-2010 Special: The happenings-

Decided to write this Happenings on 2010 based on my phone memory... I mean, based on the pics I took on my phone + my own memory n lets see what I can come up with xD

Anyway, I just realised that my blog post is seriously lacking of chinese word based post... so.. since I am lazy to write things in chinese for now (but kinda glad that someone praise me for writing a good chinese post xD)...

请自行google translate你要读的内容吧~！ xXDD

Sharing 10 photo of 2010~! :D

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Jan

*1/1: Attended my heng dai's wedding n became his 'brother' in helping him with his marriage stuff... a very tiring day it was. Not forget to mention that I saw a very cute girl on the wedding dinner at night xD

2/1: Went to pyramid for sight seeing. They have this French Dance week something lidat. :/

7/1: Took a photo of my classmate sleeping xP

9/1: I somehow went back to my hometown. Brought my sis to my 'heng dai' house to look at his very ko zui de daugther~

29/1: Class remained as usual, this should be a Friday when I can crap in my Moral Education class, saw my friend Aly drew a bunny on a guy's back neck.. I even took a pic to show him xD

Feb

2/2: Couldn't really get myself into the study mood so I decided to draw some nice grafiti on my notes xD The drawings r available in fb :D

5/2: Went to a famous restaurant near Sunway Pyramid to try out the famous Sarawak Noodle there with my China roomate n his friends. Ain't bad.

8/2: Lion dance in Sunway Uni Col's canteen!

11/2: Oh oh oh balik kampung~! xD (For CNY, yea :D)

*14/2: Had a nice CNY celebration. Especially when is on Valentines day! XD But anyway, despite the fact that valentines fall on 1st day of CNY in this year, nothing particular that I did got anything related to it. :X

15/2 - 21/2: Outing, outing, and outings :)

22/2: Went back to uni n class on the same day! Memang budak baik aku ni X)

*25/2: Went back to my ex-uni UPM to watch my kai mui n Mr.Dessie de drama performance... phew I was in luck to be able to made it. The traveling part.... erm... lets skip it aye? I slept at my friend's room since I got no means to travel back... xD

*26/2: Went for movie with Mr.Dessie, he actually skipped his trip to Klang famous Dong Zhen temple n accompany me for a movie xD

28/2: Famous group singer Da Mouth came to Pyramid :D

Mar

*5/3: Watched one hell amazing drum performance by Sunway student. Seriously impressed. (Especially their sensei who really taught them well) Note: They really made one performance where... ... music changes ur life. XD

14/3: Went for a pool game for the first time. (with my coursemate)

*20/3: Woohoooo I traveled to Putrajaya for the Hot balloon carnival, really an eye-opened event for me =D

*21/3: Midvalley with my UPM friends for movie xD (Took some interesting photo too... n edited some also xP)

24/3: Velvet night concert for my moral project :/

Apr

13/4: Some random (okay not, but I dono who u are :X) politician came to uni n gave talk... not related to my course anyway xD I m neutral in this.

23/4: Saw a secondary school junior and happens to be in the same bus with her back to my hometown for temporary sem-break. Note: Yea she is HOO.... Hou leng aaaa xP

*27/4: Genting trip with my friends. Likes it~

May

16/5: My China roomate moved out to a new n nice condo whr he can enjoy his long-demanded air-con, tv, and privacy space xD I visited him... a nice place really

*18/5: My housemate David pulled a prank on other housemates.. Its really a funny n daring one, he posted a lot of funny notes on their door. Its really hillarious x)

Jun

*16/6: Visited Monash uni n took a tour there =) I think Malaysian branch is as good as the oversea main one xD Wait... if I not mistaken this happens on my exam week =P

*24/6: Went to my hometown SMART secondary school for this erm PCDRM-something-lidat thing... it's a erm.... SPCA. Animal welfare kind of club selling self-made key chains etc for charity. A decent experience for me XP

30/6: OutingS before next sem start! :D

July

*1/7: Tried donutshi... which apparently.. donut in disguise.. as a sushi =.=

4/7: Throw a surprise mini party for my bro...snacks n ice-cream, what else r u expecting? O.o

*17/8: Outing with My UK friend(ok he is from Malaysia :P) for two days. Food Bowling n games. Met some long-lost primary school friends too... x)

