Lightning 24: Return of The Multi-Purpose Guy

Back to the very first post in Lightning And Its Shards, "Into The Lightning". Back then I said Lightning is a group of 25 boys and 13 girls. It is true. But in the previous post, I have mentioned another new name; The Multi-Purpose Guy. Who is this 'guy' anyway? Is he a true Lightning or just another wannabees?

No, The Multi-Purpose Guy is not a Lightning Wannabees. He is pure Lightning, perhaps much purer than some of the others (hoho, what's that suppose to mean?). He is a member of Lightning Boyz. In the past I said Lightning Boyz is consists of 24 boys, which is all of them are already shown in the Lightning Boys name-frame. So, is The Multi-Purpose Guy is the 25th member of Lightning Boyz? I seems so, but wait until I finish my story.

The Multi-Purpose Guy is actually already a member of Lightning, some time ago before Lightning And Its Shards was established. But because of some incident (or accident, specifically), he can't be with us for one semester. It was unlucky for him because he can't appear in Lightning And Its Shards earlier before. (In truth, there were many other Lightnings who are already here but never appear in any story, for example like The Local Mafioso and The Girl Next Row)

So now, is the number Lightning Boyz members become 25 instead of 24? What do you think? I don't think so! Because in this new semester, I, The Sarcastic Freak, the Blog Master (like the Game Master) of this blog, announce the banishment of The Arguable Existence from Lightning. His un-existence is no longer arguable, but genuine. He has no calling, but if you want to call him, call him The Banished. This is perfectly becoming his Lightning Conversion (muahaha, I am evil indeed). So, I simply say that the Lightning Boyz still have 24 members.

Lightning 23: Sports In Lightning

In Lightning, there are two known sport clubs; Let's-Smash-Some-Shuttle Club and Let's-Kick-Some-Football Club. To put it simple, lets call them Badminton Club and Futsal Club respectively, shall we?

These clubs are dominantly The Boyz. I don't know if The Shards have any sport club, but if they do, it is maybe like Let's-Buy-Some-Shop Club or Let's-Go-Home-Each-Weekend Club (in short form, Shopping Club and Go Home Club). I don't know whether those are count as sports or not, like The Cold-Blooded Princess always said- "Of course noottt~"

Each club has important persons in charge to plan the club activities, which is, of course, playing badminton or futsal. The person in charge actually is the one who will round up the players and finding the place before the game can be played. For Badminton Club, the person in charge are The Sarcastic Freak (me) and The Old Timer. For Futsal Club, well... I don't know much about this club, but I can say that the person in charge are The Leisure Planmaker and The Transporter.

The Futsal Club is clearly founded by The Leisure Planmaker (at least we know that without him, who would be so obsessed to enter many futsal tournaments). The Badminton Club on the other hand, maybe founded by The Multi-Purpose Guy(??). Who is The Multi-Purpose Guy? Aha, now I have stuff to make you stick around till the next blog.


BADMINTON CLUB

-The Sarcastic Freak

-The Old Timer

-The Scandal Boy

-The Calm-Minded Kid
-The Comedy Collector
-The Lame Entertainer
-The Dirty Mocker
-The Sly Sportsman
-The Hat-Trick
-The Love Dude

-The Middle Man

-The Big One

FUTSAL CLUB

-The Leisure Planmaker

-The Transporter

-The Bojoy Who Lived
-The Calm-Minded Kid
-The Sly Sportsman
-The Dirty Mocker
-The Hat-Trick
-The Lame Entertainer
(tell me if there are more, Lightning only, no wannabees)

Above is the list of the people who had always been (not "ever been") seen attending the corresponding club activities. The one that have been marked in red are those who always stick to the same sports.

There are some trivias about sports in Lightning:

+ The Transporter always reacts like he want to join the Badminton Club activity when being asked, but it usually ended up with his fell asleep or he came at last, but at the VERY LAST minute (when everybody has started packing to go home).

+ The Sly Sportsman seems very excellent in both sports, and he's also very trickful in play, based on my own experiences playing badminton with him. That is where his calling came from.

+ The number of times I play futsal is almost the same with the number of times The Leisure Planmaker playing badminton. More or less 1 game.

+ There is another sport club founded by The Fast Rider; Let's-Spin-Some-Ball Club a.k.a. Tabbletennis Club, but the supporters are minority.

+ Some of The Shards joined the Badminton Club activities some time ago (maybe there will be more again soon). Those Shards are The Reminder, The Comment Girl, The Smile Lady, The Smart Slacker and The Ustazah.

+ The hardest part in running the activity is finding the good spot. Well, this problem maybe applied only to Badminton Club. I don't think Futsal Club will have problem with that, do they?

Lightning Specials: What Taking Me So Long!?

I'm sorry, but as human being, I still have other interesting stuffs to do. But to fulfill the wants of all my dear readers, looks like I have no choice. Not that I write this because I have to, (yeah, sometimes I do felt so) but I just don't want this blog stick to the same rules. In order to do that, I need to think many times. I've also have changed the layout so that you can feel the difference. Well, I hope that excuse is acceptable. I make it as realistic as possible. (Haha, you got me!)

Lightning 22: Sightseeing In the Middle of Waiting

After the last exam, just before everyone in Lightning would like to shout "FREEDOM!!". But na'ah, not yet! there is still a test awaits; an IQ test. But lots of Lightning is not interested to do it and straightly went home. You can call them lazy, tired, or ungenerous, but I think they just don't like IQ test. They afraid it will reveal who they really are (ahaha, kidding).

