Falmo's World

Movie Director

2012-01-31T08:12:00.000-08:00

I have a big project to look after now. Yes, I am a film director.

That is about 95.1% of the movie plot. I could really win a Grammy Awards for this.

Do not say it. I know it is cool.

I HATE YOU!

2012-01-27T09:10:00.000-08:00

Ignore the title. I just wanted attention from you guys. Haha.

I just want to say that I will always have a quick peep on my blog whenever I got the chance to online. And at times I would want to put one or two quick updates, so that when you guys accidentally visit my site you can say "yes, he's alive". It did not actually happen though.

It just like standing in front of the toilet, wondering whether you should pay a quick visit when you know you actually gotta take a big dump.

Okay. Starch that.

But hey!!! I am back!!!

Oh well. Not really. I am not really home yet. But I was for a few days last year for Christmas and another few days just to killing time. So you can conclude (if you are actually trying) that I am actually in every places where people are trying to get busy, when they are not and drink and be merry at the end of each month.

But the real thing is, I am at this little island where chocolates and liquor or anything related with drinking plus cigarettes are much cheaper than having a decent meal and a glass of iced black tea.

That is just some updates I have for you guys and surprise!!

This is actually my FIRST POST for the year!

Hooray!!

I will come out with a better post next time. Haha.

I will see you guys later. Bye.

You there!

2011-10-30T17:33:00.000-07:00

Hey.
Just if you wonder, I am not able to constantly update my blog for the time being because the internet coverage down here is pretty bad. So I will just be updating through my twitter account. Just look for me over there and click follow if you want to so you know what I am up to for now.

Till then. See you guys later.

I want to remember ...

2011-10-09T08:42:00.000-07:00

My everyday ticket

the room I stayed for just a while

the only thing I hope was just a good weather

where I stayed

relaxing ambiance at night at the jetty

dirty car everyday

"jakindas" at work. They make names for others and themselves. Haha

breakfast was served everyday.

their 7 year non accident record was actually vanished without them knowing.

the long hour drive road

where I was for a short time.

And of course the one and only.

Such a shame to spend just a lil' while in a place that made you feel like part of the family. I will definitely miss you guys, tagging Gonsingot, Adlau, Ibu, Grace, Terence, Golidor, Gintak, and of course the Jakindas.

And now I got my eyes set for something new. Wish me luck people.

I am tagging this song too by the way which really goes along with what I want to show in this post. Feel free to listen.

September 3rd, 2011

2011-09-14T23:17:00.000-07:00

I am trying to figure out how do I want to look 10 years from now..

So I decided why do not try some facial hair?

maybe the handlebar and chin puff style

or do the fu manchu just to get some Travolta feeling

or the "undercover brother" style

then later I might try the gringo and have some kids

probably some Hitler

or just a simple one, the soul patch.

But the point is, I definitely do not look good with any of them.

So why bother? Stay neat and innocent always.

Anyhow, I received this letter on that morning.

Ah, life is beautiful.

I am officially 23 now.

Konferensi PMM Sabah 2011

2011-09-02T12:13:00.000-07:00

I attended this conference which was just ended yesterday.

There is nothing much to say about this event besides having a pretty bad sound mixing by an unknown fellow, some so-so sermons given by some people invited from Indonesia, an artist singing ~~"Fireworks" by Kate Perry~~ other artists' and her own composed songs, participated by mostly young, innocent yet hyper active young adults and teenagers who are looking for something that would get along with what they believe in their current lives or probably would teach them how to live their lives accordingly.

It did not surprise me though to see that this particular conference typically got screwed up towards the end of the last session. Ha.

I was at the left stage balcony of the hall. At some point, it looked pretty offensive to see me just standing there, decided to be introvert for awhile than singing off tune of songs I have not heard before while others were singing religiously and passionately.

It did not take a lot of time for me to realize things that have caught my attention. Thus, I would like to conclude ...

"The things you should not do when you are participating a conference."

eating

wearing a short-pants

wearing a flip-flops

napping and pampering

chit-chatting

wearing a beanie

But this guy has given almost a complete example which met the criteria. This happened during the sermon.

at first he was eating

then he was texting

after a while he was pampering with the boys

he got bored, so he did origami out of plastic candy

he got his friend to clean him up

stalking girls

at the end of the session

those were just samples around my perimeter. I am totally sure there were still variously a lot of them out of this much of people.

I admit that I am not the most religious person to be catty about other people's shoes. But at least have some sense to realize that people around you are watching your appearance and manner. "Do not judge book but its cover" does not apply to all kind of situations because "action speaks louder than words".

Anyhow, this year's conference ~~was at least better compare to past years~~ still need more improvements especially on the materials they are bringing on the table.

May you all be continuously change by His grace, faithful and fruitful in every part of your life.

Selamat Hari Raya

2011-08-29T23:24:00.000-07:00

I hope you guys have a safe trip to where ever you guys are going.

Happy holiday.

How to be like Obama?

2011-08-23T17:00:00.000-07:00

I already did.=)

Wargh!

2011-08-22T22:31:00.000-07:00

Then all of a sudden it was pouring like nobody's business. It totally screwed up the electricity and my moment to enjoy the cooling breeze. Good thing it just happened once though and I am very much glad that I gotta save up the sweat for something better tomorrow than having a hard time dozing off later.

But did I say something bad today?

And please get rid of those lightnings from me!!! It is sooo not cool!!=((

My lil' thought and sunset by the jetty

2011-08-18T23:49:00.000-07:00

Do you guys have that funny feeling playing within your emotion when you caught yourself flashing back your best times you had back then?

It is kinda hard to explain it.

I get butterflies in my stomach when I got reminded of the best things, best memories I had experienced through out these years which usually bump in when songs are just randomly being played from my playlist.

Every song that was embedded to be my favorite and some that had just passed by all these moments had actually drawn lines for me to recall memories and scenes that happened back then. I let them to slow down at their best frames with just a lil' vintage mood to add the color until they are slowly smeared by the distractions from the present.

I like to keep them that way 'til I get a quick snap by the real me and help me to count how many steps I have taken in my own yet-to-be-discovered journey.

And I have come this far. Every single second counts to mold who you are. Just like completing puzzles. You will take time to find the right pieces to fit the missing ones. I agree with the phrase " to be old and wise, you must first have to be young and stupid". Sometimes you will take no time to realize that you are making a mistake. But no doubt that at times, you would take forever to realize that you are at the wrong side of life.

I am not here to make you believe of what I have preached. However I do hope we all would always want look back and say " I hope I am in the right track".

But everybody is capable turning a crappy place into their own wonderland right? Well, not all I supposed. So know yourself.

Anyway, things have been okay here. Observing people around me with their culture and the taboo they have been believing had made me see things clearly and I think it is not too late to undo and retrace things I really cherish to do in life, at this very moment so far.

For now I just want to enjoy my satay with the everyday breath taking sunset. Except when it is pouring.

Come to Sipitang. =)

My letter

2011-08-04T01:01:00.000-07:00

Dear Senior,

Such a waste to have years of experience when most of the time you rely on the rule of thumb alone.

Sincerely,

Your Junior.

I should like this place.

2011-08-02T01:24:00.000-07:00

I am hired.

Wait.

Lemme think.

Oh yes. I am. Nothing much to expect in this small town located at the south coast of Sabah. Not exactly south though, it is somewhere there.

A lot of times I have been thinking about the feeling of working in a different surrounding, away from your comfort zone. I used to think it should be fun, exciting, adventurous and any emotion you could relate to discovering new things in life. And I do believe it should be that way.

