Showing posts with label Sem Break. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sem Break. Show all posts

Sunday, January 5, 2014

Last day of 2013

It was a wonderful day!
Five of us.
From Left: Kar Soon, Bieber, Me, Eu Mun, Hong Lu
Firstly, I had a gathering session with my primary school friends. This is our 14th year of our relationship and it is still counting. I did not have much contact with them for six years since we graduated from primary school. After we graduated from high school, I met them again at last year. I always have good time with them. Okay, I always have good time for every gathering.

We reached Grafa Café at 2pm, which was one hour behind the schedule, for our lunch. I thought it provided similar environment and atmosphere like what majority café did. Unexpectedly, they did not turn on air-conditioner at noon when it is an open-space café! I was enjoying their cabonara with Bacon and the environment was good for chilling. Honestly, I was not satisfied their coffee because the look of Cappucino, which was the coffee that I ordered, was not look nice. The taste of it was just okay for me. Before we left for count down party, we went to Tong Pak Fu for the ‘real’ chilling with some ‘deep’ topic. If you know what it means.



 


I was rushing to Sunway South Quay for the countdown pool party. This was my first ever count down with friends in my life. Previously, I spent my New Year eve in front of the computer or television, and kept greeting my friends a happy new year after fireworks scared my dog. In case you might now know, most of the dogs are afraid of the sound of fireworks! 





Our master of BBQ, Musthaq, set up the fire with Terrence, Alex and me. It always a tough job for me when we used charcoal to set up the fire because I was gets used to set up fire by using branches. Food and beverages was just enough for the person who attended the party and no food was wasted. I did not eat too much food that required barbeque because I was too lazy to do it.

Cellular phone became our ‘defend shield’. Alex, Musthaq, Terrence and Me were the planner who push and throw people into swimming pool. Keen Yan, Trisha, Zu Qian, and the lat but not least, Pook were our victims. The hardest task and mission was to throw Pook into swimming pool because he had the defend shield in his pocket! However, team works always solve problem, such as five person worked together to took his phone and pulse from his pocket, and then caught and lift him to the side swimming pool. Three, two, one, THROW! *Water splash* MISSION ACCOMPLISHED!


















We chit chat, played card and took photo to spend our time until 12am. The firework from Sunway Lagoon was magnificent and all of us enjoyed it. HAPPY NEW YEAR to everyone and let’s enjoy this brand new year with POSITIVE THINKING!





Thursday, December 26, 2013

Last Semester Break 2013

Shortest semester break ever.

It is because I am going to start internship tomorrow! After the finished my last final exam in my year 2, I had a 2 weeks rest. In this two weeks, there were many activities with friends.
Badminton Session with Uni Friends.
Photo credits to Tiffany.
For the first week, I had a futsal and badminton session with Uni friends, and played computer games (after so many months!) with friends. For the second weeks, I had some fun with high school friends.

23th December 2013
All these photos in this day are credits to Amelie Yap.
At the back: Me
In front (start from left): Amelie, Yen Seng, Wei Shen


Me, Amelie, Wei Shen and Yen Seng

Amelie and Me
Amelie and Me

Me and Wei Shen
From left: Myself, Amelie, Yen Seng, Wei Shen
Start from left: Wei Shen, Me, Yen Seng, Amelie
Me with the angel wings!

My secondary school friends, Wei Shen, Yen Seng and Amelie, went out for a super duper and epic failed birthday celebration. We gathered at Rex Box, Sunway Pyramid for the first activity of the day. Before Yen Seng and his friends arrived, three of us have planned for the ‘surprised’ birthday celebration, which was me and Wei Shen bought cake for him during the karaoke session. Yen Seng, however, guessed our plan correctly and scold us for not being professional in organizing this kind of celebration. Okay.
We had some fun in the pool and snooker room, which located in the Sunway Megaline, for two hours after the karaoke session ended. Amelie finally knew how to play pool after the tutorial session from me and Alex (Yen Seng’s bestie). Wei Shen should be the most unlucky person among us because he hit both of the black balls and white balls into hole for TWO TIMES when he versus me. It was TWO TIMES! Unlucky. Of course, I won the match with a score of 2-1.
We went to have our dinner in Sakae sushi and chit chats at outside of Starbuck before we left Sunway. It was a good day to remember because all of us gather together again since last Chinese New Year! 8 years of friend relationship, and it is still counting. I hope it will last long and we will meet again soon!

24th December 2013
I went out to watch a movie with friends, unexpectedly, because she indirectly forced me to watch it. She is one of my besties and it is my honor to spent my Christmas eve with her because she rejected three invitations from her ‘chaser’ before she texted me for movie. What a good friend. It was quite interesting because she refused to take any photo in this special day. The reason was her shirt did not match with the ‘background’. Okay :( .

