16 April

Hey you. I've abandoned my blog AGAIN. so typical of me.. It's been too long and so many things have been going on, i don't know where to start. Listing everything will be tedious. I don't even have a topic, just randomly typing while insomnia strike.

Lets just say my whole schedule became of a mundane where i do the same things day in and out to the point where i start questioning if this is what i want to do till the rest of my study. i'm longing for some change. 

Assessment will be in a few months and i have tons of catching up to do. heck, i haven't even appointed my co supervisor yet. prof already suggested the lecturer he thinks will be most suitable since he's an expert on lasers, but i dont know why i have been putting off the meeting for so long. maybe the idea of him picking on my brain terrifies me. he's young and sarcastic, or so i hear my seniors say, but i guess i shouldnt be too quick to judge. who knows maybe he'll be the most helpful supervisor i'll ever meet.

my second co sv will be k ezza, but knowing her for so long she can be quite strict in the academic department. hence being her mentee won't be a walk in a park either hee. but on the plus side she invited me to join her on the next conference in jeju island and i'm very much looking forward to it. 

as for my social life, well let just say everything is on hold at the moment. lately i prefer hanging out with a small circle of friends and only go to the usuals for meals. some weekends we hunt for a new spot, the rest we spend indoors chatting and watching movies..which is dull, i know T_T   

so thats it for now, maybe next post will be on 2017 who knows haha. or if miracles do exist i'll start posting every once in a while. i'll see you when i see you. toodles!

Melaka

Hi sorry for the short hiatus, been feeling under the weather for a while. So how are you guys doing? 2015 is coming to an end, i hope everyone had a pleasant year. Mine was everything i hoped it will be, with bitter-sweet memories to remember by. I can't say for sure which moment is my favorite but looking back at my phone's photo album it brings back a lot of emotions. i'm glad i took that many pictures, to capture the good times so they won't be gone forever :)

Since we're talking about pictures i feel like sharing some from the last few weeks at Melaka.

There are many interesting places here for photography, i'm sure everyone is familiar with the stadthuys, a heritage from dutch, and a famosa by the Portuguese. Bandar hilir is pretty crowded with tourists since its one of the main attraction in Melaka. If you happen to plan a sightseeing in bandar hilir its advisable to do it on weekdays to prevent congestion.

We spent the morning strolling by the melaka river which was a lot of fun. There was a little venice ambiance, with famous landmarks and street arts along the way.

Next stop is upside down house, situated a walk away from the Taming Sari tower. Admission price is rm15 per person and you can take as many pictures as you want. The assistants are also very helpful in suggesting some poses you can try out and also offer to take the pictures for you.

The shore has recently became famous this year and we decided to visit the place to look for ourselves. Basically its a combination of a mall and a hotel with a sky tower at the 43rd level of the building. The sky tower was fascinating from what we see from other people's photos so it was disappointing that we can't enter it due to the weather. this was a shot i took from the windows on our way up to the skytower.

  

Masbro village. This attraction is new so i had to navigate our way here. To be honest visitors weren't allowed to enter unless you're a resident in one of these houses so we had to charm our way in. Tanya2 konon nak tempah bilik untuk masa akan datang hehe. But the place seem nice, maybe we would book a room in the future for gatherings and what not.

Here we are, the well known desert you usually see in malaysian music videos and photoshoots. By the time we got to klebang it was drizzling so we only took a few pictures just for keepsake that we actually made it here. Funny story, there are no carparks so there's a high chance your car's tires will get stuck in the sand like mine did. i panicked for a while and thank god these two remained calm and helped push the car out of the sand. Helpful tip: kalau tayar tenggelam dalam pasir/lumpur jangan tekan minyak nanti dia lagi kedalam.. But if you're driving a four wheel drive, yeah sure why not.

Final stop is asam pedas claypot kota laksamana. Mus and wan wanted to try out asam pedas melaka so we stopped by and bought this famous cuisine to bring back to jb. i don't know what's the hype though.. i personally think asam pedas dekat kolej ktf lagi sedap. but yang paling terfeveret mestilah asam pedas ibu masak hehe. 

So i think that concludes my post for now, even though i was supposed to be their tour guide for the day (mus and wan are both from terengganu), i was the most psyched. Melaka maju negeriku sayang, bandar maju teknologi hijau. Tetiba je kan haha. Ok till then!

A suite day

Sweet day? pretty much.. I spent the whole hari hol in a suite to accompany mom who is here for a meeting. Kind of a  win-win, i get to enjoy buffet meal three times a day and mom has her sweet daughter to keep her company at night :p i brought my laptop to keep me occupied but didn't manage to get anything done hahah. 

The gym here is pretty awesome, with treadmills facing the window so you can enjoy the mesmerizing view. Its close after 8pm though, which is a bummer because i needed that exercise tonight after everything that i ate today zzz. 

But on the plus side, i can enjoy my warm bubble bath a little longer so thats nice. Ok, the tub is full, kenny g's music is playing, got to go! 💆

Just killing time

Currently waiting for lin to pick me up at the library. Battery is running low, tummy is growling, foreigners in front of me conversing in a language i don't understand. Just a usual day. hehe. Yesterday was a blast, for the first time in a while, i went to explore melaka. My own city :P Growing up here i never explored much, i was in boarding schools most of the times. by the time i graduate high school i was accepted in utm so my close friends mostly from outside of melaka. In simpler words, aku takde member nak berjalan-jalan kat melaka ni haha. Teringin jugak nak join balik kawan-kawan yang sama sekolah masa tingkatan 1-3 dulu, tapi balik melaka pun sebulan sekali je. So thats that. More pictures from melaka later.