2008 gone already-Part 3 and hopefully the last

Ok..dive into the second semeser of 2008.

Nothing exciting.I only have 4 subjects and three exams..yahoo.Two subjects worth mentioning are Astrophysics and Space Science and Engineering System Design and Communicaion.As fro Astro, don't let the fancy name fool you....it's actually a very boring subject..like Star Trek..mind you..I am sort of a Star Trek fan.This subject as expected talk about planets,stars and the cosmos...interesing sometimes but too much detail...how do they really kno how a nebula looks like let alone deterime the constant of some damn radiation..we've been near to any of those interstellar objects..nak gi bulan pun dah struggle.....dunno why I talk about this subject if it's boring but it is different from the other already boring engineering subjects.As for ESDC, I mention coz it has no exam just lots of course works that bear on your head like a three ton truck and a big group project.My group all Mat Salleh,one China guy and one ABC...all annoying including me.. nak tunjuk pandai.Our group was fine but I was frustrated at how the group works...every meeting someone is always meeting and our leader was pretty indecisive and only reprimand the Asians in our group.All and all, I got Credit for both these subjecs,that's why I mention them..haha.The other two subjects got Gareth and Maziar as lecturers...so I am sure you don't wanna know about them especially the mechy dudes.So what these two genius taught...Dynamics and Control II and Aeronautical I.The mechy dudes for next year are lucky as Aero I will become an elective subject for mechy programs..lucky bajingos!!!!

What happened between study.Can't remember really,really busy or something.But puasa was in September,nothing much except I always open fast at the mosque for the good food and Hussen suddenly disappear(later found out his gf visit haha...siut...really I didnt know till he ajak me gi dinner sesame but I malas gi sebab memang I malas) and then went waste money at Adelaide showground.Oh yeah shortly before Raya I went to Manifest...same story like AVCON but I think AVCON have better talents and cosplayers and more organized.At Melbourne I stay at Saiful's house above Lazzat..these guy pay the rent which include 2 meals a day..haiyo..Merang and Nazir who also stay there montel..haha..Saiful as usual stay slim..demit.So Manifest was still alot of fun..being the biggest otaku event..it has sooo many participants and the souvenirs and producys more interesting.I bought a box set called Requiem..quite a disgusting anime..only one CD left maybe next year abis. September also got MASCA election...Hussen jd VP and Book Prez.Tong tong...it's already swot vac..I got hit by a bicycle whil cycling..compensated..bought new bike...study like crazy for 2 weeks....I tell you..I started having the habit of waking up really early that I even had time to cook and tapau lunch so that I can lunch at CATS(our comp lab) and not waste time berbual at Swingin or HJ.But bad luck besieged me..some bastard stole my bike...2 days before the Astro paper...arghhhh....but I pasrah je..beskal je pun.I am not poor le.So after exam.....Hussen gi GOR trip...Nik and Lutfi balik Malaysia already.Me..biasele..kene abandon but god sent ANUian Wei Liang and his hist of Medical student buddies(Ash,Zi Hao,Joe and Sam from Melbourne) and Hui Lyn from Sydney to SA.Wei Liang only know me coz we always YM about politics and chatting...so we are quite ngam.So I become their navigator and jalan2 SA in three days.Wow..Wei Liang and his friends sure know how to travel in style...speeding all the way.In one day we covered the Hills and Barossa Valley and the following day we covered Monarto Zoo,Murray River Cliffs,Goolwa and Victor Harbour.The only new place I've been to is the Murray River Cliff.Now this excursion is interesting, we actually missed the early Monarto Zoo tour sessions and have 5 hours till our safari tour..so bantaile ke Murray Bridge to see something interesting...an old lady(rather ga ga) at the I centre told us in a shaking voice that we could see nice cliffs at Mannum..cliffs..what cliffs..never heard of them..Wei Liang teruja so we pecut 70km to Mannum..over there see no cliffs and ask the I centre..'sorry mate..you have to go 70km North to Walker Flat to see them'....argue2....we're here already what the heck..we still have 3 hours..so pecut...the second Budget Yaris driven by the gals nak abis minyak..sume cuak..lights were flashed and nervous conversations occurred via our mobiles but sampai jugak Walker Flat and ..Masya-Allah...the cliffs were beautiful that I become mad with enthusiasm and even the otehr guys cheered up.So we epent 1 hour..crossing the river(really cool cable driven ferry) and drive along the cliffs on the other side of Murray River and taking pics.After that we all pecut to Monarto jus in time for the last Safari tour.But after that we pecut to Goolwa....dig out some sample cockles to impress Wei Liang and stop at Victor Harbour to chill our, chase after two seals and have dinner at a Thai restaurant. We returned to Adelaide when it was already dark and all was well until Wei Liang's car git flashed by a speed cam...huhu..he was really disppointed not because of $$ but bcause he wanted to have a clean record.The next day they returned to their respective cities.Travelling with these guys were different and fun..I got to enter a wine cellar, talk different topics during the trip(debate about Mahathir hahaha) and see new places like Murray River,Thanx guys for visiting SA.

