If time flew like a dove, it'll fly faster than I'm falling in love

Doodle #165 : Happy Lunar New Year!

2012-01-27T21:32:00.004+08:00

Think I put this off long enough. Though I'll keep this short and sweet.

It's the festive season again, Chinese New Year is upon us, or more specifically, the Year of the Dragon (or Water Dragon). A time where hordes of people flock back to their hometowns for family gatherings, reunions, and house hopping. All in the spirit of Chinese New Year.

It's times like these that I really wonder why did I complain so much back then?

True enough, the city centre was relatively empty during the first few days of the new year. I had heard earlier that day that the major highways were clogged up as early as 4am. That's right folks! 4-bloody-am. Maybe everyone had the same thought "If we all leave early, we'd bypass the jam"

Luckily for me, the past 2 new year celebrations have been held in my cosy neighbourhood, KK. My family used to take a 4 hour trip back to Sitiawan (where I was raised up) before my grandparents shifted up. That's when it hit me, I will no longer be able to experience the long hours in the car heading home, the sceneries I used to pass, the vast paddy fields and village areas, the tranquility of the small town.

I wonder what was I thinking back then? I really miss it all now.

As with every Lunar New Year, a reunion dinner is a must to kick things off. This year, we would be heading down to KL. Hence, my earlier statement that the city was rather empty. T'was a pretty small gathering, so to speak. There were only 8 of us in total.

Another thing I love/hate about the new year, THE FOOD. It's like hypnotic, I kid you not. Moment I sink my teeth into 1 of the snacks, I end up wiping out half the container. :/

It's been a pretty uneventful new year.

Doodle #164 : Chicken Rice Balls, and Satay Celup

2012-01-15T19:45:00.040+08:00

Title is glaringly Malacca-esque. Then again, that's exactly what this post is about. Yeah, I've been outta commission for a bit now, took a trip down to Malacca earlier this week. I can now say that I've driven out of the state at least once. Well, somehow or rather I ended up playing driver for the trip. And wow it's tiring to have your foot on the accelerator for almost 2 hours on end. Not something I'm looking forward to again anytime in the near future. Next time, I'll just play passenger and sleep the whole way there.

Day 1

The day kicked off on an early note, left my house around 8.20 anticipating to get to Uni by 8.45. Then again, traffic is always unpredictable. Got down to KESAS and saw what awaited me. Despite priding myself on always arriving early, I think I was the last one that day only reaching Uni at 9.20. Pushed off towards Malacca at 9.30, 30 mins later than our initial plan.

The journey itself was rather smooth. Jean, Melody and Jeremy in Jo's car and Joshiee in mine. Touchdown roughly 11.45ish? Waited for Jhii to get us at the toll booth. Actually hung around for 10 minutes before realizing she was already there!

The peeps in Jo's car, the lead car.

Me with Joshiee.

Okay so I maaaaaaaay have overused that pose when I'm not bothered to actually pose for a photo. Think it's been burned into my software. :/ Gotta stop.

There's just something about driving in unfamiliar territory. I almost got hit by a car LOL.

I felt so lost, driving the trailing car. Felt intensely focused on not losing the lead vehicle, which probably lead to the above.

Went over to Jhii's place first. She has such cute dogs! A whole pack even. :O

I mean, isn't it just so adorable? :D

Touchdown! Pharmacists in white. :D And the doctor in red.

First stop of the day; Jonker's Street!

Omnomnom chicken rice balls. Frankly, not what I had expected. They looked exactly like fish balls. Just that it was rice instead of fish.

Walked from end to end, picking up some Durian Puffs along the way. Needless to say, I passed on this. I never ate fruits in my life, and I'm not about to start with durians. :O Walked further down for some Asam Laksa. Jeremy and Jean both shed 'tears of happiness' eating it. Rofl. Dessert then was Cendol! (smth I also skipped) whaaaat?

As we walked down the street, we saw this big ass statue for a.. Just look at the name below.

Needless to say, the guys just dashed to the statue and began posing.

C-c-c-endol!

Waiting for me to get my stuff.

After making a short detour before heading back to the cars, I spotted a policeman, writing a saman, at a car which looked exactly like mine.

SHIIIIIIIITTTTTTTT! -.-

First time getting a parking ticket, and it was in Malacca. What a way to start the trip.

Meh!

Brushing that off, stopped by some place to pick up tidbits for the night (I decided to stay behind to watch the cars, no bloody way I'm taming any chances) once bitten, twice shy?

Pork Satay was next!

After we parked, I made sure to get the parking stuff from Jo. I just don't wanna risk another ticket, once was enough for a trip. Bahhh. Haha.

The pork satay was goooooooooooood. I just kept eating and eating. Nomnomnom. Even the drinks there were as awesome. Everyone ordered a fruit juice. Me? White coffee. There's just smth about coffee that you can't get enough of. Musings of a coffee addict.

Nadeje, a famous cake place in Malacca. I would assume they specialized in layer cakes..? Personally, not really my thing. I prefer the regular cakes. But that's just me.

Then it was a short detour to Melaka Megamall, or Dataran Pahlawan. Jean wanted to scout out the prices for a haircut (which she would get the next day, and that is a story in itself). Think we were looking for the supermarket but strangely enough, we never found it. Maybe it wasn't there anymore, maybe it got replaced, or maybe we just suck with directions.

Nevertheless..

Pictharrs. :D

After browsing about, it was finally time to check in. Left Dataran Pahlawan at roughly 4pm. It was then I got a glimpse of the Malaccan version of a traffic pile up. It was bumper to bumper all the way out of town. *shrugs* Never thought I'd see that kind of congestion anywhere other than KL.

A slow crawl out of the city brought us back on to the highway, and it was high time to check in. Off to A Famosa! I still don't get why is it so far from town. It was about a 40 minute drive at highway speed before we got there. After treading through a pretty dodgy village area we finally spotted the big "A FAMOSA" sign.

Checked in and found the place. Pretty comfortable, :D

Nice, isn't it?

My roomie. :D

Settled in and unpacked before we used the various facilities. :D

Namely, the swimming pool. :D

Dawdled a bit there. It was pretty funny watching some of us (I shan't name names) swim around. The puppy waddle! :D Tried to do free-style but that just kicked up water all over the place. The pool was pretty small too, I mean we had like 7 people in it. That and the part some of us got tossed in.. T'was a blast.

Dinner was pretty simple, your standard Chinese restaurant food. Ordered a few dishes and when they came, it was literally 10 minutes of silence as we indulged ourselves. Hunger sated, we bought the supplies for the night. 4 bottles of beer.

All I can say is.. T'was like a war, and I was on the losing side. Gahahhaa. Initially that is. :P

Went to bed around 2, wayyy past my standard bedtime.

Day 2

Jolted awake at 10 in the morning. Guess my biological clock hadn't completely shut down. Was ready by 10.30 too. Everybody else was still pretty much knocked out then. Brewed my morning coffee and sat down to watch a round of 9-ball on tv. *in awe*

Got our stuff packed up and left the villas round 12ish. Yeah, we only had to place for a night. Itinerary for day 2, back to the city!

Which meant another 40 minutes+ travelling time.

First things first, went to pick up the keys for our accommodation for the second night, a house near Jhii's place, as well as chuck our stuff there. Brunch was nearby, we ate some... No idea what it's called but it's like.. Pork. And pork's good. Nuff' said.

The bulk of the second day was spent at Malacca Parade.

Spotted this there. So you going down, or down?

Main event, KALAH OK.

Shall not go into the details, but it was a lot of eating, snacking, screaming, shouting, dancing (for some of us) and more screaming. Yeah......................

The next few hours were spent waiting (or rather watching. Funny story) for Jean / Jo / Jeremy to get their haircuts. Honestly, there was more dancing than hairstyling. I can't even begin to find the words to describe the epicness it was.

A story for some other day perhaps?

Time for dinner! :D

Satay Celop! Lucky for us, we managed to get a place relatively fast. I've never tried it before so yeah. :D We were counted by the amount of sticks we had on the table, the final price that is. I mean whoa. Everything there was RM0.80 a stick. Some of us spammed the big ass prawns, others spammed the cheese sausages. Myself included. Thing is, I never really get the full benefits of eating at places like this, or anything of similar nature (ie. Steamboat) for that matter. Way too choosy in my choice of food.

Meh.

At the end of it all, our table was swamped with satay sticks and plates. Mel was going on bout how she could find more stuff left at the bottom of the pot. She found quite a bit too, which prompted Jeremy to bet he could as well. Now, at this time, Jo had a cheese sausage cooking the pot. And Jeremy tried to scrap that off the stick. Hilarious.

Headed off to the pier after dinner.

Nothing much here, just some photo taking and stuff.

Credits to Jean!

Then it was off to.. another pier. This time overlooking the ocean. We were prolly several hundred meters out? I don't really know what place it was but there was a cafe at the entrance.. and a pretty loud pub. Spent the rest of the night there, gazing off into the distance. The placed played the kind of tunes you'd expect from Light.FM, those kinda stuff. Really fit the mood.

That and Joshiee decided to whip out some of his songs too. Got me addicted to In The Arms Of An Angel by Sarah Maclaughlin. As I stared out into the ocean, my head filled with a lot of things. Smth about the whole scenery + background music really had a thought provoking effect. Needless to say, I entered that state again, or rather.. I tiptoed ever so closer to it before bringing my trance to a halt.

*sniff*

Someday.. Just someday.

Hhaahaha.

That concludes the post.

The 3rd day was basically revisiting everywhere and eating a lot more. And a crazy tiring drive home. It's good to be back. :')

Doodle #163 : Psycho Dim Sum

2012-01-09T13:24:00.008+08:00

I just woke up from an afternoon nap.

Yes, despite the fact that I usually abhor naps seeing how they completely distort my sense of time and space, sending my biological clock into a spiral of doom, frying all their circuitry. In short, sending my sense of time into Oblivion. I guess it's the fatigue is finally settling in. I have been waking up at 7 or earlier this past week, having already adjusted to the holiday season.

As a matter in fact, I did get up early again today. To pick up 2 Psychos for breakfast. I was so caught up watching a programme on Discovery Channel I would have been late. I always knew cats were evil (refer to a tweet I made earlier)! My phone buzzed, saw the number, saw the time, bolted out of the house. Went over the the adjacent neighbourhood and picked up Amanda. Off to DJ! Psycho 1 down.

Unsurprisingly enough, the roads were clogged, so to speak, bumper to bumper traffic along the usual hotspots. Even more so today, but I'm not one for politics. Roughly 30-ish minutes later, we found ourselves in front of SMKDJ, Amanda and Itianne's former high school. Record time too, somewhat. Found Itianne strolling the halls with her former teachers. And that makes two. :D

Initially, the plan was to swing by SS15 again to eat at this awesome place for breakfast. Discovered it a few days back thanks to Jamie. :D But time was not on our side, ~~and neither would be my petrol consumption.~~ and Itianne came up with this brilliant breakfast idea.

DIM SUM.

I swear, that woman is a genius! Dim sum cravings skyrocketed. :D So we went to this nearby place. No idea what it was called, shall ask one of the DJ people someday.

On a side note, I seem to be forcefeeding my friends cupcakes lately. Nomnomnom.

Here comes the best part, wanting to get Amanda back to her place in time, I opted to take a different highway from the one I normally took. If I'm not mistaken, I think it was the Sprint Highway. Took a glance at my Maps app, and programmed the route mentally into my mind. Things were going well until I came up to the turn off. I must stress how misleading Malaysian road signs are! The correct way was in my.. visual memory? I think that's implicit memory. But I saw the "Shah Alam" direction pointing towards a different exit. So I took the second (and very wrong) route.

I ended up taking several extra tolls trying to find the right way home. :/ ROAD TRIP! After twisting and turning, I found myself staring at i-City. *breathes sigh of relief* Home is so close now.

And so we go. :D

Eventful morning, will be meeting the gang in the evening. :DD Kinoc, out.

Doodle #162

2012-01-07T17:22:00.011+08:00

That concludes the first week of the new year. :)

It's been a good 7 days I might add. The new year didn't exactly kick off on a high note, I've had nothing to do for half of the past week. Spent the first day of the week / year staying home cleaning up. Finally gave the floor a good scrub, which may have been way overdue.

Then there were the occasional lunches with Tina. Went over to Mid Valley the other day, played a couple rounds of pool (like finally!) which ended in a draw. A game a piece when we were cut short during the 3rd round. So yeah, gotta brush up more.

Now for the better half of the week. Sometime last month, I signed up for yet another Student Helper job with Monash University. This time round, it was a stint for JCAE, which stands for the Journal of Contemporary Accounting and Economics, a symposium. The funny thing is that despite it being a business school event, every student who volunteered to help out (or rather, work) were from Pharmacy. Yes, indeed. There were 8 of us in total. That's the wonders of working as a student helper, you get to work with friends / colleagues (uni's way of saying classmate).

The job itself was simple enough, all we had to do was usher the delegates for the symposium onto the buses charted by Monash. We had to set up our "bantings", and wait for people to start showing up.

There were 4 locations in total:
- 3K Inn (1)
- Sunway Pyramid (2)
- Sunway Hotel (2)
- Empire (3)
The numbers signify how many student helpers are placed at each location.

I was stationed at Empire, alongside Blondiee and Wun Yuen. :)

The first day started on a slow note, we had everything set up 30 minutes before the first bus, that means we were there by 6.30AM. When the clock finally struck 7, we waited. No one. Then a lady came to us asking about the symposium. Directed her to the bus and 10 minutes later, the bus was off. Yes, there was only ONE delegate for the 7AM bus. Well.. It is pretty early, I mean who wakes up that early for an event that starts at 9? Even the 8AM bus only had 2 people. Which gave us a grand total of THREE delegates for day 1. (I was expecting 30-ish people though).

Here comes the best part of the job. We were no longer needed till the evening bus came in, which would be roughly 4pm. So basically, we had free time on our hands between 9am to 3pm. Had breakfast with the Year 1s (we're all Year 2 now!), and all headed home to relax till we were needed again. Met up at Monash at 3 before heading off to Empire again. The evening bus? Only another 2 people got on.

The booming number of delegates was later made clear to me. It was the 5th, the actual event will be on the 6th and 7th. The first day was only some doctorine thing which delegates can choose to attend should they wish to. I guess. :/

Day 2 and 3 were even better. We got off at 9AM itself, seeing how there weren't any buses in the evening. Hence, we weren't needed. On another note, we finally had more people though it still wasn't exactly my initial estimate of 30. Day 2 saw roughly 10-15 delegates in total. It was also the only time we had to help them charter transport to Monash after 8am since they missed the final bus.

The only downside to this was that we all had to get up around 5.30AM in order to reach our designated stations on time for the 7AM bus.

Overlooking that, probably the best work to pay ratio job. Ever. Nuff' said.

On a side note, found this really awesome place to eat at. :) Definitely a good start to the weekend. :D

Was driving home today when a song started to play on the radio, then in my head.

Dedicated to you guys. :)

On another side note, picked up another new hobby, towards the last few weeks of last year, and finally got myself a book for it. :) I have yet to poison anyone, so that's a good sign. :)

Doodle #161 : Oops

2012-01-06T21:50:00.001+08:00

Completely forgot to blog lately.

Started work at Monash (again) two days back. Tomorrow's my last day.

So far, the new year's been okay. :)

Think Back, Make A Wish (2011)

2011-12-28T22:03:00.079+08:00

It's that time of year again. *cue music from my AUSMAT tribute video* So here I am, writing yet another one of those posts describing my entire year (in a summarized version), denoting every possible up and down moment that comes to mind.

To start from the very beginning, would be right after college. I started the year full of expectations. Expectations and doubts. At that time, my enrollment into MUSC was still uncertain and I was kept on edge over the next few weeks. After I had finally gotten a reply, I was no less than shocked when I found out that due to some errors regarding my application I had failed to secure a spot due to the delays caused.

Thankfully, things managed to get sorted out, and I have Adeline to thank for helping out then. The whole affair was pretty messy as I struggled to set up back up plans should I miss the cut. I don't want to picture the year having walked down a different path. I'm glad to say that in the end, I was offered a spot and I frantically rushed to settle all the necessary procedures. Finally, I was officially a Monash Pharmacy student. :)

Yeah not everything in life works out as you initially expect. Who knew being in university would be so challenging, even as a freshman.

Which begins my first part of the post, life as a university student at Monash.

I can still vividly remember my first day at Monash. Walked in without a clue of what to expect, and found Marcus and Joshua (who would later become my bro) at the administration building. The only other person I knew then was Adeline, we were Pharmacy Buddies then, after I found out she was heading to Monash as well.

Then I began to meet new people, my cohorts, and slowly got to know everyone better before settling down in my group today. :)

On Day 1, I met this girl. I can still clearly remember it cause of her bright yellow shirt. Met her at the hall where she ended up sitting between me and Adeline. So all our conversations flew past her. I never pictured that she would be as how I know her now. It was later on in Semester 2 when she said she wanted to give us all a good impression so we don't all run away. Hahahahah.

Then the next day, I met a few other people. Met this person (who later said I scared her initially) over breakfast. I remembered her from the day before sitting across the table during our lab coat fitting session. Am I really that scary to you? Hahahha, maybe I was then. One of the more bubbly personas among the group. :)

On the day we were scheduled to leave for camp, I was looking for fellow pharmacists within what seemed to be an MBBS crowd. To no avail, I felt lost. Until I spotted what seemed like two familiar faces who proceeded to asking me "Hey are you from Pharmacy ah?" Okay! Found fellow coursemates.

:D

Yeap, camp. :')

Roughly on the second day, I kept running into this guy. He stood out, for a rather obvious reason. The memory is still clear as day in my head, that one moment I looked out of my apartment unit, straight across the hall into the opposite unit, where the door was also kept open. Saw him looking at me, then we both looked away simultaneously. Funny how he's the one who keeps bullying me now. D:

Group 3. My group.

Otherwise known as Pharmily, (: This is our flag which took first place for the flag designing competition.

Of course, there were the events too!

MUPhaS Mingle-Mingle Night. Can't write about this since I took off 15 minutes after the event began. Had dinner plans with my high school gang then. =p

Yep, chemistry. Just love the subject. :D Though everything's on a much higher difficulty now. I'll just skip the studies related posts. I'll bore you all to death. Besides, I think I've written quite a number of posts regarding them throughout the year. I do not wish to relive them. *chuckles*

Being a university student has been a ~~tormenting~~ refreshing experience. Truly, you learn how invaluable time is and how to maximize your efficiency, allocating your time while prioritizing. ~~Oh look at me go, like I actually bothered doing such nonsense.~~ On a more serious note, the weight of assignments and the amount of effort expected from you really starts to sink in after awhile. And to think this was only my first year, I still have 3 waiting for me before I can call myself a pharmacist (provided I pass all my exams).

When you start talking about assignments, I feel glad I took AusMat the year before (not only cause of the awesome people I met then), for it laid the groundwork and gave me the core skills needed to tackle all these tasks. There the the usual essays and oral presentations to be done, be it individual or in a group. I can say I pretty much felt at home, despite the persistence of my constant laziness when it came to actually starting work on those assignments.

