Tension-type headache

I have just returned from Lam Wah Ee Hospital for a scheduled CT scan and a short consultation session with Dr. Chan.

The CT scan came out normal which is indeed an EXTREMELY good news to me. Now I can stop worrying about my brain and start focusing on the exterior part of my skull.

I have been doing some simple researches on Google and Wikipedia by myself for the past 3 weeks and concluded myself as having tension-type headache. Google and Wikipedia certainly did not disappoint me when Dr. Chan diagnosed me as suffering from tension-type headache as well.

The CT scan room was pretty cold. Even though I was not supposed to move, I could not help shivering while my head was being scanned. Nevertheless, I was glad that no contrast agent was required in my case.

This time, I brought home 14 tablets of Propranolol Tab 40MG. Overall cost was RM331.40 including RM300 for the CT scan. Next scheduled appointment with Dr. Chan will be on January the 15th.

Where's the rent?

SIGH~

For no reason, I failed to fall asleep at the moment. Instead of lying in my bed worrying myself silly about my head, I turned on the computer and browse the Internet for some jokes to lighten up my night / morning.

Headache diagnostic in Lam Wah Ee Hospital

I went to have a medical checkup in Lam Wah Ee Hospital yesterday morning with my girlfriend tagging along.

One of my friends recommended Dr. Francis Tan but the receptionist informed me that Dr. Francis was not able to accept new patient on that particular day. She proceeded to refer me to Dr. Chan Hock Soon instead.

It was a good thing that my girlfriend insisted on following me to the medical checkup as I had the chance to catch some sleep while waiting for my turn to consult the doctor. Truth to be told, I was pretty exhausted since I had just finished my shift in office before fetching my girlfriend along to the hospital.

Dr. Chan listened to my headache diary and he assured me that it was most likely some ligaments outside of the skull that caused the headache. His reasons were:

• I am able to pinpoint the various spots that were aching.
• I did not feel like throwing up, hence there is nothing to be worried about my brain.

Dr. Chan was unable to determine the cause of sourness at the back of my head after the badminton game. I requested for a CT scan or MRI scan but he claimed that there was no need for any scan at the moment.

I was being given 14 pieces of Sibelium 5mg tablet and advised to take 1 piece each night before sleep. Total cost of the treatment was RM66.70.

I was pretty surprised that I managed to sleep soundly after the medical checkup. It could be due to exhaustion from work but I definitely hoped that it was a good sign of recovery.

The only thing that is bugging me at the moment is that I am still feeling a little blur... as if I have just woke up with my response slower than usual. That was the only symptom that I forgot to mention to Dr. Chan.

Nevertheless, I shall give the medicine a week to work and if things did not go back to 100%, I shall pay Dr. Chan another visit.

Headache

I have been getting non-stop on and off headache since last Friday, December 7th.

Just a few rounds of badminton in the morning and after a short afternoon nap, BAM! The back of my head felt so damn sour and heavy that I could not even spend another minute on the bed.

After the sourness subsided, I felt some pain sensation on the left of my head. I did not accidentally hit myself on the head during the game.

Few days later, the top of my head felt pressured, as if I have placed something heavy on the top of my head for some time. The movie Shutter came to my mind WTF.

This is the very first time that I experienced such a troublesome head problem. To be on the safe side, I have decided to pay a visit to the Lam Wah Ee Hospital next Thursday for some health checkup, particularly on my head. Most probably I will ask for some CT scans as well.

My blog does not have much readers therefore allow me to be frank on a few issues that has been bugging me at the moment.

I was not born healthy. If the doctor's prediction was precise 24 years ago, I should no longer be here since approximately a decade ago. Therefore, I can openly say that health issue has been a great pain in my ass since the day I was born.

I am greatly disturbed and worried that something could have went wrong in my head or brain. I do not know how to relate this but my life does not belong to me alone. I am greatly indebted to a special someone and that particular debt can only be paid by ensuring her a happy, pleasing life ahead.

I might sound as if I am not going to survive. I admit that I have not been able to think straight these few days. Perhaps I should have waited for the medical checkup result before blabbering away over here.

Heck, I do not even know what is the purpose of this particular blog entry. You may take it as a declaration on how deep my love is for that particular someone. You may also take it as my prayer / plea for the supreme being up there.

Suddenly, being good in basketball or anything else does not hold any meaning to me anymore. I just want to be... healthy again so that I can share the warmth and happiness with my special someone.

Kidnappers have released Dora

Apparently, Dora has been released early this morning. The only blog with the latest update at the moment would be Screenshots.

I have no idea what happened in between, but thank God for keeping her safe and sound through this whole ordeal.

Now that I think about it, the last time I spoke to Dora was appproximately 8 years ago. Time really flies.

CRIME ALERT! Friend was kidnapped!

I have been getting a lot of emails that my friend was kidnapped this morning in Shah Alam.

I Googled up "Dora Goh" and based on the number of results generated, I would say that now is definitely not the time to justify whether this news is trustable or not.

Bits and pieces of information that I have managed to gather so far are as below:

• Crime scene is Padini's office at Glenmarie, Shah Alam
  
• Victim was kidnapped this morning at around 8.30am while parking her car


• Kidnappers escaped in metallic gold Toyota Camry of older model with registration number 7641


• Victim was around 155cm with curly hair

One of her Friendster photo for your reference.

Needless to say, report to your nearest police station if you happen to have any news about Dora Goh!

I would greatly appreciate it if you can help me to spread this message!

Blackidness strikes again

It has been a tiring week for me.

Working under the 11am - 10pm shift has taken its toll on me but that does not mean that blackidness would spare my already miserable life.

Today, after scanning myself out of the office in jubilant mood, I jumped on my motorcycle and less than 500 metres later, my motorcycle suddenly shut down by itself.

The fuel gauge showed that the machine has ran out of fuel which was pretty weird as the tank was still half-full this morning.

After pushing it all the way back to the office, I discovered that someone has pulled the fuel hose off.

WTF!? Someone actually stole my motorcycle petrol? Either that or I might have been listed in someone's black book while in the office.

Dr. K. Beulah Victor of Klinik Anis Shah Alam

My girlfriend decided to get an X-ray scan at the Hospital Serdang since she still could not rotate her wrist. Results showed that her bone (either radius or ulna) was cracked.

Words cannot describe how pissed off I am. Should I write a letter of complaint to some parties out there that will take my grouses seriously? Bah... as if that will make the shitty doctor regret his greediness and irresponsibleness.

非常DU LAN WTF!

BLACKIDNESS outbreak!

Early this afternoon, I was in the office entertaining troublesome India customers when my girlfriend called me up on my mobile.

She has told me yesterday that she would be going out on a simple trip to Taman Pertanian - which according to Google, is supposed to be located somewhere in Shah Alam - today.