Aug

27/8: Dua budak yang apparently escape dari UPM came to find me for movie :D My supposely helping teacher day became the movie(or rather spend money-)day :/

*28/8: Went to Taylors new branch the Lakeside Campus for their Asaban Fest (A kind of anime fest), not really up to my expectation thou... n erm... the whole place is more like a pond-side campus for me :XXX

Sept

*24/9: When ur days get tough... we have an ALL housemate gaming party! xD Facebook-game L4D CounterStrike DotA COD Tekken6 etc etc :X

30/9: An all night POU day... pool game after dinner.... den again, balik den game :P

Oct

3/10: Its Backyard Monster conference night.

*8/10: The day when David challenges the Indomie Super Hot n yea... he gets it! I even took some very nice photo of him crying out of the pain of killish INDOMIEEEE....

30/10: Housemates bought a Toy-Air-gun n plays with ketchup sauce ~(-.-~)

*31/10: Animangaki! Check my previous fb post for more :D

Nov

Classes n classes n classes. Having AT LEAST 10 consecutive days of revision class (usually from 8am-6pm with 30 min to one hour lunch break) isn't going to make u a hero... it makes u tired.

*13/11: This Saturday class n the following Sunday class is among the Best revision class ever! xD We hang out with our YOUNG lecturer :P for dinner n some AMAZING photograph session XDD

*18/11: Post Animangaki celebration! :D Shogun Japanese Buffet + Archery with fellow crew n volunteers! ^^ (mostly from SUAC)

23/11: Serious revision class(or rather re-learn some academic stuff class) with my coursemate at library... lets PIA for finals! :X

Dec

*25/12: Had one of the best outing ever... Despite the fact that we aren't really celebrating x'mas.. the sight seeing trip around Kuantan is awesome!! :D

31/12: Watch Tron 2day, went to Daniel Ng the big cow house to get some dramas n movies for 2011 to spent time with xP Going to count down soon~ definitely ^^

-Baka to Test to Shōkanjū 笨蛋，測驗，召喚獸-

Nice anime to recommend!! :D Baka to Test is a very hilarious anime(cartoon) with very cool action n funny scenes... The story sets in a school with special academic style of 'labeling' the student with grades.... realistic.. yet superbly funny XP

Enjoy~ xD

(Summary provided below)

The story centers around a boy named Akihisa Yoshii, also known as the idiot or "Baka" of the titled anime. He attends Fumizuki Academy, a school where the staff rigidly divides the students based on the results of their academic scores. At the start of the school, students are academically sorted by entrance exam test grades. The higher the grades, the higher the class, and the better the benefits. In this case, Class A is filled with the highest-scoring students; therefore, their classroom was filled with many prestigious items (air conditioners, fancy seats, laptops, a free snack bar, etc.), while the state of Class F is the complete opposite of that, representing the "bottom of the barrel" amenities.

This academy has something special, where all the students manage to call forth Summoned Beings (Shōkanjū, or "Avatars" in the official English translation). These Beings are used for battles between classes with the goal of capturing (or retaining) the best classroom facilities. Since Class A is filled with prodigies, they all have strong Summoned Beings, while Class F has drastically weak ones in comparison. A teacher must authorize/supervise each battle, and the health and strength of each summoned being is based on the student's last test score in that teacher's subject (i.e. Math, History, etc.). The beings lose points when struck by an opponent, and should the point count reach zero, the being and student are disqualified. However, if the student can leave the battle before reaching zero, these points can be replenished by taking a supplemental exam. The student's being may then return to the battle.

So what are you waiting for? Lets call for an ESB!! xXDD

(ESB = Exam Summoning Battle) Quite cool huh~ ;)

-Learner's life II-

Another compilation of my favorite quotations n some nice stuff to be shared~

It's something that I wanted to do before this year ends. And this one is kinda like ver 2.0 yea.... so..

Hope it benefits the reader~ ^^v

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Thomas Jefferson (the third President of US)

- I find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have.

Seven Deadly Wonders - Matthew Reilly:

- As you grow up, you'll find that some people in this world are not very nice at all. They favor cruelty over kindness, power over sharing, anger over understanding.

