Monday, December 31, 2007

Awesome family day

Yesterday went to Gurney with my family. Hunting for shoes and jeans. Oh, and buying a novel. I bought, no mother bought me a Vincci shoes. I took almost one hour for hunting shoes from Vincci and Nose. Finally went back to Vincci. Then when I return to Vincci, saw another shoes which is nicer then the previous one. Almost took 30 mins to try both. Both are wedges. One is teal color and another one is brown color. But the teal color is a peep toe. So sad my sister went with her friend to other places so she didn't see that brown shoes. If she did, I guess she will like it too :P I was so frustrated. I like the brown color more then the teal color. But, the brown color is too loose at the back. I tried 7, 6 and 5 and even 5 is still loose. So, it means I couldn't buy that and I purchase the teal color wedges. I took one sie bigger. However, I like it too :) Owh, I'm sorry. I didn't snap a photo on that shoes :P Before I buy that shoes, I went to Popular with my mum and dad while waiting for my dad's jeans. Don't ask. I wanted to buy a new Cecelia Ahern's book. My dad was mumbling me for buying a RM35.90 book. But I use my money right, so he said "just buy if you really want it" hahah! I was thinking and doubting which to buy for almost 30 mins :D A Place Called Here, Where Rainbow Ends or If You Could See Me Now. At last I decided Where Rainbow Ends. I thought I should read from the first book to last book since I've read PS I Love You and Where Rainbow Ends is her second book. So, I spent for like 3 hours at Gurney :D Gurney is like my 2nd home :P This is the shoes I bought :) I still have not unwrap it :)

Friday, December 28, 2007

I'm suffering from mental disorder. Kinda :/

Today is Friday. The day for me to go to school is getting nearer. I don't know why I feel so. I just don't wanna end my hols yet. You know, when I get to hols, all I want is just go back to school. But now, everything is contrary. That's why I hate hols. If my hols come to an end, I'll never wanna end it. It's like that since form one. Hate it. I should think all the positive things about school days, right? Anyway, no matter what, I have to face it. Camellia came to my place again today :D I love it! Cause if she's not here, I'm such a loner and all I do is just stare at the computer screen and do stuffs over and over again. When she's around, we play together, laugh together and eat together. Hahaha!! Oh, I get to scream and shout and laugh at the top of my lungs too. Isn't it sounds weird if I laugh and shout at the top of my lungs ALONE? Yeah. So, when she is here, everything is different and would make my day better. Love ya :)

Wednesday, December 26, 2007

School life is coming soon

Christmas had past. Holidays gonna end soon. No more waking up at 8am. No more sitting in front the notebook and blog, answering survey and stuffs for the whole day. School life starts means a war starts. Battle from 7am to 2pm. Have to complete all the homeworks on time. Need to attend stupid assembly that full of crap and mumbling every Monday till 8.10am. In class, need to open my ears and eyes. Staring at the blackboard that full of words, equations and calculations. These are the negative things in school. The positive things? Get to talk and laugh at the top of the lungs again. Other than that? No idea. Might tell ya on the next post :)

Monday, December 24, 2007

All I want for Christmas

Dude, tomorrow is Chrismast! Have a very Merry Christmas :D I desperately want these things. If would be insanely AWESOME if I have it for this Christmas :D
I only want:

Wonderful rice ball

I celebrated Winter Solstice Celebration (or better known as Dong Zi) last Saturday. It wasn't a very great day though because of some brat. Don't ask and don't mention it. Well, the best part of this celebration is I get to make glutinous rice ball or known as tong yuen with my family and of course eat it :D I only get to eat it once a year unless we make our own dough. We not only offer the rice ball for praying, also chicken, roasted pork and some dishes. Anyway, I include some pictures of the homemade rice ball for you to see, or drool over :)

The rice ball dough that we rolled into this shape :]

The non-filling rice ball in sugar and pandan leave syrup. Awesome :)

The one with peanuts filling and in brown sugar and ginger syrup. My favourite and made by my sister :D

The one with brown sygar filling in sugar syrup. The first time doing this. Not that bad though :]

