hey guys!

well, i recieved more good news.. i've been included in the squad for the Grand Finals of the Sport Excel Junior Circuit!! yay!! this has been the best month so far! so the Grand Finals will be held in Bukit Jalil this Friday.. i might be leaving on Friday morning or maybe on Thursday..

and last Friday (27/07/07), i finished reading Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.. i will post a summary of the story when i have time but i wont wanna spoil it for those readers.. so i wont post it so soon.. maybe i'll do the summary during the August holidays..

i'm gonna start reading my new book soon... its the 5th book of the Pendragon series (written by D.J. MacHale)... it's titled Pendragon : Black Water.. its a pretty cool book... i've already read the past four books.. maybe i'll tell you guys a bit of Bobby Pendragon's story in my nxt post..

Pendragon : Black Water

i guess that's all i have.. till then.. adios!





Out...

Squash and Novels...

to all readers..


*note to self : find better lines to start post*


well, i havent been writting alot lately and i apologise if you were expecting my posts... as you all know, the Sport Excel State Junior Circuit Grand Finals was held from Wednesday till yesterday (Saturday)..


as usual i played in Division One.. but this time i was seeded 5th, higher than ever.. this was mainly because some of the higher ranked players were playin overseas.. the seedings were:

1. Yassin
2. Max Ong
3. Raffie
4. Lim Wee Nee
5. Me
6. Jonathan Chew
7. Fakrul
8. Mukhzani

so in the first round i faced Yoko Liang.. it was an easy match and i won comfortably.. but in the quarter-finals i met Wee Nee.. my movement on court wasn't very good that day and i lost by a disappointing score of 3-9, 0-9, 6-9.. after crashing out of the quarter-finals, i went into the third round and faced Mukhzani.. our match was fun but i wasn't playing serious.. i won the match 3 sets to 1.. the final day, i had to win my match to keep my place.. i played against Jonathan.. i knew i had to win or face the music from my coach.. i reached the squash centre at 9am sharp but only 5 minutes after my arrival, i had to get on court and play.. i didnt even get to stretch yet but i went on court without complaining.. i lost the first set 8-10.. then i came back to win the match 8-10, 9-7, 10-9, 9-3.. i wasnt entirely satisfied with my game but it was good enough to keep me in 5th spot..

so after the tournament i had training.. was very tired.. after training i went to Queensbay for lunch.. also because i had to collect my brand-new-pre-ordered Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows book!! i went to Secret Recipe for lunch wit my aunt and my sister.. just as we're about to leave, Zhu Lian walks in to buy a cake.. so i went over to say hello and then went to Jusco's supermarket to get some stuff for tonight's dinner..

after that, i went to Borders to collect my book.. surprisingly, there wasn't a line at Borders.. maybe everyone collected their book in the morning.. so i went in to get my book... and for being one of the first 25 people to pre-order a copy of the book, i was given an owl beanie.. it was made specially for Borders by TY Beanies..

My copy of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows..

My book and the Owl beanie

so i guess that's it... lazy to say more.. i'm going to continue reading my new book now.. till nxt time, bye!

Ivan, out...

i'm back!!

i'm back from ipoh!!

went there to participate in the 4th Leg Sportexcel National Junior Circuit.. it was very disappointing.. in the first round, i met Yassin, the second seed, because i'm the second last player in the draw.. i played pretty well in the first set.. i was leading 5-0.. but then i started making unforced errors and crashed out of the set 7-9.. the rest was history.. i went down tamely after the first set.. i lost both the second and third set 0-9..

the second round was against Syafiq (my Kelantan friend whom i always have the pleasure of meeting in every tournament).. i lost to him 4-9, 1-9, 3-9.. i wasn't happy with my game.. then, i picked up an injury.. i had a fall in the school feild last week and i landed on my left side.. so the left side of my hip was feeling uncomfortable.. but i thought it recovered.. so i faced Dennis thinking that i can win (i've beaten him on countless occasions).. unfortunately, with the help of some knocks and trips he gave me during the match, my injury proved too much to handle.. i tried hard though.. i went down fighting 9-7, 9-10, 4-9, 10-9, 2-9 (i think its the correct score).. the match lasted for more than two hours..

so my tournament ended with total disappointment.. i dont think i'll be going for the Grand Finals.. but if i can prove that Dennis' triumph over yours truly was mere chance.. the SAP Grand Finals is this wednesday (i think).. so there's my chance.. till then, bye...

