Raya 2012!!

I could see some spiderwebs on this blog.

It's been weeeeeeeks since i've updated and a lot of my friends and cousins were asking me why didn't i update my blog like I used to last time? Well, long story short- I was lazy and busy. Jusssttttt a lil bit busy and more to laziness.

I'm back in Kuching now after spending a week for Hari Raya. My 2 months summer holiday in Sheffield has been a blast. Right after the exams I went to Italy, earned myself pocket money enough to get me own PS3, some furnitures for my room and of course my ticket back home. Not only that, I've experienced a few parades in Sheffield- like the Tramlines and Olympics Torch Relay. My roadtrip with my friends from Sheffield to Oxford, Cardiff and all the way to St.Ives was the highlight of the holiday and probably i'll write about it after this post- that is, if im not that "busy" today. Lols.

Before heading to Malaysia, me and my friends went to Anfield to watch Liverpool against Bayer Leverkuson and on my flight back home to Malaysia from Dubai, I managed to take some pictures with our national team squad. They played 3 friendly games in Austria which they lost 2, and drew 1. One thing that I've realized when I step out from that Emirates plane from Manchester to Dubai was how hot Dubai was- even in its airport. Belum gik sampe Malaysia dah rasa panas..sampe2 klia nang confirmlah berpeluh.

You guys know what, in my opinion, KLIA is the best airport there is. You could seat anywhere you want, free wifi connection (although you can't surf youtube), 24 hours food restaurants and of course plugs everywhere to charge your laptop or handphones.

Right, enough of me talking some crap- how was your Raya?

Mine was splendid. There's no other place to enjoy Hari Raya with your loved ones- your close friends and family, all together in this joyous celebration. It's the only time where you could visit and catch up with what's going on and get served with delicious food such as satay, laksa sarawak, nasi briyani, ayam masak kurma, daging masak hitam and endless refills of carbonated or juice drinks-

FOR FREEEEE.

And best of all, after filling your stomach with so many kinds of delicacies, you'll get a special colourful packet that contains money! a.k.a duit raya!! (datang rumah datuk/YB kalau nasib baik dapat RM50..wakakaka)

Not only you get to eat free food, but you get paid to eat!

Nothing beats celebrating Hari Raya in Malaysia. Nothing.

=p.

So far since the 1st day of Raya until yesterday (26th of August) i've been to a lot of open houses served by my family, teachers and friends. We get to laugh, chat, and enjoy our time together as I used to remember during my younger days.

I have another 3 weeks of holidays left. 3 weeks to indulge Malaysian and my favourite Sarawakian dish- Laksa and Kolok!!!

Let's Keep In Touch!

I've never took blogging seriously. I dont think I ever will and most of the time I take blogging as a platform for me to express my feelings, my thoughts, and being myself.

As a blogger myself, I feel very honoured when someone comments or by simply giving a like on my posts. (And to most other bloggers as well). It means a lot, as I could sense that my writing grabbed my readers attention. Without the readers, blogging would be totally out of the question as I love to tell stories about what's happening with me and my interests.

It may have been too late, but there are other bloggers out there that have put my blog into their website and have been such a help to attract readers and all. Here, I would like to thank you guys for your sincere gratitude and as a token of appreciation, I wanna create a page for links for all of you bloggers out there. (Or a blog list, at most..haha)

Just send me your name, your blog title and your website address at admin@random-apples.net

We'll keep in touch!

2011- The Year In Pictures And Words

P:S//Sorry for the no-updates! Exams are coming up..so had to use my time to study. Hope you guys understand!

It's been such a fantastic- and agonizing year 2011 has been and I can't believe that i've gone through all these shit in a year.

Err..literally.

Lets see..what actually happened in 2011?

January

Back to Micet, one of the Universities which are located in totally rural area of Malacca were such a pain in the ass for me. I didn't particularly liked Micet as much as I would, since you're totally isolated from the outside world- where without your own transport you're deemed to be brain dead (not to mention that slowwwwwww free wifi in the dorms) and stuck with the horrible cafe's. I still miss Pak Ya's cafe and Kedai Puaka-(Don't ask why we name it), they had the best meals and were good value for the buck.  Me and my friends kicked start January with a dinner at Malacca's best seafood place, Umbai and went to Melaka Wonderland.

February

Still in Micet and staying strong. In the month of February Micet had a sports carnival and from all the games that we played, we won medals in Takraw, Ping Pong (a confirmed gold), Netball and a few which i couldnt remember. But the highlight of February was the sending of our roommate, Lee, which is due to study in Auckland, New Zealand at KLIA. There were a lot of families attending their childrens sending off and to tell you guys the truth, I was proud to see them flying off and was sad to see our roommate going to Auckland.

March

This was the saddest month that i've gone through. With assignments, tests and exams are due and during the night before my birthday, my beloved aunt passed away because of blood cancer. I can't fly back to Kuching the next day since I had a test on that particular date and there I lay down, crying by myself with disbelief. In short notice, Allah took her away from me and my family. Writing this still gives me chills and sadness and if only I've spent much time with her..

