My first ever Charity Dinner

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I am being bugged by a certain someone [you know who you are =_=] to blog about a charity dinner organised by D'Home to raise funds to help those less fortunate people with mental disorders. It was quite a grand event and one ticket costs about RM100++ @___@

Leonard's mom is one of the committee members and he had an extra ticket which nobody else wanted, so I took the chance and went using a FREE ticket XDDDDD Lucky me~! XDDDDDDDD It wasn't TOTALLY free though @@ I can't just go there looking like a lion so I had a haircut which costed me RM33 X_X oh well. It WAS a hundred-dollar dinner X_X

Anyway, they (Leonard and his mom) picked me up at 4pm and off we went to Gurney Hotel in Penang where the thing was held. I thought we would be staying there to help out with the preparations and all, but I was made to stay in the car so that we don't have to find a parking spot while Leonard helped his mom carry some stuff into the hotel. And I was quite surprised he came out alone.

But I was even more shocked to hear that he would be driving after this.

And as if that's not enough, the fella has just about as much sense of direction as I did.

God bless us all =O=

So to cut a long story short, we went to the driver's grandma's place, dumped our stuff and went out for a little food after greeting the nice old lady ^^ then we came back, bathed, changed, and off we went, back to Gurney Hotel. We took three wrong turns, asked twice for directions, and wound up in a traffic jam =_= aah...

And we reached at 8pm =O=


Oh and we weren't sure where the entrance of the hotel is after we got down from the carpark, so we asked some waiter at a restaurant in the same block. That blur egg pointed us across the road and being two lost teenagers in a jacket and a dress, we were desperate enough to follow his stupid directions.

And we were pointed back to the same block by a kind Auntie after turning around in circles =_= Can you believe that that dumbass actually WORKS there???

I should have snapped a picture =o=

I heart them cars ^O^


Upon closer inspection......
We found......

You can really find ANYTHING at auctions these days! XD

After locating the hotel entrance [Finally! =o=] we went up the elevator with some other guests who looked quite posh [real suits man!!! O_O] and as we stepped out, we heard this super ghey welcome song sang by this group of school students.

And people, their singing ain't no pleasant surprise @____@ I was plain horrified O_O It just isn't right, for one thing, to see track bottoms and t-shirts and sneakers in a carpeted hall while everyone else is dressed in their best @______@ And their grammar was terrible X_X Apparently they're from Chinese school. Leonard and I couldn't help sniggering XD And the evil guy even suggested we go down the stairs and take the elevator up multiple times and see if they'll continue singing XDDDDDDD We didn't, of course X_X

Here's a sample X_X it's not really clear though. The singing, I mean @_@



The reception ^^



Mrs Tan ^o^


And her son XD


We had ample time to waste while waiting for the thing to start, so we camwhored around the hotel XDDD We were bored ok??? >O< Now that's @_@ the actual height difference between us X_X

Our lucky draw numbers ^o^ Sadly they're not lucky enough T_T



That's just a fraction of the meaningless pictures we took XDDDDD

Anyway, since Mrs Tan is a committee member, she won't be sitting with us. Instead, we got to sit at this table full of middle-aged men who looked almost like mafias O________________O I remember hissing in horror, "Are you serious?????" to Leonard when he pointed out our table @____@

This time, I did not dare snap a picture X_____________X

The ballroom was packed.



And as you can see, very dim ^^|||

And those poor students are still singing XD

Though we did notice a rather huge drop in the volume ROFL

Formal events aren't very entertaining seriously T_T When the thing FINALLY started we were both starving again X_X The first speech was sooooooooooooooong freaking long @_______________@

So, being typical teenagers XD we tucked right in after the first course arrived XDDD we only managed to take one picture because the other members of the table were waiting while we snapped this X______X It was rather embarrassing @_@

So the speakers droned on and one one after the other and then finally it's Mrs Tan's turn to give her speech ^^ and of course, being her good son, Leonard excused himself to take a video of his mom.

Now, if I had been there alone, I would have fainted from boredom =_= thank God for Leonard @_@

Anyway, I forgot how many courses we went through but I was feeling bloated after an hour or two, so we went out for a walk. I've forgotten how nice an ordinary sidewalk can look at night.


Although there were a few immigrants walking around @_@ so we headed back soon.

The auction started a little afterwards.

No pictures here because we were tucked in the corner and I was feeling too bloated to stand and roam around =_=

But we did hear this CHINESE song sang by a BRITISH O__________________O I'm not kidding!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

LEONARD WHY DIDN'T YOU VIDEO THIS????!!!!!!! TOTOTOTOT

She was so good [yes her pronunciation was perfect] that some rich-ass Datuk donated another RM10,000 just for her to sing again $_$ I wonder how much he tips a waiter....

And of course we have other performances ^^

Those poor green-clad students =_= do dress smarter next time you decide to perform at an event as large as this =o=

Then much later, there's a lucky draw. By then most of the guests have already left, so we thought we just MIGHT be lucky enough to win something XD

But...

