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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going back tomorrow, but a lot of reading to do. and also need to catch up my sleep, feeling extra tired. shall not spend time on internet much!
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bye!

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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note the title of this post? here is the story.
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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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ok, got to go~

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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thats all for now. as i said earlier, battery is running low. gotta make a move now. need to read up on certain stuffs. will be sometime till i blog next.
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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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food over here is ok. had four meals already. edible and filling, so its fine with me. they set up four booths ; malay, chinese, indian and vegetarian food. so we can choose from either booth.

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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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so i think thats all. no pictures as i havent took many and no cable here to transfer. am still feeling a bit sad, maybe it takes time to get over this feeling. soon when there is work to do then maybe i wouldn't be feeling so. planning to go for jog after resting. found friends over here already, thank God, if not il end up in the room wetting my pillow case.

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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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~bye~

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~

No.42 - Today I.....

got no chance to blog on my working experience, the one I had from 30/07 - 02/08. got to wait for pictures then only i can blog about it. currently getting my rest, feeling a little lethargic.


am on a movie-marathon. it has been 3years since i last did this. the last was after spm. i decided to do this because i am determined to return the dvds back to szewei when getting the pictures from her.

the list of movies (in order) :
a) nancy drew
b) 17 again
c) the curious case of benjamin button (going to start watching now)


bid au revoir to erin and mel veen who finally left for fruther studies at NTU, SG. im sure they had a safe journey there and are on their respective new beds now (don't think dirty, i used the word 'respective', they DONT SHARE the same bed). so i guess il be seeing them end of this year. in exactly 6days' time il be leaving my comfort zone too.