Notes From The Dark Side

        I just don’t know if I have actually escaped from hell or just miss a hell of chance to enjoy my life…Teaching is finally over, and I do miss the kids, not in terms of teaching them of course, but I really do enjoy the company of the little devils, oh well…angels maybe.

        There are some touching moments, the gifts, the cards, the wishes, makes me wonder what have I done to really deserve that much of appreciation. But OK, at least my heart, my throat, my ears, and my head won’t have to suffer from the pollution of noise any longer. It was a memorable experience, it helps me to grow, and certainly I am tougher in facing challenges now, but we never know what will happen tomorrow…

Here are some music reviews, each of these album got to me for some particular reason:

Artiste : Backstreet Boys

Title     : Never Gone

Reason  : Won it from a contest

Review : I knew its a bit late to review this album since it was out last year, but what to do, the record store just sent it to me recently, and the good thing is the boys are finally back after a long break, but are they going to spring any big surprise this time? erm…I doubt it. There are few decent songs, but most of them are not catchy enough, and yes, a little too dull for me, maybe "Just Want You To Know" is the only track that impressed me, its like, maybe the era of cute boy bands are over now…But credit to them for having the courage to take risk and come back as a group, and another positive thing about this is that it comes together with a VCD, with the making of the video "Incomplete", and another bonus track.

Ratings :  3 out of 5

Artiste : Evanescence

Title    : The Open Door

Reason : Its my favorite band ever!!

Review : I was waiting and waiting, for 3 years or more maybe, its finally here, I could barely believe my eyes…Those who knew me well will know that I go completely nuts over this band, Amy’s vocal, its like angel singing in hell, her poignant piano playing, the band’s chemistry, the ever so spooky yet meaningful lyrics, they are just irresistible…This is an album post Ben Moody era, but I reckon it as a better effort than Fallen, darker, more emotional, and less commercialized..Even the album design is fascinating. I have to say I love all of the songs and listen to it over and over again for almost a week, some really great songs are like their first single "Call Me When You’re Sober", the depressing "Lithium" , Mozart’s great work "Lacrymosa" and the band’s first ever almost contented song "Good Enough" ( also featured in the movie The Chronicles of Narnia). I take this chance to thank Evanescence, coz you brought me to music, give me inspiration to live and rock my life always!! and oh ya…this album debut at top of Billboard chart and never looked back since…wow

Ratings  : 100,0000 out of 5!! (lol)

Artiste  : The Veronicas

Title     : The Secret Life of…the Veronicas

Reason  : Reward for finish teaching

Reviews : I used to give myself some kind of reward after accomplishing something, so this is one of them… Its an album with a very girlish design, this is the first time I saw someone using lipstick as design, but its a really decent album, one of the best I have heard so far…All the 13 tracks are instantly memorable, they hit you once you hear it, doesn’t take long to like the songs… So congratulations for this Aussie twins for this effort, they write and compose songs, and produce great songs like "When it all fall apart", which is a regular at the top 3 of MTV’s Pop Inc chart. Another thing I like about this CD is the song "Mother Mother", originally sang by Tracy Bonham, a big hit in 1996, also sang incredibly by Dilana in Rockstar Supernova’s competition, but this version by them its the best of the lots..Job well done!!

Ratings : 5 out of 5

So thats all for today, and hey…I really do miss the kids!!

It’s a beautiful day,

everything seems going so well,

but just as you are about to crack a smile,

a grin of happiness and joy,

the ever colorful world faded to gray,

in just a matter of seconds…

It’s an unanswered question,

why do happy moments never bother to stay?

Pain, torment, disappointment,

those are common visitors to our mind,

joy, peace, appreciation,

when will they ever knock the door of human’s heart?

endurance, suffering, sacrifice,

it goes on and on,

for months and years,

just for a glimpse of hope,

for a moment of excitement,

for a few seconds of heavenly joy,

is it really worth the exchange?

does success really mean anything?

