Dear Emily,
I have gone back to our old university after 4 years I graduate from there. It is strange that I have never thought about going there although I pass by there from time to time. I miss the great times we and the others had together during our university days, but now those great times seemed so far from us.
Our labs at the lower ground still look the same, only grown to lack of space and kinda filty. Mr. Nathan is still there working. He seemed tired working there. It is not just him looking exhausted, Dr. Kan too seemed very tiring. I guess the university has overworked them in one way or another.
I was at the cafeteria looking at the current students. Ah... university life are such ideal kind of life, free from worries such as paying car installments, family problems, work stress. I see these students, in a way looking different from us. Arming with the newest handphone in hand, dress up with clothes I never dream a student would wear it, they chit-chat like there was no tomorrow.
There are some changes around the campus too. All our lecturers no longer sit at the 2nd floor. They were all moved to the buildings where the old hostels are. I feel sorry for them in a way, as there were too many stairs to climb, and the former apartment units look very worn. I am guessing that Dr. Ton must be having a hard time to get to her room that is at the 3rd floor, from the labs that are at the lower ground floor!
What else what else. Guess what's new at the cafeteria? There's a San Francisco cafe there!!! And there is also Auntie Anne's pretzel stand there too. Other than that, me think our uni is just getting filled with too many advertisments everywhere!!! For example, there was this big Nokia advert at the entrance going into the cafeteria. And then, there are advertisment to download ringtones wallpaper behind the toilet doors!
If you ask my opinion, me definately think that this place offer almost everything: great food, cool environment, 1st class facilities. One thing for sure it is not best at, is the education.
Monday, July 11, 2005
Thursday, July 07, 2005
A real Toyota AE86!
Wanna guess what is this post all about? Well, I only can say: EITHER YOU KNOW IT OR YOU DON'T!!!
Anyway, this is the replica of the Toyata AE86 from that show INITIAL D. Man, I just so got addicted watching this car drift throughout the movie. So, I got all excited wanting to a picture of it when Mark told me Drinho was doing promotion with this car across town.
The car only look similar to the one in the movie on this side of the picture. The left hand side is with the INITIAL D movie poster. There is no turbo in this car too! Besides, this car is way too dirty, doesn't reflect the cleanliness Jay Chou posed as in the movie.
Monday, July 04, 2005
Redang Island Revisited!
浪花一朵朵
曲：任贤齐/阿牛 词：任贤齐/阿牛 编：王豫民
我要你陪着我 看着那海龟水中游
慢慢的爬在沙滩上 数着浪花一朵朵
你不要害怕 你不会寂寞
我会一直陪在你的左右
让你乐悠悠
日子一天一天过 我们会慢慢长大
我不管你懂不懂我在唱什么
我知道有一天 你 一定会爱上我
因为我觉得我真的很不错
时光匆匆匆匆流走 也也也不回头
美女变成老太婆
哎哟那那那那个时候 我我我我也也
已经是个糟老头
啦啦~我们一起手牵手
啦啦~ 数着浪花一朵朵
曲：任贤齐/阿牛 词：任贤齐/阿牛 编：王豫民
我要你陪着我 看着那海龟水中游
慢慢的爬在沙滩上 数着浪花一朵朵
你不要害怕 你不会寂寞
我会一直陪在你的左右
让你乐悠悠
日子一天一天过 我们会慢慢长大
我不管你懂不懂我在唱什么
我知道有一天 你 一定会爱上我
因为我觉得我真的很不错
时光匆匆匆匆流走 也也也不回头
美女变成老太婆
哎哟那那那那个时候 我我我我也也
已经是个糟老头
啦啦~我们一起手牵手
啦啦~ 数着浪花一朵朵
Wednesday, June 22, 2005
Impression on Batam, Indonesia
After my week-long training in Singapore. I decided to take a short holiday by going to Batam.
My god, what can I say about this choatic place. In my opinion, if PAS were to rule Malaysia like how BN does now, Malaysia will look like Batam. And that is the subtle way to say it, rather than with a racist tone here.
Before going to Batam, we read about it through the internet that the Holiday Inn, hotel we stayed in is located at the Waterfront City. Waterfront city, in my opinion that it must be at least half as beautiful as the Harbour Front (Formerly Singapore PWTC). But what greeted us when we came out from the Ferry were too many sorry sights around.
In fact, the whole island is full with a lot of half-bake projects. Roads that were fully build only one direction, walk way that was not complete with canopy, too many abandon buildings, cleared lands that were never use to build, lights not working. Pot holes! If you think Malaysia is bad, wait till you come to here!!! There are just too many pot holes around.
If any Malaysian would complaint about how our Government works, coming to Batam might help relieve the bitterness, at least for a short term basis. Then again, that will not help I think. That is because we then will arrive at the ultra efficient Singapore first, then go back to the rather-sloppy-but-not-so-bad Malaysia. Kinda like a overhang there.
In general, this whole place is frequented by Singaporeans that seek a short weekend getaway. And when they are here, they rarely go out. After all, the Holiday Inn is a rather nice place to spend holiday at, food not so expensive, loads of facilities too. If anyone seek to go out, then prepare to pay loads on the taxi fare. For a short 10 min ride, that could cost you from RM4 to RM12. Mind you, the traffic is just as scary as well, though the driver always escape swiftly.
But the people around here are not native as well. The masseur was from Bandung, our taxi driver was from Jakarta, while the other one was from Jawa. To sum it up, this whole place are full of foreigners from elsewhere, and everyone has their own intention to be at this one weird island. I guess life as a whole in Indonesia must be rather difficult. All I see is everyone just wants our money. Too many taxis trying to get us into their car. Too many strangers walking at the traffic light junctions trying to sell us something. In fact, there was this guitar player started knocking on my window demanding for a tip!
