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2010-10-06T20:40:00.001+08:00

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Wisdom Teeth

2009-07-27T04:22:00.004+08:00

Finally had a proper meal for the first time this week. Damn nice.
On Monday I underwent an operation to remove my wisdom teeth. I actually only wanted to get one of them removed because only one was causing problems. But the doctor told me that wouldn't make any sense and suggested that I had all 4 removed once and for all. I asked him if it would be possible that the other 3 will never ever give me any trouble. He said no so I said ok lo. But maybe he just wanted to earn more (because come to think about it, the dentist back in Malacca himself told me he still had all 4 of his and they never troubled him). Or maybe he just enjoyed torturing people. Damn, that half hour was really excruciating man. I know he bius that part d la, but damn, he pakai korek and drill only. Bius d also still pain. Damn. Now I know why many people, especially adults, are afraid of going to the dentist.
So anyway, Tuesday, I woke up and looked like a watermelon. Wednesday looked like a fat juicy watermelon. On Thursday only did the swelling begin to subside. Now look almost back to normal d, phew. Whole week could only eat porridge, instant mashed potato and some soup. Sucked man. I am really very thankful that it's all over now. And I can look forward to glorious Malaysian food oh boy oh boy. 9 more days hehehe.

Exxxams

2009-07-11T07:24:00.006+08:00

Exam period now till the 17th. Just wanna share my recently purchased bull.

Eh no, it's a lamb. Baaaaa.

Porto, Lisbon, Madrid and Toledo

2009-06-14T01:33:00.002+08:00

82 Posts, last published on Apr 1, 2009
That's 73 days since I last updated. (Previous one not counted). Facebook's fault. Seriously, how did Facebook get so popular? I think I shall ask that on Facebook. Ok, done. Ah, that was pretty rhetorical apparently.

Well anyway, I had a weeklong break last week and was in Portugal and Spain for a bit of Eurotripping. It was quite an eventful trip, reasons as follow

- I almost got pickpocketed. I was on the subway in Madrid and this little baby was playing with my handphone which was bulging out of my pocket. Suddenly this lady on the other side tapped my shoulder. Since I don't speak Spanish, I had absolutely no idea wat was going on. At the next stop, the man who was standing next to me cursed the lady and got down. Only then did I realise that the 2 buttons of my other pocket had been undone. The man had managed to unbutton them without me noticing anything at all. Luckily my wallet and passport were still there. I thanked the lady but she just kinda shrugged. I suppose pickpockets are way too common over there. I exchanged looks with Alfred and he shrugged too. Unfortunately he wasn't as lucky as me. He realised later that his wallet was gone. That man (or someone else) had managed to sneak his wallet out of his sling bag. And the wallet wasn't in the sidepocket or anything but actually inside the bag. Seriously, hats off to that man.

Note: The following will almost definitely pale in comparison to the one above.

- I had my first experience of sleeping in an airport. Not just 1 night, but 2. First was in Frankfurt Hahn airport and the other was in the airport in Porto. Surprisingly, I managed to get in 4 to 5 hours of sleep for both nights.

- We kena curse in Portuguese by some African guy who was peddling sunglasses. Well not we, Billy only actually. Cos he so smart, offered the guy 1 Euro for a pair.

- I found out that a bullfight does not actually involve 2 bulls fighting. Instead, the objective is for the bull to be killed. Was something I would not have liked to miss but also something I would prefer not to watch again.

- On the plane home, an old guy fainted and some idiot was caught smoking in the toilet.

Here are some photos. Enjoy : )

Porto

Lisbon

Madrid

Toledo

Perfume

2009-06-13T07:11:00.004+08:00

Was browsing through Youtube and found this group called Perfume. They are 3 girls from Japan and their genre is electro-pop/J-pop. Somehow I just got hooked onto their style of music. Particularly this song. It's called Secret Secret but other than the title I have absolutely no idea what it's about. But no matter, it is exactly my type of song. Fast-paced with a constant yet catchy beat together with a great chorus. Not to mention the damn intriguingly cool dance moves that they perform. And also one of them is quite cute hehe. Here's a live video of them performing this song. Hope you guys enjoy it.

How Guys Should Take a Leak in Germany

2009-04-01T02:28:00.004+08:00

The poster in the shared toilet on my floor.

Those german words mean " pls pee sitting down".

My Room in Germany

2009-03-26T03:49:00.005+08:00

2 weeks after moving into my tiny but cozy, old but cost-efficient, and very conveniently located room in Esslingen ; and after attending a week and a half worth of uni lectures, and also a trip to Ikea, I have finally been able to start settling down in Germany.

My room is really kinda small. Probably say 3/4 of a badminton court. But one thing I've learnt is that most of the time you get what you pay for. At 159 Euros per month, I'm paying the least for my room among my batch of fellow Malaysian students, who are now all spread out across the federal state of Baden-Wuerttemberg.

There's a basin in my room but apart from that, the 12 of us residents on my floor share 3 toilets, 2 showers, a kitchen and a living area. Surprisingly, I've not had any problems with sharing. As in, whenever i wanna use the toilet or shower, there's always an available cubicle. And the people here are very nice as well. Contrary to popular belief, the Germans are not unfriendly. They just don't look friendly. But actually, their nice helpful people.

As of now, I'm having a great but tough time getting used to everything here. Be it the super-fast spoken German that everyone here seems to speak or the food or the weather, every day is a new and interesting day for me. Here are a few pictures of my room and the view from my window. There are actually ducks waddling in the river from time to time. Cool rite?. Will try to get some pics of them.

Malaysian Product in Germany

2009-03-01T06:07:00.006+08:00

Drinho Susu Kacang Soya! Made in Petaling Jaya! Found it in an asia shop here in Reutlingen. Cost 1.29 euros, but well worth it : )

Winter in Germany

2009-02-20T05:57:00.008+08:00

I quote a friend, "Next time whoever say 'Whoa winter so nice u get to play with snow, so nice so fun' will kena smack from me."

Hehe can't say i'd do the same though. Winter is quite nice for me. Still prefer it over the mercilessly hot sun back in Malaysia. Here u can keep walking for half an hour without any complains. As opposed to walking from Times Square to Pudu. I guess that's why taxi drivers in Malaysia get more business. Only thing i hate about winter is when it's so cold that your ears start to freeze if u don't wear a beanie or smtg. But that's only when it's like -10°C and that isn't too often. Some pictures to share from Reutlingen. Enjoy : )

First post in Germany

2009-02-07T06:45:00.004+08:00

Hey everyone, as usual, sorry for the lack of updates. Can't exactly give an excuse, but i guess i've been taking my own sweet time to settle down in this whole new country. But then again, i haven't exactly settled down either. The first 3 weeks, i was in Radolfzell, a town very near the Swiss border, doing my cultural learnings seminar. For example, we learn that the Germans use toilet paper to wipe their butts and they totally despise wet toilet floors, so those who prefer washing themselves after taking a poop will have quite a problem here hehe. And just last Monday, the 39 of us were separated into 3 groups, Hochschule Heilbronn, Reutlingen and Sigmaringen to do our technical language courses. So right now, i'm in Reutlingen, just done with the first week of the 5 week course. And somewhere on the 9th of March or so, i'll be moving yet again, this time to Esslingen, where i'll be doing my degree. So it's kinda been difficult for me to settle down properly. I mean, wanna unpack bag and put all my stuff in the closet also malas la. But yea, been coping well with the new environment and people.

Our technical language course basically involves how to say acceleration, rotational velocity, circumference and so forth in German. But that's not all la. We are also taken to tour the uni buildings and labs as well, as we'll be studying in somewhere similar later on. These unis that we'll be studying in are called Hochschulen. In English, they're called University of Applied Sciences. To you and me, actually it's a polytechnic la. Here, practical and hands-on lessons are given more priority than in normal universities. As we all know, polytechnics in Malaysia are for the less academic-inclined. So, we've also had our qualms about the situation here. But it appears that here, normal unis and Hochschulen are the same. There's no such segregration like in Malaysia. It's just a matter of choice. Those who prefer practical to theory, go to Hochschulen. Another difference is the size of the school. Normal universities in Germany have about 20 to 30 thousand students. But Hochschulen only have 6 to 7 thousand. Thus the classes are much smaller, and thus the relationship between the professors and the students is much better. A normal class consists around 30 students. So it's kinda like in high school so to speak.

Our class right now is combined together with another 12 students from China. What i was surprised to find out was that they were surprised to find out that there were Chinese ppl like me living in Malaysia. Even more surprised were they to find out that we can speak Mandarin as well. Yea mine broken, but still quite impressive for them haha.

Apart from that, i'm currently staying in a student hostel. On one floor, there's about 16 rooms, and all of us have to share 2 toilets and 2 showers and 1 kitchen. But it's quite cool la, as i've been able to mingle with the other students living here. There are actually many international students here. America, China, Indonesia etc.And everyone speaks German.

One cool thing i notice here is that the people here all assume that you know German, no matter how foreign you look. For example cashiers or waiters. In Malaysia, when we see foreigners, we obviously won't go and speak Malay with them. In fact, we are like so amazed when they know how to say a few phrases like "Selamat Datang" or "Terima Kasih". Here, nobody goes whoaa when you say "Wie geht es Ihnen?"

But one of the coolest things in Germany is of course the punctuality of the public transport. Buses and trains arrive on the dot/minute and delays are very very rare. Apart from that, the system is very organised. Every bus stop, no matter how small, will have the bus schedule, which includes what time the bus will arrive and the route which the bus will take. Call me jakun, but now only i know what they mean by "developed country".

Nonetheless, sometimes i feel kinda out of place here. I kinda miss the sun and obviously i miss the food at home. I mean, the food here is good too, but i've grown up eating Malaysian food and home-cooked food of course. Habits die hard man. Oh this is random but the download speed here is 3 MB per second, not per minute, per SECOND. Haha eat that!

Oh for photos, just check out my facebook profile. Everyone take care alright, dunno when i'll update again. Cheers!

6 more days

2009-01-04T00:34:00.002+08:00

The flight date has been confirmed to be on the 9th of January which is this Friday at 11.59pm. Don't really know how i'm feeling about it. But i guess apprehensive could just about sum it all up. Just updating to keep u guys updated : ) More to come soon i hope hehe.

End of GMI Practical Training

2008-11-19T00:29:00.014+08:00

Just finished my last class at the German-Malaysian Institute in Kajang last Friday. So it can be said that that'll be the last class i'll be attending in Malaysia hehe. JPA has set my flight date to be on the 10th of January 2009. Hopefully they don't postpone again, was previously supposed to be on the 3rd. This time the course at GMI was more fun than last year's. In 4 weeks, we managed to cover the fundamentals of welding, turning, milling, CNC milling, grinding, pneumatics and hydraulics.

View of the hostel blocks from the student centre.

Basically, welding is the joining of two pieces of metals, milling is the shaping of a metal using cutters, CNC milling is computer-aided milling, whereby u can program the machine to straight away cut it to the shape u want, turning is also the shaping of metal but involving circular shapes, grinding is done to give the metal block a very smooth surface, hydraulics is well, like wat u learn for car brakes and pneumatics is just like hydraulics, except they use air instead of liquid. Here are some pictures. I think i enjoyed the welding classes the best. Can play with fire ma haha.

Super hot welding flame.

Welding. Forgot whose hands hehe.

Billy, my aborigine friend.

Controls of a grinding machine.

Me operating a turning machine.

Half-complete turning workpiece.

Grinding residue. Yeap, that's metal in powder form.

A grinding machine.

A pneumatics circuit.

A CNC machine which apparently costs nearly RM 1 mil. Looks quite cool right.

2 months and 9 days to go

2008-11-01T17:05:00.004+08:00

That's the amount of time left till i depart for Germany to pursue my engineering degree. They've set the flight date for 10/1/2009 but still not confirmed yet. Haven't really gotten down to my winter clothing shopping yet, as i've been busy with practical classes at GMI(German-Malaysian Institute) which takes up pretty much the entire day. Leave hostel at 7am and balik at about 8 to 9 pm. Apart from that, i've also been busy putting together this year's Malacca Open Scrabble Challenge at Dataran Pahlawan.

This is the bunting that will be put up around Dataran in about 3 weeks time. Anyone who's interested or might know someone who is, please don't hesitate to let me know. Hm looks like this post has become an advertisement. Oh well, nvm la rite?

Hochschule Esslingen

2008-09-22T00:08:00.004+08:00

I know it's been a long time since i've updated, despite the fact that i've been on holiday for 2 weeks already. No reason in particular but suddenly had the urge to post something, so here i am.

Googled this, not too bad rite, assuming this Is where i'll be going la.

Hochschule Esslingen, or in English, Esslingen University of Applied Sciences, is the uni that i enlisted as my first choice in my application. I applied for automotive engineering and hopefully the allocation board will find me worthy of studying in this uni. However, we won't actually know which uni we will be going to until we actually arrive in Germany next year.

Whoa got hilltop campus summore, not bad ah.

Actually, i applied for this university with mixed feelings, though that would be quite an understatement. What with it being a life-changing choice that will determine the next 30 years or so of my life, it definitely was not easy. And with it's reputation of having a very stressful environment, it took me a long time to decide. But i settled on this decision, after telling myself that;

1. I will take this as a personal challenge to work hard, dilligently and consistently, something which has been a problem all these years.

