enjin

today I realized I am actually in the right field. I love what I'm currently learning. thermodynamics, solid mechanics, dynamics and vibrations. it's really interesting. learning is always fun, especially when the things that we learn apply to our daily activities. it's really exciting to calculate how fast we could run without spilling our drink in a cup, how fast we can drive at a curve without going off track, how gravity affects every force that we produce, etc.

but when it comes to exams, boy don't you just feel pressured.

I am in the right field, but I'm not sure if I'm at the right place now. period.

laju.

maghrib is at 7.30pm these days. and subuh is at 6am. greattt. better than breaking fast at 8pm.

been breaking fast at the mosque all this while, makan free siapa tamahu? they serve rice with lamb, chicken and salad. urghh too bad I'm not really into lamb. malaysian student department people from Chicago came to umich last Sunday. majlis berbuka puasa together2. they have been touring around midwest region to meet up with malaysian students at different universities.

something just hit my mind lately. I've been wondering why all this while I like to read other people's blog. even those who I don't know. not blog-hopping, cause I've been visiting the same people's blog every now and then. constantly. maybe I'm just curious to know how other people's life have been. and it sometimes scares me how big of a stalker I am.

but what's the harm kan? it's not like I'm doing something else out of it. it's just like reading the newspaper. just to know what's going on.

hurm.

I wish I'm in aussie or NZ instead, so I can go back home whenever I want to. come on lah AirAsia, bring a flight to the states!

9/16

Legend has it that George Washington, America's first president, chopped down a cherry tree in his youth. The story goes that George gives the tree a good swing and chops it down with an axe. His father sees the damaged tree and asks his son if he knows who did the deed. George is quoted bravely admitting the truth: 'I can't tell a lie, Pa; you know I can't tell a lie. I did cut it with my axe.'
Below is a satire of how some Malaysian politicians circa 2008 may have reacted to the same question:

Abdullah Ahmad Badawi - 'I did not cut down the tree, I was just taking a nap underneath it.'

Najib Razak - 'I swear that I have never MET that tree.'

Hishamuddin Hussein Onn - '...but I only own a keris, not axe, how to cut down the tree?'

Dr Mahathir Mohamd - 'Apa nama cherry tree, yes, I chopped it down because, I don't like the idea of Pak lah sleeping under it.'

Chua Soi Lek - 'Yes it was me, I resign as caretaker of this orchard.'

VK Lingam - 'It could be me, it might have been me but I don't think its me.'

Anwar Ibrahim - 'I did NOT do it, and I am not giving any DNA sample for you to plant on the axe handle.'

Mohd Khir Toyo - 'The new state government should just trim the grass and not waste time asking who cut the tree.'

Ahmad Said ( Terengganu MB ) - 'I chopped it because cherry trees are more expensive to maintain than durian trees.'

Azalina Othman - 'The cherry tree is not included under my tourism MOU so I cut it down and besides there were unauthorised signboards put up around the tree.'

Shabery Cheek - 'I challenge you to a debate on tree cutting.'

S Samy Velu - 'I chopped it because Hindraf members were using it as a meeting point.'

Wira Ali Rustam - 'We have planted durian trees for 50 years and we will plant them for another 50 years, we do not need cheery trees, apple trees, pear trees and all these other foreign trees.'

Rais Yatim - 'You must see the bigger picture, Ahmad said cherry trees are expensive to maintain, Ali Rustam said that are against our national identity and I needed to test my new axe, so you see, it is a WIN-WIN situation all around.'

Sharir Samad - 'I cut the tree because we could no longer afford to subsidise it.'

Karpal Singh - 'The bigfoot creature did it.'

Bung Mokhtar - 'The big monkey did it.'

Pandikar Amin Mulia - 'There is nothing in the standing orders against chopping cherry trees. Kinabatangan duduk, Bukit Gelugor duduk.'

Khairy Jamaluddin - 'I did not do it, neither did the Mat Rempits. By the way, what's a cherry tree?'

Lim Kit Siang - 'Cherry tree also you don't know, you are an insult to Oxford !'

Nazri Abdul Aziz - 'Racist, racist, racist! When we cut down durian trees nobody made a fuss. Now...'

Ahmad Ismail - Cherry trees are immigrants and deserve no equal rights!

Malaysian Citizens - 'Oh for heavens sake! Somebody plant something before we all starve to death!'

how to charm

Girls just need someone to listen to. Let them talk about themselves. About their classmate who keeps annoying them, their parents who keep nagging them, anything. Just be there to listen, and then give appropriate replies. And you’ll definitely be one of their close friends.

Guys, they really like to be praised. It is because we, the Adams, tend to have low self esteem about ourselves. Tell us how nice we made up our car, how good our English have proven, how nice our new hairstyle is, or basically anything that makes sense. And make sure it’s sincere. Sometimes, little things aren’t that tiny to us.

willowtree

hello!

it's been 2 days since the internet was set up in my apartment. so now I don't have to go to my friend's room to use their wifi. shopped for furniture at Ikea. and today I got my bed which I bought from someone at craigslist.org. before this I only get to sleep on the futon :-/

class just started last week. and boy, I'm starting to wonder if I'm in the right field.

it's starting to get cold here. and I have to walk around 15 mins to get to class. must. get. a. car. before. winter.

Subuh is at 5.50am, and Maghrib starts at 8pm. walaweh lama gila. and next year it's gonna be longer as fasting month will be during summer!

last night berbuka at senior's place. almost all malays were there. was held by one of the seniors whom already has a family here.

and and I don't have to share my room anymore, which is a good thing. :)




see, an apple tree right on the doorstep. and today I saw a squirrel dragging an apple back to its "home".