Art of Work

My practical work is a boring one, as I mentioned last post. So boring that Microsoft Paint can no longer sustain me. Hence I would like to present my mascot of all time MashitMaro, this time drawn in Microsoft Excel!

Original MashitMaro

Practical - 1 Month In

Drawn by WhyWai out of boredom in office.

4 weeks since I started my practical in Flextronics. My post is actually a Manufacturing engineer post, who responsible for the production of HP huge printer, called plotter.

Yes, this big.

So far I am quite disappointed on this practical job as I don't really learnt anything technical related. Given that I am doing practical for only 3 months, my supervisor doesn't seem interested to teach me anything. For weeks, I have been passing around by my supervisor to his engineers just to do some 'office boy' works. There were even few days that I just sitting in office doing nothing whole day when my supervisor is too busy to bother about me.

Worse, I only got limited access to filters active internet! Erm, Actually me as practical can't even access internet. But luckily my supervisor gave me his username password to help him do some paperworks in 1st week. So I have been using his account to sur,: Google news and Wikipedia... =. I hope my company

My only good experience was in 3rd weeks when I was asked to assist a young engineer close to my age. Maybe he also been through this practical thing, so he is the first one to actually explain to me what he's working on and give a task to take responsible. Not just ask me to print material list or take photos of part.

Well, at least I did learnt 2 things about myself:

- I'm having a hard time speaking and understanding Malay, seriously. When I tried to say "You email to me", it became "you emel ke saya". =.= Luckily, my supervisor talk English to me.

- I intend to smile stupidly when people ask me something that I'm not clear. Which make me really look like an idiot.

Desire HD is kool!

HTC Desire HD hands-On!!!

But it's belong to my brother. I'm glad that I convinced my brother switching to Android family as he got fed up with iphone's reception and battery problem. ^^V

Back to Desire HD, it is totally AWESOME with Android 2.2 and updated SenseUI which makes my Legend no longer feel legendary... =.='''

I WANT!!!!!!!!

Starting Working for Internship Tomoro!

Nervous, yes. but too tire to bother. Travelling 16 hours since 7am with 2 babies & 50kg luggages!@#$%

That's all... talk when I relaxed a bit...

Start the Day Count

Ordered a game online from far Europe due to it's cheap price. And received confirmation email from the store that my order has been dispatched today. Checked the netitzens discussion and informed that the delivery time varied from 1 week to 6 weeks.

Let's see how my luck goes this time. Finger crossed.

Capture the Stars

Awkward. Rushing the awesome load of assignments I've accumulated through the semester, thanks to my laziness. Looking at the sky, I find calm. It's cloudy tonight... I miss the stars.

Everytime I amazed by the scenic of the stars, I wish I could take a photo and capture the moment. But amateur compact camera just incapable to sense the dim light of stars. The photo was my last attempt to capture the night sky in Phillip Island with new bought camera. But still, a compact camera cant do SLR quality.

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I'm not an island-escape type of person, but I do enjoy stare at the night sky when having vacation in a remote island. Look up into the sky at night, and you will realize there are countless galaxies above you. You cant see that many stars in urban area because man-made light have stolen the brightness of the stars. And slowly people tend to forget how beautiful they are.

Have you heard of a legend: Stars are not only guidances for direction, but also guidances for soul. People attracted by artificial light on ground nowadays instead of look up the sky for stars. That's why they are lost.

Look up and go on.

Because you'll become jealous or frightened if you look to your sides or below you.

The one who seek the stars will look beyond.

Stargazer

Khalil Concert

3D glasses a.k.a Khalil glasses

"You fly here, and I'll go with u."

That's what I told Genieve, when she asked us for Khalil Fong concert. I didn't know that she was serious about that.. So in the end, she came and we go for it. My 1st concert ever in my life.

Palais Theater, venue of the concert

I would say that attending a small scale concert in theater is far more my cup of tea than a large concert in stadium. I believe that I'll bee fainted the moment I see thousands of people in stadium.

Fiona & Khalil

Quite a fun experience. But I have to confess that I hardly listen to songs from both the stars of the night. In fact I think there were only 2 or 3 songs that I actually heard before. XD

Scale on our view of the people on stage.

