my trip to the gym

It was actually my first trip to the gym. And when i first stepped into the gym. I saw lots of people lifting weights and doing other excercises. At first, me and my friends looked around and felt disapointed as almost all the machines were used. but when we came across this machine that actualyl looked liek a pull up bar, we gave it a try. All of us strated laughing when one of my friends took a try on the machine. Then, a man came up to us and told us to not play around or we may injured ourselves. He even said that if we onli wanted to come in and play, he suggested we leave. We were all so embarrased of ourselves as people startted looking at us. And in the end, we stopped palying and continued with our excerises. It was indeed very embarrasing.

My trip to genting

My trip to genting was from 22nd december to 25th of december. The trip was exactly 4 days 3 nights long. ON the first day, we spent about more than 4 hours in the car. The trip was boring but at least we actually bought some souvenirs that looked pretty nice. By the time we reached there. It was about three o'clock in the afternoon. My family and i thought that we would be able to get into our hotel latest by four o'clock. But we were wrong. The lobby was full of people and we acttaulyl had to wait until 6 o 'clock to get our keys to the hotel. THe wait was just too broing and made us all feel very restless. And the only thing we felt like doing was go back to our hotel and sleep. And to me, it was just another wasted because we didnt do anything the whole day. It was really disapointing. BUt, the next few days were much more fun though. we had bowling and even went to the theme park. We had lots of fun riding the roler coasters and other rides. The trip was really unforgettable and i would really want to go back to genting again someday.

2nd distribution day

On the day of the 2nd distribution, we were all ready after the weekend break. Our positions were the same as the last distribution, and so, we continued to our position. The second day was almost the same as the first distribution. Except that we actually had pizza! The day was especially fun and i really look forward to the next Used Textbook Programme.

The distribution day

After many days of sorting, we finally came to the distribution day. We were at first given a briefing to ensure that we know our positions and knowing what to do at our positions. During the distribution, we met many different kinds of people. Some people were really freiendly and kind, while some are just rude and impatient. But in any case, we still tried our best to serve them. And at the end of the day, we all had a great time. But, this was not the end of the distribution as we still had a 2nd distribution. And we were all looking forward to it ^^.

Used text book programme

During the holidays, we were supposed to help to sort out books for the needy. We were asked to sort out the books according to the level and by the subject. During the sorting, it was really busy as books just keep coming in. And the work was just never done.

Catholic paper banned

A CATHOLIC newspaper in Malaysia has been ordered by the government to cease its Malay language edition until courts resolve a ban on the paper's use of the word 'Allah', its editor said on Thursday.
Herald newspaper editor Father Lawrence Andrew said the move was part of a series of restrictions put in place by the conservative Muslim government when it renewed the paper's licence on Tuesday.
The Herald, circulated among the country's 850,000 Catholics, nearly lost its publishing licence last year for using the word 'Allah' as a translation for 'God', with authorities saying it should only be used by Muslims.
'The Constitution says Malay is the national language so why can't we use the national language in Malaysia?' he told AFP.
He called the ban 'unacceptable' and said he intended to take action.
Father Andrew said the ban did not make any sense because a large proportion of Catholics in Malaysia are Bumiputera who mainly speak Malay.
The term 'Bumiputera', or 'Son of the soil', refers to ethnic Muslim Malays and the indigenous inhabitants in peninsular Malaysia and on Borneo island who are mostly Christian.
'More than 50 per cent of our congregation are Bumiputera and two of our bishops are Bumiputera,' he added.
The issue will be decided by the courts next month, while home ministry officials told the New Straits Times daily on Thursday they will be monitoring the paper's actions closely.
Religion and language are sensitive issues in multiracial Malaysia, which experienced deadly race riots in 1969.
About 60 per cent of the nation's 27 million people are ethnic Malay Muslims, who dominate the government. The rest of the population are mostly ethnic Chinese and Indians - practising Buddhism, Christianity and Hinduism

Quake hits Indonesia

A 5.4-MAGNITUDE earthquake struck off the eastern province of Maluku on Thursday, Indonesia's geophysics agency said, but there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.
The quake hit at 10.44am (11.44am Singapore time), with the epicentre 166 kilometres north-west of Saumlaki, Maluku. It was recorded at a depth of 14 kilometres.