well, it's the end of 2008 and i can sincerely say that i've enjoyed this year to the MAX!! i can't help but wonder what the new year will bring me...

a basic recap of the year 2008 (from my point-of-view):

January

~ celebrated my 19th birthday with a friend. never happened before but there's always a first for everything :3
~ beginning of my 3rd semester at college

February

~ celebrated Chinese New Year with family + extended family (who came from Perlis, Sungai Petani & Kuala Lumpur respectively)
~ starting to feel the study pressure from the short semester Dx

March

~ finished my short semester ...with one failed subject oTZ
~ the end of the month marked the beginning of my 4th semester at college

April

~ gained a new friend this semester :)
~ re-took Engineering Maths 3 with my juniors Dx

May

~ promoted to Communications Director of the renewed AMGC club [Anime, Manga, Games & Cosplay]
~ preparations for ICHIbanzai '08 beginning to intensify
~ cosplay costume completed for ICHIbanzai '08

June

~ AMGC club of KDU Penang held its first ever ACG event on campus (also the 1st major ACG event held in the Northern Peninsular), which was christened the name 'ICHIbanzai'
~ mid-term exams crawling up after the successful event Dx

July

~ celebrated mum's 48th birthday
~ things are mellowing down after ICHIbanzai
~ preparations for final exams at the end of the month

August

~ 2 weeks of semester break \(^_^)/
~ stopped staying at the hostel
~ the end of the month marked the beginning of my 5th semester at college

September

~ Justin, former president of AMGC, steps down to give way to the junior committee before leaving for his internship at KL
~ promoted to one of the 5-member Board of Directors of the club, who oversees the club from the outside

October

~ celebrated dad's 48th birthday
~ faced mid-term exams, which were really tough Dx

November

~ preparations for Comic Fiesta '08 begins to intensify
~ Justin returns after 3 months of internship at KL

December

~ sat for final exams and passed all the subjects! \(^_^)/
~ celebrated sister's 15th birthday ..and gave her a surprise birthday present :D
~ traveled to KL to attend Comic Fiesta '08
~ traveled to Pulau Langkawi for Christmas
~ ready to end the year with a BANG!

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this year was definitely a whirlwind of a LOTTA things xD

therefore, my new year's resolutions are:

~ to do my best in my studies, no matter what happens
~ to strengthen my familial and friendship bonds [except with one person]
~ to enjoy life to the fullest!
~ to remember to carry out my resolutions XD

i'd say that pretty much sums up what i resolute for every year 8D

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details~ (took all of these down in a diary 8D)

Day 1 [25 December 2008]

0900: left home for Kuala Kedah
1030: arrived at the jetty; dad went to purchase ferry tickets
1330: supposed departure time for the ferry
1425: the ferry finally left for Langkawi Dx
1610: arrived at the island \(^_^)/ had our SUPER LATE lunch; walked around, and bought the nuts that mum loves so much xD
1745: dad got a rented car so we drove to the hotel which was right next to the airport Dx it's called 'Helang Hotel'
1800: after resting a bit, we decided to drive around...
1900: arrived at Underwater World Langkawi (UWL); walked around the place, saw a bunch of interesting sea creatures 8D
1930: arrived just in time for the 3-D show at the theatre, which was interesting but too short :(
2030: walked around a bit more; saw a few gigantic stingrays and touched a python 8D left UWL as it was near closing time
2100: had our dinner at a mamak place Dx ordered 2 pieces of roti planta and washed it down with teh 'o' ais xD
2140: returned to the hotel
2230: went to bed early xD

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Day 2 [26 December 2008]

