Too busy.... too Hectic.....

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Part One

By forgetting to do my Weekly Electronics 104 Exercise.... and flunking this morning's Electronics lecture, and this afternoon's Electronics tutorial...... I guess I can say I managed to stabilize my time and get everything back on course.....


Anyway, sorry if any of you have been waiting for recent updates and stuff..... because my schedule for these past 2 weeks has been kinda...... hectic. I'll just give a short intro on what happened lately, so that you guys have something to read on.


Now.... where should I start..... okay....


I guess everything started to go chaos around 2 weeks back. Ever since.....

Figure 1.

The Blood Donation Drive (The AFTER pic)

Well.... It was a wednesday, and the FIRST thing in the morning after breakfast, was my blood donation. What the heck. I still had a whole day waiting for me up ahead and I had to give away my blood before I even did anything.

Figure 2. Erm.... I guess you can see for yourself.


Figure 3. The BEFORE pic


Figure 4. My arm.... No, it doesn't hurt..... if you asked....

Now.... what makes things worse, following a morning and afternoon lack of blood packed with classes, I had a meeting at night for an upcoming event: the CV! Bintang Plaza Fundraising!! How did I get involved in this? Basically I wasn't expecting to be volunteering in it. But wth, one day, a friend of mine asked me whether I was free on that day to help out since they still needed a few people.

And so......... that night, I ended up here:

Figure 5. The Council Room

This was the first time I entered the so-called 'Council Room'. I always wondered what was up at the end of our 2nd floor library hallway. And here's the answer. The 'Council Room'.

Figure 6. 3 views of the room.

The first thing in my mind when I entered was..... "Wow...." Yea, I know, I guess it doesn't look so grand, and big from a handphone camera's point of view, well, in reality it really isn't also, but I REALLY didn't expect curtin to have such a room, (from the outside looks of it), haha. "Cool...." I thought.

So.... I sat in there for a 2 hour meeting, on the Fundraising, which will be held at bintang plaza on Sunday, where I was basically freezing in the comfy chairs because the place was above-your-head air conditioned..... I didn't bring my jacket coz I wasn't expecting it, and the air-con was mercilessly blowing the lasts of their breath onto my hair (with addition to my lack of blood to keep me warm..... well, maybe.... just a thought).

And well..... that was Wednesday for me..... OH!!, Not Yet! I still had to rush home to complete my Electronics Weekly Exercise, which was due every thursday. That night.... I had to sleep at 2 because of the stupid electronics. Already with a tired body.... I didn't have enough sleep.


Thursday was as usual, I took some time off it to cope with some stuff. And then came Friday.

Friday was a headache. I went downtown taking the bus.

Primary objective for the day : Get Celcom Broadband.
Secondary Objective : Buy food stocks.

Celcom alone was enough to blow my brains. There were quite some problems, which I won't mention here, that came up, and had me running up and down and calling the boss a couple of times. Then luckily enough, I bumped into a couple of friends hunting for stuff in preparation for the Bintang Fundraising, and walked around with them for a bit.

I had McDonald's for Lunch, something I haven't had in a LONG LONG time...... And for dinner, me and some other friends dropped by those 'buka puasa' stalls, I don't know what you actually call them.

"Nasi Briani!! Nasi Briani!!! (forgive the spelling if it's wrong)", it looked nice, so I walked over for a look. "Berapa?", "Ayam tujuh, Daging lapan, Kambing sepuluh." O_O................... What a price.... for the poor people who haven't eaten the whole day, they have to pay RM10 for a kambing briani...... But then again..... I was hungry, so "errr...... Bagi satu ayam lah!"


Night came, ANOTHER MEETING!!!..... This night, we had to test-run our game called "Be a Magician!". Ehehe...... well, actually in my opinion, this has nothing to do with being a magician at all. You can try this at home, just do this:

"Find a tablecloth, place it on a clear clean table, and take some stuff like your handphone, wallet, laptop, or whatever you like, place it on the tablecloth. When you're ready, PULL!!!! the tablecloth and make sure your stuff don't fly all over the room. Have Fun!!"


I'm sorry if my post is boring you. But it is was reality..... I litterally fell asleep instantly after getting home. Being out the WHOLE day till night..... it was till 12am night btw...., can really tire you.




Back to today, Thursday, I have a test coming up tomorrow. So probably will update AFTER it. Till then, here's Part 1 of my update.

Jaane. じゃあね (Means See ya later)

Random Facts about Myself.....?

Took this survey down from May's Blog and decided to put it up here just to give you guys something to read, for the meantime.... and at the same time, sometimes it's good to ask your own self some questions..... that's what I think.


