A Day Before The Eve

August 29th, Sunday... perhaps it's kinda rare for you to see that my blog entry's date actually drops on Sunday, as well as for me... 'cause usually I won't have the time to get it done and thus giving up blogging on weekend. But, well, since it's almost already the last day in August, it becomes a must-post entry for today. I wouldn't wanna wait any longer for telling the things that I wish to jot them down here. At least, at something that I did and knew days ago... seriously, the past few days were awesome, personally...

Okay, that day (last monday), was kinda down duel to the failure in applying for UTAR. But on the way back, got her message by telling me that she bought something for me on her next vacation back to Shah Alam. Aww, my melancholy faded immediately after that, I'm so super damn happy... Not until days ago (Tuesday), she suddenly informed me that she's coming back to Shah Alam, which she claimed it should be a surprise at first!!! OMG!!! Arhhh.. I was like, REALLY!!?? 'Cause I seriously never thought it could be so soon, which absolutely granting me a hugeee surprise even for telling me so early. Aww, she shouldn't have told me that... I WANT A GREATER SURPRISE!! ^^. I'm looking forward for the day, aiks, just can't wait to see her. You know me, I'm not patient enough for this. ^^

A day later (Wednesday), was when I basically planning to repurchase my D-SLR, which I have long waited. Before that, I told myself I have to buy it before Merdeka since she might be coming back. As I said, I'm not gonna hold my phone's camera (though I'm proud of it's performance) to shoot like a fool during Merdeka's eve. Yet after all, she said she's not sure of whether to make the route and ask me need not to rush. Never mind, I'm still gonna get it before 31th, well and then, her confirmation makes me felt even more motivated to get it ASAP. Haha...

Wednesday night... I'm gonna go insane for running up and down Bukit Bintang Plaza >.<. Know what? I brought the wrong amount of money, which was lack of RM500, in purchasing the D-SLR. Supposed to be bringing RM1K, but since it's nearly 9pm, I was in a rush afraid of those shops ending up their working hours and mistakenly took the RM500. What's worse was, the uncle in the camera shop shows me all the things while had the warranty card chopped, but it's freaking damn paiseh when I start counting the bunch of RM50s, and opps, telling him that:

"Errrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr, s.. s... sorry uncle... I... didn't bring enough money!!!" :P

O.M.G...

How could this happen? I was damn shy and felt so dumb, wasting my petrol, time, and toll money rushing there but got nothing. Ishhhh... Gek Sei!! Learned a lesson that I'm always so careless when I'm in a rush. Sorry la, hehe, I'll try to be more careful next time. I can see that the uncle was freaked out but got no choice so just ask me to go again tomorrow. Alright, the next day (Thursday), ironically, I didn't plan to go back to that uncle's shop I went that night, because after all it's not the actual shop that I've contacted and searching for, yet I've found them in the afternoon when I make another visit to Bukit Bintang Plaza again. Feel kinda bad for not informing that uncle, but who cares, since the actual shop is selling the same thing at RM150 cheaper. I don't mind for being a bad guy just to save RM150. Oh have mercy, it's considered a lot for the nearly bankrupting Kyuo. Eventually, well that uncle still rugi nothing, lol, it's benign.. :)

hehe I told Neko that I was going there, and she asked whether can she meet me up. She wanna have a look at how I choose and check the cam. Haha, why not? Her office is just so near to BBP, but too bad that she can't make it at last, not free... :( Lol, have a look at my re-purchase camera:

**Tadah** hehe, the plastic bag so big...

SonyTime... love the plastic big, which looks so classy..

Saw the black color thingy? That's the bag which I got free duel to the promotion they were having.. the orange color box was with my DSLR inside.^^

That's it... haha, my 2nd Sony A550. Haven't attach the neck strap also.

Take a closer look at the newly fresh item from the box, lol, I just can't stop snapping at it... hehe

This is the receipt, prove that, I got it at RM2050 + RM15(screen protector) = RM2065.


Hehe, yesterday (Saturday), I met her and Neko unexpectedly at pyramid. Actually, I was only trying to hang out there after ending my boring wushu classes. I studied there too, for 2 hours, who say cannot study at shopping center? I actually did it... and they came at night, so I was damn excited to lepak with the 2 of them. Ohh ya, her brother was there too. Nice to meet him though, I was so paiseh at first, 'cause she has been mentioned her brother so scary to me previously. Well, it's not as bad as I had imagine. :) It's was really fun last night, both of them so sampat. hehe...