Enjoy to the max :D

Wednesday, December 19, 2007

A visit

Yesterday was a suprise. Camellia came and visit me, suddenly. It was AWESOME. She didn't come to my place for like 4 years :D She came after she finished her driving lesson. Anyway, we did a lot of things. It is great when your best friend visit you :) I helped her update the Friendster profile and customize it then I let her use my notebook to check her mail and stuffs. Well, even we are best friend but our taste is slightly different. Okay, I mean in music. Then artiste that she likes is somewhat different from mine. The songs (I should say musics) that she listened to made me feel sleepy and boring. She just likes everything in piano version. Did I mention she plays piano and now she is in I think grade 7? Whatever. We talk and talk and somehow we talk about Daniel Radcliffe and Zac Efron. She said many people in her school LOVE Zac Efron and she has no idea why? I guess the thing that she said will never come across your mind if you fancy Zac. I was so furious that she said Daniel Radcliffe is HOTTER then Zac Efron. What the heck?! I smack her on her face :P Hey people, you know what? In Galaxie, readers were asked to vote who is hottest between Daniel and Zac. Yeah, Zac is hottest! You might wanna grab that issue to have a look. That was a special issue called The Sexy Issue. I forgot the date :/ If you think Zac is not that perfect, please remember you either. Nobody is perfect. Anyway, we had a good time. I ask her to visit me everyday or every once in a while :)

Friday, December 14, 2007

13/12/2007

Yesterday I went to Gurney with Hui Ling. Before that, we met at school to buy our exercise books and to my surprise, the single line book's front cover is in GREEN color! Double YUCKs! However, it is not that BAD too. It is like the magazine front cover type. So, later my dad drop both of us at Gurney. Before we could do anything, I need to collect the movie tickets that I've booked online. We watched The Golden Compass. Since there was about 30 minutes, we walked around and look at things. You know, yesterday I was watching movie in the theatre at this time :D Then, when 2.30pm we quickly rushed to buy our popcorn. I need to made sure we got at least 10 minutes before 2.40pm so we have enough time to buy snack and go washroom. I was really furious cause every time I demand for mash potato and the waiter say 'finish'. WTH, I asked myself. 9 times out off 10 they said 'finish'. Unfortunately, we were late for 5 minutes and we need to find our place in darkness and make our ways to the seat. I hate that. The movie was just...fantastic. There was one scene made us, or everyone got a shock because of the stupid sound like a thunder, which played suddenly. My heart was throbbing tremendously. You know, I have no idea why the time in the theatre pass so slow. Whenever I watch movie in theatre, I keep looking my watch; even at home, wondering when the movie end. I've checked the website and the movie last for 1 hour 53 minutes. I started to estimate when I'll walk out from the made-me-freeze cinema. I need to work on that :/ Owh, by the way, I wish we can control the temperature of the air-cond LMAO. So, finally the movie was end at about 4.40pm and please note that the movie started at 2.50pm not 2.40pm. Immediately I feel warm the moment I stepped out the cinema. Pfftt! Later, we had our lunch at Pastamania, which recommended by my sister. OMG, the food was insanely good. I ordered Chicken Bolognese and Latte while my friend ordered Creamy Chicken and Cappucino. We got two Mushroom soup and a plate of garlic bread for free :D The whole meal cost us RM40.57 :O This is what I wanna tell you: the meal that we ordered was so large that we couldn't finish all. We were so FULL. I only finish my pasta and the soup. The bread and latte I left it half. While my friend left the pasta and bread. We were so embarrass for what we did and afraid the people will look at us. We left the place immediately without looking back LOL. Anyway, who cares? We can't finish it. Don't expect us to stuff it into our mouth even we full as though wanna vomit. Then we headed to Popular and buy revision books and stationery. It is having 15% discounts for member and 10% for non-member till 16 December. I bought a Biology revision book, History and Add Maths workbooks. I bought a Jean Ure's Passion Flower too :D Initially, I wanna buy Cecelia Ahern's If You Could See Me Now but I afraid my dad mumble me for buying so many books. So, I decided to put down Passion Flower and History workbook to opt for that novel but I felt myself was so bad to neglect the academic for a novel. Finally, after I think hard, I decided not to buy YET and buy NEXT TIME when the price is lower. But I still feel remorseful cause I didn't buy when there is 15% discount. I don't know *shrugs* By that time, it was already almost 7 pm and my dad called me asking me why not yet go back. I gave him some reason :P So, I called my sister and ask her to pick me. While I was waiting for her, I went to Starbucks and bought a Mocha Praline. Taste wonderful with a hint of chocolate :D Perfect for those who LOVE chocolate and coffee like me. It leave my mouth with some aroma. GREAT. Coincidentally, I met my dad's friend when I was talking with my sister on phone. He was blocking my way when I tried to avoid him and I looked up to see who on earth is he/she and was surprise to knew he is my dad's friend. So after a few minutes, my sister arrived and I went back. The whole is day kinda great but a bit tiring especially my feet cause I was wearing high heels :/ hahaha.

