i was so yellow and green... but definitely not blue

I have always love live bands at restaurants! Don't you? Especially when they sing some good ol' love songs. Wtf. Did I just say that? Please don't ever quote me. I would always beg to differ.

Anyway, we were having buffet at The Big Apple at Berjaya Hotel. The food there was excellent! Nothing can be said to describe the cream and tomato pasta sauce. Nor the delicious desserts! The Malaysian delicacy of fried fillet, mixed veges and beef sheesh kebab still brings my mouth to water! I stuffed myself till I nearly puked... literally! Anyway, I was fine. Just had to overcome my gag reflex. I was still all smiles. It wasn't that I was green or what. But got to love the restaurant! They serve Julienne vege! Namesake! Haha! So I had to try... and it was gooood!

Back to topic...

Without fail my mom will always request her favourite song, Unchained Melody, whenever there's a life band in the house. Either that or Anak. And yes, she did. So it was no surprise that they were at her table serenading. Though the moment was killed when mom herself wasn't at her table as she went to get her second helpings. Only sis was there :p Oh note that I said her table. Loooong story make short; we got two coupons.

They had already made a few stops at some table when they came by mine. They weren't facing me at first. But I guess my incessant foot tapping (I don't know why myself) and attentive posture saw this one half of the singers tapping at the other's shoulder to sing for me :p

The shoulder tapper. Sorry for the quick pic.

She ended up sitting directly across from me! Dad had gone to get himself some more food earlier. I stayed... figuring they would have no one else to sing for if I had left as well. It was a funny moment! Kinda like on a blind date. Except that she was singing. So I felt like I was in a music video.

I just smiled shyly. Perhaps it was all too awkward and random even for me. Haha.

But after that, we got a proper picture.



And another...


Overall a great day! Lol!

but i'm just a boy...

Good song, even better video! The guy's acting of the Jekyll and Hyde scene towards the end is brilliant!

Tee Hee! Can't help but to put this pic :p

not quite mile high club

Some PDAs are regretfully witnessed recently...

• I saw 2 guys holding hands at the KTM last week. The problem is both dressed like guys. Not like the normal gay couple kind which one would choose to express more of his feminine side.

• Today, I noticed a guy doing some humping actions from behind his girlfriend. And I heard her squealed and moaned! Loudly! Then, they both laughed! And I was at the LRT station waiting for the next train.

lemons

The last week was particularly eventful. From a few weeks back, we, from PharmNotts had planned to organise this "Understanding the Birds and Bees Week" - basically a euphemism to STD (Sexually Transmitted Disease) Awareness week... although the two, I must say are completely unrelated. We chose the former, because apparently STD was a 'sensitive' issue on campus. Anyway, that wasn't the only thing which irritated me.

On Sunday, my ego was kinda provoked by my Head (my senior). It wasn't necessary her fault to begin with but it just blew a fuse in one of my brain arteries. I was immediately flushed with intense fury which is an understatement. If you want somebody to do something for you, let the person do it... completely. I mean don't just make changes behind his back without even informing him first before anyone else, even though he is just your subordinate. So, I did what seemed natural then. I scorned her and sent a personal but subtle attacking e-mail to her, and two other seniors (I wasn't sure who did it yet) after she failed to reply my terse text.

The next day, the Pres whom I did look up to, spoke to me briefly. I knew she was beating around the bush before she asked me if I knew why she approached me. I told her I did. And she questioned my actions. I explained. And she responded. But was ultimately too busy to bother about me. So I just gave some passive answers and hope that it would satisfy her. I mean I did it to quiet her but at the same time that was how I really felt... nothing. I wasn't about to keep any grudge just because of something like that... but it seemed my Head was sensitive about what I did and said. Oh well... hope everything can turn up well...

It was like lemons. You know from the phrase,'If life throws you lemons, make lemonade!' So I have to learn to make the best out of it. Hmm... otherwise...

If life throws you lemons,
1. eat them
2. throw back
3. bake lemon cheesecake

But I digress...

The rest of the week turned up alright. But without some slight drama. The first day of the awareness campaign was a little kelam-kabut - especially those tending the booths selling these badges for charity. My group had problems tallying the amount of badges with the money collected. But it was all alright after clearing up some confusions. However, I still missed the 7.00pm bus. So had to wait until 8.30pm to catch the next one. I had my dinner first time on campus. I was home only at 10.00pm. Tired....



The badges are really nice, mind you! Only RM10 for all 4. But RM3 for 1. Plus they were designed by our own members. It goes to show Pharmacy sudents don't just play with chemicals in the lab. Common misconception. We are actually quite the friendly and creative bunch.




Ok, we did not made those. Got these sandwich boards from MAC (Malaysian AIDS Council). But we were all prepared to wear them and go around campus. I couldn't get a picture though. I, myself was on double shift wearing the sandwich board while selling those badges above to the student bodies. We managed to sell all 600 in just 3 days alone!

