KissGoodbye to 2-0-1-0!!

Dear 2010, 
I know that you ain't gonna take a U-turn and help me relive my moments because I know you CAN'T. You came, you are leaving, and you will be gone real soon. Damn, I am going to miss you so much. But, don't worry, I won't leave everything behind me for I have had numerous memories throughout the year, be it sweet or bitter. I have made alot of mistakes, yet I am not going to plunge into remorse, but I will take them as lessons well learnt. I have experienced frustration and devastation but at the same time, I have learnt to see beyond the dark clouds and wait for the hidden rainbow to shine with a shimmer of hope. Apart from that, I have also came to realize who my good friends are, and whom are not. I am so grateful for the friendship bonds that I forged with some amazing people that perpetually brightened my days and kept me going through tough times. Thank you so much for all the fun, joy, laughter and great company when I needed them the most. The whole year has been great and I am so glad to have made it through with a smile on my face. The year 2010 will always be imprinted and inscribed in my mind. 


Well, now that 2011 is nearing, I am not going to waste my time making ambitious plans which will ultimately turn out to be nothing but a grandiose resolution. I am just going to go with the flow, and live life like I always do. In fact, a new phase of life awaits me, and I am so excited to embark on a new journey to a place where I will be able to experience this world as a new place once again. Perhaps, I will give more priorities to my studies, do more charity and EAT LESS MEAT!! :)) In short, make more use of my presence in this world. How about you?


HAPPPPPYYY NEW YEARR!!!! :))

Haru Haru [ENG SUB]

I LOVE this songgg :))

NEW haircut :)

Okie, I got a new haircut. I don't know if that's what I wanted, in fact, I wasn't really sure of what kinda haircut I wanted. I just knew I wanted to do something to my hair! I just walked into the saloon, told the hairdresser something, and she chopped my hair off! I don't know if it looks nice, but it feels good, my head feels quite light! :) I think I look like a punk kid but surprisingly, my mum liked it and told me that she wants to get that hairstyle too. LOL!  That's weird! Ive got some pics, but they are quite blur and trust me, pictures are deceiving! :P

RAISE YOU HAND, STOP CHILD ABUSE!

Okay, here it goes! Children have as much right as us, as everyone else, be it adult, youth or teenager. They have freedom from fear, freedom from violence, freedom from pain and injury, freedom from abuse and freedom to lead a happy life. But, who knows what the reality is like for the unfortunate ones? You may not even know that up to seven children are being abused every 24 hours in Malaysia alone, and these numbers are increasing at an alarming rate! In fact, these are only the reported cases, while the rest go unreported and are being swept under the carpet even by those who are aware of it, those who can put an end to it. These poor children continue to suffer and live a life full of pain and agony, life that no one would wish to have and no one has ever imagined. They are weak individuals left to fend for themselves.

Child abuse ain't a small matter. It may jeopardize their life, their psychology and their development and, rob them of their dignity and good health. They may suffer physically, as well as mentally with silent tears. You don't want to see that happen, don't you? So, common, show your support now and help change the lives of many children in ways that you will never know. 

The United Nation Children's Fund(UNICEF) launched its Digital Campaign against Child Abuse and Neglect and they need 100000 people to support them in their effort to end child abuse. You can play a part to help support the cause by creating awareness. All you have to do is just log on to http://www.uniteagainstabuse.my/act/register and personalize a hand template of your own and write a message on it. You can then help spread these messages to your family and friends, and get them to create their hand template as well. You can view the gallery of supporters HERE

Apart from that, you can also create awareness by learning more about child abuse from the website, and help educate and inform others who are close to you. If you suspect any child abuse around you, DON'T hesitate to report it at 15999. Have a heart, stand up against child abuse, and give these children the opportunity to embrace the life that they deserve. Put a smile on their face, it's priceless :)

HOLIDAY with OHANA ;)