After the test, everybody had a wonderful lunch treat. Since the test was started earlier than promised time, many latecomers (you can't call them latecomers because they were coming right on time)... ermm, many "rightcomers" miss the exam. But look at the bright side, they got free lunch! Who said '"there is no free lunch"? I said, there are always "free lunch" in Lightning, literally (like right now) and sarcastically (like the time when we're finishing math tutorials; free lunch copying).

During the lunch, we were all busy planning the leisure activities for this free time. I don't refer to The Leisure Planmaker to plan for this precious time off because his plan all the time related to futsal. I plan with The Scandal Boy instead, a plan which he calls 'Bachelor Party'. ('Bachelor Party' is more like The Scandal Boy's special event. You know, like Azwan Ali's Cit Cat Party)

The lunch end at 12.00 at noon. Many had gone home. I just right want to have a ride home with my dear roommate, The Play Bojoy, but unfortunately he had decided to lounge around at The Card Pusher's place. So I have to find another transporter, but that is the fun about being me. I have self-proclaim myself with another title- The Passenger (its not my Lightning Conversion, just for fun). I enjoy myself searching for transporter. The Transporter got his name because I've always ride with him some time ago. He is undoubtedly my best transporter ever (he'd never bring up fuel issues until I started first). But I already lost him that time, but The Scandal Boy then offers me to join his ride with an unexpected transporter- The Middle Man, and now the main story is just began.

How come The Middle Man could transport me and The Scandal Boy at the same time with his WLE motorcycle? The answer is, he brings his mom car (I forgot its plat number). The Scandal Boy and The Middle Man have a meeting of some project at 2.00 in the evening. Instead of waiting at the fac, they want to go for a ride around the city. Well, it really sounds fun, so I'm in. Our first trip is to a bookshop at Section 15 where I and The Middle Man buy Kreko mags. After that, all of us have no idea where to go.

Then I've come with some suggestion. I ask The Middle Man if he could bring me to the 'Old Timer Kopi' coffee house to solve its mystery. I remember that The Fallen Genius said he wants to capture the picture of The Old Timer at that coffee house, and found out that the shop had already moved. I said to The Middle Man, I want to go there to see if it is really had moved away. He's on. Then we go to our second destination- Old Timer Kopi.

This picture proved that The Fallen Genius was wrong (or he was a liar). The shop are still standing there, proudly. We stopped there and take some pictorial proof. We enjoyed the moment there, before we go to Al-Hasanah Mosque to take our Zohor prayer. After that, again, all of us don't have any idea where to go.

Then I suggest to The Middle Man, "Let's go to University of Tenaga Nasional."

"But I don't know how to get there!"

"I'll show the way."

"Let's go~"

Both of them doesn't know my true intention. For them, it's just a sightseeing. But for me, it means something even more. Well, what's happen at our third destination? Well... let say we didn't do much together there. The Middle Man and The Scandal Boy are busy discussing something about The Shards under a shady tree, while I'm with my own personal journey inside Uniten Mosque. We waste most of our time there and the next thing we do is The Middle Man sent me back to my college and he with The Scandal Boy proceed to the fac for the meeting.

Lightning 21: Gaming Major Students

The night before the last final exam, I went to the fac with The Lightning Senior (seems like a pretty odd combination, huh). I thought, since the exam tomorrow will be early in the morning, no Lightnings want to come to the fac and rather studying at their room. That's why I came to the fac with The Lightning Senior in the first place (guess I still have an explanation for this odd combination, haha). But, fortunately, there were many Lightnings came that night. They are

The Comedy Collector
The Fast Rider
The Fallen Genius
The Old Timer
The Play Bojoy
The Card Pusher
The Transporter
The Dirty Mocker
and the very (mythic) rare attendees...

The Steady Student!! (clap, clap, clap)

Everybody whos came that night came to find one explanation, one solution and only one answer is more than enough for the question; How to do Conformal Mapping in Complex Analysis Mathematics?

Yes, thats why even the math experts (at least in Lightning) like The Card Pusher and The Steady Student  also came that night. They also don't know how to move their pen on the paper when the question that left is only the Conformal Mapping question. If it was me, I maybe will draw something on the question paper while thinking about my future. But they are not dumb (or creative) enough to do so.

After about 2 hours studying, suddenly, I don't know who started it but they all now busy discussing about something else; about games. The game that they were talked about is DotA (Defense of the Ancients). Some members of the "diverged conference" are The Play Bojoy, The Fallen Genius, The Dirty Mocker and The Steady Student. Maybe The Play Bojoy is the one who started it. I also joined them for a while (because that time I think I have done much and want to have a break).

That time, we were really don't look like engineering major students that have an examination tomorrow morning at 8.30 o'clock, but more like a gaming major students that have a professional gaming tournament tomorrow. Urghh, thats pretty rough from me. But after tomorrow examination, some of us really having a professional tournament.

Oh, before I forgot, The Fallen Hat-Trick also came that night, with the same intention like the others; finding the solution for Conformal Mapping question. But he went home early, because no one is really focusing on that purpose.

Is there anyone who knows how to do a Conformal Mapping question after coming that night? No, I don't think so!

Lightning Special: Why "Shards of Lightning"?

Many people ask me, why I named the girls group as The Shards of Lightning, instead of just Lightning Gurlz or anything like that.This time I'm not going to say "Because I said so!". I have prepared three answers; personal answer, artistic answer, reasonable answer. You need to be prepared to know it.