Somehow, things did not go well with the trip. She crashed her bicycle while descending a slope.

I was pretty much taken aback since I had just crashed my motorcycle not too long ago which gave birth to the term MacGyverish.

At this moment, rotating her right wrist will cause her excruciating pain. :(

My only conclusion is:
ALERT! Blackidness is highly contagious!

On a second note, November WTF award goes to Dr. K. Beulah Victor of Klinik Anis for insisting to know how much my girlfriend has or no treatment would be provided WTF.

Shitty doctor only agreed to tend to the wound after my girlfriend told the shitty doctor that she brought along a credit card WTF.

My girlfriend requested for X-ray scan but shitty doctor claimed there was nothing wrong with the bone structure WTF.

MacGyver

MacGyver is an English series that my siblings were so crazy about in the past. It revolves around a secret agent who can ingeniously turn a number of normal equipments into something inventive and useful during emergencies. For more information on MacGyver, I would recommend you to read more from the Wikipedia.

To cut the long story short, I just met an accident while on my way to work. I crashed my motorcycle DIRECTLY in front of the company gate and managed to land myself a few bruises and scratches particularly on my left knee.


Wong Gam FAI Guok - literally Golden Crippled Leg in Cantonese.

Upon reaching my cubicle, I looked around and managed to gather the following materials:


Adhesive tape.


Tissue.


Scissors.

With these 3 items, I managed to prevent critical blood loss patch up my leg in approximately 3 minutes.


First Aid Kit? What First Aid Kit?

A closer look on the adhesive tape and I shockingly realized that my leg is about to be dispatched away. :'(


CONTENTS = my knee.

Damn, I am so... MacGyverish.

Yee Yang Yang 1 - Universiti Putra Malaysia 0

Universiti Putra Malaysia has officially been pawned. GG to undergraduate Yee Yang Yang and friends for initiating one of the biggest upset in the history of Malaysia's local universities. David has finally slayed the Goliath after all.



Do not ask me why the quality of this video is so bad. I am puzzled as well since all the previous videos that I have uploaded in YouTube turned out to be pretty good.

Office arsenals

With the amount of time that I spend in the office, it would be blasphemous to deny that the tiny little cubicle where I...

• place my ass at
• accumulate mental stress and pressure with no opportunity to release them
• curse and scold cust... I mean praise and thank customers

... almost every day has grown to be my 2nd home.

Compared to my colleagues, my cubicle is pretty empty and I do not put much effort in decorating / renovating this puny space to match my personality. Moreover, in less than 1 year, I have been moved from cubicles to cubicles for a total of 6 times. Tell me, who in his right state of mind would want to tire himself silly by moving stuffs around with the constant cubicle remapping?

Without further ado, allow me to introduce the essential elements in my cubicle that I cannot live without:

Computer

Standard equipment to access databases, log cases and locate information. The only office without a computer is the washroom. In my case, 2 monitors are required due to the number of applications that I have to run and view at the same time.

Telephone

The only office equipment that grant the customers ability to complain, scold, yell, threaten and curse at me.

Food

The only way I can utilize my mouth whenever I do not have to speak to the customers. Instant noodles are to be consumed during night shift only while biscuits are available all day long. If you think these tidbits are company sponsored, it is certainly time for you to wake up.

Water bottle

The smaller the water bottle is, the more rounds to the pantry I would have to make. *SMACK* The only reason I am stuck with this small water bottle is due to its stainless steel attribute. :P

Miscellaneous

Keychain from Paris and postcard from Vietnam to remind myself on how unfortunate my life is to be trapped in this puny cubicle. Meanwhile, the photo is to keep track on the number of colleagues that have left the company.

Varsity Clown Vice-Chancellor is blind

As expected, the recent Universiti Putra Malaysia incident was not been covered comprehensively by local newspapers. After spending some time scouring through the Internet, I managed to land myself an article with the aforementioned university's Vice-Chancellor ATTEMPTING to explain his officers' version of the incident.

The article originated from Malaysiakini which requires paid subscription therefore leaving me with no choice but to copy the article from YB Lim Kit Siang.

Oh, did I mention that the Vice-Chancellor is blind?

UPM VC defends seizure of student’s laptop
Sep 18, 07 8:24pm

Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) vice-chancellor Nik Mustapha R Abdullah today defended the action of campus authorities in seizing a student activist’s laptop and 12 other items during a spot check on his hostel room.

In a two-page media statement (see below), Nik Mustapha (left) said the student, Yee Yang Yang, was suspected of having leaflets produced by ‘unregistered’ organisations and that his laptop contained pornographic material.

He said the authorities acted according to procedure and described Yee’s accusation that UPM was attempting to intimidate him due to his involvement in student activism as a “lie.”

“The action taken by the UPM security department was in accordance with the rules and regulations that relate to disciplinary violations made by Yee. His accusations are lies,” said the VC.

He said on Sept 14, the security department was notified by the Students Supreme Council (MTM) and Dorm 13 of a spate of mobile phone thefts in the dorm.

They had asked the security department to conduct a room-to-room search in Block C, 13th College where Yee (right) was staying.

“It was during this search that we found leaflets, donation cards and other documents belonging to an unregistered organisation. This was in violation of Article 12(1) of the Universities and University Colleges Act (UUCA) 1971,” said Nik Mustapha.

The VC added that Yee’s actions had also violated UPM’s student disciplinary guidelines which prohibited the publication, printing or distribution of leaflets without the university’s approval.

“Furthermore, Yee said that he lost his matrix card and the laptop in his room was not his. He also said that the battery of the laptop had died. But when the security personnel checked, his matrix card was with him and his laptop functioned well,” he said.

Pornographic material

Nik Mustapha argued that since Yee had lied about his matrix card and laptop, security personnel had good reasons to be suspicious and to confiscate the student’s laptop, pen-drive, MP4 player, CDs, mobile phone and the leaflets.

He also claimed that Yee had agreed to have these items brought to the security department.

According to the security department, that upon checking the laptop, a vast amount of pornographic material were found and this was in violation of Article 19(1) of the UUCA.

Nik Mustapha said on Sept 15, Yee and a group of students had gathered at the security department’s office and demanded that his belongings be returned.

“When the staff there told him that investigations were ongoing and his belongings could not be returned as yet, the group acted aggressively and obstructed the officers from performing their duty,” he added.

There was a tense stand-off between the students and Zamali Samsi, the head of the university’s Special Task Unit, a student-monitoring outfit which is part of the campus security.

The students stood in front and the back of the vehicle carrying Zamali to stop him from leaving until they got their letter of acknowlegement listing out the items that were taken from Yee. [see video]

According to the VC, the student affairs department is currently investigating the matter.

