The language of technology...
Bits and bytes, that is what we use to communicate today.
From messages and instant messages on our mobile phones to social networking sites (SNS) we actually use bits and bytes, the common language that is understood by all our devices.
Bits and bytes changed the way how human interact with each other? Indeed true.
This is year 2012. Do we still see someone writes a letter? Do we still use the phone at home to call our friends or loved ones?
My answer to the first question, no I didn't see anyone nor know anyone who still writes a letter. My answer to the second question, somehow yes, there are still family members that call me through their house phones.
I live in the bits and bytes era. Technology changed and effected much on the way human interacts.
Here are some of my experiences.
Let me start from my personal experiences; I love using this instant messaging application or app for mobile, 'Whatsapp'. You just need to connect to an Internet connection, using wifi or data on mobile and you can interact with your contacts that use the app.
'Whatsapp' is a channel of communicating those gossips with my friends. As I written before on 'gossiping on instant messaging', people use this method or channel to bond with one another or keep in touch with friends. To be honest, there are PLENTY of gossiping (backstabbing mostly) and heart-to-heart conversations with my friends (Not Twitter nor Facebook friends, keep in mind).
When I need to find someone to talk or chat, I'll go to my few closest 'Whatsapp' friends.
Other than using instant messagers, one can try Facebook message or Twitter's Direct Message (DM) if you want to talk about something that you might not want to make public. Please bear in mind, as a SNS user, be abide by certain rules such as don't keep updating your (silly) statuses on FB or upload images of you behaving like a nutcase, sorry I need to rephrase my word... behaving immaturely.
Bear in mind also, certain conversations should not be made public. I'd learned my lessons few days ago on Twitter. Do not ever talk about utmost intimate topic on a public timeline, with an opposite gender.
Tweets posted on my Twitter account, take it with a sarcastic approach.
Yes. I do love to bant and rant. I Tweet stuffs that I find to be sarcastically funny. Honestly, if one can't take sarcasm, my advice would be stop reading my Tweets. Leave it if you are a 'faint hearted' and doesn't 'digest' sarcasm...
Condemn me if you want...
Writer's note: Earlier today, I Tweeted "To some point, I feel like Ana Steele, minus those stuffs. Wtf! Cc @dayapattinson", mentioning this friend of mine. Yes. I met and talked to her few days ago and told her my 'confused feelings'. I DM-ed her later on why I feel like Ana Steele. For those who read '50 Shades' trilogy, you knew well who is Ana Steele and those 'stuffs' I was referring. As I mentioned above, DM and Facebook message are meant for discussing personal issues or topics. So I won't disclose what the conversation was about.
Writer's note 2: There was this thought of mine that I think can be useful, somehow "I believe time will confirm or deny all confusions". I'm currently in a confused state. I'm uncertain of my feelings and actions. There are too many questions that I seek for the answers. I think only time can tell... Confirm or deny all my questions.
Tuesday, December 25, 2012
Monday, December 24, 2012
没有妈妈的日子：第七天
Attaining all issues...
There are too many things to settle, especially legal...
I find there are too much bureaucracy in applying for a bank account. Besides bureaucracy, technical errors also occurred.
The legal age of 21 is the age where one can vote, drink (legally duh!), and apply for individual's bank account. Take note of this point.
It has been a week since my mother passed away.
This is a time, post-funeral, of settling the stuffs, legally and professionally, that my mother had left behind. And yes, indirectly I am her heir or successor.
Prior to becoming her successor, many things have to be attained.
Until this moment, her death certificate has not been issued. Without that, we can't cancel her bank accounts, claim her insurance policy, and cancel her name, replacing mine in all her business activities.
Today's trip to bank does not produce any result.
No death certificate, can't apply a new account.
No death certificate, can't change her name to mine.
No death certificate, you can't do anything basically.
Yes. I do feel helpless because I couldn't solve the problem.
Everything required a 'black and white' and needs to adhere to laws.
Writer's note: I'll have a day off for Christmas tomorrow before resuming to the chaotic routine on Boxing Day. And one more thing, I need to get my third IC. There is something wrong with the current one. Good though, I actually hate the picture of me when I was 19 years old.
Saturday, December 22, 2012
没有妈妈的日子：第五天
Those Unexplained Feelings...
It's the first time I'm writing, without really having a content...
I'm 'lost' emotionally. No, I wasn't referring to coping to my mother's departure. I'm coping that fairly well.
I'm referring to other issue.
It's better sometimes to not be transparent. Yes. Too much information will exposed the thing.
It was just earlier today that I confided to this ex-school mate and a girlfriend of mine about the 'unexplained feeling'. This will be a little secret between us...
Thought it was a past feeling... However it has became a present feeling.
Once I mentioned this thing to Sow Lei Wei almost a year back... I didn't tell the truth exactly. I wanted her to guess (and keep guessing)...
I'd made the 'move'. It's not really a patriarch society anymore... Feminist ideology is widely used nowadays. True?
Writer's note: I believe it takes time, to defy or confirm.
It's the first time I'm writing, without really having a content...
I'm 'lost' emotionally. No, I wasn't referring to coping to my mother's departure. I'm coping that fairly well.
I'm referring to other issue.
It's better sometimes to not be transparent. Yes. Too much information will exposed the thing.
It was just earlier today that I confided to this ex-school mate and a girlfriend of mine about the 'unexplained feeling'. This will be a little secret between us...
Thought it was a past feeling... However it has became a present feeling.
Once I mentioned this thing to Sow Lei Wei almost a year back... I didn't tell the truth exactly. I wanted her to guess (and keep guessing)...
I'd made the 'move'. It's not really a patriarch society anymore... Feminist ideology is widely used nowadays. True?
Writer's note: I believe it takes time, to defy or confirm.
Wednesday, December 19, 2012
没有妈妈的日子：第二天
A Life Without Her...
I am writing this post with grieve.
My mother left us as in 5.47am yesterday, 18th December 2012. My father and grandmother was at her side until her last breathe. I came with my uncle and aunt from home to the hospital but it was too late. She had left us, forever...
I'd accepted the reality that she had left. Life has to go on no matter what.
Tears flowed non-stop for the past three days since she was admitted.
I believed that she wouldn't want to see me in sorrow after she left.
I'll always be her cheerful daughter and friend as she know I would be.
I'm independent and strong as she know I would be.
Nothing can pull me down as she know I would be.
Writer's note: I appreciate every valuable moments I had with her. I didn't have any regrets of not spending enough time with her. I'm always a person who stays and sticks at home a lot and I'm with her most of the time.
Thank you for raising me to what I am today. You're the one I love and will treasure forever.
Writer's note 2: I'm typing this as bittersweet flows from my eyes.
I am writing this post with grieve.
My mother left us as in 5.47am yesterday, 18th December 2012. My father and grandmother was at her side until her last breathe. I came with my uncle and aunt from home to the hospital but it was too late. She had left us, forever...
I'd accepted the reality that she had left. Life has to go on no matter what.
Tears flowed non-stop for the past three days since she was admitted.
I believed that she wouldn't want to see me in sorrow after she left.
I'll always be her cheerful daughter and friend as she know I would be.
I'm independent and strong as she know I would be.
Nothing can pull me down as she know I would be.
Writer's note: I appreciate every valuable moments I had with her. I didn't have any regrets of not spending enough time with her. I'm always a person who stays and sticks at home a lot and I'm with her most of the time.
Thank you for raising me to what I am today. You're the one I love and will treasure forever.
Writer's note 2: I'm typing this as bittersweet flows from my eyes.
Sunday, December 9, 2012
没有大舅的日子：第1272天
Finals then movie trip then girls-get-together outing (in planning) and lastly Macau...
I try to make this as short as possible...
Basically the title of this blog post has gave out what I wanted to say.
1. Finals
Currently doing my finals. This is my most hectic semester, ever! Things seems not to end.
2. Movie trip
Was planned back in October (as I recall) with a friend of mine, 'Adik'. Initially we planned to go for 'Skyfall'. However we couldn't seem to find the suitable time. Until now... Coincidently, our finals end on the same day! And me and some of our friends are going for the movie.
3. Girls-get-together outing
Whatsapp-ed my ex-schoolmate, Ju Yi to tell her about this planned outing. Honestly, I haven't seen her since F6! I miss her! Hopefully this outing can work out! Feels like celebrating her post-birthday.
4. Macau
Yes!!! My passport can be in use after 4 years! If not the RM 300 is put to a waste. Anxious to be abroad since my Taiwan trip four years ago... Will Twitpic, upload on Facebook and blog about the trip once I return to Malaysia. Do I sound\ like those tour bloggers? Ha, ha, ha!
Signing off for this week.
Until next week.
Writer's note: Hopefully I can score in my finals. Lack of confidence as usual... That's me.
I try to make this as short as possible...
Basically the title of this blog post has gave out what I wanted to say.
1. Finals
Currently doing my finals. This is my most hectic semester, ever! Things seems not to end.
2. Movie trip
Was planned back in October (as I recall) with a friend of mine, 'Adik'. Initially we planned to go for 'Skyfall'. However we couldn't seem to find the suitable time. Until now... Coincidently, our finals end on the same day! And me and some of our friends are going for the movie.
3. Girls-get-together outing
Whatsapp-ed my ex-schoolmate, Ju Yi to tell her about this planned outing. Honestly, I haven't seen her since F6! I miss her! Hopefully this outing can work out! Feels like celebrating her post-birthday.
4. Macau
Yes!!! My passport can be in use after 4 years! If not the RM 300 is put to a waste. Anxious to be abroad since my Taiwan trip four years ago... Will Twitpic, upload on Facebook and blog about the trip once I return to Malaysia. Do I sound\ like those tour bloggers? Ha, ha, ha!
Signing off for this week.
Until next week.
Writer's note: Hopefully I can score in my finals. Lack of confidence as usual... That's me.
Monday, November 26, 2012
没有大舅的日子：第1259天
As at this morning I had deactivated my Twitter account. For almost two years of using Twitter, I had NEVER once deactivated my Twitter account.
(At this moment) it had been more than eight hours since I deactivated my Twitter account. I PROMISED to stay away for AT LEAST a day, just 24 hours... I can do it!
Life took a 180 degrees change when I joined Twitter. Initially, it was very boring. I rarely follow anyone. I found some of my F6 classmates later and the Twitter circle had expanded. I fell in love with this micro-blogging site, 'madly'. I Tweet more than 30 times a day, according to some Twitter statistics. Take the amount of 30 Tweets a day. There is 24 hours a day, which means I Tweet 1.25 Tweets per hours. In a matter of fact, I think it is more than 1.25 Tweets per day. That was just a rough calculation.
I read this article entitled "A Twitter over 'death'". The columnist stated, "I felt so isolated because I could not connect with my Twitter friends and share the frustration that Twitter was down... It is not as if I'm a Twitter addict. I've stopped tweeting while I'm having a meal with someone. I can live without Twitter".
I am feeling isolated right this moment because I feel disconnected to Twitter-sphere. I might have missed something today. The columnist also stated that he got the news of a journalist killed in Somalia from a user. Similar to him, I got the news of a bomb scare in the Shah Alam courts from a Twitter user who happens to be a lawyer.
Twitter is indeed a nice space to 'hang around'. You tend to meet different kind of people that you followed, they followed you or both of you follows each other. I also love those sarcastic jokes on Twitter from various accounts.
What I do mostly on Twitter are bant-and-rant, gossip with my girl or sometimes guy friends, and interact with other users.
I thought I'll be clean from social network sites for today... However I can't hold my 'addiction' of going online. Think about it what do people ACTUALLY do when they surf the Internet? Before the Facebook and Twitter domination era, I surf the net mainly on YouTube and looking at the entertainment news. I spent an average of four hours online in two days. Nevertheless, times had changed dramatically. There is 24 hours a day, and still I feel that I don't have enough time to online. To accommodate my convenience of web-surfing, I switched to a data plan on my mobile so that I can be online for most of my walking hours. The only time I'm 'offline' would be the time I'm asleep. For the past eight hours, there were many thing I had came across that I wanted to Tweet. Wait! My account was deactivated and I (strongly) promised myself that I stay away for AT LEAST or MINIMUM 24 hours.
