Oh brave new world!

Oh large, unintimidating libraries,
Oh-so-helpful librarians,
Oh! So infinitely (pronounced in-fayh-night-lee) empty places of discussions.

Allow me to break into song (and something bearing resemblance to poetry) as I describe the pin-drop silence of Nilai IUC's library. Here, there's no need for any Silent Zones. The people here can thankfully shut up. More than I might like them to shut up actually.

Anyway, I have found, Eric Arthur Blair aka George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four there. Yes, the book I have been lusting after for so long has chosen to have an intimate relationship with me for 2 weeks. This is more than I can take of course, for just a few days of rigorous workovers with 1984 is enough to leave my eyes watering and body shaking with satisfaction.

My carefree days are going to be over, as I will be studying for 4 hours a day starting from this Monday. Some Math lecturer suddenly decided to come on that date.

1984 details the sufferings of 19th Century man, Winston Smith, who has been plagued by very serious problems, one of which includes thoughtcrime(read the book). Displeased with the life he leads, he comes to believe the existence of a revolutionary group which rises among the commoners (proletariats) and strives th find a way to join them and overthrow the current, oppressive, totalitarian government of Oceania, ruled by The Party. Along the way, of course, he indulges in the forbidden fruits which were, of course, forbidden by the government. Among which includes hating Big Brother, the all-enigmatic-and-all-powerful leader of The Party, sex (duh!!), love (doubleduh!!), and eating pure chocolate. Finally.....

READ THE BOOK FOR YOURSELF!!!
This comes highly reccommended for avid readers who have really subversive ideas and/or want to see for themselves the relevance of today with the past, which has quite accurately been predicted by Orwell.

I shall end this post with a verse from 1984.

'Under the spreading chestnut tree,
I sold you and you sold me.'
-Nineteen Eighty-Four, George Orwell

A friend in need is a friend, indeed

The Internet here is sooo bloody slow.





I cannot believe this, I can't do filesharing (to you, it's called piracy), blogging (to you, it's typing rubbish) and chatting (to you, it's wasting time laughing at the computer screen).

And guess what, if I want better connectivity, I have got to pay RM144 for 3 months. Don't ask me whether it's worth it or not, heck, my NEIGHBOUR gives free connectivity (no encryption and passwords..).

I thought the wireless in the room was supremely shitty, turns out the wireless throughout the campus was a joke. Well, probably because they don't want students surfing graphics (ahem) and information intensive websites. But at least include blogging and emailing lahhh.

I will most certainly go back for the weekends to publish entries.

First things first:

1. The lecturer for my Maths class isn't here. It is going to be like this for 2 weeks. Double bugger. And in the end, they will be squishing all our 2 weeks worth work into the remainder of the semester.
Seems like there are a lot of empty positions here.
2. My class consists of people from different courses. Meaning, we have people taking different diplomas (i.e. E and E, Mechatronics, und so weiter). As it is the May intake, we don't have huge classes of students doing the same programme, so we're basically a mixed up bunch.
3. Since I have studied A Levels for more than 4 months, the Physics classes won't be much of a problem.........for now.
4. The people here are really diverse and multi racial. And the best part is, their England ain't that good save for the foreign students. But nevertheless, life is a learning process. I will learn to speak the languages. Of Cantonese and Mandarin.
5. Some really great friends of mine had allowed me to use their Nilai Accounts. And so the internet speed is rather surpassing that of the normal rubbish.

Thank you!!

No poop...!

Yeehawww!

I hold the very power to War and Peace. Haha, just kidding, it's a title of a tome I got from my friends. Hot damn, War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy, is like a blessed history lesson told in the perspective of many historical (duh!) figures of the old times. No more falling asleep when it concerns history. My Wiki is going to be filled with history searches. You cannot stop me!!

And I also have been taken on a journey Out of the Silent Planet. Yet again, its a short novel by C.S. Lewis, one that I have been 'murdering' to get ever since mine eyes chanced upon a (yet another) Wiki article about space travels. Hell, H.G. Wells is the new Stephen King for me now. So move over, sister.

Then again, my animalistic thirst for books would not be satiated had it not been for the few people who actually bought the books (and forgot to peel off the price tags??) and gave them to me. So thank you, generous mortals, once again.

