Wednesday, August 30, 2006

i wish it didnt hurt so bad

i wish it didnt hurt so bad
i wish it didnt hurt so bad
i wish things were predictable
i wish for things to be as it is
i wish there was no pain in this world
i wish i couldnt bleed
i wish i couldnt cry
i wish there wouldnt be any pressure
i wish for things to be easier
i wish i didnt have to sleep
i wish there was an easy option in life
i wish everything would just fall into place
i wish everyone understood each other
i wish time wasnt so cruel
i wish distance wasnt so far
i wish price didnt matter


i wish it didnt hurt so bad
i wish it didnt hurt so bad

Tuesday, August 29, 2006

3 and a half more steps to heaven

It was a long time since i made a decent post, you could tell i was busy. I have been studying my ass off for the mid semester test for Power Electronics. Thanks to our Malaysian lecturers last time who didnt really deliver the concepts and basics in electronics, most of the malaysian transfer students were threading deadly waters. On top of that, our course had been revamped. So this means since 2 years ago, we never had an past year papers to familiarize with the exam format. So we were studying blindly from the textbook. As usual all of us overstudied to avoid the worse case scenario of the most difficult combination of questions.

When the test over, all of us sprang to life. Everyone was bubbly, giggly and cheerful. Nobody concentrated for the classed lined up for the rest of the day. Everyone was stress free. I however was half as happy as them due to the few hours of sleep i got last night from burning the midnight oil. Following our usual routine in the evening, we went to the gym. We worked on our shoulders and abs. Tots has been my training all this while;my source of training routines and information. thanks man.

After the gym, Aik conducted the "SE7EN STEPS TO HEAVEN". OMG. The fitness routine performed by most footballers few days before an important match according to Aik. In other sports its called a different name. SOOO Aik being the experienced football coach, layed out 5 way points aligned in a empty path. Each way point is like 3 huge steps from each other. Seven steps means seven different varieties of running(more like sprinting) through and from the first to the last way point. And this is repeated 3 times.

I only made 3 and a half steps to heaven. Then my butt started to hurt due to ducking down and the touching of waypoints and swift turnings to head for another. I "pancited" badly. Lack of sleep really kills you when you do tiring exercises like this.

On the way back, my vision was blacking out slowly. I went to my room, rehydrated myself and lied down. I knocked out for 15 minutes, at least. I was half as dead compared to before when i woke up.

So, i learned that, when you dont have enough sleep...dont be stupid.

Thursday, August 24, 2006

things to do before death

In no significant order and progressive

Anyone out there who has a clue on how to help me achieve the following, Ill gladly put your name next to it!

1. Learn to breakdance
2. Learn to parkour
3. Surf
4. Own an Italian sports car
5. Sky diving
6. Travel the world, or at least a country in each continent.
7. Change peoples life for the better
8. Eat in a hindu temple
9. Bungee jumping
10. Hike to the top of a mountain
11. Tell everyone my friends how they have changed my life in some way or another.
12. Stay in a penthouse
13. Be a mischievious grandfather
14. Marry my soulmate
15. Slap a Malaysian policeman
16. Fly a plane/helicopter
17. Pay someone i dont know to shut up
18. Snowboard at the Swiss Alps
19. A hole in one
20. Go hunting
21. Visit Rome
22. Write a book
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Sunday, August 20, 2006

FOOTY!!!

I dragged myself out of bed at the latest time i could afford in order not to miss the 11.30 bus. I was fatiqued after that stupid walk the previous day to Maccas. I had to watch the first match in my life which was fully sponsored by the Monash Residential Services providing tickets and the transport.

