Hello!

Hello world!

Been busy since college started. College life so far has been amazing. :) There is not one dull moment. I still resent the long flights of staircases though, but at least I only have two days where I have to climb to the fourth floor (where rui claims he has to climb almost everyday).

College life is all about surviving not being spoon-fed, and so far the experience's been great. There is homework, but the lecturer does not bother to check, so you gotta motivate yourself to do it and find the solutions. There is no memorising, but more application, which is delightful. :) I kinda flunked my Bio quiz yesterday, oh but oh well.

No time for leisure, however. But that's what weekends are for. :)

My class is awesome. They come from all over Malaysia, Pontian (Johor), JB, Ipoh, Kuantan, Klang, Kajang, and one as far as from Kuching. And we're all really really good friends now. :)

My lecturers are good, too. Our Psych lecturer is simply so-diva-ish. She's the bomb! Hehe, really sporting and entertaining. She brought us out on a class trip to do some textbook application, doing investigative observational experiments. Bio lecturer is very experienced and she knows her stuff (PLUS she's a SGM member! HOLY CRAP.).

The food available around campus walking distance is great too. Asia Cafe offers variety. The market zapfan stall is simply awesome (with the monotonous indonesian lady reciting, "linchikang, satu"). Mien-dui-mien (Face to Face) offers awesome pan mee. Plus there's Burger King, McDonald's, Pizza Hut, Subway, Little Taiwan...you won't get bored of food. PLUS, cafeteria has different set lunches everyday. :)

Great company, great lecturers, air-conditioning (sweaters and jackets are permanent parts of everyday wardrobe), great food. Yeah, college's great.

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The girls attended a City Survival Skills workshop recently. It's really really good and I would suggest it to my chapter PICs and see how. As a result I bought a pepper spray for real. Haven't tried it out, but they gave us a whiff of the spray. Trust me, it's not a nice experience. One intake of breath and the peppery sensation goes right down your throat. Not very pleasant.

Anyway, the workshop teaches lots, very eye-opening, like ways to detect a two-way mirror and finding hidden cameras, ways to USE a pepper spray correctly ("don't empty the whole can on just the face!"), and...

why we should not put 999 as our first speed-dial--

"Terima kasih kerana memanggil talian kami. Untuk bahasa Melayu, tekan satu..."

"Hello, talian polis."

"Ada orang jahat nak masuk rumah saya!"

"Apa nama dik? Mana dik tinggal? Hah, Jalan apa? Macam mana spell?..."

and by the time the operator finish getting your details,

"Macam mana saya boleh bantu dik?"

you'll be saying, with a sigh of disappointment that Malaysia has yet again failed you.

"Oh, tak apalah, orang jahat itu sudah berdiri di sebelah saya."

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Right now I'm down with a fever and sorethroat and flu, throw in a few mouth ulcers here and there. I must be lacking in vitamin C.

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Went to Sunway Pyramid with Sai recently. Played archery. Quite fun. :) Befuddles me how those archers of old do the "rapid shot" thing. Takes at least 10 seconds to fit and notch the arrow. =.= Another "it-only-happens-in-fairy-tales" incident. Ended up with a left-arm sprain.

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Orchestra going to perform at KLPac this weekend. Without me. =(

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Must visit dear ole Harmonix soon.

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That's the DJ Choir, by the way. I heard the afternoon choir's swelled to 70 members. :) oh my god.

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Off to study, Whoo. Relapsing into a Moulin Rouge mania.

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EL