Menilai (judging)

Ahh, the emancipation from the dreadful bloodsuckers (mosquitoes). The carbon sinks (green trees) surrounding me. The short distance from apartment to academic buildings. An expensive and utilised-only-by-the-rich gym.

Sweet bliss has a new name: Nilai IUC.

Say good bye to 8 hours of non-stop and mind-numbing education. Hello 4 hours of core subjects. (and an additional dunno how much hours of stupid LAN)

Cannot wait for my first taste of something so sweet this Friday. Something like liquefied honey. Wait, have I mistaken chlorinated water for milk and honey?

PE6 Allstars

The duds at KFC SJ

That's quite a tribute to PEE6.

Doodle Noodle

Whee. Played fool's ball today. No, it was fooseball. Well, it costed quite a pretty penny (che, don't read this..) but never fear, accosting and threatening John made it a point to beat his change ( circa RM2, and don't say CHEAPSKATE out aloud now)out of Roshan, Kelvin, Ming Guan and Ken Vin. (albeit quite unsuccessfully)

Somebody broke a 'man' and made my life a living hell. That was so selfish of you, whoever you are. I will report you to Mr. Albert Low tomorrow. Haha, that was a joke. I have no idea who the hell it was. But I do know now, that a player must not spin a 'man' at over 360 degrees ever so violently, or they risk fucking up other people's games.

Edgar Allen Poe's stories are brilliantly told, if you can understand it's England (actually, Mr. Poe was American). Even if you are not as adept at catching certain phrases like "hypochondriac" or "phantasm" or "presentiment" or "epoch", a dictionary can always stand to correct you. (not literally..) So, it is just a matter of getting off your lazy posterior and getting that Collins or Oxford. It does not have to be a tome, I have got a pocket one. (not that it fits in my breastpocket or pants-pocket)

One of the most irritating and irking phrases I seem to encounter these days is, "You're leaving already, Why do you care??!!"
Spoken mostly by one of my most irritating friend/classmate whom I will not name here. You seem to make a pleasant nuisance of yourself, don't you? He-who-must-not-be-named. (obviously too much of Harry Potter's "pwefessuh"s and "Pottuh"s)

Countdown: 4 more days before uprooting myself into uncharted wilderness. Shall the land there be flowing with milk and honey, or will it be leaking putrescently sweet poison?

"The truest form of happiness lies in working hard and living frugally."
--Napolean, Animal Farm

And no, I am not a communist.

My 'sincerest' of apologies

My heartfelt apologies go out to Timothy, Ko, Marcel and Joanne.
"I have made you miss the train by 2 minutes just because you all decided to wait for me. Very very sorry."

Now if you (think you) know me quite well, you know that was not sincere. I am a real a-hole when it comes to apologies sometimes. Beg your pardon and forgiveness.

Yeah, right, no big deal missing a train right? Except that that jerk-off of a train was KTM. Yes, gasp now, foolish mortals. And shut up and continue listening (reading) to what I have to say.

Like I was saying, that wanker of a train was delayed for quite some time. This speaker (typist) think it was because of a derailment earlier in the day on the Seremban line. Somewhere around 3 pm actually. Thank God those guys agreed to wait for me until 6.30 pm as they 'lepak'ed earlier and could have left earlier to Lee Lian's palace.

Bottomline: Do not take your chances with century-old-inefficient-rubbish-like public transportation like KTM. Komuter Tanah-bloody Melayu. What does that tell you? KTM has been around since the blessed colonial days.

And thus I met the legendary: Joanne Lim!!! Another rubbish heaper-talker like Ko and Daniel and apparently, Tim. Keep up the great work Joanne.

I had only spent less than 2 hours at the Kong Palace. The time I had there was great as the atmosphere was heady and sweltering hot unlike the dream house/mansion Lee Lian was getting me to picture in her leaflet of invitation. But I had quite a blast (of heat) there. Happy belated birthday, Lee Lian (currently 18 years and 1 week old).

I'd like to thank Andrew, Sue Wei's bf for ferrying us all around from the KTM station to the house and back. Nice car bub.

No pictures of the party however. I plan to keep this blog's virginity i.e. not pollute it with private and confidential pictures. Ask Ken Vin for pics. Not I.

