No.62 - Semester Break = Study Break

note the equation? yes, im starting my semester break officially this friday until the 3rd of january 2010. il be back in campus on the 4th day of the new year for my 2nd continuous assessment. so now you figured out where the above equation came from? afteral this holiday is not holiday, its study break.

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lots to do during the break.

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main mission : CATCH UP AND STUDY.

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will be meeting up with friends, those far and near. will be in christmas mood, so i think will be going for choir practice and house visiting. hopefully will have few badminton sessions with my friends.

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i will be keeping the activities list short because the activities list has been long for the past weeks that i spent very little time on my studies. was involved in a charity event organized by the university.

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i think thats all for a short update. till then.....

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***MERRY CHRISTMAS!***

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*malaysia just won the gold medal for men football SEA Games. hopefully malaysia's football will be on the rise. could see slight future from the time i watched them played man.utd.

No.61 - Post Mortem

i conducted a post-mortem? no, no, not what you think of. i only studied 3months, so i do not even know how to diagnose a simple infection, how could i even do a post-mortem? its just post-mortem for my 1st examination.

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already gotten all my marks. i sat for 6papers and failure came back to look for me after it left during my upper 6 mid-year examination. i failed one of the paper, epidemiology, a subject that has so much calculations and interpretations to do. im short of 0.8 to pass, how close, right? after sitting for that paper, i knew i did quite badly, i didnt prepare for it thoroughly. i was just hoping for a pass. the result was last among the 6papers. the other 5papers were satisfactory although much could be done to improve. so it felt like a rollercoaster ride which halfway through the ride the track is missing.

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its time for me to sit down and reflect on what went wrong and how i am supposed to overcome the problem to do better in the coming assessments. i need to continue working hard to stand a chance to obtain loans or scholarships. i failed in yet another application for scholarship 2days back.

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~back to home sweet home for the weekend~

No.60 - Start of 2nd Half of 1st Semester Year 1

i will be beginning my 2nd half of my year 1 1st semester tomorrow. ive completed more than 2months of my 1st year. how time flies.

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i just reached my campus 2hours ago, unpacked everything and soon will be getting in touch with my books and notes.
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i had the sudden urge to blog this. the urge came when i was on my journey back here, in the bus from butterworth bus station to sungai petani. it got me thinking when the bus passed the junction to kepala batas where i was able to see the ACMS building.
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what so significant about the building?

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i will relate it to Jeremiah 29:11 :-

For I know the plans I have for you, declares The Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.

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yes, indeed its true.

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i applied for both ACMS and AIMST because they are the cheapest medical course available in malaysia (for sure excluding the public universities)

ACMS called me up a couple of times, sent me letter to ask me to attend for the selection test. but its not confirm that i will obtain a place as i have to do very well for the test. its quite impossible to do as i looked the past year questions and also there are physics questions. besides that the test is not free of charge. it costs nearly rm700. so i was hesitating whether to go for it or not.

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but obviously that place was not meant for me. yes, God has greater plans for me. the day before i was supposed to go for the test, AIMST called me up and told that i was offered a place. from that point onwards, there is no looking back. convincing everyone that this is the choice i am making was the toughest part, especially those who i expected to encourage and support me with my choice even discouraged me. determination and faith won the battle as i managed to find my way out of it and confirmed my place there.

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ever since coming here, everything has been falling into places well enough. financially, assistance been coming in one by one, hopefully it will continue. studying has been relatively alright, doing the best i can.

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so, what else can i ask from Him? nothing else, but just continue guiding me in this journey, the journey to achieve my longtime dream.

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so now my ultimate goal is to graduate with 1st class honours and be a doctor with a difference. (thanks to our prime minister - bajet 2010, graduating with 1st class honours will convert the ptptn loan to scholarship)

with God's helping hand, il be able to go through every obstacles in life

No.59 - Going Back to Battlefield

11days of holiday is coming to an end.

one word to describe : insufficient.

yes, 11days is not enough.

im hoping for 11months, 11years, 11decades and so on.