Personal answer:
Just to make a difference. I love to do what people think I'm not gonna do. The name "Shards of Lightning" is unexpected. When first I published the "Lightning Boyz" name-frame, I assumed everyone will expecting the next name-frame will be "Lightning Gurlz" or "Lightning Beauties" (urghh.. its killing me). The name "Shards of Lightning" came in my whim since I've decided to draw them. At the beginning, I don't want to publish it, but why I publish it anyway? To next anwer.

Artistic answer:
The second reason is because I think, it is kind of artistic. If you are watching Naruto (I know they are lot in Boyz who watch it), the technique use by Kakashi and Sasuke used to be the same (Chidori), but Kakashi renamed it "Raikiri" after the incident where he cuts the lightning (not our Lightning) by using it. Yeah, there is a history behind the "Shards of Lightning" name. What it is? Next answer.

Reasonable Answer:
This is where I will answer all questions above. Why I published it even though I don't want to do so? Why "Shards of Lightning"? It is because... they used to be one at the beginning. When they break into several groups, they becomes shards. This maybe just inside my mind, and not necessarily true.

Five Lines of Five Shards

The Boyz always do things together, unless some of us have excuses and cannot join. But sometimes when the Shards intervened, the Boyz have to be separated (it happened to me once, and it hurts me very much). Like a shard that usually sharp, it splits anything it touch. That is the reason why I don't want to publish it (but I still want to draw it), because a real artist can't resist expressing their feelings toward their artworks. But not everyone in the Shards is like that.

The fact is, it is the reality of this world. Boys can't forever always be with boys, and so do girls. One day, we all will be separated to follow our own paths. We will have our own family and cannot always hang out even with our best friends. The important thing is to believe that the friendship will always live in our memory, even though we are no longer together.

Lightning 20: What A Great Evil Plan

Since before the exam, I saw someone is addicted to something. The person is not The Card Addict (or The Card Pusher, whatever) and the stuff the person was addicted to is not cards. He is the one who like to plan any leisure activities for Lightning, yes, he is... The Leisure Planmaker, yeah! (clap, clap!)

To what he addicted to? Of course, cigarette (such typical boys). The Lightning Boyz who I know they are smoking are The Fallen Genius, The Sex Dude, The Dirty Mocker, The Sly Sportsman and The Leisure Planmaker. The non-hardcore smoker that I know are The Comedy Collector, The Fast Rider and OH MY GOD!!... THE LAUGHING STOCK?? (This is my reaction when I first know about this)

SMOKERS (HARDCORE & NON-HARDCORE)











And the rest are the 'good boy'. I don't know if there is any smoker in the Shards. If there is, I'm sure they were just passive smoker (people who inhale smoke from others) by having a smoking family members, friends or boyfriend.

GOOD BOYS

















Why this post title is "What A Great Evil Plan"? I'm not done yet with The Leisure Planmaker! Well, since he'd became so addicted to smoking, lately he invited any Boyz member he approach to have some puff (not curry puff, idiot) with him. The funny thing is, some of the people he invited are non-smoker. I am also one of his desired invitees (Werghh~). Some Boyz said, he used to be a new smoker, but the nicotine poisoning had arose his addiction, making him more hardcore than any other veteran smoker. His plan to make others addicted too is evil, isn't it? Yes, it is evil. No, it isn't. SHUT UP, IT IS!!

Lightning 19: Love Dude's Free Lecture

I have to admit it. The Love Dude is a flirt master. But why should he shows his pervertness publicly. One day, I don't know, we were studying together in a group of six(maybe); me, The Love Dude, The Card Addict, The Old Timer, The Leisure Planmaker and The Middle Man.(maybe there are more, that's why I said 'maybe')

On that gathering, I don't remember how it is started, but our study topic suddenly changed into "In Marital Problem Discussion"(guess that is a polite way to say it). I think someone in the group has made a dirty joke and somebody else had argue about the fact in that joke seriously. And now, there it is... study group has become a group of perverts!

The "new forum" has been conducted by our professional panel member, the one and only, The Love Dude!(clap,clap) He explained in detail each of the "problem" with the aid of actions if he feels like to.

Yeah, I know, some of the fact in that topic is important for our future life, but I can't stand talk about it. Even if he were serious, I still take it as a joke(a dirty one).

Talk about pervertness, The Sentimental Soldier (who I never mentioned in the previous posts) has disgusted some of us (especially The Shards) with his 'boxer obsession'! Since we haven't seen any Lightning Conversion lately...

The Sentimental Soldier has been converted to The Sicko Soldier.











And thanks to your advices, bro. I'm sure I will not forget it. And now, I want you to remember this

The Love Dude has been converted to The Sex Dude.

Lightning 18: Super Dirty Prank

Prank is fun. Yeah, really. As long as you're not the victim. Recently, this blog has been sabotaged by one of our fellow Lightning (I guess, because there weren't many outsiders that watch this blog). He (hardly to believe it was 'she') posted the link in the message box at the side of this blog. If it was just a link that will suddenly display a picture of ghost screaming, maybe I will just let it there. (why remove something fun, isn't it?) But believe me, it is an unforgivable prank.

The link looks like a normal blogspot link, but right after you click it, it is too late (Noo~). Your window size will be reduced and you will be forced to watch a gruesome (or maybe interesting to some sicko people) video. You hardly can close the window because it will keep moving when you're trying to reach the 'close' button. The only way (I ever and never tried again) to stop it is by using the Task Manager (Ctrl + Alt + Del). The Card Pusher and many other were also used the same method as me to get rid of it. Because of this link stuff, I had turned off the 'link' function on the message board.

