SEM 2 is gonna be DIFFERENT!

Hi World!

Yea my sister brought me to this some kind book fair.. went to google it and here it goes.

The Big Bad Book Sale (http://www.bigbadwolfbooks.com26th November to 2nd December 2009
Level 3, Amcorp Mall

Yes i guess it is my first time being to a book fair and the crowd is a different feeling, would glad to take down few snaps but my DSLR wasn't wit me. It was the first time i felt that i so so need to read, and with the amount and variety of books there, it is so tempting to get one box to just grab everything and read all of it the rest of the year! Simply because ITS SO CHEAP! range between RM10-20 for each book! There will be a popular book fair in summit USJ too, won't be going though =/

The waiting list of books: and yes i will bringing all of them to USM if possible.

The 3 architecture, sports photography books my sister bought for me before the time i went.

Hopefully it will inspire and give me more ideas, who know soon i will indulge into architecture photography occupation.total? 45 bucks.

Thanks to My cousin Lulu who bought this book for my Birthday. It's drop dead gorgeous wei that says it all. So gonna help me too =)

This book is certainly something which totally hit me, have been searching for something related to this after my trip to singapore, plus whatever contains inside is well organized, statistically proved. 10 bucks.

This is certainly something very general knowledge =) how much is it? 15 bucks. compared to usual? UK $20.

This hits me too, talking about God's way it should be in Business.

And there are one thought that creeps out of me,

Look at all of these books, they could provide you much more informations and general knowledge and that will be crucial in conversations, and compared to the business you are having right now.

My social networking must stop here i guess. First sem objective is done, I don't aim to be impressive of handling many projects or whatsoever, the simply reason why i join many things again at first is to expand my social network that's why.

I should spend more time in 2nd semester reading up books and do more online resourcing. Stop joining activities but prepare the skills to initiate a project during 2nd year. And also do more self skills development instead. and do more self leisure random photography trips.

Sometimes again i can't stop and stare if this is what I want, or GOD wants? I am kicking out NRIC and RakanMuda Carnival, perhaps soon GreenLung too. Sometimes again it's not the amount of stuffs you join that harms you but the thought of responsibilities can harm you in your social life, that's what happen here. I realize i have changed in terms of not really enjoying my time talking to people. Not able to carry out heart to heart talk for such a long time already, even though of being able to know new people everytime.

Our lives are always represented by a single layer pie chart but not double layered, How you spend your time and attention towards others deduct the other's percentage. My mom told me that.

I figured out i have put a lot of personal time into other activities. and perhaps what few seniors told me is true, it is impossible for thinking to busy for one semester, the people you meet, the source you have, will bring you the next busy level, and that sucks.

So what's up for 2nd sem?

So right now i have figure out my decent pie chart is, AIESEC, PKA, Church Media Ministry, and some architecture exposed facts and research. PKA is memang will be my life line thing, i need it to assist my spiritual growth, the recent camp shows me more than that. AIESEC is because i will need to do student exchange and the people i meet there are simply more than friends but inspiration. And i think i should get involve in church ministry. God has calling for my skills i guess, photography and guitar.. I hear that. Running remains as a leisure, i don't wanna do training, i don't wanna go for MASUM anymore. and i will need to really focus on developing my skills.

*Breath in* I do enjoy very much the business i had in first sem, but if i were to carry on doing this for 2nd sem, then prepare to be a total freak who doesn't know what life is, and especially when God is calling you.

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Penang Bridge International Marathon 2009

Hi WOrld!

Yes i went for PBIM yesterday early Morning, to start off my 19th Birthday x) owh well i didn't really expect any birthday celebration as i don't really have them often, but it is more towards a reflection on why God put me on this earth and how am i going to do it according to His will.

PBIM was awesome. However, my target record of 1H50Min is crushed obviously, i achieved 10km during 50.25. Then thought i could maintain but had a leg cramp during my 15th km, yes to make it worst, both legs. so i walked =/ Evidence? There goes the graph =)

There goes the use of my Nike+ Pedometer plus sportswatch. Uploaded to Nike to see this chart.

and yea there goes another chart to see your overall.

The gears i ran with during that day. Yes i guess this sportband.. is not available in Malaysia kua? Not too sure. but yea i paid a little high price for it in Singapore.