Tuesday, December 11, 2007

New Year Thoughts

These are my 10 new thoughts that I need to accomplish for this whole new year.... 1) I need to eliminate the word 'impossible' from my vocabulary. 2) I must learn to say 'NO' to EVERYTHING that I don't wanna do. 3) I need to believe in whatever I do. 4) I must work extra hard from the very beginning of the year if I want at least 7A1 for SPM. 5) I have to be bolder in class. 6) I shall not treat my classmates nice if they don't. 7) I have to voice out and argue whatever I think is wrong. 8) I can't compromise my friends all the time. 9) I should work out more often. 10) I must stick to my plan and done the job/assignment/homework on time. ......and I hope I could do it. No, I CAN do it :) These are my 10 things that I used to do (the opposite from my 10 new thoughts)... 1) I always said impossible in all the tough tasks. 2) I made myself said 'yes' just because I don't wanna hurt others feeling or start an argument. 3) I often doubt everything I did. 4) I used to do last minute revisions. 5) I was very timid in class. 6) I treat my classmates nice even they treat me awfully. 7) I remain quiet in class even the teacher/classmates made mistakes. 8) I often compromise my friends. 9) I was lazy to work out. 10) I don't really stick to my plan and sometimes hand in my homework late. ... and I hate it, which made me wanna change from next year. Maybe, I shouldn't always care other people feeling. I can't make sure they feel nice all the times.

Thursday, December 06, 2007

My school life

I got a story bout a girl called EeLing. Yeah, that's me. This is about my life in school. My school days....weren't wonderful to me, at all. I had a very hard time in school during my first two years. I don't have many friends. Just a few and that kinda of friend was like the come-and-go type, you know. To be honest, she isn't not the type of friend I'm looking for. I made myself to friend with her cause I didn't have many friends. At least, we got the similar interest so we still got topic to talk. I don't mean to criticize or what but her attitude was...bad. Dye her hair, paint her nails, wear eyeliner and all that in school. And the worst, didn't complete her homework or copy others work. There was no wonder why she got so many demerit points. At times, I do feel embarrass for having a friend like her. We came from two different world. I was in the first class & she the last. Our dreams & destinations were totally completely different. Nonetheless, mixing with her wasn't an obstacle for me to succed in my studies. I still managed to get good grades in exam. However, everythin g changed when I go to Form 3. In Form 3, my teacher changed my place & sit with a girl, which was my ex-schoolmate. And my best friend for now :) Initially, I really hate my teacher & felt uncomfortable cause we weren't that close. Eventually, I was alright. She really helped me out a lot with my homeworks & assignments. She was the one who inspired me to do well in PMR. Before that, I wasn't really know how important PMR is. Because she always get highest mark in almost every subjects, made me wanna compete with her and finally, I wanted to get at least 5As in PMR. If wasn't her, I won't get my PMR exam this well, and I wouldn't have her as one of my best friend today. I really need to thank my teacher. So, in Form 4, we were getting even closer and to our suprise, both of fancy & love HSM and Zac Efron :D That made us getting EVEN closer because we talked about it everytime :) We indeed are best friend cause we understand each other. Before we could finish a sentence or we ran out of idea, we could finish it for each other and understand what we need. But, sometimes me and another best friend (who happened to be my ex-classmate) jeer (playfully) at her when she did something wrong or made us feel sick. Three of us are the best. We would laugh in class till our Physics teacher go insane. We are LOUD in class. I can't imagine my day in school without one of them. That is why I'm sad cause next year is my final year. We couldn't laugh till our stomach ache, my face go pink-ish. We can't delay our assignments anymore or copy each other works. Perhaps, I can find one like them in college or in other school for Form 6 :)
Only 19 days left to Christmas. 19 days...aren't long. After 19 days plus another approximately 8 days, school re-open. Here is my wishlist for this new year. I WANT/NEED...
  • HSM 2 DVD Extended Edition
  • Cecelia Ahern's If You Could See Me Now
  • HSM casts come to Penang (not KL) for a concert (MyGod, that would totally AWESOME!)
  • Better result in exams
  • Happier & healthier life
  • New student for my class. (Malay or Chinese only & she is SMART)

