Old Days

Me and my family went Cameron for the week and head towards Ipoh to attend a relative's wedding

Yeah, some probably would say Cameron is just another boring place to 'waste' their holidays

But from my perspective, I think Cameron is just the best place to keep healthy

I quote from a friend, "went there for 2 weeks and my skin felt fairer and smoother" haha!

I went there a several times, not many changes are made, still the same'ol vege and strawberry farm

which is good in the sense that more trees are preserved to keep the place cool

We revisited some familiar places, bought some corns and strawberries, relaxing in the resort and enjoying these "oil/cholesterol/sugar/fat/artificial flavor-free snacks"

Here are some "visual aids"

 I have no idea what was I doing, haha

 

Spending 2 nights in Cameron, we now then head towards Ipoh to attend a wedding dinner, which is the main reason of this impromptu trip

It was one day before the dinner, so my dad brought us around the area and show us the place he and my grandma grew up

From all the stories I heard from my grandma throughout the years, this is what I gathered:

My grandma was from a decent family, her family owned some rubber plantation and a sundry store however she lost almost everything during the WWII

She worked very hard as a maid, factory worker to pay the bills and support my dad to attend college

My dad is also a hero to me, he walked a very far distance to attend classes, work part-time as a bookstore keeper, and planted groundnuts to sell, at a very very low price.

It wasn't easy growing up from that environment, where times are tough and sometimes teased by some rich kids.

When I see the place he lives, my heart felt sour,

It is a very little house, surrounded by some larger house nearby

The place was vacant for many, many, many years where the grasses are as tall as the building

Due to the tall grasses and some wild dogs straying around, 

I do not have the chance to enter that building

where my dad once called home...

Then I went to the place where my grandma used to grow up,

The place was renovated so, i never thought of taking a photo of it,

however, they managed to preserved the water well,

where my grandma draws water on a daily basis

Her school is just right across the street

She always said that when the bell rings only then she rushed to school, haha

Well, the school had just as many histories as I could possible type it out here

But, one of it is that the Japanese soldier stormed into the school and shot some teachers who taught their pupils to go against the Japanese

My dad's house, I can barely see it

 The street where my grandma used to grew up in

 Grandma's school, its about a century old!

 The only place to yum cha

 The water well, the motor wasn't there 90 years ago, duh

My dad's high school

Then, we went visiting some relatives

and what surprised me is that I didn't know that 1 of my relative own a huge temple!

Many came all the way here to pray

Here are some photos of the temple

善学院

Although I spent much time on this trip and not on my thesis (sorry xP), but this is one of the most meaningful trip ever!

Reading

My class started once again, and my life will be more hectic than ever
Well, I don't really foresee when will I write a post here again the next time
as I have more and more obligations to handle as an ACCA student

I love to read,
about how things worked and extraordinary events happening around me
about some fantasies and fictions and letting my imagination draw pictures in my mind from the words I read
about news and facts

And to top that,
my lecturer advised us as Financial students,
we gotta know about the current issues happening in the business sector

Well, I kinda agree as I know very little about the economics, business etc. etc.
When was the last time I flipped over to the business section in the newspaper and actually read it?
Actually I did, but wasn't frequent, and not reading the details.

Unfortunately, I do not have the luxury of time to read all I wanted to read
Thus, prioritisation will be very crucial at this moment of time
especially when I'm taking the challenge of doing 3 papers at a go


But anyhow,
I will sail through ......

I cook, I COOKED!!

Alright, I confess that I had never ever cooked anything in my life, yes, a virgin chef  xP

However, my parents went for a vacation leaving my bro, grandma and myself at home
The custom is that I will ask my bro or granny "What do you want me to buy for breakfast/lunch/dinner?"
Instead of asking them what to eat,
I said: "Hey, why not I cook? Since father's day is around the corner, maybe I could try cooking and if it went well, I'll cook for dad."
They eventually said o.k., but having doubts in their mind. Haaha..

So, I went to the supermarket and get all the ingredients.
After getting back home, I followed every instructions as per the video in YouTube
Being the 1st time handling with the knifes and pans,
I did what ever needed to be done and an hour passed

When I took the final product out from the oven, gosh, it smells good (I almost couldn't believe my nose)

The smell of tomatoes, cheesy meat and a very clear scent of the mint leafs makes me very excited

Not just the aroma, my own-cooked food also looks beautiful

After I sprinkle the Italian seasoning, and Ho l'acquolina in bocca!!

You should be guessing by now, what on earth was I cooking

Alright, I was actually cooking an Italian dish, Lasagna =D

This is it

(A little messy here and there, but please forgive me, 1st time cooking xD)

(It does taste good too, but I kinda add too much water as it is not firm enough)

I seriously never thought that I could ever cook until now

Haha, should try out other dishes next time.

Holidays

Its been quite some time since I abandon this site
In my defence, I was busy, very busy
ACCA is definitely not an easy course where you can hang out all the time and still pass the course
It depends on a lot on hard work, stamina and discipline

Now, this semester is over, and its time for me to upkeep this site
Well, I admit that I haven't been reading a lot as compared to the days before
I barely even finish one book, how embarrassing ><

And by not reading a lot, consequently my awareness of news and facts around me had significantly decreases
Therefore, I couldn't write a blog about the latest news, and what should I praise or critic
All I can write now with my limited knowledge is all about my daily life, which basically besides studying there is nothing else
Or, I can write a lot on my syllabus, which I think most of you couldn't understand


So, my plan during the holidays is to

• read more books and the newspapers
• playing the guitar occasionally
• hang out with all my friends
• hiking?? lol

Hope everything goes well during the holidays as I'm gonna face a tougher semester after the hols



P.S. I had read about how the company BNI was formed, kinda interesting.

Inverted Learning Process

I just couldn't understand, my F4 Law paper!

Usually we attend classes to learn
if it is exam-orientated
we'll learn only the topics or subtopics which will be tested in the exams
This is totally fine.

However, this class is just so weird!
we had a thick text book
and everyday we come to class
just to learn which points are not relevant to the exams
and those points are sitting neatly in that helluva thick book
starring at me
and
made me stare blankly back at them
because I have totally no idea what they are.

I couldn't understand why are those points which are not relevant, which also can be ignored,
compiled in that text book( in this case, it should be totally relevant to the exams)

My guess is,
Reverse psychology
Maybe the strategy is to brighten up the students by letting them crossing out the page which can be ignored
happily and with the feel of satisfaction

This is which I called the
"Inverted Learning Process"
Cheers!!

Go the Distance

I believe

there is a place

where I would be welcomed like a hero

the crowds will cheer, when they see my face

This is a place, where I meant to be

I'll be there someday

I'll find my way

Every mile will be worth my while

When I go the distance

I'll be right where I belong

The Rise of the Artificial Intelligence

This is something worth watching
This genius, is really thinking out of the box
His idea is to combine the physical world and the digital world

However, in my humble opinion, this would cause human to be even more lazier than ever
Human brains will deteriorate and slowly overtaken by artificial intelligence

Super-Computer controlling human's life is no longer a future few light years away

it is so very near

Robots will rule you even before you realized it

This is so true

P.S.

Do not rely on GPS too often, until your brain tends not to remember how to get around places

It is a sign of too much dependency on modern devices, 

and the deterioration of human brains 

bit by bit......