Back from my trip

My trip to Spain and London ended when we boarded the bus yesterday midnight heading back here to Glasgow. We reached the bus station today morning at 8 am after a long bumpy, cramp and stuffy ride. Didn't had much sleep in the bus. Hmm.. didn't had any either during the day today. The trip was fun and relaxing. Unlike the time when we were in Italy. We took our time enjoying the country. However, even though this trip we didn't have to carry our back packs all around, it was more tiring than the time we had in Italy. Maybe it's because of the cold weather. Talking about cold weather, it snowed much tonight and it's still snowing. We went out to build snowman and slide down the slope behind our block. Great fun!! Haven't had so much laugh since the last summer. This is my first snow experience. Maybe after a few days of snowing I might be hoping that it didn't snow so much... But anyway, I'll be enjoying the snow when I still like it...
Meet.... errrr.... frosty! the snowman... no not the one on the right...

Meet my breakfast... (this wat wu liau ppl do -_-")

Konnichiwa... namae wa Ma Yun Cheung desu... Yoroshiku...
chang: hai... itadakimasu....
Ma Yun Cheung: O[]O!!!

plagiarism...

Few days back I got back my introduction from my supervisor... The result from the scan state that my work consisted of 13.35% similarity with (include in print out 27 websites) articles from the internet. My expression at that moment was like O_O??!!??... I did my introduction by myself in my own words and the websites given I had not seen. Well, that's still alright I thought, there must be thousands of work outside on the internet. Finding something similar is not so surprising since my work contains a lot of facts. But still, 27 websites... and only for 13.35% of my work... *hmmm... these authors must have BLOODY COPIED every word from each other!!!...* *sigh* It's either I have to bend and alter facts, give a novel length explanation for something worth one sentence or use poor grammar in order to make it my own work... -_-"...

Call from home...

Today, at around 3pm, I got a long distance call from friends in Malaysia!!. Whao, was I surprised!! We chat for at least half an hour. Appreciateed their call, but they had to tell me that they are having a 'yum cha' session... -_-"... knowing that I miss it so much... Anyway, got to hear their voices again is really relieving. Then, got to talk 'fai wah' (crap) with my buddy.. ahahaha... how I miss it so much... Spending time with friends outside at night, talking crap, enjoying each others company. Bloody hell!! now the next 8 months will seem F long!! Wah!!.. I wanna go yum cha!!! I wanna talk crap with my friends!!! I wanna eat good food again!!!... T^T ...

Screensaver for my phone...

This is a screen saver I made for my phone. Was made quite a while ago...

Semester break just started

Had just gone through 2 class test, one yesterday and one today. The one we had yesterday was drug delivery systems, which consists of various types of current delivery systems. The class test contributes 50 percent to the degree paper and this is a 'one off' type where the subjects tested will not appear again in the final year paper. In this class test, we are only tested on four sub topics and already the heavy reading material. Journals... and more journals... Before the test, I was already feeling nauseous from all the reading. HOWEVER, during the test, I realised that we were given only very limited time to complete the short answer questions or rather, it should instead be called short novel questions. The question given were general and alot of information could be given but, what the heck, the time given was not enough. Ahh... hope what I put in is enough to get me good grades...

Today's paper was on recent advances of current researches and it require us to read a journal and answer 8 questions in 3 hours. Well, I think the time given should be sufficient... I think? I completed all the questions given with some answers being cut short. Besides, usually, I take a day just to finish a journal, so today I think I burned a few fuses going overdrive on finishing the journal in 1 and a half hour. Felt my head burning after the test... Hah... I myself was wondering why did I go all out on this test... it was only a mock test and no marks are to be given... Anyhow, I'm glad it's all over now. Now, I'll be waiting for my trip to Spain... Ohh.. still have to look up on a few destinations... Hmm.. guess I won't be free for a while yet...

Muah first wallie....

This is my first wallpaper. Happy that I've finally got into making one after saying so... This one is of Mugen from Samurai Champloo. Great anime... for those who like the way of the warrior, this is a must see. Woohoo...
more shall come... hope I can improve on them...

Sien...

Study till sien... *yawn* it's 2.00 am here in U.K. and I should be sleeping. Tomorrow need to wake up at 7.30 to continue studying. Hai... sien lah study here... not like back home in Malaysia, sien, can go out with friends mamak. *wah! thinking of milo ice and roti pisang*... Damn... When I'm back in Malaysia, I'm gonna go out nightly to get that feel again... But maybe then, nobody wanna go out with me ler... hai.. okok don't think too far... But the food here is really expensive ler... Ahh.. WTF lah... go sleep... maybe can get a nice dream. *yawn*... -_-

I wonder....

When I was 15, I discovered that I love science. I love the logical, evidence-based thinking and thus, this have caused me to persue a career along the scientific line. Back then, I can't even draw to save my own life, as they would say. But I still like arts though. Just that I can't produce artistic works, I'm still interested in arts; umm.. such as music, I've learned to play the guitar, not talented at it though; I like making sculptures, took ages to produce anything good, but still... hai... give me some credit ok???... -_-" ...; and I love designs and other art stuffs lah... lazy to explain so much. Well, that's then. Now, I'm doing a degree in pharmacy and I realised I'm getting well, more in touch with my artistic side?? I got better in drawing and lately I've been making wallpapers.... ahahaha... So, my conclusion is, I've been wondering, may it be, because I've exhausted the left side of the brain and now the right side is kicking in? Hmmm... it's only a hypothesis...

Pondering....

What is happiness when there is no one to share with???

It's been a looooonnnnngggg time....

Well, it's been a looonnnngggg time since i last posted... Why? Well, nothing interesting have been happening in my life... well at least till now... So I got bored of writing my daily events which even bore myself to death. Today, it snowed... nah, not that interesting though, to tell the truth. Just looking for a reason to write again. Snow in November... that should be something interesting as they said it seldom snow in Glasgow. Besides, from our seniors, it only snowed for three days last year and it was during December... Who know's we brought the snow?? ahahaha... if that's true, well we are one bunch of cold hearted people then. Anyway since it snowed this early, I'm assuming that it will get even colder in December and worse in January. As for me, up till now, I've already forgotten how cold feels like... All I know is that either I'm feeling warm, or I'm already numb... Still can cope with the weather here. This scares me somehow too... this means I'm not going to able to tolerate the heat back home in Malaysia. My my... this is some problem.