Having no knowledge of the rules of the game or how its played (besides kicking the ball and throwing it), we wanted to watch and learn the game. So we decided to pick a team and support it to make it a more enjoyable experience and it was indeed. We supported the Western Bulldogs because they were the underdogs. At the first quarter which lasted 20 minutes, they dominated the game. then the next 2 quarters they lagged behind. The players were so demoralised. Then there was a sudden turn of luck and it was a close fight till the end with the score of 105-98. Jc and i was going crazy anticipating every kick as it headed towards the middle poles. When they won, we were overjoyed and started giving high 5s to other fans of bulldogs we didnt know. We had a stress relieving time of shouting and screaming. At the end of the day we got scarves to mark our start as a footy fan. Aik wasnt too enthusiastic as you can see.


GO DOGGIES!!





The Western Bulldogs fan section



The footy field

well deserved time off

Friday this week was the dateline for an assignment as well as a report for our project. Being procrastinators of the highest order, my friends and i left everything till the last critical moment. Having 27 hours a week of contact hours a week, i guess that why we procrastinate. We didnt have time for anything. After handing the stuff in, we were so relieved. So we decided to watch United 93.

United 93 is the dumbest cheapskate amateur movie ever created. This is the WORST movie i saw in my life. Half of the screening time was focused on the procedures and phone conversations reporting a highjack between the FAA headquarters and the military outpost. the rest of the time they were screening on how passengers queued up and line up and got on the plane.Plus there were stupid actors (E.g chinese man) standing next to the FAA's person in charge.. his presence was annonying as he didnt do anything and he just stood there with a blur and non cinematic like face. The only line he said was "JESUS CHRIST!" in an america accent out of the total time his face was shown on the screen. The cameraman for the movie was so stupid. He could never keep his hands still, it was as if he had the fits or something. I guess they figure the movie was too lame and they decided to shake the camera abit. The movie is a "pieceofshit". I regret not watching miami vice since i read bad reviews about it. but united 93 is WORSE im sooo sure. I should have taken my 11.5 ausd and thrown it at the wall, im sure thats more entertaining.

well, after the movie we headed to the richardson study room. and yes.. we did not study. We played texas hold em. Abang yung and kenneth were our mentors leading us in the first few rounds, then i swindled money from them. by the time i stopped playing it was 3am. I decided to sleep but on they way back i met up with indar, prahna,biggie,gaia,aaliyah and jason in the games room and they persuaded me to take a walk ALL THE WAY TO Mc Donalds@ Mulgrave. It was about a 80 minutes walk there and back. I had a small value meal and 6 nuggets.It wasnt worth while. I was hungry walking there and i was hungry walking back. By the time i got back, it was 6am in the morning and i decided to ruin smalls beauty sleep. woke her up for a while then asked he some silly questions and went to bed. I had to sleep, i was supposed to watch the footy match tmrw.

Tuesday, August 15, 2006

Crystal Clear


Getting my glasses yesterday was the best feeling i had in a long time. I never knew things were so beautiful from afar. Everything was so crisp, edges were so sharp and well focused which made Australia a whole different place. I could see the twigs of trees so distinct from the leaves. How the colors of the flowers fall against the bushes. I could see how the color blended with the surrounding colors, to see colors so vibrant and bright. To see mother nature in her true form which i had gradually forgotten or i have never experienced. It was amazing how the small missing blurred images all my life had made things so different, so dull. I stepped into a whole new world;a wondrous and marvelous world.

I found myself looking at the sceneries more on the way to class, looking out my window to enjoy the well landscaped campus, looking at signs and words from a far. It was awesome. Besides that, i was able to see everything in lectures withouts reconfirming with my friends of what i thought i saw on the slide. My eyes felt so relaxed during lectures not needing to be strained. That in return was feeding too much information into my brains hence a slight headache. I dont think my mind was used to such huge imagery capacities. I think its temporary till i get use to it.



The only downside i find is that, when i look down on my feet, i look shorter. Wearing glasses and walking around felt like you were going through your life as if you were watching it on tv. You could see the frames and lenses which was centered but you could also see the outer parts which was quite annoying. But its all good.



