hiya... so amidst all the assignments and busy schedule, I had a moment of thought. A sentimental one I might add. So, you know what that means... haha, the birth of a new song. Gosh, if only I had some sexy voice and superb music sense I'd be a great artist.. xPxP
cheh, *not to say lyrics very nice also* hehehe
So anyways, I thought I'ma post this one up. Who knows, it might be a famous song one day and you guys might be the first ones to read 'em lyrics !! xD
I'll give it a title another day...
Here goes !
[Verse1]
Three months have come and gone,
Still I wonder what went wrong,
As I sit here all alone,
Pouring my heart into this song,
The nights we shared,
The laughs we had,
Just another boy and girl,
I guess she was my world,
[Chorus]
Baby girl,
Ever since you walked out the door,
This pain inside me,
it never stops,
my mind goes crazy,
'Cause each and everyday,
I think of you,
The girl that got away.
[Verse 2]
I watched her go,
Didn't say a word,
Now i know,
How it feels,
To know someone,
Hold her so close,
To stare in her eyes,
And know its love.
[Chorus]x2
[Outro]
And so I promised myself,
This tears won't hold me,
Gonna pick myself up,
Gonna be who I wanna be.
LoL... don't laugh, yeah I guess it's kinda corny but what'd you expect? Now I'll try to fit in some music and we'll see how it goes. I guess that's enough entertainment for you now.
By the way, MU lost this morning x(
I woke up so early to watch them lose. How ridiculous is that? -sigh- the return leg is at Old Trafford so I guess not all is lost yet. MU still to win the UEFA Champions League 09/10 !!!
I'll see y'all again soon.
P.S. I got the interview call-up. It'll be this coming tuesday in Putrajaya. Wish me luck and pray for me hehe xP
ciaoz
-darrenkhoo
signing out
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Sunday, March 28, 2010
Thursday, March 25, 2010
Medical?
hiya guys... so I'm back from my medical tour. Okay, first things first.... it was narrowed down to three days instead of five. It meant that the programs were squeezed to fit a so-called "busy schedule" of theirs. I don't know who's fault it is.. JPA peeps or the hospital themselves. I was even more aggravated when i found out my friends attending other hospital tours had their original five day program. Gahhh... oh well, it's over now and there's no point frust-ing now. I'll just have to wait if I get called up for the interview on Monday.
So, let me narrate on how things started and ended.
Day1
Sean and I arrived at the hopsital around 8.40am. He was expecting about 50-100 people there. How wrong a statement that was. There were about 200-240 students. It was quite jam pack full. We waited abit until we were ushered into a board room.
So anyways, we were then separated into 6 groups.. in which sean and I were then apart. Btw, I also met some old school mates there too. xD
My group's first program was orthopedics. Nothing much to see.. though I did see two tumors and a doctor placing a cast on a patient.
Then we were off to General Surgery Department which again was a disappointment 'cuz we didn't get to see anything again. A doctor gave a talk for the whole 2 hours... ZZZzz We merely saw pictures... -sigh- was a bit demoralized after the first day. More so the fact that we had to walk about so much. Oh btw, a leader was picked at the beginning for each group. And according to the research I made... the leader gets extra privileges to watch surgeries and stuff.. something the members aren't allowed to do... a whole load of crap that turned out to be. x(
Got home with Sean to my house... what a tiring day. Anyways, was looking forward to a better one tomorrow.. forensics was the first one up xDxD
Day2
It was a struggle to get up. So tired... Oh and we managed to go through all the jam and reach the place sharp at 8.30... phew just in time. Managed to make new friends. My group were then brought to the forensics department... some doctor gave a brief insight of what its all about and then we were off to the morgue(i think thats what you call it). Guess what? A body came in... apparently it was a murder case that happened that very same day at 3am. It was a police investigation and the doctors were told to do an autopsy. We were all excited. They stripped him.. did a facial check ( there were bruises the size of a clinched fist ). then they started shaving his head. Some of us got really excited while others couldn't bear to watch. Just as they were about to cut his head... some guy shoo-ed us out!!! ARGHHH!!! i was like totally annoyed and at the same time frustrated that we missed the whole fun part. The following group had the privilege to watch it all. AHHH!!! apparently, they took the brain out.. cut open the body and took some organs out... some irrelevant ones were then tossed back into the body which was later stitched up. so much for the excitement that morning...
Next up, Gynie.. any guys reading this.... you can start calming your hormones down. You don't get to see any delivering whatsoever or anything related to that. I did manage to see some babies though. Very cute.. fresh from the oven (if you know what i mean, hahaha). Gosh! they were adorable. I saw a nurse sterilizing a baby, 'cus apparently it got strangled by its own umbilical cord... turning his whole face blue. ZZzz poor thing. that was followed up by A Q&A session...
Lastly... (Pesakit Luar)Out patients.... these cases were like... how to say, immediate..get done and get lost kinda thing you know? I mean the patient's sickness were minor and could be dealt with instantly.. like those normal clinics you go to. (i think). There wasn't much to see there either. Oh by the way, Sean told me something funny that happened the previous day. During his pesakit luar tour, a female patient along with her son came into doctor's room. He and his friend were in the room chit-chatting and learning from the doctor for quite a while now. So the lady asked the doctor...
Lady:Doctor, I ada problem la
Doctor: yeah, what is it?
Lady: Saya punya anak ah... itu bawah sudah tertutup la
Doctor looks confused.. so was Sean and his friend(Vicky)
Doctor: I tak faham.. what is it?
Lady: itu bawah la.. sudah tak ada....
By now Sean and Vicky were totally confused.. as they looked at each other. They then took the safe step by walking outta the room the moment the lil' boy was placed on the bed and the lady took of his pants (the rest I can leave it to your imagination)
That was about it for Day 2. Oh yeah, how must I forget... the Lunch Fiesta. hahaha, my group of friends and I walked out of the HKL compound to have lunch. It was some random coffee house. the food was... very ordinary.. better than the crappy place Sean led me and Vicky to the previous day, not to mention how far we walked under the blazing sun.
