Pictures in UTP

Injured finger

I hurt my finger while playing basketball. I went to the clinic and get my fingers bandaged. I was also given some pain killers and medicine for swelling. The first picture was the one after I trimmed the wooden splint. Before that, it was like the second picture. There was no smaller wooden splinter in the clinic.

Professor George Fitzgerald Smoot's visit

Professor George Fitzgerald Smoot is the Nobel Prize Winner in Physics (2006). He is here for the Bridges-Dialogues Towards a Culture of Peace entitled Contemplating the Birth of the Universe. I don't know much about the universe but I found it interesting.

Cross Cultural Melodious Show 2009 – Melodious Rendezvous

My friends and I went for the Cross Cultural Melodious Show 2009 – Melodious Rendezvous, organised by Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS Orchestra Chinese Musical (UTPOCM) . It was a great one. A well-known "er hu" solonist from Shanghai Conservatory of Music, Miss Xiyao Chen, said to be top ten in the world and a famous conductor were invited to perform.

F1 activities

After lecture, I went to the Chancellor Complex, with SLIPPERS, only to realise that there was an event that day. I saw many secondary school students, maybe from the F1 in Schools Programme. A foreign guy surrounded by many people passed by. It was later then I found out that he is one of the F1 players. I also missed his performance in the evening. What a waste...

My co-curriculum-Modern Music (Alto Saxophone)

My Poster Presentation for English

Mid Semester Break

I had a 9 days mid semester break on the 20th of March. I went back with my senior's car, a Honda Civic or City. Haha.

The other morning, a call from Brendan woke me up. "Wei, CC, I'll go fetch you now, ok?" I jumped up and rushed to the toilets to prepare myself for the first day in Alor Star since I went back to UTP after taking SPM results. Who knows, maybe I'll see a pretty girl. I rushed out after hearing some honkings and Gary was in the Brendan's Peugeot also. We met with Chee Wah and Kee Peow at Simpang Kuala. They called Kee Peow bad guy due to his "prisoner hairstyle". Instead of Kee Peow's suggestion of eating "Ba Kut Tiea", we went to Alor Star mall. We met Fang and Jian Hao there. We had lunch at UNO cafe and chit-chatted for an hour. They brought me to KSAH, our secondary school after that. We walked around, taking pictures and sat inside 5 Gamma where we used to chit-chat all the time. Brushing through the cobweb of time, lots of memories flashed through my mind. The PAS Cup, Hairstyle-Rainy Day, punishments by teachers, ...

On Sunday, Wil Bond asked me to school again to thank all teachers. Chia Soon drove me there. The ride was slow but steady. All my other friends were already there. All of them were there to verify their documents, instead of thanking our teachers. Haha. The principal was having a meeting so we went to City Plaza first. We had McDonald again.

I went to school again on Tuesday to handle some procedures for the LCCI certificate.

I actually spent most of my time at home with my brother. My PC broke out, so the only entertainment left is TV. So, when my Pc finally done repaired, my bro and I watched the Hong Kong drama, E.U. Quite nice but I don't manage to finish all the episode so I bring some to UTP. I treated Jia Liang's Acer as my TV.

On Friday and Saturday, I went to SP and Bukit Pinang for All Soul's Day. I met my cousin, Wei Jing there. We talked quite a lot about university's life. Then, we prayed and ate so much. It's a long time since we gathered like that.

During the mid semester break, I had pork, meat, fish, fruits, everything. My sis brought me to Pizza Hut and also Alor Star Mall's cinema for the movie "Race to the Witch Mountain".

I really enjoyed the nine days and lI'm looking forward for my next break.

Manchester United vs Aston Villa (5/4/09)

After discussing about the drama presentation, I rushed back to my hostel to put all my stuff and flew to the common room. It is because the clock had already struck 10.50. I was informed that Manchester United's formation is quite weak due to injuries of many major players.

So, the match started. Aston Villa seemed to be a stronger team in the first few minutes until Manchester United was awarded a free kick in the penalty box due to back pass violation. Christiano Ronaldo netted it in a flash. Anyway, before the match ended, Carew equalised back with a header. All of us in the common room signed in disbelief.

For the second half, Mason and I went to the RZM cafe. I ordered a big glass of milo. I nearly decided to go back to sleep when Agborlahor scored, making it 2-1. Several changes had been made and Manchester United seemed to dominate the game. At the 80th minutes, Christiano Ronaldo's ball curved right into the right corner. All MU supporters shouted in joys. 90 minutes had passed but there were 5 minutes of injury time. In the last 15 minutes, MU had a couple of good chances but they failed to score. Then in the 92nd minutes, MacHeda, a new player I think turned and shot. The ball curved past Brad Friedel, followed by shouts of "GOAL"! Mason and I jumped out and shouted loudly. We kept hitting the table and shouting. The celebration almost lasted for 5 minutes. So, in the last, MU got all 3 points with 3-2 as the final results.

