Selamat Hari Jadi, Malaysia

Hari ini, 31 Aug 2007, Malaysia menyambut hari jadi yang ke-50.

Saya berasa amat bertuah kerana dilahirkan di negara ini.

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Keranamu Malaysia.

"Jalur Gemilang"

Merahmu bara semangat waja

Putihmu bersih budi pekerti

Kuning berdaulat payung negara

Biru perpaduan kami semua

Puncak dunia telah kau tawan

Lautan luas telah kau redah

Membawa semangat jiwa merdeka

Semarak jaya kami warganya

Empat belas melintang jalurnya

Semua negeri dalam Malaysia

Satu suara satu semangat

Itu sumpah warga berdaulat

Jalur gemilang... di bawah naunganmu

Jalur gemilang... kami semua bersatu

Perpaduan ketaatan

Amalan murni rakyat Malaysia

Jalur gemilang... megah kami terasa

Jalur gemilang... kibarkanlah wawasan

Merah putih biru kuning

Jalur semangat kami semua

Berkibarlah Berkibarlah Berkibarlah

Jalur gemilang

The night is still young

第一次用华语写部落格。现在的心情，只有母语能完整的表达。

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今天下了一天的雨，凉风习习的夜晚，让人特别有感受。 也许午睡得太久，虽然现在已是凌晨，我却一点睡意也没有。电脑轻轻的播放着经典情歌，动听的音乐仿佛有安抚人心的作用，好久没有这样放松过。我喜欢现在，这一刻。心，是平静的，脑中有一种空白的感觉，是时候暂时把一切抛开，让紧绷的神经休息。

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明天，我还要走更远的路。

Bon Voyage

"Specially delicated to Fifi and Chun Fan"

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To Fifi: You are really a cute friend whom I enjoy being with. Sometimes I really admire that you could do so well in every areas. You will definitely continue to achieve more!!

To Chun Fan: Thank you for your help everytime I face problems with the studies. Despite of all the medals you have, yet you are so humble. You are the role model of all Malaysian students in NTU!!

"Bon Voyage, my friends, see you guys next year. I will miss you tremendously. Have much much fun in US!!"

I am sorry, Dear

I am sorry, Dear. I should not throw tantrum over the phone just now. Some of my words must have hurted you. I am so bad ; ( I sincerely apologise to you.

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I was just being too stressful. The projects are driving me crazy. Now I realise it's definitely not worth to hurt the people who love you just because of the stupid projects. Stress, it's part and parcel of life. I must learn how to overcome it and not to let it taking control over my life.

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Dear, thanks for your understanding. So lucky to have you supporting me.

Updates

Some updates for past events:

18 Aug 2007, Saturday

I met Lee Woon and Doreen for lunch. They are my dear friends cum secondary school classmates from Muar. We had Thai food. I ordered a Thai curry noodles which caused me a terrible stomach ache and diarrheas at night.

The MSA Alumni Appreciation Dinner was successfully held at Clarke Quay. I think that was the biggest out of campus gathering we ever had. There were 60-70 participants. Thanks for Kam Ling's great effort.

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19 Aug 2007, Sunday

I had the farewell lunch with Chun Fan and Fifi at Boon Lay market. They will be leaving on this coming Saturday but I am going back to Muar on Friday. I once thought of giving up the plan to go back so that I could send them off at airport. Yet I do not think I have any other time to go back in coming weeks. There is nothing more important than family. So I could only bid them farewell earlier.

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21 Aug 2007, Tuesday

I attended the first lesson of Belly Dance. Oh the instructor was late for half an hour. Nothing much I learnt on the first day because the class was too short (due to her late arriving).

Good morning, 22 Aug 2007.

Yeah I have a very good mood today. Haha all sort of good things happen in the morning.

