Kak Chik’s graduation

Sunday, 27th August is K Chik’s graduation day for her civil engineering degree. Mama and abah are joining her on her big day. Me? I’ll wait for her Master’s graduation. I’d promised her to go for that one. I hope she does not mind me for not attending her grad. Well, I celebrated my graduation in Bristol without my family.

It was Suria and some postgraduate friends that attended mine. Can you imagine how sad I felt at that time? But then it is not fair for me to ask my parent to come as the whole trip to UK was expensive. I still feel sad thinking about it and I remember longing to see my parent to be among the crowd watching me receiving my scroll. At that time, only me and Suria were the Muslim girl graduating in Electrical and Electronic Department and all eyes are on us because we are different. With our headscarves and graduating gown, we put our head up even though deep inside both of us are sad as our parent cannot make it. It still hurt and I’ll remember that day…..

Why does it always happens to me??

I’ve received bad news that some other group are also launching similar amplifier project as mine. The platform is the same and their target to release is Q407. Since mine is part time apart of my daily job to support production, I’d targeted for release in Q108.

I’ve been doing this since last month and had even shared it to one of our top management. This is just insane and now I’ve got to speed up mine so that I can get a working breadboard and proto in Q207 as well.

I feel so sad that this stuff is happening to me. Why does it have to be this way?

Dinner in Kampachi

Last Saturday night was pretty nice. I went to have Japanese buffet in Kampachi with a friend. It’d cost us RM72 per person but it worth it. I ate so much food that night. Here is the nice thing that I have:
- Okanomiyaki
- Salmon sashimi and oyster
- Teppanyaki and tempura prawn
- Lots and lots of sushi and that squid appetizer
- Miso soup and baked salmon
- Macha ice cream

I like the oyster. I wish they have the teppanyaki oyster but they don’t. Anyway, the so called “fresh” oyster was not that fresh but it taste ok and the flesh is quite big. I like the squid appetizer in particular. I think the sauce was made by combining the sesame oil and sweet shoyu and some other thing.

Their okanomiyaki was pretty filling. I’d small bite of it but then I think it taste nice. At least the mayo was not too overpowering. The macha ice cream is a good dessert after a hearty meal. The sweet and bitter aftertaste lingered in the mouth.

How do we response when disaster threatens us?

Experts say:
1) About 50% of people manage to hold on to themselves together and function well
2) 25% goes into shock and withdrawn
3) 25% become hysterical

For someone with an existing issue, this could be a trigger for a significant reaction. In general however, we cannot predict who is going to freak in those situation.

Interesting do and don’t for Scorpions

DO:

Scorpio's are full of passion and zest for life. They have tremendous drive that can involve you too. Tune in to their wavelength and you can enjoy the harmony and music of life with them. Scorpio's are loyal and never forget a kind deed done by you. If you want to enjoy life with your Scorpio lover, share their passion and intensity and you will be fascinated by how beautiful life can be with them.

DON'T:

Scorpio's are very passionate and intense but they are also fiercely possessive and would like to possess your mind, body and soul. Do not let seeds of jealousy grow in them because then you may have to suffer agonies of jealousy and discontentment in life. Scorpio's have explosive tempers be careful how you handle them. They never let anyone know what is going on in their mind till they strike and you may be caught unawares. Do not flirt around in the presence of your Scorpio lover.

This definitely rings a bell. Quite true and I agreed on being passionate and possessive as true Scorpions trait.

Interview

A colleague and I were assigned to interview a trainee for industrial attachment. Problem is none of us ever do that. So, we have to kind of prepare our question before we call the candidate. This is a new experience for me and to tell you the truth I don’t really like it. Why? Because, being me I’ll always be critical. I judge other people personality fast and Lord I hate it when people mix up their English and add in the ‘la’ word at the back.

Well, we think the candidate is ok. So, now we have to figure out what we want him to do. I was thinking of asking this guy to do HFSS simulation of the package that I’m going to use for my pet project but I have yet to decide. Maybe I’ll get him to write up the VEE code. Hehehehe…

It smells so nice and I’m hungry.

It smells so nice and I’m hungry.

Fried beehoon for dinner doesn’t sound fantastic but I couldn’t be bothered to cook a proper meal. It is not as filling as having rice or nice steak with mash potato but that’s ok. At least I don’t have to go out and buy my dinner or slaves myself in that small kitchen.

And now, at 9.30pm, my stomach is growling because my neighbor downstairs is cooking something that smell wonderful. I bet it is steamed fish. Now I crave for sweet and sour fried pomfret. Wow isn’t nice to have it with piping hot fluffy rice….

