Something About Someday About Many Things On Many Days

Forgive me for the very few updates. Yes I am aware that my last post was weeks ago.

I am actually in the library now. Class starts at 10am, I had to come at 8am to get parking and now I am supposed to be studying. I guess the gene technology and human insulin gene and plasmids and restriction enzyme doesn't seem to be making sense to me especially when the application booklet (the book which we study the application chapters from) is black and white and has no pictures and is all in text and paragraph form. So hard to read.

And so, as you can see, I am busy studying. As I have said a couple of times in my previous posts, my trials start in March, and my finals in May. Hence, I am busy trying to study consistently. I have been wanting to update my blog and express my views on the assassination of Benazir Bhutto, the capabilities of Bilawal Bhutto and the very brave Dr Chua Soi Lek. But time does not permit, hence no updates.

So with all the busyness and etc etc, I have decided that I am going to be a leisure blogger who updates his blog infrequently.

Anyway, talking about studies ( my blog is turning a little nerdy just like me - I am a little nerdy you see), I would like to thank God for my results. I'd say I have done well enough. So yes thank God. But don't really bother asking me about the details. It was good. People who know my results, I'd appreciate if you don't shout my results on my blog. Thank you.

Other than that, I am having a good time in the start of the year. Classes end rather early. I am enjoying college and church and friends.

Speaking about friends, God knows how many dinners/parties I've went this month and how much I've overspend going for parties. I do admit that I have reluctantly joined in a few and reluctantly spit out that RM50 note. Don't feel bad about it. I guess that's what friends are for, no? We make sacrifices of time and finances so that you may feel special on the day you remember about your birth. Yes, though I did do it reluctantly and I did take it as a sacrifice (because that few hours spent with you could be well-spent studying, catching up with syllabus and undone homework) but I still came anyway and for God's sake, feel good and not bad!

So collectively, I wish all the people below a VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY. Take care and God bless!

1. Liang Fu Han (6/1)
2. Eswhy Tan Shin Yee (10/1)
3. Wong Yen Ming (11/1)
4. Yap Ben-Ji (11/1)
5. Joshua Kevin Khoo Tze Chiang (14/1)
6. Melissa Woo Mei Foong (17/1)
7. Henry Augustine Chuah (22/1)
8. Sarah Tan Gek Choo (23/1)
9. Joshua Tan Seow Chun (25/1)

Yada yada...

Haha, I can't believe my previous picture got so many feedbacks. Woo hoo, I'm quite happy, because I seldom get so much feedbacks from people. I randomly picked that picture because I felt like putting up a picture for fun. The pose seems to fit '2008, here I come' very well. What more the words on the shirt, "Attack Now" Haha.

And yeah, that picture was taken by Kevin while we were having breakfast at Ikea after our morning walk at Kiara Hill. The pose was really random. I noticed he was taking a picture of me, so I randomly posed. Haha.

Alright, enough of me syoking sendiri about the picture.



College is starting next Tuesday. Sigh. My 4 week holiday just zoomed passed so quickly. I want a longer holiday. I haven't fulfilled much of what I've planned out. You know the list I wrote on my previous entry.

• I didn't study until like yesterday.
  
• I didn't finish reading my Bible. Like I didn't even finish Genesis (that is the first book in the Bible among 65 others)
  
• My Taman Negara and Bukit Tinggi trips were cancelled due to floods and different timetables of participants respectively.
• I didn't read any books except the first chapter of Memoirs of Geisha. I think this is the 3rd time I'm reading the first chapter of the book because I never put myself to finishing it.
• Though I did manage to get some clothes for Chinese New Year, it is not complete yet. I bought a couple shirts (and oh, I bought my nerdy-and-studious-looking but fashionable pullover-sweater-which-looks-a-bit-like-a-vest which I have been looking for. It is you know the kind of sleeveless sweater where you wear over a collared long-sleeve shirt which brilliant Harvard students often wear, or at least I think so. Buying it made me quite happy. Until I felt it isn't really the colour and style I wanted. But oh well, I'll still wear it and be happy with it anyway. ) And yes, I was saying, it isn't complete because I haven't got any new pants yet. Haha.
• No, I haven't watched the videos I downloaded yet. I only watched Because I Said So which Jaclyn (my classmate) has been saying 'It's so nice, it's so nice' which I didn't really find it that nice. Didn't watch Heroes, House, Constantine as I wanted to.
  
