Life is Like That

1 Malaysia

2010-09-03T00:30:00.011+08:00

Now i dont know if you all notice but the whole racism issue is escalating in Malaysia. The whole principle calling everyone else a PENDATANG or PENUMPANG and the beating of the chinese doods on National Day yes NATIONAL DAY...yet the country still urges us to be patriotic... TRIES their best to make a big fuss about the 31st of August but in all truth they only appreciate the public holiday it offers haha...and i speak for myself to. I TRIED to be patriotic about it but really mmm just not feeling it man...

The whole idea of 1 Malaysia is a noble idea i must say...yes i appreciate the effort of trying to bridge the gap between the races but really coming out with KEMPEN after KEMPEN is not going to help and if its anything it just provides the stand up comedians n critics a whole load of ammunition...we really dont mean to laugh at it but when such KEMPENs come out a whole load of crap from respective organizations come out too...haha its like a well choreographed dance.

I can go on n on about how unfair things have been, i can go on n on about how we can use history to show that even the POLITICALLY claimed original people are not original...but what i really want to talk about is WHY are WE being ATTACKED by these ppl...to be honest this simple mind of mine cannot come up with any answers....i read this article and it has shed a little light on the issue

http://www.malaysia-chronicle.com/2010/09/ultimate-malaysian-debate-malaysia-or.html?spref=fb

and the follow up

http://malaysia-today.net/mtcolumns/special-reports/34254-princess-of-malay-traitors-gives-perkasa-royal-lashing

now the side i'm takin is NO not the side of TRUTH really truth? in this doggy dog eat world nahh...i'm taking the side of LOGIC and COMMON SENSE no not 5 cents or the 6th sense just plain simple common sense. There are what Nurul puts it as progressive malays who are trying to break out n speak their mind...but then there are those who constantly use the same words n tactic to silence them...for CONTOH:

"Blood Traitor"
"No respect for the malay rights"
"dishouring the king"

and many many more slurs that they just throw at them....Am i

Trying to start a fight? No i'm not

Then whats the purpose of this post...well i just wanted to speak a little of my mind not too much just a little cause i dont wan to end up in a detention centre too haha...agree with me or disagree with me tell me about it...solutions i cant give cause i'm no where near to being a politician but as a young adult (aiyer feel so weird calling myself that) I think i can play my part by ignoring the nonsensical slurs that they throw at me and just stay n support those who think with their brains...because as much as EVERYONE knows what they say is NOT TRUE and throwing facts back at them will not help WHY??? well simply cause some ppl are born with half a brain and they only wan to use 1/4 of it....hahaha i'm just kidding well its cause they just are simply INSECURE yes INSECURE...insecurity KILLS....period...insecurity leaves them susceptible to the so called 'brain washing' propagandas that are being spread like a disease only problem is there is no cure for this disease....YET...

Malaysia is a lovely place...i've traveled to many countries before and as screwed up as things can be here I still prefer to come back haha...I also believe that if Malaysia can pull thru...we will definitely be a SHINNING example of how so many races can co exist which in turn i HOPE can stop racism all together...We've sang songs about RACISM, we've played Football to try n stop RACISM, we've painted pictures, heard talks, heard stories from kids, done pledges, joined groups....it looks like everything is been done to stop or at least REDUCE it but nothing seems to be working on the long run...another million dollar question WHY?

we need a whole lot more love not just here but EVERYWHERE, but if we cannot spread the love here first why even bother going else where....So stop hating...if u've been patience keep it up it'll do you good...if u've not give it a shot....but always do stand up for urself in anyway you can...peace ya'll...yEEEHHAaaaaa!!!

oh and also go watch this...=)

http://popteevee.popfolio.my/default.aspx?c=9

Creative Output

2010-08-18T01:14:00.002+08:00

All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.

Sing a new song to the Lord

for he has worked wonders.

His right hand and his holy arm

have brought salvation.

The Lord has made known his salvation;

has shown his justice to the nations.

He has remembered his truth and love

for the house of Israel.

All the ends of the earth have seen

the salvation of our God.

Shout to the Lord all the earth,

ring out your joy.

Sing psalms to the Lord with the harp,

with the sound of music.

With trumpets and the sound of the horn

acclaim the King, the Lord.

Library

2010-02-04T22:03:00.011+08:00

So its been 2 weeks since my finals ended. Once again, spent also 3/4 of the month January in the Library studying my butt off...On the last day the 23rd of Jan, we had SP1 which was a real *****. Anyways after the exam got back home first thing i did was SLEEP!! really really was sleep deprived since X'mas ended haha...oh n the new year for me didn't really kick off on the very best note haha but oh well...things would be better (i hope) *prays*....

Once my thirst for SLEEP was satisfied, I had another thirst i need to satisfy. My thirst for HOEGAARDEN!!!...yes HOEGAARDEN...if you dont know what is HOEGAARDEN go google it...haha. So moving from 1 library to the other, Dharma, Leslie and I made our way to The Library in Cineileisure Damansara for out fix of alcohol...=)...Now THIS Library we wouldn't mind spending 3/4 of the month at hahaha provided our fathers shit money every morning la hahaha...The lot of us enjoyed the Hoegaarden, it was SOO heavenly and nothing beats a good pint of Hoegaarden after working your butt off for a whole freaking month...hahaha...So the total amount of Hoegaarden consumed that night was 9 pints, each of us had 3 pints each so that sums up to 1440 liters of HEAVENLY LIQUID...=) All of us went back home and slept smiling....*smiles* so here are a few pics that I manage to take that night. If you guys wan to just sit n chill with a nice cold beer and live music, The Library is definitely the place to be....=)

Leslie and Dharma

wouldn't mind trading this book for SP1...x)

round: Numero Uno

round: Numero Secondo

round: Numero Terzo

A Happy Sarawakian

A Happy Subang-ian

A Happy Kajang Boy...=)

mmmm....=)

i'm missing you already...

Now here are the pics of us notts Chem Eng year 2 students REALLY studying in the library of UNMC for our final paper...=)

enough said...

farny ah perashant

i find this pic interesting...haha...no perashant did not have his hands around sera

Perashant: ahh so for this question its....
after a while...
The Rest: ahh fuck it la...*laughs* *walks away*

DHARMA NAHH YOUR PIC...

Jerome

No i was NOT pretending to study..haha..courtesy of Mr Leong

the row of year 2 chem eng students at 12.50am

studying like siao = hungry like siao (time 1.50am)

after mamak library close so switch location...yes we were damn despo (time 2 am ++)

Then with only a few hours of sleep for each of us i would say...it was 23rd of Jan 2010 D-Day...

a better pic of Jerome...hahaha

Kel Shen and Dharma

Faith but he barely had faith in SP1 right Faith

Leslie and Mr Leong

Perashant

SO that basically sums up this blog post...a lot A LOT of pics...i think by far the most, ever since i started blogging...next up i would blog about another random stuff i did...well ok not so random but crazy enough...so keep checking back from time to time hopefully i wont be too lazy too blog....=)

ps - 21 days to 21...=)

A Known Stranger

2010-01-28T21:14:00.003+08:00

A known stranger, such contradictory words in a single statement yet it is so true. It really hurts that things had to come to this, as much as i tried to prepare myself for it nothing could have prepared me for this. Settling for less was hard, but I was lucky i still had something...now it just feels like i've lost so much. We pass by each other like strangers meeting in the hall way. We talk like mere acquaintances. Thru it all i realize that I needed you more than you needed me, hate to admit it but its true.

Pursuit Of Happyness

2010-01-08T22:31:00.016+08:00

yes i am back...like finally haha...well in my absence a miss deng decided to help me blog which i really really appreciate totally unexpected hahaha...=)...

So recent events in my life has finally managed to kick me hard enough in the arse to blog haha...my gosh a lot has happen in this pass few months.

So happiness, we all yearn for it, crave it, want it, is willing to do anything just to get it??hmmm well it is true for some. Personally i dont believe in hurting others just so that we can achieve our OWN happiness. What is happiness if you have no one to share it with? It would really be pointless for me to say this to ppl who are self centered. I do feel sorry for them too as they have to put others down just so that they can feel good.

Then there are those who are willing to do almost anything just to make the ones that are dear to them feel special and happy. They take joy in seeing their love ones smile and get excited over the little things in life that matters.

As of now i can only think of these two, as i'm totally bogged down with exams and i really think i'm losing my mind...=( hahaha...so i decided to chill a little n take friday night off. (or maybe not =x)...

And on the pursuit towards happiness...i am very much aware that the hard way hurts...that is why it was called the hard way to begin with no? hahaha hurt as it may, whatever that does not kill me, will make me stronger...but do i feel stronger? no not yet...i realize that I have manage to push myself this time to really sit n study for quite long periods and i am actually quite amaze haha...then i realize this may be me reacting to recent events in my life. Trying to push away the sorrows by covering it up with work and alcohol and music. I really feel mentally exhausted and at times like this you really wish you are not alone...well technically i am not cause i have 119 other goons with me suffering from BOB and some of them from INC hahaha...but you get what i'm trying to say and if you dont welllll........too bad haha...

So what are YOU willing to do to achieve happiness?

To me i take joy in seeing others being happy and that is no piece of crap haha...it is nice to see a little bit of love going around when the world is so filled with hatred. A song from nickelback - far away has awesome lyrics the line that i would stand by would be this

"Cause with you, i'll withstand all of hell just to hold you hand"

and i mean why not right? haha

great things come to those who wait....settling for less is always hard and sad but it is better than having nothing at all...and yeah i guess that will be all from me for now...will try my best to blog more....so until then SMILE for there is a tomorrow and when there is a tomorrow there are opportunities so always put your best foot forward and remember... action speaks louder than words...spread the love ya'lll

The Premier of Whiteout

2009-10-15T00:13:00.023+08:00

DISCLAIMER: I know i said in previous post that this was suppose to be Hennessy Artistry but that will have to wait a while longer hahaha

So it was the 13th of Oct, some were a bit taboo about the number 13 but to me its just another number. Poor 13 somehow along the way in history got associated with BAD LUCK. I think it all started with the whole Salem Witch Trial thing which i dont know much about...anywhoooooooooo Kristine so kind heatedly invited me to the premier of Whiteout.

I'm just going to roughly summarize the movie in my own words...don't worry I wont give out any spoilers hahaha....Basically the movie is a Suspense/Thriller movie about mankind's greed which eventually cause havoc in Antarctica where the movie is set. Whiteout is a phenomenon whereby the weather gets so bad that winds can reach up to 100 mph and you can not see more than 6 inches in front of you. So the movie is about a group of geologist who were out on their expedition searching for meteorites until 1 day they stumbled upon something very precious. The story slowly unfolds itself with flashbacks and a twist or two. Carrie Stetko(Kate Beckinsale) plays a U.S Marshall who is determined to hunt down the murderer and solve the mystery involved as the team of geologist dies 1 by 1....i personally like movies like this where I cant guess the endings. During the movie you are bound to feel SUSPENSE haha and the element of suspense is not disappointing at all and will most definitely bring you to the edge of your sits. The twist in the movie is relatively good BUT the movie is quite short. I however enjoyed it and would recommend you to watch it despite the length of the movie. It is rated 18 PL...i think...but there really isn't much unless the good Malaysian Board of Censorship CENSORED off all the good parts hahaha...there is a certain extend of Goriness in the movie but if you managed to survive Final Destination 4 then this would be a stroll in the park for you. The movie will be premiering in Cinemas this Thursday i think which is the 15th of Oct so go watch it....The movie's cast includes KATE BECKINSALE (love her) Shawn Doyle and Nicolas Wright.

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Here is the trailer, feast your eyes on this!!

Anger Management

2009-10-05T23:43:00.006+08:00

As the title suggest this post is going to get hot hot hot...hahaha i've never had a post like this so here goes...i'll try to be as gentle as possible for the benefit of everyone.

The one thing that ticks me off...that i have really REALLY low tolerance towards is when ppl change because of POWER. I'm really damn effing annoyed with bone heads like this. After taking a long break from IT I finally decided to go bak and Sunday marked the first day of my so called return. I never expected anything knowing things has been getting from bad to worst until a few stepped bak in to try n salvage whatever is left of IT. Then seeing them bak there i thought to myself hey maybe it wouldn't be thaaaatttt bad after all la. I was in for a surprise la...the dungu of a person cannot even greet ppl with a simple HI also. *argue* But Mark she stress la chill la give her some time and space...if thats the case right I want to go around being an asshole and justify myself by saying i'm going through a bad patch la. =.= ... cannot right? i mean wtf like everybody else got no issues in their life la either way it is not an excuse to treat ppl badly. So ok fine i'll be the understanding one and give her the benefit of the doubt la huh.

During practice we were running through a song and it had to be stopped so that the musicians could be TOLD what to play...now that SERIOUSLY ticks me off...We are not Malaysian Philharmonic orchestra or a PERFORMING choir....so why scrutinize the way the musicians play..What happen to spontainity and sparks of inspiration...I felt like I was at work being PUSHED around by a boss whos nose has been arched SOOOO high that he cant even see his own 2 feet. Things were just really PATHETIC...yes i miss the good ole times we had...how we used to have fun being together glorifying HIM n not OURSELVES...I dont like to just sit down and complain and then do nothing about it but now i'm gettin my arse up and TRYING to do something about it and yet all I see is EGO and INSECURITY....FLAWS that OTHERS have to suffer for...now that is just plain ridiculous la...its been at least 2 months i've been bearing with beats that are just saddening... 1 BY 1 THEY FALL BECAUSE OF POWER AND THE TUNE THAT IS PLAYING IS THE SAME OLD TUNE....in the movie spider man Uncle Ben said to Peter...with great POWER comes great RESPONSIBILITY. Only thing i see is the responsibility of keeping me myself and I above the rest regardless of what I do...

In Your Attempts to Make Things Look Nicer, You Do The Direct Opposite and Make A Fool Out Of Yourself.

Now thats that...since I'm on a roll I might as well talk about other things....Its been at least a month since it happen and i'm slowly getting used to things but once in a while it still bugs me here and there...Like when I'm alone and things dont seem to go my way, when the cold I feel is more than just a physical sensation, the feeling of holding onto something so real yet so abstract comes creeping in. I reach out my hand hoping to feel something warm, something familiar but no, all I feel is emptiness. Am I ok? Yes I am but I'm only human and seeing something that I have nurtured grow into what i thought was so beautiful, what I thought was going to keep growing, something that would not fail when everything else does. All my emotions every drop of it pouring into that one thing and one thing only....finally dying so abruptly. Yes only time can heal and yes it has been healing, nevertheless my confidence has dropped, my self esteem trying to find its way back to me. I'm already packing up and bringin my act else where, and so ladies and gents this is a little glimpse into my inner soul. Thank You...

NEXT POST: HENNESSY ARTISTRY!!!!

District 9 and Section 23

2009-09-07T02:14:00.005+08:00

ok for this post I really dont want to write much cause i'm sure most are aware of the things that are going on with the whole section 23 drama. Here is a little spoof i came up with cause i really have tooo much free time...=)

District 9

- Malaysian version of District 9 -

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Section 23

I LOVE MALAYSIA!!!!!

ps - i know the story line of district 9 and section 23 are totally different its just that since they both have PLACES as their first names that is why i drew the relation...

ps..ps - no animals were harm in the making of this post....

Man Utd 2 - 1 Arsenal....So What?? =)

2009-08-30T02:52:00.005+08:00

well welll...now that is why I LOVE with a capital L football sooo much....not just because Man Utd came up top for this match but it just goes to show that, the game ain't over till the fat lady sings....(its a football expression FOR REAL)

So once again just like how i did on the Man Utd - Liverpool post...i'm going to be very objective about a few things if its right its right if its wrong then its wrong la....

Reading the title Man Utd fans must be thinking....IDIOT....SO WHAT??? hahaha well yeah so what...to me this game was just another game in the whole season...YES it was a good game... YES they beat the Guooonerss YES Man Utd did walk away with 3 points and i guess ultimately that is the whole idea...it really doesn't matter THATTTTTT much who Man Utd beats ... its I believe a lot more to "good they have won yet another game to help them with the season" but what makes this win so special?? .... well i guess its because of the hype about Man Utd losing to a newly promoted side and Arsenal starting off the season with such a bang so putting 1 to 1 Arsenal were expected to HANTAM!!! Man Utd at home .... this defeat just shows that...The season is still so FRESH la dont talk cock sing song all about winning the title already just cause they went on a trashing spree for their FIRST 3 GAMES....=.=....

