The real world

The chills

2011-11-10T10:27:00.000-08:00

hey,

its crazy, thinking back that the year is ending so soon. my first year in UNIversity is ending! with another paper due this Monday. two semesters gone in a blink of an eye.
heck,even my sister's starting her SPM examinations this monday! HOW INSANE IS THAT??

two years ago, i was doing SPM. haha, how terrified i was back then about life after high school. quite frankly, i still am! just that this time i'm a lil' bit more experienced ;)

but ya, 2011 has been an eye-opener. so many things to take from this year. the positives and the negatives.

Darren, as you're reading this anytime in the future.. remember that one+ hour quiet time out in the park. reflecting on how and what life is all about. it's gonna hit ya again one day :)

yeah, 'cause as i bring the curtains down on 2011.. with 2012 looming just around the corner. it scares me. really...

there's gonna be so many changes that it's tiring to try to wrap my head around it. you know how there will be a time when you know you've got to face uncertainty, a future that's so mysterious that it could drive you insane just thinking about it.

so ya, i'm going through that *thinking* period again. a lil' afraid of what's in store that life has for me. fingers *crossed* and all faith and trust in God that He will be there for me just as He has been.. same to you too! :D

i'll try not to get overhyped about it. it'll come when it comes, as they say? haha.. now just try to make 2011 count for whats left of it. its not gonna come back anyways.. apparently 40 days I have left, according to my friend.

oh and btw, today is 11/11/11. if that is significant to you in any way. but I believe in you making something significant yourself. you don't have to wait for events or things like this to happen. but its nice to do something memorable on days like this.. maybe it adds a special spice to it?

this song just happened to pop into my mind right now.

i'm getting better. letting go of her bit by bit. it's not as painful, certainly not as disturbing as before. but still think about her every once in awhile. then again, there's a reason why they say, scars will always be there. she'll always be a part of me, no matter what I do. but i'll make the best of it. as i always do :)

that's it from me.. have a blessed memorable day ahead. God bless all of you and see y'all again soon!

-darrenkhoo
signing out

A quiet night

2011-10-30T11:22:00.000-07:00

hey.

I kinda stole my title post off my friend Gloria's tweet. haha, seemed right as I'm writing this.

so yeah, exams are drawing near. tension is heating up. church stuff and responsibilities are piling up. life just doesnt seem to give us people a break. And yet, amidst all this.. tonight feels so quiet. there's this sense of peace about it that feels good ;)

haha, quiet and still moments like this every once in awhile helps. you should try it too :P

I've been doing my usual routines over the past few weeks or so. It's getting better, the hurt. Slowly but surely I know it'll fade away soon enough. 'Cause I know God is watching over me.. just as He is over you ;)

I went through our past conversations on SKYPE (if you don't know what this is, you better go get it now! :P) and I just reminisce on all those good times we shared. ahhh... its times like these that one should fill their thoughts with. Not all those damaging, discouraging, hurtful thoughts. Even though sometimes things might not work out the way we want it to be, there's always a good part to everything. Ponder on that, and you'll be alright :)

I remember writing something quite long ago.. about 'what if's. if things were done differently, what could've been? what would've been? what should've been? haha yeah.. going through this period again.

but looking at this as a whole, i'm truly grateful and lucky to be a part of her life. As someone special or even merely a friend.. never really got that out of my system. There will be people God put in your life for a reason, even if for reasons you might not understand. Be thankful because one day you'll look back and say..."I understand now."

Smile... as I always say. it helps.. ;)

that's all for now. till the next one people..

-darrenkhoo
signing out

What is is all about?

2011-10-24T00:05:00.000-07:00

hi there...

yeah, i know. it's my second consecutive post in two days. quite the achievement huh? maybe because i've had loads of stuff in my head that the human mind just isnt big enough to store. So, my posts act as an external hard disk for me to store my thoughts else where.

So, back to the title of this post. I've come to know this one thing.

Everybody, like it or not, would have come to a point in life where you'd ask yourself.. "what is life actually all about?". Ever even for a second, paused in that one moment of silence and felt that everything you do just seemed not *all that important*? I wouldn't use the term insignificant. but yeah, you get the idea..

Recently, with all the trials and tribulations.. i've come across that feeling a few times. maybe that's one of the reasons also why I got closer to Him. No, i'm not an EMO boy or some would call it. Its just one of those phases where you need to get through and pray that you come out it unscathed.

Over the years of my life, I've developed friendships.. Good ones at that but every now and then. some of them seem to wither away either because of different schools, lifestyles, distances, relationships and whatnot that have drifted us apart. I guess that's how life is. But with each and everyone of them, we would always be on good terms.

In relation to the previous post.. yet again I've found another group of friends whom I felt really comfortable with. we shared joy and laughter.. memorable times they were. But as I had said before, silly things have caused us to break up. or rather just myself in this case. What was once the *four* of us, have now become the three of them and me. You ever get that before? The knowing that somehow in someway it just doesn't feel the same any more?

yeah, though we may deny it.. one cannot hide the fact that times have changed and it is a pity we've come to this point. I can't complain but only hope they're still having good times together, with or without me. It pains me sometimes to know i have to shut a part of me that's so important (they were three of the closest people to me).. for now, i can only pray that God.. maybe one day I will again find good companions such as themselves.

But, thank you... for the memories. I will hold them dear. I can only wish them the best in their lives. who knows? maybe one day our lives will cross again and we could share the same laughter we once had. Until then...

-darrenkhoo
signing out

Another year

2011-10-23T10:12:00.000-07:00

hey,

so I here I am again. two months since my last post. sigh, time passes so fast that I really didn't even get the time to pause and realize it.

So many things have happened this year. And yet, when I ask myself.."what's the one thing you have achieved from the past 10 months or so?" and honestly.. i didnt really know what to say. geez, is it gonna be like that every year? the feeling of not doing something worth while throughout the whole 365 days..

i mean im sure everyone must've done something within the year. but can you really stand up and proudly say.. "yeah, i've done that!". well, i would like to get the chance to say that one day. maybe the time hasn't exactly come yet but im sure it will. for you too if you haven't done so.

But looking back, it's been a good year. New friends, environment, people, activities, lifestyle, dramas, memorable experiences... they were great. I mean, amidst all the heartache and pitfalls along the way. it's truly been a blessing to have lived life as I have. I'm sure you do too.

Though I must say, I do have one regret this year.

No, it wasn't my inability and indiscipline to study during my first semester.

or that I almost achieved first place in all the three scrabble competitions i joined these year (which would've given me a total of rm 1600 :-O )

or that I disappointed so many people when I could've been so much more responsible towards myself and others..

or that I didn't spend more time with You. when I had stated I was gonna make more time for You.

I mean, there are regrets there but all of which I can still work on in the future and hopefully I do. Things that I can still change for the better.

But rather, what I really regret was letting go of something that I truly cared about. something God, You Yourself had so graciously allowed to enter into my life. There were words said.. things done that simply just needed to stop. But too foolish was I not to know it back then. Ever get that feeling? never realizing all the stupid things you do until its over.

By then, it would've been too late. I know I can't change things of the past, its a given fact. But I can still change the future while its still there. Yes, you would've probably guess it by now. It's a girl. oohh, how teen life has knocked me back and forth all these years.

So yeah, I can't remember feeling the same way for her with the previous ones. you know how there are times when you tend to compare. yeah, she's just different. in ways that with all the God given words in the English language, I just simply cannot describe. it was special. everything was set. it was perfect. we were perfect. and yet, I did everything humanly possible to mess everything up.

haha, some of us are lucky enough to not actually understand what im saying. but some aren't. at the end of it all, I'm just glad we're friends now. It would be a shame to lose someone's friendship over matters like this. And it makes me happy to see her happy. Hopefully, in time to come she will forgive me and we'll look back at this and have a good laugh about it. She deserves someone better for the beautiful girl that she is.. both inside and outside.. and she will find him some day.

gosh, this sounds like a very phail-ed movie scene.. my post title should be renamed... :P
haha. but sorry if I bored you with this. as they always say, LIFE GOES ON!

so, hopefully I end this chapter with a smile and open a new chapter to life. Parents suggesting me to go to US or UK, probably even next year. but thats a whole different story. i'll tell you guys the next time :)

hopefully you've done something in your life this year worth while. and something that you've learned, taking forward as you press on. I sure have.

till the next one peeps!
-darrenkhoo
signing out

Cross Roads

2011-08-19T17:31:00.000-07:00

hey.. whoa, my plan to start blogging again 5 months ago is like totally failing. but here i am :)

hmm... facing difficult time in life now. So many friends and relatives flying off to further their studies. As happy as I am for each one of them, kinda sad to see so many leave so soon. -sigh- i guess that's part of life. Sometimes you've gotta let go of some things.

I kinda realized I never really took the time to appreciate having them here. Always having such a good time that I just never really thought that we'd come to this point. Figured we'll live life the way it is. Guess there are times in life where changes come and you gotta be strong enough to handle it. I just wish them all the best and hopefully we'll still be as tight as ever when they get back :)

For myself, watching them go makes me feel rather restless. I need to get out and do SOMETHING! but at the same time, i still feel a lil' insecure bout going overseas. ever got that feeling? that maybe you might not fit in or end up in a situation where you don't know what to do and there's no one to help you. :/

oh well, things come and go. I'll trust in God that whatever plans he has for me will be for the better. Uni life has resumed into the 2nd semester, doing well so far. Hurt a lil' here and there but still surviving. from now on, i'll try not to get too deep into things that i have no control over. And especially not to force things that are just not meant to be over-exerted.

tough decisions ahead! i know He'll guide me through and through. Praise the Lord!

till the next one again peeps..
-darren khoo
signing out :D

My Life

2011-05-14T10:20:00.000-07:00

Story of my life...

Greyson Chance's Waiting Outside the Lines~

You'll never enjoy your life,
living inside the box
You're so afraid of taking chances,
how you gonna reach the top?

Rules and regulations,
force you to play it safe
Get rid of all the hesitation,
it's time for you to seize the day

Instead of just sitting around
and looking down on tomorrow
You gotta let your feet off the ground,
the time is now

Stuck in that same position,
you deserve so much more
There's a whole world around us,
just waiting to be explored.

darrenkhoo
signing out =)

A little more to life?

2011-03-07T19:28:00.000-08:00

heya.. been a long hiatus from the blogging scene. so thought of getting back on it. I'll start of from where i left off. last year was a good experience. new lifestyle, friends, environment. I'm thankful it all ended well. though, the only downside was falling short of the 85% mark scholarship by a mere 2%. Oh well, thats the price you pay for constant Dota-ing day and night.

so anyways, moving on to the new year ( can't really call it new seeing as almost 3 months have passed!! xS ) degree life has been okay. hopefully I get a car soon, that'll really solve so many transport issues. having some skin issues again (de ja vu of early form 5 again :( ). hopefully when i read this again in a few months time, it'll be a positive look back.

Well, in case ya'll didn't know the Oscar awards just passed.. or was it Academy awards. anyways, Natalie portman was nominated for best actress (something like that) for her role in Black Swan. I personally thought the movie was okay ( not my cup o' tea ).

then I begun a research on her life. there's so much more to her than just her acting. I mean, her acting speaks volumes for itself, but she also excels in the other parts of her life. Academically and whatnot. Even named valedictorian :O

So, thinking bout people like that. and my cousins who've gone overseas to further their studies for example. gahh.. i feel so, i don't know whats the word. pathetic? lifeless? not using my potential to its fullness?

I've always wondered if I lived overseas like the US or something, that maybe i could've had more opportunities to life. or maybe exposed to a culture that could've propelled me to greater heights?

too much imagination and thinking " what if " isn't too good i guess. What I should be doing is to live my life like any other. I guess it has its moments too :D

this question will forever be a mystery. till the next one peoplez

-darrenkhoo signing out :D

Quotations!

2010-10-03T02:03:00.000-07:00

hey guys.. just wanted to post some nice quotes i've gathered from all around the internet. see if any suits you : D

I want to be your favorite hello, and your hardest goodbye

Love your heart, don't cry it out for someone who doesn't even know your real name

To do what you love for your living means to actually loving your life

Sometimes what you need is to avoid what you want.

It's not about who hurt and broke you down, it's about who was always there and made you smile again

I love non-stop texting phase with the person I like

When I text u, means I miss u. When I don’t, that just means I’m waiting for u to miss me

You know you're in love when you can't fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams

Boys.. Don't make her wait for you just because you know she will!

Don't show too much love to anyone. Coz sometimes, it creates a non-curable pain when they start avoiding you

Just because we don't say certain things, doesn't mean we don't feel them.

Wherever you go, no matter what the weather, always bring your own sunshine

A real relationship is like a river, the deeper it gets the less noise it makes

Sometimes the best memories are sad, because you know they will never happen again

People that are meant to be together always find their way in the end

I promise that there will be a day, when I won't be waiting for you to fall in love with me

Yeah, that's pretty much it. I've chosen those that somehow or rather relates to me once upon a time. haha, see if it applies to you! till the next one people.

-darrenkhoo
signing out

Human minds

2010-09-30T21:59:00.000-07:00

hey,
it's funny how those you think of the most.. think hardly if not nothing of you at all. and those you think hardly if not absolutely nothing of.. think of you the most.

haha.. that's all. wanted to convey that message :D

-darrenkhoo
signing out

A good deed!

2010-09-26T03:52:00.000-07:00

heyy! haha, how cool is this? another blogpost like few days after the previous one :D

recent examinations have been fairly okay so far. i've got 13.83/15 for math so far. hopefully i can keep this up till the end. :)

Oh and dad let me drive his car the other day! haha.. it wasn't long before i drove it alone. feels so much better than mum's WAJA. alot smoother.. no offence to the WAJA :D

I've just had an extra add math class on sunday. Yeah, the good deed! lol. hey! i didn't even charge for that class. sometimes, you've gotta think bout others first you know? you never know, it could end up beneficial to you more than the other person.. :)
Not sure if we can finish the syllabus in time for any sorta revision. i can only pray and hope for the best!

Ahhh.. i've agreed with my gym buddy, Alfred to start off Saturdays with study time at church library in the morning... oh man! my whole saturday is fully booked! hahaha awesomeness

tonight's CLeague resumes.. hopefully MU beat Valencia tomorrow. too many draws away from home! Even last Sunday with Bolton! GAHH!!!

btw, i've found yet another hidden talent. her name i think... is stephenie gee... gosh her voice is like..... why don't you hear it for yourself :D

yeah, i'm that crazy bout her now... :D i mean, if you listen to her.. who isn't? i particularly like her rendition of love the way you lie. superb!!

anyways, i gtg do some work. hope you love her as much as i do.. :)

P.S. someone once told me..
"You do the wrong thing.. you know the consequences for doing the wrong thing.. and still you do the wrong thing..." xS

-darrenkhoo
signing out

Passing phases

2010-09-24T04:11:00.000-07:00

yeah, another blog post here. seems a rarity that I write stuff here anymore. so anyhow, i don't know.. past few weeks or so have been some what of like a phase. In a bad way!

it's like I tried to think 'bout what happened but nothing really stands out. Well, apart from the fact that I lost my voice for a good 5 days or so. Btw, my voice changed somehow. Don't know if it sounds better or not, some said it cracked! at 18?!? xS

Shows that i've been doing some seriously unnecessary stuff. ever get that feeling? regret as you burn daylight. watch it fly by without even noticing at times.

oh and she came by the house for a night the other day. I was leaving the guard house almost simultaneously as she was entering it. I could see the grin on her face as I stared motionless, watching her dad drive by my car. It was like in the movies! only, this was so real and now I know what it feels.. time stopped for a moment there

But oh well, after recent events I think its time to let go. Not worth the effort nor time. Yeah, sometimes it's just best to let go of something 'cause you never know.. something better is in store for ya. xD

ooh, and I've embarked on the SAW marathon. Watched it with the guys last night, SAW1 & SAW2. can't wait for the next one...

and Worship Conference was awesome!! Sidny Mohede was uber awesome! I never knew how good Indon/Malay songs could be. he really rocked it the other night. sadly, i wasn't able to make it for glen packiam's one... sigh - wasn't feelin' well -

AHHH!!! i musn't forget the 3-2 score!! HAHA!! It's okay Liverpool fans, you still have the League Cup! oh WAIT!! you're outta that too! HAHAHA!! Europa League then, 'cause MU ain't participating in that one. :D

gahh.. another long long day ahead tomorrow. doing worship again this weekend after such a long time. need some practice :S fingers getting rusty.. here are some of the songs im playing :)

anyways.. its 3.24 am now! gosh i need to sleep. till the next one peoples!!

-darrenkhoo
signing outt

Living the Life~

2010-09-05T05:04:00.000-07:00

helloooo!! miss me much? *damn gay* hahaha

So here I am, 12.45 am 06/09/2010.. phewww! eight months have flown by. Anyways, just attended Change Your World Tour Yesterday.. it was awesome! Messages were great. YB Hannah Yeo was cool. didn't know she was so young. 1am was good. Well, I think I preferred the previous concert but this wasn't too far off :D

Been watching movies alot.. recently, SALT and STEP UP 3D!! woah, the latter was awesome.. especially in 3D! really cool. dancing was superb and the effects!! geeeezz.. now I really feel like dancing! especially to that song *Can't Even Handle me Right Now*

a pity I didnt learn dancing when I was young.. or guitar for that matter :)

Ahhhh!! SAW IV. really need to see the first, second, fifth and sixth sequel man!! ask dad to download ASAP.

Oh btw, I have Malaysian Studies exam this Tuesday. I dunno whats happening at all!! I'm so gonna shoot the whole thing. It's MCQ anyways.. so I have a 25% chance for each question. hopefully lady luck's with me.. and God Blessed I might just nick it :D

gtg now. it's already 1.10.. gosh so late. got college tomorrow. I'll leave y'all with a wicked song by Nelly.. damn nice, do enjoy !! :):)

A new LifeStyle~

2010-08-29T06:40:00.000-07:00

hello you.. it's 4am in the morning and im blogging. maybe its because I just watched the freakin' SAW IV movie!! yeah, with no lights and a big screen with superb sound system.
*Note to self
-don't watch SAW movies alone in the dark again.

So yeah, it's merdeka btw!! yeah baby.. about the way I live. it's upside down, i'm literally nocturnal. I guess most of us are during college years ( or isit just me )

Really should get my timing back to normal. or I'm gonna be stunted. it's bad enough i'm only like 5ft 7 or 8 inches. at 18 years old!! mum keeps complaining the younger generations getting shorter. and I hunch apparently.. grrrr need to rectify that too.

Just had futsal today after so long. muscle aching and had a few bruises. I guess that's the price you pay for not playing for so long..

oh oh btw, I have a friend that once told me. She got her facebook account deleted. need to focus on other stuff.. so when it was nearing her birthday, she put it to the test on which of those who really care and know when her birthday really was.

You see, most of those only wish us due to facebook and all that kinda stuff. But those who really remember would give you a call, a text or sometimes even throw a surprise party for you!! xD

So yeah, try it out one time.. don't reveal your birth date on fb and see which ones wish you. They're the one that truly remembers your birthday.. hehehe

anyways, i'm getting sleepy now ( dunno how ). i'll post up another one soon enough. happy merdeka MALAYSIA!!

P.S.: Found another smashing hit song by britt Nicole. hope you like it

-darrenkhoo
signing out

Too little time

2010-08-12T07:25:00.000-07:00

hiya fellas.. yeah, been since i dont know.. the last time i blogged like ages ago. maybe just was never in the mood. oh well, here i am :)
So i'm into the 3rd semester.. 2nd semester wasn't too shabby. Made new friends, built stronger friendships and did many new things. Note to self, never go cycling for an hour in the early hours of the morning without eating anything before. :S

Hmm... results came back and I didn't achieve a single goal i set out. Lol, oh well.. if you aim for the stars, you'll probably only reach the moon. There's still this semester to salvage some pride. I might just do it this time. *might*

Grandma's baptism is over. haha, she did it before my sis and I. how crazy is that. oh well, good for her and the family then :D had the privilege to reunite with some old cousins during the baptism. They're all grown up, so old (haha) with girlfriends and all.

