It's a holiday week this week!!! Why?? Because tomorrow is Deepavali, which means it's public holiday!!! And Thursday is another public holiday, it's Hari Raya Aidil Fitri!!! So there are two public holidays this week... =D

And you know what? Today is Haloween!!! Hahaha.. Just nice for those celebratiing haloween tonight, can celebrate till morning since tomorrow no need to go to work or school. =D

Too bad for me, need to use this holidays to revised and study my subjects. My exam is next week. =( But hey, look at the bright side, I don't need to take up leave just for studying. I can use this public holidays to study. Hehehe... Can always look something from the bright side, right?

Ok lah... Enjoy your holidays guys!!! As for me, you can find me in my lab studying... =D

I had a so called reunion wiht my high school friends. Those who are currently working or studying in Singapore. It was really fun... Some of them I really haven't met since high school. I didn't realize that it has been more than 6 years since we graduated. It's a long time, but seems so fast.

We had dinner together at Marche Suntec. There wer about 25 of us. Hehehe... Yup2... 25 of us went in to Marche. Separated to 3 table. Had a lot of talk, remembering our high school time, funny stories, funny things that happened during that time, some of the memories that really cannot be forgotten...

Finished eating, we went to Esplanade. Sitting on the theatre outside Esplanade. Continue chatting and had some riddles. =D

Thanks to Mira who organized this gathering. =D It's nice to see you all again. Hope we have another chance to have another gathering. And for those who didn't come today, next time, you must join us. =D

Tomorrow go to All Saints for the last time before my exam, and continue again after my exam =D

Going to be non-active for sometime. My exam is coming, really need to utilize my time for studying. So, will be less update from now on.

My exam is on 9th and 14th November. Please pray for me so I can study hard. =) Today just got a quiz, I think I failed this quiz... Sigh... =(

Never mind, just do well in exam and it'll be ok i guess.. Provided the exam is ok... =P

Ok lah... Ganbatte buat yang mau exam juga... Jia you!!! All the best!!! =D

Hohoho... Something got forgotten yesterday. No no, It's not what you think of... It was my first year anniversary working in NTU. Hehehe... Yup2, it's been one year. It seems so fast. Have been a great year. Many things had happened. There're ups and downs of course. Met great colleagues, learnt a lot of new things... Thankful for everything...

There will be one year more in my contract, hope to achieve more things during that time. Ganbatte ne!!!

Something I received from email, but in Indonesian. Sorry for those cannot read.

Seorang anak mengeluh pada ayahnya mengenai kehidupannya dan menanyakan mengapa hidup ini terasa begitu berat baginya. Ia tidak tahu bagaimana menghadapinya dan hampir menyerah. Ia sudah lelah untuk berjuang. Sepertinya setiap kali satu masalah selesai, timbul masalah baru. Ayahnya, seorang koki, membawanya ke dapur. Ia mengisi 3 panci dengan air dan menaruhnya di atas api.

Setelah air di panci-panci tersebut mendidih. Ia menaruh wortel di dalam panci pertama, telur di panci kedua dan ia menaruh kopi bubuk di panci terakhir. Ia membiarkannya mendidih tanpa berkata-kata. Si anak membungkam dan menunggu dengan tidak sabar, memikirkan apa yang sedang dikerjakan sang ayah. Setelah 20 menit, sang ayah mematikan api. Ia menyisihkan wortel dan menaruhnya di mangkuk, mengangkat telur dan meletakkannya di mangkuk yang lain, dan menuangkan kopi di mangkuk lainnya.

Lalu ia bertanya kepada anaknya, "Apa yang kau lihat, nak?" "Wortel, telur, dan kopi" jawab si anak. Ayahnya mengajaknya mendekat dan memintanya merasakan wortel itu. Ia melakukannya dan merasakan bahwa wortel itu terasa lunak. Ayahnya lalu memintanya mengambil telur dan memecahkannya. Setelah membuang kulitnya, ia mendapati sebuah telur rebus yang mengeras. Terakhir, ayahnya memintanya untuk mencicipi kopi. Ia tersenyum ketika mencicipi kopi dengan aromanya yang khas. Setelah itu, si anak bertanya,"Apa arti semua ini, Ayah ?"

Ayahnya menerangkan bahwa ketiganya telah menghadapi 'kesulitan' yang sama, melalui proses perebusan, tetapi masing-masing menunjukkan reaksi yang berbeda. Wortel sebelum direbus kuat, keras dan sukar dipatahkan. Tetapi setelah direbus, wortel menjadi lembut dan lunak. Telur sebelumnya mudah pecah. Cangkang tipisnya melindungi isinya yang berupa cairan. Tetapi setelah direbus, isinya menjadi keras. Bubuk kopi mengalami perubahan yang unik. Setelah berada di dalam rebusan air, bubuk kopi merubah air tersebut.

"Kamu termasuk yang mana ?," tanya ayahnya. "Ketika kesulitan mendatangimu, bagaimana kau menghadapinya? Apakah kamu wortel, telur atau kopi ? "Apakah kamu adalah wortel yang kelihatannya keras, tapi dengan adanya penderitaan dan kesulitan, kamu menyerah,menjadi lunak dan kehilangan kekuatanmu."