OK, I CAN DO it! (The statement doesn't sound convincing huh?)
There were some things that I came across for the past eight hours that I WOULD Tweet, given that my account is active;
1. "Being a Grammar Nazi of BM! Ha, ha, ha!"
2. "Girls, don't 'over-make up' on yourself. I can't recognize you when you're not in make up"
3. "Can I please have my desired subject for my final sem, please?!"
4. "LOL! Accountants are indeed calculative. They won't let go even for a cent!"
5. "Who wants 'souvenirs'?! Ha, ha, ha!!!"
Writer's note: I DON'T think that I can actually survive a day without Twitter. This deactivating serves as a fasting for me. Although I can survive without Facebook, I can't live a day without Twitter. Currently I am trying very hard, not to go to Twitter web to reactivate my account...
Monday, November 5, 2012
没有大舅的日子：第1238天
好人，坏人 2。。。
（说实的，很久没有写中文了）
继两年前的标题“好人，坏人”，重新在写多一片关于当好人或坏人的心语录。
很多人爱‘好人’因为他常为别人着想。
很多人讨厌，甚至恨坏人因为他常作出让人不满意的事。
你到底是个好人或者坏人？
在现实生活中，我领悟到每个人抱着各自的想法，理念。大家因顾及别人的感受，经常把自己摆在次位。我并非鼓励要把自己弄得自私点，而是要大家静思考，那些常顾及别人的想法，感受，终究是不是把自己的想法及理念都丢在一旁？
以前的我，原以为对别人好，他们因此会对你好。不该说一些伤害别人的话语。。。
但，哑忍并非好事。我领略到其实对一些事物哑忍，反而造成更大的伤害。那这些人，间接当上了‘坏人’。。。
’坏人’被视为破坏者。每天跟其他人对立。
倒过来，我反而欲‘称赞’这些坏人因为他们的敢作敢言。他们只不过想追求自己的梦想，而往往跟其他人闹意见不和。
他们是因为与别不同而被人讨厌？这未免太不公平了！
对我而言，我认为我自己（大部分时间）是个坏人。那是因为我是那种口出狂言的人，自主意大，我行我素的那类。我不会完完全全认同一个理念，经常要反驳。
就是这种性格导致我许多人际关系破裂。。。
我也有‘好人’的方面。如果某某人欲要我帮忙，我尽全力帮他。
好人：常为他人着想，事事将自己放在第二位，抱着‘我为人人’精神。
坏人：执着，为自己而想，敢作敢为。
结论，每个人可以选择当个好人及坏人，在不一样的情况里。
附上侧田的‘好人’以及方炯镔的‘坏人’。（应景了吧。。。）
（说实的，很久没有写中文了）
继两年前的标题“好人，坏人”，重新在写多一片关于当好人或坏人的心语录。
很多人爱‘好人’因为他常为别人着想。
很多人讨厌，甚至恨坏人因为他常作出让人不满意的事。
你到底是个好人或者坏人？
在现实生活中，我领悟到每个人抱着各自的想法，理念。大家因顾及别人的感受，经常把自己摆在次位。我并非鼓励要把自己弄得自私点，而是要大家静思考，那些常顾及别人的想法，感受，终究是不是把自己的想法及理念都丢在一旁？
以前的我，原以为对别人好，他们因此会对你好。不该说一些伤害别人的话语。。。
但，哑忍并非好事。我领略到其实对一些事物哑忍，反而造成更大的伤害。那这些人，间接当上了‘坏人’。。。
’坏人’被视为破坏者。每天跟其他人对立。
倒过来，我反而欲‘称赞’这些坏人因为他们的敢作敢言。他们只不过想追求自己的梦想，而往往跟其他人闹意见不和。
他们是因为与别不同而被人讨厌？这未免太不公平了！
对我而言，我认为我自己（大部分时间）是个坏人。那是因为我是那种口出狂言的人，自主意大，我行我素的那类。我不会完完全全认同一个理念，经常要反驳。
就是这种性格导致我许多人际关系破裂。。。
我也有‘好人’的方面。如果某某人欲要我帮忙，我尽全力帮他。
好人：常为他人着想，事事将自己放在第二位，抱着‘我为人人’精神。
坏人：执着，为自己而想，敢作敢为。
结论，每个人可以选择当个好人及坏人，在不一样的情况里。
附上侧田的‘好人’以及方炯镔的‘坏人’。（应景了吧。。。）
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
没有大舅的日子：第1226天
Of Turning Point In Politics...
This will be a musing (not forgetting banting) piece of opinion, from a student who wanted to get out and see the world she thought she knew.
I am interested in the art of politics, yet I hated it. I don't see why people are fighting over at a smallest matter. In addition with the media entering into the scene, the situation has become 'sensationalized' (is it a proper word to use anyway?).
Politics are everywhere. From the smallest organization unit to a large government unit.
Politics are inevitable. Somehow you will be drowned into a political scene not matter how much you avoid it. The elder you are, more political arena you will be involved (somehow).
Almost everyone in the world are paying attention (except me, I guess) to the upcoming Presidential Election in US. Obama-Romney, will the current President stay for another term or the Republicans will sit into the White House?
Just stay tuned to the news, social media on 6th and 7th November 2012 for the on-going elections and results thereafter.
Elections here and there. Indirectly, politics are here and there. Even at my university.
I was out from my comfort zone during 4pm today after I received a call from my friend. It was a small talk that she wanted me to come. It was a study-work program in the States. I am keen on going to the States. However, all of these can be planned after finishing my studies.
This opinion piece was meant for another event that I was not aware until about 30 minutes ago. The vote counting and results announcement of the new term of student council President and its' Vice Presidents. The upcoming student council team got my attention because a friend of mine was going for the highest position in the student council board. I had known him since my first day stepping into my university life. I wanted my friend to win, of course.
I arrived at half-way during the vote-counting. The President's results was utmost obvious. This friend of mine could not speed up to the chase. Another friend who was standing next to me, namely 'Boss' arrived few moments before me. He told me our friend got little votes. "So how? I can't see" I asked. "You see...? He's losing far behind. See that guy?!" said 'Boss' while pointing at the whiteboard.
Politics at university. Until today, I do not have a clear idea what does student councils are meant for in universities and colleges. It was always stated that student councils take care of the students' welfare. Students vote for those who they think are eligible to take care of their welfares. Did I get it right?
As an addition information, about 800 students voted for the new President and Vice President, out of 5000 students. What these numbers trying to tell? Low or high turn up rate?
Life in a university is a smaller version of the society. There is a lot of banting and rumours flying around, those who had extra privileges, ignorant people, those who are out to spoil and much more.
Decisions and results are obvious at a point, or maybe before the results are out, everyone knew about it.
My deepest regards to this friend who was not elected. You did your best.
This is my third final semester as a student. I would not be seeing how the new student council members be doing.
Writer's note: I am doing much of things that I have not done throughout my two-going-to-three years in uni.
This will be a musing (not forgetting banting) piece of opinion, from a student who wanted to get out and see the world she thought she knew.
I am interested in the art of politics, yet I hated it. I don't see why people are fighting over at a smallest matter. In addition with the media entering into the scene, the situation has become 'sensationalized' (is it a proper word to use anyway?).
Politics are everywhere. From the smallest organization unit to a large government unit.
Politics are inevitable. Somehow you will be drowned into a political scene not matter how much you avoid it. The elder you are, more political arena you will be involved (somehow).
Almost everyone in the world are paying attention (except me, I guess) to the upcoming Presidential Election in US. Obama-Romney, will the current President stay for another term or the Republicans will sit into the White House?
Just stay tuned to the news, social media on 6th and 7th November 2012 for the on-going elections and results thereafter.
Elections here and there. Indirectly, politics are here and there. Even at my university.
I was out from my comfort zone during 4pm today after I received a call from my friend. It was a small talk that she wanted me to come. It was a study-work program in the States. I am keen on going to the States. However, all of these can be planned after finishing my studies.
This opinion piece was meant for another event that I was not aware until about 30 minutes ago. The vote counting and results announcement of the new term of student council President and its' Vice Presidents. The upcoming student council team got my attention because a friend of mine was going for the highest position in the student council board. I had known him since my first day stepping into my university life. I wanted my friend to win, of course.
I arrived at half-way during the vote-counting. The President's results was utmost obvious. This friend of mine could not speed up to the chase. Another friend who was standing next to me, namely 'Boss' arrived few moments before me. He told me our friend got little votes. "So how? I can't see" I asked. "You see...? He's losing far behind. See that guy?!" said 'Boss' while pointing at the whiteboard.
Politics at university. Until today, I do not have a clear idea what does student councils are meant for in universities and colleges. It was always stated that student councils take care of the students' welfare. Students vote for those who they think are eligible to take care of their welfares. Did I get it right?
As an addition information, about 800 students voted for the new President and Vice President, out of 5000 students. What these numbers trying to tell? Low or high turn up rate?
Life in a university is a smaller version of the society. There is a lot of banting and rumours flying around, those who had extra privileges, ignorant people, those who are out to spoil and much more.
Decisions and results are obvious at a point, or maybe before the results are out, everyone knew about it.
My deepest regards to this friend who was not elected. You did your best.
This is my third final semester as a student. I would not be seeing how the new student council members be doing.
Writer's note: I am doing much of things that I have not done throughout my two-going-to-three years in uni.
Wednesday, October 3, 2012
没有大舅的日子：第1205天
The missing piece of me...
Before I start, here's a video to David Choi's 'Missing Piece'...
Well, it was just an introduction to this blog post. Nothing really.
It's a missing part in me.
I am studying in a private university which majority of the students are Chinese and Indians, with international students too.
I was educated in the Malaysian education system (the UPSR, PMR, SPM and STPM thing). What can I say from it...? Well... I'm blessed, I guess. Imagine all classmates from different racial backgrounds mingle together in a classroom, from strangers to friends. That was the miracle part of human interaction, cross-culturally. I am thankful my parents send me to the study in the Malaysian system, making me a Malaysian in heart. Proud being one.
13 years in Malaysian system (I had an extra two years because I took STPM as my pre-u. No college life for me after SPM). It had became a big significant and shaped the person I am now. A wannabe journalist/writer who can write and converse fairly enough in BM, English and Chinese.
I learned many things from people I grew up with, school friends and teachers. I picked up English through learning, reading (Harry Potter throughout my childhood!) and speaking with my friends. Same goes as BM too. Just that I rarely read Malay books except the KOMSAS ones our teachers told us to read.
Back then I had this feeling that my Malay was much better than my English. It was because most subjects I did in school like history, geography, arts, moral, living skills, accounting, economics were in Malay, obviously except maths and science.
Come on! Obviously a person can improve their language skills if they use it frequently...
Yes. I really learned a lot from all my Malay friends I met throughout school.
I had a number of Malay friends back in school. Looking back, it made me realised how much I missed the best times I had with them. Some, I still stay in contact. It's just a small number...
Actually it was the lessons I learned from them that were valuable.
Back then, I can't speak Malay as well as I was in school. I guess it was my Chinese background. Imagine me as a 10 year old girl speaking in Malay, in some 'Ah Moi' accent. I wasn't teased frankly speaking... It was just not impressive.
After coming to secondary school I met more Malay friends. There, throughout the daily interactions I tried to improve the way I speak. Less 'Ah Moi'-ish, more clear in pronunciation. I don't have problems in writing though. See... There's this thing, "you can write well but not necessary you can also speak well or inversely, you can speak well, but not necessary you can write well". Believe me I knew people who write well but can't speak well and vice versa.
Speaking needs a lot of practice so does writing. Someone, if you are about to come out to work in the corporate world, you'll need to speak and write a lot.
I had become less 'Ah Moi'-ish thanks to the guidance of my Malay friends.
Upon coming to uni, the environment took a 180 degree swift. I studied everything (ALMOST) in Malay. What?! Now it's in English?! I never have so much English subjects back in school and Form 6. Ironically the only English subject I did in Form 6 was MUET. Others all in BM. And now English in higher education. I was thinking, "why wouldn't we get more subjects in English?! How am I suppose to cope?!". The environment was complete different too. Majority of the students are Chinese and Indians with international students and a small amount of Malay. I was taken aback when I first set foot into uni. A big 'what' was held up in my head. I thought there should be equal...
