My mind is in the state of confusion now.. After i got the scholarship, i dont really know what i want to study. i want to take something to do with consulting, which then relates to me to take Power.. i know i cant take anything regarding to civil or structure (due to scholarshp rules)..

As i look into MelbU catalog, i cant find any relevant course to Power. If i really want to take Electrical or Electronics there, i have to take up Reseach. Talk about choices. other choices are Project Mgmt which at first glance doesnt really look technical to me, more to managerial type. Well, last resort is to revert back to Telecomm..

Of course, there is also UNSW. which definitely have the courses i want to take. they have circuit design, telecomm and even sth related to Power.. bt the question is, do i want to stay in Sydney??

Ultimatey, do i even qualify for entrance in these Go8 Uni?? What does UNSW means with 65% of average mark on final 2 yrs of degree and how come MelbU need 2 years of related documented experienced for some of their majors?? aihhh my spirit of studying is getting lower when i think of this..

I am troubled...

p/s: above pic was the 1st Raya i had back in old Purdue times in 2002..

'work-life' gets too busy nowadays.. i only realized my blog is on silence strike for almost a month! ahh worst, i am writing in the dark with no glasses on and i was thinking of updating it.. thus, i am making this as short as possible..

i- biggest news of all, i got the MARA SPC loan/scholarship. So now left me to take IELTS and off to Oz next year!

ii- finally met Nazri face-to-face. altho it was short, it's nice to finally meet him and catch up all those 13 years..

iii- 1st time i admit to myself that i could see myself swaying while driving due to sleepiness and tiredness. i actually stopped and slept at R&R Bukit Merah for awhile.

iv- i got two shocking (?) news that someone is attached and another person is engaged. well, shouldnt be so shocked anyway. that is the norm nowadays. to other people at least.

v- i was thinking of the real reason for me to go for Masters.. is it for knowledge or for me to run from reality?? eqin, shida and anne are preggie; anis & payed and sepul got married last week; julia & jemang are getting engaged in the next couple of weeks and bash & badik are getting married next month. all i can do is watch for afar.. sometimes i felt just like shutting myself out from attending anything related to 'relationship' event but i dont want to be labeled as 'rude'.. so, can it be for both? i am sick of the questions and feelings.. oh my! -ve feelings.. not good.. not good..

vi- i am extremely busy this coming weeks. i got 2 projects back to back.. hope i can make it in time..

and that, is all i have for now. interesting? it's all up to u to decide.

I lied on one of the promises I made earlier. I didnt update my blog but I did concentrate on my training! Now.. lemme see if i got anything interesting happened in between the S'pore trip and now.. OF COURSE THERE IS!!! and this is the most excited thing ever happened so far. owh before that, lemme update on the rest of the non-so-excited news..

One.. I lost my E90 Communicator on the bus trip back to KL. *uck whoever took it. Due to that, I got my latest gadget. Sony E K530i.. pretty much back to basic.. bleh la.. i like the metal-rusty color it has..

Two.. went to Tiesto Element of Life Trance Party/Concert! That was the 1st time attending this music genre party but the music was neat. A couple of DJs were beating down the music but it surely can't beat Tiesto! I could actually feel the vibe his music has. It's way different than of the earlier DJs!! I dunno hw to describe, but go ahead and YouTube for his music. One dissapointing note is of the management. What do u mean by "no camera is allowed"?!? Idiot! only some of the entrance security checked for it!!! So whatever pic I got was from the cell. And what a dumb thing to do when u said, "Owh this line is only for male, u have to move to other line over there", to all ladies who reached security point after we queued for a whole darm hour!!! BoDoohhh!!

Nice music and awesome laser show is what I got!

Last but not the least.. I met my best buddy from my primary school, Nazri!!! Ok, not really met face to face. just SMS and cell call. I was really surprised when he added me in FB! I've been searching for u, man! finally, i got to meet u back after 13 YEARS!! hehheee turned out he was also looking for me, which led him finding me in FB. FB, I OWE U A LOT!! Ahh, I'm so excited to meet him soon. So unfortunate that now he's in KL but I'm in Kulim.. huhuuu. both of us are not satisfied until we meet face to face. LOL! taleh la nk buli dier lagi. he's not that small anymore ; ) whatever it is, he is definitely one person from my school years that I could never forget. Xpe, hopefully we'll meet soon.

