Irashaimase...

2009-06-26T16:04:00.004+01:00

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2009-04-15T21:50:00.012+01:00

I was walking past a big green field...
The weather was clear..
and the sun was out..
People were out doing what they loved...
As I walked, I saw to my right people having fun with their friends and families...
and to my left young children playing games..
and then I saw a young girl fell down..
and cried..
I helped her up..
and tried to console her..
but she still cried..
I lifted her up slowly and gave her some candy..
She stopped crying, took the candy and then smiled back at me..
I stroked her head and I continued my journey..

Then, I came upon a crossroad...
I looked around..
and then I picked a lane..
As I walked into the lane, I was ambushed by a gang of hoodlums..
I tried to shout for help..
but nobody was nearby..
I tried to fight them..
but I was too weak to do anything..
They robbed me off my belongings..
and I was injured..
Devastated and lost, I continued my journey..

And then I reached a new area..
I looked around and observed..
There were interesting things happening..
but I chose not to care..
and moved on..

Then I saw a group of people wasting their time away..
being apathetic to what they were doing to their life..
indifferent about their feelings..
I chose to walked away from them..
but I was drawn in by a mysterious force..
and so...
I approached them..
and offered them advice..
but I was laughed at..
Ridiculed for trying to be a preacher on life..
I bit my lip..
and stepped away..

I, finally reached my home..
and was greeted by family and friends..
I smiled at them and they smiled back..
I went straight to my room..
Washed up and changed my clothes..
before joining them..

2009-04-08T08:09:00.002+01:00

I woke up early today mainly because I slept way too early last nite!!
Hahaha..
I was actually planning to do some "fort-watching" but it was down when I woke up...T_T

Anyway, I think I should discuss something that has been bothering for very long now...
Why did some people like to follow the crowd?

I've been trying to understand this issue for quite some time but I can't seem to work out the rationale of doing it...
There are a few reasons I can think of:

1. The individual is not experienced enough to make his/her own decision
2. The individual is not adept in making decisions / afraid of making mistakes
3. The individual is lazy to make decisions

Is there any other possible reasons for an individual to follow the crowd?
I am not a fan of doing something because someone is doing it or has done it...
I think I will just use a real example...

This is a case study that I obtained while I am a Functions Coordinator for Singapore Society...
When I woke up this morning, I was greeted by a message asking me and my colleague to organise a shipping service for Singaporeans who are graduating this year and have excess baggage to send back home...
I can't understand why the society needs to organise this...
I have been asking a lot of whys to the committee...
but everytime the answer given is "Last year committee did it for the members" or "Just do it!"
Both these reasons make me think...
They dun even know why they do this for!!!!
All they know is they have to do it because it has been done last year!!
Why do we have to continue the tradition?
Am I the only one thinking that if you have too much stuff and you can't bring it back, it's your own problem?
Ask my friends who are in Singapore for their O level and A level and ask them how they manage their baggage throughout their studies?
When I was in Singapore, I was so embarrassed that I had the most baggage..
some of my friends din even have anything to bring back!!!

So why do we have to care about people who can't even manage these little things?
I've always believed that the committee is capable enough to make their own judgements..
but I was proven wrong AGAIN this morning...

Last year committee did it for the members mainly because they had 10-12 people leaving compared to a meagre 6 for this year and 2 persons already indicated that they do not require this shipping service which further reduces the number to 4!!
If you organise for 10-12 people, there is still a pro to it in the sense that, you can get group rate..
but 4 people for a group rate?
I dun think so...

I always feel that an individual has to adapt to new situations and not blindly adopt approaches that has worked in the past..
Unfortunately, this view is not shared by the rest of the committee...

2009-03-24T23:23:00.003Z

Some of the jokes I picked up from movie...:)

1. What is the first thing you do when you wake up in the morning?
-->Open your eyes

2. How many words are there in the dictionary?
-->Two words

3. How come no one gets wet when five people are sharing an umbrella?
-->Because it is not raining

4. Why would the cow not plough the fields?
-->Because it's a milk cow

5. Why did the fall not hurt?
-->It's a water fall

6. What kind of melon doesn't grow on the land?
-->Water melon

7. What kind of door never opens?
-->Out door

8. If no one turns up, what kind of meeting can they have?
-->Postponed meeting

Hope you readers enjoy...:)

2009-03-24T16:39:00.003Z

Tell me, what is on your mind
Help me, cause I'd like to know
What the hell is going on
Never thought I'd sing this song

Let's not get started with the he said she said
Sometimes it just doesn't go out as planned
Let's not get started with the he said she said
Sometimes it just doesn't go out as planned

Started out so simple and innocent
So simple and innocent
So simple and innocent
So simple and innocent
Chemistry like apple and cinnamon
Like apple and cinnamon
Like apple and cinnamon
Like apple and cinnamon

I can't believe that you and me are falling out of love
And everybody used to be so envious of us
Chemistry like apple and cinnamon
What we had was just too good
Good to last

Happiness don't last that long
What we had was beautiful

Let's not get started with the he said she said
Sometimes it just doesn't go out as planned
Let's not get started with the he said she said
Sometimes it just doesn't go out as planned

Started out so simple and innocent
So simple and innocent
So simple and innocent
So simple and innocent
Chemistry like apple and cinnamon
Like apple and cinnamon
Like apple and cinnamon
Like apple and cinnamon

I can't believe that you and me are falling out of love
And everybody used to be so envious of us
Chemistry like apple and cinnamon
What we had was just too good
Good to last

Please don't look at me like that
Please don't look at me, don't look at me like that
You can't look at me like that
Please don't look at me, don't look at me like that

I can't believe that you and me are falling out of love
And everybody used to be so envious of us
Chemistry like apple and cinnamon
What we had was just too good

Started out so simple and innocent
So simple and innocent
So simple and innocent
So simple and innocent (so simple and innocent)
Chemistry like apple and cinnamon
Like apple and cinnamon
Like apple and cinnamon
Like apple & cinnamon

I can't believe that you and me are falling out of love
And everybody used to be so envious of us (envious)
Chemistry like apple and cinnamon
What we had was just too good
Good to last

2009-03-18T17:31:00.001Z

I said what I'm not supposed to say today...
GRAAHHHH!!!!
I better learn not to make the same mistake ever again....zzzz..
THINK BEFORE YOU SPEAK!!

2009-03-14T17:26:00.002Z

Happiness is like a crystal ball...
It shatters as it falls to the ground...
No matter how hard you try, you won't be able to pick up all the pieces...
but you get some if you try...
I believe in that...

Do you??

2009-03-08T12:00:00.007Z

Topic of the Day:
HUMANS' LIFE ARE SHAPED BY THE SOCIETY

It makes me thinking about this a few days ago...
I was talking to my sister and we were discussing what is good behaviour and what is not...
So, I begin to ask my sister...Who came up with all these good and no good?
Surely, it will have to be one of the people in this world...
and if you track it back, who tells that person that so and so is not a good behaviour?

That's where I start to think that we live our life like how the society wants it to be..
One common issue I've heard here is on deciding house mates...
e.g. if a guy wants to stay with a girl in 2 bedroom house...
I'm sure a lot of people will frown and say that it's not a good practice for them to stay in a house..
and if you insist on a reason, I'm sure we will be shrugged off with a typical answer "Because you just can't" or "Because other people say so"...
So what if other people say it's not good?
The first question to ask them is "Is this your life or my life?"
There are always quotes about life like "Live your life the way you want to" or "Life is short, do what you want before you regret it"
As long as we have this traditions of not doing things because other people say so, the above quotes will always be seen idealistic than realistic..

And I think another common misconception is the definition of having life...
I've heard a lot of people here saying that having a life means to socialise, to go out and stuff..
Yes, I agree with that...
but it seems that the definition of "to socialise" has been distorted by the society..
I've started to hear things like certain people have no life because they stay home most of the times or they rarely go out with friends..
which bothers me..

So, I went to dictionary.com and search for the meaning of socialise..
It returns this definition: to associate or mingle sociably with others
So, socialising means to associate, to interact, to mingle with the society or others as mentioned above..
Note the definition includes the word OTHERS ...
which means that you must have OTHERS to interact with before you can be considered socialising...
And let's think about the term given to people who don't have life - ANTI-SOCIAL...

I'm not a linguistic person...
but to me, anti means the opposite of or against something..
e.g. anti-war means you are against war, etc..
so anti-social means the opposite of or against the activity of socialising..
If you link this back to the definition of socialising, anti-social means against the act of interacting with others...

To me, anti-social is more appropriate to be given to people who INTENTIONALLY avoid interacting with others..
If you stay at home, and no one is home most of the time, can you interact with anyone???
Consistent with the definition, if you don't have OTHERS to interact with, you can't socialise..
So, in other words, staying at home does not mean you have no life
Does not mean you are ANTI-SOCIAL...

Another thing is...
Does the definition mentions going out???
To me, a person is socialising as long as he interacts with others...
You don't have to go out to interact right?
You could call or SMS too...
We have the technology, why not make use of it?

Another issue I've heard is also on deciding our future..
More often that not, I've heard people following public opinions just because public says it's good..
The same principle and analysis applies and I'm not gonna delve more into this..

As an ending note, I'm not saying this to defend myself...
I just hope it would open the reader's mind as to how our society has actually dictated our life and how we should live it...

2009-03-03T18:20:00.007Z

Topic of the day:
ENGINEERS VS DOCTORS

For the umpteenth time today, I was confronted with the same statement : "Engineers are so free and easy"
and yes you might have guessed that these words come from a doctor..
So, let's discuss this topic shall we?

First, we need to know the definitions of both related fields...
Engineering is the art or science of making practical application of the knowledge of pure sciences, as physics or chemistry, as in the construction of engines, bridges, buildings, mines, ships, and chemical plants...
while medicine is the art or science of restoring or preserving health or due physical condition, as by means of drugs, surgical operations or appliances, or manipulations: often divided into medicine proper, surgery, and obstetrics...

so, engineering involves applying the principles of science into a real application e.g. bridges, buildings, etc
and medicine involves applying medical knowledge to cure a disease, injury, etc..

From the two definitions above, I can immediately see that engineering involves "hands-on" approach as in using your hands to build something
while medicine involves the use of medical knowledge which can be obtained from books!!
am I wrong to say that?
Can you actually know that a certain chemical can cure certain disease without going through medical books?
I believe you can't!
On the other hand, can you build a bridge without going through engineering books?
Yes you can!
You just have to understand what a bridge is used for, what it requires and you can start coming up with various designs!

So, in other words, engineering should be project based subject where students spend their time working on projects and applying what they have learnt..
while medicine is sort of clinical based where you spend your time digesting medical knowledge so that you can apply it to cure disease or injuries when you become a qualified doctor in the future...

And then comes the golden question, "why does medical students spend more time in university than most engineers?"
The answer lies on the basic of the two subjects - project based and clinical based..

Can you learn about your project?
No, you can't!!!
You are required to brainstorm, to come out with a design, to come out with something novel for your projects!!!
Can you obtain all these from books?
No, you can't!!
Books are only there to help you come out with the designs!!!

As for medicine, can you obtain medical knowledge from books?
Yes, you can!!!
The knowledge on how to cure certain diseases can be obtained from book!
Medical students are not required to come out with something novel to cure diseases unless those diseases are rare and never occur before!!!

Looking at the differences, it is only natural that medical students spend more time in university than engineers because medical knowledge can be imparted from one person to another since it is more or less fixed!
Nothing will change unless someone does a research and comes up with novelties..

As for engineers, can you actually fix someone's way of thinking?
Can you actually force someone to think that there is only one solution to every design problems?
No you can't!!!
So, it is only natural that we will spend more time thinking about our projects than learning science concepts!!!
There is no point to teach profound physics or chemistry or maths concepts if they are not relevant to engineering!!

Is it very hard to understand that?
Or are the medical students I met here does not have a flexible mind?

So, morale of the story is "It is better to prevent than to cure"
Doctors cant do nuts and as long as we take good care of our health, we don't need to go to see a doctor....

2009-02-27T23:20:00.003Z

Have you ever been in a situation where you want to help a friend but you're helpless?
Have you ever been in a situation where you want to do your best but you simply can't?

I have been in both situations and once again, life has shown me how useless a man can be in the face of difficulties...

2009-02-14T02:32:00.005Z

Ever heard of a cat cafe?
Well, the land of Hello Kitty now has a new fad: feline therapy for humans..
and yes, this takes the form of a cat cafe...
and it is an increasing trend in Japan now..

Up to date, eleven cat cafes have opened in and around Tokyo since 2005, most of them in 2007 including the one opened by cat-lover Yumi Matsuda in her father's old dentist office..
All the cat cafes sell themselves as an island of purring calm in a city where commutes are long, housing is cramped and landlords are pet intolerant..

The cafe offers tea, juice, and the opportunity to lounge around with a roomful of cats at $11/hour...
The animals roam the inner sanctum, a bright, carpeted room furnished with sofas, cat toys, and a TV showing cat videos..
Surely a paradise for cat lovers !!
but Masuda limits clients to only eight at a time claiming that even though the cats enjoy the attention, they prefer to outnumber the humans...

Interested???
Why not visit their websites here:

Cafe Meow

It's in Japanese but if you put the website on google, it is able to give a rough translation of the website..

2009-02-12T22:29:00.005Z

Topic of the day:
HOW WILL THE UNIVERSE END??