Spending a week of holiday at Penang and the mythical island, Langkawi was quite memorable, and FUN! :)) It was definitely a week well spent with OHANA, and my baby :)) The first two days were spent at Penang, and Mugi's dad sponsored us to spend the two nights at the Travel Lounge. Thanx uncle :)) Penang was cool, especially the ferry ride to the island and the food hunt. I loved the cendol so much! Oh, we also managed to watch Social Network at Queensbay the night before we left to Langkawi. It was a serious, yet nice movie even though I was a little blur at first. I am a slow person and damn, he was talking like a trainnn!!! Believe it or not, Suraj was seriously overwhelmed by the movie and he got too emotional (?). He was suicidal! :P

At Yew Chong's place :)

We spent the next four days at Langkawi Island. It was quite worthwhile despite the over-budget thingy. Other than that, everything else was pretty cool. We stayed at this resort that I cant seem to remember the name, but it was really nice because it was located just next to the seaside, and we had four queen-sized bed. Lovely right? :)

We spent ample of time at the beach and played in the water when the tide was high and the waves were furious! It was a blast! In fact, even simple thing such as taking a stroll by the seaside during the sunset felt special. It was beautiful. 

 

On our second day at Langkawi, we went for snorkelling at Payar Island and it was quite exciting. It was so fascinating to be able to witness all the beautiful marine lives just before your own eyes. I saw a cute clown fish among the sea anemones, the spiky sea creatures, glowing fishes, and many more. WOW, God's creations are unbelievable! Exhausting, but it was worth it. Also in Payar Island, we had so much fun feeding the fishes while playing a fool at the same time! Hilarious!

I sorta ruined the second night with my carelessness by accidentally causing my nose to bleeeeeed!! I hit somewhere, someone? It was not so serious, though. The pain alleviated and the bleeding stopped after some time, but my nose was blocked due to the clot. It got better the next morning, and I was so happy that I could breathe with my nose again :) Yeay!

Apart from that, the boat ride in Kilim was uber-cool. I, particularly enjoyed it, especially when the dude was speeding the boat and the strong wind was blowing against my face and my hair was going haywire. We went to the mangrove swamps, explored the caves and watched the eagles flying across the swamp area. 

Besides, we also went on the cable car at Gunung Mak Cincang. The view was spectacular and I immediately fell in love with the blue sea which was glittering under the sun. The atmosphere at the high altitude was so fresh and scenic.

I enjoyed our last dinner at Langkawi simply because the restaurant that we went to was really nice, served pretty decent food and played cool music. And, not to mention the surprise that OHANA gave me and arveen after all the peculiar acts that puzzled me. Thank you so much guys, that was really sweet and lovely. I appreciate it alotttt! Also, thank you to the dude with the amazing voice who read the dedication and sang us the birthday song. We gave him some cake to show our gratitude and later on, he came up to me and arveen and personally wished us. So sweet of him! :) 

On our last day, we checked out and decided to visit the Underwater world which was located not far from the resort. They were countless marine life displayed over there and most of them were breathtakingly beautiful that I wished I could be a marine biologist and study all those unique creatures in the sea. Some creatures were so huge! I took loads of picture until my phone ran out of battery!

We left Langkawi late in the evening via ferry that traveled straight to the Penang Island. The journey took us up to three hours and it felt really long, and we were basically freezing in the ferry. We traveled back to Butterworth and spent the night at the Travel Lounge again, the place where we spent our first night. Mugi fetched us early the next morning and brought us to the bus station. Me and Suraj were the last to board our bus, so we had to bade Arveen and Kavi goodbye and watch them leave before us. :( The journey back Seremban was ridiculously LONG, and it was the longest bus ride in my whole entire life! Omg, it took almost 9 hours before we reached Seremban as the bus stopped at a couple of stations along the way. Sickening, but I was really glad to be back home to a much needed rest! :) I had a good time.

"How far would you go to protect a secret?"

Heya, has anyone watched The Reader, which was released back in 2008 and was nominated for a couple of awards, especially The Academy Award?? Or maybe, read the novel? Well, I just finished watched this movie. I don't really know why I wanted to watch it despite knowing the fact that it was based on a literature novel. I am not really into this kind of movies, like you know, it falls in the same category as The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, The Changeling and so on. Perhaps I wanted to see the role of Kate Winslet in this movie as she won a number of awards for that, including The Academy Award for Best Actress. Also, I don't really write movie reviews, but I just feel like just writing one for this. That's maybe because I am too free! :P So, here it goes, a short one.


