the fatter version of me just before joining princess 

the lovely vietnam air stewardess...she even blushes when we ask her to pose for the pic..haha..cute! 

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Birds eye view of Ho Chi Minh city 

pokok @ kashima 

basikal jepun @ kashima 

pakcik-pakcik bersama anak sedare mereka.....man i feel old 

second ship that i served 

twice bitten, forever smitten??????

just completed my 3rd paper which was Electronic Navigational Aids II. gotta admit that this is one of the subject which i hate. I never paid atttention to the lecturer in the class, never really put an effort to study it, and thought that it's nothing but some mumbo jumbo which is impossible for me to comprehend. What makes me hate it even more now is that i've just realised YESTERDAY that it is not that hard at all. And this is the exactly the same mistake that i did with chemistry, back in sdar...I gave up too easily without even trying.only during the last minute, with all the pressure of exams on me, and so little time left, do i push my self to really read and understand the subject...imagine when i found out that it wasn't hard at all!!..guess some bad habits are hard to break...hope i won't do the same mistake for the third time....as for the xm, lets just say that i would be really lucky just to pass the subject......

sem yg gagal....

I think I've failed the last 2 test that I did. One was today, and the other yasterday. urggghh, this is by far the worst sem for me, academically. I could never get my CGPA to above 3.7.
Heck, i might even miss the dean's list this time around. owh, wutever.....just gotta hope i'll pass all the paper and do better next sem.

anyway, forgot to write the update about the football tourney (not that anyone actually gives a damn). It has already ended and my class lost the final 1-2 to the mates n masters. too bad.well, at least helmi was the top scorer and the windbreaker that the champs won was hideous. talk 'bout low grade imitation stuff....eeeeyuuccckkk!!!!!

Merdeka 2004

Merdeka celebration this year sucks big time!!!!! I didn't celebrate Merdeka last year as I was sailing at that time. Because of that, I was really looking forward to this year's celebration. Since there was no news of any worthy concert happening at Bukit bintang, I decided to go to IKANO Power Centre at Mutiara Damansara instead. Ok, to give them some credit, it wasn't THAT bad.. But I can't help comparing it to the 2002 celebration at Bukit bintang which was really awesome. The atmospehere in 2002 was really different. The concert line up were great, and even when we're having fun at the concert, there was still a feeling of pride and patriotism. I really felt great for being a malaysian that night. How can you forget Gerhana Ska Cinta performing that Sudirman's number with a ska flavour (Tanggal 31 if im not mistaken) and Love Me Butch playing the national's anthem. Padi was the main attraction that night and they surely didn't disapoint their fans who turned out that night. Even non-fans were converted that night.heh...The crowd was also great. People couldn't stop waving their flag through out the concert, shouting Merdeka!! In fact, I can say that it was the best out door concert that i have attended in Malaysia. And it was FOC!!.....Fast forward to last merdeka eve, the performers were good, there were games, hot air balloon ride, and stuff like that. The venue was a bit cramped though.But the important thing is, it didn't soar to the same great heights which was achieved back in 2002. It feels just like an empty celebration. I felt neither proud nor patriotic. It was just all flash and seems to be of no substance. Just an empty and pointless celebration for fun in the name of Merdeka. A lame excuse for a party. Heck, even the countdown was late by at least 2 minutes. How I miss MerdekaTone and MerdekaWow. Too bad the magazine and radio station is not around anymore. It is a big loss to the Malaysian music scene.

However, putting the celebration aside, that night is still personally special to me.I love that night, just hate the celebration. hehehe.......

Fariz and me @ Starbucks KLCC 

Ceritalah.....

Updates on the class football team....after winning our first match (1-0 I think) and getting a draw on our second game (1-1), we managed to get second place in the group and are through to the quarter-final. The match will be held today, 1645 hours and we will be playing against team T-Rah (whatever that means). Wish us luck kay!!!hehe....

Last weekend was interesting. A good friend of mine had her graduation day on Friday. Congratulation to her. And thanks also for the pic. You look gorgeous lah! Sorry I couldn't be there with a bouquet of sunflowers that I know you love so much. Hope I can somehow make it up to you later. ..
Saturday was really special, but i won't write about it here. Not just yet... ;P
Finally, after god knows how long, I get to meet up with one of my best buddy, Fariz. Heck, this guy was so difficult for me to meet even when he was still studying in KMYS. I didn't even met him when I came to KMYS for that rugby tourney. But it's okay 'coz now I understand how it feels to have other commitments.hehe...anyway, I had a good chat with him, reminiscing old memories and updating ourselves with what's new and stuff. Too bad i can't stay long with him as i had to get back to ALAM that afternoon. I was literally running to catch the bus!!....
God, i miss all you guys laa, my fellow 96'ers. And you guys should read taleq's latest entry for his blog (http://imcp.blogspot.com). It's hillarious!! can't believe somebody actually remember all those stuff....hehehe

I've just surfed Damn Dirty Apes website just now. Looks like the new album is finally ready and will be out soon. Can't wait to get my hands on it. Their last album, 'Valve State dreams' was awesome. I can't never imagine getting so high on music 'til i listened to it. If you guys haven't heard their music yet, you better check it out, especially to all those rock heads out there..