Ermm today is Sunday, and it's ended. Yeah!! What's tomorrow?

I'm look forward for it now... hyper :)


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Erm... This Place, Remember?

August 23th, Monday... Erm, the same afternoon after class, I decided to make a move to UTAR Campus in PJ (not sure SS what) with my mom. She willing to acccompany me there even though she's super busy with her office works. Of course, I know she's always the one who worries about my studies the most, thank you mommy. :)

Apparently, I've never been to the campus of UTAR in PJ before; I don't know the way there. Uh hrm, no worries... luckily UTAR is being recorded in the map of my GPS. After setting the route, I went from Old Klang Road, entered into Petaling Jaya and the navigator just lead me there on its own. Oh well, I wasn't that glad while on the way. Grasping the little amount of hope, wishing UTAR staffs would literally knot their head and say: "Yeah, we recognize and accept SAT." Yet we still don't know the answer. Most probably... But I'm still not giving off the hope. Struggling in my heart...

Okay, by passing the overhead bridge, I saw Jaya ONE is just in front of us. By turning left of the junction road, here we are, UTAR... just opposite of Jaya ONE and Cold Storage. I'm lucky enough to find a parking so easily, because the traffic seems sort of congested over there. So... this is UTAR...

The signboard writen " UNIVERSITY TUNKU ABDUL RAHMAN".

The entrance...

From another view before going in to those offices.

Sorry I can't and dare not to take any picture when I went into those offices, because lots of students were staring at me as an outcomer. Obviously I am... 'cause I don't have any student ID card hanging around myself. What if later they say, "WTH, why this guy so ULU like never been to college before? Come inside just snapping here and there only." I'm really sick of that , so paiseh... Mistakenly, we went into a room with lots of students lining up in a long queue. I told her this later on and she said maybe they were dealing with the PTPTN loan thingy. Ohh, I saw some similar rooms with a big glass and some table chairs inside, really reminded me of those pictures she took with her friends posing there last time. Well, the room next to it was the part where we wanted to ask for courses. A quite lenglui lady served us. I told her my case and obscurely, another lady heard and said, SAT can be recognized and accepted here. She looked kinda sure, which really gave me hope :) But she said the one who in charges had went out for lunch, so we need to wait for him 'til 1:30pm. Okay, I'm hungry and wanna eat too. Where?

Hehe... where else? ^^


Awww... Jaya ONE, the view from inside Old Town Cafe: the walking path, and those seats in Cold Storage, the guy selling cold salad inside... I've seen those scenes before from her blog. All looked so familiar... so, here's where she used to study and be often last time. It makes me feel rather sentimental at the moment, but without my D-SLR, I can only lift up my phone to shoot them down.

This road...

I saw Station 1Cafe !!

Right in front of me...

Is this the Station 1 that they got angry because of the Wireless thingy?

Jaya Noodle House...

We choose to have our lunch here at 1st, but my mom doesn't seem agree much with their prices. Honestly, it's seems kinda expensive though. Failed...

After this walking path is...

OLD TOWN Cafe... I've seen this before, they took picture right where I was standing, and it looked so familiar to me now. I saw lots of students inside, wish to have my lunch there too. But...


Here... yea, I have seen this before too, but it's from an upper view in her blog.


I think it's the core of Jaya One.. seem kinda nice here. I feel cooling...


I guess that's where she snapped the upper view of the picture above. I
like this place anyway...

A staircase to the shop lots above...

We went back to the campus, and the lady gave us a bad news by telling me that they don't accept SAT cert and home schoolers like me even though my cert is qualify enough because of Malaysia's policy. Not even their foundation... So, the only but time wasting way is to submit my SAT score to those private colleges who recognize it, spending 1 1/2 year for the A-Level, then only I can get to go UTAR for degree with my A-Level. >.< 'M so heartache that I need to give up C. Advertising course in Kampar. But I won't give up... will depend on the situation after 1 1/2 year later. Will go too if possible... I can't only blame the stupid Malaysia's policy, go to h*ll la... Yet, I'll still sit for my SAT and later on A-Level. I won't give up, I won't... I will head on to UTAR after this. Not sure where yet...

