A sequel to
this.
Yup folks, it's that time of the year again!
A time for celebration, a time for cheers;
a time for reminiscence, a time for tears;
a time to say goodbye, for a passed year,
and a time to greet hello, for 2009 is here!
Woohoo, Hallmark should hire me; I do darn well in rhyming cheesy lines ;)
But, why does time always fly so fast?? You don't even realize it's ticking away until you look at the calendar and realize that OMG there's only _____ more days left to 2008, when the memories of the past New Year's Eve are still
fresh in your mind.
2008 has been eventful. I've experienced the ups and downs, the fats and thins (yeah, weight kept fluctuating). Gained many, lost some, learned alot, grew up much much more.
Bloggie - and hopefully yOU too - has been with me through all these trying times ^____^ Thinking back and reviewing past entries will undoubtedly ignite nostalgia; but along with that, there is also a sense of appreciation and renewed enthusiasm for life.
And life has indeed been very interesting the past one year. One helluva roller-coaster ride, but I'm glad to say I've weathered it all and emerged a *cough* more mature person.
But most importantly of all, if it weren't for all of you bunch of siao-ted, high-ified people I call
friends, I don't think I could have stayed sane and held it all together.
It's like fighting fire with fire. How NOT to go crazy? Surround self with crazy friends :D
But really, thanks so much for the support, the encouragement, the spontaneity, the randomness, the understanding .. just, EVERYTHING.
To the Yuk Chai old friends,
I know our numbers are dwindling, but all the same I'm glad the few of us managed to keep in touch. It's great to meet you all once in a while, and see how much we've grown from the tiny little brats we were back then.
And to the YC Supermodel Babes especially, thank you for being the babes you are!! I can comfortably wear heels when I'm with you girls :)
To the DJ people,
Omg you guys are everywhere I can hardly keep track where you are. All over the globe, huh. Thank you for popping up messages whenever my PM screams of mounting homework and unfinished assignments! It's the distraction I need; concentrating too much will fry your brain ;P
And for my good good good good
est friends, thank you so much for everything; for giving me all sorts of views from different angles; for opening my mind to solutions that it refuses to think of; for listening and being there when I needed someone; for just being a friend, and a damn good one at that too :))
To the TS bunch,
I miss all of you! It was only when I came to F6 that I learn that one
whole class can really be good friends without having cliques and all. Everyone could talk to anyone, and we had such a great time in classes and labs. It was good meeting all of you
that night; the only thing is that the gathering was too short a time. Wished we could have a longer time to chat abit, but it was really really good seeing all of you again :)
My Guardian Angel, you've grown thinner! Hhahaha ;)
And a shoutout to a subset: the CC and Langkawi and Malacca and Cameron bunch,
I really dunno when our next trip is gonna be leh. Wished that I don't have to work (or at least take off-days that you don't need to replace), but I can't. But plan for trips anyway, and go even without me :) Thanks for being such great like-minded travel companions! I like how vacations are so very chilling, yet adventurous with you guys around. The planning stage is always the most exciting, agree? x)
And lastly but definitely not least,
to the Monash mates,
You guys are the only reason how I could survive nights vomitting 2000 words or finishing up 28-pages-long reports. Couldn't have done it without seeing all the funny PMs on WLM, or receiving words of encouragement (or the occasional poke from abnormal people who've actually finished their assignment a week earlier).
Thank you all for being such a fun, spontaneous bunch of friends! There'll never be a shortage of laughter whenever I'm with you guys :D And thanks for liking karaoke! Hahahaha, nice that Pyramid has Redbox :D
And so, with that out of the way, now we can move on to the main course of this evening, yes?
Let's get the ball rollin'!
Yeah, okay, I know, lame. On with the show then!
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366 Lessons Learnt in the Past 366 Days
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1.
Don't procrastinate. I didn't! That's why you'll be seeing a full 366 lessons this year.
Or will you? You can always find out by scrolling down, but why spoil the suspense?
Just make sure you're not rushing off for an early new-year celebration yeah, bcoz this might gonna take a looooonng while ;)
2.
Keep a diary-ful of lessons.Really helps when you're writing a blog post like this. And if you're suffering from short memory syndrome? Uh-uh, this is indispensable.
3.
Get a head-start in things, don't procrastinate.The first word of this post was typed in, uhm, September. Mega-project,
remember?
Oh gosh! This is so daunting. I don't know how to start >_______<
4.
When in doubt, make a list.Under other circumstances, this would have helped organize my thoughts a little.
But when you have over 360 thoughts to organize, things get abit scary.
Okay! If I can't get organized, then I'll be random ;)
5.
Twister is a game to be played only when you're not wearing low-cuts and mini-shorts.Relearned this on the first day of 2008. Twister works better if you have the balance, and if you're a contortionist.
6.
It's possible to get sick of BBQ-ed chicken wings, as yummy as they are.7.
Protect that small little thing called pendrive.Protect it with your life, because it IS your life.
And remember to bring it when you have presentation; sucks to run up and down to LAN office and back to tutorial room to get the back-up CD.
8.
The hardest topic makes for the most interesting presentation.Try an opening line of "Hi, good morning everyone. Today I will speak to you about Abnormal Sex".
See if that doesn't get a few of your audience members to sit up and take notice ;)
9.
And do presentations looking casual and cool, and you'll survive.Of course, being familar with your topic absolutely helps when your unrelenting course-mates bombard you with questions.
10.
And if you have a lecturer who equally doesn't favoUr those coursemates, even better :DEspecially when it comes to Q&A session and he helps you deflect those attacks.
Thank you Mr. Moore! :D
11.
Baby Viva is not lizard-proof!Driving with a lizard is as bad as living with one. Lizards are bad news, period.
12.
Virtual rats are kinda cute. But not everyone makes a good rat trainer. Think Sniffy.
