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Kolej Cendana : The Breakdown!

Kolej Cendana. What the hell is it? Who is it? Where is it?

If those question are overflowing in your pitiful heads, then you have to the RIGHT place!
I will tell you how wretched that wretched hostel is. Please! EMBRACE YOURSELVES...

I'll start first by expounding the conditions of the room.


Lets begin shall we. Now, the picture above is the main door to the room or "house" or "living quaters" or your "barracks", because believe, its a war out there.
So anyway, when you open this door, you will enter the room (DUH!!!).


The is what you see when you enter the room. Ok. I'm kidding. This is what you see when you enter the room AFTER 1 MONTH. But, its all the same. As you can observe, there is nothing special nor is there lacking anything. All you need to survive this ordeal is given to you. You got a chair and a table. There are a maximum of 6 people in 1 room. And the room, as you can see, is divided in to 2 sub-rooms, A and B.

In room A, there are 2 beds and 2 locker. So in room A there is a maximum of 2 people. On the other hand, in room B, there will be 4 people. So the usual: 4 beds and 4 lockers.
A -> 2 people
B -> 4 people
If you can't understand this, then by all means just frigging hit your head or something.

Anyway, when you turn your head to your right (or left) you will be staring at the toilet. HaHa.


Scary, innit?! Well, it supposed to be, dammit. As you enter this despicable proximity, on your right will be the sink. As you advance further, the first door contains the shower and the last door contains the "hole" with a wrinser. Behold! There are 2 ampaian to hand your pitiful yet damp clothes.

Enough about the toilet. GeeZ! So, when you continue on, you will see more of the cold and dark room. And the paint is yellow. Weeeee.............




Lets move on the sub-rooms. I'll go to room B first. =)

There is nothing to much to explain. Why? Because there is nothing much in there anyway. I'll show a picture :


2 bunk beds. 4 lockers. Done. Oh yeah. And the tiles are pink. =)

For room A, there are 2 single beds and 2 lockers.

Reminder!! Pillows, pillowcase, bed sheet, blanket and locks (for the lockers) are NOT provided.

Well, that is pretty sums up the "ROOM". Any question, please contact me by commenting in the shout box or pressing comment.

~To be continued~

The First Day I Went to Shah Alam!

29th June 2008. After receiving the official JPA scholarship (hehehe), My family and I (except my sister and brother) ventured into uncharted territory... Shah Alam!!! Well, the sun was shining brightly and that, for me prove to be darn useful.

opposite the Kolej Cendana.

The date to rendezvous was to be 30th June 2008, 8a.m. So, My family and I departed from the Hotel that we stayed at and made our way to the cold, heartless, and pink Kolej Cendana. And you wouldn't believe the gargantuan people who were there. It was chaos. Just chaos. Mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers, babies, and a whole lot of cars, mostly Protons. Noise everywhere. Shouting here and there. Anyway, my family and I alighted the car, walk up to the dark, main gate of the hostel and , and that was my first steps to a long, arduous journey I'll never forget. More on that later.

Outside view of the Kolej Cendana

Anyway, I then proceeded on alone while my family stay behind. I then proceeded to register myself in the long, arduous registration. From getting my room key to paying RM 25 and to getting a lousy ass shirt. =( After successfully completing the registration process, I was utterly relieved. I thanked God and said a prayer. But it ain't over 'till its over. And it wasn't. Big, scary people came closer to me. They proclaimed to be the volunteers to help new students. They called themselves the PMS - pembantu mesra siswa. They commandeered me to follow them to my new room. I was frightened. I had no choice. I tagged along with them.



That led me seeing my new "house". It felt cold, unwelcoming, evil, immoral and....... cold. I, however, had absolutely no choice. I had to live here and live here I had. So with that sad thought, I went down to meet up with parents and told them I had to bring up my stuff to my new "house". So off we went to bring 2 luggage and a few bags containing ordinary stuff, such as clothes, clothes and clothes. It took awhile to get the stuff to the new "house", but it was possible, barely though.

The front door to the "house" - The right door is mine...

My parents saw the room and they didn't anything. They were the speechless. After a full 5 minutes, my father said " so,,,,hmmm, this is it, huh?" Well, I thought to myself, this is what hostels are supposed to be like. Then my mother started to unpack my stuff just to make sure everything was in order. The time now was 10.30a.m. By this time, I have already greeted 2 of my new "housemates" - Sharma and Amin. Cool fellows. More on them later.

Soon, I returned to Ground Level (by stairs!!!!) to attend a mandatory talk by the officers present on that day. The main idea was that the JPA officers were late and were arriving close to noon. Bah, but it didn't matter 'cause this was something I had to get use to. So after wasting time hanging and chatting with my new "housemates", those JPA officers came at 11.20a.m. All the JPA students came down and lined up and proceeded to hand over the documents. By this time, I coincedentally met Wei Jie, but I already knew he was coming. ;) Even more surprising he and I happen to get the same room. Woah!