I am going through my 2 years in uni until this group of MRSM students came to study American degree. Their arrival added more variety of colours to the community. I happened to know some of them. Not as close as I was with my classmates and friends back in school but we did get along well.
It was only yesterday I attended the Malay Cultural Society's gathering night and saw more of the MRSM students I had yet seen and some familiar faces I knew since they first came. I rarely go to clubs' gatherings in uni. I only go to those that I think it's worth going...
I was the only non-Malay local student (there was another non-Malay guest at the gathering, Rahul, a friend from India) guest there. No. I didn't feel awkward at all being with people from different cultural backgrounds. I was bought up, studied with people from different backgrounds in school.
Going to their gathering gave me this old sentimental feeling in school. Joking loudly with each other in Malay and boys chasing one another... Those were the similar scenarios I used witness. With them, I can reminisce the voices of from the good old days...
With the friends I knew from MRSM, I tried to speak as much Malay as I can with them.
Come on! 13 years of using the language and putting it to waste later in life?
Also I speak in their language to make them feel comfortable with me.
Yesterday, I was talking to the club's advisor and my friend, Siti about their progress in the program. She told me that they are going to take their SATs soon and some of them did it last week. The current club committee are stepping down.
Zawier, club's chairperson and also a friend of mine told me the next semester would be their last before going to the US.
Writers' notes: So much of the recollection and fun from the gathering. Incidentally next semester would be my last too... For studying. The short semester is for final year project before going off to my internship in August next year. From the bottom of my heart, I will try to go as many gatherings I can in my final study semester including Mass Comm which I hardly show up.
Time flies. It is 2 years since I first came to uni and in about 10 months time I'm leaving my studies and I will be working in the society, for the people (well, I like to put it this way).
I should put studies as life collection. Not doing masters or anything in the future. Tired of studying, honestly...
Before I start, here's a video to David Choi's 'Missing Piece'...
Well, it was just an introduction to this blog post. Nothing really.
It's a missing part in me.
I am studying in a private university which majority of the students are Chinese and Indians, with international students too.
I was educated in the Malaysian education system (the UPSR, PMR, SPM and STPM thing). What can I say from it...? Well... I'm blessed, I guess. Imagine all classmates from different racial backgrounds mingle together in a classroom, from strangers to friends. That was the miracle part of human interaction, cross-culturally. I am thankful my parents send me to the study in the Malaysian system, making me a Malaysian in heart. Proud being one.
13 years in Malaysian system (I had an extra two years because I took STPM as my pre-u. No college life for me after SPM). It had became a big significant and shaped the person I am now. A wannabe journalist/writer who can write and converse fairly enough in BM, English and Chinese.
I learned many things from people I grew up with, school friends and teachers. I picked up English through learning, reading (Harry Potter throughout my childhood!) and speaking with my friends. Same goes as BM too. Just that I rarely read Malay books except the KOMSAS ones our teachers told us to read.
Back then I had this feeling that my Malay was much better than my English. It was because most subjects I did in school like history, geography, arts, moral, living skills, accounting, economics were in Malay, obviously except maths and science.
Come on! Obviously a person can improve their language skills if they use it frequently...
Yes. I really learned a lot from all my Malay friends I met throughout school.
I had a number of Malay friends back in school. Looking back, it made me realised how much I missed the best times I had with them. Some, I still stay in contact. It's just a small number...
Actually it was the lessons I learned from them that were valuable.
Back then, I can't speak Malay as well as I was in school. I guess it was my Chinese background. Imagine me as a 10 year old girl speaking in Malay, in some 'Ah Moi' accent. I wasn't teased frankly speaking... It was just not impressive.
After coming to secondary school I met more Malay friends. There, throughout the daily interactions I tried to improve the way I speak. Less 'Ah Moi'-ish, more clear in pronunciation. I don't have problems in writing though. See... There's this thing, "you can write well but not necessary you can also speak well or inversely, you can speak well, but not necessary you can write well". Believe me I knew people who write well but can't speak well and vice versa.
Speaking needs a lot of practice so does writing. Someone, if you are about to come out to work in the corporate world, you'll need to speak and write a lot.
I had become less 'Ah Moi'-ish thanks to the guidance of my Malay friends.
Upon coming to uni, the environment took a 180 degree swift. I studied everything (ALMOST) in Malay. What?! Now it's in English?! I never have so much English subjects back in school and Form 6. Ironically the only English subject I did in Form 6 was MUET. Others all in BM. And now English in higher education. I was thinking, "why wouldn't we get more subjects in English?! How am I suppose to cope?!". The environment was complete different too. Majority of the students are Chinese and Indians with international students and a small amount of Malay. I was taken aback when I first set foot into uni. A big 'what' was held up in my head. I thought there should be equal...
I am going through my 2 years in uni until this group of MRSM students came to study American degree. Their arrival added more variety of colours to the community. I happened to know some of them. Not as close as I was with my classmates and friends back in school but we did get along well.
It was only yesterday I attended the Malay Cultural Society's gathering night and saw more of the MRSM students I had yet seen and some familiar faces I knew since they first came. I rarely go to clubs' gatherings in uni. I only go to those that I think it's worth going...
I was the only non-Malay local student (there was another non-Malay guest at the gathering, Rahul, a friend from India) guest there. No. I didn't feel awkward at all being with people from different cultural backgrounds. I was bought up, studied with people from different backgrounds in school.
Going to their gathering gave me this old sentimental feeling in school. Joking loudly with each other in Malay and boys chasing one another... Those were the similar scenarios I used witness. With them, I can reminisce the voices of from the good old days...
With the friends I knew from MRSM, I tried to speak as much Malay as I can with them.
Come on! 13 years of using the language and putting it to waste later in life?
Also I speak in their language to make them feel comfortable with me.
Yesterday, I was talking to the club's advisor and my friend, Siti about their progress in the program. She told me that they are going to take their SATs soon and some of them did it last week. The current club committee are stepping down.
Zawier, club's chairperson and also a friend of mine told me the next semester would be their last before going to the US.
Writers' notes: So much of the recollection and fun from the gathering. Incidentally next semester would be my last too... For studying. The short semester is for final year project before going off to my internship in August next year. From the bottom of my heart, I will try to go as many gatherings I can in my final study semester including Mass Comm which I hardly show up.
Time flies. It is 2 years since I first came to uni and in about 10 months time I'm leaving my studies and I will be working in the society, for the people (well, I like to put it this way).
I should put studies as life collection. Not doing masters or anything in the future. Tired of studying, honestly...
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
没有大舅的日子：第1198天
'Friends' on Twitter...
1st of all, how am I going to start it...?
'Friends'? How you define it? People you knew well personally through face to face interaction? People you knew about on bits and part, like the basic information of name, job description etc.? Try figure... I don't have the answers too...
Today, the definition of 'friends' had blurred. 'Friends' may be those that you interact with on a day-to-day basis, that you knew (doesn't matter if you knew them well or not). There's the 'Facebook friends'. 'Facebook friends', as what I found from Urban Edge, (urbanedgeny.com) defined it as "individuals who have mutually agreed to be Facebook friends, allowing you to view information on their profile, follow each other's postings, post on each other's wall etc. Either party can request to be a friend, but the other party must accept the request". Huh? Some definition right there...
To sum it up, people who want to be friends with each other on Facebook.
I had numbers (how much in total by the way...?) of Facebook friends... Some I knew in the past and present. There were some I barely knew. Just met them a few times before in life. That's it!
Anyway, I'm not a big Facebook fan. I rarely post statuses there. Wouldn't I'll be looking like an attention-whore if I kept updating my status... every 5 minutes? And also, I think that the 'Like' button is too overrated. You clicked 'like' because you really 'like' it? Or just for fun?
Forget Facebook. The account was there mainly because there are groups I'm in and I need information from group updates. Just that...
What I'm more interested at is on Twitter!
Love it so much! It was because you can interact with anyone (YES, ANY SINGLE ONE) on Twitter. With the condition you made your Tweets public for other to see.
On Twitter you can Tweet every walking seconds without anyone finding you annoying. I guess that was why Twitter for, you update (literally) non-stop... without someone judging you and calling 'attention-whore' behind you. Ha ha, ha!
Currently I'm following 73 people on Twitter, which included old school friends, news updates from online news, politicians and some interesting people. Take note of interesting people because this blog will be about them...
This guy i followed, according to my old school friend Yu Liang (who also happened to be one of my Twitter friends), the guy was his ex-lecturer in Sunway. Currently doing his thesis. That dude... He was so darn funny... He was sarcastic in a funny way in his Tweets. A small little thing he can turned into something superbly hilarious!
Next up, another guy. Related (not through blood) to the 1st person. I came to know from 1st guy that he and 2nd guy were in a band. Yes! A singing one! 1st guy is one of the vocalist while 2nd guy is the rapper. 2nd guy knew Chinese too! Woah! Suddenly I'm so proud to be Chinese...! Ha, ha, ha!
Thirdly, a Mass Comm student from UiTM Shah Alam. I blogged before on helping someone on Twitter, he was the one! Another sarcastic Twitter-user from Malaysia! Also a Mass Comm student as I am... It was my burning curiosity that had he approached me to translate the Chinese texts... Basically that was the story.
Also, I followed this journalist from a local news publishing company... Ha, ha, ha! I knew lots of political news from him, from West to East Malaysia. Quoted from his Tweet, "We are jiran. Separated by (future) LRT". He lived opposite me, just across the (currently under construction) Jalan Kewajipan... This ex-Form 6 classmate and friend, Ju Yi once said he interviewed her father for his article. Her relative, who happens to be the journalist's colleague, introduced Mr. Ho to him. Ha, ha, ha! The world is so SMALL! Smaller even in the social network world!
Lastly, another lecturer from KL. I bought up his name during K's class. What stunned me was when K told me he knew this lecturer! "Yes, he's PhD in Political Science..." said K.
Er... Left me speechless at the end of the class.
This afternoon, I was being another busybody on Twitter (again)... One of today's news was the 2013 Budget from Pakatan government. The lecturer, he is a member in one of the political parties in Pakatan. Yes. And involved in doing the Budget. So the 'Mikhael Blomkvist' in me surfaced, just wanting to check whether K's claims are right or not... Then I told him the story,"... I was told by this person yesterday that he knew you... Ha, ha, ha!". He replied by asking who is the person and I gave K's name to him. K's name is too common. Type into Google and you can see tonnes of people with the same name... The lecturer answered he knew *K's full name* from LaSalle. "Which LaSalle? I knew there's few LaSalles in Malaysia. LOL" I Tweeted a reply.
He asked which *K's name* I was attending. "lecturer. Ha, ha, ha!".
So he REALLY knew K! And knew K worked with MalaysiaKini before! "yes. Him!". To double confirm we're talking about the same person, no misunderstandings! He Tweeted to me telling me to say hi to K and he haven't seen him for some time...
'Mikhael Blomkvist' is still there inside me... Kept on asking... "... You're not happen to teach mass comm in Cheras right?". He replied saying he had no experience in journalism... "it's fine. You can teach other related fields mass comm can make use of. Ha, ha!"
At last, he asked where I am doing my degree. "where K teaches. Inti."
*end of conversation*
Another case in this month: I 'picked' on a politician, asking him if I can interview him for assignment... That was another absurd outburst on Twitter...
Writer's note: Re-emphasise again, I love Twitter so much. Felt connected with those people on the virtue world, even if I never met them in real life. I believe that, there's some days I can meet some of the people on I followed... Maybe we DO turn out as 'friends'... Who knows?!
1st of all, how am I going to start it...?
'Friends'? How you define it? People you knew well personally through face to face interaction? People you knew about on bits and part, like the basic information of name, job description etc.? Try figure... I don't have the answers too...
Today, the definition of 'friends' had blurred. 'Friends' may be those that you interact with on a day-to-day basis, that you knew (doesn't matter if you knew them well or not). There's the 'Facebook friends'. 'Facebook friends', as what I found from Urban Edge, (urbanedgeny.com) defined it as "individuals who have mutually agreed to be Facebook friends, allowing you to view information on their profile, follow each other's postings, post on each other's wall etc. Either party can request to be a friend, but the other party must accept the request". Huh? Some definition right there...
