Friday, August 12, 2011 | By: Barely Wai

AS level result..

Went to find Ms.Ong this morning to ask her for my AS level grades..
So she took the list and we search for my name..
Aww.. There is it..
Look through..
a a U a..
Then I just couldn't believe that I actually failed my GP..
FOR THE FIRST TIME..
Normally my score didn't even reach e..
All I got is from the range 'a' - 'd'..
And now I got a 'U'..
I was expecting a 'c' or 'd'..
Shock of my life part 1..

Well.. Getting straight 'a' for my core subject..
Hmm.. Better than what I expect..
I was expecting of getting 'b' for my chem and phy..
Coz I know I did some careless mistake during the exam..
After checking my score in CIE site..
I got the highest for my favourite subject, physic..
chemistry rank 2 and surprisingly math is the last..
I really didn't expect this to happen..
Shock of my life part 2..

Well.. Overall I'm kind of satisfy except for my GP..
My class broke a new record for getting the most 'a' for chemistry since (no idea which year)..
And if I'm not mistaken around 75% of my classmates get straight 'a' excluding GP..
GREAT JOB GUYS!!
Congratulations to those who got your satisfactory results..
And you've done your best for those who are unsatisfy..
Work hard people.. =D

Always continue the climb. It is possible for you to do whatever you choose, if you first get to know who you are and are willing to work with a power that is greater than ourselves to do it.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox 
Monday, July 25, 2011 | By: Barely Wai

Home

HOME - Most people treats it as the safest most warm place on Earth.
Somehow I feel a bit (NOT TOTALLY) different.
For the everytime I go home, I'd expect something different.
But the same thing always happen.
I get scolded for everything I've done in school, in college or anywhere.
Taking part in co-curricular activities.
Taking photos of everything.
Stargaze.
Skate.
Robotics.
Camping.
Watching TV and facebook-ing for long hours (Well.. I don't mind if you scold me for this.. Haha..)
etc.
But what about the others??
Is it wrong??
Am I doomed??
The only excuse they gave me is my study results ain't that excellent..
At least I don't fail right??
I don't fail even 1 subject though they ain't excellent.
If you know me.
I'll always wait until the most important exam to really study because that's the time whereby I won't procrastinate much. Just like many of my fellow coursemates.
I may not get great results in the end but at least I'll achieve something.
I don't want my life to be like a nerd who doesn't know anything besides study.
Who tells you that only people who gets full As can succeed?
Einstein did work as a clerk before after years of education.
He couldn't even talk until the age of 3.
Is he doomed?
Hawking was passing, but his unimpressive study habits resulted in a final examination score on the borderline between first and second class honours - Wikipedia
He's now paralysed.
Is he doomed?
No matter what you do.
There's always a hope.
I LOVE to explore.
It's in my blood.
I'm not the person who can sit quietly in the office doing all those paper work.
I'd rather sleep than doing something like that.
I'm ok if it's once in a while job.
I can work in the factory.
But only if the person I'm working with truely respects me as a human.
That's human rights to me.
And it RULES.
A person couldn't do everything.
But the things that I do are somehow related to one another.
Why do I get scolded for what I've done?
I just don't get it after almost 5 years.
For the everytime I went home.
I feels like a lifeless, tired person because I've to be another person.
Hence, I seldom go home.

Both my mother and father were very supportive of any career move any of us wanted to make. - James Gandolfini
I'll always dream of such parents.
I'm not saying that they ain't good ya. 
I still like them. =D

Wai Wai.
Monday, June 27, 2011 | By: Barely Wai

PLD!!

It's 1.50am now.. I should be sleeping..
Have to wake up earlier than usual to get my mum's stuff to her later before class as she'll be going to some business conference in KL with Tun Mahathir as the first speaker and some other business leaders around the world..