Scientists or more specifically astrophysicists have long speculated that one day, our universe will end..
but how??
To understand the theory, we must understand that according to the 2nd law of thermodynamics, every matter tends to their disorder state, which means the entropy of a matter will always increase..
This is applicable to the universe as well..
so, the entropy of universe will always increase..
how will it end then?

There are three theories drawn up...
The first is the theory of BIG CRUNCH..
This theory states that as the universe expands, there will be a saturation point or maximum point..
and at this point, the universe will reach its limit and everything will be pulled back towards its origin resulting in the end of the universe..
This is just like a mini rocket propelled into the sky will get pulled back by the gravity..
so in this case, the universe will be pulled back by the forces of attraction from the centre which is essentially the black hole..

The second theory is known as the BIG CHILL..
In this case, as the universe expands, it is actually doing work against the forces of attraction from the black hole..
Thus, the universe is actually losing energy and this means the universe will get colder and colder until one point where everything will be cold and dark..
and hence, the end of the universe...

The third theory is related to the rate at which the universe expands..
It states that the rate of expansion of the universe is so great that it will rip apart everything to the smallest atoms and cause the universe to rupture..

WHICH ONE IS TRUE?

Astrophysicists around the world have been working on this research for quite some time...
and to help them in their research they give certain names to related forces existing in the universe..
Dark energy is defined as the forces responsible for the expansion of the universe (repulsive force)..
Dark matter is the one that exerts a pull on the universe (attractive force)..
To help prove the theories, the astrophysicists tried to find which one is the dominant force in the universe..
If dark matter dominates, the universe will be pulled back in the years ahead..
but if dark energy dominates, the universe will continue to expand and expand...

Rigorous researches show that dark energy dominates over the pull exerted by dark matter and so BIG CRUNCH is not feasible...

but mysteries remain whether BIG CHILL or rupture of the universe will explain how the universe is going to meet its end...
One thing for sure, though, the end is imminent...

2009-02-07T22:47:00.002Z

Topic of the day:
IS MONEY MORE IMPORTANT THAN FRIENDSHIP?

This year has been particularly tough...
It's not the workload but the nonsense that distracts me from focusing on my work...
I singled out the above topic because it is the most prominent issue that was brought up recently and is, in fact, still an issue to be solved..
The main problem is actually very simple...
It all happens because there are a few individuals who do not want to pay what they don't use..
As simple as that..
but what I don't agree with is to sacrifice friendship for the sake of petty money..

Here's how it started...
I am living in a 5 bedrooms house..
and knowing UK is cold starting autumn..we decided to start increasing the timing for the heating..
It was all peaceful until recently when we discovered that we have used 2000 units from November till now (February)..
To be honest, it is indeed an insane amount..
but since I believe we are responsible individuals and do not turn on the heater as much as he likes, I think there's nothing we can do but to accept that fact and start to conserve as much as we can..
but there is one more thing..
this year's winter has been particularly cold...
If you've read the news, you would notice how heavy snow has struck London and nearby area..
Subzero temperature is common now and I would say it's actually reasonable to increase the heating time during this period..
Think about this, what's the point of staying in a freezing cold house?
I believe everyone wants to stay in a house where they can enjoy..
A house they can call "Home Sweet Home"

Ok, so what is the relation to friendship?
One of my housemates brought a guest to my house recently and because the house was freezing cold when she arrived, my friend, trying to be a good host, requested to turn on the heater..
but it was met with discontentment by my other housemate who was there..
and he then went on to say how we should make him pay more and bla bla bla..
seriously..
you have a guest in your house and you want the host to pay more because of that??
Sometimes I wonder if I'm staying in a house or a hostel?
I have to freaking report every time my friend wants to visit me..
and now, I have to pay more because I have a friend visiting me??
Maybe I am naive..but would that not give an impression that my house doesn't actually welcome a guest???
When I told him that this would strain our friendship, he said we have nothing to lose...
I was totally speechless...
For the sake of petty money, we are willing to sacrifice a friend...
seriously, how low can human go?
I dun blame anyone for being stingy..but isn't this a little too far?
The house is freezing anyway...so might as well we turn on the heater rather than all of us hiding under our blanket and could not do what we want to do..

The above case has been actually edited due to it being a sensitive issue but the main point is still the same, host made to pay more because friend comes to stay..

I would like to know readers' comments or opinions on this matter. Cheers..

2009-02-07T12:50:00.001Z

Oh blog...
Forgive me for having abandoned you for this long..
Right here right now, I repent and hope you'll forgive me..

2008-12-09T19:56:00.009Z

Ayumi Hamasaki - Days

Play the video and the music will stop...XD

2008-12-01T22:29:00.003Z

I just have a chat with my friend on MSN..
and gosh...
sometimes I feel that some of my friends here are living a better life than Hollywood celebrities..
they dun have to work and they get all the things they want..
Wow!!
I'm surprised by how the people in the present generation has evolved..
From the thrifty past generations to big spenders..

Hollywood celebrities deserve the money they get..
They trade their privacy for that huge amount of money..
Imagine that you are being followed everywhere you go..
everything you do will be recorded..
OMG!!
but different case for some friends here..
spending hundred of pounds on restaurants, shopping seems to be a routine for them..
here I am having to make careful decisions on what I can buy and what I cannot buy..
while some people just take what they have for granted..
and I was just being told that there is one friend who is willing to spend his salary just to come to the UK for 1 week!!
OMG!!
Does he not realise how hard it is to earn money?
I've just had one formal job so far and already I am feeling the strain of having to work everyday from 9-5 just to earn a living...
I must plan very carefully if I wanna buy something..
including gadgets!!
Seeing how some people spend their money on something they already have really annoys me..
but oh well..
I think I just gotta be grateful on what I have and not dwell on what I don't have as compared to others...
I just wish that someday, they will understand the pain to earn money...

2008-11-30T23:41:00.002Z

Hehehe...just finished watching School Rumble Sangakki!!!
And I have to say that I enjoyed the show very much even tho I was rather disappointed towards the end when Karasuma lost his memory..
Mannnn..
He is my favourite character in the anime apart from Harima Kenji whose English name can be written as Harry McKenzie..hehehe..
The forever expresionless Karasuma turns out to be a good fighter, good artist, good cook, and creative which is too good to be true...
but oh well..anime..
With my time mostly occupied with never-ending projects and assignments, I seem to have lost the mood to follow anime releases..
I couldn't even recall the newest anime series I have in my computer..
Such is the misery of university students..
but watching School Rumble has at least reminded me once again why I was an animaniac last time..
To be honest, the anime teaches many lessons in life..
A lot of the stories portrayed in the anime do actually happen in real life..
Well, at least that is what I observe..
The struggle of Harima Kenji to turn over a new leaf after he meets Tenma..
Karasuma's determination to not let Tenma's know about his condition..
those are all real life stories actually..
They do exist!!

But yeah...there are people who can't seem to appreciate it..but oh well, life goes on..
Anyway, 2 more weeks to my holiday and this time I will travel to Scotland and spend my Christmas in London..
The guests this time would be Jordan, his brother, Angie, Nadia, Freddy and Zee..
A surprising number to begin with as normally the trip would only involve 4 people at most...
but the more the merrier!!
Can't wait for holiday!!
Woohoo..

2008-11-17T07:58:00.001Z

Today we celebrate the birthday of the person in the above pic...
Hehehehe..a bespectacled Jedi!!
Happy 22nd birthday!!!

2008-10-26T01:08:00.003+01:00

Ok!! I am back to blogging...at least for now..hehehe..
Things have been rough so far..
Problems with laptop..
It won't let me play flash!!!
Speechless..
I have to sacrifice one of my favourite online games...zzzz...
even after I reformatted it this morning...T_T

Uni life..
Projects and assignments as usual...
Third year projects are all longgggggg projects..
They gave them out early and let you have fun thinking about it for the rest of the year...zzzz...
My design project will involve the synthesis of a chemical which my supervisor didn't even have a clue of what it's called..
but anyway...
the project is gonna be interesting...

Social life..
As mentioned, I'm now part of the Singapore Society exco...
but am disappointed with some of the exco commitments..
They gave me the impression that they did not want to do anything to improve the society..
They are happy with status quo even though some of them clearly pointed out that the last year exco did not do a very good job..
Haiz...
I expected more since they came from Singapore where hectic schedule and lifestyle have been the essential part of life...
but.......
no comment...

Miscellaneous..
*My house is peaceful now..at least for this weekend!! Hehehehe..
*One of the person I know here just broke up with her boyfriend and she is not taking it very well..haiz..life is..............
*There is an Indonesian in Singapore Society (not me!) who said that she joined Singsoc cos she did not want to hang out with Indonesians....question is: "Does it include me?"
*There is a new supermarket in Newcastle and they sell lotsa weird products...New objective in life: "Try all the weird products before I leave Newcastle!!"
*I've got my "bread"..
*I'm back to original windows live messenger..
*Miss home..
*It's getting cold here..

2008-10-06T19:25:00.004+01:00

*JH*: I bought you a bread from Singapore!
*WP*: Really? That's very nice of you young lady..XD
*JH*: Yeah..and you have to eat it. I will bring it to uni
*WP*: Ok..is it still edible?
*JH*: Yeah..
*WP*: You sure? It has been a few days since you came to Newcastle.
*JH*: I'm sure..

Fast forward to the day when JH finally gave me the bread. The bread was decorated similar to MSN emoticon XD

*WP*: The bread looks nice
*JH*: Yeah...eat it..
*WP*: You sure it's still OK?
*JH*: Yes..just eat it..

I put it close to my mouth and my teeth accidentally touched the bread and it tasted weird...

*WP*: Is it "Wasabi" bun?
*JH*: *giggle*
*WP*: What? Is it "wasabi" bun?
*JH*: *LOL*
*WP*: .........................

Turns out that the bread is not a bread at all..It was a stress ball shaped like bread and I was fooled...geeezz....Not only that, I was insulted by JH friend...geezz...T_T

2008-09-13T23:04:00.003+01:00

The weather today was OK even though the weather forecast predicted that there would be a downpour today...
And I witnessed the raising of Millennium Bridge for the first time in Newcastle!!!
Though it did not look as cool as what I'd thought..

And today I had also witnessed the biggest whiner in my life...
to make things worse, the whiner is a guy...zzz...

2008-09-09T22:21:00.005+01:00

Not sure if I've blogged about this..
but the above chicken little is made of chocolate!!!!
Believe it???

Hahaha..and I found that when I went through my photo album!!!!
It's totally unexpected as it was taken when I was still in JC which was about 4 years ago???
Gosh....it has been 4 years???
Time passes really fast..
I missed my times in JC though..
it was really the period of fun for me!!!
Good company, good school and good environment..
When I think about it, everyone in the photo ends up in different uni and place..
The extreme left (me) in Newcastle, then second from the left (Freddy) in Singapore,
then YANSEN!!! in the US, and the extreme right (Rizal) - talented smoker - is in London...
It has been a while since I met Yansen..
He used to entertain us with all his jokes..
His face was so serious that he didn't look like he was making a joke..
A truly talented comedian indeed..
but like JJ (if you know who I mean) said "People do not go overseas to study to become a comedian at the end even though you have the talent"
Hehehe..

Oh..how mundane my life is in NEwcastle!!!
Work, eat sleep, work, eat, sleep..the same routine everyday..
How I wish for JJ to come back so that he can accompany me on MSN..hehehe..
I missed all his jokes and ideas..hehehe..
It's September now..
and September is a month full of birthday for me..
Rizal just had his, followed by several more friends..
but September reminds me of a movie..September Rain..
or hold on...
is it September Rain or November Rain???
Not sure..not a fan of Hollywood movie so pardon me..

Anyway, found the above picture in the usual gadget website I go to..
The smallest camera phone eh??
I wonder if it's good..
Would actually be a good present for girls, don't you think?
Price-wise, should not be too expensive since the quality is quite poor as compared to the modern phones..
but who knows?
Gadgets price are unpredictable...
and it is out of stock!!!
No new stock is expected!!!
Limited Edition???
Should I hunt for it??
We'll see...

2008-08-30T08:35:00.003+01:00

Yesterday I woke up at 5am and watched the sunrise in the coast..
Lol..
That was not exactly what happened yesterday..

On Thursday, I was offered a chance to travel up to Scotland to help my colleague in building a wind mast which is used to measure the wind speed before they set up a wind turbine..
Thinking that it would be a good experience to learn some engineering stuff, I gladly accepted the offer..
Then, later in the afternoon, my colleague came to me to discuss the trip..
He told me that he was aiming to start work at 9 and so we had to leave newcastle at 5.30am..
I was shocked...
another 5.30am site visit...T_T
but the good thing was I get to witness the sunrise...
And luckily I had my phone in my pocket and even though it was 2MPX only, it was good enough to capture that valuable moment..hehehehe..
The world around me seemed to stop at that moment..hehehe..
The fact that it was my first time in the UK made it a sweet experience...

2008-08-25T21:40:00.003+01:00

Fiuhh..
Been a while since I updated my blog..
Te previous post was not counted as an update since it was just a short poem I found off a site...hehehehe..
So, today's the Bank Holiday..
one of the rare Monday holiday..
It was a great holiday cause it gave so much free time during weekend..
but again, I was not very productive..
It was supposed to be a weekend of cleaning and packing..
but I slacked off and only stuffed my notes into a box...
Room is still messy and still plenty of things to be packed...

