..

Two months ago,
- I hardly spoke a word to anyone, even my friends in the next room
Now:
- They have to chase me away from their room , one even locked me in my room last night. When I stay quite for more than 3 minutes, people will ask me wats wrong =D Chehh!

Then:
- I was really worried if I could adapt well/easily into a new environment ( eN-vEE-oN-mENT ). Now... ... =P
- I wish I could be invisible sometimes=) Today for histo class, the Lecturer ask the class if there was anyONE in the class who could draw well ( had to draw the cross section of bone).. and the class unanimously got me to be that lucky ONE. pfftt..
Then :
Anat not so hard lah... bolehlah get distinction
Now:
HOW TO @#$%&*^ PASS ANATOMY!!!?

Then:
Err.. excuse me??
Now:
BOSS!! ( even once to my lecturer - accidentally =S)

Then :
Food Court
Now:
ANYWHERE but food court!!
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"EXPERIENCE MAKETH A MAN"

Today is a really gloomy day- Me am liking it. Not hot and not too cold. Just nice to sleep. But have to study, so I hope the rain stops soon. hehe

So hungry, skipped lunch today =S Planing to eat Nasi Lemak Ayam from Cheff Inn nanti.

Leg , back and arm paining - specifically : deltoid, trapezius, biceps brachii, gluteal maximus and quadriceps femoris - coz of badminton yesterday.

Histo :

I'm not that bad lah actually...

Milanois Hide and Seek Cookies +
Fresh and Honest'S Hot Chocolate +
Rainy Day
= contempt T-MAN

All I need left is sleep
zzz.....z...z..z
Playlist for a rainy day
- Avril -When You're Gone
- Beyonce - Halo
- Daughtry - Feel's Like Tonight
- Daughtry - What About Now
- Archuleta - A lil too not over you
Elliot Yaamin - Wait for yOU
- Jason Miraz - Lucky
-Jesse Mc Cartney- Beautiful SOUL
- Jesse Mc Cartney - It's Over
Kelly Clarkson - Because Of You
Sempurnaa...
Plain White T's - Hey tHERE Delilah
Shontelle- T-shirt
Thriving Ivory

~J1W@NG~

Today was a real sunday-Sunday; the weather was awesome, it wasnt raining but it was gloomy enough to sleeeeeeeeeeppp.. did'nt study much today- just did muscles of Gluteal region, and biochem : reactions of glycolysis and HMP ( okei, that's quite a lot actually, but I did it all in the morning itself)=P. Had lunch at MC and Dinner at Your Choice - typical =S I'm getting bored of the food here, Nasi Lemak Ayam from cheff inn is so friggin expensive but yummy=). Sighzz....

Two weeks + for block exams.. Physio and Biochem is okei.. ANAT is a real b****! Study so much oso tak boleh retain - aiyoooo.. I'm making it more difficult for myself by hating the subject, pfftt. Mr. Sudarshan was good, I miss him and his quotes. Mr. Naren tinggalkan us after a week to go to Gentings. Mr. Srinivasan pulak kept attacking me on first day, after that he oso okei lah, very clear his explanation. HEYOO.. no matter how good the teacher can be, anat sucks lah and I suck at it=(

Today, I played badminton after many many months. I suck lah =( but it was fun no doubt, though it brings back many many "memories".. I have to get a racket lah tomorrow. Yesterday, Football tournament b22-b25, our batch lost 3-0 but it was a fun experience. I wish I could play footie, but they'd prolly make me the bola =S

The team =)

The supporters=D
(* pics I stole from Mohd. Syazwan =P, hope he dont mind )

Oh bdw, I got rid of the pain-in-the arse lah.. life is so much more simpler and comfortable now. No need for layaning nonsense people. But I do feel bad for hurting its* feelings but Just becoz I look bubbly , doesn't mean I dont get marah. ( bak kata pujangga Melayu : air tenang jangan sangka tiada buaya =)cheh... ) In fact, If I marah,you wanna suicide lah =) Bottom line is, dont take advantage of people and don't be selfish- very hard to mend friendship, like neurons. If less than 3mm, then can repair, but not completely perfect oso. More than 3 mm, no chance lah. Anyways, it is just one person, got so many more awesome people in my batch. Must alwez be positive and appreciate the good things we have =)

Me is liking Manipal a lott =)

Tomorrow is Monday..

It's true..

