The start of semester 2 :( That means no more running man marathon, no more FIFA 13, and no more road trips ! But I am a step closer to graduating :D

Monash closed about 100 parkings -.- Dude, where do you expect the students to park. What about people who have classes around 10 in the morning ? Do you know the amount of fuel that's needed to be wasted just to find parking ? At least think of a backup plan ... grrrrr !

Hope sem 2 treats me well. And I only pray for good teammates. ( That's the key to survive each semester )

I want to lose weight so badly. Whenever I start eating, I'll check the calories content and decide whether to eat or not :o

Abandoning ?

Nope, never. Abandoning the country would be the last thing I do :/ You know when friends and relatives casually ask you your plans about the future ? About where are you gonna study and stuff like that.

So here's my answer :

I'll be going off to Australia around 2015. Gonna continue my engineering course there and graduated in Australia and MAYBE pursue Master of Business Administration. Wait for 2 years and get a PR there. Then maybe I'll plan to settle down there.

People will go like' whut why leave ? this is your home ! '

Now, it took my almost a year to decide whether to migrate or not. It wasn't easy. You see, it takes a lot of courage for me to say, ' Ok, I'm gonna go'. Home is where he heart is, I know. It all depends on the situation. I'm not gonna elaborate more on the ' situation' . It gets more political and it is also partly the chances for me working in a research and development sector.

 Here's my home. My friends are here. Places, the culture, the food, my family and my heart just doesn't want to leave this place. But if there's a place which maybe has a better chance, a better future for my next generation, a safer place. Why not ? I don't want to look back regretting not leaving.

Like I said it depends on the situation. One day, I'll be back, helping the poor with sky rocketing house prices. I know, big talk. But it takes a little piece of my soul away seeing people without limbs, forced to beg. People who literally do not posses the ability to talk, having to sell key chains at restaurant, and surprisingly, dinning people wave them away. I want a change in society, a change in humanity.

Oops, off topic. Don't worry people, I'll be back. To change.

Bucket List

Things to do before dying ?

I've never done this before, so I thought it would be great having a bucket list :D

1. To become a successful engineer, working in a research and development department.
2. To change the world like how cellphones did.
3. Own a semi-D with a mini swimming pool.
4. ADOPT 2 dogs :DD
5. Financially stable by the ago of 30.
6. Bungee jump from the Macau Tower ! ( 233m, tallest bungee jump in the world)

7. Attend any big bang's concert. They actually came to Malaysia, but due to exams, was forced not to go !
8. Waiting for the time to come when money isn't important anymore. Then withdraw 90% of it in cash, and walk the streets, giving it out to needed people !  just like this video :o What if today was your last day!

9. Meet Sulli from f(x) ! She's just too pretty :o
10. Buy dad a Volkswagen Passat :D he really wanted one. Then mum came up to me, she told me, dad didn't want to get one because of our education :( Yeah, the guilt.

11. Watch a football match in Anfield ! LIVERPOOL <3 nbsp="" p="">

12. Own a japanese restaurant :D hahahaha.. Shashimi everyday :o
13. Give back to the environment !
14. Have my own foundation, solely for donation purposes.
15. Retire in New Zeland !

There's more but i just can't think of anymore at the moment :(

Results

This morning, the first thing that came to my mind was the semester 1 final results. I had applied for the SMS system. So instead of switching on the computer for my results. I can know the results immediately through SMS :D I was a little nervous because I've always have high expectations for myself. I was expecting 2 distinctions and 2 credits. Telling myself not to hope for much as I would let myself down.

Hitting the button on my phone, I saw the a weird number flashing. Yup, that must be an Australian number. Below the message there was my subject code, ENG1040, which stands for engineering dynamics ! The toughest subject of all. I haven't been getting really good results for this subject. My mid semester result for dynamics was 9/24 -.- Yeah, I failed. fffff. Surprisingly, I got a distinction for it. Bless all souls. I couldn't believe my eyes, seriously. This news actually lifted my hopes. The bad news is, the remaining 3 subjects were only credits :( So, 1 distinction 3 credits. It was a let down. Well, a little. I had friends which had to retake some subjects. I'm on the safe side so I should be glad right ?

Promising to work harder next semester ( never succeeded ) will be my goal so far. I can't wait to learn more :o Why am I so eager to study ? -.-

K-pop, insanely addictive, even without you knowing the lyrics.

Haru-Haru ! the chorus is really catchy. A must to listen :3

22nd June 2013

It was Sungha's concert on that day. I was pretty excited, then, there were news saying there was going to be a ' blackout' somewhere in KL. Guess what, it was next to my concert event. The concert was held in Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur, so I was pretty nervous getting to the concert venue due to the high traffic and the police.

I brought my guitar. I have 2 guitars. I had the old one signed in 2011, and the new guitar is still waiting for that signature of his ! There were police everywhere. I was stopped and I told them I had a concert to attend  to. It was very convincing since I had my guitar with me. Surprisingly, those policemen were really friendly :)

I love coming to these concerts alone. I DON'T KNOW WHY ! heh ! So as expected, merchandise were sold before the opening of the auditorium. I've bought 3 albums, 8 guitar picks ( still waiting to be given away to some friends ) and 2 t-shirts. My money got ripped off -.- It came up to a total of 280 bucks. ffffff . Thank god dad gave me enough cash to spend.

