Insomniatic

Date: 27/12/2008
Time: 2:22 a.m.

A night before visiting orphanage to celebrate belated christmas..... (actually its morning d)

Turning...

Turning...

Turning...

Arghh...really can't sleep, must find something to do to make myself sleepy..

Hmm.. but then nothing to do wor...

Oh i know!! Lets go MSN and see if anyone is online....

On computer first....

Sign in MSN...

Oh yay...luckily this late d still got people awake, lets chat...

Scene 1
Wei Luen says:
hey i cant sleep oo
Wei Luen says:
how ar?
XX says:
haha
XX says:
now onli u say
XX says:
so long d
XX says:
haha
Wei Luen says:
haha
XX says:
dream of santa
Wei Luen says:
cant

Scene 2
Wei Luen says:
i first think of wat happen tomorrow
XX says:
u watch some boring show
XX says:
then can sleep d
Wei Luen says:
then after tat i thought bout wat happen to other orphanage
XX says:
oimeh
XX says:
nonono
Wei Luen says:
then after tat i thought bout people around the world
XX says:
ok stop
XX says:
stop
Wei Luen says:
then the more i think i cant sleep d
XX says:
ishhh
XX says:
tat's y cnt sleep la
Wei Luen says:
even genting bankrupt also cant help everyone
XX says:
aduiiii

Scene 3
Wei Luen says:
really ar..but then i feel talking to u can make me sleepy wor
XX says:
wahh
XX says:
HAHHAH
XX says:
i gt so geng bo
XX says:
hmmmmm
XX says:
now horrrrrrrr
XX says:
u r getting vy sleepy
XX says:
then horrrrrrrrrr
XX says:
u will eventually fall asleep
XX says:
nexxxxx
XX says:
u will dream sth sesat dream
XX says:
tat u r buying a tree wif no leave no leg
XX says:
no resit
XX says:
suddenly u will b finding trolley 4 the resit
XX says:
nex tng u wake up n orphanage d
XX says:
some1 sleep d rite
Wei Luen says:
erm..
Wei Luen says:
makes me more excited
XX says:
alamak
XX says:
take cough med la
XX says:
yooo

Scene 4
Wei Luen says:
haha
Wei Luen says:
maybe i should write something in my blog
Wei Luen says:
arrghh
XX says:
walau
XX says:
r u crazy
XX says:
u sleep
XX says:
sleep
Wei Luen says:
i know d
Wei Luen says:
i shall copy all this msn msg
Wei Luen says:
paste in my blog
Wei Luen says:
seems cool
XX says:
wad theeeee

So that's the story bout how I end up writing this blog... Can't reveal who is XX, for privacy purpose, but you guys are free to guess who is he/she :P Anyway thanks XX for accompany me to do something very stupid stuff, I guess its time to sleep, good night everyone, hope I don't wake up as a dead fish tomorrow.

~End~ (2.32 A.m.)

Online Post

http://blog.thestar.com.my/default.asp?cat=26

I have this blog published on the star online, with title "Toon Army March On" under the name solesurvivor_13, anyone interested in football can go read :)

Hope

I was sitting in a dark room, on a wooden bed that usually feel so comfortable for an afternoon nap, coupled with the cool breeze of the air-cond, a luxury that eluded me in my life back in KL. However this was a different day, sitting down for even a minute proved to be difficult, not to mention actually taking a nap itself. The cold breeze sends shiver down my spine, even with the sun blazing hot outside. Ah... I did let the nervousness creep into my mind, or rather the fear itself. Its 4.15 p.m. , the result should be here by this time. And suddenly the phone rang, fearing for the worst, I take a quick peek at it, hmm... no, its not the dreaded call I expected, the voice at the other end is a familiar one, saying "hey the result out d oo, how did u do?" The truth is I can wait to check, but reality is playing a twisted joke on me, the line has been exceptional throughout the day, all the way till 4 p.m. when it decide that its time to throw a tantrum and play a prank on me... So yes, I am in a desperate situation where I wasn't able to do anything except to crumble to my nerves, did I deserve such treatment? hmm...probably yes?


So with the line probably not gonna come back soon, I let my mind wonder into a region I never thought myself would be in, a region filled with "what if" question..


" what if what awaiting me is a bad news"


" what if my greatest fear come true?"


" what if I need to return to KL earlier then expected?"


" what if, I actually need to study everything I did again?"


" what if I let my parents down?"


"what if..."

I got so deeply engrossed in my thoughts that I didn't realize what happen around me. I am sure its not something that developed in a day, its something that hide deeply in our subconscious mind for quite some time( not just mine, but some others as well ), something like a crouching tiger waiting to purge at the right moment, when someone is helpless and vulnerable, its not just about me, its never about me, I realize right after I got the result ( I will explain it later ). I did feel like jumping up and down, banging my head on the wall, pulling my hair off, or just buy a ticket back to KL to get it immediately, the fact that I am sweating in a air-cond room said everything.


That's the moment I decided I had enough, enough is enough, there is no way I am going to let something I cannot change manipulate my mind this way, no, no way, I am going to do something. I phoned someone, asking them to check for me...No... this is not the time to talk about pride, its time a time to limit the misery, a time to come out of the shell and face the harsh reality. While waiting for the answer, despite betting against it, I secretly harbour hope that I will survive, saying a little prayer despite knowing that this is against the real meaning of praying. And the message came, only one word caught my eye, "PASSED". It suddenly felt like anything else doesn't matter, I just felt like screaming in joy, but in a split second, something stopped me from doing that...


Like I say earlier, its not about me, suddenly the images of our preparation for exam came flying back into my mind. I can see every single one of us working hard, the determination in everyone's eyes, with only one goal in them. Yes, passing might not be everyone's aim, some might have wanted more, some might have more believe due to their more superior knowledge, but one thing I can be sure, the effort everyone put in is beyond doubt. No one can say we did not put in effort, the black eyes, constant crowding of library proves everything. So if the exam is based on effort, no one deserve to fail. Even if its based on knowledge, I do not feel it really reflect one's knowledge, one might studied everything but still didn't make it, just as some might be lacking in knowledge but possess enough quality to pass. Of course this might not apply to those who passed in flying colours, but just look at the effort everyone put in, everyone deserve a credit for all the work they put in, all the sleepless night. Not everyone can do this, not everyone can endure the moment when you feel physically and mentally exhausted but you mind do not allow you to sleep, not everyone can endure to huge pressure on their shoulder and still fight on. Just based on that, if I were a patient, I would not hesitate to put my life in their hands. It shows nothing come easy, make us can't help but look at all the pharmacists and doctors out there wondering, " wow, they must have gone through hell to come to this position today".

Despite us celebrating our passing achievement( to be honest I don't really care bout my marks, or wanting to see them ), like I say its not just about us, everyone put in great effort and if they fail, definitely is not due to lack of effort or even knowledge, I definitely feel lucky to get through and praying for those having retake to get through is definitely something on my mind. I took some time imagining myself in their shoes, it was torrid and scary, they have done nothing to deserve this and I hope their inner strength will get them through this challenge. P1/07 started with bout 117 students, who came with a dream to serve, and I hope we will end up at 117 as well, well equipped both in terms of knowledge and mentality to serve. Lets give them the encouragement to get through as some of us ( definitely including me ) would have easily gone into their situation if not due to some luck and would need the same support they needed.