1.What time did you get up this morning?
- Woke at 7:30 am hearing alarm.... but got out of bed at 8.


2.Diamonds or Pearls?
- Not interested.


3.What is the last film you saw at the cinema?
- Hmm.... "Get Smart"?? I think so, around July that was.


4. What is your favorite TV Show?
- Well, I don't have a TV right here where I'm living now, and my TV back at home is deaf and dumb, I have to read subs or lip-read each time I watch, no ASTRO, so....... I guess, nope.... no TV Shows for me.....

But if you insist on one, I guess the best TV series I've seen so far, IMO, is Hanazakari no Kimitachi e (花ざかりの君たちへ), a Japanese 12 Episode series..... My personal favourite, even though the series is finished.


5.What do you usually have for breakfast?
- Full-moon Toast, or so it's called...... 2 fried Bull's-eyed on top of a 1 inch bread loaf, with Pepper and Soy Sauce.


6.What is your middle name?
- Middle name?? What's THAT for?


7.What food do you dislike?
- None, probably....


8.What is your favorite CD?
- My CD's are self burned..... which do you want, all of them are my favourites...


9.What kind of car do you drive?
- two Biological limbs that I got from my mom's tummy 19 years ago. I don't drive...... yet.


10.Favorite sandwich?
- Chicken Mayonese.....? I guess........ Oh, and with Cheese.


11.WHAT CHARACTERISTIC DO YOU DESPISE?
- Not sure...... annoying people, people who talk like they've known you for years while they've only known you for a few hours. And probably people who smell bad..... The rest....... I'll decide when I see someone, whether I'll get along or not.


12.FAVORITE ITEM OF CLOTHING?
- Item huh?..... Jackets I presume.... blazers maybe..... IF I had the money.


13.If you could go anywhere in the world where would you go?
- Anywhere, everywhere.


14.WHAT COLOR IS YOUR BATHROOM?
- Sheeez, I actually had to open my bathroom door to take a look to answer this. In Miri, cream coloured tiles..... in KK, YELLOW....... and white.


15.FAVORITE BRAND OF CLOTHING?
- No preference, if they're good to wear, they're good to go.


16.WHERE WOULD YOU RETIRE TO?
- As long as it's a place where I can live peacefully with the ones I care for, it's good enough.


17.WHAT WAS YOUR MOST MEMORABLE BIRTHDAY?
- Most memorable..... is kinda hard. I guess I remember all of the recent ones..... from 16 up till to this year. I don't know, haha.


18.FAVORITE SPORT TO WATCH?
- Sport eh..... none, I think...... but I watched Badminton during Olympics, if that gives you any idea.....


19. FURTHEST PLACE YOU ARE SENDING THIS?
- Irrelevant


20.Who do you least expect to send this back?
- Irrelevant


21.Person you expect to send it back first
- Irrelevant


22.Favorite saying
- "A Dream that can come true is not a real Dream", source unknown, just remember reading/seeing it somewhere before, and it stuck.


23. When is your birthday
- 28th March 1989.


24.ARE YOU A MORNING OR NIGHT PERSON?
- Night. I mean..... I can't sleep at night..... if that makes you any happier.......


25.WHAT IS YOUR SHOE SIZE?
- 9


26.PETS
- Tortoise ~ 10 cm under, I was lazy to dig deeper than that.
Fish ~ Died due to lack of oxygen.
Tortoises (3) ~ One 10 cm under, other 2 swimming somewhere in Tun Fuad Park, I guess....


27.Any new and exciting news you want to share?
- I gained 2 kgs!!?? Ah nevermind....... I forgot breakfast yesterday and lost 3 kgs.....


29. HOW OLD ARE YOU TODAY?
- Duh, check my birthday, calculate on your own.


30.WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CANDY?
- Uh uh.... no candy, thanks. I don't take candy.


31.WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE FLOWER?
- No Favourite, as long as it's good for the eyes...


32.What is a day on the calendar you are looking forward to?
- 21sth Nov?? Yea.... I guess so.


33.WHAT IS YOUR FULL NAME?
- Cuthbert Chong Li Loong..............?


34.WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW?
- The whirring sound of my fan, a cricket outside my window, MSN logging in sounds, and the sound of my fingers typing on my keyboard.


35.WHAT WAS THE LAST THING YOU ATE?
- Tiger Biscuit.


36.IF YOU WERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE?
- NOOOoooOOo!!! I DON'T WANNA BE A CRAYON.


37.HOW IS THE WEATHER RIGHT NOW?
- Right now?? Uhh.... you mean...... what weather..... it's night time, I can't see a thing.


38.FAVORITE SOFT DRINK?
- Soft Drink?? Neeh...... I don't really drink soft drinks.... but coke would be fine.