Yee had previously claimed that the university authorities had acted against him because of his involvement in the ‘opposition’ camp.

Rival students groups - known as anti-establishment and pro-government factions - are already in the midst of campaign preparations for the soon to be held campus polls.

Last year, the anti-establishment group - who are generally regarded to be pro-opposition - had boycotted the election.

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Kenyataan Media Naib Canselor UPM
17 September 2007

Kami mendapat maklum tersebarnya dalam media tertentu dakwaan seorang pelajar UPM bahawa pihak keselamatan universiti memecah masuk ke bilik asramanya pada 14 September 2007 dan merampas komputer riba serta lain-lain barangan milik beliau. Dakwaan seterusnya dibuat bahawa tindakan ini diambil pihak universiti untuk menakut-nakutkan pelajar berjelang pilihanraya kampus yang akan diadakan tidak lama lagi.

Berdasarkan siasatan yang dijalankan, UPM ingin menegaskan bahawa dakwaan ini adalah tidak benar. Tindakan pihak keselamatan UPM adalah wajar dan berlandaskan peraturan berkaitan pelanggaran tatatertib oleh pelajar tersebut. Kronologi kejadian adalah seperti berikut:

1. Pada 14 September 2007, Bahagian Keselamatan UPM mendapat panggilan daripada Majlis Tertinggi Mahasiswa (MPM) dan felo Kolej 13 berhubung beberapa kes kecurian komputer riba dan telefon bimbit yang berlaku di kolej tersebut. Penghuni kolej resah dan bimbang kerana telah berlaku lapan kejadian kecurian. Justeru, MPM dan felo kolej mohon kerjasama pihak keselamatan UPM untuk mengadakan pemeriksaan bilik ke bilik di Blok C kolej 13.

2. Semasa mencari komputer riba dan telefon bimbit yang hilang di bilik 505 blok tersebut, pegawai keselamatan menemui pelbagai risalah yang dicetak untuk edaran, kad kutipan wang dan lain-lain dokumen. Penghuni bilik ini ialah pelajar bernama Yee Yang Yang. Beliau tidak mengakui komputer riba di bilik tersebut adalah miliknya. Beliau juga berkata bahawa kad matriknya hilang dan komputer riba itu tidak boleh digunakan kerana kehabisan bateri.

3. Semasa disoal, pegawai keselamatan mendapati Yee ada menyimpan kad matriknya dan komputer riba boleh berfungsi. Oleh kerana ada unsur pembohongan, pegawai keselamatan mempunyai asas meragui tindakan Yee, maka pelajar itu dimaklumkan bahawa risalah, kumputer riba, pendrive, MP4 player, software, CD, dan telefon bimbit jenis Nokia N73 miliknya akan dibawa ke Bahagian Keselamatan sebagai bahan bukti untuk siasatan lanjut. Yee bersetuju dan memberi kebenaran kepada pegawai keselamatan berbuat demikian.

4. Siasatan Bahagian Keselamatan mendapati bahawa risalah yang dijumpai dalam bilik Yee dicetak oleh persatuan yang tidak berdaftar. Komputer ribanya juga mengandungi banyak bahan lucah. Perkara 12 (1) Akta Universiti dan Kolej Universiti 1971, kaedah-kaedah UPM (Tatatertib Pelajar-pelajar) tidak membenarkan pelajar menerbit, mencetak atau mengedar risalah, dokumen atau bahan bercetak tanpa kelulusan pihak berkuasa universiti. Yee juga telah berlanggar Perkara 19 (1) akta tersebut, kerana memiliki dan menyimpan bahan atau artikel lucah semasa dalam kampus.

5. Keesokannya,15 September 2007, Yee dan sekumpulan pelajar datang ke Bahagian Keselamatan untuk mendapatkan kembalii barang barang beliau. Beliau diberitahu bahawa barang-barang tersebut tidak dapat dikembalikan kerana siasatan masih berjalan. Mereka mempertikai keputusan ini dan bertindak liar dengan menghalang pegawai keselamatan menjalankan tugas dan menahan kenderaan rasmi Unit Khas milik universiti daripada bergerak.

6. Kes ini masih disiasat dan telah dibawa ke Bahagian Hal Ehwal Pelajar. Jelas terdapat pelanggaran disiplin dan tatatertib oleh pelajar ini, dan pihak universiti perlu mengambil tindakan sewajarnya. UPM sentiasa menggarapkan suasana hidup yang harmoni dan perpaduan yang kukuh bukan sahaja di kalangan pelajar, tetapi juga di antara pelajar dengan staf.

Naib Canselor
Universiti Putra Malaysia
Serdang, Selangor

I believe that all of my blog readers are pretty well versed in both English and Malay languages therefore no explanation is required.

At the same time, there is nothing much to argue here since I am no representative of Mr. Yee Yang Yang. There are just some brainless points presented by the Varsity Clown which - pardon me, I mean Vice-Chancellor - are so wrong that I cannot help but to rebut him from the perspective of an undergraduate.

1. Pada 14 September 2007, Bahagian Keselamatan UPM mendapat panggilan daripada Majlis Tertinggi Mahasiswa (MPM) dan felo Kolej 13 berhubung beberapa kes kecurian komputer riba dan telefon bimbit yang berlaku di kolej tersebut. Penghuni kolej resah dan bimbang kerana telah berlaku lapan kejadian kecurian. Justeru, MPM dan felo kolej mohon kerjasama pihak keselamatan UPM untuk mengadakan pemeriksaan bilik ke bilik di Blok C kolej 13.

WTF?! It requires 8 cases of theft before they decided to conduct a spot check on the residential college? If there were previous checks conducted and no suspect apprehended, what makes them think that the 8th spot check would generate result?

2. Semasa mencari komputer riba dan telefon bimbit yang hilang di bilik 505 blok tersebut, pegawai keselamatan menemui pelbagai risalah yang dicetak untuk edaran, kad kutipan wang dan lain-lain dokumen. Penghuni bilik ini ialah pelajar bernama Yee Yang Yang. Beliau tidak mengakui komputer riba di bilik tersebut adalah miliknya.

Again, WTF?! Bringing back some brochures / leaflets / pamphlets is a crime? Not admitting the items in your room as yours is a crime? If that was the case, I WAS a very guilty undergraduate for having my coursemates' laptops / USB drives and at the same time, possessing a number of spam pamphlets promoting multi-layered marketing and instant profit business.

