The unbreakable 6

"Jed, Jed, get up !" said Tiara." Let's go for a little walk."

The half-awake Zas was instantly woken up.With his eyes half-opened, " I thought we weren't supposed to go out, it's daybreak.  I've just fallen asleep." and he dozed off.

"Look, it's drizzling!" said Tiara, shaking him to get up, playfully." Let's go, let's go."

Only then, Zas realised the 'pitter patter' sounds were the rain.  He opened his eyes, finally.  "Okay, I'm up. Let's go."

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"I love the weather! So lovely," said Tiara, feeling the rain with her face facing the sky and her blonde hair blown by the wind softly.  She was half walking half jumping on the moist grass. " I like the smell of grass in the rain too! And --ar---ARGH...

"GOTCHA!" exclaimed Zas, as he got hold of her from slipping, split-second. Their eyes met.  Red and blue.  They felt that something familiar is going on and wondering  whether they had really met before.

"Do you mind?" asked Tiara.

"Oh, oh, sorry." said Zas, helping her up.

" Say, you are different.  I take it that you are not from around here.  Where are you from? Something tells me that you are setting yourself apart from the others, some kinda, special, yeah, that's the word.  Why?

Zas chuckled.  " Special? I take it as a compliment. It is because of the fact that I'm a 'baby' vampire? " he laughed. " I really do not know.  I wish someone could tell me. How about you?"

Tiara laughed. " 'Baby' vampire? I like it! You are funny.  Well, I'm a little girl when I just came down here to Phielost.   There was this plague and suddenly everybody dropped dead like flies.  It was 1884.  I was just 20 and was out in the woods plucking some herbs.  Herbs which we believe, can eradicate the disease. Then, there was a sharp pain on my leg and the last thing I remembered was I was hyperventilating and felt like I was drowning before I passed out."

"Wow," exclaimed Zas. " Rattlesnake? Spiders?"

"I don't know.  Don't care."Tiara said with a laugh.

"How do you by chance, remember what happened before you transformed?"

"I guess I just do.  Why, can't you?"replied Tiara.

"No, I can't.  Do you know it?" asked Zas, getting a little excited.

"Hmm, let me think," said Tiara, looking to the sky. " I remember we found you in the valley all bruises and very 'dead'ly.  By that, I mean a piece of almost dead deadmeat.  And I remember Father, Charles, said that you were 'suffering unnecessary pain' and--- yeah, he did say-- 'Totally not your fault'.  Can you tell me why?"

"If it is so, where are all the bruises now?"

"When you were bitten, the venom transforms everything, clearing it." said Tiara.

Zas nodded.  Out of the blue, he thought he saw himself in human form, his attention was diverted, he was walking with a lady, Helen.  They were whispering and teasing each other.  "HEY, YOU!" he bellowed, trying to get their attention.

Tiara was a little frightened by him.  "Hey, you scared me.  Where? wh--"

"LOOK, LOOK, I think I saw me over there and who's that lady?" said Zas, pointing to the left of Tiara.

"Nothing's there, Jed.  Okay?Really. I swear." said Tiara, trying to hold the agitated Zas.  She then looked right into his eyes, just how Helen did it. " I really think your memory renounces.  Come, we need to see Father."

The Unbreakable 5

Zas went back to dress up for his welcoming ceremony in the vampire clan.  He cleaned himself up and had the first shower in half a month's time.  The water in the basin reflected a guy with fairly pale complexion and red irises.  Zas was shocked. Ghost?

He stared right into the mirror and the reflection is just the same. Vampire.  A fierce looking one.

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Zas walked down the spiral staircase and was met with applause and cheering.  

"Let's welcome our new member, he shall be named Jed.  He is going to be a brave warrior. I assure you all." announced Charles." This is Tiara, Micky, Rynner and Emily." he introduced him to them.  They are all, like him, had fairly pale face.  Tiara had great green eyes, Micky's purple, Rynner's yellow and Emily's blue.  

They all shook hands with him.

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Zas began a new life with the name of Jed.  He learned to control his hunger, often in a painful process, having to use chains to restrict his movements.  "We can't attack humans and risking anybody knowing that we exist.  If they do, all hell's gonna break loose." Charles often reminded him. 

The things Zas enjoyed about being a vampire was the speed and energy.  He is able to run really fast compared to his oldself and being able to getting the whole tree down just by kicking it.  He also had better sense of smell and vision.  What he didn't like was having to be stuck in the house during daytime.  Once, he opened the door during daytime and was struck by the ray, sending him shouting in pain.  "That's why we don't goout for picnics," said Tiara, Emily chuckled.

