OH MY GOD!!! 

Kenot tahan! Must camwhore! Ehehe


Peeeeesu


Big Black Eyes

KL Towerthon 2006

"Wah still can go clubbing on Thursday ah! Smart ah!"

Nadine was commenting on our Thursday Zouk outing when I told her about my plan today. You see, I was going to climb:

MENARA KUALA LUMPUR! OR KUALA LUMPUR TOWER!

The worst part was I have not been training for it. And it's twice the height of Temasek Towers, the tower I climbed last year in Singapore!


The magnificent KL at sunrise! Oh my god I'm not prepared for this!

We reached Bukit Nanas (Pineapple Hill hehe) at about 7.10 am. I was in category A and we were suppose to report by 7.30 am as the race would start at 8.00 am (sharp?). The two indian emcees were DAMN ANNOYING! They kept nagging at those people who were walking slowly, or asking them the same questions like 'What time does it start' etc. I admit it was hard to control such a big crowd but seriously, don't have to NAAAAAAAAAAG so much right? Like an aunty only hehe... So after managing to get all the Category A peeps at the starting line, he tak puas hati some more. He went calling all the numbers from A001 to A170! There were some who wasn't in this category hanging around there talking to their peers, and he shoooooed them out! Using a mic! Jesus...

Finally! The race began!

The staircase was DAMN narrow and cemented! It was torture! For every floor requires four times the normal stairs for a floor! When I reached the 12th Floor I stopped for awhile, feeling very fatigue, and again in 16th Floor and I think 21st (The 21st had nothing, but you can see four storeys down, which made me nauseous!). The staircase was humid but airy, what with all the sweat!
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But like Temasek Towers, when I finally reached the top, the view was breathtaking! It was worth the climb! A free tick up KL Tower Man! I could see as far as Shah Alam and the Titiwangsa Range (oh and Genting!). I also realised then that KL is surrounded by hills and mountains! No wonder they it is a Klang Valley!

Finally, after admiring the view, I got down. Oh while climbing up and coming down, there were many cameramen taking pictures and videos. I always gave them my signature PEACE ehehe...


Dad took this for me... No good job on the camwhoring part here...


Whoa! I climbed that? No kidding!


Menara KL: WOW Mesti Pergi!


Eh they have that reversed bungee jump thingie also! I saw this somewhere in Clarke Quay/Boat Quay at Singapore! We have to go guys!


The Petronas Twin Towers! KL Tower is actually taller than Petronas as it is situated on the hill!


Eh Menara Maybank! 'My turn my turn!' yelled mum... Mum's turn to camwhore.


The Milo Van giving away EXTRA SWEET Milo... Urgh


Saw the veterans while coming down.. YOU GO OLD MAN!

Alright since Dad didn't satisfy my camwhoring urges... TADA!

met up with Aik Chiew and Michelle @ Tanjung USJ 9 today. They were my ns camp mates back in Terengganu and Shah Alam! We remained rather close after that as both of them lived in Subang, and lived through our ns days together.

We updated each other on what's happening to our lives. Aik Chiew still 'suffering' in MMU Cyberjaya, Mich studying in Melbourne, while I'm in IMU!

We also talk about our memorable and funny NS days:

How the idiots who jumped into the common water tank which we used to bath. When we saw how murky the water was, we went 'bathroom hopping'

There was one weird guy in the camp who reads the business section of the newspaper (we were still after SPM then remember!?)

How I hated my roommate in UITM so much that I wanted to move in with Aik Chiew (Ben if you're reading this I'm sorry but I almost got your roommate into agreeing to kick you out of your rooom!), only to find out that my roommate likes my company, which made me feel so guilty! Plus he's gigantic and strong! Wouldn't want to mess with him. I bet he's in some army recruit now.

How the wake up calls in UITM went from strict knocking on doors to lazy-i-give-up 'baaaanggggun' annoucements

and the list goes on...

It's amazing how we can just talk and talks, and talk even though we haven't see each other in ages. It's like we're still so close. Ok la Mich and Aik Chiew have been friends seen secondary school, but then... Anyway since didn't see them for sooooooo long had to take pics! Can't believe they're camwhorers too!


Aik Chiew and Mich. Warning they're not together!


Best friends in NS, plus Sheng Cui the business times reader.


I always thought Mich's lips were those thick Amber Chia like ones but didn't have the chance to tell her.


Last pose before goodbye! I guess it's true: When you've been through hell together, you remain best friends forever.

3rd Day in university:

"Hey why are there so many posters on practising safe sex?"

