My 2014 1st semester school break summary

The thing is that, I've promised my mum I would study hard during the holidays because my result for the 1st term exam had sucked so bad. But I couldn't. 

Basically, my whole holiday can pretty much be summed up into a few words - Selfies, Chinese orchestra & English debate. First let's just skip the selfies part because there's nothing much to elaborate on because I take selfies anytime anywhere. And that doesn't count out this holiday. 

Chinese Orchestra:

So, let's move on to Chinese orchestra. Our daily practice hour is from 8am to 6pm. I know what is a club like Chinese orchestra needs. It needs ultimate commitment for us to see the improvement of skills in ourselves and our juniors. It needs sacrifices. Sacrifices like you need to skip tuition classes, you need to give up doing what you like, you need to surrender your idle life, you need to shed off your human skin and be a walking dead. I know I might be exaggerating but isn't this the truth? For how many tireless day and sleepless night that all the members of Chinese orchestra club has gone through for such a long period. It is in fact a grave test for us to know where our limits can stretch to the beyond or further beyond the beyond. Chinese orchestra club tests our patience, our endurance to critics, our time arrangement, our perseverance and how strong can we stand up on ourselves to withstand pressures from parents, teachers and studies. So, we had been practicing day and night until final.. the RED LETTER DAY had arrived! :D

On Thursday, we went to Dewan Sri Pinang for the annual Chinese orchestra competition called《春蕾》. The song that we've competed is entitled 《美丽的凤尾竹》. We aimed for a gold medal for this song but unfortunately, we are only capable of achieving the silver medal. Our teacher told us that the highest recognition for this song is only up to silver medal. So I think we're not that bad after all. Silver medal is something we worked hard for, it didn't just fall from the sky out of nothing. That's why we deserve it and deep in my heart, I think we deserve a gold medal if some individual technical problems did not occur that day.

Selfies with an alien, a banana & a normal human:

Bought a packer of prawn crackers for RM2!

What is our favourite hand sign for all the times? *P.E.A.C.E.*Whoop!!

一群小屁孩

But the most important thing is still the learning process and enhancement of skills. How Chinese orchestra club differs us from others is that, we know the true meaning of perseverance while others don't. That's what I think I've learnt of Chinese orchestra club in the past five years. I don't even remember for how many times that I've thought of just leaving everything behind and give a letter to the teacher in charge saying that I've had enough of Chinese orchestra practices and all I wanna do now is walk away from all this shit. But I couldn't, because I love Chinese orchestra as much as I love Xiao Wang and all those juniors. Sometimes, love is not all. It's the responsibility placed on you and that angelic feeling that you have a holy task to complete. Yeap, that's it.

 

English debate discussion:

On Friday, after our Chinese orchestra competition ended the night before, we started our preparation for the upcoming English debate competition. I woke up unrelentingly, letting the breeze to caress upon my skin when I sprung up from my bed for morning ablutions like a zombie. It has been a tiring week for me and I was suppose to enjoy a bit of my Friday but NO! I have to prepare debate stuff like debating scripts, rebuttal points, statistics, evidence and blah blah blah. Preparing scripts is such a pain for me as I prefer spontaneously deliver my speech but it's good to do research before I decided to do something really stupid like embarrassing myself on front of the debaters and audiences. I really enjoy debating on the stage because I don't really hurt people with words in real life but when I P.O.I. in the debate competition, that feeling was fantastic xD Don't look at me now, as the saying goes - "There's the most devilish thought in the most angelic mind." See, I have an angelic mind here .__. 

Trying very hard not to peek at my Facebook messages and notifications when typing scripts

 

Look at what we did out of boredom:

Oppa KungFu Style .__. What da hell is this...

We're sistas forevahhh!

"WHOOTTTT?" o_o

Wrap Up:

I know I've been acting like a bitch pretty much lately and I'm not hoping that you guys can comfort me or anything. Just that if I say anything rude to you or I talk to you with an unfriendly tone, know that there's a monster inside me who has invaded my body and soul for the time being and I've no weapon against the giant monster. Pleaseee put up with me and pleaseee don't be mad at me! I'll apologise for sure if I'm the one who did something wrong. Promise. And you guys need to promise me too!