Anyways, I've been busy doing my research work and also studying for my coming test. Will be going to Spain during the holidays... Hope by then I'll write more frequently again. Well can't help it... feels bored to write uninteresting things like daily affairs.... Who'd want to read??? Hai.... "hai kum sin lah"!!!

Journey continued

Ok, so it's not the night after like I promised, it was because I was busy. Ok then, I'll continue from where I stopped. Umm.... let's see... Oh ya, Florence, then there we were spending two nights in the the tent. The nights were really an experience to remember. Never have I felt that cold before. Well we could say it's good practice for winter here... Anyway our next destination was a short stop in Pisa.

Then it was Rome. Rome is a beautiful place. This time we stayed in a dorm sharing beds and it was inside walls!! *phew*. Guess we had enough bad nights that could spoil our journey. Anyway it was really far away from the city centre and we have to take two buses before we reach the camp site. We reach the place, camp Tiber, at around 1, got everything ready and slept at around 3. We had to get up at 5.30 the next morning to get to the Vatican city. Lucky we could leave our back packs behind. We did not get to enter Vatican city as it required us obtaining a visa. Anyway, St. Peter's basilica, the museum and Sistine Chapel was open to public. The basilica was really grand.

We also entered the museum and the Sistine Chapel. Due to insufficient time, we only allowed ourselves a total of 2 hours to be inside the museum and the chapel. There were a huge collection of arts and sculptures in the museum. In my opinion, it would have taken a day to appreciate everything in the museum and chapel. After that we visited the coliseum.

The next day, we went to the Phanteon, Trevi's fountain where I made a wish. Hope it come true. hehehe... Then we went around a few more places before getting on a plane heading back to Glasgow.

Well as a conclusion, Italy is a beautiful place and I wished we had more time to go around, especially in Rome and Venice, my two favorite places. However, during the trip I also noticed that Italians are not all that polite but have better features than people in Glasgow.

Ok then, that's the trip to Italy. I'm still tired from the trip... and it didn't help that I had to work on Friday and Saturday. Anyway classes will be starting soon...

Ciao!!!!

Just a week ago I joined a group of friends on a trip to Italy. 14 of us set out by plane to our first destination, Milan. I was all excited and looking forward to see Italy. However, Milan kind of let me down a bit. When we reached there, I really felt like I've reached Malaysia instead of Italy. Well, maybe it's just because I had very high expectations on Milan, the fashion city. Anyway the place look much like Ipoh old town, with hotels everywhere. On the night we reached it was already quite late, then we went around looking for our hotels. Yup, the first night in Italy, I slept in a hotel, just a 2 star one but it's still alright. The rest of the nights in Italy will be spent in camp sites. This is because we planned the trip ourselves and it's like backpacking. Ok then, back to Milan, the next day, we went around Milan and I noticed the best place to see in Milan is the Duomo. Beautiful place, but, unlucky as I am always, it was under restoration when I was there. *sigh* So the front of the building was covered with scalfoldings.

I also visited a castle there in Milan which I have forgotten the name.

Then that evening, we left to Venice by train. We did not stop or stayed in Venice itself but in campsite in Fusina on the mainland. We took a boat the next morning to the Island. Now, venice is what I can say a very beautiful place. It's a small island but the buildings and churches are beautiful. Even the life there is ot so busy especially in Murano, the island where glass makers stays. We were also so fortunate to witness one event which we hoped will not occur to ruin our trip, the flooding of Venice. I found information on Venice and got to know that some parts of Venice, like the Piazza San Marco, are prone to flooding during high tides as it is the lowest part of Venice. I never thought that it would really happen when we were there. However we only witnessed the beginning of the flood.

The water level was not deep but it has restricted trffic an cause the piazza to be crowded at dry areas. This stopped us from entering the Palazzo Ducale and Basillica San Marco which we have planned. It was really a waste that we couldn't enter the Basillisc.

Then, that evening, we left, again by train to Florence, or Firenze, as know by the Italians. In Florence we stayed in yet another camp site and this camp site IS by far the worst we had on the trip. Sleeping in tents with no lights was fine with me. However, in Florence it was extremely cold, day or night, and it didn't help when it rained for both nights we were there. Everyone had touble sleeping due to the extreme cold. Anyway in Florence, we went into one of the galleries there and the one we went in had David, the famous sculpture by Michelangelo. Well, most galleries and churches in Italy are filled with sculptures and frescoes by famous masters.

*yawn* ok it's late now... I gotta work tomorrow. I'll continue the journey tomorrow night.... Ciao!!

Edinburgh Castle...

Finally Blogspot have found a way to upload pics without using another program. Well this is a test posting of a picture. What you are seeing is the Edinburgh Castle...

Holidays

It's been three weeks already since the holidays had started and in two weeks time it'll end. So what great things did I achieve during this wonderous holiday in a foreign land? First of all great news, I've got a job. And, it was all thanks to our wonderful Miss Jen T. Why? Haha, cause it was her who got the offer, in fact quite a number of offers and thus, she gave me one. Some people just have all the luck. For the amount of places I've searched and the amount of applications I've handed in, I'd have half expected that I'll get at least 1 phone call... but, no... not even a buzz. Ahh... enough of that, had been complaining enough about this... to who? myself ler, who else is there? So, back to the topic, I got a job in a chinese buffet restaurant. Well the pay is not all that great, only 4 pounds per hour and compared to the work load, it's... sad to say... Anyway the work load is not a problem for me though. as long as there is a job and there is income, I'm fine. However, I'm only working 2 days per week for 5 hours each day. So I have 5 days to rot at home each week.

