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Update: 15 July 2009

Wednesday, July 15, 2009

选择早醒的自己

最近都很早睡,很早醒。

总是觉得,虽然累,但是一整天的精神都在。

所以,大家也要早点睡呀!

证严上人曾经说过:“晚上11时已经很迟了。 再过一个小时已经是明天了。还不去睡觉!”

哈哈! 所以。。。 记得哦!早点睡觉,不要熬夜。

熬夜对身体不好,肝脏不能有效地排毒啊!

Tuesday, July 14, 2009

Over in a day…

I couldn’t believe it… 1 quiz and 1 test. Over in a day.

DONE!

Next up… Tutorials and more tests…

Saturday, July 11, 2009

Unexpected Fireworks…

Didn’t expect to have a bit of a celebration outside… So, I kinda missed out a lot of good fireworks…

Plus… I don’t have a camera stand… T_T

Anyway, the only good one… among the four shots I’ve taken…

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Merdeka… I’m going to wait for you… for the grandest fireworks presentation…. and I’m sure going to get a great unobstructed view to shoot photographs…

2nd Bukit Tabur climb… almost…

A few friends of mine went up the hill together this morning. Departed at 6.45am…

Then we started out the climb…

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Up on the hill, you should be able to see the whole view of KL… but in this photo, I wanted to show you the developed land… the land cleared to build buildings… I know that we all need a place to stay… but why clear EVERYTHING?!?

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As it was a cloudy morning… we saw something…. heavy rain in KL area… See the wave of rain…

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We continue climbing for a while, but made a decision to turn back… cause it was really cloudy that time… Before we leave, CS and his friend took a photo…

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Although the clouds actually cleared as we descended the hill, we made the call to continue back to the base… And we proceed to the so called ‘waterfall’ at the recreation park…

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Don’t think that the water is clear ar… it’s in fact VERY DIRTY! with black stones, coated with old or chemicals… Some kids even jumped in to play!

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A few more photos before we head home…

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Friday, July 10, 2009

French Tourists…

I know there are several foreign exchange students in UTAR… Thank god they know how to speak English…

Take a bit of time to read the article below…

French tourists seen as world's worst: survey

Thu Jul 9, 6:06 am ET

PARIS (Reuters Life!) – French tourists are the worst in the world, coming across as bad at foreign languages, tight-fisted and arrogant, according to a survey of 4,500 hotel owners across the world.

 

They finish in last place in the survey carried out for internet travel agency Expedia by polling company TNS Infratest, which said French holidaymakers don't speak local languages and are seen as impolite.

 

"It's mainly the fact that they speak little or no English when they're abroad, and they don't speak much of the local language," Expedia Marketing Director Timothee de Roux told radio station France Info.

 

"The French don't go abroad very much. We're lucky enough to have a country which is magnificent in terms of its landscape and culture," he said, adding that 90 per cent of French people did their traveling at home.

 

"So when they're on holiday they can be a bit stressed, they're not used to things, and this can lead them to be demanding in a way which could be seen as a certain arrogance."

 

French tourists are also accused of generally spending less than other nationalities when abroad.

 

De Roux said the French, not accustomed to leaving large tips at home where a service charge is automatically levied on restaurant bills, can seem "tight-fisted" compared with other nationalities.

 

The Japanese ranked top of the Best Tourist survey, with the British and the Germans judged the best of the Europeans.

 

But French tourists received some consolation for their poor performance, finishing third after the Italians and British for dress sense while on holiday.

(Reporting by Joseph Tandy; editing by James Mackenzie)

 

Original News: Reuters

Hmm… Think about it….

Thursday, July 9, 2009

人文

难道连最基本的人文都没有了吗?

连老师的尊敬都没有了吗?

太可惜了。。。

Wednesday, July 8, 2009

Mimosa pudica

When I was squatting down… taking this photo, people started staring at me… because I was doing it beside the main guard house, at 2 pm in the afternoon, with most students walking in and out of campus…

Although I felt a little embarrassed, screw them. This is what I’m believe in… I believe in patience, I believe in putting in effort to get the best I can…

And here… see the beauty of the common grass you stepped on… Mimosa pudica…

*Note: You are encouraged to click on the photo and see the full resolution of the photo. Thanks.

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Tuesday, July 7, 2009

UTAR’s on Fire… YEAH RIGHT?!

At about 9.38 am today… UTAR was on FIRE!!! HELP!!!!

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It took us almost 10 minutes to reach the assembly area… which is among the trees… surrounded by buildings… what an odd spot for assembly…

We even had time to joke around…

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Then chat around… with Dr. Tioh…

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Some injured students…

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Then about 9.50 am… we went back to our own classrooms…

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See how many students there are in UTAR???

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Hopefully, the next time UTAR REALLY is on fire… people… WALK FASTER!!! haha…

The Waking…

Up at 4.30 am this morning…

Cold and sleepy, but took a cold bath to clear my head…

Studied Haematology and Biomedical Instrumentation…

Last but not least, thanks to a friend who send me some desserts at 6.30 am in the morning.

Monday, July 6, 2009

Life lessons in 3 days…

As most of you have known, a few buddies and I went to Malacca last Friday for a camp - 慈青干训营

It was a life changing one, as always, bringing new meanings to life and how I can change myself to influence others…

So on that Friday afternoon, we departed towards Malacca…

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… arriving at this grand Jing-Si Hall at around 6 that day.

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We began our journey through lessons that night like never before…

I discovered that – changing the world is easy, but changing yourself is harder than you think.

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I didn’t shoot many photos during the lessons, but just a bit of sharing, we had quite a lot of fun, role playing, station games… they really changed my way of looking at how things are…

As usual, we always share our views at the end of the day, to self-reflect on what we have learnt throughout the day…

By the way, I managed to try out the 24-70mm f/2.8 lens… the depth of field was fantastic…

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See the blurring?

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This guy deserves a photo of himself…

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New friendship was born… and the old ones remained too…

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Here’s the Rahman Tzu Ching Group…

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Different teams…

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This was my own…

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Others… the 学姐 in dark blue tee really shared quite a lot of her knowledge…

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This is the kind 学长 that lent me his 14-24 mm and 24-70 mm f/2.8…. and I’ve also tried his 70-200mm f/2.8…

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This was a touching moment…. quite a huge sharing of hers…

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Here are the staffs who worked so hard for us behind the scene… thanks…

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Cute dress up…. haha

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Heading back to KL…

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So, by the end of the 3 days camp… I finally learn the true meaning of life…  make sure each and every small amount of time is wisely used… changing oneself is more important, before you can change others… Time, wisely spent…