internet connection

I'm moving to an apartment today. The apartment won't have internet connection until November, therefore, I won't be able to post anything until then. 'Kemut' landlord ni hehehe..Anyway, the apartment is 5 minutes away from the company-so convenient for me.

Pictures around Paris

Pictures je...hmmm blum ada mood nak menulis..cheers! All these pictures were also taken last weekend..weekdays, just impossible to walk around. By the time I came back from office, it's already dark...

Arc de Triomphe

Da Vinci Code(DVC) lover- here I start my first post on places mentioned in the book...enjoy! I visited Arc de Triomphe over the weekend..I simply don't have time to write the story behind this place...












































































List of those killed in the war..

you want nano, I give you nano...

ahaks... among my colleagues the title of this post is our favorite slogan..We plagiarized this slogan from one of the extremely high self esteem professor a year ago. :-))..

Oh well, I work with nano particles, nano materials for years. When I came here, wahhhh the method simply not so familiar with me. Out of my league...Well, in my work before, most of the materials were for electronic application. Therefore, we did not care how hygiene, accuracy, precision, hazardous those chemicals to human..Out of no where I simply have to learn biology and chemistry..I would say what I work on until now is just not enough for me to do the work here. So many things to learn...

Before I came here, I said to MBC part of the work will be carried out in my school..yeah right, totally out for now...just simply impossible..The approach here is just not really for material engineers/scientists..hmm...not sure if my judgement is just too early....I repeat again I'm not a chemist!

*weather getting worst each day...I simply don't like autumn...wet and ugly hahahaha...

Honeymoon is over

ahaks, what can I say? Honeymoon is over before barely even start hahaha...although today is the first of my training, I would say 'get back to work'! Believe it or not, even this is the first day, I spent several hours in the lab already. Well, I came here a month late compared to my 2 colleagues. So, what else can I expect except to catch up asap..? Anyhow, I managed to visit a potential apartment for rent. Looks good but the price is quite high. About 5 minutes walk from the company though. If I manage to get that apartment then I can wake up at 8.30 am to be in the office at 9am. We are not allowed to arrive before 9am..

Eiffel tower

I test my capability to catch metro (train/tram) in Paris. Both of my colleagues taught me how to buy a ticket and how metro works the day I arrived. After I went to wet market, I took a tram to visit Eiffel tower, which is 2 stops away from my hotel..Not bad, I'm more than happy with my achievement...hehehe...my aim is to do 'Da Vinci Code' tour while I'm here ...here are several pictures around Eiffel tower. I did not go up though because the queue was just too long...I would say thousands of people were queing when I was there...Although I went there by myself, surprisingly lots of my pictures hahaha...meaning that so many people became my cameramen/women..hahaha...truely me...









































































































Long queue to get to Eiffel tower..me?? no way I'm going to queue like that..hahahaha

Cambronne wet market

When I was in nz, everything we traveled the first thing I look for was supermarket..hehehe..I guess now it becomes habit already. On my second day in Paris I went to a wet market close to my hotel. Of course I could not buy anything but I just need to survey around how those wet stuff are sold here..wahh...as I expected language was the main problem-macam itik ngan ayam..hahahaha...I only learned less than 5 French words to date..hahaha...oh well, their wet market just like ours e.g.Pekan Ahad in Titi Serong..Fish, meat, veges, flowers, clothes etc..Not much different but just different types compared to tropical country..Good value I learned over there is people queue to get every single stuff. There's no such thing like our pasar malam where everybody shouts..

This is how they sell meat..can you see how they hang those animal still with fur?? surprisingly they called themselves 'animal lover'...I don't think I will ever buy chicken if they hang chicken with fur like that..In that wet market, they hang everything with fur including chicken, duck etc...erk...so cruel to me...














Siput shell pun ada...we don't have to go to Sg dua that sell this siput at rediculous price..














Variety of fishes














Scenery the whole wet market














Variety of breads..

A place call a home...

