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Monday, March 31, 2008

dear bloggy...

haiiizzz...
u noe sumtimes i will get a pang of guilt or regret or jealousy whenever i check out my frens's blogs or profiles..even sumtimes when i view strangers's profile or blog, i will get those feelings..
kdg2 bingit jgklah kan...

why do i feel this? i guess its becos i feel as though i didnt achieve what i really want in my life..and when i see the smile on other ppl's faces, i get pissed off..
"Why can't I be like them? Why can't i be happy?"
haiix...i was once happy..really blissfully happy..and i had gullibly believed dat that happiness will last everlastingly...i lost that happiness and i dont believe that there can ever be a replacement for that..haiiixxx..and well..i was once happy of myself, i had achieved what i think was the best of myself...yet as the yrs go by i realised that the best of myself aint the best for others...and yeah..i admit i m not pretty, not smart and such..i haf to accept the way i am..but being a human, i will always look down on myself that i cant be as pretty, as smart, as confident as another person..

What i really want in life is success in studies, gaining that confidence which i really lack and well, happiness that comes from a harmonious family, great frens and that one relationship that lasts..yet, u see, it cant be possible if i dun believe in myself..and how am i supposed to believe in myself? argghhh..this sounds so deep that i get confused myself. damn lar. why do i always do this to myself?

diana..
*twinKLes
aka Chandini..

*i haf to be happy...

embrace the moments in life* ; 10:29 PM :)

dear bloggy...

am totally shagged todae..
cos my wkend was totally busy..lemme run thru wat i did for the wkend ya..

Saturday morning:
- did all the household chores
- got ready to meet syaz..

Afternoon:
- went to Syaz's house for lunch..(yummeeehhhh...hehehe...)
- met up wif Fina at Marsiling mrt station
-walked to the Teh Tarik coffeshop behind Fuchun CC to get Fina's lunch.
- rested at Fuchun CC's KFC to wait for Syaz/Shaz, Syaz's fren..(kinda confused kan? me too..ehehehe..)
-Syaz and Shaz/Syaz left for their bengkel, Fina went home and me went to sch..
-met the MLS gang for their i-kem at the cliff..just hang ard, mixing wif the freshies..(ahahahx..yeah..wif the CUTE and NICE freshies..ehehe..)
-had a meeting wif my silat comm..(and the guys went cuckoo...ahahax..giler sey korg..)

Evening:
-had dinner wif my silat comm members....(ahahahax...we had cup noodles!! hehehe...and some nasi ayam provided by MLS..)
-rushed off to CCK stadium for a soccer match..(EEEEEEEEKKK..minahs and mats infested..)
-went to Blk 542 for a syarahan organised by PERTAPIS..
-finally home sweet home..

Sunday morning:
- madrasah..(late again..but Ustaz Affif nvr complains!! hehehe..he is still cute lar sey..)
- rushed to Bkt Batok for Cik Zainah's daughter's wedding..(helped out..)
-rushed again to Bala's house for a gathering for his belated BDAE!! hehehe..
- finally home sweet home again..

see? how busy was i? even a businesswoman aint as busy as me...hehehe..
k..dats an exaggeration..
but well..

sum highlights:

for the soccer match,
it was btwn SAFFC and Woodlands Rams
and the results are:
3-0 hehehehe..
i tell u..the referee kayu mcm batang tongkat tau!
ahahax..
and a few squabbles happened btwn the players..and even a soccer goondu like me hates fights and the way the referee handled the match..but well..
congratulations to SAFFC!! u rawk! ahahax..

oh..and walking ard in high heels sucks...esp stiletto..
ahahhax..cos i totally suffered yest and todae..it really hurts..

and thanks BALA for the comment abt the kebaya..hehehe.its one of my favourites..
oh and i had an AWESOME time at ur house..
' yeah...he is a very nice annai..hehehe...'
' annai already ar diana?'
' yeah annai..' *laughs*

* i noe, u noe..* hehehehehe..

and i LOVE UR 22nd BDAE CAKE!! although its belated bdae..hehehe..oh but well, i will get u a present when sch opens aites? eheheheh...and i LOVE everything dat happened there lar..viewing all the pics and videos..and ur NJC video..ahaahhx..and well..everything lar...also wif ur dad's question..hehehehe...

