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Why did this blog die a silent and lonely death? Everyone's lost the steam to post? Or simply too busy with their own lives? Haih. The downsides of growing up. Increase in responsibilities, decrease in free time. And even less time for the old life, I guess.

Sorry. Minor emo moment there!

Just a short update from Aldrin then. This coming week will be my final week of internship! For the past seven weeks I have been working as a Trainee Engineer in Perunding JHL. I don't think that any of you will have heard of the company before - it is a small company! However, they say that one learns the most from the small companies. Because there are not many people around, so everyone needs to know everything! In bigger companies, one person gets dumped into one section (say drainage design) and that's all he'll ever do for the rest of his life. In a small company, the engineers are responsible for every aspect of the project: structural, geotechnical, drainage, etc etc. So you'll get to learn a little bit of everything!

Well, my time here has been pretty fruitful, I think. I've done many things from simple designs to preparing engineering documents to supervising construction sites to stamping plans to amending drawings. It is true that fresh graduates come out into the working field and realize they know nothing - I felt the same way too! I asked so many questions that my supervisors must get sick of me after a while.. Hahaha.

There's another trainee in the office. His name's Ah Tak and he's really really pro! Then again, he's worked with his contractor dad since he was in Form 4. He's certainly seen a lot in the business and knows his stuff. A reminder to me that knowledge counts for little. It is experience that really determines your proficiency.

Anyone of you liking the working life? For those of you who have been through the working life, that is! Really taxing, isn't it? 8am to 5pm for five days a week. By the end of the day, you're so tired all you want to do is perform a diving headbutt into bed and then die on the bed until the battery recharges. And I realize that work really takes away time from everything else. On weeknights you'll be tired out from work and the weekends are just too short to count for much.

For the past seven weeks I've been doing this:
At 8am, look forward to 5pm.
On Monday, count off the days to Friday.

If all things go well, I'll be graduating in two semesters. After that, work. For the rest of my life. I am not sure if I am ready to do this! Hahahaha.

And certainly not looking forward to the working life.

Quickie

Aldrin will be back in Kuching on 18 November! And will be in Kuching till after Chinese New Year. Probably till around 20 Feb? =)

What about you guys??

Another Short Post

Hey guys, I know that I just posted yesterday but I think I'll create another post as I just got back from the laundry and will be going back in 15 minutes time to collect my clothes (they are in a drier in case you were wondering how laundry gets done in 15 minutes). Anyway, I just want to talk a bit more about making friends in college.

It's my personal feelings and I hope you guys get to learn from what I have to say. Due to the time restriction this post will be 'relatively' short. Okay, I actually started making friends and being a more open person in the past 3 weeks. Why? Well, it started when I attended a debate competition a few weeks back, 2 Saturdays ago to be more specific. I was a volunteer that helped out with very little thingslah actually, I'm really just a small fish. As  the debate club falls under the main campus, it typically received most of its members from there. I knew that going for this thing would make me go out of my comfort zone as I didn't know anyone from the main campus. 

Okay, here I am, an ADP student with zero friends at this thingy where everyone was buddies with the other person. I made friends with my superiors and soon I started mingling with their friends and so on. Basically, I learnt that you must not ignore things that you here (the context must be taken into consideration of course). I overheard conversations and didn't hesitate to make friends with people who was talking about things that I knew about. I also know that there are some people who would be a bit unwelcoming to you just dropping into conversations like many of the wannabes in ADP but there are many out there who do not mind. And, I failed to realize one thing about human nature. EVERYONE WANTS TO MAKE FRIENDS JUST LIKE YOU DO. I know that I have been living for close to 21 years but I just realized this. 

If you want to make friends with other people do remember that they are as eager to be your friends as well. I know as guys, we tend to have very little friends who are girls that we can actually talk too, but girls are the same and I think that they too want to have guy friends as we want to have friends who are girls. So don't be too afraid to go up to girls and talk to them ( do this in the right way of course, your time). An lastly, loose your inhibitions. Don't think that this will be bad or wrong, just be a sincere and show that you want to make friends with them. Start with small talk and get to the specifics later. Also, it helps if there is another person there. Both of you would not get cornered. 

That's all take care.

The New Semester Begins

It's been a year since I first joined ADP and I am 3 weeks into the new semester. This post won't be so long as I'm planning to take my shower in a few minutes and just wanted to update you guys on how I've been as there is nothing to read on anyone's blogs. Yea, you guys know who you are :( 

I am taking 5 subjects this semester which are Calculus, Differential Equations, Physics 1, American Literature and International Relations. My tutors in this semester are very good and I think they're the best I've ever been given in any one semester. I only have problems with Differential Equations as I do not understand what my tutor is talking about. He is extremely knowledgeable but it think he is unable to convey the message to the class effectively and my friends and I wonder what is the point of all of this. Like really, I don't get anything. It's all studying by my self I guess. 

