tic –> year 1999.

toc-> 10 , 10 years now 2009.

It’s has been about 10 years, my grandpa (公公) left us. That was the first time I attended a funeral of my family.

That was time before count down to year 2000, millennium year; (A year that was predicted to have many calamities and also Y2K computer bug, yet nothing serious was happened)

We’re lucky to get an invitation card to Count Down celebration from Bercham Branch KFC after having meal there, yet an extra one from Two mens of next table, which they just leave it on our table.

Which then we could use the extra one invitation card to invite neighbour friend to join us for the count down celebration at Pizza Hut at Ipoh South. That was for the first time my family members, 4 of us together for this event, and get some souvenir and gift afterwards.

That time ago, just mum and my brother and myself are having KFC there, those days of KFC had become memories. 

Years of going through secondary school life until now, was to discover that I’m struggling to find what’s my goal and where should I aim for in my life.

Just nearly this 10 years, I learnt that Persistence, Perseverance, Diligence, Hard Work, Concentrate, Focus, Calm, and Patience, and Faith, are key to success in life, and many things… also the ingredients, better known as solution to many problems in life…

After all, I don’t own much of above qualities in the past, and grew a wide interest in many areas, in music, computing, and many other talents, and skill.. Especially computing.

Within the timeframe, I pick up guitar, as inspired by my father… and learn to master it… and eventually I learnt that it’s best to patiently learn the music theory also.

In these years, there were quarrels that I made.. and I learn that I’m just don’t own the above qualities in my behaviour.. that’s the reason of every quarrels, and problems…

People entering my life, and leaving…… Have I been treasuring friends and making contact with them? Well, frankly, it’s important to appreciate the moments than to always recall the past…. which is far more harder than doing it in the present…

10 years of experimenting in life… I just feel like I’m just “leveling” & changing myself to adapt to the living environment… After all.. time just slips away in works, studies, and exams, as well as sleeping, eating, and playing…

The next 10 years, Looking forwards to it..

**And a little bit out of topic talk is that… when things come in pair.. it looks much friendlier and sounds cuter? ie…. “bye bye” is better than just saying “bye”.. Adios, Reminiscing the past is good, but have to let it go in order to move on… Appreciate now, and a past is a history, a future is a mystery, and today is a present!

忽然， 生活变得不规律。生活作息失调、失眠夜晚、没有早餐的日，渐渐地迷失生活方向感。。。

由于某时的工作和读书方面的压力，不平衡的情绪；因此偶尔耽误睡觉时间，只为了想要在一天结束前花些时间寻找一些平衡情绪的事物，就如看戏，玩电玩，音乐，等等。。后来发现，每一天的生活也因该是要平衡的。总不能有些日子拼命享乐，然后另一些日子埋头苦干。极端的，终究会“变质”。

在享乐的日子里，事物因每一天而失去新鲜感，慢慢的因为无所事事，自己变得懒散，内心因而空虚。
在苦干的日子里，因为之前的生活态度耽误了时间，因此背着压力，苦苦逼自己去做，变得喘不过气。

往往，历史总是一直在重复。生活就好像一不小心就很容易会堕落。或许不是每个人都能想象那会遇到这样的窘境，其实因为那是一种幸福没有在生活中迷失。是因为身边的人给予的幸福。就像有父母、朋友、师长、亲人，各方面给予的照顾与协助。那种生活感觉应该就是所谓的归宿感。我就是发现到在缺乏与身边的人维持良好的关系，因为变得孤单寂寞。一个人没有适当的社交，没有坚持的信仰。。。好像真的很容易迷失。能够知道自己迷失了是第一步，下一步就是如何找回自己。。。

以前有规律的生活时，对其感到厌倦，总是想要逃离规律的生活方式，迷失后就发现规律的生活的美好。人好像总是有点矛盾，往往是容易产生对另一反方面的遐想。到头来的结论，还是由古至今的一句：“中庸，平衡”才是生活之道。

一旦迷失了，本末倒置的生活，慢慢的就会弄垮身体。意志变得薄弱，渐渐愈来愈没有生活方向感。就连什么时候睡觉，什么时候吃也变得乱了。。。糊涂错过的早晨 ，茫然的中午，疲累的傍晚，随便的晚餐，无所事事的晚上，挣扎难眠的夜晚。。。。。。。生病，就像是自然的调整讯号，促使身体回归自然的作息方式。

     很想寻找自己生活的归宿，想必就是要依照规律的生活方式，放下心头不平衡的情绪，学习好好的呼吸，学习静，定下心神，回归自然的“该睡则睡，该喝则喝”的原则。。。保持中庸的想法。。。

     希望每一天都可以享用到早餐。。。体会到美好的开始。。。

“Use your intelligence, wisdom and work smart, be happy to face and tackle all problem whenever it comes, always treat it as a challenge, take use to it, then, nothing will or can make u feel depress or desperate.” – Daddy, 05 Nov 2009.