- These people think only of themselves. They seek to rule over others, not for other's sake, but for their own desire for power. I hope that if you learn nothing else from us here, you learn that the truly great people think of others first and themselves last.

《来玩观念游戏》

- 一个人不妨以NO.2为目标。为了答对100题，你可能要记得10000个答案。可是为了答对99题，你只需记得5000个答案。

- 被君子称赞是荣耀，被小人诽谤也是荣耀。小人的诽谤，证明你不是小人。被小人称赞，你会归类成小人。

- 许多人以为绝望才会自杀，事实上是希望未能如愿太多，才会自杀！世上有种人是不会自杀的，就是乞丐。

Ralph Waldo Emerson

- All true greatness must come from internal growth.

- What lies behind us and lies before us are small matters compared to what lies within us.

《别让每阵风吹着走》

- 决定一个人成功与否的，不是你知道什么，或是拥有什么，而在于你是否做一个最好的自己。

- 我们的迟疑乃是我们的叛徒，由于畏惧去尝试，它使我们失掉了我们可能赢取的东西。

- 大家都知道要“提得起”，其实更重要的是要“放得下”，比“想得通”更重要的是要“想得开”。

- 危机即转机，当最坏的情况出现时，往往也是最好的情况将要发生之际。困难只不过是披着面纱的机遇。

- 原来你就是自己期望下最大的受害者。我们想控制的东西，控制了我们的生命。

- 即使杀了狗，也治不好你的咬伤。

- 责任是让我们拥有力量，而责怪却是送走力量。

Albert Einstein

- Peace cannot be kept by force. It can only be achieved by understanding.

- Make everything as simple as possible, but not simpler.

Darker Than Black:

- No matter how many changes occur in the environment, people won't change how they live their lives.

- If you can form the shape, it's possible for the feelings to be born from it. Like when you are sad and you smile, there are times when the sadness goes away.

Muaaa(as in me, yea)

- Loving someone is not about how much you know about him, its about how much you want to know about him.

- If you believe in fate, then you must also believe that you can change it!

If you never put your trust on destiny, then you must learn to trust yourself that you can create your own.

- Sometimes, being rational does not protect you from anything, but being emotional does.

- It's okay to be emotional... After all, it is emotion that makes us human.

- Whatever you want in life, go for it! Don't stop for that suffering is only temporary.. and you know yourself that the goal is what that is worth going for. Leave no regret, don't give up.

- The real way to fight and to survive in this world is not to lower your guard when you are winning and not to lower your confident when you are losing.

- 尽情地战斗吧。。 因为就算我们败阵下来，世上某个角落也会有等着我们回去的地方。

- 人生有几多个十年，最紧要痛快！ - 原装版。

人生有几多个十年，读书吾好太快！ xD - 改装版。

Joyce Low (A lecturer of mine :X)

- It doesn't matter where you start, it matters where you end up being.

Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhoood 《鋼の錬金術師》

- No matter how life treats you, there are times when you can't avoid getting hurt.

- 没有伴随着痛楚的教训，是毫无意义的。。因为人若不牺牲些什么，是什么都无法得到的。但当忍受过这种痛楚，将其克服的时候，人就会得到不输给任何事的坚韧的心。

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Extra? xD

Random Internet searches:

- The two foes of human happiness are pain and boredom

- He who seeks rest finds boredom. He who seeks work finds rest.

- Each player must accept the cards life deals him or her: but once they are in hand, he or she alone must decide how to play the cards in order to win the game.

- Uncertainty and mystery are energies of life. Don't let them scare you unduly, for they keep boredom at bay and spark creativity.

Special term used as special name? (This is how game designer come out with name/S)

- Enigma = A mysterious person or thing.

- Kelpie = Sea Horse, from Irish myth.

- Appraiser = A person who rates the value of things.

- Chrono = Time/order.

- Flair = 1. A natural ability or talent./ 2. Stylishness

- Chagrin = annoyance or shame at having failed.

- Tantrum = A childish fit of rage; outburst if bad temper.

Credit goes to:

Pey Sien

- It's only after you lose everything, then you're free to do anything.

Jacky Siaw (ex-roommate)

- You do your best, god do the rest.

