The Remaining Days...

3 more days and it's sayonara to USM...

One paper left..the final paper
One Viva left..not Perodua Viva..it's a presentation

I've been doing a lot of thinking lately.
Have I made enough mistakes these 4 years to be able to learn from it?
Or I've been holding myself back and not make any mistakes which end up learning nothing in the end.

Dare to Fail - A book that I don't mind reading again and again.
It tells stories of famous people who failed and persevere nevertheless to achieve their dreams.

We are constantly searching for the dream that might not even existed.
Dreams gave us hope.
Hope is what drive us to become what we want to be.
But more often than not we are turned down by our own hope.
Sometimes it's hard to come back from a lost battle.

But...
What doesn't kill you, it makes you stronger.



It's not always about the destination, sometimes it's about the journey.
No matter what, keep searching!

=)

My friend TYJ sent me this.


最动人的表情是什么？是微笑。
What is the most touching expression? It's a smile.

处于陌生的环境，一个微笑，就能溶化 所有不安。
A smile can unfreeze the tension when being in an unknown situation.

生活中碰到艰难，一个鼓励的微笑，困难窘迫彷佛有了转圜的空间。
A supportive smile can turn difficulty or obstacles into a hopeful situation in our life.

沮丧的时候，一个理解的微笑，沉到谷底的心也就得到温暖的慰藉了。
When depressed, an understanding smile can warm the heart of others.

微笑的魅力，有时远出意料之外。微笑的力量有多大？
The power of smile is unexpectedly unpredictable. How big can the power of smile be?

Translated by: On


Just smile la.
*click*

*cough* *cough*

I have a lot to write.
And I am writing nothing.
I can't when exams are coming. Notes are piling.

I thought I was well but one night without the cough medicine made me stayed awake for the whole night.

Just got the cough medicine from the clinic in my campus.
Again, I don't like the nurses there.
Sitting at the counter watching TV chatting along with some medical officers.
And when I walked to the counter, they just continued their conversation and ignoring me.

I never like them.
They acted like they are the boss and we are a worker begging them to give us food.
I remembered when I was in first year and I forgot to take my matric card, one of the nurses asked me to walk back to my room and bring the stupid card in order to receive treatment.

How the hell am I supposed to walk back to my room and back to the clinic again under the super hot weather when I am sick?

And I don't like the doctor either.
They are the most conservative doctor I have ever seen.

I'm sick and I'm in no mood to see their angry face when I did nothing wrong.
Anyway, thanks to the nurse who smiled at me just now.
It made me feel much better.

First Year...Jul 2004 ¬ May 2005

It's the final week of my 4 years bachelor's degree.
I have spent 4 years in a place where I wished I hadn't been there in the first place.

Here's how the story begins...

(paused for a few hours)

Think I'll just put pictures...hehe

After the university orientation, hall orientation, finally it's the school orientation.
We were forced to go by our seniors. Even though they said it's compulsory for freshies, some just ignore them. =p

Of all the places in Malaysia, they chose a cave.



When we reached there, the seniors had already set up the tents ready for us to move in.



That was my first experience staying in a tent. It's not bad actually until the seniors said 4 persons had to stay in a tent. Uh...
And my tent had a stone beneath it. Crap...My back was pain the next day.



That night, we were divided into a few groups. Then we named our group Stalagtic after a deposit, usually of calcium carbonate, more or less resembling an inverted stalactite, formed on the floor of a cave or the like by the dripping of percolating calcareous water. But of course we change the spelling because we are a bunch of creative guys.




It's either that or we got the spelling wrong. Haha...



It was all about group presentation the whole night.
The seniors reminded those who wanted to take a morning bath to wake up earlier.
I woke up damn early and I spent like half an hour in the bathroom. Keke.
The guy waiting for me outside was damn pissed off. Don't blame me. Blame the stupid water. It was dripping not flowing.
Then it was the exercise session.



Then the game begins.



We started off a total stranger. We don't know each other but we bonded almost instantly.



From shoulder to shoulder, we overcame obstacles.



We danced together.



We enjoyed each other's company.



Then we tried to blow each other up. =p



That night, we went jungle trekking. They blindfolded us and brought us to some secluded places around the area. Then they made noises thinking that it's going to scare us.



Sorry...it didn't work.
Keke...



The next day it was time to go back to the buggy campus.



We packed...



Took pictures...



Then we were ready to go...