"Apakah kamu adalah telur, yang awalnya memiliki hati lembut ? Dengan jiwa yang dinamis, namun setelah adanya kematian, patah hati, perceraian atau pemecatan maka hatimu menjadi keras dan kaku. Dari luar kelihatan sama, tetapi apakah kamu menjadi pahit dan keras dengan jiwa dan hati yang kaku ?"

"Ataukah kamu adalah bubuk kopi ? Bubuk kopi merubah air panas, sesuatu yang menimbulkan kesakitan, untuk mencapai rasanya yang maksimal pada suhu 100 derajat Celcius. Ketika air mencapai suhu terpanas, kopi terasa semakin nikmat." "Jika kamu seperti bubuk kopi, ketika keadaan menjadi semakin buruk, kamu akan menjadi semakin baik
dan membuat keadaan di sekitarmu juga membaik."

"Ada raksasa dalam setiap orang dan tidak ada
sesuatupun yang mampu menahan raksasa itu kecuali
raksasa itu menahan dirinya sendiri ...".

This week seems like very fast. It's already Friday today. Busy day at the office is good. Prefer to be busy than nothing to do. Time really flies and don't feel bored.

Normal Friday night, dinner at Sizzler Suntec. Had pretty good laugh, specially when Jo is around. Sitting on the same table with him. Really had a lot of laugh while eating. Total 13 of us, divided into 3 tables with the formation of 5-5-3. 4-5-4 was the initial plan. But Jo ended up on the same table with me.



Finished dinner, went for a game of bowling in Marina Square and headed home. Home Sweet Home...

Something just stroke me when I read Parlin's blog about Street Fighter. It's one of game that I played during my secondary I guess. They have a comic about it also. It's been a long time... The one that really reminds me from it is those movies/cartoons that I watched during that time...

I remembered I liked to watch cartoons or those super heroes movie like Saint Seiya, Gaban, Goggle V, Transformers, Thunder Cats, He-man, Silver Birds Spiderman, X-Men, etc. I still do like to watch them. =D No wonder I act as if I am 16y. Hehehe... I used to wait in the evening about 4pm (or 5pm, can't really remember what time) to watch those cartoons. Hahaha...

Wow, really miss those days when we don't need to think, just play and play... I am sure you remember some of your childhood movie or cartoons. Care to share with us those movies?

You Are 16 Years Old

Under 12: You are a kid at heart. You still have an optimistic life view - and you look at the world with awe. 13-19: You are a teenager at heart. You question authority and are still trying to find your place in this world. 20-29: You are a twentysomething at heart. You feel excited about what's to come... love, work, and new experiences. 30-39: You are a thirtysomething at heart. You've had a taste of success and true love, but you want more! 40+: You are a mature adult. You've been through most of the ups and downs of life already. Now you get to sit back and relax.

Hohoho... Still young hor... =D
From Cimit and Asen...

This week's been a Makan week for me. Makan is eat in Malay. Hahaha... Yup2... All I have been doing is just makan and makan and makan for the whole week.

It all started with a training that I had for four days at Perkin Elmer. They provided breakfast, lunch, and tea break session. The food was plenty. I think we ate more than we learn. Hehehe... =P Don't tell my boss please...

And last Friday, had a BBQ with BioE people. We had it at Yennie's place. As per usual, chicken wings, satays, sausages. Hehehe... At the start of the BBQ, some people thought that we had not enough food. And was planning to buy some more. Hehehe... In the end, we still had left over, uncooked satay and chicken wings. Hehehe... Hmm... I think BBQ had always had left over. Hohoho...


Continuing with High tea buffet at Swisshotel Merchant Court. We are celebrating the October babies. Those who are bornt in October. Hehehe... The food is ok only for me. They provided mostly cakes, sandwiches, breads, rojak, dim sum. Their favorite durian paste is not there. =( Too bad then...


So that's my week of Makan. Hehehe...So, don't confused when you see me getting fatter hor... =P

I went for a movie titled Letter from the Mountain. It's one of the movie screened during Japanese Film Festival in Singapore. It's a movie about a couple who lived back to the village. They moved away from the city. In the village they found peace. They met with one old lady and young lady who suffered from a tumor.

It's kinda simple movie. The plot is simple also, but in the movie, there're lotsa good quotes you can take it. =D It's cute when you see the old lady. She is 96 years old in that movie. Just happy to see the old lady. Reminds me to the old folks in All Saints Home. I think there're a lot of things you can learn from them.

And the mountain view in the movie is really2 beautiful. I wish I can be there to see it with my own eyes. Maybe in the future... It's kinda lovely to stay in a small village, far from the city crowd. Stay in a small village where everybody knows everybody, celebrating the festivals together, living a peaceful life. Kinda loose that in the big city where you don't even talk to your neighbour sometime or even know them... Maybe the hectic life of big city, tough working life makes those things hard. Oh well, I wish I can really retired at that kind of place. Or maybe before I retired... We'll see... Let you know when I am there. =D

Btw, I am still looking for some of the quotes in the movie. Let me know if you have it. Or if you have the movie, can lend it to me? =D Thank you...