They will go hunting in the night for the blood of animals.  Darting around the woods without any campers noticing.  

"Jed, you look asian, don't you?"said Tiara.

"I don't know, maybe."Zas shrugged."Honestly, I just woke up one day and I am already like this.  Who was I, where did I came from and how did all this happened.  I'm utterly clueless."

Rynner intercepted. "I honestly think you are.  I remember that you 'died' at the valley covered in bruises and blood.  And oh, you were --

Zas rushed towards him and holding his shoulder. " Died? Please tell me everything.  Who I really am? " 

"Gosh, I really don't know." Rynner brushed him off and went away.

The unbreakable 4

The sky turned from yellow, orange and then purple and then turning darker gradually.  Nocturnal creatures crept around the woods.  The scent of blood stayed in the air and attracted a flood of human-like creatures to Zas.  

"There is still a little bit of life in him.  Dinner?" asked a young and skinny teenager.

"No, we shall breathe life into him." said the tall, long silver hair Charles with superiority." He shall be reborn." Charles knelt down and examined him. " He suffer a great amount of pain that is not necessary.  Totally not his fault."  Charles leaned towards his neck.

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" Sir, he might not live." reported Emily, the servant.

"Why?"

"He has been restless for days.  Moaning, screaming, shaking and sweating profusely.  It's terrible."

Charles smiled. " It's the venom spreading in his body, turning him into one of us. We shall see."

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Half a month later, one fine day, Emily was surprised to see that he was finally sitting up on his bed.  She was excited, turned round to tell Charles the good news.  When the clan finally made their way to his room, he disappeared.  

Running furiously fast, Zas was madly searching for the one thing that quenches his thirst, blood.  Finally, he found a lone hiker and jumped to attack him, aiming for his neck.  Charles made it there on time, blocking his way, preventing him from doing so.  Zas pounced onto him and the both of them were falling down into the meadow.  Charles held the blood thirsty and energy filled new born vampire.

"You must learn how to control your desire." said Charles, holding down the restless Zas until he became calm and serene, thus he helped him get up

" I'm sorry." Zas apologised, his bright red irises beamed up at him.

"Come, I'll get us some drinks."

The unbreakable 3

"Father, tell me, who I really am."

"Son, you are not a vampire at birth."

"How did I ended up here?"

Charles took a deep breathe." You were found left to die in the woods."

Zas's pupils dilated and his red irises were more prominant on his pale face.  "How?"

"We found you, such a young man, such a waste to just, die like this." said Charles and he paused. " You bled so much and nearly turned cold.  I turned you, into one of us."

"I thank you, Father." said Zas as he bowed and left.

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"Let me go, please. I beg you." Zas beg Peter to release him.  Zas was abducted that particular morning and was held captive in a basement with his hands tied behind his back.

"You are a cretin.  I couldn't let Helen be with you, my brother.  She does not deserve you."his 6 footer older brother loomed over him.  " You shall back off, shorty! She will be mine."

"She loves me and we've gotten married." replied Zas.

The short-fused Peter punched him in the face. " THIS IS WHAT MADE ME ANGRY.  I WANT HER!" he leaned over to Zas and whispered to him. " She shall be mine." and resumed to being loud " I take care of her after you are gone and subsequently, take her as my wife."

Zas panicked. " Gone? wh-what gone? WHAT THE HELL DO YOU MEAN?"

"You will know," said Peter with a sly smile. He motioned to his men. " Finish him!"

They held him down and put some more ropes around him as he struggled but to no avail.  Finally they took him to a cliff and chucked him down.

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Zas felt that every part of him is going to break into millions of pieces.  Falling down a rocky cliff left cuts all over his body and he felt excruciating pain throughout his own body especially the abdomen part.  The smell of blood lingering in the air as he forced his eyes open for one last time.  He could not get up, pain was complimenting to his every action.

The pain is taking me away.  I am sorry, my dear Helen.  I should have fought harder for you.  Sorry, Helen, I....   


Gradually, his eyes was closing. Bye, Helen.  A tear streamed down. Darker and darker as it goes until complete darkness enters.

The unbreakable 2

His great red iris pieced into the darkness of the room.  Staring into the mirror, he found a man with an extremely pale face and a pair of disturbingly red irises staring back at him.  He had not changed a bit in the last 60 years.

"Do you really think we would have a future together?"said his then girlfriend, staring into his brown eyes, directly into his soul.  He is Asian and she is a caucasian.

"Yes, we do," he replied with pure enthusiasm."And I love you."

And so, they kissed.  5 years later, they got hitched.