Finally, the auditorium doors were opened. I took Sungha awhile to step up. He's really a quiet person, not much of humour in him. The songs that he played were mostly composed songs. These are the songs that he played:

1. Felicity ( composed)
2. Sorry  ( composed)
3. Friends ( composed)
4. Payphone - maroon 5
5. Locked out of heaven - Bruno Mars
6. I remember you ( composed)
7. On a brisk day ( composed)
8. Nostalgia (composed)
9. All of me ( composed)
10. Cannon Rock

So when the MC announced the last song that Sungha was about to play, I made sure I had everything with me. Because of past experience I knew that the autograph sessions were gonna be a long wait. Just as he played the last note, I rushed out and was the 4th to arrive. Heh ! A minute later, the queue actually reached the toilets. Yup, It was that bad. I had a minor priority because of purchases ( CDs and t-shirts) that were bought earlier. Lucky me !

So i have his big signature on my new guitar now. Pretty proud about it ! It gives me a stronger push for me to play :)

Songs come and go, but this song sticks. 

I can't afford to go out everyday and come back home around 12am. I have rules to follow, and of course different families have different set of rules. So, don't go saying that I'm being anti-social and teasing me about not being fun after I've moved to college. You people can afford going out everyday without your parents knowing, that ain't my problem. You people can drive up to genting without your parents knowing, that ain't my problem too. Aren't you people well bonded with your families ? Don't you people need to spend some time with your families 

I love spending time with my cars on the racing track. It's an old toy, played by people 10 years back then. Yup, I love it. Why are you people making fun of my interest ? So just imagine a group of people laughing at your interest. The worst of all, they insult you in front of everyone when you can't make it to a party. 

On the other hand, friends that were there for me. Even if I were to miss a gathering or an outing. They'll give me call and tell me it's ok, and they'll tell me if there's another gathering or something. Can you see the difference? Friends that respect you for who you are and also really good at reading my feelings. 

Yes. I'm a bit sensitive with these sorta stuff. It was about a year ago when I told my friends while we were having dinner that I wouldn't be joining them for their next road trip to another friend's house. Yup, got scolded in public. Yeah, sounds ridiculous right ? Boycotted me for almost 3 months. What's wrong with me not going ? 

If friends can't respect your decision, just tell them to shut up :) 

what do u want from me ?

Brother constantly on smartphone and headphones. Not even a word from parents. When I'm on the headphones just once. Honestly, just once. Parents, lecturing, saying that it's too much. Dafuq you ppl want from me ?

Sorry

Just not having enough courage to say that I'm tired of all this. I know I'll have to do this sooner or later. I'm sorry

Holidays

Holidays would be

1. Running man
2. Tamiya
3. Guitar
4. Gatherings

gaaaaaaaa. it needs to be more interesting...

A change ?

My troops were ready for battle. I was too. Scouting for a village with abundant amount of resources to attack. It took me merely seconds to scout for one. A village with a huge amount of gold. The next thing I know, my archers were firing arrows towards the poor defense of the village. Giants that were hired were pounding against the weak walls, penetrating their defense. In just 2 minutes, the village was gone and the gold worth 100,000 was mine. I won. Smiling, feeling a little proud. Thinking of a strategy and plotting my next move. At the same time, still deciding whether to further improve my cannon or my archer tower.

Just then, I heard a distant cry. I was certain it was a cry of a baby. I looked around and I wasn't wrong. A 3 year old baby boy was whining. His parents were having a mini tug of war with him, snatching away a piece of slim and elegant looking metal. I realized, I was in a restaurant still waiting for our food to arrive. Still observing the family fighting for the iPad. It looked like the baby boy wanted to have his food and also have fun of that device of his as well. Dad was busy reading his National Geographic magazine. Mum was looking around. My younger brother was engrossed in his game. And this is me, feeling a little disgusted and disappointed.

Hitting the standby button on my phone. I started observing tables around me. Communication was replaced with electronic devices. Children busy swiping the screens and hitting buttons with such determination. Thinking back, I was like them too. Busy plotting my next move, neglecting my surroundings, and the people around me.

The feeling was worse than making silly mistakes in exams. Where's communication? Where's the laughter within families? Where's fun ?

'Smartphones were engineered to bring those far away much closer, while at the same time it also makes those near us more distant', according to Shane Hipps. In engineering, we were taught that sustainable development is an important key to a well balanced future. No one would have predicted smartphones would have such impact on the society.

After that incident, I've been trying to stop bringing my phone when I'm out for dinner. I wouldn't want to neglect what's around me anymore.

That's what inspired me to pursue my dreams in engineering. If a small device like this can change the world, no doubt there will be others that can change it as well. Machines were meant to reduce human effort, not causing humans to lose its ability to communicate.

Perhaps another change is needed. For the society and the environment.