Floods & Landslides hits Penang again..  

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Adapted from The Star Online
GEORGETOWN: Thousands of motorists were caught in massive traffic jams Tuesday morning, when flash floods and mudslides hit Penang for the second time this month.

Flood-prone areas in the state, including the inner city, Jalan P. Ramlee, Balik Pulau, Bayan Lepas, Bayan Baru, Seberang Prai and Butterworth were the worst hit.

According to Central Seberang Prai police media relations officer Supt Shaharon Anuar Abdul Latif, Sungai Dua in Butterworth had overflowed its banks following heavy rains since Monday.

“On the island, the water level in Jalan P. Ramlee was waist-high about 7am. The alert level for the nearby Sungai Pinang is 2.6m but the current water level is 3m.

"Several vehicles were stuck because the roads were flooded,” he said, adding that police personnel have been placed on high alert.

He said among the other affected areas were Air Putih and Taman Manggis in Balik Pulau where the water rose to about 0.3m high.

“So far, three landslides have been reported along Jalan Tun Sardon. The road links Paya Terubong and Balik Pulau.

“The road from Teluk Kumbar to Balik Pulau has been closed,” he said.
Bayan Lepas assemblyman Syed Amerruddin Datuk Syed Ahmad said five villages - Kampung Nelayan, Kampung Mesjid, Kampung Padang, Kampung Bukit, Kampung Seronok and Kampung Binjai - were badly affected.

He said food and emergency aid was being distributed to the villages but “unfortunately Hari Raya preparations for many families have been ruined.”

Syed Amerruddin said he was worried about the noon high tide as the villages were located near the sea.

According to a state Meteorological Department spokesperson, the intermittent heavy rain should clear by Wednesday.

“The heavy shower started at about 10pm on Monday night, causing the flash floods.

"Everything is still under control but we are observing the situation closely, especially Jalan P. Ramlee.

“If the rain continues to be heavy we might announce an evacuation,” he said, adding that the rain affected all areas on the island and mainland.

He said the downpour was the “echo” from the tropical storm in Vietnam.
A North-East district operation centre spokesperson said three relief centres were opened at 8am this morning - SK Francis Light, Methodist Boys School and P. Ramlee auditorium .

On Sept 6, flash floods hit various parts of the state and roads from the city centre to Teluk Bahang and Balik Pulau were cut off due to landslides and fallen trees. This followed intermittent moderate to heavy rain.

Among the places flooded then were Bayan Baru, Bukit Mertajam, Taman Siakap in Seberang Jaya and parts of the city centre.


Two motorists braved the flood water in Patani Road in Georgetown. - 30 September, 2008


Rain water started to flood the road in Jalan Masjid Negeri at 9.00am Tuesday morning - 30 September, 2008

ROAD-CUM-RIVER...... Mud water gushing from the waterfall located near a new housing project into the main road of Jalan Paya Terubong. - 30 September, 2008

Rescue workers helping people to get out of the floods. - 30 September, 2008

A village submerged in the floods - 30 September, 2008

The waterfall in Paya Terubong caused mud water to flow into the mainroad in the area. - 30 September, 2008

Two staff from the Drainage and Irrigation Department (JPS) clearing up rubbish that has blocked the drain at the state mosque in Jalan Masjid Negeri. The water level has reached 2.8m in the morning which has past the alert level of 2.6m. - 30 September, 2008

P.S : Anyway for those of my friends who came all the way from Aimst to Penang, I am quite sorry for not being able to spend time with you all as my car was sent for servicing.. so no transport.. lolx.. hope you all enjoy yourselves very much!!

Take care call and have a good day!!

Fri,Sat & Sun..  

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Friday


It was the day my exam results were released. Was already having sleeping disorder for the past few days as i was quite worried about my results as i know i wont be doing that good compared to the last sem. Zits was erupting here and there.. So for the results, u all wanna know? LoL. Too bad it's P&C lor.. haha.. anyway it wasn't that bad as i'd expected lor.. but my CGPA did dropped by 0.02. Haizz... Still a long way to go to achieve 3.70 which is 1st class honours / Dean's list.. I think need to put in more efforts and take away more time on TVB series. Wolf Kelvin, please don't influence me to watch series anymore.. Wakaka


Saturday


Went to Tesco to get some groceries aka junk food for my hostel's stock. Then proceeded to Jaya Jusco at Queensbay to get something too. Raya sales are everywhere. Too bad no money to buy lor.. Anybody wanna be my sugar daddy/ sugar mummy? Hahaha


