FREEDOM!!! (ok... not really~~)

YEAH!!!!!
Finally finished my exams!!!! Easter break is officially ON!!!
Owh, wait...
I've got the Cork Games to see to...

The BH logbooks and essay to finish up!

The ECDL project to pass up!!!

The summer exams to think about!!!!!!!

Ceh~~ So much for the holidays~~~ huhu..

*will be updating more after this =)*

Through Their Eyes...

I found this really cool website a few months back that claims to donate rice to end world hunger. At first, I thought it was just one of those scams. I was skeptical at first. The website involves you answering word questions. I mean, how can a word game help in ending world hunger? It just seems so dubious. Not until a few days ago that is, when I saw an RTE news report that highlighted the website's successful help in elevating(if not a lot, at least a little bit) the starvation issue in the world, especially in Africa, did I finally believed the integrity of the website. And since I just recently learned about malnutrition and malabsorption, this issue is something I've recently been reminded about (eventhough tak kuar soalan pasal mende ni langsung time exam tadi. Huhu...)

It works like this. The website donates 20 grains of rice through the UN World Food Program each time you (yes, you!) answer a correct word question. Simple! And it's a win-win situation; you learn new words and people who are starving would get free rice. So, since most of us won't bear the thought of parting with our money, this is the least that we could do to help those people who are less fortunate than us. There are so many of them out there and seriously we can't even imagine living a minute in their shoes. We've become so accustomed to living in luxury that we tend to forget that there are people who not only have to work hard to get food, but would settle for anything really, just to survive. Yeah, to survive... They don't have the luxury to think about a 3-course meal, fruits, etc, they just want something (even though tak sedap) just to give them energy to live another day.

We're so used to living in luxury that sometimes we tend to forget to appreciate the things we're blessed with. We don't have to work hard to get food (ok, I don't mean our parents who work their asses off to put food on our plates, I mean, we as in me and you guys who get money from MARA, JPA, Petronas, our parents, etc without really having to put physical work into it) so we should at least show our gratitude by not complaining (ye ah, jangan ah complain kalo housemates ke mak ke masak tak sedap, at least ade food=P) and try not to waste the food we're blessed with. Ingat, sebutir nasi adalah umpama setitik peluh pekebun! (I don't why that phrase always grosses me out. Huhu... But, you get the point) So stop complaining about how you're too skinny or you're too fat, at least you're still living and food is everywhere for you to just eat without you having to feel a second of starvation. Ni perut berbunyi sikit dah bising kelaparan (mengutuk diri sendiri sebenarnye =P) So anyway, I've put the link down there and also a clip I found in Youtube about world hunger and suffering in general if you still don't understand the relevance of this issue. Really sad clip... Akhir kata, marilah kite bermain game ni (bile free je ok?? Jangan sampai tak belajar plak. Huhu...) so that we can also lend our fat helping hand to help elevate world hunger, while enriching our vocabulary!!=)

Click here to play and donate.

A Wave of Change??

Ok, the title's a dead give away about the topic that I'm going to write about.
Yup, mesti la pasal the recently concluded Malaysian 12th General Election. Ape lagi~~

For the first time in many years, I was actually anxious about the results and kept asking people about it(because I couldn't get my hands on the updated result. Malaysiakini tak nak penuh plak server kan...) And the results were really surprising!! I mean, I've expected the opposition parties to be stronger this year but they exceeded far beyond anyone could imagine(ceh.. cakap macam jadi political analyst je=P)

So, 5 states and the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur are now under the opposition party's ruling. And 3 of those states have some connection with me. Selangor my hometown is under PKR, Perak(my mother's hometown) is under DAP and Kedah(my father's hometown) is under PAS. What a combination!! Huhu...

Truthfully, at first I was a bit doubtful... I mean, ok I've never known how the opposition party would lead so, since this would effect me in some way or another(hey, I do come back to Malaysia even if it's for three months during the summer!=P), I have to care.I even said yesterday to a few friends of mine: "Wei... takut wei. Ape la nanti jadi kat Selangor sume. I wanna go back this summer to the same Selangor that I've gotten used too!!" And they calmed me down by saying: "Takpe... Kite kene yakin!! Kalau ni yang terbaik... Kite just yakin n doa je..." Yes, I've always been one of those people who's resistant to change. My bad... I know. So, now I'm just anticipating the changes that would happen. By the way, I don't really know what's happening really in Malaysia(the suffering because of high petrol prices, poverty, etc), so my opinions can't really be accounted for(yer... saya budak baru belajar. Huhu...). But, essentially, change is what we need.

