To Everybody...

Time sure does fly, doesn't it?

It's now 2009... Who would've guessed it?

Well, if there's one thing I must say, it's that this year has been a great year as every year has been and that evrything went well as far as I am concerned...

So before I say goodbye to 2008, i just want to say a few words to all my friends and family...

I just wanna let you guys know that... I treaure you guys... Every second that I spend with all of you, every one I meet in fact, I thank you for taking some time up to talk to me, or even just say "HI!" I just wanna say that ALL of you have made an impact upon my life, wether or not you know it... One day when i'm gone, i'd like all of you to know that all of you have been there and my life had changed because you guys were there!!! Of course, I thank God that He sent all of you there, and put it in your hearts to be as you are... All of you are special in your own way, keep it that way!!! :)

Yeah, that's about it... Hoping to get back to proper blogging soon :)

HAPPY NEW YEAR AND A GREAT 2009 to ALL OF YA GUYS!!!

MAL

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IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT!!!

Ladies and gentlemen, friends and family, those in my life and those I love...

I have a VERY important announcement to make!!!

This blogger will NOT be active in any forms of online nor offline communication beginning later today ALL the way till 30th December 2008... The reason being so? I will be taking a 12-day-leave and heading waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay down south, to visit my koala and kangaroo buddies :)

Yup, that's right, i'll be heading up to KL later today and flying off to Perth at midnight 2mrw, and later ending up in the southwest tip of Australia in a land called... Albany... Heard it's freezing down there, IN THE WINTER!!! As such, I doubt very much that i'll be seeing any computer screens anytime soon...

Oh and to save us from the TERRIBLE oversea handphone rates, i'm not even sure wether my phone will be on...

In any case, I would still LOVE to hear news from all of you, especially since it's the Christmas period and so you can just send greetings (If you intend to) to any of the communication tools... I'll get it when I get back... Thanks once again and Blessed Christmas to all!!! :)

And just for fun, i'll add in some pictures of Albany, where i'm supposed to go... Enjoy!!!

Alright!!! So go spread some Christmas cheer!!! Look for and old fat man in a disgusting red suit and sit on his lap, put up a plastic tree which is SUPPOSED to look like a pine, eat some overpriced turkey or just go out and see friends...

What does Christmas mean to you?

In any case, MERRY CHRISTMAS!!! Have a nice great one and love all of you!!!

MAL

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Last Christmas...

LAST CHRISTMAS

Last Christmas I gave you my heart

But the very next day, you gave it away

This year, to save me from tears

I'll give it to someone special

Once bitten and twice shyed

I keep my distance but you still catch my eye

Tell me baby

Do you recognize me

Well, it's been a year, it doesn't surprise me

Merry Christmas, I wrapped it up and sent it

With a note saying 'I love you', I meant it

Now I know what a fool I've been

But if you kiss me now, I know you'd fool me again

Last Christmas I gave you my heart

But the very next day, you gave it away

This year, to save me from tears

I'll give it to someone special

Last Christmas I gave you my heart

But the very next day, you gave it away

This year, to save me from tears

I'll give it to someone special

A crowded room and friends with tired eyes

I'm hiding from you and your soul of eyes

My God, I thought you were someone to rely on

Me, I guess I was a shoulder to cry on

A face on a lover with a fire in his heart

A girl on a cover but you tore her apart

Maybe this year

Maybe this year I'll give it to someone special

Cause last Christmas I gave you my heart

But the very next day, you gave it away

This year, to save me from tears

I'll give it to someone special

Last Christmas I gave you my heart

But the very next day, you gave it away

This year, to save me from tears

I'll give it to someone special

And last Christmas

And this year

It won't be anything like, anything like

Last Christmas I gave you my heart

But the very next day, you gave it away

This year, to save me from tears

I'll give it to someone special

This song... It...

Reminds me...

That...

IT GOT STUCK IN MY HEAD FOR SOOOOOOOOOOO LONG ALREADY!!!

Yup, it's not a poem nor a song that i composed, those who listen while shopping would probably realize that this is the Christmas song most played this year throughout the shopping centres...

And so, the first person to blame is..........

JEFF!!! You ahhhhhh... Go and put d song together with pictures in your blog for wat??? Now you see la kena stuck in my head, wanna sleep oso susah...

Hahaha... Oh well, anyway the song is a nice one, for those who wanna hear it... 

GO SEARCH GOOGLE!!! WHAT'S IT THERE FOR?????????

(Beware though... Repeat too many times, it'll get stuck in d head...) Hehehe... Proof? With this song (obviously i kenakan my family by keep repeating this song la, so dey oso kene stuck :P) Mummy kena a few nights without sleep ady xD

*DEFINITELY NOT FOR PEOPLE WITH SLEEP DISORDERS*

Fine, i'm feeling kinda nice today so i'll provide you with a link, okay? Here ya go!!! Link

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY HANUKKAH!!!

MAL

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Long overdue... Too Long...

I guess it's been... Too long...

Way too long...

It's been way too long since...

