Wow, I really lost my Midas Touch (stared at wordpress for an hour before finally writing). Not turning whatever I touch into gold, silly! But my writing skills. Bla bla bla, you might want to contest the usage of Midas Touch too. I just can’t pen my thought as good as Jian Wei! Should probably read more books and get a feel of how one should professionally express him/herself Or perhaps I should read more Shakespeare-ish novels…. Oh right, in the first place I don’t even like to read novels. No wonder my writing style is very dry. Just like what you would get from an informative article. Get straight to the point and bash the reader with whatever points you are wanting to bring forth! Guess my habit of not reading books is only to my disadvantage, though I can’t force myself to like reading books, can I? Maybe I shouldn’t even be writing.. kekekeke

Finally been to Melbourne after about 6 months in Australia. Usually, Melbourne would be most Malaysians’ first destination in Australia. I’d propose a saying, “You gotta be kidding me if you haven’t step foot into Melbourne and call yourself a Malaysian!”. Yeah lame saying. But don’t stab yourselves in the chest when it catches on. Comparing Melbourne and Brisbane, I would prefer Brisbane more! Maybe its because I have settled down in Brisbane or perhaps my inner kampung boy just likes a slower pace of life. Was brought up in a small town for 7 years before moving to Subang Jaya mind you. Enjoyed climbing trees, collecting bugs, fishing and playing with fire. Bet you city kids never had the experience huh?

Being twenty and nearing working life (Nicholas is already getting waped everyday), life definitely has changed. For those twenty and above, just look at yourself and the situation around you. You’ll see the difference.

PS : I actually find this pot redundant!!!

I seriously think that, Twitter is an amazing creation.

Now before all of you gonna start thinking I’ll be advocating Twitter here, you’re wrong. This is gonna be just another brief update from your dear old Coffeestopper.

Now work has been tiring of course, so to maintain the blogging effort would not be easy since I will actually have to take time to draft a decent post so my posts wouldn’t look pathetically short, so to speak. xD

Some of you may have already noticed that I tweet even more frequently after I started work almost a month ago rather than having a blog post published. Twitter as a micro-blogging tool is a phenomenal success. You get to post your thoughts without having to draft an essay for them!

Well lately, I feel rather disconnected from the world, due to current job commitments to the point that sometimes, I’m half regretting that I’ve started work. I’m only saying half because, part of me actually wanted this challenge. I still whine about work to certain individuals, my family mainly but I guess thats only normal?

Thank God really, that KPMG never blocked off access to blogs and Twitter, although it’s not strictly speaking permitted during normal working hours, haha. Ernst & Young totally blocked off access to everything! So yea, I just take the time to check on my Twitter or check some blogs for updates whenever I have the free time during work or AFTER working hours.

They are like my only source of updates from the outside world. Though back then, Facebook is like the penultimate CNN tool, but KPMG blocked that off so I guess I should just make do with what I have, ei?

While I remain active on Twitter, don’t get me wrong that I’m gonna abandon my column on Coffeestops just like that. OurCoffeestops has been one of the closest things I held to my heart, and to abandon it like that doesn’t do it any justice. I will still continue to blog from time to time, if I do actually have time. But for short updates or spontaneous thoughts, do check them out on my Twitter!

Of course on the other hand, private thoughts will always remain as… private thoughts. Heh. Share-able only among the authors if I ever decide to dump them in a password-protected post! =P Well if you would politely ask for the password, I might consider giving you it obviously. MIGHT. Hahahaha.

So, people! Follow me at my Twitter to stay connected, aite!

P/S – WILL YOU REMAINING AUTHORS GET YOURSELVES A TWITTER ACCOUNT?! =P

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Hello, Yo, 大家好, vanakam, selamat sejahtera… whatever! A shout out to students from UTAR, especially those who are readers of this gossip coffeestop and loyalists to Ngai Wei Ling. Okay, so I have asked her “permission” to write an article about her.. nyahahha… oh by the way, Wei Ling, that picture above was stolen from your digital camera… WAKAKKAKAKAKA Hope you don’t mind!! Oh yes, UTAR-ians, know that your MK club (a.k.a. MORTAL KOMBAT club) president was a high achiever in high school back then. So don’t mess with her or he (oops) will mess you up ( her gender was mistaken before k!!!)

Have you heard of the word BENX before? BENX? What on earth is that? AH BENG I know la? If you want to know, please ask Wei Ling.

Wei Ling was known as Godstrength, Gorilla, Giraffe and Raigor (dotArds should know this) back in high school and primary school.

Speaking of primary school, she was freaking tall but now… meh.

