A Kluang Christmas

The food thr neutralised ALL the toxic effect accumulated from 1.5 wk of ktsn food. Or rather, surplused it!! Yay!

Wei Wei brought me to

• Kluang Station (haha yay I finally get 2 sample 1 of Yi Lian Everyday's Food blog's food.)
  

  Toasted Kaya & Butter-ed Bun n Kluang coffee n half boiled egg which was half boiled 2 perfection!! The perfect correct degree of runny egg white n yolk spill out into the plate whn u crack the egg into 2 halves. Slurps!

• Kluang Parade's Thai Seafood
  

  The no.1 spiciest n best tomyam ever tasted (by me) in Msia. It beats Penang laksa (HAHA). N b4 I left I saw the person adding a scoop of cili padi into the tomyam soup. FIRE!!

• Wei Wei's home delight! :P
  

  Her mum cooked Pan Mee, Wei Wei cooked Wanton and generally, her homecook meals r the bestest after my mum's :D

• Kluang Parade's Tako
  

  Some Japanese seafood thingy. Tako balls or sth. Crunchy fusion of tangy seafood flavor n veg. crunch munch!

• Hawker Food area (dunno the name)
  

  Pork Rib Porridge with tons (well more than KL's of Kch's) of mince pork and lean meat and Petaling Street's porridge texture.

  
  

• Kluang White Coffee
  

  Which I din enter. Haha! Just take photo 4 fun.. lol.

• Eat all these everyday and u'll be as adorable as this Totoro.

And Wei Wei's family consisted of reli warm n fun ppl :P

• Her cute youngest bro.
• Her toothy grin other bro.
• Her shopping loving sis.
• Her tomyam love-spicy-food-kau-kau sis.
• Her cool sporty mum.
  
• Her 500% tolerance level dad (too bad no pic!)
  
• Her granny who asked me whr I'm from and stuff. Cool.
  

I visited the rubber and oil palm plantation. Swak no such thing marh.

The rubber plantation! Looks like a scene from Winter Sonata without the snow filled ground and if u cut my face off from the picture. Grin.

I always tot they hang the container to collect rubber at the mid level of the tree. Now only I noe the place it at the BOTTOM. Lol.

N I always tot they carve the tree like berpuluh-puluh kali (like how they draw it in Geog text books in form 1). Now baru I found out actually the max num of times u can carve is twice. To get more rubber latex flowing out.

N I din noe oil palm trees can grow reli TALL…. N look like coconut trees whn they grow old. Cz the flakes on the tree trunk eventually fall off as they age.

Only took photos of the young oil palm trees (cz only then my face can be seen just a level below the leaves) and cz the flakes on the trunk r so unique :P

We were suppose 2 wake up at like 7am to c ppl menorah getah in the morn but it rained on fri morn so it gave us excuse to go back to sleep wahahha. On sat morn it actually rained for only 15 mins maybe but it was also an excuse to go back to sleep. Lol. So in the end din c lo.

Stayed from thurs evening to sat noon. Thx Wei Wei 4 the hospitality and great fun!

Blessings

today seemed like a day filled with blessings i wish it could go on n on (haha kiasu).

minus the 1st 2 lectures whr the 1st 1 told me i need 2 go back n study as in realllyyyy study (heheh) and the 2nd 1 telling me that Medicine n Society is going 2 make Sem2 a looooonnnggg 1, it was fulfilling.

i tot i'd hav lousy results 2 spur me 2 work harder in sem 2. now i hav not-lousy results 2 give me pressure 2 live up 2 expectations (self n non-self) 2 also spur me 2 work harder in sem 2. lol.. bt at least no hypocrisy involved. hehe.

i definitely did not achieve wad i did in sem1 myself. just as i did not win VC cup or survived 3 tournaments myself. bcz i had the most awesome God n cool angels of family n friends who helped me all along the way. :)

i want thank:
- my God for showing me He's there with me.
- family for their prayers n support. for not giving me any pressure even tho i keep telling them i'm going into medical sch not 2 top but 2 survive.
- friends for all the help n prayers.
- debate teammates who put up w me thru study week 2gether n helped me so so much thru the group study, answering random ques, giving lectures haha, stressing out 2gether. it reli helps knowing thr r also ppl who're going thru it w me.
- wei wei for being the best roommate ever.
- all friends who helped me survive 1st sem. - pbl mates, lab partners, coursemates, basically every1 hehe.

i love u all!!!! thank you thank you thank you!!

i also had a great shopping so-called spree (lol i reli had a so called spree i just shopped n shopped n bought grins...) at 1U w Elaine, Kah Yan, Sze Ying, Min Jie. christmas decor at 1U is great! :P i had the best lunch ever in this week, i mean, best meal ever (cz i had 2 hav dinner at hostel's cafe this week) bCZ! i get 2 eat it straight from the wok! :D i mean, the cafe never serves its meals in woks. EXACTLY. lol.
(picture Manhattan Fish Market- tho no, i did not hav lunch thr hehe) - blame blogger. i wanted 2 put up photos bt it just doesnt allow me to!! -

so dat closes my chapter for 1st sem.

i granted myself a truly enjoyable break today. haha. so tmr, pia study!!!!!! fuyoh. no more chillax-ing! LOL.
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shortcomings

my posts will basically be a bit dry bcz blogger hates me. haha. 4 sum reason i cant upload any photos here.

bt ANywayy..