Night view of the Kolej Cendana

Later, I had my lunch at the infamous Dawood, which was my first step to more sadness and scary experiances. Prices were exorbitant. Even my parents were shocked when the bill came. Well, nothing could be done. We headed back to Kolej Cendana, and to my dismay, it was time my mother and father had to leave. Sad I was. I waved goodbye to them and headed to my new "house". I sat on my bed, took out my laptop and watched some anime.

'Till next time - Tootles~

Dinner at steamboat gone wacky!

Last Sunday, I went to dinner with my classmates and my Oral Communication Lecturer, Miss D. It was a long time since a had steamboat so I got my self "prepared".



Anyway, the place is call Flaming Steamboat. It is directly beside Sunway Piramid, Subang Jaya. The food there was scrumptious. YUM -YUM
I think i ate alot but... after evaluating , I found that I did not really ate what I expected to eat. =(

Nevertheless, I did what I had to do.

For my appetizer, I ate marshmallow with chocolate sauce that was flowing was a mini-fountain. Love it! I kept gobbling down those sweet things of pleasure. ooh~ heaven~

for the main course, I simply are sea-food : Fish ball, crab stick, more fish and crab. I ate chicken ham and chicken ball. Vegetables were present too, so I grabbed them. There were 4 choices for drinks, namely mango juice, orange juice, longan and watermelon(?) ( i forgot the last one). For dessert, I had vanilla ice-cream topped with the sweet,sweet chocolate sauce. Ahh~
But there were also other flavors of ice-cream too : Yam, chocolate chip, strawberry, vanilla berry ,i think.


The main rule for having steamboat is to :
Just dumped everything in. You just take your raw items and dumped them in the steamer. Wait for 5 minutes, and its time to eat! Hoo-ray~


My classmates, Austinians, sure had their time of their lives. We were having an actual revelry. I think we made some real noise pollution. Furthermore, Last Sunday was also the birthday of one of my classmates, Sui ying. She really put a heck of a performance that night.

The wacky, as in the title, started to begin about the time we sang the "Happy Birthday" song. After that, we gave Sui ying, the birthday girl, a drink that contains the most unbelievable stuff. For example, the drink had chili, ice-cream, soy sauce, pepper, salt, a little juice, water and lots lots more. Sui ying drank the entire thing ,man. Whew. I chocked.

Later, one of other classmates, Mr. Sha smeared cake on Sui ying's face. "Om my gosh" , I thought. In return, Suiying gave a big...... fat .... helping of cake to Mr.Sha. Not to his mouth but on his face, especially his forehead. Sui ying only said one word for her comment. "Bugger!" retorted Sui ying angrily.

Anyway, after dinner our class went into photo frenzy, snapping everything and anything they could snap on. They snapped gay shots, lesbian shots, obscene shots and crazy shots. Well, that Austin for ya.

Tootles~

Boys stuff? Give me a break!

Recently i was in need of watch for the exam at my college. So, when i went back home, my sister had 2 watches : 1 Casio and 1 other watch. This other watch had no impressive brand. But i loved it. I loved the clubs design and the black and white alternations. My mum told me that was supposedly a 'girls watch'. But, what the heck did I care. Heck i loved this watch because its a girls watch.

I find that girls stuff are more pretty and colorful compare the boys stuff.

Lets take wallets for example. Boys (or men's) wallets are always black or brown. Maybe some funkier ones have a small logo. I hate these wallets. But girls wallets are always so vibrant and are in a variety of colors. More than one time I am tempted to buy girls wallets.

I even like the color pink. I don't really like black or dark blue 'cuz its so dull. Pink on the other makes me feel relaxed or at eased .

Not only that, in all online games that I play, I will always pick a female character. Don't take me as a pervert or anything, but i find the female costumes, attire and fashion over 10 times better than those of the male. ( Also the girl characters are always sexy... He He)

The Present...

The sun shone brightly on a cloudless Saturday afternoon. My family and I went on a road trip to Ipoh. At the start of the journey, we were all animated that we could go on a little vacation in a long time. However, we were not expecting this trip to get a little 'rough'.

It all started when we were approaching the midpoint of journey. All the vehicles started to mysteriously slow down. I strained my eyes to see what the cause of this scenario was. Slowly, the cause showed itself. It was a horrible accident. I winced and my heart skipped a beat. My mother was utterly horrified. My father, on the other hand, parked the car at the road-shoulder; then he alighted, and rushed to the scene of the accident to lend a helping hand. My mother pulled herself together and went after my father.