That's all for now. See ya :)

Wednesday, December 05, 2007

Sometimes I really feel my life is kinda boring. You know, my time in school pass really fast then at home. Mainly because I can talk with friends and do things together. But at home, I spend the whole day facing the computer screen. My rountine is the same everyday. Anyway, no matter what happens I will continue enjoying my life. Some people might envy me for having this kind but I rather choose not to. I want to spend more time with my buddies :) I could do & talk things that I wouldn't do or talks with family even sister like how much we fancy an artiste (Zac Efron for example :]), then we would laugh till our stomach ache and at the top of the lungs. I guess I will never get to do this kind of things with sister. So do her. She might also like me. I inspired most by songs and movies especially HSM. It really taught me many things. Well, at least I think it is awesome :/

Wednesday, July 04, 2007

Today, lets talk about my studies :) Every subjects are fine with me except Biology, Physics and History. Biology wasn't that BAD actually. The only thing is I can't really remember ALL the facts and the way answering the questions. Questions: What is mitosis and meiosis? What is interphase, anaphase, metaphase, prophase and telophase? What is M, G1, G2 and S? LOL. This is the important things in Chapter 5 Cell Division :) I not so like it :/ Initially, Physics is still fine but eventually, it becomes tougher [the calculation part] Examples: F=ma, F=mgh, a=v-u/t, etc. History is alright except the current chapter about tamadun Islam. Like HELL! Chemistry; still one of my favourite subject, so far. Questions: What is ionic compound and covalent compound? What is relative atomic mass? What is the proton number & electron arrangement for Mg, Cl, Na, etc? What is the element in Group 17 Period 5? lmao. Additional Mathematics (Add maths) is NOT a big problem. It is the BEST subject among all :D I wish I had studied Add maths in earlier form. Well, the chapter that most interest me is Logarithms and Indices as well as Function. A lot of my classmates claim that Function (Chap.1) is the toughest chapter. Yes, I agree for only 50%. This chapter got no formula. Just substitution. That's all. Okay, I admit, sometimes there're some questions which is hard to solve but it's okay. I always try. That's why I LOVE Add maths :)) So, the rest like BM, English, Mathematics and so on no big deal. So there. I LOVE my school and Add maths as well as Maths and Chemistry. BM and English, as usual :D

Monday, July 02, 2007

One more week, I've to sit for my second monthly test. Many things had happened since my last blog dated 5/6. The most recent thing is two of my buddies gotta away from school for 1 week, that means this week. I'm so miss both of them. I'm sure will be very boring without them in class. The other two is okay but not as fun as them :[ I keep on telling myself one week is very easy to pass. I have to use this week time to concentrate in class to prepare for my test. I wish them good luck too :D

Tuesday, June 05, 2007

I ask you one question and answer it truthfully. What is your ambition? Wonder why I ask you this? Don't wonder. Ask yourself. Well, I tell you mine. Mine is as a LAWYER. Nobody, nothing influenced me to make this choice but myself. Since I was in primary school, I have many many ambition which I don't know which to choose because I like each job. I wanted to be a forensic scientist, a lawyer, a pilot, a doctor, an accountant, a businesswoman and so on BEFORE. But from now on, I just wanted to be a lawyer. Why? I don't really clear why. But one thing that I know very clear is that, I want to know the law. When we know the law of the state, it's very useful to our daily life. We can defence ourself & people around us. Since many citizen doesn't know much about the law in details, so they may misintrepret it. Thats why I want to study law in details and make a fairer world and fight for justice. By the way, we can improve our talking skills :P I just know I want to be a lawyer & make everything to be fair. Thats how it goes :
My first blog for June. It's been a couple of days I didn't post any new blog. Well, I'll do one now. So, yesterday I went to Gurney with my buddy. She's the one I said that she gonna move. Yeah. Unfortunately, I had to go tuition at 8.30pm, so this problem ruined our mood. I need to leave at 6 something because my home is located far from Gurney & my dad was anxious about the traffic jam :/ Bet what we did? where we went? Well, we planed to watch POTC but the show takes 2 hours 55 minutes [thats long okay] and I reach Gurney around 1.30pm. So think, we must spend 3 hours 25 minutes [including 30 minutes advertisement] to watch a movie. It started at 2 something so by the time we finished our show, it already 5 something. I need to leave Gurney latest 6.45pm. So, how are we gonna eat & shop?! So, it is not worth it. Maybe I'll watch with my sister this coming Sunday :/ Well, it was just alright. Not that fun like with my another friend. Maybe simply because...I don't know :P However, it's actually great too [I sound silly I know]. I get to shop & enjoy movie with a buddy. No matter what, it'll still fun.