Even when they draw numbers twice as many times as the amount of prizes available, our numbers are, sadly, just not lucky enough T_T

And we ended the night with more camwhoring XD

And we reached home at 1am X______X

I died once I fell on my bed @_______@
Hehe~~~ XD

Public Speaking O_O

So Jes is going for a public speaking today at Island College of Technology Penang, along with Thangeswary (I'm sorry if I spelled your name wrongly X_X) and me as a supporter XD

I woke up at 5 am in the morning, got ready,
and went to school to meet up with the others at 6.40 am.

Jes looked fine but I dunno exactly how she was feeling X_X

So Mr Chan drove us all the way from school to Balik Pulau to where the college was situated. And since Sir is a very laid back teacher, we did absolutely whatever we wanted in his car XD

We arrived at Island College far earlier than everybody else, so we took in the surroundings first.
And we saw this fella near the stream XD

Jes scared it when she went near it and it scurried away, but I still managed to get a shot of it XD Yes I know it's quite far away X_X
We called it the "Campus Chicken" XDD



And since we still had time, we camwhored XD


One thing that I really hate about going to such places, they don't have the sense of punctuality =o= Their time and their schedule totally don't tally at all!!


Teh very late registration =_=





Their hall,is really tiny if you ask me =_=


While both Thanges and Jes prepared,


I took a picture of laid-back Mr Chan XD

He was out most of the time the competitors were speaking =o= I reckoned he only paid attention to Thanges and Jes =O=


When all the competitors were arranged and seated [four of them were missing], one of the lecturers(?) of the college was supposed to give them competitors a briefing on the rules, but to my ears, she was rather more promoting the college instead =_=

So after all that was done, we waited another hour before the real thing finally started =_=
Horrible management =o=

The competitors were quite ok lah. Their topics are definitely interesting, although it was obvious that some of them had the topic written for them. And some of them looked like they had been practicing very hard, the way they gestured.



Here are some of my favourites XDD

She was talking about "Perception of Beauty among Teens". She was good with her prepared speech, but when it comes to impromptu speech she didn't even last two minutes X_X but she was nevertheless good.

"Why we love who we love" ^^ Interesting topic ^_^



And now, I give you my favourite speaker *drumroll*

ELVIS PRESLEY XDDDDD
ok his name isn't Elvis but I call him that cuz he looks a bit like him XD
"Where are Your Manners?" is Benedict's very well presented speech ^^


Not forgetting of course, Thanges & Jes ^_^
"Friends"

"Reality Shows"

Poor girls. The impromptu speech totally killed them.

"Growing hydroponic vegetables help to check inflation." Discuss =o=
Even Mr Chan said it was a stupid topic =o=

Some amusing contestants. Well, they caught my attention anyway =O=



This dude sounds like Dexter from Dexter's Laboratory XD
"Music"



He looks like a lawyer, and speaks like a lawyer O_O
"Integrity"
It's a really mature topic. I couldn't understand half of what he was saying X_X





This guy speaks like a bullet train @_@ I reckoned his speed-talking allowed him to cram more points than anybody else in the competition X_X
"Modification of Beauty"
Something about plastic surgeries.


"The Environment- Mother Nature's Gift"
Loud and forceful =O= she blundered through her impromptu speech tho. She sounded more like she was promoting hydroponic vege @_@



"The other side of Malaysians"
The way he speaks, I don't think he even cared about this competition.


Now, personally, I have nothing against this speaker. She was good, oh yes, she was really good.
But bringing that many supporters really made them think that that miniscule hall belonged to them =_= sure cheer all you want but please do realise that ppl are trying to listen to the other contestants =_= Girls like them really pisses me off =O=
"If I could Change the World"


The other contestants were rather....bland @_@ so we'll just leave them out ^_^|||


Okay after both prepared and impromptu speeches are over, the judges made their decisions as to who will make it to the finals.




And we have, of course, Benedict who breezed through both his speeches ^_^

The "Lawyer" O_O

The Speed Talker @_@

Mother Nature's supporter ^_^ the loud and tough one.

"If I could change the World"

"Gratitude"

"Perception of Beauty among Teens"

"The Rude Truth about Good Manners"



Sorry no pictures X_X the 8 finalists ^^



Okay, results out. Highschool didn't make it this year, but they did their best ^^

Now, time to ease our hunger XD

Sir brought us to Georgetown Cafe, where he had already dined many times. And he paid all the bills XD Thank you, Sir!!!
It's quite nice, really ^^

We camwhored, again XDXDXD

We ate like, LOADS, among us X_X I think me and Jes were the ones REALLY eating X_X I was so stuffed after the meal @_@|||





And when we finished.....


It ain't easy people @_@

So then after that Ah Sir sent us home.

I told my mama I'd be home around 2 or 3pm. But we ended up reaching at 5pm sharp =_=

So there you go ^o^