People

who are walking on the edge of your life,

feeling hopeless no matter what you do,

walking down the street,

listening to evil cackles everywhere,

life surrounded by ghosts and demons,

feel like hell calling, door wide open,

anticipating your arrival,

does this feeling sounds familiar?

What is the meaning of life?

where is the light from above?

Suicide….

death is the way to end all the suffering,

I understand your feeling,

and if there something worth living for…

the word is LOVE

Lots of people attempting suicide everyday,its really sad to see people taking their own life, so I decide to write this, and I believe there is always someone in our life who truly care about us, and they are the reason no one deserve to take their own life, and to allow them to suffer….

Walking alone down the street,

with an empty heart,a lifeless soul,

suddenly the feeling of hopeless, helpless arise

suddenly it feels like this world is so dark, so colourless

suddenly it feels that the sky is falling on you,

and they is no way to escape…..

Life is just like a roller coaster ride,

sometimes you go up,

you feel like on top of the world,

sometimes you go down,

you had the feeling that its the end of the world,

when something good comes,

something bad follows,

when you feel you are at the dead end,

suddenly you saw a glimmer of hope,

coming from nowhere,

unfortunately…

not everyone had the chance to be shined,

to be blessed,

so its just down to gratefulness…

Some people say life is luck,

its a game of gambling, a game of fate,

if you play the right card, you win,

but winning doesn’t last forever,

people are blinded by greed, by instant success,

suddenly, where has the token of appreciation gone?

Some people say life means decisions,

every decisions you make,

are just like the route you choose to take,

leading us to another crossroad, then another, then another…

the never ending maze,

the only passage out is death….

Its a cat and mouse game,

whether you are a hunter or you are hunted

everyone had a target on their back

its up to whose target is more appealing,

and who is the sharper shooter,

the most poisonous thing on earth,

is none other than human’s heart…

In this world, nothing last forever

what we see in front of us,

is always an illusion

sometimes we feel like living in someone else’s dream

only to be awakened up by a terrible nightmare,

finding ourselves in bitter reality

my life…

is it too good to be true?

Written by: Wei Luen ( just a scribble by me when the inspiration hits me)

        Since I stepped into primary school, I always dream of being a teacher, I don’t know why, somehow I had that kind of utmost respect for teachers, especially good teachers, teachers who put everything on the line, willing to sacrifice anything just for the job, for the students… Finally, my dream come true, I got the chance to teach, and I am teaching now, four days already, has the dream so unexpectedly turned into nightmare?

         I was so so excited when I got the job, especially teaching primary 5 and 6 kids, I always think that they are cute, yeah now I still think so, kids are always so pure, so innocent, just like a white paper.. Unlike us adults, everyone had something behind a smiling face, we can never know what adults are thinking, the reality is that anyone can stab you on the back anytime…

           First day I am there, I realize I got to teach the worst standard 5 class in school, I looked at their previous results, I see red inks everywhere, so I was thinking, " oh god, this is gonna be a torrid time for me, even though just for 6 weeks". And their final exam is next week, I don’t even have time to change anything, even Houdini cannot do anything on that… so I was thinking, what can I do on that?

          People always argue that whether girls are better or guys are better, well now I know, and honestly I have to say this without any offense or prejudice towards any guys out there, I have to say girls are lots lots more better than guys, even though that means hitting out at myself as I am a guy too… But I am really touched, the girl students in my class, even though they are weak in their studies, they really have the will to learn, I can see that in their eyes, the eyes of a kid never lies… They helped me in whatever I needed, help me to carry books, show great enthusiasm whenever I wanted them to answer questions on the board… One of the girls, the previous teacher told me she often skip class, never bring books, but she did just whatever I told, hand up homework in time, I can’t describe how happy I am to see such improvement.. Another girl, my class monitor, she tried really hard to study even though she got a bad flu, another girl, sitting in front, her homework was amazing, even half are wrong, I can really see the effort, I can imagine how hard she tried to at least show me something.. Every time I just feel like telling them, " I am really really proud of you all" Just few days and I am already treating them as my little sisters..If someone try to bully them I will make sure they end up in hospital.

