Chiuh

For my previous practical session on Microbiology, we had to innoculate an apple and 2 weeks later, we sliced it open and cultured the infected areas. Part of it was to draw the diagram of the apple and record the observations. The thought of when I last drew a picture of an apple never came back in my flashbacks. I just realised how long was it since I first learnt the alphabet A, which is almost always associated with the phrase "A for Apple". I thought that it was easy to score for my practicals and I felt pretty confident in my lab sessions. But when the paper was returned, I felt a certain degree of disappointment as I thought the scores would've been better. But then again, I realised that I was so used to telling my friends around me that marks are not important which ironically, I failed to grasp the whole idea of it. I felt contented because I realised that I knew relatively more compared to most of the people around me. Some of them simply "emulated" the work of their peers and still got a higher score compared to mine eventough they never really seemed to understand what was going on.

Marks do not signify anything as compared to experience and knowledge. And I embraced this fact and took another step forward, constantly trying to keep up with the competition of walking a journey along a path that I chose for myself.

"Don't space out. There is still a long way to go, my friend"

P.S: Haloween is coming to town :) What should I dress up as?

Tired Legs

I've been walking so much lately.. Been to the Beamish Museum on Saturday, which was quite fun :) Got to know a few more people and the night before the trip was quite a blast ;) The morning lectures for my IT module was crap. Nobody turned up for the whole 2 hours.. I could've stayed in bed and get some extra sleep...

I was fiddling with the webcam the other day and took a whole lot of pictures >D

Ogre

Sepia

Crocodile..

Blob

Swivel

Brainy

Humpback! Reminds me of a cartoon character but I don't know who..

Alien

Emo

Just plain me :)

Quite a lot of things are coming up and I'm quite glad that I've found a house to move into around end of November.

P.S: Confessions of a Narcissist >D

Drizzle

Newcastle is becoming a pretty familiar place to me. The social circle is slowly, but definitely spreading out its reach. I never really felt homesick for quite a long time since the assignments and tests gradually appear as the course proceeds. I joined the Malaysian Society(Malsoc) and the Rifle Club in the University. Attended the Malsoc Deeparaya celebration which was pretty interesting but haven't really met the members of the Rifle club. I finally had my cili padi supply and to add on to the list of luxuries, my roommate bought a Shisha pot which I put in my share recently :) I'm not sure if its the chemicals on the flint or its just body rejection after eating, I felt quite uneasy after my Shisha sessions sometimes = =

Most of the times, instead of dwelling on the same songs I had in my outdated Music folder, I will now be streaming on OneFm, Hitz or MyFm online. Although the time zones are quite wrecked, I still manage to catch a daily dose of Gotcha calls before going to bed.

Things are going well and hopefully it will be for the coming time that I'll be spending in Newcastle ;)

The weather here recently is so messed up. Its been drizzling throughout the days = =

Piled Up Post

I think I'm getting used to staying in Newcastle now. The days really pass by just like that you see. Besides attending lectures, buying groceries, thinking of what to cook for dinner and rivising a bit while sparing some time on the guitar made the day seem really short. Tagging along with animeseason, I don't get so stressed out or bored during my free times as well :)

The first Shisha session in UK. By the way, my roommate took the picture so he was missing from the scene :) Back to the Shisha, I taste pretty weird with the woody taste and it was freezing cold out there.

Bah, meet my roommate >D He's not like what you think but he'll most probably kill me if he ever reads my blog :P

And now, behold the spam of random pictures >D

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About two days ago, I dropped by at Revolution for a drink. Loved their Bison Grass Mojito but the Long Island was quite disappointing. Dropped by the club nearby called Enclave but barely spent time dancing. Just sat around and had another cocktail before we left.

Chopped. Haha it was a good cooking series on AFC.

Ambience not bad.

Guess thats it for now. I joined the Malaysian Society in the University and they're having a Deeparaya celebration this Friday. Guess I'll update you guys when I'm back :)

P.S: Did you know that "Bacteria" and "bacteria" have different meanings under the study of Microbiology? ;)

P.P.S: Blogger's being a whore with my allignments = = Fish it..

