We're Doing It Well, or Give A Little Bit

Next week the first month of this year will be gone.

And really, so many things have happened, and so many things are going to as well.

Sorry for being all mysterious and all. I'm just really tired from jumping in to the pool after pushing Jon Lim in, and jumping on the trampoline, and jumping around practically.

But I guess we're making things work out, right? Right? Please?

Legal, or Time For Me

I failed my loser driving test again, but this time it was worse, because, lol, it was the second time. Anyway, I went with Chong, Gabby and Abi, and they all passed except me, and in Gabby's car (we were going for lunch), her mum was asking in Chinese:

"So you all pass lah?"

*Silence*

Then Gabby said:"Everyone except Nigel lah."

Whopee! Anyway, Saturday was pretty good, went out with ma daddy, and Kim was invited to come :D Dad let me drive his Pajero around the empty lot near Shan Tao, and some bleeding (not literally) kids came there and were watching me drive, and they started cycling around (not near me of course), and I'm pretty sure they were mocking me.

So then I asked Dad, "Hey, can I drive home daddeh?"

Dad:NO!

Me: Aww come on, I won't kil us both.

Dad: Well, okay, but drive really slow.

So I drove home (Really slow), and those stupid kids in their bicycles purposely rode alongside me awhile then they overtook me. And my dad being my dad just laughed along with them, so I revved the engine up to show I meant business and they ran away.

After that went to ma dad's station in some far away land, then we went to his house, then we went to City Mall.

After that went to church, but before I did I went to a spot where I listened to music and watched the sun set. Yes, that spot brings back memories.

Then at church did church stuff, and after church me and Nick were partay-ing to the awesome beats of United States of Pop 2009: Blame It On The Pop. AWESOME.

Supper was fun. THE END

Then it was my birthday, lol.

Sunday was excellent in a way. Thanks to a little crab. Nights are supposed to be for sleeping, though.

Hmm. I HOPE I PASS MY THEORY TEST.

It's Over There, or Meet Me Halfway

I don't know how to keep telling people where my new school is.

Everyone(E):Where is your new school?

Me:Hilltop.

E: Oh, you mean Unitar (70% of people say this).

Me: No. It's near Unitar.

E:...

So this post is just to explain where on earth (or in Hilltop) my school is.

See that? Oh alright, maybe you can't, maybe you recognise this place. It's that place where people always go to eat noodles and nonsense. OKAY FINE.

Okay, maybe it's not that clear, but THERE, that's where my new school is. I report there before 9 every week day and go home at 12.

IN YOUR FACE HAH! And I can wear whatever I like and it's freezing cold.

This is my classroom.

I'm taking this picture from my seat. I know it's very very very small, but there's only 7 people in class anyway.

First there's me!

Then there's Sing, this typical Chinese guy whose English is a total fail (he has trouble understanding what π means).

Then there's Adrian, and I don't know whether it's true or not, but I think he's slightly mentally handicapped, and he has some sort of skin problem, and he has some sort of speech impairment. He's insanely tall and skinny though. I'm not judging, I'm just saying what I see.

Then there's Bryan Hong (who is the only person who's surname I know), who goes to my church. I was like 'phew', someone I know. But he just plays with his handphone.

Then there's the three Korean siblings, Soul (at least it's pronounced like that), Ara, and the other girl whose name I forgot.

I was like sitting next to Soul today, and he actually spoke to me.

Soul(S):Do u know how to do accounts?

Nigel(N):(Stunned) Uh... No... Sorry...

S:So are you doing accounts?

Nigel:(Still kinda stunned) Yeah, just not yet...

S:Okay..

*SILENCE*... Then

S:How old are you?

N: (WTF?) Try you guess? *Smiles

S:Oh no... *Shakes his head* I think ah, 19, 18, 17?

N: I'm 17 this Sunday.

S: Oh, so you're birthday is on this Sunday?

N: (That's what I said, duh) Yeah.

S:Oh, so you are new year birthday. *Laughs to himself*

N:(WTF) Ahh... Yeah...

*SILENCE* ...Then

S:So before here, where you study?

N: Singapore, but before that Sabah

S:Oh, so you are Singaporean.

N: (Why does everyone assume that?) No.

S: *says something about 'friend' and 'Singapore', can't understand*

S:So where you study before? TTSS?

N: (EWW NO) Nah, I studied at All Saints. Over thereee *makes pointing gestures in a random direction where I think Likas is*

S:Oh, it is government school?

N: Yeah.

S: Oh, I never hear of it. I went to Seri Insan.

N:(He did?) Oh okay.

S:Yeah. It is rubbish school

N: (XD XD XD XD) *laughs* Yeah, it is.

