"All you have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to you..."

Sunday, March 14, 2010

The IT Convention

Im still smiling even now. Going out with the gang was quite fun and enjoyable. Haha, yeah.. the setting wasnt the best of choices but the company was terrific.

I woke up at about 10:00 in the morning and just surfed the net till about 12:30pm. Turned off my pc and got ready to go. I performed my Zuhr prayer and then left the house. Seeing as it was already 1:40pm, I took Bus No. 980 and alighted at Novena. I was hoping to catch Shazaa's train but I was late by a few minutes. When I reached City Hall, it was like so totally packed. I tapped out and later, met Shazaa. Soon after, the others came. Luqman Nur, Abdul Rahman Rahim, Adibah and Aqilah. Ilyas was waiting for us at HMV.
The walk to Suntec was seriously annoying. Everyone walked at a slow pace and I couldnt help but pushing my way through. To entertain myself, I imagined myself racing and everyone around me were obstacles. It was quite fun..

Luqman Nur, Shazaa and I reached the lobby first. Somehow, the others got lost and so we decided to regroup at Starbucks. I got a moment to rest and watch as hundreds of people swarmed in. 15 minutes later, we met up again and headed upstairs.
Again, the sight of hundreds or maybe even thousands of people greeted me. I tried my best to maintain my composure in the midst of all the pushing and shoving.

Once more, our group got separated and I ended up with Luqman Nur and Shazaa. We were squeezing in between the gaps and trying our best to stay together. We checked out the XBOX 360 shops. Thats where Luqman Nur disappeared and it was me and Shazaa. I was clueless on what to do so I ate a mentos. Haha, Shazaa also wanted one.
I called Luqman and he told me to go to the Norton area. With care, me and Shazaa waddled in between the crowds. I kept looking behind just to make sure she didnt disappear too.

We arrived at the place and saw Luqman Nur purchasing his Norton Antivirus program. He wanted to check out some headphones so I told him to lead the way. Just to make sure none of us got separated, I held on to Luqman's shoulders and Shazaa grabbed my bag. We held on tight and came to our next destination. Minutes later, the other group found us. This time, Abdul Rahman wanted to buy the Antivirus program so the 3 of us accompanied him. I dunno where Ilyas, Aqilah and Adibah went.
After buying all that was needed, we left the premises. I was glad that we were finally leaving since it was so crowded. We decided to eat at a food court in Marina Square. While everyone ate, I put on my earpieces and drowned myself in music. When they were done, we walked around the place and soon decided to leave.

Abdul Rahman and Luqman went to Esplanade while the rest of us called it quits. Ilyas took the train heading to Joo Koon. Aqilah was out of sight the moment we arrived at the Interchange. So, I was tagging along with Shazaa and Adibah. Unfortunately, I had the feeling to go to the toilet. Hehe, yeah.. I was... eerrr... "full".
Shazaa and Adibah were like .. "Cmon Dolah, you can hold it"
Hahaha! I was smiling at that time and tried my best to forget about "it". When the train arrived, we sat down and did our own business. Adibah was playing with her PSP and Shazaa dozed off, I think. Yeah, I took a short nap too and when I woke up, I was quite drowsy. Totally forgot about the girls until I got out.

Bought some fries at McDonalds and watched Transformers at home. Mhmm.. it never gets old.
I had a good day, guys. Hope we go out more often!

Wassalam..

Saturday, March 13, 2010

Aching

Waist down, my whole body is aching so badly. To add to the misery, I got a skid mark on my left elbow and also a slight bruise above my left eye. Miserable, much?
But hey, it was quite fun today! XDD

I woke up at 8:00 in the morning and got ready to leave the house. I put on some decent clothes, packed my swaveboard and left the house. Just as I passed a corner, I saw my bus passing right in front of me. I didnt have the time to wait for another bus so I chased after it... all 100m to the bus stop. Thankfully, the bus driver saw me and waited for me to come. Alhamdulillah.. :D

Met up with Luqman Nur, Hanafiah and Mr Izzad at school and then we took Bus No. 13 straight to East Coast Park. The journey was quite long. It was only near the end of the journey that we got to sit cause the bus was very crowded.

The moment we arrived, we hit the asphalt and pushed hard into the ground. Our boards shaked and quivered as the wheels came into contact with the ground. Instinctively, we all raced each other... and it was very tiring!

We had breakfast first at Burger King and then left for the East Coast Skatepark all the way to the otherside of the area. My legs were still aching badly from athletics training the other day but I just kept on going. My calfs burned immensely.. Haha, just to be first.
Then suddenly, my back feet slipped cause I was moving too fast and I fell on my back, grazing my elbow. I stood up and started laughing. We all did. It seemed quite normal.. so we kept on going.