Political Turmoil

I would recommend this book in conjunction of the historical appointment of Barack Obama as the first ever African-American President. I bought it weeks before the election and found it a joy to read. As an avid supporter, of course I am delighted with the change, but we must bear in mind that with all the problems America and the world is facing, the economic downturn, not to mention to hugely debated war in Iraq and Afghan, it would take time for the new president to exert his Midas touch, so lets give this guy some time and see what happens.

But back to our own beloved country, it wasn't surprising that the historic win brought up the issue among us that " in Malaysia, can a non-Malay be a prime minister". Just as things are starting to heat up, our prime minister step up with a statement "anyone can be the prime minister", which for me is vague and unconvincing. I got engaged in a conversation with my dad on this and due to some poor historical knowledge, am unable to be sure on whether there is a law fixed right before Merdeka that the seat is only reserved for Bumiputras. 20 years ago people would just laugh you off if you come out with a statement of a possible black president in US, but again the win prove anything is possible but in our country, I just do not see it happen, yet, at least for the next few years or even longer. And this has nothing to do with racial issues, but human nature of reluctance to change and fear of the consequences of change, might just play a big part in this.

Well I didn't say this for no reason, it has something to do with the fact that the election system of both countries are extremely different. In America, an individual represents the party, but in here, the party's fate in election will determine the presidency, or rather the prime minister-dency. In the States, each state will be allocated votes based on population density instead of state size, with a winner-take-all policy, but in our country, each party will battle it out in each districts and parlimentary seats, which means big states like Sabah, Sarawak, Pahang and Johor playing a huge part regardless of population, and this, clearly determines the outcome of our previous election. And the prime minister always come from the winning party, never fails to be Barisan, and never fails to come from UMNO, in our entire short 50 plus year history, will they change the system anytime soon? Not likely...

But lets have a virtual situation where we are adopting a system of current US election, which means states like Penang, Selangor, Perak will definitely get more say than states like Sabah based on population, the outcome might actually change due to the fact that all 3 of these states actually fell to the hand of opposition, in a winner-takes-all system. Just like how McCain lose out to Obama despite winning almost more states and painted the map red in bigger portion than blue. But is it fair? It will be up for people to judge. Another interesting fact is that each party will have to nominate a candidate to run for the top job, and lets say with Mr. N from the governing party up against Mr. A from the opposition,(which you know who I am talking about) it promises to produce an explosive affair, something that I feel our nation is not prepared to face.

One thing I felt is unfair to the non-Bumis is in fact, the questions of our loyalty towards this country. With no doubt, we are citizens born in Malaysia, with Malaysian blood in us, and it would be ridiculous of branding us as outsiders planning to steal the country away, outsiders that always prepare to turn our back against our country in favour of our native country. Just ask anyone, Indian or Chinese, and they would tell you without hesitating that they love Malaysia more than they ever did to China or India. And I wrote this without the intention of hurting the feelings of any race.

Another thing that is really hurting our country, in terms of image and resident's trust, is none other than our own parliament. Branding our parliament as a disgrace is a huge understatement, its way worse than that. Compared to the Taiwanese parliament who saw members rising and punching each other, we are not much better. Vulgar words and hateful comments flying all over make it look like a bad joke, more like a backstreet fighting ground for gangsters rather than a place which actually represents the citizens' voice. Without being bias here, it happens not only with the opposition but also shockingly with some big names in the governing party, throwing their image aside and let rage and hatred take over their soul. How would you feel staying in a country with people whose words filled with " Bab%, F^&*, Sh#$" representing you. Honestly I don't see the parliament doing its job effectively at the moment and with the Speaker of the House condoning such behaviour instead of banning rude, egoistic, self-centered bas$%%^s ( oh did i just sweared?) from the Hall, just make things worse.

This world is in a turmoil, and it has come to the stage where everyone basically just stand up and say" I want a change!!" but took no action to change it. Lets hope things will get better, which based on current situation, looks very unlikely...

Warning

You know, when I first elected as Social Concerns Rep, there is one part of my Standard Operating Procedure saying I am in charge of taking care of students safety, I was wondering what should I do bout it, but after today, the perspective change...

People used to have this perception that studying in IMU is really safe. Well not really, there are a few things you need to look out, for example, TAXI DRIVERS. I mean, its not hard to find taxis around, but some of them are just....erm....just look at the example below:

Plat Number: HWC 9230
Driver Name: Ngan Jin Goung
Crime: Extremely overcharging, smoking while driving, driving reckelessly (including heavy speeding, sudden break and came close of hitting something or someone), swearing continously, threatening to beat up, rape or kill passengers when they refuse to pay his asking price, declare himself as just out from prison, frequently involved in fights, not scared of police and know a gang of gangsters

Hey, I am not kidding here, few of our students suffered from this driver (name shall not be revealed as its confidential) and I seriously urge everyone not to take the taxi for your own safety.

I wonder if taxi drivers read blogs, if he does come across this post, will he come after me, will he send his gang to beat me up or something. But I am not really afraid, coz I am just speaking the truth and for others own good. If there is anything I can say to him, I will say" mister, please think of the consequneces of your behaviour, how much they will affect innocent students life, before you actually do it"

Belief

"Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek. " ~ Barack Obama ~

This guy, to me, is a true leader, charming, charismatic, convincing, he has the 3 C's other leaders don't have and yes, if you want me to use a phrase to express my political stand, no hesistation, its "Barack Obama "

Well, back to the quote, we human generally are reluctant to change. To change is like dragging you out from your comfort zone and place you in a dark room, leaving you to explore and find your own comfort zone again. The same thing happened to me throughout my life.....

When I started as SRC Social Concerns rep, things didn't exactly goes well for me... The first buddy system I organized kinda sucked, I went into batches asking for volunteers for Santa Jerome's Home but call for help turned into deaf ears, I tried to make name tags for SRC members but the quality was bad and most of the tags broke (though I still keep mine properly)

The change of lifestyle didn't suit me as well...I struggled to adapt with a busier life, struggled to balance between study and work, it was a stressful period for me, I even accidentally yelled at my friends coz of lack of sleep and fatigue...thats how bad it gets.

But the most important thing is I hang on and didn't give up... The belief that one day I will adapt is always there, and looking at the situation now, the one day is getting closer and closer, which is a good news!! The aim, the goal, is always to make life better for IMU students, and for that the hardwork shall go on.... I have learned that when you set your mind on the goal, don't stray away from it, you get more motivation... And the support I got, it gave me a lot of self-belief, which is vital for me to get past this transition period and move on.. (so thanks, and yes, you know who you are and why I thank you)

So here are few things I manage to complete in my first 2 months of service:

Leadership Camp in Genting

I assisted our counsellor Miss Nicole in organising a very meaningful camp and learned a lot from it, and hopefully, since its co-organised by IMU Amigoo Club, this can be a stepping stone for the resurgence of the club (the club is abolished half a year ago due to non-activities) and I will do whatever I can to help it come back to the fray again.

