I made my decision~!

30/11/2009
Finally made my decision what I m going to do for the next few years. Have been offered either a job back home with Shell Malaysia or further my studies with a PhD scholarship offered by Curtin perth.

It took quite some time to make this decision. When I was a little girl and while I was still actively seeking my dad's approval, a career similar to his seems like the absolute goal. That was why I look towards Shell and a career in engineering instead of all the other fun stuff I could be involved with. I was lucky that I got to like this job after 2 years into the course. The first two years was anger and resentment for this course, totally over that now. :D

However, my russian supervisor have constantly brain washing me about the prospect of this research in the current industry. So... hmm... After much thinking and badgering by my siblings, I am going to undertake PhD studies starting next year~! Yikes~!

Twilight: New Moon... Wad do u think of it?

Been waiting like forever for this movie to be released!!! Twilight: New Moon... After the release of the first movie which I have watched front to back several times than I cared to reveal (after the first 8 times, I lost count anyway... >.< ), I have read up on the story books. And honestly, I was kinda disappointed with the story books coz it was what it is... a typical teenage romance novel. There was nothing eloquent about the words used, nor anything extra... Nothing compared to the first few harry potter story books which had a nice plot and use of brit english, or funny as Sophie Kinsella... But anyway, it was what it is. It is the expectation that brought it down.
But anyway, we went for the movie and we had to queue up pretty long to get into the cinema... as can be seen... and we weren't exactly the last one. When we were in the cinema, it was packed to the brim. You can hear gals squeel and squeak in excitement as Edward or Jacobs makes an entrance. But unlike the first movie, I guess the main focus of this movie is the werewolves. The guys are practically there to show their biceps and let's just say Edward Cullen is pale in their wake. There is no nice soundtracks like the ones in the first movie... which is kinda disappointing. And the part where Bella keeps worrying about her looking older than Edward, I really see no worry coz in this movie, Edward looks very old with extra wrinkles compared to the last movie. And did you notice? How come Bella is fashioning eye bags in this movie? And did you notice when she is acting with Jacob, her eyes can't leave his biceps alone... I thought she is supposed to be immensely in love with Edward? I don't recall that in the story book... elo... very unconvincing acting~!
In summary, my bf was asleep most of the time during the movie and at the end of the movie, a guy scream 'this movie sucks~!' (O well, i did mention both guys, how about the gals?) Well, at the end of the movie, a group of gals scream 'that's it?'. Perhaps they're waiting for more biceps... >.< But in summary, soo not worth it...

Carrot Cake

Today, had the chance to bake carrot cake without the proper equipment, e.g. measuring cup and mixer. Wasn't very used to the convection oven, resulting in slightly burnt but nicely crisp top surface. Although I have reduced the amount of icing sugar for the frosting, it is still very very sweet, could further reduce the amount of icing sugar in the frosting.

Ingredients:
2 cups sugar
2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
3 cups finely shredded carrots
1 cup oil
4 eggs

Icing:
1 package cream cheese
1/2-1 cup butter
2 teaspoons vanilla
3 1/2 cups of powdered sugar

Instructions:
1. Mix dry cake ingredients
2. Add carrots, oil and eggs
3. Stir till all is wet
4. Put in greased and floured pan
5. Bale at 180C for 55 minutes
6. Cool
7. Cream together cream cheese, butter, vanilla and icing sugar.
8. Spread over cooled cake

The final farewell

20/11/2009

The day started off like any other day except I had to wake up earlier, about 7am (after only sleeping for about 4 1/2 hours) to finish my packing. The looks of my room after everything has been removed from the room is simply... painful... kinda recalled the day that I came all the way from Miri and was first assigned the room. I had to painstakingly take down all the little things that I put up throughout the year. When we cleaned the living room, weird to see everything we loved just being removed one by one till it seems like it was never there before. I wish the beautiful memories would still live on, like the times we baked scones in the kitchen, the time we cooked meals together, our movie nights, our dinner dates, me talking on the phone till late at night... oops? lol...
In the afternoon, Daddy sheng brought us to Adventure World. It is kinda a themed park, but it is rather deserted. And unlike Brunei's jerudong park, they still let u enjoy those rides even if it means operating the whole thing for just 2 persons~! lol... The water slides were fun~! Although it was summer, by the time we climb out of the water, we were kinda shivering... soo cold... >.< *I had to miss 2 of the slide as I was wearing denim~! >.<>.<
We did went up on another ride, which is called 'shutter' or something. It looks like a mild ride from far off, so i didnt suspect anything. So when Kelvin and Daddy sheng suggested that we sit opposite each other so they could take a look at my scared expression, I was pretty confident. *yeah right* Let's just say... initially I am still able to open my eyes, after a while I had to close my eyes amid screams of 'I hate you, Hamid' lol.. All these time, images from Final Destination flashed across my mind... >.< scream until no voice liao... lol... After the ride, found a bruise on my chest...
Too bad we couldn't take pic while on the rides coz NO loose objects allowed~! But anyway, after Adventure World, Daddy sheng brough us dinner at Chin's noodle restaurant~! Had sambal Kangkong~! The restaurant is so chinesey... kinda make me more homesick... reminds me of Miri nia. lol... and the food is so authentic chinese... hard to find that in Perth, unfortunately. Before we went home to pack our stuff for the flight, managed to visit Daddy Sheng's house. Woo hoo~! It is such a homey and comfy place, I totally don't understand how he manage to drag himself off home and to uni every single day. yeah, every single day... If this is my home, probably I will use every excuse possible under the sky to just laze at home. :D probably in merely a week, i will turn into a pig though... >.< lol...
After such a day, it is kinda sad to end it with a goodbye... but need to thank my friends for seeing me off. thank you... I am the type that can't easily shed tears infront of others, but the pain inside is pretty real. I wish u all the best for your future undertakings and have a nice holiday. See ya all this coming February~! XOXO