That was just the beginning of our 4 years journey.

This entry is a bit messy.
I'll try my best to make it more interesting at my next entry.
Until then...see ya!!

There's Never An End...Or Is There?

2 more weeks and it is the end of this semester.
No more classes, no more quizzes and no more hanging around with friends like the past 4 years.

3 more weeks: FYP submission.
Still on the way but a long way to go.

6 more weeks, exam's over!!!
It's not the end yet.

7 more weeks: FYP presentation (or we call it VIVA).
After that, no more university life. It's the end.

When I first applied for this course, I thought it was offered in University Science Malaysia in Penang Island.
Never did I know the existence of University Science Malaysia, Penang Mainland.
But I came anyway. Not that I have a choice.
It's a new campus with no entertainment around the area.

I dreaded Monday and waiting for Friday, all the time.
After 1st year, the time seems to past a bit more faster.

2nd year: I started to get used to the life here.

3rd year: Interesting and memorable one too. I started to enjoy myself more. I learned how to skip classes...keke. I don't know what the lecturers (some of the lecturers) were teaching though.
And my results started to drop too. But never mind.

4th year (final year): Results keep dropping...=p. Maybe will increase, a bit.
Have faith...I still have this final semester!
But I enjoyed more compared to the previous 3 years. There was less class to attend, but...
I still skipped it most of the time. Haha...

I can't wait to leave this university...
it's the people who make me not wanting to leave this university.

Friends will remain friends...
There's never an end....Or is there?

Penangites have voted...

It's time to change. That's what we Penangites voted for.

8.30pm and there are already rumours saying that the opposition parties have won most of the state seats. Election Commission (EC) did not announce anything yet. Rumours has it that the outgoing Chief Minister Tan Sri Dr. Koh has been defeated. After a few hours, he held a press conference announcing his lost to the opposition parties. Now that the opposition parties have won, we don't call them opposition parties anymore. They are the new state government of Penang. The oppositon party in the state would be the Barisan Nasional (BN), I guess.

3 nominees of Chief Minister in Penang have been defeated. Last month, they were fighting for the post. Now they can't even retain their post. Life sucks!

BN was shock when they lost Penang. They predict a minor lost but a total handover to the opposition parties is beyond their expectation. Various development plans are already planned in Penang before the General Election. The thing is, do we want this development?
Maybe all we want is a sustainable development.

With the new state government taking over, they have the right to cancel any plans. We don't know what are their plans yet.

New government will be formed tomorrow.
Democratic Action Party (DAP) is the state government of Penang.

No one knows what will happen next.
I know I need newspaper every morning from tomorrow onwards.

Before that,  let's see what they have to offer.

Sarah Why? 2

It's about time for Sarah Why? 2.
I guess this is the most anticipated entry in this blog.

This time I have a picture of her promoting a camera...hehe
She always said it's not about the camera.
I disagree. It's about the camera all the time.

Between a square Sarah..
And a hot, sexy, fair skin covered in a black shirt with an innocent look camera..
How do you choose?
I prefer the camera.
Everyone loves the camera.



She had a minor operation a week ago.
Viral infection is to be blamed.
It's been troubling her for years.
The doctor took out a pimple-like thingy from her arm.

Now that the infection is gone, the wound starts to haunt her.
She may look tough but she's like any other girls.
Afraid of pain.
Complaining about a tiny little wound.

4 stitches.
That's all we need to soften a girl.

KH told Sarah there are similarities between my blog and Sarah's.
Yes. It's 90% similar.
I'm not creative enough to think of a new way to write a blog.

I need to stop writing about her and start writing about me.
It's time to give her a break...keke
So goodbye Sarah!!!

Friend or Foe?

You have a secret.
You tell a friend.

He/She told someone else.
He/She thinks it'll be secret between them.

You found out.
You promised yourself never to tell your friend any secrets anymore.

He/She apologized.
He/She accepted your decision.

After a while...

You told your friend another secret.
You believed he/she has changed.

He/She told someone else.
He/She regretted what he/she did.

You were angry.
You promised never to tell he/she any secrets anymore.

He/She apologized again.
He/She believed that you will never tell him/her any secrets anymore.

Do you think he/she deserves another chance?
Is he/she a friend or a foe?

Friend? Not a trust-worthy friend perhaps.
Then why give him/her another chance in the first place?

Foe? Maybe.
But a good listener too.

How do you decide?