Some international students. We care ;)

My Friday shift was more exciting than my Wednesday's. Perhaps because we still had badges to sell on Wednesday. So we went around the cafeteria; making friends but causing many more to feel bad about not buying the badges. But that's just what we do ;) On Friday, we really tried to get the message out.

At the presentation station on Friday. I was deciding which sandwich board to wear.

I wore the second from left one at first. Then we went around passing leaflets and postcards to everyone. Then, I saw Kimberly (a senior). She said all the guys like to wear the "I'm HIV+. Can I get a hug?" sandwich boards to take advantage. I was like "YEAH! I prefer to wear that. At least can have more fun". So she smacked me. After going around, I went back to the station and switched to a board which reads, "I'm HIV+. May I walk with you?" Then it hit me. And so I gathered the others wearing the sandwich board to form this human chain walking together with our arms intertwined with each others'. It was so cool! We walked quite far; while gathering plenty of attention. We also asked some people to walk with us which was soooo coooool that they were sporting enough! We looked like Snake 2 or something :p Although the chain was at its longest with 9 people only, it was very awesome that we managed to persuade some to join us :D

Oh and some of the condoms I collected throughout the week. All free! The bottom right hand corner one is a green tea flavour one :P Probably for Asians? Haha! And note the condom-shaped stamen on the hibiscus XD

I got some of the condoms from the sex education + STD talk we had during the week. It was very interesting! I went on Thursday; the only day I wasn't on duty. The orator made the topic more interesting than it already was. Unfortunately I missed the earlier parts; as I was at lunch and left early to rush for class. The doctor also said that guys' sex organs vary in size with temperature. He compared a swimmer which looked as though his was small as compared to a body builder whose looked bigger. It's not the sport or activity which determines the size. It's how much heat the body is producing. So he warned the girls not to fall for body builders so easily! That was some of the few funny examples he gave :P

As for classes, we had an interesting lab session on Tuesday. 2/3 of the class administered drugs on their eye! It seemed a whole lot scarier at first as the lecturer told us that we had to sign a consent form so as not to lodge any complaints if something does happen to us. Before the experiment, our Uni doctor was also invited to answer some questions about the things that could go wrong. Then we were also told to bring our sunglasses prior to the class. As we head to the lab, I put on my shades and with my imaginary tongkat, I pretended to struggle to keep my bearings. A course mate helped me as a guide and we went to class, not without some fake obstacles and directions along the way. I just love humour! Anyway, the drugs were 1% Tropicamide and 2% Pilocarpine. I picked the former (In each group of 3, 2 will be volunteers, choosing either drug, and admistering on only 1 eye.). My pupils were super dilated after a few minutes. When I was outside the lab, the sunlight seemed a whole lot brighter! No wonder we needed the shades. I felt like Batman. We were ok after half the day.

And as always, we made two different medicines this week again. Something for dry cough and for urinary tract infection. I look forward on Wednesdays for this lab sessions! Making medicines are a whole lot fun! Haha!

The bus rides were less eventful this week... although it still rained almost everyday! So, it caused some really bad traffic jam. And that's why the drivers were always so cranky. On Friday, what was supposed to be a 30 min journey ended up being a 90 min-sleep inducing trip! During the journey, the driver hollered at a handful of us to wake up. He didn't want us to miss our stop. As we got down, I wished him (the same driver in my previous posts) a Happy Deepavali! Hope it brightened his day =)

Happy Deepavali to everyone else! And courier me some Murukku if it's possible :D

Travis Barker discharged

However, the vegetarian had to temporarily live on meat to speed up his recovery from 2nd and 3rd degree burns. Welcome back, bro!

swoons

Am I swooning? ... ... ... ... ... I don't know...

drenched

The weather in Malaysia has been quite torrential recently. It has been raining cats, dogs, bears, whales nearly everyday since last week. I got completely soaked a couple of times... and on both occasions only at my posterior. From the back I was bone dry... on the front not so much. I was a walking Pangaea. However, the rain has always been kind to me.

Anyway, we made our second and third medicine this week. It looked super cool in the amber bottle. Unfortunately I couldn't sneak a pic of it. It's pretty much unlawful and we are supposed to behave professionally. But so far, I have been pretty jakun about everything - from the white lab coats, the lockers, etc. I'm such a bundle of excitement - like a kid at a candy store.

This week has been pretty hectic compared to the first 2 weeks. I found my first white hair just at my sideburns ='( I wanted to pull it out. But I heard more white hairs could sprout out like mushrooms after that... kinda like Hercules trying to slay the Hydra. You pluck one out, another three will appear.


I am even starting to develop perhaps-permanent eyebags...

just like this fellow...

But like him, I guess I have to be positive about it and keep a huge smile on my face :D

Ok... time to get some shut eye! I will write more when I can. Sorry peeps!

wheels on the bus go round and round

Just about everyday of the week, there will surely be some incidents on the bus. I kinda look forward to these rides although I used to hate it at first.