NO NO, il be dead by then.

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well, it isnt exactly holiday holiday.
as i mentioned earlier, 2assignments, documents to be completed, 3exams to study for, 2topics to catch up with and repay my lost sleep for the previous week.

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so here are some of the activities i did for the holiday.

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so far, now its friday night, i only completed the assignments and the documents. so just imagine how 'much' i did over the holidays.

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went back to my secondary school to get documents certified and signed. chatted with few teachers. found out that starting of next year, no more life's brief candle, no more the lotus eater, no more the necklace, no more the road not taken etc.

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presenting to you the new literature book

while waiting for my turn to meet the principal

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my brother's 21st birthday celebration. had a small party at home. invited few people over. loads of food. and a huge cake. just for the boy, no, the man who just turned 21.

this is what you can see on the table. there are more on the floor, i meant the BBQ pit.

birthday cake with birthday boy

birthday cake

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next up is deepavali celebration. to jira's house for yum yum. but too bad, pictures of yum yum food forgotten to take.

jira, joanne, melissa and me

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i started my exercise back, but not on daily basis. one day go, one day skip. when will i ever lose weight?

the pathetic looking water-lily pond

the playground during late evening
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so that's all interesting activities i did, not so interesting though. thought of visitng the musuem and going for a hike at maxwell hill. but am all alone, what to do?

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so now im gonna be back to business. books and notes calling me, so i better hurry up and leave this cyber world. il be back on off. not so soon maybe. 3papers up for me. and im eager to know how i fared for the papers ive sat.

No.58 - JLYP-Medicine War 1

not the war you can think of. its just examination and me. yes, as i said, i will be back AFTER my continuous assessment. but this is a premature end to my assessment because :

1)one paper was postponed due to lack of space and miscommunication. how ridiculous is that? 1st time in my life exam got postponed.

2)one paper got postponed due to the exam day will be a half-day for deepavali. im like what the??

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so my continuous assessment is not exactly over, two more papers to go, excluding the malaysian studies and entreprenuership. and there are two assignments to be completed. so the holiday which begins today evening itself is not exactly a holiday. its just a week plus of extra rest and less stress.

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how do i find the papers that ive completed? well, relatively ok i would say so. still dont know how marks are awarded. this is the first time i answer my exam questions in point and table form.

how was the process of studying? this is the first time i actually read/study/revise everyday (excluded some of the holidays) never have i been this hardworking in my entire life before. and with so much time to read everyday, i actually no longer just merely memorizing everything and vomit them out on exam day. now i actually do understand them and remember them.

besides that, this is the first time when i study, i do not need to be in a proper position, as in everything is well arranged and i am sitted on the chair reading. this time, my whole bed was full of books and notes and pencils. sometimes you can see me sitting and reading, walking and reading, sleeping and reading. so not me back then.

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i think there is nothing much to be updated on. maybe when nearing the end of the holiday il update again, then we will see how much i progressed during the holidays.

when the holiday is over, its marks the second part of my first semester of my first year. wow. thats fast, right?

its creepy....

No.57 - Examination

the countdown in my computer shows that there is only 4days left to my 1st continuous assessment - my first battle in the medical field. almost two months had passed, been spending time on the desk and infront of the big pile of books almost everyday without fail in campus, yet here i am, blogging because of the sudden heaviness i felt in my heart, mostly due to exam-jitters. lack of confidence i suppose. finished catching up with whatever were taught, now do not know where to start to revise. so much to do, so little time available. and things just seem to keep coming nonstop. i wish they could take a break, be well and give me peace of mind.