So anyways, we did some crazy stunts in there which I think all of us are gonna remember for a long long time. The fun continued when we were ready to head back but it was raining cats and dogs. It took us bout 15-20 minutes to get a cab. That too I will never forget 'cuz we squeezed 6 big sized people in the back when the smallest dude was sitting in front. ZZzz... It was torture for the next 10 mins in there. To top if all of, the taxi driver conned us of rm6. ZZzzz that old dude xP
Day3
The last day. Emergency room... I was hoping for at least something today, it was after all the last programme scheduled (on-call was taken off the list). Sean and I were earlier that day. Reached there, got separated into groups again and off to our respective departments... -sigh- another disappointment as there was again nothing interesting. It was merely a short tour and yet another speech by one of the staff.
After all that, everyone gathered back in the auditorium(same one as the first day) and we had a Q&A session. That's about it I guess...
All in all, everything was okay I guess. I made many new friends.
I guess this tour did achieve it's objective.. making me rethink about medical again. It's a journey.. a very long one. One medical officer said, "Being a doctor is not a career.. it's a life". how true that is.
Oh btw, the 2nd and 3rd day.. Sean and I took the monorail and KTM home. Gosh.. I don't think I'll ever take the KTM back again (if i can help it). It is probably the worst form of transportation you can have during its peak hour... especially when you're dead tired and you're sandwiched in the KTM between smokey dude and a very sweaty smelly guy.. where there's absolutely no space for you to move.. (it was that FULL!!)
So anyone reading this.. thinking bout medical, I guess you should probably attend one of this tours. It could help you rethink your decision, it certainly did me.
So yeah, that's how my three days pended out. I'll post some pics later on if i have the time. I guess I'll see y'all again soon
ciaoz for now
-darrenkhoo
-signing out
So, let me narrate on how things started and ended.
Day1
Sean and I arrived at the hopsital around 8.40am. He was expecting about 50-100 people there. How wrong a statement that was. There were about 200-240 students. It was quite jam pack full. We waited abit until we were ushered into a board room.
So anyways, we were then separated into 6 groups.. in which sean and I were then apart. Btw, I also met some old school mates there too. xD
My group's first program was orthopedics. Nothing much to see.. though I did see two tumors and a doctor placing a cast on a patient.
Then we were off to General Surgery Department which again was a disappointment 'cuz we didn't get to see anything again. A doctor gave a talk for the whole 2 hours... ZZZzz We merely saw pictures... -sigh- was a bit demoralized after the first day. More so the fact that we had to walk about so much. Oh btw, a leader was picked at the beginning for each group. And according to the research I made... the leader gets extra privileges to watch surgeries and stuff.. something the members aren't allowed to do... a whole load of crap that turned out to be. x(
Got home with Sean to my house... what a tiring day. Anyways, was looking forward to a better one tomorrow.. forensics was the first one up xDxD
Day2
It was a struggle to get up. So tired... Oh and we managed to go through all the jam and reach the place sharp at 8.30... phew just in time. Managed to make new friends. My group were then brought to the forensics department... some doctor gave a brief insight of what its all about and then we were off to the morgue(i think thats what you call it). Guess what? A body came in... apparently it was a murder case that happened that very same day at 3am. It was a police investigation and the doctors were told to do an autopsy. We were all excited. They stripped him.. did a facial check ( there were bruises the size of a clinched fist ). then they started shaving his head. Some of us got really excited while others couldn't bear to watch. Just as they were about to cut his head... some guy shoo-ed us out!!! ARGHHH!!! i was like totally annoyed and at the same time frustrated that we missed the whole fun part. The following group had the privilege to watch it all. AHHH!!! apparently, they took the brain out.. cut open the body and took some organs out... some irrelevant ones were then tossed back into the body which was later stitched up. so much for the excitement that morning...
Next up, Gynie.. any guys reading this.... you can start calming your hormones down. You don't get to see any delivering whatsoever or anything related to that. I did manage to see some babies though. Very cute.. fresh from the oven (if you know what i mean, hahaha). Gosh! they were adorable. I saw a nurse sterilizing a baby, 'cus apparently it got strangled by its own umbilical cord... turning his whole face blue. ZZzz poor thing. that was followed up by A Q&A session...
Lastly... (Pesakit Luar)Out patients.... these cases were like... how to say, immediate..get done and get lost kinda thing you know? I mean the patient's sickness were minor and could be dealt with instantly.. like those normal clinics you go to. (i think). There wasn't much to see there either. Oh by the way, Sean told me something funny that happened the previous day. During his pesakit luar tour, a female patient along with her son came into doctor's room. He and his friend were in the room chit-chatting and learning from the doctor for quite a while now. So the lady asked the doctor...
Lady:Doctor, I ada problem la
Doctor: yeah, what is it?
Lady: Saya punya anak ah... itu bawah sudah tertutup la
Doctor looks confused.. so was Sean and his friend(Vicky)
Doctor: I tak faham.. what is it?
Lady: itu bawah la.. sudah tak ada....
By now Sean and Vicky were totally confused.. as they looked at each other. They then took the safe step by walking outta the room the moment the lil' boy was placed on the bed and the lady took of his pants (the rest I can leave it to your imagination)
That was about it for Day 2. Oh yeah, how must I forget... the Lunch Fiesta. hahaha, my group of friends and I walked out of the HKL compound to have lunch. It was some random coffee house. the food was... very ordinary.. better than the crappy place Sean led me and Vicky to the previous day, not to mention how far we walked under the blazing sun.
So anyways, we did some crazy stunts in there which I think all of us are gonna remember for a long long time. The fun continued when we were ready to head back but it was raining cats and dogs. It took us bout 15-20 minutes to get a cab. That too I will never forget 'cuz we squeezed 6 big sized people in the back when the smallest dude was sitting in front. ZZzz... It was torture for the next 10 mins in there. To top if all of, the taxi driver conned us of rm6. ZZzzz that old dude xP
Day3
The last day. Emergency room... I was hoping for at least something today, it was after all the last programme scheduled (on-call was taken off the list). Sean and I were earlier that day. Reached there, got separated into groups again and off to our respective departments... -sigh- another disappointment as there was again nothing interesting. It was merely a short tour and yet another speech by one of the staff.
After all that, everyone gathered back in the auditorium(same one as the first day) and we had a Q&A session. That's about it I guess...
All in all, everything was okay I guess. I made many new friends.
I guess this tour did achieve it's objective.. making me rethink about medical again. It's a journey.. a very long one. One medical officer said, "Being a doctor is not a career.. it's a life". how true that is.