On another note, Roshan, I admire your tenacity in bonding with Lee Lian's girlfriends. No one could have bigger balls than you. (as a figure of speech..)

Post MUN euphoria

YES!!!!!!!!!!!! The very first MUN conference I helped to organise (yaya, Ken Vin will now say I have to take charge sometimes) was a stunning success. At least to me it was. (So shut up all you pessimists and wet blankies and leave me to bask in my self made glory)

Bloody brilliance is sometimes spoilt (and overshadowed) by retarded delegates though.

Take for instance, the adamant refusal of the Delegate of the Russian Federation to obey the orders of the Chair was unacceptable. Still, the Chairs forgave her, much to the disappointment of the general public (Floor).

The Delegate of Japan was getting so out of hand that Nik Shazarina decided to totally ignore him (with the prompting of the Deputy Secretary General) so as to allow others (like the Ambassador of the Russian Federation and the Delegate of the World Nuclear Association) a fair and equal (and overrated...) chance to give their five cents worth. I mean literally, as most of their speeches contained nothing close to the actual facts and was dreadfully embellished with professions of a loving and fillial son and the supporting of a 1964 James Bond movie starring Sean Connery (From Russia, With Love).

Still, all was not lost, as the delegation from France made quite good speakers (thus the certificates) and Shaun Kua shone as the Delegate of The United States of America. First timers like Achmed as the Delegate of Oman and Erick as the Delegate of Sudan made sizeable impacts.

Never fret, for the delegation of Singapore are there to save the day!!!
As usual, the delegate/deputy secretary general was the feisty one (no dirty thoughts please..) as he was stirring up comflict with the Delegate of the United Kingdom in the debating of a resolution.

Nevertheless, successful conferences are not without help from the Admin Staff (headed by Timothy Quek) and the Chairs of GA1 and GA2.

Lek Ken Vin deserves some respect for attempting to organise the conference.

The highlight (quite aptly put) was the celebration of Kong Lee Lian's birthday after the Plenary Session, as many people had sang birthday songs (tunelessly) and wolf whistled. No comments there.

And so, thus ends one of the biggest events I have had at Taylor's.

Long Live MUN!!!

Only an ocean away

So far during the holidays, have I done anything fruitful or anything remotely useful for my future endeavours in this conflict riddled world? Well, except splurge a lot of money on some Haagen Dasze (how do you spell it?) and Dome during my not-so-recent outing, no.

The outing on Thursday with KV and friends was quite crazy. Watched 2 movies, imagine. I know its no big deal to you movie buffs out there, but it is one helluva big deal for me. Of course, that kind of stupid behaviour (watching 2 movies in a row) has some serious repercussions.

1. Popcorn (medium) eaten during the first movie fermented realllllllyyyy badly. As result, my semi-frozen-and-frostbitten-fingers were ridiculously sticky with caramel (not that there was much to begin with anyway, they were stingy on the caramel..) were disgusting. The caramel was stuck in clumps and were not evenly distributed. Which made the popcorn ridiculously disgusting to eat. Rubbish, and they say do not bring outside food, it's as if their food is any better either.

2. Red eyes accumulated from yesterday's late night was worsened. I looked like I had conjunctivitis and sounded to some people like I was cranky and mean. No comment.

Out of the whole outing, I derived some life lessons.
When you have a half shut eye due to some inconvenience (like banging your eye against a door corner in the middle of the night), try not to piss off other people. Or they will do their very best (even if it kills them) to permanently shut that particular eye and perhaps graduate and shut the other one too.

Quick comebacks never hurt anyone, you say. Hurt comes quicker than a comeback, I'll say. The phrase "knock yourself out" redefined, literally.

Just so you know...

We still need people who are interested to join our TAYMUN-SG 2008 Conference. Suddenly, we don't seem to care whether they all come either from Taylor's and Sri Garden. Just keep coming people.

Just kidding. Although we do welcome veterans who were from SG, I prefer Taylorians. Helas, I don't have many tailors visiting this blog.

