23歳まで

Today marked the end of my 22nd year since I joined the ranks of the earthlings.

Throughout my 22nd year in this world, there were many little, yet important milestones made, and I figure now is the time I list them down permanently into the persistent fabric of the Net.

 

June 2011 – MDeC Undergraduate Training

This is a government-sponsored soft + technical skills training for undergraduates, which I think was very inspiring and somehow showed us a glimpse of what we’re capable of.

 

July 2011 – [First Time] Got Spoon-fed by a Girl :P

It was Bryan and Joseph’s idea. I’m innocent, really :3

 

August 2011 – [First Time] Road Trip with (only) Friends

Including the camera man (shown below), the lamest possible combination of friends you could possibly find. The result? Awesome time :D

 

August 2011 – [First Time] Hiking with Friends

And this is the origin of the awesome photo above. Met with two tan chi gui (shown below) that later on became a big chunk of my life.

 

September 2011 – [First Time] Officially Joined a Company

My first full-time job – as a software engineer. First time working in Cyberjaya too :3

Learned quite a lot during the course of working in this company, especially on smart card and government multi-purpose card as well as their related technologies.

 

October 2011 – Graduated with First Class Honours

Got selected to present a short speech in front of 2011 KBU-SHU graduates.

 

November 2011 – [First Time] Road Accident

Had my first accident during a heavy downpour between Putrajaya and Cyberjaya. Got fined RM 300. Moral of the story: drive slow when it’s raining – you’ll never know if there’s a pool of water right in front of you.

Well, that was the only moral of the story, before I got rammed from the back on the next day by another car while my (mom’s) car was perfectly stationary during a jam in LDP.

 

December 2012 – [First Time] Beijing Business Trip

Went on a business trip with boss to Beijing to finalize system designs with China counterpart. No time to go for sightseeing, yet still a very fruitful trip :D

 

December 2012 – [First Time] Wrote Software for the Government

Wrote MyKad initialization and personalization SDK for JPN. Besides that, setup and deployed the new MyKad KMS, and conducted my first UAT with JPN.

 

January 2012 – [First Time] Baked a Pizza

Though there were numerous attempts of baking something before this, this was one of the first attempts of baking unassisted (there was cookie, but I’m too lazy to post that) :P

 

January 2012 – [First-Time] Earning Bragging-Rights on the eGenting Programming Competition

Sweet, sweet victory… Finally.

 

February 2012 – Second Prize in IBM Smart Cloud Camp

Accidentally drank invisible potion on that day.

 

March 2012 – [First Time] Being on TV (Animax)

Attended Animax Carnival 2012 and got interviewed (along with Shi Hao) by Animax. I was told we made it on TV, but I didn’t get to watch it myself. Aaaand no, that’s not me inside the Beelzebub costume.

 

March 2012 – [(Might not be) First Time] Publicly Humiliated Myself

… by playing Microsoft Kinect in a shopping mall.

 

May 2012 – [First Time] Birthday Cards from Friends

I had fun on that day. The card and cake were super-awesome too :D

You guys are awesome ;’D

 

25th May 2012 – [First Time] Celebrated Birthday with Colleagues

And our admin lady’s birthday falls on the same day. Happy birthday Habibah!

Thanks guys :D

バカチキ

Saw a dog lying helplessly beside LDP this morning. It was impossible for it to cross the road without getting rolled over by an incoming vehicle. This is not the first time I see dogs lying beside the highway.

Though, this is indeed the first time I see a collared dog brought into this terrible fate caused by human civilization.

Every time I see a dead carcass on the road, I think of how human civilization has impacted the living things around us.

But then again, I didn’t stop my car and carry the dog to safety. The thought came across my mind, but overcame by selfishness – worry about my time, worry about my own safety.

Have I lost my humanity?

The words I speak have been missing emotions. The things I do have no soul. I feel like I’m losing the human in me, turning into a cold machine.

A life without dreams, without aims, without directions…

Am I losing myself?

とある物語#2

一个“邻家女孩”。好奇、害羞的眼神，没有半点城市女孩的装作，更没有她们厚厚的装扮。简简单单，清纯的可爱。给一种想保护她的冲动。

一个“王后”女生。在那么多陌生人的面前，可以拿着毛巾，从冲凉房走出来，站在外面慢慢地抹干头发。她并非女王，没有一丝的霸气，更没有凡是不理不睬的感觉，而是散发出一股自信，让人脸红的感觉。走过身旁，毛巾轻轻往手臂划过。给一种心甘情愿被镇住的冲动。

（什么鬼post来的这个？！）

とある物語#1

The clock was ticking, K had to make it to the target before the enemy does. Luckily, the enemy didn't know the exact unit of the target in the tower.

Rushing through the stairs, the view of enemy agents scrambling to locate the target could be seen. Time was running out.

"Deliver the documents to the target, get him to sign on the document and secure an escape route," K rehearsed the given orders in his mind while making into the room where the target supposed to be in.

Inside a middle aged man in lab coat, with a facial expression indicating surprise, but not fear - didn't look like he know the situation.

K opened the sealed document and passed it to the target. It looked like some sort of contract or agreement. The target grabbed his pen and prepared to sign, without looking through the document.

"Wait," K noticed something odd. From the contents of it, this document would place the target at a disadvantage, changing the ownership of his research to the organization.

"This is a trap... Why would the organization do this?"

BOOOOM!

The door got busted open, startling them. "Looks like we ran out of time."

Enemy agents soon filled the room, with K and the target held at gun point.

"Leave the man alone, and we'll let you live," ordered the female agent.

Confused, K tried hard to think of a way to escape, but he was clearly out-manned. Both the allies and enemies want this target dead.

"Go, don't worry about me!" the target seemed to had lost his will to live.

Cornered, K had no choice but to comply.

While getting escorted outside by the female agent, a gunshot was heard.

"Damn..."

爆発！

*cough*

It sure is dusty here…

Having an “explosive” luck this few days, literally. Things tend to go boom after I touch them.

First a 0.1 uF Tantalum 16V capacitor (yesterday) exploded on my face after plugging into my Pikachu, then a 3300 uF electrolytic capacitor (today) went off with a loud bang within 3 minutes after plugging into the yellow rodent.

While walking from the car park towards my office, I picked up a Sony Walkman that looked like it had gone through some serious torture – with the enclosure totally cracked open.

The LiPo (Lithium Polymer) battery seems to be dry, so I decided to charge it with my laptop USB.

The impressive OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode) display lighted up flawlessly after plugging in, and the device seems to mount properly in my laptop, enabling me to access the contents inside.

Unknown to me, the LiPo battery was expanding rapidly, budging out like a balloon, waiting for the moment to… wait for it... explode. (yes, just like Chinese exploding batteries, AS SEEN ON TV)

Fortunately I unplugged it before it could scare the hell out of my colleagues.

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なにもない

过了那么久，还是会每天想起。原本想送最后一份礼物，不知怎么和想聊天的念头一样，又打消了。

来点开心的。

加薪20%，这个月还没有加。明年加？希望老板没有玩我。钱是推动力，有那份薪水，我也不好意思偷懒。

1月15日，非常期待的日子—到底花落谁手？Dr Christine说Chee Leng要她确定我一定去，而且要准备致词的脚本。有没有机会夺冠？还是泡影一个？

(Update 20120115: 我是冠军 :D)

这里，还有人在吗？