*will try it when sch opens!!* ehehehe...

hmmmmmmm....wat else eh?
oh ya..cant wait till the BBQ for the SP India team. and the other BBQ for silat. and the class chalet wif my CLASS!!
ahahahax...

ok.
and currently pissed wif this idiot who keep insisting to meet me. I DUN WANT LAR IDIOT!!

ahahax..
k..dah giler..
i think i nid sum panadol.

take care lar..

i wanna bury my head in a pillow and think abt india..
want to fly there and stay there..

diana..
*twiNKLEs
aka Chandini..

embrace the moments in life* ; 11:32 AM :)

Friday, March 28, 2008

dear bloggy..

read this yeah..
and do not get the wrong meaning aites?

Khas untuk gadis yang bernama Diana Syahidayu

Diana Syahidayu
Sungguh indah namamu itu
Nama yang membawa erti

Diana,
Dian,
Lilin..
Wlupun kau ibarat sebuah lilin..
Kau menjadi pelita
Untuk menerangi suasana yg gelap

Ayu..
Nama yg menyayat hati..
Ditambah pula oleh gadis yg ayu
Hati ini menjadi layu disaat kau manja dgn ku..
Tetapi itu semua hanya tinggal kenanngan yang lalu

Diana,
Kau dtg dlm hidupku
Kau mengisikan kesunyian diri ini
Kau menjadi teman dalam hidupku

Diana,
Dalam diam
Kau telah mencuri hatiku
Layananmu amat menyentuhi diriku ini
Tidak dapat ku lupakan dimasa kau menceriakan diriku ini
Kesabaranmu amat terserlah
Wajahmu bersinar seperti bintang yang berkelipan
Kau memberi senyuman yang manis
Dan menusuk ke kalbu

Kini kau telah tiada
Kau telah pergi meninggalkan ku
Pergimu entah kembali atau tidak
Namun ku tetap disini
Aku berdoa semoga kau bahagia
Aku hanya dapat menyintaimu dari jauh
Salam manis dan bahagia dariku untukmu...

done by: Abg Remy

ahahaahhx....
it was done such a long time ago but he suddenly reminded me abt it..so here it is..
sweet kan?
kan?
kan?

heheheh...
klah..gtg now..

ciaoz..

diana..
*twinKLes
aka Chandini..

embrace the moments in life* ; 5:01 PM :)

dear bloggy..

bolehkah hamba menjual serangkap pantun buat tuan/puan?

ahahahakx...juz say yes..hehehe..

bangun pagi hendak ke pekan
pergi ke pekan untuk membeli bawang
mengapa aku engkau tinggalkan
adakah kerna telah beralih sayang?

ahahahax...
i noe dat dats random lar..but its juz dat yest Abg Remy was like talking to me in pantuns and stuff..
ahahahax..and when my sis got back from sch, she asked me to help wif her project to do pantuns...ahahahx..

and well..for those who noe abt my status, i am happy to inform u guys dat i m back being single again..hahahax..dun get me wrong..its a mutual thingy..
i wont comment abt it again..
damn! i m getting another dejavu again..
why? cos well..last yr, aft getting dumped by ayie and ayid, i swore to be single until the end of the yr when poly term first started...but heck it lar..i met mus and i had to go against my swear..dammit! oh well..this yr i aint gonna make the same mistake again..
i wont swear to be single for the rest of the yr..but i wanna taste the same freedom i had when i was single again...
nyehaaa~~

there is no stopping for me..
oh well..
lets see how it goes..

juz wanna be single for 2 mths aje..
then we'll see abt it..
ahahahax..