(The url address is still there, if you're insisting to see it, go on. Its none of my business)

The question is, who put it on this blog? The Card Pusher said, he got it from The Fallen Genius (yes, he was that kind of man). So, I accused him and promise to seek revenge. When I asked him (The Fallen Genius), he admitted that he was the one who spread it to all Lightnings, but he denied posting it on this blog. I believed him (I still have a little faith on him though).

So I ask other Lightning Boyz; The Fast Rider, The Love Dude, The Leisure Planmaker. Most of them said, they got it from The Dirty Mocker (and some of them also got from The Fallen Genius). Now I'm starting to think that it was The Dirty Mocker work. He always seems like liking this kind of "dirty" stuff.

When I met The Dirty Mocker lately, I accused him. This time, he denied it and swears he never watched this blog. Ooh~ my, now who can be my suspect? I've already lost the trace for the guilty. Anyway, I don't care about it anymore. I hope one day he'll reveal himself so that I can distrust him forever.

Lightning 17: No Comment Please

To be honest, I have no idea why I used The Comment Girl as this post title. I don't have any controversial issues with her to write about (unless I intend to make one now). But since I’ve already entitled it, maybe it’ll be easier if I just proceed. Who knows, maybe I would write something interesting out of it.

If there is something that I have in common with The Comment Girl, I think it would be our blabbermouths. In Lightning daily routine, it will be me or she that will talk a lot and rarely shut up, unless we're sick or not in good mood. But the question is, who is better in this... "ability"?

As far as I remember, The Comment Girl had never hurting anyone in Lightning so badly with her words. Really?? Well... not really. But I have no time to remember other people fault.

Me, on the other hand, I have a very outstanding record in hurting people with my words. There was a day when said something to The Reminder (a joke actually), that has made she so upset until she ran away from the fac during the group study. All Lightnings that were there suddenly stop studying and spread out searching for her. During that "The Reminder's Searching Ops", those who were involved are:



-The Ustazah
-The Slim Figure
-The Comment Girl
-The Leisure Planmaker
-The Calm-Minded Kid
-The Scandal Boy
-The Old TImer
-The Love Dude

(The Fallen Hat-Trick just keep studying as nothing was happened)

At the beginning, I had no idea that what I'm saying could touched her that much. But when everybody keeps pushing me, I ran all over the fac searching for her. There was some Lightning that was not helping in searching at all, but "helps" adding my guilt. Such a cruel person (She/he was not one of the Searchers in the list I wrote above). But in spite of that, I am relief when The Ustazah and The Slim Figure are telling me that The Reminder has sent them a message that sounds like this

"I'm okay, tell everyone not to worry, and tell The Sarcastic Freak that it was not his fault." -The Reminder

What the...!?? Everyone here had worried sick because of her. And I have been blamed by all people because of her. Does she think that by saying it was not my fault, everything will return back to normal? Yeah, it do return back to normal... except now I'm carrying more hatred towards them who had offended me out of this incident.

When that other Lightning want to know about this, I've no problem to tell them, and explain a little bit from my point of view. If they're asking about how I feel, I certainly have no comment.

Lightning 16: Recollecting Romance

On the way to the technical visit I mentioned earlier in the previous post, I saw something that no one ever mention it (at least to me). I saw The Comedy Collector and The Smile Lady were sitting together.

As far as I remember, there is only one Boyz-Shards couple in the Lightning and they are The Old Timer and The Ustazah. Other than that, it is just a scandal (mostly by The Scandal Boy). However, The Comedy Collector and The Smile Lady had been a pair for a while, some time ago.

It is not my position to tell what's really happen now, because I don't know anything, and I hope I know, but I don't know. And everyone is like keeping something away from me (and because of that, I write this).

If The Comedy Collector is really recollecting romance, it should be like Figure A.

If The Comedy Collector recollecting the romance like in Figure B, the scene at the back will be like in Figure C.

Who are they in the Figure C?? You aren't Lightning enough if you can't recognize them.

Lightning 15: Riding Out From Solitary

Yo, yo! Today I have another interesting story to tell. But before that, I want to tell all of you that I have no intention to entertain all your complains and protests. Why? Because I am no entertainer (neither "Lame" nor "Fame"). I'm just an artist, a trickster, and a weirdo. I'm only listen to The Writing Witch. But since she's not around, guess I'll just do what my heart desires. Besides, we should believe more in ourselves because no one else will, right?

In this post, another "first time" is to be made. For the first time, the title of the post is consisting of two characters (instead of one). I hope some of you had already notice it (because I'm not telling you if you not).

The story happens during a Lightning technical visit to some technical place, located at some location. Nothing funny happened, except The Play Bojoy missed the bus. And nothing serious happened, except The Old Timer was not feeling well until he cannot join us.

In the middle of the ride, The Sarcastic Freak, The Scandal Boy, The Middle Man and The Calm-Minded Kid; The Rock-Singing Team presents... The Retro-Age Rock Songs, yeahh!! Surprisingly (for me), The Smart Slacker also knew lots of Retro-Age Rock Songs and she can catch on with us. But strangely, The Comedy Collector (who always enjoying karaoke) did not join us- he said it is too embarrassing.

After we arrived, we have been assembled in an auditorium to listen to some technical talks. During the talk, I sit between The Fallen Genius and The Card Pusher. In the middle of the talk, at my whim, I turn around to see the location of the others (just to make sure where each and every one of them sits). Suddenly, I saw something that I'm sure will go into The Scandal Boy's "Scandal Scope"- The Fast Rider is sitting beside The Solitary Lass.