13.
Handphone alarms make annoying little gadgets. I mean, it's good that you don't have to purposely buy a clock to wake you up. It's their
snooze function that renders them practically useless.
I can set the time to 6.15 am, and snooze my way to 7. I mean, what's the purpose of having an alarm if it can't wake you up at the time you're supposed to wake up?
Can't finish counting the times I was to wake up at 3 am to finish off assignment, only to jolt up with a start at 7 am and homework was due 5 pm that evening. Horrible feeling *nOdz*
And then the times I woke up late for uni and forgot to fetch carpool buddies? Was guilty like mad >______<
So I stick with this:
moms still make the best alarm clocks. 15.
Sheeps have no horns.16.
Missing items have a very freaky way of turning up suddenly, even after you've searched high and low for them.Especially when your lost student card appears right
inside your purse some six months after you get a new one.
Damn freaky o___O
17.
Replacing student cards at Monash is NOT cheap.So better not lose them (:
18.
Replacing carpark tickets at Pyramid isn't cheap either.So keep them in a safe place >___<
19.
Cycling may very well be my favorite sport, if given the chance to do it more often.Most sports and games make you sweat, but cycling makes you sweat, and then takes your sweat away naturally. Good form of exercise :D
20.
Vietnamese soya milk tastes bLEH.Went to eat Vietnamese cuisine at this restaurant @ Pyramid once, very early in the year. Remembered thinking that their BBQ lemongrass lamb chop wasn't bad. Am up to refreshing memory a little. So O' Viet again, anyone?
21.
Spending CNY in KL isn't so bad.Being super updated on the latest blockbusters is one of the perks.
Heheh.22.
When fixing a new modem and there's still a problem in connecting, check if you got the cables correct at the splitter first before calling the Telekom guy >< In other words, think of the simplest problem first before jumping into conclusions.
23.
Never go out on V Day if you're without a date - it gets depressing. You could start the day feeling all proud and nonchalant of your single status, and end the day feeling deprived, despite being surrounded by happy single friends. *sigh*
24.
Don't hope to watch a late-night movie on V Day if you have to line up to buy the tix.Crazy line, crazy people. So bottomline is,
25.
Stay at home and watch movies on Febuary 14th, date AND dateless.26.
Tony Roma is possible with discount vouchers.Their shrimp pasta dish is yummiee; but if you can eat beef, take their steak. Looks nice, even for a non-beef eater :D
27.
2nd kiosk at the BP petrol station @ DJ has a grudge against baby/me.Three times I parked there, three times I had problem with the petrol nuzzle. Feh.
28.
Pumping air into tyres is easy.Still, dependent me prefers someone else doing it for baby ^____^ Pumping tyres is so.. unladylike. Agree agree?
29.
Cherry tomatoes are love!This is a relearned lesson :D
30.
Public transport is convenient if you don't have a car.
But to get to Pavilion from home? One word: Walk.First you get to Kelana Jaya LRT station. Then you walk into the train.
Then you walk OUT of the train, into KL Sentral station. Then you walk across the street to board the monorail.
Then you walk off the monorail at Bukit Bintang station. Then you walk about 20 minutes to reach the entrance of Pavilion.
Getting home from Pavilion is much better: walk to mom's office, and hitch a 75-minutes drive back.
31.
I survived skipping my very first Jay Chou concert.32.
The Boys don't do too bad for a compensation ;)Oh no, not too bad at all (x 33.
Young Malaysian concertgoers are no suckers for rules.Like totally jumping the U-shaped queue, from one side to the other closer to the entrance. What mans! And us civilized people end up last to go in. Luckily we're tall babes, and you shorties don't block no view.
Which brings me to the next lesson.
34.
If you ain't tall, don't get the free standing tix.Because you'll either end up climbing up the rocks to get better visuals, or you'll climb up your boyfriend's shoulder and bob your butt to the rest of us.
Get the VIP tix instead; cost abit more, but at least your poor bf could wave his hands around without worrying you'd fall.
35.
Running down escalators at Sunway Lagoon is fun!! Especially when 20 others are in front of you doing the same thing, and 20 others are behind you chasing.
But it's a loonng way down from the top to bottom. Better not trip or you'll find yourself rolling down the steep stairs.
36.
Being squeezed amidst a sweaty and highified crowd is NO fun...Especially when the fast-paced songs come up and everyone's jumping. Dizzying. @.@
37.
Found back love for all things BSB.Even if it's only for a while.
Thanks D for satisfying my needs and passing me your whole BSB collection :D
38.
When elections come, everyone has something to say.39.
That's why politics bring people together.And pushes some others far, far away, i.e. the Ignorant, and whoever who's not standing on the same turf as you.
40.
But too much politics fry your brain and reduce you to a much-confused and unbelieving skeptic. At first it's exciting, to see fiery debates and heated words exchanged between parties.
And then the words start to repeat themselves, and the same ol' politicians appear in the frontlines day after day. Arguments turn old and repetitive, the same allegations thrown but none verified.
And then comes a point when I - and many Malaysian politic readers I'd think? - had enough of bullcrap, with brains overloaded with different versions of truth given.
40.
Malaysian public has just gone more Internet-savvy. Guess the ruling party learned that the hard way. Blogs ftw!
41.
Setapak prawn mee is apparently unique because of the paste they use.42.
Any soup-based noodles MUST use kuey teow; or else stomach will protest.Relearned lesson :)
43.
Always check that you bring your purse/wallet when you leave the house.Or you'll be driving with the fear of roadblocks, and you'll be borrowing money left and right. ^^"
44.
"New roads don't scare me, new roads don't scare me..."Chant that long enough, and before you know it you'll finish travelling the new stretch of road and reach familiar ones.
My love of adventure for food does not extend to new tarred territories.
45.