Set during the period of postwar in Germany, this movie depicts various themes, namely love, compassion, secrets and so on. Eventhough at first, this movie portrays the eroticism and love affair between two people, a 15 year old boy, Michael and a woman double his age, Hanna,  it further unfolds its twists and secrets, and thus got better. The mystery begun when one day, she disappeared from the town, away from Michael without any explanation or notification. Few years later, Michael who was then a law student sees her on a trial for an unexpected, horrendous crime as a guard at a Nazi concentration camp. Overwhelmed by guilt for having loved a criminal, he was also surprised to watch her refuse to defend her innocence and willingly accepted the accusation of being supervised other guards. It was then Michael realized that Hanna may be keeping a secret that hinders her from defending herself, a secret that may be the clear explanations for her actions in the past as well as the present. The secret could help her at the trial, but it was a secret that she considered more shameful than murder. This secret, ultimately, leads to another prominent theme which was depicted in a subtle way at the beginning. :)

I wouldn't say that it was brilliant or regard it as one of the best movies that I have seen, but it was somewhat a good watch, and caught my attention. Perhaps, it's quite significant and deep.

Brad turns 33! :)

Bradford Delson, the lead guitarist of Linkin Park is turning 33 tomorrow. HAPPPPY BIRTHDAY!!!! According to Malaysian calender, it's supposed to be today, but you know, it's one day late over there! Heya, Brad! You are amazing, keep up the awesome job! God bless you, and I love you! :)

Nickelback - HERO Music Video

Quite an OLD song, isn't it? but, it's still one of my favourite :) and, Nickelback is still one of the BEST!

It's OVER :)

TOEFL is over, wohoooo! Folks, listen up! It was NOT as easy as you guys claimed it was, in fact, it was a alot harder than I thought it would be. Well, not alot, maybe a little, nah, more than a little but lesser than alot. Quite. I have a strong feeling that I screwed up my reading and speaking, but it's over, so I cant really give a damn about it. I am trying to be optimistic. All I can do is just hope for the best and keep my fingers crossed. You got to help me out, God! By the way, finals results are OUT, screw it. Hmm, but then again, I guess I should be thankful for it, shouldn't I? I always believe that we will get what we deserve and perhaps, that's what I deserve for the amount of hard work that I put in. It may not be alot, but it ain't that bad either. It's bearable. Thank you, god! :)) Looking at the brightside, I don't have to face Calculus ever again, well, I hope I don't have to! Its the only subject that I always fail to ace no matter how hard I study for it, no matter how much midnight oil I burn and waste to master it. I am just not born to do Calculus I guess, well, I am quite surprised that it's coming out of me, someone who has always loved maths ever since a very young age. Well, I don't know. I love maths, I love calculus, but not the exam, quiz or whatsoever. So, I am quite free now, but my friends are not on break right now, most of them are having their exam. What shall I do? Online, watch movies, story book, learn to cook a little, waste time, and yeah, my guitar has been hiberntaing for ages, so, I will see what I can do about it. I miss playing the guitar, though :)) My fingers are realllllllly not as good as they used to be, but I will try! :)

Linkin' Park - Not Alone [NEW SONG 2010] Haiti

Hellow, everyone! Well, I was going through my playlist and I found this particular song that I haven't heard for a long time, and, it's not a new track, it's been a while since it was released, yet it sounded so fresh to the ears. So, I thought of sharing it here. It's a charity track composed and produced by Linkin Park as a part of the Music for Relief in support of the Haiti Earthquake. Just to let you know, in case you are feeling ALONE, just remember that they are so many people out there who feel the same way as you do,and numerous out there who are living an unimaginably terrible life compared to ours, while some living their everyday life fighting for their life and survival. Just remember that you are not alone in your fight, and there is at least one person out there who cares for you and is wiling to lend you a helping hand. Don't suffer alone, talk to someone and the burden on your shoulder will lessen tremendously. If there aint anyone, let me know, I will try my best to help you out. We are one, we are the same souls created by the same hand living in the same world, and connected to each other by our hearts. So, you are NOT alone. Smile! Enjoy the song, it's BEAUTIFUL! :))