Based from the figure given, you can see that I sit at the 2nd row in front of them. I try to capture a snapshot of them by using my unique flip-cellphone camera (which can deceive the direction of the picture the user want to snap). But since The Fast Rider swiftly evade the lens (thanks to the damn flash light), my attempt failed. Moreover, this has cause some misunderstanding from the row behind me (they think I was trying to snap the picture of The Solitary Lass).

But then, the Plan B suddenly struck my uncluttered mind. By using my silenced cell, I ring The Scandal Boy (I'm sure he'd already silenced his cell, but I hope the vibrating function is still on). When I saw him being alerted by his cell, I cut the call (I just want to grab his attention). He turned his face to me after reading the miss call list. I point my finger to the "crime scene". He grinned. And when I saw him grabbing the camera from The Middle Man, I know he got it. Since The Fast Rider is just focusing on me in the front (after my failed attempt), he does not realize the threat from the side- where The Scandal Boy finally succeed capture the lovely scandal picture.

After the talk, I teased The Fast Rider about what just happened. He's just smiling and from the look, I know that he knew that it was just a joke. But until now, I don't know what happen to picture of them, or whether The Scandal Boy really have the picture or not. The story about The Fast Rider rode The Solitary Lass out from the solitary is out of my concern now.

Lightning Special: Wrath of the Princess

First ever in this blog, The Lightning Special. It does not included in the main series because the main characters have already became the title in the previous series. And also, another first ever in this blog history, there was a colored art.

My story today is about The Scandal Boy and The Cold-Blooded Princess confrontation. It begins with The Scandal Boy cannot control his scandal-instict and making various scandal in Lightning without thinking about the risks. One day, The Scandal Boy consciously captured The Cold-Blooded Princess in his "Scandal Scope". Who The Scandal Boy scandalized The Cold-Blooded Princess with? Well... you tell me!



Everyone should already knows what would happen if you're messing with The Cold-Blooded Princess. It turned out ugly (I mean, the situation becomes ugly.. nobody is ugly here). The Scandal Boy was caught in The Cold-Blooded Princess's "Blizzard", making his life... not like a living hell, more like living cold-grave (haha).



I'm glad because when I know about this, the "Blizzard" had already stopped. Its interesting to be caught in the middle of the "Blizzard" sometimes, but it is just not ideal for my vision of Lightning Rebirth- to make the Lightning become perfect again.

Lightning 14: Preparation For Hat-Trick Examinations

The final exam is just around the corner. And yes, now I can smell the scent of the new season upcoming- Study Group Season.

Last time when we (Lightning) have the final exam, we were separated into many study groups (almost like in The Shards, haha). There were Library Group, Fac Group and Room Group. But amazingly, this year, almost all of us studying at the fac (its a good news, my dream to re-merge The Shards now one step closer).

This time, my best company is The Hat-Trick (yes, he has been converted to The Fallen Hat-Trick, but let us forget about it for a while, shall we? This post is before his name). He has become my student, tutor, transporter and reminder throughout this Study Group Season.

All Lightnings have at least 3 days exam streak (a hat-trick). Only some of us have 4 days (or what they call "four-trick") like The Bojoy Who Lived, The Comedy Collector, The Sweetest Scent, The Sentimental Soldier and The Sly Sportsman.

The one I'm worrying here is The Card Addict. He seems like he doesn't carrying any pressure at all (but actually, he is). How can he being so calm even The Calm-Minded Kid also does not as calm as him! I hope he didn't forget about the "card" thing that I've always remind him. Lately, he was busy with his card selling business.

The Problem Maker still helps solving the study problem for others, but still making some problem in term of social expression (I can't tell what I feel about it, its both fun and annoying at the same time, but mostly fun. As long as I'm not the victim).

The Bojoy Who Lived lately always hanging out with different girls. I know they were just friends, but the "Bojoy" thing does not fit him at all now (though, what is the "Bojoy" really means?). Hmm, sounds like another Conversion.

The Card Addict and The Bojoy Who Lived are converted to The Card Pusher and The Play Bojoy respectively.

Lightning 13: Problem From The One Who Solve It

One day, I go for an outing with The Problem Solver to buy some card sleeves. On the way home, inside the train, The Middle Man suddenly come out from nowhere in front of us. I and thought he was stalking us since the beginning of our trip (because the way he came to us like he was chasing us). He knows we were out because of something related to cards but we have no idea what he was doing here. He said, he just came back from one of his technical club friend's open house (looks like the season still hasn't end). He told us that he was accompanied by 3 girls (all of them are the members of his technical club). As soon as we arrive at the station, six of us share a trip home by a university bus. The story ends here... well, for the peace part.

Now for the trouble part of the story. As soon as I arrived to my room, I'll remove my "Busy" status on the YM and surf the internet while resting. Out of the blue, The Problem Solver send me an instant message telling me not to interrupt anything he said on the Facebook. For a moment, I had a bad feeling about what he tends to do. Curiously, I signed in my Facebook account to see what has he done. I'm shocked when I see "I'm just coming home from dating, I have no idea it will be this fun!" in his post. I don't know where will this bring him to and I don't care even if everybody know the one who he went out with is me, but I remind him to prepare to clean his own mess if something terrible happen.

I'm staying out from that matter until now. If any of you read this, maybe you just know the truth by now. He said, he just want to have some fun by spreading rumors about himself and get into some controversial stuff. Till now, who knows what problem have he made and how he solved it. Maybe he's just want to test his problem solving skills in the matter like this. Its just like the anti-virus business. The one who create the anti-virus is the one who create the virus itself. In this case, the one who making problem is no other than The Problem Solver himself.