Matter of facts, it is the other way around. I miss home so badly. That what happens when you gotta stay alone, eat alone, sleep alone, travel alone. My point is, it should be fun when you have a friend to bug around you. Oh well, good enough I have not reached the part where I gotta talk to myself. Good thing, I gotta meet new people around though most of them are a lot older than me. So I have to mind my manners all the time.

Or maybe I had such high expectations before I got into this place. A lot of surprises came to me which most of them are not what I have been imagining and wished they should be.

Great sunset every evening to enjoy with Sipitang trademarked satay sets just beside the nearby jetty could at least brighten up my remaining hours before I hit my sack and start a new day again.

Can't wait til Saturday!

.

2011-07-25T08:59:00.000-07:00

so, what to write? Hmm.

spell stres

2011-06-24T15:41:00.000-07:00

Oh yeah. I have been very busy these few days.

Why?

I will be having my final for the Safety and Health Officer examination in 3 days time. And tell you guys what, the STRESS is DIFFERENT than what I have experienced back in my university time. I did not even see it is coming. I refused to believe that I am too old to handle it already because that is NOT TRUE! I mean, come on, it is just almost one year after I graduated and it is not that I have degraded my resistance-y (yeah, I know that word never exists) against stress.

Pssh.

One thing for sure is that the materials that I have as my source of references and revisions are mostly codswallop. Too much words, too much repetitive explanations, too loquacious, too much ~~gramatical~~ grammatical mistakes, too much spelling mistakes, shallow definitions.

Ok stop. Complaining does not make me pass my papers.

Still the main point here is that, a lot of things and matters look good with just brief and straight explanation(s). I mean SHO is a simple course and yes that is so true. You see, it is just a matter of identifying risks or hazards at work place, study them with all practical reasons, and solve it with reasonable and practicable control measures. SIMPLE AS THAT! Why do you need to entangle your tongue explaining for example, identifying and investigating all possible risks and hazards at workplace that could harm and endanger employees or employers safety and health either in a short or long term? Save your breath with lesser words. Why make life difficult?

That is the main issue that bothers me, I mean REALLY bothers me. How I wish Malaysia could improve its standard. Sigh.

Not to add that I got 2 interview calls and a news of the new camera got stolen within less than 48 hours. Tell me how many N/ m²of stress I have withstand before I reach failure?

To help ya out, the formula will be,

Stress, = Normal force, F / Area, A

kungkurad oh kungkurad

2011-06-09T21:48:00.000-07:00

That conclude what we did last few weeks for the Women's Conference.

apa khabar orang kampung

2011-06-03T10:51:00.001-07:00

9 sacks of paddy + (500 meter x 6) + hot sun + muddy pathway + pile of sweat

expanding my hello

2011-06-02T09:51:00.000-07:00

Okay, since my Facebook is dead for now, so just to let you guys now that I have signed up for tumblr as my second blog site ( is it called blog site too?). Anyway, you guys can follow me there where I will be posting, hopefully more stuff since they are fancier than this site ( my bad blogspot). I will still be posting updates here when I feel the need of it to be updated.

http://o3moritz.tumblr.com/

See you guys on both sides.

thou shall be free soon and it is going to be smooth

2011-06-01T20:03:00.000-07:00

It is emotionally devastating to see old people dying. That is when all the system has finally reach its failure and it is more heartbreaking to know that you cannot do anything than just watching them counting their breath before their get to inhale their last one. Nothing you can do to make them well again. The best you can do is to be there and at least your presence can give them some peace and a smile on their face before they depart to eternity.

I am sorry grandma. You will be in a better place soon.

Faceblocked

2011-05-18T17:42:00.000-07:00

I am here to make a statement that I have deactivated my Facebook account (again) for some personal reasons. So let us see how long I can endure the social networking temptation.

And hopefully I could find my way back to keep updating this site.

Are you a pork lover by the way? If yes, tell me what is your favorite pork dish.

My Hobby.Long Forgotten

2011-03-27T23:28:00.000-07:00

Just to let you guys know that I have finally started my practical as a Safety and Health trainee in a company based in Sepanggar. It was fun when I got to act like boss sometimes, saw quite a number of accidents like deep cuts on workers' fingers accompanied with uncountable times of flipping the OSHA and FMA books of law, ahhh.. I think I am qualified enough to be a SHO already.

I have been very busy reading Manga (does not really sound like me) in the office lately so it is important to make it less obvious like stacking up my table with files,scrap papers and my course books so that I look busy all the time, plus a mug beside my slightly-protruding-away-from-the-boss'-window laptop is just perfect to show that I am progressing something everyday.

I did not get paid by the way.

So today I was looking at my photo collection inside my laptop and I came across these photos that I almost forgotten of their existence.

I remember this was taken on Saturday.

This one was taken in December 2007.

Playing with my friend's DSLR

My first attempt playing with layers and it was Adobe Photoshop 7.

This picture was edited so that it looks wide

The so called Six Path of Odri( Too much of Naruto already)

Those were the days when I was still so so so excited about taking and editing pictures. And it seems like today my interest has already been covered with dust. Probably a new camera would be the remedy huh?

I miss those days.

Seminar Room No. 2

2011-01-30T05:13:00.000-08:00

We shifted class for about 3 times since we started our course in SSTC. So we finally stopped in Seminar Room No. 2 as we are about to end our class before we have to go for the 2 month practical. I like the room a lot better compare to the previous one because it is closer to the cafeteria where we often visit when we need other entertainment other than the one we have in the class.

Things in class are pretty much repeating I realized. So we thought we had to change a bit this time. I am glad it happened. Maybe it was because we are about to end our classes and kinda lost our willingness to study already.

FYI, the one odd one is our lecturer. Click to enlarge for a better viewing.

I am not so sure if it was real though. But I heard some had actually won. Haha

And we brought the fun to 1Borneo. It was already around 1.30 p.m and we were supposed to be back to class at 2p.m.

That basically concluded our day of the last few weeks in SSTC. I wonder if we are actually excited about it or we just had it for fun before we get busy with our practical.

We only have 2 days off for Chinese New Year by the way. So much for a government school.

Happy Chinese New Year people.

BOMBA

2011-01-24T05:30:00.000-08:00

"Sigh. It's another boring site visit." said my thought as we arranged our steps to the rented bus. It was around 8.45 a.m and I could see people were busy wondering around the building. A group of people just about to enter the building's main door, probably chattering about things that happened last night while some with their starving face heading to the cafe.It was a lovely day for me because we did not have to put on our usual formal. It is always my favorite to have the days when we get to put on our casual wear, which I have plenty of them compare to formals.

The bus turned its wheels, heading to where it should go.I had fun riding on a bus compare to the trains in peninsula, though it was a pretty bumpy ride. Roads here are not as good as in the west. Who to blame? I do not think I have the answer in my dictionary yet.

And so we finally arrived, and it changed my whole idea of that day's site visit.

This is where they receive emergency calls from all over K.K.

These are for big and selected companies in K.K region. Or in other words, they have their own line connected to the office.

Just a basic idea for you of the equipments inside the fire engine. We were told the content inside are the same or could be more depending on the size of the truck.

Each of these weighed around 33 lbs (15 kg) and firefighters have to carry two of these while on duty.

And they have almost all the equipments to save lives. They might be small, but they are powerful.

Don't play-play. See what engine they are driving. I forgot how fast this particular truck can go, but for sure it runs faster than our local cars. Haha.

Fully equipped! And those things were heavy.

Believe it or not, these guys are still using this vintage machine for documentation purpose. Classic huh?