Somewhere down the line, I signed up for a First Aid Course. Being a member of the Monash Pharmacy Society, I was offered the chance to participate in it.

I learnt several life skills then, namely CPR and that whole choking manuever. Doubt I still fully recall everything though. Haha. I won't be writing everything again so you may find the full posts here and here.

Towards the end of the year, SEGI's Pharmacy society organized an Intercampus Pharmacy Treasure Hunt.

Met fellow pharmacists to be from other universities, SEGI and Taylor's. :D

Enough about studies, my 2011's had its fair share of events.

Celebrations, reunions, road trips. In some ways, I've done so many new things this year.

Birthday celebrations,

For this girl! My AusMat sister, or mui. :)

Had a celebration together with the whole Ipoh gang. As you can see, the theme was pink. Yes I was in a pink shirt then too. One specially bought for the occasion :D Now that I think about it, I remember people looking over at us as we walked, 3 guys fully decked out in pink. (insert thumbs up here)

Do you see the resemblance? :D

Throughout the year, I've met new people. But I also met some old friends. Those who had flown off to study abroad. Namely one who left without notice. One who vanished, *snap* just like that. No prior notice, no warnings, no goodbye. Yes, (if you're reading this you know who you are) I still remember that one day we all found out. All you gave us was a note, and that was it. Ah yes, I love playing the guilt card. Heh.

We all thought you had gotten abducted. Gahhaa.

Watson coming back down to visit! :D iPhone victim's back at last. I kept playing with her DSLR then. I single-handedly took over 300+ photos that day.

A very memorable event among them,

The free dessert I got then. :) Remember now?

It was that day. K I look dam odd. Anyway, yeah. Birthday lunch at Tony Roma's! Thanks Dave for lunch, though you were never there. Hahhaa. I was super touched that day. Not for lunch but for what happened right after classes ended. Thinking about it makes me kinda mushy inside, I love all of you so much! :)) I was literally stumped there and then, glued to my chair in class. It took me awhile to figure out what on earth was going on, then it hit me. Don't think I've laughed so hard in my life, especially at the end where two people I had completely not expected showed up. :') <3

Second part of the celebration, a few days prior.

A symbol of our 2010 year. Snowflakes with the Ipoh gang. :)

It stands as the best week of 2011. :D Takes me back to the year before where I had a similar event. Though I think the shock value then was greater. I remember having a grin plastered on my face throughout the entire night. :')

Then, there was,

Birthday surprise for JLs at Frames Cafe. Got Jhii to help with the planning without knowing it was also for her. ;D Coincidentally, it was right after our final paper of Semester One as well. Took quite a while to set everything up. Cupcakes from Wondermilk. ;)

Which brings us to our next point, Genting!

For the record, this year was the first time I set foot in Genting in my 19 years of life. D: #truestory

The first trip there was with my high school classmates. It was an eye opening experience for me, got to feel the ~~cold~~ bone chilling morning breeze.

Then, a week later,

A second trip there with my colleagues!

I think I've had enough of Genting for a year. But I don't mind going again in the coming year. There are some things I've yet to try there. Hah!

Speaking of firsts,

First time I went to sing k with the gang, heck first time in my life! :O What happened that night should never see the light of day. LOL.

Coming back to trips,

Planned an escapade to food paradise during the middle of the year, finally a road trip! Somewhat. The trip down to Penang was rather eventful. Split into two groups and decided to meet up at Penang itself. Each took a different route. Jamie, Jean and I took the train while Adeline, Joshua, Dave and Jhii took the bus. Both had our minor setbacks and both had people who almost missed their transportation.

Meeting up then.

We were joined by Chern for our second day. :D

Having said that, I miss the food at Penang! Even the public transportation there was awesome. It could very well be just me or Penang just came across as paradise. Everything there was awesome. The people, the sights, the sounds. Then again, everything feels better in the company of friends. :)

Speaking of trips, I made another trip at the end of the year. This time I flew solo, or rather only on the journey itself. Went down to Ipoh to meet the Ipoh-ians there. Had 3 food-filled days with Marcus and Joshua, and dim sum with Jamie too. The amount of food I ate there was just..

Awesome beef noodles is awesome. All it took was one bite for me to just wolf the whole bowl down.

If Snowflakes was the symbol of 2010, then (in my opinion), for 2011 it would be:

BEE KAY TEE. :D a.k.a. Bak Kut Teh

Of course, with every year, there are the concerts!

Going to Maroon 5's concert was the first time I spent actual cash to attend one. Having said that, I probably come across as cheapskate. But hey, tickets cost a lot to me. Almost every concert before, I managed to get free tickets, be it offered by friends or through my dad. Heh. In a way, it was a milestone.

And of course,

The one who talked me into spending $, Jose!

Once again, I found myself at MTV World Stage. The only other time I went was back in '09 when it was held at Sunway Lagoon. This year it was at i-City.

I remember the arduous task of getting my hands on those tickets. I spent several days at the site clicking open random luggage bags. When I finally won tickets, I felt over the moon.. until I saw what they really were; 2 TGV movie passes. BAHSHFAIJS The disappointment I felt at the time. :/

Then, Shi Lin told me about being able to redeem tickets by buying some Celcom number. It just so happens that they stopped by Sunway College then. Without a second's hesitation I told her to get it for me. That reminds me, I have a celcom number lying around somewhere in the house I had never bothered to open. I only got it for the sake of the tickets. Redeeming them was a whole nother story. I travelled down to Pavillion literally the day after I got the vouchers, via LRT. A few days before that, went down to Pavillion with Adeline and some other friends so luckily she was there to lead the way (and hence I didn't get lost too).

2011 also marks the first time I worked.

Found myself a student helper's position through Aly. Spent the entire week preparing for the Pharmacy Board Meeting. The paperwork was overwhelming to say the least. Luckily, Blondiee was there too. So it felt more like going to uni to hang out, rather than work. :D

Punch, punch, punch.

Miscellaneous events?

I attended Alpha sessions every so and so Saturday at Whispering Hope. Mun's and Joshua's church. Went for the monthly LifeGen's too at Jean's church.

All in all, it's been a very eventful year. It could even rival '10 which I had considered the best year yet. (: Hah! Twists and turns, ups and downs, but..

The best part of 2011? The people I met. I think I'll just let this part speak of itself.

Fully instagrammed;

A gleaming shadow,

Tower over me,

Everlasting friendships,

Now and forever.

Even picked up a new hobby. :)

When you put all the little pieces together, you see the big picture.

In short, awesome people are awesome. (:

Maybe an individualized description is in order. Hah.

Here's to an awesome 2011, and looking forward to an even better 2012. (: Cheers. I love you guys.

Merry Christmas!

2011-12-24T23:44:00.000+08:00

Well, in about 15 minutes it'll be the 25th of December. You know what that means.

Merry X-mas guys! :)

Doodle #160

2011-12-22T13:15:00.022+08:00

Madness is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting something different to happen.

Christmas is just around the corner, in 3 days as a matter in fact. The thing about holidays is how they just seem to whisk you away from the conundrums of everyday life. You pass each day slowly losing track of time. That being said, I'll try to make the holidays a bit more productive. Despite always wanting to get a job, I manage to persuade myself not to, due to the various time constraints imposed on me throughout this holiday. Only have 1 actual trip planned during this 3 month hiatus from university, seems rather lacklustre doesn't it? Budget and time are but only a few of the restrictive factors.

But least there have been some outings.

Miss Blondy came back! Funny story. I only know so many Amandas in my life, less than 5 in fact. But the only 2 I interact with, are both known as Blondies, one Blondiee (uni) and the other Blondy (college). Ironically though, I'd consider them to be at opposite ends of the thought process spectrum. 1 is literally blonde while the other just no-nonsense. Two sides of a coin perhaps? ;D

Anyhow, turns out Blondy was staying less than 5 minutes away from my place when she came back. Pretty awesome. Hence, outing! Though we had to wait till everyone else was free though, which would be the day the Psych girls finish their last paper. Parked at the usual spot at uni before making the long harrowing walk towards Sunway University. No shuttle buses were in sight. D: Met the girls there before walking over to pyramid. Sometimes I think you need to walk too much just to get to pyramid. They need to cover up the canopy walk more, at least with something which isn't see through. Not glass, that doesn't actually help reduce the amount of radiant heat you have to endure. I think I discussed this with someone, whose name eludes me right now. Did I mention Amanda has not changed one bit?

Anyway, met up with Jo Keat then at Pyramid itself. We had lunch at some Korean restaurant, suggested by both Mun and Itianne. Being the food enthusiast that I am, I thought I'd give it a shot. I had only eaten Korean food once before, and that was with the gang right before our "Kalah Ok" session. Well, they said food tastes better when you've good company. :D It's been a good.. 6 months? since I last saw Blondy. If I remember correctly, the reason Itianne and I took to calling Amanda "Blondy" was after watching Tangled. Something to do with her long hair and whatnot.

Anyhow, spent the rest of the day walking about in circles while catching up. The only real agenda we had was "Snowflakes", considered the cornerstone of 140% of our outings as a group. Only thing was getting there from Pyramid. Initially, we thought of waiting for the bus to get to Monash first so I could drive. So we waited at Lagoon.

*roughly 15 minutes later* Dafuq where's the shuttle?

It could have been the holiday season, or just massive delays but not a single shuttle was in sight that day. In the end, our wait turned out fruitless and we just drove there ourselves. Jo drove us all back to uni first where we swapped cars and I took over and drove us all to SS15. SNOWFLAKES TIME. :D

I still cringe thinking about what we discussed over dessert that day. Of all the possible topics we could go across, from the weather to just plain gossip, we chose random murder investigations. I kid you not. After Itianne went through all the details in excruciatingly thorough manner, I couldn't bear to take another bite of my dessert. Not surprisingly, amidst the horrified expressions, there was one that remain unfazed. One who picked away at my Snowflakes lying on the table. AMANDA. In fact, the whole discussion seemed to have boosted her appetite, or maybe it was just all the Snowflake bowls on the table.

"You see, you can't exactly compare her against the norm. She's Amanda. *gestures* First you have the norm here, then you have Amanda over there."

Can't say I agree more with that line.

It was a good day. :D

Speaking of which, went shopping with Amanda the other day, supposedly. I was supposed to help her pick out Christmas gifts for her cousins and uncle. We browsed about but couldn't really settle on anything. Note, I'm not exactly the best gift advisor out there. We stumbled across this Lego-like puzzle box. Pretty interesting stuff. If I was a kid, I'd totally get that. In the end, she didn't get anything and waited to consult with her aunt.

Once again, she tried to talk me into eating at Hartz. Well, that's to be expected when you're eating with the tauke's daughter. It's like I've learnt to give a reflex response "NO!" every time she brings it up. I still remember the college outings at Pyramid where she'd flash a whole book of vouchers, convincing us to eat there. Oh, good times. I admit, she almost got me when she said "You don't have to pay for lunch you know". However, she did give me a choice between Hartz or Sakae Sushi. Without hesitation I yelled Sakae! :D (it was still free for me LOL). That and also she wanted to eat sushi where there was a viable conveyer belt for her to pick her food from instead of having to flag down passing waiters before letting them take our orders.

So it was om nom nom time. I tried the Egg Sushi thing and also Tempura! (first time for me). Only sushi I've eaten on a regular basis is the Salmon Sushi, and the regular one. I can't take those fancy "Smoked Salmon" and whatnot. Just not used to the whole sushi taste yet I guess.

Sometime over lunch, I can't really remember what made me say this but it goes this way,

"Sometimes I wonder just what am I supposed to do with you?"
"Nothing. You can't change me. I'm a unique experience"

*Stares blankly*
*Process to kicking me as I write about this on Itianne's wall.

I don't suppose I need to explain who said what. LOL.

A whole year in the land down under, and nothing about her has changed. Ever the impervious Amanda. Hah! :D It's been a good few days catching up! :)

That concludes whatever's been going on for the holidays. Think I might need to get another job soon, being pestered at home. Though I'm starting to realize how I'm not spending my time wisely. Still waiting on the Monash Marketing project response as well as the briefing for the School of Business event. Guess I'll see how they play themselves out.

Till next time. Kinoc, out. :)

Doodle #159 : Beef Noodles & Dim Sum Galore

2011-12-18T19:43:00.020+08:00

It's been well over a week since I last updated. Anyways, you might be thinking why did I select such a title for today's update. To be honest, it's kind of overdue, this update of mine. I was never known for my narrative skills but I'll give it a shot.

The reason the post title is about food is because, this post will be about a food (well, mostly) trip down to Ipoh! That's right, I went down to Ipoh last Sunday. Okay, I'll come clean. It wasn't for the food, it was for the friends. :) There were some people I have not seen since the holidays began and I really wanted to meet up with. Hah!

In a way, it was the first time I travelled out of state alone, beyond the boundaries of Selangor that is. I always had a friend with me, be it to Penang or.. Hang on, I've only ever been out of state with friends once, and that was to Penang. This is a pretty sad revelation, and the trip can be found here.
No matter..

Bought my tickets down a few days earlier and after I settled my accommodation at Ipoh. I would be staying over at Marc's place throughout my time in Ipoh. That's what whore brothers (Ausmat joke) are for! :D Thanks again for letting me crash at your place Marc! All that's left was getting myself down there. I was dropped off at the station roughly 30 minutes ahead of the scheduled departure time of 3.00PM from KL Sentral, much to my dismay as I would later learn. I retraced my steps to the escalator and Intercity station that Jean and I almost missed the previous time around to find it cordoned off. Pretty usual stuff I thought. So I asked the guard on duty whether I was at the right place when he told me this.

"Yeah this is the station, but the train has been delayed. It'll take roughly another 1 hour 30 minutes. So come back around 4.20PM larh" in Malay of course.

I just stoned, and probably plastered the "wtf" face on me then and there.

Then came the whole sitting around with nothing to do at the station. I guess you could say I was utterly bored, then again any average person would have felt the same way. I literally could have died of boredom before being resurrected, and dying again of boredom at least 3 times. In a last ditch attempt to entertain myself, I took out my trusty 15x15cm paper and started folding random origami pieces. Think some people were staring at me too. I couldn't be bothered though, too much concentration was needed folding the paper without a table. It had to be pitch perfect too.

After what seemed like an eternity, the announcement came that the train was here and I wasted no time getting aboard. Lesson learnt, I ain't taking the KTM anymore.

Take the ETS people! Never ever take the KTM. Way too much delay + slow. This is a PSA brought to you by KinocGary.

*fast forward 3 hours*

Touchdown at Ipoh! Was greeted by Marc and his gf as well as Joshiee at the station. :D My initial plan was to stay over for a night then push off the next but after talking to Marc, I agreed that half a day was nowhere near enough to do anything and put simply, a waste of time. Impromptu extension of stay at Ipoh to 2 days! Bought my return ticket for Tuesday's train then and there.

It was 7.20 by the time I arrived at Ipoh, no thanks to the highly efficient and speedy transport system. Time for dinner! Finally, I can dig in into awesome Ipoh food. :D Om nom nom. We went to this food court place, Kam Wan if I recall correctly. It was located beside this other food court which was where I always ate at every time I went down to Ipoh with family. Well, I can't really explain more but it's the place with the famous Claypot Chicken Rice.. and delicious but not so famous Ikan Bakar. Oh, how I ate and ate. The portions were bigger, the prices cheaper, the taste far more satisfying than your everyday food in KL. Trust me, I'm not overselling Ipoh food. It's that heavenly. :D The rice took 30 minutes to serve but was well worth the wait. Managed to catch up with the guys on the holidays. We actually spent a bulk of the time discussing Skyrim and getting arrows to our knees. Yes, that's how much it's affecting us. IT'S A PANDEMIC I TELL YOU.

Nevertheless, I don't think I've ever felt so full in my life. The food definitely sated my appetite. NOM. Dropped Marc's gf and Joshua off at their respective places before heading back to Marc's place. Freshened up after putting my stuff in his room. Even played with his hedgehog! Yes, Marc has a hedgehog. I'd put pictures in this post but I'm much to lazy to upload. :P Not here anyways. I would like to reiterate how full I was that night after dinner, but Marc had bought back Beef Noodles for me to try but I declined, citing how full I was at the moment. *glances at watch* 9pm. Spent the rest of the night watching Forensic Heroes III (a chinese drama). What..? :D About 1am, Marc told me to eat the noodles he had bought earlier. Initially I said no, but he managed to talk me into eating it. At least just to try it. Why not? One bite later... OM NOM NOM NOM NOM NOM NOM, wolfed down 3/4 of the bowl. Mind you, the portion in Ipoh is roughly x2 relative to what we have here in KL. LOL.

The power of Ipoh food. Spent the night being frozen to death by the air conditioning. I'm still not used to sleeping with a/c on, not having any at my place. *shrugs*

Day 2 began with some delays. We were supposed to be awake and leave the house by 7.45AM but I dilly-dallied a bit too much so we only managed to push off at 8.00. By the time we picked up Joshiee and reached Nam Heong it was already 8.25 Peak hour, so to speak. Worse still, Nam Heong was CLOSED! WHYYYY?!?! WHY DO THIS TO MEEEEE?! :( *insert mega sad face here* It was then I realized I have been there on numerous occasions but never knew it was the super famous coffee shop. Oh, the ignorance! So we ate at the coffee shop opposite it. I have no idea what the shop was called but this much I'll say. The 'ngau yuk mee'(beef noodles. yes I know I ate it last night but that was dry, this is soup) was AWESOMEEEEE. I had to Caps Lock it to emphasize my point. Once again, I wasn't hungry initially and only ordered toast. One bite into the beef and I just had to get a whole bowl for myself. It literally melts in your mouth. I'm kinda craving for it now. :/

Spent the bulk of the afternoon wandering about Jusco a.k.a. Kinta City. Watched "White Vengeance" too. It was a movie on ancient Chinese history. Unless you knew about the story beforehand, it doesn't take too long for you to get lost in the plot. Exhibit A. Though I managed to get back on track roughly 20 minutes into the movie. It had something to do with 2 rebel factions working hand in hang going against a tyrannical empire before turning on each other. The whole plot and storyline was mindboggling to say the least. Now that I think about it, I can't help but feel I've seen the whole thing somewhere else. Maybe not the movie but the story in general. I'm getting vivid recollections of the deaths of certain characters in the movie that isn't linked to watching the actual movie. Whoa, deja vu. :/

It was pretty good. The plot twists and turns, the cunningness of the advisors on both factions and the unexpected mastermind of the whole story which came to light towards the end. I was blown away. I even teared at some scenes. :'( Yeap. It's not that often I get so absorbed into a movie. Heh.

The rest of the day? CC. LOL. Played DotA quite a bit throughout my Ipoh escapade. I realize how much I suck in the game now, having stopped HoN over 5 months ago now. I think the flame has somewhat been reignited in me, whilst only being a small ember. We'll see. :D Had dinner with Marc and his dad later that night. More claypot chicken rice! I just can't seem to get enough of it. Nomnomnom.