Got this in a mail, thought of sharing it with you people to brighten up your day

PECULIARITIES OF ENGLISH =s

We'll begin with a box, and the plural is boxes,
But the plural of ox becomes oxen, not oxes.
One fowl is a goose, but two are called geese,
Yet the plural of moose should never be meese.
You may find a lone mouse or a nest full of mice,
Yet the plural of house is houses, not hice.

If the plural of man is always called men,
Then shouldn't the plural of pan be called pen?
If I speak of my foot and show you my feet,
And I give you a boot, would a pair be called beet?
If one is a tooth and a whole set are teeth,
Why shouldn't the plural of booth be called beeth?

Then one may be that, and three would be those,
Yet hat in the plural would never be hose,
And the plural of cat is cats, not cose.
We speak of a brother and also of brethren,
But though we say mother, we never say methren.
Then the masculine pronouns are he, his and him,
But imagine the feminine: she, shis and shim!

Let's face it - English is a crazy language.
There is no egg in eggplant nor ham in hamburger;
neither apple nor pine in pineapple.
English muffins weren't invented in England ..
We take English for granted, but if we explore its paradoxes,
we find that quicksand can work slowly,

boxing rings are square,

and a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig.

And why is it that writers write but fingers don't fing,
grocers don't groce and hammers don't ham?
Doesn't it seem crazy that you can make amends but not one amend.
If you have a bunch of odds and ends
and get rid of all but one of them, what do you call it?

If teachers taught, why didn't preachers praught?
If a vegetarian eats vegetables, what does a humanitarian eat?
Sometimes I think all the folks who grew up speaking English
should be committed to an asylum for the verbally insane.

In what other language do people recite at a play and play at a recital?
We ship by truck but send cargo by ship.
We have noses that run and feet that smell.
We park in a driveway and drive in a parkway.
And how can a slim chance and a fat chance be the same,
while a wise man and a wise guy are opposites?

You have to marvel at the unique lunacy of a language
in which your house can burn up as it burns
down, in which you fill in a form by filling it out,
and in which an alarm goes off by going on.

And, in closing, if Father is Pop, how come Mother's not Mop?

I WOULD LIKE TO ADD THAT IF PEOPLE FROM POLAND ARE CALLED POLES THEN

PEOPLE FROM HOLLAND SHOULD BE HOLES AND THE GERMANS GERMS!!!

The past week been so friggin busy lah.. We've completed upper limb in anatomy , basic concepts of Biochem, muscles and RBCS in physio.. and now we're rushing through with everything else, block exams are arriving soon ="( so fast time flies, I think Ive already been in Manipal for 7 weeks . I miss some of the lecturers like muscle lady ( mdm Surekha Kamath) and Mdm Surekha Bhat. ALL the lecturers are friggin awesome =0 , u'll be amazed with their style .

Anyways.. my bank account in ICICI hasnt been activated yet. This is really pissing me off, everyday have to go to that stupid bank and see the same ugly blur faces and get the same irritating answer "Not yet, in two days time" ...
Class tests : Biochem was senang, physio was okei lah, ANATOMY : ARGHHh!!!!!

Today had PPD again, this time, there were actual activities.. eee.. The theme was regarding mentor-mentee relationship. I repeat : eeeee
The class was split to 6 groups, in each group, one studnet had to play the role of the mentor, another as the mentee, and we were given a certain scenario to act. As I am the unlucky one, I had to play the role as the mentor and Nicholas Heng, the mentee. Mentee was about to sit for first uni examination , and mentor had to advice him to remain calm. Among the dialouge :

Nic : Got any tips ah for exam? Anat, Biochem, Physio??
T-man : Owh sorry, I'm in the pharmacology dept.
Nic : Cannot study lah! So much ! Summore Fresh and Honest Coffee got cockroaches inside
T-man : Cockroach oni came to coffee shop for one day, the other days in the 10 weeks cud have studied rite?
Nic : Any advice ah for studying?
T-man : STRICTLY SPEAKING , you must follow a routine, you must have enough sleep,(According to Mr. Sudarshan) and You must eat breakfast, it is the most important
meal of the day ( - Mdm Sharmila Torke - my mentor), is it NOT?
Nic : How to answer exam???
T-man : MTF, shade true/false ; essay use pen and write, simple!!

the rest of the group were suppose the asses the way the mentor/memtee conducted themselves in the interaction. Some of my group members stated " mentor was soft, funny fatherly, and very concerned about Mentee's health" =D

I cant remember the rest of the convo, but I was, no doubt, entertaining, as always =)
Bottom line :

PPD BODOH!!

