Bruises

I don't know why, in university I tend to get hungry very easily although I do not miss any important meals of the day. It's around 3.22p.m. now and look what I made for tea - bread with strawberry jam spread and chrysanthemum drink! As I'm typing this one piece of the bread has already been eaten. Oh by the way Joe and Dennis, I can open the jam bottle already.


My classes ended at 11.00a.m. today because this money-making university canceled all my classes for the evening, so today I had been to the university library which claims to be one of the largest libraries in Southeast Asia (it is really large so I actually have no doubts about it) after my classes before meeting up with Joe for lunch and talking with him till 2.00p.m. as he had classes after that. Talking about money-making, the university really knows how to make money. I went to the printing/photocopying shop in the College of Engineering after lunch to print lecture notes from my thumbdrive, and it cost me 20 cents per page - so my RM8 is gone on printing today. I feel sorry for my parents, really - their hard-earned money was paid for my canceled classes and expensive printing. But I already told my mum I'll bring my own printer here next time.

Oh, did I tell you I fell off the bed while sleeping the other day? This is so embarrassing. Look at the apple-sized bruise on my thigh. There are another 2 rambutan-sized bruises on my legs but they are not as big and hideous as this. I have no ointments with me here in university so I'd have to live with this bruise probably for the rest of my life. I certainly hope not coz' I still want to flaunt my not-so-toned legs.


So this is what happened: that fateful morning my phone alarm rang to wake me up from my sleep. As my phone was in the drawer under my bed, I turned to my side to grab my phone. The drawer was half open and before I knew it, I fell off the bed and knocked hard on the edge of the drawer. Hence the bruises. I'm not sure if my roommate knows about this but my guess is she does - the knocking was really hard AND loud. Extremely embarrassing - I still don't dare to ask her if she knows about it.

And today I spent RM40 on a second-hand Problem-solving and Program Design in C. Yes, I need to take C-programming this semester. Anyone selling Thomas' Calculus, Fundamentals of Electric Circuits (4th Edition) by Charles K. Alexander & Matthew N.O. Sadiku and A First Course in Differential Equations with Modeling Applications (9th Edition) by Dennis G. Zill? I desperately need them so that I can start revising at night instead of going to sleep at 9.30p.m. I'm SO not going to waste money on new books so if you have any of those books and want to sell them please on earth tell me. I'll love you to death.

3 more hours to dinner time. Can't wait!

To-do: Buy some apples to eat so that my frequency of shitting is constant (everyday) instead of having a few days' break in between shit sessions. OMG this is so rude of me!

Everything New

Greetings from Universiti Tenaga Nasional (UNITEN), Kajang!

I'm practically singing Krystal Meyers' Love It Away in my room alone as my roommate is not back yet. I'm pretty tired after spending the whole afternoon in Mid Valley with Joe and Dennis (yes, we're all enrolled in the same university), but it was fun. We spent ages in the hardware shop buying hooks for clothes, multi-purpose cloths, air fresheners and tap filters. And the McD take-away for dinner we had by the UNITEN lake was super nice we should do it again soon!

I just went through 6 days of orientation which ended yesterday, and I'm now officially an Electrical & Electronics Engineering student in UNITEN. Classes will start next Monday, and I have subjects like Differential Equation, Advance Calculus and Circuits Analysis lined up for me this semester.

UNITEN is a nice university. The place is so huge, walking here is like walking from Sitiawan to KL. No kidding. The walk from the guys' apartment to the girls' takes 30 minutes. I've uploaded pictures in my Facebook so you guys should check them out.

And the best part is having my Sitiawan friends here with me in the same university. Other than Joe and Dennis, Boss and Chieng is here too. We're like Sitiawan representatives here in UNITEN.

Oh oh, I'm supposed to be sleeping now coz' I'll have to go out jogging with Joe and Dennis tomorrow at 7.00a.m.

Good night, world!

I Believe

The sleepless nights I've been experiencing lately have made me turn to God very frequently these days. Quiet time with God is what I look forward to these nights - talking to Him and having His words speak to me in return is very satisfying. Tonight is one of those nights.

I don't exactly know what has happened. I'm going to leave for university in a few days, and with it I want to take along the great memories I had with me. I want to leave with pride, for I have made my parents proud. But it saddens me that certain things have changed even before I leave. I find myself turning to other people rather than to those I used to turn to when I needed someone to talk to. I can't seem to grasp the meaning behind it - it's unfair to say that those people have changed. Maybe it's just me. But all I know is that things have changed. Relationships have changed, friendships have changed.

I find this particular verse very meaningful, "These trials are only to test your faith, to show that it is strong and pure. It is being tested as fire tests and purifies gold - and your faith is far more precious to God than mere gold. So if your faith remains strong after being tried by fiery trials, it will bring you much praise and glory and honour on the day when Jesus Christ is revealed to the whole world" (I Peter 1:7).

As I turn the pages of the Bible tonight I come to this, "Your heavenly Father already knows all your needs, and He will give you all you need from day to day if you live for Him and make the Kingdom of God your primary concern. So don't worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring its own worries. Today's trouble is enough for today" (Matthew 6:32-34). This is indeed very reassuring. I know that every feeling I have in me right now, He feels them too. I am scared of the changes that have occurred lately, I am worried that friendships will come to an end.

But I've decided to put all my trust in Him. I believe that He has plans directed for me. I believe that the things that have happened, however bad they may be, are part of His plans. I must say that I am glad I choose to trust Him at all times. I choose to believe that people may change and leave, but He will never leave me. "Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. Seek His will in all you do, and He will direct your paths" (Proverbs 3:5-6).