2. Initially i wanted to do smtg to do with electronics. But since i'm in Germany, and they are famous for producing excellent cars, i'll do automotive instead. After all, i can major in control systems, which has pretty much smtg to do with electronics.

3. And that i shouldn't worry that much. As long as i put my faith in God, He will be faithful.

Now that i've written all that, sounds like my decision has been based on a whole lot of self-consoling. And i think that there might be a truth to that. I'll just have to push myself harder. Malaysia Boleh, saya pun Boleh! Yeah!

The fruit of my 2 years of labour, so to speak

2008-08-24T00:53:00.004+08:00

I got my A-level results last week. And also the cambridge as-english one. I wanna start by saying that i always thought my command of the english language was not too bad. In fact, i'm quite proud of it. Sadly, it's nowhere near cambridge standard. I only managed to get a B. Though no one in my batch got an A, a B is still nothing to be proud of. But looking on the bright side, at least the B still allows me to go to germany to further my studies last year. Many others weren't that lucky. Have to resit.

I am however, proud of this.

Those 2 years of 35hours-per-week classes paid off after all hehe. I is happy and contented.

Badminton badminton badminton

2008-08-22T17:45:00.003+08:00

Somehow lately i've got the badminton fever in me. Play almost every day. Probably also because we got nothing better to do, since our classes end at 12.45 every day anyway. So enthusiastic i was until this happened.

Ish not like i whack very hard also, or clash with other ppl. But then again, it Is a rather old racket, passed down from my dad. Prolly 10 years old or more. Luckily i have another one at home. Moral of the story, nothing is forever. Lol wth rite yea i know.

Whoa not updated for 1 month!

2008-08-07T00:27:00.002+08:00

Recently been watching Desperate Housewives day and night and there was this saying somewhere in it that half of life is made up of obligations. I guess updating my blog is one of them lol.
Anyway yea i haven't updated for 1 month. Why? Yea although my classes end at 12.45 every day but my lecturer really believes in the power of homework. And the spare time that i usually reserve for blogging is now used up for my Desperate Housewives sessions. Other than that it's been German, German and more German everyday. I must say it's done me some good though. My German has really improved. Less red marks on my papers these days. Used to be such an eyesore.
Oh and i dropped my phone for the first time ever and my camera lens cracked. So without some pictures, don't really have the mood to blog properly. But as this is an obligation, here i am. Till i get my phone back. Adios.

I had the stuffings scared out of me

2008-07-02T01:52:00.003+08:00

I have never ever been that shocked/scared in my life.

All i wanted to do was to clear up my mailbox as i had over 900 unread messages. So i was cleaning all the junk page by page, stopping occasionally to check out forwarded mail. Then i stumbled upon one about optical illusions, sent by a certain someone, ahem. It had an external link, and i clicked on it. It was sort of like a quiz thing, the first few questions were like count the black dots, when there actually weren't any. And the usual stuff. Then came this nice portrait of a sort of waterfall, kinda like the artificial one at the Fella Design traffic light. There were apparently hidden images of faces among the rocks, and they asked to count how many faces.

And so i counted lo. Mana tahu, suddenly only, a scary girl with horrible complexion and messy hair and glaring eyes appeared at started screaming and yelling and moving about on my screen. Damn was i shocked out of my gut. Plus i had my headphones on too, quite loudly. Involuntarily, and unfortunately, i yelled out some obscenities and my parents came running, wondering what was wrong. I told them and luckily they were understanding. Phew.

Seriously, i have never ever felt so scared or taken aback in my life. I actually started sweating. Initially i was very very pissed at that person who forwarded that email to me. I was caught absolutely unaware as i thought it was just another optical illusion thing and i'm naturally quite fascinated with that kinda stuff.

However, after a while, after i had calmed down and no longer felt so pissed, i began to realise the brilliance of the whole thing. I mean, how they actually tricked u and got u all caught up in counting the faces. The timing, giving u just enough time to actually engage yourself in the counting and yet short enough to make u not suspect anything, enabling them to just catch u off-guard. It was really quite brilliant. It was just very unfortunate that i had to be on the receiving end.

Anybody want me to forward to them? Nah, just kidding, i deleted already. Someone could die of a heart attack, i'm serial. Lol.

What an insolent brat

2008-06-28T02:40:00.005+08:00

This really pisses me off. Was just looking for a nice game of Scrabble and i had to meet this joker.

Firstly, I don't see the point of saying hi and good luck to my opponents.
Secondly, if he had the bloody sense to say hi first before freaking out, i would have gladly replied, as always.

What a nutjob. Seriously.

I've removed/altered certain words in this post. I was angry at that time and i'm sorry if i offended anyone. Apologies.

Tagged!

2008-06-26T23:58:00.003+08:00

LAYER 1: ON THE OUTSIDE
Name : Gan Yi En
Birth Date : 27th November 1989
Current Status : Single
Eye colour : chocolate brown
Righty or lefty : Righty

LAYER 2 : ON THE INSIDE
My Heritage : mom and dad both hokkien so me pure hokkien
My Fears : cockroach babi sial, others no where near bloody cockroach
My Weaknesses : easily conned and never learn from mistake one, very short-tempered, easily pissed off
My Perfect Pizza : alot alot of cheese, alot alot pineapple, other than that not important

LAYER 3 : YESTERDAY, TODAY, TOMORROW
My thoughts first waking up : shit! late for futsal!
My bedtime : if got class, 12-1am, if no class, 2-4am
My most missed memory : secondary school life sighh

LAYER 4 : MY PICK
Pepsi or Coke : Coke
McDonald or Burger King : McD!
Single or grouped dates : huh?
Adidas or Nike : PUMA!
Tea or Nestea : teh cina
Chocolate or vanilla : vanilla
Cappuccino or coffee : what's the diff? i reli dunno

LAYER 5 : DO YOU...
Smoke : No
Curse : sometimes hehe
Take a shower : yala, twice or thrice a day
Think you've been in love : yea of course la, i got heart one
Go to school : of course of course
Want to get married : yea i can't wait to have my own baby daughter (don't fikir serong)
Believe in yourself : yeap, sufficiently

LAYER 6 : IN THE PAST
Alcohol : does shandy count?
Gone to the mall : Yes
Been on stage : Yes
Eaten sushi : Yes
Dyed you hair : Nope not my thing

LAYER 7 : HAVE U EVER
Played a stripping game : eh never wor
Changed who you were to fit in : maybe, temporarily

LAYER 8 : AGE YOU'RE HOPING...
To get married : 28

LAYER 9 : IN A GUY/GIRL...
Best eye colour : brown
Best hair colour : Natural hair colour
Short hair or long hair : any thing, depends on the girl ma
Best height : shorter than me HAHA
Attitude : kind hearted and selfless and fun and same frequency with my lame jokes

LAYER 10 : WHAT WERE YOU DOING...
A minute ago : doing this thing la
Hour ago : gathering with friends at newton before they leave for uni
4.5 hours ago : watching wanted, angelina jolie (whistles)
1 month ago : working my butt off for a-levels (and playing fifa for breathers)
Year ago : slacking in shah alam

LAYER 11 : FINISH THE SENTENCES...
I love : Jesus, myself, my family, my friends, my ipod, my laptop
I feel : relieved that a-levels are over
I hate : fake ppl, sarcastic ppl who dunno their limits, cockroaches, corrupted ppl
I hide : i don't hide stuff, i'm too straightforward
I miss : secondary school
I need : to buck up my german

LAYER 12 : TAGGING 5 PEOPLE
Bloggers : alfred, pat, hui lin, er hern, william

Relief Comes In One Huge Packet

2008-06-21T00:40:00.007+08:00

According to me, exams are the over!!!!! I had myself a good time yesterday with my friends in pavilion. We watched a movie, i tried sheesha for the first time and for the first time as well, as billy pointed out, we paid service tax that was actually worth it. You don't go to secret recipe and pay 10% extra for some lame service by some sullen looking waitress who's probably just doing it as a part-time job while waiting for her results. Instead, you go to Carlos' and have a friendly funny-sounding sociable cute waitress wearing a t-shirt that says "i got Laid at Carlos" serve you. And a sheesha guy who tells u sheesha plus green tea is good for your throat and then later introduces u to his general manager who shakes your hand and asks u to come back some time. For that, only u pay the 10% la.

After that, we watched Portugal vs Germany at McD and got ourselves 4 free fries apiece as 4 goals were scored. But we left early and missed the last one by Portugal. No biggie, not like i'm gonna use them anyway. Don't quite like McD fries. Esp after trying Wendy's and Carl's Jr's. Got back at 5 and slept straight till 12. After that i think i spent the whole day driving. Firstly sent billy to airport. Then headed back to malacca but got lost on the way and made a freaking big circle around putrajaya and finally reached home at 830 after sending leroy, evon and her friend home.

Yeap, Malacca is the good! Esp after breaking my record of not going back for 22 days. Lol, after 2 years in Intec and my longest stretch there is only 22 miserly days. Can survive in Germany? But anywhatsoeverhow, it's great to be home with my family and my streamyx which isn't that good but miles better than cemara's and of course, to finally blog again! Oh and finally being able to edit my blog template. Been wanting to do it for ages. So sit back and enjoy my soon-to-be constantly changing templates. Hope it's not hot hot chicken crap for me though.

Some random pic on the way bac from airport.

James the bear and Po the fat panda. Which one more bear? - Billy poyo -

Joy Comes In Small Packets

2008-05-28T23:53:00.007+08:00

According to Einstein and Max Planck, electromagnetic radiation comes in small packets of energy called quantum. It appears that joy comes in small packets too. Firstly, small girl ginyuen got herself a Korean gov scholarship to study whatever course she likes in Korea, fully paid for, plus allowance summore. Not only that, she got a place in NUS for dentistry. To get into NUS for medic and dentistry is memang damn hard lah but wat to do, some ppl hebat. Apparently first ever student from STPM to get a place for dentistry summore. Really salute. Good la, everything turned out ok in the end. Oh but now she's complaining cos she dunno which one to choose. I wish i had this kinda stuff to "worry" about. It's like choosing between a golden egg and a golden egg. Lol.

And then my sis showed me a whole set of videos of my cousin's 1 year old plus son Zachary that he had posted up on youtube. Kids these days, haven't learn how to talk but appear on youtube d. But he is really very cute and somewhat innocent looking. My cousin is currently in Dresden, Germany with his wife and little Zachary. I can't wait to go over to their place. Here are some of my fav videos of the little tyke.

Talking to his hand.

Crazy cousin.

Raksasa run away.

Parents must have starved him.

Having loads of fun.

Then this evening i went for a haircut at a nearby hairdresser's. Halfway i realise that these days the hairdresser nv bother to trim the hair on the back part of my hair till really short. Last time it had to be so cos of the tight school rules. I dunno why but this realisation somehow suddenly put a smile on my face. (The hairdresser raised an eyebrow) Maybe i felt a small sense of joy cos i no longer had to abide by certain petty rules. (Well actually Intec has some sahsiah rupa diri stuff also but they're definitely more lax on the whole issue.)

In conclusion? Yeap, i'm quite happy today. Haha.

Fishing My Way To Made Of Honour

2008-05-25T23:47:00.003+08:00

Somewhere last week teweverything intro me to this highly addictive flash-game. Not a very good time to do so, cos middle of Alevels but wat the heck, i played anyway, and managed to get 17250. Hopefully it's good enough to win myself an invite to the Made of Honour premier. U guys should go try it here. Good luck and don't get too addicted!

A Timely Call

2008-05-25T00:52:00.002+08:00

I was over at my grandma's just now and my aunts were watching CCTV9. They were covering the aftermath of the devastating earthquake in China. Mostly they were showing how the Chinese government were coping with that disaster and also further efforts by other parties. Temporary schools were being set up and so were temporary settlements. These settlements were quite interesting. They kind of used large boards straight from the factory and assembled them together to make a sort of makeshift house, just enough to shelter the people and probably sturdy enough to withstand the sun, rain or wind as well. My aunts were commending the Chinese on their quick reaction in tackling this situation and their steady progress recovering from the earthquake.

But what caught my attention the most was the coverage on a little boy, probably 7 or 8 years old. He had lost both his arms in the disaster and was lying on a hospital bed, recuperating. Apparently, his biggest idol was Liu Xiang, the world champion hurdler. Somehow Liu Xiang heard of the little boy's plight and wanted to help. He made a call to the little boy and CCTV aired the entire conversation. It was a very nice, heart-warming one. It started with the boy asking, "Hello, are you Uncle Liu Xiang?" Liu answered yes and continued to give the boy kind words of encouragement. Later, the boy said he had a few questions for him. He said, "Uncle Liu Xiang, why do u run so fast?" and "Uncle Liu Xiang, why are you so tall?" Both of which the hurdler chuckled at first before answering. He said it was probably because he was hardworking, diligent and strong-willed, which was why he wanted the little boy to be just like him, to overcome this tough time and to just be strong and brave.

It might have just been a short phone call but i think it meant the world to the little boy. It was a great thing to do for Liu Xiang to make that simple call. It was certainly very heart warming to watch that conversation.

Btw, sorry for not updating for so long. I'm having A-levels now and i've just started my sort of 1 week plus break after which all the hardest papers will come crashing onto me. But it feels good to finally blog again haha.

