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Food Vacation @ Penang

2010-12-16T05:07:00.000-08:00

After a long tedious ordeal of final exams (exaggerating), a good friend of mine, Ms Pek Yee organised a "makan" cum vacation trip to Penang. So on the 13th Dec 2010, 10 Form 6 friends of mine packed out bags and ready to set of for an awesome journey. All photos are courtesy to Mr Ying Wai and his sophisticated techies. Haha!

We took the Aeroline bus from Sunway Pyramid to Queensbay Mall in Penang. Then from there, we took the RapidPenang bus straight to Burma Road and checked into Tune Hotels.

As soon as we arrived, our stomachs were rumbling, begging to be filled with delicious food we heard so much from people. Without further delay, we went food hunting. Heck, the pictures weren't even taken before we finished them up.

Once our 'blackhole' was diminished, we then proceeded to Gurney Drive. There, we hanged out, chatting away, laughed like there was nothing to worry about; at the same time overlooking the vast water that is only one small part of the Straits of Malacca. When the sun set, we stroll to the nearby hacker center, where now people-packed, munching, slurping, sipping, gobbling and enjoying their dinner at dusk. Roars of talks at laughter filled the place. Once we settled we started ordering food like the 'blackhole' is once again active.

This is the night view of Gurney Plaza.

Before turning in for the night, we were still determined to get some more good food that we traveled aimlessly until we stumbled upon a shop selling Loh Mee and Har Mee. Again, we ate another good food, chat away till the wee hours before returning to our slumber.

On the second day, we went for Dim Sum at Macalister Road, just the road next to Burma Road. Haha, again, we were so famished that we 'gasak' most of the food before the pictures were even taken.

After another satisfying meal, we traveled to Kek Lok Si Temple. Although it was raining, it did not hamper us from continuing our "Journey To The West" (if you look at the map, Kek Lok Si is towards the West of Georgetown). The stairs leading up to the temple reminded me of Petaling Street where dealers make their offer on their goods. You can actually haggle the price up to 50%!!! Haha! Our first stop was the 'Tortoise Feeding... er... Farm'. After that, we visited the Pagoda, and even climbed it. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to visit the Bronze Statue of Guan Ying (Goddess of Mercy). However there are some photos. Again, courtesy of Mr Ying Wai.

Once we were satisfied of breathing the fresh air and chilling the breeze, we traveled back to our hotel, this time preparing for another amazing place, Batu Feringgi. There, I had an excruciating foot-reflexology. Playing by the beach, skipping rocks, enjoying the atmosphere, sharing joy and laughter, and many more fantastic experience.

It was nightfall when we reached Macalister's Road. To our amazement, we stumbled upon a row of hacker stalls. There's where we had our amazing dinner with different varieties of the scrumptious food. We walked from one end of the street to the other, ordering what we pleased. When we finally sat down with the table filled with various food from different stalls, we started digging in like there was no tomorrow.

On the last day, we can't afford to miss the famous Tao Sa Bia. Him Heang and Ghee Hiang are just at Burma Road and Macalister Road respectively. Sadly, due to time constrain the pictures weren't taken.

If you are planning to go to Penang, you must keep in mind that you cannot, I repeat, CANNOT skip meals AND don't be too worried about what enters your mouth because you will definitely lose your chance to get good food. Also, you don't have to worry about traveling because RapidPenang is very an amazing way to travel; it's reliable, it gives access to many places AND it's frequent! Unlike RapidKL, it's pathetic and hopeless. As long as you are in Penang, do enjoy yourself with food and views.

Well then, that's all from me for now. Cheerios!

Taking a Break.... for now.

2010-10-25T04:35:00.000-07:00

Putting my books and files aside just for this night, sitting in front of my laptop, blogging about the past events which led to a chain of events: could be good, could be bad, could be the ugly ones as well.

Seeing my last blog on the trip to Perhentian Island, I noticed I have not finished it since God-knows-when. (i am exaggerating here) And now, all that is left are vivid memories of the past. Clear sky, crystal clear water, breath taking scenery, exotic sea creatures... it goes on. But other than that would be the bonding time with friends.

Two months past that event, and we moved on to be college mates once again; from being a total stranger to friends, from friends to best friends. And heck, for me the once dreaded PM status became a platform to make friends with the freshies.

Having said 'dreaded', the dread is worst when I became the college representative. Now holding a post in the college, there are just so many things to think about in college, meeting after meeting, problems in college to solve, task to be performed... All this top it of with assignments, test, presentations... Haha, and not to forget pimples. Ironic isn't it? For someone to be able to handle the college but has a major pimple problem? Isn't it likely for all those capable leaders to have great complexion and charming appearance?

Moving past that, the dread could be a blessing in disguise to make me a better person. Time management is important, prioritizing your duties as which is more important. Besides that, learning to say "No" is important. When you can't handle a task, it is always to speak up, if not it will be a burden to you, and the job will be done in a bad manner.

Well, words will be words, and if it is not put into action, it means nothing. My test was mediocre during the mid semester. But now, my effort must be greater as it is close to the finals. Unfortunately, now I have tasks given to me last minute, and one major test is just around the corner. Having a foreign lecturer in a local university (particularly in M'sia) is like having an alien teaching you their advance technologies... that was an exaggeration as well.

*sigh* Looking at the pages I have to read up for the test... makes me think I should just stop here for now. I think my next time writing would be my Results Day, cursing away as usual... (am I never contented with what I have?) Till then.

Berhenti di Perhentian

2010-06-29T05:09:00.000-07:00

Although it has been 3 days since my trip back from Perhentian Island, but the vivid memories engraved deeply in my mind. We departed UM at 10pm on the 22nd June and reached Kuala Besut jeti at 7am the next day. At 9am, we set sail on a speedboat to Perhentian Island. Seeing the excited faces of all my ship mates (some happy while some are fearful), I too had butterflies in my stomach.

At a distant I saw a hill in which I assumed it was Perhentian Island. In my mind, this island is gonna be huge. It took us almost an hour to reach the island at full speed. Oh, did I say full speed? Haha, this is one hell of a joy ride. It was wet, adrenaline-packed, scream-filled journey. I bet it's more exciting than roller coaster rides.

When we were about to reach the shores, from a distance, we can clearly see the white sandy beach, and not to mention, the clear serene water that is as clear as crystal. It is not a lie when I say I can see everything underwater without even delving into the water. When the boat docked at the "jeti", I hopped out of the boat immediately to make myself believe that there is such a place on Earth, not to mention in Malaysia, that the water is that clear. The sand was fine, walking on it is as though we are walking on sponge.

We checked in to our chalet which is a small but pleasant room. Though only meant for two, but due to budgeting, 3 had to bunk in to one room that only has a small cupboard, a Queen size bed, a mirror table and a toilet. The administrators requested for a single fold-able bed, in which I slept on.... and got a butt ache cuz the mattress was thin at the butt area.

Mostly we went snorkeling around the Island on the first day. We went to coral reefs where we were given the rarest opportunity to see a diverse species of animals. Let me describe what I felt went I first saw the masterpiece of the world.

I donned the goggles given and dipped my head into the water. The first view I had was magnificent corals grown on rocksides, fish with wide array of colours swimming pass my very own eyes just a few inches away. The sunlight shined through the water surface and hit directly on the seafloor and walls of giant rocks. Silver fishes the size of anchovies swimming in group, like darts zapping in and out, reflecting the sunlight like a thousand mirror fragments. I have always thought that the sea creature would be dull and boring, but this sight changed my very thoughts that instant. To paint a scene of such would require a master of arts in a thousand years.

We went to several different locations to witness certain special animals living in that particular area. We went to a slightly deeper side to see turtles. The tour guide told us it will be hard to see them as their numbers had dwindle down due to human's actions towards the environment this pass 2 millennial. If that is the case, then I would consider that I am blessed to be able to see a sole turtle swimming at the sea floor as it waddles through at it's own leisure pace, chomping food particles, giving a cute photographic memory in my head. When it sensed our presence, it just sped into the darkness beyond and never to be seen again.

Finally, we went to a shallow area of a coral reef. This time we were told that there are sharks in the vicinity. Unfortunately this time I am not so blessed to see the sharks. Instead I got cut from the sharp corals around. In my mind, I was not thinking of my injuries but rather the corals. This is because I have just destroyed a few as I touched them. In the frantic moment, some of my friends saw a couple of sharks swimming between the visible and non-visible "boundaries". The water was not blue, rather bluish-green. The colour of the shark blended perfectly into its surrounding and with a swoosh from its' tail, there it goes.

And for the last place for that day, we went to a secluded beach where there's spring water. The sea water is warm, however the water flowing down the hill is freakin' cold. Although it may be cold, but we all braved the extreme differences to get one hell out of experience. And it could be that maybe I drank the water, that's why I had a cough the next day. Hmm... it's still a mistery... XD

To be continued...

Rewards & Regrets...

2010-05-17T09:11:00.000-07:00

Last week I just went for two camps consecutively, both with the same purpose: to train future PMs (Pembantu Mahasiswa or a.k.a in English, Facilitators for Orientation) The first being organized by the Residential College, which is 8th College, the one that I am staying in, and the second which is organized by UM.

The first one me and my new found friends went to Jerantut, Pahang. We camped in a cave for the first night. Gua Balai was the name. We thought that it was suppose to be a cool place to stay in, however it was hot even in the evening. Why? Cuz there wasn't the slightest breeze that pass through the cave. *sigh* "Nama pun camping ma" that's what my friend said. The first day we went "clubbing". LOL! You might think I am crazy to laugh at myself. Let me explain... Our supervisor was explaining to us our itinerary for the day. After setting up the camps, we are to go caving... but he mentioned "clubbing". All of us were amazed that we are going clubbing. After the great laughter, we proceeded to the caves. We went jungle trekking, climbed through narrow spaces, helping one another through difficult places, the reward was fantastic. Despite all the injuries that I suffered during the process, what I saw with my own two eyes was priceless. The scenery were breath taking. It's amazing how natural formation of the cave plus human imagination can give such wonderful picture. Images such as bats, elephants, people, couples, even objects can be seen. At certain areas when the wind blows, spine-chilling sensation can be felt, it was so cooling.

Then on the second day, we had abseiling and flying fox, both with element of my greatest fear: heights. Before that, our college master was lecturing us about human perception and how we can overcome our mind and not let our mind control us. Using that as a mind-over-matter philosophy, I manage to try them out and had fun. Then I did my first 'rakit' with my group members using PVC pipes and plastic drums. We were skeptical at first that our 'rakit' will sink in the water, but it didn't. And we manage to come third place in a race... well, not that great because there were only 4 groups, but we really did a great job that none of our members fell into the water. Ironically, there was a group named Titanic, and they came in 2nd place.

After all the hard work, we shifted to a resort to spend the rest of the night. Two days of physical activities was enough to wear us down. The third and fourth day, we spend our time on leadership training with games and activities. It really taught us the important traits needed for being a leader. When our camp was finally over, we went back to college to rest up for 1 day before the start of another camp, one that it more boring and grueling.

