life in penang and sarawak

Ya ya ya…. I know… its been months. In fact in a cyber world its BEEN YEARS!!!!! And to answer what u guys have been doubting lately, YES!!!! I’m a Christian…. I have accepted Christ…. Don ask why. Cos I also dunno why. Funny isn’t it?? *smile*

The story started when I was back in Penang undergoing my internship program with Fairchild Semiconductor. It was a long story but I’ll jus keep it short….

Before I left for Sarawak, I’ve been attending Penang Christian Center(PCC)’s activities for sometime. I can’t help it but to attend more of their activities because they were so extremely welcoming and warm. Every Sunday we have captain ball in Youth Park. And that’s what brings us together. Primary kids are playing together with senior citizens in a game of captain ball. We had so much fun there in Youth Park, but what makes me down is that I have to go to work the next morning. Haha…. Bottom line is we had a lot of fun there in Youth Park every Sunday evening. After the game, we would have a few glasses of fruit juice in Fruit Ice (along botanical road on the left). Seriously, u have to try their fruit ice. Its one of a kind and u can never find anything like it in Penang. The best part was we can all sit back, relax and chit chat. And pls tell the management that they should provide mosquito coils..hehe…

Anyways, thanks guys… for giving me such a great time when I was in Penang. And the Triple Challenge was awesome. Hopefully I’ll be able to join u guys in next year’s competition. And this time we shall emerge as the champions again…do train hard my fellow teammates…

Through all of these activities with my friends from PCC, Christianity begins to flow into my mind. And that is what gives me the spark into building faith for Jesus. It started slow…. But at least there was something….

One day when I woke up, all of a sudden I felt that Jesus touched my heart. Its like I’m ready to give my trust to him, my faith to him and trusted HIM to guide me along the way. It might sound weird and superstitious, but that’s the fact. And above all, there is this special person I wanted to thank… if she is reading this post, she’ll know who I meant. *laughs* (don ask cos I’m not telling)

“thanks for being by my side and guiding me along the way. I’m really touched by what u did and I appreciate every single thing u did for me. May GOD bless u”

If its not because of her, I think I’ll still be lost somewhere in this world….. Not physically but spiritually. She is the catalyst for this whole thing. She has been guiding me all these time from Penang to Sarawak.

Well… it all started with few simple books she sent to me all the way to Sarawak…. To u guys, it might be just 3 simple books. But to me, I’m touched. Really touched. The books really meant a lot to me. And its from someone special… *wink* hehe….

the books are:

GOD’s daily promises for men

HOLY BIBLE

What on EARTH am i here for?

THANKS DEAR and everyone in PCC……

bloody airasia got me stucked in Kuching airport for 5 hours…. Our flight was actually 630 pm, then it delayed to 755 pm. haiya…. 1 hour and 25 minutes nia ma…. no problem lar…. go starbucks on9 a while, very fast reach 755 dee…. KNN, and then when i reach there at 7 pm… they said my flight, AK5219, has been retimed. DAMN…. Now i’m stucked for 5 hours in Kuching Airport doin nothing except sipping my Mocha Praline Fracpuccino slowlyyyyyy….. and i mean sloooowlyyyyy… sip by sip….. that coffee cost me rm 16 eh… haihhh……

well….. the good thing is that i get to enjoy the newly launched christmas coffee from starbucks lar…. in my opinion, i’ll give a rating of 7 lar… taste almost like Coffee Bean’s mocha nia…. not much difference.

the drinks that has to last for 5 hours in kuching airport…. damn….

random shot taken with my casio EX-Z110.

aikkKK….don expect to see Wei Yang in the airport…. unfortunetly he missed his flight that evening. He arrived 5 minutes late and Airasia doesn’t let him check-in… poor Wei Yang.

jus another random shot of kuching airport’s starbucks….

well…. what else can i say??? it’s all Airasia fault…. DAMN them!!!!! next time tell earlier lar if wanna delay…. delay a while its okie….but for 5 hours!!!!! and they din even bother to do anything for us. even MAS gave us a free dinner that day when it delayed for 2 hours…. i have lost confidence in Airasia. My frens have lost their confidence in Airasia. In fact no body trust Airasia anymore. Wei Yang is so pissed off right now that he has erased the word Airasia in his dictionary…. "Airasia, I think u should do somethin about it. To gain back the trust that we’ve given"

The final examination is finishing soon (for me), most of my friends in Unimas has already finished their exams long time ago…..its always like that, somehow mechanical and manufacturing engineering’s papers will drag till the very end of the exam period. Why is it always like this?? I wonder

Anyway, next semester I’ll not be in Unimas (intern in Fairchild). Whereas, some of my friends will be facing their final semester. Well….i’m kinda having a mixture of emotions. I’m happy that they’re graduating soon but on the other hand, this is the last time I’m seeing them…… so jus wanna tell u guys that I had a great time with all of u. u guys rock man……haha….. with all the laughter, the smiles, the jokes that we made and the time we’ve had…… it’s the best moment in Unimas. Of course there’ll be confrontations, but nothing beats our friendship….I guarantee that…. The phrase “to forgive and forget” is always in my dictionary…. Jus hoping that u guys will forgive me for the mistakes I’ve done.

