Passed out

I passed out during assembly today. I did not collapse. I had a fleeting impression that I wasn't feeling well, and I was about to help myself walk towards the resting area when blackness clouded my eyes. So I crouched down, hoping it would pass soon. Unfortunately it didn't, and some member of PBSM came over. I could not see her just yet but I could hear and I forced myself up and walked myself.

It wasn't that hot and I had breakfast, so that was not the cause. It still has connection to breakfast though. The doughnut I ate during breakfast. It was already 4 days and perhaps it's sprouting fungus, though I see no traces of it, look, smell, whatever. So yeah I just ate. And maybe it really was the doughnut, since I felt uneasiness in my stomach before passing out. I have no idea how a stale doughnut can make me faint though. Maybe it's stale so my stomach rejected it, leaving my stomach empty as anything.. and I passed out of lack of energy? Mm interesting theory.

Aftermath.. I'm feeling kinda dizzy and having a headache now. Sigh maybe I should have never eaten the doughnut but it's already done so I won't look back at it.

The sensation of passing out wasn't really nice, but as it was a first, I took note to really feel every moment and with everything, I still express it best in my writings.

Friendship does last

I went back to my old school yesterday and today. There was some exhibition thing but that wasn't the main reason I went back. I wanted to see my friends and teachers (not all of them though, only those whom I adore and who adore me too).

I initially only wanted to go on Saturday because everyone would be there then. However I had only 2 hours before I had to leave and it was too short a time to be spent together. So after hearing that most of them would be there again today, I decided to turn up today too. And I had so much fun with them, recollecting memories, reminiscing qualities of each of them, remembering the once upon a times.

They did not change much but according to them, I did. One of my teacher kept saying I've become prettier, many of them said I've lost weight. Not surprising to hear these statements from them.

It was just like the good old days. Maybe better, since I didn't really have to worry much. And I really value their presence, now that I'm separated from them. So cheers everyone!

The Cutting Edge

I watched all 3 of The Cutting Edge movie. And I think it was a waste of my time, and their money for the production. The skatings were different, but the plot was nearly the same. It was all about someone getting injured, and that someone has to find another partner. And the partner were mostly hockey skaters, except for the second one, where Alex was a roller skater.

I personally like the second one best. It has a cute actor and a pretty actress. The main character was the daughter of the couples in the first movie so there was a slight continuation. The third movie wasn't a continuation of the previous ones. Sadly. Except Jackie Dorsey, who coached Alejandra and Zac. Pity Jackie broke up. I would have loved to see Alex and Jackie coaching the together. The second one is also not so much of a repeat of the first and third. The first and third were very very similar. Except that the girl didn't have any problem with partnering the guy in the third movie. There was a Pamchenko in the first and the third. They all fell in love with each other in the midst of skating in all three of the movies. All went to the Olympics. All got gold, I think, even though it wasn't shown them winning gold medal.

The three movies had a sense of deja vu about it. So I should give the first movie the most credit? After all it was the first one, it didn't have anything to copy.

Three Turns Again

That was the first time I skated on a Sunday. And boy, was it crowded! Of course, it's a Sunday, plus it's school holidays. I'm glad that there weren't that many hockey skaters though. They are daunting! Good thing most of them were beginners who were at the railing, and not skating at the center.

I'm really bugged with some people who skate at the center when they're not doing any skills. Like just skating and skating. And worse still, when my coach draws me a circle, some of them even skate right onto it! Are they blind or what? When it's unavoidable, ok, I don't mind. But when there's so much space beside you, and you can't skate properly, avoid coming to the center.

I had my last lesson two weeks ago, so I had not learned anything new. I had nothing to do but practice my three turns, polish up my stroking and crossover, though those were harder as there wasn't much space. I taught myself left T-stop. That isn't much, since I already knew the right T-stop so I just had to apply the same technique to the left. And I tried to teach myself backwards crossover. I kinda got it I think. Backwards crossover and backwards stroking.

When I finished my last of 5 lessons, I requested for a Sunday time. They did not give me a time. I had to contact my coach directly. However, yesterday when I was at the rink, I saw that there were practically no classes during the afternoon. Do the coaches only work part time on Sundays? Perhaps so. But odd. There should be many people requesting class for Sundays. -shrugs-

ASEAN Scholarship Selection Test

So I went for the selection test on Saturday. Don't ask me why I applied for ASEAN scholarship. I have no idea. Initially, it was because my friend applied for it. So I just followed her and applied for it.. for fun. Then with anything I do, I asked my parents about it. They asked me to go for it. I'm not really thinking of going to Singapore, since if I continue with my plan I'll likely finish secondary school by next year. Anyway that's not the point of this. I'm about to pour out my experience at the test.

There were 3 tests in total. General ability test, Maths and English. And it was from 8am to 6:45pm, with an hour for lunch and another half hour for break. Pretty much the whole day. I went there, thinking that the test hours were long. General ability test... 3 hours 45 minutes. It didn't sound right. And it wasn't right. Turned out that we had to go in groups to take the test, since they had limited booklets which could not be photocopied for copyright reasons I believe. So we only spent 20mins on the test, plus about 15-20mins for briefing and getting ready and stuff. So what did we do in the rest 3 hours? Half an hour was used for briefing in what the scolarship was all about. The remaining 2 and a half hours? Doing nothing. Waiting. What a waste of time. And I did not bring any books nor anything to do. This general ability test marks my 3rd IQ test taken in the past year. The first was WISC-IV, second was an abridged version of WISC-IV by UKM, third is this general ability test. Sort of like the MENSA test, the raven style.

We were dismissed for lunch quite punctually, at 11:45am and we came back at 12:40pm. They said the test would begin at 12:45pm. Well it didn't. It began at around 1:15pm I think. And ended at 3:15pm. We were supposed to go for a break at 3:15pm. But no, the collecting of test papers took like about an hour, and we were only free to go at 4:10pm. The break was then shortened to 10 minutes and we went back for our English paper at 4:20pm. An hour and a half for paper 1, half hour for paper 2. The papers were finished at 7:08pm. And with the collecting of test papers again, the whole selection test only ended at 7:30pm. That was 45mins later than the scheduled time. Way to go.

The main reason for all the dragging of time was the lack of staff members. There were like around 1000 people in the hall and there were only 9 staff members. Sigh.

Side note: Anyone aged 9-15 who wants to take the UKM IQ test can go here: http://permatapintar.com.my It's free of charge, and if you get through all 3 rounds, you'll be selected to go for a camp for gifted children. UKM should totally pay me for advertising. But well as an NAGCM member, I should advertise it. More about NAGCM here: http://nagcm.org