Went to Parent Lecture Day last saturday with my mum as this is the last chance she's able to attend as my elder siblings have graduated and I'm the youngest..
Well.. I practically went to all the lecturers and they don't have much to talk about me anyway..
Mr. Keong was like interviewing me in front of my mum..
Well the questions are reasonable but I just couldn't answer my real thoughts that time because my mum is in front of me!!
Yes.. I'm a grown up boy.. I should have my own decision..
I'm asked whether I've put all my effort into what I'm studying??
I said no.. Obviously right??
I still play around and facebook-ing quite a lot despite the tonnes of tutorial waiting to be done..
I'm being asked again what I want to do in the future??
I answered..
Well.. Since secondary school I've spent a lot of time in astronomy..
Hence I wanted to go for aerospace engineering since there's no astronomy course in Malaysia..
And I've been to a camp at Inti-UC whereby the lecturer there told me to study mechanical 1st before going for aerospace and hence I've decided to go for it after A Lvls..
Then I said.. I also spent a lot of time in photography and skating..
Before I can go to my next sentence..
My mum goes,
That's your hobby.. You shouldn't spend so much time on your hobby coz you should study 1st..
Why the hell everytime I talk about things beside studying and she'll just interrupt??
I'm lazy to argue with her anymore because it makes no different..
Debating is sort of like arguing hence I like arguments..
Arguments that're not one sided..
All in her mind is that I've to study hard so that I can take over my dad's company..
In which engineering is way too important for the company and hence I'm stuck..
I make my decision to satisfy the needs of both my family and myself..
Does getting full A a must??
Why they have to be so chinese??

Next lecturer I went was Ms.Ong..
She had nothing much to say besides I'M VERY CARELESS..
And I know that.. Haha..
She said that I understand and I've the knowledge..
Saying that she know that based on my questions..
Other lecturer was OK..
I was expecting much from Mr.Ding but all that he say was work harder, do more question..
My mum was shock when she know that my GP essay has been deducted by 10 marks just because I didn't write the question number.. Here goes another example of the blur-ness in me..
I think I'm way to blur as compare to my classmates and coursemates...
Ms.Ong said that I've to reflect my knowledge on my papers and try not to be so blur..
Well.. I handed this impossible job to chicken essence which I did not had even 1 drop of it in all my examinations since.. Practically all of my life.. Haha..
Hope it helps.. =)

I'm still thinking how to tell my mum that I want to buy myself a pair of skate though using my own money.. Haih...
Aww.. My cousin just got himself a brand new Nikon D7000..
Went to his house today.. It's great that his dad is willing to spend money on his future..
My mum tell me something today..
She's wondering why Tun Mahathir want to invest money on bakery shop..
Ex-PM opening bakery shop??
Then I tell her.. What's the point of saving all your money in bank and make no use of it..
Adding that I can earn even more money than just waiting for interest by the bank..
Investment.. First thing to induce cash flow..

Business is never so healthy as when, like a chicken, it must do a certain amount of scratching around for what it gets. - Henry Ford

You're blessed,
Wai Wai
Friday, June 3, 2011 | By: Barely Wai

Life through lenses..

I'm alone in Cherrie's house..
With a bowl of Koko Crunch as my companion..
Slept for 2 days at her house..
1st day is to wake her up to study..
and the 2nd day is to make sure that she wake up to get her new house keys..
It seems that I've failed the 2nd task..
Hence she's now unable to shift her stuff to the new house today as planned..
>.<

My life as an amateur astrophotographer..
Still new..
Still learning..
Still experimenting..
Here's some photo taken by me using Nikon D3100..
My first sunset shot from my house balcony..

First time chase ISS..
First time see Venus, Mercury and Mars..
Saw Jupiter and Saturn through telescope before but no photo..
Expect to see Space Shuttle Endeavour cruse through also but seems like it's too small to be detected..

While waiting for ISS to appear..
This great opportunity comes..
Moon surrounded by tonnes of cloud..
An eye in the sky..

Who say there's no stars in Malaysia??


Light spectrum.. Green's missing.. >.<

Sun rise in Taman Tasik Titiwangsa, Kuala Lumpur.

Some random photo.. =)
Street lamp with man-made fountain..

B&W photo of street lamp and coconut tree..

When I'm about to leave..
This aunty take thing 'no idea what's that called' in front of my car..
Immediately I rush to her and take photo..
She's shy anyway..
Asking whether I'm doing any projects.. Haha..