The Problem Solver now has been converted to The Problem Maker.

Lightning 12: Unintended Entertainer

This is the first time in this blog history; the story is related with the previous post. This story happened after Tho Bojoy Who Lived open house and The Love Dude invites all of us to his grandmother's house.

The journey continues. I, The Scandal Boy, The Lame Entertainer were still sharing The Fallen Genius's car. We're still in singing mode, except for The Lame Entertainer. He does not sing at all. That's why me, The Scandal Boy and The Fallen Genius were making fun of him sometimes. Our teasing points were the rumor of his gayness and his scandal partner- The Slim Figure.

When we arrive at The Love Dude's Granny house, first thing we do is rest; its a long day for all of us. Then we were praying together. Before we eat, the Lightning Boyz playing with some of The Love Dude's little cousins. Then the fun starts here. One of The Love Dude's little cousin calls The Lame Entertainer as "Bionik". The whole Lightning laugh- except him of course. Not only just that, the little boy also mentioned that The Lame Entertainer's hair was same like the horse. I'm sure that really pissed him off, so I'm trying not to laugh too much, but the others just can't stand it. They keep asking the boy to repeat it again and again while The Lame Entertainer was trying hard to clear his name and regain his honor (oh man, I am still laughing when writing this). The Lame Entertainer unintentionally became the "The Fame Entertainer" for a moment (more to a laughing stock actually).

The Lame Entertainer has been converted to The Laughing Stock. Congratulations!



On the way home, me, The Fallen Genius and The Scandal Boy were cheering The Laughing Stock by singing him various happy songs (sometimes we change the mood to sad songs to tease him a bit). But he's cool. I know someday everyone (including me) will feel what he had felt today. Today is his, but who knows, you'll be the next laughing stock. Just stay cool, keep smiling and don't take other's word too personally. That's important!

Lightning 11: Race of the Bojoys

Again, another open house (now we're in Open House Season). Its The Bojoy Who Lived time! But before the journey begin, here some of the trivial matter (a crucial matter actually) on that day. That day, we all need to submit the last math tutorial- a killing one. The math tutorial, for me, is like a "qualification round" for those who want to go to The Bojoy Who Lived's Open House. I've survived it somehow, I don't want to tell how. Some barely survive it, like The Fallen Genius (but he's too important to be left behind). And some does not survive at all, like The Fast Rider (not fast enough for homework eh).

So, here is the list of the survivors:

The Fallen Genius, The Sarcastic Freak, The Scandal Boy, The Lame Entertainer, The Comment Girl, The Smart Slacker, The Smile Lady, The Ustazah, The Meanie Maiden, The Slim Figure, The Frontline Defender, The Old Timer, The Comedy Collector, The Big One, The Leisure Planmaker, The Card Addict.

The Bojoy Who Lived has the immunity, so he must survive.

I have to tell the cars that go, because there will be a race coming up next..

Row 1: The Fallen Genius's WRL
Row 2: The Smile Lady's WSG
Row 3: The Ustazah's KBX
Row 4: The Bojoy Who Lived's WLS

As usual, I'm in The Fallen Genius's car. And as usual, The Scandal Boy was also with me. The unusual things for today are The Transporter and The Cold-Blooded Princess didn't come along and another one is The Lame Entertainer was in our car. Hmm, more on him on the next post later on, but for now, let's focus on the race.

I've decided to take Alor Gajah's mosque as the finish line (because if The Bojoy's house became the end point, he'll surely win). The race begins with The Bojoy's WLS leading, following by The Smiley's WSG and The Ustazah's KBX. The Genius's WRL is in the last place for a moment, maybe because we enjoyed singing so much so we didn't concentrate on racing. Suddenly, The Fallen Genius drinks all over the race in one gulp- surpassing the The Ustazah, then The Smile Lady, and lastly The Bojoy Who Lived. But then, the trio speed up passing us again (well, rules in the highway-you can't keep your rank forever). The final result until the finish line is as shown below:

1st: The Smile Lady's WSG
2nd: The Ustazah's KBX
3rd: The Bojoy Who Lived's WLS
4th: The Fallen Genius's WRL (why? why!??)

Forget about the race. After we arrive at The Bojoy Who Lived's house, about an hour later The Lightning Senior come with some of our members- The Big One, The Frontline Defender, The... ooh, I forgot. After we finish at The Bojoy Who Lived's house, The Love Dude then proposes everyone to go his granny's house for another open house. Yeah, second chance to restore our pride and dignity in the races! I'll continue this journey in the next post. Stay tuned!

Lightning 10: Through-Transmission Tutorial

There was an assignment that I cannot done it by myself. But today, there was a football match in the university which The Hat-Trick took part, and somehow I feel like watch it. So I come along with my roommate (The Bojoy Who Lived) to the field, with a condition- I can't ride along with him on the way home, he said because he had more important friends to bring along. At the field, I met The Leisure Planmaker and The Transporter (which a very important friends to me than... ahh, nevermind!).

Unfortunately, The Hat-Trick's team lose the game, by penalty kick. The Hat-Trick missed one of the kick, confirming the opposing team victory. And because of that, for the first time in the history of this blog, there will be a Lightning Conversion. What is that? It is when someone in the Lightning do some revolution in his characteristic making him/her calling change.

From now on The Hat-Trick has been converted to The Fallen Hat-Trick, ahaaa~



But this is not the important matter now. The point of this story is only just begin. The one who transport me home is no other than The Transporter (it isn't wrong to say that he had one of the best calling in Lightning). Along the ride, I'm asking him about the assignment I mentioned earlier in this post. He said he have already finish it (wow). So, I ask him to tutor me in this assignment. He said okay, but it will be through Yahoo™ Messenger (YM).