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here's asking for help from the above, to give me the strength to prevail, to succeed in the battle

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i want courage like the cat, able to walk freely, without fear though being surrounded by a row of dogs

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I can do all things through Him who strengthens me. Phil 4:13

No.56 - Whirlwind

been quite some time since i last updated with pictures. been busy catching up with studies. me being able to blog now doesnt mean that i have finished catching up. its just that i felt like i want to blog. exam is coming up real soon, 2nd week of october. yet to start my revision because havent even completed studying what has been taught. just hope that i will do well in it.

been falling sick quite often, a series of flu, sore throat, headaches and stomach ache. something must be wrong somewhere, will get clarification quite soon.

didnt go back to taiping for last weekend, therefore i am back here this week. visited my babysitter, she was not feeling well last month, only got the news last week. she looks ok now. hoping the best for her.

chocolate cake and dragon fruit jelly for babysitter

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took sister and went to lake garden to have a look as it is the eve of mooncake festival. let the pictures speak.

there will always be light

lanterns set up by sis at home
there is lantern which displays one of my favourite cartoon character, bubbles of powerpuff girls!

see how lighted up the lake garden was

even managed to witness fireworks! so nice, there were so many

somehow it seems like mooncake festival is also the time when youngsters in taiping will strut their stuffs at the lake garden - break dancing. every year you can see crowds forming a circle, with all the b-boys (first time i am using this term) showing their moves. wonder why they are doing this here and then.

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so here's wishing everyone happy mooncake festival. will be off and away to study already. maybe will be back after my exam. i will be having a one week break then. =)

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note the title : whirlwind? yes. things around are happening drastically. major too. especially the earthquakes and tsunami, both taking away liveS. may their souls rest in peace and their family members be strong and courages. oh my.... what is happening... and things around me too. luckily they are not taking away liveS but my sanity.

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has the world changed or is it just me?

No.55 - This is Life

sometimes we just say things that we didnt mean to say, this is life;

sometimes we just get distanced because of getting too caught up with our own business, this is life;

sometimes we do not know how it feels when we are just a fraction of seconds late for something until it happened to us, this is life;

sometimes it reaches a point where we just feel like giving up on everything, this is life;

sometimes we are caught in the middle and had to make a difficult decision, this is life;

sometimes we just get drifted to do things we are not supposed to do though knowing it is so, this is life;

sometimes it is all about others, nothing about us, this is life.

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so, this is life? everything sounds so sad, gloomy. is life so pathetic???

surely no! life is another way round if we see things the other way.

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think before we speak;

try our best to be not so caught up with things and always keep in touch;

always be early and quick, never settle for second best;

do not get ourself into positions which we will be undecided, make things clearer;

try to stick to our principle and do what is right, always bear in mind;

always give and take, so there will be you and me!

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so, life can be this way!

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this is the most random post i ever wrote, something that i just felt like typing, the sudden urge, thats why it sounds so crappy. but who cares? blog is where i type whatever i want

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ok, serious time. i shall dedicate this part of the post to a friend of mine, someone whom i got close with since form 4 and even more closer in form 5. used to text-message each other around a minimum of 100-200sms per day, the maximum was 500+, nearing 600. yes, thats how crazy we were back then. but that came to a halt when spm was nearing. we used to talk and think crazily (wait! mind you, dont think dirty please, nothing above 18) we spent most of the time in school together too. a teacher used to ask either one of us when we are not together, where is your twin. it seemed like we were never apart, anywhere you go in the school, you can see us together.

notice all the past tense used above in describing my friend? yes, all that were something in the past. as we move on in our own lives, things caught up with us, i was still in taiping, she left to a place where pigs and pork could hardly be seen. no longer much communications. when she comes back for holiday, that is the time we meet up and laughed over things.

so, why am i dedicating this to her? is she gone? oh no! not gone forever, just going to go on a journey, a journey to a new chapter in her life, in getting what she is destined to be. His plan for her.

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so, Tian Wei, here's wishing you all the best in your journey. everything will be great for you, just believe in Him, cast all your burdens to Him and He will give you rest. though you are miles apart, may we keep in touch, never let go this friendship of ours. until we meet again, do take care of yourself there and enjoy the place, visit as many places as you can and decorate your blog!

