R.a.Y.a!!

So,today's the Eid Mubarak,celebrated a day ahead of Malaysia.How does it feel,you ask?Frankly,it's all fine with me.

But I do have a fair share of consternation which transpired in the few days leading to today.It'll be blithering idiot to divulge anything here.Nor that I have any energy to do so.

PBL was fun in the beginning but I found myself frustrated over the minimal contributions I made to the group.This is particularly selfish but it seems clearer to me that our education system has failed in preparing students to think for themselves.More often than not,I fail to see the bigger picture.Aggravating this further is the difficulty in understanding their accent.

This is depressing.Anyways,

SELAMAT HARI RAYA AIDILFITRI DAN MAAF ZAHIR BATIN!!

Pasca Laserquest...

Iris the EMSA President: You've got a cozy room.

Amalina the EMSA Banker: Mine is 4 times larger.

Azmi the Garnet Senior: "Nice" carpet.

Random comments on the state of my attic room after an impromptu mini EMSA meeting regarding the upcoming Hari Raya Open House.

Donna's the Best!

I should count my blessings now for getting Donna as my PBL tutor.

My PBL session was initiated not in the stuffy seminar room but a bar.While other groups tended to skip the pleasantries and dived headlong into the topic prescribed,we took the first meeting as a social call instead.Which is great coz I don't have to pore over thick and musty literature and crack my head to solve the problems given in the booklet over the weekend.

I hazarded her early in the meeting that a) I don't drink and b) I'm fasting. Illustrating how considerate she is, she quickly mentioned Ramadhan and advised me to sign up for the Islamic Society here so that I won't feel all alone on the Eidul Fitri.She even went to the extent of posing a question to everyone in my group on how they'd feel if they were to celebrate Xmas thousands of miles away from their families.

PBL had a rather pleasant start despite the fact that it's me in a corner, not engaging in the general conversation (they were talking about parties, pubs, and lagers most of the time, fields that remotely interest me).

Oh oh oh,I've got a super kiasu member which me thinks, will dominate all future discussions. The joy of having a Mr. Know-It-All on board...Nah!

Lelaki Atas

A week has passed.Some feelings have not sunken in yet.In all honesty,it's better that way.

Topman has relocated to a new premise.As far as predatory advertising is concerned,the company is very successful in transmitting the news to unsuspecting students with dough to spend by erecting a massive advert in the uni compound.Not one to be left out of the excitement,I braved the afternoon crowd at Princes Street only to discover that good bargain was indeed inexhaustable here.They're generous enough to churn out GBP10 rebate card to anyone who strayed in front of their store.And there were also crazy deals on innumerable items inside.On top of that,I also got student's price slash (15% off the total).I'm now retail therapy happy.

I'll still have GBP10 worth of rebate,obtained from an SMS.This place is good.Really good.

Stunted desire...Or,it's global warming really!

Yesterday,on my back back from the Royal Infirmary,I saw a Wira Aeroback and an Iswara. Interestingly,despite the fact that cars are relatively cheaper here (of course,they aren't taxed 300% of its original value),many opt to drive cute lil' cars. It's no-brainer for me to get a Merc or BMW if my financial standing permit but the locals appear to shy away from the luxuries.

I miss KL and all its idiosyncrasies even though I wasn't a KL-ite...

Oh,I need to get this blardy Voip Stunt working.And all the sciencey lectures start today!Gah!Gah!

A Random One...

Honestly,the ravages of being a medic have started to creep in. Down the road, I doubt that I'll be able to update the blog as regularly. And I have to refrain myself from writing too long (as if anyone has ever been bothered to read a long post). So Jo Tan, I'm sorry to disappoint you for a long account on the journey, given the current stage I'm at, is counter productive. Then again, it might be an excuse not to write long in the first place...


My first day was marred by an accident. A shaving accident to be precise. It had never occurred to me before but I was rather careless in the algid coldness of the bathroom so I lacerated the upper left corner of my lips. It's nothing serious really but the bleeding, which was close to being copious, was really irritating. I had to lie down and stem the flowing using a roll of toilet paper, all the same trying to contact Wan who, for some reasons, was unavailable. It kinda ruin my first lecture because the bleeding only properly stopped when it was about to begin. Panic must have gotten the better of me so I forgot to get a Band-It to cover the cut so it was tissue all the way until the flow was finally breached. Through the lecture, I began to imagine things. Improper care of the cut left me wondering of what kind of dire sickness will I contract. Have all the virulent pathogenic microorganisms exist on this God's green Earth invaded my body? In the end, I lost much of my focus on the day's lecture.

Anyways,I'd like to share a few little things about my current whereabouts that you should know about (and perhaps clear away the misconceptions that most of you uphold)...

#1. If you think that their city is squeaky clean without rubbish littering the pavement, then you're fatally wrong! The people DO litter liberally on the street. Although it's relatively clean at touristy spots, the same can't be said to most of the avenues or pavements. So, stop condemning fellow Malaysians for being irresponsible. However, the cleaning system here is really efficient. So, most of the rubbish end up at proper places...I think this makes all the difference. Otherwise, it's just like home...

#2. High street labels like Zara, Topman, Marks and Spencer are considerably cheaper here. And it's frequented by almost everyone so you don't have to brace yourself for high class,stiff lipped treatment when entering these stores. I got a hoodie from Zara for GBP29. A good bargain methinks. Even the seniors agreed. I doubt that you'll get such item at anything below than RM200 in Malaysia. Topman gives student's discount and at some outlets, they accept your university card and you'll get student's price cut on top of the available discount, if any. A sling bag from Adidas only cost GBP17. At prevailing exchange rate, that's RM 103. The same type might cost you more than RM150 back home.

#3. You can get two tubs of Haagen Dazs ice cream for GBP5. That's roughly RM30. A tub in Malaysia costs RM28. You can get two here.

#4. Classes DO start on time. Back in KY, it's only applicable to the Foords, Mr. Vroege or Mr. Hanson. I know that Mr. Highton would start at a much later time than the slated one.

#5. Cold tap water is perfectly potable. But DO NOT drink the hot water straight from the tap as it contains dissolved materials which can be harmful. There's a reason why you get a heater in your flats/halls.

#6. Don't convert everything to RM. You'll end up buying nothing.

I think this is all for now. So much for a short post eh?

To those who are still waiting (fidgeted-ly!) for their Visa or packing up stuff coz everything's confirmed, good luck and happy flying!

Hopes and Fears.

At 9.30 tomorrow, a new door will open. Hopefully, I'll be able to embrace it fully. And make the most out of it.