0730: woke up bright and early 8D
0900: went downstairs for the breakfast buffet 8D had about 4 slices of bread with butter and strawberry jam, yummy 8D also had some fried kuey teow, which i could only taste its spiciness Dx i lost count of the number of grilled sausages i had 8D washed it all down with 4 glasses of orange juice X3
0950: finished breakfast and returned to hotel room
1020: left the hotel to drive around some more...
1030: first stop - Petronas Quay...where a whole bunch of cruise ships/sail ships were docked at
1109: next stop - Seven Wells Waterfall aka Telaga Tujuh. we actually trekked up the hill to get to the waterfalls oTZ dad only stopped halfway though Dx the uphill trek officially killed my leg muscles oTZ
1230: finally made it down the hill oTZ gulped down a whole bottle of 100 Plus.... NEVER AGAIN, i tell you...NEVER
1250: next stop - Crocodile Farm... where there were a bunch of big-ass crocs O_O
1315: luckily, we were there in time for the crocs' feeding time :3 looking at the crocs were scary enough...i can't imagine feeding them daily oTZ
1400: walked around a bit more.. dad got us (and himself) keychains which had a crocodile's tooth hanging at the end Dx
1425: next stop - Black Sand Beach...where the sand are actually black o_O" we also had our lunch there :3 and also got ourselves keychains with contained the black sand xD
1515: left the beach and moved on to the next place on the map...
1525: next stop - Tanjung Rhu Beach..where the sun is beating down on our heads Dx and a bunch of foreigners were sun bathing on the white, white sand... i don't understand how they can stand the EXTREMELY hot weather oTZ
1550: couldn't stand the hot sun anymore so we moved on ...THANK GOD!
1605: next stop - Air Hangat Village...where renovations were still on-going so we stopped by for a short while... the water is actually warm
1650: next stop - Mahsuri Mausoleum. we actually took the longer route to enjoy the sights xD the place itself was pretty packed with visitors Dx walked around a bit and visited the mini museum there too
1745: left the mausoleum
1805: arrived back at the hotel ...and took a much needed shower Dx and also a short nap zzZzzZZ
2045: went out for dinner at an Indian restaurant. had naan bread with tandoori chicken, yummy :3
2220: returned to the hotel; watched some TV shows and ate nuts XD
2330: went to bed zzZZzZZZzz

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Day 3 [27 December 2008]

0945: slept in a little today.. parents went downstairs for the breakfast buffet while me and sis slept..zzZZzZz
1015: breakfast for me and sis were noodles in a cup Dx
1130: checked out of the hotel
1140: stopped by Field of Burnt Rice aka Beras Terbakar. nothing to see there actually oTZ
1230: arrived at Kuah town and had lunch. walked around and bought lotsa chocolates ♥
1415: left the town
1430: arrived at Jetty Point
1530: departure time for our ferry
1600: left the jetty... arrivederci Langkawi~
1730: reached Kuala Kedah jetty when our ferry came to a halt Dx apparently the ferry got stuck in the mud oTZ and we had to wait for help so the ferry can be moved away from the muddy area Dx
1850: finally reached the jetty
1905: dad went to get the car and we drove back home~
2030: reached BM town and had dinner before heading home
2210: home at last!

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and that's it for our Langkawi trip :D sis actually wanted to go to Pulau Dayang Bunting coz she wanted to see the Lake of the Pregnant Maiden with her own eyes... but the cost to go there would totally kill dad's wallet oTZ

other than killing my leg muscles, the trip was definitely a memorable one :)

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apparently our family will be going to Pulau Langkawi for Christmas \(^_^)/
we'll be there for 3 days & 2 nights ...and i can't bring -Axel- along TT^TT

so i won't be able to blog about anything till we get back from Langkawi Dx

but one good thing will come out of this trip...

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TAX-FREE CHOCOLATES!!! 8D

since Langkawi is one of the tax-free zones of our country, everything is cheaper there compared to everything sold outside that island Dx
so.. chocolates, shoes, bags..HERE I COME!!! 8D

too bad we don't have a decent camera for this trip >_<"

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finally found the time to blog about this year's Comic Fiesta :3

Day 1

~ dad drove the whole family down to KL. left home around 7.30am and finally reached Sunway Piramid around 1.30pm oTZ

~ went off to the hotel's washroom to change into my costume.. then we went to the convention centre, which was pretty easy to locate from the hotel :D

~ called up one of the committee members to pass the tickets to us..

~ left my parents outside (coz they're not interested...yet) and went in with sis

~ called up Yee Mun and found out the club's booth is aaaalllllll the way behiiiiiind the hall oTZ

~ met up with the club members; passed the gray ties to Synjie (and got cash in return 8D) then walked around the doujin booths...