And today I fell into my friend's trap..wew..
She sent me a text asking "Are you free tomorrow evening?"
Thinking she wanted to play badminton, I replied "Should be free after work. Why?"
Then it turns out that she wants me to help her moving house..
I didn't know how to reply...
I spent quite some time trying to phrase the best possible reply..
and hopefully she will understand my situation..hehehehe..

Saw the above alarm clock off a site a few days ago and I was thinking that it would be a great birthday present for a mathematician..hehehe..
I have a friend who loves to solve problem and as I expected, he's a mathematician..
I've noticed that he has been very keen in solving mathematical problems since secondary school..
His enthusiasm in maths is something I've never seen before..
He would hunt for the answer he wants and will not settle with just a statement on how to solve it..
He will go on and ask for the rationale and etc..
but that's one type of person I like..hehehe..
I think the alarm clock is very creative..
It's true that for some people it will be annoying since you need to solve the cube to turn off the alarm..
but to people like my mathematician friend, I think it would be something he would enjoy doing every morning..hahahaha..

Oh..and I have a new blog skin!!!
I was listening to Ai Otsuka's song which I put to play in the background..
I love the song so much and suddenly has this urge to change my blog skin..
I have been wanting to change it for quite some time..
but I can't seem to get an idea for the theme..
and after I listen to the song entitled "Kurage Nagareboshi"
I thought.."shooting star might be a good theme for my new skin"
and there you go..
It seems two of my blog's visitors already gave positive feedback about it..
so what about the others?
What do you think??

2008-08-21T21:23:00.006+01:00

I wrote your name in the sky,
but the wind blew it away.
I wrote your name in the sand,
but the waves washed it away.
I wrote your name in my heart,
and forever it will stay.
------Jessica Blade------

2008-08-03T21:45:00.002+01:00

Hmm..
Today I was brainstorming for the upcoming events for Singapore Society...
and recently I've been quite busy..
not because of my work..
but something which should not have taken up so much of my time..
I am now an admin for a group in an online game..
yes, it is a game..
and a game is supposed to stay as a game..
no more..
but I do not know why I actually take this admin role seriously..
weird??
Yes it is..
but at least it gives me something to do back home..

Well, so yeah..
I was brainstorming for the events for next academic year..
and suddenly something came into my mind..
I've always wanted to be an engineer ever since I was in secondary years...
and suddenly I thought...
What if I'm not cut out to be engineer?
What if I'm supposed to be doing some other course?
These thoughts suddenly came to me..
Imagine you have been doing something for so long...
and you always believe that everything will turn out fine...
but suddenly you stop and think...
what if that is not the case?
what if I've been wasting my time all these while?
what if I've actually been fooling myself?
It's bothering me..
but I do not know how to answer those questions..
something is missing...
something is indeed missing...

2008-07-25T16:40:00.001+01:00

Not gonna say a lot..
Basically, this thing just left me speechless......
I want one!!!
It costs *gulp*£20,000 though...

2008-07-15T20:14:00.002+01:00

"I have come to bring you a message of PEACE!!!"
Everytime I hear this sentence, I feel like giving that person a good punch in the face..
For the umpteenth time, I was approached with the so-called message of PEACE..
I dun need it!!!
I become more stressful if I listen to it..
so it's not a message of PEACE at all!!!
If you want to spread your message of PEACE,
tell it to the leaders of the world..
Wars are not decided by the people of a country..
It is decided by the leaders..
If the leaders feel like waging a war with some countries, then they will do it..
Their citizens rarely support the war decision!!!
If they do, why would they be crying when they see their sons come back from warzone??
Instead of saying "I'm glad you make it back safely", they should say "What are you doing here? The war is not over yet..go back and make yourself useful!"
but that's not the case..

Why do people hate war?
The reason is: during the time of war, the people around you might vanish just like smoke in the air including your loved ones..
And when people die, there will be people who mourn for you..
That's the reason why war should not exist in the first place..
Humans killing humans is just not right..
When you kill someone, you are making his loved ones suffering from the pain and agony of losing the people you love..
but why am I talking about war suddenly?

Anyway, back to topic..
I'm not a fan of messengers of peace..
whenever I see one, I'll try my best to send them away..
cos in my opinion, these people are wasting my time..
and it is very sad to see that there are people who put so much effort into this..
No offense intended..
This is just my personal opinion..
Whatever you think about this issue and whether or not it agrees wit my view is of no concern to me..

I had a brief chat with the messenger and found out that he skipped his NS for doing this job..
It is in fact a noble job..
but I would say..be realistic!!
To come here just for this means that he must be using his parents money..
and money does not fall down from the sky..
we have to earn it!
It's not easy to earn money..
I'm definitely sure that his would not offer a great pay if it even exists because from what I know, this kind of job should be voluntary..
I don't mind if you are doing it as a part time..
but to skip NS and do this full-time..
where is he gonna get the money to survive for 2 years??
Even if his parents are filthy rich, it is just wrong to spend it like this..
because his later generation would do the same and the money his parents had earned so hard would be wasted on unnecessary things..
It is sad how pathetic the younger generation has become..
Wrong Wrong wrong!!!
This is just so wrong!!!

Random quote: The true fun lies in having both my black and white selves

2008-07-12T23:04:00.007+01:00

Hmm..
Currently I like to listen to Perfume..

They are a J-Techno/J-Electro group composed of 3 girls with somewhat robotic voice (does this make sense?)
Well, anyway..
I find it weird how I like this group as I am actually anti this type of music..
Perhaps it is the uniqueness of their music which attracted me and slowly develop into a personal liking..
Their music is different from the normal techno music that I've known..
In England, I notice that the people here like to listen to chipmunk-style music and disco..
That is the reason why I hate Techno/Electro music as it is annoying and bad for my ears..
but Perfume music is different..

The Techno in the UK has mostly been remixes of existing songs from popular music..
I have heard the Techno version of Celine Dion "My Heart Will Go On" and Westlife "My Love"
but Perfume is different..
I would say their music is original and somewhat catchy..
I still remember the first time when I downloaded their recent album "Game" and I deleted the whole lot of them except one song almost immediately..
but maybe it's because it was during exam time and my mind was pre-occupied..
but now, when I listen to it carefully after some time,
I find their music is not bad at all..
Of course, not all the songs in their album are good..
There will be some which you don't like..
but still, quite an amazing feat from three 19-year-old girls..

They have actually come a long way..
First formed about 7 years ago when they were still 12 year old girls..
They were occasionally featured in dramas and adverts but they never made their name until recently when they released their album "Game" and their popularity soared right after..
I guess their 7 year wait to fame has finally paid off..
Hmm..I think now, they actually have their own show on NHK..
but anyway, congratz to Perfume!!!

2008-07-08T22:08:00.007+01:00

Hmmm...
5 more days to nee-san's birthday!!!
but guess what??
I forgot to plan it properly..
I was going to make her a birthday card and send it to singapore..
but I just realised that today is 8 July and I haven't even started designing it yet!!
Oh dear..
I am so disappointed about it..
Haiz..

Ma ika!!!
There was a funny incident happening today..
Someone added me as friend on facebook..
I had known this person through word of mouth..
but we actually never really talked before..
so when that person A added me,
I thought "Eh?"..
so I sent a post on A's wall asking A how A has been..
and so A called me on facebook chat..

*A*:"Hey!!Where are you now? It's been a while!"
*W*:"I'm in Newcastle, England"
*A*:"Eh? You're not in syd anymore?How long have we actually lost contact?"
--At this moment I thought A had mistaken me for someone else but oh well, let's play along for now I thought..--
*W*:"I was never in Sydney"
*A*:"What are you doing in Newcastle?"
--Apparently, A did not notice what I typed--
*W*:"I'm doing my undergrad here.I'm still young..hehehe"
*A*:"Then what were you studying in Sydney?"
--Err..I was 100% sure that she had got the wrong person..--
*W*:"I've never been to Sydney"
*A*:"Eh??"
*W*:"Yeap..I think you've mistaken me for ur other friend"
*A*:"Wait.............."
*A*:"Oops..but your name is the same."
*W*: (Err..I have been a Wira ever since I was born)
*A*:"I have a friend name Wira as well so I guess I must have made a mistake..so sorry"
*W*:(Hmm..I tink there should only be one Wira Prima in this world but ma ika..)
*W*:"It's ok..don't worry about it"
*A*:"Hold on..I know you before..You were in the same class as Lita and co. rite?"
*W*:"Yeap..and I heard a lot about you as well"
--and so the chat continues until I got disconnected and A went offline after that.--

Maybe A was looking for a chance to get away..hehehe..
but it was so funny that I laughed like crazy..

I guess I should be careful as well..
If this can happen to A, there is no guarantee that it won't happen to me in the future..
Hehehehe..
Hmmm..
That's all for now..
Hopefully I would have another interesting story to share next week..

P.S.:I can't wait for payday!!!!

2008-07-02T07:30:00.014+01:00

Today I just came back from my work trip to Grimsby..
It was really tiring as I spent 6 hours in total in a car..
My supervisor had decided to drive from Newcastle to Grimsby which I personally did not really agree with..
but well..
I learnt a lot during the trip..
I was exposed to how power plants actually operate in real life
and I began to slowly learn the terms and the components inside a power plant..
I could say that I'm improving..
I still remember how I struggle to adapt to my work as most of the things were totally new and those things that weren't new, I forgot about it..
oh well..
I guess I have to give myself more time to adapt to my job..

Btw, I want to share a song from the anime School Rumble which is my all-time favourite from tat anime..
Hope you enjoy it too!!

2008-06-27T07:37:00.002+01:00

It turned out that this is my 100th post!!!
Yay!!!
but yesterday..
I was annoyed..
Haiz..not another rant plz!!!
It seemed that recently I've been on the down side of life..
and after looking at my friends' blog, I realised that I have no reason to complain cos some of them are even in a worse situation than me..
I'm not going to spoil my 100th with pathetic rants and complaints..

So yeah..
My summer placement as a student engineer in an engineering consultancy company started on Monday..
I was so looking forward to my first day that I could not sleep in the morning..
I woke up at 6am which was definitely rare considering how I always have to rush to uni or when going out with friends..
It was very daunting at first because my supervisor started to give me a very quick lessons on power plants..
I was, at that point, worried that I would have to recall all those thermodynamics that I'd learn..
but well..
It turned out that you wouldn't need all the things you learnt in uni..
You just have to make sure that you know the basic definition and how the concept works..
So, my supervisor went on and on about gas turbine, steam turbine, coal-fired, and wood-fired power plant..
and there was so much information for me to process which made me think about the days to come..
but fortunately..
he was on holiday for the rest of the week..
He had asked me to look into the difference between using bag filter and ESP (Electrostatic Precipitator) for the rest of the week!!
but I finished on Tuesday and apparently, it exceeded their expectation..??
The problem itself is simple because my supervisor had explained to me most of the things..
so I just had to simulate it in a software and confirmed what he said..
but I think I understood why they did not expect me to finish very soon..

I have always thought that you need to be very hard-working when you go to work in order to impress your colleagues and managers..
but the situation is different here..
I remembered how my sister used to tell me that in her company, nobody left the office before 6pm..
Sometimes, they were not actually working on their tasks..
They were actually competing with each other who would go back the latest..
so that they could boast to their colleagues after that..
but here..
nobody really cares what you are doing in the office..
When my supervisor said the working hour is flexible, I had no idea what it meant until the second day when I saw one of my colleagues arrived at almost 11 am..
There is no strict regulation saying that you have to work until 5pm as well..
I was surprised to see the other student intern leaving at 4.30 pm on her first day of work!!
And the funny thing is that my colleagues were actually worried that I overworked..

Comparing what I heard from my nee-san with what I witnessed tells me one thing..
In Asia, we are so crazy about competition that we start to compare ourselves with our colleagues..
Very often, we would hear so and so go home early for these many occasions or slacked during working time..
in the UK, this type of competition is non-existent..
We are still competing but in a totally different way..
In Asia, you compete by trying to expose your colleagues' mistakes to show that you are good etc..
I concluded that based on what my sister told me and from my own working experience during last summer..
In the UK, we embrace competition by using our colleague to push us up instead of doing survival of the fittest..
I very much like this kind of attitude..
It really shows that producing a quality work at the end of the day is what matters the most..
You don't have to boot-lick your boss which is good because boot-lickers are good-for-nothing people who try to cover their inabilities by putting a false impression..

My first week of placement is going to end today..
and my overall impression now: "I would want to work here after I graduate. Going back to Singapore right after I graduate for work might not be a good idea after all. I would work here for a few years if I could and then look for options elsewhere."

I guess what I wrote today explains why the next iPhone inventor would never come from Asia..

PS: Fresh meat left overnight stinks!!!

2008-06-20T19:47:00.003+01:00

I suddenly remembered the day when I went to visit the market sale in Tynemouth
There was a stress test booth and the stand attendant asked me if I would like to try it
I sat down and gave it a try
The first question he asked me was "What are the things that you want to do in your life?"
At that moment, I almost slavishly answered, "Study hard, get a decent job, and then settle down."
but I paused
I said to myself, "Is that really what I want to do?"
I found it very strange that I could not answer such a simple question
A question that I should have thought about at some point in my life
I remembered an essay that I read before
"Every individual is a blank slate, to be filled with instructions by the society"
When I think about it now, it is true
The condition of my surrounding has made me think that studying hard in order to get a good job is my sole life purpose
but is it?
Wakaranai
but in the mean time, I will adopt "Everything will work out somehow" policy inspired by Asakura Yoh

2008-06-14T22:32:00.002+01:00

Mark: Ronnie is deaf, isn't he?
Mike: Aye..
Mark: Did he go to see a doctor the other day?
Mike: Yes, he did
Mark: Did he manage to improve his hearing?
Mike: I guess so. He just heard from his brother in America.