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this is part of life too, friends going far away.....BUT they will be back! i shall wait...

No.54 - Weekend Without Taiping

after completing five weeks at AIMST, this weekend is my 1st of not being able to get back to taiping. so sad. every sunday when i get back to campus, il be counting down for friday = back to taiping. but this week i was not allowed to do so.

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last week i wasn't really myself, feeling sleepy all the time, studying less than usual. but slowly i got back the rhythm. so back to studying and doing assignments, which il be doing so after blogging this, an assignment due tomorrow!

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so weekend without taiping, only significant event was the reason why i had to remain here that is to complete a group assignment - interview a successful entrepreneur. so my group (consist of 10people) decided to interview a doctor who co-owns klinik bersatu. so 7 of us (jason, mei-dree, wooi choo, fanny, sitha, rahman and i) met up the doctor at pizza hut in jusco at seberang perai. the interview was ok and we had our dinner after that before going jalan-jalan.

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want to know what's my dinner? promise me you wouldnt laugh after i tell you the secret. this is because all of them made fun of me (except rahman) for tasting my dinner for the 1st time. im considered a jungle-person for them.

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yes, my 1st plate of nando's chicken. 1/4 chicken (mild, not bad right though im 1st timer suppose to taste the lemon & herb) and 2 sidedishes (mediterreanian rice and coleslaw). tasted ok lah, but i still prefer kenny rogers (more tasty and the chicken not so dehydrated! haha, nando's, please dont come after me!)
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thats all for now. no photos from the interview because i wouldnt want to be sued by the doctor for putting up his face and our group photo is still with rahman. by the time i get the photo from him, i no longer have the 'kick' to update the blog.
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ok, off i go to do my things! am very happy that next weekend will be a long holiday! off until wednesday, classes resume thursday!
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here's wishing all my friends who are observing fast now, an early

Selamat Hari Raya!
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No.53 - It's My Birthday, I'm 19 now!

yes, now im 19, officially. the last -teen il be having. next year it will be the number '2'. so im no longer young. old already. but still, not much changes to myself, thats what i felt. just that i need to buck up in my studies. journey in the medical world has just started nearly a month ago, things getting tougher. so all i asked for this birthday is W-I-S-D-O-M, yes, wisdom.
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pandan layer cake from mum and sis
chocolate and fruits cake from aunty philo and pat
(photo of presents not included =) )
and i want to express my gratitude and appreciation to all who wished me, either through sms or facebook (very happy to receive sms from 3 of my friends who are at overseas currently)
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so im 19 now! happy birthday to me!

No.52 - Can't Think of What Title To Put

its raining season, at sungai petani and taiping too. everyday i get wet, no umbrella or the umbrella available is just too small for me. so its umbrella parade everyday at medical building and everywhere.

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classes are ok for me, except falling asleep almost every lecture. i need help for this, anyone?

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the umbrella parade

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so i think i gotta go, just a brief update, nothing much.

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everyday at AIMST = wake up, bathe, breakfast, classes, lunch, classes or self-study, maybe jogging, dinner, self-study, sleep.

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boring, right?

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so am back for the long weekend. why? its Merdeka!

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so a picture to conclude my post - Nasi Lemak, Malaysians' favourite breakfast!

sarapanku pembekal tenagaku untuk hariku di universitiku

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Aku Anak Malaysia

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Tanggal 31, Merdeka!