Sunday


An ex-schoolmate of mine called me up and asked me out if i wanna join them for a buffet dinner at foodloft at Gurney Plaza. I agreed and aobut 5.30 pm, they came and pick me up. Don't have to drive. So happy ^^. There were 8 of us altogether. They are DL (accountancy-UUM), BS (biomedic-UPM), SW (engineering), KW (industrial chem-USM), SY (medical-UKM), KH (biotech-UTAR), HS (optometrist-TWINTECH). Was fun to actually gathered up and catch up all the old times. I think our table was the loudest. LoL


Back to the buffet, it was RM29.90 nett. AS for the food, it is more to local delicacies. I wouldn't say it's very worth it. DL said that it is quite "boh tat" as he did not managed to even eat RM20 amount of food. LoL.


Yea i got this from a friend. A lovely bag full of confectionery...

Anyway i think Gurney Plaza's new wing is going to open soon this year end. More shops and larger shopping spaces. I wonder if the Penang Times Square will be able to make it this year end too ?

Thats all for now. Goodday to all my lovely readers and adios..!!

Random..  

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A week full of hectic classes.. tomorrow will be another packed-like-sardines classes. Class gonna start at 8am and ends at 1pm non-stop and then followed by another class at 3-4pm. Anyway a few of my faculty's good lecturer are leaving. So sad.. Haizz..



Anyway below are the subjects which i took during my first year :

Genetics
Biochemistry
Cell Biology
Biostatistics
Computer Applications in Biological Sciences
BioD of Living Organisms
A.P. Physiology
Miciobiology
EGAP
ESAP
Psychology
Sociology
Entrepreneurship
Moral Studies
Malaysian Studies


And below are the subjects i am taking for this sem which is Year 2 Sem 1 :

Recombinant DNA Technology
Population Genetics
Applied Microbiology & Fermentation Technology
Enzyme & Protein Technology
Monoclonal Antibodies & Immunology
Microbial Growth Physiology
EPP

Life as a plebeian student is just so tiring.. Sigh...

There goes my beauty sleep..  

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Friday

Class ended about 9 am which is after my Population Genetics class. 10 am reach hostel. 11 am reach Penang. Quite tired as i did not have enough sleep the previous night. So after my brunch i lay down onto my nice comfy bed and quickly dozed off minutes later.
About 3 pm, suddenly my hp rang. Mum was on the line and the conversation goes like that :
Mum : Roy, what are you doing now?
Me : I'm sleeping lo.. That's why my voice sounds like zombie talking to you..
Mum : Oh so indirectly it means you are quite free la. Since you are so free, can you please go to Citibank and make the appropriate actions to withdraw all the money and bank into other banks because Citibank's current status is not quite stable now. A lot of people has been drawing out money from Citibank for the past 2 days.
Me : Huh? What do u mean?
Mum : As you know the Lehman Brothers and AIG in the US were in deep financial crisis now and it was heard that Citibank might be in trouble too.
Me : Citibank can meh? It is one of US biggest bank wor.. Can easily go bancrupt ar? Moreover the previous time the US government had pumped in a lot of money to Citibank in order to sustain it already. Should be ok la i think...
Mum : Nevermind lah... since you got nothing to do now just help mum a bit..
Me : Ok i try la because very hard to get parking at Citibank there one.
Mum : Ok thanks.

So there goes my beauty sleep. I crawl up from my bed. Went to Citibank. Indeed many people were there and NO PARKING although i waited for 30 minutes. Suddenly my mum sms me : " Don't have to withdraw money d. I think it should be ok lah"

I was like =_________=


Saturday

Crawl up from my bed about 6 am. Having class at 8 am. Parents fetch me all the way back to AIMST for my recombinant DNA class. About 8.10 am, the lecturer came in. He told us he got meeting at 8.30 am. Therefore he is going to "rush" through very fast. 8.30 am class ended.
As if i benefited from the 20 minutes class.
There goes my beauty sleep for the day...

Thats all for now. Got to wake up early tomorrow about 7.30 am to go for breakfast. Going to have Hokkien Mee at One Corner CAfe situated behind Cold Storage. That Hokkien Mee sells like hot cake. Have to wait for about an hour for your turn and if you reach the place about 10 am, it will be sold out... >.<
There goes my beauty sleep again for tomorrow~~~ >.<

Back to Uni with new semester..  