         But the boys, oh god I don’t even know how to describe them… I gave them after school tuition, they end up using toy guns to shoot rubber bullets behind my class, the worst of all is they even shoot some of the girls, making them cry… That’s not all, they end up fighting in my class, banging heads on walls, end up 2 boys crying… At the end I decide I cannot take it anymore, I told the headmaster I am quitting this, just the second day working, but he convinced me to stay, and I finally told myself I cannot give up, I need to be more determined, I am not a loser, I am not a quitter, I don’t want to be a failure…

           I do suffer pretty much because of the job, I got few sleepless nights, whenever I sleep I dream of school and woke up… I do struggle on finding appetite to eat, I feel headache, sore throat coz of too much shouting and even weak in heart, I do seriously feel like I am dying, for a moment my mind was empty, just like a dead man walking, just like a walking zombie…Many of you might think I am too stupid and naive to suffer for those kids, but somehow I just feel I should never give up on them…No one ever gave up on me.

           Yes I know the school I am teaching are mostly attended by kids of gangsters, gamblers, ah long or whatever, they never grew up from proper education, come from broken family, lack of family love, lots of them are not as lucky as us.. maybe that’s what makes their study weak, maybe that’s what turns them to try to be troublemakers… Sometimes how we born decides our fate, our future, I can see how helpless some of them are, even though they really wanted to be successful, they just don’t have the confidence, they just seem so helpless and vulnerable…

           Another thing is I do understand that not everyone has the interest in studying, but I didn’t ask much really, I told them I never expect everyone to listen, everyone to hand up homework, I just wanted them to keep quiet in my class and don’t disturb those that really wished to study… I knew I had the ability to turn D and E to B or C eventually, but not if those boys keep disturbing and keep making my girls cry, damn it…They never had a proper education, never had good basics, so its really hard to improve in a short time, I also understand that, I am not that naive to think that I can change the world..

          I do tell them, "hey I don’t really need this job, I don’t need to shout at you all everyday, I can just keep my mouth shut, sleep and play at home everyday, the salary means nothing to me… but I never do that, coz I really care about you, I do see potential in lots of you, if you all really want to study I don’t mind teaching you all for free.." Well after few days apparently I do managed to settle down the class, but I am not god, I knew my limits, but I vow to do my very best…Like what I always say, " If I am really going to die, I am going to die trying".

          Phew, again it really is a relief to type all this out, hope everyone reading this will enjoy it and really, teaching isn’t that easy.. But I do feel that I am more patient now, more composed, improved in a lot of things, definitely going to be handy in the future I guess…Somehow I feel I am going to miss all my students when I leave…lol

p.s. special tribute to friends who are willing to listen to me and adviced me on this, thank you so much

I was talking to some friends at home,

Suddenly I heard a lady screaming outside my house,

She scream " help! help! a guy is trying to rape me!"

Following our basic instinct, we immediately went after the guy,

he ran immediately after seeing us chasing him,

we caught him after a while,

and surprising….

he too is one of the good friend I know,

I was shocked, so I ask, " what are you doing here?"

" I didn’t do it!" he denied strongly

We took him back to my house, together with the woman that screams for help

We called the police, and the guy’s dad as well

his dad was equally shocked, even the police were shocked, the woman is old enough to even be her mom!!

The next thing I remember, we are having lunch together with that guy

I remember we are sitting together taking lunch

We tried to keep ourselves away from questioning him,

to be honest I am not even sure we trust him!!

and he seems like his usual self, calm, cheerful, and it really seems that he is not guilty!! as if nothing happened..

back home, the police told us they found a tape from the guy’s shirt, saying maybe its an evidence,

we listened together to the tape carefully

first to talk its his dad’s voice!!

