Porcupine's Place

When Blurness Strikes

2010-01-10T23:42:00.002+08:00

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[11:41:29 PM] Suhooi says: oh my god..
[11:41:36 PM] Jeffrey Ong says: serious leh?
[11:41:37 PM] Suhooi says: u think urself is mouse?
[11:41:45 PM] Jeffrey Ong says: (=.=)

[11:42:03 PM] Suhooi says: u like mouse de ar?
[11:42:06 PM] Jeffrey Ong says: does that look like a mouse to you???
[11:42:11 PM] Suhooi says: haha
[11:42:19 PM] Suhooi says: i dono to differentiate ma....
[11:42:26 PM] Suhooi says: so many type
[11:42:39 PM] Suhooi says: hamster la, mouse la, rat le...
[11:42:40 PM] Suhooi says: so many

East Malaysia

2009-11-03T17:51:00.004+08:00

Evelyn showed me the East Malaysia map today.
She has good skills in painting.
Quote from artist: That is not fish ya!

Att: SuHooi Chong

2009-10-31T23:26:00.002+08:00

Found this on a forum.
Specially dedicated to SuHooi Chong.

Short Updates

2009-10-28T10:33:00.002+08:00

1. Bridge collapses after ONE MONTH of being built, causing an 11-year old to drown and 2 missing. ONE MONTH! Bolehland never fail to deliver.

2. Baby born in AirAsia given free flight tickets for life! Envious... (O.o)

Zhou Cang

The Bassist of LitleGras

2009-08-20T23:50:00.006+08:00

Hello everyone!
This is Ruo Ya.
You can call her Cara.
She is one of the rare female bassists in LitleGras Music Club.

Pictured: Pretty girl

She has been playing for LitleGras for a year and has been involved in the major events of the band.

A gifted bassist with a knack for being blur, she's one of the sources of amusement and entertainment for the rest of the band members.
Interested candidates can contact me for further info.

Poisoned?

2009-08-16T17:54:00.004+08:00

Am currently addicted to this:

Liu Bei

Zhuge Liang

Got the hobby while I was in Japan. Long live SD Gundams!!!

Liu Bei Emperor Form

I wan this for my birthday!!!

Life In Nagaoka University

2009-08-06T15:16:00.015+08:00

Most mornings begin the same way during my stay in Nagaoka University.
Wake up, shiver, wash face, shiver, have breakfast, stop shivering.
Did I mention that it's really cold there?

Onigiris and greeen tea is really a good way to start a morning!

This is the Mutoh Laboratory, a laboratory under the supervision of well, Prof Mutoh.
We would come here in the mornings to attend the postgraduates' presentations regarding their project. As we were there during the Golden Week, I think we've been there for only about 3 or 4 times.

The computers that we used to in order to go online.
Initially, there were some problems accessing the internet using the wireless connection in our rooms. So we had to depend on these for the first few days.

Went for an industrial visit during my second week there.
Saw a fire on the way there.

Went to a factory by the name of Clean Technology.
They're the manufacturer of machines that are used in the manufacturing of LCD TVs.
Didn't take pictures inside though.

Met up with Taro later in the afternoon. Taro was the exchange student that was sent to USM to do his industrial training with Hitachi.

Went to Joshin with Taro to check out some prices of the electronics.

Fujita-san, the caretaker of the guest house that we lived in in Nagaoka University.
He's a really warm and hospitable person.

Went for Udon on the next day with Taro as our guide.

Had the curry Udon.
Wonderful taste!
Could've been made better with more meat though.

Went to uhhh... Can't remember the name of the shopping mall edi...
Anyways, treated myself to a double scoop of Baskin Robbins...

Welcome Party!!!

2009-06-15T19:16:00.022+08:00

Last Wednesday, a welcome party was held in honor of my presence in Japan.
Hahahaha.. Ok Ok, that's stretching it too much...
Several new members have joined Maintenance Teams 1 and 2...
As such, a joint celebration was organized!
The initial date was actually somewhere in mid May. But due to the influenza outbreak, the party was postponed for nearly a month.
Anyways, pictures!!!

That's Mr Fujita, the Equipment Maintenance Team 2 leader passing out the beers.
And the person with the happiest smile on earth is Mr Kojima, one of my colleagues.

Mr Nitta, emceeing the function. To begin the party, a toast was made.
Oh ya, it's customary for everyone to start with beer first.

The first dish was raw fish sashimi and raw chicken sasami.
Tried both and they taste..... unique.... enough said...
This one tastes like siu mai back home.

Tempura!!!
The green powder is a mixture of grounded green tea leaves and salt.
Complements the tempura well!

This is Mr Yamamoto. One of the new members of Equipment Maintenance Team 2.
He can speak pretty good Mandarin and English!

Mr Yamajou, a new addition to Equipment Maintenance Team 1.
Can you believe he's 31???
I look older than him... (T_T)
Oh ya, he's still single. Interested candidates can contact me for further info.

Mr Imai from Equipment Maintenance Team 1.
He's 26 this year!!!
I look like an uncle next to him...
How on earth do they preserve their youth ah???

With Mr Ueno, a new member of Team 1.

From left, Mr Hisadome, Mr Kojima and Mr Oh Omouu of Team 2.
Apparently that's how my name is pronounced in Japanese. Hahahahahaha...

The lovely Miss Tanimoto!
The Himawari-sama of Team 1.

Mr Shukutani, one of the leng chais of Team 1.

Mr Murata, 25 this year, with skin as more tanned than mine.

Me, Mr Fujita and Mr Hamada (my supervisor).
Hamada-san is similiar to me in a sense that we don't look our age.
He's only 26...
But all of the members in Teams 1 & 2 have always regarded him as 38...

Mr Haruna, young at heart.

Mr Ida, the kingfisher. Went fishing with him last weekend.
A blog post for another day.

Mr Sakashita, he was the supervisor the previous USM intern in Mitsubishi.
His wife is half American, half Japanese.
Some guys have all the luck...

Mr Nitta and Mr Onishi.
Mr Onishi is the most cheerful guy that I've ever known!
His laughter is guaranteed to brighten anyone's day!

Mr Akaba, the leader of Team 2.
A very accomplished tennis player!

Mr Sasaki, who always complimented me for speaking Japanese.
Thanks for the encouragement Sasaki-san!