Upcoming workshops in Taylor's will be:

22 April 2008 (Tuesday)
4.00-5.00 PM
LT2
Topics: On opening speeches and lobbying.

24 April 2008 (Thursday)
4.00-5.00 PM
LT2
Topic: Resolution Writing.


Ken Vin will be handling the one on 22nd April whereas I will be handling the 24th April.

So gals, if you ladies are fans of either of us, please come. Guys, please accompany your gals if you do not wish them to be stolen by the both of us.

Gear up people!

Poster, Click to Enlarge

Serious Shit

Apparently, Chairman Mao took my Ad-For-Rent title previously very seriously...so here it is:

Taylor's University College Model United Nations
and
Sri Garden's Model United Nations

1st Annual Bilateral Conference

In a very desperate bid to promote our club's first particular major event,
I, yes, the very desperate blog owner is promoting (/ begging)
all of you out there to join.

YES, You!

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The event takes place from the 25th to 27th April 2008 at Taylor's University College main campus.
The fee is RM 10 per delegate.
Choose an available country. The best is to find a partner and together, be delegates for that country.
Choose General Assembly 1 or 3.
What do I mean with General Assembly 1 or 3? Simple, they both have different topics to be debated on:
GA1
• Combating defamation of religion
• The question of the role of diamonds in fueling conflict
• The role of illegal drug-trafficking in order to finance terrorist organisation
• Situation of nuclear security in Iran
GA3
• Measures to prevent the dissemination of racist and xenophobic materials
• Gay rights
• The protection of from enforced or involuntary disappearances
• The sale of body organs by the poor, esp. women due to economic desperation

Next step: One of you must choose to be the ambassador for that country. No difference, the ambassador just has to have another extra job of making the opening speech of that country.

Interested, come to our workshops to prep up yourself.

(Friday) 4th April 2008 (3.30 - 5.00 p.m.) LT 5
(Tuesday) 22th April 2008 (4.00 - 5.00 p.m.) LT 5
(Thursday) 24th April 2008 (4.00 - 5.00 p.m.) LT 2

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Copied from Taylor's Model United Nations official blog:

Till now, Taylor's University College students has managed to fill 30 of the alloted 84 delegate seats.
and Sekolah Sri Garden has managed to fill 24 of the alloted 62.

STILL A LONG WAY TO GO. ANYONE INTERESTED PLEASE CONTACT US!.

Lek Ken Vin - 0132089988
John Khoo - 0123768107
Lim Wei Zhen- 0122180290

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For more information regarding the conference, visit http://taymun.blogspot.com



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(I am not the very desperate blog owner..)

Ad-Space For RENT!!

Basically, TAYMUN has been eating up so much of my life, I am definitely going to miss it when I leave.
On the other hand (my left), Nilai has got some decent sports facilities and it even has a gym. Wow.

Okok, better stop ranting (I have not even started) about Nilai, or people will start thinking that I am not going to miss my friends at Taylor's.

One of my classmates said, "I heard you are going to change college. So, you wasted 9k right?"

Well, the experience of meeting new people is really terrific and from Taylor's, I get to actually appreciate and acquire new skills. I usually have stomach 'aches' and start sweating before any presentation. I used to think it's a curse, but now I just embrace it as a sign of my prepared-ness before doing any big thing like chairing a meeting and making a presentation. Which reminds me, I have to talk on resolution writing (MUN again..) on the 24th of April.

The turnout for our conference registration and workshop was not that great, but I do appreciate Mr. Hanna's help in helping us get the ICPU students' support for the event. Like I said, CAL students are almost all nerds, except a few select ones. ICPU consists of more vocal students. Don't worry PM4, you guys are definitely not the nerdiest...haha!

I would also like to thank Wei Zhen for taking over the navigation of SS TAYMUN from me, all the best in your new position as Vice President of TAYMUN and do tolerate our dear chairman's demanding and somewhat subversive attitude. It can be quite irritating but loveable at the same time, so you do not know whether to slap him or hug him (or whatever girls do to cute jerks).

And oh shinola, I forgot to buy some Physics past year papers to be completed during the holidays. I would have to go back to Taylor's and buy those blasted pieces of paper. Now would I go back during the holidays? Hell, no.