April

April was a slow and the most boring month i've ever had. Everyone was busy with their studies, as exams are just a month away and everyone wants to get their asses on the plane and fly to UK. It was also the month where me and my friends went to KL to take a look at the PC Fair and paid a visit to our good friends at iprom.

May

May 2011. This was one of the best month in the calendar where surprisingly I was nominated as one of the winners in an essay writing competition and met the ex-prime minister, Dr Mahathir Mohamad. We also had our graduation dinner and it was a blast. Final exams were a breeze, but Engineering Design paper, made by Mr Law spoiled the mood where the questions were like- fucking hard. Finally I could go back to Kuching and relax myself after 5 months of studying.

June

June was the month where I had the chance to fully explore my hometown, Kuching. A few friends of mine from the peninsular came to visit Kuching where there was this cheap online flight tickets to Kuching from Airasia. The trip to Bako National Park was one of the best trips i've ever had. With tantalizing trails and hikes, we managed to travel half of the island but managed to see the wildlife in deep of the forest, natural waterfalls and rivers and few monkeys i've never seen before. In this month i've also managed to watch my local team, Sarawak, play against Kelantan at the Sarawak stadium but ended in bad blood; with firecrackers being thrown around in the stadium which were hugely entertaining than the match itself. Lol.

July

It is confirmed. It is confirmed that i've pass my exams in Micet and I was totally overjoyed. With the coming of the EPL giants- the likes of Liverpool, Arsenal and Chelsea to Malaysia, I thought this would be the most appropriate time to treat myself- with two match tickets (Liverpool and Arsenal), this is once in a lifetime experience. Booked myself a plane ticket and flew to KL on the day where there was this riot- BERSIH which intervened my journey to Hakim's house. Thanks to Muadz, i got a place to stay or it'd be damned to stuck in traffic in which major roads are closed. Liverpool won 6-3 and honestly, it was a very good game compared to Arsenal's, who won 4-0 simply because Safee and Safiq Rahim scored 3 beautiful goals for Malaysia.

August

Visa. Oh Visa. It's the holy month of Ramadhan in August and it was deemed to be the one to cherish as I would be leaving soon. But this month was pretty much fussy as I had to complete my visa application which I did twice. The first attempt was a disaster though, as the day before I wanted to send in my visa application, i've just realized that my passport will expire by 2012. And I was like.."Shit mangggggg..i've just wasted my money to buy plane tickets to KL and now I have to go here again next week!" On the day where I had to send my visa application, I had to take a taxi to Damansara and renew my passport on the spot. Took me like 5 hours to renew it since they were lots of people renewing and applying for a passport and oh, Eid was on 31st of August. Lovely date.

September

Celebrating Eid with friends and family, it was certainly the month to enjoy in September and saying goodbye to Malaysian food, lovely friends and caring family was really tough- with a new world and environment awaits, I am unsure about my capability to adapt to the english world- England, Sheffield. The first week itself has been hell, as I was caught with a flu and asthma and jetlag. The first week of lectures has been a breeze and had to do a little adjustment with my surroundings as I had to constantly remind myself that this is not Micet. In Micet we usually have class like in a group of 26 people and it was easy to ask questions with the lecturers. Now, its a different story.

October

As i'm trying to settle down in Sheffield, i've noticed that the shops here close very early, like at 5pm and they have this VAT tax- which is due 20% on stuffs, mainly on electronics which is a total rip off. In Malaysia they have 6% but its 20% here in UK! If any of you guys planning to buy laptops please buy at Malaysia, which is a hell lot cheaper. In October i've also went scurrying around in Sheffield and managed to experience a carboot sale which is pretty massive. A trip to Liverpool and Anfield gave October a month to remember; sad that we dont have tickets for the match, otherwise it would've been the perfect trip.

November

A lot of things happened in November and the main highlights was celebrating AidilAdha at Sheffield, my first time visiting Meadowhall (the biggest shopping mall in Sheffield) and ofcourse, the Malaysian Nottingham games and Malaysian food festival. The Malaysian Nottingham games were fun, and the organizers planned our trips perfectly and it was nice to see Sheffield grabbed the champions title in football. It was a pretty intense final though and i'm sure everyone who watched the final remembered what the Manchester university player did to the ref, right? Lol.

December

December is the final month of 2011 and to top things off me and my friends had a christmas dinner with my and other flatmates at Lawrencefield. I love the vegetable dish and gravy that my flatmate cooked. It was tha boombbbb. December was also the month where we had our final lectures and say goodbye to our flatmates as they were going back to their hometown. Me and my friends had a dinner ourselves where we tried to cook Nasi Lemak but failed miserably. But still the taste wasn't that bad though. Still eatable. Lol. And finally, December ended with style where I've had a chance to travel to Amsterdam, the city of Sins.

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Well, that's pretty much what 2011 was about for me- a simple words and picture summed up in a blogpost. Probably this year (2012) resolution is where i'll finally try to exercise and get a six-pack and some good grades for my masters degree.