25th December 2013
This is absolutely one of the best Christmas ‘celebrations’ in my life. I went out with three of ex-librarian, we know each other for at least seven years, and it is still counting too. We studied in the same high school, joined the same club, three of us stayed at high school’s hostel for six years, and we are still ‘connecting’ with each other after graduated, of course, from the same high school.


Our coffee. ~ Coffee 1.0
Me with my lovely Camarel Latte
We met at Brew and Bread, which located at Kota Kemuning, at twelve o’clock noon. We assigned a code for this gathering, ‘Coffee 1.0’. I ordered a spaghetti and Caramel Latte, which was my first ever latte in my life, for my lunch. The atmosphere was just nice for friend’s gathering and chit chat, and the taste of coffees were brilliant! At least I enjoy the decoration on my latte and also the taste of it! I would definitely come back for the second time with friends.

Coffees. ~ Coffee 2.0
My Totoro!

Dessert. ~Coffee 2.0
‘Coffee 2.0’ immediately started at Dot Coffee Shop after we finished our lunch. I ordered Caffe Mocha for this round. It was a Totoro on my mocha. Uncommonly, I took photo with this cute decoration before I ‘destroyed’ it and let it lie in my memory forever. Although it was a ‘small’ shop, the atmosphere was good enough to let people chilling and rest.

5 o’clock, 5 hours, memorable Christmas. We did not spend much other than food and beverages, and we did not exchange or even prepare present for each other because we believe the present of four of us is the best Christmas present.

Replied from Denise Camillia !!
Ohya! I ‘received’ another Christmas present from my idol! Denise Camillia tagged my name and replied my comment on instagram! Oh my god!

Actually I only had little hope on it when I commented and wished her a Happy Merry Christmas because popular star don’t normally replied message from fans. Although it was only just a replied from her, and she don’t even know who I am, I still felt so blessed right now! Denise, thank you for the replied and wish! I hope you will eventually read this and felt my happiness! Thank you again!


At last, let me shout out loud at here, ‘What a Merry Christmas!!!’

Wednesday, December 18, 2013

Exam is Over!

‘Lancaster University course is very hard.’
‘Second upper and first class is a dream.’
‘Although you study very hard, you may only pass the exam but not score very marks.’
‘It is a dream for getting grade of second upper.’

Indeed, subjects in this course are very challenging. Second upper or first class is quite challenging for an ordinary guys like me. But hey, I’ve completed my 2 year life in university and I most probably will score a second upper for this semester’s subjects! I admitted that I might not work very hard compared to others but I have tried my best to score good result! Optimistic. Hard work pay off?

Some thought was appeared when I was preparing for my exam, when I was driving to university, or before I sleep every night. Unarguably, the grade is very important for our future work. My friends who are living in corporate world told me that there is a huge different for first class, second upper and second lower. The treatments to these students are totally different when they are in the selection progress. That’s one of the reasons that make me work hard because I want to have a good and easier life! (Okay, life is never gonna be easy!)
Reference: http://chibird.com/post/69936006971/grades-may-be-a-factor-in-other-things-but-you 
However, I personally think that result is not, and should not be, the major concern of corporate for their recruitment and selection process. The main concern should be the attitude of candidates, the human being, but not all the paper work. Let’s make it clear, a company would prefer a candidates who score grade ‘A’ in result but lack of experience in joining activity, or candidates who scored grade ‘B’ but own a lot of experiences in organizing activity? Will they choose a candidate who score ‘A’ in result without any ‘fighting’ attitude over a candidate who score ‘B’ but with a great ‘fighting’ attitude that keep him/herself improving? This should be the main concern of corporate but not just recruited the ‘best’ candidates who score good results.

What I’m trying to say is, result is important but it is not everything. Attitude and a healthier should be the main concern that current students and people need to stress. I have this thought because there are many students (including myself) change our daily life time to American style during exam period. Relationship with family might be a serious problem because students tend to have a bossy attitude and stereotyped family should know he/she better than other friends. When family did something that do not meet their expectation, the dark and real side of student will be showed towards their family. You might think that it is horrible situation and unlikely happen to you, but please be aware for this situation.

Okay, let’s get back to my life. I am going to enter into corporate life within two weeks. Internship! Honestly, I can’t wait for it! Let’s see what I will learn and how mature can I be after this internship period.


Post Exam celebration with family at El Cerdo.


Smile of 'MonaliPig'?

Decoration
Menu
Appetizer- Salad
Appetizer- Mushroom Soups

Main Dishes- Steak


Main Dishes- The picture say it all
My brother and Me
Dessert

Ohya, I want to say a thank you to this good friend because she always provides a platform for me to distress during the preparation of final exam!
Thank you Housewife!