Obviously there's still much for me to improve..
Credits to Nigel Choy (another astrophotographer) for editting some of the photos..
Credits to Chin Su Jing's Nikon D3100..

Clubs activity will resume after my final paper next wednesday..
Gonna be extremely busy for my 3rd semester..
Well for now.. Hope for the best for my A Level AS exam..

I gambled on having the strength to live two lives, one for myself and one for the world. 
Monday, May 23, 2011 | By: Barely Wai

An unprecedented conversation..

I've abandoned my blog for almost 1 month now..
Shouldn't have let this happen but I seriously don't have the mood to blog..
I'm suppose to sleep now... Haha..
Today exam was.. [highlight..backspace..]..
Oopss..
Suddenly rmb about 24 hour rule..

So I've this thought in mind..
I've chat with my neighbour ytd morning while hanging my clothes at the balcony..
We somehow get into the topic of "How to teach a child in this generation"
Well.. She told me how she would teach her children in the past and in the present and how she would teach her grandchildren and also how her children will teach her grandchildren..
Summary of what she said..
1. She should follow current trend of teaching..
i. No forcing
ii. No canning and beating
(I think this somehow can be called as the Western way of teaching)

2. Not to force but just to advise..
i. She used to scold her children for not visiting their relatives
(As expected, her children don't have the time to do so, they're too busy at work..
She add-on, another reason is that their relatives stay far apart.. It would be very troublesome for them to visit all the time.. It's not like the past whereby everyone lives in the same area/village anymore..)

Her daughter way of teaching her grandchildren..(Awesome mama..)
1. Let your child do what she want as long as it doesn't harm her in the future so to let her learn from mistake.. (Risky but I like)
i. She bother about her children's education silently..
Saying that if you study, look at your grade; if you don't study, look at your grade..
I know I'll do this to my children as well but of course we've to know their standard of mentality..

We also talk about how youngster nowadays dress.. Haha..
Telling me that they dress in such a way just for the sake of gaining peoples attention..
Hmm.. Well.. I don't really agree on that..
Ok.. I'm not sure but maybe it's true that some of them do wear baby size clothing or tonnes and tonnes of accessory to gain attention..
But for the others,
It's their passion..
It's their interest..
It comes from their true heart..
Like in the case of cosplay,
some do show a lot but that's how the character wears..
They like the character and starts to mimic them..
Can we say that's wrong??
I think I manage to change a bit of her thoughts..

Adding she also tells me that how she used to be so stubborn that she will die-heartedly follow the old way of teaching..
Forcing..
Scolding..
(In the case of scolding her children for unable to often visit relatives house)
All of these changes when she joined Christian where she learn about the principium of life.. She start to accept the new trend..
This is also the reason why I try to learn principles from as many religion as I can but not joining the particular religion..
I'm not insulting any religion but just for the sake of knowledge, I'll do..
I'll accept anything I think is right and ignore anything that I think is wrong..
I ought to learn more..
 But I can't remember everything larrr..
I'm a normal human.. Haha..

Borrowing knowledge of reality from all sources, taking the best from every study, Science of Mind brings together the highest enlightenment of the ages. 
Ernest Holmes

Cheers,
Wai Wai


Sunday, May 1, 2011 | By: Barely Wai

Problems!! =) or =(

Problem - any question or matter involving doubt, uncertainty, or difficulty.
How many of us don't have problems??
None..
Everyone have their own problems..
No matter who you are..
Whatever rank you're holding..
Whatever state you're in..
Normally problem arises all of a sudden..
Everyone hate problems..
As all humans only seek for total comfort..
Perhaps people will look down on you if you have too much problems..
Maybe they'll think that..
"Hey, you sucks. You couldn't solve any problems and now more are arising."
Don't get me wrong..
I'm not here to despise anyone of you..
But to perhaps help bring you out of your discomfort..
I personally love this picture a lot..
Why??
Think of it..
Problems..
When we couldn't or find it hard to solve..
While trying to solve that particular problem..
More problems arises..
So here something for you to think about..
It's easy..
Do we say,
1. There's growing problems?
OR
2. There's growing opportunity?
You judge your own..
For me, those who choose number 2 will certainly face their problems more happily, easily and they're more mature than those who choose number 1..
Thanks to FamousQuotesAbout.com
This quotes tells us that all problems can be solve..
It only matter when, where and how the problem can be solve..
I'm not here to teach you anything..
But just to share my thoughts..
As I can see many of my friends are depressed recently..
Face your problems with courage..
You will get it through soon..
Be happy..
I support you..
Gambatte!!

