What to do when your lecturer is coming to your internship site to visit?

My lecturer is coming next Tuesday to the company I'm internship-ing in. Besides getting nervous, I came out with a few ways to face the situation in a CALM AND MATURED MANNER.  

#1  Pretend you are sick and request for an MC: doctor, I got a megamonterousginomous illness, it's true! I swear my heart skipped a beat just now.

#2  Get injuries on the spot: hit yourself or put your hand in the big big machines nearby... owh, does red means dangerous? I didn't know!

#3  Grow tumor/cancer on demand. And the practicality of it: diminish it when not in use. Esicuseme sir, is this a lump on my hand? OMG IT'S A FREAKING LUMP!!


#4  Look dumb and stare at mid air drooling: aaaagaggggaaaaaaa, hwaaahaaaaaa, brraaaaagaaaaaaaa....


#5  Pretend you are the smart and efficient OL working: Oh yes, I'm very busy, I have 34 Facebook comments, 56 notification and 5 Youtube subscriptions to go through, it gets pretty hectic at times. 


#6  The hostile welcome: HI THERE! You want coffee or tea? I'll get you BOTH! Creamer too! Oh, you gotto try this new cracker I'm having, it tastes like heaven and I bet your whole family would like it, hel even the birds like it......


#7  The introvert style. 
Lecturer goes: How are you doing here? Have you learn anything? How would you relate the knowledge you have with your current job? 
Me goes: Good. Yes. Appropriate. 


#8  The nervous approach. 
Lecturer goes: How's everything going?
Me goes: (nervous laugh) HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA, fine fine fine, I guess, no, I think I know so, hold on, what's your question again? HAHAHAHAHAHA. 


#9  The underground thug/ganster showing swag: You give me the blasted 'A' MF or else, I got your mother's Facebook account! You are warned...


#10 Just keep smiling, just keep smiling... *Speaking with a clenched teeth* HEHEHEHE *SMILE SMILE SMILE* oh hi you look nice today HEHEHEHEHEHE Omigosh did I forget to smile? HEHEHE




Gosh, I hope the lecturer cut me some slack... 

Signing off, 
JCG

成长还是忘本？

最近（是今天 --'）看了一个节目， Astro AEC 的老行业，。

我看的那个是第十集，讲述一个住在 Balik Pulau 的老爷爷，天天靠着自己的双手亲自制作那家喻户晓的“水粉”。
对，就是我们小时候常常玩的，那小小，锥形，白色的水粉！

这让我有了深深的感触。

一来，我看见那老爷爷背后的心酸，宏大的使命。

他为了维持中华文化所作出的牺牲，让我敬佩不已。

老爷爷制作水粉不是为了谋利，他只不过是“为了老顾客们而继续这生意”。

要做这门生意一点都不容易，除了要提起那重达约5kg的米袋挂上个钩子来过滤水分，还得每天曝在太阳底下晒，观察，和收这些水粉粒...

虽然一个月才赚区区的那几百块，但那心灵上的满足却是“非键盘所能形容的”。

http://hhc26.multiply.com/photos/album/301#photo=50
（可以从这寻看更多照片）

二来，还记得童年时，我们到处乱跑，被妈妈骂，还时不时抓回一两只小动物的时候？

那时那有什么ipad, 电脑，电动机等高科技玩意儿？

活在那年代，我们经历的不是什么谁谁谁在网上换了留言什么的，我们经历的是今天抓到了一只小乌龟/小鸟等等的。

看看以往和现在的差别，我不禁怀念以前；总觉得那时生活很充实，无忧无虑...

应该说，忧虑的也不是我们吧... 哈哈

究竟是我们成长了还是我们忘了本？

感觉我好像忘记了生活上一些小小的乐趣，小小的满足。

就好象我在课业上读到的诗一样，"He was a man who used to notice such things"? (Afterwards, Thomas Hardy)

这是我家外的小鸟，我们把它们带回家养，快2个月大了哦！

这是今天去 cherok to'kun 看到的长颈小乌龟，很开心 to'kun 还能哺育这可爱的小生命。

我不要成为在现代生活中迷失自己的人，我不要连自己的根都不知何处去。

我要成为那个人家问起还能告诉他我的故乡的故事，我的童年回忆，我的文化习俗。

不然以后还真的是 “笑问客从何处来”咯。。。

=)

JCG

（其实，我为了写这篇文章真的绞尽了脑汁。。。唉，太久没动笔了。要是哪里写不好，请别见怪，呵呵。）

The Internship Blog

Now m under internship. So far so good, but it's kindda boring.
The only good thing bout it, I can access to 9gag in the system. LOL
Wish me luck!

Love,
Mua

This is MY challenge!

Being obese is not 'okay' or 'acceptable'.
You have a health problem, you go ahead and solve it!
Do not wait until time runs out then only you fret.

I've lost some weight using Herbalife products, satisfied with the results.
The next step, tuning my body!
Flat tummy is not enough, I want a tummy with shape with muscle and with cool abs
THIS is my challenge!

It's my turn now! YEA BABE!

Let's see if this works.

Time period? I say, maybe a month or so. 

Signing off,

JCG

My target:

or

YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!

Post addiction post: Instant noodles

Hi. My name is Wendy from Penang. And I used to be addicted to instant noodles.
Whooo, what a relieve to say, I finally did it! I conquered my addictions, bedded it and threw it out like yesterday's b*tch!