~Walking back on the memory lanes...

i promise

.. i will update my blog tomorrow

.. i will try to 'focus' on my statistical training tomorrow


that's all i can promise for now. better make realistic promises than empty ones..

thief

there is a thief in the office..

Day 1: 6-pack.. drink out 1..
Day 2: took 1.. 5 left..
Day 3: drink another 1.. 4 left..
Day 4: took 1.. 3 left..
Day 8: drank 2.. 1 left..
Day 11: 0 left!! huh?!?!

finally a short break!

Q: Is this a cathedral?? Think again.
A: It's a restaurant cum bar cum mall in S'pore

frankly speaking, i want to update my blog but i'm lazy to type. but if i dont do it now, everything will simply stack up to a point i just dont update at all.. so here's a pinch of everything (almost)..

the 'interview' was OK. altho i think i screwed up a question or two, i think it's so-so. the whole process was short and simple. no current affairs related questions were being asked. everything is about ur study choice. owh yeah, they asked about ur salary too. LOL!

after that, back to work for 2 days. then off to Johor/S'pore. Met up with my high school friend whom I went raya-ing last year. We took the bus to S'pore the next day. Nothing much to say other than I'm impressed with the cleanliness and had no fear of going into public loos. hehee. What can u complained about this on a no-chewing-gum country??

Btw, I'm soo proud of myself. Managed to go for trip without actually spending a lot on shopping. Other than a S$20 souvenirs (ok maybe that's a lot), the rest of the budget was spent on the transportation, entrance tickets, lunch and WATER! Me and my friend literally dug in about 3L of water the whole day! This trip could be regarded as the 2nd trip which I walked the most (stil can't beat HK and Macau). Let the photos speaks..

Check out this cool Fountain of Water Pearl in the Suntec City Mall, S'pore. It really does looks like pearls showering down..



Duriann!!! This is the Esplanade.
Like Sydney Opera House, I think. But the interior is open to public to admire all forms of art.









I need a ride! oh my, poyo plak rasa. cm police traffic pon ader. LOL!!

Now.. we're now at the Merlion.. next is.. lemme check the map..








Sentosa Island of course~










Believe it or not, this is only a day trip. Must go again!

this week is...

another pair of my friend is engaged over the w'end. Congrats to Farah Bash & Badik. Sorry I couldnt make it. I will definitely make myself available during your wedding. I promise! i went for a volunteer event at a high school in Sg. Kob and supposingly helping the PC Workshop (how to build a PC). u see, i have never build a PC before. Closest i've done is adding a hard disk and creating an image. which was a piece of cake with an automated script. LOL! so all i did was explaining whatever there were inside the PC 'sample'. Oh this is DDR, this is the harddisk bla bla bla. Then most of the questions are about on how to get a job in Intel. hehee. The students were nice although the morning session were more shy and reserved. Maybe being in Form 6 and in Economics major have got sth to do with it. so there goes my Friday. at least i wasnt trying to figure out what to do at work.

On saturday, me and my h'mates went for a dip in Sedim. I (see the word 'I') cooked fried spaghetti hahaha! basically fried noodle minus the noodle add the spaghetti. We reached there about 11am and we're starving! The river wasnt as cold as before but the current is a bit harsh. So we ate and laze around and ate summore. 3 hours of water dipping. Gosh i can do this everyweek!