“以后有开心或苦恼都可以向我们俩说 :) :)” – Mummy, 05 Nov 2009.

“我的儿子已经长大了，经一事长一智。”-Mummy, 05 Nov 2009.

thanks…, daddy, mummy.

It’s raining tonight. The last day of October 2009, Day-31. It’s quiet, and a little bit cold. I would turn off the stand fan sometimes, like now I do.

     About 10:40pm, I’m playing my guitar, did half step dropped tuning. When I’m to tune back to the standard tuning instead of relying on the software AP Tuner, I try with manual tuning. The result is breaking the 1st E-string. So before it’s about to break, it seems that “hold” onto a pitch for while, i.e. unable to raise the pitch any higher, and “plak”. That ended the string story. In reality, it just strike me a little, feeling miserable for some other things else at the same time.

The Guitar 1st E-string breaks…
(* note - clarify that 1st E-String refers to the thinnest E-String, as the 6th String is also an E-String)

it leads to some consequences…

     the GHS strings, [Bright Bronze XL] which has been kept for several years will shine now. This ovation-imitated acoustic guitar was bought in year 2004. (I think). It was after Form 5, and during the time I was working as an office boy in the Ipoh old town TongKC Architect Firm. My father bought this guitar for me on a day that after works at ‘Nam Fong’ music store. GHS strings has been my favourite since the early days of playing guitar. I told myself before, I would wait until the current strings breaks then only I would change it. The time of waiting has been really long… I guess now it’s really the right time to change it, as along with my music knowledge and skill levelling up to next phase… :D Just a bit nostalgia when think back of the strings I bought it last time a Ipoh Garden South, a guitar shop. It was somehow on promotion.. and the shop was closed down some time afterwards… The set of GHS strings just didn’t get its chance to be setup on guitar for quite few years after purchase. When it was unpack today, it’s still fresh, and in good condition. I will have to wait for the strings to season now after the setup, and tune it a few times to get settle in tune soon… (due to the natural stretching of the string)

     It took me an hour to replace the string… while doing it, I recall back of the early days of learning guitar… That my father bought me the first guitar, tune it for me every time when it get out of tune, and replaced the broken strings, taught me to play… I tune it first round, test the guitar, and play some harmonic tones..

     Somehow, it seems like finding a Rosetta Stone tonight, that I gain better understanding into Harmonic tone playing technique. It seems really true that playing at certain frets sounds brighter and fuller, probably due to the natural harmonic frequency?

     … … … … … …

     Many things seem to come into my mind tonight… Perhaps that's what make me feel some sort of emptiness, loneliness, and as if I’m deserted…

Now my guitar, it has new strings on, with Bright Bronze Colour String, it gain its new form, brighter tone than before, and I had gained the new harmonic playing skill…

“Hehe…my look doink ma…i hope one day you could send me back your doink pic with a wide smile back to me…long time din look at your happy face liao…cheer up!”

This screenshot shows the uTorrent that I’m using to download a 233MB movie, wow… completes within 33minutes with the awesome speed 120KB (Byte per second )(At least I never had such fast connection before with Streamyx, and Celcom 3g) This is just awesome for me. Hehehe, previously Streamyx at home was 512Kbps (bps - bit per second) @ RM66 per Month, Unlimited Usage? and Celcom Broadband 384Kbps @ RM68 per Month, 5GB fair usage, now Digi Broadband, Discover – Campus Plan with avg 700Kbps (I get nearly 1Mbps speed from speedtest.net and also download speed as above, 1Mbps / 8 =~ 128KBps for my area here), what more at RM58 per Month, though with 3 GB monthly usage allowance, plus there is a Free Modem for one year contract. That’s so good for me :)

The Story

After some “efforts” to switch… Finally I registered Digi Broadband: Discover Campus Plan today in the SS2 Digi Centre! :D

Cheers~

There are several great things and benefits got from this package. Feels quite happy and satisfied with the Digi broadband. Due the fact the I’m a Digi Postpaid user, I feel easier and comfortable to get support from their Helpline, since it’s free call for Digi user. :P Also many thanks to the Consultants that their advices has helped me get this broadband plan.

   The Free Modem, a Huawei USB HSDPA modem, E219 works with my laptop through the pcmcia USB adapter, it’s a miracle! So basically now I can have the Webcam, and the modem together plug to my Laptop! Hehe, I had a video call in Live Messenger with Mooi Lan just now. This dream day has come after such long since the time I come to UTAR, I wish to have the webcam works with my internet connection here.