2008-06-11T10:53:00.002+01:00

Oha minna-san!!!
Another bright sunny day in Newcastle..
Finally the workshop is over and I'm now officially free till 23 June..
I've thought of things to do to keep me occupied until then..
but surely it's not gonna be online on Facebook for the whole day..
Btw, I've uploaded pictures from my recent summer trip..
Check them out if you've got the time..

Tynemouth
Leeds

I'm gonna upload the Alnwick Castle pictures soon..FYI, Alnwick Castle is the castle they used to shoot Harry Potter's movie when they first learned to fly..

2008-06-04T00:03:00.006+01:00

Hoorraayyy!!!
Today I finally finished my last paper and that means..
F R E E D O M ! ! ! ! !

Yes!! Finally my holiday is going to start after months of grueling battles..
but there is one issue that really bothers me and I think I should discuss it here..

During exams, we,students, are stressed like usual...
Because of this stress, we feel that the whole world is against us and everyday feels like a very long day..
but I still feel that this is not a valid reason for us to vent our anger within on our friends!!!
I just cannot believe that after several exams, there are still people who can't change their habit..
Exams are one of the challenges we have to face as part of our university life..
Whether we like it or not, exams will always be there and we have to deal with it..
During this period, there is one friend who could not contain his stress and this affected his attitude towards his friends..
I always believe that if you are having problems in your life, it would be better if you either find someone to listen to your problems or keep it within yourself..
Either way, you should not start taking victims for your problems..
If I were one of the victims, I could not imagine myself forgiving that person easily..
When you become a victim, you lose your dignity..
It is as if people see you as someone who can be easily bullied..
Someone who will not fight back when you treat them badly..
This is bad..
because it would give the impression that you are weak..
Pride and dignity are not everything in this world..
but there are instances where you cannot just neglect them..
To fall victim to someone's problems is humiliating for me..
and for him to forget it so easily after a few pints of booze and act as if nothing has happened should give enough reason for the victim not to forgive him..
but..
he is forgiven..
Can you believe this?
I may be too idealistic..
I may be too demanding that people must live up to my expectations..
but am I wrong to think like that?
If people start treating their friends like punching bags..
then we would not have anyone we could call "Best Friends" or "Buddies"..

The world has definitely changed...
to worse..

2008-05-25T18:33:00.002+01:00

Severe headache..
Weakened vision..
Degenerating brain cells...
Am I dying?

It can't be..
There is still so much things I want to do..
I haven't bought a house..
I haven't bought a sport car..
I haven't even set up a business with my friend..
Is this world really so cruel?

I promised that I would bring my friend to the UK for holiday..
Am I not going to be able to fulfill that?
This world has been so unfair..
There are a lot more people in this world..
but why does it always choose me?
Why do I always have to be the one to suffer?
Is this my karma?
The fruit of what I had done in the past?

All I ask for is a second chance..
Is that too much?
What happened to the quote "Everybody deserves a second chance"?
Does that 'everyone' not including me?
Am I insignificant?
Am I non-existent?
Am I 'just another person'?

Fate is cruel..
The lives of humans have been pre-destined..
just like mine..
I tried to change it..
but..
it's still not good enough eh?
or rather..
it's not possible to change it

Is this how I am supposed to meet my end?

2008-05-20T11:50:00.007+01:00

Went for a stroll yesterday and found some interesting art concepts

A seat peeled off the ground

Untidy carpet

Protruding posts (effect of China earthquake??)

2008-05-16T23:12:00.004+01:00

To mark the coming of exam period, I'm going to give myself a title for every module that I have revised:

*Process Control: Routhian
*Separation Process: Column Designer
*Business Management: Apprentice
*Mathematics: Laplacian
*Statistics: Statistician
*Particle Technology: Void

I have currently gained the title: Laplacian

Random:
Today I went to Newcastle Food Heroes Tasting Market and bought myself a Ginkgo Green Tea to boost my memory.

2008-05-11T13:09:00.003+01:00

I've just posted some pictures my friend took around Newcastle in my multiply..

Click here to see them

Ohhh...and what do you readers think about the picture shown below:

Do you think it's like the DVD cover of some Korean love drama?? Hehehehe..

2008-05-08T15:27:00.003+01:00

The worst week of Semester 2 is finally coming to an end..
For the past few days, I have not had a decent sleep and a decent diet..
I sacrificed my dinner to sleep and I sacrificed my usual sleeping time to study and finish my project..
but oh well..
it's gonna be over soon..
Tomorrow I'm gonna have a presentation and that's it for this week..

Hmmm..the weather in England is sure nice these few days..
The sun is shining so brightly that I'm worried that I'll become darker..
and the sky is so blue that you feel like you're drowned in a vast ocean..
Spring is here and summer is coming soon..

Yep..this is what the locals like to do when the sun is out and shining..BASKING!!!
I find it weird because coming from a tropical country, we tend to take this kind of thing for granted..
Back home, I remember how I used to loathe the weather..
The big round yellow thing is always up in the sky showing off its brilliance..
It is always so hot that you can't get through a day without air-con..
but here..
it's the other way round..
people love to see the sun..
when they don't see the sun, they'll complain..
and when it's out, they will purposely look for an empty land and sit down together doing whatever they want..
but yeah..i gotta admit it..
the spring this year is sure very different..
Last year, I couldn't recall any memories I had during spring except going to uni for lessons and then coming home for lunch and staying there until the next day..
At least this time, I get to witness how spring in Newcastle really is..
Hehehehe...

Orrhh!!! Btw, I saw this huge cow when I walked to uni this morning..

2008-04-28T23:06:00.004+01:00

I had committee meeting again today and it lasted for 2 solid hours..
We talked about the plan for the upcoming events and about senior's farewell dinner..
but there was one funny thing that happened during the meeting..
Out of the blue, the President told me something...

*PB*:"I know why you put your MSN nick as RA"
*Me*:"Why is that?"
*PB*:"It must be because you want to buy Wii and because you don't have it yet so your life is Wii-less and that's why you put RA!"
*Me*:"..."

Seriously I do not expect that to happen..
and I actually have a new joke to make from my name..
hahahaha...

2008-04-24T00:44:00.002+01:00

Omg..I went to this website to get personality check and it turns out that everything is so true..
The person who developed this must be a genius!!!
How on earth can he guess something so true just by looking at what colour we prefer?
Why not try it for yourself and see if that's the case?

Colorgenics

2008-04-21T17:40:00.005+01:00

Today I found something really really interesting!!!!
Have u ever imagined spending 1 million dollars for a laptop or mobile phone?
Well, I haven't cos I don't have the money yet..
Hehehehe...
but just to let you know if one of you becomes a super rich tycoon in the future..
these are something you might want consider to splash your cash on..

Introducing Goldvish La Million de La Nuit..yes..the name sounds very complicated but this is actually the only one in the world..
That's right, if you have this, you can proudly announce to the world because nobody would stand in your way and say they have the same phone..
It is a cellphone fully encrusted with diamonds..
So what are you going to get with 1 million dollars except loads of diamonds?
Well, it's a decent phone with 2GB of memory, Bluetooth, a USB connection (ring tones!) and an FM tuner, just in case you wanted to know if the weather was good enough to take out your private helicopter for a ride..hehehehe..

But that's not all..with the same amount of money you can get another stuff..

This time it's gonna be a laptop..the name is Luvaglio..
It doesn't have the fancy encrusted diamonds in the picture but what you will get with your cash is an 17in self-cleaning LED display, a 128GB solid state disk drive, a Blu-ray drive and more diamonds inside..but the most prominent feature of this laptop is that a rare diamond jewellery piece that you insert to power it up..
I'm guessing that you have to insert the diamond piece into a slot so that you will be able to turn it on..
Imagine how amazing would that be if you go to work or public place and take out that piece of diamond to turn on your laptop!!!

Fruits for thought: Are you going to get one when you are that rich in the future?

2008-04-20T16:48:00.001+01:00

I am definitely gonna watch this movie...

2008-04-20T00:33:00.002+01:00

It's been a while since I last blogged..
I was kinda reminded by my housemate when he told me how he had spent the past 2 hours blogging about anything he could think of..
Nothing new so far except that I am now officially Function Coordinator of Singapore Society..
Hmm..if you think about it, it kinda have nothing to do with me..
Why would an Indonesian be elected to be part of executive committee?
I am not really sure myself..
I joined the society just for fun..
For the sake of having something to join while I'm in university cos the other societies I joined have been useless...
Photographic Society was totally not as I expected..
I wanted to learn something by joining the society but apparently I din get anything like that..
The activities were boring..
We had seminars but they were more for professionals rather than beginners..
I was as clueless as a shrimp in a pond?
Hehehe..
Well, anyway, the other was anime society..
I joined this because I was interested in meeting local English people who like anime like me..
but..
their activities have been going to pub and watching anime in a lecture theatre..
not as I expected..
I just can't believe that going to pub is really the root of English culture..
You can't live without it..
Just a couple of weeks ago,I was watching a property show courtesy of Mr.Jonathan Jordan who convinced me that it was interesting..
There was a couple in that show who was looking for a house in the outskirt of London and their main concern was that the house had to have a pub nearby..
Me and Jor were like "Err..."
I dunno about them..
but when I am gonna buy a house in the future, I am definitely looking for a place with a great view and peaceful..
definitely not the one with pubs nearby..
Hehehe...

Anyway, back to the main topic..
So yea..i am now a Function Coordinator of Newcastle Singsoc and I would be responsible for organising events and stuff..
Well, there goes my peaceful uni life..Hehehe..

Photo of the day:

2008-04-08T22:28:00.004+01:00

8 April 2008..
Tomorrow I'll be leaving Bath and this marks the end of my enjoyable Easter break..
Bath has been an exceptional city to me..
The city is very tranquil..
and the mountain view is breathtaking..
This is my second time to Bath but I still love the city..
but unfortunately, this is the only picture I took during the trip..
and in fact, it's not taken in Bath but in Swindon..hehehehe..

The others were spoiled by the presence of someone in the pics

Can anyone guess who it is? Hehehehe..
Well, holiday is over..time to study...

2008-03-19T12:12:00.000Z

The wildflowers bloom in the fields　
Where the sun is beginning to set, and the mist is thick
In the edge of the mountains where I look
The spring wind flows, and when I look at the sky
The sunset moon is up, and the smell is gentle

The lights of the dwellings, the colors of the forest
The people who walk the little roads between the rice fields
The sounds of the frogs and the ringing of the bells
The hazy moon tonight makes them all dim

Listen, listen
When you close your eyes
You can hear the songs
Of the wind and the stars

The wildflowers bloom in the fields
Where the sun is beginning to set
And the mist is thick in the edge of the mountains where I look
The spring wind flows. and when I look at the sky
The sunset moon is up, and the smell is gentle

Far away, far away
In a distant future
Strongly, strongly,
Be released brilliantly

Everything, everything
Is Mother Earth
So live, live
Inside this heart

2008-03-18T00:02:00.002Z

Ok..I want to blog about something..
but can't seem to find all the suitable words..
I have been typing and erasing for quite some time already..
and so I decided to do this...

Let's not blog about anything today!!!

2008-03-14T18:06:00.003Z

I woke up today feeling very old..
My whole body is aching after the football game on Wednesday..
and worse still, because of that, my left leg is paralysed now..
It hurts a lot when I climb up the stairs..
and I have to exert all my strength just to support my body when I walk..

I can't believe I'm totally knackered after just one football game..
The effect of ageing must have gotten the better of me...
On top of that injury, I have digestion problem as well...
Yesterday I ate Hainanese Chicken Rice and I threw it all out this morning..
Haiz...body aching, digestion problem..
what's next???

2008-03-11T21:46:00.009Z

Joy to the world!!!
Last week of school and then easter break!!!
Yes yes yes..
the 1 month easter break that I've been waiting for is finally here..
Last year, Jordan came to Newcastle and stayed for 3 weeks!!!
So, this time it's my turn!!!
Nothing really special...
I've been there before and explored the mountains and parks..
but the idea of spending holiday with your friend is very very exciting..

I don't really have the mood to go for lessons anymore..
The feeling of declaring an extra week holiday is very tempting..
but one more week to go..
what's there to lament?
Well, everyone has their own plan during Easter so this Friday my friend Jane is organising a Chicken Convention in HM's house!!!!
Each person has to bring one chicken dish to the host's house and then share it with everyone else..
I've discussed about this matter with my housemate Osbert and I think we'll be cooking Chicken in Black Pepper and Onion..
Nothing special cos we're not really 'into' this kind of activity..
We just threw a banquet for Jane's BF before he went back to Singapore last week..
hehehe..

Here are some random pictures from previous dinners...

The picture is a bit dark..but from top left corner and going clockwise is Grilled chicken with salt, pepper and onion, Vietnamese glutinous rice, Kung Pao chicken, and egg with green,red paprika. The highlight of that night is definitely the Kung Pao Chicken since we just decided to do it at the last minute when we found the recipe on the internet. Oh, we had this on a random weekend after CNY.

Thai Green Curry which I just had yesterday. It was cooked by my housemate Mr.Luke Teo!!! The color is almost there and the ingredients are there but the hotness of the curry is not enough!! Well, it's not the chef's fault!! Blame the green curry paste he used that claimed to be hot and spicy with just a scoop!! He used nearly half of the bottle and it tasted like normal soup.