You gotta wish me luck k? I'm looking forward for the day to see ya:)



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I'm TERRIBLY Wrong...

August 23th, Monday...


Hrmm, okay... Maybe I'm wrong in my previous entry, that UTAR actually have a large possibility in might not accepting my SAT results.


Well... erhmm...


The table in the previous entry that I posted, stated down there: "Most programmes would normally require a credit or relevant score in English Language in one of the following examinations.." which, in most situations, can mean like those scores are only a prove of the qualification in how good your English is for you to gain more opportunities in entering UTAR. In another way of saying this, is (I hope it's not, I really hope.. >.<), they would not approve only the SAT without other certs.


omg... :(


Why~? I've been studying effortly all the while 'til now... just hope to find a college or U that suits me best. Eventually, UTAR is the only cheapest (exclude all sub expenses) place in my mind, because it's being sponsored by the government. Well please, don't try mentioning about colleges around Sunway areas. You should know they are either mostly of noble classes or have poor facilities and are the bad comments' owners.


Aiks... I'm so damn worry and anxious now. >.< The feeling of bitterness in me is ineffable, but can someone actually read, understand and comfort me? I don't wanna go collapse because of this... but who knows I will if it's really the negative side. Oh god, can you please let my wish come true once? Just, for once? Will ya?

Praying hard...


The Xiao Qi Gui :(

YAY!! Luckily Utar Recognizes SAT^^

August 20th, Friday... Yesterday, after chatting with my teacher's daughter, Hannah, I found out something. Ermm, I would like to make a review of our convo before I enter into my topic. Well, it's all about colleges and studies. She asked when will I be leaving this center (my highschool)? Hrmm, after the SAT exam on October lo. She knows this exam, ohh, because her brother, Jon (used to be my classmate), took it before. But then only she came to realize how tough the exam is after I told her all the point deducting and time limiting methods they are using.

She says: "OMG, it's even worse than SPM, and it's almost like STPM." Yea... what I'm taking is actually of STPM level if really comparing with Malaysia education standard. SAT stands for Scholastic Assessment Test. Supposed to be recognized by most colleges.

Okay, She's currently studying in... all the while I thought was only KDU, but nope, she said is KBU. Huh?? It's only located behind of KDU, super near to 1 Utama. WTH. Taking foundation, and she asked which college am I attending? Ermm, is UTAR if I got the in-take successfully, and I'm taking Mass Com.. Alright, here's what she alerted me,

she said: "Of all I know, UTAR is sponsored 50% by government in everything, that means it's also considered as a government Uni. What you pay is already in half... But do you think a government Uni would recognize your exam cert from overseas like SAT?"

Oppsss... OMG, I know UTAR is sponsored by government but I seriously never thought of that before. My SAT cert is supposed to be recognized by all of the colleges because it's ace in aiming at professional college studies, but I missed out that there's always an exceptional in everything. What if they don't recognize my SAT cert? Oh no, please please, no matter how, accept my cert okay? I'll do anything and everything I can for it to take affect... I started worrying while rushed quickly back in front of my laptop and search for the entry requirements of UTAR.

Ermm... I Google my question and found this. Have a look...

Table 1: Matrix for English Language Equivalency (Minimum Score) Recognized Tests Foundation Undergraduate Post-graduate Paper-based TOEFL 500 550 580 Computer-based TOEFL 173 213, TWE 5.0 237 Internet-based Testing (iBT) - new TOEFL 61 79 92 International English Language Testing System ( IELTS ) 5.0 5.5 6.5 Certificate of Proficiency in English ( CPE ) Grade of C Grade of C Grade of B Certificate in Advanced English ( CAE ) Grade of C Grade of A n/a English Language Proficiency Test (ELPT) 945 965 980 Scholastic Assessment Test ( SAT ) (Critical Reading ) 400 430 500 American College Testing Assessment ( ACT) 20 21 22 SPM English Language / O-level English Language Credit Credit C4 MUET Band 3 Band 3 Band 4 UEC English Language Grade B Grade B n/a English 1119 n/a n/a Credit

Phew, I was so damn nervous and anxious (a relief!!) lol, Saw the red-colored words on top that I highlighted? Hehe, yea, SOOOOO glad to see and know that they recognize the SAT score. It's stated up there, "Critical Reading", and the minimum score for it to enter into UTAR. (There are 3 sections in SAT, "Critical Reading", "Math", and "Writing", in which the highest score of each is 800). Not knowing what is "Undergraduate" and "Postgraduate", so I asked Anne and she told me both in order are "Degree" and "Master". Ohh, Credit to her, thanks Anne :). I told and chatted with her about this and I know lots of info of UTAR from her too. Really thanks, see ya there if I did it. Hrmm, I will... I wanna challenge the Jump Lake Contest, and see how many spectacles I have to change, because of the harsh studies that cause the lack of sleeping hours for eyes to rest. LOL...