btw,
i really like this guy..
he is seriously not the kind of guy dat my frens wud EVER- EVER approve lar..
but i find him as a very nice, pleasant, sweet guy..
but heck it lar..
the past few days he is not treating me as sweet and as pleasant dat he initially was..
and i m confused..cos i really like him lar..
and i noe he has changed..
but well..his actions dun give me any explanations..
oni more questions unanswered..

i dunnoe whether he wud be reading my blog..
but i hope i wud get sum answers soon..

ahahahax..
so much for being single...

diana..
*twinKLEs
aka Chandini..

embrace the moments in life* ; 10:30 AM :)

Thursday, March 27, 2008

dear bloggy..

and i was blamed for wat happened btwn me and my neighbour..how fucked up is dat? siallah...i didnt ask to be treated dat way lar..

'kau tu..sape suruh kau jemur kain lambat. die dtg salah kau lah. abih kau sendiri tk tau marah die. kau yg slh bukan die.'

thanks my dearest umi for saying dat to me. next time when i step out of my house i'll make sure i haf a pepper spray and a BIG sign saying 'BUG OFF'!!

haixxxxxxxxxxxx...

diana..
*twiNKLes
aka Chandini

embrace the moments in life* ; 7:57 PM :)

dear bloggy..

and its been such a long time since i blogged..ahahahax..
nth really interesting happened lar...
yelah..katekan no job so my oni job is being the housekeeper for the holidaes..
summore no gaji lar seyyyyy...
sakit hati tau! urrghhh...i juz nid sum money for ea day lar..now its like..no money at all..n diana is totally broke..all the money i saved from India, my dad took it lar..urgggggghhhh..

oklah...
well..u noe yest, i went out wif syazwani..act we were supposed to juz go back to bp..tp instead i dragged her all the way to vivo to get my pressie from abg mamat lar...
and he gave me a LONSDALE small handbag!! OMG!! I LOVE U LOADS ABG!! thanks for the pressie..hehehehe..

oh and well..i realised how social i am when abt 3 diff ppl tegur-ed me lar..all of them were like..'hi diana..' ahahahx..
sorry syaz..i didnt mean to be too social..but i really didnt expect anyone to tegur me lar..ahahahahx..

in bp, juz read my book and tgk2 kan bdk2 mly dance practise their item over and over again..ahahahaahx...
oh and well..i realised dat fizah's kak sedare is actually the teacher-in-charge for the band gimmicks lar..ahahahx..at first i felt awkward but i realised dat she is a really GREAT teacher...ahahahx..

btw babes...
i will make myself free for u on sat aites? ahahhahax..rmb our date: 12 pm at cp aites? bring fina alongggg...hehehehe..

oh and i read fatin's blog..
babes! the book dat u read is soooo interesting..but to buy the book is like a heavy investment...cos i dun like to buy books lar..cos i realised dat when i buy books i get att to them and i wont even like want to give it away..and my house is full of storybooks! damn! well..mayb when i get married or settle down i will haf my own mini-library!! hehee..ok2..dah melalut ni..oh and babes..i m touched by u saying dat our frenship is a very honest and sincere relationship..and yeah..i wud really love this frenship last until we all get married!! and then we'll all laugh abt the memories dat we had together..

hmmm..and suddenly i wonder who will i get married to? ahahahx..k..k.. dats lame..heheheh..

oh and hecklar..todae i m staying in home cos i dun haf anything to do..
u noe..sumtimes i m sooo damn afraid to stay at home alone..not becos i m afraid of wat i cant see..but i m more afraid of wat i can see..

like dat neighbour of mine..
i dun wanna type out wat he did to me but for my besties, u can always ask me and i'll tell u all wat happened..
i really shud get this reported..
cos he is really freaking me out..
and i dun feel safe at home lar!! ishkkk...

klahhhh..
wat else eh?

i dun tink got aniting else..
but wat i noe is dat i haf alot of things to do..

klah..
gtg now..
ciaoz..

diana..
*twiNKLEs
aka Chandini..

embrace the moments in life* ; 12:29 PM :)

