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Friday, December 4, 2009

And again..

After almost a month, I'm back on mah blog, typing away some other nonsense one way or the other. Haha. I'm going back home today and thus, I'm feeling a bit excited.

Last night, my friends and I went on a totally insane trip around kampar new town. We had fruit-flavoured blended ice, then we went to Ghani for Roti Tisu, then we went to westlake to play and walk about. It was fun although it was indeed rather late when we get back home.

And oh ya, btw I'm definitely going to post up my individual presentation's script later. ^^ Maybe after I reached home :P

Alright, I logged in and typed this just to remind this blog of mine that I have not yet abandon it =)

Well, cya for now!

Monday, November 2, 2009

Life after death

or lack thereof lol. Some people may believe that our souls will join the 'god particle' after we die and thus in a way, we cease to exist; some may instead believe in heaven and hell. I, however, believe in a more(?) scientific concept - we simply move on to another dimension of earth.

To me, after we died, our souls, which are eternal (until the end of the world, that is), will be 'moved' to another dimension of earth. You see, I believe that earth exists in a few dimensions (to be general, the universe exists in different dimensions), meaning that there are different versions of earth (that obviously we cannot see). Each dimension of earth varies slightly from each other though there are still differences that set all those dimensions apart. After we died, our soul, released from its earthly 'cage(?)' will be able to travel in this time space whereby our souls could go to the other dimensions. This time space is sort of like the middle ground between dimensions. A King's Cross train station. It has a current though - it moves in one direction and thus our souls will be swept towards that direction.

At that time, we (our souls) had already lost all our earthly burdens as well as memory etc etc.. it's almost like being a new born since our brain is the main thing that helps us in thinking etc etc... our soul is just the essence of ourselves.. nothing more.. but it is VERY important.

Well, back to the time space or whatever you would like to call it, our souls will travel there and be pulled into the next dimension that we encounter as they move along. The souls go into that dimension and will be attracted to those fetuses in (any) mother's body. The fetuses must still be in their early stages of growth though. One of the soul will enter the fetus giving it the essence that makes us all unique.

The fetus will then continue to grow... to develop a brain but for those unlucky fetuses that cannot have a soul in time will probably die off and, thus, miscarriage can occur.

All in all, we cannot die! We are all immortals in a way. Our souls will carry our essence on to the next living body. The soul is eternal.

That's my opinion anyway. Well, guess I'll be better off doing something else so I'll take my leave.

*This entry is a tribute to those unfortunate 3 UTAR students who drowned on 1/11/09. Rest in peace.

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

My ramblings - Take 4

I know how to say this... well... I've realized today how discontent I was. I hate (um hate is a strong word... well, I dislike then) everything in my life right now. I just want everything to stop... to let me get some time to catch my breath. I don't like my university... I don't like my course that I'm taking... I don't like the dullness of my life... and I hate my internet! Why do things have to happen so fast too? It was not long before I was still in high school... still in my prime...... and now, with a lousy CGPA of 3.6, I just hate myself in a way... I used to thought.. well, I don't have the good looks, I don't have the extrovert personality, I might as well be cleverer instead. But now, I've lost that too... I feel abandoned... lost... like drowning in the river with no hope of survival... it's almost like.. my heart feels cold and empty. No one here really understands me. I am... alone. I will celebrate my birthday alone... I will get through this alone... I will...... be alone here.

Ya, I do have friends here but recent events had made me to think of their motive. I'm not exactly the funniest person out there... or even the most talkative or cute or pretty... I'm just that rugged-looking girl who rarely speak. Whatever they've seen in me besides being a good team leader, I have not seen it in myself. I shouldn't have doubted my friends... but a friend of mine... might had just played with my compassionate side and I don't like that one bit if she really did. The never-knowing-which-is-the-truth feeling is really bad and hard to get rid of.

Even at the house here in Kampar... I can't really feel at home. I feel oppressed. I feel bullied though there are no actual physical bullying occurring here. I just don't like being pushed around.. ignored.. or being seen as a freak of sorts.

I am really disturbed now... it's rather obvious to see. I'm stressed.. ya.... I'm frustrated... ya... I'm currently feeling anti-social with anyone and everyone... ya... But am I depressed? Perhaps.

But I'll tell you a story about something that happened to my friends and I while we're in the lift. There is something wrong with the lift button and somehow as it didn't received any instructions to go down, it turned its lights off itself (to save electricity I think). My friends freaked out real bad by screaming their heads off for like a few seconds while I keep telling them to stop and take out their handphones so I can see better where is the lift's buttons... I was trying to get the lift to open the door.

Truthfully, I also dislike high-pitched girly shrieks... they just annoy the hell out of me. However, at that time, a person pushed the open button for the lift on the other side of the lift looking mildly surprised to hear screaming inside the lift. It was embrassing... to my friends but not to me coz I knew I never screamed or shouted, even, during that incident. I had kept a calm head and thought of a solution quickly. This actually had helped answer one of my year-long pondering - how will I react under emergency situations? The answer that I get had soothed me, knowing that I can trust myself to think clearly when I needed to during dangerous circumstances. That is a relief!

Sigh... I'm complaining about life now but who knows? The working life might just be even more frustrating, challenging .. I don't know... but one thing for sure, I will not bow down to this adverse pressure. I simply will not!

Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Within Temptation - Memories

In this world you tried,
Not leaving me alone behind.
There's no other way,
I pray to the gods let him stay.
The memories ease the pain inside,
And now I know why.

All of my memories keep you near.
In silent moments,
Imaging you here.
All of my memories keep you near,
In silent whispers, silent tears

Made me promise I'd try,
To find my way back in this life.
Hope there is a way,
To give me a sign you're okay.
Reminds me again it's worth it all,
So I can go home.

All of my memories keep you near.
In silent moments,
Imaging you here.
All of my memories keep you near.
In silent whispers, silent tears.

Together in all these memories,
I see your smile.
All of the memories I hold dear.
Darling you know I'll love you,
Til the end of time.

All of my memories keep you near
In silent moments,
Imaging you here.
All of my memories keep you near,
In silent whispers, silent tears.