Oh btw, the 2nd and 3rd day.. Sean and I took the monorail and KTM home. Gosh.. I don't think I'll ever take the KTM back again (if i can help it). It is probably the worst form of transportation you can have during its peak hour... especially when you're dead tired and you're sandwiched in the KTM between smokey dude and a very sweaty smelly guy.. where there's absolutely no space for you to move.. (it was that FULL!!)
So anyone reading this.. thinking bout medical, I guess you should probably attend one of this tours. It could help you rethink your decision, it certainly did me.
So yeah, that's how my three days pended out. I'll post some pics later on if i have the time. I guess I'll see y'all again soon
ciaoz for now
-darrenkhoo
-signing out
Monday, March 22, 2010
YMCPP PICS
the result of walking on beach too much
in the bus on the way to PD
their superb toilet cubicles
you know what this is...
scripture planting... see my lil' toothpick in the middle there?
entering army camp
prayer and walking
my other group members
entering danger zone
see 'em cute lil' monkeys? xD
super tired after a long day
Mike getting comfy in his bunk
my roommates
role play *muted version*
Sunday, March 21, 2010
Here we go!
hey.. i'm back from the MCPP weekend. By the way, it's mission candidate's preparation programme. Anyways, i had a blast.. made new friends, learned so many new practical stuff like baptizing, prayer and walking, holy communion. Hmmm... one day I'm gonna conduct them in some mission, not bad huh? xP
overall, I thought it was great. Lessons were good, loads of things i didn't know before (though I must say I dozed off a few times) *it was a very tiring day*. The bus ride was quite awesome too.. had loads of laughing and chit-chatting.. on the way there, we watched some Jack Neo movie.. a singaporean version of "Hot Chick", starring Gurmit Singh.. haha yeah the Phua Chu Kang guy. The girl was pretty though :)
On the way back, we watched IP MAN... I thought it was some ridiculous comedy movie. It was actually quite nice, the kung fu and all.
Anyway, I actually got baptized (practice) and baptized someone (also practice) and it was quite cool. Though when we were walking into the sea to do it, the sand was so moist.. it literally felt like dog poo... urghhh
Activities were cool and entertaining. i didn't know Pastor Ling was quite cool. Haha, and he's already 58 years old (sorry pastor was posting this up). Anything else you can look at the pictures I'll post up next time (don't have that much sorry)
It's good to be back home and to enjoy one's toilet again :):)
So, MU v Liverpool is gonna start in another 15 minutes. Gotta watch... GO MU!! 3-0 or 4-0? I think the latter looks more likely xP
Gotta pack stuff and head on to Sean's to stay the night before we kick off the medical camp tomorrow. I'll brief y'all more on the tour next time. I'll try to get as many pics as possible. If I can get any from the forensics labs... hahaha I'll try my best!
ciaoz people
-darrenkhoo
signing out
overall, I thought it was great. Lessons were good, loads of things i didn't know before (though I must say I dozed off a few times) *it was a very tiring day*. The bus ride was quite awesome too.. had loads of laughing and chit-chatting.. on the way there, we watched some Jack Neo movie.. a singaporean version of "Hot Chick", starring Gurmit Singh.. haha yeah the Phua Chu Kang guy. The girl was pretty though :)
On the way back, we watched IP MAN... I thought it was some ridiculous comedy movie. It was actually quite nice, the kung fu and all.
Anyway, I actually got baptized (practice) and baptized someone (also practice) and it was quite cool. Though when we were walking into the sea to do it, the sand was so moist.. it literally felt like dog poo... urghhh
Activities were cool and entertaining. i didn't know Pastor Ling was quite cool. Haha, and he's already 58 years old (sorry pastor was posting this up). Anything else you can look at the pictures I'll post up next time (don't have that much sorry)
It's good to be back home and to enjoy one's toilet again :):)
So, MU v Liverpool is gonna start in another 15 minutes. Gotta watch... GO MU!! 3-0 or 4-0? I think the latter looks more likely xP
Gotta pack stuff and head on to Sean's to stay the night before we kick off the medical camp tomorrow. I'll brief y'all more on the tour next time. I'll try to get as many pics as possible. If I can get any from the forensics labs... hahaha I'll try my best!
ciaoz people
-darrenkhoo
signing out
Friday, March 19, 2010
Busy Schedule
hi there. So, I've signed up for this YMCPP programme this weekend. 2 days one night in Port Dickson. By the way, it stands for Youth Mission Camp Preparation Programme. It kinda teaches you about mission and stuff. I think its pretty cool. I'm leaving later to stay overnight at my Cg Leader's house (Mike) and we leave tomorrow at church, say 7.30am? haha hoping its gonna be awesome.
By the way, you guys know I'm doing Foundation in Arts now in Sunway College? yeah in business that is. Well, I've always had a passion for medicine and guess what? I applied for the JPA scholarship in medicine and I just found out today that I got in. haha, praise the Lord.. and of course my mum who took all the trouble to get it done for me. So, first up is the 5 days exposure of what medical life is all about. We're doing a tour of Hospital Kuala Lumpur. The scheduled programmes look mighty juicy.
1st day - Emergency
2nd day - Specialist
3rd day - Orthopedics
4th day - Forensics
5th day - On Call
phew, just looking at it has already got me excited... especially day four, I mean.. DEAD BODIES!! cool eh? ahhaha, it feels like Grey's Anatomy, only it's real life. Maybe i should create my own show, Darren's Anatomy! haha, not bad huh? xP
anyway, I've got in together with my cousin(sean) so at least I know someone there. I hope to make friends aplenty there. I'm sure we'll have a great time. I'll brief y'all more on that once I'm done. So, after this there's the interview... if I pass that, then I get the scholarship (I think) and my whole life would change towards the medical field from now on. Awesome!! Imagine... **Dr. Khoo** haha, has a ring to it x)
Though I must say I did have a great time in FIA, nice activities, great teachers, superb friends. Not all is lost :)
anyway, I've gotta get going now... don't wanna be late for meeting. I will see y'all next week xP
-darrenkhoo
signing out
By the way, you guys know I'm doing Foundation in Arts now in Sunway College? yeah in business that is. Well, I've always had a passion for medicine and guess what? I applied for the JPA scholarship in medicine and I just found out today that I got in. haha, praise the Lord.. and of course my mum who took all the trouble to get it done for me. So, first up is the 5 days exposure of what medical life is all about. We're doing a tour of Hospital Kuala Lumpur. The scheduled programmes look mighty juicy.
