Wednesday, July 7, 2010

Waterfall

last sunday (03/07/2010) we went to the sg. gabai waterfall in hulu langat
here's some pics from our trip
pics taken by yii soon with his NIKON D90

at the entrance

 bottom view of the waterfall at the steepest part

 side view

 taking pics before we start our climb

 middle part of waterfall

 bamboos

 rushing water

 posing at further upstream

BATA (Buy And Throw Away) slippers

meditation

may the flowing water flush away my worries, leaving only tranquility

splash!

the wildest smile =)

stone on rock

further upstream

ripple visual effect

a friendly encounter

above water gushing downstream

with company

shivering in cold, with two gigantic toads

high durability watch under flowing water

at the observation platform



group photo

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Tuesday, March 23, 2010

canine..K9

last friday my apartment has another two creatures
not cats
not mice
not tortoise
but two puppies
toy poodles to be exact
cute
hairy
cuddly

first day at my place is very pleasant
they were very adorable and fun
that's what i think at the first moment i saw them
what happens next is unbearable

starting the next day
they start to get noisy
barking (more like monkey screams) in the cage
peeing and pooing on the floor whenever and wherever they want

things get ugly early in the morning
no more alarm clocks but dog calls
it can be very annoying as they are just outside of my room, in the living room
the sound they make don't even resemble dog barks
more like squeels
and the noise they make when thrashing around in the cage
mornings are not quiet and tranquil anymore
my housemates are still snoozing
while i'm wide awake
just cant stand my early mornings to be disturbed in this manner

you know what?
all those ruckus stop the moment someone is near the cage
stupid damn vermins just wants attention
what the hell?!

today we have exam
and the female one is sick
so male one is out of the cage while we're gone
i forgot my ID
so i went back for it
once entering the apartment
i saw, dog poo
fresh from the anus
and one spot of pee not far away

at last, a reason to clean the apartment
the dogs keep on doing what they want every now and then

when will they be properly potty-trained?
when will they learn how to shut up in the morning?
when?
that's all i have to complaint for now

Friday, March 19, 2010

exhausted

last two days were the most tiring days of my life
tired and exhausted
not physically but mentally

all because of one presentation that costs 15 percent in my grade
it was communication system
and it requires us to do a project
and then present the results that we simulated
it's about a QPSK modulator
for those who don't know about it, click here
we need to simulate the modulator in MATLAB
FYI, MATLAB is a mathematical analysis program for simulation and result generation

one thing about this project is that it is brand new in this course
which means, our senior haven't done this before
which means, no previous samples to refer
which means, no answers to copy
which means, we need to figure it out ourselves
which means, it'll be a hard struggle before we can get the correct stuffs

we kick started the project a few weeks before the deadline
that time, we're thinking of using SIMULINK, a feature in MATLAB
for about one week of thinking, testing, consulting lecturer and coordinator
we got nothing
then we shifted our focus to solve using coding
which was the original instruction for the project
(because my lecturer allows SIMULINK
We tried to take the easy way but failed)

after scanning through the web
i found no solution
the same with my partner
but then some fella comes out telling my partner he got the program but cant generate the correct grpah
we got the program from him
it's just one of the samples i found and it's wrong

another week went by with no progress

a few days before submitting our report
my group member found another source of solution
but in the end we found out it was fraud
the so called 'smart guy' just renamed the file
from 'QPSK_TX.m' to 'QPSKkclimultimateEDITION.m'
what a blowoff
i just think that he was simply 'too smart'
and he 'totally' understood the codes
just so to put his name and the word 'ultimate edition'
as the file name
so that anyone getting the answer will be his honor
in the end, he succeeded
almost 90 percent of the groups used the same code
and ended up rejected by the lecturer
bravo~ BRAVO!