This weekend, I'll be going for a trip to Italy. We'll be visiting, Milan, Venice, Florence, Rome and Pisa. I'm put in charge of Venice, claimed to be a romantic place. *thought bubble 'hmm... what a waste!'*. Hope I don't ruin the trip for everyone else. But it'll be a rushing trip. Time is our greatest enemy here. As we are not following a tour, we have to plan everything by ourselves.

So, besides all these, my holiday has been to sleep, eat, laze around and rot. Just like every other holidays. Life is boring here. This boredom has even made me got into a bad habit. A habit to stare into empty space, doing nothing at all. The scary thing is, my thoughts are also empty. Really feels like rotting....... Ok des, that's all about my great wonderous holidays!! Stay tuned for more boring stuffs. *play ending theme song*

Boredom...

It's been a week since I knew I got an exemption in my PP3 and I'm really glad it ended up this way. However, now, after my final exam paper or rather, a video, I'm faced with total boredom. Lost, not knowing what to do... Daily I'll set out to look for vacancies and almost always I'll end up with, "Oh, well currently we are filled, but here's an application form, fill it up and we'll see what we can do" or, "We ran out of application forms. Do you have a CV with you?". And thus, I ended up submitting lots of CVs. It even felt like I'm advertising myself. -_-" Damn....

That's my daytime... Well as for the night time, I spent most of it either upstairs with friends or in my room in front of my lap top. I think I can start to communicate with my lap top already. Well, I do still have to cook and ummm.... worry about me getting a job. Otherwise it's the non-beneficial online games... Making my life even more boring, I've finally caught up with the animes I watched... Now I have to wait a week to get and episode... How MORE BORING CAN LIFE GET!!!

That's the problem... when there are studies to be done, I'll complaint about stress but hey, at least I've got something to put my mind into... Now, I've got nothing to do. I can't really stand this... The two feelings I hate the most, occuring at the same time... bored and lonely... Damn!

I GOT EXEMPTED!!!!

The greatest, most unexpectable thing happened today!!! This morning, I woke with a heavy heart as it was the day we got the feedback on our exemption exam. The tension in the air was great. Everyone in the house getting ready to go to the dispensary where we were supposed to get our results, did not really smiled. Got my breakfast done quickly and went on my way to the dispensary.

As we were waiting to go into the dispensary I got the usual anxiety attack I get before I go into an exam or getting my result... As they asked us to go into the room, I couldn't help to notice that my heart was really pounding hard. Sat myself down at the usual place. And then...... John began to call out names, those he said to go into the discussion room. I was one of them. My first thought was that 'OOHHH NO.... I'm going to get my results first...' I thought we were called into the room because our results were to be given out individually. This is the truth, in case 'someone' who is reading this thinks that I'm bragging. *sweat*

Then, the last name was called... and the last person came into the room and sat around the table where the rest are. John closed the door and with his #$%^@#$ serious face, asked told us we all looked so tensed. Well, I was already cursing inside *thought* 'WTF do you think? Of course we looked tensed, we are getting our results which determine if we are going to spend the next few weeks stressing ourselves out on this subject!!!' Well you see, PP3 is not a subject you can read and then go sit for the exam and pass it. It's the only subject you can pass by practicing. Then, with his ever serious face, he said 'Well, you are all exempted'. The funny thing was, everyones first expression was like 'Huuhh??? What did he said?' It was only when he said it the second time when the smiles came back on everyone's face. Everyone in that room of course.

We were let off early. I was, well, extremely relieved. I've got an exemption!! An exemption on the paper which I first got a -25 and a 40 for the class test.... Well I guess those mistakes I made paid off then...

Unforgetable...

This year, I had another unforgetable birthday celebration. A few newly met friends, the two from Hong Kong; Congo and Steven; and the one from Malaysia; Edward. Even though, I've only knew them for a short period of time, they threw a birthday party for my *sniff* so 'kam tung'.

Last night, we went to Edward's place as there was supposed to be a small gathering so check our photos taken during the Highland trip. It ended up as a dinner where Congo, Steven and Edward cooked a bunch of magnificent food for us. There were dishes Congo made which was famous in Hong Kong. Anyhow, everthing they made were wonderful.

All I thought was just a small gathering, but they surprised me when they ended it as a birthday party. I was left speechless... totally... To cut a long story short... I ended up with the broadest smile on my face that night. Something that I may not forget... even though Steven have to go back to Hong Kong on the 20th. Will really miss this guy.

Highland Trip

The past weekend, which was the last Saturday, I went on a highland trip with Sheryin's gang, Njo, Chien Hoon and three of their friends; Congo, Steven and Edward. We rented two cars each driven by Congo and Edward up to the Isle of Skye, located northwards from Glasgow where we spent the night. I was told that the trip straight to the Isle of Skye from Glasgow would take about 4 to 5 hours.

The trip started at 10.30 on a beautiful Saturday morning. Well, that morning, I was told to get ready by 9, so I woke at 7am. Quite tired, since I had a hard time sleeping the night before, but, excited though I was kept me awake. Then, on our way up to the Isle of Skye, we stopped at some interesting places chosen by Congo and Edward, who organised this trip. The first stop was Loch Lomond. This was a quick stop just to take some photographs. We also stopped by a few towns such as Oban and Fort William, on our way up. Well I can't really remember all the places we stopped as there were also short toilet stops :-) Well we finally reached our lodging at 12 midnight. Then, the guys cooked supper. After we had our fill, we chatted, played some games and then finally took our shower and slept at 4am. Haha... we had to wake at 6.30am the next morning.

Surprisingly, everyone was quite active the next morning. Really pity the drivers who had to drive us around and back to Glasgow. Anyway, on Sunday, we went around the Isle of Skye and climbed a rocky mountain, which I had forgotten the name. We climbed quite high actually and the girls weren't as enthused as the guys though. It was really windy up there and the winds are strong and cold. Going up was easier and going down was really a problem. The guys had to guide the girls down one by one and it took quite some time. Well, after all that, we tracked our way out and went on to other places. We visited a waterfall and some castles by the sea side. The view were beautiful. Then we started our journey home after dinner at about 11.00pm. By now, the drivers were really tired and sleepy. We had to rush home as we have classes the next day and the rest had to go to work. Anyway, we reached Glasgow safely at 2.00am.