As I peered out of the window, I observed many people rushing to, in whatever way they can, help the victims. All of the victims were very badly injured. One of them was even saturated in blood. I felt sorrowful. My father and mother made a few trips to the car to get some supplies such as towels and water. The victims' car was upside down; hence, some men turned the car right side up and moved it to the side of the road. It was a terrible fiasco. Soon, the ambulance arrived (I have to say that the ambulance came very quickly). My family decided that we should probably leave and leave the rest to the professionals.

While my family and I drove away, I incessantly observed the accident until it disappeared into the horizon. For the rest of the journey, I began to ponder on the disastrous accident. My father told me that some of the drivers saw the victims' car suddenly went out of control. The cause of that was still obscure. For the whole journey, I could not take my mind off that incident. The whole accident felt so surreal. How can an accident take place as quickly as a blink of an eye? I was in state of disbelief. Can life be so unexpected?

Glancing out of the window, I saw the palm and rubber trees whisked away out of sight. The sky was still bright and cheerful; a total antithesis of the recent accident. It dawned on me that life, generally, is journey of unexpectedness. Life is full all changes that we can never control. Having reached our destination, I resolve to appreciate the present more as I can never predict future and what happen in the past cannot be undone; in other words, yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, but today is a gift. That is why it is called the present.

Want help for US ApplicationZ? Search no further...

So, you pulling your hair over the complexity of the application to USA's universities? Well, I have received an email that contains a link that expounds on this subject.
Suffice to say, this blogger has really put a lot of effort and went the extra mile to explain the details on the little things that really have a significant impact on your application.

Here's a small (small,small , small) part on the post :
"the forms and requirements differ across the schools, but most schools use the Common App, plus an additional school-specific supplement. for the purpose of this walkthrough, i’ll be referring mostly to the Common App, but forms from schools that don’t use the Common App (eg University of Chicago, Columbia) should be similar anyway.
before i begin, i want to say that my walkthrough should not be read as a sure-fire way of guaranteed acceptance into the Ivy League or your choice of schools. it should be read as a guide written by someone who has learned the ropes of the app process, and it is up to you to extract from this walkthrough what is relevant to you, and then apply it to your own application. the most important thing to remember is that your application is all about YOU. what worked for me and my friends may not work for you, and vice versa. so it is crucial for you, as an applicant, to be discerning enough to pick out from this walkthrough the tips that will complement your application, and discard those that do not. remember that all successful applicants have very different kinds of applications, and that there is no one formula that is ‘the way’ to go."

Source : http://quaintly.net/2008/10/02/pinkpaus-guide-to-us-college-applications-part-1/

2 weeks and more...

2 WEEKS! Wow SAT is finally in 2 weeks time. Honestly, I am feeling stress. But the thing is since when I am never stress. So, I getting stress will not make pigs fly or armageddon day occur (DAMN!).

I still remember when it was 2 weeks for SPM exam. Whoa! That time, I was studying furiously. But I did play computer games (DOTA, DOTA and DOTA) =)

After 3 months in a new environment, I realized that are many similarities of my Form 5 class and Austin (my current class in ADFP). Well, for one thing everybody there is smart. Everybody has their share of opinions and views. This makes the class eclectic and diverse. Every day, I learned new things and my classmates are fuuuuny. HeHe Another similarity is, both in my form 5 class and Austin, the top 3 students are girls. I supposed girls are getting smarter and boys (ME) are getting more obtuse.

Will girls one day dominate the world? Well, if that day comes in my lifetime, I am getting my lazy ass straight to Mars or the ISS. You know what I mean, right? ;)

Not only that, this is the 3rd time I met a quite sissy guy. So, KJ, you are NOT alone.

Oh yeah!!!!! I was browsing the girls picture thread and I found so many pretty girls. OMG OMG OMG OMG, they were so mouth-watering. Where the pictures you ask? Well, I rather keep them for myself and label them: "FOR PRIVATE AND PERSONAL USE ONLY". Tootles~

DotA

After reading the title, you may ask yourselves, Oh my gawd! Is this guy going to ramble and babble about DoTA?

That is certainly not the case. Instead, I will explain that DoTA is actually underrated and it is as beneficial as any other sport.

I first experienced DotA during my second year of secondary school. Back then, I knew nuts about it. Although I had played the Warcraft III campaign, I was bemused at what was happening on the screen. Sometime or the rather, a pop-up message will say XXX has pwned YYY. Unfortunately, I was YYY. And the process kept repeating itself. If I remember correctly, I had been 'pwned' 34 times in that game. What is more amusing is that the game had just reached the mid-point. I was utterly humiliated, so to avoid further ignominy, I chose what most gamers would do: I left.