People say i look smarter and nerdy in my glasses. Oh well... better than looking like a pedophile or a pervert. =)

Friday, August 11, 2006

Night in Tinseltown

Before the ball, i came back from class at 11am, had lunch. Then i was rushing my project so that i could go to the ball with a clear mind since the dateline was tomorrow. So, with my part left since Jc did his part, i spend the whole afternoon touching up the CAD and drawing visuals for the report. So while everyone went to the sports and recreation center, i was in my room with my eyes glued to my laptop. Thanks celine for reproducing the drawing and teaching me polylines, you really saved me lotsa time!!! I owe you one. When i was done, it was 530. Havent ironed my shirt and had a bath i had to get to the bus meeting place at 630. I spent 30 minutes ironing my shirt(first shirt ironed in aus). I think Gerard's iron wasnt hot enough or maybe it was just me. but i managed to do it.



A ball there was,
Residence amongst,
A night in Tinseltown its called;
Gentlemen were dressed in shades of black,
Matching shirts and shoes, except for me.
The ladies were their very best,
Trying glow and gleam from the rest,

I looked around in dismay,
Being shy of a suit, was me.




Table set up with the elegant theme of gold and white. Nice deco and ambience.






The best thing about this ball, its not because its a 3 course dine, but it was a free flow of Victoria Bitter, Chardonnay and Shiraz. I was reluctant to drink considering my 11am lecture the next day, but i soon gave in as Jun started drinking with me. The best thing was, out of the 20+ tables, there was only 2 tables with asians.

So being unique, i thought...lets do the " YAAAAAAAAM......SENG!!". So mustered all the power i could from our table and started our barbaric chant. The other asian table beside us(who were our friends) thought we should do an all asian thingy. SO BOTH tables did it again while every other table was eating, drinking or people dancing. Its a stress reliever and a culture shock for the aussie. oh well..spreading our culture. You can sense that everyone stopped and stared at us FA to see what the hell was going on. A local then, came up to me(claimed to be from a drinking club) wanted to know what we yelled before we drank. so i told him.. and he said he would introduce it to his drinking team. i was like, (thumbs up!) cool!


Picture of us in action

The only downside was the event started late. So while waiting for the ball to start, everyone went into a picture taking frenzy. Here are a few.


Arabian Nights?




Don Corleone sent us to give you an offer you cant refuse.



The dazzling starlets.


Representing Stairway 8


She was my date, was she? I think so. Are you?



We always have our gay moments, but its not easy keeping a straight face. We DID not kiss, i say again. WE DID NOT.


Aik and I warming up to the ambience.


Who dances like a wave moving through a body of water, Aaliyah


Hello Kitty!!



The three from F floor.


The four corners of a square


It was worst than a chinese wedding being off schedule. And they starved us. The first served us a bun with butter. We gobbled it up and we were still hungry.. it was about 8 and we still havent had dinner. Then they teased us with their entree that looked like this.




Some baked fish with sweet and sour sauce with lemon, tasted like the msian sweet and sour sauce back home. Everyone else was happy with their meals and started heading off to the dance floor. I was still hungry and getting grumpy. The whole ball was an interlace of food and dance. I later had enough to eat when my mains arrived and then the desert(tasted like crap).

This was what we found on our table coming back from the dance floor.Its a...breast pad thingy which you insert in your bra to make it look bigger.Jun with alcohol running through his veins by now, took the boob thingy and placed it on his chest (INSIDE HIS SHIRT). Then he gave us a sexy poses flaunting his new boobs to us.So all of us rushed to feel his new boobs out. He looked like an A cup instantly.He felt like one too :P. Later we decided to give it a new look. I took a melon seed and placed it in the respective area. So its a guys perfect dream, boobs with alcohol.






Di and I at the dance floor. Shes a can of sunshine.


The guy i got drunk, AGAIN

After the dancing, all of us boarded 3 buses that left in 30 minutes intervals from 1130. We were like school children being obedient after having a crazy night. Li yee was my escort back home. feeling high with a camera, this is what you get



there you go smalls, thanks for rushing me for the post..really appreciate it.. :P~

Thursday, August 10, 2006

+1 to the sick population

Since my previous post ive been popping panadols every 4 hours to keep me on my feet. suprisingly when im it, i feel like normal. when it reaches the 3rd-4th hour, i feel abit week. then i pop again.