Farewell dinner at Rendezvous

19/11/2009

The day I finally finish my last paper in my history of 4 years of bachelor of chemical engineering. That morning was pretty eventful... if you count being thoroughly annoyed as eventful as well... Alvin gave me a ride in the morning as it was raining intermittently. However, he had a minor accident during the drive over, the good news was his kangaroo bar had only a minor scratch and the other person is a fellow chemical student, the bad news was? The other person's car bumper wasn't so lucky. But luckily the matter got resolved now.
During the exam, there was one question that requires us to calculate the slope and intercept of the system. So i asked for graph paper... the lecturer nodded, went out and returned with a bunch of A4 paper. The worst part is after i waited for that amount of time, he said he only expected us to scribble on the paper itself, we don't need to draw it so accurately... WTH, right? Since accuracy is not part of the concern, o well, i assume linear relationship and to the heck with it. :P I am definitely not going to waste my time trying to figure out how to draw to scale something on the exam paper...
But the night was the major highlight of the day. For our farewell dinner, we went to Rendezvous hotel for their buffet dinner. It only cost about aud29 and they had chilli mussels~! Perhaps i should also mention the thai style fish that begs the question 'is this chicken or fish?' lol... the restaurant overlooks a very relaxed beach, and although it was kinda windy with intermitten drizzle outside, it was quite warm and inviting inside.
There was about more than 25 ppl who turned out for the dinner, although we only allocated 25 persons. The table just got larger and larger that kinda didn't get to talk to every single person on the table, but it was great. The table kinda split into four groups of ppl with our group being the noisiest and loudest~! :P (the first group consists of peggy, zhao ying, kelvin, yilin, yee hui, vicky, yu sheng, winnie and angel --> the sophisticated group; then the second group is the love bird --> li sha and kevin; the third group is ours --> me, SS, loong, seng chye, chris, letitia, nam and the last group i would call the miscellanous group who are kinda caught up with eating... haha... )

Good days and Bad days alike will come to pass....

Throwing out one junk one item at a time... so far I have thrown away 5 plastic bags full of my collections/stuffs/junks... lol... I didn't realise that I have accumulated so much memorabilia during my short time here. Have thrown out one bag, sport shoe, some clothes and my collection of arnott's box (dun ask me why i collect those stuff... I dun know as well), transperth maps and lots of papers... Tomoro will be the start of my last two papers... Ugh... I am so eager to get the exam behind me, but it tears me inside to say good bye...
If I close my eyes, could imagine the first day I reach here, when everything look so foreign and different. Now everything spells familiarity and homey... Can't believe Erica Underwood Flat 6 is going to break up... >.<

Good days and Bad days alike... will come to pass... (1)

Hard to believe that it is almost the time to summarise my whole semester/year in Curtin Perth. I believe in another few more days, I will sit for my last paper which will inevitably mark my last day in Perth. However, I will not be going back to Malaysia that soon.

Every time a semester starts, you will be filled with an anticipation of what it could bring and what you will achieve. Sadly and some happily, it did not come to pass. For one, design project, I have such a high expectation and anticipation for it. Well, for me, there was no regrets. I gave it my all and did my best. The only complain may be, sometimes love is blind. Sometimes you love a friend so much, that you deny the existence of their flaws soo much that it will come back to haunt you in the end. You forgave, tolerate and change for them while they complain ceaselessly... if there is one thing I find so annoying is when someone who give so little, complain sooo much. Criticism after criticism, attitude problems and complaints~! O gosh... I really cannot stand it. Finally, that episode is over.

I lost one friend that day but I found that I gained more friends along the way. I didnt realise that by clinging to this friend, it thwarts my own personal growth. She was always complaining about every single of person around her, that I was very depressed and didnt dare to make friends. There was no one out there worthy to be our friend. How I laugh at that thought now. Losing her opened up my eyes and those ppl that she complaint ceaselessly? I love them dearly. *I guess that would make me now one of those ppl she complain incessantly. LOL... who cares?

During these period of time, I have also met some people who changed my mindset. I have been debating whether to take up PhD study after my undergraduate program. But... lol... I met too many lonely and desperate PhD students during my one year here and it seriously scares me off. God have a way of arranging our life road ahead of us. So, NO, I am not taking PhD study~! There was this guy who was taking PhD study, i have only talked to him a few times due to my project. And I dun know why he is so desperate for companionship after his break-up. He made up really stupid excuses for me to meet him in his office. Serious~! He also asked me in 4 different ways whether i have a bf. And i told him, yes i have a bf. Then he said, dun worry, he won't disturb ppl with bf. BUT he emailed me every single day~! During that period of time, I was rushing for my project and where got time and energy to find him? He grew kinda cranky and sensitive, and accuse me of thinking he is harassing me when he just wanted a friend. *yeah, right* To cut short all the drama, one day kinda gave him a piece of my mind. LOL... be ta han~!!! Now he has changed his target to my best friend... er er er... Sorry, dear~! >.<