PBIM Is truly one of the most.. grand, crowded, cool marathon ever, the numbers itself is the largest crowd hitting 22 thousand people. Even the mass media coverage as well as joint venture of sponsorship companies says it all. Digi was the official sponsor, they dominate the branding sessions putting their logo on almost everything. And yes the funny point was that bananas are given out by yellow army too =) and also it's a marathon where i see many pit stops available.. wet sponge, mineral water, bananas, cold 100plus.

And running on the bridge is definitely something impossible without PBIM. The breeze during the morning was awesome. Very challenging because it's a one whole long stretch which takes pretty lot determination to keep on running.

"The whole point of Marathon is not about winning the race, but just keep on stomping forward without stopping for the entire race is beat your own timing"

That was told by my 10 minutes uncle friend =) And told me some nutritional facts while running with him. Take slow breathe instead fast, stay straight and look downwards, and lastly, encourage each other to run, this is a race of thousands, not alone.

Life is just like a marathon, it's not just about achieving a position, but never stop your pace and keep on stomping your steps forward to beat your timing, and it's a race of thousands, not yours, motivate the people around you to run the life together.

ALL RIGHT! I am off to bed! will be off to Cameron For PKA camp! stay tune!

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10 THINGS to accomplish in 30 days of Holiday T.T

Hi World!

All right just got my half day sleep and now in Khaleel catching some meal and heading for marathon later. Yes my category starts at 3.30, and whether you are prepared for this marathon, i guess stepping or running on Penang Bridge during the weez hour is definitely something rare to accomplish. Owh well i won't be setting a time for myself, just know that i must enjoy the race, besides that i have no plan to train fit to represent uni anymore, due to hectic training and i feel i will better place my time in some other networking, but of course i go often runs to keep fit.

Yes holiday is here again, and 30 days i know, it wouldn't be a holiday at all, I really really need to put in some personal time and train up my self management skills to face 2nd semester like crazy. so yea here are the few things to do!

1. Read finish my book...

Yes remember the book i mentioned i bought in Changi Airport? I am just like.. reading around 30th page there. "How to instantly connect with Anyone" by Leil Lownders.

Quite a leisure thing to read and love the examples the author use. But yea reading this book doesn't really mean i am desperate to connect with anyone k! Hahaha, but i am more interested on how the author's ideas inspire her to write this book.

2. Brandstorming and Designing for GreenLung Carnival 2010

Yeap was in few Green Lungs meeting and am in the department of Publicity, man i guess i will be in the Publicity, Marketing, Photographer positions quite often. they all inter related hmm =) Yeap gotta design blog, poster, notice etc.. wanna start something quite impact on branding for the carnival, Nicholas i guess you know what i mean =P reminded me for being communication executive of PM for my LC, Man i need to start studying Branding as a sub course! haha! GLC is happening in February...

ANY USM students who wants to contribute to this newly initiated project, please do join us!

3. Go through My Facebook friend list.

Yes it has passed a semester and i guess i have added up like 500+ friends alone, from MYC till now, well nothing to be proud of, but i guess i have to go through the list and really ensuring they are my friends, one by one. Again i am doing this. Just to make sure i stay connected with people..

4. Start figuring out my 2010 Theme.

Yes it is a nice year =) 2010. Again december is closing, and so goes 2009. As far as i know the 4 themes for this year are Quarter of Determination, then quarter of Outreaching, then quarter of Appreciating, then Quarter of Optimist.. yeap again the reasons are to reach my year theme which is Self Branding. will come to a summary later on..

5. Rearrange my Lappie! really start a portfolio!

Yea my lappie has been officially a mess, all files pictures songs remain unlabelled and scattered around. Perhaps time to back up and change to windows 7? And yea must really start a portfolio! screams*

6. AIESEC Materials

Yes MyLDS is closing up, time to feed myself with some AIESEC knowledge, and knowing the networking among AIESECers malaysia a little better.. and see what my dear VP has to say what to busy about for the next Semester x)

7. Rakan Muda Carnival 2010

Yes this is quite exciting as am manage to run as Head of Publicity department for a national event, and why i challenge myself to enter this is because of the environment, and yes i am the only chinese in the meeting just now, and

i am spreading around to all Chinese in USM , that if you want to challenge yourself for something better, please do join us! my department i mean =P

8. USM Open Relay 2010

Yes again lor.. to call up companies.. bla. hopefully my teammates are good IT savvy people who really knows how to reply Emails ASAP. yes again, head of publicity.

