Not Fun Anymore

Good bowel movements keep me happy.

Not feeling too chirpy right now.

Do the math.

I’m so bored now, I was even considering driving to subang to pass some documents to my brother. I hate being alone so much that I had breakfast in oldtown kopitiam and hung out just reading the daily. Up till now, I still don’t know why I’m back in uni, this godforsaken place that I so gladly left just one month ago. There’s alot of things to think about. Damn.

Taken around mom’s garden.

Sponge Gourd and its blossom still attached

Pegaga or Pennyworts among blades of grass

A bee pollinating and didn’t even bother with my presence

Daisy, or what I think is a daisy …

Orchid

Cacti

Water Lily

Rose

Adenium, or as I call it, Fu Kwai Fah 

That blasted butterfly’s hideout.

(Had been trying to take its shot whole evening, but it just won’t stay still)

Teluk Batik.

Stretch of coconut trees—usually indicates that you’re at the beach and should chill =D

Not that many people during the weekdays

Tilt-shifting, makes everything look like miniature models =D 

You know, the buns I made yesterday were dense and kinda yeasty. Smells like moonshine. Well moonshine buns aren’t edible, so i put myself to work and made a second batch.

This time around, I reduced the yeast content and halved the amount of eggs needed.

And the result is a softer and fluffier bun =D

Quite satisfied, but still smells abit yeasty. So I guess I have to reduce the yeast again next time.

Finally, success!!

Oh btw, the blog god has spoken! Kennysia mentioned this song in his blog and it IS awesome!

Hari ini amat bersejarah. Saya amatlah produktif.

Saya bangun pagi!! Betul-betul pagi!! Ingatkan nak pergi beli nasi lemak yang sedap itu daripada PakCik Van, tetapi, takpelah… awal sangat. Saya pun kembali tidur hahah…

Mm… bila bangun pukul sembilan lebih pulak, emak saya dah belikan kuih dan gantungkannya di door knob bilik saya. Sungguh amusing bila saya nampak kuih itu.

Lepas itu, saya pun lepaklah sampai lunch time. Seperti tiap-tiap hari Ahad yang lain, kami akan makan tengahari di Home Curry House yang teramatlah best!! Jadi selepas itu saya pun plan nak tidur sementara perut saya menghadami nasi dengan kuah kari yang melimpah yang memang awesome itu.

Akan tetapi… jeng jeng jeng~~ JENG! Tiba-tiba Idea saya datang nak buat Roti Ban… hhahahaha… jadi saya pun pergi beli ragi dan bahan-bahan lain. Pastu saya pun startlah membuat dough dan lain-lain kerja merepek-repek.

Setibanya pukul empat, saya pun membiarkan dough itu untuk proofing dan bersiap sedia untuk mendaki Bukit Engku Busu sekali lagi. Dan sekali lagi saya berjaya conquer-kan bukit yang teramat tinggi itu. *Bangga*

Setelah makan malam, saya sekali lagi memulakan projek membuat roti saya, Part II. Dough itu ditumbuk penyet dan digulungkan cantik-cantik untuk disusun dalam tray dan dibiarkan untuk proofing untuk sejam lagi sebelum dibakar.

Dan hasilnya, Tuan-tuan dan Puan-puan:

Ta Daaa~~ Roti Ban yang berkilat-kilat!

Sebelum Dimasukkan ke Dalam Oven

Dan seterusnya, gambar-gambar dari Bukit Engku Busu!

Lereng Bukit yang amat berbahaya dan sesuai untuk membunuh orang dan membunuh diri

Jalan yang menuju ke lereng bukit tadi

Permandangan naval dockyard dari lereng bukit

Akar Pokok

Tengah Cuba Macro shot =D

Sesungguhnya, anda harus setuju bahawa hari ini merupakan hari yang produktif bagi saya. =D

I really dun feel like going back just yet. But I can feel myself getting bored day by day.

Sien… so how now? Wait and see?