That kinda got me thinking.. they're all overseas now. living the life ya know. all the pictures i see really makes me feel as though I SHOULD be doing something worth while. setting up the future to be enjoyable. Games like DOTA and whatnot really should be minimal during this day of age.. *SOMEONE HELP ME!!*

Hopefully the next few months will bear some fruit. there aren't enough things I've done so far this year to be remembered for. Nobody wants 2010 to go by just like that right? haha, my pastor once said.. "would you want someone to ask you, ' so how was 2010 for you?' and you reply by saying 'what happened in 2010?'..." that'll just be soooo sad.

oh and I've found a new gym partner, Alfred. We gonna be hittin' the gym every week before church now. So, you guys better watch out for some changes soon enough :D

anyways, i gtg now.. hopefully i'll be more diligent in posting some stuff here. catch up with y'all again soon!!

P.S. found this unknown artist through Alfred. Her name is Britt Nicole.. she's not bad. this one of her songs that I quite like.. Enjoy!!

-darrenkhoo signing out

An end to another historical moment

2010-07-13T09:16:00.000-07:00

Hey!! sorry for the sudden enthusiasm. Okay, I shall be myself now. *SOBSSS* Holland lost the finals! -sigh- I'm not against Spain; I actually love their style of football but I was really rooting for the Dutch. I guess the OCTOPUS was right yet again!!

Congrats to Spain players and nation, it was really nice seeing all of 'em so happy. Iker Casillas' face says it all. He even kissed his girlfriend on LIVE TV!! haha, apparently she was voted hottest reporter in the world (who gives them the authority to give her that title? though she is hot :D ). Oh and by the way, the referee seriously made so many bizarre decisions. The De Jong Kung fu kick, Puyol's foul and the clear corner kick that was given a goal kick. This call for some technology seriously!

Ahhh! how i want that feeling the Spaniards had the second the referee blew the whistle. I bet it was awesome. The whole world stops before you can even realise you've created history that generations in the future will remember for a very very long time. Phew!! I'm just getting high thinking 'bout it xP

Oh, did ya realise that the song "Wavin' Flag" was also dedicated to the Haiti people. It's not bad' even with the Bieber ending haha xD take a listen

Oh and I've just hit the Glee Season where Quinn stops wearing the cheerleader outfit. I think she was so perfect then, now she looks even better! Phew!! I've never had this ooomph since Nina dobrev xD

Anyways, go check it out. And there's this song by Mirana Cosgrove (the girl I use to think had a very annoying voice back in Nickelodeon) which is quite nice. Hope you like it :)

So I guess its the end of World Cup. Another 4 years in Brazil? haha, let's wait till then and see if Spain can retain their title. I guess this is the cue to start studying. exams and assignments are coming up! Oh oh!! and 180 Musical at DUMC is on this Sunday! do come!! 5pm or 3pm for the pre-event stuffs :D

I'll see y'all around soon. till the next one peeps

darrenkhoo
-signing out

A new Addiction

2010-07-07T08:57:00.000-07:00

Hey guys.. sorry been very busy with stuff of late. Haven't really got the chance to post anything up for awhile as ya can see. :)
anyways, been on this new addiction lately. It's called "GLEE"!! haha yeah that TV series you know? I guess probably right now in my life, i'm really intrigued by all these teenage drama stuff. It's kinda cool, if you haven't seen it yet. the actress Dianna Agron playing the role "Quinn" is SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOooo HOTTTTTTTT!!! gahh, i love that girl. who doesnt?? Rachel is okay okay. not my type. So yeah, if ya don't know what i'm talking about, seriously go check it out man! and check HER out! :)

So, World Cup's been going on. One of my teams got knocked out (argentina), sadly to say. At least Holland made it through to the finals! I hope Spain avenge Argentina's defeat by beating Germany later tonight. Actually, I've never seen Argentina play so badly in that quarterfinal clash. Come to think of it, I'm statring to believe in all the match-fixing bookies stuff. For example, that Holland-Brazil game.. at the end Holland could've easily scored 3-4 goals but they played like kindergarten kids towards the goal. Oh well, I hope there's none of that nonsense later tonight. GO SPAIN!!

I've gotta go now. need to sleep in order to wake up for the match later. will post some personal commentary 'bout it. xD
till the next one peoples!!

-darrenkhoo
signing out

My story Book

2010-06-16T10:03:00.000-07:00

hey guys. Sorry, have been busy lately. doing stuff, assignments, tests.. didn't really have enough time to post something up. anyways, i'm here now. :D

First of all, Fifa WORLD CUP 2010 has been quite disappointing thus far. Only Germany have shown somewhat of a world class pedigree as they beat Australia 4-0. The rest have really been boring and even Spain lost to Switzerland!! and to think I had predicted a 3-0 or 4-0. 2nd round of matches start later, let's hope for something better this time. SOUTH AFRICA FTW! :)

i've got another 2 days of college before holidays start. Hmm... should we have a CG outing this saturday? oh and I'm heading off to Singapore for a few days with me high school mates. It's been quite some time since we've got together, so I think it'll be great. I think Joy and whoever else helped did an awesome job planning. These are the kinda people you would really want in a team project and whatnot. Though, Kai xiang can't be able to make it :( sucks

Oh and i can drive already. Did i tell you? well, only around KK for now but thats good enough. Hopefully I'll be able to drive out further soon :) give me a holler if you need a ride :P

i've been watching some sentimental videos lately. Then I thought to myself... maybe in say.... 10-15 years time, when i'm somewhere in another country (probably europe).. at a countryside town with some friends sitting in this field of yellow flowers and the wind breezes through our faces accompanied by the warmth the sun knows only.. that I might think and look back at all the wonderful memories life has given me in the past. Flashbacks you know.. somehow I have this vision that it will happen one day. kinda like the video "Wake me when September ends".

Wouldn't that just be an awesome moment? when the world around you just stops for a period of time where you can just appreciate life as it should be, watching the happy and memorable images pass by. It is after all your own personal story book that you and probably God knows every single detail of it. ahhh, how soothing that'll be :)

So yeah, i'm writing my book as i'm writing this post too. hahaha, it really gives you a wake up call as to what you're doing with life. You don't wanna turn 80 one day and look back at a scarred or scribbled page in your book. No regrets! That's what I need to live for. Maybe you should too.

need to get back on track with life. i'm 18 for heaven's sake.. should enjoy as an 18 year old while i still can :D it's 28 minutes past 1am now. Been like that lately, not good for health. so i guess i'll see y'all again.. hopefully sometime soon :)

till the next one peeps..
-darrenkhoo
signing out

NERDS here i come!

2010-06-05T10:05:00.000-07:00

yo wassup.. okay i've had my last day of fun today. It's time to start the transition into nerd mode starting tomorrow. I reviewed my study hours for the past month or so.. it's been an average of 0 and 1 hour per week... gahhhh!!! this sucks. I feel guilty. Ever felt that? When you play and go out, having fun.. a part of you just tells you "HEY THAT JUST ABOUT ENOUGH!".

So yeah, I'm having that life revelation now. I recently scored a 3.8 outta 5 for this ridiculous math assignment that I could've easily scored the full 5 had I not done it half-awake. grrrr, didn't occur to me while I was doing it that it was worth the 5 marks. must've slipped my mind. From now on, I ain't going to give away any more free marks.

Topic tests are coming up. I'm going for the 10% for math. I'ma make sure this semester math score's above 90. English above 85% and macro econs above 80%. Malaysian studies is a different story. hahaha, yeah history is quite boring. But I think they're only having the interesting parts and its in english so it isn't too bad. I'm gunning for a 90% for that too.

As you can see, i've set my standards. Have you for yours? if you haven't then it's about time you do. Or else what's the point of you studying? You need a goal!

Away from the nerdiness.. Stosur lost the final x(
Oh well, Nadal still to win tomorrow's men singles against Soderling xD

Hmmm... recent rocking songs in my playlists..

IYAZ - SOLO
EMINEM - Not Afraid
Hayley ft. eminem and BoB - Airplanes
Mizz Nina ft. Colby O'Donis - What'cha waitin' for
Taio Cruz - Break your heart
Alexander Burke ft. Pitbull - All Night Long
Taeyang - Wedding Dress
Charice ft. Iyaz - Like a Pyramid
Your love is my drug - Kesha

these few songs :) try to listen to them if you have the time xD

anyways, i gtg now. Get to drive tomorrow morning.. yay! :) c'yall then

-darrenkhoo
signing out

A whole new world

2010-06-03T09:12:00.000-07:00

hi there. yeah, you. Well, first things first... I passed my driving exam xD how cool is that huh? scored a 17/20. haha, i don't really care bout the score.. as long as i passed it.

This means, i'm a legal driver. Might be getting a car, dunno when though. For now, i'm just practicing with parents before they actually allow me to drive on my own. I wonder how long that'll be? how long was yours? haha

Oh and what kinda spoiled my day was that my SPM remark results were back.. after sooo long. It turns out everything remained the same, "KEKAL" as it was written. Oh well, i guess maybe I had too high an expectation. It was worth the try ;)

Just finished 2nd last practice for CES CHOIR. the shirt provided isn't too bad. A lil' baggy (according to some) but over all okay. We sounded pretty good upon recording. haha, it was like we had our own studio. pretty cool. I can't wait for next week!!

Speaking of next week, someone mentioned South Africa during practice today. haha, it's gonna be a FOOTBALL FRENZY soon. Just another week! HOLLAND and ARGENTINA!! ALL THE WAY BABY!!

oh and federer is outta FRENCH OPEN. That leaves NADAL as the favourite.. haha, another GS title in the bag RAFA. Oh and I'm supporting Stosur in the women's draw. she's quite good xD

college has been good to me lately. Starting to express myself more. Knowing lots more people. Then again there's this side of me i'm trying to get rid of. The loud talkative side. The boastfulness at times. Gahhh, sometimes it comes out naturally before I can even control it and that's what hurt the most. Do you have something similar? Something about you you just really want outta your system. Gosh, it's about time I start to grow up. Russel Peters once said, "be a man! Do the right thing!". haha or should the honour go to the chinese dude who said it? :P

anyways, been sleeping very late these past week or so. Friends and I having some fun on9 till late nights which isn't very good for health. tsk tsk, those of you staying up till 1am or so and with school the next morning should really kick the habit now :)

so yeah, it's 12.39am now. haha, i'd best go to sleep. talk to y'all again soon.. good nightss

-darrenkhoo
signing out

PARTY!

2010-06-01T10:07:00.000-07:00

hey there... attended a party the other day. They played this song... and it's been ringing in my head non-stop. It's an awesome song! makes you really wanna go party and move around. I think I might just go for another party one last time before I go "nerd" mode 100% xD

here's the song! ENJOY!!

Slowly but surely

2010-05-31T22:31:00.000-07:00

haha.. yeah whats up. i'm back here again :)
so, i've been doing some deep thought of late. I've watched a few of my friends take off overseas, taking full advantage of their scholarship opportunity. That's awesome huh? One to India doing dentistry, another to Australia doing psych. Yeah, i know, pretty cool right?

Now if only I had studied a LIL' bit harder!! haha, then I could be one of 'em too. But there goes the "if only" again. -sigh- I'd like to come to a point in life where there is no need for the use of those two words. don't you? as drowning and sickening that feeling is, I guess it is and will always be true for the rest of my life. haha, yeah same goes for you too for whatever you missed out on.

That brings me to today's topic. I was just browsing through my cousin Kelly's facebook photos lately and I see the joy she's going through, studying overseas. Friends she's made, places she's been, cultures she's come to know. Made me think...

HEY!! there's a whole new world out there. and its just waiting for me to go explore it. haha, I did have a dream to accomplish before I die, that is to visit all the 7 WONDERS!! you should've a long life dream too. x)

but anyways, really made me realise i'm so stuck with life here. Gosh!! assignments, relationships, futsal, endless time wasting. It kinda gives me a bump in the head saying, "DUDE!! wake up. Do something useful thats actually gonna help YOU for a change!"

Of course, sometimes it's okay to be a lil' bit more concentrated on improving yourself. :)
Who knows, maybe one day when I'm out there doing something worth remembering.. probably someone else would see my situation instead and get inspired as I did with Kelly.

So yeah, if you haven't been doing anything fruitful.. I strongly suggest you take some time out to think about it. It could change your life just like that *SNAP*. haha

Okay so enough with the life revelation for now. Grandma is back! She went holidaying in China for over a week. GAH!! i wanna go holidays, probably europe. Furthest I've been to is Australia. xS

Oh and yesterday was CES Choir practice again. We're just doing some fine tune ups before the last practice this Thursday night. The following week will be the performance. So if ya wanna catch me in uniform in a CHOIR for the FIRST time, come to DUMC Dream Centre on the 12th and 13th June 2010. It's during MCCC! It's gonna be SO AWESOME!! ;)

anyways, I got to go now. Taking a cab to college :)
P.S. I'm having my JPJ exam tomorrow! Let's hope I pass it and I can start driving my friends and I around. NO MORE WASTING TIME!!

WORLD CUP in 10 days? xDxD

FRENCH OPEN : NADAL STILL TO WIN :)

-darrenkhoo
signing out

Eyes :)

2010-05-27T04:06:00.000-07:00

whats up you! yeah.. so the very fact that i'm posting this right now means i'm not blind! haha how cool is that? yeah, doctors said nothing wrong with my eyesight. Got me a lil' worried for a moment there..

So, it kinda got me thinking.. my eyes. precious little things they are. I seriously need to appreciate them. I saw a few people who had some serious problems with their eyes( I wont describe it ). I guess God's beautiful creation must be put to good use.

What are you doing with them? you looking at things you not suppose to? taking care of it the way its supposed to be? they're a powerful thing. sorrrrryyyy if i sound over dramatical, haha.

okay fine, changing subject. I've just re-watched the movie My sister's Keeper with my sis. Still it touches me somehow, nearly brought tears rolling down my cheek. THAT SONG! gahhh, so simple yet meaningful in ways i cannot describe. I've got it here, you can listen to it and really understand the lyrics. Uberly awesome man! very EMO though xP

Oh and had futsal match yesterday. FIA january intake v FIA march intake. It was a good game. The players were friendly except for a few. Towards the end of the game, I tackled the ball cleanly and this dude pull my hand back nearly ripping off my skin! ZZzz, 3 red marks were on my hand. gahhhh, so rough. CHINESE!! i can never understand some chinese people. even the malay dude was so friendly. I guess maybe he didn't like losing that much. Un-sportsman like. You win some you lose some man.

You ever felt that before. Something touted to be a nice friendly activity ends up being slightly more brutal than expected. People not showing sportsmanship is really a disgrace. -sigh-

Speaking o' sports.. French Open is up and running. Safina is outta the first round. I seriously dunno how she got to No.1. the way she played, utterly disappointing.. I'm still banking on Nadal to win. Now that guy is a true gentleman. xD

Football's getting hotter each day, leading up to the World Cup. Watch out for all the latest news..

By the way, I'm going through my earliest posts on this blog. haha, October 15th 2010 will be its 3rd birthday. It's nice reading through what you wrote last time. Brings back fond memories...

Anyways, i gtg now. Watching another movie now, Sherlock Holmes this time. I heard it wasn't too bad. Hope im not disappointed :)

P.S. here's the song for your entertainment.. ( no, not the Adam Lambet song! )

-darrenkhoo
signing out

Events Galore!

2010-05-26T08:32:00.000-07:00

hielo there..
it's been two days in a row now that i've been coming back late. Doing loads of stuff lately. Tomorrow continues with appointments with doctors and friends. Oh btw, if you never noticed.. i've got this lil' problem with my left eye. somehow it's kinda more sensitive than my right one. A lil' smaller too at times. So, have to check up with the eye-specialist tomorrow.. hopefully nothings too wrong with it.

There are too many things these days. And just when I had the mood to borrow economics books to start STUDYING (1st time), then all this comes up. I even have Teacher's Day to attend tomorrow. xS

Maybe it's God's way of keeping me alive through these hard times.

Oh and during English class today, we were told to write poetry comprising of many different types. It was done in groups and this one group wrote a love/hilarious/goofy/seductive poem for my teacher. haha, it was awesome.. I felt seduced! LOL!!

haha ever tried that before? if you haven't I seriously encourage you to. Boy or girl it don't matter. Preferably boy.. a girl doing it just doesn't seem very right hehe :P

So anyways, WORLD CUP is in 16 days!! I'm gonna watch at least a match everyday if i can. Not gonna miss it for the world :P You shouldn't too!!

aikhz.. its 11.40 pm now. have to get some sleep now. see y'all again soon then. nights

-darrenkhoo
signing out

Top Performers?

2010-05-25T08:55:00.000-07:00

heya. Hm... my mum had a chat with Ms Ruma Lopez today, inquiring bout the fees for the second semester. Apparently Ms Ruma remembered my name, as one of FIA's top performers xS
Just so you know, I had 3A's and 2B's for my first semester. haha, I guess that kinda gives you somewhat of a picture of what FIA is like. Oh well, I don't know if I should feel happy or sad :P

Anyways, mom told me a story.. of how a girl who scored a mere 2A's in SPM managed to attain a full scholarship for her degree course and so forth (i think). This was all because she worked very hard after the disappointment of form 5. She concluded the telling tale saying how there is still hope after SPM.

HMMMMMM...... I guess this could probably be a wake up call. PMR and SPM have been somewhat of a blessing I guess. Didn't really study much, well I guess you could say I hardly studied at all during my schooling life. The only time that ever happened was probably UPSR, the only exam to date that I actually felt confident leading up to the momentous exam days.

Gahhh.. I need a drive! some form of adrenaline, something that would hit me THAT HARD in the head!! you have any ideas? 'cause I guess I am 18 already after all. getting old peoples!!!

Oh and 2nd semester is coming in thick and fast. Assignments, activites... just when I was enjoying a lil' daybreak. A-Levels having their semester break xS

Oh and there's this awesome version of the song AIRPLANE by HAYLEY (paramore) feat. B.o.b and Eminem. I hope you enjoy it. don't mind the slightly *crude language...

Gtg guys... duty calls me for far more important stuff. Btw, I have been a lil' emo lately. THAT MEANS!!! NEW SONGS!! haha...
i'll post some up the next time. :)

see y'all
-darrenkhoo
signing out

Love

2010-05-24T04:28:00.000-07:00

Hiya there,
No.. if you're thinking what you're thinking 'bout today's topic then it's not exactly what I mean. I'm talking 'bout the friendlier and more subtle version of love. haha..

I guess I never took time to appreciate the love I have, be it from my friends, family or even God Himself. I guess I am now. Let's go one by one...

Edwin and Kai xiang.. always there with me if i needed someone to chill with. Just the guys enjoying life during the good and bad times. 2008 has been a great year but nothing compares to 2009. I'm sure we'll have an endless time of friendship years to come :)

Sarah-Ann and Wendy.. gosh, i still dunno how we got so close. But ever since form 3 I guess you were and still are one of my closest buddies. 'Em endless calls talking nonsense, everything I will always remember. When I can drive, we'll go out alot more often yeah?

Michael.. gah, taught me soo much. i can only be so grateful. Buddy, mentor... thank God He sent someone like you to me. It has changed my life ever so dramatically and I still thank Him to this date. Someone whom I will always remember :)

Danial, Kabir, Ashraf, Sean.. buddies @ primary school and buddies forever. haha, nice clump of races huh? malay, mamak, sikh, chinese.. lolz. I couldn't have found a better group of friends then :)

Shaun, Eugene, Isaac, Laviniya, Priya.. group of peoples whom I had an awesome time with. You guys are really great. The times we spend together will definitely be memories for which I shall cherish for a long long time.

And to my other friends, teachers and church members... it has been a blast hanging with y'all. My years at high school and primary were definitely to die for. I wouldn't have changed anything as the way it was. I'm just truly grateful. :)

Phew!! haha, it's like as though I'm at my funeral just before I die. Of course to my family and HIM, with love I thank y'all for everything. 18 years of my life have come with blessings aplenty. whew!! 18 years! man im old.... ZZZzzz

So yeah, when troubles come.. I guess these are the few people I look to. I bet you have your own list of awesome people that you hold ever so dearly to. You really need to take some time to appreciate them just a lil' bit more. This is before you lose 'em and never get the chance to do so. :)

ANYWAYSSS.......back to life. I've been entrapped into the Vampire Diaries saga again. Dad downloaded more episodes.. Gosh, how I love Nina Dobrev!!!

Oh and in case ya didnt know.. yesterday was Global Day Of Prayer 2010!!! if you weren't at Stadium Malawati then you really missed a historical event. I hope y'all did your own prayers at home. Stand United as ONE for the LORD!!