Santa Jerome's Home Tutorial System

With the lack of support I initially received, I turned to my batchmates of P1/07 and of course my beloved p1/08 juniors for help and we managed to keep the tutor system alive.. I believe a leader should lead by example and if possible, I will follow the team to the home every Saturday and monitor the progress...I am really glad the new health sciences and Bpharm batches has 40 people volunteered as tutor, I shall make good use of those help :)

Umbrella Project

I am a frequent victim of getting wet and sick in rain and I believe IMU students need umbrellas, currently I placed 13 umbrellas from lost and found in lower car park for needy students and hopefully I will be able to ask for permission to place in at main entrance soon enough for convenience of the students

Notice Board

Thanks to all my friends I have my own notice board in atrium and hopefully it will provide sufficient information about social events and most importantly its entertaining as well!!

Extension numbers

I have requested hepdesk to place lecturer's extension numbers in I drive so that students can have access to them easily, hopefully its there

Social Clubs

Am still trying to establish a good relationship with all social clubs in IMU and understand what kind of help they need, hopefully as time goes by, they will stand out just as much as sports and cultural clubs

There are still quite a number of stuff in my manifesto which I haven't really done...But promises are promises and they need to be fulfilled, so the only thing I can say is I will try my best and there will be more to come.....

IMU Friendship Day

We have IMU cup, the colaboration of all sports, we have Merdeka Day celebration, a colaboration by all Cultural and Religious Clubs, so hopefully we will have a day where all social clubs get to work with each other... ( of course I will need support from all the clubs)

Interbatch Speed Dating

Its a really interesting activity proposed to be done on third week of September, right after IMU cup...I really hope it will work, we will wait and see

Right, thats about it, I hope I don't bore you with this lengthy reports... Always belief in yourself, nothing is unachievable, its all up to how much you want it... And trust me, when human want something REALLY bad, there are unstoppable...

Revival

It has been real real long since I last update this blog, and in case you are wondering, no its not dead, its just hibernating and now its awake, again.. The initial reason I start this blog is coz I am campaigning for SRC and I am using it as one of my move to convince. But now, it will work as a mean of communication, between me and IMU students, and hopefully, number of readers will again increase with time and through this blog people knows what I am doing and of course, I get to know the concerns of the people...(which is part of my job)

Communication, of course is important. so is information... And to achieve both at the same time, I have set up a Social Concerns Notice Board in atrium, and the board will be updated weekly... It provides information of social events, call for help for the needy and of course, some means of relaxation like music, movies and games, as I believe life in IMU is not just bout study..

So here is the board, try to have a look at it in atrium and let me know what you think k? If you like it, we will be really motivated to continue and improve on it... And of course really thanks to my team of creative directors (Ning, Jeannette, Ching Yik, Chun Wai) for staying with me in SRC till 11 or 12 night to finish up the board every week.... So if the board is nice, credit to their hardwork....

I will be promoting this blog on the board as well soon, with expectation on more suggestions on how I can improve my social concerns job to come :)

And oh ya.... Recently a hamster sneaked into Ning's house and now they are taking care of it... Really hope it would survive and live well, its cute, isn't it?

The Result Is....

OUT. Yup our result is finally out after a frantic + nerve-wrecking + making people wanna burn AAD wait. But I am not really happy, not coz of the result is bad (oh ya, I passed, in not so flying colours in case you are wondering). I mean I expected the result to be not that good, coz I didn't really study well, in fact I expected worse. So resultwise, I am pretty satisfied. The thing that managed dampen the celebration is some of my classmates didn't make it through and had to go for retake, which IMU did not provide enough time to study for it. It makes me pretty worried and of course, will pray that I will have most of my classmates back for sem 4.

Lets pray for them together k?

EMO

I don't know y, this song just struck me like something struck... Have been pretty emotional these few days...

郭静：下一个天亮

用起伏的背影
挡住哭泣的心
有些故事
不必说给 每个人听
许多眼睛
看的太浅 太近
错过我没被看见 那个自己

用简单的言语
解开超载的心
有些情绪 是该说给 懂的人听
你的热泪 比我激动怜惜
我发誓要更努力 更有勇气

等下一个天亮
去上次牵手赏花那里散步好吗
有些积雪会自己融化 你的肩膀是我豁达的天堂

等下一个天亮
把偷拍我看海的照片送我好吗
我喜欢我飞舞的头发 和飘著雨还是眺望的眼光

用简单的言语 解开超载的心
有些情绪
是该说给 懂的人听
你的热泪 比我激动怜惜
我发誓要更努力 更有勇气

等下一个天亮
去上次牵手赏花那里散步好吗
有些积雪会自己融化 你的肩膀是我豁达的天堂
等下一个天亮
把偷拍我看海的照片送我好吗
我喜欢我飞舞的头发
和飘著雨还是眺望的眼光

时间可以磨去我的棱角
有些坚持却永远磨不掉
请容许我 小小的骄傲因为有你这样的依靠

等下一个天亮去 上次牵手赏花那里散步好吗
有些积雪会自己融化 你的肩膀是我豁达的天堂

等下一个天亮把偷拍我看海的照片送我好吗
我喜欢我飞舞的头发 和飘著雨还是眺望的眼光

And don't know y I feel like saying this, I mean...critism and negative comments are ok, but I just feel SRC member or not, we are all human being, and not a single human out there is perfect...

I don't even know what I am typing!! hmm.....

Transparency

Look closely at the 3 photos above, they are all Tasmanian devil!! Except the fact that the first one is a baby devil.Compared to the second grown up one, its cuter, smaller mouth(less saliva flying around!!), and erm...without the trademark running cyclone.. Haha,but all the looney tunes aside, have you seen a real Tasmanian Devil before? Well you are looking at one now, roaring, mouth wide open, in the third pic...No prize for guessing what its saying coz we all know its screaming "help!! we are facing extinction!!" Which is true, as in Australia, this rare species is slowly vanishing from the land, and really, such a waste....

Yes yes,I know, we should stop talking bout saving animals...Lets talk bout something more serious, hmm...transparency. Thats the first thing that came to my mind actually when I reached Penang. Never gonna deny I am an avid opposition supporters ( not sending a come-and -get me sign to you , SA, I am not talking anything bout the Altantunya case so u CANT put me in jail). Especially in my own state Penang, I mean, this is where I am borned and I LOVE this island. And I definitely knew whats good for us Penangites. I will tell u what we don't need:

1) Crazily rapid development

2) Super tall buildings like KL twin tower

3) Tree chopped down, polluted air

4) Heritages torn down

5) Ignorant, self-centered government

6) Beaches famous for its rubbish

7) Scary flood

8) Traffic jams everywhere in this tiny island

9) Super hot weather!!

10) and most importantly, people telling us what to do!!

