Of misspellings and missing logos

I never thought designing and ordering custom t-shirts can be so hard. First to find a shop also took so long. Then after getting the t-shirt they didn't follow to design exactly. It's like they re-did the words and some fonts. Weird. And then they forgot to print the logo at the back. Summore weird. Supposed to take exactly like what I send to them right? Were they doing their job with their eyes closed?? Sigh... anyway emailed the t-shirt uncle d...hopefully can get it fixed soon and easily...worst part is, the t-shirts have been distributed...aih..must do t-shirt recalling....fail la...its like when car companies recall their cars because of some problem...:S

Next time I'll make my own t-shirts! I'll print them myself..n then start my own business! It's not too difficult to do screen printing.

A few DIY screen printing sites:
1. No Media Kings
2. Instructables.com [1] [2]

But I like this custom t-shirt I bought online the other day ;)

Holidayyyyy!!

Hello everyone, I'm now blogging from a PC in our hotel in Songkhla, Thailand. Resort is called Haad Kaew Resort (very nice place!) and honestly, there's nothing to do here but to relax. Which is not something I'm good at though. Especially when there's assignments and tests and the thesis to worry about...haihhh...hmmm...anyway went for a swim this morning and maybe will go again this evening.

Been travelling so much on Friday & Sat:

Friday:
Uni-Home:3 hours
Home-Penang: 3 hours

Sat:
Penang- Hatyai: 3 hours
Hatyai-Songkhla 40 mins

Craziness! But thankfully me and my sis have our own room so we don't have to suffer sleeping on the floor like we used to! hahaha...going back home on Thursday only, after spending 4 days here and another 2 days in Hatyai. Yay! Shoppingggg at Hatyai!!

Happy Chinese New Year from me and my family! If you wanna come over to Chemor (which is where I'm staying which is near Ipoh) come on Friday/Sat/Sunday. Have a great holiday! =D

Hard Work

more animals

Green post

Are you an environmentally conscious person? Do you separate your trash like paper, glass, aluminum cans, plastic? Yes? Then good for you! No? Then do something!

Read about this guy in TheStar the other day and it's a really interesting project. Click here for his blog on 365 days without throwing anything away! He's also got great ideas on how to help save the environment...it's not that hard! Especially since these days (almost) everyone's talking about sustainable development.

In my apartment, I think I'm the only psycho one who forces everyone to separate the trash like paper, milk cartons (those tetra-pak cartons can be recycled!), aluminum cans n glass bottles. Those cereal boxes you throw away can be flattened and then put together with the pile of newspapers and papers to be recycled. Aluminum cans and glass bottles can be collected to be sold later on, or left in a bag for the cleaners to take for recycling. Sometimes it makes me wonder if it makes any difference. If everyone in uni recycles at least paper, it would make a huge difference!

I feel kinda guilty when I pack back food from shops with those styrofoam boxes...although this semester I hardly packed food, because I'll either be eating sandwiches or cooking in the apt :) Next time I gotta bring a nice lunch box when packing food..:)

I wish we had a center for collecting recycling stuff in uni..or near uni...like at least outside the main gate or something...hahaha...but I have a feeling that center will be vandalized anyway...sigh...

Football fever!!

We've been supporting Sao Paolo (Gary's team) for this year's Uniten Cup, and its too bad they lost in semi finals =( But tomorrow they'll be having a match to decide 3rd & 4th placing...all the best guys!! =D


Sao Paolo Rocks!!! =D

Today supported Edwin's team Ajax Amsterdam but unfortunately they lost too =( No don't blame us!! But it was great fun cheering them on! =D I really need to practice screaming...not used to making a lot of noise so when I do it sounds weird...haha...like its gonna crack....=S

Go Sao Paolo we'll be rooting for u guys!! =D

Wow!

Have you ppl seen Beyonce's video for 'Single Ladies (Put a Ring on it)'? If not, click here!

Warning: Do not attempt to dance like her...you might injure yourself!

Sorry there's not been much updates...got lots to say, but no time to type it out! Maybe this weekend, after I've finish crapping in my progress report...aaargh I don't like FYP!!!!

Syok sendiri!

J'aime le français! =P

I miss my car....

Yep...I miss my car, even though I hardly drive anywhere because Christmas Night is over :( :( Now I only drive to French class in COIT :)

The other night I had a dream that my parents came down to KL for something and then we exchanged cars and I got my car back + spaghetti sauce that my mom made (which I forgot to bring back the other day)

Sigh...will be getting it back only when I go back for CNY...2 weeks + more!!!

New Year Dinner!

Went for New Year's Day celebration dinner with my homies. It was a sudden decision, but we have always planned to go somewhere glamour to eat, and also to dress up a little. Agnes wanted to go to TGIF, but they were fully booked, so she made a reservation at Victoria Station @ Jalan Ampang. I don't think I've dined there before, and it was a nice place. We sat in a section that is a train car (?) and it was kinda nice =)

Sirloin Steak! Rm47 =_="

The food was average, in my opinion...nothing to be amazed at...and I wasn't full after dinner! So...that's a big no-no for me! The ambience was nice though, and that's probably the only great thing about the place.