2 down, 23 to go

2008-05-15T22:47:00.003+08:00

The title is a perfect example of what i like to call "eh liddat better don't talk/say/write". But alas, it is the truth. I did Chem practical 3A on Monday and Physics practical 3B on Wednesday. I don't wanna comment on how i did but i'll just say this, the feeling of doing something confidently but later realising u missed something out or did that something wrongly (altho u were confident as heck in the first place) sucks a gazillion times more than the feeling of not knowing how to do that something at all. At the end of the day, u still end up with the same marks, a big fat egg. Sigh.

Or perhaps the examiner will realise that u actually know how to do but was careless and give u a few markah kesian, human error ma. Perhaps...

Exam Stress!

2008-05-06T00:12:00.004+08:00

A-levels gonna start in less than a week, a-levels gonna start in less than a week, a-levels gonna start in less than a week. Yea, that line has been playing in my head the whole day. I know i'm over-reacting but the last time i sat for a major exam, it really wasn't a very memorable time for me, especially the day before the first paper, it was BM i remember. I couldn't sleep and rolled over and over in my bed for more than 3 hours. Next day showed up with panda eyes but found out that i wasn't the only one. Anyway, thank God, everything went well.

1st paper up, Chemistry Practical 3A next Monday.

And the official tips they so generously provided. Phew.

How to get high

2008-05-01T21:18:00.016+08:00

They say get high on life, not on drugs. Now, you can get high on sweets! Seriously, this works, trust me. But try at your own risk, obviously.

Firstly, go buy a small packet of fruit-flavoured Skittles for only RM 1.20 at a nearby Mydin or any other supermarket.

Secondly, open the packet and start eating. Eat until left 5 or 6 biji.

Thirdly, leave the remaining skittles inside the packet and start squashing them using whatever you wish. Fingers will suffice. If you take them out, they should now look something like this.

Last but definitely not least, hold the packet up to your nose, stick your nose as deep as you can into the packet, then take a huge long sniff.

Does your head feel lighter now?

Somebody drag me to class

2008-04-28T15:05:00.004+08:00

This week will be the last week of classes for A-levels. After this, we'll have a one week study leave before we sit for the actual A-level exams. The last few weeks have been nothing short of moody and boring and extremely stressful. Attendance has never been worse. It has been ages since my class recorded full attendance for any one class and there was one day that only half of my class turned up. Apart from that, nearly everyone around me has been falling ill to some sickness or other, no doubt some fake that just to get MCs but many are genuinely ill as well.

The point is, spirits have been very low in recent weeks and even the normal jokers in my class have nothing much to joke about these days. Classes have been torturous and i still wonder how i lasted the whole of today. Damn stress i tell you. Exam period really sucks!! Agree everybody? Of course la. Who doesn't need their head examined.

The Muarian and the 5 stories

2008-04-26T01:21:00.006+08:00

As u might have noticed, the trend these days is to post stuff about your friends just to rip on them. And i'm not about to stop, not yet anyway.

Today's post is about 5 incidents that my good Muarian friend has managed to print with a big stamp on my brain. I admit, apart from Scrabble words, my memory is not good for much else, but these 5 incidents reserve special slots to themselves.

1. It was a normal weekday, the night was still young, but Muarian was tired and wanted to get some sleep first. But he felt guilty and wanted to get up later to study. So he told the Terengganuian to wake him up later. He made it very very clear that he should be awoken no matter what. Even if he bising-bising scold here scold there also must korek him up. Later that night, the Terengganuian (tried to) wake him up as promised. Muarian wasn't too happy and scolded T. real bad. Smtg about mothers and sohais and stupidity. T. tulan then go sleep.

2. We went out for dinner as usual at about 7 pm. Everything was normal. I forgot what we had but afterwards we went to Giant to do some shopping. Halfway Tim realised smtg wrong. Muarian was wearing his shirt inside out. Haihhhhhhh. But not the first time la. He always wear his blue hawaii shorts terbalik in the hostel also.

3. We were playing futsal downstairs at night. The errr court is just next to our block. Muarian had gone up to the room earlier. Later, T. wanted to climb out and buy drinks but he didn't have any money. So he called out (literally) to Alfred to ask him to throw some money down. He also told him to wrap the money around some kind of weight. I was downstairs too and i ask T. "i think u shud just go up and take, u dunno wat Muarian might do, wait money land on the awning". As usual he replied with his friendly voice. "u think Muarian stupid meh?"
So, guess who was right?
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Of course ME la!
Muarian threw down 2 naked 5-dollar notes, unweighted or anything and we watched them drift lazily and slowly down. Then one of them landed nicely on the 3rd floor awning (T.: "oh weiiiiiii sohaiiii isitttt"). Nvm still got hope, got one more note still floating slowly. [T.: "no no no no no no no no" (like before ppl take penalty)]. Alas......that note also decided to land on the 2nd floor awning. Ta-da, no need buy drinks. T. went up to confront Muarian and from downstairs we could here a wide variety of Chinese vocab usage.

4. Somewhere last year, we all went to Muar to see the monkeys at the famous park. Tim also happened to be in Muar, at his uncle's place. At night we asked Muarian to bring us go find Tim. But he said Tim's uncle's place very far, so we didn't go. Later we found out that his "far" meant 15 minutes by car. But nvm we understand. One end of Muar town to the other end 10 mins only ma.

5. Last month, i sent my laundry to another newly opened doby just to try out. When i got my clothes back, i noticed they gave me a free gift : a light blue underwear. I was gonna throw it away, but Tim and T. told me to put it in Muarian's bag, cos he was always saying underwear no enough.
me : "he won't notice it's not his meh?"
T. : "i don't think he will lo"
Anyway, i did leave it in his bag and we all forgot about it until later that week. So we asked Muarian about it.
us : "eh got notice a light blue underwear lately anot?"
M : "huh got meh"
So we went to check out the pail where he put all his worn clothes.
After a little bit of digging,
we found the light blue underwear lying innocently there.

So which one your favourite? Give your ratings from 1-5. Hehehehe.

How to do things; Terengganu style

2008-04-16T21:00:00.007+08:00

This is another post, just like those seen here and here, dedicated specially and exclusively to everybody's favourite Terengganu kiddo, Daniel (not the real name of course).

The following is a special guide, summed up into 10 steps, on how to be like a true Terengganu-ian and how to do things a-la Terengganu, the land of the penyus. (which as we all know are nearly extinct because the people there like to eat penyu eggs)

In no particular order.

1. How to cross roads
They say, look right, look left, then look right again, then only you cross. Daniel (nrn) says, close both eyes and walk straight. Because Terengganu got hardly any cars.

2. How to take care of your own belongings.
a) If u just bought a pair of expensive Plantronics headphones (not real brand), be sure to leave it lying around on your bed so that when u get over-excited for some reason, u can sit right on it and break one side of it. And after that u can buy supa glue and stick it back. No problem.
b) If u're coming back to college after a week's holiday back in your hometown, be sure to leave your name tag and keys behind so that u can break down your room door.

3. How to take care of other people's belongings.
Make sure u leave them at your aunt's house over the weekend.

4. How to use pipe (or rather, a rubber hose)
No need to use, just leave your deposits behind in the toilet bowl. Because Terengganu got no pipe.

5. How to be friendly
Here is an example how
me - hi daniel!
daniel - what look look? not happy is it?

6. How to say hi
Example
me - hi daniel
daniel - hi wat lan?

7. Wat your favourite snack must be.
Cheezels of course.

8. Wat you must have.
You must have the nicest fan and the most comfortable bed in your whole house.

9. How to be a good roommate at night
When u have a nightmare at night, u wake up, then u wake your fren who is sleeping next to you up, and tell him "NO2!" Then u go back to sleep and not remember it the next morning.

10. How to use umbrella

Disclaimer - This post has nothing to do with what is real. It is purely fiction and only a fraction of my imagination. Daniel, we loves you :D However, if u have any problems carrying out any of the 10 steps mentioned, please leave a comment. Thanks you. Hehehe

I'm an old man?

2008-04-14T15:03:00.006+08:00

2 days ago i finally relented and allowed my mom to pull out all my white hair. She had been bugging me for quite a while about it but every time i would just go, " nvm la, white hair only wat."

I really couldn't care less about a few strands of grey hair lost in the mass of black hair on my head. But i let her go ahead anyways. I think she enjoys doing it. I was watching South Park as she pulled my white hair so i wasn't paying much attention to her.

After about 15 minutes, she announced that she was done and showed me her "loot".
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!!!!!!!!!!! Nah just kidding hehe.

It's actually just this much, but i think it's still quite alot.

How?

More German! - Conjugation

2008-04-12T00:43:00.002+08:00

German has this very important part called Konjugation - kon-yu-gat-seeon which is smtg like i have, you have but he/she Has. However, German conjugation is a fair bit more complicated. There are six perspectives, as listed below.
Singular
1st person - ich - eek-sh - I
2nd person - du - doo - you
3rd person - er/sie/es - ear/zee/es - he/she/it
Plural
1st person - wir - veer - we
2nd person - ihr/Ihr - eahr - you guys
3rd person - sie/Sie - zee - they/formal form of du

Thus, for the verb haben - ha-ben - to have, the conjugated forms are
ich habe - i have
du hast - you have
er/sie/es hat - he/she/it has
wir haben - we have
ihr habt - you guys have
sie haben - they have

machen - mak-hen - to do
ich mache
du machst
er/sie/es macht
wir machen
ihr macht
sie machen

lieben - lee-ben - to love
ich liebe
du liebst - doo leebs-t
er/sie/es liebt
wir lieben
ihr liebt
sie lieben

That's the general pattern of verb conjugation but there are exceptions of course. For example,
sein - zai-n - to be
ich bin - i am
du bist - you are
er/sie/es ist - he/she/it is
wir sind - wir zin-d - we are
du seid - doo zai-d - you guys are
sie sind - they are

essen - ess-en - to eat
ich esse
du isst
er/sie/es isst
wir essen
ihr esst
sie essen

Questions are very welcome :)

SFI 128th Anniversary Reunion Dinner

2008-04-08T20:12:00.008+08:00

Last Saturday i returned to my beloved alma mater after about a year or so to attend it's biennial reunion dinner. It wasn't exactly what one would call a nostalgic experience but it brought back a flood of great memories nonetheless. The gates where i used to stand guard every morning, checking students for their name tags, hair, fingernails and illegal items; the science lab where an unfortunate friend got injured in an unfortunate part of his body by an unfortunate(or maybe it wasn't) swing of another friend's hand back in form 2; the quadrangle where we used to sing our national anthem and school rally half-heartedly and also where we were once punished to stand as a whole class at 12 pm under the hot sun for being too noisy; the school hall where i received my SPM results and cried tears of joy (yea i cried, so what); the toilet - the best school toilet in the whole of Malaysia, can even sleep inside; the canteen which served the most lip-smacking mee ta (dried mee); the scrabble club's (which me and my friends co-founded in 2004) notice board which hangs proudly outside the school hall; the class corridors which i used to patrol during recess and many others la.

The dinner was a 9-course chinese affair. I don't think it was worth the 40 bucks we paid but i'm sure the proceeds went to the school. Being a missionary school, it needed every penny it could get, and us old boys knew that all too well. Our table was situated at the very side of the quadrangle, just next to (ironically) the science lab mentioned above. We were surrounded by 3 tables where everyone was wearing the same St Francis t-shirt. Apparently they were old boys from class of 1977. Which meant they were all in their late 40s. But they were one loud crowd, and a bunch of jokers too. There was one chinese man who greeted another bald indian guy, "Hey Muthu(not the real name) what happened to your hair?!! HAHAHA". I couldn't help but laugh to myself. In the future, we'll probably be just like them. But i hope i'm not the bald one.

Singing the school rally just before the dinner started.

I'm extremely proud of being a Franciscan and one of the many things i love about my school is this thing we call the Franciscan spirit. The spirit of loving and remembering your roots, your alma mater. I don't think there are many schools that hold reunion dinners once every 2 years which see more than 60 tables packed with old boys in the school quadrangle. In fact, i don't know of any other school in Malacca which does. Neither do you see old boys who left school in the 40s and 50s still coming back to visit their alma mater. (There was one chap from the 40s and a whole group of 50s old boys from Perth who came back to Malaysia just to attend the dinner.) So what is it that brings about this Franciscan spirit? Maybe it's the tiny school compound (just over the size of 2 and a half football fields- and that includes the football field as well) that packs all of us together. Maybe it's the old buildings that give us a sense of inexplicable sense of belonging. Maybe it's the teachers who care so much about the students' progress. Or maybe it's the irresistible mee ta. I wouldn't know for sure. But i know this great Franciscan spirit will go on and on for many generations to come. Long live SFI!

Clockwise from top left - er hern, leroy, me, alex, jin wen, sin loong, yen yi, yip feng, wee shen
(supposed to be 10 per table, but joon hao couldn't make it, and his replacement didn't show up - so more food for everyone!)