So about the game...all in all i would say it was a good game honestly not just because Man Utd won...but it was not 1 sided and chances were there for both sides....If you look at big games its always about who would break first MENTALLY....like the goal from Arshravin (or however you spell his name) Vidic should have closed him down and not allow him to shoot....as for Ben Foster...i guess he just wasn't expecting a shoot like that BUT take nothing away from the small russian dood it was a great goal...Then came the PENALTY which i believe changed the whole course of the game...once again things like this are not RARE it is quite common especially in big games....did rooney dive to get the penalty...NO...Almunia clearly TA PAU the fella which was kinda unessecary cause if rooney would have gotten the ball it would be a lot harder to put it pass Almunia. After the penalty, came the Freekick that GIGGSY took....a silly mistake by diaby and BAM!!! OWNNNN GOALLLL!!!!!! but if you watch the replay for that, Rooney was right behind Diaby and if Diaby let it go it would have fallen right into Rooney's feet and also BAMM!!!! but this time GOALLLL!!!!!

So that is about it...the highlights of the match...apart from the fact that Ben Foster managed a BRILLIANT reaction save and that Arsenal had 6 Yellow Cards.... Man Utd's lost to Burnley didn't really come as a BIG surprise for me...Shit happens in in life and in FOOTBALL so you better Buckle Up cause I can see an interesting season dawning upon us with more matches like this to come and perhaps more DRAMA!!! +)

Of Raining Mornings and Sunny Afternoons

2009-08-18T02:06:00.006+08:00

Well its been a very long while since i blogged and its mainly because i'm on summer break and I really have no motivation to go about being my active self. BUTTTTT i'm really not complaining, i'm enjoying the laid back life i have right now...KINDA stress free, really NOTHING much to worry about and the occasionnal hanging out with frens is all very much NICE!!!!

So of rainy mornings and sunny afternoons huh...well that title has been stucked in my head for quite some time and it really has nothing to do with anything i'm goin to write about hahaha in fact i'm not to sure what i'm goin to write about. There has been however a few days that were literally raining in the morning and bright and sunny in the afternoon. To be honest i actually like that kind of weather hahaha the nice cold weather outside in the morning just makes curling up in bed oooooo so much nicer and the sunny afternoons welll are just sunny afternoons hahaha....

So ppl have been asking me how on good old planet earth do i survive 4 months of holiday practically doing NOTHING....hahaha...well there really only is 1 rule....TAKE EACH DAY AS IT COMES....i literally dont worry about what is going to happen tomorrow and just do what i feel like doing. =) NOT PLANNING for what i'm going to do tomorrow is really not me...when the semester begins again...i'll be constantly looking at the calendar planning and planning prioritising events and stuffs.....and things can really get out of hand sometimes ask any chemical engineer and they'll say pretty much the same thing...so when summer dawns upons us or ME specifically, I guess i just dont wanna work on high gear and thats why i opt for a very much more laidback lifestyle hahaha...

Ppl say i should get a part time job instead of just bumming around...well if I find a part time job worth doing ( NOT FOR THE MONEY ) then i would...besides sitting alone at home for most of the day gives me some time to myself too... Sitting here in my computer room watching as ppl go on with their lives thru FB and MSN and their BLOGS is quite interesting. Sometimes being awake at this hour alone...thoughts would creep into my mind...NO not negative thoughts...just thoughts of who I was and how did i get here and where am i now and where am I headed to....I was actually watching Yasmin Ahmad's commercials before blogging and she(he) really knows what she want her audience to FEEL, SENSE, THINK....of course I speak for those who are open minded and not those who look at her commercials thinking that it must have a hidden racist agenda....Here is the link to 1 of my favourite and its not because of interacial marriage but because of what the indian lady said....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2XLZsiCBsA.

apparently Yasmin Ahmad took the idea from the movie Good Will Hunting...but whatever la....what really struck me was the things said in the ad....and I really have to agree that being with our partners knowing their 'imperfections' is what makes them beautifully perfect and when they are gone it is the little things that you remember....like the way she laughs or smiles...or looks at you when you go on non stop ranting about that stupid driver....it is the little things that really matter after all...but this is said a lot more than done...when i watch this type of ads or listen to songs that i can really relate too...i get sudden burst of inspirations and thoughts...anyways while you are at that link look at the related videos and there are a few videos from thailand (not by yasmin ahmad) that are worth watching also...for those with a weaker heart i suggest you prepare tissues cause tears...i can gurantee you will be there hahaha....

well i guess thats all i have to say for now...so spend some time with yourself to get to know yourself better...if you dont know yourself how are you going to share YOU with the world...=)....

1st Time For Everything

2009-07-27T00:06:00.005+08:00

Alrite i know this post is about 1 week late and my excuse for it being late is that I was just too lazy to do anything but watch tv series and sleep. hahaha....anyways like the title suggest there is always a 1st time for everything and last week I had 2 events that was my first time.

FIRST - It was MPO. So many years being a musician i have never seen a ochestra playing live before and come to think of it, it is pretty damn sad hahaha...so a whole lot of use went for this show ( cant remember the name and no its not because it was that bad ) and i enjoyed it. Although i did dose off here n there hahaha. We had to dress up like super formal in coat n all. The 3 main singers were awesome and the choir was i have to say better than HFC choir...sigh...but these ppl are I would like to believe PROFESSIONALLY trained...hahaha wherelse the HFC choir is just a group of guys n girls coming together and singing their hearts out for the greater glory. Anyways the violins were stunning and now i finally understand what my piano teacher wanted when she yelled at me MARK SOFTER SOFTER....just a rough idea of how the dinamics are...when they say soft it means to the extend of barely hearing anything but in the faint distance u can hear something...makes any sense to you? hahaha well it does to me...soooooo MPO was fun oh n it was my first time mamaking in FORMAL clothes too haha...so 2 first timers in 1 night woohoo....

SECOND - Man Utd was in town last week and they played against a Malaysian selection AND this happened on Saturday which clashed with MPO. I was a little disappointed but then again was thinkin i'll catch them the next time they come around. So the results of the match was of course quite unexpected. Malaysian hero Amri Yahya capitalized on his chances and gave Malaysia a lifeline and a chance at that game but ultimately Man Utd showed us once again why big buck players are called BIG BUCK PLAYERS only this time it came in the form of a free transfer agent...=)....I only manage to know the result of the match the following day which is a Sunday and flipping thru the pages something caught my eye... MAN UTD. TO PLAY A REMATCH WITH MALAYSIAN XI...and i was like WTF!!!! this is it...this is my second chance to watch the game LIVE...I was not going to miss out on this opportunity and after mass called that monkey finger fella and nick. Gomez agreed to go with me to Bukik Jalil to get the tics but the last minute he FFK me...=.=...so I by hook or by crook was going to go get the tics. I left my house at about 3pm and reached Bukik Jalil Stadium at about 3.20pm and when i saw the line, instincts kick in and i slow jog towards the line...looking to my right a couple was staring right at me n i staring right back at them thankfully the girl tak boleh lari so i made it to the line first hahaha....so Singaporean Kiasu Mentality...hahaha....

From where i stood when i got there

So there i was lining up infront of that couple...=)....under the hot sun hoping that the line would thin out fast...and then it hit me...why is it taking ppl so long to get the blady tics when all they have to do is say how many ppl...its not like they were at the movies trying to decide what show to watch...=.=...thanks to that Gomez fella i had to wait there alone...=(...but for Man Utd. I was willing hahaha....anyways after about 40 minutes or so...which is relatively a short time but since the sun was blazing it'll be categorized under LONG WAIT...so after the long wait the line then look something like this

40 minutes later

When I took the pic at this position there was this fella on the other line suddenly said "WHAT SOLD OUT" I was like Fish la Fish...i waited under the HOT sun for so LONG all ALONE then the bugger say sold out...first thing that came to my mind was...KILL GOMEZ...2nd was....well...nothing actually hahahaha....luckily for GOMEZ the fella repeated himself again this time sayin " WHAT the 308 SOLD OUT"...and i was like phew the RM 308 tics is it...sigh...its not good you know give ppl this kinda shock...especially when there are lives on the line...so a few minutes later, with ticket in hand and smile on face and satisfaction at heart...I couldn't wait to watch Man Utd play...the thought of seeing Rooney and Ferdinand and Evra and the whole lot of them play was ORGASMIC...hahaha....

MATCH DAY - So then match day came and the whole lot of us decided to be there 3 hours before the match...by the time we reached the stadium which was at 5.20pm the crowd outside the gate was like this (picture doesn't wanna come unto blogger) it wasn't the largest crowd i've seen in 1 given area but it was sure good to see so many Man Utd fans hahaha....anyways the game was good, the atmosphere was awesome...Man Utd....ahhhh....still my favs....and to sum it all up just watch the 2 videos below....So on MATCH DAY it was my first time going to a footbal game...it was my first time watching Man Utd play LIVE!!!....it was my first time gathering with so many Man Utd fans...it was my first time doing a mexican wave with thousands of ppl hahaha....all in all that weekend was a nice change for the normal weekends i have been having...so thats all from this post watch the videos...=) cheers

ps - blogger doesn't wanna cooperate with me so i cant upload the videos now...sorry for any incovenience caused...

The Silence Is Broken

2009-07-04T21:14:00.003+08:00

OK finally i have enough of inspiration to write just a weee bitt hahaha...I've been kept shut by the plain fact that nothing much has been going on in my life...everything is or should i say was same old same old...But recent events have made me bring out the thinkin box

I have been struck dumbfounded a few times in the past week. I was once again reminded of how interesting and unique homo sapiens are. How some believe that when the going gets tough on one side just switch to the other. How decisions are made without thinking of the repercussions.

We all have made decisions in life....some very significant some less significant. Some ppl look at all their options before choosing what would suit them best and disregard others. Some would just make decisions without thinkin twice or the repercusions it'll bring after making such a decision. It is definately undeniable that we control our lives, yes and yes we dont have to care about what others think about who we are and what we do or how we express ourselves. Honestly, i do believe in this too but everything comes with a limit. When we make decisions that are life altering, it does not just alter YOUR life it changes the lifes of the ppl around you. Talking about change, ppl change for a reason or two, perhaps it was an event that happened to them personally or perhaps the change really isn't in others.

How do i know what i'm doing in life is right, how do i know this is the right path...these questions have most definitely been on our minds unless you really are so blatantly ignorant to where you are headed in life. My answer to these questions would be...look at how ppl around you are reacting. Reacting to the decisions you make, the lifestyle you live, the way you bring yourself cause i believe that every action we take has an equal reaction. It is simple physics but it sure can be applied in our daily life. I'm not trying to say that we have to be self conscious all i'm saying is that sometimes when we keep asking questions like why is this happening to me, why are ppl treating me like this, why is my life heading in this direction...maybe it's only fair to take a step back and just think...are my actions causing this? or am i just caught up in the middle of a situation.

I've been sitting back and watching and the sights i'm seeing are not gettin any prettier. Can i do something about it...perhaps...Responsibility is a word that is very under rated. Maturity is even more more MORE under rated.

Being responsible and matured doesn't mean old and boring... they are not synonyms agree with me or disagree with me i wanna hear all about it. Asking me for knitty gritty details i'm just going to say sorry. Has the recent events in my life compelled me to write this post YES.
So that will be all from me now i really wish i could write more but let me go think first before i come back....hahaha...Cheers!!

Mark Lim Emo Boy!!!

2009-05-02T00:21:00.004+08:00

ok la i see every blog also got emo post so i also wan to have emo post. Cannot be social outcast hahaha....anyways so ready for my emoness....EMOOOOOOOOOOOOO EMOOOOOOOOO EMOOOOOOO EMOOOOOOOOO EMOOOOOO...ok done....=) hahaha

ANYWAYSSSSS.....i see my night at the hospital 2 post till sienz d so have to come up with another post. Since my ordeal at the hospital there was no rest for me, allison said suppose to get at least 1 month rest before resuming anything. UNFORTUNATELY i dont have the luxury of 1 month rest, i had to fire up my cylinders again making sure i was using high octane petrol to be able to catch up on what was lost. So as i mentioned in the previous blog, I did go for my annual dinner and i did perform for my talent quest finals all in pain but but the show must go on and if i would have pulled out i would have disappointed a lot of ppl. (Including myself) Talent quest turned out pretty good for us despite the fact that i was handicapped. We didn't win but personally i thought we won.

Here is the video(http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=524134611&v=feed&story_fbid=77617743829#/group.php?gid=60009384587) just scroll all the way down and join the group if you haven joined.

Then after talent quest, it was Process Engineering Project or a.k.a PEP that was hell i tell you...i had to juggle doing PEP and study math at the same time. The schedule looked like this

Monday - PEP assignment due
Wednesday - Math Test
Thursday - Thermodynamics assignment due.

So at the end of that week a very very VERY sad thing happened. I had to wave goodbye to ann ann...=(....woke up at 5.30am to go to airport to send her off. She'll be gone for 6 months, 6 months only right...ehhh no...now its been a week and its already hard....sighhh....emo emo emo emo emo emo emo...hahahaha...but i'm glad she took on the challenge and went to india. I spoke to her recently and she said some students cant take it and actually pulled out (not from masterskill)....with her absence...hmmm....life is so different....

That was on the 24th of april a friday and i decided to take some time off studies n rested but cannot rest in peace also cause every morning wake up think of...Ann, MPC, HMT, and SPF. So then study break commenced on the 27th of april. I have been going to Uni all week studyin with dharma. Then today is labour's day d lo...=.=...so fast la...i was kinda hoping the weekend didnt come so fast cause that just means WE ( the chem eng year 1 peeps) have less time. Oh i forgot, on thursday night went out for movie outing with the whole gang (without ann =(... ) we watched x-men origins: wolverine. The movie was good, stan lee had to rewrite the story a little to suite the movies cause it is not the same as the comic book or cartoons. I was hoping to see a little more mutants in action but GAMBIT was f****** chun i tell you hahahaha....is it worth watching...well yeah for sure if you are a marvel or x-men fan like me....hahaha....there is a little love story twist in the movie also...dont worry i'm not goin to give it out...go watch the movie its worth your time.

So today...hmmm...same old same old...MPC MPC MPC....was a bit too much to take d so i decided to take time off studies at night and DOTA hahaha....tomorrow or should i say today...i'll be heading to Uni again to study and get myself away from distractions....(points to tv, computer and musical instruments) hahaha....other than that....thats about it la....the emo part of this post is that i feel overwhelmed right now cause studies wise there is just too much...ask any chemical engineer and they'll say the same perhaps for a few exceptions hahaha....;-)....from the aspect of life...everything is ok nothing out of the ordinary apart from ann being so far away...

Here is a little something that came rigth off the top off my head....(i put here so can access it easier no need to go hotmail...hahaha)

all the love i have is with you and none other....with your absence my love for you still thrives on our fond memories and the love you left me before flying off to a far away land. I yearn for your return yet i'm glad that you have partaketh on this extraordinary journey to experience another side of life first hand. Fear not as everyday i still wake up only wanting you to be mine, i'll only be a fool to let such beauty and soul slip by again. I love you, these 3 words, 3 meagre words are the only thing i can give you. Despite our distance, i hope you can feel my love, for my love has been radiating violently here in hopes that it'll reach you. Even if its just a tiny speck of love you may feel, sorrow i shall not feel for at least i know the pain i go through is worth it.

xoxxo

ps - the above paragraph is original material if anyone should desire to use the material pls PLS mail me or tell me about it first thank you...=)

Night at the Hospital 2....=)

2009-04-04T00:27:00.003+08:00

Greetings ppl, yes this is the sequal to the Night At The Hospital which was my first ever blogpost... n yes as the title suggest. I was in the hospital once more this time for 3 days and 2 nights. The last time i was admitted was due to lower abdominal pain n was discharged the following day cause the pain subsided. However this time, the pain came on tuesday night and did not subside the next day (April Fools day) so off to the hospital it was for me AGAIN...

I got up the next day with very minimal amount of sleep due to the stabbing pain in my lower right abdomen. My maid said i look pucat while i waited downstairs for my mom to come get me. I was admitted at about 11am and the doctor scheduled my surgery the very same afternoon. He said it was unwise to wait again since its a reaccurance. So before checkin in i had to go thru a few test first the same old same old. Urine test, blood test and this time they even did an ultra sound on me hahaha...damn cool right...but it hurt like FREAKIN hell k. The fella had to press the thing against my appendix (WHERE IT FREAKING HURT THE MOST) to see if its inflamed. Even with the ultra sound, no1 can determine for sure if its appendicitis but the radiologis said it looked pretty inflamed. So after being wheeled from 1 room to another i laid in bed waiting waiting for the time to come. For me to go under the knife and lose that 1 useless organ of the body and as useless as it is it can still cause a hell lot of pain. So at about 1pm the nurse came in the room with the surgical gown and asked me to put it on. Yes it was bare bak...sexy?hahaha and yes my ass was exposed. The nurse specifically said : " you have to remove everything ah, even ur panties." =.= ... panties? wtf man i dont wear panties man i'm not some cross-dresser. I wear briefs or underpants...=.=...and trust me with the stabbing pain in my abdomen getting changed was hard. Before getting changed i had to be POKED, they inserted that needel thing again to feed me artificially as i would like to put it. The nurse first inserted the needle into my vain in me left hand. But the fluid got stuck n i could see my vain swell. I tell u it was shitty pain man.... and this is not some kind of bad april fool joke k...You would have freaked out if u seen my vain. So the needle was removed and disposed off and they tried again this time in my right hand...wahhlau....like 1 time pain not enough must do AGAIN.