I don't know about the others but I went straight to bed after washing up. Was dead tired. During the whole trip back, I had to force myself to stay awake and to make sure the driver stayed awake. Well, I would say on a whole the trip was really fantastic and the people we went with are really great fun. However, in my opinion, the duration of the trip should be set longer so we don't have to rush and have more time to enjoy the scenes and everyone wouldn't be so tired...

PP3

PP3 class test 2 tomorrow... DAMN!! How can I ever be good at it? It's a subject you can't study and the slightest error causes you great deduction of marks.... What should I do? Hai.... damn it, getting me all worked up. Kept telling myself "Be calm, tomoroow is just a class test. Take it as a practice. Be calm and everything would be fine" Who the HELL am I kidding!! Since when have I ever been calm before tests and exams... It's like a build in, packaged character I have. Anxiety always boosted up before tests and exams. In a way it gets me studying but I DON'T want it during tests!!!! Another thing is that, IT'LL NEVER ALWAYS BE "JUST A CLASS TEST" would it? The exemption exam is nearing... What can I do??!!??

Ok... enough of sulking... back to my study desk... ^_^ Good luck everyone....

I'm back...

Whao!... Looks like it's been ages since I last posted a blog. Well, that's because nothing much has happened ever since the last blog. As usual, I follow the daily routine here, wake up, have breakfast, attend lectures or lab sessions, have lunch, come back in the evening, cook, eat, sleep. That's just about everything I do daily. Well except for shopping occasionally for grocerries.

Oh, yup, something special DID happened. I went to a foam party. My first time ever. Well, it's nothing much to talk about actually, the usual disco scene; dance, drinks; the only extra is that they shoot foam on the dance floor, and THAT'S also for a very short period of time. I remembered having to walk back to my residential hall still wet during the night. Nearly frozen halfway. That's about the most happening event I've had since I've been to Glasgow.

Other crazy stuff I've done? Well, umm... I've rolled down hills before... hahaha thinking of it makes me laugh... The gang I went with was exceptionally silly and fun to be with. We rolled down a small little hill just at the back of our residential block. Great fun we had... Might continue doing it when we are 'wu liau' and have nothing to do. I've also got to know a certain person better whom I felt great being with. That's that ok... don't be so 'ke po'.

Besides all I've written, Glasgow is really a nice quiet place... a bit too quiet for people like me though. Great place to have a vacation, well if you have time and money (as I had a discussion with Mark). But all in all... nothing much has happened up till now. I'll be having my exams soon and won't be blogging for a while. Haha, like I had?? haha... I think no one visits this place anymore since I've deserted it for quite some time....

Anyways, end of blog.... ja ne....

WHY??!!!???

Why must it be like this?? Why?? The more I'm starting to forget, the more things pops up to remind me... WHY??!!??

LEAVE ME ALONE!!!........

Castle Visit

On 26 of June, which is a Sunday, I took a trip to the Cuzlean Castle. Well, I could say I was lucky to be able to join the trip. The tickets were sold out when I went to get it. It was through a friend who come to get two tickets from friends who didn't want to go. However, the trip was worth the price. I had to pay 10 pounds for the tickets but that include the bus fare and the entrance fee into the castle.

The trip started at 9.00, when we boarded the bus. The journey to the castle took about a quarter past an hour, but we did stop halfway to look at the Burns cottage. Robert burns once lived there. Who is Robert Burns? Well, beats me... but I was told he was a famous poet in Scotland. Then on the way to the castle from the Burns cottage, see stopped once more at the "Electric brae". What the heck is that? Ummm let me see... how should I explain. Well, first lets start of by saying that it is one freaking magnificent thing or place to experience. At this particular stretch of road, a very small stretch in fact, there's an optical illusion. I'll explain it by giving the details of my experience, it'll be easier, for everyone. First when the bus was stopped at this particular stretch of the road known as the "electric brae", we were asked to look out the windscreen, or the front of the vehicle. It looked as if the bus was going downhill. (If you doubt what I see, ask the other 49 people on the bus!!) I used 'as if', why? Because, when the driver let the handbrakes off, instead of rolling forward, the bus rolled backwards!!!! Which if looking out the front is going downhill, we are in fact rolling uphill!!!! Really magnificent. It's one of those see it to believe it kind of phenomenon.

Ok,let's not get too excited. The main purpose of the trip was to visit Cuzlean Castle, not the "electric brae". On the way to the castle, the country side view was great. Then, nearing the castle, for the first time in Glasgow, I saw the sea. (I've been wondering why are there so many sea gulls around town when I don't see no sea?) The castle, as usual, hangs off a cliff by the sea. Wonder why most castles are built like that?

When we entered the castle, we weren't allowed to take any photos, so, well what a waste! The inside of the castle were indeed grand. The decorations, the artwork and the architecture were all great. Even though I'm not that good in appreciating all these. The castle were used by umm.... some first earl, second earl, first marquees, etc etc... I can't remember the names and no one would I guess. Their story were told during the tour within the castle. We weren't brought to places like the dungeons and hidden passageways though. Hmm... a bit disappointed. I thought it was part and parcel to have those in a castle.

Then we had lunch, picnic style on the garden outside the castle. After the brief lunch, we walked around in search for areas around the castle which was supposed to be tourist attraction. Well, we found the rocky beach, and with much effort, the Swan pond. The pond was umm... relatively big, but despite it's given name, the swans were hard to find. There were only two swans there on the big pond. The rest are mostly ducks and seagulls. Anyway, beside the pond there was a field where many locals have picnics and bask in the sun. There was a hut selling famous local ice creams as well. I didn't had any though. Then, after a long day, it was time to go back.

Everyone was tired and on the one hour trip home, most slept the journey off. The trip was really nice and memorable. at least now I can say I've been to other places besides John Anderson Campus and streets around it. Now, my fingers are numb from typing....