3. Semasa disoal, pegawai keselamatan mendapati Yee ada menyimpan kad matriknya dan komputer riba boleh berfungsi. Oleh kerana ada unsur pembohongan, pegawai keselamatan mempunyai asas meragui tindakan Yee, maka pelajar itu dimaklumkan bahawa risalah, kumputer riba, pendrive, MP4 player, software, CD, dan telefon bimbit jenis Nokia N73 miliknya akan dibawa ke Bahagian Keselamatan sebagai bahan bukti untuk siasatan lanjut. Yee bersetuju dan memberi kebenaran kepada pegawai keselamatan berbuat demikian.

The laptop might no be his. Fine, I can accept that. But what do the leaflets, USB drives, MP4 player, multiple CDs and a mobile telephone have to do with the case?

On second thought, why not confiscate along his underpants? Who knows maybe the smell is different compared to his groin area?

Included below is the written acknowledgement that Universiti Putra Malaysia hesitantly issued with the condition that the undergraduate and his fellow friends must stand in front of a car akin to a set of bowling pins.


How a set of unrelated items can help in determining whether the suspect is a thief. GENIUS!

The victim did give his consent for the items to be confiscated but WAIT, it does not end here. He gave his permission but with the condition that a written acknowledgement to be issued to him on the record of items taken. The officer, in their attempt to prove that buffaloes originated from Malaysia, refused to do so which led to all this ruckus in the first place.

Komputer ribanya juga mengandungi banyak bahan lucah. Perkara 12 (1) Akta Universiti dan Kolej Universiti 1971, kaedah-kaedah UPM (Tatatertib Pelajar-pelajar) tidak membenarkan pelajar menerbit, mencetak atau mengedar risalah, dokumen atau bahan bercetak tanpa kelulusan pihak berkuasa universiti. Yee juga telah berlanggar Perkara 19 (1) akta tersebut, kerana memiliki dan menyimpan bahan atau artikel lucah semasa dalam kampus.

It is an undeniable fact that possessing pornographic materials in your PC, room or heck, even in your brain is a big no-no. But tell me, how many of the male undergraduates' PC does not contain a single pornographic material? In my days of being an undergraduate, I have bear witness to Chinese, Indians, Malays and other races watching pornographic movies with their room door open wide. Do not even attempt to brand me as a racist for I arranged the 3 major races based on alphabetical order and being an Indian or Malay does not mean that you are any better / worse than the Chinese.

If Universiti Putra Malaysia wants to be fair, conduct a minesweep across the whole institution and... wait a minute... Universiti Putra Malaysia = fair? Haha... please do pardon my baseless imagination.

5. Keesokannya,15 September 2007, Yee dan sekumpulan pelajar datang ke Bahagian Keselamatan untuk mendapatkan kembalii barang barang beliau. Beliau diberitahu bahawa barang-barang tersebut tidak dapat dikembalikan kerana siasatan masih berjalan. Mereka mempertikai keputusan ini dan bertindak liar dengan menghalang pegawai keselamatan menjalankan tugas dan menahan kenderaan rasmi Unit Khas milik universiti daripada bergerak.

Err... Mr. Varsity Clown, are you really blind? With the video as clear as crystal-clear crystal, what more can you ask for? The undergraduate and his friends were there to obtain a written acknowledgement which YOUR officer flatly rejected. Anymore than that and we will have a new myth to replace the legend of Puteri Gunung Ledang.

UPM sentiasa menggarapkan suasana hidup yang harmoni dan perpaduan yang kukuh bukan sahaja di kalangan pelajar, tetapi juga di antara pelajar dengan staf.

A good example of not walking the talk. Ever heard of the idiot... I mean idiom Empty vessels make the most noise?

The tribe victim has spoken

The victim has explained himself to the mass media. Now, when is Universiti Putra Malaysia going to put forward their version of the story? Are we going to witness another "Everything is under control and the university will investigate this matter internally" tale?


"I am Yee Yang Yang and this is my story."

Dare to die for what is right

Just about a year ago, Universiti Putra Malaysia was suddenly thrown into the limelight with the release of YouTube videos depicting a group of 40+ pro-establishment cockroaches cornering 6 anti-establishment undergraduates. Heck... even cockroaches can be Stephen Chow's Siu Keong whereas these barbaric rascals are nothing but junks.


Round 1, FIGHT!


Round 2, FIGHT!

Now, let us throw these outdated videos aside and proceed on with current issue.

Today, Universiti Putra Malaysia has successfully gained public interest again in 2 consecutive years. This time the HEP (Hal Ehwal Pelajar / Student Affairs Department) staffs confiscated a few belongings of a particular undergraduate and refused to issue a written acknowledgement.

Now correct me if my equation is wrong but I believe that (taking others belonging) + (not admitting to the action) = (SNATCH / STEAL / ROBBERY). What more is there to discuss, Mr. Policeman? I shall not elaborate much since I am not a first-hand source and you can read more at Malaysiakini.tv and Jeff Ooi's Screenshots. Attached below is the video for you to judge by yourself on why there is a brain drain issue in this Bolehland.


Undergraduates owning.

One of the few observations that I would like to highlight here is the spirit of righteousness, cooperation and courage shown by the group of undergraduates in the last video. They dare to confront and oppose the guilty party even though the battle is equivalent to Davids against Goliaths.

Tell me, how many of our friends would be there to support us if we were to be the victims? Most would probably shun us and prefer not to involve themselves in going against the authority even though it was damn clear on who is right and wrong. To be honest, I really cannot imagine which of my friends would dare to stand in front of the car just because I was being wronged.

Kudos to these gutsy undergraduates for standing firm on what is right and for this, you all have my utmost respect!

At 05:36 minutes into the video, an interesting reply was directed to the staff while he is opening the door:
Undergraduate A: Open discussion!
Undergraduate B: Open discussion lah!
Staff Y: Ahh... Kamu student ke ape? Kamu belajar buat... (Ahh... You are student or what? You study...)
Undergraduate A: Kamu... kamu pegawai juga orang. Kita student juga orang. (You... you as a staff is human. We as students are human too.)

In my own personal interpretation, strip both parties off their positions and you would have a group of normal human beings standing on the same level as each other.

Another interesting moment would be at 06:22 when the victim was ordered to enter the room alone:
Staff Z: Kenapa apa hal pula you nak masuk? (What business do you have to enter as well?)
Undergraduate C: Kita tak tahu nak... nak... cakap... (We do not know... to... speak...)
Staff Z: You tak percaya sama polis ke? (You do not believe the police?)
Undergraduate C: Saya percaya. (I believe.)
Staff Z: So?
Undergraduate C: Kenapa saya tak boleh masuk? Apa... Apa pasal... (Why am I not allowed to go in? Why... why...)
Undergraduate D: Kenapa nak bertutup? (Why must it be closed?)

I nearly laughed when the issue of police trust was being brought into discussion especially with the not-so-old news about police's involvement in the Atlantuya murder case. The undergraduates on the other hand, were smart enough not to be distracted with an off-topic question.