Those are some reasons, that we need a more understanding government who is not desperate to turn Penang into a KL-like city. What we truely want is to have a peaceful life, eat well, sleep well, and of course, a good environment to live in. And we need transparency!! We want to know whats the government is doing to our state, and despite the lack of support in terms of fund from central government now due to the opposition win, Penang, trust me, is indeed moving in the correct direction.... and I am happy to see it.

More politics.... How many times have u seen "full A1 students fail to get PSD scholarship" in newspaper nowadays? For me, countless.... Again what we need here is...TRANSPARENCY. I remember I am one of the so-called victim bout 3 years ago before I fought my way in due to some not to be publicized circumstances and I know how those people feel. For someone richer, worse in results, worse in co-curicullum, same race as you(yes racial is not an issue here) to be preferred for the scholarship is indeed ahead of you is...puzzling. Well I thought this scholarship is for the needy and the deserving. Well, not really the case here... Worse case scenario, you ask for explanation and the only thing the can tell you is those people are "cream in the crop" and you are not!! Cream in the crop huh, are you kidding me?? All we need is people to set up a system on selecting scholars and publicize it, is it that hard to do? Well unless someone is not willing to do it for SOME reason...(you know who and why) And there is a moment when you thought some politician, maybe someone like Dr. Wee Ka Siong from MCA can rescue you...well I am not used to launch personal attacks on people, but this guy, the ignorant way he talk to students (yes I did talk to him before), the way he look you in the eyes just does not give you security you needed... ( SO different with what you read bout him in newspaper huh? I guess sometimes media can do wonders)

So transparency again is pretty lacking nowadays, but back to SRC, I will be pretty transparent with what I do.. Althought might be a bit boring to read, but this blog will be some sort of my diary in SRC... Currently working on 3 projects:

a) Buddy system for M206/DT108/ M108

You might notice one week ago I pasted the list on boards in atrium's stage, but since the system is voluntary, problems arise when seniors decide to put their friends as "volunteer" without their knowledge, causing someone to pull out at the end and the list, need to be rearranged, so still working on creating a new list. An ice-breaker sort of high tea for those 3 batches is another headache as timetables just didnt match, plus I am not in KL, problems with booking venues, hmm...need to sort things out soon

b) Current SRC and new committee dinner

Its some sort of farewell dinner, me n PR liaison Nicholas Yeap is in charge on where should we have our dinner, any idea??

c) Visit to adopted home

Rumah Ozhanum is IMU's adopted home and the new and old committee is suppose to pay it a visit some time in the next month, and the social concerns rep is supposed to arrange it... Still working on it, hopefully will find a date where everyone can make it

And its official,I will be back in KL on 1st June(yes thats insanely early!!) I bought the air ticket yesterday just to realize the next day that the table tennis competition I am supposed to play in on June 2nd is shifted to July. Well can't do much, sacrificing my holidays to maybe try to settle some of the task in SRC, so you might find me in the office most of the time :P

Will human ever be as transparent as a glass?? Hmm..Guess not....

Miracles

It had been a roller coaster ride... After some really nerve-wrecking exam, travelling home, getting some well deserved rest and sleep, some really nice food(which I haven't had for ages!), and here I am, refreshed and rejuvenated, ready to blog again. And I will start by sending some condolences to people in China suffering from the earthquake.In conjunction of the Wesak Day today, I will pray for them and hopefully, good things will happen soon.

What they need now is some miracle, and nowadays, its hard not to look up to God for it. In fact, my entire life, its all about MIRACLE. Just take the recent End of Semester exam as an example, whoever who get through this exam unhurt, and still be able to produce great results, I must salute them, because I personally really really struggled against it. With two weeks left before the exam, I was there without even a single bit of knowledge on all 4 subjects I am about to take(no kidding!!). And when I finally planned my last minute study, I find myself reading something totally impossible to understand, giving me a feeling of a Standard one kid reading Form one book, and I don't need people to tell me I am not a genius!! And as expected, the plan fell flat, I struggle to concentrate in the first week (signs of rustiness for not studying since long long ago), managed to muster few pages into my mind per day, only to forget everything the next day!! I said to myself"great, now you are doomed"

So one week is over, I am left with merely one more week to salvage something, but still, despite all the pressure, I am not panicking. Somehow some mental strength is built in some part of my life. Then I start to tell myself, stop worrying about the exam, stop worrying about not enough time, focus on every single paragraph, every single sentence, every single word, by reading every page, you are slowly earning your points in exam!! Never ever give up until the last minute!! Motivation is high, concentration is getting better, but still a high mountain to climb, and with exam coming the next day, my knowledge is still, very very limited...

Only pharmacy students will understand what am I writing in this paragraph...

Day one of exam, physical pharmacy.....

supposed to be the easiest subject and yet it turned out to be the hardest one, but knowledge from the earlier class test just got me through,barely....

Day two, Pharmacology......

nightmare for every students, and you will never believe your eyes when you read this, I took a big gamble, I skipped Autacoids, Eiconasoids, and CNS which is 40 percent of the subject, didn't study, absolutely no knowledge bout them whatsoever, and never attended any of the lecture!! Instead I focus all my time on one chapter, hopefully, it came out in the essay so that I can vomit everything on the paper, if not, I am doomed. And thank God the gamble paid off and the question was spot on!!

And in happen the same for the next two papers, biopharmacy and microbiology, which I managed to read bout 75 percent, which no knowledge at all in the others. But I fought through this exam with resilience, every point counts and eventually, at the end I feel one or 2 points could determine if I passed, which we will know in two weeks time, I brought my books back just in case, but... keep your fingers crossed, we will see if retake is next on the line.

So that, I believe is a miracle..... miracle made me survive from a plane crash, from almost drowned in a pool, from SPM where I only studied in the last 4 weeks, from an electric shock when I was 4 and from this time...It just kept happening!! Some people might wonder why miracles only happen to certain people but I believe, miracles happen when we worked for it. If you just sit down and pray everyday, miracle WILL NEVER fall from the sky... Everytime after exam I will tell myself that I will work harder next sem, no last minute study but... again and again I had to claw my way back from the cliff, so...not gonna promise anything to myself this time, we will see what happen next semester, of course, IF there is one....

So since today is a day of Buddha, would like to send a message to Osama bin Laden:

" Dear friend, I might not be a Muslim, but I believe in the existence of God. You might argue that your God is the true God and mine, is fake. But there is one thing I know, no one can prove which God exist and which don't. The only thing that everyone agrees though is God is always good, always wanting the best for human and would never ever want us to be hurt. God, would never want us to kill using His name... And in contrst your hand is full of blood of innocent people, and you say you are fighting a holy war, in God's name?? That is the most ridiculous thing I ever heard in life. And if that's the true meaning of God, I would rather be a non-believer. Its unlikely you will read this but if you do, stop what you are doing... Coz if God is there, He is watching..."

Well, we will know soon if Miracle will again happen......

