Restart

Ohayo!

Start the post with greeting since I am typing this post in the early morning. My laundry has been abandoned for one whole week ever since the escapade but it was not possible to bring them all. Plus, I never thought that I would be flying home and might be staying at friend's home. No way I am going to bring all those (a full pail) dirty clothes. My point is: I woke up early today just to do the laundry.

Anyway, the campus reopens since Thursday but I am only back yesterday, around 6pm. Used the earliest flight from my home, at 11.35am (although I would have wanted to stay later at my hometown using 4.00pm flight but that would be so late). One week impromptu break passed by, so quickly. Days and nights seem to love slip away within the blink of an eye. Even so, I do enjoy the time that I get to spend at home, where family members are all around. Can actually feel the love in the air. :)

Reopen of the campus, this time, I would say it is a whole new start. Well, it is more like a RESTART. It's a refresh. Just hope the things go better and smoother after this, despite of the busy schedule that is approaching due to the "holiday" and everything is brought backward. And, I should start jogging starting this week. :)

Alright, that's all for now. Catch up more with you all later. And, I won't be blogging as much as I used to, as in like daily updating. I only post when I have the time.

*Happy that you called, although I don't have the gut to do so, sometimes.

H1N1, Hot, Haze!

Everything is started with H1N1. Initially, the news only reported first few confirmed cases in Malaysia. Then, this number multiplied until recently, death cases were being reported. The outbreak is getting contagious and deadly. The epidemic stupid virus causes schools, higher institutions and even some companies to be closed. Our nightmares used to be coxsackie, SARS, HFM, and the list goes on. What’s next?

And, haze is back! Well, as far as I am concerned, there is always haze in KL. When I was flying home that day and the plane was about to land, surprisingly, I was unable to see what is down below. I mean, it was all covered by thick haze. I could not see a thing! LNG plants, tankers, my little hometown, are not visible like it used to be. The haze is so bad, even at night you can notice it until today. Still could see people do open burning despite of the hot weather. Oh people, wake up! Are they blind or what?

It has not been raining ever since I came home. What is wrong here? We have haze, but no rain to wash them away. Some more, the weather is insanely hot. It is so hot, until a certain extent that we would be having water crisis and everyone will be buying bottles of mineral waters, for bathing! Dramatic but it is my dream.

Contagious and now deadly H1N1;
Insanely hot weather;
Freaking thick haze!

It is not even 2012 yet!

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*Some people get things but they may not really want it.
Some people want things, but they may not really get it.

People will never know the journey that you have to go through.
That is why unfairness always exists.
Learn to live with it.

Days Before Escapade

Although it is just a one-week break, some of us already whined how bored they are. Well, I have no comment for those staying in the campus throughout the closure period since they are stuck inside (I do heard some of them managed to sneak out though). Since I choose to go home, all the way to Bintulu, Sarawak, I would not say I am bored. It is not that I can go home as often as like some people. (I just left home 2 weeks ago; it is not even exactly 2 weeks in UTP yet!)

Before all the menace, I mean, the so-called freaky Friday which was on 31 July, the week was as hectic as I have to prepare stuff for upcoming events in which one of them supposed to be held today. Thanks to stupid H1N1 virus, it gets postponed, after all that dreadful last minute work. Just pray the event won’t get cancelled. Hope not. Plus, I was also responsible to take of English Language Club booth during MMK (29th-31st) for consecutive 3 days. The weather was horrible. No longer can succumb to the scorching heat, Wednesday night, I was down with fever. I dare not to go for doctor because I do believe I am not infected. After taking panadol, I was feeling better on the next day and continued with my duty as usual.

MMK

Perhaps due to lack of drinking water, fever strikes again but it was less severe. I am very optimistic that I am going to be alright. From other perspectives, I won’t want to affect those who get into contact with me for past few days. So, I told myself, I am going to recover soon, no matter what. I won’t let myself get quarantined.

