well today is the 51st independence day for Malaysia.. honestly i dont see what the hype is all about.. i know i should be thankful to be in a country free from natural disasters and wars but with all the problems sufacing these days, what's the difference? so i am NOT in the merdeka mood.. never had actually..

woke up pretty early for a sunday.. bout 9-ish.. had my breakfast then watched some tv.. bathed and got ready to go out.. went to this temple to pray.. according to my mum, it was supposed to help me with my trials and SPM.. well i really hope it helps.. but seeing as i RARELY pray, is it fair to say that god will see to my needs last? whatever..

went to Tesco and had McD.. then bought some stuff from Tesco and had Baskin Robins.. it IS the 31st today.. went tuition then came back home.. yada yada yada.. now i'm here..

got some pics from Haneesha.. she took pics of me, Lin Kai, Wesly, and Chris playin football.. it was for the school magazine.. anyway i looked through it and here are some of the nice ones (with me in it of course)..

shooting with the outfoot..

floating ball.. dont go away.. =.=

Lin Kai going for the header.. i like this shot.. too bad i dont have a similar one..

i got some tricks up my sleeve.. i think..

got the ball again..

*gasp* Wesley is chasing the ball.. ah leave him be..

yeah.. passed Wesley no sweat..

basic stuff..

passed Wesley AGAIN.. getting used to it..

see what i can do..

come on Lin Kai.. lets see what you've got..

love this shot.. not my expression though..

no ball.. what are we chasing??

go get the ball!!

CHARGE!!!!

wheee!!! watch me go..

got tired..

well i guess that's all.. i know i keep saying this but I SERIOUSLY NEED TO START STUDYING!! no way i can make it but i need to get as much in my head as possible..

ivan..

ok time for an update..

i had THE most embarrassing experience in my 3 months of driving just now.. let me start from the begining.. i was on my way back from school and i needed to refuel the MERC.. so i went to the Esso near Giant hypermarket.. i parked the car and killed the engine.. and i started looking fot the button/thing that you press/pull to get the fuel cap to open.. i looked and looked and LOOKED but couldnt find it.. so i kept on looking.. then the security guard came and asked me what is the problem.. i told him i couldnt find the thing and so he helped me look.. he then had a sudden brain blast and remembered how his boss' merc works.. he went over to the fuel cap aaaaand.......... pushed it open.. WTF!?!?!?!? let me shoe you how it works....

step ONE

step TWO : press one side..

step THREE : PRESTO!! =.=

so yea that was embarrassing.. anyway nothing much happening.. SPM trials is closer than you think and i need to dig in and study.. *singing* i'm screwed yea i'm screwed i'm so so screwed... =.=

that's all for now.. ciao!
ivan..

well, now i have time..

so i guess i owe you all the full story behind the accident i got myself in yesterday.. here goes.... i was on my way to school as usual and i took the usual route from the "elevated highway".. i passed the traffic light after JPJ and was going to turn out to coastal road BUT some mother fucker brake out of a sudden for nothing and a motorcycle was behind him.. he stopped in time.. i saw it and also stopped in time.. UNFORTUNATELY, this bastard of a van driver didnt see me braking and WHAM!!! his side mirror penetrated my rear windscreen and the oh-so-hard van smashed my MILO-TIN-MYVI.. i think i strained my neck during the collision because i can still feel it.. AND I WAS AND STILL AM SICK!! dammit..

WTF!!!!!!!

so i didnt go to school yesterday.. later in the evening, went to the police station to make a report.. it took ages.. anyway, my car is now in the workshop.. it didnt look so good.. but hey, compared to most of the other cars at the workshop, mine looked fantastic.. tryin to convince my mum to spray the car a different colour after the repair.. give it a fresh new start.. besides, i dont like that ah pek colour..

i guess that's all i have for now.. will keep you all posted on the condition of my car.. as for now, i'm driving the merc.. but i kida miss my Myvi.. weird i know.. till next time..

ivan..

Quick update..

on the way to school just now.........

i got into an accident.. again..

full explanation when i have time but just wanna tell you all i'm fine.. unfortunately my Myvi isnt.. the whole back section of my car is damaged.. even the wind screen is smashed.. sucks.. no car for now.. unless my dad wanna let me drive the merc.. UNLIKELY..

full story soon..

ivan..

Tagged by The-Other-Myvi-Driver-Named-Chia-Yi

Three names you go by :

1. Ivan
2. Tien Yuen (NOT encouraging people to use it)
3. dont think there's a third name to call me by..

Three screen names you have had :
1. ~iVaN~

2. _________
3. _________

Three physical things you like about yourself :
1. my height
2. feet (can find shoes in ah mo countries no sweat)
3. _________

Three physical things you DONT like about yourself :
1. hair
2. legs
3. feet (no size in asian countries)

Three parts of your heritage :
1. hokkien
2. cantonese
3. teow chew
*did i do that right?