Happiness

So this will REALLY REALLY be the final post before my exam, and this is a post which has nothing to do with exam or SRC or any other stressful stuff coz I officially had enough of them and my life need some happy elements. Hmm speaking bout being happy, why not talk about random stuff that makes me happy:




A nice breakfast. MY nice breakfast is simple, waking up early in the morning and have someone fixing a breakfast for me.(do i sound like some lazy pig?) Seriously, it can be anything, I will eat it even if its a rotten egg, coz someone actually make an effort to get me a breakfast to start off my day in a high note. My ideal breakfast, hmm... a toast, sausage and scrambled eggs, pancake, coffee..something like that, but I am pretty contented in fixing my own cornflakes with fresh milk at the moment. And oh ya, green apple, not red ones will be great as well... but soon, very soon, will be able to go dimsum and tea with parents every morning at home, definitely something I look forward to...:)


Talking to people.Especially old people. I know its strange but I used to communicate better with my friend's parents rather than the friend him/herself, but in front of my own relatives, I am just a pretty quiet person, weird huh? But seeing old people smiling is a good thing, I don't mind people bore me with their past experience, just miss my grandpa!! Though I know you are somewhere watching and guarding me. I used to have this dream of helping old people cross the road, carrying them back home when they are lost (hmm sounds like some lame moral lessons, but its TRUE!!)


Green things. As in not the slimy, yucky green, but environmental green. I like to hike, I like to visit parks ( especially jogging in park opposite IMU, playground outside my house) and even my new laptop is green!! (though my favourite colour is blue) Green bugs don't work for me though, bugs in whatever colour don't work for me!! I can wake up early to watch sunset , or watch the stars at night, just that doing that by lying on the grass make me target of bugs!! Animals are different, I like animals but the only reason I don't have any pet now is coz i feel myself will be a terrible owner and I don't want any animal to die coz of my clumsiness:(


and last but not least...



Cute Stuff. I don't know if there is a rule saying that guys can't like cute stuff, but if you give me a room, and ask me to decorate it, it will probably have erm... a human sized teddy bear(erm...at least half my size), a mashimaro, erm...baby looney tunes (haha.. seriously i know someone is laughing on the other side)

Hey I am not out of my mind... When you feel down and sad, looking at something cute does at least bring a smile on your face, thats why I used to give cute soft toys as birthday present.And cute stuff, of course, include cute people :P ( yes I might be talking bout you, erhem...)

Hey I am suddenly filled with happiness, that usually happens too after I blog, so I guess BLOGGING is another thing that makes me happy... Thats all, I guess I have just written facts that people never know bout me, hmmm.... see ya after my exam

Exams!!

(First ever blog that has nothing to do with SRC, and in case you are wondering...hmm nevermind just read)

Just can't resist the urge to break away from my study and talk about something that is in everyone's mind now, "EXAM". Its a dreaded word for some people, at least maybe for people like me, but some people just plainly look forward to nail it, which is never me.

First I just wanna say that no matter what you think, the fact is I am on the brink of failing my exam and only some last minute determined hardwork and probably some luck will save me. I admit that I screwed up this semester, all the busy activities, lecture skipping and going out too often took its toll on me and if I am in deep water now, its me who put myself into it. HOWEVER, in case you are feeling sorry for me you shouldn't coz there is a HOWEVER here. HOWEVER, I am writing this without any regret and still, with a smile on my face coz looking back I had lots of wonderful memories this sem and simply because, I am still enjoying every single second of my life as if nothing has happened.

I keep getting this sentence from all my friends throughout the week, " you are JPA scholar la, you are so clever la, you won't fail your exam one la, don't lie la I know you already finish studying" ,in a joking way of course. But the truth is, I have never been a clever person, I am a normal student as everyone and I work my way up for everything so the statements erhem... is not very true and I don't really make any effort to explain myself coz it will never work. I am REALLY REALLY surprised to see how exam can really change a person, I mean 360 degrees change, even for a really close friend, might just appear to be a total stranger to you during exam period, I just couldn't recognize who YOU are anymore... and the reasons I kept quiet when people discuss bout exam stuff during meals:

1) I have no idea what are they talking bout (sounds like some alien language to me)
2) Study plus food = bad digestion ( i have gastric problems)
3) When the food is in front of u, y not enjoy it? ( well i certainly focused on my food without knowing whats happening around me, making me look like an outcast)


Maybe my perception bout exam is different, I can take exam chillingly without caring bout the score or whatever, just by making sure I understand whatever I am studying. But the truth is, for the first time in my life I DON't understand whatever I am studying and that's quite disturbing. SO still clawing my way to the PASS. But I take exam as a really small part of my life, I always feel there is MORE TO LIFE than just studying for exam and trying to score, so, its a matter of how you view things I guess... I am not saying other people's thinking are wrong, just that I like my life the way it is, simple and enjoyable. Little little things make me happy, maybe just coz someone smiled at me, maybe seing people being happy is enough to make me happy for at least a few days. I get EMO pretty easy too for small things, just for few minutes, I guess I am a pretty emotional person after all :P

Just want you to know this blog is not aimed to take a swipe at someone, its not written sarcastically, not containing any hidden meaning, just writing out whatever is in my mind now... SO with a sincere heart, I wish all my friends happy studying for the next maybe 2 or 3 days, and don't, I really mean this, DON't be be stressed up coz no matter what happen you can only try your best and any worrying, sleepless nights won't make any difference. And good luck, if I had a bag of luck, I really won't mind distributing it around IMU, need some for myself though :P

This is a real long blog so if you managed to read till this sentence without browsing away, I should really give u a big HUG. THANKS :D

Superheroes 3

Just a reminder, all characters are fictional and does not represent the real life SRC character, its just something I write for fun :P


Leong Wei Luen a.k.a Ironman

Superpower:
Iron Man possesses powered armor that gives him superhuman strength and durability, flight, and an array of weapons.















Chua Sin Wee a.k.a Wonder Woman

Superpower:
Wonder Woman was able to will a tremendous amount of brain energy into her muscles and limbs by Amazon training which endowed her with extraordinary strength and agility.












Soon Chun Kang a.k.a Spiderman

Superpower:
Spider sense, web-shooting, wall crawling, swinging around the city and spider strength













So I guess thats all.... For those who still think SRC is controlled by medic/pharmacy, or still unsure about the pro-faculty issue, I can only say that the Student Representative Council is called SRC, not MRC or PRC, so we are superheroes who are willing to fight for the students, and not for our personal benefits, have a nice day!! :)

Superheroes 2

Lets keep the comic going shall we.... (see previous post)

Tham Keng Seng a.k.a Cyclops

Superpower:
produces powerful "optic blasts" from his eyes, forcing him to wear specialized glasses at all times and a specialized visor in combat











Low Chin Yeong a.k.a Blossom

Superpowers:
Leader of Powerpuff girls, ice breath and fire breath, can fly






Nicholas Yeap a.k.a Captain America

Superpower:
Captain America's strength, endurance, agility, speed, reflexes, and durability are at the highest limits of natural human potential.