Ivan, out...

Interhouse Sports Carnival 2007..

well, i dare say that today is a total waste of time.. Penang Free School had the Interhouse Sports Carnival 2007.. it's only been the second time PFS had this kind of event (if i'm not mistaken).. the games that were played this morning were football, rugby, tennis, badminton, chess, handball, volleyball, and badminton.. but there is one sport missing from the anual games, SQUASH!! sobx.. i dont understand why squash has been excluded ever since my gold medal in the team event for Pinhorn.. dere isn't a singles event! i'll make sure next year there will be an interhouse tournament for squash, if i'm elected president nxt thursday.. to all the squash club members reading this post now, VOTE FOR ME AND I'LL PROMISE YOU 90++ marks for your co-curiculum (note* its NOT bribery)..

i recieved excellent news on tuesday.. on tuesday, the 3rd of July 2007, i was included into the Penang team for 4th Leg Sportexcel National Junior Circuit.. this event will be held at the MBI Squash Stadium in Ipoh, Perak.. i'll be leaving for Ipoh on Friday morning and most probably be back by Sunday evening.. its been awhile since i've played in a National Junior Circuit event.. the last time i was included in the squad was 4 years back when i was 12 years-young.. i also recieved a Sportexcel shirt.. it is to be worn at least once throughout the duration of the tournament.. but it doesnt look fancy..

Sukan Teras Shirt

so, i guess that's all i have.. this week might have been boring in school but i dare say, it's been a marvelous week outside of school..

=> two weeks to the release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows book in Malaysia!!

*wonderful time*

Ivan, out...

Squash and Physics...

okay.. so where do i start??

Monday..

went straight to the physics lab when the school bell rang at 7.30am.. i promised Kenny i would help him with the presentation for the science fair.. honestly, the presentation sucked when i started helping.. Kenny (i'm sorry if you are reading this) got no idea when it comes to presentations.. so Justin, Alex, Nicholas, Greg, and i helped him out.. nothing else happened that day..

Tuesday..

continued working on the presentation.. fooled around in the lab.. but the presentation looked better than it was before.. later in the afternoon, did my runs (as usual) and some exercises after.. *note* running with music in your ears makes you feel less tired when you are running..

Wednesday..

okay now this day is a bit more eventful.. the usual morning assembly went on.. there were marching performances from the rangers, red cresents, and the rovers.. the red cresent's marching were the best.. the rangers were quite good.. and the rovers sucked! haha.. so we went to PJ earlier because the teacher was absent.. we played tennis.. in time, the court became crowded and i get to play less so i went to play football instead.. big mistake! few minutes into the game, i went into a slidding tackle and sprained my foot.. so i went back to working on the presentation after recess..

i went for training in the afternoon.. i struggled troughout the whole session because i couldn't run as fast as i normally do.. but i still played well and dominated the class..

Thursday..

by far the happiest day of my year (and i'm not telling you why).. continued to work on the presentation.. it was almost complete.. went to tuition, than after that another tuition..

Friday..

its the last day for Mr. Kurt Knight and Mr. Matthew.. but Mr. Knight did not turn up (too bad).. the presentation was finally completed.. on the last period, we had a farewell football(soccer) game for Mr. Matthew.. half the form 4 student body were there.. i couldn't play though..

Saturday..

woke up at around 7.30am because i had to be at the squash court around 9-ish.. arrived at the squash court and waited for Gregsson (yes! greg!!).. he wanted to have a go at squash.. so he arrived like a minute after me.. we booked a court and was joined by Wee Nee.. Wee Nee and i gave Greg chance cause we didn't wanna screw him up on his first day.. but i have to say, for a first timer, Greg was very good.. playing with him was tiring yet fun.. so after that i had training (yes! i can train again!).. but i still wasn'tback to 100% fit so i got tired easily.. i still couldn't run alot.. so after all that, came back, and blah blah blah... haha..

so i guess that's all i have.. hope its okay.. till next time.. adios!

*head in the clouds*
Ivan, out...