woohooo :)

owhh yay,
mid year exam just ended today.

but still,
need to study during holiday :(

mid year exam.
result for sure very poor!
a lot blank. T.T

so yar,
for the A-level's..
GOOD LUCK WEIH. xD

Happy Holiday

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A Story

TAXI

I arrived at the address where someone had requested a taxi. I honked but no one came out. I honked again, nothing. So I walked to the door and knocked. 'Just a minute', answered a frail, elderly voice. I could hear something being dragged across the floor.

After a long pause, the door opened. A small woman in her 90's stood before me. She was wearing a print dress and a pillbox hat with a veil pinned on it, like somebody out of a 1940s movie.

By her side was a small nylon suitcase. The apartment looked as if no one had lived in it for years. All the furniture was covered with sheets..

There were no clocks on the walls, no knickknacks or utensils on the counters. In the corner was a cardboard box filled with photos and glassware.

'Would you carry my bag out to the car?' she said. I took the suitcase to the cab, and then returned to assist the woman. She took my arm and we walked slowly toward the curb.

She kept thanking me for my kindness. 'It's nothing', I told her. 'I just try to treat my passengers the way I would want my mother treated'... 'Oh, you're such a good boy', she said. When we got in the cab, she gave me an address, and then asked, 'Could you drive through downtown?'

'It's not the shortest way,' I answered quickly. 'Oh, I don't mind,' she said. 'I'm in no hurry. I'm on my way to a hospice'.

I looked in the rear-view mirror. Her eyes were glistening. 'I don't have any family left,' she continued. 'The doctor says I don't have very long.' I quietly reached over and shut off the meter.

'What route would you like me to take?' I asked. For the next two hours, we drove through the city. She showed me the building where she had once worked as an elevator operator.

We drove through the neighborhood where she and her husband had lived when they were newlyweds. She had me pull up in front of a furniture warehouse that had once been a ballroom where she had gone dancing as a girl.

Sometimes she'd ask me to slow in front of a particular building or corner and would sit staring into the darkness, saying nothing.

As the first hint of sun was creasing the horizon, she suddenly said, 'I'm tired. Let's go now' We drove in silence to the address she had given me. It was a low building, like a small convalescent home, with a driveway that passed under a portico.

Two orderlies came out to the cab as soon as we pulled up. They were solicitous and intent, watching her every move. They must have been expecting her.

I opened the trunk and took the small suitcase to the door. The woman was already seated in a wheelchair.

'How much do I owe you?' she asked, reaching into her purse.

'Nothing,' I said.

'You have to make a living,' she answered.

'There are other passengers,' I responded.

Almost without thinking, I bent and gave her a hug. She held onto me tightly. 'You gave an old woman a little moment of joy,' she said. 'Thank you.'

I squeezed her hand, and then walked into the dim morning light. Behind me, a door shut. It was the sound of the closing of a life. I didn't pick up any more passengers that shift. I drove aimlessly lost in thought. For the rest of that day, I could hardly talk. What if that woman had gotten an angry driver, or one who was impatient to end his shift? What if I had refused to take the run, or had honked once, then driven away? On a quick review, I don't think that I have done anything more important in my life.

We're conditioned to think that our lives revolve around great moments. But great moments often catch us unaware-beautifully wrapped in what others may consider a small one.

PEOPLE MAY NOT REMEMBER EXACTLY WHAT YOU DID, OR WHAT YOU SAID, BUT THEY WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER HOW YOU MADE THEM FEEL.

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again. it's exam

Ooops.

May, my school named it as exam's month.
exam coming ya.
15 May
lets fight for it everyone..!
JIA YOU.

try my best.
god do the rest

A post that does not need a title

Tomorrow is the last day of college. Suddenly it seemed like saying goodbye, and i cant. Somehow, despite me always saying how much i hated college. I dont know. Argh.

I will come up with a post soon, stating the valued friends in college, and every moment i cherished with everyone of you, every moment that i will remember for the rest of my lives. Part of it is already in my drafts, still trying to compile on what i remember. I hope you guys will read and appreciate =)

Sendin loves to everyone.

And now, i see the most important reason to go to prom.
It's for you guys.

