~ M U S I N G S ~

A Birthday Greeting!

xINyi cHeLsea — Sun, 07 Oct 07 07:47:04 +0200

It is the big day for someone special today. I just do not know how to describe this particular person at the point of writing this blog but, one thing is for sure, I owe him a birthday greeting :) Here it goes.

1. First and foremost, HAPPY 23rd BIRTHDAY to the birthday boy who was born today, 23 years ago!

2. I wish he will have a blast on this special day though there is still no cure for a common one...

3. May he achieves all he wishes in life and may it be in near future!

4. May he live as long as he wishes and loves as long as he lives!

5. May he be loved and may he loves as long as the clock ticks!

6. This birthday boy is definitely a blessed gift from God. Chelsea (2007a)

7. Lastly but not least, I just want this birthday boy to know that birthdays are good. The more he has, the longer he lives and the longer he will be loved! :)

HAPPY 23rd BIRTHDAY, my dear Inn Yeow!!! :)

SUBMISSION TOMORROW!!! :(

xINyi cHeLsea — Thu, 04 Oct 07 08:17:34 +0200

He just have to make it this way :( The supposed due date for submission of FYP for Chapters 1, 2, 3 and 4 is on the 10th of October, next Wednesday. Unfortunately for me, Dr. E wants us to submit it by tomorrow, Oct 5th. That is like... 5... FIVE days ahead of the rest of others!!! I paused for one moment when the news was brought to me. Part of me was like "WTF? So soon? And I thought I still had one more weekend for a final touch up?" But the other part of me was consoling myself by saying "It's okay. Just get it over and done as soon as it is *sMiLes*"

After a long thought, I still think the first reaction is more logical for some one like me. I have been depriving for sleep and I honestly think that 5 credit hours for the d*mn FYP is unfair cause it is taking up more than 5 hours weekly of my time!!!!

Tagged!

xINyi cHeLsea — Sun, 30 Sep 07 17:45:27 +0200

Jen sighed when I dropped by her blog, cause she was tagged! And, she had to pass it on to me! My pleasure though ;)

Here the tag goes:

5 Things In My Bag

Purse
Lip gloss
Hand Sanitizer
Tissue
Hand phone

5 Things In My Wallet

Cash
Identification card
Driver's license
Credit card
Shoppers' privilege card

5 Things I Like Most In My Room

Bed
Wardrope
Pin-up board
Carpet
Lamp

5 Things I Would Like To Try

Getting married ;)
Bungee jumping
Solo vacation (to anywhere!)
Impersonating :)
er.... try to make the world a better place? (does that count?)

5 Things I Am Doing Now

Completing my tag :)
PTA, PTA, and more PTA
Thinking of mum, Fei and all at home :(
Makan-ing guavas
Listening to Avril's When You're Gone

Jen, I will remember this!!! *ngek ngek*

Does Your Name Fits You?

xINyi cHeLsea — Sat, 29 Sep 07 11:52:13 +0200

Feeling free, I viewed a buletin via friendster, and this got my attention ;)

A: Fun to be around with
B: Loves to make people laugh
C: Really fall in love with
D: Is a great dancer
E: Have beautiful eyes
F: People get wild and crazy to adore you
G: Dont like people to tell you what to do
H: Easy to fall in love with
I: Love to laugh
J: Easy to have fun with
K: Really silly
L: One of the most romantic people
M: Make people laugh
N: Good bf/gf
O: EXTREMELY easy to fall in love with
P: Popular with all types of people
Q: A hypocrite
R: Can kick your ass
S: Lives life for fun
T: Great Kisser
U: Gets blamed for everything
V: Not judgmental
W: Very broad minded
X: Drop dead gorgeous
Y: Loved by everybody
Z: Lives life for fun

X : Drop dead gorgeous - *LOLs* What a lie!
I : Love to laugh - SO TRUE!!!
N : Good gf? - should I direct this to be answered by some one else? *dies laughing*
Y : Loved by everybody - *hmmph*
I : Love to laugh - This is SO TRUE that it has to repeat *hahaha* :)

Mid Autumn Festival in Carpenter's Street, Kuching

xINyi cHeLsea — Mon, 24 Sep 07 01:56:52 +0200

With the festival around the corner, like all the previous years, Carpenter Street in Kuching had their set up for the celebration. Along the street, you will see many stalls selling lanterns, the typical pasar malam goods and more commonly, food. It more or less reminds me of Petaling Street back in KL where the street would be closed up, the difference in Carpenter's Street is that; the event is only held once a year. And yes, about this time, when Mid Autumn Festival is just around the corner.

