Home sweet home

I'm currently back at home for awhile. Its nice to be back, seeing familiar faces around, and getting to indulge home-cooked meals. Yummy. At the same time, hoping to fully recover here before going back for the final leg of the semester.

Today is the 10th day I've been having this terrible sorethroat, and yet it still haven't disappeared. After 2 trips to the clinic, 2 rounds of antibiotics, strips and strips of Diflam and Dequadin lozenges, and countless cups of soothing chrysanthemum tea, it still wont go away. How do I get rid of you Mr. Sorethroat? And your evil friend as well, Mrs Fhlem!

Exam is nearing and I haven't even started studying. I just don't have the mood when I'm sick. Dear God, please make we well soon because if I don't start studying soon, I'll be in really deep trouble. Amen.

Sick

Being sick sucks, literally. What more being sick for the past 3-4 days. Gone were fun on the weekend, and you have to worry when you go to bed, in case it'll get worse the next day you wake up.

It all started on Friday morning with a very bad sorethroat. No luck on my side, all 3 Clinics in Changloon were closed when I needed them. I mean come on, what if someone's in emergency, does that means he has to travel all the way to Jitra hospital at least to get some help?

Sorethroat became flu the next day. Then flu became headaches. Then today, all of them come together as a package. What a good combination. :(

The good thing on the other hand is, most of our classes and tutorials have finished. Jurisprudence, Sains Sosial and Civil Procedure. Which means more time to study, but as if I'll ever use the free time to do that..

Now I'm thinking when I should go back. Hopefully, Mr. Burhan wont extend his classes anymore. I need some good rest away from here.

Counting days

A week had passed and its Friday again. Time passes really fast when you're busy with life. Happy to say that I have no more assignments and tests this semester, and I'm glad they're over. Free times are spent with more badminton and Counter Strikes with the guys. hehehe. I'm free as a bird right now, but that's not gonna be long, as my finals will be coming in less than a month's time.

The semester is coming to an end soon. Next week would be week fourteen of semester 7, which means last week of studies. Some classes have already ended, and most of them would probably end this week.

Then comes the finals. That would start from the 13th till the 29th of November. Well, no more honeymoon, guess have to start with preparations soon. Its gonna be a tough one again, with 3 heavy law papers in a row on 21st, 22nd and 23rd. Why the heck the HEA must arrange the papers in such a way? But its still better than semester 5's five law papers back to back..

But before that, gotta look forward to go back home during the study break. I'm planning to spend at least a week and not more, just to have a good rest before struggling again for the finals. I know I will never ever study at home, and I just bring back books to make me feel good. haha.

Nothing feels better being at home, far away from the unnecessary stress and dramas in the uni. And nothing feels better than to return home after months being away, and to sleep in your own bed. It feels like heaven. :D

Annoyed

I don't know if its just me, but I have a habit of not answering calls from numbers I don't know, as in people who are not in my contact list. When somebody with a random number keeps on messaging me bugging for something, I refuse to answer, simply because I don't know who they are. I don't mind replying, but it'll be just rude to ask back who you are right?

"Hai.. boleh berkenalan?"
"Salam perkenalan.. Awak study dekat UUM ke?"

The examples. But who are you? I have more annoying ones, but I guess they're not shareable..

Isn't it so hard to introduce yourself by just giving your name? Its like greeting a total stranger without introducing yourself first. For heaven's sake, do introduce yourself first when you send a text to someone who doesn't have your number, it'll make both sides easier to communicate.

I remembered an occasion where an Indonesian woman kept calling and SMS-ing me hundred of times, accusing me of sneaking out with her daughter with her indon accent. I was like WTH? I replied telling her I was not the 'Johan' she was looking for. She didn't believe it, and continued to accuse me using harsh words.

Well, patience has a limit, and I got very annoyed to the extend where I called her, told her I was not her imaginary 'Johan', that I was from Malaysia, and threatened her not to call again or else I'll make a police report to get her out of Malaysia. And she never called anymore. Peace ever since. :)

Does Shell V-Power 97 works?

We've heard about the big fuss of Shell V-Powers. But how good are they? Not to be mistaken, there are 2 types of V-Powers in Malaysia, the V-Power 97 which replaced the regular 97s (RM2.10/litre) and the premium racing fuel, the V-Power Racing (RM2.48/litre), where the latter is only available at selected stations nationwide. The regular Shell FuelSave RON95 is retailed at RM1.85/litre, in comparison.

The killer barrels.

What does RON means? A fuel’s RON rating corresponds to its ability to resist from causing the engine to “knock”, and excessive knocking would harm the engine in the long run, as a result of using lower RON ratings than recommended by your car manufacturer. Most cars in Malaysia are safe enough to use RON95s. Its good to know your car's minimum RON rating, as a car which requires a higher RON rating running on lower RON fuel would experience under-performance, and knocking in the engine bay, which translates to higher fuel consumption. V-Power 97 are RON97 fuels, while the Shell V-Power Racing is speculated to be in the region of RON98, and not 100.

What makes the V-Power 97 special is the brand’s unique Friction Modification Technology (FMT) additive in the fuel. This is claimed to reduce the fiction generated by fuel, thus creating more power. FMT in V-Power also has cleaning properties which is claimed to start the cleaning job from the first fill and prevents build up as well.

Curious about it, I've decided to give it a try. On my second tank now, a full tank of V-Power 97 (30 litres) is about RM6-7 more than the regular 95s. The difference? I felt the gear-changes are a little smoother, and the engine makes less noise. I guess its a good thing as the CamPro engines in Protons are noisy and rough in nature. But I don't really feel any improvement in performance, which is a letdown as Shell aggressively advertises it to be able to increase power. So does the extra RM7 per tankful justified? If you want a smoother driving experience, yes. Fuel economy is improved by a tiny margin, which is a good thing as well.