Aikhss... I gtg now. Sarah waiting for me on the phone. I'll talk to y'all again soon? haha, have a good one peoples!

P.S. found a lovely new song. ENJOY!!

-darrenkhoo
signing out

Surprise!!

2010-05-22T07:48:00.000-07:00

heyyyy whatsss uppppp peoples in the housee!!

So yeah, first of all I didn't get the JPA scholarship to go overseas. Well anyways I wasn't really expecting it, chances were very low. O'well, there's still the glimmer of hope on the local one.

Then again, none of my friends got it so if they can't even get it.. I didn't really think I could get it. Though it was kinda fun telling some of my friends I got it..

Alicia: beng way!! so how? did you get it?
Beng way: yeah
Alicia: serious?? congratsss... where to?
beng way: papa new guinea
Alicia: zzzz

hahaha... it was cool. News traveled fast, 'cause within 15 seconds other knew I got the scholarship. And within 10 seconds they all knew I was bull-shitting.. haha. And that was when I only told Alicia bout it. cool huh?

Oh oh in case you didn't know. My mum was online chatting with other peoples on the day of the release. haha, 'em nerds!! xP
Lol, i had a feeling she wasn't talking to other applicants. I think they were probably the mothers of applicants too just like her. HAHA!! A forum for moms x)

By the way, each time my mum refreshed the JPA page.. apparently an increase of averagely 70 hits per second. How crazy is that? 70 people refreshing the same page per second at the same time.. ZZZzz NERDS!! xS

so anyways, bout the topic for this post. I guess well, I've been going through the motions lately. Good times, bad times. An even mixture of both. Some ended happily while others not so good. I guess we all have rough patches in life huh? yeah, but this time I guess i'll be a lil' bit more mature in handling 'em. You should too! xD

This is especially for those events which totally surprise you from outta the blue. I mean some things I really didn't expect to happen, but it did. You experienced it before? I guess you just really need to pick yourself up and get through it.

Oh and look, I found the perfect song for today's post. I'm not sure if y'all know this song but I had it up as my blog song some time ago.. haha hope you enjoy it!

P.S. Champs League Final is starting in about 2 hours! Inter v Bayern!! haha i think i might just watch it! 2am?!?!? xD

i'll see y'all around soon. needs to hang out with my friends more... seriously

-darrenkhoo
signing out

Could it all Change?

2010-05-20T02:41:00.000-07:00

hey peoples.. look i've been keeping up with the blogging for the past few days.. haha xP

So, it's the 20/05/2010.. Thursday 5.47 pm. I just got the news yesterday that the JPA results would be coming out tomorrow. Phew!! after all the steps, I'm finally here at this point. *applying/hospital tour/interview*
It could alter the course of my future really... a decade set before me. haha, yeah it looks like "whoa!" if you say it like that but I guess I'll take it slowly one step at a time. I can't wait for it!!

Oh and judging by my friends' results in their remark of the SPM papers, it doesn't look too good for me. A majority of them had their papers "Kekal" as the original grading given to them. I hope mine doesn't though, or rm200 *poof* just like that!

Btw, I've just completed another 3 hours of driving lesson this morning. Apparently, i could do my QTI test this saturday and the other tests on June 2. that means I could get my license as soon as 2 weeks!! how cool is that? no more waiting on transport and wasting time anymore!!

Speaking of this morning, I was wondering if to skip econs class for the driving 'cause I didn't want to cancel my driving lesson instead. I'd booked 3 hours and telling the instructor so last minute might aggravate him and so I went with the lesson. Phew, how please I was to hear that the econs class was cancelled! So I killed two birds with one stone! Sorry to my other classmates who went to college for nothing. Sun-U was quite inefficient.

It's the Champions League 09/10 final this saturday!! Friends asking me to go out mamak. Sure, but it's 2am! gahhh, I hope I can get a few people to come along xD

Oh, I finally reconciled with people whom I thought we argued for no good reason. Well, I really don't like being in a heated situation with someone.. so yeah xD

anyways, i gtg peoples! Oh and GLOBAL DAY OF PRAYER is on this SUNDAY!! Let's stand united people!

-darrenkhoo
signing out

The little things...

2010-05-17T05:32:00.000-07:00

hey there.. yeah sorry, had neglected this blog for abit. I'll try to be more consistently consistent next time. :)
so how've ya been? I hope you're not wasting the next 5 mins of your life on this post xP

so, these past few weeks have been somewhat a learning experience for me. Apart from the college stuff which too had taught me so many things (apart from the education). Well, yeah i've come to learn one valuable thing for which most of you might already have heard of. Its about cherishing what you have now before you regret it when its gone forever. xD

haha.. deep statement.... and no, just in case you're wondering, im not emo-ing. xP
oh well, it's just that the people around me now (*winks*), the things i have, the life i live... all the little things. I'm taking a slight paradigm shift on them. haha, maybe my ever shallow mind was so engulfed in the joys of life that I didn't really pay attention to some of the awesome things and people i have. yeah, i guess you could say I lost a few precious things... hence the sudden revelation xD

anyways.. away from all that. I've joined the CES choir in church. So yeah, we gonna perform for MCCC this year. not bad huh? sign up for MCCC and you might just see me up on stage :P

College life is not bad so far.. still surviving xP oh btw, i got my first sem. results.. I had an A,A,A,B,B. Grrr.. one of 'em B's was only 1 mark away from an A !!!
o'well, i'll be thankful for the A's that nearly ended up being B's..

all in all.. life's been treating me pretty okay lately. Well, one thing's for sure. I'll definitely enjoy it better the moment my license arrives! i've got 4 hours down and 6 more to go!! Gosh, I really cant wait to drive. All those hours wasted will finally be put to a stop. xD

Oh and i've watched a couple of movies lately.. iron man 2 (not bad) and Nightmare on Elm Street (okay). I really wanna watch IP Man 2 though. everyone says its awesome! can't wait for that too !!

sikes.. i've run outta time people. i'll catch y'all around sometime. c u then and have a nice day!!

-darrenkhoo
signing out

The end of another month

2010-04-29T21:14:00.000-07:00

sigh. I guess April 2010 comes to a close today. We aint gonna get it back. I hope you did something worth remembering. i certainly did something special for myself :)

haha, end of april... end of holidays. Looks like college looming ahead again. gahh, so fast. probably too fast. there should at least another week of holidays. oh well, have to revert my eating and sleeping pattern back to default again. Been sleeping very late and waking up very late too. how i was enjoying my holidays xP

hmm... what else to post now? im quite blur now. sorry.. maybe the next time if i have more stuff to say yeah?
till then peeps!
enjoy ur last moments of APRIL 2010!!
-darrenkhoo
singing out

Semester break!

2010-04-22T18:36:00.000-07:00

1 1/2 weeks of holidays. awesomeness.. oh, hi there :D
yeah, I've just finished the 1st of 3 semesters for my foundation year. exams are over! oh and speaking of exams. my english test!! gahh, just a tip. if they recommend you to do 2 essays, the first within 30 mins and the next within 1 hour.. you should probably follow their recommendation. and remember to bring a jacket to a freaking cold place or you'll regret it. this is what happened...

1 hour 15 mins before the end. (it was a 3 hour exam)
I've completed the previous parts, got two more essays to go. I spent roughly about an hour on the 30 min recommended essay. that leaves me with 15 more minutes. and by the way, the last 30 mins, all of a sudden my body was literally freezing! and the last 10 mins! i needed to go to the toilet!! and I still had a 1hour recommended essay to write in 15 mins!!

so yeah, i wrote it without stopping or even blinking.. literally xD
I ran to the toilet immediately after the exam, and you could imagine the relief xP
so I really hope I did well or at least reasonably okay..

Math and econs test wasnt too bad. haha I had a wager with my math teacher, if I scored 100% for the test, she'd treat me to dinner. haha! I'd be expecting my dinner soon xPxP

so holidays.. overplanned x(
yesterday had futsal in some unknown place for which i got my leg injured x(
today.. blah have to cancel paintball with friends for add math tuition (oh btw, i'm teaching add maths now! haha).
mission conference starts tonight! cant wait.. tomorrow whole day gone.. conf, church, dinner with relatives. sunday also same.
next week also have lots of stuff planned. oh well, i hope holidays doesnt pass too fast! i still need to learn to drive !

oh btw, you guys ever heard of Plants v Zombies? its a game.. mini game. It's kinda like Tower Defense. not a bad game, quite fun haha xD

so, what'cha doing with your days recently? April 2010 is ending! go do something fun! x)

oh and i just might return to the scrabble scene for abit. haha, got my DOTA addiction over. more time for scrabble now :)

and I guess you could say I did enjoy my prize giving ceremony. they didn't play the Vitamin C song though :(
I did get to see Puan Ong though.. haha, after some bad timing.. we always couldn't meet. anyways, had some fun. I got to be the monitor again for one last time. led the class to greet her again. haha! xD gonna miss the place and the peoples.

I've been meeting some pretty cool people lately. I hope to do more of that in the future. need to overcome a slight shyness I have... :P

until the next one peoples.. i better go for now!
ciaoz!

-darrenkhoo
signing out

This is it!

2010-04-16T04:15:00.000-07:00

Hi peoples.. so i guess tomorrow will be the last day my friends and i walk into the secondary high school as people who are actually related to the school as somewhat of students(not sure that came out correctly)

loads of pictures and memories expected tomorrow. I just wanna have a good time. lets hope i do x)
i can find no better song to relate to than this...

"Graduation (Friends Forever)"

And so we talked all night about the rest of our lives
Where we're gonna be when we turn 25
I keep thinking times will never change
Keep on thinking things will always be the same
But when we leave this year we won't be coming back
No more hanging out cause we're on a different track
And if you got something that you need to say
You better say it right now cause you don't have another day
Cause we're moving on and we can't slow down
These memories are playing like a film without sound
And I keep thinking of that night in June
I didn't know much of love
But it came too soon
And there was me and you
And then we got real blue
Stay at home talking on the telephone
And we would get so excitedand we'd get so scared
Laughing at ourselves thinking life's not fair
And this is how it feels

As we go on
We remember
All the times we
Had together
And as our lives change
From whatever
We will still be
Friends Forever

So if we get the big jobs
And we make the big money
When we look back now
Will our jokes still be funny?
Will we still remember everything we learned in school?
Still be trying to break every single rule
Will little brainy Bobby be the stockbroker man?
Can Heather find a job that won't interfere with her tan?
I keep, keep thinking that it's not goodbye
Keep on thinking it's a time to fly
And this is how it feels

La, la, la, la:
Yeah, yeah, yeah
La, la, la, la:
We will still be friends forever

Will we think about tomorrow like we think about now?
Can we survive it out there?
Can we make it somehow?
I guess I thought that this would never end
And suddenly it's like we're women and men
Will the past be a shadow that will follow us 'round?
Will these memories fade when I leave this town
I keep, keep thinking that it's not goodbye
Keep on thinking it's a time to fly

ciaoz peeples... next week 1st semester final exams. gotta study!
darrenkhoo
signing out

Medical Interview

2010-04-13T17:29:00.000-07:00

hiya peeps... so yeah, remember how I was gonna tell you 'bout the whole interview experience? yeah okay.. let me roughly brief you through it. Gathered at the place at about 7.30am. It was at Presint 5 i think.. the big building!

Loads o' people were there. people started checking which panel they were in (i think there were bout 15 panels in all). Each panel consisted of 3 interviewers. i was in panel 6 along with my friend Eugene. we registered.. gave our photo-stated documents and waited for our turn. I was the 3rd group to go in, eugene the following one. we heard ppl talking bout their interviews.. some asking bout H1N1, globalisatoin, smoking.. all sorts of stuff. kinda got me a lil' anxious... hopefully they don't ask me too many factual questions. I don't think i can answer too many of 'em!

My turn.. We go in by fives.. i was number 4, the only chinese and boy.. 3 malay girls and an indian girl. Judges were a malay woman, man and chinese man. We were told to seat down on prepared chairs 'bout 2 meters from the panel. Malay woman told us to give an introductory.. in which she spoke in rojak (english/malay) so I guess the first girl played it safe by answering in malay. We followed suit.

The questions posed were simple and casual ones... the first two interviewers we conversed in malay..
Q#1
what have you done in the past that you think has helped you in improving your soft skills that could possibly help you in your future career and how?
Q#2
What do you see yourself doing in 10 years?
Q#3
What is your favourite colour? ( just to break the ice i think )
Q#4
Who is your idol?
Q#5
What have you done in the past that has made yourself and others proud of you apart from your SPM results?
*now in english*
Q#6
what is your biggest influence in life?
Q#7
would yo prefer to study oversea or locally?

So yeah, that's basically what they asked. its was a good experience.. so those who are going for any interviews as such anytime soon.. the only advice i can give you is just be yourself, stay calm and speak confidently.. you'll be okay :)
gtg peeps.. see y'all soon

-darrenkhoo
signing out

Friends Forever

2010-04-10T20:49:00.000-07:00

hey guys.. So I've just watched the movie 'My Sister's Keeper'. I think It's quite a good movie.. definitely one to remember. If you haven't watched it, I strongly suggest that you do. I think it's based on a true story... or on a novel. Anyways, I don't wanna spoil anything for you. go check it out yeah?

My prize giving ceremony is on this weekend. You know I can still remember exactly how it was like 2 years back when I just finished PMR and was watching all those SPM candidates take their prizes. Phew, I'm one of 'em now. How time flies just like that. It's good to see friends again.. not to mention teachers as well xD

I was really hoping they would play this song during the last day of SPM or at least when we collected our SPM results. I guess not. Who knows? they might still play it this weekend... I guess this is probably the number#1 song for situations like this. it's a classic. If im not mistaken, my primary school played this as the std6's walked out of school as students for the very last time.

Very emotional.. some even cried and I mean boys too!

I'm sure it'll bring some down to tears if they actually play it this weekend xD

anyways, I saw a quote that was quite meaningful. haha, i might use it in one of my essays one day. xP

"If you love something, let it go. If it comes back to you, it's yours forever. If it doesn't, then it was never meant to be."

hehe sounds exactly like how the movie Serendipity played out. that is also quite a nice movie.. kate beckinsale is in there (HOT!)

gotta guys.. enjoy the song, i'm sure you all know it already :) just allow urself 4:41 minutes to be a lil' sentimental. have a great one peeps!

-darrenkhoo

signing out

Legalized

2010-04-09T05:15:00.000-07:00

hey.. so we're 4 months into 2010 already. How fast is that? Sometimes its okay to take a break for an hour or so just to look at life itself... enjoying all the happy moments before. So yeah, another day.. another year. I'm 18 now. Heck, its passing all too fast. I can still remember my 17th.. I was quite happy cuz i was the senior in the school. And well, that coinciding with the fact that I was expecting something from someone after the march 6th incident. x(

It's been 18 years since i came out from.. *ahem ahem* i guess you can say I am legal now. haha.. I kinda feel old but at the same time young somehow. Does that make any sense??

I had a pretty good birthday, though I must say I wished I had celebrated it with my best buds.. out somewhere. There's nothing better than to just spend time with 'em. I did go out with friends to watch 'Clash of the Titans'.. not as nice as the trailers had appeared to be. a bit disappointed. I had a couple of friends stay overnight.. eugene and jeck (new friends from college)

thanks y'all for all the wishes. much appreciated.. and all the personal calls. Natalie, next time when i say i'm in class... dont call me 16 times. xS and sarah, im still grateful you called :)

Had a great present. A laptop.. haha, yeah thanks dad and ma.

Oh and 'bout the interview... maybe i'll elaborate more bout it another day? I'll give you a proper insight of how it exactly went. i enjoyed it.. haha xD

oh and sadly I couldnt celebrate MU's victory the other night. I wanted them to win.. but i should've wanted them to qualify for the semis. Oh well, EPL all the way now :)

I'll stop here for now. I'll try to keep up with me posting as much as i can. see y'all soon

ciaoz

-darrenkhoo

signing out

Easter 2010

2010-04-04T08:39:00.000-07:00

hey. So Good Friday went by a couple o' days ago and its Easter today! Cool... had a gathering at my house, parent's cell group and all. It was fun. Another year, another time to celebrate the Lord's resurrection xD
anyways, MU lost yesterday.. that inefficient linesman, drogba was a mile offside and he couldn't lift his hand from 10 meters away.. such nonsense! O'well, MU are still gonna win the EPL so at least losing this game will make the title race a lil' but more interesting :)
JPA interviews starts tomorrow.. Sean's going, 1st batch.. kesihan :(
I hope I'll be ready by tuesday, need to do some in-depth research tomorrow. Hopefully I get some useful info to help me then... don't wanna be stoning in the room now huh? hahaxP
I guess i'll see y'all soon.. ciaoz ppl

-darrenkhoo
signing out

SONG!

2010-03-31T05:46:00.000-07:00

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

Step up a notch..

2010-03-28T02:54:00.000-07:00

hey guys.. so I've been wondering, been caught up with life events a lot lately. I time its time to take a step back and focus on my spiritual life again :):)
yeah, i'm talking bout getting my act back together in church for example. Daily quiet time hopefully on the rise consistently again.. xP
I'm getting more involved in church activities nowadays and I'm really enjoying it. haha... let's see how it goes yeah?
by the way.. I found a superb song to help push me towards this goal. I'm learning how to play it on the bass first, then electric. Hope you like the song xD
P.S. JPA results are out tomorrow.. hopefully I get called up for interview xP
-darrenkhoo
-signing out

Medical?

2010-03-25T04:56:00.001-07:00

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

YMCPP PICS

2010-03-22T08:33:00.001-07:00

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*

Here we go!

2010-03-21T03:11:00.000-07:00

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

Busy Schedule

2010-03-19T03:29:00.000-07:00

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

Rejuvenated

2010-03-16T06:36:00.000-07:00

Hey you. So you're turning into yet another 5 minutes of darren khoo's amazingly unamazing nice life. Yeah, okay actually not really.. today's post is gonna take some of your time. There's a video I have for you. haha, if you're free you can watch it after the post.
Anyways, it's been 5 days since the release of SPM results and well, somehow I feel more alive (so to speak). It's as though I'm freer now, more energetic... alot better than I was before. It can't be because of the SPM result, I mean I'm grateful and happy and all but its something else. Hmm.. I dunno what yet. I seem to be more positive now. hehehe
Oh by the way, allow me to let you in on something humerous. try to laugh... i need some support xP
Right, let me tell you what happen way back last year I think. So i was having church meeting as usual on saturday's. It was off the records meeting, not the usual CG stuff. So there was a talk going on about Christ and all. And someone mentioned B.C. was Before Christ. But what did A.D. stand for? hmm... there were some ridiculous suggestions. But my friend [(angel) hope she doesn't mind me saying this] said A.D. stood for After Dinosaurs !!!
ZZzz... i mean she was so adamant that she was right and the way in which she said it so naturally made it all the more funnier. haha... Okay, so why tell you this now? Well, another CG member just added to that list of "SPK's funniest quotes". Okay, it happened during church celebration last saturday. The topic sermon for the following week was the "Paradigm of Transformation of Society Series 3". So, whilst the pastor was preaching my friends were looking at the pamphlet and one of them [(Janis) sorry for posting this] looked at it. Haha, guess what she said when she read next week's topic sermon?
Para-dig-em of transformation of society series. hahaha... so cute laa. I can imagine myself saying it. hehe.. sounds so ghetto. xP
Anyways, it qualifies to be in the quote's hall of fame x)
So right that's about enough for today, Enjoy the video... you might learn a thing or two.
P.S. I've been getting comments lately bout my posts saying how it helped them in their college assignment. I mean seriously, i've gotten a few of the same reason. Well, i'm glad if it did helped... just a lil' bamboozled. Oh and for your information... A.D. stands for After Death(if im not mistaken)
ciaoz peoples
-darrenkhoo
signing out

Tears, Laughs and Joy !

2010-03-11T06:12:00.000-08:00

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

100th post!

2010-03-09T18:07:00.000-08:00

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

SPM in 4 days!

2010-03-07T06:47:00.000-08:00

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

take a break

2010-03-06T07:37:00.000-08:00

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

True Love

2010-03-04T23:39:00.000-08:00

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:

· Hurting or punishing you.