So ok as i was sayin after gettin changed the bed was waiting for me right outside the toilet d. The nurses were pretty eager to get me cut up. So off i was to the Operating Theater. Wonder why they call it that, is there that much of a show when ppl get cut up...hmmm...i certainly guess so. Anyways it was into the elavator and down a floor before i was pushed into the some what waiting room of the OT. After 10, 15 mins the nurses told me alrite we're goin in boy. The OT looks damn cool hahaha though. I was moved onto the operating table and NO it was not made of metal thus my ASS was not freezing. The doctor who puts ppl to sleep (dont know how to spell his profession and lazy to find) was chinese so he spoke to me in cantonese sayin :" ok ah i'm goin to inject the anesthetic now ah." whilst placing the mask over my face. I was thinkin to myself, alrite this is it man. I looked into the mask took 2 deep breaths and the when i finally opened my eyes all i could see was bright lights. I felt very very disorientated and the stabbing pain was still there. I was thinkin to myself omg did i wake up half way thru the operation? and i think said Where am i, where am i. Cause i heard 1 of the nurses sayin the operation is over d BOY...i remember being very agitated and moving around a lot and also my nose was blocked and my throat stuff with mucous. The pain was really unbearable and so they administored pain killer. The first dose went in but nope didn't help, i still was very agitated. So they gave me a 2nd dose and thats when i begin to settle down. I was still very disoriented and i keep slipping in and out of conciousness. When i open my eyes again i could see my room door and my mom standing outside, i could hear her sayin something too but couldn't remember wat, hahaha then after that Ann was there oh boy was i feeling even more relieved. I tried to open my eyes and say hi but tak da ada strength. KOSONG, nil, SIFAR, POCHII, MEI YOU....NADA....all i could do was hold on to Ann's hand. After finally waking up a little, i was damn thirsty but couldn't drink water AT ALL. At about 8pm i finally was able to have my first cup of water and it felt weird, hahaha...seriously. Water never tasted so good before, doctor still did not allow me to eat or even drink milo, it was just clear fluids for me. Just when i thought my ordeal was over, the nurse came in and told me that i need to go pee now or else they'll have to insert a tube into my wee wee....=(....bugger when i heard that the urge of peeing came *snaps fingers* just like that...hahaha....So when i went to the toilet to pee, my gosh i felt weird also, but luckily i manage to pee. Shitting or pls dont get me started all i can say is even up till now shitting is a major task for me as the wound is on my stomach n just incase u ppl didn't notice u need ur stomach muscles to contract and push ur SHIT out. Well i cant do that, i cant use my stomach muscle. So that means no LAUGHING, COUGHIN, SNEEZING, SLEEPING ON MY SIDES (yes that means i sleep in 1 position only) even walking is difficult for me, sitting, bending over, blowing my nose all this trivial stuff is becoming a real TASK for me. Each time i wanna cough or sneeze i need to hold on to my wound to not let it bounce too much or else it'll hurt like hell. I cant sit straight for long and my daily routines has gotten more interesting.

On thursday i started eating and boy it felt good, FREAKIN good. I did not eat for 36 hours straight and was sustained only by drips. Each day was a real sturggle for me as i was gettin used to my current condition. All the limitation and pain, i just need to overcome them with mind power. Even as i write to every1 today, NOW, i'm hurting. Thank god me family and Ann and sandy came by to visit me as it is utmost uplifting to see your love ones. Apart from my physical pain, I was metally hurt too. Before the operation, i was running on full cylinders balancing love, studies and music. I have my annual dinner on saturday, talent quest finals on tuesday and my semester is coming to and end. Then this happened and it all came to and abrupt stop. My life was slown down from running on fifth gear all the way down to second gear without even goin thru the 3rd and 4th gear. It was hard as i knew there was so much coming up ahead and yet i'm in this condition. All i can do now is sit and wait, and pray for a speedy recovery.

I believe god threw this fast ball at me for a reason i just dont know wat. I will waste not time pondering over it, it will be a page in my book that i will fold and move on hoping that 1 day i would understand why. No1 is to be blamed and as 1 door closes on me i'm hoping another would open. I truly am greatful to my family Mom, Dad, Shaun, Daniel, Celine and Ann for being there for me, as for talent quest this coming tuesday fear not as The Last Minutes will not pull out of the comp as the show must go on. So until next time tata and remember HEALTH IS WEALTH.

ps ~ i was admitted in KPJ and the pictures and videos will be uploaded in due time...=) cheer ppl and take care

Man Utd 1 - 4 Liverpool...So What???=)

2009-03-15T23:39:00.006+08:00

ok guys i'm sure EVERYONE is aware of that recent event and its plastered all over facebook how Man Utd is a loser la they suck la...well i'm here to set a few things straight. First of all i am a MANCHESTER UNITED fan n despite the lost i still am a proud one....=)....honestly there is nothing to be ashame about...yeah they lost at home..yeah they lost 4-1 but its not like it has not HAPPENED before or its not like its not possible. Of course its possible that is why football is called the BEAUTIFUL game. Like in the FA cup how many times have minor league teams SLAIN big boys like Man Utd, Liverpool, Arsenal and Chealsea.

This recent defeat has sent SHOCKWAVES across the world i would say. Devastated man utd fans would be trying their best to salvage some pride by defending themselves and liverpool fans would be BOMBARDING the man utd fans like crazy n like there is no tomorrow. Well i for one would defend what SHOULD be defended and accept what SHOULD be accepted.

1) Ppl say that Man Utd fans that fight back are sore losers...ok this is just really REALLY ridiculous. WHY? well we are FANS not PLAYERS so technically we cant really be sore losers. The team i supported lost ok fine so?How does it make me a sore loser by defending what should be defended. Does defending a league title make a team a sore loser? i doubt so right...=)...

2)Ppl say that Man Utd suck cause they lost at home to Liverpool 4-1. hmmm well yeah true no doubt they lost but to say they suck?hmmm...if Man Utd SUCKSSSS but they are still sitting atop the table with 4 points and 1 game in hand AND Liverpool are at 3rd place....so what does that make Liverpool? you do the math...=) Same case for when ppl say Man Utd are losers...yeah true they lost to Liverpool that does not make them losers....Even giants fall sometimes k NO ONE IS FREAKING PERFECT....n forget not this quote "With a GREAT FALL,comes a GREAT ARISING"...=)

3) Ppl say Liverpool will continue their rampage...well i couldn't care less if they do. Man Utd had a bad day no doubt about that. Liverpool had a great day and a great performance so that i will not take away. But with all this pride and so called glory obtained by slaying Real Madrid in mid week and Man Utd on the weekend, i fear the only thing they see coming is a fall. Once again remember this "with PRIDE comes a GREAT fall" and i'm not making this up you for one knows all this...=)

4)To one of my friend who said it doesnt matter if Man Utd lifts the cup at the end of the season and that what matters is that Liverpool won Man Utd 4-1....all i have to say that you short sightedness is not my problem and good luck with that and definately definately can tell that you dont really watch much football huh...=)...go for the big fish or the small fish...hmmm judgin by your reaction....it looks like you would prefer the small fish for the big... still not my problem....

5)Did Man Utd deserve to lose? well yes i would say..why? why would i be so hypocritical to 1 minute support them n the next say they deserve to lose...well all i can say is that they need a big slapp in the face and thats what they got. They went into the game 7 points clear of the pack and with 1 game in hand. If they won against Liverpool that'll put them 10 points clear and 1 game in hand which they would most likely win so that will put them 13 points clear of the pack...Would you still want to watch the most anticipated league in the world?i STRONGLY doubt so...am i tryin to say Man Utd purposely lost out to make things more interesting...hahaha definately not...if they could get a full grip of the EPL they would and it will enable them to concentrate on the remaining 2 cups too if they would have won all the way. What i'm sayin is that its called the beautiful game for a reason...without events like this the game would have never been labelled as THE BEAUTIFUL GAME.

6)Lastly i would say congrats to Liverpool for going to old trafford and walking away with 3 points and to Man Utd hope the wake up call was loud n clear enough. 1 way i would like to look at the event was that Man Utd became great host by humbling themselves before their guest in hopes that they would return another day with the same spirit...=)...

So to all you FOOTBALL KAKIS out there...GAMES OVER...move on and for the last time look at where your team stands before calling Man Utd a loser. Cause if you are below them then base on logical thinking that would make you a bigger loser so stop calling each other losers...thats a real poor point to fight on...=)CHEERS !!!

ps ~ before you say i emo la...i angry at the lost la...seriously...do i sound angry at the lost? like i said i'm looking at facts here...=) and its just 1 game dudeeee hahahahaha

Standing At CrossRoads!!!

2009-03-12T01:01:00.004+08:00

I just got off the phone with my dear ann, thanks for listening....=)....but since i cant understand friedel-crafts alkylation of benzene and why benzene and other aromatic compunds can be attacked by electrophiles and a lot more nonsense i decided to blog and rant a little, perhaps it'll help clear my mind up a little.

So the 2nd semester has already begun, we are already in our week 7 and things are as HECTIC as EVER. Schedule for this week looks something like this:

Monday - Holiday, BUTT have to rush Lab Report and SPF. I had to stay up till 4am to figure out a damn graph which looks something like this

Tuesday - Woke up late, and then in the noon after a quick lunch RUSH lab report with Chong Ernest....hahaha....got back home at about 3 slept till 5.30pm rush back to uni for sports week vball competition but raining so TAK JADI...=.=...suppose to practice for auditions of annual dinner but living up to the LAST MINUTES spirit we decided to practice on wed the audition day itself.

Wednesday - LUCKY manage to wake up in time for class...n its 311 weee....hahaha....after a tortures thermodynamic lecture we headed to chris's house for practice and then rush back again for auditions and VOLLEYBALL COMPETITION WHICH KEEPS GETTING POSTPONED DUE TO THE WEATHER....sigh....

Thursday - got called to play for green jam(nottingham having an environmental week thing so green week...green jam u get the picture la huh) but as of now we(The Last Minutes) have decided to pull out of that performance...its just a little too much...7pm gree jam and then 6pm volleyball if it doesn't rain....how la....HOW....but we'll be back for the TALENT QUEST...=)

Friday - EXAMMMMM!!!!!then after that PEP!!!!!then after that MORE PEP...and after that MORE MORE PEP!!!=( but friday night allocated d for something way way WAY better and more rewarding than PEP hahaha....

n like my title suggest i am or should i say i was at crossroads...art of sports...both the things i love...sighhh so hard to choose...

so yeah basically thats it and i had the sudden urge to study again so toodlesss and Cheers Mates!!! Go Chemical Engineersss WOOOOOO!!!!

Shame Shame NUS!!

2009-02-25T12:38:00.003+08:00

Ok for most of you who didn't know i was away last weekend from the 20th noon till the 22nd night. I was in Singapore for the 1st inaugural IChemE games organized by NUS. Soooo wat on good ol' planet earth is IChemE??well its a organization for chemical engineers which is all over the world.

So 55 of us chemical engineers from the University of Nottingham Malaysian Campus packed our bags and boarded the train in Kajang KTM station on the 20th. Our train was at 2.40pm and the journey to Singapore took us 7 hours++...I KNOW TELL ME ABOUT IT...The moment i stepped into the train, I recognized a very familiar odour...the odour of a BARBER SHOP...like wat the hell right hahaha...the train's toilet...(shakes head) never seen 1 soooooooo bad before. KTM really damn sad case. The day they decide to do something about this, PIGS WOULD FLY. So traveling for 7 hours in a train wasn't much of a problem for me. So after 7 hours++ of traveling we finally reached Singapore, however it took us quite some time to actually reach our hostel. We were picked up by this ang mo dude, his name is Joe. We got onto a CHARTED bus, best part is its a public bus with the words CHARTED displayed on its sign. So the hostel we stayed in is called, Tresor's Tavern. Its a hoStel not a hoTel but it was pretty cool. All my years of traveling i've never stayed in a backpacker hostel before. Sharing a room or should i say floor with 15 other guys, sleeping in bunk beds spells.........INTERESTING INTERESTING INTERESTING in a good way of course. The moment we settled down it was about 11pm and we haven had our DINNER. In the train i got hungry and so had to go to the trains canteen, cafeteria, makan place watever u call it to get something to eat. Here is the MENU

Maggie Cup - RM3.50
Nasi Lemak - RM4.50
Nasi Goreng - RM3.00

Like WAT THE **** right....Maggie cup for RM 3.50....crazy ah....the stupid thing is there was a list of food stuff there but SEMUA TAK DE....=.=....Derick, Graeme and Me had to just settle for the RM 3.00 Nasi goreng which tasted like ajinomoto only. So as i was sayin, after settling down we headed out into the streets of Singapore and it was pretty dead. There was a makan stall just around the corner from where we lived so me, graeme and a whole lot others headed there. DERICK WEEEEEED ditched us the moment he stepped foot onto his MOTHERLAND....hahaha....The food was pretty good i must say. Other than that, that was pretty much it for the first day. Oh and after makan we got back graeme went into the toilet came out and said:

Graeme: Eh Mark... u got bring shampoo and soap right? They dont provide la...
Mark: (cock stare)....Then laughs his ass off.....

well graeme wasn't the only one, 5 other clown friends of mine must have also thought it was a hotel. hahaha....

21st - So after getting a good night rest, got up fresh and ready for BREAKFAST hahaha, the hostel provided us breakfast and it starts at 7am. So as usual la...the early bird catches the worm...breakfast that morning was. Sausage, with egg sandwhich and milo...=)...the egg sandwhich was AWESOME!!! n since its a HOSTEL we were required to wash our cups and plates. So after makan...we got our things and got ready to go to NUS. From here forth. things was CHAOS CHAOS CHAOS....I damn lazy wanna type everything out. All i can say is that, the Chemical Engineers in NUS didn't do a very good job in planning this event. Another thing i would like to criticize is the mentality of Singaporeans.

If you would have watched the movie - MONEY NOT ENOUGH 2 - you would understand. There was a scene in the movie where the Security guard was fussing about the fire engine parking in a VIP spot or something and in the end clamped the vehicle. Well yeah SINGAPOREANS are sooooo like that, they are not willing to compromise even when there is a FREAKING FIRE. There were no fires that day but we traveled all the way to SINGAPORKKK to end up playing with UITM. Nanyang Tech Uni (NTU) didn't sent any teams and NUS had only teams in certain sports and even so can be counted with 1 hand. The IChemE games was planned right on the SPORTS WEEK of NUS and living up to their true blue nature, neither the campus nor the Chemical Engineers gave in. It really baffles me, this ppl either has no brains or are really FUCKING self centered. They organize a international sports meet, invite ppl from afar and the treatment we received was HORRIBLE!!!!! Communication between every party FAILED...I've been to so many sports meet, events and things like tat and never have i been in a situation as BAD as this. When i spoke to one of the helpers later that day, i found out that NTU didn't wan to join due to some reasons. If i didn't hear wrong NTU n NUS have been at each others neck for 17 years and because NTU dont friend NUS they dont wan to come...like WAT THE ****....so ******* childish....GROW UP LA *** *****.....then i also asked how come there is no Chemical Engineering Volleyball and Frisbee Team. The answer was equally as infuriating..."Chemical Engineers normally dont play Volleyball or Frisbee cos of some...social reasons" and i really wished i heard wrong for both cases. Cause this is just plain RIDICULOUS. Not only that, the volunteers are not all chemical engineers, some are civil engineers blah blah blah. When asked why? " NOT ENOUGH MAN POWER FROM THE CHEM ENG FACULTY". (shakes head) and the other LAME **** *** reasons given for their horrible planning.

1) they (IChemE) only gave us 1 month notice
2)We were some what FORCED into doing this
3)Its the first time this is being organized

I wish not give further comments on the above answers. You, the reader shall decide what kinda attitude or image they have protrayed. Personally i would say, using number 3) as an excuse is just plain LAMEEEEE!!!!!

ok i've ranted enought bout that...hahaha...Despite what happen, we still went for the after party and there was BOOZEEE there so minum la...hahaha...and most of us just let the whole CHAOS pass us cause we were in Singapore with a whole lot of friends and we didn't wan to spoil our adventure.