nothing comes without effort
it's true
they receive nothing by doing nothing

back to my group
we still have nothing
so, we combined with another group to discuss
last two days
we found a bunch of codes that we can use
we spent the whole night trying to integrate it into the 'ultimate edition' codes
discussing and retrying
trying to understand the original codes at the same time

results won't appear the moment we start working on it
we got nothing but a bunch of errors and warnings
my MATLAB program gave up on me at 2am
it simply wont simulate anymore
forcing me to reinstall it
uninstalling took me a mere 15mins
reinstalling costs me one hour!!
but after reinstalling, the problem persists
i was very frustrated and disappointed
then my role in the discussion group changed
since i cant simulate
i change the codes and send to the others
and they send back the results after simulation
we have me, my partner CH and KV and Jo from another group
four brains can't beat a few lines of codes
we gave up at 5am and went to sleep

the next day i overslept but manage to arrive for the 8am class
after the 10am class, KV told us that a guy manage to do it
and he got the codes with his group mate
my 8 hours of effort just went to waste within 5mins
there goes my sleep also
Jo even made coffee to stay up to do the codes

after obtaining the codes
we spent another 3 hours trying to modify it
we also tried to integrate his codes into our
failed in the end too

we gave up and continued to complete our report with the results we get

at 3pm
KV's group went on to presentation after printing the report
while i finish up my lunch
the lecturer has the same speech as she did to previous groups
'i know you get the codes from the internet'
'i recognize it as soon as i see it'
'what does this code mean?'
'what does this value represent?'
'how you get this result?'
'show me *this* show me *that*'
eavesdropping their presentation made me feel insecure with my report

KV's group came out being rejected
they sounded like giving up
but luckily we got all the tips from them
what the lecturer asked and what she want
so we spent another 2 hours modifying the codes and report again

CH left for class in the process and our presentation was delayed until 5pm
(it was supposed to be at 3.45pm till 4.00pm)

presentation was stressful when we messed up the code files
the lecturer was frustrated
i was frustrated
the codes were messy
soon, we manage to get pass those obstacles

all spent was worth it when the lecturer is satisfied with our presentation
and we can go home and get some rest

i slept at 7pm on friday
woke up to answer a call in the middle of it
don't know what time was that
the time i really wake up was after 10am this morning

i slept for 15 hours straight because of one presentation!
last time worked for two days straight was not that tiring either
(though i slept for 14 hours that time)

now i know that mental fatigue is far more serious than physical fatigue

for those out there..make sure you get enough of your sleep
and for those doing reports and presentations, good luck

Tuesday, March 2, 2010

microP lab project

t's been awhile since the last blog post
now that something happened that worth blogging about,
it's another post then..

this happens to my group project for microprocessor lab
the title is LED display
so we decided on an electronic dice program
the project didn't require us to build the real thing
we just need to simulate it by using a program called 'Proteus'
that's a pain in the ass

first of all, it's another new program we need to master
since MPLab, mikroC, hyper terminal, and now Proteus
it's totally new to us
and the instructor didn't even bother to teach us how to operate it
in fact, she came in and left straight away
for tea, i think, sweat..
designing the program wasn't very HARD
drawing the hardware layout didn't take much TIME
trying to make the simulator work was a HARD TIME

after debugging again and again
our efforts are still in vein
even the unnoticed mistakes were taken care of already
our project still haven't made any progress
not even a sign of success

then it's time to leave
the lab helper urging us to go
well, same as always
bring back home do lo~
program, i got the installer
serial, outdated
meaning, can't work
tried everything from reinstalling, configuring to changing keys
still won't work
every time i try to insert a component, it won't appear
lost hope until i found another installer with crack for the same version
waited till the download is complete
extracted the file
applied the crack
and it works wonders

finally, i can get to work
everything goes on just fine
why i didn't find that file earlier
would save me the whole evening for that single, stupid, serial key

here's my work
the dice will start counting 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and repeat again
until SW1 is pressed, then the count will stop to display a number
until SW2 is pressed, then the count restarts again
that's how it works

sounds simple, think is simple
when we get our hands on it
it's not that simple anymore
especially when dealing with assembly codes
the simplest language in programming

though the hardship is torturing
the satisfaction after the job is done
worth more than words can say

and now, back to report writing
which was delayed by the simulation part
T-T
work, work, work
work till can't work anymore..
that's life, right?
wrong!
we work so that we no need to work later
that's why we should work hard now
so that we don't have to work anymore later

Friday, January 29, 2010

things to think about

everyday when we wake up, we have a choice to make
go back to sleep and dream again
or get up and make our dream come true
which one will you choose?

another choice in life
you love a person
but your parents object your relationship with that person
who would you choose?
the person who will be with you for the rest of your life?
or the person who give life to you?