I believe you all have seen this around. You need to be competent enough to ride one of those.

These beasts are also fully equipped with fire fighting and rescue accessories. One of the equipment that impressed me was the water pump which has the power up to 7 bars pressure to pump water. Just to give you the idea, 1 bar = 6.90846 atm. You do the math.

And that day I was totally blown away. I never thought it would be so cool to be a firefighter.

Anyway, for all of you, BOMBA means "Badan Operasi Mencegah Bencana Alam". I just knew it that day.

Adieu 2010

2011-01-20T03:38:00.000-08:00

" You came here all the way from home empty handed, but I can assure when you go back for good, you will bring back a bag pack full of memories and experiences."

That is a quote from Mr. Chan when I was still in Nilai International University College and has been my favorite until this very moment. And indeed, 2010 has been such an experience for me. It was quite a bumpy road yet there were a lot of memories to be remembered.

Unforgettable memories at SDA Retreat Center

I am so glad that I got the chance to climb Cameron Highland for the last time with Uncle Rodney and the ConneXion team. Seriously, I miss you guys a lot.

I complained so much about my final year project and actually managed to get it done. Phew.

Had a great night during Nottingham's Annual Dinner.

I got the chance to perform with the "Moritz" again. The crowds had a great time with us (I hope) though we had slacks here and there.

I discovered sandwiches were not only made of butter head, tomato, ham, etc. etc.

When I felt like a real star for awhile during ConneXion's Coffee House. Haha.

ConneXion House Pot Luck. It was when I sprained my rhomboid muscle and I ate like nobody's business that night.

After Final Project Presentation barbecue. More stuff to eat.

And lots of crazy only-the-boys-know-things happened that night.

Summer break was great when we had the chance to travel together to Peninsular.

We suffered hard times together and I never thought I could reach this far with them. Though I do not believe in best-friends, I know we have built bonds with each other.

We might achieved different things, I know the important thing in life is to appreciate of what you get and be proud of it.

And there are a lot of fragile things in life as they do not always make sense to me.

I could only wish that life could be as fancy and sweet as cupcakes.

In thick or thin, they are always around.

And there is nothing could make me feel better than being myself as I am proud of my own root.

It was a rough journey, so far. Good and bad I cherish both as they had made me of who I am today. There are a lot more things to look up to and I am pretty much ready to welcome them.

It has been nice to know you 2010. Farewell.

Christmas 2010

2011-01-19T00:05:00.000-08:00

I know. It has been awhile.

It was because I was fully occupied with Safety and Health classes and in the same time, involved in the preparation of our church Christmas celebration (I just realized I often mention about being busy when I forgot to update my blog). Those happened for the whole month of December. The busyness however was concupiscible though I straight away knocked out on my bed almost every night. Still I would consider it was another new and exciting experience for me and from me.

So our church celebrated Christmas slightly earlier than the usual 25th. But this time it was different as we only had 3 services which started on the 18th, night instead of going for our tradition of 4 Christmas services. The peak celebration was on 19th night and it is when people prefer giving up their presents on that very night.

The only picture that has me ( I think) during the services.

Family photo. MIA : Ellys.

A random group photo with friends.

The messed-up look after service.

2010's Christmas was different than these previous years which I hope it was because of all the commitments that simply and suddenly came brouhaha-ed at the end of that year.

Or was it because of me? I can actually count how many pictures of me during Christmas. Mm.

I hope y'all had a great one.

p/s : A video of the youth and I during our church Christmas service. The actual title is "Gembiralah Saudara" in Bahasa which is translated from its original title " God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen".

Merry belated Christmas people.

"Mom I wanna be a laborer!"

2010-11-18T02:24:00.000-08:00

It cracked me out when people gave me a funny surprised look on their face when I told them I was working as a part-time laborer in a construction site before I got accepted to attend a Safety and Health course. Some said " What are you doing there?!" or even worse " Are you planning to work there the rest of your life?". Hahaha. Come on guys, I know where I should be. Being a laborer was just for fun's sake.

Labor job is not a codswallop job seriously. You really need to be physically fit and skillful in handling tools. That is the basic thing you need. Hitting the gym for hours everyday does not guarantee you to fit in this job. It is not like lifting irons. It is all about you, your skills, strength, agility and your tolerance of a very low hygiene level at work place (herh, you have no idea how those foreign laborers live and work!)

So there were 4 of us in the team, of course all locals. We were the so called "special" laborers. All laborers ought stick with one task only at a time and make sure they get it done well. So in our case, it was not because we were not skillful enough for the job, but we were the multipurpose type.

Sometimes we dismantled things

Sometimes we compiled books

Sometimes we washed things

Sometimes we did cleaning. That is me by the way, with improper safety equipments.

This is where we worked. And we only managed to cover the second floor.

There were still a lot of things we did like painting, scrapping, scrubbing, removing mirrors and more. So now you know why we were multipurpose.

But above all, even though we were never equipped with proper personal safety equipments, I am so so very much grateful as there was no major accident or incident happened when we were working there. As I go through my SHO course now, I am still very much thankful that there was nothing bad happened when I was a laborer.

Tell you, it smelt worse than the look

SHO

2010-11-18T01:06:00.000-08:00

I thought it would be some relaxing course like back in my university life with no daily classes and just two or three hours class per day. But it turned out the other way round; class from 8.30 a.m until 4.30 p.m everyday expect weekends. Good thing is that I only need to concentrate on one module, Safety and Health.

It is a very interesting and entertaining course where we got to know how to observe hazards and implement safety precautions in working places, theoretically. A site inspection at Sabah Industrial Dairies (SID) organized by Sabah Skills Technology Centre(SSTC) this week was amazing although our group got dissuaded by SID's officer when he told us to "filter" our comments on their company's working skills and what-so-ever which I think might get him scolded by his manager. At least we all were happy like school kids when we got free milk to bring home.

The most interesting part is we get to see pictures of gross accidents at work places. We were given a number of books as our references and one of them talks about act and regulations. It should be a good book to read, although I am not a big fan of law related stuff, I have no choice but to at least know things inside it.

Oh, and we were given free backpack from National Institute of Occupational Safety & Health (NIOSH), a company that is responsible to give us lectures throughout the course. So we all are wearing the same bag to class, just like kindergarten kids. How cute is that? =]

From Clapton

2010-10-30T23:46:00.000-07:00

Somehow it is true huh, Clapton?

A or B and C?

2010-10-26T00:47:00.000-07:00

"I pick A. No wait. Give me B then. Yes. No no. give me A. No wait, is there C?"

You see. It is never easy to make decision. I never like it, seriously but it depends on how serious the decisions are. For instance, I could still decide to eat Spicy Chicken McDeluxe instead of Double Cheese Burger and BigMac. Making decision is a daily basis thing without us realizing it.

It is very crucial to make the right decision. Even as simple as deciding on what you should wear today. For sure you do not want people to say you look ugly and dull right? Unless you do not care about your appearance in public.

It is the same in making up your mind for bigger fish. So it is very very important to give a deep thought on it and even better if you could ask around, know they opinions and advises. If you are like my kind (lost and clueless), believe me, this really helps. Or if you are a very detail person, you might want to list down all the possible pros and cons you observe from the options you have. From there, you should be able to decide which route you wish to step on.

Anyway, for those that had helped me in giving their thoughts either from their logic thinking and experience, thanks a lot I would like to say as I have finally made up my mind ~~to go crazy and have fun~~.

You people are the best.