Friends living in Lot 147 DI, I wish that I could know u guys longer……Ing Yeow, Chelsea, Siaw Hui, Jing Jing, Chun Woei and Fai…… u guys are great….. Even though its just a few months but quality its always better than quantity rite? Haha….Ing Yeow, when ur in pg, do call me for futsal ya….hehe. Siaw Hui, u have to continue teaching me Foochow and how to make “so da bin” cake (pork murtabak)….and Chelsea, u shouldn’t gamble so much….. tsk tsk tsk……

My housemates, Janice Foo aka Foo Foo, Sze Yin aka char siew aka moo choo aka piggy, Mui Ying aka vegetable and Jenice aka hamster……. Phewww..….thank god they’re still here when I come back….Foo Foo… don worry, cos we stay in the same housing area remember?….

My friends living in Unimas hostel, my schoolmate Chun Hoong, great futsal player Pok Li, Wong Kah Lun aka Wong sifu, and Henry….. Thank you for everything…… Chun Hoong continue ur intense gym training, u have to add some weight, PokLi, and Wong Kah Lun, pls do more exercise…..

Last but not least, my mechanical and manufacturing engineering seniors…… Ah Sun, Pauline, Hon Boon, Ah Yew, Ah Teh and Chun Woei…… ur the best seniors man…… haha…. Do enjoy ur remaining days in Unimas…..do whatever u have to do…. And don regret for not doing it…

Ohh yea….. Ah Chai and Wendy. Do keep up with what ur doing now….. Always love and appreciate each other. Wish u “pak tau tou lou”…..haha

As u can see here I have a long list of friends…..i’m very so sorry for not mentioning ur name. pls do not be offended….. u guys are also great ….. just that I’m in the middle of my examination and I’m rushing for my studies….. Still got 2 papers to go eh…. Instrument and control, and business management.

Remember that next semester is ur final semester in Unimas. And after that, it’s a whole new stage of life. Working environment is totally different. Be prepared for it ya…. Do whatever u should do while ur still here…..i know I’m a little “cheong hei” but this is ur final SEM….NO REGRETS

This exam period has been a very difficult time for me….. I jus wanna say a huge THANK YOU for all of u…. I appreciate our friendship very much and being with u guys is the best moment ever I’ve had in Unimas for the past 3 years…. From Seroja College to Desa Ilmu….. and don worry, I’ll definitely be there for ur convocation. *HUGS* *HUGS* and lots of *HUGS*

we’ve been discussing who is that shadow?? it looks like 1 of my housemate, but she keeps on saying it wasn’t her… is it her? is it not her? well… lets discuss it okie…

this is the pic that we’re goin to discuss now. the question is who is the shadow?? can any1 tell me?? 

plssss…. i beg u all….curiosity kills. i need to noe who the shadow is.

basically from what i can see, its a guy and a gal. the guy is holding her shoulders meanwhile the gal is (what on earth is she doin?)*tsk tsk tsk*. actually i aldy have some1 on my mind, she does really look the same as pig s**y**. (just a wild guess) what bout the guy… is he from BM? mayb….perhaps…most probably…..

okie i’ll compare it with another photo of theirs

does it look the same? the guy? the gal? its clear now isn’t it. no need to explain so much. haha…. again, those that really really noes who they are plsss tell me…

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i edited that photo…

its been a while since i wrote my last blog. 3rd year is not play play oo…. so damn busy. assigns and tests keeps coming non-stop. haihhhh……. what to do?? this is uni life..

got nothin much to write actually. playing lanterns which makes me reminisce 13 years back, when we’re still young, holding mummy’s hand to school. well…. this year is a bit different. apart from playing with lanterns, we actually make our own mooncakes.

the mooncakes we made 2 days b4 lantern festval.

making mooncakes is a whole new experience for me, mayb us.

