Saturday, January 28, 2006
Happy New Year!
I would like to say "Happy New Year" to all the Chinese and Koreans in the world! While enjoying all the delicacies, remember not to eat too much! For those in overseas/not at home, just enjoy this festive season in your own ways. Even though the celebration may not be as grand as in your home country, it's another life experience worth mentioning in the future ^^
Sunday, January 22, 2006
Holiday - Week #1
It is holiday now! This holiday is different from the others, not because of Chinese New Year, but something else. My niece is going to stay in my home and sharing my room starting from January 17 due to some circumstances. She is 11 years old. She was in the hospital before that. After 7 years of having a single room to myself, I have to share my room with someone again. I am very peculiar person when it comes to tidiness. I do not like anyone to mess with my stuff; a strong holder of privacy. Luckily, things turn out to be better than I expected.
Unlike other holidays, in which I spend almost the whole day in front of my laptop/personal computer chatting, watching drama/movies/anime and surfing, I am helping out my parents to take care of my niece. As my home personal computer is broken, my brother is basically occupying my laptop to play Warcraft. I am able to online most of the time. The list of people online for my Yahoo and MSN messenger is always so few during holidays. As Chinese New Year is approaching, the list decreases to less than 10 people online for both messengers.
There are sales everywhere now. So far, I had visited 2 shopping complexes – Giant and Tesco. Giant is a newly open supermarket in Bayan Baru, located just beside Pantai Mutiara Hospital. Some of the shops there are still under renovation and the place is relatively small, only single storey and not very spacious. I visited Tesco yesterday and it was packed with people even though it was 11pm. There were many people and trolleys, barely able to move. There are some places selling clothes, for stock clearance(not in Tesco). It is not really cheap. But, there are some very nice clothes for girls around the age of kindergarten at PISA (Penang Indoor Stadium Arena).
Jin visited me 2 days ago. There was not much time, so I did not manage to give him a round tour around the island.
Congratulations to Huwi Yin for getting her first job at Intel, Cyberjaya ^^
Unlike other holidays, in which I spend almost the whole day in front of my laptop/personal computer chatting, watching drama/movies/anime and surfing, I am helping out my parents to take care of my niece. As my home personal computer is broken, my brother is basically occupying my laptop to play Warcraft. I am able to online most of the time. The list of people online for my Yahoo and MSN messenger is always so few during holidays. As Chinese New Year is approaching, the list decreases to less than 10 people online for both messengers.
There are sales everywhere now. So far, I had visited 2 shopping complexes – Giant and Tesco. Giant is a newly open supermarket in Bayan Baru, located just beside Pantai Mutiara Hospital. Some of the shops there are still under renovation and the place is relatively small, only single storey and not very spacious. I visited Tesco yesterday and it was packed with people even though it was 11pm. There were many people and trolleys, barely able to move. There are some places selling clothes, for stock clearance(not in Tesco). It is not really cheap. But, there are some very nice clothes for girls around the age of kindergarten at PISA (Penang Indoor Stadium Arena).
Jin visited me 2 days ago. There was not much time, so I did not manage to give him a round tour around the island.
Congratulations to Huwi Yin for getting her first job at Intel, Cyberjaya ^^
Friday, January 13, 2006
Final Exam
Yippee! Finally, it is the end of the long waited and suffering period – final exam! I just finished my 2 papers for this trimester yesterday. The 2 in 1 combination again (2 papers in the same day). Due to the public holiday on Tuesday (Hari Raya Haji), some of the exams were scheduled to be held at night. Those taking Artificial Intelligence (AI) are some of the victims due to this public holiday, such as me. This was my second last final exam before I graduate but I think that I am not doing well in it (there are too many uncertainties), despite all the preparation done. Hopefully, everything turn out to be good! >___<
The exam fever started a week ago. The library was packed of people, but the number reduced a bit on rainy days. There are a few factors behind this phenomenon. Of course, people tend to be lazy to go out during such a day because they will get wet and by staying at home, they can get some nice sleep. Another reason is because the library is freezing cold nowadays. I wondered how I was able to stay in this “fridge” continuously for more than 3 days. Other than my “library gang”, I saw Zi Bin and Jin in the library as well. My broken umbrella was stolen on last Sunday. These people must be desperate enough to steal a broken umbrella. Even though it was broken, it still can be used. I managed to get a new umbrella from Jaya Jusco (JJ) at RM10. Chinese New Year mood is everywhere in JJ now, with all the signboards about discounts. I managed to get a blouse at 50% off, good deal.
