Sunday, January 24, 2010
4:09 PM
Just back from Singapore. Surprisingly, or not, most of the Johoreans are not obediently wearing the 3-inches black strap around their left arms(I dont know what is it called in English). Yeap, Sultan of Johor just passed away. I don't know why make a big fuss over this thing. The point is, this was made compulsory for all Johoreans as a respect to the late Sultan and people were fined RM300 for not following this announcement(of wearing the band). I heard from people about the punishment but not from reliable sources because apparently, it wasn't publicly announced that people will be punished for not obeying. MORE RUMOURS(yes, people love rumours): In the past, people got beaten for not doing this when the Sultan passed away or in other cases such as not stopping the car when the vehicle of Sultan, escorted by polices, passes by. This is the case of Johor Sultan but it is still just a rumour.
How should I describe my trip to Singapore? hmm, I met juniors like Raymond, Liwen, seniors like Nga, Mark, Yu Siang, and the talkative Kae Xiang, and my batch peeps: cheo, kenn, Momo. Of course, the basketballers, Calvin & chiaern yeap. Contrary to the norm, The street soccer was crowded and there wasnt enuff players to play basketball. heh. I bought a shirt and two pair of shorts and Im broke. But the adidas shirt feels damn comfortable except the price. ugh
The convo ytd with my friends reminds me of a quote from my friend.
"It's just a thin line between faith and blindly insisting."
You won't believe it coz it comes from a consistent church attendant who believes that the bible is flawed. Yeah, I agree with him. Being an atheist, I have faith in something more realistic and pragmatic(though occasionally I have some personal superstitions as well especially in gambling :p) rather than indulging in something inexistent. Religion is just a belief, coupled with a set of excellent brainwashing method. Admittedly, it makes people better natured, shaping a person's character. But I find it amusing when people say they experience God or God told them this or that. No offence, but this is why I am a atheist. Maybe part of the influence comes from my superstitious long-distanced relative who believes that God can make all her wishes come true. Dream on, as I thought, you think you can pass exams without studying hard? There is still not a piece of empirical evidence of the existence of God. I know this is a very controversial topic to discuss, so dont argue with me. It's a personal belief. On a lighter note, there is still something i like about churches or christianity. Yeah, their architecture, scultures and paintings!
I lost my Identity card this week. But luckily there was a kind soul who delivered it back to my house when I was about to leave the house to visit the doctor. Then she said, 看医生？不用啦，auntie给你东西. yeap, she is like a promoter for a kind of healthy drink which based on her descriptions, miraculously cure injuries(such as diabetes patients who are waiting for their rotten legs to be amputated or less severe strokes and many more) and long term sickness. She dint charge us though which is a good thing. When she handed me the two packet of powder, I looked confused whether to take it or not because if i take, she might charged me; but if i don't, a bit 不给面子. So I hold it and blinked to my mum when that auntie wasnt looking at me. My mum blinked back and asked me to make a cup of it for myself. So it was safe to drink. Feels like err lemon-ish sugar-ish water. But it doesnt get better. After her long-winded promotion, I still went to see a doctor. As expected, panadols, antibiotics and painkillers worked better than her "panacea". yay. Two days of tasteless and plain food and side-dishes of Australian Open were my meals. Haha, I think watch my sexy Ana Ivanovic is tastier than my noodles. :D I am not disappointed that she lost, but I am disappointed that I cannot see her in TV. rahhh. It's okay. All hopes on Henin!
Despite fever, I still got to go to school to hand in the bank draft for my Ucas Application. After that, I went to Jianing's house with Junhong to play tennis! Yeah, tennis blood is running hot all over me because of Aussie open. but I totally missed easy shots like I never played tennis before. It gets better of course. :p Tennis is fun, be it competitive or non-competitive. It's just plain shuang!
Basically this sums up my boring week. Sounds interesting huh. More to come!
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