Abe blogging from UKM

What a day!

Woke and prepare myself to go out.. clean the house...

then straight to the post office..then BPLK...then to Lab

At the lab...guess wat...lambasted by Prof...actually he is just giving stern directions..

In regards of our final year project...

Then took USM bus to KL for a seminar sukan..

Supposedly this seminar is held in conjunction with ASEAN University Games

But actual it is held so that more students are 'cheated' to go for the opening ceremony...
Such cheap tactics..aihzzz (@.@)

But i always have a open mind... is good also to take some pictures of the event

Will blog it out..stay tuned

The bus took like 6 hours to reach UKM..dreaded journey..

But im kinda got used to the bus travelling... i havent stop travelling since the last 2 weeks..

here is UKM's dorm. Not bad but...compared to USM...i still love USM

abe

Abe sailing with mini Titanic (MV Fajar Samudera)

Right after final exam, one week of intensive fencing trainig..then 4 days competition in KL. Went back for a day in Penang then head to Lumut for sailing..
i think im crazy!

Here it goes:-

This posting will not tell u what i do day to day...ill just summarize it..

I really really really had fun..
I met incredible young peoples there...
I am inspired by them..

I felt hope is still there for us..

One ironic thing is that im talking about the environment. Of course one of the presentation will be on White Coffin. You know what? On board the ship, they only serve food on polystyrene. First reaction... OMG!!!!! How am i gonna speak on that topic when the organizers itself couldnt make sure the food is serve on proper reusable plates?

I heard this is the directive from the Navy cause last year they have water shortage due to excessive washings...ok...nevermind.. they are still learning..

After my talk...i felt changes will come...im positive.. responds was good..

Everyone rush to search for reusable cloth bags to ditch plastic bags,
some even went to search for food container when we anchored at Langkawi.

As for me.. hei hei...TADAAA... luckily i got my Go-Flex container with me and the tupperware water tumbler...i used none of the polystyrene container...well if i had used them...will u think my talk will be successful? perhaps the effect is even better when i brought it cause i really WALK THE TALK! cheh...puji diri pulak (self-praising)

Few more things i need to highlight here is the people i met... u ppl rock! seriously.
i did not change u all...in fact meeting u all really changed me.. (JBs, Ezrie, participants)
You all make my trip memorable..it was one of the most precious memories in my life i believe.

2 are missing.. si Adam dan Qusyairi

especially to mention our tag "squishy squishy" (@.@)

so now... let the pics speak my memories!

View in the morning from my room!

check out more photos in my facebook!

Abe frustrated with technologies!

Now i realize how much we depend on technologies..

This dependency really make our works much easier and fast..

All right, i must admit, i really need my computer and a decent reliable internet connectivity..

Sometimes when im out of touch with internet, i felt really lost and 'disconnected'

Yesterday and today, my IPAQ screwed up..

First: it automatically, without my conscent, without my command, reformatted itself..

WHAT? HOW CAN THIS BE?

implications: I lost all my contact numbers, I lost all my SMSes, I lost all my diary of appointments, All my presettings gone..

2nd: Just now, i do not know wht i have done, the sim card locked itself.. NO PHONE to use tonight i guess...

Implication:- NO call and SMS for the time being, have to trouble someone to bring me to the M*XiS Centre to get it fix, time for Japanese revision gone..(jz pretend that i do a lot of revision)

Nonetheless, I think i still need these technologies so much. As my mentor said, we are the technology citizen, the olden generations are the digital immigrants. Quite true.

Somehow are we controlling them or our life are being controlled?

I wonder..

abe

Abe got a pet!

Technology sometimes makes me think a lot of things..
We used to have pets...i mean real pets where u can touch and play with it physically..
Now we no longer need to worry about buying food, cleaning up poops and be frustraed if it makes ur place dirty or messy.
Now what the world have is virtual pets. Things that only exists in the box of your monitor.
It doesnt cost that much..(jz need to pay for electric and internet)


Interjection:-

This reminds me of my conversation with a UPM friend. It seems they can only only in their dormitory for 40 hours per week.. WHAT?
walauwei! (an expression) What sort of university is that? restricting the flow of information? OBSELETE! PRIMITIVE! I felt sorry for UPM.. i dont mean to condemn. Just my own selfish thoughts. Dont need to buy in for that..