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Hey all.. sorry for the late blog entry.. Anyway i'm back to my uni.. yeah holidays are over.. back to a student's most non-pleasurable chapter which is studying..




As for this sem, my timetable is hectic.. Classes starts at 8 am everyday except for wednesday which is 9 am and ends on 6 pm most of the days. Worst that working.. Sobzz...





Well today had my EPP lesson which is English for Profesional Purposes.. My last English paper for my course. Was surprised yet contented when Mr. Thilagaray stepped his foot into my class. Well he is one of the most lenient lecturer in the CGES department though.. Therefore i am happy and the whole class is happy too.





As usual, Mr. Raj starts to talk and intro a bit about the outline of the EPP course. As humourous as he can be, he stress on the importance of the course and stating that it was even more important than our core subjects. He told us that this is the subject where we will be an asset to our family or a liabilty to our family, a good son or a "good-for-nothing" son in the future, so on and so forth. Well, a few of his lame jokes did made us laughed though..





Anyway most of my friends were back to uni.. Haven't really catched up with them yet. Anyway thanks to my beloved PKJ for the lovely pressie..
and thanks to dear wolfie Kelvin for swapping the MCD olympic mug with me. Now i have the complete sets of the mugs..


This thing supposed to shake its body and head and is solar powered..



Yea my last mug which is the atheletic mug.. This made a complete set of collections~~


Thanks to all the wonderful yet loving friends. You all just made my life so colourful and fabulous!!



Time to pen-off.. Hope i'll be able to brag more in the coming post.. Adios~~



P.S : There will be a replacement class this coming Saturday.. Hopefully it ends earlier and not 6pm. Sigh~~~


New Song  

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A new song from the TVB series Moonlight Resonance. The title of the song i think is You Hesitate by lenglui Linda Chung.

A very nice and sentimental song. Enjoy all!!

Outing~~  

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Omg i am getting lazier to update my blog.. Anyway during my holidays in KL, my beloved kah kiat had kept on sms-ing me on when want to go out "yumcha" as i had promised him before the holidays. So therefore, yesterday (wed) i went out with him calling together abby and guan yu to go queensbay mall for a movie.


Had our lunch in Wong Kok and then proceeded for a movie, Deception which is suggested by Abby. =X Well the movie was very slow and boring during the start and even abby herself kept sms-ing her bf throughout the whole movie.. Wakaka. However later on, it became "slightly" interesting.. there is a storyline but just that it picks up to slow though..





Rating : 2.5 stars. More to a gigolo movie instead.. Wakaka..


After movie went for window shopping. Wanted to buy mooncakes but not successful as there are not much of varieties left. I saw some Esprit t-shirts which is quite nice. 2 for RM99.90 but i think there should be a 10% off for members. Thought of buying it but must control myself as my wallet is badly damaged for this month. CC is gonna explode soon.. :x


Most surprisingly when i got back home, i saw this :




It is OSIM u-robic.. I didn't know that my parents had bought this green oval shaped gadget. =.=" It is supposed to twist,turn and trim your waistline.. Hahaha.. Tried using it and omg so hard to balance.. =.=" more information on U-robic : http://www.osim.com/MY/product/urobic.aspx?category_id=BE62E9EE-E85F-4A9B-BCE4-6BC378B81603


Thats all for now. Cheers all!!

Genting/KL trip..  

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Hey all i'm back from Genting/KL trip.. well just a short trip.. nothing much can be done in just a few days over there. Anyway the trip was enjoyable however i think it will be better if it is not raining throughout the whole trip.. LoL.


Stayed a night in Genting.. 2 nights in KL. In KL, went to midvalley, LOT10, Sungei Wang Plaza, The PAvillion, Times square.. It was more to a shopping trip instead.. Didn't manage to go to Petaling street as it was raining so therefore i did not manage to get you all any souvenirs.. :x

Anyway below are some random shots :

One of our lunch at Dain Ti Hill at The Pavillion :
At Dain Ti Hill, the restaurant was cozy.. nice ambience.. services were really good.. From the restaurant, one can see the city view of KL. As for the food, we ordered some unagi rice, stir fried seafood noodles, chicken rice, some spicy seafood noodles, baked cheese escargot (the cheese taste had overpowered the escargot.. but still it is nice), mango glazed prawn emperor roll (the portion is huge and it is very tasty), yam sago dessert, mango dessert and some glutinous ball in red bean soup. Food presentation were pretty and there are lots more of nice side dishes but we were too full to try it as there were just 3 of us (mum eat like mouse only coz scared fat =.=") Overall the lunch was satisfying and bill was around RM200 for so many dishes..




