Let It Go..

Salam..

It's certainly have been a while.. Forgive me for the lack of post. =) That is, if anyone was waiting for one. *wink wink* It's just that although sometimes I really want to share something, thinking of the expected reactions of people who read puts me off.. I guess everyone felt so at one time or the other, and it depends on ourselves on how to handle it.

Research-wise, I'm currently keeping up with my timetable to run my bioreactor once every week. Hopefully, I could still work as usual especially with the coming of the holy month Ramadhan.

Personal-wise, things have been a roller coaster ride, with things unraveling unexpectedly. I've now learned (for the second time) that caution is a must. Even though familiarity would sometimes cloud our judgement, trusting our inner voice or what people call instinct is ultimately better in the long run.

=)

The best thing is, however, I'm fine. I've spent some time mulling over things that cannot be undone, and all the damages that I can't control, angry at myself for being too naive, and making my life a mess of unchecked anger and frustrations. But somehow, with the unchanging nature of the people around me, the wound is healing. The scar might always be there, and the phantom pain might sometimes cause me bitterness, but all is as it should be, alhamdulillah.

To my dear friends (you know who you are!! *hugs and kisses*), thank you for simply being there, sharing my pain and being the constant I need. =)

Things will be okay, I know it will, insya-Allah..
Love y'all!!
=))

I leave y'all with my favorite song right now; Iridescent by Linkin Park.

The Hill

Salam..

Just a brief update today I'm afraid.. To keep the resolution that I've made (updating at least once a week, which I've already missed once), hence this post. In actuality, I'm supposedly doing my slides now for the presentation at ICBioE'11 in two weeks time. But alas, a break is needed to keep the mind fresh, no? =)

My to-do list for now:

1. Completing the slides so that I could have at least a 10-days backup time for the rigorous polishing-up that my supervisors expected.
2. Adding another sub-topic to my paper for journal submission (this is really, really a loooong way to go, but I need to take the first steps lest I'll be swamped by other work-related stuffs this coming months).
3. Practice, practice and practice playing my guitar.. =)) Yep, I'm self-teaching myself for my personal goal achievement as required during YK's Personal Mastery training.. Alhamdulillah, it's getting better now compared to when I first started, which is, horror! ;p
4. Start with the bioreactor for my optimization study.. This one, no comment.. Anybody wants to offer some help? *wink*

Oh well, life goes on. All the best to y'all in everything you do. When there's a will, there's a way.
Thanks for stopping by!

Khazanah Watan Scholarship

Salam..

Those of you who are waiting for the application status of the Watan Scholarship, I've checked in the website and found this as posted above. Good luck to all who applied! =)

ps : Really trying to push myself to write another paper, this time to join the Writing Workshop next month. Bbllluurrrrp! ;-)

Thanks for stopping by, though. Really appreciate it. =)

I've Lost Count On How Many Times I've...

Salam..

It's certainly been a while, isn't it? The truth is, this is attempt #20++ a.k.a. I've lost count of how many times I wanted to update this blog. I'm sure a lot of us have experienced this, where once something happened, the first thing that comes into mind is, "I'm going to blog about this, later."

Only that 'later' sooner or later becomes 'not ever'. One of the things I've noticed is that, once the excitement has passed, I started to question, "Hmm.. Should I post this up? Ala, malas la pulak nak menulis. Banyak lagi benda nak buat.."

--> First moral of the story, don't procrastinate things okeh!

Another thing that I sometimes struggle over is the fact that I'm overthinking about what people *want* to read, as opposed to what I *want* to write. After all, I think most of us who write or blog, truly and really appreciates it when there's feedback from people who read it. It makes me feel warm and understood when this happens, so when none were given, I start thinking that, "Well, this is not interesting enough. Let's find some other things to blog about." So basically, the intent to write has now changed. And that, my dear readers, stresses me out. Period.