On the first day, boring lecture and lame activities. According to our seniors who joined this camp last year, they were required to split and form groups with members from other colleges. However, this is the first time they maintain everyone in the same college for... who know? easier management or maybe greater intra-college bond. But what we lack in this way is that we don't get to understand other college's cheers. I find other college's cheers are pretty amazing and has more power to it. Then at night, we had physical training... military style... maybe not that bad, it was semi-military style. We gathered at the Palapes training ground, did push ups, running, climbing, crawling... much like NS style (according to a friend). Then we started having inter-college cheers, bombarding one college after another. Shouting and yelling till the throat was... "out-of-order". Haha. Then we went to the barracks of Palapes, where we met an ex-officer. All the patriotism lecture... you get the gist?

Then comes the second day... the worst day of the camp. First, we were late. According to our college supervisor, it was a college tradition that we are never late for anything. GREAT! We are the first to break the good tradition. *slap forehead* Second, we had some "Mak Cik" issue that caused us to lose half of our cumulative points, talking about all the effort of our hard work. Third, we were trashed in cheers, wheres the 8th College spirit? What happened to our cheerleader? Was he too weak? Does our cheer not "oomph-ed"? Fourth, we obtained a star (not a good thing in this camp) for no particular reason... and this lead to the "Mak Cik" issue. Fifth, food was horrible, but I don't really mind cuz after all this is a camp. But some complained. I did, too, just so you wonder. Sixth, we lack discipline big time! *sigh* This day was the WORST from the start till the end.

Finally, the day I have been waiting for, the last day... and the best day of this... pathetic and wonderful camp. Pathetic in reference to the first and second day, particularly the second day; wonderful because of the third day. We traveled all the way to Ulu Yam's Amberstone Resort/Camp. Another military style training for warming up for the upcoming activities. Then all the essential BUT boring lectures on safety. That was the time when we were baked alive under the scorching sun. I got tanned and slight sunburn. After that, we were up for a challenge: Tug-of-War. This is one hilarious part. We versus another college: the result.... *drum rolled* .... The rope snapped even before we started to pull. So, that's the end. In order to compensate the time that will be lost if nothing is done, they came up with one interesting game, we are to form the longest line using whatever things we have on us. So when the game started, shoelace was untied, socks were taken off, all lined up in a straight long line... but that was not enough... guys were asked to take off their shirt if possible, then we all lie down like Superman, for the guys, we toss our shirt for an extra boost in length. Well, the verdict was never mentioned, so I assumed that every college is the winner, after all it was a very tight competition.

Then came the moment we all... if not most of us have been waiting for. Jungle trekking to a waterfall. Unfortunately, it was a weekend, so it was packed with 'civilians'. And on our way there, we met soldiers, where we had to salute to. When we reached out destination, we were so eager to jump into the freezing water; three reasons, one, we have been under the hot sun for so long, two, we are almost dehydrated, third, COME ON!!! It's a waterfall!!! WHAT DO YOU EXPECT?!! When we dunk ourselves into the water... hehe, War-of-Cheers started again... we start the spark, and there goes the fire. Instead of slapping the thigh, we hit the water hard. Effect was even greater. The shortest 15 minutes in my life was this time. It was just a few splashes of water and that's the end. We were then asked to return to the camp site for other activities that requires teamwork such as searching for a rope and form a circle, passing a ball underwater and other games. Then we had a speech from our Deputy Vice Chancellor before heading back to UM.

Well, that's all for the PM camps I underwent through this week. In this camp, there are rewards that I gained, yet there are also some regrets/problems faced. However, certain things are beyond your comprehension. Therefore whatever I can do, I did it. Those that can't be done or is already a past, then I shall let it be. For now, I wanna enjoy my 1 month break before another grueling moment that is awaiting me.

Of updates & Things to come...

2010-05-06T09:52:00.001-07:00

It's been a long time since I have last touched this "unkept" blog of mine. I think its full of cobwebs and left with an inch thick of dust by now. *HACHIEW!!!* Sorry, I am allergic to dust. *snorts* Well, the reason it really simple. It would be the same to you guys, too. #1 Assignments nearing due date, #2 nerve racking presentations, #3 last but not least EXAMS!!!

But all those are history, now I am a free man, not Fremont. (if you watched Old Dogs then you will know what I mean) My last paper ended two days ago. Right after my paper, I drove my friends to see our results for SKET subjects, a.k.a local university's compulsory subjects that are boring, skewed, redundant and pathetic. "That sucks!" was my first impression when I saw my results for Hubungan Etnik and TITAS(Tamadun Islam & Tamadun Asia). B+ and A respectively. Then I peeped at my friends'. *HORROR STRUCK* Both As. "Damn! Where did I go wrong again this time?" Recalling my sucky moments when I came to the very same place to see my result for Entrepreneurship Skills (B+) too. I have placed every single effort in that darn skewed paper and got this? Well, maybe not so much... OK, fine, not so after all. I mean come on, how can you take in such... "blurgh" infos? They suck man! I'd rather study TITAS. Haha, actually because in our semester, UM changed its TITAS syllabus and it became easier. It turned out rather interesting, and less things to memorise. Or else I would be dead taking both H.E and TITAS.

Put all the rantings aside, and my unknown future results too, I will have to prepare to go for a camp soon. What camp you may ask... or maybe you might have even know it. Because I am one obnoxious hypocritical forked-tongued schizophrenic, I have enrolled myself to join the Students Assistant during the Orientation. The hypocrite part comes in because I big-mouth and told my friends not to join. Sadly, I won't be able to spend more time with my friends who have all came back for the long nice sem-break. Instead, I have chosen to become a "dog" for the college and work my ass of when I think I will not be fully committed in future with all the tedious work to come. *sigh* The best part? Well, if you consider getting to camp in a cave IS a good thing, then yes.

Oh, did you know I am acrophobic/altophobic? Don't know the meaning? Check it out yourself. Guess what? There's abseiling. *sigh* Sooner or later I will have to face my fear, so why not now? Haha...ha...(fades of) We will see later... whether I conquer my fear. This whole... thing won't just end in one weeks time. I will have to continue another camp in 21 June, unfortunately. *sigh* Great or what?

Argh! Quit the lamenting. I am so looking forward to the BBQ party at Pek Yee's and Genting trip with The Gang. Haha, just came up with a cool arbitrary name for my Form 6 friends. Lame? I know. Blame Uni. XP Not to mention all the other outings and sports to come. OH! I NEED SPORTS! I have been gaining waist line tremendously since the study week. *pinching waist* My lungs are also giving me problems lately. Phlegm congestion is the last thing I need every morning.

I think that would be it for the time being for the things that have past and things to come. Hopefully, this time around things will go nicely. Peace out.

Wackiest Friday in College.

2010-03-19T10:31:00.000-07:00

Well, not exactly the right word to use but I have a very limited vocab, so I used "wacky" as an expression to describe the Friday, (yesterday) I had.

The usual morning class was, of course, usual. (duh!) Had physical chem lab till 12pm (theoretically) and went back to college to have lunch. After that, me, Azie and Elina took a cab to Mid Valley. Before that, drama ensues as they were not gung-ho enough to stop a cab. XD Anyway, we still manage to hop on one and got to MV.

We headed straight to Gardens' Red Box for my very first Karaoke session. (Don't 'huh' me, I know you don't believe) Tommy was there awaiting for the arrival of "VIP" guest. After checking into our assigned room (Room 49 is my memory serves me right) and there were all these buttons and gizmos waiting to be tempered with. Of course, if you have been to a Karaoke lounge, then you will very well know that the place is awesome, well, unless of course you went to a lousy one, which I can't help you as it if beyond my ability to provide aid and thus making you not satisfied and unhappy and complain a lot about it... which like what I am doing now. *DEEP BREATH*
Anyway, we started singing our hearts and lungs out especially my favourite song, Kris Allen Live Like We Are Dying. XP Then there were so many yells and screams rather than songs and melodies. We sang for 3 hours... for quite a reasonable price. (If I am not mistaken it's < RM10) I have only 1 word to describe the entire event, FUN! Just for your information, but I think you'd already know, I CAN'T SING!!! Although all the while I agreed and said I can't sing, but this time I really mean it! Hearing what I was doing in the lounge made me realise how horrible and terrible I was. XD OK, enough revelations for character profile.

Moving on, we rushed to take a cab back to our college. Upon our arrival, I rushed back to my room, showered, make up (just the hair), dressed up and all ready for MAK phase 2. Looking at all the handsome young men and gorgeous beauties waiting for the "carriage" to depart, everyone was so excited to take pictures and commend one another. I, on the other hand, was not as stylish nor dashingly handsome, was only confident to take a couple of pictures. "When the clock struck 12pm", (metaphorically means when it was time to get that ass on the bus or I will ditch you all and let you stranded and starve in college) we got on to the bus assigned to us. To add to our misery, we had to wait for another 15mins before departure, oh and not just that, to "horrify" things, we were stuck in a jam for 20mins. When we managed to get out of UM, we had a fun ride in KL. Not bragging when I said that my friends asked me about KL landmarks and that I answered them, but I also feel "pai-seh" when I don't even know what USJ stands for. XD Our destination was Wisma Felda at Ampang. Taking a joy ride from UM to Ampang opened our eyes to KL,seeing fields, skyscrapers, landmarks, graveyard.... scratch that, and many other things.

It took more than 1 hour to get there. When we finally got down, flashes of light started, you can literally see starts on Earth itself. If you are dense like me then you'd probably not understand me. Anyway, the place was grand and gala. There was a red carpet rolled out to the front door, an archway with artificial roses where girls loved taking pictures there, fountains outside where you can hear streams of water flowing and gushing, spotlight of multicolours shined brightly. No doubt that during these sort of events, paparazzi instinct will start, there is always cameras, actions, dramas, talks, laughters, flashes of lights, "friend-hunting", loitering, pacing, staring, thinking, drooling... Pardon me, i was carried away. Back to topic. As I walked into the magnificent hall, I searched for my table, and sat down. Thinking of not "rotting" away by blank staring into space, I seeked out my friends location, joined them for a chit-chat before the VIPs came. Oh, did I mentioned that they gave clocks as souvenirs. *GASP* Typical Chinese will think "WHAT THE F***! WANT TO DIE AR???" Ya la, I know not nice ma. Nvm lor, don't take lor. So simple. but anyway I took on cuz the design was nice and it was practical for me. XD

Moving on, the arrival of VIPs and before munch time, they had a real good gimmick. The hall had ceiling filled with lights, making them shine like stars as you tilt your head up to look in the dark. The cameramen took footage of it and was projected on the screen. Everyone was to amazed that they took pictures of it. Unfortunately, I didn't. Don't ask why, cuz I myself am not sure why. Probably I was too mesmerised by it... starstruck? Haha. Then the food arrived... in the most fashionable method, where waiter/tress took candle-lit plates of food and did a formation... pretty. We feasted on the food they prepared and left the plates with nothing but bones and decorative. (Who eats decos anyway?) Then, like all previous years, award was given out to people, lucky draw sessions, performances and many other programs. But what is shocking is that the photo-taking session is never over. The camera starts to roll once more when tummies are filled. People can take pictures from one end of the hall all the way to the parking lot and to the bus stops.... EVEN ON BUS ITSELF!!!

