Leaving July

Sorry for starting with such a mundane title. I haven't the inspiration to write good titles, currently. Anyway, so much has happened in July. Let's start off at the beginning, where this story starts.
Saying good-bye to the month of June was pretty disheartening yet at the same time, relieving. I had longed to see my "so-called" friends again. I was, amazingly, eager for some work. Unfortunately, work was in front of me already. It so happens that the english journal had to be filled with a whole month's worth of entries. Sigh...Miss Amnah confronted me and we had what seemed like an interminable talk. Mdm Faizah Abdul Rahman overheard the conversation. She went over and was appalled by my behaviour, which at the time seemed like something really innocent. After that, I never left my journal an entry empty. That first week seemed dreadful. I wish I had been back at home...why did I even think of work at the time??
A few days of school brought my senses back to somewhere between first and second gear. Most of my heavy books where stored behind in the class cupboard. See, I dont study much so I just leave it at the back. If I do need to study, I'd just bring that particular subject's book. I rely on my lessons. The thing is, I get sleepy most of the time. That's what Mother says about me. Im intelligent but Im lazy. Sigh...
Photography classes were the good parts of the week. But it had gotten me in trouble a few times due to ahh...time management problems. The latest photography class I went to was the outing to Bukit Timah Nature Reserve. We had a splendid day there. We took tons of pictures. Monkeys, trees and everything within our sight. At the summit of Bukit Timah, all the people who came carved our names on a map board. Here is a photo from the outing.



My wrist seems to be getting particularly better. I'd say it'll be fully recovered somewhere in August. Then, on the 19th of July, there was a Peer Tutor Outing and we had a blast of a time. I brought my camera too, just so you know. There, most of the guys played soccer while the girls played netball, or so I think. Syakirin and Zulfaqar got chosen as the water balloon targets. A number of projectiles flew in the air. One of the happy moments of July.
Currently, the 8 Minutes Competition is what's on my mind. I guess you could say we're having a splendid time during our takes. Here, I will use a euphemism to describe my role. I am the "boom operator". In other words, Im the guy who holds the mike. Im also supposed to be the comical actor who brings laughter to the video. I dont expect to win Best Actor Award or anything. I love acting but just having fun being with the team is as good a reward as anything. Plus, its a good experience...the competition, that is.
Speaking of acting, Im currently very fascinated with olden warfare. I don't know why but they fascinate me. Intrigue me. Delight me. Hmm...Im just trying to occupy as much time as I can. Nowadays, I feel rather hollow. Happiness in life has drifted away from me, most of it. In the hope of finding eternal happiness, I am trying to be a good Muslim. Its not a statement Im trying to boast but I feel that maybe if I let it out, I'll feel better.
There......hope you like my latest entry. I believe its longer than any other entry I've written.
Wassalam...

My 14th Birthday

Well whatdya know? Im 14. Seems just like yesterday I learned to walk and read and write. Where has the time gone? Was I in bliss? I dont think so. As I was saying, my 14th birthday. It wasnt supposed to be grand and all. The day before my birthday, my Mother bought me an advanced gift. A pair of shoes. Later, when my Father returned from work, he got me a Hayrer branded bag, just like my old one. I was elated by both gifts. The next day, I didnt do much. I went to perform my Friday prayers. I met up with Aziz and when we finished praying, we met up with Haziq and Fadil at the entrance. Fadil was staying with his grandmother so he came to An-Nadhah, along with Haziq. What lifted my spirits was that they remembered my birthday. That touched me. We spent an hour at the arcade before making a decision to go to Aziz's house. It was great.
The next day, my cousins came to my house and started a party, owing to the need to celebrate my growth of age. I had a cake and all. It was amazing. Unfortunately, my Father worked late so he couldnt join in.
You could say I had a great birthday. I like to think that it was. Anyway, it doesnt take a year to have a party to celebrate your birthday. I like to think that everyday is a day to be grateful about. Allah s.w.t has given us another chance to live and make good use of the day. Thats what you should never forget. Appreciate life. You never know when it will be taken.
I realised this when I unfortunately broke me left wrist. When I was doing something..you know..dangerous. At that time, the sky was dark. My heart felt something bad was gonna happen but I ignored the feeling. I finally realised it when the bad thing happened. Sigh... I thank Allah s.w.t for relieving me to my senses.