After that, I haven't been in contact with DotA. It was only in my 3rd year of secondary school that I finnaly "played" the game. This time I was more knowing of the game; I was familiar with all the gambits, builds, techniques, bugs, and even the game play. Hence, I would say I was knowledgeable about the game, inside out.
The question that I want to address is: Isn't DotA just a waste of time? My answer to that is absolutely not.

To me DotA has actually taught many moral values, the primary would definitely TEAMWORK. In DotA, teamwork is quintessential. Without teamwork, the chance of winning the game is LESS than 1%. In a typical game of DotA, there are usually 5 players on each side, battling out to destroy the opponents’ headquarters. Therefore, these 5 players have to work together in terms of strategy and trickery, in order to come out on top.

Also, Dote also teaches its players HOW to be smart. Smart here means the ability to seize the golden opportunity. During game play, players have to ALWAYS be alert so that they WHEN and WHERE to attack, to intercept and to 'pwned' the enemy. DotA players have to consistently update themselves of the surrounding area in the game in order to launch an attack or a counterattack. Isn't the same tactics use in ANY other team sports? I asked you. In any team sports, for example soccer, each player has to take into account on what IS HAPPENING! Even though DotA doesn't exercise you physic, it sure exercises your brain.

Not only that, DotA might possibly be catalyst for success. Nowadays, e-games are becoming pervasive into our society. The proof: WCG. DotA is one of the games offered in WCG and it is the most anticipated game. DotA competitions have increased all over the world, especially in the western countries (No doubt about that). Cash prizes are also increasing. Day after day, the view on e-games, especially DotA, is gradually changing from outcast to guest of honor. Don't be surprise in the near future DotA will the more rave on than soccer or basketball and newspapers will give reports (!) on the vogue of DotA.

Go figure!

English Cartoon VS Japanese Anime

After years of being exposed to these 2 types of animation, I wanted to express my perspective of the matter. Personally, I highly prefer Japanese Anime.

Before I explain myself, allow me first to explain what is typically English cartoons. To me English cartoons are basically independent series that resolves around common issues such as crime, justice, the supernatural and magic. Most, if not all, English cartoons do not have main plot but rather each episode in the cartoon has its own plot and synopsis. Watching many cartoons, such as Batman, Superman, Justice League, Ben 10 and the Fantastic 4, I began to diddain them. At times, I even felt reluctant to switch on the tv due to the fact that each episode will probably be same at the previous one. For instance, I used to be an avid fan of Batman and I regularly watch the Batman cartoon. After a while, I am sad to say that the suspense or the excitement died out. Every epsiode that i watched will start off with a crime and in the end Batman will save the day. As result, I just could not take it. Thinking about it made me feel the heebie-jeebies. Now, I could care less about the crime or whatnot that is or will happen in Gotham City.

Japanese Anime, on the other hand, it something on another level, REALLY! I first started watching anime when my brother showed it some of the episodes. If I remember correctly, I think it was GTO : Great Teacher Onizuka. Man, did I laugh my ass off [LMAO]. Ever since, I have focused my attection more on Japanese Anime. To me Japanese Anime is more focused This is because, each series has a main plot. Subsequently, each episode contributes to the plot. And that is what I called nice, that is, all the episodes in a particular series are united but at the same time, each and every individual episode makes an impact on the viewer. For example, (to take the GTO again) in GTO, the main plot is a gangster wanting to reform has acrhieve his life-long dream of being a teacher and later to teach his students to value of life. Thus each episode does its job in portraying that. BUT, at the same time, each episode has a moral value, and a whole bunch of laughter.

Nevertheless, tho English cartoon has some good points (espacially for lazy bums ZZ), I will strongly prefer Japanese Anime. I certainly can't imagine myself as a hardcore cartoon fanatic. So, I supposed the question we will ask ourselves is not Which one is better? but Which one do are interested more? Basically, it boils down to preference. Hence: The choice is your: Love it or Leave it.

Ambivalent feelings...

So, as it so tragically happens, I lost my previous handphone. Contacts, applications, songs, pictures, etc , you name it, all gone with the 'wind' ( or more appropriately gone with the bus ).

However, I was already planning to buy a new phone anyways. So I did. As of now, I have the Sony Erricson W980 in my clutches. Sony Erricson really proclaimed that this phone was super high-end.

the W980 close-up

Having a reputation as a Walkman phone, the W980 is said to be the best in music quality. However, I think otherwise. Playing my music on speaker mode, I find that speaker does not produce any bass. I normally play techno/trance songs, so I am a little disappointed, unfortunately. Even on the supposedly "bass" equalizer, the songs still sounds the same.