--> Second moral of the story, truly understand why you want to do something. If it's truly for personal gratification, then that should be the push @ motivation for you. Surely, you'll feel much more satisfied with result. ;)

So now, I'm thinking of transforming this blog. But, of course, nothing big, just expect some changes on the topics I'll post about. Hopefully, y'all still be reading this after kayh.. Because I will try my best to keep Hearts in Two alive. After all, we've managed for almost five years now, right?

All the best to all! And as usual, thanks for reading!

=))

Design of Experiments and Design Expert

What it is all about.. ;-)

Salam..

I went to FST (Faculty of Science and Technology) today for a short course on design of experiments. Well, mainly it focuses on the usage of Design Expert software for designing our experiment according to the specific objectives that we wish to obtain.

It is very informative, especially since I sincerely think that design is first and foremost when doing experiments, and unfortunately as someone from an engineering background, I don't think that I'm fully trained on the experimental design side of experiments. Sometimes when my dad ask me questions about my research methodology, I'm quite stumped to answer the theoretical part (he always asks me about t-test, post test, and such).

"Engineers use the theories, scientists develop it" is basically what I've been taught. So sometimes it is quite hard to imagine the importance of it, which is why some exposure to this part of research methodology is very important.

Oh well, have to get back to the course. Will update on more of the importance later!

The software! =)

Thanks for reading.

And sorry if the subject bores you to death.. Hehe.. Sometimes I just open Blogger and write, and this is the result! Lol..

Me out~

New Changes

Salam..

After more than a month without any updates, I'm back.. It's not from a lack of trying though; a lot of times I wanted to write, and managed a few paragraphs then deleted it again. Sometimes the things felt too strange to be shared with the world wide web and the other times it felt too private.

Oh well, what is the use crying over spilt milk eyh? What is done, is done. So now, lets just move on to other things.

Now, notice the new design? Haha.. After so long of not opening Blogger, imagine my surprise when the new and improved templates with no-hassle design preferences is advertised. I loved it! After playing with different templates, changing the background and small details, thins is what I come up with. Like it?

Now, do check out the design templates (for those who use Blogspot of course), it's so easy to use.

Till next time, thanks for reading.. =)

“When it snows, you have two choices: shovel or make snow angels” ~ Anonymous

Salam..

These last few days has been such a roller-coaster ride; I can feel happy one moment and *blink* anxiety comes knocking.. Alhamdulillah, what I have been waiting for all these while has finally come. And at the same time, the existence of another offer pushes me to really think of what I truly want. So, right now I have a decision to make.

Why, oh why, do I only have such limited time?!!

PS : In an info-gathering mood (well, its more like a frenzy now..). My dear friends, thank you for your support all these while. =)

"We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give." ~ Winston Churchill

Salam..

After suuucchhhhhhh a long time, I've kinda lost the eloquency of writing.. Haha.. Not that I don't know what to write, it's just that even though I've got tonnes of stories to share, there will come a time when I just thought that its better to leave it be..

Oh well, what else to say.. Things have been quite challenging nowadays, what with the thoughts of future and the needs of the present colliding together and mashes things up so finely together that I no longer know how to differ one from the other.

Safe to say is that at this point, I'm considering two 'quite-the-same-route-but-not-quite-really'; first is pursuing my Masters here doing the research that I am doing now, or secondly, by applying for work. Yeah, I know, its a dilemma of some of my friends also at the moment. It's just that with two major opposing force that pulls me here-and-there, its hard to be the one who has to give the final say.

Somebody help me!!!

Its just that, by nature, I'm not someone who did anything by impulse. I over-analyze everything, so much that sometimes its hard to get to the crux of the matter. Its just the way I am. And deep inside. I know that the best thing for me is Route No. 2, mainly because I really like the safety of furthering my studies while at the same time having the security of a job. Some might say that I'm greedy by saying this, but the truth is, I really think that it is our own right to what is best for ourselves. That is something like a reward of studying and getting the best result for the last 16 years, don't you think? Ha-ha..