39.FAVORITE RESTAURANT?
- *silent Aaahh*....... Food...... there's so many places with good food that I never know where is the best sometimes.


40.SIBLINGS
- Me


41.FAVORITE DAY OF THE YEAR?
- Err......... I dun nooo....... New Year's Day??


42.WHAT WAS YOUR FAVORITE TOY AS A CHILD?
- Toy?.... I don't remember toys when I was a kid..... I guess the first toy I had was the glass pyrex dish my mom bought, and I broke it.


43.SUMMER or WINTER?
- Whatever.


44.HUGS OR KISSES?
- I don't know..... I'll have to give both a try first, ^^


45.COFFEE OR TEA?
- Both are good.


46.CHOCOLATE OR VANILLA
- Erm........ chocolate probably......... but vanilla's not bad too.


47.DO YOU WANT YOUR FRIENDS TO EMAIL YOU BACK?
- Irrelevant


48.WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED?
- Time..... I forgot.... but I guess it's while watching a movie or anime....


49.WHAT IS UNDER YOUR BED?
- My luggage, and dust.....


50.WHO IS THE FRIEND THAT YOU HAVE HAD THE LONGEST
- Lionel..... 15, or 16 years....


51.WHAT DID YOU DO LAST NIGHT?
- Last night...... I watched Gundam, surfed the net.... for no reason whatsoever, fell asleep on my bed at 8:30, woke up at 10, then surfed the net again, chat with a couple of friends, and went to sleep early, at 12:30.


52.FAVORITE SMELL?
- WTH...... I don't know....... haha.


53.WHAT ARE YOU AFRAID OF?
- Heeeeeeeeeeeehh.............. I don't know. Never actually thought of what I'm afraid of. But basically, I don't really know what I'm afraid of until I'm facing it. I guess it's O-k-a-y to say that I'm not really afraid or any "material" or "immaterial" things, like ghosts, insects or mice. The things I really am afraid of are things like "Will I be able to pass this exam?", "Sh**, now what should I do??"........ kinda things....... long answer.. sry.... can't help it.


54.SALTY OR SWEET?
- A mixture of both.


55.HOW MANY KEYS ON YOUR RING?
- 3. Gate, Door, Room.


56.HOW MANY YEARS AT YOUR CURRENT JOB?
- Job? Current? None..... But I was at my 1st Job for 10 days, haha.


57.FAVORITE DAY OF THE WEEK?
- Here in Miri, now during the schooling season? I guess it should be Saturday.


58.HOW MANY TOWNS HAVE YOU LIVED IN?
- Lived? Whaddya mean by Lived? How long is does lived in requires to be....... Two, I guess....., oh, maybe 3..... I lived in some place far far away when I was a kid, though I don't remember anything about it.


59.DO YOU MAKE FRIENDS EASILY?
- Depends.....





That's all for the questionaire...... Just some stuff about myself. I'll get back to some "REAL" updates soon, but later.

These hands..... where shall they lead me... what shall they do....

For quite a long time, I've wondered what would I have done if these hands.... this pair of right and left hands, which I've used for so long, worked with for so far, if anything were to happen to them one day, what will I do?

The many skills I've obtained, the many things I can do, all with these two hands, I use them, to build, make, create, play, and even amaze myself with them. But coming back to the very start.... all of these, none able to be done, without this pair of right and left of mine.


But lately, somehow.... these hands, are they failing me? I do not know. But being away from everything and everyone, I guess my mind somehow lost its motivation to keep my hands going.

This week when I arrived back in KK.... the first thing I saw, and remembered when I entered my house. "My Piano....", "How long has it been.... one month..... .... It'll be even longer after I leave this time. The next time I'll be able to touch it is end of November. Will I still be able to play, will I still be able to express myself with the piano, like I used to do....."

But even now.... I can't even play any whole song right anymore. Having lost touch with my piano for one sem, and only replaced with one month's holiday back, and now..... I'm starting to think whether I should quit my piano. Yet, everytime I think of quitting, "Is it worth.... all these years... just like that?", that's what comes to my mind.

Besides my piano, my magic. What's wrong lately, my performances have dropped dramatically. I can't perform well, having pauses here and there, pondering what I should perform, do next. Wondering, wandering, my mind lacks control of these hands lately. I just can't seem to do things as good and as swiftly as I was able to.

Many other skills....... I seem to have lost count, lost touch. All of them, left in the back of my memory, left behind, forgotten.


I wonder what's the reason behind all this. Do I lack motivation? Do I need someone to teach me? Or is it just me, is it just something at the back playing with my mind? Or am I just a little too bothered by other things lately??

