merry christmas and boxing day.

So I sneak out to the garden to see you
We keep quiet cause we're dead if they knew
So close your eyes
Escape this town for a little while

our prime minister visited my church today. was a cool experience although i couldn't shake his hand. (kinda lazy to)

PM giving his speech

i'm lazy to type what i think and feel about christmas and the pm and all. basically its just like an ordinary day for me lah. apart from the pm's visitation.

(i think)the best part of this year's christmas is actually just playing ps in daniel's house, the way we play winning eleven is totally hilarious. van der sar played striker, and scored.

boxing day - 26th dec.

i didn't know what boxing day commemorates, but i just know its on the 26th of december. according to sam, he says richard says that its a day where people exchange boxers (the ones you wear). lol. and i thought it was a day to commemorate some famous boxers (people who box). so i wiki-ed it.

and wiki says boxing day is based on the tradition of giving gifts to the less fortunate members of society.

well, guess sam was partially correct. giving boxers as gift still counts i guess. lazy to tell more about the history of boxing day, go wiki it lah. just one cool fact about boxing day, technically, it cannot be on a sunday.

kay. lazy d.

Romeo save me, they're tryin' to tell me how to feel
This love is difficult, but it's real!
Don't be afraid
We'll make it out of this mess
It's a love story baby just say yes




p/s : i know the stanzas sounds mushy and all, but it kinda brings my mind back to those childhood days where the perception of love was so innocent, and pure. it painted quite a nice picture in my head lah haha. guess we're all kids somewhere inside us.




=)

can you feel the love tonight (tonight)

was it can or can't. i can't remember.

anyways, SAM results are OUT! but, only the softcopy available xD that means i can only view my results online. which i'm restricting myself to in order to not potong the suspense.

and thats why i'm awake. and every now and then, tempted to go to that website and view my results. one thing good about that webste is everyone's resuts are discreet, so that only they can view it for themselves. thank God. if not, about a hundred people would start calling me up and go like: ''eh you got **************** lah." i even hate the thought of it.

and this friday is myHope. this friday is also the collecting results day. this friday is definitely gonna be a long day. so yeah. God have mercy.

anyways, lets not talk about results. lets talk about mamak. i think mamak workers need to do a few things. let me try to describe without using pictures.

#1 they need to shave
#2 they need to go for 'how to hear with clarity' course
#3 they need to smile, you know? like this:

(sry, i needed a pic for this xD)

imagine being approached by a waiter like this one above, crap. i don't know about you, but i don't feel like telling my orders to someone whose face says: "slap my face, you know i need one." kay lah. bit too much there. but i'll FREAK lah if someone like that approaches me to take my order.

"s'cuse me sir hehe.. may i take your order *THAT smile* hehe."

ANYWAYS, urghh. yes they need to shave. why? so that their facial hair won't find its way to my mouth. and for those who have ear hair (SAM students, its not mr munin okay. oops.) its good to shave that part so they can hear properly.

yes, and they need to attend the 'how to hear with clarity' course. this is to prevent occasions like:

scenario 1
uncle: *smooching sound* mee goreng mamak satu.
**5 minutes+ later**
waiter comes with a plate of nasi goreng mamak
uncle: ini mee goreng mamak?

scenario 2 part 1
boy: teh o' limau panas satu
**awhile later**
waiter comes with teh o' ais limau
boy: err. nvm. *drinks*

not so bad. he just didn't get the panas part. its okay,

scenario 2 part 2
boy: teh o' ais satu
**awhile**
waiter comes with teh ais.

first he forgot the panas. then, he f_rg_t the o.

but so far, the best was still this:

Scenario 3
uncles: sirap limau ais satu.
**took a long time**
waiter comes with wet kuay tiau hahahaha. how did it happen? God knows.

and all these took place in Tanjung. or rather, Mamak Bistro. at USJ 9 and SS14. so yeah, be warned lah. so you don't have to be surprise when your maggi goreng turns into susu ais, just act surprised.

talking about waiters, i reckon its an occupation that nurtures patience. i was once a waiter at TGIF. they pay good =) and its NEVER boring there. also, you'll get to see all types of customers there.

customers who...
'knows it all.' (mocha is pronounced as 'moh chah')
are plain stupid.
treat waiters like dogs.
wants something OUT OF the menu. simplified as VS. (not vern sheng, but VERY STUPID.)
tip well =D
are stingy like wth. one cent not spared kinda stingy.
have sex in restroom. (wth right?) don't ask me how. lazy.
insist to have something their way, and blames the waiters when it sucks. (VVS)
wants EVERYTHING that is free. (even kids meal HAHAHA)

kay. the list is never ending and redundant. so yeah. but one of the funniest thing working there is Zach. my schoolmate/co-worker/futsal kaki. why? he's easily pissed. and to deal with those customers listed above was like well... you get the point. but he tries his best to keep his cool in front of customers. but when he goes into the kitchen. its a different story lol. the way he curses the customers really makes me lol.

"i ask my dad buy over your company and fire you.."
"use your.... to stir your own soup lah!"
"you think you got money then very big ah?.. (1st line above comes next)"

hahaha. i miss those times. anyway, in a totally seperate incident, where i used to attend KCC, terence, jacob and i where having our dinner at Steven's Corner. and we disliked a waiter there who always likes to upsale without permission. and so.. we decided to kacau him:

Terence: bang, give me one teh ais panas.
Jacob : watermelon lassi.
waiter : don't have watermelon lassi, only got mango lassi. boss what is this lah.
Jacob : watermelon juice without water.