Nevertheless, this phone really and truly tickles my aesthetic sensibility.The design of this phone is awesome, unique and superior. (hehe) I always wanted to have a flip phone and now I do.

The FM transmitter works as it supposed to. I could play my songs on another handphone and the radio. Great tool to bewilder your friends. Lulz

The touchscreen on the exterior of phone looks very exquisite. Works wonders. The light that flashes with the rhythm of the music is very eye-catching indeed.

light-flashing FTW!

All in all, I have to say that this phone is not really worth the money right now. Maybe in two or three months, when the price drops to just below Ringgit Malaysia (RM) 1000, then it is worth it.

So, that's all folks. I'm off to re-obtain all of my lost contacts and appz. Wish me luck. C ya.

Feeling down! [as always]

First and foremost, let me clarify that I am deprived of the internet since July 2008. Long were the days where I just mindlessly surf the internet and search for totally (!) random stuff on the internet. Now all I can do in perambulate here and there searching for a new interest or "drug" that can satisfy me.

Well, thats enough 'bout me. Let me tell you something. As of now, typing this post in the cold computer lab in the library of INTEC [Which by the way is the only source of internet for me], I realized that ADFP is quite interesting. However, I am too not sure regarding my classmates tho. They can be a little baffling at times.

Nonetheless, I will carry on [since I have no OTHER alternative].

Oh ya, on a totally unrelated note, the 2nd PIKOM [or to the laymen , PC fair] has just ended. Man, heard the promoters were total babes. I did see a few [MANY] of the pictures, and I have to say that , I SHOULD WENT TO THE PC FAIR!

For entertaining pleasure, I shall inscribed some pictures here in this post :

Live @ INTEC

Well, currently I HAVE class and the lecturer is not here. My classmates are having a revelry. I have no idea what is going on.. God save me (!) , (lol). So... my classmates are all doing freerice.com.

So, from this, I can say that, my classmates are very ebullient. Also, there are definitely NOT quiescent.

Well, this is all for now. Stay tuned for more episodes at " LIVE @ INTEC"

OMG! A CAT CAME INTO MY HOUSE!

Well, as I was going out of my bedroom heading toward the kitchen, imagine seeing a cat just laying down peacefully one the floor. I got quite a shocked. Wahaha...

Then, I told my sis [Who is a cat fanatic] and she rushed put of her bedroom as fast a lightning .lol.
We then gave this cutie some warm milk, and of course i could not miss the opputanity to take some pictures. Haha.. Then sadly , we had to bring it out from our house ... =( Oh well,,, it was a interesting Sunday afternoon for me.... Last but not least, here are the pics.. ;)

Price hike! Are we Doomed?

[Ringgit Malaysia]RM2.704. That's the new petrol price for 1 litre. A whooping 41% increase. Most, if not all, of the citizens are complaining about the so-called crazy, stupid, oh-my-god change. Even with all the complaning (and the recent rally) this change is going to stay, unfortunately. So, as to cope with abomination, we have to adjust our lifestyle to adapt ourselves and avoid financial difficulties.

As i have only SO much knowledge and wisdom, I can only give a few (and maybe significant) tips.

1. 1. Use the bicycle more often for short distances - I don't know why but Malaysians don't really like to ride the bicylce. Maybe its because of the heat... hmm...
2. 2. Use petrol efficiently - Example : Do all your errands in 1 trip, as in when you're out from the house, go to supermarket, go to the bank, pay your saman, etc, BEFORE retuning to your house.
3. 3. If you're planning to get a car, buy a more economical car. Buying a Mercedes or BMW might get you the chicks[or hunks] NOW, but you will certainly get a bigger hole in your pockets in the long-run.

Well, hope you can plan and decide wisely. Ta-Ta

W980 - Mouth watering! =)

Well, many of you mobile phone enthusiast would have probably have know of the newest addition to the Sony Erricson Walkman phone series. The W980, is probably one of its kind right now in the market.


The awesome W980!

Some of the key features of the W980 are the Walkman 3.0, FM transmitter, SenseME function, and its clamshell body. However, the W980 does bring soem dissapointment, unfortunately. The camera used is a 3.2 mega pixel with neither xenon flash nor auto focus. Furthermore, the lens position is also quite retarded according to reveiws. However, I think this only affects right-handed people. HeHeHe! Oh yeah, the FM antenna that supposed to be in the phone is now removed from the retail version. That sux now in'nit. Argh...




Man, I just can't wait for it to finally released into the market. I supposed it will come out in August or even September...

'Till then, the W980 has my eye fixed on it! =) W980 baby, HERE I COME!!!

Petronas EDUCAMP 2008

Well, I had the oppurtanity to attend the 2008 Petronas Educamp on the 20th to the 21st of April.