wearing a pair of this plastic gloves, our sifu carefully explain why we have to do it. why do u think we’re wearing gloves?? hygiene?? or bcos the dough is dirty?? nope…. its bcos the dough is so sticky, that its hard to wash. so wearing the gloves prevents the dough sticking directly onto our hands.

from the right u can c sifu, "choo tou", wei lun and cheong.

i jus can’t believe they’re chargng so much for a mooncake in the market. making it is a piece of cake. jus a few simple steps, mix it, press it, put it in the refrigerator and finally eat it…. the powders can be bought anywhere. its all pre-packed. jus get everythin in the market and follow the steps…. simple? and they’re sellin it for ard rm8. damn… blood suckersss!!!!!

the flattened dough.

even managed to make a smily face from it…. ;-D

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a nice round mooncake that costs rm 8.

wei lun did try to follow me…..but too bad, it din work out very well…

i still think my smily is better…. do u? muahahahaha……

besides making the mooncakes, sifu’s kids were busy making us laugh with his silly faces.

and of course, at the end of the day…. we get to ta pau some of the mooncakes……. hehe

no more char koay teow. No more chendol. No more laksa. To all the good foods in PG, taaaa. C u guys next sem.

so fast my holidays passes. 2 months, and it felt like a week. Sometimes when ur enjoying the moment, time flies. And when ur waiting for somethin, time felt so slow…… whenever i’m back to PG, i’ll b enjoying to the max… no wonder time flies.

this sem i’ll b moving to a new house. Bigger, fully furnished (with tv, sofa, washing machine, vcd player. fridge, bed, plenty of tables/ desk and cupboard), new housemates and a better internet connection. Those that has been chattin with me, they’ll noe how bad my line was. haha…. i bet it improved a lot now…. 

anyway…. i’ve been enjoying a lot since i reach here. errr… went to rain forest festival and its so much fun. They have the largest dance floor u’ve ever seen, with thousands of ppl on it, dancing. trust me, dancing for ard 6 hours non-stop is very tiring. lol….. they have everythin u need to enjoy, pretty gals, hansome guys, great music and not to mention a very atractive stage for the bands. common guys, u have to go to next year’s rain forest festival. its worth it…..

yst itself, i went for the champion youth cup match. bayern munich vs psv and chelsea vs malaysia…. to my suprise, the malaysian team wasn’t bad either. They gave a good fight against chelsea which ended with a draw. Although there were no goals, but it was not 1 sided. Both teams played very well…. whereas for the bayern vs psv match, it ended with 1-0. its was worth watching since the tickest only costs rm 12 for both matches…..

well…..i think that’s it for now…. cao…

Char koay teow, chendol, Air itam laksa and tambun seafood……

Yummy, yummy…… here I come. Journey to havin great food in pg is the best in the whole malaysia even in the borneo. haha… not been able to eat good food in kota samarahan is suffering 4 me. Forcing myself to eat "wo chia" rice and "xiang xiang’s" food for the past 2 sem is terible. But unfortunetly, i have to eat it 4 another 2 more years. sob sob…..

GOD plsssss help me~~~~~~~~~ Why are there no good food in uni? WHY? WHY?WHY~~~? sigh….

Jus wanna give a warning to u guys tat have been planning to go brunei. DON GO!!! Seriously don go. Cos i can finish the whole town in 3 hours. And jus a reminder, jeludong park closes every monday, tuesday and wednesday.

Its 4 am now and i’m neither stuying nor doin what i;m suppose to do. Watchin movie will make me feel guilty. I guess the the best thing 4 me to do now is writting blog kwa since it’s been quite some time i update it.

The "real" exam starts 24th with Manufacturing Technology as the 1st subject. Then followed by the 3 credit subs that is Numerical and Statistics and Solids 2. These back to back papers is killin all the 2nd year machanical students in UNIMAS. I wonder what the managements are thinkin? Wan us to die earlier is it? siau!!!!!I’m in the middle of exam now but i’m not feelin pressured at all. Mayb a tiny bit lar. last sem during the finals, i’m damn tensioned. Did badly in my last sem though.To tell u the truth, i’m actually in my holiday mood dee. Thinkin and plannin what to do in the holidays. No mood to study at all. Sigh….. I wish i have some spirit to study. But…but….And i say i wanna get back what i’ve lost in the last sem. This sem is a disaster man. Althought not as hectic as the last 1 but i’m still as lazy as ever. You noe what they said, OLD HABITS DIE HARD. hehe….. what to do? This is the genes that both my parents gave me. lol…..