To sum it up, people who want to be friends with each other on Facebook.
I had numbers (how much in total by the way...?) of Facebook friends... Some I knew in the past and present. There were some I barely knew. Just met them a few times before in life. That's it!
Anyway, I'm not a big Facebook fan. I rarely post statuses there. Wouldn't I'll be looking like an attention-whore if I kept updating my status... every 5 minutes? And also, I think that the 'Like' button is too overrated. You clicked 'like' because you really 'like' it? Or just for fun?
Forget Facebook. The account was there mainly because there are groups I'm in and I need information from group updates. Just that...
What I'm more interested at is on Twitter!
Love it so much! It was because you can interact with anyone (YES, ANY SINGLE ONE) on Twitter. With the condition you made your Tweets public for other to see.
On Twitter you can Tweet every walking seconds without anyone finding you annoying. I guess that was why Twitter for, you update (literally) non-stop... without someone judging you and calling 'attention-whore' behind you. Ha ha, ha!
Currently I'm following 73 people on Twitter, which included old school friends, news updates from online news, politicians and some interesting people. Take note of interesting people because this blog will be about them...
This guy i followed, according to my old school friend Yu Liang (who also happened to be one of my Twitter friends), the guy was his ex-lecturer in Sunway. Currently doing his thesis. That dude... He was so darn funny... He was sarcastic in a funny way in his Tweets. A small little thing he can turned into something superbly hilarious!
Next up, another guy. Related (not through blood) to the 1st person. I came to know from 1st guy that he and 2nd guy were in a band. Yes! A singing one! 1st guy is one of the vocalist while 2nd guy is the rapper. 2nd guy knew Chinese too! Woah! Suddenly I'm so proud to be Chinese...! Ha, ha, ha!
Thirdly, a Mass Comm student from UiTM Shah Alam. I blogged before on helping someone on Twitter, he was the one! Another sarcastic Twitter-user from Malaysia! Also a Mass Comm student as I am... It was my burning curiosity that had he approached me to translate the Chinese texts... Basically that was the story.
Also, I followed this journalist from a local news publishing company... Ha, ha, ha! I knew lots of political news from him, from West to East Malaysia. Quoted from his Tweet, "We are jiran. Separated by (future) LRT". He lived opposite me, just across the (currently under construction) Jalan Kewajipan... This ex-Form 6 classmate and friend, Ju Yi once said he interviewed her father for his article. Her relative, who happens to be the journalist's colleague, introduced Mr. Ho to him. Ha, ha, ha! The world is so SMALL! Smaller even in the social network world!
Lastly, another lecturer from KL. I bought up his name during K's class. What stunned me was when K told me he knew this lecturer! "Yes, he's PhD in Political Science..." said K.
Er... Left me speechless at the end of the class.
This afternoon, I was being another busybody on Twitter (again)... One of today's news was the 2013 Budget from Pakatan government. The lecturer, he is a member in one of the political parties in Pakatan. Yes. And involved in doing the Budget. So the 'Mikhael Blomkvist' in me surfaced, just wanting to check whether K's claims are right or not... Then I told him the story,"... I was told by this person yesterday that he knew you... Ha, ha, ha!". He replied by asking who is the person and I gave K's name to him. K's name is too common. Type into Google and you can see tonnes of people with the same name... The lecturer answered he knew *K's full name* from LaSalle. "Which LaSalle? I knew there's few LaSalles in Malaysia. LOL" I Tweeted a reply.
He asked which *K's name* I was attending. "lecturer. Ha, ha, ha!".
So he REALLY knew K! And knew K worked with MalaysiaKini before! "yes. Him!". To double confirm we're talking about the same person, no misunderstandings! He Tweeted to me telling me to say hi to K and he haven't seen him for some time...
'Mikhael Blomkvist' is still there inside me... Kept on asking... "... You're not happen to teach mass comm in Cheras right?". He replied saying he had no experience in journalism... "it's fine. You can teach other related fields mass comm can make use of. Ha, ha!"
At last, he asked where I am doing my degree. "where K teaches. Inti."
*end of conversation*
Another case in this month: I 'picked' on a politician, asking him if I can interview him for assignment... That was another absurd outburst on Twitter...
Writer's note: Re-emphasise again, I love Twitter so much. Felt connected with those people on the virtue world, even if I never met them in real life. I believe that, there's some days I can meet some of the people on I followed... Maybe we DO turn out as 'friends'... Who knows?!
Wednesday, September 19, 2012
没有大舅的日子：第1191天
Be friendly yet professional...
I'm not brave yet I'm not shy either.
For the past 2 weeks, I gather all my guts to go and talk to people. Not randomly but with a purpose. The purpose of knowing and writing my news.
How can a person is going to look for information without trying hard to gain it?
For an event that took place last 2 weeks, I am (unconsciously) brave enough to walk up to the 2 big management people of my uni to talk to them. I expect a rough reception from them actually. Who could love a nosy-future-journalist to come over randomly and ask silly things? At a point, I thought I was about to be throw out by them.
Things in life always goes opposite. I expected the worst however I got a unexpected warm treatment from them. They are in fact very cooperative. Their treatment made me felt warm... If (stressing the word) only, people out there are so nice... (Basically this is merely a DREAM, unrealistic expectation)
Other than them, I met this chairperson of the club that organized the event. Ha, ha! It was coincidence I saw him the other day. Who else better to fit into my article other than the VIPs? The hardworking people that made the event successful. Well, the truth was, I only need one. Just the chairperson will do. He can speak on behalf of his team.
The interview with him... I guessed I made it too formal. It wasn't awkward at all. Just that I find sometimes being too formal, too inquisitive is just... weird.
I'm in profession that required me to talk to all sorts of people, in a professional manner. Professional huh? Business-like? Initially I thought yes to it... but being professional, business-like, wouldn't that makes someone wanna distance away from you?
OK, just be friendly to the people you met however do maintain certain degree of professionalism in your work... Cut the business-like meeting crap. Be reminded this is not a PR work whatsoever. It's journalism, a more humane and factual approach.
The assignment for today. Look for a something serious that happened in the uni. I had in mind what I want to write about... it's on a case of laptop stealing in hostel.
Who are involved in the article: my source (foremost), the victims, security guards and authority figures. There comes the Mikhael Blomkvist of me. Ha, ha, ha!
This incident that took place today, was I suffering some sort of head concussion/blackout? I wasn't aware what happened around me in the CC office today... I don't know what happened really yet I can perceived the 'situation is not right'...
I want to voice out something to someone:
"To who you are (the lovely friend of mine that works in uni) so sorry for getting people to storm into your office and caused you, well maybe uncomfortable. I sincerely apologise..."
Writers' note: My next assignment would be the politician interview (yes to joy! No to stress!). I found this member of parliament which I think is one of the most suitable person to interview (Do refer to Twitter and Facebook to know what happened. Done something absurd last week). Need to plan the interview and make an appointment to that. God bless my interview to be successfully conducted!
Thought of being a writer again by rewriting the story I abandoned... Bad news is, I forgotten the storyline I had planned for it!
I'm not brave yet I'm not shy either.
For the past 2 weeks, I gather all my guts to go and talk to people. Not randomly but with a purpose. The purpose of knowing and writing my news.
How can a person is going to look for information without trying hard to gain it?
For an event that took place last 2 weeks, I am (unconsciously) brave enough to walk up to the 2 big management people of my uni to talk to them. I expect a rough reception from them actually. Who could love a nosy-future-journalist to come over randomly and ask silly things? At a point, I thought I was about to be throw out by them.
Things in life always goes opposite. I expected the worst however I got a unexpected warm treatment from them. They are in fact very cooperative. Their treatment made me felt warm... If (stressing the word) only, people out there are so nice... (Basically this is merely a DREAM, unrealistic expectation)
Other than them, I met this chairperson of the club that organized the event. Ha, ha! It was coincidence I saw him the other day. Who else better to fit into my article other than the VIPs? The hardworking people that made the event successful. Well, the truth was, I only need one. Just the chairperson will do. He can speak on behalf of his team.
The interview with him... I guessed I made it too formal. It wasn't awkward at all. Just that I find sometimes being too formal, too inquisitive is just... weird.
I'm in profession that required me to talk to all sorts of people, in a professional manner. Professional huh? Business-like? Initially I thought yes to it... but being professional, business-like, wouldn't that makes someone wanna distance away from you?
OK, just be friendly to the people you met however do maintain certain degree of professionalism in your work... Cut the business-like meeting crap. Be reminded this is not a PR work whatsoever. It's journalism, a more humane and factual approach.
The assignment for today. Look for a something serious that happened in the uni. I had in mind what I want to write about... it's on a case of laptop stealing in hostel.
Who are involved in the article: my source (foremost), the victims, security guards and authority figures. There comes the Mikhael Blomkvist of me. Ha, ha, ha!
This incident that took place today, was I suffering some sort of head concussion/blackout? I wasn't aware what happened around me in the CC office today... I don't know what happened really yet I can perceived the 'situation is not right'...
I want to voice out something to someone:
"To who you are (the lovely friend of mine that works in uni) so sorry for getting people to storm into your office and caused you, well maybe uncomfortable. I sincerely apologise..."
Writers' note: My next assignment would be the politician interview (yes to joy! No to stress!). I found this member of parliament which I think is one of the most suitable person to interview (Do refer to Twitter and Facebook to know what happened. Done something absurd last week). Need to plan the interview and make an appointment to that. God bless my interview to be successfully conducted!
Thought of being a writer again by rewriting the story I abandoned... Bad news is, I forgotten the storyline I had planned for it!
Tuesday, September 4, 2012
没有大舅的日子：第1177天
'The Dog and the Lamp Post'
This was a joke I heard from none other than K, more than a year ago...
Until yesterday, I mentioned to Ju Yi about the 'dog-lamp-post' joke. Was told to write a blog post on this...
This article discussed about the special relationship between dog and lamp post. Please read it if you don't understand.
This was actually a term, traditional I can say, to showcase the relationship between journalists and politicians. Who is 'the dog'? Who is 'the lamp post'? Is journalist the 'dog'? Not really. They are the society's watchdog, indeed. But they can't really be the 'dog'. Who watches the media if they do any wrongdoings? The government/politicians? The roles were indeed blurred... The relationship between a journalist and politician... 'frenemies'. Ha, ha, ha! I learned this term back few years ago, during the blonde-dominated-reality-series-era. Friends but not really friends. Enemies yet a true enemies.
For me, I see an 'exchange' in terms of the relationship between journalists and politicians. Journalists want to get, probe them for news and watch their wrongdoings... While politicians, they want journalists to report on them, get them to... promote (?) about them.
The dilemma in journalist's relationships with their subjects... It's a career filled with grey areas, everywhere.
The scene of a dog barking at a lamp post or pissing at the lamp post.
We don't really see it much in Malaysia such scenario. Our lamp post are more taller and modern. Unlike the ones in England where they're shorter and looked traditional. (Go Google lamp post in England's images! Ha, ha, ha!)
Journalism, build based on politics. Journalism and politics, they are inter-related, that's what I can say.
There will be politics in most field of journalism, be it sports or business.
Who are the 'dog' and 'lamp post'?
Who watches and guardes over whom?
Writer's note: Hopefully I won't have the dilemma of relationship with my other half in the future... Wishing for a normal and decent relationship. A love relationship. Only love, no other elements. Still, I love the work challenges of a journalist... Guess I won't give up this career. Ha, ha, ha! I wouldn't really want to do general news specifically in the future. I'm more keen to entertainment or sports...
This was a joke I heard from none other than K, more than a year ago...
Until yesterday, I mentioned to Ju Yi about the 'dog-lamp-post' joke. Was told to write a blog post on this...
This article discussed about the special relationship between dog and lamp post. Please read it if you don't understand.
This was actually a term, traditional I can say, to showcase the relationship between journalists and politicians. Who is 'the dog'? Who is 'the lamp post'? Is journalist the 'dog'? Not really. They are the society's watchdog, indeed. But they can't really be the 'dog'. Who watches the media if they do any wrongdoings? The government/politicians? The roles were indeed blurred... The relationship between a journalist and politician... 'frenemies'. Ha, ha, ha! I learned this term back few years ago, during the blonde-dominated-reality-series-era. Friends but not really friends. Enemies yet a true enemies.