Monday, March 24, 2008

dear bloggy...

and we cam-whored!!!!

simply said...

ahahahx...
well..yest met wif fatin, sufy, zayanah and mira..ahhahax..it was supposed to celebrate fatin's bde which had juz passed on the 20th march..ahhahahax..sorry babes dat i had forgotten it on that day..pls forgive me babes..hehehe...

but well..yest was super-fun but of cos..exhausting..cos well...i had slept late the nite before for my presentation in madrasah..then aft dat met abg mamat at ps first before walking to cineleisure for lunch..ahahahax..btw abg mamat, thanks for telling me dat ur buying dat HAWT jacket for me!! hehehe..LOVE u abg!! ahahax...

ahahahax...and then aft meeting wif the rest of the girls and having lunch at cineleisure's kfc, we took a bus to bugis!! ahahx..but terbabas all the way to city hall..ahahahx..then had to walk all the way to bugis...ahahahx..

well..the main reason we went to bugis was actually to camwhore lah..aahahahx..and camwhoring we did..ahahahx..

like...seriously lar...we first started in the bus to bugis..and then when we reached Haji Lane, there was no stopping us..ahahax..we were enjoying it sooo much dat even a foreign couple wanted to take a pic wif us!! ahahax..kewl rite? ahhahax..and den there was this time when we saw cute lovers staircases and wanted to take the pics..and guess wat? 2 other photographers also were taking the pic at the same time.ahahahx..it was a very cute scene..ahahahx...

well..we went to bugis st for awhile before heading home..damn! by dat time, my feet were hurting like hell..cos it was pinching my toes lar..ahahax..but it was a fruitful time..esp to spend it wif close frens!! ahahax..and like i said to fatin, i m very blessed to haf sooo many best frens ard me..they give me more hope and laughter than all my xs put together..ahahahx..

FATIN,
HAPPY 18th BDAE aites!!

lurve ya!!! ehehehe...

diana..
*twinKLEs
aka Chandini

embrace the moments in life* ; 10:34 AM :)

Thursday, March 20, 2008

dear bloggy...

as i sat here pondering abt things i could do, i suddenly rmbered abt one thing dat i had always loved to do as a young teenager..

once, i had a dream..to write a malay novel...ahahx...i noe it sounds lame..but my idea was to create a diff novel than all the normal, boring malay novels so it will be sumting refreshing for readers...why malay novel? guess dat it was becos i haf always been interested in my mother tongue..ahahx..or isit juz becos i cud prove to my dad dat i cud be better than him...well...my dad had always criticize my essays...sumhow it juz wasnt good enuf for him...i still rmb he kept telling me abt his past.. "abi slalu dpt markah paling tinggi utk karangan..." yeahyeah abi, i noe dat ur malay was superb..but u cant compare me wif u rite? wasnt it good enuf dat i learned hml? well..i guess..every parent wants the best for their child..

ohk..back to my dream..i managed to write the first few chapters of it before the passion had died down in me..i guess,i juz wasnt up to it..cos when i got into bp, i realised dat there are many better malay kids than me..and competing wif them was too much to ask for..but i noe dat i had done my best while i was still in sch...so well..at least its not totally wasted lar..

hahax...u noe, i realised dat my interest has always been in languages...or arts in a more general sense...ahahx..i tot dat it was oni in malay but i guess i also love eng too...well...too bad my arabic is not dat gd...

well..speaking of arts, yest me and syaz went back to bpghs to accompany her to train the military band in doing gimmicks..ahahx..seeing them train juz remind me abt the good times we had on practising fo the one and oni time i performed for the teacher's day back in 2006...ahahx...well..if npcc hadnt taken up too much of my time,i uessed i wud haf already been in malay dance too..wif syaz and fina..ahahax...and mayb i cud teach malay dance like wat they sumtimes do...at least one of wishes is fulfilled..which is to learn silat..ahahx..i had wanted to learn it since i was in pri sch but my dad didnt let me join for fear i wud lose concentration in my studies..pdhal...pdhal..ahahx..