1st day - Emergency
2nd day - Specialist
3rd day - Orthopedics
4th day - Forensics
5th day - On Call
phew, just looking at it has already got me excited... especially day four, I mean.. DEAD BODIES!! cool eh? ahhaha, it feels like Grey's Anatomy, only it's real life. Maybe i should create my own show, Darren's Anatomy! haha, not bad huh? xP
anyway, I've got in together with my cousin(sean) so at least I know someone there. I hope to make friends aplenty there. I'm sure we'll have a great time. I'll brief y'all more on that once I'm done. So, after this there's the interview... if I pass that, then I get the scholarship (I think) and my whole life would change towards the medical field from now on. Awesome!! Imagine... **Dr. Khoo** haha, has a ring to it x)
Though I must say I did have a great time in FIA, nice activities, great teachers, superb friends. Not all is lost :)
anyway, I've gotta get going now... don't wanna be late for meeting. I will see y'all next week xP
-darrenkhoo
signing out
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Tears, Laughs and Joy !
So people, yeah I received my SPM results today. Remember how I said I would be satisfied with 8A's and anything above that would be a bonus. Guess what I got??
hehe... I got 10A's. I feel really blessed and by God's grace I achieved this results. Though I must say, I did feel a lil' aggravated that I didn't score the full 12A's. But I promised myself not to have that feeling and so I will erase it from my mind. Okay, let me list to you my results..
Bahasa Melayu --- A-
Bahasa Inggeris --- A+
Sejarah --- A+
Pendidikan Moral --- A-
Mathematics --- A+
Add Math --- A+
Accounts --- A+
Chemistry --- A-
Physics --- A
Biology --- A-
EST --- B+
Bible Knowledge --- B+
Yeah, that's how my results pended out. The 2 B+ shows that a lil' bit more effort and I actually could've gotten straight A's. I guess that is and will always remain as a "what if". I'm really glad though for my friends who all scored superbly. Edwin got straight and solid 10A's, Kai Xiang got 11A's outta 13. Sarah and Danial got a solid straight 11A's and 12A's respectively. When I say solid meaning a mixture of A+, A and A- ( more A+ and A than A- ). Sean got 10A's outta 11 too. So overall, all my friends did very well. ( not to mention my other classmates, Well Done! )
The day started off when I entered the school and did some catching up with friends. At that time, it still didn't really kick in yet. It was when I was with my two friends ( laviniya and priya ) visiting ex-teachers that someone call priya and said the results were OUT!! Then I really got nervous. As we walked into the hall, I could hear the screaming.. the crying.. the laughters... it was all there. I saw people tearing, jumping with joy, screaming happily and excitedly. Then I walked up to my class line, and there was Pn. Suganthi (Pn. Ong wasn't present that day x( ) sitting.. smiling as I walked towards her. I bent over to see Edwin and KX's scores and were happy for them. I took mine as she shook my hand before passing the slip to me. I took a huge breath as I looked at it. It was at that moment that time stopped for a minute. When I realized what I got, a part of me wanted to leap with joy but another was abit disappointed, staring at the 2B+. Oh well, I wasn't gonna let that spoil my day and so I went to celebrate with my other friends. Good times, good memories...
We went to Sunway Pyramid soon after where I met sooooo many ex-schoolmates, both primary and secondary school. It was great to see them again. My friends and I watched 2 movies back-to-back. It was Solomon Kane ( I strongly suggest you don't watch this movie, it's quite lousy ) followed by Green Zone ( this was quite nice ). Later on, I went to have a lil' bite with a couple of friends. One of whom I had a crush on back when I was in STD 1-6. Yeah 6 years... ( yes males can have hormones at the age of seven.. LoL ). Haha, she got straight A's too.. solid I might add. hehe 11 years down the road and she still looks amazing. Made me reminisce about the past... ZZZzzz okay I will not get into that.
Anyways, I got back home to a warm welcome. Had multiple calls from friends and families bout the results and they were all happy for me. You see, if they're happy for me then I should be happy for me, haha!!
Someone said... "God did His part when Darren did his part". Phew, that sentence really struck me. I guess it really is true. And also, another reason why I shouldn't be down bout my 2B+ is that I should be happy for the A-'s I got cuz it all could've easily been B+ instead. haha, yeah look at the positives. x)x)
Okay, I will not complain from now on and move forward. I guess you can say today was a pretty eventful day. I will not forget it... To think it was only a few months ago that I was worried bout the SPM exams... and here I am with my results.. hehe
I will stop here for now... will continue more the next time. ciaoz peoples
-darrenkhoo
signing out
hehe... I got 10A's. I feel really blessed and by God's grace I achieved this results. Though I must say, I did feel a lil' aggravated that I didn't score the full 12A's. But I promised myself not to have that feeling and so I will erase it from my mind. Okay, let me list to you my results..
Bahasa Melayu --- A-
Bahasa Inggeris --- A+
Sejarah --- A+
Pendidikan Moral --- A-
Mathematics --- A+
Add Math --- A+
Accounts --- A+
Chemistry --- A-
Physics --- A
Biology --- A-
EST --- B+
Bible Knowledge --- B+
Yeah, that's how my results pended out. The 2 B+ shows that a lil' bit more effort and I actually could've gotten straight A's. I guess that is and will always remain as a "what if". I'm really glad though for my friends who all scored superbly. Edwin got straight and solid 10A's, Kai Xiang got 11A's outta 13. Sarah and Danial got a solid straight 11A's and 12A's respectively. When I say solid meaning a mixture of A+, A and A- ( more A+ and A than A- ). Sean got 10A's outta 11 too. So overall, all my friends did very well. ( not to mention my other classmates, Well Done! )
The day started off when I entered the school and did some catching up with friends. At that time, it still didn't really kick in yet. It was when I was with my two friends ( laviniya and priya ) visiting ex-teachers that someone call priya and said the results were OUT!! Then I really got nervous. As we walked into the hall, I could hear the screaming.. the crying.. the laughters... it was all there. I saw people tearing, jumping with joy, screaming happily and excitedly. Then I walked up to my class line, and there was Pn. Suganthi (Pn. Ong wasn't present that day x( ) sitting.. smiling as I walked towards her. I bent over to see Edwin and KX's scores and were happy for them. I took mine as she shook my hand before passing the slip to me. I took a huge breath as I looked at it. It was at that moment that time stopped for a minute. When I realized what I got, a part of me wanted to leap with joy but another was abit disappointed, staring at the 2B+. Oh well, I wasn't gonna let that spoil my day and so I went to celebrate with my other friends. Good times, good memories...