life has bn good. lol. minus the fact that:
- results for sem 1 isnt out yet. i tink i will barely pass with Cs. yargh must study harder this sem... (n what am i doing here muahaaha)
- lectures everyday r piling like mad. each 1 hr lecture= 3 chapters of bio i used 2 hav.
- i am a lazy easily distracted loser. NOOOO..... no no i cant admit i'm 1. i'm not a loser. i just prefer not 2 bag the winning glory. :D
- i feel like going home everytime sum1 mentions about going home 4 hols. argh cant wait 4 cny..
- i want 2 play squash..
- i hav not bn reli studying despite the fact that i stare at Marks n Lippincott every nite.

in short:
- i am happy bcz -i'm going shopping tmr
- bcz thr's a whole load of breaks like the lonnnngggg Christmas wkend plus new yr break!
- bt i stil need 2 study so that i dun end up getting 2.00 flat in 2nd sem. eheh.

despite the fact that thr's 90% of a chance i will get 3.00 flat or below.... n i shud be thankful n get on w life n study harder 4 next sem, i tink i will stil be disappointed if i get a 3.00. hypocrite! haha.

2nd sem

bcz i am so sick of trying 2 upload photos into my proper blog post, i gave up n just published it w/o the photos. it has bn the 10th time at least i tried publishing w photos n the error thing pops up. give up!!!! ARGH. ok nvm lol.

its the 1st day of new sem.

it started off pretty well.

i accepted n gratefully looked 4wd 2 new pbl sessions w diff ppl. i walked into intro of new sem w enthusiasm. things looked reli fine. things sounded reli interesting. ppl n frens were back n it was good.

n then. at the end of the day, i found out yet again my pbl changed. ok. change of mood. a little i guess.

n then. whn i reached back in kt i tot, its not so bad afterall.

n then. now. i'm here. n i was suppose 2 be looking 4wd 2 studying metabolism n refresh the Crab cycle n glycolysis i learnt in f6. n i just feel so so sick of... of... i dunno. just a sinking feeling of sth i hav no idea y. its the 1st day of 2nd sem n i'm feeling moody?? sth wrong w me sth wrong w me.. groans..

miss home no doubt. but that isnt the reason.

i. just. cant. wait. 2. get back my studying spirit again.

ok studyyy.......

A Journey of 6 months a thousand miles away

Contrary to the saying a journey of a thousand miles begins w a single step, I dun tink KL is reli a thousand miles apart from Kuching, but bcz I'm stubborn I won't admit it isn't.

I finally hav the time 2 sit down n comtemplate on past misgivings, the things I've done wrong, the ppl I've hurt, I just wan2 say sorry bcz I always mean what I say, bilif me, the sarcasm was intended and saying its sarcasm was just an excuse. HAha jk.

This is the season to be jolly, for the many many reasons besides the fact that Christmas is coming, I'm stil on hols, AND tmr is the start of Human Rights Debate(HRD) which I'm actually suppose 2 be reading up on the issues n stuff right now n not blog.

1. Accomodation
   

• Rmb I talked about how the termites came to visit me 1 fine day n took portions of my books back s souvenirs? HAH the termite busters came to terminate them during my study break. However, come to tink of it, since they sprayed my whole shelf with termicide (whatever u call it) I'm even worse off now cz I din feel like using the shelf anymore for my food stock OR risk putting my books back n hav termites taking free souvenirs from me again. (super Msian termites)
  
• N another rather interesting fact was how my room literally bcame a jungle or cave in a tropical rainforest bcz after the ppl came 2 kill the termites, it rained heavily the next day's afternn n tadah!
  
• ROOF LEAKING
  

  But tinking bout it, God was telling me that, if I could survive termites and roof leakage in the midst of study break n exam week, I can survive anything else. WHOOPEE! (but that doesn't mean I wan 2 hav 2 survive anything else more drastic ok)
  

  
  

1. People
   

• Those I met but has left
  

  1^st, Mar-jie. 2^nd , Wye Li. 3^rd, Bunny, not cz she left UKM but cz she left for home for HOLS like 2 or 3 wks before my exam, n wil stil hav hols 2 or 3 weeks after my 2^nd sem starts.. the world is round!! (as oppose 2 fair n square) bt since I dun hav 2 take pprs like Bhasa Inggeris or hav lectures in malay medium, or hv class from 8am-5pm everday, I dun hav the right 2 complain.. Right? (Bunny is taking Pharmacy.) I miss those who left. God bless them. MJ even turned up during NHSD!!!!! :D :D :D
  

• Those I met bt wil be leaving
  

  This applies 2 seniors who're in near graduating yrs!!!! N dinosaurs (as the debate ppl term those who've graduated) who tirelessly come back 2 train this bunch of juniors.
  

• Those I met and will be my comrades for the next 5 yrs
  

  Really amazing, cool, funny ppl. My roommate who puts up w my mess (which reminds me that I hav not swept the floor heh heh), my floormates who lend me their baldi-baldi sekalian during tropical rainforest season, my PBL mates who put up w my nonsense and lousy chairing – I noe that u guys just let me b chair 2 save my face la wahahha, my batchmates who're a cool bunch of ppl who dun sideline me even tho I'm a hopeless banana (I stil insist on learning canton wahahha)
  

• Lecturers
  

  Many of whom we salute n respect for their knowledge and ability 2 force us 2 study by telling us formative assessment results will be taken into account in future. NOOOOO…….. *mock horror*
  

• Church friends and leaders
  

  Who has given me endless support n strengthening my faith in God n 4 putting up w this less committed individual.. eheh..
  