I miss Eberg.

It has been about two months since I last see him. I’m planning to go home on the national day weekend. I believe a lot of people will be doing the same. Take a long weekend and head home or go some place nice.

I’d have to go and get the Chicken Whiskas for Eberg. Mama said that Eberg is getting fatter and lazy as hell. I can’t wait to see him.

My pet project

I shared my investigation and my boss seems interested. I dig more and prepare the proposal. I secured the teammate or at least that was what I think of at the moment. I know I did a lot of ground work for them already but hey, this is my brainchild and damn I want it to go live.

Now I have to go and do the breadboard. I haven’t shared the proposal and timeline with the project manager. I wanted to do one breadboard and at least get the minimal requirement on the paper. Show them the monster … That way, it will be easier for me to secure the funding and it will also help my boss to defend it. Well, symbiosis is the way to go.

Brainstorm session..

We’d a 2-hour brainstorm session in the sport complex with the team last month. I think my boss is trying to find out what the engineers have in mind and what they wanted to do. It’s kind of all right as we got to share our idea with the rest of the team. However, some of the members think that this is a waste of time and might not lead us anywhere. We’ll see how our boss takes our input.

Anyway, I’d started ground work for some of mine even before this session. It is just that I’m not good in sharing my idea. Maybe I can do better next time.

What a strange fact..

I found that there is a condition whereby a woman can imagine that she is pregnant and the bodies will response to that. Once the desire to become pregnant is too high, the belly will grow bigger and she’ll start lactating and the milk can come out if she’s distress. I cannot what the medical term that they use to describe this but I think it is very strange.

I thought you can only get pregnant if you have sex but this surprised me. I wonder how many percent of women actually have this thing. It is all in the mind and the mind can play tricks on you.

Big Girls Do Cry

When I was a child, I would cry when I see my parent fought. I used to think that it was natural for kid to cry, but certainly not for grown up.

Then, when my beloved grandmother passed away, I saw my mother and father cry. They were filled with grief and emotion – it was just too much for me and I cried along with them.

As an adult, I cried at the thought of seeing my mother gradually getting old. The hands that use to comb my hair are now full of wrinkle. I will cry at the thought of her leaving me one day.

Grown up do cry.. No matter if it is a man or woman… It is reflection of our heart

Latest book by Kathy Reich

Break No Bones is latest coming from this lady and I’m yet to get my hand on it. I saw a copy in MPH last Saturday but that cost RM70. Huh... I’ll wait until it is sold in Popular then I can use my card to get a discount. I can’t wait to read and add it to my collection.

I have all the books by Kathy Reich. So far she has eight on her belt which includes Deja Dead, Death du Jour, Deadly Decision, Fatal Voyage, Grave Secrets, Bare Bones, Monday Mourning and Cross Bones.

The TV series “Bones” that is supposed to spin around her books does not live up to the expectation. If you are in for something chilling, go for the book… It is simplify tight gripping and unputdownable… is there such word??

Yum Yum...

Nice aaaa...

Let’s cook (ii)

I feel pretty upbeat and decided to make roast chicken on Sunday, complete with mashed potato and brown sauce. I marinated the chicken thigh with freshly ground black pepper, ginger and garlic for about 2 hours.

To complement the roast I make some mashed potato using russet potato that I bought last week. A slab of butter and some chopped scallion complete this and its silky structure really makes the mashed potato looks good on the plate.

The juice from the baking pan is used to make the sauce. I’d added in some corn flour to thicken it and the result is wonderful.

Chicken roast, mashed potato, sauce and a good movie… That makes my Sunday.

Let’s cook (i)

I feel like making a bowl of fishball noodle soup today for dinner. I’d need to get some ginger, fishball, minced chicken meat, mee hoon and other condiments from the grocery shops.

Well, the result turns out pretty good. I put in some sesame oil to it to give it Asian’s taste. Talk about dieting….

Good anime to watch after a tiring day:

Check this:

1) Inuyasha
2) Ranma ½
3) Tactics
4) Harukanaru Toki no Nakade
5) Hamada Ichiro
6) Cluster Edge

These are nice but Cluster Edge plot is slightly jumbled but it came together after a few episodes. Well, the storyline is pretty heavy so you need to be pretty patient until the truth is revealed. Ranma is a good laugh and either you hate it or you’ll love it. Ichiro is pretty funny and disgusting as it always shows Ichiro in the toilet.