Leavin Singapore was a real relief, when we reached kajang every1 was so happy to be back. Our volleyball team got silver but we really didn't even bother cause everything was already so SCREWED UP...The next IChemE games would be held in UITM, hopefully it wouldn't be as bad as it was in NUS....

thas y SHAME SHAME NUS...la la lalala...SHAME SHAME NUS...la la lalala =)

Thats all from me, but i must say i traveling has been my 3rd love after lee *coughs coughs* and music. =) and i did have and adventure in Singapore. Our last day there, a group of us lugged our bags across Chinatown to hunt for souvenirs and Singapore aint that small when you have to carry your luggage around hahaha...Train for MAS was at 2pm and all of us got on board and then that WEEEED dude came out of no where when we thought he goin to find his own way back....hahaha...thus our adventure came to an end at about 9.30pm when the train screeched to a stop in KAJANG STATION...=0 so until next time...Cheers mate!!!! and always keep an open mind when traveling...=)

How Deep Is Your Love??? = )

2009-02-22T22:59:00.003+08:00

Have you ever written a love letter or poem?
Yes, love letter and poem....=)

Do you believe in love at first sight?
Nope really dont

Do you swoon at the sight of a perfect red rose?
No i'm a guy i GIVE roses instead of RECEIVING any. But i will swoon when i see that 1 'rose' =)

Do you dream of candlelight dinners with your partner?
dream...well not really...thinkin of making it happen...more likely

Do you like surprises?
Who doesn't hahaha..be it good or bad...

Do you like romantic novels?
no not really...

Do you kiss with eyes closed?
YES!!!its rude to stare...

Do you look forward to Valentines Day?
i surprise my love randomly, i sometimes buy her stuff, i bring her out for dinner or lunch sometimes not all the time. We go for movies. Tat all sounds like Valentine's day to me...=)

Do you sometimes find yourself daydreaming?
Yes, especially during modern process chemistry, engineering thermodynamics etc. etc

Do you mind kissing in front of strangers?
honestly no, but i dont believe in making out infront of others...=) that has to be OUR little private time together hehehe

Do you like to cuddle under the moon light and have quiet talk?
yes yess yesss

Would you give your partner gifts such as flowers, perfume rather than books, CD, shoes?
I'm tryin to learn how to fold origami roses so that they wont die and a certain some1 can keep it a little longer...;-) but i would go with practical sutff to. I feel proud that my partner would use something i buy for her...=)

Do you give him/her flowers in a normal day without any specific reason?
No...NOT YET hahaha goin to start making my own garden patch so i can just pluck flowers hahaha

Do you always keep your partner photo in your purse or wallet?
YUP!!!

Lastly, have you ever been in L-O-V-E?
Yes i have and i have learnt and gained a lot out of it too...thanks to that special some1...=)

6 Lims and A Whole Lot of Finns

2009-02-09T21:15:00.004+08:00

Note ~ Dear readers the following post was written on the day the events took place

DAY 1(Kitilla,finland)

We arrived at about 11.00am and the moment we got out of our plane we were welcomed by SNOW. YES snow falling from the sky it was such an experience. It has been eluding us for 6 years now and finally FINALLY we manage to experience it. For the pass 6 year during the year end holidays, we have been traveling overseas and in those 6 years most of the countries we traveled to were during the winter season. The first time we experienced winter was in Korea and there were snow on the ground but we didn't see or felt any falling from the sky. Then our second best bet was when we were in Beijing. However luck wasn't on our side AGAIN and so we still did not manage to feel snow falling from the sky.HERE oh boy have i to tell you, its all snow hahaha...nothing but SNOW. So from the airport we headed straight for our cottage in yllas (pernounced as ullas) the cottage is freaking chun k...(pictures coming soon) other than that the we just lepak in our cottage...rest...a very much well needed rest for all of us. The cottage has basically all the basic appliances. The washing machine, dishwasher, dryer,etc. The dishwasher and dryer was pretty interesting as we didn't know how to use it hahaha. We had heater problems so had to call the guy. He fixed our heater problem and also showed us how to use the BASIC appliances...hahaha...so much for being BASIC.

(end of day 1)

DAY 2

So day 2, we got up had our breakfast and decided to go for a walk. It was our first time walking in snow and it was a great experience. We have never walked on soooooo much of snow before and it was fun but cold...hahaha...i would blog about the things you would need to do to live through a winter like this and also how to survive a long long distance flight. If you fly first class all the time then dont bother. So we walked to lapvillage and got more info on our activities. The one thing here we wanted to see is the Aurora Bureolis. Well just a few minutes of walking burns up a lot of calories and we needed our energy back so we walked to Jullis (pernounced as Ullis). Apparently their burgers there are really great and so we decided to give it a go. So while deciding what to order, the waiter came by, a man roughly in his late 40's, but we weren't ready so my dad said give us 3 more minutes and he left but only to come back in a while with a menu in Japanese....hahaha...like WTH...hahaha..he thought we were Japanese and couldn't read the English menu =.= . I had the burger topped with reindeer meat and YES it was DAMN DAMN GOOD = ) . So after a good lunch we walked back to our cottage and it was back to playing and watching tv again hahaha...I dont know why but some how we don't feel bored. I mean with such a weather out there all you wanna do is hibernate. LITERALLY. All the walking in the snow have pretty much made us immune to temperatures of -7 or so.

At about 6 pm, Henry and Annarita arrived from Ohlu. (Henry is the finnish dude we know and annarita is his girlfriend). They came with groceries enough for a whole army hahaha...He brought ham and bacon and wine and vodkas with the S and beers and juices and milks. So without wasting any time we started on the.....ALCOHOL....hahaha....no need to chill in the fridge. Just 1 or 2 minutes out in the patio it was good to go. (pictures coming soon) So we stayed up and chatted till about 2am and then we were hungry AGAIN. Henry decided to use the fireplace and yes being the SAMPAT Malaysian it was so interesting. I mean how often do u get to light a fireplace...hahaha...It took a while to get the fire going but it was worth it. Henry and I cooked sausages over the fire and it was delicious. Like one of them smoked sausages. It was 3 am when we finally got into bed and thus the end of day 2.....

(pictures coming soon)

(end of day 2)

DAY 3

Ahhh day 3...slept in till about 12pm but have to get up d cos Henry was leaving later in the noon and since he had a car we needed the transportation to move around a little get some stuff find out more about the activities around here. Since Henry would be leaving we would need our own set of wheels and so with a few phone calls Uncle Gill manage to get us a car. After shopping for groceries (again???yes again cause the supermarket would be closed for 2 days and food depleted pretty quickly..hahaha) we headed straight home and it was about 3pm. Henry didn't stick around much cos the car was heated up and daylight was dying out already so it was best he hit the road ASAP. We were suppose to collect the rented car at a nearby hotel at 7pm. The hotel wasn't that near also...hahaha...it was a 4km walk for me and my dad. So at about 6.10pm my dad and I ventured out into the dark and cold wilderness....hahaha...well it wasn't that cold but it was DARK.(video coming soon)The car is a red Toyota Yaris and since we were in europe, the car is a left hand drive car. Dad had some experience driving in France, it was just a matter of getting used to but it was his first time driving on snow. It took us quite some time to walk there but less than 5 minutes to drive back...=.=...After parking the car we found out from Uncle Gill that it is vital to keep the engine warm and not letting it freeze up. So me and dad found the cable but we couldn't find the place to plug it in. After freezing our asses off for quite some time Dad finally found the port on the car. Well it is 11.30pm now and i'm going to retire soon so thats it for now CHEERS....

(end of day 3)

DAY 4

Well day 4...since we had a car dad decided to move around a little ok make that a lot more. We headed out to this place, some educational center. The scenery there was pretty good so the whole fly took pictures after pictures after pictures after pictures...(pictures coming soon). Then after that we headed to the ski slopes to find out more about their rates and also the ski classes. The whole taking pictures at the educational center and ski slopes took almost the whole afternoon and by the time we got back to the cottage it was about 4pm or so. I was so tired even thou I barely did anything, i think its the weather and environment hahaha...everyday we get about 3 to 4 hours of daylight and even that its not that bright. But it has been brighter and brighter as the days go by cause summer is approaching. This place gets about 7 months of snow and once its summer it is almost 24 hours of sunlight. Pretty screwed up huh....hahaha....So after getting some shut eye had to get up and prepare for X'mas dinner. YES X'MAS DINNER hahaha...our first Finnish X'mas dinner...it was a buffet and the spread consisted of herrings and beef and reindeer and turkey and pork and salmon and salmon roes....yum yummmm....it was a feast and the food wasn't that bad also. The dessert oh i tell you it was SWEEEEEETTTTTT....the cake and the pastries were awesome....and of course Santa Clause came along. He greeted us and the first thing he asked was if we came from Japan...=.=...well he did that cause most of the Asians here are Japanese. I mean even their supermarkets have signs in Japanese. After the dinner we headed straight home and called it a day.

(end of day 4)

DAY 5

MERRY X'MAS ppl...so its x'mas day finally...so the day started off with a visit to the Lainio Snow Village. There is a hotel there that is made out of snow and that is apparently the selling point. We went in there to look look see see and it was pretty cool, but its damn cold. I dont know how you're suppose to live in there seriously...you would probably freeze your butts off. After loads of photo taking again... we went into the restaurant to warm ourselves up and while waiting for mom to come out of the WC (toilet) the lady at the counter came up to us and said "you can buy the tickets into the snow hotel..." We were like wat the hellll...you have to buy tickets?hahaha...and its 7 euros per person...so multiply that by 6 you get 42 euros multiply that again by 5 (convert it to Ringgit Malaysia) you get RM 210 just to visit some ice hotel...NOT WORTH IT...its seriously not worth the money.(pictures coming soon) i mean its pretty cool and stuff but its empty as in its just good but not great kinda thing. PLUS ITS NOT OUR FAULT, i mean we were just 6 nice Asian people arriving at the doors of the ice hotel...no signs...nothing so we wouldn't have known we needed to pay...=)...So after the snow village we wanted to head straight back to the cottage but dad read about a place where they have Huskey Sleigh Rides and so another few more phone calls to Uncle Gill, Daddy manage to find the place with the help of Daniel the navigator...They were fully booked but thankfully a few groups didn't show so when we arrived there were available slots. Shaun and I 'drove' one sleigh and the rest of them were in the guide sleigh. It was fun i tell you...hahaha...Shaun went first and he had difficulties maneuvering the sleigh and yes the sleigh turned over with ME in it hahaha...but its not a problem hahaha...Shaun lost his footing and thus the sleigh turned over. Then it was my turn apart from the cold everything else was FUN FUN FUN. I mean we finally manage to touch and be close to Siberian huskies. They are seriously very very nice dogs (pictures coming soon) so after the Huskey Ride we headed for Lapvillage which is just 200m from our cottage to walk the Northern Light path. After that it was cottage, dinner and sleep for me...hahaha...Dad and Mom went out for walks to look at the sky hoping to catch a glimpse of the northern light. Its 11.30pm now and thats all i have to write for day 5 so thats all for today ciaoozzzz.....

(end of day 5)

DAY 6

Sooooo day 6 here in Yllas, Kittila and today spelled SKI SKI SKI and more SKI. We got up earlier today to go get our ski outfits from Arctic Safari and then we headed for the slopes. Of course we needed our ski boots and our skis so yeah we had to get those too...we have made arrangements for ski classes at 10am so after getting all the stuff it was just nice 10am and we met up with our instructor and THUS THE SKIING BEGUN....=)....Shaun,Daniel and Celine skied the last time in China whereas i snowboarded so i needed the lessons to refresh my memory hahaha...so we were 'tested' on our basics in skiing and we did okayyyyy...hahaha...so it was on to turning left and right. It looks easy (they always do) but it wasn't. So the falling begin and the rushing down the hill making only a few turns...hahaha...So after 90 minutes we were left to fend for ourselves. It was us against the hills (oh mom n dad didn't ski it was just the 4 of us). So before we could hit the hills on ourselves we went and makan first. Dad ordered 1 humongous burger and 2 pizzas . Lunch was over, our bellys were filled and it was time to face THE SLOPE...........after we gotten our ski passes from dad...=) My first run down the hill wasn't thatttt good. My left turns weren't good enough cause my technique was OUTTT...so before i could hit the trees (yes there were tress around us) i choose to fall n not make George of the Jungle: Winter Edition. The rest of them made it down the hill without falling. Shaun and Celine decided to just zoom down the hill and break before reaching the end. hahaha...Daniel was slow and steady but he did all his curves...So determine to NOT FAIL AGAIN i got up the ski lift and up we went again. N with all the confidence in the world at the middle of the mountain i headed down...and this time i.....had to fall AGAIN...once again my left turn just wasn't working for me. So falling twice back to back...wellll not so good for the confidence...so the 3rd time i decide to take it real slow as i was starting to be afraid of the speed. Thankfully i manage to survive this run which meant a little bit more confidence. Then the runs continued and i slowly got comfortable with the speed and the slopes and the turns got better. Daniel also slowly got more confidence on going faster and before you knew it crashing into trees were a thing of the past and we were zooming down the hill and getting back on the lift almost immediately. We skied for 4 and a half hours which is a lot more than we have ever skied before. Other than that, it was a beautiful day,good weather, the wind was a lot stronger in the evening thou but nothing could deter us from skiing (except for a avalanche or a blizzard la) so thats all for day 6 just a few more days before we leave for Helsinki and then back home....=)....thats all for now CHEERS!!!

(end of day 6)

DAY 7

AHHHH....achess....yes i woke up to aches in my hands and feet. It wasn't that bad la but they were aching thanks to all the skiing and since i have not been very active its no wonder my body ached. Anyways today we didn't really do much. After breakfast we hopped into the car and off we went to i-dont-know-how-to-spell-the-place and initially dad thought the place was a brewery where we could perhaps learn a thing or two about our favourite beverage...ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES...hahaha...buuuuuutttttt it was just a shop in the country side that sells home made wine...=.=...so sad. Nevertheless the scenery was superb as usual. The temperature wasn't that cold and the sun actually came up this time. The days were much much brighter and longer as compared to when we first got here. So as usual after taking a LOT of pics we then headed to another shop at this intersection after getting Intel that there are reindeer rides there...weeeee....hahaha...Once again i dont know the shop's name but 1 thing i do know is that the 2 ladies that ran the shop were VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY friendly. We initially didn't had intentions to buy anything and the two old ladies still spoke to us to entertain us (well cause there was no1 else there also la,but u could feel they did it cause they wanted to)hahaha...and we also found out that we were the first Malaysians to ever step foot into their shop. They have a book there where you can write stuff in it and so we stamped our mark there BIG BIG some more you know hahaha...all the talking and chatting were just to buy time cause we were waiting for the reindeer man to come by. hahaha....We didn't really wait long then this tall Finnish dude who looked like he could finish you...hahaha...get it finnish finish hahaha...=.=...never mind....the reindeer ride was okkkkkkllllaaaaa i preferred the huskey. The dude walked for 4km pulling on the reins of the reindeer. He did not ride them horseback style as that was pretty impossible to do and he did not ride in a sleigh himself while whipping the asses of this deers. After the sleigh ride we were offered coffee,tea and cranberry juice...oh the cranberry juice is AWESOME MATEE...other than that nothing else happened on day 7 already. We headed home makan pack cause we leaving tomorrow...HOME...HOME...oh Malaysia such a distant land...sigh...thats all for day 7 Good Night...

