Falling edges of the clock

This semester, despite 6 subjects which is just 1 subject less compare to the last semester, there are more free hours in the schedule. No more the average 10 to 5 classes/labs except on Tuesday. Phewww...

This week, I wouldn't say that I was very busy, except that we already have assignment in hand to be finished by next week. Referring to my previous post, this should be the 11th assignment of semester one.

At night, I'd design the system in my room so that I could test on the hardware in the lab the next day. My brain kept thinking about the digital system that I even had a dream on it! Instead using 'hour' to represent the period, I used 'clock cycle' & I could actually see the clock-bit in my dream.

Today, I feel like my energy level's decreasing lower & lower at every falling edge of the clock. I could fall asleep any time I lie on the bed. I'm actually yawning a lot while typing this post.

Huhu... maybe I didn't warm up my engine well. I kinda shock the engine, I guess. Or maybe too much soft drink yesterday??

However, I feel good that the class has started. :-D

But still I hate doing report. :-P

A bitter pill to swallow

The exams have finished, but the preasure is still there. Stupid me, making silly mistakes in the exam. A very silly one ok. For example, 2Y=2. My answer is Y=2. I forgot to divide by 2! No need to mention another careless mistake. Just pray that I would pass. InsyaAllah.

Second semester will start this Monday.

Last semester...
7 subjects
10.5 assignments
2 homeworks
3 class tests
12 weeks

However, there's a lil bit difference this second semester. Instead of having consecutive 12 weeks, we'll have 3-weeks break between week 10 & 11. I'm going back during the 3-weeks break!

Yeah around 10 weeks from today, I will lepak at kedai mamak, eating roti canai. D, remember you owe me ok.

Indeed, I miss dear D & my family. Love you all! Through ups & downs, I know I can count on you. Why so sentimental??? I feel stressed & lonely. Pity me.

Ermmm... maybe I should have retail therapy tomorrow.

The Day Before New Year

At last, here's the full post of my birthday pre-celebration with the stars. Not much to say, just enjoy the pics! They were taken on Dec 31, 2008.




The pics were taken here...


We booked the tixs online for GBP22.02 per adult. The nearest underground station is Ba^ker Street.

After that we went to Oxford Street for shopping. Lots of people! Yeah, there are sales here & there... but not like everything is interesting. Maybe, the interesting one has been grabbed first during the Boxing Day.

At night around 10:30pm, we went out to celebrate the new year. Quite scary when we planned to stop at Embank^ment Station, but it was closed & we ended up stopping at the next station - Temple.

Waited until midnight & watched the fireworks, but leaving after 7 minutes past 12, before it finished to avoid human jam only to find out that the road to Tem^ple Station was closed & we'd been asking to walk to Black^friars instead. Wth?? No way... we don't know how to get there. So we just went thru the small gap of the temporary gate & ignored the officer who tried to stop us.


Took the train & pheww... we arrived at the hotel safely.

Another ???

Huhuu... I just polished my shoes. I don't know how, but somehow while trying to memorize the notes... I could heard the shoes requested to be polished. Being a good master I am, I obeyed.

So I polished not just a pair of shoes, but 3 pairs! The Crocs is excluded because the Clarks leather creme that I bought is not suitable for suede. I don't know any leather creme that is suitable for suede anyway. Actually I never care about polishing my shoes, bought the leather creme bcos the cashier suggested it to me. I won't use it anyway except for distracting myself from studying.

By the way, I just bought a pair of shoes from Amazon last Sunday.

It's Nike & just GBP20! How could I resist when my size is available.

Now, I should start studying seriously.

???

Ok, should start studying ni. Somehow, kepala still mamai. Adei... apa taknya, tgh sedap2 tido tetiba ada org ketuk pintu. Rupanya ada fire safety talk. Pastu cuba tido balik, dah tak bleh.

Oh yer, pagi td this thing happened lg. Luckily, the cleaner was around. So, ada lah tpt ngadu. Kalau tak, mau aku mentel. Heheee. The cleaner was nice. I'm thinking of giving her a souvernir before leaving this place for good. She has made this house less miserable to live in.

Enough. Close the Firefox window & start studying! Now, the other me starts talking. She's right by the way. Ciao. Oh, that reminds me to my trip to Milan. You know, it was...

I need to study now.

Indeed, I'll go home

I couldn't believe it. But I already booked the ticket online. So, yes I'll go home. InsyaAllah.

My flight details are as follow:

Outbound
Depart- 5/4/09 2:05pm Manchester
Arrive- 6/4/09 12:15am Dubai
Depart- 6/4/09 3:15am Dubai
Arrive- 6/4/09 2:15pm KL

Inbound
Depart- 26/4/09 2:00am KL
Arrive- 26/4/09 4:50am Dubai
Depart- 26/4/09 7:55am Dubai
Arrive- 26/4/09 12:25pm Manchester

That means I'll spend the rest of the spring break which is from April 6 to 24 in Msia. After the break, 2 weeks more to go for Semester 2, then we'll have exams. I might have bundles of assignment to be submitted & class tests after the 3-weeks break. Whatever...

I have made the decision & I hope everything's gonna be ok.

Now, I can start counting down until the day I got home!
:-D

I want to go home!

Yes home! My home - Malaysia! Seriously speaking ok.

I plan to go home on April 5 until 25, 2009 during Easter break. I checked for the airlines. While Qatar Airways offers GBP900++ for return ticket from Manchester Airport to KLIA, Emirates offers just GBP527.20! Oh God! I feel like booking the tix right away.

That means I have to forget traveling more around Europe. I think it's ok & if you ask me now, I'm not really into the idea anymore. The experience of traveling to 4 European cities in a single trip is enough for me. Enough with the architectures, old buildings & cathedrals. For now, I guess. Going home is more tempting!