Let's Learn German

2008-04-04T23:49:00.004+08:00

As promised, here i am, about to teach the most tedious and fussy language ever. Today (hehe) we shall start with a bit of basic and common everyday phrases and words. But before that, let me give a basic but very important starters guide on pronunciation. German words are basically pronounced a la bahasa baku.
Ok, and that's the end of the starters guide. Not to worry, further guides will be provided along the way. Alright, here we go!

deutsch - doit-shhh - german
Deutschland - doit-shh-land - germany
essen - ess-en - eat
trinken - trink-en - drink
Idiot - ee-dee-ot - idiot lah
First letter for nouns and kata nama khas (as in English and Malay) are capital letters in German.
schlecht - shh-lek-shh-ttt - bad
gut - goot - good
Fähigkeit - fay-heegh-kite - ability
ä is basically ae and pronounced ay like that in hay or day
Möglichkeit - moe-gleek-shh-kite - possibility
ö is oe but pronunciation is slightly more complicated. u pronounce it like o but u kinda have to pucker your mouth like you're about to whistle
über - ue-ber - over/about
same as o. do that puckering thing
guten Morgen - goo-ten mor-gen - good morning
guten Tag - goo-ten tag - good day
guten Abend - goo-ten ah-bend - good evening
guten Nacht - goo-ten nak-tttt - good night
ich liebe dich - eek-shh lee-be deeksh - i love you
zum Geburtstag viel Gluck - tss-oom ge-burts-tagh fill glook - happy birthday

Feel free to ask any questions.

Slight Makeover

2008-04-04T17:40:00.002+08:00

As you might have noticed, assuming you're not too thick, i've changed my blog's name. The previous name has ceased to be of any significance lately and hence i needed something that will cover anything and everything i post. And so Randomisation was born. I've retained my web address and blog as i wanna keep all my previous posts as they are.
In line with this makeover, i will be sharing a little bit of my German language knowledge now and then on this blog. This idea just struck me out of the blue the other day and i'm still wondering how come i never thought of it earlier. Please don't think i'm doing this to show off. If u do, u're a big dumbass so please just scoot off from my blog :) :) :) Firstly, i really believe that knowledge should always be shared selflessly. Secondly, my German is still half past six at the moment. Nonetheless, there are still a fair few things that i can share. So guys, watch out for some weird language to start invading this blog!

Congratulations!

2008-04-01T21:35:00.005+08:00

This post is specially dedicated to my dearest roommate from Muar, Alfred Tew to congratulate him greatly for finally creating his blog! Click here to view. First of all, i wanna say how much i like the name he has given to his blog, tew everything. Previously, he asked for our suggestions and we gave stupid suggestions like tewyou and tew-nia-seng and tew-lei but once again, congrats to him for coming up with something we never thought of but still sounds so nice.

Let me give a brief intro of this Muarian. He, like me, likes to go back to his hometown almost every weekend and if he doesn't go back for one weekend, he will get very restless and beh-tahan and go back on wednesday or thursday the following week. He is really a very interesting person and i'm very glad to have met him. However, the most unique part is he can squat everywhere and anywhere and all the time. From playing cards to playing dota to doing homework to watching movies to everywhere else except in class, he can squat like nobody can. For hours also no problem. No kidding, he is the squatting-king. I wanted to post a picture of him "in action" but he say he pai-seh. Too bad. As in too bad, i'll post anyway.

This is how he sits everyday everytime. Really.

Anyway, actually he started his blog because i challenged him to. I told him he probably wouldn't last 2 weeks. Today is only day 2 hehe. So we shall see what happens. Ais kosong on the line.

Greener Grass On The Other Side?

2008-03-26T22:06:00.005+08:00

Yesterday we had a combined physics class with Aled 4B (a-level education) in the Alm (a-level medicine) block. I've never attended a class there before and the first thing i noticed was how quiet and conducive the classes there were. The air-cond units were silent and the room was well sound-insulated. For the first time in a very long time, i paid attention to the lecturer, Pn. Linda (actually Assoc. Prof but she doesn't brag) throughout the whole class, although i did not even have my own desk as there weren't enough for everyone. So, is it just because of that famed saying that the grass is always greener on the other side that i actually enjoyed the entire class? Nah, because the fact is, the atmosphere and conditions of the classes there are indeed very suitable and conducive. I'm not ranting, i'm just pointing out that people rant and they have every right to do so. So..will i sit up and listen closely to the lecturer in every single class if all my classes were held there? Yea i damn well think so. The next time someone complains about something to u, don't straight away say, "aiyo, the grass is always greener on the other side ma" because it's just pointless.

Random Pictures

2008-03-21T23:05:00.004+08:00

How about some fun in the mud? This is the view from my hostel's kitchen(sort of) window btw.

Dream car spotted! Damn chun.

Umbrella tree

A Humbling Bus-ride

2008-03-16T19:46:00.002+08:00

In a flash, my mid-sem break was over. I dragged myself onto the 2.30 pm bus earlier this afternoon to head back to Shah Alam. I usually take the 5.30 bus but i thought it best to go back earlier lest there be a traffic jam in the evening, which is quite probable since today is also the last day of the school break as well.
I took my seat and not long after, 4 teenage girls wearing t-shirts with SMPKV printed on the back took their seats next to me, on the other side of the aisle. It took me a moment to realise that they were special children as they communicated using sign language. Only then did it strike me that SMPKV stood for Sekolah Menengah Pendidikan Khas Vokasional and they were probably from the one next to Intec. One of their mothers came onto the bus as well to wish her daughter goodbye and take care ( i suppose, as i don't understand sign language).
The first thing that i realised was that they were every bit as normal as an average teenage girl, minus the sign language of course. They were highly enthusiastic in every way, as i could tell from their gestures. Despite the stares that they received now and then, especially from the bus driver, they were not in the slightest bit perturbed. Another heart-warming thing about them was that though one of them was a Malay, but they conversed happily anyway, because there was no such thing as a language barrier for them. As you all know, this is a large barrier for most of us able-bodied people, especially in our multi-racial country. Yes i konw that all of us can speak Malay as it is our national language, but how many of us non-Malays can actually speak it fluently? Hence exists a language barrier between races and therefore a gaping void between the different races.
Somehow, it is in our nature to overlook and take for granted what we already have and yet yearn so longingly for things that we don't have, but that's just the way our materialistic world is. It is little events such as this bus ride that bring us back to solid ground. I was truly humbled by them. Despite their inability, they carry on with life anyway. I think that they might even lead happier and far more fulfilling lives than most of us able-bodied people.
Sometimes, we should reflect on what we have and do a good calculation of our blessings. Never should we take for granted even little things such as being able to talk on the phone because some people don't even have that little luxury.

Sherlock Holmes - A Play at KLpac

2008-03-09T20:56:00.006+08:00

I've never actually been to a play before and after having attended one last Friday, i'll definitely go back for another one in the near future! Move aside movies, plays are the in thing for me now!

Klpac's (blur) facade

The play was entitled Sherlock Holmes - The Missing Link, an improvisation of the original detective series. The play was performed by UM's Faculty of Languages and Linguistics. The director of this play, Evon is actually Leroy's girlfriend, which is how i ended up there in the first place. The play was really quite good, considering the fact that most of them were only on their first attempt at theater. I can only imagine how much i'll enjoy plays by seasoned theatrical actors.

A scene from the play.

The play revolves around one of Holmes' cases of a mysterious murder. Lucy, a young lady, is accused of murdering her grandmother. I don't quite remember what exactly happened next but there was conflict of who would inherit the grandma's stuff, then there was a professor who impersonated a housekeeper and suddenly grew very humongous boobs and also a cop who grew a huge amount of hair in like 10 minutes to take on the role of Lucy's fiancee, and an absolutely hilarious scene involving a chinese magician.

But the point is, to you guys who've never actually been to a play, i highly recommend you do so. It's a really different experience altogether.

12th General Elections

2008-03-08T18:53:00.002+08:00

This is probably a little overdue but i Have been busy with my trials. Finally had time (and a competent connection) to update myself on kennysia's recent posts and after 2 terribly long albeit highly interesting interviews with the two politicians competing for the Kuching parliamentary seat, he had this generator that would apparently decide for you who to vote for. I won't reveal my results but you guys should check it out too. The last question is definitely the best, though irrelevant. I really LOLed.

Something To Think About

2008-01-05T15:49:00.000+08:00

Here's something for you to think about in the wake of the upcoming elections, though most of us are still unable to partake in it. Note the closing message. Get information from alternative media. After all, the newspapers and other mass media only publish what the government wants us to know. And obviously, what the government wants us to know only benefits the government, not us. As we all grow older, we should be more aware of our surroundings and of what is going on in this country.
LOL. Sounds like a ghey speech. But seriously, we should be more aware.

GMI Continued

2007-12-28T01:57:00.000+08:00

The other 2 classes were
3. 3D autoCad
If you don't already know wat autoCad is, it's one of the softwares that you can do computer aided design (CAD) with. Apparently it's one of the oldest and lousiest softwares for this purpose, but it was nonetheless still quite enjoyable. Mostly because this teacher also very tidak-apa and relaxed, but at least he taught sufficiently. Wat we did during this class was reconstructing drawings given on paper using autoCad. Last semester we did 2D so this time we upgrade abit. No pictures to show unfortunately.

4. Benchwork
This was definitely the most fun class. But also the most tiring. We were each given a dirty looking metal block, and were supposed to shape it according to the drawing given. We filed(kikir), sawed, drilled, chiseled and filed and filed and filed some more for half a day each day for 2 weeks. But in the end, we still couldn't finish everything so the teacher told us to skip certain parts which he claimed were a waste of time anyway.
Now since i did not take a picture of the initial block, just picture a rectangular metal block and........................................................ the end product is this ...............

Ta-da! See also i damn puas d. All the hard work was worth it.

So the conclusion is..although GMI was a waste of time, it was also quite beneficial.
Huh?? Yea i know. But it was definitely tiring.
Anyway next year we'll get to use bigger machines. Looking forward to that.

Oh and Merry Christmas everybody! Hope you forgive the lateness. I forgot i had a blog. Really.

My 3 Weeks Spent In GMI

2007-12-21T01:48:00.000+08:00

Usually people go back home for their holidays after their end-of-sem exams. Not us though. We had practical classes at the German-Malaysian Institute in Cheras! Woo-hoo.

GMI campus in Cheras, 10 mins away from Bukit Bintang via LRT

This phase was still part of phase 1 which basically involves alot of basic stuff, electric, electronic, benchwork, Cad etc before we move on into phase 2 which will commence next year after our A-levels. By then, we would have had to decide roughly what line we gonna specialise in, be it electronics, mechanical, chemical or mechatronics. Phase 2 will consist of 3 months of solid practical classes in the by then new GMI campus in Bangi.

We had 4 classes this time around.

1. Basic Electrical Skills
Unfortunately, this was a waste of time. Basically, the whole module consisted of 3 tasks that required us to solder electronic components onto a circuit board. We took far less than the allocated 50-odd hours to complete all 3 tasks. The remainder of the unit hours was (i assume) meant for the teacher to give some theory lessons. Sadly though, we was treated to nothing of the sort. He was just too lazy. And busy flirting with the girls. There was one day where the class was in the morning. Supposedly 7.45-1.00 pm. We entered at about 8am. He came in at 830, asked us to have our breakfast. We came back at 930. Hung around for 10 mins, he came in and said today's class was cancelled because the air-cond was not working. Yes i'm the type who rejoices if this happens once in a while, but not everyday! He let us go about 2-3 hours earlier than the supposed time every day throughout the whole module. Hmph, waste of time really.

2. Electronics and E-Digital
The teacher we had for this module was miles better. Although most of the time she was reading off the screen, at least she knew what she was talking about. Learnt some cool stuff. GMI really has some cool gadgets that you could only dream of having in a public school in Malaysia. They have this electronic circuit board that can be connected to the computer. All your readings and tasks are in the software provided. Although i nodded off quite a few times during the classes, i quite enjoyed this module, mostly because they involved logic gates. Though simple, they fascinate me. Yea, i'm easily fascinated.

The computer-linked circuit board.

Classes 3 and 4 coming soon. Till then, enjoy this random shots. You may find them familiar ; )

What key?

A random meter in the electronics lab.

The stall where they recycle ice. Allegedly.

Lol You Don't See This Often

2007-12-20T00:03:00.000+08:00

Hehe

18 years young or old?

2007-11-27T02:13:00.000+08:00

A very happy birthday to me!
Finally i'm 18...which means...i can go for 18pl/sx/sg shows? Nah, i've been able to do that since a long time ago. And the censorship board does their job all too well anyway. Heeh. Nonetheless, another year has passed and i must say, my life has been rather stagnant. Can't blame me, i'm still a student and all i have to do is study. Though i share the same birthday with popular but sadly recently very commercialised local blogger, Kenny Sia, i do not have 18 extraordinary/significant things that i've done in the past year to shout about. However, i did do some nice memorable/notable things.

1. Embraced Christianity.

Most if not everyone will ask why. I'm afraid i can't answer that. Praise the Lord for this wonderful year!

2. WYSC 2007 in Australia, December 2006

Yeap, i simply love Scrabble competitions, but this one has got to be by far the most enjoyable. I didn't do as well i would have liked, but i had great fun, mostly cos of the great people who went. I guess that mattered more. Thanks for the memories, guys!

3. Bought a neat iPod nano, October 2007

Couldn't resist the extreme poisoning by online pictures. No regrets though, great gadget to play with and enjoy my songs on. Superbly portable, tend to forget it's in my pocket. Not sure that's a good thing though.

4. Parent's 25th Marriage Anniversary, September 2006.

Aww. 25 years d. Silver jubilee rite? My sis surprised them by coming back to Malacca without informing them and we had a great lunch at Simply Fish, finished down with some nice vanilla cake my sis bought. Sister's boyfriend was there too.