Dad: Darling, I really really love you very much, you were much better and understanding than my stupid wife at home…

then the next to talk, we never expected it, it was the woman that screamed outside of house!!

the face of both his dad and the woman became pale immediately, oh they both knew each other!!

woman: yes I know, I love you too

dad: But I am scared my son might have found out about me

woman: don’t worry, I have a plan myself, I will set up a trap and accuse your son try to rape me, then we can be together and he will be spending time crying in jail!

The video stopped…

Now we knew why he was so calm all the time!! He recorded the talk earlier, he sees the evil intention in the woman’s eyes, and he act fast… The tape just saved his life!! And the evil act pays, instead of him, it was his dad and the woman who was found guilty.

Then suddenly….

I woke up… whew, it was a dream!! It was so real that I didn’t realize I just had a dream!! Those mentioned above are fractions that I managed to remember…You might want to know who the guy is, but I really couldn’t remember, his image is a blurr, everyone’s image are blurr, honest..

That was pretty shocking, how could I have such a dream? Does it indicate something? I don’t know, maybe only those traditional dream reader can tell…

The only thing I wanted to stress here is that nowadays affairs happen everywhere in this world, couples living happily ever after till they are old is now just happens in fairy tale… Just that before you commit yourself to an affair, remember the consequences, remember all the harm it will bring to your beloved family, a family you put in a lot of effort and love to build, do you really have a heart to destroy it? No woman will ever love you more than your wife, no one will ever love you like your children do, looks is just a flash in a pan, only true love last forever…

Its a strange thing to be honest, maybe the weirdest ever blog I had ever written… Every single sentence of it sounds crazy..But its a relieve somehow to write it out as I cannot keep the dream out of my mind, phew…

p.s. I added this a day after I wrote the blog above… A friend gave me inspiration to write this..The dream actually proved one thing, guys can be pretty vulnerable sometimes.. If you know what I mean, if a girl scream, " help! someone is trying to rape/molest me!!’" What will be your first reaction? Of course the guy is guilty, there is no reason the girl is screaming for no reason, right?

But what if a guy is screaming the same thing? wow, you must be kidding me, who the hell in this world is trying to rape a guy? He must be crazy or trying to grab attention..Thats why I say guys can be sometimes vulnerable and helpless against false accusations… But one thing, I am stressing here that 99 percent of the accusations are true, you can tell.. Evil intentions cannot be hidden for a very long time, god knows whether you are innocent or not..

thanks to Shirlynn for indirectly inspire me to writing this

A levels results finally out… Just a word of congratulations for those who did exceptionally well, I am sure there is a lot out there.. But I really want to congratulate those who put in huge amount of effort to achieve success,no matter how it turns out to be..I was grateful that my hard work paid off even though it was just an average piece of result in the eyes of others, it means a lot to me…

Here are few records I bought recently that I thought worth some reviews:

Shakira: Oral Fixation vol. 2

I bought this one two days ago, and I have to say it is an amazing piece of work, best ever album Shakira have ever come up with.. Chart topping hits like Hips Don’t Lie, Don’t Bother and La Tortura makes this album real hot but that’s not all, some impressive songs like Illegal( featuring Santana), Your Embrace and Timor really show how good she can be on her vocals, not to mention her captivating dances… Definitely one of the best album I have ever listen to, completely blow me away from the first track till the last

Ratings: 5 out of 5

Corinne Bailey Rae

In case you never heard of her, you are looking at one of the brightest upcoming artist.. I bought this albums after all the hypes I heard about her outside, magazines and newspaper all gave her five star review, and its not disappointing at all after listening to her…She belt out songs after songs with her soothing voice, jazzy style and wrote all those meaningful songs herself . A down to earth and not really a commercial artist, she wrote songs about life in rural areas in Africa, cultures of natives and innocent love of young girls.. "Put your records on" is one of the track that make me can’t help but listen to it over and over again

Ratings: 4 out of 5

Carrie Underwood: Some Hearts

Who says Kelly Clarkson is the only American Idol that truly shines? Carrie can do it as well, if not better…This country girl stunned everyone with her debut album, even Kelly Clarkson herself took 2 or 3 albums to get to top the chart, but Carrie is an instant hit.. Her idol winning song " Inside your heaven" , award winning single " Jesus Take the wheel" and lots more are full of moral values together with country tunes and great vocals.. Country songs have never been so good until her arrival, no wonder Simon Cowell never had any harsh words for her throughout the show.