hmmmmmmmmm...i heard abt alot of stories when i was in bp yest..thanks suhaina for the stories..u are a very nice junior tau..ahahx...it was really great when i took ur squad..eventhough i m quite disappointed wif the way things turn out wif sum of ur squadmates..damn lar..i noe dat they had joined np juz for the sake of the uniform..stupid lar sey..

well..hope dat u will turn out better than them aites babes!

well...i haf nth else to ramble abt....

ahahx..

diana..
*twinKLEs
aka Chandini..

embrace the moments in life* ; 3:19 PM :)

Wednesday, March 19, 2008

dear bloggy..

u noe wat? i tink being vegetarian is good if its done once in a while..ahahax..cos when i was India, for two wks,my team had to undergo a vegetarian diet..though i do get sick of the vegetarian dishes, i haf gotten used to it..however..now..i dun ever want to eat any curry or prata or thosai or any of the usual indian dishes for the nxt mth..i m totally sick of it!! ahahx..veggie diet is good if u want to keep a very nice figure..oh and do yoga too!! its fun..if u arent tired and sleepy like wat we haf to do in the morning..ahahx...niwaes,i guessed i had lost wgt when i was at the hostel..but as soon as we started on the holidaes, everything went haywire..and i guess i gained again...DAMN!!

oh..btw, i was sooo busy and excited to share abt my experiences in India that i forgot to inform u guys abt my results!!! how cud i??? damn lar..my results suckkksss!! we got our results abt a wk since we reached India..and it totally shook me..cos aft dat my mood was kinda affected..cos it was worst than wat i had expected..esp aft all the sacrifices that i haf made and the effort that i haf put in, the results seemed to suck out all my spirit to continue doing better...but oh well..no use for regrets rite? haf to buck up..thank god my poly besties are all game for more studying in the nxt yr...

andddd....i m INTO tutoring now!!! ahahx...to potential tutees: for pri sch students, i teach maths, science, eng and mly...but for sec sch students..i teach mainly languages..(i dun trust myself wif maths and sciences..heheheh..) and the rate is $100 - $140 per mth...hope dat dat's ok lar..and i m free oni on mon,tues, thurs and sat...ahahx...

hmmm..i guess dats all lar for now..

oh..and to abg mamat..
i seriously dislike the way things are gg on btwn us..its scaring the hell out of me..and i dun want to be put in the same situation we were once in..i hate it lar...and u r making me super-confused...u call me baby and call urself hubby and then u say adik and i will forever call u abg..i dun geddit abg..wat r u playing wif me? I NEVER EVER WANT TO BE WIF U ANIMORE!! urgh!! i love u purely as an abg...and not more than dat...nvr more than dat..pls understand...

haiiixxxx.....

diana..
*twinKLEs
aka Chandini

embrace the moments in life* ; 11:42 AM :)

Tuesday, March 18, 2008

dear bloggy...

sumtimes i wonder whether is everyone who they truly are.. nobody can ever be very honest with others..not even to themselves...we are hypocrites though we try to deny that ourselves...
- looks belies the true character that lies within - > if MrJ reads this, he wud recognise this instantly..cos i wrote it to him..ahahx..i dunnoe why i said it..cos i think i realised it when i chatted wif him..

sum haf said dat i m matured and think diff for the young (puhlease..) age that i am...
but for those who are close to me, they wud say dat, " yeah..diana might be matured in some ways..but she can also be very childish..which either make u hate her or adore her.."
its a fact that i love making frens to widen my circle of friends and share experiences wif one another..i realised dat these experiences change u...directly or indirectly..to become more matured..
and its another fact that i LOVE my best friends (PLURAL) because they understand me..
they noe dat i can be matured or childish at times and they can accept that...i also guess its also cos they behave quite similarly to me...my best friends are the ones who gave me hope and encouragement during times that i nid it the most...they are the ones who are always there for me..
dats y when i lose a best fren, it hurts more than losing a bf..(unless if my bf is also my best friend.. - guess that i was in dat situation before..)
if a guy ask me, how do u rate the imptance of ur family and frens + bf, i'll simply say dat...family comes first..then friends..before bf...
ahahx..i noe dat might pissed off sum of my exs..but heys..u can always be my best friends..

