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Random : Railing in a restaurant in Jalan Ipoh, KL

Sales Abound.. =))

Salam..

This week has been quite a handful (in a sense that we, as in me and my parents had crossed 4 states, to and fro Selangor, past Perak, Kedah, Penang then back to Selangor, all within the span of 4 days), coping with labwork which haven't took off due to the only 3 days availability etc etc.. You get the driff..).

Nevertheless, today is, after all, a Friday.. And while searching for a place for lunch, the PR gang with Kakak Hijau (wink wink), I came across today's sale;

Parkson's Bonuslink Members Day!

Its only for today (25th of March) and a lot of things are on sale.. Hehe.. I must confess though, shopping was never really my thing, but I'm always interested in going to select few, because you'll never know what you'll find.

Until then, take care okayh dear readers. Insya-Allah, I will be heading to Parkson today to check it out.. ;p

Thanks for reading.

ps : And btw, I also find some interesting sales, foremost in my mind is MPH Online sale.. There's about 650 titles on sale, but only of you buy online.. But the saving is quite worth it. =)

"Laziness may appear attractive, but work gives satisfaction." ~ Anne Frank

Salam..

It is always interesting when we meet up with old friends or acquaintances, old schoolmates or workmates included. One thing for sure is that people do change, only the magnitude of that changes differ among all. One of the must-ask thing for me are; work, home and hints of any status change *wink*, and not necessarily in that order.

It's nice hearing about other people's life, the experiences that they have, the situations that they'd endured and the nature of the working life. After all, I have:

1. never worked before, and by work, I mean literally work and being in the workforce (hence negating the RA experiences that I have) and hearing about others' tales of exploits.. ;-)
2. always wanted to know the way things worked in other sectors besides engineering and bio stuffs (bio-engineering, bio-technology, bio-chemistry etc. the list goes on). Finance, administrative, accounting, journalism, design, oil and gas, marketing, Q&A, safety, architecture, education, all have their own plus(es) and minus(es). And one thing I learned, being in one definite industry or of one definite position, doesn't mean that it's the best or the worst (and it does not give you the right to belittle other people) because it is simply different. Yang penting, kerja dengan hati yang ikhlas & betul; jangan makan gaji buta atau terlibat dalam kerja-kerja tak berfaedah (atau haram) macam rasuah, back-stabbing etc.. =)

Pic swiped from the internet.. =)

Oh well, to those who are working in your respective fields, work hard and persevere okeh. Be optimistic and pray to God that any problems that come your way, is never without solution. =)

Thanks for reading, and feel free to share any work experiences that you have in the comment box.. *wink*

=)

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~

The Things We Make Believe

Salam..

Just a new poem from me.. Written during one of my 'down' moments. Sorry for the dark theme. Never intended it to be, just that is what flows from the dark crevice that science call our mind. Read at your own expense.

Things We Make Believe

. . o . .

i keep on trying
striving so hard
to keep it from falling
like teardrops from the sky

i wanted to understand
and sometimes its easy
but its difficult to accept
and more so to comply

seeing the lively people around
flying, dancing gracefully about
i try to reach out a hand
but butterflies never last long

i tried to pretend
and it felt so good
but it was not the same thing
as it was still a lie

all the things that people see
all the great things that they hear
sometimes its so easy to forget
that not all is as good as it seems

no matter what it comes to
and where it finally leads me
it was sometimes better to know
that the elusive dream might never be

. . o . .

Thanks for reading.

New Year, New Resolution??

Salam..

Been a while.. How's 2010 so far? Great? O-kay? Same? Well, aside form the fact that I still sometimes wrote the date as '09, it's been quite uneventful. Boring stuffs aside, let's talk about resolution.

Well, actually I don't believe in New Year's resolution. Why must goals be set whenever another new year has dawned? Why not now? Next week? Next month? But I have to say, at least, I do support making resolutions, because it means that you have a goal that you would work on to achieve. That way, you won't waste too much time on thinking, "Hey, what am I gonna do today eyh??" or "Hmm, today's chores is done.. Now what?"

It's nice to have something to look forward to because it makes all the work done to get to that point, so much more meaningful.

I am not a cynic, nor am I an true optimist. In life, you must always remember that it's not all beds of roses. Even though perhaps, luckily, your life until now, have been practically a walk in the park, it doesn't hurt to take precaution from now, right? Because we never know what the future brings.. Isn't it logical that we prepare for whatever's coming?

=)

Oh well, the motivation to write this is that I'm tired of people thinking of a certain way about me. This is not about vanity, it's just plain facts. I did not like it when people think my life is so easy, that when I say I've got a problem, they would just brush it off thinking that it couldn't be much worse that what they've gone through.

Sometimes I focus on the trivial things, because I don't want to think on the heavy stuffs. I don't like it because it turns me into someone I did not like; moody, depressed, angry. I'd rather like to be someone who goes on everyday expecting some kind of an adventure would spring to life before me, some mysteries dying to be solved and laugh at the kaleidoscope of life in front of me.