9. Y.E.A.S project 2010

I assure you what i said during MYC 2009 is not just a whisper amid the air, but the idea is something i really consider of, looking at USM having white coffin project and GreenLung initiated by Pharmacist student, I guess it is time for HBP student to start one project. I call it the Youth.Energy.& Aqua.Squad. of course it is gonna be slow, gonna start the proposal bit by bit first and expanding human capital. Exciting! I guess i will be prepared during 2nd year, good timing when i came back from Shanghai expo to learn some resource.

10. Lastly! and most important! Buy my hammie a new Cage!! using my own fund. hahaha. Hamster owh hamster how i miss you at home. LOL.

wow lotz stuff to really accomplish in 30 days plus non stop activities, i know i will never reach it, but yea always set a guideline ma~ =P

And now i shall go back to run and prepare for the run!

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6 Things I have Learnt in My 1st Sem & The Set of New path of 2nd Sem.

Hi World!

Yes it feels like Heaven right now, 1st semester papers of my university life has just flashed through just like that, again time is no longer drop by drop of rain drops but just an arbitrary flush of water. Time to step back and see whether objectives and goals are achieved.

Some of the stated objectives are made here..

1. Talking about weekly schedule. yes i discover the powerful usage of Google Calender. And i must really admit IT and online savvy paper moves faster with technology in their hands. Google Calender doesn't only work by showing a whole nice chart of your happenings but you could overlay with your friend's calenders and have meetings without trouble of discussing the suitable time. Google Apparatus really helped me a lot throughout this semester, as long something is emphasizing on speed, i am all up for it. Picasa, Google calender, Google Earth, they are pretty one touch settings and i am a very very IT dependent person, ask anyone around me.. they do not see me without my lappie right? But yea considering to get a broadband next sem as i really really waste time on a stable Campus Wifi. waste time!

2. Budget wise. Yes i am pretty lack behind financial planning. At first i thought i could be like matrics to record my daily spendings but didn't have the discipline. Averagely i spend about 600-700 per month. Yes that is freaking a lot because i eat a lot and buy tonnes of Food. You could even ask me pepper tomato sauce, mayo.. Enough Food to survive as long as one week when Tsunamis hit. I can't study without Eating! but yea i don't do leisure fashion shopping, excluding sports gear. I spend my money mostly on things that will promote time efficiency and add speed to my life.

3. Overall talking about Productive, yes personally i think i have achieved it, but expected to be more busy and productive. As long i have the time to spend one day off or even Laptop gaming, definitely that means there is something better else to be done. Now with after 1 semester in USM, i guess there is no excuse saying of not yet attached to the surprising agendas or busying working scope. Just think everyday, every night if you have achieved something out of your day.

3. Social Networking. Yes that was my main Goal. I have always believed the people you meet in University opens up your future door including Job opportunities. People often why i choose to be over busy, it is not because of Certificates or some super lame MyCSD marks, screw them up they are nonsense, the main reason is to meet different people, and to diverse my contacts, from different years, different admins, different courses. Partially one of the reason why i do not choose to attach to a Society or Organization before second year. And yes the idea of name card initially really helped me throughout the semester. Even myself didn't realize i could add 500+ people from one semester alone in Facebook. Gonna go through my friend list soon to update myself with the people i know though.

Social Networking isn't just about going around and getting to know as many people as possible, it's about identifying the significance of knowing the person, then only truly you will appreciate him/her and keep the string in attached.

I don't just go around and simply giving namecards without the intention of knowing the person right.

4. Corporate Life? Many things i have learnt from USM Open Relay. The thing that got me a little fed up during second half of first sem. It isn't any Competition which has transition of knowledge from seniors to us, it was something so new that Coach just place me as head for Marketing and Publicity. To make it worse, i am doing a double portfolio for a National Event with no proper talent management of people under me. Right now it is better as we are all a little integrated in task management as a whole OC. I guess it's something not many first year could experience. From targeting companies, resource, call up, negotiate, all those annoying stuffs, yes but i find that i have learnt a lot, and it makes me wanna do sponsorship person for the rest events as i have the contact established with some companies.