So yeah, that’s what I can think of now.. World Cup Season.. lazy to think To all UTAR-ians, when you see Wei Ling, please do the Raigor attack motion (slamming the totem to the ground) in front of Wei Ling. You’ll see interesting effects. I promise

Oh by the way, Ding Yan is not her boyfriend. Just that we are helping her find a boyfriend. She ain’t young anymore. So please, guys and girls, let’s help a friend here! Oh.. she actually likes someone but can’t tell cause I will die.. ahhaha cheers

P/S – she reverse into tree and lampost before

That’s my trademark word.

For those who are alien to me, I’m another MIA author that’s still stuck in the small town named Kampar. And whose freaking foolish picture got uploaded by fellow author, Irna Jumahat just recently =_=

I don’t think I’ve shared with the authors (except my Banana friend) on my University life. So, this post is a little bit about what’s been going on for the past few years.

At this point, my focus is on the Final Year Project (I tremble upon hearing this 3 words =d), several society activities and my studies. Sighs. There’s already not much youth left in me. And the FYP is absorbing the bits and pieces too…

Hmmm…

It hasn’t been an easy ride for me in UTAR (Though many think that everything’s going on smoothly for me). As most of my University mates are Chinese educated, I was exposed to a whole new different culture. Being a banana, it wasn’t easy to blend in with the crowd without fear of offending anyone and making mistakes. But that’s solved with time, and I’m pretty sociable now, lols.

Anyway, my 1^st year of studies was in PJ so, things weren’t that bad. I was still in my comfort zone in Subang. Irna, Sarven, Chris etc were all still around. Though we don’t see each other everyday but their presence was just as comforting.

It all started when I moved to Kampar. After 18 years of being pampered by my parents, I had to be independent then. By the way, I still hand wash all my clothes until now (while the rest sends it for laundry XD).

Yes, some will say that I’m still in Malaysia. Bla bla bla… So why whine so much? But still, I was the 1^st to leave the group and the feeling isn’t good.

3 years back, Irna asked me if I cried during the 1^st week in Kampar. The answer’s obviously NO. I mean, what’s there’s to cry about right? I miss my parents so, I call them. I miss my Banana friend, I text her. No tears were shed because of this (No offense Irna =D).

Still, being away from the rest made me felt disconnected at 1 point. Hmmm… Writing this really brings back bad memories.

Yup, disconnected. I was losing a group of close friends and hmmm… The feeling is awful.

Erm, I’m getting carried away. No more emotional stuff.

Okay, back to business, in the 1^st year, I ran for the President post during the main campus’ 1^st ever student elections. The results? HAHA, I lost by 200 votes approximately. Darn. I daresay that I lost because of lack of popularity and not because of lack of capability.

But I got over it and along with some friends, we formed the MK Club. The authors call it the Mortal Kombat Club XD. But it’s not; MK stands for Marketing and not Mortal Kombat over here.

I’m still chairing this Club, but will soon have to give way to the juniors to manage it. The club may not be as active as some other high profile clubs but I’m proud to say that we’ve attempted various activities that some other clubs failed to take notice of.

That’s about my CCA and social life. In terms of studies, well… I’ve been doing pretty well. I did not disappoint myself and my parents. Haha, that’s all I can say.

Everyone will face difficulties in life, but it’s to make us better, not bitter. I know it’s easier said than done but learning is a life-long process so, it takes time for us to learn from our mistakes and make better things out of it.

Aaaaarrrr, walking down the memory lane sucks. Brings back both good and mostly bad memories.

Anyway, my best wishes to:

• Christopher Ho, who’s exams begins tomorrow…
• Nicholas Wong, who’s unofficially graduated from ACCA; May you excel in your future undertakings…
• Irna Jumahat, who’s really busy with her society’s programs; she’s got 4 months break and she’s only back in Subang for 2 weeks or less!!!
• SYW, who’s stress out over the last paper of his course.
• The rest of the authors, on whatever they pursue in life XD

Not to forget, a complimentary picture of my best friend, hehehe…

Over and out!

To the peers who are feeling bored or are casual blog hoppers hence you are now reading this.
To the aunties who are curious on their children’s lives. (I am not implying anything other than plain curiosity.)
To the uncles who are geeks freaks. (Sorry fellow uncles, I can’t think of anything flattering. Blame the global warming.)

And most importantly,
To the active authors’ readers.

Hi.
I am Irna. One of the MIA author.

~a polite smile and a small nod of a head to you~

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Obligatory greetings to minimize my sudden intrusion in this site.

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I am now in Kampar, Perak on a visit to the other MIA author, Ngai Wei Ling who is pursuing and soon to be completing her degree here.

(Yes. My sentence structures are rigid in an attempt to make a decent “first” impression. Just play along.)

I am now using Ms.Ngai’s lap top.
While she is busy scrubbing clothes.

So here I am, browsing through her facebook to stalk mutual friends. (I do not have a facebook account. Not cool enough)
I am eating potato chips too.

And, I stumbled upon this picture of her in one of her folder.
So I am going to post this up.

(I noticed there are plenty of personal pronouns. It’s a subconcious desire to direct the attention to me. How shameless.)

