Tagged by Wei Han .... Took me the Whole Day to Do It ....

OMG ... Wei Han ... Thx a lot ... later I still got Bio 6 and Chem 6 .....Thx again ...


Personal Detail Questions
1) Whats your name?
Lim Jia Hui

2) If you could change your name what would it be.
I want an English name .... can't think of one ... and I am terrified of other people thinking I am a Christian .... so I'll stick to Lim Jia Hui ....

3) What is your age?
19+++

4) What is the age your waiting for to come?
24. can't wait to start working , earn money and move out of my house .... I WANT FREEDOM !!!

5) Whats your address?
Ask me personally .... I scared later got paedophile .... I'm still 19 ....

6) If you can stay anywhere, where would you stay?
New Zealand ... Don't know why ....

7) When was the last time you cried?
Form 4 ..... SERIOUS !!! My dad scolded me quite badly .... still remember every word ....sob ....

8) When did you have the best sleepover?
Every sleepover is also the best .... because I can't go sleepovers ..... unless I come out with a very good reason to back me up ...

9)What was the last song you heard?
It has been so long since I heard a song .... does the songs I heard from American Idol count ?

10)The most dramatic and sad crying moment you've ever had?
Refer to (7)... my life is still ok ....

11) When was the last time you said "I Love You" to the girl you love?
never.... no guts ....

12) What were your last words for the person you love and now she's gone?
She will come back in August ... so she is not GONE .... I told her ' next time bring more money back to play mahjong you know ?'

13) When was the last time you hugged someone?
WMS prom night ... lots of XOXO ..... forget the kisses ... they never happened ...

14) Had any love letters, song dedicated to you, roses, chocolates or other stuff relating to love?
I am not sure ... some of the gifts seem to have hidden agenda but they are not typical gifts .... I think I am just being perasan ....

15) If you answered yes to question 14 then when was the first time you got it?
Standard 6

16) Who was the last person you chat with on msn?
Eric

17) Has a girl ever called you handsome?
Yes ... my sisters ..... and a few friends ... thank you ...

18) Has a girl ever liked you before?.
I think so .... but no confession .... sad ...

19) Do you actually love your enemies?
I don't mean to be diplomatic but I still haven't found one yet ...

20) Do you like someone?
Now ??? Nope .... I am still searching ....

21) Do you hate your family at times?
When I was young I did that a lot .... but now we get along very well ....

22) Are you blessed to be who you are today?
Of course !!!

23) Are you a rule-breaker?
Rarely .... I was a prefect , librarian , monitor , treasurer , secretary , president , vice president ..... these wouldn't come along if I break rules .... sad life ...

24) Did you cry yourself to sleep before?
NO WAY !! I can sleep easily ...

25) Are you Asian?
Duh ..

26) Are you in love with a movie star?
Yup . But they change really fast ... can't pin point now ...

27) Are you gay?
Tricky question .... I haven't tried anything , so I'll tell you later ....

28) Have you ever eaten something rotten and it taste good?
Ewww .... no way man !!!

29) You prefer girls or boys better?
Girls ... I tend to be more relaxed around them .... but guys are very good at making you laugh .... and there are certain things you can talk to guys only ....

30) Do you think one of your friends will become a beggar when they grow up?
I hope not .... but I won't give them money even if they beg me .... give them a job for goodness sake ....

31) Are you perasan?
Most of the time ... look at how many 'perasan's I have used ...

32) Would you rather lick peanut butter of a hobo's foot or lick it of your dog's butt?
I don't understand the question but both sound gross to me.... So I'll pass ...

33) Would you rather give up your books or your music collection for a month?
I collect neither .... I wish I had the luxury to make a choice ....

34) Would you rather eat the same food for one whole week or eat ants for one whole week?
For a food lover like me , I'll kill myself first to eat in heaven or hell .... if they really exist ....

35) Would you rather stick your head into a trash can or into a river full of trash?
trash can.

36) Would you rather have the same old subject with different teachers or different subjects with the same teacher?
Different subjects .... I have always wondered how it is like to study Arts subjects like Law ....

About Love
37) Name 3 guys you like as brothers.
More than 3 ... I don't wanna name only 3 .... later the rest emo ....

38) Why do you like them as brothers?
Because they are my brothers ??? Not biological brothers but just people who I can chill and have fun with ...

39) Name 3 girls you like as sisters.
I got 3 sisters ..... Sekali I say some names then sure got plenty of rumours ..... Celeste and Yee Eng are definitely my sisters .....I know them more than a decade already ....

40) Why do you like them as sisters?
One can teach me how to do Viva Voce while another can speed like crazy ..... until today I still admire those qualities .....

41) Name 3 teachers you like.
mdm lim(primary school chinese teacher) .... mdm haslina (wms chemistry teacher) .... puan norashima (wms best BM teacher)..... and many many more ... I am fortunate to get so many good teachers ...

42) Why do you like them?
They are too dedicated most of the times .... A few caned me quite often because I was super lazy in primary school ..... most importantly they care about me .... more than just my results ....