advice to myself

take the first step, the rest will follow
nothing will happen if the first step is not taken
don't think too much about what will happen
make it happen first

we may fail when we try, but never fail to try
if we try, there is a chance to fail
but if we don't try, there is never a chance for success

there is no other freedom better than being able to take control of our life
let us be the one to decide how our life will be
let us decide what to do next
let us decide which road in life we're going to take
let us make our dream come true

Saturday, January 23, 2010

mid term break

today is officially the starting of my one week long mid term break
didn't plan to go back to hometown because of money
didn't plan to follow my friends to Langkawi because of money
this time, it's all because of money

my plan is shifted towards these:

get plenty of sleep that i lack during the first part of the semester
get more time to rest and relax
eat simple and let my body detox with the hope to gain weight after that
rename all the albums i've downloaded and all crammed up in my drive
attend some talks to fill the time and learn something useful
the rest of the time i still have to commit to my studies
received a report assignment before the break and
having a test at the first day after the holidays
semiconductor, a subject i don't quite understand
together with DSP (digital signal processing)
how am i going to tackle these two subject during finals?
that is a question i must answer ASAP
and now, time to relax.. hehe..

Happy holidays to myself and all Uniten students
see you all back in class after next week

for pc users

for all of us pc users out here
long duration of time in front of our pc screen is very tiring
let your eyes rest once in a while
do some stretching or exercise too
here's a simple one for you

 
and here's one to test your eyesight



don't blame me if u cant see the bottom last two lines clearly
i've already tried to get the highest resolution picture
and i've set it to the largest size to display
blame it on your eyes
hehe..
time to let them rest
lol

that's all

Friday, January 8, 2010

feelings

yesterday was another bad day
it's my mistake for not braking
if i blame it on the lady driver
it's her fault for turning so early at the junction
made me take a hard left then a hard right back to be on my way
the nissan frontier was parked at the side
my attention was on the bumper
missed out the kangaroo bar in front of it
the impact was hard
lucky i was slow enough
unlucky that i broke my friend's car left signal light and cracked the bumper
bummer..

bad luck has been following me since before christmas until now
i kept on going strong
keep thinking that it'll be over sooner or later
things will turn out fine again
disaster after disaster
tragedy after tragedy
it's still not over
damage to my wallet
damage to my body
damage to my feelings
hope i still have my sanity
mental breakdown is just across the line

any bad feelings
i wish to discard
simplest way is to say it out
but who to talk with?
who to share my feeling with?
that's a tough choice
family?
relatives?
friends?
mates?
is there anyone?

the ones closest to me now are my housemates
most topics we talked about have almost nothing to do with personal feelings
closest to it is only personal experience
many are about cars, games, movies, crap, nonsense, bullshit, girls?!

i can either be laughed at, teased upon
or even be made a main topic when the issue is brought up later
sometimes i even chose to ignore or keep quiet
to avoid the unwanted feelings and treatment
talking back always end up backfired
why waste my breath and energy?

that's why i kept most of my feelings to myself
sometimes i share them with tai lou or ah soon
these two are the most acceptable kind
at least i'm more comfortable sharing with them
both also shared some thoughts with me
it has a nice feeling in it
somewhat friendly
i wont have to worry or think much
just voice out what's on my heart

it's easy to get someone to talk to
but it ain't easy to get someone who understands how you feel
someone who is willing to listen
someone who is willing to share
someone who is willing to accept
what we have in mind
what we feel that is sad
what we feel that is bad
someone we call
a true friend..

Wednesday, January 6, 2010

double disappointment

went to Mines last nite
ah soon went there to get his phone battery claimed and to get a new phone charger
i followed to get a new battery for my old phone
sounds ironic
that's what i hoped for
my old motorola V360 is dead
the charger is not spoilt
the battery still gives a 4.5V reading when i tested it with soon's multimeter
which means my handset is "gone cased"
i kept on believing that it's the battery's problem
the phone can't charge
tested with another charger and it still won't work
after testing it with a new battery
it all comes to a conclusion
my phone is dead

disappointment strike me
lost my new phone
and now my old phone was out of service
R.I.P my both phones

then it came to my mind
what if the stupid malay/foreign worker
sold my phone to one of the booths in Mines?
what if i found my phone lying inside one of the counters?
what if i can prove that the phone is mine?
i still have the box and the serial number of my phone

disappointment strike me again
after scanning through most of the booths
i found nothing
together with the discouragement from my companions
i gave up searching