As I leave home this Saturday I'll bring this with me: "Be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid or discouraged. For the Lord your God is with you wherever you go" (Joshua 1:9).

Yes, He has been my companion during the lonely nights. He is always there for me.

The Editorial Board of 2008

I was looking through the photos from my school's Editorial Board CDs while looking for my mugshot taken last year (mugshot to be developed into passport-sized pictures for university use) when I stumbled upon some pictures - some taken with other EB members, some randomly taken by the photographers. They bring back the great memories I had when I was working with the EB team.

Kristie, Jennifer, Aryati and I. And I thought I have never taken any pictures with you, Aryati!


Yours truly, taken at Sien Son's garden. It was for the front pages of the 2008 magazine but another picture was used instead.


Markie and I after the class photoshoot last year. We are weird cam whores. So rude of me.


And finally, the girls admiring Aryati's watch! Are you still keeping it, Aryati?


And as I was browsing the photos I accidentally stumbled upon this cute EB-made video of Jef and Aryati singing Bleeding Love. You both are really funny, the video will be my dose of entertainment for another 10 years to come!

I miss working with the Editorial Board. It was fun, I felt like I was Daniel Meade/Wilhemina Slater working for Mode. Just that I was the Webmaster, not the Editor. Boss was the Editor. Right, Boss?

I think I just saw another video of the duo attempting to speak in the British/American accent. OMG. Aryati I'll send it to you via MSN soon. I miss you guys! Meanwhile let's Plurk till we drop!

P/s: Thank you loads Sien Son for your help!

Kelly Clarkson's All I Ever Wanted CD

I'm SO excited - look what came by courier this morning!

Kelly Clarkson's latest album - All I Ever Wanted! She looks so fat in this picture.


Apparently I won the Sony BMG Kelly Clarkson/Galaxie contest that I entered in April. I did not even know about my winning until I received the CD, since I don't buy Galaxie that often. I personally believe RM5 is too expensive for a thin magazine like Galaxie. Cleo is so thick and it only costs RM5.60.


I've never won anything my entire life. Seriously. Not even lucky draws. All I ever won are some tubes of toothpaste when I sent over my essays to The Star's StarChild when I was in primary school. So you can imagine how excited I am.




I already have her album in my iTunes that I downloaded a couple of months ago, so I've listened to all of her songs before the CD came. But my mum has requested for me to put the CD in her car coz' apparently she likes My Life Would Suck Without You. I know, my mum is super cool - she can even sing Lady GaGa's Poker Face. You bet.

The album is awesome. Better than My December.

Quick, congratulate me!!

Rewind

Watched Madagascar last night and was instantly reminded of the great times spent last December watching it with close friends in Australia. Will there be any chances of doing it again?

I have 11GBs of songs in my iPod! Someone please tell me what songs/albums to delete, because I only have less than 5GB of space left, which will be filled up in a few months. Should have gotten the 120GB/160GB classic to last me a lifetime's supply of music instead of a year's with my current nano.

I'll be having my medical check-up for university soon. I'm pretty worried the doctor will diagnose something on me after the check-up. Touch wood.

And mini umbrellas are so expensive. My mum bought one for me for RM12. I mean, it's a mini umbrella. Should it cost so much?

Can't Wait!

I am SO excited - I just bought something online and I can't wait for it to arrive! The seller said I'll get it either tomorrow or Thursday. I hope I'll get it tomorrow (so that the RM10 delivery cost is worth it!).

I spent half a day looking for it around Sitiawan and could not find it anywhere. I don't know if I can find it in Ipoh and I don't go to KL often so why not buy online, right?

So excited. I bet I can't sleep tonight. Aryati must be having fun in Singapore - I wish to go to Singapore again sometime soon *looks at Daddy with a hopeful look*

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Edited (Thursday June 4th 2009, 4.40p.m.):

I finally received what I've been waiting for!

Introducing my new notebook cooler, Cooler Master NotePal Infinite!

It was sent over by SkyNet at around 1.30p.m. after I tracked the delivery progress online the whole morning:
04 June 09 - 1.48p.m. - Sitiawan - Delivered
04 June 09 - 11.46a.m. - Sitiawan - Out for Delivery
04 June 09 - 8.32a.m. - Sitiawan - Arrived Sitiawan
03 June 09 - 9.18p.m. - Petaling Jaya - Linehaul to HUB
03 June 09 - 8.51p.m. - Petaling Jaya - Scheduled for Departure

Isn't it gorgeous? I bought this from Lowyat.NET under Garage Sales for RM110. As I had never purchased stuff online before (except pizzas), I was skeptical about banking-in the money to the seller but I was desperate - I searched for this cooler at 4 computer shops in Sitiawan but to no avail. Luckily I was not cheated =)


It comes with a 4-port USB hub in case I want to plug in additional devices but have no enough ports on my laptop. The design is slanted, something that I really like about it. And oh, you can choose from 3 settings for the fan speed - high, medium or low.


And making its debut online, my 2-month-old HP Compaq Presario CQ40-309TU! Allow me to brag about it a little, please - Intel(R) Core(TM) 2 Duo with P8600 (2.4GHz), 2GB RAM, 320GB HDD... It's a tough baby, I accidentally dropped it hard on a marble table a couple of nights ago and it is still as tough as a rock! I plan to name it after Blair Waldorf's cat, Kitty Minky.


OK, enough of bragging. I'm tired already. Kitty Minky is not so hot already now, thanks to the new notebook cooler!

P/s: Public university application results will be out on June the 19th. Gosh. My mum is already in the process of buying an electric kettle, an iron and a hair-dryer for me to smuggle into university soon.