For me, I see an 'exchange' in terms of the relationship between journalists and politicians. Journalists want to get, probe them for news and watch their wrongdoings... While politicians, they want journalists to report on them, get them to... promote (?) about them.
The dilemma in journalist's relationships with their subjects... It's a career filled with grey areas, everywhere.
The scene of a dog barking at a lamp post or pissing at the lamp post.
We don't really see it much in Malaysia such scenario. Our lamp post are more taller and modern. Unlike the ones in England where they're shorter and looked traditional. (Go Google lamp post in England's images! Ha, ha, ha!)
Journalism, build based on politics. Journalism and politics, they are inter-related, that's what I can say.
There will be politics in most field of journalism, be it sports or business.
Who are the 'dog' and 'lamp post'?
Who watches and guardes over whom?
Writer's note: Hopefully I won't have the dilemma of relationship with my other half in the future... Wishing for a normal and decent relationship. A love relationship. Only love, no other elements. Still, I love the work challenges of a journalist... Guess I won't give up this career. Ha, ha, ha! I wouldn't really want to do general news specifically in the future. I'm more keen to entertainment or sports...
没有大舅的日子：第1176天
Gone Mac...
Ha, ha, ha! This would be one of my random post.
Officially, I had switched to Mac now! Goodbye Windows, but not permanently. I still will use Windows once in a while and in my future workplace.
Literally I'm not anyone in the creative or design department, so it won't be necessary I request a Mac Pro on my desk right? Absurd.
I told (almost) everyone on Twitter the reason(s) I wanted a Mac... One, I can't stand Windows anymore and two, Mac is better than Windows. Both reasons may reflect I'm unbearable... But still, I want change. Change is in fact good, if the person do embrace it with an open heart...
Initially I thought I couldn't catch up with the OS X. Surprisingly, I learned the basics in within 15 minutes... Woah! Couldn't believe it myself too! Simpler than Windows? Can say so... However, I still need time adapting. Been a Windows user since I started using computers. Switching to OS X indeed need time, time to pick up OS X 'habit' and throwing the good ol' Windows 'habit'. Ha, ha, ha!
I'm not any poser, taking pictures of my Mac from all angles. This is the only and the best Mac shot I did. Maybe if I'm free I'll do it, in addition with a DSLR camera... Ha, ha, ha!
As mentioned briefly, change is good but you'll need time to adopt.
Writer's note: Currently happily using this new found 'buddy'. So my 'buddy' be nice to me, OK?! Don't repeat the mistakes made by previous 'buddy'. Besides that, I'm looking forward meeting a girl friend who's out for internship in this week. Miss and worry about her, really...
Ha, ha, ha! This would be one of my random post.
Officially, I had switched to Mac now! Goodbye Windows, but not permanently. I still will use Windows once in a while and in my future workplace.
Literally I'm not anyone in the creative or design department, so it won't be necessary I request a Mac Pro on my desk right? Absurd.
I told (almost) everyone on Twitter the reason(s) I wanted a Mac... One, I can't stand Windows anymore and two, Mac is better than Windows. Both reasons may reflect I'm unbearable... But still, I want change. Change is in fact good, if the person do embrace it with an open heart...
Initially I thought I couldn't catch up with the OS X. Surprisingly, I learned the basics in within 15 minutes... Woah! Couldn't believe it myself too! Simpler than Windows? Can say so... However, I still need time adapting. Been a Windows user since I started using computers. Switching to OS X indeed need time, time to pick up OS X 'habit' and throwing the good ol' Windows 'habit'. Ha, ha, ha!
I'm not any poser, taking pictures of my Mac from all angles. This is the only and the best Mac shot I did. Maybe if I'm free I'll do it, in addition with a DSLR camera... Ha, ha, ha!
As mentioned briefly, change is good but you'll need time to adopt.
Writer's note: Currently happily using this new found 'buddy'. So my 'buddy' be nice to me, OK?! Don't repeat the mistakes made by previous 'buddy'. Besides that, I'm looking forward meeting a girl friend who's out for internship in this week. Miss and worry about her, really...
Sunday, August 26, 2012
没有大舅的日子：第1167天
Pre-(senior) semester...
I'm writing this blog post with mixed feelings.
Tomorrow will be the start of my senior and majoring semester. Which indirectly spells, I'm leaving uni life soon.
I'll be having my final class and semester with K. And this time, I am nervous. The reason was this is a major subject and I don't have the faintest idea what K will be telling us, 4 of us to do...
K, well... once he was a journalist. Currently working in the higher education field.
I remembered about 2 years ago coming to uni and the first person I met was K, not any of my classmates or uni friends. He introduced himself to me and said this "I'll be teaching you in the future...". Gulp. His words took me by surprise in fact. Teaching? I thought he don't teach. What's this? A warning signal? His words troubled me for few minutes until I was occupied with official matters.
I told myself not to be get scared and timid when I entered his class. After the first 4 months knowing K, he's a nice person actually. Throughout the 4 months I had doubts about changing major in the future... because of him (As some of you may not know, I was initially going for Advertising).
I made my mind going to Journalism around the last quarter of last year. K 're-lightened' my dreams and interest in writing. I wasn't keen on writing since Form 3 because the comment my English teacher made about my low level of proficiency in English. I don't care now any more! That has became the past tense. I know best what I want to do, based on my interest and believe!
Back to the current situation!
This will be my last semester and subject with K. I guess I won't get to see this person much in the future or will he become my supervisor? Unsure.
I do realised from my few previous posts, I had added the last paragraph of 'Writers' note'...
Writers' note: I'll try to treasure and remember this last times with K. After all he do inspired and led me back to where and what I initially wanted to do. Felt gratitude towards K after all, for leading me to this path.
I'm writing this blog post with mixed feelings.
Tomorrow will be the start of my senior and majoring semester. Which indirectly spells, I'm leaving uni life soon.
I'll be having my final class and semester with K. And this time, I am nervous. The reason was this is a major subject and I don't have the faintest idea what K will be telling us, 4 of us to do...
K, well... once he was a journalist. Currently working in the higher education field.
I remembered about 2 years ago coming to uni and the first person I met was K, not any of my classmates or uni friends. He introduced himself to me and said this "I'll be teaching you in the future...". Gulp. His words took me by surprise in fact. Teaching? I thought he don't teach. What's this? A warning signal? His words troubled me for few minutes until I was occupied with official matters.
I told myself not to be get scared and timid when I entered his class. After the first 4 months knowing K, he's a nice person actually. Throughout the 4 months I had doubts about changing major in the future... because of him (As some of you may not know, I was initially going for Advertising).
I made my mind going to Journalism around the last quarter of last year. K 're-lightened' my dreams and interest in writing. I wasn't keen on writing since Form 3 because the comment my English teacher made about my low level of proficiency in English. I don't care now any more! That has became the past tense. I know best what I want to do, based on my interest and believe!
Back to the current situation!
This will be my last semester and subject with K. I guess I won't get to see this person much in the future or will he become my supervisor? Unsure.
I do realised from my few previous posts, I had added the last paragraph of 'Writers' note'...
Writers' note: I'll try to treasure and remember this last times with K. After all he do inspired and led me back to where and what I initially wanted to do. Felt gratitude towards K after all, for leading me to this path.
Saturday, August 25, 2012
没有大舅的日子：第1166天
Disorganized collection of books...
Hi, hi!
Was supposed to write about my book collection yesterday...
An event occurred yesterday lead to the change of topic and also, I haven't take those pictures of my books too...
I don't have an enormous collection book library. But I think the books I had, from numerous series to just random books, were adequate for my reading needs. In between, I did borrowed some titles from friends around, from those who have interest and fond of reading.
Call me geek or whatever. I love reading and being occupied in the story itself.
Here's some small advice to those who wanted to write, become a journalist or doing whatever jobs that required writing: please READ some books! You are required to do so. No excuses. How are you suppose to write without reading?! What are you going to write without inspiration and soul?
Hi, hi!
Was supposed to write about my book collection yesterday...
An event occurred yesterday lead to the change of topic and also, I haven't take those pictures of my books too...
I don't have an enormous collection book library. But I think the books I had, from numerous series to just random books, were adequate for my reading needs. In between, I did borrowed some titles from friends around, from those who have interest and fond of reading.
Call me geek or whatever. I love reading and being occupied in the story itself.
Here's some small advice to those who wanted to write, become a journalist or doing whatever jobs that required writing: please READ some books! You are required to do so. No excuses. How are you suppose to write without reading?! What are you going to write without inspiration and soul?
The Millennium series by Stieg Larsson. My favorite series! Crusading journalist Mikael Blomkvist! The first book 'Dragon Tattoo' was with my cousin, Teh Chi En. I borrowed him, but I forgotten to take it back.
Two of John Grisham books. Basically the stories are depressing. The innocent and pity ones don't have their good endings. I guess Grisham is trying to deliver the message of injustice...
One of the random books I bought when I got my RM 200 book voucher... Ha, ha, ha! It's just a random title I grabbed in the bookstore without much consideration! Tony Parsson, well I did heard about him before because an ex-Form 6 friend (Was the person Aziz? Can't remember... ) had his book or something... I love the story of modern and lusting China! Who actually is the 'favorite wife' in the book? Until now, I have no clue...
He is Malaysia's pride! How can you not buy his book?! I did enjoyed reading his journey as a humble Penang boy to become Malaysia's hero. Malaysians love you, Lee Chong Wei!!!
My current obsession! Yes! 50 Shades! And I'm old enough to read it, OK?! Someone said it's basically porn on book. Yes, indeed... Christian Grey, who can resist his charm? By the way, I haven't buy the last book of the trilogy... Still on my way reading '50 Shades Darker'.
It's hard for me to gather all of them (not all actually) because I placed them all over the house, upstairs and downstairs. I am in need of a box, to store them all in. Not forgetting the Harry Potter books! The Harry Potter series... They were well wrapped up and placed in the shelves along with my secondary school books. Ha, ha, ha! I didn't sell off my books. When I left school, the government decided to give free books on loan! (WTF) Anyways, now PPSMI was not in use anymore. So my Maths, Science and Add Maths books... they had became history of Malaysian education.
Please, can someone get me a nice large box so I can keep them together? I hate leaving the books here and there...
Writers' note: Currently, I'm in love with using appropriate words to write and also Ed Sheeran... his music! Ha, ha, ha! Just a practice I adopt of choosing the right words, so I won't get myself in trouble for the future...
Friday, August 24, 2012
没有大舅的日子：第1165天
Embracing change...
'Change'.
Don't take simple towards this word. It is (in fact) something larger than anyone can think of.
"What doesn't change around us is... change." Yes, the irony of reality. What doesn't change is indeed change itself. Change(s) happen all time. In fact, the evolution in our life is change. I guess change is a trailing habit, that we (should, no excuse to deny) constantly keep up to.
Keeping up to the change habit?
Sounds more like change the habit... Be careful and read twice (or more) to these words 'change habit'.
Better for me to clarify the final time: Change is a HABIT. Got it?!
I'll be in a field of work that constantly going through changes. I confess, I wasn't much of the person who subscribe to the ideology of change. Yes, resistant. In fact I'm very resistant. A resistant person going into a career in well... media? I don't know how I got the faintest to be a writer/journalist or an advertising creative staff for my future. Maybe I was young then, I didn't know about what's happening in the world, really.
"Human is a habitual species". That's what my lecturer told this last semester.
We are indeed habitual, we only stick to one thing at the same, or all the time... Once we learned/adopt/used to something, we will tend to glue to it no matter what. That's when the 'disaster' begins... We're in our comfort zones. Who would want to get out?! "I am happy with the situation I'm in, things I'm doing! Why change?!". This is the common justification people excused for not leaving their comfort zones.
The question came to my head: do people refuse leaving their comfort zones because... they're too glued to it? Or was it they are scared?
For the past 2 weeks, a feud happened in my house because of... well, change and economic purpose. A simple change (to me) actually frustrated my elderly because they, 1st. refused, 2nd. economic purpose. They actually 'blamed' me for interfering in their business.