Even the Nights are Better by Air Supply

I, I was the lonely one
Wondering what went wrong
Why love had gone
And left me lonely

I, I was so confused
Feeling like Id just been used
Then you came to me
And my loneliness left me

I use to think I was tied to a heartache
That was the heartbreak
But now that Ive found you

(chorus)
Even the nights are better
Now that were here together
Even the nights are better
Since I found you
Even the days are brighter
When someone you loves beside you
Even the nights are better
Since I found you

You, you knew just what to do
Cause you had been lonely too
And you showed me how
To ease the pain

And you did more
Than mend a broken heart
Cause now youve made a fire start
And i, I can see that you feel
The same way

I used to think I was tied to a heartache
That was the heartbreak
But now that Ive found you
(repeat chorus)

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Terrific song, ask me to share if you have my msn or p2p it yourself.
It ranked quite high on Lite FM's Countdown today. Most of Air Supply's songs ranked quite high on the 500 Songs Countdown today. Your loss if you don't like oldies.

WARNING!!

I am like: What the hell??!

What the??

I was browsing through the comments on my blog and I found this:

Tara said...
hey its tara, here is the website i was talking about where i made the extra summer cash.......... the website is here

http://www.paidsurveysetc.com/half-price-coupon/index.php?hop=higginb3

Just check out the site yourself to see what kinda bollocks they put there. Make money from home? Easy convenience? Nobody ever made easy money save from crime if they never worked hard. Shove it.

I don't even know how this advertising person got hold of this address.

???

By the power vested in me....

This week has been a series of rude and pleasant awakenings. (And no, this does not fall under personal life, Chings)

Discovered that JPA aka PSD will not grant scholarships unto those who have not reached the minimum 2A mark for "Pendidikan Moral". Bollocks. Do I appear to have more morality even after finishing 2 bleeding years of 'moral education'?? All right, so it's my fault for not memorising the 'nilai-nilai murni' (virtues of humankind) or the 'kata-kata kunci' (keywords in the phrases of the virtues of humankind). So sorry...

Aiks, I am starting to fall asleep during my lessons. What the??!! So I have to slap myself awake. It probably is the effect of staying up late to do some MUN proposal that would not even be approved in the following 2 weeks to follow.

Someone: Yeah. And chatting online until laaatttee into the night had nothing to do with your sleepiness. Riiiighttt.

It was MUN related of course. I think?

Well, I am starting to really like these nerdy PM students. Especially PM4. Whole bunch of bio-quoting asses, but really fun. I smell potential. (This is not to 'bodek' you guys, you are still flawed foolish mortals!) Really nice to work with.

And yeah, I could be the combination of Stalin and Hitler, just because Ken Vin is Chairman Mao. Minus the bigotry, principles of Aryanism and stupid mistakes.

Oh yeah, McFlurryTM does taste good on a hot day. Sugar loaded and full of OreoTMs. (protect their trademarks)

some dance

Pretty cool song Hui Ning.
But I was not dancing when I heard it, I was sitting my ass on a cushion with my elbows on my knees while leeching from my neighbour.

Hold the line!

The oncoming incesant barrage of Pure Maths upon my psyche has almost taken its toll. Almost. Nobody gives up that easily.

These club proposals are getting longer and longer. The longer they are, the more impressed Malaysians are, according to Chairman Mao/Ken Vin. So when I handed in the proposal to Miss Shirley, the first sentence she uttered was, "WAH! So long wan ah?" Either the fact was stated in a state of total awe and respect for us MUNers or it was supposed to be followed by "How the hell am I supposed to read it ha??? Think I very free isit????!!!!!" Of course, she was used to dealing with clowns and she professionally accepted the proposal. The latter response was outta the question. (it could have ran through her mind though..)

Perlis is in a state of almost chaos. Who's the new Chief Minister? All due respect, at least leave your sultans with some "kedaulatan" lah Pak Lah. Where's that ketuanan Melayu? Why did you undermind him? Or were you just plain lazy to read the state constitution??(too old?)

Hmm, well, on Monday I did something very last minute. And impromptu. I knelt down and confessed love to a girl. Yeah, you wish. Anyways, I did a presentation, from a layman's point of view (still quite technical) about the procedures and proceedings of a typical MUN conference.

Reasons for off-the-cuff performance:
1. Chairman Lek decided he wanted me to speak more often during meetings.
2. I felt I needed to speak more during meetings.