43) Would you cry if the ones on top you mentioned for the boys, girls, teachers died tomorrow.
Yup ... but I won't cry in their funeral .... my principle ....

44) What is love?
Something or someone that we can't imagine losing ....

45) When did you found out about love?
Can't really recall .... I was very very young ..... but the girl I genuinely love now is Su Sue ....

46) Do you hate them sometimes?
Ya .... but not to Su Sue ... even when she scratched my neck until it bled ..... she is still innocent to me .... And she is the only girl I'll handle her poops and occasional vomitting .....

47) What colour shirt are you wearing now?
Dirty green ( test colour for Fe2+ .... revision )

48) What colour is your pants?
Dark Blue ( test colour for (Cu(NH3)4)2+ .... more revision )

49) What are you doing?
Releasing pre- exam stress .... normally I'll just look at panicked people studying but I figured I could channel it somewhere else ..... but they are still staring at me .... What is wrong with blogging an hour before exam ?

50) How do you feel?
Not bad . This tag is quite fun in fact ....

I don't think I want to tag anyone now .... quite lengthy ... but if anyone wants to be tagged , just leave a message .... Thanks again Wei Han ....

Piano Exam is Draining My Life Away

Thank G** I am taking only few units for A level exam . Throughout the 'holiday' , I was preparing for my coming Diploma piano exam in mid July . Little did I know it was going to be so tiring .

First was the program note . What is program note ? It is something like a description of the pieces a candidate is playing . This includes the history of the pieces , when it was first composed , published and performed , which instruments are best put together to play this piece , to whom the pieces were dedicated to et cetera .... OMG ..... I am so clueless ... Somemore I can't copy bulat-bulat from the Internet like I always do ..... I am clueless when it comes to the background of composers ..... I am still working on it .

Next in the list is Viva Voce . It is nothing more than an oral exam . The tricky part is that they ask something too relevant to the pieces . Questions can range from general ideas such as ' Which part of this piece shows the musical style of the composer ? ' to very detail things like ' Describe how this piece is different from this composer's other work ? ' ..... Basically I am a dead man ....

Of course the one of the most important elements of the exam is THE PIECES of course !!! I have to perform for half an hour = 3-4 pieces ..... each from a different period ..... sounds easy ? Not for me .... I finished my Grade 8 in Form 4 and started practising since then .... it took me 3 years to build my foundation considering my fingerwork is so poor ( still is ) ... Good news is I have chosen 3 pieces to play but I think they can't last 30 minutes .... This means I need to prepare 1 more song just in case and do the PROGRAM NOTE for that piece again ....... Again , I am a dead man .

Last part of the exam is SIGHT READING ... They will give me a piece that I have never seen before in my life and play it .... hmm .......... let me see .. I failed me sight reading since Grade 6 ... all this while the pieces had been saving me ..... Another good news : If I fail any of the component , no matter how good I do in other components , I will still get a ' FAILED ' ......... To make things worse , my piano genius friend C****** Y** H** Y** did her exam last year and failed in the hands of sight reading .... Probability of me getting through is again -1 ( definitely will happen in the opposite of what is expected ..... my creation ... not in S3 ..... ) .

So , my parents paid quite a lot for this exam ... I'll just try my best .... see whether can sip through or not .... Well , these are my pieces : Sonata in F major Opus 10 Number 2 by Beethoven , Impromptu in F minor by Gabriel Faure , Prelude and Fugue 16 BWV 861 by J.S. Bach .... I also got some cool videos on how some piano genius play these pieces .... Enjoy !!! ( Please be reminded I am nothing close to these people ) .



Sonata in F Major Opus 10 Number 2 First Movement



Sonata in F Major Opus 10 Number 2 Second Movement


Sonata in F major Opus 10 Number 2 Third Movement



Impromptu in F minor by Gabriel Faure


Prelude 16 BWV 861 by J.S. Bach

Last Tribute to MCKLeansssss

After 1 year and 3 months ( equivalent to 498 days or 11,952 hours or 717,120 minutes or 43,027,200 seconds ) , A level is finally over . Technically not so because we still have our exams coming soon .

Anyway , I would like to dedicate this post to all the MCKLeans ( not even sure there is such a word or not ) but you guys made my college life a very good one . Special dedication to 0803 as well for all the crazy things we did . The pictures below were taken on our last day . For those who didn't come , too bad ! Moral of the story : NEVER PONTENG !!!