I took all these pictures just before I left my house the day I left for Paris..It was not easy decision for me to make all along. There are doubts each and every day. But somehow I was left with not much choice but to go with the flow.

I simply don't know what will happen in the future nor do I know if this is the best or the worst decision I ever made. Still, I believe sometimes we just have to do what we are supposed to do. My main concern of course to leave my family including my 90 years old Tok Wan, my career, my friends and last but not least my home. I'll never know if those important factors that I left will ever still the same when I go back next year. But, somehow I believe in fate. If I was mean to see something in a certain condition, then I absolutely will. I cannot simply go against God's will..

will my home still look the same after I go back next year??

This is my room on the day I left...will it ever look the same or will full of dust etc???














My hall..I did cover some furniture though...but will it ever in the same condition..




























My backyard, some of the veges can be eaten already..feel free to help yourselves..will it remain the same or full of grass after a year???














my prayer room (downstairs)-will it ever look the same???

apex-when we fly above radar

When USM was chosen as the only apex university in Malaysia, I already comment about it. Well, as I expected, when THES2008 list came out most newspapers and blogs argued HOW the only apex university drop in the ranking..well, I believe USM becomes of interest due to their apex status. That's what happen when we fly above radar-easily detected and get shot! Unfortunately, once we fly above radar, there's no turning back. There's no way for us to suddenly commit 'kamikaze' etc..:-) Somehow we simply have to live up to such a high expectation...well, like VC said "failure is just not an option"..

* I learned about this ranking when I was on the same flight with DVC to KL. yeah..I should asked his comment..hehehe..

The value of Datukship..

updated:

Read also Jannah's post here:

p/s: Kayron..hang lagi lanyak dpt kot.. kang dh dpt license not to get married for 2 years.. semata-mata utk negara..pergh..

Anybody wants to give me Datukship??


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I nearly fell off my chair when I first read in NST last night Shah Rukh Khan will be awarded Datukship by Malacca..In the first place, my conspiracy theory was Ali Rustam ambition. He's running for UMNO VP, and everybody know how much Rosmah admires Shah Rukh Khan hahaha..I think I read about this somewhere few years ago. There you go..somebody start kissing ass, create a link if not directly to the President in waiting, then they go for the real woman in power.

And today in The Star, Ali Rustam said the Datukship was proposed by Daim..Hmm next conspiracy theory is something to do with money hahaha...Why Daim's name comes out every time recession hits Malaysia??? How much he actually gained in previous recession in 80s and 90s???

I just believe there is no value to Datukship any more..Be a good ass kisser, then surely we can get Datukship later hahahaha...

Desperate move

What would you do if you are so desperate to save your ass?? I would suggest we are likely start kicking somebody's ass..hahaha...When we think we are safe enough then we tend to sit back and relax...I always believe this is typical human behavior. Thus, I don't feel offended nor do I feel harassed if I'm caught in this situation.

There are more important things around us; do the right things (although it might not suit others around you), savor every moment of our life (instead of keep complaining), use time wisely (well, sleeping and loitering still can be considered as appreciate free time..), and not to forget appreciate people around us (those people won't be with us for the rest of our life).

The only behavior that I simply could not tolerate for the rest of my life is people who think their time is the most precious, while others can always spare time for them. This kind of people can somehow push us like there is no tomorrow, and we simply can't be bothered to argue. Surprisingly, tomorrow can easily be the next day, and the next day and the next day...meaning that somebody stop kicking their ass already..hahaha...I always believe tomorrow will come either I like it or not. The only thing matter "Am I still around tomorrow??"

Hmm..I have no intention to fill in the gap. If you can read between the lines, then you know what am I talking about..

Iklan raya paling sedih 2008

ahaks..for me, this iklan raya by TM is the saddest among all ads. Kalu tak balik pun calling calling la ye..hehehe...

"Bridget Jones generation" ???

An interesting comment from British MP :-) I don't think I need to comment further, well said!