All of my memories...

'The thing that I like most about this song is the haunted feeling that you get after listening to it. It's just eerily sad and cold. The music video of this is really cool too. You should check it out! Memories is indeed a powerful thing...'

Selena Gomez - New Classic

Ever try to reach for something
But it's someone else's dream?
Every step that you take forward
It takes you right back where you been

And then when you least expect it
And you've tried about everything
Somebody hears your opinions
Somebody cares what you see

You woke me up
No longer tired
With you I feel inspired
You help me find my fire

You're the new classic
You're the new PYT
Stands for paid, young and
Taking on the world from the driver's seat

You look so classic, fantastic
When you're on that floor
Bring the beat back once more
Let me see you do that

Oh trying to do it right
No rehearsals
It's your life
If you're doing this crazy dance
Cause your making these crazy plans

It's just this is not a test
You put in work to be the best
It's a classic take
On a brand new game
Before the needle drops
They're gonna know your name

When it gets old don't lose the light
You're cold, I'll warm you up
Your fire is hot enough, enough, enough

You're the new classic
You're the new PYT
Stands for paid, young and
Trying everything just to touch your dreams

You look so classic, fantastic
Oh when you're on that floor
Bring the beat back once more
Let me see you do that

It's become so hard
For me to be surprised
You're bringing back the real me
No judgment in your eyes

Cause when I dance with you
It's how I speak the truth
Just classic when we met
Now you make me new

You're the new classic
You're the new PYT
Coz your paid, young and
Taking on the world from the driver's seat

You look so classic, fantastic
When you on that floor
Bring the beat back once more
(Bring the beat back once more)

You're the new classic
You're the new PYT
Coz your paid, young and
Taking on the world from the driver's seat

You look so classic, fantastic
When you're on that floor
Bring the beat back once more
Bring it back, bring it back
Let me see you do that

You're the new classic
You're the new PYT
Stands for paid, young and
Taking on the world from the driver's seat

You're the new classic, fantastic
When you're on that floor
Bring the beat back once more
Let me see you do that

'I really, really like the beat. It's just awesome.. and PYT? Wth lol. Who made that up anyway? The meaning of it sounds very cheesy. I would recommend watching the movie first before listening to this or you'll like get totally blur.' TSY

The Internet and I

...are inseparable. Definitely! I mean well, I'm not exactly the person to go socializing at every chance I get and I like the anonymity that the internet gives. Role-playing ftw! xD

Anyway, I simply can't imagine myself without the internet or computer for like a week. It'll be hell, especially that I'm back in boring kampar. I dunno... I feel like I'm not very interested in any of the uni stuff anymore. It's just plain boring.. sigh... cham liao la. Instead, I would just like to have a dreamless sleep for once.. so I can actually get my beauty sleep. I haven't been sleeping well these days... not because of being online 24/7 ofc lol... but well, meh I dunno myself! :D

Alright back to the topic, Internet is just the jack of all trades - it has just about everything and I very much like the online gaming part. I can see the different ways people talk and also I can know more about people from other countries. Ya, well, there are jerks on the net who think they're like above everybody else but jerks are everywhere so it's not much of an issue lol. I just avoid them if I can :) or perhaps ignore them :P

Hmm... blogging is also nice in a way.. can get somethings off my chest at times. I also like to type a lot... especially stories but meh I guess I'm running out of creativity juices or something - haven't thought of a new story title for months now. When I'm younger, I can like have loads of nice story titles coming at me at a time and I'll spend time sorting and choosing before I actually started writing. However, these stories usually ended up half completed.. like my game books schemes. xD Actually, I do miss my stories... no matter how cheesy they may sound. Maybe I can restart some of my books one day...

Well, the endless information on the net helped me a lot. When I hear research, I hear Internet instead. It is the easiest and, not to mention, fastest way to find something if, ofc, you know how to effectively use the search engine eg Google. Books are still good references but it takes time... I mean A LOT of time. If the book has 1000 pages of hard-dry stuff and you wanted to find a small snippet of it... it'll be like looking for a needle in the hay stack lol. So why bother? (Unless you have the time and the patience to do it) Just google it! That's the Internet! We can get some nice colourful pictures/ helpful diagrams as well :)

The internet... haiz. The pity thing is that the internet over here is not exactly ideal... I just hate the way it's so friggin slow and it's getting worse now... >.<>

Well... there's probably loads of examples of the interaction between the Internet and me but I'll just stop here for now. Ima get started on posting the lyrics. Brb!

Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Mah holidayzz

Finally... holidays

It's like the ideal of ideals (lol what am I talking about here anyway huh?!?)... having nothing better to do except play, play and play/ gaming, gaming, gaming.... it's still rather a pity that I can't play WoW (Leong formatted his pc so no wow for me :P) Would have raided morning till night lol

Once a friend had said: Being idle in life is one of the greatest moments that anyone could dream for.. except, perhaps, workaholics lol. Anyway, she's right on the spot.. I mean, this is just great you know, I don't have any school/ uni work to drag me down... no burdens - not yet anyway... no tests, exams, quizzes... nothing. No jobs either so this is my ideal life but of course facing the computer day and night is not good for me. I really need to get out sooner or later.. go watch a movie or something xD

And.. oh ya, I had my speaking MUET exam yesterday and guess what... right! I seem to have the unluckiness to get such a topic - Occupation of family members affects the reputation of a family. Discuss. Walao... occupation pulak. Haiz. I did my best I guess. My points may not all be correct or make sense (rofling at this one) but I did speak out as spontaneous as I could. Overall, I -think- I did alright. :) Hope I can get good marks still though.

So.. um, it's kinda late already and I got to go play so fb games before I go to sleep. Meh, I'll try to return to here more often with more stories and stupid stuff that I did (haha) and some more good songs.. I've got the lyrics piled up and ready for posting but I'll do them later :P - Procrastination!!! O.o

Jaja = 'lol' in spanish, I think. K, I'm logging off fer now. Arrr ya mateys wait till I come back ya? Haha. Alright, cya!

Another personality test

These tests are kind of fun :P

Anyway, this one might just be more accurate...