My friends and I decided to make a trip there to see if there is anything interesting. Indeed, there were lots of on-going events there.

The three of us cam-whoring on the street ;)

Hui, myself, Jing and Kui Mei in front of the temple (check out the lanterns)

Finally, the 6 of us at the back of the art gallery :)

The Bonsai competition :)

And, I received a greeting from Hui earlier :) Unfortunately, I do not know the exact translation of it *sorry* though I am sure it reads something like, Happy Mid Autumn Festival :)

Happy Mid Autumn Festival to all!!!

PTA... PTA... PTA...

xINyi cHeLsea — Thu, 20 Sep 07 05:07:40 +0200

I have been working and working on my FYP and economic integration is such a part in me lately.

Having the European Union as a guide, idealistically, Asian has the edge of learning from their set backs from the formation of the union. However, realistically, Asian Economic Integration appears to be more like a dream to me and it would not be possible in near future.

*LOL* Some say, what nerd have u become into? I say, this is what I call learning....

Assignments?

xINyi cHeLsea — Mon, 17 Sep 07 02:25:07 +0200

I know it is bad to do this. And, it is not write to speak about people behind their backs but....

I REALLY HAD A TOUGH TIME UNDERSTANDING THEIR WORK!!!
IF COPY AND PASTE IS WHAT YOU CALL COMPILING ASSIGNMENTS, I am speechless...
AND I REALLY WONDER IF THEY KNOW WHAT ARE THEY ACTUALLY DOING!!!

We were divided into groups for our assignments for this particular course this semester. It is one of the first assignments in 4 semesters since we did not have a choice in deciding on our own group members. I was tasked to compile and edit their work and.......... *speechless*

Still goes down to my favourite saying, you will never know what is good around you until you've missed them. I could be harsh to some of my usual group mates earlier but am honestly thankful to have them, actually.

Weekend was all about assignments, yet again. *LOL*

Ratatouille (Rat-a-TOO-ee)

xINyi cHeLsea — Thu, 13 Sep 07 05:36:48 +0200

Source: http://ratatouillemovie.net

Wednesday is MOVIE DAYY!! *yippie* hence, residents of 147 all went for a good laugh. Despite having the movie being aired for such a long time in cinemas already, all six of us have not watched it yet.

Sh*t Happens

xINyi cHeLsea — Thu, 13 Sep 07 05:12:35 +0200

Things have not been the same :( As I thought things had been better since a rough beginning of the semester, it proved me wrong.

I cannot sleep during bed time!
I have lost appetite!
I lost focus!
I cannot concentrate!

And I hate him!!!!

I haven't been feeling this way for ages. It had been a long time since anybody had the ability to make my heart skip a beat. It had been a long time since I am unsure about my likings. It had been a long time since I had problems dealing with this typical girl-guy thingy. Just when I thought I had been numbed with all these, and just when I thought when I am old enough to deal with my own problems, you proved me wrong!!!

I HATE YOU!!!!

Chelsea's Darling

xINyi cHeLsea — Tue, 11 Sep 07 10:53:16 +0200

I just thought of doing this suddenly. Thinking back, it is closed to three years since I came to Unimas. Other words, I would soon be home for good.

I have countless experiences and these are good ones regardless of what many have to say about this primitive place. I personally know many uni mates who hails from KL just can't wait to graduate and get out of this place. Some of the memories which I would hold dearly to myself though leaving the place would be the two good friends whom I met in uni itself.

It is a classic how we became friends and eventually, good friends. I noticed Jing ever since the first day of class as I thought she is pretty. She was often hanging out with her own company of friends who were all known to be the faculty's pretty girls too. One of them was Hui. There are about 6 of them who constantly went to class together and I envied such a girlfriend-relationship. Despite being in the same course, attending more than 20 credit hours in a week together, we did not talk to each other. We often acknowledge one another with a pleasant smile. Language was a barrier as they spoke Mandarin which I handicapped the most.

Time took place and we sort of got closer as coursemates sharing information and exam tips together. I had no choice. Being the minority, I had to pick up the Mandarin language in order to communicate with the rest. I learnt Mandarin from both Jing and Hui. They constantly corrected my pronounciation and thought me how to speak better.

It was a blessing for me to stumble upon these two girls, I must say. First impression was, they are extremely genuine, helpful and kind. If you needed a foot, they would be willing to go a mile for you. And the best part is, they do not expect anything in return from you. Jing is a Kuchingite local and Hui is a Sibuan. And trust me, my first impression proved me right about these two girls.