Mr Yoshioka who knows Sannomiya like the back of his hand.
Brought me to a magician's bar 2 weeks ago!

A lot more pictures of the night which I have yet to post. Maybe next time!
Sorry for the constant goofy smile that I always sport.
Many have complained before that I'm advertising for some toothpaste or something... Hahahahaha...
And if you notice carefully, the colour of my face grows redder with each subsequent photo taken.
Had 10 glasses of beer with 2 cocktails that night!

A Working Day in Japan

2009-05-25T20:17:00.044+08:00

I've arrived in Kobe city two weeks ago!
And don't worry about my health.
Still doing well and the influenza strain is slowly receding.
Here's a daily schedule of what I do on working days.

Leave room at around 6.50am

Lock the room door using the electronic lock.
Very cool mechanism!!!
We should install this in Malaysian University hostels...

Walk out the corridor...

Use the elevator even though I live only on the second floor.
Don't judge me!
Hahahahahaha..

Walking through the hostel lobby...

.

.. into the cafeteria!

The counter to get our food.
Notice the tray?
It's the featured dish on display.

On the right, rice cooker.
In the middle, soup heater.
Unlimited refill.
Muahahahahahahaha.

And we pay for the meal using our meal card.

Breakfast!
Japanese usually have a light breakfast with simple dishes.

Stepping out of the hostel...

My hostel branded one ok?
Don't play play!

Beginning my journey to the train station.

Rays of hope...

Oh ya...
My hostel's located on top of a hill.

Which makes walking a breeze...

Met Totoro-san on the way down.

And walking...

Nearly there...

Just a little bit more...

Finally!
The East Gate of Tarumi Station

Taking my place in line at platform 2.

As can be seen, most of the Japanese are wearing masks.
But I do wonder if these masks are actually effective in such crowded places.

And to Hyogo we go!

Next up, Wadamisaki line.

Moving with the crowd...

Alighting at Wadamisaki...

My ID Card.
The number reminds me of a place in Nibong Tebal...

Crossing the street...
Only a few more minutes to my office...

One of the gates for Mitsubishi Heavy Industries.
Need to scan ID card only can go in.

The building that I'm working in.
My office is located on the 10th floor.
But no more pictures from here onwards...
Company trade secrets have to be protected...

Kaiten Sushi!

2009-05-10T12:59:00.013+08:00

Went for Kaiten Sushi (revolving sushi) on our second day in Nagaoka.

Genki Sushi!

Me with Dr Teoh!
The building behind us is a karaoke center.
The word karaoke means "empty orchestra" in Japanese.
Price is about the same in Malaysia.
500 yen for 3 hours.

Let the feast begin!!!
MUAHAHAHAHAHA

Posing comes first!
I look thin in this picture

The detachable touch screen menu!
Coolest ordering method that I've seen by far!
And when your order is approaching, a signal goes off to alert you of the impending dish.

Half raw squid and tuna sushi.
The squid tasted a little weird...

Godzilla devouring Tokyo Tower!

Had a little sake in the room.
This one costed only 89 yen!
Quite wild and leaves a sweet & sour aftertaste.

Pork onigiri!
Very very nice flavour!

Japan Day 2

2009-05-06T16:31:00.022+08:00

Had a nice sleep the day before as the weather was just perfect!
A little bit dry though...

Woke up to this:

Sandwich and onigiri bought the day before in 7 Eleven.
Green tea was provided by the guest house at no charge at all.

Went to the shokudo (canteen in Japanese) to have our lunch.
Very very systematic with a great variety of food.

Can see Hairol and Kee Hong in the picture?
They have FLAT SCREEN TVs in the CANTEEN!!!!
Not ONE but TWO!!!!
Top that, USM.

Had the chicken with sauce lunch set.
Surprisingly, the food tastes good even though it's only canteen food, a total contradiction to what I'm accustomed to... Hahahahahahaha...

Left the shokudo to see this.
An assembly of taiko (Japanese drums)

The performance was very very enjoyable as it is flawless!
Such performances or road shows are often carried out by various clubs and societies for promotion purposes especially during the beginning of a new semester.

Among the many intersections of the University.
In my opinion, I felt that the placement of the trees are much more strategic as they actually do serve a purpose such as providing shade and also for scenic purposes.
Much better compared to the ladang kelapa sawit that I see 9 months a year.

A better view of my room's backyard.

The Japanese are so advanced that even their toilets are fitted with electronic gadgets!
What you see here are the controls to wash different "areas" of the body after different "transactions".

The "throne".
The best part about this has to be its heating capability.
The seat turns warm the instant a person sits on it.
Am seriously thinking of having one installed at home...

The bathroom.
First, clean yourself from head to toe.

Then into the bathtub you go!
While in the bathtub, you DO NOT scrub yourself at all.
Just soak only as it is shared with others.
Words alone cannot describe the hotness of the water.
I was even amazed that I somehow managed to get into it!
But after soaking in it for 10 minutes, I have never felt more relaxed...
Not in a mental perspective of course, but from the physical perspective.
The whole body felt warm and the muscles relaxed.....
A can of beer after the soak was just awesome!!!

Touchdown!

2009-05-05T21:23:00.020+08:00

Pictures from the first day in Japan!

To much of our surprise, we were placed in the University's Guest House!
I've anticipated that we'll be living in some student's quarters or something like that.
And the best part is that we've been given Japanese styled rooms!

Just reached only...
Notice the covers for the bed?
Has a total of 3 layers of futon!
Initially thought it was a bit too much.
But when I slipped myself into it...
Total bliss!
Very very nice and cosy.

The room comes with a fridge as well!
It's that white coloured box behind me if you're wondering.

The room comes with a HUGE flat screen TV!!!
The brown coloured thingy is the air-con/heater.
They even provided a safe too!

Opened the back door to see this small stream just outside.
Nice view!

First night dinner!
Was brought to this place called Saizeriya by Dr Teoh.
Oh ya, Dr Teoh is an associate lecturer here in Nagaoka University of Technology.
She's from Parit Buntar!

Saizeriya is an Italian restaurant which is about a 5 minutes drive from the university.
Had the tomato soup.
Not bad actually.
Has little pieces of macaroni inside.