Long beep

2010-10-04T01:48:00.000-07:00

I am currently busy with the preparation of PIS 10th Anniversary. The committee is putting much effort to make sure everything will be covered before the real thing gets started this Sunday. Too much things to do, yet too little time left. Being part of the committee, I am not sure about other's progresses on their tasks, but so far I am doing pretty good with mine.

And what a coincidence, the University of Nottingham, Malaysia Campus will be celebrating its 10th Anniversary on October 10th, 2010 and they are calling "The Moritz" to perform on stage. If only I was told earlier. Sorry for not be able to be on stage with you guys. I am positive that you guys will still do great.

Anyway, I am just writing to let you all know that I am going to be away from my blog for awhile. Will resume with update(s) regarding to this event.

And about others too.

Till then,

Have a ~~busy~~ great week. =]

Snap Snap

2010-09-24T02:19:00.000-07:00

I have not been active in taking pictures nowadays. Probably it is because of my camera's limitations. It is an old camera, with pretty bad noise and ISO levels. However, I am proud of it because I could still take pictures as good as DSLR cameras ( I think so. Ha ha. ). Well, of course with some helps from Photoshop makes the pictures perfect at least from my taste, since I am only using a compact camera.

I am still looking forward to own a DSLR which I could never tell when will the time come. But if I were to compare between an SLR or a DSLR camera, I would pick the first one because from my opinion, developed SLR pictures look more like real paintings. It is so different compare to DSLR pictures if you get my point.

Some people say picture quality is also determined by the lens selections other than the camera's sensor. I never really studied on lenses but it seems like better lenses means big investment. Maybe. But for me, it is worthless to have good camera and so much lenses if you have bad camera angles.

I still think that human eyes are still the best lens in the world with its superb auto focus and macro effect.

Photography is fun.

satu hari di hari raya

2010-09-24T01:23:00.000-07:00

A two days, one night retreat trip to Mt. Kinabalu Lodge I have gone with the cell group on September 10th, 2010. It was the first time a cell group in the church organized an outing like this other than Pelayanan Muda Mudi (PMM) or Pelayanan Ibadah dan Seni (PIS).

The place was called Tinompok Resort before and I think it changed its name just recently. It is a pretty decent place which reminded me of Cameroon Highlands. If you are looking for a cold place to crash for a few days and quite a distance from the main road, then this place is a perfect gateway for you. Just that, you have to share the kitchen with other visitors, which I do not think should be a problem for people that do not have a privacy issue. Even better, the tenants actually offer to prepare meals for you, provided you bring your own ingredients. As simple as that.

Nice places come with challenging routes. It is normal here in Sabah. Good thing that the road to this resort was well covered with cement (not fully actually) although it was pretty steep. I was however still amazed to see our local car like Kancil could reach there.

So we visited a few places both Kundasang and Ranau ( did we actually visited Ranau?). Anyway, we visited National Park and I remember it has been like 3 or 4 years since the last time I went inside. Not much different than few years back and I wonder why is it a must for people to visit National Park when they come to Kundasang?

Then we stopped by this place called Kundasang War Memorial. I am not sure if they built it or it is already there during the World War II. It is a memorial park, so you could expect what is inside. It is a nice place to ~~cam whore~~ take pictures, and I felt like a pro for awhile.

All in all, big thanks to everybody's participation in making this retreat such an unforgettable trip.

Look through my Facebook account for more photos.

should I start counting the days?

2010-09-08T10:18:00.001-07:00

I had my great time so far. 4 months plus, roughly. I cannot say it is my favorite period so far. A lot of things had happened yet there are still more things to be done and enjoyed at this moment. It made me wild and sometimes lost my track of time. But I am still grateful that time is still ticking as I cruise my boat of life without knowing where will the wind blows to.

Life would never be rough if it rolls accordingly to our wills which most of the time it does not. That is why making decisions is the hardest part in our lives, and I believe it is for everybody. Every decision we make, especially big one, molds our lives and would eventually allows us to foresee our future footing. There is no turning back, yes I agree. Even if you feel you manage to make a 180 turn, you can never reset the time.

For now, I could sense the wind is changing its direction. It smells from the west and it is so tempting. It is a hard decision to make. This time, it is not the same as being a student where there will be long holidays between the semesters, goofing around with your mates, assignments and reports submissions and wake up late on Saturdays. I feel so divided right now. It is not like I want to decline the calls. I do have the will to experience new things. It is just that I still have unsettled matters here at home plus not being selfish to myself, but I could feel the need of my presence here.

An answer as simple as "YES" would be enough for me to get through this part and there goes the countdown again. It is hard to tell how much time I have left as they are very subjective and I need more time to settle one particular thing which is (find it yourself).

Anyway, I am currently busy with the Pelayanan Ibadah dan Seni (PIS) 10th Anniversary. I am creating promotional videos for the event. It is a church thing by the way.

I am still hoping that my call will be in this lovely island of Borneo. Hmm.

Till then people.

Status : unemployed and boring

2010-08-24T00:23:00.000-07:00

It has been almost two (2) months plus, if I have not mistaken, I am at home and unemployed.

And I am having fun! No!

Well, at least I have not been a wasted guy as far as I concerned. I am trying to make myself occupied, make use of my time everyday, even with a very simple thing as chasing Saturday out from the living room because she loves taking the floor mat. Yes, she likes it a lot. She voluntarily picks the mat outside of the house, showing that we need to wash it when we just change it. Thanks Saturday.

As I look at my days, I realized there are not much new things left for me to do. I keep on recycling them as they eventually became my routine. Oh yeah, money as well runs at its unusual rate at this time. Not to be stingy to myself, but sometimes I do wish that my small drawer would always be filled with $.

Mom and Dad said there is no point of rushing to get a job and they said I will end up wanting more holidays once I start working. " Enjoy your days" dad said. I could if I do not just sit down at home and watch the grass grows. But at some point I do agree with my dad. I should really take things slow. Well, maybe it is just me wanting to know the real taste of life which is of course different that the one I am having right now. Or am I being too ambitious? Maybe.

Often times I wonder at people's lives, especially those who have been unemployed for months, or maybe years. Have they put themselves at the wrong career? or they are just not needed at the moment? I put my full respect to those people that are still looking for a job and eventually end up taking a part-time job because I tell you, getting a fixed job is not like sitting for finals.

I have witnessed people who just stay at home, whine about empty pockets, yet too lazy to spank their butts to get at least a part-time job or maybe do something useful. Unless your parents are rich then it is a different story. At least for the grown ups, act as a grown up and get some respect from your parents.

Well, that was just some random thoughts from me. If you feel offended, forgive me I should say and hopefully we could get something good out of it.

And if there are job vacancies around that you guys knew about( of course that suits me), do inform me.

I am not that desperate yet. =]

It was a rainy day

2010-08-23T01:59:00.000-07:00

It was because my sisters are about to leave Malaysia soon, so we decided to stay for a night at our grandparents'. It had been fun I would say. Nothing could be better than meeting up with grandma and grandpa, seeing them smiling from ear to ear as they greeted our arrival. The journey had been rough as we had to change one of the car's tires which eventually ended up going for a long waited tire alignment. We did not see that was coming. But they were all quickly forgotten by the laughters and joy that had enlightened our stay at kampung.

The tire unevenly skinned caused by bad alignment

This fella was busy aligning the tires

Blackout had arrived much earlier than us. It was around 2p.m if I have not mistaken when grandpa told me the power has gone OFF several hours before we arrived he reckoned. While listening to him trying to explain what had happened, I carefully removed the switch panel cover and tried to examine the real cause of the power failure. Moving back and forth from the switch panel to the meter, I removed all the necessary parts at both devices and make sure that they won't be any current flowing to the house. As it was part of my profession, I knew and more than sure I had done all the procedures to make sure that everything would go smoothly. And then it happened.

