Are You The One?
November 28th, 2006
the MPH Search for Malaysian Young Writers prizegiving ceremony was today. they announced the top 3 finalists.
and noooooo i wasnt in the top 3.
dont gimme that sympathetic, oh-im-so-sorry shit. i dont wanna hear it. what i wanna hear is that the judges were blind, blind i tell you!!!
heehee. no lah i’m kidding only. with the crappy essay i came up with, i am grateful to even be a finalist. i totally dont deserve it. i’ve read a few essays written by others who werent shortlisted.. and honestly i think a lot of them deserve the finalist status more than i do.
during the event, i sat beside the soon-to-be winner, Benjamin Ong. i turned to him and asked if he was nervous, and he was like, “a little bit”. haha so cute. besides him, i spoke to like, only 3 other finalists (cos i was soooo late), and they were all damn cutesy as well. “we are the unsung heroes!” exclaimed one called Bryan, who shares my ‘low expectations, low disappointment’ philosophy. someone’s gotta lose for someone to win, eh. nevermind lah benjamin ong, we sacrifice our pride for your glory!
and Kiasu Andrew did it AGAIN. this is the 3rd time, andrew. stop upstaging me!!!!!!! i swear, this guy wins competitions even when he’s not in the same country. memang overachiever, can fight Dennis oredi. okay lah i tell you how bad it is. someone will see the ESUM Public Speaking competition sticker on my folder, and they’ll go, “oh! you took part ah! so you know andrew loh right?”
or, “you did debate in high school? then surely you know andrew loh of SMK DJ!”
or, “you wanna do AFS student exchange? i can refer you to my friend andrew loh…”
or, “really? you did the IMPAC Young Writers thing? andrew loh won, you know right?”
andrew, go away. just GO AWAY. -_______-
okay enough about andrew. i dont wanna talk about him anymore. later he ber-ego. so i’m going to talk about cake!
chocolate hazelnut cake to quell my depression of not getting in the MPH top 3! bakerzin is always a good place to drown yourself in the realization that you cant write.
and i just wanna say that i have found some semblance of meaning in my life. it’s called 9 Crimes by Damien Rice. it is the most beautiful, heartbreaking song in the world.
28 Comments Add your own
1. andrew | November 28th, 2006 at 6:20 am
i love you too su ann.
=)
2. AngPau | November 28th, 2006 at 8:17 am
Don’t worry, still you are the best in our hearts!
3. Az1 | November 28th, 2006 at 10:03 am
Aww…that’s sad. Don’t worry, there’s always next year. I know you can be a winner one day, you da best!
4. Jeanette | November 28th, 2006 at 11:31 am
Remember me? I was one of the “cutesy” finalist that sat next to Bryan. :)
Btw, spot on on the ‘low expectations, low disappointment’ theory.
5. TheRealAnonymous | November 28th, 2006 at 12:13 pm
aiyoo… at least u’re a finalist merz. =) although u didn’t beat EVERYBODY… U still managed to beat a very very large sum of people to get to the point where u’re standing (or sitting and crying) maaaa. hehehe
I think essay writing competitions besides having to be really good… to a certain point, you have to have luck… luck that your writing style is to the liking of the judges. Umm… at least thats what I think lar… hehe.
6. Cheryl | November 28th, 2006 at 12:14 pm
Oh you like 9 crimes too! I was so touched by the lyrics even only from listening to it’s preview! Lisa Hannigan is amazing with Damien. This song is so painfully beautiful.
You know you got a bunch of readers who doesn’t even bother to know about the winner! Am I right??? hehe
7. MichelleSY | November 28th, 2006 at 3:49 pm
*consoling hug*
You CAN right and you know it =)
8. MichelleSY | November 28th, 2006 at 3:59 pm
CRAP!!
OK, this just proves that YOU can write and I can’t
What I mean was “write” not “right” XD
9. bs | November 28th, 2006 at 5:37 pm
why not post up your essay and we be the judge la…
i thought they were NEVER gonna announce the winner cos there’s only a few days left in november. frustrating you know… cos i wanted to see if you won ma.. hehe
10. formerly from ssg | November 28th, 2006 at 6:06 pm
ooh! benjamin ong? as in ben ong jia meng? tall and lanky fellow? :D :D haha how serendipitous! i know the dude! he s a brilliant writer. also a great debater :) but pinkpau, you write really well too. why else d’you think this site garners so many hits? quaintly.net is one of the few sites i visit daily without fail! and it has nothing to do with my kepoh tendencies either :P
11. sweat | November 28th, 2006 at 8:17 pm
eh wtf they say wanna give me rm250 for publishing my story last year but haven’t give also! and how come they didn’t invite me for the ceremony! last time they got invite all the last year’s winners.
did they say anything about it? >=(
12. ArtificiallyVerbose | November 29th, 2006 at 12:38 am
damien rice has a new song? :P
13. pinkpau | November 29th, 2006 at 4:52 am
andrew : hmph!!