I met Tze Hun, my ex-classmate in high school in EP car park last Saturday. She looks a bit different during secondary school (of course most people look different from when they were in high school). I haven’t met her since we graduated. She is now an undergraduate for medicine in Manipal College.
Recently, I am listening to my old collection of mp3. Whenever I listen to those songs, some of my old memories reveal. There is always a song to describe our feelings and situation. Still remember during Alpha, when Cindy was still my roommate, we always like to play “Scarlet” the opening song of “Ayashi no Ceres” whenever we were upset.
I will be going back to Penang this Sunday with my brother and housemate. Looking forward to see my old friends again this holiday and Chinese New Year ^^
The exam fever started a week ago. The library was packed of people, but the number reduced a bit on rainy days. There are a few factors behind this phenomenon. Of course, people tend to be lazy to go out during such a day because they will get wet and by staying at home, they can get some nice sleep. Another reason is because the library is freezing cold nowadays. I wondered how I was able to stay in this “fridge” continuously for more than 3 days. Other than my “library gang”, I saw Zi Bin and Jin in the library as well. My broken umbrella was stolen on last Sunday. These people must be desperate enough to steal a broken umbrella. Even though it was broken, it still can be used. I managed to get a new umbrella from Jaya Jusco (JJ) at RM10. Chinese New Year mood is everywhere in JJ now, with all the signboards about discounts. I managed to get a blouse at 50% off, good deal.
I met Tze Hun, my ex-classmate in high school in EP car park last Saturday. She looks a bit different during secondary school (of course most people look different from when they were in high school). I haven’t met her since we graduated. She is now an undergraduate for medicine in Manipal College.
Recently, I am listening to my old collection of mp3. Whenever I listen to those songs, some of my old memories reveal. There is always a song to describe our feelings and situation. Still remember during Alpha, when Cindy was still my roommate, we always like to play “Scarlet” the opening song of “Ayashi no Ceres” whenever we were upset.
I will be going back to Penang this Sunday with my brother and housemate. Looking forward to see my old friends again this holiday and Chinese New Year ^^
Wednesday, January 04, 2006
Revision Week
Finally, trimester 2 is coming to an end soon. Everyone is busy now, either on their assignments, presentations or preparing for the final examination next week. Short trimester is always very hectic due to its short duration. It is more of like a crash course. Even though I am only taking 2 course subjects and a Final Year Project this trimester, time seems to be insufficient for me.
The weeks after my birthday are all about assignments, projects and tests. I got to eat many birthday cakes this year, special thanks to Jin, Daniel and Kevin once more. Thanks to Huwi Yin for her 2 in 1 cards. Thanks to Christoph for his parcel from Germany with plenty of goodies inside. Thanks to my Japanese teacher for her “onigiri” and 2006 organizer. Thanks to Travis kor kor for visiting me.
Despite my tight schedule, I managed to squeeze some free time in between to watch “Narnia” at Goldren Screen Cinema (GSC), Mahkota Parade. I have not being to any cinemas for more than 6 months already. The cinema had done some renovation and it looks much better now. I was a bit disappointed with the movie, but overall it is okay. I like the character design very much despite some of the unrealistic details of the storyline.