O-kay, mungkin kedengaran angkat
bakul sedikit di sana, harap maaf.. =p

By the way, I will post something about the last few interviews I did, especially for Khazanah Scholarship because frankly, it's something very interesting to me, and might give others some ideas on what to expect if called for the interview.

Till then, adios!!

And thanks for reading.. =)

And the Future Looms in the Horizon...

Salam..

So sorry dear readers for the relative silence of this blog for weeks. I've been busy trying to make myself busy enough to make it worth the salary that I'm earning. Oh well, there's only so much reading that one could do anyway..

=)

So, how's its been? As you'll probably realize, the month of August has been full with graduation ceremonies for a lot of universities in Malaysia. And guess what, mine is on the 16th which is this coming Sunday! And that is 5 days away.. Somehow, I just can't believe how fast time flies. It seems just like yesterday that I started as a first year student, with all the awkwardness of a new environment and a sea of unknown faces.

This four years have been great, considering all the fun and troubles I've gotten into and the things that I've learn along the way. After all, these experiences is what shapes you, right? And I don't know how much I've changed, but I know for sure that some aspects have changed for the better.

And the friends I've met and made has, no doubt, make the experience so much sweeter. So, congratulations girls!! You guys ROCK!! =)

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Anyway, the rehearsal is going to be on Thursday. I will be going with wan, anyone wants to join us? Hehe.. Perhaps we'll have an early photo shoot session.. *wink*

Lastly, congratulations to all who had, are and will be graduating!


Thanks for dropping by!
=)

Monday Morning......

Salam..

Just a quick update.. Hehe.. Its been 2 weeks since I've started 'working' and its been relatively quiet.. Just some funny accidents, and miscommunications, added with some reading-up on my part, I can safely say things are beginning to become a routine.

Come in at 8.30 straight to the lab, open up laptop, taking the necessary things outta my bag, read my gene cloning book, going online, facebooking, checking out mysoju for latest episodes (or old ones, depending on my mood), waiting for others to come, getting bored, jalan-jalan mengacau orang, waiting for lunch time, lunch, surau, back to the lab, online again, read again, then walla! its 5.30.. Go back..

Haizzz.... Oh well, things should be picking up soon.. The routine will supposedly be broken today coz I'll be going to FST this afternoon to meet my guide.. Will get the gene template from her and her friend will teach me how to design primers. Hopefully, I will be able to design my forward and backward primer a.s.a.p, so that I could start with PCR..

My terribly cluttered desk, just the way I like it!! =)

Oh well, last week has been full of me getting headaches and questioning if this is what I truly wanted.. There's so many choices, and frankly we are spoiled by 'em, co much that sometimes whatt held us back is just the comfort of things familiar to us..

Entah la.. Berfikir, berfikir dan berfikir... Just hoping that the best choice has been taken.. =)

Wish me luck, people.. And thanks for reading!

Quoting Lady GaGa, "There's Nothing Else I Can Say, Eh Eh....."

Salam..

It's been a week since I started being a research assistant for my lecturer.. It has been mostly uneventful, except for that one time when I had to attend the first meeting for the project group. To tell you the truth, I was freaking out that time because that was the first time I got to know a lot of what I am going to do involves genetic engineering.

Me + Biochemical engineering major + No experience in genetic engineering = ()*&^*(&%$##@@

Haha.. My mind is whirling and swirling with a lot of things while the presentation is being done, mostly because at that time I couldn't understand half of what is being presented! Gosh, how am I going to do that?

Uh oh..

No background, ok, I could read up on DNA, cloning, recombinant technology, PCR, codon, promoters, plasmid, primer, genetic templates so on and so forth, but without any technical experience in this matter, I'm seriously hyper-ventilating!

Huhu.. Its so very challenging for me, and right now I'm still reading up stuffs on genetic engineering.. And at the same time, contacting the various people that I hope could shed some light on all these new things that I will be venturing into.

Please wish me all d best, people.. I'm really interested in doing this, because it's something new.. But dealing with DNA also involves a lot of luck. One colleague of mine told me that she took 27 months to do her research on this particular gene, and that is more than 2 years! Furthermore, for me, not only will I do the genetics part, but I will also continue from that to fermentation stage, and not only that, I will also do the purification!