(end of day 7)

DAY 8

It was the end of the week and we began our journey back home to Malaysia, a land not known by most of the finns...SERIOUSLY its that sad. Our flight to Helsinki was initially at 12pm but due to some unforeseen circumstances it was delayed to 12.30pm but no matter in Helsinki we were picked up and driven to our hotel, Radisson Sas, the hotel got INTERNET!!!! FUHHHYOOOO....hahaha...after checking in and washing up a little we headed for the streets on our quest to search for FOOD...food in Helsinki is FREAKING EXPENSIVE even if we don't convert to Ringgit Malaysia. There is this place called market square and dad said there should be food there cause thats what it says in the brochure. So to Market Square it was for us, buuuutttttt NO FOOD...the restaurants there spelled EXPENSIVE EXPENSIVE EXPENSIVE. While walking around this so called square (i didn't see or notice anything that suggested it was a square also...=.=...) we stumbled upon a chinese restaurant so we thought ahh ok la chinese or finnish makan only...saw the menu outside the restaurant...we hung our heads in disappointment. A set meal for 6 (some what of a 8 course dinner) is priced at 110 euros if I've not mistaken convert that to Malaysian Ringgit you have a 500 bucks chinese meal for 6...WITHOUT SHARK FIN OR ABALONE...tsk tsk tsk...so nvm Dad said 1 plate of fried rice each can ah...CAN PA CAN!!! anything as long can makan...price for 1 plate of fried rice 9.80 euros...=.=....nvm la Pa we go eat fast food k...so we walked back to the street just outside our hotel, there is this place called Chilli yeah Chilli without the 'S' as in Chillis. Its a middle eastern fast food restaurant. The owner (or so i assume) 1 man show. He takes orders, he prepares the meals and he even serves them...Price for 1 middle eastern fast food meal...9.80 euros also but with DRINK ahhh take that...hahaha...so we chowed down on our meal and headed back to the hotel. 2 reasons...1 cause GOT INTERNET WOOHOOO...2 cause it was cold outside and its Helsinki...imagine Kuala Lumpur...got nothing to see...i mean besides shopping and Dataran Merdeka and ahh you know la...nothing...nadaa...i dont think they have a Freedom Plain in Helsinki so yeah hotel was the best choice. Oh and lunch was at 3pm so yeah dinner could wait a little longer...just a little...hahaha...we spent most of our time in the room...watching tv got disney channel k...=) and also onlining (NOT A WORD i repeat NOT A WORD...i think) Then at about 7.30pm or so mom n dad headed out again to walk walk and ta pau food. They came back at 9pm which was just about time for dinner...and they brought back hesburger (its like burger king but better) and also this big packet of fried rice. Oh, cost of Fried Rice...10 euros...but it was big la perhaps for 2 ppl (2 ppl as in me and 1 of my bros) but each of us had a burger so the fried rice was like side dish for the whole family hahaha...their burger as usual big ass...which is about the same price with the fried rice...Cut throat man i tell you eat in Helsinki...after dinner me and Shaun headed for bed but daniel he stayed up all night playing...hahaha...well it wasn't really all night also la our flight to Rome was at 7.50 am so that means we have to be at the airport at 5.30 AM...that would be day 9 d so thats all for day 8 pls do read on...=)

(end of day 8)

DAY 9
So day 9 was basically travelling and i have nothing much to write about just watch the videos k...thanks for reading i know the post is very very late hahaha....so thats all from me CHEERS!!!

A Notice and A Happy New Year??

2009-01-09T13:01:00.004+08:00

ok so i know i still you ppl a blog on Finland, that would have to wait till after my exams which are going on right now and also pictures of Rome and Finland all must wait till after exam. However i do have something to share with you ppl.

Its about the new year. I find it weird how ppl feel so happy ushering in the new year its as thou whatever happend in the past year would miraculously disappear. Not trying to be a pessimist or anything but i feel the new year is soooo overated hahaha...the new year means you are 1 year older and supposingly 1 year wiser. NOW if that was true....nvm you do the math yourself. Then you also hear ppl complaining aiyoooo old d la...this la that la...but when new year jolly like nobody's business. Another thing the new year resolution thing...how many actually follow all the way thru to the end...its a bit funny to set a goal for the next 365 days, a little unrealistic i would say...For me i have NEW WEEK RESOLUTION...hahahaha...i mean seriously la New Year Resolution, Happy New Year....Pelly would just tell you what's so damn happy about the new year...hahaha... do we really need to wait till its the new year to have a resolution or is the new year there to remind us how we failed to live up to our previous resolution and start making another one? WE dont need to wait for the new year to do something new or to be REVITALISED....start tomorrow la whats the difference. Anyways thats just what i think you can beg to differ...once again i'm not trying to be negative but sometimes i feel some ppl over exaggerate this one celebration...new year....hahaha....thats all for now...CHEERRRSSS MATESSS!!!!!

upcoming post - 6 lims and A Whole Lot of Finns

Do As The Romans Do!!!!

2008-12-21T07:08:00.003+08:00

Hey guys i finally manage to find time to blog. Well its 1.10am here in Finland and my flight is 9.55 am. So we are camping out here in Helsinki International Airport. Its fun k...the whole domestic flight area is empty and the 6 of us are the only ones here hahaha. Anyways its the 4th day of our travels d. This post is about the first 3 days in Rome.

DAY 1

Well day one, we left Malaysia at 2 am (malaysian time) and flew to Dubai first. There we had a transit time of 4 hours before flying off to Rome. The journey from Dubai to Rome was about 6 and a half hours and the flight was tiring (as usual). I always found it hard to sleep in airplanes. We reached Rome at 12 pm (italian time) and went straight to our hotel, well it wasn't really like a hotel also la. I have pictures and videos and will upload them in due time. We settled down and the lady there gave us a map and she gave taught us how to get about Rome using the bus or metro (subway) service. Fr Julian met up with us around 3pm and it was good to see him. He then took us jalan-jalan. Our first stop was St. Paul's Basicallica which is the 2nd biggest basillica in Rome, I cant find words to describe it. So pictures it shall be. =) Then we went to trappist monastery. This place used to be where St. Paul was executed. The dungeon he was kept in was there too. According to legend, when his head was chopped off, it bounced three times and at those three spots water started to shot out. Now of course got no water la but that was the story. So after that place, we crossed the street to the another church and we kinda forgotten what the church name was. (ehh dont blame us k there are like 170 churches ++ in Rome alone). The significance of this church is that during the World War 2, Mother Mary revelead herself to a pastor who never like to acknowledge her existance. That place was pretty cool, there is this tunnel where people have been placing photos and items of their loved ones since the 1960's. After that we took a bus to Cavour and Fr Julian brought us to this pizerria for dinner. I tell you the pizza there is so so so so so so so so so so so so so damn good. You wouldn't wanna eat Malaysian pizza d hahaha. After dinner we called it a night cos we were super duper tired. The jet lag and the walking, not a very good combination.
Fr Julian actually asked a very interesting question when he saw us. He asked if we had our lunch already. I couldn't give him a definate answer here is why.

1. We left Malaysia at 2am and flew 6 hours to Dubai. In the air they served us supper and also breakfast.

2. We arrived in Dubai at 4am. So we basically travelled back in time.

3. Our flight to Rome was at 9.25am so in the plane they served us lunch and also afternoon tea.

4. BUT we arrived in Rome at 12.45pm. So technically we had lunch and also afternoon tea but when we reached Rome we didn't eat till dinner. So......i dont know, this time traveling thing can be pretty confusing at times hahaha.

So that is the end of Day 1

DAY 2

Day 2 we woke up at about 8am, today Fr Julian had class so we had to go on our own. But it wasn't much of a problem. Our main mode of transport was walk, metro or bus. We had to wake up early cos we wanna make it into the long long long line to get into vatican museum. That museum is so damn big, the museums in Malaysia is not even 1/4 of the Vatican Musuem. There were a lot of interesting things there, but the most important of them lot is the Sistine Chapel where Michaelangelo's masterpieces are all around the chapel. Their chapel i dont know why they call it a chapel is as big as a church d. The dude painted the book of Genesis on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel and also the Final Judgement on the wall behind the Altar. His paintings are seriously mind blowing. Its really quite impossible to do what he did and i would say he really did the impossible. He finished his paintins in just 4 years and that is considered a very short period of time. We spent about 3 hours in the musuem and by the time we got out it was already 2pm. Then LUNCH....the food was good. Authentic italian food...yummmyyyyy....After makaning, we walked to St Peter's Basillica. This Basillica is the biggest in Rome and seriously la i cant describe the churches. All i can say its nothing like the ones in Malaysian. All the churches and basillica in Rome are painted FULLY. Like every square inch of them and i'm not exaggerating. Since its winter, it gets dark pretty fast here and by 4pm it was already dark. We travelled from the Vatican City to THE Colloseum. It is my 2nd time seeing and touching the Colloseum but i'm still in awe when i see it knowing its rich history and things that took place there. Then Dad missed Chinese food...=)....so we went to this Chinese restaurant in Cavour also for dinner, one of Fr Julian's recommendation. The food was ok la, Malaysian Chinese food better...hahaha...we were suppose to get Gelato's after dinner but every1 was very very tired and full not to mention so Gelato's would have to wait.

~End Of Day 2~

DAY 3

So day 3, our last day in Rome. Day 3 Fr Julian joined us again as he had a few more places to take us to. Our journey this time in Rome was pretty religious, but in a very very good way. We learned and saw so much about the churches past. Like on day 2, in St. Peter's Basillica, we saw the tomb of St. Peter, the tomb of the late Pope John Paul the 2nd and other popes before him. Day 3 was even better i would say. Father came by our place at about 9am and our first destination was the churhc of St John Letheran(not sure of the spelling). This church is considered the mother of all church and is like the main church. Dont know why, just is. After that we went to the Holy Steps. The holy steps is the place where Jesus was judged by pilot back in the days and the steps can only be climbed by kneeling. There is a church over it now, at the top of the stairs there is a painting of Jesus apparently painted by an angel. There are a lot of sacred relics in Rome and also a lot on controversy. Like Fr Julian was telling us there are like 4 heads of John the Baptist all over Rome. hahaha....anyways after the holy step we headed to a church called Mary Major. The relic in this church is the picture of Mother Mary painted by St. Luke. Other than that its like any other church in Rome. BIG, FILLED WITH PAINTINGS and AWESOME....=)..... in this church there are a few relics. First, the nail that was used in Jesus's cruxifiction. The thors on his crown. Part of the cross of the good theif and also part of Jesus's very cross. There was also a copy of the shroud of turin. So as usual it was walking walking n walking for us for 3 days. We had lunch with Fr Julian before leaving for the airport and that was the end of day 3.

As of now i'm in the Helsinki Airport and its 2.17am here. The pictures and videos i would upload some other time. Hopefully there will be internet connection in the cottage (keeping fingers crossed). So thats all from me for now. Will try to update you folks as often as possible. Thanks for reading....CHEERS!!!!

ps - missing you crazy bunch of ppl back there. lotsa love from the lims....from Finland...=)

A Place Called Kachau

2008-12-16T01:10:00.011+08:00

If you read my previous post i mentioned about an event in Kacau. Well i found out that their Kacau is spelled as KacHau, its with a H and its an orang asli settlement deep in the jungles of semenyih. If you find yourself saying "where the hell am i" you might have strayed away from civilisation and ended up in Kachau... hahaha....Kachau is a real place btw (2° 59' 0" North, 101° 52' 0" East ) hahaha...go google it.

So on Sunday, the youth of HFC set out on a journey into the unknown (literally) to spread the joy and spirit of X'mas to the ORIGINAL natives of this land. We were suppose to leave at 9 am but as usual our Malaysian spirits only allowed us to leave for Kachau at approx. 10am. We car pooled as that is the only mode of transport into such a remote area. It is impossible for buses to even access the areas. The other options were : Motorcycle, Walk or Sampan.

I brought 4 dudes including my brother to Kachau Dalam and yes it was FREAKING DALAM. Dalam mana I pun tak tau. Thankfully i was driving my X-trail the pot holes in the so called 'road' were not much of an obstacle to me. BUUUUUUTTTTTTT, alex's car suffered terribly. He was literally CRAWLING his way into Kachau Dalam. hahaha...i feel your pain man...While i brought the form fours into Kachau Dalam. The other group of youths headed to Kachau. (there are 2 settlements - 1)Kachau and 2) Kachau Dalam ) So after me and alex dropped them off in Kachau Dalam, both of us headed to Kachau to join the older youths. =). According to Kenny "After u pass the guard house just go straight n stick left". So we looked out for a guard house but seriously we were picturing in our minds what kind of guard house would be in the middle of no where and why.

Alex:"ehh dude, u think the guard house is just a shed ah"

Mark:"dont know la dei, this area also need guard house ah?"

Alex:"yeah la, so weird right, ehh ehh look guard house, but its the NS camp one"

Mark:=.=

continues driving.....

Mark:"ahh there a guard house"

Alex:"wahh not bad ah in the middle of no where also got guard house"

We found out that, the orang asal (they prefer being called that...dont know why) in Kachau were actually staying in a farm like place where they cultivate flowers before being sold to nurseries. They live in squatter like homes and have this community hall where we gathered. Once inside this area the both of us thought ok la kau tim d sure can find the place...but can get lost also...=.= ...Eventually we manage to find the place la hahaha...But(i notice i got a lot of buts in my post hahaha) before we reached the community hall, alex and i was just sayin....

Alex:" my gosh dude..... this place so ulu the last thing we going to find is astro here.
Mark:" yeah man"

yes that is an Astro dish...and yes it was in Kachau...

The astro people actually manage to find this place hahaha...salute them la seriously...Best part is we dont even have phone signal but astro signal can get...=.=....The activities started d by the time we got there. The whole day we were basically playing with the kids there. N i tell u....if u think babysitting city kids are bad. These ppl have 3 times more energy than them city kids and 10 times crazier. However, they are really nice kids hahaha. Alfred bribes them with ice cream and junk food. Trivial you say....trust me those items are heavenly items to these kids. The best part was when we started singing x'mas carols. These kids were in the middle cos the helpers formed a circle around them and the moment the music started these kids started a MOSH PIT...i am not kidding...they were moshing like nobodies business k. Until fall down la get stepped on la. They just stood up tidy themselves a little and then it was back to MOSHING....hahaha....WE got scared but the kids seemed totally oblivious to the danger hahaha.

Oh i nearly forgotten, before we actually sang there were speeches by the batin's right hand man I think...hahaha a batin is the leader of the kampung. After the dude's speech he sang a song which i could barely hear and only consisted of three notes. NO JOKE. but but....the instrument used was simplicity at its best. Watch the video and you'll know what i'm talkin about. ( you have to watch the video first before reading on )

I actually have 3 videos of them playing and singing, but they are pretty boring. I think the lady was tryin to play the whole tune herself but eventually she gave the other 2 kayus to the other lady. hahaha....the kayu they use looks exactly like the one i would use to WOLAP wild dogs and will only make one sound. (dog screams at the top of its lungs) I dont know what the instrument is called but like i said...its like a piano drum thingy put together. hahaha. So the ladies in the videos are called?? piamer?? drumno?? or just orang asal playing their traditional instruments??
Well after singin and jumping and marching for ice cream...yes marching for ice cream...it was lunch time d an alfred was like Hitler preparing his army for war...hahaha...example....

Alfred: Siapa mau AYAM!!!!

Org Asal Kids: SAYA!!!

Alfred: Siapa mau NASI!!!

Org Asal Kids: SAYA!!!

Alfred: Siapa mau TANDAS!!!

Org Asal Kids: SAYA!!! (this part seriously happend...hahaha)

he had to do things like that to keep them busy and distracted while the rest of us get the food from the van...imagine 20 kids shouting at the top of their lungs with their shrill voices SAYA!!! SAYA!!! SAYA!!! As the youth were serving lunch, a man from the village spoke to Ann telling her that its been a while since they had a FEAST like this...and i tell you if i give u eat the food we ate you wouldn't call it a FEAST. It was just fried rice, bee hon with EXTRA SALT (dont know why so salty...think the price of salt went down so the catering aunty gave more), fried chicken, sausages, crabsticks, fish ball, watermelon and orang juice. The orang asal finished the rice and you could see them TA PAUING the fried chicken and the other process food. It was like gold to them and i think they felt it was a waste finishing it all there n then. During lunch time, we also had people from dont know where suddenly appearing hahaha...but i dont blame them la huh...

waiting to serve lunch...

Apart from that nothing else major happened at Kachau, as for Kachau Dalam. You would think that the people there are more ULU or more behind time. In fact, alex and i thought the same. When we joined the other group there later in the day, we were wrong. The people in Kachau were poorer and looked more behind time then those in Kachau Dalam. Even the kids in Kachau Dalam were more "civilised" i would say. But hey i prefered the kids in Kachau, they were very very interesting...hehehe...in a good way of course.

My initial plan was to put all 3 events into 1 post but i guess thats not going to happen hahaha...i shall break them down into 2 different post. So thanks for reading, if next time you wanna come with the HFC youth and help out just ask we wont reject and extra pair of hands...=)....(if we're going again...hahaha) Cheers!!!!

before leaving for KACHAU

briefing

sam and shaun

nicholas yuen...one of my passengers...
he so shy so i purposely take pic of him *evil laugh*

vivian and the entourage of cars

the other half of the entourage of cars

the community hall

Ann and a few orang asal kids
and the chinese speaking youth

Alex, Vivian, Pam, Elena, Justin and orang asal kids

the dude giving speech (he is not the batin thou)

X'mas Party

2008-12-14T01:15:00.008+08:00

Ok so its the 13th of Dec my family are finally back from malacca and we had a small x'mas party at our place since we wont be around during x'mas. (this is a continuation from the previous post) So after sending manda, fred and sher to metro i got back home n slept till 4pm hahaha. Then went for sunset mass cos 2mr morning we leaving for Kacau (dont know if thats how you spell it) in the morning for the orang asli event. Kacau is a place in semenyih and its a orang asli settlement. I will blog about that tomorrow night and give you guys more details la huh. Mass was ok laaa, John Gomez (lead singer of After Class Stories) cantored today and have to say not bad la john for ur first go hahaha. [FYI - members of After Class Stories are all Catholics.]