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In the Professional Communiction lecture, I was socialising ;O I finally took up the courage to sms my ex colleague in the company where I did my internship. Oh, please do not misunderstand, this colleague, is a lady. What are you thinking? ;P I wanted to do it long time ago but I just could not find any reasons to sms her. Actually now I realise a simple greeting does not require a reason. Even for myself, regards from "long time no see" friends is a bonus for that day. So I think I shall contact them more frequently, including my very shy mentor (is a guy). They are definitely a group of people who make my industrial attachment meaningful.

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After the lecture, Min Chunn, Ti Liang and me went to grab free goodies immediately. Then we discovered somebody who was supposed to go to a briefing, was collecting the goodies. It's Ka Hong!! This fellow, ran out so quickly from the lecture hall and we really thought he was late for briefing lor. Not too bad, without long queue, I managed to get a free t shirt (the most valuable out of all).

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The next thing, I went to see Professor for his academic advice. I felt quite relieved when he confirmed that I have the chance if I could maintain. (Not to reveal too much what's that. I will announce it when I get it.) I know that is not easy at all to do so. There are some inherent factors or some stupid subjects with default grades. I will work hard.

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(All of those described above happened within 2 hours of this morning.)

My Love, For You

"If I had to live my life without you near me
The days would all be empty
The nights would seem so long
With you I see forever oh, so clearly
I might have been in love before
But it never felt this strong

Our dreams are young and we both know
They’ll take us where we want to go
Hold me now, touch me now
I don’t want to live without you.

Nothing's gonna change my love for you
You ought to know by now how much I love you
One thing you can be sure of
I’ll never ask for more than your love.

Nothing’s gonna change my love for you
You ought to know by now how much I love you
The world may change my whole life through but nothing’s gonna change my love for you.

If the road ahead is not so easy
Our love will lead the way for us like a guiding star
I’ll be there for you if you should need me
You don’t have to change a thing
I love you just the way you are.

So come with me and share this view
I’ll help you see forever too
Hold me now, touch me now
I don’t want to live without you."


Yesterday we celebrated our 3rd Anniversary. We had a simple dinner at Jurong Point, followed by movie. It was a simple celebration. But I feel contented. My heart is full, of his LOVE.

Happy 3rd Anniversary!!

Which one would you choose to offer a ride to?

Below is an interesting test.

You are driving along your car on a wild, stormy night, it's raining heavily, when suddenly you pass by a bus stop, and you see three people waiting for a bus:

1. An old lady who looks as if she is about to die.

2. An old friend who once saved your life.

3. The perfect partner you have been dreaming about.

Which one would you choose to offer a ride to, knowing very well that there could only be one passenger in your car?

Think before you continue reading.

This is a moral/ethical dilemma that was once actually used as part of a job application.* You could pick up the old lady, because she is going to die, and thus you should save her first;* or you could take the old friend because he once saved your life, and this would be the perfect hence to pay him back. * However, you may never be able to find your perfect mate again.

The candidate who was hired (out of 200 applicants) had no trouble coming up with his answer............His answer:"I would give the car keys to my Old friend and let him take the lady to the hospital. I would stay behind and wait for the bus with the partner of my dreams."

Sometimes, we gain more if we are able to give up our stubborn thought limitations... and begin to "Think Outside of the Box"!

A bad experience at Harvey Norman Photocentre

I had a terrible photo printing experience at the Harvey Norman Photocentre yesterday.

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As usual, I went to the self service machine to choose and customise the photos. Everything went on smoothly until the collection part. The photo I have printed, was being cut at the top and bottom. It was printed nicely but just the paper size was incorrect.

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Initially the staff insisted that I have cropped the photo wrongly. He tried to reprint again and found that there was no way to crop the photo up or down. Then only he started to seek help from his colleagues. Those people were not really concerned with what had happened. They continued to chit chat as if I was not there.

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No one was able to solve the problem in such a big outlet. After that, he tried to called for another colleague and so called printer expert for help. No one answered his call. At the end, he told me that the techinical staff was on leave today. I gave him the suggestion to open up the printer and checked whether the papers were loaded correctly.

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"I do not know how to open the printer. Everything is preset and the printer operates automatically."