5. Intec Cup, Battle of Minds 2007, September i think.

Had an awesome time. Debated and bullcrapped my way through. The topic about cockfighting was the best.
We did a great job Grace!

There are probably more stuff i forgot, maybe i'll add later. Or not haha.

Exams Are Over!

2007-11-16T15:09:00.000+08:00

Yes that's right! Exams are over and as all the students from other programs slowly leave Cemara, us ALG students will soon be the only people left here (for GMI practical classes in Cheras). Oh and the Korean program too. Anyway, the thing is, nearly everyone else is on holiday. Sien. Well anyway at least the Form 6 still have STPM to sit for. Hehe. Boring la, first afternoon after exams also bored d. What to post about?? Actually wanna post something about that stupid idea of the government intending to buy the spaceship/rocket/junk that our Angkasawan (rode? or sat on) for his trip to space but that's old new right?

Oh yeah i'll talk about Scrabble! (Sorry to that someone who complained that i only post about Scrabble and iPods. I only interested in this few things ma, can't blame me hehe.)

So the most recent event in Scrabble is obviously the recently concluded World Championships in Mumbai last weekend, where our national Champion, big Ganesh (whom i seriously expected to win) did not win, but finished 2nd to a New Zealander by the name of Nigel Richards, who incidentally also resides in Malaysia and joins tournaments here together with Ganesh to steal the top prizes cos all the others can't touch them and they're always in the top 2 all the time. Anyway the thing is, Ganesh always beats Nigel in local tournaments, but sadly he lost 0-3 in the final play-offs at the World Championships. I dunno why i felt disappointed when Ganesh lost (as if he was gonna give me a share of his USD15000 had he won), but i did. Maybe it's for a lame reason which i would not like to disclose here but i'd like to think i'm not so lame. So heck, i dunno why i felt disappointed.

I've played both of them in local tournaments and managed to ayam once against Ganesh last year and beat him but he whacked me in our other meetings. Nigel also always thrash me when we play except during one game during a competition at Great Eastern Mall Ampang last year. One painfully hard to forget game.
Here's a brief rundown of the game. I somehow got lotsa good tiles and towards the last move (his move that is), i had already calculated nicely that he needed to squeeze 29 points out of his last three tiles of ASU to beat me by one point. Being the shallow-minded ass i was, i was already celebrating in my heart as i thought it was very much impossible to get that many points out of those 3 tiles. I was wrong though. There was FORMS already on the board and he coolly laid AUS in front of it, making AUSFORMS. Straight away i panicked, cos that was one crazy word that i didn't know. But the worst thing was, he announced his score and i heard 36. So i thought oh, he will win anyway so i'll challenge lo (fyi, challenging means to check on the computer if that word is valid. if it is, he gains extra 5 points. if it isn't, he takes the tiles back and misses a turn). Ok back to story. Obviously the word was good. So, feeling extremely down, i accepted my defeat. But no that was not all, it turns out that the score was actually only 26. He said he did announce it as 26 (i dunno how i heard wrongly), which means had i not challenged, i would have won by 2 points. But i didn't count the score of his AUSFORMS and believing my rubbish ears, challenged anyway. So heck, i lost, because i was deaf. Sien. (Wha i've written so much already)

I got a feeling that most of you would have skipped that bunch of rubbish and are now reading this line. True?

Anyways, i'm signing out.

Democracy, Malaysian Style

2007-11-11T18:40:00.000+08:00

For those who didn't already know, the video depicts the estimated 10,000 to 40,000 Malaysians who went out onto the streets yesterday to demand a cleaner election, and also to march to the Istana Negara to hand over a memorandum to his majesty. And being the democratic country that Malaysia is, the police, who were already there waiting, sprayed water canons and teargas at the ralliers. As if that didn't do enough to embarass Malaysia, we have this.

What can i say?

Exam Season

2007-11-01T01:49:00.000+08:00

Yeap, it's that fun time of the year again. Tmr, hm actually later today, since it's 1.54 am d, i will have my german listening, reading and writing exams to start off my end of semester exams. And i'm sitting here writing this entry and listening to hybrid theory. Anyway, this is how my room looks like come exam season. (but actually it looks smtg like this whole year round) : D

Oh and i just sold my w550i to someone from lowyat.net who came all the way to shah alam from cheras just to collect the phone. Using my old T630 now. Polyphonic ringtones rock.

Tim the roommate sleeping on the other side of the room. As usual lol.

2007-10-19T23:33:00.000+08:00

I love cars. But since i can't afford the real ones, yet, i have no choice but to resort to smaller ones, for the moment. That being said, i can't even afford some of these smaller alternatives. Nonetheless, i found it excusable to spend 12 and a half singapore dollars a few months back to purchase this tiny yet detailed die-cast model of my favourite car, the Mazda rx-8. The reason why this is my favourite car is rather shallow. It looks brilliant. Just that, not because it has an unconventional rotary engine which churns out 200 bhp or because it's engine is only 1300 cc and will save you quite an amount on road tax if you own one of these. Well, maybe that too, should i be able to buy one of the real-life ones in the future. Oh, and despite being a sports coupe, it has 4 doors. Yeap, and the rear doors open in the opposite direction. Like this.

Some question the practicality, but what the heck, it looks great!
Anyway, that's a picture of the real thing. Here are the pictures of the $12.50 model, which is about the size of the average car key, or in non-layman terms, scale 1:64.

The lighting in the first 4 shots look quite professional, no?
The bigger model, 1:18 scale, which the doors, bonnet and boot can be opened, costs approx 350 bucks via ebay. Sumbanglah kepada Tabung RX-8. Thanks.

An Impaired Judgment

2007-10-15T00:43:00.000+08:00

As above, this post is about my latest mistake in judgment. This

That's right, i went against my better judgment and got myself a 3rd generation iPod Nano 4gb. Yes William you're very right, i do not need an iPod at the moment, however i do not agree with you. Here i'd like to quote an iPod seller on lowyat.net, he said "but thr is no reason y nt 2 own an ipod...its cool gadget"
Yea i know, he only said that cos he wanna get more ppl to buy his stuff but nonetheless, he has a point. Though "cool" is quite an understatement.

I won't say much more. I'll just let pictures do the talking. Enjoy. And do contact me if u got poisoned by the pictures. I can get iPods at marginally lower prices than retail. : )

If u don't think it's cool, u're either
1. blind
2. stupid
3. really blind
4. really stupid
or
5. u're just dumb

Of Two iPods And A Zen

2007-09-21T21:35:00.000+08:00

As expected, i have not and probably will not post further updates on the Penang Open. Lazy la. Nonetheless, here i am, typing in a new post, which is about the latest of my hardly-ending craves.

As of this afternoon, i was stuck in between the 4gb and 8gb versions of the new iPod Nano and also an 80gb iPod Classic, oh and of course, not buying anything at all. Here's a quick summary of my predicaments.

Which Nano are you?

iPod Nano 4gb
Pros - thin, very portable, video functionality, brilliant user interface, it's an iPod
Cons - only available in silver

iPod Nano 8gb
Pros - same as above, plus its available in light blue, green, red and black apart from silver
Cons - costs more

You know you want me

iPod Classic 80gb
Pros - available in silver and black, bigger screen, kiasu-sized capacity
Cons - but then again, 80gb is way too much, i could never fill it up with media, costs even more

You know you want us even more

Nothing

Pros - i save money for a rainy day, i don't get a lecture from my mom and my pda won't feel left out
Cons - i can't show-off, i can't use cover flow and i can't post "I'VE GOT MY IPOD TODAY!" here

I was nearly gonna overlook the fact that the 4gb nano only comes in a rather unattractive silver colour and get one anyway until this showed up.

It looks something like this. Credit-card sized.

It's basically a Classic competitor in terms of functionality, cos it sports a 2.5 inch screen as well, but in terms of capacity and pricing, it's a downright Nano competitor. I watched the video, amazing, it really gives the iPods a run for their money, and mine too. Best part is it has an SD card slot for further expansion. Sigh. What now?

ICT Penang Open 2007

2007-09-01T11:27:00.000+08:00

I decided to join this competition because er well, for one, it's a big-scale tourney with the first prize of USD 1000 (although i obviously stood no chance for that) and also because Martin and Leroy were joining and cos Kong offered to give us a lift to Penang. Oh and 3rdly cos it was the holidays (snorts, as if i wouldn't have joined if it wasn't).

So i caught a bus up to Shah Alam early on Thursday morning, where Kong's friend was gonna pick me up from before heading together to Kong's place. Felt kinda paiseh cos had to make her come all the way from Seksyen 9 to Seksyen 18, not to mention me having given her the wrong directions along the way. Ok, then we made our way to PJ, and then it started pouring damn heavily. But all's well, we reached Kong's condo safely, hopped onto Kong's Accord and headed to UM to pick Leroy up. And, we were off.

Sha-Lyn managed to get quite a neat place for us to stay at. It was basically a guesthouse cum backpacker's lounge, though oddly named "Banana Guesthouse". Fair enough la, 65 a night for 3 ppl with air-cond and attached bathroom. Really worth every single cent. And there was even free wifi in the cafe, and fusbol and pool tables too, and live screenings of the EPL matches on Saturday night. Suffice to say, i enjoyed myself immensely. Oh, and there were many cute chics lining the street at night. Unfortunately, they had d**ks. But they were quite convincing. Heh. I guess that's what Penang's known for, apart from their excellent hawker food that is.

On to the games, which started on Friday afternoon.

I'll just select a few games which i think are worthy of posting up.

Game 2 - vs Jocelyn Lor

Hehe, both of us changed on our first moves. I played QI to get things started. She later played BRR. I had ADENORU. It looked extremely bingo-prone but i struggled to find it. After a few minutes, to my delight, i found it, RONDEAU haha! I always miss that but hehe. However, i quickly realised to my despair that there wasn't any place for it. :( Damn sad u know, find nice bingo then cannot put. Then suddenly got ray of light shining from above...BRR take R behind ma hahaha. So happily played BRRR, RONDEAU for 72 points. Well the highlight of the game obviously wasn't that. She later opened up a V on the triple lane. This time i took even longer to think. I had ??DEIST and finally, at the last minute, right before i was about to play another superbly inferior bingo, i spotted SeDaTIVE. Hehe niner for 149, damn gleeful. I later phonied RUTILES and RONDEAUS*. Oh forgot to mention that Jocelyn played CANOLAS right after SeDaTIVE. Anyways, i won nicely 509-333.

More later. Hopefully.

Bee Gees Rock!

2007-08-21T18:42:00.000+08:00

This is actually a superbly random post. Just wanna tell anyone who doesn't already know that the Bee Gees are probably the greatest band that ever lived! Their vocals are so one of a kind and whoever thinks they sound gay is just plain stupid. Oh btw did u know that the name Bee Gees originated from the initials B.G meaning the brothers Gibb? Haha i found that interesting anyway. Enjoy.

Desires

2007-07-24T18:55:00.000+08:00

I long, I crave and I yearn for something distant, something faraway, something that used to make me, me. My continuous desire and hunger overwhelms me. Alas, mere longing, craving and yearning will not change anything.

It is time for action.

Ps: I'm talking about scrabble la, and those little triumphant moments that i used to enjoy. Heh.

DPMM Scrabble Tournament 2007

2007-07-06T23:05:00.000+08:00

Dataran Pahlawan Melaka Megamall Scrabble Tournament 2007

Venue – Proudly sponsored by Dataran Pahlawan Melaka Megamall, Melaka

Masters Division

Criteria – Players rated 1300 and above

Format – 14 games, 11 KOTH without repeat, 3 with repeat

Time – 25 minutes per player

Dictionary – CSW 2007

Challenge Rule – 5 points per challenge

Registration fee – RM30, RM25 for students

Prizes – 1^st Trophy + hampers + Collins Scrabble Dictionary + cash prize

2^nd Trophy + hampers + cash prize

3^rd Trophy + hampers + cash prize

4^th Hampers

5^th Hampers

Day 1

Saturday

21^st July

0830-0900 Registration

0900-1300 Games 1-4

1300-1400 Lunch

1400-1800 Games 5-8

Day 2

Sunday

22^nd July

0900-1300 Games 9-12

1300-1400 Lunch

1400-1600 Games 13-14

1600-1630 Results tabulation

1630-1700 Prize presentation

Intermediate Division

Criteria – Players rated 1300 and below

Format – 12 games, 9 KOTH without repeat, 3 with repeat

Time – 25 minutes per player

Dictionary – CSW 2007

Challenge Rule – Free challenge

Registration fee – RM20, RM15 for students

Prizes – 1^st Trophy + hampers + Collins Scrabble Dictionary + cash prize

2^nd Trophy + hampers + cash prize

3^rd Trophy + hampers + cash prize

4^th Hampers

5^th Hampers

Day 1

Saturday

21^st July

0830-0900 Registration

0900-1300 Games 1-4

1300-1400 Lunch

1400-1700 Games 5-7

Day 2

Sunday

22^nd July

0900-1300 Games 8-11

1300-1400 Lunch

1400-1500 Game 12

1600-1630 Results tabulation

1630-1700 Prize presentation

Beginners Division

Criteria – Players rated 1300 and below, first time participants

Format – 5 games, all KOTH without repeat

Time – 25 minutes per player

Dictionary – CSW 2007

Challenge Rule – Free challenge

Registration - RM 10 , RM 5 for students

Prizes – 1^st Trophy + hampers + Collins Scrabble Dictionary + cash prize

2^nd Trophy + hampers + cash prize

3^rd Trophy + hampers + cash prize

*This division takes place on Sunday, the 22^nd of July only

Sunday

22^nd July

0830-0900 Registration

0900-1300 Games 1-4

1300-1400 Lunch

1400-1500 Game 5

1600-1630 Results tabulation

1630-1700 Prize presentation

1. Exact cash prizes to be announced in the near future, kindly check for updates.

2. Participants may choose to play up but may not play down.

3. A short tour of Malacca might also be held on the night of the 21^st.

4. For non-Malaccan players, we have identified suitable hotels for your various budgets, all within walking distance, not to mention at the heart of Historical Malacca. Details and map are attached.

