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#534 - Le Cirque

school 8:50 PM

Woots ! I'm finally back to blog !! Sorry for not updating frequently :( I've been so busy with school work and assignments I couldn't find time to blog so I'm blogging now before I get busy again. Yupp. Busy week ahead. Performance practices, homework, presentations, revisions and more. *takes a deep breathe* Let's start !!

Weekends. They were supposed to be my break from the hectic week that every student goes through..... Unless they skipped school of course. That wouldn't be fair !! I grew up my whole life forcing myself to go to school even if I'm sick and yet there are people who skip school because they "don't feel like it". I don't know what to make of it actually. Sometimes I'd be angry and at other times I'm like "Meh".

So this weekend has been a busy one ! On Saturday there was CFN ! Or campfire night, as they call it. It was my first time attending Seafield's Campfire because they never invited other troops before. This time, however, they invited U8, SAS and Catholic. HAHAH. And because of that I got to meet up with some JUTU members :) It's been a long time since I last saw their faces :) Brings back the jamboree memories !! Speaking of which, I forgot to take pictures with them again sigh.

From left ; Seik Yng, YoursTruly, Yvonne, Chia Yan

I'm still wondering if it was worth RM25. I heard from a few people that it was more expensive compared to the previous year's CFN. The only part that attracted me was the fire performance. They were spectacular and I believe that they put in alot of effort for that. The other performances were great as well :) They kept me entertained for the rest of the night, but none of them really stood out like a sore thumb. I guess I just wasn't hyped enough. None of the campfires I went to were as hyped up as Kelana Jaya's in 2008, and Yvonne agress with me ! Oh well. The food was kinda okay I guess. The rice was really hard and the vege tasted like the kind they use to make Asam Laksa. Not to mention the syrup was very diluted. It's just my personal opinion though. You probably have your own.

Failed group pictures HAHAHAH. Last picture from left : Yvovnne, Me, Seik Yng, Yan, Carol :)

Tell me why my fringe always becomes so ugly when I leave the house :|

My fringe is poking my eyes (*-*)

*gasp*

I wish a day had more than 24 hours.

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#443 - BTS : Scout Dinner

scouts 8:52 PM

BTS means Behind the Scenes. That's all you need to know for this post. This is one of the most rushed events I've ever been part of. Have you seen the scout dinner promo video ? If you haven't, it's too late already ! The person who uploaded it made it private.

But just so you know, it was inspired by Boys Like Girls - Be Your Everything lyric video.

In the midst of recording

The following papers were actually supposed to be in the committee video. But because Yvonne recorded it in such a horrible angle, our video maker abolished the whole idea. We wasted a whole sketchbook !! Gosh. So those of you who attended the dinner, this is the actual reason behind that 36 second incomplete committee video you saw. But at least that video made you laugh right ? HAHAHA

I didn't post up all of the papers. Mine was scribbled all over and it looks so fugly I don't event want to take a picture of my paper. LOL !

That's mostly everything. Boring right ? Why did I even bother to attempt a BTS post ? Answer : Just to dump all the scout pictures here and clear them from the laptop. LOL HAHAHAHAH. Sorry TT And here's a short video !! One of the retarded ones that failed to make it into the scout promo video !! HAHAHA. Sorry Yvonne. It's the only one I'll reveal :P Don't kill me !!

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#442 - Keep Calm and Go Scouting

scouts 12:23 PM

Just yesterday, the scouts of 132 Petaling finally had a scout dinner since 2008 ! Yes, after four years, the scout dinner is finally back ! The committee painstakingly rushed everything for the dinner eventhough SPM trials were still ongoing. As a member of the committee, I want to sincerely thank all of you who came for the dinner :)

The gadget the Form 4s built for Hari Koko and Scout Dinner :)

Did I just get my sister's shiny forehead ? TT

I was the secretary and event coordinator for the dinner ! It's my second time being an emcee I guess ? It's always fun but I was lacking of jokes for the day. So sorry about that ! I'll try to improve myself.... but I wonder if there will be another chance to be an emcee ? Since I'm not good at it :P Mehhh. Samantha and Jasmine were supposed to emcee along with Yvonne and I but they couldn't make it ! Sam managed to drop by before it began though :)

Form 2s and Form 1s on stage :)

The lighting ceremony :)

Oh, and I performed !! I don't think anyone recorded it though. I was disappointed in myself actually, I didn't practice at all until I got the keyboard from Jason.... which was like, 1 hour before the dinner began ? And I had to play it with inefficient lighting on the stage. But then again, who on earth plays the piano in the dark ? :P HEHEHHEHEHE. Okay I suddenly feel proud. Emo time over !! Shall record the cover again to redeem myself :P

Oh, and while I was practising, it was amusing to have the guys around. Like seriously. I didn't know whether it added or reduced the amount of stress at that moment but yeah, it was just amusing. Hiding behind the whiteboard or trying to sit without me knowing, HAHAHAHAH. Try again next time !! :D

And for those of you who asked what song it was, the first one was 0330 by U-KISS, and the second one was On Rainy Days by B2ST. :)

Birthday cake for the September babies :)

Upacara lilin :)

We had the upacara lilin. It's one of the traditions that I really like. To this date, I have about 4-5 candles. I keep them all, because the flame represents the scouting spirit inside me. And every candle just reminds of the past events, camps, dinners, etc. You get the drill right ?