5. Outstanding Personality? I didn't set anything for this, but i guess it is significant to note that someone places significant in the change or outstanding of your personality, and you have to figure out what is it of you that makes you deserving this award. Yeap i have gotten the title beyond GA Personality award for HBP First year students first semester. It also reminded me how i manage to get 2 years of consecutive model student award in highschool. One thing i know for sure, I DIDN'T SET OR TARGET to do so. Success comes sweeter when it is a surprise. I must admit, i skip classes, and i am sure lecturers know that, all the reason i could think why lecturers award me with this title is perhaps i am a filled enthusiastic person, yea i guess because i am the one who talks the most nonsense in class =P and photoshooting all around, and enthusiasm that in me that shines out i think*

6. Optimistic Value. yes i have tried hard enough, that when piles piles of assignments, task after task of projects, and other personal responsibilities stack together. I always just look upon God and rewind Isaiah 40:31, Give me strength oh Lord, that i may look on this burden as Glorifying your name, and there goes one semester of endless back to back task. I enjoyed suffering amid of stress and time capability, now i know that i could handle a more heavier, self motivation demanding task in the future.

Personally i felt my objectives and goals are quite satisfied done, just hoping that i could have done much more. I always have the same thought again and again* Yes i am stressed out of course. Even when people think that holiday they could rest properly but i tell them it is the holiday that the workload goes double! My Holiday itself also filled up and left one week at home, sorry mom i know.

But i just pray this short break could prepare me for 2nd semester, as many upcoming, unpredictable challenges of course, it's not like first semester i have the freedom to view around what to participate, but stuffs are listed out and interviewed..

1) Rakan Muda Carnival (Publicity And Marketing)

2) USM Open Relay 2010 (Head of Marketing and Publicity)

3) NRIC 2010 (Publicity)

4) AIESEC USM (Project Management Team)

5) PKA

6) Photography Club

yes i realized i have been all along in the trend of publicity since highschool, perhaps anything have to do with media is my taste, and yea i am expecting a hectic schedule from AIESEC next semester as new projects coming in.

So this only means one thing, time to do new goal settings for new semester =) One thing i know for sure, my social networking is not a priority for the next sem, somehow i have had enough fun knowing new people. hahah, FOR NOW. Though i will need to meet 500-600 new people during MyLDS*

May God bless me for a peaceful Holiday. Amen. Same goes to you.

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A day out with KungFu!

Hi World!

yea had my Sunday spent in Georgetown shooting some shots for kungfu Club seniors =) Nice to meet you people! half computer science seniors and half.. my very own HBP seniors.. which i have forgotten since apartment stay with them. SORRY la!! and thanks in advance for giving me the chance to shoot for your upcoming kungfu night next year February 6. Will mark that down in my calender! =)

Owh yea so many stuffs on to go.. Rakan Muda Carnival, AIESEC, NRIC Publicity and Sponsorship, Green Lung Carnival, USM Open Relay.. all happening next sem. And yes i haven't blog about a summary of my first semester =) and i didn't know XuanYi my Project Management Department teammate in AIESEC is the head of sponsorship department in NRIC x) so wanna help out nowww!! despite phobia. what to do.. cute girls ma. hahahaha.

Actually still have 2 more papers to go.. tomorrow for malaysian studies and then wednesday Environmental Science. Shall mug like a nerd after this till morning tomorrow..

and some stuff i am wondering about. I have not been updating my blog quite often as last time, but am wondering how does my blog page view could exceed 1k views as well close to 1k for the last 30 days. My Cbox and comment box are like so empty.. so yea la leave a message will ya!

and yea below are some photos taken for KungFu Club. Enjoy =) Using my Nikon D5000, nissin flash DI622, kit lens, as well as my favourite sigma 70-300 telemacro lens f3.5- f6. All rights reserve!

And for now!! STUDY!!!

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URA (Urban Redevelopment Authority) Singapore - A Study About Singapore's Town Planning

Hi World =)

Mind you this post might be LONG*

Yea 3 papers went down, had my Built environment and Human Settlement just now, kinda inspired me to flash back and do more research about Singapore's Urban Planning. Mom i have to say this exam i did my best, i wrote in a lot of off syllabus knowledge so hopefully you understand me if my result is bad =P There was one question in about explaining Multiple Nuclei Model.. at first i was elaborating KL town planning..

But reflecting my trip with JinBang to Singapore 2 weeks ago, i realize how solid an evidence is, that Singapore is very Multiple Nuclei Model Like.. I will spill off the following base on my opinions, this is not a professional writing of course, hey i am still a first year student so what ya expect?

