05 Jan 2013

It has been 4 days from the ending of 2013. Today morning was indeed, the most beautiful morning I ever had in 2014. Woke up on time and have a great breakfast with my buddy hc. It wasn’t really that pleasant because there are only two of us able to make it. However, I do appreciate the time that we had together. It is the 5^th day I quit from the game. I do message her in this few days as I can’t really control myself not to do so. But I feel I am much better now as I expect lesser from her. It was my fault for being fall into this trap again. No matter what, I still hope to get out of it as we still need to study together for 4 years. 

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First day in UPM

Just had a visit to my new university today. Doesn't really feel like going today, but since my mother is so desperate about it, and why not? :) I was surprised my father actually asked me to drive. They seldom allow me to drive to a new place. Perhaps this is a good start ? Or they finally realized their baby boy had grown up? Haha no matter what it is, let us get our journey started :DD

We were at the jam all the way especially in MRR2. It is a norm right? It takes 30 minutes drive from my home to my dormitory. In fact, my dorm is the one nearest to the highway. Next time when you passed by my university, remember to pay attention to a Blue building written there Kolej 10 and don't forget to say Hi to me. We also visited the faculty building and other part of the university.

The Faculty of engineering

I didn't get my first choice chemical engineering, a career path which I already planned since I was in form 4. Yet, I have to accept the offer even though it is disappointing. They just destroyed a teenager's dream and this is really bad. How will they feel when theirs is broken too? Well I suppose they don't have any dream before. So they wouldn't feel any.  I know this is not the best way for me, but it is the best option I have. I stand up again and continue my dream and using another path. Maybe it takes a longer duration but I believe I will be there. There is nothing can bring me down.

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Penang Trip Day 1 Part 1

It is possible to visit Penang by using only Public Transport? The answer is YES. And my friends and I just did it a few days ago. In order to do that, my suggestion is, you must stay at hotel nearby Komtar. And the reason? Haha I would like you to figure out by yourself when you are in Penang. Well let's get our trip to Penang started

We took off from the newly refurbished Pudu Sentral at 0800. We bought our tickets from Alisan Coach. However, it is not a pleasant experience to have a ride with them. The ticket price was printed on the stub at RM 35.00 and the person told us the bus will stop at komtar. However, we have been charged with RM 50.00 with no valid reason and the bus stopped at Sg. Nibong Terminal.

It was completely out of my planning and got no idea how to go to komtar area. Managed to ask some locals at the terminal, called Rapid Penang and finally we reached komtar. Here is a compliment to Rapid Penang. There are helpful and able to tell us the exact arrival time of the bus. Well done Rapid Penang. Even though I have seen lots of complaints about them from the internet, but it is definitely much better than the bus operator in Klang Valley. Thumbs up !


http://www.rapidpg.com.my/

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Vacations

Was writing this on the return bus to penang. Yes I had just visited Penang for 3 days. And today is the day I return. There are actually a lot of things on this trip which I will elaborate later. First, I would say Penang Lang is super awesome. And it is really a highly recommended tourist destination for back pad traveler. We never fail to visit any tourist attraction with the help from the locals. They are assistive, friendly and polite towards the non-Penang Lang. And this is the first time I found hokien dialect is so important. There are some locals especially the elder which only understand hokien. Truth to be told, I seldom converse by using hokien dialect. And this might be the first time I spoke of it in public. Well of course the fluency is not there. But somehow it is understandable. I enjoy this feeling. This is some sort of special feeling. I don't really know how to describe it, but I hope you will feel what I felt when you visit a new place later. Well is getting nausea here. But I think I can still manage to type more. It is 2039 now. The surrounding is dark. There is no light in the bus. The driver turned it off I suppose. With the headlight of the bus, I can barely see the condition outside. There is no much car on the highway. What I can see is only some palm oil field and bushes. It is lonely here. I was sitting alone. I am designated with a single seat. Tat yau is sitting in front of me while zhengyew is at my back. Not sure what they are doing, but zhengyew is extreamly active I would say. Normally he should have slept at this occasion. Well maybe he is worried about something. I think a lot of things he got to settle after he returned. His message box was bombarded with messages. It is great to have a trip with him. One of my good friends and he has helped me a lot when I was studying in mbs. I was actually not really interested with this trip. But because he said he want to hang out with me. And I said, why not? I started to plan the itinerary few days ago before we came. Only that time l realized planning a trip for several seven people is not easy. As everyone might have different places they want to visit. I took time surfing the net, browse through blogs and finally came out with an itinerary which I think it will be generally acceptable by everyone of us. Planning an itinerary to a place which you hadn't visited for 15 years is not easy. I studied the map and tried to memorize it. So that I could easily mapped all the attraction together. Ah pang asked me, how is my rate on this trip. He rated at 6 over 10 because he says he don't really like to walk. Ha-ha sorry pang. But walking is good right? I personally think that I have tried my best. But I could have done better. The itinerary is actually too packed. I can complete it by myself, but not for seven people. This is the first mistake. Hopefully wouldn't repeat it next time. Well they were actually some of us, not to mention the name, is acting like knowing everything. Which I think he has never done any research on this trip. Well that is actually my own perspective. Or maybe I am a sensitive person. I actually don't like it when a person doesn't have any preparation and speak like he know everything. I just can't accept it. Sorry for rudeness. But that is me. I expect people to comment with preparation or experience in advance. If not, what is spoken is actually kind of nonsense. Other than that, I still enjoy joining this trip. Tried to make new friends, especially with tat yau and ahpang. I think we have the same frequency. Last time when studying in mbs, we seldom spoke to each other and this is a good chance for that. He knows almost everything international and domestic issue which I think it is amazing. Not much student would have spent time on this. He also talked with me his religious view. On yesterday night, there is a group of Indonesian tourist is looking for their hotel, somewhere around the komtar. The group of Indonesian is not really able to communicate at Penang with their language. They presented us an agoda reservation which showed the address. That time is around 2200 if I am not mistaken. Got to get a watch for myself so that I will be more time concern. The night has fallen. And we had been walking for the whole day since morning. I can't feel my legs. I think he experienced the same with me. However, he is the one of us who suggest to bring them to the hotel. I went with them to ensure they arrive the Hotel safely. We actually not really familiar with the locations and so we double confirmed with the locals. Luckily a taxi uncle helped by pointing the road to us. We walked with them and managed to reach there. The feeling of helping people is awesome. And thanks to him, I had just done a good thing. Ah pang is a of professional taster I would say. He will give commentary for every food he tried. Haha good to have a friend like the this. You can know what is the good food around from them, same with zhengyew. Conclusion, they really maked up my days when I at penang which is it not like what I expected.