· Retaliating for something you have done.
· 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.

i) Self-forgetfulness
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

The fruit of Service is Peace”

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

Feb Run-in

2010-02-28T20:03:00.000-08:00

Hiya peoplez... I guess the highlight of 2010 so far is probably the last few days of February. Hmm…. Why you ask? Okay, let’s review on what happened…

26th Feb. Went out with old schoolmates. The agenda was a movie at Sunway pyramid, so yeah let me tell you exactly what happened.
Scene: outside the cinema
Darren: Okay guys, I’ll handle the food and drinks, you guys take care of the tickets.
Jun Liang : sure, np.
In the cinema room.
Darren gets excited ‘cause there are so many empty seats in the last three rows. However, Andrew and Jun Liang continue walking down the aisle. Darren gets bemused as the group went past the I row and then the H, G and F…
Darren: Dude! Where exactly are we seating?
Andrew: Relax, just follow me…
Group continues walking down the aisle… past the E row, D, C, B and finally to the A row… the front row! ZZzz
Darren: Are you joking?
Andrew: Nope..(giggles) The receptionist said the front row was quite far from the screen. (the distant was about 10 feet)
Darren: OMG!!! You guys should’ve bought tickets for another movie (we watched Little Big Soldier). Now I’m gonna suffer for the next 1 ½ hours.
Darren ends up having a neck ache and eye strain for the next few hours or so. XS

Oo, by the way I met loads of other ex-schoolmates at the cinema too. Had loads of catching up. We then left the cinema where we met more and more ex-school mates in and around Pyramid. So yeah, it was like back in the old days all over again...

27th February. Had an superb time at church. After that, got together with Samuel, Kin Hoe, Daniel and Kai Xiang for second band practice or rather the first official one (now that we have Sam as drummer). It was awesome, though my singing part still needed some fine-tuning. By the way, we’re doing ‘How you remind me’ by Nickelback and ‘Tomorrow Never comes” by Teddy Geiger. It’s for the performance during Velvet Concert in Sunway College on the 24th March. Do come if you can, it’s gonna be awesome! By the way, the audition is this coming Friday, 5th March, so hopefully everything will be ready and in place by then.

28th Feb. attended Sunday morning celebration. Unfortunately, I was too tired to listen much to the sermon (though that happens quite often). Left church and Dad decided for a family movie. My sis and I triumphed over my dad’s decision to watch ’14 Blades’ with my mum being neutral and thus we went for ‘The Book of Eli’. Had some pool playing lessons before the movie from dad though I still sucked max at the game.

Scene: At the cinema buying food and drinks.
Mum: Boy, what do you want?
Darren: errr… anything other than coke (I dislike coke) and Ice Lemon Tea will do.
Mum: Okay, then I’ll get you orange.
Darren: Nah, actually I’m kinda sick of orange already. I’ll take grape.
Mum: Okay.

After mum buys the stuff, she hands me a cup of orange drink. I was a lil’ confused..
Darren: Ma, I thought I said I wanted grape?
MuM: Yeah, I know… just now you said you wanted grape right? That’s why I got you orange la.

My sis and I stared at her for a moment… then we all started laughing. It was the manner in which she said it, subconsciously… so natural. Too funny…

During the early parts of the movie. The part where Denzel was eating cat meat and a rat entered the picture.
Crystal nudges me: Eh, ko..
Darren: what?
Crystal: My boyfriend’s on the screen.
Darren: Huh? (thinking she was referring to Denzel Washington)
Crystal: Never mind.
*looks at the screen* and realizes there are only two living things on the screen right now.
Darren: Retarded.

I guess she truly is a rat! Self-declares it too… xS

After the movie, I guess 14 Blades would’ve probably been nicer to watch. O’well I guess it’ll have to wait another time. By the way, my sis has be urging me to watch ‘Marley and Me’. Apparently, it’s a sure “Tear Initiator” (if that’s a word). She said anyone who doesn’t cry watching that movie doesn’t have a heart. We’ll see about that, I’ma show her some manliness xPxP
The day ended with MU wining the Carling Cup Final!!! Rooney is really unbelievable. Celebrations all around the world.

So yeah, I guess it’s been an eventful end to the month. If only this sorta things happen on a regular basis. How’d I love that. Oh and by the way, off the record… I got 6% outta 8 for my Math test. Argghhh… disappointing. I could’ve scored 8 if only I wasn’t over-confident.
Learning lesson – Never underestimate something/someone EVER!!

Anyhow, I have to go now… too much blabbering in one day can be quite dreadful. I guess I’ll see y’all again soon then. Till then
-darrenkhoo
signing out

Taylor Swift, found!

2010-02-23T17:23:00.001-08:00

Hi peoples. Guess what... I stumbled upon taylor swift's blog and twitter. Yeah, that taylor swift that won the many awards last year and probably this year too for her superb music. Anyways, these are the sites... enjoy, if you're a taylor swift fan or even if you're not...
http://twitter.com/taylorswift13
http://blogs.myspace.com/taylorswift

and yeah i am a TS fan! isn't she just beautiful? not to mention the awesome music. haha
by the way, if you don't know this blogsite yet, you must go check it out.
www.failblog.org
super funny and awesome stuff there
hehe anyways, ciaoz peoples...bye
-darrenkhoo
-signing out

Thought about the moment

2010-02-23T06:53:00.000-08:00

hmm... so I was telling myself earlier today, whilst I was listening to the radio, "the next song is gonna mean something to me" (haha) and so I waited for the DJ's do do their thing and guess what song they played? It was "Never had A dream Come True" by SClub7. I was like righttttt... it was easy 'cause I could relate to it fairly well. So I told myself again, the next song is REALLY gonna mean something to me and so I waited and guess what song came out next?
Richard Marx's famous "Right Here Waiting". Gosh, it's like somewhat a sequel if not similiar to the first one. Very emo songs, telling you what's happening with your life, what you should do with it and whatnot.
Take a break sometime and listen to 'em. Yeah I know they're kinda old school but it's no crime to enjoy some of it from time to time.
Anyways, I got my ECONOMICS test 1 back. It is outta 20% of my finals for this semester and guess what I got? A Bloody 17.3%! Grrrr, so angry with myself. I knew I could've done alot better but then again haven't we all heard that phrase oh so many times before? By the way, I think I somewhat screwed certain parts of my math paper. guess I just haven't really got used to examinations yet.
Catching some Champions League tonight?? some awesome games lined up. Watch if you can !
Oh and I wanna go clubbing sometime... anyone care to join me or suggest some to me? I've been introduced to MOS at Sunways and ZOUK at KL. So, if you have any better recommendations or would to accompany me, do gimme a holler ! x)
Oh and I didn't know you could borrow movies from the library. I just borrowed Exorcist 2 ( the old one ). Apparently its like superbly horrifying. Hope it lives up to it's billing.
Anyways, I gtg pplz. Have a great day and catch y'all again soon!
-darrenkhoo
signing out

CNY coming to a close

2010-02-21T04:11:00.000-08:00

another day, another post. I'm actually quite consistently consistent recently. Not bad huh? So yeah, CNY has reach it's end.. or rather the holidays (the only holidays for my first semester). It just passed by so fast. Heck I haven't even really enjoyed SPM holidays yet. Speaking of that... SPM results are coming out in another 3 weeks or so!!! OMG! so fast. Well, looking back at it.. I'd be satisfied with probably 8A's. Anything more than that would be awesome. I took 12 subjects by the way. Haha, time for some reunion with some people I havent seen in 3 month or so. Oh how I missed 8th december 2009 !! old buddies and best friends, not to mention great teachers and awesome experiences

Sam, Kai Xiang, Me, Edwin

Okay, lets recap on how CNY penned out.
1st day - visitation at relatives and my home
2nd day - dinner with relatives
3rd-6th day - did nonsense with friends and stuff
7th day - did assignments!! (whole day)
8th day - resumed church duties (had unexpected company that day xS) and hung out with friends to watch the MU game (which they lost! x( )
Today - hung out with friends.. band practice (fail)

So i guess this year' CNY wasn't half that bad. Loads to learn from it. Oh and I got tempted by Satan thrice or four times I can't remember. (satan used someone close to me x( )
I hope you had your share of fun and angpaus. Oh by the way, mine didn't even hit the rm200 mark! hahaha... a few ringgit short of it xPxP
so I guess i'll see y'all again soon.
P.S. I didn't realise the song "do you remember" can be such an awesome party/clubbing song. Friends and I danced to it so euphorically. :) Try it out sometime hehe
And okayyyyy... my sister's cake tasted..... Decently OKAY!! that's as far as i go :)
till nx time ppl

-darrenkhoo
signing out

Twittering !

2010-02-20T08:23:00.000-08:00

hey peoplez... I finally got the hang of twitter and started an account. So, now if you want to... you can follow me on twitter!! haha cool follow me at https://twitter.com/dkbway
anyways, i'll try to update both as frequently as I can. Oh and MU lost just now ! :(:(
Wes Brown and J.Evans sucked max. sigh, need ferdinand and vidic back. o'well... just hope chelsea and arsenal don't win.
Oh and happy Chinese New Year.... again........ hope you're enjoying it so far. College is reopening!! exams, assignments due. Headache !@#$&*(
c'yall then
-darrenkhoo
signing out

A New Creation !!

2010-02-19T07:44:00.000-08:00

HI!! I finally finished my share of the assignments. I can relax abit now with my conscience intact. But anyway, I've gotta post this bout my sister as she finally cooked something.. or rather in this case, baked something. :)
Yeah, she baked a chocolate cake. (she asked me if i was gonna blog about it, so yeah sis if you're reading... i'm doing the honours of blogging about it) So, she's been going on and on bout baknig this cake and finally that time has come to be.
Okay, let me review from what i know. By the looks of it, it looks very dull. I mean there's nothing exciting bout (though I musn't expect much 'cuz it is after all her first time). And the chocolate topping tastes rather bland. Apparently it should taste okay once you eat it with the cake (so she's says). Well, I hope she's right. She did literally spend the whole day doing it. It better be of some worth. There's only 3 outcomes right now....
-I wait for someone to taste it and hopefully if it's good then I can share the joy too
-I taste it myself and risk me dying because of it xPxP
-I wait for someone to taste it and end up not having a single bite at all (you know who ate it all)

So.... right now it's in the fridge.... cooling. I wonder who'll be the first one to have a munch at it.
Here's some pics of the new born baby! :)

Just a thought

2010-02-18T20:09:00.000-08:00

hey people. So i was thinking the other day... how did Valentine's Day come to be? So, I did a lil' research ( dunno how valid it is) but yeah I found something. anyways, have a look see and you might just actually learn something today from this blog. xPxP

Every year, the fourteenth day of the month of February has millions across the world presenting their loved ones with candy, flowers, chocolates and other lovely gifts. In many countries, restaurants and eateries are seen to be filled with couples who are eager to celebrate their relationship and the joy of their togetherness through delicious cuisines. There hardly seems to be a young man or woman who is not keen to make the most of the day.

The reason behind all of this is a kindly cleric named Valentine who died more than a thousand years ago.

It is not exactly known why the 14th of February is known as Valentine's Day or if the noble Valentine really had any relation to this day. The history of Valentine's Day is impossible to be obtained from any archive and the veil of centuries gone by has made the origin behind this day more difficult to trace. It is only some legends that are our source for the history of Valentine's Day.

*long story cut short*

But it was only during the 14th century that St. Valentine's Day became definitively associated with love. UCLA medieval scholar Henry Ansgar Kelly, author of "Chaucer and the Cult of Saint Valentine", credits Chaucer as the one who first linked St. Valentine's Day with romance. In medieval France and England it was believed that birds mated on February 14. Hence, Chaucer used the image of birds as the symbol of lovers in poems dedicated to the day. In Chaucer's "The Parliament of Fowls," the royal engagement, the mating season of birds, and St. Valentine's Day are related:

"For this was on St. Valentine's Day, When every fowl cometh there to choose his mate."

So yeah, there's actually a story behind it. But it's kinda long so if you're really interested then you can go check it out at this link
http://www.theholidayspot.com/valentine/history_of_valentine.htm

Watch this, it's quite cool. Trailer of Valentine's Day
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORCn-zXnpx0&feature=related

gtg peoplez..
ciaoz
-darrenkhoo
signing out

Addictions

2010-02-17T08:35:00.000-08:00

Hello. haha, I'm taking a more subtle approach this time. So, do you know the game DOTA? Well, i'm sure you have or at least heard 'bout it somewhere. So yeah you guessed it... I'm addicted to that game, like literally mind blank addicted (not sure if I used the right term). It's like I need a few hours dose of it everyday. And to think I was so against it last time.. I was the 'anti-Dota' dude of all my friends. literally everyone of them played except me. Sadly, I've been converted into one of them too. -sigh-
I probably need to go to rehab ( haha amy winehouse's song ). gosh, i've been wasting my life away. It started after SPM finished. gosh, talking bout it already makes me feel very depressed.
Okay, lets talk bout the happy times. MAN U won AC Milan the other day!! haha, day of jubilee. 3 away goals isn't half that bad huh? x) I expect them to go through, if not comfortably then at least by the away goal.
Hmm... CNY holidays are for a week and I've got 2 assignments to hand up, dunno if I can finish it in time. One is a powerpoint slide on a creation ( how it looks like, functions, etc. ) and the other a 3000 words report on skinheads. All it takes is one day, to sit down and do nothing but that. I'm still waiting for that day xP
Oh by the way, did I tell you bout my sis trying to lose weight? (sorry bout this post) But yeah, it's like she's got it all planned out. Not to say she's fat or anything. ( just so you know, she's known as the "rat" in the house cuz if you place food anywhere in the house and leave it for a day or two, it'll be gone, I can assure you... into her stomach). Anyways, she's got this list of things to do to get "hot legs"..... i know, -no comment- right? that's what I thought. You should see that list. It's like "serious" in a way at the same time "ridiculous" in a way. O'well, hopefully she loses that *1kg* she wanted !!
By the way, I've watched the sequel of American Pie 2. Pretty awesome movie just like the first installment. Very funny... Can't watch the 3rd one though, American Wedding... stupid DVD a bit "cacat-ed".
So I guess that's enough insight of the day, ciaoz peoplez
-darrenkhoo
signing out

Valentine's Special!

2010-02-14T10:06:00.001-08:00

It's a Valentine/CNY Special!! I'ma give ya two posts in one day :)
Yeah, how often do you get CNY and Valentine's on the same day?! hehe cool huh?
So, as usual we did our celebration visitings... this year however my relatives decided to pay a visit to my house instead (one of the very few times). What was pretty awesome was towards the end we were join by my three other cousins from the different locations in the UK via SKYPE.. i think. It was so awesome to see them again and have them celebrate with us as well. Overall it was great. haha, I was right about it being a bit special this year.
Oh and about Valentine's... Hmmm... did you do something lovely for your valentine? I got some pretty nice messages and some disturbing ones too. I hope you sent your loved one something nice and lovely. Or there's the alternative of goign to watch the movie 'Valentine's Day'! haha..it looks like a pretty decent movie, but I really only wanna watch it 'cuz ot's a star-studded cast. Like really superstar actors!!
Anyways, I've watched the first installment of 'American Pie'( i know im outdated) and it was quite nice.. very funny. I can't wait to see the next one. The third one however I heard was pretty "R-rated"... so I guess I won't be watching it anytime soon.
So, how's your holidays kicked off so far? I hope you're doing okay. Do go visiting safely and come back safely so you have the chance to read my following posts! hahaha!
But yeah, I've got a feeling (BEP SONG!!) that this year's gona be awesome. I don't know why. If it hasn't already turned out well for you, don't worry.... it will soon enough, trust me. After all, the theme for my church this year is 'the year of transition'. So it must mean something if its coming from God huh? xPxP
anyway, thats all for now then
gtg ppl
ciaoz
-darrenkhoo
signingout

Eewwww!!

2010-02-14T06:20:00.000-08:00

wassup peoplez... yeah remember when i told you that I saw something like really really disgusting the other day? Okay, so let me fill you on in it. You see, I reach home from college at bout say... 6.30? Oh by the way, this happened last thursday. So anyways... there's this 'sticky thing' my mum bought to trap lizards onto it. It's kinda what you call a 'lizard killer'. You jz open it up, lay some lizard food right in the middle and wait for the lizards to crawl upon the thing and get stuck there. However, my grandma not knowing how it functions jz placed it randomly without placing the lizard food. Surprisingly though, the lizards still end up taking a stroll on the thing and get caught in it. so, moving on... my grandma caught quite a few already. Thus, she decided to put one outside the house.. thinking maybe she could catch some out there too. Indeed, she did manage to catch one small lil' one. So yeah, it was still left out there for a few weeks. I tend to look at it every time i get back home. Instead of lizards and cockroaches.. it kinda caught loads of flies instead.
So, same thursday afternoon. I reached home bout 5.30 that day ( earlier cz friend fetched me home ). i did my usual routine. As i bent over to look at the contraption, i was taken aback by this huge brown ball on it. At first I thought it was a RAT!! but the fur was quite long (that' what i thought). Then I had a closer look... that's when i realised.....
it was a bloody BIRD!!! you know those lil' brown birds that fly around ur houses everyday and chirp nonstop? yeah its one of them. It was faced flat down on its left side, both face and body. I quickly called my sis and grandma. apparently it wasn't there when my sis got back from school (which was bout 2)... so I guess it was probably there bout 3 hours tops. I wanted to throw the trap away along with the bird when my grandma asked me to check if it was still alive( luckily she asked me)... As I approached the creature, the HEART was STILL BEATING!! OMG!
I nearly fainted. (over dramatic) First thought came to my mind was to take it off. But the FACE!! it's STUCK!! If i take it off, will half the face come off too!?! *Dilemma*
I was pushing the task to my sis to do it as she did the exact same thing to me. In the end my grandma got a pair of plastic bags and decided to do it herself.
At first it was still bearable to watch. She got hold of the body and slowly pulled it off the sticky thing. (when i say sticky.. i mean it's really really sticky!!!) I could see the feathers coming off slowly. I could see fear in the poor lil' thing's eyes. I mean... imagine a big rather *old* ( sorry popo) creature pulling literally ur wing apart whilst knowing there isn't a single thing you can do. gosh!
Anyway moving on... the body part was still watchable but when it came to the face... to watch her pull the bird's face slowly.... omg omg omg!! it was disgusting. I turned away.. almost barfed, couldn't bear to watch. when she pulled it off, I could barely see the left face... the fur was off. But that wasn't what I was afraid of.. (DID THE EYEBALL COME OFF?!?!) OMG OMG!!
I wanted to see if the eye was still there, but I couldn't get the right angle. Anyways, my grandma then pulled the remaining parts slowly (still disgusting) and miraculously the bird flapped its wings and flew off. I saw it's left wing literally featherless and it was bleeding slightly. OUCH! It flew onto a nearby branch and started licking itself. I went to have a closer look again to see if the left eye was still there but it flew away before I could get a closer view.
Sigh... I felt really bad and sorry for the fellow. O'well at least it survived...
here's a pic of how it looked like after the incident (sorry it didn't occur to me to take the pic while the bird was still on the thing.. too gruesome) xS

Overview of the catastrophe

A closer look!!

darrenkhoo
signing out

Cute moment

2010-02-10T06:13:00.001-08:00

Hi peoples... I had a rather funny moment today... with probably a 5 year old girl. haha
*no, before you think i'm that dirty and sick minded*... I was walking in college when a small little girl walked up to me. I kinda stared at her for a moment wondering why she was approaching me. She waved at me and smiled. Gosh.. she was so cuteee! But the cutest part was... I said hi and she said "Konichiwa"... hahaha!! a cute japanese girl. If she was 12 years older, i would've definitely considered her. LoLzzz
Then she ran off laughing away to her mum. She turned back to look at me again and waved goodbye. Phew... I really thought that was a memorable moment. Funny and cute at the same time... spontaneously
Anyway... I had my econs topic test today which contributed 20% of my overall marks for my first semester. I think i did pretty well. O'well, I guess I can only leave it to God's hands and hopefully I do fairly well. Oh and I learned some quotations which I thought were quite deep and meningful.
1. It sucks being the footnote of someone's love story
2.For all sad words of tongue and pen, the saddest of all..."it might have been!"
3.To the world you may be one person, but to one person you may be the world

there were a few more but I guess 3 is enough for now. xP I think I might just use some of them in my essays next time. haha wonder if it'll get me extra marks ( very medieval english )
Oh and I forgot to comment about the Arsenal v Chelsea game. Okay, I can now fairly conclude that Arsenal is really hopesless and you can't really hope on them much ( sorry to all arsenal fans! xP). Chelsea brushed them aside and somehow deep inside me I was hoping the inevitable wouldn't happen but I guess there's a fine line between reality and hope.
Alright I don't have much to say right now. I'll be seeing y'all again soon. ciaoz peepz
-darrenkhoo
signing out

