Demasquer La Nuit

24th of July 2010... Wow... The date is still so fresh in my mind...

Well, on that day, the PFS Sixth Form Society held an Orientation Ball, or more commonly called Prom Night as a 2nd event to welcome the Lower 6. Though, it could also be considered as a graduation party for us upper 6 students. The theme for this year's prom is Masquerade...

One problem, where the hell do I get a mask?

1st I decided to borrow ShinYe's mask as that was so far, the only available option. I would opt for other options if there is because the mask is quite... plain... and small... I have an XXL size for my head.

The day before prom, I followed the guys to Prangin Mall to find a mask, while they went to a saloon to set their hair... After 1 boring and tiring hour, I've only stumbled upon 2 shops selling masquerade masks, and all are ugly... Not what I had in mind... I was looking for a wolf-like mask, preferably covering my nose, up to my forehead. But nooooo~~~~ dreams don't really come true do ya? I decided not to buy any mask since none lived up to my expectation... If I want my mask to be a disaster I would have made it myself! (Oh yea, one reminder, DON'T put on mask with glitters just to try it out, as the post-try outcome WILL be sparkling)

And finally, Sunday, 24th July 2010. The Day. I've prepared everything, from clothes, to tie, and shoes. The first time wearing a full formal outfit, I actually felt great...

Move on to Northam Hotel. I previously asked Melvin to help me with my hair as I suck at it... Well, he is a man of his words and helped me out. Results? Splendid. Thanks, Melvin!

Couldn't believe it myself. The person above was once a geeky, nerdy curly haired boy with thick glasses... But I'm still short =.=

Oh yea, I was pleading for a date in my previous post, and unfortunately, I couldn't get one... Must have gotten a reputation of a lady-repeller or something...

Had to work a lil' bit before the event started... Looks like the labels for the winners couldn't be done on time...

Oh yea, Masters of Ceremony of the day;

Prevenkumar Mauthialagan and Koay Yi Lin. The guy MC was a natural joker... The slide and projector had some problems and it was thanks to the MCs that it turned out to be quite an enjoyable time before we resume with out schedule.

Next up, games. Treasure Hunt (O.O).

Yea I was shocked too, such a formal occasion, Treasure Hunt? Oh well, its not as much of a hunt as it seems. One representative from each table had to find a list of items given, and the items must either be borrowed, or salvaged from anywhere.

My table and table 14 (I think) got the quickest. They were then given a challenge, dance like Michael Jackson!

SauFei did excellent at the start, but the other representative pulled a girl and danced together... They nailed it so... they won. But no prize though, jeez... All those work for nothing (not as if I did anything :P)

And finally, dinner.
As usual in any of the events, its always ladies 1st. The teachers had waiters serving for them so no need to get up from their chairs...

Well... the food sucked. I'll just give a few examples. The fish, covered with a thick, cheesy-like sauce. It tasted... sweet... yuck! Steamed vegetables? Sounded healthy, but I could see a thick layer of oil... Braised lamb... I don't even dare to touch... The tarts tasted like detergents... Only the soup was nice to me, but my friends told me it was overcooked. Hmm... Maybe I like it that way...

There were performances done during dinner to entertain us. All performances were done by all classes in Form 6.

Benedict Weerasena, representing 6R4, singing a song.
Chuan Teik Min, also representing 6R4, also singing a song.

After that, its time for the 2nd game. Dance! Dance! Revolution!

Each table, including the teachers had to send 2 representative to come up and draw an envelope. INside the envelope is the genre of the song they had to dance to.
Yup, believe it or not, Pn. Ruby and Pn. Molisa, dancing to a Tamil Song.
2 guys, dancing to a romantic.... song.... urgh....
... and voila, SauFei and Arvind, dancing to R&B song.

Well hold your horses, the dancing part is not over...

ITS TIME FOR FREE FLOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Honestly, I never thought I would actually join in this thing, until ChienHeng pulled me up to the stage... So I follow suit! Dancing to the songs, especially Bad Romance by Lady GaGa, I felt as if I was on ecstasy... It was WILD! Heck, Even the teachers joined in. People like Ms. Choong, Ms. Teh Bee Kim and Pn. Ruby actually danced the floor! Mr. Ooi Eng Lye came up to the stage and danced with us! Proof? Go to my facebook profile to see the video.

Phew... 1st time indulging myself in this moment of wildness... Next, performance by other classes. Mostly is singing and singing... My class did a different thing. Psychological Magic and levitation (or Hodini, as the magician labeled)
The Psychological Magic has a story. There are 4 pictured of women. A necklace will tell which women among them is dead. Only one will be dead. One person will be selected from the audience to do the honors of asking the necklace. Once he said out the name of the women, it is indeed the one that is dead.

Next up, Levitation.
Notice the flower shaped piece there? No support, and its floating... Later he burned it and pulled a flower out of it.

Next, singing by Brian John Dorai from 6AD.

Not forgetting moments of group photos...
And awards. EuTeong got SmartyPants of the Year for Science Stream.