Ok...shortly Hussen balik.Tinggal kite due je.During this time I kinda worried about results especially Aero I but I was overwhelmingly bored.Oh yeah..forget to mention..on Wednesday I went to the Innes National Park on the Yorke Peninsular..Zaipul and Ajay were supposed to join us but these two hombre capito canceled their participation in the last minute with many excuses despite the trip being a day trip only..so I ajak Husen and Husen ajak Pidut..he other guys who joined us was Lebau..haha..god knows how I manage to drag Lebau out of Adelaide..so in Budget Yaris.we drove for 4 hours to Innes and stopped at Ardrossan for lunch(I cooked nasi goreng belacan,baked chicken,potato salad and sweet corn..I am also a macho chef!!!) .Now Yorke Peninsular is mostly wheat and Barley farms and the towns extremely basic but driving to Innes was extremely pleasan and the sea bluer than usual.By midday we reached Innes National Park and visied three gorgeous beaches-Dolphin Bay,Shell Bay and Brown Beach but wehanged around Dolphin Bay as the other two beaches are dangerous.The sea is damn cerulaean blue and we had Dolphin Bay all to ourself..so we mandi manda in the rather cold sea and had late lunch there..but Lebau tak mandi sebab malu nak tunjuk muscle...so after that we drove back for about 3 hours and arrived safely home by 10pm.But on Wednesday night...only Allah knows why...Umar Farouq invited me to a Moonta trip..I've never been there and this gives me a chance to escape Adelaide at least for the weekend...I say yes la..Hussen mule2 xnak ikut ikut jugak..after I pujuk him..I have to have him by my side..haha.Next day on Thursday night, Alif ajak gi bowling..apelagi joinle die dgn Pidut,Padlan and Li bowling...main one game only coz we came in late.Hussen x ikut sebab kedekut..buek.Next day on Friday,went to a BBQ organzied by Syafiq Mat.This amazing senior who helped alot of people and a very good example of a good Muslim and human being was about to graduate..so I had to come..even though Allah put a Christmas pageant in front my house which diverted the bus from my area..I still walked to Wilcox with two ice cream cases of keropok Terengganu..and it was worth it...eating with friends and good seniors like Faruk Ramli,Mat Shah and Syafiq Mat..buat lawak bodoh..biasele.