I was determined to wake up early on day 3. Breakfast was set at 8am at Foh Shan. The whole dim sum area is known to be crazily packed in the morning. Well, that's hardly surprising when you have 3 dim sum shops along the same street. Having caused a delay the day before, I jumped out of bed and got ready in under 5 minutes. *cue battlecry* The moment Marc turned the corner he went like "shiiiiiiiiiit" so I turned to look.

Foh Shan closed. WHAIIII?!?!? :(( The previous time I came down it was also closed. Urghh. So detour! Ming Kok (which had better dim sum according to Marc). We were pretty lucky, managed to get a place in under 5 minutes. "Tap toi" which loosely translate to share table, ftw. :D Then only had to wait a bit for Jamie to arrive. :D More catching up! Then more om nom nom. :))

Breakfast was super nice. :D

Went back to Marc's place to just pass the time till 11am. Then he dropped me off at the station, and I left food paradise. Back to the hustle and bustle of the metropolis for me. It was a good trip down. :D

Back to Skyrim! LOL

Doodle #158

2011-12-09T19:43:00.021+08:00

It's the weekend again. This is one of the few times I actually looked forward to it.

For the past week, I've been working as a Student Helper for the School of Pharmacy at Monash. I found out about the job through a fellow Monashian, Aly. So thanks a bunch! I'll get you your San Frans soon. Sorry, but the one I was carrying the other day was for my colleague. Speaking of colleague, Aly told me that 2 people were needed for the job and hence, I could invite someone along for it. One of the first people I thought of, Blondiee!

So I let her know the details and we started work on Monday (ie. earlier this week). We weren't sure what exactly we were going to be doing but it was Monash related paperwork. Admin stuff, so to speak. Met up at Monash where we were briefed by Ming Yuan who was in charge of the Pharmacy school related issues on what we were tasked to do. Turns out the Pharmacy Board of Malaysia was coming to Monash for their annual review of the course. One that was vital for the accreditation of the course. So I had to help out all I can, wouldn't want these 4 years to go waste now would I?

On the first day, there wasn't exactly a proper venue set aside for Blondiee and I to get about starting work so we were given one of the rooms which just so happened to be available then. It was a meeting room, complete with a long table and many fancy chairs. I couldn't have chosen a better work station myself. We were then handed the key to the room *whee* and given the notes and papers we were supposed to file.

Blondiee!

Behold! Task 1 given to us. 20 sets of individual sections of a much larger file. On the right side is the puncher used to get things done. It was really fun to ~~play~~ work with it.

This was how things looked when we went on full speed. Division of task: Blondiee handled the more delicate issues like labelling while I took over the more speedy filing. After about half a day we managed to work out a system and placed each section in a way to maximize production rate. Oh, I feel so.. productive. :D

At this point in writing this post, I realize I've already covered the first day of work in my previous post.

Little did I know they were only going to use the best 8 files out of the 20 we made. And to think I made sure each was perfect. :'(

No matter. I'll just skip along to day 2 and 3!

Day 2, we were given even more notes to file. But in essence, it was a repetition of the previous day. Only this time round, we filed up lecture notes from Year 2 and 3.

Cue sneak peek into the year that awaits us! One glance at the notes and I was horrified, to say the least. Almost everything had shifted to a more... biological perspective, always considered my Achilles Hell (trying to sound fancy).

After lunch, we decided that we wouldn't be able to complete everything on time at the rate we were going and decided to stay on past our scheduled leaving time. OT ftw! Stayed back till 7.30pm to help get things back on track.

Day 3, pretty much the same routine, only we were given some pens to wrap up. Using this paper!

Pretty Monash wrapping paper, which also happens to be super thick and meticulously difficult to fold and shape nicely. Tina dropped by to see how we were doing that day, as well as to get some things from me. Chern also delivered us some Bubble Tea in the morning. Yummmm. :D

After folding almost all the pens, I took a piece of paper we folded wrongly and didn't need and cut it into a square, regular dimension. Needless to say, I begun my trademark paperwork, as best I could. Tina could tell what I was up to the moment she saw me getting started. I was finishing up when Dr. Wong came in and saw my folding origami with the wrapping paper. Gahahaha. Somehow or rather, I managed to leave it at the office, on two seperate days. Guess someone'll just keep it I guess. It was a pretty nice piece too!

Day 4 was the day of the Pharmacy Board visit. Tensions were heightened, senses sharpened. I'm just exaggerating, but you get the gist of it. The fate of the accreditation lies in these annual audits.

Stood guard outside the meeting room pointing all the lecturers in the right direction. One of the slower days of the week. Didn't really have much to do from 9.30am to 1.00pm. Blondiee and I just stayed on standby mode all the while. Tina came at 11 to help out Dr. Wong with the MyDispense demonstration. Basically, it was to show the board the various learning methods we Monash students utilize to grasp Pharmacy better. Personally, I really like the program. Gives you the whole dispensing experience without the actual process itself. A virtual and simulated environment, so to speak. Best of all was the convenience, could do the exercises on campus or at home. Just that the downsides are rather few exercises which couldn't be repeated and we don't actually experience the many variations in a real dispensing situation. Then again, being in Year 1, I wouldn't really know much to begin with. The only actual experience I have is helping out at a pharmacy in SS15 during the end of last year. :D

The other students only started arriving at 1, which was the scheduled lunch time. Lunch was surprisingly good, for cafe food. Coming from me, that's a statement. LOL.

One of the main things the pharmacy students will be involved with is the "Meeting the students" session where several students from each year would be selected to go for a short interview with the Pharmacy Board committee members. It was to get a know how on how the programme was being run on campus and to ensure the quality of the course being delivered.

When they started calling out the names of people who were chosen, I did a mental calculation. 4/9 year 1 students will be chosen, and it'll be based somewhat on academic performance. *sighs slowly* I should be safe.

"Kin Hoe Choong!"

*oh shit* LOL.

Why do I always get selected for these things. The fate of the course now rests on my shoulder, partially. *stressed* That and I still had to run about helping get this and that done. Blondiee took over for me as I headed into the meeting room along with Mei Yi, Vinci and Mastura who were also selected.

The interview itself wasn't that bad. The committee introduced themselves to us and then we did to them. It felt pretty serious (for me) at the beginning but the tension began to loosen up after they cracked a few jokes. It did feel like a conversation as opposed to an interview. Mei Yi was really good in getting her opinions across. I just sat there, listening intently. In fact, I was a little too passive, till a question was directed straight at me. I couldn't really process things at that point.

I need a sensory break.

But overall, it was good. Thanks to Mei Yi, I would say. Well done! :D

That pretty much concludes day 4.

Day 5 began on a low note. Blondiee couldn't make it so I had to work alone for the day. For the first time in a week, I actually like like I was working instead of just dropping by uni to help out. I guess that's the difference of having a friend at work and just working by yourself. In fact, there really wasn't much left for me to do really.

Just helped bind some files and rearranged and packed up things from the meeting the previous day.

Killed some time reading this book I found in the office. I seem to have a fascination for Psychology. Just the reading, not the researching.

Mm.. Foood.

And like that, another week is over, and a job is done. Felt good to have done something productive for the holidays. Time seems to have passed really quickly. Thing is, even though I stayed back for every day of the week, I never once felt tired (save the last day since I worked alone). I guess being occupied helps. The moment I got off work and reached home, I just collapse due to the exhaustion, which hits me instantly all at one go.

Well, guess it's time to get back in the holiday spirit. Cheers!

On a side note, I wrote this earlier this morning during my excessively long break wandering around aimlessly,

Seven years,
Trials and tribulation,
A distant journey traversed,
Undaunted and unrelenting,
A brother in arms,

Time relinquishes no control,
It took but a tiny seam to form,
A voice laden with doubt,
Trembling with fear within,
Warps the perception of reality.

Seven years,
A life built and broken down,
Paths chosen and paths crossed,
Every journey begins with hello,
To crossroads we reach,
Separate paths taken,
Marked with silent goodbyes,
An unacknowledged farewell.

Would you have done the same?

Honestly, I don't think so.

Doodle #157

2011-12-05T22:25:00.005+08:00

It's been quite awhile, no? I just can never seem to get around writing.

I've finally found work! A pretty decent one too, though it's only a short one week stint. I have to thank Alicia for this, so thank you Alicia! :D She hooked me up with a student helper job with the pharmacy department of Monash. That being said, we were told later in the day at how they couldn't find anybody to help out from the school of pharmacy. Oddly enough, none of us ever got the word.

Before this, I had another short job stint I managed to get through my dad. That... Didn't work out too well. Maybe someday I'll come about to write about that. or not. Anyways, the pictures taken during that first job are on my Facebook. So there.

Coming back to this. Monash! What better place to work in right?

The best part was that Alicia told me 2 people were needed. Hence, I was able to invite a friend along for the job. Blondiee! :D There's no colleague more fun. Gahaha. Started work around 9 where we were led to our work 'station'. In truth, the Pharmacy department couldn't find a room for us to work in so we made do with one of the Meeting Rooms on the 6th floor. Super spacious + all to ourselves. Couldn't ask for a better environment.

The task at hand? Filing paperwork. All the better! Initially, I was pretty lost. We were handed a HUGE, and I mean HUGE stack of papers and were instructed to sort it out according to appendices and body. All I did was nod, nod and nod while Blondiee listened intently. When that was done, I just looked at Blondiee, puzzled, hoping she knew what we were supposed to do. Luckily, she did! So we proceeded to sort things out.

Out of 20 files, we managed to finish 8. Not bad actually. You don't wanna know how thick each are. -.- I got to play around with this MASSIVE paper puncher. Super fun. LOL

Had lunch with Frieeeeeeend, Chern and Mei Yi too.

T'was a good day. :) Time passed so fast I was surprised when I glanced at my clock to see it was already 4pm. Teehee. Moment we got off work though, all the fatigue sunk in. I'm still pretty tired now. Think I'll call it a day.

Kinoc, out.

Doodle #156 : Everybody's Starry Eyed

2011-11-26T20:01:00.043+08:00

MUPhaS Annual Pharmacy Night, 2011 : A Grecian Odyssey

As the picture and first line says, this post will be about the MUPhaS organized Annual Pharmacy Night / Annual Ball. The ball for this year was also the first time one was actually organized by the committee and marks the first ball of many to come. For 2011, the ball was located at KGSAAS's ballroom. That's Kelab Golf Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah for you non-golfers out there. Being a golfer, I knew of the place beforehand but had never actually been there.

Well, that's been changed that night.

Traffic-wise, it went a lot smoother than I expected. Managed to get Jamie from her place and make it there in roughly 20 minutes. (:

Caught up with the rest then. Joshua, Dave, Tina, and Caryn were all already there.

The ticket for the night, picture ~~stolen~~ taken from Dave.

Registered (I forgot to bring my ticket down from the car and was much too lazy to get it, so Cheng passed me a new one :D) and just.. mingled, for a bit. Took some pictures, and a little catch up session with the rest of the gang. Everyone was dressed up! That's one of the perks of going to balls, you get to see everyone dressed to the nines, some according to theme (which will be shown later). Speaking of that, the theme was Grecian, think ~~broke. I'm sorry, I thought of 9gag LOL~~ wearing white curtains and flowers on your head.

We were told which tables we were assigned to before it dawned on me that we weren't all on the same table. *huge gasp*, I remember the last time that happened. Cue flashback. 7 of us were seated at a table while another 4 were in the adjacent table. It was then I realized another thing. All the tables were named according to names of various drugs we learnt in Pharmacy. WAY TO GO MUPHAS, way to liven up the names, *thumbs up* Coughcoughsensethesarcasm.

The table settings.

Our very own MUPhaS president kicked off the night with his opening speech.

Quite semangat to follow the theme. President must lead by example! :D He even had a lightning bolt. That's right folks! He's dressed as none other than ZEUS, Lord of Olympia...? (The title is what I remember from DotA, LOL)

That was followed by a speech by the Head of the Pharmacy Board of Monash, Prof Kenneth.

Prof being escorted down by Zeus.

After the opening speeches were made, it was time to DIG IN! Om nom nom nom. Always my favourite part of the night.

Food......

Of course, the performances started then, midway through our meal. >:( Had to choose between food or dance. We all chose dance. :D

This was the first act to perform for the night. 20 Cents if I recalled correctly. *shrug* Pretty cool group. Nice dance moves. They performed twice in fact, the first as the opening act and the second sometime later on in the night. I think they did much better during their second routine, or maybe it was the angle. Picture above was taken during their first performance.

After them, it was our very own Joshiee's turn! He danced to Airplanes by B.O.B. ft Hayley Williams. Three cheers for Hayley Williams! :D

But the shocker of the night for me was this,

Frieeeeeeeeeeeeend!!!! Why you suddenly dance no tell me?!?!? :O :O :O

(Y) *thumbs up* Super shocking.

He was super nervous throughout the performance and before, according to Dave. Can kinda see it on his expression as he danced, or lack of it. Perhaps. You did good frieeeeend!! :D

That was only a taster of what's to come later for the night. More performances were lined up as we enjoyed our dinner. I'd like to note though at how quickly our food was served and removed. The 7 of us couldn't finish any of the dishes, save the fish and chicken. Those were the best, om nom nom. Especially the vege dishes, cause well... There's 1 less of us to help out. ;)

After that, it was Devi who came up to perform,

She sang Someone Like You by Adele.

Devi! You've a really nice voice. :D That was an awesome rendition of it.

That was followed up this,

A performance by Violet, Eugene and..... a third senior whose name I do not know. Uhh, whoops? :/ Guitar was a bit too loud in my opinion.

After that, one of the more.. unique acts of the night.

Airband by The Aeroplane Clan. Starring Soo, Cheng, Josh and Zong Li. Basically, it's a 'band' without any musical instruments. They were pretty entertaining to watch. :D

Played Are You Gonna Be My Girl by Jet, and a whole lotta other songs I knew but can't seem to remember right now. :D

It was right about then that Joshiee changed into his actual costume for the night's theme.

BEHOLD. Emperor Joshua!

Of course, with every ball there'll be a best dressed related event. Everyone was to vote on who they thought were best dressed for the night and put their names in a box.

There were 2 people, a guy and a girl, from each year. From Year 1, Joshiee and Adeline! Yes yokeyee, you can thank me. BAHAHAH :P

With that, you get the whole "You guys must now perform a catwalk" and stuff like that. T'was fun to watch >:) Then they got paired up, Joshua was paired with Devi and Adeline with... one of the seniors. Sorry, my memory with names is bad. :D First they had to do a catwalk, then do a very short sketch using one of the props provided.

Joshua and Devi. The winning pair, hands down. :)

Ngawwww. :D

Once that was over, it was basically free time for the rest of the night. The dance floor was opened, and everyone........

Wait for it...

Keep waiting..

Patience...

They all...

Just sat around taking pictures.

Almost nobody danced. Well, the music played didn't quite suit the overall mood I guess. Slow music + bright lights = big no no.

No matter, paparazzi time!

Le emperor has conquered ze lightning prowess!

THIS. IS. SPARTAAAAAAAAA!

Le emperor with le lecturers. :D

That concludes the night, and the official end of my first year as a Pharmacy student. :')

It's been a great year guys! I'll never forget it. Here's to another awesome 3 years together. :))

Kinoc, out.

Doodle #155

2011-11-24T22:18:00.000+08:00

First and foremost, I must apologize for going back on my word. I don't think I'll be able to keep updating this page every so often.

This will be a super quick one.

I'll write about Pharmacy Night sometime later this week should I find the proper manner to dictate the proceedings of the night.

Work also officially starts tomorrow, will be heading down to KL. Hopefully things go smoothly.

That's it. Yeah, short and sweet.

Kinoc, out.

Doodle #154 : Alpha

2011-11-20T16:47:00.016+08:00

Ekam Eveileb.

Sometimes all you need is a little faith, that one guiding light amidst darkness. To know that the world we live is but a small part of a larger puzzle and each of us represents a piece of that puzzle. When push comes to shove, you'd want something, or someone to fall back on. Something bigger than any of us, a deeper meaning to life. Perhaps that something resides in each and every one of us already, we just have to acknowledge it. All you have to do is reach out, and believe.

Just finished reading both books borrowed from Samantha. I was supposed to pass her Pendragon as part of an exchange pact but alas, it slipped my mind on the day itself. Sorry! I really am, LOL. I'll pass them to you, and your books back when uni reopens!

Having said that, I attended the final gathering for Alpha at Whispering Hope (a church in... Damansara?) I'm sorry my geographical knowledge is horrendous. In simpler terms, it's Mun's, Joshiee's and Rachel's church. There! So much easier, no? It was more of a celebration, to celebrate (well, duh) the end of Alpha, or so Mun puts it.

It's been roughly 3 weeks since I last attended Alpha, due to the increasingly hectic schedule back in the end of Semester 2. Seeing as this was the final one, I made a point that I'll attend. I'm glad I did too.

In a nutshell *flashes back to 2010*, Alpha can be described... somewhat like a forum I guess. Basically, we meet up, eat dinner, chit chat, watch a video, then share our views on what we thought of the video. It's like a gathering to know more about other religions and their views on life. Throughout the past few weeks of attending, I feel that I've learnt quite a bit on Christianity. Well, much more than what I had previously known. Well, it's always nice to know more about the religions of others and share your views.

Those who find historical / religion related facts boring should look away now.

Last night's session was pretty interesting. Christianity in ancient China. Generally, we'd all assume a Chinese to be either a Taoist, Confusionist (is that how you spell it?), or a Buddhist. Well, apparently before all those came about there were no actual official religion or beliefs documented. However, historical records of China existed way back to 2500BC and all 3 religions aforementioned only came about roughly during 5BC. That leaves us with over 2000 years of.. blankness. Well, historical records may not have recorded any official religions but most would agree upon the existence of ONE god, Shang Di, contrary to what we know of in Chinese culture today. Cue flashbacks to the various Chinese drama's I've seen as a kid where there were over 20+ individual gods and goddesses.

Interesting, no? Even more so is the fact that history could only be documented only when people were able to write, that is when the Chinese writing was invented. Now, if something of epic proportions were to happen now, people could document them. The Flood, Tower of Babel and the Creation Stories would be as such. I won't even try to go through every last detail in this section as I'm not exactly well-versed in the ways of religion. But here's something to ponder upon, take a good look at some of the Chinese characters and how you write them. "Guilt", "Lust", "Sky", "Garden". Call it coincidence if you wish, but somehow or rather, each word carried with them a portion of the creation story. The speaker in the night's video really managed to explain each with such clarity and confidence you can't help but agree that he has a point.

It was a pretty fascinating thought.

On a side note, attendees (myself included) were also each given a certificate of attended throughout the Alpha course. Well, I wasn't sure how to react but it was nice to get one.

It's the thought that counts, right? :)

Allusions, unrelated thoughts strung together weaving a web of an intricate plan.

Okay, I just can't randomly string words together to form the complex sentences I used to be able to do. At least not now. For now, time to relax. :))

Kinoc, out.

Doodle #153

2011-11-19T13:27:00.001+08:00

Silence is deafening.