Sunday was a PC Fair day. I managed to cleared my mission within an hour - buy blank DVDs & CDs and colling pad. I also subscribe to a year of RDigest and N'tional Geographic for RM250. what a bargain! Now i have to forget my plan to buy books for this months. huhuuu

Next came Monday. a tiring day. My department was having our teambuilding. Lunch at TGIF followed by the treasure hunt. All in all, being a committee member is tiring. I havent walk for almost 6 hours non-stop like this for a long time. luckily i'm wearing a shoe. if heels.. aiyahh! Back at work today, a bomb dropped. A change in mechanical component caused a major change in a design. It's a huge change in layout and requires a lot of time to fix it. Now i need to get everything done by next Tuesday (including the review). Thank God i managed to at least postponed some personal matter from next Monday to next Wednesday instead. Guess what i'm going to do for the w'end? yes! W.O.R.K. Oh~ Of course apart from a nature appreciation walk on Saturday morning that is.

This week is gonna be a h*ll of a week! Then off to S'pore!! yahoooo~~~

where i would want to be..

i want to visit this kind of place as many time as possible..

of course, i would kill to have a cabin like this..

but the place i wanna stay the most is...


where i could watch the sunrise like this everyday..
what a bless..

i think i'm nearing that time of the month so i'm feeling a bit sappy today.. i just finished watching Kmovie "Daddy Long Legs". the story was OK but i was a bit lost at the end.. thanks to Wikipedia, i finally understand it. the story is very touching indeed. it has a big twist towards the end. he is not as i thought he is. the movie reflects that love will find it ways when two people are meant for each other... i guess being alone gives a different feelings to watch this kind of movie. i felt like it's more of a tale to me, not a real life event. keep thinking that i will never be reached by this thing called l.o.v.e.. seems like it's true so far..

human is human. everybody wants to love and be loved..

Two Calls

I received two surprising phone call last night. One from an old friend of mine and one from my new friend.

The first friend had just returned to M'sia shore after about 4 months (I think) of sailing. He's a Marine Engineer so he claimed himself as 'orang darat' (seaman) and me as 'orang darat' (land-people). He called me occasionally when he's on his base shore (Vietnam) but everytime he called when he's back, the first thing he'd ask is, "Wei bile nak blanjer aku?" (When r u going to treat me?). LOL! This Seaman, through out his time on the sea, all his accomodation and foods are free! His salary is hardly used and yet he stil bugs me to treat him! Well, he's be back for a month or so until he'll be called on duty again. Maybe I'll meet him in KL later. We pretty met maybe once a year. haha! Sapo suro jadik orang laut? :p

The latter is much more interesting. Sorry Seaman. Muahahaha! I first 'know' him when he responded to my ad in a penpal site. Thanks to Y!, our mean of communication has been online messaging. We chat everyweek. Since he's from outside the country, it's interesting. Plus, he's older than me so it's nice to chat and see what a more so-called 'adult' is thinking. Notice the ' ', he's not adult some of the time (Sorry ha!) LOL! Anyway, we're talking about surprises before and he surely did when I received the call at 1+am this morning! There was a call earlier but I thought it's for my housemate coz the caller hanged up when I picked it. But it rang again after that. Once I heard the unfamiliar voice, I know it's him! I think it's the slang and English. hahaha my friends here would not call and speak in English. Make sense? So we talked about an hour (surprised?) and it's refreshing to listen to the accent. Reminds me of my international friends in Purdue. He said he called to listen how my voice sounds like Funny guy.. So I ended up sleeping at 2.30am for 2 days in a row now. At least I still go to work at 7.30am. =D

*updates*
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i loved working yesterday. tonnes of work to be done.

and i love working today as well! i did some work on my project for the review meeting. then prepared my Toastmaster speech the whole morning. later i attended the Toastmaster meeting during lunch time. it's was quite a turnout. we had 16 members attendance versus 5 compare to last meeting. by the time the meeting ended, i had only 30mins to do anything before the teambuilding meeting started. i then had my review meeting back-to-back after that. i'm finally settled down after everything. and it's 5.30 already! time to pack my bag and ciao! i like! i like!

multiple post today..

i went back to Putrajaya last w'end. Finally meet my sis face-to-face again after 4 years.. took leave from work on Monday and bought a bus ride home at 4.30pm from Pudu. mum dropped me off at Putrajaya erl at 2pm. Since it's way to early, I went to KL Central to look for this nice RM10 shoe Bib was wearing during the Girl's Nite Out in the Street. unfortunately after walking arnd, i failed to find the shop. LOL!