That night, I'm waiting in front of my laptop until he is online. He said he'll online at The Comedy Collector's room. When he online, I'm wasting no time asking him everything I don't understand (it is nonsense to ask everything, my dear friends). The tutorial through the transmission keep go on until The Transporter suddenly not answering. The tutorial end when I got an instant message from The Comedy Collector that says "The Transporter already fell asleep".

Lightning 9: The Reminder's Reminder

Since she came back from the Holy Land, since she gave me that unresistable package of chocolate, I've become indebted with The Reminder. I thought it will be enough if I just thanked her and everything will back to normal. But when she asked a chocolate treat in return, I just don't know how long I can say "Next time" or "I forgot" or "Now I'm saving money" or anything that doesn't (but it is) sound like excuses.

I know, she did not really mean it (If it was The Meanie Maiden, maybe she'll actually mean it, haha), but me myself want to give something back to her. Neither out of indebt nor because I have to. Sincerely, just to please myself by showing her some of my appreciation.

But lately, when she keeps reminding me about that, its becoming a little bit annoying, especially when I am not in good mood (when I have lot of works undone or when I lose a card battle). But it is also makes me happy. If not because of that, there will be no way I can express my friendship to her. Yeah, our friendship is not by trading praises or by hanging out together often, but by keep annoying the other. Classic!

Lightning 8: The Calmly Hall

One day, I realized that I've become such a lazy student (and that's not good). Being hit by this, I have decided to find a study partner for my preparation for examinations. My friend of choice would be The Steady Student or The Calm-Minded Kid (others are too busy with their own stuffs, some of them are not busy but they were bad study partner). But because of my perfect study time is at night, The Steady Student is just not quite a right choice due to the distance, transportation and time factor. So I've decided to choose The Calm-Minded Kid because lately I saw him staying at the fac at night to online.

So without wasting my time, I'm asking him whether will he come to the fac at that night. "If I go to the fac tonight, I'll text you!", said him calmly. That night, we go to the fac to study together, at the fac foyer. The scenery during that time was very calm, unlike during the day or during study week.

Suddenly, The Hat-Trick give me a call. He asked me where I'm going. He said he waited me at my room but I've never shown up. I've already forgot that during that day, he have asked me whether will I be at my room this night because he have something to ask me (just like me when asking The Calm-Minded Kid about going to fac tonight). Nowadays, me and my roommate, The Bojoy Who Lived, doesn't tell each other where we are going. So maybe he told The Hat-Trick that I'm going out just for a while.

Despite everything, I just ask The Hat-Trick to join us at the fac, and he's on. The study goes just like how I imagined it will be (Yeah, not smooth, a little chat here, a little chat there, a little bit of talk about other things, a little bit of...err, study). But that's fine, at least that night, I get what I want- remove the guilt of not studying from my heart.

Lightning 7: Come Back Smiling

Now, now, another open house! But this time by The Smile Lady. This time, I was really in big trouble. I misunderstood the time for the feast, making me have to rush directly from my home, 1-hour-trip to the departure point. I really don't think I will make it in time. What I can do is just believe in my friends and hope they will also believe in me too.

Gladly, I arrived in time (well, not really in time). I'm touched when seeing The Fallen Genius, The Scandal Boy, The Calm-Minded Kid and The Middle Man are waiting for me (by looking at their faces, I know, they had to, but I just ignore it). Since all the members in the car are my Rock-Singing Group, the trip was never quiet than the one to The Sweetest Scent's open house.

Arrive at The Smile Lady's house, we meet the First Trip people. They ask me why I'm late, bla bla bla. Then we, The Second Trip enjoy the foods prepared by The Smile Lady's mom. We all set off by 4.

In the way home, there were 5 cars of us. Those cars are

-The Fallen Genius's WRL (5th)
-The Bojoy Who Lived's WLS (3rd)
-The Smart Slacker's WLK (1st)
-The Transporter's JHT (2nd)
-The Cold-Blooded Princess's JKX (4th)


The one in the bracket is the 'Who Arrived Home First Rankings' (just for fun, don't take it seriously, because I know lots of you will). I'm not sure whether it is in correct order or not, but I'm pretty sure that we (members of The Fallen Genius's WRL car) is the last one who arrived. However, this day was fun, and everybody come back smiling.

Lightning 6: Scent of the Sweetest Journey

9th October is The Sweetest Scent birthday. It is a coincidence that her birthday is just after The Old Timer's birthday. Even so, The Old Timer still really far more older than her (if not, why bother call him 'The Old Timer', isn't it?).

But that's not the point here. The real story is about The Sweetest Scent's open house. She invites all Lightning members to attend it. Some Lightning wannabees were also invited (I don't need to state who are they here). The occasion will be at her elder sister's house. 7-8 cars were needed to transport all of us. I don't really remember how many people go, but I'm sure that it was a jumbo-sized convoy.