1. Debate
   

• Sth that has bcome such a big part of my life here. Thx Cher Linn! Thx Lee Fang! I was here in the 1^st place bcz of these 2 ppl, n bcz I was looking for avenues n ppl 2 justify my lack of oral communication (n laughter) during Minggu Mesra Pelajar (cz I can't translate sarcasm lol).
  
• Training -à English Speaking Zone Debate à Vice Chansellor Cup à slack slack slack train sumtimes read sumtimes decided that we're not superhumans 2 go 4 royals during exam week àdebate training camp à sum1 started the idea of going 2 royals in the midst of exam, contemplating its feasibility à suddenly all 5 kiasu ppl joined royals à studied like MAD drg 4^th module àKL ppl staying in KTSN drg study wk bcz of debate (Haha) àexam week whr major pprs r over à went 4 ROYALS! :P à sat for OSPE/OSCE my practical ppr à rushed back 2 watch seniors in finals! :P à training for 1.5 days for 13 motions for NHSD à NHSD (Kevin n Pau got top 10 best speakers WOOHOO!) à got sick à spreaded my disease to John, Kok Joo, Qian Yi, training for Human Rights Debate à I recovered, but I tink the rest have not, 100% eheh.. , n here I am!
  
• Basically I love the nature of debate, the analysis involved, the ppl whom I reli shudnt just regard as ppl, but rather as reli good friends, whom u can count on, who share ur passion and above all hav a great sense of humour, bt also twisted minds. Haha. Some 2 a higher extent naturally. Lol.
  

1. Exam
   

• Its whn u're at the last straw of reading anymore Genetics or Chromosomal Diseases that suddenly there's a knock on the door and Voila! Prisca appears w a Gummy Bear delivery from my 2^nd yr buddy, Ee See. That defining moment contributed to 10% of things-that-made-sense that I wrote in my answer sheet in Genetics paper the next day. Grins. This Gummy Worm looks like a chromosome. (sorry I am such a nerd I cant come up w anyting better 2 say)
  
• It's whn the weather is so against u (haha) that u just get so fed up, n whn tropical rainforest conditions worsens, or whn things get reli membosankan that Wei Wei was there for me to crack lame jokes n laugh together about a person singing 5 times a day, or when friends come knocking on the door that enlightens atmosphere.
  
• It's whn u're driven 2 finish studying certain topics, bcz u noe during lunch n dinner u're going 2 spend time discussing debate stuff. (actually in the end not 100% was spent on debate stuff hahahahhah.) that at 11.30am or 6.30pm u get a msg that tells u how inviting the smart café is compared to st*p*d McDonald tables.
  
• It's whn in the middle of the night, u get 2 bug a friend n complain n just say how the world is against u cz u cant finish studying not cz u're stupid bt bcz the scientists discovered too many irrelevant stuff n force us 2 study them 2 boost their egos.
  
• N finally, its whn the major pprs r over, n I go online from Kah Yan's room telling the world on msn that I dunit 2 study anymore knowing for a fact I stil got OSPE/OSCE on coming tues, n PPD the next day wahahah.. n finding out in NUS, the welfare committee gives out cincau n mango pudding 2 the hostelites during study wk.
  

1. Quality of education
   

• It's great. :P See, we even had Dr. M to give 1 of the demonstrations in HUKM (Karyotyping thingee in Pathology n UMBI) n bcz there's only 1 of him, n so many of us, evry1 damn kiasu 2 get his autograph. So short ppl dun get 2 see wad's going on in front. Lol.
  

  
  

1. Holidays
   

• Being a thousand miles away (yeah I still insist it's a thousand miles muahhaha) makes the heart grow fonder of home. Seriously. I would hav cried if I got unimas n hav 2 spend the rest of my uni life, working life, wadever old life in kch, kch, kch, maybe get transferred 2 betong, then back 2 kch, kch, kch. Ok yeah point made. Hehe. So even though I'm in kl, the fact that I complain about not being able 2 go home whenever I want, bla bla bla, the fact is, I stil love studying here. Hehe.
  
• N whn I get 2 go home, time is so so precious!
  
• But whn I dun get 2 go home, or choose not to, I hav awesome ppl here 2 accompany me. Heh heh. Sorry ppl, u hav 2 put up w me whenever I dun go home drg hols muahahha. Thx everyone thx thx thx! :P
  
• For now, my mission is 2 visit Malacca, Johor, Ipoh. Or else, getting ppl 2 come 2 Kch! :D very ambitious plans 4 next hols lol. Which I tink, wil also be filled w debate stuff.. ehehe.. *can imagine roommate fainting at the word debate again wahahaha*
  

So yups. Basically explains my journey. Which has yet 2 end. HRD!! Petaling Street!! :D (I'm now staying at Hotel Malaya, Petaling Street for HRD) Food paradise! :P

concurrently.

major pprs over! MWAHAHAAH.

ok. not reli.

there's stil OSPE/OSCE (lab n clinical) on coming tues.

n ppd (a ppr that is equivalent 2 moral in english) tmr.

bt 4 now, its considered, OVER!!

pprs were tough.

bt shall not dwell on dat. heheh.

debate dis wkend. YIKES! meeting brendan! hahah.

i promise 2 post a better post the next round. hahha.

