For Shuway

It’s been about three months (gasp!) since my last post. Shameful. So here I am, in the middle of the holidays, feeling rather bored and deciding to (finally) write something for the long lost blog.

Things have changed. A lot. Last December. So many amazing memories in just three months, believe it or not. Planetshakers, Malaysia, and multiple wow-ing youth meetings. Oh, yeah, and starting a new school in the city. (second gasp!) It’s been tiring, exciting, fun, and a great three months.

Planetshakers was mindblowing. 4 days. 4 of the best days of my life. The speakers (the people who talk) and speakers (loud machines blowing music at record breaking decibels) and just being with the most awesome people in the planet. Late nights, unreasonably early mornings, a lot of jumping, Reggie Dabbs, double-ball f00sball and Wii. Snacking on Milo Cereal (no milk) for supper and Milo Cereal (with milk) for breakfast. Ben annoying me with non stop “How does she knooooooow” lines. (From Enchanted) Honestly, it was 4 incredible, incredible days. That was back in January.

Also, in January, was me going back to the hometown. Crowded, loud, congested hometown. Ah, the life. Food, shopping (shopping!!) and of course, family. Meeting with my cousins again after more than a year was pure gold. Nicole and Isaac (10 and 8 years old respectively) from Penang. Wow, Isaac grew so much! It’s hard to believe the little kid who used to say “L for Lion… Rawr!” is now in Grade 2. In Malaysia, Grade 2 means a whole lot of work. And then Megan and Zac, (4 and 2 respectively). The last time I saw Zac he was that big *makes a small gap between hands* and now he’s walking and talking and watching Disney 24/7. Megan has started kinda and ballet classes, and very protective over her little brother. Then there’s Bryan and Eunice, who are a little older. (Way into Primary School) It was good to see them again. And finally, Yu Yang, all the way from Xuzhou in China. He’s got the “china apek” accent down pat and loves Disney as much as little Zac does.

And that’s enough rambling about how much my cousins grew and changed in a year. Youth has been awesome! There was church camp just 2 weekends ago (over Easter) and it was great. Ti Ti Quah was awesome, as per usual and it was just another great 4 days to “bond” with the most awesome people on the planet. We pulled late nights and on the last night, an all nighter. F00sball and table tennis and pillow fights. Outdoor devotion sessions at 7 in the morning. (Grr highschool leaders. Nah, it was nice… except for that uphill track thing with the poking. *cough* Rachel *cough* Paul) And just last Friday we pulled another sleepover in the church. Cold, and not exactly comfortable. But the Wii Tournament at 4am made it very, very worthwhile. =)

School’s been awesome. The first term’s been slack, but I’ve been told that the work picks up quickly next term. But even with minimal work, school is tiring because of the travel. I need to get up at 6 (6!!!) to catch my 7:11 train and get to school on time. And I usually only get home at 5pm, even though school ends at 3:10. It’s a lot of travel. About 2 and a half hours a day total. But besides, that, I really love MacRob. I’ve made some really good friends, my classmates are all friendly and hilarious to work with. (As in v. v. funny) The teachers are mixed.

My Geography teacher (really hoping he doesn’t read blogs) is monotonous and detached to his subject. Very very monotonous and detached. Boring. And many worksheets. Many, many worksheets.

Maths is mainly as expected. The teacher is good, and cares about the topic. But no teacher can make Maths interesting. So it’s a half half sort of thing.

English is outstanding at MacRob. Seriously! The teacher is obviously passionate. In one term, I was pushed more in my writing skills than I have ever been pushed in the whole of Year 8. It’s the fact that everyone around you are top class writers and your teacher has higher expectations that make you work extra hard (very extra hard) on your essays.

Science is, disappointingly, a bore. The teacher knows her stuff, but tends to drone on monologue for half an hour at a go. Sending half the class to sleep, and the other half doing maths homework. There’s a lot of theory and very little prac. And it’s chemistry, my least favourite branch of Science. Hopefully things will pick up at Physics or Bio.

And thats it. Hopefully I’ve rambled on enough for you Shuway. Enough for three months. That was for you. xD