PPD = Professional and Personal Development
is part of our curricular =0 .. I really feel its a waste of time , especially since our batch has had many many holidays, but its really fun lah - coz its soo.. boodoh.
Today , we were exposed to the idea of concept mapping - You cannot believe the things that were running thru my head that one friggin hour. Anyways, at the end of the hour, we were asked to generate our own concept map about anything we want. Here's what I came up with :

correction : Nice-setting ( as in the environment)

The ones in red are the popular spots lah. I really shoud take pics of the food I eat and post them up here - as suggested by yusof@Jospeh Archedonia smth smth.. Anyways, I was just chilling from preparing for biochem test tomorrow. lol =) good luck b25 in all class test!

Funny stories of the day :
Today, out of excitement in anat lecture, I tersilap called the lecturer "Boss, where does the suprascapular artery come from, boss?" Manipal is seeping into me soul =S. I really hope he didnt hear it.

Also, when we went for chaaya at the fresh and honest stall near Nehru, the "boss" there was raba-raba-ing his gluteal region/ass while mixing my hot choco. I was like WTH-lah!? Dahlah, yesterday ada cockroaches all in the stall, at least try to give the customers a good impression today lah. Pfttt..

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I have mentioned before in a prior post, I'm slow at adopting. And I keep doing/saying stupid things and get me in trouble. I have to somehow break free from gullibility=(. My course is going on just fine, but I have to work on blending in to the community. I don't wanna be isolated ( isolation sucks=q) but susah lah for me to go with the flow- im so rigid, my inertia manyak besar mah. I am seizing most of the opportunities =) Anyways, this week is Class Test Week - Thursday got biochem ( me am reaaallly friggin loving biochem!) , Saturday got Physio test and Monday.. a..an..anat!! eeee.. Monday, on its own,sucks! Why fuel the suck-iness with anat class test!? Today there was rotation in the table lecturers. I am missing Mr. Sudarshan =) He was cool. Mr. Naren is good too. Today is my father's 50th Birthday. Sighzz. =) I'm good, I'm good =)

Its very fascinating how nature can actually reflect man's ways... Being away from family, there's so much exposure and one really needs to take care of oneself. I always have this problem of being really shy and soft - a real disadvantage especially now when I'm away from home. And then, I get tension very easily and panic for no obvious reason =P Schoolmates may noe me better, but people here find it weird =S Anyway, so far in Manipal, everything has been simply great. However, I've encountered little issues here and there - not much of a problem, more of something to make u realize you kinda have to jaga diri here, especially when you're new.

1st : Refraction - Distortion
Different people got different wavelengths in thinking. So obviously, if one doesn't hit the nail at its head and be friggin precise in what he says, people gonna take it the wrong way. The tongue is already in a slippery place - jaga sikit lah. Dont be so blah when expressing yourself.

Refraction - same light, different angles Occurs only when sudut sinar is not 90 degrees
Note: be direct.

2nd. Parasitism-Mutualism-Simbiosis
Earth is truly a fascinating biosphere. And the inter-organism relationship is truly amazing, all the interactions except parasitism.

It always start as commensalism ( one benefits, the other doesnt gain doesnt loose) but then , due to human nature, ego and ignorance get in the way, hence, parasitism. Its very difficult tau to handle such specimens, especially when they are considered "rakan seperjuangan". If I say something, I'll be making a big deal out of "nothing" , and if I dont say anything, my comfort is being compromised and I get so freaking annoyed. So far I haven't said anything, we are all new to this place. Please utilize your grey matter and think about other people lah.Pfftt.. If I marah, u die lah =q

But on the whole, people here have been cool. Food is great, egestion not so. I love it here. Its gonna be a great 2 and a half years ( I assume so , at this point =P) The little little problems do come and do go, it makes it all the more fun , in a way. I'm so friggin sleepy now and I haven't done my Histo drawing for tomorrow. VK rawkz!

Okay people, here's the deal =P I've been blogging for about a year and a half, and I am kinda uber coz somehow I manage to get a good flow of traffic to my blog daily. So yea, with the advantages, I've decided to monetize my blog. You can observe the adds units placed above and on the right hand side. I dont really noe how much I get paid, but I noe that I DO get paid =P So , faithful followers of this awesome bloggie, do your part and please continue visiting this site.Optional : Click on the adds for fun, u noe, just to see what happens. Sumbangan anda amat dihargai especially since my budget is a big big ploblem in Manipal. A happy T-man is just a click away =P

Apparently in medic school, Im surrounded by studying people. No no, they are no nerds, but they study study and study. I'm so over that zone lah, esp after form 6. I have to get back in, but the dark haunting memories of STPM keeps haunting me=( So, I just study to study lah. Aiming for distinction for thr first block at least =P Goals make me move.

