Sports day/Earth hour

Yesterday my school held the annual Sports Day. Overall results 1st Yellow=). 2nd Blue. 3rd Green and 4th Red. Things were interesting this year because we changed it to just 4 houses instead of 5. The idea of this was so that each house is allowed 2 runners per event making it possible to use up all 8 lanes. They rearranged everyone into different houses and i can't say i was very happy about leaving my beloved Saga. But Yellow was good too even though this year i felt as though i didn't do much to help with the points. It was a fun day i guess. Nothing much happened.

Perbarisan

100m

Mc'D

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Earth hour was special too. We all gathered at Ara Damansara(uncle's place) to celebrate this earth helping event together. Lights off at 8.30 and we were just lepaking outside the house. Things were spoiled when the neighbour decided not to help mother earth. Nonetheless we decided to stick with it. We lighted candles and started folding that paper you use to burn. Incense paper i believe it is called. The hour passed really really fast. Soon the lights were back on and it was all back to normal. Hope you guys did your part to help nature as well.

As i lay me down

Sophie B. Hawkins - As i lay me down

It felt like springtime on this February morning
In the courtyard birds were singing your praise
I'm still recalling things you said to make me feel alright
I carried them with me today, Now

(chorus) As I lay me down to sleep
This I pray
That you will hold me dear
Though I'm far away
I'll whisper your name into the sky
And I will wake up happy

I wonder why I feel so high
Though I am not above the sorrow
Heavy hearted
Till you call my name
And it sounds like church bells
Or the whistle of a train
On a summer evening
I'll run to meet you
Barefoot barely breathing

(repeat chorus)

It's not too near for me
Like a flower I need the rain
Though it's not clear to me
Every season has its change
And I will see you
When the sun comes out again

(repeat chorus)

Hell of a day

Today was quite fun. The morning started with usual Sunday training. Except that today was fun relay. We did our usual weekend morning jog around the pool. But today was a little different. The mood was happier and there were more people than usual. We hadn't had a fun relay in awhile. I became a group leader for the 1st time. Guess i considered under the group of the older ones liow. I was in group 4. We came in 3rd overall. The games were weird. I'll try to get some pictures from others.
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After the fun relay, we had the usual pot luck and thanks to all the parents for bringing such wonderful food. We stayed there for the prize giving. My group being 3rd got a bottle of shampoo,some junk food and some biscuits. After that, 21 of us went in separate cars to 1U. Had a lot of fun there. We watched dragonball evolution. I think me being someone who is totally clueless about dragonball can somehow enjoy the show. But for the die-hard dragonball fans i would recommend to stay away from this film. I heard from my dragonball craze friends that they didn't follow the actual story and that the cartoon was a 100 times better

Photos from Shan




Photos from me

Champions League draw

The UEFA Champions League quarter-final and semi-final draw was held a few moments ago. Here are the results.


Man United vs Porto

Being a Man United fan, i cannot be happier as we avoided big clubs like the English clubs and Barcelona. But Porto will be a tricky match especially in a knock-out match.



Arsenal vs Villareal

No matter how Villareal have performed, i still say this is considred an easy task for Arsenal. However, if the Gunners continue their failure to put the ball at the back of the net, Villareal may just be in luck.



Bayern Munich vs Barcelona

This is a very interesting match. The German giants pinned against the Spanish high-flyers. Both are very good attacking teams and many can expect goals in this match-up. Barcelona may have the advantage after looking at their current form but Bayern is too good a team to let them advance easily.

Liverpool vs Chelsea

Once again Liverpool and Chelsea meet in Europe. For the past 5 seasons this 2 teams have battled it out with Liverpool winning most of the matches. However, Chelsea won the most recent meeting in last season's semi-final. Expect a cracker of a match when these 2 English teams meet.

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As for the semifinals. It goes as so :


Quarterfinal 1(Man United vs Porto) vs Quarterfinal 2(Arsenal vs Villareal)

Quarterfinal 3(Bayern Munich vs Barcelona) vs Quarterfinal 4(Liverpool Vs Chelsea)

Take me to your leader , earthlings.