A direct hit from the current flowed from my index finger to my toes as it was not my intention to touch one of the neutral wire. The sensation was so strong yet tempting in a painful way. It was the strongest one I ever gotten and I better make sure I won't get it again. Lucky enough I quickly pulled myself out of that bond. That quick shock gave me a sweet acidic taste at the tip of my index finger. That was insane.

My conclusion was that there should not be any current flowing from the neutral port of the meter and they might had switched without any reason. I was correct when the guy that normally does the wiring job for the villagers came and switched the wires to the correct ports in the morning. But it leaves us a question, how did it end up like that? So we spent the night with candles and oil lamps and it reminded me of the time when the government was still lack of wisdom and facilities to accommodate the village with electricity supply. Normally the candles ran out super fast because as kids, we were tempted to play with the wax and watched it hardened on our finger or maybe burned a few strings of hair which makes a very awful smell.

The Sunday service ended, and we walked down to the orchard to pluck mangosteens. The amount was superb and we did not even finish plucking all of them. The afternoon got better with the presence of durians and hot brewed coffee.

Kampung dogs chilling at the church compound

enough say

It was raining on Sunday evening and we had to leave. I never like this part because leaving is always painful. Each of us would take our time to say goodbye to grandpa and grandma. We all had our chance to hug them and they would normally shed tears. As I watched my grandma hugging my sister in front of me, I could feel it was painful for them because as we get old, we would never know when will our biological time stop ticking. They would not know theirs and they would always keep in their mind that it might be the last chance for them to see their generations. I know it is bitter to swallow, but that is just how it rolls.

Our car took its last reverse before it climbed to the hilly gravel road. I waved at grandma and grandpa, and I caught myself smiling as I remembered the priceless moment of the great talk they had, grandma's smiles and laughs, and grandpa's jokes.

"The house will be empty again" said grandpa. We will be back soon!

p/s : unedited pictures were taken using my cheap hand phone.

Virtual Insanity

2010-08-07T03:01:00.000-07:00

I got this title from Jamiroquai's album entitled "Travelling without Walking". This British Band composes very nice songs with awesome music which really met my taste, has recently enlisted inside my so called Favorite Band. Anyway, enough for the band's introduction.

That title has hit me to writing something about certain things. I do not know how you guys would look into it, but it is pretty frightening from my perspective to see people got carried away by the facilities the technology has provided. Really.

Just look at these examples. I bet it is obvious enough.

FACEBOOK!

That is the new disease. It is just ridiculous to see people updating their Facebook status countless times in one day. I am sorry if that just hit you but don't you guys think there is something wrong there? Well, it is even more hilarious to see some lunatic yet naive people posting stuff on their status to show they were pissed with somebody. That is just insane. I mean, what is the point of doing such thing? It would be nice if we just keep it to ourselves, ain't it? That would make the world a better place for a second, at least for me. Ha ha. There is no point for me to stress out more examples here (other than Facebook) as I am so sure you could name them all.

Anyway, you can scratch my words if they are bollocks for you.

Does not mean technology is bad. It is good. Really really good. It advances our living standard and of course makes life easier. And life would be perfect if we make use of it at the right measurement and use it at the right time for the right purpose. If you realize you're spending more time sitting down and facing the monitor than socializing around (not virtually), you gotta slap your face a few times I would suggest. Haha.

So, make sure you are still touching the ground and living in a real time.

And that is the song I was talking about. It is really nice. Feel free to give your ears for it.

Tada!

2010-05-27T19:55:00.000-07:00

Yeap. It has been awhile. Exam really has taken a lot of my time ( I hope it is a good thing though). Now I am done with that and I hope to see a lot of me updating my page. Lemme figure out what to write first. I will let you guys know when I am ready. =]

Bye?

2010-04-01T13:30:00.000-07:00

It is tiring but I am almost done. I wish I could enjoy you to the fullest, Yee Yen Yee. I had fun so far.

I think.

Mm.

p/s

Yee = E
Yen = &
Yee = E
Courtesy of Sri Lanka.

Let Them Out, Write It All Down

2010-03-17T01:27:00.000-07:00

How I wish I have the gift to just simply write lyrics and songs. It is amazing to see how artists can express their feelings on a piece of paper and make songs out of it. Not all of them are nice of course. Erm. well, it depends on individual actually. Different genres say different things. For example, Emo which is a style of rock music typically characterized by melodic musicianship and expressive, often confessional lyrics. Never be my favorite, just an example.

I am always amazed how some artists can play around with words and put them together to give so much meaning into it. It is like, every verse has its own meaning, and it has another meaning behind that meaning if you get what I mean. Some songs are just too crazy to understand and normally they come together with good chords progression and music arrangement. Good experience though.

Anyway, I have been trying to have my own songs written down. It is hard because I am not gifted. Ha ha. But I am still trying. For now, I have some but they are too cheesy I should call it. They are too straight forward when I wanted them to be like, you know, when people say " You are so creative!".

Oh, I wish. I guess I just have to be an engineer. Mm.

Forgot what song did I play for this picture

Not use to have so many words in my posts. This is just another random thought from me. This song is for you guys. It is not really a song that can make people go "Wow!", but it has a good meaning in it and of course it is nice.

Have a great day.

Perhaps It Will Be Official

2010-03-15T09:53:00.000-07:00

Get Down On It on September when I Want You Back. That is when you will Paint My Love and we do not even bother when people say Hello. You people shall be Dancing In the Moon Light when Moritz gets on the stage. Prepare the dance floor.

Get busy now.

Visual Basic, Please Be Nice To Me

2010-03-02T02:33:00.000-08:00

I hate the fact that I have to continue doing my final year project when I see it is almost impossible to see any outstanding progress out of it. Some people are just not born to do programming and I believe it is true. I am just basically tired of everything while I can see the presentation date is approaching. Still, as long as I pretend that I love programming, then everything should be fine.

I guess. Hmm.

How I wish the Cameron Highland trip has never ended.

Nobody gets flirted with that cynical smile

Enjoy life people.

When You Wish

2010-02-22T13:20:00.000-08:00

Have you ever been in such situation..

When you have so much things to think about and not knowing on which one you should give more priority?

When you wish you could force some things to change according on how you want it to be?

When you wish you should not have done it that way?

When you wish things could just stay as it is?

When you wish you could fix things back?

When you wish you could smile everyday and not having any complication in life?

When you wish that everyday is Friday?

When you wish you could just freeze the best moment in your life and live with it everyday?

and more typical thinking, when you wish you could just turn back the time?

It is almost unfair when things do not work even when you break into tears or lose your pride, trying really hard to fix them. Some wish we could pay for solutions of this hectic life. It works, but not for long.

Yes, life is just so cruel sometimes. It is hard to accept it when we wish things that we want are still there, when they are not. Everybody wishes that we could just run away and forget about the troubles that are hunting us. But sadly it is just impossible. This riddles of life would faithfully be our shadows until we all are back into dust.

Sometimes it is worth to waste time, thinking about it. And it could either make us stronger or weaker. It all depends on every individual. But do not give up. Be strong because that is the best thing you can do to yourself. When you feel like giving up, remember why you held on for so long in the first place. Fight for it even though you know your path is narrow because you know it is worth to fight for.

But if they are not meant to be like that, we just have to believe everything happens for a reason. People change so we can learn how to let go. Things go wrong, so that we appreciate them when they are right. We believe lies, so we eventually learn to trust no one but ourselves, and sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together. We just have to move on. It's just a chapter in the past. But do not close the book, just turn the page.