Anyways, I was having a conversation with my friend earlier and apparently, I am not missed by anyone of them , back in SEREMBAN. Reason being, I keep interacting with them just as I did back home. Only now, more online than off. =) I;m taking that as a bad thing disguised as a good thing. I should be missed. I spent 2 years ady with them, and now when I leave for two years, there's no difference in their lives?? The terribility! I ust woke up from my afternoon nap, and I had the best dream ever, I dreamt I was back in U65 and Hafidah was teaching action potential. I miss school! I miss Seremban!

Here are a few moments that made Form 6 the experience it was for me =P
1. During Hafidah's class one day, I put my middle fingers in the small holes on either side of the chair and got stuck to it. Paul, being the best friend possible, stopped the class and diverted their attention to the chubby boy trying to break free from his chair. Mann!!!
2. Orientation Day, I was being all "steady" and "macho" when I slipped and fell in front of the lower sixes, and my pants koyak. fortunately, I was wearing shorts inside =.="
3. In prefect's camp, Paul kept pushing me off the bed.
4. Then there was Miss M from my class , who liked Mr. P from another class , and , I dont understand why, she had the urge to share her passion with our class teacher. I gather that, my class teacher assumed she was gila coz she was sent for counselling the next day.
5. Paul says" he is the gangster of rasah kemayan..." as though Rasah Kemayan is like one uber happening metropolitan
6. The last movie I went for before I left to India, I wore my shirt inside out, throughout the entire day. Paul noticed the label on the outside as I was getting into my car.
7. My blog post about school one day sparked a "bush-fire" in the staff room. That was pretty uber lah.

Got so many more lah.. I just remembered laughing so hard almost everyday in school =)
Manipal is happening, but I have to somehow get in that flow =) I always have this stupid problem of opening up slowly to new faces . Pftt. I don't usually make very good first impressions, but I do make lasting ones once you noe me =P

Things I miss doing back home :
1. Watching FRIENDS with my younger sis until 2 or 3 am
2. DRIVING my persona!!
3. Makan at al-wazer with Paul, Theish and Yusof =)
4. online 24/7
5. TV!
6. AIR-COND!!
7. Home-cooked food ="(
8. Snickers
9. Ready made coffee on the table every morning =)
10. Taking KTM all the way to midvalley just to makan Nando's =) ( Koleppu)
11. Online 24/7
12. Fly FM!

Things I like about Manipal
1. End-point =)
2. Physio and Biochem ( I ust effing hate anat!!)
3. Bumpy Bus rides to Udupi
4. Chaya (Ussually just minum Hot choco for rs15 in the evenings and at night)
5. Manipal Canteen's squid and curds
6. Cadavers - Dissection
7. Nasi lemak from Cheff Inn
8. PBL Brainstorming
9. Most important : my batchmates =D
10. Ice Cream and Cookies =)

Things in Manipal I could live without
1. Mr. Paneer Cream
2. Anatomy!!
3. Honks
4. Curfew
5. Budget ='(
6. Telemarketing rubbish by AIRTEL
7. Diarrhea
8. PBL presentation =)
9. Pseudo-Malaysian-Chinese food
10. Limited access to internet - temporary
11. Classes starting at 8am and 2.00 pm. Pfttt!

Here are a few funny stories to share with you people, as ussual:
1. Airtel keeps sending stupid messages and quiz and survey craps via sms. Last night, I decided to respond to one of this nonsense. It was a stupid question in Hindi and I replied eff-off , only, in a more direct way. Seconds later, I get a Thankyou-for-your-cooperation message from Airtel. You're welcome.. I guess..

2. We ordered pizza from dominoes a few weeks back. Normally when we order, we give our hp numbers so that they can contact us once the food arrives at the hostel. 28 minutes after placing our order, my friend decided to wait downstairs for the pizza ( he didn't wait Domino's call). Once he collected the pizza and came back up to the room, he received a message from Domino's that read " Domino gays are waiting outside". My friend obviously didnt respond to that message, and he received another two IDENTICAL messages. Pissed he was, Amused the rest of us were. After weeks, I finally pointed out the possibility that those dumb-ass domino guys spelt "guys" as "gays". ... ... 0.0"...

That's all folks! You can be rest assured more of these nonsense stories will be presented soon enough. Till then, tc!