You can never solve a problem on the level on which it was created. - Albert Einstein
I'm sorry if I couldn't help but this is my level..
I've try my best..

Cheers,
Wai Wai
Wednesday, April 13, 2011 | By: Barely Wai

Five Two!!

There's is just way too much dramas happening recently..
Well.. I couldn't stand it anymore..
Erm.. Don't get me wrong.. It's not from the dramas..
It's that I hasn't blog for like.. Erm.. Count yourself la..
So now I couldn't resist but to just blurt it out here..

1st stop..
Dramas from John and YV..
After all the secret here and there..
After all the centre people matters..
After all the shying (this word actually exist in dictionary..I thought it is gramatically wrong..haha..) here and there..
There're now holding hands where ever they go..
Well.. Congratulation to both of you..

Second drama..
Exam results..
As I've stated in my previous post..
I'll work harder (well.. I'm still lazy though..)..
I'd improve but I'm still ain't satisfy with it..
Mr.Keong said the results we get now will more or less be the same as our AS results..
Well.. Maybe not true for other subjects but definitely it's gonna be true for chemistry..
I've to get at least 3 A's for my AS.. Hope so..
I really need it..
That's all for myself..
Now for my classmates..
Today we got back our General Paper results..
7 people in my class failed and all of them are scholarship holders..
And my lecturer doesn't want to add even 1 mark for them to help retain their scholarship..
I know the feeling of unable to retain it because I lose it last semester..
And I'm only holding a 50% scholarship..
They're holding 100%.. It'll be even harder for them..
Anyways there's an advancement in the hope of retaining their scholarship..
Ms. Joanna told Calvin to search for the person who is in charge of scholarship..
And just telling him that the person is Ms.Tan..
Who the hell is Ms. Tan?? There's so many 'Tan' in this college admin..
I've promise him to search for this person if he couldn't get her..
I'll ask Mdm. Looi (I perhaps she'll be there) after SWC meeting tomorrow..

Third..
I don't know whether it's my attitude or lack of vocabulary or what..
Somehow I just felt that people hates me..
Maybe it's the stress from exams (AS exam in 1 month)..
Or the way I talk..
Or the way I think of how others is treating me..
I don't know..
I'm lost..
I'm gonna be crazy..
I don't even know whether I should type it here..
Just let it be..
I just need to release this somewhere..
I've ask some of my classmates and Zi Wang whether I'm a despiser..
Somehow I got the answer 'NO' with their own definitions of despise and reasons..
But sometimes I'm being called as a despiser by some of my friends..
I've no idea whether I am or not..
Maybe it's the matter of their definition of despise or disdain..

My eye had swollen since yesterday evening..
And it's still a bit of a swollen now though it's not that obvious anymore..
Going to PC fair this friday and Sky-Trex this saturday with my classmates.. Whee~~
It's time to update myself with gadgets and get healthier..
Owh.. Just notice that I've posted 52 times..

Belief creates the actual fact. - William James

Cheers
Wai Wai
Friday, March 4, 2011 | By: Barely Wai

Can I achieve??

