我是一台风扇

我是一台风扇。我入世后第一次张开双眼时，四周一片漆黑，直到一位非常英俊的少年将困着我的盒子打开，让我看到这个世界。这俊俏的少年就是我的主人-TCC。哈哈!
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他把我带到他超热的大学宿舍去。从那天起，我就会在我主人需要我的时候毫无怨言地为他服务。他每次上课回房时都是满头大汗的，衣服也湿透了。他有时脸上带着笑容，有时却愁眉苦脸，令我很好奇是发生了什么事。但是无可否认的，只要我一开始旋转我的手，他就会变得比较开心。主人对我非常满意，还给我取了个名-SuperFan，一直说我很power！

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主人有一次竟把我当成他手提电脑的Cooling Pad。Cooling Pad，你可看到我在主人心目中的地位了吧！

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（inspired by primary school's chinese essay-自述）

感谢父亲为我买了一台风扇，顺便用第三人称称赞称赞自己，哈哈。。。

Free Fall

Free fall is something like the motion of a body where gravity is the only force acting upon it, neglecting air pressure and friction. In my memory, I have personally experienced free fall, not once, not twice but three times. The first experience was in Genting Highlands. I was 16, on a Genting trip with friends, still with some courage, at least enough to dare myself up the Genting Highlands Space Shot ride. The free fall is about 2-3 seconds, if not mistaken. I can't really feel my seat for a moment. The safety belt is the only thing attaching me together. But as the thing was descended mechanically and I was pulled down, so I think it doesn't make it a free fall then.
Free fall or not, nice experience though.



Although I didn't manage to try on flying fox in the National Service, I was able to have that experience in a camp a year ago. It was like a 0.256788345 second free fall before the safety belt tied on my back got stretched taut. Hahaha. And the flying fox I had, of course, was not as extreme as the picture attached below. Anyway, flying fox is really worth second trying.


The picture below was a snapshot taken when I was on a Sawarak trip, weeks ago. You can see a half naked guy there climbing up the big boulder. There, I saw the Pro"s" jumping with style from the peak of that boulder. Maybe there's the training place the Olympic diving gold medalist. Hahaha. My friend dared me for a jump and I took the challenge. While climbing up, I realised that it was actually higher than it looked, so I started with the half height. A deep breathe, a leap, and I was in the water. COOL!!! Then I went for the higher grounds and eventually the highest point (really tak takut mati). The jump didn't allow you time to shout, as I was on air for only about 1 second. I should have recorded the jump for my grandchild to show what grandpa was capable of !!!

Every free fall is quite scary but everytime when you have your feet back on the ground, your heart will shout:"Let's go again!" Real brave ya, so what about bungee jump and skydiving? For now, no thanks.. Too extreme...

Let's do some calculation and see if I still remember what my Physics teacher taught.

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For free fall in Sarawak:

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- v = u + gt

- v = gt (u = 0, let t = 1 s)

- v = (9.81)(1)

- v = 9.81 m/s = 35km/h

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And are you driving with that speed on road? You should try the jump and compare the feeling, maybe you won't be driving fast on the road then, hahaha.

My Childhood Goal Post

This picture is taken by me around 8pm just now. I took it because of the memories it dug out of my rusty mind. It is a picture of my house's front gate.

You all may wonder why I post the picture of my house's front gate here. It is because it is more than my house's front gate. My bro and I made it the goal of our house's mini football field. You can see the two goal posts there. We two football buffs used to play football in front of our house even until 8pm. The lamp post was the only light that shined us throughout the game. It was dim but for us, it was enough. We enjoyed football until we were so reluctant to go back home for our bath and dinner. Mom needed to yell for us times and times over to get us inside the house.

Mostly, it was a 2 persons game. My bro and I took turn to be the goalkeeper. Sometimes, we did invite some malay neighbours to play but I don't think any of them remembered us and vice versa. The ground was stony and we were barefooted. Sometimes there were bougainvillea's dried thorns, big stones that we stepped on. Yet injuries seldom stopped us from playing. I hated it the most when the ball flew over the gate to the other side as we usually forgot to bring the key and were too lazy to walk in the house for the key. In the end, we had to climb over the gate. Isn't it ironic that we have to climb over our own gate? Haha.

There were so much precious memories that I would like to treasure. My little BRO, hope we can still spend time like we did even in future. Yeah!!!

thoughts during study week

It is just a blink of an eye and now here I am, in the midst of my study week of this semester already. For this semester, time passed by without giving me any notice. I joined a couple of events and addicted to dramas. Basketball is my usual sport for the weekends and sometimes even for weekday, but still I'm not real good in it.

As for my academic, it is a mess. I took up seven subjects: Statics, Differential Equation, Academic Writing, Introduction to Oil and Gas, Engineering Drawing, Introduction to Material Science and lastly Business Accounting (minor). I hardly understand a few of the chapters in Statics. I can do Differential Equation questions but not knowing the purpose of the application of formulas. Academic Writing lectures are all in the morning and it is definitely not among my favourite lectures. I think I have only turn up for the Intro to Oil and Gas lectures for four times. Engineering Drawing sometimes appear to be interesting but for me, mostly it is frustrating. As for Intro to Material Science, it is the only chemistry-liked subject and I think I hate it. All I can say about Business Accounting is that I underestimated that subject as I took Accounting in Form 5. My coursework marks are such a sore to my eyes. It is definitely not a first semester of my degree studying that I wish for.

