Hari Jumaat lepas, kami beramai2 bertolak ke Carbondale, iaitu 8 jam dari sini. Macam dari KL ke Kelantan lak. Ada Midwest games.
Tempat diadakan Mdwst games ialah di bandar kecil Carbondale yang terletak di Southern Illinois
Di sini kami tgh memberi sokongan pada team Stevens
The Vanderbilt Univ, the team with the most contingent in it.
Walking towards the sunset. The team got bronze for soccer.
Volleyball players in action
A part of the Wisc team joined the shockers and the team won gold.
Petang tu untuk dinner, kami disajikan dengan ayam masak kari ala Penang dan beb juadah lagi yang semunya halal belaka.
Kebetulan waktu penyampaian hadiah tu, ada lak tornado warning kat sini. Pastu kami ramai2 disuruh berlindung di belakang stage sementara menunggu warning tu abis. Lepas 2 jam cenggitu, baru kami dibenarkan balik ke tempat duduk di depan stage.
Bendera dikibarkan waktu negaraku, jalur gemilang dinyanyikan.
"Shiver" I walk a mile with a smile I don’t know I don’t care where I am But I know it’s alright Jump the tracks can’t get back I don’t know anyone around here But I’m safe this time
Cos when you, tell me, tell me, tell me stupid things, like you do Yes I, have to, have to, have to change the rules, I can’t lose
Cos I shiver, I just break up, when I’m near you it all gets out of hand Yes I shiver, I get bent up, there’s no way that I’ll know you’ll understand
We talk and talk around it all, who’d of thought we’d end up here But I’m feeling fine In a rush never trust you’ll be there, if I’d only stop And take my time
Cos with you, I’m running, running, running somewhere I can’t get to Yes I, have to, have to, have to change the rules, I’m with you
Cos I shiver, I just break up when I’m near you it all gets out of hand Yes I shiver I get bent up there’s no way that I’ll know you’ll understand
What if you get of at the next stop? Would you just wait as I’m drifting off? And if I never saw you again, could I, put all, of this, aside
Cos I shiver, I just break up when I’m near you it all gets out of hand Yes I shiver I get bent up there’s no way that I’ll know you’ll understand
I shiver, I shiver, Cos I shiver, I just break up when I’m near you it all gets out of hand Yes I shiver I get bent up there’s no way that I know you’ll understand
Last Friday, was the last day of class. And coincidentally, our lab had organized a washing the dishes session. To clear up the glasswares that has been left abandoned for so long. As I had the Friday prayers to attend to after my morning class, I was able to attend the washing up after 2.00pm.
The session started with the collection of the glasswares. Next the washing and then the rinsing in a tan colored tub. Lastly the acid wash was done by Jim to clear off all the hard to clean residues.
My Sv was also present doing the 'dishes' herself. I was kind of surprised on how humble she was. And she was always asking, is it my turn already? I would like to do the dishes . I mean like, no way you got to see that in Msia.
After that, we are treated with some smoothies, pretzels, salads and fresh strawberries and dont let me forget the delicious muffins. We chatted next about expeditions that were held in the tropics. And various travelling experiences. Yesterday was Saturday and I found out that my friend Khirul just had a baby boy the previous Thursday night. And I opened my email late, so i just knew about it. And he was sad that none of the students came. And also I felt, why shouldnt I go. Its just a bike away.
Hari ni Sabtu, dan perasaan i tersentuh lak bila mendengar lagu Aizat-Hanya kau mampu. Dan I guess, ini la exactly apa yang aku rasa sekarangni..So I rasa sesuai untuk I letakkan clip Aizat - Hanya Kau yang mampu.
Cari-cari kat youtube jumpa lak clip ni yang kononnya official. So senario di IPT ..hmm semua orang boleh relate. Tapi kat KUSTEM lain sikit..sebab kampus dia very cantik dan sebelah pantai. Dan student dia tak ramai..so sure rapat dengan semua orang. So kengkawan tengok klip bawah ni dan hayati. The cycle of students never stops. He he
Subtitles. Today is Saturday, and as lazy as a Saturday would be, I am here at my apartment. I have just finished cooking. I had some fettucini with some homemade sauce I made on my own. Beef stew with soya sauce. The I put everything in the stew, veges and all. Saved a whole lot of time. Anyways, been thinking of going to the lab.
It would be a whole lot simpler had I just go down and got myself some tuna sandwich, but the thought of eating tuna sandwich just puts me off. Anyways, I had to finish all the supplies and groceries remaining in my fridge, cause next week I'll be moving to another house..whoo hoo.!! Syukur alhamdulilah.