I'm here blogging in the library again while waiting for Cherrie..
Recently Mr.Keong (Chemistry Lecturer) had talk to me about my studies..
Well.. Seriously.. 
Everything he said to me is like a duplicate of what Mr. Alfred (Physic Tuition Teacher) had told me..
My way of studying..
Studying those that is unnecessary..
Mr. Ding (Further Math Lecturer) always say in class..
Don't learn those that is unnecessary..
The more you study, the more you learn..
 The more you learn, the more you forget..
The more you forget, the less you study..
So why study so much??
Come on la..
Face the fact..
You can't have all the knowledge exist in this world no matter how you work..
Concentrate in you own field..
I've always blame my body of malnutrition as I've been eating outside food since I shifted to Wangsa..
I feel very tired everyday..
But I think it's the laziness in me that's making me tired..
My trials exam will commence after 18 days..
Stop procrastinating and do your job..
Concentrate and perhaps beat everyone in my class (only physics) like what I've did in Form 5..
Though exxagerating but I'll try my best..
Physic is my favourite subject..
Stephen Hawking.. Hey.. I want your office.. O.O
Well.. This is what really motivate me to move forward..
I know my flaws before other people point them out to me. - Taylor Swift
Same as me though (of course not always), but I've been so lazy to even correct it myself..
Let's wait and see how my grades will be in the coming exam..
Maybe I couldn't see much improvement for this trials..
But for AS exam.. YOU WATCH OUT!!
>< Showing off.. Uhh!! =.=ll
Remember the reason you're taking A Lvls is that
1. You're not sure which field you're going..
2. To get a scholarship (are you aiming for it?)...

If there is no struggle, there is no progress. - Frederick Douglass

Cheers,
Wai Wai
Sunday, February 6, 2011 | By: Barely Wai

Random post during CNY

Today is my last day of CNY holiday..
This year CNY celebration..
Hmm.. How do I describe it as??
Bored??
I'm toooo bored to the point that I'm blogging now..
Uhhhh...
There's no CNY feel in KL..
Watching back the same old Mah Jong and Poker movies..
And hell this year CNY holiday is so short..
Though it's also the same 1 week as usual but CNY only starts on thursday..
'Bai Nian' plan also change to next week as most of my classmate aren't in KL..
Many of them 'balik kampung' but I don't..
Well.. How I celebrate this year CNY??
Watch TV..
Eat..
Play..
Sleep..
Online..
Do homework..
Just like my daily life..
One thing that is deifferent and most important is that..
I get to get free money which is given by those who are married in the form of red packet (ang pao)..
I don't get much this year although I think the total amount increase..
I'm back in Wangsa Maju yesterday..
Tomorrow I'll be back to my college life..
Once again..
Happy Chinese New Year everyone!!!
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I think I should wait for iPhone 5..
One of my friend say that Symbian^3 OS will cause the phone to lag like hell..
Well.. I can't stand with lagging..
I will not leak out iPhone 5 new features but somehow it's new camera satisfy my need..
It'll be release this July if I'm not mistaken..
Looking forward to it..
So now I've to just bear with this retired Sony phone..
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Malaysian students in Egypt..
Have a safe journey back to Malaysia..
Googolplex thanks to MAS, Air Asia, RMAF and Saudi Airlines..
Hope Egypt will get back to normal soon..
Peace guys!! Peace!!
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A house divided against itself cannot stand. - Abraham Lincoln 

Peace,
Wai Wai
Wednesday, February 2, 2011 | By: Barely Wai

Happy CNY!!

Happy Chinese New Year everyone..
Now is still CNY eve..
But after 15mins.. We'll say bye bye to eve..
Argh.. I'm still searching for the best phone to buy..
iPhone 4??
N8??
In terms of specification..
N8 win..
In terms of touch sensitivity..
iPhone win..
Most important for me..
The phone's camera..
Since I'm currently unable to afford a DSLR..
N8 comes with 12MP camera while iPhone only support until 5MP though both are able to record HD video..
N8 is lighter than iPhone but thicker by a few mm..
Size are almost the same..
N8's processor is slower so most probably I'll expect it to hang or lag..
N8 operates with the latest Symbian 3 OS..
Well.. Both phones are good but iPhone lack of something which makes a lot of difference in my decision making..
iPhone's bluetooth is unable to connect to other devices except for iPhone which makes the bluetooth feature kind of useless..
N8 price is way cheaper than iPhone 4..
Anyhow I'll get N8 if I can't find other better phone..
And I desperately need a new phone..
I can't stand with this phone anymore..
It just went crazy few minutes ago..
Uhhh!! >.<*
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I chat with a friend last monday at ice rink..
And we came across our wish list..
So I'll share a bit here..
1. Get a new phone (in desperate need)
2. Bauer ice hockey skates
3. DSLR (nikon or canon)
4. Macro lens and flash..
5. Bauer or Seba inline skates..
Well.. I think that's it..
My life is simple..
Freezing time while skating..
I'm contented with it..
There's one more actually..
Soon to come..
You'll know eventually..
Hahaha..
Making a wish on CNY and not on Christmas??
Hmm.. That's kind of weird.. Haha..
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Many people who excel are self-taught. - Herb Ritts