Many other disappointment followed. Manchester United lost in the pursuit for the BPL and UEFA Champion League Cup. San Antonio Spurs was down 4-0 in the NBA conference semi finals to Phoenix Suns and I'll have to put all my supports on LA Lakers then. Now, I'm supporting Malaysia for the Thomas Cup, but not Uber.

My body clock changed and I slept quite late recently. I can't help it but there is no giving up in changing that as I am still working on it. Wish me all the best for my finals and please, please don't have the shock expression on your face when you realise that my results are poor.

me vs weather

I have been feeling very frustrated when it rained while I was about to go for sports, and it rained when my clothes were left outside for drying.

I went swimming this evening. The erratic weather always manage to get me on my nerve but not this time! There was a little drizzle when I reached the swimming pool. Reluctant to go back room just like that, I was in the water after 5 minutes. It rained more heavily after a short while. The scene of raindrops hitting again the surface of the water was so nice and I could hear it clearly under the water. It appeared to be so peaceful. Soon I saw a few guys with football boots and ball coming over. The first thing on my mind was "Oh, shit! Those guys with sweats all over are coming down to the pool? Yucks!" And so, I got out of the water and made a final jump into the pool before leaving. I didn't regret swimming in the rain.

But then, I headed for the badminton court and saw my friends playing there. I joined and this time, the weather took his revenge. I was trapped there until nine something as the heavy downpour was not willing to rest the case. I was soaking wet in my perspiration and I hadn't taken my dinner. Please stop me rain! I SURRENDER!!! In the end, I had to walk back to my room barefooted under the rain. The weather maybe was laughing at me but I claimed my time for sports this time!

Sem Break

It was almost 2 months ago when I finished my last paper for my foundation studies, that is the irritating Chem II. My sem break officially started at that moment. After I reached home at 9pm and packed all my things, I manage to have a 4-hour sleep before we hit the road again to Penang International Airport. Taken 3 flights in a day, we finally reach CHINA! syiok! hahaha. It is an enjoyable 6 days trip with my family, but about a day's time was spent on the airplane. I think I need to fill up hundreds more piggy banks if I want to go for the next trip, haha. FAMA 100% sponsor la actually.

After back to home, I spent most of my time at home watching TV dramas and surfing the web. I did turn up for some friends gathering too. Apart from that, I went swimming, futsal, badminton, football and basketball, but only once for each sports. Then I also continued practising my driving skills. But the most important things I did during the sem break was to EAT! My mom prepared some of my favourites, as shown below.

Dunno what it is called

Hokkien Mee

Laksa

On 8th Jan, I had to bring along my matric card for the first time since the sem break started because I was back to UTP and worse off, without my laptop! It was then that I realised that if I did not online, I actually had at least 6 hours of free time a day. Boredom set me off to Kampar. JL, CY and me went to visit Jason for the first time. Thanks Jason for allocating time to take us around Kampar. It is undeniable that we three UTPians envied Jason because Kampar was really a food paradise if compared to UTP.

Didn't take any other pictures, just took the pic of the Grand Kampar Hotel

The next day, I was standing somewhere I never set foot in before. Looking up into the sky, two big buildings blocked my sight. They are the Petronas Twin Towers. We were there to gather before heading for Port Dickson for Soaring The Eagle (STE) Programme. Casa Rachado was the resort we stayed. I enjoyed the 5 days camp and learnt something, something that I can merely remember already, haha.

KLCC + STE

I went back Alor Star for a week before going back to UTP again to indulge myself for the last time before the new sem started. I finally entered degree and the first 2 days were like WTFook. The confusing timetable kept stars circling above my head like the ring of light. Everything hasn't settled down for the moment. Anyway, I enjoyed my sem break, a lot.

last for 2009

2009 lasts till tomorrow just before the clock strikes 12 am sharp. I'll be 19 soon. While I loss track of time enjoying my holidays, a year passed by in a flash.

Yesterday, I went through the newspaper and came across a captivating headline "18-year old Barefoot Burglar". In the age of 18, he has stolen things ranged from credit cards to private planes. Although he is a burglar, I admit I have some sense of admiration towards him. Pixie Lott, a British singer now, makes her way to international stage at the age of 18. Many other 18 year old teens successfully land themselves in the world most pretigious football league (BPL), the long-yearning destination of all basketball players (NBA) and other leading fields of the world. While others blossom out at the age of 18, I spent my 18 watching TV, surfing facebook, but that's my life. I can complain nothing as they have put in so much efforts for their success while I haven't. I don't expect myself to be like them, just hoping that in 2010, I can learn more, know more, do more, see more, grow more and eat more perhaps, haha.

2010, I'm up to my heel and off to go. Don't let me stop.