Kids, he thought, shaking his head. Is it really wise to go see her again, possibly one last time ? I don't know. I might miss the only chance I have if I keep procrastinating like this.  Finally, he made up his mind.

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Sitting in the room where his wife is sleeping and the room that once shared with her, he seemed contented watching her sleeping.

A lady whose face had been graced by wrinkles is resting on her bed, clueless about him who had been watching her.  She was still pretty even at this age.  Then, she woke up unexpectedly, sending him camouflaging in the dark.  She switched on her bedside lamp, reached for the photo on the table and stared at it with melancholy.

"Zasphery, I missed you so much even after all these years, why can't I move on?" she said.

"You don't have to, Helen." said Zasphery, moving out from the darkness.

This frightened Helen a little, she did not expect a reply.  Gradually, a figure emerged through the darkness and there she found a 169cm tall, asian male with extraordinary looks but with a familiar face looking down at her.  She gasped, couldn't believe her eyes.  Her husband had not changed a bit even after 60 years.  He is still as youthful as she could remember.

"Z-z-z-as!!! You couldn't possibl-l-y b-be here!"exclaimed Helen and they hugged.

He had been waiting for this moment all this while.  Suddenly, he felt that he was on top of the world.  Words couldn't explain, he thought.  Tears of pure joy streamed down, no words were exchanged, they were just 'in' the moment.

Suddenly, she pulled away from him.  " Wait, is this just a dream? wh-what are you? aa-a ghost?"

"It's a long story."

"Please leave now, my husband is going to pop in any minute."

"Wait, husband?"

Before she spoke, he gradually vanished into the darkness and left.  "WAIT!" She turned on the lights hastily to look for him but he wasn't found.  

The Unbreakable

He woke up in a daze, trying to recall what he had dreamt about.

In his dreams, he did not had the particular and familiar feeling of hunger anymore.  He was free and living a life that he once had.  All he had previously was a life that was simple and   filled with happiness.  Those were the things that he yearned for now because now that his life is being changed forever. For eternity, possibly.

All his memories from his previous life were lost and has been retrieved recently.  True enough, this man leads two lives.  His youthfulness had had many ladies head over heels for  many years that went by.  Once, he had dated a lady and also her granddaughter.  People always see him as a quiet and mysterious person and that is also one of the factors why he is a hit among the ladies.  The truth is, he is a very lonely guy.

He had been in this world long enough to see each and everyone of the people here being borned and then eventually die off.  People are curious about how a regular guy like him lives such a long life.  In this gentleman's case, he ain't deserve the word 'regular'.

He is of a different species. He isn't a pure human anymore and nobody knows it, can't risking anyone knowing it.  It's too dangerous. For what he really is, it will scare people off and he will not live in peace.

A vampire, he is indeed.

He had just found out that his wife, from his previous life is still alive and he needed to see her.  He is indeed a faithful man and he hadn't truly loved anyone all these years.

Bubbles

Whenever bubbles fly out from your bottle of cleanser, you could help but think that childhood has returned and you would reach your finger up, aim at it and poke it into millions of pieces.  Then, when the excitement ends, you just realised that childhood was gone, like the bubbles.

What had happened in the past decade, there isn't any formal record.  This leaves your decendants a real headache if they do a research on what you did  or who you are, 500 years ago.  Nah, you would say, who will ever do a research on me and what for? As I went back in time 5 centuries ago to talk to you.

Yes. I reassured this insecured young man or soon to be a rich and powerful merchant.  The only thing is : he isn't buying it  He was just an immigrant and living in an impoverish condition.  How could all those happen?  I told him it's all up to him.  He stared at me with his signature long blank stare as seen in photos 5 centuries later. 

We walked along the port, overseeing hundreds or even thousands of sampans and ships from all over the world.  I have a feeling that if I am assigned to do a research on some history topics, definitely I'm gonna nail it and maybe one day gain a Pulitzer Award? Nobel Prize? that's up to another time traveler to tell me.  Marveled by the amazing scenery, I took a photo of the port somewhere in the 16th century with my 21st century devices, namely mobile phone.  Everyone's gonna be amazed by the photo that I took.

He was looking at it and reached over to get a closer one.  Amazed by it, he started fiddling around with it.  Then he started questioning me about how did I come here, who I am and why did i come here.  I just told him this: I will get your answers one-fine-day and don't give me the stare again.

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Back in present time.

I just came across some bits and pieces notes written by him.  And incidently, mysteriously I found out that he put up a notice in 1588, the time that he got rich, to search for some strange looking young girl that carries a mobile phone(nobody knows what is that! 500 years ago.) and apparently, very urgent as stated there (pls come forward to see him right away.)

