Blessings =D

I haven't been having internet access lately. But I can see that God has been continually blessing me. Work is getting more and more interesting. I'm also spending a day in the office. =D So I can use the office network.

Today mum called me up and told me that I just won 3 FREE TICKETS TO WATCH ANY MOVIE IN GSC!!! After getting so many free movie invites, I don't know how I got this but thank you God and DiGi!!!

But since bro is having loads of exams and tests lately, and dad and mum need some rest, hopefully they will be able to catch a movie together or something with those free tickets. =)

Also lately I have gotten something that I have been wanting for a long time. So this is a BIG thank you to God and everyone =D

Exam Results

Results just came out. Was really scared about it but when I saw it I was relieved. I was extremely shocked at my Engineering Economics and Malaysian Studies results, which looked like DEFINITE A's to me. I wonder why I NEVER get A for 2 credit hour subjects. Always A- that I always nearly expect it.

But anyways just praise God that I didn't fall out of Dean's as nearly everyone in Civil gang had their GPA drop from the previous semester. It was indeed harder in that semester. Hopefully this semester *fingers crossed* =D

Anyways, this is how it looks like. Still thankful because my coursework was not as good as previous semesters. But the results are encouraging, save for those 2 I mentioned above, and Highway Engineering =D

Three Cheers For The MAN!!!

Well it's that day of the year again. Here's a tribute to the first person I have known to be a man since the day I was born. =D

1. You have been the best provider and planner I have known up to date.

2. You have never failed to keep your promises to anybody before.

3. You have taught me everything I know about life and gave a me a solid spiritual foundation.

4. I have always been a fan of your vast knowledge about just about everything under the sun.

5. You have taught me what is means to be a man of integrity and honor.

6. I love the Hawaii tees that you buy for us every time.

7. You are the coolest dad (got facebook even before me and invited me!).

8. You have always been the most understanding and have given the best support any dad can.

Lastly, may God bless you continually and extend your circle of influence and most of all continually serve Him without growing weary, just like Moses! =)

I love you dad!

NO MORE!!! (Thanks)

No More!!! You heard me... No more:-

1. Assignments
2. Tests
3. Quizzes
4. Classes
5. and most importantly, EXAMS!!!

Well, at least for another semester. =D

Gonna go for internship already. Still in UTP and just came back from nice lunch. =) I miss YOU sweet. Girlfriend has gone back to Penang yesterday and it's kinda boring in UTP here.

Anyways, the finals were a real challenge with my 4-in-a-row core subject combo. Fortunately God was there to guide me through it. 

Thanks to girlfriend for accompanying me to IRC and helping me to study. YOU have always been there for me when I need you and been my best friend, best company and so many more things that just wouldn't fit into this post. =) Will be looking forward to seeing you soon though, with Ah Gu and Gou Gou. And you know what I promised you the other day, it's gonna happen. =D 

Thanks to Hann also for being the best roommie for 3 years. I think other people wouldn't be able to stand my continuous music in the room (in fact he plays more music than I do! XD). Will be looking forward to coming back again. Oh yeah, and my constant bandmate. Haha, God knows how many bands we've been in together. LOL. At least the last band we were in won something. =D

Thanks to Lat Ser Chun for helping me to study all those killer subjects and being a wonderful and encouraging brother. 

Thanks to Henry Yew also for FETCHING me to tests and exams and allowing me to FETCH you also. Haha. More to come in KL.

Also thanks to all those of you who made a difference in my life here. =) I'll be back, so this isn't goodbye. But for those seniors who are leaving already, you guys have been awesome. Seriously. I will miss all of you, especially people like Jesse, Diane, Kelvin, Melissa, Michelle, Jack, Xiao Qi, John, Kana. Really thank you guys a lot for all the help and support. =)

Those who aren't leaving yet, but I will probably not be seeing until in future, Chia Ming, Jim, Arnold, Sebas, Adrian, and all those from the Kings CG. You guys are awesome. Just take good care of the church while we're not around and stay strong always. =)

Also to my batch mates. All of you have also been a part of my life one way or another. I will miss you guys, but then we'll meet during intern right? So yea, we'll be back and I will be looking forward to see all the changes that will happen during these 8 months!

The Thanksgiving Post

Well, this is almost the state I'm in though, minus the Russian thing and the dirty things. *lol*

Have been very very very busy with the final examination since 2 weeks ago. Before the final I just came off a series of horrible tests and stressful studying nights. But really PRAISE GOD that He helped me to pull through such a period.