If you're coming from Subang and you're going to Pyramid on a public holiday, DON'T ever miss the right ramp going up to the parking lot.I ended up doing a huge U-turn at the LDP interchange. Guess how long that took?
45 minutes. Damn jam.
46.
The original place is always the best.Cases in point: J.Co @ Pyramid vs J.Co @ Pavilion; Shogun @ Pyramid vs Shogun @ 1U; Fridays' @ Pyramid vs Fridays' @ everywhere else.
Or maybe restaurants drop standard when they open at Pyramid, zunno.
47.
When you need to fill in 10 test tubes with sodium bicarbonate and distilled H2O within three minutes, the best way to do things is to start a factory production line and delegate jobs to everyone.It's more efficient, but you do tend to get alot of hands everywhere.
But it makes great fun for BIO1022 lab session :)
48.
Pasta is a no-no if you're wanting to impress anyone on a date.Cream carbonara with fettucine/spaghetti is the WORST possible choice. So stay away from the long and milky, and take the olio penne.
49.
Discounts bring the students in, and bring the standards down.Dave @ 1U's food is pretty decent, but I remember them being better the first few times I was there.
Maybe that's why outlets at Pyramid don't serve food as good as their counterparts elsewhere.
To attract students they need to lower the price.
To lower the price they need to cut cost.
To cut cost your food quality naturally becomes less.
And when food quality is compromised you won't see me eating there :P
50.
Google Earth is not automatically assessible offline.Gotta tamper with some registry thing.
51.
Together with Google Earth and Google Maps, I can conquer everywhere!Well, almost. Conquered Bora Asmara, Jaya 33 and Jalan Masjid, but still have yet to drive to New Town. >___<
52.
Perodua car service takes DAMN long.Three hours MAN. But luckily they have a pretty comfortable waiting lounge, complete with TV, couches, coffee-makers and coffee tables.
53.
If you have to bring a book for company at Perodua Service Center, don't bring a text book.Or any material that you have to digest in great concentration. Instead, bring a light-hearted chic lit; it will while away the time faster.
54.
If your service appointment is in the morning, take breakfast first.Or else you'll be eyeing the McD Breakfast meal the lady at the next table has dapaued and feeling very cold miserable.
55.
Car deodarant spray is uber stinky!!URGH it's so artificial and pervading. And the worst thing is you can't stop breathing, and so you keep inhaling it. URGH ~
56.
My sinus problem hasn't really gone away.*sniffz*
57.
When you're 45 minutes late for Chemistry lab, the worst thing that could happen is to see your lecturer standing in front of you when the lift doors open.That is when the heart goes "oh, sh*t".
58.
But if the lecturer is nice and PUSHy, she'll accept your reason of a non-functioning alarm clock and lets you come in for the afternoon session.That means sacrificing an otherwise-free afternoon, but hey better than losing marks competely for a missed session.
I still think moms make the best alarm clocks >___<
59.
Always double-check with your lab partner about reagents and stuff.Unless she's equally as blur and we ended up mixing the wrong reagents together and couldn't stop laughing ^^"
60.
And always check the library website to see if they're opened on weekends or not.You'll feel pretty stupid walking into the school compound, only to see a dark library with no one else but yourself there.
61.
Orange clouds make beautiful sights :)And provoke thoughtful
blog posts :)
62.
bIn every second you live, there is someone out there fighting to see the next moment.63.
Life is too short, so start appreciating.64.
And even the most innocent-looking thing can kill.So be careful, guys. Tragedy strikes when you least expect it.
65.
Thunderstorms are not your modem's friends.So turn it off unless you wanna return home to see a dead and fried modem. And then live connection-less for a week.
66.
Authentic-looking pop-up messages could be viral in nature.Like
SmitFraud. Pain in the ass, gah.
67.
Don't try treating unknown viruses yourself if you're a Net n00b.Instead, find someone who's experienced and get their help. Same post as #66's.
68.
Kids say the darndest things.Relearned lesson. Same post as #66's.
69.
You can get too attached to a fictional character.Like L and how you couldn't exactly enjoy the movie because you keep thinking it'll be the last time you see him onscreen.
Same post as #66's.
70.
I can get annoying sometimes :D71.
Don't try to cheat the saman-ing police officer.It's quite a stupid thing to do; putting an expired parking ticket on the dashboard and hoping they won't notice.
In the end, thought can save 60 cents, ended up paying RM30 for summon. Smartness.
72.
Karaoke sessions are the best for de-stress!When you need to release and vent, Redbox is the best place to go.
For that three, four hours, you could sing to your heart's content, and temporarily escape the craziness of life.
But after that, like a bad hangover from too much serotonin and endorphin release, reality hits you and you'll feel even more depressed than before.
73.
Redbox buffet dinner ain't too bad, especially their kebab/omelette thing.It surely saved us the time of looking for a place to eat after K session.
Love the lamb!
74.
Tropicana is a beautiful place.Relearned, but still felt like a doe-eyed rusa masuk-ing a very canggih and indah kampung the whole time.
I mean, look at all those bungalows and mini mansions!! *____________* Can't stop (internally) ooh-ing and aah-ing to everything.
75.
Attended very first informal piano recital.At Tropicana, where else. Beautiful home overlooking a beautiful view of Tropicana's golf club and lake. Beautiful people with beautiful food, music and wine.
Sighhhh the life of a multi-millionaire.
76.
Informal piano recitals test your discipline and control.Not the performer; the
audience. Because of the confined area, every little sound is amplified. A chair scratch, a coat shuffling, a tiny cough, a phone's silent vibration.
So you gotta discipline and control the urge to move even just abit. Tough, when you feel the pins and needles developing.
77.
Same thing goes with MPO concerts.Except that now, instead of just controlling your movements, you gotta fight back the urge to close your eyes and go 'fishing'.
