we arrived in school "punctually". the equipment was left in the general office downstairs overnight (safer cause it's locked anyway lol) and i was happy that i didn't have to lug it to school. So my face hurt and my bruise hadn't healed yet, even with the excrutiating massage i had by the Red Cresent members present at the competition. I'm not sure which school they were from, but they were a friendly and initiative bunch, they didn't make fun of my and my inability to speak fluent BM and they did quite a good job of fixing me :) props to them *applause*
yet again, kelvin was late. yet again, the guys got to ride in cikgu kenny's car. yet again, the girls rode in the sweet-smelling pickup. but coach couldn't make it until later on in the day (much later lol) so i got to ride up front. it was an awkward ride, kelvin didn't talk much. but he's a nice guy. :)
Today is the day we actually compete and guess what... it's also the day that we compete in our weakest events. the guys are doing NINETY METERS max today, and us girls are doing SEVENTY METERS max. our bows are low tension meaning they don't send arrows flying that far -___-... so, our strategy is to aim much higher, at roughly a forty-five degree angle so our arrows shoot upwards and momentum will bring it downwards and hopefully, they'll reach the target.
the guys didn't bother trying the ninety meters cause.. well.. their arrows can't reach no matter how high they aim LOL. us girls didn't really bother trying the seventy meters, but we did okay in the sixty meters event. emma snagged fourth place while i came up right behind her with fifth :D jasmine scored a seventh.
i passed my camera to cikgu kenny for him to take shots of us and many other things... lol --->
emma aiming, (lol.. aiming emma)
jasmine aiming
an aiming emma again
and jasmine aiming.. cikgu kenny.. go get a hobby...the person on the far right of these pictures is a Sarawak archer. she's damn PRO. but she kinda talks funny.. and bimbo.. but she's still pro. yes, she won first... figures.. hahaha
i spy with my little eye, a red lovelyn the lobster. :) (in the middle)cikgu kenny at school in the morning: lovelyn, why u wearing red? your face is already so red! you'll look like some freak
jasmine: no.. if she wears red, it makes her face look less red.
emma: lol, true true
cikgu kenny: fine..
me: nyheheh! :D
our only source of shelter was a measly canopy... it was set on running tracks, so it was hot even under the shade. boiling hot... we made time pass by quickly by:
1) playing cards
2) being lame
3) sleeping when there's space.. well.. cikgu kenny did that mostly
4) grabbing milo from the milo truck that came occasionally... it has baddd timing...
5) complain about the heat
ughh.. the weather
home sweet home
1) playing cards
2) being lame
3) sleeping when there's space.. well.. cikgu kenny did that mostly
4) grabbing milo from the milo truck that came occasionally... it has baddd timing...
5) complain about the heat
ughh.. the weather
home sweet home
meet our tent mates... "canopy mates"
oh, and i almost forgot!! here's marcus being marcus :) note: this picture was cropped, zoomed, and stuff.. i'm not some stalker -___-
he wore CONVERSE like i told him to :)
he wore CONVERSE like i told him to :) so while waiting for lunch to be delivered, cikgu kenny told us that kelvin would be arriving late and might not be in time to send us our lunches, so we'd have to go out to the shops to get our own lunch. kelvin had a meeting. BOY, WE WERE HAPPY! so we (the girls) hopped into his red tiny car and abandoned the boys to continue with their event *sniggers!*
but of course, i had to capture the moment! it's not everyday you get to ride in a tiny car that belongs to your teacher, many miles away from home, with a bad sunburn, bruise and two crazy friends in the back that need to be fed!
note the two idiotz at the back that were ready for the picture when me, being the gundu photo-taker am not ready myself! ughhh look at that sunburn! (and yes, cikgu kenny has a "superman" thingy hanging on his rear view mirror...