天黑黑

Its been drizzling in Newcastle since the mornings and the dark skies never seemed to move although the winds never stopped sweeping across the busy streets of Haymarket. It marked about 7 degrees according to the weather report and yes, it was cold. The subtle moments of being alone in this very room was so vivid and sometimes I really wonder what have I got myself into.

The song that I felt I was associated to for the moment.

離開小時候有了自己的生活

新鮮的歌新鮮的念頭

任性和衝動無法控制的時候

我忘記還有這樣的歌

天黑黑﹐欲落雨﹐天黑黑﹐黑黑。。。

But the best line was part of the last verse...

下起雨也要勇敢前進

我相信一切都會平息

Wake Up!

So you see, my Thursday morning timetable had only one slot which is from 9 - 10 a.m. Despite the fact that the modules I took sounds heavy i.e: Introduction to Genetics, Introduction to Nutrition, Biochemistry for Biologists etc, they are actually under the level of AS. And for today, the Biochemistry lecture was a recap on basic Chemistry like what is an atom, what is an electron, charge of an electron, types of bonds etc. Sigh... Genetics on the other hand is still all about Mitosis and Meiosis. I think my lecturer will need another 2 lectures to finish up Mitosis =__= While Nutrition is moving on to the direction of ATP, I think they will be talking about Kreb's Cycle later on. Fair enough, I'm amazed at the degree of detail and additional information that they provided me from the books within the reading list. And the fact is that since I've been here, I've been really hardworking! Trust me.. Haha I'll post you a picture as a proof!

Saw that thick book? You can only borrow it for a day from the library. And its the only book with a sticker saying "High fines for late return". Oh such demand =__=

Today's weather in Newcastle was exceptionally cold. So cold that for the first time, I felt the prickling chilling sensation on my cheeks. My breath was foggy as I exhaled deeply. Guess the weather will get worse as the days come by.

Smacked by a ray of strong sun from my window.

A nice picture for the day :) I know you all miss me ^^

The Oi-Why-U-Take-My-Picture face. Just for a laugh :P

P.S: Oh~ Wake me up when September ends!

The first night in Newcastle

As a college student myself, it was a common dream for us to enter a University overseas. The moment before I left my house, I felt the ecstacy of being high. I wasn't so sure that I was leaving to study abroad all by myself. Once I reached the airport gates, the chill of the strong winds that slapped me right into my face told me that this time, its real. I didn't know what I was getting myself into, but I can feel the adventure waiting ahead of me. On the way, I made a few new friends. 4 on the plane from Dubai to Newcastle, 2 once I reached the airport, and 2 more on the first day staying in my hostel. The weather was great, cold and windy, just the way I liked it. I loved the place I was staying in; being minutes of walk away from the faculty that I should be studying at, and same goes to the city centre. It took some time for me to adapt to the unusual environment I was in, but I think it was a decision well made :)

From my window. Awesome no?


Right outside my hostel.


Cool picture yo...


In the memory of those who sacrificed for ther country. Or so.. that was what I remembered = =


The nearest building with the logo = =


Lol... Why is it zig-zag-ed?

One random incident was that when I got the keys to my accommodation, I went out and locked the main door. Hence, with the keys given, I plugged it in and twisted and turned it but my effort was of no avail. I was confused and thought that maybe the key was slightly bent ot there was something wrong with the lock on the door still thinking of reasons why the door wouldn't open. Out of nowhere, a lady approached the door from the my back and scanned the tag attached onto the key ring and ta-daa! The door was unlocked. As she slammed the door shut, it was like me being slammed onto a wall of stupidity =__=

It was a pretty busy day with lots of walking and lots of coffee but most of the important stuff were sorted out. Since the internet settings were done, I shall update my blog a little more often :)

Stay tuned...

P.S: Americano with milk without sugar...