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I’m back, once more…

I know I’ve not been keeping up my promise.

I know I’ve disappointed a bunch of folks out there who have been visiting my site over and over again but never seem to get any updates from it.

I know somebody is following my blog yet I don’t bother to acknowledge it.

All I can say, is that I could only update whenever I’ve in the mood, yeah, the MOOD to write and to share, which I seldom have.

Anyway, just to spice things up a lil; I’m certainly hoping to update a little bit about what’s hot and lame about my life.

So here it goes:

Last week, I received an unexpected letter from the Perdana Leadership Foundation to inform that I’ve won a consolation prize for an essay I submitted last year before I enrolled into UM. I was expecting better but certainly, many other better entries had knocked out my chances to get my hands on the brand new Chevrolet Aveo. I had to reject the offer to attend the prize-giving ceremony because my attachment was underway during the award day. It was so disappointing; all I get was a mere RM50 MPH voucher. My friends were pretty supportive though, cheering me up all the way. Many thanks, my dear friends! I shall work harder next year should they decide to organize the 3^rd round of this competition. I can’t believe I couldn’t outwit my brother. He won 1^st place in the 1^st installment of this competition a couple of years ago. I certainly hope to do better next time. :D

Recently, I’ve won a copy of Norton 360 Version 3.0. It is a new software that has released into our local software market in the previous month. It was quite easy to win it. Well, how?

On Wednesday, I woke pretty early in the morning, about 7.30 a.m. To my surprise, I’ve never woken up that early ever since my exam ended. After helping out my mom with her daily house chores, I decided to turn on the TV & switched it to NTV7. Not long after, an advertisement popped up on my screen for viewers to submit their entries for a shot at one of the 5 Norton 360 giveaways. All we need to do was to write in 2 slogans; one detailing why you need the software, while the other telling them why you enjoyed watching the breakfast show. I submitted mine and got a call in the afternoon around 2am regarding my winning. The very next day, my dad collected the prize on my behalf. I’ve installed the software on 2 PCs now; both my laptop and family PC. :D

Now imagine; I won a software that costs more than RM200 by merely writing 2 slogans as compared to winning a RM50 MPH voucher by writing a 1500-word essay. Sigh…

Today, I finally received my result slip from UM. As expected, my result is A. Forget about studies first, I’ve had enough for the previous year, toiling months after months in hopes of passing my 1^st professional exam only to end up with an A. How amazing! I should be grateful but I still have trouble overcoming my failure to pass my viva distinction interview. I know I should be contented with what I achieved, but sometimes, I find it hard to accept failures even though I fare better as compared to my other course mates. Life’s like that. Some people have a tendency to go further, and further; but obviously missed out on other things in life. Yet they are oblivious to them, and still strive for better. That’s me; so stubborn to want to enjoy life’s little pleasure but rather submerged himself in stress and pressure. I vowed to change it; but I think I need more time for that to materialize. Argh!...

Next Monday, my attachment with Tanjong plc kicks off with a 3-day outdoor experiential training (camp) in Gopeng, Perak, followed by a 2-day indoor classroom training at its office in Maxis tower, KLCC. I’ve packed my stuffs at home, and am all geared up to outdo and outwit my other compatriots in the camp. Well, not exactly, haha…I hope to have fun and perhaps, get to know more about my other fellow scholars from various backgrounds. Let’s hope it’s fun and engaging. Seems my 1^st month of my 2-month holiday is wrapping up faster than I thought, while I didn’t seem to enjoy much like I thought I would. I hope the attachment will add meaning to my holiday this time & leave wonderful, yet unforgettable memories in my life.

 

Thanks NTV7

That’s all for now. See ya

I'm back...once more

Yo, folks!