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Update of Myself

Time flies. That's always true. When I was still waiting for my SPM result, I am uncertain with my future, which I think everybody do. Even after I got my SPM result, I am still wondering which pathway to go. And now, I had finished my form 6 and enrolled into university. Frankly speaking, I wasn't well prepared for that. Because it was a shock for me actually when I revealed the university admission result. I didn't get my first choice, even I scored a perfect pointer. And I am not applying for a really reputed university. I understand the application is competitive and the quota available is limited. That's why I opted for a less fancy university. Just because I would like to pursue my dream, as a chemical engineer. I was ambitious to become one of it since I understand the importance of physics and engineering to solve problems around the world. I would like to involve myself in green technology, which I believe that is the way to save our mother earth. I even thought of involving myself in voluntary service to serve in third world countries like North Africa where green technology is highly needed and it related to the survival of people over there.  However, things don't turn out as it sounded.  I was given a mechanical engineering course. It is not my dream course but somehow it is acceptable. I believe if I am working hard enough, I can still use my professional knowledge and skills to help people building their nation. As what the main character in an India Movie ( 3 Idiots ) did.

The things is that, I am truly disappointed with the selection committee which I think they have got no dream to achieve. If not, they could have understood the feeling when their dreams have been broken by others without valid reason. There are many more students who got full pointer failed to gain admission. That's ridiculous. I understand that academic performance should not be the only criteria in considering an application. But, can't you see the students are trying their very best to impress you with their hard work? Just because they want to pursue their dreams. Scoring a perfect score in form 6 is not as easy as you think. It required tonnes of determination and efforts. And I think their hard work somehow deserves a reward. Definitely not a rejection of admission.

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He is back !

It has been a long time I never write on the blog. I used to express my personal feeling and thoughts here. It was nostalgia when I scanned through all the posts I posted, and I deleted some posts as well. Any reason for that? Well those been deleted can be considered as the dark side of my memory happened within these few years, especially those significant one. I have grown up, which I was forced to. The sweet and bitter of these years has molded me into who I am today. That's life right? I personally enjoyed that, especially the bitter one.