Friday, May 25, 2007

Things I Did Everyday With My Besties. 1. We walk together along the corridor after school from class to main gate or wherever we go, we stick together. 2. We eat together. 3. We sing together :) 4. We LOVE same artiste; Justin Timberlake, PCD, Jojo & so on. 5. We study together. 6. We crap, jokes, play together. 7. We sit together. 8. We laugh together. 9. We share our stories. 10. We make fool each other. 11. We wait our parents come. Now one of them transfer school. So, nobody will gonna do some of the things with me like number 1, 3, 4 and 11. However, your name will never deleted from me & our besties memory. You'll always be my best friend :]

Unforgettable

Holidays is coming. Everyone else will be enjoying this holidays while I'll suffer. Today is the last day of school. I'm not allow to enjoy the last day to the max. Many things happened around. I wonder why? During break, I went to library to return books. I thought I want to borrow some books to read during this long holidays. Well, I know some of you will say "This holidays are TOO SHORT for me!". Sorry to say, it's TOO LONG for me. Come back to my topic. I climb the stairs two times to check the library. I think by that time, the break has started for about 10 minutes but...library still haven't open. That has made me getting mad. What the hell?! Library should be open right after the bell rings for break. But today, no. Okay, later when it opened I still have to WAIT for the librarian to help me return the books. This is the climax. There's only ONE librarian on duty. She's so clumsy (sorry to say) to handle the one metre long queue. The one who duty for returning books section, was absent for the duty and THAT person is my friend! Oh my God! Because of their fault & mistakes, I couldn't borrow any books because the recess has ended. If I'm the only one who borrow, it still fine with me but my friend ask me to borrow for along using MY CARD. Actually, this is no problem but the thing is I'm utterly NOT CONTENT with the library services. They are NOT SYSTEMATIC AT ALL. Fcuk it! So done. Now, my best friend is leaving me & our best friends. What A SAD SCENE! She cried. I know it's sad, really but anyway I won't do that. I can't stand people who cry & I too dislike to see people crying. So, she had leave us & continue her new journey in a new school. After holidays, my class will only left 17 students. As I said, nobody can leave anymore except the dark-skinned group. You know what? When my friend tell the class she gonna leave, the dark-skinned group members sounds happy & sarcastic. I can sense it. They don't have any feeling but happy.

Thursday, May 24, 2007

Friends Are Everything

These two days, I thought something. Even I'm only closer with you this year, but our relationship is like we know each other for several years. When our relationship is getting better & stronger, now you wanna leave. How can you leave me, H, M, A & A like this? You're so irresponsible. Well, let me aware you something. It's USELESS you tell that dark-skinned group that you wanna leave. They don't give a damn whether you leave or stay. It doesn't affects them because you're not their in their gang, right? Be honest, they are the one who should leave, NOT you. Their popularity had exceed the limit. It's too many. I sometimes wonder why they don't leave but the tanned-skin group always leave instead? The popularity for tan-skinned group is EXTREMELY LOW. Well, as for fair-skinned group, it will remains like this. I got no problem whether am I the only one faired-skin group member or not when the others absent. That's why I'm free from this problem. I don't care that much because I don't really get along well with them. But, the one that I can get along well is in other class. Hence, it doesn't affects much on me whether they present or absent. But sometimes their attendance make me feel more comfortable because at least I got fair-skinned companion. Why I don't feel lonely or sad when they absent? Simply because my real friends are always present & always there for me and one of them is you. Even we're different religious, so what?! We still are human being right? Who said we can't have different religious as best friend?? I don't give a damn about what you say. They are my best-est friends including HL & SY who are always wonderful, perfect & awesome to me. They make me laugh everyday. They are serious when they have to especially in studies. Isn't it's GREAT? With them, I feel HAPPIER in school even sometimes I feel depressed. Without them, I WOULD NOT know who am I today in this wonderful & fantastic school. The school seems like a heaven to me with them around. I NEED them and I know they NEED me too. I LOVE them & I know they LOVE me too :D