Sounds so serious? Maybe. Because for me, life is like a maze and just so scary to live with.

Cheers people.

Sorry, no pictures this time. Ha ha

Should I?

2009-11-29T22:18:00.000-08:00

Hey to all,

So it is not that I am about to close this blog. It is just that I might not have time to update it. Will work out on updating this blog again. Do drop me comment(s) on this post or on my message box if you have anything to tell me. Till then.

My i Touch says Hello to y'all

Cheers everybody.

Odri(s)

2009-08-15T11:22:00.000-07:00

Find me. Click on the picture to enlarge.

Only for 18 above viewers

2009-07-18T02:01:00.000-07:00

This is interesting. You may need parental supervision if you realized that you are below 18.

_______________(just to draw a line)________________________

So kids, the topic today is about Cleavage. Yes, it's a "big" word boys. Normally...well, not normally actually because the word cleavage is always refer to ladies. In my opinion la, I think it shows that ladies (some) are confident with themselves.

just an example!

Some people are even obsess about it

Even men want to show that they could be like the ladies.

This is just an example. Does not mean that I'm gay

It was so happened that I discovered a new kind of cleavage.

Ain't that amazing! We just cannot predict kids nowadays.

Aramaiti!

2009-07-18T00:15:00.000-07:00

June is a very big month for Sabahans other than December. We all know why. It is when beers get sold out, groceries shops get packed, the percentage of accident in Malaysia increases, people are getting beer belly and shout "Aramaiti!", which means "This is great!" or "This is awesome!" or anything that would address to having a great time. But of course, if these things do not happen, it would not sound like Sabah la bah. Anyway, we had an event going on here and it was nice since I have not celebrated it for almost 3 years.

Traditional music instrument, "Tagong"

Setting up for traditional gamesCatapult. It ain't that easyChurch "Nasi Ayam" stall. SOLD OUT!

Of course, the biggest event of all..Unduk Ngadau

For a better view, use your left hand to cover no.9

She was crowned as the WinnerBut I think this one should win

It is Harvest Festival or Kaamatan in case some of you are still wondering.

Balek Kampong!

2009-07-03T00:26:00.000-07:00

This post is for you guys who think that we, Sabahans still live at long houses, forests or bushes or on the trees. To be frank, I am proud to live in Sabah with breath taking views and fresh air, compare to hazy atmosphere and tall confusing concretes.

Oops!This picture should not be uploaded!This is better than polisterin @ tapau

Don't mess with Sunday

My most prefered river
The Gay SceneThis is a must when we stop by at this river Risking mum's Canon CyberShot
To grandpa & grandma, we will be back

So, think again. It is not as bad as you all think right?

The "Going Out" Marathon

2009-06-10T23:34:00.000-07:00

Why Marathon? Because I was not at home for the whole day. The day after I arrived home, my dad and I went out to certified some documents for my PTPTN application. The sun in Sabah has no difference with Semenyih. It was hot and so hot and still hot. We went a place for certification, which I have no idea where is it. Anyway, done with the documents thingy, I went home and play awhile with Sunday until I received an unexpected call.

Friend : Ui!Mana ko? (Hey!Where are you?)
Me : Di rumah.Napa? (At home. Why?)
Friend : Oh. Ko mo keluar? (Oh. You wanna go out?)
Me : Pigi mana? (Where at?)
Friend : Kasih Sayang Resort. Ko tunggu ja di sana. Si Alik ambil ko nanti (Kasih Sayang Resort. You just wait at you house. Alex will fetch you)
Me : Bah. Buli bawa anjing ka? ( Alright. Can I bring my dog?)
Friend : Erm, suka hati ko la. (Em, it's up to you)

I did not bring Sunday though. Anyway, we left and headed to the place. It was nice. It is called Kasih Sayang Resort. It is located at the neighboring village. I never thought we actually have resort around our village.

I bet you wonder how these people could access to townsThe tag caught my attention since the road was so dustyIt was not that easy to reach the resortPhoto taken from the websiteThe balconyHe called me Alex and his sonChilling Mrs. Alex @ PearlThanks AlexTired and liking it

The day had not ended yet. Another group of our friends called us to watch "Terminator Salvation". We took almost an hour to reach the resort. We drove down from the resort, which took less than 45 minutes, I guess and headed to 1Borneo. Watching Terminator was fun and we went for a supper after the movie. The day was fully occupied and I would say that it was a big "Welcome Home" day for me.

Sabah Tanah Airku

2009-06-01T05:54:00.000-07:00

I have been waiting to post this

Even though I did not do well in my Mathematics Paper, even though I did not get the chance to climb Broga Hills, even though the train almost ditched me when I wanted to go to Nilai because I wanted to take the Airport Liner bus, even though I did not know the LCCT's McDonald Ice-cream Counter had been moved at the airport's compound, even though Sundae Cone did not taste that good in LCCT, even though people were wearing mask, and even though I did not know that AirAsia did not have free-seating anymore, I am so glad that I finally made it to my homeland. Somehow it feels so good to be able to hear Sabahan Slang again after being away from home for 6 months. Hopefully more updates will be coming.
Happy holiday everybody.
Thanks to Joyce for the picture.

If you wanna hang out you've got to take her out, Cocaine!

2009-05-22T11:21:00.000-07:00

No. I am not taking drugs now because I am so stress up with the exam. While the Swine Flu is hovering somewhere around Malaysia, I am already infected by two types of fever. Exam Fever of course, and Blues Fever. The title is actually from a song called "Cocaine" by Eric Clapton. Oh yeah, I love blues. There are non better genres that this. Talking about the solo part, I admit that heavy metal and those other kinda musics that involve crazy solo with fast and violent scale win this category. But blues, it is not about how fast you can drive your fingers on the guitar neck or how many scales you can fit into one solo. It is all about the feeling baby. It drives me crazy to figure out how those legends could have so many ideas when they are working out the solo parts. Anyways, I am not going to teach how to play blues scales. I am going to show you guys some of the blues legends that I have known so far and I really admire them( Do not get me wrong. I do not worship 'em.)

B.B King
Oh yes. He has been crown the King of Blues for decades. He has been playing blues since he was a teenager. Although at the age of 76, his solos are still venomous as ever. He still holds the crown and he is still alive. He uses clean effect to play his solos and they are absolutely nice. Try listening "Three o'clock Blues".

Budd y Guy
I do not really know about this guy, but he can be consider as one of the blues legend too. He is really good in both fast and slow tempo. He is known with he crazy bending skills.

Jimi Hendrix
Now, the fella, he synthesized many styles in creating his musical voice. His unique guitar skills made him famous and many are trying to imitate his skills. However, he died due to drug overdose and left behind more that 300 unreleased recordings. My favorite song is " Voodoo Child". He is a legend now.

Stevi e R ay Vaugh an
I am pretty sure not much people know about this legend. He was strongly influenced by many blues guitarists. Vaughan's sound and playing style, which often incorporated simultaneous lead and rhythm parts, drew comparisons to Hendrix. Also, he covered some of Jimi Hendrix tunes. He was known by his warm blues-rock tone. He, however died from a helicopter crash, on the same day he had his last two shows.

Eric Clapton
He has his own way of playing his guitar. I am sure you all knew his songs such as "Tears in Heaven" and "Wonderful Tonight". He has a sad story life and he expresses his feelings and sadness through his songs. He has become mentor for so many guitarists such as John Mayer and Slash.

