A New Paradigm for Change

Bonjour again :)

2010-02-14T05:43:00.000-08:00

After months of not updating, finally :), a new post. Like always, I'm super busy. I do love the new winter schedule with skiing on Tuesday and Thursday after 12pm. Simply amazing..haha..

Skiing is so different. It takes so much courage and confidence. Personally, I feel that skiing requires 60% mental strenth and 39% skill and maybe 1% luck. Haha. Luck is needed because you don't want some random person to accidentally crash on you. Trust me. I have had many people bang on me which seriously hurts.

2 weeks ago, I was in Amsterdam (in case you're wondering) I was there for THIMUN (the Hague Model United Nations), it was such a enriching experience. I feel that now I'm more aware of international issues and maybe even more knowledgeable. Model UN is really a good experience especially improving your public speaking and debating skills ; D

Right after the Model UN and back to Leysin, the huge pile of hw was in front of my eyes, waiting for me :(... but everything is done now, I'm back on track. YAY!. The best thing ever is that my friends had a surpirsed Bday party for me in La Calabre.. It was the best birthday in my whole life. Last year, wasn't that bad either, just that, each year it gets even better!! : D..

I really try to keep in short and simple. It's pretty hard to sum up all the wonderful events that happened. : )

xx

Summing-up the months of October and November..

2009-11-19T07:49:00.000-08:00

Hello to my Malaysian kaki readers ;p.. Privet my Russian friends and Bonjour from the Swiss Alps.. :) So many things happened recently..i just don't know where to begin.. The weather here can be really iffy..one day it snows and the next it's sunny again.. Some days the weather is just perfect, a blend of chilly air with the right warmth.

The most memorable thing for the past 2 months is the SGIS Volleyball Tournament. It was really awesome. We got 3rd place! Everyone did so well.

Since none of you know my friends in LAS, I would like to pleasantly introduced them :)

Most left Ala :) ME, Hanna-Hope ... Love them to crazy... Top corner is Alex.. she's hilarious

It was Terry Fox Run :) .. From left to right, Greg, Priscilla, Amanda and Me :)

My Volleyball Captain..Alysa :D She's so nice...not kidding..

I have many more pictures of my friends, i will upload more next time...

So, it's snowing..I never saw so much snow in my life. It's like when you wake-up everything is so white..

I'll be back to Malaysia in exactly 14 days! :D

P.S Miss everyone back home

Winter Time =D

2009-10-17T11:53:00.000-07:00

Latest update: 1. It's snowing!! Finally! :)

2. I move to Belle Epoque which is another new dorm :P

3. I'll be going to Nice, France in 2 weeks..

It's currently the long weekend , that means that we don't have school on Monday. Most of the students went to Geneva, Zurich, Paris and Milan to travel. I've been so exhausted and tired of studies that I've decided to take a break and not travel since it would quite a rush to be back by Monday. Anyway, it's a good decision :) Ohh, by the way, I've move to another n

ew dorm, well, the main reason I made this decision was because I didn't want to wake up 6am everyday to get ready, just to catch the bus. Living in Belle Epoque itself, which is the place my classes take place, allows me to wake up a 7:30a

m or earlier without needing to rush. Besides, my new room is awesome, I have a balcony.

The corridor of my dorm :D.. looks like a hotel right?

My bed :) Try

to figure out what's beside it.

My bathroom :)

My study desk..haha

SO MUCH BETTER THAN MY ROOM IN BEAU-SITE!

Nothing much happen today except I've been shifting by packing and unpacking everything. If ever Daria Ulybina is reading this, I cannot thank her enough for helping me. She was awesome at this. Thanks so much!!

If I'm not doing anything much,I'll probably just take a jog and some pictures tomorrow. This is just a really short update! ^^

SWISS LIFE :)

2009-10-04T04:25:00.000-07:00

I cannot stop apologizing for not updating. I've been busy since the day I arrive at LAS. My friends, ESPECIALLY, in Malaysia, you know how much i miss you guys.

As promised, I would tell you how my life have been for the past 1 month. I'll try to make it as concise as possible . Don't have high expectations though, as i HAVE lotsa gossips and things to share with you all! :P..

Let's begin with my weekly schedule if you're really curious how different life is compare to Malaysia.

Monday- Friday, Wake up:6am
School: 8am-3:40pm
Activities:4-5:30

This is just brief schedule, i haven't include volleyball, piano lessons, tennis, assisting children in need, student council, drama practice ..etc..exactly, life's been pretty hectic but fun :)

I realize that blogs without pictures
bores people so here goes some..
the top right is my school view, my brazillian roommate :) (guys don't ask me for her number), and my volleyball team...

I've met a number of people from various countries and cultures (places you might never heard of or never though you could have a friend from), such as Estonia, Ukraine, Columbia, Canarie Islands, Male, it's amazing :)

The majority of the students come from Russia, Kazakhthan, USA, Brazil and Spain. In terms of Asia, there's only 2 Malaysian (including me), 1 Indonesian, 1 Thai, 8 Chinese, 8 Japanese, and 5 Koreans. Well, i'm not sure bout the rest but it makes 10% of the school..

