double oh seven

2007 has ended, so here's a quick recap of the year that was for me :

Academic life

I think I've improved a bit in this area. Before, I would've waited last minute to do my assignments and usually just borrow research materials from someone else. Not the case in 2007, and for that I'm glad. Overall grade still haven't change much tho..still the average person I am (can't escape that curse). Perhaps the most significant academic improvement of 2007 was Japanese language. Yeah, I'm so in love with kanji.

Hobbies & interests

Manga/anime used to be on top of my interests, gaming second and music a distant second but 2007 saw some change of priorities. Currently, video game reigns supreme on top, music goes up a notch to second place and manga/anime after that. I've also seemingly gave up on my ideas to one day draw my own manga. Its sad but I had to let it go. Also, 2007 was also the best gaming year since, like, ever. Some noteworthy games includes C&C3, Bioshock, CoD4, Forza Motorsport, Mass Effect, Okami. Thats just a few, and considering theres lots others that I haven't played yet, 2007 will forever be remembered as the year of the game...at least for me.

Social life

OK, maybe not so much improvement here. Notice the words 'not so much' there...so at least there is some. For starters, its the only year that I attend gatherings, open houses and sports days regularly. I even picked up a new sport that I'm liking now. Ultimate frisbee rocks! Hope to be able to play with the ppl in IPBA soon.

Thats pretty much the gist of 2007. Oh, I might be a couple of days too late but happy 2008 people. May we have another great year ahead of us

welcome to the jungle

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darn...maybe I should seriously consider doing more exercise from now on :p

The Day You Went Away

It was probably 10 at that time. After immersing myself in amazingly detailed world of mass effect for about 1 and a half hour, my dad asked me wether I wanted to follow him to pick up my sister and brother-in-law at the pier. The road between Pekan and Kuantan was still closed because of the ongoing flood and the only option to get to Pekan from Kuantan was by boat. I hesitated, but then changed my mind, switched off the game and head out.

Long story short, we picked them up and returned home straight away. I didn't waste any time to pick up where I left off. Another 2 hour of my time was invested for gaming. When mom called for lunch, I put the controller down, took the disc out and switched off the console. Little did I know that it would be my last chance to enjoy the game.

After lunch, I returned for another helping of mass effect. I switched on the console only to learn that it was displaying 3 red lights. Meaning - theres something wrong with the system harware. Its the console's equivalent to the human's coma. I was frustrated, no doubt cos theres no guarantee I can it fixed given that it was originally bought in NZ. I did everything I could thought off and went to sleep the worry away. It took some time before it finally sank in... and then it hit me. Maybe this is all just another test from the great Creator. Maybe it just seems like coincidence but it is, afterall, befitting of the day where mankind are encouraged to perfrom sacrafice.

This is the conclusion that I reached: I will try to get the console fixed, but just in case it couldn't be done, maybe its high time for me to quit gaming altogether. A sacrafice that I'm sure one day or another I would have to make.

Sinking of Pekan

The rainy season is officially here and my hometown of Pekan is getting flooded. This is by far the worse case since 1998. Today is the third day since Pekan started flooding and the water level is still rising thanks to the seemingly non-stop raining.

"PEKAN BANDAR DIRAJA" has sank

Actually, just a portion of the town is flooded. Some areas are still passable by car but there are areas which are just too flooded for anything to get through.

the river is pouring onto the streets

Another cause for the flood is cos the Pahang River is right next to the town. As you can see from the pic above the river is consuming the road and within a few days you will see boats on that road instead of cars.

This is the area which is most affected by the flood. The water level is just a few inches before entering the shops. Most of the shops, however, are still open. Most admirable.

The flood has also caused the Pekan-Kuantan road to get cut off. Because, food supply are mostly brought in from outside of town, there is currently a shortage of food in town. As if things couldn't get any worse, we don't get any supply of water as of this morning because the water pumping facility has been submerged. Our only source of water now is the sky. I don't know how things are going to turn out in the coming days but I do know the longer this flood last, the worse the situation is going to become. Worse comes to worse, I would gladly give my life away and ride on that submarine to....oh wait, wrong story :p

My December

Tis a season of engagements and marriages. Honestly, not a week will go by without at least 2 engagements or marriage ceremonies that I am obliged to attend. All those aside, December seems to be very very boring cos I'm mainly stuck at home. Ah...I wanna go out and play frisbee, go picnic somewhere, maybe hang out for some bubble tea, or invite some friends over to play games all day long. No, I can't have those, not any single one of those. Its so depressing...and boring. I kind of miss November now, however horrible and hectic that month was.