I'm just half way there..but still, the journey's long and rough..

Not sure what kind of feeling is this..i can't explain it.. :/

Recently....

I am kinda excited actually for my studies this year.

It is week 6 now in the academic calender and another 8 weeks to go before final exam and later another 3 weeks of break. After that, on 4th of June, a new story of mine will be written. I'll be undergoing my first internship as an engineer; a chemical engineer to be more accurate.

But right now, I don't really have the mood to study, perhaps due to the long holiday of 4 months previously. I mean I will study of course, but that kind of mood and feeling is not there yet. The first disappointment however is not from this but from the competition I'm involve in currently. Due to some problem, my team might have to pull out from it. Even there's a solution, it is impossible to complete everything in two days as the battle commences on 29th February.

On the other hand, my life is kinda been busy on looking for a company to apply for my internship. Been searching for all kinds of companies online lately, but sent a few out.

Previously my mind is aiming for an oversea internship under PETRONAS, and of course, I prefer to go to anywhere in Europe, as on weekends I could travel around. Although Japan sounds not bad either. It would cool to celebrate my birthday there and might have a chance to enjoy Christmas too if I'm extending my stay. But looking at the condition now, I might get Thailand instead. Well all I can do now is wait for the outcome and hope for the best. Or else, I would need to see if I got a better offer somewhere in KL or Sabah/Sarawak.

Keep hope alive. :)

3 Reasons Why You Remember Someone's Birthday

I guess there's only 3 main or obvious reason why a person will and can remember another's birthday.

Reason #1 - You Care About Them!!!
The logic is very simple. They are your best friends, someone you really care about, somebody you really close with at school or at work, or even he/she is the person you like/used to like. :P

Reason #2 - Their's close to your's
And again, simple. Perhaps their's fall on the same month with you, or within a week or two from yours, that's why you remember it. ;)

Reason #3 - Facebook
Do I really need to explain this? ~.~

5 Things about Being "the friend" for Me

I believe, one can make hundreds of thousands of friends, but there's only some will become someone we closed with, a few would be our best friends, and a small number out of it would and will become the friend that stays long in our lives. Well, at least that's the case for me right now. As it is today, I believe to be that friend, it requires them to be (if possible) all these 5 criteria.

1 - Count on me as i count on you too
It is the basic and the most simple rule, be the one that I can depend on too. I mean, whenever a trouble comes, they won't be the person who always say "I'm sorry I can't" situation but instead something like "I will try my best no matter what" situation. Well, I can be there for anyone under any situation, why wouldn't you?
My situation: Well, there are times where they ask for my help such as there's one asking me to go all the way to Kampar and fetch him back to Teluk Intan. Oh well.... :O

2 - Be able to hang out anytime
When I mean anytime, I do mean anytime on any day (given that you are already 'adult' of course). And we should and could hang out like without any curfew. I might just call you out of sudden and ask "Jom mamak?" or say "Lepak", and you shall never say NO - according to the Bros Code. :) And we must be able to talk on any topic, make any stupid argument in the group and be just us, how cool is that?
My situation: Haha, some fellow will call me late in the night and say "Oi I'm outside, come now and go mamak" Oh well..... :O

3 - Always together no matter how or what
Let me explain in any meaning, which is, we can have road trip to anywhere, stay overnight at one's house, or just anything, even it means everyone is busy after or before that. Shouldn't that be the main point we are hanging out together at first place?
My situation: I went to a friend's place at Kuala Lumpur and then called another guy to come all the way from somewhere far. Remember that one shall never say no? :P

4 - Distance is not and will not be a problem
Nowadays it is about technology and with technology, it connects us to anyone around the world. We can travel, we can use the internet, not forgetting the phone too. Perhaps everyone is busy with their life after leaving high school, but I don't think anyone should simply let the chance of meeting slips away easily. Whenever there's a chance (such as Chinese New Year) why don't just go out and have fun. Or make some time and travel to them. :)
My situation: They don't have time to come back then I go to them, problem solved.

5 - Simply never say NO
I've mention this earlier. As Barney (How I Met Your Mother) said in the show, the Bro will always say yes to anything. Although sometimes it is quite hard to be done, out of our league to get involve, but the word "YES" should come out as support. :P
My situation: Last minute mamak? Ok. Last minute futsal? Ok. Last minute 'fong fei kei'? WTF!!! Although I did ffk sometimes. :P

Theory : If you can choose again

Life's funny sometimes. You only can walk forward, and you are not allowed to have a u-turn at all. You can choose to turn left, or turn right, or even continue walking straight, but you are not allowed to go back and pick another route. Even if, at some point, you have a way to go to another route, you will never reverse the time you used nor undo things you done.

Some people rather go back in time so that they can choose again, some don't want to make the mistake or regret and others maybe simply want to do something else or do something better.