It's been almost 2 weeks now since the semester ended. Can't say that it's the most productive of time but it's been okay.

Attempted an outing last Wednesday with the rest. Joshie, Blondiee and her counterpart, Dave and Jhii. It's time for chuyukfun (pork noodles)! Om nom nom. Taste the rich porky goodness in every bite. I have to say that the pork noodles there are the best I've ever tasted. It's a shop at SS15, right behind Taylor's CPU building. Average waiting time : 30 minutes. 45+ at lunchtime.

Or so we thought..

Pulled up to the road beside the shop aaaaaand.... SHOP CLOSED! :O Like what?! The one day we chose to go, shop closed. :/ Not the best of days. So we diverted off to Jojo's. Ah well.

Off to OU for movie! Drove Josh and Jhii there were we met up with Melody. The Adventures of TinTin. I didn't actually remember who the character was until the opening scene. The main character's silhoutte popped up and I just thought "Hey, I remember this guy!"

Overall, it was quite funny. Watching his dog Snowy save his neck more than once was pretty nice. Though I must say the most entertaining characters were Thompson and Thompson and their attempt to capture the local pickpocket. Hilarious. Of course, there's the constantly drunk Capt. Haddock. The whole quest for a family secret / treasure which is the main plot of the story pretty much led them everywhere. Though at the end, everything ends up back at square one.

Pretty entertaining watch.

Then there was yesterday. I can finally say that I've watched Real Steel! In short, the best movie that I've seen in the past few months, probably even the year. It's one of those movies that kinda engulfs you in its story. I found myself so engrossed in it, even felt like part of the crowd at times.

Went with Chern, Mei Yi, Voon and Chai Yee.

Story? Basically a man controlling a huge ass robot, in robot boxing. *cue Robots vs. Wrestlers thought* A robot boxer who is in huge debt, literally broke, and just got his robot's ass kicked. Multiple times. It's just painful to watch it being teared to shreds for his cockiness. Everything changed when he ended up with his son, and you can basically guess what happens from there.

Son comes into life, he wants to get rid of his son at first but over time they get dam attached to each other. Sounds like your typical plot but somehow or rather, the whole story captivated me.

Loved the Dancing Robot. :D This is te secod movie that has gotten me cheering, the other being Ip Man, and that was legend.... Wait for it.. dairy! Real Steel had that same effect in the final fight scene. Most memorable of all was when Max turned on Shadow Mode for his dad to manually control Atom :') Epic jump punch. :') :')

Life's good.

Kinoc, out.

Doodle #152

2011-11-14T23:26:00.006+08:00

In line with what I have said, I'll start updating this page more often, despite however little things I have to say that are of any notable value.

This holiday season, I've found myself a new muse.

DC Universe Online! I heard that it recently started being F2P. Needless to say, I jumped into the bandwagon after my friend told me he was going to start playing.

It's pretty cool, just like your standard MMO. Only thing is instead of your standard classes (ie. Ranger, Warrior, Thief), you get to create your very own unique hero with a whole range of possible combinations of weapon + power + traveling method. The possibilities are endless. You even get to customize your equipment to your liking, disregarding your current equipment. Which brings about the thought, you can't judge a person by whatever they're wearing, unlike almost every other MMO out there. Heh.

So long as you look cool right?

When I first started playing it, the opening cinematic just blew me away.

You can see for yourself. It's pretty stunning. I was like WHOAAAAAAAA, and WHOAAAAA, and ZOMGGG all the way.

Well, that's all there is to it. Kinoc, out.

Doodle #151 : Le Cycling

2011-11-12T17:35:00.047+08:00

IT REMINDS ME OF THE HUNT.

I iz back! With an event to boot! That and I will now try my best to keep this page of mine active.

Have I mentioned the holidays are officially here? Or that I'm free from the exam plague? Either way, my first year of Pharmacy has come to a close. It would seem very cliched now but I'll just reiterate how fast the year has gone by. :'(

Today was the day for the Pharmacy Inter-School Cycling Treasure Hunt, or rather it was more of a race but I'll get into that later. As the name of the event implies, it involved participants from Monash, Taylor's and SEGI, all of whom were pharmacy students. Think of it as a large scale mingling session amongst the undergraduates. SEGI Pharmacy was the main organizer of this event.

Scheduled meet up time was 7:15AM at Monash prior to departing. Being Malaysians, we were to adhere strictly to Malaysian timing, which involves leaving at 8AM or not showing up at all. *coughcough* If my memory's any good, there were 19 of us, from Year 1 to Year 3.

Destination?

Taman Pertanian (not Taman Negara) Seri Alam.

As if on cue, the sky darkened and the rain started to pour. Way to.. Rain on our parade. *dak dak, ting* By the time we reached and disembarked, it turned into a full scale downpour and we were all huddled in the bus stand.

Nevertheless, we were unfazed and some of us came prepared *brandishes umbrella*. It's times like these I wished I brought along an actual cap and not a visor. So we waited, for the SEGI students and for the rain to stop.

We push on!

As we entered, the rain began to die down. Some of us were already soaked then, but it still felt nice for it to stop as the event began. As I headed back towards the general crowd, I was approached by someone holding coloured ribbons who went "Take one!". So I took one, and got sorted onto Red team.

A quick scan around, and I found some of my would-be-teamates. I had 2 fellow Monashians with me, Devi and Sin Nah. The teams were all sorted out then and gathered, and we got acquainted with fellow pharmacy students who were also on Red. All in all, there were 7 of us. I was the only guy in Red, so it was no surprise I got elected leader. I wasn't a very good one. Hhahaa. :)

Once the teams were all acquainted with each other, everyone headed off towards the bicycle sheds. It was a cycling event after all. In essence, this event is a race ala Amazing Race style only that we were confined to one road and traveled on bikes. We were to travel to each station and perform a task in order to obtain our next clue which would lead us on so on and so forth.

Each team also had a coordinator, or facilitator who is in charge of handling all the stations and clues for their respective teams. Red team's coordinator was Matthias. Quite the fun guy. :D Managed to test my bike out for a bit before everything began. It's been almost 2 full years since I last cycled, ever since I got my driver's license. It felt rather nostalgic to get on one and started pedaling again. However, I wasn't really a big fan of the bicycles there, not the most comfortable to ride. Then again, what did I expect?

SO WE PUSH OFF!!

First up? Egg toss. (In my head: Yay! Get to test dexterity LOL).

Teams were to split themselves up into 2 groups on two platforms. One side was to toss eggs towards the other whose job was to catch it. Obviously. I was le catcher. *thumbs up*

The first few flew way over my head. After about 2 catches, I was tasked with catching everything. Well, why not? T'was fun. 5 Eggs later we received our next clue. One that brought us a little further down the trail, to the second station.

Here we had to wait for a group who had reached there before us before we were allowed to begin. The task at hand? Transport 5 rubber bands from the first member to last (aligned in a row) using only your mouth and a straw. LOOPHOLE. Didn't say we had to do it one at a time, which I think was what the previous group did since they literally took AN ETERNITY there. True, we had time to pose for pictures then. Our strategy? Take the whole bunch )about 10+ bands, and just transport everything at a go.

The third station was a game I never liked to play. Squish everyone onto 3 pieces of newspaper which acts as a makeshift bridge, to cross a makeshift river. Never did like the game, still don't.

Now that that's settled.. On to the forth station! *pedals at lightning speed* *crack, crack, BOOM* Bicycle shudders and jams. One glance later, I saw that my chain had come off. Oh nuts. Signaled everyone else to go ahead as I did some makeshift fixing. The oil stains are still on my hands as I write this post, in those ridges between your nails you just can't reach with soap. Lucky for me, Devi was there and she had hand sanitizers! :D

We press on!

Watch out for these little critters! First time I've seen either sign. Mind you, I was fascinated enough to stop and take pictures of both. Frankly, I'm just very easily.. Fascinated. Heh. :D

*pedal pedal pedal* Have I ever mentioned how much of a pain it is to cycle up an incline, or up a hill? Even in low gear, it's a physically exhausting fatigue-inducing task.

After the river station, we were directed towards the dam. By that, I mean those large man-made structures made to impede and divert the flow of water in order to harness electricity through nature. You catch my drift? The only thing was the station was ALL THE WAY AT THE END OF THE PATH. It was horrible to cycle all the way there, by now my butt already started to hurt from the ever so comfortable seats. It was a far cry from my own bicycle at home. It's times like these I wish I had my personal bicycle.

After what seemed like forever, we finally reached the place. We were rather taken aback when we read the instruction sheet saying "You may get wet" and when other participants mentioned "blindfolded".

Turns out those were 2 seperate stations. One was to walk across an array of platforms that divided what seemed to be a pen for fish rearing (I'm not sure about the actual terms to use), which were more than wide enough to fit me. The catch was that you had to make a turn every time you reached a crossroad. Simple enough though. It also only required 2 of us to play it.

The following one was a bit harder, it involves 3 people (the previous 2 are not allowed to take part). 3 people were to play the roles of the "Eye", "Mouth" and "Blind". The eye could see the blind but the mouth could not. The blind had to make his or her way towards some steps from a nearby hut (blindfolded of course). The eyes can only see but cannot speak, and the mouth has to face the eye at all times, meaning the mouth's back is to the blind. Only the mouth can well.. shout out instructions on how to proceed. The nature of the task really requires one to exhibit teamwork.

Well, you can pretty much guess which role I found myself in. Well, I made a mental note of the path before starting just in case. Right before we started, I got spun around in circles. BAHHH. Then people spoke, easy enough to redirect myself from where their voices came through relative positioning.

Yes I am well aware that I have an odd manner of typing out my words sometime.

Halfway down the path, I heard a "STOP!" from the side. It was actually pretty hard to listen to your teammates as the 'mouth' didn't actually face you, so whatever commands that came out were voiced in the opposite direction. I immediately froze, and waited for what to do next. I reached out instinctively and sure enough, my team had just prevented me from walking facefirst into a tree. Mental imagery fail.

DO ZE ZOMBIE *hop hop hop*

The only good thing about having a station at the very end of the path? The only way to move from there was back. Which was exactly where we went, back down the path we came. Only this time..

More bike problems! This time it was one of my teammate's bicycle. The plate-like thing separating the gears from the wheel just got splintered, and broke off, taking out the gear with it.

Another 5 minutes setback.

Our next station, loved the architecture of it. Though we weren't actually in it, just beside it where we were supposed to climb ropes and stuff. Just some physical stuff. So long as you touch the beam at the top it counts. Being tall and having long arms ftw. :D

Ze station of plants came next.

Definitely the most tedious task among the 10 stations we had to go through. Each team was to decipher a clue that described a plant, and figure out which plant it was before taking a picture of it and showing it to their respective coordinators.

I have no idea how we managed to get this one.

By now, I was deadbeat tired. Just cycled for fun at this point, the flame of competition has died out. Might as well enjoy every moment of the race while it lasted. After all, it's not everyday you get to do things like this. :D

Our road then brought us to this place, Menara Pandang Jauh. Literally translated into Tower See Far. LOL. Anyways, we were supposed to count the number of steps that ran along it's structure. As I counted and recounted going up and down, I managed to get different figures and my mind flashed towards a scene in "Twilight Town". Fellow KH2 fans would know what I'm talking about.

Anyways it was 59. Did I ever mention how I disliked heights?

Photo time! Red Team! Devi, me, Sin Nah, Tze Mei, Jia, EeMay, and LouRene. Our coordinator, Matthias, is the dude in the mushroom. Hahaha.

Final station!!

Just had to count these little critters. Darn they're cute. :D

That concluded the day. Like how it was before we started off, the rain began to pour as we came to a close. Didn't make the top 3 spots but we thoroughly enjoyed the day. It's been really fun to have participated, meeting new people and old friends alike.

In line with every event, the end always call for a photoshoot session!

Monash-ians!

And everybody else. This picture made me realize how many people actually took part that day. That's a pretty big number, seeing how small everyone looked in this picture. Heh.

All in all, it was a good day. :)) I'm looking forward to more events like this. For now though, it's time to sink into the holiday persona again, and turn into a sloth.

Kinoc, signing out.

Doodle #150

2011-11-07T23:20:00.002+08:00

I just suddenly felt a strange stinging sensation of emptiness, or perhaps it's just mere boredom. Nonetheless, that fleeting sensation has compelled me to return once more to blogging! Now you may start cheering.

That aside, I really do feel a little bit lost right now. An allusion to a song I was once addicted to. In fact, I'm listening to it right now, kinda makes me bubbly inside, though it isn't exactly one that reverberates happiness. Well, there's a line about feeling lost.

Coming back to my ever so mundane life, there's only one thing separating me from summer break. A three-hour long paper known only as PHS2. I can't exactly say I'm looking forward to the break that awaits me after the paper. I have virtually no plans for the holidays nor was I ever a holiday person (those who have read my older posts would understand) to begin with.

My first year as a Pharmacy student is coming to a close. It felt like everything had just sped past me. As I try to focus on what's happened throughout the year, it feels rather typical of a blurry haze. I've had my fair share of ups and downs (as with every year). But will this year top the magical high note that was last year? I'll just have to wait and see. :)

I can't help but feel all these reminiscence posts of mine almost inevitably end up as a rather depressing rant. :/ I need to liven' it up a little! Or so I keep hearing from my peers.

Vivid recollections of that first week I stepped into Monash remains fresh in my mind. Due to primacy perhaps? They say you always remember the first and last days. :) (I'm throwing in smileys to try to give the allusion of emotion here). True, it was indeed a memorable week. A week I found my friends. I still remember how I met each and every one of them. Heh. :) I realize now how light-hearted everything was back then. To revisit the days is to relive every emotion. :')

And to think this is only our first year together, three more years awaits us. I'll try my best to make each day count. :D

Oh I'm making myself feel all dejected now. Time to kick it up a notch! Holiday plans! Oh wait, I've none -.- besides the contemplation of finally beginning work. My dad's helped me find smth, but I'll have to make the call, which will be after the exams.

Holidays also mean people are coming back, and there are some I'm just dying to see again. Very few actually, I never had that big a circle. Still. :)

A quick recap on what's done. I think Physiology's paper this semester was our 'wtf' paper, akin to Physico from Sem1. My jaw just dropped when I opened the first page.

Maybe I have a knack to exert control on whatever I can, it's one of my less preferred traits. I need to loosen up, and let it play itself out. *deep breath*, sigh. Just needa relax a lil'. The exams are almost over, and that is one of the things I'm certainly looking forward to. :)

Kinoc, out.

Doodle #149

2011-11-01T23:07:00.003+08:00

I'm writing this after having sat through 2 papers of my finals. Overall, I think I've done pretty okay so far. Of course, I tried as hard (somewhat) as I could to prepare for the two papers, which were..

Chemistry of Biomolecules
Essentially a unit based on Organic Chemistry. In some ways, I've viewed this unit as my forte, and one of my leading two units for the semester. Hopefully, I'll be able to rake in the marks. My performance for the paper? It was far from perfect. As usual, parts I never read up came out. Blazed through it and just walked out. Couldn't think any more at that point. Of course, got the standard glares as I left. For the record, I just write fast. What I write on paper may not be right. There is a difference.

Drug Delivery 1
Well.. Can't say much about this except I was dead worried about what we may be quizzed on as well as the number of questions we would be facing in the examination. When reading time began, I flipped through to the end and saw that the last question was marked 11, and it was a full SAQ paper. Flipped through the pages, and managed to crack a little grin. I felt a slight sense of relief then, the paper was as hard as I had initially expected. Still had some issues with it though, namely some doubts with how to tackle certain questions. Stayed in for the full 3 hours, to make full use of my time for this paper. Though exams wasn't the only reason for that, I gave my word and will abide by it.

Well. That's that! The month of November is upon us. Today marks 1/11/11. :)

A new month.

Will be studying for Physio over the next 2 days. I need San Frans.. :/ Still have 2 purchases to go to fill up my card (from LAST YEAR). Yeah. :/ Really want that free coffee. XD

Kinoc, out.

Doodle #148

2011-10-29T22:04:00.004+08:00

It's been a hectic week. My daily routine of getting myself to and fro from my place to Monash has been nothing short of... Eventful. Study break la, what you expect? From past experience (and also now), it has been proven time and time again that I get absolutely NOTHING done at home.

Hence, I have to drag myself all the way to uni, just to get some peace of mind and study. Been studying alone mostly, cept for the lunch breaks where I go and meet up with the guy gang.

I guess I can say I'm about 83% ready for the finals. Frankly speaking (and I'm not trying to be cocky or conceited here), passing isn't an issue. It's trying to keep up with the standard I've set for myself the previous semester. I really need to ace this examination. For the future's sake.

I want one of those few placings.

Okay. Coming back to the quiz I wrote about earlier. It's your priorities in life.

The crying baby represents family.
The running tap represents love.
The person at the door represents your friends.
The clothes getting drenched under the rain represents your wealth.
The phone ringing represents work.

So all you have to do is compare these against your answer to see if they align with your actual priorities in life. Bear in mind that this is a very general questionnaire and may or may not reflect your true ideals in life.

But for me, it was about half right. So there you have it!

Doodle #147

2011-10-23T13:49:00.001+08:00

I know I haven't exactly been the most active of bloggers, but that's how my life's been lately. Dull and uneventful. Well... I have reasons for that. Exams are coming up soon, like real soon. The second semester has come to a close, and all that's left are the exams that follow.

I can only pray for the best. I'm looking to maintain the standard I achieved last semester, if not better it, despite the slim chances. But hey, miracles do happen. :)

The purpose of this post is actually to share a quiz I heard awhile back. It's one of those Psychology quizzes that revolves around symbolism and the interpretation of those symbols. Kinda like what my friend had told me about last year, but this is more towards your priorities in life.

Here goes..

Picture yourself in your house. You are at home, when suddenly the doorbell rings. At the same time, you look out the window and see the clothes in the backyard are starting to get soaked in the rain (which has just begun). Then, at the other end of the house, you hear a baby (a younger slibling or child) crying. Right about then, the phone starts ringing. Before you can make any decision, you remembered you left the tap running.

Now, which of these do you attend to first? Name them in order from first to fifth.

Each of these actually symbolizes a priority within your life and how you would allocate your time towards each.

I'll write about the symbols, and my answer in the next post. :)

For now, Chemistry awaits me. Kinoc, out.

Doodle #146 : Mama Mia, Here I Go Again

2011-10-15T20:54:00.003+08:00

This will be a pretty simple, straightforward post. :)

Went for Mama Mia, by the Monash Performing Arts Club. Partly to support Joshieee. :D

Will be heavily pictured post. Haha. Less words, more pictures.

So it begins.

And now in no particular order,

The final scene. :D I think...

Haha.

Basically, it involves the story of a girl trying to find out who her true father is.

So on so forth.

Pretty funny at times, at how awkward some characters just seemed. HAHA

Joshieee...! Who came out to see us during the 15 minute break.

Mun! (:

Group shot.

OH!

Guess where this is. :) Opening soon. Can't wait!

Kinoc, out.

Told ya very few words.

