Was in Genting for 2 days with Vee han a.k.a Ver Vain, Yoke sin a.k.a Gigi Hoe and Ryan a.k.a. Sailor venus...certainly theres lots of great fun and partial dramas there.. but the most memorable this time would certainly be my 1st experience in the casino..

Let me make it clear 1st.. i DID NOT gamble...not even a cent, didn even exchange money for chips. just wanted to support my buddies, hopefully things turn out well and we'll order wine in The Olive later...haha...certainly not a bad eye opener..too bad theres no cameras allowed in the casino..

gotta show my ic b4 getting in.. guess i still look 18! 1st stop.. casino wars. simple...draw a card, and if ur card bigger than the dealer's then u get back 1 to 1. everywan changed RM50 and get some chips to play... the dealer's hand are super slick, hand movements fast and smooth, and they gotta show hands to the camera after they touch anything.. quite 'yeng'...and in just a few minutes...money went to uncle lim..

next stop..big and small table.. 3 dices are thrown, and if the sum is 11-17, its big. if its 4-10, then its small.. u can also place ur bets on even or odd numbers, or even predicting the exact outcome! of cos...the odds are 1 to 30 for that. Yoke sin broke her gambling virginity here.. not bad for starters!! and i gotta say...gambling is a stressful entertainment. certainly no fun when ur money is on the table...the anxious waiting, palpitations behind the expressionless faces filled with hope yet realistic about dissapointments...in the end. my skillful advice added with her confidence on the table earned her a grand total of.......RM5!! its wise to get out quick after earning...chances of u continuing to roll is kinda slim..as both our frens found out later... time passes fast when ur so concentrated.. and we onli came back after 1 am..

i actually observed a guy bet 275 and loss everything instantly.. and a auntie who won 250 on a 5 ringgit bet.. theres also kwai lous who flung out 400 a bet in the casino wars... not sure they won a not..rows and rows of uncles on the slot machines.. slotting in note after note...i bet they dunno how to count..the odd of winning jackpot is less than 1 in 10000! once u start...theres just no stopping!!

this is the onli reason y uncle lim is a billionare..not cos of the hotels, theme parks, energies...its the Casino de Genting! this is the place where money literally flows out... so ppl pls..know ur worse scenario, control ur urge, be smart....or just dun gamble!!

I was privileged this morning to be free and BOred enough to switch on to TV to watch Bush's annual state of the union speech.. i was amazed at the carefully written 40 minute speech(written by his speech writers..of cos)..its boasting and proud yet humble, cautious yet encouraging, sombre at times yet still able to lift ppl to their feet and applaud... its almost like a propaganda..
Bush: we need to cut and change doctor's liabilities...
healthcare reps: standing ovation for 10 seconds...
Bush: we need to cut foreign oil import..
energy reps: standing ovation.
Bush we need to balance the federal budget..
everyone: cheers and claps...

and he'll end by saying " the state of our union is strong, our cause is just...." and everyone clapped for like 15 mins..

so i was thinking...man..their country must be good for him to give a speech like that.. our economy is up, inflation is down, jobs up...bla bla...so wat about us? if we had that kinda speech.. wat would Bahdawee say? or..wat CAN he say??

PM: harga tol sudah naik! dulu RM1 skarang 1.60!!dulu 1.50, skarang 2.20!!
LDP bosses: Bagus!!(clap clap...)
PM: walaupun harga minyak dunia dah turun..tapi harga minyak kita takkan turun!!
Oil company bosses: ooh.. memang setuju!! (claps...)
PM: kita masih jual air kepada singapore dengan harga 3 sen!!dan kita takkan bina jambatan bengkok itu!!
Sing PM: thts the way man...!!
PM: kita hutang negara lain berbillion billion...dan takkan dapat bayar dalam 10 tahun..
foreign banks: want more??ur always welcomed..
PM: kalau banjir.. kita tak cukup bot pun...
looters and thiefs: whens the next flood coming??
PM: Orang Cheena yang dapat skor maximum pun takkan dapat masuk belajar perubatan..
the Potato skins: lucky for us.. we got onli 3Bs !!

i guess i can be fit for a speech writer position soon....

Never in my life did i imagine getting a house to stay would be this tough!! balancing the pros and cons of a house has proved to be harder than balancing a basketball on ur fingertip! distance vs price, near to shops vs near to hospital, single vs double storey..... endless criterias. and there's the agents that dun have a house u want.... but persuades u day and night to take the house u dun wan.. and agents who have ur house and makes life difficult for u to get it... saying things like "i wanna SEE ur money 1st.." " thats not the wat we do things...".to sum things up..its a Major Migraine getting house in Sban.

Day 1.. agent brought us to Rasah double storey (600...too ex for sban). single storey.. (too small.3rd room can onli fit a bed and nth else),haunted house..(the name says it..) Green Street Homes..(gated community, greens all over.. largest compund ever.. too far away and too ex) and Bkit Kepayang (too ex, and too jammed nth nearby) went to consoling ourselves that at least we got an eye opener..