Okay, long story short, he just made fun of Seri Insan a lot lah XD

This is a picture of his...ah... Hair.

See that thing he's holding? He keeps READING something on it, and obviously I can't understand what it is, because it's in Korean. But every single minute after being distracted by accounts or something, he'll return to his gadget of wonder.

So far, so good. I'm actually hoping that I can skip one day of school a week so I can stay at home XD Cos I have other subjects to study for that isn't offered at the centre I attend.

First week gone! Have to study for my 2nd Theory test tomorrow. Oh God, if you could give me a birthday present, please bring her back, and let me pass my test, thanks.

What I Learnt At The Wedding, or Some Hearts

I went to this wedding on New Year's day with my mother. It was my mother's worker's wedding, and it was a Chinese-Kadazandusun marriage. So together with the normal Chinese traditions applicable for the Groom's side (i.e. The 'auspicious wedding' character or something like that on the main board), there was a lot of Kadazandusun stuff as well (like the gong players).

I learnt a number of things at this wedding, something I hope will aid me when my own time comes.

1. Don't drink the wine unless you see the bottle.

The wine is cheap and bad. It has to be cheap, unless you want to buy enough South Australian Whitefor at least three hundred guests. Don't drink the wine, it'll make you puke. Duh, they buy it in the 5L amounts.

2. No matter what, don't let anyone sing Chinese karaoke, especially screechy kids.

IT WAS SO BAD. Not the songs (Okay. The songs sucked too), but the PA wasn't done properly, and the three little girls sang really irritatingly and sharp. I mean, it's a wedding dinner. You want Chinese karaoke, sing during CNY or something. I want love songs to be sang at my wedding, you know? And only by people who can sing.

3. Eat as much as you can if you're the guest. Hey, it's paid.

And if you don't go for the dinner, at least have the courtesy to let the Bride and/or groom know. They're PAYING for you to go there and EAT. If you don't go, they're just burning paper. Anyway, eat as much as you can, especially the shark fin soup.

4. NEVER EVER EVER get drunk (especially if you're related) (Even worse, if you're the groom)

I'm lucky I'm training from young. Before the wedding, my mum told me that the groom couldn't hold his drink. It was so bad to the extent that the groom and some of his friends took of their shirts and waved them around stripper style on stage. Yep. And at supper, some of the groom's buddies were having drinking competitions, and not like beer (Oh no, they drank all of that already), but serving bowls of sweet sago.

5. Plan your events well.

Make sure all the proceedings follow the scheduled timeline. I was warned beforehand that the wedding dinner would start superbly late, as all wedding dinner's do. They were right. We arrived late but we were still early, if you get what I mean.

6.Place people at tables where they have people to talk to.

My mum and I were placed at a table where there was no one at all that we knew. Awkward much? Very.

7. Try not to invite children to your wedding, especially those who run around.

I hate these children. Especially if they run on then stage. That's just bloody rude, and it's bloody rude of their parents not to do anything about it.

That's about it lah. I don't know how biased this post is, because this wedding dinner is one of the first wedding dinners I have ever been to, no joke whatsoever, and it being a multi-racial deal makes it even the more interesting. There's always going to be slideshows of the couple growing up, slideshows of them together, a whole load of toasts, horrible singing, and the whole event going completely of time.

The only thing I'm worried for about my wedding, though? That my mother will take over the whole deal and terrorize my wife and in-laws. Ah well. That's Madam Chiu for you.

Never Ever Ever, or The Final Countdown

Things I have learned on a New Year's Eve/Day:

Never ever ever have no money to buy drinks

Never ever ever leave home without bringing your headphones

Never ever ever drink two glasses of red wine before you start your dinner, especially if you had a light lunch

Never ever ever have three glasses of red, only to have three more glasses of white later

Never ever ever have a combined six glasses of wine, knowing you're going to have more to drink later

Never ever ever drink to the point that you can't walk a straight line (except when you're at home, that way you can just fall asleep on the couch)

Never ever ever go out on a New Year's eve without coming up with a good, foolproof plan

Never ever ever have a Bacardi coke after your stupid six glasses of wine

Never ever EVER have two bottles of Heineken after your Bacardi coke

Never ever ever get drunk enough to almost get run over by a car

Never ever ever sing after your drunk, especially if you sing off key

Never ever ever give someone you iPhone, especially if you have no collateral in return

Never ever ever forget to have a cup o' Jo after your stupid drinking spree, it helps

Never ever ever forget to call your or at least text your loved ones during New Year's day

Never ever ever not enjoy the little simple things, even though they may seem foolish and retarded

Never ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever keep a wish list for the New Year, because ultimately, unless it's ridiculously simple, you'll be let down eventually

Never ever ever leave without getting a hug

U better read this in 2010, Nigel Chee.