I'll just post it here:

Openness

This trait refers to the extent to which you prefer novelty versus convention. Approximately 94.5% of respondents have a lower openness raw percentage than yours. From the way you answered the questions, you seem to describe yourself as someone who is far more intellectually curious [heheheh] and sensitive to beauty than most [Oh? is it so? hmm..]. You might say that your beliefs are individualistic and frequently drift towards the unconventional, and that you enjoy your imagination and the exciting places it takes you! [Imagination is 'da shizzle'! ... 'da shizzle' is the trademark of TSY, it can be, in no way, reproduced in any form without the consent of the original author stated above ;)]
Reflective question: What place do you think that tradition has in society (if any)?
Reply: There are traditions but I hardly practice any of them :P

Conscientiousness

This trait refers to the extent to which you prefer an organised, or a flexible, approach in life. Approximately 54% of respondents have a lower conscientiousness raw percentage than yours. From the way you answered the questions, you seem to describe yourself as someone who is random [RANDOM... I like :P] and fun to be around but that you can plan and persist when life requires it [Humans are, afterall, very persistant..]. From your responses it appears that depending on the situation, you can make quick decisions or deliberate for longer if necessary [ya right.. quick 'wrong' decisions, that is..].
Reflective question: How do you go about organising your workload?
Reply: plan, plan and plan, but then, if something comes up right in the middle, I'll just do the best that I can :)

Extraversion

This trait refers to the extent to which you enjoy company, and seek excitement and stimulation. Approximately 11.5% of respondents have a lower extraversion raw percentage than yours. From the way you answered the questions, you seem to describe yourself as someone who is quiet and somewhat withdrawn. Your answers describe you as someone who doesn't need lots of other people around to have fun [gaming ftw!], and can sometimes find that people are tiring [oh yeah... there's just too many people... too many people......].
Reflective question: How do you like to spend your spare time?
Reply: Gaming or reading xD

Agreeableness

This trait refers to the way you express your opinions and manage relationships. Approximately 27.5% of respondents have a lower agreeableness raw percentage than yours. From the way you answered the questions, you seem to describe yourself as someone who people can find difficult to get along with when you first meet [true.. true..], as you can be suspicious of their motives [motives... muahahahaha]. Your responses suggest that over time though people warm to you, and you to them, although that doesn't stop you telling them "how it is" [ok... what is 'how it is'??].
Reflective question: When others are experiencing problems, what do you do?
Reply: I try to comfort/help them if I think they could use some comforting/help... if not, I'll probably leave them alone so that they can overcome their problems (referring mainly to emotional problems) themselves and be stronger because of this.

Neuroticism (Emotional stability)

This trait refers to the way you cope with, and respond to, life's demands. Approximately 78.8% of respondents have a lower neuroticism raw percentage than yours. From the way you answered the questions, you seem to describe yourself as someone who is generally calm [emphasise more on the 'generally' :P]. Based on your responses, you come across as someone who can feel emotional or stressed out by some experiences, however your feelings tend to be warranted by the situation.
Reflective question: Which situations make you feel under pressure and which situations do not?
Reply: When I have a high expectation of myself (most of the time, that is...) or someone else has that kind of expectation = lots of pressure. I don't feel pressure when I'm very, very and perhaps overly confident that I can do well in a thing - and I get more confident if I prepare more.




The results for Jungian Typology Estimate is:

INTP

Introverted iNtuitive Thinking Perceiving

INTPs are quiet, thoughtful, analytical individuals who don't mind spending long periods of time on their own [True there... but I can still get bored of alone-ness], working through problems and forming solutions. INTPs tend to be less at ease in social situations [Right on!] and the 'caring professions,' although they enjoy the company of those who share their interests [Hmm, rather correct there..]. They also tend to be impatient with the bureaucracy, rigid hierarchies, and politics prevalent [haha, right on again!] in many professions, preferring to work informally with others as equals. INTPs' extraverted intuition often gives them a quick wit, especially with language, and they can defuse the tension in gatherings by comical observations and references [LOL, always I do this kind of thing ya know... like commenting on something that cracked up my friends]. They can be charming [me? charming? hahahahahahahahaha], even in their quiet reserve way, and are sometimes surprised by the high esteem in which their friends and colleagues hold them [huh? high esteem? Do other people really think highly of me? WOW, niceee ;)].

And surprise, surprise... the test told me to take English as my major.. haha... I knew it! But anyway, journalism is a far cry from normal English :)

P/S: I'll post about my holidays in the next post

Legend: [] = my thoughts

Tuesday, August 4, 2009

My ramblings - Take 3

Sigh... I was thinking to make this thread/post something like a 'agony aunt' - just me lamenting to an inanimate 'object?'. Lol. I dunno. Degree life is just so much tougher than foundation - got me thinking of the wonderful moments I had during my foundation years with my band of reliable friends. Now, these friends are gone - cruelly separated by different courses. There're no secrets here.. I really miss them.. maybe my success in my foundation years perhaps relies, in some way, by them because well, in my degree, I didn't do as well in exams. Still quite disappointed. Not only that, I've heard that some people who like -plagarised- complete reports or assignments from the internet got higher marks then the ones who tried SO hard not to plagarise. This world is really unfair... haiz...

The presentation didn't actually go very well either.. I mean, yeah, my teammates did well and I'm happy for them but I didn't... the worse thing is probably the part where I totally forgotten to change into formal shoes before going presenting - I presented wearing sport shoes lol, but hopefully the teacher is too dazzled by our performance to notice this small mistake of mine. It's not like I forgot to bring my formal shoes - I did brought it there but well.. heheh, I just forgot to wear them.

The reports aren't going very well either. I mean, yeah, I know during my foundation time, my reports didn't exactly get very high marks, but this time around I had spent SO much effort into completing it - doing research on the net for a -whole- day just to write a Introduction and Discussion do not sound like fun to me... and in the end?? Not very satisfactory results. My friends did better then me even though they are like, well not exactly last-minute work, but I still think my reports are more comprehensive. Sigh. Maybe I should just let go of this excessive competitiveness and, sometime, let fate just take me along for the ride.