Oooohhh... Very,very nervous now..

Anyone with PCR expertise?? Call me!

Seriously though, I hope that I could pick up the technical aspects of PCR and cloning, coz even though I somewhat understand the theory, I have no idea on how to achieve that, lab-wise. That is the biggest challenge for me at this moment.

Oh well, no use dwelling too much on the cons of this, I know... I'm trying to look at the bright side.. =)

Again, wish me luck!

Muche gracias..
=)

When Boredom Crashes In....

Salam..

There's tonnes of things to do for certain people while for others, it certainly feels like there's nothing to do, like it did for me. Well, actually there's stuffs to take care of but me being me, I'd rather let my head rest for a while.. After all, unlike many others who aeons ago finishes their thesis@undergrad study, this stretch of time is actually a resting period, time for me to catch up to other study-unrelated things such as relaxing, surfing the net, downloading stuffs, catching up with friends and FB-ing, because in a few weeks time, things will pick up pace again. =)

So what did I do?

The answer is simple : With Internet, there's always things to do!

Primarily for me, I played games such as :

1. Pet Society

This one needs no introduction, after all, a lot of people are already addicted to this months ago. Hehe.. I remember started playing this when Dila introduced me to it.. And soon enough, the whole gang started going gaga over it! There's one thing I looked back fondly on, one day during November last year's semester break (and we're busy starting our laboratory works), after slaving away the whole morning, Zira, Dila, Wan and me opened up our laptops while conquering one whole stretch of tables and hogging the available plugs to play PS.. Seriously, if people saw us from afar, they would think that we were busy doing projects due to the seriousness of our faces.. Hey, we are at the Stadium playing lompat-lompat okay.. =p

My house, 1st floor. And my pet, Noen..

Noen visiting a friend's house.. Lovely house, right? I'm jealous!!

The Food Shop.. For all your pets needs.. =)

The new feature, the Garden! Hehe.. Quite fun, coz u got to plant either trees, veggies of flowers and sell it for money or 'gift'ing it away.. =) The flowers are great as decor tho..

2. Restaurant City

A fairly addictive game, especially when your racing against friends to gain higher levels.. Haha.. First played this while doing my Mechanical Design months ago.. =) You get to employ your friends to work in your restaurant, improve your dishes and offer it as main course, appetizers or dessert, customize the look of your restaurant and your employees, and trade with others for ingredients.. Frankly, I love it!!




3. Farm Town

A simple game, involves a lot of waiting, but still an entertaining one.. Watching the plants grow is nice.. Not for those who don't like waiting tho, coz you'll get bored soon enough..

My simple farm.. Haha.. So malas to decorate @ arrange everything.. For now, I'm thinking money, bebeh! =p

4. Geo Challenge

Those who hated geography, beware! Hehe.. I love this game, coz not only it's fun, but also stimulates your flag & map recognition & memory skills.. Great for people who wants to learn geography in a fun way.

There's four stages; flag (like the pic up there), country map, interesting places and landmarks.. Very challenging while starting out, but get playing and you'll be able to memorize the answers.. =)

5. Word Challenge

Good for your english, and typing skills.. Haha.. 'Nuff said!



6. Who Has The Biggest Brain

Somewhat of an IQ test, and fun to play.. =) Addictive and mind-stimulating.. (yeke??) Haha..


7. Bowling Buddies

Bowl away... =) Just a simple game, using your mouse and you can even get strikes every time! Haven't managed to do that tho.. LoL..



Oh well, those are few of the games I played this past few weeks.. Haha.. Anyways, enjoy people! July is creeping near, only a week left for 'relaxing' purposes..

That been said, have a nice weekend!

Thanks for reading..
=)

Just a Quickie...

Salam..