There is no sense of exotic in this small town, you know, like how it feel mysteriously when you go to Thailand. The indonesians here doesn't welcome you warmly when they see you. I feel very insecure when I see those youth just hang around there chatting while lurking for prey. Yes, they can be dangerous it seems. One chinese girl that sold me DVD told me I should avoid taking these taxis going anywhere too far. She also mentioned that should avoid going out too late too. That's okay, this whole place is closed not even near 8pm!
Plus the fact that, the Indonesian girls are just not as sweet as the Thai women. They are very rough. I can see that when she rub me so hard at the message, like how the woman would rub her clothes at the washing board!
I think I will not come to this place so soon, not at least another 10 years or so.
My god, what can I say about this choatic place. In my opinion, if PAS were to rule Malaysia like how BN does now, Malaysia will look like Batam. And that is the subtle way to say it, rather than with a racist tone here.
Before going to Batam, we read about it through the internet that the Holiday Inn, hotel we stayed in is located at the Waterfront City. Waterfront city, in my opinion that it must be at least half as beautiful as the Harbour Front (Formerly Singapore PWTC). But what greeted us when we came out from the Ferry were too many sorry sights around.
In fact, the whole island is full with a lot of half-bake projects. Roads that were fully build only one direction, walk way that was not complete with canopy, too many abandon buildings, cleared lands that were never use to build, lights not working. Pot holes! If you think Malaysia is bad, wait till you come to here!!! There are just too many pot holes around.
If any Malaysian would complaint about how our Government works, coming to Batam might help relieve the bitterness, at least for a short term basis. Then again, that will not help I think. That is because we then will arrive at the ultra efficient Singapore first, then go back to the rather-sloppy-but-not-so-bad Malaysia. Kinda like a overhang there.
In general, this whole place is frequented by Singaporeans that seek a short weekend getaway. And when they are here, they rarely go out. After all, the Holiday Inn is a rather nice place to spend holiday at, food not so expensive, loads of facilities too. If anyone seek to go out, then prepare to pay loads on the taxi fare. For a short 10 min ride, that could cost you from RM4 to RM12. Mind you, the traffic is just as scary as well, though the driver always escape swiftly.
But the people around here are not native as well. The masseur was from Bandung, our taxi driver was from Jakarta, while the other one was from Jawa. To sum it up, this whole place are full of foreigners from elsewhere, and everyone has their own intention to be at this one weird island. I guess life as a whole in Indonesia must be rather difficult. All I see is everyone just wants our money. Too many taxis trying to get us into their car. Too many strangers walking at the traffic light junctions trying to sell us something. In fact, there was this guitar player started knocking on my window demanding for a tip!
There is no sense of exotic in this small town, you know, like how it feel mysteriously when you go to Thailand. The indonesians here doesn't welcome you warmly when they see you. I feel very insecure when I see those youth just hang around there chatting while lurking for prey. Yes, they can be dangerous it seems. One chinese girl that sold me DVD told me I should avoid taking these taxis going anywhere too far. She also mentioned that should avoid going out too late too. That's okay, this whole place is closed not even near 8pm!
Plus the fact that, the Indonesian girls are just not as sweet as the Thai women. They are very rough. I can see that when she rub me so hard at the message, like how the woman would rub her clothes at the washing board!
I think I will not come to this place so soon, not at least another 10 years or so.
Tuesday, June 21, 2005
Scoopz Ice Cream
I went for training for the whole last week in Singapore. One of the night, I went to the Parkway Parade in Marine Parade for dinner and found this delightful ice cream shop at the lower ground floor -- Scoopz.
It is not a franchise, and they made all their ice cream by hand. There is but little sugar but loaded with loads of real fruits within the ice cream. What they did is that they blended the cream and fruits together first, and there is this cold pan that they laid the cream mixture on it. After that, they just continue to stirr and turn until the ice cream set.
I can tell you, it is a great ice cream, and might be better than Baskin Robin or Haagendaaz that you prize at. My favourite flavour is the Durian, as well as Avocado. The avocado is mild but pleasantly flavoured, and Durian can taste the bits and pieces of it.
After eating few times from there. I thought myself: Says who that you can't get a piece of share out of a already competitive ice cream market? With the correct formulation, and great innovative ideas, there will always be chance for any person. In fact, I think that this rule applies to many other area in our life too. When we complaint that there is not opportunity in work, or chance in life, we should ask ourselve if we have give a thought on making ourselves becoming a better person.
To learn more about scoopz, you can read from here:
http://food.asia1.com.sg/desserts/des_20040919_001.shtml
It is not a franchise, and they made all their ice cream by hand. There is but little sugar but loaded with loads of real fruits within the ice cream. What they did is that they blended the cream and fruits together first, and there is this cold pan that they laid the cream mixture on it. After that, they just continue to stirr and turn until the ice cream set.
I can tell you, it is a great ice cream, and might be better than Baskin Robin or Haagendaaz that you prize at. My favourite flavour is the Durian, as well as Avocado. The avocado is mild but pleasantly flavoured, and Durian can taste the bits and pieces of it.
After eating few times from there. I thought myself: Says who that you can't get a piece of share out of a already competitive ice cream market? With the correct formulation, and great innovative ideas, there will always be chance for any person. In fact, I think that this rule applies to many other area in our life too. When we complaint that there is not opportunity in work, or chance in life, we should ask ourselve if we have give a thought on making ourselves becoming a better person.
To learn more about scoopz, you can read from here:
http://food.asia1.com.sg/desserts/des_20040919_001.shtml
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