78.
And if you attend an MPO performance with choir, try not to focus on the last row of singers.Because that can get really freaky, especially if they're wearing black, the background's black, and the spotlight shining on them is red.
It's like seeing little
red ghoulish-looking faces floating midway in air. o__O
79.
If you're a guy, wear a coat to MPO gala nights :)For formalities, not for the cold.
Used to think MPO is a super cold place, but now thanks to Monash, my immunity for coldness is upped.
79.
And therefore, climate adaptations can happen.I can now sit through hour-long classes in cold, dark lecture theatres without a jacket. Woohoo!
... Or maybe subcutaneous layers of adipose tissues just increased. >___<
80.
The exam hall at 9602, on the other hand, is a freezing ice-cube. Try having a 3-hour paper there sans winter clothing, and see if your fingers don't turn black within 45 minutes.
81.
Survive walking through the entrance, and you can survive anywhere else in Monash library.The first blast of air that hits you when you walk into the lib, that's the worst. Freaking cold, makes you wanna run back outside to the warmth of the day.
Once that's over though, the rest of the library is actually bearable.
82.
When in need of comps, go to Comp Lab 6 of Level 4.Fave lab in entire Bldg 9 because it's quiet and there's plenty of comps ^__^
83.
But if you're rEAlly in need of comps, best to bring your own.84.
Just make sure your laptop isn't 17" wide and x kg heavy.Time to change the VAIO, maybe? xD
85.
Guava Wheat Grass @ Redbox is actually quite nice.The Curve one, at least. Pyramid F&B standard not there blekz >P
86.
Check your schedule and hols before you reject a trip to Brisbane.87.
Malacca makes a barely-passable compensation :)*sighs*88.
Memory is good ;)Like remembering landmarks in a place when you've only been once and a year ago.
And
remembering how you first met your friends ^__^
89.
Correction: Long-term memory is good.Can remember things from far far long ago. But can also forget to bring hp out, or purse, or pendrive etc.
It's like I have... retrograde amnesia or something. What's the correct term anyway?
90.
When you have a shortcut, take a shortcut.91 - 100.
Have learnt at least 10 lessons in Malacca 2008 ^___^Slowly read post again lah.
101 - 110.
Here's another shortcut to another 10 more lessons. ^___^111.
Because shortcuts make your life easier.Like when you play NFS and you literally cut corners. Heh.
112.
I'm a hazard on the ice-skating rink.Friends relearned this I guess, heheh.
113.
If you don't know the way to eat cold soba, best to ask.Because or else the poor waiter has to deal with plenty of spilled soup, whoops ^^"
114.
Followed first ever all-online Malaysian reality series.Not just the show, but all the catfights and postings on blogs. Am super BB when I want to :D
And
the search is back. Any aspiring models, people?
(Ahem, would recommend flying over to America to try out ANTM though. Better recognition ^^")
115.
Tall babes unite!It sucks not being able to wear high heels, but get a bunch of like-bodied girls and you're ready to roll without feeling like a 10-foot ogre :D
116.
Differentiate between compliments and statements."Wow you're tall for a girl" is a statement, and a helluva hard statement to reply to too.
"Thank you" don't make sense, because the fellow ain't praising you; they're just stating the obvious.
(Like when you've just got a haircut and people go "Wow you cut your hair!" to which you could answer with a "Nope it fell off when I was sleeping last night.")
And "Nah, just taller than you" doesn't work either.
117.
Fighting in heels is CRAZY.Especially when your centre of gravity is already that high up, and you're focusing on just balancing yourself.
And then now you have to somersault through the air and land on your feet? Crazy.
118.
Dancing in heels in possible, though.119.
Anyone can play their part in being green.Monash did :)120.
Cameron is cool.Literally and figuratively. :D
121 - 130.
And many lessons were learned there.Like bee stings don't kill me. 131.
Get good shoes if you're going on a walk-athon some 27 km long.And a walking partner as well, because you'll need the distraction :)
132.
New blog templates take damn long to suzzanize, but it's rewarding in the end ^___^And I love springing surprises on unsuspecting victim-readers. Can imagine the reaction of a few people when they visited blog on the 13th of June:
"ZOMG what did she do with her monochromatic blog layout?? And the orangeness is blinding me! Argh!"
Heehee. Six months down the road dee, you guys ought to be used to the
COLOR :)
133.
Complain about having nil birthday cakes, and the next you'll have five :DCakes cakes cakes cakes cakes. Chocolate banana and cheese cakes can never go wrong with moi :D
The only thing that I'll reject straight out is blackforest cake. I cannot stand cream, vanilla, and cherries, and blackforest has all three. xP
134.
Family is equally as evil as friends when it comes to getting you to stand on chairs.But moist chocolate cake ftw!!! Wtf.
Too bad Planet Hollywood @ Starhill closed down :( Does anyone know if they've shut down for real, or they're relocating somewhere?
135.
Bubba Gump is the place to go if you're a Forrest Gump fan.Love the way how VM pronounces shop's name. Something like, Bubbam. Hahaha.
136.
Bubba Gump is NOT the place to go if you're a shrimp fan.Too bad for the people at Bubba Gump that I haven't watched the movie, and I happen to love shrimps very much.
Still, it's a pretty decent place if you're not choosy bout your prawns.
Moist chocolate cake NOT ftw here, blekz.
137.
Zyenn loves calamari rings.Despite the allergy to seafood, tsk heheh.
138.
Cabbages may contain chemicals that treat seafood allergies??Not confirmed, but possibly true. :D
139.
Being 21-year-old feel different.It feels older, wiser, and legal. :D
Or maybe because so many people reminded me about being 21, that I actually FELT
21. Fehz.
140.
All the same, 21st birthday was made memorable because of you guys :)And it's all the dearer for me, when I hear people lamenting how their 21st bday was memorable in that it wasn't memorable at all.