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My days in SMK Taman Tasik

It was the fourth day of the orientation program. I was bringing an unwilling heart went to the school because I was really not looking good at the program and thought it should be very dull. The first section for today program is singing Negaraku and the school song. The teacher also played a cartoon video clip for us and asked what we learned from that video clip. =X I was almost falling asleep at that moment. After that we proceeded to the next section, which I think it was quite interesting. It is a forum which it's panel mainly consists of few smk taman tasik seniors. Our seniors started the forum by talking about themself and why we should take stpm, instead of matriculation and diploma. But what I saw is they were attempt to ask us to stay study stpm in this school O.O One of the reasons that I described that section as a interesting event because our senior successfully created an strong interaction between their juniors and themself. The junior was not shy to ask question and at the same time the panel is not afraid in answering their junior's question. The pace of the forum was getting higher and higher. More questions have been asked and more explanations have been appeared. They did manage to finish the section within half and hour. Here was the recess time came. We asked our Form 6 head assistance Puan Azhar for the form to fill in jurusan because we absent yesterday and missed the form. She wanted us to stay until the end of the school and also asked us to wait until after school to get the form. =X Haha but I am not a obedient students and I went to her office to ask the form from other teachers. Finally, we got the form. Cheau en, jun kit, chi en and yuen num went back after filled up the form. So there was only lemon, justin and me stayed at school to participate the explore race held and planned by our upper 6 seniors. Thanks to them, I finally have the ' chance ' to drink salt water in chemistry lab. * They forced me to do so and they said it was a punishment T_T. They also taught us how to use lipstick and pencil draw on other people's face =X At the end of the day, my face was full of lipstick and pencil paint. Sounds blur? Haha actually all of these were the punishments of the explore race. If your team failed to complete a quest, then they will conteng your face with pencil, forced your to drink salt water and so on. But all the quests were quite fun and challenging since I never saw any of the quest before. Maybe this is the message that the upper 6 seniors wanted to deliver to us? 'Creativity and innovation is very crucial in form 6 life' Sadly my group did not get any place in that explore race. Before we back home, our seniors also have done a brief and clear introduction of stpm. The words they used might caused us fear about stpm but I think they are saying the truth. *the content is hided because it is consists of horror element and might cause uncomfortable feeling for stpm students*

By the way, I started to like SMK Taman Tasik even though I am still waiting the approval letter from MOE to change my school to MBS. I am really enjoying the life of wearing uniform in form 6 because after this, I might no chance to wear it again, and this only just for one and half year =)

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The Lord of the Ring

The Lord of the Ring, directed by Peter Jackson is such a great movie, a movie worth  to be thought of.  Movies tell stories. Same goes to this. Yes I am just finished watching it. I came to this movie after watching The Hobbit. What I learnt from this movie? Well that’s a lot. One of the emphasize that I would like to make, is on the ring. While I am indulging myself in the hobbits adventure, there was something doubt me. There are many special abilities that the story writer can equip it to the ring. For example, the owner of the ring can become immortal once wears on it. But why ‘invisible’ ?  I believe there are some reasons behind this. If the danger faced by those hobbits are symbolizing the life difficulties in reality, then the ring must be represented escapism. When they are facing threats, they may use the ring and escape. But will the threats remain? Yes of course. They might save their own life and avoid casualties, but it's just for short term. The threats will still exist and continue to haunt at them. That’s what shown by Frodo Baggins, the main character in this story. He insisted not to use the ring while facing danger, as he knows the ring might control him and lost his rational. He fought all the way and destroyed the ring ( escapism ) in the fire of Mount Doom, though the journey is full of challenges, both mentally and physically. This is what we should learn and practice in daily life. Bear in mind, escaping does not solve the problems that turn around us.  Let us stop escaping and face it with full of courage. As quoted in this movie, ‘ Courage is the best defense ‘ when we are facing strong enemies. 

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Stop the hunger game

I was born in a middle class family. Within this 19 years, I would say that I am so blessed with food, water and shelter. Something I might even have chance to indulge myself in luxurious, but I am trying not to. Starvation is a word seems to be a bit far for me. But it is what makes up the life of the people in north and west Africa. Most of the time they are in hunger. They are lacking of grain and water, struggling to find the next meals, not only for him/herself, but also for their children. It is a really sad situation. I always ask myself, what can I do or what should I do to help them? I always believe that everyone exists because of certain reasons. And I believe I am here today, as the blessed one, is to help the less fortune group of my buddy over there. Surely I will go there one day after I have acquired those professional skills and knowledge, not for any other reason but just to contribute whatever I can do for them. I do not know how long they can wait, but I will try my best to move there as fast as possible. As a part of the united nation, we are apart of the big family regardless of the nation or races. Hereby there is a attached link which is directed to the donation website of United Nation. If you would like to share your blessing with the others, do not feel shy to donate to them. The donation is really crucial for the victims of starvation as majority of them are children and pregnant mother.

https://www.wfp.org/donate/sahel-banners?icn=rubicon-appeal&ici=emergencies

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Farewell : Take care, my friends !

It has been more than one year I study in mbsskl. And today the school just had a farewell party for everyone of us. I believe most of us spent a good time there with the spectacular performances and foods. Saying goodbye is definitely an unavoidable occasion in one's life. Life is just like taking a train as everyone has its own destination. We may meet people from various backgrounds in the train. If we are lucky enough, we might have a chance to meet our best buddy there. Frankly speaking, I actually met a lot of nice people during this train trip. When Mr Paraguay was highlighting the significance of farewell party in our life, there is a sudden touch in my heart. Only at that moment I realized that the next station are not far from you any more. It's been again, time to move apart. Instead of saying goodbye, I would like to say 'Take care, my friends'. I hope everyone of us will get to our destination one day later and of course, have a good time over there.

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