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Finals starting again! There's so much to read....hmmm....gotta stop wasting my time..kekeke

Im jealous!

My dad got a new phone!!! Because his phone (which was my sister's old SE phone) is in a bad shape - casing coming off, camera lens sliding thingy not working, scroll keypad doesn't work sometimes.

He got a Nokia 2630 Classic! Got 3G leh! Wahlau! RM430 nia! wahh!! Not bad...hehe....my dad asked me if my phone was due for a change and I was like...why?? it's only a little over a year old...and it hasn't been switching off by itself in a long time...so its working fine...dunno why he always wants our phones..second hand phones...hmm...

Anyway, who am I kidding. I hardly get any calls or smses anyway, so do I need 3G? What I need is a palmtop so that I can surf wherever I go (mainly places with WiFi :P)

When I got monay I shall buy me a canggih manggih palmtop!! :D

Oh yeah! They're back from Europe...lots of pics and they did have fun, especially my mom. I wanna go tour Europe also!!

I need monay!!

Cold turkey

Just thought I'd share...hehe..and judging from the comments posted on the website, its very common...hmmm...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/8299362.stm
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Cold turkey for a Facebook addict

Facebook became 'demanding and anti-social' for Caroline Hocking

It's become a daily ritual for millions, but what happens when you de-activate your Facebook account and go cold turkey? Caroline Hocking - a self-confessed obsessive - finds out.

I'd done it. My (virtual) life was over. After two years on the online social networking site Facebook, I'd taken the plunge and killed off my account - in Facebook speak, I was "de-activated".

It hadn't all been bad; we'd had some good times. I'd enjoyed a bit of snooping as much as the next person and found it useful enough as a way to check out potential love interests, flog unwanted stuff and organise the odd shindig or three.

As a newbie to online social networking, my first few forays into Facebook had been cautious and brief. It had been a guilty pleasure - an enjoyable escape which tapped into a basic urge to share and compare.

Facebook has an estimated 250million users worldwide

But over two years, I'd turned into a Facebook fiend, uploading over 30 photograph albums, posting countless inane status updates and acquiring hundreds of online "friends" (350, to be exact).

I'd got sucked into semi-stalkerdom and felt something akin to separation anxiety if I ever found myself offline for more than a few hours. What had been my favourite waste of time had morphed into a demanding and anti-social addiction.

The turning point came when I completely forgot about a long-planned reunion with a friend one evening because I'd been sidetracked by mindless Facebook mulling. This is ridiculous, I thought. Surely social networking was supposed to enhance my social life, not to trash it?

And the whole set-up had started to grate: so much pathetic posturing, fakery and careful cultivating of one's online "brand". People posted anything and everything, surrendering their own privacy and their friends. I didn't NEED to see pictures of strangers' weddings or the drunken holiday antics of mates' mates.

'Liberated'

I told myself that I'd managed perfectly well pre-Facebook and resolved to return to simpler times. I would still keep in touch with people I liked. I had a mobile and I was perfectly capable of bashing out an e-mail or penning a letter. And so I decided to de-activate. It only took a few clicks and was pretty painless.

Facebook demanded to know why I'd left - it even gave me a helpful little list of possible reasons why I might have fallen out of love and suggested ways around them.

But my mind had been made up. I wanted to see if I could cope without - for at least a week. It gave me the option to return at any time and resurrect my account, but I felt liberated.

Is sending a letter really such a hassle?

One person, who thought I'd removed them alone from my list of Facebook friends, sent me an anxious text message, citing - and apologising for - all the things they had done which might have offended me and prompted a "de-friending".

Leaving Facebook was clearly seen as a BIG deal to them, indicative of something being "not quite right". I was flattered that people cared about me and felt a little ache for the ol' Facebook camaraderie.

Of course, not everyone worried about my departure - or even noticed. One of my flatmates was perplexed after seeing that their Facebook friend count reduced by one, but hadn't investigated who might have gone AWOL.

But one day into Facebook cold turkey and my fingers had itched to log back on. I felt bereft and out of the loop. I missed the online chatter of which I had become so contemptuous.

'Lazy'

Sure, I could have messaged people direct, but that is the beauty of social networking sites - while they make spies/personal detectives of us all, they also cater to the lazy. They allow you to be passive, throwing information at you which would otherwise take time and effort to seek out.

Facebook had made one-stop communication so easy and many of my friends were devotees; some only communicated via the site. Would people invite me to events if it meant they had to send me a separate invite rather than include me in a Facebook scattergun missive?

I knew I could cope without Facebook - just

I thought I'd enjoy bags of free time in a Facebook-free life, but instead I've just reverted to other distractions, like trashy celeb magazines.

And, even though I couldn't be actively involved in its machinations, I still found myself gassing about Facebook. I might not have been frittering away hours browsing its pages, but the site - and my departure from it - became my favourite topics of conversation. What did other people think about Facebook? What did they think about me leaving?

I found myself leaping on any Facebook-related story in the news with disproportionate enthusiasm. It proved hard to let go completely. The break (up) was tough and eventually - well, after just 10 days to be honest - I found myself reactivating my account.

Caroline lasted just 10 days without a fix

My world hadn't fallen apart by going offline, I managed to stay in touch with the people I cared about, even if took a little more energy on my part (although I never did get round to penning any letters).

But absence had made the heart grow a little fonder. My package holiday-sized abstention reminded me how useful Facebook could be, particularly for organising and remembering events.