While being sick, i managed to learn autocad and produce a drawing for my project withing 24 hours. I had to draw an automated wheelchair(TIMMY!!!) which Jc and I designed, as you can see.



I went to the optometrist and the lenses costs me 140AUSD and the FCUK frame is 200AUSD. thats a spanking 340 AUSD for my specs. The correction for my eye is, -1. Not knowing what it meant i just nodded and was bombarded by friends on what -1 meant. i dont know. My glasses will arrive on friday or either early next week. the sooner the better because i have been relying on Pei Ryn to read out equations from the slides or copy it off her notes. Thanks Pei Ryn.

Thanks Jc and Boon Keat for a good laugh. Jc poured chocolate milk all over himself cause he thought the cap was tight wanting to shake the precious chocolate that settled at the bottom. As for Boon Keat, he was drinking water and he coughed in lecture. I thought he was puking, stream of water flew 2 rows infront and some of it hit Rayner. LOL. Really sights to behold.

Today smalls got her new fridge. SO that means...i was free labour. i had to carry her fridge up 5 flights of stairs to her room with lionels help. then i had to carry her fridge out to the corridor for her to wipe all the previous owner's hair our and dirt and help her push it back in. There is SOOOOO much hair all over the place, inside the fridge, outside the fridge. God knows that the heck was going on while they were using the fridge. Maybe the were bored with the conventional positions and decided to use the freezer or something.

Oh, i got a new decoration for my door. Its a monash engineering sign saying Industrial Designed. Too bad there werent any mechatronic ones. Cant really read the sign cause of the permenant corridor lighting.



So besides popping pills every 4 hours, i guess it isnt so bad.

Monday, August 07, 2006

The day off, or so it seems

Jc knocks on the door saying, "when you wanted to go to the campus center?"
replies "err...now now"
Yawwwnn....

*snorts,snorts harder,cough cough*

feels a jelly like substance stuck in between my teeth.

goes to the toilet feeling sick, cold and feverish

*spits*

brownish reddish thick jelly like tangy mucus with saliva stuck on the sink.

The day began with..knnccb..im sick..feeling cold i put on a another layer.

Grabbed a fruit, popped pills and headed to the MRS to collect my bank drafts and parcel. meaning..I GOT MY MINISD CARD!!! *being sickly excited* Thanks Lim Sern Liang!! for the books too..Made my way through the cold, shiverring as my body could not produce more heat, headed to the bank, optometrist and the computer lab. Banked my drafts, saw the receptionist of the optometrist center. Thank goodness it only cost nothing for an eye consultation with my OSHC card. Wipeee!! The optometrist had a packed schedule and i need to make an appointment.For the whole week, the only available times are 8 or 9 am on weekdays. So i scheduled it for tmrw 9am. Meaning i have to skip class, what a perfect excuse. hah!

Came back, did my stupid report. Worked on another, slept in between, cooked curry ala laksa and long beans with JC for the gang. Came back and brainstormed more on the report with Jc and got work done.

So much for a day off. Nothing eventful for the day but what the heck, im trying to blog regularly.

p/s thanks for the people who tried to comment and didnt work(brenda, alysha,chiong), got that fixed now. Thanks Jo for the opinion for more photos, i finally have a photobucket account(thanks to smalls). Thanks to everyone else for your support and compliments (larnee, li yee)

Some random photos

Falls Creek 29.7.06


London Bridge@ The Great Ocean Road


Uprooting the Split Point Lighthouse


Marking territory

Sunday, August 06, 2006

food for thought

Lunch @ the golden tower cafe along Swanston.