JUst, a little thought

formative was over this morning, hence the blogging. :P

expectations

societal stigma

societal acceptance

religion and well being

holidays :P

haha i'm sign posting! lol.

on how much to expect or to ask of myself. i've bn thru this question so many times since i set my foot here. n i found out eventually many others shared the same dilemma. but again n again God reminded me of how He provided for me in the times i nvr expected 2 succeed, or when He gave me exactly what i asked for, even when i did not come seeking for Him, when i left Him out of the picture n took things in my own hands, well yeah suffered certain consequences, but prevailed in the end. Praise the Lord! the blessings to count in life! the little things that He provided for me thru friends who cared and shared my joy and pain. (i am being very vague here about what blessings and what joy and pain and what friends cz i guess there're just too many to list n i'm shy.. lolz) so i guess its ok 2 contemplate but in the end, just go with the flow, have faith and trust that He will provide. :)

on societal stigma. priorities in life. sumhow Asian society measures excellence through a barrage of As, certs, high level academic performance, which is well yeah true, it does measure ur intelligence worth, but to what extent? n is our life worth a mere measurement of intellectual prowess. n when we seek to strive for excellence which counts more. priorities, priorities. this is whr diff individuals set out for diff things in life. some seek for spiritual development, some for acad excellence and the ambitious for ALL.. and that, is whr some ppl go bonkers cz they cant manage, or succeed and gain eternal satisfaction and sailormoon power!! ok sori that was random lol. i mean, and triumph in the end bcz they were courageous enough to challenge status quo (right term? ok nvm who cares) stick on to what they set out for, and triumph :P

societal acceptance. just a brief thought of the cascade effect of peer pressure. nope nothing to do w debate. peer pressure is afterall, in my own understanding, sth believed in or practised by a majority of ur peers to be able to cast on a significant influence on u to lead u or get u integrated into their set of beliefs and practices s well. it has pros and cons as we all know so perfectly well. but well not succumbing to peer pressure sure isnt easy. cz we Asians love to follow the crowd.. follow the crowd.. go pasar malam bak-kua.. grins.

on religion. religion was, and shud be, what lay down my set of values n principles in life as well as being a propagation for me towards achieving life fulfilment. i stil need spiritual development.. to be honest.

holidays! on a much much lighter note here, the thought of home, my family, the warmth of cny visiting and cafe chit chatting fills the cerebral cortex on n off. hehe. well cant help it cz nearly every1's exams seem to be ending or has ended... n the next time i'll be back is cny.

for the moment in chronology, study break, exams, debate, shopping, start of new sem! (shamelessly include shopping b4 start of new sem lolz)
with bits n pieces of laughter, fun, stress, more laughter and contemplations in between. :P

God bless you all. :D

just had coffee for breakfast. a feeble attempt 2 caffeine-supersonic-boost my state of awake-ness these few days. hehe.

finals is in 1.5 wks.

debate comp is on the sat (after my mon-fri pprs) n after dat i fly back (not literally) frm UIA to sit for my OSPE (practical) ppr on tues. my initial goal 2 go comp n try win sth or sth well yeah sth lol, has turned into, a plan 2 go thr, just hav a go n gain experience. i tink God is trying 2 reduce my ego or pressure or... i dunno wad.

anw i have 2 days including today 2 finish up revision for my 4th module. it IS feasible.. but i hav 2 stop thinking bout redundant matters n just study n bilif in myself. wow i'm writing this without any tinge of sarcasm or humour..

i've almost abandoned facebook for now. lol.

n i tot i wudnt be blogging til after finals or mybe til sem 2 starts but i'm here.... hehe..

just need 2 let it out in penned words.

thank God for fellow debaters at least i got crazy comrades going thru the crazy idea w me. or else i surely chickene out redi or wud NVR hav tot of going thru the idea in the 1st place.

i shud just have more trust n faith. in myself. n in God.

study xu vin!!!!!

randoms

ok yeah yeah random pics frm English Speaking zone OPENING ceremony which ironically had prize giving ceremony for comps that took place 2 months ago. no wonder no apex.


this is the best pic ever we totally ignore the VIP (the vice chancellor - purposely type it w/o capital letters muahahahhaha nola actually my tatabahasa teruk 1 i dunno how 2 use capItal letterS properly) in this case i prefer to just CapItalISe/ Block only alphabetS that caN be fouNd IN my name. n i nvr had braces b4 ok.

arm joint athristis. - curse of the VC. (okay okay i'll capitalise i'm sorryyyyy!!!!) the grins are due to facial muscle spasm.

hot camera man!!

and POOF Peeg appears. :P

n we all live happily ever after... lol NOLA debate camp at KTHO in UKM.
frm left: KTSN Jap-Brit diva, anorexic orange headed boy, me (i'm not short its just that anorexics possess internal strength that is aggravated by pink shirts), catherine, chinese guy who did plastic surgery to earn himself M1 title.
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this posts serves no purpose except to make up 4 lack of photos on my blog.

Freedom

Sometimes we wonder how much freedom is enough.

How much limitation to freedom is good for us.

N sometimes we only see the positive outcome of freedom limitation after complaining about it then watching others suffer the consequences of the lack of this imitation. It can be argued on so many levels. But I shall talk bout myself 2day… wahahaha.. ok no sorry 2 disappoint u but I refuse 2 let ppl think I'm self centred. Haha.

1. The limited access to Internet I have from my room
   
2. Conformation to wearing collared shirt/tshirt and covered up shoes to faculty.
   
3. Conformation to wearing long pants outside the hostel block within college grounds.
   
4. Compulsory attendance in subject classes I don't like/ think is pointless.
   
5. Freedom to manage my own studies according to my own time outside class hours.
   
6. Freedom to choose my own groupmates-in certain groupworks.
   

   
   

   1. Limited Internet access
      

      :( - when I'm free I cant lepak on the net, chat on msn from my room, search 4 pbl stuff or any other relevant info from the hostel meaning I hav 2 spend an aftern in fac 2 go online 4 this purpose.
      