The Last Supper with 0803 at Gasoline ( Brandon , Pang Yean . Mei Xin , Snokee , Eric , Stephen , Elizabeth , Kah Kiat , Harry , Aexis , Matthew ... Bernard , Cheah Kean and I are not in this picture )












All time favourite past time . Pang Yean VS Mark ...... Who do you think has got the bigger muscle ? Spectators : Stephen , Alexis , Brandon and Harry












NERDS !!! ( Except the one at the centre .. he was forced to take this picture .. )
Nerds : Eric and Brandon
Not Nerd : Me












OMG ! More NERDS !!!!
( Ann , Eunice , Eric , Mark , Denise )












Too much stress from Maths .... Last day 'sot sot' already .... 19sxxxxx ....
Caning : Mark
Being caned : Eric












No more RACISM !!! Interracial marriage is the best way out ....lol ...
Bride : Devina
Bridegroom : Stephen












Miss Lim : " Don't write nonsense ah .... I am very IRRITATING now !!! I have different students making different kind of stupid mistakes any time , losing marks unnecessarily ... how to get 100 ??? "
..... Now you know why there are so many perfect scores in my class ???
( Miss Lim , Denise , Kit Wai , Kean Liang , Stephen , Mark , Eric , Bernard )













Back from Kaveri restaurant .... Who is that outlier making funny face ? ( Harry , Stephen , Brandon , Mark , Denise , Eric , Pranav .... the rest can't see )












My all time driver .... Special thanks to you !!! Wish you and K******* happy forever ..... 有情人宗成眷属 ....
( Kumaran )













Biology class ..... actually all pretending to listen only ....
( Ann , Jia Hui , Eric , Mark , Eunice , Jessica )













Biology Class 0803 .... Special thanks to Mr. Ratna ...
( Pon Venthan , Kean Liang , Choon Hui , Stephen , Eric , Kah Kiat , Ann , Mark , Sanampal , Michelle , Harry , Stephanie , Eunice , Jessica , Sue Ann , Jia Hui , Mr. Ratna )













Kaveri restaurant .... business will never be better without us ....
( Jessica , Mark , Pranav , Stephen , Javan , Melanie , Ann , Harry ... the rest can't see ... )














Maths Class 0803 ... Special thanks to Miss Lim .... ( Pon Venthan , Brandon , Eric , Kean Liang , Stephen , Kah Kiat , Bernard , Pradhivan , Daniel , Aaron , mark , Miss Lim , Jia Hui , Harry , Eunice , Jessica , Pang Yean , Sanampal , Ann , Divya , Michelle , Devina , Cheah Kean , Denise , Alexis , , Snokee , Mei Xin , Sue Ann , Stefanie )


Thinking back now , I really had an amazing time here . I still remember how it was like coming in the first day . You know what , I am going to write down what how I first met the people here .... in chronological order ...
1. Pradhivan ... he was sitting behind me ....
2. Clarissa .... we just shook hand ...
3. Pang Yean ..... we were both in Tasik Chini National Service Camp before we ended up here ....

The rest I couldn't remember well .... but I remember Eric was all time emoing throughout the orientation . Kah Kiat was the tour guide for Harry who came from Sarawak ...... I wish I took some pictures then .....

GOOD MEMORIES WE SHARED TOGETHER ..... ALL THE BEST TO EVERYONE !!!!!

Becoming a Piano Teacher Is Not Easy

Two weeks ago , my piano teacher gave birth to a baby girl . So , I was hired as her substitute teacher for some of her students . Today , a lot of first's had happened .

First of all , I never took a bus before , but my piano teacher's house is only reachable by a bus . So , I took Rapid KL . I have to admit that this system is quite good because I got all my information from the Internet and I actually managed to reach there on time .

For your information , I have no idea what to teach or what so ever . I just got all the students' scores when I reached there . So it was basically like sight reading . Knowing that my sight reading was so terrible , I was like so freaked out . Later how if I got so embarrassed in front of my students ? That's it lah ...

Before I could rehearse much , my first student arrived . Actually there were three of them . All were siblings . Thank goodness they were Grade Ones and Twos only . So I think I still managed to sight read most of their pieces .

Next was a pair of 9 years old twins . I tell you , they were super cute ... in an innocent way of course ... please , don't be sick ..... They were like C****** Y** H** Y** when she was younger , only difference was they were Indians .... the white kind of Indians ... Anyway , they were beginners . So I was actually quite relieved by it .

Then I had my lunch . Suddenly I realised I left my lunch at home ... Sob .... I had to order McDonald's which cost me RM15.15 .. OMG .... I super broke already . Before I finished it , the next batch of students arrived .

There were four of them . Two Grade 3's , one Grade 4 and one Grade 5 .... I didn't practise their pieces at all because my confidence level was quite high after the morning .

Anyway , it all started with the Grade 5 student . He was like ' Teacher , teacher ( he is only TWELVE !!!! Imagine how smart students nowadays are .... ) , how to play this piece ? ' Normally , I'll use my old trick and ask them to play while I was watching ... Actually I know nothing but I purposely went and find some mistakes when they were playing and pointed them out . It showed I was more than a puppet and I won't make a fool out of myself . But this student insisted I demonstrate to him . I sat on the chair , looked at the score .... I was thinking ' Ok , this is a Baroque piece , no pedal , little phrasing , regular tempo , very clear chord progressions .... shouldn't be a problem . Then when I played the first note ( an F ) ... he said " Teacher , teacher , it's F# la .. never look at the key signature one meh ?" .... I said " ........ " Omg .... so stupid , what kind of piano teacher doesn't look at the key signature before playing ..... Overall , I was so embarrassed .....

I am sure they were thinking " 有吾搞错 。。。this piano teacher so ciplak one ..."

That's it la .... I still need to teach for 3 more weeks .... We'll see how things go ...