Our seats were quite far behind, but I think it's good enough since I still manage to see the faces on stage. It's fun that 4 of us who went were all 1st timer. And were "wowed" when we saw people in front of us went well-prepared with binocular and super zooming camera.

Clearest shot of Khalil we got.

ps: A busy playing weekends with Genieve visit to Melbourne. I enjoyed a lot. Looking forward for another fun weekends.

I've got an email!

Well, my girlfriend is not a very internet person like I do. So she rarely send emails besides checking student email. After so long, today I finally received the first email from her!

So what actually exactly describing me in the email?

New school semester:


At the first week:


At the second week:


Before the mid-term test:



During the mid-term test:


After the mid-term test:


Before the final exam:


Once know the final exam schedule:


7 days before final exam:


6 days before final exam:


5 days before final exam:


4 days before final exam:


3 days before final exam:


2 days before final exam:


1 day before final exam:


A night before final exam:


During the final exam:


Once walk out from the exam hall:


After the final exam, during the holiday:

Well, yeah... That's me by the way... XD

Skin-Off

This is the consequence for not applying sunblock when off to swim in the beach. I usually fine without sunblock by wearing a tee. This time I wore a singlet, and this is the consequence. Looks like some alien/mutant movie.

Went Lang Tengah Island, stayed in a small resort called Redang Lang. Good resort. I rate it higher than the one I went last time in Redang Island because they are more friendly and less commercial.

Great sand, but the beach is too full of shell and corpse. A pain to walk. Beaches in Sabah still best in Malaysia. :p

Sexy Legs, woohoo~

Harlo everyone, it's just a photo of my sexy furless legs... Hahaha... I think I'm too gay for taking photo of my own legs... Eat this Joey! Have you fall in love with me again?

ps: My deepest apology for making such senseless blog post... XD

A Gift

Sold

Not that I never sell thing through internet before, but finally my 1st sell in ebay. Thank you Genieve for her leftover Charming Enzyme parcel, saving my afford to find out how to pack up the goodie for posting it.

By the way, this is what I sold. An unwanted figure from a limited edition game. Why I bought a limited edition? Because it's cheaper than normal version ($50 vs $55). Unbelievable? Yea, that's how silly it is. Furthermore, by selling of this for $10 profit. I'm only paying a bargain $40.

:)

Dragonboat Festival

Rice Dumpling + Tea = love

If I'm not wrong, today should be our Mid Autumn Festival. Yesterday, we were treated with rice dumplings by TeckHong's auntie which I really appreciated because I love rice dumplings. Really miss the variety of dumplings back in home that only pop out during what I know as dumpling festival instead of Dragon-boat. Argh, got myself hungry thinking about them...

Once again, I'm benefit under TeckHong's "One Dragon" service. It's glad to be her housemate.

HTC Legend!

Hor Thong Chin. I just bought you! Muahaha....

Hmm.... Wonderful phone in both function and appearance. Camera is a let down however. But I'm okay with it. ^^

My Photo.

To all my friends who miss me and still read my blog. (I hope there are!)

Harlo! Long time no see!!! Miss you ALL!

Cure My Lazy

I'm sooo lazy!

It got a bit better with momentum building up slowly since start of this sem until week 4. But an Easter break had completely put me back to holiday state.

Been doing assignments the night before due dates and starting to hearing "alien language" in classes.

Rage!

Fake Controller

Few days ago, I received my purchase of PS3 controller that I bought from ebay in hope that I can share some fun playing PS3 with ZhengWei, Darryl and other friends.

But the excitement soon worn off as I discovered the controller is missing Dualshock3 label, which is Sony trademark for their controller. I researched in internet and identified that, it isn't a genuine product. It's a fake!

Hence, I contacted the ebay seller and was surprised that he told me it's stated a fake in the description. I read the description again, and yes it is. I felt nothing but how naive I am. Well... Despite the unreasonable cheap price, what I hope for? 40AUD is 60% cheaper than Australia retail and 40% of Malaysia's. I was just ignoring this fact and hope for the best that it will be a recon. Frog won't jump around the street, lesson learned again.