Like any other weekend, we headed to the city. This time i suggested we try something new which wasnt mekong or beef tongue. So we tried some local cafe cum deli type foods which had a touch of italian taste. For some reason my mentality changed to trying out the recommended specials on the boards. We ordered the hamburger with the lot + pepsi + chips for 9.50 ausd. It was quite ok for a meal in the city to cost below the 10 bucks margin especially with a drink. Being fcuking hungry we waited and waited and it seemed the wait was endless. Every one who didnt order the special already had their meals served and was digging in. Not so long after that, the burger came. The burger was huge and outlandish. Meat all over the place with eggs and bacon and cheese which melted on the patty. Some tomatoes and lettuce. AWESOME. Jc, joleen, tots and i was smilling from ear to ear.

Now, how would you eat an outlandish overflowing burger? Here are the options i figured were possible by watching my team mates eat and through self experience.

1. Grab the burger with both your bare hands and attempt to hold it together
Pros: You get to experience the way a burger was meant to be with the fusion of all the juices and flavors as you chew through the layers. To see how well the meal was arranged to present the taste to the customer.
Cons: Messy hands, if you dont hold it with the right technique, everything will just fall apart lke and apartment in an earthquake.

-What i reckon is the right technique:
1. Make sure your burger is positioned properly with all the stuffs centered. If it isnt, arrange it.
2. Hold the burger with both hands.
3. Place your thumbs and your pinky firmly at the base of the burger; this is essential so that all the stuffings wont fallout. Be careful not to put too much pressure on it or your burger would just twist and shear then you would have halves or quarters.
4. Use both your pointers to keep your burger clammed but not with too much pressure as explained. Hold the rest of the bugger like how a pillow snugly allows your head to rest.
5. When you bite, try to bite an equal amount from the top and the lower level of the bread.
6. As your burger gets smaller, reposition your hands to a firm and stable grip keeping in mind points 2,3 and 4.
7. When you reach the last bite of the burger, you should have an even upper and lower layer of bread with the stuff still inside.

2. Cut the burger into smaller pieces while keeping the layers together
Pros: Well you get to taste it like explained previously but it isnt that messy. This is the best you can do if youre with company you are not comfortable with or in a classy place.
Cons: Depends on the cutlery provided, sharp knives would give the best result on how even the bottom and lower layer is cut.

3. Remove the burger layer by layer and consume it as you reach the layer.
Pros: Get to taste each layer to how it is prepared. To judge how much effort is done to make each seperate layer tastes. For this burger, you could chew and feel the texture of the crispy bacon. How well the bread of the hamburger was toasted and melted with butter. How the cheese complemented the patty of the burger. And when you reach the salad part, it would be like...having a salad. heck.
Cons: Unable to tastes how everything goes together. Finish the best layers too soon depending on the arrangement. for example, after eating the bacon an patty, it was just the sucky salad and the lower layer of the bread.

Soooo.. what i did was, option 1 and 2. I hate half the burger with my bare hands. after getting sick of how everything tasted as a whole, i took it apart layer by layer and had my way with it.

Does anyone have more creative options on how to prolong/perfecting a burger eating experience? Im all ears.

Dinner @ the A1 Cafe
What i had was an egg chiffon with spam, sausages and ham and OIL. mainly it was oil. Tasted awful, aik and i felt like puking after that. spam tasted like how it meant in junk mails. terrible and annoying. never going to touch it again. luncheon meat tastes far better.

and i had the "taro milkshake". not knowing what i was, i hailed a waitress to ask but she refered me to another. Thats ok. So not for long she came over, i pointed to the line in the menu and the conversation went like this.

me: Excuse me, what is a Taro milkshake?What is a taro?
waitress: Taro... is a taro
me: oooohh
waitress: you dont know what taro is?
me: err..nooooo (at this point i didnt know how to ask her to explain)
waitress: (pauses for a while) its something that grows underground
Jc: is it something like a potato
waitress: yeah it is. but it doesnt taste like a potato
me: hmm..oook ill have it (being adventurous)

when the drink arrived. it was purplish in colour and milky. It was a yam milkshake. So taro = yam.