The three of us shared many things in common but in different ways. I do not how to put it but deep down I know that there is this special bond between us that no one could ever understand. At times, we can sort of 'read each other's mind' (yes, to that level of understanding) though we all come from different places and from different family backgrounds.

I have so much good times with them. That, they are the only people whom I look forward to whenever I have to return to campus for the academic semesters. They are my good friends, my counsellor, my sisters, my gossip kaki, my studying partners, my lunch and dinner mates, my housemates... you name it! I owe them so much that they were practically there for me at times when I needed support the most.

Jing and Hui~

During one of our outings to Lake Park. Jing, myself and Hui.

Our visit to 'Qing San', one of the well-known temples in Kuching during Chinese New Year 2007

Myself, Hui and Jing during the Fac's Dinner earlier this year.

Jing, Hui and myself during Hui's 22nd birthday celebration earlier.

There you go... The two darlings of mine =)

Jay Chou's Secret

xINyi cHeLsea — Mon, 10 Sep 07 15:34:01 +0200

Source: http://sonypictures.com

If you've got time, go watch it. I've watched it since the earlier trip I made home and it is still stucked in my head!!! I was forced into that movie as my primary plan was to watch Ratatouille. But, the tickets were sold out and we were only left with Secret.

The story evolves between two high school teenagers who felt in love at first sight, Jay and Rain. The best twist of the story is that, Rain and Jay are actually classmates in the same music school but the difference was, they were 20 years apart.

Rain depended on the 'Secret' piano scores to travel to the future and that is when she met Jay. Things got ugly when Rain and Jay got caught up in a misunderstanding involving a third party, Sky, who happens to be Jay's classmate.

I admired the music talent Chou has and the soundtracks are rather soothing =)

The Weekend

xINyi cHeLsea — Sun, 09 Sep 07 16:45:53 +0200

I was doing my work with my MSN left on as usual. I received an incoming message from Daniel while I was arranging my datas accordingly onto EViews. He asked if I stayed at home the whole weekend and "hide" myself.

Now, let me get things clear. I was NOT hiding at home myself and the fact that my thesis is taking too much of my time, I really cannot afford to fool around. Time is a real constraint to me and I am honestly struggling with thesis.

So much so for self claiming interest for exchange rates, I kind of regret venturing into the topic. I am testing the stationarity of 10 Asian's Real Exchange Rates against Yuan and Yen. I spent the whole weekend converting those RERs from the numeraire of US Dollar to Yuan and Yen only. And there are still so much to do *sighs*

And yes, IY and CH is back from their holiday!! yaye!!

Still, I AM STRUGGLING WITH MY FYP!!!!! *Argh*

Something Missing

xINyi cHeLsea — Wed, 05 Sep 07 18:34:54 +0200

IY and CCH left for their extended semester vacation to Kota Kinabalu earlier this week and left the rest of us at home.

With assignments and mid exams piling up, it is rather boring not to have the two around to contribute their destructive jokes and laughter *LOL*

Ujian Penilaian Sekolah Rendah

xINyi cHeLsea — Mon, 03 Sep 07 16:57:39 +0200

After a long weekend, to many 12-year-old, today is the beginning of the crucial UPSR examination battle.

One of them would be my ignorant and never-cared-less brother, Bryan. I rang home to check if he had difficulties while attempting the questions earlier this afternoon. His reply was merely predictable. The classic "Okay kua (paused)" *LOL* I heard numerous complaints from mum on his attitude towards the exam. She constantly made this particular comment on how different it is to 'educate' her son in comparison to her daughters.

It had been a long time since someone at home sits for the UPSR examination. And being the 'baby' at home, everybody is very anxious on behalf of this little boy.

The exam began with Bahasa Malaysia Penulisan this morning and Mathemathics Paper 1 in the afternoon; Mathematics Paper 2 tommorow and Science as well as English as the finale of the examination. (If I am not mistaken-larr) ;p

Mid Semester

xINyi cHeLsea — Tue, 28 Aug 07 20:00:55 +0200

Exam, exam.... and more exams coming up! *sighs*

Recap for the Week: 20 Aug-26 Aug

xINyi cHeLsea — Sun, 26 Aug 07 15:55:01 +0200

So, after the competition, a brief recap:

Monday: Dad picked me up from The Dynasty Hotel, KL where the officials from IIU put us for the night. I spent the whole day sleeping, recuperating from my sleep deficit *LOL*

Tuesday: Still spending time sleeping at home.
Went pasar malam with Min and Fei later and ate a whole lot ;)

Wednesday: It was rather boring in the day until I decided to catch a movie that night.
I went out for Jay Chou's "Secret" and... believe it! "Secret" is good. The storyline is so unpredictable and romantic. I mean, knowing Jay Chou (who sings!), he wrote, produced and even acted in the movie itself, I must say that I did not walk in the cinema with any expectations. The show definitely deserves a credit!