The venue was at Thronoh, Ipoh, Perak. It was at the University Teknologi Petronas (UTP). When I first saw the place, I was amazed. The place is freaking huge to the point that it is advisable to use a scooter or bicycle here...

Moving on...On the first day, at around 8am-10am, you have to register and receive room key. 2 people --> 1 room.
Above is the hostel i stayed at for the Duration of the EduCamp. ^_^

At around 10 am, the shuttle bus arrives to bring us the Chancellor Complex. This building is SUPER AMAZING!!! I wont say more as then it wont be a surprised...( I did not get a chance to get pics of it) Anyway, we went into the Chancellor Hall in the Complex to register officially. You will need all the documents, and then you will receive an Educamp name tag...

After all the participants was seated the hall, ( Parents are allowed to participate at this point also) the ceremony began from 10 -12. Then 12 is lunch. Parents are invited too. The food here is good or maybe above average to some of you.

For the next part of the camp, Parents are required leave the campus. At 2pm participants are required to go to the "Main Hall" for a physiological test. The test is at most 1 hour. After that, there will a short campus tour where participants will be broken into groups according to the chosen course. Soon it will be dinner time. After dinner, there will a 2 hours briefing of following days events.The facilitators will just roughly tell what is going to happen...so and so forth.10.30pm sleep time
Part of the library.
The so-called Jewel of UTP a.k.a. a mosque

2ND DAY

Wake up at 6.30am...get ready and wear formal attire. Eat breakfast and by 7.30 wait for the bus to take me to the interview. The interview procress got 2 parts :

1. Individual interview
2. Group interview

You will be given a general topic. For the individual interview, got 2 parts :

• Introduction - Name, Course chosen, family background, and co-curriculum
• The topic itself - give your points

For the group discussion : the topic is the same but the whole group must come to a same decision at the end.

After interview is lunch. Then is the TESTS time. 3 tests :

1. English - Easiest of the 3 - test on basic grammar, nouns, sentence structure
2. IQ (A) - quite ok.. still manageable
   
3. IQ (B) - Hardest of all 3, I respect u if you can finish ALL the question in the time. And no "hentaming" or "tikam-tikam"

After finish all the test.. Can go home and sleep.. ZZZ Good luck to all future EduCamp participants! ^_^

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Ta-Da

[Tutorial] How to remove recycle bin icon

Here's how to make the recycle bin icon "dissapear"...

If using XP Pro

Go to START > RUN

Type GPEDIT.MSC

Navagate to USER CONFIGURATION >ADMINISTRATIVE TEMPLATES >Click on DESKTOP,

On the right hand pane find " Remove Recycle Bin icon on the desktop " , double left click on it to ENABLE it.

Sorted!

If using XP Home

Either use TweakUI or make the change manually in the registry.

Create or modify the following registry entry

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\
HideDesktopIcons\NewStartPanel

{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}

REG_DWORD

0x00000001

SOURCE

JPA interview 2008

Well, I was lucky to be shortlisted for 2008 JPA interview. I applied for Engineering. The interview location was at Kluang, so it took me 2 hours(by car) to reach there.

I reached the campus at around 12.30. The scheduled interview time was at 2/2.30pm. While waiting I hang around with my schoolmate(hehe) and also got to meet a few other people. At 2, the interviewees(myself as well) went to wait in front of the interview rooms. We were broken into groups, 3 Panels. In 1 Panel, then there will 2 groups. Then i just wait...

So around 3.30, it was my group's turn. Went inside the interview room. Got 2 people, 1 lady 1 man.(oh ya, my group got 5 people). When we all seated, the man greeted us, then he said why don't we sing negaraku? (in Malay) I LOL. so after singing, we started to introduced ourselves. After introduction, he gave 1 topic, What is our best achievement? Basically we 1 by1 say our achievement. Not really a "group" discussion... Later, the man ask us some general knowledge question(mostly related to politics, current affairs). Then, the interview is done. We all say bye and thank you and leave the room.

After that, I proceed to go home... That's all. Good luck all to you!

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Girls = Evil ?

Hmm... The equation seems rather interesting...(Hehe, Haha).

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Firefox must have Add-ons!

As many of us know, Firefox is a very good internet browsing. As far as I know, it is safer and faster than Microsoft Internet Explorer.
However, Firefox in its basic state is not gonna be much use. Hence, it is a must to have additional plugins to optimized Firefox performance and appearance. Here are some plugins that you may find useful :

FlashGot - Intergrates your download manager in firefox, so you can use your download manger to download instead of firefox.

Download Statusbar - Provides a neat and tidy status bar for all of your downloads.

IE Tab - Enables you to switch from Firefox to IE and vice versa without hassle. Great for those website that only can be viewed with IE .

PDF Download - Enables you to download, open or view the PDF file in html.