Hari ini merupakan hari yang paling panas di dalam hidup saya. Apabila kaki memijak lantai, saya boleh merasa sebahagiannya telah lebur dan sesampainya ke dapur untuk meminum air, hanya tinggal lutut saya sahaja. Tambahan pula muka saya juga mula melebur apabila jam sudah pukul 2 lebih, panasnya tidak terhingga. Tiada apa-apa yang boleh dilakukan kecuali tidur.

Semasa saya tidur pula, saya boleh merasakan bahawa peluh saya telah membasahi katil dan membanjirkannya. Alangkah baiknya jika saya boleh berada di tab mandi pada masa itu.

Selepas itu, saya tidak boleh buat apa-apa kecuali berkeliaran di dalam dan luar rumah, dan membaca khabar mengapa Perak dalam najis yang dalam di malaysiakini.

Dan apabila hari semakin gelap, saya keluar ke luar untuk mengambil beberapa gambar tumbuh-tumbuhan yang ditanam emak saya. Saya juga telah mengambil gambar anjing saya yang macam kucing itu, tetapi ianya nampak malu jadi saya membatalkan niat saya itu.

Mari kita tengok gambar-gambar.

Bunga Lotus dan ikan-ikan guppies yang tidak berguna berenang ke sana sini.

Bunga Raya dan Bunga Orkid

Itik-itik palsu dan Bunga Orkid

Sejenis Bunga Kekwa dan Bunga tumbuhan SpongeGourd (macam zuchini atau timun)

Mungkin saya patut cari kerja yang lebih bermanfaat.

So, got 10 As? Wanna study Medicine? Why no has scholarship from PSD? What to do now?

Imma get mah self into the limelight, that’s what!

Thursday May 14, 2009

Top scorers discover again PSD scholarships are not guaranteed

SEREMBAN: A number of SPM top scorers have discovered yet again that a string of A’s are no guarantee to a scholarship from the Public Service Department.

When Mo Ye Voon scored 10 1A’s and a 2A, she thought she was on the way to becoming a doctor.

However, Mo, a student of SM KGV who recently completed her national service training in Malacca, was disappointed that she was not selected by the PSD as a scholarship recipient.

“I was not even considered for a medical course at any of the local universities,” said Mo, whose father’s income as a factory supervisor would not be enough for her to realise her dream.

She hoped the PSD would reconsider her application as she had no one else to turn to.

At the Rasah MP Loke Siew Fook’s service centre near here, Mo’s mother, Teo Ai Woo said her daughter was also active in co-curricular activities and had represented the district in badminton.

“She has been crying every night since learning that she did not get the scholarship,” said the housewife.

Loke said he would meet Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Nazri Aziz to appeal Mo’s case.

He said other students in a similar predicament should contact him at 016-668 6165.

In SUNGAI PETANI, SMK Ibrahim student Chok Chun Ynh is also heartbroken that his application for a scholarship to study abroad has been rejected.

Instead, Chok who is among the six students who obtained 14 1A’s in the country, was offered a place at a local public university,

Chok’s mother Tan Lee Mei said her son who aspired to study medicine, had received several overseas and local awards after taking part in various competitions and quizzes.

Chok’s school mate Lee San Xiu, 17, who obtained 13 1A’s had also been given a scholarship to study locally although he applied for one to study overseas.

Lee said both he and Chok had represented the school in co-curricular activities at state and national levels.

The PSD, he said, had informed them that there were too many excellent candidates but places were limited.

Two of their school mates Paul Khaw Chu Sern, 17, and Chuah Chian Yeong, 17, who both obtained 12 1A’s, failed to get any PSD scholarships.

Lee’s father Wai Heng, a civil servant, said an analysis showed that the students were among the top 250 SPM scorers in the country and who had fulfilled the criteria for selection to study overseas.

“Why then are their applications rejected?” he asked.

According to a nationwide analysis of last year’s SPM results, three students scored 16 1A’s, two scored 15 1A’s, six 14 1A’s, 41 of them scored 13 1A’s while 229 scored 12 1A’s.

According to a report, the department had interviewed 8,363 out of the 15,084 candidates who had applied for scholarships under the foreign degree programme between March 31 and April 3.

In view of the limited places abroad, especially in critical subjects, the PSD also offered 2,000 scholarships to outstanding students to pursue studies in local universities.