After mass it was party time althought its just a small and simple one I had fun la. Laughing and interrogating daniel and bibi hahaha. *whispers* Hope we didn't scare them too much *whispers*. Also 2 significant events took place tonite hahaha...since Sandy and Glynn officially finished high school d we decided to introduce alcohol to them hahaha....(dont worry it was for educational purposes hahaha). Glynn came late so Sandy was first. Gave her try Kahlua with milk i personally like it and most of the choir members do too so it would be a good way to start = - ). [pls watch following video]

Then It was Glynn's turn, but the video is with fred so too bad, dont worry dom i mixed for ur sis with more coke in it ; - ) hahaha. Another thing i have to talk about is how Ann finished her Kahlua from the bottle itself...=)....

There wasn't much Kahlua left so ann n i just decided to drink it from the bottle la huh. Anyways that basically sumed up the night.

Ann

Listening to Reuben

Reuben telling story

Since Daniel was so shy Reu 'helped' him tell us their story...=)

dinner time

(disclaimer~no1 went home drunk tonite...not that i know of...hehehe)

The SleepOver!!!

2008-12-14T00:59:00.004+08:00

So friday the 12th...i know this post is a day late but its because my internet was down AGAIN!!! sigh so suay man...sienz...thats why couldn't blog. But even if it was on i doubt i have time to blog hahaha....

Anyways friday morning slept at 4 am and was suppose to wake up at 9 am to go to class. Before going to bed i check to see if my alarm clock was set at 9 am and it was so i went straight to bed. Then the next day when i woke up it was already 10.15 am. N i check my clock again n realized that i did not turn the alarm clock on hahaha...wat the hell right i know...==...so got my lazy ass out of bed and took my time n showered hahaha then headed to Uni for a 3 hour lecture of PEF. But turn out it was onli a 1 and a half hour lecture dont know which bugger brruuuffff me....Then after class went to Restaurant Seow Man (i know it sounds like siuman but it is the restaurants name hahaha) to have lunch. That afternoon was fun la, cos it wasn't just the normal come back home from class sit infront of pc or sleep afternoon. hahaha. Then at night went for drum class and after that immediately rush to Sg Jelok for carolling practice. Sg Jelok having their carolling next monday and tuesday (same day with Sg long's carolling) so Dom asked me to join them n i did since i would be free and its 2 days before i leave for Finland. At least in a way get to celebrate part of X'mas with the folks here la huh hahaha. Then after practice ended which was about 10 pm i drove to Sg Long to go get Fred, Manda and Sher cos they were going to stay over at my place. Fred and Manda was tryin so hard to convince Ann and Sandy to come join us but due to some unforseen circumstances Ann and Sandy couldn't make it. (it would have been more fun with you two la...sigh)...

So the 3 of us had our sleepover and we didn't sleep till 6 am hahaha. Me and Fred talked till 7am and i slept when the sun came up hahaha. Then had to wake up at 11am to send manda for piano class. Oh this was saturday morning d the 13th. I shall stop here for the sleepover blog and start a new post on the X'mas Party...thanks for reading and CHEERS ppl....

ps - X'mas is coming...woohooo....

The Home Alone Script That Did Not Make It....

2008-12-12T00:41:00.003+08:00

Yes as the title would suggest i am home alone and yes it did not make it to the big screens if not i would be famous by now. hahaha. Anyways folks and siblings went to A'Famosa for holiday, no they did not leave me behind as a punishment. I have class tomorrow.... Dr. Svenja's class some more == and that means PEF. PEF to me is a whole new language d so i better attend and hopefully get what she is trying to teach this time. 3 hours of PEF man my gosh. Ask any year 1 chemical engineer and they'll give you the saddest face they can give.

So happenings for today...hmmm....woke up at 1pm hahaha...eh i'm not getting much luxury of waking up so late, so i'm appreciating it. Its also because i watched MU's game till about 5.30am...they drew 2 all with Aalborg (its a Danish club if i'm not mistaken) and MU should have FREAKING WON (die heart MU fan here...hahaha). After lunch sat down at the pc and at about 3pm the whole lot of them left. Its so quite here hahaha. Can hear echos. (if you shout loud enough you really can) my house is not big its just EMPTY...DAN dan dan dan dan dan dan....... Come Dota dota dota dota dota dota dota....(looks around....no response ==)

Then came evening or should i say night...THANK GOD....cos i finally have something to do rather than just sitting my arse infront of the pc and wasting my life. hahaha....There was x'mas carols practice for this weekend's event. This weekend the form four students led by the youths are going to 2 different orang asli settlements and spread the joy of x'mas. But seriously with the practice we had today, joy is a far far far far far FAR away thing. I was in the presence of FORM FOUR students, but it surely did not feel that way. It was so sad and pathetic. The guys were like wussies (the word dont even exist i had to make it up) dont even dare to sing...my gosh...ashame of what i have no idea. The girls showed better response thou. This sunday at the settlements its going to be interesting la, hopefully they'll have a sudden burst of COURAGE and INSPIRATION than they'll truly spread the joy of x'mas but as of now....(shakes head) long silence....... The same lot of them are suppose to sing carols for this year's x'mas eve mass, hopefully things will work out la huh....for everyones sake.

After the practice there, i didn't stick around much and headed straight to manda's place to see their dance (since i wont be around to see it on the real day). The youth of sg long....or specifically Sandy, Elena, Fred, Manda, Flo, Sher, Kimberly and Ann WHO WAS MIA TODAY....==....are preparing for this year's Sg Long Annual X'mas Dinner which i have been told has been and will be a blast...hahaha...i have a video of them practicing and they are pretty good i must say, but my phone is not cooperating with me.... its lagging for some reason. So once again, i would have to wait till its done lagging to upload it. =0

And after the practice.....welllll.....back home and again infront of the pc typing this blog out cos i got nothing better to do. Of course the notts peeps would be shouting at me sayin ARE YOU NUTS!!!...i know la exam coming but i cant study man x'mas is around the corner hahaha. So that will be it for tonight, have to brace myself for 3 hours of PEF lecture =.=** . Then for the rest of the day my list of activities are still undecided except for drum class at 8pm and x'mas carols practice at sg jelok after that. (got imported by Dom again...hahaha...)So until 2mr thanks for reading and i will try to get the videos up...Cheers....!!!

All I Want For Christmas Is...a Pair of Jeans???

2008-12-11T00:10:00.006+08:00

Greetings ppl....well i'm back on me blog again...good news hahaha.....yeah i'm MENTALLY resting myself this week even though i have been given not so good news about my Engineering Industries test. I only manage to get 23.5 out of 45...so FREAKING SAD. That AH CHIN ah has something against giving good marks to ppl hahaha...(or perhaps i didn't deserve good marks)...oh well suck it up n move on la huh....Anyways wasn't going to let that come in my way of RELAXING...MENTALLY. As i said in my previous post, it has been non stop work work work.

So things that happened today...well class as usual in the morning. ACP was ok did pass year paper, DR SVENJA HANSON still hasn't done justice to PEF. sigh. i think i need tuition from her la hahha. Today had math replacement class for 1 hour some more DURING LUNCH BREAK...so sad. So had to eat lunch at 11.30am..==... Thong Lee Fah, was in a pretty good mood today....i wonder why...(rubs chin) hmmmmm.....she wasn't as fast as she usually would be hahaha. She came to a point where she was teaching us about Riemann Sum. (i doubt any1 would be interested to know, but just incase if u are GOOGLE it)....the way she said Riemann Sum sounded like.. RAI MAN SAM (say it in a very chinese dialect like how russell peter does it) its pretty hilarious hahaha. Class for today ended at 3pm. Got back home played a while then slept till bout 8.

After dinner which was about 8.40pm d. So reluctantly went to parkson n shop for jeans with mom and brothers. YES i got my lazy ass up to go shopping, a pretty rare sight i must say hahaha. But i had to la. I have been surviving for at least 2 years with just 1 pair of jeans. (yes i know pathetic). Anyways i manage to get 2 pair of jeans this time and it is also mainly cos i would be needing them when i go to FINLANDIA. The place is going to be packed with snow and its going to be wet so die die also going to need more than 1 pair of jeans. hahaha.

On a different note, x'mas is coming soon wei and i'll be away from Malaysia soon also. Well part of me feels sad la because we wont be around for x'mas. Its our first time out of the country during the x'mas period. That means no midnight mass, no cousins, no friends but alcohol still got la a lot of it some more hahaha. The other part of me feels excited of course i mean how can i not right. Its FINLAND. Some ppl dont even know where that is hahaha. According to dad, we going to have only 4 hours of sunlight and the rest of the day is dark. Awesome right. Why Finland you say? hahaha well cos we have a family friend that lives there and my dad n this Finnish dude has been friends even before i was born. So it'll be cool to experience x'mas the ANG MO way. hahaha and for the first time in my life A WHITE CHRISTMAS...=).

Well i think that will be it for tonight, 2mr or technically speaking today is a public holiday cos its some dudes b'day so will see if anything happen. hahaha... and MU's game is in 3 hours time weeehooo...=-) anyways...thanks for dropping by again and CHEERS mates....

WAAAA......LAUUU......WEEHHHHH

2008-12-09T23:43:00.006+08:00

Finally after so long abandoning my blog...(which was not done on purpose of course) i am back. Its been so long it feels as like there are cobwebs all over my blog d hahaha..Anyways i'm back n i have got a lot of stories to tell hahaha.

So as u can see my last post was done just before the start of my semester. I'm blogging now not because its over d but because i finally have some room to breathe and can sleep more peacefully and not have to think about assignments constantly. Chemical Engineering is not easy at all i can tell u. Let me give u an example of how my week looked like at one point.

Saturday- Went to Summerset with Family, fred and sher.

Sunday - still in Summerset

Monday - came back around evening. At night practice with The Last Minutes (my uni band) for chem end night. This year's theme was masquerade party

Tuesday - went back to Uni. Do lab report and study for Wednesday's exam. AND memorize lyrics. ( Cos i'm the lead singer of The Last Minutes....hahaha)

Wednesday - Morning had exam. Then classes....Then Masquerade Night...Performance was great the crowd was awesome and very responsive...=) ehh chemical engineers know how to party also k hahaha...

Thursday - Early morning as in 1 am, got home bath then started work at 1.30am up to 4am because lab report due date is TODAY....==....lucky manage to finish. Slept at 4am woke up at 10am. Immediately start on Friday's presentation and started work on Engineering Industries report.

Friday - Professional Skills presentation...

And so that basically summed up one of the weeks in my semester. If i'm not mistaken it was the 4th week...so how la to blog right. Hahaha whatever free time i had was spent either sleeping or band practicing because at that time the boys and I ( After Class Stories) were preparing for a prom organized by convent which is another story...wait...

Back to my studies first...so things were gettin harder and harder... Process Engineering Fundamentals ( PEF) is FREAKING HARD....MASS BALANCE has no balance at all. You can sit and stare at the questions for hours n still not do a thing. The lecturer a German lady does not help much with her accent some more. But she is ok la when you ask her personally. I personally understood her better when i spoke to her personally hahaha. Other than that, everything was still pretty bareable. Assignments officially finished today. PEF assignment. At 4.30pm every1 was literally running to the faculty office to hand in the assignment hahaha. It was damn funny. The room was packed with mostly chem eng students tryin to get their assingments in right before 4.30pm. It was so satisfyin handing in my last assignment for this Sem but the WAR is not over yet. Finals are like a month away...i'll be off to FINLAND in a week time...(hopefully i get internet connection there, then can blog or i would most likely video blog) =) So thats about it for my studies.

Now my other life...

Well nothing much happend la i would say...untill december came...hahaha...HFC choir as usual on demand hahaha going to have a few performances. Unfortunately, me and shaun cant join them this year and will only manage to sing at BV2. This coming weekend also dont know if can make it....==...Then of course PROM NIGHT 2008. That was a bomb. We had loads of fun. We as in the whole band featuring DANIEL LIM my BROTHER FROM THE SAME MOTHER...hahaha...daniel totally rocked the house with us man. KUDOS to Daniel. I have a few videos on prom night, but not our performance. Accoding to manda no1 recorded...sgh...hahaha oh well looks like we'll just have to do it AGAIN...So if any1 got prom dont hesitate contact us k hahaha....Oh n big shout out to Manda, Phoebe, Lis, Renu, Naim, Charlene...i know u girls have been working ur ass out to make the prom work got future in planning events...good good hahaha it'll look good on ur CV one day.

Then also of course Celine's B'day....hahaha....this time we went to TGIF and it was fun. i'm sure celine will remember this b'day hahaha. After coming bak home some more got surprise... Thanks to Ann, Fred, Manda, Flora, Sher for coming by and surprising her. I have a video of how the TGIF employees celebrated her b'day hahaha. So pls do check that out.

So yeah that was basically it la thanks for reading and hopefully nowadays i can update me blog a lot more yea...Cheers....=)

TGI Friday's

2008-09-25T22:28:00.016+08:00

Ok i am bak n this time its about Gan's farewell in TGI Friday's. Gan has already left for ireland as i'm writing this blog and last week on the 19th of Sept we got a few friends together and decided to take Gan out for makan. I'll break them down to parts.

Part 1 ( The Plan )
Before the 19th i asked Gan where he would wanna go eat, didn't wan to bring him to a western restaurant initially cause he'll be in ireland and its going to be meat n potatoes there already. Malaysian food well food court like a bit too ehhh hahaha...Japanese....well scared some ppl dont like. So we were really left with not much of a choice n decided to go western la and that also was another problem. Deciding on which restaurant to go to but we finally decided TGI Friday's.

Part 2 ( The Calling )
Part 1 done now for part 2. Telling the rest about it. I met good old nick online n told him about my plans and that was a very very interesting process to...hahaha....i shall spare nick the embarrassment....=)....so we manage to get the word out n transport were all planned for. Wong said it'll be better to go to the branch in Sunway because its nearer. The initial plan was to go to the one in Pavilion KL.

Part 3 ( The Gathering )
So came the 19th and the plan was to gather at my house at 7pm or earlier. Nick n john arrived first which was unexpected cos john had to work till about 6 and he wanted to get home n freshen up first. So the 2 from Sg Chua were here. Then as i was about to leave to get Sarah n Kellie, Gan came. When i got back home, Wong was already at my place n the moment we went into my house Low came n it onli took him 15 minutes to get from MMU cyberjaya to my place. So imagine how slow the brother was driving....=).... So that made a total of 8 of us and the nineth person Renuka will meet us there.

Part 4 ( The Wait )
By the time we reach Sunway Pyramid it was 7.30pm + + ( cant really remember the time ) and the restaurant was packed. The person at the front said we would have to wait for at least 1/2 n hour. But Mark why didn't you make reservations you might ask, well i tried n i couldn't cos its ramadhan season so cannot book tables....==....so fine Gan left his name n contact number there n we just went out way. We walked around aimlessly going to the cinema comtemplating whether or not to catch a late night movie. We were tempted to go into other restaurants or at least I was cause i was hungry...hahahaha...but ended up not doing so. We walked for dont know how long n even walked into Tony Roma's just to try our luck but also have to wait for 1/2 n hour minimum. So after 1/2 n hour we went bak to TGI Friday's and they told us 10 more minutes cause they were cleaning up. So ok after 10 minutes we were still waiting outside the restaurant for our table. That 10 minutes never came...sigh.... The table that can accomodate all of us were done eating they were there busy taking pictures n it really really pissed us of. Kellie went n spoke to the person again n this time he decided ok we'll place our orders first n gave us the menu, but we were still STANDING outside. Finally at about wat 9 they said we could go in n sit down at 2 seperate tables n order our food and once they are done cleaning the tables they'll move us to a place where all of us can sit together. Once again that never happen...sigh.... cause there was a misunderstanding n the stupid staff let another group of people take OUR tables. So the enrage Kellie got up n gave the person a piece of her mind followed by Gan then Me then eventually all of us got up hahaha...luckily they had another table that could accomodate all of us and we were moved almost instantly hahaha...The stupid part was our appetizers where there already so we made sure they got everything n make our service charge worth it.