It was indeed an exciting game. And, I can't sleep after the game.

Apple

I started to like eating apples when I'm in Form 4, both green and red. I think it started like this : "Why the apples in the fridge are left to be rotten everytime? Eat more fruits, please!" My father and mother always urged me and my siblings to have more fruits and vegetables. So, I pay heed to that advice and now I'm slightly addicted to apples.

Another factor is I like to peel apples. I learnt how to peel an apple from my mom and sis. I noticed that everytime they don't let the apple's skin torn off until almost the whole apple is peeled off the skin. Therefore, I tried and tried and finally I succeeded. Haha. I used to watch TV while peeling the apple but now apples are hardly available here in UTP. Besides, I also eat apples on my way to my tuition. I like doing so because first, as a dessert after dinner and second, it prevents my mouth(breath) from getting stink.

The consequences of eating apples are first, never have constipation and second, I'll be getting further away from Chia Soon, Yin, Min Yee, Megat, Tamim, Nazrin and Wan Khalis they all. It is because of the saying, "An apple a day, keep the doctor away!" So, sorry for my doctor friends.

Are rich people getting prettier?

"Are rich people getting prettier?" This question suddenly flashed through my mind when I'm on my way back to UTP. First of all, I'll talk about the title. What I mean is "will the current generation or the next generation or next next generation or next next next generation from a rich family which continues to remain wealthy from generation to generation becomes more attractive in appearance?"

If a guy or lady is rich, he/she will have money to buy some cosmetics for makeup. He/She will have the money to buy fancy clothes and other adornments.

If a guy or lady is rich, he/she will have money for plastic surgery and other alternatives to lose weight, to get taller or others.

If a guy or lady is rich, he/she will most probably marry a beautiful wife/husband. This means that their child may be prettier due to the other life partner's genes.

But most rich guys or ladies are stuffed with "nutrients" by their parents when they were children and they will continue eating with a big appetite and grow fat.

And, most rich guys or ladies prefer to enjoy their life in their comfortable environment than going for sports, games which makes them look "tak bersemangat" and they can't get slimmer.

So, what's your opinion?



(No offense to anyone who is rich!)

My Ambition

Since young, I dreamed to become a famous inventor, just like Thomas Edison or a famous artist like Leonardo Da Vinci. Anyway, when I grew older, I realised that my dream is a dream because I think I can't work for it. FIFA World Cup 2002 made me a football fan. My passion for football once made me dreaming of being a national team football player but being a rational student, my answer is "nope, I won't!"

At the age of 16, I started having the interest towards engineering as I began to watch some National Geography and Discovery programmes at that time. And, I liked to do some small, peculiar but useless stuff with sticks, papers and rubber bands. I tried many but only a few were successfully produced and one of them was my rubber ball. Considering all these, I think I like Mechanical Engineering (Mechatronic actually, to be more specified) as it involved movement. Anyway, I also like architecture, astronomy, Civil Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Too many things already, I think. So, suddenly there was a question orbitting around my head. Is it that I actually like new knowledge and too much exposure to programmes and new things about ME led me to the wrong thought that I like ME?

Until now, actually, I think I still hold tight onto my first ambition---inventor. I like to design things although I'm not good at it. I like to solve problems that made everyone's brain swell. So, I like to learn new but easy things that other people seldom do. To conclude all in a nutshell, I think I just like to earn respect from others and be remembered until maybe 200 years later. And the strange part is I seldom take money as a factor in deciding my ambition.
*Seldom ≠ never

Ist of March

I'm 18 now, quite old for cartoons already but I still like cartoons. And now, I can watch some cinema movies that some of my friends cannot. Haha.

It's my first birthday away from home. At 12 am on the 1st of March, my friends were singing birthday song for me. As most of them only knew my birthday that midnight, there were no presents. And, they suggested to let me play an interesting game as my present. They filled a paper with names and pasted it on the door. The light was off. They started asking questions and asked me to throw the darts to see which name was struck. We couldn't stop laughing as their questions were so silly and funny.

This year, quite a few friends back in Alor Star remembered my birthday and I appreciated it a lot. My family sent me a birthday card. Although I haven't received it yet (hostel supervisor says letter will only reach in 3 weeks), I was so touched. I wanted to go home. My sister promised to give me a treat. Hahaha.

At 11pm on 01/03/09, I watched the Carling Cup final, Manchester United vs Tottenham Hospur. My birthday ended with Manchester United lifting the Carling Cup trophy.

I'm 18 now. New goals need to be set and there are lots of things I need to learn and improve upon.