Sorry I couldn't make it better :(
141.
Be careful of the waiting cars parked at the roadside going into Sunway College.Because it feels bad to nick the side mirror of an expensive-looking Camry.
142.
Unless you're Shannon, and banging cars are your way of meeting people.The Camry happened to be driven by a pretty pretty girl ;)
143.
Bolognaise sauce contains beef.Embarrassing story. Don't ask.
144.
Hiatuses are fun ^___^Recall?Though I must admit having a microblog is pretty annoying, for both the blogger and the reader. So,
145.
No more cryptic microblogs.And maybe no more hiatus skins. Maybe ;)
146.
It's possible to conquer the piano version of Eternity, FFX-2's song :DCan't seem to memorize the full song though. Brain too crammed gua.
147.
Jazz is like wine; it's an acquired pleasure.So Jazz Fest was one of the first steps to liking the genre, heheh.
148.
Rain doesn't dampen enthusiasm.A heavy pour might, but a slight drizzle didn't stop the bunch of jazz enthusiasts from enjoying the fest and fun.
149.
In some outdoor, mall-ish events, if you're sitting at tables belonging to certain restaurants, they'd expect you to order something from them.So get the cheapest stuff you can find. And no alcohol; a dozen cans cost like RM50.
150.
BUT, never order mango pudding in shops specializing in beer.It doesn't taste nice, it's freaking tiny, and it sets you back seven bucks.
Anything BUT mango pudding should be fine. I guess.
151.
Jazzy lounge music puts me in the mood to study.Weird ey, but I suspect it's to do with the hours spent in Starbucks revising and listening to their music.
152.
Badminton is abit like pingpong.Except instead of lightweight balls you have feathered shuttlecocks. And your rackets turn big.
153.
You can get wrist bruises for badminton. Gasps!It's to do with the way you hold the racket I guess. I thought badminton is relatively bruise-free when it comes to the hands. Hmmz.
154.
Volleyball is still the favorite game of them all though.Find out the reason why
here.
155.
Volunteering to be a Buddy for the Monash orientation programme was an experience.156.
Making kites from raw materials was an experience.157.
Making a paper samurai knife was an experience.158.
Playing social psych games was an experience.159.
Hunting down balloons in the vast grounds of Monash was an experience.160.
Making banquet-style canopy thing for a tent was an experience.161.
Directing a group of blindfolded people in a modified game of football was an experience.162.
And so was meeting new people, making new friends :)163.
And if you had so many experiences to share, shoulda blog about it in a proper list when they happened, so that you can take the shortcut out when you've a MAJOR list like this.Instead of listing the experiences out one by one.
Bah.164.
Buying presents for guys is easy. 165.
Choosing WHAT type of presents for guys is hard.Guys' gifts and girls' gifts are pretty generic, no?
Guys: Bags, watches, shirts
Girls: Bags, accessories, clothes
Once you choose WHAT to get, then the hunt gets easier.
166.
Prepare to hear lotsa office politics when you're out with four people who used to work many many years together.167.
Don't eat chilled desserts on a windy day, in an air-conditioned place, with the air-cond blowing you directly.Have never shivered so much in my life, that even as I fed myself with cendol the spoon was shaking. Brrrrr ~
168.
Because as much practice as you get in Monash, there's only so much coldness your body can handle. And no enough practice could've prepared me for the chilliness that is Blood Bank.
169.
Surprise birthday cakes are hard to do when you're confined in a small apartment like the Sunway hostel.And it doesn't help when you have smart and BB friends around. They guessed the surprise even before we were ready to surprise.
Either they're smart, or we're dead giveaways. Mehz.
170.
Speaking to lawyers is a scary affair.Even if they're on your side. You just kinda get the feeling that whatever you say can be used against you.
171.
Speaking in court is an even scarier affair.One that I was exempted from, thank goodness.
172.
But court or no court, proceedings do drain the soul out of you.Financial loss, emotional instability, physical and mental exhaustion...
173.
That's why before playing jokes on friends, just check and see if they had had a tiring week or not :)When all you want to do is to rest, life denies you the chance to do so. Which explains predisposition to become emotic >___<
174.
August was a sucky month.The busiest, hectiest period in uni.
The uncertain times in home life.
The lack of connection in social life.
All these factors come together to make Suzz a pretty dreary person for that month.
175.
But I actually have quite high EQ ^___^I'm my own cheerleader. I can bounce back on my own, with minimal help from people and a large dose of feel-good music.
What did they say about Geminians again? Dual personality; so when one is down, the other can cheer her up.
It's like having two souls in a body :D Or multiple-personality disorder -___-"
176.
It's easier to let some things go than to hold on to a hope that will not come true.But it takes damn alot of courage to confront your own thoughts and feelings when you just wanna run away from them all.
And so,
177.
I'm actually a brave person ^___^ Though, I don't ever wanna do that again >____<
178.
Time may not always heal.You know how people say, 'take your time', 'time will heal'? Well it isn't necessarily true.
For one, the memories are there. And they can be really strong, to the point that you could still hear and see that person, and remember what they used to do.
That's when memories hurt. Fresh raw memories of what used to be, make reality a difficult one to live in.
179.
But time will eventually erase the pain away.That's right. Time is like water. It dilutes memories, makes them less vivid, more fuzzy.
The scars may not heal completely yet, but you know you've moved on when memories no longer come attached with emotions. It's when recalling the past doesn't bring a certain kind of sadness, maybe just a bit of warmth in knowing that you've experienced.
180.
Friends are my anti-drugs.Because without you people, I don't think I could have pulled through the hard times. You guys made things a little better, made days a little happier.
Thank you :)
181.
Friends are also the reason why I need drugs >___<For all the times I've been kekked by you all, the times I've been bullied, the times I've been zha-ed...