What frustrates the committee members will always be the reluctance of people to follow instructions to get on to the bus. Argh, what the hell, who listens to them anyway? My memory is much more valuable than some bus trip back to UM. Hypocritically to say, I avoided picture-taking groups... Reason? Not needed to be mentioned. After committee members repeatedly reminded us to get on to the bus, we finally got up and going. Oh, but the drama does not end there, we still had wacky fun time on the bus, we filled the bus with ONLY OUR LAUGHTER (bet everyone is annoyed by us).

Oh, I bet that trip was miserable to others except us. XD Well, after all those energy-sapping activities, I drew my very last once of strength to type this out. So before I turn in for the night, I just want to appreciate all that has happened today. All new experience I had today was awesome.

Alright, my eyes are as wrinkled as a dried raisin. Better sleep now.

Dr. Fish's Therapy

2010-03-15T02:02:00.000-07:00

Last Friday, I went to TimeSquare with my "family" as some of them wanted to shop for 60's clothing. So I just tagged along, for the fun of it. We took the cab, train, walked and any other possible ways to get there. Bla-bla-bla, lets skip all the crap on eating, talking, laughing, coughing....

Now here is the interesting part. *Glee* As Along and my new found Angah was shopping for elegant dresses, "Mommy", Adik and I went to the nearby shops and found people feeding themselves to fishes. They (the fishes) were hungry bunch of suckers that nibbles onto people's legs. Then comes the attendant lady: " Dr Fish therapy, let your leg have smooth skin, very good...." and goes on with her chatter with Thai accent, trying to convince and persuade us to try this... this... this... errr... what do you even call it by the way? ANYWAY... (up to your calling) we tried it as the price was very reasonable, RM 5 for half an hour. The attendant said since we are first timers we can get offered at such low price.

We washed our legs, feeling curious and excited since it's our very first time volunteering to let some fishes snack on our legs. We were asked to leg the bigger ones "eat" first before letting the little ones feast. So without further hesitation, I soaked my legs in... To my horror....... IT WAS SO DARN TICKLISH THAT I SCREAMED!!! Embarrassing? YES! Good experience? "YES!"...and no. They weren't fishes, they were little "electrocutioners" that excites you. Sensation wise, its like ants crawling all over.

Oh, the "horror" was not yet over. In fact, that was just child's play. Haha, get it... big fish, child's play?? Ok, I am being lame... (simply because I don't wanna continue on to the smaller ones that are literally swarming in the bigger pond) But for the sake of your entertainment, I shall proceed describing How I Tortured Myself Experience.

Before I jumped into the pond (not really jumped in but before I stick my sensitive legs into the pond) I say these tiny version of the bigger fish. In my mind, I thought "how bad can THESE be compared to the bigger ones. Should be no problem lah~" Did I just screwed myself or not? So there I was with "Mommy" and Adik. They stuck their legs in first and through their facial expression.... F-O-R-G-E-T I-T. All I hear was screams and squeals. But I am going to pay it. RM5 is not a small amount, I can eat 2 meals at warung.... Fine! So I braved myself and.... lift my feet above the water. To my HORROR!!!! THESE ARE NOT FISHES!!!! THEY ARE HUNGRY LIL SUCKERS LIKE LEECHES THAT HAVE NOT BEEN EATING FOR 1 YEAR WAITING TO SWARM TO FEED ON YOUR LEGS. All their mouths were above water... right underneath my feet, awaiting for the arrival of a main course meal, willing to come on his own. (You know, when I am writing this, I feel like I am an idiot.)

Anyway, I drew all the bravery I have in me and dipped my legs in.

(Sorry, I shall not describe what happened here. Use your imagination and picture there were screams, squeals, yells, Oh-My-Gods, shrieks, dramas, tears, slapping, thrashing, rubbing, Oh-Mommy, HELP~~~, finger biting, laughter, camera, joy, sadness, torture and many other mixed feelings in the whole process)

All I can say is that, there was not one, but millions of mouths nibbling on your leg, each "bite" will send an impulse from you leg to your central nervous system a.k.a your brain, where the impulses will be "sorted out", interpreted, then another signal will be sent back to your motor system back to your leg and tells you... no... SCREAMS TO YOU "BLOODY HELL! PULL THAT F***ING LEG OUT YOU DUMBASS!!!" (Form 5 Bio knowledge, under nervous system. Read up if you wanna know more.) Let me tell you, each sensation sends an impulse up to your brain. Imagine a million impulses shoots up to your brain at one go, all zaps in and out, clash here and there, amplifies and destroys each other... I tell you, your brain will fuse and confuse you, the mixed feelings at one time at your leg... EEEKKKK, AAAHHHH, OMG!!!! was the words that I could utter.

Oh goody, here comes Along and Angah. New victims to be tortured. Wanna see more dramas? Please go to Facebook and check out yourself.

Oh, did I mention when I got used to the... "Hell", God sent a "messenger" to us for torturing? XD That's right, we manage to convince a foreign lady to join us. WEEEE~~~~ Fun ain't it? Oh, the screams and shrieks... ear-piercing is the right word. We literally extended our hands to "comfort" her (and she crushed our hands). Slowly at a time she dipped her leg in, each time screaming EEEKKKK.... AAHHHH....NNNOOOO.... And all we could do is "Madam, calm down. Here, take my hand, slowly...slowly...slowly...""EEEEEEEEKKKKKKKKK" *Laughter*

Oh it was a really good experience letting "Mother Nature" "cleanse" you. After the whole event, I noticed my feet was indeed... not smoother, but cleaner. Less dead skin were seen at certain parts. Hmm... maybe they are wonders of nature after all.

Well, that ends this episode of our journey. The rest, not so interesting, except where I got stuck at the Monorail and had to join my "family" again since I cant "join" my family. Confusing? I thought so. So the drama continued with Adik's ear-piercing, late night returns, hand mime practice, exhaustive night, and good night sleep.

Water Crisis in UM causes HAVOC!!!

2010-02-05T20:49:00.000-08:00

Thursday morning 3.00am was just another usual day/"night" when I was having a post-Ang Pao gathering when the event was finally over. Everyone was already turned into a zombie from the exhaustion of preparing the entire event.

Everything was fine until that day's afternoon. A water pipe in Damansara burst and caused the entire campus to suffer from water shortage. I, no doubt, was "victimised" too. I slept through the entire morning, skipping breakfast and lunch. When I woke up, I found that it was peculiar when I entered the bathroom to wash up. As I turned on the water tap, I noticed that the water flowing out was so little. So I thought "what the heck, it's just me." OKAY!!! I suffered the consequences. There was still water when I brushed my teeth, but when I wanted to gargle my mouth... *DANG!!!!!!!!!

Ok, you guessed it. I rushed back to my room to get my drinking water just to gargle my mouth and that's that. Hah! Just when I thought only my college had this problem, I went down to KPS (sort of like a miniature town in UM) to have my late lunch, oh the horror... WATERLESS!!! After my class at 7pm (ended really early, at 5.45pm) I reached my college, and I saw a Syabas truck, and everyone was gathering round it just to get water. Hmmm... I never thought that I would ever see this truck in my life because the place I stayed never had water rationing. Now was a different story. Hah! talking about experience. So I grabbed my pail, went to the truck, lined up to get water.

That was when I saw my friends, too. They were all patiently waiting for their turn to get water. Pails after pails were filled. Water did not stop flowing out from the tank. Just when I was feeling uneasy like everyone else, a friend of mine asked me why wouldn't I go back? *TING!* The light bulb on my head lit. Good idea. But it dimmed a little after that. I was so looking forward to going to College 9 to watch their cultural performances that night. *sigh* So I called my mother and she said that she will come pick me up.

Ok, so you will say that I escaped the torture and torment, but the story does not end here. On Friday morning, I went back to Uni for a class. Chem practical was canceled as there was no water. Hooray!!!.... not for long. I had to go back to my College to get ready for a meeting. However, horror struck me when nature called. Ironically I was just talking with a friend of mine about toilets being the last place on Earth to visit at this time around.

You can never defy nature, this is a first hand notice from me to you. You HAVE to go when you HAVE to go. Let me make it clear as to how a toilet will look like during these time. Have you ever been to China? Visited their loos? No? It's actually a drain that connects every single cubic and it does not have a pump to flush. Pees and poos will stack on top of one another. That's the situation... The rest is up to your imaginations as I will stop the horrific description here onwards. Clue is that 'land mines' are all over and 'Sarrin' gas is deadly.

Well, that will be that. Now I am crossing my fingers AND TOES IF I HAVE TO, that UM will have water on Sunday night when I return... or it will be return of the horror.

Every single itty bitty things that makes life so miserable

2010-01-04T22:30:00.000-08:00

Ya ya, I know by the time you read this you will already be saying "I told you so..." But I am still going to write it anyway. And I bet everyone is already sick and tired of me complaining for the pass... 6 months??? Haha.

For the pass one month I have been complaining non-stop about my horrendous room mate and his unbearable attitude. This was because I wanted my life in Uni to be so perfect... too perfect indeed. I wanted everything to go my way, so much so that I was a coward and I dare not do anything about it. I did all the work and labour whereas he destroyed it all. HAH! As you have already known me for years, you do know I am a perfectionist. Well, you guessed it, self-induced stress, so much to the extend until I was at the edge of insanity... Haha, exaggerating.

Well, finally I drew all the guts I have and talked to him, this time at least he did obey my rules a BIT, *glance around the room* but still not enough.

But what the heck, life is suppose to be more meaningful than this right? Just letting all this itsy bitsy tiny little things covering the bigger picture of life? Is it worth it? I don't think so. Just thinking of all the other good things in life makes it so much more worth to live, rather than letting all the minor details get to you. And mind you, this is not Sherlock Holmes here, therefore minor details is not so essential... except for a few things... and science... not that other minor details is not important... what ever, you get the picture right?

Well, just so you know, I will never stop complaining though. Haha... So long as things does not go according my way... I will continue to rattle on. XP And the poor victims of mine... Haha, so sorry.

One more thing, since that despicable smell lingers on and on in this room, I have decided to get the air freshener this time. Haha, and I shall open all doors and windows whenever they are not around. Solution: FOUND. As for the slippers... ngek ngek ngek... sanitising agents??? We will see.

Ok, off to class now. Cheerios.

My New Year Resolution --> Just another NATO!

2010-01-01T07:14:00.000-08:00

Let's have a look at what I am PLANNING (The big NATO* word):

1. Get better grades and stay in first class honours and if there are any possible chances to switch to the medical line, I WILL DO IT!

2. Since I have gained 3kg during the holidays, I shall start walking to faculty and back to college everyday. Plan to exercise a little more often.