On Christmas Eve, I departed to Singapore for a one day one night trip. It is rather tiring trip, definitely not going for such a crash trip in the future, especially with a few sleepless nights before the trip. I was falling asleep or dozing off whenever I have the time to do so. We visited Singapore Zoo at first. There are many foreign animals in the zoo and it is really well maintained. There are a number of performances by the animals. However, most of them are rather boring. Perhaps, tourists from non-tropical countries might find them interesting. The sea lion show is my favorite. It is advisable not to go for the elephant show. There are 2 polar bears in the zoo as well. I was sympathizing to those bears as they seem so tired or unhappy to be kept in such a small and hot cage. Then, we headed to Seoul Garden for a buffet lunch at 12 SGD. Even though it is a Korean style buffet, it is different from the one that I have in Korea. Suddenly, I missed the food there, which is something very unusual. Next, we headed to Sentosa Island. It is not as nice as I think it is. We got to take a ride for free and enjoyed the musical fountain that starts at 7.40pm. The whole place was packed even before 7pm. It was a long wait for the 30 minutes show. By the time we reached Orchard Road, it was already 9.30pm. No shopping in Singapore this time as most of the shops was already closed. We took our dinner at the food shop at Singapura Plaza. The countdown at Orchard Road is always very crazy. People there will be “attacking” us with sprayers, even though we don’t know them. But, beware of thieves or guys who are planning to take advantage over girls in the crowd. It was very tiring and the bus arrived 1 hour late from the time scheduled to depart. We were very tired and sticky due to the spray. We reached Malacca at 7+am. I went to sleep immediately after taking a bath. Finally, I get to have a nice sleep after a long time.
Now and then, I will recall my memories when I was in Korea. It is one of the nicest moments. It’s so relaxing and enjoyable, despite that I need to deal with some projects given by my professor. Too bad I didn’t get to experience White Christmas in Korea.
The weeks after my birthday are all about assignments, projects and tests. I got to eat many birthday cakes this year, special thanks to Jin, Daniel and Kevin once more. Thanks to Huwi Yin for her 2 in 1 cards. Thanks to Christoph for his parcel from Germany with plenty of goodies inside. Thanks to my Japanese teacher for her “onigiri” and 2006 organizer. Thanks to Travis kor kor for visiting me.
Despite my tight schedule, I managed to squeeze some free time in between to watch “Narnia” at Goldren Screen Cinema (GSC), Mahkota Parade. I have not being to any cinemas for more than 6 months already. The cinema had done some renovation and it looks much better now. I was a bit disappointed with the movie, but overall it is okay. I like the character design very much despite some of the unrealistic details of the storyline.
On Christmas Eve, I departed to Singapore for a one day one night trip. It is rather tiring trip, definitely not going for such a crash trip in the future, especially with a few sleepless nights before the trip. I was falling asleep or dozing off whenever I have the time to do so. We visited Singapore Zoo at first. There are many foreign animals in the zoo and it is really well maintained. There are a number of performances by the animals. However, most of them are rather boring. Perhaps, tourists from non-tropical countries might find them interesting. The sea lion show is my favorite. It is advisable not to go for the elephant show. There are 2 polar bears in the zoo as well. I was sympathizing to those bears as they seem so tired or unhappy to be kept in such a small and hot cage. Then, we headed to Seoul Garden for a buffet lunch at 12 SGD. Even though it is a Korean style buffet, it is different from the one that I have in Korea. Suddenly, I missed the food there, which is something very unusual. Next, we headed to Sentosa Island. It is not as nice as I think it is. We got to take a ride for free and enjoyed the musical fountain that starts at 7.40pm. The whole place was packed even before 7pm. It was a long wait for the 30 minutes show. By the time we reached Orchard Road, it was already 9.30pm. No shopping in Singapore this time as most of the shops was already closed. We took our dinner at the food shop at Singapura Plaza. The countdown at Orchard Road is always very crazy. People there will be “attacking” us with sprayers, even though we don’t know them. But, beware of thieves or guys who are planning to take advantage over girls in the crowd. It was very tiring and the bus arrived 1 hour late from the time scheduled to depart. We were very tired and sticky due to the spray. We reached Malacca at 7+am. I went to sleep immediately after taking a bath. Finally, I get to have a nice sleep after a long time.
Now and then, I will recall my memories when I was in Korea. It is one of the nicest moments. It’s so relaxing and enjoyable, despite that I need to deal with some projects given by my professor. Too bad I didn’t get to experience White Christmas in Korea.
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