      :) - on the bright side, it means, whn formative or exams r near, there're less distractions ard in my room. However, I think this lack of freedom has more –ve effects cz I shud b given the liberty to manage my own time n priorities despite distractions ard. I mean, I'm 20 n I shud be able 2 avoid going on9 24-7 even there's internet connection here.. (yeah I'm stil too stingy to get myself broadband mar…)
      

      
      

   2. Code of Attire
      

      :( - lack of freedom of expression. Covered up shoes r annoying and the 1s that come w heels r seldom comfortable n blister inducing. Its either nice bt painful or ugly bt comfortable.
      

      :)- well I guess uni is a profesional learning institute so its only appropriate that its students dress smartly.
      

      
      

   3. Another code of attire
      

      :( - its super super annoying n inconvenient 2 hav 2 change into long pants EVERY time I wan 2 go 2 the café, get sth from sum1 from another block (even if its 5 meters away). N I stil dislike wearing track pants ard. Also, skirts have 2 cover the knee. Shorts (even knee length 1s) not allowed either.
      

      :) - I guess respect of cultures is a must esp whn u're a minority. N its 2 avoid ppl wearing hot pants / micro mini skirts ard. But then again, arent we in uni? Wad about the freedom of expression n own choice to disregard immorality. I mean, just bcz we wear shorts doesn't mean every guy is going 2 go gaga n every1's going 2 start having sex w each other etc. even if level of promisciousity increases, isnt that part n parcel of finding 1s other half. Lol. After all, God created man n women n these two shall unite thru matrimony n blah. Its not like putting restrictions on exposure of certain body parts such as the CALF is going 2 stop ppl from creating lustful images of others if they reli wan 2 do so. Lol. I c redundancy… hostels r already unisex anw. owh wait. I'm suppose 2 talk bout the positive outlook of this restriction here n look whr I am now. Lol. Since I'm on this, also, whr got ppl wear track pants 2 play netball or tennis or squash etc in the Olympics. N since guys can wear shorts for sports here, why not girls. its an implication that girls hav the ability 2 exercise more self control whn they c a guy's CALF than vice versa. Guys beg 2 differ??
      

      
      

      -today (sat) qian told me there are rape cases whr the guys block is situated too near girls block. Okay….
      

      
      

   4. Classes
      

      :( - I better not mention the name of subject here or risk being expelled. Lol. If the syllabus or content was relevant to my field of study, or if the class reli had substance, I'm sure every1 wud attend whether or not it was compulsory. Shudnt we be given the choice to disregard things we deem as unimportant. n to instead use the time 2 pursue an area of interest or perhaps, that has more relevance to the main core subjects.
      

      :) - rules r rules we're forced 2 conform to rules (whether unreasonable or unfair) in any level of society, in the workforce etc. so might s well force myself to conform to rules in UNI.. So dat I can get used 2 more of them later whn I start work. Lolz.
      

      
      

   5. Time management.
      

      In this area it is sth I stil need 2 work on. I hav bn slacking wayyyy too much (n even hav the time 2 blog on this lol). The amount of extra reading, references, looking up 4 materials etc that I do subsequently decreases I tink. This is bad.
      

      
      

   6. Groupwork
      

      :( - Groupmates that u get, u might not get along w that well, or u nvr noe if ur group is productive n cooperative, anw u get the picture.
      

      :) - When u dun get 2 choose, u get 2 noe more ppl, mix n mingle ard more whn u work w ppl u dunno or didn't reli noe in the 1^st place. A pleasant surprise if ur grpmates happen 2 be reli nice, cooperative, effective workers and sociable ppl.
      

      
      

Debate camp in Bangi tmr morn til mon evening.. anticipating hard work. :S but hope it'll be FUN besides educational. Heheh.

Had Kajang satay courtesy to ppl who went 2 Bangi! Thank you! :P – enuf satays for the time being. Haha.

Did my clinical at HUKM on thurs! – fun :P I got a patient w joint pain due to hole in the heart. V good exposure. Also, HUKM wards r super nice… spacious n bright.

Bought myself a squash racket. Haha. Bye bye squennish hello squash! Keeps raining in the evening cant play tennis.. :(

Formative over this morn. Stil ok I guess. Hehhe.

Need 2 sleep now. :P

after thoughts

i thought i'd hav ntg 2 blog about. haha.

n then.

- wye li left!! (MJ n Peeg crashed KT n gave me a shock lol!)

- i played squash with a tennis racquet with 1) a tennis ball fr Kevin 2) a squash ball fr Qian in a battered squash court. (the wood surface looked like an aftermath of mutiny between a billion termites n another billion cockroaches) the squash ball travelled 410 degrees all across the already-battered-court. vertical, horizontal, criss cross, hitting wood surface, the ventilation fan, the lights, the players and.... of course, the racquet. heheh. fun :D

- i was on facebook b4 ppd class ysterday afternn whn joon yi pinged me saying 'oi finals in 1 months time u still online??' then i realised, OOOOOHHH MAAANNNNNN.... if it was 1 month b4 sch exams, i'd be nerding. if it was 1 month b4 stpm i'd be nerding like mad. n this, this is 1 month b4 uni 1st sem finals!!! uh oh.