However, one of my newer teammate ( my first time working with him and his friend in my team) had just complimented me (or does it has a deeper meaning to it?) for my effectiveness of managing the completing-the-assignment process. He actually said that it (my actions) gave him some sort of safety feeling. I'm glad really. I was like worried that my teammates would think me as too controlling - I'm worried about having not enough time to finish all the stuffs until i kinda like hijacked the discussion... like being a moderator and keeping my friends' wandering minds on the topic. It really funny when you realise that someone had just changed from a discussing the budget to talking about the prices of handphones. It's just amazing how a midn can wander lol.

Ah well, I know my English in this piece of post is not very well... English - it's more to Manglish + Chinese heh. Anyway, it's just that I need to write this fast before going back to do my chem report - did you notice that most of the time when I post a thread here, I have a report to do? It's just one of life's cruel tricks, haha.

Oh well, I can't wait until my holidays to finally let all these burdens down once and for all and perhaps this time, I can make enough preparations for the next semester to do better in my exams or assignments. Wish me good luck! =D

Sunday, July 26, 2009

6 ways to get more time in your day

Got this one from Reader Digest online. Hope it'll help :)

Take on Tasks One at a Time

We think we are reducing stress by accomplishing more than one thing at a time, when in fact, we are causing ourselves more stress than ever. Stress-busting tip: leave multitasking to your personal computer. Do one thing at a time, do it well, and move on to the next item on your list. That's the best way to regain a sense of control over time. (Ooo? Multitasking is bad? Meh, now I know >.>)


Make an Effort to Do Less

Think for a moment about where in your life you are spending valuable time on something that you could possibly live without. Think about getting away from the TV and computer screens that are mental vampires, sucking the life out of us by stealing our time and attention (This is SO true!). By doing less and by carefully choosing which activities give you the least amount of benefit for the time commitment they require, you'll actually end up creating more time in your day.


Scale Down Your Priorities

Make a list of four things that you would like to accomplish today. Keep the list with you and stay with each item until you have completed it. Then go to the next item on your list and repeat the process. Keep doing this until you've gotten to the end of your list. Most of us place overwhelming demands on ourselves, or we expect far too little of ourselves. The goal is to hit the "sweet spot," where our expectations of what we can accomplish in any given 24-hour period are in line with reality. If you're afraid that you won't accomplish all four things, well, that's why they invented tomorrow! (procrastinating! =D)


Clear Out the Clutter

When our homes, our workplaces, and our vehicles have a sense of orderliness to them, we actually feel more peaceful and less stressed out. We've all gone through the agony of trying to rush out the door when we can't find our car keys, wallet, or purse! Keeping your personal space clutter-free makes it easier to manage your time when you're in a hurry. (*Looks innocent* Clutter? What clutter?)


Replenish Your Body with Rest

Most of us constantly have our fingers on the fast-forward button, when we really need to hit the pause button for a while. Every time we add another activity or responsibility to our lives, we generally take the time for that activity out of our sleep. We can only carry on not sleeping enough for a while before it catches up with us, causing all sorts of health disorders, including a terrible sense of frustration and stress. (Heheheh, a waste of time, sleeping is NOT =P )


Think Positively About Time

We all know how weeds can overtake a garden, so it is our job constantly to notice and uproot any negative thoughts in the garden that is our mind. As a result, positive thoughts can take root, bloom, and create the beauty that we need in order to enjoy our lives to the fullest. If you hear yourself saying, "I don't have enough time," then say, and preferably out loud, "I have all the time I need for all the things I need to do." A declaration like that has a relaxing and liberating effect on every cell in your body, which relieves tension. (Think positive thoughts now...)

© 2009 Edward A. Taub, M.D., FAAP, Michael Levin, and David Oliphant. All rights reserved.

Thursday, July 23, 2009

Denggi begone!

My dad has recovered! *cheer* Actually, he recovered 4 days ago so ya... my news are slow.. heheh. Anyway, he's way better now and was discharged from the hospital. It's just.. great!

The only thing now left to do (for him) is to build his immune system strength back to the way it was. His immune system is so far just at an acceptable level. Heh, I'm certain he can do it. My mom also quite the lady  of action - she took this opportunity to get my dad off his coffee addiction. He has not have a cup of coffee for a week now! Yay!

Alright, I'm very tired and want to get this report done ASAP. So ya, cya for now!

Just a Remark

This is the Remark that I've written for our group's Cell Biology assignment about Arthritis. Since the deadline's over and we have already passed it up, so I guess there's no harm in posting it here. I rather like it... a lot so.. enjoy! (Do some research on Arthritis first though, you'll get a clearer picture of what I'm writting about.)
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It is rather a surprising yet nice news when our representative, Ms Wong Kit Yin, came back after drawing an assignment question and announced that we have gotten ‘Arthritis’. I mean, yeah, Arthritis is really common and we already know quite a lot about it… it is like the pain at knee joints – everybody knows that. Well, after doing this assignment, we have come to realise how wrong we were.

First and foremost, we never knew there are so many types of arthritis. We have found about a dozen but, in reality, there are 171 –yes, you definitely did not read wrongly- types of arthritis! It’s amazing, isn’t it? When we found this out, we were shocked! It burst our know-it-all bubble instantly and, as a result, had caused us to hunger for more information about Arthritis. Now… where to get the most information at the tap of just a finger? Of course! The Net!

Information from various sites, journals, doctor’s opinions, flooded our brain –nearly causing an information overflow, mind you- and we absorbed them all.

Fact 1: Did you know that a majority of people have arthritis but they do not know the presence of it? And why they do not know? It is because they keep postponing or totally neglecting their yearly medical check-ups or they are just plain ignorant about this. Some even choose not to have a medical check-up at all. The public should really take some time off their busy working schedule to find out why their joints are creaking or why they are feeling stiffness at their joints. They should take initiatives to find out the causes of these symptoms and realise that they have arthritis. Early detection is always important in any kind of illness for faster and a higher chance of recovery. Therefore, medical checkups are definitely not a waste of money. Hey, who knows? It might be your saviour one day. Besides, the government can also help by setting up exhibition booths or organise events at shopping malls, or general hospitals to further spread awareness and to educate the people about arthritis.