Anyway gonna make it short this time, its 4.20 am now. Guess hittin the bed is the best idea. To all of my frens that are facing exams now, best of luck to you guys. GAMBATEH!!!!!!!!

sigh…. 2 weeks finishes so fast. Now i’m back to this prison in sarawak. My heart felt so heavy when i left pg on sunday. But i keep tellin my self 2 more years to go. Be patient. Everythin will end sooner than u think. lol……

The 1st week has passed since i landed in bumi kenyalang. And i realise that sarawak never change. The lousy road in front of my house, the uni, the food and the enviroment. No offence to the sarawakians, but most of them have weird mentality, dunno how to explain it ,its just different from ours. The pace kinda slow compared to west malaysia. Even the businessman are "slow". They never improve. No wonder sarawak is still called "jungle" till now. The main reason sarawak is still like this is because here in sarawak, there are no competition. No tesco, no makro and no gardenia bread. Everise is the main shopping complex here. In fact its the 1 and only in kuching. Since there are no competition, how are ppl here gonna improve? They spoon feed their society too much, without lettin in foreign investors. Mean while, gardenia bread is not sold in sarawak either. All they have is the "popular" TAKA, which their bread suck so much. They’re like eden in pg. Their bread are dry, too much preservatives and tasteless and expensive. Imagine how much preservatives they put in in order to have an expiry date 2 weeks from the manufacturing date? Siauuu 1 ar them. Wanna kill all the students is it.

Another thing is they’ve been expending the road in from of my house 4 the past 1 year. And all i see is a bunch of sands and holes and mud. All the strteet lamps are being torn down whic makes the place dark at night. And there are no hazard lights placed at the junction. What are they thinking man? The construction took almost a year but i don c any improvements. Is this how the sarawakians work? Or is it the company’s fault? That road is so god damn busy, with uni students and uni staffs goin in and out. And that is the only road linking kota samarahan with kuching. Can’t they jus finish the job fast? Is so dangerous goin to uni especially at night. The 1st person i’m goin to blame is them if any mishap happens to me. For god sake jus finish the god damn road. No point grumbling so much since i still have 2 more years to go. sigh….

Btw, i had so much fun when for the last 2 weks. Everyday go out. I only stayed at home for 1 day nia. Wonder what my parents might think? keke…. but wth, i only got to enjoy when i’m back to pg nia. I went out all the time till i don have the time to count my ang pows. Still wondering how much i get? $$$$$$$ hehe….. i hope its a lot. alright guys, got cny dinner later. till next blog.

     WOW!!!!Phewww…. It’s been quite a while since I posted my last blog. Well…. nothin much had happen though. Its jus a typical-normal-boring unimas life in Samarahan. To those who is studying in unimas, u noe what i meant isn’t it? Don u agree? Life in unimas is jus so damn blady boring….. For the past week, it had been raining teribbly, everyday, every hour and every minute, from morning till night. Like what i said, this is a god damn place with a god damn rain. I don mean to be so rude with this place, but i had no better words to describe it. hehe…..

     Anyway, don let this things get into our way. Few more weeks to go and its our CNY. To those that don noe what cny stands for, its CHINESE NEW YEAR for god sake. And before that its our Valentine Day on the 14th of February. Well…. after years of celebrating VD with someone, its feels weirdddd to celebrate alone or should i say i’m not celebrating this year…. U noe what happened rite? …. And to add to my misery, VD its actually my anniversary with her. Her BD falls on the 14th of March…. So…. we kind of celebrate the all the 3 celebration 2gether, and some "small" celebration on the actual days….. As I’ve told u, it really feels weird without her on CNY and VD and her BD. It kinda reminds me of our memories together….our 5 years of memories. I have to admit this….its very hard for me to get over her but I have to get a life….. A life without her. We’ve been celebrating CNY, VD, our annivesary and her BD 2gether for 5 years…and suddenly, this year without her. Sigh….

     Well….. to all my frens that cared 4 me when i’m in my lowest point in my life, THANK YOU so much. If it isn’t for u guys, i wonder what will happened to me. lol…. UR the greatest man…..Lucky to have a bunch of gret frens like u guys….. jus to let u guys noe, i’m gettin much better, growing and being more matured day by day. Though I will sometimes think of her, I think its jus memories that stayed in my mind after 5 years of being 2gether. Anyway….. year 2007 will be the year that marks a new life and a new beginning…… After my defeat in year 2006, I’ll have a higher fighting spirit than the last year, striving to gain back what i’ve lost. Like they said, failure is 1 step to success…. Treat it optimistically and not negatively.

     By the way…. wish u all best of luck for the coming "babi" year…. And may the year of pig marks a new beginning for everyone….