"I don't know, maybe our seniors were very 'active' hehe.."

"Yeah they say even oral sex must be safe sex."

"Actually, what is oral sex ah? How you do it? How to put it?"

"I don't know leh, why don't we ask CK, I'm sure he knows!"

o_O WTF?!?

Another incident:

Lecturer: Malaysians are so used to guidebooks and model answers, there is model essays and karangan, past year papers and answers, guildeline to chemistry etc. I am actually suprised that there is no model answer to the Kamasutra!

--> Hahaha... Haha?

Only one or two, including me, laughed.

WTF is wrong with you people? You don't know Kamasutra?

imupharmacy 

When I first got my letter of acceptance:

"Yippie I got in!" dances around naked in my room.

The next day the letter was left in my cupboard.

The eve of first day of uni (12 February):

"If payment is not made before 27 January, your place will be automatically given up.

SHIT!

Mum and I went earlier in the morning on 13 Feb to enquire about my place since I didn't pay the bill. Mum was not supposed to be there until later in the afternoon for the White Coat Ceremony, but I needed her then to support my "Oh we were in Zimbabwe visiting our indegenous relatives during Chinese New Year" lie.

Luckily enough, they let me in after all the nagging from the dean of admission

Uni started!

So nice of them to welcome us! My FOOT! Pay you so much just give us such a banner? Where's the red carpet and kompangs and lion dances?

After settling the admin stuff, us new students went for a white coat rehearsal. This is like an 'induction/installation' kind of event where the juniors go up on stage and the seniors where the lab coats for us juniors. So classy and profesional!

Dad was there too representing the Malaysian Phamaceutical Society. To avoid any misunderstandings of family biasness in the future, I did not attend the booth nor talked to him. Mum did though, almost blew my cover.

It was worst when the dean and some lecturers know me because of my parents! My interviewers, who so happen to know my dad too, saw me while at the white coat rehearsal. He said hi loudly to me and said that he saw my mum outside... in front of everyone!

NOOOOOO

It's not that I'm embarassed to be with them, hell I'm cool! But cause dad is an active pharmacist and everyone here seems to know him, better not put family and politics in you know?

There were so many JPA and MARA Scholars as well! They came in one group, talking to each other. I who doesn't know anyone, felt a bit left out at first as I was wondering how in the world would they know each other on the first day?

The White Coat Ceremony was in the afternoon. Mum and Dad came to see, though they sat seperately (don't need me to explain anymore!). The seniors are supposed to put on our lab coats for us, after that we button it on stage. So some gave the seniors buttoned lab coats, while some put the buttons in the wrong holes, mum said it was damn obvious but what to do.

Met a few new friends already, hopefully things will continue to improve by the day?

(continued today)

Today was a FUCKING BORING DAY! Came to school in the morning at 9 for a briefing by the Dean of Pharmacy. He was telling us not to lie/play tricks on him as he knows our tactics. I don't think so! It's more of the students' stupid responses that caught them on the spot!

Example: This guy did not turn up for a test because he was locked from his hostel while he's housemates went for the test. Mr Tiger Dean asked how long has he stayed there and he doesn't have a key all that while. He said 13 months and yes.

STUPID STUDENT! If it was me, I would first start off like this:

Me: Sir I'm soooo sorry that I did not take the test today. You see, I lost my keys yesterday night and I forgot to tell my housemates. So happened that when I came home I bumped into them, so it kind of crossed my mind. Today I was the last one to leave the house and then only I remembered that I lost my keys last night! Made worst when my housemates went off to uni already! I tried calling them but they were uncontactable! So that's why sir. I am soooo sorry!

Would you believe? LOL

Anyway the briefing ended at 10.20 am. The next program would be meeting with your tutor, scheduled at FUCKING 1.30 pm! How in the hell! My new found friends headed for the library to kill time. We read a bit of newspapers, browsed through the references shelf, and then got bored. I tried reading medical journals but couldn't understand the jargans. I almost dozed off and drooled on them! Haha...

Went for lunch at the uni canteen that served economy rice ala cina and melayu. Killed time by talking there.

What an unproductive day...

oh and HAPPY VALENTINES DAY EVERYONE ESPECIALLY MY DEAR JOLENE!

In conjunction with Valentines Day
QUIZ TIME!!

You're a Passionate Kisser

For you, kissing is about all about following your urges If someone's hot, you'll go in for the kiss - end of story You can keep any relationship hot with your steamy kisses A total spark plug - your kisses are bound to get you in trouble

What Kind of Kisser Are You?

