Ah Tat, Ah Mao and Ah Gou

This brings me back to my first day in MMU. I just finished my first day of orientation. It was time to look for a place to stay. An orientation committee introduced to me Ixora and EP. By chance I chose EP and soon I was at EP's front door. Many parents together with their kids were there registering. I lined up and then asked for empty rooms. For Block A (guys block at that time), most of the vacant rooms was facing outside except for one. Without much thought, I chose that one empty spot left facing inside, apartment A-03-08 Room 1. Funny if I had chose Ixora or any other apartment besides A-03-08, I wont meet up with any of them and I wont be writing this blog either. Anyway, I went in my room and first person I met was of course my roommate. I remembered how he said, "paiseh paiseh" and shifted his stuff from the empty bed....to the middle of the room =.= His hair back then was long and curly. Enough about him, later two people came back. They stood at the door frame and introduced themselves as Ah Tat and Jackson. The Ah Tat back then was the fit type of Ah Tat xD Since I had no PC of my own yet, he invited me to go to his room if I felt bored or I need to use a computer. That day, I didnt went out of my room except for the toilet. I could hear laughter from Room 4 (Mao's and Gou's room) and I felt like joining them but I am afraid I might feel sesat being there and they might feel awkward that I am there, so I continued to stay in my room. Went to eat for dinner at a chinese shop my mom took me to eat for lunch (now became BATAVIA). Came back and lay on my bed. While I lay on my bed I felt scared and very insecure, everything moved so quickly. I got my offer letter just 2 days ago and here I am already, in this new environment, far away from home, alone. It was only about 8.30 that time, then I heard a knock on my door and my roommate opened it. I pretended to sleep because at that time, tears was rolling down my cheek already. They wanted to ask me to go with them for dinner and my roommate told them I was asleep already. So, they left and I fell asleep.

Next morning was second day of orientation. I got ready and to my surprise, the two Room 4s got ready too. I thought they were already staying here for quite sometime. So, I waited for them and went to the orientation together. Ah Gou introduced himself as Eric. Ah Mao was quite hesitant introducing himself. "I am Alston...you want to call me Wan Yen also can". When I introduced myself as Kuang Te there were surprised too. They asked me for an English name but I said I dont have one. By this time, we were walking in front of FBL towards old FOSEE, climbing the slight incline of the slope. When saving their phone numbers, I saved them as Jing Hong and Wan Yen =) At the orientation, we split as I sat in the front seat and they sat at the back. We met again briefly during break. The mihun sucked but I ate two packets cause I was hungry. That night I ate dinner on my own as well but this time I did not feel so lonely anymore. They made me promise to eat with them the next day and........that was how we became A-03-08. Jackson did asked me what Ah Mao and Ah Gou intro themselves as, he laughed at what I told him and introduced them as Ah Mao and Ah Gou and that is what we call them till today.

For Hei Lek and Ravi...next sem....xD

2009 Christmas

Event: Christmas eve party

Place: Friend's friend's house

People there: Susan, Irene, Phyllis, Pei Lin, Chu Hui, 2 more of the girls' friends, Susan's brother Eddy (I hope my spelling is right), Ah Tat, Ah mong, Ravi, Hei Lek, Ah Mao, Ah Gou, Jackson and me.

After dinner, we gathered at the house (a bungalow) which for me can be called the perfect house to come home to except that there is too many air-conds. At the beginning, it was just eating chips and drinking a little beer. Then Ah Tat and me went to try make us some edible tang yuan which the girls bought earlier on.

Santa Tete (took someone's hat xD)

Boiling the tang yuan first

Transferring it to the ginger + malacca brown sugar

Santa's beautiful little helper, Irene

Group photo~~

The card game

Rules: No looking at your card. The previous loser chooses whether the biggest card or smallest card loses. Add liquor at your own risk while holding up your card on your forehead then everyone puts down your card. Loser drinks.

The first few rounds of drinks and mao was feeling uncomfortable already(he took 4 glass consequently). I'll admit I was heating up as well after one glass of vodka + chivas + beer a crazy concoction.

Mahjong

Later, the chair became Ah Mao's permanent resting place (mind you, he is not dead)

Eyes getting heavy, the world is darkening...haha

Saw, Ah Mao? still on the couch...xD

Couple power, Chu Hui and Ravi

Hmm...seen this photo before. Ei, Pei Lin, tukar pose once awhile la =P

The expression on Ravi's face is priceless. His hyper mode activated by now

Group photo again...

Human art...with a permanent marker

Astro boy?

Gou's cute pose

Need to win if not need to drink

Awhile later Irene went home because she cant stay out too late

Not long after that: The last picture I took of myself before I took a nap on the couch

THE AFTERMATH: I woke up to find everything in a havoc. I asked Jackson what happened cause he is the most sober one around and found out they drank somemore after that till...all was drunk.

Ravi gg-ed on the other couch

I wasn't feeling too well yet. Went to wash some dishes but was getting dizzier by the moment so I hurried back to lay down. A few minutes later, I felt better.

Summary of the different types of character when they are drunk,

1st type: Drunk then go into hyperactive mode and played more games to make others drunk until he KO.

2nd type: the common type but it was my first time seeing this, "I am not drunk, I still can drink" all the while holding an empty bottle.

3rd type: "Look at me, I am not drunk. He (pointing at someone)....he IS drunk". With eyes opening so big it was hard to believe he/she wasn't drunk.