And the clip below represents the sort of feeling I am having right now. And I would like to say that the mostly here, the clips that are embedded, mostly, portray what I felt inside in a way communicates with the song and lyrics. Not necessarily the videos in it, mind you.!It suited me well and from my heart to yours I present:
Aizat - Hanya Kau Yang Mampu
Ada orang mengaku yang ini video clip 'official" Tengok dan lihat la ek. Ni semua amik kat area2 KUSTEM, Mengabang Telipot, Terengganu.
Ku cuba redakan relung hati Bayangmu yang berlalu pergi Terlukis di dalam kenangan Bebas bermain di hatiku
Cerita tentang masa lalu Cerita tentang kau dan aku Kini tinggal hanya kenangan Kau abadi di dalam hatiku
Harusnya takkan ku biarkan engkau pergi Membuat ku terpuruk rasa ingin mati Derita yang mendera kapan akan berakhir Hanya engkau yang mampu taklukkan hatiku
Cerita tentang masa lalu Cerita tentang kau dan aku Kini tinggal hanya kenangan Kau abadi di dalam hatiku
Harusnya takkan ku biarkan kau pergi Membuat ku terpuruk rasa ingin mati Derita yang mendera kapan akan berakhir Hanya engkau yang mampu taklukkan hatiku
Aku cinta ooohhhhhh Aku cinta oooooooo Aku cinta ooohhhhhh Aku cinta oooooooo
Harusnya takkan ku biarkan engkau pergi Membuat ku terpuruk rasa ingin mati Derita yang mendera kapan akan berakhir Hanya engkau yang mampu taklukkan hatiku
Aku cinta ooohhhhhh Aku cinta oooooooo Aku cinta ooohhhhhh Aku cinta oooooooo
Tell me is it worth the pain When our pride plays the wrong game Blinded by suspicious mind Thougt u could read my heart and cross the line
In everything u see Keep everything back me
Though my broken heart, tear my dreams apart I’ll be alright I’ll be alright
Just a broken heart, not a word to fight I’ll be alright I’ll be alright
Deep that bad taste in your mouth Half your truth stay on your side Unleash all your demons free They’ve been hiding All that u’ve refused to see Take everything back me
Though my broken heart, tear my dreams apart I’ll be alright I’ll be alright
Just a broken heart, not a word to fight I’ll be alright I’ll be alright
Obvious inside I’ll be alright
Through the years, many tears I have wasted I’ve moved on, moving on
Can’t erased can’t replaced What I’ve tasted Life’s goes on, an on…
These 2 pics were of the flowering trees that welcome me whenever I enter the Birge Hall building everyday. You know these are the same pics I put on my fster profile. Now it has bloomed beautifully.
The white flowers smelled like the Jasmine flower (bunga melur). Such strong smell. Hmm I wonder of they are Jasmines hehehe
This is the place that I have stayed from Januari 15 to May 16 2008. Such a nice place.
Cuba baca keratan dari akhbar nie. Survey dia nie..Bongkak giler mentaliti orang US nie. Tak caya cuba click dan besarkan dan baca. *Ini survey thankfulness list. Dia kata, hmm saya bersyukur kerajaan ada tentera yang terhebat di dunia dan kami boleh balun je sesapa (negara) yang kami suka, walaupun takde sebab. Tapi saya rasa cam membazir duit rakyat aa sebab nak kena support tentera g sana. Kira orang Us ni berbangga depa ni kuasa tentera dunia yang terhebat dan boleh je menjajah Iraq tapi, depa tau la membazir je duit untuk menjajah gitu.
This is the view outside of the preparation room in the Botany Dept. As I wait for my drink (usually coffee)to heat up in the microwave, I usually stare outside. And as the seasons change, so does the trees and landscape.
Ni basikal aku waktu aku mula2 beli. Kena bawak naik atas ke umah. Sebab takde lock lagi, waktu ni.
Ni lak adalah, pokok-pokok buah2an yang dijual kat Sam's Club, ala Macro Msia la. Dia ada jual pokok epal, pokok plum dan lebih kurang $17.90 la.
Last Wednesday, that would be yesterday, after feeling pretty good about submitting the last notebook entry, me and Shnn had a chance to go circling the Lake Manona on our bikes.
I think it took more than one hour to go round the lake. We weren' exactly going on the circumference of the lake but actually going through various neighbourhoods that was quite close to the lake. And it felt really, personal at some point, I guess. Seeing peoples houses, lifestyles and different family houses that encircle the lake. It felt like, you were really living with them as neighbours. People taking evening jogs, walking their dogs, cycling, playing soccer with parents watching. It's real life. I liked it a lot.