The very first time i googled Earth Singapore i was kinda amazed how the transport system and distribution of different industries in Singapore are placed so it doesn't affect each other land value. Click the following pic for a larger version =)

Let's do a little time line reflect, this is based on what i have read on Lee Kuan Yew's book, "The Singapore Story" and also some online information which i have gone through.

Ever since second world war, Singapore definitely had a huge problem in population management, don't ever mention about Urban planning yet. As a consequence of the war and the lack of economic development around 1940's to 1950's, and as well as movement of migrants, most of them from our very own country, Singapore definitely has overcrowded slums and squatters during mid 1959.

History? What happened then?

Of course there was a plan for Urban Renewal. It was the People Action Party (PAP) Government had been in charge then, they put urban renewal in the part of national improvement policy, urgently. However, it was before 1959, that the previous government had the master plan to design to solve the population problems. But due to lack of Urban planning experts and professional staffs so it was not successful. Then? UN United Nations came in, there was a professional team from UN asked by the PAP government to c

ope with Urban Matters and redevelopment Plan in 1961. Then it was the 2 pilot developments were initiated in the end of 1964 by the government who gave the government enough confidence and sufficient amount of public housing and business areas.

Then it was after that the URA was formed (Urban Redevelopment Authority). The Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) is Singapore's national land use planning authority. URA prepares long term strategic plans, as well as detailed local area plans, for physical development, and then co-ordinates and guides efforts to bring these plans to reality.You could read more about them here .

What about Singapore Land?

There are only a limited land area of about 699sq km, and not all the land area can be developed. For example water catchment areas already take up 40 per cent of the land area. Height restrictions imposed by their airports on buildings limit how high some of our buildings can go. For instance, flats in housing towns in Tampines, Simei and Changi cannot exceed 12 storeys because of the flight paths of planes from Changi International Airport. Land also has to be set aside for military uses. And mind you that Singapore's Military power was way

ahead our very countries's ever since their independance. They had their tanks before us!

There are basic and creative steps of URA developed, first as usual, as islands, reclamation off their seashores. And as you can see the land usage is pretty much used up, and very very utilize. They had the idea of intensifying land use by locating various facilities together instead of separately.For example, they locate stormwater collection ponds under road flyovers; they build stack factories; they go underground; they locate train stations and bus stations over each other. and also Singapore's being very prioritized on minimizing constraints on development by using technology such as cleaner power station fuel, or they group all the industry together and relocate them off shore.

Now i would just roughly go around the Island. Again you could click larger to get a better picture what i am describing about. The reason why i say Singapore town development is pretty same like Multiple Nuclei Model is i think the transport system is almost to the point of excellent. Their coverage of MRT is already almost throughout the Island except North of Jurong West which is 2 an 4 areas, and even bus service is satisfying enough, they almost cover all non residential areas in Singapore, and very very frequent bus rides, just very efficient la overall =) SO i believe this has really boost up the market of various sectors.

Infact the geography of Singapore, as you all know, it's a common trading and regional meeting area. Singapore didn't undergo industry evolve like us, as production sectors, they did not have resources at first, it was their good relation with China last time that gave them opportunity to invest in their country but setting up the assembly point and manufacturing sector there, since they are strategically located. Since then, Singapore grew rapidly.

URA seems well to locate two biggest worried sectors along the shore, worrying that they will affect the land values which is very very precious to most singaporeans and the government themselves. In Area 9, there goes to Changi Airport, so far the best Airport in the world, and beside it it is pulau tekong with the under develop Military Base, Singapore has 5 Airports so far (Based on what i have seen from google earth) I don't know how many not in used and all, but Changi Airport alone is well capable of handling many flights, just look at the runways and terminals it has. Other 4 will be the old paya Lebar airport and 3 more military airports.

8 will be basically landed properties. It was because during the mid 1990's that was the place being developed along since there was no in need to build HDB flats and the old roads was passing there to reach the southern part as British priority.

5, is of course the heart of Singapore, town of singapore. This will be the CBD Central Business District, it was pretty similar like how Penang grew with Georgetown in the first place. From the port near by, and then the administrative not far away. Here lies major shopping malls and city tourism.