Hmm.. it getting pretty boring if i go on with statistics..lol =.= Just to give an overview :D..

BOYS READ THIS: I think you're missing a lot here, there's so many hot girls..haha...those Brazillian girls , Jap girls and Latinos.. ..lol.

GIRLS - I'm not excluding you, some of the guys here are so SMART, TALL, RICH, SPORTY and POLITE! HAHA.. seriously, ain't exaggerating! :D

Studies have been going well except the fact that I'm not enjoying my math class. I'm happy with all my classes as the teachers are really great, but i just disagree with my math teacher's method of teaching. She just gives us hw and expects us to teach the class the next day. :(..sigh.

Throughout my one month in Switzerland, I was given the opportunity to travel to Lausanne, Zurich, Bern, Montreux, i might be going to France this month! :D.. I'm really thankful for this great opportunity.. living life to the fullest :)

The only thing i'm starting to miss is of course you guys, my family , my dogs and asian FOOD.... haha.. still surviving but getting desperate? HAHA.. nah.. :D.. it's getting pretty cold nowadays and I have a feeling it's going to snow in this month..wow..my first time living and witnessing snow fall from a complete summer.. =) Time for some Skiing and Snowboarding! Yeah!

This short amount of time have changed my perspective and I've learnt so much. I am embarass to say that, i used to rely on my maids, parents and everyone around me for comfort but now, I feel much more independent. I'm managing my time, studies, sports, social life and not to mention laundry :p..swt.. haha..

Guys and girls, good luck with your SPM trials if you having, SIS people : Have a great time as always, i can't wait to visit you all!, je suis desolee mais j'ai aller maintenant.. j'ai apprendre francais et c'est vraiment intéressant .. au revoir ..

Where there is friendship, there is life :)

2009-08-07T07:22:00.000-07:00

Yet again, I apologize my fellow dear blog readers for not updating regularly. Today was an exceptionally meaningful day for me. I got up early in the morning and rush to school to meet up my friends :) To those that don't know, I'm leaving Malaysia in 2 days. In school, I came across few of my ex-classmates/schoolmates which I dearly miss. I managed to snap a few shots with them before I left with my closest buddies to pyramid.

In fact, Wen Yi and I were waiting for Jun Ming for quite some time owing to his yearbook meeting. In the end, both of us were frustrated and impatient that we decided to go in and disrupt the meeting.Lol. (in a polite way of course). Hahah! Subsequetly, 3 of us went to pyramid to meet Steven and Cedric for lunch. Here's a pic of us waitng for Cedric.

To be continued...Lol :)

Busy >.<

2009-07-09T18:49:00.000-07:00

I truly apologize for neglecting this blog. Wow. Believe it or not, it is true that I have been really busy these few weeks. Busy with my tennis, french, piano and some outing with friends and family members before I depart Malaysia :). If you really are bored, take few minutes reading my blog, maybe you would find these books interesting and take into consideration reading it. Haha..

For my IB summer reading, I had to do 5 books but I'll only recommend 2 first :) Let's take it slowly.

1. We, by Yevgeny Zamyatin

For readers who are/likes
- ready for some literature
- classics
-dystopian
- creativity

2. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

For readers who are into

- fantasy
- little bit of history
-more direct
-page turners :P

New Phone :D

2009-06-27T19:40:00.000-07:00

You might be thinking there's no reason for me buying a new phone when I already have one, but the reality is my N80 broke.. :(.. Well, look at the bright side :) My dad agreed to buy me a new phone..!! Yesterday, he took me to a Nokia Outlet and said I could choose any phone I like.. I was so ecstatic! After comparing few phones, I finally choose the N86 , the newest one.. Hahah!

Insomnia..

2009-06-26T06:18:00.000-07:00

The song "Insomnia" has been stuck on my head for the whole day! Crazy I know.. If you haven't heard of it before, go check it out. It is by Craig David. Trust me, quite addictive. Hahah!. When you listened the English Version, listen the Korean Version, I think it's even cooler.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCtoeUybBSw (Korean Version)

Here's the lyrics.

