In approximately 5 hours I will be boarding the plane to Newark...
I can't sleep tonight! I'm so excited to go home. All my stuff is packed and I've dumped them all in the living room already. Come 3am I'll hop in the bathtub and get ready to catch the 5am bus to the airport.
I'm excited and I have the travelling jitters.
Malaysia, here I come!!!!
Friday, May 31, 2002
Wednesday, May 29, 2002
Sunday, May 26, 2002
DREAMER
hmmmm.......
You are a dreamer. Constantly filling your mind with fantasies, you withdraw inside yourself in order to experience these more clearly. You dislike people and the distractions they cause. You are eccentric and lack a firm grasp on reality. You experience a wide range of emotions, and can often times be dangerous to yourself and others. You need to focus more on the real world.
Your song is: Solitary Shell
Which degree of inner turbulence are you?
This quiz was made by Dionae
You are a dreamer. Constantly filling your mind with fantasies, you withdraw inside yourself in order to experience these more clearly. You dislike people and the distractions they cause. You are eccentric and lack a firm grasp on reality. You experience a wide range of emotions, and can often times be dangerous to yourself and others. You need to focus more on the real world.
Your song is: Solitary Shell
Which degree of inner turbulence are you?
This quiz was made by Dionae
Saturday, May 25, 2002
BUFFALO
WOW!!! it's been a really hectic week.... and lots has happened :)
a day after we got back from DC i suddenly got a bee in my bonnet buzzing away to get me to go to Buffalo, where the Sports Carnival was held. and so at the very last minute (sorry Yusno :D) i decided to tag along to make a fool out of myself playing basketball.
anyway, Buffalo was great. met old and new friends and we actually got to go to Niagara Falls in Canada!!! it was amazing, and although the weather was suicidal, it was all worth while. then there was this Ambassador's Award thingy in Hilton and there we had a fine meal. oh, and my team got 3rd.... there were 3 universities participating, naturally :p
well.... the reason for my long absence on the net is partly CMU's fault. they sadistically cut my internet connection, so now i'm left disconnected to the world. i've also realized that a computer with no internet is simply a box with no fun :( ... but that's just me.
the good thing though, is that i've finally gotten the strength to pry myself away from my chair and walk around. the last 2 days have been really fun and i've only just discovered that Pittsburgh does have its very own 'T'. yes nabe, we have one too. i've busied myself doing shopping for my family and at the end of each day i'm ten times happier and my wallet, ten times lighter :D
... also, i have a little secret to share... i am now the proud owner of a mega-pixel JVC GR-DVP7u digital camcorder :D!
a day after we got back from DC i suddenly got a bee in my bonnet buzzing away to get me to go to Buffalo, where the Sports Carnival was held. and so at the very last minute (sorry Yusno :D) i decided to tag along to make a fool out of myself playing basketball.
anyway, Buffalo was great. met old and new friends and we actually got to go to Niagara Falls in Canada!!! it was amazing, and although the weather was suicidal, it was all worth while. then there was this Ambassador's Award thingy in Hilton and there we had a fine meal. oh, and my team got 3rd.... there were 3 universities participating, naturally :p
well.... the reason for my long absence on the net is partly CMU's fault. they sadistically cut my internet connection, so now i'm left disconnected to the world. i've also realized that a computer with no internet is simply a box with no fun :( ... but that's just me.
the good thing though, is that i've finally gotten the strength to pry myself away from my chair and walk around. the last 2 days have been really fun and i've only just discovered that Pittsburgh does have its very own 'T'. yes nabe, we have one too. i've busied myself doing shopping for my family and at the end of each day i'm ten times happier and my wallet, ten times lighter :D
... also, i have a little secret to share... i am now the proud owner of a mega-pixel JVC GR-DVP7u digital camcorder :D!
Thursday, May 16, 2002
TNB GATHERING
Just got back from DC! Was quite a trip and I'm rather bummed out now. We stayed there for a night and didn't really get to do much sight-seeing. Oh well... guess I'll just have to go there again :)YTN scholars also had a little gathering , which was really fun by the way. Met up with dear Encik Azman and Kerr and Syeka aswell. We didn't really get to see each other much, but i'd say the meeting altogether was short and sweet. Especially since there was food involved :) Apart from that, i got to witness the opening ceremony of the Malaysian Embassy by our Prime Minister, who indeed gave an impressive speech. There were cameras all around and I hope they caught me on video to broadcast back home...hehehhe...
Well... I'm rather tired now and I can't think much on an empty stomach. Only consolation is that my hand still smells of the briyani i ate 2 hours ago....
Tuesday, May 14, 2002
BROTHERLY LOVE
... some brotherly advice from my, uh, brother...
"... Also ive learnt that if you want something done right, someone has to take a really strong stance and call the shots and insist that everyone plays their part. Sometimes this makes people not too comfortable with you, but its worth it when at least some of the people appreciate why you had to be such a hard-ass."
thanks ngah!
"... Also ive learnt that if you want something done right, someone has to take a really strong stance and call the shots and insist that everyone plays their part. Sometimes this makes people not too comfortable with you, but its worth it when at least some of the people appreciate why you had to be such a hard-ass."
thanks ngah!