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This kind of answer seems too ridiculous to me. That was not a very complicated photo printer. A little bit bigger than normal photocopy machine. If they do not know how to load paper, then what will happen if the paper run out? There is no infinite supply of paper from the printer itself! Very obviously, there must be someone who knows how to do that in the center but choose to ignore it. Yet, how could be a big company like that only hires 1 techincal staff? So all Harvey Norman outlets in Singapore will only wait for 1 people to solve the printer problem? What I felt frustrated was, they did not offer solutions to the problem and not even to admit their fault. The staff just wanted to push the problem to other people. He did not even open to check the papers. No sincerity is shown at all. He asked me to come back on another day, with no guarantee I will get the perfect photo. The service level in Singapore is far behind.

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At the end, I asked for refund and decided not to waste my time there. I guess they are very happy of the refund because this means they do not need to solve the printer problem. Or maybe next time when other staffs face the same problem, then only let them solve it. Yeah, this is the art of "Taiji".

Sunday is gone!!

Oh that's the end of my 1st weekend after new semester starts.

I am a bit stressed now because I felt like wasting away the day. In the morning, I went to IMM and then I spent the whole afternoon to discuss the script for Merdeka Night. I am supposed to complete the scheduled Research 1 for my FYP by today. Oh I really feel very guilty. I know I have put too much focus on my studies until I could not stop thinking about my notes even if I am out for fun. But this is the last year, I want to do well to compensate what I have missed before. Not sure this is really good for me or not... I am vexed.

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After a few seconds the blog being published, I decided to have some encouragement for myself

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Hey girl, don't worry. After eight long months away from school, you are now just not used to study life. Hence it is reasonable to slack a bit. You are not wasting the day because you went to IMM with a special purpose. The discussion for Merdeka Night is little contribution you can do for MSA. And don't forget that yesterday you were so obedient and stayed in hall for the whole day. You revised 2 subjects right? Relax, relax, relax...... Things will not turn better when you are frustrating. Face everything with a smiling face. The most important is, whatever you are doing, you must put in all effort and enjoy whole heartedly. It's only 10pm now, you still have time. Hang on...

Draw A House

I tried this personality test just now. It took me half an hour to draw the house. No as simple as I thought.

See the result:
"Based on your drawing and the 10 answers you gave this is a summary of your personality:

You are sensitive and indecisive at times. You are a freedom lover and a strong person. You are shy and reserved. If you've drawn a cross on each of windows, you always want to live alone. Once you have a problem, you need a friend with you. Your life is always full of changes. When it comes to love, you shut yourself off. It's difficult to win your heart because you have decided to keep your feelings deep inside. You have a strong personality and you like to command, influence and control people. You added a flower into your drawing. The flower signifies that you long for love. It also safe to say that others don't see you as a flirt. You don't think much about yourself."

Try the test: http://www.drawahouse.com/takethetest/

Haha not really true... But I realise that I can add a lot more things. For example, it could be many houses and mine is one of it. I can add my neighbours. It does not necessary to be an isolated house. This is definitely the influence caused by my primary school teacher. This is the typical house the primary school students would draw in Malaysia.

Public Holiday

Yeah Singapore National Day. No special meaning for me. I am happy because today is public holiday and I don't need to attend classes. But now I feel like attending classes is better option. I am so boring now.

Living in Singapore is not really exciting. I always headache thinking of places to go during free day. Shopping malls is everywhere and that's the only place I could think of. There is not cheap mamak stalls like in Malaysia where you could spend a night there with only Rm0.80 ice milo. Here, going out = spending, yet you will not get very fanstatic food.

So tomorrow, Friday, I have only one hour of class. Then weekend again. Need to think of what to do. Headache.

Happy Birthday to Sim Yee!

"Sim Yee, Happy Birthday to you!!" Seriously I just managed to recall that today is her big day just now. So sorry about that. That's is the first year I forget about that. Fortunately it's not too late yet.