So after the BBQm,went home pack for Moonta trip,Hussen gatal gi keje Swingin..kesian Omar datang amik kami tunggu die..hehehe.So went to Broadview,waited for the other and in one car and a van we departed for Moonta which was two hours drive away.We stayed at a holiday house rented out by a family..so the house have pics of Mat Salleh's family around the house.It was a nice house with a shelf full of of nice books like Guinness World Book of Records which kept us awake ..Hussen should be in the book le....haha..damn tall and macho.We all slept late and woke early to go to the jetty..this was my first time and damn was I impressed...kalah all the jetties in Adelaide coz the sea at Moonta is also cerulean blue like Innes' beaches.We spent like 4 hours from 7am fishing and crabbing.Umar Faruq caught the beginner's luck when he caught a relatively big squid which later went into our nasi goreng..haha.But throughout the morning we caught very few crabs and lost a squid. Coz we didn't have enough sleep..we spent the whole afternoon sleeping and just chill out.The next day we returned to the jetty to continue fishing the whole day.I also swan near the jetty with Hussen,Alif and Dr Jemir..the water damn cold but it was still a pleasant swim.That afternoon, we had BBQ and cooked chicken wings and whatever we caught from the sea which include 11 crabs which were OK.So after the BBQ we all chill out and had a seesion we introduce ourself..damn long three hours coz the juniors talk alot..haha..I only talk like 3 minutes je kot.By next morning we sped for Adelaide and arrived by noon.But then, only Allah knows why Acap called and told me its Fara's birthday...arghh..gila gila..why everything good is happening on this wee...since I can't bake a cheese cake which I usually do for close friends I rushed to a nearby bakery which was nice enough to offer me their freshly baked log cake..which Fara really liked thank goodness.At her party,met the photography,Aero and macam2 gang-Said,Padla,Ina,Fara,Alif,Pdut,Huwaida etc- and others..Hussen pun ikut after I pujuk him..ngeh.We ate Biryani rice(Anne masak hahahah) and two cakes and two tubs of ice creama nd played Uno and Life.It was a crazy night...haha...really had lots of fun despite tired from previous Innes and Moonta trips.

So after not much happen.Two week before I go to Perth.Hussen went early coz he's confident he's not getting supp and left me all alone...sob sob.The week before I went to Perth it was Raya Haji and Umar Faruq was really nice to drop by and gave me 2kg of lamb and only Allah knows why Saiful dumped his Ikea furniture at my house since his lease expired.So I have 2kg of lamb,lots of food in the fridge and Ikea furniture which include a dining table and 2 rocking chairs..ape lagi..buat open house la..a small one though coz I tak larat masak sengsorang for many people.I only invited the Wilcox dudes,the Ovingham dudes and Apam..about ten people all in all.I cooked Curried Lamb,Korma Lamb,Biryani rice and of course baked chicken with potato salad and sweet corn.I also rearranged the living room supaya nampak macho like me haha.So that night..the dinner was successful..they all liked the Korma lamb coz it goes well with the biryani rice..sedap hati.So at least already balas budi umah Wilcox who always open up their fridge for me and budak Ovingham(Only Acap,Fahmi and Ezy came) who always invite to eat at their house and macam2.So I actually had a busy week despite being alone...met lots of people along the way.So by Saturday,Apam,Fahmi and I went to Perth with three full days o explore Western Ausralia..those three days will be detailed in another post......

2008 already gone-Part 2

Ok..I continue from my previous post..which was 4 week ago..sigh.

So after the mid sem break..I continue with my studies especially the group projects for Aerospace Materials and Space Vehicle Design..tong tong tengok dah exam. During this period Husen and Lutfi planned their NZ trip..I did not follow because do not have $$ and waiting to go with people I know..ahakz..but maybe regret this decision coz 2009 very busy year because of final year project...not sure can go NZ or not...takpe tengok rezeki....if I do well in my final project get good results and get big job at some lombong then I travel NZ and the world.

So,exam come and go.The day my exam habis Saiful Nizam and Nazir came to visit.So I sewa kete manual(i hate manual but redah je) and take them jalan2 Adelaide Hills in one day.The next day we joined Isuzu Aizu to the Barossa Valley, other people who joined us were 4 juniors,Achik,Zaity and Hussen.This is my second time to the valley but this time we visited many places..very tiring and we left by nightfall after a wrong turn here and there.

The problem with Intan is that her plans are always spontaneous...that night after the Barossa trippo she says 'let's go to the Kanagaroo Island'..argue argue she won la..so next morning..Saiful,Isuzu Aizu,Zaity,Nazir and I depart.Hussen and Lutfi will leave for NZ the next day so they cannot follow and Achik lepak with her friend. I drove(I am the only driver coz the others can't drive manual) like crazy towards ape Jervis..we want to catch the 9 am ferry but we could only get on the 10am ferry.By 11am reached the island..ape lagi pecut like crazy...gear 5 all the way coz only have one day to travel Kanagaroo Island...Saiful and Nazir balik melbourne esok.haish.Drive drive covered the National Park,Magnificent Rocks and Seal Bay in about 7-8 hours.Malam we stayed at a Chalet at Kingscote,bought food at Foodland and cook our own dinner.The next day..biasela...at the jetty take more pics then take ferry, pecut like crazy for the airport..dropped Saiful and Nazir at airport ,send Isuzu Aizu and Zaity to Ovingham...return the Budget Yaris and balik.When balik Hussen and Lutfi was leaving for airport.Nik already left for Gold Coast with his gf..I was all alone for 2 weeks..tapi takpe...I busy myself worrying about the exam like crazy...but exam OK so I regret not planning any trippo...waaarghhh.