• I sorta completed my PMC application but haven't submitted it yet. I didn't prepare for my other applications.
  

On the brighter side:

• I realised ISAT was unpreparable. I did the sample questions the website gave and found out there were no other practice tests. So, I just hope my RM800 won't go to waste and I will do well =)
• I did volunteer at World Vision. I think I blogged about it. Do office work lah. Quite boring cuz it is rather repetitive, but did learn some stuff. I decided I will not want to work at an office as a full-time job. Haha, I will blog further about my lessons at World Vision some other time
  
• I CLEANED MY ROOM!!! Hahaha. And I did that on like the first week of holidays which is quite unbelievable. It did get slightly messy over the holidays but it was easy to tidy back.
• And oh yes, I went out alot the whole holidays lah. I'm quite lazy to blog about that. You can read my previous posts which I did mention a little here and there about what I did or you can read Kevin, Darren or Suh Ming's blogs. I went out most with them.
• My 2nd Semester results due to come out during the holidays didn't come out. Hahahahaha. So I don't have to dread seeing the B or C in Chemistry because I screwed up all my class test. Didn't have the time to prepare for it. Some more we were tested on A2 syllabus. Was concentrating on AS mah. So, now that the results won't come out, phew! BUTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT, AS results are coming out in 3 weeks! 21st January......
  

And oh, it is confirmed:

I'M GOING TO SEE SWITCHFOOT LIVE IN MALAYSIA!!!!!

Woo Hoo. Yeah. Haha. I got my tickets already. .



And, CampusCity has an upgrade. A brand new year, a brand new name.
Before: CampusCity
NOW: U CAMPUS MOVEMENT

All preapred for an awesome-r year ahead.

And The Ground Floor (formerly a student lounge) has been converted into a proper cafe. Still with the signboard AYA Kafe, it is now Positive Store. A store selling food, drinks and more.

I guess that's all the updates I have. Happy going back to college everybody!

The Death of 2007 and The Birth of 2008

The old year has passed away, a new year has come.
CNN and BBC has been having reviews about 2007 - the year where oil price increased by USD35 (or something like that), the year where UK had some bombings (wasn't concentrating, dunno what happened), the year where new governments were formed (Australia and UK), the year where more turmoils and protests occur in various countries (Myanmar, Pakistan and even Malaysia) etc.

Now is a good time to reflect on the progress I have had the pass year. Not much, I would say.

2007, the year I started off my campus life - life minus the uniforms and strict rules. College has been great despite the first few days of being unable to adapt to the change - but I braced through it and I know it's been awesome.
2007, the year I began with serious university applications. The year where I actually learnt the real meaning of sleeping really little, but I went through it!
2007, also the year I actually found a church to settle and get rooted into. I was complacent in the two years of church hopping and aimless wondering. I thought I was good / fine even without a church to settle in. I was wrong. No doubt I believe that the two years of what Ps Kenneth called "belonging to the Kingdom but not to a church" was divine appointment, I know it is time to settle down and start growing again.
End of 2007 was the time when I reached a deeper level and more personal relationship with a God. A breakthrough? Yes.

Other than that, I dare say, it has been a rather mundane year - going to class, doing stuff, feeling sleep-deprived. But yeah, all that is quite dull.

I am believing for a greater year ahead.
2008 will be a year of challenges, or so that's what I caught from my time with God.
I know it will be tough, but there is so much to learn from challenges.
I'm getting ready to brace these character-moulding trials.
2008, here I come!