Doodle #145 : Dissection

2011-10-13T20:56:00.008+08:00

WARNING: For those of the faint-hearted / nauseous / afraid of blood and gore / slow / easily confused / pregnant / ambidextrous / cognitively impaired / motor impaired, please look away now or close this box.

YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED.

I really do need to find a muse for writing, but they're just so hard to come by. Nevertheless, today's post shall be on dissection.

I would also like to point out that this is my first time ever attempting something of this nature. Unlike some of my colleagues who cheered when given such a task, I was one of those who cringed at the thought. Much more when I had initially thought we would be given live rats, sedated. I wouldn't want to handle live animals, knowing I would undoubtedly kill off by severing a major artery.

To my relieve, we were given dead rats. When they were being handed out, a few people (namely 2) screamed. I think that scared me more than the actual dissection. -.- Hah!

So here you go,

The little critters we had to manhandle, and cut, and tear. -.-

We were to work in PAIRS! *class cheers*, each pair will have a male and female mouse to dissect. *crowd jeers : NO DIFFERENCEEEE* I was a member of that crowd. What? *shrug*

Which is still a good thing, somewhat. For me at least. For I had my partner already,

JOSHIEEE! He handled all the dissection while I prepared all the microscope slides. So in a way, we both do what we like. Mutualism! Both people benefit at the expense of none. *smirks* Hah!

We started off with the female mouse, cutting... and cutting. Ick! The smell of mice filled the air, literally. Every puff of breath you take, contained the essence of fresh mice. Did some swabs (some 'accidents' happened here, or maybe just one in particular. though not us, someone else), prepared my slides.

Well.. Time for the actual pictures. (credits to some of my colleagues),

*refer to first paragraph*

My scalpel and incisors goes slice slice slice slice slice.

Yeap, had to cup em up like that. To see the internal organs yo. Somehow or rather, the male mice seemed to have a lot less internal organ packing. Literally. You cut open the female mouse and you're greeted with this immense lump of intestines and kidneys, among other things. You cut the male, and all you see are.. Basically the same things, but half the size.

Males are simple creatures.

I really should have taken comparative shots just to illustrate what I'm saying.

I'm sure you all should know what that is. -.- Sickens to me think of what we (Joshua and I) did with our mice. I shudder at the thought.

Had to write up a report, it'll be due next Thursday. Speaking of which, I should get started. NAHHHH *opens TF2* Time for some spy action!

Kinoc, out.

On a side note, Mama Mia tomorrow. (:

Doodle #144 : First Aid Day 2

2011-10-09T21:37:00.015+08:00

Today marks Day 2, and the final day of the two day First Aid stint I had wrote about yesterday.

With that, it means another day of hauling my sorry ass outta bed before they were ready to part ways.

I arrived on campus to be greeted by this.

The second day of First Aid coincided with the Monash Open Day for this semester. I actually realized this awhile back. So I took some time to browse about the booths as they were setting up as I had arrived early.

Low and behold,

Heaven just parked in campus.

Got scammed by em -.- Is it just me or is EVERYTHING overpriced on events. Had to pay RM14.00 for something smaller than their usual "small" sized coffee. Which would have probably cost me somewhere within RM8-10 on a normal day. *regret*

Everybody (all of us) were gathered beside the truck, waiting. LOL.

Anyways.

Day 2 began then.

Kick staring the day, a whole session on Fractures, immobilizing joints + bandaging. Kinda like what we did yesterday but with a brace (in the spur of the moment, I forgot what you call that big chunk of wood you use to brace your broken leg to keep it from moving about too much as well as support it) added in.

Our speaker showing us how it's done.

Having put that into practice, we moved onto cramps as well as dislocations. Namely the jaw.

BUNNY TIE!

Devi got to play patient again. Hahah.

Of course, with all head bandaging, I somehow manage to find a way to bandage myself with apparent ease. It would seem that I've a knack for it. LOL. Managed to use the roller bandage too. Waiting for the pics to be uploaded by the seniors. Think it'll look hilarious. :D

Anyhow, the main event of the day was none other than...

CPR! The dummy's called Anne.

In fact, they came in a pair!

Compression, Airway, Breath. Just about sums it all up. Contrary to popular believe, almost everything you see on TV is FAKE. All the so called CPR / rescue methods are all exaggerated so much as opposed to reality. You'd be surprise just how much. One particular example would be the defibrillator. Yeah the things that doctors use and go "CLEAR" BZZTTT *patient flies upward and off bed* BUZZ. FAAAAAALSE. UTTERLY FALSE. You don't fly at all. You just. Lie there. As still as you came in. (the patient I mean)

Anywho..

Time for our hands on session.

BREATHE DAMMIT BREATHEEE. *puff puff*

Short lunch break then. Went down to browse the booths at full capacity. So yeah. Ran into Elaine, DX, and Aly today. Aly was so hyped up introducing me to people and saying hi to Mr. Mahesh (our former Chemistry tutor back in high school).

Time for the second half of the day.

Spinning (forgot the actual verb for this) the sticks about, you know, like those marching band things.

Coming back to the course, it was time for the session on Choking to begin.

Enter, Charlie.

So we were briefed on the steps to take in a choking situation, once more coming back to the Danger + Response module. Seems that no matter what the situation is, those are the 2 steps that everything has in common before deviating into their respective nature of emergencies.

We each took turns to perform CPR again while others tackled the choking dummy, literally.

Smacks + the Heimlich maneuver. Yeah.

LIVEEEEEEEE!! *pump pump pump*

*cough* smack smack cough.

That just about sums up the second half of the course. All that's left to do was to practice bandages again and skim through the theory notes.

Exam's coming soon. :)

Doodle #143 : First Aid Day 1

2011-10-08T23:33:00.022+08:00

As the title goes, today was Day 1 of a two day First Aid stint organized by MUPhaS. I had registered for this roughly 3 weeks prior to the actual workshop. Had to pay too. I guess we'll only see whether it'll be worth it in time. But hey, you can't put a price on knowledge of basic first aid that could potentially save someone's life somewhere down the road.

Nevertheless, that was the exact reason I had signed up for this in the first place. You never know when you might need it. Chucked out a large portion of my allowance too. Plus, had to haul my sorry ass outta bed the same time I do on normal days, but on a weekend. Reached Monash pretty early too, was at the tutorial room by 9:00AM.

In total, there were 10 participants, all being from Pharmacy. 2 of whom were from SEGI University, while the other 8 comprised of Year 1 to Year 3 students from Monash University. I was the sole Year 1 student. *shrugs*

And so we go.

As with every other place I doodle my name, I have to draw Gary. MIAO. It makes it easier for people to recall my name anyways. Symbolism. 8D

Notes provided! The little bag you see on the left actually holds a triangular bandage, which will be used later on in the practical sessions. A lot, mind you. Haha.

To kick off the day, we were given a short introduction on the very basics of First Aid. Different perceptions of First Aid, and what exactly is classified under First Aid. To me, it's like the initial treatment given to anyone who is injured in order to minimize deterioration of injuries / complications from arising later on. Close enough actually. Hah!

In addition to that, we were told about what is known as the "Primary Survey" as well as "Secondary Survey" procedures. Being my usual lazy self, I refuse to reach out to my notes in my bag (less than a metre away). So I'll write this completely from memory. *innocent face*

Sidetracking a bit, trying to estimate distances of between 0.5m to 1m seem to elicit this fear response in my mind. It's an unexplainable sensation but the previous line where I said how I was estimating the distance to my notes seems to have evoked that response within me again. It's been at least 5 years since I've felt this fleeting fear. Think I've been traumatized sometime in my childhood. Must be a repressed memory. Isolation. Blablabla.

Sorry for that. Coming back to more important issues..

Primary Survey is actually the initial assessment of scene (ie. an accident) when you, as a first aider arrive. Contrary to popular believe (or most of us at least), you actually look for signs of danger first before finding out what has happened. Well, I sincerely thought that "What has happened" came before Danger. But no.

Chronologically speaking, you assessed any potential dangers first before attempting anything else. Once you're confident that the scene is safe, then you may move onto finding out what has happened there. From then on it's a pretty logical sequence, finding out the number of casualties and the extent of their injuries.

I won't bore you with the details on Secondary Surveys. Frankly, I can't remember. Then techniques on wound cleaning as well as dressings.

Next up, how to move people in emergencies. I won't be dwelling on the details. Frankly, the pictures speak for themselves here.

The 2-handed seat.

There was also a 3-handed and 4-handed seat for moving people. For the 4-handed one, Cheng and I tried carrying Soo. T'was a futile effort. So we swapped roles and I played the casualty instead.

Then there was the cradle. And this.

The piggy back. Woot woot ;)

The human crutch.

Now for "dragging". First we were shown the 'proper' methods of dragging a casualty out of harm's way. Which was interestingly enough, a very exhausting task, especially since you had certain guidelines to adhere to. You can't just go around literally dragging them on the floor. You'd inflict more harm that way. -.-

So first we were shown how to 'drag'

Now to put it into practice.

I think this was one of the more 'discussed' methods of moving a casualty. It was fun watching Devi trying to drag Soo across the room. There was this proper method of crossing your arms to secure the casualty before you actually begin. A few seconds in, she just said "I can't reach!" Hahaha.

The "Carrying Chair" method.

Having the right equipment makes everything so much easier. Hence,

Stretcher! We learnt how to use it properly. So yeah.

We got our lunch break then! OM NOM NOM. Lunch was pretty nice. Devoured the papadam. HAHAH.

We were then shown how to apply bandages, as means to secure the applied dressings, among other things. Bandages are somewhat like the Swiss Knife of First Aid. Perhaps I'm exaggerating, but no matter. Yeah. We were shown (then practiced on each other) several different bandaging techniques.

I was paired with Soo for this session.

Bandaging techniques include:
- Arm Sling
- Elevated Sling
- Bandana (no idea what it's called)
- Joints

Bandaged my palm! :D

Cheng getting his bandana bandage. This was pretty much the easiest to tie yourself. This was probably one of the most fun ones to apply. I kept tying it for myself, no help needed. LOL. Bandage self + run away in emergencies ftw.

The SEGI students working on their bandage skills.

The speakers showing us how to utilize the round bandage. (crepe)

Then came more theory on Types of Wounds / Circulation.

Just working on what's been taught so far.

Finally, the last part of the day,

Moving people into "Restoration positions" so as to avoid blockage of airways and whatnot. Paired up again and tried on each other. My attempt at this was hilarious. For my turn, I got the instructor. So as to simulate actual life situations, you won't actually get your conscious friends 'helping you out' by shifting their bodies as you move them. He was totally slack, relaxed. Made it so much harder to move -.- Oh nuts. Ah well.

We were taught the basics of CPR too.

Everything resumes tomorrow. I need some sleep, like NOW.

Kinoc, out.

Doodle #142

2011-10-07T22:11:00.002+08:00

I've been wanted to update this page for quite some time but I've yet to find the proper inspiration.

Super long schedule this week. Had classes up to 5pm on Wednesday, felt super drained then. A practical session on Thursday which also drained me to the core. It seems that quite a number of people are falling sick lately, myself included. Though in my case it's only the initial symptoms. Slight sore throat and whatnot. Still salvageable before I actually do fall sick.

Today?

Had a lunch session at CYF at SS15 again, like finally.

Yeah, I'll probably put more substance in my blog posts later on. It'll be quite the eventful weekend. I kinda wanted to head down to Bukit Jalil for the Rockaway. Line up includes All Time Low, Sum41 and even SotY. I mean, just wow.

But why can't I go?

I've a 2 day long First Aid Course, starting tomorrow. That, and Alpha (I'm not too sure what you call it. This is what Mun calls it) tomorrow night too.

Hence, why I said it'd be an eventful weekend. Somewhat. If I'm correct, there will be under 10 people for tomorrow's course. Haha.

Ah well.

Hobey-ho, let's go!

Kinoc, out.

Doodle #142

2011-10-03T18:43:00.002+08:00

I'm writing this update from my phone. Currently engulfed by this massive headache and light-headedness. I think it's due to the incredibly long hours of uni today.

Today marked the first day back at Monash. I wouldn't say that it's been the best. It's certainly been stressful. The moment I got home I just collapsed onto my cough, set my alarm to 5:30, and went to sleep.

Woke up at 6:00pm, so much for a short nap before my jog. I feel so drained. Felt like I got smacked across the head with a bat, or close enough. I hate the feeling of oversleeping. :/

That aside, my confidence has been eroded. I'm starting to doubt my convictions towards my attitude on studying. I mean, why work so hard? I've failed to live up to my own expectations and standards on almost all occasions in the second semester.

Which brings about the question, "Why strive so hard to achieve perfection, when all you get is having the door slammed into your face every time?" Yet despite this, we've all had to pick ourselves up, and carry on, repeating the cycle again and again.

My latest resolve? Procrastinate till the very last moment, for that's when my best work is written.

This paragraph's written after I got onto my comp, only this.
It's hard to put it in words. Even more so when you're uncertain of what exactly you're feeling right now. The first thought to strike my mind is regret. Regret for the things I never did. I should have tried harder, much much harder. Studies had never been my forte. Then again, after some thought, I realized that nothing is my forte. Just another shadow, in the endless sea of faces. TEEHEES.

Screw deadlines la please.

On a side note, I hate people who scream onto their phone when they speak. Blardy hell, can you stfu or not? I don't need to hear every word you say wth. Giving me a dam headache.

Kthxbai.

Doodle #141

2011-09-29T19:45:00.004+08:00

For today, I'd like to dwell a little deeper into my meticulous thought processes, just to try and bring the inner writer out. I'm walking on thin ice.

*plays deep thought provoking songs*

And so we go..

Though before that, a short update! I've been heading over to Monash for some self-study sessions, as I've had for the several past holidays. Can't say that I've made much progress but being in the position I am now, I'm banking on whatever intrinsic motivation left within me to push me that extra mile. Otherwise, I'd fall flat and almost certainly, if not absolute, that I will fail this course. Seeing how I am not ready to bid everyone adieu, it's paramount that I at least try to compensate for the amount of slacking I've unwittingly let myself indulge in only a few weeks ago.

Oh! Had some friends come over for lunch too yesterday. Itianne and Mun! Met up with them, Marcus and Jo for lunch over at Lunch Box, Monash Residence. Felt like forever since we've met up like this. Only one among them that I've seen lately is Mun, my darling little sister. (: Other than her, it felt like it's been forever. Did some catching up as well as gossiping. It's been too long. O:) Seems that no matter where you go or study, everyone faces the same few problems. Regardless of course.

Meh. Still, felt good. (:

Now, time for some monologuing.

Today felt like another one of those days, a day where you would want nothing more than to be left alone in silence. There's an allure that lies only in solitude, one that is unexplainable. Perhaps that is but my point of view, as it's always been. Every moment wasted away in static deterioration is time that can never be replaced.

Standing at the balcony, it felt like another one of those moments where you realize something. I stared into the distance, 6 floors above the ground. A short elevation, that may be true, yet it's enough to see and truly take in the vastness of the world. Reality sinks in, for every person is but a speck of dust on a giant canvas. Each painting a unique representation of oneself to blend into the bigger picture.

Frankly speaking, I'm looking forwards to the exams, as unready as I am for any of them. But this much I can say, when I sit down in that cold, sub-zero, glacial like hall.. I feel like I have purpose. However short that moment may be.

Cherish every second of life, for it is the only one you have.

Well, I'm back! The not so fun me that is. Ever so boring. Ah well. :D Done with that rant. Sheesh. Nowhere near as deep as I'd like it to sound though, something just doesn't add up. But that's a problem for another day.

The clock is ticking, time's wasting away, and yet I feel like I've moved no farther than where I begun. A jumbled mess of blunders, slip ups, and the inability to express the depth of my emotions.

Think of it as a puzzle box, where the pieces are interchanged ever so often. For that's how I've learnt to write. Today's agenda, finishing up Online Calculations.

:)

Doodle #140 : Kick Start

2011-09-27T10:20:00.009+08:00

The mid-semester break is upon us. :)

Been planning this outing for some weeks now. T'was a good reason to plan it in advance, for things never seem to go as planned. No matter, thing's ran rather smoothly. For those who could make it.

Drove over to uni first to meet up with Jean and Adeline. We all still had reports to hand in due that day itself. Such model students, aren't we? Nevertheless, managed to finish up all our answers just past 11 and handed it in before Jamie joined us.

OFF THE PYRAMID!

The outing was actually divided into two portions, and each had a seperate crowd that'd attend. (somewhat). Bottom line is, two different events. Thou shalt not question my dictation of thee mother tongue. I've no idea what I'm saying right now. Then again, I don't almost 83% of the time I speak.

Let's not get sidetracked, headed straight for the cinema. Moment we got up to the cinema area, saw that the whole place was under renovation, save the popcorn booth. Glanced over to our left and managed to spot the temporary booth set up to address purchases and whatnot. T'was a pretty cramped up line. Then again, it's not like we had any other choice. I only wonder what would happen on peak hours during the weekends if they had to keep using that booth. Rofl. Plus, they were running the purchases through what looked like ancient computers. Then again, I think they did so in the normal ticket counters when they were open? My memory's a blurry haze.

Anyways.

Picked THIS movie.

BAHAHAHA.

I've watched the first movie years ago. My heart leaped when I saw the trailer for this movie and I knew I just had to watch it. Rowan Atkinson's portrayal of his character was nothing short of awesome. The amount of laughter that he brings to the screen.

I'll try my best not to write out any spoilers as I go through this.

So the story begins with MI7 trying to locate Johnny English who has been missing for 5 years after a horrible mishap during his previous assignment in Mozambique. Cut scene, and it appears that he's been in the Tibetian mountains ~~hiding out~~ training with the monks, learning their ways of life, blablabla. "Mind must control the body" and "make hard what is soft" or something like that. It's pretty hilarious how these teachings come into play later on towards the ending of the movie.

That and how Kate Sumner (played by Gillian Anderson), a behavioural psychologist studies him is just so entertaining. This time round, English gets a sidekick as well, a man known as Agent Tucker.

Trying to unravel the plot to kill the Chinese Premier, there are many ups and downs throughout the movie. You'll go "oohhh" at how easy English makes it look to hunt down the assassins sent to kill him, having been trained by the monks. "With age comes wisdom", before going "HAHAHA" at how he slips up at the last minute. Utter joy to watch.

Overall, I'd say it's the absolute perfect stress buster.

On a side note, ate half a bucket of salt while watching the movie. LOL. Maybe I laughed a bit too hard. Even Jean could hear my laughter, sorry Jamie. Haha. Low activation energy yo'

Having said that... Money well spent.

Strolled around Pyramid for the rest of the day while waiting for the others to show up. Jean left to pick up her sister then. :'( Went for a snack at Ko Hyang (I think that's how it's spelt), recommended by Jamie as we waited for Jhii.

And so we go!

Walked and walked, and found the place. Paid and went into our designated room. Bahaha. Okay that sounded really disturbing if you only read that one line. LOLOL.

Anywho.

SING K ORHH. First time for me. LOL I iz one sad bugger. Right before we started, Joshiee came in. Like finally, his wish came true. HAHAA.