Fly By

2010-02-09T06:45:00.000-08:00

Hi you. hmm.... time has really taken its toll on me. I sat on the swing today at the park as I watched a group of kids playing 'ice and water' around the playground. It kinda made me felt old.. I mean like very old. It was then that I realised.. I'm 18 this year. Gosh!!
I can still remember back when i was bout 4 yrs old. I used to visit my cousins nearby like every single day. the incident when I was running and got slammed into the class window back in standard 1 by a dude who ended up being one of my best friends (Kabir Singh). That was followed up by Sheryl taking me to see the teacher and to call my parents ( which then everyone teased me about ). Even the day when I received my UPSR results. The whole class were so anxious and to feel that euphoria again when so many people got straight A's, I'd give anything. Soon after I was in form 1, getting lost in the school as I was finding my classroom on the firstday of orientation. People were all unfamiliar and everything felt weird. That was about the time I joined church late that year. I was quite blur at the time and I'd hope people would bear with me and my "sesat-ness".
Fastforward 2 years and I'm in Kota Kemuning. My whole family needed some getting used to. New faces, new house, new people, new enviroment... form 3 was only memorable for my PMR results. The anxiety before the exams and as I was about to receive the results. Oooh, how I was pissed at Pn. Tay for making me feel so scared about getting my results. xP
Another two years on and I'm form 5 taking Spm that year. I joined the CF and was actively participating ( finally performing for two events on stage in front of the crowd ). Form 5 was probably the most awesome year of my high school life, bar my form 2 where I went totally wild. I mean who could blame me?... senior year, class monitor(somehow I keep mentioning this xP), had loads of friends (including the teachers), had so many memorable events, did so many memorable things. Phew! form 5 was just superb. A month or so before SPM, and the fears started kicking in. Pressure was mounting. After BM paper, all fell into place and I treated it like any other exam. Last day of SPM and the fireworks were sparking everywhere as Chemistry3 ended. I said my goodbyes as some of those people I won't get to see for at least another 3 months or so.
And here I am today... 2nd month into college. I mean like.. wow all that passed by ever so quickly. Probably a lil' too swiftly for my liking. So yeah, i still need to grasp the fact that I've gone through almost 18 years of my life. Hopefully this year's gonna be filled with suprises and awesome tales to be written in my book (life).
haha...it does knock you on the head when u take some time to reminicst on your life for a few minutes. Okay, whats in the past is in the past. Memorable moments to be cherished for a life time. I'm sure you have loads of them too. Sometimes I regret not taking photos back then but in actual fact it's all the same. So i guess this memories will stay with me in my head. x)
it's about enough insight for today... see y'all soon!
-darrenkhoo
signing out

A fresh new start

2010-02-08T05:29:00.000-08:00

hey guys. I don't know why but suddenly I feel as though today was a totally brand new life ( in a way ). I guess somethings just lead to another but it's about time I turned on a new leaf. Hmm... I've studied today, had a moment last night with God, did my quiet time, ate alot today, wrote another song, finished my homework.. so many things I wouldn't have done before. I hope to continue it for the following days. It's quite a nice feeling to have a s new lease on life every once a while. It's probably my turn now. Anyways, my friend Gazi and Kin Hoe introduced a song to me by FM Static which is quite cool. It's called 'Tonight'. I wonder how I've never heard of this song let alone the band. But anyway, if you want a taste of their awesome music, you can play it here (<<< on your left)
It's Chinese New Year in a week. I really hope this year is different from the other years...(somehow) but yeah it's getting boring to just go through the motions for this kinda festivals. Of course, I don't mind the traditional angpaus :):)
I have topic tests coming up in a week or so. It's counted in my overall marks and I really hope to score well. that's if I want to have any chance of securing the scholarship at the end of this foundation year. College life is still pretty mundane thus far, nothing extraordinary just yet. I'm hoping to join the CF soon. I heard it was pretty dull and very few people attended. Maybe I might just add some spice to it( cheh... MAYBE)
I need to join some clubs soon. (just to keep myself busy every once a while)
Anyways, that's about it for you in dkbw's life for today. I hope you have a great day ahead 2moro. Ciaoz ppl and enjoy the SONG!!!
*pays tribute to FM STATIC*

darrenkhoo
-signing out

Best Ever Selling movie WATCHED!!

2010-02-06T17:17:00.000-08:00

LoL. Hi peeps. Yeah, I can finally say now that I've finally watched the movie that surpassed "TiTanic" as the best ever selling movie. Like EVER!!... Yeah, I just watched Avatar. about 3 months since it's release. LoL. I think it was pretty awesome. Graphics, creativity, plot.. yeah it was awesome. I personally think NEYTIRI is quite HOT!! haha... yeah I know I'm talking bout a blue creature. what to do, I guess I'm just infatuated by someone who is nice, cute, friendly ( not sure neytiri was!! haha ), and has a hot figure. That includes a super sexy tail. LoL
But I must say, after the movie I did wonder... When Jack and her kissed... which was later followed up by what you can call 'mating'. I was thinking to myself... "How did they do it???!!" LoL, they cut the scene out but I was hoping they'd show it. hahahaa, wasted. I guess I'll never know.
Sadly though I didn't watch the 3D version. I wonder how it'd be like to be in such a world for a day or two. They seem cool and I don't mind being an Avatar for awhile. Anyone got any suggestions? xP
Anyways, back to reality... MAN U pulverized Portsmouth 5-0 yesterday. I still don't know why they can't score more than five this whole season. Maybe just showing face. So, now it's all up to Arsenal to do their part and beat Chelsea or at least get a point. I really hope they do or they really are a useless team. xS sorry to all Arsenal fans.
Hmm... lately for the past few months I must say that I've been totally infatuated by this lingerie model. She's Japanese mix dunno what mix dunno what and a lot more. Yeah, I've come to the conclusion that the more blood you mix to form a child, the more beautiful he/she becomes. Haha, I think I'd probably only marry someone who has 3 different races or more in her blood. any hoos, that model's name is Jessica Michibata !! Some of you might already know her. And yes, she is Jensen Button's girlfriend. I mean Phew!!! isn't she just jaw-dropping. And Jensen can't really get angry at me for posting this up, I'm commercializing his girlfriend. hehehe. But yeah, I've got like a k-zillion ( if that's a word ) photos of her in my comp. xSxS ( hyper-stalker!!!)

Alright alright coming back to the real real world. I've got three assignments up for this and the following week. Yet, I'm somehow stuck to the comp typing this blog post. Yeah I know I suck. I'm gonna finish it very soon. I've set 3 short goals for myself.
1. reach 60 kg by the end of march
2. doing QT ( quiet time ) consistently everyday for at least a month
3. write 5 songs by the end of March ( just wrote 2 the other day !! 3 more to go )

So yeah, I need this kinda stuff to keep me pumped up everyday. Maybe you should too. It could be short or long term, it's really up to you. o'well, it's just a suggestion.. :) I'm so full of suggestions lately. blah anyways... i guess that's enough insight of the real world today. see y'all soon
-darrenkhoo
signing out

Sobering

2010-02-05T18:44:00.000-08:00

hiya pplz. I guess sometimes there's just somethings you have to forgo for the better. So yeah, scratch my earlier post and enjoy life as you should. Don't let something hold you back from exploring the world out there. Haha, I guess you can say I'm sober. xPxP
anyways, there' no better song than " Over You " by Daughtry. Awesome song with awesome lyrics. Have a listen then :)

"Over You"

Now that it's all said and done,
I can't believe you were the one
To build me up and tear me down,
Like an old abandoned house.
What you said when you left
Just left me cold and out of breath.
I fell too far, was in way too deep.
Guess I let you get the best of me.

Well, I never saw it coming.
I should've started running
A long, long time ago.
And I never thought I'd doubt you,
I'm better off without you
More than you, more than you know.
I'm slowly getting closure.
I guess it's really over.
I'm finally getting better.
And now I'm picking up the pieces.
I'm spending all of these years
Putting my heart back together.
'Cause the day I thought I'd never get through,
I got over you.

You took a hammer to these walls,
Dragged the memories down the hall,
Packed your bags and walked away.
There was nothing I could say.
And when you slammed the front door shut,
A lot of others opened up,
So did my eyes so I could see
That you never were the best for me.

Well, I never saw it coming.
I should've started running
A long, long time ago.
And I never thought I'd doubt you,
I'm better off without you
More than you, more than you know.
I'm slowly getting closure.
I guess it's really over.
I'm finally getting better.
And now I'm picking up the pieces.
I'm spending all of these years
Putting my heart back together.
'Cause the day I thought I'd never get through,
I got over you.

Well, I never saw it coming.
I should've started running
A long, long time ago.
And I never thought I'd doubt you,
I'm better off without you
More than you, more than you know.

Well, I never saw it coming.
I should've started running
A long, long time ago.
And I never thought I'd doubt you,
I'm better off without you
More than you, more than you know.
I'm slowly getting closure.
I guess it's really over.
I'm finally getting better.
And now I'm picking up the pieces.
I'm spending all of these years
Putting my heart back together.
Well I'm putting my heart back together,
'Cause I got over you.
Well I got over you.
I got over you.
'Cause the day I thought I'd never get through,
I got over you.

that's all I have to say. Ciaoz people!!

-darrenkhoo
signing out

Fight for what you want

2010-02-04T18:38:00.000-08:00

Hi.. yeah it's me again. I'm sorry but I'm kinda emo-ing right now ( hence the topic ). Then again, I have been emo-ing alot lately. hmm... I guess the math equation is ( EMO = DEEP BLOGGING )
haha cool. anyways i've been doing alot of soul searching lately ( EMO )... I guess I seriously dunno what I've been doing lately. Rushing into things without thinking rationally, going through the motion in college, watching each day pass by without doing much. I really need some inspiration in life. But everyone goes through this patch sooner or later anyways. So I guess it's my turn then.
I must say that lately I've done really stupid things. Horrible things that I must apologize for. I'm sorry if i hurt anyone in any way 'cause I didn't really mean it. However, there is something I want and I'm gonna hurt a few people along the way to get it. Again, I will apologize but I will still fight for it until I do get what I want. There's just some things where you need to fight for what you think is right. I ain't backing down anytime soon and hopefully one day I do get what I've been searching for. ( At the end of the day I just hope I don't get hurt too badly...)
You guys have that thing that you really want and you wouldn't stop at any cost 'till u have it? It's that thing that you really need and you just can't make life meaningful without it. There's a part that tells you each and everyday you wake up that " hey, it's another day and look at yourself... you need to get up and do what's right ". Yeah, I guess that's what I've been going through lately. Though I need to admit that probably my heart talking and not my head. It's 'cause my head begs to differ and wants me to walk away before i 'cause too much trouble. yeah, that was bout 1 week ago. Fast forward another week and I guess my head is starting to click with my heart. Finally they're on the same page. But the question now is really...
" Are my head and heart a lil' lost in their own fantasy world? "
Gosh, I need guidance at times. I have my CG leader and friends to do it and I really appreciate it. But I guess there's just some things where you need to go to your room or walk to your nearby park alone... and just ask GOD himself. I've nvr really had a deep conversation with Him yet but maybe I might just do it tonight. For all you know, He might just have the best and probably simplest solution to all the problems. Maybe tomorrow onwards I can wake up peacefully and go on with life with Just a Lil' bit more Meaning... Maybe.. HOpefully !!
So yeah, if you're having any trouble whatsoever and no one seems to understand or maybe you just don't want them to understand.. and you REALLY need someone to talk to, seriously..
Talk To HIM!!
It's a 24/7 free physiotherapist. Phew.. I think I emo-ed too much today. Let me look at the happy things that have happened this week. Hmm... I got a 15/15 for my essay homework the other day. Amazingly, seeing as my teacher rated the SPM level of english at a 4/10 and college is at a 8/10... which quite simply is double the amount. Thus, to score a 15/15 I thought it was quite awesome. i thought maybe it's be a 12 or so but o'well I'll take what I can get.
Oh and Freshie Night was pretty awesome. apart from the unlucky person who vomited after playing the games and this group of ppl right in front of me who kept taking photos from the moment the event started till it ended. xS I think they took about 100 photos in 2 hours... literally... :P
I've got tests coming up next week and it's gonna be vital in my seeking of a scholarship. Need to get back to books ASAP and study. But how am I gonna concentrate if I'm distracted by something else?!?! AAARRGHH!! no, I shall say no to "emo-ing". I better get off the comp before it gets worse.
Till the next one peoplez!
--darrenkhoo
signing out
P.S. Chelsea v Arsenal this weekend ! you gotta catch it live. MU to be at the summit of the EPL by the end of the week. hahaha !!
ciaoz

College Blogging

2010-02-03T01:00:00.000-08:00

Hiya peoplez... there's actually not much i have to say right now. It's just that this is gonna be my first time that I'm blogging from in college. haha, yes I do sound like one with not much life right now but o'well... I might as well make full use of the facilities as and when I can. Anyway, I gtg now... transport's arriving. ciaoz pplz

-darrenkhoo
signing out

Be who you are

2010-01-27T06:53:00.000-08:00

Hi you. Yeah, you the one who's about to spend another 5 minutes or so of his/her life reading this post. I hope you don't waste those 5 minutes. xP
I was thought in English class about skimming and scanning. There was this short explanation on how the 'title' gives the introductory to text you're about to read. Amazingly, a title is said to be the shortest summary of the text.. I never really saw it that way. Anyways, as you can see from the title above.. you're in for another treat of thoughts from dkbw for the day.
Okay, I used to think that playing scrabble is great and all. I mean, it is. More so the fact that I'm quite good at it. But every time people start talking 'bout their superb achievements, I tend to shy away from expressing my talent in the game.. thinking probably it's a nerd game and people might get that perception of me. Hence, I don't really mention it in front of strangers.
However, I must say that as time passes and I become more matured in these sort o' things I realised that there's nothing really to be embarrassed about. 'Cause it doesn't matter that what they think. Seriously... if i'm proud of it and wanna show the whole world then I should, I shouldn't let what a few small people hinder me from what I like doing and am proud of.
So, nowadays I do tell people about it (when asked of course). But that's not really the point. It's the general overview that's really important. This exemplifies the need to just be yourself and not let anyone else decide who you truly are. It could be anything...
--talking 1000 words per minute
--playing computer games and being somewhat of a geek
--doing stupid stuff from time to time
--being very lame in public

there's really no end to it. We all have our many flaws but it's those flaws that make who we are today. We should be proud of it 'cause it differentiates us from the crowd. Your friends and family wouldn't love you if you weren't the way you are. So seriously, ignore those idiots who think otherwise and condemn you for who you are. they're not the kind of people you would wanna hang out with.
So from now on, let's all be who we really are and keep this world going. Oh and off the record, I think the theme song for my life right now is " if you come back in my life" by Blue. haha, maybe i'll update you on why so the next time. I'll see y'all then.
P.S. Freshie Night is on tommorrow at 7.30pm where all the freshmen go out and celebrate our first years in the college. I hope for it to be a blast.
Ciaoz...
-darrenkhoo
signing out

Changes / A whole new World

2010-01-15T18:06:00.000-08:00

Hey peoplez... yeah it's me again. I don't know why but I just had the feeling of wanting to share on this today. Anyways, so let me begin the epic tale....
You know how everyone experiences change every once a while? A big one or small one, doesn't matter. But surely or not it will come and hit you on the backside. Hopefully you're able to stand up again before the next hit comes and knocks you out.
Well, as I transit from secondary school life to college life I guess it's quite a big change ( well at least for me personally ). But after awhile, you realize that it's not that big a change after all. I mean, everyone goes through it so what does your change make it any more special than the rest? You're just a small fish in a very large pond who is going through what we all know as "life".
But then I think to myself again, yeah sure I'm no one to this world. But I am someone to me and to my loved ones. so I should take concern for myself and don't look down upon myself. It kills self-esteem actually.
But this transition into college life is just an overview of the small lil' things that have happened to me in 2010. I'm sure all of you have your own lil' changes in 2010. It could be...
-having late night chats till 4am for the first time
-getting into a relationship
-helping your friend get into a relationship
-having your best buddies all in a relationship and all working it out together
-shifting to a new place
-having to let go of someone you care for because they're shifting somewhere
-teaching your siblings in their studies
-having to sacrifice things for something better
-having to be a bit more mature when it comes to making choices and vital decisions in life
-learning how to be a lil' bit more obedient even when it comes to the lil' thing 'cos you might just get your phone confiscated xP
-taking up more responsibilities
-learning how to adapt to whats happening around you

yeah, there's so many to list down. If I were to list them all down, I don't think it'll ever end. So yeah, changes here and there. how do you cope with them? Well, one of the few ways is to get help from friends or family. I mean... they're the ones who will always be there for you no matter what. They'll support whatever you do and that's what matters and all you need.. a lil' love and compassion from someone toward you.
So yeah, these challenges are merely stepping stones of the greater things to come in life. You have to realize that everyday as you wake up, it is and will always be a whole new world. hehe.. I've been listening to the song by Kris Allen " live like your Dying". It's quite good actually, both music wise and lyric wise. Appreciate what you have now but never get too stuck with the present. There is still the future to look forward to. Just so you know, there are 86400 seconds in a day. What are you doing with your 86400 seconds?
Long story cut short. Changes will always be there, it's how we look at it ( isit for the better or worse ). I can simplify it in this way....
Adapt to your changes and work it out, so that you can enjoy the present... create memories for the past and pave a way for an exciting future. x)
anyways, that's as much wisdom as you can get from me today ( if there was any... haha )
till the next one peoplz...
-darrenkhoo
signing out

P.S. Someone once told me...
" A person is wise if he loses what he cannot gain and gains what he cannot lose ".
hehehe think bout it...

Ending the 2nd week of college

2010-01-14T06:24:00.000-08:00

hi you. Yeah i've abandoned my blog for abit. sorry, still getting used to the whole college thing. Well, I'm glad to say I'm enjoying it so far. Loads of new things to learn though I must say my math subject is really undermining my math skills (with no intention of blowing my horn). I realised I actually studied add math for two years for nothing really. -sigh-
Other than that, I guess the other subjects are still okay. Economics is still a new adventure, english is interesting whilst the rest haven't got going yet. all in all I think it's quite fun. Made many new friends, so I guess that's a positive sign. :)
Oh and I learned so many new things in college. Like for example, there's so much more to see in the library other than books. hahaha ( i'm not talking bout the other facilities xPxP )
Tomorrow's gonna be the last day of the 2nd week of college. Looking back, I think i've done well enough to survive. No trouble in school, no "over embarrassing" moments, doing well in class and making friends. I' d give myself an 80% on performance over the past couple of weeks. I hope I can keep it up throughout the year.
Oh and I'd like to share something with you. Today we had a session of presenting your life achievements in english class. there's this one guy in my class name Alfred whom I think is quite cool and hilarious. Well, one of his achievements was how he parked his car in a hotel. He went on to do his stuff and about 8-10 hours later, he came out. His ticket was supposedly to cost him about rm20+ but he took a new ticket at the entrance and paid rm 1 only ( if im not mistaken ). He kept the old ticket for memories.. hahaha. a lil' cheating but very smart. xP
anyways, i'll wrap that up for now. I'll see you guys soon. take care
--darrenkhoo
signing out

it's a new year

2010-01-01T09:04:00.000-08:00

it's that time again where we all celebrate a festive new year in anticipation of all the excitement there is to come within the year. I hope y'all had a great countdown last night. I can already see the headlines in my life. A new College, SPM results to come, new friends, WORLD CUP 2010, yet another birthday and so much more. I should be having butterflies in my stomach, no? hahaha, yeah probably so. But it kinda keeps me motivated too, so all in all its good. This is probably the first time in my life I'm doing this but I've made a To-do list for the year 2010. There's 15 things in all I hope to accomplish this year and hopefully I can look back at it come 31st December 2010 and be proud that i've completed that list. Maybe you should do one too. There's no harm and it might drive you to go to greater heights in life. It's a suggestion. :):)
And in case you didn't know, MU swept aside Wigan 5-0 the previous day. It is only a matter of time before MU bag their fourth consecutive BPL title and hopefully another Champions League trophy.
hmm... since I'm so free now I'ma comment on the whole Tiger Woods scandal. It's like what 14 women already? that guy really did impress me. I thought of him as an icon though I didn't really watch golf. The fact that he cheat on his wife anf family and in the manner that he did it was simply unexcusable. One slip-up is bad already but 14 slip-ups? haha, that's just plain gigolo turn playboy. Too much Too much. He's removed himself from my "people I admire" list and I think I speak for loads of Tiger fans too. Such a shame yet I hope he'll be ok and his situation will resolve soon enough. All the best to him.
Speaking of sports, I watched the ESPYS2009 for the first time ( right don't ask me what ESPY stands for because I don't know either ) and it was quite cool actually. It's kinda a way to reminiscist on all the sporting events that has happened throughout the year and to award the accolades where it is deserved. As expected, Michael Phelps won the sort of "best Sportsman" award. I liked the " best match " though. It was a competition between the "nadal vs Federer" Wimbledon final, the "superbowl finals showdown" and a basketball match. All were great games, the basketball match had about 6 overtimes if I'm not mistaken. I mean, have you ever seen six overtimes in a basketball match? That's really something. And the 5+hours epic final showdown between Nadal and Federer. Phew, that's all something you really shouldn't miss and lastly the Superbowl final that went all the way to practically the last second when the team won. The whole nation and parts of the world were watching that one. It was awesome and was duly awarded the best match of the year.
So yeah... I've been prety much drowning myself in TV and computer everynow and then. I think I have to go off now, it's 2 o'clock in the morning. I'm learning the "According to you" solo by Orianthi. I hope I can play it by the end of next week. hehe
O'well, I guess I'll see y'all next time. Have a great year and my lessings to you all.