Came here as it has a more relaxed environment for chatting.
Apparently in Japan, most customers in a restaurant will leave the restaurant the moment they finish their food.
Considered as a culture here.

Ordered the cheesy chicken for the main course.
Quite nice actually!
But the portion.....

Thanks a lot Dr Teoh for belanja-ing us that night!

Among the many joys of life!
Asahi's Off beer.
Liquor is relatively cheap here in Japan and is readily available in convenience stores like 7 Eleven with a reasonable amount of variety.
This one was quite good!
Less bitter compared to the beers I'm accustomed to.
Gotta love its size though!

The focus of this picture is the tiny red dot on my pinky.
Look at it carefully and you'll see that it's a puncture wound.
However, this is not an ordinary wound.
Since young, there's this "ability" of my body to build up static charge especially when the air is dry.
Earlier in Tokyo, the wind was blowing constantly, which I believe may have converted me into a walking Tesla tower.
Upon contact with the metal parts of the Shinkansen chair, I literally saw sparks fly off my finger!!!
And the end result is illustrated in the picture above...

Flying The Malaysian Way

2009-05-01T14:02:00.021+08:00

As what every Malaysian should do, I have proudly supported our country's airline service.
I bought the ticket online and it costs RM2151.00 (to and fro) during the MAS Promotion Fair. A great deal if compared to the original price of RM3300.00
Went to KLIA at around 9.30pm.
Upon checking in, lepak for a while before heading towards Gate G10 for my flight.

First things first, the complimentary News Straits Times and a cup of plain water with coffee for the take off.

Then came supper, a tuna sandwich along with a cheese filled bun.
Surprisingly good!
The cheese was very very fragrant!
Just the way I like it.
Had two servings of this.
Muahahahahahahahahaha...

Listening to Taylor Swift's Fearless album while reading the papers.
The in-flight entertainment system is very up to date.
The options of watching various movies and TV series are also available.

Had quite a restless night as it isn't that conducive of an environment to sleep in.
Was woken up by the flight attendants at around 5.45am for our breakfast.
Greeted by the morning rays of Japan!

Reminds me of the Mr Bean episode...
Forgot to take picture of the breakfast though...
Had salmon with omlette for the main course.
Served with pastries, orange juice and fruit.

After arriving in Narita airport.
Went on to the Narita Express to head towards Tokyo station.

A swift change of clothes to look more presentable when we arrive at the University later.
Fit right in with the Japanese as most of them are dressed this way too.

First hot Japanese chick spotted at the Shinkansen station!!!
The temperature was quite low and yet she was able to withstand it with only a miniskirt!!!
Such devotion to looking pretty.

Double-deckered Shinkansen!

Met this Obaa-san on the Shinkansen.
Very very cheerful and started talking a lot to us when she found out that we were foreigners.
Really put my Japanese language command to test.
Surprisingly, I was the translator for Kee Hong, Yann Ni and Hairol who couldn't understand what she was talking about.
A very nice and kind auntie!

Checked in into the University's guest house.
More updates on it later!

I`m in Japan!

2009-04-28T10:09:00.025+08:00

To all my friends and family in Malaysia, I`ve safely reached Japan.

Internet access is rather inconvenient due to the one computer one IP policy.

As such, I will be updating my status through my blog.

This is the Tokyo train station.
The place where we got on the Shinkansen (bullet train) to head to our next destination, Nagaoka.
We got to Tokyo using the Narita Express, a train service at the Narita Airport.

This is Yann Ni, the only girl among the 4 of us who will be doing our internship in Japan.
She`s posted to Fuji Denki.
Sadly, we missed the sakura blooming by just a few days.
All that`s left are just green leaves rather than the white petals.

Kaiten Sushi!!!
The name of the restaurant?
Genki Sushi! I guess most Malaysians will be familiar with this name.
But then again, same name, different place, different quality!
The sushi here is very fresh and the seawood used to roll the sushi in is very crispy!
Unlike the soggy ones back in Malaysia...

From left: Jeff, Yee, Hairol, Saw
Four Malaysians too kiasu to resist the urge to camwhore. Hahahahahahahahahahaha.

Standard plates are charged 105 yen (inclusive of 5% tax) which is actually very cheap to the Japanese!
100 yen to them is equilavent to RM1 to us.
Most of the sushi available comes with raw meat especially seafood.
See the black monitor there?
It`s actually a detachable touch screen for customers to place orders.

Tulip Festival!!!
It`s the season for tulips to blossom!
We went to Echigo Park, the biggest park in Nagaoka for some hanashimasu-ing (flower watching or something like that)

Vibrant colours!!!

Caught red handed checking out Japanese babes.
Muahahahahahaha...
Hairol sempat ber-posing lagi siot...

A crimson sea of tulips.

Professional camwhorers...
And yes, I was gorging myself silly on an ice cream...
What better way to enjoy the cool weather than to be cold internally and externally?

A portion of the park.
The small little white dots are actually people.
So I guess you could imagine the density of the people there and also the massivity of the park.

Beauty and the beasts.
The picture was actually taken on a slope, hence the tilted trees...

The Japanese LOVES to picnic as good weather is very hard to come by.

Don have all of my pictures with me right now.
Will upload more later.
Til then, rock on!!!

RM2.4 million down the drain?

2008-05-25T21:21:00.002+08:00

Things have gotten lively since early this year due to the political parties in Malaysia all gearing up for pre-election war.
Accusations were thrown, rallies were carried out and protests ensued.
All in the name of creating an election system which is clean, fair and trustworthy (Dr M's favourite phase, oh, the irony).

In response to the rakyat "displaying an act similar to that of barbarians", the Elections Commissions (EC) or also known as Suruhanjaya Pilihanraya (SPR), has decided to implement the use of indelible ink, meant to mark people who have voted in order to prevent that person from casting multiple votes and subsequently becoming a phantom voter.
However, just 72 hours short of D-Day, the implementation was hastily called off, with the reason being that there were "rumours" that certain political parties have obtained the ink from Thailand as well and will be using it to their advantage.
Now that the elections are finally over and done with, the dust has yet to settle, with powerful figures still swinging their weight around.

It is truly fortunate to have MPs (Fong Po Kuan - Batu Gajah) who still remember the whole RM2.4 million issue and is still invesgating the whole matter.
Check out the debate at blog.limkitsiang.com or pokuan.blogsome.com

The main idea behind this post is to express some of my personal opinion over the whole RM2.4 million and also the morons behind it.