   Well, at least all things are so smooth so the meantime, I get to sign in to My Windows live messenger much easier, and better stable connection. Fast download, and speedy surfing experience… Plus the benefit of USB modem, now I can have my computer works online while leaving another one USB port to be used. I feel so grateful now… at least much better than last time. :) [This save the money that I thought would have to use to buy a new laptop just to support the USB modem…]

The last Sunday, me and mooi lan went to the One Utama Shopping centre. Finally I get myself a new Pants, my first black colour cargo pants. It looks special to me. It is a ROMP® product, wh5ch cost about 79.90. I just feel that at least buying a nice looking pants, and with some qualities, is better than having a number of “thin” low quality slacks I bought last time (when I come to UTAR), which now the zip easily “derailed?”.

     After buying a new pants, I plan to seek for a new wallet. Eventually we drop by the Body Glove shop. After a while of looking of the available choice of purse, finally come to a black colour one. Dear dear mooi lan bought it for me, for the first time I own a nice purse which cost around 43.90, that I have never had any purse higher than MYR 7. The new purse seems quite convenient in the usage. As I could easily open, and keep my coins safely within the zipped pocket. Which all these previously with my old purse I have problems with.

     It’s in the week 6 of Year 3 Semester 1, UTAR Computer Science External Examiner Prof Tsang visit. On the Tuesday, 7 of July I get to being “examined” along with some other computer science student in an individual interview session. Mooi Lan was one of the interviewee also. I’m the last one to be interviewed among my Semester people. I thought it was a normal conversation, my mind is too simple forgotten that he is our external examiner from US, University of Essex. Actually we’re asked about the things that we have studied, and what we have learnt in these years in UTAR computer science course. For quite some questions, I’m unable to give very precise answer, such as the application combinatory knowledge, and theory. Basically what we learn is too theoretic. Afterwards, it is great to have such an interview experience. At least, I would know “interview” is never something so “simple”.

     Hence after the Tuesday interview, as well as after the Practical class of Java, just wonder why so suddenly along with Samuel Lim, Kelvin Lo, and Cheng Mun, Mooi Lan and me, went for Redbox. Well the Redbox at the Mid Valley garden, surely widen up my view. There are using wireless mic compare to Ipoh, and we sang without any embarrassment in the room even I got out of tune sometimes. The fried snack with cheesy filled inside tastes great. We great 3 jars of drinks at the price of 5 students package around Rm68++

     Then afterwards, during the dinner time, I bought my First Basketball with some suggestion from Sam. Due to the facts that recently after a few night games with course mates, I’m getting interested in basketball. That’s what makes me feel like learning it.

Finally, on Wednesday, Mooi Lan said she really wants to buy a durable shoes, which could wear for a longer period. That how I bought my First Nike Shoes, at Studio R in Mid Valley, which currently having a Mega Sales on, the price which was originally Rm209 something, with 30% off, I bought it at Rm146.90. Dear dear bought a pair of pink Nike shoes first before me. I’m just felt like buying as my shoes, the heel parts are worn off heavily. 

     Wow, actually this few days has been some spending streak~~

Year 3, A new semester began on 1st of June 2009. This is semester one and will be another one more semester to go before the graduation if everything went smoothly. It’s more than just myself, it’s lan lan and lau lau’s struggle.

     The weather is hot here, unusually here in my room at PJ. I can feel that my butt feels the heat and pain of sitting prolong in my room. As my legs are sweating too… feels like I need to pull up my pants so that to get some little breeze to dry up the perspiration. As the hot air is pulling out my perspiration, my current life is consuming up my money. I think I have quite restrained myself from eating well, and getting a new pants.

     This semester, we shall being our project I, which marks the beginning preparation part of our final year project. We have yet to see deeper into the current verbally agreed final year project title; (face detection and recognition). It’s the project title that we voted in a group of five, and proposed to our lecturer at the end of last semester. The toughness and difficulties might have intimidate our confidence, however, I just have a feeling that we can go through it, makes a wonder. Somehow, I believe I can make it happens; even that I have failed many times in the past…

     Something has grown, and changed this year. I believe those are our experience. We share many things, and went through couples of up and down times. I will say, we will cope with it. Moreover, it’s good to take up the challenge, and make a fruitful outcome in the end. I have yearned to have a successful study life… it is simple and minimalistic goal, which is as long as I can fully understand the courses/subject and do the assignment/works well, I’m grateful, and I will consider myself have succeeded. The marks and grades is just another people’s rating towards our work and response in exam or test…

     I begin to realize the importance of health and fitness. At the beginning week of the semester, also the day I came back here to PJ, I fell sick. The atmosphere here is hazy, with some smog. Sore throat, then flu and little fever… Though feeling better and recovered much now, people around seem to fall sick… Anyway, dear dear… I just wish we have a healthy and happy lifestyle forever… that’s all that I want to conclude today… and pray we could enjoy the best of life.