Things i learned today and it tasted good. Except for the ham,spam and sausages.

groceries a chore, but with closed ones its a delight

Have you ever been forced to do something, which would bore you to death and you do it week after week after week, doing the same thing for the same purpose on the same day around the same time and wasting half of your day. yes for those who stay at home under your parent's roof and don't lift a finger;this is grocery shopping.

Like the table of contents in a book, it was an agenda for every saturday around 12. We caught the 12.15 bus and headed to on of the nearer towns called Glen Waverly. Well, there is nothing much there, a few asian grocers, hair dresser, a few banks, a cinema, a slot machine gaming area(Tabarets) and a shopping complex equivalent to the size of Pyramid back at Sunway.

First on the list was to keep out stomachs quiet, because most of us didnt bother waking up early to eat any breakfast. The "grand tofu" was our destination. I had the today's special which was crispy hainanese chicken rice for 8.20 AUSD. Being enthusiastic as specials would taste fulfilling, that was my hopes as well as Joleen and Kit Mey. The meal was nothing special but brownish blackish burnt on the skin of the hainanese chicken. The portion was ridiculous, it was just a drumstick with a bit of thigh on it, which was very small for an australian portion and the standart mold of rice from a chinese bowl.what the heck meal is this? i had enough of scrutinizing it and stating questions in my mind all within the few seconds while the waitress handed the "meals" to us, so i shoveled voraciously with a feeble attempt to keep myself satisfied.

Today i had extra plans on this day,
1. Get my eyes checked
2. Buy some special spices for my Asian style pork chop i was going to cook tonight.
3. Look for formal pants for the MRS ball

I went to 3 optometrists in the Glen Waverly shopping complex, and to my astonishment, it will cost me 60 AUSD to just get my eyes checked. If i was a PR in australia, i could just flash my medicare card and the bill can be claimed from taxes(bulk billing is what they call it over here). Desperate for an eye check but now willing to spend, i guess ill just wait to check out the campus center's optometrist to see whether its any cheaper, if its not, ill just have to pay for it. Back in malaysia you would have to pay NOTHING for an eye check so paying an amount like this some what made me a scrooge.

All of us were shopping for ball clothes and all of us were just too dissapointed with the prices as we converted it to what it usually costs back home. Some of us half-heartedly bought some clothes. I was saving my money for a better buy for a buck in the city.

So we went about doing our weekly grocery shopping routine after that(to Safeway and then the asian grocer). It was suprising how the day felt so short with your friends around there to keep you company, say stupid things, give you constructive criticism, keeping tabs on your emotional state, exchanging view and life plans and plainly having a good time together,

We then got back home about, 5.45. I didnt have time to rest, remember the special spices i needed to buy? yeah i was planning to cook this. :). Trying hard not to dissapoint my panel of judges, instead of marinating the chops for 6 hours in the fridge, i had to boost the prep time by 3o minutes in the freezer. heh! Followed everything in the recipe but the sherry. My friends said my replica tasted good, i was content.

Asian-Style Pork Chop Bake

Submitted by: Valerie Serao
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"Baked loin pork chops with an Asian citrus flair. The marinade will thicken in the oven, creating a thick glaze for the meat."
Original recipe yield: 6 servings.
Servings:
6 (change)

INGREDIENTS:

  • 1/2 cup teriyaki sauce
  • 1/2 cup orange juice
  • 1/4 cup dry sherry
  • 2 teaspoons minced fresh ginger root
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • ground black pepper to taste
  • 1 dash ground allspice
  • 6 (3/4 inch) thick pork chops

Saturday, August 05, 2006

an ambitious start

I dont know what convinced me to start my own blog, i love writing but i havent had the determination to sit my ass down and start punching keys. So this will be the beginning of a voyage of literature.