*Pinky fingers crossed together*

A milestone in my life

Last year when I thought I was really gonna leave British Council, I was very upset and the gloom had given me inspiration to write a post in my blog about you guys. This year, I must say that I'm very thankful to have one more term spent with you guys and I'm gonna write another post about my BC days with a different emotion from last year. This year was a really difficult year for me. I've confronted with a lot of problems and most of them weren't that easy to solve at all! When I'm in the turmoil, my families and friends are always ready to offer help to me and their kindness have made me realise that there's utterly no use at all to live in griefness and sometimes, you just gotta live through things that upset you. Just like this case :')

Okay.. Last year Kyle said that he thought that I was a boy when he 1st saw me at BC. Ever wondered how I look when I was in form 3? TADAA!

 

Differences of last year & this year:

LAST YEAR

• Our class were smaller - it consisted of only 9 students o-o
• Ian was our teacher
• Our teacher was more flexible and playable than this year's 
• It was fun
• I got to see the sunny and fun side of you guys and shed from my shy skin as well
• Selfies & group photos overflowing x.x
• Songs and Ryan Higa during break time!  

 THIS YEAR

• This year our class expanded twice its size (roughly)
• Deirdre (or better known as DD) is our teacher
• Our teacher is so conservative and so old school!
• Sometimes DD is just being too unreasonably eccentric that she upsets us
• I got to know a few new friends like Sakinah, Jesselyn and Hui Zhen (QueenZhen)
• More selfies & group photos
• It's all about Francis @@ (no more Khalid?)

A few confessions to make: 

To Ginger: Ginger, I think that you're very pretty from the 1st time I see you when you were sitting on another table with another pretty girl (forgot her name) at the beginning of the year. After getting closer to you, I find that you're very much like me and for most of the time we would feel "awkward" pretty easily. I don't know how you define the word "awkward", but to me some of your expression just shows awkwardness in some situations. And it is very lucky for me to find someone who is equally enthusiastic with me in taking photos. I think that taking photos besides selfies are very important because photos freeze that moment and measure our growth. And thanks for your sourvenirs - the bookmark from China & the biscuit from Japan!

To JaNe: I know you love me & you're definitely one of my most intimate friends. You know me & I know you. But sometimes, you give me a mixed feeling of hating me and loving me because you always pinch and hit me so hard, always "abuse" my books and always say "diamlah". Maybe it's because you understand me. You understand that I'm mature enough to not to be upset with your childish actSSSS. It's like you can read my mind literally. Just like last year during the last term, you said you have a kind of "wheezy feeling" that I'm gonna return for a term next year. True enough, I did.

To Wendy: You're a very sweet girl and you're the opposite of JaNe. I like it when you tie your hair up in a ponytail but I love it when you just put your hair down on your shoulders. It makes you look elegant and the-opposite-of-JaNe even more :P You smile, laugh and blush easily (so cute!) Haha.. And it's hard to find someone who gets pai seh so easily. Everytime JaNe or me look at you and say "Wendayyy.. Wendaayyy.." you'll be like "Whut?o_o" Stay cute! PSS.. And sexy ;) It's my pleasure to hug you with your sexy back haha xD

To Kyle: Hmmm... Where to start our tale on? AFS would be appropriate enough I guess ;) Still remember when I was in form 3 and there was a question for me that asked "What is your proudest achievement so far?" And I said "My proudest achievement so far is getting the KIZUNA scholarship and go to Japan for free." I think we started to have conversations since I answered that question. Last year, you went to Germany on paid programmes so we had more to share with each other. Although most of the time we're on the same side, but we've also quarreled for most of the times over small matter. And would you please stop creating gossips for me? 1st, Jayesh. Then, Khalid. And now, Francis. And who's the next person? Ze Fei? xD Your 1st impression to me was very good though. I like boys who wears cap and look kindda SWAG. But after getting to know you, I just wish you could "DIAMLAH". Haahaha..