But fair fair lah. I've also kekked, bullied, and zha-ed many of you all too *hAlo*
182.
Never leave make-up products in the car.Especially when it's parked in a carpark with no shade whatsoever, like Monash's.
Eyeliner and lip balm melted :(
183.
At the far end of Monash's field there is (was?) an anthill inhabitated by very vicious red ants.184.
Mydin stationaries sell cheap!185.
Penang people eat fast.186.
HELP security guards are helpful.187.
When you need to get something from a school, and you can't go there personally, and your own sis doesn't wanna help you get it, the next best thing is to have a friend who studies there.Thanks
zyenn!
188.
When in need of a tutorial room on a non-schooling day, try Room 9307.More specifically, try one of the windows and see if it's locked or not.
If it isn't, climb in, unlatch the door to let your accomplices in, and voila! ^___^
189.
If you don't want to milk your fingers clean of blood, know the different between '够' and 'go'. 够 = enough = pronounced 'gou' in MandarinEspecially when your lab partner kept saying "够够够" and you heard "go go go" x.x"
190.
You do not go to Cell Met tutes without answers ready at hand.191.
Interesting lecturers give interesting lectures.A plus if that lecturer happens to be above-average looking x)
Case in point: PHY2032 vs BIO1022, heheh.
191.
Medic students @ Monash are an exclusive bunch.192.
Cadavers have the appearance of dried meat, have the texture of dried meat, and the smell of preserved wax.193.
All in all, cadavers scare me less than I thought they would.^____^194.
Monash security room makes you feel like a bug.Many many cameras, just like how an insect looks at the world through its segmented vision.
195.
Despite the controversies, I still feel China has one of the best, if not THE best opening night in Olympics history.196.
In comparison, London's 2012 seemed less to be anticipated.Black umbrellas? Awfully dreary.
197.
East Indian immigrants make funny comedians."Chinese and Indians can
not do business together."
Watch.198.
Lit reviews suck the life out of you.199.
I have become more knowledgeable about the moons in our Solar System.200.
Like how Io have pimples that are actually volcanoes.201.
And how Europa's smooth surface probably hides a watery interior.202.
And Enceladus is a ... moon. On Saturn. Neptune. Whichever.And it's a nice example of cryovolcanic activity. Ha! Bet you dunno what that is.
203.
Poster presentations are nice to look at when you're done.When you're only about 25% through and the deadline's two days later, that's when you feel the stress.
But after that, it's kinda rewarding lah to see the pretty poster all printed out.
Thanks
panda for photoshopping!
204.
If it's an important email, double check that it's really sent after you sent it.205.
Sharing the car with a sibling is quite difficult when you NEED to be in school to clarify an unsent assignment with a lecturer, and there's no car.206.
Alternatively, make life easier by having teammates you can count on.Then you can get them to print out the SCI2010 poster that you didn't manage to send to the SCI2010 lecturer.
207.
And lecturers should clear their inbox frequently.Because mails can bounce. *bOink*
208.
Don't use the Ara tunnel when it's raining heavily.Poor Viva had to swim across water some one and a half feet deep :(
209.
And this part of PJ is no longer immune to floods.So scary to see the water level covering the wheels of some sedan cars one Sat afternoon, when I brought grandma to do her eye surgery at Taman Megah.
And the roads around the tennis courts were all flooded! Uber scary feeling.
210.
And when it rains, appointments get delayed.That was one lonnng Sat afternoon. Grandma's surgery was scheduled at 3.30 pm; we only got back home at 8 pm.
Tired like mad, even if all I did was wait, and wait, and wait.
It's kinda true, isn't it, that
211.
You can get tired even when you're not doing anything.As also proven on the first day of medical attachment.
212.
Sushi Zanmai has nice juicy salmon roe!Me likes me likes *___*
213.
Shannon's house serves yummy fried chicken.214.
When in Carl's Juniors, don't get distracted by friends.Because you'll end up buying a large cup when the drinks are actually bottomless. And then you'll feel stupid.
215.
Onion soup at Manhattan Fish Market is not loves.Blek blek blek blek blek. Onion soup at ANYwhere else is not loves either.
Blek blek blek blek blek216.
Bora Asmara is the place to go if you're into Balinese ambience.Even though there's nothing to shout about the food. One plate of Nasi Lemak Special sets you back RM20.00.
I love their Lemongrass Chiller! When everyone else couldn't stand it.
217.
My tongue has very unique preferences.Relearned.
218.
Long tables may look fancy, but round tables work best for a gathering of 15.219.
If you don't tell guys to dress up, they won't.220.
But when you do tell them to do that, they'll follow obediently ^____^221 - 230.
Ten Steps to Refine Yourself for Artsy Events.Steps are not explicitly shown in blog post however. I just need a shortcut ^___^
231.
Vaginal prolapse sounds painful.232.
Shifting house is a tiring business.Usually people shift house only once: Old house --> New house
My house-shifting experience goes like this:
Old house: Old unwanted furnitures out.
Wanted furnitures in to new house.
One week later; Humans from old house --> humans to aunt's house
Two weeks later; Humans from aunt's house --> humans
finally to new house
233.
Shifting house also has alot of pantang-mantangs.The usual: Red clothes, sprinkled coins, incense in the corners etc
The unusual:
Bowls of leaves along with incense in the corners, Dragon-year people cannot come into house until 2 hours later etc234.
I can actually be quite hardworking if I want to!Swept new room everytime hair is spotted on floor. Haha sounds almost OCD yeah.
235.
Piano movers do things really fast.236.
On the other hand, piano tuners take one whole afternoon.Somemore kena scolding also coz haven't been tuning the Kawai >__<
237.
Check tee size before buying!Sounds pretty duh huh. But even if you've tried on and it fits, doesn't mean the size IS the right one.