I confess my heartbeat had quickened a little when I logged in. When my homepage fired up, I'd felt a small surge of joy at being reunited with my long-lost friend(s). I was back and I was downright curious: what had I missed?

Not a huge amount as it turned out. It was like I'd never been away: acres of holiday snaps, numerous links to interesting news stories and YouTube marvels, and some funny/not-so-funny status updates.

I logged out within a few minutes. I've been back since, uploaded some pictures, dashed off a few messages, commented on a few links and acquired a couple of new Facebook friends.

But I no longer had the same urge to plunder the latest online goings-on and see what people are up to quite so regularly. I knew I could cope without Facebook - just. And if it all gets too much and I feel myself slipping back to my old ways, I can always take another break.

Random Pictures

It has been quite some time since I posted up a picture post so here are some random pics I took:

WZ made this egg-potato-onion-herbs combination and cooked it using the sandwich maker (hence the triangular shape) because she wanted to finish the potatoes.Tasted quite nice :) The next time i passed the road the sign wasn’t there already…but if you need ubat kuat lelaki u can always call the number :P

Nice clouds early in the morning (these taken with handphone camera):   They didn’t arrange the food properly like they’re supposed to :( Looks like it was just dumped on the plate. @Pizza Hut Alamanda. Starbucks giving out coffee grounds to be used as fertilizer! Cool! Cinnamon Roll & Caramel Frappucino @ Starbucks, Mines…:D Sat there for approx 6 hours and used KFC’s free WiFi :D

Some nice cloud pictures on a bright day in August (these taken with DSLR, view from my apartment):

 

 

 

Hope  you all like the pics….any comments? :D

News

Quick updates:

1) Parents will be back on Wednesday! ETA @ LCCT is 9.15pm so I have to be there by 10.30pm and drive back to Ipoh! woohooo! Haven't been home in a month d!

2) I have been hired by TNB (and i'll be bonded for the next 7 years - !!). Along with a huge bunch of ppl for their PEP program, which starts Nov 2 (Or at least, the lapor diri part) . And I have final exams on 3,4 and 5 Nov. Not sure how to settle that yet.

3)It's amazing how much I can save when I'm on a tight budget. I spend less than RM5 per day! (Only spent money on food this past week) Let's see if I lose any weight...

4) Had less than 5 hours of sleep yesterday because I had to finish up my project paper for accounting...padan muka la buat kerja last minute...haha...somehow i can only work under pressure....hmmm....

Now I gotta think what to eat for lunch and dinner....aih...nobody's home today...

Don't copy if you can't paste!

A popular motivational speaker was entertaining his audience.

He Said : "The best years of my life were spent in the arms of a woman who wasn't my wife!" The audience was in silence and shock. The speaker added: "And that woman was my mother!"
Laughter and applause.

A week later, a top manager trained by the motivational speaker tried to crack this very effective joke at home. He was a bit foggy after a drink. He said loudly to his wife who was preparing dinner, "The greatest years of my life were spent in the arms of a woman who was not my wife!"

The wife went; "ah!" with shock and rage. Standing there for 20 seconds trying to recall the second half of the joke, the manager finally blurted out "....and I can't remember who she was!"

By the time the manager regained his consciousness, he was on a hospital bed nursing burns from boiling water


Moral of the story:

Don't copy if you can't paste!

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly Side of Life

1. Good: Your wife is pregnant. Bad: it's triplets. Ugly: You had a vasectomy five years ago.

2. Good: Your wife's not talking to you. Bad: She wants a divorce. Ugly: She's a lawyer.

3. Good: Your youngest son is finally maturing. Bad: He's involved with the woman next door. Ugly: So are you.

4. Good: Your wife and you agree, no more kids. Bad: Your wife can't find her birth control pills. Ugly: Your 13 year old daughter borrowed them.

5. Good: Your oldest son understands fashion. Bad: He's a cross-dresser. Ugly: He looks better than your wife.

6. Good: You give the 'birds and bees' talk to your 10 year old daughter. Bad: She keeps interrupting. Ugly: With corrections.

7. Good: Your son is dating someone new. Bad: It's another man. Ugly: He's your best friend.

8. Good: Your daughter has a new job Bad: As a hooker. Ugly: Your co-workers are her best clients. Very Ugly: She makes more money than you do.

Student Apartment Internet Connection

Over the weekend, the equipment used to connect the student apartments to the internet encountered a problem and failed to function properly. In the future, please inform your Resident Councilor or Resident Fellow if you encounter problems with the network or the internet so that they can get in touch with the ITMS staff on standby.

We are sorry for the inconvenience caused due to the failure.

Pada hujung minggu lepas, peralatan yang digunakan untuk menghubungi pangsapuri pelajar dengan internet mengalami masalah dan tidak berfungsi dengan betul. Di masa depan, sila hubungi Residen Counselor ataupun Residen Felo anda jika anda mengalami masalah dengan network ataupun internet supaya mereka dapat menghubungi staf ITMS yang tunggu-sedia.

Kami meminta maaf di atas segala kesulitan yang dialami semasa kerosakan tersebut.

ITMS

5 October 2009

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Oh hey, thanks for the info! Maybe you could give us the direct contact number instead of making us go and bug the residen felo? Oh and if it happens on a public holiday who are we gonna call? Ghostbusters?? Cause nobody picked up the phone the last time i called!

Wonder if they know its been happening for a few weekends already. Don't mess with the student's internet connection ok! Was so close to TP-ing ITMS the other day!!