-till next time
darrenkhoo
signing out

Time of reflection

2009-12-29T18:47:00.000-08:00

hi you! it's the 30th of December 2009. I think it's about time you take a few minutes to look back at the year and remember all the little things that make the most memorable moments in your life. After all, they only come by once. It could be anything... making new friends, having some awesome vacation or trip somewhere, a promotion, a new loved one, getting married, having a child.. it's all wrapped up in one package called "memories" that I'm sure you'll cherish for life. If you don't have even a single one of those to remember, then you really are in trouble. GET A LIFE!!!
Okay, I'm sorry that was rude. But seriously, if you don't then you need some spice in your life somewhere and soon. Hmm... for me, I guess 2009 was quite an awesome year. Made really good friends, had superb fellowship with them, I grew in the Lord this year, taking up more responsibilities in church. I even became class monitor of 5Science1. Hehe, I never would have figured that out a couple of years ago. I finished SPM and later today I'm gonna spend some time with my friends and for some, probably it will be the last time. So yeah, looking back at it I'm really blessed by God to have 2009 in my life and all that has happened during the year. Yeah, sure there were the down sides as well.. like embarassing yourself in front of the whole school singing "stand By Me" or being pushed here and there because some people wanted you to be a man and talk to the girl you like or wasting alot of money on things you really shouldnt at all. So basically there were also a lot of learning points in 2009. Oh and did I mention, I performed for the Christian Fellowship events on the bass guitar and it was an awesome experience. Finally I get to perform in front of a crowd and not just to myself in front of a mirror. xPxP
I've grown to cherish the people I love most and I guess that matters most really. I mean yeah sure you're super tight with your friends and buddies and all but when it comes to family, no one can replace them. Love your parents more.. they might be gone one day and you might never experience the joy of saying " I love you mom" or "I love you dad" anymore once they're gone. Love your sisters too ( if you have one ) because you might never know when they might just get infected with the H1N1 virus and dissappear outta your lives just like that. So seriously, pay more attention to your family because after all said and done, they are the ones you turn to when everything seems meaningless.
Gosh, I just mixed sentimental and nostalgic and the same time.. not a very good combination. Blahhh.... I shall revert myself back to the present. Anywayz, just wanted to let you all know that you should be doing something special today in case you didnt do any throughout the year that you can remember. Even if you have, just do something today that you'll remember in 10 years time. Hopefully we make it to 10 years. According to that movie... I reckon we only have about 2 years more before we all DIE!!! nahhh... it's probably just crap.....

OR IS IT??!?!

hahaha anyways, i'll see you guys soon.

--darrenkhoo
signing out

P.S. I've blogged 3 days in a row! Not Bad!!

Future Decided

2009-12-29T09:39:00.000-08:00

hiya fellas. two days into my blogging renaissance.. just got back from Pulau Pangkor. I thought it was quite awesome. I canoe-ed for the first time and I even went para sailing for the first time. I will post some pictures up next time. If you havent tried para sailing before then I seriously recommend that you do 'cause its really a superb feeling to be about 50-100 feet above the ground. So yeah, do try it out.
Anyway, about my prediction on MU being at the top of the BPL come new year.. I guess it didn't pend out the way I wanted it to. Chelsea got lucky with a win over Fulham. O'well, MU will still win it :):)
Back to the real world. After persuasion and some thought... I've finalised where I would be studying for my Pre-U and University. I'll be putting pen to paper tommorrow in Sunway College doing the FIA course in business. I'll be doing a 3+0 uni course locally and my masters in the University of Lancaster the following year. Phew... that's like 5 years ahead. I'm only 17 !!! then again, that is quite old already. -sigh- and by the way... I can't drive yet. =(
I've got to suffer with the transportation for now. I need my license thick and fast !
Oh and did I mention. College starts this MONDAY!!! I've only got about 5 days of holidays left to enjoy. gosh time flies sooo fast. I'm really nervous bout college. I hope everything's ok.. making new friends and stuff.
hmmm...I hope tommorrow's event turns out well. No rain please I beg You God! Just a day.. and probably even the last day I spend with some of my friends.

I've got to go now. Its very late. will see y'all soon

--darren khoo
signing out

Free bird?

2009-12-27T22:18:00.000-08:00

hiya my rusty old blog. oooh, how I missed you. anyway, i shall not loathe myself in love with an object for too long. how are you all?? my blog followers must be extinct right about now. o'well, thats the price you pay for abandoning ur blog for so long.
so away from all that nonsense... in case you don't already know, well yeah im done with SPM... finally, after so long. then again, I look back at it and wonder... it's not really as suicidal as people think it is. I mean yeah sure its a big thing but nothing that you should go cuckoo about. Come to think of it, I don't exactly feel like a free bird. It feels like any other holidays i've had for the past what...11 years? only that this one is shorter because the exams end in december and college starts in january.
So yes, an advice to my juniors. Take SPM as though it were any other exam. There's no need to panic whatsoever and you'll believe me once you've gone through it. Though I must say that you need to study abit more for this one.. haha as always I do regret not studying enough for exams.. but this one is a major one that I just can't rectify anymore. SO, DO HEED MY BRILLIANT ADVICE and start early before its too late.
now, apart from all the hoo-haa of exams, there is still life to this "lost" kid. Am still pondering on which college to go to or what course to take. Taylors, sunways?? Business? Engineering? Actuarial science? so little time so much to do. -sigh- how I'd love 28 hours in a day.
I guess I'm just waiting on what God has in store for me next. I hope it's exciting xPxP
I've been listening to this song by Taylor Swift, "Fifteen".. changing the lyrics to "eighteen" and of course the girly parts to guy parts. its really quite nice, if you havent listened to it, then you really should.
Into the global world, I just wanna say.... MAN U won HULL hahaha!! I tip MU to be at the summit of the premier league come new year. Don't you agree??
hmm.. I'm with my family in pulau pangkor right now for the holidays. And as I'm typing this, there is this suuupeeer cute girl dancing in front of me. she's quite pretty. sweet and silk smooth skin. Long breezy hair. What more could you want? then again... I think she's probably 7 or 8 years old. HAHAHA, a lil' too young for me?
Well, as I look back at this year I guess it's really a blessing. It's been a good year. I hope to end it on a high. I'm having one last gathering with friends on the 30th and am looking forward to having a great time with them.
I think it's about time I stop here. My first post for such a long time is quite long enough. :):)
I hope to see you guys again soon. Gonna enjoy some lunch buffet now. By the way, BUFFET is pronounced as BOO FAY, NOT BUFFET!!
and to my sister... HORIZON is pronounced HO-RYE-ZEN. not HO-RI-ZAWN. ZZZzzz, and she's somehow my flesh and blood. haha, just kidding. I mean no offense, otherwise she's gonna eat all my food later. ciao peeplz

darrenkhoo
-signing out

joke post

2009-08-10T05:29:00.000-07:00

Hey guys, I figured that since I didn't have much time I'd just tell you a few jokes to entertain you for the next 5 mins or so.

Joke#1 ( a lil' bit dirty, so if you think you're clean, then you can skip it )

What did the penis say to the condom?
-- " Cover me... I'm going in !"

Joke#2

A wife asked her husband: What do you like most in me, my pretty face or my sexy body?
He looked at her from head to toe and replied: your sense of humor..

Joke#3

Wife: Give me some money. I want to buy a bra.
Husband: Why? You have nothing to put in it!
Wife: Well, You wear shorts!

Joke#4

Wife: I just lost ten pounds!
Husband: Turn around, I think I found them.

Joke#5

Why do farts stink?
So deaf people can enjoy them too.

Oh well, that's about enough jokes for the day. Vote for which joke is the funniest in the poll on the left. xD

till next time peeps,
darren khoo signing off.
PS. wish me luck for exams :)

it's that time

2009-07-17T03:47:00.000-07:00

gosh, this blog seems ancient. Can't remember the last time I took some time to write here. Yeah so, it's like mid-July and I guess this is where the pressure heats up. Exams are drawing close, important events are happening and I'm stuck in between what I should choose. For example, MU is training today ( I missed it :( ) and they are playing against Malaysia XI tomorrow which I'm also gonna miss. My church is having LOUD! '09 next Sunday which lucky for me I'm going. Then there's movie fiesta on Sunday night. Yeah cool all the activities sounds nice but....
ExaMs!!!
Oh my gosh... I have BK trials this Sunday, pre-trials two weeks from now, trials after that and post trials AFTER THAT !.. not to mention gerak gempur AFTER THAT! OMG! How la?? form 5 exams sucks.. too many, too little time. I have even studied shit. How am I possibly gonna survive? *sobbing*
Try to think of the positives yeah? hmm... nah can't think of any. Oh well, let me think of the happy moments. Errr, my band practice is coming along pretty well. We've been practicing quite abit ( although we've put it on hold for now ) and I really think we're making progress. We might be posting some of 'em practices on youtube soon so you can go check it out.
Anyways, I'm kinda excited about Loud'09. I'm anticipating alot of blockbuster stuff this year. Go check out the promotional video on youtube.. just type " DUMC LOUD'09 "...
Oh by the way, did you guys check out Transformers 2?? Phew! it was awesome man. It had everything, from superb robot combats to hot chicks walking around in towels. xPxP
Megan Fox? HAWT !! All that rubbish about her being a guy is pure and utter nonsense. I mean, if you have watched the movie.. how can you possibly tell me that she's not hot? especially at the start where she's on the motorbike and where she changes clothes to that white gown. WHOA!!! HAWT !!! jealous la Shia get to make out with her and all. I guess people like me were meant to watch people like them make out. x)
anyways.. I don't have time now. Hope to see y'all soon. I hope MU plays well tomorrow and Owen bags a few goals. I'm sorry Malaysia, but GO MAN U !!!

-darren khoo
signing off

What a weekend !

2009-06-21T04:33:00.000-07:00

phew! whats up fellas... ahh long time no see. anyway, yeah it has been a weekend that I just had to share it with you. Well, it started on Saturday having to wake up at 6 in the morning to go to school. I had a futsal championship to win but sadly enough it had to rain after the first round. ( it's a knockout tournament ) We advanced to the second round but it was delayed because of the rain. Oh well, the rain continued and it ended up being postponed to the following Saturday. -huge sigh-
moving on, I came back around 1, had 20 minutes to get ready and leave for youth church. Had the enormous privilege to watch my cg member, Dianne lead worship for the first time. haha, that was kinda cool.
Came back at 5.15 and of course the moment i've been waiting for for so long. The KK CF MUSICAL !!!!
We had our last minutes practices and the time finally came. Let's start off with praise and worship. Well it was my first time so yeah I was a LITTLE nervous about it. But seriously, I thought it was quite good. Overall I mean, with the whole band and everything. Praise the Lord for that !
Next, the drama of course. First of all, let me just say if you weren't there to catch it then I have one thing to say....
"I'm SORRY !!!"
'cause the drama was AWESOME ! SUPERB ! FANTASTIC ! I'm running outta superlatives here. I mean seriously, it was really really great. Not just my opinion, the others ( crew and cast ) also said so and most importantly the audience said so. All and I do mean all that were there said that everything was phenomenal from the emcee-ing to the praise and worship to the drama and short sermon and altar call. Phew ! I really can't describe how awesome it was. Anyway, I think someone video taped it so you should be able to check it out on youtube or something. I'll tell you the site when I get the details. So yeah, everything went well, every detail.. ahhhh I'm so proud of myself and the rest for pulling off such a great event. We all celebrated late into the night after that until about 1am plus. I mean who can blame us? We've been doing this since like 2-3 months ago so yeah I thought it was worth the hysteria celebrations.
So as you can see, I literally spent the whole day out. I dropped dead when I reached home. Gosh you don't know how 'em contact lenses hurt after wearing them for literally 20 hours straight. Friendly advise, sleep enough and try not to wear contacts for too long... ( speaking from experience now ) xPxP
Sunday now, went for celebration. Half-dead during the sermon after yesterday's fiestas. Had 2 hours of bible knowledge class after that where we were watching a movie called "'Paul of Tarsus' or something like that. It wasn't really nice but oh well I guess it helps in the exams. kinda funny though.
Oh and speaking of movies, I've just asked my dad to download the movie 'The Exorcist' from the late 70's or 80's I'm not sure. Apparently based on the review I get from family and friends, it's like the No.1 scariest movie of all time. Ahhh!! I can't wait to watch it.
By the way, report card day is next Saturday. Gosh I wonder what my teachers are gonna say about me. Moreso the fact that my studies are deteriorating by the minute. SPM is in about 150 days just in case you didn't know. 150 days !!! Gosh !!!
anyway i gtg now, too much time blogging...
--till the next one peeps
darren khoo signing off

Just about up

2009-06-12T02:37:00.000-07:00

Hmmm... 2 weeks? what kinda holiday period is that? I mean it's already up. Today is the last day if you exclude the weekends of course. -sigh- that's the price you pay for having too much fun. At least I still have 3 more days to go. I'm having movies tonight with friends, FCS2 tomorrow, and a trip to KL with Kai Xiang and Edwin on Sunday. I think that's not a bad way to end your holidays.
Ahh.. let's review whats been happening. Have been watching movies, loads of them. Did I mention National Treasure both 1 and 2 are great. Gosh I love Diane Kruger. Another movie is Van Wilder, its quite old but seriously very nice. Tara Reid, you really gotta check her out in that movie. xPxP
moving along.. There's this song "Salvation is here" by Hillsong United. I knew the song, I just didn't know how could it was. I'm kinda addicted to it now and I'm learning the base part of this song. The solo base is really cool, go check it out on youtube.
You guys know about the song by plain white T's 1,2,3,4 ? What do you think if a guy plays that song for a girl? A little but too cliche? Then again, the word cliche was made for a reason. So yeah, I've learned the song chords and I thought maybe... just maybe. haha
So, into the sports world for abit. In case you don't already know, Cristiano Ronaldo is off to Madrid. It's about time MU cash in on him. I don't really like his attitude. And congrats to Fedex for finally getting his French title. Nadal for Wimbledon !!
Back closer to home. I'm having or rather my school CF is having the Friends Musical Play next Saturday and I'm sure it's bound to be a blast. So come and watch us at New Life Church and I bet you're in for a treat.
Ahh, I have to mention.. that I've seriously not studied at all during this 2 week period. I feel so bad and guilty seeing as SPM is in like what 5 months??? Gosh, I can still remember myself saying " SPM is still in 2 years time, relax don't worry" right after receiving my PMR results. How fast time has passed. -sigh-
Had add maths and history work to do during the holidays along with the other work given which I did not touch at all.
--thats all for now..
darren khoo signing out

All Over

2009-05-29T02:02:00.000-07:00

3 things. Teacher's Day performance is over!! Mid-term exams are over !!!! Manchester United's reign as European champions are over!!!!!
Okay we'll take it one step at a time. First up is the performance. Oh well, based on the feedback I got, I think everything went well. The only downside to it was where my partner Kai Xiang's guitar wasn't loud enough. Come to think of it, no one actually heard his guitar. -sigh- If only this mishap didn't happen it really would have been a great performance. Anyway, it's a learning lesson we will move forward with. Oh and it was a nice feeling to play the song and have the whole crowd (including the teachers!!) sing it with you. Moreover, the two flowers really sparked things up !
haha. Yeah overall I guess it was great, seeing as it was my first performance in front of a really big and tough crowd.
We're moving on... finally mid-terms are over !! yeah! I think I did relatively okay this term. I didn't really study much except probably for add math. I did receive two papers back. I got an A1 for math and a very sad B3 for Bio. Gosh, I really gotta buck up on Bio to have any chance of getting into med school... really ! Anyway, yeah mid-terms are done with and here come the holidays !
Last but not least, how could Manchester United lose to Barcelona 2-0 ?!?!
I'm not saying Barcelona don't deserve it 'cause they really battered ManU, totally and utterly outplaying them, but 2-0?? -sigh- I as a Manchester United fan am really disappointed with the team performance and I bow before the best team in the world, Barcelona CF.
Let me evaluate MU's performance by player based on my view..
-Van Der Sar
Did well, made a few good saves to keep Manchester United in the game. Probably Man U's best player on the night.
-John O'Shea
did his job but didn't really offer much of an attacking option for the team.
-Rio Ferdinand
Way below what he is capable of. Not controlling enough in the box and no leadership.
-Nemanja Vidic
Utterly poor game. This one goes together with the Liverpool game where I have never seen him play so badly. He was one of the reason's that Eto' managed to score the first goal. Sloppy defending at crucial moments.
-Patrice Evra
Had his game plan of stopping Messi totally wrecked after the Argentine maestro was deployed in the middle of the midfield. Hardly sparked anything down the left flank.
-Park JiSung
Didn't bring anything to the game at all apart from the 2nd minute when he almost scored. Literally invisible at times and a real disappointment.
-Anderson
I felt he was really of no use in the game. He was actually deployed in midfield to run his socks off chasing the likes of Andres Iniesta and Xavi but seriously? I don't understand how he could have just let Iniesta run pass him as though he wasn't even there and that led to the first and crucial goal.
-Ryan Giggs
Probably one of MU's better players. Then again, no vision with the ball and no ideas sparking when those were the key elements needed. My idol failed me miserably.
-Wayne Rooney
I think he was one of MU's worse off players, giving away the ball too cheaply on numerous occasion and not imposing himself in the game. Indecisive at times and not offering much of an attacking option although he did get a few chances himself.
-Michael Carrick
Not enough pinpoint passing that he usually does. Didn't take control of the game and lost the midfield battle to Iniesta and Xavi completely. Never did look like running the midfield at all that day.
-Cristiano Ronaldo
Selfish at times but looking at the way the other MU players were doing, I don't really blame him for using the ball himself. Wasn't his day as Messi won the battle of the 'best player in the world'.

I won't give you the details for the subs ( Berbatov, Scholes and Tevez ) as you can see 2-0 doesn't say much about them. I guess it was the wrong tactics by Fergie this time, such a waste. Don't worry we'll get another stint at it next year ! Sorry if I've been a little critical up there..
Yeah, enough of football for me for the season, only left with the FA Cup Final tomorrow. Oh and just so you didn't know, the French Open is on now and I'm supporting Rafael Nadal all the way for a 5th consecutive Roland Garros title.
Mmmm.... Basketball East and West conference are also on with the scores tied at 2-2 and 2-1 respectively ( last time I checked ). Last but not least, Jenson Button won the latest track event at the french grid. Looks like Mclaren and Ferrari are going down the drain this year.
That's about the latest news in sports I know. Heading for a new day tomorrow, so I guess I'll be seeing ya'll again soon.
till the next one peeps,
darren khoo signing off

P.S. I'm starting that D.O.T.A. game now. I know how much I criticised it before but yeah I'm trying it now. I'm not a hypocrite! So yeah that's all. See ya..