Here's one of my recent pic. It's me with Helmi, shortly after a class football match. of course, I didn't play. just act as a photographer and cameraman. our class won the match. Forgot the score though... 

Standing in the eyes of the world.....without anybody noticing

And so here comes another editions of the olympics.Sadly, I don't see any medal prospects in the malaysian contingent. Even Badminton team, the only sport which have brought medals to Malaysia before, have faltered. What went wrong? It's not for me to say because i'm not a sport expert, but right now I feel a bit sad to be a Malaysian. What more, with this month being the Independance month, an Olympic gold medal, or any other color for that matter, would have surely boosted the malaysian pride and sense of patriotism. L:et's just hope that the remaining Malaysian athletes can pull out a surprise or two (and that would have to be a REALLY BIG surprise).....

The Reason

The past 2 weeks has been great for me. The reunion was enjoyable. I wouldn't really say that it was a huge success based on the attendance. Only about 40 ppl came and that is not even half of the batch. Nevertheless, I had great fun. Get to meet up with lots of long 'lost' friends like Fly (and he is studying right here in uitm,SA!), yus (with the new and improved bod ...lol!!), canteen (can't see much change in you mate), atong (what have you been eating man??), and many others. Hopefully we'll have similar meet again.

I've been going out with someone lately. Boy, does this makes me feel weird.lol! Anyway, hoping this will be a start of something great. Right now, I'm enjoying this new experience. ;p

Got the prints of the pic that i took during LAMAN '04. Like I've predicted, most of it weren't great (alright, I'll say it...they were BAD!!). But a few pic were okay i think. Anyway, I need to learn more 'bout the art. Still got a long way to go. I got to be progressive, right?

ALAM is having a football tourney next week and my class seems to be dead serious about it. I'm not sure about our chances of winning the tourney, but based on the training, I think we should be able to mount a serious challenge to the other teams. I'm not gonna play in the tourney for various reasons. 1- I ain't gonna risk having my knee ligaments torn again 2- I don't have football boots and I am too stingy to buy one (hehe!) and the final reason and most important reason- aku kaki bangku laa ;p But anyway, this is another chance for me to practise sports photography. Too bad I don't have those zoom lenses. Any sponsors out there? hehe....

This pic was taken when I was serving my first ship. It's me with the Philipino and Thai crews. 

no tears in my eyes.....

Been ages since the last entry....lots of stuff happened since then. Firstly, my moyang(great grandmother) passed away recently. I went to ziarah her at Kg. Banjar, Teluk Intan and that night she passed away. Well, at least I get to see her for one last time. To me, it was a great loss. Feels like a generation is suddenly gone just like that. I was sad, no doubt about it. But I didn't shed a single tear. Same thing happened when my grandfather passed away. And I felt so bad coz of that. Does it mean I didn't love em bad enough??.....

On to the brighter side of things, I've finally managed to complete my Bachelor project proposal. It is titled 'Preparing malaysia for the Implementation of The International convention of Ballast Water Management system'. How's that eh??For a last minute work, it was okay I guess. But I am too happy about it 'coz I don't think that the issued I've mentioned are focused enough. Felt like it was just a collection of rough ideas. Anyway, just hoping that it won't get rejected. i'll improve on it later.  

Looking forward to the weekend. Got everything pretty much lined up. There's the 96ers reunion to look forward to. It has been ages since I've met most of these guys. Also heading to the PC Fair at PWTC. Urrkkhhh...rambang mata lagi la. Too bad that my wallet is kinda 'light' now since I've just bought that camera last week. hehe....

Talking 'bout the camera, I brought it to the LAMAN '04 show last weekend to try it out. Lesson no.1: dont bring your kid bro along when you want to shoot outdoors. They can bring all sorts of trouble.lol. Just got the film processed yesterday and have yet to see the result. But I can say that I still have a loooonnnggg way to go before becoming a proper photographer...hehe..but at least I'm trying and that's what important, aight?

Groovy

You've got groovy Justin's fashion style. You don't need a lot of effort to pull of a look that's original. You've got a natural sense of fashion and you realise that simplicity is the way to go. Who needs shiny suits when you can pull on a pair of jeans and still turn a few heads? Many girls love guys with effortless style - and that's you!

errr i got this answer from the questionaire in xfresh.com....dont particularly think that this is true.....I'm a slob, really...see the last pic I posted if u dont believe me ;P

going home from nha trang, vietnam....sad to leave nha trang but happy to go home......