hehehe..

i dunnoe why in the world am i rambling abt all these..but i guess i juz wanna let it all out...

btw, yest...i haf finally finished all the 3 books that i haf borrowed on Saturday..
the 3 books are: 'The Taking' and ' Velocity', both by Dean Koontz and 'The Other Side of Midnight' by Sidney Sheldon..
these 3 books are really great! the language, the details, the suspense are all very well-written...
it was sooo interesting dat i cudnt even put the book down till i finish it up...and i noe dat these books are diff from the ones that i used to read...i used to read Robin Cook's books which are usually science thriller...but the ones i read recently are more thriller than science...i was introduced to it when i went to India and borrowed Jeeva's book to spend the time away...thanks Jeeva for introducing me to a very GREAT author!! ahahx...

oh well..finished wif dat..btw, i am selling my SAFFC original jersey..the price is not fixed yet..so i nid to noe the response first before deciding it..the jersey has nvr been worn before so i guess it s still in a very good condition rite? ahahx...
ok...ok...

i gtg now..
haf to help out at the silat booth..

take care everyone...

diana..
*twinkLEs*
aka Chandini

embrace the moments in life* ; 10:40 AM :)

Sunday, March 16, 2008

dear bloggy...

i cant really understand the mind of guys...like how guys cant really understand the minds of gals..(i dun blame u at all..we r very complicated creatures..heheh...)

k..k..actually i m very..very misearable..cos i dun expect these probs when i get back from India..
its like..before i went to India, there were already abt 3 guys waiting for me..but why am i soooo cruel and make them wait? all for the sake of a guy which i am supposedly att to...i gave them hope that i might choose them shud me and the guy dun work out..but what if we work out? then all of them will be disappointed...one girl's happiness is another 3 guys's disappointment..

but i realised when i get back from India dat all 3 of them haf changed...all are busy wif their lives..and i m not dat impt...i guess i haf lost all of them..like really lost all of them..cos even the guy i m supposed to be wif is not contacting me...tell me, who wudnt be hurt when this happens? esp when u haf waited for more than 4 mths for dat guy...it hurts like putting salt on an open wound...but i guess its part and parcel of life...

well..i m trying to cope now..wif all this disappointments...sumtimes i really regretted leaving India..helping the ppl there gives me more satisfaction than helping ppl here..cos they nvr appreciate...and i mean dat..

but like sum of my frens tell me...

diana...u r a heartthrob, a heartbreaker, a tptl(tk popular tp laku) gal...
i dun like doing dat to all the guys who are affected..that was in the past..and i m changing..
i juz need a guy who can take care of me..and love me for who i am..wifout any compromise abt aniting..i hate it when i noe dat a guy likes me abt my physical looks..(which i m not confident of..since i noe i m not pretty at all..) and i dun want a bf animore..i really want sumting more than dat..i want to be serious..

ahahx..

okay...now dat sounds weird...why am i being so....anxious abt all this when i m oni 17 gg to 18? weirdness indeed..hehehehe...

hmmmm...i guess i haf rambled enuf...

diana..
*twiNkles*
aka Chandini...

embrace the moments in life* ; 8:10 PM :)

Friday, March 14, 2008

dear bloggy...

here are more pictures from my trip to India...its not all the pics lar..but i m posting those pics which i think might be interesting..hehehe..(though i noe dat there might be some pics of me..hehehe..)

presenting....the SP TEAM to INDIA..at GRU during lunch for Biofest..

this was one of the first things i saw whe we first reached India..

one of the many advertisements on walls..ahahx..a very common view in India..

a very BEAUTIFUL kolam done wif coloured rice grains..

done to welcome the SP team to GRU and also for their BIOFEST 2008..