Syukur ke hadrat Illahi, atas berkat dan limpah yang dikurniakan kepada hambaNya ini.. alhamdulilah i dapat siapkan asignment the last notebook entry on time today. Its really difficult for me. Although the gist of it was discussed in class but to put in writing without sounding too superficial was a great task for me. And can you imagine how hard was that, if there werent any previous discussion about the paper. I mean like we could get lost in the reading anytime. So obviously to go through the task at hand, ideally would be to just read the whole article first, to get the whole point view, and then read it again to get the details. But practically speaking, me being raised in Msia and all. If i was reading it, at a glance, nothing will go in. Nothing..its like reading the news ..less than 5% will go in.
So here's my strategy that works. * Scan through the whole article 1. Read paragraph by paragraph 2. Make a one line sentence to just summarize the whole paragraph. 3. Go on till the end of the passage. You'll see the way how the story develops and goes..
But I still feel that U need the initial scanning through though..So Im gonna have to put an * before line 1. And most ly..the most valuable thing you could do when making a paper review/notebook entry is that, only through discussion, you will be able to see what the paper is about. I guess, for me, after going through all the 4 steps above and after making the Notebook report yourself, then only you would be able to criticize as constructively as a discussion with a fellow colleague will. So , stop wasting energy, be friendly, talk a little, and invite a friend for a discussion.
Then as I make the summary of the paragraphs, ideas beginning to come about certain subjects. And its best to write it out (handwritten) cause the idea may come out once only. And I suggest it to be handwritten cause, I am kinda sick of the glaring radiation from my laptop (once you been on it too much).
3 hr diet..diet 3 jam sekali Diet ni ada 2 komponen A. Meal B. Snek
A.Meal dalam Main Meal ni ko makan :
1.Karbo: sebesar rubik cube : nasik suku pinggan, : roti besar roti kfc. : 2 -4keping roti : roti nan tu suku je
2.protein: sebesar kotak daun terup (korang kan suka main royale) : ikan kembung separuh ekor :ayam :bahagian dada
3.sayur/buah: besar 3 kotak dvd (1/3 pinggan) :amik la sayur dan penuhkan 1/3 pinggan (muntah uols ahaha)tapi kalau 1/3 :sayur + buah2an tu kan logik.. : selalu i amik 1/4 pinggan je ..ckup
4. lemak: satu tutup botol : ni kalau u makan roti ke. u amik la marjerin sikit : lemak ni akan jadi penutup selera uols. : body u akan automatically kata ..opps.dah kenyang : tapi kalau dah amik kuah2 berlemak, takyah la bubuh dah lemak ni :
B. Snek pastu ada snek antara 3 meal tadi :100 kalori : snickers tu satu bar
Snek ni mcm cookies, manis2. Ice cream pun boleh. Sebab mkn ni dalam kadar yg sikit akan mengurangkan u binging (mkn bebanyak snek sebab kepingin atau menahan diri) Kecuali Snek 3 : 50 kalori (boleh tgk kat pek)
Tip dia nak ingat ialah bayangkan satu pinggan kosong. Tersusun ikut saiz; ada 3 kotak dvd stacked, 1 rubik cube, sekotak daun terup dan satu tutup botol . Itu tips dia utk ingat. Visualisasi minda..Gitu..Boleh bayangkan tak? hehe
Biasa ni la menu aku: Meal 1 Kul 8 (ni kan time makan biasa aku) aku suka bihun sup Snack 1 Kul 11 (minum pg) minum teh o atau kopi o Meal 2 Kul 2.00 (wktu lunch) nasi suku, ikan separuh, sayur suku, air kosong (ni je mkn besar utk hari tu Snack 2 Kul 5 (minum pg) minum teh o atau kopi o Meal 3 Kul 8 (mkn mlm) aku selalu skip kkdg aku tk mkn nasi tapi amik bihun sup ag Snack 3 lepas meal 3 - slalu aku skip..tapi digallakn makn m2m gitu aa 50 kalori je
Antara Tips: 1. Waktu ko bangun pagi2.mesti dalam masa sejam kau bangun kau kena makan Meal 1.