A veryy VERRYY happy deepavalli to all Indians and Malaysians =P This year, for the first time in my life, I am celebrating Diwali away from home, away from my family. So, I tried to do whatever I could to make it as fun as possible.
Morning, I went with a group of my friends to Venugopal Temple in Manipal. Going to temples make me feel like I'm at home =) Then, we had tosai for breakfast and headed to the Premier Greenwoods, 7th floor where the Diwali Open house organized by the Indian students of MMMC was held. It was a real "experience" lah. Food arrived like half an hour late, the caterers just left the food on the ground floor, we had to bring it up to the rooftop. And to spice up our day, the elevators kaput ady. Food, hungry guests, stairways = u do the math! Anyways, after that, it was fun being with a lot of people. The seniors are awesome, esp that of batch 24. Anyways, after that, it was pretty much a makan function so nothing else to add on about the event =)

The Indian boys(+Jordan ) in Batch 25 MMMC..


The Kolam was done by B24
As reality would have:
No kolam survives the entire function =P




Some of the really really nice MARA students

Crocks and I
she is the happiest person in mmmc bdw - alwez smiling


Paulians in Manipal xD


I just dont faham why she is so haPPy to be in this pic ??
lol!





Random batchmates - they are all reaaly really nice ( and cool =P)




Nik and Hafiz - coolest machas in Manipal


Harpreet, Nishan, Ravin, T-man(Male MSA rep =P) , Vijaya ( Female MSA rep)
We were serving food =)

Yea, that's about it. Nicholas also blogged about this event - and he mentioned he likes me the most somehwere in his post =D
I hope all you readers had a Diwali just as uber as mine =P
*Ill be updating this post with more pics as I get them

This is an courtesy-based update as Nicholas and Joseph are demanding for updates =P
Bangun around 6 sumthing. I just dont faham why it so freaking bright so early in the morning - and my room tiada curtains oso.Even on Sundays I cant sleep pass 6.30am .pffttttt. Anyways, if I'm lucky, Ill get hot water in the mornings or else I have to put up with the icy cold water *brrrrrr*. You may think my well defined insulation may be of an advantage , but you are sadly mistaken. The water is freaking cold.

Classes start at 8 am. Break is from 10.00 - 10.30 and then from 12.30-2.00pm. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, I start my day with a dead man being skinned not-alive. Thats interesting. Lectures are good - esp biochem n physio. Anatomy can really bite ones ass. PBLs are super fun, I am doing quite well at it so far. All the lecturers are good lah, coaching here memang standard one. Normally for lunch, if we are in the mood to have lunch that is, my friends and I will makan at Manipal canteen. My ussual order : white rice, 1/2 chicken masala or fried sotong and curds/tairu =P ( Tairu reminds me of home =( ) Then after lunch, we balik to hostel to chill a bit. The 2.00-3.00 slot is the most difficult slot to concentrate and belajar, so we usually makan light for lunch. Classes finish wither at 4 or 5. Only on Saturdays, it ends at 12.30. After class, I need at least 1/2 hour of snooze. Need. My poor rusty brain has to digest so much new info suddenly, after being idle for some 10 months.

In the evenings, I rREALLY try to get out of the hostel and do something interesting. Its so freaking boring in thw room with no TV, no FLY FM and limited access to the net. And there's a limit to how much I can actually spend quality time with my books. So yeaa.. Dinner we usually order to the hostel coz delivery is free and we have curfews. In the past one month, curfew was at 9.30 . Now, its been extended to 10.30. Food in Manipal ( anywhere in Manipal outside the food court) has Flavor. From 8.30 onwards its studying time lah. Usually we have a one hour break in between where we berborak and discuss manipal and its people =P

I'm seriously enjoying my stay here in Manipal. Its practically as comfortable as being at home ( leaving A/C and a reliable supply of hot water, tv, radio aside). My batch mates are diversified, most of them are super nice and baik, some are supra fascinating, and a few of them are a lil bit annoying - its all in the package. Me is liking it very much here=) Diwali is this Saturday. Malaysian Indian students of MMMC are having a rumah terbuka and I'm playing a very minute role in organizing it =) I miss home but Im ok lah =)

To humor you people, here's a really really embarrassing moment
This senior guy was asking a few of my batchmates where were we from - as in which hostel are we staying in. There were two girls who answered " Sharada" ( as in the name of the hostel, but I heard it as "KERALA" So I assumed he was asking like where are your origins and all. So when he turned to me I said " Ceylonese"
You can barely imagine how embarrassing that was.
That's all for now folks!