6 is of course Sentosa Island, CBD seems to have completely devoted the whole island for tourism purpose, with cable car well linked from HarbourFront mall, and furthermore the construction of Marina Bay which is expected to complete next year will catch the many eyes of casino complex around the world.

1 will be the key i believe. It's Jurong Island with it's mega size port. It's the main source of how singapore grew i guess. Singapore is more towards a service industry right now compared to manufacturing, as they have singapore expo to host different global events, and their first world facilities are all ready to accomodate the needs, but this port is more than a port island. URA has considered of changing the whole Jurong Island into a port or manufacturing Island! I'm just guessing. Look at the whole island, not even a single tree! But they place it at mostly off shore so no land value of residents especially around Jurong would be disturb i guess. Even pulau Brani and Pasir Panjang, almost the whole southern coast is port activities. Truly one of the largest port compared to the size of a nation or island!

3 will be mostly HDB flats. I guess it was during the national plan that they build it there to support the man force for Jurong Port and the manufacturing Industry around there. This is the picture of it.

Imagine the size of the super high density complex. Maximizing land space without disturbing traffic flow.

2 and 4 reserve as the water catchment areas. Of course they will need to reserve it for future use. However, during the last archifest visit, i have seen the plans that URA wanted to develop 5 big recreational parks there. Will update with it soon then..

7 of course reserves as the center of water catchment, perhaps the only dam of singapore? in the highest peak? National Zoo and Night Safari is located here too...

So yeap, that's all i know, sorry for any misleading information, as i have said before, i am just a first year student trying to understand Singapore's town planning. If you have any constructive Comments, please do leave it! Thanks!

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Happy Birthday Mom!

Happy 54th Birthday Mom!

I shall update this post later on as i will need to study my econs now =/

yes again i am in Mamak at this weez hour hahaa.

Take Care then! Hugs.

Love you mom!

My Birthday Gift give you already la.. consider your ah boy boy so good boy x)

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It's November! Wake me up!

Heh you!

*Not using Hi world since someone seems bored about it* x)

Yes it is study week right now, and 2.30am in Mamak with the roommate watching Chelsea vs ManU, owh that's why i Love USM life here because hanging out in Mamak at this hour is safe as all students populate them here =) *Yes mom you don't need to have worry, just call my roommate ask him i got study anot x) * Yea study week has been again like a "Floating motion" everyday just passes by with the books driving you nuts. Good thing i went Singapore for Archifest and some relief =) Check what i find out x)

But of course, they don't offer nice foods here x) I met this Singapore Uncle randomly in a bus, talked to him about several things esp architecture in Singapore. he's a retired accountant and yes i could tell him how he inspired me in a 10 minutes chat! Talk about governments and really change my perspective about Singapore. Singapore is not always the so wonderful place you see actually. i guess.

But this is the latest Shopping icon in Singapore, awesome architecture right?

Presenting Ion Plaza, which i find Sunway Pyramid is nicer to walk. x)

URA (Urban Redevelopment Authority) of Singapore is definitely something nice to study about for most town planners. Even Google earth alone about Singapore is fun to observe!

And on a random note, Happy 19th Birthday Xin Yee! My HBP coursemate!

And yea presenting few of the close coursemates which i have been working with for the final exhibition project. So sad la first sem over already, gonna summarize it up in another post about what i have learnt =)

Glad you love the card with our wishes on!

Owh yes and something about me i wanna boast about x) I always see achievement and recognition as something important to motivate yourself, but i didn't know that somehow it could motivate others too! Mom take a look at this =)

http://www.hbp.usm.my/1b/100/GA/ga-recepients.htm#B_E_Y_O_N_D

All right that's all for now, Yes I am still here in the Mamak with Room mate waiting for me to head back room to Muggg -.-'' Study.... Owh yea the reason why the post is about November. Because November is a special month for me! and December is so filled up with activities! can't wait!

God Bless!

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S.H.O.U.T

Hi World! =)

saying to himself* welcome back to reality! start studying! =/

credits to Jin Bang who was my travel mate during our 3days 2nights in Singapore.

Photos are still being uploaded.. not many photos from Archifest as they are more about documentations and require high resolutions to read them, so you could PM me if you want..

Yes i have lotz stuff to blog actually =P like " 10 lame funny ways to better time management" of course my version la.. or about "10 things in depth observations about singapore".

So a few simple things to shout about!