We went to Sunway Pyramid soon after where I met sooooo many ex-schoolmates, both primary and secondary school. It was great to see them again. My friends and I watched 2 movies back-to-back. It was Solomon Kane ( I strongly suggest you don't watch this movie, it's quite lousy ) followed by Green Zone ( this was quite nice ). Later on, I went to have a lil' bite with a couple of friends. One of whom I had a crush on back when I was in STD 1-6. Yeah 6 years... ( yes males can have hormones at the age of seven.. LoL ). Haha, she got straight A's too.. solid I might add. hehe 11 years down the road and she still looks amazing. Made me reminisce about the past... ZZZzzz okay I will not get into that.
Anyways, I got back home to a warm welcome. Had multiple calls from friends and families bout the results and they were all happy for me. You see, if they're happy for me then I should be happy for me, haha!!
Someone said... "God did His part when Darren did his part". Phew, that sentence really struck me. I guess it really is true. And also, another reason why I shouldn't be down bout my 2B+ is that I should be happy for the A-'s I got cuz it all could've easily been B+ instead. haha, yeah look at the positives. x)x)
Okay, I will not complain from now on and move forward. I guess you can say today was a pretty eventful day. I will not forget it... To think it was only a few months ago that I was worried bout the SPM exams... and here I am with my results.. hehe
I will stop here for now... will continue more the next time. ciaoz peoples
-darrenkhoo
signing out
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
100th post!
hi fellas.. heh I just realised that this would be my 100th post. What a coincidence... a day before the SPM results and I'm hitting my century post (if that's a word). So yeah, the butterflies are kicking in. Getting more nervous by the minute.. I mean it is SPM results after all. My high school life studies all smacked into one sheet of paper. And yet, somehow I don't get how people can say "Huh? What SPM results?"
I mean, being relax and all is one thing but trying too hard to act cool seems rather boastful. Oh'well, I guess maybe some people are just naturally smarter and better at handling situations like this than I am.
Remember people... 12 A's is what I'm aiming for ! 8A's is what I'm hoping for! Anything more than the 8 would be a bonus. Anything less would bring some disappointment.
So anyway, I have to go now. I'm finishing up on an english assignment. Need to do a post on how to conserve energy. haha I used my sis' artistic skills to help me out with it. In return, i taught her Chemistry :)
You should use your resources to its fullest :)
oh and this is the poster
I mean, being relax and all is one thing but trying too hard to act cool seems rather boastful. Oh'well, I guess maybe some people are just naturally smarter and better at handling situations like this than I am.
Remember people... 12 A's is what I'm aiming for ! 8A's is what I'm hoping for! Anything more than the 8 would be a bonus. Anything less would bring some disappointment.
So anyway, I have to go now. I'm finishing up on an english assignment. Need to do a post on how to conserve energy. haha I used my sis' artistic skills to help me out with it. In return, i taught her Chemistry :)
You should use your resources to its fullest :)
oh and this is the poster
Sunday, March 7, 2010
SPM in 4 days!
Hey People! Just a kind reminder! Spm results are out on the 11th March 2010. And to think, I was so nervous about it barely 4 months ago. The anxiety I felt two weeks leading up to the first day of SPM. Everyone studying Sejarah non-stop.. haha
And here I am 4 months on, about to receive my results. Phew, like I said before.. I'd be satisfied with 8 outta 12 A's... anything above that would be awesome... We'll just see how it goes huh? xP getting more and more excited as the days go by!
Anyways, it's getting late. I might post one or two more posts before the big day. Don't worry I'll post my results immediately when I get the chance to. Let's hope its good so I won't be so down when writing here xD
till then people..
darrenkhoo
signing out
And here I am 4 months on, about to receive my results. Phew, like I said before.. I'd be satisfied with 8 outta 12 A's... anything above that would be awesome... We'll just see how it goes huh? xP getting more and more excited as the days go by!
Anyways, it's getting late. I might post one or two more posts before the big day. Don't worry I'll post my results immediately when I get the chance to. Let's hope its good so I won't be so down when writing here xD
till then people..
darrenkhoo
signing out
Saturday, March 6, 2010
take a break
hiya peoples...
so a part for me wanted to blog but another wanted to do something else. So, in the end I decided to do something different this time. Okay, it's nothing big but I thought it was quite interesting.
I flashed back to my very first posts of this blog. Haha, that was way back in 2007.. right before PMR.. gosh, that was like ages ago. All the silly things I was doing back then. Was still a beginner blogger (not to say im any better now xP)
But yeah, it takes the stuffing outta you sometimes to look back at what you did back when.....
haha, so if you have a journal or a blog like mine, then do write something. You'll really enjoy it in bout say... 5 years time?
I'ma show you something funny. Please don't laugh xP
Yes, that ridiculous looking dude is me. And the thing next to me is my sister. I think this was taken when I was 'bout 3 maybe 4? Haha, 14 years ago. She was probably 1 or 2.
So, even pics like this or even videos will make you feel very nostalgic. I just watched one show in the OTH series Season7, where Haley's mom was dying and her 3 daughters put aside their differences and watched videos of when they were little. Very sad moments..
So if you haven't had any of this things, then I strongly recommend you do it... I mean to keep it embedded in your memory is one thing, but to have it in a more tangible state might be a lil' better. dunno, whatever works best for you :)
So yeah, stop staring at the photo already! I look like a girl... LoL
anyways, today's post is nostalgic... hope you're feeling it too as you read. tilll the next one peoples.. watching MU now!
bye
-darrenkhoo
signing out
so a part for me wanted to blog but another wanted to do something else. So, in the end I decided to do something different this time. Okay, it's nothing big but I thought it was quite interesting.
I flashed back to my very first posts of this blog. Haha, that was way back in 2007.. right before PMR.. gosh, that was like ages ago. All the silly things I was doing back then. Was still a beginner blogger (not to say im any better now xP)
But yeah, it takes the stuffing outta you sometimes to look back at what you did back when.....
haha, so if you have a journal or a blog like mine, then do write something. You'll really enjoy it in bout say... 5 years time?