Now, the time has come, to announce the winners for each category;

Best Mask (Male): Lingeswarran

Best Mask (Female): Charlene Yeoh

Best Dressed (Male): Ee Cung Ming

Best Dressed (Female): Pakyasri

Freshie King : Benedict Weerasena

Freshie Queen : E-Laine Low

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Prom KING : Afeez Arthur

Prom QUEEN : Jenny Wong
They are both couples by the way.

And theres always time for group photo.
And the moment I always had no luck on, Lucky Draw. Seriously, all the events I've been on, I've NEVER won anything once...
The 1st prize is a friggin' Ipod Shuffle, won by the lady below, on the left.
Group photos again~~~


And the yearly culture (I think), where the President of the Sixth Form Society would open up a bottle of champagne on the stage (its actually just grape juice, as if we are allowed for champagne...)
And that, brings an end to the prom... The last few moments were spent on taking photos with well, everyone you want...

This is me with my Physics teacher, Ms. Choong...

...The drunk president, ZhenFei...

...and the keep-asking-me-to-belanja-food friend, HuiYee.

Ahhh, I never want it to end... I had SUCH a wonderful time. I actually had a rough time deciding to go or not to go, since its RM50 per head... But since its my last year, I might as well do so, and I never regret making that decision... It has carved a spot in my heart, and that day, 24th of July 2010, will never be forgotten... And I believe most of us think so too...

Signed off,

Teng Aun.

Analysing Me

Alright, here's a little bit more info about Yours Truly. After Maha Sanghika Dana, my friends and I wondered around Times Square and stumbled upon a machine that measured basically everything of you.

Here's my result:

Weight : 64.5 kg (This is inaccurate, I'm about 70 kg)

Height : 170.5 cm (So-so, but I'm SURE I'm taller than KennyGoh =.=lll)

BMI : 22.2 (Ideal ok?)

Body Fat Mass : 4.9 kg

Body Fat Index : 7.6% (This proves I'm not fat 'kay, I'm heavy boned)

Blood Pressure 131 / 88 mmHg (normal)

Pulse Rate : 96 / ppm (a little higher than normal)

Voila, detailed info about me. I'm looking for a prom date so, after viewing this, any girl viewers interested? Boys or shemales not included please.

Signed off,

Teng Aun.

Maha Sanghika Dana 2010

Every year, the Buddhist Students' Society of Penang Free School is invited to serve the monks during Maha Sanghika Dana. This is my fifth year participating in it. It was held in Times Square, surprisingly, as usually it is in Che Hon Kor Moral Uplifting Society.

For the opening ceremony, the released tons of helium-filled balloons to the air. No pictures by the way, no camera, and the battery of my cell dried off....

Then, there was a long long, LOOOOONG break in between. We walked around and listened to a singer singing on the stage. She was okay... but as soon as a male singer steps in, all the crowd disappears...

Some went to Roti Bakar for breakfast, and I went back to check if they started or not.

Later, its time to serve the monks. I scooped rice for about 3 monks, and 1 in particular I felt so guilty... We were supposed to stop scooping as soon as they put their hands down to the table indicating us to stop. This monk didn't do so, and I kept scooping till the rice in my bowl finished...

Another thing I felt guilty for is during the offering of food to the monks. Once we hold the table, we are not supposed to let go. One monk asked me to go over to the other side as there was no one there, and I let go without thinking twice... Then, another monk asked me to let go again, as the chanting hasn't started yet...

Other than that, everything went normal... The rest of the gang went to Gamma for Prom clothes, I already had mine. So its home sweet home for me!

Signed off,

Teng Aun

Banquet For Three

Last Saturday, a dinner was organized by Computer Club, Interact Club and Board of Co-curricular Prefects, and I was invited (sort of forced) to go. Worse, they put me in charge of games....

Quick question, I was neither in the 3 clubs/board, why am I in charge of this?

One simple answer, the wrath of ShinYe Lim is unbearable. Combine it with Kerry or AnnGie, insta-kill.

One thing I hate about being in charge of games is that I had to prepare games for all the tables. If there is a change in the number of tables (which in the last minute, there is) I had to add in more... Not only I was in charge of the games, I had to pay RM25 JUST to attend, bugger...

There will be a performance along the event by a band formed by the Form 5 students.

Most of their songs are from Muse, which is of the Metal genre. Not my cup of tea. The vocalist gave me shivers quite a lot of times. One of their song was good though.

Move on to the food.

Since I'm paying RM25 AND be in charge of something, I'm gonna eat till I bloat. The food was okay... but not as much variety as the BOSLIB dinner. The only thing nice is the Grilled Lamb and Ice Kacang. The fish... felt too flour-ish. Dory fish is not a good choice.

There was also a table-by-table magic performance by PeterOng (although it doesn't feel like table-by-table since everyone was following him).
To me, he was the main attraction of the day. He impressed everyone in the event.

There was also a dance by the Pixco troup.
They danced quite good, but its weird to see them break-dance in front of 2 teachers who are in the middle-aged group...

That sums up everything, and I had to help clean up the hall... Why am I so involved in this? Reminder to self, when help are needed by the 3 girls in my class, avoid as much as possible...

Signed off,

Teng Aun.