Three things that scare you :
1. dogs that give you a look when you pass by and chase you afterwards..
2. dark DARK places (thanks to Mabel =.=)
3. death

Three of your everyday essentials :
1. food & drinks
2. clothes
3. recently....... PETROL!

Three things you are wearing now :
1. underwear
2. pants
3. belt

Three of your favourite bands or musical arts :
1. The Jonas Brothers
2. The Click Five
3. The Script

Three of your favourite songs (right now) :
1. The Man Who Cant Be Moved - The Script
2. Forever - Chris Brown
3. Disturbia - Rihanna

Three things you want in a relationship :
1. Love
2. Honesty
3. Loyalty
ITS THE SAME WITH EVERYONE

Three physical things about the preffered sex that appeals to you :
1. personality
2. beauty?
3. figure? LOL

Three of your hobbies :
1. football / futsal
2. squash
3. driving

Three things you wanna do really badly right now :
1. go back to training
2. play football
3. finish magazine work and english essay

Three carreers you're considering / considered before :
1. pilot (decided not to after 9/11)
2. professional footballer (very unlikely if i'm still in M'sia)
3. sports analyst/develop sports equipment/ sports stuff.. lol

Three places you want to go on vacation :
1. Manchester, England
2. Florida/California, USA
3. anywhere in Europe

Three things you want to do before you die :
1. visit all 100++ wonders of the world on my list
2. have my own family
3. drive a sports car

Three ways that you are stereotypically a girl/guy :
*WTF is this..??

Five people that you would like to see take this quiz now :
Andria

Dennis

Haneesha

Joel

Max

another post..

i really need to find a new hobby..

well today is....... ok i guess.. went to school and barely had any studies before we were allowed to leave early..

went to this restaurant called Taipei or something.. Alex asked us to try.. oh anyway, it was me, Alex, Mabel, Cho Chia, Melvin TAN, and Wooi Nian.. anyway the food was pretty good.. nt exactly very cheap but the price is fair.. after lunch we went to Haagen Daaz for some ice cream.. to tell you the truth i have NEVER had HD in my life before today.. ordered something called seventh heaven and shared.. it was very good.. no wonder they're so expensive..

before.....
AFTER!!

dropped them back to school and Mel at Gurney then headed home.. i will be going for a run in about 45 minutes time.. the Dell thing is next weekend.. gotta run more.. and i've been gaining weight.. not much but still gaining none the less.. i gotta get my lazy bum to my usual training regime.. i keep telling myself that but i always seem to fail applying it in my head.. dumbass.. =.=

i guess i'm gonna stop here.. nothing much to say anyway.. just killing time before i go for my runs.. its hot as hell out there now.. darn..

ivan..

love is patient, love is kind....
love means slowly losing your mind..

just a random quote i got from a movie.. kinda agree with it.. haha.. well i got nothing to say actually.. to those who are wondering how i'm doin, IF ANY, i'm still surviving.. i struggle from day to day hoping to catch a break and praying that one day i will get the life i've always wanted.. as for now, i struggle more everyday.. nothing seems to go right with me.. weird.. maybe i was some kind of criminal in my past life and sinned alot so now i'm still paying for my mistakes.. WTF..

this post is real stupid.. i dont even know what i'm saying half the time.. better crapping here than in my add maths project.. which is still incomplete.. actually its done.. just need few adjustments.. oral exam on thursday.. hope its better than my lisan..

the man who cant be moved by the script is a great song.. i guess i'll stop bullshitting here.. should call it a night and head to bed.. been very lethargic lately.. damn..

ivan..

where do i start?

seeing that i'm a bit lazy to update, i'll just type untill i get bored.. well, this morning i had to wake up SOFRIGGINEARLY just to fetch my sister to school.. i THOUGHT there was runs as usual.. i arrived at the usual place was soon joined by Hayate.. waited for godknowshowlong and decided to not run.. he went back and i went to McD to get breakfast.. went back to the courts after that and did some solo training..

was supposed to take Kok Sin's class again but like the past 3 weeks, NO ONE turned up.. not a single soul.. so bought lunch and then waited for my class to start.. played against an old nemesis and won easily.. Nicol David decided to drop in and have light training with another professional player (no point mentioning her name).. what bothers me most is how people react to Nicol's pressence.. i mean yeah she's the world #1 but give her some space.. let her feel normal.. gosh.. a few girls were like OMGITSNICOL!! some even wanted to ask for an autograph.. we coaches were like what's the fuss? seen her before already lah.. but she does train hard.. on court she's focused.. no surprise there right? she's friendly too.. she was at Kok Sin's bday BBQ thing last year..

anyway.. nothing much from there.. my class was ok today.. not great but ok.. guess that's all i wanna say.. should be sleeping soon..

school's reopening *screams*.......

ivan..