I wasn't interfering! I loathed at the idea that they 'blamed' me for making change. To them, I think that they see me as someone being ungrateful, discontented. They do think that I'm a greedy person... I'm not defending myself to the point of being greedy because I'm unsure if I'm greedy or not!
The problem arise from the change was soluble. The solution was in fact just like 'put the sugar and milk into the coffee'. I basically do 'sugar-milk' solution every time in uni. No fret... But for my elderly, it's not... The small change poised a threat, probably will deteriorate the business, family and everything! And unwillingly, I suffered big stress because I took the blame for changing how things work and getting out of the comfort zone.
The situation at my home may sound familiar to some of you out there as you did encounter similar situations in the past...
Another question flashed into my mind: do people, habitual people addressed, don't like their daily routine interfered? And the alteration on the comfort zone, does it really cause stress because the daily routine had changed or people just afraid of change?
So what can we really do when change take place?
1. Fret and nervous? No.
2. Deny? A big no.
3. Don't change towards the change, I mean, still stick to the comfort zone? My answer is answered sarcastically in another question, "How can you do that?!"
4. Blame game. Please no! You're inflicting more relationship problems.
The solution/alternative is simple: embrace it. Just take it as it is. Have a calm mind and soul into facing change. Optimism is good in adhering change. I think that if someone is positive about change, that person will love change and to be change.
Are you such person...?
'Change'.
Don't take simple towards this word. It is (in fact) something larger than anyone can think of.
"What doesn't change around us is... change." Yes, the irony of reality. What doesn't change is indeed change itself. Change(s) happen all time. In fact, the evolution in our life is change. I guess change is a trailing habit, that we (should, no excuse to deny) constantly keep up to.
Keeping up to the change habit?
Sounds more like change the habit... Be careful and read twice (or more) to these words 'change habit'.
Better for me to clarify the final time: Change is a HABIT. Got it?!
I'll be in a field of work that constantly going through changes. I confess, I wasn't much of the person who subscribe to the ideology of change. Yes, resistant. In fact I'm very resistant. A resistant person going into a career in well... media? I don't know how I got the faintest to be a writer/journalist or an advertising creative staff for my future. Maybe I was young then, I didn't know about what's happening in the world, really.
"Human is a habitual species". That's what my lecturer told this last semester.
We are indeed habitual, we only stick to one thing at the same, or all the time... Once we learned/adopt/used to something, we will tend to glue to it no matter what. That's when the 'disaster' begins... We're in our comfort zones. Who would want to get out?! "I am happy with the situation I'm in, things I'm doing! Why change?!". This is the common justification people excused for not leaving their comfort zones.
The question came to my head: do people refuse leaving their comfort zones because... they're too glued to it? Or was it they are scared?
For the past 2 weeks, a feud happened in my house because of... well, change and economic purpose. A simple change (to me) actually frustrated my elderly because they, 1st. refused, 2nd. economic purpose. They actually 'blamed' me for interfering in their business.
I wasn't interfering! I loathed at the idea that they 'blamed' me for making change. To them, I think that they see me as someone being ungrateful, discontented. They do think that I'm a greedy person... I'm not defending myself to the point of being greedy because I'm unsure if I'm greedy or not!
The problem arise from the change was soluble. The solution was in fact just like 'put the sugar and milk into the coffee'. I basically do 'sugar-milk' solution every time in uni. No fret... But for my elderly, it's not... The small change poised a threat, probably will deteriorate the business, family and everything! And unwillingly, I suffered big stress because I took the blame for changing how things work and getting out of the comfort zone.
The situation at my home may sound familiar to some of you out there as you did encounter similar situations in the past...
Another question flashed into my mind: do people, habitual people addressed, don't like their daily routine interfered? And the alteration on the comfort zone, does it really cause stress because the daily routine had changed or people just afraid of change?
So what can we really do when change take place?
1. Fret and nervous? No.
2. Deny? A big no.
3. Don't change towards the change, I mean, still stick to the comfort zone? My answer is answered sarcastically in another question, "How can you do that?!"
4. Blame game. Please no! You're inflicting more relationship problems.
The solution/alternative is simple: embrace it. Just take it as it is. Have a calm mind and soul into facing change. Optimism is good in adhering change. I think that if someone is positive about change, that person will love change and to be change.
Are you such person...?
'Change'. The slogan Mr. President used in his 2008 campaign, one of the memorable. We want to change, but are we really ready for a change...?
Writer's note: Well I need answers to my questions... Just to see who can give a good one! I love Robert Frost's 'The Road Not Taken'... The poem states the choices made in life, illustrating through two diverged roads. Well, I want to relate to the topic I'm writing on. The diverged roads, they are the choices, and changes we have to make for my life. Even if I take the less favourite road, I don't regret it as that had been a choice I made, the change I want for my life.
Tuesday, August 7, 2012
没有大舅的日子：第1148天
Social media and talents...
Basically, it's an opinion piece. So if this post do offend certain parties, I sincerely apologize.
My confession: I rarely listen to radio nowadays. Radio used (it has been the past) to be my 2nd main medium to search and look out for current artistes and song. Keep updated with the music scene.
However, time had changed, drastically. Thanks to social media like YouTube (the foremost primary), Twitter, and Facebook, I look for the information I want there. These social media on the Internet, also expose me to some really talented yet unknown people that you don't see on mainstream arena. At this time, I began my suspicion on whether there's a drained of talents on mainstream music... Deep down inside, my inner voice told me so. There are lack of real talents in mainstream music.
I often compare music back then and now. I'm unsure if it's one-sided or other reasons, I prefer songs back then. Hence, that was why I blogged about 'Songs from the 1990s' part 1 and part 2. Those were some of the songs I heard growing up, that I can still remember until today. Was it because of sentimental feelings I had from those songs? No. I tried listening to similar songs that were about the same issue/meaning like love-lost and made my own justification. Yes. They were different. I prefer songs then because they bought out what is the true meaning/feelings of love-lost.
I made my decision to either be an entertainment or sports journalist in the future. Don't misunderstand the term 'entertainment journalist'. They're not paparazzi. They're journalist/reporter that report the happenings in the showbiz. Not those who made up stories. As a future entertainment journalist, I need to equip myself with knowledges from the mainstream and alternative music scenes. How can you write something/someone without proper knowledge?
Straight to the topic.
I'm going to talk on social media and talents. Simple say to illustrate, YouTube singers.
Recently, I'm hooked up on listening covers of top 40 songs by people on YouTube. I really love it! In fact, some of the songs I think are better than it's original version. Ha, ha, ha! Artists will have a run in their money.
I have no musical background or talent (the talent I guess I have is writing). But I have a sharp 'sense' in sentimental listening. Sentimental listening? It's something I made up. Ha, ha, ha! Basically listening to the mood/feeling of the song.
It's how an artist deliver a song with the right feeling and an attitude is what matter most. It distinguish between one artist from another. If everyone sings the same, why not just listen to robots?! All of the identical. Imagine one day, just imagine... If music and talents were produced in mass like cola-cola, everything we hear sounds the same and are standardized, how could music be defined then?
Here are some of the alternative singers that got me hooked up... (I wonder if anyone heard of them...)
1. Ed Sheeran
You can't help falling in love with his movie. This dude is full of attitude!!! 'Lego House' was the first song I heard from him. I briefly mentioned it before. I love British music. He's the new generation of Brit music. Just listen to his song and let his music speak!
Seriously, everyone should watch this video. He and Rupert Grint looked like a pair of twin!
Please, please! Watch this video of him singing 'You Need Me, I Don't Need You' in a live studio recording. A man, with a guitar, beatboxing! Woah! It's breathtaking.
2. Tom Felton
Ha, ha, ha! I love this badass from Harry Potter! My father loves him too!
I didn't expect he sings too! Goodness, his songs were nice!
3. Joe Brooks
"Wah! So 'leng chai' leh!". That was how I reacted when I first saw and heard him. I even introduced to my ex-neighbour who's in US about his, joked that she should go see him on tour in US... Ha, ha, ha!
Sadly, I missed his fans meeting session in Segi Subang.
4. 10 Reasons To Live
I didn't hear this band before until 20 hours ago! Ha, ha, ha! Someone from their Twitter account sent a Tweet to me, informing about their existence...
I knew how this came about, my friend, Farah and I were chatting over Twitter on one of the trending topics, and Tweeted BB Mak's 'Back Here'. There! Both of us receive Tweet from them! Unbelievable right?!
5. Alex Goot
Random YouTube search and I found him! Ha, ha, ha! He's really talented. 'Wide Awake' and 'How To Save a Life' are my personal favourite. And, there's better than the original versions.
6. Jason Chen
I think those that dominate YouTube, there's an amount of them are Asian like Ryan Higa, Kevin 'KevJumba' Wu and Wong Fu Productions.
Love Jason Chen doing funky songs... Ha, ha, ha!
Long live Asians on YouTube.
7. David Choi
I knew David Choi from Wong Fu's videos. His songs were often use a the music for the videos. And he does act in Wong Fu's video like 'Strangers, again'.
8. Arden Cho
I HATE this song, ever since! I don't have the slightest clue why it was written at the first place.
But... she changed my attitude to this song completely! Not to mention she made the song cute and cheeky! How can you not love...?
9. Chester See
Basically, it's an opinion piece. So if this post do offend certain parties, I sincerely apologize.
My confession: I rarely listen to radio nowadays. Radio used (it has been the past) to be my 2nd main medium to search and look out for current artistes and song. Keep updated with the music scene.
However, time had changed, drastically. Thanks to social media like YouTube (the foremost primary), Twitter, and Facebook, I look for the information I want there. These social media on the Internet, also expose me to some really talented yet unknown people that you don't see on mainstream arena. At this time, I began my suspicion on whether there's a drained of talents on mainstream music... Deep down inside, my inner voice told me so. There are lack of real talents in mainstream music.
I often compare music back then and now. I'm unsure if it's one-sided or other reasons, I prefer songs back then. Hence, that was why I blogged about 'Songs from the 1990s' part 1 and part 2. Those were some of the songs I heard growing up, that I can still remember until today. Was it because of sentimental feelings I had from those songs? No. I tried listening to similar songs that were about the same issue/meaning like love-lost and made my own justification. Yes. They were different. I prefer songs then because they bought out what is the true meaning/feelings of love-lost.
I made my decision to either be an entertainment or sports journalist in the future. Don't misunderstand the term 'entertainment journalist'. They're not paparazzi. They're journalist/reporter that report the happenings in the showbiz. Not those who made up stories. As a future entertainment journalist, I need to equip myself with knowledges from the mainstream and alternative music scenes. How can you write something/someone without proper knowledge?
Straight to the topic.
I'm going to talk on social media and talents. Simple say to illustrate, YouTube singers.
Recently, I'm hooked up on listening covers of top 40 songs by people on YouTube. I really love it! In fact, some of the songs I think are better than it's original version. Ha, ha, ha! Artists will have a run in their money.
I have no musical background or talent (the talent I guess I have is writing). But I have a sharp 'sense' in sentimental listening. Sentimental listening? It's something I made up. Ha, ha, ha! Basically listening to the mood/feeling of the song.
It's how an artist deliver a song with the right feeling and an attitude is what matter most. It distinguish between one artist from another. If everyone sings the same, why not just listen to robots?! All of the identical. Imagine one day, just imagine... If music and talents were produced in mass like cola-cola, everything we hear sounds the same and are standardized, how could music be defined then?
Here are some of the alternative singers that got me hooked up... (I wonder if anyone heard of them...)
1. Ed Sheeran
You can't help falling in love with his movie. This dude is full of attitude!!! 'Lego House' was the first song I heard from him. I briefly mentioned it before. I love British music. He's the new generation of Brit music. Just listen to his song and let his music speak!
Seriously, everyone should watch this video. He and Rupert Grint looked like a pair of twin!
Please, please! Watch this video of him singing 'You Need Me, I Don't Need You' in a live studio recording. A man, with a guitar, beatboxing! Woah! It's breathtaking.
2. Tom Felton
Ha, ha, ha! I love this badass from Harry Potter! My father loves him too!
I didn't expect he sings too! Goodness, his songs were nice!