I attended the MSC Award Ceremony at Nikko hotel, and back with empty hand. Mooi Lan isn’t feeling well this morning. Hence she was staying in her room. Somehow, just both of us got sick today. Congratulations to the winning teams from other Uni for the business idea category. I didn’t expect we would get anything, though was hoping to have a chance. Anyway, it much reminds of years ago, doing the 3D technology presentation.

     It was around form 4, or form 5, when I took part in the 3D technology workshop, my group shortlisted into the presentation competition. Being one of the 3 finalist, however, we didn’t prepare well, and during the presentation, screw up some. Though I carry on the presentation, but I have not been calm enough to handle the situation, and present information in a concrete, proper manner. The same thing as if happen to me this time. Lol, guess I haven’t learnt much from the past? Somehow actually before it, I do already have the same feelings. However, this is not the first time I encoutered failure. It’s becoming a norm. In chess competitions, and some previous attempt in trying to achieve some other things.

     Anyway, keep trying next time. Hopefully would do better in the future, and in other things as well. I need to take care myself, got sick somehow… :) Thanks mooi lan. Even though we’re not getting anything, we get the experience. :)

CLASSYFIND, this is the name we adopt for our business idea. It would sound like “classified”. However, thing might not have gone smoothly. There are blunders throughout the presentation, and perhaps our analysis are not good enough.

     It has been some days of consecutive tiresome works until late night 2am. The day and wheather doesn’t favour this kind of attitude. We get sore throat, and feeling sick. That’s only me and mooi lan in the team. She has had some hard time for the presentation. I’m sorry to get her involved, and it’s like giving her burden.

     Being the first group to do the presentation has some disadvantages. There is a problem with the projector at first. Then secondly get to realize laptop are not provided. However, the Master of Ceremony allows participants to use his laptop. As for us, we’re using Mr. Tan’s laptop, plus synchronize the bluetooth remote control with my phone. This old laptop of mine, serves as a backup. :)

      We’re stopped in the middle of 20 minutes presentation. They told us, time’s up! and that time, I’m timing ourselves, it’s only the first 10 minutes was passed, mooi lan was shocked about that. We continue the presentation, after a very minor argue of the timing problem.  The Q & A sections, I felt that I have screwed up. Sometimes I feel like I’m selfish in a sense that I always do all the talk, instead I should have let my team to answer as well. (the thought of that I always could save the situation, seems like bringing me to more blunder acts). From the judges comment, our slides hasn’t helped much on our presentation, and there are other competitors that we’re not aware, such as “FONOD” which was a MSC status company. http://fonod.com/home/about_fonod

     After all, I get to learn something about myself. I’m not practical enough. The works I did aren’t that concrete, and I have been overacting. Wish I could be better… After all, very sorry for mooi lan, it has been some difficult time along the whole competition until today, and we got sick. Tomorrow will be the award ceremony, though we may not stand a chance to win, it doesn’t matter after all. At least, shouldn’t be any unhappiness, but instead, look at the bright side, we have gone through this, and yet another experience. :)

This is the sequel to last year story, about that Mooi Lan and I join the MSC-IHL Competition, Business Idea Category. After the submission by our FICT lecturer, Mr Tan, I got an email notification regarding the submission of the documents are received by MSC. In the email, it mentions that the Top Ten Finalist result will be announced on next year Jan, 15, 2009.

   15 Jan 2009, I check my gmail, through the GMail Application in my mobile phone. Nothing there. I thought perhaps that's how the story has ended. However, I don't feel anything. I have done the work, and put in efforts. :)

   16 Jan 2009, I check my gmail again, this time from my laptop. Here is what I found.

NOTIFICATION OF THE FINALISTS OF THE MSC MALAYSIA – IHL BUSINESS PLAN COMPETITION 2008/09

   A little surpise, but actually we're just hanging in the middle phase. So we still have another presentation to go, until the final winners are announced, that would be happened in February 2009... Anyway, no matter what's the outcome, we will just go on, and carry on with the presentation preparation. =) Good Luck~!

  *After all, just feel so calm, about it =) Nothing to boost about, but just to archive, and for record purpose for my own..