angpau : really ah! you dont simply say ah
az1 : sniff. malu only wanna participate next year :P
jeanette : of course i remember u! it was great chatting with u guys, albeit only for a very short time. haha tell bryan i say hi (i donno which essay is his, on the website they didnt include his english name!).
therealanonymous : noooo i wanna get top 3 =( *stomps around* haha no lah it takes a lot more than luck. i read the winner’s essay, and its seriously some good stuff. definitely took him more than luck to win this competition
cheryl : 9 crimes is the best song ever. *swoons* i totally heart lisa hannigan.
michellesy : if i could write, i would have gotten in the top 3! *bawls* see now no prize money + book vouchers =(
bs : noooo nobody is reading my essay :P it’s so crap. i refused to show even my boyfriend the essay.. haha
formerly : yup that’s him. how do u know him? he debates too??? omg?! hahaha so how come VI’s never won any titles! he looks like someone who can debate well.
sweat : nope nothing nada zip
artificially : heehee shaddup
14. laziicat | November 29th, 2006 at 1:35 pm
do i see undies peeking out of the second pics? you should post on rbj and let the usual suspects be the judge!! hehehhe
15. bodicea | November 29th, 2006 at 2:21 pm
have consolation in the fact that the best among the great won :)
16. bs | November 29th, 2006 at 5:35 pm
got any site where i can read the entries?
17. nicholas | November 29th, 2006 at 10:19 pm
hi hi, remember me su ann? lol, anyway, I think it didn’t come out right (or at all) during the event, but after hearing a bit from andrew, it was nice to meet you there. I’ll make sure to read your essay in the anthology, even if you won’t put it up lol :D
18. Benjamin Ong | November 30th, 2006 at 10:19 pm
Hi Su Ann, a friend of mine discovered your blog ;-P
‘formerly of ssg’ was my Music Theory classmate. Now isn’t the world a small place? (Interestingly, her sister’s name is Su Ann too; when I first saw your name on the shortlist, I wondered if there was any connection)
And yes, I was a debater and we did win the State Title. But I’ve never taken part in many debates, such as HELP, Taylor’s etc. And I’ve never tried the ESUM. I guess there are some things we’ll never know.
By the way, I took part in the IMPAC; didn’t get shortlisted then. Here’s a long-belated congrats to you!
19. george | December 1st, 2006 at 3:46 am
the beginning of 9 crimes reminds me of james blunt for some reason :p but yeah, 9 is a good album anyway, and congrats on being a finalist! :)
20. alia | December 1st, 2006 at 7:04 pm
ur no in the top3? impossible! you write your posts like a novel!
now now, don’t give up and try again. who knows, maybe u will be the next Andrew =P
agree! damien rice makes songs.. that makes me wanna cryyyy!
=/
oh btw, i changed me blog. it’s http://www.sinnocent-.blogspot.com
visit it if ur free. =D
21. Jess | December 1st, 2006 at 11:41 pm
this is very off topic and out-dated, but i read your review of gubra some time back, and i just watched it yesterday…and they do say that jason dies!! neah, the part when orked meets his parents in the hospital….hehehehe
i always come by to see if you’ve updated cos i like the way you write!! but i never leave comment *shy*shy* oh well, first time for everything ;)
take care!
22. pinkpau | December 2nd, 2006 at 4:00 am
laziicat : nhu!! :O
bodicea : the best indeed won :) brilliant essay.
bs : dont think so.. they told us they wanted soft copies of our essays to put up, but they never did
nicholas : hi nicholas, of course i remember u :) what didnt come out right? and sigh yes, the anthology! =(
ben ong : hehe su lyn used to go to my school. small world indeed :) ooh, a debater..! i so miss my high school debating days. i once considered doing form6 just so i could continue participating in high school lvl debates.. haha!
george : thankew :D damien rice = not james blunt!! dont say things like that :(
alia : my ambition in life is to be an Andrew.. haha! yea babe have popped by ur blog already once in a while
jess : really? i dont recall that comment in the hospital alluding to his death.. as i remember, it was very open-ended and could have meant either possibility. but my memory is prolly just fuzzy! hehe yes first time for everything. im glad u took this first time!
23. blonde teen cam&hellip | August 9th, 2007 at 11:53 am
blonde teen cam…
Are You The One?…
24. damien rice lyrics&hellip | September 29th, 2007 at 6:37 am
damien rice lyrics…
Well, I do not agree with you in 100% regarding this topic, but it is cool to see different opinions…
25. Apappreapse | December 2nd, 2007 at 3:41 am
Thankiossi
It’s great
26. joyptolla | December 2nd, 2007 at 5:19 pm
Thankiosst
Great!
27. metePhera | December 6th, 2007 at 1:54 pm
lol
thankiossp!
28. Sam | March 30th, 2008 at 12:03 am
2 years later….I made the same mistake of mentioning his name XD ooops?
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