Sparkling Red Juice to go with the steak...RM50! =_="

Location map

I just realized....our bottle of juice cost more than the steak!! Next time (if it ever happens) must bring own water....haha!

First day of the new year and terus bankrupt d...sighhh

Oh ya Agnes found this website when she was looking for a place for us to go: www.hungrygowhere.com Now I see that this place got a measly 4.5 for its rating! Should try some other place next time...the restaurants in Great Eastern Mall look interesting...

Oh since Sarah didn't update her blog yet this is her new phone, her mom and Agnes got for her for Christmas...its pink! She had to get a new phone because her old one kept on dying...and it was quite impossible to talk to her on the phone because it kept dying! So now anyone can call her and talk for a very long time...until the battery dies maybe! Anyone wants her number? =P

Welcome to the Sony Ericsson family!

Happy New Year!

How I spent my New Year's Eve:

10am: Went to Lowyat with WZ because she had some problems with her wireless router. Had breakfast at a coffeeshop nearby after parking in Times Square and then only went to Lowyat
1pm: Went for Econs replacement class
3pm: Sent back trays that were used by the caterer for Christmas Night Thanksgiving Dinner
4.30pm: Short nap
5.30pm: Contemplating going for French class because so sleepy but had already missed 3 hours of class so decided to move my lazy bum
6.00pm-7.15pm: French class =D
7.30pm onwards: Clean the apartment, sort out my stuff, wonder what to eat for dinner, watch TV series, reply New Year's sms-es, bum around
12am: See fireworks from room at 7th floor =D

Yep, that's how I spent my New Year's eve. I could see 2 different locations of fireworks but I don't know where it is exactly. I also could see KLCC clearly but I didn't see their fireworks. Maybe I was too slow. Hahaha!

I bought a new mouse because my old one likes to double-click when I command it to single-click!
Left: New Logitech Laser Mouse, RM49. Right: Old Blaze Mouse, Price unknown, lasted 4+ years

It's a pity, I prefer the old mouse. It doesn't make any noise when I scroll. =( But the new mouse is tidier because when I pack it, I can wind the cord around it and then snap on the USB port to the base to protect the laser part.

Now I have to remember to write dates correctly, with the year as "09"....

Happy New Year and have a great year ahead!! =D

Makan!

On Tuesday night for dinner me, WZ n Sarah wanted to makan besar so we planned to go to our regular Chinese Restaurant in Kajang. We didn't know that they close on Tuesdays =( So WZ brought us to another place to eat (still in Kajang). It's near NASA (no, I don't think they have anything to do with space programs), a mamak shop.

Spicy Pork Meat!

Curry Spare Pork Ribs, absolutely heavenly!

Ate these 2 dishes with white rice and plain water (save money =P) It was quite windy when we arrived at the restaurant, and after a while it started to rain heavily! By that time we were almost done eating, but I wanted to finish off the curry so the other 2 had to wait for me...while we all got wet! And then our driver, WZ, had this theory where we can't go back because its raining =_=""". And since it was the year end and Baskin Robbins has their 31% off offer, we went and ate a pint there! (@ Alamanda Putrajaya...it wasn't raining there!)

Thankfully it wasn't raining anymore when we reached uni so we COULD go back to the apartment!

Total spent on that evening's excursion: RM16

Not bad at all! Next time must go there n eat again =D (minus the ice cream)

Christmas Gifts!

It's so fun to get Christmas presents! =D Here's what I got this year

L-R: Magnetic soft toy from Edwin (couldn't believe that Edwin actually got us gifts!), Wall-E from Agnes n Sarah (it was wrapped in a printed scarf!), Bookmark from Mr. Mike =O

Sponge name plaque (?) from Janice

It's amazing how people still give me soft toys even though I'm old and ganas =p At the moment Wall-E is on my table looking at me with its head on one side. Everytime I look at it I have to bend my head to the left and go "awwww..." Hahaha syok sendiri! When I get my car back Wall-E will be sitting in the car! =D

This year poor d so I resorted to handmade Christmas cards. (If just give card without present its sad so a handmade one is less sad, right? And I think it's more meaningful...) This was the project I was talking about earlier...hehe..that's why I printed the pictures. Anyway only some had pictures because it's so difficult to find decent pictures! Limited edition k!
(c) Phicak Publications

I'm still listening to Christmas songs...especially those jazzy ones ;)

Need for speed!

