Season 3, Episode 11: The proposal...

" You can use the make-up when you feel that there is no need to wear one. " -Desperate Housewives

Finally, this season is over! What was it like to feel as a first year student? What is the taste of the undergraduate life? Definitely, the feeling was not bad and not good either, it's just different. Not only that we are a sem-senior, we need to act like a sem-senior. I am not going to ponder and dwell on my examinations- they were a real challenge, instead, i look forward to the two months break that i had patiently anticipated since the beginning of the exam fever.

Before that, let me express my dissatisfaction.

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Alright, now i feel better (the final paper was the killer).

Holiday mood! I love the holidays, what more with the festive season coming up soon. Why 'the proposal'? I have just watched the movie by Sandra B and Ryan R and i liked it. It's fun and entertaining. Although it doesn't pack a punch, it is hilarious and interesting to see the on-screen chemistry. It may be somehow predictable, given it's a romantic comedy flick, but overall, a nice watch for the weekend.

This is titled 'the proposal' also because of the holidays. Particularly, my proposal during the holidays, what i plan to do or achieve. For sure, reading is in my list and so is writing- i have one underway. I'm planning a mega-project but i'm not sure if it's approved yet. I'll be watching movies like nobody's business- 2012, New Moon and the Avatar...! I'll be shopping for Christmas and a collection of photographs for the next installment of Merry X'mas post. I'll be doing a music survey of 2009. And the most anticipated is the vacation to places- i'm not revealing where or when yet, so be ready.

More is yet to come, i believe. And i'm ready for it. Bye bye Season 3, wc09 is packing for back and see you in KL!

Season 3, Episode 10: Boomerang

" I'm your angel. " - Celine Dion and R Kelly.

Boomerang. A weapon aborigines used in Australia is a weapon that returns after it's thrown, a recreational sport in the present time. I remember the good old times when i play boomerang with Jian and Jimi in the field near my house, and how challenging it was to make it come back to us. It's not just as simple as to throw them as you like and wished for it to return to you. It requires proper technique and practice. Boomerang. How ironic, i have thrown a boomerang. And now, it was the boomerang who had thrown me into a thrilling time.

I'm talking about the Boomerang ride in the Bukit Merah Laketown Waterpark- personally the best ride in the wetland.

Before i dwell longer on the fun-tastic day trip to Bukit Merah Laketown, my final examinations are drawing near. Tension, and this is the sole reason why i had been off-blogging lately. Time constraint had let me to ignore blogging and focus on finishing my other vital assignments- Academic Writing and Peer Group Counseling, to name a few. So, i had to concentrate on them and some tests that sprung around the same time. Time is not like a boomerang; once its thrown, it's never coming back.

Sometimes, in uni, i feel down. I have this inner self that tells me what i put in as effort will produce its result, as the saying goes hard work pays off. And sometimes the 'other' self tells me that there is no use to study so hard, because when it comes, you cannot answer them either, although you have studied. So why put the unnecessary stress? You can never be satisfied with what you get and get discouraged when it turns the opposite way. Like a boomerang, it backfires. Despite so, i always believe in trying. Attempt my best and give it my all when the time comes. No matter the results, the thing that satisfies me is that i have tried my best, or die trying.

To escape from all these stress, the Octoberfest and English Carnival of English Language Club committees organized Appreciation Day in Bukit Merah Laketown and it was an ideal getaway personally. It was held on Sunday, 1st November- what a way to welcome November. Of 3 Kancils' and a MyVi, we drove an hour and a half to our desired destination.

There are many activities to do in Bukit Merah, namely, the Waterpark, Ecopark, Orang Utan Island and Hunted Valley. I had wanted to bid 'hello' to the Orang Utans in the island and pat animals on their back in the Ecopark, but instead, we entered the Waterpark. It was splendid.

The group...

... making waves.

Posing with the float and slides as backdrop.

Try not to compare the attractions here to Sunway Lagoon. To me, the Sunway Lagoon rides are more thrilling than those here, with the exception of the Boomerang.

What is it with the Boomerang?

It's my favourite ride in this wetland- i say it again. We climbed up the stairs to about three stories high, get on the float provided by the people-in-charge, and off we slid down. That's when we feel like our heart comes ripping off our body. We felt the sensation of the wind brushing through our skin as we move at almost 80 degrees vertical down! Boomerang, the one-ride you must try if you're there (unless you have a weak heart)!

Help! Titanic's sinking!

Don't mess with the croc!

The best photograph of the day. Sometimes, i feel like jumping in the water!

It was exhausting being in the Waterpark for nearly three hours. We had our lunch in Bubble- what an interesting name for a coffee house. While we were having our lunch, we pitied those who had just entered. It had begun to rain heavily and we were lucky to have such fine weather during our time in there.

Note to self: never to spend money on a ghost house- unless it is really, really, really well worth it. I had been to several paid ghost houses and they were rather disappointing. It is always the darkness and the fear of something will pop out that scares us. Full stop.

After much fun, we left the place and arrived uni around seven in the evening. It was announced that there will be a power electricity cut on Sunday but there wasn't any. What a relieve. Fun time over, return to hit the books.

Boomerang. It's more than just a weapon, it's an attraction. It's more than a noun, it's a verb. wc09, is spinning.