It’s been quite some time since I abandoned this column. Roughly 6 months back, I was lazing around, trying hard to make the most of my holiday. And here I am, having struggled over my much-dreaded orientation and 1^st semester of my MBBS course. I’m thankful that despite all those challenging times, I was able to brave it out all along, overcoming odds and difficulties though I’ve no certain idea whether I’d pass my 1^st professional exam. I guess time will tell, slightly 3 weeks more away. Wish me luck!! :>

My 1^st semester in UM has been filled with tears, joy, thrill, or simply, an intricate mix of feelings. I never knew life as a doctor (or more accurately, as a medical student) could be so demanding and taxing. Frankly, I hesitated to blog again after unofficially quitted months back. Somehow, deep down my heart, I’m scared of losing. The thought of it scares me, I’m afraid my life’s be shrouded by sheer meaningless moments or moments gone missing or be forgotten, drown in the sea of this ever-changing world. Will I have memories, or will I lose everything I came up with all my life? I’ve never been so uncertain about my life, but now it has come to a point to realize that after all, we are humans, beings destined to die someday. I vowed to keep those precious moments embedded somewhere, perhaps within the remains of this blog.

Time flies. For certain, I’ve met new people, form new friendship and even experienced a whole new world. University life has certainly open up my mind, to the world that we’ll embrace someday. What a feeling!

I just don’t know who I am anymore, or how I’ve been here. But this won’t stop me from finding the missing link within me. I know one day, I’ll make it big and find my place in this big, wide world.

Tomorrow is a new day, a new hope and a new beginning. Good night!

Signing off.

23:32

Starting anew

Reminiscing my past, I realise that I’ve been taking my life for granted all along. Although there are times that I have put up a struggle to face life’s common difficulties, I have also guiltily spent most of it on other trivial matters; events which I’m too embarrassed to detail out here.

It seems a change is imminent, maybe my lifestyle, or perhaps my approach to life should be altogether altered in order to transform me into a better person. Some might question the need to do so, some might even have a good laugh after reading this;but somehow I believe I have a reached a turning point in my life.

I hope it’s not too late to change my life. And I hope God will give me the strength and will power I need to embrace life in a more positive outlook.

Just another post...

The month of May was indeed a month of rejoice. I finally bid adieu to my first cell phone ever entrusted upon me; my Sony Ericsson K508i, which I gladly used for the past two years.

K508i: my first cell phone

His successor is the latest K660i model.

This is how it looks like, elegant isn’t it?

            

The new K660i

This phone actually costs around RM840 in the market, but I managed to get it for free of charge. In actual fact, it was a prize awarded by Sony Ericsson for my participation in its latest online contest called ‘the Sony Ericsson K660i Icon Hunt Contest’. I won it on grounds of being the participant that sent the most number of email invitations for the contest. Thus, I wish to thank all my friends who opened the invitation email.

Spending nearly 3 hours a day for 5 days, I kept sending emails to nearly all the available email addresses that I can get my hands on; my windows live messenger contacts, email contacts, college contacts, and even email addresses found on forwarded email messages. It was all worth the effort.

A day later, I received yet another good news. After a month waiting, my matriculation results were finally released. I still maintained a CGPA of 4.0, achieving A for Biology, Mathematics, Chemistry and English paper. After averaging up with my previous CGPA from semester one, my overall CGPA still remained at 4.0.

Then, the arduous process of finalizing my online university application form began. None of my 8 choices will be published here, not till the actual intake results are released on the 3^rd week of June. Hopefully, I can get to pursue my preferred course in my preferred university.

Later that week, my long battle with corn also comes to an end. My pharmacists had it removed ‘surgically’ with the use of a forceps. The pain was horrific, but still endurable.

Here are some of the photos I have taken:

 

Sleep

I’ve been sleeping like a log these days. Sleep, which is once considered a necessity has rather turned into a somewhat compulsive disorder, has begun to get the better of me. However it seems, I chose to view this serious addiction with a lighter, much positive perspective. Personally, I see it as a need to pay up my overdue ‘sleep debt’ by compensating with a daily 12 hour (or perhaps more) dose of sleep. A nice 10 hours sleep at night-time and another 2 hours of afternoon siesta are what I normally craved for. Is it hazardous? , perhaps not! I’ve been sleep-deprived ever since form 4, those who knew me since my secondary years would have noticed my significant dark-ring surrounding my big-brown eyes. Damn, no matter how long I slept of late, my eyes could hardly recover. Anyone has any suggestion? Please help!