Ducks Quack, Eagles Soar!

“No one can make you serve customers well. That's because a great service is a choice.”

Years ago, my friend, Harvey Mackay, told me a wonderful story about a cab driver that proved this point.

He was waiting in line for a ride at the airport. When a cab pulled up, the first thing Harvey noticed was that the taxi was polished to a bright shine. Smartly dressed in a white shirt, black tie, and freshly pressed black slacks, the cab driver jumped out and rounded the car to open the back passenger door for Harvey.

He handed my friend a laminated card and said: “I’m Wally, your driver. While I’m loading your bags in the trunk I’d like you to read my mission statement.”

Taken aback, Harvey read the card. It said:

Wally’s Mission Statement:
“To get my customers to their destination in the quickest, safest and cheapest way possible in a friendly environment.”

This blew Harvey away. Especially when he noticed that the inside of the cab matched the outside. Spotlessly clean!

As he slid behind the wheel, Wally said, “Would you like a cup of coffee? I have a thermos of regular and one of decaf.”

My friend said jokingly, “No, I’d prefer a soft drink.”

Wally smiled and said, “No problem. I have a cooler up front with regular and Diet Coke, water and orange juice.”

Almost stuttering, Harvey said, “I’ll take a Diet Coke.”

Handing him his drink, Wally said, “If you’d like something to read, I have The Wall Street Journal, Time, Sports Illustrated and USA Today.”

As they were pulling away, Wally handed my friend another laminated card.
“These are the stations I get and the music they play, if you’d like to listen to the radio.”

And as if that weren’t enough, Wally told Harvey that he had the air conditioning on and asked if the temperature was comfortable for him. Then he advised Harvey of the best route to his destination for that time of day. He also let him know that he’d be happy to chat and tell him about some of the sights or, if Harvey preferred, to leave him with his own thoughts.

“Tell me, Wally,” my amazed friend asked the driver, “have you always served customers like this?”

Wally smiled into the rearview mirror. “No, not always. In fact, it’s only been in the last two years. My first five years driving, I spent most of my time complaining like all the rest of the cabbies do. Then I heard the personal growth guru, Wayne Dyer, on the radio one day.

He had just written a book called “You’ll See It When You Believe It”. Dyer said that if you get up in the morning expecting to have a bad day, you’ll rarely disappoint yourself.

He said, “Stop complaining! Differentiate yourself from your competition. Don’t be a duck. Be an eagle. Ducks quack and complain. Eagles soar above the crowd.”

“That hit me right between the eyes,” said Wally. “Dyer was really talking about me. I was always quacking and complaining, so I decided to change my attitude and become an eagle. I looked around at the other cabs and their drivers. The cabs were dirty, the drivers were unfriendly, and the customers were unhappy. So I decided to make some changes. I put in a few at a time. When my customers responded well, I did more.”

“I take it that has paid off for you,” Harvey said.

“It sure has,” Wally replied. “My first year as an eagle, I doubled my income from the previous year. This year I’ll probably quadruple it. You were lucky to get me today. I don’t sit at cabstands anymore. My customers call me for appointments on my cell phone or leave a message on my answering machine. If I can’t pick them up myself, I get a reliable cabbie friend to do it and I take a piece of the action.”

Wally was phenomenal. He was running a limo service out of a Yellow Cab. I’ve probably told that story to more than fifty cab drivers over the years, and only two took the idea and ran with it. Whenever I go to their cities, I give them a call. The rest of the drivers quacked like ducks and told me all the reasons they couldn’t do any of what I was suggesting.

Wally the Cab Driver made a different choice. He decided to stop quacking like ducks and start soaring like eagles.

The above is based on a true story. This cabbie is based out of NY City. And I personally and truly love such customer service.

Give it a thought, how true it is. How many times we just start our day by complaining; – “Oh No! It’s a Monday.” And then go feeling miserable the entire day.

How many times, have we got up in the morning, felt the excitement within and exclaimed “This is going to be the BEST day of my life”. Now even if after saying that you seem to not have a good day then turn around and do say and feel “This too shall pass”.

At the end of the day, go to bed content that you know and feel right from the bottom of your heart that you have done the best you could. At the end of it, you will be the one who would have changed your own life forever.