First off, the Elections Commision.
The EC is supposed to be an independent body. A body which is supposed to work on its own when it comes to making decisions and administration. Apparently, the EC has brought the whole issue of the indelible ink to the Cabinet, asking for assistance and feedback from the as-then corrupt government.
What on earth were they thinking? Why did they enquire only from the government and not from all the political parties? Why did they not obtain the feedback from the rakyat itself? After all, it is OUR RM2.4 million that they're spending.

Next, the anxiety pertaining to people who have plans up their sleeves with the indelible ink. You guys are the EC for crying out loud. You are the ones in charge of presiding over the election process which would decide the next government of Malaysia. In order words, you guys are directly linked to the next step that our country will be taking. Is it so hard to inform the rakyat of the indelible ink and the whole process of voting? Isn't it your goddamn responsibility???

Sometimes, it really makes me wonder just what the hell are inside their brains...

On another note, the world has seen two major tragedies, the floods in Myanmar and the earthquake in China. Let us pray that those who have perished may rest in peace.

Questions of Life

2008-04-11T14:50:00.002+08:00

Been away for quite some time now...
Really busy with finals...
Still got 4 papers to go...
Sigh...
Anyway, decided to blog a bit to waste time... Hahahaha
So here's the way overdue tag which I got hit by Sam (www.scorpiocupoftea.blogspot.com)

Instructions: Remove one question from below, add in one of your own(personal), to make a total of 20. Tag 10 people in your list in the end of this post. Notify them.

1. At what age do you wish to be married?
Hard to say actually... I would say around 28 to 30 is quite ok lor...

2. If you were to be stranded on a deserted island, who are the 3 blog buddies you’d take and why?
I would say... Sam the crapper, Kin Wai with shortcircuited mind as people to crap with and Ee Von kot... To do the cleaning and cooking... Hahahaha...

3. Where is the place that you want to go the most?
Without a single doubt, JAPAN!!!!!!!!

4. If you can have 1 dream come true, what would it be?
To wake up in the morning to find out that I'm the boss of Absolut Vodka...

5. Do you believe you can survive without money?
Money is what makes the world go round... You say leh?

6. What are you afraid to lose the most?
Loved ones and friends...

7. If you win $ 1 Million, what would you do?
Start my own chain of shops...

8. If you meet someone that you love, would you confess to him/her?
Already did... And is now proceeding into the 4th year of being together lor...
Sam ah! Have some balls and DO THE RIGHT THING!!! BE A MAN!!!

9. List out 3 good points of the person who tagged you.
Strong sense of responsibility - die die will fulfil his obligations one
Strong sense of humour - laugh laugh will tell bomb people one
Strong sense of bullshit - talk talk sure got bullshit come out one

10. What requirement you wish from your other half?
Supportive, active, productive, sensitive, creative and talkative!!!

11. What kind of person you hate the most?
Smokers and people who think that they're WAY ABOVE you..

12. If you are given the chance to go back to the past and make a difference, will you?
Stop Adam from knowing Eve... Hahahahaha...

13. What is your most embarrassing moment in your entire life?
Wah lau eh!!! Damn a lot ah... That's for another post on another day...

14. What do you think is the most important thing in your life?
Balancing every aspect of it...

15. What is your ideal chillout situation like?
Rainy day, good cup of vodka, a good movie to watch with my other half...

16. If you have the chance, which part of your character you would like to change?
Laziness, indiscipline and a better sense of time...

17. Who is the person that you can share all your problems with?
Laugh and the world laughs with you... Cry and you cry yourself...

18. What’s your weakest point?
Addiction to PS2...

19. What’s the thing that you’re most proud of?
MOST proud of? Hard to say actually... All that I've achieved with my own abilities which make me who I am today is what that I'm proud of...

20. What is the one thing you regret most?
That I do not have the psychic ability to predict tomorrow's 4D winning numbers...

With that done, I would like to tag, Li Ann (www.li-ann.blogspot.com), Adrian (adrianhew86.blogspot.com), Tak Jong (www.kyanlee.blogspot.com) and Jing Yan (www.yuiaki.blogspot.com)

Paiseh for all the hyper-linking the supposed areas... Very lazy to edit HTML... Hahahaha....

Not so smart after all

2008-03-23T20:50:00.004+08:00

Presenting the SMART Tunnel.

Malaysia's pride and glory.

A total of RM1,887 million spent to show the world the engineering edge that Bolehland has.

After years of construction, it was finally opened on 14 May 2007.

The tunnel is claimed the longest stormwater tunnel in South East Asia and second longest in Asia.

Barely a few months into function, the tunnel had to be shut down due to various "technical problems".

And new, barely a year into function, they don't even know how well or how long does it take to irrigate water.

Check it out here.

There we are, ladies and gentlemen, Malaysia's very own SMART Tunnel designed to alleviate traffic jams and to enhance the irrigation systems.

The Tunnel does everything EXCEPT alleviate and irrigate water.

Talk about irony.

Discipline?

2008-03-23T17:29:00.002+08:00

Wahahahahaha...
Apparently what most of my friends told me was true!!!

Friends: What you mean visit your blog? You literally update once, max twice a semester!

Me: That time no inspiration and busy ma... Now got motivation to start blogging again!

Friends: You sure bor? Don't talk the talk but don't walk the walk eh...

Me: Sure! No problem one!!!

And looking at the date of the posts... I have to say history tends to repeat itself...
Hahahaha... Especially when you have the same icons under the same conditions...

Things may be looking a bit up though...
Connection to blogger.com has gotten much better compared to the last time...
As such... to the readers of Porcupine's place.. Thanks for bearing with me...
You have not seen the last of me yet...
Muahahahahaha...
Am currently studying for the upcoming tests next week...
On Monday, laboraroty test
On Tuesday, ceramics materials test
On Wednesday, semiconductor materials test...

Can go crazy I tell you!!!