The summer of Scotland

Since I've been here in Glasgow, there's not much chance I've seen the sun out. Even though it is supposed to be summer now. All I've been experienceing are cold, rainy, windy days. Ive' even been sick due to that for the past few days. Got an infection in the airways. Well, I've recovered. Finally today, the sun is shining ever so brightly and the weather is just fine. Just like in an air conditioned building. Oh wait, I've have to explain that that's the air conditioned building back home in Malaysia I'm talking about, where when it's air conditioned to keep us cool. Here, the system is in reverse. In which, when the air conditioner is turned off, the whole building turns cold. Taadaa!!!

Back on today's weather. The sun is out, bright, though cloudy, but it's the best summer's day I've seen in Glasgow so far. Just finished my lab session. Have to start revising as they teach 130 pages of course notes per day on lecture days, and full lab session on lab days. So I'll have to do speed reading or spend the weekends locked in a room in order to complete my revision. Well Good luck to me then!!!

Class starts

For the past few days, from since I'm in Glasgow up till yesterday, my housemates and I, no wait, I think maybe I could include everyone, ok, everyone was busy hunting for cheap groceries and cheap clothes. As a result, blisters for everyone, haha just joking. Well partly joking, I developed some on my leg due walking. That's it, we've been walking, walking and walking. Oh, not only that, we've also been walking while carrying very very heavy stuffs. That's it. Hai... the places where we can get cheap goods are usually very far away from where we stay and since when things are cheap, we'd like to stock them up. Because of this, I've also developed tired shoulders and pain in the back.

Besides, I've been cooking quite a number of meals now... and I finally understand why mom always complaint "don't know what to cook". Thinking of what to cook for the next meal is really troublesome, even more troublesome than cooking. By the way, food seems to be the constant problem we have in this place. It's hard work to get the food back to our place and even after stocking our foodstuffs up, everything seems to go quickly.

Enough of that, class started today, and for this semester, we'll be having labs and lectures from 9 to 5. That's like working, only it's in reverse where we pay the university instead of getting paid. I'm adapting to the weather I guess. Don't feel so cold anymore. Well, yes it's summer here now, but still it's very very cold. The winds here are piercing. If ever it rains, it's be like a large number of needles poking through you. One thing I notice about the weather here though. IT'S TOTALLY UNPREDICTABLE. When the sky is cloudy and dark, you might be expecting it to rain, but then, after some strong, cold winds, the sun comes out and it's hot. When the sun touches your skin it really burns. However, not long after the sun is out, the sky might go dark again and it might start to rain. This rain will stop immediately as soon as the sun is out and continues when the sky is dark. This process is not spanned at a long period but happens quickly. So it means that, one moment you see the bright sunshine when you open your window, but by the time you turn and walk out the door, it have started to rain -_-" See!, that impredictable.

Ok, enough bullshitting for today. Got to get some sleep. Class tomorrow.

In Scotland

Finally I've settled down with an internet connection in my own room. Let me see, how shall I start. Well, lets start from when we arrive at the airport. After a long tiring 12 hours flight with 2 transits, we've finally reached the airport in Glasgow. The tiring part about long distance flight is when we have to carry our heavy bags around during transit. Besides, I did not get good sleep during the flight. Anyways, the weather here in Glasgow is really great, cooling, but occasionally, strong winds can really make you shiver. After 2 and a half days here, I'm still not used to the season here. It's summer, and the sun only sets at 11 at night. When we take a stroll out, it would feel like an evening walk. So, I have to live by the watch. Sleeping at specific hours. Interestingly, we've not suffered from jet lag. I think it's because on the first day, we were so tired of carrying stuffs up to our rooms, everyone slept with ease the first night.

Glasgow is a beautiful and big city. To walk from one place to another is really something. For instance, we need to take a 10 minutes walk from our rooms to the nearest Tesco to buy our groceries. So, we get plenty of exercise. The cool weather allows us to walk long distance without sweating, which is a good thing. However, the weather still couldn't help us relief our muscle aches at the end of the day. The architecture of the buildings here are also beautiful.

Food here are cheap, IF you are earning your pounds here. When a Malaysian like myself wants to eat, we'll have to think twice, as the conversion can really kill you. So, now, I've been training myself to eat less. However, I think whatever food we eat, goes into energy we use to get to the place to get the food itself. So it's a 1+1-1=1 sort of thing, nothing really stays as energy for long.

The night time here is cold, but we have a heater in every room and I do switch it on at night so I won't get too cold. The accommodation here is not bad besides the inconvinient design. I'll show you when I'm able to.

Classes starts on Monday and it'll be just the Malaysian students for this summer. We'd only meet the rest of the class in September. Hmmm... can't wait to meet them. Anyway's I'll also be trying to get a job then, when the schedule is not so packed.

Ok I think I need to sleep now. Tomorrow morning the seniors would bring us to the so called China Town of Glasgow, which my friends who have seen the place today, confirmed that the place is actually the size of a warehouse. Ok then, Goodnight. Ohh and during summer, the sun rises at around 4 to 5 in the morning.

Last night before I leave

Tomorrow, I shall leave to Scotland to further my studies. For a year I'll be away from my family and close friends. Just yesterday, my relatives from Ipoh left, heading back to Ipoh. They came down to bid farewell and also there ways a dinner to attend. Anyways tonight, my close friends had asked me out to have a drink and to chat for the last time before I leave for the faraway land. My parents were asleep at home and I guess I might have just spend the night chatting rather than staying at home staring at empty space.

We went to a different place this time. Not the usual 'ming tien' in Taman Megah, but KLFC in Kuchai Lama. After some time chatting, which I remembered was about 2 to 3 hours of nonsense, we finally bid each other farewell. Feeling heavy in the heart to leave my close friends and especially my parents. However, it's only going to be one year, neither too long nor too short. Still I'm having mixed feelings about leaving to Scotland. A part of me is excited to go (the bigger part). Another part of me feels otherwise. Hmm... we'll see what the future holds then. Tomorrow shall be a new beginning.