3.00pm. Took LRT. I was thinking where else to go since since i have more than an hour for my ride back. aha! i made a stop at Central Market. I havent been inside the market for ages. That place has changed! It's pretty organized. So i thought, i'll find something for my pen-pals here. this is the best place to get some souvenirs. i managed to get some nice softwood bookmarks. now i'm wondering if the bookmark will pass an embassy mail check for one of my penpal..

by that time, it's already 3.45pm. pretty much satisfied, i then walked to Pudu. not really sure which way to go, so ikut signboard jek la.. there were a lot of people and vehicles. my 10 mins walk was totally un-healthy. i think i breathed in too many smoke. *mental note: better to take the train next time.

here're the interior of the quite expensive toilet. hehee 50cent per entry but it's worth it for a public toilet. nice smell and ambience.

Cat matter part 2...

now that my other sis is back home, i can be more giddy.

i can choose with whom i want to sleep with.

on which bed i want to land on.

but for now lemme just try this spot.

mmm this is nice..

10 mins later...

Cat matter...

My name is "Atam" (black). I like to lay around the house, anywhere. I'm an attention-getter. My fav place is wherever there are people concentrating to do something.

You see here. My 'sister' is sorting her certificates for a scholarship form. So I don't like it coz she ignores me. So I decided to lay there. See what I mean?

I'm just feeling lazy..

Ahh.. if she kicked me out, I'll go to the newspaper that papa is reading..

Celcom just called. "Kami ingin mengucapkn terima kasih kerana menggunakan servis SMS, MMS dan GPS. Oleh itu, kami akan memberi rebate kepada anda sbyk RM10 (10 jek ker?? huhuh). Rebate akan ditolak daripada statement April nanti. Number telefon cik ialah xXx. Terima kasih ya." ("We would like to express our gratitude to u for using our SMS, MMS and GPS by giving a rebate of RM10. The rebate will be automatically redeemed in ur April bill. Your cell number is xXx. Thank you."). My response was, "Owh, ok. Thanks".

Same response to the statement by my manager, "You did a very well job for focal 2007 thus u've been awarded xXx (of course ok la kn)". from the look on his face, i think he's expecting a more emotional response..

hahahaha!

mascot & football..

i read the Exponent (Purdue's Newspaper) this morning. A post in the Sports section caught my eyes.

"Student section vulgarity on the rise " (click for link) during football games.. chanting and stuff.. Congrats to Purdue Crew for behaving, but what the heck with "Over the past few seasons, the Purdue football student section's first down chant has become controversial."???? but luckily for the coming remark, "According to Purdue assistant athletic director Tom Schott, there have been no offseason talks to change any policies or take any actions caused by the chant that he is aware of." Man, what is a football game if there is no chant ehh?? FIRRSTTTT DOOWNNNN!!!! ahaha stil early for football, it's still basketball season now..

blogging??

i just realized that i tend to write long post. due to the fact that i dont update my blog everyday. this is bad. people wouldn't want to read loonnnnggggg blabbering *sigh*. i'll try to make my post short from now on..

now blog-talking.. since i do not have heavy workloads for the past few weeks, i read blogs everyday. i have this blog folder in my Favorite and it's auto-organized alphebatically. which means any blog with letters other than english will be listed last. anything starts with special characters are on top of the list. so i like Wu Chun from Fahrenheit. and i bookmarked his blog and his blog is the last link in the folder.

here's the thing, he always post his blog (link) with pictures. so whenever u clicked the link, u'd see his face 1st. *droll* so sweet!! his face is flawless mann!! i mean literally flawless. no make up or whatever..but.. i have to stop that since i'll start dreaming and imagining HanaKimi (taiwan) everytime i see that. ahahahaha! so what do i do? i remember his latest post title, and everytime the page loads i'll wait til the title is up. if it's the same one, i'll quickly click on another blog link in my Fav. LOL!!

* a chat with my pal, Ameer, last night makes me wanna go to Nepal!! i need $$$$$$