I CALL SHOTGUN!
but of course, i had to capture the moment! it's not everyday you get to ride in a tiny car that belongs to your teacher, many miles away from home, with a bad sunburn, bruise and two crazy friends in the back that need to be fed!
note the two idiotz at the back that were ready for the picture when me, being the gundu photo-taker am not ready myself! ughhh look at that sunburn! (and yes, cikgu kenny has a "superman" thingy hanging on his rear view mirror...
cikgu kenny: eh, i think you took the superman thing lah me: izzit? *looks at camera* oops... sorry jasmine!!
here's the gundu-est story of the millenium!
so we got to the shops, and emma randomly said, "hey, i feel like eating hot cup" and i replied, "you mean that maggi mee cup thing?" emma nodded. Cikgu kenny stopped in front of a convenience store and dropped us off to get our supply of instant noodles in a cup... we bought five, as we were being CONSIDERATE that the guys would be famished after their event.
as we hurriedly purchased our goods and lumbered into the car and slammed the doors shut, cikgu kenny asked a very difficult question..
"hey guys, how are you gonna cook your noodles without any hot water?"
we burst out laughing!
jasmine retaliated saying, "nevermind lah, just ta-pau from the coffee shop la"
"can meh?" the three of us asked in unison. was it really possible? or even PLAUSIBLE that hot water can be indeed "ta-pau"-ed from a coffee shop??
the desperate need put us into a dilemma... should we risk humiliation and ask the nearest kopitiam for hot water?
"ok la ok la, i drop you guys off at the nearest coffeeshop." cikgu kenny obliged.
"phew, at least we aren't going to drown in humiliation alone. we'll have our teacher to drown with us!" i thought and smiled to myself.
once there, cikgu kenny unlocked the doors.. it fell silent as we waited for each other to get out of the car.
"go liaw" urged cikgu kenny.
"you coming also, rite?" i asked, and cocked an eyebrow skeptically at him.
"no la, you guys wanted hot cup ba, so you all have to ask yourself" he grinned.
"but i don't know how to speak chinese!" i fought back.
"yeah me too," emma raised her hand in the air.
we all turned around in the most comical and synchronized manner asked; "jasmine?"
hahaha, so we got our victim and with much pursuasion, jasmine agreed to be our.. ahem.. guinea pig :D lol
i thought i could sneak out of getting down from the car but cikgu kenny firmly uttered "GO LIAW"
there was a slight tinge of annoyance in his voice. or at least i thought. so i opened the car door wide and flung myself out of the car stuttering "okokokokokokokokokokokokok". i hobbled towards emma and jasmine and was instantly greeted by a low and husky "HEY! At least close the door lah!"
i erupted in laughter as i stared back at the car. i'd left the door wide open and cikgu kenny was doubled over reaching for the handle trying to close it. it was positively the funniest thing EVER!
but wait.. the best is yet to come.
once inside, the shopkeeper greeted us warmly. she was a spunky and sociable old woman, with the standard "granny hairdo" and such. she was polite, unlike many shopkeepers that would be annoyed and impatient with a bunch of delinquents asking to TA PAU HOT WATER
jasmine did most of the talking, leaving emma and i in a daze. i definitely have to learn chinese. i don't know what jasmine told the lady, but the drink-maker-people.. ermm.. person gave us ice cubes in those plastic bags where you ta pau laksa soup in.
"ermm.. jasmine?" i said, and pointed at the five frosty plastic bags.
after much "cham siang" or better known as reasoning and explanation, the lady came back with the same five plastic bags which were now filled with warm water. "hot enough?" she asked, in mandrin.
we just nodded.
she stuck five straws in each plastic bag.. that set off a small flurry of giggles which did not manage to escape my lips. jasmine held the five packets, emma held the instant noodles, and i held my tongue as not to offend the shopkeeper. i paid her fifty cents per packet, all the while telling myself "don't laugh don't laugh don't laugh"
i had done a good job, holding back laughter for so long. but when we got to the car, cikgu kenny stared bewilderedly at the five packets and as we opened the car door, he instantly asked;
so we got to the shops, and emma randomly said, "hey, i feel like eating hot cup" and i replied, "you mean that maggi mee cup thing?" emma nodded. Cikgu kenny stopped in front of a convenience store and dropped us off to get our supply of instant noodles in a cup... we bought five, as we were being CONSIDERATE that the guys would be famished after their event.
as we hurriedly purchased our goods and lumbered into the car and slammed the doors shut, cikgu kenny asked a very difficult question..
"hey guys, how are you gonna cook your noodles without any hot water?"
we burst out laughing!
jasmine retaliated saying, "nevermind lah, just ta-pau from the coffee shop la"
"can meh?" the three of us asked in unison. was it really possible? or even PLAUSIBLE that hot water can be indeed "ta-pau"-ed from a coffee shop??
the desperate need put us into a dilemma... should we risk humiliation and ask the nearest kopitiam for hot water?