それが解からない。。。全然解からん。。。。。

Debonding...

Hahaha.... I thought I said I'd post back soon, but turns out one week's passed and I totally didn't feel like posting. Anyway, my project's done, handed in, and now I'm on a free week, back in KK. Anyway, heres the update of recent events in my life:

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"Ligature cutter!... ... ... Upper right 5th, re-bond, GIC cement!... ... ... Long ligature, 3 Spaces! ... ... ... Lower left 7th, bracket off!... ... Quick-lick, 2 spaces!... ... Heal, 1 minute!... .... Lower right band broken, give me size 35!... .... Suction! .... .... O-ring!"

For nearly 6 years, I've been hearing those orders, requests, whatever they are, thrown back and forth between the nurses, and doctors. And I've sat, or maybe laid, in the middle of it, with a bright light piercing my eyes, and my mouth open, with 4 hands, each holding a different instrument, inserted into it.

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Today however, was a slightly different scene.

"Prepare for debonding!"

Debonding, It's a term used by orthodontist, "a procedure by which brackets and bonding resin are removed and the surface of the tooth is restored to its previous condition." stated in wikipedia.


"Finally", I had to say...... it really was "finally" for me. Even though it's not ALL over, but at least.... my orthodontic treatment's about almost done.

But who knows..... that for the next One and a Half hours, I lay there, with my mouth wide open.... with sounds of scraping, drilling, brushing, suction.... and all kinds of funny tingly yet painful and 'wish-everything-could-stop' feeling.

Man, that was agonizing... One minute, the drilling sound was so intense, I thought I was gonna go deaf; next minute, the sound stopped, but in change, something was pressing against my teeth so hard I felt they'd break right in the middle; Sometimes, the stupid nurse was stupid enough to probe my throat with her suction tube that I almost threw up.... And I accidentally cut my tongue coz I tried push away one of the working drills in my mouth with my tongue, haha.

Nevertheless, I guess the worst is over now. I've got a couple of brown spots on some of my molars, but they said it's because I've been wearing my braces for very long..... 6 years..... that's quite a record. They said the spots will go away sooner or later, just as long as I take good care of my teeth.

So long.

Shucks! shucks! shi**!! sh***!! SH****!!!!

RAWR!!! *Bang! bang! bang!!* Do you know how the hell it feels when you've got an assignment to hand in, and you don't know hell where to start, what to do, what you're SUPPOSED to do, and what the heck they want!?!???


I've got a management assignment due next week, monday, but because I'll be flying my ass back to KK by Saturday, I'll have to finish it and hand it in by tomorrow!! And right now, what am I doing!?? Blogging! Well, I have my reasons.... I just couldn't take it anymore and am stuck with my sources, don't know what else to do, and don't know who to contact. So I thought I might as well take a short rest and come here to vent.

*Breathe breathe..... phew...... fuu...... aaaahh.......*

Hmm.... okay..... sry guys, just toooo nyet just now..... Coz I can't think and work properly with this foggy head, a hungry body, and ......... forgot what I wanted to say =_= .....

Ehehehe.... I've got mental blocks again...... oxygen starvation I guess...... starting to feel sleepy.... I guess I'll post again later. Got to get back to my work a little.

Later.

Science vs Commerce

3 weeks into Sem 2 at Curtin Miri, undertaking FOUR units this semester, Management 100, Electronics 104, Engineering Programming 104, and Intro to OS 101.

I'm supposed to be an engineering student, why the 'Management' you might ask. Well, I had a free elective slot this semester, and I was thinking I'd like to balance out my brain with some Commerce to go with the Science.... Uhh-umm..... *shakes head*, wrong decision.


Now, let me tell you a simple concept why they divided "Science" and "Commerce" into two different categories ever since high school. The answer is simple, Science and Commerce subjects can NOT go together.

If "x = a + b" and "y = a", then "x= y + b" isn't it??? DEDEEET!!! It's a no-no for commerce concepts..... in commerce, everything is different. You somehow need more than 'logic' alone, I feel.


But anyhow, I did manage to learn some things..... from a "manager's" point of view..... seeing things from another perspective.... Instead of looking at a program in a computer and seeing 'how it works' now, I have to realise 'how it's sold, or distributed' or whatever else there is. I also learned that 'Giordano' is a brand from 'Hong Kong', that 'IKEA' was NOT a Malaysian brand...... and that commerce lecturers are far more fussy about being assignments and being late into class, compared to our engineering ones who sometimes don't even realize you're there.

Well, I've got a management project to hand in by this week, but I have NO IDEA where I should start from..... yet.... it still has to be done anyway.... so, I think I'll go get started on it right now.

Later.