5. For registration and further details, please contact ;

Martin Teo 017-2111624/016-2585997

Gan Yi En 012-3909626/g_y_e_325@hotmail.com

Questions of any sort are absolutely welcome.

6. Places are limited so please register earlier to avoid disappointment.

7. Certificates will be given out.

8. Please bring your own sets and clocks.

Minutes to Midnight

2007-05-19T23:50:00.000+08:00

I just got my copy of Linkin Park's Minutes to Midnight today. Original of course(snorts). Nah i don't always get ori stuff but Linkin Park's always an exception. After listening to all the songs, it's quite obvious that they've changed their style but managed to stay true to their identity (haha i extracted that from the lyrics book but wth it sounds good, and true). Previously, all LP songs were basically Mike rapping, Chester singing the chorus then Mike will rap some more then Chester will sing again but now they don't seem to favour rapping that much anymore. In fact, i think there's only 2 songs where you can hear Mike rapping (he sings more now).(surprised?)

Nonetheless, although their style is obviously rather different now, one thing about them definitely has not changed. They still Rock! Their songs somehow grow on you, lyrics arrangement melody and all. And at the very least (or should i say best), the lyrics are totally meaningful, unlike Fall Out Boy's. Up till now, i've yet to get a single song sung by FOB.(But i still like them anyways). Back to LP...hmm all i can say is that they're really a bunch of talented musicians. Their brand of music (rap or otherwise) somehow captures you and i didn't hit the "next" button at all, unlike with others. Instead, i couldn't help but finish listening every single song.

Kesimpulannya, although i very well know that you guys can just search for the torrent file and dl the whole damn album foc, but just this once, go get the ori version. It's only 37.90 at inverno, mp (erm for those not in mlc too bad i guess but i don't mind helping) and for 40 u'll get a hugeass poster (which i did but need not have, had i prebooked it..but extra 2.10 for a poster wth man..2.10 can't even get u a proper meal at dawood but i guess that's beside the point). Crap, where was i...oh yes..go freaking get yourself a copy of Minutes to Midnight. gye325.blogspot gives it a big fat chop of approval (haha sounds familiar?)

There isn't a single image of a clock or timepiece of any sort on the whole album though.

Finally

2007-05-17T16:08:00.000+08:00

Finally finally finally my end of sem exams are ooover! Also means that i'll be saying good bye to Kolej Cendana and saying hello to Cemara, internet access, dirtier toilets, McD, Kfc, Giant and all! Hah! As of now i'm posting this from Intec's library to let you guys know i'll now be updating frequently again. No particular reason for the hiatus, i guess i was just lazy and when i suddenly semangat wanted to update, i had exams to worry about. Not any more!
For the meantime la. Now i shall go reclaim my chatterbox. Till my next post, which will probably be about Cendana, cats, Dawood, cleaner toilets, no internet, kittens and all. Till then..

Latest Craving

2007-02-17T00:10:00.000+08:00

Sorry for the lack of updates, i didn't have any decent internet access since the last update. By decent, i mean that i did have internet access. The hostel management finally switched on the Lan connection but it barely made a difference. First of all, it's only on from 6-10pm, which is a mere 3 hours after minus-ing dinner. And there's only 1 port for 6 housemates, which makes it only half an hour per person (if equally shared la, snorts). And connection is damn bloody slow. Oh and did i mention that the port in my erm "house?" is spoiled? So there.

That's beside the point anyway. This post is about my latest craving, the Creative Zen V Plus, which is definitely the ultimate iPod Nano killer! It has every function the Nano has, plus video playing capability, much more attractive design cues (imo) and a pricetag less than half of the Nano's. Beat that Steve Jobs! (btw, i've got nothing against apple, they do make kick-ass stuff, sadly their prices are a tad ridiculous)

It's just so damn nice and toylike and cute but not gay but damn nice rite? Whoever designed this piece of brilliance deserves a hearty pat on his back, for sure. The V Plus comes with a 1.5 inch 128x128 pixel OLED colour screen which allows for album art, photos, background pics and videos! Measuring at 43.5x67.5x15.9 mm and weighing in at a mere 43.5(?!)g, its not as slim as the iPod but definitely just as portable.

Creative claims that the cover is scratchproof. Reviewers have tested it and given the thumbs up, though pointing out that its not totally scratchproof but still very resistant nonetheless. I don't see a problem though, i can't imagine myself allowing this beauty to be scratched if i ever own one. It also appears to be attractively glossy.

As can be seen above, users can put whatever pictures they want as their background, unlike ipods which are all plain white and dull. As mentioned above, the key winner of this player against the ipod is its ability to play videos. However, it only supports formats which are encoded with creative's bundled software..which sadly results in over-large videos. A reviewer estimated a hour-long video to take approx 1.2Gb which means that whatever hope of watching hours of soap opera on this player can be extinguished. But anyway, i doubt there'd be anyone who'd wanna spend more than 10 mins on the miniscule 1.5 inch screen.

Other attractive features of this ipod-assassin include line-in recording, voice recording and FM radio. I for one truly appreciate the voice recording function as i'm able to record my teacher's lectures so that i can listen to them again at night. No seriously. The V Plus comes with equally attractive-looking earphones, line-in recording cable, usb charging cable and an over-large pouch which is supposedly meant for fitting in all the other accessories but which i think is probably left-overs of previous not-so-successful creative models.

The verdict is: I'm definitely getting one after Cny. Hah!

Some jokes for you guys

2007-02-04T01:26:00.000+08:00

One day, a man was sitting at a bar in Chicago. He looks over and sees this guy who looks exactly like him. He says to the other guy, "Hey, you look just like me!"

The other man agrees and asks, "Where are you from?"

The first guy answers, "Chicago."

"Me too!" says the second guy, "What street do you live on?"

"49th Street," answers the first guy.

"Me too!" says the second guy, becoming increasingly excited. "What's your address?"

"951."

"Me too! Wow, this is incredible! What are your parents' names?"

"John and Cathy," says the first guy.

"Me too!" shouts the second guy. "I wonder if we're related?"

Meanwhile, the bartenders are changing shifts and the one whose shift is about to start asks if anything is new.

"No," says the first bartender, "just the Smith twins, drunk again."
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

A guy and his blonde girlfriend are driving to the movies one night for a date. As the guy was making a right turn, he noticed his turn signal light inside the car didn't light up at all.

So as he approached the next right turn, he asked his girlfriend to please stick her head out the window and tell him if his turn signal is working. She happily obliges and at the turn she sticks her head out the window and replies, "It is... It isn't... It is... It isn't... It is... It isn't."

Why do people yell/shout/scream when in pain?

2007-02-04T00:56:00.000+08:00

I sprained my ankle again this afternoon during a game of football, making it the 3rd time in less than half a year. A friend told me that it'll be very vulnerable after the first time. How painfully true. Now its swollen like a balloon although i cant see it cos the tukang urut bandaged it together with some mudlike ointment. Which brings me to my point.

When i reached the tukang urut's place, he was attending to other (erm patients?) The lady inside had apparently hOot (knock) her arm against something in the kitchen, from what i made out from her convo with the tukang using the little mandarin i knew. Without warning, can suddenly hear all sorts of exclamations of obvious pain from the woman. Seriously, she really knew how to variate her cries. Oo aa oh ah psss ow oh eow wat also got. And so that got me thinking - why do people yell/shout/scream when in pain? Later when the tukang urut my injured ankle, i also had the urge to cry out, but didn't cos wanna maintain some dignity u noe. But that was at first only though. After that he press so hard that i reli beh tahan and shouted LAWE, which drew a frown from my mom. Back to point, so why is it so? Why does one tend to cry out when in pain? From a logical point of view, i suppose that by OW-ing, you can probably take your mind off the pain, however little that may be. Or is it because everytime we watch tv shows, ppl who are in pain definitely will shout? Instead of perhaps showing a rude finger gesture or shaking head furiously or something else?

Actually, i dunno where this post is going. I think its just because i felt like blogging but didnt hav anything to blog about so there you go, some load of tosh. By all means, do whatever you want when you're in pain la. Nobody will blame you. Anyway, i definitely need to be more careful after this injury recovers. 4th time not welcome at all.

Malaysia vs Singapore

2007-01-26T22:53:00.000+08:00

Malaysia faced Singapore at the Shah Alam stadium in their Asean Cup semi-final 1st leg match last Wednesday and I was there to witness it first hand! I might sound over-excited but if it's ur first time at a football match with a 45000-odd turn-out, you definitely would be. The atmosphere was really something. Whenever Malaysia had possession in the opposite half, fans will cheer like crazy. And when they scored, whoa- deafening! Throughout the game mexican waves also went through the crowd. Effect was just ok cos many couldn't be bothered to get their butts off their seats. Me included. I just raised my hands.

Due to traffic jam and Malaysian's tidak-apa attitude which my german lecturer has apparently learned to accept and practise, we were late...by about 30 minutes. But all's well, score was still 0-0. I thought there would be some kinda performance at half-time, perhaps a local singer or at least a lame floral formation but nah, we were entertained by the substitutes kicking the ball about instead. So much for a Janet-Justin showdown.

2nd half was more energetic and Malaysia dominated possession. They kept pressing forward and were rewarded with a goal from Mohd Hardi Jaafar(read in papers next day), albeit a fluke-ish goal. I think he intended it to be a cross but it ended up in the side-netting instead. Was a nice goal nonetheless. Crowd went crazy i tell you. About 10 minutes later, Singapore equalised, but hardly anyone noticed. Now i know the difference between home and away ground. Big fat difference.

Later the Singapore captain suddenly tumbled onto the grass and a stretcher was called. They stretchered him off the field and as soon as they put him down, he got up and started to run back onto the field. WTF rite? The ref obviously thought so too and duly showed him the red card. HAHA FAKER! Malaysia continued to attack but alas..to no avail. Final score 1-1.

Group photo! Taken by Herr Brian Trenaman(not in the pic of course)

Wrap-up For The Week

2007-01-14T00:08:00.000+08:00

A rather monotonous week it has been. Got back to Shah Alam on Monday after miraculously passing my driving test. Lessons commenced the very next day. All but one of the lecturers were the same as last sem's. Last sem's exam papers were returned to us. I didn't do well at all and i shall correct that this sem. Re-registered myself at the college and hostel and later found out that Intec agreed to sumbangkan 500 bucks for my trip to Australia. Was kinda disappointed at first because the trip cost much much more than that but later realised that 500 is a heck lot actually. However, i have to submit a detailed report before i see any of that money. Apart from that, like i mentioned earlier, it was a pretty "skemak" week for me. Oh yea, the ALG cafe has been closed for a whole week. Apparently they couldn't cope with the high rental. Ah and one more thing, pls welcome my newest housemate.

Posing happily on it's throne

Back to Shah Alam

2007-01-07T23:15:00.000+08:00

My 2 months break is now over and i will be heading back to gloomy old Shah Alam tomorrow first thing after my JPJ test. Supposed to go back today but was forced to ponteng no thanks to my driving test. It was quite an eventful holiday actually. I went to Australia to join the world youth scrabble championship where i also made many new friends besides discovering that wallabies are actually small kangaroos and not miniature bear-like animals. I then came back to Malacca for a week or so before going off to JB to join one of my favouritest tournaments ever, the causeway scrabble comp. Well, i sucked at both comps, enough said.

After that, i started my driving lessons (finally). Quite interesting to find that i was quite bad at it at first despite my extreme liking for racing games but i always drove those in auto anyway so i guess it doesn't count. After a few lessons and not too few exasperated sighs from my driving instructor, i finally got the hang of it. He's quite a good instructor so for those who want to learn driving, i will gladly introduce you to him. As i mentioned earlier, my test is tomorrow and i'm feeling rather indifferent right now, esp since i just found out that its very rare for someone who didn't give 'coffee' money to pass straight away. Mostly have to resit a couple of times or more. I dunno whether my instructor helped me settle the coffee part but i'm kinda hoping that he did cos resitting the test means that i have to skip another day of college. I guess i'd better check into my bed now so that i'm in "good" shape for tomorrow, coffee-d or otherwise. There's no internet connection at my hostel in Shah Alam so this site will me awol for a while. As for now, good nite and have a nice start to 2007!

Chat

2007-01-06T23:37:00.000+08:00

This is an extract from a convo earlier today on msn.