Currently listening to : My Chemical Romance - Disenchanted

The Year Of The Rat

2008-02-03T00:43:00.000+08:00

It is that time of the year again!!!
Two weeks of enjoyment where excessive eating, drinking and gambling are all rolled into a deliciously packaged holiday (sounds like some sort of faraway vacation eh?)
No doubt about it folks, Chinese New Year is here!!! (turn on music: Gong Xi ah Gong Xi)
One of those times when cartons of Carlsberg and boxes of ba kua are in high demand, literally snatched from the shelves!
And it is during this time that the Chinese shows off their hidden talents which society rarely knows about...

First up, the Drunken Master.
Requirements:
1. Drinks liquor like water
2. Comments that red wine tastes like Ribena
3. Face is ALWAYS blazing red throughout CNY
4. Talks about how lousy Malaysian politics is
5. Laughs like a jackass
6. Stays overnight at friend's place (if single), wife drives (if married)
7. Usually found wasted in some hidden corner of the house talking bullshit

Next, meet the Chow Yun Fatt
1. LOVES to play Black Jack or poker
2. Can't keep quiet throughout the whole game
3. Likes to peek slowly when opening the hidden card (thinks that doing so can change card)
4. Doesn't have a poker face but pretends to have
5. Always open smaller ang pows as "capital"

Introducing the Ah Mm, Ah Kor, Ah Yi, Ah Chim and Ah Kim Coalition
1. Very sociable upon meeting
2. Will then gather together with packets of drinks and kuaci (somehow, they just KNOW that it is THE TIME to gather, don't ask me how, nobody knows)
3. Will start talking about who's daughter got pregnant, who's son struck the lottery, who's friend makes good kuih kapit
4. Makes fun of relatives who are still single
5. "Conference" will go on for a mininum of 2 hours

This is shortly followed by the Pyromaniac
1. Usually some irritating cousin who thinks blowing up things are a way of showing his love to every member of the family
2. Will ALWAYS show off the load of firecrackers that has been bought
3. Blows up some poor creature that can be caught easily (usually cockcroaches)
4. ALWAYS end up getting smacked by the AAAAA Coalition for interfering with their conference

These are among the "categories" which I can think of right now...
Commenters are very much welcome to add to it...
HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR EVERYONE!!!

Finally!!!... Maybe

2007-11-15T15:22:00.000+08:00

Hey people!!!
As the what the title of this posting denotes, I'm finally done and over with for my exams for this semester.
And nope, I usually do not comment on how the exam was.
No point in doing so anyway, haha.

Anyway, I will still be stuck in Penang until this Sunday.
All thanks to the leadership camp organised by my Desasiswa (that's what we call our hostel here).
The camp will be tomorrow. And we'll be going to Taman Negara Pulau Pinang.
All along I was imagining about something like a holiday hideaway in the peaceful forests of Penang.
All dreams and hopes were crushed when I found out that, among all other things scheduled for our three day outing, are the LDKs (latihan dalam kumpulan).
Well, it's not to say that the games played are lame or what...
But it's just that I've been to quite a number of camps, and the games are kinda repetitive. So it kinda explains why I'm not THAT excited about this camp.

And to top it off, apparently that place is renowned to be a spawning pool of mosquitoes.
There's no other way to be more in touch with nature than to sacrifice your blood to its residents.
Haha, sounds kinda grim there.
Will update you guys more about it when I return from the camp later on.

On another note, there's just so much I want to write about the current matters that's taking place around us.
But I guess that just have to be done on another day.
Gotta start packing up my things for now.
Can't wait to get back to Klang this Sunday and be with my lovely wife.

On a different note, how come you guys don't come to Penang to visit me one???
Just tell me if you're coming and I'll be more than glad to take you around.
Well, guess this is all. Gotta start packing.

Exams are here again

2007-10-24T16:18:00.000+08:00

The days which every student detests the most are here again.

Personally, I would think that the study weeks' days are the hardest to endure by far

Well, I'm back here in Penang as I'm typing this.

I'm sitting in front of my laptop as my roommates are either sleeping or studying.

During study weeks, the rate at which time passes by is very very relative.

For me, my study week "officially" began 2 days ago.

And believe me, it sucks like hell.

For one, it's kinda hard to concentrate for long periods of time. After about 45 minutes of studying, I'll begin to feel restless and will try to do other things for a while.

Sometimes it would be surfing the net, reading magazines or watching animes.

As you see the clock on the desk ticking the seconds away, this sense of guilt unleashes itself upon you. And you'll be asking yourself, should I even be doing this?

And then you blame yourself for having this lack of discipline.

You wouldn't even dare to take a nap lest you wake up to discover that you've spent an hour or more doing nothing.

And to top it off, you can't even sleep peacefully. Questions will be floating around in your head.

Have I studied enough for today?

Did I memorise all the important stuffs?

What type of question will be asked in the exam?

What is the formula for that topic again?

I've dreamt of questions when I sleep before.

Rather frequently at that. Well, I'm not saying that it's a bad thing as some of you out there might say, "Good what, you're revising even when you sleep"

The problem is everything is kinda "deleted" the moment I open my eyes the greet the new day.

The funniest time would be when I dreamt that I was sitting for my STPM when I had clearly entered USM.

The horror of sitting in the exam hall looking at questions that you had little recollection of.

Well, I gotta get back to my books for now.

Will updating more regularly soon.

Random picture:

Form 6 Orientation

I knew I loved you...

2007-10-01T00:12:00.000+08:00

Hmmm...
Was tagged by Samuel (www.IloveSF.blogspot.com)

The conditions for the tag is as follows:
RULES:
1. The tag victim has to come up with 8 different points about his/her perfect lover.
2. Has to mention the gender of his/her perfect lover.
3. Tag eight other victims to join this game and leave a comment on their blog.
4. If you are tagged the second time, there is NO need to do this again.
5. Lastly, and most importantly, HAVE FUN DOING IT.

Have fun? Maybe..
Well, here goes.

1. My lover has to be female!!!!!!! (I am NOT into brokebacking... Though I've quite curious about the movie)
2. She needs to know how to cook. (Well, she IS learning from both our mums)
3. She needs to be open minded. (Aware of current events, global news, bla bla bla)
4. She has to have at least one artistic talent. (Singing, dancing, plays any instruments)
5. She has to be a total nutcase like me. (Ability to go crazy and nutty without giving a damn to the rest of the world)
6. She has to love and know how to take care of kids.
7. She must be of both Eastern and Western influenced. (Like me)
8. She has to love me for who I am.