- i DO hav pics bt uploading them using the IT lab comp isnt such a good idea.. hehe. (i was here since 2 hours ago clicking the mouse n watching graphs appear. TWO hours of graphs is enuf 2 get me here. ok. better get back..

Real Hols

OKay.....

i hereby admit that i have failed to fulfill my oath. heheh....

but at least, At LEast i only failed by 1 day (a mere 10 hours). ok nvm it doesnt matter, it just shows that the overpowering lure of the seductive internet was too strong 4 me 2 resist. n its holidays mar... lol.

not dat i studied much over the ban-myself-from-internet period anw.. hahahhahaha....

bday celeb w my family :)
went to Italiano's.
me n my sis
me n my bro

me, my dad, my mum

this pic is blur cz my bro studied too hard for exam (f4 exam only la cheh) n was suffering frm spasmic disorder. therefore i forgive him. or maybe he did it on purpose so dat the mount Vesuvius-es on my face wont be sn in blur photos. lol.

great family moment! :P

-celebrated w sing jie in B3-- (room num not stated to protect its occupants fr KT guard interrogation n living on rm4.50 meals for a week lol. actually sorry qi wen n sze ying i 4got ur room num. grins..)- result of aftershock frm the surprise celeb they gave me LOL.....

me n sing jie

look rrrreeeeeal close n u'll see a phoenix emerging from the flames. (only smart ppl can see so u beta look hard)

phoenix meat (sze ying intoxicated cz she nvr read harry potter)

qw: no way man i'm so not going 2 admit i'm dumb there was seriously NO phoenix OKAy.... those idiots...

4get bout qw we noe we're smart whn we look at ourselves. (wei wei: world peace!!)

HAHAHAHhahhahahahaah idiots... pls lah the world is suffering from oil n food crisis n u're arguing bout Harry Potter??!!?

(forgive the lame-ness n lack of chronology)

- had another nitrous oxide attack at McD.

THW use zero carbon debt candles for bdays at Kevin's expense.
(*Kevin quits medical sch n start drawing candles 24-7. in 365 days time, he shall emerge as Forbes Top 2.47 World's Richest Diva. muahahhahahahah) n he shall be invited to every one of UKM's annual Minggu Mesra Pelajar n the VC's bday parties.

Cher Linn i finished reading Jeffrey Archer. :P

Met Crys, Nic, Jacq, Edm, Rosh, Aunty Jo n Mei Yin (haha!), Pauline, Anas, Lo, Lex, Mary (n bumped into Jasmine, Fui Tze, Lip Leong, n Hwang's brother). met Laine, Jun Fook, summore BL ppl hehe, Hwang, a Teresian senior i havent sn for 3 yrs, Christina Injan (!!) at the airport that day.
Aunty Jo our STPM bio teacher :P

mocha latte frm Bing's. lesson learnt: caffeinated drinks activate hunger pangs whn taken in the middle of the night by weirdos lk me. it had me eating cracker's at Cry's place at 1am. (crys i am doing u a favour wahahhaha) *realises that Crys has bcum thinner.. (HAHA crys went back 2 penang on thurs nite)

Swak's or rather, Kuching's Teh-Si-Peng (3 layer tea) but in this case its 4 layered.
my go-to-airport buddy, Li Weng frm Sarikei. :) (my head was suffering frm 50 degree syndrome that day)

n i found out frm Bren that chicken rice in Sabah costs RM6. Sabah no chickens??!!? (juin yi can quit medical sch n sell chicken rice)

ok. i shud reli start looking 4 info on War Crime now....

2day's already Fri! how can........??!!?? i dun mind having another week of Hari Raya... hehe.

Xu Vin's Oath

i will attempt 2 announce that:
-i wont log on 2 blogger, facebook, friendster or gmail anymore til sat (4/10/08).
reasons 4 doing so:
-any attempt to forgo this vow (ok vow sounds too serious. this promise??) wil put me in immense disgrace n shatter my ego since i hav announced it publicly lol. meaning, chances of me not fulfilling it is 80% lower. lol.
-i need 2 seriously study or risk (wait. not risk. but will be) failing my next formative.
-things i hav 2 do: study the concept lectures, research debate topic
-things i am obligated 2 do (n want to do) lol : meet aunty mei yin, aunty jo & the gang
-things i wish i can do but due 2 time constraint i cant: watch mamamia, swim, play badminton, meet every1 else here, finish replying my fcbk wall posts, reply emails, bake lemon pies, play the piano everyday til my fingers crack, blog on the current blissfulness of life etc..

on a note here:
THANK YOU SO SO SO MUCH!!!!! 4 all the bday wishes, the celebs, surprises! had a very very fulfilling bday God bless u all :D wish i can blog properly on it, God willing. hehe.

Home Sweet Home. :) missing ev1 else over there. tho enjoying ppl back home. God bless us all with a wonderful 1 wk hol!

interval

Location: Lcct

Time: 1.21pm

Time of plane departure: 6.35pm

What 2 do: Blog! Lol.

Sequence of events brought to mind.

Wed: studied, watched Boleyn sth (hehe I 4got the title) at klcc, had lunch there, got lost looking 4 monorail, made it 4 amsa meeting, steamboat at setapak, missed medic cg, bt made it 4 Hope's cg, felt extremely guilt conscious.

Thurs: had a full morn at fac, times sq 4 sing jie's bday stuff, bday celeb (whr I got conned), debate prac (played 2 rounds of mafia, debated 1 round, sambung 'discussion' at the café until I realised I havent packed n its few mins 2 midnite.