I am like 'wow, amazing' or rather ' wow, fantastic baby'.

Further study blues

All of my friends has gone further study and I feeli like the only one that has not.  Most of them went for form 6, some in foundation and overseas.  I really don't know what to do now.  Literally, clueless.

I am just a regular student at school and the course that I am about to study is MEGA expensive.  what to do ?????

4 months on

It's April now and going to be May already.  Time waits for no man, really.  4 months since I left school and I didn't realised it at all. Many things happen within these 4 months, bitter and sweet, no matter how we wanted it to happen or not, it just happened.  History has been written on stone.

These 4 months are really both amazing and  also a little bit of difficult.  I sometimes wish that I could once again be a student.

For what that I enjoyed these 4 months:

1. I gained both friends and experience when I was working.  
2. I had enough of sleep.(enough for the rest of college days in the future)
3. I can go on holiday whenever I want.
4. Travel, travel and travel.(can be tiring sometimes)
5. Freedom.
6. DRIVING LICENSE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!(FINALLY!!!!!!!!)
7. Free to do whatever I want.(Grow and colour my fingernails.)

For what that I hate these 4 months:(it all starts with a 'D')

1. Deadlines.
2. Deciding.

Overall : I feel that I am a little bit grown up by now.  I know more about the working environment, how to relate to people and  understand how hard is it to earn money.

However,

I am again go back to school on 29th April for Priza Giving Day.  Once again, get the 'feel' of school again.  See you all there!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Work

Today is my first day at work. THE FIRST JOB IN MY LIFE.  I learned how to pick up calls in the office and also pass calls.  Someone called up and said something I didn't understand andI immediately went "huh?".  So, I am starting college.  I am starting to wonder how life really is in there.  Is college fun? I don't know. How is college? that is what I am thinking about now.  Most of my friends have gone further study.  And I know, i will some day join the further study clan.

Back

Hey I am back from Sarawak.  I've visited lots of relatives and it was fun.

We have 21 people in the house on the 1st, 2nd and 3rd day of Chinese New Year.  My grandparents were very happy to see everyone of us.  When we go visiting, we went by VAN, this indicates THAT many of us.  The new year mood was really there.  Then, I did karaoke with my cousins.

New Year is the time we party til late night and i often slept around 1-3 am. Crazy, rite? By party, I mean seating around talking and laughing at home.

This year on New Year's eve, we played firecrackers.  So, around 12.55 the sky was really what Bruno sang 'a sky full of lighters'.

We went to Sibu's museum, it was very informative and I really enjoyed my time there.  I was full of 'ooos and ahhs', really.

Sibu museum

 

angpau

greetings

Driving Diaries 3

Yesterday was my second driving lesson.  10-12 noon.

I did the slope by myself the first time.  My instructor outside and watched my progress.  I did okay.  I managed to balance on the slope.  I practised side parking too and it was alright too.  Well, I'll make sure that I maintain them so that I would not have to learn it all over again.

My biggest mishap was that I hit a curb and crawled onto it.  The car engine was switched off automatically which scare the wits out of me.  Imagine the car inclined with 2 side wheels on the curb and the engine cut immediately and of course with a loud 'bang' from the hitting of the curb.  I was panicking and not supposed to turn left.  The consequences were those.

Overall, it was...still... FUN!

Driving Diaries 2

16-1-2012 is my first 2 hour driving lesson.  I got my L license on the 10th and only started lessons today.

It was fun.  Today, the instructor let me to handle the wheel to driving school.  So, I literally DROVE there while driving there I got honed by lorry on the way there, it's ok, i'm not bothered by it.  Changing gear was relatively easy, to my surprise.

So, I was taught how to do side parking.  It was tough, initially.  The hardest part was the FULL turning of steering wheel.  Turn Turn Turn Turn--Don't STOP-- Turn Turn Turn--- Pop-- ... okay, then you press on the oil and lift your leg on the clutch up a bit.  Miracles happened, the car started left, inwards into the space surrounded by poles.

To be honest with you, I'm not very good at doing routine stuffs.  The car's engine offed suddenly because I pulled up the clutch too quickly, twice and I could not stop apologizing for my mistake.  Another one is, the same old thing, moving away from the slope, I tend to accelerate, clutch and reach for hand brake, which is wrong, after so many times, I still don't get it.  The correct one should be accelerate, clutch, accelerate then only handbrake.

This is only just the beginning.

Chinese New Year

Chinese New Year falls on the 23th January this year.  This is the time where people spend their time with their families.  They go visiting from house to house.  I've seen a car full of people at ten'o clock at night, believe me. It's that fun.