Then when you realized it's too late. And then you'll feel stupid.
I officially own two S-sized pieces of clothing now xP
238.
Pasar malams are very tempting places *_____*Fried chicken!!!! Sai mai loh!!!! That fried radish thingy sprinkled with taugeh!!!!
Yesh you are reading the blog of a glutton. 239.
Don't just listen to your heart; listen to your stomach too.Like when it's protesting against the second round of Jogoya. Ignore it, and you'll pay with lots and lots of "gold".
240.
3 hours parking at Pavilion cost a bomb!A RM9 bomb, that is.
241.
Blogging about dreams take the nightmare out of them.*hUgs blOggie*242.
The best way to extinguish a fear for evil reanimated corpses is to play L4D.
Blast those zombies away!! Muahahahahahahahahahaa
243.
Video games promote violence.But because I'm not an impressionable 11-year-old, it's okay to play :)
244.
Racing games are harrrrd on PS2.Prefer the old-fashioned keyboard anytime.
245.
Patapon is the cutest PSP game ever!!!
246.
Wii inspires wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!Ingenius way to get couch video-gamer potatoes to start moving around.
247.
If you've a tendency to squeal while playing games, don't go to CC.Hahaha I'd imagine it's abit annoying lah to other gamers. Then again, they'll probably have headphones on anyway. So squeal away!
248.
Oh, and it's better to trudge your way through a zombie-infested street, rather than to cautiously comb your way around and then get mobbed by a Horde of undeads.249.
Hordes are not fun.Car alarms attract them, and so does bile.
On a more real level, you can always see true-life hordes if you come to uni at 8am. These zombies usually congregate in lecture theatres. Signs of one: eyes blank, mouth partially parted, fingers doodling.
250.
I forget promises ^____^Like
buying Jay's album, hohoho.
251 - 260.
Microbiology is fun Part I.261 - 265.
Microbiology is fun Part II.266 - 275.
Biochemistry is uhm not as fun.276 - 280.
And Blood Bank is getting fun-ner Part I.281 - 300.
Learned alOT of things in Penang trip.Yup, got at least 20.
hEHEh. My shortcut geng mm geng. Will link to Penang post once it's up lah.
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Ho mi gawd! It's #300 and you're still here!
Don't you have anything better to do???
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301.
There's always two sides to a story.Listen to both sides first before making a decision, coz being biased is bad.
302.
If the power trips again in new house, it's most likely the washing machine's fault.Or some big electrical appliance.
303.
The best way to induce vomitting is to make someone drink salt water.That's why James Bond drank plenty of (presumably) salt-water to try and expel the poison that someone fed him with. :)
In
Casino Royale. I think it's James Bond. Hmm.
304.
Human brains are truly inclined towards laziness.Do assignments till 6 am: The more you do, the more tired you get.
Watch movies till 6 am: The more you watch, the
higher you get.
305.
1U needs more winter clothing shops for kids.So hard to find scarves for student who migrated over to somewhere cold late 2008.
Managed to find decent ones under budget, after searching for like, an hour.
306.
Sugar water at Coffeebean (or anywhere else for that matter) taste uber bleurgh sweet.307.
To wash away blood stains from lab-coat, don't use Clorox straight away.You're supposed to lyse the blood cells first, by using either plain tap water or salt-water.
308.
Don't forget about your labcoat >____<Whether it's to forget to bring it to lab,
or to forget to bring it along with you,
or to forget you've washed it and you forgot to dry...
... just don't forget about your labcoat.
309.
Always wait a while to see if the heavy rain lets up or not, before you dash out to a waiting car.Because when the rain stops 15 minutes later and you look completely wet, you'll feel stupid.
"We should have talked to Jeffrey a while more lah." - Sweeyen
310.
Must not believe what Samuel L says.Why do I always fall for the jokes, blah.
311 - 320.
Genting 2008's turn!321.
Plastic and wooden chairs do no good for the spine.Especially if you gotta sit here for long and complete a 366-item list asap.
322.
Always check for rumors of price drop in petrol before going to pump.Coz when the price really dropped the next day even if it's just 10 cents, you'll feel stupid.
323.
Catwhiskers @ DU Uptown is not open until at least after 11 am.324.
Corner shop @ Mayang punya char kuey teow is not as nice to eat.325.
Bangs are not for everyone.In fact, I don't think it's for me either. Just that I'm in the middle of a hairstyle crisis, trying to figure what suits me and what don't.
MeH.
Super sad lah :(325.
If you're that interested in something, go for it!Waiting for friends will only delay you further.
But, ahem, provided you have the money ler of course. ^__^
326.
Dancing is different from piano-playing.Duh. The single common denominator between the two is that both arts require rhythm; and rhythm is possibly the one only thing I can bring across from piano to the dance-floor.
The single biggest diff? Piano, fingers; dance, whole body. Nuff said.
327.
Styling is important to look good in dancing.So that you learn how to move, to pose, where to look, to place your hands...
And of course there are some dances that you just look plain silly doing.
328.
Like hiphop.But it's a crazy fun dance to learn! Haha even if you don't look good doing it.
It's all in the name of fun, see? :D
329.
Like jazz and wine, salsa and old-school hip-hop music needs acclimatization.But once your ears are tuned to them, hO, you won't wanna listen to anything else :P
330.
Salsa becomes much easier when you have a partner to guide you.This only applies to girls though :P Guys, learn your steps well.
331.
Ultimately, dancing is all about enjoying yourself.And for people like me who don't get regular exercise (if you exclude climbing up 3 flights of stairs every morning, afternoon and evening), meeting up 3-4 times a week for sessions help keep body a
little bit fitter.
332.
Picking up a new hobby adds another dimension to your life.Makes you look forward to things. Meeting new people is a definite plus-point :)
333.