I'm leaving on a jet plane...  

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Ok i am leaving BUT not on a jet plane.. LoL. Will be going for a short holidays with my beloved dad and mum. Will be leaving Penang about 4 am in the morning for Genting Highlands. It will be a night in Genting and 2 nights in Kuala Lumpur.


As for the accomodations, i'd helped my dad to do some internet bookings as it will be cheaper and we will be staying at Theme Park hotel in Genting and Cititel Midvalley as for in KL. Well Cititel Midvalley is just adjacent to Midvalley shopping mall and The Gardens. So therefore it will be very convenient to go to Midvalley. In other words, it means more shopping and shopping!! LoL.


Hope to update you guys more about my trip when i am back from KL. I wont be bringing my laptop there so i suppose that there will be no updates until Monday. Haha.


Thats all for now. See you all soon and Happy holidays too!!



Theme Park Hotel
Cititel Midvalley

Long queue...  

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Went to Jusco Bandar Perda today.. My dad drove us there. At the beginning i was so enthusiastic to learn how to get there but after a few turns here and there, i gave up. So hard to go there one.. well my sense of direction aren't that good though.


In Jusco bandar perda, it was really packed with ppl. A lot of youngsters there but there are more uncles and aunties too. Haha.. Wanted to go to TGV but couldn't find it.. =.="


Then i went to buy Big Apple Donuts to get some donuts. To my horror, the line was so freaking long. I'd got to line up for about an hour to reach my turn.. Haizz.. I bought 2 boxes of doughnuts. 1 box 12 doughnuts RM21 and another box 6 doughnuts RM11.50 i think. I think the doughnuts are being over-rated and personally i prefer J.CO doughnuts more than big apple donuts. Here are the pics:



The line..I am still way behind the line..



The box.. LoL


The lovely doughnuts.. Wakaka

Merdeka Weekends~~  

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It is a long weekend.. and the best part is it is MERDEKA!! However the best out of merdeka is not being patriotic but merdeka SALES!!! Omg i tell you that sales are really crazy.. There are so many things to buy yet so little money to spend.. LoL.. Traffic jam was everywhere around penang island..


Saturday

Well it is saturday.. so i went to tesco to get some groceries and made myself a cheesecake.. Here are the pics :



Cheesecake..



I used waterbath this time and the outcome? Not bad!! LoL




I've been very curious about this kinder egg for sometime.. and out of curiosity i bought myself one egg . It is RM3.30.. So expensive la..






The egg



Inside..



The chocolate.. OMG i tell u this is really nice!!




The mystery gift
What is it? don't wanna tell you all.. Muahaha..




This honey glazed cornflakes is nice!!




Bought this alcoholic drink for Rm8.. Quite nice.. It's orange vodka with 5% alcohol.


Sunday

Went to queensbay.. It was a paradise of sales.. every store there will be sales posters on the glass panel EXCEPT for Levis store.. LoL. I bought a few stuff for myself (trying to control myself here as i don't want to overspent and i need to allocate myself to some "quota" for my KL shopping trip.. Wakaka.. =P). My mum bought a lot.. what to do.. girls as usual... this are among the items which i bought today :



A padini t-shirt Rm49 exclusive of 10% discount




A short pants Rm79 excluding 50% off

A polo belt Rm79.90 exclusive of 50% discount coz my old polo belt buckle tends to come off.. LoL




I bought 2 BROS water bottle. The big one is RM 19.90 while the smaller one is RM 15.90 excluding 10% off.

I saw a low waist jeans in the SEED section and it is Rm149. Only got 10% discount.. So i didn't buy it. But it was really nice..I tried wearing it and OMG i tell u that it really made me look so slim and sexy!! Wakaka.. If i can't get a jeans in KL, i am going to get that jeans from SEED. Me and my family ate japanese food in Sushi-King and it was a satisfying meal though. And the best part was, i managed to convince my mum to allow me to top-up RM150 for my coffee bean card.. Muahaha!! Ain't i evil? =P


Thats all for now.. going to Bandar Perda Jusco for shopping tomorrow. Hopefully there will be more pics in the next post..


Cheers all and happy SHOPPING!! Hahahaha