3. I shall start communicating with my room mates so that we can have a better mutual understanding.

4. Have fun in UM instead of dreading every single damn thing that does not run according to my expectations.

5. Spend on PSP!!! XD

6. Last but not least, keep in touch with good ol' friends.

Well, that's so far all the plans I have in mind, but it's currently all still NATO.

For those who don't know what NATO is, it stands for No Action, Talk Only.

One that makes hell breaks loose

2009-12-29T08:32:00.000-08:00

I was having a good night sleep after an insomnia on Monday. Tuesday morning... before the cockerel even makes it's wake up call, I was startled by a loud crack at the door of my hostel room. My mind was thinking "Oh God, please... please it's not him... please..." BANG! *click* "Oh boy..." I stretched reluctantly, hoping to give him the sign that I was sleeping soundly... UNTIL U WOKE ME!!!! Damn you! But whatever... I continued my slumber... but not for long, until he started unloading. Then something else came to my mind "The Floor!" OK, hold your horses, "What floor?" you might be thinking.

The story goes like this, in the first semester, before the two idiots came, I cleaned and mop the ENTIRE ROOM myself. Then I went back home during the weekends. To my horror, the moment I step foot back into my room, shoes and slippers where all over the place! Dang! Fine... Then I shall also step in with shoe. But not for long. This time, hehe, I mopped the floor and told my senior room mate (The Other was not here) that I will be mopping the floor and please be bear footed when enter the room.

Ok, old grandma's story over. So I woke up reluctantly from my slumber, pull away my eye patch... oh the shock, shoes on floor. So I told him to leave his shoe behind when entering the room. If he wants to bring in his shoes he can place it under the bed. "OK" was the answer I get, but what happened? HAH!!!! He ignored me! Fish you! Ergh!!! What ever... He started unloading everything. All his belongings that he did not take back to his own country was left behind under the bed. And so, he pulled out his bed sheet and blanket... Guess what? IT STANK THE ENTIRE ROOM! My room mate and I quickly ran out not even saying a word! He went to shower, and I went to brush my teeth.

Oh GOD THE SMELL WAS HORRENDOUS!!!! IT WAS SO FOUL THAT EVEN VAMPIRES WILL RUN!! the moment I reached back my room, I told myself "please let this be a nightmare, I want to go back to the way it was a day ago." *click* I opened the door, the stench gushed out from the very moment the door stood a jar. Tears filled my eyes... thinking "How can this be?"

Oh, the scene was horrible. Even now my towel smells of it... GAG! *sigh* I shall write this down of my most horrible experience ever in Uni. He return to the very room he was staying. He pulled out a plastic bag filled with his bed sheet and blanket. It was the same one he used last semester. He sweats and he never washes it. Great! And now it has been under the bed for 1 month plus, untouched. The moment he pulled out, imagine the smell that gushed out... think of it as a rubbish dump site, sourish, sweaty smell from an obese man who has not showered for 1 month. Hmm... Lovely isn't it? NO! OF COURSE NOT!

So, after my class at 1pm, I reluctantly return to my room. Talking about change of luck! This time there was no electricity! My college was undergoing maintenance. And so when I opened the door, seeing him sleeping to soundly on THAT BEDSHEET WITH THE BLANKET!!!! EEEEEEWWWWWWWW!!!!!

He woke up after that, and so I pretended to tell him that the place smells really awful. My mandarin was terrible and his accent was so heavy... get the picture of awkwardness? Right. And so he said it was his pile of unwashed clothes since LAST SEMESTER. Then he left for shower. No electricity remember? So I opened the room, it still smelled so bad the moment I sat at my desk I could still smell it. Gagged... Ok, this is really bad. I left the room immediately. Even from outside I could still smell the foul odor. I called my mom to ask her for her opinion. She was so kind to wash his things for my sake... Hah! Forget it, I will ask him to wash or send it to the dobi.

Well, he came back, and I have to be really frank because its really that bad. I asked him to wash his bed sheet and blanket. Great, he agreed, BUT HE DID NOT WASH IT PROPERLY!!!! As to why? I don't know. *sigh* He washed it and hanged it out to dry. The weather was promising, sunny and windy, perfect environment to dry things up. He had to leave to get some things and asked for my help to collect it if it were to rain. And so I blindly agreed.

I had class at 5pm, and so I left thinking it won't rain. Ok, how stupid of me, it's raining season! Why didn't I collect it before I left???? After class and attending an AIESEC talk, I went back to my room at 10pm. Before that, seeing water pools on the road, I knew it rained quite heavily. *sigh* Oh great, there's sure to be drama again. True enough, the second I opened the door, my hanging placed was covered with his stinking blanket. Oh yes, MY PLACE WITH HIS FILTHY THINGS! Argh! And he said that he wanted to hang there to dry. He left in a jiffy. OK!!! This is way "better" than I imagined. I just took his blanket and left for the pantry, hanged his thing there and went for my meeting. After the entire meeting, I went back to my room. He entered just a few minutes later. I had to tell him the truth. Oh, I was so desperate to get his things washed at the cleaners that I had to lie that his things were covered in fungus. Well, seeing brown patches on his sheets and all, I had to come up with something, right?

*sigh* Well, I have to be cruel in order to be kind. And what makes me more guilty is that he even gave me a packet of tea he got from his place. According to him, it cost RM35 for that one small packet. Wow... right... so how? What should I do? Continue cleaning the room will be a must no matter what the cost is. This time I will not compromise dirty and smelling environment and I will eradicate all the awful things in my room.

How Kiasu am I?

2009-12-28T03:22:00.000-08:00

Leave me be, I just want to rent out my frustrations here. Please leave at once. Thank you.

Why are you here?

Why are you still reading this???

Stop continuing! I mean it!

HEY! STOP READING!!!

Fine! You have been warned. Here I will start to complain and talk nonsense that WILL IRRITATE YOU!!!

BEWARE! This is the last chance for you to SHUT it!

Suit yourself.... From here you will know how kiasu I am.

Previously, I had told myself that I must obtain 4.0 no matter what the consequences are, unfortunately, I slacked big-time. I screwed up my entire semester 1, took everything for granted, because I took it too lightly. *sigh* How stupid of me to listen to people... saying "Oh, STPM graduate? Simple life lar, sap sap sui... all revision only" FINE!!! End up... ta-da, my result, target... NOT ACHIEVED! YOU IDIOT!

That's not all, when I got to know my good friend in the same course as me got 4.0, I was delighted... but there is this other part of me... this evil part of me, the part I always suppress deep within me... felt jealous. But what the heck right? I mean come on!!! Top 10 STPM student! You're joking if she can't get 4.0.

Oh...ironically this "side" of me hunger for more jealousy... then it started to hunt for "victims". "Ei, how much is your pointer ar?""Ei, how much you get for sem 1 ar?" Posing all this questions starts to fill this beast of mine. Answers "3.87 and below" was not satisfying. "I" wanted more... stalked and hunt... then, more and more people with "3.87 and above" appeared. "I got 3.9+" or "Mine slightly higher than yours... 3.9". Verbally I automatically congrats then, but the filthy beast within me was now feeding on me. "Oh, how I wished I had gotten better marks than you, then I can see that ugly sour face of yours! Eat that you jerk!"

With all this emotion cramped in!!! SHIT! Hah! Then the feeling of regret starts to set in. Firstly, why the hell am I in UM in the very first place? Why the hell didn't I go to NUS? Everything is so much better there: education, accommodation, transportation, the people there are more kiasu than me will inspire me to do better.
Secondly, why didn't I study hard in the very first place when all I wanted to was get the chance to change to pharmacy or medicine? See, now you let the people around you look down upon you. Brag la! Brag some more! Brag~~~ Continue bragging and this is what you get, HUMILIATION!!! It's like dirt splat on your damn face!!! Thirdly, the hope of changing to pharmacy or medicine has dropped so low... HAH! that you don't even want to send in the letter of appeal. ARGH!!! *BITE LIPS SO HARD* SEND ONLY LA!!!!

Oh, how I want to shed some tears like a normal human with feelings does, but why can't I? Is tears that expensive to shed? Ironically I still manage to put on a smiling face and congrats people full-heartedly? Was I being genuine? I even doubt myself at times. Hah! talking about self-conflict...

*sigh* what the heck... forget it... if i can't get into the course i want... then biochem it shall be. who knows? later in life there are full of unexpected things that might happen right? maybe biochem isn't such a bad course after all... hopefully... maybe...

now that whats done is done... so just continue right? life continues on and on regardless of what happens. *deep breaths* *exhale loudly*

Right on! Let's continue and hope for the best! This time, Semester 2, all the memory work is needed, SO NO SLACKING! ALL RIGHT? YOSH!!!!

A new beginning.

2009-12-27T05:22:00.000-08:00

A fresh start, a new beginning, a new semester.

Everyone has left for their respective uni. That rule also applies on me. But before I return, I would like to, again, state down all the wonderful things that happened during this holiday.

My best experience was going to the pub. Hah, my very first Mojito. It was nice, the sweet and sour lime with a tinge of mint, the alcohol, can't even taste it. A few weeks later, I went to the very same pub again, Republic was the name. This time, I ordered a pint of Heineken. Nice...

Haha, hate to say this, but I find that this holiday, instead of exercising, we actually went out to eat more! We went to IKEA, 1U, Sunway, Puchong and many more places to indulge in various food. Haha, I gain extra pounds already... *pinching my flabby tummy. OK! New sem resolve! Walk everyday to Faculty! Haha, provided not raining.

Ah, fantastic movies were released in the cinema non-stop during this festive season (Christmas). Avatar, two thumbs up; Alvin, funny but not as good as the first, but still funny; Princess & the Frog, typical Disney cartoon, but I find it not as good as the classical Disney cartoons. Wow, come to think of it, there are more but we didn't watch. Haha... the entertainment we had...

Christmas was very fun indeed. My family and I went for a day out to the beach. Morib and Carey Island was fun. Especially Carey Island. Seeing the diverse sea creature available there was fun. Unfortunately it was raining and drizzling. *sigh* Hopefully the next time I go will have a much better weather.

Well, I got to say, I had the best event planner, thanks to Tai Kor Ying Wai. Haha. He planned most of the events with great success. Without him, I don't think I would have enjoyed yet another holiday.

Well, taking a deep breath, I shall now pen off. The start of another semester is just tomorrow. I will return to the life I used to hate so much... but why hate? Hated the room, hated the food, hated everything... my, how miserable am I... So this time, I shall learn to embrace it. Ok, cheer for me. XP Just joking. Haha.

Cheerios!

A wonderful and memorable evening

2009-12-03T08:49:00.000-08:00

I will make this in a sort of a diary way so I can express myself better.

3rd Dec 2009

Dear Diary,
Today I had a surprise, a surprise which I have never expected in my life. I was initially getting really impatient when Bryan haven't reached my place when it's 7pm already. I finished watching a television drama and was pacing up and down my living room. Constantly irritating my sister by hopping on and off the computer. Finally my streak is over. He came 5 minutes after I called him. When I reached her place... OH MY THE LORD!!! Sadistic ladies to the attack..... I shall leave the rest to your imagination.