Ratings: 4.5 out of 5

ps. To all Evanescence fanatics, the band is releasing their second wind up album " The Open Door" on October, I have listened to their single " Call Me when u’re Sober", it signals great things to come… Its like a dream come true for me, I have waited for so so long for the second album to be out, can’t wait to get my hands on one copy…

What would you do if you saw a snatch thief taking advantage of an old man on the road?

What would you do if a terrible accident happens right in front of you?

And if you are a parent of a child, what would your respond be when your child tell you that he is going to be a policeman / teacher / artist ?

Just give it a thought, and answer honestly, and this is what actually happening to our society now:

Snatch thief, that’s a pretty scary phrase outside right now, if not scarier than those killers and rapists that are not lacking in our country right now.. OK, lets make it like this, how about if someone is killing or raping others in front of you? Just one word, run, isn’t that easy? No question about that… The same happens to snatch thieves, that’s why they are getting bolder and bolder to attack..

What if its a moral examination question? Everyone knew the answer too, go to the police, scream for help, what else? But how many among us actually do it? No wonder moral is the most useless subject out there.. Battle the bad guy face to face would be a nice plot for movie, but not in real life, everyone’s own life is more important than others right? I wonder would we expect others to help us if we are in such trouble one day..

My dad always tell me, if people want to rob you, just give him what he wants, your life is worth more than anything… But I keep thinking, why should we just allow them to go on rampage? Why should we give up anything that is belong to us to some guy who doesn’t deserve even a piece of shit?

Second question, nowadays road accident is killing people more than tsunami did, so what would you do? Call the ambulance silly, that’s everyone’s answer… Yeah of course that makes sense, people screaming around " call the ambulance!!", but did anyone actually consider of doing it themselves, of course not, do they even know the numbers to dial?? I doubt it… So more people die not because of the accident, but they end up dying because of late medical treatment, such a pity…

When we saw motorbikes parking on the center of the road, people surrounding a particular spot, we knew what happened instantly… Those ah peks would stop by, like it matters a lot more than their life, someone could even smoke and jokes with others while watching, like its some kind of circus… Hey is others life a joke to you? Is watching the suffering and blood oozing out an enjoyment? Or is it just another of your meaningless kopitiam topic? Get the hell out of that place and let the police do the job damn it, people are dying!! Would you want people to do that to you when you are dying too?

Third question, it used to be that parents are supposed to encourage their child to go ahead and pursue their dreams. Well that was ages ago… These day parents tell their children what to do,"you are going to be a doctor / lawyer /engineer when you grow up, get it?" Sounds familiar? Coz we hear that everyday everywhere, some even experience it themselves, right? 

" You are going to work as garbage man if you don’t study hard!!" I don’t know how many times I have heard that… Whats wrong with garbageman? Like once a friend told me, garbage man have free injections to make us disease free, get to stand on the truck to round the city everyday, who else get to do that? Thats so cool! The same happens to artist, " no one will ever buy your paintings, you will end up starving to death" , policeman, " you will get shot to death before you even caught a criminal, teacher, " there is no future, your income will never be enough to support your family". Where do all those words of encouragement goes? What the child want to hear is just, " keep on the good work, you can do it!!" is this so hard to be said?

Class, that’s what our society nowadays is all about, higher class have the privilege to look down on lower class, now who is the one who gave them the privilege? GOD says every human is the same, everyone deserves the same treatment, no one is higher class than others… Now who gave them the power to defy even GOD? I don’t know, but next time if you want to look down on others because you think you are better than them, think about it..