Sometimes, if they do know about their arthritis, they choose to ignore it. Why? Well, it’s rather obvious, isn’t it? Why choose to bother yourself with something as minor as arthritis when you already have so much on your mind. It’s just some aches at the joints, right? Definitely nothing to worry about. However, from what we have found out through our researches, they are terribly wrong! Those who decided to disregard these symptoms may find themselves in really deep trouble later on when the symptoms worsen. So, our best advice: pay close attention. This is because arthritis signs tend to snowball: joint pain and stiffness can lead to excessive fatigue and malaise. In short, each arthritis symptom impacts another symptom and, in the end, you will have lots of symptoms with no immediate way to relieve them.

This piece of essay is not all dreadful news though. Looking on the bright side, at least there are tested treatments against arthritis and, the best of all, most of the cures do not cost much (We are just being realistic here; it all boils down to money, doesn’t it?). There are some fairly cheap home remedies, aforementioned in the ‘Treatment’ section of the assignment, and are far more affordable for the general public if compared to modern surgery. We discovered that cherries –yes, the ones that are usually found on top of birthday cakes- are useful in treating the symptoms of arthritis, besides being just a delicious snack. It can relieve pain and eliminate swelling. Amazing, isn’t it?

Nevertheless, if you are very well off and would like to spend a nice amount of dosh (money) on the treatment, there is also the joint replacement surgery. Most hospitals are well equipped to handle these types of surgery but, of course, getting the best surgeons is not easy at all though unless you have the necessary connections or, yet again, the necessary amounts of ‘dosh’.

If you do not like surgery, then perhaps you could use that money for the stem cells research treatment that specialised in treating arthritis. We are talking about adult stem cells, mind you, and not the embryonic stem cells. As reported by Dr Max Gomez, an award-winning medical reporter, adult stem cells are currently being used to form new cartilage or even to repair torn ligaments. As since the adult stem cells are retrieved from the patient’s own body, there is no risk of rejection or contracting infectious diseases. So far, this method can only treat osteoarthritis of the knee, hip, ankle and back pain. However, in the future, these stem cells may be used to treat a number of other types of arthritis as well.

In conclusion, at the end of this assignment, we reckon we are rather good rheumatologists (paediatrician who is qualified by additional training and experienced in the diagnosis and treatment of arthritis) now (*joke*). Even though we are all not actually qualified rheumatologists, we have indeed learned lots about arthritis and we are rather grateful for it – at least we can recognise the symptoms if we have arthritis in the future. We would like to thank all of our group members for doing their part well and for being able to finish this assignment on time despite the heavy work load and time constraints. We also would like to thank Mr Chin for giving us guidance, for shining a light on our path as we walk along the road that leads to the end of this assignment. We hope that our assignment has met all the criteria that are required and is also comprehensive enough. We, too, hope that we could get good marks for all our hard work.

Wednesday, July 22, 2009

The Pembentangan

It's rather cool that our group's effort has finally been paid off. The lecturer loves us. She was like: "Kumpulan ini adalah yang terbaik antara etc etc" (I don't actually remember the exact words that she used but well, I still rememebr the gist of it). Not meaning to make fun of the other groups, but well, they just read -READ- from the slides... it's like.. duh.. boring~ No wonder the teacher loves our presentation - we have a sketch and a little song singing session. All in all, good work, people! Give yourselves a round of applause.

Thank god that we managed to pull this off after all the fiasco mentioned in the previous post (Bad News Come in a Chain).. Yeah, we rock!! And we will rock on!

P/S: Now... back to boring chemistry report... *sigh*

Wednesday, July 15, 2009

David Archuleta - Zero Gravity

Tell me what you did to me
Just stare beneath my feet
Didn't even notice we were miles above the ground
I'm not afraid of heights
We crashed into the sky
Didn't know that I could feel the way that I do now
I'm not asking for an explanation
All I know is that you take me away
And you show me how to fly

Nothing brings me down
When you're around
It's like zero gravity
The world just disappears
When you're here
It's zero gravity
When things get messed up
I lift my head up
And I get lost in the clouds
There's no sense of time with you and i
It's zero gravity

Ohhh
Ohhh no no no
Hey ooohhh

The ages fade away
Till there's no more shades of gray
You only have to whisper anything at all
You opened up my eyes
You turn my lows to high
And that's the only way that I know how to fall
Not gonna analyze or try to fight it
Don't even care if it makes no sense at all
'Cause with you I can fly

Nothing brings me down
When you're around
It's like zero gravity
The world just disappears
When you're here
It's zero gravity
When things get messed up
I lift my head up
And I get lost in the clouds
There's no sense of time with you around
It's zero gravity

You make it
So easy
To just drift away
I can't
Imagine
Being without you

Ohhhh

Don't think about it
Don't think about it
Don't think about it
Don't think about it
Don't think about it
Don't think about it
Don't think about it

Nothing brings me down
When you're around
It's like zero gravity
The world just disappears
When you're here
It's zero gravity

Nothing brings me down
When you're around
It's like zero gravity
The world just disappears
When you're here
It's zero gravity

'I really like this song. It's about the feeling you get when you're in love and, even though I haven't had a bf yet, I think that feeling should be almost the same as described by David here. Go David!' S.Y.

Bad news come in a chain...

Finally, I've experienced today what is called the most disappointing thing in my whole life. I always keep hearing that there are people who did study hard but yet can't good enough results and I thought, 'Wow, are they unlucky! They must have been studying the wrong thing (the not-so-important things)'. Unfortunately though, I have the chance to experience this.

I've did all my best for my mid-sem cell biology exam and was quite confident of scoring until I saw the question paper. My mouth dropped open and I went speechless. 'This is crazy! He (the lecturer) didn't even told us to memorise this and thus, I assume that it will be given!' Yeah, right... assuming really made an ass, maybe not out of you,but certainly out of me alright. The genetic code was NOT given and -wham!- 10 marks are lost because of my simple assumption.