4th type: Awake but feeling super uncomfortable, therefore, vomitting with a super pitiful face.

5th type: The one that is drunk already but still able to take care of the other drunk ones. The face shows a frustrated face trying to keep everyone still. Irritating, cause keep on ending a sentence with, ".....okay?". EVERY SINGLE SENTENCE!

6th type: THE MOST DAMN BLOODY ANNOYING ONE! Drunk but still moving around talking nonsense, smiling, not listening to others but want others to listen to him, "Oi" here and there, calling other people for I don't know what, disturbing other already resting people. BOSSY AND BITCHY is the word. My god, never knew someone can be so annoying.

That's it. Merry Christmas everyone. Hopefully the house doesn't look so messed up after the cleaning up. It will definitely smell of beer though...

AVATAR

worth the watch. very creative movie. big round of applause to the director and story creator. there are lessons to be learnt too. stop reading this, go watch it!

a glimpse at the other side

today i checked my coursework for my microprocessor and i got shocked. why? because my coursework is quite high for someone that didnt manage to construct a working project. well, most probably its because i managed to show my sincerity in doing the project. what i am also happy about is that my midterm is the highest among my coursemates. wahaha, nice to be proud once awhile. now, all that's left is my final exam which is tomorrow night! i can make it this sem! gogo babeh!

=)

finally i got myself a watch...so shiny *.*

could have taken a much better pic with previously stolen camera =.=

so blur...deng

8 to 10 pm class...=.=

before that, yesterday i went to play basketball. While dribbling towards the rim...jumping towards the rim to be more precise, I lifted the ball up but my left elbow caught something...the opponent's teeth! when I looked back at my elbow after I unexpectedly managed to lucky shot that ball into the rim, I realised a piece of skin with flesh was out of place and there is a hole there. Then blood started oozing out. the blood was thick, dark and viscous. Ignoring it, I continued playing and the blood dried up. when i went back to get a better look at it in the mirror...WTF...its like his two front teeth sunk right into my elbow! not sure whether his teeth is alright...but DAMN, this is definitely gonna leave a scar. I am gonna tell my kids next time, "someone bit your daddy here last time".

This week, is subject registration week. according to schedule, you are supposed to register you subjects you are taking next sem. mine was this wednesday. looking at the timetable for next sem i got furious. WHY? I got classes on mondays and tuesdays at 8pm to 10pm. WTF time is that? Never had a class at that kind of time slot before. It sucks even more if you have morning class, then afternoon, and night then next morning...Thankfully I didnt have that shitty timetable. But night time really sucks. night time is when i do my tutorials, go through my assignments or studies...if it is 8-10...what more can i do after 10? will be tired by then. MMU is accepting more students every year without having enough venue for lectures =.=

Okay, lets say i just take the night classes and swallow it. there, end of story. what freaking irritates me even more is that on friday, i dont have any class (unless i have lab) the whole morning and suddenly i have one at 6 pm in the evening...It is an hour class! OMG! one hour class stopping me from going back to my hometown 4-5 hours earlier...it is like asking me to skip that class...that's not all...you know fridays...muslim prayers...ALL THE CLASS STARTS 30 MINUTES LATER THAN SCHEDULED. meaning instead of 6 pm, its gonna start at 6.30 pm =.=

FTW!

The Great Dr. Nabil

In the previous post, remember how I said he gave me crazy workload. Actually he is purposely making us practice the questions so that we will have enough time during the exam. Yesterday's test, I managed to complete the question together with a few people. The rest couldnt complete it due to the time.

Yesterday too, he announced that we will never ever need to see his face again after the final exam coming up. In other words, he is leaving MMU. There goes a good lecturer...He is supposed to teach me tribology in my final year but I dont think I will be taking it anymore now that he is gone. Nobody in MMU can compare to his teaching style. Well, applied to Mechanical Engineering only of course. He gives all his heart and soul when he is teaching. With all the gestures, the examples he tries to make you visualize and understand the situation.

Unlike other lecturers, eventhough he knows he is leaving, he still put in effort to embed, hammer, solder (whatever you want to call it) his knowledge on the subject into our heads, hence, the workload. He wants to make sure the information stays in our head cause its Engineering Design after all. One day we are sure to make use of it unless, we dont intend to be an engineer.

I have been slacking off a bit since my first year in degree because, sorry to say, the lecturers lack the inspiration to teach. They are more like a zombie than us. Dr. Nabil on the other hand, had just jump start my engine again and hopefully this time my engine will preserve for a long time. My most sincere thanks to him.

RUN ISAAC

The first play I ever watch, "RUN ISAAC" by MMU Christian Society. It was great!

Last week somebody gave me a brochure and I made a decision to go and have a look at this play. Normally I would just forget about it and throw it away but this time, not sure why (maybe because of all the assignments =.=), I went and I am amazed. The play was hilarious, it made me laughed till my jaws almost lock. At the same time, it has its emotional parts, those that make you shiver and feel your tears coming out from your tear glands.

The cast was huge! All together maybe around 80 people. Looking forward to another two more years of play =)

Crazy workload - Dr.Nabil

Taking design this sem.

to cut everything short...

3 main test - quiz 1, midterm, quiz 2

5 assignments - 2 individual, 3 group

2 3 tutorial tests

1 final exam

all in short sem (8 weeks)

B to the I to the BANG BANG

From this...................................

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