July 2009 Archives

Here's an extract from the latest issue of Newsweek magazine.

" Japan still retains its lead in Engineering. A showroom at Panasonic's headquarters displayed a heated, multifunction toilet seat that conserves energy (Wouldn't leaving the seat cold conserve even more?) "

. . . . .

#1 : If you think the oriental way, you're saving toilet paper.

- cutting down trees, getting the machines to recycle old paper for new releases CO2 through its process.

 

#2 : If you're thinking the western way, you're saving electricity

- the use of electrical appliances itself also emits CO2

Which one are you?

Congratulations Michelle Gan for submitting the 1000th comment for this blog !

Your prize is ABSOLUTELY nothing.... 

... a meal worth RM 30 at any place of your choice !! 

Only rm30 with tax. No more, no less. If so, you foot the entire bill including mine...

Please claim your prize in person (not your bf) by December 31 2009. 

but since we're an ocean apart, too bad... unless you come here, or go back to Msia in Aug/Sept to claim it.

So instead, the prize goes to the person who submitted the 999th comment, CH'NG KOK SHENG!! 

okla... since you were so kind to wish me good luck... 

"The prize claimed after expiry date will reduce to 70% of its value every following year"

... stingy .. yes... i am still a student 

Sorry. Lack of updates.

I've been cramming for the 3rd week now.

And at the moment I've submitted my lab report on the 7th, I've officially completed 5/8 terms.

The end

This photo was taken at 10.30 am. Then it got darker and darker but I was already in class for my second period which was from 10.30am. At around 11am, people were screaming outside and I already knew that the eclipse was clearly visible. But my lecturer didn't care.... 

All of us could only look outside... the dark gloomy outside... instead of paying attention in class

And when class was over at 12, my lecturer , "oh yea! solar eclipse... Is it over?"

Picture taken at 1.40am. 

I fell asleep at around 12 but woke up again because it was too hot. I couldn't go back to sleep. Kitchen was sealed off because of bug bomb. Nothing cold to drink, so I went down to the supermarket (24hr service is so cool).

Bought a soda ice cream, lemon sherbet and a frozen isotonic drink. Ate my ice cream inside the supermarket....

Malaysia may be hot... but at least the houses are made to suit that sort of weather and at least it will turn below 30C just after dark!

1. I swam for 50m non stop, freestyle. New record. 

2. My tutor happily told me that one master student (who was there during my presentation) told her (my tutor) that I did a good job for my lab presentation.

The end ...

I've just returned from the education fair at Osaka and brought home plenty of university prospectuses.

Time is drawing closer... It's not gonna be easy. I'll be competing with the bird brained Mainlanders and Vietnamese for a scholarship, and then competing with the Japanese students for a place in Graduate School. 

but first... my thesis... even before that... my exams!!

Not easy.. but till today, determination has never stopped me from getting what I want. Don't wish me luck. Please pray for me instead. haha....

Anyway, some photos from my trip to and from Osaka.... no photos of my friends from Pre-U cos i didn't use my camera for that... 

Diagnosed with Leukemia 14 months ago, he left this morning. I just came home from his funeral preparation with 2 of my other friends. Not attending his funeral tomorrow because it will be held in Hiroshima. 

Seriously regret for not giving some words of support by replying his sms which he sent to me 2 mths ago.

Life  ... 

I'm not going to talk about things that happened.

Instead I'm going to do a book review.