Today went out to pyramid to watch Race To Witch Mountain. It was really cool. I respect the script writer who ever he is. The script was good when it came to the Aliens speaking like how aliens would speak if the came to Earth. Saying such things like referring to the door as a ''portal''. And acting blur to the things around them. AnnaSophia Robb and Alexander Ludwig made the script really realistic too. Good acting from both of them. The movie was practically an action filled main course with comedy on the side. And when you see the name Dwayne Johnson, you know the comedy part is well covered. To be honest i had my doubts when the words Disney and PG13 were put together. But they pulled it off. There was really no reason for the PG 13 anyway. IMDB said it was due to too much action. Anyway good show. 9/10
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Oh yea, i went for a run on Sunday. Really long story about what happened. The organisation was bad but i enjoyed myself i guess.

Photo by pmtey

Melt with you

Its been sometime since i posted a song here.

Bowling for soup - I melt with you

Moving forward using all my breath,
Being friends with you was never second best,
And I saw the world crashing all around your face,
Never really knowing it was always mesh and lace.

I'll stop the world and melt with you
You've seen the difference and it's getting better all the time
And there's nothing you and I won't do
I'll stop the world and melt with you

(You should know better) Dream of better lives the kind which never hate
(You should see) Trapped in a state of imaginary grace
(You should know better) I made a pilgrimage to save this human's race
(You should see) Never comprehending a race that's long gone by

(Let's stop the world) I'll stop the world and melt with you
(Let's stop the world) You've seen the difference and it's getting better all the time
And there's nothing you and I won't do
(Let's stop the world) I'll stop the world and melt with you

The future's open wide

I'll stop the world and melt with you
(I'll stop the world) You've seen some changes and it's getting better all the time
And there's nothing you and I won't do
(I'll stop the world) I'll stop the world and melt with you

The future's open wide

I'll stop the world
I'll stop the world
I'll stop the world

I'll stop the world and melt with you
(I'll stop the world) You've seen the difference and it's getting better all the time
And there's nothing you and I won't do
(I'll stop the world) I'll stop the world and melt with you

I'll stop the world and melt with you (I'll stop the world and melt with you)
I'll stop the world and melt with you (I'll stop the world and melt with you)

Just aint good enough

As i waited on my couch. Waiting to see what i hoped would have been a rare win by our own Lee Chong Wei. After his dominating match against Taufik Hidayat in the semi-finals, i thougt this was his chance. I had a feeling inside my gut that this was the time where Lee Chong Wei beats Lin Dan. As the players step on court i remembred a conversation i had with my parents in the morning about how confidence plays a role in Lin Dan's winning streak. For some reason Chong Wei didn't have that shall i say ''arrogant'' look on his face. I believe every good sports person needs to have an arrogant being inside to keep the mood feisty and hungry for sucess. The confidence that drives so many sporting figures today such as Usain Bolt and Lin Dan himself. The courage to say ''Yes, i am the best. I AM number 1.'' For some reason i don't see that in Chong Wei.

None the less, i still stood by the fact that i have a feeling Chong Wei could win this. As he starred down the paramount figure of Lin Dan, i could tell both players a extremely nervous. The crowd was fantastic as Malaysian and Chinese fans traded shouts and cheers of support. But to the reality of current badminton, Lin Dan won in a close match 21-19 21-12. Lin Dan supreme speed and agility could not be matched by the Malaysian and that was how it ended. All England 2009 men singles goes to Lin Dan.

Something just under crazy

The last weekend was spent in Langkawi supporting my brother in the thoughest race on earth. The Ironman. A 3.8km swim. 180km bike. 42km run. You would think who in the world would actually torture themselves to such extend. Apparently 600 people from around the world would. And 1 of those 600 is my brother. His endless months of training and tears and pain he endured paid off in 11 hours and 15 minutes. He targeted an average 12 hour mark but never expected to break it by such a mile. My family was as much as excited as he was. We tracked his route and tried to show up along the way as many times as possible to give support even if it would have helped a little. Anyway, congrats bro. You finally finished the race that was once thought by the 3 of us to be impossible.

As a supporter, the highlight of the Ironman race i have to say was the finish line. To see the dramatic expressions on the people coming in was simply ecstatic. They all had different ways of celebrating their fantastic feat. The ones who are in their 1st Ironman especially were worth a watch. Many ran in with their family and loved ones while others just shouted with glee. Some collapsed on the floor due to exhaution. But no meter how they celebrated their last few moments in the Ironman, they all had the satisfatory of completing something considred just under crazy.