Monday, May 21, 2007

Examinations Are About Fates Sometimes

So, today I got some of my exams marks; Physic 1 & 2, Mathematics 1 & 2, Biology 1 & 2. Miracles happened on me. The things that I expected are out of my expectation. For instance, I expect my Mathematics will get high marks because the questions are definitely easy but who knows I just get the marks which I'm content not AT ALL. I couldn't figure out why when I do execises, I can did well but when comes to exam, everything gone. I manage to solve the questions and what makes me more mad is my careless miskakes. Then I expected my Physics 2 will be worse then paper 1 or both are that worse but who knows, paper 2 is BETTER the paper 1. I'm quite content with my Physics marks though because I did quite well in paper 2 & paper 1 is just fine. I was SO ASTOUNDED when I counted my paper! Oh My God. I got the highest! LMAO. Ok. So when it cames to Biology, everythings turned normal. Not because of what, just don't know why. Well, as you know, everything no matter bad or good, everyone will only cheer & sad for a few minutes. After all, everyone & everything will remain normal. I'm quite content with my marks for Biology both paper. I have no comment for it :/

Friday, May 18, 2007

18th of May 2007

Yay!!! My exam is finally to an end! Well, not very delighted actually. Still need to worry the marks. Today's exam was totally outta my expectation. Biology 3, no idea which experiment to use to study the osmosis. Question 2, semi-permeable membrane experiment using Visking tubing. Quite okay but there was one question, which I don't understand what it wants :/ Yeah, I know I'm dumb. During that moment, I was like what the fcuk?! Oh shit. I'm gonna get low marks for this paper, AGAIN. I don't even have a clue about what questions are gonna face. Whatever, I know I'm born out to be a moron :/ Now, my Sejarah paper 1 again. The questions were simple though but with a 80 years old-mind, I forgot everything that I read just a couple of minutes ago. Well, can't consider as forgot COMPLETELY though. If I did, that paper I'm gonna get ZERO marks, right? :) Well now, I get abso-effin-lutely pissed off with my friend's dad. I figured out the REAL reason her dad want her to transfer. I think everybody else will get FED UP when someone especially a government employee, critic & look down on your school & still her daughter is studying at that school. What the hell?! I asked myself. And another of my friend, feel the same with me. I just hate what her dad did to her. He shouldn't critic her own daughter school & she (my friend) said, he said he feels embarrass when her daughter study in this school! Oh My God. What kind of dad is he?! If he do feels embarrass, he had embarrass for 3 years, 5 months & 18 days. So, whats the difference embarrass for another approximately 2 years? He just bullshit & gave a non-logic excuse. Anyway, I will be on holidays for another one week. So, cheer up :)

Thursday, May 17, 2007

My Last Day

So yeah, this is my first blog at blogspot. But, actually this is my second blog. I forgot the password for the first account so I'm force to creat a second account :/ Whatever, this account will be my whole new account & not gonna forget neither email nor password :) So, finally tomorrow is my last day for mid year examination. But, still gonna sit for Biology 3 & History 1. And my Biology teacher said my class did badly in paper 2. What the hell?! She's so frustrated. I'm so guilty. She's such a kind & nice teacher. I can t look through her eyes that she's very frustrated & dissapointed. Hence, I told myself, "I HAVE TO DO WELL FOR TOMORROW LAST PAPER". Hope God will grant my wish. Now, I have second problem. My close buddy, A, is gonna transfer school right after mid year holidays. What A Sad Case???!!! I know her since like standard 6. What the hell?! She gonna leave me! My crapping partner. So? She doesn't wanna transfer too. But what can her do? Her dad force her to. Not meaning to insult her dad but, why does he wanna force her child to do something she don't want to? As for me, this is not called LOVE, this is called TORTURE! Suck la. Whatever, I can't do anything. Have to obey whatever is coming in future. Life is like that. Even you hate that thing badly, you still have to do it.