This was the dinner we had for Alan(Jane's BF)..Clockwise from top left is: Mince Pork soup, Pork with pickled vegetable, Pork with red wine sediment, and the highlight of the night Roast Pork. If you notice, they were all pork dishes and that was why we named it Pork Convention cum Alan's Farewell!!!

2008-03-09T09:44:00.002Z

Karewa Tomodachino Koibito
Aika Yu-jou Love or friend?
Furi Dashini Modoserunaraba
You always make me so crazy...

That song has been humming in my head for quite some time now..
I won't get bored no matter how often I listen to it..
It's the latest single from Mika Nakashima and it will be released on 14 March 2007..
but for some unknown reason, it was released in the forum at the end of February..
I do not know how the uploader manage to get it..
Illegal perhaps?

Well, anyway, last night I found out that my friend has become a celebrity in her university..
How amazing is that?
When I received the news, I was awed with my mouth wide open..
I am happy for my friend since she accomplished something amazing in her university life..
something that you can remember..
definitely a special memory..
a legacy..(???)
Hehehehehe..
But really, it is unbeliavable..her face is everywhere in the town now..
Newspaper, MRT, websites..hehehehe..
Congratz to my friend!!!
Banzzzaaaaiiiiii!!!!!

2008-03-06T23:43:00.007Z

It was 9 am in the morning..
I had been eagerly anticipating for this day to come...
I even purposely got up early just for today..
Today is the day I've been waiting for since last month..

I picked up my mobile phone and dial the number...
A rather reluctant voice answered the call..
Maybe she got Monday morning's blues...

Me: "Hi there! I'm calling in today to get my contract renewed."
O2: "Ok, how may I help you? Would you like to get a new handset?"
Me: "Yes please."
O2: "Which make?"
Me: "LG Viewty"

Yup..the decision had been made!!!
LG Viewty was the winner!!!
First of all, I would like to thank my friends who had helped by giving me lotsa different inputs..
There was overwhelming support for Sony Ericsson P1i but the final decision was not made by me..
I was merely a search engine..
Scrutinising all the different brands of phones and selecting only the best ones..
I was worried that I would regret taking LG at first..
but I was instead impressed with it...

The only drawback about this phone is perhaps the stylus which is not incorporated inside the phone...
It is treated as a separate accessory..
Well, the phone was made similar to iPhone and iTouch..
that is, you do not need to use stylus!!!
But, if you insist, you can hang it on the side of the phone which actually makes the phone looks ridiculous...
Software-wise I'm not really sure yet..
I've only tried the features but have not installed any external softwares yet..
The verdict so far...fabulous phone!!!

The complaints about the short life span of the battery, the slow response and the insensitivity to our touch sense are all nonsense so far..
I've been using the phone for 2 days straight and the battery is still full..
and I do not have any problems with slow response and insensitivity even though I put on a screen protector which should reduce the sensitivity of the phone..
but nothing so far..
so the arguments against the phone are so far unfounded..

2008-03-03T21:49:00.001Z

Sick and tired of university life..

Let me have a break!!!

2008-02-28T20:40:00.002Z

My laptop

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2008-02-27T20:18:00.003Z

Although the sheep and the horse are mortal enemies,

but,

when the sheep meets the horse,

and the horse meets the sheep,

never the two shall be parted,

and they will live happily ever after..

2008-02-22T15:51:00.002Z

Well, this is not a fresh news..
but I finally got a summer placement!!!
I have been worried that I would have to go home and rot for 3 months..
but this job saved me..
What a relief..
The pay is not the greatest but it was enough to sustain my life here in the UK..
Hehehe..
I was actually planning to get myself a PS3 as Christmas present..hehehe..
but nah..I changed my mind..
Getting a console might not worth the money after all..
It would feel great at first because of the games and the graphic quality..
but I bet after a few months, I would rarely have the time to play it..
especially since I'm going to be a 3rd year student next year..
which means that I will have my first plant design project!!
Heard that it would take up most of my time..
so gotta anticipate it..

Hmm..this will be my first summer I spent in the UK..
Will be going back for 2 weeks though..
I would love to work right away..
but if you remember my previous entries about something good gonna happened..
Well, it really happened..and for that reason, I have to go back no matter what..
even if it is only a week or so..
My parents even said that I can go back twice if I want..
which is definitely out of my option..
but yeah..I'm glad that I finally got a job and earning my own money..
The problem now is "Will I be able to live up to my employer's expectation?"
Well, only time will tell..

2008-02-20T21:58:00.001Z

If you think that your room is too cold
and you cannot take it anymore..
There's only one thing to do
HIBERNATE!!!!

2008-02-16T16:06:00.004Z

Today I went to my friend's blog and gosh..
I was shocked by the amount of profanities used in the blog..
It really corrupted my mind..
Even though the spelling is tweaked, people can still know what the person is talking about...
I gave up after reading the blog for like 5 minutes..
I can't take it anymore..

Anyway, I'm going to get a new phone soon..
Well, I hope I can..
I have 4 candidates actually but after a long and arduous discussion, I decided to rule out Sony Ericsson W960i..
So the remaining 3 candidates are:

When you talk about smartphones, this must be one of the candidates.It is a fully touchscreen phone with stylus. Equipped with Symbian OS, so you can actually download tons of applications for your phone. The most prominent application in the phone is perhaps iSkoot which is basically Skype software. It's somewhat similar to the Skype phones offered by 3, one of the mobile operators in UK but style is what governs my choices..The only drawback is maybe the 3.2Mpx. Oh..and it has Wi-Fi!!!

This might be my favourite out of the 3 phones..Stylish, sleek and it has most of the features that I want except Wi-Fi..but the style factor is what really makes me interested in this phone..The only drawback from the phone is maybe the camera lens which is unprotected and may be scratched easily..

Finally, Samsung G800...I like this phone because of its stylish 5Mpx camera and also because it is the first mobile phone with optical zoom camera..The keypad design actually makes me think twice when I wanted to decide which one to eliminate from my 4 choices but the screen resolution is the best out of all my choices above..so hard to rule it out..

Which one to choose? I dunno..but I tend to go for LG.. My friend suggested P1i and I feel obliged to follow that suggestion..but I dunno..only time will decide..I shall make my final decision in 2 weeks time so hopefully I can make the right one..hehehehe..

Oh..and something good happened yesterday!!!

2008-02-12T18:29:00.000Z

Another day and another page of my life is complete..
Today I can't help but wonder..
Does age really has nothing to do with our maturity??
I've always thought that the older you get, the more mature you are...
but apparently, this does not apply to HM...
For the umpteenth times, he acted childish again..
It was during Separation Process class today..
There is a Turkish girl in my class who is an exchange student for a year in Newcastle..
She was chatting happily with HM and the others..
They were talking about exam marks when HM asked about her marks in Reactor Engineering..
After that, he called me from the back and asked my mark for the same module..
I told him and then he shouted,"Woah..her marks are higher than you!!"
I was speechless and embarrassed at the same time...
I can't believe that at this stage of life, there is still people who compare marks with one another..
If I may ask a question here..What is the difference between 70,80 and 90 marks in university???
They are basically the same because all of them fall under 1st class category..
At the end of the day, 1st class is what really matters...
People will not ask "What is your mark for this module?" when you apply for work...
Seriously, I really think he's the most pathetic person in the world now..
I'd spent 4 years in Singapore but I never met someone as ridiculous as him!!!
My gosh...why is this happening to me?
I really cannot believe it..
I was in a very good mood today after I listened to Mika Nakashima's new single and this happened!!
FYI, he is 1 year older than me and he is always very proud of that for unknown reason..
Personally, I wouldn't be happy if someone said I'm old...
I prefer to be Forever Young..hehehehe..
but sighzzzz....s*** happens and there's another thing that disturbs me and I think I have to share with you readers...
Not so long ago, HM suddenly announced his plan to recover his reputation...
I dunno if he even has one to begin with..
Anyway, I dunno what he said afterwards, and suddenly my friend OC teased him by trying to scold him..
and what he mentioned next made me really interested in the conversation..
"You don't have the right to scold others"
The moment he said that, I feel that spring has arrived in Newcastle..
I think someone might have knocked some sense into his corrupted head...
I can't believe he really said that because that would be another contradictory statement from him!!!
I would say that scolding people is really one of his hobbies..
and for him to say that is,thus, really really amazing!!!!
I really hope for someone to enlighten him and that person is definitely not me because to me, he is somewhat incorrigible...hehehe..an interesting word I learnt from my friend in JC..hehehehe..

I am definitely writing with no regret here..
Even if he were to see this, I'm not afraid because it would save me the time and effort to make him realize how pathetic he is in my eyes...

2008-02-10T20:08:00.001Z

My hatred

will make

my dream

become

a reality

2008-02-04T22:50:00.000Z

Hmm...hmmm..
I just finished watching Doraemon Movie 2007
and I have to say that it's another superb movie!!!
The storyline, the soundtrack...
basically everything about the movie is good!!!
One thing I like about Doraemon Movie is that it always has a good balance between action, comedy and drama..
The storyline never disappoints me even though I already read the manga..
I still enjoy watching the movie..
It sure worth the wait..
It was released in April 2007 in Japan..
and I have to wait until today to get the subbed movie!!!
But all that wait sure pays off..
A good movie is always worth the wait..
You may say that Doraemon is for kids and bla bla bla..
but it has valuable lessons that we can learn..
"Even the cowardest person on Earth can do something outstanding"
Basically, everybody has the potential to achieve something great in their life..
No matter how useless you may seem to be, you just got to keep on trying and wait for your time to come...
A quote from Doraemon, "If you can dream it, you can do it"..
A quote that certainly pushes me towards my dream..
To have a happy and meaningful life no matter what challenges I may encounter in my life..
Thank you Doraemon!!!
You really made my day complete!!!!

2008-01-29T23:05:00.000Z

Hahaha..today I'm going to share with you readers the food that I've been eating for the past two days..
As you all may know, I've finished my exams and so have my housemate (OC)..
and so we decided to let our creative mind wander around in search of perfect cuisines for dinner..
He told me the other day that he is actually bored of eating the same thing over and over again...
And so we thought that now is the best time to do these things..
We had lengthy discussion before we finally produced 3 exquisite dishes for 2 nights in a row!!!

First stop, we have lemon chicken!!!
This superbly delicious dish was prepared by the one and only Osbert Chai who had been referred to as OC in my previous entries!!!
He actually made the batter for the fried chicken and the lemon sauce from scratch!!!
Believe me, the sauce and the chicken were not bought from some cheap supermarket...
so credits to him for this lovely and wonderful dish!!! Two thumbs up!!!

The other dish for yesterday night was Chicken Bulgogi..Yes, it is the Korean Bulgogi..it was supposed to be beef, but since I have some strict diet requirement, we have to change it to chicken..All and all, it was an awesome and sumptuous meal..Job well done!!!! By the way, the Chicken Bulgogi is highlighted in light blue colour..I know it's hard to see...hehehehe..

Tonight is even better..
Boosted by our previous night success, we decided to build upon it and create another extraordinary dish...Satay!!!!
Yes, it is the satay that we have always known and seen in the eating place in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, etc..
The same satay is reproduced tonight with the delicate touch of our professional chefs (Osbert and me!) and the result is this...

It has almost the same taste of the normal satay I tried in Medan..so this can be considered another success!!!
Another job well done!!!
I am so excited about cooking now and the next dish we are going to prepare is Sushi!!!!
I'm so looking forward to it and I will definitely post the pictures here once we have finished making it!!!!

Oh, by the way, this is the face of our proud chef Osbert Chai...

2008-01-28T00:08:00.000Z

Today, Indonesia was shocked by the news of the departure of one of the finest leading figures in Indonesia's history..
Former President Suharto was announced dead today after suffering multiple organ failures..
In my opinion, he was the finest Indonesian's leader so far..
Even though he adopted authoritarian approach, Indonesia was a safe and secure place back then..
The economy was very stable and life was great even if there is little or even no freedom of speech..
Compare to the condition now, I actually prefer the good old times..
I still remember clearly..
Before 1998, 1USD was equivalent to Rp.2000..
and Rp.100,000 was a huge amount of money back then..
But now, 1USD is equivalent to Rp.9300!!!
The value of the currency has depreciated by so many times!!!
The money is really worthless now..
Rp.100,000 is now a common nominal used in the daily trade..
You go to cafe to have a meal, it will surely hit Rp.100,000 mark unlike the old times..
Everytime I really wonder..
Why did 1998 revolution have to happen?
If not, we would have a way much better living condition now..
After the revolution, safety was one of the aspects that really changed the most..
It is now not safe anymore to go out until late at night unless you have a car and someone to help you watch around while you park your car..
So, we basically exchanged safety with freedom of speech..
Sometimes I wonder..
Is it worth the effort?
Is freedom of speech really more important safety?
The condition is much better now after President Yudhoyono installed General Sutanto as the Head of Police Chief..
but to overturn what has been done for 32 years would require at least that same amount of time..
But, what is done is done..there's no turning back now...
I just hope the people will support the government..
I have confidence that they can make things right but they need time and patience..