Happy 2012 everyone! And no, I don't believe that there'll be apocalypse on 12.12.12.

Bullshit all over.

Argh! What happened to blogger?!

Where's my previous post? I couldn't find it!!! Arghhh...blogger! What happened?!!!!

=.="

I wrote the review for a staggering 2hours goddamnit! And now its lost- even the draft too! What the hell.
Nowhere to be seen. Gooooogleeeeeeeeeee!!!

Sheesh. Anyways tomorrow would be my last paper! A lot of things to blog about! Stay tuned, guys! Freedom, is just a step away!

Sik sabar mok chow dari micet!! Wooooo!!

-RandomApples-

Updates

Life has been much more busier this second semester.

The subjects are obviously much more tougher;

Thermodynamics, Fluid Engineering, Engineering Design and Materials, Applied Lab Sessions, Energy Balance, Heat Transfer..etc..etc..

Those subjects really worked my brain this few weeks and I thank God that bio is finally gone. Everything is about calculations and applications.

Thinking about how badly I did bio last semester really haunts me till now. If only i've put a little bit more effort into it.

Well anyways during this busy month of January me and my batch mates are still doing the same things together such as futsal, games and movies. This semester I really have to kick one of those things away such as playing games. I think I've wasted a few hours playing games lately. (Since they are no other things to do during leisure time).

It's time to change! :)

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So yesterday I've entered two games for the upcoming Micet sports carnival.

Tennis and football.

During the days of high school I've played different types of sports. Basketball, football, hockey, tennis, rugby and so much more. I've only managed to play hockey as a representative for my school and we were battered badly during the tournament.

Though I've played a lot of sports, I find that I couldn't really play to the top of my level. Sometimes I get chickened out in tournaments and get clueless at crucial times. Sigh.

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Hmm, I'm thinking of something interesting to do this weekend, any ideas, anyone?

Malacca Wonderland seems fun.

Or maybe I'll take a fully deserved rest and let my brain get steamed off and get ready for next week.

Whatever it is, I guess i'll stop here and get some shut eyes. I'm totally wrecked and tired.

ZzzzzZZZZZZzzz~

random-apples.net

Finally!

After months of blogging, i've finally bought myself a domain name for my blog. I was really skeptical at first, but after days of thinking i'd wanted to bring my blog another step further.

I've got a pretty decent earning from the internet; approximately RM5~10 a day. It was totally different 10 months ago when I've started blogging and learned ways of getting myself some online income and I guess it was time to reward my blog here with her own domain name-

random-apples.net

There were other names i've thought about, such as

randomapples.com (Taken already)
random-apples.com (Afraid that people forgot to put the "dash" and went to the randomapples.com page which is not mine)
randomapples.net
random-apples.net
random-apples.me

Generally .com surely sounds a lot cooler and easier to remember but come to think of it, I guess .net sounds more exclusive. (I prefer exclusivity. =P)

Getting a domain name is quite cheap from Google. It's 10 dollars (USD) a year and you can use your debit card to pay for it. Plus, Google would give you a free Google apps account! (I used my maybank debit card to pay).

Hopefully with a new domain name Random-Apples would advance even further and sincerely I would thank all readers that have made Random-Apples alive! :)

Without you guys, I would not be here for who I am today. Thumbs up!

Back To Blogging With Style, Enthusiasm And Buffered Earnings!! (With A Little Bit Of Gayness)

So far this one whole month I've forgotten about my blog. And my earnings too. Today when I checked my nuffnang account, I was surprised to see a new buffered earnings!

My blog haven't been quite active for a while and yet nuffnang still offer my blog a new buffered earnings.

Thanks nuffnang! :D (Semangat nak berblog balik! Huhu)

Oh yea, while I was checking my nuffnang account, I saw this "impossible to describe page".

I didn't knew that my blog is considered as "GAY".

=.="""

Not long ago my blog was considered as 18SX. And now GAYYY???!! T_T

Back To Blogging!!!!

It's good to be back blogging. Seriously.

I miss blogging a lot. Imagine all the tons of stuff that I wanted to write. It has been almost a month now without blogging about anything or entirely I should say- nothing.

There were still some readers reading Random Apples when I was in hiatus and I thought about my readers who occasionally came and read on my blog- sometimes I feel like I miss some kind of connection to them.

There was tons of stuff for me to do during the time of my absence in blogging. Assignments, quizzes and tests were flowing through and through. I didn't have the time to blog and the internet connection that I'm using, Celcom- gives me trash all the time. I pay you guys $$$ every month and you give me crap every day.

Well, that's business. Anyways, Im here to say that I'll be back blogging normally in a few days time- but not as occasionally, though. Finals are just a month away. A lot of things to cover up.

So see you readers on the next blog post! (Hopefully). Oh. I've forgot to mention something. I've already got a twitter account! (I'll be updating twitter regularly). You guys can see it on the right top corner of Random Apples. =)

P:S// Sorry for the emo post for the past month. I was suffering PMS. Yeah.

Pre-Menstrual Shitness.

:D.