Cashier

It's been more than a week taht I have had this job as a cashier for my uncle's promotion. The promotion is, at last coming to an end, next Monday. It's no fun at all being a cashier. Especially when it's in a promotion like this, where customers keep turning up like everything's free. It's good for the business, baaad... for the back! Standing in front of the counter daily is really not easy. Well it's not really from 10 to 10, we can sit during the off peak hours, but now and then there would be someone showing up wanting to pay. During peak hours, huh...., needless to say, the chair is just there to block my way.

Besides standing, there is always the stress of punching the wrong digits, doing the wrong thing and it doesn't help that everynight, I only get to sleep for only about 5 hours. (Go out yum cha, haha, lolijin lah) Then during the late evening, I'll be so blur, I'd not know what I'm doing. Looking at the customer, holding his money, still thinking what I'm up to.

Anyway, I've discovered another fun thing to do, besides googling at girls lah, that is to make the customers feel nervous hahaha, never fails. After paying, when they are trying to keep the change and receipts, what I do is just hold up the plastic bag, containing their goods, and they'd speed up shuffing everything quickly like I'm trying to shoo them away. Muahaha.... Need to continue this later... got to go take a shower then go out again... hahaha. Tomorrow still need to wake at 7.30am. (No hope!)

I PASSED!!!!

Yes, I've passed my finals... Now no more worrying. Continue with my work, then wait for attachment, then wait to go to England. Hey, wait, I've still got my vista apartment to worry about. Anyway, that is just a small problem at the moment.

Actually, I knew I passed my finals a few days ago. Thanks to our lovely Ginn. She got my results for me. If not, I'll have to worry for a few more days. Anyway, Ginn got higher marks than me!!

Today

Hmmm.. the second day working... Today is the day when the exhibition or sales officially started. I, was given the job as a cashier. So all day, I have to punch the right figures into the cash register or I'll get my ass kicked. Today's sales was not bad, I think... Don't really know, cause I've not much experience doing business.
But I know I'm damn tired now...

Whole day punching numbers, taking money, googling at pretty babes.... O0O muhahaha... great thing about working in shopping complex....!!!! Anyway... I think I better go. Need to take my shower and makan dinner!

First day of work

First day of work today... from 12 till just now... Working for my uncle in Ampang Point. Really tired now after a day of doing hard work... However I still prefer doing hard work than rotting at home. Results have been postponed!!! Made me worried for nothing!!! I think everyone would have the same thought as I did. All the worrying, and being afraid for nothing. But still, I'd like to know my results earlier just so I can prepare if... the worst happened.

Anyway, I'll be working in the exibition selling baby stuff untill 2nd of May. Just before my attachment on the 9th. After that, well... that I'll think about later. Hope to get another job, so that I won't rot again. This is what happens when you have no money to go for vacations... Anyway, I've to take my shower now. Haven't have my dinner yet. Going out after taking my shower. Ok.. update another day.... Cheers!

Worry...

The time to worry about the great finals has past. Now comes the time to worry about the great results. It's going to be out on Monday and it is this results that determine whether I get to continue in Scotland or... no I can't... I can't bear thinking of the other option. Funny isn't it, about life I mean, the whole life we have to worry. Worry about surviving, worry about our love ones, worry about relationships, worry about family, worry about death, worry about this , worry about that. Well the list is non-exhaustive. And finally, we die regretting that we've spent the whole time worrying. Well since the problem is right in front of our face, we should be able to solve it right? So stop worrying... But can we?
Especially in this competitive era, everything is about being the best. You want a better life, you'll have to be better than everyone. But of course, luck plays a part; an important part actually, which I'm sad to say, I've never had much. Some people are just born lucky, everything goes their way. Hmmm... maybe these people don't have to worry so much. Too bad, I'm not in this class of people.

Why do we need to worry? I really can't understand. Like a friend of mine once told me, “Why do you worry? Worrying doesn’t prevent the bad thing from happening.” Yes, I know this is true. But it didn’t stop me from worrying! Maybe worrying, prepares a person for the worst. So that he/she doesn’t perceive the threat of the shocking news only at the instant of receiving it. Just like if…. if… *sweat* tomorrow’s results are devastating….. Arrrgghhh… *tachycardia, hyperventilation, hyperperfusion* I’m really praying HARD that it’s going to be fine!

Should learn how to conquer and control my fears and worries…

I've fallen part 3

The angel finally decided to leave,
Without a trace she’s gone,
Leaving me still in the dark,
Grieving over what has been done.

Tired I am of chasing,
Tired I am of climbing up again,
Maybe I’ll just stay here,
And never walk again…


*It’s never whether a relationship will work for the two person, but always whether the two person wants the relationship to work or not*

Convo Mag

Hahh... finally the convo mag is done... well at least it's burnt onto cds and ready to be sent to print. Another thing off my back and I'm very sure off Ginn's back. Now that everything is done, I have to wait for the 6 days attachment to come. Mine falls on the 9th to 13th of May. Get to go to HUKM and SMC to do the cases. HUKM pharmacists are nice to talk to. Maybe because they are from IMU previously that's why. Anyway, it's really fun to do the clinical orientation in hospitals, putting aside the extreme tiredness at the end of the day. Going to wards, checking on patient's condition, checking on patient's treatment plan and creating a pharmaceutical plan is really interesting. This practical session really beats the theory we've been reading so much about, a thousand times!

Anyway that would still be in May. Anyway tomorrow night is when IMU Ball is held. Hope it would be great! It should! Cause it cost me a fortune, this Ball!

Post exams

Hmmm.... Exams are over, results and attachment to come. Not as exciting as I expected. Now that I'm free, I'm really free that it's getting bored. All my friends are either working or back in their hometowns on holiday. This really $@(<$! Even though I hated the stressful days before the exams, at least I had something to do each day. Now, urgghhh.... no one to go out with, no money to go places, EL's busy, etc, etc... Should go get something to do, but what? hmmm... All my hobbies are expensive, maybe I should make up a new hobby. Collecting mushrooms and moulds should be great since they'd be growing on me in no time!