1. I am still a Nike Loyal Fan!

Yes i bought my another pair of Nike shoes in Queensway singapore. I must admit that is the best place ever to shop for shoes, not because they are cheap, but the varieties is beyond what you see always because the shops there are not official nike retailer or same goes to others, but it is some 3rd party buying in mass quantity and they have a whole lot of varieties where you can't get from Branded shops, either it's yet to release, expired models, they have it all. with real good price.

I got mine for 100$, and if you notice the nike+ watch and the pedometer sensor, they also cost 100$. What is so special about it? whether it is released in Malaysia, I have no idea, but it's good that you could upload your run records to Nike and gets consultation from it. and plan your running schedule etc.. it's a USB watch by the way.. with the sensor planted in the shoes, could calculate the distance you have run and calories.. time.. pace.. everything la.

2. My sem break is officially called week break.

yes supposingly to have sem break from 22 november till 28 december.. But guess that 23rd till 26th i have PKA camp up in camerons.. then 29th till 3rd dec will be in Vietnam Family Trip.. then 4th till 11 dec MyLDS up in UUM Kedah, then finally WEEK BREAK! then 18 till 25th dec USM Athletes Centralized training, for preparation for MASUM as well as USM OPEN RELAY Discuss... then school reopens 3 days later =) Mom sorry for being such. Am all excited for it =)

3. I bought a new book =)

i am not a frequent reader as most of my friends now, last time i was quite into non fictions book, but those leaderships economy books.. and guess what did i get now?

and where i bought it? Changi Airport? cause i was there for 2 hours before flight and decided to grab one book to read, and the author was the best seller of "how to talk to anyone". At first we might thought it's lame and those for too poor in communication, but i tell you, this lady really has some catchy tips inside =)

4. USM Open Relay.

Praise God that the athletes event first time ever started by athletes club USM is doing well. At first i struggle lotz and lost hopes when stuffs are hard, but when sponsorship and participant forms are out, hopes coming in as sponsors are coming in! happy la memang! but yea need to worry about it even during this study break =/

5. Study week.

Yes this week suppose to be studying, i must admit i still haven't start, even tomorrow i am going to Georgetown to settle some JPA stuff and going around with Faiz my friend to shop for his flash.. =) but i always tell my mom one thing. I am always confident when it comes to busy, no matter how busy, and i know i could because my past results showed it.

6. My 1st semester have finished,

and i shall blog another post about it. about what i have learnt and whether resolutions and expectations are met =) but i guess the first one has failed x) eh how to find my dreamgirl in my course la? =P No girlfriend from first semester, not to say i am desperate, but in 2nd year and 3rd year, architect life is no simply life like you think to find for one. First sem ended successfully, i would say wrapped up happily with getting to know much more better with many architect students which i am going to work with in the future.

I am really ending this post with a smile! Praise God for a good start of this study week!

take care people!

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200th Post : 10 REASONs WHY I BLOG?

Yes again, welcome to my 200th Post

sorry mind you this is a dry post =/ can't upload pics don't know why!

and i guess this is my 4th or 5th blog so yea you could imagine my blogging life started ever since lower secondary, but got real deal of it around end of upper secondary i guess.. So i guess i will want to share why am i so indulge this world of blogging =)

Often my mom says blogging waste time, i know she is reading this* and i am proud to say that my mom reads my blog* But however in blogging, i guess Miracles happens.

1) Social Networking

-Yes of course the main core of reasons what everyone says. It is powerful of course.Getting to know people virtually or in reality does make you a preference to know the person's space more. I would say facebook first but if the person would want to understand me more, then there goes blogging. Facebook doesn't offer space for you to shout of course, but blogging is like the book of yours, you write whatever and then you could even hit the google search engine and people start falling unto your blog. Say like USM architecture, last July if you google it, my blog is the first result of all. and as far as i know, quite a number of people landed on it. Even the 5 coursemates i got to know before i enter this course, they are all the source from my blog! How i got to know the church i am attending and PKA all this, is because Lesley drop a simple message in my blog too!

2) Stop and stare

- Yes of course nostalgic. You truly appreciate to see how you have changed. Blogging is not like any journal you could get missing with, it's stored virtually memory =) You really really learn how to appreciate your thought and trace your personality as you read along your past posts and current ones, say my old blog www.wonderfulprocrastinator.blogspot.com . I could really notice a huge change in myself, the thoughts and perspective and all.