Jo hn Mayer
He is famous with his first single "You body is a Wonderland". He formed a band called "John Mayer Trio" where they play blues all the way. This guy is so interesting because you can see two sides of John Mayer. First side, he plays more to acoustic music like " Why Georgia" and on the other side, he plays blues and rock, for instance " Who Do You Think I Was". He is heavily influenced by Stevie Ray Vaughan, Jimi Hendrix and Eric Clapton.

Audri Moritz
Now, this one. He is still figuring out how to really play blues. He is still looking for the right effects to play for the right songs. He knows how to imitate the legends but he screws up most of the time. He would like to be heavily influenced by those legends. He is yet to discover his own way of playing blues. He is looking forward to own a real Fender guitar and he is waiting to finish his last paper on next Monday.

Exam Fever

2009-05-16T10:33:00.000-07:00

Exam could kill you. University exam pressure is so different compare to high school. Revision week lasts for 2 weeks. First 4 days, you feel it is kinda hard to catch up with your revision timetable (if you have one). Then you start to feel comfortable and happy with your study routine. This hopefully could last for 4 to 5 days, maybe 1 week. After that, you start to get bored and sick of studying the same thing over and over again. Then finally, you are probably still going strong with you thing or maybe you start doing something else. Oh well, in the house 52A, the atmosphere changes when finals come. Everybody has things to do. Nobody cares what is going on, no one bother what are you up to. As long as we could see that there are 6 of us in the house, then it should be fine.

The weather is crazy throughout the study breakSome study and texting day and nightSome texting and study day and nightSome study with laptop day and nightSome study and wondering around day and nightChilling moment. sometimes

It seems like everybody is studying hard and resting hard. For me, the best thing to do when I am taking short breaks after sitting in my room for hours is to bug around with my housemates.

Oh yes. This one happens day and night too

Anyway, for those who are doing the same thing like us, I hope you guys are still standing and do well in your finals.

Untitled 2

2009-05-14T01:32:00.000-07:00

This fella scares me.

For real.

The Mathematic Question

2009-05-12T00:29:00.000-07:00

He was sitting on his chair, as usual inside his room. He has been doing nothing since this morning other than surfing the internet. He can't wait to get out of the town. He decided to figure out how many more hours he has left before he can wonder around at a new place.

Days left : 15 days

1 day = 24 hours

15 days = (24 x 15) hours = 360 hours.

Knowing that he usually spends his night time sleeping for at least 5 hours. So, he approximated that he actually takes 6 hours and a half to sleep every night. Thus,

Sleeping time = 6.5 hours

Total sleeping time for the whole 15 days = Days left x Sleeping time

= (15 x 6.5) hours

= 97.5 hours.

For this semester, he has 3 papers for the final. Each paper takes 3 hours respectively. He sat his first paper last Monday and he has 2 more papers to go. The time he will spend for the remaining papers is,

Total time spend for final exam = (2 x 3) hours

= 6 hours.

Everyday, he spends at least 7 hours to study, which includes day and night time.

Total study time = Study time x Days left

= (7 x 15)hours

= 105 hours.

Also, taking consideration on the time he spends to have his meals everyday. Each meal takes about 1 hour. Thus, he needs 3 hours to have his breakfast, lunch and dinner. He also assumed that he'll go out for supper at least 5 more times for this 15 days remaining. Usually, he and his housemates spend about 1.5 hour for supper.

Total time for eating = Time for having meals + Time for having
supper

= [(15 x 3) + (5 x 1.5) ]hours

= 52.5 hours.

He reckoned that he normally spends about 15 minutes taking shower and another 5 minutes to brush his teeth every morning and before he goes to sleep. Because he takes his shower twice everyday, he takes 50 minutes to get himself fresh and clean.

Total hygiene time = Days left x hygiene time per day
= (15 x [50/60]hours

= 12.5 hours.

Lastly, not to mention time that he could wastes which includes picking nose, crapping in the toilet, farting around and bugging his housemates. He assumed that he wastes 20 minutes in total for this, what he called "leisure" time.

Total Leisure time = Days left x Leisure time
= (15 x [20/60]) hours

= 5 hours.

Thus the remaining time he has to stay in this pityful place is:

Remaining time = Total Time - (Total sleeping time + Total Study
Time + Total time for final exam + Total Study
Time + Total Eating Time + Total Hygiene Time
+ Total Leisure Time )
= 360 - (97.5 + 6 + 105 + 52.5 + 12.5 + 5) hours
= 81.5 hours.

He knew that,

24 hours = 1 day
81.5 hours = (81.5/24)

= 3. 396 days.

So, he only 4.45 days left to stay in this small house. That means, if he wakes up at 7.30A.M on Monday, he should be off on Wednesday at 7.20 PM.Satisfied with the result, he went out from his room to take shower. The counting starts now.

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2009-04-17T19:26:00.000-07:00

I have been missing for so long. I know nobody cares about that. Haha. The reasons that I cannot constantly update my blog are:

The internet is slow
The network is slow
The internet speed is so slow
The internet just not working
and the internet is slow
Same as above
All mentioned above

Well, like I said nobody cares. Anyway, many things had happened this semester.

A PuppyTea PlantationSnake WaterfallCyclingThe Four Seasons HouseBand"The Red Carpet Affair" Annual Dinner

And exam is coming really soon.

Back and Updating

2009-01-20T02:47:00.000-08:00

So I am back and updating my blog. I know it's been almost 2 months since the last time I really posted something on my blog, excluding the post about me having exams. Many things had happened for the past months which of course includes my Christmas and New Year celebration back at home. I know, I know it's already January 2009, but I just wanna let you all know that I really had so much fun back at home with my homies, doing crazy stuf,cam-whoring before I ever knew that I was going to mess up my exam.

December 28, Night

Praise and Worship led by Loverlhine Ivy

Dancer a.k.a my sister

Drinks for the Night

Don't try this at home

The Mogirongs

Christmas Organizer a.k.a my uncle

Emcee for the day a.k.a my mum

PMM and Youth group picture

I always have a great time celebrating Christmas though 2008 was a bit different than always. Maybe because of my exam. Hmm. Anyway, we celebrated Christmas on the 28th til 30th December and joined together with New Year celebration on the 31st. Traditionally, we stay at church on New Year Eves til morning breaks. We have bonfire, food, games, food, talk craps, food and food again! Sometimes with small fireworks. Haha. For me, I could miss celebrating Christmas at home but not New Year. I just do not know why.

The survivors on January 1, 2009, Morning

My favorite

I know there are so many pictures inside and they summed up the things that happened when I was about to breath the air of 2009. I hope you all enjoy it. More updates coming up. Oh and,

Have a nice day ahead to all.=]

Audri is...

2009-01-07T16:48:00.001-08:00

sitting for exams now.I know it's pathetic to write my first post, talking about me having exams.Anyway, I will be back with updates and stories.So just hang on there.

Christmas Tree or Baby In a Manger?

2008-12-12T12:18:00.000-08:00

Who does not like Christmas?I believe it's the most happening event on earth after New Year Celebration.

Christmas Tree

Another Couple In My House

I still remember I used to drag my parents to toys shops and grabbed a Christmas present for me, which normally I chose the present that I wanted. Had it wrapped up and pretended to get surprised when it's time to give up the present. I know it should not be that way. New clothes, new haircut, present and more! I was so tombirang to show what have I gotten for Christmas and it went like "Hey, check out my helicopter!', "My remote control car is better than yours." or "I don't think you've seen this one before.", so and so. Yes, that was me and it makes me laugh every time I think of it.

So, as time goes by, I realized that Christmas brings joy to people and gathers everybody to share happiness.