I never thought that I'd fall in love, love, love, love
But it grew from a simple crush, crush, crush, crush
Being without you girl, I was all messed up, up, up, up
When you walked out, said that you'd had enough-nough-nough-nough

Been a fool, girl I know
Didn't expect this is how things would go
Maybe in time, you'll change your mind
Now looking back i wish i could rewind

Because i can't sleep til you're next to me
No i can't live without you no more
Oh i stay up til you're next to me
Til this house feels like it did before
Feels like insomnia ah ah, Feels like insomnia ah ah
Feels like insomnia ah ah, Feels like insomnia ah ah

Remember telling my boys that I'd never fall in love, love, love, love
You used to think I'd never find a girl I could trust, trust, trust, trust
And then you walked into my life and it was all about us, us, us, us
But now I'm sitting here thinking I messed the whole thing up, up, up, up

Been a fool (fool), girl I know (know)
Didn't expect this is how things would go
Maybe in time (time), you'll change your mind (mind)
Now looking back i wish i could rewind

Because i can't sleep til you're next to me
No i can't live without you no more (without you no more)
Oh i stay up til you're next to me (to me)
Til this house feels like it did before (Because it)
Feels like insomnia ah ah, Feels like insomnia ah ah
Feels like insomnia ah ah (Ah), Feels like insomnia ah ah

Ah, i just can't go to sleep
Cause it feels like I've fallen for you
It's getting way too deep
And i know that it's love because

I can't sleep til you're next to me
No i can't live without you no more (without you no more)
Oh i stay up til you're next to me (to me)
Til this house feels like it did before
Feels like insomnia ah ah, Feels like insomnia ah ah
Feels like insomnia ah ah, Feels like insomnia ah ah

Feels like insomnia ah ah, Feels like insomnia ah ah
Feels like insomnia ah ah, Feels like insomnia ah ah

Boredom =.=

2009-06-23T00:30:00.000-07:00

The title explains everything. Currently, I am seriously in a state of complete boredom. Thank God I have piano and tennis later to make my day more worthwhile and somewhat more productive. Hahah! Hmm.. What shall I crap about today.. Since I've been telling few people that I'm about to study in Switzerland. That will be the topic for today! =D. I told you guys that I 'm going to Switzerland but do you actually remember where? Haha.. No, I supposed. Before I give you the answer try to guess.

A) Zurich

B) Basel

C) Geneva

D) Bern

Ok. The answer is....

C. =D

Well, i'm not exactly at Geneva but that's the school's nearest city which is approximately an hour to my school Leysin American School. You might be saying, " Then where is it exactly Carmen!!!!!?" Haha.. It's in a place called Leysin Duh.. The name of the school is also Leysin. Caught ya. :P If you haven't heard of this place before, go check it out. The place is simply beautiful :) The school is the best part! Of course there are the good and bad things about every school. Let me say the good stuff first =P

1. It's a boarding school located above the alps with beautiful scenary. Imagine waking up each day feeling the fresh air. Do you even get this in KL? POLLUTION..sigh..

The view from the boarding room's balcony. Simply magnificent! :)

2. The School has it's own facilities. Yeah, you might think so what, every school has basketball courts, tennis courts etc. This one is special to me! The school has its own skating rink, turkish bath, climbing wall, gym, indoor swimming pool... ain't this cool? :] Geez.. I'm really lucky. Additionally, the school organizes weekend activities like paragliding.

3. Meals are provided :) Means no need to cook..hahah!

4. The academic there is really good. It's an IB school with multiple subject choices compared to IB schools in Malaysia such as Sri KDU, which offers limited choices. For example, Leysin American School (LAS), offers Italian, French, German, Environmental Science, Psychology , Geography and many others. I know the course is super tough but personally, the view answers everything, whenever I feel stress, just sit down and take a look at the scenary, everything just goes away :)

5. Cultural Trips! The school gives the students country options and the student gets to choose a country that he/she wants to explore during spring time. From my friend, I heard that this year's Grade 11 country options were Croatia, Portugal, Greece, Malta, Russia! Amazing. Grade 12's country options were even nicer! One of it was Iceland! Cool.. The best part of it is, the fees all already included =)

6. Ski Program :) THe school has a ski program during Jan- March that is mandatory for students to have skiing lessons ! This means half-day of school. =D. I LIKE THIS. I don't like studying every minute and every hour. What difference does it equals to a nerd. Seriously. "Study hard and Party hard!!!".

Ok.. I know dear readers that you are bored of me talking talking talking.. hmm.. now for the bad part.. actually, i prefer to tell the bad part of it when i'm there. That will be a better decision as i can relate it =D. ok?

Thanks for reading it!

Xx Carmen Xx

Happy Birthday Daddy :)

2009-06-22T02:20:00.000-07:00

After such a long time contemplating to start a blog, I finally did! =D. However, I do not want to make any promises to whether I'll be committed keep this blog updated. Haha. Anyway, Happy Birthday to my dearest Father! His birthday was two days ago so I dedicate this post just for him. We had a small and short celebration at a nearby restaurant but it was really meaningful. Just a little bit about my dad, he's the best father in the world, he gives me faith whenever I lost hope and he's always there for me whenever I need him, I honestly cannot ask for a better dad in this whole world. I LOVE YOU DADDY! :) I'll assure you daddy that I will never let you down and give you your so called "return on investment" =D.. hahah! He always jokes around with me telling that he is my "golden goose" haha.. but I always joke around that each year he gets older and slowly turns silver and of no use..Just Kidding! ^^..
Daddy and Me! (Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania)