the gimmick

it is very memorable indeed. you feel appreciated this time around. you will feel as if all your hard work all this while pays off. but wait a minute, i think i heard this praises long time ago. yes, you are right, 4 years ago. what a political gimmick! when election comes, you will hear some top notch political leaders start praising the Chinese for their economic contribution like this : http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2011/6/26/nation/8977899&sec=nation

and when the battle is won, i wonder what happens to those praises yet again. then, they will start planning some awesome, over the top plans, none of them towards the Chinese's benefits. i do not want to sound bias, but it is. we just want a fair and conducive environment for our growth, be it, economically, socially or education wise. you can choose not to be biased, simple as that. help everyone. not take our money and masuk your own pocket. you will keep saying, no la, mana ada, itu perbelanjaan ikut bajet. but one thing you must remember, the people are not as stupid as you think. the budget is so much, not even sensible in the first place. can you do something right?

here you go, praising us again. we must grow together,bla,bla,bla. but after that, no news. not even development. =.= sick of getting all these stories. i think you must start doing some actions before praising us. time to wash our mentalities, dear malaysians. do not be persuaded so easily by sweet talks.

i read one short story which is very inspiring and thoughtful. the Malaysian political leaders always think they serve only themselves. they are wrong. the people thought the leaders should serve them. i am sorry to say you are wrong as well. the leaders and the people should serve our future Malaysian children. because they are placing their future on our hands. if you screw it up, they can't complain, they can't even do anything but suffer. well said. i forgot who is the author. hopefully everyone starts thinking this way. through this, everyone will act on public interest. a term that i believed have been long forgotten, just like how our glory has been sublimed by the pace of time.

sad but true.

strange dream

these few days have been rough. kept feeling i was doing the same stuff again and again. wake up, watch drama, eat lunch, study, dinner, study, watch drama again and sleep. i was like so bored with it. but luckily exams will be over on thursday. so looking forward for it.

then kept thinking about finding a nice place to move in to save up some rental expenses. pray hard. guan yin ma, po pi po pi.... yeah...sometimes you need some divine intervention to get some good stuff. a junior told me this, at times, you need to pray hard to get what you want. truth enough, she scored the highest for two subjects last semester and her reward: cold hard cash of 1500 aussie dollars. envious. but probably she worked her ass off as well.

i also need to work my ass off. yesterday, i had a strange dream despite having lack of sleep. i turned to bed around 2am then rolled and rolled until 4am. then when i fall asleep. i remember i got a letter saying i was hired by Petronas. i was like =_= i have not even started applying for a job yet and i could get a job offer. awesome dream or should i say strange. something come down knocking at you without hoping anything.

blogger feels super ordinary. yeah, every student is ordinary today. what distinct one from another is nothing but their passion and hard work =)

i felt like crap

yesterday was my first paper. i felt like crap. never before i felt so defeated in the exams. probably because i thought i put in a lot of effort but in reality, i just put in a lot of hours. that's all about it. full stop. time to stop thinking about it. for making feel defeated, i have already indulged whole night watching tv program.

then i a friend told me. i am a durian today and the durian is a fruit should not be so easily defeated. actually it is true. if i were back in form 5, all of this would have no matter as much. but i think for now, i think the reminder really puts me back into perspective. i used to be a fighter. now i am just an old grandpa whining of his miserable fate. time to stop, i should bring back the fighting spirit in me. all it counts is my best would be the fighting spirit.

thank you to that old friend of mine. who is he? he was the quiet boy who ignored my existence in form 2 and 3. then suddenly acknowledge my existence when i become more "sun". haha.... actually i still can help myself why would i have become like this. i am usually very quiet in class u know.... trust me!!! now i am just talking all the time. thank you. his statement is really a good reminder. oohhhh, he is my classmate for 4 years and friend for 9 years. the durian huh?

ohhh, special thanx to maggi mi as well. she also helped. time to study! okay, i have started to gain my fighting spirit.

kamu ingat tak?

there was this time that i suddenly remember i have posted about the prediction that there is something big accidents, disasters will happen in 2011 that will take out a lot of people lives. remember the new zealand earthquake and japan nuclear crisis. truth to be told, i was quite taken aback by the accuracy of those predictions by those kong kong. i was once told natural disasters will be great this year and they come to claim lives in heaps, which is one of the reason i decided to stay put in sydney this year. haha... second reason, tak cukup duit pergi travelling. so, i intend to move out of my current living place to a cheaper one next month. i want to save up a bit so i can travel next year. first dream place: still the same as ever, uk. then second place, taipei. i heard friends said it is a food haven for food lovers like me. the costs are cheap too. my friends decided it will be our graduation trip. okay lar, at first thought can go uk for graduation trip. tak apa. i shall do it with another friend next time. ohhh london bridge, please dun collapse before i land myself down. i am influence by the song 'london bridge is falling down'. is this just a myth or folktale? who knows?

blogger feeling the excitement of moving out, the tension of studying and guilt for slacking. mixed emoition plus the current raining condition makes him sleepy.

he who likes slacking

i was studying and suddenly, my itchy finger clicked the facebook page. then i was chatting with a friend. then thought of poking another friend. then suddenly, there is a column which shows the photos you had with that friend. it comes to 700+, i was like @_@ did i take so much photos with that friend? turns out i really did. one hour passed just like that. i really need the motivation to study.

actually the subject is not really that fun. it is interesting because it is BUSINESS STRATEGY. but i can't see how can i be a strategist by studying this. and worse, my assignments are so screwed up that i dun have an eye to see it. can you imagine PASS? i was like, what's the point in studying if i only can get a pass out of this unit. might as well give up. but to think back, the articles are interesting to read. that is the minor motivation to go on.

picture of 2009 (my favourite)

To me, this pic symbolises a lot of things. one, it resembles friendship. two, it shows hope. and three, the picture speaks about happiness. there you go. and this place is in my university's lovely quadrangle.

while reading business strategy articles, i came across some unique facts about stuff i am using. first, google owns gmail. everyone knows that. second, google owns blogger. ehh, i din know that. thirdly, google acquires writely to allow gmail users to connect to each other using google doc. wow. google is in every way mingling in my life without me knowing. is this what they say, technology is going to rule your world. techno domination! i dun mind, as long as they mean no harm. 

blogger feels sleepy. thinks that he better sleep and recharge for tomorrow!

Foodies

the word foodies just pop up my mind when i was about to think of a good title to blog with. actually it is a simple food for thought blog when i came across something nice i read somewhere, sometime during the day. here you go, it is from the perspective of a nana (grandma). true indeed.

> There’s no point using limited life to chase unlimited money.

> No point earning so much money you cannot live to spend it.

> Money is not yours until you spend it.

> When you are young, you use health to chase wealth. When you’re old, you use wealth to buy back health. The difference is, it’s too late.

> How happy a man is, is not determined by much he has but how little he needs.

> There’s no point working so hard to provide for the people you have no time to spend with

(Yap, J. 2011)

a little reminder

sometimes, it just requires a little reminder that how fortunate i am. i think i should count my blessing that i have a proper education, great family to rely on, friends that i can talk to when i need them, teachers who had been inspiring and enough to get by at the end of the day.

i was just happily and lazily watching the dramas and anime but i kind of forgotten that it is supposed to be study week. then, a friend posted a video about a korean contestant who has a talent in singing classical music. what is so special about him is his humble beginnings. he was left in the orphanage at the age of 3, ran out of there at 5 due to beatings. luckily, he managed to squeeze through high schools. and he claimed that he slept on the street and public toilet since 5. *mouth agape* i should give credit to him. he is in so many ways tougher than me i think. i always have been happily staying in my comfort of home till i was 18. *blessing in disguise*

yeah, it is a silent reminder that once in awhile that i need this story to remind me how blessed my life can be. who says comparison is not important. it is! we need to learn to appreciate more, want less and work harder. to commemorate this guy for his effort, i should start studying as well. let's get this done!

blogger is glad that he finally found a motivation to study. not because he has to, but because he learn that learning is such a luxury that he had always neglected. thank you for whoever is up there. i know you are looking down at me all the times. i just forgot to look up sometimes.

advancement of technology

just random blogwalking for an hour. i found a blog featuring the demo for windows 8. one word: wow! i din know technology is really beginning to develop at such at rampant pace. while i am looking at the processor in awe, i was thinking, "will i be able to use it efficiently?". truth to be told, i haven't taken a look at windows 7 yet. part of it is because i am worried that my lappie cannot run as smoothly. no worries, i am good as where i am now.

i probably will get an additional lappie when i am about to start working. i just don't feel like spending unnecessarily just to catch up with techie stuff. as a commerce and finance student, i learn that technology becomes cheaper over time due to mass production. besides, i have begun to understand the concept of content and necessity. it has never been a necessity unless you think it that way for stuff beyond the real necessities. things which can easily be luxury in the past has become necessity nowadays.

for my dear old friend, ACER travelmate, he is still my best buddy. haha. he is good and sharp. he has his hiccup at times, but i probably learn that accepting one for whoever he is just like the same concept of having a friend. you don't try to change them. you just accept them for whoever they are. of course, our techie friends die way earlier sometimes. still, they still hold dear in our hearts. adios amigos. time to prioritize.

blogger feeling excited about the future. wheeee.... windows 8 is one of them. =)

house inspection

i find it quite weird. all the years i have been staying in sydney, never once i have ventured into house inspecting. i consider myself lucky to be able to enjoy good accomodation all this while. recently, i found out i have another option which is to move out and probably save some rents. one reason is i prefer to eat out more often than staying in a fancy place. i find it a torture to be trapping myself at home all the times. hence, tomorrow i will be going house inspection. a bit excited. a bit worried. the good thing is i manage to make appointment with 3 landlord all within the same day. good, good. i should be more efficient.

talking about the season, winter is here. boooo!!!! go away miss winter, you are definitely despised by certain member of the community (hands up, legs aso come up). not to say i really hate her, just that she makes my feet and hand go cold. by switching the heater on all the time, i am subjecting myself to drier lips and hands. okay, i should learn to appreciate my blessing to be able to stay warm under cold weather. is that one wisdom learning of the day. yeah, i think so. for once, i feel i talk something wise in my blog.

blogger is finding himself a bit excited for tomorrow's badminton. wheeee.....