Last but not least at 07:57, with the mounting pressure, a silly question was blurted out:
Staff X: Tapi saya sangat hairan la. You ada apa kena-mengena dengan dia yang you sibuk sangat? (But I am puzzled. What is your relation to him that you are so busybody about?)

Has he not heard of the phrase Bersatu kita teguh, bercerai kita roboh (United we stand, divided we fall) before?

If Tien Han is a Technical Support Specialist

Yesterday was Malaysia's 50th National Day. While most of my friends have the whole day off, I was confined in my puny little cubicle taking up calls and replying emails. However, thanks to Tien Han, my day was not as boring and mundane as it was supposed to be. Attached below is a small portion of the MSN chat that I have extracted out due to the hilarious suggestion that Tien Han proposed:

[16:12] tienhan: normally a lot of inbound calls?
[16:12] Eng Hong: YES!
[16:12] tienhan: "hello eng hong speaking"
[16:12] Eng Hong: no no
[16:12] tienhan: "i nit help on some..."
[16:12] Eng Hong: thank you for calling dell, this is eng hong
[16:12] tienhan: "this is voice recorder, pls leave ur message after the tone"
[16:12] tienhan: "...."
[16:13] tienhan: "toot toot toot"
[16:13] tienhan: like this ma ok la
[16:13] tienhan: one case solved and settled
[16:14] tienhan: ring ring..."hello eng hong from hell, sorry, dell, who is on the line?" "hello i'm..." "can u speak louder?" "hello this is..." "cant hear u la cibai"
[16:14] tienhan: "solve urself la"
[16:14] tienhan: these r good answers leh
[16:14] tienhan: lolz
[16:15] Eng Hong: hahaha
[16:15] Eng Hong: very good oh
[16:15] Eng Hong: i'm gonna save it
[16:15] Eng Hong: or better still, u can post in ur blog
[16:15] Eng Hong: title
[16:15] tienhan: straight away can get sack
[16:15] Eng Hong: can i get your permission to post this in my blog?
[16:16] tienhan: then straight away leave dell
[16:16] tienhan: see
[16:16] tienhan: one bird kill 2 stones
[16:16] tienhan: how can
[16:16] Eng Hong:
[16:15] Eng Hong: can i get your permission to post this in my blog?
[16:16] Eng Hong: pls...
[16:16] tienhan: cannot la
[16:16] tienhan: u siao
[16:16] tienhan: then my good impression to the wneorld g
[16:16] tienhan: to the world gone liao
[16:17] Eng Hong: aiya
[16:17] Eng Hong: sad
[16:17] tienhan: hHhAHAHAHA
[16:17] Eng Hong: really cannot?
[16:18] tienhan: y wan post in blog leh ha?
[16:18] Eng Hong: i wanna put title
[16:18] tienhan: give me..............
[16:18] tienhan: 10 valid reasons
[16:18] tienhan:
[16:18] Eng Hong: if tien han is a tech suppor tagent
[16:19] Eng Hong: i'll give you
[16:19] tienhan: up to u la
[16:19] tienhan: it's ur blog
[16:19] tienhan:
[16:19] Eng Hong: 1. good reason
2. good reason
3. good reason
4. good reason
5. good reason
6. good reason
7. good reason
8. good reason
9. good reason
10. good reason
[16:19] Eng Hong: enuf ma?
[16:20] tienhan: nia mehh................
[16:20] Eng Hong: got case
[16:20] Eng Hong: brb
[16:20] tienhan: go use wat i teach u just now
[16:20] tienhan: hahaha

Now, if only my conversation with customers were not recorded, I would have definitely tried his aforementioned suggestions. Nonetheless, I guess I owed him a meal for brightening up my gloomy day. Mushroom soups, anyone?

WTF galore

Finally I managed to reach home after such a long and tedious bus journey WTF.

This blog post will attempt to narrate how WTF is the best term to describe a simple journey from Kuala Lumpur to Penang WTF.

All hell broke loose when I discovered that 99% of the bus operators in Puduraya claimed that all tickets for Sunday had been sold out WTF.

I managed to get myself a 7.30pm bus from an isolated bus booth of an unknown bus company which clearly overcharged me at RM35 WTF.

7pm in Puduraya and the aforementioned 99% bus operators were screaming their lungs out for vacant Penang buses WTF.

7.30pm and the bus that I was supposed to board has yet to appear WTF.

8.15pm and I discovered that I have to change to another bus due to some unforeseen circumstances that occurred to the previous bus WTF.

Actually I did not know what happened to the bus hence it was an unforeseen circumstance WTF.

10pm and the bus made an unnecessary stop at Tanjung Malim for 30 minutes WTF.

The bus mysteriously entered the Changkat Jering route and successfully delayed the trip tremendously WTF.

I suspected that either the bus or the bus driver or heck, even the both of them were operating illegally therefore they have to avoid the bus inspections conducted along the highway WTF.

At Juru toll plaza, passengers bound for Penang island have to change to another bus again WTF.

3am and I was back in my house after 7 hours in the bus WTF.

With all the recent serious bus accidents, I should be glad that I am safe and sound in the end so WTF am I complaining WTF?

Greener grass

In Dell, people come and go all the time. I guess it was the same for all multi-national corporations since competitions and opportunities are abundant all year long. However, recently I was being shaken by the sudden departure of 2 of my close colleagues.

Early August saw Lee Hin leaving for Shell in Cyberjaya. I gave him one damn big CONGRATULATIONS since it was clearly a better place for such a talented person like him.


Yeoh Lee Hin.

To make things even more interesting, my previous department's Team Leader, Say Leong left for Lenovo on the very day he announced his resignation.


Lim Say Leong.

Since the first day I joined Dell, the 2 of them has provided me with insurmountable amount of guidance, opportunities and knowledge. Therefore, I would like to dedicate this blog entry to the 2 of them for all that they have done for who else but me.

I would like to thank Say Leong for assimilating me into his department even though I clearly know nuts about computer hardware. Judging from how badly I fared during the official interview, I was pretty shocked that he decided to put his faith on me.

I would also like to thank Lee Hin for... EVERYTHING. There is truly no words or pictures that can describe how amazing Lee Hin is. I still remember vividly how he was initially assigned as my Phone Buddy. Just like the 26 alphabets, he played such an important role in my work life that I would have quitted Dell if not for his non-stop guidance and assistance.

They have definitely found the greener grass on the other side of the fence. I wonder where my green grass patch is located at?

Lamps: I’ll bear the pain for Chelsea

I am no big fan of the English Premier League's Chelsea Football Club. The coach, Mr. Jose Mourinho is simply extraordinary but the high expenditure killed my impression on the club.