No.51 - I'm Disabled

yes, literally i'm disabled. here goes the story.
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went to the toilet during break, but toilet was in washing process, so the cleaner said can use the disabled toilet. mei-dree went and came out. so it was my turn. when i finished, i wanted to unlock it, i turned the lock yet i couldnt open it, i thought they were holding my door. so i tried and tried and tried, i still couldnt open. then only mei-dree said must turn two rounds! lol! managed to open at last.
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moral of the story is its difficult being a disabled and i experienced it today! I'M DISABLED!
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i shall end this post a little bit more colourful since i had quite a dull day, managed to stay awake in classes and fell asleep reading halfway in the library.

this is my lunch
this is my dinner
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No.50 - Missing Tag

1st time blogging from university, from my own desk. just bathed, had dinner and going to study and discussion. went for jog just now, stamina improved a little.
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went to library to study in the afternoon, took a locker, got the key, kept my bag. went to study. after finish, nearly went off without my bag until wooi choo reminded me. then as we walked to the locker, i realised the tag for the key is missing! i panicked, scared need to pay alot for the tag. so i kept quiet and went to the locker, trying to recall which locker is mine! but i couldn't recall. so what we did? tried they key on every single locker there! how lame! laughed and laughed and laughed. in the end, gave up and peeped at the list on the counter for the number of my locker. its A015. ha ha ha! luckily im not fined for losing the tag.
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i realised the post might sounded a little 'dry'. the experience of it was fun! lost the touch of putting emotions in my writing.
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No. 49 - A Look at My Campus

am currently back in taiping, will be leaving for kedah in few hours time, dont feel like, but have to. must be focused with what i want. so il be taking all of you for a sneak peek of my campus. (more pics than words, laptop running out of battery)


during registration, at the Great/Grand (not sure which one) Hall
the cafetaria
my hostel, its in the campus itself, everything walking distance
me shadow jogging, the track nice
the football field
one of the meals, yes, that chunk of chicken is huge, so dont be surprised if the food continues to be this good, ul see me growing sideways. 3meals per day, breakfast (had nasi lemak, puree, 'loh mee'), lunch (2types of vege and chic or fish) and dinner (same like lunch). 4booths set up; chinese, malay, indian and vege food
a sneak peek of my locker
my bed (no pillow, haha! this week onwards will have)
my desk
the room (a room of four, currently 1 vacant, 2 other occupied by seniors , 1 doing 2nd year medic, another 1 doing pharmacy)

my orientation group, Group 5 (Pentagon)

this is Mei-Dree, met her online through Lowyat forumthis is Wooi Choo, Mei-Dree's schoolmate and roommate. 3 of us hang out together

went visitng on 3rd day. met cadavars. i'm scared actually. gotta start praying for tonnes of courage
where the mannequins (check it out what it is) are placed, for students to practice on
microscope, was given a talk on how to use it effectively. shall recommend to schools to start giving talks on how to use it. now only i know why i used to hate using this device
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last but not least, to su lin, have a safe flight and take extra good care of yourself. make sure everything packed properly. make sure you make your antenna longer! do keep us all over here updated~ dont forget us! sorry i cant send you off. wish i can make it. thanks for the memories we had. will be missing you.

No.48 - Greetings from AIMST

hi there everyone. everything is fine over here, just managed to access internet since i didnt bring along my laptop. am in the computer lab now.

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yesterday was bad at first, the sad feeling overwhelmed me, what to do, first time leaving home, you see. unloaded everything. my room is fine. im in a room of four. currently, there is a vacant and one roommate is on holiday. so i only have one roommate at the moment. an indian girl, 2nd year medic student. she is friendly, spoke to her, had to borrow her iron and kettle for this week, i didnt bring mine, so smart of me you see. and the most essential thing i didnt bring : pillow. so i am pillowless for a week. but its ok, 99% going back this weekend. will get everything that i am short of.

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the room is big, each provided with a study table, a single bed and a metal cupboard, huge one, still have spaces left. toilet ok but bathroom too small! turn anywhere, you will see four corners of the wall, that bad you know, especially for huge people like me.

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couldnt sleep well, was hard to fall asleep the first night over here. slept at 2, woke up at 6.30am. had to go for breakfast before 8, briefing started at 8.30. so it was talks until 12.30. then had briefing awhile after lunch and here i am blogging.