Then, I'll have to stay here for 5 months more until go back to Msia for good in the end of September. I think it'll be a fresh new start for me for semester 2 exams & MSc project. Now, the plan sounds brilliant to me.

Just having the idea already make me feel good. Now, I can't help smiling all day.

Ohh... how I miss home.


P/s: I might be suffered from PES (E=exam) or PMS. Still, it's reasonable, right.

Perjuangan yang belum atau takkan selesai?

Masa untuk bersenang lenang secara rasminya telah tamat. Periksa oi minggu depan. Ko ingat sikit nak baca, nak kene hafal lg. Udah2 ler tu dok melangok, carik mood nak belajar... belajar ni mmg takkan ada mood. Ko sendiri kene start, mood tu takkan dtg sendiri. Jangan last minute, baru nak start, pastu menyesal. Ha, lebih kurang camni lah gayanya tiap2 hari since Isnin lepas aku dok bebel diri sendiri.

Ini lah rupa meja study aku. Biasanya aku end up study atas katil... haha.

Aku patut bersyukur. Aku hanya bergelut untuk menghadapi peperiksaan tp penduduk Palestin khasnya di Gaza bergelut utk survive. Bila lah agaknya dunia ni nak aman yer.

Aku bukanlah jenis yg amik tau sgt isu semasa ni. So, nak cerita lebih pun takde modal. Tp aku mmg ingat tarikh serangan rejim zionis ke atas Gaza 27hb Disember sbb hari tu hari ke-2 aku di Milan, Itali. Malam tu aku tgk ada demonstrasi kt Piazza Del Duomo. Sempat amik video. Kira ni lah pertama kali aku tgk demostrasi mcm ni secara live.

"Selamatkan Palestin!" Mungkin itu yg mereka laungkan ttp dlm bahasa Itali.

Spt biasa AS menyokong tindakan rejim zionis. Aku teringat salah satu novel by Sidney Sheldon. Perang ni membawa keuntungan kpd sesetgh pihak. Pihak ni amat berkuasa & gila. Gila tu aku tambah sebab hanya org yg tak waras yg sanggup biarkan peperangan berlaku & melihat kematian/kemusnahan. Wlupun ianya novel fiksyen, aku percaya teori tersebut. Sebab tu lah perang takkan tamat walaupun mereka mampu menamatkannya.

Walaupun aku pesimis, aku percaya utopia tidak mustahil. If only all of us could change for a better world & happiness for everyone. Oh yer, aku mungkin tergolong dlm kelompok kecil yg suka movie "The Day The Earth Stood Still". I really enjoyed watching it.

Ok lah dalam 15 minit lagi, aku akan berbuka puasa. Yay, tinggal 3 hari utk diganti. Makanan pun dah siap dimasak. Seperti biasa, nasi goreng... hehee.

Takde mood nak masak sbnrnya sbb pagi tadi dpt reminder from hall manager berkenaan dgn kebersihan di rumah no 8 ini. Walaupun bukan aku yg buat kotor tp agak memalukan tinggal bersama dgn si pengotor & tentunya dituduh sekali. Tak tau lah bila si pengotor itu nak insaf. So, kene gak masak. Hidup perlu diteruskan, perut perlu diisi. Ayat ini tentu membawa definisi yg mendalam kepada mereka di bumi Palestin.

Aku hanya mampu berdoa semoga kita semua umat Islam dilindungi Allah swt. Amin.

Back to normal

JD is on the way back to Msia. Dijangka sampai esok 1:50pm waktu Msia.

Alhamdulillah, everything's going on as planned.

D caught a train to Manchester Airport from Liverpool Lime Street at 10:13am. The flight departed at 2:05pm. Yang paling dirisaukan, beg terlebih berat. Luckily, tak pun. InsyaAllah, ada lah buah tangan untuk famili kat Msia. Nothing much, tu jer lah yg termampu kami beli.

Ermmm... the room looks even bigger now without you, D... heheee.

Azam baru?

Azam 2008 pun aku tak ingat. Check balik post ni... oh mmg takde azam pun. Very general - just trying my best in everything.

Mungkin azam tu tak berapa tercapai. Hakikatnya, dalam beberapa perkara, aku tak buat yg terbaik. Ada masanya aku rasa penat. Ada ketika, aku rasa malas. Actually, I have set certain goals in my mind. Yes, capricorns are ambitious. I guess it's true, but not till noon.

I plan to buy this t-shirt. I used to have the bookmark when I was a bookmarks-with-interesting-quote collector until I quit collect anything. Now I wonder, what had happen to those bookmarks?

Personally, I think I have done well in 2008. Despite all the sighs, I guess I manage to perform well as a student & force myself to adjust to this new life of sharing bathroom & kitchen with 7 strangers. The keywords are "patient" & "stop-expecting".

Sebenarnya 2008 adalah tahun yg memenatkan! See, I'm sighing again. Penat dgn persediaan untuk sambung belajar, penat bersengkang mata menyiapkan assignment dan penat travel selama 12 hari 11 malam! Penat macam mana pun, I'd say ianya berbaloi. :-D

Think about it again, I have doubt. Aku amik masa 3 minggu, spending every free time between classes in the lab siapkan assignment untuk Cadence walkthrough. Yet, I can't see myself in future working with Cadence. Ok, tolak yg ni, ianya memang berbaloi.

I have learned & experienced something new in 2008.

2009 ini, aku akan meneruskan azam tahun lepas - buat yg terbaik!

Another sneak preview of my pre-birthday celebration with the stars...

Me & Jim Carrey teasing each other.

Entah bila lah aku nak buat full post of this event. Tunggu jer lah yer. Tak janji. Terlalu mencabar untuk dijadikan azam 2009. ;-)