Adblock Plus - Gets rid of ads and banners in the webpage.

Fasterfox - Provide speed tweaks for firefox

Colorful Tabs - Provides color to your tabs

Megaupload - Provides you with slots to download without installing the toolbar.

Stumble - Enables you to find websites with your interest.

GSC Website Attack.

The GSC(golden screen cinema) website is supposedly contains a malicious piece of code
So, for all you folks out there who are itching to know the latest movies, please refrain from doing so at the moment.

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March Desktop

This is how my desktop looks like.... in the month of MARCH

My little vacation...

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A few weeks ago, I had an opportunity to relax and unwind at the Palm Resort's Hotel Sofitel. My family and a few other families went together on this little trip.

Palm Resort consists on the Golf and Country club as well as Hotel Sofitel. I did not have chance to "explore" the Gold and country club, but I stayed at the Hotel Sofitel there for a few days. This resort is located in Senai, Johor. To know more please visit this link : http://www.palmresort.com/

I (we) arrived there rather late. Like any other hotels, I supposed, it had a big and spacious entrance. The ceiling was very high. We headed to the lobby and requested our pre-booked rooms.
I (we) placed our luggage( which was alot, even though it was only a few days...) and proceded to dinner. There were a few types of restaurants in this Hotel Sofitel.

1. There was the bar - consists of a lounge, has heavy drinks, food, and live music(though not the best)
2. Sobasei japanese restaurant - I did not have a chance to try this restaurant. The price person was like RM 70.00++. Too expensive for me. I don't know how the food taste tho. Might be "legendary" hehe
3. The ishwara - Buffet (doh?)
4. a restaurant/cafe called Cocomo - =_=" No idea. some kind of lounge/bar...
5. Xin-shan Long - Chinese restaurant. No idea since did not try it out...
   

After dinner, I was hoping for some activities to do.....but, nightlife in this hotel is very limited. With my spirits dampened, I went to bed. =(

Not many things/activities to do in this place.....It was in the middle of "no where". Most,if not all, of the activities you could do in this place is :

1. explore - just for the lulz
2. play table tenis
3. play pool/snooker - RM3.00 per game
   
4. play carom
5. pratice archery - RM30.00 for an hour...
6. Bowling - the only thing that kept me from going insane on this trip
7. Swimming - doh? All hotels have this

Basically, the activities you could do here are sports based and for the day time. Also, most of the activites here cost EXTRA cash. Furthermore, there aren't any entertainment places anywhere near this place. So, I can say that this particular resort is for relaxation. Bad news for me, 'cause I rather have entertainment > relaxation/boredom.






Official website : http://www.palmresort.com/newsletter/ver4/intro/intro.html

[TUTORIAL] Dissabling windows logon

If you are the only user using your computer, then it will faster if you disable windows logon... unless your user account is password protected.

To get started :

1. Click Start > Run > type regedit > OK
2. Find this registry key :
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon


3. With your user account name and password, find and double click DefaultUserName, type your username, click OK


4. Next, double click DefaultPassword and type in your password.
If there is no DefaultPassword value, create the value. To do this, follow these steps:

a.	In Registry Editor, click Edit, click New, and then click String Value.
b.	Type DefaultPassword as the value name, and then press ENTER.
c.	Double-click the newly created key, and then type your password in the Value Data box.

If no DefaultPassword string is specified, Windows XP automatically changes the value of the AutoAdminLogon registry key from 1 (true) to 0 (false) to turn off the AutoAdminLogon feature.

5. Next, double click the AutoAdminLogon. Type 1 in the Value Data box, click OK
If there is no AutoAdminLogon entry, create the entry. To do this, follow these steps:

a.	In Registry Editor, click Edit, click New, and then click String Value.
b.	Type AutoAdminLogon as the value name, and then press ENTER.
c.	Double-click the newly created key, and then type 1 in the Value Data box.

6. Exit Registry Editor.

7. Click Start > Restart > OK (optional, just to test)
After your computer restarts and Windows XP starts, you can log on automatically.

If you want to bypass the automatic logon to log on as a different user, hold down the SHIFT key after you log off or after Windows XP restarts. Note that this procedure applies only to the first logon. To enforce this setting for future logoffs, the administrator must set the following registry key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon

Value:ForceAutoLogon
Type: REG_SZ
Data: 1

ALTERNATIVELY, you could also use this way. This is for users with Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition and in Microsoft Windows XP Professional on a computer that is not joined to a domain.

