Judgement Day – Results

It’s fucking 2am now dahlings, and I’m blogging right now because I just woke up 30 minutes ago. More on it below.

The night before SPM results, we had our pre-results dinner-cum-gathering at Salmon Steak SS15. Being Malaysians who, again, stick up to the motto of unpunctuality, the dinner which was supposed to begin at 7pm started at almost 8pm. But that’s because we had to fetch too many people in two different cars (Andy and Ryui Bynn’s) anyway. Kai Tzin came by himself in his own car.

There were about 13 of us in all - me, Andy, Daniel, Teck Seng, Kai Shen, Ryui Bynn, Sarah, Suet, Jess, Shawn, Heng and Kai Tzin. Geok Leng arrived momentarily to say hi, and she looked absolutely, shiningly glorious and star-struck with her new hairstyle. Although the picture below didn’t do her justice.

She looked so utterly beautiful in person.

Talking ‘bout something.

Laughing ‘bout something.

Drinking and listening.

Shawn disturbing Kai Shen.

We went to Asia Club for the pool and foosball (which I played 4 rounds for the latter), and since I’m rather financially incapable at the moment, and my money is depleting faster than I can inhale the dirty air, I didn’t play pool. Didn’t want to anyway. These are one of the times I wished I brought my DS along but didn’t bring because it could get rather heavy in my pockets.

Daniel and Suet playing pool.

Suet Li posing for the camera while sucking in her tummy.

Interesting picture snapped by Daniel.

Shawn aiming for a shot.

Daniel trying to act taller by tip-toeing but still beaten by Kai Tzin, lol.

We then returned to Ryui Bynn’s house to watch some pictures (which, some of them, got Esther really high and stuff as if they’re Ecstasy vapours) and videos of his NS stint for about 2 hours or so. While it looked exciting and stuff, I have better things to spend my time on in those lenghty 3 months.

We went to a cybercafe at about 12.30 or 1am, and spent almost 2 hours there playing CS - at least, me and Daniel did. The girls went home early to sleep (which I doubt they had any). When the rest of the guys went off as well, leaving me and Ding behind, we played one-on-one CS in a particular sniper map.

Andy was fetching Kai Shen back home, and we initially thought he ditched us after not returning to the cybercafe behind my house for ages. Phone calls made to his handphone was futile as his batteries were dead.

We went outside of the cybercafe contemplating what to do next when Andy arrived, and we went to Syed Ariff for a short supper/drink till 3am. Then dropped the both of us back at my house, as Ding was staying overnight.

I thought I’d just sleep after taking my bath, but ended up playing O2Jam/Maple for a while. The “while” become an hour, two hours, and the both of us ended up staring at the computer monitor till 5.30am when I finally resigned to bed. I’ve no idea what time Daniel finally switched off the PC, but I think it was 6am or so.

I woke up intermittently as Ding couldn’t sleep, and during the few seconds of semi-consciousness and realising that Ding was still awake, gave him my DS for him to play with. I woke up again at 8.30am feeling a little tired, and finally after sleeping for a bit, woke up again at 9am. Daniel didn’t sleep at all. >_>

I wasn’t feeling exactly nervous all the way the night before. My mind blocked out any uneasy feelings by playing games and more games. We ate a quick breakfast at my house, bathed, played O2Jam, until Jess phoned me at about 9.45am informing me that the results were to be given out at 10am. o__o

That was when we panicked a little, and sat Wai Hong’s car to school. Everything I tried to deny came back, and coupled with the crying girls who cried even before their results were announced.. made it all the more worse.

We went to the canteen to collect our results, and on hearing Pn Rubiah announcing that we had 100% passes for Bio, I felt completely relieved and happy for Andy and immediately phoned him about it, which turned out that he was right behind me.

It’s like the good ol’ days all over again. My bro was one of them photographers for the school magazine and that’s how I got these pics.

The girls looked depressed.

Andy getting his results or something.