When I reached at Pek Yee's place, we feast the food prepared by everyone. Pizzas, bee hoon, eggs, and my mother's vinegar trotter, then came KFC, fried rice and so many other scrumptious food for the belly. Me, being glutton, will not stop until the food level have reached the top of the throat. "Haha" my mind thought, "this is great, I get to eat everyone's cooking".

Sigh, what a meal. My belly was bloated and we started to chat to the top of our voices. Suddenly, the lights got dimmer... hmmm... wonder why? Then Pek Yee just offed the lights... O.o Weird? Everyone clapped and sang birthday song... Weirder... Joan was standing beside me and i was blindly singing along when I felt something was wrong... Why is everyone LOOKING at me? "Joan, whose birthday is..." "YOU!!!" ............................... GASP!!!! WHY THE HELL IS EVERYONE POINTING AT ME???!!! "NO! THERE MUST BE A MISTAKE! MINE IS NOT TILL NEXT WEEK! NO, NO, NO!!!"
Ok, I was really shocked... there was this two candles sticking out of the chocolate cake (apparently Shao Li chose it, it's called Chocolate Moist Cake, and apparently its not the normal soft cake... you will know why). The next thing I knew (I dunno what was going on exactly, my mind was thinking "This is not logic! Not rational!" at that time) I was standing in front of the cake. Friends asked me to make a wish and say this is my early Birthday. My mind was racing with thoughts as it was such a big surprise. I clasp my hands together, wishing... wishing... wishing... (not gonna tell) *blow* out the candles go. Then, Wai Hou and the gang asked my to play a game... pull the candles out with... my mouth? Ok, that didn't sound right... Oh, and to add the challenge, he pressed the candle so deep in... Ok... That's... interesting. Hehe, someone... tried(but failed miserably) to smash my face with the cake. Hmph... who did it anyway? I wonder... Anyway, I drew my head back up... laughing... "This is a joke" my mind thought. FINED! I shall be sporting to pull it out! the moment i pull the second one out, my head was pressed so hard on the cake. Amazingly, the only visible marking on the cake... WAS MY NOSE PRINT! And guess what? I had to take the entire quarter piece (the one with my nose print) and gobble it in... 15 MINUTES!!! OMG!!!

The horror!!! The pain!!! The Agony!!! Oh, the drama... ironically, I just swallowed an entire cow before eating that one small quarter piece of cake. Let's see, the food level in me is at the very tip of the esophagus and I had to gobble in a quarter cake within 15 minutes or I'll have to face punishment which is even more horrible, more food to shove in... Ok... But I can't take it anymore... *Tears sparkle* Argh, begone with it. Shoved in slowly, munching... munching... And someone was there recording the entire scene. SH!T!!!!!! Oh, again, ironically the best give is yet to come, how true is it I am not sure, but they said it will be in YOUTUBE! Argh! Again! BE SPORTING! Come to think of it, when we grow up, all this will be a reminiscent. Oh, I swear I will not touch cakes for the next 1 month or so... *gag*

Then comes the game part. Wee, that's gonna be real... PAIN IN THE ASS! Hahaha, very dramatic? I know. You know why? Let's see, the loser gets to eat one big chunk of food! Wee, more shoving. ^.^v LUCKILY........ I TAK KENA!!! HAHAHA. Oh, the irony, I warned them not to eat to full... guess what, they ate too. Haha! Let us suffer my brothers, thy shall feel each others pain and suffering... NOT!!! Overall, the game was fun... Right? Right? All those in favor(those who didn't lose) say YES! XP

Not knowing the time flies by so fast... It was midnight. People started to leave one by one... until just the few of us GUYS left. After cleaning up and packing up, we bid adieu, and left, all of our hearts contented, fill with joy and laughter, memories only sweetness glued... if not fused with our brains, not to mention belly "imploded".

Lastly I would love to give my deepest gratitude to all those to make this event so happening, although it's not my real birthday. And frankly, this is my very first birthday celebrated with friends. Especially Pek Yee, Pek Khee and Pek Kuan and also her parents, thank you. Oh yes, and to everyone, the donation was most generous and also the lovely card... Erm... I mean the C-thingy. XD

Hope to see you guys soon enough for another round of wacky adventure.

My review on 2012 (Spoiler included)

2009-11-21T01:09:00.000-08:00

I would like to stress that this blog is based on my point of view and it's up to viewers' discern.

I personally felt that this show was full of moral values... minus the illogical laws of physics. One of the most important message send is that life is short, there are many unforeseeable circumstances that might take place in life. We should live life to the fullest and do whatever things we want to do before it's too late. If we get the chance to do the very things that we have always wanted to do, why not give it a shot? (This does not include illegal activities such as thievery, murder, arson and the likes of it.) If we would to do things that we are not proud of, repent, and action speaks louder than words, that means DO and not just SAY!

Like all Hollywood film, love is always one of the main theme that will be displayed. Love in this case does not only refer to couple love but it extends to family love, love for others, love for the country and even infidel love. This value is clearly exhibited by the President Thomas where he cares for his late wife, his daughter, and his people. He is willing to stay behind and suffer although he knew the consequences of staying behind. Although he doesn't know first aid or rescue aid, yet he is willing to open his place for casualties. This moral value is not only portrayed by him alone but everyone that are suffering.

Another typical value that often shown in Hollywood films, sacrifice. Sasha, the pilot, is willing to sacrifice himself to save everyone on board, despite the ungratefulness of his employer, Yuri.

Hate to say this but, it's true that the world is NEVER fair. And people will ask selfishly in any possible way to obtain their goal. I mean, what are the odds of meeting someone so selfless that he/she is willing to give in every time to everyone? There will be bound to have at least one time where he/she will say "No". It is also very true that people with power and money will be given the utmost priority in society. And yes, there will always be a hierarchy of power. Discrimination will happen everywhere. But come to think of it, why all this "unfairness" happen everywhere? Simple, culture norm. In this world, those that are more "adaptable" will be able to survive. Competition will always be there.

Then there is "sanity vs insanity". I always wonder whether should I consider Charlie sane or insane? I went for a seminar once and the lecturer told us this, "when your predictions are correct, you are called 'lucky'; but when the thing fails, you are called stupidity!" By social norm, End of The World will perceived as never to occur, and Charlie is called insane. But when it occurs...
What I learn is that we should never underestimate anyone. Though involuntarily we will discriminate him, but always weigh and consider, be it possible or impossible, then rule out what you think is "wrong".

Lastly, at the end of the show, I interpreted the final scene, that we should always be ready for new things in life. Yes, no doubt that fear and anxiety will always be there when we face the uncertainties, but as a family, with the help of friends, we can always help each other, bring up each others' spirit, to face a brand new world out there.

I repeat that this are all my personal point of views and the movie is entirely up to viewers' discern.

First time taking exam in Uni

2009-11-16T21:53:00.000-08:00

The uncertainty is a man's terror. The fear of unknown causes him to strive.

This was what I had in mind when I stepped foot in Uni... but unfortunately as time goes by, I began to found myself slacking and taking things for granted. Now I fear that I might not be able to score well in my first exam as I have failed to work hard at the very beginning. The subjects that I took:

i) Basic Entrepreneurship skills: A pathetic subject, totally took for granted because I thought it was all common sense. It turned out I should have memorized the damn book. We were told the exam was bilingual but it turned out it was in Malay! And I read in English(lecture notes are in English).

ii) History & Philosophy of Science: It was relative easy but struggled to memorized all the names and terms as it was subjective.

iii) Cell Biology: DOOMED! Why all the mistakes I did was all clumsy mistakes? OMG! I wanna smash my head on the wall!

iv) Population Biology: OK... Not too bad

v) Basic Chemistry: Another subject for me to smash my head on the wall......... No, worst, I should shoot my head on with a gun.

That's basically all the subjects I took in this Sem. Next Sem I will be taking TITAS(Tamadun Islam dan Tamadun Asia Serantau) and Ethnic Relation... subjects created by the authorities for political purposes... Sigh, that's why if we have the financial ability to go private or even better, go overseas, why not? Don't be a fool like me to waste the opportunity to go to NUS.

Before the start of another misery.

2009-09-27T06:22:00.000-07:00

Before I return to the very room I dreaded the most, I would like to leave another happy moment, or should I say many happy moments in this blog as a piece of note to remind me that life is not all that miserable as it seems.

On the 17th of September, I planned meticulously to meet up with 5 of my buddies from Form 5. Then on 18th September, Friday, I received a message from one of my friends saying he was having high fever and that he couldn't make it for lunch with us. This lead to a chain of events which I did not foresee. Bay, a friend couldn't make it as he did not have a transportation. And so I went to Pyramid and met up with Ken Hon. Feeling disappointed in myself, I told him that both Bay and Ting Yu couldn't make it. I was feeling like a total loser at that time. All hope is not lost, I told Ken Hon that Bay suggested we go over to Puchong to have lunch. Without further ado, we prepared to go over to Bay's place. Immediately I SMSed Loh to tell him the change of plans, and thankfully he agreed to the sudden change of plans. Ken Hon, Loh and I met up at Bay's place and we went to a steamboat restaurant to have a scrumptious meal. After our satisfying meal, we decided to visit our sick friend who just came back from the clinic. Thank God that he didn't contract H1N1. To my surprise, Ting Yu shifted to Puchong a couple of months ago. He now stays in a porch environment. Although he was ill, he and his mother entertain us warm-heartedly. We talked and catch up with old times. I was envious that everyone was studying the courses that they all dream of and they all are so far successful. When it was time to part once more, I felt that my heart sank to the abyss, as I felt empty again.

The next day, I went back to my hometown to visit my relatives. It's great to visit most of them again. We had a long chat over the weekends, especially the ladies who traded knowledge on cooking and baking, marinating to grilling, all tended to perfection. We feast during that time, gobbling down food as though they were feat for the Kings. Pastas were creamy, Penang Hokkien Mee were fragrant and delicious. Thinking of it made me drool. Eating was nonstop whenever we go back to Ipoh.