To Ze Fei: Two years ago, your body size were kind of okay. And for the 1st time I looked at you, I think that you have that kind of charisma like you-know-who. I gotta admit that you're quite good looking. You have very nice penmanship, you've got good command of English language & you crack jokes at the right times. A very impressive boy. Kyle told me that you're that kind of brainy guy who doesn't even need to read books to get good results in your exams. He also told me that you can play piano very well and you're at diploma already or something. Tell you something, your body size now is consider very fit already and you should stop increasing (or what other terms you call it) your muscle cause it's perfect already. There's nothing beyond perfection except destruction. So heed my advice. And that hug, it was very warm and "buffy". You've also been a very good adviser and listener. Thanks. I hope your sleeping routine will get normal someday...

To U'Wais: You are very talented and you're not like who I would imagine you to be. 1st, you play guitar! I am totally insane with guys who can play guitar cause they're just so cool and awesome and romantic (my imaginations) and everything. Plus, guitar is my top one favourite musical instrument! HAH! 2nd, you have the talent of speaking in the public/in front of the camera (Han Chiang competition last year). And you've yearned the 1st place for yourself! ACE YO! 3rd, you're very outspoken and sometimes being monkey-ish and loud. But I love you being yourself and just keep up the good work!

To Shrimp: Haha.. That was an awkward hug for you eh? Hope you didn't get nightmares o_o Umm.. Just be careful around DD cause she has been giving you very much of attention really. And umm.. Grow some meat :) 

To Hui Zhen: "QueenZhen?" That's what DD would say every week when she takes the register. I guess I wouldn't be hearing it anymore huh Queen? xD You're very pretty actually and you remind me of the old me. I don't take selfies last time and I certainly have the ugly profile pic the whole world. What made me took my 1st selfie? I'm not gonna answer that but that answer is in the caption of my 1st selfie in my mobile uploads. Stalk me if you wanna know. Haha.. You have a very fair complexion (ENVY!) and I love it when you scold JaNe "diamlah". Revenge is indeed sweet. LOL. 

Photos on my last day:

Candid photos 

Owwwhhh.. Bromance .__. Steam Ginger looks steam here!

Muscleman having a minor problem with his hair (.__.)ll

I'm stretching my hands so bad *height prob*

 

Wendy closed her eyes! -_-

The chosen one

Yatta! :D Are you guys happy with this?

Time to part

Epic facial expression o_o

Ze Fei is lecturing me with his finger pointing sharply at me .__.

Not Kyle too :/ Hah. Granny Kyle :P

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I'll miss you guys!!! :')

Wrap up:

For each and every lesson, we see each other grow. We learnt to see flaws and at the same time the beautiful sides of each other. I don't know if DD has ruined our happiness or whatever but I know that British Council promises us one thing, which is that the seed of friendship that we had sowed unintentionally at first will grow into something remarkable and fruitful. Actually, it's kind of hard for me to deny Ze Fei's statement. We are crazy. We are weird. And I think that's our identity and that's what we'll carry in ourselves in the future. Although my British Council journey has come to its end, I'm glad that I've met a bunch of crazy and psycho friends there. To me, British Council is more than just a tuition center and where I learn English. It's more like a platform for us to understand each other despite our differences and show ourselves to the each other who we really are. 

It me:

Straightened my hair before departing to Japan. Jia Qi with Fringe. (2012 December . 2013)

Just took my graduation photo three weeks ago. This is who I am. Dumb dumb Jessica Qi Qi :目

I'll miss all the little things like how JaNe would draw cute pictures of "sai" all over my book and say "diamlah" every time I voice out my opinion, how shock I was the 1st time when I saw Ze Fei became so buff (.__.), how Ginger and I would enthusiastically take selfies and group photos every week, how U'Wais and I were so happy when we found out that we had a mutual friend - Khalid two years ago, how Wendy and I laughed over and over again when Jason said something about "Mighty Brains" and didn't finish his sentence, how awkward Shirmp looked when I hugged him today, how Hui Zhen smile at me every time our eyes meet (so cute :P) and how I always debated with Kyle and quarrel over small matters. But I'm glad that I've seen you guys morph into somebody from a nobody to me. Thanks for making my Saturday so awesome. No matter what, I hope I will always be in your heart and please, just please DO KEEP IN TOUCH! BC gang forever! :')