Part 5 ( The Fellowship but not of the ring )

So after being moved we continue eating away at our appetizers n then not long the main courses arrived. Everyone ate till their bellys were filled n dessert was an uphill task...Nick was however the bandaraya he was the only 1 who manage to continue stuffing himself with food n drinks for dont know wat reasons. We actually came up with a few theories as to why Nick manage to push on n break human limits hahaha.....exaggeration.....So while letting the food settle we decided that it was time to take pictures =)

One of the desserts

the whole lot of us without john( M.I.A for while busy man on the phone)
notice nicks facial expression that is cause he has CAKE in his mouth

the whole lot of us with John

Nick just couldn't stop eating even if its for taking pictures

Gan n Kellie

Gan n Low

Gan n Reiny a.k.a Renuka =)

sarah ,john and wong

Part 6 ( Lost )
So after getting the bill and the toilet breaks ( due to mass consumption of Free liquids ) we decided to call it a night, well at least for Sarah, John and Nick. Renuka had to go get her mom who was in Shah Alam n that was about 12 am ( dont ask me what her mom doing there i also dont know ). So Low and Kellie went with me and the rest with Wong. Finding my car is also another adventure la, we first went down to B1 and came out but it didn't look familiar ( cause we actually came down a different side ) so then we decided to try B2 and of course while walking in an almost empty parking lot what do you do... take pictures ...

( What we were thinking )
Mark: I wan to find my car
Kellie: I hope we dont get kidnapped.
Low: How can Kellie think we'll get kidnapped

So after going to B2 we ruled out the possibility of me parking there cause it didn't look familiar at all. So Low really had a hunch that it was at B1 so up to B1 we went....again....and we walked from 1 end to the other and me continuously pressing the alarm button in hopes of finding my car. We didn't really had to walk much until the alarm rang thus ending out search we finally manage to get to the correct wing...=) n kellie got fed up of walking n saw a trolley so she decided to hop in n I pushed.

No Kellie my car is the other way...confirm

Finally in the car

Well just as you thought our adventure was over it was not. Coming back we didn't really know which turning to take so decided to go on a rendezvous but eventually ended up in Kajang hahaha...and we met up with Wong n Gan for Mamak session in Rest 1. Gan's last mamak with us before leaving for Ireland. We sat there and chatted till about 3 am and Low had to go also cause his brother needed the mee goreng hahaha....and thus ends our outing with Ganesan.

mamaking at Rest 1

Part 7 ( The End )
So Gan by the time you read this you have already reached ireland safely and settled down a little. We'll be waiting for you n joe to come back so we can go PD again n dont forget to bring back the pounds yeah the ones in the pocket not the stomach ; - ) take care dude n remember the things i told you hahaha. Until next time see ya and thanks for reading.

TWIST AND SHOUT

2008-09-25T00:09:00.000+08:00

Ok boys n girls the following tag is very very interesting if you have a blog just do it cos it is fun...=) so here goes. The rules are pretty simple-

Turn on your Mp3 player whatever it is n put the songs to shuffle.
For each question press next to get an answer.
Be honest and just write that song name out.
You can try n justify your answer by placing a bracket after the song.
Tell the whole world about this tag on your blog...=)

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So here goes nothing.....

1. If someone says,"is this okay?"

Cry In My Heart - Starfield ( dont know what to say hahaha... )

2. How would describe yourself?

For You I Will(Confidence) - Teddy Geiger ( well the other name for the song is confidence so yeah i would describe myself as confidence? or for my love ones i will...hahaha )

3. What do you like in a guy/girl?

Jenny - The Click Five ( oh wow i look for jenny in a girl? hahaha i should repharse the question la then hahaha )

4. How do you feel today?

What About Now - Daughtry ( hmmm well interesting song to shuffle to )

5. What is your life's purpose?

Home - Daughtry ( well i do put family n love before career so i guess home can mean that hahaha )

6. What is your motto?

Beat It - Fallout Boys ( If you can take the heat then just BEAT IT hahaha...no la its not my life motto k )

7. What do your friends think of you?

How Deep Is Your Love - Bee Gees ( hahaha i wonder if my friends really do think of me this way...i dont think i have doubtful friends la right hahaha )

8. What do you think of your parents?

In My Life - The Beatles ( Awesome well i think that in my entire life they have been there for me since day 1 till now so Pa, Ma i love you people man hahaha )

9. What do you think about very often?

Always Be My Baby - David Cook ( what the hell so sad but sometimes true... )

10. What is 2 + 2?

Summer Nights - Olivia Newton John and John Travolta ( Once again speechless hahaha )

11. What do you think of your best friend?

Here In My Home - Various Malaysian Artist ( Ehh well i technically dont have a best friend its more like best friendsssssss so yeah they do come over n hang out HERE IN MY HOME occasianally hahaha )

12. What do you think of the person you like?

Calendar Girl - Neil Sedaka ( Yes there is a song called calendar girl n ehh i think that she can be a very good calendar girl? hahaha )

13. What is your life?

Breaking Up Is Hard To Do - Neil Sedaka ( oh wow what the hell la right...hahaha...i didn't cheat on this one k )

14. What do you want to be when you grow up?

Piano Man - Billy Joel ( hmmm not bad the answer actually make sense hahaha but i'm already in the process of becoming a chemical engineer so part time piano man perhaps hahaha )

15. What do you think when you see the person you like?

Shake It - Metro Station ( hahaha what the hell...i'm not that perverted k i dont want the person i like to shake anything hahaha )

16. What will you dance to at your wedding?

I Saw Her Standing There - The Beatles ( Really really awesome song n also pretty suitable you should go check the lyrics out it actually fits perfectly )

17. What will they play at your funeral?

Unwritten - Natasha Bedingfield ( ok well my life on earth has been written but life after that has not? )

18. What is your hobby/interest?

I Can't Smile Without You - Barry Manilow ( another what the hell la wei....hmmm )

19. What is your biggest fear?

LOVE - Nat King Cole ( well in a way it is a fear hahaha but then again its not my biggest fear i would rather take love as a gift n not turn it into a curse )

20. What is your biggest secret?

The Longest Time - Billy Joel ( ehh doesn't quite make sense hahaha )

21. What do you think of your friends?

Kenangan Terindah - Samson ( this is so spot on man spot on )

22. What will you post this as?

Twist and Shout - The Beatles ( AHHHHH super cool just the title i would want )

23. What song would you play during your first sex?

Over You - Daughtry ( oh wow so bad hahaha have to definately look at it differently hahaha )

So that will be all folks i have completed the tag and so if you are reading this and have not done the tag pls do cos its real fun until next time cheers ppl....=)

Chili's

2008-09-23T23:15:00.000+08:00

Ok i know this post is a little late hahaha i haven had the time n inpsiration to blog k untill now so anyways.

It was the 17th of Sept last wednesday and we went to celebrate sherie's b'day in chili's Midvalley. We as in Fred, flora, reuben, ashley and yours truly. So i left at bout 4.45pm to get ash from her place went to tanming jaya to get me natural gas then headed to Sg Long to get flora. Initial plan was that we got into her car but the woman still haven remove her car from the porch so we just got into my car n left for MV.

Fred was meeting us there after work, Sherie n Reuben were already there cos reuben got her straight from college. On the way there was praying n hoping that MV wouldn't be jammed up n thankfully our prayers were answered haha it was bad the traffic and we didn't really have difficulty finding for parking. This was about 6.30pm and ashley stressed that we have to HAVE TO get there b4 7pm cos the Margrita's there would be 5 bucks cheaper or something like tat so like i said lucky manage to get there. The line outside Chili's was gettin pretty long d when we got there but manage to get a place for 6. We ordered our drinks n food. Ashley said that i have to try the Presidente Margrita n it was very very good. So for those of you who have the chance go to chili's n try that k its worth it hahaha...

Presidente Margrita n yes it comes with the blue bottle like thing

N the food we ordered well i cant remember d but it was equally as good as the Margrita. The food came pretty fast too n we started eating without Fred hahaha...we couldn't help it la k good food on the table with such a nice drink but we saved a lot for fred k hahaha n the food was very filling. The poor malay peeps around us however had to wait for buka puasa time so we nicely ate away la while they slowly wait hahaha...after dinner ash ordered something for Sherie it was a desert n the guy that brought it was suppose to put a candle on it n sing her a b'day song but he as blur as anything didn't do it so we were like watever la. But tat desert was pretty small n i really really wanted to try the Molten Chocolate Cake which phoebe said is damn good. So we call another waiter n told him to do the whole b'day thing for sherie lucky this one not so blur n so he brought it with 1 candle on the cake hahaha Sherie thought it was for some other people some more ==....N yes Phoebe the Molten Chocolate Cake was damn good wei hahaha....Also to reuben if you are reading this its MOLTEN CHOCOLATE CAKE not MOLTEN CHOCOLATE CLAKE...hahaha...i know it was a slip of the tongue but it was damn funny.

Sherie after she blew the candle with the small straw(tak sempat take)

Molten Choc Cake

Molten Choc Cake 2

Sherie and Molten Choc Cake

So after Molten Choc Cake, we got the bill n headed to My Tie to get Fred's tie for this coming Sat's wedding. After that we didn't really know what to do was thinking of watching a movie but dont have a movie that every1 wanna watch n flora was afraid that she might fall asleep in the cinema. So we finally decided to go play pool and it was guys vs girls. We manage to play 2 rounds n both rounds also the girls beat us...yes they beat us but it was all cool hahaha. After pool it was the ARCADE wooohooo hahaha....initally wanted to play Daytona 6 of us race against each other but there were onli 4 available at 1 time so some played Daytona( FLORA i beat u muahahaha). Then we played Time crisis Me n Reuben manage to get till area 3 but failed half away hahaha then ashley wanted to play that drum thing but this lady was hoggin it n she kept playin the same song over n over again till finally she left but while waiting for her we came across this pretty interesting game. GUYS I FORGOT WAT THE GAME IS CALLED hahaha....dang....the game involved Giant Spiders killer fishes n is pretty interesting...anyways ash n fred played it n i have pictures n a video of them playing so do check them out....N after Fred n Ash were done with tat game they played the drum game ashley wanted to play but the lady was hoggin it so Fred n Ash drum game, Flora n Sherie on game i cant remember the name.

Reuben in action

Flora and Sherie

Our jinx ball, fred and reu cursing it bak (ball number 13)

At the arcade fred n ash playin tat game n
flora gettin excited at the bak

Fred n ash in action

and again them in action

Fred unleashing his inner child ashley in kill mode

Screen shot of the game

The video will be at the end. So after the arcade we decided to go mamak n we went to this mamak in bangsar called nirwana maju or something which is just across Bangsar Village 2. There we sat n yap till about 1am i think hahaha (pls correct me if i'm wrong yeah). So we did manage to wish sherie sharp at 12 n after mamak it was home for all of us if not fred was sayin stay there till morning n he'll go straight to work d so yeah we decided to call it a night. It was fun la goin to chili's n pool n arcade then mamak hahaha. Tats all for tonite i'll be bak to write about Gan's farewell n also my Uni's ice breaking nite which are 2 very very interesting n fun nights hahaha...until then thanks for reading n see ya...=)

TAGGED!!!!!

2008-09-23T22:19:00.000+08:00

Are You

Perfect - Stupid question no1 is
Tall - Ok la but would love to be a little taller say bout 6 feet...=)
In Your Pajamas - No i dont wear pajamas

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Last

Friend You Saw - Well its more of friends so it'll be Hiew Mun, Wei Wern, Clarence n Stephenie .
Talked To On The Phone - Dad
Person To Text You - Amanda Quah
Is Today Better Than Yesterday? - Yes it is

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Favourite

Number - Infinity
Colour - Black and Red
Food - Refer To Previous Post.
Place - Home.

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Questions And Answers

Q: What was the first thing you did this morning when you got up?
A: Got into the shower

Q: Do you have anything bothering you?
A: At the moment nothing in particular.

Q: What was the last movie you watched in the cinemas?
A: Wall-E

Q: Where was the last place you went?
A: The University Of Nottingham

Q: Do you smile a lot?
A: Ok la hahaha i think i smile more than frown

Q: Do you wish upon a star?
A: Nope i dont too many stars in the galaxy hahaha

Q: Are you a friendly person?
A: No idea ask the people around me?

Q: Where did you sleep last night?
A: On my bed.

Q: Why did you sleep there?
A: Cos my mother ask me to...==....it is after all called my bed

Q: When was the last time you cried?
A: Bout 2 days ago...(dont ask me why)

Q: What do you hear right now?
A: My computer's fan

Q: Does anything hurt you right now?
A: Not really

Q: What's your favourite month?
A: December

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Emotions

Q: Are you missing someone right now?
A: Yeah

Q: Are you single?
A: Yes i m

Q: Are your parents still married?
A: Yes

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Basics

Real name - Mark Lim Eu Jin
Age - 19
Eye Colour - Not sure but its normal malaysian eye colour hahaha
Zodiac Sign - Virgo
Gender - Male
Single - Yes do u have to rub it in....==...hahaha
Crushing - No
Smart - Smart enough to survive
Hair Colour - Black
Sweats or Jeans - Jeans
Phone or Camera - Camera Phone...=)
Health Freak - No just wanna stay healthy
Righty or Lefty - Right

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Firsts

First Best Friend - Cant remember seriously
First Award - Some yamaha award la
First Enemy - HOMEWORK
First Vacation - Singapore when i was 3 n stepped on a dead bee with its butt pointing up

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Currently

Eating? - No
Drinking? - No
Listening to - What About Now
Plans for Tomorrow - Nothing wanna be surprised...=)

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Which Is Better With The Opposite Gender

Lips or Eyes - Eyes definately
Shorter or Taller - Shorter
Romantic or Spontaneous -Romantically Spontaneous...=)
Sensitive or Loud - Sensitively Loud...=)
Hook up or In a Relationship - In a relationship

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Have You Ever

Lost glasses/contacts - No
Ran away from home - NO
Broken someone's heart - Yeah...sigh

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Answer Truthfully

Do you like someone? I like everyone tats close to me...specifically some1 as in some1 special not yet la
Are you seriously happy with your life?YEAH

Everything Under The Sun 2

2008-09-14T23:09:00.000+08:00

Vokay ppl i am back cos i got tag again now i wouldn't be complaining this time cos i think this tag is easier to do hahaha...so here goes.....

-----My Top Ten Favorite Food-----

Penang Kuey Teow.
Crabsticks...love them love them love them...hahaha
Baskin Robins of course.
Chocolates (in general all kinds except dark chocolate)
Grilled Oysters with some garlic sauce over it...ooooo
Grilled Duck from Sg Chua market..the one opposite the chee cheong fan stall...=)
Dim sum in balakong...tats good...
Broga grilled fish n pan mee n ais kacang n cendol...i know its 4 things d but hey its all from Broga so comes under 1 item.
The occasional Starbucks.
Secret Recipe cakes are generally all good ...

-----Ten Things I Love Doing-----

Playin drum and guitar....occasionally the piano(depends on wat song).
As for sports, i'm currently hook onto volleyball thanks to Daniel Lim.
I love to sleep and dream but dont worry i have not made dreams my master.
Eating...oooo...i cant leave this one out.
I love listening to music.
Travelling.
Roller Coasters
Hanging out with my group of frens - church, uni, old skool mates all la...hahaha
Talking has been my second passion i cannot shut up.
Listening to others is fun too...=)...seriously.

-----Five Types Of Girls That I Adore-----

A sports person yet still feminine.
A girl who has her own principles in regard to life.
A girl with an awesome smile.
Musicians and Singers
Just a simple everyday girl would do just fine...=)

-----Five Things I love Doing When I'm Emo-----

Sleep
Listen to songs
Play the songs i just heard
Sing till i feel satisfied.
Eat

-----Five Things I Love Doing When I'm Happy-----

I love doing music too hahaha happy or sad thru good times n bad MUSIC has always been there for me...hahaha
Share my happiness with those around me. Spread The Love Man =)
Eat hahaha eating goes well with EVERYTHING.
And if i'm really really happy i would probably bake with my sis haha...its fun k making stuff out of nothing.
AND if i'm really really really REALLY happy a prank call or 2 wouldn't hurt hahaha...