Thumbs up for A THOUSAND SUNS :)

"God bless us everyone
We're a broken people living under loaded gun
And it can't be outfought
It can't be outdone
It can't be outmatched
It can't be outrun"

When I first heard Linkin Park's first single,"The Catalyst" from their new album, I wondered what exactly were they trying to prove and convey with their new sound and music. I mean, I knew it is a nice song with a deep meaning to it, it's just that I did not  get them. But, slowly,  after listening to their new songs a couple of times, I have learnt to understand and appreciate their new music.

I suck. You know why? That's because I claim myself to be a die-hard Linkin Park fan, and yet, it was only yesterday that I actually managed to listen to all the tracks from their latest album, A Thousand Suns which was released two months ago, on Sept,14. TWO months! I know, wtf right? It's their new album which I have been enthusiastically waiting for the past two years, yet I was LATE two months. Anyway, I haven't bouught their album yet, and that's because I am currently waiting for the special edition which I heard will be out on Nov, 30th. I hope it will, I CANT wait to own the masterpiece! 

Truly, honestly speaking, this album is nothing like what I have expected. Ever since Minutes to Midnight was released two years back, they sounded different, in the sense that their songs are more mellow, mellodic and their lyrics are more bold, mature and makes ALOT of sense about life. I am not saying that their older tracks did not make sense, they did, of course, but those songs were more head-banging and angst-filled that would vent the frustration and anger within you compared to their new songs that allow you to let go of your pain and uplifts your spirit, hope and faith.

With their new music, I feel as if I am witnessing, in my own eyes and ears, the whole band growing up and evolving into something new, and at the same time, maintaining their integrity, their vestiges and their sound. I  DO NOT like the fact that the fan base is dividing themselves upon the old LP v/s new LP. Come on people, you cannot remain the same your entire life making the same thing. People change, and so does everything around them that indirectly influences on what they do. I have to say that I love the old LP, but I love the new LP even more as I am certainly open to new music. They new LP sounds very different from the older one, yet when I listen to their new songs, I can still say that they are Linkin Park and its their music. They are not a heavy metal band, they aint a rap rock band, they cannot be categorized as an alternative rock band or whatsoever, because they are Linkin Park, the name defines the music rather than their music defining the name. It's a genre of its own, and that's what set them apart from other band. They make their own music, they produce their songs, and they write their own lyrics, which depict their originality.

Now, coming back to their new album, A Thousand Suns, I would say that is a splendid album, shining with the radiance and light of a thousand suns. Just so you know, the album title actually comes from the Hindu scripture Bhagvada Gita, “If the radiance of a thousand suns were to burst at once into the sky, that would be like the splendor of the mighty one.” which indirectly represents the atomic bomb explosion.

As the name says it all, this album focuses on the warfare that have caused countless loss of lives and devastation in human history. Now, how many singers or bands out there will dedicate time and energy into creating an entire album with songs related to war? How many singers will even care to create the awareness in their songs with quotes from Martin Luther King, Robert Oppenheimer and Mario Slavo? The interesting thing about this album is that if you listen well enough, the songs are meticulously crafted and connected to one another. Along with the fillers, you’ll find the cryptic lyrics coming together that the whole album can be visualized into a story, that's if you are imaginative enough. Well, that's exactly what Mike Shinoda and Chester said in an interview about the album. Even I, myself, still trying to decipher and figure out the story interconnecting the songs even though I am aware with the fact that only the members of Linkin Park alone know the actual meaning beneath each and every song. Whatever it is, their music is truly great, superb and inspiring for it can only be enjoyed and cherished by people who know how to listen to their songs, or by people who have experienced the real life circumstances depicted in the song. Some people have even recovered from suicide attempt after listening to their songs, feeling safe enveloped in their songs and putting the pieces back into place.

" Do you feel cold and lost in desperation?
You build up hope, but failure’s all you’ve known
Remember all the sadness and frustration
And let it go. Let it go."