By the way, I am officially becoming a blood donor. I have the "sijil" to prove that I am. :)

Well, well. It was just another normal Friday (second Friday of the semester). After attending the only lecture, IMSE, I went to Pocket D to spend last moment of MMK. It was also the time when rumour started to spread like wildfire that UTP is going to close down on that very day. And so, in the end, it really CLOSED. Otherwise, I won’t be somewhere on the island of Borneo now.

Everyone kept on pushing one another to leave immediately. To be frank, I felt reluctant to follow them. I mean, it was too rush to go, just like that. At some point, I almost choose to stay. Just stay in campus. Eventually, we went to Taman Maju to take our bus to KL. Those who followed were me, Graham, Kerry, Michael, Chua, Jonathan and Sze Mei. Mind to tell you, I only made the last minute decision to fly home while waiting at the bus station. I called my mom almost immediately. While the bus departed, my mom told me she has confirmed the flight ticket. YES, I AM GOING HOME!

Upon reaching KL, we put our stuff at KL Central first and headed our way to Mid Valley Megamall. I would always pass by KL every time I went home but I never like really drop by at the city, even just for a while except for KL Central, obviously. Anyway, we went to have our dinner at Manhattan Fish Market. It was my first time to go there. It is all about fish, and so it’s name of the franchise. I ordered Manhattan Fish & Chips and Graham tried to fool me to squeeze the tomato all over it. Thanks to Jonathan, it was his treat. =)

Manhattan Fish Market

Fish & Chip (not bad)

Later, Chua and Michael went to KL Central, I think as they have to meet up with Michael’s girlfriend. Her name is Su Fang, if I am not mistaken. As the rest of us, we hanged out around the endless mall while waiting for the time to pass.

Graham, Chin, and RM16.90 ice-cream

It was 10.00pm and Chua’s dad is going to pick them up soon, somewhere at Kelana Jaya. Graham, Kerry and I were spending the whole night at McD. It was around that time that I get to check the official announcement regarding the closure of UTP.

I need to return the room key and have to go back before 5pm for health screening.

I didn’t return my key and I won’t make it for the health screening since I only fly back on Sunday afternoon.

And so, I decided to email rector about this. Glad to receive his reply few days later.

Taking the earliest bus to LCCT, and so we waited, again. Graham and Kerry left at 7.10am and mine was at 9.05am. Two hours after that I am home. :)

End of escapade.

Happy Friendship Day

I wonder if any of you are aware that first Sunday of August is Friendship Day. Well, now you know.

Friends, they say, come and go. Not if you stilll care for them.

Friends, they say, "friends forever". Not if you don't put any effort to keep the friendship.

Treasure the friends that you get to make. Meeting someone new, keeping the old.

I am just so-so in photoshopping but this is what I can do within an hour. Anyway, it comes sincerely from my heart. Too much photos to be included...

Wish everyone

HAPPY FRIENDSHIP DAY.

Escapade

Guess what? Now I am home! After 2 weeks semester starts, now I am back to my own bed to sleep again. My result is fine enough and that is not the reason I am not in campus. Needless to say that as more and more Universities are being closed down, due to the contagious H1N1 virus. There has been rumors that UTP will have to be closed, it is just a matter of time. And so, it officially happened yesterday, 31 July 2009. The day where everyone went pyschotic, rushing packing their stuff and left the campus as soon as possible. Some say need to leave before 3, some say 1, some say official announcement will only be out after 3pm. Everything is "what I heard people say la..."

In such chaotic circumstance, no one really like clarifies the official announcement to check in elearning. I don't think no one is bother because thing in their mind is "HOLIDAY"! When I was able to settle down and checked the website myself, I just get to know that I have to return the room key and have to get health screening upon reaching campus when it reopens starting Friday. I didn't leave my key and I may not make it on time for the screening. Great! Thanks for the unncesssary rush in which we can still leave by today, actually. Anyway, I am home now. Still in disbelief that I am in my hometown after what we have gone through yesterday. Will blog about it soon when I have time.

Officially, I will start to run English Language Society blog. Yet, I have to explore WordPress since it is kind of new to me. So, this break won't be a break, after all. It is just an impromptu leave for me to get my work done. And also, for my own full recovery since I am still a bit unwell at the moment.

Stay tuned.