Okay, that means I must score this CR section at a minimum 400 for foundation, 430 for degree, and 500 for master. Ishh, this prove UTAR isn't stupid at all, they just picked this bloody stiff section, the CR, and want us to excel it because they know it's the most difficult section among the three. Yet even though, is it real I doubt? It's hard but it shouldn't be a problem for me to score 430 to go straight to degree. Well, I'm not gonna waste my time anymore for foundation which will take me another one year to do it. HELL DEFINITELY I WOULDN'T...

I would not care how many times I have to re-take if I can't get to the goal of 430 or above, but of course I will try my very very best for the first time. So... Targeted: 430 or above. As I said, it shouldn't be a problem for just 430 or maybe a lil bit higher, because in my previous entry about the SAT Diagnostic Test (doing an exactly same SAT test with 9 sections without any preparation), I got 310 for Critical Reading section. It's extremely bad I know, but remember, that's the result before any preparations. I'm absolutely sure that I won't be as stupid as those idiots who won't improve through studying and preparing. Do you think I am?

Hehe, let my results tell the answer.
'rite, need to study liao hor. Bye~

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Farewell, Melanie :(

August 17th, Tuesday... I have no choice but to blog about this now, 'cause I promised I'll tag her all the pictures we took last night at facebook but I wanna let my bloggie goes first. So yea... Aiks, freaking sad that she's leaving to Australia tomorrow. Aww, I just got to know her a lil better than when we just met. It's like... I HATE THIS... Why are all my friends like this? It already happened twice since May... Friends were leaving me to elsewhere far for studies short after I know them. WHY??? I don't wanna trace all the moments being with them only in my memory. Do you know how sad it is to miss them so freaking bad?

Every time when I loiter in Pyramid(place I use to meet and hang out with them), places, restaurants, seats, shops, escalators, staircase and even the walking paths that I once be with them there before, I'd see their shadows and faces there in my mind but they are no longer here with me anymore. I can only recall the things they did, and the words they said last time and stand moodily alone there... sob sob.. :'( There are only two of them so far, well I bet you know who I'm talking about.

Accept the fact? NAWW... I don't wanna but I was forced to. >.< The last farewell gathering and dinner, was the last chance for me to see her. I promised I will attend and that I did put all my attention on her. Suppose, there were few others as she invited but four of them FFK in the last minute. Oh c'mon you guys, it's Melanie's farewell gathering and dinner. I don't know how much it meant to you all, but for me, I will definitely make it even I have to skip my piano lesson to do so.. because, IT'S HER FAREWELL GATHERING AND DINNER!!! HEY, SHE'S LEAVING DAY AFTER TOMORROW ADY OKAY!!??

Okayz, she met me up at the ice rink around 6:30pm, together with Sophie and Farhi. She planned to dine at Sushi Zanmai. We head on there for the queue, so crowded. Lol, this is the second time for me to eat in Sushi Zanmai. Was a lil bit different compare to the first time, as in we got the seat in a nicely decorated room with ambient light. It's so nice and cold, haha... Hope you feel grateful too even only three of us here... and I'll let the pictures speak now.. :)


Melanie and Sophie, in Sushi Zanmai... Her besssst friend. hahaha..


**Tadah** A gift for her. ^^ 'M glad that she likes it...

By preparing this, I ran up and down the stitching shop in Summit USJ, and because the glove is too small for the stitching machine to sew the words on it, end up I sow it with hands a day before yesterday. Hope it's not poorly sow... :)


Farhi.. I just know him yesterday, well, haha, he's kinda friendly and humorous. With him, all kinds of jokes were being told and we laugh and laugh and laugh... :D

Sophie, lol, guess what? she's a student of figure skating like Melanie and she's really good. Very nice of her too... ^^


Kyuo... Ermm, the owner of this blog.. Do I need to intro myself? hahaha, well, thanks Melanie for the nice picture of me... like it..^^


Melanie~, the lady of the night. As usual, she looks cute & pwetteee... :)


Hehe, we were chatting all the way before the our orders arrive. As you can see, the environment inside is not bad, but the air-con is kinda cold. Melanie kept claiming very cold~... I'm not because I was with my sweater. ^^


Yeah, here goes the food... Melanie ordered this, I'm not sure what's the name of this, But it's raw salmon fish, together with her Udon Noodle. Lol, so thick...