Christmas 2005,Group Photo
Christmas 2006, at home

Christmas in Bukit Bintang
Carolers
Alvin and a Christmas Tree

Christmas 2008

The truth is, Christmas is not totally about getting new things and showing off, or having a big gathering and being Mr/Mrs. Golombon by the end of the year. Everybody knows that Jesus Christ was born on earth and that is why we celebrate Christmas even though Jesus did not really born on Christmas Day. A controversy?Click here to know more about the birth of Christ.

It is not enough to just celebrate His birth on earth two thousand years ago. What more important is to appreciate His willingness to come down from Heaven to this tiny little planet called Earth. And the most important thing of all is, He did it because He loves us so much and He does not want us to perish with the world.
Today's Words you learned :

Tombirang - Show off, behave with swank
Golombon - fat, physically big in size

I'll be home for Christmas!

Mansau to Midvalley

2008-12-08T12:34:00.000-08:00

I've been trapped in Semenyih since the first week I enrolled in University of Nottingham and I decided to go mansau to Midvalley on the December 5th. It's not a public holiday by the way. It was declared as a mourning day for a tragic death of one of the student in our school. Tell me that I didn't do anything wrong. So anyway, Adam and I went together, supposedly taking the bus at 10am. But due to some circumstances, we had to take a cab to reach Kajang train station. So, let's do it simple. Just click here to know things that happened on that day. Below were the tasks that I was supposed to complete :

Withdraw enough money from RHB Bank so I won't be charged again from MayBank ATM at school.
Buy books and rubik's cube.
Buy Sunday's Christmas presents.
Buy a new pair of short pants.

So, let the pictures do the narration.

Christmas decoration in Midvalley

"My Legendary Girlfriend" and Lunch at Kim Gary
Thank you Adam
Met Jason in Midvalley

Chillin' in Coffee Bean

And in the end, I only managed to complete 35% out of the four tasks and I was kinda regretted for not bringing my camera along when I saw the Christmas decorations. But overall, I'm glad that I went out that day.
It's almost Christmas everyone!
Oh, I think I'm going to start teaching you guys some dusun words. So the word you learn today is :

Mansau- Going out somewhere else.

Picnic Under the Star with Cancer Awareness

2008-12-05T10:25:00.000-08:00

I forgot when is it, but we were given a chance to perform on both occasions. I don't know how we (Nelson, Adam and me) did it, but it ended pretty good. First was "Picnic Under the Star" which turned out to be "Picnic Under the Ceiling".

So it was great because getting free food is always great (because we were performers). Nelson and I performed 3 songs and quite a surprise for me that most of the crowd didn't know the songs.

You Give Me Something (James Morrison)
She Will Be Loved (Maroon 5)
I'm Yours (Jason Mraz)

Thanks to Adam@Wind for posting about these two events in his blog. Feel free to visit his site. That night was more on doing my own stuff instead of imitating those singers because I kinda messed up the whole 15 minutes. Sound system problem, coughing, making up my own lyrics, yes they happened. But like I said, the event ended pretty good.

Oh, I remember that this event was held on Tuesday because on Thursday, the same week, we had another performance for "Cancer Awareness" organized by the Pharmacy Department. We performed as a band.

How to Save a Life (The Fray)
The Scientist (Coldplay)

The Air Motor

With only a short practice for 1 and a half hour on the day before, me managed to make the crowd screamed (did they?). I did mess up again and I'm not telling you guys. Haha. I'm bad in live performance. But overall, with homework and assignments undone and piling up, I have to say that I enjoyed the week.
Oh, did I mention about a Christmas carol came and sang Christmas songs after the event?

I'm missing home.Happy Christmas everyone.=)

The Old Game

2008-12-04T06:42:00.000-08:00

I didn't know why it suddenly came through my mind but I just felt that I wanted to play the game again. It's called "Heart Of Darkness".
I think it was the first game that I was able to finish SUCCESSFULLY. It's a 2D graphic simple adventure game. It's about this kid named Andy who wants to save his dog which was taken away by an unseen creature.

It was released in 1998 so it's about 10 years ago?And when i thought about it, I realized that I'm getting old year by year. Haha. And the end of 2008 is just around the corner. Anyway, I still love this game. You all can actually download this game from the net and it's free. Click here if you wanna know more about the game. Have a wonderful day.
*continue playing game*

Coming Soon

2008-11-18T03:45:00.000-08:00

My childhood dream has come true and I present this to you.

You should watch it if you wanna see Jessica Alba speaks in Dusun. Will be out on the big screen this December, only in GSC 1Borneo. Autographed posters will be given out for the first 100 to purchase the ticket. Don't miss a chance to meet your favorite stars.
Oh. Big credits to www.lawrenzloh.blogspot.com for such a wonderful encouragement and ideas.

Why do I like Friday?

2008-11-14T17:49:00.000-08:00

Groovy baby!It's almost the weekend!I like it when it's Friday. Why?Of course because it's the end of the school day. BUT most importantly, we got the chance to go out makan! For now our favorite place is located in Broga. I don't know what it means but there are palm and rubber plantations along the road. That's the best place to eat we discovered so far around Semenyih Town.

Hm.I've no idea what he's trying to do

4 people squeeze in a car

Beef Curry Rice

Last person to get his food
Going back to Semenyih

And the ultimate thing to do on every Friday evening isChou Thai Ti (Not sure how to spell it correctly)

And those things conclude our every Friday in this little house.

Photography

2008-11-07T03:45:00.000-08:00

I am so new with this blogging thing and Itook quite awhile to find here "New Post" link (sigh).Anyway, this post is about photography.I always like taking pictures. For me it’s amazing that one could freeze a happy moment just by clicking the snap button on a camera. If I’m not mistaken, I started to develop my interest on photography when I was browsing my friend’s blog site.Try checking on his blog to see his artworks(salute). www.lawrenzloh.blogspot.com . So that was the time when I wanted to have my own camera so badly. I managed to get a so called “semi-pro” camera which is actually a compact digital camera with high optical zoom. It can’t be compare with the real DLSR but it’s enough for me to practice my photography skills. It’s true that it takes a long time for one to be a good photographer.

Which I think my first best photo

A wonderful Breakfast

I'm still far behind on becoming a good photographer. And I learn editing pictures too. I'm using Adobe Photoshop V.7 (yes, i know it's old) and Adobe Light room. It's fun playing around with it but I tend to reach the point where I don't have any idea what am I suppose to come out with.

Yup. Like I said just now, idea. Still, there are a lot more things to be learn and I think it's kinda true when people say photographers must have chemistry with their camera and I think I should get myself a real DSLR. When? Hmm. I still love my camera. Ha ha.

I'm gonna have a busy week this coming week while Barrack Obama is busy deciding a dog he should pick for the first daughter.

Anyway, you all have a nice day.

newbie

2008-11-04T16:50:00.000-08:00

So, finally I have decided to create my own blog since people are getting addicted with this thing. Let's see if I could get addicted too. Anyway, as an introduction, I'm studying in University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus. I never thought that studying for degree could be this tough. It's funny when I was talking with my housemate about taking master after we finish with degree as if degree is as easy as diploma. We study so much in one day yet we have a lot of assignments and homework to do. And that's when I found out that I suck in programming so much. Still, it's a good thing for us to discover that it's not easy to get good money in the working world. How I miss my days back in Nilai.
Oh well, that all for the first post.I shall come out with something interesting when I have the idea.

Oh, one more thing. Do you know that one in three male motorists picks their nose while driving?
Click on this website http://www.davesdaily.com/interesting/40-interesting-facts.htm to find out more.
Have a nice day.