Then the day came, for us to go back home to KL. It was a Tuesday. I remember my friends in Form 6 organised an exciting outing; badminton in 3K and enjoying cups of drinks in Bliss. Sorry I couldn't make it as I was still in Ipoh. But I manage to catch up with them the next day in a game of basketball in USJ3. We played and laughed. It was enjoyable. We even played with students from USJ 12 school. They are school players, so I will leave the scenario to you to imagine. Though we enjoyed to the max. The very same day, we had an outing in Pyramid. I was late because I had lunch at home. When I reached there, I called Pek Yee to confirm the place where they are dining in. So, with haste I make my way to Tokyo G. There were laughters, talking and yelling to cheer the place up. We traded information of our life in our respective universities. Then pictures were taken, flashes happening everywhere, people from other tables were looking at us. An attendant came over and offered to take a group photo of us, and so we did. When we left the place, each had their own shopping to do, and so we split up to complete our task. Me, Bryan, Pek Yee and Grace went our way while Ying Wai, Ken Nie, Rong Gen, Wai Kit, Yu Ken and Marcus went their own way. Joan and Shao Li went their way, too. The ladies in my group went shoes shopping, while we guys... you get the picture. Then our dear beloved Sonia called to meet up with us. We met up with her and bumped into Ping Ying. Together we went for "Manhunt", literally. We went to Wendy's to meet up with them. They were having... something like McFlurry. Me, Pek, Grace, BK and Sonia went to Secret Recipe to indulge in a slice of fattening yet delightful cake while the rest stayed at Wendy's to... erm... ponder their drinks? In Secret Recipe, me and Sonia traded stories, or more like complains. Before we even get to finish our 'lectures', the guys came over to bid their goodbyes. Rong Gen, Ken Nie and Wai Kit made a move while the rest stayed behind for dinner. Joan left afterwards when we left Secret Recipe. During dinner, many became directors and actors. Videos and pictures were taken, acts and scenes were directed, guys became lalas, girls gone wild, Oh the drama... But time was not enough, it ended so soon. Some had to rush for movie while others headed home.

The following days we met up for supper and breakfast. For the very last few moments, pictures and videos were taken in memory of this very moment. As we all will cherish it again, just like before, before the time we go our separate ways, before we grew up, before we entered uni. Once more, we look forward towards the future, to pursue our goals and dreams.

In this very moment, before I pen-off to return to my solitude, before I dread my life, I would like to thank everyone for such a wonderful holiday.

-Pen off-

Fraser's Hill Trip

2009-08-31T03:55:00.000-07:00

On the 29 August, me and my family went to Fraser's Hill for a one day trip.

This is the Kuala Kubu Bahru dam. Kinda shocking to see that the water level drop so drastically.

This is even more horrible to look at...

When we reached the peak... The iconic clock tower. That's my dad and mom.

One of the nice cottage...

Allan's lake... nothing big,

Me and my sis playing water... dirty water...

Ever seen lemon grown in Malaysia? There are 2 in the horse ranch...

My sis and dad trying archery... It seems my sis can shoot better... when my dad is a shooter,

Didn't know since when I like looking at clouds...

At 4pm we went down hill to have a satisfying dinner of Ulu Yam's Loh Mee. (Sry I didnt take a photo of it)

Bon Odori Festival

2009-07-19T04:00:00.000-07:00

They say picture speaks a thousand words, therefore I shall not speak much. Enjoy.

Me, Erin and Kelly. They got their yukatas. Looks nice right?

Dancing along with them... clumsily...

See the rows and rows of yummy Unagi??? Hungry...

The performers practicing before the event...

Performers dancing... Pretty yukatas...

Night at the festival...

Oh look, who dancing??? Our Selangor Chief Minister...

When the performance ended, it's time to say goodbye...

I wasn't able to take more videos especially the ending as it was so cool the drummers played very well. Bon Odori is a must go. It's fun and an eye-opener to diverse culture in the world. Food, costumes, dance, music and many more... They are attractive. For those who hasn't been for the festival and really interested to go, do not fret, as they plan it every year. See you there next year.

Flashbacks...

2009-07-09T22:06:00.000-07:00

It was just 2 weeks ago when we went to our own respective Unis, went through orientation which was a mixture of fun and boredom. It was the Golden opportunity to have acquaintance. When I started to miss my dearly beloved friends from all over Malaysia, I SMSed them, asking how they were. It was all positive feedback and that made me glad to hear that. As days went by, we were all starting to get busy with our own agendas, attending our very first lecture, going for tutorials, struggling in practicals, chasing after buses and many other affairs.

Life has it's ups and downs. We went through hardship and gain experience, friendship, trust, and self esteem. The reward we reaped was sweet, nevertheless satisfactory.

Although when I SMSed my friends the same old ridiculous mundane and annoying questions of "How are you?" or "What's up?" almost everyday, friends bare with it and replied in the warmest manner. (Hopefully none will hate me)

Well, it is good to hear that everyone is fine and fit as fiddle, as it warms my heart to continue my hopes and dreams. Wishing all to hit their goals in life to be a better person. Till the day we meet, where we will have lots to catch up on.

History of Friendship

2009-06-27T05:19:00.000-07:00

I cast myself on my bed for the last time, the bed that gave me warmth and comfort, but tomorrow I will leave it behind in my room. I blank stare into the dark empty space of my room, with no visible visual. As I continue to blank stare, images of the past started to fill my mind, images of me and my friends, images of us having fun, images of unforgettable moments.

Recalling the past, I use to be a shy and timid person that is encased in a large body. Cowering in alpha males'/females' shadow as I see them mixing with new group of 'aliens', dare not initiate a conversation with anyone but the ones that I know. By putting on a weak but genuine smile, I tried to ward of hostilities that would harm me, avoiding being targets for potential bullies. It was a couple of days later when someone came up to say "Hi, my name is... What's yours?" I drew enough courage to start replying the stranger. From there it is where we became acquaintance. As time goes by, it was networking that made me knew more people, although just by names and faces.

It took the cooperation of both individuals to strengthen the bond. We cherish this bond that we currently have, reinforced it with trust and tolerance, love and care, give and take, forgive and forget, until it became strong enough we became good friends. Appreciating the moments that we have been through, the good and bad times, helping one another to get through obstacles in life, lending the shoulders when we shed tears, sharing laughter and joyful moment, opening our hearts to one another; the bond grew so strong to the point where it became nigh unbreakable. But it did not stopped there. Due to networking, I knew friends of him/her and he/her knew mine. The ring of friendship grew bigger and bigger. Knowing more friends made me feel comfortable, as though we are a family.

As our life intertwined to a certain point, we shared the same fate and the same destiny. Our goal became one goal, our purpose is one purpose only, to conquer life's task, to accomplish the target in life, to face one tough war that is coming our way.

It was after the test, where we met up, to receive the verdict that befall us. Some were joyful, some contented, some upset. We shared this very particular moment together, exchanging words of compliment, cherish those who had fallen, congratulating those who rose above all. But sadly life did not end there, mentors told us this was just the beginning for a much tougher challenge in life. We took those precious advice but cast it aside for the time being.

Then the time for us to toast for our victory came. We celebrated together, went on gala parties and fancy restaurants; toast with the finest wine and dine the best food. We went on outings that were the most grand where we can ever possibly imagined, sharing unforgettable moments where it is only filled with laughters. Our time was only filled with one particular purpose: to have as much fun before we go our separate ways, to share moments so hard to forget that we will always remember each other.

Time was our enemy, Time envied us, He envied because we had too much fun and so He decided to rob it away. It was in a short notice when we had to do one thing, one of the hardest and most difficult thing in life: to choose. This will be one of the life changing moments to our future, the future that we had always hoped for, to be successful in our life. But it comes with a price, a price too great that we have to sacrifice. We had to go our separate ways to pursue our dreams.

Time was playing with us now. He flew by even faster now, making it hard for us to grab hold of it. We were happy yet sad at the same time when we know where we were destined to go. It was only the matter of time before we go our separate ways. We weren't contented with the happy moments we had so far, it was still too little, we were greedy, we wanted more. So we met up a one last time, the one time that we will never forget. This made it harder for us when we had to leave, it made us sick thinking of it. The feeling is like reaping a piece of flesh from you.

We parted our goodbyes, did our group hugs sadly didn't take any final shots with our cameras, we left.

We walked the quiet and dark corridors... The walk was one of the hardest and shortest walk...

And walked further...

The next thing I knew, we were already at our own individual homes, preparing to leave, and the next thing I knew some has already left, flying overseas, going to distant lands.

I felt something wet but yet warm at the corner of my eyes. I touched it and looked at it under the moonlight that shone in my room. It sparkled for a moment... and my eyes started to flood. I quietly took my pillow and cover my face, while smiling weakly and reluctantly, as I know one day, maybe one day, we will meet again. My mind is now blank... only wishing my friends "All the best my dearly departed friends. May our future shine."

A very heartfelt thank you to all my friends, for giving me such a wonderful time in life, and changing my life for the better. I would want to deeply apologize for what ever I had done wrongly in my past. Thank you.

Credit to Bryan Kwon for the photos.

Time is our enemy.

2009-06-22T01:46:00.000-07:00

Humans, mortal beings, inferior beings to the Time. Not knowing time slips by every second, every nanosecond, we always take things for granted.

It was just last year, everyone was panicking to prepare for STPM, one of the so-called toughest exams in Malaysia, but in a blink of an eye, it was the day where we receive our result slips in March. That was the day where we all gathered to celebrate our triumphant "war".

Then in another blink of an eye, it was time for us to depart. Just a month ago, USM result was out, then the blunder case happened. A couple of weeks later, UPU result was out, everyone was anxious and nervous. The moment everyone knew what was the verdict, some where jovial, while others... you get it.

Time flies through our hands if we do not grasp it... or maybe it will keep flowing like water, where we will never be able to catch it. Since we, as mere mortals, time is everything. And since we can't stop time, we will have to make do with it.

This week is the last week that we will spend together. We shall go party, we shall have fun, we shall savor every single moment to the very last second. And the very sad and ironic part, we shall bit our farewells for the very last time, when we shall go our separate ways, where some will find their destiny in the East, some in the South, and some at the very land they where born.

Final words before I end this miserable post, may we cherish the time we have together and forever engraved the wonderful memories in our minds and hearts, let there be a link that connects us all like an unbreakable chain, let there be no boundaries between us as we can forever keep in touch and constantly share our thoughts and feelings; together, we will be friends till the very end of our time.

2 really interesting news I read on Star.

2009-06-13T03:21:00.000-07:00

Please do read this two news published in the Star newspaper. Its really interesting and it kept me wondering are we going to move forward or backward with all the politics happening.

http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/6/11/nation/20090611142636&sec=nation

http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/6/13/nation/4110815&sec=nation

Sorry, I am too lazy to copy and paste the entire article. Haha.

I got summoned!

2009-06-06T07:41:00.000-07:00

Today at 10.30pm, after a nice dinner at Wolly Food Court at Ipoh Garden, I drove my father's company car back to Sri Klebang. We (me, my mother, my aunt and my sister) were having so much fun in the car until we hit Tasek. I was suspicious as I saw the cars all slowed down. With confident, I told them that there was a road block by the police. I saw the policeman swinging his red flashing baton, asking the cars to move along. Suddenly, the officer spotted me and asked me to pull over. That time, my heart was really pounding. I can feel my heart hitting my chest. As the officer move closer to me, I was pale white. Swallowing my saliva, clearing my throat, forcing myself to be calm, I turned down the car window.

"Lesen awak," the policeman ordered.

"Dia masih muda," said my aunt as though nothing is wrong.

"Lesen awak," he repeated.

I drew my license without hesitating and pass it to him.

"Apa masalahnya?" ask my aunt.

"Brek ketiga kereta awak rosak." Then he walked to the back of my car, and asked another policeman to observe. "Tekan brek, tekan brek" he ordered.

So I obeyed, I stepped on the break several times as hard as I can to try to prove my innocence.

