Coffee days are over

It has been 3 months from the day i stopped drinking coffee...well although i really miss it till now but unfortunately i am not allowed to drink it anymore due to my current health issue..sigh perhaps i will drink it after a long period if conditions were getting better.

pr@y... pr@y... pr@y....

Thinking back, i had depended too much on coffee to kick start for a new day before doing any assignments, attending classes ,work, revision and whenever there is a need to take extra miles i will "bancuh" the coffee just to stay awake. However, when there is no more coffee at home i will walk to a mamak store which is just a stone throw away from my place for coffee, ridiculously sometimes after 1 a.m ..oohh ..total addict .

There are some people where coffee has no effect on them were fortunate =), yes they are fortunate to me..y?

Because they dont need coffee and some claims that coffee only makes them sleepy although scientifically proven that coffee will ward off sleep, i wonder how their body able to bypass what has been scientifically proven. human indeed unique...

Oh.. thinking back the first week without coffee i was in bad mood, not energetic, low productivity in terms of number of accomplishment comparing the day with coffee. As days goes by the negative feeling begin to vanish slowly. Well, i really have to admit that coffee significantly affect my lifestyle =) by judging the negative feeling i had without drinking coffee. I feel relieve that i am able to not depending on coffee any longer and having a healthier lifestyle comparing to the "at least 3 cups of coffee a day" lifestyle.

well, i am officially certified not compulsive!!!

FYP heat & CNY Celebration in APIIT

"Gong Hei Fatt Choi"

The new semester for 2009 kicks start on the 29th of January but i did not attend for the first 2 days cause there will be a lot of briefing about the same issues which had been brought over and over again such as plagiarism and so on and forth depending on the number of module taken for the semester. In other words if you have 3 modules you will have to listen to the plagiarism issue for 3 times by different lecturer sigh.

This year,Students of the same batch as mine is compulsory to propose topics (project title) which are relevant to their field as their final year project draft, Sitting quietly i felt the heat and saw blazing eyes on every student which is kinda stressful. Although i am still thinking of what project title to propose and most importantly i am able manage it but sadly, my mind is blank and totally none that i could figure out. Well since i have 4 more days to think about so why hurry and i felt aches in every part of my body it is obviously due to laziness. Well slack time has gone and now its time to work quadruply hard to bring out everything that i had learn
over the years no doubt its gonna be super tough but it is possible just have to work without flinching and need perseverance (ring and void stone - Dota fanatics).

So brush aside the tensions and say hello to CNY, well celebrating the oxspicious year in APIIT/UCTI is ermm... rather simple but we have multinational crowds enjoying the sublime performance by a group of martial artistes. The celebration begins with singing the "Negaraku"(national anthem) as soon as the song started playing, people who were walking stood still and the funny part is i witnessed a few chinese student near the toilet stood still too hmm wondering are they going to the toilet or what? so i waited patiently till the song stops to see how it goes as they remained stationary. Finally the song ends couldn't believe with my own eyes one of the chinese lad which stood still actually ran to the toilet right after the song stops wow "semangat patrotisme" is he for real well... god knows but he is praise worthy though and a thumbs up from me.

"Still in set up mode"

Just couldn't wait any longer

Next the MC sang two chinese songs which i couldn't westernized the titles so forgive me for that ^^. Later a bunch of female cuties will play the drums accompanying the wushu perfomance which also involves weapon play such as swords, rattan staff, light weight spear and long handle knife (performed by girls) so guys better not mess with them unless you know kung-fu and is worth to pay RM 12 to watch Ip Man and pick up some of the moves. Too bad i left my digital camera at home but somehow i manage to get some photos using my friend's cam. (note: videos are taken by anonymous user from youtube)

The best of all is the lion dance performance and this time, is the guys turn to play their role. The lion which is regarded as the guardian creature and the lion dance is usually performed not for entertainment solely but as a way to ward off evil spirits and to summon good fortune as well. Everyone was fascinated to see how the performer mimic a lion. Well there are 3 lions 2 gold and 1 green. The gold ones are the greedy one they in charge of eating the mandarin oranges and threw the skin towards the crowd. The green ones i regard them as the stunt master leaping over the bars which varies in height and position and must posses high level of confidence doing so. Well it's all about timing and perfection and both cant afford to make mistakes at crucial moment therefore they have to undergo countless practises before able to perform to the public. STRICTLY DON'T TRY THE STUNTS AT HOME BEFORE SIGNING UP FOR A LIFE INSURANCE POLICY!!

The Golden lion taken by me


As you can see the 3 lions i was referring to..

The beyond middle age man(right) is Mr Warren "Good man and Teaches with enthusiasm" =)

"Sayonara"

DEAD FROG ALIVED

2009 New year that will be not only for the OX but for my FYP and the year i started to blog as well. Since i am still in a holiday mood i decided to do something unusual which i think is necessary to widen my horizon of interest. I know that i am kinda late to blog but according to the Lao Tzu philosophy:

“ A Journey of a thousand mile must begin with a single step “

Hate to say it, 2009 i am finally able to swim which is a pretty common to someone. . I decided to learn swimming in order to fully utilize the facilities provided and it’s not free which i felt heartache to pay the imposed sum without utilizing.

After putting up at my friend house at Friday night, the next day we rose early in the morning to swim. The reason early in the morning simply because the chances for someone rise early to swim is pretty low therefore the entire pool caters for us. At first he (Mr Ong ) reluctant to go, so i think i might resort using the ultimate tool called “FOOD” (breakfast treat) . Luckily he is kind enough and with determination he manages to wake up and the plan is on. =)

" wake up for food "(random pic from the net)

Years back, I don’t like swimming that much maybe i couldn’t grasp the technique and tried numerously but i failed, later i have no hope towards swimming. Embedded deep in my subconscious mind i will only swim if there’s only a mermaid teaches me (Impossible to learn swimming again). Never knowing Mr Ong will be the mermaid appeared but i can’t judge its species hmm i wondered what kind of hybrid it is coz its physical characteristic is far beyond my expectations. ^^

At start i tried to do the Frog style(breast stroke) but ....ended swimming in a new stroke which i called the “Dead-FROG” and so my interest begin to shatter and i decided to take a break by resting at the hut nearby. While being lectured by this mermaid, he said: “The key to float is actually to inhale through your mouth and exhale through your nose” Noded my head i tried out and it only lasted for few seconds, a slight improvement feeling from the attempt so i tried a couple of times more and yet couldn’t get it right though. A sudden flashback recalling the past incident it is the same condition as before. Emotional all of a sudden “Hmm shit... i’ll not gonna make it again”. Negativity overwhelms my mind thinking that “am i inept for this”. Wondering how can i keep my mind free from upsetting and weak thoughts which comes to me seemingly from outside? So I placed faith upon myself and with the unwavering faith i gave it another try .This time to my astonishment i made it, just not smooth enough but i could swim from one end to another now.(okay mission accomplish)

After the intense practice we move on for sauna about 15 mins before taking shower. Right after shower “apa lagi”(what else) had super solid breakfast that day.