3) Global Sharing

- My style of blogging isn't a daily journal, or daily news, or whatever you could think of, i tried to fuse them up. I don't treat my blog as a space of sharing feelings, but thoughts. I'm a thinkable person, not feeling type. I share what i feel about this world, education system, politics, general views.. not often i know, but i try. Because you really get opinions from various people all around the world when the google hits fall on you. And also my Matriculations post, I shared about my matric life and tried to help people about getting to know more about it, so many again came and commented, quite encouraging to help them up!

4) Part of My Goal.

- Sounds weird i know.. but one of my core goals in life is to be a motivator to everyone. And it has been quite a pleasant thought to know some people acknowledge my blog as something very energetic filled perhaps? thanks anyways. Perhaps i RAREly have emo post, and more about self motivating, checkpoints, self determinations post i guess?

5) Organize thoughts.

-Writing definitely helps you to build up better memory. Imagine that writing in a blog, is like talking to a person, it's not like.. "dear diary blablabla" It's like a conversation to the world, but with the ability to restructure your sentence properly and to imagine the impression you give to others. That's the power of it, same goes to Facebook but not that many applications of it though.

6) IT savvy?

Blogging simply also means one thing, i spend more time in the internet, and i guess i learn more stuff about sharing information, i learn more about applications when i jump different blogs. No doubt, i would say IT savvy simply means a better networking with a lot of opportunities. Sometimes i really pity people yet to appreciate the power of networking in this virtual world. really.

7) Online Community

Blogger United is the nice example. It's another example of virtual gated community hahaa. Yeap where all bloggers meet and express their thoughts. Of course you will get popular or widely known in the community only when you have a well organized funny blog. The reason why i blog in this context is that it increases the traffic flow of my blog too!

8) Connections

Yes people still will know what am i up to =) especially old friends etc, just a flash at your blog, you could read what is the person up to for the past few weeks. Same goes to my twitter and facebook actually! you noticed i integrate all them up for convenience seek. And especially for my mom who is wondering what am i up to in campus life. I guess she is my number one loyal fan here. hahaa.

9) Free flow extrovert

Yes i notice I have really changed. The style I write. Could really see it when it comes my first assignment in University. Could see how non bloggers and bloggers different when it comes to writing style. It's like we know and tend to analyze what the readers wants i guess? Let's say we are given a page to write about self intro... you wouldn't want to write a baby is born in this day etc... and so goes your family.. I would just write point forms, extrovert, dynamic thinker, dreamer.. Something like that. And seriously, i see myself as more free to express after blogging.

10) Self Branding

Yes, you are more aware of it ever than before. What you say and what you post, truly defines the image of yourself on others. Just as of like right now, i am posting this up, what people might wanna think? I am a thinking type of person etc? so yea it allows you to determine people first impression on you virtually.

So yea there you go, the reasons i blog. Could write much more seriously. I could just tell you how Powerful God's ways he use in this blog. He really introduced to me a lot of people which open up a lot of opportunities and better understanding. amazing, that's the word.

Blogging doesn't waste my time at all, perhaps for some blogs and their bloggers, i think they waste their time in the sense perhaps they blog too much about themselves and only their radius of friends could understand their blogs. for me,

BLOG = Global Networking = Global Information

I should google the meaning of blog and how the word came about =P

On a Random note*

1) My HBP Senior, Jamie Lee, which i just knew her days ago, as a third year student, won CIMB Foundation Best Photograph award, guess how much is the cash award? Enough to buy a new saga BML, Imagine that, yes i am motivated, all out for competitions.

2) I am done with my first semester finally. I have done with my expectation that is networking. Planning to keep PKA, Photography Club.. while AIESEC is a pending on the list, see how long it goes.. and then USM open relay and Greenlung as my side projects, and starting to feel to start a similar project in HBP school, about saving electricity and water. Sounds lame i know, but i feel USM needs it. But owh yea i quit athletes club due to hectic training, but doesn't mean i quit the sportsworld. but heh, i am tired of networking, at last. haha.

3) I want to revive my name in Blogger United. hahhaa.

4) and yes the happy part of study week of all, I am heading down to singapore for ArchiFest! along with my coursemate Jin Bang, 150 bucks 2 ways airflight, cheap right..Promising you tonnes of pictures, who knows i will get another 8Gb memory card there if 1.6k photos is not enough.

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