There... Happy now Sam?
Browsing through, She actually satisfies 7 out of 8 criterias!!! Woo hoo!!!
Not bad not bad... Guess I'll be stuck with Her for a long long long long long time...

And I need someone to teach me how to load pictures into a blog...
Am still very blur with the whole hosting thing... Hahaha...

Random thoughts

2007-03-20T15:32:00.000+08:00

Holla!!!
Finally!!!
For once I'm actually able to access into my blogger account from my laptop in my room!!!
It's been damn ass long since I penned something down...
Too bad I've never written down the things which I want to blog about...
Now that I actually have the chance to blog, nothing comes out...
Hahaha...
Lack of inspiration...

Anyway, I'm still doing pretty well here in USM...
Now that the final exams are around the corner, there isn't much time for me to devote to studying Japanese animation culture (that's anime for those of you who still don't get it)
A lot has happened since I last blogged...
Too many events which I could not recall clearly...
I've learned more regarding life though...
And trust me, there's nothing more complex than the art of socialising...
Unlike Physics or Chemistry, there are no written rules or laws governing it...
It's a subject too abstract to be mastered (that's for me la)...
I sometimes envy people who seem to be able to talk to anyone, anywhere, anytime...
Don't really know if I improved much though...
As such, I welcome all forms of feedback from you people out there...
Cheers!!!

P/S: Does anyone know any good books on human relationship?

Way Overdue Tag

2007-02-04T01:35:00.000+08:00

As what which has been wanted by popular demand, yours truly is back at the keyboard again.
To clear some old debts, I was tagged by Esther.... 3 months ago... Haha...
Sorry Esther...
So here you go...

3 hobbies
*Listening to the latest music
*Reading (Comics, mags, newspapers)
*Gaming (Which by the way, is currently in need of funding for the PS3)

3 things on my to-do list
*Coordinate Projek Mahasiswa Turun Sekolah
*Study Technology Electric
*Finish my presentation for BM Oral Exam

3 unique traits
*Inherited the art of acupressure (3rd generation practitioner)
*Plays the harmonica
*Warped sense of direction

3 favourite drinks
*Vodka (shaken or stirred)
*Whiskey (cooling!)
*Brandy (looks like Chinese tea hor?)

3 passions
*Anime/Manga
*Music
*Talking/Socialising/Verbal Jousting/Cursing

3 awesome movies
*Lord Of The Rings
*Thank You For Smoking
*Lord Of War

3 good bands
*MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE!!!
*Yellowcard
*And the all time favourite, Bee Gees

3 things I am anal about
*the books that I purchase MUST be in prefect condition
*Malaysia's Government system
*hierachy

3 random guys
*Samuel Chan (the charmer)
*Liau Han Wei (the thinker)
*Joshua Hoh (the listener)

3 bad habits
*addicted to anime
*loves to procastinate
*lazy...

3 painful experiences
*departure of first and favourite pet hamster
*fell down from staircase, got 5 stitches just above the eye
*no longer a teenager... hahaha

3 treasured moments
*got that special someone to share my life with
*when I opened the blue carton which says "PS2"
*being alive and enjoying it

3 goals before 30
*driving a Honda Accord
*living in a mansion
*money flowing in like waterfall...

3 favourite desserts
*ice kacang
*ice-cream
*lai chee kang

Due to the popularity of this survey(?), there are too many people who has been tagged...
Not many left for me edi...
Haha...
Oh ya, can anyone tell me what does V.S.O.P stand for?
I kinda forgot...

Like that also tak boleh ah?

2006-10-25T01:46:00.000+08:00

After studying my brains out for the last 2 hours...
Okay, maybe not until the state where my brain oozes out... Haha...
I've decided to check out The Star's website
You just couldn't imagine the shock I had!!!

The Cabinet has given the Dewan Bahasa & Pustaka (DBP) the power to advise and fine anyone not using the national language correctly on signboards.
On a personal basis, I feel that such a move by the government it totally absurd!
Being Malaysian students, we all know how tough it is to keep up with the syllabus.
No, not WHAT that is being taught but HOW it was being taught.
Initially it was English.. and then Malay.. and then English again..
Why?
"Malaysian students finds it hard to cope up with language overseas"
And so it was altered for the sake of the people.
And then THIS have to happen.

From my point of view, tradition does not move the world. Practicality does.
It is not about OUR identity, it is not about OUR language.
It is about to what extent can we utilise it in order to better our lives.

Without doubt, the lingua france today is none other than English.
A language spoken so widely that even our own foreign workers are well-versed in it.
I have seen 3rd and 4th year University who are unable to express themselves clearly through English.
I'm not trying to make fun of our students or anything...
But the situation is really, really bad...
And as we all know, interviews today are mostly conducted in English.
No wonder our University graduates are unable to land themselves with a job.
And here the Government is worried about how "polluted" our language has become.
Yo people, time to WAKE UP!!!

All in all, I feel that the Government should consider what it takes to move Malaysia forward to worrying over the ubuquity of Manglish.
Macam itu baru steady mah...

Makan bola, minum bola, tidur lama-lama

2006-10-23T21:51:00.000+08:00

It's been like the secong time I forgot to put the title to my posts edi
Anyway, for those of you who don't know
I'm still stuck in the campus for this week...
Nope, I'm not going back for the study week

I don't think it would be possible for me to study at all if I were to go home...
I mean, there's the PS2, there's the PC (got a new one edi!), there's Astro
and and and... there's the one that I love living a 20 minutes drive away from my home...
How to study wor?
Shenyang just called me in the evening and told me to join them for mamak tonight
How I wish I could!!!
Sorry gang, but this future engineer (perasan lah tu!) will be busy studying for his coming exams...

On a different note, we get to watch football matches here!
Our hostel's TV room ain't too shabby... No Astro only lor...
Mine's called Desasiswa Lembaran and the other is Desasiswa Jaya...
Oh ya.. They have Astro in Jaya... (T_T)
Going over is just a mere 5 minutes walk from my block to theirs...