3. Joe Brooks
"Wah! So 'leng chai' leh!". That was how I reacted when I first saw and heard him. I even introduced to my ex-neighbour who's in US about his, joked that she should go see him on tour in US... Ha, ha, ha!
Sadly, I missed his fans meeting session in Segi Subang.
4. 10 Reasons To Live
I didn't hear this band before until 20 hours ago! Ha, ha, ha! Someone from their Twitter account sent a Tweet to me, informing about their existence...
I knew how this came about, my friend, Farah and I were chatting over Twitter on one of the trending topics, and Tweeted BB Mak's 'Back Here'. There! Both of us receive Tweet from them! Unbelievable right?!
5. Alex Goot
Random YouTube search and I found him! Ha, ha, ha! He's really talented. 'Wide Awake' and 'How To Save a Life' are my personal favourite. And, there's better than the original versions.
6. Jason Chen
I think those that dominate YouTube, there's an amount of them are Asian like Ryan Higa, Kevin 'KevJumba' Wu and Wong Fu Productions.
Love Jason Chen doing funky songs... Ha, ha, ha!
Long live Asians on YouTube.
7. David Choi
I knew David Choi from Wong Fu's videos. His songs were often use a the music for the videos. And he does act in Wong Fu's video like 'Strangers, again'.
8. Arden Cho
I HATE this song, ever since! I don't have the slightest clue why it was written at the first place.
But... she changed my attitude to this song completely! Not to mention she made the song cute and cheeky! How can you not love...?
9. Chester See
He's funny and talented!!! Feel in love with his music when I heard 'Nice Guys'.
"Bromance...". Ha, ha, ha!
Friday, August 3, 2012
没有大舅的日子：第1244天
Return to peacefulness...
Sounds so spiritual? No. I'm not. I love the word, peacefulness. Made me realise and appreciate my holidays even more.
I'm back to holidays!!! Currently enjoying the peace (yes, peace. Not piece) of mind by watching most Olympic games on TV. For me, holidays often associated with watching televisions. Had been my habit for years. Other than just TV for holidays, I went for movie, as I will do with Sow Lei Wei. Batman! Great movie and mind-raping. And my cousin's speech at his school. OK. That's what I had done so far...
What else should I include in this post?
Yes, how could I ever forget to do a summary of my semester!
What I did was a damned research paper (seems like doing research is a never-ending thing, isn't it?) and a trial. Trial. I didn't type it wrong or you misread. A trial, as if like a courtroom situation, there's the judge, prosecutor, defence lawyer, witnesses, accused, and the juries (not the Malaysian legal system that was used in this trial). I had been to trials conducted by Mr. Borges for my friends in the American degree classes however it has never crossed my mind that I will be doing this too! Felt glad and grateful to do so, as this spell a break from the normal boring assignments that students normally do.
Post trial. That's Mr. Borges in the middle.
That was after the trial. Everyone were busy taking pictures with each other with costumes on! Ha, ha, ha!
Dave and Pui Teng, my personal favourite.
The boys in my class... Silly pose, right?
Mr. Borges and I.
As I mentioned earlier, I learned a lot from this man's class. Other than the trial, certain things that he said I can still remember are
1. "I don't understand those that visit the art museum... I was visiting an art museum, there's two people looking at a painting... They were looking for a long time... I don't know what does the painting means!... I asked them 'What... what it was about?'... The goatee guy was like, 'um huh, um huh'... Come on!"
2. "Look at this picture, the girl. She's so disgusted by this guy. I guess it's taken in Midwest US, where people are more conservative... Definitely not my place San Francisco... People there basically don't care."
3. "Texas loves killing people!... It's because of the cowboy background... An eye for an eye"
4. "Oh... I wish I can have the sarcastic expressions from his face..."
Sounds funny? If it doesn't to you, try to add some sarcasm into it. Ha, ha, ha!
That's the random things he said he class that I can recall for now.
4. "Oh... I wish I can have the sarcastic expressions from his face..."
Sounds funny? If it doesn't to you, try to add some sarcasm into it. Ha, ha, ha!
That's the random things he said he class that I can recall for now.
Karmen and I. My friend and ex-neighbour. She will be going to the States this month, probably. All the best for your new life in US!!!
Another friend who left uni after this semester, Jee Fung. Good luck in your work life!
Well, that's all I have to pen down. Till the next blog...
Thursday, July 5, 2012
没有大舅的日子：第1215天
Busyness and Troublesome...
Busy, hectic.
Those were the 2 words to describe how was my life in the past month. Almost a month since I last blogged. Bear with me. Just can't find time to sit down and write calmly.
OK. There were many things happened for the past month, and I can say it's not the good at all.
- Event went wrong because there was no full commitment from all members.
- Interview assignment being delayed and until now, there is not a confirmed date and time to conduct it.
- Phone gone missing. Daily communication cut off for nearly 12 hours. Thanks to the existence of social networking sites, I can still manage to 'survive' for the past 12 hours.
- Trouble from past event that should have been solve hasn't been solved at all.
These were crisis. Major stress 'invading' me. But I won't let it to have control over me.
Be calm and positive during the critical and harsh times. That's what I believe in.
Be calm and positive during the critical and harsh times. That's what I believe in.
On the other hand, I took the initiative of writing a feature story (based on the unfortunate Monday, where most of the incidents gone wrong took place). I had no experience at writing feature. Never learn the format and skills beforehand. But... Does it matter? Even non-journalists can write a feature piece so well, so it shouldn't be a problem for a future journalist like me. Take the risk and do it!
Euro 2012 has ended. Spain won again. Well... Congratulations anyway. Germany, just need some lady luck on their side. They won't be forever a bridesmaid, right?
Everyone stayed up in the wee hours to catch and support their favourite teams, right? Well, Euro 2012 may had ended, but the staying up late night habit has not come to an end...
Don't forget, London Olympics is coming on the 27th July! More late nights at home, 'mamak' stalls, bistros. By this date, I'm already on semester break! Woohoo! I can really 'enjoy' the night hours, supporting Malaysia and other athletics in Olympics.
Monday, June 11, 2012
没有大舅的日子：第1191天
Helping on Twitter-sphere...
Yes! Heard it?! A complete stranger on Twitter!
This took place last week on Friday, the same day as the opening of Euro 2012.
A Tweet sent by a user seeking help through his Twitter for his friends that speak Mandarin. Out of curiosity (well, that what I always be...) I replied his Tweet, "Why you need to translate?". Later I got a Tweet reply from him stating he have to make a video in Mandarin and asking me to help. I didn't think anything was amiss on that. I figure out for a while and came up with a theory, this guy was not seeking any financial assistance from me or did not ask me to meet him at some place (It's not a rape scene like in the movies and there won't be so much of reel life scenes in real life anyway...), so why I should be so resistance?
After considering all the facts and possibilities, I decided to help this stranger on Twitter. To be precise, it'a actually checking the grammar of a conversation in Mandarin. What he mentioned beforehand, he translated the script in Mandarin and he didn't feel right about it. Therefore, he need help to double check whether it was correct or not. He notified me that he had sent the Word file to me later.
I tend to prioritise stuffs based on their deadlines. That's me! If deadline is tomorrow, I'll finish it by tonight. If deadline is nowhere near, I'll do it on some other day... His deadline was not 'urgent', but it was 'soon', as he mentioned. 'Soon'?! How 'soon' actually? No further hesitation, I went downstairs in my house, switch on laptop and start working.
Everyone that use Google Translate should know that this thing is a crap. Come on, you can't DIRECTLY translate one language to another. You can't translate Chinese to English or Bahasa Malaysia directly! You can only reasonably express it's meaning in other language (I know it well, as I speak and write in 3 languages... Well, not perfectly fluent but I can converse fairly well).
Back to the translation story, I asked him why he need to do a video in Mandarin. He told me that he's currently taking Mandarin classes in his uni.
It was middle of the night when I was doing all the translation work. Sleepy, tired and dark. Furthermore, the weird pinyin and translation were killing me! And some of the sentences, I can hardly translate them directly to Mandarin. I sent Tweets to him to clarify more, so that I can make sense of it.
Around 1.30 am, I had finished all and sent the file back to him...
The person that I helped... What I learned from his Tweets, he could be a UiTM student and is doing Mass Comm as I am.
I had a lecturer, who taught me and will be teaching me again, also lectures in UiTM. I'll just ask her if this person DO exist.
Just for the sake of... knowing.
p/s: Excited for Germany's first win yesterday against Portugal! Hope they can get another win against the Dutch.
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
没有大舅的日子：第1180天
Adapting-Learning...
I have many thoughts, questions, suspicions every time (most of the time would also fit).
Although something/situation/instructions given were clear, I'm still unsure. Probably some lack of confidence in me.
I tried changing. Yes. Change is good. Often at times, change is good for you, but not necessary to the people you live with around. People may find weird, annoying even of you had change to a better person (what you thought you had).
Basically the winding thing is just a lame introduction...
This blog post will be about changing, but the change doesn't have much affect on my life later and on. Just some temporary alteration. Nothing much. Take it as another life learning experience...
I'm already in my 2nd year-going-to-3rd year studies. I'd encounter all sorts of lecturers and classmates. Some bad, some good. Most importantly, it's what you had learned from them, be it bad or good. I learned not to jump into assumptions and conclusions too soon (well, I did tried to kick this habit off... Just in the process of trying hard).
But this current semester would give me a big lesson. Why?! I had never been thought by a foreign lecturer and I'm also taking a subject that teaches you... er, how to phrase it...? ... To be a discipline professional of the industry. The subject's name is Professional Development.
The foreign lecturer's lessons would be one of the eye-opener for me. He was a person with much knowledges and experiences, which he love to share in class. Someone you would look up to and respect him of what he is. He told us things that my other lecturers would never say. But... the catch is here, he expects every students in class to obey to his rules (no latecomers, no words on your t-shirts, no slippers, need a real book, no eating in class, no handphones). Yes. Those 'Caucasian style', what Chinese use to describe.
I had a Caucasian (literally... Half-Caucasian to be exact) lecturer who taught me, since my first semester... Yes, the other subject I'm currently doing, Professional Development. It will be my last class with her in my uni.
'Adapting-Learning' is what I'm currently doing, not only in the foreign lecturer's class, but also my Professional Development class. 'Adapting' new and different style of teaching plus 'adapting' a new professionalism manner. Also I'm really 'Learning' the subject from the bottom of my heart and 'learning' to be a professional journalist who must work under harsh conditions.
p/s: Is this my longest blog post? I don't recall writing so much.
Thursday, May 24, 2012
没有大舅的日子：第1174天
“六十亿分之一”。。。
我发现我很久没有写中文了。。。直到现在。
最近我在听见‘小鬼’黄鸿升的“六十亿分之一”。我对‘小鬼’印象不太深刻。只知道他和‘小猪’主持娱乐节目以及在“醉后决定爱上你”里面扮演杨丞琳的青梅竹马男朋友。很巧的是，‘小鬼’在真实生活里也是杨丞琳的初恋男友。。。
不必描述那么多有关‘小鬼’的历史。。。
重点是在与这首歌！仔细聆听它的歌词。每一段的歌词完全没有再重复！
于是我去搜寻谁是作词人。。。一寻之下，原来是‘小鬼’！哇！没想到他如此有天分！
我发现我很久没有写中文了。。。直到现在。
最近我在听见‘小鬼’黄鸿升的“六十亿分之一”。我对‘小鬼’印象不太深刻。只知道他和‘小猪’主持娱乐节目以及在“醉后决定爱上你”里面扮演杨丞琳的青梅竹马男朋友。很巧的是，‘小鬼’在真实生活里也是杨丞琳的初恋男友。。。
不必描述那么多有关‘小鬼’的历史。。。
重点是在与这首歌！仔细聆听它的歌词。每一段的歌词完全没有再重复！
于是我去搜寻谁是作词人。。。一寻之下，原来是‘小鬼’！哇！没想到他如此有天分！
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
没有大舅的日子：第1172天
UEFA Euro 2012...
Yeah! My favourite football time!
Although it was not as big as FIFA World Cup, but still worth to cheer.
Which team will win this edition of Euro 2012? I have no clue...