1.	Click Start, and then click Run.
2.	In the Open box, type control userpasswords2, and then click OK. Note When users try to display help information in the User Accounts window in Windows XP Home Edition, the help information is not displayed. Additionally, users receive the following error message: Cannot find the Drive:\Windows\System32\users.hlp Help file. Check to see that the file exists on your hard disk drive. If it does not exist, you must reinstall it.
3.	Clear the "Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer" check box, and then click Apply.
4.	In the Automatically Log On window, type the password in the Password box, and then retype the password in the Confirm Password box.
5.	Click OK to close the Automatically Log On window, and then click OK to close the User Accounts window.

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Update your Java Today!

Let me get straight to the point. Vundo Variant, a type of adware, infiltrates your computer through Java. However it can be prevented by updating your Java to the latest version as soon as possible. After updating your Jave to the latest version, your old version Java still remains in your computer and this enables the Vundo Variant to attack your computer. To prevent this : Head to control panel > Add or Remove programs > find your old version of Java and remove it/uninstall it.

Also, update your anti-spyware and anti-virus

Here are some links for better understandings :

• http://www.spywareremove.com/removeVundo.html
• http://www.spynomore.com/adware-trojan-vundo.htm
• http://www.superadblocker.com/definition/avwgemn/
• http://www.exterminate-it.com/malpedia/remove-vundo-variant

Hope this is useful! =)

[TUTORIAL] Basic guide to Desktop Modification!

Disclaimer
Please don't hold me responsible if your computer screws up. Only you know whats best for your computer.

Ever came across a screenshot of a "pimped" out desktop then saying " I wish I had that look". Well, I will tell a few simple steps that could go a long way.

1. First and foremost, change your wallpaper from you Windows one to a custom one. There are many websites offering very nice wallpapers or backgrounds.

• www.deviantart.com
• Google search
  
• www.wincustomize.com

2. Changing your boring Windows theme is a great start. To change your Windows theme by using third-party Visual Styles, you must have either WindowsBlind or style XP or UXtheme patcher. (More information on these products here). StyleXP and UXtheme patcher works in the same way, however StyleXP is able to customize much more of your computer, such as the icons, boot screen, logon screen, and more. UXtheme patcher is only able to change your Windows theme( taskbar, start menu, start button,). WindowsBlind is simliar to StyleXP but it enable the user to more customization, such as adjusting the withdt, height, colour, etc of the visual style. Honestly, I have never tried WindowsBlind. As of now, I am using Uxtheme patcher and it works brilliantly. Also, not to forget, Styler. This program is also able to change visual styles and your windows explorer toolbar. (After downloading the visual style, extract it to c:\windows\resources\themes\. Then, right click desktop> properties>appearance.)

• www.deviantart.com
• www.wincustomize.com

3. Icons are also customisable. You need to use either Iconpackager or Icon phile. However I recommend Iconpackager as it is easy and safe to use. Websites to obtain icons :

• www.deviantart.com
• www.wincustomize.com

4. You could also placed a calender on your desktop. Rainlender is a great tool. Its use low memory consumption and it is easy to use.

5. Yahoo widgets is also a great application for placing cool stuff on your desktop in easy and simple steps. Perfect for a user with little programming skills.

6. Docks are great tools both for appearance and also easy viewing of your programes. Docks also reduce the "messiness" of your desktop. Popular docks are ObjeckDock and RocketDock.
An Alternative to Docks would be 8start Launcher.

Top Ten Pick-Up Lines

1. Do You think I'm as sexy as Mr.Spock?

2. "Hey Bitch, fuck you!!!" -TangMonkey Editor

3. I'll do anything to lick the polish from your toenails

4. I may not be the best looking guy here, but I’m the only one talking to you

5. Wanna play doctor? That way I can take out your appendix before it bursts and causes sepsis (taken from a show listed on my Top Ten Show's of the 90's)

6. Do you take credit card?

7. Do you know the fan dance?

8. You're parents must have been retarded, because you really are special

9. Hey, Does this smell like chloroform to you?

10. Hi, I'm Mel Gibson, did you see the dingo dog that ran away with my shirt?

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[TUTORIAL] How to install custom template in blogger.

Found your custom template that you fell in love with. Want to install it in your blog. Instead, got errors that frustrated you. Then look no further. I too had some problems, but i discovered a way.

First of all, copy the html code of your template that you want.

Then, go to www.blogger.com and login in to your blog. You will be redirected to you Dashboard. Click the layout button.
After that, click the Pick New Template button and choose any template from there.
After successfully choosing and saving your new temporary template, click on the Edit Html button next.
Scroll to the bottom of the page and click Revert widget templates to default button
Next, highlight everything in the white box in the Edit Template area. To do so, either click anywhere in the box and press Ctrl + A or right clicking in the box and press Select All.
Once highlighting all the text in the box, delete it and replace it with the Html code for your new custom template. Then save the changes and voila... It is done.

Hope this tutorial can help you. =)