Geowin Solomon a.k.a Incredible Hulk

Superpower:
The Hulk possesses the potential for limitless physical strength depending directly on his emotional state, particularly his anger. This has been reflected in the repeated comment ‘The madder Hulk is, the stronger Hulk gets.” His durability, healing, and endurance increase in relation to his temper.











Stay tuned for the next and final edition.....

Superheroes 1

Sick of studying, so decided to stop by and write another entry... Hmm after so much serious stuff for the past few weeks, lets write something fun. Hmm...since superhero movies are an IN thing nowadays, so (smiling mischeviously).....

Leslie Sillitoe a.k.a Professor X

Superpower:
Scientific genius, high level telepath, can read , control and influence human minds

Ko Mezhen a.k.a Kim Possible

Superpower:
Teenage crime fighter who has the task of dealing with worldwide, family, and school issues every day









Sivaraj Raman a.k.a The Dark Knight

Superpower:
Unlike most superheroes, he does not possess any superpowers ; he makes use of intellect, detective skills, science and technology, wealth, physical prowess, and intimidation in his war on crime.














Tay Xin Ying a.k.a Invisible Woman

Superpower:
with light waves, allowing her to render herself and others invisible. However, she can also project powerful fields of invisible energy which she uses for a variety of offensive and defensive effects.












Thats it for the first edition of SRC members/ superheroes, stay tune for more, by the way I can't stop thanking people for the votes of confidence in the recent election, especially those who don't know me, thanks for voting even know I might be a total stranger to you, I promise to give my best....

Results analysis

5 from Medic, 5 from pharmacy and one from nursing, thats the first thing some might see when they look at the new SRC list. Sounds so much like a parliment, 5 government seats, 5 oppositions and one deciding factor of independent candidate... Hmm but the truth is, it is nothing like it might sound like. Everyone represents themselves and the IMU students except for the 3 vice presidents and no matter what they say, I believe all of us will unite, find unity in diversity and work towards the benefit of the students.

S0 instead of faculties, I decide that describing our new SRC lineup using the 5 elements of nature would be a better way.(I am not any fengshui master, just some personal opinions.)

Metal represent firm, stubborn and yet shining an attension seeking. ( Representing: Nicholas Yeap, Wei Luen)

Wood represent tough, useful, effective yet friendly ( Representing: Mezhen, Chin Yeong, Leslie)

Water represent soft, calm yet powerful when rising ( Representing: Siva, Keng Seng, Chun Kang)

Fire represent fiery spirit, direct and outspoken ( Representing : Sin Wee)

Earth represent diligence, humble and low profile ( Representing: Xin Ying, Geowin)

So its a good mix i guess, haha... nothing to be taken seriously, just a description for fun. I guess all of us can expect hardwork ahead and just to want to say thank you to all the friends who helped me throughout to campaign and to all the voters, without your vote of confidence I would not be able to achieve the 93% feat. The promise of working hard will be fulfilled and this might be my last post as the election has ended and exam coming REAL soon.However after my exam I might create a new blog to write about things in my life, life as social concerns rep and some crap so stay in touch!!

Election Update 4 (Final Lineup)

Last piece of news, Adelin lost to Nicholas Yeap in PR Liaison, which ends all the doubt and conclude 2008 SRC election. Saw her put really lots of effort and don't worry girl, you bow out with ur head held high. You did ur best, no shame, just that someone had to win.

Final SRC Lineup:

President: Leslie Sillitoe
Vice President (Medic) : Ko Mezhen
Vice President (Pharmacy) : Sivaraj Raman
Vice President (Health Sciences) : Tay Xin Ying
Secretary: Tham Keng Seng
Treasurer: Low Chin Yeong
PR Liaison: Nicholas Yeap
IT Liaison: Geowin Solomon
Social Concerns Rep: Leong Wei Luen
Cultural & Religous Rep: Chua Sin Wee
Sports Rep: Soon Chun Kang

Results analysing coming soon.....

Election Update 3

Mezhen caused a major upset in defeating Aveena for the Vice President of Medic position, its an amazing feat girl... And I got a 93 percent vote of confidence from IMU students, a good thing? Well I feel it is... Still awaiting result for Public Liaison, don't go away!!

Election Update 2

" Hey, social concerns rep! Looking forward to working together wit u! ~ cultural and religious rep. Yup, I've won" ( An SMS from Sin Wee to wake me up from my afternoon nap)

So yeah nice to hear that, Sin Wee, after 2 years in INTEC, 2 years in IMU, to work hand in hand with you for maybe the first time is something to look forward to, congrats :)

Election Update

Chin Yeong had beaten Jeya and Dominic to claim the SRC Treasurer Position. Official results will be out in less than two hours time so stay tuned!!

Iron Man

Waited for the whole day for SMS from SRC, nothing... No signs of any results coming out with only rumours flying around that Chun Kang has in fact WON the SRC Sports Rep in a close margin majority. So if the rumours are right, congratulations to Chun Kang, lets await the official result, be patient...

Managed to sneak out for a movie yesterday night despite all the busy studying... Its a great movie, Iron man is my favourite childhood marvel comic hero besides The Flash, Captain America and Cyclops. It did not disappoint, best marvel comic movie ever by far. So be sure to check it out!!

Labour's Day

1st May 2008, probably the best Labour's Day I ever had in my entire life. Good sleep, good rest, a bit of study, few hours to watch TV and edible food, thats what I haven't had for maybe the past 2 months and thats what I really needed anyway, feels like my life is back on track!! Looking back, even though life has been busy, I have been through ups and downs, I had some really memorable moments, so here are some sort of recap and highlights for the past few weeks:

1) Decision making
Just a split second of rushed decision and I might not be here writing this blog now. Monday I was telling You Zhuan that I will run for SRC, the following night I changed my decision. Then next day I told Eileen I will run for it and that same night on MSN, I told her quite confidently, final decision, I decide not to.... The next morning, April Fools Day, someone broke in and I lost my labtop, no one believed me, since its April Fool, coz my emotions showed I am fine with it, coz I tried to think positively and keep myself upbeat. As the deadline got closer and closer, and after lots and lots of thinking, I decide to step up and take the challenge, its now or never, so why not?I am usually not an undecisive person, but right now I can proudly tell you that I don't regret my decision, I just need some changes in life to adapt...

2) First SRC meeting
Its a kinda nerve-wrecking experience, when I reach there I turn around and tell Chin Yeong, "Oh my god, all the candidates look so classy and confident, who am I to compete with them.." And sitting in front of all SRC members, listening to Kajen talk about the upcoming busy schedule, apprenticeship week, campaigning week, husting's day, didn't make things better. Especially when I got the task paper from Avinder, the tasks where so demanding that I feel like I have a tall mountain to climb. Not to mention my two opponents that time, Tamarai and Vanessa, I mean they are great people, it might be really fun if they didn't pull out...