there's nothing i can do
i feel so helpless
at least let me see my phone again
after parting for so long
at least let me try getting it back
at least..
i'm regretting that i didn't guard my phone nicely that day

new year hike

on the second day of 2010
we went hill climbing
thanks to the suggestion of 'fei mui'
our goal was the sunrise view on the peak of Broga hill
it's in Broga itself, in Semenyih, somewhere near Nottingham University

the plan was to get up at 4am
went to bed at 2am
gosh! only two hours of sleep?!
anyhow, woke up at 4am
me and soon and fei mui who woke me
three of us have another mission
waking the others up is our mission impossible
left my apartment at 5am
only to discover tai lou has been waiting for us since 4am
so sorry..

the trip to Broga hill only took us about half an hour
almost no traffic on the way there
saw a whole bunch of people already there
a large group with cartons of drinking water
how are those people going to bring all of that while climbing?

walked in the dark
with only light from our torches
we started the climb
the first part is the palm plantation
then from flat road to steps up the slope
through the jungle and across meadows of tall grass

we reached the first(lowest) peak
panting and gasping for air
it's been a long time since my last hill climb
been losing my strenght and stamina

quite a nice view of street lights and buildings from far
a lot of people took out their DSLR cameras to take pictures
which reminded me about my lost phone T-T
i'll be back again next time with another phone someday!!
everything just stay as it was until then

continued the climb as soon as the others catch up to the first peak
moving fast as it was almost time for sunrise
and we have one more peak to conquer
before reaching the highest one

raced with tai lou on the way up
me with my bag (water, wallet, tissue, extra t-shirt)
tai lou with two bags (one bag with water and his stuff, another for camera)
obviously i have the advantage
but tai lou has the biceps and triceps
which makes us equal
took different trails up but end up in the same main route
the junctions are redundant
but to us it's fun

reached to highest peak at 630am
only to see a campsite taking up the whole opening on the peak
not a square inch of space left on the ground
the group of people who went up earlier than us was there
on the large rocks surrounding the peak
our group have to squeeze in together with them
hock and fei mui didn't want to squeeze
so they went down to second peak and stayed there the whole time
me and soon found a secluded spot
on a rock under the big rock where everyone was on
it has a flat surface
supporting itself on the slope
enough room for maximum of three
sufficient enough for the two of us

sat there, relax, ate breakfast
sandwich made by fei mui the night before
tuna spread on high5 bread
not very nice but appetite pleasing
talked and waited for sunrise at 7am

it rained the night before
the air was cool and damp
perfect weather for hill climbing
the setback was the clouds in the sky
it was cloudy cause of the rain
blocked the view where the sun will rise

the break of dawn marks the starting of the shutter sounds
cameras snapping every moment and every angle
making adjustments and taking pictures again and again
the whole peak is busy
under the daylight
i saw the camp occupants packing up to leave
they were malays!!
again, another reason for me to hate them
brainless, selfish fools
only know how to do things on their own convenience
never think about others who will be sharing the place

while waiting for the crowd to leave first
saw an adult guy climbed up a tree to take picture
how dare he declare himself on the highest peak
i climbed up after he left and conquered the highest peak on a tree
hehe..

went down to the second peak to join hock and fei mui
at the same time to look for a small gadget from tai lou's tripod
he lost it on the way up

took group pictures on the first peak before we leave
everyone jumped like crazy for the camera to get the best snap
going up was hard, going down was piece of cake
a few skip and hops
we'll reach the bottom in no time
unless if you slipped, then you'll end up in hospital serdang
i reached bottom late for i helped a family on the way

slept the whole day and the next day after went back
it was tiring
it was fun
nice view
nice feeling
nice exercise
nice experience
will be back again

Monday, January 4, 2010

new year resolution

i know it's kinda late for my new year resolution
due to some inevitable complications (or i rather say, excuses)
here they are:

i) live a more healthy life style (more fruits and vege)
ii) try to keep away from cigarettes and alcohol (i'll do my best)
iii) pay more attention in class (kinda hard with this sem's lecturers)
iv) rest more (sleep)
v) more outings (outdoor activities)
vi) study more (no last minutes)
vii) forgive the unforgiven
viii) do more good deeds (do less bad deeds)
ix) plan my future
x) work hard for my future

that's all i can squeeze out of my sleepy mind for now
so much for getting more sleep (iv).. xp