So, kudos to all Malaysians!! I think they have all voiced out their opinions through the election.
Hope the new Malaysian government would be a better one!
And let's all just pray that this wave of change would benefit everyone and this is really what Malaysians want and need. Amin...!! =)

P.S: No, I'm not turning into a politically inclined person. Just writing what I think about the result since it's such a hot topic! =P

Missing... =(

It's true when people say absence make the hearts go fonder.
When I started studying in Ireland, I miss Malaysia[the people(especially my family and friends), the food, the weather, the shopping complexes, the food(yes again... tu yang balik Summer terus tembam tu=P)]
I've always known about Malaysian issues back even before I came here. I just love Malaysian newspapers and spend a couple of hours just reading it from page to page(well, except the eulogies, classifieds, business sections. Dork?? Yeah, I know. Huhu...)
And when I'm here I start to know some indie Malaysian bands and I start watching Malaysian TV series.

So, since I'm missing Malaysia so much and I'm in my exam mode, one of my friend gave me a link to this new reality TV show. It's called "Raja Lawak" and these kind of lawak-lawak sengal is what I'm missing right now. Not the usual matured jokes I keep hearing in class. Huhu... Anyway, my fav contestant?? Nabil by far...!! Eventhough gaya cakap agak 'rempit', but he's a genuine joker!! Huhu.... Here's two of my favourite episodes.
*can't wait till the 5th of June!!! Mahu balik!!!=(*

It's My Birthday~~ =P

Yesterday, the 3rd of March was my birthday!!

Another year added to my age, another year wiser?? Hopefully~~ =P
Anyway, think this year's celebration is as memorable as the others.
Went on a roadtrip with my batch(well, majority of them anyway) and Bob(aka Borhan for KKBians, who came all the way from Galway), Jurai, Nabila(who both came all the way from the States) and also Buchuk(who came all the way from Germany).
Yeah, we had a little KKB 'reunion' here in Cork. Hehe...
Dah ah naik kete sama-sama sibuk bercerita pasal KKB memories and gelak-gelak tak ingat diri. Huhu...

My birthday cake?? Oreo cheesecake!!!
I actually had no idea that Syah, Ille and Ecah actually menipu konon-konon nak buat Stats the day before because they went to bake a cake for me~~ Auuuwww.... Sweet~~ huhu...
Then, Moookss also gave me a mug which according to him and Syakur has a character on it that resembles me~~ Haih... Dah memang rabun btul dorang ni. Eventhough asyik hujan je keje and hampa tak dapat makan nasi goreng Wami masak sebab basi, I enjoyed the trip. Sangat best!! Tapi balik-balik dah penat cam ape je. Rasa cam nak pengsan... So, sorry everyone who called me and either was rejected or I didn't hear the sound of my phone. Tak sengaja!!!=P

Then, the next day, my usrah mates gave another surprise. They ordered pizza and also cooked loads of special stuff(especially Taq yang membake cake dengan menggunakan garfu sebagai mixer and kaki untuk mengacau adunan semasa study group. Rupe paras cake tu seperti cake yang telah dipack hebat and dijual secara besar-besaran di kedai-kedai berhampiran. Hebat tak hebat la Taq ni. Huhu....) Then, I got a birthday card (eventhough it says "Happy Birthday Mummy!!", trime je ah =P) and a frame. Sangat lawa and sangat best~~

Basically, I had a really great birthday this year, like always. Have to remember to be as matured as my age sounds. Hehe...
Anyway, thanks to everyone who made it sooo much fun!! Love you guys loads!!~~~ =)

Here's what I found from Blogthings~~

Your Birthdate: March 3

You are more than a big ball of energy - you are a big ball of hyper. You are always on the go, but you don't have a type a personality. Instead of channeling your energy into work, you instead go for fun and adventure. Witty and verbal, you can have an interesting conversation with anyone. Your strength: Your larger than life imagination Your weakness: You tend to be pretty scattered Your power color: Lime Your power symbol: Lightening bolt Your power month: March

What Does Your Birth Date Mean?