The point is, never ever expect a life free of tangles of problems. It will not be so easy, and the stronger and better-prepared you are, the better. Money-wise, do have a savings plan. Just saving 10% of your monthly income would come a long way in insuring your future. Relationship-wise, never expect that things would be the same months or 10 years ahead. People change, some better, some not so much. Have faith in your other half, but never stop at working at it. Family-wise, as you've known those lovely people all your life, make room for mistakes, accept the imperfections, revel in the familiarity of it and treasure the time you have together. Career-wise, work hard, and please try to stay away from taking extra benefits while at it. It's running rampant nowadays, so much that it's a general knowledge and the ones who disapproves is the one shunned.

Live life, and live in the moment. And when troubles comes knocking on your door, square your shoulders and plough on. The world is not a nice place, but when you find those treasured people, keep them close, because they are hard to find and even harder to replace.

Good luck to all!

"A man's brain has a more difficult time shifting from thinking to feeling than a women's brain does." ~ Barbara de Angelis

Salam..

It's December already. Sometimes (well, most of the times nowadays), I feel like time moves too fast. But haven't it always seems that way when you're in a deadline? And won't time feels too slow-moving when you're waiting for something?

=)

As it is, I'm both waiting on one thing and am on a deadline for another. So following the process of thoughts above, I should be feeling limbo eyh?

Haha..

Not such luck, I'm afraid. Actually, with pressures from both my parents and my current predicament, I feel kinda rushed to at least get a confirmation of sorts. It would be nice to not always worry, for a change, no?

=)

I am sorry for this mindless wonderings. Haha.. Walking down memory lane, it seems like my style of writing have changed considerably these last few years. Back then, I wrote things that I can read so easily and fluidly, whereas right now, I've got to truly put my mind into it to get those creativity juices flow.

Reading my old Friendster blog seems to enforce this. It's funny thinking I wrote all those posts because I could barely remember it now.

I'm thinking that perhaps my thinking nowadays tend to lean towards my left brain. Well, guess I better start exercising my right brain again.

Right brain?

Alright, time for lesson #1 :

Right and left brain actually refers to the hemispherical parts of our brain. For simplification's sake, our left brain is usually responsible for our logical thoughts, while left brain are mostly related to creative thoughts; hunches etc. That's why, left-brainers are thought to excel in logical jobs such as engineering, computer science and IT while right-brainers loves creative paths such as designers and artists.

Do read more on this if you're interested because some of it is quite technical therefore I did simplify matter by explaining it this way. =)

Anyway, I *do* think that my left brain is more developed, and this is supported by available online tests such as here and here.

Actually there are tonnes of other tests out there, some more fun than technical. It's just up to us to find it. After all, in this Internet-dominated world, all known informations is just at the tip of our fingers, right?

Good luck!

And thanks for reading.

"Laughter is a tranquilizer with no side effects." ~ Arnold Glasow

Salam..

I have never been a kipas-susah-mati (diehard fan, just in case) of Youtube. Yet, there comes a time when something catches my eyes and converts me to a pseudo-diehard fan of it. Nevertheless, I just wanted to share a few funny vids.. These videos are fragments of "Whose Line Is It Anyway" show. Hope you'll like it!

=)

1. A love song involving, uhm, leg-warmers? Haha.. Listen to the lyrics, it's hilarious!

2. This one is sweeeeeetttt, well, kinda.. Haha..

3. The last one is actually a different one, where instead of one word, the guys have to come upwith one whole sentence instead. Loved this one due to 'certain person' using a 'certain word'.

Hope you enjoy yourselves, like I did.. Haha.. Actually there are tonnes of other funny & engaging videos out there. Wanna share your favourite?

Btw, will update soon.

Thanks for reading!

RanDomnEsS!!

#1
Ooh, kucingku bunting lagi..
Dem, meja ku jadi mangsa!
Grrrr...

#2
Beli Dunkin Donuts 3 keping..
"Eh, tak dapat baki lagi ke?"
hello, kalau tak kenapa tunggu lagi kat sini???
Grrrr lagi...

#3
Main boling tapi asyik gutter..
"Lane tu senget la.."
Haha..
Lane pulak yg salah..

#4
Wireless : Excellent
"Eh, apsal xboleh online ni??"

#5
***, turun kat Bangi ye, I'll pick u up..
Rina, nape tpt ni pelik je??
Alamak, silap cakap, patutnya kat UKM..
*Dem*

#6
Saya : Bg combo 7 satu, large!
Org itu : Ha, ape?
Saya : Combo 7 set large..
Org itu : Aa?
Saya dengan nada mencapai octave tinggi dan muka berkerut : SET &^%$#^%$#$!!
Org itu : ~Ughuu... Ok.. (Saya x bersalah.....)
Saya dengan senyum manis : Terima kasih!

~Mood swing, menakutkan!


ps : No idea for updates even though there's so much to tell.. Later k.. =)