I myself now have a pet...a virtual wan..somehow it is interesting..
Though some still prefer physical pets.
Reflecting, sometime i felt disgusted where pets get better treatment then people.
I mean, some pets eat foods that are far more expensive and nutritious than people.
Hey...i am saying, people in some part of the world are fighting for food..

WHAT HAS BECOME OF OUR EARTH?

Nevertheless, this is still their choice. If you are one of them, i apologize.
Social justice is something always concerns me. Be thankful, share your love.

Well here is my pet..

Is a she.. Her name is Ah Bee...she is so cute and with attitude...Love it!
She is only available in Facebook...

Abe

Who Am I..

This is gonna 'shoo' a lot of my blog readers...i know but still ill post it..
Will be back with more about my experience soon. Once i get over with my emo'ness'

Who am I to seek..
So undeservingly to receive..
Who am I to receive..
So deseperately want it..
Who am I to want it..
So hoping to taste it..
Who am I to taste it..
So far away from you..
Who am I to expect from you..
So insignificant to be someone..
Who am I to be someone..
So unworthy am I..
Remain the same..
Remain to be still..
Looking from afar..
Looking for a rainbow..
Sign of greatness..
Hoping nothing..

abe

Tree..

After coming back from Mc Donalds....back with popiah tat i made..

this is a story of a tree:-

A Tree.

One of the most wonderful creation of God.
It is a shelter from rain.

It is a shade from the scorching sun.

It is a place to seek peace.

It is a place sit down and chill.

It is a place where you can chat.

It does not answer nor complains.

It listens attentively.

Grieve as you grieve.

Smile as you smile.

Cry as you cry.

Giving safe refuge when storms hit.

Through seasons, unchanged.

Leaves whitter, grows again ever lush.

It extends it's branches and leaves wide. The shades grow bigger.

Roots drive down the earth, hanging on to the ground where nutrient is absorbed.
When seasons comes, it bears fruit.

Labour for time producing fruits.

Fruits fell, hoping giving nourishment to one.

Once bitten, turns away.

Leaving.. neglected...

Still ever unchanging, roots further stregthens it.

Will it fruit again, definitely every season, untiring.

Standing alone for few more seasons.

With birds, insects and grass only partners.

Ground as solid foundation.

Awaiting one day, the day, that day.

Flowers blooming whitters not.

Abe

PlasticForum@USM.. feelings..

Finally the much thought and prepared PlasticForum@USM is finally in place.
Big crowd? hmmmm perhaps. Good response.. Certainly I heard a lot from the Plastic Manufacture Association, 'defending' their industry i suppose. No offend at all. Everyone has an equal space to voice.

As for me, well.. i didn't throw the question i had in mind at first.. because the direction of the talks seems going to the other side. One thing learn.. why do we always put responsibility to other people? Can't we just take up the initiative to be responsible? Manufacturer put it to the government, the government blame the rakyat (people), the rakyat say is the industry should stop producing, the industry say they campaigned, but rakyat are ignorant, round and round in orbits..
BREAK THE CHAIN OF CYCLE!

Overall, congratulations to BPLK and Dr Lee for a great event. Hope it enlightens those who attended. By the way, shopped at Tesco, surpringsingly, they switched back to degradeble plastic bags.. hmmmm perhaps USM's invitation rings a bell? maybe...perhaps...

(wait for the pictures to be uploaded, stay tuned)

--end of working blog---
--start personal blog--

Fake it? Hide it? or Forget about it? Difficult to answer eh... well perhaps none of it is the answer, or maybe combination of all these is the answer.
Sometimes dealing with your own feelings makes u go a bit cuckoo..
But i know I'm good sometimes in these 3 areas. At the end, bear it on my own..Im sure i can do it another time.. i have been through this. Is nothing different. Painful? perhaps. Dissapointment? certainly. Can u do something about it? nothing.
All I can say to other is...I'M OK.........I'LL BE OK...i know who is my tower of strength..

abe