*i forgot what did i told him*

we laughed like wth lah. and the waiter wasn't that happy, and started scolding us bit lah. then terence fired him back, saying smt like 'oh you not happy with us now lah, i tell your manager.' those were good times.

anyways, i know what to say to pms waiters now. some examples would be:

milo panas. kurang ais.
kopi susu kurang manis tambah gula.
telur s'tengah goreng.

i don't recommend you to use it unless the situation calls for it.

think i've talked enough. shall stop now.




=)

same tag again.

1. What is your current obsession?
RISK. yeah, that board game.

2. Will you ever turn vegan?
its like asking me will i ever turn gay. don't answer that. ;)

3. Who is more important to you? friends/boy/girlfriends
among those selection, i guess it would be girl friend? no?

4. Have you ever thought of getting married?
i've declared celibacy until i get married. so err, yeah.

5. Do you think you have enough confidence?
what kind of stupid question is this.

6. How many babies do you want?
depends on wife.

7. What is your goal for this year?
good results for SAM.

8. Do you believe in eternal love?
stupid question. pass.

9. What feeling do you love most?
i agree with lindley : "That warm feeling you get after knowing you made someone's day :)"

10. What's under your bed?
Boxes. Ball. one smashed roach.

11. Is there anything you want to tell people who hate you?
i love you.

12. Do you cherish every single friendship of yours?
i love you.

13. What does flying mean to you?
i love you. (love answers everything. even the question below.)

14. Who do you love?
i love you.

15. Who do you think is hotter? edward cullen or jacob black?
stupid question. pass.

16. List what you like most about the person who tagged you.
wahlao. lindley! you were waiting for this right? kay lah. i like her... laughter ;)

17. What would you really like to do right now?
play RISK.

18. What will you become in the next 10 years?
a someone for God. fuhh.. holy.

19. How to find the right partner?
don't look left la. look up for the answer lol.

20. What are you wishing for right NOW?
more money.

21. Do you like manga and anime?
yeah i love mango and animals.

22. Do you like stupid tags like this?
no. but i'm bothered enough to do it.

Remove one question from above and add in your personal question. Make a total of 20 questions and tag 8 people. List them out at the end of the post. Notify them in their cbox that they've been tagged.

so its with everything i am

KUALA LUMPUR: Many Malaysian medical students overseas who take examinations in a foreign language suffer from depression when they return.

Physicians for Peace and Social Responsibility (PPSR) vice-president Datuk Dr Abdul Hamid Abdul Kadir said that large numbers of young Malaysians were being trained in foreign medical schools in Indonesia, Russia, India, Poland, Britain and the Republic of Ireland.

At a forum on Saturday organised by the PPSR, it was highlighted that at least five such houseman are found to suffer from mental illnesses every month.

“These countries have varied systems of medical training and different types of patient care, based on the emphasis of the country. As a result, many of the students who go there undergo a culture shock,” said Dr Abdul Ha­­mid.

“Coming from different universities, backgrounds and experiences, they have difficulty relating and working, especially the weaker students,” he said, adding that there had been a sudden sprouting of many public and private medical schools.

While the schools have increased, however, the number of teaching hospitals have not.

Dr Abdul Hamid said that although there was an increasing demand for doctors, the standards and quality of patient care should not be compromised.

“These are the major concerns which the country’s healthcare and medical educational planners have to constantly bear in mind so that the value systems governing the training of our doctors are never lost sight of in the short term and the long term.”


by M. KRISHNAMOORTHY (The Star Newspaper 2008)


this particular article interest me. especially this finding "it was highlighted that at least five such houseman are found to suffer from mental illnesses every month."

i don't think culture shock alone cause them to suffer from depression. so let me be abit bias for minority's sake today. i think that students sometimes don't have the freedom to decide what they want to study. and one of the reasons why is because their parents 'decided' what's best for them. afterall, mum and dad KNOWS best.

the traditional chinese and indian parents (usually) would be the ones to dictate their child's future. one classic example would be deciding what course their child should take. e.g. parents insist that their child pursue medicine. full stop. i even know of a friend whose parents refuse to pay for his education unless he studies pharmacy, and that friend of mine is talented in humanities. i just don't get parents sometimes. do they want to see an epic fail and then ask whats the problem?

i'm not a racist. but conincidentialy, indians have this mentality also. some tanner friends of mine don't have the freedom to study what they are good/interested in. but because of their parents insistency or 'pride', they are forced to study what they don't want to. for instance, (let me use schoolboy's language) if a student apparently SUCKS in science subjects, why force'em to study to become a doctor when the results are telling you otherwise? some parents just don't understand. but we can't blame them also lah (i guess its their brought up). its life.

usually its the chinese and indians who kena all this lah. i feel for you all. well, look on the bright side, when you study for something that you suck in, fact says that you might not do so well, and then get depressed and all. and the stats highlight that 5 people per month goes cuckoo only wurt. what are the odds. don't get me wrong. i'm not saying that this issue is the sole contributor to depression for medical students. but i think that there's a high chance lah.

anyways, the reason i'm typing so much about this is because i can't help but feel annoyed over this issue. i mean, everybody wants a life of their own, and i think its safe to say that parents need to know that education is not only in their control, but their children's too.

okay. i'm done venting. i wish whoever thats gonna pursue medicine or whatever your parents 'ask' you to the very best.

before i go, here's something that i find quite amusing. i heard from a particular lecturer that one of her students that is really good in science related stuff (usually scores high A), applied to some prestigious uni overseas (then what? m'sia?) to study humanities. i find it funny that people who are good in something wants to study something which they might not be good in. and vice versa. oh world, you are one funny place.





p/s : if you went through all i've written above, i salute you. for one, you've patience. secondly, you don't mind reading crap.





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