3) Malaysian studies
Being the vice director and unable to help out much due to clubs and SRC commitments make me feel really bad. With both Chinese Society and Table tennis club recruitment drive coming up, Buddhist society camp and blood donation drive preparation under way, class tests and lab tests keep coming, SRC tasks, manifestos and much more, Malaysian Studies just came as an extra burden...Thats when I decided that I will stay in school every night till twelve, till everyone goes back in order to help whatever I can.. Its so suffocating that I can barely breath, and skipping classes became a routine. But all the efforts are worth it, being the MC of the first day is a great experience, especially when I get to be involved in a MC's mini opera performance, and when the project turns out to be successful, its just nice to see. One memorable moment is when me, Chin Yeong and Chun Kang all brought our labtop ( I am borrowing Siva's labtop that time due to the missing labtop) to school at night and typed our manifestos while helping others to prepare for Malaysian Study. Got sick in weekends though after everything is over, poor me:(

4) Meeting with May Kuan
One of my task is to interview the Student Affairs Department and even to get an appointment with May Kuan, the officer there, was hard as she is frequently in meeting or trip. So after probably the 7th or 8th attempt I manage to arrange a time to interview her. Kinda lengthy interview though as she can't stop talking ( that should be a good thing, but I am too sick and tired that time), and it lasted one hour before I had to tell her that I need to leave for class, which I don't. No offense May Kuan, you are very helpful but I am just not in my best condition to listen.

5) Recruitment Drive and Dr. Kang
One of the most tiring day, after the recruitment drive, me, Chun Kang and Mervin are the only ones left to clear the whole atrium area. We had to shift bout 15 tables, 20 plus notice boards up to the second floor ourselves. Took us so long that me and Chun Kang were late for class, without even taken our lunch yet. Even so I suggested we walk straight into the class thru the front door and apologize, but I never expected Dr. Kang to ask us to meet him after class. We expected some scolding from him but what we got is a praise of our hardwork instead as he in fact, watched us shift those stuff from the 4th floor. One advice we got from him though, get more help next time and don't suffer alone, we are seriously short of manpower!!

TO think back I never expect myself to be able to go thru all that and still be able to stay alive today. But as tough as it sounds, I learned a lot, I grew up, and I am ready for more. Finally get to rest, and next mission, get my study and exam done, and ready for a nice holiday back in Penang.

Happy Labour Day!! (from someone who really laboured)

End of a long journey, beginning of another..

Hmm... Does this picture look familiar to you. Yeah you are right, its the voting ground set up in atrium for SRC election voting, and it has been there for the recent 3 days. I would say it looks like a maze, a labyrinth or even a fortress. The box situated in the centre area is our voting box, and the boards surrounding are pasted with infos of all the candidates, we spent quite some time setting up this place, so yeah worth a shot....

So finally, after so much efforts put in, we have come to the end of SRC election, vote counting will be done on friday and the much anticipated results, announced to IMU on monday.. All I wanted to say is thanks to all my friends, not just my friends but people who say good things bout me, people who gave constructive comments, people who voted for me and people who are willing to come out and vote!! And yeah, like what several candidates told me, all of them have given their all throughout these one hectic, physically and mentally taxing month, and it had been a great experience for all, so winning or not, it just doesn't matter that much anymore...

Spending time today removing everything in the atrium, removing all the posters just summed up our campaign. No matter who got elected, I feel the most important thing to do is to remember that IMU students are the one who put you in the office, and work hard to repay their trust, coz whoever make u, can also break u... So never take things for granted, appreciate what we got, be humble and serving people sincerely is what we need to do...

So back to the voting.... I was a volunteer in the SRC vote counting last year and got the chance to witness how professional Mahesh and co are in the whole process. All of us were required to draw our places in the hall to ensure random position, and was briefed about the whole process in a giant screen in Multi Purpose Hall. Votes from different batches were counted by different people to ensure no one knew bout the final actual result except SRC, which left everyone speculating and making guesses. Each person was given a form containing candidate names and alphabetical numbers in boxes. Each person is only require to count votes for one position, when we get a voting paper, we are required to tick the alphabetical number under the name of the person who is voted and pass the ballot paper to the person beside in charge of another position. Cheating and mistakes are almost impossible when the votes passed thru 3 rows which means recounted 3 times and if the number does not tally, recount will be conducted. At the end of the day, if the total votes of candidates are too close to each other, recount will be conducted again. I feel this system is effective and very professional, and I had a great time counting votes last year. Can't be a part of this year's counting though, wonder how will it turn out to be...

So good luck to all candidates, I knew clearly who I wanted to win and who I don't and results will be posted on this blog once I got it... D day is looming, EOS is less than 2 weeks away and I am ill prepared, if I get the position I need to make sure I get into Sem 4 in order to serve!! So expect some really workmanlike display from me in these 2 weeks, some desperate yet not so pressured last minute studying just to get the 40 marks I need to PASS. So wish me luck!!

SRC Politics

Election day one, over. Votes are casted but everything else is still unknown. I heard the turnout for votings is pretty good so that proves IMU students really cares!! I have always been fascinated by politics, no matter how dirty it is, but as controversy sparks during this election and especially it involves my friends, people I know, I just feel I had to say something about it even though as a candidate I should sit on the fence.

First thing first, I feel we should never ever judge a person unless we could claim that we REALLY REALLY know them. And knowing someone doesn't take days, it might take years or maybe forever. I used to judge people by first impression, just to be surprised again and again when the person who gave me kinda bad first impression actually became my good friends at the end while those who at first I feel are nice turns out to be not what I am expecting. The world is like this, its round, everything is unexpected. Sometimes emotions takes over our mind and heart, me myself used to be a very fiery tempered person, and maybe still am, and one simple misunderstanding, maybe one simple sentence or words spoken mistakenly, one second of madness is enough to cause a huge stirr. And little things can develop into something so huge that it can no longer be controlled. It showed how sharp human words can be and its impact, always unpredicatable....

Claims that IMU students are voting based on faculties are absolute nonsense. I have spoken to students of different faculties around IMU and no one, I mean not a single person mentioned that they will vote for the candidate just because they are from medic or pharmacy. And if thats really the case, I feel really bad for nursing candidates as they only have bout maybe 50 students!! So what I am trying to say here is IMU students are adults, they are not that childish to vote blindly, one of the reason they might vote for their batchmate is simply because they know the candidate better than the other candidate, thats all.... And if there is anyone in the election trying to play the PRO-faculty card, definitely will end up as a miserable failure, just like what some party trying to do in the recent Malaysian National Election, trying to play the same old racial-card tricks and look what happen.....

Chin Yeong is someone I knew for long, maybe 3 years, 4 years, I am not sure but she to me, in whatever aspect, is an amazing person. I worked with her as vice for the Malaysian Study Project and despite immense pressure, she took it well and did an unbelievable job. I played a part in persuading her to run for the treasurer post and I did it just for one reason, coz I believe in her. Dominic, in the other hand, is someone I knew maybe for weeks, and as I mentioned earlier, not judging anyone without really know them. So the first impression he gave me is he is someone really outspoken and honest, and if anyone says he is arrogant, I would definitely disagree, at least at this stage. So I believe the issue between them, no matter how controversial it is, has nothing to do with their personalities problem and clearly, just a MISUNDERSTANDING like I mentioned earlier...