Can you guess which music video this still is from? It may be blurry but I'm pretty sure the lyrics are perfectly visible. :)

Chug chug chug.

I'm a Barbie girllllllll~

The main star of the day.

And Jhii.

We weren't exactly the best of singers, HAHAH. But it's the company that counts. :) So long as you thoroughly enjoy yourself.

Nom nom nom on the buffet dinner. The pasta was pretty good. The crust thing on it tasted and looked like a pizza topping. I iz happy. Took so much of the dessert, cupcakes, chocolate cakes.

Completely devoured their potato wedges. Damn I need to exercise more now.

What happened that night shall stay between us. Heh. :) I never thought I'd ever become that hyper. Though only 2 people witnessed it, 1 rivaling, if not exceeding my hyperness. :)

Kinoc, out.

Doodle #139

2011-09-24T00:51:00.002+08:00

I'm back! Though there isn't really much to be said.

There's this sense of instant gratification that can only be achieved through impulsive wants. Specifically, impulsive buys. In retrospect, I wouldn't call this a particularly impulse driven buy. It's practical, :D Just something I stumbled upon on Wednesday. I think I'm starting to change my colour code when it comes to dressing. I seemed to be attracted to brighter colours now. Beats wearing black all the time. So depressing. *sigh* Haha!

Results were out for the Drug Delivery written test as well as oral presentations. I can't say I'm too happy with my marks. Not since I took the time and effort to prep up in advance to both. All I can do is sigh, I guess. Can't really complain anyway. I've still a sense of complacency when it comes to my studies. To date, I doubt I've ever really given any exam or assignment my all, my 100% effort. The only person I can blame is myself. I won't say anything about the written examination as I've prepared and somewhat cascaded through the questions. When it comes to the oral though, I'm more than disappointed with what I scored. Especially since I've performed much worse in semester 1 yet scoring much higher with that previous abysmal performance. I just want to know where I went wrong, tell me.

Honest mistakes all but riddle my life. Simple slips of the tongue, and other much bigger mistakes are only a fraction of my daily theatrics. I'd just like to reassert that I sincerely had no idea what that shade meant, nor was it the one I had originally intended. I should do a thorough background check beforehand now. :/ Been bashing myself up lately, perhaps a bit too much. I tend to be so much more critical when it comes to self-evaluation.

That aside, happier thoughts! Yeah, finally bought what I mentioned earlier in this post. HEHHH.

That and I attended LifeGen's 2nd service. Stayed back after classes since there was no point heading home in heavy traffic and returning to the Sunway area in equally or worse traffic several hours later. The drill was the same. Show up early, watched Jean rehearse for her performance, then sat through it.

Today's session was about making choices. Every single day of your life, you'll find yourself at crossroads, having to choose between which path to take. Each choice leads you down a different path, and in turn affect what other choices that may crop up in your life further down the road. Consequently, you start a whole chain of events just stemming from what may have come across as a simple decision. Some are temporary, others permanent. Hence, always think something through before you follow through with it.

Choices are essentially projections of your inner motivations, so to speak. They are directly linked and influenced by the priorities you've set for yourself in life. Be it wealth, friendship, work, family, love, or even yourself, you've a set of inner motivations (ie. intristic factors) that propel you through everyday life. It's just a matter of finding out what they are, and scheduling your time according to those motivations. (:

Had a small activity too! A short quiz to help determine your priorities. According to the quiz, it would seem that mine are (in order):

Love --> Family --> Wealth --> Friends --> Work
In decreasing priority.

Somewhat true I would say, save how it suggests that I neglect work (be it studies or a job) to be last.

But then again, it was but a quiz. (: Had some pretty interesting discussions then too with the rest of the groupmates we were seperated into. Heh.

Speaking of which, I've a report to finish up. But that's a worry for tomorrow. (:

Kinoc, out.

Doodle #138

2011-09-21T19:31:00.007+08:00

Since I haven't exactly done this in quite a while, I'll try again. Last piece was over a month ago already.

This one was done using a method I came across in a book. Note the initial letters, though ignore the first stanza in terms of structure. (:

The flame smolders,
Crackling amidst the silence,
Ashes of yellow glisten in the moonlight.

Attenuate the lust for familiarity,
Blurring the lines of realism,
Coveted desires enveloped by a shroud,
Doubts of one besotted.

Every moment inches by,
Fueled by the longing for assurance,
Gratifying.

Hide behind the veil,
Impart exuberance,
Jest in reverberation.

A kaleidoscope of thoughts,
Leaves much to be desired,
My mindset is but a jumble,
Narrowing paths.

A brilliance that outshines all,
Rekindles sanguinity.

Crimson was the flame,
That lingers for more.

Okay so it wasn't that bad. Least I managed to keep the flow there (somewhat), given the constraints (which I followed up to N). Can't really find a theme to write on. I haven't exactly been in a writing-condusive mood lately. Ironically, that's a good sign. Means my thoughts aren't as scattered as they once were.

Doodle #137

2011-09-19T23:33:00.002+08:00

No pictures this time, sorry haha. :P

Well, I'd say my weekend was reasonably well spent. Visited a church on Saturday after a day of studying. Stoned a bit the day after though. So yeah.

If I recall correctly, I think the church was Whispering Hope. It was located somewhere in Damansara, I kinda forgot which one. There's just so many Damansaras in the area. Kota Damansara, Damansara Jaya, and whatnot. Despite the overwhelming number of them, I can't seem to recall any of the more common districts. My preconscious state of mind isn't really working that well now.

It was Mun's, Joshua's, and Rachel's church. :)

Drove over to uni to study for the day, as with most Saturdays. Least it's a productive way to spend the time. Met Joshua in the tutorial room again. Was waiting for Jean to join us when we found out she couldn't make it. -.- Bahh. So we pressed on.

Lunch at LB again. :O

When it was time (roughly 4:30pm), walked over to Lagoonview for Joshua to get ready. Got turned away at the guardhouse, again. So I left and waited for him and Mun at the bus stop. He took faster than I had initially expected. Transport arrived soon after and Mun appeared too! We were brought to the place by Uncle Tony. :D

Reached earlier than the event was scheduled to start. So we just sat around. Mingled. You know. The usual newcomer thing. Haha. Met a fellow pharmacist to be, Vincent. Rachel joined us soon after.

After a bit, time to dig in! Nom nom nom, anti-vegetarian food ftw. :D Bahahaha.

Before the actual event begun, we played a game where we were given stickers with a name written on it. It could be a celebrity or an item, and it would be stuck onto either our forehead or back. The trick was that you can't see it, but others could. And yeah, you guessed it! You have to guess what or who you were. The speaker got "Donut". HAHAHA. T'was entertaining watching him guess who he was. Joshua got Harry Potter. And he begun to show his 'scar' on his eyebrow. Well, it matched. Somewhat. LOL. I got Merlin. Wth. Haha could never have guessed it. -.-

We were shown a video screening, and then broke up into 2 groups for discussion. Can't say I remember much of the whole thing, but it was lively the moment things started to kick in and the pace picked up.

That bout sums it up.

Sunday. I remember it was raining in the morning, and Maroon 5's Sunday Morning started playing in my head. Can't remember the day, at all. :/

Which brings us to today! Super hectic schedule. 4 hours back-to-back lectures before a 2 hour tutorial. We had a 1 hour break in between but that was cut down to 45 minutes since we ended lectures late. :(

Just got home from Samuel's farewell party. Pizza Hut + CC, just like the old times. Take care in the UK. Thou haz cutlass umbrella nao.

That's it. I need sleep. Badly.

Doodle #136

2011-09-16T21:52:00.004+08:00

Time for the complete update.

It's Malaysia Day people! Happy Malaysia Day! I'm not exactly an avid enthusiast of national celebrations but I am one of the public holidays that come in tow.

Malaysia. My home. (:

Seeing it was a public holiday and whatnot, decided to spend it NOT studying. Heh. By watching a movie of course! Elaine Y ajak-ed Joshiee and I out to Sunway Pyramid for the day.

So I hauled myself over to Sun-U to pick em up first. Drove along, turned the corner into Sunway Uni and instantly spotted a hottie walking along. LOL. Actually shouted out "oi". Haha. Hi Itianne! :P

Talk about impeccable timing.

That aside, picked up Joshiee and Elaine and went off to Pyramid.

Time for some epic movie goodness.

BAHH.

Yeah, I guess the picture speaks for itself. Won't even go into the details.

D:

And that's how I spent my holiday.

Kinoc, out. :D (super lazy post la tiz)

Doodle #135

2011-09-16T20:28:00.001+08:00

Just testing out my new iPhone blogger app. Teehee! :3

Watched Final Destination 5 today. Some freaky shit. Will be doing a full post later tonight.

Kinoc, out!

Doodle #134

2011-09-15T21:31:00.014+08:00

Sorry guys, it's been awhile. 4 days in fact!

Guess I'm losing my mojo for blogging again. :/ Hence, to make it up to you, I'll include PICTURES in this post! :D

I've been spending quite the number of Saturdays in uni, studying. Yeah, that's how I spend my weekends these days, buried in books. Though they're actually a pretty fun way to pass time, thanks to my fellow study mates, Joshua and Jean. Always providing much needed comic relief after a day of vigorous (mostly) studying. :D

I wouldn't say that we have the most productive sessions though. Far from it in fact. *sigh* Hahaha, though their antiques prompted me to edit a video I took that day. Made me revisit video editing. Maybe I should take that up as a hobby. Haha. Since I'm almost always the candid photog and video taker. :)

Though the cafeteria isn't exactly open on weekends, the only choice we have is LB. They have the most awesome take-out box. :D Indomee + Mochacino ftw.

Then there were the standard lectures on weekdays. I think it was Monday when I walked into class, and instantly saw this person:

d-.-b

I literally (not figuratively) stoned in place. I couldn't believe my eyes. It was the first time in two whole semesters I've seen him dressed in that manner. He stole my style (main point), though that may be a good thing since it can mean my influence is finally seeping in. LOL.

Then of course, the usual classtime break entertainment session. Dance time! Video's with Dave. :D Roflmao. My frienddddddddddddd, and Joshua led the way. :O

The stressors for the week though? Definitely lab sessions.

Carefully weighing out the needed mass and whatnot. Solubility experiments are always a pain to execute. More so when it came down to calculations and discussions. The whole notion of dissolving x amount of drug in y amount of solvent still baffles me. *shrugs*

Gathered and listening to Dr. Wong's words of wisdom for the experiment. She's one of my favourite lecturers no doubt. Well.. One whose lectures I seem to understand pretty well. Hence, yeah. Her edited lecture slides are much better than the ever so bland Aussie slides (rofl).

Our pretty pH papers. I think they are just so cool. Much better than your average red to blue and blue to red papers. Assortment of colours! LOL. If only I could see colours better. Bah.

Jhii arranged them. :D

MOJOJOJO!

Yeah, my class has a Mojo Jojo, and all 3 powerpuff girls. So there's never any lack of entertainment.

All in all, Pharmacy's just awesome. :D

Doodle #133

2011-09-11T20:28:00.003+08:00

This post is just for the sake of updating. Sorry about that. :P

It's Sunday again. Though I couldn't care less. I was never one for the holidays, since I hardly ever left the house. Never had mates to go out with anyway, everyone has their own agendas to attend to.

That aside, the assignment week is finally over! Finally done with my oral presentation. I was rather disappointed with my overall performance though. Maybe I should reduce the emphasis on memorizing my lines and the key words and instead focus on the way I carried myself during speeches. Sure, I had dotted every line in my mind before it was my turn yet somehow it didn't add up right.

I was in the "zen" mode before the session was scheduled to start. Rather calmed and relaxed. Controlled breathing. :P We kick started about 5-10 minutes behind time but that wouldn't have made a difference. I was second in line. First up was Kuok Liang. Then the nerves made their way back and struck home.

My turn was up, and my knees just buckled.

Bahh.

Somehow or rather I managed to stay composed and miraculously managed to retain my coherence. I probably blasted through the slides like a bullet train. The expressions of my colleagues showed that. I had swamped them with a large amount of information in such a short period of time. Such a fine line between time constraints and information depth. Perhaps my worry was unfounded, there was a plus-minus 2 minutes gap allowed for each presentation and we weren't really timed to begin with. I could only shrug meekly.

On the bright side, it shows that I've done my research well. (A) That and Jean said I spoke clearly. Yes! I managed to save myself from utter disaster. Least they could hear what I was saying. I didn't reach the standard I had set but I'll better myself the next time. I really miss my old group mates. Only they've seen me at my absolute best. Hehh. (:

I miss my EAL/D classes, and even my lecturer then. More than anything, I miss my college gang. :')

Oops, I've strayed off topic. Coming back...

Spent the weekend studying. It's safe to say that my social life is pretty much non-existent. I'll attend this week's club meetings. I need preoccupation. Bah. Spent the afternoon editing a short video I took over the weekend. Not the best of efforts but it came together pretty nicely. (:

So that's it. I guess.

Kinoc, out.

Doodle #132

2011-09-08T18:38:00.002+08:00

From my blogpost count in my profile, this would be post number 651. Amazing how much I've written so far. Little ramblings denoting moments in my life, some significant, others forgettable. But it's the things we go through that shape who we are today, no?

Drug Delivery MCQ quiz is finally over. That's an entire 10% on the line. Frankly speaking, the amount of studying / preparation I did over the past two weeks ridiculously exceeded what was expected of us in this test. One glance at the paper and I just went "wth". I don't mean to come across as cocky or anything but I'm just being straightforward. Still, I managed to slip up on roughly 2 questions, being my usual self.

Not planning to care about it anymore. Time to focus on the task at hand.

Oral Presentation.

I've done my slides, I've rehearsed, I've timed myself. 8 minutes give or take 20s. I hope everything will go smoothly tomorrow. I want to bring out that part of me that was way back in AUSMAT. Composed, confident and concise. Not full-on freight train ploughing through my slides like butter at the speed of light. Not the way I went down in flames for semester 1. I only got through then with sheer luck (maybe a shred of sympathy). I'm determined to make this one right. :)

Studies aside, I feel really lost at times. I fall too fast, too hard. I'm not letting my emotions get the better of me. Wade it out, before diving straight in. I'll play the bystander for now.

Patience is the key, 'cause I'm in over my head.

Kinoc, out.

Doodle #131

2011-09-06T08:58:00.004+08:00

Just a quick one for today. Technically I've written half this post already a few days prior to today but I never really finished writing it. So now I'm going to complete the post.

For the sake of updating this mundane page of mine. :)

I'll try writing again, to compose another piece. Note that this is done wholly in a rather cheery mood. It may lack the usual deep tone in my other pieces. I need to learn how to access that part of myself without the standard catalyst (some level of depression). But that's me for you. :)

A sense of quietude,
Tranquility is but a fleeting gratification,
A need to belong,
Outweighs lucid judgment.

Inexplicable was the allure,
Questions left hanging,
Shrugged off by a snicker,
Shackled by the inability to respond.

Intimate at times,
Distant during others.

Okay so it wasn't that bad. But it still isn't good.

Irony can be really a pain at times. Situational irony if I recall correctly. I remember there being 3 kinds of irony but I can't seem to recall the other one, nor am I even sure am I referring to the right one at the moment. But to watch a situation unfold with the players oblivious to the truth feels odd at times. When you're asked something you can't answer, it only adds to it.

I suppose this was a good break from studying, time I shouldn't be wasting spending here. I have to make the most of what I have (starting to sound philosophical) yet the irony is I never ever stick to what I say. Ever.

I can't wait till this week ends. Niece (Watson) coming down this coming weekend. Like finally! Gonna play around with her DSLR again. The joy. :)

Kinoc, out.

Doodle #130 : Ipoh-ians

2011-09-04T11:08:00.004+08:00

A quick one for today, to recap on yesterday. A day that only comes once a year, and how I spent it. :)

I woke up early, roughly the usual time I got up on the average day. Spent the morning just like every other morning, and left for uni at 11.30AM. Why? To print notes and exercises and do some light reading. LOL. Pretty sad way to spend the day don't you think? I ran into John, Stanley and Voon at the library as I was printing my stuff. Haha.

Then again, why kill time at uni?

Went to pick up the Ipoh gang at 12.30. (: Mun Mun, Marcus & Joshua.

"EH. NOOO. NOT AGAIN" Camera shy. Hahahaa. :P

Drove to SS15 for lunch, chu yuk fun! :) It's been awhile since I last ate there, and wanted intro the place to them (cept Joshiee cause he's been there). Caught up with Mun and Marc, it's been awhile since we had lunch together as a group.

Shared some stories, heard some others. Some funny, some outright disturbing. D: Case and point. Only goes to prove my point.

In line with all our SS15 escapades..

SNOWFLAKES! (:

But oh gosh, the prices there are just ridiculous now. RM7 for the bestseller. Of course, they're a tasty treat but that's maybe a bit too much to pay for. It's even on par with Sea Amber Jelly now. Perhaps I should have ordered that instead. But well, prices everywhere are shooting up. ): Sigh. Whai oh whai must we pay so much for something we love so much. LOL. Once in a while is still okay larh actually.

Joshiee and Whore Bro.

Mun. :)

Wanted to visit Joshiee and Marc's place at Lagoonview after dessert. But we were stopped at the guardhouse asking for a memo or smth. Couldn't get in, so I just dropped them off and headed home. Security's there pretty tight, wonder what they thought we were going to do. The guard was eyeing me on the way in and back out. -.-

Came home, STUDIED. Yes, pretty sad routine. Hahahaha.

Finally visited the Tutti Frutti at Kota Kemuning. It's funny how I've never been there since it opened. I mean, I literally live in the general area. Mehh. Spent Rm14 for some frozen yogurt. Pretty delicious, I have to admit. Yummm.

That pretty much sums it up. Yeah. I should get back to studying now. LOL.

Doodle #129 : Surprise!

2011-09-02T19:42:00.010+08:00

First and foremost. THANKS GUYS, I less than 3 all of you. Heh.

It was the single most touching gift I've ever received in my life. (: I had expected something just not what actually happened. Lectures had just finished and I was packing my stuff when I looked up and saw Dave's face, eating in class, on the projector screen mumbling incoherently. Needless to say, I was shocked and I thought my lecturer had opened the wrong file on the computer and wished she would close the video faster. But I recognised the shirt he had on, it was Monday. Which means...

A short while later, she adjusted the sound so it could be heard throughout the class, and restarted the video. And I got it.

"For Kin Hoe"

I instantly /facepalm-ed. Out of sheer shock actually.

Hearing each one of you wish me, it's something that really moved me. (: Btw I'm only 19 for those who wished me happy 20th. LOL. I'm still young! :D

The most shocking part was seeing Itianne and Mun on the video. I just gasped, shouted out, aloud. Yes I did. That was the degree of shock that hit me. LOL.

Of course, my whore brother in all his glory appeared too. (: Even Elaine came on. Hahaha.

Thanks so much Joshua for the time and effort you took into making the video.