People are saying that our society fell sick, our mother earth is dying.. Is it really true? I feel that human are killing themselves, its the mentality above that is slowly killing mankind, then why do we keep going under? Is reality overpowering morality?

p.s. i have to admit I will make some of the mistakes above too, human will always be human, lets pray that things will get better…

This blog is especially dedicated to everyone I met in UiTM INTEC, no matter I know you or not, you play a big part in my life, thanks to you, for all the unbelievable experience I have there, and you know who YOU are…

          I could recall clearly that time when I settled down so well in Form Six, the offer letter of JPA came, the reluctance to leave ( I even argued with my parents the whole night for that!!) and finally here I end up, after 2 years in UiTM INTEC Shah Alam, a place many described as hell, some describe as heaven but for me, its a place full of memories, sweet and bitter ones….

          Making the decision to accept the offer is very difficult, as I once said, its like someone putting a gun on my head forcing me to change my life.. And it never started as well as I wanted it to, got sick at the first day after eating something wrong, luckily I met JIMI, who had the same experience as I had… A great friend that later I found out to be my classmate as well… It was not easy at the start, got to deal with dirty rooms, new friends, new environment, but I am glad we all got through it, it instills extra steel to our character, make us more independent and determined to overcome all the obstacles…

             Of course it was all about study here, and I have to admit I had a torrid time at the beginning, dreadful opening when I got zero for my stats in the first statistics test and completely flunk my chemistry quiz… One thing about the students here,the word brilliant is never big enough to describe them, producing 100 after 100 effortlessly, it was pretty much a culture shock to me, especially the girls like Tze Huei, She Ann, Hui Ming, really made me feel like I am studying with robots who never make any mistakes at first… A cat with 9 lives, that’s what I would call myself, for surviving exams after exams barely passing them, erm…more than 9 maybe.

             Food there, erm… not bad I think, as I am always eating to survive, not living to eat, I wonder if I am going to miss the food there, since Penang is a food heaven itself. We are occasional rule breakers, wearing shorts ignoring dress code, returning late after curfew, climbing out through broken fences, kind of missing it too..Might be better to blame it on the irrational school system, even girls and guys are not allowed to play sports together sometimes, what the hell are they thinking!!

             There are some remarkable people that really played a big part in my life there, Nicholas– always seems perfect in everything, undoubtedly best student in INTEC, Siva– nicest roommate ever in the whole world, Jimi–I don’t know what to say, but you are always the best, Chun Wai– I just wish you would eat more, Esmond– whats your secret of being so cute all the time??, Puan Sivarani– I am really in love with this teacher!!, and the list goes on, the entire 5M8– you all have been great all the time, and of course the entire ALM, I just wish I could know you guys better…

              For someone depressed, nervous, indifferent, hostile, indiscipline, subjective and over sympathetic ( as said in my psychology test report) to survive in INTEC is not an easy things to do… some tough times there but I can definitely say its one of the best journey in my life, and to Siva, Chun Wai, Andrew, Doreen, Nyuk Cheng, Sin Wee, M3 and M4 friends, you got to bear with me again in IMU…( I am not even sure I will get into it, we will see…) and for everyone flying I just want to wish you all best of luck, have a safe journey and don’t forget to miss me….

                    INTEC ROCKS FOREVER!!

I have just witnessed one of the greatest sport matches I have seen in my life.. The final of WISPA Penang Open between world number three Rachael Grinham and our very own Penangite, Nicol David… Its always great to see Nicol play on TV, but the live atmosphere is a totally different kind of enjoyment.

Taking place in Penang International Squash Centre, I was surprised to find that even though I arrived 45 minutes before the match, the squash centre was already fully seated… So I have to settle down on just sitting on the stair and watch, but its quite surprising that I find Nicol’s father Desmond sitting just right in front of me, he is such a friendly and humble person that he declined invitations after invitations to sit in VIP seat, prefer to seat on the stair just like me and communicate with supporters… Nice man.

