Long time no see...... Italki-san, hisashiburi desu ne..... This will be my first entry for this semester, though I'm a bit behind than everybody else. My sister just went back to Australia last Monday. She's going to finish her last year studying and after that, maybe even work there. She invited our whole family to go to her graduation day but i doubt my father will allow my sister and me. I expect him to go with my mother since that will mean saving his money. My father is a bit of Uncle Scrooge if you know what I mean. I think that's all for now. Below is a picture of my relatives and me sending of my sister in KLIA.

Another lame entry.... Next week will be the study week. The other week will be the final exam. I don’t think I’m ready enough to face this coming exam. I have to memorize about 300 kanjis starting from now. I’m not so good in physics. However, I do hope I can survive till the next semester. It would be sad to leave all of my friends so suddenly. Even if I do get dismissed, I will still write in italki so that I can keep in touch with everyone. Last Friday, I just presented a talk about The Tales of Two Brains. It was fascinating and I managed to get most of my classmate attention. I got great marks from Mr.Kevin.

Dark Age-A story adapted from the Dragon Age game. This is only the trailer for the whole story. If you guys are interested in this story do tell. I'm running out of ideas for the previous story so I think it's a good idea to make a story based on a game which has a masterful plot. The Chantry(fictional church) teaches us, that it is the hubris of men which brought the darkspawn(the monsters) into our world. The mages had sought to usurp heaven but instead they destroyed it. The mages were then cast out, twisted and cursed by their own corruption. But then they returned, as monsters, the first of the darkspawn. They became a blight onto our world. They were unstoppable and relentless. The Dwarven kingdoms were the first to fall and from the underground Deep Roads(a kind of underground road network), the darkspawn drove at us again and again until finally we neared annihilation. Symbolizing rays of hope, the Grey Wardens(the heroes) came. Men and women from every race. Warriors and mages, kings and barbarians, the Grey Wardens sacrificed everything to stem the tide of darkness and prevail. It has been four centuries since that victory and we have kept being vigilant. We have watched and waited for the darkspawn to return, but those who once called us heroes had forgotten. We are few now and our warnings have been ignored for far too long. It may even be too late, because I have seen with my own eyes on what lies on the horizon.

War of the Kanjis (A fictional story) Chapter 1 My few years of vigorous and harsh training had finally paid off. I am one of the few who were enlisted in a special task force under the codename JAD. We are among the best of the best. We are the elites. Established by the government, our task force has only one reason. Eliminate all Kanjis. We got our first taste of battle in a land called KKTM. The hostile forces were weak. The battle lasted not more than 30 minutes. The Kanjis looked weird though. Each of them had different shapes. Seeing them for the first time, I thought they looked ridiculous. Our days on the strange land felt like eternity. We fought many of the Kanjis, but more seemed to replace their dead comrades. As the time passed by, I noticed that the shape of the Kanjis had particular meanings. Each was different. However, I quickly brushed away those thoughts as such things will brand me a heretic. Our duty here was to eliminate all Kanjis, not understand them. We marched deep into the land and felled many enemies but their numbers were endless. They seemed to be getting stronger day by day. Or maybe that was just my imagination. Maybe I was getting tired. I suppose that’s logical as we are unbeatable. They were only Kanjis after all. On the 5th week of our invasion, we discovered an old ruin. Our captain said that it was the perfect spot to establish a forward outpost. He sent me and few other brave soldiers to scout ahead. Little did we know that the ruin could also accommodate a perfect ambush. By the time we realized, it was all too late. My fellow brothers were already laying on the floor after I finally figured out what was happening. Slash wounds were all over their body. I was the only one standing. I thought that it wasn’t possible. Who could have done such a thing? My question was immediately answered as the bush behind me rustled. He walked out of the bush and revealed himself. Three feet tall and holding a sword in each hand, he looked ferocious. His body was full of battle wounds. I glanced at his weird looking weapon and saw blood dripping on the edges. The blood of my brothers. The sword was longer compared to our Keris. It was called a katana. Weapon used by high ranking officers of the Kanjis. I met his eye and he gave me an evil grin. With a sinister voice, he said “My name is Mr. Kanji Quiz. Yoroshiku! (Nice to meet you!) ”. To be continued…….

What I Did Last Holiday..... What I Did Last Holiday... Not much. On Friday night (the start of holiday), I went to see the Westlife live concert with my little sister. It was enjoyable. They sang many songs from their album, ranging from modern album to the 90's. The last song they sang was the Uptown Girl. Everyone was singing along and since it was my favorite song I ended up losing my voice as soon as the concert was over. Then on Monday, my mother went abroad to Australia to visit my big sister that is currently studying there. My little sister went back to her boarding school in Malacca. Moreover, since my father goes to work early in the morning and comes back late at night, I was left alone to take care of the house. Well, not alone actually. I do have my dear Honda City accompanying me. So I thought, "what the heck, I'm going to do some travelling this holiday". I went to Malacca to visit my previous boarding school. Oh, before you ask this I’m going to say that my little sister’s boarding school is not the same as mine. She is in Kolej Yayasan Saad. I did go to visit her though. I also travelled to Kuala Pilah to meet a certain someone. Well, let’s just skip that part shall we? Other than that, I went to Universiti Teknologi Petronas to visit my old friends. Fortunately, they were starting a new semester and were keen to spend their time having fun. We went to the cinemas in Ipoh parade to see The Three Musketeers. I think that’s the first time Orlando Bloom played as the antagonist. So that was what I did last holiday. Not much I guess.

Chocolates.... I currently have no idea what to talk about so I did some digging on the Internet and found a fascinating story. The story is about the history of chocolates. Here you go: Chocolate, derived from the seed of the cocoa tree, was used by the Maya Culture, as early as the Sixth Century AD. Maya called the cocoa tree, the cacahuaquchtl tree and the word chocolate comes from the Maya word xocoatl which means bitter water. To the Mayas, cocoa pods symbolized life and fertility... nothing could be more important. Stones from their palaces and temples revealed many carved pictures of cocoa pods. Aztecs believed that wisdom and power came from eating the fruit of the cocoa tree, and also that it had nourishing, fortifying, and even aphrodisiac qualities. The Aztec emperor, Montezuma drank thick chocolate dyed red. The drink was so prestigious that it was served in golden goblets that were thrown away after only one use. He liked it so much that he drank 50 goblets every day.

Finally..... The middle semester break is getting near. Finally, some rest. However, I can’t lose my focus yet because there will be a Physic Test and a Japanese Quiz on Monday. I think there will also be a Japanese Quiz on Tuesday and Thursday. On Friday, there will definitely be a Japanese Achievement Test. I will have to start studying intensively starting from Saturday morning. My mother bought me tickets to the Westlife’s live concert for the next Friday. So, as soon as the tests and quizzes are over, I’m going to enjoy this coming holiday.