The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian

From the official website of 'The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian'. Out in cinemas on 29 May...

Tests, Orals and Exams

Assalamualaikum wr. wb
Whoa...what a week. Its been a seriously hectic week. The tests gave me the nerves. I mean..I have to be lucky that there were no Uhkrawi tests. And I can say that my luck has really changed for the better because the Uhkrawi exams are going to be done after the academic exams. So I can breathe a bit easier.
Today, the english composition was fine.
Out of the subject, today I played a game of soccer. Its been a while since I last played so it felt like reuniting with a friend. To make things better, I scored a goal. It happened like this...
"There we were. The game had just started. It was 0-0. The kids were playing great. Then, I dunno who I got the ball from but when it came to me, it bounced up and I kicked it up...twice!!...before giving a kick and ending up at the back of the ... "net"? Hmm..there's no net. Oh well...I'll just call it "at the back of the net".
Anyway, tomorrow is my Aunt's birthday. In three days, its gonna be my Mother's. Great, innit?
Well...I guess thats it then.
Wassalam

Recent Happenings

Assalamualaikum wr. wb.
Finally, I can relax.
The malay act has finally finished and I am glad that it has. We had a great time acting. Asyraf and I managed the lights. It was a great experience.
Secondly, Muhammad taught me some neat parkour tricks today. We had a great time...It was fun. For a while, it seemed that everything else had gone away. No homework. No school. No badminton training...it was fun while it lasted. Then, we went home.
Tomorrow, the photography class is taking place at the Changi Airport. Unfortunately, Aziz quitted the class because his camera got lost.
And, here ends my latest entry. Hehe...keeps getting shorter and shorter, huh? I'll try to write more.
Wassalam

March 2008

Well hello again. Im a bit caught up up with school that I couldnt write. Anyway, much has happened since the last time I posted my last entry.
Firstly, I succeded in entering for the inter-madrasah badminton. So, I'll be up against other junior badminton players from other madrasahs. Then there's also my studies. I did fairly well for all, except my arabic. Sigh..and in a few days, its gonna be test 2. Quick, innit?? And, afterwards, the Mid-year exams are starting.
Not even the March holidays brightened the following events that followed. Such as my class's malay act. I could say its shaping up. I reckon we're ok...I dont mind it if we lose. Anyway, I guess I should be studying right now. Hehe..writing isnt like it used to be, eh? Well...thank you for reading my latest entry.
Wassalam...

Week 3 of February

The malay act....

Remember me saying that we were going to act the fictional story, "Tanggang", right? Well...there was a change. Two of our best malay writers wrote a story, each. So naturally, we had to vote which one we wanted to do. So now, we're doing another one. I dunno what its about but I hope it'll be better than Tanggang.

Oh yes....today. What happened today??

Of course...the maths remedial. Today, one of my tutees, Saifuddin was absent so it was only me and Adil. Surprisingly, it was much more enjoyable than the last class. I enjoyed it so much. After the class ended, Helmi, Haziq and I went downstairs and performed our Asar prayer. Then, Haziq and I went to the field and played a game of soccer. Helmi went home first...sigh...but anyway, today, I managed to finish memorising surah An-Nuh with Ustaz Salehin. The people that had finished memorising them went downstairs and Ustaz let us play some games. Quranic games of course..

Firstly, we had a Quran reciting marathon. My team won...afterwards, we had a quranic quiz and my team won again!! And for the first time in school, I really felt like I belonged...

Oh...and how could I forget...A few days ago, Mr Izzad, Aziz, Muhammad and I did some kungfu jumping, evading, stuff. When Mr Izzad and Aziz left, Muhammad taught me how to jump over tables. It was quite fun!!

Well...there you have it!! A few days worth of entries!!

Until next time!!