I'ma show you something funny. Please don't laugh xP
Yes, that ridiculous looking dude is me. And the thing next to me is my sister. I think this was taken when I was 'bout 3 maybe 4? Haha, 14 years ago. She was probably 1 or 2.So, even pics like this or even videos will make you feel very nostalgic. I just watched one show in the OTH series Season7, where Haley's mom was dying and her 3 daughters put aside their differences and watched videos of when they were little. Very sad moments..
So if you haven't had any of this things, then I strongly recommend you do it... I mean to keep it embedded in your memory is one thing, but to have it in a more tangible state might be a lil' better. dunno, whatever works best for you :)
So yeah, stop staring at the photo already! I look like a girl... LoL
anyways, today's post is nostalgic... hope you're feeling it too as you read. tilll the next one peoples.. watching MU now!
bye
-darrenkhoo
signing out
Thursday, March 4, 2010
True Love
hey guys. I found something interesting in my mail the other day. So if you hadn't seen it yet, then I hope it keeps you entertained for the next few minutes or so. Read the parts you like 'cz its kinda long xP
T he Acid Test of True Love
1. What is Love?
Psychiatrist Harry Stack Sullivan says: "When the satisfaction, happiness, and security of another are as real to you as your own, you truly love that person." This desire to see you satisfied, happy, and secure is more than a feeling. It is more permanent than an emotion. It is an act of my mind and my will. It is my decision (I am going to love you) and my commitment (I will say, do, and be whatever you need for your satisfaction, happiness, and security). In other words, I decide that I am going to love you as I love myself. And I am committed to provide as best I can whatever promotes your true happiness.
Therefore, my motive of love, according to John Powell, should clearly exclude:
· Putting you down, back into your place.
· Getting you off my back by closing you out.
· Keeping you at a distance.
· Manipulating you to feel or act in a way that would please me.
· Ventilating, dumping my "emotional garbage" on you.
· Refusing to listen to you.
· Building walls between us.
· Ridiculing, chastising, judging, or competing in order to surpass you. (“Will the Real Me Please Stand Up?” 204)
2. What are the Acid Tests of True Love?
I suggest that there are two acid tests for love: They are:
For love to be true, I must really forget myself. Can I truly focus my mind on your happiness and your fulfillment? Can I deny myself? Can I make sacrifices of my needs for you?
We are all selfish by nature. We normally look after ourselves first, last and always.
Our Selfish Nature consists of:
· Self-centredness---looking at self, watching self, examining self and always regarding self.
· Self-conceit---how ready we are to defend self and to condemn the same things in others!
· Self-indulgence---we are very indulgent with self; we prohibit things in the other person but it does not matter if we do the same thing ourselves.
· Self-pleasing---always doing things that please us.
· Self-seeking---always looking out for self interest.
· Self-pity---why should people treat us like this?---we have done no harm; we are not in the wrong at all---why should people be so difficult?---we are given a hard time and it really isn’t fair.
· Self-sensitiveness---how touchy we are, how easily wounded, imagining difficulties and attacks, seeing them when they are not there, an abominable sensitivity.
· Self-defence---always on the defensive, waiting for people to be unpleasant, and because we are like that, we almost make them unpleasant---we are on the defensive.
· Self-assertion---asserting self; we desire things, and we must have them.
· Self-sufficiency---we want to be in a position to say that ‘I am a self-made man who worships his creator (himself).’
Thus for my love to be true, I must not live only for myself. I must not think only of myself. I must not have the attitude---none but myself. I must consciously decide and commit myself to do all for your happiness and security.
ii) Good Temper
We are inclined to look upon hot temper as a very harmless weakness. We often speak of it as a mere infirmity of nature, a family failing or a matter of temperament. We don’t take bad temper very seriously when we assess a man's character.
But, frequent quick temper is a revelation: a symptom of an unloving heart at the bottom. It is the constant feverish outburst which speaks of the real disease within. It is the intermittent bubble that escapes to the surface and this betrays that there is some rottenness underneath. For a want of patience, a want of kindness, a want of generosity, a want of courtesy, a want of unselfishness, are all instantaneously symbolized in one flash of temper.
No form of vice, not worldliness, not greed of gold, not drunkenness itself, does more to harm to the family than evil temper. For embittering life, for destroying the most sacred relationships, for devastating homes, for withering up men and women, for taking the bloom off childhood, for breaking up communities: in short, for sheer misery-producing power, this temper influence stands alone.
What is bad temper made of? The ingredients of all ill temper are partly jealousy, anger, pride, un-charity, cruelty, self-righteousness, touchiness, doggedness and sullenness.
And temper can be obvious or it can be subtle. Temper manifests itself in some of the following ways:
a) Explosion----we rage, we use anger to lash out at others and intimidate them, we are easily ruffled.
b) Implosion----we give the silent treatment, we sulk, we are moody, we are sullen, we turn it inward and beat ourselves up.
c) Irritation---we have little tolerance, we are out of control, we are cold, we are touchy.
d) Repetition---we nag constantly, we are stuck in the same angry groove.
It is best to avoid all forms of anger because if we give anger an inch, it will take a mile. So don’t let anger get a foothold in our hearts. For once anger gets into our hearts, it is hard to uproot. And if we let the sun go down on our anger, our hearts will harden into resentment and bitterness.
3. What are the Ingredients of Love?
When we pass light through a prism, we get the colors of the rainbow: red, and blue, and yellow, and violet, and orange, etc. Similarly when we pass love through the spiritual prism, we get the ingredients of love.
The ingredients of love, as in 1 Corinthians 13:4-7, are:
· Patience (Listen more) -- Love suffers long
· Kindness (Goodness) -- Love is kind
· Generosity (Sacrifices) -- Love does not envy
· Humility (Less ego) -- Love does not parade itself and is not puffed up
· Courtesy (Polite) -- Love does not behave rudely
· Selflessness (Thoughtful) -- Love does not seek its own
· Good temper (Gentle) -- Love is not provoked
· Guilelessness (Forgiving) -- Love thinks no evil
· Sincerity (Honesty) -- Love does not rejoice in iniquity but rejoices in the truth
· Forbearance (Accepting) -- Love bears all things
· Faithfulness (Committed) -- Love believes all things
· Hopefulness (Confidence) -- Love hopes all things
· Endurance (Perseveres) -- Love endures all things.