Apart from that, I have recently extended my friend network as I have been going out with my housemate, Steven's friends as well. It is great as I finally feel as if I have more people to do stuff with and I have been doing so many things too. I went to a Bazaar just last Saturday and a Ramadhan Bazaar today. I'm quite pleased that I get to do so many things with them since they are not from around KL or Subang and want to explore the area as well. I have been taking up Steven's invitation so that I would hopefully be allowed to join them in more activities. I still keep in close contact with my original group of friends though as we get to talk about loads of things. I also try my best to go to the gym every week or so with Nicholas to get a workout. Nicholas is more determined than ever to bulk up this semester. I just want to lose my 3 pack. 

Apart from that, studies have been going smoothly for the past 2 weeks as the work has not yet piled up. I actually wanted to take Macroeconomics or Psychology or Sociology but ended up with International Relations after losing my bid. Shit, regret not submitting my form on Monday. Sucks big time. I'm trying to be active this semester as I haven't really reaped the benefits available at Taylor's. First of all, I am joining the Taylor's Business Plan Competition. I have submitted my proposal and it is now left to the judges to decide on whether we have a decent business idea worth investing in. I am also hoping to go to a Model UN conference in Help University. I actually missed two UN conferences this year for being influenced too much by my friend. I guess I will be listening more to myself from now on. We wanted to plan a weekend where I'd go to his house but it ended up getting canceled which dealt me a huge blow. I hope that there would be more activities. I would like to be put out of my comfort zone. 

I think that is all for now. That's all. Goodbye. Till next time.

what i've been up to....

Heyyo....me moving to klang hospital on the 24th august onwards to start my clinical phase of the curriculum and will be there for about a year......halfway thru building my gaming rig at my sister's place.....nth much happened to me really....just living day after day......went to miri last weekend (31st till 2nd aug)..dad's and peter's birthday at andrew's place in miri...biasalah...only 1 thing to do in malaysia....makan every 4 hours....went to brunei for lunch...bought presents for every one from KL..peter got a new hush puppy shoe...dad got a liverpool jacket...andrew got MU jersey...mum got SK II product....total...rm1+++....hhhmmmm....dats about as exciting as it gets...

will have about 1 week holiday soon tho...15th till the 23rd aug....rest time and also for preparing to move to klang....so anybody for a road trip???i guess not....u babis sure got class punya...by the way, li ern is graduating this 13th august...

Its great to hear Raymond got into UMS.....congrats bro!!hahaha....take full advantage be as active as you can and concentrate on whats important.....on the other hand....1st Kuching is in deep shit lah now right....hahah...nevermind...it'll rebuild itself out of the ashes....*hopefully....

And the rest of you....so free ah can jalan jalan with ravin.....tak ada keja lain kah...hahaha....no la...its good ravin is travelling around malaysia making sure the rest of u are still intact and sane...having said that i shud not miss the chance to diss hershel here....shel....rot with boredom la u in kuching...hahahahaha....kidding la u...issshhhhh....as if retards know what boredom is right........HAHAahaha..ok sorry sorry...i'll stop...

My dear Alvin...hot??cool??why...thank u thank u...i know....actualy both perfectly defines me...hahahah....malu nya saya...haha

Ravin......geek...less is more.....shopping tips :sometimes cheaper is dangerous.....

lastly.....i hope nobody dies of Swine flu just yet k....still got lots of reunion left to be done....dotas to play and weddings to attend...(aimed at hershel and raymond)....nevermind...the rest of us still Gay until we declare ourselves as attached....ok guys...see u all when i see ya...

A Weekend At Ian's

Okay, this post was supposed to be put up last week. Anyway, I'll finish it now as I will be going to Melaka this Friday and will only be back on Sunday or Monday. I didn't take any photos except for one random shot while Ian and I were at the bust stop. I'll include it as well just to make this post seem more attractive.

Okay, 2 Friday's ago, I began my journey to Ian's around 7.20pm. Yea, I know it may seem a little weird to travel at such a late time especially to a far away place like Serdang but I had to cos Ian was only free from Uni then. I was suppose to take the 6.56pm train but I ended up leaving my house at the mentioned time as I had to transfer stuff out of my computer and into my external hard drive to clear space in my notebook. Tell you why later. Anyway, I was in time for the 7.36pm train and arrived at KL Sentral at 8.00pm. Unfortunately, the train to Seremban (which passes by Serdang) was delayed. I felt a bit surprised as this particular train is also the bread and butter of the KTM train company as it passes by MidValley Megamall. You'd think that they'd pay more attention to this particular route but what to do? You should only expect the worst from the worst train company in Malaysia. Anyway, this caused a 20 minute delay in my journey and I ended up reaching Serdang at around 9.15pm. I felt a bit sorry for making Ian wait at the Serdang station for me for such a long time. I would like to apologize here. 