The day began at 0830, where I had to get myself ready for a 9 am class, the day would be long and tiresome(being an engineering student). so i dragged my sorry bum to the toilet. To my suprise, my neighbour so called "smalls", yes smalls...self explanatory, was still sleeping when she had to go for a 9am class. While religiously brushing my teeth with foam all over, i decided to wake her up so i knocked on the door and there she was in her PJ's still getting her beauty sleep. I was told later by her that she got to class all thanks to me, but just 20 minutes late. Oh well..

Class started with a tutorial on some control systems which the tutor was utterly useless. all he did was dodge the students questions and hide behind the textbook. With the help of gifted friends i manage to get through the day. I sat next to Jc, who was a viral radiator, i could feel my health deteriorate proportional to the time*distance i was sitting next to him. Squeezing my brain juice to solve equations early in the morning was really challenging.

When the tutorial ended and the next lecture was in the same class, i decided to sit next to aik and tots which was far away from jc. Sorry Jc for abandoning you, if i didnt i would be sooo sick right now. I also had to sit in the front because i need glasses, something i realised recently. that reminds me to head to the optometrist during the weekend. Anyways, the next lecture was like a full marathon, the lecturer had a lazy eye, a high distinct nose that stuck out like a flagpole. To my suprise during the lecture i realised his nose pointed towards the left of his face. I think that balanced out his lazy eye. Oh yeah, marathon. he went on for 2 hours non-stop,not giving us the common 5 minute break. The best part was, the whole 120 minutes he was unloading facts and important equations on us, aik tots and me tried our best but we lasted for only an hour. The other hour we were laughing at how we were going to suffer preparing for the exams AND trying to focus, yes TRYING. During the last hour, i turned back to look at the rest of the class, everyone was dazed or dreaming or staring blankly at something.So i guess it wasnt just me. It was just too much for a human brain to comply.

Class ended, and everyone were like zombies. We had a precious 3 hour break, making the best of it, i slept for an hour at home, did my preliminary for the other and had lunch the rest of the time.

It was then 4pm and we had a lab for 2 hours. As usual, labs were like walking in the dark, and then finding yourself stumbling over something, then the lights suddenly go on. For the 2 hours, we were working through our labsheets, trying to comprehend instructions line by line and didnt understand what we were doing. when we finish our lab and then we step out of the box..and were like..ooooooo..so thats what were doing. thats the overall description of our labs.

now the best part. David invited me to some christian band concert thingy. Curious and bored, i dont know what made me go,but it was a culture shock for me. It wasnt so bad as i had Dania and Kevin along with me, luckily they werent hardcore jesus goers. Yeah, it was supposed to be at 7 but i think it started about close to 8, malaysian timing ++ , since 90% of them were from malaysia in the overseas christan fellowship. The band came in when they switched off the lights..and the manned their instruments. Then the lights went on, a basic stage appearance act..that was fine.. Then they started playing a few songs, people were clapping hands..thats was fine.. suddenly a jumping jelly bean (a christian worship dude) started being himself. He was alone in the middle of the isle of a church like interior and letting himself lose. he looked like a complete MANIAC. i was scared..thats not fine...soon after more ppl started to join in the cause of jumping jelly beans...i looked at Dania and she looked at me. we know what we were thinking...unbelievable...Anyways, Dania started being really sarcastic and almost convinced me that she was having a good time by clapping her hands like a walrus. So we catholics in a christian thingy couldnt careless but to critisize their so called "fellowship" throughout the night. The event reminded me of a satanic cult thingy with everyone dancing like they were possesed, swaying hands, shouting random replies to the air and of sorts.

Then they had a break where some guy from planet shakers gave us a "short" preach. Its amazing how they start by saying, "this will not take long". So he went on critisizing other religions which were not christian nor catholic, which were mainly hindus due to their pagan statue worship. He had a few funny jokes but most of it was really insinuating everyother belief or religion. He appealed to me more as a stand up comedian instead of a pastor. The band then took over after that and the "fellowship" continued.

This will definately be the first and last time i would attend a christian fellowship or concert like this. Its traumatizing.

So much for my first post, a first step in my haphazard congitation.