Patience; kindness; generosity; humility; courtesy; selflessness; good temper; guilelessness; sincerity; forbearance; faithfulness; hopefulness; and endurance---all these make up the stature of the perfect man.
4. What is the Fruit of Love?
The result of our love is manifested in our fruit. And according to Galatians 5:22-23, the fruit of love is:
· Joy ---a cheerful heart, a heart burning with love.
· Peace ---a heart that is at ease and at rest.
· Patience ---able to accept, endure, tolerate and suffer the tantrums, slights, blame, accusation, injuries and hurts, without retaliation.
· Kindness ---being generous, compassionate, and friendly.
· Goodness ---thoughtful and sensitive spirit.
· Faithfulness---keep to his promises and commitment.
· Gentleness ---kindly and tender in words and deeds.
· Self-control---great control over his thought and feeling.
And Mother Teresa also says:
Every one of us is looking for such fruit. All of us, without exception, greatly desire such fruit---joy, peace, patience, kindness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. People will know us for what we truly are, for “By their fruits you shall know them.”
5. Learning How to Love Better
What, then, is preventing us from loving better in order to obtain such fruit? Why don’t we love more? The problem is our human nature. Our w ill-power will not change us. Time will not change us. But Christians believe that Christ does change us.
Our characters are made more loving not by taking the bitter fluid out, but by putting something in---a great Love, the Spirit of Christ. This Spirit of Christ, who is love, will penetrate into us, sweeten, purify and transform us. Only this can eradicate what is wrong and work a radical change. It will renovate, regenerate and rehabilitate our inner nature.
So, abide in Christ, stay in His presence constantly, and soak in His love, His grace and His mercy. As Henry Drummond in 1884 said, “Contemplate the love of Christ, and you will love. Stand before that mirror, reflect Christ's character, and you will be changed into the same image from tenderness to tenderness. There is no other way. You cannot love to order. You can only look at the lovely object, and fall in love with it, and grow into likeness to it. And so look at this Perfect Character, this Perfect Life. Look at the great Sacrifice as He laid down Himself, all through life, and upon the Cross of Calvary; and you must love Him. And loving Him, you must become like Him. Love begets love. It is a process of induction. Put a piece of iron in the presence of a magnetised body, and that piece of iron for a time becomes magnetised. It is charged with an attractive force in the mere presence of the original force, and as long as you leave the two side by side, they are both magnets alike. Remain side by side with Him who loved us, and gave Himself for us, and you too will become a centre of power, a permanently attractive force; and like Him you will draw all men unto you, like Him you will be drawn unto all men. That is the inevitable effect of Love. Any man who fulfils that cause must have that effect produced in him.” (“The Greatest Thing in the World.”)
Finally, “Eternal life also is to know God, and God is love. This is Christ's own definition. Ponder it. "This is life eternal, that they might know Thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom Thou hast sent." Love must be eternal. It is what God is. On the last analysis, then, love is life. Love never faileth, and life never faileth, so long as there is love. That is the philosophy of what Paul is showing us; the reason why in the nature of things. Love should be the supreme thing---because it is going to last; because in the nature of things it is an Eternal Life. That Life is a thing that we are living now, not that we get when we die; that we shall have a poor chance of getting when we die unless we are living now. No worse fate can befall a man in this world than to live and grow old alone, unloving, and unloved. To be lost is to live in an unregenerate condition, loveless and unloved; and to be saved is to love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth already in God. For God is love.” (Henry Drummond, “The Greatest Thing in the World.”)
phew.... very very long. anyways, thats enough insight for the day... By the way, I have the Velvet Concert Audition in about a couple of hours! wish me luck!!
-darrenkhoo signing out
T he Acid Test of True Love
1. What is Love?
Psychiatrist Harry Stack Sullivan says: "When the satisfaction, happiness, and security of another are as real to you as your own, you truly love that person." This desire to see you satisfied, happy, and secure is more than a feeling. It is more permanent than an emotion. It is an act of my mind and my will. It is my decision (I am going to love you) and my commitment (I will say, do, and be whatever you need for your satisfaction, happiness, and security). In other words, I decide that I am going to love you as I love myself. And I am committed to provide as best I can whatever promotes your true happiness.
Therefore, my motive of love, according to John Powell, should clearly exclude:
- · Hurting or punishing you.
· Putting you down, back into your place.
· Getting you off my back by closing you out.
· Keeping you at a distance.
· Manipulating you to feel or act in a way that would please me.
· Ventilating, dumping my "emotional garbage" on you.
· Refusing to listen to you.
· Building walls between us.
· Ridiculing, chastising, judging, or competing in order to surpass you. (“Will the Real Me Please Stand Up?” 204)
2. What are the Acid Tests of True Love?
I suggest that there are two acid tests for love: They are:
- i) Self-forgetfulness
- ii) Good temper.
For love to be true, I must really forget myself. Can I truly focus my mind on your happiness and your fulfillment? Can I deny myself? Can I make sacrifices of my needs for you?
We are all selfish by nature. We normally look after ourselves first, last and always.
Our Selfish Nature consists of:
· Self-centredness---looking at self, watching self, examining self and always regarding self.
· Self-conceit---how ready we are to defend self and to condemn the same things in others!
· Self-indulgence---we are very indulgent with self; we prohibit things in the other person but it does not matter if we do the same thing ourselves.
· Self-pleasing---always doing things that please us.
· Self-seeking---always looking out for self interest.
· Self-pity---why should people treat us like this?---we have done no harm; we are not in the wrong at all---why should people be so difficult?---we are given a hard time and it really isn’t fair.
· Self-sensitiveness---how touchy we are, how easily wounded, imagining difficulties and attacks, seeing them when they are not there, an abominable sensitivity.
· Self-defence---always on the defensive, waiting for people to be unpleasant, and because we are like that, we almost make them unpleasant---we are on the defensive.
· Self-assertion---asserting self; we desire things, and we must have them.
· Self-sufficiency---we want to be in a position to say that ‘I am a self-made man who worships his creator (himself).’
Thus for my love to be true, I must not live only for myself. I must not think only of myself. I must not have the attitude---none but myself. I must consciously decide and commit myself to do all for your happiness and security.
ii) Good Temper
We are inclined to look upon hot temper as a very harmless weakness. We often speak of it as a mere infirmity of nature, a family failing or a matter of temperament. We don’t take bad temper very seriously when we assess a man's character.