So after Hussen,Lutfi and Nik balik..memasing nak berlagak gi NZ and Gold Goast..arghh...rase loser lak...dahle aku senior tp Gold Coast ape lagi NZ pun tak sampai lagi.Hussen siap jumpe girlfriend kat NZ..huaarggh.Tapi around this time already busy with new semester but still have time for fun. Isuzu Aizu ajak makan2 at her house, and since its also around my birthday I went there to make three bloody cheesecakes and only god knows why I did it..makan2 with budak Ovingham and budak OG road..bdk2 my house dunno why didn't come..layan awek kot or busy with something else. At Ovingham Farayas ajak gi Anime Convention(AVCON 2008)...now I am no Otaku.layan jugakle but not an Otaku..since dah bosan ikut je le.So one Saturday before the new semester,I line up at Union House where where AVCON is held and OMG..so many mat salleh in cosplay...so was exciting and glad that I cycled in the cold to this event.Got the weekend ticket after 2 hours queuing and joined promptly by Fara,Nani and Acap and we round round the Uni grabbing people in interesting cosplays and take pics with them..haha. Other stuff we did were wasting taxpayer's $$$ on souvenirs, watch animes being screened in lecture theaters and attend short seminars on animes and Otaku stuff.One panel I enjoyed was the doll panel...here I met Salmy and Lizzy who also collect Japanese dolls,which are ball jointed dolls which are very expensive.What they do is buy the body and dress the dolls up in clothes they either buy or sew themselves..you could also change the head and arms and stuff...sort of like playing with Frankenstein dolls.It's actually a very rewarding hobby and apparently guys do this stuff too...so I also got interested and culik Salmy's 'Devrin' and molest the doll for a while.All and all it was an interesting event..the final event is where the cosplayers went on staged and sing,dance and do small sketches.I tell you,they were really good and really really funny....it was the best 3 hours of the semester.

So shortly after AVCON, the new semester starts. But I already planned with Fara to go another Anime Festival in Melbourne called MANIFEST hehehehehe...am I crazy or what but I am still no Otaku...gi Melbourne again.I'll tell about it in the next post.So..that wraps up my first semester for 2008.

2008 already gone-Part 1

Alamak, its already 2008.Last time I put a entry here is about the iftar at UniSA. In addition when I read the previous posts all have bad grammar and spelling mistakes.What a bad blogger I am. Since I seem to have at least several posts for each year, maybe I just write as much as possible about this year.It is my responsibility as a blogger.

As you may already know, this year I 'tersesat' into junior's house. The MARA house has dispersed.Book lives in Highwgate while Apam and Wok were supposed to live together but Wol discontinue his study here and sambung in Malaysia(good nluck to Wok,miss ur onde onde and lepat pisang).Fortunately, Hussen offered me a place since one of his housemate 'keluar rumah'.Lucky.Because of 5 week practical, I returned to Adelaide later and so have to enjoy Pulau Redang while Hussen,Lutfi and Nik find the house.Fortunately they found a good house,machola korang.So far my current roomates sume best...tak kacau saya..macho2..ade awek..saya je sorang single.Takpele..saya observe sajele bile ade drama..pastu repot kat Apam..hehe.