The worst of all is that I had wanted to confirm with the lecturer whether the gene code will be given during the exams a day before the exam, but, haha, he must have been trying very hard to avoid us (the students), he took a leave for a WHOLE week during exam period. Damn, is it all my fault or partly his as well? I hate this. The strange thing is that I asked my friend about this and she said surely the code will be given. Heh. And yet today, most of my friends don't even look the slightest bit surprised when the gene code question, without the gene code to refer to, came out. Am I really the tortoise under the 'tempurung'? Perhaps it's my lack of social skills that caused this - I just dunno what's going on around me. As long as my family and I are safe in a cocoon, I guess I'm rather at peace with the world. Is that too selfish of me?

Another bad news, my dad succumbed to a bout of fever that resulted in vomitting. Uh huh, definitely NOT a good sign... From what I've heard from my mum, my dad's platelets' count is dropping (Another bad sign here..). He had about 120 but a normal person should have between 150 to 400. According to the doctor, if his count keeps dropping until it reaches 100, then he is diagnosed with severe form of Denggi. And I was like wtf? This doctor actually wanted my dad to get severe form of Denggi and 'baru' he will recommend treatment? This is just tosh! He doesn't deserve to be called a doctor. Worst of all, that so-called doctor doesn't even gave my dad MC! I mean, how the hell can you ask a person who is vomitting everytime he eats anything to go to work? That person is just.... @#$%!

Poor dad... I wanted to go back to see him but my mum said no. Denggi can be cured as long as your immune system is strong enough but, damn, I mean, I don't want to be a pessimist here - two of my friends, who are like in their prime teens, got cured of Denggi - but my dad's almost 53 years old. I'm very worried about him especially that he likes to stay up late at night previously. If the platelets' count keep dropping, he might get internal haemorrage. Darn. I can just hope that he'll get better soon.

In short, life's hell for me now. I don't know how I am going to face this but I'm fairly certain I can make it through... I've reached here so far right? Now, I still have a sht load of work waiting for me, a couple of mid-sems and my dad's condition hanging on my mind and some other personal problems of mine that I need to solve asap... I'm feeling dreadfully down.

Well, I guess I'll just go back to finishing my report and get some sleep to clear my cluttered brain. Dad, get well soon ok? :S

P/S: Ohh.. yeah, bad things come in a chain alright, I had just got another bad news from my friend. It seems that the lecturer's words are not worth anything. We told her that our group cannot present today because of a sick member in our group. She said, it's fine. But today, she went up in flames and threatening us that she will not let us present anymore. This means 50% of our assignment marks are gone... just like that. We're going to explain to her tomorrow and hopefully she'll forgive us (heh, I rather think it's her fault that she forgot her promise). Sigh... I am really hating this life... I won't like to be the next one crossing my path though - I might just bite his/her head off. Moods...

P/S 2: I went to one of the online counseling sites to check up on depression and yep... I fulfilled all the 8 -or is it 9?- symptoms. Walao. But ya, I DO feel depressed. I have a mental illness now? :o I am feeling a little better now since I shared my feelings with my mum - she's the best! Ok, now get back to my report and get it done with. I'm taking charge of my life now, no more bullying or influencing by friends. AND I am NOT going to ASSUME anything any time soon...

Tuesday, July 7, 2009

Linkin Park - New Divide

I remembered black skies / the lightning all around me
I remembered each flash / as time began to blur
Like a startling sign / that fate had finally found me
And your voice was all I heard
That I get what I deserve

So give me reason / to prove me wrong / to wash this
memory clean
Let the floods cross the distance in your eyes
Give me reason / to fill this hole / connect the space
between
Let it be enough to reach the truth that lies
Across this new divide

There was nothing in sight / but memories left
abandoned
There was nowhere to hide / the ashes fell like snow
And the ground caved in / between where we were
standing
And your voice was all I heard
That I get what I deserve

So give me reason / to prove me wrong / to wash this
memory clean
Let the floods cross the distance in your eyes
Across this new divide

In every loss / in every lie
In every truth that you'd deny
And each regret / and each goodbye
was a mistake too great to hide
And your voice was all I heard
That I get what I deserve

So give me reason / to prove me wrong / to wash this
memory clean
Let the floods cross the distance in your eyes
Give me reason / to fill this hole / connect the space
between
Let it be enough to reach the truth that lies
Across this new divide
Across this new divide
Across this new divide

"The new Linkin Park song and the new Transformers III theme song. GG. ", S.Y.

Critical thinking seminar

I just want to get this out of my head before I start doing my work :P

Well, last Sunday, Kai Wen, Wei Ying and I went to a workshop (more like) on critical thinking and our trainer is called Capt. Ariva. He's really a captain lol, I at first thought it is just a 'gelaran'. He said he was in the Malaysian Navy once and now he claimed that he had 5/6 shipping companies and, if I'm not mistaken, a millionaire. Actually, I think that's rather true. One thing for sure, he had the energy. I mean, he had been bouncing up and down in the workshop since 9am while most of the students are tired by 5pm lol.

Anyway, he taught us the 5 thinking hats method - there is a red hat, a blue hat, a white hat, a black hat and a yellow hat. And, well, truthfully, I really don't think this method is applicable in daily life or even in school life (during assignments). I had my own way of doing assignments, and so far, it's going on quite well... heyyy maybe I can give a talk as well. 10 ringgit per person and I'll be rich in no time =D

Back to the topic... the method is like... so not applicable. First things first, I don't believe in teamwork most of the time. It's cumbersome.... and it's my opinion so no flaming plox. But it's a good practice to do.. you won't get too bored -that's for sure- and, well, more brains to think up new ideas (wider knowledge pool, I guess).

Ok... back BACK to the topic... the workshop. Aha... yessss.. alrighty then, the workshop. It ended uneventfully ofc but I did had quite a good time there. The tea provided during the tea breaks is awesome. I also like the kaya+butter bread served for breakfast. Haha, thinking of my stomach again :P

Oh, talking about stomachs... my stomach is growling lol. Getting a quick snack then. :) THEN, I'll start on the work. Heh.