Getting it done

Burning the midnight oil. Modern version.

My plan to stay up throughout the night to finish up my lovely jurisprudence assignment looks good so far, and the piece looks like its slowly getting together, although there's much more to go. Willing to sacrifice sleep for this, as the dateline is coming in less than 2 days for Sha to compile, so its time to rush it out. Can't wait for it to be done, soon forgotten and I shall look forward to a couple of weeks of freedom (and sleep) before being stuck in Sintok again for the final examinations.

Well, gotta look forward to tomorrow's photography session, where each of us seniors will have our own column and appear in our LawSoc magazine. It is as a token for the juniors to remember us, perhaps. Or it is for us to flip through years later, seeing how our friends looked before in the past..

More boring classes as well. 3 hours of dull Professional Practice class in the afternoon (*yawn*) and another 3-hour replacement juris class at night. Lovely. All law students loves jurisprudence, don't we? hahahaha :D

Pursuit of happyness

Happiness is subjective. Some may find it in their big macs, some feel happy spending time with their loved ones, and some buys happiness with by spending money buying things they desire.

A true story of happiness.

If you still can't define what your definition of happiness is, remember this:

"The happiest people in this world do not have everything they want.
They just make the most out of what they have."

Do appreciate what you still have. Once they're gone, its already too late to regret.

Just a random thought

A question: Would you rather choose somebody who loves you or pick somebody you love, but does not love you back?

There are people and couples I know who are in happy relationships. They love each other and grows closer every day. I feel happy for them and hope for the best for them.

The abused shuttlecock.

But forever is a word that seems impossible. We are humans after all, and life has to come to a full stop one day. People who are in love would say they love their other half forever and ever, but I have to disagree in a way.

I once heard a joke somebody told me:

"What's the biggest lie you'll ever hear from a woman?
When she tells that she loves you forever."

It seems true to a certain extend, especially you've been repeatedly disappointed by women. Maybe that's just me, because I see happy people around me, and I'm the only one who is pathetic.

Thanks, Austin

Jurisprudence oh jurisprudence. You are simply the hardest subject I've encountered after more than four years of studying law. Why on earth are you so hard to be understood? And I don't see any importance in you, be it now or in the future.. hahahahaha

The subject which gave much headaches.

John Austin, Jeremy Bentham, Hart and all of your friends, thank you for creating complicated philosophical stuff that gives me headache whenever I touch or see my jurisprudence books! Aarrghh!!!

Its saddening to be awake till the wee hours of the morning, day after day, thinking of what to write for this silly little assignment. 2 weeks had passed, and I haven't even filled my first page. The dateline is nearing too. Die Rizal, die!!

Someday, we'll figure all this out

I've promised myself no matter what, I'm going to do my laundry by tonight. After a good game of badminton with the guys, it sure must rain again. Will have to do it tomorrow then, and it will rain again. The cycle goes on and soon I would run out of clothes.

Burhanudeen's CPC1 class

After another 3-hour session with Mr. Burhan, it made me thinking, the law profession is never easy. Its weird but i never was interested in becoming a lawyer. Or a DPP, or anything related. Why on earth did I take up law in the first place, sigh. There's a part of me which says I should have taken up some sort of designs or automotive engineering instead, but my parents don't own a money printing business. Oh well, probably I need to wait until graduation and see where do I go from there..

And maybe someday
We'll figure all this out
Try to put an end to all our doubt
Try to find a way to make things better now and
Maybe someday we'll live our lives out loud
We'll be better off somehow
Someday

Enough speaking, I need to get more sleep. Not forgetting that Jurisprudence assignment which I've been worrying for the past 2 weeks and still have no idea how to even start!

Ronan Keating & Yusuf Islam - Father And Son

Sometimes, when you feel lost, or just stuck at a moment, put your faith in Him, and believe in yourself.

This song had been my source of motivation for some time, even though its old, they say its gold.

Ronan Keating & Yusof Islam (aka Cat Stevens) - Father and Son

The song has no relation to my dad whatsoever. I hate to say this, but I am not close to my father in any way, and I put the blame on him. I wonder how does it feel to have and being close to your father. And how does he as a father, doesn't even bother to know how his sons are doing. Sometimes, I do envy seeing happy families where their parents are together.

So people, if you have a caring dad, do appreciate him. And hope that you'll be a responsible father in the future.

To my mum, you are the best mother and the strongest woman I know in the world. She had been sacrificing a lot for us and I have no idea how am I supposed to repay back. Even if partly, surely I'll find a way someday..

A little introduction

It's been four years since I last blogged. So what made me came back to this old dusty page?

Probably because of a couple of sleepless nights combined with five big chapters of CPC, and one big test by Mr. Burhan. I guess I did okay just now, but as usual I knew I could do better. Ending the day with a big bowl of tom yam does eliminate all the stress throughout the day.

The colours of stress, and life.

In my final year of law school, everything seems to get tougher than before. Assignment topics that you don’t understand, and lecturers you can't stand. Well, the good news is in less than a year's time, I will be far far away from here for good. No more sights involving monkeys stealing food, inconsistent water supply and annoying pak guards. Sure I can't wait for that.

Let's talk about life. Lately its not been sailing very smoothly but I guess it can't be any better than this. I have good friends all around me, near and far, and spending quality moments with family members makes me feel that I am still blessed. Knowing that my lil' bro is slowly recovering (or otherwise), and seeing the smile on my mum's face would make me feel like the happiest guy in the world.

But deep down inside, am I happy? Only God knows that. I should learn to know that there's no point hoping for something that you will never ever get back. And to look at things from a different perspective.