It's been a while, and I know I've been neglecting this blog for quite some time.. Oh well, what can I say, actually there's a lot to blog about, but couldn't find the will to update.. Actually now I'm busy with my thesis writing.. Just yesterday, I've submitted my Plant Design Project, and it is a relief knowing that it is out of the way.

Most importantly now I am aiming to finish off my writing this week, so understandably I have to decline all requests for KLCC @ MidValley @ SunwayPyramid etc.. Hehe.. So sorry dear friends, especially one that I haven't seen for such a looooooooooong time... Fret not my dear, I will plan our outing day when the time comes.. Hehe..

Oh well, just a quick update today.. Off to do writing now.. Wish me luck!

=)

ps : My Plant Design Project =>

"You can tell more about a person by what he says about others than you can by what others say about him." ~ Leo Aikman

Salam..

It seems like its been ages since I've last updated.. Oh well, what else, I know those who reads this knows what I'm going to say already, but I will say it again nonetheless; I have been busy.

There.

Busy.. Such a simple word, yet so overly used and some time, inappropriately so. If you don't want to answer a call, you'll press that 'Busy' button on your phone. If you didn't wish to talk about your day, you'll say that you've had a busy day and leave it at that. You could even wiggle out of an event cum interview by saying you're busy and expect them not to bother you anymore.

Aih, macam marah je...

Hehe.. No-lah, actually I just realized something.. I've had this friend, who is also a blogger and I've always remembered that once upon a time, I've been a regular follower of his blog, and never fails to comment on every entry. But lately, I haven't been able to do so due to the busyness of my life right now. But when I look around, I kinda had to ask myself, why do others have the time to blog and comment on their friends' blogs when they have been no less busy than I am?

Funny, is it?

Sometimes, we always think of ourself as the centre of the universe; everything revolves around you. If anything bad happens, then the worst is what you are experiencing; like there's no one out there that might possibly have the same or even worse problems. But the truth is, we're not. The world does not revolve around you, and the same goes if you're a begger off the streets of Mumbai or the President of the US. Frankly, the world is just too big to only revolve around one person, or one ideal, or even one nation.

If you're talking about world salvation, yes, the change comes from oneself. But, you know what, one person can not change the world. But one person with the support of the world would.

You see, I've read books by world renowned Dale Carnegie of the 'How to Win Friends and Influence People' fame and the core idea of his is that it's not about you, it's about the people around you. If you want to influence people, don't make itt about what you can get, but what they would get out of it. So basically, we have to manipulate people to get what we want! And to get the support of people, basically you've got to have the things that they wanted in a person, be it a leader, a friend, you name it.

Muahahahaha!!!

When you think about it, it all narrows down to who you really are. Are you above manipulating people into doing what you want? Or do you uphold all the morals that you've been thought and ones that you find out on your own? Does absolute good in one person truly exists (and by this I mean the people living now)? Or is it all there is are shades or gray? Remember though, have you really never done some manipulations in your life? Decide first, and only then, judge.


p.s. : This was supposed to be a different post altogether, but somehow it turns out into this.. Haiz.. Do expect some updates on the Design Project and my new favourite phrase "Jalan-Jalan Cari Pasal" soon.
p.s.s. : My last paper will be on Tuesday.. Project Management and Law.. =) Wish me luck!

My Miri Escapades...

Salam..

In my last post, I mentioned something about heading off to Miri right? Well, I had gone there for the Shell Recruitment Day. It has been a very interesting and enlightening experience, especially doing the exercises and meeting the people there.

One thing I certainly notice first is the friendliness of the people in Miri. We had some difficulties finding a halal restaurant for lunch + dinner, but in the end, everything came through. =) And very sorry for the lack of pictures, I didn't bring my camera because I was trying to keep things light, and if you've seen my camera, you'll know what I mean..

LoL..

Aerial view of Miri, taken from here..