Upon reaching the skatepark, I saw a lot of skateboarders, mostly Malays. I was a bit sad since their "vocabulary" wasnt all that nice and their outfits were, frankly speaking, apalling. But hey, who am I to be the judge of things? We stayed and watched for a while and then left since it was starting to rain. Luqman Nur stayed behind to buy his Ripstik Air while the rest of us went home.

Mr Izzad, Hanafiah and I were SOOO tired that we slept for the whole journey on Bus No. 13. One time, the bus swerved so hard that I hit my head on the glass pane and I woke up. Talk about the wrong way to get up. I did my Zuhr prayers alone at Muhajirin Mosque and walked (yes, walked.. ) all the way home. It took me exactly 45 minutes, which is quicker than I expected. Hehe.. but there's no way Im exchanging the bus for walking. Rested for a few hours, talked with Shaakira, played some games, ate dinner and then back to current time...

Mhmm... so tomorrow, Im going to Suntec with some friends. I dunno if its confirmed but I hope it is. Oh, and Mr Hazrin invited some students, including me, to go rock climbing... Cool, eh?
Hope everyone enjoyed their day as much as I did.. :D
And yeah, I hope my legs feel better tomorrow.

Wassalam..

Friday, March 12, 2010

Training

My muscles still ache from athletics training just now.. *wince*
But hey, it was sooooo much fun!

In the morning, I went to school with Danish. We were there to help Cikgu Iskandar with class decorations.. although yeah, its already March but who cares?
Just as the Parent Meeting Session ended, we arrived. There, we met up with Asyraf. Led by Cikgu Iskandar, we spearheaded the plan for all decorations in the class. Plans aside, all that's left was the working.
We helped bring some plants that were thrown away and washed them, after which we placed them in our class. We also cut some paper print-outs which Cikgu Iskandar later laminated.

Danish, Ali Imran, Umar, Abdul Rahman Rahim and I went to Junction 8 to buy some construction paper which was quite fun. Had lunch at McDonalds and then went back to school to perform our Friday prayers.
My plans with Danish and Abdul Rahman to go shopping was cancelled since there was a lot of "decorating" to do. We stayed till 'Asr prayers and then finally left for athletics training.

Danish, Abdul Rahman and I arrived late but it was fine. Mr Esmadi wasnt that mad at us, nor was Mr Muneer or Mr Izzad. We did some warm-ups and practiced basic starts. I enjoyed the whole thing, even though by the end of it, I was huffing and puffing.

Washed up, performed my Maghrib prayers and went home with Danish. Met up with my parents at Junction 8 (again!) and browsed for bags for my father. Then finally, I went home.

Had a nice conversation with Shazaa (again!) cause there isnt ANYBODY else who would mind talking to me. Haha, yeah.. Im glad at least there's SOMEONE ...

So tomorrow, Im hitting East Coast Park with Luqman Nur and Mr Izzad and Haziq and maybe some others. Yeah, hope it doesnt rain. If not, I guess I know who to call ... Hahaha!

Wassalam..

Thursday, March 11, 2010

Term 1 : Ended

Finally.. its the end of Term 1! Wow.. it feels so quick. Without realising, more than 2 months have passed and I dont feel anywhere near the point where Im ready for my STE examination. Sigh.. Its so tiring.

Today, the school started to uphold the 'all handphones in the drawers' policy. I myself was a bit bothered cause it was too much trouble to begin with.
Oh oh! And the school had a mock fire drill. I was doing AceLearning in the Computer Lab. Just as I was about to take my break, the freaking alarm sounded and I was like.. "GAAHH!!"
What a spoiler.. plus, the heat was unbearable. Everyone had to assemble in the middle of the field during mid-day. Whoa.. not cool.

My class watched a movie with Ustd Salehin. 'The Longest Yard'.. yeah, it was an awesome movie. Haha, Im glad I already watched it a couple of times before so I understood the movie perfectly. Mhmm.. everyone loved it.

So I got back my Progress Report Card. It wasnt all satisfying but alhamdulillah.. at least I passed. I admit that I have been slacking and have been rather distracted. Grr.. because of this, I got 5th in class which is sad compared to last year when I got 3rd. But nevermind.. next time.

Played soccer after school and it was a heck of a lot of fun! Yeah!
Then when I got home, had a nice conversation with Shazaa and then we played games at iSketch which was quite entertaining.

Tomorrow, Im going to school to decorate the class with some other buddies and then chill somewhere and then athletics, Insya Allah.. Though I heard the girls are having their athletics tomorrow too. Hmm.. Gotta check it out.

Wassalam..

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Plain Weird

Emo people are often pictured as having long, dark hair and eyeliner and stuff.. I thought the word 'emo' came from 'emotional' which means 'full of emotion'? How is being dark and gloomy have anything to do with being emotional? Thats just weird, in my opinion.. Anyone care to explain to me how the word came about???