My predictions are:
1. Germany (They SHOULD win! They had been bridesmaid for 2 major tournaments...)
2. Spain (Again?)
3. Netherlands (don't underestimated them...)
4. France (they won long time ago... been in the high and low points of France football. I believe they can bounce back)
As you might know, I'm a Germany supporter since I started watching international football matches since I was eight... Miroslav Klose my all time idol... Michael Ballack inspired me... I think Thomas Muller is the new star... And so on.
Who's on the list for Euro 2012 German squad? There's Klose (yes!), Podolski, Muller and more. Full list here.
Yeah! My favourite football time!
Although it was not as big as FIFA World Cup, but still worth to cheer.
Which team will win this edition of Euro 2012? I have no clue...
My predictions are:
1. Germany (They SHOULD win! They had been bridesmaid for 2 major tournaments...)
2. Spain (Again?)
3. Netherlands (don't underestimated them...)
4. France (they won long time ago... been in the high and low points of France football. I believe they can bounce back)
As you might know, I'm a Germany supporter since I started watching international football matches since I was eight... Miroslav Klose my all time idol... Michael Ballack inspired me... I think Thomas Muller is the new star... And so on.
Who's on the list for Euro 2012 German squad? There's Klose (yes!), Podolski, Muller and more. Full list here.
Saturday, May 19, 2012
没有大舅的日子：第1169天
Music in us...
I decided to write more songs that I grew up listening to, the continuation of 'Songs from the 1990's'. I didn't include songs after year 2000.
BB Mak - Back Here
I find them to be so underrated!!! Their songs are nice! Unfortunately, it's one of the 'one-hit-wonders'. You heard the song, but forgotten who sang it. Famous song, unknown singer.
OK, can you remember the bits or parts any song(s) in its' lyrics, rhythm that you had heard in the past? I can... But I don't have any clue who sang and what's the title...
Christina Aguilera - What A Girl Wants
One of my favourite songs back in school...
Christina looked so different back then. Young, cute, girly. The pop princesses era. Pop music in its heyday.
Blink 182 - All The Small Things
Ha, ha, ha! This could be the 'guilty song' that you like to hear... Kids, like me back then will think it as R-rated or something... Silly and innocent young minds. Want to watch but had a sense of guiltiness from listening or watching.
Seriously, watch the music video! I realised the boys tried to mock some singers in it. Any one will burst out laughing!
Samantha Mumba - Gotta Tell You
OK, who still remember Samantha Mumba? Is she another one-hit-singer?
This song didn't cross my mind until I was searching for information to write.
Faith Hill - Breathe
Whether it's pop or country, Faith Hill does it well.
Love this song so much! Romantic! I don't think 'Breathe' will ever gone out-of-date.
Matchbox Twenty - Unwell
None of my friends never heard this song! Switch on the radio to any random radio stations, you can hear it. Even in school! My school used to play music early in the morning, before assembly and I always heard 'Unwell'. I even sang to it when I was bored!
Avril Lavigne - Complicated
Avril Lavigne's music is full of attitude! That's what I love. Her first ever song. So young and fierce! She gave me a feeling that she's not your average teen...
Sadly, I'm not into her music after 'Girlfriend'. I find her being another 'bubble-pop' and too commercialize.
Train - Drops of Jupiter
A song other than 'Unwell' I heard everyday on radio stations at least 2 times a day!
Nice song, all I can say. Until today, I still don't know the lyrics to the song. Failure...
Justin Timberlake - Cry Me A River
That was when JT started to go solo... This was his second single, if I'm right... Because of this song and the other, I had totally forgotten about N*Sync. I don't see JT as another guy in boyband. He's Justin Timberlake!
A short note: while searching for this song, I also found another Justin... Yes, Bieber, I mean... Singing this song. Taken aback. Speechless. And still finds his irritating.
The Killers - Mr. Brightside
I don't know how to describe this song... I had this song playing in my head, over and over again. No idea why.
Norah Jones - Don't Know Why
I never listened to alternative music such as jazz, acoustic or indie before... Until Norah Jones came. I realised that alternative music gave me a different kind of feeling. Pure and simple.
I think because of her, alternative artistes managed to score their big break, dominating the top 40 charts that were usually dominated by mainstream artistes.
Craig David - 7 Days
Now it's the British music's turn!
Craig David was one of the best RnB artistes ever. This was my cousin's favourite song... I heard him played the song in his room loudly.
Just enjoy '7 Days'...
Kylie Minougue - Spinning Around
I knew Kylie Minogue way back to the 90s. Forgotten to include her on the previous part... From being an 80s pop to 2000s sexy diva. I don't know if you do feel the same or what, listening to Kylie's song gave you a youthful feeling...
I wanted to put 'Can't Get You Outta My Head' but decided to back out. That song was too annoying to me...
Ronan Keating - When You Said Nothing At All
Another singer from boy band group, Ronan Keating.
This song will be one of those you'll tend to listen once in a while and fall in love all over again... Romance.
Robbie Williams - She's The One
Bad-ass Robbie! He's such a bad-boy that people love. I'll always be his fans...
There's something about Robbie Williams' music that I attracted too. The strong British influence maybe...
Westlife - My Love
Oh my goodness! Them! Other than Backstreet Boys, N*Sync, they were my favourite! Even those that don't really listen to boybands will still love Westlife.
Back then boybands made good music. We don't hate them. We adore them. Unlike now, One Direction is so bimbo!
Blue - All Rise
A friend was posting random videos songs that we listened back in school and Blue was one of them... There! I had the idea of writing this post!
OK. My group of friends back in school were so obsessed with Blue. Even my mother like them! They're so cute!!! (young girl yelling)
I listened to them until they were disband... How much I wish they can get back together.
Girls Aloud - Life Got Cold
You might remember Cheryl Cole in it... But don't remember who's Girls Aloud.
I first heard them back in 2002, when they won a singing competition.
This song is my personal favourite. For the 'emo-ness' and attitude.
Busted - What I Go To School For
I love Busted, until today! They're so comical! I can't believe they are English!
This is one crazy song! Crush on a teacher! School's dull! Ha, ha, ha!
Yeah, my school days would be bored without Busted!
Daniel Bedingfield - If You're Not The One
This song! So touching!
Time to remember all the sad times... Ha, ha, ha!
Who still remember Daniel Bedingfield by the way...?
S Club 7 - Bring It All Back
Who doesn't grow up with watching S Club 7 on tv?!
Who doesn't sing along to their song?!
My cousin and I were one of their fans, sitting in front of the tv, watching S Club series and singing along to their song while playing their CDs.
Listening while writing for each song, reminded me on my life dated back almost 10 years ago...
Those songs accompanied me throughout my childhood years.
Glad I lived in an era where boybands made good music and not behaving like bimbo boys like One Direction. No annoying Bieber. Ha, ha, ha!!!
Next up, on Euro 2012...!
I decided to write more songs that I grew up listening to, the continuation of 'Songs from the 1990's'. I didn't include songs after year 2000.
BB Mak - Back Here
I find them to be so underrated!!! Their songs are nice! Unfortunately, it's one of the 'one-hit-wonders'. You heard the song, but forgotten who sang it. Famous song, unknown singer.
OK, can you remember the bits or parts any song(s) in its' lyrics, rhythm that you had heard in the past? I can... But I don't have any clue who sang and what's the title...
Christina Aguilera - What A Girl Wants
One of my favourite songs back in school...
Christina looked so different back then. Young, cute, girly. The pop princesses era. Pop music in its heyday.
Blink 182 - All The Small Things
Ha, ha, ha! This could be the 'guilty song' that you like to hear... Kids, like me back then will think it as R-rated or something... Silly and innocent young minds. Want to watch but had a sense of guiltiness from listening or watching.
Seriously, watch the music video! I realised the boys tried to mock some singers in it. Any one will burst out laughing!
Samantha Mumba - Gotta Tell You
OK, who still remember Samantha Mumba? Is she another one-hit-singer?
This song didn't cross my mind until I was searching for information to write.
Faith Hill - Breathe
Whether it's pop or country, Faith Hill does it well.
Love this song so much! Romantic! I don't think 'Breathe' will ever gone out-of-date.
Matchbox Twenty - Unwell
None of my friends never heard this song! Switch on the radio to any random radio stations, you can hear it. Even in school! My school used to play music early in the morning, before assembly and I always heard 'Unwell'. I even sang to it when I was bored!
Avril Lavigne - Complicated
Avril Lavigne's music is full of attitude! That's what I love. Her first ever song. So young and fierce! She gave me a feeling that she's not your average teen...
Sadly, I'm not into her music after 'Girlfriend'. I find her being another 'bubble-pop' and too commercialize.
Train - Drops of Jupiter
A song other than 'Unwell' I heard everyday on radio stations at least 2 times a day!
Nice song, all I can say. Until today, I still don't know the lyrics to the song. Failure...
Justin Timberlake - Cry Me A River
That was when JT started to go solo... This was his second single, if I'm right... Because of this song and the other, I had totally forgotten about N*Sync. I don't see JT as another guy in boyband. He's Justin Timberlake!
A short note: while searching for this song, I also found another Justin... Yes, Bieber, I mean... Singing this song. Taken aback. Speechless. And still finds his irritating.
The Killers - Mr. Brightside
I don't know how to describe this song... I had this song playing in my head, over and over again. No idea why.
Norah Jones - Don't Know Why
I never listened to alternative music such as jazz, acoustic or indie before... Until Norah Jones came. I realised that alternative music gave me a different kind of feeling. Pure and simple.
I think because of her, alternative artistes managed to score their big break, dominating the top 40 charts that were usually dominated by mainstream artistes.
Craig David - 7 Days
Now it's the British music's turn!
Craig David was one of the best RnB artistes ever. This was my cousin's favourite song... I heard him played the song in his room loudly.
Just enjoy '7 Days'...
Kylie Minougue - Spinning Around
I knew Kylie Minogue way back to the 90s. Forgotten to include her on the previous part... From being an 80s pop to 2000s sexy diva. I don't know if you do feel the same or what, listening to Kylie's song gave you a youthful feeling...
I wanted to put 'Can't Get You Outta My Head' but decided to back out. That song was too annoying to me...
Ronan Keating - When You Said Nothing At All
Another singer from boy band group, Ronan Keating.
This song will be one of those you'll tend to listen once in a while and fall in love all over again... Romance.
Robbie Williams - She's The One
Bad-ass Robbie! He's such a bad-boy that people love. I'll always be his fans...
There's something about Robbie Williams' music that I attracted too. The strong British influence maybe...
Westlife - My Love
Oh my goodness! Them! Other than Backstreet Boys, N*Sync, they were my favourite! Even those that don't really listen to boybands will still love Westlife.
Back then boybands made good music. We don't hate them. We adore them. Unlike now, One Direction is so bimbo!
Blue - All Rise
A friend was posting random videos songs that we listened back in school and Blue was one of them... There! I had the idea of writing this post!
OK. My group of friends back in school were so obsessed with Blue. Even my mother like them! They're so cute!!! (young girl yelling)
I listened to them until they were disband... How much I wish they can get back together.
Girls Aloud - Life Got Cold
You might remember Cheryl Cole in it... But don't remember who's Girls Aloud.
I first heard them back in 2002, when they won a singing competition.
This song is my personal favourite. For the 'emo-ness' and attitude.
Busted - What I Go To School For
I love Busted, until today! They're so comical! I can't believe they are English!
This is one crazy song! Crush on a teacher! School's dull! Ha, ha, ha!
Yeah, my school days would be bored without Busted!
Daniel Bedingfield - If You're Not The One
This song! So touching!
Time to remember all the sad times... Ha, ha, ha!
Who still remember Daniel Bedingfield by the way...?
S Club 7 - Bring It All Back
Who doesn't grow up with watching S Club 7 on tv?!
Who doesn't sing along to their song?!
My cousin and I were one of their fans, sitting in front of the tv, watching S Club series and singing along to their song while playing their CDs.
Listening while writing for each song, reminded me on my life dated back almost 10 years ago...
Those songs accompanied me throughout my childhood years.
Glad I lived in an era where boybands made good music and not behaving like bimbo boys like One Direction. No annoying Bieber. Ha, ha, ha!!!
Next up, on Euro 2012...!
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