Mental note: *STOP WHINING!!! PLAN SOMETHING!!!*

Finally free!!!

YES!! YES!! I'm finally free again. After three weeks restricted to the library and vista B, I'm finally out again. Muahahahaha..... The last paper was actually on Thursday. So, why only blog now? Cause, on Thursday, I was too busy going out hehe... Then on Friday I didn't go to the Uni and didn't went online. Therefore it waited till today.

Muahahaha... I finally get to do what I want... hahaha... ummm... wait... actually not really... hmm... still got the convo mag project to complete... Gotta complete it before Ginn chop my head off and serve in on a platter. Then there's the clinical attachment to attend, and the IMU Ball next week. Gotta prepare for it. So, I'm still not totally free yet, BUT STILL, it's far better than being locked up in the library and the room in the tower eating my module notes. Furthermore, they taste bad.

Got out with a few "long lost" friends these few days. Went 'yum cha' and updated myself with what's happening, and mostly talked alot of C. Really haven't had a laugh in a long time and have nearly forgotten how to do it. Nearly choked myself laughing.

EL seems to be enjoying herself in MLK. She's quite busy too, I guess. Hope she'd have some time for me.

Anyways, as a conclusion, it feels DAMN good to be able to breath again. Muahahaha... *choke* *choke* *cough* *cough*.

Tremor in P.J.

Alien : Studying in the room... thinking *wah little bit dizzy, must be study too much, siau liow!*

V: "arrghhhhh!"

Alien: Run out of room, "Why, what happen? Why you shout?"

V: "Oi! You cannot feel the building moving? Very serious!!"

Alien: "Where got?!?" *This one must be really siau liow! Extreme case!*

Zen: "Got lah, I also can feel"

Chris: Ran out of room... look around the living room... "I also can feel!"

Alien: "Huuhh?!?"

Chris: "Earthquake..."

Alien: "Where got? No lah!"

Chris: "Look!" Pointing at hanging wire, swinging.

Alien: "No lah, must be wind lah!"

Chris: "Where got wind so big?!? Wire swinging leh!"

Alien: Look properly... from wire to hanging dart board. O_O Dart board also swinging!!! "Wah!! yalah I think I also feel abit dizzy! What to do?"

V & Zen: "We go down now lah faster!!"

Chris, Zen & V: Run to door, open, run out.

Alien: Thinking... Walk to room, wear shirt, change pants, switch off the fan, take module notes... thinking... take wallet... Walk to door "Eh, Bob, CW, go down lah, tremor" Walk out door, go to lift, press down button, wait, get into lift, reach ground floor, walk out. Ppl gathering outside.

EC: "Wah just now I ran from 25th floor down the stairs.... like neverending. Run damn long look see, still on 13th floor!!"

Alien: "Huh... ummm... I took lift from 8th floor wor"

EC: 0_0" "WTF!!"

Study Break

I'm on my two weeks study break now. Got some loads of my shoulder, so not so stressed anymore. ^_^ Can smile a bit. However, still have to revise le of course since I've not touched my DD2 and 3 for so long. So I'm now camping in my third home. Where? The library lor where else?

If you are a fan of chinese martial arts stories, 'mou hup siu suet', this is the part where I'm going to 'pai guan lin kung', studying in isolation. The difference in this modern day is that, I have air-con and internet la. Like right now, hehe... resting la, if not 'jau fo yup mo' then also no good.

This time, I really have the motivation to study. Why? haha, cause I know someone in Melaka damn hard-working, studying 17/7 (7 hours of sleep). So, make me feel very guilty if I'm not doing the same thing. However, guys will be guys le, I don't really have such good concentration span, easily distracted.

Ok lah enough rest, must go back to 'lin kung'. To everyone from P103, good luck ya... happy studying!!! (The fact is, only very, very, very, GD few P103-ians will see this, -_-" but what the heck lah!)

End of semester

Hmmm... half way studying my PP2 a thought came through my mind... "How much stress can a person take??" I think this is certainly a very interesting thing to know. Well, at least it is for me! It has come to the time of the semester again where the finals is just two weeks away and everyone's studying like mad. As this is the last semester we are having in Malaysia, the workload is huge and the subjects are, well... in my opinion, impossible.

I know I should be studying, but after spending too much time in front of a book, even I myself cannot stop my mind from wandering. Especially when the subject is this dull, boring, dry, PP2. What's it about? Law, obviously... And so, now I have a heavy workload to finish and the deadline is near. Therefore, I'm extremely stressed. Not only because from the studies I have to get done before the finals, stress also comes from the fear that I might not be able to do well. The price to pay is high; another year studying, another RM13,000 gone.

I read in a magazine, the risk of depression is directly proportional to the level of education. The higher you are educated, the higher your risk of getting depressed. But, why do people with a higher level of education are at a higher risk of depression? Isn't the choice of continuing their studies, their own? Ohhh.... maybe that's the problem. I know I chose my current education because it promises a better career. Do I like what I study???.... Well... hey, actually I do, but not all that I study anyway.

Hmmm.... so then, just how much stress a person and take before he cracks???
(I think I might have answered the question, noticed what RUBBISH I'm posting!! -_-")

Kena Scolding....

"Oi... lazy bugger... don't know how to update your blog ah!?!"
"Stop blogging already?"
"Why so lazy wan you? Update your blog a bit lah!!"

Yup, I've been getting lots of this lately... I really do want to blog but time is a factor. I'm sure Jimmie, Mark and the rest knows. We are up to our noses with work and studies le. Two class test next week then two more the week after and then it's time to present the ADR assignment we had. God bless Ginn, as she'd allowed us to stop work for the convo mag. If the work load of the convo mag was not relieved, I guess many would really have DIED of stress. Need to catch up on lots of subjects and it didn't help that the weather we had this Chinese New Year was so darn hot. In weather like this, it was really meant for everyone to sit back, relax and let your imaginations run wild. Studying in this extreme heat is really a trouble. Getting drowsy after every few sentence and sometimes, one might even find themself facing flat on his module notes not knowing that he'd dosed off.