"Sim Yee, I hope you could get the job you like in marine science. Also Congratulations on your graduation!! All the very best to you ;P I miss you everyday, MUAKS!"

P/S: Sim Yee is my best friend since secondary school. Even though she is small in size, but she has a big heart that I admire. She has great courage to follow her interest to study Marine Science despite of the family's strong objection.

Last day of holiday

Today marks the last day of my holiday. Yeah finally I am back to school. Tomorrow my first class starts at 10.30am. So I can sleep a little bit later tonight. Oh I have 5 hours of classes continously tomorrow. I wish I could stay awake throughout. "Pei Pei, Gambateh!! You can do it!" Haha very silly right? That's the way I encourage myself ^_^

Oh I just feel that everyday is busy day for me for the past few weeks. Convocation, Singapore tour, orientation camp, shopping, meeting friends, cleaning my room, preparing final year project... Haha only the last thing is related to academic. So relaxing to pass the days without stress from studies.

Back to convocation, I am quite close to this batch of graduated seniors. Some of them are my boyfriend's buddies whom I always mix with. I like to join them because they are cute fellows who bring a lot of laughters to me. Soon Chun Fan and Fifi will go to MIT. I will definitely miss them very much. (P/S Chun Fan is the no.1 student in Mechanical Engineering. I am so proud of him because he is being awarded 3 medals by NTU. Haha who say Malaysia tak boleh? I am really grateful to him because he has helped a lot in my studies. He is always my "Buddha" before examination. Not forgetting Fifi, the cute active fellow who is smart in many areas.) I am truly happy for them.

So quiet now. Nobody seizes the laptop from me tonight. My deardear has really left for his new room out of campus.

From left: Chun Fan, Tian Fook (Fifi), Dear and me

V.S.O.P

V.S.O.P...very superior old pale (used esp. to indicate a type of aged brandy, which under French law cannot be exported until it is at least four years old).

I am one of the members in V.S.O.P.

V.S.O.P... very special old people
V.S.O.P... very strong old people
V.S.O.P... very supportive old people
V.S.O.P... very silly old people
V.S.O.P... very stupid old people
V.S.O.P... very super old people
V.S.O.P... up to your definition

This is the fourth year I participated in the MSA Freshmen Orientation Camp. Fourth year VS Freshmen, vy contradicting. Hence some creative fellows came out with this V.S.O.P to group all the seniors. When you just read the abbreviation, it sounds good right?

This year I was just a part time Senior Attached with very limited commitment. I just don't have the mood to know the freshmen. Yeah, one of the symptoms of O.P. is to stay in own comfort zone and stick to people they know.

Year 2004
1st Year of FOC
Freshmen

Year 2005
2nd Year of FOC
Main Committee + Programmer

Year 2006
3rd Year of FOC
Senior Attached (full time)

I am a new blogger!

Welcome to the world of blog...3rd of Aug 2007

Congratulations to myself to become a blogger!! Another new trying because of boredom. I am now sitting in the library, waiting for the Professor to sms me. I am supposed to meet a Surgeon for my Final Year Project. Yeah...final year, I am a Mechanical Engineering Final Year Undergraduate. This week may be the last week that I could enjoy my life. When school reopens next week, tonnes of stress will burden me.

Do you notice that the URL of this blog is a date?? Why is that so? And why is 4 Aug 2007? Hehe just to mark the day I start blogging. But...I accidentally thought that it was 4 Aug 2007. ;P That's me! not sensitive to date or perhaps I am so looking forward to the end of semester break. I have been absent from school for eight months. For the past few months, I was attending attachment in ExxonMobil Asia Pacific as one of the requirements in my course. Now I am coming back again to NTU, as a student, for the last year of study.

In the final year, I miss my books so much. It's time to really study hard. I had too much fun for the past 3 years. Hence for the new semester, I want to understand every single page of my lecture notes. I want to become a real mechanical engineer with strong technical knowledge. Yeah, I hope such determination could continue to the end of my course.

3.20pm, my dear Professor still has not sms me. How long do I need to wait? Sien.