When I got the final timetable for the examinations, it was kinda crazy looking as it features for the first time in my uni life, 3 STRINGS OF BACK-TO-BACK PAPERS. =.=

Just finished my Structural Analysis paper actually and I'm nursing a damaged hand due to too much writing. Finished my paper exactly on the dot. Nevertheless the paper was fantastic. Once again, really PRAISE GOD. He really blessed me with massive improvements in my studies this semester and I'm really thankful after every paper I take. The BACK-TO-BACK PAPERS aren't easy and I know there's no way I can ever go through those papers without His help. =D

Finally, I'm going to take a breather now and just lay back and relax for a while. Once again, PRAISE GOD!!

Adding To The Noise

Have been busy for the past few weeks staying up late at night just to jam and practice for the Euphonious 2008 preliminary round. Finally got a load off my shoulders after today's performances. But come to think of it, I'll probably miss performing on stage just to entertain the crowd. *grins*

To be playing in Euphonious is not what I expected to be doing this year, let alone playing in 2 bands. Initially I only expected to be playing in the jazz band we formed since last year, comprising of me (vocals), Dhany (keyboard- he's brilliant and if he doesn't win best keyboardist, the judges are tone-deaf), Dr. Bambang (yes, the lecturer plays bass. And really really well), Hann (drums), Sherman (saxophone) and a string of guitarists which never really worked out. But because the thought Dr. Bambang was going to be one of the judges and due to Hann's withdrawal, we had to find replacements or just scrap the band.

Just when I almost cold storage-ed the idea of performing this year, Kee Hui came knocking. So I ended up having 2 bands after Dhany found the replacements. The band with Kee Hui was called "Project Summer" and Dhany's band was called "Confusion" (which I am, until now, confused about why it is called that).

Before prelims, I already knew what to expect as the previous year champions were joining again and many bands I knew of were very strong. But I kinda thought we stood a chance to impress at least.

Some facts you must at least know to have a clue in this post:

1. I played drums for Confusion.
2. I played rhythm guitar and did lead vocals for Project Summer.
3. Both bands really rocked the stage (seriously).
   
4. I thought the judges would at least say something good after the rocking performance we (Confusion) did instead of just saying "not too bad".
5. NONE of us in Project Summer expected to actually make an impact with the audience, let alone the judges (Or even be in the Top 7!).

Thank You's:

To the band members of Confusion:-

Dhany- Brilliant. If I could describe you in 1 word that would be it. You are the fulcrum of the band and if it wasn't for you, all this wouldn't have happened. Thanks a lot. I'm gonna have lots of trouble finding a new keyboardist when u leave UTP. =D

Ofi- My new staple bassist. Hehe. After this year, we gonna have to find new band members from scratch, if Rizki and Sherman aren't interested in joining us. Enjoy grooving with you. Remember, next time we play Dream Theater. So practice harder. Our next band's name's Invictus (unconquered).

Rizki- My Hydraulics lab demonstrator. You play good guitar man. It's just a pity the sound settings went off when you were playing. or else everyone would have known how well you can play. The next Santana.

Sherman- You have some serious skills there you know that? You just have to realize how good you really are, then you'll be able to apply your skills very much more easily and be more spontaneous. Without your saxophone, our band really doesn't sound as good.

Adonis- Although you made a mistake, but that was a good performance. I'm impressed. I believe this is your first time? Well, trust me. You will get better and better with experience. Btw, enjoyed that acoustic jam session with you.

Fauzan- Even though some people didn't hear your voice clearly, I think you were good man. Thanks for being there when the band needed you.


To the band members of Project Summer:

That was really really fun. I loved the whole performance. Everyone was getting bored when they heard we were gonna sing Oasis' Don't Look Back In Anger, but we showed them. *cheeky grin* All of you did well. Especially for that Oasis song. I bet this is the first time anyone did such a punk cover. Too bad the bassist couldn't jump as his cable was too short. LOL


To Hui Lyng:

Thank you so so so so so so much for being so understanding and so so so so so so supportive throughout this entire arc of practices and jamming sessions right up to the prelims. You didn't even complain when things didn't go the way we planned it to be. To me it doesn't even matter if the judges didn't think much of us. All that matters is that I have done the best I can and that you are proud of me and that I can use the talents God blessed me with. =D So proud to have you. Really appreciate you a lot a lot.


To all the bands that performed, kudos for the courage to do what many other people would not dare to do and it was fun to be adding to the noise with all of you. Congratulations to Sebastian, Stella and Vinod for going through to the final. Proud of you guys.

N.B. To those who are completely clueless, Euphonious is the name of the band competition in UTP