But, frequent quick temper is a revelation: a symptom of an unloving heart at the bottom. It is the constant feverish outburst which speaks of the real disease within. It is the intermittent bubble that escapes to the surface and this betrays that there is some rottenness underneath. For a want of patience, a want of kindness, a want of generosity, a want of courtesy, a want of unselfishness, are all instantaneously symbolized in one flash of temper.
No form of vice, not worldliness, not greed of gold, not drunkenness itself, does more to harm to the family than evil temper. For embittering life, for destroying the most sacred relationships, for devastating homes, for withering up men and women, for taking the bloom off childhood, for breaking up communities: in short, for sheer misery-producing power, this temper influence stands alone.
What is bad temper made of? The ingredients of all ill temper are partly jealousy, anger, pride, un-charity, cruelty, self-righteousness, touchiness, doggedness and sullenness.
And temper can be obvious or it can be subtle. Temper manifests itself in some of the following ways:
a) Explosion----we rage, we use anger to lash out at others and intimidate them, we are easily ruffled.
b) Implosion----we give the silent treatment, we sulk, we are moody, we are sullen, we turn it inward and beat ourselves up.
c) Irritation---we have little tolerance, we are out of control, we are cold, we are touchy.
d) Repetition---we nag constantly, we are stuck in the same angry groove.
It is best to avoid all forms of anger because if we give anger an inch, it will take a mile. So don’t let anger get a foothold in our hearts. For once anger gets into our hearts, it is hard to uproot. And if we let the sun go down on our anger, our hearts will harden into resentment and bitterness.
3. What are the Ingredients of Love?
When we pass light through a prism, we get the colors of the rainbow: red, and blue, and yellow, and violet, and orange, etc. Similarly when we pass love through the spiritual prism, we get the ingredients of love.
The ingredients of love, as in 1 Corinthians 13:4-7, are:
· Patience (Listen more) -- Love suffers long
· Kindness (Goodness) -- Love is kind
· Generosity (Sacrifices) -- Love does not envy
· Humility (Less ego) -- Love does not parade itself and is not puffed up
· Courtesy (Polite) -- Love does not behave rudely
· Selflessness (Thoughtful) -- Love does not seek its own
· Good temper (Gentle) -- Love is not provoked
· Guilelessness (Forgiving) -- Love thinks no evil
· Sincerity (Honesty) -- Love does not rejoice in iniquity but rejoices in the truth
· Forbearance (Accepting) -- Love bears all things
· Faithfulness (Committed) -- Love believes all things
· Hopefulness (Confidence) -- Love hopes all things
· Endurance (Perseveres) -- Love endures all things.
Patience; kindness; generosity; humility; courtesy; selflessness; good temper; guilelessness; sincerity; forbearance; faithfulness; hopefulness; and endurance---all these make up the stature of the perfect man.
4. What is the Fruit of Love?
The result of our love is manifested in our fruit. And according to Galatians 5:22-23, the fruit of love is:
· Joy ---a cheerful heart, a heart burning with love.
· Peace ---a heart that is at ease and at rest.
· Patience ---able to accept, endure, tolerate and suffer the tantrums, slights, blame, accusation, injuries and hurts, without retaliation.
· Kindness ---being generous, compassionate, and friendly.
· Goodness ---thoughtful and sensitive spirit.
· Faithfulness---keep to his promises and commitment.
· Gentleness ---kindly and tender in words and deeds.
· Self-control---great control over his thought and feeling.
And Mother Teresa also says:
- “The fruit of Love is Service and
Every one of us is looking for such fruit. All of us, without exception, greatly desire such fruit---joy, peace, patience, kindness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. People will know us for what we truly are, for “By their fruits you shall know them.”
5. Learning How to Love Better
What, then, is preventing us from loving better in order to obtain such fruit? Why don’t we love more? The problem is our human nature. Our w ill-power will not change us. Time will not change us. But Christians believe that Christ does change us.
Our characters are made more loving not by taking the bitter fluid out, but by putting something in---a great Love, the Spirit of Christ. This Spirit of Christ, who is love, will penetrate into us, sweeten, purify and transform us. Only this can eradicate what is wrong and work a radical change. It will renovate, regenerate and rehabilitate our inner nature.
So, abide in Christ, stay in His presence constantly, and soak in His love, His grace and His mercy. As Henry Drummond in 1884 said, “Contemplate the love of Christ, and you will love. Stand before that mirror, reflect Christ's character, and you will be changed into the same image from tenderness to tenderness. There is no other way. You cannot love to order. You can only look at the lovely object, and fall in love with it, and grow into likeness to it. And so look at this Perfect Character, this Perfect Life. Look at the great Sacrifice as He laid down Himself, all through life, and upon the Cross of Calvary; and you must love Him. And loving Him, you must become like Him. Love begets love. It is a process of induction. Put a piece of iron in the presence of a magnetised body, and that piece of iron for a time becomes magnetised. It is charged with an attractive force in the mere presence of the original force, and as long as you leave the two side by side, they are both magnets alike. Remain side by side with Him who loved us, and gave Himself for us, and you too will become a centre of power, a permanently attractive force; and like Him you will draw all men unto you, like Him you will be drawn unto all men. That is the inevitable effect of Love. Any man who fulfils that cause must have that effect produced in him.” (“The Greatest Thing in the World.”)
Finally, “Eternal life also is to know God, and God is love. This is Christ's own definition. Ponder it. "This is life eternal, that they might know Thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom Thou hast sent." Love must be eternal. It is what God is. On the last analysis, then, love is life. Love never faileth, and life never faileth, so long as there is love. That is the philosophy of what Paul is showing us; the reason why in the nature of things. Love should be the supreme thing---because it is going to last; because in the nature of things it is an Eternal Life. That Life is a thing that we are living now, not that we get when we die; that we shall have a poor chance of getting when we die unless we are living now. No worse fate can befall a man in this world than to live and grow old alone, unloving, and unloved. To be lost is to live in an unregenerate condition, loveless and unloved; and to be saved is to love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth already in God. For God is love.” (Henry Drummond, “The Greatest Thing in the World.”)
phew.... very very long. anyways, thats enough insight for the day... By the way, I have the Velvet Concert Audition in about a couple of hours! wish me luck!!
-darrenkhoo signing out
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