"So this is how it feels when someone makes you a specially dedicated video"

Video available on Facebook. :D

After the initial shock had worn off, I just sat there trying to take it all in. I think I collapsed onto the table. LOL. /facedesk. Awesomeness at it's best. Thanked everyone again for their wishes and gathered for lunch. Left uni with Tina, Joshua and Melody. Tina drove us all to pyramid as she insisted I don't drive them for the day. :P

This parking lot just looks so shady. :/

Horrrrrr!! ;)

On the way out, we stumbled across this hatch. Curiosity overcame Tina and she rushed to open it. Outside, a long drop. D: *close hatch*

What now?

Tony Roma's! Yep, they're actually treating me to lunch. Oh, I'm so touched la. *grabs tissue paper*

I had expected more to turn up halfway, but the 2 that did was certainly not on that mental list I envisioned. Itianne and Kah Mun dropped in outta the blue. I just went "GARHHH" I'm always so shocked to see them la. :)

Itianne's gift. (:

This is a pretty nice picture, despite the back lighting and stuff. I pro la. :D

After Jamie, Jean and Blondie came, we were also greeted by a little friend.

He's just so adorable! Sprinting across the floor from end to end.

It making some of us gasp, other scream, some shriek. Till it got squished and sent away to who knows where? ): I'll miss you, poor little guy. We ended up relocating to avoid it attacking us again (before it got caught by the staff).

It wasn't all that bad, cause of the little mouse disturbance, we got these, 1 for each table. :)

LAVA CHOC. Freakin' delicious dessert. Mouth watering. (: Chocolate overdose. I was drinking a Chocolate Milkshake. Heh.

Random photoshoot time!

Jamie. (: And you can see the side of Jean's head! :D

Melody "hot girl"! I just look odd here la.

Joshua and Jean's weird look streaks.

Determined not to be outdone in cuteness. XD

Group shot. The better one's with Melody. Shall wait for her to upload. :D

EDIT : Apparently while blockading the doorway to Tony Roma's, Elaine S saw me and called out my name. Sorry for completely ignoring you then, I couldn't hear you! ): Hahaha. *innocent shrug*

And so we head home.

I was never much of a birthday person but today was just a whole lotta love. (: Wheee. If only there was pool, the day'd be perfect. HAHA! And..

Thank you again, from the very bottom of my heart. (:

Doodle #128 : Holiday Season

2011-08-29T20:59:00.003+08:00

So it comes again.

Selamat Hari Raya to all my fellow Malaysians, take in some of that festive air! (:

For the next 3 days, I'll be on break, 3 public holidays. Classes resume on Friday. I think it's pretty sad to be a university student now. Everybody gets the week off yet you've classes on Monday and Friday. Then again, it's not like I've anywhere else to be during the holiday season.

I'm proud to say that I've finished both my Blood report and Human Behavior assignment and handed both in today. *smiles* That leaves me with only my Oral Presentation slides left to touch up. No rush though, it's due next Friday. Oh, the joy of finishing work early. :)

I took part in a Psychology research today. A friend from the School of Psy told me about this research that was being conducted so I thought why not give it a shot? Help out. Hehh. Haha rofl. It was pretty simple stuff really. Just describe your happy / sad experiences with both success and failure in a very casual Q&A style interview. Having said that, I realized that I haven't really been doing much with my life.

I had virtually no clear recollection of any happy memories or telltale stories of success, save for one. The only time I truly felt proud of something I've achieved is to be able to make the requirement for B.Pharm at Monash last year, having received my AUSMAT results. :) Academically, that was it. I never stood out as a brilliant student nor did I actively participate in any student council, but I had friends who did. *winkwink*

Socially, you know the gist of it. Been pretty much invisible to almost everyone I knew. I was always there, yet I wasn't. Maybe that's caused most of the people I used to know to drift apart, having lost contact with them for so long. But I had reason for that. Though maybe it was only a scapegoat for my laziness to keep those ties strong.

Yeap, that was quite the self-reflecting session. Followed up by some cognitive tests. :D *teehee* I was to solve some puzzles, guessing the minimum moves I could take to solve it. Pretty simple stuff really. Only remember 2 stupid errors due to miscalculation. There was this test for working memory too, it's a form of short term memory. Kinda like how you play those pick 2 coins to reveal the images behind them. If they match, the coins stay flipped but if they don't, then they'll turn back over. You know la... Blasted through it. 8D

Then I had to stare at nothing but numbers for the next 5 minutes. Breathed a sigh of relief as I finished the test. So now I guess I'll be waiting to see the results of the research once it is published. :D

Btw, it was a research to see the influence of one's life experiences on their social and cognitive abilities.

I guess today was a pretty ordinary day. Nothing much to really highlight besides that.

There was also a slight brush with security for some of us. ;)

Apart from that, it's just the usual day. Time to just.. Stone. Waiting for Heroes to load. I've decided to rewatch everything from scratch. TEEHEE. Currrently at S1E5 :)

Kinoc, out.

Music Montage #3!

2011-08-28T12:05:00.000+08:00

Today's post, Tuesday Morning by Michelle Branch. :)

Doodle #127 : Immature

2011-08-27T21:35:00.002+08:00

I really don't think I'm acting my age. Despite being 19 already, I probably still have the mentality of a 16 year old. It's not just me being young at heart, no. I've yet to learn what there is to life. I'm too caught up in my self-delusional wants to see the bigger picture.

Sometimes I just feel like I get this epiphany. A sudden realization of great truth. It never ceases to amaze me, how some of my friends speak as though they're already been through the tougher hardships in life. When they speak, you can't help but notice the mature intonation used

:')

Yet, here I am. Still a kid. Still so full of myself. One of my friends said the time will come for me to achieve a realization. Maybe it'll come soon. I shouldn't be so preoccupied with what life offers me, but what I can offer with life.

I want to be part of something larger than myself. To have a purpose.

Right now, I just want to get a place in the exchange. To achieve it, it'll take me two solid years of dedication and hard work. Being as incompetent and unfocused as I am, I can only hope this dying resolve of mine is enough to pull me through.

Flip the switch, let my other side show. For all this side of me is concerned with is self indulgence, nothing more. Exuberance will be shielded from the outside world, till the day comes that it'll show itself again.

For the moment, it's time to resign to my work. I'll try to complete as much as I can without being the freeloader I usually am. I take pride in my work, in getting a job well done.

'cause that's all I have left to live for.

Ramblings of a university student.

Kinoc, out.

Doodle #126 : Life Gen

2011-08-27T00:22:00.005+08:00

So I was invited by Jean to LifeGen. It was the inaugural LifeGeneration event for her church which would be held on the final Friday of every month. It was at Subang Jaya, or SS13 to be exact. Heading over to the place, I felt rather skeptical, of the location.

This was the entrance. It was but one long dark road all the way to the end, where it was lighted by this sign. It says Life Point by the way. Sure enough, I found myself facing a guardhouse as I turned the corner. I paused for a bit just staring at it when the bar just lifted and opened the path for me. I thought to myself "Okay, so this has to be the right place then!" and went in.

The place was pretty nice, and I just realized I didn't take a single snapshot of the place.

Dots.

Zzz.

=.=

Moving on...

Met Jeffrey upon entering, and some other people as well. Jean had to go practice so I sat about just.. Mingling? Haha.

Go Jean!

We had arrived pretty early for the preparations and stuff, so there was a bit of time to spare before the actual event began.

Jean with her friend, Jia. :D

Time for things to get underway. Found ourselves seated in the second row. I'd estimate the crowd to be around 30-ish people.

Worship songs. TEEHEE.

Then some speeches and stuff. You know, the usual things.

Jean's cousin! Hahaha.

The youth pastor gave this really.. inspiring speech. Felt somewhat moved. Heh.

Managed to pick up some goodies from the night. The t-shirt cost RM15 but it's nice, somewhat. I remember describing the one in blue as some water brand advertisement shirt. LifeGen does sound rather like a brand of H2O, don't you agree? Hahaha. Blue for drinking water and green for mineral water. I got green! Go green! :D Heh. The small notepad shaped book is actually a whole bunch of Post-It Notes bundled into one pack. Pretty awesome. Then there's the standard notebook on the right. Card on the left was directions given to me by Jean.

Won't go into much details regarding event. Just a brief overview. I was never a good narrative writer.

Well, having been to several churches, I really like this place. True, it isn't as big as some of the places I've been to (ie. CHC) but it has this homey feel to it. Everyone was so friendly, met some new people. I felt really good to be there. I'm actually contemplating on going again. Hahaha. :)

Well, that's bout it I guess. Time to just.. reflect on everything I guess. It won't be soon before long. I feel the end already.

Kinoc, out.

Doodle #125

2011-08-26T16:39:00.006+08:00

Well, today's presentation went rather well. Although I had no role whatsoever in the presentation today I did a run through of my slides, presenting everything just for the heck of it. Jamie said I spoke super fast. Fine, so maybe my impromptu presentations will always be sped through unless I consciously slow myself down.

Other than that, the day passed rather monotonously. Went to the labs to finish off the second half of my Blood practical. Jotted down some notes and stuff. Will probably get to writing up my report tomorrow.

Glances at time. "4:44Pm" Bahhh. ):

I don't get how people can stand sitting behind in class. Was way at the back and all I saw today was the back of other people's heads. Couldn't see any reaction mechanisms for nuts. ):

That aside, I'm really the attuned to the weather today. LOL. Random thought.

Frankly, I shouldn't be too surprised. It's time for me to take this jigsaw apart. The clock starts ticking..

And so we go.

Music Montage #2!

2011-08-26T16:38:00.001+08:00

She is Love by Parachute. (:

Music Montage #1!

2011-08-25T19:23:00.003+08:00

Thought I'd do a little something different today. (:

On The Way Down - Ryan Cabrera

Feels rather nostalgic listening to this, brings me back to my highschool days when I first started listening to him. (:

Doodle #124

2011-08-25T16:34:00.002+08:00

Once I rose above the noise and confusion, just to get a glimpse beyond this illusion. I was soaring ever higher, but I flew too high.

Actually fell asleep in class today, yes I do feel guilty of doing so. Today's experiment was good, I would say. A far cry from the day before. For that, I'm happy. A bit too happy maybe. Well, long as it keeps me motivated enough to study.

Finally getting a move on my presentation. Starting out the rough slides, shall tidy them up after I'm fully done. :) I think I'll study some Physio later today.

Taking a friend's words into consideration, I agree with him. A few of them actually. It's been a rather depressive time lately, for most of us. I guess that's the worst thing about time, it allows for change, both good and bad.

Time gives, and time takes.

Another one of my cliched self made idioms. I'll try digging up the poem that contained the line. T'was from WAYYY back.

Now? Physio. :)

Doodle #123

2011-08-24T23:06:00.007+08:00

I stayed up, not knowing what to do, so here I am. :)

Radiant poise,
Embodies soul, mind, and body,
A standoff between choices,
Enthralled by the beauty of her melody.

Eyes filled with luster,
Eclipsed only by her vivacious presence,
A familiar atmosphere,
Cherished reminiscence.

Detached at moments,
Yet the affable ambiance persists.

First time I'm attempting to structure a piece so it rhymes (somewhat), so it won't exactly be as good. But it's in a happy tune though (I hope)! That's a change. :)

Doodle #122 : What Drives You?

2011-08-24T19:55:00.007+08:00

I'll be here by the ocean just waiting for proof that there's sunsets and silhouette dreams.

Before I proceed any further, I'd like to warn you that this might be slightly.. depressive to read. Well maybe. I keep rambling on about how it'll be depressive so I guess that kind of sets a precursor for what to expect. Placebo effect anyone?

Motivation.

I've a knack for relating things in oddest ways. True, maybe a little too much at times. I always give it away with a slight chuckle whenever two things that were initially unrelated clicked together. But that's the beauty of psychology, is it not? I've always found myself fascinated with the application of the study on the subject.

Which brings about the question, "Why am I doing all of this?"

I begin to question myself, is this really what I want? Turn the hourglass back, 7 months ago, back to when I was still within the college mindset, with no worries in the world save for admission into one of the most prestigious universities known to myself. Why had I chosen this path? Is this my passion? Do I regret anything up to this point? Would I be able to cope as the years progressed?

My mind's littered with questions, with no answers. I admit I haven't exactly been composed lately, the notion of falling behind is starting to set in. If you know me well, you'd know that I had never really been bothered with studies. No matter what, they always took a backseat, for I had higher priorities in my mind. That was the line I had always uttered to those who asked. So much so that it's become a norm for me. So I may come across as cocky, overconfident among my various traits. At times I attract too much attention for my own good, all in a conscious mindset. I want to be seen. I had always been but a shadow, a mere face in the crowd. In spite of it all, it all rings true,

I just want to belong.

I had the very same thought over year ago, and I had found my place then, in the comfort of those I call family. A picturesque setting, shattered by my own indecisiveness. Time passes, people change yet I remain in the same cliche'.

I felt as though I've failed. My etiquette was inexcusable and unjustified. I should have exerted self-restraint and acted according to my better judgement. A long day, riddled with bumps along the way.

I miss the more carefree days, the days where laughter came easily. The first time the ice was broken, the first few lines said. Etched into my memory. Guess all I can muster is a slight chuckle every now and then. Time flies when you're having fun, another one of my overused cliches. But when I think of those days, I can't help but grin from ear to ear. :)

I'll just have to play it by heart.

I really needed to get that out, felt like a weight over me is gone, not entirely though. Least now I've found a drive to read up for tomorrow's practical session. Even though things may not seem to be going your way, it doesn't mean you have to show it and displease everyone else. Still trying to instill that line into my mindset. Forgive me for the outbursts, old habits die hard. :P

Today warrants some guitar playing! :) Wonderwall, still the only song to have made me tear up to date. :D Rofl.

EDIT : Over the years I've learnt to differentiate between the two predominant states of mind that plagues me. Sometimes I feel as though I'm being weighed down by an intangible burden, the accumulation of all my life's worries. Anxiety in short. Having studied Psychology, I wonder if any of my mind's defense mechanisms actually work. I know for certain that Repression and Isolation works. I've had periods of memory lapses. Explains why half my memory from years back seems to be missing. Other times, I feel light as a bird, like now actually. Just during this paragraph. I feel so compelled to study, and just be myself. One's low, one's high. Yeap, I'm pretty much bipolar at times. When I'm not my usual stable and indifferent self. Perhaps the ease of relating it to real life makes Psychology all more appealing to me. :) Well, been like this for 4 years now, yet I'm still not used to it. Note, this is just the manifestations of my current thoughts. I will strive to change! :D

"I found a reason for me to change who I used to be" LOL, and the which line which comes next. :D

Well, time for some Drug Delivery. Kinoc, out. :)

Doodle #121

2011-08-23T21:45:00.004+08:00

A short one for tonight.

Don't you hate it when you can't really cite a source (ie. a journal) because you've lost all the information pertaining the exact location where you obtained that information? Well that's just happened to me. I downloaded and printed the section of the journal over two weeks ago only to realize now that there isn't a shred of information on it except for the page number and article title. I've no idea who wrote it, nor do I know WHAT journal it's actually from, not even the date of publication. Mehh.

Took an impromptu nap at 5pm, guess I was more exhausted than I realized. Sat down and the next thing I know, it was 7pm already. That's a good 2 hours gone with the wind.

Maybe taking naps really alters my train of thoughts. :/ I'm unsure. But waking up from it, I felt so alienated from today. Feels like I'm on the outside, looking in, all over again. Even the random camwhoring sessions feel so far now.

I almost threw my phone, my iPhone, yes, that, off 2 storeys. -.- Really wouldn't have been the best thing to happen to me.

I'm getting all confusing again. Bahh. I need to find some form of release. On the bright side, I think there'll be ping pong practice again tomorrow! I hope. Really enjoyed the previous session I had last week. Worked out + fun + practice. Heh. Though I've completely forgotten how to serve with a spin. Last time I tried I looked pretty comical, must've been amusing to watch.

Hah.

Just finished referencing! Only thing that's left now is for Dr. Lee (my personal therapist and psychologist) to proofread it and provide much needed feedback. Feels good to be on schedule. Next, I'll finish up my Smallpox slides. But that's an issue for another day.

Now? A game of DotA before heading off to bed. :)

Doodle #120 : Relive The Addiction

2011-08-23T15:38:00.007+08:00

It's been awhile now hasn't it? Well, I'm hooked on once again. To what exactly?

This neat little app, INSTAGRAM! :)

I haven't exactly been actively taking photographs, not like how I was during my college days though those were still mostly candid shots intended for ~~blackmail~~ pure wholesome fun with no ulterior motives whatsoever. *innocent smile*

A blast from the past,

One of the first few really nice shots I've taken back then.

Heading off to Snowflakes, taken during the college year.

Coming back, it's really been too long since I really used this app. Was introduced to it by Watson last year. Think I've written a review on it, sometime ago. Not gonna search for that post, you may do it manually if you wish. :)

Psycho lectures finished rather early today. 45 minutes earlier than expected in our 2 hour lecture session. So we (Jean, Melody and I) decided to make the most of the extra time we had on our hands.

After about 30 minutes of camwhoring by the balcony/hallway/whatever you call it.. We realized we didn't actually SAVE any of them.. Bah, so we started again from scratch. :/

Here's what's salvaged.

Yeah, basically just one photo worthy of being put up. LOL

Session #2 began after classes! :)

Surprisingly nice candid shot.

Hyper.

Alpha Male! LOL

yokeyee! :)

Well, that's all folks.

Time to... DotA? :D Kinoc, out.

Doodle #119 : Home

2011-08-20T16:54:00.009+08:00

Home, it could be a place, a person, a feeling.

Such was the essay topic we were given in EAL/D. Feels nostalgic to relive those moments.

Coming back, I realize it's been awhile since I last wrote. I'M BACK! I mean that in both a literal and metaphorical manner. Okay, time to get down to business. Going to be writing on my past few days. 'cause that's what blogging is all about. Conveying your boring experiences to the outside world, 'cause sharing is caring. :D

THURSDAY

Somehow, I got convinced to haul myself over back to uni for a little event planned by the School of Psychology, SPIN Movie Night. Found myself on campus grounds around 7:30PM, it was scheduled to start at 8:00PM. Uni feels different at night, it reminded me of staying overnight at Sunway for the Famine camp last year. I like the lighting, hahaha.

Managed to find Elaine along with her Psychology friends nearby Audi 2, which was the venue for the movie.

A Beautiful Mind, a movie about schizophrenia, and the reason I was at uni that night.

It was partly also because of food. Sure, I had to pay RM2 for entry (not being from the Psy faculty) but it was well worth it. Had mamee + cloud 9 + soya bean + more. :D Speaking of food, Elaine was rather peeved at me for constantly bugging her for food.

"Who wants some snacks?"
"MEEEEE"
"Kin Hoe! You again ahh??"

Well, you know me la. :D

So yeah, dropped Elaine and Mash off then headed back home. $$ well spent. :))

FRIDAY

It's Friday, Friday, gonna get down on Friday!

Kicking off this section of the post, Happy Birthday Jean! :) It's today actually, but we celebrated it yesterday. Remember, new leaf! :D

So us, the guys, played bait and distracted her after classes while the girls handled the delicate task of setting things up. After awhile or so, it was go time.