Anyway, it was great to see Ian. I haven't been to his place since April I think. It was great we chatted while waiting for the bus and then left to his place. Then we stopped by the famous mamak stall Ian took me to earlier this year to have dinner. I ordered one Roti Michael Jackson (in tribute to the King obviously) and 1 Maggi Mee Goreng. To be honest with you, I had been waiting anxiously just to eat at the Mamak Stall again. The food there is really really good and there's plenty of variety. Sorry guys, didn't take a picture :P Really sad. Anyway, the food was great and I enjoyed it. I think that they use a special curry as the base for all their dishes but whatever it is, it's working. Just writing about it makes me think about the dishes served there. It is definitely one of my motivations to visit Ian.

Anyway, after we had dinner we went back to his place. I bunked in his room which has changes as he now has his own room. Anyway, we didn't really do much that night apart from talking and playing with his computer. It was really great for me as I had not have a friend to talk too in a while. Haven't met up with my best friend in college too. We slept late although no where near the times that I've been achieving this past few days. We were suppose to wake up at 7.00 in the morning to join one of his housemates for dim sum or something (breakfast, fahamlah....). We ended up waking up at around 9.30 like that. Hehehe. Biasalah. 

After that, Ian took me to a shop that we went to last time to have brunch. Unfortunately, I have no pictures which may not be so good for readers out there as pictures would better explain what I will be talking about in the next few lines. Anyway, this shop serves up food in large portions. I think eating there only cost less that RM4 and you get a lot. For RM 4 you get a measly plate of Kuay Tiau in Subang Jaya. It tastes good though. I was quite satisfied with the food in the shop in Serdang. It tastes good and they give you a lot. Worth every cent. Anyway, after that we went to the Mines and spent the whole day there. Ian showed me the new shops at the Mines and we went around looking at electronics devices. The mines is very big and there are a lot of shops. You could definitely get lost walking there. We went to Old Town after that to play with our phones and test out their wifi capabilities. How sad right? We're really dorky people aren't we? :P Yea, laugh it out Simon.  

After leaving the Mines, we left for dinner back at a shop near Ian's place. We ate wantan mee and a sizeable portion i might add. Didn't cost too much. Ian told me that this isn't the best tasting wantan mee in Serdang but I felt that it is the best tasting wantan mee that I've had since coming to KL. You see, I have only eaten wantan mee at 3 places so far. The one in Subang sucks and the one in KLCC sucks even more. So I was happy to be reminded of how nice wantan mee can be. One thing great about Serdang is that the price of eating outside is much more fairer compared to Subang. In Subang, you have to know the right places to get the best things which is why you have to have a strong network of friends which I don't have :p When we went back, I topped up my phone again. Seriously guys, I brought this up cos I'm probably the only person who is still using the basic call and sms rates on Maxis. I mean sms costs 15 sen and call  costs 33sen. Damn, only 2 of my friends use Maxis. So you can guess how many times I have to top up in one month. I didn't join the Youth Club thingy co by the time I found out, the promotion had ended. Help me! I called Raymond when we arrived at Ian's and both Ian and I talked to Raymond for like 30 minutes. Well worth the money. Hey Ray, cheer up dude. Things will get better. Hope that you've gotten the room that you want. I was very sad when I left Kuching too. Actually guys, you may not have realized this but an ancient post about me leaving Kuching was written with much sadness even though it was short. I hope you meet friends there. I'll call you every month so that we don't get out of touch. 

Moving on. Nothing much happened that night but I went to sleep after piecing together my broken soap dispenser with the World's Most Useless Gam: Bolstik Gam. It didn't work at all. Just wasted my time. Never buy this gam even though they say that it's for pottery and glass. Always use gam gajah. 

On the last day, we left for MidValley to meet up with an old friend, Thoo! :)  I had not met this guy since 2006 and well, he hasn't changed one bit. He's still the same Thoo. On our way to MV we were deterred by the KTM service yet again. They canceled a train and Ian and I had to wait for 40 minutes. That sucked and we were both fuming. Studies should be done to determine whether the KTM service is the ultimate cause of anger among Malaysians. Anyway, we met Thoo and had lunch at Kim Gary, a restaurant that I've never eaten at b4. It was nice, I had the bake rice with cheese and well, I still think that the one we had I Kuching tastes better. The Secret Garden one. Thinking of it reminds me of Aldrin saying "well worth the money" or "RMXX well spent" repetitively :) It cost me RM 20 with tax included. They served a soup which tasted average and probably given to fulfill value for money requirement, dessert which was okay but still just given to fulfill value for money requirement and a beverage which was reasonable together with the baked rice. My rating, okay onlylah. I mean your paying RM2o which can be used to buy nearly 7 sets of Onions rings from A&W. For this amount I would expect better tasting food.  The type you don't normally get like sushi.

