I just received a notice regarding the MAD Charity Show – its venue has been changed from changed from Dragonfly KL to the Ministry of Sound @ Sunway. Do take note and make the appropriate changes. (:
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A belated note on the World Cup. Does not anyone else feel that relying on an octopus to tell you who’s going to win the match is insulting, not just to us but to the animal kingdom as a whole? Obviously we are the most intelligent creatures on this earth, so it goes without saying that believing an octopus’s random predictions is a beyond stupid. I mean come on, how hard could it have been to get it right? It has a one in two chance of picking the right team! (Further Math students could probably prove me wrong on this but even at face value, one in two aren’t such bad odds)
And I don’t believe that the octopus is psychic. Yes, many animals have been shown to be intelligent and perhaps possess abilities we would deem “psychic”. Dogs rush to the door minutes before their masters arrive home, salmon find their way back to their breeding grounds, abandoned cats find their way home after being lost 100 miles away. The animal kingdom has secrets humans can probably never hope to uncover; or at least, not for a long time.
But the line is drawn at that creeping charlatan of a cephalopod. Because I believe that, no matter how “psychic”, intelligent or as Jonathan says, “pre-cognitive” he is, Paul simply will never be able understand a pointless activity that was invented purely by humans, for humans. Neither does he understand what flags and nationalities are, or what winning means to anybody at all. Paul is simply one freaking lucky – and hungry – octopus whose sole quest in life is to feed and breed.
What’s worse is that his predictions have made headlines around the world. Which goes to show you that clever has humans are, most of us are - most of the time - still the gullible monkeys we once were.
My point is, truthfully I didn’t really like the Netherlands that much. Spain beat Germany after all! But I REALLY REALLY hated Paul so much that I supported Netherlands just so that I could have the privilege of laughing at the world just in case he was proved wrong. So I went and changed my desktop wallpaper orange, tweeted my support to the Dutch incessantly and stayed up all Sunday night… To watch the Oranje go down in the most shameful manner ever. –.- I feel infuriated. This hasn’t convinced me at all of Paul’s capabilities and therefore I shall be revenging myself personally by eating tako every day for a month… Or as long as it takes for the disciples of Paul to shut up.
(Yeah I know my form of revenge isn’t quite coherent with my rant about the wondrous animal kingdom and it’s not even Paul’s fault, but what to do. Spain really deserved to win lah!)
(Besides, Paul is really quite a stupid name for an octopus.)
HELP College United Nations UNDP Club brings you a night of partying and fun – at great rates and for a good cause! We will be organizing the Making A Difference (M.A.D.) Charity Show 2010 on the 30th of July (Friday). The event takes place from 7.00pm until late, at Dragonfly (opposite Pavilion KL).
The show is purely for charity, and the beneficiary of this event is Make A Wish International, a foundation which grants the last wishes of children terminally ill with medical conditions.
So what has this night got to offer?
- Amazing dance performances; choreographed by a So You Think You Can Dance finalist. The dancers will come from some of the best dance schools in Malaysia and will feature many difference styles – samba, tango, salsa etc. This will be the highlight of the night: the dance drama; a drama performed not in words or song, but through dance.
- Other performances – magician ZLWin will be performing. He will also be interacting the crowd, meaning that throughout the night he will be walking through the crowd, maybe pulling random magic tricks on random people. Apparently he’s the next David Blaine. Not the kiddy magician, the scary type (according to Cassandrah lol)
- Celebrity Appearances – a good twenty celebrities will be present, including the likes of Deborah Henry (Miss Malaysia World 2007), Thanuja Ananthan (Miss Malaysia World 2009), so what you what you waiting for?
- Speaking of which, MizzNina might make an appearance too (;
- Goody bags, which everyone will get if they attend (: the goodies you get are unbelievably awesome; you get Coffee Bean vouchers, Celebrity Fitness Passes and so on. There are LOTS MORE, amounting up to RM150 but I could only remember the Coffee Bean vouchers because that’s what I’m going for. Heh.
- Free flow of food and non-alcoholic drinks till 2am; alcohol will be available at discounted prices, but you have to present ID as proof of age. (What? I know it’s an awesome deal but there’s no way we’re being that generous!)
After 9.30pm the dance floor will be open to anyone and everyone. It’s a great way to have fun and spend the night with friends. And it’s all for a good cause!
Here’s the sweet note: one ticket for entry costs RM50.
Bear in mind that first of all, you’re getting goody bags worth RM150 just by showing up for the show. And secondly, MOS charges RM50-RM70 (I heard) for entry into their club, minus all the bonuses I just told you about up there. If that hasn’t got you convinced, remember that it’s all for a good cause. And personally, I never heard of a better deal. (:
You can purchase tickets from any HELP College UN Club members (not just UNDP members). If you’re interested, drop me a message in the chatbox or on facebook. For more info check out this and this.
By purchasing a ticket, you’re not just rewarding yourself with a great night of fun. You’re also MAD – Making A Difference. (:
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Family Holiday @ Pulau Perhentian, Jun 14-16 2010
I called this a cliché of a holiday because it was such a typical getaway! Going to an island with clear blue waters to snorkel, dive and sleep.
We had to get up at 4am to go to the airport. I don’t even know why my dad took those pictures of us at the airport – we all looked horrible. I mean come on, who feels like posing at 4am in the morning?! So there’s only one halfway decent picture of me on the first day and that was taken after we got to the resort.
You know how people always talk about white sands and clear blue waters?
Well the way I grew up, the only beach I get to see on a regular basis is Gurney Drive in Penang and you know what THAT looks like.
So when I saw this I went O.O
And went around shouting ohmygod I can see the bottom!!!
Very jakun. Oh well.
And here is that halfway decent picture of me, my eyebags cleverly hidden with my mom’s frames.
Oh and can you believe I went on an island getaway and FORGOT TO PACK MY FAKE SUNNIES?!
Papa and Mama cheesy-cheesying (;
Okay so that’s the end of the first day. And here I have a confession to make. The other thing that we forgot to bring was the underwater camera. And so we spent a good amount of our time snorkeling and scuba diving, but no pictures to show for it.
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But there were other more amusing sights.
Like this one.
Aaah.
They’re doing HOMEWORK.
Bless them. (:
The guests all came to the beachfront to watch the World Cup matches every night. This was where I watched that disappointing Portugal-Ivory Coast match and just about gave up on the World Cup.
They even had beach books so that you could have that sprawled-on-the-beach-reading-a-book look. O.O
Somebody on the island is an England supporter!
Mama and I posing before getting on the ferry back. (:
My hair was getting blown about and my dad found it veeeeery amusing. –____-
This is the little boy from the family that went on vacation with us. He ran off with my hat and tried to hide in it. :)
I caught him and made him pose as punishment. (:
So that was my cliché of a holiday at Perhentian! And my captions are all super duper boring but what to do; no pictures of all the exciting coral and fish. ): I’m really upset that I can’t show you what it was like. It was a completely different world. All I have to remind me of that time in the sea are the cuts and scratches I got from the coral.
The best I can say is go see Perhentian for yourself! No point heading all the way to the Bahamas when you’ve got something just as good right here. (:
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