at Alliance Francaise (duno how to pronounce properly? i dun blame you, its french) its recommended by the French Embassy so its kinda like the official French Language School or something. Most of the administrators there are French and so are the teachers. One exception being one of my teacher - a French-Born, French-Studied Malaysian. I have 2 teachers, one being Fino the Malay-French guy and Laurre-Anne the French-French gal. overall both are great but whats better than a French-French Female French teacher right?

My class consist of 12 fellas. We are as diverse as diverse can be, with ages ranging from 16-comparatively old. there's a consultant, a to-be pilot, rich femme au foyes(housewives) and you get me - the lazy, blurr guy. my classmates are great, despite our age gap and stuff. its definitely one of the more mature classes i've attended, (that doesn't mean we're no fun tho!!) everyone's really helpful and friendly. oh and i've met one of the nicest 'Jaga' ever!! i sure hope the swiss are as nice as em. so Class is nice, but Trips to Classes not so. the school is located at the other part of town from where i'm staying now, so its either my dad who fetches me there or its the LRT for me. LRT rides in the morning are Sardine-ish. yet you may come across a pretty young woman or 2 if ur lucky which seriously brightens up the ride alot.

which brings us to the story of Someone's Sassy Girl. know the korean movie My Sassy Girl? shame on you if u dun, go do a wiki on it and u'd be surprise how much u've missed. i know i was. the movie starts at a Subway. Subway, LRT, SAME LA! and this guy saw this drunk cute girl and the rest was magic. i on the other hand saw no drunk girl, felt no magic but i did come across some pretty pretty young women while in KL. and the moment i saw em, i knew.. i Had to Grow Taller. (dun ask k, dun ask.)

behind the french classes, lousy transportation and girls is of course Growing Up. i'm not implying that i'm grown up let alone doing a good job trying to grow up. what i'm saying is that if there's a best time for me to start learning about the Lessons Of Life it would be now. i'm about to face new experiences, they'll be so much to know and learn. i could either grasp em or waste em. may i make good choices. happie day people.

... and i will try to fix you

if u were in my head right now you'd definitely hear this song. its fix you by coldplay and its stuck in my head! i could so relate to this song it seems like its written for me. lol, ok fine so it was written by Chris for his wife after the death of her father, so nice of him. despite the fact that it's for a person who's mourning the lost of someone beloved the lyrics of this song could very well be what most 'not-so-happie' people are going thru right now. so for you 'not-so-happie' people right now i dedicate this song to you. and rejoice that ur not feeling like shit all alone. i feel you.. oh how i feel you..

Coldplay - Fix You

When you try your best but you don't succeed
When you get what you want but not what you need
When you feel so tired but you can't sleep
Stuck in reverse

And the tears come streaming down your face
When you lose something you can't replace
When you love someone but it goes to waste
could it be worse?

Lights will guide you home
and ignite your bones
And I will try to fix you

High up above or down below
when you're too in love to let it go
but If you never try you'll never know
Just what your worth

Lights will guide you home
and ignite your bones
And I will try to fix you

Tears streaming down your face
When you lose something you cannot replace
Tears streaming down your face and I

Tears streaming down your face
I promise you I will learn from my mistakes
Tears stream down your face and I

Lights will guide you home
And ignite your bones
And I will try to fix you