At least, the controller is really a masterpiece of fake. Equivalent the Grade AA LV handbag that need authority to buy *claimed*. I don't really mind if this cheaper alternative works well for me.

However I came across a news while researching for fake controller that there was an apocalypse for fake controller a year ago. Where all fake controller malfunction because of the firmware 3.0 update. From what I see, my controller should be the improved 2nd generation fakes. This really makes me worry my controller will die one day.

There will be a firmware update today... Hope my controller can last a year or two to fulfill his life span...

ps: Thank you ZhengWei from sharing half of the controller cost. You should really play PS3 more with me to make ur 20 bucks worthy.

Temporary Resident

Photo by Genieve.

Recently our Latrobe hideout became even more lively with an addition of temporary member - Genieve from Adelaide, friend of Darryl. Temporary member as in she just arrived in Melbourne and still searching for a shelter.

To my surprise, Genieve likes to take photo a lot. This brings up memories in Inti life with camera. Miss the days fooling around with Joey and ThongChin where stupid photos were taken almost everyday no matter we are studying, eating or traveling.

Losser...

Yes, I did it again... This time, lost my mobile phone. Sony Ericsson W610 - simply my favorite mobile up to date. I did consider just keep on using that phone for years despite it's not a high-end mobile. Too bad, I lost it on last Wednesday.

I really hate myself for being so careless. Seriously. I always remind myself of 3 important things whenever I'm going out: Wallet, Keys & Mobile. Sarcastically, I lost each of them respectively each semester in this one and a half year.

Experience this time is much more frustrated than the lost of wallet and keys last year. Because I actually realised I dropped my phone just a few minutes after walked from tram stop to the elevator of my apartment. I actually run along the tram route from my stop until waterfront city to chase back the tram. I did saw the tram while I'm chasing but couldn't managed to catch it. If only the tram stops distant is nearer as stops in city center... I should able to retrieve my phone.

Sigh~~~

Silent Night

Trying to take a photo of the night view from my balcony. Unfortunately my mobile phone is not capable for decent night vision.

This is the 1st time I live so high away from ground and with a big floor-to-ceiling window. Maybe 8th floor is not really that 'tall' but it's surely something new for me. Certainly 8th floor is no way tall enough for a city landscape view. But just gazing at the night make me claim.

Alone in house may be lonely at times, but the silence is very comfortable too. Especially in front of the night. In hours, my housemates are coming to join me in this apartment. Farewell my lonely yet silent life. I'll definitely miss you sometimes...

Nendoroid: K-ON (Yui & Mio)

Glad that I actually able to obtain this 2 nendoroids as they are extremely popular which out of stock within a week of release in Japan. Got them in not other but Tamarket.com where I got Haruhi and Light last year. I did search the website when Mio and Yui released but no result... So I thought they weren't manage to order as well. But actually they do have stocks but named them "nendroid" instead of "nendoroid". Luckily I somehow found out last week while browsing the internet. thank to google!

No.82 Mio

No.86 Yui

Unboxing: Both comes with great numbers of arms and legs to perform 5 or 6 poses compare to standard 3 official poses. Nendoroid series surely always evolving.

Round ears for Yui, Sharp ears for Mio

I praised my last nendoroid Saber Lily for her finally perfected display stand. This time they use the same ball jointed stand as well but not as stable as Saber Lily's. And instead of traditional circle plate, they make (I think) cat's ear shape as the base of the stand, which I don't know the reason because K-ON have nothing to do with cats...

Mio Akiyama

Yui Hirasawa

Nendoriod moment - Head swapping!

These two nendoroids have so far the best spare parts sharing among my collections due to identical joint and costume, which makes them really fun to play with.

Too bad... The 1st defect I found on a nendoriod. The paint went off boundary on Mio's right arm that holding the bass, which is quite obvious.

Overall, I found Yui is much more adorable than Mio. Cuter expressions and poses, maybe because Yui personality for being fluffy while Mio is more serious and mature.

Here's 9 nendoroids I bought over a year. This bookshelf does really suitable to display them. Guess I'll just leave my textbooks in box. XD