But think about it, if you are given this one special opportunity, which allows you to go back to certain time where you may make a new decision, would you do it? Would you choose differently? Or would you simply repeat the same thing again?

Here's the tricky part, because, who you are today, were basically based on those decision. Whom you know and be friend with, where you went and what you did, all were actually influenced by it This means if you decide to go back, and doing the otherwise, may not lead you to be who you are today. Of course some people do regret of their decision making the mistakes. But would you repeat the mistake, if the mistakes would make you stronger and better person?

It is not as simply as ABC as anyone would think it would be actually. Choosing otherwise might turns you 180 degree too. Left to the bright future and right to the dark path, you will never know too.

But that's life, you will never know what universe might had prepare ahead for you. And still, it is all up to you yourself to decide, knowing you have no way knowing what's next. Sometimes it takes risk to do it, sometimes courage plays the role. Who knows, your whole life might have been different, based on that one single decision.

So simple question now, given the chance to go back and re-decide, what will you do?

Adios Amigo

Well, I did not start 2012 in a way that I hope I did. And the reason this is written so that in the future when I an telling this story, I hope I'm gonna tell it right, as everything is still clear in the mind (for now) so why don't I write it down now.

On 2nd of January 2012, my friend Wei Ric flew to England to complete his studies as doctor and he said most probably he is not coming back. But the worst part, the next day is his birthday. Leaving everything here behind on the eve/during his birthday made it looked worst.

I can't really remember when I first met him, because, we are not in the same class back in the primary school. Even worst, I don't remember how we became friend that time. All I know I used to find him to ask him about the new boy in class when I was in Standard 5. And when I got my black belt in early Standard 6 (yeah I'm that young) I then helped both him and Theng Foong to get theirs later on. And on the same year (2001), 3 of us went for national Tae Kwon Do competition in Cameron Highland. Pretty good result, 2 golds and 1 silver for three of us.

Finally 3 of us were placed in the same class in 2002, we became prefect together. And something terrible happen when we were in form 2 (2003). He became the head prefect of the afternoon session board while I became his assistant. To be honest, during that time, I wanted so bad to be a head because I think I can do the job better than anyone else, but when I was not announced as the new head, I was kinda sad. But I told myself to carry on whatever my duty is and assist him all I can. Maybe I was young, I was stupid, I was naive, I don't know, but I never see myself doing more than I should do. Because seriously being at 14, I just do whatever I think is right and whatever I think to help him, but little did I know I am kinda overpowered him. So he kinda pissed off with me and kinda hated me too that time (yeah, he admitted it later) but obviously we have nothing now. All clear now.

Friendship is a funny thing. Unlike the girls we were back to normal again in form 3 until now. And in form 4, he and I were chosen (along with another guy) to join in Pertandingan Amali Sains in Karnival Sains Peringkat Daerah. The pressure kinda on us that time, because the previous year Saint Anthony was the champion and represented in the state level. And so we went and just tried our best, in the end we were told we are having the same score with SMJK San Min representative but Amali Sains is all about doing the procedure and experiment right and so we beat them to win (they score better on theory,haha). We thought the state level would be somewhere else but in the end it was actually at Seri Khandi (damn).

Funny story, like in the Daerah level, we prepared accordingly. But it seemed that only us the Hilir Perak did not know the change of format. Instead of a random physics experiment, this time it is gonna be 10 experiments/stations with all science subjects (biology, physics and chemistry) involved. We were so dead knowing this at the moment before we got into the room. But in the end, we still beat the likes of SMK Convent Ipoh to win the state level. I mean as an underdog, no preparation at all, we were freaking proud of it. And it was also our first state title.

Besides that, we were in school drama team and also chorus speaking too. Both of us trained for badminton, played both chinese and international chess, drawing, naruto and among many other stuffs too.

Three of us were almost together for most of the things. The love and the heart break, the world cup moment, the crazy stuff. A lot.

After SPM he went for A-level in Sunway KL, Theng Foong went for ACCA in TARC Kampar and I stayed for form 6 in my school. Though separated but whenever three or any two are back here, breakfast early in the morning is a must. Badminton or futsal, depends on the situation. Gaming PS2 at his house, go for ping pong when nothing else to do, stay overnight just to talk everything and also mini gambling on Chor Dai D.

Win Sin the Engineer, Wei Ric the Doctor, Theng Foong the Accountant

Funny story about this photo. This is the only photo, the first and hopefully not the last, of three of us together. I mean, back in those day, digital camera is still not so expensive, camera phone is there but with lower megapixel, even by the time everything is good we are not there for it. I guessed we are not the type that simply take out camera and self snap whenever we are together. This photo is taken few hours before he flies to England at Mid Valley.

I will be waiting him to come back, although I don't know when, and most importantly I don't know if I'm still here or be at somewhere else. Or second plan, both of us work and get enough money and fly to England to kick his ass. :D That's the plan, and that's the promise.