Random Topic

MY fm's line :

有人问，电梯里的镜子是什么作用？
有人说，是让电梯里的人检查仪表用的；
有人说，它的用途是放大电椅里的空间感。
其实，镜子的用途是让残障人士进入电梯时，不必费神转身，也可以简单的按电梯按钮。
我们往往有异想天开的看法，但，始终，还是由自己的观点出发。

translation :
Some people ask, whats the usage of the mirrors in an elevator?
Some say, it's to check your own looks for better presentation;
Some say, it's to give the elavator a enlarged feeling.
Actually, the mirror's usage is to allow the disabled to easily access the elevator buttons without having a hard time to arrange themselves in a position to look at the buttons.
We as humans often have ideas where sky is the limit, however, it's always from our own point of view.


I listened to this for many times on the radio, but it've never hit me like how it hit me today. Linking back to our prom. Bet many of u guys already got tired of me ranting over the price for prom. But still, it's true. Actually it's not so much of the price they set, it's the effort they've put in. I daresay they havent actually put in their best for this prom.

The student council is often made up of the richer people, where, money, to them, are not much of the big issue, and their focus is more on the presentation of the event. ( i'll get to the presentation next time maybe =(. For a good presentation of a PROM, please visit http://www.thepromtay.blogspot.com/ i personally prefer a prom like that. and i wouldnt mind to even pay RM 150 for that. I'm not sure of that prom's price though ). Anyway, getting back to topic, the new student council had NOT shown me their effort's in reducing the price. They're comparing it with last year's prom, and i bet the thought
' they last year also pay 130.. this year shud be okay one... '
had came across their minds before. They did not consider people who are unwilling to pay that much money to go to prom, or maybe they did, and did not bother due to their opinion of RM130 being AFFORDABLE. It's not easy to kick that point of view, as stated in my topic sentence above =)

Many a time Edward had tried to approach them and talk to them about the prices, and their rudeness of deleting a comment. Yes, it's their page, but deleting a comment? Are they tring to say that they cant accept criticism on their page? Fine. Here's a LONG LONG critic on their prom. Screw me if u want. Remembering the day when me and Edward went to talk with them, ranting over the price, the person in charge of the booth ( no names used here ) Merely stared at him while he went on ranting, and repeated
' So are you buying the ticket?'
every 10 seconds or so. He might sound funny. Yeah, me and eddie were laughing along with him. but it's PISSING OFF. Dont you think? Is this how you treat your customer? Ignoring comments? Doing what ONLY YOU think is right? Wow. *Claps* Thats some marketing strategy. Love you guys for that =) woot~

Yes, it's kinda obvious that most of us will eventually buy the prom ticket, so there's nothing to be worried about. But that doesnt mean that we MUST go or we WILL go. Anytime if they ticked us all off, i bet anyone who organised another event on the same night, we would go, not to prom, but whatever event that is. Not everyone of course, they'll be suporters for every party, but the numbers will DEFINATELY drop.

And to be honest, i dont see any student council members really trying to sell the tickets. They're only depending on the people they know in our intake, and trying to get their friends to go. Anyone else could just stand beside their booth for 1 hour and they probably wouldnt bother.

Lets assume we are shopping. We go into a shop not knowing much about that shop. Would you prefer the sales person to come up to you with a warm smile, asking you ' may i help you?' in a very polite way? or just being ignored? I definately would want a sales person to come up to me and ask politely. Even if i dont need help. That just shows how good the service is isnt it? Well lets just assume we said 'no, i dont really need help' to the 'may i help you question' I personally think that good service should be the person standing politely beside, and offering help when necessary. That should be the way isnt it? Not to back down even when rejected help. Thats called SERVICE. But if the sales person just came up to you, said may i help you, and left once you said no, i'm pretty sure that we dont stay in that shop for long coz there wont be much to see. If that person stayed and toured you around, we might even try on some of the goods, and when their luck is good, we might buy something. Right?

Parelling this to the marketing strategy them, most of them basically ignored me after i said 'no i wont buy'. No one pushed it, trying to convince me to go, or try to find out why i'm not going. Woot~ cool. I remember myself trying to convince people to go to the a levels fiesta last year. Wasnt easy work, but i still managed to get a few tickets. And when i sold one, i can feel the satisfaction of gettting it sold.

I dont think any of us should go to prom solely for the reason of 'supporting our juniors'. Thats the WORST reason available. Going to prom for juniors? Lol. If i have a girlfriend in a55 then probably that reason is valid la. But just to support? Lol. Sorry. a big fat NO for you.

Think, use ur brains, you WILL get a few more customers. Some people want to go, but just isnt convinced yet. Some people, like me, is just sitting on the fence. Waiting to see the effort before i make the decision.

My humble opinion.

Dont read if u dont want to.

And, who says you cant get a mansion? Lookup thepromtay. And LEARN