Unsuccessful candidates have until May 18 to appeal online.

*Ahem* Ah… Classic!

“Why then are their applications rejected?” he asked.

Seriously, who you kidding? You still don’t know the answer? Still trying to deny some reality that always hits you right-smack-indaface? Or are you trying to make ME think?

Because youz Chinese. Simple as that.

It’s obvious this news article is trying to stir up something among the Chinese.

‘Oh, woe is me, I must study medic, must be loktor. My family poor, nowhere to turn, them government unfair to us…blablabla…’

Really, it is a NEED to study medic meh? Engineering no good? Business? Fishery and Forestry? Ahaks…

Because I’m sure PSD offered you something else and you turn your damn tinggi nose away and think that medic(overseas, nonetheless) is destined for you. You are destined to cut people up and make them all better, armed with a gwai-lo accent. Nothing less.

But I’m sure you worked your ass off, memorizing the jugular arteries and shit like that, nilai-nilai moral to the last comma, sejarah to the ‘anisme merupakan kepercayaan blablabla… and ianya syirik! (just to score in ur essay, or maybe you don’t), big big words for BM literature—all that, with one thing in mind, which is to secure a medic spot with the PSD scholarship. Sort of like collecting Dragon Balls eh? Go to the ends of the earth just to be granted ONE wish (although that short and fat god made it into three wishes later). Oh, well.

So, you deserve to be treated properly, to be granted free tertiary education. You were. Just not the one you wanted.

SUCK IT UP!

That stupid delusion went *poof* when I saw people with lower grades than mine get better opportunities. Medic, UTP… shit like that. But I do not feel resentment. It’s just that way. I made peace with myself knowing that I didn’t shortchange some deserving kid to get my education. Anyway, I’m doing what I like now and am enjoying the stress-free environment that I’m in. Oh, you didn’t know? Medic students have a world of expectations on their shoulders, graduate with low pay and have to work their asses of for at least 5 years. Plus, I could get my ‘Dr’ title if I decide to be a nerd for 2 more years. Eat that!

But let’s get real, a lot of deserving Malay kids could be rejected also. It might be that they suck at English(or Add Maths, whatever… or they got an A2) or they don’t have thick enough cables, geddit? Pull strings, geddit? Doomed to a life in a kampung, doing menial work, not knowing that there is such thing as PTPTN and other student loans.

Oh, btw, if you really wanted medic, just TAKE A LOAN!

Although you’ll pay like 5 digit sums annually next time, it might be worth a try to see if you REALLY wanted it that badly.

Cos, don’t you be wasting our people’s tax money(I’m not working yet, can’t say much about my money) sending you to study while we are still stuck with chapalang toilets and third-world internet speeds. You gonna forfeit the scholarship and stay on, earning big bucks, in Amalika anyway. You think I dunno what you thinking? I would do exactly that too, if I had the chance. Stupidinternet12kbps-kissmyassshithead…

Anyway, what I’m trying to say is, IT’S NOT THE END OF THE WORLD! DAMN!

Every.Single.Year.They.Must.Make.These.Sort.of.Noise.

Seriously, what’s the big fuss about being a doctor? I self-medicate with the help of the in’ernet anyways, albeit s-l-o-w-l-y. 12kbps… are you fucking kidding me?

They are Da Bomb!

But at RM 6 per pack of measly few pieces, half of its original glory that I grew up chomping on, I’d only take it as a treat. Once in a while, if we happen to pass by Gunung Rapat, we’ll get a pack. Fresh ones are always better than those from KL.

mmm… maybe I should take more pictures of food and post it up here huh? That’ll keep me occupied for a bit =D

Climbed Bukit Engku Busu yesterday. Not bad, considering we can reach our usual spot that oversees the Naval Dockyard in less than 45 minutes. That, after like 2 or 3 years of hiatus from hill climbing and steeper treks dues to erosions.

I was exhausted. But it’s all good, the much needed exercise is a break of my usual routine of melting in front of the tv.

The car was finally touched-up, full body spray-painting that took two weeks to complete. Am liking it and quite reasonable too, at RM 1500. Definitely can’t get that price in KL. =D