My first year result..

My first semester result for my first year study of Manufacturing Engineering in University Malaya was diabolical. I got merely GPA 2.68 for that particular semester.

So I have promised myself to work harder in the second sem for a better result.

Guess what I have achieved it. But it is just OK, not a quantum leap. The GPA i got for 2nd semester should be 3.24 (since the official result hasn't announced yet...let's hope that the pointer will never drop).

So this means that the CGPA for my first year would be

2.68

+ 3.24

5.92

÷ 2

2.96

Yea...it is just 2.96...I hope I can pull it up above 3, but seems like I fail.

But, I take it as my lesson to keep working harder and harder.

The CGPA shows how well I manage my studies, stress and time. So the average results indicates that I need to put in more effort to have a better result in future.

Some people might think that, it is shameful for me to show my bad result here, but I don't mind how you think, coz I take it as my lesson.

Let's strive!

Big Fish Moment with Pizza Hut

LOL...the reason I am writing this post is to enter this contest which is carried out by Pizza Hut. But, since I am not a Nuffnanger, I think I am not eligible to this contest. Anyway, I just want to share how I felt about the new Pizza - The Fish King Pizza.

( The following pictures were taken in Pizza Hut outlet at Queensbay Mall, Penang)

While waiting for our order, I had captured a few pictures in the outlet. To be honest, I quite enjoyed its ambience. The surrounding is clean and with the big mirrors on both opposite side of the walls, they reflect off the yellowish light which is just enough for me to see clearly without blinding or dazzling me.

The plates and the cutlery

The reflecting mirror with Piazza Hut logo pasted on it (take 1)

(take 2)

Lol, this outlet has so few customers even it was already dining hour 7pm.

See? Aside us, there werent anymore customers.

When the beverages (Pepsi) arrived.

This is always my favourite when dining in Pizza Hut.

I can't help to always pour in more cheese powder to enhance its flavour!

It feels like heaven if you eat these Garlic Bread Stick with the mushroom soup!

The appetizer that we ordered-Hut's Platter (It consists of Tempura King Prawns, Tempura Calamari Rings and Criss Cut Fries)

Finally the highly anticipating pizza arrived. Look nice?

As you can see from the pictures, the Fish King Pizza has 'fish fingers', sliced crab sticks, pineapple, very less capsicums, small pieces of pineapple and mayo sauce. Well, to be frank, it has nothing special with any other pizzas. In fact, as you eat more and more, your stomach will be like heavily stuffed up. Since it was a regular pizza for 2 persons, my friend (notice no 's' behind friend) and I, each of us had to swallow down 3 big pieces of the greasy pizza. We felt like vomit when taking for the last piece of our pizza. We did have our "Big Moment" as suggested by the contest name huh?LOL.

A distant view of Queensbay Mall from car park.

And so we went back afterwards...

Penang Trip with my coursemates (9/5/2010~12/5/2010) Part 2

Time flies. It was already the third morning of our trip. Initially, we planned to go eat "din sum", but eventually we did not go because all of us were sleeping late at the night before and we could not get up early. We had a "sharing session" at that night until like 4am. Below are the pictures taken before heading out for the day ...

While waiting for other guys to bath and gussy up themselves, me and ah Boon "invaded" girl's room. There were not really big difference in our room and the girls' one. The only significant difference was that, they put their skincare products, hair drier and handbags on the make up table while in our room, we had our purses and mobile phones.

Smile to the camera..

Don't you think we look like couple?

At balcony which overlook an endless sea at horizon.

In living with han leong. He likes Spongebob very much. If I am not wrong, the tv program that was tuning in at that moment should be his favourite- Spongebob.

This trip was basically a food-hunting trip. We searched for every good and popular food in Penang. We did not really visit much places. We also got the chance to go shopping at Gurney Plaza and Queensbay Mall (I already forgot when we went to either shopping mall). Besides that, while other were shopping in Gurney Plaza, ah boon, han leong and me went to Red Box to sing K.

And this was the photo taken at Gurney Drive after we had our dinner at the stalls beside Gurney Plaza. We had ordered varied of scrumptious food including : Rojak, Otak-otak (siew fen's favourite), Pasembur, clams, Muar Ji....

Evening view of Gurney Drive.

At night, we visited Hard Rock hotel since we were so full with food and didn't want to go back our apartment so soon.

Seriously, I like this area most! The swimming pool is surrounded with sand that looks like beach.

Take this while waiting for others to ease themselves...

At the lobby of Hard Rock hotel..

Group photo before leaving the hotel...

We had planned a birthday surprise for Siew Fen. Ah Boon, Ah How and Han Leong went back into Gurney Plaza to buy Siew Fen a birthday cake with an excuse of wanting to withdraw money. While the rest of us were strolling along the seaside at Gurney Drive. We were playing poker when suddenly the electricity supply in the unit was black out. I started to panic because I had totally forgotten about our plan. I even started questioning if they had already paid for accommodation fee for our last day. Fortunately, Siew Fen also not realized about our plan.