I've tried caffiene(strong coffee), it doesn't really work as effectively as I wished. I still feel sleepy when I'm to study and the worst thing that coffee does is that it keeps me wide awake when it's time to sleep. As a result, sleepiness during lectures. Now, I'm depending on the traditional chinese miracle concoction "chicken essence" to maintain alertness. I'm having doubts that it work. -_-

Ok... I've taken too much time already composing this thing here... It's time I've gone back to my camp ground, the library, to continue my revision. Good luck everyone in your studies!! OMG... I'm starting to forget how the outside world looks like.... @_@"

2nd Day

Into the second day of Chinese New Year... Today, had to drag myself up at 7. Why? My uncle called for a lion dance performance at his place at 8. So even though I was only half awake, had to be there. Besides, I was suppose to be the video cam guy ;-) Today, in the afternoon, we'd be going back to Ipoh. Think I'll be sleeping the whole way back, unless my dad wants me to drive instead.

Had to work anyway this holiday, must complete the convo mag stuff before the end of the holidays or else I'll have my head served on a platter to the whole class. I know Jimmie, W.H., and C.C. are working hard on their part as well (If ever I find out they are not, ... ... grrrr....). Well WHEN I get these jobs off my back, I'll be relieved.

Don't even have time to go visiting. Lower income... -_-... Nah!.. just joking. Anyhow, the kids seems to be enjoying themselves a lot. Less on their mind... how lucky... Wondering how's the weather in Singapore...

Happy Chinese New Year!!!

First, before anything else, I would like to wish everyone a Happy Chinese New Year. May this year brings you prosperity and good health.

This year... well, well... this year is something different indeed... Instead of us going back to Ipoh, my relatives came down to K.L. to have the reunion dinner. Not only that, food served are mostly bought. Thus, saving everyone from the trouble of having to think of dishes to make, and preparations of food. Well it's certainly a change... When I was younger, my grandma usually prepare th food for the reunion dinner and besides that, she'd also bake new year cookies for everyone.

Hey anyway, I think I need to finish blogging this some other day, a friend just came to take me out ;-) Before that, to everyone, have a great year!!! Win big money!! see ya!!!!

I've fallen part 2

Light, I finally can see light,
At the bottom there's something glowing with extreme brightness,
Elucidating everything in my way.
Finally I've reached the bottom, the fall doesn't seem to hurt.
What's this? The source of the light?
A beautiful angel glowing in pure white.
Suddenly everything feels great, I think I'll stay,
If possible, from now till the end of days.

EXAM...

Haha.. finally the big day(not that big actually), is just ummm... 13 hours away. I've studied like shit for this one essay exam consisting of only ONE yes!!! ONE GD question. So, I'm in a do or die situation and I certainly hope it's not the latter. The ONE GREAT question will be asking just about anything included in the four topics given by our lecturer. Four topics seems little huhh... wait till you see what's inside. Well, the truth is four topics is not that bad considering the whole subject 9 topics. However, the problem is, even after going through the four topics twice, I'M STILL NOT SURE IF I'VE STUDIED ENOUGH!!! Details, details... too many details. Plus, there are other assignments to complete. Hmmm... maybe they are testing if the contents in the modules holds the truth... Maybe they are trying to see if stress can really lead to schizophrenia and affective disorders... Muahahaha... Hmmm... I guess the contents are true after all...

I've fallen...

Wandering in the dark, unaware of the ledge, I've stepped one step too far and I've fallen...
Into the dark I've fallen, not knowing what the bottom holds...
Might it hold things of wonders, might emptyness awaits, I know not...
Day by day I'm falling, unaware of the passing time, not knowing what awaits me...
Would I see a light, emitted by the wonders at the bottom,
Or will I hit the cold, dark ground and start climbing up again???

New Year

Chinese New Year is just around the corner and my family has been preparing for it for quite some time. That's why each weekend when I'm at home I don't really have time to study peacefully. This year is quite different from previous years. First of all, my relatives from Ipoh are coming down for a change. Then, the other thing is, my parents decided to change the furniture. So it's a major facelift for my home. For the past few weekends, when I'm home, my family and I had been out hunting for the right furniture, lights and my mom; clothes to make new curtains and cushion casing. After a busy few weekends, finally this week the change can be seen. The new furniture is here and the lightings are fixed (by me and my dad).

It's really nice to see something new in the house after all these years and in my opinion, I'm really happy with the new things. Hmmm... maybe it's partly due to the fact that I chose them hehe... Anyway decorations are still in progress and maybe I won't be able to study at home untill after the New Year after all. Hmmm... choosing our own furniture for the home really gives an empowering feeling of self satisfaction. It's going to be a great New Year.... I hope... ;-)

DAMN BUSY!!!

Whao!! this sem damn busy... no time to really blog now lah.... Many journals to read up and assignments to complete... So, it's either I stop writing blogs for the moment or writing blogs with no particular meanings... I think I'll stick to stop blogging for the moment untill I've sorted out everything.. haha!! Got to go... need to finish up my journals and get into reading my D&D 2 as the exam is coming..... ARRRGGGHHHH... (starting to have schizophrenia!!!)

Nothing Much

Have been busy these few days, mainly with studies and assignments. Then, Wednesday evening, I went rock climbing with Amy. Hui followed us this time. It was fun cause I managed to complete quite a number of routes. Thursday evening, went to a Buddhist temple in Brickfields to help sort supplies for tsunami victims. The supplies are going to be shipped to countries affected by the great wave of 2004. Went to the temple with a few of my batch-mates and spent about almost 4 hours there, mostly carrying loads onto lorries. There was even a container, arriving quite late, to be loaded and sent to be shipped the next morning.

That night itself, found out that I had trouble turning my neck due to my back muscle starting to ache. Had trouble sleeping the whole night, actually have been having trouble sleeping recently, but yesterday night, every time I turn my neck, I’ll wake. Today morning, felt miserable due to bad sleep plus back muscle aching full force. However, still followed Ginn and a few other friends to Red Box in the afternoon. ;-P