A realisation

I suddenly realised something :o

I know why teachers' children are so, um, well, I'm just being honest here... well, in short, they do better in exams. It's because they know how the teachers are setting the questions. They can easily identify the key points by just looking at how the teacher emphasise on some topic. And this experience can only be gained by watching over the back of your parent/s while they're setting their test papers or even helped them do it. I almost always help my mom type out her test papers (she is, well, not very computer savvy.. :P)

Besides, parent/s being teachers will know the importance (based on the education system ofc) of education and will somehow pressure their children to do well in their exams. Whether they realise it or not, these parent-teacher will exert some influence over their children's studies by promising gifts or denying the children some privilages etc etc. Normal parents do that all the time as well but not as good as a/two parent-teacher/s.

Hmm, that's something to think about isn't it?

Ok, I'm really going to do my work now... cya! xD

Monday, July 6, 2009

HeCTic

Arghh, my workload had finally caught up with me. Bear in mind that I'm not that kind of person who procrastinate every thing (only certain, selective things that are beneficial to me if I procrastinate, like washing my bathroom mat :P). I just can't believe the load that is now trying to bury me alive... and I really mean ALIVE...

Sigh, this is the life of a student... and I LIKE it (LOL) Just trying to be positive there :P There are nothing to gain by being pessimistic.. right?

Anyway, I really like the message that one of my friends posted on her MSN. She said: "We treat quizzes like tests, treat tests like finals, then what do we treat finals as?" (edited - grammatical mistakes) I would probably reply that we, the students, treat finals like THE END OF THE WORLD. Muahahaha. Haha. Heh. It's not funny at all lol.

Really! Why do we (the students) look at exams like it's the next big thing? Is the education policy of Malaysia (and all around the world?) to be blamed? Or is it Hishammudin (sorry for the spelling :P)? This is making a lot of students to be and feel old even though they are supposed to be in their teens. (Believe me, I've seen students with a full head of white hair [like an old lady] at my high school - that's how serious this problem has become!) This is just CRAZY!

And there goes my internet connection... again... lol. 'Could not contact Blogger.com. Saving and publishing may fail Retrying......' Roflmao.

Well, I better get started on the mountain of work that I have waiting for me back in somewhere called 'reality'. Haiz, this is one of the times I really wish I was living in some fantasy life. Sailing on some pirate ship... questing with soem other knight... slaying a vicious dragon to save a village... riding a horse across a battlefield... these I can do (in my sleep perhaps :P)

Actually, wait a minute, I have something to say... life is life... there're nothing to it really - a piece of cake. It's just that if you choose to achieve something in your life, aha, then you'll need to put in an amount of effort and that makes it a piece of #$%@. =.=' swt (touchwood)-ing at my own 'jokes' lol.

Ah alright, have to go reply my friend's sms about our pengajian malaysia assignment. Cya!

Thursday, June 18, 2009

Shocking... really shocking

It's rather shocking to suddenly found out, yesterday, that, during my 10+ reread of the Harry Potter series, my nose was watery.... with blood - MY BLOOD!! I, who thought I was somehow immune to nose bleeds, almost fell from the bed in surprise! (alright, alright, I admit, I was reading while lying on the bed :P)
Luckily , it's just a small amount of blood, nothing too horrifying or anything. And according to the 'family doctors' a.k.a. my parents, it's maybe because of lack of water + high body temperature, and, at that moment, I did feel a little feverish and my mouth felt like saw dust. Well, needless to say, I mmediately took the necessary actions to stop myself from falling ill.
However, I'm still wondering - why at that particular moment i have the nose bleed? I'd been in plenty occasions where I felt those symptoms before but I never had any nose bleed then. What actually caused this thing? I guess, the internet is my friend then xD I'll look it up and post it here later.

Original date of publish: April 7, 2009 at 9:48 am

Mixed feelings

I've been criticized lots of time and i tried to ignore most of them, since most of them are not exactly very constructive. However, sometimes, I couldn't help but wondering what is actually wrong. I always did everything (well, almost everything anyway :P) to the best of my current capability - is it not enough? I know i can improve, do it better, but still improvement doesn't come in a blink of the eye. It'll need time and effort - it'll need sacrifices.

For example, my Writing for Science assignment on Nuclear power, it's advantages and disadvantages. I did my research, tried to put the facts in a reader-friendly way, checked through the possible grammatical errors and typed it out (It's a group work, so I didn't do that all on my own though) but why, oh why, did I get such unsatisfying marks from my tutor? Perhaps my style of writing is not that acceptable to my tutor. Still, I definitely need more time to improve on writing factual essays (usually i wrote stories for the essay part in my english exam). But mainly, i don't like the rather accusing stares of my group members.

This is something that I'll have to work out on my own I suppose. Hopefully one day, I'll understand better and will be able to cope with the disappointment that comes after giving your very best and you still failed at your given task.

Original date of publish: February 17, 2009 at 6:50 am

How does it feels like being a nocturnal animal when you're not

How does it feels like being a nocturnal animal when you're not? I'll tell you my firsthand experience...
Tiredness
Fatigue
False sense of alertness/ no alertness at all
Awesome headache
Weak limbs
Slow reflexes
Unable to focus
Seems a lil crazy
Like to make 'cold jokes'
Find all thing humorous/ totally lose the homour bone
Staring off into space
Lose train of thoughts easily
Easily felt bored
Feels sleepy/drowsy (what else lol?)
Super headache (did I mentioned this before?)
Can hardly walk (more like dragging the body along)
Have hard of hearing
Eyeballs ache

I JUST WANNA SLEEP NOW!

Original date of publish: November 25, 2008 at 8:11 am

Exams; holidays

Who on earth invented exams I often wonder? It is supposed to help test your level of understanding but now it is just merely generating unnecessary and high-level of stress and frustration.
Well, exams are nearly over anyway and holidays are just around the corner. It is this transition period between exams and holiday that are the most nerve wrecking. You can't wait for holidays and yet you must still study until to the very last minute.
It is strange though, different people react differently when faced with exam stress: some got insomnia, some got extreme headache that just won't go away and some don't even feel the pressure of exam.
Haiz, this is a student's life and we must face it whether we like it or not.