Anyway, I realised how comfortable the journey from Kajang to Nottingham and vise versa can be. I will normally have a book in one hand (reading "To Kill a Mockingbird" right now) by the time I get on the bus. As the bus begin to roar on, I will usually shut my eyes and doze off. If I'm lucky, I can steal a 30 minutes nap without having bouts of waking ups.

However, on Monday, I overslept!! Lucky the bus driver's assistant spotted me drooling on one of the seats. She woke me up and I dashed for the door while apologising to the driver. Then, she called me again and passed me the bus coupons which I dropped. I dreamily accepted it. As I got down, I clearly remembered stuffing the coupons into my bag. Sure enough, I got someone else's one. Oh well... no point having it go to waste. So, I stuffed it into my pocket and went on my way.

I wasn't always early. I missed the bus a couple of times. And of course I couldn't wait. So I agreed to the same taxi driver on both occasions to drive me to Uni. He charged me RM25 each time. That's why I got reprimanded by my parents. But perhaps there was a silver-lining to all this; especially on the second time. As soon as I got out of the taxi, I observed two friends rekindling; the taxi driver and a student on campus. They were smiling, laughing and sharing loads of stories. Did I accidentally do a good deed? I wasn't sure...

But on Thursday evening, I knew I did. I found a wallet on one of the seats. I could have went to the Students' Association (SA) and miss the bus or just kept it with me until the next day. Instead, I decided to hand it to the bus driver. I have seen him a few times (including the incident on Monday, and when I got stucked in the bus last week :p) to know that he seems trustworthy. As he drove off, he passed the guard house at the entrance of the Uni and handed it to the guard there. I felt kinda good that we both did the right thing. A new friend? :p

I was also actually kinda happy on that morning. I was sleeping on the bus, when I was awoken by a sudden influx of people. I opened my eyes and someone just sat beside me. And then I said, "Hey. Good morning." Cute Smiley Girl (CSG) then turned and said she didn't notice it was me. So I did my best doing some small talk. I was immediately awake. While small-talking, I drew the curtains as there were some rays coming in. We went to class after getting off the bus. The next day, on the way back, we bumped into each other again. We didn't know we were on the same bus till we got off at the last stop. It was great seeing her although it's hard finding topic to talk about. Her smile is just enchanting =) *melts*

bookshop

I was at a bookshop the other day; standing in the middle of the way; between shelves.

Suddenly, I got an idea after listening to this song. I wanted to see how many actually have the courtesy to walk behind instead of in front of me. I know... nothing better to do right?

Well anyway, after a brief period of 15 minutes. The results were pretty equal. 11 walked in front of me while 9 took the least interrupting route. Out of those 11, a majority are the bookshop's employees! And only one of them had the courtesy to say, "excuse me".

On the other hand, most of those who walked behind me are either girls or couples walking together.

So, what's the conclusion you ask? Well... it doesn't really matter. Because I wasn't bother at all at any either way. Haha. Though it was great that guy said, "excuse me". Well maybe otherwise he had to ram me with his trolley =/

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Now playing: The Script - The Man Who Can't Be Moved
via FoxyTunes

not so important theory

Female ghosts haunt for a reason - whether it's for revenge or to settle some incomplete businesses.

Male ghosts haunt for hecks.

arrgghhh!

I woke up in a sleepy stupor... I felt like I always still being rocked to bed... but I coaxed myself to open my eyes...

Say... isn't that my Uni's bus stop? Where is everyone??? Suddenly my eyes were wide open.
I went to the front of the bus; tried to open push the door open. OMGWTFBBQDVD!!!

It won't budge! The driver isn't there and the dashboard looked like a cockpit! Fish!! it's like a aviation horror show! Only thing... I was grounded and on four wheels. Which button to press? How could I not hear everyone exiting the bus still baffles me. Anyway, I spot two buttons; one was red, the other was black. It looked so ominous. But I had to get out of the bus. I pushed the red one first and tried the door.

Nothing.

Ok. Fine.. The black button then.

Still nothing. Zoicks!

Ok never mind. So I just waited for the bus driver to return from his break. I returned to my seat and started pondering. I just discovered a late-for-class scenario which I never thought was possible.

Lecturer: Why are you late??
Me: Sorry professor. I got stucked in the bus.
Lecturer: What??? That's worse than "my dog ate my homework"!
Me: No! For real. I was alone all by myself in the bus!
Lecturer: Enough! You interrupted the class long enough! Take your notes and get to the back of the class!
Me: But...
Lecturer: *Glares*

Thankfully, that didn't have to happen. It's still a holiday. I just went back to campus to do some stuffs. Haha. Phew...

Anyway, the bus driver returned 10 minutes later, and he had a field day after explaining why I was in his bus...

we want a turk!

His name? Sercan Yildirim! He is an under-21 international. Valued at £5m and only 18 years old and joint top-scorer of the Turkcell Super Lig with Galatasary striker Milan Baros having found the net four times in as many matches. Awesome-ness!