Objective of the post :
For those who were personally acquainted with Godzilla in the past, you’ll understand my desire to do so.

Okay. Posting now.
Damn you slow internet connection.
Else, she is going to take away my potato chips and replace it with some cranberries cereal if she caught me.

Till the china wares in your kitchen cabinet collect dust,
Good day everybody

It was on offer. Coles was willing to part with it for half the price (Originally $2.40++). I’m sick of drinking plain water and chinese tea everyday. I needed a break! (Though my housemate offers me soft drinks occasionally!) …. okay.. I just took a sip from the bottle. Tasted like tonic water with hints of fruit juices. Still okay to me. I’m guessing that’s why they’re giving 50% off it! Cheers!

Wow, what a pleasant surprise! A box from dell for me? I wonder what could it be! Pfft. Of course I know what it was. My parents paid for it! And it is not like I woke up in the morning and found it lying on the floor. I had to wait between 9 AM to 2 PM (as per the SMS) for the deliveryman. The deliveryman was a nice guy (for the record). I was expecting a Dell lorry to arrive but the package came via SkyNet. I wonder what is in the box? In case you didn’t read the title…. it’s my laptop! Not just any laptop, but my very first laptop! WEEE

In case you were wondering on which day the laptop came, it came on Wednesday. I don’t think the picture above has much significance but you have no choice. Muhhahaha Seals to the box came in intact and there were no signs of damage or “blunt trauma” on the box . We’re ready to unbox the machine!!

Guess what! Inside the box was another box! The laptop came with its own carry box! Sweet! I wonder whether you get the same stuffs if you buy a non-XPS model. Oh wait, the box clearly says, studio XPS. Ha ha Here we go, bring out the monster!

I’m only interested with the i7 chip and the 4gb of RAM. Just nice for my photoshop work and possibly computing and drawings. WOOT!

Lesson 1

• When washing clothes, separate them according to colours.

I found out the silly reason why my mum kept on insisting on washing the clothes separately based on the colours.

Too bad I found it out the hard way.

My brand new white blouse had magically gotten blue stains on it after coming out from the washing machine.

Lesson 2

• There is not only one type of bleach sold in the supermarket.

Bleach is bleach lah! Why must confuse people with so many types? Bleach for coloured, bleach for toilet, bleach for whites, bleach for stains, bleach for bla bla bla.

Lesson 3

• The purpose of an electric boiler, is to boil water.

The next time I use the electric boiler, I shall remember to fill water in it first.

Lesson 4

• Always take a look at the temperature knob on the iron before ironing.

Ruined three article of clothings on separate occasions.

No pictures here.

Heart ache.

Lesson 5

• Always, always remember to switch off the iron after using it.

I burned my brand new 2 days old Ikea carpet.

Placed the iron on the carpet after ironing without giving a second thought on the heat still generated.

My whole room smells of smoke.

And my room has a smoke sensor.

Lesson 5

• Always, always, always look to where you throw your iron away after realising that it is burning your carpet.

I threw the iron away only to realised later on that in landed near the base of my bag.

Final Lesson

I die die also don’t want to be a housewife.

“Irna?”

“Yah”

“Irna binti Jumahat ke??”

“Yah yah!!”

The first sentence I glanced, ‘ON GOVERNMENT SERVICE’ while hurriedly signing the registered letter form caused me a momentarily heart collapse and an “oh shit!” to escape from my mouth.

I thought it was, … you know. Something else service.

Regained enough senses to prevent self from feeling a little more stupid when I read the next sentence.

‘PHOTOCARD DRIVING LICENSE’

Two feelings came at the same time. Utter delight and utter dissapointment.

I had been waiting for the driving license to arrive for nearly a month and was worried that it got lost somewhere, somehow or some postman stole it or some staff ripped it off as she was on her PMS and she hated my name or yeah I am paranoid.

Anyway, my delight is warranted.

However, I read the ‘photocard’ as ‘photocopied’.

Don’t ask me why. It’s the sun’s fault.

That misread word prevented me from tearing the envelope on that spot as why in the world do I need to look forward to see a photocopied license.  I did tear at it anyway, less than a minute later.

~beams~

~smile till my cheeks hurts~

~grins and shows off teeth~

It’s plastic (Or whatever it was made of). Not photocopied. Not laminated. It’s a lifetime kind of thing. No renewal needed. It’s mine.  And I am happy.

So happy that I bragged and showed it off to the guys.

So happy that I am posting it up now and am hoping the readers will pass off my attempt to disguise my showing off as a genuine intention to update on my mundane life.

Bye bye!!

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Update:

Collected my Singapore version of Touch and Go today!

All the cards that I will soon receive will have the same picture plastered on it.

Imagine opening up my wallet and see 4-5 same Irna staring back at me!

Isn’t it creepishly awesome or what??