2008-01-27T01:51:00.000Z

Exam is over!!!
So, the topic of discussion for today is Post-Exam Syndrome (PES)..
Post-Exam Syndrome is a type of emotional imbalance which usually occurs in people who have just finished their exams..
The major cause of PES is not known but there are ample theories that try to explain this abnormal mental condition..
As I mentioned on my previous entries, people who are having exams are very prone to extreme mental pressures..
This happen when the mind realises that the individual needs to cope with something beyond his capacity..
The body then pumps loads of Adrenaline through the blood vessels which causes anxiety..
Extreme anxiety will, then cause the person to force himself awake so as to accomplish the task he is doing and this results in probable reverse biological clock..
This poses stress on both the mind and body and causes mood swing..
PES is mainly an extension of this condition..
After exams, the body is still not able to revert to its original state due to the sudden change in normal routine..
As a result, even though the burden is off, your body is still weary after constant stress exposure..
Mood swing is even more common in PES as the mind and the body contradicts with each other with the mind trying to relax but the body refuses to..
This causes the individual to be even more distressed as he cannot comprehend why he still feels so weary even though his burden is gone...
PES is normally uncommon in our daily life because humans have what the experts called Emotional Quotient (EQ) which is basically a measure of people's adaptability to their surroundings...
People with EQ find it very easy to blend in to the surrounding and vice versa..
EQ is not like Intelligence Quotient (IQ) where there is a value to indicate your intelligence level...
EQ is just more like a standard invented to relate human's psychological behaviour with their surroundings..
With that definition in mind, EQ is related to something that we experienced rather than something we learnt..
If you have a lot of experience of staying in different places in a certain period, then most likely you will have a high EQ..
This may not be obvious to certain people but you will surely find it increasingly easy to adapt to new environments once you have had that much experience under your belt...
So, in short, PES occurs mainly because of our inability to cope with changes in our surroundings which in turn, causes severe effects to our mental and physical condition...
There is no way to avoid it, we can only learn from experience...

Btw, I'm not sure if there is such thing called PES in the first place..I just created it out of the blue..and the theory is of course, my own theory...If you have read all the way until here, I'm sorry to say that I have wasted your time...Cheers..

2008-01-20T13:12:00.000Z

I had this conversation with my housemate(OC) yesterday..
*WP*:Eh eh, I have some interesting news..
*OC*:What?
*WP*:Today HM went crazy and offended JH. I think something is really wrong with him.It seems that he likes to offend people now..
*OC*:What did he do?
-----Flashback-----
It was after our paper on Friday, we went to pub to have our lunch. We were talking about anime when he suddenly popped this question.
*HM*:JH, do you like your "kareshi" because he's a Jap?
*JH*:No..
*HM*:If you like anime, surely you're dreaming to have a Jap girlfriend or boyfriend
(At this point, everyone just became silent)
*WP*:No!!Who said that? (Obiviously him..Im just being redundant here)
*HM*:I'm sure you do but maybe subconsciously
*WP*:So, if I like a girl who is not a Japanese, would that mean I have to stop watching anime?
(Feeling that he was at disadvantage, he stopped his effort.)
(Then we talked about MSN when he went berserk and harassed JH (not literally though))
*WP*:Do you like to update your MSN personal message?
*JH*:No..I rarely put anything there..just recently I put Nanami-chan and that's all.
*WP*:Hmm..there are a lot of people I know who update their personal message regularly you know..
*JH*:Yeah..like HM lar!!
*HM*:What?
*JH*:You like to update your personal message right?
(Then HM suddenly went mad and scolded JH like she was his daughter who has blemished the family's reputation)
*JH*:Wait..w're only talking about..
HM ignored JH and continued harrasing her..
*WP*:Stop man!!We did not say anything bad about you..we were only talking about people updating their MSN..that's all..don't get any wrong idea..
(JH looked at me with a resentful gaze indicating she was really pissed. Then we continue to talk about the day when we went to Nando's without HM so I told him the funny things happened there..)
*WP*:Hey, you know I took a video of us bullying her at Nandos's
(I didn't know what he was thinking but surely something dirty..)
*HM*:Hmm..you know you should give girls some personal space
(SSSSSSiiiiiiinnnnnnnggggggggg.....)
*WP*:(What the hell is this guy talking about?)
*HM*:Yeah..you should be decent
(Me and JH looked at each other with puzzled expression)
*WP*:Hold on dude!!! I need to make things clear..we didn't touch her at all..we verbally bully her not PHYSICALLY!!!
-----End of Flashback-----
*OC*:Confirm something wrong with him..The other day he just scolded ET..
*WP*:Woohoo..he thinks he is ET's father?
*OC*:I think because of that she doesn't really talk to him anymore..
*WP*:Maybe..no wonder she came to ask me about how to go to London from here? I was a bit surprised. HM should know all these things no?
*OC*:Yeah..maybe because of that..and you know, when he called me one day, I told him I am with JH..then he said, "Oh..now you're with JH" and another time I told him I am with NB and he went,"Oh..now you're with NB". He seems to be jealous?
(I shuddered)
*WP*:Yeah..it happens to me as well..One time, JH called me to ask about process design , after that HM called me and asked why I talked to JH but never talked to him. My mind goes "EEErrr..."
*OC*:He's jealous about all these small things
*WP*:Yeah..and you know when NY came to our house the other day to ask about thermo..he messaged me afterwards saying why I helped NY but not him..It's a bit creepy you know..
*OC*:Yeah..

2008-01-20T11:51:00.000Z

"Exams are driving me crazy"..
I've heard that quote very often throughout my whole period as a student..
but I didn't know that exams can really drive someone crazy..
I've always thought it was just an exaggeration..
a way to start a conversation..
but this is apparently not the case for my friend who shall be referred to as "HM" for convenience..

This semester exams have been surprisingly a lot!!!
For the past 2 semesters, we always had 5 papers maximum..
but this time we had 7 papers!!
So, I can really understand the extra pressure felt by all fellow students including me!!!
but if you think about it,
you have almost a month of holiday before your exams..
If you think you won't have enough time to revise,
then you should start doing it during the holz..
You don't have to spend the whole day sitting on your table revising..
Just 2 to 3 hours would be enough a day..
If you choose to go on a trip, you do it at your own risk..
you know yourself more than anyone do..
so you should know your limit as to whether you can manage it or not..
but my dear friend "HM", unfortunately, always thinks he is better than anyone else in the world..
I'll just state a famous Chinese proverb, "When you feel that you know more than others, you know nothing."
Humans are God's most extraordinary creation because of our seemingly unlimited intelligence..
so there will always be someone better than you..
maybe not in this country but other parts of the world..

So, what causes HM's behaviour deviation?
I can only think of two reasons..

First, you feel the overwhelming pressure and you started to sleep at an awkward hours..
It is very common for people to have reverse biological clocks during exams..
Because of that, you'll constantly feel tired as the body needs time to adjust to the sudden change..
When people are tired due to lack of sleep, they tend to have mood swing..
I've been through it a few times so I can be called a 'veteran' in this matter..hahaha..
but again, you brought all this upon yourself on your own will even if it is unintentional and you should not drag the others into your own problem..
What I normally do when I'm tired is to just keep quiet..
It's always better to be safe than sorry..

Secondly, HM needs a girlfriend!!! Normally if you are in stressful situation like this, it would be great to have someone to comfort you and give you motivation..
An encouragement from a girlfriend saying, "If you do well for exams, let's go for a trip or I'll come and visit you" would be great..
so I think I need to launch a campaign to find HM a "kanojo"..
I am definitely confident that HM would be a totally different person after that!!!
My part-time hobby is to observe my surroundings and the people within it..
and experience has taught me that once you're attached, you'll never be the same again..
People changes with time..no matter how small that change is, it is still a change!!

Hehehe..blogging is really a good way to waste time and to relieve stress..

2008-01-18T22:29:00.001Z

I've seen the tears and the heartache
And I 've felt the pain
I've seen the hatred
And so many lives lost in vain

And yet through this darkness
There's always a light that shines through
And takes me back home, takes me back home

All of the promises broken
And all of the songs left unsung
Seem so far away
As I make my way back to you

You gave me faith
And you gave me a world to believe in
You gave me a love to believe in
And feeling this love
I can rise up above
And be strong, and be whole once again

I know that dreams we hold on to
Can just fade away
And I know that words can be wasted
with so much to say

And when I feel helpless
There's always a hope that shines through
And makes me believe
And makes me believe

And I see for one fleeting moment
A paradise under the sun
I drift away
And I make my way back to you

You gave me faith
And you gave me a world to believe in
You gave me a love to believe in
And feeling this love
I can rise up above
And be strong
And be strong, and be whole once again

Life goes on
Can leave us with sorrow and pain
And I hold on
To all that you are
To all that we'll be
And I can go on once again

You gave me a love to believe in
You gave me a love to believe in
And feeling this love I can rise up above
And be strong
And be whole
Once again

You gave me a love to believe in
You gave me a love to believe in
And feeling this love
I can rise up above
And be strong
And be whole
Once again

'Cause your love
Heals my soul
Once again

I can live I can dream
Once again
'Cause you made me believe

2008-01-08T13:34:00.000Z

Japanese pop princess Ayumi Hamasaki has revealed she has gone deaf in her left ear, but has vowed to continue her career and go ahead with an upcoming tour of Asia.

The 29-year old, who is Japan's top-selling singer with 28 number-one hits and nearly 50 million albums sold, wrote on her blog that her left ear "doesn't work anymore" and that it was inoperable. She has known of her condition since going in for an ear check last year, according to her website.

Hamasaki, better known as "Ayu" with a large fanbase in Asia, is believed to be suffering tinnitus, which involves a ringing in the ear that can be caused by constant exposure to sound.

Tinnitus is the same condition that afflicted Ludwig van Beethoven, the famously deaf German composer.

"Nevertheless, I would like to continue as a singer. That's why I would like to continue singing until I reach the limit with my remaining right ear," she said on the members-only fansite, as quoted by Japanese media.

"I won't stop. I won't make excuses. As a professional, I would like to deliver the best performance for everyone," she wrote over the weekend.

Her agency declined comment on her hearing, other than to say that she would go ahead with her second tour of Asia starting in April.

"She will continue her activity as scheduled," said a spokesman for the agency, Avex.

Hamasaki released her ninth album, "Guilty," on January 1. She is due to launch a tour on April 5 to mark her 10th anniversary as a performer.

"It makes me cry to think that even if she's the only one who knows that she can't hear with her left ear, she has continued to sing and showed us her smiling face. That's what I love about Ayumi Hamasaki," wrote a fan on a webpage.

Hamasaki performed last month on the widely watched annual New Year's Eve television song contest broadcast by public network NHK.

My deepest sympathy for Ayumi. I will continue to support her!!!

2008-01-06T22:59:00.000Z

I'm bored..
so I have decided to update my blog again..
This time I'll share with you readers the wacky photos I took during my trip..

As you can see, I actually vandalized the wall in Barcelona.Well, just kidding of course.I happened to pass by this graffiti and decided to snap it together with that pose.Hehehe..What do you think?

Next, I try to break open a museum's gate..It was a cool and funky gate and the way you open it is a bit unusual..

Oh..I actually found my beloved yellow cat in Barcelona!!!

Anyone remembers Chicken Little? I took this picture in Chocolate Museum in Barcelona and yes, the Chicken is made of chocolate.

A bleeding buoy

I, then, decided to meditate to clear my mind after quite a hectic trip.Hehehe..

2008-01-05T23:00:00.000Z

Halo halo!!!
I'm finally back from my holiday to Europe...
It had been a hectic 2 weeks but it was fun!!!
I traveled to Barcelona, Maastricht, Brussel, Amsterdam and Groningen..
Even though the destinations were not as much as my friend's,
I am confident to say that I've seen more than my friend...
The one week time I spent in Barcelona was really interesting!!
I get to feel how it is like to be a Catalan..
Barcelona, as everyone might be aware of, is a metropolitan city..
but being metropolitan does not mean that all the people would understand English...
This is what makes the whole trip very meaningful..
We were forced to learn basic Spanish or rather Catalan in order to communicate with the locals...
We found out that "Proper Tren" in Catalan does not mean "Proper Train" as one might expect, but rather it means "Next Train"...
The same goes with "Proper Client" when you are Q-ing in the supermarket..
The city itself can be described as "The City of Art"..
I feel that the people in Barcelona finds it awkward if something is built plain..
So they have fancy decorations or rather architecture for almost everything that you can see in the streets including street lights..

The above is not public drinking point as you might guess but rather, it is an extension of a street light!

And below are some of the fancy houses in Barcelona. The first is Casa Battlo and the second is called Casa Mila.

But the main attraction is the Sagrada Familia Cathedral which construction is still ongoing ever since 1896 if I'm not mistaken. The whole cathedral is so massive and it's not possible to capture it in full with camera.

Not to forget Estadio de Nou Camp, home to FC Barcelona which may be the biggest and richest club in the world since it does not rely on sponsorship ever since it was established.

After Barcelona, I went to Maastricht (The Netherlands), visited the Wintermarket and tried the Harring and Gluhwein which is just heated German wine.

In Brussel, Belgium, we just visited the city center and tried the best waffle in world!!

Surprisingly, the symbol of Belgium is this peeing statue.I do not know the significance of it.

I still have a lot of pictures to share but I guess it's time for me to get back to my revision. I am finding a good place to upload my photos..somewhere linkable and only certain people can see it and of course, unlimited upload!!! Let me know if any of you readers have any ideas!!!