So, hey, now it’s exactly the best opportunity to catch up on much-needed sleep so that I could pay up my sleep debt in time for my university intake. Perhaps it would be ever smarter to bank on future ‘sleep securities’ by sleeping more often now. I bet many of you might have never heard of ‘sleep security’. Well, it can be easily conceived as an early investment in sleeping hours to reimburse lost sleeping hours in future. Mathematically, if I sleep an extra 2 hours today, then I’m allowed a voluntary lost of 2 sleeping hours for the following night or so. Smart, right? Thanks!

In actuality, I used to perceive sleep as a waste of time, but according to a recent study, adequate sleep is crucial to maintaining good health. Shorter lifespan, cardiovascular-related disorder, and reduced concentration were most often associated to sleep deprive. To all folks out there who chose to down a cup of coffee just to stay awake without any consideration for your own personal well-being, do mirror yourself and consider the after-effects. It’s best to sleep adequately, rather than risking one’s health for it does no better than, err…killing oneself earlier (due to shorten lifespan) Sounds crappy, but I bet you won’t have time to redeem yourself once it’s too late, so make a wise choice and lead a healthier life.

Oh yea, occasional short, power naps also help to increase alertness. I often took naps in the past, since my school hours stretched from 8am till 4pm. I couldn’t imagine myself studying after school hours due to emotional and physical exhaustion. A good nap should range from 30 minutes till an hour; anything more is considered ‘sleeping’, moron!

Alright, that’s all for now. Time to sleep! Good night!

Matriculation versus STPM

Eleven months ago, I was anxiously waiting for matriculation intake results to be released. All the excitement, thrill, joy and sorrow that ensued throughout my entire tenure as a matriculation student finally ended just two weeks ago. And for the coming two weeks, the stress and apprehensive feelings are set to overtake my mind and soul as my results for the second semester exam will be released, specifically on May 21.

Over the years, I’ve read from many sources that matriculation students are arguably unmatchable as compared to STPM students in terms of knowledge and self-discipline as STPM students are basically required to master a subject in more detail given the much allocated time frame (of an estimated one and a half year). Well, after graduating from matriculation, I can safely say that the matriculation program and STPM both have their pros and cons.

As a former matriculation student, I strongly believed that time management is the utmost important aspect to achieve success in this much-criticised programme. Since the commencement of the programme, I only had approximately 6 to 7 hours of sleep daily, just to make sure that I’ve completely revised whatever concepts that I’ve learnt or even did countless amounts of exercises to ensure strong understanding of a particular concept that I learnt. In a typical day, classes commence from 8 am and normally end at 4 pm. One has to properly managed time so as to have sufficient time to understand and know proper techniques of answering exam in the finals.

We only had short test during mid-semester and finals at the end of semester. No trial papers are allowed to be carried out as matriculation system is mainly based on the semester system practised in local universities. In nature, it teaches us to be more resourceful in finding out details and confidently elucidate a problematical issue to generate critical thinking amongst the students. However, it leaves much to be desired as this ideal culture was less noticeable in my college.

Needless to say, a student who has not properly adjusted to a totally new environment would surely face a stack of problems as culture shock is a prominent occurrence in matriculation colleges. Students are selected from a variety of backgrounds and across the nation, predominantly from west coast. We also had to adhere to specific dress code. All these are enforced to ensure no discrimination among students from poor and well-to-do family or different education background.

Others may agreed with me while some might oppose, whatever it may be, matriculation programme has been an integral turning point in my life. Although things might have turned out for better or worse had I undertook STPM, I’m still grateful for whatsoever experience in life that I garnered for embarking on this programme.