Its even more surprising when even our chief minister, Tan Sri Koh Tsu Koon show up before the match, it shows how much we Malaysian appreciate Nicol’s talent, and the Malaysia Boleh spirit is still there after all… Its not just about Nicol, her opponent Rachael is a very respectable player as well, former world number one, coming far from Down Under, she is a very experienced and skillful player, and she proved it in the match.

It was Rachael that grabbed the 4-0 lead at the first set, showing no sign of nerve at all…But we all knew Nicol will come back, we have seen her doing it over and over again, her determination was beyond doubt, once she settle down, she forces error out of Rachael and took the first set 9-5. Second set was a different kind of affair, Nicol hit some great shots and some clever runs from her gave her 8-4 lead, this is the time when Rachael changed her strategy and hit some really unbelievable shot, even the audience including can’t help but start applauding her.. She keep it on till 8-6, where Nicol held her nerve and finish off the set 9-6.

One thing I like about Nicol is her positive attitude towards the game, always eager to play, we can see she always get on court 30 seconds before each set start, allowing herself to get used to atmosphere and practice a little inside.. Another thing is that she is always friendly on court, smiling after some good shots, no matter she win that shot or not, she and Rachael seems like best friends playing against each other! We saw in third set that why Rachael is world number one for such a long time before this, she made Nicol run, make her commit errors, and came back strongly in third set 9-5, showing that she was not about the go down easily…

Fourth set, Nicol showed why she is the best in the business, she just used the three walls and the glass so well that every shot of her were so precise, and Rachael seems a little exhausted, her stamina prove to be a weapon… Taking the fourth set easily at 9-2, she claims the match and become the 2006 Penang Open champion, straight after her triumph in Malaysia Open, making Penang proud, and all Malaysian proud.

After the match, when Rachael was interviewed, she admit Nicol was like a brick wall, no matter what she throw at her, she just hit back…That was really a rare review from Rachael, who is a great champion as well…

I am really happy I manage to watch the match,even though got back and butt ache after sitting too long uncomfortably, its all worth it. Hopefully I can catch more of her matches in future… Best wishes to Nicol, she will remain as world number one for many many years to come, so young and so promising, she is undoubtedly the best sport icon Malaysia ever have…

Go Nicol!!

I don’t know how many of you here watch pool but if you do, here is some one who you should really look out for, Jasmin Ouschan from Austria. Yes I know what I am saying, after watching some of her matches I was really really impressed by her way of playing… Especially her cool and calm expression throughout the match, always very focused on the table no matter when she is playing or her opponents were playing, not even a slight change of expression on her face, just stay totally focused..

And can you believe it, at the age of 20, she is already a world beaters… European champions for many years in a row, gold medal in World games, and she even played against men in European league and most important, beat them! Showed that women can play just as well as men. First time I watched her play was in the BCA open this year, where world top women player took part in, and that’s where she proved that at the age of twenty, she has no fear for anyone…taking out number 2 and 3 seeds, she faced world number one and the Duchess of Doom Allison Fisher in the final. Allison had been my idol since small, making the sport looks so easy and beating her opponents almost effortlessly, and it really seems like a stroll in the park for her when she took a 3-0 lead against Jasmin.

But that is where Jasmin started to show her determination. She never gave up and rattled in some amazing shots… Even push in the 2 ball and 9 ball at the same time to even the score at 4-4, that’s the most amazing shot I have ever seen in my life. Her strength is obvious, her powerful starting shot enable her to put in at least 2 or 3 balls at first shot, which I believe no one in tour can do that, and she can make decisions very quickly, took very short time to strike each ball, yet still be able to make it land it perfect position to shoot the next ball, I can bet no one in the tour can shoot as fast and as precise as her. In the end she won 7-5, even Allison was shocked, that’s the time she really showed her emotion, she finally conquered the world of pool, at age of 20( I can’t help but say it, she played like a 40 year old pro!!)

If you like pool, check her out!! You will really enjoy seeing her play, announcing the arrival of the new shining star in World’s sport