2007-12-18T00:37:00.000Z

I just finished watching the anime Bamboo Blade..
and my verdict is "It is a damn good anime!! Recommended!! Two Thumbs Up!!! 5 Stars!!"
The anime is about a kendo teacher going about finding 5 girls to be the club members just for the sake of having a practice match with his senior's team..
When I read the review, I thought it was going to be similar to Ichigo 100% or Futakoi where a guy is surrounded by lotsa of girls and where you can see a lot of fan service scene..
but I was wrong..
It has a good balance between comedy and drama..
and the comedy is really really hilarious..
though it can be a bit stupid just like any other anime..
but I still like the anime..
It has been a while when I sit down in front of my laptop watching anime for a few hours...
Feels good to have that mood back once again..
and it all thanks to Bamboo Blade...
So a bit of message to Vannak...
"You gotta watch this!!! I think you'll like it!!!"
End of story...

2007-12-16T12:52:00.000Z

Right now I'm in an OMG mood!!!
My friend just came back from Japan recently..
and she just showed me preview of her photos collection..
Dunno why..but now I also feel like going to Japan..
but where to get the money from?
Traveling in Japan is not cheap..
especially after I know that the ramen costs about 13SGD..
and it's not a restaurant some more..
just a normal cafe on the roadside..
So I imagine that I will need at least to spend 100 pounds if I go for a few days or maybe more..
I wonder..
I wonder..

But the good thing is..
my friend is happy and I am also happy even for no apparent reason..
Everybody is happy..
so it's ok!!

2007-12-14T11:46:00.000Z

It's 11:41AM here..
and in 2 hours time, I will have another job interview with ConocoPhillips..
This may be the last interview that I am going to get..
so this one is really really important..
I have got the rough idea of what they will ask and how the interview will go..
but I still don't feel relaxed for a single bit..
This week has been very tiring for me..
There is one assignment due today and it is the toughest assignment so far for this semester...
Everything is ok now and the interview is the last hurdle before I go for my holiday to Barcelona!!!

Hmm..I'm sure it's going to be a fun trip..
I'll be staying in barcelona for one week..
and from there I'll go to Germany to check out the winter market and then to Groningen to explore around Netherlands for a bit before going back to Newcastle to prepare for my exams...

But now I try not to think about it first..
Interview is my priority..
and I'm hoping for the best possible outcome..
Ganbatte kudasai!!!

2007-12-09T17:10:00.000Z

The light of dusk shines brightly on the two..
Burning hotter than ever felt before deep inside the heart..
For a while, I kept lying to myself that its OK to be alone..
But now you- I’ll never let go..
I’ll give you what you’re looking for,
whenever, whenever..
Let’s go on together, melting away any
hesitations..
Forever love..

The long shadows are getting shorter..
The feeling of the hands caress..
Lovingly, softly, takes away the yearning..
What kind of future do you imagine?
The first star I saw at dawn, as I imagined your childhood in the sky..
Now, I will give that to you..
I’ll sing for you, my precious you,
whenever, whenever..
The only treasure in the world..
Believe in love..
You’re the only one forever..

I can promise you that I’ll protect you no mater what.
When we can take out the thorns in our hearts..
Let s imagine an everlasting dream in each other’s embrace..
I’ll give you what u want, whenever,
whenever..
The only light in the world..
Believe in love..
I’ll give you what you’re looking for,
whenever, whenever..

Let’s go on together, melting away any hesitations. ..
Let’s go on, two of us together..
You’re the only love forever..

2007-12-04T22:00:00.000Z

I just finished watching the anime Ichigo Mashimaro..
and somehow, everytime I finish watching I will feel very happy at the end..
Dunno why..but I just feel happy..
there's something in the anime that has made me smile time and time again..
Perhaps it's the innocence of the children..
The anime is simple, there is no theme at all..
It revolves around the daily life of 4 primary school girls and one high school girl who loves to smoke and drink (bad example)...
When I first watched it, I just laughed at how innocent the girls are...
they do things spontaneously but funny..
It is definitely one of my favourite anime..

Come to think about it, most of the anime that I like are random..
Maybe I should try to watch Hidamari Sketch and Lucky Star to see if it's really true..
Read the review on those two anime and it will be another random anime..
So, let's see what happens in the next few weeks..

2007-12-03T19:30:00.000Z

I'm so shocked now..
This morning I just had a P&G test..
it lasted for 65 minutes and I wasn't expecting a reply so soon..
I checked my e-mail 30 minutes ago and they asked me to attend the interview tomorrow morning at 10.30 am..
That was way too fast!!!
I haven't done any preparation at all and I dun wanna screw this cos P&G is my first choice..
and I definitely must work with them...
so I hope I'll do well for tomorrow's interview..

Anyway, today I'm so tired and dun feel like talking at all..
My mood today is to not care about everything!!
but apparently, everything just went wrong for me 2dae..
I realised I have pissed my friend and I feel so bad about it..
Thinking about apologising to him later on..
haiz..why is this happening?
It annoys me sometimes that I can't do whatever I want anytime I want..
haiz..
I guess that's how life is for me at the moment..

2007-12-02T01:14:00.000Z

It has been a while since I actually update my blog.
Life has not been very nice lately..
Had to cope with test, assignments and placement applications at the same time..
The toughest day so far had just over yesterday
and today I really feel so lazy to do any revision even though the toughest assignment is going to be due in 2 weeks time..
Oh..haven had the mood to watch anime recently..
Dunno what is happening to me..
downloaded a whole lots of movies and anime but in the end, I just have to delete them since I dun have the harddisk space and no time to watch them..
I am so disappointed when my computer cannot play NFS Pro Street, which is quite disappointing considering that my laptop used to be considered as one of those high-end laptops..
but now everything is just history..
Tried to install Crysis and it crashed...
Wanted to download Stranglehold but no space in my harddisk (the game requires a freaking 13GB!!!)
Waiting for Golden Compass to be shared in the forum..

Ahhh..zannen..this turned out to be another random blathering again..
Donmai donmai..I am so free and happy after finishing my ExxonMobil application..
It took me since morning to just complete 4 life skills questions..
and to make things worse..
There's a test coming up on Monday and I hope I will do well..
I guess the Japaneses would say "Shou ga nai deshou" which means "That's how it is" for a university student..
Hehehehe..good nite to all my friends...
Signing out...

2007-11-09T01:30:00.000Z

Uni life has been pretty busy lately..
I have to commute from Newcastle to London these few weeks for some important matters..
but despite that,
I managed to squeeze in the time to read the book "There's Only One David Beckham"
The book basically revolves around life as David Beckham and his biography..
However, inside the book, there are several jokes that I want to share with my blog readers:

1.David Beckham walks up to a Coke machine in a casino, puts some coins in and out pops a can of Coke. He puts some more coins into the machine and out pops a Lilt. He put more coins in and out pops an Iced Tea. Then a man walks up behind him and says, "Can I use that machine,please?" David replies, "Go away! Can't you see I'm winning every time?"

2.David goes to the hairdresser wearing earphones and carrying his own personal CD. "I'm sorry, Sir," says the hairdresser,"But you will have to take those headphones off for me to cut you hair." "No, no you can't," says David. "It's a matter of life and death." So the hairdresser is forced to cut round the headphones a until curiosity gets the better if her and she gently lifts one earpiece so she can hear what David is listening to. She hears a voice repeating over and over again:"Breathe in, breathe out."

3.When David Beckham went shopping, he spotted something he had never seen before. He asked the assistant in the kitchen department what it was and he replied, "It's a thermos flask, Mr.Beckham." "What does it do?" asked David. The assistant explained: "It keeps hot things hot and cold things cold." David liked the sound of that, so he bought one. He took it with him to the next training session and proudly holding up his new thermos flask. The lads are impressed but they ask: "What does it do, David?" "It keeps hot things hot and cold things cold." says David. "And what have you got in it?" asks skipper Roy Keane. David Beckham replies enthusiastically, "Two cups of coffee and a choc ice.

4.David Beckham is going to a shopping trip to Paris. He gets on the plane and walks straight through the curtains and sits down in first class. He puts his hand luggage into the overhead compartment and sits down. The stewardess approaches him nervously and points out that he has only got ab economy class ticket yet he is sitting in first class. David stands up and snorts indignantly, "Don't you know who I am?" and is clearly unwilling to move. The stewardess looks anxiously around and another passenger quietly approaches her with the words, "Perhaps I can help. I am a psychiatrist." "Oh,thank you, Sir," says the stewardess. The psychiatrist whispers something in David's ear. David instantly leaps up, grabs his hand luggage and walks back towards economy class. The stewardess watches in rapt admiration. "That was fantastic," she exclaims, "you must be a brilliant psychiatrist." "Not really," says the man. "I just told him that first class wasn't going to Paris."

5.David Beckham, Paul Scholes and Roy Keane are trapped on the second storey of a burning building. They rush onto the balcony and see fireman down below holding a blanket for them. "Jump, jump" they shout to Keane. He leaps off the balcony and at the last minute the firemen whip away the blanket and Keane smashes into the pavement as the firemen fall about laughing. Then it is Scholes' turn. He hesitates but the firemen encourage him it will be all right and hold the blanket up again. Scholes jump and the firemen do it again. They whip away the blanket and roar with laughter as Scholes goes splat on the concrete. The firemen hold up the blanket to Beckham, who has watched all this in horror as flames lick at his heels. The firemen encourage Beckham to jump, but he says, "I'm not jumping down there. If I do, you'll whip away the blanket." "No, we won't" say the firemen. "I don't trust you," says Beckham. "Really, we won't do it to you," say the firemen. David says, "All right. But I don't trust you. I will jump into the blanket on one condition. You put the blanket down and step 10 yards away from it and put your hands behind you backs."

End of story and hope you enjoy the jokes..Hehehehhe..

2007-10-29T00:10:00.000Z

I just watched Ai Otsuka's concert in Tokyo and...Omigosh!!!
I love her so much!!!
She's cute and has a nice voice..
I love it when she sings Renai Sashin which means Picture of Love..
I dunno if there's a story behind the song, but she always looks sad when she sings it..
Well, the theme of the song is sad though..
It's about being left by the one you loved but you still love that person no matter what..
I just love the song very much!!!
My most favourite ballad song so far!!!
I could say that I like most of her songs...
I only started to listen to Ai Otsuka when I watched her perform Renai Sashin in MTV Video Music Award Japan 2007..
and first impression is really important!!!
I fell in love with her in that instant..
I searched through the forum for the name of the song..
listening to the lyrics and trying to figure out the song..
It really worth the effort..
Ai Otsuka is definitely a must listen for those who love slow ballads!!!!

2007-10-28T01:14:00.000Z

It's 1 am in the morning and I'm about to sleep now..
Today I have spent my time effectively playing games..
No work done at all..
I have one assignment due this Tuesday and it's a 2000 words report..
I haven't started it at all..
When I look around, most people would have already read something about it by now..
but here I am, sitting in front of my laptop blogging..
With only 2 days to go, the only thing I can do is to gear myself up for two sleepless nights..
I hope I won't have to go that far but judging from the situation and the amount of work I have to put in, I have no choice but to rush the work until late at night..
I dunno why but I really have no motivation to do my assignment..
I feel that the assignment is very boring because instead of applying what you have learned, I have to actually read books and summarise them...
I just don't like this type of assignment - one where you don't really crack your head to do it..
You just have to read books, summarise and walah!!! Submit it!!!
I prefer the Process Design assignment for sole reason that it involves calculations..
So I have been thinking about Process Design assignment which is due on 16 November instead of the more urgent Fluids Mechanics Assignment due this coming Tuesday..
I just pray that I would have the willpower and inspiration to do my report..
Bleh!! Fluid Mechanics is actually quite a boring module though some of my classmates actually enjoy it..but yeah..different people have different opinion..
Anyway, I'm hungry!!! Hara heta!!!!

2007-10-23T14:14:00.000+01:00

After countless of good and bad experience, I come to the conclusion that I need to "keep things to myself, speak only when it's necessary, be an observer and learn from others both good and bad so that you'll know what to do when you face a similar situation"

2007-10-21T00:59:00.000+01:00

There were a lot of things that I wanted to do...
I wanted to become a teacher, an astronaut and a baker...
I wanted to go to a bunch of different donut shops and ask for one of everything they have...
And I wanted to tell the ice-cream man to give me one of everything they have too!!!

I wish I could have 5 lives...
Then I could have been born in 5 different towns...
and eaten 5 lifetimes' worth of food,
and had 5 different careers,
and...
fallen in love with the same person, 5 times...

-- Quote from Inoue Orihime --
Seiyuu: Yuki Matsuoka who also starred in Azumanga Daioh as Osaka-san!!!

I guess she always gets the role of slow and blur girl...hehehe...

2007-10-10T23:01:00.000+01:00

When I see you, my heart beats faster..
When I touch you, it feels like I'm in heaven..
When I think about you, I can't stop smiling...
When I don't see you for 1 hour, it feels like 1 year..
You are so perfect in every sense..
Indescribable in words...

You are always there when I need you..
You never complain when I grumbles about my problems..
You are there listening carefully...
Though you just keep quiet,
I'm grateful to have someone listening to me...
Someone who I can rely upon when I face the darkest moment..
Someone who can be there even in a very short notice..

You are indispensable to me...
I would want no one beside you...
To me, you are everything...
To be with you is the greatest moment in my life..
Something I called happiness...