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il be back this weekend, cant wait for it. i am sounding like a small girl, but i just cant help it.

so to everyone who is wondering how am i doing, i think this update tells all. if still wondering, can give me a call, am currently very free for this week. tomorrow orientation only starts at 2pm, from what i know.

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ok, enough of me talking so much. last but not least, thank you to everyone who called or smsed and asked how are things over here. thanks for the concern, very appreciated.

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till then, take care~

with love from Computer Lab of AIMST University, Semeling, Bedong

No.47 - A New Chapter

yes, a new chapter, just like the new title for this post. if you notice, all this while the title has been "Today I.....". i decided to give it a change so that will attract or notify others that i actually updated my blog.

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few minutes more, im leaving to kedah. so il be away from the internet, no longer you will see me online often. so to all who keep in touch with me through internet, take care, catch you all when i online.

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i hope i wouldnt be missing in action for a long period. thank you for reading my blog.

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To All : Take Care and I Love You

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No.46 - Today I.....

just completed packing up. yes, its done which means im just hours away to starting a new chapter of my life. a chapter that nearly all my friends already journeyed on. so now its my turn. im a step closer to my dream. so i shall start my journey with an open heart, free mind and happy soul.

so i shall begin my messages.

to all (generally) : thanks for your support in helping me in searching for the right way towards my dream. i appreciate all the efforts you all made, either spiritually, mentally or emotionally support. i wouldn't disappoint all of you. without the supports given, i would have fallen short in achieving whatever i want

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to my mum (though i doubt she will be reading this) : i know ive been wasting the holidays just like that and ive not been good enough. sorry for all the troubles in getting me to realizing my dream. il work hard and do well, be a significant person in future. i will not disappoint you. il make you proud of me

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to my sister (maybe she will read this) : you will have the world to yourself, no more me nagging (worse than my mum, i can be). make sure study hard!

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to melissa : thank you for your gifts and the card, appreciate them very much. taking along to university. do take care of yourself well. always know that im not far away. il be always watching over you. study well too, not too often last minute. thank you mummy for the gifts too. il try to be more holy holy there reading all the books given. my only source of entertainment for the time being i think

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to joanne : thank you for the frame. it will keep my photo safe. will see you sitting at the 'bench' when i see the photo (but the bench will break lah!) you too take good care. me and you very near only, can meet at same bus station also. study well too. do well and join me. il be waiting for you~

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to sze wei, su lin and mei yen : thank you for the surprise! i appreciate it very much. i know loads of hardwork put into getting it done. im sorry the effort (cupcakes) gone into waste. anyway, im always remember it. good job, well done. *standing ovation* *claps*

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and to all those who wish me best of luck (through sms or verbally or in prayers) in journeying this road, thank you very much, your wishes lifted me up in many ways

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so, its already 00:00:00 of 10.08.2009.

~its the day~

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to all : i love all of you, in whichever way you have come into my life, the impact you made in my life, i treasure each and single one of you. take good care~

No.45 - Today I.....

dare not sleep although its already 2.30am. its sunday now, which means im leaving tomorrow. emotions are running high. ya, i know i sounding like a baby but what to do, ive never left house for such long period. im afraid to sleep because im afraid to face tomorrow. im pathetic, yes, i know. my big heart couldnt let go things it has been holding for years. i care.

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No.44 - Today I.....

woke up and went for breakfast with su lin and sze wei. it was fun, the part where sze wei and i tried wrapping present for su lin in the car. i found a parking spot, with 3 more vacants right beside. so as sze wei started to wrap the present, i told sze wei, 'hopefully su lin didnt park her car right beside us and see us doing this'. just minutes after saying that, there came a blue car parked beside us, guess who, ya, right, it was su lin! i burst out laughing! sze wei quickly dumped the present and the wrapping paper below the seat. we took books and covered our faces, pretending to be reading so as to avoid su lin from noticing us. but somehow she managed to spot us though the car windows slightly tinted. so when su lin asked what were we doing in the car, we gave loads of excuses. so then we ate. full full full. big portion. chat chat chat. until 12.15pm we parted as su lin got to fetch her bro. so back into the car, we wrap wrap wrap again. we waited awhile for su lin to get back then we went to her house and passed her the gift. my, should have a look at her face, DUH~