Ikea is still No. 1 fave place to get home-furnishing inspiration.Even if half the things there you can find elsewhere at a cheaper price.
334.
You know, I've never really liked lunch at Ikea.I think it's to do with the portions. It looks small, so even though you're pretty filled by the time you finish your potatoes, it doesn't feel satisfying.
Worse still, everyone keeps raving about the meatballs when I don't eat beef. ><"
335.
Meeting your close friend's bf for the first time is quite the fun!When you've heard so much about him and he's probably heard as much about you.
It gets even more fun when you two gang up against your friend/his gf to tease her about retrieving fallen glasses from a toilet bowl.
336.
When your wet and dry kitchen is separated by a transparent sliding door, be careful where you put your next step.Because knocking knee-first onto the glass is a pretty painful experience.
Not to mention the horribly loud sound that echoes throughout the house at 4am.
337.
Roaches die easily :DJust pin them under one leg of a stool and you basically have one less roach living in your kitchen.
Just make sure to remember they're there, and remove them promptly. Or else someone might accidentally sit on that stool, and then you're stuck with scrubbing the floor to rid it of cockroach remains.
338.
English is wonderful! Like how one word can mean two things.Like
stool.
339.
When packing things into a box, don't dump everything inside and think you're saving space.Think of the poor guy who has to shift your 2 kg-worth of books up the stairs.
340.
An alternative route to the Exam Hall, 9606 when the Building 2 lifts are crowded, is to take the lift at Building 3, go to the 6th floor, cross the skybridge and enjoy the view. Unless you're so bersemangat to walk six flights of stairs up. o__O
341.
Relationships are fragile.342.
Plasma TV is awesome!WAS awesome, when we first got it. Now I wanna upgrade :D
But yup, house has yet to be furnished completely. We're still surviving with that old two-seater couch.
343.
It's a weird experience when you're eating and the rest of the restaurant is in the midst of closing down for the night.Fans off, waiters sweeping, chairs stacking up. And we were still eating casually, albeit silently because everyone was hungry/tired.
344.
The Apartment closes early at KLCC!I thought they're opened until like 1 am. Does the one at Curve do that?
345.
Ginger is good for you.And if you're a real ginger fan, you'd love the Double-Boiled Milk with Ginger Sauce and Gingko at Canton-i.
346.
And Canton-i is not the same as Dragon-i, as most people thought.347.
The lamb at Tram Car is miserably small. Their shrimp cocktail is nice though :D348.
Waffle World's WW Tower is not to be recommended to people averse to sweetness.I might or might not blog about this later on. Just know for now that the WW Tower is ice-cream that comes in a glass and has many layers; and that I feel the layers shouldn't have been done the way they were done.
349.
MPH @ anywhere is best refuge to go to when you're dead tired, cold, and hungry.Nono I mean refuge as in a place where you can sit down and chill.
Not as in a massage parlour or a cafe, nono.
350.
Nippon Yataimura serves good bento set for dinner!351.
If you ask for a change of beef rendang for the Nasi Lemak Special at Bora Asmara, they'll give you pandan chicken.Which in Marilee's opinion is way better than beef rendang.
Me likes! Still doesn't beat the pandan chicken at Sri Siam though ;)
352.
Just Thai food is just okay.353.
Golden Fried Rice > Pineapple Fried Rice at Pak Li Kopitiam @ Dataran Square.The area's at Kota Damansara, somewhere near the Shell station :)
354.
The main reason why it's hard for me to blog about food is: I don't own a decent camera!So I have to rely on friends' camera-phones. And then some of them pass me the pics late. And then some of the pics quality is so-so.
You know how much I love the macro function in my proper camera (which actually belongs to uncle). Hp-phones no zoom like this. :(
355.
Drink lotsa H2O when you're going to get sick.Relearned, over and over again.
Though, you gotta keep going to the loo, over and over again.
356.
Antibiotics make you dehydrated.357.
Cough syrups have the worst possible taste in the world.How can something be sweet and bitter at the same time??? It's just wrong x____x
358.
Pei Pa Gou is addictive though.
Has anyone tried drinking this even when they're not coughing?
359.
It's possible to get as low as RM1.60 for nasi campur at Assunta's cafeteria.Just depends on what you order and who is at the payment counter ;)
360.
I have very supportive readers. ^____^I mean, you guys are still here right?
Or are you guys dozing off.
....
361.
I also have (many?) silent readers.Appreciate that you people come by here, and since you're already here, why not leave a word or two?
Or are my posts that lame/weird/uninteresting enough that you have no comments? :|
362.
The early bird doesn't always get the juiciest worms.In almost similar veins, the earlier you start, doesn't mean you get to end faster.
I started this in mid-Sept, and I ended on New Year's eve.
Speaks volume about my capacity for procrastination huh.
363.
Time flies really, really fast :)Relearned.
Like, it's already midway through my attachment. One more month, and I'll be free to enjoy the sweet sweet taste of freedom!
364.
Blogging with self-imposed deadlines keep my updates abit more regular.And nope! Contrary to what people believe, deadlines don't derive the fun from blogging. Deadlines actually help you keep track and discipline yourself.
365.
Procrastination brings you nowhere.Like how I am procrastinating my sleep just to complete this.
Foreseeing an extremely blurry day, with a hectic evening and night. :D Where y'all going for NY celebration?
366.
If life gives you shortcuts, take them!Or else you'll never finish a major list like this in record time.
Ohmigod! I'm actually done! Are you guys surprised?? I am, hhaha!
Okay enough talk. I still have to work 6 hours from now.
Byebyebye, and see you all in the new year!!
*blows kisses to everyone*
sUzz
P.S. Most probably adding pics in gua. Too wordy like that ^^"[EDITed: Not adding any pics liao. Life's gotta move on. Next post!]