For quick intro, below are adapted from wikipedia

Yes Man is a 2008 American comedy film directed by Peyton Reed and starring Jim Carrey. The film is based on the true story and 2005 book The Yes Man by British humourist Danny Wallace (who has a brief cameo in the film). Production began in Los Angeles, CA in October 2007.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yes_Man_(film)

 
   So basically, I was just following, and watched this movie. It actually is inspirational, and motivating. How one life can transform when we view things positively, and give it a try, with a daring soul. Just after watching this movie, it makes me feel like want to lead make my life better, by learning more, and gain more exposure to the world, than hiding myself alone. Hmmm…

   “Jack Daniel’s Whiskey”, it was mixed with cokes, and a slice of lemon, with some ice cubes in it. The smell of the whiskey is really strong. I took a very little portion. Well, I don’t have much comment, guess I’m not really good at these… :S However, Thanks for Samuel Lim, that I got a chance to try on it. From the internet source, it seems to state that usually drink in one shot? and with some rocks? Ohh.. O.o

  Feeling tired today… as whole yesterday night was a sleepless nite… Well, Good nite, and sweet dream to myself :) cheers

The Ipoh Railway Station has undergone quite a heavy renovation this few years back. Today, Mooi Lan and I take the Sinaran Express train back to KL Central, it takes nearly 3 hours plus for the whole journey.

   The Railway station isn’t that crowded as compared to bus station. Probably due to little train schedule available and still new. During the time when I’m about to board the train, I could still see a considerable amount of people though. This is quite a special experience, that boarding the train. Back to our study place for a whole new semester. Does it sounds like in the Harry Potter story? Riding the Hogwart Express back for a new semester? Sorry, but this is Sinaran Express. Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad. XD. From the video that I captured,  the train we took is label 24126. Ooo..

   I could hardly forget the moment that my father and my brother bids farewell to me. It is my father’s birthday today, the 11 of Jan. We found our seats in Coach R1, 7A and 7B, in economy class. This is rather special seats, as the only seats with table, thus facing the opposite seats. It is at the center of the coach. Where actually all seats face in opposite direction, and come to the middle, with a table. Mum has went to a Buddhist occasion. When the train begins to move, my bro and my father stands some distance from the crowds on the platform. Hence, that would be easier to spot me, and wave for farewell, when the train pass by. My dad and I on the phone, as the train started to move, finally when the time almost pass by, he spots me in the time, he is wearing the brown colour shirt, and my bro white shirt, they bow a little, try to look into the tinted glass windows from outside, they are waving to me, smiling, biding farewell for the journey.

   Though every time, I felt a little moody each time when I’m leaving home back to KL, I can feel that the happiest time, would be the time bid farewell. All the time, while I was taking bus, mum and dad would stay outside of the bus station, where the bus would pass by, and would try to spot me through the windows, and wave goodbye to me, and smiles. Until my bus has pass through, then they will back to the car, heads back home. Almost every time my parents and my brother would come for the farewell, and manage to spot me through the window from outside. Though might miss once or twice, the way of biding farewell, makes me feel the warm of family, and our strong bonds.

   Inside the train, it’s a little suffocating. The air con, seems too low. All the way, looking out from the windows are plain rural sceneries. I guess there is where all the rails made for the train at early time until now. The train passes by the farm lands, some bushes, underground, and the city outskirt. Normally, wouldn’t have much good sceneries. Most were some “unknown” place, lakes, mountains, and just plain bushes. We sat on our seats throughout the whole journey until it reaches KL Central, and there we have our dinner in the food court.

   It’s kind of a little lost, and feels like an old time travelling experience, where in the past, riding train to another city was once famous, and common.

After a dreamy sleep, wake up in loneliness. I’m at the my rent room in PJ. The sounds of Fans, makes me think that outside is raining heavily, but isn’t. It’s very easy to confuse.

   I notice that ants crawling up my shelves. This is the first time I see ants inside my room. Tracing them, it leads to my bun. Which I left in the open shelf, that I forget to put into the biscuit tin.

   Seeing that there are ants on the surface of the bun, initially, I throw my bun into dustbin.

   After a phone call with my mum, sharing about the “bun” stories, in the end I feel that it’s likely the bun still edible. Hence I took up the bun from the dustbin. Since it isn’t that dusty in my “dustbin”; I just put in new plastic bag. The first thing I do, is to pluck on the plastic bag of the bun, just a way of removing the ants inside the plastic bag, and blowing the ants away from the bun. Keep repeating it, until the last ant leaves the bun. >.< Later, wash my hands, peels off the outer “surface of the bun” and eat it~! Well, as for the peels of the bun, I throw it eventually…

  That’s how the competition with ants mark an end. For the first time, the battle for a bun inside my room here in PJ, 11 Jan, 2009, it’s a Victory~!