What is to come ahead?

2009-05-10T05:37:00.000-07:00

Heya fellas...
First of all, "I told you so!" Manchester United were gonna make it into the final. I never really had a doubt about it and quite frankly I don't think any of the players did. Like Patrice Evra said and I quote, " It was like 11 men against 11 babies". He couldn't have said it any better, sorry to all you Arsenal fans. I wasn't correct on the other match, that I really pity 'em Chelsea fans. Then again, a Barcelona v ManchesterUnited match is a dream Champions League final come true. Ronaldo versus Messi, haha battle of the football gods. Anyway, we'll see how that pends out in a couple of weeks time.
So, with the Champions League final to look forward to, what else in life seems interesting nowadays? Seriously, nothing much.. my social life is going into bits. More so the fact that I have that three week long exams to enjoy starting Tuesday ( what actually am I doing blogging then?!?! ). There's the CF drama play on the 30th, FCS2 on the 31st, Teacher's Day performance ( dunno when ) and futsal match-ups within the month. So yeah, May has quite a few promising events in store. But really, all my attention is on the mid-term exams ( so I say ) and I really hope I get above average results. Any C's would really kill me. At least a B4 yeah? ( that's bad enough already )
Oh and my school organized a trip to Taylor's the other day. It was a cool and learning experience at the same time kinda fun too. In case you didn't already know, I'm planning to indulge myself into the medicine field ( that's after watching 5 seasons of Grey's Anatomy ), but there's also that hint of interest in engineering. Taylor's provide more of an engineering kinda course than meds ( i'm not that sure they even provide for meds ) so I don't see myself actually studying there but it was nice to see how college lifestyle looks and feels like. I also met quite a number of my ex-seniors.
My mom has been bugging me about this National University of Singapore thing which quite frankly seems good according to her. It's positioned in the top 30 or something like that in the list of overall rankings of unis across the globe, so I guess it must be pretty good. It's hard to get in though, probably need to score like straight A1s to have a chance to get in. -sigh- ( straight A1s.... what a dream that would be )
It seems many of my friends like engineering, only a handful opting for medicine and law. I guess we'll wait and see how that all works out in a year's time. I probably should put it to rest for now. Too much planning makes me nervous and tired so yeah I think that'll be a good idea.
It's time for the Manchester derby now... I promise I'll study right after the match... :)
Till the next one people, it's me saying goodbye !
--darren khoo signing off

P.S. Grey's Anatomy and House seems to be the best Tv shows ! Go Lexi Grey !!! xP

All English Finals?

2009-04-28T03:44:00.000-07:00

Hey people. It's April 28th. It's also the eve of the first semi-final clash of the 2008/2009 Champions League between Barcelona CF and Chelsea FC at the Nou Camp. I bet you football fanatics can't wait to get it started. I'm not a fan of neither both of the teams but I myself can't wait for it. Manchester United are playing Arsenal the following day at Old Trafford, now that I really can't wait to watch. So you guys watching the match at 2.30am? Better not miss it!
Honestly speaking, I have a feeling Chelsea are gonna make it through along with Manchester United. We'll have an all English finals, not to mention a repeat of last year's final. So I guess we'll just wait for it to pend out and see what happens.
Anyway, let's talk about something alot closer to home. Lately, there's been this fuss and commotion about prom 2009 for SMKKK and seriously, it got me working. So, I don't get why girls have the opportunity to say " see first " when a guy asks her. Lol, I mean boys aren't some play toys you know. You don't wait till all the toys ask you to prom and then you pick the one with the highest quality. Couldn't they just say a straightforward "No" or "Yes". -sigh- then again, girls are girls. So I guess it's their right. Oh just so you know, prom is not for another 6 months. That's why I don't get the sudden interest in it. Oh well, just in case... "Boys, go book 'em girls before it's too late!"
Yeah, so I think I gotta go study. Exams are in 2 weeks so I have to work hard for this one. Till next one peoples, darrenkhoo signing off...

P.S.
Glory, Glory, Man United
Glory, Glory, Man United
Glory, Glory, Man United
And the Reds go marching On, ON, ON!!!

Manchester United all the way!

Loved ones...

2009-03-29T06:42:00.000-07:00

Yeah people,
I hope you didn't miss me too much. Based on the ridiculous poll I put up, boys should get chocolates, sweets, write love songs, love notes, love poems and profess his love for the girl he likes on Valentines. That's kinda a lot to do, considering boys only have so much time. xPxP
So anyway, okay enough about all the hype on this boyfriend-girlfriend relationship thing. In case you didn't know, yesterday was Earth hour. For all you blur peeps, yes it was the time where most people with a heart ( no offense ) decided to turn off their lights. Even Kuala Lumpur played their part by turning most of the lights. Take a look at KLCC man ! Seriously, this should be applauded. So yeah, it was a great time. I spent the time walking around houses with friends around the neighborhood asking them to turn off their lights. One of my friend, Matin went on ringing doorbells and didn't notice one of 'em gates were opened, and got chased by a dog. It was fun and I thoroughly enjoyed the experience.
SO ANYWAY, back to the main topic of today. In accordance to Earth hour, I've come to learn something and I thought I just wanna share with you people, yeah YOU! I met this really old dude.. ( old means loads of wisdom.. hahaha ) and he spoke to me about stuff. He says this which I believe is quite true, in my case at least.

He said and I quote, " Boy, you're young. You have a long life ahead of you. You spend time with your friends, you have fun. You enjoy the moments and live it to the fullest. Sometimes, you get jealous when you're not invited to parties or events when your other friends are 'cause you want to be everywhere, knowing everything and not wanting to be left out. It's normal. But most friends come and go, there are those who you spend a lifetime with and it's good that you have this sorta friends. But remember, it's your family that matters most. When you lose your dad, he won't be there anymore. The same goes for your mother. Siblings especially, are the ones that keep you company throughout your life. You find safety in them, comfort, company and everything else. So cherish your family, for this is a one time life and you get to live it only once."

There's still loads more that he said that really spoke to me personally, unfortunately I can't remember. So yeah, family... do you spend time with your family a lot? Do you talk to them about anything and everything? Or are friends and your life much more important than them? 'Cause if that's the case, then I hope you know what you're doing.
Gosh, I feel like some old dude man! This is too much to take in. Okay let's do a brief news coverage of what's been happening lately.

Manchester United unfortunately lost yet again to Fulham 2-0 at Craven Cottage and are now only a single point ahead of Liverpool. Laugh now Liverpool fans, MU are still gonna win the EPL. World Cup Qualifiers are also on today. Oh and remember how I was asking about the controversy surrounding Britney Spears' song "If you seek Amy"? I found out about it a few weeks ago. It meant F*** Me. If you listen really closely, then I think you might be able to catch it.
-sigh- this is tiring, I have exams in a week and I doing this, gawd! Oh yeah speaking of exams, my 3-4 days of studying BK paid off 'cause I got 84% for my BK exam. haha!! My first A for the subject. Just in case you didn't know, SPM trials are in 6 months and SPM in 8 months. OMG !!! Do I have enough time to catch up on everything? I certainly hope so. If you know some special method of how I can buck up on form 4 and 5 syllabus in that little amount of time, do tell! I'm desperate here!
So, that's your regular dosage of darren khoo's life. I hope you enjoyed it, if not at least try to. till the next one peeps..

-darrenkhoo signing out

Persevering !

2009-03-14T20:14:00.000-07:00

Yes, Man U fans. The scoreline is 4-1. At Old Trafford ! It's unbelievable but it happened. I'm still in shock, then again it's only one game. I'm confident enough to say MU will still retain the championship for the third time running. Nine games to go, Man U aren't gonna slip anymore. All the hype are on them slipping, what about Liverpool? They can slip as well. I'm sure Manchester are going to take their game in hand ( against Portsmouth ) and go 7 pts clear of Liverpool again. We'll just wait and see the remainder of the season yeah? I won't be surprised to see these photos again on my TV screen anytime soon.

Holidaying but counting down

2009-03-13T02:53:00.000-07:00

So again come the holidays. It's mid-March and what am I doing??? Blogging ! Gawd, I've really gotta do something about my studies thick and fast. I can't really enjoy the holidays anymore. I'm entering into the countdown mood already. Is that even healthy? You form 5's better study man. As for all you form 4's, it actually is wise that you start studying in form 4. Once you're as old as I am, you really regret it. Seriously, what the oldies say is true, don't waste anymore time.
-sigh-we put that to bed first and enjoy the rest of life la yeah? so what you up to? anything big planned for holidays? or you just one of them losers who rot at home, watch tv, eat and sleep? if you are, then join the club, man...
ughhh.. always never anything big planned for this type of holidays. Someone please invite me to somewhere.. anywhere, I'm dying to go out and hang out. Ok, enough about my sad life.. moving on to world news.

Manchester United beat Inter 2-0 aggregate with Nemanja Vidic and Cristiano Ronaldo supplying the goals on the return leg at Old trafford a few days ago. All 4 English teams progressed into the quarterfinals with Liverpool beating Real Madrid 5-0, Arsenal winning Roma on penalties, and Chelsea 3-2 over Juventus. Barcelona, Porto, Villareal and Bayern Munich join them for the mouth-watering quarterfinal draw in a few days. Oh and in case you didn't already know, MU are playing Liverpool tomorrow at Old Trafford. If MU wins, they virtually seal the title, if they don't then perhaps Liverpool still have a glimmer of hope of trying to wrestle the title from MU.
Oh and whats up about the song from Britney Spears entitled "when you see Amy" or something like that.. apparently it's causing lots of controversy in America. If you do know whats the fuss about, please do tell. Oh and I'm eager to watch Slumdog Millionaire and Inkheart. They look like cool movies, do invite if you're going to watch :)
I just finished the first three seasons of Grey's Anatomy !!! it ended with Lexie Grey and the new interns coming to Seattle Grace Hospital. I can't wait to get my hands on Season 4.
So I think this is about time I stop. I hope you enjoyed your daily dose of darren khoo's life.
till the next post peoplez!
-darren khoo signing out

The weekend

2009-02-22T21:42:00.000-08:00

19-21 February 2009. Discipleship Conference at DUMC. 23-25 February 2009. First monthly test at SMK Kota Kemuning. Conference-exam-exam-conference. I THINK I should be studying.. then again I'm doing this. I"m seriously gonna run out of time for studying. It's always been the case my whole life. Not to mention the amount of time lost throughout the weekend. Is it the same for you? I bet some of you leave it to the very last minute. And there are those who don't study at all. I'm kinda like a hybrid, a bit of both. But I think the conference was good. Well, the thing that strike me is what Rev Edmund Chan said, " truth does not change lives... truth applied changes lives". Strong words, big words actually. So yeah, don't just learn something.. apply it in life. It helps.. I think.
Sports day just ended, don't exactly know who won.. probably green house or something like that (according to my sister). Oh well, for my red house.. " there's always next year !". So anyway, I've been reading the freakin' history book like 15-20 times over and over and I still can't really suck it in. Do you know how to suck information in and having them stay there? 'Cause I'd really like to know... it's painful how you try to memorize them yet fail so miserably.
I really think I should be studying now and if you're reading this anytime between 23-25 February and you're from SMK Kota Kemuning.. I really think you ought to be studying right now !!! So Go !! get lost.. xD
darren khoo signing out

It's that time of year

2009-02-08T21:11:00.000-08:00

Hey you loser blog readers...
thanks for dropping by this one and I'll try to entertain you for the next few minutes or so.

So, today is February 9th 2009. We're about 5 days away from Valentine's Day. Isn't that fast? Oh by the way, a friend told me the other day that there would be school on Valentine's Day. I was like, " Duh.. it's a Monday ". She replied, " Valentine's on the 14th you derrrr ". I said, " Oh yeah, I thought it was 16th, my bad ".
Seriously, how dungu did I sound. I'm kinda lost in time right now so most of the things are a bit haywire for me. Anyway, I hope you've got your loved ones something nice. This day only comes around once a year. This might just be another Valentines. It is up to you to make it special.
And by the way, not meaning to boast or anything but I just calculated my total earnings from my previous 4 tournaments along with angpau money from CNY. It hits a grand total of about 4k. Cool, there are loads of thing I can do with that. Yeah yeah, I know some of you might have loads more than that but oh well, I'll deal with what I've got. xPxP
So seriously, back on the Valentines issue. There have been things I've seen being sold for the occasion which to me look really really ridiculous, not to mention cheap-looking and " just for the sake of giving something " kinda thing. So, come on peoples, get the romantic part of your brain clicking and do something great this year !! I'm sure they'll love it.
Okay whatever.. something random, I've embarked on another TV series.. " Grey's Anatomy " now. I've decided to start from scratch from season 1. It's kinda cool. I like Meredith and Lexi, hahaha.
time's beckoning for me to accomplish a few more things before the day ends, so till the next one peeps...
I hope you didnt waste the past few minutes of your life. x)
--darrenkhoo signing out

Writing my 2009 book

2009-01-07T01:39:00.000-08:00

What a wonderful New Year celebration it was. What a wonderful Christmas celebration it was. All the wonderful 'was' in 2008 have come and gone. It's time to start anew, afresh with 2009 with so many exciting things in store. It's days 7th of the year and there are already a few people telling me to do a countdown towards SPM. I mean seriously, who counts downs to SPM with about 300 days left to go?? You should be enjoying yourself ( not too much ) and slowly kick it up a notch as time goes.
OH WELL, third day into the new school calendar. The class welcomes new students, new teacher, new monitor ( Gosh !! that's me. Judgement day shall come soon ). I'm waiting on how all these pends out at the end of the year. It's a pity we lost so many students through streaming. Then again, I'm grateful for the few that came over to 5 Science 1.
I have approximately 357 days and 6 hours left to write a really really good book about year 2009 for me. I mean, I'd like to look back on this year as the breakthrough year for me and heading towards a better and brighter future. Wouldn't you? After all, you only get to write it once so why not make it memorable? It is my senior year in high school too. So I should end high school with a *bang* right? Right???
I don't quite get the novel books for students to read and use during exams especially the malay ones. It is :-
a. ridiculously long
b. in "MALAY"
c. utterly boring
d. too exam oriented
e. UTTERLY BORING !!!

Oh well, I guess u have to do what you have to do to get an A for exams. til the next one peeps
--darren khoo

Wonderful time of Christmas celebration !

2008-12-21T18:33:00.000-08:00

20th December 2008. I guess you can say it was one of the highlights of year 2008 for me. For the first time, I played the guitar and worshipped along with my dad in front of about 100 people in celebration of Christmas. We had friends, relatives ( Chung family ), neighbors, all come together in my house to have a wonderful time celebrating Christmas.
It was great; atmosphere was good, people were having a good time, food was fantastic, games were awesome, testimonies were touching and of course the worship was ' DA BOMB ' ! ( haha.. xP)
So yeah, playing in front of a crowd that big ( ok well, it wasn't that big but still ) really gives you a taste of how it feels performing in front of lots of people with most of them staring at you. I was a lil' anxious at first but as I began to play ( as they say ).. that anxiety gradually fades off.
I hope this is a learning phase as I look forward to more opportunities to perform in front of a bigger crowd.
Another plus for Christmas is the fact that MANCHESTER UNITED won the FIFA World Club Cup, beating Gamba Osaka 5-3 in the semis and LDU De Quito 1-0 in the finals with Wayne Rooney claiming the MVP award for the tournemant. More so the fact that Chelsea, Arsenal and Liverpool all drew in the week's Premier League fixtures leaving MU with two games in hand and only 7 points behind leaders Liverpool. So, all in all it has been a tiring yet exciting week for me. I hope it is too for you guys and I'm back into the Prison Break and Heroes season.
Gotta keep track with those two series and by the way, I watched 90210 yesterday and Boy ! do i love that show. till next time peeps
--darren khoo signing off

Rekindling old times

2008-12-17T21:19:00.000-08:00

Isn't it just great when you and your friends get together to just celebrate those times where we fill each other's gaps in lives and do nothing else but live out the moment. Well, I did that yesterday with most of the people in my class and I think most of us had a jolly good time. I must say it wasn't really planned superbly but at the end of the day, I think it went fairly well.
We had games, mingling, PS2 marathons, chatting, food, wild theatrics and but of course loads of laughter; just the basic essentials when it comes to having nothing but fun.
This party was actually initiated by one of my friends with intention of bringing the class together ( plus a few outsiders ) to just celebrate and end the year with the people we've spent the year most with. Of course, it was planned so late to add that little flavor of Christmas to the event as gift exchanges and Christmas caroling were also part of the programme.
My friend ( Joycelyn ) and I co-worked together for the most part of it with the help of a few others to make this a successful event. I offered my house as the venue in case you didn't know. All in all, I think and hope all of us had a good time. There might be another one next year, who knows huh?... :P
darren khoo signing off

Time just wasn't right

2008-12-12T19:00:00.000-08:00

Well, most of you know what this post will be about. Yeah, it's regarding the recently concluded WYSC2008. I went into this tourney aiming for a top 5 finish or top 10 at the very least. By God's grace I played superbly ( not taking my gibsonised matches into account ) en route to the final play-off. However when it mattered most, I lost composure and played like a mediocre in the final game 4. You should've seen me in the playing room during the 4th game. I was literally sweating and scared before the game started knowing that if I had lost that game, it was all over. More so the fact that the whole world was watching my every move. All the tension and stress got to me and I missed simple bingoes like BIPEDAL, BIPLANE, DAUBIEST and so on. It was really disappointing to end it that way after playing so well during the 22 games.
I guess this just wasn't the right time for me to shine. I musn't worry 'cause I'm sure it's just an opening for more and better things to come. And besides, I have next year to come back and try win that elusive trophy. So, wish me luck for that... though SPM is just around the corner. XP
You can catch all the coverage at http://www.youthscrabble.org/wysc2008/index.html
Anyway, away from all that commotion... Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester United all had disappointing draws yesterday. Chelsea could take advantage today if they win their match.
Oh and Heroes is into its 12th episode !! I can't wait to see it. I've been stuck on episode 8 for some time now...
In case y'all didn't know, I've superbly head over heels over this actress Jessica Stroup. I think I've posted about it before but I can't help it but to do it again 'cause she' really is BEAUTIFUL. I'm seeing her everywhere on TV now. I hope you take a look at her yourself and tell me what you think of her. xP
Last but not least, regarding my end-year exam results. Well, it's been an improvement from the previous ones but still ended up a disappointing 19th in class. That's probably the result of studying about only 5-6 hours a week, 2 weeks leading up to the exam. At least I'm safe in the top tier class, hopefully... We'll see how that pends out come next year.
Dudes, blogging is tiring so I better go watch the rest of 'em Heroes now. Till next time, peeps!