Gandhigram RuralUniversity's biology lab..(still not appreciating our technology? think again..)

the last day in GRU's guesthouse before moving on to Sevapur..

Nazreen, me and Isma

Never seen a railway track before? well..i haf stepped on it! nyehaa~
railway track right in front of GRU's entrance!

part of the Western Ghats..one of the longest mountain range in Asia..can u believe that they call it a HILL?

during lunch before reaching Sevapur..with most of my team..

Students in a bus...That bus is freaking full..yet they seem very happy..

I find this scene very cute...as in kids on motorcycle with their parents...

A group of girls in their school uniform..having a discussion..

My room in Sevapur....hehehe..with Marilyn...

and Diana planted some trees..hehehehe..

Earthworms used in vermin compost for fertilizer making..

A typical extended family in the poor part of Sevapur..

Me, Kaya, Bala, Dr M and Muni..at the mushroom shed..

Diana aka Chandni..

THE SP TEAM!!! WE RAWK!! at the school field!! i'll pay aniting to get the view of the mountains behind my school!!

Part of our team wif some schoolkids..during interaction time..

Me and Mary....the asst cook...before we left..

Nazreen, me and Kaya..

Me at Nagercoil...the beach...

Marilyn, me and Kaya..

Still can emo eh? At the southernmost part of India..the monuments..

Fishermen at work...in the backwaters in Quilon..

Aapu and mummy in the train to Ernakulam..

Kids playing by the backwater side..

A sunset otw to Nagercoil..in the train...

Beach at Nagercoil..

Taken in Sevapur..the mountain range behind ISS..

a sunflower field...i feel like i am in Tellytubby Land!!! la~la!

Backwater boat ride..in Quilon..

An island...hehehe..during the boat ride..

Can u see our guesthouse and the church spire??

The sun has set..yet the light cud still be seen...taken in Quilon from guesthouse..

Lakeside resort...in Trichy..

1st checkpoint to Kodaikanal...the view is majestic...

Typical view at Kodaikanal

The Silver Cascade..2nd Checkpoint before reaching Kodaikanal..

Looks like a painting? Get real! Its a photo....from the Lakeside Resort..

My 3rd most fave picture!!! Flowers at Quilon guesthouse...

My 2nd most fave pic!! Butterfly taken in Sevapur..

My most favourite picture!!!! The sunset at Nagercoil...

hope u guys haf enjoyed the pics...hehehehe...

diana...

*twinKLes*

aka Chandni...

ps: wifout u i m still in one piece..

embrace the moments in life* ; 11:02 AM :)

Wednesday, March 12, 2008

dear bloggy...

finally i m back..and sumhow regretting leaving India...the places we visited are mainly in Tamil Nadu and Kerala...we were mainly in Dindigul...but for sightseeing, we visited Kodaikanal Nagercoil, Ernakulam, Quilon and Trichy...all the places were really cool..esp Quilon cos the guest house that we lived in was SUPERB!!

but actually..the volunteer work was the one that had given such a GREAT impact on me...it was in Inba Seva Sangam(ISS), Dindigul and we were put up in a so-called dormitory..

there, we had to become vegetarians cos thats the way of living there...and the lifestyle there is alot more diff than here...the ppl lived very very simple lives..and they are very humble..for eg, Mr Jakes, he is the secretary of ISS and actually owns a big company which caters to USA and EU and he has aloooot of land..i bet he muz be a millionaire lar...but yet, he was nvr boasting or getting full of himself..his character really made me think alot abt the ppl here in Singapore..i bet if there is anione is as rich as Mr Jakes, they wud haf forgotten all abt others who need their help...the children there were also wayyyy better than the children here...they are always hungry for knowledge and they will do aniting and everything to learn more...they cud even study in the dark for the sake of knowledge..Singaporeans wont ever do that lar..they take it for granted that they haf to go and study...i believe dat those kids wud one day excel in life and be successful..hu noes, they wud be the next scientist, politician, etc...haiiixxxxx...IF ONI I CAN BE LIKE THEM...

oh...and i didnt tell u guys rite? we were given 5 modules to work on and meet the target...the modules are: school, solar cooking, genetic garden, mushroom cultivation and biogas building..