Melanie with her food, taken by my phone camera. hehe, kinda okay right? ^^ oh ya, we have green tea too. It's refillable...


It's Farhi's meal, same I'm not sure about the name of it. It's with raw salmon fish as well, serving with rice, cucumber, and lemon. He shared this with Sophie... couple I guess.. :)


And this was what I ordered, called Gindara Teriyaki, salmon grilling with teriyaki source. Kinda pricey and small portion but it's nice especially the skin part. That's what I told a certain someone and we gonna try it out next time. ^^


Hmm, a random shot at Sophie's camera. Love it because I'm a fan of Carl Zeiss Optics. ^^ hehe... performance is sort of awesome.

Haha, Melanie was busy chatting on phone with her auntie calling from Hong Kong. I was holding the camera and she said "shoot me"(speak soundless). lol... so cute... :)

We kept chatting for like half and hour more after eating, because I was waiting for my another meal to arrive, the Dai Dai Roll, but they seemed to have forgotten about it. Never mind, I know Mel was cold and just called for the bill. Hrm, waiting waiting... why the bill haven't come de? Opps, we have to pay at the counter la, hahaha... let's go let's go.. lol, so blur all of us..


Counting the money for bill, it's around RM88 plus... expensive...

All of us, except Melanie, were not filling. So Farhi and Sophie planned to go for Nando's on their own.. Hrmm, hehe, I wasn't full too anyway... But it's okay, us two were going for dessert at Fullhouse. I will just left my stomach for cakes...^^


Here we are.. Fullhouse...

The food is not nice here I know, and it's only well known for it's decoration. But still prefer The Garden at The Curve though, sorry to say that the food is incomparable. I miss the Garden so much, not only the place but also the person...


The menu, rolf, it looks like a story book for kids... haha.. so interesting. ^^


Eih, I take picture only, do you need to look at me so fiercely? hahaha.. your hair so messy...

We were asking for the cakes' flavors...


Okayz... We gotta pick the types of cakes we want ourselves outside. They have a lot, but unlike those cakes at The Garden, I don't think all of them are nice. So we ordered half a dozen, which was six small pieces...


A picture of me and Melanie...


Nice environment of course have to take more pictures of ourselves... ^^


Busy taking pictures of the cakes and drinks...


Here comes our desserts, cakess....^^ We have chocolate, pandan, strawberry yogurt, cappuccino, cheese, and green tea. Unfortunately, two of us were so picky that all the cakes, except strawberry yogurt, were abysmal... hrmm, they only have a nice outlook... I still prefer the cakes at The Garden... >.< As in drinks, she ordered Honeydew Milk Shake, it's bubble tea la, hehe, and mine was Green Tea Milk Shake. Hrm, can be accepted la, satisfying oni. As long as it's fun chatting there... :) nice


A picture of Mel and the cakes and drink.. nice posture.. :D


A picture of me with the cakes and drinks... hehe, it's by her camera, of course it's nicer and better than mine. I love this picture alot.. :)

Aww, it's so nice chatting with her all the time. Slowly enjoying the cakes and drinks, even though they were not that yummy. Every topic just became part of our convo...


Later on, Sophie and Farhi meet us up, chatter for half an hour more before we leave...


Before going off from Pyramid, us two loitered around the ice rink once more. It's her last visit to the rink, and she said she gonna miss the rink here so much... Yea, sure she does.. all the memories with friends and buddies here. Aiks... I just don't what to say to comfort her. I sent her home the first time, and I guess it's also the last time. Her house is just a 10mins drive from my new house area... what a joke!! A miserable hug before she went in... how desperate I'm in wishing her to stay as long as possible. I'm gonna miss her... and etch this night unto my brain.

Take care Melanie... :'(

The Xiao Qi Gui.