As for Chun Kang, some might find his speech on Hustings not that outstanding and his answers to some questions, offensive, but for me, he speaks from his heart and says what he feels right... So is he the one to blame? I really can't answer that....

There is nothing right or wrong, different people has different views on things, and everyone is entitled to speak out what they feel. So I feel its important for us to RESPECT everyone's opinion coz thats the only way we can progress,and again, at the end of the day, we are all IMU students and we are all here JUST to study and excel, aren't we?

Vote!!

I am writing this blog 3.oo a.m. monday morning, about 8 hours away from the official time where voting for SRC election 2008 starts. You might be wondering why am I not sleeping yet, hmm...2 reasons. First I went to celebrate a good friend plus ex-orientation groupmate's birthday party, a dinner plus birthday cake, then singing in E box till now, its kinda crazy fun so yeah, happy birthday Cheh Hsia!!

The second reason, I am here to post a shoutout to all IMU students, at least to whoever reading this blog. I am asking for everyone of you to vote, I need you all to vote, I want you to vote, I am begging you to practice your rights, whatever way you take it, just VOTE!! And Yes, I am talking to YOU!! It doesn't matter whoever you vote for, but SRC means Student Representative Council and as a student, we should have a say in who represent us...

Has been a really tiring weekend, friday night playing games till bout 2, manage to break the enemy's fountain, made history ( if you are a DOTA player you know what I am talking bout), the next day waking up at 5, having just slept 3 hours, travel to Seremban for Goodwill Games Table Tennis, thanks to Ramzi from M207 for the ride!! Lost the match but still managed a team gold thanks to my skillful teamates. We tried our best though but the match is a neck to neck, toe to toe fight and eventually we just lack a bit of quality, a bit of practice. But what I want to say here is, I believe you can't change the eventual outcome in life, but you can change the process, by giving our best in everything, thats the best we can do. The same happen to my Social Concerns Rep position in SRC, I can't guarantee anything fancy, but the only thing I can guarantee is 100 percent commitment and dedication and what happen after that, only God knows..

Right, today I am talking about how to vote, I mean how do you decide on who to vote. Here are some qualities that a candidate must possess if they were to get my vote:

1) Confident - You need to know what you are doing, if from the first second you think you will fail, you will never succeed.

2) Honest - Mistakes are inevitable, but stand up like a man, admitting your mistake and willing to work on it, not everyone can do that.

3) Friendly - You are representing the IMU population, if you can't even be nice to a normal student walking around, then I doubt you will do something to make their life better.

4) Dedicated - If you don't really want the job, then don't ask for it!!

5) Feasible manifestos - "Actions always speak louder than words". We don't need people who promise everything and deliver nothing

So what will your votes be based on??

One very interesting question some candidates are asked during Husting, though I didn't get that question.

" What are your three strengths and weaknesses??"
I would say I am a never say die person, whatever I do I fight till the last second without giving up. I put benefit of students ahead of anything coz I believe in justice. I value life, every second in it, and appreciate everything that I owned.

Hmm..weaknesses. I am a very stubborn person, I sometimes don't listen to advice, I am pretty rebelious, I once told that I am as stubborn as a rock. I do not really treat myself well as I always push myself to the extreme, like others say "if you can't take care of yourself, how do you take care of others?" And I sleep kinda lot, without 8 hours sleep per day, my mind still start getting heavy.

And what do I think bout our presidential candidate? He is a tough guy, he is successful and he is an unfamiliar figure to me somehow, it takes time to get to really know someone. So enuf said, vote wisely!!

The Little Things

As we go closer and closer towards election day on 28th, the campaigning, the tension is building, campaigning is getting hotter as everyone tries their best to garner every single vote they can. Since I am running uncontested, I am given something breathing space and can afford to take a break to observe things happening around, so here is the 10 facts I found interesting in this campaign:

1) Most unique campaigning method
Distributing batches, candies, bookmarks are common ways for candidates to gain votes but for Chan Sing and his gang to dress up as ninjas, go into lectures and throw sweets around and shout "vote for Chun Kang as your sports rep", thats the wackiest way of campaigning I ever seen.

2) Friendliest current SRC member
I don't want to boast it but I am really proud to have Avinder as my mentor, she has been a great help throughout the really taxing apprenticeship weeks, and some might say, the prettiest current SRC member....:) so I guess I am pretty lucky to have her as my mentor.

3) Biggest Fan Base
In the Husting Day where Jeya, a candidate for treasurer speaks, the crowd that came to support him was so big that half of the seats in atrium was occupied by them. The so-called "macha gang" has been a great support, cheering and clapping all the time, simply amazing!!

4) Manifesto which created greatest controversy
Treasurer candidate Dominic's IMU extra plan which gives IMU student card holders 5 to 15 percent discounts in various outlets including countrywide Coffee Beans. It attracted questions on how feasible it is and questions on whether it will still be on if Dominic lose the election, I guess we just have to wait and see what happen...

5) Most Shocking pullout
We have candidates pulling out of the contests, but for me the most shocking of all is the pulling out of Bikash, a candidate for secretary, he is extremely helpful throughout our first running week, diligent and dedicated, and running uncontested, so it is the most unexpected decision but luckily Keng Seng came in last second to fill the empty seat and hopefully he will be just as good...

6) Most remarkable turnaround
Geowin. While sitting comfortably on the seat on IT Liaison Officer uncontested, his abrupt decision to quit has raised some eyebrows. Two days later, he changed his mind and decided to run again, hmm....thats a good thing but I wonder what he was thinking back then...

7) Most impressive speech
I personally like my speech but I wouldn't say its the best. Candidate for PR Liaison Officer, Nicholas Yeap gave an inspiring speech, confident and cool, stressing on points which he should stress and know what he is talking about, now thats what you expect from a state debator.

8) Best Poster
Tough choice, each candidates came out with really great posters, we can see that there are really lots of experts in photoshop here in IMU, but I would say treasurer candidate Chin Yeong's one is the best, colourful, attractive and make her look just like a celebrity, what more can you ask for?

9) Stiffest competition
Surprisingly not the 3 way battle for treasurer or culture & religious rep,but the battle for vice presidency of Medicine between Mezhen and Aveena, in my opinion at the least.Worked with both of them before, great personalities for both, I don't know the medic students mentality but from what I observed, this could be one hell of tough contest, each votes really matters!

10) Best Moments
This is an election, everyone wants to win, however unlike Malaysian election, at the end of the day IMU students really benefit from it whoever wins. So I feel this election is contested in great spirit, great sportsmanship, I made lots of new friends, and may the best man wins in the end, for me thats what really matters.

Hope you guys enjoy reading these facts, however these are strictly my personal opinions. Many of my classmates are wondering have they made the wrong decision to study pharmacy, hmm...I am actually wondering the same thing, for now I believe I will make a better farmer than a pharmacist, so we will see.. Haven't been studying for quite long and exam coming in two weeks, gotta buck up!!