~ first round: survey what the booths were selling and took note of any interesting stuff to buy... and also picked up my pre-ordered stuff from hotaru

~ second round: buying timez 8D got a whole bunch of stuff but not all coz i was running short on cash already oTZ

~ third round: went to the figurine display area... was really tempted to grab some and ruuuuuuuuuunnnnnnnn....!!!! XD

~ hung around till 4pm-ish then went to grab a bite :3 dad was waiting for us outside D: he took us downstairs (while i'm getting lotsa stares Dx) to Secret Recipe! 8D

~ decided that i've had enough of the 1st day of Comic Fiesta so i went back to the hall to find Yee Mun before heading off to the hotel... then i remembered there's an autograph session with Keith & Kaoru from Gempak! /headwall TT^TT but it's a good thing there'll be another session the next day :D

~ lazed around in the hotel room before going off to dinner.. dad took us somewhere in USJ to eat at a place called 'Ah Koong' which is basically a restaurant that serves yong tau foo oTZ

~ went cruising around the USJ area before returning to the hotel. went for a walk outside coz the lights were really pretty 8D

~ went to bed around 11.30pm zzZZZzZzz

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Day 2

~ woke up around 10.30am ...which is quite early for me 8D

~ got ready and went to the hall.. apparently my parents got interested to know what was going on inside the hall 8D

~ it was just the perfect timing coz the dance performances were about to start 8D unfortunately all the seats were taken so we had to stand Dx 3/4 of the performances were by the KDU PJ anime club oTZ

~ walked around a bit.. then returned to the stage area just in time for the autograph session! \(^_^)/ i was one of the lucky first ones to get their autographs (i was only interested in Kaoru though XP) so i got a goodie bag! :3 but i was really happy coz i got to meet Kaoru in person!! :D

~ stuck around for the solo cosplay competition and took pics on Yee Mun's behalf xD unfortunately, i couldn't get any good shots because of the taller photographers in front Dx

~ had to go off to lunch around 3pm... i was really worried that i wouldn't be able to make it back in time for the finals but Yee Mun didn't mind coz her group was practicing their performance ...in an obscure location Dx

~ then it was time for the stage performances.. got called out by Yee Mun to help her record the group's performance Dx didn't really mind it at all XD

~ stuck around to watch the other performances and also the prize-giving ceremony ...which got boring after a while oTZ

~ so i went to the club's booth and bought the mugs and some of the badges before saying my goodbyes...

~ dropped off all my stuff at the car before going to the hotel's washroom to change back to my regular clothes xD

~ then, we bid Sunway Piramid (and Comic Fiesta) goodbye and headed to our relatives' place in PJ. reached there around 8pm. talked to my cousins a bit before we left for home around 8.30pm...

~ stopped by Tapah to have dinner.. then it started raining heavily Dx it's bad enough that i already have the flu oTZ

~ finally reached home around 12.45am-ish.. lost track of time due to extreme sleepiness oTZ went to bed around 1.30am...zzZZZZzZzz

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items purchased at Comic Fiesta:

~ badges - a set of 6 Katekyo Hitman Reborn badges (pre-ordered); one Hibari (KHR) badge; one Hibari/Dino (KHR) badge; one Agito (Air Gear) badge; a set of 5 badges [designed by Justin :3] which includes Saber (Fate/Stay Night), Hatsune Miku (Vocaloid), Maka Alban (Soul Eater), Wanijima Agito (Air Gear) & Kuran Kaname (Vampire Knight)

~ one Hibari keychain

~ one Hibari standee [basically a placard you can prop up xD]

~ one Hibari uchiwa [paper fan]

~ four posters - one chibi!D.Gray-man and Trinity Blood for myself; one Vampire Knight and one Shugo Chara for sis

~ one Vampire Knight 2009 calendar for sis

~ two mugs [designed by Kevyn aka okaasama 8D]

~ one Hibari phone strap (pre-ordered)

if anyone noticed, i bought A LOT of Hibari-related stuff 8D which was on purpose...

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dance performances:

~ Renai Rider [sung by Buono!]
~ Tell Me [sung by Wonder Girls]
~ Tokaikko Junjou [sung by C-ute]
~ Go My Way [from Idolm@ster game]

note: the first 3 were performed by KDU PJ's anime club Dx

stage performances:

~ Futatsu no Kodou to Akai Tsumi [Vampire Knight] - Yee Mun's Team Himitsu
~ Antoinette Blue [D.Gray-man]
~ Glamorous Sky [Nana]
~ Iteza Gogo Kuji Don't Be Late [Macross Frontier]
~ Sorairo Days [Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann]
~ Chouwa oto ~With Reflection~ [Gin-iro no Kami no Agito]
~ Diamond Crevasse [Macross Frontier]

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hopefully i get to go the next year's one too~ ^_^