Their new album is more than promising, and I just wish that they will keep making the great music. You are the best band ever!

"When life leaves us blind
Love keeps us kind"

So long, Akasia!

Phew, done packing up my stuffs! Going back home tomorrow for a much needed rest after going through all the application stress, and the bad bad days I had this week! HAHA! I've completed my Pennstate application :) Rutgers, soon. I can start applying for MSU only in January because of their rolling admission, in which I have to respond to them in two weeks in case I get accepted into their university. Two weeks, yes! Risky risky bet. But, everything is good now. I am so glad that I have time to prepare for my TOEFL when I am back home! Thank God! I am tired right now, but I am not sleepy. I am alone here in my room in Akasia, I am bored, I don't know what to do. I guess I will just end up watching movie or something, and fall asleep like I always do. 

"It's going to take us some time to get it right, cause I am still learning the art of love, I am still trying to not mess up, so whenever I stumble, let me know. You need to spell it out for me"

ART OF LOVE [Jordin Sparks & Guy Sebastian]

Love this song, it came to me at the right time :)

I Miss my LONG HAIR!!

Dear hair, I love you, please grow fast! :) I know that I chopped you off, but it was for a change. I really like it short, but I love it long!

Breathe in, breathe out :)

Time is running fast, damn, gotta catch my breath! One week passed by in a glance! I haven't really started on any of my work, yes, none! Just started studying for Cal today and even that was not so successful as I got so bored of it and ended up doing something else! Hmm, at least I did something today, didn I? I don't have my Chem book, but I still have to work on my Chem presentation 2morrow because have to submit my slides to Chin Leng by Wed. I guess I still have time, got to manage it well, or else Ill have to make time! Things are still under control, and I am still able breathe in and breathe out :P

Ok, I know! I'm currently hooked to this song, Something more by Secondhand Serenade! It is really beautiful, and I'm really loving it ;)

And you, yesh you, thanxxx for the great day yesterday :) I enjoyed the day out with you, alot! Xoxo! The red roseee, its wilting awayyyy...but its okay, I love black rose too! The name of this blog says it all :)

Nah, black rose is NOT something unpleasant just because it is often associated with the death, hatred, sorrow or mourning. The truth is, it is actually a symbol of profound love! yesh, PROFOUND LOVE and  also rebirth, rebirth of a beauty! According to Wikipedia! :P Lovely right? ;)

I'm so full right now, ate alotttt for dinner earlier! Great dinner with great family :)) How nice will it be to just fall asleep right now, on my comfy bed!

Naww, wake up wake up wake up! I've got to go now and continue my CalII revision, or at least, do something productive! Wish me LUCK, people!

Owh, and I want to make a shout out!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY NAAVINESH!!!!!! :)You will always owe me an apple crumble :P

Molecular Biology - is it the one?

Is it the right choice? Honestly, I do NOT know, but I hope so it is, so badly! I seem to be really interested in it, and I have decided to pursue my studies in it, so I don't want to go back to square one and figure out what I really want to do. I've thought hard, alot, and.....yesh, molecular biology it is! I just hope I'm smart enough to do well in this field. 

As for the uni choice, I'm still doing research, trying to decide where I want to spend my 3 years of undergraduate studies. Yesh, 3 years is really long, so I better make a wise choice. There are a few unis in my mind, though:

1. University of Wisconsin-Madison

2. Pennsylvania State University

3. Rutgers, SUNJ

4. University of California, San Diego

5. Michigan State University (?)

6. Lehigh (?)

Let's just wait and see which four unis will I end up applying for, or maybe five! God, please guide me in making the right choice, like you always do! :P

[ENG SUB] Big Bang - Tell Me GoodBye

WHAT A WEEK!

Phew! My classes for this week are finally over! Wohooo! I have been dreading for this moment since Monday simply because I did not have the mood to attend classes this week. I don't know why, it's just that I have been so lazy for the past few days.  I hope it goes away soon, and I mean real soon! Anyway, I had so much FUN with Amy and Rach today, we went shopping after watching Bounty Hunter with Aje and Lawrence! Thanx for driving us there, Aje! It was certainly fun trying on the pretty dresses but picking A dress for ATU night was not an easy job for me as I kept on trying so many dresses. From Nichi to Forever21 and finally in Kitschen, I found an appropriate nice dress that suits me. I hope it does! Amy got herself a HAWT dress from Nichi! Sizzling! :P Rach did not buy anything because she got herself a dress from MidValley when she was out shopping with her mum. Her dress is so CUTE, suits her well.