Aah....the people in the back rows keep nodding off. Admittedly, I would too if I was attending something boring. But unfortunately, MUN is NOT boring! Golddarn it. Probably do some Q and A after each segment of the presentation.

WAKE UP PEOPLE! Hold the line!

If I just lie here

I mean, I am sitting here.

Tag writing:

Part 1: On the outside (nice on the outside, plain rotten and worm-ridden on the inside)

Not a very wise idea to divulge personal information. The other day, my mom was telling me that when you own a weblog, you have to control the amount of information which spews forth from the pages. Say for example:

Mr. A has had quite an exciting childhood. In fact, quite a racy adolescent-hood. So racy, he went skinny dipping with his gal friend one ass-warming, sun-shining, tan-inducing afternoon. Naturally, they took pictures. And Mr. A, posted them on his weblog. 20 years later, word of his "adventures" leak out. After all, just Google someone and ta-da! So does he get to be Company CEO? No, he gets fired. Still looking good Mr. A??

Nevertheless:

Current status: Singular
Eye Colour: I like to think of it as honey-coloured. Just to beat the Europeans at their emerald and deep-sea eyes. In reality when the sun does not shine on it, it's black. Dream on babe.
Hair colour: I am Asian. And I have never dyed my hair. Neither do I descend from Marco Polo. Go figure.
Righty or Lefty: I use my right hand to write, if that's what this statement is asking.
Zodiac sign: Don't care.

Part 2: On the Inside

Your Heritage: I am 1/5 German, 1/5 French, 1/5 Russian, 1/5 Chinese and 1/5 fully Malaysian blue blood.
Your Fear: Finding worms in my favourite chocolate.
Your Weakness: Pleading girls begging for a favour...is just one of them.

Part 3: Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow

Your thoughts first waking up: What a great day!! I feel ready to take on the world!! (yeah right...)
Your bedtime: 11.30-12.00pm. Thanks to Ken Vin...
Your most missed memory: Going overseas.


Part 4: Your Pick

Pepsi or Coke: Perfect substitutes, in plain Economics terminology. I don't care in plain English.
McD's or Burger King: They both make you fat. What the hell.
Single or Group Dates: When I have someone, I want her all to my selfish self.
Adidas or Nike: Nike sounds more global.
Lipton Tea or Nestea: I rarely drink tea, let alone Malaysian tea.
Chocolate or Vanilla: "Give me my aphrodisiac now!" screams Caesar before a round of steamy intercourse with his billion concubines.
Cappuccino or Coffee: Starbucks is expensive. So I rarely drink coffee.

Part 5: Do You . . .

Smoke: I smoke all kinds of cigarettes. There's Gudang Garam, Marlboro, N20, and CO. Fucking smokers and open burners.
Curse: Refer to previous answer.
Drink : I can walk in straight lines after a bout of guzzling. Not that I guzzle much anyway.

Part 6: In the Past Month

Drank alcohol: During my cousin bro's farewell "to Australia" party.
To the mall: To watch a movie with some of PM4's prestigious students.
Been on stage: This afternoon and last week's afternoon. MUN. Duh!!
Eaten sushi: No.
Dyed your hair: Like I said, I have a natural hair colouring.

Part 7: Have You Ever?

Played a stripping game: Only guys with 'hot bods' get the attention. But I do strip for myself everytime I shower if that's what this question is about.
Changed who you were to fit in: I am unique.

Part 8: Age

You're hoping to be married: Dunno.

Part 9: In A Guy/Girl

Best eye colour: With contact lenses nowadays, I don't know what to expect.
Hair colour: There's dyes around all over. Hell, I could have a redhead Asian girlfriend for all I know.
Short or long hair: Don't matter. It grows right?

Part 10: What Were You Doing?

1 minute ago: Taking out the trash.
1 hour ago: Eating my dinner.
1 month ago: Worrying about the club.
1 year ago: Being an asshole.

Part 11: Finish The Sentences

I love: eating chocolates.
I feel: in the mood for more classical music.
I miss: my sister.
I need: God of War: Chains of Olympus for PSP.

Looks like I have finished the tag. Monumental achievement!