Day 2.. brought my dad along to do some talking..better agent.. happens to be lecturer's contact. went to Rasah again(renovated..too ex) Oakland(not bad... can consider..) Garden Ave.( too big) and yet another Haunted mansion at Kemayan..
in the afternoon.. here comes an agent named SKY... i wish i can throw this guy into the SEA! shown us some nice houses n Sban 3.. and i really wanna jump on to get it oledi.. brand new place, cheap double storey..(450)..15 mins to hospital.. and u know wat.. this guy wanna get the money 1st...issue us a receipt..then after a few days onli let us see the real house on rent! and dun let us liase with the owner....wats to prevent him from running away??!! and agents and lecturers alike condemned this guy.. come on..even his name his fishy...he hung up on joo ee when she called! rude, arrogant, poor english but tries to talk like proffesor, guess wat.. ill now make sure the whole world dun do business with him!! (SKY..Nilai Harta agent..0129171888...see this number on a vacant house... DIE OSSO DUN CALL!!!)

Day3: Met May ling to see a few other houses...and we decided! No More agents! so me, Sab and Joo Ee went ourselves to find house owners. we knocked doors, knocked neighbors doors, called numbers on the house, went from garden to garden..and very ironically.. thru another agent.. found out that theres a tenant moving out late jan in Garden Avenue.. i must say..location wise.. better than Sban 3.. double storey.. well maintained.. and the landlady even agreed to rent to us at 400! must be heaven sent! (ok...eventually she got scolded by her husband..who asked for 500..so we finally settled at 450 la) 10 mins to hospital.. and full of shops nearby!

lesson learnt:
1. never jump on to the 1st house u like!
2. must get to know the owner!! even if ur dealing with agents
3. bargain, bargain and bargain!!! start with some ridiculously low price and work ur way up
4. good price without good location is a bad choice.
5. have connections to pull string for u...

Results is finally out!! went to IMU half awake and feeling numb...onli to feel my heart thumping at the second floor..all the smiley faces, camera whoring and anxiously spitting saliva into phones telling parents how well they scored...well... i've not attained any bragging rights since so many ppl got A . but personally ive never seen so many straight triangles in my life....not even in sem 3!!! (ok lah... triangle=A) and even Dato Kew's nasty red hair and her verbal abuse didn't dent my OSCE results..and stupid embryo and brachial plexus in OSPE hardly made any diff.. so all in all praise God for a wonderful result..


of cos.. good results calls for a little celebration.. but time constraints prevents us from doing crazy things.. so.heres more photos promoting tourism Malaysia 07..



watched the Guardian at night...followed cars blindly to pick up chia ling at her aunties place.. and managed to find it without getting lost!! good job Jo.. drama at movie time..got a seat beside this dude whose size took up a quarter of my space...
Me: (whispering) the guy smells la...
CL: (talking until 2 meter radius can hear her..throw Jo's sweater to me..) take this and cover ur nose!
Me:......(utter shock and disbelieve)
CL: (realised something gone wrong...snuggled with Jo and laughed for 2 min..)

good job Chia ling.. u promoted urself....

Dr Tim Song..the lecturer who took his free time to train us in CSU since sem 2... always makes his sessions quick and simple..summarizing up all the important facts onli..not to mention getting us some 'extra' info..haha..and also to the gals who persistenly call and get him to teach us everytime..remember..persistency is the key!!..

for all these.. a big thanks from me.... and see u in Seremban!!

HOW TIME FLIES...the reality really sets in when ur gonna part ways from ur frens.. we all remember the last days of primary, secondary, college.... and now the end of phase 1 in uni.. its again time to say GOODBYE..:(

woke up today at a sinfully early time of 630am.. and braved the early morning rush hour to downtown KL.. by the way..y is rush hour the slowest moving time?? anyway.. reached Crowne Plaza at 9 am... and off to fill our hungry stomachs to the max!! with continental, japanese, malaysian and chinese dim sums..the selection is certainly more than my stomach capacity.. and thanks to Chia Ling for her generosity and Happy Belated Bday!!

next is our last K session together.. the last wan was like 5 months ago.. and holding the mic and screaming into it again feel soo nice...Also... farewell to Nadia.. whos leaving for Australia in a weeks time...thanks for such a wonderful 4 years.. since coll to uni.. for being there when i need someone to study with.. and being sane while others loose their minds....all the best for ur results and for everything u do in Aus!! keep in touch always....*hugs*.

months and months of preparation, sweat(literally), banging head on books, late and lonely nights flipping notes, shouting over trivial facts, isolation from the entertainment world, eating lunch like rushing for airplane...ALL COMES DOWN TO 4 days to determine life and death..

Day 1: OSPE stations.. its like a merry-go-round.. u hear the buzz.. go to one station. there could be a picture, graph or something...then u answer the question.. based on that thing u see. each station is onli 5 minutes..a time where the world seems to spin very fast.. then after a ear deafening buzz..u switch station again.. and the cycle repeats.. got caught off guard by a few stations.. but generally not too bad la..

Days 2 and 3.. OSCE stations. still a mery go round... except u walk into rooms.. where theres 2 real humans inside.. 1 is the lecturer, 1 is the 'sick' patient... paid to let us examine wherever is needed..(if ur wondering..no.. no full stripping). day 3 station 3 was a TOTAL bummer.. walked inside..saw Dato Kew and her purplish-red curled hair.. i knew instatntly it coudnt be well...got blasted 4 times!! 4 times in 5 minutes...can u beat her??every sentence she wanna shoot me...

Day 4.. problem cases..like ur normal written exams.. i really woudnt say its totally great.. but i just trust God for it lo.. hope i can get BACK ON TRACK!!(gals u know wat i mean...)haha...

and NOW...i can truly say HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!