---------------------------------------My history----------------------------------------
When I was young, I was known as 面婆 by my ah ma, it means "noodle lady".
(let me say, the Mandarin version of it sounds more brutal than the English one)
So the legend goes.
I ate a packet of instant noodles at least once a week.

Longest strike:
When my family and I went to a Malacca trip, I ate instant noodles for 2 meals (not including supper yet). Finished 7 cup noodles in that 3 day trip. I am NOT proud of it.

Worst experience:
It was the time of exam back in 2008, I was having a trial paper for SPM. I was tensed and instant noodle (at that time) was my relieve. I ate 4 packets of instant noodles for 3 consecutive lunch plus a Friday breakfast that week.

------------------------------------Fighting the addiction-------------------------------------
2008
I had a great gang of friends back then; they insulted, forced, blackmailed, and even threatened me to get rid of the habit. But the warning was easily waved off by me. It only managed to make me feel guilty everytime I ate instant noodle, not to the extend of stopping it. But, my 5S3 girls out there, I STILL LOVE YOU GUYS!

2011
It was with Sheng that made me snap. He... Wasn't nice to me about it at all. Instead of the usual "don't eat that, it's bad...", he went on being sweet and encouraging... Reverse psychology, I refer to it as. " Go ahead, eat more, you'll feel the breeze after all your hair drop off anyway". That was hurtful and demoralizing, but it did the trick. I had only 4 packets of instant noodles in Sem 1, and ZERO in sem 2 (which is this sem)! I was clean for approx a year!!!

Now, my hair grew back and I substitute my addictions with something else, usually shakes, mushroom soup (seldom), fruits and others. I AM PROUD OF MYSELF.

Why was I writing this post?
It's the exam season, and that's when you can smell the smell of instant noodles everywhere around the corridor. I walked past room after room of instant noodle smells and I smiled to myself. I did it. =)

Can it be? A flat tummy?!

Well, it came to me as a shock.
I have been drinking Herbalife shakes for a while now.
Besides the losing weight part, I didn't notice any changes to my body...
Not until today...
I was taking a bath when, instead of my usual bulge in my tummy, I feel nothing.
I would not say it is totally flat, but as compared to my old "pregnant with 2 months old" tummy, it is a major change!
And of course, the sit ups I do (thanks to a certain someone who dared me to do it - yes, it's nys) did help.

AFTER: These were taken today 08/06/2012 11:12
Messy room I know, it's study week, I've been studying. @@
I'm still ashamed of some of my pics, cut me some slack. ><

Pictures or it did not happen?

 

BEFORE: Above were taken on 27/4/2012 09:30

Imma happy happy soul! X)
Thin me, peace out!

Me Artsta!

Baby you're a firework... by ~justcoolgal on deviantART

Drew by my roommie and me. yea!


Packing! by ~justcoolgal on deviantART

I'm going home y'all! Study week, better get started on my packing. =)

Enjoy guys.
JCG

My precious my precious... ART!

Wee! Found an app in Android, been drawing since!
I am a ARTIST!
Here are some of my "art"



Shake Breakfast! by ~justcoolgal on deviantART



Me Vasta by ~justcoolgal on deviantART



Sky by ~justcoolgal on deviantART

Nice right? =)
Gimme more ideas guys.
Cheerio!

Signing off,
JCG

AmE vs BrE

No, you don't understand that (You can stop thinking of abbreviations now)

It stands for American English VS British English, something I am learning now. (literally, m writing when my lecturer is lecturing)

What's shocking is that we are so much integrated that it is quite hard to differentiate between the both.

I myself am facing problems with the both, which is very confusing...

Just to name a few:

Chips Vs French Fries

I thought chips=potato chips, thin sliced and crunchy, but it is actually French Fries in AmE!

Come to think of it, now I understand the concept of Fish and Chips.

Take Vs Have

Take a bath, have a bath; which is correct?

Both! Take a bath is the American way of speaking whereas have is the British way.

The

They are taken to hospital.

They are taken to the hospital

Yes it is confusing, but actually, the second one is AmE. 

Oiy, remembering the essays I corrected before this, I feel bad. 

To

Give it me/Give it to me

Another classic example of BrE and AmE

Somehow, the British delete 'to', which sounds weird to me, it sounds like baby talk.

Has he brought them you?

Why so?

Political, distinctiveness and culture. 

For me, I think it's because there is no single standardization since a long time ago.

Even if they do have them, it's internal, only among BrE or AmE themselves. 

So to say,

English is hard.

Signing off

Mua~ 

=)

Human Nature

LET 105 week 9, we learnt about human nature.
Vain, pride, love, hatred...
It is an ending string of emotions and behavior.

Dr.T asked us, why would a man justify, reminisce, empathize and regret his actions? (we were studying Thomas Hardy's The Man He Killed)
I answered jokingly, "because he is human"
I don't know how much my words can carry.
Dr.T said, yes, it is the human nature that causes man to act indecently.

He then tells us, many countries are still at war nowadays.
If, let's say, we put aside all of the human nature and behavior, can different countries be friends? Can enemy be friends?
The whole class went quiet, deep in thought.
Yes, I believe, if not for the vanity, the selfishness, also including the materialistic and others, enemies can actually be friends.

This reminds me of an interview with Lee Chong Wei I saw last week.
He said, even though he and LinDan were fierce enemy (probably arch enemy) in the badminton court, off court, they are good friends.
They can talk about anything, cars, family and others, except badminton.
Made me realize, the man is so vulnerable with these flaws, but yet, it is this very flaw that made us human. 
Salute to Thomas Hardy, salute to the beauty of being imperfect.