2. Tip dia 3 jam sebelum tidur jgn makan dah. Pastu kena g jog 3 jali sehari utk menaikkan metabolisme badan.
3. Pastu dia kata ..cuba u menung dan fikir kan waktu u makan tu.. adakah sebab u lapar atau adakah sebab u nak menenangkan perasaan u.. sebab dia kata kebanyakan orang suka makan dikala stress..dorang tak sedar bahawa makan itu utk melegakan hati yang lara..tapi dorang mkan bukan sebab lapar dan takde henti..dan ini adalah sebab utama kenapa orang menjadi gemuk.(confort food)
4. Pastu lagi dia kata, waktu makan tu..cuba appreciate makanan, waktu makan tu makan je..jangan baca buku, jangan tgk tv waktu makan..Tgk makanan tu and hayati, ini untuk imprint dalam memory u bahawa u dah makan. Dan tak perlu makan2 lagi
5. Waktu mula start diet ni , sebab Meal 1, tu sikit, so u akan lapar, utk menunggu Snek 1. So nak wat camne, just psiko diri sendiri kata jgn risau lagi 3 jam i akan makan lagi. So, banyak penahanan diri dan self disiplin gak. Lama lama automatic u akan adjust 3 jam je, u akan rasa lapar. Dan kalau makanan takde pun, skadar minum pun cukup untuk teruskan metabolism u.
6. Takde putus asa dalam diet ni, sebab u senantiasa boleh cakap, yang hari ni FAIL..tapi jangan risau.esok ada lagi..hehe..So jgn punish yourself kalau you fail hari ni..ESOK masih ada..dan esok dan esok. ^^) Sebab salah satu faktor kenapa diet lain tak menjadi ialah sebab give up tau..
7. Nak makan KFC pun boleh Karbo: mash potato small tanpa kuah Protein: 1 ketul ayam bhgn dada tanpa kulit sayur: ambil salad KFC (yg mangkuk ada sayur segar tu) lemak: ambik thousand island atau apa apa dressing Air: Air kosong je uols.hehe
8. Nak mencuba diet nie..seeloknya ikut buku tu betul2 dulu..kalau dah ok baru you kurangkan macam i wat.
Kesimpulannya U boleh makan semua benda, tkde kepingin2/kempunan dah..tapi u still boleh lose weight. Takde cost, dan the weight PLUS the metabolism will stay with you. Dan biasanya dalam masa sebulan pun dah boleh nampak berat badan u turun, InsyaAllah.
I woke up late again. And just enough time for Fri prayers. After that, I bought a foot long tuna sandwich with Parmesan bread at Subway. I got really irritated, when I have to repeat myself 5 times "tunaa" "twonaaa" "thunaa" "twoo naa" "twoo naa" and lastly the worker understood. Shiish.
I found out from Izk that, the food service workers were always like that. They do not comprehend anything else but the MIDWESTERN SLANG. If you wanna speak, speak the Midwestern slang or..its your problem. Not theirs. And who cares where do you come from. They do not even want to try to comprehend.
Izk who seemed not to have any specific slang, should not have problems, but HE DID. It takes a while. The problem also occurs to native speakers like Izk. And the fact that tuna is pronounced as "toona" and next time just say 'tuna fish sandwich'. Thanks Izk for clearing that up.
I had a miserable start that day. The fact that someone didnt replied my messages really made an impact. Later, Jsh showed some of the phylogenetic tree that he build. An outcome of a year's research, it seemed. And he did show some of the Peltigera lichens in the herbarium. Next he asked whether I wanted to go to FAC. I said yes. And my gosh, how i feel like fish out of water. People talked, but I felt invisible, besides Jsh's constant chat with me. They weren't that friendly or asking me anything. I sat there blindly. Sure is hard mixing with strangers. Silently, with sign language Jsh gestured" hey you! i wanted to go home". I quickly headed out.Jsh said " see ya on Monday".I said "ok".I left.
And enough of the terrible start. I went home and tried to clear my mind up. There was an invitation from Pjoi for badminton at NAT at 6.30. And i mulled on it for awhile. And then at 6.45pm I cycled to the NAT. And fun it was. Its the only game where I scored and had natural talent in. Well, it seemed that in terms of rank, Acp's would be first and then Pjan and Pjoi. They always compete to death. So to say.Anyways it felt good to win.
Then Ifq, me and Qla went to the Swenson's House Kafetaria for some Ben and Jerry's ice cream. Then we went to to Carson's for some vege pizza.
I went home at 12.00am.
Saturday.
Yesterday I had a haircut at cost cutters, watched three quarter John Wayne movie with Shnn and also watched Iron Man.
I woke up by Shn's call. She wanted to ask me to go to see "the searchers 'starring john wayne at the University Theatre. Its for free. I said yes. Then later, I reheated the chicken kurma gravy and had instant noodles. And oh yes, i got messages. But sadly frenster was on renovation. Around 3.00 i got a ym from Acp. Acp asked whether I wanted to go to lunch. They decided to go to Barn Thai restaurant. Fu, Zz, Pjn, Id joined. I had shrimp tom yum. It was fun having lunch with friends.