Lured Jean to her car, "A tree fell down on your car!" LOL. Not exactly the most tactful course of action but it delivered results, which is good enough for us.

GAHAHAHAH.

:O face.

Balloons and Post It Notes all over. Job well done, if I say so myself.

The girls with Jean.

The guys, and Tina with Jean.

Went over to Subang Parade for lunch at Nando's.

Doodle #118 : Stand by

2011-08-17T10:36:00.010+08:00

I'm fortunate enough to be granted a holiday today. Me, and the rest of the state of Selangor.

I've come to terms that holidays are almost always a double-edged sword. You can never seem to be able to make the most of them. Not when you're me at least. Sure, you're given a break from the usual conundrums, in what may come across as an attempt for repose. Yet despite this, there's always the lingering thought of assignments just hovering in your pre-conscious state of mind. As such, there's never ever any genuine possibility of slacking. The very notion of it is enough to send waves of guilt gushing all over me.

*sighs*

Some would say I'm a hypocrite. Well, to them I say, "Guilty as charged". I've a knack for going against my own words, being self-contradictory more often than not. It's not that easy to practice what you preach. Words were always easier than action itself, which is probably why people always said Action speaks louder than words. Personally, I feel that words speak more volume, if used in the proper manner.

Time to face the music, trying to say that everything's the same is nothing short of absurd. I can't keep portraying the procrastinator. It's high time I recomposed myself, and find a new direction. Things only get tougher as time progresses. Studies are only among my current worries now. I begin to doubt my initial resolve. It feels as though I'm being weighed down by illusionary burden, analogous to being plagued by a guilty conscious. I had never been that serious a person to begin with. Being in denial is the mind's first line of defense. It's always been one of my more infamous traits.

Yet, somehow I'm not that surprised. It's just like the old days. Same old cliche's, old habits die hard, some never change. If only it were as simple as flipping a switch, then life as a whole would be a lot easier. But that's life for you. To quote one of my lecturers,

Life, is the process of dying.

A ling that rings true. Every day, we die a little more inside. Pardon me, it feels like I've entered one of those monologous rants yet again. Now do you see the contrast between the intonation and backgrounds?

Should I find the resolve, I'll probably finish up the pieces. Though the words used may be different, the overall message wouldn't stray far from everything I've written up to this point. In hindsight, I had never really changed to begin with. It's been almost 2 years since I began writing, and I still need to improve.

Well, I ought to get back to writing the essay. This is what Psychology does to you, drives you insane. :)

Haha.

Kinoc, out.

Doodle #117

2011-08-16T22:06:00.002+08:00

A quick one for today.

Won't be writing much since there's not much happening in my ever so mundane life still.

If you're a reader, then you'll probably notice the new layout.

IT'S SO HAPPY-ISH RIGHT? :D

Yeah. It probably is. Adeline was telling me how joyful it looked. Then again, the contrast between it and the usual tone in which I dictate my posts may be an interesting mix. I'll see how it goes. In a way, all my previous layouts just amplified the tone of my rantings, to being borderline depressive. Scratch that, to VERY depressive.

So I thought I'd give this page a small facelift.

Wrote another 2 pieces as I was daydreaming about in class today. Doubt they're any good to put up. Let's just say they have this "End of the world" persona about em'. So there you go.

I'll try to fine tune it and decide then. I still have a psychology essay to finish up. Oh, this is the university life.

Kinoc, out.

Doodle #116

2011-08-15T22:28:00.008+08:00

I've been meaning to write another piece, so here it is. I apologize for the delay in putting it up.

As fatigue washes over me,
I falter in my stride,
Looking up into the endless horizon,
A seemingly endless path,
Lost without a direction,
With naught but instinct to shine the way.

Subtle signs point in a direction,
I follow them blindly,
Discarding all logic behind me,
Read between the lines,
For nothing else speaks such volume,
Than the words unspoken.

Fear is but a distant emotion,
Having traversed across this expanse,
Familiarity is a comforting thought,
As the darkness engulfs me,
I welcome it with open arms.

For it has been my companion,
From the very beginning.

Feels good to be able to write again. It's been awhile.

Doodle #115 : The Hostel

2011-08-11T21:11:00.012+08:00

So here we go.

Went to check out the new hostel building in Monash a few days back. I didn't even realize that they have actually already opened the hostel. They even had tenants already! Explains the random lights I see every morning when I walk past the building on the way to campus. Why hadn't that click in my mind earlier? That and the fact I saw this door at the cafeteria with people walking in and out of it yet paid no attention whatsoever towards it.

Anyhow..

Yeah, that's the building. The Monash-Hostel Link was pretty cool. Maybe it's because it's all new and stuff. Even smells freshly constructed, then again it is.

We were unsure of what to do when we reached the entrance. For a second there, we thought you needed a resident's ID card to get in as they had this barrier thingy, like the ones you see in LRT stations, not sure what you called it.

Then we found out that our Monash IDs could get us in. Yay!

One of the blocks, can't remember which.

Well, our initial intention was just to scout out whether the local Lunch Box branch had opened or not.. but......

Yeah, explored the whole place while we were at it.

A swimming pool! And a gym in the top left hand side of the picture, on the second level of that building. Even had a basketball court behind it.

Rules yo'. Read em.

Going for a dip?

The chairs you can see here are for Lunch Box. Pretty big place weihhh.

Trying to locate the management office. Why? Because we had time to kill while LB set up. Rofl. Oh, this big empty hall which was between us and Dave, I think it was the MPH or smth. Looked like it.

Asked around the management office if we could get a look into one of the demo units available. I wanted to see for myself why the cost for one of the rooms is RM1000 or RM1500 per month for myself too.

One of the staff lead us to one of the demo units, the B Block unit if I remember correctly.

One of the rooms. This picture doesn't really do it justice as I only caught part of it. The thingy at the bottom left is the fridge. It looked cosy enough, it felt like how I want my very own room in my house to be. Simple, yet adequate furnishing. Did I mention that EACH room had its very own FLAT SCREEN TV? I kid you not. Every room had one.

This is the common hall for the Block B unit. Another point to note, each unit had 6 rooms. The Block B unit is actually TWO floors, so it didn't really feel like an apartment unit. Only thing is the sole room downstairs felt considerably smaller than the other 5 located on the second floor.

I'm starting to see the reason behind the hefty price tag put on each of these rooms. Every unit is fully furbished. Dining tables, chairs, kitchen cabinets, microwaves, a smaller table in the common area, and everything shown in the photo of the room earlier. Each had a TV, wall shelf, table, chair, fridge. Air conditioned too which was free up to 180 hours of usage per month, the equivalent of 6 hours a day.

Yeah, I'd be pretty happy to live in one of those rooms.

We were brought to the Block A unit next. This one had the apartment feel. It was higher up (demo unit on the 8th floor) as opposed to the previous one in Block B (it was on the second floor, which felt like ground level).

Everything was on one floor, like how an apartment should be. Coolest thing bout it was the washroom. 6 individual cubicles. So I guess you could each take one, haha. They had this huge mirror too. Felt more like the washrooms you'd see in a shopping complex.

Well.. After that was settled.

OM NOM NOM!

I'd say... This branch is MUCH BETTER than the current standard of the Sunway College branch. I mean, they still taste pretty okay over there but lately.. Their standard has dropped. It's nowhere near how they used to be last year. I'm being frank here.

But now they've a branch in Monash! Which isn't that bad.

I HIGHLY RECOMMEND YOU TO EAT HERE! :)

I'm one happy boy now. No more having to put up with cafe food everyday! :)

Kinoc, out.

Doodle #114 : Blondiee!

2011-08-08T21:05:00.004+08:00

Somehow or rather, my inspiration to write has returned! :) Hence, I shall update this monotonous page of mine with a little birthday celebrations a few days back. :)

I'll skip all the boring parts and get right down to it. I mean, you wouldn't want to hear all about my dreary morning and lengthy morning classes now would you?

So the celebration was for...

Miss Blondie! :D

I have to say, the surprise was almost given away (on several occasions) before it was due. Luckily it wasn't, thanks to some spontaneous cover ups.

So I was tasked with getting her out for the day, playing the role of lunch planner (as usual. why do I always get these roles?). Same details, gang thing, Zanmai.

So the stage was set. :D

Left for Zanmai after classes in 2 groups. Adeline, Dave, Joshua, Jhii, Tina and I brought Blondiee out first. Had some random chatting whilst awaiting our seats. Wasn't exactly easy to find a place for a group our size, taking into account the extra people coming later.

Met Marcus, Qing Xian and Elena outside while waiting. Haha. And a couple of ex-Ausmatians too.

Managed to get the exact same spot the last time we came here. And so we sat down, chatted, and ate. Normal lunch what. :D

Then, Jean, Jamie and Caryn came in. Wouldn't say it was that big a surprise. Hahah. They went to get these for Blondiee.

MACAROONS!

Ever since I saw them on Masterchef, been dying to try some.

Time to dig in. :D

Sometime later,

Dave : "Oh, there's another surprise coming"

And instantaneously, everyone else walked in.

I must admit, I was surprised too. Wasn't let in on this part of the surprise.

Don't make me name everyone else. Hahha. Too many. D:

Singing "Happy Birthday" :)

With them, came Blondiee's gift!

A Blondie Smurfett. :D

'course. A very disturbing Joshua had to.. Well, my expression says it all. /facepalm.

So that's it, my take on the day. Wasn't a very long one. Hahha.

I was never that good a narrative writer, explains my noticeably shorter posts when it comes down to narrating events and stuff.

Kinoc, out.

Doodle #113 : Old Habits Die Hard

2011-08-06T10:07:00.008+08:00

Have I ever mentioned that I never really liked holidays?

Weekends = Holidays.

You get the point.

Kicking off today's post.. More ranting! I'll get onto writing yesterday's surprise party for blondie in a bit. For now, I'll stick to my monotonous and monologous rants which nobody seems to care about.

Okay, maybe I am a bit.. clingy. It's all a matter of Dependency (rofl). Part of me really isn't too surprised at the accusation. I've been known to stick around a bit too much for my own good. In hindsight, I've been here before. Back then, I really did look like I was with one of my friends (from the outside). The matter's all cleared up now. Only that I've begun yet another issue. It's only right that I clear up this misunderstanding, despite some who aren't really bothered to hear me out.

That aside, recent events have brought out a side of me I thought was long gone. A persona, fearful of what the future may bring, shaped by the past, and worried about the present. Call it conditioning if you want. They say you learn from your mistakes, and what doesn't kill you makes you stronger.

But does it really?

Another point to note is that I seem to have reignited some of my flair for writing. By that, I'm referring to the manner in which I denote my blog posts. The only setback is that it means I've unlocked someone I was determined to seal away.

You can clearly see the increasingly stark details written between the lines. Glaring disparities. Well, I no longer have to consult my thesaurus. Somewhat.

For the coming weekend, I shall do my absolute best to stay away from my more.. less happy songs. Ironically, my playlist seems to want to pick a fight with me. Been pressing the 'Next' button for awhile now and I'm seeing nothing but sad songs come up on my WMP.

Yet again, I woke up at 7:00ish. Well aware of the time and my inability to fall asleep again. Took me a good 30 minutes to shut my mind down and head back to my alternate reality.

Suppressed desires manifesting themselves in the form of dreams. The same setting, only with different characters. Looping.

Action speaks volume. Lack of it only incites silence. One of my better known weaknesses, I begin the descent. At times, it feels like I'm looking in from the outside. Everything is the same, and yet nothing is.

Pessimist, idealist, melancholic. Id, ego, superego. The fire burns on.

My college bestie was right. I'd make a really good Psychology test subject. ._. I really have to stop procrastinating. The only question is, have I put things off way too long?

Hahahah. I should keep myself busy for now. I guess. Hopefully I'll be able to complete part of my research today. There's no gratification quite like the satisfaction of a job well done.

Y'know. I think Psychology really fascinates me. The applied side, having had so many of those random discussion with my friends who took that subject then. Was never a fan of the theoretical side. Hahh. Well.. Just remember to,

Smile. :)

Doodle #112

2011-08-04T22:01:00.002+08:00

Short one today.

I'm thinking of joining MUVP (MU Volunteer Program). Still rather undecided at this point. Think there's a box you can tick if you want to work with animals. :D

But.. I dunno.

Kinda want the experience to volunteer yet undecided.

Yeah, I'm a pretty fickle person. Explains my indecision almost all the time. Bahh.

Every time the word change comes to mind, I'm reminded of how I've enveloped myself within a protective bubble, resilient to all outside influence. I enjoy the comfort of familiarity, but with time.. Change is inevitable. It's high time I learnt to open up, and embrace crossroads. The choices I've made and the paths I'm walking down. I'm stumbling, yet I'm managing.

Can't help but reminisce, and how Mun recited her lines on change last year. Really hit home. :D

It's times like these that remind me of how far I've come from those darker days, and level I can sink to, and all the reasons for me to push on, determined not to let my narrow-mindedness get the better of me. No, not again.

Because I'm no longer that same naive boy I once was. :)

Doodle #111 : Was It A Dream?

2011-08-02T18:15:00.006+08:00

Yeah, no.110 isn't here. I was writing it half way before I stopped. Will get to finishing it soon.

30stm.

I'm very sorry for how I was today.

Just woke up from a nap so excuse my groggy state of mind. Every time I fall asleep in the evening, I wake up (without fail) thinking it's the next day. I've had to keep reminding myself that it's still the same day as when I went to sleep. You know that feeling when your arms turn to jelly cause you slept on it too long, cutting off blood flow? Well, happened to me, on both my arms. D: Although I'm happy to say the effect has ceased now.

So it's been a long day. Not exactly how I had envisioned it. When you've already this perception, it's rather hard to change actually. Old habits die hard anyway. Maybe I just woke up on the wrong side of the bed today. It rings true as I've a vague memory of the first moment waking up, which I'm not sure may or may not have transpired. Remember when I mentioned I dreamt about my life so much I couldn't tell the difference between reality and otherwise? I'm guessing today was one of those days. Felt rather.. lost, to say the least.

At times, it feels as though I've been programmed to act this way. Living through my life has conditioned me to act a certain manner. Not in any way justifiable. I've a pretty odd way of looking at things. Hahh.

I think I really needed that nap. True, I do feel rather disorientated (it feels like Wednesday to me now) but refreshed, mentally. Sometimes, all one needs is some reassurance. It's been awhile since I last caught up with my mui. :)

Thanks, I know you just love to laugh at my theatrics. But that's the whole dynamic of our sibling-ship. Is that even a word though? LOL

So yeah. I feel like myself again. :) Time to see this through. 'cause the problem from the very beginning, was none other than myself.

If you don't have faith in yourself, don't expect faith from others.

I seem to like making up random quotes for myself. Hahhhh. :)

If I'm not myself tomorrow, just smack me. No, I'm serious. 'bout time I start acting mature :D

OH OH OHHHHH..

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BLONDIEEEEEE. :)))) Say hi to Tumbelina for meeee :))

Doodle #109 : Rest Day

2011-07-29T21:12:00.004+08:00

A break from the hectic schedules and classes! I'll come clean, classes have been rather loosely packed so far. After all it's only been a week! Best of all, they left my Fridays free of any classes. Frankly, it does have its downsides. The first half of my current semester will have classes rather spaced apart. True, that does give us ample space to kick back, and try to soak in the new knowledge passed to us.

The question is.. Will it reach us?

With the current timetable, sure. We'll be relaxed. But after the midway point, classes will be hectic. It's almost a carbon copy of the last 3 weeks of Sem 1 where we had classes from 9-5 with only an hour's worth of time in between for our lunch. I wouldn't want to go through that again, I'd gladly sacrifice the holidays they give us to even out our schedules. But that's just me. Another downside is the extra time given to us is to accommodate the assignments we've been given.

As opposed to Sem 1, we only have 2 (not 3) assignments given this time round. An oral presentation and an essay. But hey, didn't we do those in Sem 1? Well, that's where you're wrong. Unlike Sem 1, we aren't given a topic for oral. We've to scour and select our very own. Neither are we presented with Self Care Fact cards to provide a rough draft for our respective speeches. Nope, no more spoonfeeding. The plus side? We get to choose smth we're truly interested in. The downside? More research work. Best aspect is, it's a Physiology presentation. We're going to be expected to go into the whole mechanism of action and whatnot. Definitely not my strong suit.

The essay? I mean yeah, we're only given one. Unlike Sem 1 where we had 2. Bear in mind that both essays given in Sem 1 had a word constraint of roughly 750 words (ie. 2 pages). This time, we're expected to hand in a piece of work ranging from 1800-2500 words. On Human Behaviour. Only consolation is that we're allowed to select our own topic. Somewhat.

I'm not one for long essays, those who know me should be aware. I've never written a single piece of writing longer than 800 words.. I think. Well, maybe 850 at most. That only scratches the halfway mark of the target words needed for this assignment.

I'm pretty sure I'll need some help. Least I've some friends who've experience in researching deep topics and scouring through journals as well as writing long reports. Scratch that, not friends but family. I shall leech of you two again! :D Like I do with highlighters. :D :D

I think my writing style has became pretty dry. Don't you? The only aspect of it that I like right now is the fact that I'm shedding my old dark tone. Perhaps I've mentioned this several times before? It's also somewhat formal-ish. I don't believe in including emoticons (although I do at times, to add depth and flavour) nor Malaysianism (ie. larh, le, nia, etc) into my writing.

Standard English, as I've been taught. :)

A short update on my life now.

Had BKT with the others! Yum yummm. I think they're the BKT gang la. Haha. Jean, Joshiee, Chern. Jamie didn't join us this time. Jhii joined us, Melody FFK. ): I think we should go down to Klang sometime. Look for Master Dave. :D

Kinoc, out.

Maybe I'm slightly bipolar.

Doodle #108

2011-07-27T20:15:00.003+08:00

Sometimes I just need to remind myself to take a breather.

Uni has begun again, for almost a week now. It's been rather bittersweet, I guess? Probably misused the word but never mind. Anyways. On the bright side, I'm really happy to be back. All the familiar faces. I really missed them. Feels like forever since the holidays started. Course, there's the downside too, already have 2 assignments handed out to us. Another oral presentation coming up, this time I swear I won't stutter and make myself look like a fool again. Nerves remain my biggest enemy, and also my ever wavering self confidence.

Tried out the Monash gym today. Not too shabby. The place was small, but it had decent pieces of equipment. Worked out for a solid... 40 minutes. Got lazy after that. It's been at least 4 months since I last stepped into a gym, what'dya expect? I can feel my muscles aching now. Kinda missed this feeling of exhaustion.

I'll take a break from everything tonight. Just. Relax. Maybe I'll reread my phonetics notes for tomorrow's workshop. Haven't practiced since yesterday.'=

Telltale musings,
Narrates an unspoken story,
Intentions understood,
Yet undeclared.

Sometimes, not doing anything hurts more than doing everything wrong. It's the silence that really pierces me. Lie in wait, bide my time. For the chance will present itself when the time is right. I'm a wishful thinker. :)

Kinoc, out.