Merry X-mas guys! :)
Saturday, December 24, 2011
Merry Christmas!
Well, in about 15 minutes it'll be the 25th of December. You know what that means.
Merry X-mas guys! :)
Merry X-mas guys! :)
Thursday, December 22, 2011
Doodle #160
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. :)
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. :)
Sunday, December 18, 2011
Doodle #159 : Beef Noodles & Dim Sum Galore
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
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
Friday, December 9, 2011
Doodle #158
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 toplay 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.
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
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.
Monday, December 5, 2011
Doodle #157
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.
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.
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