Fri: I woke up at 6.15am (WOW lol) packed up last min stuff, used every toilet, brushed teeth at every sink, showered in every shower cubicle, knocked on every door, farewell-ed every cat and kissed my mum goodbye , went 2 fac, had the longest 2 hr lecture bt it was fruitful no doubt at least I understand pharmacokinetics parameters now lol, bullied KJ into carrying my 2300kg (according 2 KJ) hand luggage 2 the monorail, got 2 KL sentral, sky bused 2 lcct, n here I am. J Mc-D-ing Keh len! :P

As lcct came into view I just tot of my flight here 2 months plus ago. Waiting 4 ukm's bus 2 bangi, bunking in w jacq in a key-less 2 bedder room whr we photoshopped ourselves on jacq's laptop, called home n complained complained complained (muahahhah), eddie msging 2 say his block kena black-out n he cant see anyting n his room has weird furniture orientation cz its 1 of those out-of-shape corner rooms, blocked the door w our min 30kg luggage in case a stalker comes walking by in the middle of the night n decides 2 bunk in, had ppl banging on the door at 2am (I tink we took sum PC's room by mistake muahahha), woke up next day 2 register, lugging jacq's (I dunno how heavy but I was strong so I cud stil manage Hahahhahaha….) luggage(s) 2 block 13 (isit 13??) 1 of the furthest blocks inside n wondering how 2 lug it up 2 the 4^th floor whn sum1's dad pitied us weary-looking weaklings n helped (PRAISE THE LORD or else I tink we'd only reach the next day), going thru the ups n downs of MPP (orientation wk)– I've described it in earlier post tho not 2 much detail. The most significant memory that stood out that time tho was how every1 slept during the day through the orientation activities (speeches, talks blah) n woke up at night through the orientation activity s well (whn seniors blast thru the loudspeakers into ur ears its hard 2 block out the frequency n volume) Lol. Basically the chronology, day 1-3: very very enthusiastic, made frens, spoke in mandarin!!! Grins. Ran enthusiastically 2 buses LOL etc. Day 4- fed up. Day 5- so fed up I just went looking 4 jacq n mar-jie n stuck 2 them literally thruout the day, afternn, evening, night, dawn, sun, moon, rain. Then it was BYE BYE BANGI!!!!!!

N HELOOO KTSN!!!! All was fine until, TADAH!! Reached my room, grabbed the i-tink-is-the-better-side-of-the-room LOL, n gosh. My swakian senior came 2 visit!! Instantly I tot she was my buddy, but later found out not necessarily, but anw in the end she bcame my buddy. Haha. Ok I wil cut the long story short. Basically, my stay in KT for the last 2 months plus was very satisfying. (ppl only start making dis sort of reflections whn they leave the place lol) no I'm not emo-ing haha.

Things learnt:

• Faith in God in all circumstances.
  
• Not taking ppl for granted. To be appreciatve.
  
• Debating is fun :P, debaters r even funner, n disturbing cher linn is even even funner!! muahahhahaHHHHHHHHHHH… (jk I just HAd to put dat in grin)
  
• Hostel n uni life is a LOT of self independence, self esteem, self confidence, postive outlooks, n just being urself.
  
• Not going online doesn't kill u. (after 7 months of adequate access after stpm)
  
• Long hours of phone calls r expensive. Muahaha.
  
• Medic in UKM is fun. Lol.
  

*Lee Fang: When u rebut pls do NOT give ONE LINERS!! Substantiate each point. I'd rather hav u give me 1 rebuttal fully elaborated than 10 rebuttals of one liners. GLARE*

In dat case I shall continue 2 rant on substantiate each of my points. Wahahahha..

Nola. I'm not DAt obsessed w myself to talk bout myself n my life n MY tots n MY dreams n MY nitemares n MY fav food, fav drink, fav colour, fav victim, fav ……….. in 1000 words. I will end my post wif a summary so dat u can recollect my points n thus leave this blog educated. :D lol.

*my mcD fries r getting soft n I still hav half a cup of Coke 2 last me a lifetime here in McD.*

3-month-KL-influences:

• U start telling ppl dat u live on trees, walk barefooted n thrive on paku pakis in Swak.
  
• U start using the word R*cist excessively for no reason.
  
• U start exclaiming "OMG!!!!!" in an exagerated manner (portruding eyeballs, eyebrows raised 3cm, mouth wide open >4.5cm) accompanied by a bimbo-like motion.
  
• U start taking the bus again after vowing not to board any bus after a bad experience 2 wks ago.
  
• U start eating McD like no1's business.
  
• U start trying 2 learn cantonese until u noe it better than ur own hometown dialect (in my case its bcz I dun even noe my hometown, or rather blood-borned dialect)
  
• U start wanting 2 eat try food frm all over west msia.
  
• U start being noisy again after failing attempts 2 get ev1 in this-new-place 2 think u're quiet n demure (HAHA) ok maybe not. I mean, dat u're sane n normal like any other individuals. (UKM male medic debaters excluded due to outlier-ish characteristics muahahahha)
  
• U start blogging on every single minute detail of things happening ard u / in ur life
  
• U start complaining that online access is not enough even though u get access at least once a week.
  