I had earlier sms-ed friend 1 to come online and she replied that i was disturbing her from being brave but that she was coming online anyway.

me : eh wat thing u trying to be brave?
me : u go down to ur kitchen?
f1 : oh
f1 : today i was trying to be downstairs alone
f1 : but u all spoil my plan
f1 : i cannot learn la liddat
f1 : sigh
f1 : wat happens after 12 midnite?
me : ntg my fren, ntg
f1 : i always read in books
f1 : after 12 midnite things happen one
me : those are Story books
f2 : after 12am..monsters under the cupboard
f2 : they come out
f2 : then they like play around lo
f2 : then i suppose they make frens with those ghostly stuff
f1 : friends?????
f1 : cupboard got under one meh?
f2 : got kua
f2 : under the bed also got
f1 : u got see b4?
f2 : no
f2 : thats y not scared yet

hahahaha
lol my apologies if you find this lame but i found it damn amusing at that moment to see 18 year olds talk liddat

My Library of Sayings - 1st Quarter 2007

2007-01-02T01:54:00.000+08:00

This is my first entry into this humble library of mine and God willing, many more will come. This post will be placed on my sidebar and updated whenever i have something to add. Hopefully, this library will not only help construct me, but also the rest of you out there. Some, if not a fair few, will be very common ones but i'm sure all of us need the occasional reminder. Enjoy.

Live your life to the fullest, which pretty much means a life without regrets. The past is the past and you can do nothing about it except to better yourself. However, it is of course better to not have anything to regret about in he first place. So, think before you talk, think even more before you do, and look left right front back before you leap.
Don't whine that the grass is always greener on the other side. Instead, learn to fertilise and water the grass on your side.

Happy New Year!

2007-01-01T03:35:00.000+08:00

No, time does not fly. It's just a stupid saying made up by people who do not realise time passing till it's too late. Sadly though, i'm one of them so heck, time Does fly.
Nonetheless, 2007 is here and i would really like to start afresh. I realise that consistency is important and therefore i shall try to be steadier and more consistent in whatever i do besides being more patient and calm when handling problems.
To mark the start of 2007, i will be creating my very own library of idioms, which will be a permanent fixture on my sidebar. I shall post my first entry on that soon.
As for now, its bedtime and before i sign off, a Happy 2007 to everyone and may all acquaintances be forgotten. =)

Rays of Darkness

2006-12-26T00:28:00.000+08:00

Spotted this at bukit serindit earlier this evening. Notice the dark rays? I wonder what causes them.

Merry merry Christmas!

2006-12-25T02:21:00.001+08:00

Here's a short story courtesy of a good friend. Some of you might have heard it already but i'm sure you wont mind hearing it again.
Once there was this guy who owned a sports car. A little boy who passed by wowed and said "you're so lucky to have this car". The guy replied that his brother gave it to him. The little boy wowed again and the man said "yea i know you want to be like me". The little boy however said "nope, i wish i was like your brother".

As the cliche goes, its that time of the year to give and share (esp if u havent been doing it for the past year) so have fun giving and sharing everybody!

w850i - it doesn't get any better than this, does it?

2006-12-19T01:22:00.000+08:00

For as long as i can remember, SE phones have always been my no. 1 choice. Sony products have always been stylish and their hand phones are definitely no exception. Besides being good-looking on the outside, its' interface is also very lively and interactive.

My latest craving is none other than SE's latest addition to its highly popular Walkman series, the w850i. Being SE's first attempt at slider phones, users have complained that the w850i's sliding mechanism is rather flimsy and unsteady. However, there are few other complains. This model is integrated with the new Walkman 2.0 software, as seen above, features a 2.0mp camera which sadly does not come with auto-focus but is still acceptable nonetheless, since this phone focuses more on being a music companion. Since the days of the bulky casette walkman, Sony has successfully developed its walkman line to be a common household name these days. Something like how hot chocolate is always referred to as Milo because of its huge popularity.

The w850i features a much bigger screen than most SE models which also means more pixels and superior image quality. This is indeed something that i greatly applaud because the images on phones like the k750i are not as refined as one would expect, especially since the k750i adverts were all about its' camera. Don't get me wrong, the pictures taken are still good, only if viewed on your computer screen though.

I obviously suck at doing product reviews so i'll just end by saying that i want a w850i and shall now go and find a way to get 1800 bucks, asap.

Wysc 2006 Review - Part 3

2006-12-17T21:24:00.000+08:00

Game 6 - vs Benjamin Chow (Sin)

Last time i played Benjamin was at the 2004 Causeway Scrabble Challenge, a long time ago. I started off pretty well, with AERATOR for 66 on my 2nd move. He replied with PELLETS later for 70 and i countered that with DIASPORE for 72 the very next turn. I was about 70 points ahead but his consecutive plays of DEX, QAT and MOZE for 64, 49 and 45 each left me stumped. I needed a bingo to regain the lead and fished desperately but sadly, unsuccessfully. I lost 379-412.

Glossary
1. aerator - a machine that aerates(to expose to the action or effect of air to cause air to circulate through)
2. diaspore - a mineral, aluminum oxyhydroxide, occuring in crystals
3. coronet - a small crown

Game 7 - vs Toh Wei Bin (Sin)

Another game which i started off well. Was even leading by a 100 points at one point, with CRISTAE and ELEGIST as early bingos. He eventually replied with MARGINS for 94 points, putting him straight back in the game. I later had rubbish tiles and he caught up and then took the lead. With one tile in the bag and the Q still unseen, my only chance to win was to stick him with the Q. I blocked the last place for the Q and proceeded to draw, yes, the Q from the bag. 7/8 possibility that he had the Q but luck was definitely not on my side. I couldn't play off the Q and lost 353-406.

Glossary
1. cristae - plurarl of crista - part of the anatomy, a crest or a ridge as on the top of a bone
2. elegist - the author of an elegy(a mournful, melancholy or plaintive poem)
3. faik - the razorbill(an auk, which is a bird)

Game 8 - vs Sherwin Rodrigues(Ind)

It was the last game of the day, and i was hoping for a slightly easier opponent but alas, it had to be a World Scrabble Championship 2005 representative. Despite being whacked 313-452, it was an enjoyable game. He had FAGOTER and PORTION whereas i had BURLIEST. Although a very good player, he remains humble and super-friendly. If only more of the masters were like him, then Scrabble would definitely be more of a joy to play.

Glossary
1. wienie - slang for weenie(ahem, a penis, not a peenies*, haha siapa makan cili dia rasa)
2. fagoter - a fagot is a bundle of twigs, so i suppose a fagoter is someone or something that bundles twigs together
3. sloop - a single-masted sailing vessel

btw, i cant find what wilja and azury means, anybody care to help?

Wysc 2006 Review - Part 2

2006-12-12T20:25:00.000+08:00

Game 3 - vs Sean Chung (Mal)

Was a another one-sided game, this time towards me. JOYED and EX scored 62 and 44 pts each, putting me comfortably ahead. Sean played NOTATES and STEARED but i out-bingoed him with TAILERON, LOANERS and TITRATED. I won 484-387.

Glossary
1. taw - to prepare or dress (some raw material) for use or manipulation
2. ayin - the 16th letter of the Hebrew alphabet

Game 4 - vs Natasha Podesser (Aus)

I started off well with an opening play of DEVIANT for 80 pts. Later picked up both blanks on one rack again. Used one for WEFT for 55 and the other for WEARIES for 64 the next turn. Natasha appeared to have bad tiles and i proceeded to win 447-315.

Glossary
1. nth - being the last in a series of infinitely decreasing or increasing values
2. zea - corn (Zea Mays)
3. weft - a woven fabric or garment

Game 5 - vs Nilusha Hemachandra (Oman)

I didn't need a bingo in this game to win because 1) i had good tiles, 2) she missed 3 turns by putting non-words and changing, 3) she was fishing, very very badly. (Fishing is a term used when someone plays of a tile or 2 for very few points in the hope of getting a bingo the next turn since a bingo, which means playing all 7 tiles in one turn, is worth 50 extra points) Despite laying down 2 bingos, TANNERS for 70 and DELIGHT for 80, she lost 296-403. (It never pays to fish! but i still do, sometimes)

Glossary
1. forb - any herb that is not grass or grasslike
2. mirv - an offensive ballistic missile system having warheads
3. shaw - a small wood or thicket
4. juba - a lively dance accompanied with rhythmic hand clapping, developed by the plantation slaves of the US
5. tegu - a large swift lizard

Wysc 2006 Review - Part 1

2006-12-11T20:50:00.000+08:00

Game 1 - vs Siddarth Raman(India)

Siddarth started off with JOG for 22 pts. I had rubbish tiles and changed. Watched in horror as he duly played STORMIER for 61 pts to put him 83 pts up. Rearranged my rack and gladly found DIORITES through the R of STORMIER for 61 pts as well. Game progressed and i was rapidly catching up but he later played HEARINGS, FADES and CALMING consecutively for 64, 42 and 83 points respectively. I followed with IRONISED for 68 pts and picked up a blank afterwards but it was too late to catch up. I lost 372 - 462.

Glossary (courtesy of dictionary.com)
1. diorite - a gray, coarse-grained plutonic rock
2. zoea - a larval form of crabs and other decapod crustaceans
3. bower - a leafy shelter or recess
4. tutu - a short, full skirt, usually worn by ballerinas
5. vin - wine

Game 2 - vs Grant Breadsell (Australia)

I had DILATOR early into the game for 69 pts but Grant retaliated effectively with COAXED for 48 points. Couple of moves later, he played SEETHING for 73 pts to put him in the lead. However, i had both blanks and later replied with LEVITES for 75 pts. It was a very blocked game as you can see above. Nearly half of the board was not used. Our scores were neck to neck but i was later relieved to discover from my tile-tracking that his last rack of tiles were all consonants. I played my tiles off slowly, knowing he couldn't finish his. I won 408 - 385.

Glossary
1. ague - a fit of fever or shivering or shaking chills
2. dilator - a muscle that dilates some cavity of the body
3. dow - to thrive, prosper, do well
4. vatu - a nickel-brass coin and monetary unit of Vanuatu (a republic consisting of a group of 80 islands in the
South Pacific location approx. 1600 km north-east of Australia)
5. levite - a member of the Hebrew tribe of Levi
6. kif - alternate spelling of kef, a state of drowsy contentment esp from the use of a narcotic

Sydney - A pinch of it

2006-12-06T16:54:00.000+08:00

Besides visiting the reptile park, we also went on a day trip to Sydney since one cant go to Australia without seeing a kangaroo, a koala and of course, the opera house.
However, i will not blog much about that because everyone knows what the opera house looks like and not because i'm lazy. Ok ok, i will blog a bit.

Actually, we were all supposed to join warm-up tourney Beta on that day(Thursday) but after playing their skins off at warm-up tourney Alpha the day before, the guys decided to give it a skip. Hon Yew mentioned that Henry and Mrs Yap warned them of a burn-out, that being the main reason why they didn't want to join tourney Beta. I, on the other hand, wanted so darn badly to prove the both of them wrong. But, as i said, one cant go to Aus without seeing the opera house first-hand.
And so, we left Michael, Beng Way and Vern Sern to play more of their skins off at tourney Beta. I assume that they've either been to Sydney before or that they couldn't care less about a weird looking building.
One of the Unanderra train station personnel was kind enough to tell us that the tickets cost considerably less after 8.15am. The return ticket to Sydney cost us 14 bucks each. The journey was about an hour and a half.

First thing we did when we reached Circular Quay(the place where the opera house is) was to buy souvenirs.
Circular Quay is something like Bukit Bintang except that its next to the sea/ocean/lake. We then made our way to the opera house. Here are some shots. I dunno how to exactly describe it but there was some sort of a park near the opera house. Was indeed very beautiful. Many tourists and joggers thronging the area.

Alex, Ian, Brian, Sean, Hon Yew and me in front of the Opera House

A scenic part of the park

From another angle

The city

Nice background, nice people :)

The Australian Reptile Park

2006-12-05T18:40:00.000+08:00

Am now back from my Australian Scrabble trip.
One of the first places visited was the Australian Reptile Park which is ironically home to only one reptile.
This.

Nah, just kidding. Well, not really actually. I mean there Are real crocs but thats as far as it goes where reptiles are concerned. Didn't bother to upload pictures of them since there's plenty of in Malaysia. Heck, there's even a crocodile farm in Malacca.

But you obviously can't go to Australia without cuddling koalas and kangaroos and the reptile park decided to include them as exhibits despite the fact that they are Not reptiles. Don't get me wrong, i'm not complaining. Koalas and kangaroos kick a$$. Koalas look pretty dazed most of the time. Probably because they sleep up to 18 hours a day. Or was it at least 18 hours?

Me cuddling a very sleepy koala.

Kangaroos are just so darn adorable. The park was kind enough to provide us with some kangaroo feed. They looked something like rice crackers and kangaroos apparently love them very much. They gobble(in need of a better word) up a handful in a blink of an eye, leaving you with a pretty wet hand. The ones at the park were pretty young and small. Fully grown ones can be pretty dangerous according to the park's personnel, easily able to kick the stuffings out of you if provoked. You might ask who'd be stupid enough to provoke such a cute and adorable animal but you'd be surprised how many idiots there are on this planet. Snorts. Just a general comment. Nobody take to heart ok. ;)

Aye?

This one was enjoying his/her grass.

"Yum!"