Recently, Chelsea lost the Community Shield to Manchester United which was decided though a series of penalty shoot-outs. All of the 3 initial penalty takers; Pizarro, Frank Lampard and Shaun Wright-Phillips failed to net the ball and guess what kind of punishment that was meted out to these players?


Now we know what he meant by I'll bear the pain for Chelsea.

For full story, please read the alternative version of Lamps: I’ll bear the pain for Chelsea as published in The Star newspaper.

Kuala Lumpur

This entry should have been posted way long ago but due to some changes in my working environment... okie, fine. I have been complaining so much that the word work is starting to fade out from my dictionary.

Anyway, my point is that I have finally got the chance to pay Kuala Lumpur a REAL visit! Yes, you read it right. I am a stranger, a tourist in my very own country's capital city. Most of my friends have been to Singapore, Australia, Europe, moon, you-name-it but look at me. Dump me in the middle of Kuala Lumpur and you will see a white mouse getting lost in a maze.

Now, the reason I highlighted the word real is due to the fact that this was actually my 3rd visit to Kuala Lumpur.

I still remember vividly how I lost my Kuala Lumpur virginity. The date was November 1st, year 2005. I was not supposed to be in Kuala Lumpur. I was been promised great glory and fame in exchange for my participation in the inter-university squash competition held at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. Alas, things did not go as smooth as it was planned and Universiti Utara Malaysia were eliminated even before I marched into the court. Read my keyboard: I am not the reason my team lost.

Frustrated, I demanded for early retirement from the competition and to be ferried back to my university since I have lectures and assignments to catch up to. The officer-in-charge would not accept any kind of excuses to ruin his holiday and before I could even spot the Petronas Twin Towers, I was already in Puduraya, boarding a bus bound for Universiti Utara Malaysia.

To make things even worse, I did not manage to take even a single photo to commemorate my first visit to Kuala Lumpur save for this photo which was captured in the university stadium. Someone please tell me that Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia is IN Kuala Lumpur.


No, I swear this was in UKM!

Zoom a little forward to June 6th, 2006 and, lo and behold, I was in Kuala Lumpur again when I was not supposed to. My coursemates participated in the Application Development Competition in the International Conference on Computing and Informatics and I wasted no opportunity to tag along since it was held in Kuala Lumpur.

I bet that time ticks faster in Kuala Lumpur because AGAIN, before I can spot the Petronas Twin Towers, I was already in the bus on its way back to Penang. This time, I managed to snatch a photo to prove my 2nd failure in a row.


The statue at the back was my alibi that I was indeed in Kuala Lumpur.

April 7th, 2007. Finally I was in Kuala Lumpur without any purpose / event / motive to hinder me from enjoying my time there. Let us see...

1. I have had enough of buses kidnapping me away from Kuala Lumpur. This time, I wanted to travel by car. CHECKED!

2. I have companions that knew their way around Kuala Lumpur. CHECKED!

3. I visited the Petronas Twin Towers. Thank God, at last! CHECKED!

4. I went window shopping at Suria KLCC, Berjaya Times Square, Sungei Wang Plaza and Low Yat Plaza. CHECKED!

5. I lost my IMAX 3D virginity. Yuck but... CHECKED!

6. Took gazillions of photos of me and the Petronas Twin Towers... FAILED.

I DID take a lot of photos but with cheap digital camera came low quality photos. The best photo I have of the Petronas Twin Towers was the one without me in it. Sigh...


View from hotel room.

Kuala Lumpur, CONQUERED!

Death

A few weeks ago, I received a SMS from Tien Han informing me that his grandmother has passed away. I knew that he was pretty close to his grandmother therefore it was not something easy for him to go through. Nevertheless, from what I read in his blog, he managed to get things under control in a short period of time.

A week later, I received another news that one of my ex-schoolmate's father has been admitted into hospital due to cancer. This guy on the other hand tried too much at putting the issue aside that it did not go very well for him. When some of us gracefully rejected his invitation for actitivities that he has planned, this guy got so frustrated that he regretted coming back to Penang during his recent academic holiday.

I can only guess that different people has their own level of capabilities in handling irreversible bad news. Hold on a second... since when death is a "reversible" situation? It is a sad fact that since the day we were born, death has been written as the end of our chronology of life. Each person that we see with our own naked eyes will one day come face to face with death.

Therefore, we were being taught since small not to take things for granted. I have always been repeatedly reminded to treat every single day as if it would be the last day of not only my own life, but of others as well. Alas, there were times when I got to lazy or careless only to be brought back to reality on the fragility of life when something bad happened to me or the person that I am close to.

For example, 2001 marked the year my mom passed away.

2 years later I survived a freak car accident that made me realise the importance of introducing my girlfriend to my family member. At that particular moment when the car was tumbling down the ravine, the only thought that brushed through my mind was "How do I tell my girlfriend that I am dead?" It might sound sarcastic when you are sitting comfortably in your chair reading this but trust me, things are totally different when this short thought is the only thing you can conjure up before the car hits the bottom of the slope in 3 seconds.

In addition, my girlfriend has never failed to land me in panic-stricken state when she did not respond to my telephone call or missed a promised call-back. I would have definitely been much richer if I were to collect RM1 from her for each time she caused me to get anxious. However, optimistically speaking, she has actually indirectly reminded me that like a tiny flame burning on a candle, I could lose her anytime anywhere.

The only advice that I can offer to those who are new to the experience of losing someone is to accept their departure. They have left their memories engraved in your heart and rejecting their demise will only waste those memories away. Last but not least, condolences to all that have learnt to look forward and went on with life.

Long hiatus

It has been very long since I last posted a single alphabet on this blog of mine. To be frank, I do not really see the importance of constantly updating my blog as there is not much reader anyway.

Without delaying any furhter, listed below are top 5 reasons why I have been procrastinating for the past 2 months:

5.) My blog does not have much reader to worry about. I can safely postpone my next update to a year later and still, none of you would be yelling at me to pen something down. I write for myself and those close to me, not for the public.

4.) I have been playing Silkroad Online a lot recently. Compared to the other MMORPG like Maple Story, Silkroad Online is definitely much more exciting and captivating. The job system is a good diversion when you are too bored of non-stop grinding and leveling. It is just too bad that I discovered this game a little too late. If I were still jobless, expect me to go around killing noobs. :D

3.) Working life in Dell sucks... I mean it sucks away the essence of life from me. By the time I reach home after work, I am either too tired or sleepy that I do not have much personal time left. The amount of tax to pay for earning money is pretty ridiculous as well. Working is wallet taxing, mentally taxing and physically taxing. WTF?!