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so that is the only activity i had today, excluding arranging my photo album to be taken to AIMST. got the huge bag that il be loading my clothes into, set aside some things that il be bringing, will start packing a bit tonight, hopefully by tomorrow il finish pack, sunday will be a day il meet meet people and say bye bye for at least a week to taiping.

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leaving my comfort zone will be tough for me, for now, for sure. my 1st time, you see. but il be leaving for a mission, MISSION POSSIBLE : achieving my DREAM. it will be a long journey, thats for sure. to THE DESTINATION. i am sure il grow, in many ways (hopefully not side ways) as i journey along the road. its not all about the destination, it is also about THE JOURNEY as i go along. so il look at things at the bright side, pack up and start being a student again instead of being a potato couch for so many months and not wanting to leave home.

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its 8.30pm now, 07/08/09. so it means roughly 60hours more before i leave. serious packing to be done, no more sitting and dreaming and sobbing over things i cant leave behind (anyway, its only a 2hours journey to get back home, me donkey!). signing off now, will be back maybe in between packing to upload pictures of this morning's activity.

*notice the many asterisk in between paragraphs? ya, blame stupid blogspot, dont know why even after i put spaces, it still doesnt want to space up, so i had to use the service of the asterisk. anyone encountered this problem before and managed to solve it? please tell me how! thank you~*

No.43 - Today I.....

as promised, will be blogging on my latest working experience. yes, ive already gotten the pictures. so here i go!

date : 30/7/09 - 2/8/09

venue : dewan majlis perbandaran taiping

the picture says it all

the crowd, 1st day recored 6k plus of visitors, 2nd day 10k plus, 3rd day 11k plus, not bad actually, considering the influenza season

exhibitors and promoters trying to attract customers, especially on the last day

szewei and mine, our ice-cream to cool us down on the hot sunny day



so here comes the crew, us - the organizer of the event, ensuring everything goes on smoothly for the four days. helping us, the PIKOM group, are the contractors and security guards


our supervisor who drove from kl. james lim
us, three helpers (su lin ,sze wei and i) at the PIKOM booth
the contractors and us (richard in the left; ah leong in the right)us with security guards and their boss



overall, the job was fun, though sometimes a bit tiring because lack of rest, will be yawning all the time, wanting to go home. not much to do, just patrolling, walking around, talking, giving free gifts and head-count the visitors. so its rather dull compared to my previous job. learnt many things, 1) my communication skills improved; 2) it is confirmed that working mood / environment is affected by your colleagues too; etc. wouldn't mind working for PIKOM again in future. quite reasonable pay, though everyday 9am - 9pm, not including the extra time after work to wait for exhibitors loading stocks into lorry. i just wish that PIKOM would have given a tshirt in remembrance since they cant afford to give us the vest.



so at the end of the day, its photographing time (with those we are close with)!

with the TM crew with patrick the dealer for AI Computer
with IT One Stop Station crew
with Samsung booth boss
with Celcom's booth contractor
with AI computer guy
with the ATi Computer crew
with Panasonic crew
with Samsung crew




at the end of the day,
our payment voucher, supervisor preparing it





signing off here, its me, joyce lim yi phing

with Jackie Chan! look, a thumb up for me! ya, thank you, i know ive been a good girl for that 4 days, i deserve it

with the PIKOM vest, footballer-showing-off-new-jersey-style and also back view with the word "CREW"

*yes, i know, more pictures than words. well, a picture paints a thousand words. what to do, nothing much to go into detail. if i were to go into detail, you will regret trying to read this post. this is just a brief update on what i did for the past week*

~5 days to go~