With Seik Yng ! She's the treasurer and food quartermaster !!

The food was okay I guess. I didn't eat much. By the time I actually managed to get my hands on food, I was left with mee goreng, curry chicken and fruit salad. Curry is too hot for me so I only ate mee goreng and fruit salad, with the last plastic spoon. Yeah, that's what you get for taking food last ! haha ! I didn't get to drink anything though. I had to buy my own drink !!! Sigh. Super thirsty the whole night ! And the only time I sat down during the event was during dinner ! I had to stand the rest of the night. Oh well.

The night felt worth it though ;) Had a short chatting session with Elayne, Yu Liang, and Yvonne ! Felt so good to talk to them after a long time. We should really meet up again :( And thank you Yu Liang for the Korea badge !! HEHEHE. It had a picture of the Harubang from Jeju Island on it ! Well, I hope those who came enjoyed their time :) Have a good day !

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#420 - Refining Hope

scouts 3:25 PM

Hello dear readers :) It's been awhile since I've had the mood to blog, and before this gets too outdated, I'll blog about it ! Life has been hectic lately. I've been too laidback,. It's time to get my gears running before I'm late for everything !!

Joke of the day ! :)

Last Saturday , 14th July was the last scout meeting of the year. It kinda pained me when it was also the day to pass down our posts to the following year's Court of Honour. I've been a part of the Court of Honour since I was in Form 2. The amount of people halved since then, but whatever it is, I guess it was worth it to stay.

This was also the one of the meetings where our scouters came ! And there were three of them ! Sir Yu Liang, Sir Kah Sern and Sir Chee Heng. It's been awhile since that many scouters came :) Thanks for coming even though it's a busy time for you guys :) Maybe I'll come back to help 132PJ next year... but all that depends. I haven't really gone that far as a scout.

Sleepy eyes *-*

The weather was terribly hot! Even after I went home and took a bath, I sweat immediately -_______- It's like, what's the point of taking bath ? Natalie and I took a bus to Subang since our mum was busy. We decided to take the Metrobus #13. I've never sat on that bus before, and believe me, I thought we were going to be late ! I despise being late.

However, despite worrying over our arrival time, the bus driver and bus conductor were really friendly and funny :) They were nice to talk to half the journey. That is, until we found place to sit. The bus was so packed ! The driver kept horning at random cars LOL. As expected of Malaysian drivers. He even sped up just to beat the traffic light ! Gosh.

I like pictures like these :)

Catholic High School !! Their campfire theme this year is "Refining Hope". They even had a flying fox gadget at the entrance !! Super cool :) I salute them for being able to build it :) Maybe 132PJ can make one on Hari Koko. *as if* With the amount of active scouts decreasing and the scouting spirit dying off, it's only a matter of time. I hope something will inspire and motivate the scouts soon.

With Yvonne :)

I spent most of campfire with Jason though. He's my buddy :D HEHE. Mother and son time. LOL. Now that sounds really awkward. It was great to see JUTU members again. It's been awhile, and it might be the last time this year... since most of us have SPM or PMR. Lucky Form 4s .___.

What is a campfire without fire ? The fire lighting ceremony was cool, although at the beginning there might have been too much flame. Bomba had to put it out just a little with the fire extinguisher. The emcees definitely had a flashing entrance. And oh, sorry about the last blurry picture above. The fire was green for the first few minutes, and the only green I got from my shaky phone camera was the smoke. /fail/

The performances were mostly great :) For once I didn't feel like complaining about campfire performanes. HEHE. Good job CHS ! :) The food, on the other hand..... wasn't really appetizing. I made the bread my breakfast the next day LOL. I wish there were more games ( since there was only one ) or maybe more lively performances instead of bands and singing and instruments. Although I did love the violin and piano duet.

I wore this around the whole night :) Thanks Jason ! We used it and another wogel to trade for the Phillipine wogel ! It was worth it. Although, it looks better as a ring than as a wogel. HEHEHE.

CHS was also selling wogels :) Jason gave me the top most wogel !! :D Thank you again ! HEHEHE. Have I blogged enough this time ? Or did you just scroll down and ignore all my words ? Oh well. It's all up to you.

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#416 - Just Another Saturday

leo 10:40 PM

Scouts - Leo - Pyramid. I'm tired, will upload pictures from today :) I feel like revamping my blog :/ but then.............. sigh. I need to spend more time off the internet. It's too distracting !

WARNING : Lots of pictures.
Part 1 : Scouts :)