After a dreamy sleep, wake up in loneliness. I’m at the my rent room in PJ. The sounds of Fans, makes me think that outside is raining heavily, but isn’t. It’s very easy to confuse.

   I notice that ants crawling up my shelves. This is the first time I see ants inside my room. Tracing them, it leads to my bun. Which I left in the open shelf, that I forget to put into the biscuit tin.

   Seeing that there are ants on the surface of the bun, initially, I throw my bun into dustbin.

   After a phone call with my mum, sharing about the “bun” stories, in the end I feel that it’s likely the bun still edible. Hence I took up the bun from the dustbin. Since it isn’t that dusty in my “dustbin”; I just put in new plastic bag. The first thing I do, is to pluck on the plastic bag of the bun, just a way of removing the ants inside the plastic bag, and blowing the ants away from the bun. Keep repeating it, until the last ant leaves the bun. >.< Later, wash my hands, peels off the outer “surface of the bun” and eat it~! Well, as for the peels of the bun, I throw it eventually…

  That’s how the competition with ants mark an end. For the first time, the battle for a bun inside my room here in PJ, 11 Jan, 2009, it’s a Victory~!

Struggling, I'm. Sounds like Yoda master of Star wars? Lol, just finished the recent Star Wars Clone War animated movie of the year 2008 at home. ;) It was nice always to the previous star wars movie series. Still there are quite some collected movies/downloaded series while I was in KL, now brought them all home, just a matter of time to watch them along with my brother.

   The days spent in CSA has come to a conclusion. I have left the Integration department. On my last day, I solved the problem for those 25 pending Lenovo T400 laptop, which its problem is after cloning windows image, and can't boot up. I'm glad that I could always have those machines there for my experimental methods. :) It can't boot due to having multiple boot sector, or invalid record as I have presumed. Hence, by doing a fixboot then a fixmbr, which rewrite a new boot sector, then rewrite the new master boot record, hulla~! It's done and the windows is booting up ;) Perhaps, that will be my last contribution, and achievement during my first industrial training to the Company which was eventually merged into CSC, and renamed into CSC now. Cheers :P

   My old dell c400 laptop shall survive for another days. USB port malfunction is the fatal blow to my laptop, it has been a real headache to me, desperate to get it fix... while my laptop screen left hinge has failed its duty to hold the screen anymore, it brokes. Thus, the right hinges shall bear more burden from now onwards, right after I took out the broken left hinges, and give some "encouragement" to my right hinges by tighten the loosen screws for it. As for the faulty USB port it can't be helped as up to date of writing. I spoiled my previous PC card to USB 2.0, which I incorrect usely external power transformer thought of giving auxiliary power to it to support my external hard disk, but to no avail, which "almost shortcircuit" my laptop, it restarted, and the PC cards has failed. This took me some time travel around Ipoh to get another new Working PCMCIA card to USB one for my laptop. It tooks me several trips to Redcom near my areas, which tried two non working cards, (believes that the card might be faulty items, get refunds, then another to PC depot.. the last "opened" box item, no working either,...), and eventually to the Yik Foong complex Redcom, and test and bought a working PC card. Which this kind of items PCMCIA card will be a muzium product very soon, it's obsolete, so as my laptop. How long it will last... just try my best, save it for another day. Technology shifts and changes are just too fast to be caught up with. For my external hard disk case, that are carrying my laptop original 20GB IDE hard disk, my words for it, "it will shine, on other computer but definitely no for this laptop at the meantime, I'm unable to get it works with my laptop", Perhaps till the day when I acquire a new PC... Let's hope and pray.

   However, my laptop has been given a new life. I have finally succeed in cloning the Windows from my old hard disk (which was inside the external hard disk) to my laptop current 120GB MDT Hard disk. The medium that helps in the process will be my home desktop :) Which I have used it to connect my external hard disk, using Ghostv11, perform peer to peer cloning, as well as running the Ghostv11 from BartPE cd at my Dell C400 laptop. Besides, I keep my current installation of the Windows (which was done to this 120GB hard disk in my laptop to another partition). Thirdly, I have installed Ubuntu Lastest Release - Interpid Ibex version 8.10 Linux Distribution. Hence, for conclusion, now it has three OS, Two windows, One Ubuntu Linux. Haha, all are working great. :) My initial worries was the windows, I wonder if the windows after cloning, using a different drive letter would affect a lot of things, which it doesn't work... (ie when I have many different partitions, in my first attempt, I have clone my old windows into partition E, and use drive letter E, turns out many things not working properly..) However, the solution was discovered accidently that, the driver letter can be mounted differently, according to the OS. Amazing? Example, Windows A, could have identify itself in drive C, and identify Windows B in drive E, but Windows B not necessary to treat itself in drive E, because that's only Windows A mounting method. Windows B could have identify itself in C, and then take Windows A as in other drive... Lol. Anyway, I just feel amazing to have multiple OS in one laptop, at least, I could perform as much experiment works to it as I can. >:)