Anyway, the SRD lasts for two days; the first is the prebriefing day which also includes practices for group discussion regarding the case study, while the second day is the real deal. But regardless of the results, I never regretted the decision to come because:

1. I got the chance to go to Miri. Have never went there before, and now am jealous over the fact that it is so peaceful there. No traffic jams, no reckless drivers, very easy atmosphere and nice people.
2. Met with and get to know a few great people; the other candidates (there were 5 of us altogether), the coordinator and the accessors. You felt welcomed and very much at ease with these people. =)
3. Gain more experience in preparing myself for an interview, in this case, preparing for the other accessments as opposed to only interview.
4. Just plain experience, which is a valuable lesson by itself because it shows me how I acted under stressful situations and how to overcome some of the things that I didn't expect I would do under that circumstances.
   

So, basically it was a good experience. And now, for the pictures, courtesy of one Mr Jackson :

The three out of four guys of our group. There's Gobi, Peter and Jackson (l-r) and the one missing is Ahmad. Yep, you guessed it, I'm the only girl there. Haha.. Nasib baik all of them is very gentlemen and did not bully me. LoL..

4/5th of the whole group.. =) Nice bunch of people, this is.. =p
(And that includes me! Angkat bakul sekejap..)

Yours truly, with Peter as the photographer.. Haha.. Kesian us, we had nothing else to do
after the interview that we pass the time taking pictures.. =)

Oh well, we certainly didn't have enough time to jalan-jalan in Miri because of the tight schedule, (and our dwindling pocket money.. *sob*), so anyone game on going Cuti-Cuti Malaysia??


Thanks for reading!
=)


ps : Seems like I have hutang tag to do, hehe.. Will try to update a-s-a-p okay? =) And in the ast picture, when I mean famous, its the picture behind us.. Haha.. Don't terkena punk'd k!!

=p

After 3 Weeks...

Salam..



More than 3 weeks have passed since my last post like stated up there, courtesy of my dear friend, zira. Haha.. Please pardon my laziness to update. Okay, it's not laziness per se, but life as a final year student is beginning to restrict my free time. Whats with the usual Design Project, Pollution Project and case study, assignments and thesis, I've been hard-pressed to keep up with the list of things to do.

So lately, all I could afford doing is read others' blogs, check my email accounts, do my labwork for thesis, finishing my part for the projects, and the usuals (read = eating + sleeping + classes + watching tv). And let's not forget playing facebook. ;-)

But right now, I'm packing my things to bring to Miri.

Miri?
In the middle of the week?
Classes?

Yep.. Hehe.. Actually, I'm going for Shell Recruitment Day. The date that I've chosen was on the 18th of February, and because we will have a prebriefing a day before, I will be crossing Laut China Selatan on early Tuesday morning.



Do wish me luck, yeah. If this is anything like Gourami, better keep my shields up to deflect all the questions and such. Haha..


Me, out!
And before I forget, thanks for stopping by!
And thank you for reading..

=)

Dettol, Microbes and Plant Design...

Salam..

Busyness reigns nowadays.. Haha.. So ironic considering that I've started the lab in November and still haven't finished yet compare to some others who are already in the concluding part of their labwork.

Man..

The truth is, I'm tired of the Dettol smell on my hands! Lol.. Well, all things considered, I am glad that bottle of Dettol is in the lab, coz dealing with microbes and all (especially my own experiment - where the microbe is of unknown species or genus), one of the things that made me feel remotely bacteria-free is that yellow-brownish liquid with those sterile smell.

=)

Still, at this time, I am still in the identification stage, that is, trying to identify the bacterias that I have managed to isolate. In total, I have 9 bacterias originally, but after the 'tragic' death of one, I am left with 8 more. Actually, I've done the Gram staining a lot of times already, but some problems arises making me believe that not the techniques that are faulty, but the reagents that I use instead.

And frankly, I don't think that I have the will to gather all the ingredients and make new ones, because of time and also chemical limitations, which I'm sure a lot of us are experiencing. Nevertheless, I'm going to try something new tomorrow, insya-Allah, and hopefully it can shed some light on the Gram status of my microbes.