"Tekan brek awak lagi. Tengok brek ketiga awak tak berfungsi."

Feeling disappointed, I had to let him do his duty. He paced up and down, using a torchlight to lit my license so that he can copy my particulars on the summon.

Meanwhile, I was terror striken, sitting at the driver's seat, thinking what will happen to me; will my points be demeritted? Will my name be blacklisted? Will my license be suspended? Worst, will my future be ruined? Sitting by my side, my aunt started to comfort me, saying that nothing will happen and that this is not your car. I gave a weak smile and shuddered when those horrible thought haunted me again.

After several minutes, the policeman gave me this, and asked me to pay up on the 10th of August:

After receiving the summon, I drove away without further ado. When I reached home, my dad took the ticket and said, "Don't worry, I will handle it." With a piece at mind, I thought, why not I share this in my blog, and so, I wrote this.

Come to think of it, it's what police are suppose to do? Hmm, so to be optimistic, I can say "Bravo police, you have done your job well."

PS: If so happened you got summoned, you don't have to go to court, all you have to do is just pay up in time.

What Chain-Food Favorites Cost in Exercise

2009-06-03T03:51:00.000-07:00

Note: Calorie content of foods are based on official website information at the time of publication. Minutes of exercise are averages based on a 155-pound person. The greater the weight of the person the more calories burned per minute.

DONUT
Dunkin Donuts Chocolate Frosted Donut (230 calories)
59 minutes of walking (3 mph).

BREAKFAST SANDWICH
McDonald's Egg McMuffin (300 calories)
32 minutes of running (5 mph).

CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE
Panera Chocolate Chipper (440 calories)
62 minutes of biking (10-11.9 mph).

PIZZA
Pizza Hut Large Hand-Tossed Style Cheese Pizza (1 slice; 320 calories)
39 minutes of swimming (slow to moderate laps).

CINNAMON ROLL
Starbucks Cinnamon Roll (500 calories, varies by location)
85 minutes of dancing.

HAMBURGER
Burger King Original Whopper With Cheese (770 calories)
94 minutes of swimming (slow to moderate laps).

BROWNIE
Au Bon Pain Chocolate Chip Brownie (380 calories).
129 minutes of yoga (Hatha style).

FRIES
Wendy's Large French Fries (540 calories)
77 minutes of biking (10-11.9 mph).

ICE CREAM
Häagen-Dazs Vanilla Ice Cream (0.5 cup; 270 calories)
29 minutes of running (5 mph).

BURRITO
Taco Bell Burrito Supreme, Beef (410 calories)
70 minutes of dancing.

Pathetic Management in Malaysian Education System.

2009-05-30T20:15:00.000-07:00

Lately everyone has been anxious about their university's result : first it was NUS, NTU, then it was USM. Everyone was happy when NUS announced the result. Then they had their world tour to invite international students. NUS done their job properly as though its their life's job. All the preparation was so precise and packed with content meant for us students. Whatever questions that we asked was answered by the seniors with whatever knowledge they have. Besides that, all questions that I posed was answered ASAP with full details. Instead of knowing how to solve my problems, I was able to understand how their systems works. This is what I call transparency.

That's the opposite for Malaysia... NUS was so professional in whatever they are doing, but Malaysia's management in the education sector is utter rubbish. This is why brain drain is happening. Because of all the useless people working in there caused to much havoc, it is encouraging brain drain rather than brain gain. Look at how Singapore is doing! Everything is so efficient. They are actually "importing" potential people to Singapore because they know how to appreciate the talented ones. Unlike Malaysia, the quota system is preventing potential people from moving forward which can benefit the country.

Well, the main reason why I am writing this blog is not to compare Singapore and Malaysia, but to criticize USM management in the admission unit. Let me tell you something, the people working in there are "robbers". Don't get the wrong picture, they don't rob money, because they are to rich until they don't even know what to do with their money; instead, they rob away peoples hopes and dreams.

1st case: I was so happy that USM got the Apex title, so thinking that it was a good university, I applied for pharmacy in USM, hoping that I will get it. Then they had this Munsyi test which was compulsory to take if you want to enter USM. Instead you have to tick in a small box right after you have send your application. So some people might have overlooked it and they did not send it. So these people now don't stand a chance in entering USM. 1st batch to be eliminated from entering USM. The flaw is that, why do you want to make this test compulsory and yet you have to tick in one small little miserable box AFTER you have send your application? If it is that important then make sure that you make it mandatory, all the ticking and confessing is done or else we wont be able to send the application.

2nd case: Any important news regarding anything about the result, date of application, date for interview, etc. was not published in ALL newspaper. Why must they publish in Utusan Melayu? Why only the couple of newspaper? Does it mean that only those who read those newspapers will be informed? There, 2nd batch of people eliminated from entering USM. I don't get it! Is it that expensive so publish in all newspapers?

3rd case: This is by far the WORST case I've ever met. And from here I will be swearing and cursing USM. SO get prepared. On Friday, the university entrance result is out. Some of my good friends were happy... no, overjoyed should be more like it, that they were offered the course that they have always wanted. Without further ado, they prepared all necessary documents to be send back to them. The most idiotic thing is that all documents must be sent to them by Tuesday, when Saturday and Sunday is not a working day. #1 No brains. Then this morning(Sunday), a friend of mine told me to check again because the admission unit has just retract the offer from some people. I was shock when I got to know a lot of my friends' offer was retracted. Imagine it's like giving a bright ray of hope to people and then just take it back, leaving them stranded in darkness. Don't you know what kind of impact USM gave to those who are affected. Is like the people in the admission are sadist, seeing people suffer, seeing them feeling disappointing, seeing the hopes and dreams crushed! How dare you do such a thing, you bastards. Do you have any feelings or are you just plain dumb assholes? What kind of fucking nonsense are you doing by just apologizing and say that this is a technical error? Haven't you people plan out first before publishing the result on the net? Its so pathetic so see THE Apex university doing such a lousy job, as though you are not taking it seriously. Come on! This is the future of potential leaders of Malaysia we are talking about!

Unless you want to create a half pass six leaders in the future, then stop this sort of management system. It's humiliating if the news spread to other peoples ear. I wonder whether the Apex title should be given to USM in the first place now, or is this kind of thing going to happen in UPU too. If that's the case, I urge those who can go oversea, please go and don't come back to this pathetic place. It's sad enough to see how corrupt it is already, and now out future is being played around like this mercilessly. It's not that I am encouraging brain drain but for your own future, for your own sake, if you can get the opportunity to work oversea, in a more developed and more advanced country, why come back?

To all my friends whose offer was retracted, I am so sorry to hear that. I hope that UPU will offer you the same course and that you can pursue your dreams to be someone successful and able to contribute back to the society. All the best in your UPU result. OH, and USM, you sux.

8 Toxic personalities to avoid

2009-05-27T05:15:00.000-07:00

Although we like to think that the people in our lives are well-adjusted, happy, healthy minded individuals, we sometimes realize that it just isn't so. Personally, I've had moments where I'll be skipping through my day, happy as can be, thinking life is grand and BAM, I'll be blindsided by someone who manages to knock the happy wind out of my sails. Sometimes it is easy to write it off and other times, not so much.

Maybe you are a positive person, but when you are around a certain individual, you feel negative. Or, maybe you have an idealistic view of the world and when you are with certain people, you are made to feel silly, unrealistic or delusional. Or, maybe you pride yourself in being completely independent and in control of your life, but when you are around a certain family member, you regress into a state of childhood.

Some of these situations, and yes, these people, can have a tremendously negative impact on our lives. And, although we are all human and have our 'issues,' some 'issues' are quite frankly, toxic. They are toxic to our happiness. They are toxic to our mental outlook. They are toxic to our self-esteem. And they are toxic to our lives. They can suck the life out of us and even shorten our lifespan.

Here are the worst of the toxic personalities out there and how to spot them:

1. Manipulative Mary: These individuals are experts at manipulation tactics. Is a matter of fact, you may not even realize you have been manipulated until it is too late. These individuals figure out what your 'buttons' are, and push them to get what they want.

Why they are toxic: These people have a way of eating away at your belief system and self-esteem. They find ways to make you do things that you don't necessarily want to do and before you know it, you lose your sense of identity, your personal priorities and your ability to see the reality of the situation. The world all of a sudden becomes centered around their needs and their priorities.

2. Narcissistic Nancy: These people have an extreme sense of self-importance and believe that the world revolves around them. They are often not as sly as the Manipulative Marys of the world, but instead, tend to be a bit overt about getting their needs met. You often want to say to them "It isn't always about you."

Why they are toxic: They are solely focused on their needs, leaving your needs in the dust. You are left disappointed and unfulfilled. Further, they zap your energy by getting you to focus so much on them, that you have nothing left for yourself.

3. Debbie Downers: These people can't appreciate the positive in life. If you tell them that it is a beautiful day, they will tell you about the impending dreary forecast. If you tell them you aced a mid-term, they'll tell you about how difficult the final is going to be.

Why they are toxic: They take the joy out of everything. Your rosy outlook on life continues to get squashed with negativity. Before you know it, their negativity consumes you and you start looking at things with gray colored glasses yourself.

4. Judgmental Jims: When you see things as cute and quirky, they see things as strange and unattractive. If you find people's unique perspectives refreshing, they find them 'wrong'. If you like someone's eclectic taste, they find it 'disturbing' or 'bad'.

Why they are toxic: Judgmental people are much like Debbie Downers. In a world where freedom rings, judgment is sooo over. If the world was a homogeneous place, life would be pretty boring. Spending a lot of time with these types can inadvertently convert you into a judgmental person as well.

5. Dream Killing Keiths: Every time you have an idea, these people tell you why you can't do it. As you achieve, they try to pull you down. As you dream, they are the first to tell you it is impossible.

Why they are toxic: These people are stuck in what is instead of what could be. Further, these individuals eat away at your self-esteem and your belief in yourself. Progress and change can only occur from doing new things and innovating, dreaming the impossible and reaching for the stars.

6. Insincere Illissas: You never quite feel that these people are being sincere. You tell a funny story, they give you a polite laugh. You feel depressed and sad and they give you a 'there, there' type response. You tell them you are excited about something and you get a very ho-hum response.

Why they are toxic: People who aren't sincere or genuine build relationships on superficial criteria. This breeds shallow, meaningless relationships. When you are really in need of a friend, they won't be there. When you really need constructive criticism, they would rather tell you that you are great the way you are. When you need support, they would rather see you fail or make a fool of yourself.

7. Disrespectful Dannys: These people will say or do things at the most inappropriate times and in the most inappropriate ways. In essence, they are more subtle, grown up bullies. Maybe this person is a friend who you confided in and uses your secret against you. Maybe it is a family member who puts their busy-body nose into your affairs when it is none of their business. Or maybe, it is a colleague who says demeaning things to you.

Why they are toxic: These people have no sense of boundaries and don't respect your feelings or, for that matter, your privacy. These people will cause you to feel frustrated and disrespected.