   Within a short while more, I'll begin my journey to Langkawi, along with my girlfriend's family. There, where my National Service Camp located in, a legendary Island, located to the North, let's see how will this trip turns up to be. For my last return from the Langkawi, I brought back lots of Ferrero Rocher chocolates.. hehe >.<

   For now, I concludes the story here... oh yeah, last story to share, I finally got my Casio AQ160WD, hehe at least a unique and Genuine Casio Watch, at affordable price. :) and it's specially ordered from the watch store. Besides, I didn't leave out my old digital watch also. Which it names "QQ" watch, I get it repaired... and battery changed, it is as nice as it used to be. Which I have worn it throughout my training in Langkawi NS camp... well, my girlfriend's family is coming to fetch me for the langkawi trip.. Let's hope a happy trip =) Thanks my dear Mooi Lan, and also ur family for bringing me along. Hehe. Also ur love and support keep me cheers up through all these days.

   For my family, it's glad that I'm home to Ipoh Hometown, and I'm home. =) Happy to see you all. Ahh, relax myself for the holiday, and awaits the next semester starts then.

Twenty minutes past 12, 6 of December 2008, the beginning of three consecutive holidays. I started my writing, of my long abandoned blog. It was after a reconcilation with my dear dear after quite a long phone argument. Eventually, all well ends well, which argument meant to make us understand each other better than before. The fun fact is, I shed my tears most on my phone, while my shirt would likely to have most tears from my dear. :)

   I would conclude in our life, though many problem arise, it might just origin from a simple source. We take many alternative to solve it, and yet we aren't really curing it, if not target the cause of the problem. Take my laptop as example, simple it would because of the old model, and lack of processing power, includes motherboard faulty, I would face a series of unconvenience, such as difficulties of using USB devices, running certain application, and etc. Taking a relationship as an instance wise, it might due to "faith" and "trust", all kind of possible problem would derived from that. However, it's a matter if we're willing to work things out. If were I, I like the fixing work.

  The Internship in CSA, in term of knowledge wise it might not help directly in my studies. On the other hand, I gain friendship, discover new perspective of life, and learn to adapt myself better to life. Earning as little as nearly 500 per month, with little time left for myself after work, it worth more than staying home, and have fun for the 3 months break. The difference is that, I gain the experience that I won't get it from book. Direct contact with computer parts and system at least familiarize myself with the computing stuff and environment. I guess the best thing I like in CSA (the CSC-to-be) Integration department would be the Symantec Ghost software which it's for cloning OS purpose, imagine it does save a lot time =) (if nothing goes hair-wired) compare to fresh new reinstallation of windows, and setup the whole computing environment again. Just wish that in the next coming future, I could build my very first sophisticated desktop, installing Mac on pc, and trying several different operating system environment.

  I learnt that it's habit that define us, and affects us, yet it can be changed. I actually come to notice that I haven't properly mastered typing character "c". It was one day, I discovered that I was using index finger to type the c, which in fact the middle finger should have done it. That was when I was typing the address for all the stocks come into our integration department, and through the discovery of the www.typeonline.co.uk . It seems like a habit that I type c with index finger. I want to change this bad habit. I start to pay attention while typing address sticker everytime, especially to character "c", focus, whenever I did it with wrong finger, I forced myself to type the character "c" again. Now, as time of typing, I did it much better now. :) As once it becomes a habit, it will be easy and it will go unconciously doing so everytime.

   The miscellaneous and my thoughts... I have finally given up on Travian. Just felt like no longer interested in it, and as recently I'm trying to work out the business idea proposal for the MSC-IHL Business Idea competition. Winning or losing, I'm not expecting any. Certainly it takes real some time just thinking how to get the idea, and to write it, I will try, and for the least, hopefully I would gain some experience which would help out in my final year project that time. Sometimes I was thinking being in a relationship is hard, feeling miserable, quarrel and argument actually has given me an insight into it. Have I really understand what she needs? Have I put myself in her shoes? There are actually things go unaware. It requires a lot patience, and to compromise on it. Hence it comes the challenges, but afterall, each argument just only to make our bond stronger, and close to each other. It's because of "relationship", we care fo each other, and there is where quarrel actually comes in.