Except for school, everythig else was new to us...and it was a great experience..

In the sch, we had to organise the library books and also the books that we had donated(which is ALOOOOT!) and also we had to set up the computers which was donated too by our sch...seriously, these small gestures make a whole world of diff to them..cos it will easily help the sch to progress greatly in their studies...oh and also to teach the students there...but this wasnt applied to my grp...hehehe...

cleaning the library..

decorating the floor with kolam

organising the donated books

transporting the computers and books

setting up the computers

studying English during a blackout

interacting with the schoolkids

done by yours truly..

In solar-cooking, we were taught a diff way of cooking that doesnt cost a dime in using energy..sadly, for my grp, we didnt haf a chance to try it out but i noe the basics of using the solar cooker lar..ahahax...oh..but for this grp also we were supposed to do most of the cooking and house-keeping too..

solar cooking

making chappatis

serving lunch

In genetic garden, its basically gardening and bagging of soil...our target was abt 1000 bags of soil..and we exceed this by more than 1000 bags..ahahax...and another target was to plant 50 diff trees..and hahax...i did plant two trees!!! kewl rite? we were also taught abt the uses of the diff herbs and plants...oh..and we also had to build two greenhouses...one in the garden and another at Gadhigram Rural University...but this was the last thing to do as the greenhouse wasnt really ready...

watering bags of plants

digging for the greenhouse foundation

bagging the soil

In mushroom cultivation, we were taught how to cultivate mushrooms from waste products that are readily available from the villagers...the concept is simple, the facilities were very basic and simple too..yet, it makes a diff to their lives...furthermore, they also rely on mushrooms for protein as substitute of meat(sice they are vegetarians..) i enjoyed this module the most becos its interesting and diff..(and also becos of another ulterior motive..hehehe...)

lecture at the mushroom lab

the basic and simple lab apparatus

culturing the sorghum grains

drying the substrate

mixing the grains with CaCO3

packing the substrate and grains

transporting mushroom beds to mushroom shed

completed mushroom beds

In biogas building, we helped out in building a biogas from scratch..and it aint easy..its very labourous...cos we had to dig abt 4m deep and 7 m wide in diameter...then the laying of the dome cover using bricks and such...and slo at biogas, since its near the organic farming area, we aso had to plat tomato saplings and pluck ladies fingers...(actually for this module i m kinda clueless cos i didnt maage to do it..cos the progress was really good...by the time my grp is abt to start wif the module, everything had ended...

digging the pit for the biogas

building the wall

touch-ups for the dome

We also had a cultural programme in which we showcased our diff races by singing songs or dance but in our traditional costumes..(exception for the Chinese)..for the Malays, we did dikir barat...but well..the original video kinda sucked..so i used the other performance we did at GRU...

I hope that all these has answered the questions of those who haf been asking me abt the purpose of gg to India...and hope that the pics will show a clearer view...ahahax...

and heck..i miss all of u here!!!! ahahx...esp silat!!!
guys...we shud put aside our differences and solve the probs aites...like wat the president of ISS told the Indian students," The Singaporeans are made up of diff laguages, races and skin...yet they can stay united to reach their target..so can all of u students..."
since we all in spsc are mainly malays, we shud put aside our differences and solve it in an amiable way wifout offending anione...
i was kinda disappointed to noe abt all this when i got back..and well..obviously there cudnt be any trainings if all doesnt haf any commitment and cooperation..heys...spsc is not oni abt the committee but abt the whole club as a whole..pls rmb that..i hope dat u guys wud change...plsplspls...thanks everyone...

well..

the next post wud be the rest of pics...

diana..

*twinKLEs*

aka Chandni

*what happened to us?

embrace the moments in life* ; 3:03 PM :)