Apart from today, the rest of the weekdays were just okay. The test on Mon was tough! I hope I did not screw it up, I do not want to flunk it! Damn. I do not even want to think about it now! I gave it my best, and lets just wait and see what I deserve!

By the way, Relay for life was fun and EXCITING! I totally enjoyed it despite the bad weather and the muddy field. But then again, it was not that bad, I mean, things were far more worse back then in jamboree. At the end of the day, all that mattered was the fun and joy that we had in the short space of time while overcoming the challenges and obstacles. Awww, I MISS scouting so much!  Back to Relay for Life, the overnight charity event was held at Stadium Bkt Jalil from Saturday evening until the next morning. We barely had a good sleep as we managed to sleep only for about one or two hours on the bench. Some did not even sleep! It was tiring, yet, I enjoyed being a  volunteer and I enjoyed helping out for the event and I had fun with the rest of the participants, especially with fellow ADFP-ians!  I enjoyed staying up, talking crap, as well as restlessly walking bare-foot on the road not knowing the destination we were heading in search of a mamak stall . We failed, so we went back to the stadium and ate there! what an adventure! :P Sweet. The event was memorable, especially at night when the candles were being illuminated around the field, lighting up the night. It was really meaningful, and I am so glad to be apart of the event. I shall join again next year! ;)

I am going back home tomorrow after being in Akasia for 2 weeks! I want mummy's fooood! ;) and I want my bed! and friends, too. Seee y'all!
p/s: HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Noresh!!!

1 B'DAY BASH; 4 BIRTHDAYS!

C++ is NOT difficult, it is complicating. Focus and understanding are very CRUCIAL for this subject. I know very well that I cannot play, daydream or sleep in the class or else, I will end up failing the subject. This is when will power comes to place, I have to constantly remind myself to remain focused in the class eventhough I struggle to do so. I am trying, though. 

By the way, we had a huge birthday celebration at Asiaria yesterday and it was a BLAST! In fact, it was the MOST awesome-est  and terrific birthday celebration that we have ever had together as ADPF-ians. There were more than 50 of us and we certainly conquered the shop. Hot stuff. We celebrated four people's birthday ; Mini, Tian Kang, Gajen and Zhi Yu. Although we had three separate combined tables, it was so much fun as everyone was walking around and chilling out with each other. Suresh bought moist choc cake from secret recipe and the four of the birthday 'babies' cut the cake together. Sweet. I totally enjoyed the night, simply because I missed hanging out with everyone ever since Summer sem since my class is kind of secluded from the rest and our timings are not the same. We have only one class per day. So, its been a while since we actually hung out together as a big group. We ate, we talked, we laughed, we cut the cake, we took pictures and we had FUN! Credits to Suresh, and fellow ADFP-ians who were present. Simple things that make life great. =) We should do that more often.

 


















        

New room SUX. Hooray to the BLUES!

Here I am, in the so-called new room, room 101 block 1. The new room which was in a terrible mess when we first stepped in earlier today. Floor was horrifyingly dirty, walls were disgusting, thick black dust being spotted everwhere and the TILES, so hideous! All made us go..eeeew! Me and Marie refused to clean up at the first sight of our room last night, thus we tried so hard to look up for a cleaner to do the job. We googled up cleaning services in Shah Alam and tried to call so many service providers but most of them did not answer the call. Perhaps, they were off guard, it's a Sunday! Soon, we grew tired of calling as we were failing miserably. We decided, we were going to clean up the gross all by ourselves , with our own hands along with Syira and Aina. Off we headed to Mydin to pick up all the stuffs needed to scrub off all the dirt from the room! It took us 3 freaking hours to do the cleaning, but we were so proud of ourselves that we managed to clean up the room without any external help. The room is now CLEAN, yet it still looks dirty because of the TILES! Damn! I just hate the tiles. Washroom sux, I do not even know why there is a sink just infront of the shower. It makes it hard for us to bathe, I do not even know how I am going to wash my clothes! Others are fine, especially ventilation as there are more windows in this room, making  it cooler compared to the previous one. Oh yea, and one more thing, this 'NEW' room is on the first floor itself. ;) To be honest, I do not really like this room but I am so looking forward to getting accustomed to it. I just cant wait for that. God, please hear my prayers.