Thursday: A day out shopping with Min, Fei and mum. WHOLE DAY!!

Friday: It was a day with some expected activities which I would normally do before I head back to Kuching. I had a manicure then a hair cut later of the day.
Dinner out with a friend. We went all the way to Mid-Valley Megamall. (Did I say all the way?) It could be due to the fact that I have not stepped into that Mall for a long time. The traffic around that area annoys me much which explains why I dislike going there.

Saturday: We made a trip back to Ipoh to visit granny. A day trip.
Later at night, I went out to watch the international fireworks competition with a friend, Dave. He was there to watch the Malaysian Team last weekend. If it was not for him, I do not think I would get a chance to watch it *LOL* (too lazy to drive and I cannot stand the anticipated traffic jam!) You may visit his blog at http://narrowband.org for some of the pictures he had captured! =) (Thank me for advertising it, Dave!)

Sunday: A morning flight back to Kuching for the rest of the semester *sighs*

p/s: Chelsea is topping the table for the season!!!! *YAYE*

The Malaysian Inaugural Economics Debate Championship (MIEDC): My Experience

xINyi cHeLsea — Sun, 26 Aug 07 10:44:58 +0200

I am back for the rest of the semester. The short trip home was very satisfying, I must say. I spent a lot of time at home (which I have longed to do!) Despite losing horribly for the competition earlier, I never regret joining it. Oh well, if you were anticipating for the results, my team finished almost last place every round of the preliminary rounds hence, we did not qualify ourselves for the following rounds.

I consoled myself numerous times as my ultimate objective of joining this competition was to go home. To top it all, I had NO debating experience before this. We were selected for the fact that this was a debate based on Economics motions. But hell, neither of them had any Economics knowledge.

We debated in the British Parliamentary format which made a huge difference in comparison to the normal 3 on 3 Asian debating style. There are 4 teams debating with 2 members in each team. Formats and all, it took us a while to digest *LOL*

It was just unfortunate that UNIMAS decided to send their economics students instead of the debate team. These debaters do not even know the motion well enough to debate on the topics. But heck again, I did not go with a goal.

Needless to elaborate, we lost. However, I am glad I made a lot of new friends from all over the country. There were even 3 teams from Thailand which made it more 'international' *LOL* And I guess, it was the university's objective also, to make its name known to the rest of the country as well, did not matter if we win or not. Again, it could have been better if the motions were defined correctly ;)

Put to Hold

xINyi cHeLsea — Fri, 17 Aug 07 07:39:52 +0200

MUSINGS had to be left from updates yet again! Partially due to author's commitments towards her work but mostly due to her laziness!!!

Later tonight, I will be heading back to KL for the debate competition with JY, AQ, Hl as well as WY. On top of that, I have decided to give myself a breather at home hence I would extend the stay at home right up till the 26th.

And, I have forcasted that I will not be commited in updating MUSINGS once I get home :) Most of all, I have promised Dr. E to hand up a set of my drafted Chapter 1 to him once I get back to campus. There you go......

Little Things DO Matter

xINyi cHeLsea — Thu, 09 Aug 07 15:42:34 +0200

I received this sms from Dad earlier and I thought, how sweet of him. It read

"I've deposited 800 to yr a/c - 700 for Mun's phone, 100 for u to have small makan w friends. Happy 22nd"

Coming from someone as macho as Dad, the text made my day, I must admit :) Though it is a little early for the birthday wish. I received a friendster comment from Fei earlier informing me that I have not been forgotten and she do too remembers my big day. Some how, it is these little things which matters. Leaving home and being away from home is not as fun as I thought it would be.

Connection Up!

xINyi cHeLsea — Wed, 08 Aug 07 13:53:08 +0200

At last, the connection at Lot 147 is up :)

All Messed Up

xINyi cHeLsea — Wed, 25 Jul 07 09:05:46 +0200

Debate? *LOL* I had a good laugh at myself when I was told that I was selected to represent the university for some inter-university debate competition. Do not ask me how. Do not ask me why.

Many would find it a pleasure to go (or probably I should say selected) but for me, it was just an unfortunate. Despite many telling me to try my best, but I truthfully do not wish to go. It is scheduled from 18-20 August at the International Islamic University in Kuala Lumpur. The only motivation was, I get to go home for free with permission.