B.O.R.I.N.G....

well the holidays have been very suckish.. i cant concentrate on studying and because of my extended sleeping hours, i barely have time for anything.. havent been feeling well either..

had runs on saturday.. suffered all the way.. after 5 laps my whole body felt heavy and it was hard to push up the slope.. had to stop many times to catch my breath.. exercise after that was pathetic as well.. stabilising exercises was terrible.. my back couldnt take it so i had to stop while the rest continued.. getting old..??

could play squash though.. played for almost 2 hours with Ryan, Jonathan and Clara.. was feeling very exhausted after that.. took over Kok Sin's class but none of the students showed up.. had my lunch then took a nap before coaching at 4pm..

went back after that and quickly got ready.. went out with Melvin, Jonathan Leong, Phuah, Chan, Dexter, Henry, Sanjeevwa and Viknesh (wtf).. drove to Queens where the guys are and fetched Jon, Henry and Chan while the others followed Mel.. went to Batu Feringhi.. raced Mel there and it was crazy.. he reached 1st.. wwalked around and had plans to buy loads of stuff but only ended up with DVDs.. we all split the bill and bought Step Up 2, Heartbreak Kid, Fool's Gold, Spiderwick Chronicles, Knight Rider, Drilbit Taylor, Kung Fu Panda, Superhero Movie, and a few more that slipped my mind.. on the way back got McD for supper..

the next day my whole body was aching.. and i'm have to boost my fitness in time for the Dell merdeka race thing.. gotta hit top 2.. anyway had Dominos for lunch and soon after, tuition.. after tuition came back tired as hell and had my dinner.. watched F1 but fell asleep.. took a shower and felt slightly awake so decided to watch some movies..

so far i have finished watching Drilbit, Heartbreak Kid and Step Up 2.. gotta love the moves in Step Up 2.. awesome stuff.. oh how i wish i could dance like them.. Heartbreak Kid wasnt very funny.. maybe Ben Stiller movies arent that funny but its not a bad movie.. Drilbit was disappointing.. not as nice as i thought it would be.. wanted to buy Prince Caspian, The Hulk, Hellboy and all but not clear.. *note : i'm not promoting pirated DVDs, just got lots of movies to catch up with..

Briana Evigan is crazy HOT..!!
anyway here i am right now posting all this and still feeling sore.. i'm not the old i-can-run-around-for-hours-and-not-feel-tired Ivan anymore.. i used to be able to play football for hours and not feel tired, play squash for the whole day and still want more, go for a jog and could easily go for another round but nt anymore.. really need to work out and run more or else it would be hell when i return to the academy after SPM.. i DO intend to compete for another year at least..

i guess that's all i wanna say for now.. might be boring stuff but i just gotta let it out.. dont wanna pile up all the updates.. and if you have free time, play the youtube video on the left side of my blog.. its not exactly a video but the music is the one used in the final dance of Step Up 2.. wicked remix.. love it..

ivan..

went out with Melvin, Vickram and Soma today..

we went to Queens to catch if-i'm-not-mistaken the first screening of The Mummy : Tomb of the Dragon Emperor.. first we had a few rounds of Daytona and then headed off to watch the movie.. madness i tell you.. wonderful show.. those of you who plan to watch it on DVD........ DONT!! go watch it in the cinema.. the sound is so awesome!! sorry if i sound like a small kid who k=just fell in love with a new toy or something..

anyway, after the movie we had a few more rounds of Daytona.. was the most fun i've had ever since the holidays started.. went to KFC for lunch.. (sorry Haneesha but i was dying to try out the new Toaster Twister) went back after that but did switch cars with Mel.. i took his Gen2 and he took my Myvi..

Gen2 was pretty good.. although i hated the rear visibility of the car.. and the steering wheel is so square-ish.. =.= what's up with that? anyway drove to PISA and switched back to our own cars.. managed to get to our 0-100kmh test road on the red light and i was in front.. managed to get to 80kmh only because my car was on full tank, i didnt turn off the over drive, AND i didnt step all the way down.. so i ran out of road.. will try again tomorrow..

borrowed The Love Guru from Mel and watched it at home.. funny show.. it was total nonsense but funny..

will be dropping by PFS tomorrow to see some old friends.. and after that maybe lunch with them at McD.. i haven't eaten there since i left PFS.. will be doing more 0-100 tests with Mel tomorrow.. brace yourselves road users of Penang!! hahaha.. i'm kidding....... no seriously, brace yourselves... @.@

ivan..