The Car's Driver and Their Passengers:

The Fallen Genius's WRL:
-The Sarcastic Freak
-The Scandal Boy
-The Calm-Minded Kid

The Smart Slacker Boyfriend's WSY:
-The Smart Slacker
-The Middle Man
-The Problem Solver
-The Steady Student

The Love Dude's JHT:
-The Transporter
-The Leisure Planmaker
-The Big One
-The Frontline Defender

The Comedy Collector's WLS:
-The Dirty Mocker
-The Hat-Trick
-The Lame Entertainer
-The Old Timer

The Cold-Blooded Princess's JKX:
-The Slim Figure
-The Ustazah
-The Meanie Maiden

The Smile Lady's WSG:
-The Comment Girl
-The Reminder

The Bojoy Who Lived's NCC:
-Lightning Wannabees 1
-Lightning Wannabees 2

The Lightning Senior's AFD:
-The Fast Rider
-The Card Addict

(If any of you Lightning I forgot to write here, please remind me. I'll include you later)

The journey is delayed because of waiting The Steady Student. But that doesn't stop us from enjoying ourselves along the journey. That night, for me, it is the sweetest journey ever, with my best friends. The Sweetest Scent really gives us a fine treat and it was more than enough (even with me and The Reminder there). I don't know how was in the other cars, but inside The Fallen Genius's car, all of us really enjoy singing (or screaming), especially me and The Scandal Boy.

Lightning 5: Long Live Old Timer

8th October is The Old Timer's birthday. Nothing special is happened in that particular day, except I failed to give him a lunch treat because I'm busy playing Magic: the Gathering™ with my Planeswalker's Pal (lately known as "Card Player Group").

Anyway, The Old Timer is 23 now. Long Live Old Timer!!

Planeswalker's Pal members (until I write this post):

Co-Founder: The Card Addict
Co-Founder: The Sarcastic Freak(me)
Members: The Problem Solver, The Bojoy Who Lived
Newcomers: The Steady Student, The Middle Man

Lightning 4: A Cold-Blooded Errand

In one of my course I took this semester, there was a group project. My group member is as shown below

The Cold-Blooded Princess
The Bojoy Who Lived
The Fallen Genius
The Slim Figure
The Meanie Maiden

I think maybe The Cold-Blooded Princess is the one who in charge here. So she's divided the task need to be finished by each and every one of us. I could say that I get the easiest task in the project. However, my laziness makes me feels like the simple task is cold-bloodedly torturing me. This is not the princess fault actually.

The Fallen Genius and The Bojoy Who Lived could do better than me though. That really makes me feel no proud to myself. I should've done it better if I'm really determined in doing my work. I think this is the drawback by calling someone in my class a slacker. Now I am totally look like one.

Lightning 3: New Technology Addiction

Yeay~ The Card Addict just bought new desktop computer to replace his broken laptop. After 6 months (I think) hunting people's computer, crowding people's room, breaking into people's private space, The Card Addict Trespassing Era has come to its end.

The Za'baans should really thank The Transporter for transporting The Card Addict's new PC and also to The Problem Solver who became the PC Adviser for The Card Addict to round up the specs for the new PC. Without them, The Card Addict maybe still overnighting in other Za'baan's room and keeping them from online.

The new PC has slightly reduce The Card Addict's addiction to card game. However, it brings another addiction- computer games addition. Moreover, it doesn't stops The Card Addict from wake up late and misses the class. Please someone, advise him, I still want to play Magic: The Gathering™ with himm~

Lightning 2: Revenge of the Scandal Boy

One day, in the lecture hall, there was a peace time, where class ends early. Some students staying in the hall waiting for the next lecture to begin, some went out for their pending breakfast, some playing trading card game and some other part of them I didn't know what in the hell they were doing.

But when the next class begins, The Scandal Boy found out that he has become the desktop wallpaper decoration for the hall's PC. That's really burst him out. In order to seek justice (or in other word, revenge), he'd questioned every single one of us in the hall. Those who went for breakfast were canceled out from the Suspect List, thanks to their alibi. The main suspects are those who staying in the hall during the peace period; the "very-good-prepare-for-the-the-next-class" group and the card player group.

Unfortunately, I'm one of the card player group. I didn't notice who did sabotaged The Scandal Boy, but I suspecting one of the Shards (especially The Cold-Blooded Princess or The Comment Girl who usually have issues with Scandal Boy). I really bonded with The Scandal Boy and I have his trust, so I am not really into the problem. But The Middle Man was the one who've been pushed very far by The Scandal Boy. The Middle Man let go some of the main suspects, but he himself also very unsure who is really the person behind all this mess.

A few days later, it has been revealed that The Leisure Planmaker was the one who put the Scandal Boy picture into the PC's background. But in due time, The Scandal Boy had already forgotten about the incident. Time really can wash hatred away(but it doesn't work with me). Case closed without anyone hurts.

Lightning: Sarcasm Way to Say Electrical

Me? You don't need to know my real name here, but as far as you concern, I'm known as The Sarcastic Freak in Lightning Alliance. I am one of the Lightning Boyz and from my callings, I can tell you that I am very good at sarcasm. It annoys my friends (hope they already get used to it by now) and my enemies very much. Starting after this post, I will tell the story about what happened lately in front of my eyes about what my friends do, or what I did to them, anything. The title of the posts will be named as "Lightning #"; which the # will be the number of series of the post. And the title of the stories also will be related to one of them. For example, say, the title of the post is "The Genius's Pride". From the title, you know that the main character in the story is The Fallen Genius. Sometimes the character's name is used as verb instead of noun, so you need to do a little guessing here. If nothing else, I'll end my introductions here.

Into the Lightning

Lightning, an alliance of 25 boys and 13 girls who are the electrical engineering students. Lightning divided into 2 divisions; Lightning Boyz and Shards of Lightning. Lightning Boyz consists of 24 boys while Shards of Lightning consists of 13 girls and 1 boy.

"Why Shards of Lightning? Because I said so!"- The Sarcastic Freak