The kangaroos, ducks and ostrich-like birds were free to roam around a certain part of the park. They are obviously not toilet-trained and we were therefore presented with this. Everywhere.

Earlier on, the SPEC boys had pointed out that "this" anagrams as "shit", so the sentence above was a sort of an anagrammed pun. (Mwahaha they obviously play too much Scrabble)

There was also this super old tortoise. Probably like 200 years old or so. I wonder how many years it spent it captivity.

"I'm so old and wise. Need some advice on the purpose of life?"

Next are the wombats. They look something like oversized guinea pigs. Didn't get to cuddle them because they were enclosed.

"I love me carrots. Care for some, mate?"

We then saw the wallabies, which are actually small kangaroos. Too bad they were enclosed as well.

And then there was this obscene looking tree.

What's going through your mind?

There were also birds, flying foxes, bats, mint trees, platipuses at the park but they are either too boring to blog about or i am just too lazy.

A trip with a group will not be complete without a group picture so here it is. A young man was kind enough to juggle our many cameras and take our group pic.

Left to right according to position of head. One of the Oman twins(sorry but i really dunno which is which), Brian, Aunt Suzanne, the other Oman twin(...), Beng Way, Ian, Hon Yew, Md. Zafar from Bahrain, me, Shaun, Uncle Robert, Alex,(our lovely hostess and event organiser, Karen is hidden behind him), Wendy, Alistair, Paul, er not sure who but i think its Lahiru's mom, Vern Sern, Aunt Siew Lee, Uncle Jeffrey, Aunt Andree(French New Zealander), Aunt Sandy and Mr Sonny (twins' dad)

Despite being a reptile-less reptile park, it's still worth a visit, so drop by when you're in Aus!

(I dunno why there's always a problem with the font everytime i post a long post. Many sorries*!)
(*-not valid in Scrabble)

Don't Forget

2006-11-23T23:25:00.000+08:00

Remember to check out www.youthscrabble.org from the 1st to 3rd of december : )

More South Park!

2006-11-23T00:41:00.000+08:00

Laugh!

2006-11-17T13:33:00.000+08:00

My Gadgets

2006-11-14T14:50:00.000+08:00

I love gadgets. They just somehow turn me on. Sadly, most of them, i can only see, cannot touch, cannot buy.
However, i do have a few gadgets. Here they are, ranked according to how much i treasure them.

# 1
My Dell Inspiron 640M laptop

This is my first ever laptop (i blogged about it previously) and basically, its # 1 on my list cos i cant live without a computer, or the internet. Addicted d, cannot save. Purchased for rm3469, it runs on centrino duo, 1G ram, 80G sata and intel gma 950. I'm quite happy with the specs though i wish that Dell had included a memory card upgrade option. I also wanna say once again that Dell service rocks! But their designing team sucks big time. They should ask Sony to help design their stuff instead of just asking them to build their batteries.

# 2
My iPAQ rx3715 pocket pc

I bought this from lowyat plaza for rm1099 last december. I am proud to say that i have managed to keep it nearly totally scratchless up till now. Note the "nearly" though. There's a small dent at the bottom cos i ter-drop it into a small longkang outside my class a few months back. My heart nearly jumped right out. Luckily, it was in its cover and the longkang was dry. Phew.

I use it mostly for entertainment purposes. Together with a 1G sd card which i bought for 200(which now costs less than 100 bucks. nawe), it is my perfect music companion. (Although i still crave for an Ipod). But nvm la, this one also got I, iPAQ ma. Apart from that, i use it for Scrabble purposes. I installed the game inside and also Lexpert(an anagramming program).

It runs on Windows Mobile 2003 SE (2nd edition) which is considered obsolete since WM 5.0 has already been launched. Nonetheless, i still find it v functional (mabe cos i nv try using WM 5.0 before). I can even install a pocket Real Player so that i can watch my South Park episodes on it. Real Media files are significantly smaller and therefore suitable for my tiny 1G card. I have also installed a English-German dictionary for my convenience. The real dict is still better however.

It also has a 1.2MP camera but its rubbish though. So no need to elaborate.

Walau bagaimanapun, it remains a truly kick-ass device. I hardly go anywhere without it.

# 3
My Koss KSC 75 clip-on headphones

I bought this through lowyat.net a couple of months back for 80 bucks. Wanted a pair of good earphones to complement my ipaq cos the "Plantronics" ones bundled with it wasnt really very good. Totally no regret buying this one. The sound is crisp, and the bass is refined. Yes, refined. Kinda sounds very deep as if its coming for a far-off place but pumps it right into your ears nonetheless. V v nice. You can still buy it the same way i did. Just click here. Wearing it will take a couple of days to get used to. But after that, it's very comfortable.

# 4
My Sony Ericsson K750 hand phone

Bought this for a bargain SGD350 (which comes to about rm800) when my uncle renewed his postpaid line with singtel. I then gave my old T630 to my Primary 3 cousin. Primary 3 already got handphone u noe. Dun play play ah. I wished i had taken more care of this phone. Although its still functioning perfectly, there are too many scratches and big fat dents on it. Quickshare sticker also peeled off d. Dropped on tar road twice i think. I'm a big fat fan of SE but oni prob with them is their phones dun hav interchangeable covers like Nokia phones do.

The 2MP cam with autofocus is really quite good. All the pics above (except the one of itself) are taken using the K750 camera. Quite reasonable i think. But i think it could have looked better if someone with more photography skills had taken it.

Another thing i like about SE is that the external speaker is very loud and clear, unlike Nokia's clumsy and rough ones. When on the bus, and a phone rings, you can easily differentiate a Nokia from a Sony Ericsson. If you can easily make out what song it is, then its definitely an SE. If u just hear a whole lot of muffled shit, then its definitely a Nokia.

# 5
My Olympus Fe5500 digicam

Bought this somewhere in the middle of last year for rm1000. The tiny 256 mb xd card cost 200 bucks. XD indeed. Supposed to be a budget camera so its performance is just mediocre.

My friend pointed that when you first get a camera, sure very semangat, but after that sure sien d. Memang damn true. That is why the camera is still so brand new despite being nearly one and a half year old.

This camera is quite thin and light and very very user friendly. Notice the very few buttons on it. Definitely not even a quarter as confusing as those big-ass SLR ones.

I guess that's all for now. I'll probably post about my cravings some other time. Ciao.

Musings Of A Bus Passenger

2006-11-12T17:17:00.000+08:00

Turns out the hiatus wasn't that short after all. Anyway i'm back.

Ok. This happened a couple of weeks back. I was on the bus back to Shah Alam. Got on to the bus and found that my seat was next to a young 20 smtg lady. She was busy sms-ing on her Black Ice phone. First time seeing that phone, kinda sleek to be honest but the sound of the keys being pressed was so cheap.

K, made myself comfortable. So far so good.

And then, 2 aunties boarded, chatting in hokkien. Chatting loudly would be more appropriate actually. Sigh, why cant hokkien ppl be more quiet. 2nd time ad. The other time was an uncle and an auntie seated right behind me.

Told myself, nvm la, 2 hours only. Can tahan one. So i took my headphones and started listening to some music while playing scrabble on my pda. Next to me, the girl..er did nothing but fold her arms and stared out the window. Seriously, i dunno how someone can sit and not do anything for 2 whole hours.

Seated on the other aisle was another young lady, alone though. Nawe, if u noe ur bf or gf or whatever gonna send u constant smses, for heaven's sake, put it in silent mode la! But no, she wanted everyone on the damn bus to know that her phone was an n70 and could play mp3 tunes. Nvm, i tahan also.

Reach highway d, the aunties still chatting away. I could hear whatever they said despite the fact that i was sitting in the middle of the bus and they were right in front, and also the fact that i had my heaphones on And also the fact that the bus was so noisy (loud n70 included).

The lady with the irritating n70 was evidently pissed at the 2 (or was it 3?) loud-mouthed aunties in front as she flipped through her harian metro rather...vigorously. She probably couldn't take it anymore and soonafter chucked her papers aside and proceeded to fold her arms discontentedly, not unlike my neighbour.

Meanwhile, my neighbour had fallen asleep and was nodding in and out of dreamland. With her arms still folded.

Not too long later, my ears picked up smtg from behind that sounded as if someone was..lo and behold..snoring. Hahaha, damn loud summore.

At the same time, ah soh* 1 was telling ah soh 2 about how the chicken seller had cheated her of RM 9.50 and sold her a meatless kampung chicken yesterday, at the top of her voice, that is. My neighbour's nodding was also getting quite violent. And there was this man in front who kept making advances on his wife(shud be his wife, or not khalwat rite?)

My neighbour's head soon leaned over towards me. I could smell the sweet-smelling scent of her hair.(Read - i was worried she'd sprain her neck) The n70 lady was now listening to music on her phone. Through the speakers. Havent u heard of earphones, lady? But then again maybe she was trying to get even with the ah sohs.

Quite an eventful bus-ride really. After the whole thing, i tot i'd be pissed but found myself to be rather amused.

Let's see what i get the next time i take a bus. Maybe there'll be another pair of ah sohs and this time a pissed-off lady will ask them to shut-up and then the ah sohs will furiously retaliate with a string of hokkien swear words.
That'd be so cool.

* ah soh - an old aunty...actually means a relative kinda aunty, elder sister of your father or smtg liddat (anyone care to correct me?) doesn't matter actually...i call my dad's sisters aunty 1, 2, 3 and so on..dad's brothers too. haha.. no kidding

Short Hiatus

2006-10-29T23:46:00.000+08:00

Hey guys, my end-sem exams are coming up and i'm kinda screwed.
I guess i should start trying to concentrate on that. The exams, not the screwing fyi. (Not like i've not been trying though. Huh)
Anyway, my next post will be on my trip to Penang this coming weekend.
And yes, it is for a Scrabble comp.
Till then, ciao.

Oh, and i forgot to mention this in the previous post.

Dell rocks! And i deserve an advertising fee for that matter.

32CN-OMG532-70166-65O-0A7V - Journal 1 - 27/10/2006

2006-10-28T09:45:00.000+08:00

My name is CN-OMG532-70166-65O-0A7V. -_-". Yes i know.
My owner couldn't be bothered to name me so i'll just stick to the name given by my maker. (Note the OMG) The bloke(my maker)'s name is Dill or Dell or something. Why bother remember anyway. He sold me straight after i was made. @#$%^.

Anyway today is Friday, October the 27th.
Two days ago, i was struck by lightning. Well sort of. (Owner didnt turn off the switch after using.) There was a big boom from the modem. Something exploded inside, leaving it to sound like an infant's toy with rice inside when my owner turned it upside down. Rest in peace, modem-whom-i-couldnt-remember-ur-name-cos-its-as- -_-" - as-mine. Anyway, the strike also left the AC adapter, well, dead. I can't remember your ridiculous name either but you rest in peace too.

Them two aside, the strike Also left my holes (read USB ports) dysfunctional. They wouldnt detect anything that was stuck into them. And so my owner called Dill/Dell and one of his assistants gave some orders. My owner continued sticking objects into my holes and jamming my buttons at the same time. Sadly, nothing worked and another assistant was sent over today. I was told he was going to operate me. Sh*t!

And so, the operation begun. Useless bugger never even use anaesthetics. I was left to wail and scream for mercy. Aaaargghh! Anyway, this is what i looked like 15 minutes into the operation. Oh no wait, i forgot to show you guys what i actually look like. Here it is.

Wahaha. Handsome anot?

Ok. 15 minutes into the operation.

20 minutes.

He yanked my head right off. Nawe!

35 minutes.

I'm freaking naked. Dont look. Grr.

After stripping me apart, he replaced my defective mainboard with a spanking new one! I must say that the pain was worth it. My holes are functioning again and i was also dressed back to the way i was.
And guess what. They sent in a new AC adapter just this morning.

Brand new and still wrapped.

Maybe i'll try remembering your name. Just maybe.

As for my owner, next time take better care of me. A$$hole.

Getting Started

2006-10-27T00:20:00.000+08:00

Aha so finally i get to start posting after some minor screw-ups. Hooray...

Ok so er.. hi everyone!
I guess i'll start with the obvious.
I'm yi en from malacca, currently studying at Intec, Shah Alam and i'm positively sure that 9 out of 10 of u (if there's even that many readers) dunno what the bloody heck Intec is. So erm click here.

Hmm i enjoy going online and listening to music with my brilliant koss clip-on headphones in the middle of the night, slouched comfortably on my bed. My bad, too much details. Hehe. I also enjoy playing scrabble esp with brats who think they're miles better than they really are. And beating the crap out of them of course. [HAHA]. Hm i guess thats about it.. i used to enjoy reading but dont really have the time nowadays.

Life nowadays is way too routine for my liking.
I wake up about half an hour earlier than my other roommates(cos i like to moh(take my own sweet time for non-hokkien-speaking ppl)), have my breakfast, sit...no, squat on my throne, bathe, dress up, go to school, lunch, continue, come back, nap, dinner, fool around and sleep again. Every single day, i do the same damn thing. Crap. Oh, except for weekends when i usually go back to Malacca. But then again, back there is pretty much the same thing, albeit minus the squatting and going to school.

Every single day, as i eat my pathetic Gardenia bread for breakfast, i ask myself the same thing -

Why do i have to eat Gardenia?

Nola.. i ask myself smtg else but i wont disclose it here...yet. Haha.