Happy birthday SIew Fen! Wish you always stay pretty and healthy la....u r funny one...without you, the trip would surely dull....

Happy holiday everyone!

Penang Trip with my coursemates (9/5/2010~12/5/2010) Part 1

Yes...Finally i have finished my first year studies, 1 week ago, in University Malaya. I am happy that I did put in more effort in this semester. Let's hope for a better result. I don't want to see me getting any execrable results anymore!

The next day (8/5/2010) right after I came back to hometown, Nibong Tebal, I had a small gathering with my old hometown friends at Pulau Aman. The group consisted of all girls except me. Originally, the girl came here to collect some shells and other edible seafood, but since it was rising tide at the moment, they had to cancel their plan and strolled along the island instead. Before we left, of course, we indulged ourselves with the local seafood. The seafood sold here are all fresh. It's a shame if you come here without eating/buying these seafood.

Big and sweet tasting "Peeing Prawn"(in cantonesse)

Mee Udang (Prawn MEE)

Limau Ais (Lime Water)

Fried Rice with big Prawns

One day in Pulau Aman

Then, next day again, I repacked my luggage and went to Penang island with my coursemates. We did not have any plan earlier for this trip and it turned out to be a food-hunting trip instead. Since, we had to wait for all the other friends come from different parts of Malaysia, it was already evening when we all gathered together at Bukit Mertajam. We then went to Bukit Tambun to eat seafood. As, it was Mother's day, the restaurant was crowded with customers. We had ordered 7 or 8 dishes, but as they were so busy with other customers, they seemed forgot to serve us the remaining dishes. So we just cancelled our order and went to another station. We went back to Bukit Mertajam again to eat Keuy Teow Basah.Yea, it was a Malay prepared food. I wondered why Ah How & Andy (penangkia) brought us to eat Malay food when we already have so much chance to eat that in our campus! However, after I ate the Kuey Teow, I had to give the food a thum up. It was simple yet delicious. We had some satay too at the stall. After the first station (at Bukit Mertajam), we had Tom Yam at Butterworth. For me, it was just so-so, cause I can always find the taste anywhere, it is common, nothing special. As you know, our weather now is freakingly hot, all of us drenched through our shirt with sweats while eating the TOM YAM. After that, we drove to the island and checked in to Sri Sayang Apartment which is located at Batu Ferringi.

On the second day of this Penang Island Trip, we had our breakfast in a KOPITIAM. There were various food that we ordered. Among the food that we ordered and I still can remember are:

1) fried noodle (tee ks's order)

2) penang prawn mee a.k.a Hokkien Mee (han leong's order)

3) fried kuey kak (the rest of us order)

4) otak-otak

5) zhu cheong fan

Then, we visited the Nyonya Baba Residence (one of the renowned heritage in Penang Island). The visiting ticket is RM10 per person and we were given explanation by the tourist inside that place. Things that I know overall is that the big mansion was owned by a Chinese businessman who came from China ages ago (what was his name and when he came Malaysia I did not mind to remember). The guy married a few wives. He must be freaking rich to own that big place at that time!

In one of the mansion's bedrooms (weeding theme), they even got the chicken like what showed in TV!

Ancient Camera

Next, we visited Kek Lok Si. I haven't been here since ages ago too. I don't fancy this place, because it is hot and nothing to see or do here.We also took the cable car up the hill to see the newly build huge Guan Ying statue. Except the statue, I found nothing to do here too. Therefore, we did not stop long here for this station. After coming down from Kek Lok Si, we went to eat Laksa (my most favourite food)

The huge Guan Ying Statue

We also got the chance to eat the Penang's most delicious and popular cendol. There are alot of articles pasted on the walls showing how many foreigners come along here to make documentary about it and also some local celebrities promoting the great food too!

In the evening, we stopped at Esplanade Road t0 eat "ciam-ciam"(Rojak), but the stall seemed already shut down. So we stopped there to take a few pictures only. The breeze was very strong at that moment.

It was Miss Li Yong's (middle girl, with purple strips sleeves-less shirt) 2nd visit to Penang Island since she was born.

2 of the 4 Penang-kias (Andy & Kher Shing), but all 4 of us are not from Island. We live at Seberang Jaya(Province Wallesley, nice old enlish name of Sebrang Jaya).

Stay tuned

Recently, I have read some quite really nice blogs. They are so interesting that I keep refreshing my blog page when I log in to see if there is any update. I am totally ADDICTED to read those blogs.

...Unlike mine...which is dull and mundane, with little pictures to view or articles to .

I am now still in my exam week. Two more days before I end my first year study in UM. Wish me good luck for my last paper yea!

I promise to come out with something nicer or fascinating next time. So STAY TUNED!