By the way, Chelsea WON the Barclays after defeating Wigan 8-0, grabbing the cup away from MU which was second in the table with a difference of 1 point just before the  match. I am so HAPPY and thrilled. Way to go, Chelsea!

RESULTS are out!

I saw Rohan's msn status saying that he screwed up his biology and critical thinking! I was a little scared as I was guessing that the results for spring is out, yet I immediately signed in to SOS in intec's webpage to check my results! I do not even know what to say and how to feel about my finals results. Should I be happy and grateful? or should I be dissapointed? I do not know, because I guess my results are okay but my gpa for fall's is way much better than my spring's. Come to think of it, spring has been tough and I should actually be proud of myself to be able to have achieve 3.51! Come on, I did not fail my calculus, I got a B- for CAL1 and B+ for both SPEECH COMMUNICATION and CRITICAL THINKNIG! A- for AVDANCED COMPOSITION, BIOLOGY, and AMERICAN CULTURE STUDIES and the one and only A for ETHICS. Not so bad eh? Yeap, it isnt since the grading system for ADFP is pretty strict (only 90 and above is considered A, and A- is between 90 to 92).  In fact, I had it balanced between my studies, extracuricullar activies and fun time as I was pretty much involved in quite a number of events and activites when some students were working so hard on their assignments and studying 24/7. I remember how frustrating it was being in Chicago and surrounded by all the hardworking and brainy-act kids. It was so much pressure, especially in Calculus class when I could NOT understand a single thing on the board while others (not all) understood them very well and could score 90 and above for their tests! I constantly told Aje that I felt so stupid in Calculus class as he was my only companion in the class who was not a nerd. I almost gave up on Calculus, yet I did not!  I gues we did not! So, I am trying to smile thinking about it now ;) I got to give it my BEST for C++ this sem to bring up my CGPA!

Hello SUMMER?

The most hectic, yet FUN Spring sem came to an end about a week ago and now, it's Summer semester already! In retrospect, I actually cannot believe that its been eight months since I came to INTEC, and I feel as if it was only yesterday I set my foot here in INTEC. Undoubtedly, it has been one of the most significant moments of my life as I went through alot and at the same time, I took them as lessons well-learnt and I became more mature along the way. I'm truly proud of myself ;) Well, today did not go as well as I expected  as I was one of the biotech students who were in complete confusion about our classes. Our names appeared in both Alabama (psychology) and Eugene (C++), but everything was sorted out really quickly after meeting Pn.Sue in person. We are officially Eugene-ians this semester. Great! I'm not sure if Im going to enjoy my classes because I preferred psycology to C++ and I am not really fond of computer programming. Nevertheless, some of my friends who took the subject last sem said it is an interesting subject. Really? Wybee told me it's fun. I am sceptical though, but I know I should not misjudge the subject just because I am not a software-person. I hope I'll come to love it and ace the subject....;) Other than that, eveything else seemed perfect since I only have four classes every week( Mon-Thur) and it starts at 10 everyday which means I can sleeeeeep longer in the morning and I do not have to drag myself from the bed early in the morning like I used to. Even better, my lecturer is attending course this week and we are having another extra week of holiday! What a great way to start summer sem! I am going back home tomorrow and I am so looking forward to seeing my friends, especially Sindu and Yashi after what seemed like ages! Cannot wait! In the mean time, I am hoping that summer sem will turn out to be really fun and enjoyable despite the fact that we only have one subject this sem. More free time means more time to be spent relaxing, sleeping and hanging out with friends! More time to be wasted but, I heard there will be alot of activities organized during Summer to keep us occupied. Well, we will see!