Right now, with the anaerobic chamber having some gas-related problems, I am searching for alternatives for culturing my bacteria.. Anyone has extra anaerobic jar? Lend it to me, can?

=)

Besides thesis, there are 2 different projects that I have to do this semester; 1st is the Pollution Control project like I've mentioned earlier. Another is our Plant Design Project which contains the most demanding and time-consuming parts:

1. Process and Mechanical Design
2. Control and Instrumentations ( including the P&ID )
3. HAZOP Study ( and the PFD after HAZOP )
4. Wastewater Treatment
5. Plant layout

And that is before including the economic part yet. Hopefully we'll be able to finish as scheduled. For now, I'm off to continue the labwork for today..

Thanks for reading!
=)

Holiday Mode, Still??

Salam..

It's been two weeks since classes started, or in our case, a week.. Its been mostly uneventful, with the exceptions of some classes.. Lol.. Anyway, the Pollution Control class has already come up with the project title. Luckily (or unlucky, depends on your opinions on the matter), my group was given the title,

Palm Oil Mill

To tell you the truth, I am so not feeling ready to start toiling for projects yet.. In a sense, I'm still in my holiday mood. Hehe.. Doing labworks in the morning, having lunch and lepak-ing afterwards with going online or kacau-kacau my coursemates who are doing their lab or being silly with the girls.

=)

Anyway, life must go on, right?

But why oh why do I have to be the one in charge of the books??? Don't get me wrong.. I don't mind having to send it to the shop etc., its the expectation that I sometimes couldn't handle.. When the lecturer asks me why haven't everyone gotten the book, I just couldn't help but beat myself about it. Lagipun, memang salah sendiri... =(

Why didn't I borrow the book earlier?

Why didn't I made sure about those who wants it or not earlier?

Why? Why? Why?


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...


...


Man, there's just too many whys.. Well, hopefully we can pick it up tomorrow, consequences be damned!

Lol..

PS : To my dear coursemates, sorry for the delay ok. I guess my holiday-mode persona has gotten us all in trouble. So, those who has the book, please sit in front tomorrow, ok! You guys will be the first line defence.. Haha..

See y'all tomorrow!

New Year Resolutions...

Salam..

The year 2008 has come and go, and now it is the year 2009. And everywhere I blog-hopped, the words 'New Year resolutions' are prevalently shown and blogged about. Hehe.. Some may think that, "Hey, what's the use of making those resolutions anyway.. It's not like you are going to keep it anyway..." while some may argue that theirs' are going to be obediently followed.

Oh well.. Everyone is entitled to their own opinions, right? To me, resolutions, be it New Year's or any other, should come from oneself. The very intent of making a resolution comes about when you're striving or aiming for something. An achievement, or a success, maybe? So, if making a resolution is going to help you achieve something that you really wanted, why not!

=)

As it is, in actuality I do not make a New Year's resolutions. My resolve were made periodically, meaning I look at the short term of the things that I need to achieve, and plan the strategies needed to get it done. For now, my resolutions include :

1. Finishing labworks and of my thesis at the latest on March.
2. Finishing the design project a-s-a-p and meeting our supervisors more for their input on improvements.
3. Do my absolute best in the subjects in this final semester.
   
4. Avoid procrastinating.
5. Patch things up with my BFFs..

Hopefully I can accomplish these goals and have fun while at it. Lol.. This year promises to be the most challenging academic-wise, as it will require a lot more energy and dedication to it. Between the individual thesis (which have made me pening-pening with the equipment and culturing problems) and the group project (which as usual would require delicate interpersonal relationship and time balancing acts that reduces me to obtain a chronically moody-sunny complex disorder, not to mention brain-meddling problems that never fails to either raise me up early or stay up late.), I'm sure going to have my hands full this semester.

So, who wants to go bowling??

Lol..


Thanks for reading.
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Burn Notice..

Salam..

Tonight is the season finale of Burn Notice.. Hehe.. At 8tv.. =)

Will be going to watch that and Criminal Minds tonight. Lol..

Have a good day everyone!
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