1. I've been back in BP (Now there's so much change, even a 24-hour drive-thru McD ok? Dun play-play XD)
2. I last blogged (Hey it ain't MY fault, ok? These blogs take forever to think of something 2 write about, and when you do, you say to yourself  "Aiyah,  lazy la... Tomorrow lah :P)
3. I had last driven (Yeah, I know what they say about driving a car like riding a bicycle, but still, imagine riding a bicycle carrying 4 other passengers who put their life in YOUR hands... Kinda scary, no?)
4. I had last touched my PS2 console (Oh, but i'm gonna, at least the moment i'm done with this post :P)
5. I last played badminton (And that was clearly proven by my terribly outstanding performance whilst playing with my dad and his friends. And again I stress on the word "TERRIBLY")
6. I've been back in HSBP (or High School Batu Pahat)... I truly do miss the school... 

I realized that time really does fly... About five months ago I was sitting on the same bed I am now, not doing anything and wondering if there could possibly be anything to do yet at the same time fearing the day that I would finally leave "the nest".

Having a nice chat today with buddies Dzulqarnain and Hilal brought me to realize that life really is unpredictable... Stories of "The Prefect Board" and "Keeper Kebal" made me realize just how much things have changed in the course of... Say... One year? I had a great time with them, though! Great to have friends who still care to see you after you've not seen them for months!

In the same way, Hilal being a SAM MARA scholar at Taylor's made a few comments that made me reflect upon life in general and specifically as students in the ICPU at Taylor's...

In a bigger picture, looking back at ALL these stuff, I don't really know what to say... God has indeed put me at just the right time, in just the right place, and put friends and family there as well... Indeed I am truly blest, at every point of my life I have friends whom I know would always be there for me when i needed help in anything whatsoever. I never lacked physically, socially, mentally nor spiritually as God always guided me, and continues to do so everyday of my life...

I thank you Father, that through my friends, family, and people around me, and in Your own special way You always reveal Yourself to me. Thank You that in Your own special way You never cease to amaze me and just say "Hi!". Bless all my friends and family with an extra portion of Your blessing and keep them safe, secure and blessed all their days. Thanks Father!!! I know You will answer and grant them these blessings, for I ask and pray all this in Jesus' name. Amen.

This prayer was from my heart, and i mean it with all honesty. God bless!!!

YEAAAAAAAA!!! EXAM RESULTS OUT SOON!!!! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!

MAL

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Managed Data, Balancing Sciences...

Ahhh... The sweet scent of managed data...

"What?!?", you ask? Well, let me tell you... Earlier today was the final time I would have to bother memorizing weird formulas for Data Management... It was... Hmm... How do I put it? OK laaaaa... :)

Next up would be Chemistry, 1 to 3.30pm Thursday, and finally Physics, 8.30 to 11am Friday... Ahh, can't wait to go home... I miss 45, Jalan Melawati, Taman Bandar already, and not to mention family and HS guys left behind (That's High School BP to you guys)... One day i'll post pics of HS, in my point of view the MOST BEAUTIFUL school in the world...

According to Hazwan (ex-assistant head prefect, and also mah brudda XD), most of the gang has already been back since... Hmmm... About say 2, 3 weeks ago? Feels like it anyway... Oh well, wait for me guys...

Miss my ICPU mates? DEFINITELY... Can you actually believe that five months have gone by already? FIVE MONTHS!!! Next semester will fly by even faster (or so I heard), and then Canada... Scaaaaaaary...  D=

Hey, what am I doing??? Havta get back to Chem and Physics!!! ARRGH!!!! Oh well, cya guys!!!

MAL

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Final day of ICPU 27-11-08

Ok, take 5 minutes off your studying, and take in a DEEEEEEEEP breath...

I know you guys have been studying hard, but you have to rest as well, no? Don't kill yourselves over some lousy tests, okay? It's simply not worth it...

So what if you can't get the highest in class? So what if we don't get full marks? So what if... If... If we didn't understand the English poem and thus did terribly?

...

Ah, well... In any case, I know all of you exam guys n gals have been studying real hard (and non-exam ppl have been praying real hard :D THANKX!!! )

Just take it easy, ok? You guys will do great!!!

Study hard guyz!!! Here's some pics 4 ur viewing pleasure...

This is Davin and I... Cya man!!! Great meeting ya!!! Did I mention that he must be quite used to taking his own pics... Keep in touch man!!!

Myself and Zuhair... Err... Dunno wat's wit d faces laa...

Myself and Thillaga... Dunno wats with d "two's"...

Mat and I... Another 2 "two's"...

Team "hao peng you" with our official mascot!!! :P

Team "hao peng you" without mascot!!!

Myself and Wahida... Dunno if she's really smiling or not 1...

Ah Seng, myslef n Zuhair...

Myself and Ah Wong... Gonna miss u sir!!! (and your coffee :P)

Myself, Ah Wong and Zul... Sir still with the mug...

Ah Wong's Period 6!!!

Ah Wong's period 6 again!!! Without me tho... :(

Myself... Err... Oh and Beatrice...

Ahh, finally a chance to look down on Ah Ben...

Err... What exactly are we doing? No idea... :)

Err... No further explanation required...