2.) Recently I have been successfully assimilated into the Enterprise Technical Support department. To be frank, I missed my Precision Workstation department colleagues very much. Adjusting myself in a new working environment and team has never been easy that I have even considered throwing down the letter.

1.) MY GIRLFIEND IS IN PENANG! :D Unfortunately, she will be going back to her university this coming early July. Good things do not last long.

There you go. Finally my blog is updated again. ;)

MasterCard can buys you blowjob

I do realise that I have not been posting a lot recently no thanks to the changes that was implemented into my working life. Anyway, I managed to find this hilarious video and since there is nothing much for me to write, hope that you will enjoy it:

Suicide attempt # 1

My working life is not even 3 months old and yet, I have already used my precious annual leave for vacation. Good start?

I escaped to Genting Highland last Friday, April the 6th with some colleagues of mine. The reason was simple enough. All of us needed some time off to release the stress that has been building up in our head. However, the nearer the day of departure gets, the more anxious and stressed I become.

矛盾!

Anyway, we managed to reach Genting Highland at around noon after a few hours of driving. Since all of us are licensed drivers, we took turns to drive as some of us were not so familiar with the way up to Genting Highland.

I drove for... 0 KM.

It has been approximately 2 years since I last been to Genting Highland. Nothing much has changed here. Therefore, I made it a point to make some changes to myself instead.

My 1st visit to Genting Highland was when I was in Form 4. The Corkscrew, which used to be the biggest attraction in the Genting Theme Park was my first roller coaster ride. It was fun even though the thought of the roller coaster getting derailed and plunging down the ravine was not something pleasant.

My 2nd visit was during the holiday after I finished Form 6. Things were not so smooth this time around. I just recovered from a freak accident which had me plummeting down the hillside on the way up to the Air Itam dam. DAMN! As a result, I had to skip most of the Genting Theme Park rides due to height phobia.

3rd visit was more or less still the same. The fear was still there and most of the rides were stopped due to the thick fog and rain. Blessing in disguise? :S

This time was my 4th time stepping into Genting Highland and I had set my aim on conquering my fear, once and for all. I had to keep telling myself not to waste the RM40 that I have forked out to get into the Genting Theme Park. The only way I would consider myself victorious: survive the Space Shot ride, which I had always imagined myself fainting if I were to ride on it.

1st ride: Spinner

Passed even though I was slightly nervous when it tilted.

2nd ride: Pirate Ship

Passed with nothing much to worry about.

3rd ride: Grand Prix Fun Kart

I started at 9th place and ended up as 1st runner up.


Audition for Malaysia's next F1 driver.

4th ride: SPACE SHOT

I swear! This is the mother of all rides in the Genting Theme Park. If you survive this ride, you would have absolutely no problem with all the other rides at all. Surprisingly, I managed to endure the torment of being pulled down from approximately 60 meters above ground at 76 KM/H. Is this the same feeling as those who jumped to their death?

5th ride: Corkscrew

The picture above is fake. If I remember correctly, there are only 2 360° loops. As I have said, any rides after the Space Shot would be as easy as ABC.

6th ride: Boating

I was been reluctantly pulled by my colleagues to hop into the boat. Nothing looks more gayish than 2 guys sitting next to each another in a small boat in the middle of the lake.


Brokeback Boat?

7th ride: Sungai Rejang Flume Ride

This ride wetted my pants... due to the splashing water.

After all these rides, there was nothing much to do other than loitering around in the Genting Indoor Theme Park and casinos.

The next day, we drove down to... Kuala Lumpur! If you were wondering why I am so excited, let us just assume that I have never been to Kuala Lumpur before. :P

Since the Space Shot is my suicide attempt # 1, I wonder what my suicide attempt # 2 will be? Bungee jumping, anyone?

Limitation

All of us have our own level of limitation in everything we do. When we are requested to do something that we are not very capable of, the typical answer that comes out from our mouth would be "I cannot do that." or, "I do not know how to do that." Without realising it, we have already set our limitation to the lowest level without giving the task a try.

I am the type of person who believe that as long as another person is capable of performing a particular task, then there should be no reason for me not to be able to perform the exact same task as the other person.

I can play basketball, but not as good as Michael Jordan.

I can dissect mouses, but not as good as a surgeon.

Get the picture? From here, we can easily reanalyse all the tasks that we have rejected in the past. Was there any particular task that is completely impossible to perform? Difficult? Yes but certainly not impossible.

Recently, I got to know about the Penang Bridge Marathon which will be held on June 26th, 2007. I used to be pretty good in long distance run while I was still studying in secondary school. That was ages ago and I do realise that my stamina is no longer as high as it used to be.

Therefore, I made it a point to wake up early this morning before work to do a test run at the Air Itam dam. Previously in Form 6, I was able to circle the dam for 1 round. This time I succeeded in making it 2 rounds, which in my opinion, was a pretty good progress.

While I was warming myself down, I asked an uncle how many kilometer have I covered for the 2 rounds. Apparently, the perimeter of the dam is more or less 3.x kilometers and therefore, I have ran for approximately 7 kilometers. Reaching home, I browsed to the Penang Bridge Marathon website and guess what I found?

42.195 kilometers!?

The full marathon is 42.195 kilometers long while the half marathon is 22.3 kilometers away from the ending point!

After considering for 2 minutes, I think I rather sleep than waking up in the ungodly hour JUST TO RUN. Limitation? Let us forget about limitation for now, shall we? :P

Let's Talk About Work Episode 1: Technical Support

"Every job is noble", one of my friends once said but I say, "No job will get you any further away from weird / funny people."

Since the very first day I started my work as a technical support specialist, I have met all sort of people through the telephone and email. However, since this is my very own blog, I believe that it would not be wise for me to reveal too much about my work.

Therefore, I have attached a series of comic strips below that will give you a glimpse into the everyday life of a technical support specialist. I can safely assure you that all the scenarios pictured below are based on true experience.

Last but not least, credit goes to Barry Chang for sending me these comic strips.


Newbie computer users.


I rarely met PEBKAC customers.


Once in a blue moon weird customers.


The usual "do-it-for-me-or-else" demanding customers.


One of the "impossible" cases.


I shall add "Eng Hong would not be working as a technical support specialist."

In the end, nothing beats the satisfaction when the customers sincerely thanked you for the assistance and support that you have provided them. :)

UUM very mini reunion # 1

I went out with my ex-coursemates yesterday since 1 of them owed me a meal. This might sound strange but apparently, you can exchange a keyboard for a free meal.

Going out with girls is definitely not something you can take lightly upon especially when you are the only guy in the group. The girls will shove all the decision making responsibilities to you and expect you to bring them to somewhere nice and cozy. We ended up touring around Queensbay Mall before we decided to settle down at Sushi King for our dinner.