After that, we went around looking for formal clothes for Thoo who was preparing for a freshmen -sophomore night. The 3 of us spent quite a while looking for a wallet. But serioulsy, the wallets at Jusco are really marked up. You might as well spend your money buying a branded one. They are selling  wallets for RM30 after discounting it from RM140. Think of the profit margins they make on normal days. It was the JCard member's sale btw. Not only that, just imagine how much one wallet really costs to produce? Probably RM10 and your paying RM140 to show off your wallet. Just head down to Paul Smith guys. It's worth the money. Btw Alvin, a shirt at Ed Hardy's cost RM 400. Seriously, where did it come from? Heaven? Shoes cost about RM250, so you might want to consider it although they are about as comfortable as a pair of RM89.00 Converse All- Stars.

Anyway, after shopping around we parted at the Bank Negara Station. Ian and Thoo went to church and I well, you guessed it. I went home to sleep. Anyway, I really had a great time meeting up with you guys. Ian, thanks for being a great host. I really appreciated the effort you put in to take me places and show me how  you've been living your life. Thanks dude. Here's a shout out !!

Oh yea btw, Simon, yea, I really appreciate the words you gave to me and sorry for offending all you guys who I'm friends with. I know you guys are modern dudes who are better than a lot of people. I knew this when wrote my post. When I chose the words, "you just put me in a group" I knew that the same words would be used against me. I wrote my post to raise awareness and to offend racist jerks out there. And also because I was expressing my true feelings. Do not be worried all my friends, I'm friends with you and I know that all of you are not bad people. You guys are great friends and I was not targeting anyone of you. The last thing that I would think of anyone if you is that you are racist. Oh yea, thanks Simon. Thanks, Alvin. You guys cared. I mean reflect on this word: CARED. It is great that you did. To me, one of the greatest rewards is when someone thinks about you. Think about it. Imagine if the girl of your dreams thought about you? Wouldn't you be happy? I thank you guys and even though not a fan of religion I am proud to have friends like you. True Christian friends who personify true Christian values.

I guess that's ALL for now. Will blog when I come back from Melaka. Take care! :) You would have probably walked away or log on to youtube somewhere in the middle of this post. Yea, super long.

Hei

Hei guys.. Kinda sorry that there hasn't been news from for the past few months.. hehehe now here comes all the news That I can give to you..

I left Kuching early because I was on a mission trip around Malaysia. We went from JB to Kluang(Johor) to Kampar(Perak) to JB to Kluang.. again. It lasted one whole week.. We went around helping churches organise their events, help the community kids and the elderly etc. Heck, Food for the whole trip was good to... hahahaha

After the trip we had our 1st of of classes which was like insane.. Running here and there and everywhere.. hahaha.. helped out a few juniors.. Konon abang senior lah.. hahaha.. IK which is the Uni CF organize events for the juniors... We brought the game Captain's ball to the masess.. hahahaha

Then there was church. We had a movie day!!! Transformer 2: revenge of the fallen. We booked the whole hall.. the whole 218 seats they have.. hahaha.. I didn't watch the whole movie tho.. exactly the last 30 minutes only I watched.. hehehe..It was ok lah.. The last 30 minutes...

Then the CF had our welcoming nite.. some sort of a welcome back to uni type of thing to the seniors and welcome to uni for the juniors... Tension man doin that prog.. We manage to get Juwita Suwito to come.. She sang 1 song by Alicia Keys... If I ain't got you.. Awesome!!! Its like listening to a Cd playing... Juwita is one of the coolest malaysian I have met yet... That includes you guys.. ( Yes simon, your not hot.. probably cool... hahahah) we got around 200 ppl coming for the event. A lot of blood, sweat and tears lost before, during and after the prog... Can you imagine few hours before the whole UTM blackout.. Tension..

After that we had our church 3rd year anniversary in the Grand Straits Restaurant in JB.. Yup the church has been established for 3 years... It was fun... The coolest part was the lucky draw.. We got a DVD player, a Sonic gear evo 7 2.1 speakers and the grand prize is the sony walkman... wireless!!! We had 2 services.. on saturday and sunday.. The saturday caters for the youth while on sunday its more for the adults.. But both days was awesome!!! btw the sunday 1 we did it at a different place called Island Red Cafe (IRC)

Yeah guys that just my brief doings for the past last week of june and the whole month of july.. What you guys been up to lately?? I know ravin moving out and is getting racially abuse in subang while ray is doing his degree while chasing the girl of his dreams... Ah wong?? Simon?? Shel??