Originakl date of publish: September 18, 2008 at 12:28 pm

Shinedown - Second Chance

My eyes are open wide
By the way I made it through the day
I watch the world outside
By the way I'm leaving out today

I just saw Haley's comet she waved
Said "why you always running in place?
Even the man in the moon disappeared
Somewhere in the stratosphere

Tell my mother, tell my father
I've done the best I can
To make them realize
This is my life
I hope they understand
I'm not angry, I'm just saying
Sometimes goodbye is a second chance

Please don't cry one tear for me
I'm not afraid of what I have to say
This is my one and only voice
So listen close, it's only for today

I just saw Haley's comet she waved
Said "why you always running in place?
Even the man in the moon disappeared
Somewhere in the stratosphere"

Tell my mother, tell my father
I've done the best I can
To make them realize
This is my life
I hope they understand
I'm not angry, I'm just saying
Sometimes goodbye is a second chance

Here is my chance
This is my chance

Tell my mother, tell my father
I've done the best I can
To make them realize
This is my life
I hope they understand
I'm not angry, I'm just saying
Sometimes goodbye is a second chance

Sometimes goodbye
Is a second chance
Is a second chance
Is a second chance

Kris Allen - No Boundaries

Kris Allen - No Boundaries

Seconds hours so many days
You know what you want but how long can you wait
Every moment last forever if you feel you’ve lost your way
What if your chances are already gone
Started believing that I could be wrong
But you give me one good reason
to fight and never walk away

Coz here I am — still holding on!

Every step you climb another mountain
Every breathe its harder to believe

You’ll make it through the pain (or through all your aches and pains)
Weather the hurricane
To get to that one thing

When you think the road is going nowhere
Just when you’ve almost gave up on your dreams
Then take it by the hand and show you that you can

You can go higher
You can go deeper
There are no boundaries
Above and beneath you
B-reak every rule coz there’s nothing between you
and your dreams

Every step you climb another mountain
Every breathe its harder to believe

Yeah
There were no boundaries
There were no boundaries

With every step you climb another mountain
With every breathe its harder to believe

You take it by the hand
Show you that you can
There were no boundaries

There were no boundaries

There were no boundaries

Rascal Flatts - Feels like today

Rascal Flatts - Feels like today
I Woke up this morning
With this feeling inside me that I can't explain
like a weight that I've carried
Been carried away, away

But I know something is coming
I don't know what it is
But I know it's amazing, you save me
My time is coming
And I'll find my way out of this longest drought...

It feels like today I know
It feels like today I'm sure
It's the one thing that's missin'
The one thing I'm wishin'
Life's sacred blessin' and then
It feels like today
Feels like today

You treat life like a picture
But it's not a moment thats frozen in time
It's not gonna wait
Til you make up your mind, at all

So while this storm is breaking
While there's light at the end of the tunnel
Keep running towards it
Releasing the pressure, that's my heartache
Soon this dam will break

And it feels like today I know,
it feels like today, I'm sure
It's the one thing that's missin'
The one thing you're wishin'
Life's sacred blessin' and then,
It feels like today

Feels like, feels like your life changes
Feels like, feels like your life changes

It's the one thing that's missin'
The one thing you're wishin'
Life's sacred blessin' and then,
It feels like today

Feels like, feels like your life changes
Feels like, feels like your life change

Original date of publish: May 7, 2009 at 10:27 am

Rascal Flatts - Why

It must a been a place so dark, couldn't feel the light

Reachin' for you through that stormy cloud
Now here we are gathered in our little home town
This can't be the way you meant to draw a crowd

Oh why that's what I keep askin'
Was there anything I could have said or done
Oh I had no clue you were masking a troubled soul, god only knows
What went wrong and why you'd leave the stage in the middle of a song

Now in my mind I keep you frozen as a seventeen year old
Rounding third to score the winning run
You always played with passion no matter whta the game
When you took the stage you shined just like the sun

Oh why that's what I keep askin'
Was there anything I could have said or done
Oh I had no clue you were masking a troubled soul, god only knows
What went wrong and why you'd leave the stage in the middle of a song

Now the oak trees are swayin' in the early autumn breeze
The golden sun is shining on my face
The tangled thoughts I hear a mockingbird sing
This old world really ain't that bad a place

Oh why there's no comprehending
And who am I to try to judge or explain
Oh but I do have one burning question
Who told you life wasn't worth the fight
They were wrong, they lied.
Now you're gone, and we cried

Cause it's not like you to walk away in the middle of a song.
Your beautiful song. Your absolutely beautiful song.

"Life is NEVER not worth the fight. I still believe that somehow there must be something good at the end even though I might, at times, sound pessimistic." S.Y.

Original date of publish: April 25, 2009 at 7:13 am

Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Rascal Flatts - Here Comes Goodbye


i can hear the truck tires comin up
the gravel road
and its not like her to drive that slow
nothing's on the radio
footsteps on the front porch
i hear my doorbell
she usually comes right in
now i can tell

here comes goodbye
here comes the last time
here comes the start of every sleepless night
the first of every tear i'm gonna cry

here comes the pain
here comes me wishin things had never changed
and she was right here in my arms tonight

but here comes.. goodbye

i can hear her say "i love you"
like it was yesterday
and i could see it written on her face
that she had never felt this way

one day i thought i'd see her
with her daddy by her side
and violins would play
"here comes the bride"

but here comes goodbye
here comes the last time
here comes the start of every sleepless night
the first of every tear i'm gonna cry

here comes the pain
here comes me wishin things had never changed
and she was right here in my arms tonight

but here comes goodbye

why does it have to go, from good to gone
before the lights turn on
yeah you're left alone
oh

but here comes goodbye

oh

here comes goodbye
here comes the last time
here comes the start of every sleepless night
the first of every tear i'm gonna cry

here comes the pain
here comes me wishin things had never changed
and she was right here in my arms tonight

but here comes goodbye

oh
"This song is about a daughter losing her father. It's very touching actually and sad. There's no more goodbyes..." S.Y.

Original date of publish: April 14, 2009 at 11:01 am