• U start recognising purple fettishes. LOL. (altho this is an extremely isolated case that pertains only 2 a certain peanut butter loving individual hahahhahahah)
  

At the very moment, I feel very blessed n blissful bcz I'm going home, I obviously wont hav 2 study 2day, I'm well fed (haha), I'm not suffering frm any form of illness, and I'm in McD hogging this corner table since 3 hours ago, n I stil hav cher linn's books 2 occupy me, n 1 of them is Jeffrey Archer's!!!!! YAY!!!! :P

N I want to thank all friends for all the support, fun, laughter,4 keeping in touch, 4 putting up w me, 4 remembering a significant day in my life n 4 humouring me muahahha..

These sort of words only come out whn u're at the airport. Lol.

sth worth trying in McD:

whn u hav fries, ketchup n chilli.

Q: do fries taste better

dipped in chilli 1st

then ketchup?

or vice versa?

A: chilli 1st then ketchup!! lol....

well yeah i noe the fries dun look appealing. they're not photogenic cz well since whn was McDonald ever photogenic anw ... :P

Selamat Hari Raya ev1!!

- flight delay due 2 weather conditions. mari kita berkhemah - Cuti-cuti Msia!

The Cellulose Crusade

-by mighty mobile midgets (no correlation 2 me lol)

My mama once used to say,"Life is like two roads that diverge into a yellow wood."


The crusade!
Crusaders!

One day, our fellow midget-like crusaders decided 2 go jalan-jalan cari makan.

Lk any walk thru Chee Cheong Kai / Bintang Walk they were spoilt for choice by the variety of there was..

- Bright coloured plastic looking books. nnaaahh.. un-chewable.
my yellow plastic lecture notes filled file, grey pbl pbl-filled file, blue lab reports n practical book file, lecture notes filled ring file. lol.

erm yeah tim dun wori ur books r safe lol (thank GOD) or else hav 2 belanja u eat bak-kua 4 the rest of my 100 yr old life to pay 4 it.

-Dry chalky looking black white stapled loose sheets. Naaahhh.. Choke-able.

Walahh!! Damageable goods!

1) Hippie pickie!

- Tasty on the epidermal stratum corneum.
- U can nibble on the dry keratinised multi-lyr.
yeah even the cover that was plastic laminated on 1 side got chewed on leaving fashionable plastic edges.

2) Looking into community service? Take a bite!


My HM Khidmat Masyarakat notes. lol.

- A further nibble into humanity! i mean, termite-nity.



3) Histology! (study of ... at cellular level)

- Consumable in sizable amounts. Just nibble a hole or two.
4) THE ONE!

- Chef's recommendation.
- Tasty to the bones.






(My sis is going 2 kill me when she sees this)

Crusade aftermath.



To cut the long story short, MY BOOKSHELF GOT INFESTED BY TERMITES!!!! (reconsidering if i shud cont 2 fight 4 merits 2 stay in here next yr)

THW (the house will) allow micro-crusades at xu vin's expense.

Hence the mighty mobile crusaders shall prevail til i get 2 report abuse to office on mon. (birokrasi kerajaan)

I stil feel termite-like tinges on my skin. White crawling worm-like easy-to-flatten-but-leaves-juice-marks midgets!

cant imagine if i'd not felt rajin 2 take a look into the physio book (item 4) today, un-imaginable.. By then (after raya hols) even the strongest vertebrate/ human rid-ding repellent wont save my books. :S

So my 'rajin-ness' had me cleaning up my books n eliminating termites for > 1 hr resulting in dimishing urge to study n composing crap in my laptop.

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a few things worthy of note:
- the fact that i'm blogging so often is a sign that either there's sth wrong w me or the course. bt obviously since the course consists of 215 ppl so it cant be dat there's sth wrong w 215 ppl hence there's sth wrong w me. i think i'm slacking waaayyy too much.. uh oh. n seniors say this module is the toughest. study study study!!

- my on n off urge 2 go home n not go home has eventually subsided n bottle-necked to - i cant wait 2 get home! grin. n i just realised dat back in Kch, only me n jacq wil be ard. LOL. cz ev1 else is smarter not 2 go home drg raya whn flights r >>>$$$$ costly.

- i wan 2 watch Mamamia! muahahah...

-lecture starts in 25 mins. gtg!

3 hours later...
- i just had 2 lectures dis morn, n i am freaked out. quote: 'Lippincotts is too simple you can finish reading it over the weekend.' ???!!!! the 1st time i opened my Katzung ref bk i stared at the words, felt stupid, then close it 2 regain my confidence lol. now i hav 2 go back during raya, study everyday, start nerding and overcome the 'i feel stupid cz i dun understand wad the bk's talking bout' feeling. n 2 tink of it, yesterday i was saying 'wad 2 do whn go back 2 kt.... boooorrrriiinnngg... now its 'wad to do i hav 2 read everything n i havent started n i am freaking out n i am dumb n i duno how i'm going 2 pass this module n i just i just i just wan 2 go home n quit medical sch n i dun wana think bout anyting else *bangs head on wall 4 wake up call*' sori this is just a random emotionally affected post. LOL.

- technically i'm stil alive n typing away so it cnt be dat bad.

- as the country politicians continue 2 banter on in the midst of turmoil, i shall remain calm n ignorant bcz i'm not allowed 2 comment or i will hav 2 thrive on RM4.50 food everyday n my blog wil be shut down n no 1 will get 2 c my thick-skin-cosmetic-covered face photo anymore.

- i need to refrain from saying 'omg!!!!' n from using the word racist excessively 4 the same above reason and to preserve mental health. muahahaa.

- i need 2 rmb how 2 be a nerd again.

- i just realised actually nicole n drey teo wil b back in kch during raya s well. :D