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i finally found the time to blog about my Monday Dx

anyway, woke up around 10am without the help of my alarm clock and took a quick shower. heated up the soup mum left on the stove. went upstairs to wake sis up xD cooked something for myself while she showered :3

packed up -Axel- and brought ~Nendoroid L~ along X3 made sure i brought my HDD along for the anime then left around 11.30am.
reached Yee Mun's home around 11.45am and reached campus around 12.30pm... arrived slightly later than my estimated time due to the accident on the bridge Dx went up to the library but found out it was closed coz of some annual stock-checking thing oTZ
went downstairs and called up Justin (the then-president). while waiting in the canteen, i loaned -Axel- to Yee Mun. everyone else arrived around 1pm-ish Dx left -Axel- in Yee Mun's care while we had our meeting on the 2nd floor oTZ

we finally finalized the designs of the badges and discussed more about the club banner. also talked about booth decorations and who's going to do what during Comic Fiesta Dx finally ended the meeting around 3.15pm oTZ

Yee Mun and Synjie practiced their 'secret group' performance at the 4th floor XD i had the 'inside scoop' on their performance for the 2nd day of CF 8D

after the short practice, we went to Sunrise's McD to get ice-cream and twister fries 8D couldn't get any connection despite the place being a 'free wi-fi zone' Dx so we decided to head back to her place...

arrived at Yee Mun's place around 5pm. rebooted -Axel- and transferred a heck load of anime into my HDD 8D

• Code Geass R2
• Junjou Romantica - season 1 & 2
• Kuroshitsuji
• La Corda d'Oro ~Primo Passo~
• Le Chevalier d'Eon
• Nodame Cantabile
• Nodame Cantabile Paris-hen
• Persona ~Trinity Soul~
• Romeo X Juliet
• Shounen Onmyouji
• Special A
• Sukisho
• Weiss Kreuz

these are the anime that i got from her...so far xD since she still has about 4 weeks of sem break after CF, i'll definitely be seeing a lot of her 8D

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i'm gonna be totally swamped tomorrow oTZ

i'll have to wake up earlier than usual (1pm's my usual xD) coz there'll be a meeting at 1pm Dx besides that, i have to get lunch ready for myself and my sister...

also, Yee Mun's coming along Dx so i'll have to make lunch earlier and pick Yee Mun up by 11.30am to avoid the stupid lunchtime traffic oTZ

the only consolation from these is...

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i get my anime 8D

nah, just kidding XD
it's been awhile since i last met Yee Mun so we'll definitely be catching up on A LOT on the way to campus xD besides, she gets to entertain herself with -Axel- while i'm stuck in the meeting Dx

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only a week left to Comic Fiesta!! \(^_^)/

i still need to get my wig ready oTZ hopefully mum would take me out to get the hair spray tomorrow coz i really need it >_<"

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just finished my last paper yesterday!! \(^_^)/

but there's still a meeting tomorrow at 1pm oTZ
i hope it doesn't drag on for too long Dx i still wanna come home and continue my Vampire Knight marathon >_<"

and not to mention, i found a few sites to download anime for FREE! (thanks to my sis) so i might overload my HDD with anime after burning all my manga into CDs xD

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ONE MORE DAY before my exams are over TT__TT
then i can sleep in every day XD

this morning as i was driving on the bridge, i drove past a truck carrying 4 cows...

o_O

the campus was empty as ever ...since most of the students there are already on their semester breaks oTZ

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gonna clean up/delete a whole lotta junk from my HDD before Yee Mun comes back this Friday 8D leeching timez

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feeling really really stressed right now coz tomorrow's exam paper is dundundun...Advanced Electric Circuit /dies

and i haven't read anything TT____TT only myself to blame for that oTZ i'll have to start reading tonight if i want to remember anything by tomorrow >_<" after that, i have...

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it's my lil sister's birthday today~

and i got her a present for the first time XD
hint: DVD, anime

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went out to celebrate her birthday at Auto City's Nando's XD had loads of chicken 8D and sis got a complimentary ice-cream mud cake coz it's her birthday :D

walked around a bit before coming home... and we had the ice-cream cake we bought earlier 8D

and now, i'm totally stuffed oTZ

she definitely loved the presents i got her XD
i got her two DVDs; one was Itazura na Kiss and the other was Sister Princess :D and i put both in a box i bought from Popular Bookstore XD which i folded and wrapped it together with a ribbon myself :3

all in all, i enjoyed sneaking around to get her present and also dropping hints like mad hurhurhur XD

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