I felt stressed up awaiting for my own results. Seeing Pn Rozita – Maza’s mum - literally squeeling and crying in euphoria and hugging Miss Then (our substitute teacher, ever since our Pn Azila transferred to Johor), and seeing Suet, Jess, Esther and Sarah who all cried in unison (imagine it if you will) like a massive symphony of tears, really.. I could tear myself up in frustration. I wonder if I’ll end up walking together with my friends celebrating or walk to my ex-class at the top floor of the block and throw myself down.

Elated Pn Rozita.

Chee Hee and his straight 12As. Expected wan lah, haha.

Suet crying before getting her results (or after?).

More tears and all from Jess and Suet.

Daniel acting cool before getting his, while Sarah cried over her results as well. She was disappointed.

It felt completely long after almost everyone else got their results while mine was still pending in Miss Then’s hands. When my name was called, I thought I could hear the Gods above beckoning me to return to whence I came. I thought my results would be below than what everyone else expected as Miss Then stared at my paper, which rested my future and everything else that happened in the last 2 years. She stared and stared.

Of course, the idea of opening my results bit by bit for suspense was killed since Miss Then announced our results to everyone else within hearing range. It was suspense in itself as she continued staring at my paper, until these godly words, “Congratulations Clement, you got 9As!” resounded from her mouth like it was a reality game show.

I got 7A1s (omg my History got A1 even though I thought I screwed it and walked off from the hall an hour before the paper ended), 2A2s for Chem (surprise, surprise! considering how I hated the teacher that taught it and ended up not taking any tuition at all) and Moral (I don’t give a shit), and 2B3s for my Bio (oh well, didn’t study much prior to that -.- plus I’ve only gotten an A2 once in my 2 years of studies) and BM. It’s not too bad, methinks. :) One can’t be too greedy and stuff.

I was simply writing off my name and signature as it was required, and Kai Shen was more excited than I was, lol.

Was still reeling in surprise/shock after getting my results.

Daniel looking at his slip.

Sure, I’m not one of 4779 but I’m quite satisfied. Made the obligatory phone calls to my parents, and later basked myself in the cacophony of emotions that followed. Daniel was visibly upset with his 5As, Andy was nowhere to be found, and to be completely honest, I suck at comforting people except to act completely nonchalant about it. It wasn’t the end of the world anyhow.

We hung around in school for a bit, trying to find Daniel’s file which disappeared but eventually Daniel gave up. It was the least we could do for being comforting and supportive and stuff. We walked to Khalifah (me, Daniel, Wai Hong, Kai Shen) to eat lunch, then walked to Pizza Uno under the hot hot hot sun to meet up with the rest of the gang. Teck Seng joined us soon after.

After the others departed, the four of us plus Teck Seng sat around in Burger King to drink and chit-chatted. We walked back to my house and the rest played PS2 and my DS while I slept for a while.

We waited for the 3pm to arrive to go the cybercafe together, as well as Shawn’s call whom he promised to phone but knowing Shawn and his typical ways, didn’t do so. And again being Malaysians who live up to the several names we have, it was delayed till 4pm plus.

Andy and Ryui Bynn arrived at almost the same time of us, and we played CS:CZ again for about an hour. Money denied the five of us who were playing as Counter-Terrorists (me, Wai Hong, Daniel, Teck Seng, Kai Shen) from playing further, so we watched the other four guys play till 6pm.

Went home, showered, ate dinner, played with my DS, and slept immediately at about 8pm plus. I was so fucking tired and was overwhelmed with fatigue that I didn’t care that it was still early at 8pm and slept.

It’s 3:47am at the time of writing, and received two SMSes from Teck Seng earlier at 9.30pm plus saying there’s work for me the next day (as in, 3-4 hours from now). Joy. If you didn’t know, after my first initial day of work at Tiong Nam, I didn’t work anymore after that as there wasn’t anymore work for us and both Daniel and I weren’t needed. -.-

Ya know, I have to make quick decisions on whether to pursue Mass Comm or Business soon (god, fuck decisions!) when time is running out. Again at the time of writing, it’s most likely Business now. I may or may not make the right decision, but I suppose whatever we choose to pursue, we better make the best out of it.