-----Ten Ways To Win My Heart-----

FOOD...hahaha...if a girl prepares a meal for me with a willing heart regardless of what it is or how it taste as long as she did it with heart I would surely appreciate every bit of effort.
Just be yourself if that is who you are be proud of it cos i would wanna fall for who you really are rather than some1 you are trying to be.
Accepts me for who I am.
The eyes. I m very much attracted to a persons eyes cos that is the most beautiful part of a human body.
Personality wins me over too hahaha looks are just the bonus.
A girl who is willing to be there for me.
Who loves music perhaps not as much as i do but still has a thing for music.
A girl who is also able to just be comfortable being around me hahaha
I cant think of any already cos there is no more to write about so for 9 and 10 it would just be nothing specific.=)

-----My Top Five Favorite Junk Food-----

Twisties all the flavours hahaha
Pringles are good too also any flavour.
Kit Kat
Nachos
French Fries...they are junk food

-----Five Things I Wish Could Happen-----

That I can find the answers i seek.
To make it big for a while in the music scene hahaha
Have my own theme park with roller coasters beating Six Flag Magic Mountain.
That Malaysia would be a more just place to live in.
That everyone can spread more love than hate(including myself)...n this is for real....

-----Ten Ridiculous Things I Wish To Do Before I Die-----

Bunjee Jump
Travel To Pluto
Find Another Galaxy
Be a rockstar
Fly the airbus A380 or anything that is goin to get bigger than that.
Have a building build in the form of me hahaha...i repeat BUILDING not monumen
Bitch slap all the terrorist and stupid idiots that hates every1 else then bring them to the theme park i own.
Find out if Atlantis really do exist.
Buy over BR n give out free ice cream during my b'day.
Own a house full of drumsets.

-----Top Ten Songs I'm currently Hook Onto-----

Everything by Lifehouse ( watch the skits that uses this song )
Fall For You by Secondhand Serenade
Lucky by Jason Mraz and Colbie Caillat
Hallelujah by Jeff Buckley
Viva La Vida by Coldplay
What About Now by Daughtry
Twist and Shout by The Beatles...YES the beatles
I Saw Her Standing There by The Beatles
Tongue Tied by Faber Drive
Kenangan Terindah by Samson

Well ok so that is all, i have answered all the questions n yeah once again i can't tag any1 cos everyone has been tagged. So thanks for reading once again until then see ya...=)

15 weird things/habits/little known things about Me =0

2008-09-13T23:03:00.000+08:00

Ok well i got tagged by Manda n apparently this is some bloggin trend but before anything i hate to burst any1's bubble i don't have 10 ppl to tag so TOO BAD...=). So here goes.

I like to sing and play my guitar every night before i go to bed. (even if its 3am in the morning)
I spend 6 years in Yu Hua primary school and yes i can read, write n speak mandarin.(but very rusty).
A lot of people say i don't look Chinese n i get weird stares when i start speaking Mandarin. So just to clear things up I M CHINESE just that my mom has a little baba nyona blood in her.(go google baba nyona if u dont know what that is i'm not goin to give history lesson here).
I love roller coasters n i mean LOVE them. I get high when i see one n will be like a little boy in a candy store.=)
I sleep A LOT n apparently Manda calls it weird i don't know most of the ppl i know sleep a lot too u be the judge hahaha.
I have a super digestive system. I can eat n eat within intervals of 2 hours or less depending on what food i have available.
I also have to admit that i like to cook n bake...haha laugh...==.
I also sometimes watch oprah..ehh ehh its nice k...hahaha
I really admire guys who can sing n i mean really sing la k like il divo.
I joined the church choir to play drums but ended up singin n my first time singing was in Mandarin Oriental...==...thanks to Fred, Reu and Ann. But i'm glad they pulled me into it hahaha
I have NATURAL wavy hair. People actually ask if i perm my hair...== n i dont intend to straighthen it =)
I have not bought a new pair of sport shoes for at least 2 years now n i feel damn lazy to go get 1 eventhough my basketball shoe got crocodile mouth =0 (i onli have 2 shoes btw hahaha).
I have been to many other monumental places overseas but i have not been to Petrosains, KL tower or the Twin Tower.(just to name a few)
When i'm too free i watch a lot a lot a lot of videos on YouTube or disturb my sister if she is around.
I am very much satisfies and contented with my life and would not wan to change anything in the past.

So there you go 15 things about me hahaha....feel free to comment about it or if you wanna post something similar go ahead no need to tag =) until next time thanks for readin n take care.

Everything Under The Sun

2008-09-10T01:36:00.000+08:00

Well okays i'm back trying to get something else out tonite, however it wont be tat easy cos:

I have been on Summer break since the 22nd of May n now its the 10th of Sept well that is approx 4 months and i wont be starting class till the 22nd of Sept. Fun you say...weeeelllllll not really when u have nothing much to do....Freedom?yeah i know but everyone else is pretty busy with their lives. For example - Working, SPM trials, got college classes to attend. So tat leaves me with the people from notts but unfortunately the notts are all over Malaysia. Wanna meet in KL not so easy la. Get a job....welll i had 1 or 2 jobs but didn't really last long hahaha...when you are on summer break your body will automatically go into slumber mode(trust me on this one)
So staying at home for most of the time, nothing that INTERESTING can happen unless a meteor crashed outside my house or i find out my neighbor is a lunatic who eats cats n dogs or....u get the point. I'm not complaining tat my life is like a routine or tat nothing interesting is happening. Even with me planting my arse at home it has been a hell of a roller coaster for me.

Anyways for those of you who have never really been on summer breaks I would give u an inside of how my routine has been for most of the time...=)

wake up at 10am looks at the clock realizes its too damn early and goes bak to bed
wakes up again at 12pm looks at the clock, CONTEMPLATES on whether or not to wake up.
by the time mom and bros get bak its already 1.30pm(earliest), will be called by mom to wake up and makan lunch.
after lunch would be about 2 to 2.30pm starts thinking as to how to spend the afternoon.
thanks to the genius who invented the PC and the geek who created Warcraft I have something to do durin the afternoon. So whoever u are may god bless ur soul....
plays till about 5 to 6pm and then hopes that father's workers would come by so that can play volleyball. If u have not tried playin the game give it a go, if u hate it...try loving it again...if the above 2 choices does not work come see me...=)
dinner would be at 7-7.30pm then it'll be the TV or bak to warcraft(but normally the TV)
then bak to the PC again from 10pm till i cant take it no more.
now the extras and miscellaneous things would be the occasional maggie mee with egg must have egg(for supper even thou it is 3am)...n of course during the course of the whole day texxt messaging.

So that would be a rough timetable as to how i spend most of my days during the summer break...weekends are exceptional thou...oh n friday nights too...now its towards the end of the summer break but during the middle or starting almost every friday it would be movie night or sometimes karaoke. But now the only movie i'm looking forward to is Mamma Mia.

Yes Mamma Mia! If would have read the small tiny description about me , music is my passion n Abba is a band that is worth listening to. Dont get me wrong my genre of music is not exactly lovey dovey emo songs. I listen to blink 182, COB, GNR stuff like that too but u have to gives these ppl credit too. Their vocals are awesome. Bands like The Beatles, Abba, Bee Gees, just to name a few and hey you have to admit their love songs make soooooo much more sense then the modern day wans. Most of them talk about making love or kissing girls(wouldn't consider tat one a love song buy hey watever) and yet we wonder why so many kids are making a mess in the backseat nowadays. Since we are already in this topic, just to point something out - the song tale as old as time from the animated movie Beauty and the Beast has a line in the lyrics that really struck me. It goes something like this "Barely even friends then somebody bends unexpectedly". I'm not goin to comment further on this you be the judge. Things get even worst if you associate that line to this "Both a little scared neither one prepared". Its like sex ed in a song on cartoon...hahaha...anyways.....

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----MOVIE----

The last movie that I watched would be You Don't Mess With The Zohan. Starring Adam Sandler n Rob Schneider(however u spell tat mans name).

I like Adam and Rob, i mean they are funny, stupidly funny and they dont really do stuff like Scary Movie stupid. If you are a fan of Adam n Rob i'm sure you wouldn't have missed this. If you(like me a little late) and haven watched the movie be prepared to laugh. Their jokes are mostly sick and stupidly funny for story line weeellllll nothing much to shout about. HOWEVER, i do like the way they potray the rivalry between the 2 middle eastern countries and how in the end solve it. Conclusion is worth watching this movie.

----Songs----

As for songs, i'm currently hook on to :

Jason Mraz and Colbie Caillat - Lucky. Thanks to Andrea who introduced and recommended this song to me.(if u are reading this, i have learned the song hahaha)
Secondhand Serenade - Fall For You. Flora send me this song 1 lovely night cos it kept playing on her msn pm n so i asked for it. Its a nice song that i can really relate to.=)
Colby O'donis - What You Got. Listen to the acoustic version that one is the bomb. I'm not much of a R n B rap kinda person but the acoustic version of this song is worth listening to.
Coldply - Viva La Vida. I don't know bout you ppl but this song is niceeee hahaha its worth listenin to.
Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah. This song was originally written by Leonard Cohen but his version was not THAT appealing. Good old jeff change the music n made the song his n it is simply awesome. The versions goin around nowadays were derived from his. Although you cant really relate to the lyrics the music can really soothe the soul. ps- Jeff Buckley passed away at a very young age.

So feel free to comment about anything, these are just my personal opinion or if you have any other suggestions of good movies or songs dont hesitate to post them here.=)

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I can't really think of what else to write so that would be it from me for now. Thanks for reading once again and i need to go find food to eat. until then ciao...

ps-sorry no videos to put here this time but pls do go to YouTube and check out " The Ball Chant" and check out my other videos there too if you have loads of time like me =). Cheers

Night at the Hospital...=)

2008-09-09T00:54:00.002+08:00

Well on the 5th of september which was like 4 days ago, i woke up with this pain in my lower right abdomen and got pretty scared cos i couldn't stand up right. So called mom up n then drove to the nearest clinic. The doctor said i might have appendicitis n the diagnosis was not pleasant at all he had to poke my lower right abdomen (where it freakin hurt most) n ask if it hurts. He wrote a letter and ask me to go to a hospital where they'll do more test to confirm my condition.

Got back home called my mom and told her bout wat the doctor said n she came from skool to pick me up at about 9.30am. Got to the hospital pain was still there had to wait for number some more cos my case classified as not so serious or life threatening therefore can wait...when it was finally my turn the doctor ask me to pee into this cup for urine sample n poke this needle thingy into my handto draw blood. The best part was i thought he would just pull it right back out but ooooohhhh was I in for a surprise, he started taking plaster out n plastered it to the back of my left hand. I can tell u it hurt like hell...well initially it was pain then u start to feel very uncomfortable n each time i move my hand i can feel the needle touchin my vein which causes a lot of discomfort n i mean A LOT of discomfort.

The thing in my hand

Well the picture was taken while i was waiting for the test result to come out n tat will take a minimum of 1 hour...in my mind i was thinkin after the test result they would take out tat THING from my hand but it was never remove for my entire stay at the hospital...sigh....my mom n I were waiting for my number to be called out again n so i began my agonizing wait for the result n just after a while i turn to my mom n said:"is it an hour yet cos this thing hurts." She just looked at me n said:"it has only been 5 minutes." Then at about 11 they called me in again n this time a she doctor attended to me asked me the same questions again, POKED me again n then said tat i would have to be admitted for monitoring just incase things got any worst. So there i was sitting in the chair waiting for my mom to fill in the registration form n yada yada yada. I wasn't tat afraid cos appendicitis was not tat big of a deal, plus the worst case scenario is tat i go bak with 1 organ less.

All of this needle thingy in my hand n being admitted into the hospital was all new to me so i didn't know wat to aspect but 1 thing i knew for sure was that it wouldn't be anything fancy cos how much can u aspect from a government hospital right...hahaha...Well i didn't really waited long before the nurse called my name n she pointed to a wheel chair n i was like " Kak tak pe la saya boleh jalan", she said "Eh ehh tak boleh nanti kamu pengsan macam mana? Saya tak boleh angkat kamu ohh." So i had to comply n sat my arse in the wheel chair n was wheeled to the ward. My mom had to leave cos it was a friday n school was still on n she had to get my bros. While she was gone, a nurse came by n told me i'm goin to need drips cos i was not suppose to eat or drink anything. N thus she remove the white cap on the tube (pls refer to picture above) which was attached to my hand via long needle and connected the drip tube to the thingy. When the fluid first went into my vein I could feel this cooling sensation in my vein which was pretty cool hahaha...By the time my mom came bak she brought shaun n daniel along n they brought books for me to read or else i would just probably have to watch paint peel.

I was still gettin used to the fact that i had tat thing in my vein
n now something else was attached to it

Shaun and Daniel were pretty alrite they were smiling n laughin away there when their brother was lying in bed ==....but they couldn't stay long cos they had tuition n so off they went wit my mom n i was left there all alone. The doctor there came around to check on me n yeah once again got poke cos there is really no other way to diagnose appendicitis.

shaun took the pic b4 they left

mom doesn't look too worried now does she..hahaha

Well i was left alone till bout 3.30pm when Andrea n Mike came to visit n boy was it good to see them. Just before they came the doctor checked on me again n said it was pretty unlikely tat i had appendicitis which was great news to me and she said i could eat n drink now but still have to be on drips(dont know y). Mike had to wait outside cos it wasn't visitin hours yet so onli Andrea could come in. Daniel had tuition at 4 n he dropped by to give me my chicken rice(it beats hospital food) wasn't easy having to do things with just 1 hand as i could barely move my left hand thank god ann was there to help. Eventually Mike got in and they were great company n at about 6 plus Dom came by too n it was really nice of them to come by n visit. Before they came n visit ppl like fred, ashley, manda, phoebe kept me company thru SMS hahaha...Dom couldn't stay long n had to leave just b4 7 n ann n mike stayed on a little while longer b4 leaving.

thanks for visitin...=)

I finally decided to get some rest after they left which was about 7 and i slept till 8 cos mom n celine

came by this time bringin me McDonalds for dinner hahaha....the hospital served sardin for dinner n it was like 1 big chunk of it. It was good to see them but they left at bout 8 something after helping me with my burger...hahaha...1 think i learned is tat i never ever take my left hand for granted eventhou i'm right handed. Goin to the toilet wasn't pleasant too hahaha...i'll spare you the details...hahaha Now about the hospital and the ward i was in, i knew it wasn't goin to be fancy i mean wat can u aspect from Hospital Kajang la right. In fact i was pretty optimistic bout it i mean the place didn't look taaaaatttt bad. But BUT, my optimism was brutally murdered after lying down n gettin the aroma of the STINKING pillow. I just couldn't tahan the smell hahaha and called my mom immediately n told her to bring MY pillow. And to add petrol to a burning flame the fan near my bed was out of service oh how convenient...of all the many fans it had to be the my bed was under....==......the other patients there weren't very encouragin...they all look as thou they would go anytime...sigh...luckily i had to onli stay there for 1 night n even tat was one heck of an experience. The heat didn't really bother me till later that night thou... Things werent all that bad bout 9 fred came straight from work to visit n yes visiting hours were over by then hahaha but he had his ways....my dad also came by around that time and they stay on till bout 10. After they left i was once again left alone, so what do u do when u are all alone in a ward and have nothing else to do but read...u take pictures of urself of course hahaha...there is this one pic that u guys must see...

hey look tats Mark's vein sticking out just after the plaster...WRONG...
its the needle i've been tellin u guys about

I tried to sleep n hopefully wake up in the morning but i just couldnt...so thank god for technology my frens manage to keep me company even thou they are not around...=)....i even made a video call to celine n as usual shaun n daniel enjoyin themselves playin while i spend my friday night in the hot mosquito infested hospital...at about 1am i finally manage to get some shut eye but was rudely awaken at 3 am by the heat n mosquito bites. Couldn't sleep till bout 3.45am and was again awaken this time at 5.45am by the doctor to draw blood...more needles...sigh...at least he didn't have to leave this one in me...hahaha....oh n by then i was of the drips already best part was how the nurse took out the tube...she asked me to press hard on my vein at the end of the needle so taht she could remove the drip tube and place the white cap bak and so i pressed hard but it was FREAKIN painful. I was pressing it as hard as i could but blood manage to squirt out from the uncapped tube hahaha...it was very very interesting.

Morning came not long after tat, which was a real relief for me. I barely slept the whole night n was really really really lookin forward to go bak home. The doctor checked on me again n said i was fit enough to go home n the pain also subsided. However they could not diagnose the problem and classified me as unspecific abdominal pain. The paper work was prepared n mom got me at about 10.30am n boy was i glad to get out of that place...bak home i had the shower of my life followed by one hell of a rest hahaha...

It was not tat bad i mean thru this experience i really really learned how to appreciate my frens n family EVEN more. Eventhough some of them could not come n visit they still kept in touch n i would really wan to thank all of u for being there for me i dont know wat would have happen if not for u guys and of course my familia....i shall leave u all with 2 more pics n a video of how the good old nurse removed my needle...so untill next time thanks for readin...=)....hahaha

bed number 27

yup that was the bed i slept in...

N now the video........viewer discretion is advised...hahaha

ps-she had the courtesy to ask if its painful...how nice of her...hahaha