Though we're stuck in a entertainment deprived area, the mamak here is kind enough to set up a big screen TV just for our viewing pleasure at the price of a teh tarik...
It's kinda consoling haha...
Oh ya, back to the topic... Man U beat Liverpool 2-0!!!
In your face Liverpool fans!!! (Please switch on the Man U anthem in your head)

And Barcelona HAD to lose to Chelsea...
But with the way they were playing the other day... I'd say they DESERVE to lose...
Don't ask me why... You have to watch it yourself...
And to top things off... Barcelona lost... Again.. This time to Real Madrid...
Come on!!! You guys won the last Champions League!!! What the hell is wrong with you peolple??!!!

Current song: Jay Chou and Fei Yu Ching - Chian Li Zhi Wai
Tranlated it means "A thousand miles apart"

2006-10-23T02:39:00.000+08:00

Am back blogging again!!!
Guess I could get the hang of this online diary thingy
It isn't so bad once you get used to it...
Or more like it's the only thing that keeps you sane when there's nothing else to entertain you
Well, after frying my brain with 94 episodes of Bleach...
Wait wait...
94 edi ah???!!!
I never realise I've already watch so much of it edi!!!
Now let's see...
One episode=24 minutes
94 times 24 divtided by 60 means 37.6 hours!!!
That's like going one and a half day doing nothing but letting my brain rot while watching animated characters trying to beat each other senseless!!!
Oh my god...
These serial things are just too addictive...

Speaking of which, there's an infinite amount of movies and serial dramas circling among the PCs of USM Engineering students...
For starters, we have anime e.g:Naruto, Bleach, GTO
Then there's those HK drama which I have forgotten the names
Followed by old and new movies, could you believe some actually stored the 3 hours long Titanic movie in their harddrives?!
I mean, WTH?
If it belonged to a guy, maybe he'll be watching the portrait sketching scene over and over again...
If it belonged to a girl, maybe she'll be watching the "You jump, I jump" part...
We even have Korean and Japanese drama too!
If my memory serves me well, they have urm... don't quite remember edi... Haha...
Then there's an endless amount of MVs and MP3s...
And as usual, where there's guys there would be the usual self-learning reproduction process documentary going around...
I'm pretty sure you get what I mean... Hahaha...
Due to the constant surveillance of the authorities, the trading of such valuable information has its own time and place...
These people are good I tell you... Haha...

So there you have it...
Who says engineers spend half their lifetime calculating and fomulating?

Universiti Sains Malaysia

2006-10-21T23:34:00.000+08:00

Well, am back blogging again...
Seriously, this blogging business requires quite a lot of... uh... discipline...
Nope... Maybe patience... Ya, patience is more accurate
Finally have the time to blog...
Other than this I'm usually busy sleeping or digging my nose...
Uni life is slightly tougher than I had expected
Some of you might say, what? A grown up man (already 20 lor) unable to adapt himself?!
What a disgrace!!!
However so, I have to admit...
I'm not much of a disciplined person...
Back then in form 6, had my parents, teachers and friends to thank...
They were the ones who kept pushing me, or frighten me with their progress whatsoever...
Seriously you guys, when I ask about how far have you studied, it's not to make fun of you
Rather, it's to shock me back into reality about how slow I'm progressing...
Haha... But that was then.. With all the teachers warning us how tough STPM could be, I was constantly on my toes along with my buds...
After 1 and a half year of studying, it finally came and gone
But over here things are slightly different...
There's no one controlling you... I mean, you are free to do whatever you please!
And knowing me, I'd use every free moment relaxing or doing something unproductive like DotAing or watching animes...
Fortunately, I was still able to study in time...
At least I realised my mistakes now...
Special thanks to Ghaddafy, Tak Jong, Li Ann, Mien Sze, Kee Hong, Su Hooi, Su Hui and Boon Pin...
For they were the ones that I usually hang out with and became my reference point from then on... Arigato gozaimasu!!!

I truly miss my Form 6 days now that I'm here...
To tell the truth, I feel that I have not done well socially...
I mean, my ability to speak and mix with people seem to have declined badly...
Or is it just me?
I can't be too sure...
Problem is, I'm still searching for this sense of belonging, something like somewhere where I could call home...
But how to do that when I'm still unable to mix with the others?

I've often envied my buddy, Sam
For as long as I can remember, he has this uncanny inborn ability to just socialise without even the need to put in any effort
People could just talk to him and feel right at home
I know I had once been like that, and that was during my form 6 years

Now that I'm put into a new surrounding, things just doesn't seem to be the way that it used to be... Similar like a fish out of water...
I do not know, but I think the people that I'm trying to mix is kinda different from the people back home...
And again, is it just me?

Coming from a English educated background, I could see that the topics here are different
The conversations are not what that I could just simply join in and chat away but rather would require me to understand first before saying anything or is it just me?
As such, I seem to have changed from once a loudspeaker, to a malfunctioning one...
It's rather depressing I might add, seeing others being able to mix so well while I fail miserably at it...
Acceptance level over here is different too... Not all jokes are appreciated and not all problems are discussed openly...
As it is, I've been one who is open to opinions, meaning I would like to tell my heart out and say something should I feel anything is wrong
The logic behind it?
Life is complicated as it is already, why play guessing games?
It's infinitely easier to break something compared to the time invested to build it...
So why let something that is minute destroy what that we have worked so hard to accomplish?
Should someone do something wrong, it would be better to tell it to their faces right?
Not in a harsh sense, but rather for the good of those involved
Everyone wants to improve themselves right?
That has been my principle in life

Though so, not everyone has the same mindset and thinking right?
Back then, things are so much simpler when we would just crack jokes and bomb each other to no end... No hard feelings whatsoever for it was all done in pure fun...
At the end of the day, no one gets hurt and everyone is happy...

Over here, not all is revealed and not all is known...
Remarks are often pent up and kept to be discussed when the party involved or concerned is not around... That's backstabbing isn't it?
Should you have done something wrong, they would assume that you WILL know where you went wrong and that you should apologise later on...
Come on, we're like what, 20-year-olds and we're already engaging in psychological warfare?
That's totally ABSURD!!!

Come to think of it, could it have been just me?
Could I have taken people for granted?
Could I have not thought of the others?
Things are not clear cut as is used to be...
Nothing is black and white anymore...
All that's left it only a patch of greyness.

Though so, all these shall not deter me from improving myself...
It has been a tough journey, but I shall not give up...
GAMBATTE KUDASAI!!!
Oh ya, I've taken up Japanese... Haha...