So this year started pretty well.First semester started taking some Aerospace subjects such as Space Vehicle Design and Aerospace Materials.The other three are mechanical subject. This I begin to have more group courseworks, so have to work with strangers.For the Aerospace Materials I gang up with the Mat Salleh who likes to throw paper aeroplanes during Maths 1A and1B,alamak and one Mat Sallah who keeps wearing thin colorful T-shirts and beach shorts even during autumn and winter.But they were OK, the first Mat Salleh,Matthew tu badan macho just nice,tak cacat kerana overmuscle..so dia ni agak playboy dgn pompuan,sorang lagi tu,Jordan badan muscle tapi ala montel,aku..hehe..boroi seprti biasa.Surprisingly both of them were pretty easy to work with,and I chatted alot with the naughty Matthew.Our report also not bad although we only got Pass.So far even in sem 2 this year,Matthew will tegur me by my name,nice guy..Jordan plak tak layan aku sangat. For Space Vehicle Design, Prof.Vincent kasi group projct in second half of semester,so adele 3 minggu sebelum exam untuk design sebuah space probe!! Takpe takpe,group ni pun macho2, ade Salween,Alex and sorang Mat Salleh tak ingat name,seperti biasa ade sorang hampeh ta datang meeting langsung.Fortunately,the project went smoothly and we submitted a pretty god design..so puas hati.The other subject biase je,Kotousov and Gareth ade ajar subjek masing2 while ade satu subjek tu setiap minggu tukar lecturer..bosaaan. result sem 1 this year okle..dapat merase 2 D hehe.Subject Gareth and Kotousov tu jangan haraple nak dpt D.

Besides studying,of course I wajib keluar Adelaide traveling. So my first excursion was during mid sem break in April. First excursion was to Aldinga Beach.Program Mongger/Syafiq Mat.Okle..first time gi Aldinga..sume junior apparently dah berjaulah ke situ,so senior2 batch aku yg nakal je join.We stayed for one night,BBQ dgn sosej/kambing yg terlalu banyak,tazkirah,berkongsi pengalaman dgn mongger,aswad,yin dan abang din yg pernah bekerja dan mandi laut sejuk pantai Aldinga.Lepas balik dr Aldinga the next morning,petang tu jugak kene naik bas gi Melbourne!!!I spent about 4 days in Melbourne.

Aldinga Beach.

So obviously previous night bergosip sampai tengah malam,penat gile...dah la kene naik bas ke Melbourne.Selepas 12 jam naik Firefly,sampai Melbourne,Fendi keje so kene gi Melbourne Central alone tunggu die.After meeting him,went to his nice Apartment which he shares with KaiKai and a cat which was offered free by a Lab Assistant.Dunno why la this Fendi keep the cat...the litter tray penuh!!! What I did in Melbourne?That night went to Sofia,a very nice Italian/Greek restaurant which serves halal chicken.Ade le 12 orang my batch dan org yg tak dikenali join,kami sume bantai anything with chicken on the menu and share.Unfortunately, the chicken Fendi ordered rasa masam,argue skit dgn waiter dapat ayam baru.but I also ordered the same thing as Fendi..so ilang selera plak tapi kami share2 what we ordered..so kenyang gile.

Dinner at Sofia.Meriah.

The next day,Fendi and I bantai gi Great Ocean Road.Fendi ikut sebab die ade kupon free tiket..siuuut.So from 8am-8pm we toured the great Ocean Road,looking at strange houses of rich people, taking pictures of the coast and the rocks jutting out of the sea.During the journey,Fendi and I apelagi,bergosip gila babi, between the two us,we could talk like 10 people haha.The trip was nice,I like visiting new places with a goodfriend.But I think the Great Ocean Road a bit overrated cause you could see the same views almost anywhere in Australia without the 12 Apostles(previously called the Sow and her piglets,so nama 12 Apostles tu gimmick tourism je).Malam tu penat gile,so next day of course tido sampai tengahari.Regarding Kaikai,mase sampai jumpe sekejap,pastu die gi class,maklula,budak medic,takde life tapi mase gi Sofia die masak utk awek,so kene balik lambat.Next day after GOR,berbual dgn die sekejap,mase cakap pasal Ash,die tetiba call Ash jadi terpaksala cakap dgn Ash..Ash mesti ingat aku ni gila ke ape..gile betul KaiKai!!!

Great Ocean Road.Another Corner of Victoria conquered.Next time Mornington Peninsular



I think what I wrote for the first sem is already too much.So I'llcontinue in Part 2.

P.S.:Saiful Nizam patah tangan main bola mase aku lawat Melbourne.Skang die ade prut yang 'seksi'

Saiful Nidzam patah tangan main bola