"ok la ok la, i drop you guys off at the nearest coffeeshop." cikgu kenny obliged.
"phew, at least we aren't going to drown in humiliation alone. we'll have our teacher to drown with us!" i thought and smiled to myself.
once there, cikgu kenny unlocked the doors.. it fell silent as we waited for each other to get out of the car.
"go liaw" urged cikgu kenny.
"you coming also, rite?" i asked, and cocked an eyebrow skeptically at him.
"no la, you guys wanted hot cup ba, so you all have to ask yourself" he grinned.
"but i don't know how to speak chinese!" i fought back.
"yeah me too," emma raised her hand in the air.
we all turned around in the most comical and synchronized manner asked; "jasmine?"
hahaha, so we got our victim and with much pursuasion, jasmine agreed to be our.. ahem.. guinea pig :D lol
i thought i could sneak out of getting down from the car but cikgu kenny firmly uttered "GO LIAW"
there was a slight tinge of annoyance in his voice. or at least i thought. so i opened the car door wide and flung myself out of the car stuttering "okokokokokokokokokokokokok". i hobbled towards emma and jasmine and was instantly greeted by a low and husky "HEY! At least close the door lah!"
i erupted in laughter as i stared back at the car. i'd left the door wide open and cikgu kenny was doubled over reaching for the handle trying to close it. it was positively the funniest thing EVER!
but wait.. the best is yet to come.
once inside, the shopkeeper greeted us warmly. she was a spunky and sociable old woman, with the standard "granny hairdo" and such. she was polite, unlike many shopkeepers that would be annoyed and impatient with a bunch of delinquents asking to TA PAU HOT WATER
jasmine did most of the talking, leaving emma and i in a daze. i definitely have to learn chinese. i don't know what jasmine told the lady, but the drink-maker-people.. ermm.. person gave us ice cubes in those plastic bags where you ta pau laksa soup in.
"ermm.. jasmine?" i said, and pointed at the five frosty plastic bags.
after much "cham siang" or better known as reasoning and explanation, the lady came back with the same five plastic bags which were now filled with warm water. "hot enough?" she asked, in mandrin.
we just nodded.
she stuck five straws in each plastic bag.. that set off a small flurry of giggles which did not manage to escape my lips. jasmine held the five packets, emma held the instant noodles, and i held my tongue as not to offend the shopkeeper. i paid her fifty cents per packet, all the while telling myself "don't laugh don't laugh don't laugh"
i had done a good job, holding back laughter for so long. but when we got to the car, cikgu kenny stared bewilderedly at the five packets and as we opened the car door, he instantly asked;
Wah, got straw one ah?!!!!!!!
that did it. we all ERUPTED in laughter and continued laughing all the way back the the stadium.
GUNDU!!!
once at the stadium, we made our way up to the grand stand to eat our measly lunch and immediately discovered how cooling it was up there. "oh my god, it's so cooling. why didn't we think of coming up here before?!" i thought aloud.
"yalo" was all i got as a reply.
so, being the caring bunch we are, we prepared the noodles using the now lukewarm water we had. so, instead of unhealthy springy maggi noodles, we had.. crispy mee cup.. gundu to the max
and then, it hit me. the lamest joke of the century...
eh, it's not hot cup... it's WARM cup!!
at that point, i was thankful they didn't decide to throw me off the stands. :)
here's the "panoramic" view from the stands.
"yalo" was all i got as a reply.
so, being the caring bunch we are, we prepared the noodles using the now lukewarm water we had. so, instead of unhealthy springy maggi noodles, we had.. crispy mee cup.. gundu to the max
and then, it hit me. the lamest joke of the century...
eh, it's not hot cup... it's WARM cup!!
at that point, i was thankful they didn't decide to throw me off the stands. :)
here's the "panoramic" view from the stands.
marcus' mee cup was the softest cause it had soaked up all the water. why didn't we think of leaving the noodles to soak in the water?! ughh.. GUNDU!
i bet you're wondering how my bruise grew... it had started out so small. (refer to post on day one) today was a rough day...
OUCH
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