To those of you out there,
Please guide me should I get lost,
Please teach me should I go wrong,
Please show me the correct way should I have strayed away
Please share with me whatever that I do not have enough
And I shall do the same to you too...

In the land of knowledge

2006-08-09T13:10:00.000+08:00

Hey People!!!
Been quite some time since I last blogged edi...
We've been provided with LAN services which enables us to go online in our dorm. But as you might've guessed, the connection is damn freaking slow. Not to mention the fact that I could not access blogspot from there. Which explains my disappearance from my blog page for so long.

Well, here I am.
In USM Penang. As the date states, I've been here for about one month and a week.
After very much searching and searching and searching...
I've discovered something rather surprising...
I'm the ONLY Starian who has been admitted during the first intake!!!

Oh ya, for those of you who doesn't know, USM is divided into three campuses (is this how you spell the plural form of 'campus'?)
Firstly there's USM's Main Campus, located in Penang Island. Only a bus away from Gurney Drive where the hustle and bustle is.
Then there's USM's Medical Campus, situated somewhere in Kelantan, or is it Kedah?
Was never good with Geography. Ha ha...
And finally there's USM's Engineering campus.
Located in some God-forsaken town, surrounded by fowl farms (erm.. places where chicken are bred and butchered) called Parit Buntar.
The best shopping experience that you could get here?
Billion Supermarket and Minat Supermarket.
The excitement!The thrill! The ecstasy of shopping in a supermarket no bigger than 3 or 4 shoplots...
Damn it sucks... Haha...
As for the town, it's quite small. Not much that you could do there.
I've been there for like 3 times. Luckily, the people from Pizza Hut and KFC has the heart to console us poor souls by having their branches in this town.

Enough about the town.
There's so much that has happened since the first day I set foot in the campus.
Like I mentioned earlier, there's only ONE Starian this year amongf the Year 1 Engineering students.
As for last year, there were 6 of them.
Namely Wei Loon, Kiat Moon, Chai Yan and three others who I have not met yet...
Haha... Cannot blame me.. I'm a busy man you know... Haha...
By the way, update for you guys, Kiat Moon and Wei Loon have been dating for the last 1 year edi...
As 3 weeks passed, I was surprised by a friendly pat on the shoulder.
Lunesh (6AS1, the guy who wears pants so tight that you actually sympathise his crotch), joined the campus on the second intake.
And then there were two. Haha...

Like all other Universities, there is a meenagerie of people here.
Oh ya, I'm currently in the Material Engineering course, a course under the School Of Material And Mineral Resources.
In the old days, 6AS4 has been infamous for its students. To name a few, me, Sam, Liau, Jia Yao, Kin Wai, Wai Loon, Hao Shen, Chung Kiap, Horng Tat, Esther and many more.
All known for our brains which never seem to function properly.
Hidup 6AS4!!! Hahaha... Ok ok, maybe it's not THAT long ago.

Over here in Material school , or as we like to call it, Bahan school, it feels like I've never left STAR at all. It has only been about 1 week plus into Uni life and we have been labelled as "Sekolah Dengan Pelajar Yang Otak Tak Center". Majorly due to yours truly.
And nutty we were, and accept that award we would.
Haha... Albeit that, I have to admit that it is not as "siau" as it was back then.
It's a bit more tuned down here.
Well, have to leave for now. Tutorial in about half an hour's time.
To all my peeps out there. Take care and stay cool.
Will be seeing ya around!

I'm Leaving On A Jet Plane...

2006-06-30T01:14:00.000+08:00

Only another 10 hours to go before I leave for Penang, the state under the breeze.
Well, for those of you who has yet to know about my current condition...
I've been accepted into Universiti Sains Malaysia to pursue a degree in Material Engineering.

A day of mixed emotions. Really.
Went off at about 12 in the afternoon to get Jia Yao before going to KLIA.
By the way, why the hell is the LCC Terminal so damn far away?
Screw those morons who are responsible for placing it there.
Well, went there to sent off Kah Seng, Soen Yin, Siew Hooi, Yew Soon and Sze Wee.
So, reached there, took pictures, shook hands, exchanged hugs and waved our goodbyes.

I could've sworn I saw tears in their eyes.
It's really not easy to leave.
I now understand how did they feel...
It's kinda hard to describe this emotion you know.
First off, it's kinda exciting to be getting into a new place, atmosphere, surroundings and all.
And the thought of making new friends and gaining new experience is rather exhililarating.
Yet, there's this feeling of erm... the unwillingness to leave your old dwelling place into a new one.
And you know... To be far away from your loved ones...

Ai Yan is sent to UPM to pursue a degree in Food Technology.
I'm happy for her. And sad too...
She has been living with me for the last 3 months.
And now... she'll be so far away...
I could still remember...
We held each other and cried...

For those who got into universities near their homes...
BE THANKFUL...

2005-09-27T21:31:00.000+08:00

Damn it's long...
Haha..
looking at the date it's almost half a year since I last blogged...
not to say that I have lost the enthusiasm, but there are numerous matters keeping me away from having that extra moment just to blog...

Finally I'm blogging again...
So much has happened since the last time I logged into my blog...
Latest thing that happened?
Trials was over...
And the speed that the teachers mark our answer papers are rather astounding...
Got back results for Chemistry and Physics...
not something that I can jump for joy...
I do envy my buddy Liau...
He makes studying look easy...
As the old saying goes, you reap what you sow...
The final lap is here...
So let us all run towards the finishing line...
I wish all of you who are sitting for their major exams good luck...
And all the best!!!

Need to study liau...
Tata

Of cakes and candles

2005-03-24T21:37:00.000+08:00

Got to thinking...
Birthdays...
It really means so much to a person
For on that day, one can really know if he or she is remembered
As such, I've taken the habit of memorising my friends' birthdays...

Well, I dunno...
But lately feel so lazy ah...
Not feeling like doing anything much
Even studying...
Damn, I'm decomposing...
Gotta find some way to motivate myself...

Another day in life

2005-03-16T21:07:00.000+08:00

Well, just came back from the camp in Dusun Eco Resort yesterday...
Had so much of fun
Experienced pain, joy, sorrow, love, unity, fraternity...
Anyway, just a few words to see how does my blog look like...