Well anyway.. to start things off, my right shoe got wet from all the rain. Yeah, only my right shoe cause its got a hole and spongy material is sticking out so it absorbs the water and just makes everything wet. So for nearly the whole day, I didnt wear my socks since I was afraid they smelled bad. Hehe, you gotta understand..

Eerrr.. moving on. Classes were kinda draggy but I maintained my awareness throughout every class. However, during Maths class with Mr Izzad, I took a nap since I completed the question. He lets us rest everytime but I never took the opportunity. This time, however, I was a bit drowsy and had a slight headache so I just hugged my pencil case and used it as a pillow. It didnt take long for me to wipe out.

Being Imam wasnt hard at all. In fact, it was like any normal prayer but with a whole lot more people following you. Hmm.. tomorrow, Imma do it again.
During the last hour of school, we had Science AHA with Mr Roslan and Mr Rahamat. It was only for the S3''s, S4's and S5's ... We were told to make bridges out of newspaper. At the end of the day, no one cared if their's could stand or not. It was all fun and games.

Stayed back after school with Bukhari, Abdul Rahman Rahim, Farid and Ruzaini. We talked about the new school rules and stuff.
Even for a student like me, I find the new rules to be a bit over the line. Sure the students use their phones everywhere after school but now, we're just able to use it in the courtyard. And Im to believe that the whole school will be at the courtyard after school? Hahaha! I'll be there to witness it...
Its not that Im rebelling. Im just seeing the obvious humour in this policy which at first, Im supposed to believe, is with good reason. And you know what? Its a bit ridiculous. Nevertheless, the die is cast and I have no power over this matter... unless the whole school started rioting. Wow.. thats something hard to believe.

Well okay then, I guess Im gonna call it a day..
Good luck to everyone on getting their Progress Report Cards tomorrow.. :D

Wassalam..

Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Checkpoint in Sight

Tell me Im dying.. cause I think I am.
I couldnt stop thinking of Physics today, wondering if I could ever finish it in time. Fortunately, Mdm Surianah was in a good mood and things went well.

During Quran period with Ustd Alaina, we had a talk about the importance and significance of STE. I felt that the class was blamed as whole for the negative actions of others. Yeah, I was kinda grouchy at this part.. not at Ustd Alaina but at those select few. If you dont like it, why bring everyone else down?!

Lughah class with Kak Khairunnisa as substitute teacher was quite enjoyable. The class performed the cheer and nasyeed for our Arabic Program, which is due next term (Haha!)
I just hope that with all this time, our performance will be up to par.

So umm.. I'll be leading Zuhr prayers for the last 2 days of the first term which I feel is quite nice to know. Hopefully, I dont mess up.. Insya Allah, I wont..

So ends my entry for this day.. may tomorrow come with better tidings.
And also a happy birthday to Aisyah Said and Liyana Zasari. May Allah s.w.t. bless the 2 of you. Amiin.. :)

Wassalam..

Monday, March 8, 2010

A Caring Smile

My Physics assignments are such a nuisance! Grr.. And I have to hand it in tomorrow. Sigh.. Nevermind, I'll manage somehow.

The day was quite calm today. I woke up and checked Facebook while at the same time trying to answer some of the Physics questions. I put aside both Facebook and Physics for games. An hour passed and I received a call from Ruzaini, saying he wanted his skateboard back. I could hear Shazaa's voice in the background which raised my eyebrows. A moment later, Shazaa was talking on the phone with me, asking how I was and stuff.
I got ready and left the house about 20 minutes later.

In the bus, there were lots of secular students. I sat at the back of the bus soas to not gain attention because of the skateboard. A group of boys sat in front of me and I was pretty sure they were mocking me since they were eyeing me and sniggering. Even though I had my earpiece on and the music was playing, I could hear one of the guys saying 'rascist' which gave me signals. I tried my best to calm myself and to maintain composure.

Walked straight to Bishan MRT Interchange and saw Ruzaini in a pink shirt and black jeans, I think. Just as I passed him the board, Shazaa popped into view and was all smiles. However gloomy I was, I couldnt help but smile too. I bade salam to the both of them and went to NTUC to pick up some ice cream my mother had asked me to buy.

In the supermarket, I wandered aimlessly, answering Shazaa's texts. I felt retarded, hanging out at such a place. At one point, I stared at a chocolate tub of ice cream for a whole 10 minutes. In the end, I bought that very tub and went home.

Helped my mother water the plants and as soon as I finished, it started to rain. Hmm.. I guess the weather seemed to match my mood today.

So, I guess Im still gonna work on my Physics and also Fiqh notes and also some other stuff I might've forgotten.
Thanks Shazaa for brightening up my day.. :)

Wassalam..