8. Never Enough Nellies: You can never give enough to these people to make them happy. They take you for granted and have unrealistic expectations of you. They find ways to continually fault you and never take responsibility for anything themselves.

Why they are toxic: You will spend so much time trying to please them, that you will end up losing yourself in the process. They will require all of your time and energy, leaving you worn out and your own needs sacrificed.

All of these personalities have several things in common. 1) the more these people get away with their behavior, the more they will continue. 2) Unfortunately, most of these people don't see that what they do is wrong and as a result, talking to them about it will fall on deaf ears, leaving you wondering if you are the crazy one. 3) Most of these people get worse with age, making their impact on you stronger with time.

Frankly, life is too short to spend your time dealing with toxicity. If you can, avoid spending mucho time with people who are indicative of these behaviors and you'll feel a lot happier. Have you encountered these personalities? What have you done? Any personalities you would add?

HOT! HOT! HOT!

2009-05-25T19:36:00.000-07:00

As we all know Malaysia is just slightly north from the Equator, so it's freakin' hot especially time time around the year. The highest temperature was 35oC, so if u can imagine its like being baked alive in an oven (nah, just exaggerating). There have been a couple of nights which was so hot that I couldn't sleep, end up... hehe... PS2 till 4am. Insane as it may sound but how am I to kill time?

The increase in temperature has not only cause us to feel uneasy and uncomfortable, I think it is about to start a forest fire again. SHOOT! That means haze again! This phenomena has been occurring every year. People getting sick, accidents happen more frequent, etc etc etc. *sigh* Is life that miserable?

So to avoid all the suffering, the media advised us to hide in shopping malls... SHOPPING MALLS! That means all the ladies will spend more! Are they encouraging us to spend more in times like this? Weird...

What ever it is, just bear with it for the next ermmm.... 3 MONTHS! Great, that means at least 90 days of suffering bad weather conditions.

Makeover.

2009-05-20T08:14:00.000-07:00

I have finally found the initiative to change my blogs look. I would like to thank Bryan Kwon for teaching me how to upgrade it and also Regina for supporting me. Well, currently I don't have any handsome *cough* pictures of me to put up yet (not over-indulging) so bear with it a little (or maybe longer) while more. Thanks guys.

Class Dismissed

2009-04-28T08:22:00.000-07:00

Well, this Thursday will be my last day teaching. I am feeling happy but yet at the same time reluctant. I can't explain this mixed feelings as I myself am a little confused.

The only reason why I feel happy leaving the school is because of the "students". My definition of "students" here refer to those who are reluctant to study and have a major attitude problem. Facing this kind of students makes me feel like a loser, as thought I failed to be a good educator, one that is going to shape their future, one who is suppose to guide them the correct path to be someone who will turn out to be good not only in the sense of IQ but also EQ. I always label them as monkeys as they are so hard to be controlled at times that I myself would give up. Seeing them as they refuse to take advice makes me upset, and wondering whether how is their future would to be like. Are they going to be successful? Are they going to be involved in social stigmas?
What will happen to them with their personalities and level of intellect? This questions bugged me all the time when I see them.

Well school is not all that bad. There are things that made me glad too.

The things that made me feel happy is when I get to gain experience when teaching the students as I myself am learning something at the same time. Some times when I am teaching a certain topic, I actually discovered that maths is all linked in certain ways that we can't see until you do it. SO the discovery part is what made me feel like I am Archimedes.

Besides that, getting to work with teachers, my colleagues, made me a more matured person. I have to think before doing anything or else I can offend someone. Not only that, my colleagues, my friends, actually helped me through a lot of tough times when I am in the teaching career. By the surface, teaching seems like an easy job. And because of this, social peers have changed. The misconception is that teachers are not highly educated people. There are people who depicted teachers as some one who contributes less to the social community. Yet, I am still proud to be a teacher although just a substitute teaching.

Last but not least, the one thing that made me happy is when students score well in exams. The one thing that all educators want is their apprentice to be successful. Seeing students being young and energetic, fresh and innocent really reminded me of my schooling time. The bonds formed between us is so unique and it cant be described with mere words. Or maybe it's because the age gap is not big between me and my fellow students that makes it easier for us to communicate.

At the end of the day, I will still have to move on, they too have to move on, where we will go our separate ways, but the same goal, which is to pursue our studies and to achieve our dreams to be a successful person which is able to contribute back to the society which we grew up in.

Thanks, everyone.

2009-04-18T06:59:00.000-07:00

First and foremost I would like to thank my parents, my aunts, my cousin, Dr Sam and his wife, other family members and friends who have been really supportive. You have sacrificed your precious time on me for helping me to get through this one tough week. Because of this minor MUnsyI test, all of you have been doing a lot for me when I have almost given up hope.

Well, I have sat for the test this afternoon. It went on smoothly. So, hopefully it will turn out to be fruitful at the end. And hopefully I can get into USM to do pharmacy so I wouldn't let you all down.

Before I pen off, I would like to once again thank all those who have been there for me all the while. Thank you so much.

First time going to a concert.

2009-04-11T06:58:00.001-07:00

Today was my first time going to a concert. Well guess what concert is it?
Hehe, it's David Archuleta promotion concert.
Frankly speaking, I wasn't all that over excited though. Anyway I have to thank Pek Yee for tickets. ^^
The concert was suppose to start at 3pm, so we went there at 2pm. The stadium was packed with people already. In the hot and humid afternoon, typical Malaysia's weather, I was feeling frustrated. Without further ado, we looked for the "best" spot for the show. The crowd was so enthusiastic that they even scream and shout at the top of their lungs when the DJ flash the spot lights.

And so we wait... The sky was starting to get dark.

And wait... It started to pour cats and dogs.

And wait... The stadium is getting packed. People's ugly side are turning in.

Patience... Fanatics are screaming "David~~~" with ear piercing voices.

OMG! When will this thing start?

Finally after 2 miserable hours, the DJ came on stage. At that moment, there was this ray of hope. But to my dismay, some other 'ke-le-fe' sang. =.="
Oh! Not to mention Daniel from Malaysian Idol Season 2 sang, too.

When the DJ finally mention that David was to sing next, the crowd gave the standing ovation. Well of course my vision was blocked so I too have to stand up. Guys and girls alike, starting to scream and shout and yell with all their might. Their voices became so loud and sharp until I had to close my ear.

It was getting annoying and frustrating because I just can't hear David singing anymore. All I heard was girls screaming "I love you, David" and the audience singing along when he is singing.

Here is the footage,

Well, the video is the courtesy of my dear friend, Pek Yee again. Erm, ignore her singing my shocked looking face.
Basically, you cant hear or even see David singing. Sad.

After the whole event, the whole place was filled with rubbish, typical Malaysian culture of littering. When exiting, people actually push and cut line.

Sigh, is that Malaysian culture or is it just me?
Maybe I am being to pessimistic.
Or maybe I am not used to all this sort of activity.
OMG, I think I have self conflict!
Come to think of it, this concert was kinda enjoyable.

Earth Hour!

2009-03-28T06:58:00.000-07:00

About an hour and a half ago, I offed all my lights at home to errr.... 'celebrate' Earth Hour. At the beginning, all was well... until i stepped out of my house.

Looking at my neighbors, (left and right) it was almost pitch black. Then I looked across the street, and the old man's house was brightly lit. Looking down the street, lights in the porch was lit at several houses. Disappointing. Then when I entered the house, I notice something was a miss. Oh ya, the house behind mine was also brightly lit. The light cast into my kitchen as though my kitchen light was on too.

*sigh* For some reason I think that this whole program was a failure. What is the point of switching off all lights? How much energy can you save compared to how much we have spent over the years of our life? Ironic. We are destroying in the process of destroying yet we want to conserve.

Absurd isn't it? So maybe just MAYBE this whole Earth Hour thing was indeed a publicity stunt after all.

Or not? ...

iPhone!

2009-03-20T21:02:00.000-07:00

Yes! Finally iPhone is in Malaysia, one of the most backward country in the world. I mean, only a hand full of Malaysian will be able to get their hands on it. (Well that excludes me) I mean, COME ON! With that price??? Only the filthy rich can get it. Unless... we go to The States and buy it at a lower price then we crack it. Well that sounds nice, but is it worth it?

Again, me being a hypocrite, I want an iPhone too. Well, as human or as a living organism, I am materialistic and greedy. (who doesn't?)

Come to think of it... is iPhone neccessary for me? Hmmm.... Let's look at it's function.
1. GPS (will I get lost?)
2. iPod (sounds fun)
3. Camera (O.o nice)
4. Going Wi-Fi (wow, who doesn't want?)
5. As a phone (duh!)
6. etc. etc. etc.

Wow, the functions are like heaven for teens like me. Now, let's look at the price.
1. RM 2800 for 6GB
2. RM 3000 for 8GB
3. RM 3300 for 16GB

Hmmm... my laptop only cost RM2100. And I have all the similar function except SMS and calling out and it's not easily portable.

Well, the decision is always up to you and me. If you think it's practical and you have the money to spend then by all means get one...or two. (the other for me please ^.^ just joking) At the end, you are still going to use it, right?

Edu fairs.

2009-03-14T23:50:00.000-07:00

Education fairs are suppose to help me to choose the Universities that I want to go to in future, but why am I feeling so depressed in state of being glad? Here's the thing : they are all money sucking vampires.

It's totally absurd. Malaysia wants more medical officers but they DO NOT offer scholarships to those who are doing medicine, dentistry and pharmacy. PTPTN loan is so miserably little. And to get private scholarship, you have excel in all subjects. (Straight As)

Its depressing when they tell you :"sorry we do not offer scholarship" or "medicine, dentistry and pharmacy no scholarship wan wor". 5 out of 5 Universities will tell you that. *sigh*
Life seems rather difficult as you go on. I guess this are part of the obstacles that everyone must face.

Whatever. Hopefully I can get to enter local Uni so I don't have to pay so much.

Back to school.

2009-03-13T05:17:00.000-07:00

Yes! I am back to school. No, I am not being THE tormentor but THE tormented! Yes, you guess it. I am the teacher. Everyone says that teachers are so annoying. They nag and nag and nag. But now I am standing in a teacher's shoe. All he time teachers are always thinking of us, giving the best for us. The sad thing is that no one ever understands that.

Actually, it's not tough teaching. The problem is managing the class. Imagine a class with 30 to 40 different individuals. Each with their own unique personalities. The problem comes when all will do their methods to get your attention. By means of being quiet to disturbing friends, sleeping in class to skipping class. There are some who will totally ignore you when you teach!

At the end of the day, when you flashback, thinking of all the good memories, it is at times worth being a teacher. Thinking of the good students, they will always give you a wonderful time. Despite the class being noisy, at the end, when they produce the outstanding results, you will know that all your hard work has paid off.

I would like to appreciate all the teachers for their hard work and sacrifice for the sake of us. Thank you so much dear teachers.

First timer.

2009-03-04T21:01:00.000-08:00

Sorry to be a hypocrite. Well this is my very first time blogging. Kinda confuse by all the icons @.@

Anyway hope that you will accept it. ^^