During this festive season, we get to enjoy a variety of food.  For example, mandarin oranges, small cakes and biscuits.  And other food stuffs that you'll not get to enjoy in the other parts of the year.  I get to enjoy many chinese dishes during this time.  These are one of the things I look forward to.

Cute picture

I found this online.

Totally cute!

亲古们，你们去了哪？

好多人已去深造了，已经足足一个月没见你们了！！！

你们还好吗？

令我想起了S.H.E 唱的“最近还好吗”

我真的很想念我的朋友们。  中学生涯不知不觉已结束了，永远不再回来了。以前不爱上学的我，现在才来后悔，已经太迟了。

Concerts

Simple plan is touring Asia this year!!!  These two Canadian acts are going to Malaysia this year, namely Avril Lavigne and Simple Plan.  

This is Simple Plan's "Jet Lag" ft. Natasha Bedingfield.  It is filmed in an airport.  I'm like "wow, amazing!".

Enjoy!

 I really wish I could go to their comcert!

Sightseeing

During the holiday season, all I want to do is go to some place to escape the busy and noisy city.

Someplace where it is tranquil and better yet surrounded by the beauty of nature.

Imagine that you are standing in those pictures,

you will go "ooh, ahh"

as you can see the picturesque surroundings,

the lake,

the mountains

and

the trees.

This

is

the marvel of nature.

A Decade's Review

Review

Primary school

Primary school life is all about homework and UPSR.  The teachers would always tell you that UPSR is very important.  The thing that I fear most is the ever thick, long and most sickening- naturally made-------- drumroll------ Hereeeeee's MR. RATTAN!!!!!!! Quite often it is honorably invited to serve its purpose.  And you don't want to mess with him because you, I assure you, will be at the losing end.  It is used by specific people for warning purposes so that things will ALWAYS be in order.  That's for sure.

Primary six was quite fun for me because I've got a bunch of friends who made fun of one another.  One of our member is a guy who is equally crazy and we all enjoy ourselves when the teachers were not around.

I met my first crush in primary school.  I still can't believe I actually told him and I can remember the petrified expression on his face, like he got electrocuted.  I laughed at myself even after so many years.


Five years of high school 

The real busy days had really arrived, all of us were working hard for PMR during the first 3 years of high school.  We had Canteen Day in 2009.  That event was a runaway success because all of us put in effort to run the show.  I brought my best friend, Raven and also some friends there and had the time of our lives buying tickets to the haunted house and playing games.

Throughout high school, the only show that I watch is "HEROES".  The american series that is about people with super powers and how they dealt with them.  I've never watched any other show other than that.  Fast forward five years later, it was cancelled and I watched "HAWAII FIVE O" instead.  Masi Oka, the guy from HEROES was my idol for five years.  I know he is not the typical kind of entertainer but he somehow caught my attention in some ways.  Some of my friends say I look like him, yeah, I get that a lot.

I participated in a science experiment competition with Jia Chi, we knew each other through it.  And yeah, I learned to light a match stick through this.

2011 was an amazing year for me, it was some kind of action movie.  Jam packed with exams, after school classes, tuition classes, pile of homework, assignments and last leg of co-curriculum marks to fetch.  I attended prom and it was an enjoyable and an unforgettable night.

2012 is a brand new year for me, no school to attend(I've graduated) and now waiting to go to college.  The past ten years for me was colourful and wonderful. I had also encountered many obstacles but hey, what doesn't kill us makes us stronger, right?

Driving Diaries

On the 5th of January 2012, 1:08:08 was the moment I first got myself behind the wheel.  I have been waiting for the arrival of this very moment since my childhood.  I remember I dreaded the long hours of waiting just to get to one place.

Okay, so I got behind the wheel yesterday, both excited and nervous.  This isn't your typical toy car or a make shift one.  It's actually a REAL car!  It moves, runs on gas and has 4 WHEELS!  For Godsakes, that day was awesome!

Manuveuring was easy(easier than i thought), starting the engine scares me a little(very loud!).  Except that i nearly bang my head on the wheel when I braked suddenly,  that was probably my biggest mishap.  Balancing on the slope was a headache, clutch first, brake and then hand brake. okay, it will not roll down.  Next, firing away from the slope, gas, clutch(release with care), gas again handbrake and SHOOOOT!  It isn't as easy as it sounds, you will be distracted by your fear and uncertainties, mind you.

Only next week I will be getting my L license and start driving lessons.  If you ask me whether driving will be fun, I will only be able to tell you after a couple of lessons.