No, this post is not about the video game =P We had Thanksgiving dinner (Every year after Christmas Night) at Mr. Mike's place on Monday night and because I was still in Ipoh at 4pm, I decided I had to drive fast...again! It was jammed up everywhere in Ipoh! Even though I left my house at 3.15pm, it was already 4.15pm by the time I went on the highway and so I was driving fast! Unfortunately some parts had really heavy rain where I slowed down a little (but not too slow!) And whenever possible I sped up to make up for lost time. Some parts were jammed up. Why? Because people simply slow down! Either because somebody wanted to overtake and then slowed everyone down, or because they slowed down to see an accident. At one part there was a van with a busted tyre by the side of the road and people slowed down to see. ALL 3 LANES!! Sampat betul Malaysians!! Oh ya forgot to mention that I drove the Wira back because my car was in the workshop =( Finally reached uni at 6.30pm and then went to get the catered food and then went to Mr. Mike's place. There were only a few people, those who went early to set up the barbecue n stuff. The food was awesome, there was barbequed chicken wings, potatoes, fish, lamb, fried rice, mihun, nuggets, curry (rendang?) chicken and lemonade! I didn't eat that much tho, just one round...should have eaten more =P But anyway we were forced to bring back leftover food so I guess it evens out =P After eating it was sharing time, and everyone shared about Christmas Night n stuff. Must get the videos from Mr. Mike. Every year he records the sharing session and then keeps it somewhere in his archive (?) Hahaha...So must remember to get all the videos from the past 5 years (It has been 5 years?? So fast??)

Barbecued chicken wings!


Here's the credits video that I made but we didn't play (hopefully it loads):


Next year I will be returning as part of the audience! =D Can lepak =P

Back home for Christmas!

Yup I came back for Christmas! Left uni at 4.30pm Wednesday evening and reached Simpang Pulai by 6.30pm! I was flying on the highway! =D So far no summons yet, not that I want one, but...I'm beginning to wonder about our country's highway systems... Or maybe I wasn't going that fast...or they thought that my awesome car can't go that fast....either way I'm glad we got back safe! After dropping off all 3 passengers safely at their stop/house, I reached back at almost 8pm! I could have reached earlier if I didn't sampat see the houses belonging to rich people OR went and sesat in Ipoh old town area =P I wasn't worried about gettng lost, I knew that eventually I'll reach home, just that it will take a longer time, not to mention waste petrol.

Speaking of petrol, I wonder if anyone still bothers about looking for alternative fuel, or drive less and take the public transport more often, because you might still remember the fuss everyone made when petrol was RM2.70/liter and now its only RM1.80/liter. Don't hear anyone complaining anymore, but I'm pretty sure the environment is still complaining!

After service on Christmas morning, went to Ipoh Parade to kill some time before going for lunch. Took a pic of their Christmas Decorations:


Lunch at mom's ex-colleague's house (mom retired last month):
Drooling yet? =P

Since I was free I decided to sort out my pics, as well as print out some of the pictures i have on soft copy. (Better to have hard copies!) Almost went bankrupt to print the photos! Also printed because I had a little project to do =P
Tip: Photos saved from Facebook will look blur in 4R, but will look decent in 3R.

Been eating alot...all the weight I managed to lose while preparing for Christmas Night will be back on in no time I guess....sigh...I think it's in every Chindian's blood to eat almost everything on earth...non-stop!!

It's over!

Christmas Night 2008 is over! And it was awesome!! =D Everyone enjoyed the play thoroughly and we're so thrilled! Everyone also said that it was better than last year's one, and I think in a few years time we'll be able to reach West End/Broadway standards! =P

This time somehow I ended up as one of the props crew! Aledi sibuk jadi advisor then they didn't have enough people so I got drafted in also...haha! It was crazy and fun as always, the kekecohan, waiting for our cues, bumping into one another, getting hit by the props (I kena hit by the bed), trying not to be seen by the audience, hoping that the cast won't ruin the fragile props, running in the dark on stage with heavy props and much more! I wasn't stressed at all, considering we completed the props earlier than usual, compared to previous years where the paint was still drying on the props when the play was going on =P Our advisor who graciously lets us store our props in the PPH store kept saying to me "So many props! Must reduce! Where are we gonna keep it??" wahaha! Or something to that effect la...basically every year we keep building more and more stuff, but we also dismantle some stuff to make new stuff so that kind of evens it out. And also with all the drama surrounding the making of this drama, it felt normal, like it would be weird if there was no drama! I guess after 4 years you just get used to it! Time really flies and this was my 5th Christmas Night! Next year coming back as alumni d! wahahaha! Overall I think everything went on smoothly. All glory to God! Hopefully later I wont be too lazy to upload pics =) Must go curi ppl's pictures since I didn't take any because I don't have a camera. *hint hint* Ooh Ooh the Stepping Stones kids were really awesome too!! They were so good that after they performed more people went to the charity booth to donate! Awesome!! Some of the kids asked me "Akka, you designed the crew t-shirt ah?" And i was like..."err...sorta" because I curi the pic off the net =P The kids who performed got the crew t-shirt, and they love it! =D =D The t-shirts have their own drama story to tell, but that's another issue =P I plan to wear the t-shirt everyday until New Year or when someone asks me "wah how long never shower d??", whichever comes first =P

My parents came down for the play this year and they really enjoyed it! =D Since it's my final year la...hehe...I think I forgot to tell them that I was gonna be moving props. They didn't even realize us moving props in the dark. The props crew are efficient! wahhaha!

Fuiyoo crew tag (of course I had a tag with my name and post as publicity director =P)

After this its back to studying! Studying isn't that bad...it's the FYP that's killing me...=S

Going back at 4pm tomorrow...have a Blessed Christmas!! =D