--darren khoo signing off

here we go again

2008-12-07T07:05:00.000-08:00

Yeah fellas, is that time of year again. WYSC is coming up real close and I mean 2 days close. Gawd, it's already been a year since last year's smashing tourney. I've been looking forward to this year's WYSC alot. Been preparing and practising, improving every element of my game, hence the victory in melaka. Bu t I think this has backfired of late resulting in headaches and memory loss. Those words that I've been implanting into my brain for the past week are leaking out one by one and my so called "sky high" confidence has dropped to an ultimate low. I hope it's not too late to change things around. What do you have to do to be relaxed heading into a big occasion such as this? 'Cause I really wanna know if you'd like to share.
Let's just hope it doesn't affect my game then huh? I'm leaving for penang tomorrow afternoon and I really hope I can sleep off all this stress and back to my level-best come the tournemant. Wish me luck and I hope to make you proud.
By the way, Causeway Scrabble Championships just concluded with David Eldar snatching the premier division's trophy and the US$10000 that goes with it. So, congrats to the lad. Meanwhile, Theodoro bagged the Open division and RM5000 as well, so congrats to him too. I hope I can do the same as what these guys are doing. And about all the commotion regarding Zafar's mishandling of the tile bag, I'm so very eager to see the conclusion of that drama filled feud. I hope it turns out well enough.
So i'll talk to you guys again after WYSC2008 this thursday or friday. Till then guys and girls... darren khoo going off

--WYSC2008 here I come !

triumphant and moving on

2008-11-29T21:09:00.000-08:00

hey you lazy readers... yeah, another post for this ever cool blog. xP
First of all, I've removed the youtube song on the side for your convenience. So do stop complaining to me about it yeah?
Anyway, about the last post. I triumphed in the malacca tourney that took place last week. How cool is that man! I bagged home rm500, that's my second tourney victory. I'm elated, more so the fact that I did it with two games to spare. So, I'm fairly pleased with the results and congrats to rama for finishing runner-up, he played well. I'm going into the WYSC on the 9-11 with a bang! watch out, i'm gonna come back with money this time. LoL
Put that aside.. I visited my cousin's house yesterday to have a look at her newborn son. We were also told to help in pitching in a number of names for the baby boy. It was rather hilarious though. You see, her husband is quite chinese educated so he doesn't speak much english, therefore his english accent isn't very good. So as we were discussing with my cousin about the name, the few names that made all of us laugh were Matthew. Why? Because her husband might not be able to pronounce it properly and say "thew" instead which in chinese means ( fu*k). So imagine calling your son, " fu*k, fu*k come here for a moment please". LOL !!
Another one was Ryan. That's because he might say "lion" instead. haha. There were a few more but I can't quite recall, so have fun with the two above. xP
Oh and for all you girls... 'Twilight' the movie was just released a few days ago. Like all the girls I know, I'm sure you've booked your tickets for it like two weeks ahead huh? anyway, I hope you guys enjoy it. Oopps, I mean girls.
For you guys instead, today's football fixtures are superb and mouth-watering. All Manchester United fans like me, prepare to celebrate a victory over Man City tonight. As for the Arsenal v Chelsea match, I wouldn't mind a draw of a win for Arsenal - just not a win for Chelsea.
Phew, this is tiring... I think I better go now. I'll post the next one asap yeah?

signing off
--darren khoo

warming up

2008-11-20T07:07:00.000-08:00

hey guys, I just realized that most of you with your standardized computer size can't see my post, or at least the latest one. I couldn't see the problem cos my or rather the family's computer is rather large, so I didnt really have that problem. I'll remove the youtube video and replace it with something smaller then. :)
Today's the day before I'm off to melaka for the scrabble tourney there. I hoping to do well there not only for the prize but also as a small morale boosting confidence ahead of this year's WYSC to be held in penang during the 9-11 december. Wish me luck yeah?
Oh and I'm having this CG party at my house this sunday, so pray that it all goes well yea?
Oh and by the way, if you watch the TV series "Reaper" and "90210" then you certainly would've met Jessica Stroup. She's Silver in 90210 and Cady in Reaper. I just wanna say...
MY GOD, SHE'S HOT !! and beautiful !!
She's broken into my top 10 most beautiful girls in the world list. Not that it's hard to be in this nonsensical list, all you need is a pretty face and nice body. " Did I just say body?".... anyway, if you haven't caught a glimpse of this diva, go catch the series 90210 or Reaper and you'll understand what I'm talking about.
Anyway getting very very late. Have to get up early tomorrow. night guys

--darrenkhoo

done and dusted

2008-11-07T06:09:00.000-08:00

nov 7, 10.45am finally exams are over !! but sad part is, that also spells the end of another year.. *snap* just like that. Really gotta start focusing on SPM next year now, no joke ! xP
Anyway, news from around the world...
Most significantly Obama being the new President of U.S. first black dude to hold the post. Yeah it's a historic moment but then again, it's happening in the U.S. Why are people here all so excited about it. Sure, it'll cause a drastic change in the world but hey ! there's enough commotion within the country, so look inwards first before you look outwards.
Urghhh, never did like talking 'bout politics. Moving on the football! Arsenal are gonna clash with Manchester United at the Emirates Stadium. Best catch the action live or you're gonna rue it. Not much happening with the other matches so I guess I'd wrap it up at that.
Celebrity world... 90210 was just released on ASTRO and phew! the whole cast are hot! girls I mean. dunno bout the guys, you rate them yourselves. Will look forward to tuning on to it next week. Oh and The Apperentice, you know the one with Donald Trump in it. For all you fans, looks like the boys team are just gonna keep on winning. haha x)
Okay, abit closer to reality now. Having a slight fever now *sucks*. Just wanna thank and appreciate all my classmates this year for everything and if I get relegated to the next class then oh well, I loved all the special moments we had together.
Gosh, the fever is taking over me. I think I'd better go sleep it off so that I'm afresh tommorrow. Good night then,
You're tuning into the 'Real World'
and this is darrenkhoo signing off

the end is near

2008-11-03T19:51:00.000-08:00

it's november 4th today. Phew !! how fast was that. I've done everything that I have this year, scrabble tourneys, traveling, movie marathon, book muggings, football training, EPL action, exams and practically everything. I'll look back at this year on december 31 and I hope I won't regret anything. Do you ever get the feeling of regret when you look back at the things you've done? I mean not looking back on lifetime regrets, just during a period of time. Surely you have, no? sigh, it's about what you do about it after that. I have this saying and it really hit me, it says "What we are today is a result of our own past actions; Whatever we wish to be in the future depends on our present actions; Decide on how you have to act now.
"we are responsible for what we are, whatever we wish ourselves to be. We have the power to make ourselves."
What a quotation huh?.. anyway it's saved on my desktop so I see it every time I go on the computer and it reminds me of what I do every now and then. ahh, I hope it has an impact on you too.
Oh well, speaking of exams.. my finals is finishing this friday on november 7th and right after that I have a scrabble tourney on sunday. so gotta get choppin' already. Have got lots of events planned out during the school holidays so I'm really looking forward to it. So guys, if you're reading this take a breather and just reminisce on what you've done lately. haha I sound like some guru with no qualifications. xP
till next time
--darrenkhoo singing off

LOUD2008 !

2008-10-26T20:17:00.000-07:00

Hiya fellas!
Welcome again to this bloggy. Haven't had much time to update 'cause of recent exams. I should'nt even be posting this 'cause I'm still having exams but I had to tell you about LOUD2008 that took place yesterday night at my church DUMC.
1st of all you wanna know if it was awesome? Okay, that's a no brainer. Obviously it was awesome. I think it was DOUBLY AWESOME!! Or at least it was a lot better than I had expected. If you missed it then I just feel sorry for you. From the food, games and performances to the events that took place in the auditorium, was just simply awesome. It was a once in a life time and I thought it was rather life changing for most of us. The were quite a number of people who went up for altar call and that was a great sign for better things to come. I hope and I'm quite sure next year is only gonna be LOUDER and MORE EXCITING than this year. Hmmm... if this year is already that good, I wonder how next year is gonna be. I'm running outta superlatives.
Phew, all the euphoria, still filling me up. anyway, emmm... my remaining exams are Add. Maths, civics and P.J. Only add math is still forcing me to continue mugging books at the moment. The other two aren't really that important. Come November 7 I'm a free man ! YaY!! I'm having a scrabble tourney on the November9 so I hope I can recuperate my scrabble words ASAP or I'm a goner. Better go solve some add math questions now. See ya guys next time !

THANK YOU AND CONGRATULATIONS to Goh Ann Gie for accepting the Lord at 9.20pm 26/10/2008
Another soul and another child of God is saved. Praise the Lord !!!!

--darrenkhoo signing off

piling, piling, piling

2008-09-05T02:32:00.000-07:00

Very long since the last post. Have kinda been inactive from blogging, distracted by other things. Anyway, about those other things. They include homework, scrabble, guitar, exams, church activities and friendly occasions. The work load is piling up as the days go by.
Okay, let me just sum up what you've missed in this life of mine.

I went for the Chelsea game at the Bukit Jalil stadium. caught a glimpse of the star-studded team. Peter Cech, Joe Cole, Lampard, Shevchenko, Ashley Cole, John Terry, Deco, Ballack and the rest of them. The atmosphere was crazy, expecially as the Chelsea team steeped out on to the field. Peter Cech was the first one and it was a standing ovation eventhough it was only one player. A friend of mine had a pair of binoculars and I actually used it to look at Peter Cech's ass while he did his warmups. LoL, yeah I know its kinda sick but oh well, I only see them once in a long time so why not do everything i can while I have the chance? xP
Basically, had a blast at the stadium. Malaysia played well but still ended up losing 2-0. Great game though and great experience personally for me as I have never really seen like big name people like that of the Chelsea team first hand, you know. So yeah, thoroughly enjoyed it.

Moving on, I just went for a scrabble tournament lately, qualifier to be exact. Oh well, did pretty okay ending up 2nd again for the second year running and still playing second fiddle to Suanne again for the second year running. At least the most important thing was to get my butt into the malaysian lineup for this years WYSC2008 at Penang in December. I hope to do well this year, or at least better than the previous two years. Bring some money back home ! and possibly a trophy and goodies along with it. We'll see!

We're still going.... So, I had one of my biggest test so far. You know how I said that my biggest dream is to one day play and sing on a stage filled with thousands of people and just serenate to them? Well, I kinda got a taste of how it feels like to play in front of a huge crowd. I was playing for a cell group function for my youth group and coincidentally we combined with another group so I actually did a head count and it was 29 people ( okay maybe its far off from thousands of people but still.. ) Yeah it was a little scary at first but once I got into the mood I think it went pretty well. I got some feedback from my friends about how I did and apparently I did quite well ( they actually said this, I"m not making it up xP ). O'well, as they say, you have to take baby steps before you get to the Big One!!

I think those are the three big significant things that happened to me over this few months. Sorry can't add any more, don't have the time. Oh yeah, so you know.. I've picked up quite a number of songs on the guitar. Lemme see...

Hero ( enrique Iglesias )
More than words (extreme)
Tear drops of my guitar (tear drops of my guitar)
My Love (backstreetboys)
When you say nothing at all (ronan Keating)

Those are a few of the songs that I've learnt. So many more, can't quite name them, maybe someday if I'll perform one of them then you'l come see huh? Can't wait to learn more. kinda exciting I feel.
Amidst of all this things happening, exams are drawing near so I have to buck up on my studies and I mean REALLY buck up ony my studies. Don't wanna do as badly as I did last term round, so anyway I will catch up with you guys asap and till next time peoplez..
me signing out
--darrenkhoo

Two Faced Shmucks

2008-08-01T17:13:00.000-07:00

Hi there.
So, I've been thinking lately. Each time I watch those teenage flicks on tv about teenage girls back stabbing one another, I say to myself ( I don't get girls. What's with all the backstabbing nonsense. Can't you just get along?? ). Okay maybe I don't say it during the movie but when it actually happens in front of me, then yeah. I've heard a million and one stories from friends about this backstabbing situations and it really is getting kinda old.
I used to think only girls go through this phase in life but I guess boys also have their moments when some idiot just decides to do something behind their back. I sorta experienced that 2 years back with a so-called good friend of mine. Long story short, he promised my other good friend that we would help him tackle his love interest but instead getting her for himself. I never really believed it at first but oh well I guess some people are just really stupid.
I haven't experienced a two faced shmuck for a long time till this year. There's this one guy whom I was getting along with very well until.. well I'm not sure when ( you'll have to ask him ) but anyway, there was this feeling of dislike towards me. I could sense it eventhough he doesn't show it. I've tried being nice to him whilst ignoring all the nonsense he's been doing and how he's been treating me. Sometime I guess patience has its limits. I mean after all I was there consoling him when he was down about his relationship and life overall. This is how he repays me? My God!
Day by day he just annoys me more and well, I can't take it anymore. Moreover, if you don't like me then just tell me or don't hang around me. I hate two face shmucks who act all innocent and with holding a grudge inside. It's not just that, he's turning my other friends against me, telling them all the wrong stuff about me and influencing them so they'd too start disliking me. Gosh ! If there wasn't a law about hitting someone in the face, I would've smack that grin of his pathetic face each time I saw it.

Okay okay darren, calm down. It's not worth fussing about. Like I've said before, they're just being juvenile and I should let them be. Have you ever felt as such before? Or somewhat similar to this. I bet you have. Don't you just hate this group of people? Whatever I don't even care anymore.

Too much hatred and rage in one day can be painful. I guess I'd best stop all this before it prolongs any further and gets worse. till next time my fellow wannabe bloggers !

-darren khoo signing out

Reminiscing Old Times

2008-07-18T08:10:00.000-07:00

Hi there. So, you're now tuning into darren's personal life. Sit down, take a sip of your nicely made coffee and enjoy....

So, there I was. Sitting down by the window, staring blankly into the sky as deep thoughts went through my mind. It's just one of those times where my mind takes off in 'Darren World'. Yeah anyways, so I had a flashback of a moment that happened back in January 2008. The first week of school reopening was rather relaxing as there weren't much to do. Then came the day where all the students were streamed into their seperate classes. I joined those who too had interest in the pure science stream and seeing as my PMR results were good, I was placed in the 1st class as expected. I haven't been to the first class since primary school when i was in the first class for four consecutive years. I moved on to S.M.K. Seafield and they didn't really believe in cramming all the good students in one class. So, I finally got the taste of being with the elite once again.
I had a tough first week there as I was quite new to most of them and so making friends took a little while. But there was one time when this friend of mine kept on asking me to shift to his class which was the third tier in the form. I mean, most of my friends were there and seeing as I didn't really fit in well so I took a day to consider it. You should've seen me that day. I was literally going crazy 'cause that decision is after all gonna cost me the whole year nad maybe the next too. Not to mention my future....
I finally decided and I went to the counseling room to inform teacher which class I wanted to be in. Hmmm.... which do you think I would've gone to? ( of course this is not for my school mates as they already know )

Okay, if you guessed that I followed my friend into the 3rd class....

then you're...

SO WRONG !!! ( means you don't know me that well )

I decided to enrol into the top class. It was really difficult at first because as I said earlier I haven't been in the top class for some time and lately I've been given the impression that the first class comprised of total nerds. I said to myself "ahhh... who cares? you're no nerd and so what if you turn into a nerd? It's only for a year or two".
As time went by, I started to blend in with the people and eventually I knew everybody quite well. All those smart ones turn out to be just like me. I mean, none of them were actually like those really ridiculous nerds who live and breathe their books. For example, there are these two girls, Andrea and Joycelyn whom lived in my neighbourhood but I haven't really had the chance to talk them... they're really cool. And Tian Xiang whom I thought was a total 'Professor' like kinda person turned out to be a nice guy who likes to talk and yeah maybe he does have the 'professor' look but still.. the point is I was so wrong 'bout them and I really shouldn't have judged them in the first place.

Besides that, there are a few things I've come to enjoy; such as a classmate of mine who constantly approaches Andrea and Joycelyn each and everyday ( you know who you are ) without fail. It's really fascinating, some of these people. There are just so many characters which I have become fond of.

Then there are those just can't seem to get over small issues. These people to me are really juvenile. Oh well, I can't help them so I'll just let them be. And I dislike it when people judge me before they know me. There is this one dude who thinks very highly of himself and often discriminates others, so to speak and me being one of them. It's been several time that I was told "What is this? You bringing the 4 science 1 ( name of the class ) name down". I mean you just have to wake up and realise that that's just a name and nothing more. I don't feel at all proud of the class name. Maybe a little happy that I made it here but not proud. So, I just hate it when he does that.

Other than that, the class is really wonderful and I thoroughly believed I made the right choice ( gosh that sounds like an english exam question ). I'm glad I didn't follow my friend into the third class ( not that it's bad or anything ) because if I did, then I wouldn't have enjoyed 2008 as I am now. So, thanks for all those who made it all better for me.

Long reminiscence huh? I guess that's just what I do nowadays. So I'll save one more for the next time? This post is kinda long so I don't really blame ya if you stopped half way reading it ( then you wouldn't be reading this part of the post xP ). Until next time you Bloggers!!

--darrenkhoo signing off

2008-07-16T07:46:00.001-07:00

First of all, exams are over! Gosh, you don't know how it feels to get them over and done with. The only down side to it is, I think I might've flunked physics and add math this term. That's why I intend to go all out for the endyear exams in october. I really have to buck up and catch up if I wanna go anywhere near an averagely good score. SO, I've been thinking and have come to the conclusion that I really need to do a three month reevaluation of what I'm gonna do. I'll probably start tomorrow I guess...

I've got lots to tell but just not the right time now. I'll save it for tomorrow. good night
--darren khoo

it's do or die mission

2008-06-19T06:47:00.000-07:00

hey fellas, i ain't have much time. I've got to go get ready for tomorrow's big event. I'm leaving for Penang at 7 am sharp friday morning. Gosh., I fell so intense right now. All the pressure of faring well in the tourney is upon me. It's too late for prayers now ( or maybe not ), I'll just have to go do my beset yeah? I guess that's bout all the time I have for now. Hope for the best and wish me good luck. I'll be back on Sunday and maybe I'll update you with the happenings of the tourney and just maybe I'll spring a few suprises to everyone. ;)
see ya guys soon.
signing off-
darrenkhoo

preparing and going all out

2008-06-13T08:58:00.000-07:00

hey guys. First of all, like I said before Rafael Nadal would win the French Open. haha and how right I was. I guess Djokovic just has to wait a little longer. Next Grand Slam up is Wimbledon, hmmm what are his chances? Anyway, I'm having a scrabble tourney up next week in Penang from the 20-22 June. I'm leaving this Friday early morning bout 3-4 am and will be back Sunday night. The entry fee itself is rm100 plus the cost it will take to go to and fro ( not to mention the recent rise in petrol price ), it's gonna cost a hefty sum of money. I hope I do well, I'm confident I can do alot better than the previous few tourneys. I think I've improved certain parts of my game and I'm gonna go all guns blazing. With 1000 USD up for grabs and rm1000 for runner-up and loads more until 9th runner-up spot, I think I should be geared up to go for it. Besides, I think it's time I break outta my shell and show what I'm worth and make my parents proud at the same time. I've still got a few days left before that big one and let's just wait and see what happens yeah? hehe
And for all you football fans out there, Euro2008 is underway. My team, Holland has kicked of to a fantastic start with a 3-0 rout of Italy last week. My 2nd team, Portugal is also doing very well having already qualified for the next stage winning the Czech Republic and Turkey. Holland are playing France tonight in group C ( tipped as the group of death ) whilst Italy are entertaining Romania in the other match. If Holland wins it and Italy beat Romania, it's gonna be a nail-biting finale between France and Italy, however if Italy lose or draw and Holland fail to beat France, then Italy are in a real doubtful situation. We'll just wait and see, oh by the way the first match just started, I think I better go watch it now before I miss out on any juicy highlights.
Tomorrow's gonna be crazy, having to be at church at 12pm until 8pm literally eating up my whole day. I'll try to blog again tommorrow if I have the time. Till the next time, it's darren here signing off..
~darrenkhoo

tears and joy all around

2008-05-29T18:34:00.000-07:00

Yo, yeah i know. Months since I've been here. Anyway, stop whining I'm here aren't I?
Well, as you all know mid-term just passed and we're cruising into the holidays. I managed to attend the 3rd MYSC challenge last week on the 24th and 25th. This time around it drew as much as 140+ (pic) participants, the most we've had so far. I however didn't fare so well, or at least not what I had expected of myself, partly due to the lack of practice lately. I finish the tourney coming in at 21st and it was a rather demoralizing perfomance all round. I have to congratulate my cousin though putting in a fine performance coming out untouched with 11 wins outta 11. Well done, Scott. Sean too was no shy of expectations as he came out on top with 3rd placing. It's a bitter dissapointment that I have to swallow but at least I met with some old mates that I have not seen in a few years including my dear teacher Pn. Thiliham. I think I'll look back at this and learn the few mistakes that proved so costly but yeah, let's just move forward.
Among the bingoes from which I produced were GITTERN, GUANINES, ENTRAIN, PINNETS, ATOMISE, PITCHER, TURDION, ERODING, BENDIEST, ENTAILED, ADVANCES, MOURNERS, SAUROID, FEATHERS, GARIALS, REPOTTED, NIDOROUS, BAILERS, STANYEL, INTRADOS and TREATING. Come to think of it, my bingoes were small in number and those in which I played weren't eye openers. Gosh, it's all just gone horribly wrong. I still have a couple of tourneys to redeem myself before WYSC in December.

Away from the scrabble scene, I've not been doing much except laze around and watching TV. Euro2008's coming up and I hope you all give great support to your respective teams. My favourite team here is Netherlands though I tip Italy or Germany to sweep the title. Anyway, Euro2008 isn't to start for another couple of weeks. For all you tennis fans out there, the French Open is currently underway. I want Novak Djokovic(pic) to win but it's gonna be tough wresting it from Rafael Nadal. Keep tuning to Channel 811 on Astro every 6 pm local time to catch some action of it. Till the next time peoples, darren here signing off.