Things have not been good here since I came back. It was issues from PTA, new implementations of regulations, courses' registrations, my complement courses, bla bla bla.... you name it! I just lost the drive like previous semesters. It feels horrible. And, it might as well explain why I am not interested in going for the competition.

On top of that, having to lift up to many expectations, and for the sake of a good job post graduation later on, I cannot afford to let my grades plunge.

It feels bad.
I lost motivation.
I have gone astray.
I cannot focus.
I cannot write like how I used to.
I extremely dislike being where I am now.
I hate the regulations.
The people disgust me.
I hate it as I am not as positive as how I used to be.
There is no one who completely understands me.
And I feel alone.

Lastly but not least, I miss home dearly.

10 Food Tough to Digest

xINyi cHeLsea — Sat, 21 Jul 07 08:42:22 +0200

As I was reading the papers this morning, I came across this article which grabbed my attention. It reads "10 Food Hard to Digest". Hence, here it goes:

#1 Fried food

#2 Chocolate

#3 Spicy food

#4 Broccoli and raw cabbage

#5 Mashed potatoes

#6 Raw onion

#7 Ice-cream

#8 Citrus juices

#9 Beans

#10 Sugar-free gums

Being adolescence, I must admit I am just the rest who are weight cautious. In fact, after reading this article by The Borneo Post, only did I realize I was caught up in much of these fallacies. Take citrus juices for instance, I have always thought that the acidic bature of it actually helps digestion, but no.

And it is heartbreaking to say that, out of 10, 8 are my favourite *LOL*

For the rest of you who are interested to read more on this, you may refer to The Borneo Post (July 21, 2007) in their section of Health and Nature on "Heartburn Horrors, 10 Food Tough to Digest"

Recap

xINyi cHeLsea — Fri, 13 Jul 07 17:36:25 +0200

The week had been VERY hectic for me and I can't seem to find time to update this since I came back for the new semester. My housemates are trying their best to get the internet connection up as soon as possible and I just can't wait for that *sMiLes*

Here is a brief recap since I got back for the brand new semester:

Monday: It was registration and commencement of classes. I am loaded with 22 credits this semester inclusive of the credit hours for the Final Year Project (PTA) I hope I can make it through, though *crosses fingers*

Tuesday: Had to clean up the brand new place where we moved in for the year. Yeah, I know, I know... Me? Cleaning up? Yes, I did! Classes in the afternoon.

Wednesday: Made a trip down (or up?) town to grab tickets for the Rain Forest Festival during the weekend but failed.

Thursday: *evil laughs* bought a brand new printer for my Thinkpad, a new pair of Sony headphones =) I had fun spending money *LOL*

Friday: Morning was classes as usual and we had a little birthday celebration for a good friend later in the evening. I will not speak much about it as I intend to do a detailed one on that later (that is if I can find time-larr!!!) *LOL*

FYI, I am still not done with Chapter 1 and 2 yet. I hope and I vow to get at least Chapter 2 done by end of next week (always the case!) *sighs*

I have been missing home dearly.

And I kinda miss those people in CIMB too.

BBbbOooMMmBBb

xINyi cHeLsea — Tue, 03 Jul 07 17:10:59 +0200

I thought it would have been a breather for me since the completion of intern. To my nightmare, I received this text message from Dr. E which reads:

"How's everything? I hope they're fine. Sem beginning soon and I hope that thesis is also done with Chapter 1 and Chapter 2"

Assuming all goes fine, Dr. E is my supposed supervisor for my coming final year thesis.

So much so about having fun, then come a BOMB! *sIghS*

Alone: My Review

xINyi cHeLsea — Tue, 03 Jul 07 05:12:45 +0200

Horror movies are one of my personal favourites after romance comedies. I have looked forward to the premier of the much talkabout Alone. For the fact that Shutter was one good one, it adds to the reason why I must watch Alone this time around.

I personally feel that the horror scenes are not as freaky being compared to many other horror movies. But, I admired the screenplay and story line, though.

Alone speaks about a pair of conjoint twins which later saw one of them died after a post surgery trying to get separated. The unlucky other half came back to haunt the other twin for what this sister owes her.

I enjoyed the story line more as it sees emotions involvement, not like any other horror movies albeit the fact that I was disappointed with the horror scenes. Someone told me it could probably be the expectations which I had before walking into the cinema but I honestly still feel that the horror scenes could have been more horror like and freaky *LOL*