Videos
I had a haircut at cost cutters. I had a coupon for $2 off. And sadly, although $2 off, but I had to pay for tips which is , exactly $2. Oh yeah, Miflin street party was on that day. I asked the hairstylist whether she wanted to go, but she says that she aint. Its just for some young college kids. Young kids who just wanted to drink too much.O hoh..
Strangely after that, I was so dozy, although I fight it. I slept from 5.45-6.45. 7.10pm I went to see 'the searches'. It wasnt at the real Univ Theatre but actually in a small room. And boy, it was packed (with older generation i might say). 9.15 I had to leave cause its time to go to see Iron man. I joined Acp and Fu at the Mem Lib. We took off by Khrl's van at the Regent. Gnu was there too.
Iron man as alright.
After watching Iron man, Khrul took me to Denny's. I had a vege Slam burger, fries and a refillable hot cocoa. The cocoa was awesome, full flavor and with sweet whipped cream on top. I had 2 cups of that before indulging in my slamburger. There goes my diet.
Sunday
I woke up late today. And as the wisc mail had probs, I turned into blogging. And then saw Rph at gmail chat. I had to cut it short cause I had to go to the toilet.
Today i had planned that I will go to the new Kingston place apartments with mabij. Ifq cant make it. Well. It was supposed to be that, I should negotiatiate the furniture prices to $25. Cause otherwise it would be better to just buy it at the St Vincent dePaul for the same price.
My body's hurtin. I guess it needs some exercising. Off to the gym.for me.
After gym, I headed to the Kingston place. I had a few chat with Jim the old occupant of the house that we will move in this August. He was a future medical Dr and down to earth, I might say. He has roots in Taiwan, whereas the Nsh was from Syria originally.
At 4, I headed to Acp's house. I thoght that maybe the Sweet n sour fish was ready but it was put on hold cause Khrl had to bring his kids to see Iron Man. So Acp cooked nasi lemak (coconut milk rice) with some chilli squid. Yum! Hung out at Acp's room for awhile. Then I retreated to my own. For an evening nap. Its ok to nap since I had been to the gym for an hour (total).
I woke up for Maghrib prayers. And then Pjoi called and invited for dinner. Yum, there was a sweet and sour red fish , with minced meat rolled in an omelette and squid Tom Yum. Yum yum..this made me feel as though Im already back in Msia. Hehe. They also served longan juice with real longans. Wow..splendid!
Then, I joined them for chat and shisha downstairs at Pjan's place. They discusssed about the Midwest games that will be held soon, while the NCAA final volleyball was playing. Penn State won the championship. Its really cool when you got to appreciate the game and you see the game as an art. I guess the feeling is beginning to creep into me too.
It was a terrible tuesday for me, that is.. i had trina's proposal to do.. and she just wanted to see the draft of it before I submit it to her.. and i spend terrible nights last nite.
It turned out alright. Trina gave another week for the semester project. Beth was kind enough to share with me her insights and discussions. I biked around the Lake Manona with Shn today.
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Last Saturday I did tell you guys about the bike that I bought for $10 right. The things that it needed was a bike lock and also some rubber handles.I went to the Budget Bicycle Center and got the lock for $10 and $10 for the rubber handles. It was a lazy Sunday and I forced myself to go out of the boring apartment. The weather is quite nice that day. And so the cost of the accessories is more than the bike, imagine the irony. ;p The rubber grips. They made my fingers blister. Cause I didnt put enough soapy water and then one of the rubber handle was already pushed in. There were no problem with the right rubber handle though. Note to myself: rubber handles>be more lienient to the lubes.Its so not worth the blisters. Well,things are done anyways. Today is Wednesday,and as my Sv has suggested that I take lake samples, I did so. And it was so beautiful, the weather is awesome (or I might say that its a bit windy chilly). The sun's shining bright. And its an excellent place to be at , especially during lunch time. Huhuhu.. And the only thing I could think of was, OH MY GOD..Where are my friendsss??? I wish you guys could be here..I really do. Its been 3 days since I last saw Shn. She wasnt at the lab cause she had a guest at her house. I called her and asked whether she wanted to do some biking. And we did. We biked a quarter of the Lake Manoona. And I went home flat. After Isyak, I just slept on the praying mat. And just now, Fu had a birthday party upstairs. And Khrul and Acap cooked some curry noodles. It was delicious. Most freshies were there and some of the sophomores. Asyh made a layered ice cream cake. I had some chats and retreated back to my room. I would say that, the only reason why I wrote so much is that 1. I am waiting for the pics to dload or 2. waiting for the videos to dload. Hehe. Have a good one guys. As what Shn father always says "the sun always rises tomorrow"