Sorry dear, it was darn hard!

The rules/procedures are as follows: The first player of this game starts with the topic "five weird habits of yourself," and people who get tagged need to write an entry about their five weird habits as well as state this rule clearly. In the end, you need to choose the next five people to be tagged and link to their web journals. Don't forget to leave a comment in their blog or journal that says "You are tagged" (assuming they take comments) and tell them to read yours.

So here it is!

• I have to watch one hour of MTV a day! Although I couldn’t do so in Singapore, I go to music stores like HMV, Tower Records and Gramophone as alternatives, at least once a week! Now that I’m back in Malaysia, this addiction never died after all!!

• When I like a particular song, I will not just download it, but the whole album too!

Would you look at that? I think Chun Leen's List looks like that too!

• I like to talk to myself when I am alone. It might develop into a mental syndrome when I grow old but for now, I just like to listen to my voice! I do it in the morning and before I go to sleep. My satisfaction is more enhanced when I talk to the mirror! Sometimes, I will go foreign and speak with an accent. Howdy mate!

• I like to wear slippers no matter where I go. I think slippers are the most ideal informal wear. I wear my Reebok beach slippers everyday be it going for dinner, out with my girl and going to places like 1U, Pyramid and Mid Valley! Of course if go Luna Bar or KLCC cannot la! I am trying to make a trend here, that slippers can be cool too, but somehow people are not convince! LOL

Looks nice no? Its freaking expensive though, RM 60 plus for flipflops/slippers?

• My taste buds are ruined by National Service and Singapore! To me any food is good food to me. So if you ask me whether is this restaurant’s Char Koay Teow better than the other restaurant, I would go ‘What do you think?’ and my subsequent respond to his/her response would be ‘I suppose so!’ Reverse psychology baby!

So now I have to tag 5 more people! Hehe I just realised that it is fun!

1. Chun Leen
2. Eng Hooi
3. Jon Siow
4. Sze May
5. Shanta
   

Coffee @ 1NiteGenting

For our family, Open Houses or Rumah Terbuka organised by the political parties is a must for us when we visit Penang during Chinese New Year (and Hari Raya and Deepavali). Since my grandmothers were almost immobile, and my brother is back in the stage where he is 'embarassed to be with his parents', Dad, Mum, Ah Yee and I went to one jointly organised by the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) and Gerakan (which means 'People's Movement' according to Ah Yee). Both parties are under Barisan Nasional. Gerakan has been a main party ruling Penang for quite awhile now.

The open house was was held at Penang International Sports Arena (PISA)!


Hmm... the mandarin oranges given by MCA and Gerakan


The crowd was smaller than usual, as there was another open house somewhere in another part of the island. The last open house I went, I waited 30 - 45 minutes for a plate of char koay teow! This year's it took us 5 minutes for two FULL plates!


Ah Yee and her friends are open house kakis. Be it Chinese New Year, Hari Raya or Deepavali, opposition or not, they are always there!!


We couldn't find any seats initially, but Ah Yee being the experienced, managed to dig out some! In a table of 10, where 8 were already filled up, she somehow convinced them to let 4 of us join them!

Dad took me wiping my sweat, with the Gerakan Choir as backdrop. But to me it's as though I'm disappointed with their performance. They were lousy! It better be a team where they just formed a few days ago and practised very rarely... Otherwise, if it was a true choir, their training = our tax money = wasted! They sang songs like 'Xin Nian Quai Le' and 'You Are My Sunshine'! EEEEEEEE


The dignititaries. Can you spot whose head is Tan Sri Koh Tsu Koon's (Penang's Chief Minister)?


PM Pak Lah was there as well! He was commenting on the Char Koay Teow served there:

'Nampaknya semua chef-chef cina sedang bercuti, sebab Char Koay Teow ini mamak yang masak punya! Aku datang ke sini dengan harapan untuk makan Penang CKT asli! HAhAhA'

LOL He amuses me sometimes...

After two plates of Char Koay Teow, one plate of Nasi Kandar, Mee Rebus, 4 cups of orange juice and one bowl of ice kacang, we called it quits and adjourned home.

Open Houses is actually the time when all races visit each other to pay their respects to whatever occasion is being celebrated. The 'muhibah' spirit is augmented with the array of traditional local delicacies. It is no doubt that such a joyous occasion like this Chinese New Year should not just be celebrated among Chinese, but by all as well!

On another note, Open Houses like this is just for us to grab free food and angpaus...