2007-10-07T20:24:00.000+01:00

I went to Beamish Museum today..
FYI, Beamish Museum is the biggest open-air museum in England..
meaning, all the exhibitions in the museum are live exhibitions..
as in, there will be someone station there to explain everything you want to know..
and the staff usually wear the clothes that represent the timeline they are in which is mostly set in 1913..
There are a few places to visit in the museum, each with different themes..
I visited the town, home farm, school, ranch, train station and underground coal mine!!!
The coal mine might be the most attractive exhibitions..
I finally knew that it was very very tough to become a miner...
Low pay, hard work and extremely dangerous...
The average mortality rate of miners in England in 1950's were 1 every 8 minutes!!!
Can you imagine that???
1 miner died every 8 minutes!!!

There are so much more interesting stuff to say about the museum...
but rather than giving long details..
why not just visit my multiply site here and enjoy the photos..
hehehe...

2007-10-04T08:05:00.000+01:00

Got this from Reren's website and the response was just too good..
Check it out!!

Your Birthdate: August 5

You have many talents, and you are great at sharing those talents with others.
Most people would be jealous of your clever intellect, but you're just too likeable to elicit jealousy.
Progressive and original, you're usually thinking up cutting edge ideas.
Quick witted and fast thinking, you have difficulty finding new challenges.

Your strength: Your superhuman brainpower

Your weakness: Your susceptibility to boredom

Your power color: Tangerine

Your power symbol: Ace

Your power month: May

What Does Your Birth Date Mean?

2007-10-03T21:06:00.001+01:00

Hmm...
I think I am missing something here...
or is it someone???
Hehehehe...
I wonder...

2007-09-30T22:39:00.000+01:00

Tomorrow is the start of new term...
and there will be less time for me to relax and do random stuff..
hehehehe..
Quite sad but it's okay..
since I already enjoyed a good summer holiday..
Earned myself plenty of new experience..
and now I know how hard it is to earn money so I gotta be more self-conscious when it comes to spending money..
Working in my aunt's company was certainly an enlightening experience..
I was exposed to real-life working experience..
and it wasn't the most pleasant experience I could ever get..
but it's good to learn things through the hard way..
so you'll be more resilient the next time you are faced with the same situation...
because you've been through the worst..
Anyway, new academic year, new stuff to study and of course, new way of studying..
I pray that I will do well for this year and get myself a summer placement in big chemical company, hopefully P&G...hehehe...

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

I have finally arrived in Newcastle after a long and arduous journey..
but the weather in Newcastle is crazy!!!
So cold!!!
It wasn't like this last year..
I have a bad feeling that this coming January is going to be hell!!!
September is already this cold, what about January???
Anyway, moved into my new house..
the house is definitely not the best I can get..
The furniture is new but the arrangement seemed to be anyhow done..
My room is the biggest cos it used to be a living room..
It has a sofa, 3 tables (dunno for what), a medium book shelf and a wardrobe..
I have plenty of space in my room but nowhere suitable to put my bed..
Currently, my bed is in the middle of the room and it really looks very odd..
but I don't have the time to care about that now..
Got plenty of things to do today especially after Suyanto messaged me yesterday to settle the remaining utilities bill and the deposit..
So gotta work hard today!!!!

2007-09-25T01:29:00.000+01:00

Today is already my last day in Singapore..
I'll be leaving for London early in the morning the next day..
Can't believe that 6 days passed so quickly..
When I first planned the trip, I thought, 6 days should be more than enough..
but when you spend the time to meet friends, 6 days will never be enough..
There will surely be something to do everyday, something to talk about as well..
I will never be bored when I talk to my close friends..
I always feel I can talk the whole day when I meet them..

Well, yesterday I went to Pasir Ris Park to eat!!!
Imagine that I have to go from Boon Lay MRT which is at the far west of Singapore to Pasir Ris MRT which is at the far east of Singapore..
so it's a trip round Singapore..hahahaha..
but anyway, it was a good experience..
First time eating the seafood over there...
I ordered dried chili frog, bamboo clam, and kangkong belachan..
Never tried bamboo clam and dried chili frog before so it was really a good experience...
The bamboo clam was cooked with garlic and it really brought out the good taste of the clam..
A very very nice meal indeed..

After eating, I walked around the beach for a while and the sky was so clear yesterday..
Stars can be seen easily and to top it off, it was one day before the mid-autumn festival so the moon was really bright and almost round...
When you walked under the trees, it felt so peaceful, it was as if you would like to stay there forever enjoying the cool breeze and the drifting sound of the sea..
I saw a couple sitting together surrounded by candles..
How nice was that???
Maybe I should try it with my girlfriend in the future..hehehe..
It is a place worth going..
similar to East Coast Park but it is less crowded so it is a perfect place for a couple who wants to enjoy the time of their life..
hehehehe..

2007-09-24T01:23:00.000+01:00

I will forever be a child no matter what I tried to do..
I was born into a family who cares for me too much..
Ok, maybe some people say it's good cos it shows that they love me and so on..
but I think that the affection they give me is excessive..
I am already 21 years old which is an international age for an adult..
Therefore, I should have the liberty to do whatever I want, and go where ever I want..
My family should already know that I don't like stuffs like clubbing, drinking and all those stupid things that make you feels high...
but why do they still control me like I am still a child?

Yesterday I went out with friends..
and it should be obvious that I wouldn't stay in one place for the whole day..
I went out with my sister in the morning and then parted ways and walked around Orchard with my friend to look for presents..
After that, she had to go to church and so I was alone...
Having nothing to do, I decided to go to NTU to visit my fellow comrades...hehehehe..
we talked and played until I forgot the time...
When I realised it was already 11, I rushed back immediately..
At that time, I thought, my sister should still be awake since she never go to bed as early as 11 pm..
That was a mistake...
I should have informed her where I was and what time I would be home since my phone battery was low...
I rushed like mad but still not enough to catch the last train..
so I had to go back with cab..
and as soon as I reached home..
I received a good scolding as expected..
Apparently, when I went out, my mum had called my sister and asked her to do this and that for me..
All those were actually unnecessary but I appreciated their care and concern and told my sister that I did not need all those as it would be provided in my new house..
What I am not happy about is that why they still want to know who I go with and where I go???
It is as if they give me the impression that they do not believe me...
I hate people who don't trust me when I have been so nice to them..
It really made me depressed..
Today is supposed to be one of the most important days in my life..
but I already start the day with a gloomy mood...
and to make it worse, it is raining so early in the morning..

How I wish for the day where my family would give me the liberty to do whatever I want without any intrusion..
I wonder when it will come true..
I wonder...
Maybe I'm really just a boy after all...

2007-09-22T17:35:00.000+01:00

Going to Singapore on my friend's birthday may be one of the biggest decisions that I have to make in my life..
I was forced to choose between family or friend..
I tried to balance as far as I can..
and chose to come to Singapore after what I thought enough balancing..
It turned out well indeed..

I almost screwed up as I did not bring the birthday present on time due to unforeseen circumstances..
Gave her quite a surprise when she called me and heard me wished Happy Birthday!!!!
FYI, I called her as soon as I reached Singapore and repeated that in the afternoon for many times but she was busy with her work...
Luckily, I had a diversion and gave her the actual birthday present on the next day..
Well, actually it was 2 days after her birthday..
I know it lost its meaning but certainly it did not undermine my effort..hehehehe..

The present was a custom-made mug which I drew our favourite anime character on it..
She thought I bought it somewhere..
but then I asked her to look at the bottom of the mug and it has my trademark on it..
She told me she likes the mug and will make good use of it..
What my friend said is really true..
"Everyone can buy presents but only a few can make birthday present"
and to make a birthday present certainly means more than buying one..

That sentence is what pushed me forward to make one for her..
I'm happy that I can make a difference in a person's life..
Although it is only for a while..
To me, birthday is a once-a-year event and should be made special...

2007-09-19T04:33:00.000+01:00

.....I think my blog is a gone case now..
3 months without updates and the c-box is gone..
I think I need to change to one that gives a permanent membership in case this sort of things happen again..

So yeah..holiday is almost over and tomorrow I'll be leaving for Singapore..
eager to celebrate friend's birthday and my favourite artist's birthday!!!
Hehehehe...
but last day is always the most emotional moment..
yesterday I just had a farewell dinner with some of my colleagues...
and they gave me a picture of us together in Brastagi trip...
then we went to arcade and played until it was near the closing time..
and tonight will be farewell with my parents...
Although I have been overseas for these past few years...
The last day before departure is still hard..

But anyway, I'm not going to spend my time blathering and complaining...
Looking forward to 20th September and hope that everything will turn out well...

2007-06-09T12:32:00.000+01:00

These few days I discovered something very very interesting...
Another of my hypothesis is correct!!!!
I have long known that my singaporean friend has some kind of grudge against me..
and it was finally revealed during the exam time...
I have to say I'm really lucky to find out about it...
As you may know, singaporeans are known for their "kiasu-ism"...
but this is the most extreme case I've seen so far...
Never have I seen such attitude like my friend (say H for convenience)...

H actually said that it would be better for him if I'm not in Newcastle...
cos apparently, it's very hard for him to get the top student title if I'm there...(not trying to brag)
but think about this...
have you ever wished for someone to not be in the same course as you so that you can't be the top student????
Frankly, I've never done that...
If I feel that I'm not in the same level as someone, then I would simply work harder..
not wish for him to disappear!!!
Anyway, his hatred might be partly due to my fault...
Everytime he asked me if I understand something or have studied for exam, I said yes for most of the time...
logically, if you think you're ready, why do you have to say "No"???
From one POV, I am indirectly putting pressure on H
but on the other hand, I just say what is in my mind..
Do I not have the right to say what I think???
This is the problem with Singaporean...
they're trained to say "No" when asked about academic stuff...
If asked "Have you started revising for exam?", they would say "No" even if they have started..
If asked "Have you done the homework?", they would say "No" even if they have done half of it..
and what you would see is that the next day they come to uni, they've done everything that they said "No" to..
Suddenly you will see long lists of calculations from his notepad, and suddenly he understands most of the materials tested for exam...
Not all Singaporeans are like this...
but H is certainly one of those really "kiasu" type...
He prefers to hear all the "Nos" than "Yes"..

Anyway, my results are coming out next week..
I hope that he won't find lame excuses again...

2007-05-29T19:07:00.001+01:00

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2007-05-29T11:48:00.000+01:00

Halfway through the exams and I'm getting more and more excited...
Excited to go home and do fun stuffs!!!
Yay!!!!

Anyway, I'm now looking for Chiyo chichi plush doll but I dunno where to buy it!!!
IT's a very rare item even in Japan..
I managed to find one here
but it's way too small..
what I want is something bigger than that..
something similar to the rabbit plush I have at home..
but dun think that I've gotten soft just because I'm looking for plush doll..
hehe...
and the price for the 6" plush doll is way too expensive..
doesn't worth the money spent...

Can't wait to go home!!!
Have plenty of things going on in my head..
woohoo...
shiok shiok!!!!

2007-05-14T19:37:00.000+01:00

Let's see...
1 more week to my exam and I'm still struggling with my assignments...
This semester really has no proper revision week..
Today I'd just finished my presentation
and it was really bad..
"could have been better", that's what I felt
Yes..in fact, if my partner didn't screw up, the presentation would have been way better...
Imagine I speak better English than English people!!!
Isn't this a bit weird??
but..what to do??

The presentation had been marked and nothing could change it..
Getting a 7-7-6 for presentation is really not what I expect when I did it..
That is a really poor mark..
Nonetheless, one more down and now I'll be eagerly waiting for Friday where I will be judged for the final hurdle before I go to the battlefront...

2007-05-02T22:36:00.000+01:00

busy busy busy busy busy busy busy busy busy busy busy busy busy busy busy
busy busy busy busy busy busy busy busy busy busy busy busy busy busy busy
busy like hell!!!!

Yet another new template...

2007-04-18T22:30:00.000+01:00

I'm back with a new template and a new quote generator!!!
Haha..I'm so happy that I finally get it working..
din do anything much though..
I have been trying to get it worked before Christmas..
The function is simple..
but I dunno why it din work last time..
This time I din do anything much...
I wrote the same script, edited the database
and *whoop...it worked!!!
It was weird cos it din work the other time..
but oh well..
It saved me from another headache..

Haven updated this blog for a long time..
cos life is getting much much better especially during Easter Holiday..
Imagine 5 weeks holiday!!!!
and Jordan came to Newcastle during the first 3 weeks...
We practically had fun and let loose...
but now that holz is going to be over soon..
This is the last week and next week uni will re-open..
with 5 assignments to be submitted!!!!

I guess I'll just enjoy it!!!
Enjoy and have fun like I always do!!!
Haha..

.......

2007-03-25T04:13:00.000+01:00

25 March 2007..
It is now 4:12 am in the morning
and I'm still sitting in front of my computer...
surfing and typing blog entry...
I'm wondering why I haven't slept yet
even though I've made up my mind that I shall sleep early and wake up early..

Well, I'm not having a problem or any sort of sadness..
but I'm simply thinking about a lot of things..
things that may be relevant or not relevant..
depends on how you look at it..
but all things are relevant to me no matter how small they are..

Let's see..
I'm actually thinking about my friend..
no no no...
it's not about crush or anything..
I don't really know how to explain it..
I don't know the word to use to describe it..

Anyway, it is about another of my 'project'
hehehe...
I don't know if I should do it or not..
but one thing for sure,
once I start to do it, I must go all the way..
and the outcome may be grim..
I want to quit doing it..
but it's addictive..
To ask me to stop would be like to ask a smoker not to smoke..
but I'll do my best...

"Will you hold me now, hold my frozen heart. Please make it all go away. Am I ever gonna feel myself again?
I hope I will" OLIVIA - Winter Sleep