Sunday, May 12, 2002
POETRY FOR DUMMIES
As i was busy packing (throwing random stuff into boxes, rather), i came across scraps of papers from past courses. and here's something i found from my Creative Writing class i took last sem....
...an exercise on how to write poetry:
Without worrying about whether or not your poem "makes sense", compose it by following the steps below:
1. Name one thing you've obsessed about in the past week. Make this the title of your poem.
2. Make an immedate observation about your hair at this moment.
3. Give the reader of your poem an instruction.
4. Make a confession.
5. Give the shortest instructions for preparing your favorite home cooked meal.
6. Contradict what you said in #4.
7. Qoute something your parent(s) or friend(s) want to believe about you.
8. Write a word you've never spoken.
9. What did you dream last night.
10.Use a simile to describe how you felt before you sleep.
11.Tell the punch line (only the punch line) of your favorite joke. If you don't have a favorite, make one up.
12.Without using a simile, describe a nearby object.
... i spent two nights working on this, and here's
what i came up with...
.................read it and weep Poe!
...an exercise on how to write poetry:
Without worrying about whether or not your poem "makes sense", compose it by following the steps below:
1. Name one thing you've obsessed about in the past week. Make this the title of your poem.
2. Make an immedate observation about your hair at this moment.
3. Give the reader of your poem an instruction.
4. Make a confession.
5. Give the shortest instructions for preparing your favorite home cooked meal.
6. Contradict what you said in #4.
7. Qoute something your parent(s) or friend(s) want to believe about you.
8. Write a word you've never spoken.
9. What did you dream last night.
10.Use a simile to describe how you felt before you sleep.
11.Tell the punch line (only the punch line) of your favorite joke. If you don't have a favorite, make one up.
12.Without using a simile, describe a nearby object.
... i spent two nights working on this, and here's
what i came up with...
.................read it and weep Poe!
Saturday, May 11, 2002
IN SEARCH OF TRUTH...
as a hobbyless person, i scour the web in search of entertainment and the meaning of life... and here's a site that comes close to exposing the 'real thing'...
...live and learn, people...
...live and learn, people...
Thursday, May 09, 2002
myn
ALMOST MIDNIGHT BREAKFAST
At the end of every semester, we have this "Almost Midnight Breakfast" buffet thingy where they serve free food. It's this time of year when we get to have our ommelettes done by the Deans and see their cooking skills. It was really nice, and although we had to wait in line for like almost an hour (I might be exaggerating :p), we finally got to stuff ourselves with free ommelettes, free crummy waffles, free dull hash browns and lots of other free food!! they may not be of top quality, but hell! as an (almost always hungry) student, anything goes!! :) And it was fun actually. To think i missed last semester's buffet...
Monday, May 06, 2002
Saturday, May 04, 2002
POTS AND PANS MAY BREAK MY BONES...
i cooked yesterday!!!! ..... and it's been 12 hours since, and still nobody has suffered from severe food poisoning :p....
no, i'm not the best of cooks. i do help around the kitchen at home and all, but i usually leave the cooking to my mum. she's the maestro. besides, i wouldn't dare risk my dad's tummy and my other siblings'. their poor tummy's just might not be able to handle whatever it is i cook....hehehe.... anyway, i managed to cook a decent meal yesterday (with the thanks of Izan, my mentor), and those who ate it, lived to see today. yes, miracles happen :) and on top of that...they did say it was pretty yummy :D
well...despite my cooking skills (hehe :p) i now must leave in search of breakfast somewhere around campus....
Some innocent cornflakes seem to be a likely target. Bon appetit!!!
no, i'm not the best of cooks. i do help around the kitchen at home and all, but i usually leave the cooking to my mum. she's the maestro. besides, i wouldn't dare risk my dad's tummy and my other siblings'. their poor tummy's just might not be able to handle whatever it is i cook....hehehe.... anyway, i managed to cook a decent meal yesterday (with the thanks of Izan, my mentor), and those who ate it, lived to see today. yes, miracles happen :) and on top of that...they did say it was pretty yummy :D
well...despite my cooking skills (hehe :p) i now must leave in search of breakfast somewhere around campus....
Some innocent cornflakes seem to be a likely target. Bon appetit!!!
Friday, May 03, 2002
THE END OF THE BEGINNING
The end is almost near.....
It's hard to believe, but my freshmen days are almost over....time flies....I have 3 finals coming up, then I'm very much ready to go home. Yay!!!!
I've found a "secret" hideaway recently.... heh heh.... not exactly secret, but secret nontheless because nobody else really knows what place it is I'm talking about *wink**wink*. Anyway, it's good to go around being undisturbed sometimes, and just let the best of companies share your space.
I've rested enough this afternoon. So I guess I'll just pump in some caffeine tonight for my nightly marathon. I think I've transmogrified into a nocturnal being.
It's hard to believe, but my freshmen days are almost over....time flies....I have 3 finals coming up, then I'm very much ready to go home. Yay!!!!
I've found a "secret" hideaway recently.... heh heh.... not exactly secret, but secret nontheless because nobody else really knows what place it is I'm talking about *wink**wink*. Anyway, it's good to go around being undisturbed sometimes, and just let the best of companies share your space.
I've rested enough this afternoon. So I guess I'll just pump in some caffeine tonight for my nightly marathon. I think I've transmogrified into a nocturnal being.