Windy, Beatrice, Ah Ben and Wei-Lin... Wah, sir flanked by girls ah? *tsk tsk tsk* Tell ur wife... :P 

... Posers... :P

Ah, a personal pic with Ah Ben... Thx 4 bein a great teacher!!!

The girls of Ah Ben's ENG3U period 2... (with the exception of Ah Ben...)

Class photo... From MY CAMERA!!! No stealing!!! I sue you baru tau!!! :P Nice one anyways...

Ah Ben's teaching pose... Gonna miss that... Hopefully he's teaching us next sem, tho...

Carrefour Doughnuts!!! Courtesy of Ms. Nicole...

MDM4U Class with Miss Nicole... (Err, dunno where she went...)

Ah there she is!!! Anyway thx 4 d lessons!!! Cya again Lois!!! Keep in touch!!!

Ok that's it!!!

Now...

BACK TO WORK!!! (And all the best, guys!!!)

MAL

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好朋友!!! (Gud frens...)

好朋友!!! Wow, everyone terribly amazed, totally dumfounded at my Chinese prowess yet? :P (Ok ladies and gentlemen of other languages as well as members of The United International Banana Consortium, 好朋友 or hao peng you / ho peng yu / whatever laaa... Means good friends... Go study Chinese laaa...)

Coincidentally, it also happened to be the group name for my final Chemistry presentation, one where we decided to go with the idea of "Fitzroy's Stormglass"... No idea what's that? I'll give you 2 hints... 

 

1. It has something to do with Charles Darwin and... 

2. There is such a thing as GOOGLE!!!

 

So okay after you took some time off to google out Fitzroy and admire the photograph, time for me to talk a little about my group... (Thx 4 helping us take photographs, photographer!!! :P)

On the left (in PINK!!! It was supposed to be red...) is Ah Seng, followed by me, Zuhair, Thillaga and Mathew... Missing is team mascot (Err those who know... Shhhh... :P)

Ok, this all-star team was formed a while back when we were told to design a project or something to market to the general audience... (And also to boost our marks... Hopefully...) Anyway, long discussions, unpaid "belanja minum"s, weird videos and stuff like that, and we end up with... 好朋友!!! Ok let me go into detail about all the members personally...

 

AH SENG (Marketing)

The most relaxed and understanding group member, I find him to be a very interesting guy... The way he is, he can mix with practically anybody, and he can do jolly well whatever he wants or needs to... A jolly and jovial guy, when I was panicky about him wearing pink, he was going "aiyah nevermind laaa, pink oso red colour maaaa!!!" Indeed, a truly nice guy in actions and deeds... With his wise cracks and witty conversations, he captures the attention of members and audience alike... A force not to be reckoned with... With all my heart I believe that if he's pursuing a degree in medicine, he'll get it, all right! And he'll make a fine doctor too!!!

 

ZUHAIR (R&D)

The most unique member of the group, he's a guy who lives and is led by the heart... Never afraid to voice out his views and opinions, he's quite a fun guy to hang out with... Kind of expressive in his own way, in no way is he hard to mix with others, be it other races, other religions and whatnot... His trademark "pink cap" wasn't worn in the picture nor the presentation, but it kind of makes him stand out in the crowd... Why pink? Well... Go ask him... A guy who tries his best when he has to and normally brings back great results... Both he and Ah Seng sit together and both of them show people what it's like to be ever joyful, never angry...

 

THILLAGA (Marketing)

Thillaga is, as it would seem, a perfectionist by nature... Usually hangs out with Mathew and a few others (or is it Mathew hanging out with her? Ah well...). Thillaga showed herself as a girl who selflessly went into research much earlier than us and was instrumental in listing out some of the potential products (I only pointed it out). I guess she was the one most worried about the presentation and our marks, and well... You do the math... A cheerful and bubbly girl most of the time, she can turn into a terror when angry with someone (like our mascot =O) She did a great job in taking our promotional video together with Mat n Hair... (Hey put on YouTube laaa :P)

 

MATHEW (R&D)

A soft-spoken young gentlemen, this guy clearly put in alot of effort as well in organizing the slides for the R&D department... Champion blogger and hard-worker, he seems to be everywhere at once, always finding time to disappear and jalan-jalan as well as blog... Great guy... He has an interesting way of agreeing with other people, by saying "yalor!!!" in a manner that is hard to describe by words... Hmmm... Ask him to show u laaa... East-Malaysian, fun guy to be hanging around with... He seems to have a way with most people and is kind at heart... (I think laaa... :P) Will probably comment about me writing about him... :P

 

Yup, in short, that's about team 好朋友, friends, partners in the line of work and essentially good friends... Basically, they did a GREAT job!!! They put many many many hours of work into it and it went well!!! Makes me feel kinda like a lousy CEO, but oh well, what can i say? They are such a great crowd, such fun hanging around and working with, and they do soooooo well together!!! Well, if a group project arises, pick on them, you won't regret it!!! (Hey, I give you all promotion muz pay 1 ok?)

 

Alright, so yeah, that's about it and....

 

"MAY THE SKY BE WITH YOU!!!" XD

 

 

MAL

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