   My writings seem to be unorganized, and difficult to understand? To be frankly, I seldom twist my word, and go through the filtering, and sorting process in my mind. I prefer some impromptu writing, and speaking. However that also makes me sometimes look quite stupid, and speaking nonsense. Oh my... I guess, different occasion, different techniques to be used then, when to be impromptu, (with some organization), and when to fully prepare things...

Lastly, I dedicate this to my lovely darling, Mooi Lan,
wish her healthy, happy, and cheerful always,
believing in urself, love urself, and protect urself well.

I'll be here, always, give u my love, support, and hugs.
-weelau

I got it as a handed down laptop from my father. It was purchased under his former construction company... a second hand model.

Up-to-date state...,

(the direction mentioned, is from my view, directly towards the laptop screen)

1. the left hinge of Screen, inside broken.

2. the one only USB port malfunctioned, powered but can't detect any devices.

3. the left button of touchpad attached to the keyboard, malfunctioned. No response of clicking.

4. trackpoint mouse drifting problem.. which was solved recently by cutting the wire beneath..

5. PCMCIA card expansion slot, the pin to eject card damaged.

6. very bad on-battery performance.

7. screws parts are damaged by techicians that has done the maintenance/fixed on the laptop.

I'm still remember how it used to be... slow computer, when it was still running the windows 2000, then I upgrade the OS to Windows Xp, runs smoothly and better, then how I reformat the computer hard drive partition, makes it more efficient, upgraded the RAM to 512MB from 256MB..., run Ubuntu Linux on it before... and further customize drivers, software, os environment with it, and the time it accompany me... finish all the projects... as well as I have bought a laptop cover sticker, (WoW) to refurbish it... also used to paint a terran logo on it before..

I like customization... Like uniqueness too... though something is getting old and outdated... doesn't matter, as long as I have used it fully.. and it serves me well.. all the time... =)

It has been one year from now... since we're together, and u have become my dear dear... =)  So much tears shedded, and emotions along the way, and ups and downs... boo boo and chiak chiak... Finally, we come to today. ;) Wish that we will be together for the rest of years...

   It's a coincidence that, sushi king is having the sushi bonanza, (which some tricky condition) selling rice based sushi on conveyor belt for RM2... We give it try after work, luckily we get there early, at section 14, sushi king. (People are coming, and queueing long afterwards). There are plate selling in normal price, mixed with those RM2 sushi on the conveyor belt, we're not aware, and fell into one trap, special order sushi would be charged at normal price, and only rice-based sushi, is RM2... Dear dear and I could barely enjoy the sushi..., and the environment is noisy... :(  Both of us would agree that Sushi Zanmai has the far more delicious sushi than Sushi King... hehehe >.< We love the sushi at Sushi Zanmai... for it specialty, sushi king is just too plain, more like instant food... :S

   This one year doesn't come easy. For uncountable time, I've been wondering could we last until one year anniversary? We've been going for 1st, 2nd, 3rd, month ... Half-Year anniversary... I didn't really do things well well... Accompanying dear dear the time while she was hospitalized... , the two trips we had, Cameron Highland, and Genting Highland, which the latter give me more sweet sweet memories... Reminiscing lan lan of a year ago, whom was pale, and sick, and dull..., now is healthy (at least boo boo everyday... hehehe) and cheerful, lively and prettier...

   I used to tell lan lan, dear dear hor, 1st ahh must remember to brush ur teeth properly up and down, not left-right... 2nd hor, hold the chopstick properly, 3rd, remember to boo boo everyday ahh, and lastly, failure doesn't mean that u're totally failed and no more, it is just that we haven't work hard enough to meet the requirement to succeed, keep trying and we will get there... =)   Dear dear had always cry cry, and "sha sha"... I feel so bad that I have mistreated lan lan sometimes... sorry ahh dear dear... ... bu yao dump ni liao... "la ji tong" mei you liao ahh.... hehehe... muax muax, sayang...

   This one year , it has been very very long... so many things we shared, started from learning the environment around us, discovering the LRT route, bus routes to travel around PJ, and KL. Together, we discover the good, and tasty food, shops in all the big and grand megamall, experienced different things, shared of knowledge, shared of information of games, (McDonald Game, travian), and play and test different types of softwares and interesting website... and so many things we go through together... The unforgettable day of visiting EOM, KLCC park, watching the fountain... hehehe...   I will remember the happy time we had, though I haven't been a sensitive one... but I sincerely do wish to make u happy, my darling... =)

As for this, thanks dear dear....... = )

I love you too..... hehe =)