Spot the Frog? :D

Sushi King was pretty suitable for this type of reunion since there were only 4 of us and we could have the whole table to ourselves.


Roommates.

Moreover, the atmosphere in Sushi King is neither too noisy nor too quiet, making it easier for us to catch up on each another's updates and recent happenings.

Overall, this outing was very much enjoyable and if you girls are reading this, would you mind completing the array below?

Sushi King → Starbucks → Wan Ching's house → ?

As I have suggested in Starbucks, those with cars can fetch us to Tambun. :D

Why 31 but not 1312?

Have any of you ever wondered why the number 31 is so important to Baskin Robbins? I understand that the abbreviation of Baskin Robbins is BR and BR looks like number 1312 combined but why is it that only the 2 numbers in the middle that are so important?

Last March 16th the Friday, I went to have my first taste of Baskin Robbins ice cream in Queensbay Mall. I got myself a 3-scoop sundae ice cream (Jamoca Almond Fudge + Chocolate Chip + Very Berry Strawberry) that cost me RM17.12.


"We dip. You drip"? Make it "You feed. I eat." or even better, "It's free. I'm happy."

To be frank, I had pretty high expectation on it since this was the very first time I ever pampered myself with such expensive ice cream.


Looks can be deceiving.

The ice cream was pretty okay. But when you have 3 different flavoured ice creams mixed together, the outcome is not going to be something pretty.


Sh*t?

My verdict? I really cannot differentiate anything special about this ice cream compared to those normal Nestlé ice cream. Of course, Baskin Robbins has more flavours for you to choose from but it is not like I can have them everyday, can I?

Maybe I just need to have my tongue checked but in my opinion, nothing beats McDonald's Chocolate Sundae. Yummy!

Engineer vs Management

I received an email from my friend quite some time ago and the content was pretty interesting. Credits go to Chee Hong as I do not know who the original author is.

Once upon a time, a man in a hot air balloon realized that he was lost. He reduced altitude and spotted a woman below. He descended a bit more and shouted. "Excuse me, can you help me? I promised a friend I would meet him an hour ago, but I don't know where I am."

The woman below replied. "You're in a hot air balloon hovering approximately 30 feet above the ground. You're between 50 and 51 degrees north latitude and between 114 and 115 degrees west longitude."

"You must be an engineer," said the balloonist. "I am," replied the woman. "How did you know?"

"Well," answered the balloonist, "everything you told me is technically correct, but I've no idea what to make use of your information. The fact is, I'm still lost. Frankly, you've not been much help at all. If anything, you've delayed my trip."

The woman below responded, "You must be in management." "I am," replied the balloonist, "but how did you know?"

"Well," said the woman, "you don't know where you are or where you're going. You have risen to where you are due to a large quantity of hot air. You made a promise, which you've no idea how to keep, and you expect people beneath you to solve your problems. The fact is, you are in exactly the same position you were in before we met, but now, somehow, you've managed to make it my fault!!"

Convocation Episode 2: Bye Bye UUM

I just came back from UUM a few hours ago for my convocation. As much as I hate to say it, I have to admit that I missed UUM for the tranquility and calmness that I have grew to love throughout the 3 years that I was there.

There is nothing much to blog about for this special event. After coming out from the hall, I spent most of the time snapping photos with my fellow coursemates, friends and relatives.

Here are a few of them that have suffered and tolerated my procrastination for 3 years long. I just want you guys to know that I am very much grateful for your kind patience and trust that you had in me.


Darren Soo.


Phaik See (a.k.a. GunBound queen).


Shih Jung (left) and Ai Choon.


Wan Ching.


Chee Hong.


May Fang.

If you pay attention well enough, you should notice that I had a bouquet of flowers with me in nearly all of the photos displayed above.


My preciousss...

This might sound gayish to some but seriously, I am speechlessly happy since this is the first time I ever receive flowers.


Thank you very much for the flowers!

I still have many photos to brag about but unfortunately, I am currently experiencing a space constraint issue. Therefore, I hope you guys understand that it is practically impossible for me to list out all of them here.

For your further information, I have been trying to upload the compressed folder of photos into my UUM's Personal Web Folder for the past 2 hours without any success. I can only guess that the size was too enormous to fit into the minuscule space allocated for me. Great, another space constraint issue to handle.

Anyway, if you are interested in receiving a copy of the photos, do leave me a comment along with your email address.

Last but not least, a big CONGRATULATIONS to those whom it may concern.

Convocation Episode 1: The Redundancy of the Camera

Today I was forced to travel all the way back to my university to get my graduation robe for this coming Sunday's convocation ceremony. Since my girlfriend was idling around in Penang, I brought her along to let her have a taste of the environment in UUM.

As I have promised to post up some photos and pictures in my blog, I made it a point to bring along my digital camera as well. However, as we were departing at 6am where most of us would still be cuddling in the warm bed, we felt that it would be more comfortable for us to catch up on some sleep in the bus as well. Therefore, no photo and a not-so-enthusiastic start I believe.

Upon reaching UUM, we rushed to the robe store to snatch 1 of my size. We were so focused on trying out the different sizes and making sure that the robe was in perfect condition that we totally forgot about the camera that was tucked away in my bag.

On the other hand, none of you out there would believe just how money sucking this convocation ceremony registration was with all those "compulsary" fees that graduates have to pay up.


Pimping myself to pay up all those convocation fees.

I met a few of my coursemates pimping themselves too for the exorbitant fees that we had to come up with picking up their robes as well. I do not know how those bloggers out there initiate the move but I still find myself too shy to ask them for a few snaps with me for my blog. Maybe I should be a little more aggressive next time?

My girlfriend claimed that UUM has more trees, which was a good thing. Now, I am sure everyone would agree with me that more trees would be equivalent to lower temperature. Then why the heaven is the weather SO HOT?!


Come rain or shine, umbrella is a must in UUM!

Friday is more or less a Sunday in UUM and therefore, there was nothing much I could show my girlfriend around. The new UUM bus payment method was another disappointment since my girlfriend did not possess a UUM student matric card to board the bus.

With nowhere else to go, we ended up having our lunch at Guthrie residential college where one of my cousin is staying at. Any of you ever had the experience of being nagged to death for not paying your friend a visit when you were somewhere near? That was the sole reason why I had to have my lunch there instead of somewhere else with tastier food.


Right: The "death-nagger".

The journey back to Penang took us 5 hours TOO long. I might be dreaming but I believe the bus driver was TOO kind enough to bring us for some sightseeing tour around Alor Setar. Too bad we got too bored and fell asleep halfway through.


Home sweet home.

Overall, my girlfriend enjoyed the trip even though it was not as pleasant as she initially imagined it to be. The only thing that I have to keep reminding myself in the future: USE THE CAMERA!