Happy Chinese New Year,
Wai Wai
Thursday, January 20, 2011 | By: Barely Wai

2012011

2012011.. Try to figure out what this figure mean.. It's very obvious.. Haha..
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It's almost 2 months since I last blog..
As you know, I've been working for Grolier for the whole December at Tesco Kepong..
There's a lot that I've learnt from working there..
How MOST Malaysians think of education..
How to persuade/convince a customer to buy the books..
How to read to young children (learn from a grandma).. LOL!!
Of course, there's lots more that I've learnt but I'm a homosapien..
I'm unable to state out what I've learnt until real action is needed..
To MOST Malaysian..
Education ain't that important..
They rather leave their children to school/tuition teachers though knowing that the quality ain't good..
They rather leave their children to follow Malaysian's problematic education standards..
They rather save that little amount of money than preparing a future for their children..
They rather follow the old ancient way of teaching which is caning your child when they don't behave..
They don't mind even their children can't write/speak even simple words like EAT..
I've met a SIX years old boy.. HE CAN'T RECOGNISE COLOUR and speak to me..
And the mother.. Haih.. I'm really disappointed.. Feels like punching the mother in the face..
I perhaps the next generation will be more education concious..
I'm to go back to this company after my A Levels..
Of course for temporary as wouldn't choose sales as my career..
This time I'm there to gain experience..
But when I go back, I'm for sure to make money..
Staying at the company's hostel is great just that I hate that my hostel mates smoke a lot..
They share a lot of their experience with me..
As long as you ask, they'll tell..
Never keep quiet especially being a sales person..
Many sales person from Grolier and bank credit cards sales person are very shock to know that I'm only 18..
Wonder why?? Hahaha..
Many of my colleague are also 18..
Is 18 an exaggearting age to start as a sales person??
So this is a short brief of my first working days for another company in the sense that I'm not working for my own company.. Another great experience of my working life..
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HAPPIE belated PONGGAL and HAPPY THAIPUSAM TO ALL INDIANS..
And that's why I'm rotting here in my Wangsa house today..
Yeah.. My Wangsa house is now offiicially Wifi ENABLED..
I don't have to hack my neighbour's line anymore.. Yay!!
Went out to Melati Utama McDonald today..
Today is my first day savouring McD's Prosperity Burger..
My room mate odered beef and I go for the chicken one..
All in all, the burger taste good except the black pepper sauce is kind of spicy..
Watched  The Pianist for the second time today..
The Pianist is a 2002 biographical film directed by Roman Polanski, starring Adrien Brody. It is an adaptation of the autobiography of the same name by Jewish-Polish musician Wladyslaw Szpilman.
 Well.. Pianist.. I'm sure you've been thinking this movie is full of great piano music..
But you're all wrong..
This movie is about how Wladyslaw Szpilman survive the Holocaust..
A great movie though..
I do recommend you to watch..
Adrien Brody won the Oscar Award for this movie..
His first nomination and first Oscar Award..
So here's his winning speech..
Unable to post it up here.. Maybe some restriction by Youtube for sharing? Idk..
I don't watch the Oscar Award..
Not really interested in it..
So of course there's always a reason for posting this video up..
Not to promote Adrien but of what he've said..
I personally love his speech from 3.58 minutes to the end..
Tribute to the real Wladyslaw Szpilman (5 December 1911 – 6 July 2000)..
I found a website..
Salute..
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Every true genius is bound to be naive. - Friedrich Schiller

Peace,
Wai Wai